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Sir Walter Raleigh, land then give me your
opinion" At the first flavor OF this strange
vegetable he was delighted, and ever after
wards gave particular attention to increasing
his supply of the wonderful potato.
BY such experiences the potato was spread
over Europe In France It was rare out
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
ually accepted it as an addition to the food
supply of all peoples. 1t is unwise to discuss
here the mooted point about the socalled In
digenous potato of Mexico and Arizona;
about the origin Of the 8. commersonii In
Uruguay and Argentina for the settlement OF
1t 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 En-
ropeans.
aceae, to which our potato belongs, en-
braces plants of little APPARENT similarity. There
are members of the great family, among
medicinal plants, for example, the hyoscyamus.
dulcamara, belladonna, and datura; among
food supplies are the thorn apple "a tree, In
this case), 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 doW-
ers and seeds are imperfect Theoretically it
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. was 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 OF 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
hrst to reach tho ship. Most lannon's
OF the vessels was 4 lugger which used
to b. stationed at tho south end OF
Doal. Seventeen Don sprang into her.
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Turning the Tables.

turning the idDIes.
Having done his best, by every fair
and unfair means, during the last cleo.
ton to catch the candidate tripping,
the heckler grew extensively personal.
rs it true that your mother
washes" he began. but before he
could add the word Clothes" the wit
ty candidate called out smartly:
"Of course she does. Why, don't
your"
This raised loud laugh at the heck
lers expense: but, still undaunted. he
returned to the attack.
You can't deny" he said, that your
father was a rag-and-bOne man.
bought some clothes OF him thirty
years ago."
And l see you're still wearing
them!" was the candidates lightning
retort.
There was no more heckling that
night
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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 the Chonos Archipelago (about As
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 we'll. Little effort seems to
have been made to develop the original tubers,
although they form a good part of the food
of the people, yet in this neighborhood the is-
land of Chloe alone has about $4,000 acres un-
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
supposng 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 cult
waited only by those whose experiences are
derived from the old world. No tradition con-
meets the few remaining natives with a past in
which the potato flourished, and in the minor
instances in which the wild potato" has been
found, experiment shows that it is inedible 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
1aIdud IL grows On tue plains, DuOQluS IN
March and April, and ripening during the win
ter months of May to August. The tubers are
about the size of walnut and sometimes
larger, soft and watery, full of irritating so
lania (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 ma
tive dietary is the 'mandioca," which has been
prepared as food from time immemorial 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 1873
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 1885, 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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TROUBLE MAKER
Coffee Poison Breeds Variety Of Ills.

A California woman who didn't
know for twenty years what kept her
i'll, writes to tell how she won back her
health by quitting coffee:
Il am 81 years DID," she says, "have
used coffee all my life, and for 20
years suffered from indigestion and
insomnia. Life was burden and a
drag to me all the time, and about
once year my ailments got such hold
upon ME that was regularly sick in
bed for several weeks each time.
Il was reluctant to conclude that
coffee was the cause OF my trouble, but
l am thankful that found out the
truth.
Then l determined to use Postum
exclusively a week at firsr-for I
doubted my ability to do without cot.
fee for any length of time. l made
the Postum carefully, as directed, and
before the week expired had my re-
ward in perceptible increase in
strength and spirits.
Seeing the good that my short ex.
pertinent had accomplished, resolved
to continue the use of Postum, cutting
out the coffee entirely. This I did for
nine months, finding, daily, increased
cause for qualification at my steadily
improving health. My indigestion grad.
ually left me, my sleep returned. !.
gained 26 pounds in weight, my color
changed from sallow to fresh, rosy
hue and life became blessing.
Then I thought I would try coffee
again, and did so for few weeks. The
punishment for deserving my good
friend, Postum, was return Of my old
troubles.
THAT taught me wisdom, and am
now and shall be all my life hereafter
using Postum exclusively and enjoy
ing the benefits it brings me-" Name
given by Postum Co.. Battle Cessk
Mich.
There's a reason" and it is exr,ain
cd In the little book. The Road t.
Wellville," In pkgs.
Ever read the above letterf 4 nsw
oee appears from time to tine. vAe9
oRe genuine, t1ua, and tail o1 Anao1
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FINAL RESULT Of
IMPURE BLOOD
The System Is Left Weak, Run
Down and Helpless Against
the Attacks Of Disease.

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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.
ferinr everything they had for life and
liberty. They were still clamortng
when Z boats crew from man-of-waf
boarded the vessel and took the muI.
derers into custody. The ship q var
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Punishment Through Act Of Quick
Witted Mate.

In his article ON the Life-savers Of
tho Goodwin sands. Walter Wood. the
English sea writer. tells Of a. case
where a mutiny was brought to q sud-
den end by the mate of the vessel. who
deliberately imperiled lis ship tn or
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conveyed them to Germany, where
some were put to death and some were
sent to prison. The SAVERS, who had
scorned the efforts to suborn them.
took the vessel into Ramsgate hartor.
and were paid $1,1OO a. salvaxe."
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Time channA.

Men are 30 contrary. In the days
OF chivalry, q knight was always sixh-
ing and begging for his lady's glove
What Of it?'' j. .... ss .s1 z.5., - ..s
Just watch . mans face these:
days when he gets the mitteni-
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Risked Ship to Secure Aid

der to bring the me-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 OF tho English coast when
her crew mutinied. and murdered and
threw overheard the captain and HID
son. The mate was spared because
he was essential to the navigation. Of
the vessel. He was ordered to make
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Let love make you strong, pure, Sc
we're. Let it prevent your sacrificing
the least portion of your souls life
Carmen Sylvia.
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Quite the Contrary.

quito inc Contrary.
Solicitor-Then you don't think 1t
would be the w1sest plan to try and
meet your creditors?
Client-Good heavens, man-theyre
Just the people l want to avoid!
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Constipation causes many serious dis
eases. 1t is thoroughly cured by Doctor
Pierce Pleasant Pellets. One laxative,
three for cathartic
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Taking No Chances,

Taking No Chances.
You say the elopement was sort OF
forced upon you?"
Yes; after she came down the rope
ladder her father pulled it up."-Stray
Stories.
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The Rest of 1t.

She-I have bill for you on hand.
Howell?
She-FOOt 1t.
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Chair warmers never hear any good
Df themselves
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it. AS he found this part
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, them
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
doing so, however, he was
astonished to discover
among them a mass Of ex-
actly the same kind of tu-
bers he had planted in the
u II
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Cream of Rye

is the most delicious as well
as the most nutritious of all
breakfast foods. Nothing we
can say can speak so highly for
Cream of Rye as a trial in your
own home ask your grocer
today for a package and put
all your family on the high
road to perfect health.
Minneapolis Cereal Co.
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potato with what is now known as
the sweet potato, the "batata," sam
pies of which surely came from
Virginia somewhat earlier than
this time. It 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
we'll, 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 to
his eternal credit.
John Gerard, a celebrated Eng
lish botanist, grew them in Eng
land, following the example OF Ra-
leigh. who ordered his own garden
er. with a utilitarian 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 tho stem and tasted
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step, dread which, whenever she
strove to analyze it, ran from under
her investigating touch, as little balls
of quicksilver run from under the
pressure of a thumb.
She was never without the comforts
of life, well-fed, well-dressed, we'll
| housed, and often her mother flung
her some jeweled trinket which (again
that sense of menace) she put away,
but never wore. The bright periods
were when they left her In the little
villa near Mentone, with no one but
her old and faithful nurse. There,
with her horse, her books and her
flowers, she was at peace. Week into
week and month into month she was
| let be. Never a letter came, save
| from some former schoolmate who
| was coming over and wanted letters
of introduction to dukes and duchess
es. If she smiled over these letters
1t was with melancholy; for the dukes
and duchesses, who fell within her
singular orbit, were not the sort to
whom one gave letters of introduction.
Where her mother went she nevor
had the least idea. She might be In
any Of the great ports of the world,
, anywhere between New York and
Port Said. The major generally dis
| appeared at the same time. Then,
perhaps, she'd come back from 4
pleasant tram-ride over to Nice and
find them both at the villa, maid and
luggage. Mayhap night or two, and
off they'd go again; never a word
about their former journey, uncom-
municative, rather quiet. These alb
sences, together with the undemon-
strative temperatures, used to hurt
Fortune dreadfully. 1t gave her o
clear proof Of where she stood, exactly
nowhere. The hurt had lessened with
the years, and now she didn't care
much. Like as not, they would drag
her out of Eden for month or two
for what true reason she never could
quite fathom, unless 1t was that at
times her mother liked to have the
daughter near her as q foil.
At rare intervals she saw steel-eyed.
grlm-mouthed men wandering up and
down before the gates of the Villa
Fanny, but they never rang the bell.
nor spoke to her when she passed
them on the street. If she talked of
these men, her mother and the major
would exchange amused glances, moth
ing more.
If, rightly or wrongly, she hated her
mother, she despised her uncle, who
was ever bringing to the villa men of
money, but of coarse fiber, ostensibly
with the view of marrying her Off
But Fortune had her dreams, and she
was quite content to wait.
There was one man more persistent
than the others. Her mother called
him Horace. which the major mel
lowed into Hoddy. He was TALL blond,
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the right sort of women from the
wrong sort, from which there is no ap-
peal to a higher court. They could
well afford to admit of her beauty,
since the dancer was outside what is
called the social pale, for all that her
newest escort was prince incognito.
They also discussed the play at bridge,
the dullness of this particular season,
the possibility of war between Eng
land and Germany. And some one
asked others who were the two we'll
gowned women down in front, sitting
on either side of the young chap In
pearl-grey No one knew. Mother and
daughter, probably. Anyhow, they
knew something about good clothes.
George was happy. He was proud.
too He saw the glances, the mods of
approval He basked in a kind of
sunshine that was new. What an ass
he had been all his life! To have
been afraid of women just because
he was Percival Algernon! What he
should have done was to have gone
forth boldly, taken what pleasures he
found, and laughed with the rest of
them.
There weren't two other women In
all Cairo to compare with these two.
The mother, shapely, elegant, with
the dark beauty of a high-class Span.
lard, possessing humor, trenchant CON-
ment, keen deduction and application;
worldly, cynical, high-bred. The stu
dent of nations might have tried in
vain to place her. She spoke the
French of the Parisians, the Italian
of the Florentines, the German of the
Hanoverians, and her English was the
envy of Americans and the wonder of
the Londoners. The daughter fell be-
hind her but little, but she was more
reserved.
AS Fortune sat beside the young col
lector that afternoon, she marveled
why they had given him Percival Al
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good-looking, a devil-may-care, edu-
Gated, witty, amusing; and in evening
dress he appeared to be what 1t was
quite evident he had once been,
gentleman. At first she thought 1t
strange that he should make her. in
stead of her mother, his confdante.
AS to what vocation he pursued, she
did not know, for he kept sedulous
guard over his tongue; but his past.
up to that fork in the road where man
hood says good-by to youth. was hers.
And in this direction, clever and artful
as the mother was, she sought In vain
to wrest this past from her daughters
lips. To the mother, 1t was really nee
essary for her to know who this man
really was, had been, knowing thor
oughIy as she did what he was now.
Persistent he undeniably was, but
never coarse nor rude. Since that
time he had come back from the
casino at Monte Carlo, much the worse
for wine, she feared him; yet, in spite
of this fear, she had for him a vague
liking, hazy admiration. Whatever
his faults might be, she stood witness
to his great physical strength and
courage. He was the only man, among
all those who appeared at the Villa
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solved itself into matter of values.
then. Had his surname been Mont
morency, Percival Algernon would
have fitted as key to its lock. She
smiled. No one but a fond mother
would be guilty of such crime. And
if she ever grew to know him we'll
enough, she was going to ask him all
about this mother.
What interest had her own mother
in this harmless young man? oh,
some day she would burst through this
web, this jungle; some day she would
see beyond the second act! What
then? she never troubled to ask her
self; time enough when the moment
arrived.
II had an interesting adventure
last night, a most interesting one,
began George, who was no longer the
shy, laundering recluse. They were
on the way back to town.
Tell 1t me-" said Mrs. Chedsoye.
He leaned over from his seat beside
the chauffeur Of the hired automobile.
(Hang the expense on day like
thisD "A fellow brought me rug
last night, one of the rarest outside
the museums. How and where he got
it I'm not fully able to state. But
he had been in violent struggle
somewhere arms slashed, shins bat,
tered. He admitted that he had gone
in where many shapes of death
lurked. 1t was bit irregular.
bought the rug, however. Some one
else would have snatched 1t up if
hadn't. l wanted him to recount the
adventure, but he smiled and refused
I tell you what it is, these eastern
ports are great places"
How interesting" Mrs. Chedsoyes
color was not up to the mark. He
was not seriously wounded?"
"Oh, no. He looks like tough in,
dividual. l mean, chap strong and
hardy enough to pull himself out of
pretty bad holes. He needed the
money"
Did he give his name?" asked For
tune.
Yes; but no doubt 1t was assumed
Ryanne, and he spelt it with an ne,