DRIVING AWAY DEMONS
TRENCHES FOR DRAINS
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Not Likely.
Beatrice Amelia, the maid of all
work attached to the domicile of Bil
kins, decided to link her fate with a
member of the opposite sex.
After the tying-up ceremony she ap
proached her late mistress with all
her worldly wealth and requested that
it should be kept In her custody until
called for.
"I'll keep It for you," said the lady
In astonishment, "but won't you be
needing the money to spend on your
honeymoon?"
Amelia eyed her mistress with scorn
as she displayed her superior knowl
edge of the world.
"What, mum!" she exclaimed. "D'ye
think I'd trust myself with a strange
man and all that money on me?"
London Ideas.
Thought on Marriage.
Senator Burton said at a wedding
breakfast:
"It is a cheerful sight to see a good,
well-balanced marriage, such as this
one. What a sad thing It is, on the
other hand, to see one of those mar
riages where the groom has a lot of
pad habits that we know, for all the
bride's devotion, he will never be able
to break away from.
"When I hear of a girl who is con
templating such a marriage I always
feel like saying to her:
" 'To marry a man to reform him Is
like trying to make a good omelet out
of bad eggs.' "Washington Star. '
One remedy with many uses Han
ford's Balsam of Myrrh. Adv.
Poor Reward.
"Virtue is its own reward," observ
ed the alleged philosopher.
"Yes," replied the other fellow, "but
the reward is seldom more than 30
bob a week." London Answers.
Got All He Wanted.
O'Brien Did yez convince Cassldy
thot he was In the wrong?
Mulligan Oi dinnaw If I convinced
him; but Oi med him own up to it
Boston Transcript.
Sure.
Teacher If a farmer sold five tons
of potatoes at sixpence a pound, what
would he get?
Boy A motorcar. London Answers
Veal Pork,
Beef, Poultry,
Butter, Eggs &
Farm Produce
To the Old Relisble Everding house with a
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F. RL CRONKHITE,
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PORTLAND, ORE
P. N. U. No. 32, 1918
WHEN writing ta
" tJew taia paver.
Ship
Superstition Dying Slowly In the Em
pire of the Mikado Hat Been an
Annual Cuitom for Twelve
Hundred Years.
'Ceremonies were held recently
throughout the Japanese empire In
household, shrine and temple to drive
away the demons of ill-fortune. The
date corresponds to the old Chinese
New Year, marking the transition from
winter to spring under the ancient cal
endar.
Tradition long observed In Japan
holds the demons of ill luck may be
kept away during the year by pelting
them with hard beans and by hanging
outside the door a branch of holly
hock and the head of a herring. The
Idea Is that the herring, whose odor
Is distasteful to the demon, will keep
the evil one from entering the house,
and that If he succeeds in entering he
will be blinded by the beans. Each
member of the household takes as
many beans as he has years, and
throws them In all directions and In
all the rooms of his house.
It was about 1,200 years ago, dur
ing the reign of the Emperor Monbu
that the first ceremony of demon re
moving was held in Japan. Adopting
the rite from China, the emperor in
corporated it with the object of stamp
ing out an epldemio that raged
throughout the land.
The recent modern celebration was
like this: Toward evening house
wives become busy preparing for the
celebration; beans are crackling in
kettles and feasts are prepared for
the family god and the family. Mean
while the husbands clean the shrine,
light the sacred lights and burn in
cense, while awaiting the beans and
the feast.
Parched beans are offered in a wood
en box to the family god, and the fam
ly clap their hands and reverently bow
before the shrine. Then the master
carrying the box of beans, starts round
his house, followed by his children to
pelt out the demons of misfortune.
When he throws beans toward the di
rection of the god of good fortune he
cries out: "Come in, fortune!" and
when he pelts toward the other direc
tion he shouts: "Go out, demons!"
Children gather the scattered beans
and vie with each other in Beelng who
gets most.
There is a superstition regarding
the word "bean" which may explain
why it plays such a part in the cere
mony. The Japanese for "bean" is
"mame" and "mame" means 'health."
Therefore the bean is the emblem of
good fortune.
In Uniform.
It seems that over there where the
war is, if any civilian goes to the
front, upon any of the grave missions
which permit a civilian to get within
the lines, he thinks it necessary to
adopt a sort of uniform. He rigs him
self up like a Richard Harding Davis
war correspondent, in riding breeches
and the leggings that go with them.
Not long ago, according to report, two
high officials of the civilian adminis
tration in Paris went to view the
trenches on official business more or
less. Both followed the fashion. M.
S was equipped with fine molded
pigskin leggings, M. L wore put
tees, the kind that wrap round and
round in spirals.
A general and a couple of colonels
were on hand to receive the eminent
visitors when they left the train at
the last station behind the front. As
they dismounted from the special com
partment it was observed that M.
S had his leggings on backwards,
giving the extraordinary effect of
wearing the calves of his legs in front,
while M. L had not taken five
steps before his puttees came un
wound, and trailed sadly upon the
earth, revealing a pair of slender shins
garnished with stockings of tender
purple silk. The general and the
colonels did not even dare to laugh.
Germans Use New Kind of Shell.
The Germans In the Dvinsk regions
are using a new shell, which has a
cast-iron nose grooved Internally and
with a central opening nearly one Inch
In diameter, from which, several hours
after the shell has burst, there still
comes a strong odor of prussic acid.
The shell, which is provided with
an arrangement to delay the explo
sion, generally bursts on the ground.
Wounds of the slightest character
from fragments of these Bhells, in
evitably and usually very rapidly,
cause death.
Real Harbinger of Spring.
The groundhog is accepted by many
as giving the first clue to when spring
may be expected. Others wait for the
robin, but all will concede that among
the real harbingers of spring Is the
small boy playing "keeps." When the
genuine vernal spirit is In the air It
unerringly is manifested by Young
America who Instinctively turns to
marbles. The fever is not on him long,
but It is never-falling and always coin
cident with the break-up of winter.
Give Libraries to War Victims.
When the Russians invaded East
Prussia they destroyed every library
in the villages and cities they occu
pied so the inhabitants are left with
out books. The Berliner Goethebund
has started a subscription to restore
the books. Herr Krupp von Bohlen
bjautod it with 11,250.
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The man who globe-trots for a liv
ing met an old pal from his native
village. v
"How do they all go at home?" he
Inquired. "What's happened to Bill
Smith and Joe Parkins? I suppose
they've Joined up?"
"Yes, they be gone," said his com
panion sadly.
"Well, and how's old Mrs. Brown?
I'd like to see her again," remarked
the traveler.
His friend started to sob.
"You'll never see poor Mrs. Brown
again!" he wailed.
"Come, come! I suppose you mean
she's dead. But remember, we all
meet after death."
"Yes," said the friend; "but you'll
never see her again. Mrs. Brown's
gone to heaven."
And the air grew decidedly chilly.
London Ideas.
To keep clean an healthy take Dr.
Pierce's Pleasant Pellets. They regu
late liver, bowels and stomach.
Feathered Quadrupeds.
Teacher Willie, what Is a quadru
ped? Willie A thing with four legs, sir.
Teacher Name one.
Willie An elephant
Teacher Are there any feathered
quadrupeds?
Willie Yes, sir.
Teacher What?
Willie A feather bed, sir. London
Answers.
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Our readers never risk a cent when
they buy Hanford's Balsam of Myrrh
because every dealer in this liniment
is authorized to refund the money if
the Balsam is not satisfactory. Adv.
Out of It
'"Deed no, sah, I can't jine no army."
"But your country needs you, Ras-
tus."
"Can't help dat. It's onpossible."
"Why impossible, Rastus?"
"Well, you see, my or woman has
been ovah to de police co't an' put me
unner bonds to keep de peace. No,
sah, I can't do no fighting, nohow."
Boston Transcript.
The Price of Peace.
i
"I quarreled with my wife yesterday
and we haven't spoken since."
"Why don t you make up?
"I'm going to. All I'm worried about
now is the Indemnity." Boston Tran
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Apparatus for Digging Ditches for Tile
Drainage Systems May Be Ob.
talned at Prices Ranging .
From $18 to $6,000.
(From the United stntr-s Department ol
Agriculture.)
Some form of trenching machinery
will prove n profltuble Investment, ac
cording to engineers in the United
Stutes department of agriculture, If
tho landowner Ims more than 100 rodf
of tile drain to lay In soil that will ro
il ul ro picking but which Is freo from
rock. Ditching plows that can ho pur
chased for $18 to $20 will prove ot
material iisHlstnnco In such work, If
as much as l,fi00 rods of tile drain nrn
Endle3S Chain Machine.
to bo laid the landowner will be Jus
tified in' purchasing it horse-drawn
plow at $50 to ?:!00, provided the soil
is free from rock and large roots. The
Installation of 5,000 rods of drain tile
will justify the purchase of a power
driven trenching machine for $1,500,
provided the machine can subsequent
ly be sold for one-half its original cost,
The various types of trenching ma
chines ore divided, in Farmers' Bul
letin COS, a new publication of the
department, Into four classes: (1)
Plows and scoops, (2) wheel excava
tors, (3) endless-chnln excavators, (4)
scraper excavators. The plows and
scoops range In price from $18 for a
simple ditching plow to loosen the dirt
and make hand shoveling easier, to
plows costing $300 and fitted with de
vices for lifting out the dirt and trim
ming the trenches. The other three
clnsses are usually elaborate machines
costing $1,200 to $0,000, which may not
be profitable Investments for the av
erage farmer who has only a small
amount of draining to do. However,
where there Is much drainage to be
done it will be well for the landowner
to investigate the advlsnhlllty of pur
chasing some trencher which has a de
tachable tractor. When not needed
for trenching, the tractor mny be easily
separated from the digging apparatus
and used in all the ways In which a
farm tractor Is ordinarily employed.
Another method of securing the scrv
Ices of a power mnchlne Is for several
landowners to combine in purchasing
and using it
Three things are required of a good
trenching machine, namely: (1) It
must operate efficiently through varl
ous kinds of soil; (2) It must be cap
able of cutting true to grade; (3) It
must work for long periods without
breaking or otherwise getting out of
order. Probably none of the plows or
scoops cuts accurately to grade, and
some hand work Is necessary to make
the trench smooth for laying the tile
properly. However, their low cost
makes it profitable to employ them
on work that would not justify the
use of more expensive machinery.
The cost of trenching by machinery
must include, besides the expense for
operation and repairs, Interest on the
Investment and proper charges for de
preciation of the machine. The Inter
est and depreciation charges are con
tinuous; whethes the machine Is work
ing or Idle. The real difference In cost
of trenching by machinery and by
Ditching Plow.
hand is not so great as It Is often
supposed to be, but many times there
are advantages In having the work
done quickly or In employing only a
few men Instead of a large number.
The more expensive machines will be
profitable If the owners can keep them
busy a large part of the time.
PLOWING UNDER GREEN CROP
Greatest Benefits Derived by Applying
Light Top Dressing of Yard or
Stable Manure.
If you would gain the greatest bene
fit from plowing under a green crop
give It a light top-dressing of yard or
stable manure before plowing. So lit
tle as five spreader loads per acre will
return a handsome dividend. Decay
ing manure contains great numbers of
bacteria which the Missouri station
finds beneficial in helping the green
crop to decay and become available
for the crop which is planted.
KEEP HENS FREE FROM LICE
Vermin Steal Vitality That Food Gives
Little Chicks If Mother Hen
Is Infested.
Hens brooding chicks must be kept
free from vermin of all kinds or a part
of the food fed to the youngsters will
be thrown away because the lice will
take the vitality that the food gives
the youngsters.
five boxes 0
1 of Eureka Stumping Powder and novfji M'
I want to sell a lot of other powder I
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IB bilverton, Ure. ' 1 he other powder '- -
I makes me terribly sick when I try to use it, but Eureka does I
I not give me the least headache. I
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Dehyphenlzlng.
"I just think it should be stopped
by law," said the good wife, looking
up from her paper.
"What should be stopped by law, my
angel?" aBked the kind husband.
"This practice of people hyphenating
their nationalities. There should be
no German-Americans or French
Americans or Italian-Americans. They
should all be just plain Americans."
"But if such a law were passed, my
angel," meekly suggested the kind
husband, "would that affect your prac
tice of signing your name 'Mrs. Eliza
beth Hicks-Mugley?'"
Bnt her only reply was a hyphen
ated sniff Judge.
To quickly cool burns and take the
fire out use Hanford's Balsam. Adv.
An Underbidden.
"Ye'll excuse me, captain," said
O'Harrity, addressing the commander
of the battleship, "but is ut thrue that
it costs sivin hundred dollars to fire
wan o' thlm big guns?"
"Yes, O'Harrity," said the captain.
"Why do you ask?"
"Ol fought Oi might save yez some
money, sorr," said O'Harrity. "Sure
and Oi'll fire 'em for yez for tin."
New York Times.
Not Complaining.
"So you have to wear your boy
Josh's old clothes."
"Yep," replied Farmer Corntossel.
"We can't afford to waste 'em. And
there's something to be thank'ful for
when I think of what mother would
be like If Josh had been a daughter in
stead ot a son." Washington Star.
Real Ones.
"Has Jenks any grounds for predict
ing a real estate boom In his neighbor
hood?" "Oh, yes. His own that he wants
to sell." Baltimore American.
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BEFORE MEALS-AND HEALTH
All people in America and especially
those who are past middle age are
prone to eat too much meat and in con
sequence deposit lime-salts In their
arteries, veins and joints. They often
suffer from twinges of rheumatism or
lumbago, sometimes from gout, swol
len hands or feet. Such people are
not always able to exercise sufficient
ly in the outdoor air or drink enough
pure water In order to sweat freely
and excrete impurities thru the skin.
Dr. Pierce has conducted experiments
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Our grandmothers have told our
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Mrs. Autoun wanted new shoes, so
the went Into a shop, where an oblig
ing assistant brought out a selection
for her to try on.
"That's strange, madam," said he,
after many vain attempts to fit her.
"One of your feet is larger than the
other."
Bristling with rage, the lady left
that Bhop and sought another. Here,
again, the assistant failed to find a
pair that would do.
"How curious, madam," he said,
"one of your feet Is smaller than the
other."
And with a beaming smile Mrs. Au
toun bought two pairs Pittsburgh
Chronicle-Telegraph.
For sprains and bruises apply Han
ford's Balsam thoroughly. Put it on,
and rub it In. Adv.
Kindly Explained.
He Here Jones and I started in
business together, and he has retired
while I am still In the harness.
She But then Jones Isn't a mule.
Instructed us that In case of sickness,
resort to Dr. Pierce's dependable
household prescriptions. These med
icines as put up for Bale by druggists
have never been recommended as
"cure-alls," but only as superior rem
edies for certain common and easily
recognized diseases. Had these medi
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forms of chronic diseases there would
have been no necessity for organizing
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