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About The Polk County post. (Independence, Or.) 1918-19?? | View Entire Issue (Jan. 30, 1920)
JACK RABBIT ROUNDUP IN A WESTERN STATE W R IG L E Y S DUCK RAISING ON The largest electric sign In the world advertises IN C R EA S E Long Island, N. V., Contains Large Number of Commercial Farms— There Are Three Classée. WRIGLEYS (P r e p a r e d b y th e U n ited S ta te s D e p a rt m e n t o f A g ric u ltu re .) According to the census of 1910 there were 2,906,525 ducks In the United States, valued at $1,567,164, showing a decrease In number of View of a community Jack rabbit roundup In the West, where that animal does vast dumage by eating the crops. nearly 40 per cent as compared with The government Is co-operating with the states and communities in exterminating animal pests. 1900. It should be stated, however, that thty animal census of 1900 was taken June X , and that of 1910 April 15, which fact would considerably re duce the above percentage, although only fowls three months old or over i 1 were reported on only 7.9 per cent of I the farms In the country and are most numerous In the following states, ar ranged according to their production: jg Iowa, Illinois, New York, Pennsyl vania, Missouri, Tennessee, Indiana, Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Ohio, the number rouging from about 225,000 head In Iowa to 106,000 in Ohio. New York Is the only one of these states which shows an Increase In the number of ducks, while all the others show a marked decrease. Long Island, N. Y„ contains a number of large commercial duck farms which apparently are quite successful. It would appear, therefore, that commer cial duck farms are increasing some what, while the production of ducks It Is reported the Esthonlans have practically agreed on peuce terms with the representatives of the Ilusslan on general farms as a side Issue is soviet government. The photograph shows the delegates of the Baltic states and Russia In conference at Dorpat decreasing, especially in the middle West. There are 11 standard breeds of ducks which have been admitted to N A V A L H E R O AND HIS W IFE the American standard of perfection. These may be divided Into three classes : (1) the meat class. Including the Pekin, Aylesbury, Muscovy, Rouen, Cayuga, Buff, and Swedish; (2) the egg class, which includes the Indian Runner; and (3) the orna mental class, composed of the Call, on Times Square. New York City: it is 250 feet long. 70 feet high. Made up of 17.286 electric lamps. BALTIC DELEGATES MAKING PEACE WITH BOLSHEVISTS T h e fountains play, the trade mark changes, read ing alternately WRIGLEY’S SPEARMINT. DOUBLEMINT, and J U IC Y FR U IT, and the Spearmen **do a turn.** This sian is seen niehtly by about 500.000 people from all over tbe world. ÜÍÜLX W R I C L E V ' S Sealed Tight J U IC .Y F R U I T ITALIAN BATTLESHIP IS SALVAGED Kept Right A7 UNITED « w -ff nun —L -------- ■>_ ‘.»O jIff iMgMNMW, - ; --------- Kangaroo Farms. Kangaroo farming is an important industry In Australia. The hides are valuable and the tendons exteremely fine; indeed they are the best material known to surgeons for sewing up wounds and especially for sewing up wounds and especially for holding broken bones together, being much finer and tougher than catgut. NAME ‘BAYER’ MEANS ASPIRINMS GENUINE Safe, proper directions in each “Bayer” package Being Prejudiced. Some of the world’s greatest men have been prejudiced about most things; and all women make a special ty of prejudices—that Is one reason why women are so delightful and so exasperating.—Holbrook Jackson in Today. The Italian battleship Leonnrdo da Vinci wns sunk by nn Internal explo sion In August, 1910. She upset and «ns regnrded ns a total loss. However, the vessel recently was snlvuged by the nld of compressed air and was towed Into dry dock, still upside down. It was n remarkable piece of engineering. HAIG TO BE GIVEN HIS ANCESTRAL HOME As we grow more sensible, we refuse drug cathartics and take instead Na ture's herb cure, Garfield Tea.—Adv. Garfield Tea, taken regularly, will cor Large Duck Farm on Long Island. rect both liver and kidney disorders. the Crested White, and the Black —Adv. East Indtn. The common or so-called “puddle” duck Is kept on many farms W hy Archie Muffed It. In middle West and South and Is gen It was at a cricket match In Aus erally of small size, a poor layer, and tralia. A tremendous skyer had been nn undesirable type of market duck. hit and the fielder was in fair way Excepting the Muscovy, all of our eco nomic breeds of ducks are said to to catch the batter out. At this tense have originated from the Mallard, or moment one of the spectators called out, “Miss it, Archie, and I'll let you common wild duck. kiss my sister.” The “Bayer Cross” stamped on tab lets means you are getting true “Bayer Tablets of Aspirin” proved safe by mil lions of people—the genuine Aspirin prescribed by physicians for over 18 years. In every handy “Bayer” package are proper directions for Colds, Headache, Toothache, Earache, Neuralgia, Rheu matism, Lumbago, Sciatica, Neuritis and for Pain generally. Tin boxes of 12 tablets, cost only a few cents. Druggists also sell larger “Bayer” packages. Aspirin Is the trade mark of Bayer Manufacture of Mono- aceticacidester of Sallcylicacid.—Adv. Lieut. E. V. M. Isaacs, photographed with his wife at the Washington navy yard, where he Is now inspector of munitions. Secretary of the Navy Daniels hns nwnrded to him the Con gressional Medal of Honor, the na tion’s highest award. Lieutenant Isaacs, according to the official cita tion, wns enptured by the German sub Measurement by Light Rays marine U-90 when the U. S. S. Presi The most delicate measuring pos dent Lincoln wns sunk and while a Billions of Lead Pencil*. sible, accurate within millionth of an prisoner obtained extremely valuable :: GOOD P O U L T R Y HINTS The world’s product of lead pencils inch, is done by means of light rays. Information concerning German sub probably amounts to nearly two thou Keep the nests clean; provide marines. After an unsuccessful at sand millions a year, half of which are tempt, he escaped from a German ;; one nest for every four hens. Very True. Gather the eggs twice dnfly. ;!: made from American-grown cedar. The prison and gave the information to That a man may be “down” and not the allies. United States makes about 750,000,000 out is also true of the match players in Keep the eggs In a cool, dry | room or cellar. a year, or more than eight pencils for golf.—Boston Transcript. Market the eggs at least twice ; each of its inhabitants. On Her Own Resources. Louise, age four, wns listening : j; a week. Natural Alliance. earnestly to a conversation between '■1 ’ Purchase well-matured pullets j ; Daily Thought. Poetry has a natural alliance with her mother and a relative. The rela I; rather than hens. Strengthen me by sympathizing with our best affections.—W. E. Channing. tive, after telling at some length one my strength, not my weakness.—Amos of her experiences, ended with the re Bronson AlcotL mark : "And so I was thrown upon my own C H A N G E IN B R E E D O F F O W L S resources." The Easiest Way. Louise pondered for a moment In Breeder Ought to Remember That New Following the line of the least re Variety May Have to Be Fed the silence that followed the story, sistance is what makes rivers and In Different Way. and then said: “Well, auntie, you j Cincinnati authority says corns I men crooked.—Boston Transcript. could take lots of rides, couldn't you?” dry up and lift out If a breeder who hns always kept The aunt was Duxxled and asked with fingers. No Rent to Pay. one kind of hens suddenly changes to for nn explanation. There is a city on the coast of south “Well," said Louise, “you know yon another breed, he ought to remember t ________ ____ _______i said you were thrown on your own that the new variety may have to be ern California which is wholly built Ouch ! ? ! ? ! ! This kind of rough fetl and cared for in quite n different on stilts and where no rent is paid. talk will be heard less here In town If race horses.” way. That will call for study as to people troubled with corns will follow the best kinds of food, best methods the simple advice of this Cincinnati Peddler* Join In Singing. How Much Per Helping? authority, who claims that a few drops The Breton onion seller, writes a of housing and many other things. In South America two dainties are of a drug called freezone when applied correspondent, was. up till the war, a lizards and baked centipedes. to a tender, aching corn or hardened familiar figure in the Highlands of DRY MASH H A N D Y FOR F O W L S callous stops soreness at once, and Scotland. soon the corn or callous dries up and Visionary. One day. In Caithness. I wns playing Mixture of Wheat. Bran, Cornmea' lifts right off without pain. Which fruit is the most visionary? some of Theodore Botrel's songs on He says freezone dries immediately and Meat Scrap Should Be Avail The apple of the eye. the piano, when to my surprise h pair and never inflames or even irritates able at All Timet. of lusty voices joined In. the snrrounding skin. A small bottle of freezone will cost very little at any Two onion sellers, hearing me from A dry mash cnmimscd of inn |mnnd< drug store, but will positively remove the road, had come up to the window wheat middlings. 10U pound* «heat every hard or soft corn or callous to enjoy the melodies of their home bran, 100 pounds coni meal. 50 pound* from one's feeL Millions of America's land. uf meat scrap, mixed and f»*l in hop women will welcome this announce We kept up a concert for over half per*, should be where the fowls will ment since the Inauguration of the an hour, to the extreme delight of all have access to It at all times. All the high heels. If your druggist doesn't the small boys In the vicinity. have freezone tell him to order a small skim milk shornd be given that they Soap 25c. Oiotmrot 25 >o4 50c. T a k a 25c. I bottle for you.—Adr. will clean up In connection with this I ! Hurrah ! How's This • This Is Bemersyde, the home of the Hnlg family for seven centuries, which Is to be bought for about $250,000, raised by popular subscription, and presented to Field Marshal Haig as a tribute to his services during the war. The Danish government Is planning to erect a wireless station at Copenha An Instrument hns been Invented to gen for direct communication with the permit draftsmen to draw perfect United States. ovals and to draw two or more of the same dimension*. > In Egypt cottonseed oil cake seems to be proving a satisfactory substitute In France a process has been In for coal. The present value of the ell vented for treating gelatin or glue that cake Is lest than a fifth the cost of produces a noninflammable substitute coal. for celluloid. The Rraslltan government has de^ Last year for the first time the creed that products offered for sal* United State« exported more tin plate« as butter must contain at least 90 per than Wale«, heretofore the leader In cent of butterfat and not more than 15 per cent of acid content. the Industry. SCRAPS G ir ls ! G irls!! Clear Your Skin With Cuticura