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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-09-20
Mr.. BARRY's CONFESSION

n statement sent forth over
II the signature of David
Barry, publicity manager
for the Hughes campaign,
boasts that New York bankers
will refuse to loan the Carran-
"a Mexican government money
that is needed in order to re-
store order and rehabilitate
that country.
Without intending to do so
Barry has "let the cat out of the
bag" He confirms the suspi-
cion that Mexico's troubles or
iginated largely in New York.
If the New York bankers are
imposing a financial boycott on
Carranza it is first class evi-
dence that the chief trouble
with Carranza is that he is try
ing to do his duty by Mexico
rather than by Wall street. If
he were Huerta, ready to take
orders from Mexico's plunder-
ers he could get plenty of New
York money.
The delight of Mr.. Barry
over the situation is also signi-
ficant. 1t is evidence that the
Hughes forces do not want
peace in Mexico. They would
prefer to see the turmoil con-
tinue. The more the better. 1t
is good politics for them,
though poor patriotism.
But what does the country
think of such business?
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-09-20

Tired Mothers It's hard work to
take care of children and to cook
sweep. wash, sew and mend besides.
Tired mothers should take Hoods
Sarsaparilla-it refreshes the blood
improves the appetite, assures restful
sleep and helps in many ways.-Adv.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-09-20

What a shame the Germans
have to do so much fighting
when they could be using their
time to better advantage MAX
ing Christmas presents for the
world,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-09-20

Without mentioning names
or reflecting in the slightest
upon any one the East Oregon
ian ventures the suggestion
that all local children, old or
young, keep their chickering's to
themselves so as not to annoy
the visitors during the next few
days.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-09-20

it was known an anti-American de-
sired entrance. The Russian Jews
are Russians first and Jews after
ward. They feel that Russian tri-
umph and allied victory is best for the
Jews"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-09-20
A~N~A~%~~~~~~~0 -
YOU.

. The sky may be like blue and
Q gold
. When you walk forth today,
. Like some sweet story often told,
. May rise the robins lay.
. The day may bring some won
. drous thing
. To one you never knew.
. Some heart made gay will bless
. this day
y What viii it bring to you?
o Some human heart will swell
Q with love,
. Some heart with pity beat:
. Some heart will take for old
. times sake
. A wanderer from the street.
. Some heart today will make
. glad flights,
. From dead remorse and rue,
= Lifting its owner to the heights,
. Where will your heart take
. youe
. BY william F. Kirk.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-09-20

The border correspondents
would lose their jobs if they
did not keep up an appearance
of trouble down there.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-09-20

Mrs. Ray Pope of Colfax is an out
Of town visitor.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-09-20

Physician Says Ordinary Nuxated
Iron viii Increase Strength Of Del
hate Folk 200 Per Cent In Two
Weeks Time In Many Instances.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-07-21
CONTROL OF THE HEsSIAN FLY
LATE SEEDING AND JUDIcIoUs
FEEDING RECOMMENDED BY DE-
= PARTMENT OF, AGRICULTURE.

Methods for controlling the Hes.
sian fly, the worst peat Of the wheat
field, in the fall-wheat-growiug sec.
tons may be summarized as follows:
Sow the best of seed In thoroughly
prepared, fertile soil after the major
portion of the fall brood has made its
appearance and passed out Of exist
ence, and, II possible, SOW on ground
not devoted to wheat the preceding
year.
While it may seem FAR fetched" to
bring forward as a preventive meas
ure the enrichment of the soil, a fer
tile soil will produce plants that will
Withstand with little injury attacks
that will prove disastrous to plants
growing on an impoverished or thin
soil. This is because fertile soil will
enable an infested plant to tiller
freely, and these tillers will have suffl-
cisnt vitality to withstand the winter
and send up head-producing stems In
the spring. II is also chiefly on the
thin or impoverished soils that the
difnculty Of sowing late enough to
evade the fall attack and at the same
time secure growth sufficient to
Withstand the winter is encountered.
and whatever can be done to obyiate
this difnculty will constitute a Pre-
ventive msasure.-Farmers' Bulletin
$40, United States Department Of Ag
riculture.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-07-21
HAD BROUGHT PAS PRAYERS
Lad Conveyed Substantial Comforts
for the Family OF the Al.
hicted Pastor.

Once upon a time sickness came to
the family of the poorly paid pastor
of country. church. It was winter.
and the pastor was In financial straits.
A number of his flock decided to meet
at his house, and offer prayers for the
speedy recovery OF the sick ones and
for material blessings upon the pas.
tors family. While one Of the dea-
cons was Offering asferyent prayer for
blessings upon the pastors household
there was q loud knock at the door.
When the door was opened . stout
farmer boy was seen, wrapped up
comfortably. What do you want,
boy" asked one Of the elders. I've
brought pas prayers. replied the boy.
Brought pas prayers? What do you
meant" Yep, brought his prayers.
an they're out in the wagon. Just
help me, an we'll get EN- in." In.
vestigation disclosed tho tact thai
pas prayers consisted Of potatoes.
-four, bacon, cornmeal, turnips, ap-
pies, warm clothing, and . lot OF jel-
lies for the sick ones. The prayer
meeting adjourned in short order
Omaha World Herald.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-07-21
DOUBLING THE WHEAT YIELDS
CONTROL OF SMUT, HEssIAN FLY
AND PROPER FEEDING PRAc.
TICAL AND PROFITABLE,

Farm practice on thousands of
American and European farms, to-
gether with the results obtained by
more than so years testing by foreign
experiment stations combined with
more than 80 years work by American
experiment stations have demon
strated that the yields and net profits
from the United States wheat crop
can be increased many times. The
elimination of smut from wheat in the
United States would save American
farmers from ten to fifteen million
dollars annually.
The control of the Hessian fly would
save, many times that amount The
use of a sufficient amount of a bal
anced plantfood ration has added from
s to 10 bushels per acre to the aver
age annual yield of a single COM
munity. Sixteen Pennsylvania farm
ers. by the use of 500 pounds of fer
tilizer per acre, raised an average of
80 bushels of wheat per acre. Last
summer SO farmers in one section of
Virginia averaged 3S.1 bushels per
acre. These results secured by farm
ers on their own farms, demonstrate
without a question of doubt, that it
is possible to greatly increase yields
and profits.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-07-21
CIV ~ m.oni6e.n. Distances.

When the government was moved TO
Washington in 1900 1t was far from
being a satisfactory place Of residence.
The city was laid out in the wilder
ness. They took to the woods for
capital city. 1t was the first time that
government had actually gone into
the wilds and selected site for cap
ftaI and laid out its city on well de
fined plan As beautiful as We consid-
er Washington today. the minister
from Portugal. the Able Corea. who
was considered one Of the greatest
wits Of his time and who In 1916 called
Il 1.-THE city Of magnificent distances"
SO named it purely in derision. In that
day there was little but distance In
the city. As late as 1912 Charles Dick
ems. after his visit, wrote that ''its
streets begin In nothing and lead no
Rhere."-Frederick Z. Fishbaek In Ne
honal Magazine.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-07-21
Don't Let the Fruit Trees Starve

Many people think that fruit trees
need no fertilizer and let them drift
for themselves, which Is the cause OF
so many starved trees in Pennsyl-
vania. l believe more trees die Of
starvation each year than from any
other single cause" says F. w. Funk
the fruit expert of the state depart
ment of agriculture. who has been Wis
iting farms and orchards, examining
the condition Of the crops and soils
Trees on different soils require differ
ent kinds and different amounts OF
fertilizer. but by watching your trees
closely, you can tell what they need
Fertilixe your bearing trees so that
you secure an average of from to IL
inches of new growth each season;
young trees will grow considerably
more than 60"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-07-21

Dr.. johnson was great tea dr1nkes.
It Is stated that he would drink thirty
or forty cups Of tea during an evening!
Yet he lived to fair age and appar-
emily suffered no very III effects from
his great thirst for tea. He was one
Of the most notable Of feeders and ate
his food In what we should now shink
rather a piggish fashion, making great
grunts and groans Of satisfaction or
enjoyment the while and going the
round Of the menu very thoroughly.
Charles Reade, the famous novelist.
b reported to have been one Of the
strangest feeders on record. "A contem-
porary, writing Of. his meals at the Gar
tick club, says: HE took a cauH-
flower, ianked by jug of cream, as
his first course. and great salad to
follow, washed down by curious drinks
Of the shandygaff order. He would
drink coffee associated with sweets,
black pudding and toasted cheese, to
the amaZement of any onlooker."
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-07-21
klIIs Kitchen odore.

One of the most useful applications
of electricity about the household is .
motor-driven exhaust fan for the kitch-
en- Attempt to- ventilate this room
by opening windows and doors u
bound to- fail. especially In the winter
time. Without . ventilator the doors
from cooking win penetrate the entire
house and linger In the rooms long
after the meal itself IL gone. The
motordriven fan consists. - the
name suggests, of . small motor at.
tached TO . powerful fan in an upper
pane q { window. near the range. The
device IL mounted well .teward the top
OF the room. The motor il attached
to the lighting circuit and provided
WITH . euitahle snap switch for start.
ing and stopping It. During the, oper.
alton Of cooking the switch is turned,
and the fan forces out steady stream
Of air. carrying with It all smoke, gases
and Questionable odors.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-07-21
NO LONGER THE Boo1JAck
Day When That Implement Was In
Use Has Passed Away for All
the Time.

The other day . gentleman with
pleasant recollections Of old-time Gus
tom. habit and social usage in Ameri-
can life, wanted . bootjack and tried
= buy ons. only to ind that none
eould p bought.
vas . melancholy discovery for .
man whose memory of other customs
was lively and loving and Indicated
aehst the whole picture Of American
life had changed. H the bootjacks
hazs. gone, the boots must have. and
II the boots have then . whole range
of outdoor activities have disappeared.
To see . bootjack would bring them
al back. the rustic or semirustic activ-
tiles OF the little American commune
ties IN which the day WAS begun BY
getting up In the cold and building .
fire and was ended by getting the boot
Jack and dragging tightly imprisoned
feet out of stubborn boots.
The boot1ack = the symbol Of bad
roads, faulty means of communication,
community and family isolation, mar
rowed but healthy amusements, bad
food, which we now recall sentimental
" - ambrosial, bad taste in all the
material circumstances OF life. which
We now recall sentimentally as quaint.
. The bootjack was one OF the most
highly complicated pieces Of domestic
mechanism, not many generations
from this one, which lives by turning
electric switches and pressing but.
tons.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-07-21

Year,.

In South Africa General French earn
Cd the title of the shirt sleeved gen
sral." Mr.. Chisholm says in 'Sar Jonn
French" General French was oitee
N he seen walking about in camp In
shirt sleeves. One afternoon CORE
spondent rode up to the lines and. see
ing soldier sitting on bundle o. nay
.moking dilapidated looking cid omar
nine asked where the general was.
.sThe old man Is somewhere ABOUT
coolly replied the soldier.
"Well. Just hold my horse while 80
and search for him"
Certainly. SIR" and the smoker rose
obedieptly and took the bride.
.4Can you tell me where the genera
,sr' inanired the correspondent o. Q
stan officer further down the line.
general French? Oh, he's some
where about. Why. there hs U. hold
ing that horses head!'
And the ofhcer pointed directly %
the smoker still TRANQUILITY pulling q
his pipe and holding the horse
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-07-21
Remedy For Anoar.


The greatest remedy for anger Is de-
lay. Beg anger to grant you this at
the first, not In order that It may par
don the offense. but that 1t may form
q right judgment about It. II 1t de-
lays 1t will come to an end Do not
attempt to quell It. all at once, for its
drst impulses are fierce. By plucking
away Its parts we shall remove the
whole. We are made angry by some
things which we learn at second hand
and by some things which we ourselves
bear or see. Now, we ought to be slow
70 believe what Is told US. II
you were about to give sentence In
court about ever 80 small q sum of
money you would take nothing as
proved without a witness, and a wit.
ness would count for nothing except on
his oath. You would allow both sides
to be heard; you would allow them
dme.-Seneca.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-07-21
False Eyes for Animals.


Among the most difficult .thingA
which taxidermists have to do is max
ing glass eyes for the animals they
mount. These eyes are made Of glass.
hollow within and open at the back.
% that the inner surface may be paint
ed any color. No two animals eyes
are alike. and It requires great deal
of skill and practice before man II
competent to paint the eyes quickly.
A liens eye, for example, 4 large and
bnownish-black. while the iris il
chrome yellow, but streaked in such .
peculiar fashion that it is. an extreme,
ly difficult thing to initiate It well.
The eye Of giraffe is still more diff
6cult, as that animal has a brownish-
black eye with a peculiar purplish
sheen, very hard to initiate.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-07-21
What Is Faith In Farming

Faith In farming requires that
. man believe in his ability as q
farmer that he believe In his
methods Of culture and plant
feeding, and that he see IN his
everyday work . progression on
ward through the seasons and
the years to farm prosperity and
to home happiness. Faith in
farming is that which causes q
man to invest in good seed, to
carefully prepare a seeded and
to supply plantfood for the crops
that are to be. Faith in farming
enables a man to spend both
time and money literally in SOW
ing and fertifizing because he
knows that the harvest will be
bounteous. Faith in farming
justifies the building up Of the
fertility Of the soil and the ad-
dition of permanent improve
ments, the adoption Of new and
better methods Of farming.
Greater than the faith Of a ma
ton in its army and navy Is the
faith Of men in farming because
it is faith in nature.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-07-21
Now Making Alfalfa Into Flour

Alfalfa -four is one of the new prod
ucts that is being placed on the mar
ket. It is blended with wheat -four, as
the alfalfa protein does not supply the
necessary elasticity. The advantages
are to be found in the lower cost and
greater food value. The use of alfalfa
-four promises to increase the market
demand for alfalfa and to make the
crop more popular and profitable.
When grown on well-drained land,
that has been made friendly with lime
and productive with fertilizers and
manures, alfalfa is a good money crop
and an excellent soil builder.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-07-21
Current for Heating Homes.

According to the Electrical World.
electric heating has been Tseriousiy
tried in a great many places In Nor
way, and reports made by q royal COM
mission indicate that q pleasant. even
temperature is possible with an-ex-
penditure Of from 30 watts to IS watts
per cubic meter Of space IS cubic
feet. This will keep the temperature
Of room at ga degrees Fahrenheit
with auxiliary heating when the Their.
mometer registers as low as from 10
to degrees Fahrenheit. Under these
circumstances electric heating IL -.
sumed to be cheaper than other fuel
when the energy can be supplied q
81 to 1925 per horse power per annuu
on maximum demand. = Scientific
American.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-07-21
Women and the Arts.

believe that woman loves the arts
better than does man. She issbettsr
ground for the development Of great
artist, fer she approaches art with
sympathy, while the great bulk Of men
approach 1t with fear and dislike.
shrinking from the idea that it may
disturb their self-ccmplacency. The
prejudice goes SO far that, while wom-
en- are attracted to artists as lovers.
men are generally afraid of women
who practice the arts. or they dislike
them. 1t is not question of sex, 1t
is a question of art--W L. George IN
the Atlantic
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-07-21

.. tha hattie OF Fr1edland. on Jun1
- ,so7 there was a young lieutenant
!. Nanoleon's army named Schramm-
when the victorious general was riding
over the battlefield that evening ne
same mon the eighteen-year-old omcer
wing on the ground MORALLY wounded
and weeping bitterly.
~Why do you weepr asked Nspo
Icon as he rode BY.
sRecause must die before can
..come 4 captain" the youth com
The words Of the dying Lieutenant
.oftened the empsror's heart my
.on. I shall gladly fuinll your wish
10 said. II hereby advance you 70 tns
rank Of captain"
The unexpected promouon actoal
.aved the boys life. He recovered
Later ON be fought most yaiiantly TOT
rho cause Of Napoleon. and ~ the
time Of the battle of Waterloo he had
slready become general. he out.
uved his "Iast moments" on the neld
Of Friediand by more than seventy
YEAR,,
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-07-21

Perhaps the most curious minera,
found in the United States ID staurol.
lite. otherwise known as the fairy
stone" This IL an iron-aluminum
silicste found only in vtrginia and
North Carolina, the reddish brown and
brownish-black crystals occurring in
well-defined single and d6uhls crosses.
There Il some commercial demand Tor
the crosses as .curios, which are worn
a. watch charms or on chains in the
manner of locket or lavalliere--a de-
mand perhaps stimulated by the
quaint legend Which is told Of their
origin; the fairies living in the caves
Of the mountains, on hearing the sad
tidinss OF The hakth Of Christ, fash
Toned. thaee esuaeeas = mementos Of
- s
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-07-21
Hall the Battle Before Planting

With wheat Is with many other
erops, the proper treatment of the
seedbed and the supplying Of plant
food to carry along the crop with .
COED start and steady growth, may
be considered half the battle. As
wheat Is not cultivated after seeding,
Whstever cultivation is necessary must
b done before the seed is put into
the ground.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-07-21
Woodstock, August 2l-27.


The secretary Of the New YoeA
Prison association tells Of the answer
q thief gave to the question ''Is hon.
esty the best policy" It was In the
Elmira reformatory. where . class WAS
undergoing instruction. A youns
man asked permission to answer the
question. Il believe honesty il the
best policy" said he, Because Of Q
case where knew II 70 work thae
way. See? sThera vas tn :youne
fellows In New Yosk and they Ma
crooked, see? And they didn't sue
coed. They went TO- Philadelphia. and
they turned Oyer 2 naHs sleats 40
agreed to be square and honest. They
opened clothing store, see? And
they prospered. They got everybody
confidence, and they borrowed $780,
900 to enlarge their business, and
then they tailed and got away with
every cent Of the money. Which Ahsy
never could have done II they hadn't
been honest. Sect"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-07-21

oofvsvai OF she Fittest Among 9irds-
The struggle Of life among the birds
and other wild creatures Is so severe
that the feeble and malformed. or the
handicapped In any way, quickly drop
out Probably none Of them ever dies
from old age. They are cut or In their
prime. A wedding out process goes on
from the time they leave the nest. A
full measure Of life, the perfection Of
every quill and feather and unerring
Instinct carry them along. They ara
always In the enemy's country; they
are always on the firing line; eternal
vigilance and ceaseless activity are the
price Of life with them. The natural
length Of life Of our smaller birds Is
calculated to be eight or ten years, but
probably not one In q thousand reaches
that age. Not half dozen times In
my life have l found the body Of Q
dead bird that did not show some
marks Of violence.John Burroughs In
Harper's Magazine.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-07-21

Now that the broad arrow Is 80 ~
euentiy seen on military stores and
vehicles It IL interesting to recall that
we owe this a. the government mark
70 Henry, Sidney. faster Of the o. d.
nance (created earl Of Rommey in
1911 who. finding that the govern.
ment had no distinguishing mark to
enable them to identity its property.
caused It to be marked with his arms,
the Pheen," or BROAD Arrow"
which has ever since been - used
London Globe.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-07-21
Where the Game, Of Yestervearf


I haye wondered sometimes Why the
ooyp in TIE town. where ! live nov new
e play marbles or spin tops. In the
asst I'VE years ! have not seen = sin
DC game Of marbles or once heard the
shrill request. Gimme = peg ct yours. .
.. It u not strange that the slingShot has
vanished, for automobile tires use up
all the available rubber. But why
should tops and marbles vanish from
sths earth? They have zone the way
of che delightful children's matinees
At the old Boston Museum, no doubt,
tndi the Kate Greenaway books, and
the backstones little girls used to toss
BY the hour, sitting on the front steps.
II nakeo one feel middle aged and
moqrnfully reminiscent. - From the
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-07-21

As the spring approaches and the
grass begins to appear the festive COW.
whose species was the cause Of . re-
cent municipal election here. became
IN important object on the landscape.
Orting has legislatsd u the pest that
each family may permit one COW to
rum ut large during daylight hours
upon payment to the town Of license
fee Of 80 cents per year. It u mot
contemplated to restrict the numbsr
OF cows that . family may own, but
the town win permit but one COW for
each family 10 run 1t large, at ,lisht,
and any COW found to be VIGOROUSLY
destructive Of gates and fences nay
be banished from the streets. II you
have any more COWS running ct large
than the law allowss-Doek out fur On.
Ger Gilliland.-orting Oracle.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-07-21
No one 10 Do 4.

=. xou say you have three small chfl.
dren. Can't you lind work..
Inc man with the three days beard
ana the ragged trousers wiped away :
tear.
Alas. num-" he said, 1T wouldn.,
- any good. They amt old enough