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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (April 16, 1921)
1 DION, THE VEGETABLE WITH r J KICK, DEBS TO OLD FAMILY Xerxes, Starting Out to Conquer Greece, Probably Took A Goodly Supply of Onions Along With Him in His Commissary It Is First Cousin to Some of the Most Honorable Members of the Vegetable World. (the following matter concerning the lUatory and ur.es and anilities of the onion N found In the current wetky circular of the National Garden Bureau): i -. . i . . HAKK'l) ONIONS The very best way to cook an onion according to chefs and connoisseurs In onions it to bake them. Why? Be cause all the delicacy U pre Mfved. the tine flavor, but the strong part evaporates in the cooking. AUu. the , onion, baked, doesn't cling ' to the breath eo affectionate ly. The onion broiled in as delicate but a little more trouble to prepare. In either .case the onion should be par boiled as a starter, the wa iter poured off, save only i lltUe in which to bake it and for basting purposes. Large onions are, of course, the sort to be used, such as the Bermuda types. - Boil in milk and water un til tender. Place in a baking iith or frying pan, buttered, add ft little of the liquid and bake until browned. Another and more elabor ate method -is to cut the on ions in half crosswise, make t paste of butter, chopped parsley, lemon juice and pepper, adding finely chopped .garlic If desired. Spread upon the cut side of the on . Ion, place in covered baking ' dish with a little water or ,'JBUlk and cook for about three-quarters of an hour. "If desired a nice finish is added by sprinkling bread .' crumbs upon the cut sur laca, which, of course,, is up 'permost in the baking dish -tad -browning. "-Persia has great -deal to an swer iar rugs,- cats, Omar Khay yam, .and onions. - :?e, the onion Is a Per&l&n. It is io more Spanish than was General, 0"-fteUly ol Spanish t ra ti Kion or than General O'Higglna of Chile was really Chilean. It FOURTH PRIZE "Sparkle," Saddle and Bridle A pretty prancing pony, The greatest of chums for a boy, A real sweetheart for a girlie, To win one, oh! think of the joy. . 4, - 4' CIXCEIl GOES fiWIMMINC; After J lad decided to try for a VWl wa very excited, and want ao start right away. I found Interesting work to keep up. 4 often, ovhen I thought I had U ;lh subscriptions I could get. wmeone would perhaps give me a wrte-yetr ; subscription. which ob14 give me fresh heart to go Onsln. When I got the tele Ptn saying that I had won a Poor I could hardly wait for the na to hrlnj him in. and when Hw him JB the crate he looked nc cute little fellow. When opened up the crate and took m 0ttt U snuggled his nose up ' ' - s Send a your nomination today and be one of the children to tod have for your very own a magnificent little Shetland pony M seen and enjoy as long as you like. Nominations are free mail ia today. Over one hundred ponies and outfits have already r awarded to boys and girls by the Pony Contest Editor Next nbiiUoa June 25th. i Watch for another pony story tomorrow r l NOMINATION BLANK ,fwy Contest Editor, ' V V . Statesman Publishing Co., , c" C Salem, Oregon L' Please register my name as a contestant in The Contest and credit me with 5000 votes. I have pad the rules of the contest and agree to same. nt's Name. Address.... if blank properly filled out brings you further formation and supplies by return mail. THE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM, OliEGON irr.sian iy mrtn and am-estrv. Xerxes starting out to conquer , wreece probably took a godly : supply of onions along with hi'.n hi his commissary. j It is a most ancient and honor able vegetal-.! and its Injury run j nfeth the memory of man knows I not how far back. What alcohol used to le to drink the onion is to fowl. It puts the "kick" into it. relieving flatness of Uute ind insipidity y the addition of its character i' i flavor. Therefore, it is proba bly the most used und useful veg etable in the wofld. for from ita Persian start it has permeated the clvlllxed globe with its fragments! ina uavor. It I a first cousin r.f the Eas ter lily, a near relative of the as paragus, a close connection-of the lily of the valley and the hya cinth and, so far as family goes, travels In the very best of circles. If you were to go into a restau rant and ask the waiter to bring you a steak suffocated with Al lium Cepas, he'd probably can the Doiice to take care of a "nut." but that would be merely asking for a steak smothered with onions calling the onion by its real fam ily name. It is an allium, but botanists, like Chinamen, put front names last, so the garlic is allium sativum, the name chive has the high sounding name ot Allium Schoenoprasum, and the leek is Allium Porrum. But Al lium Cepa is the king of the tribe, the plain everyday onion. In the beginning Persian cats and the Persian wild onion weri nothing like tlje impressive crea tions they now are. It took cul ture and proper food to develop them. The onion, originally, did jiot run heavily to bulb, but more to neck like the present day lek. -The big. solid bulbs are a modern development under culti vation. The onion formerly was con sidered to have considerable me dicinal properties not now so under my arm and was quite ready to make friends. My brother and I led him up to the stable with a lot of children following, and they all thought him lovely. My broth er and myself take our little sister Violet of two years out every day for a drive. When we come home from school baby runs to the gate and calls out. "Xiney get a Gin ny. (Oinny Is her pet name for Ginger.) We -often drive him out to the river when we go to have a swim. It is very nice to hare a little pony of our own to take us out. I will enclose a photo of my brother, sis ter and myself, ours truly. Li onel Ralph Pearson. highly esteemed. It odor is said I iu of cuumm ny me presence c sulphur in its m.l:iip ""Hi iiiliuit tt.r the best kui . . i. . , . . . . : lev? t.- IllleilSlte. iliC t soil i -e j on ion s-.i M (;.!-. a ,,t r pr -purulion to g. i ih- rifchi iiuil i.,r the best onions, but mi) tho.-.-desiring to now fancy l'..niri das" (r "SpaiiiFh" onion n.ed to all the innihlf. Hood, rirh soil properly worked will n- Ko.d t-.ilolir. pl.nt I'j'i.l enough for the oniin-irv f;aril iur. There ued u be a ,ci ;,.f onions couldn't be gnmii Hiiccets fully from th seed in the south, but that fiction has luen -xnioded for man) ears :ss the fin.-i on- I ono come 'nun warm climates. ana iripoli and Spain have lurn-i-li-d some of the finest (here ar . Kgyptian onions ore also noted for their finality. Karly sowing and transplant-j in; is the main thing. For flu' ! small home garden it is the best i to plant in mall i ds as soon the ground can le worked, the surface raised am! paths between lifting as trendies for drainage during the spring rains. The on ion is not a ile-'ji rooter, but it needs soil worked to the limit of good tilth, and it is the heaviest feeder of any of the vegetables. It need.; a constant supply of ferti lizer which should be spaded i t for best results loth in the fall and spring dinging. Coo.l drain age is essential, tor on heavy land Miu onion ia likuli.' to limo uiuniT and tron ("omrnercial fertilizers durins the growing season arc! advisable, wood ashes spread over the so:l being particularly valuable, a:ul light dressings of nitrate from Time to time speeding up growth. Young onions for speediest de velopment should be rained froia sets, the seed onions furnishing a crop as tTiey are thinned in suf- cesion to the set crop. CUT THIS OUT IT IS WORTH MONEY Cut out this slip, enclose with 5c and mall it to Foley & Co., 2835 Sheffield Ave.. Chicago. 111., writing your name and address clearly. You will receive in re turn a trial package containing Foley's Honey and Tar Compound for coughs, colds and croup; Fol ey Kidney Pills for pains in sides and Jback; rheumatism, backache, kidney and bladder ailments; and Folejf Cathartic Tablets, a whole some and thoroughly cleansing cathartic for constipation, bilious ness, headaches, (and sluggish bowels. Sold everywhere. (adv. T TO Sydney B. Vincent, Portland Man, Heads New Com mission PORTLAND. April 13. Organ ization of the Orepon Tourist and Information bureau, created by the recent legislature, has been effected and will begin work Saturday, according to announce ment here today. Sydney B. Vin cent, for several 'years publicity director of the Portland chamber of commerce, has been appointed manager of the bureau. The commission in charge of the bureau appointed by gov ernor Olcott. consists of Leshe Butler. Hood River, chairman; Cameron Squires. Portland, vice chairman and treasurer; George Iiwrence. Portland; Wallace Blrdsall. Bend, and E. C. Sim mons. Eugene. Outlining the plans of the bur eau. Chairman Hutler said: Our work will be to provide in formation relative to Oregon s unsurpassed scenic assets, to fur nish information, regarding tho state, to watch all development having to do with the care o tourists, and to assist in every way possible In everything which wMl make for the development of the state." TIKLPED HEIt MTTLK GIRL Children need all tneir strength for growing., A lingering cold weakens them so that the system is made open to attack by more serious sickness. Mrs. Amanda Flint. Route 4. New Philadelphia. O.. writes: "Foley-s Honey and Tar cured my little girl of the worst tickling cough. I had tried many things and found nothing to help until I got Foley's Honev and Tar." Gives immediate re lief from distressing, racking, tearing coughs. Sold everywhere. (adv.) Starting Sunday I BUREAU WORK 1 rtt3tff1flSi I Also Clyde Cook in The Huntsman At The Grand Theatre BARRICADING COLLIERY DURING COAL mm- wmi !".-: - S'M'::rf tr into L.7 ioT I ' u "-auce" ti.touj-hotn Great Urltain, throwiap il.c cooo TJi ?! ir-'fJ !lnke. T'1"' W'HiLs t ttuicin leaders who me. in liilc.n. t,. ::tr.r.: i eJii rl , i V U,C f,,r,,,r' in Konth Ual")! dnrinc t Tie sfriko. MY HI 10 ! M HUSBAND Adele Garrison's New REVELATIONS OF Phase Of A WIFE CHAPTER :! WHAT HAPPENED AFTER THE PUNCH HOWL WAS BROK EN. As- tbe full meaning of Ken neth Stockbridge's seemingly in advertent action flashed upn me I unobtrusively dropped the cut glass cup filled with the fruit punch which MJily Stockbridge had ladled out for me. As it. too, shattered Itself against the pol ished floor the oi-ly traces ot whatever it was the half-crazed woman had tried to do were lost id the trickling streams of liquid tunning over the floor. My gown ;ial mrraculouMy es caped being spattered. As stepped back to keep the liquid from ruining my slippers 1 kept my eyes on my hostess, for I was filled with a very wholesome re spect for her ability to make things unpleasant. True. I had no real proof that she had P'it anything in the fruit punch which would harm me, although noin her husband's face and action be trayed panic. The next "nstan, however. Milly Stockbridge sur prised me indeed. As if the crash of her cherished punch bowl had brought her to v.n 1 . r si... ...kir uei BtijsrD, lici iiie, uiai fe.aj with fear and horror, broke up in-! to frightetned emotion. She swayed toward her husband with , amis outstretched as a terrified child might have done, and the next moment she was jobbing aeainst his shoulder, crying out desperately: 'Oh, Ken. I didn't mean t truly. I difln t! But she mad-' .no so mad. I'm so glad you stopped me, hut I didn't mean to. Say y;u forgive me.. Ken. say it. yo'i know it's because 1 lova you so say it. Ken, say it '. " Madge Explains. "Hush!" His voice was hoars", but there was a tenderness in it that the man must have been al most superhuman iohave achieved. "People are cimiitiv, they w?II hear you. You know 1 forgive you and love you. Now pu'J yourself together. Let people think you're upset because the punch bowl is broken. Everybody knows how you cherished it." His eyes met mine above her shoulder, tortured eyes with note of pleading in them. I knw what lie wished, and spoke not to him. but to the woman whoeoj lace was 'T.ithieti against his shou der. I will explain things to any body who inquires. Mrs. Hf oct bridge. so that you needn't he disturbed." "Thank you." I could hardly hear the words. Indeed, I hadn t waited for them, but went steadily forward to meet the two or three inquisitive souls who had heard the crash and prompty decided to investigate matters. The others, more composed or more well bred, gathered around Dicky. Luckily. een with Milly Stocfe bridge's reputation, the shattered punch bowl spelled reason enough to her friends for her agitation. Her husband was leading her to ward the kitchen as the vanguard of inquirers met me. Mrs. Stockbridge Reappears. j "Oh. oh, that beautiful punch howl!" the foremost woman ex claimed with a ghoulish look at the remains of the bowl and the wet floor. "And her floor will be ruined, too, Milly is so partic ular about her floors. Something ought to be done about it rignt away. I think I'll " I stopped her with a little au thoritative gesture. "The maid is coming In direct ly." I said. ' And Mr. Stockbridge particularly requested that no one disturb Mrs. Stockbridge for a few moments. You know she lf very nervous anyway, and the breaking of the bowl has com pletely upset ber." j "l should think It would." ob-j served another woman, the first j NafeLgLgaaa j " MU; " " speaker bein oc. upie.l with glar - c-sent fully. "That n k at me '"'M aim i:ie cups were ih"l treasures of .Mil'.y's heart; The I v.-;-.- vedding pr:enis, you know, and the hand.omept things in ! town." i "How did VOU s.iv it tinn- i pened? Th- -irt woman evel me with a glance that dared me to tell my story twice the same way. "Why! Mr. Stockbridge offered to help her ladle out the punen. and as he did so stumbled against un table, upsetting the bowl." punch "Ah, yes!" Sue nodded hr head sagely. "Por thing, he's so awkward in his lameness, he must he a great trial to Milly." "Humph!" snorted the second woman. "Shoe's on the other foot, I should say. There's Chris tine now. How's Mrs. Stock bridge feeling. Christine?" "She ban all right pretty soon." replied Christine atoltdly. Mr. Stockbridge, he make her lie down. She get up pretty quick." Well! I suppose we might a3 well go hack." the first woman said reluctantly, and with a sense of relief that poor Miily Stock-1 bridge's secret was safe for the 1 minute I followed their retreating i 1 j backs into the living room. ! So assiduously did tbey spread ! the news of the broken punch ! bowl that by the time Mr. and i MTa. fclocUbridpfe rejoined iheir guests he thi . time" with dis inct traces of tears upon her lace eTery woman In the room J. L. rg;y,' j VIM In Addition to Carnation Milk, per can 10C Limit 3 cans to customer. Libby Milk, per can 10c Limit 5 cans Ivory Soap, 5 for 35c Large package Citrus 23c Vim Flour $2.23 6 lbs. Crisco 9C 9 lbs. Crisco $1.48 Large package Seafoam ... 20c Limit 2 (o customer. 5 lbs. Peanut Butter 35c Limit 5 lbs. to customer Fancy Juicy Oranges, dozen 20c We have the most complete Stock of Canned Fruits ind Vegetables ev er offered for sale in Salem, at prices not equaled in Oregon. OAAUKUA-X MUJtMATSU, 16. 1921 M ; !1H;1 ! 3 STRIKE IN ENGLAND i!rid. and nil other tnesins of workmen barricading a collier? i was ready with emotional rondo-' lenre vo, k , ------ w J W 1 111 I 111. But Kenneth Stockbridgo did n't leave his wiVs side ajiain. And when the evening guests had loft and she started to accompany M:ss Holrombo and me to the up per chamber where our wraps were ue put a upon her arm. be restraining hand i Alice can the honors. dear," he said tenderly. "toil are tired out, and I am sure Mrs. Graham will excuse you." (To be continued) JaMERICA Will we always i try's ; n ;' 'i iii ' ' " ' Hear EVANGELIST BELL Tomorrow Evcnli 7:30, UNION HALL, COURT Last Sunday evening America's rise and the time jof it', as a nation was shown. Tomorrow the Evangelisf will il ions msTory, as it is written in Gods Great Bo$k. ' EVERYBODY WELCOME BUSICK & Wholesalers Our Prices in Yesterday's Ad, JWe OffeifTh SPECIALS FOR SATURDAY MAKES HI II 1. C. Luse. a (;ir.i:'jt.-nJ. Kan sas, larinet. has had ;lis.:!aH:Un'io- Miile muffler filled v1tlr! Btii at- tacl.mciit for a roi:inioH I'tlibCT or gi'nlen hose. After ttft))itig a l.nKtn of hose to lrs -..'muffler outlet. ;he other end .f the hose is placed in an undergnidtidi run of gophers and niojes.sjhe ejihaiiKt gas from the auto iaotor' leiiig tfiu; ffnfined in these tunler- ground runs, by f ill-ng the, oen- Tax Commissioneron ' Tour of Eastern Oregon Kraii'c K ,ovei;. taw iix com missiotif i- 8 makit.K lofir fit eusieru Or. i i .ounii.is Ul.in up on 1:i,i: s.ii-s n-oi v ,..,. f,i. -;. toth in I' '. aiid irl tiii-M ural I districts. The ntire cate V bo covered by t state t& .f-p.i. i ment ani tbe da i u-c t m --("( iishing rai it. fc 1 "III IS in n If you'll lool4i arpund your garret and cellar and get out all the o!d;thinrs you've forgotten about- Old chairs uiu boom Old pictures. I'll buy ;f em and But how in billlazes do I know what you've got for sale ? You'd better put an ad. in Statesman, i I read Statesman's Clasified ads. every day. And I pick up many a bargain, I can tell you. Yours truly,! 1 I T A FELLOW CITIZEN Phone your ads. to the Statesman, phone 23. A cour teous, pleasant-voiced ad-taker will help you. l day 2c a word Z days 5c a word Minimum charge 25c Her FuturJ have Religious Liberty? Destiny a Bibl& Prophecy ; STREET near HIGH 1 gallon Amber Karo..J. Limit 2 to customer? JVIM- Fancy Dulk Coffee, 5 ls..J 83c Limit 5 lbs. to customer. Rosedale Peaches in heavy syrup, 4 cans 95c Limit 4 cans to customer. Light House Cleanser JL. 5c Limit 3 cans to customer 7 lbs. 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