PAOS FOUR
THE HERMISTON HERALD. HERMISTON. OREGON.
Queen Victoria Said to
Have Invented Acroatica
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GREETINGS! To one and all, with the
added wish that the coming year be a
prosperous and healthy one.................
O’Conner’s
A Very Merry Christmas—
Good times,
Good friends,
Good Cheer,
With gladness
Johnny-on-the-spot
Throughout a bright
New Year!
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There is a legend that Queen Vic
toria invented acrostics to amuse
her children in the year 1856, and
in this year a poet printed a double
acrostic, in which the first letters
in each line of the poem spelled one
word, and the last letters another.
It may be that the queen made
the acrostic a popular puzzle with
society, but actually the acrostic is
an ancient device, states a writer
in Pearson’s London Weekly.
One of the oldest is to be found in
the Bible. At the head of every
group of verses of Psalm 119 is to
be found in correct order the letters
of the Hebrew alphabet: "Aleph,
Beth, Gimel, Daleth,” and so on, 22
letters in all.
A nursery-rhyme descendant of
this is the familiar A was an Apple,
B Bit it, C Cut it, D Dealt it, E Eat
it, F Fought for it, and so on to
“X Y Z and ampersand (&) all
wished for a piece in hand.”
In the time of Elizabeth when flat
tery was the sure way to literary
success, Sir John Davies wrote 26
verses in honor of Queen Elizabeth,
calling the collection “Hymns of
Astrea” and making each verse an
acrostic on the word “ASTRAEA.”
Medieval monks were often fond
of writing about love, and Francis
Colonna was no exception. He wrote
a love story, parts of which were
not likely to meet with the approval
of the church, so he did not affix
his name to the book.
But many years later it was dis
covered that the initial letters of
every chapter formed the Latin
statement, translated, “ Brother
Francis Colonna passionately loved
Polia.”
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PORTIONS OF FARM OUTLOOK FOR 1939 AS
PUBLISHED BY U.S. DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE
F a rm e rs w ill soon be m ak in g th e ir
p lan s fo r 1939 crops an d o th e r oper
a tlo n s. T h e purpose of th e F a rm
O utlook is to give in b rie f form in
fo rm a tio n w hich m ay be h e lp fu l in
such p la n n in g .
Summary.
clin e in n u m b e r of m ilk cows w hich
s ta rte d in 1934 has been checked
and th e n u m b er of h eifers now on
h an d in d ic a te s a n in crease in m ilk
h e rd s n ex t y e a r a n d s till m ore in
1940.
T h e p o u ltry in d u s try also is ex
p an d in g .
T h e n u m b er of lay in g
hens in 1939 is expected to be ab o u t
10 p er c e n t la r g e r th a n d u rin g 1938,
a n d w ith a fav o rab le feed situ a tio n ,
egg p ro d u ctio n also w ill be heavier.
T h e n u m b e r of h o rses an d m ules
h as been d e c lin in g u n til th e re a re
only a b o u t h a lf as m an y on farm s as
th e r e w ere in 1915. T he decline
pro b ab ly w ill go on for several m ore
years. P rices, how ever, hav e d ro p
ped som ew hat th is p a st y e a r and
co lts raised to be sold 2 or 3 y ears
hence a re lik e ly to m eet a s till less
fav o rab le price s itu a tio n .
T he g e n e ra l outlook is fo r some
im provem ent in th e a g ric u ltu ra l
s itu a tio n in 1939.
P re s e n t co n d itio n s su g g est th a t
in c re a sin g business a c tiv ity a n d ris
in g consum er incom es w ill c re a te a
som ew h at m ore fav o rab le domestic!
m a rk e t fo r farm p ro d u cts in th e
com ing y ear. I t is expected th a t
th is w ill m ore th a n o ffset th e less
fav o rab le fo reig n prospects.
T he g e n e ra l level of w holesale
com m odity prices in
th e U nited
S ta te s is expected to av e ra g e some
w h a t h ig h e r in 1939 th a n in 1938.
Some in crease in prices of fa rm p ro
Dairy Products.
d u c ts a s a w hole is lik ely , w ith th e
T he d a iry in d u s try is b eg in n in g
crops in som ew h at b e tte r p rice posi to expand a g ain . T he d eclin e in th e
tio n th a n livestock p ro d u cts.
n u m b er of m ilk cow s w hich s ta rte d
T he volum e of sh o rt-te rm cred it in 1934 h a s been checked, a n d an
used by fa rm e rs is expected to in in crease in n u m b ers is in prospect.
crease so m ew h at in 1939, b u t th e
T he n u m b e r of m ilk cows on
su p p ly of lo an fu n d s w ill be am ple. farm s a t th e b e g in n in g of 1938 w as
T h e d em an d fo r farm m o rtg ag e c re e stim ated to be 24,902,000 head, or
d it p ro b ab ly w ill n o t be larg e.
7 .5 .per cen t less th a n th e excessive
F a rm w ages probably w ill a v e r ly h ig h n u m b e r a t th e b eg in n in g of
age a little low er in 1939, a n d th e 1934.
sam e tre n d is probable in o th e r im
T he pro b ab le in crease in th e n u m
p o rta n t p ro d u ctio n cost item s, in ber of m ilk cow s in 1938 w ill be
c lu d in g farm m ach in ery an d f e r tili less th a n 1 per cen t. Some 4.923,-
zer.
000 y e a rlin g h e ife rs w ere on h and
T he co tto n m a rk e t s itu a tio n
is a t th e b eg in n in g of 1938, m ost of
H ungarian M onarchy W as
F ounded by M agyar C hief d o m in ated by a n exceedingly larg e w hich have come in to p roduction.
The Hungarian monarchy was supply of cotton. T he 1938-39 w orld
T he n u m b er of h e ife rs 1 to 2
founded by Arpad, a Magyar chief supply of all com m ercial co tto n is y ears old on h a n d a t th e b eg in n in g
tain, who entered the region which expected to exceed 51 m illion bales of 1939 p ro b ab ly w ill be ab o u t
is now Hungary by crossing the -—a new record h ig h for th e th ird 5,100,000 head. T h is w ould p erm it
Carpathian mountains from the successive year.
a b o u t a 2 per c e n t increase in m ilk
east. The numerous principali
T he w h eat acreag e seeded for h a r
ties of the Slavonic tribes were won v est in 1939 p ro b ab ly w ill be re cows in 1939, if c u llin g goes on a t
over by gifts or subjected by force duced m a te ria lly as a re s u lt of a d th e av e ra g e ra te .
of arms and Arpad settled on the
A su rv ey of h e ife r calves saved last
island of Tsepel in the Danube river ju s tm e n t o p e ra tio n s and th e in f lu
sp rin g su g g ests t h a t th e n u m b er of
as the seat of the Hungarian govern ence of p re v a ilin g low prices.
T he outlook for tobacco, as a h eifers w hich w ill be added to m ilk
ment.
In 907 A. D. Arpad died and was w hole in 1939 is r a th e r favorable. in g h e rd s in 1940 m ay be aro u n d
succeeded by his son, Zoltán, who in B u rle y is th e m ajo r type in w hich 5,400,000 head, eq u al to ab o u t a
turn bequeathed his power to his p ro d u ctio n h as been ru n n in g ahead fifth of th e expected n u m b er of cows
son, Geza. Geza died in 997 A. D., of consu m p tio n , and stocks of b u r- a t th a t tim e. T h is w ould be decid
and his place was filled by his
edly m ore th a n enough to provide
son, Stephen, who had been raised ley tobacco n e x t fall a re lik ely to n o rm al rep lacem en ts.
be
large.
as a Christian. After becoming duke
The outlook is for a la rg e r p ro
of Hungary, Stephen married Gi
E v id e n tly fa rm e rs a re prep ared
d u ctio n of fr u it d u rin g th e n e x t 5 to in crease th e n u m b e r of m ilk cows,
sela, a Bavarian princess.
After suppressing an insurrec ye>rs, w ith m arked in creases in an d p erh ap s o th e r c a ttle , a b o u t as
tion in 988 A. D., Stephen estab o ran g es and g ra p e fru it. A pple p ro ra p id ly as th e y did d u rin g th e 1929-
lished the monarchy and asked the d u ctio n , on th e o th e r h an d , is de
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T he ra p id in crease in
church of Rome to confirm his act. clin in g .
n u m b ers a t th a t tim e re su lte d in a
Pope Sylvester II gave his approval
T he acreag e of tru c k crops for m a r k e t decline of c a ttle prices as
to Astrik, Stephen’s messenger, and
sent him a consecrated crown, m a rk e t h a s been ex p a n d in g fo r sev com pared w ith th e g e n e ra l level of
which forms the upper part of the e ra l years. T h is y e a r prices have com m odity prices.
Sacra Corona, so famous in Hun fallen very low for lim a beans, beets,
T he supply of feed g ra in now on
garian history. The lower part of cabbage, onions, and to m ato es and
the crown, notes a writer in the acreages of these crops p ro b ab ly w ill farm s and crops b eing h arv ested per
Chicago Tribune, was a gift from be c u t som ew h at n e x t y ear. In c re a s a n im a l u n it for th e 1938-39 feeding
the emperor of Byzantium nearly a
season w ill be th e second la rg e st in
century later. Stephen died in 1038 in g su p p lies of “ frozen" veg etab les m ore th a n a dozen years. H ay sup
w ill add som e co m p etitio n for. th e
and was canonized in 1083.
plies also a re u n u su a lly larg e.
In
The crown is kept in a sealed e a rly sp rin g crops.
o th e r w ords, th e feed situ a tio n fav
Low prices for c a n n in g
crops
casket and vigilantly guarded. No
one is ever allowed to see it, re m ake it pro b ab le th a t a sm aller to n ors m ilk p ro d u ctio n .
gardless of his importance, except nage of th ese v egetables w ill be pro-
T o tal m ilk p ro d u ctio n d u rin g 1937
when a coronation ceremony is to duced in 1939. w ith a to ta l pack am o u n ted to 103 b illio n pounds and
take place.
a b o u t 10 per c en t u n d e r 1938.
in 1938 pro b ab ly w ill be 4 or 5 per
T h e very low p rice of p o ta to e s cen t la rg e r. T h is re p re se n ts a rec-
th is season is expected to lead to ord o u tp u t, n e a rly 3 per cen t above
Dice an Ancient Game
The University of Pennsylvania ab o u t an 8 p er cen t red u ctio n in th e p revious peak in 1933. W ith
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(allo w an ce fo r th e stead y in crease in
museum has a special exhibit de a c reag e in 1939.
voted to the game of dice. It con- | i Sw eet p o ta to a c reag e for 1939 P o pulation, it w ould give a p er capi-
tains dice made of terra cotta un ; probably w ill be reduced som ew hat *a p ro d u ctio n ab o u t as h ig h as in
earthed at Tepe Gawra, Mesopo as a re s u lt of low prices received fo r th e y ears 1931-33, w hich w ere the
tamia, in 1927 that must be at least
5,000 years old, judged by the th e 1938 crop in com m ercial areas. h ig h e s t in th e p a st decade.
S upplies of rice for th e 1938-39
strata, showing remains of past ages
M ilk p ro d u ctio n th is com ing w in
in which they were found. Another season p ro b ab ly w ill exceed la s t te r is expected to be th e la rg e st on
set shown were used approximately y e a r’s record su p p lies and a g a in pro reco rd ; on a per c a p ita b asis it w ill
1,000 years before Abraham in 3100 vide a la rg e su rp lu s.
be probably ab o u t 3 p er cen t above
B. C. These are marked exactly
T he to ta l su p p ly of a ll feed stu ffs
the same as modern dice and were w ill a g a in be larg e fo r th e w in te r th e 10-year averag e.
found with an illustrated gaming
In recen t years, a b o u t 30 p er cent
board. Dice were common among and sp rin g feed in g seasons as a re of th e to ta l m ilk p ro d u ctio n h as been
the ancient Greeks and Romans. | s u lt of a good g ro w in g season and consum ed as fluid m ilk and cream .
Sophocles declared dice were in- I a larg e su p p ly of g ra in and h ay c a r R eceip ts of m ilk a n d cream a t th e
vented during the siege of Troy by a ried over from la s t y ear. T h e hay
th re e
p rin c ip a l e a s te rn
m a rk ets,
Greek prince. The Roman poet, su p p ly is th e la rg e st sin ce 1927.
N ew Y ork. B oston, and P h ila d e lp h ia ,
Horace, criticized his people for
T he p ro b a b ility is th a t th is am ple
d eclined s h a rp ly d u rin g
th e firs t
“dicing” instead of learning to de
fend their country, Mark Antony, supply of feed w ill re s u lt in fu r th e r h a lf of 1938. E ven th o u g h co n su
Augustus, Nero and Claudia all are expansion in livestock p ro d u ctio n in m er incom es m ay im prove and m ilk
1939.
known to have played the game.
p ro d u ctio n is heavy, it seem s p ro b a
T h e n u m b er of hogs, especially, is
ble t h a t th e co n su m p tio n df m ilk
on th e increase. Sheep n u m b ers a l
a n d cream in c itie s a n d v illag es d u r
All Bats Have Eyes
so a re In creasing. On th e o th e r
Bats are quick to learn and can be h a n d , th e ten d en cy is to hold back in g th e w in te r of 1938-39 m ay not
trained sufficiently in two days to eat cow s and h e ife rs to build up b reed be g re a tly d iffe re n t from last w in
from the hand. These mammals
ter.
are very clean, washing themselves in g h erds, and th e re p ro b ab ly w ill
W ith business recovery, th e lo n g
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with their tongues. The saying,
e r tim e outlook, how ever, is fo r in
“ blind as a bat” is incorrect, since an d calves in 1939 th a n in 1938.
creased consu m p tio n .
all bats have eyes and in all prob
T h e d a iry in d u s try a p p a re n tly is
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ability are merely dazed by sudden b e g in n in g to expand a g a in . T h e de-
bright lights. Although bats’ feet
are undeveloped and unadapted for
walking, their wings are so well
equipped with exceptionally keen
sensory nerves that they can whizz
through pitch darkness without col
liding with any object.
Wishing you a Joyous Christmas Day,
And may all good be yours to bless
A glad New Year with happiness.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1938.
Original Apostle Spoons
The original npostle spoors, of sil
ver or silver gilt, were most popular
from 1450 to 1650 and were the usual
baptismal gifts during those cen
turies. The handle of the spoon
terminated in a figure of one of the
apostles, each bearing a distinctive
emblem. Thirteen made a com
plete set, the Master spoon bearing
an image of Christ or of St. Peter.
Hayden's “Chats on Old Silver”
mentions a record price of 4,900
pounds paid for a set, in 1903.
Single spoons have brought from 30
to 100 pounds.
With sincere good wishes
—for all the joys of a
Happy Holiday Season.
Y eager’s
B a k e ry
So it’s Christmas once
again
And this wish is sent to
say
May you have a Merry
Christmas
In the very grandest way!
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A warm, hearty wish
For a Christmas of cheer
And Happiness too,
Year after year.
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Seasons Greeting
With the good old wish
Merry Christmas, and
Happy New Year.
Ruby McMillan
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