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For rent—exceptionally good
The propellers of airplanes must pos
cattle pasture. $1.60 per head sess
extraordinary strength, for their Vegetable Contains More
a month. Call or phone W. T. speed tends to disrupt them. In a test
Food Than Potatoes.
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28 3tp run, with the propellers made of wood,
It took the French Faculty of Medi
cine, the controller general of finance
In France and the pope to convince
the people of Europe In 1771 that the
potato was good to eat and would sus
Some air machine engines ran at tain life Instead of utterly destroying
1,71)0 revolutions a minute. An en It, as so meny feared. Now, as nearly
gine of that power should use a nine- everybody knows, the potato Is not
foot six-inch propeller, and the speed ! feared ut all. This bit of history la
of the blade ends would be In the added to a statement of the Depart
neighborhood of six hundred miles an ment of Agriculture to encourage
those engaged In promoting the
hour.
A good many thousands of pounds dasheen Industry.
The dasheen Is a vegetable with food
of pressure per square Inch are gen
erated by such speed, and propellers qualities siinilur to those of the po
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have been known to split at the cen tato, but because It Is drier It con
ter and fly apart. Even the smallest tains about 50 per cent more actual
lack of balance between the two food than an equal weight of potato.
blades Is a very serious matter, since It has a nutty flavor and Is so mealy
the pull of one must counterbalance that even the worst of cooks can serve
that of the other. In addition, there It without sogginess.
According to the department, there
Is the gyroscope force that tends to
keep the blades rotating In the same are many growers of the dasheen In
you have cream or butter, w h ich bring go o d
plane, a force that Is not easily over Florida and because the vegetable was
prices, to sell for ciish, g ivin g a good , stea d y incom e. Y o u
con e when the airplane Is moving at Introduced here by explorers of the
high speed. The cross-train that It department, the growers of the plant
also h ave skim -m ilk, a w on d erfu l feed for calves, ptgs and
Introduces when there Is a change of are getting all possible aid from the
chickens, all bringing in m ore m o n ey , and you keep th e
direction, either up or down or side- government.
fertility o f your soil o n t. e a. r.:.
The dasheen first appeared here
wise, la enormous. Yet In conditions
But that isn’t all. A D a 1 aval b rin gs in m ore m o n ey
about
fifteen
years
ago,
but
Instead
of
of modern warfare, where the aviator
b ecau se it g ets ail th e cr c « -t. b ecau se it d oesn ’t w a ste it in
must “loop the loop,” or plunge, or being hailed as a wonderful new crop
th e skim -m ilk, b ecau se it w ill g iv e m ore year« o f service,
ascend sharply In maneuver, the ma plant it was Jeered at, ridiculed, con
b ecau se it ¡a m ore convert *'nt to clean and operate, and
chine must meet and withstand these demned nnd damned with faint praise.
But neither the government nor the
b ecau se it separates a richer, sm ooth er and higher testin g
severe tests.
cream . T h a t’s w h y t h e e are over 2 ,5 0 0 .0 0 0 D e Lavala
Wood for airplane manufacture must farmer engaged In raising It huve be
be 100 per cent. The safety of the come discouraged and the dasheen. It
in use, and w h y tn ey h a v e w o n m ore than 1000 grand
aviator depends upon there not being Is confidently predicted, will before
prizes.
long come to be considered as an In
a single flaw.
T h e n ew D e L aval is b etter than ever. It has th e n ew
dispensable article and as a most
S elf-C en terin g B ow l, ligh t running q u alities, all-around
tempting part of a meal no matter
M olly Pitcher
superiority and greater con ven ien ce, w h ich m ak e it b y far,
whether It appears baked, fried, in a
Molly Pitcher, a famous heroine of salad, as chips a la Saratoga, or In
th e b est separator y o u can b u y
the Revolutionary war, and so nick any of many other forms.
named because she carried water In
The statement of the department
O regon H ardw are & Im plem ent Co.
a pitcher to soldiers In battle, was says of the dasheen:
born on Octoher 13, 1744, In Carlisle,
"Experimental work has proved the
Pa., her maiden name being Mary value of the dasheen Hiid the pos
Ludwig. Her first husband was John sibility of producing it on a commer
Hayes, an artillerist In the American cial scnle. Farmers who recognized Its
army. While besieged In Fort Clin
high potential value since its Intro
ton, along with her husband, In Octo duction have kept on growing It, eat
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ber, 1777, she Is said to have dis
ing It nnd marketing It when they
charged the last gun against the Brit could, nnd the Oriental populations
ish when the enemy began to scale of our large cities kept on eating it
the walls and her husband had fled. wh'-n they could get It. Thus the high a
a
Molly’s fame rests upon her brave production and consumption of dash-
conduct In the battle of Monmouth, Ir. eens gradually Increased until the
June, 1778. As she was carrying equivalent of ten carloads found Its
water to her husband from a neigh way to northern markets each season.
boring well a bullet killed him In
"However, some of these forward-
stantly. She at once took his place at looking farmers, finding that they
the gun and saved It from falling Into could grow dnsheens more success
the hands of the enemy. After the fully than most other crops, decided
battle General Greene presented her the vegetable ought to be Introduced
to Washington, who made her ser to our people more generally. They
geant for her bravery and placed her consequently formed in Nassau county,
on the list of half-pay officers for Fla., a Dasheen Growers' assoehitton,
life. She died at her home In Car
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lisle on January 22, 1823. A monu were to innrket a more uniformly high-
ment on the Monmouth battlefield, grade product and to keep this on the
and one at Carlisle, commemorates her market steadily wherever a demand
heroic deeds.
was found.
“With tfie co-nperatlon of a system
of local chain stores nnd -¡»her friend
Cost Him $500 an Hoar
Sarah Todd, wife of the original ly Interests In the near-by city of
John Jacob Astor, was a Brevoort nnd Jacksonville, this Cannes’ organiza
the founder of the Astor family fre tion is meeting with con-'ilerable suc
cess in making the dasheen a familiar
quently said she was such a fine busl
ness woman he was compelled to con food prodnet In thnt'clty. Housewives
sult her on important projects. She are learning how best to prepare It
was. Indeed, so good that she charged for their families nnd are forming the
him $500 an hour for consultation, habit of providing it occasionally.”
S N T E R the du P ont Intarnational Crow-Shoot
which he paid, and she invested It for
—k — $2,5OO in merchandise prizes. It costs you
the benefit of her children.
nothing to register. Destroy this m enace to game
John Brevoort was the first gold
and crops. W rite today for booklets about the crow.
smith of New Amsterdam. His crea
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tions still are considered works of
Sporting Powder Division
art. Some of the Brevoorts were Iron-
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mongers. Charlotte Brevoort wns a
social leader and married Mayor
Whitehead Hicks.
20 ACRES WELL IMPROVED. EEST
Henry Brevoort was a friend of Sir
land, $750 cash, value $2250: easy
Walter Scott and Washington Irving.
terms.
James Carson, historian, was of the
family. They were generous patrons
of literature and art and founded the 20 ACRES, HOUSE, STABLE, FENC-
artistic group which still clusters
ed, small tract in alfalfa, $1000.
about Washington square.—Detroit
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News.
which had been dried to the lowest
For sale or trade for cattle one possible moisture content, or "bone
Oakland touring car in good con* dry,” the ends of the blades actually
forced out (fr the centrifu
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PERFUME GIVES CLUE
TO LETTER THIEVES
How Postal I nt pec tor Solves
Theft of Registered Mail.
Five of the men whose duty it Is to
preserve the United States mail's repu
tation for security and maintain the
good name of Its thousands of em
ployees sat around an oval conference
table.
“This registry case stamps me,” ex
claimed Inspector Mailers.
"Davis
tried It, Johnson took It, and I've been
on It for three months, but the fellow
who Is doing the lifting Is too slick
for ns.”
“Any more clues?”
“Only this, Calvert, the theft of In
closures has been narrowed down to
one of six places.”
“And the letters are resealed?"
“Y es; resealed. I'Ve been over and
over—”
“Let me take this case,” Interrupted
Anderson. He brought his titled chair
down with a thud. “Let me do Just
what I want to do—no questions asked
—and I’ll clean It up.”
“ "Take It and welcome,” declared
Calvert.
“I'll say so l”
Two months later the five Inspectors
gathered about the table again.
“Say, Anderson, here's another rifled
envelope,” guyed Calvert. “I thought
you were going to finish up that case
the next day.”
Anderson grinned, but he took the
envelope. Moistening the mucilage on
the flap, he held the envelope close to
his noee.
f,
“On. the scent, Anderson,” roared
Davis. ;
u.
“Oestlemen,” Anderson said soberly,
“that envelope was rifled at" Bowler
City.”
“The man who opened It will be ap
prehended within a week," he contin
ued calmly.
“How do you do It? What's the
catch?"
“You’d better change your name to
Pinkerton or Sherlock Holmes.”
"This Is how it Is done,” he ex
plained. “I put six different perfumes
—lilac, violet, lilies of the valley, mig
nonette, rose and heliotrope—Into mu-
ctlagg consigned to six places under
suspicion. Of course mucilage had to
be used to reseal the rifled envelope.
Smell the violet In the glue on that
envelope flap. To me violets stnnd
for Bowler City and not for spring.”—
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A wild attempt was made by Aaron
Burr In 1808, after tha ruin of his po
litical fortunes, to take Mexico from
Spain, unite It to some of the western
or southwestern states, arid establish
an empire with himself as dictator.
By tWs means he hoped to gain suffi
cient power to overthrow the United
States government. In this scheme
Burr was aided by Herman Blenner
hassett, who advanced large sums of
money, and was lh consequence ruined
financially and socially. Burr was ar
rested In Kentucky, hut the grand Jury
November 25, 1800, failed to find a true
hill agnlnst him. On the twenty-sev
enth of the snme month President Jef
ferson issued a proclamation against
fht supposed conspiracy, and warned
all cltixens against engaging In It.
Burr was arrested a second time, July
10, 1807. He was taken to Richmond
on horseback, Indicted In the district
of Virginia for treason and brought
to tria l; but this resulted In his ac
quittal for lack of evidence showing
that he had actually raised an army
In the state where the trial was held.
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Knew a Good Thing
Willis gave the beggar a quarter
and started to pass on. Instead, he
stopped for a moment
"Don't you get tired of begging for
a living?” he asked.
“Well, yes I do,” the beggar con
fessed. “But how else Is a fellow
going to live?”
“Why don't you quit begging and
go to work?” Willis Inquired.
“I tried that once,” the beggar con
fessed, "but, you know, work Is so un
certain.”
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Have several good trades
other parts of Northwest.
from
The west side eat shop or the
store with the blue front is the
place to spend your cash. 5 per
cent discount on each $1.00 you
spend there. We have everything
the market affords so we are
headquarters for good things to
eat. Satisfaction
guaranteed.
E. P. DODD
Hermiston, Oregon
In the Soup
Child W elfare
Week End
A short-sighted man was playing
golf. Just before he drove off he said
to his caddie. “How far to the next
hole?"
His Best Job
"A good drive and a putt," said the
Two barbers were eompnrlng notes
as to their adventures In their profes raddle.
The man topped his shot and the
sion.
"What was the best Job you ever ball rolled a few yards.
“You've played the putt first,” said
dirt?" asked the first man.
“I once shaved a customer,” replied the caddie. "Now yen're In the soup.”
the second, slowly.
"Well, what then?"
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"Then I persuaded him to have a
Jack—The grocerymea In town have
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We carry yonr needs for baby’s
singe, sea-foam, electric buxs, tar who don't pay their debts.
welfare.
spray and tonlj rub."
Jim—Yes, but I hear they are using
“What then?"
Nursing Bottles and Cells.
It for another purpoae now.
"By the time I had finished he need
Jack—What are they using It for
Nursing Nipples.
ed another shave.”
now?
Jim—A city directory. * %
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Marjorie announced, excitedly.
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"oh ! Did he?" exclaimed Virginia.
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"And now you don't call me any
“And did you accept him?“ Virginia | thing.”
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“Yen ought Io be glad that I pos
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“Oh, Virginia, we're not!" Marjorie ses» such self-comrol."
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Dick It Just the meet wonderful per-
If we haven't the food or modifier
eon on earth, hut I had to tell him
that I Just couldn't be engaged to him
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right away. Why. It will take me at
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