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of the indigenous potato, the Maglia which so at
tracted the attention of Darwin when he made
his famous voyage in the Beagle. AS far
south as the Chonos Archipelago (about 40
degrees south) this plant grows wild near the
sea. The potatoes from it resemble English po-
tatoes, and have the same smell, but do not
stand cooking so well. Little effort seems to
have been made to develop the original tubers,
although they form good part OF the 1000
of the people, yet in this neighborhood the Is
land of Chloe alone has about $4,000 acres I'M
der cultivation of the $4,000 acres devoted to
potatoes in all Chile. That the Europeans
found potatoes in Quito and Bogota need not
be denied, but there is no strong reason for
supposing that it was more than the same
plant already mentioned transported thither
before they came.
Quite another story is uncovered along the
coast of South America There the potato is
considered European vegetable and is culti-
waited only by those whose experiences are
derived from the old world. No tradition con-
meets the few remaining natives with past in
which the potato fourished, and in the minor
instances in which the wild potato" has been
found, experiment shows that it is nedible and
perhaps even poisonous.
This is the case in the wild potato" of Par
aguay Such plant has for years been
known to exist in the basin of the River
Parana. 1t grows on the plains budding In
ter months of May to August. The tubeys
about the size of a walnut and sometimes
larger, soft and watery, full of irritating So
lama (the active alkaloid of the potato), and
of a poor taste. They are not eaten nor are
they cultivated; the so-called edible potato Is
considered an imported vegetable, foreign to
native experience and judgment, while the veg
etable that takes the place of potato in all
tive dietary is the "mandoca," which be s been
prepared as food from time immemoTial by
the pre-Columbian inhabitants.
The food potato of commerce made its way,
therefore. from its prehistoric home in the
Andes to North America and via Europe to the
eastern shores of South America.
Great credit belongs also to Sir Francis
Drake. who learned of the potato about 1878.
either in Peru itself or in some nearby is
land. He took specimens back with him. stop
ping first in Virginia, where he helped to plant
them in 1856. In 1886 he arrived in England.
carrying potatoes among his treasures. and
thus the story arose that potatoes came from
North America. Closely allied to this error
that other, which confused the South American
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o;u weller raleigh. land then give me your
oninion /" At the first flavor of this strange
ueoo+ah1e he was delighted, and ever after
wards gave particular attention to increasing
his supply of the wonderful potato
By such experiences the potato was spreau
over Europe. In France 1t was rare ou'
priced vegetable in 1916; in Germany 1t was
recognized in 1850, and from that time on, Eu-
rope as we'll as other parts of the world grad
uallv accented it as an addition to the Iooo
supply of all peoples 1t is unWise 10 DISCUSS
here the mooted point about the so-called IN
digenous potato of Mexico and Arizona;
about the origin of the S. commersonn IN
Uruguay and Argentina; for the settlement OF
it cannot disturb the fact that the Solanum
tuberosum the common potato Of today, came
from the west coast of South America, and
that the natives of these regions must be
given credit of having recognized its food
value long before they were discovered by Eu-
ropeans.
The widespread botanical order of the solan-
aceae, to which potato belongs, en-
braces plants of little APPARENT similarity There
are. as members of the great family, among
medicinal plants, for example, the hyoseyamus,
dulcamara beladonna, and datura; among
food supplies are the thorn apple "a tree, In
this easel the artichoke and the tomato; and
adding to mans enjoyment If not to his vital
sustenance, the capsicum or the chile OF com
merce and the American tobacco Not many
of them have tubers however, and of the tu
bers. the potato holds the prize for its useful
ness in human economy. The tuber OF the
plant we are interested in is the common po-
tato.
Now the tuber is a curious provision OF ma
ture which by propagation can be carried on
by means of the regular and normal plant &C.
tivity of the seed above ground and also by
anomalous stems, enlarged by the develop
ment, to an unusual degree, of cellular tissue
which are below the ground. Potatoes have
seeds and fruit like any other member OF the
botanic kingdom, but when left to themselves
it may happen that more energy is expended
in storing up food in the tubers, so that now
ers and seeds are imperfect theoretically 1t
makes little difference which element-tuber
or seeds used for perpetuation of the potato.
but practically so much encouragement has
been given to the tuber that the seed Is habit
ually ignored Incidentally it deserves men
ton that the popular Burbank potato, the
spread of which was one of the earliest demon
STATIONS of the genius of the botanical wizard.
Luther Burbank. propagated from the
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for the North sea; but the heavy
weather forced him into the Downs.
Purposely he ran perilously near the
sands, knowing that instantly boatmen
would put off from shore. The mutt
neers had no understanding Of his mo-
tive, nor did they realize that they
were doomed. From all points OF the
shore the ever-watchful hovelers
launched their craft, striving to- be
first to reach the ship. Most famous
of the vessels was lugger which used
to be stationed at the south end of
Deal Seventeen men sDrang into her
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Risked Ship to Secure Aid

der to bring the life-savers to his aid.
'Once a ship was deliberately i'm
periled on the Goodwins for subtle rea-
sons. She was bound from Hamburg,
and was off the English coast when
her crew nutinied, and murdered and
threw overheard the captain and his
son. The mate was spared because
he was essential to the navigation OF
thss vessel. He was ordered to make
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and sailed toward the wanderer, and
one Of them was the first to get on
board and take charge. To him the
mate, In hurried, stealthy whispers,
told the story of the murder. The sor-
did tidings quickly spread among the
hovelers, and the mutineers, realizing
that they were trapped, implored the
Deal men to allow them to escape, Of
fering everything they had for life and
liberty. They were still clamoring
when boats crew from man-of-war
boarded the vessel and took the MUIR
derers into custody. The ship OF war
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Ladies', nininnak-

Miss Lillian Russell, more beautiful
than ever, was serving tea at the Pro
fessional Woman's league bazaar at
the Waldorf-Astoria A member OF
the Spanish legation passed with two
charming girls, and Miss Russell said !:
mo wonder that young man is SO
popular with the ladies. He iE a Ia
dies diplomat"
How ladies' diplomat?" com
poser asked.
Well" explained Miss Russell, he
is the sort of chap who always remem-
bers woman's birthday and forgets
her age"
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conveyed them to Germany, where
some were put to death and some were
sent to prison. The salvers, who had
scorned the efforts to suborn them.
took the vessel into Ramsgate hartor.
and were paid s1,10O as salvage"
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MutIneers outwitted and Brought to
Punishment Through Act of Quick
Witted Mate.

In his article on the Life-savers of
the Goodwin sands, Walter Wood. the
English sea writer. tells of a case
where mutiny was brought to sud
den end by the mate of the vessel, who
deliberately imperiled his ship in or
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Time Chances

Men are SO contrary. In the days
Of chivalry, knight was always sigh.
ing and begging for his lady's glove .
What of it?"
Just watch vans face uhsss
days when he Eets the mittep.0
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F n Z 7

/ want every person
who is bilious, constl-
pated or has any stom-
ach or liver ..ilment to
send for u free package
of my Paw-Pav Pills.
/ want to prose that
they positively cure In
digestion, Sour Stom-
ach, Belching, Wind,
He ad Z h e, Nervous
ness, Sleeplessness and
are an infallible cure
for Con ctfrN,t;o, nv, H.
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this am willing to give millions of frAe pack
ages. talk ell the risk Sold by druggists
for % cents n .ial. For free package address,
Prot. Munyon. 53rd Jefferson Sts., Philadelphia, Pa.
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potato WIFI WHAT Is AOW hAO - W.
the sweet potato, the "batata, sam
pies of which surely came from
Virginia somewhat earlier than
this time. 1t is probable that Drake
gave potatoes to Raleigh. At any
rate. it is an accepted statement
that Sir Walter Raleigh was re-
sponsible for their use in Ireland,
because he gave several to the
grandfather of Sir Robert South
well. who. to check the famine
spreading in that island after the
disastrous failure of the grain
crop. cultivated them at once
there, and popularized their use 10
his eternal credit.
John Gerard, a celebrated Eng
Iish botanist, grew them ID Eng
land. following the example OF Ia
leigh, who ordered his own garden-
or with a unitarian purpose, to
cultivate them along with other
vegetables. The story runs that
this man, whose curiosity was IN
tensely aroused by the new plant
from America, watched it's growth
carefully, and when the fruit
(sic) was ripe, gleefully plucked 1t
from the stem and tasted
it. AS he found this part
II of the plant merely insipid'
he spat it out in disgust
and complained to Sir Wal
ter that he had wasted SO
much time upon the miser-
able thing: rs this, then,
your delicious fruit from
American" The reply star
tied the gardener, for he
was told to drag up the Of
fender by the roots, for
fear that the other plants
might be contaminated. On
$3.50 doing so, however, he was
astonished to discover
|s among them a mass of ex-
=-y actly the same kind OF tu-
. i. bers he had planted in the
ni,,o "CoOlx than" said
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seed, as he had noticed what splendid fruit GER
tain plants were showing, and reasoned cor
rectly that the product must equal the parent.
Exactly what the tuber is, is another ques-
ton. By some it's production is ascribed to
fungous irritation, although this is not proved.
AS has been said not all the solanaceae have
tubers, nor are all tubers members of the fam
lily. Be the cause what it may, the tuber is not
true root, but leafess branch, usually be-
low yet sometimes above the ground; the eyes
on a tuber are leaf buds which in due time
lengthen into shoots and form stems. The
contents of a tuber are reserve supply of
food, supporting the young growth until it
can put forth roots Of its own.
The food supply in the potato, is shown by
analysis to be about as follows:
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100 A. IN CARBON CO., MONT, 1870 A. CULT. 7R.
house. barn orchard stock, mach, etc. Yellow.
stone valley llsacrnce. Hinote, Box 39, Chicago.
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BEST FARM IN GRAND FORKS CO., N. D., AsO A.
all cult; house, barns, OutbldgS., orchard, mach,
etc. Will sacrifice. TRYTTEN, Box 3l9, Chicago
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I12O A. IN MAN. CAM. NEARLY ALL CULT;
can be bought entirely or in quarter sections, bar
gain price. near Emerson Forrest, Box $40. Chicago
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FOR sALE-159 A. IN sAsK, CANADA; 90 A..
cult bal prairie r. house, barn, outbuildlngs,
horses; mr.. market. Trade LOWE, Box 3l9, Chicago.
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BILE crop in Africa, in many parts of Europe,
and even in Asia, where the original Indians
cultivate it without knowing or perhaps caring
whence it came. If it has not displaced 1t has
at least supplemented rice the great life-sup-
porting grain, which from time immemorial
has been grown in the far east; but Indian
corn is an antipodal product having come, as
history teaches us, from the neighborhood of
the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, in North America.
The potato came originally from South
America. But here it is necessary to pause
moment to state that what is really meant by
the word potato is the plant and tuber vulgarly
called the Irish or white potato, although it
has no more relation to the Emerald Isle
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WESTERN CANADA FARM LANDS for psFa sIs,f I

the finest mixed farming district in Canadian West.
Close to Prince Albert Sask., splendid market point.
Free Government homesteads also within 70 miles or
City, crops excellent, settlement coming IN FAST For
Sec. Board of Trade, Dept l., Prince Albert Sask.
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FOR SALH-20O A. IN COTTONWOOD UU MIN ~
130 n cuIt: r. house, outbuildings, orchard, etc;
best farm In county. YAHN. Box 3l9, Chicago.
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FOR SALH-14O A. IN CARLTON, MIMI; 40 ACRES
cult: ~ r. house basement, barn, orchard, stock,
mach; good location. NBBLUND, Box 8l9 Chicago.
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FOR sALE-2aO A. IN MOBILES 90, MINI; NEAR
Adrian; 200 a. cult; m fenced; basem barn, out
bldgs. 900 bearing trees. SLADB Box 5l9, Chlcago.
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restored my health think it the best medicine in existence
Miss CECILIA NJ BAUER 1161 Lawrence st, Appleton Wis.,
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XirainiaFarmS and Homes

FOR sALB-BEST FARM IN CHBRBURNB Co,
Mimi. 40 a.; Sc a. cult house. barn, etc. maehi
stock, poultry, etc. GELSLER, Box 8l9 Chicago.
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Ghe POLAIO
ANAERICMS
EDIBLE TUBHR
- ALBERT F1ALR

ITH corn and potatoes
America has fed the world.
The term corn" is COM
monty used in the west
ern hemisphere to mean
MAIZE" or Indian corn,
and not the rather generic
expression under which all
grains are included, ac-
cording to English nomen-
clature. Indian corn has
spread over the whole
earth, till now it is a sta
Connecticut western news., 1912-02-01
SENATOR L0RIMEN'S
 HEARING RESUMED
Testimony Of Detective Burns
 an Expected Sensation

After an enforced delay of ten days, caused by the illness of Judge Hanecy, chief counsel for Senator Lorimer, the senate committee Investigating the charges of corruption connected with the election of Senator Lorimer re- sumed it's hearings
 An alleged conference said to have taken place in Springfield about three weeks prior to May PC. 1909. between Senator Lorimer. Representative Cop ley of the Illinois legislature nd Speaker Shurtlef, at which the election of a United States senator was dis cussed, was the subject of the queS- tioning. The chances of several men were discussed, especially those of Senator Hopkins. according to Senator Lorimer's testimony.
 Regarding this conference Senator LOrimer said that he expressed the opinion that Governor Deneen could be elected at any time.
 The mention of Governor Deneen's name caused Attorney Marble to ask Senator Lorimer. Had not Governor Deneen intimated to you-that he was deceiving Senator Hopkins; that he was pretending to the senator that he was aiding him. while he was actually actively working against him|
 Senator Lorimer replied that he knew Governor Deneen was deceiving Sena- tor Hopkins.
 "Were you willing to send man of ,senate?' inquired MT. Marble.
 "Yes,'' said MT. Lorimer.
 The testimony of William J. Burns, the detective, which is expected to be sensational. will be heard after Sena- tor Lorimer is through.
Connecticut western news., 1912-02-01
LEGAL NOTICES

ESTATE OF William NJ. McCann, late of
 sharon, in the Probate District of
 Sharon, deceased.
 At a Court of Probate holGen at Sharon within and fer the District of Sharon, on the 3Oth day of January, 1919.
 Present, Frank w. Dakin, Judge.
 Alice McCann, the widow of said de- ceased, appeared in court and moved that letters of administration be granted on said estate to some suitable person, as per application on file. And it is
 ORDERED-That said application be heard and determined at the Probate Office, in said sharon, on the 9th day of February, 1912. at two o'clock In the after noon. and that notice be given of the pendency of said application, and the time and place of hearing thereon, by publish ing a copy of this order in some newspaper printed in the County and having a circulation In this district, and by posting like copy on the public sign-post in the ssid town and return make to this Court.
 Attest, FRANK W, DAKIN, Judge. Certified from Record.
 WILLARD BAKER, Clerk,
Connecticut western news., 1912-02-01
DISTRICT OF CORNWALL, SIS. Pro
 hntc Inrn

Estate of Elizabeth Crandall. late of Cornwall, In said District, deceased.
 Upon the application of B. F. Lamphere of Goshen, Conn; Joseph Lamphere of Watertown, Conn; George Lamphere, ST., Ui Canton, Conn.,, praying that letters of administration de bonis non may be granted on said estate represented testate for removal of administrator de bsnis non" AS per application on Hle more fully appears. it is
 OkDEhED-That said application be heard and determined at the Probate Office in Wrst Cornwall in said District, on the 10th day of February ,A.D. 1911, at o'clock in the afternoon; and that public notice be given of the pendency of said application and time and place of hearing thereon, by publishing a copy of this order in some newspaper having a circulation in said District. and by posting a copy thereof on thc public siRnpost in the Town of Corn wall in said District. at least 10 days before said day of hearing.
 GEO. R. SMITH, Judge.
Connecticut western news., 1912-02-01
NOTICE

The voters of the town of North Canaan are hereby notified th&t A Special Town Meeting of said town will be held at the Town Hall, in the village of Canaan, in said town of North Canaan, sn Saturday , pose of ascertaining whether or not the town shall vote to accept State aid and to declare its intention to build public roads or section thereof, within said town. or to improve the same, under the provisions of Chapter 264 of the Public Acts of 1907. and its amendments.
 Dated st North Canaan, Conn, January 19. 1919.
 WILLIAM J. REEL, : Selectmen of
 BURTON J. STRATToE, tho town of
 BURTON A. PIERCE, North Canaan.
Connecticut western news., 1912-02-01
nISTRICT OF CORNWALL. ss., Pro IL hate Court January 2Qth 1912

Estate of Adam Yutzler late of Cornwall in said District, deceased.
 Upon the application of Frederick w. Yutzler praying that letters of adpinistra- tion on said estate may be granted as per application on file more fully appears, it Is ORDERED-That said application be heard and determined at the Probate Office, in West Cornwall, in said District, on the 9th day of February A. D. 1919, at two o'clock in the afternoon, and that public notice be given of the pendency of said application and the time and place of hearing thereon, by publishing a copy of this order in some newspaper having 8 circulation in said District, and by posting a copy thereof on the public sign-post in the Town of Cornwall In said District, at least days before said day of hearing.
 GEO. R. SMITH, Judge.
Connecticut western news., 1912-02-01
EXPRESS RATE HEARING.

Interstate Commerce Commission Be-
 gins investigation.
 The interstate commerce commission has begun an examination of the ex- press companies and their business The inquiry is undertaken at the tn- stance of the express rate conference, composed of 211 organizations of busi- ness men throughout the country. Its aim is to correct unreasonable rules and practices and to reduce exorbitant rates.
 The machinery of the investigation was set in motion by the conference on Nov. 24, 1911. Two hundred and twenty-two specific complaints of rules and practices which were alleged to be unreasonable were laid before the com mission.
Connecticut western news., 1912-02-01
n1sTRICT OF CANAAN, ss., Probate

ra.Hto VI I,'-,,g a'' Hy, l.+o of North Canaan, in said District, deceased.
 The Court of Probate for the District of Canaan hath limited and allowed six months from the date hereof, for the cred. itors of said estate to exhibit their claims for settlement. Those who neglect to pre- sent their accounts properly attested, with in said time, will be debarred a recovery. All persons indebted to said Estate are re quested to ma&e immediate payment to
 FLORENCE B. HUMPHREY, Exeoutrix.
 Canaan, Conn.
Connecticut western news., 1912-02-01
BOY SCOUTS TO HONOR LEADER
Baden Powell Will 6e Given Dinner at
 Hotel Astor on Feb. g.

Baden Powell Will Be Given Dinner at
 Hotel Astor on Feb. g.
 Several hundred New York boy scouts in full uniform will welcome Lieutenant General Sir Robert Badeu- Powell, the hero of Mafeking and world leader of the scout movement. who is scheduled to arrive in this city on the Royal Mail steamship Arcadian from Panama.
 An exhibition drill of 5000 scouts will be inspected by General Baden Powell on Feb. 9. when a dinner will be rendered him in the Hotel Astor, New York.
 General Baden-Powell will make tour of the principal cities and on March 13 sails from San Francisco for Australia for the same purpose.
Connecticut western news., 1912-02-01
NOTICE

The Annual Meeting of the Canaan Fire District will be held at the Town Hall in the village of Canaan on Saturday, Feb ruary 10th, 1919, at 8 o'clock P. NJ, for the purpose of electinR officers of said District for the ensuing year; to lay tax to defray the expenses of the District for the ensuing year and to transact any other business proper to come before said meeting. By order of the Executive Committee.
 N. " WATsoE HARDENBRRGH, Warden.
 JOHN s. REED. Clerk. Dated at North Canaan, Conn, Feb 1st 1912
Connecticut western news., 1912-02-01

at the time of the wreck of the steam ship Delhi. was taken i'll with a chill at Wadi-Halfa on Jan. 23. He suffer ed from pleurisy and congestion of the lungs.
 It is supposed he contracted the cold at the time of the shipwreck.
Connecticut western news., 1912-02-01
DUKE OF FIFE IS DEAD.

NobIeman Suocumbs to PIeurisy Con-
 tracted In Wreck.
 The Duke of Fife. whose wife is Princess Victoria Alexandra, sister of King George of England, is dead in Assouan, Egypt.
 The duke, who. with his wife and daughters, suffered a great hardship