THE
HERMISTON
HERALD,
SHEEP’S CLOTHING
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By LOUIS JOSEPH VANCE
HERMISTON,
OREGON.
9 F . CITIES’ ODD NAMES HANDY FUMIGATING BIN FINE AT BREAKFAST
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Few National Capitals Are Called
After Noted Citizens.
Many Municipalities in United States
Commemorate Famous Men of
History, But Not Many of
Them Are Americana.
There used to be a saying that to
reach the heights of fame a man must
have a street, a town and a cigar
named after him. But it is an odd
fact that while many men achieve such
greatness, there are only one or two
who have had the capitals of nations
named for them.
There is, of course, Washington,
named after the first president; Pet
rograd, named for its founder, Peter
the Great, and Constantinople, named
for the great Constantine ; but beyond
these the capitals of the various coun
tries have received their names by
reason of their climate, their geo
graphic position or some touch of sen
timent, a writer in the Philadelphia
North American observes.
Changing the name of the capital
has been frequently done. Indeed it
was only with the beginning of the
present war that St. Petersburg be
came Petrograd, eliminating the Ger
man “burg,” whose choosing has al
ways been a mystery to the Russian
people.
Tokyo, the capital of Japan, has
also had its name changed, for less
than fifty years ago it was known as
“Yeddo,” a Japanese word meaning
estuary gate. When the mikado took
up’ his residence there, however, he
changed the name to Tokyo, meaning
eastern capital, thus differentiating
it from the former capital, which had
been called Salkyo, or western capital.
Another capital which has been re
christened within recent years is
Christiania, the capital of Norway,
which derives its name from King
Christian IV, who built the now-fa
mous city after the destruction by
fire of the old capital Oslo. It was his
desire to make It the most modern
and most beautiful of cities, and he
took so great a personal interest in it
that when it came to a name every
one urged that it be called for him,
and Christiania was finally adopted
as being more artisitic than Christian-
ville or burg.
There are very few great cities of
the United States named for Ameri
cans, but there are many which com
memorate famous then of history. Of
those named for Americans, there are,
among others, Jefferson City, Mo. ;
Madison, Wls. ; Lincoln, Neb. ; and
Houston, Tex., while there are also
many cities which tell in their names
the stories of gallant priests who
started missions among the Indians,
and were often the first white men to
penetrate into the depths of the wil
derness. San Francisco is named. It
is true, for St. Francis, but tho monks
of that order are really the ones
whose deeds the city commemorates;
and there are, besides, Hennepin,
Minn., and Marquette, Wls., whose
names tell mute stories of the priests.
The majority of the larger cities are,
however, named for Englishmen or
Frenchmen, for when the cities re
ceived their christening no one
dreamed that the time would come
when the vast new country would be
a nation of itself. Thus New York
was named for the duke of York, St.
Louis for the king of France, Pitts
burgh for Lord Pitt, Baltimore for
Lord Baltimore, New Orleans for the
duke of Orleans, and so on through a
long list of names that have now be
come most thoroughly Americanized in
the thoughts of the whole world.
In Australia the habit of naming
cities after statesmen is more preva
lent than In any other country, and
the majority of its larger towns bring
to mind men who have helped to make
history. Thus Melbourne recalls Lord
Melbourne; Sydney was named after
Thomas Townsend, first viscount Syd
ney, and at that time secretary of
state for the colonies, and Adelaide,
another of Australia's capital cities,
keeps green the memory of Queen
Adelaide, wife of William IV.
senses in the act of unfastening the as Peter Traft says, what do you
door. But of a sudden she paused with know about that?”
Real Entertainment.
fingers resting nerveless upon half
Miss Carteret knew nothing what
drawn bolt, eyes wide with apprehen ever about that, and owned her igno
In peace times the Atlantic
sion, and her face robbed of all that rance with a look of blankness that
steamship lines offer smooth
gracious color with which sleep had earned an indulgent chuckle.
rascals a fruitful field of labor.
imbued it For an instant she stood
“Confess you have never heard of
Some are gamblers, seme are
so, in doubt and hesitation, listening; me! But that’s only because you’re
smugglers, some are thieves of
then, as if reassured, she drew the bolt English.”
every known variety, Including
clear and opened the door.
“Oh, but I'm not!” Miss Carteret
backmailers. In “Sheep's
This act disclosed two figures wait insisted impulsively. “My mother’s
Clothing" Mr. Vance has writ
ing beyond the threshold—a luggage parents were English; but I—”
ten a story whose action takes
laden steward and a lady of abundant
Here she choked in undisguised dis
place principally during a single
person and post-mature years, in a may. But her companion wasn’t look
voyage from England to Amer
gown not three days out of the Rue de ing—didn’t, indeed, need to look : such
ica, and at least three of hie
la Paix.
is the resource of one ripe in the
characters are smart rascals
“I’m sorry,”' the girl apologized, knowledge of humanity.
posing as honest men—wolves
standing aside. “I was quite sound
"Go on, my dear. Tell me all—as
in sheep's clothing. This story
asleep, and couldn’t seem to wake up.” well now as later. You will, anyway,
points no moral.
Its chap
“But It is I who am sorry to have in the end—and if you don’t. I’ll en
ters are filled with honest,
disturbed you.” With a nod and a gage to find you out for myself. By
cheerful, entertaining people;
smile of acknowledgment, the speaker the way, your name would help.”
the kind we all like to meet and
sailed grandly Into the stateroom, a
“Lid—” Miss Carteret announced in
know—and the ending Is happy.
somewhat overpowering Presence.
coherently, stopping abruptly as
No, this Isn't a problem novel,
Submitting perforce to the necessity though half-choked by the monosyl
but a very pleaeant—and some-
of traveling without privacy, Miss Car lable.
timea thrilling—tale, and you’re
teret hadn't bargained for the company
“How very odd!” commented Mrs.
all going to enjoy reading It.
of a dowager duchess ; and this Pres Beggarstaff with a straight face. “Miss
THE EDITOR.
ence bodied forth every redoubtable Lid! Almost as bizarre as Beggar
Inch of that high estate. Her sixty staff. But that’s my own fault : I
years were quick with the spirit of married it with my hearing unim
CHAPTER I.
forty. She wore her nose with the paired. But Lid! I never—”
—1—
high, patrician bridge. A make-up of i “My name isn’t Lid !” the girl in-
In her maiden season the Aisatta,
most excellent discretion supplemented i terrupted indignantly. “I never said
“largest steamship In the world” of
charms by no means hopelessly passee. so. Something was tickling my throat.
her day and generation, was advertised
An impeccable taste In dress achieved
to leave Liverpool for New York via a sobriety to suit her age, while escap My name is Lucy Carteret.”
“Sorry I misunderstood—and glad.
Queenstown, promptly at five o'clock
ing gloom and stiffness. There were Lucy Carteret’s much prettier and—ah
in the afternoon of every third Satur
evidences of a vigorous temper, domi —human. The Maryland Carterets, I
day.
nated by a lively appreciation of the hope?”
At about one o’clock of a Saturday
humorous, an Invincible self-confidence,
"Oh, no,” said the girl hastily.
late In September one forehanded pas-
a seasoned acquaintance with the
“Too bad; It’s a good family. Let
aenger found her way by dint of per-
world, and a devastating curiosity—a me see—there are no Carterets worth
•latence through the pandemonium in
handsome
figure,
a
personality
to
be
mentioning in New York. Virginia
the pier-shade to the Alsatia's first-
reckoned with.
branch, perhaps?”
cabin gangway.
By accent and mode of speech a
“Oh, no.”
This was a young woman not far true American, this was no duchess un
The iterated denial was less bold
beyond her twentieth year, with a tall less through accident of matrimony.
than its original ; Miss Carteret was
and slender body, a face of uncommon But indubitably she was a dragon.
beginning to be sorry she hadn’t wait
distinction, and at the time somewhat
Miss Carteret was quick to endue
pale, and a striking abundance of hair the lady with a mental nickname, "the ed for a later steamer, as well as that
the color of raw, red gold. Dressed Dowager Dragon,” a term whose as she had thought It necessary, not to
simply in dark traveling costume, with perity she modified by the admission say romantic, to adopt a pseudonym to
hat In excellent accord, she carried, in that, if dragonish, she was most prob fit the initials on her luggage.
"Then you can’t be anybody!” Mrs.
addition to a light wrap and tightly ably a dear. Then she seemed con
rolled umbrella, a conspicuously new scious that she had been staring stead Beggarstaff asserted vigorously. “Too
Oxford bag lettered in black, “L. C.— fastly, and for a time far too long, at bad. Unless possibly,” she brightened,
“you come of the English family?
New York.” Behind her a porter stag- the subject of her reverie.
There are, I believe, some Carterets in
gered beneath her only other piece of
“I beg your pardon," she murmured, Hertfordshire—”
luggage — a battered black-leather averting her eyes.
“No!” the persecuted young woman
trunk of great age, which, curiously
“I’d rather you didn’t,” said the
enough, bore the legend In letters of Dowager Dragon brusquely. “If you said firmly. "I told you I was an
white, half obliterated, “L. C.—Lon apologize, I’ll have to—I've been star American—and If the matter is of any
importance, I’m perfectly willing to
don.”
ing every whit as hard as you, my
Tipping and dismissing the man, the dear—and I never apologize.” The con- admit I’m nobody.” •
“Don't be cross with an Inquisitive
girl confidently ascended the gangway
old woman, my dear.” The Beggar-
to the saloon deck of the Aisatta, and
staffian smile was very fetching. Miss
asked a steward to conduct her to her
Carteret's indignation melted before it.
stateroom, displaying at the same time
“I'm only trying to find out if we
• ticket entitling “Lucy Carteret, Spin-
haven’t friends in common. Who are
ster," to a berth in Room 75, Deck B.
your friends on board? I know every
Once alone in her room, she bolted
body, and—”
the door, lingered before a full-length
“I’m traveling alone,” the girl inter
mirror to remove her hat, eying her
posed meekly, “and to the best of my
reflection with a shadowy, puzzling
knowledge I don't know a soul on the
smile, and turned away to review the
ship."
cubicle, one-half of which she was en
Mrs. Beggarstaff chose shrewdly to
titled to call her own for the next six
disapprove. “That's not right! You're
days. The other half had been engaged
too young and good-looking to travel
by a woman of whom she knew noth
without at least a chaperon. These,
ing whatever, not eyen so much as her
transatlantic boats are all alive with
name.
adventurers. Luckily, you now have
It was a stateroom unusual in ar
me—unless, perhaps, you’re too high-
rangement and luxurious In appoint-
spirited to utilize an old woman’s in
ment. Twin brass bedsteads stood end
terest?"
to end against the inner wall. The
“You're very kind,” Miss Carteret
other furniture comprised a capacious
murmured—not altogether insincerely.
cheat of drawers, a comfortable sofa,
She was too intelligent to be blind to
and two wicker armchairs. At one
the advantage of having so thorough-
end narrow doors admitted to a
paced a Dowager Dragon to protect
cramped but adequate lavatory and a
and advise her. And she was any
roomy clothes-press. The woodwork
thing but anxious to incur ill-will by
was enameled a creamy white, and the
walla boasted panels of golden bro She Drew the Bolt and Opened the refusing an offer that, however for
Door.
ward, seemed unquestionably to be
cade—a color scheme conveying an ef
fect at once of warmth, airiness and celt relished; the lady rolled It over dictated by the kindliest spirit.
"Tm glad you think so—or have the
scrupulous cleanliness.
her tongue and paraphrased. “I may
With a grave little nod, the girl ap be rude, I may be wrong; but admit grace to say so, at least. So that’s
proved. If expensive—and It was hor it? Never I” Then she laughed hear settled. Now tell me more about your
Beware Nap After Dinner.
self. Is this your first crossing?”
ribly expensive for her slender purse— tily.
* Goiffon, a French physician, has dis
“It’s my first trip home.”
this stateroom was well worth all it
Miss Carteret ventured a smile. “I
covered that the desire of many people
Plainly no help for it : with this per to go quickly to sleep after eating is
had cost her. There ran In her blood was thinking—” she offered in conclu
sistently friendly body catechizing her, likely to indicate indigestion and dys
the Instinct for luxury, though now her sive amendment.
purse, upon examination, yielded but
“Believe me, I saw that," the other she might as well now as later stand pepsia. He cites a number of cases
four golden sovereigns, a half-sover Interrupted, “and more: I read your and deliver some account of herself.
tn which people have been seized by
"Your first trip home? That means an unconquerable desire to sleep even
eign, a half-crown, a shilling, and a thoughts quite plainly.”
few ponderous copper pennies, barely
“Oh, no!” the girl protested In you've been over a long time?"
after a light meal. Thin people are
enough for the inevitable tips at the end alarm.
much more likely to hunt a sofa after
of the voyage. She would land tn New
“But yes, my dear. You were think
dinner than fat people, since their
And
In
very
short
order
Mrs.
York practically penniless. But that ing that In me you’d caught something
thinness is likely to indicate Improper
Beggarstaff has the confidence
would be on a day the seventh distant : of a tartar. Now weren’t you? But
digestion, which also makes them
of Lucy Carteret, and that
sufficient unto It its potential mischief. | a hand-painted bark doesn’t neces-
sleepy.
young lady Ie telling the story
She was very tired : the last few ' sarily imply a venomous bite. And If
of
her
life.
Don
’
t
miss
the
next
nights had brought her little sleep, | my complexion is candidly artful—
House Flies Short-Lived.
Installment.
thanks to the excitement engendered must a woman look her age or lose
The average life of 3,000 caged house
by contemplation of a step whose bold- caste? I do wear a wig; but think
flies has been found by R. II. Hutchin
ness was unprecedented in her history. whnt a fright I should be without one I
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
son and others to be slightly more than
But now, with that step successfully On the other hand, my figure and eyes
ten days, the greatest age noted having
First Motion Picture.
taken, excitement yielded place to fa- and teeth are all my own.” the last
been seventy days. Egg laying usually
The
motion
picture
is
more
than
fifty
tigue. Unlocking and In part unpack were frankly exhibited In an Infectious
begins In four or five days after the
ing both bag and trunk, she appropri laugh, “and so Is my heart. In short, years old, if we understand by that emergence of the adult fly. but some
ated a fair half of the wardrobe ac- at my worst I’m a perfectly respectable term any device for producing the op time in two and one-half days. This
cxmmodations, then wrapped herself In old gossip— But—gracious, child I— tical illusion of moving objects. These
toys were called by various names, period is greatly influenced by temper
a dressing gown and lay down on one how you do run on !”
of the beds. Transient, odd visions | With this bewildering reproach, the such as thaumatrope, zoetrope, strobo- ature, but also by humidity and the
kind and quality of the food of both
painted the ruddy gloom within her' Dowager Drngon rose, and produc- •cope, phenakistoscope, sterescopie
larvae and adults.
cabinet,
kinematoscope,
etc.
The
first
closed eyelids—of the life she had dis- Ing an Impressive bunch of keys, began
missed ; of the temerarious adventure to unlock her various pieces of hand exhibition of photographic motion pic
Conjugal Foresight
tures was made by Henry Heyl, in
that engaged her; of the life to which luggage.
A famous physician, asked at the
she looked forward.
"Really," she pursued, “you don’t | Philadelphia, in 1870.
New York Academy of Medicine why
la time a knocking sounded on the give one a chance to ask a single .
he wore rubbers on a day when the
Vertigo.
door. The girt stirred and moved her question. Here you've dragged out of |
bead impatiently. The knocking grew me the most private bones in my skele- | As the Washington Poet says, love streets were perfectly dry, replied :
"My wife runs down the street after
imperative, and the deeps of sleep ton cupboard without so much as tell- ! makes the world go round, only wo
were disturbed by other sounds aa well, Ing me your name. No matter: you wish It wouldn’t make It go round so me with them when I don't I wear
won't refuse It when you know mine. fast that some of us get dizzy —Bef them to keep her from getting poop
:
wa“carteret came fully ta her
It's Beggarstat— Amelia—widow. Now. | falo Times.
monia.”
Simple Form of House Is Easy
of Construction.
Great Care Must Be Used In Arrang
ing Doors and Windows—Con
crete Is Favored for Erecting
Permanent Structure.
A simple form of fumigating house
may be made of 2 by 4 spruce, over
which any cheap boarding may be
used, provided it is free from knots
and tongued and grooved so that the
boards may be tightly fitted together.
Shiplap is not desirable. The build
ing is rendered air-tight by tarred
paper and laths, or better still, by a
lining of rubber roofing. Great care
is necessary in constructing the door
and windows. These should be at
least three layers of board thick and
should be possible to open the win
dow as well as the door from the out
side so that the building may be quick
ly aired after being used for fumigat
ing purposes.
A more permanent structure and
one adapted to a wider range of uses
may be made of concrete. It is best
to equip such a cellar with ventilators
so that it may be used for the storage
of fruits and vegetables. These ven
tilators should, of course, be so ar
ranged that they may be tightly closed
when it is desired to use the cellar
for fumigating. The most popular size
of the average farm 1» a cellar 10 by
14 feet, Inside measurements, with a
self-supporting arched roof 5 feet
Concrete Fumigating House.
above the floor at the sides and 7
feet 8 inches in the center. All of
the side, walls are 8 Inches thick,
therefore'dig the hole 11 feet 4 inches
by 15 feet 4 Inches and to the depth
desired, usually 5 feet, at one end
cut out the earth to a width of 4 feet
4 inches and slope it upward for 7
concrete steps with a rise of 8 inches
and a tread of 10 inches, and for a
thickness of 4 inches of concrete back
of the steps proper, arrange for an 18-
inch landing at the bottom of the
stair. Make the side wall forms of
1-inch siding on 2 by 4 uprights,
spaced 2 feet. As the concrete floor
will be 4 Inches thick, set up the
forms on 4-lnch concrete bricks. Above
ground level use outside forms similar
to the inside. At the entrance end to
provide for a doorway, set between
the forms a frame of 2-inch by 8-
inch stuff, 3 by 7 feet In the clear.
Mix the concrete one part Portland
cement to four parts bank-run gravel,
or one part cement to two parts sand,
to four parts crushed rock. A sack
of cement equals one cubic foot
Ventilation should be provided.
While building the wall make pne or
more air shafts (similar to a chimney
flue) of 3-inch tile, by imbedding them
in the concrete wall, with an open
ing inside at floor level and another
outside, well above ground line. By
this arrangement fresh air is admit
ted. Place a'tile chimney in the con
crete roof and cover it with a gal
vanized iron hood for removing the.
foul air.
SUGAR BEETS AND MANGELS
Tend to Inerente Milk When Fed to
Dairy Cows Corn Silage Is Far
Moro Economical.
Sugar beets and mangels tend to in
crease milk production when fed to
dairy cows, but experiments conduct
ed at the Ohio experiment station
show that corn silage is far more
economical. Because of this fact these
dairy experts do not advise the feed
ing of beets except for high records
where cost is a minor consideration,
or where the number of cows is too
small to permit the use of a silo.
Cows fed beets had keen appetites
and ate more feed because of the
stimulating effects of this root crop.
After ten years’ work the Ohio station
has found that two pounds of dry mat
ter can be produced in the form of
silage at less cost than one pound !n
the form of beets. Convenience In
feeding is in favor of silage.
FOUR DI8HES, ALL OF UNQUES
TIONED MERIT.
Require Care in Their Preparation and
Baking, but Are Well Worth the
Time and Trouble Devoted
to Them.
There are two tests to put to break-
fast breads. Oue is put by the cook,
and that has to do with the time and
trouble required in their preparation.
The other has to do with flavor and
texture, and that comes from those
who eat them.
Always let breakfast breads cool
slightly on a cloth or wire rack before
sending to the table. They will then
be more digestible and more easily han
dled than if sent to the table literally
piping hot.
Heat all muffin tins before putting In
the mutiin mixture. The muffins rise
more thoroughly and more quickly
when put Into hot tins. Remember,
too, that most muffins need a quick
oven. Popovers need a quick oven, but
they also need long and thorough cook
ing, and some popover cooks let them
stay in the oven 40 minutes.
Popovers.—Popovers, robbers' caves
or wheat puffs, as they are variously
called, are not difficult to make. The
ingredients needed are two unbeaten
eggs, two cupfuls of milk and two cup
fuls of flour, with a quarter of a tea
spoonful of salt. Beat all thoroughly
together until not a lump remains and
then pour the mixture into very hot
muffin pans, well greased, filling them
about half full. Cook thoroughly, un
til one broken open is hollow Inside
and shows a firm wall or crust.
Emergency Biscuit.—Make a good
baking powder biscuit dough and drop
it, by spoonfuls. Into well-greased muf
fin pans. These biscuits are crusty lit
tle things, especially delicious if you
have the continental habit of serving
honey or jam at breakfast. A good
rule for the dough Is this : Mix six even
teaspoonfuls of baking powder and one
of salt with three cupfuls of flour.
Sift all together three times and then
chop in, with a silver knife, six table
spoonfuls of butter, lard or some other
shortening agent. Mix together quick
ly with a knife and add a cupful of
cold water. Mix lightly and then put
in the greased pans from a spoon.
Rice Muffins.—Rice muffins are made
of one cupful of boiled rice, two eggs,
two cupfuls of flour, a tablespoonful of
melted butter, three cupfuls of milk
and salt to taste. Mix the eggs, butter
and milk, sift flour and salt and add it
and the rice to the wet ingredients.
Bake the muffins quickly.
Rye Gems.—Rye is not in as general
use as corn and wheat and graham
flour.
Rye gems and rye bread are
nourishing and economical and rye
gems made according to the following
rule are a good addition to any break-
fast: Beat three eggs, three cupfuls
of milk, a tablespoonful of sugar and
the same amount of butter, with three
cupfuls of rye flour. The secret of
making these muffins lies in beating
them hard and baking them quickly.
Chiffonade Salad.
Take the white hearts of three heads
of chicory, the white hearts of two
heads, of romaine and the center of a
bead of lettuce; wash and cut all fine
with the kitchen scissors. Add a cup
ful of finely chopped celery, two finely
chopped red peppers and a cupful of
diced pineapple. Fold In a cupful of
mayonnaise and serve on lettuce leaves
garnished with olive curls. Serve hot
toasted crackers with melted cheese
on top with the salad.
*
Cocoa Cream Pie.
One-half cupful cocoa, one and one-
half cupfuls sugar, one-quarter cupful
corn starch, two cupfuls milk, three
eggs, one-quarter teaspoonful salt, two
teaspoonfuls vanilla. Mix cocoa, corn
starch, yolks of eggs, salt and milk.
Cook until thick. Stir constantly, add
flavoring and pour into a baked pie
crust. Cover with a meringue made by
beating the whites of eggs until stiff
and adding two tablespoonfuls of brown
sugar. Brown in oven.
Crown Salad.
Select perfect apples, one for each
person to be served. Pare, core and
cut Into perfect eighths. Cut off each
end so they’ll stand and arrange
crown fashion on individual plate. Fill
center with some preferred salad mix
tures. apples, celery and nuts, pears
nnd English walnuts, or celery, nuts
and green peppers. Serve with mayon-
nalse, to which a little whipped cream
has been added.
Pure« of Carrots.
Boll enough carrots to make a pint
SEEK HIGH-PRODUCING HENS after being run through colander. Put
one and one-half pints of milk and car
Fowls Must Have Strong Constitu rots on stove. when boiling add three
tional Vigor—Quality Necessary
small tablespoonfuls of flour wet in
for Increased Profits.
little cold milk. Stir constantly as it
bolls, and, last, a little pepper, butter
The high-producing hen must have and saltspoonful of salt.
strong constitutional vigor, and in se
lecting fowls for the breeding pen.
Cornmeal Griddle Cakes.
if this precaution is taken, one step
Mix one- cupful cornmeal, one-half
will be made toward breeding for in cupful flour, one-quarter teaspoonful
creased production.
salt two teaspoonfuls molasses, one
rounded teaspoonful baking powder and
NOT SATISFACTORY FOR COW enough milk and water (mixed) to
make a thin batter. Fry on a hot grid
Corn Fodder and Timothy Hay Not dle and serve with maple sirup.
Recommended as Roughage—Both
Darning Wool Underwear.
Are Low in Protein.
Never darn fine woolen underwear
Cora fodder and timothy hay do not with wooL It will shrink and pull out
make a satisfactory roughage ration a bole larger than the original. A
for dairy cows. Both are very low in loosely twisted knitting silk is ex-
protein and consequently when used,
must be supplemented with a grain
mixture rich in protein
cellent for the purpose. When washed
the darn will bare almost the same
thickness as the knitted goods.
A