The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-09
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tue business emu Oh Il pIOWs Tslhcp 6ptAOo
and hoe. It you see a manor woman
for that rnatter-moving up the street
in a bent over position. or with q limp.
don't give them too hearty a hand,
shake. Nine times out Of ten you can
lay a wager that they have heart full
Of loyalty. a high regard for the. rising
cost Of hving. backyard ganden and
blistercd hands. Prominent In this
group OF patriots stands the rugged 81
form on Don Hoon. Yes. Mr.. Hoon has
a garden. Every move he makes re-
calls It to mind. But let him tell the
story: I'm admit don't know much
about gardens" said Mr.. Hoon, but /
have brains. read up Tom Sawyer
and set about acquiring a real, patri-
otto. spud producing garden. I first
staked out a piece Of ground from the
chamber Of commerce list. Then I got
hold Of two first class friends, both Of
whom knew how to farm and one Of
whom owned a team. l borrowed a
pillow from vacant lot and made an
appointment with my two friends
particularly the one with the horses.
We met and then they plowcd the lot,
because l didn't know how. Neverthe-
less, | had to make q start in order to
convince them that knew nothing
about the game, and I've been very.
very tired and sore ever since. hope
to get the plowed land narrowed and
planted this week. The volunteer sys.
TEN doesn't seem to work well. how
ever, and I may have to conscript In
order to get the garden finished"
"Jass" McKenna- secretary of the
Millionaire club which has It's head
quarters at tho Elk's club rooms. has
resigned his position and taken the
position Of electrician at the Big Black
foot mill In Bonner. His patrician az
sociates are much disgusted over his
fall from grace.
Many Of us civilians are finding out
a great many things in rcg;ld to the
army these days" was the remark Of
young Missoula attorney during
round table war talk. Take myself
der TO get into the judge advocates
department It was necessary to have
all qualifications for the supreme
bench OF the United States. l applied
for this service and received a blank
which asked me to cite the cases be-
fore the Supreme Court of the United
States in which I had been chief
counsel. was also called upon to
state what textbooks or legal papers
had written. I decided right there that
the judge advocates department was
no place for me. And remember was
only applying for a clerkship."
There are automobile owners for
whom terror does not exist after the
| technique OF starting and stopping
| has been mastered. Once they have
learned how to get under way. these
drivers assume an easy lordship over
| their cars, and dash about the country
disdaining dangers and speed laws.
Such a person was the man of whom
G. \. ketchan, principal Of the county
high school, told the other day.
| This super Oldfield invited a book
ish friend to share his third or fourth
filtration with sudden death. Unaware
Of the true nature Of the driver. the
book worm accepted. He had not had
many rides IN his secluded life. Never
had he taken one like this. After the
first block he was sitting on his hat
and clinginefwith both hands to the
sides Of the seat. and the ride grew
worse with each minute OF its hours
| duration.
When at length the terrible cNpe-
riencc ended with a miraculous safe To-
turn, the little nun could scarcely
control his knees. Yet somehow he
contrived a courtly parting bow and a
polite farewell.
Thank you. sir" he said to his grin
ming friend, land thank Cod
Though a new and easy way OF
planting the vegetable variously
known as the murphy" or "spud," has
been discovered. and the plans pre-
scented to Chairman Jack Murray OF
the Northern Pacific potato patch
committee. the members Of the com.
miitcc have refused TO adopt this
method and will instead so to the
planting Job in the old laborious way
said Chief Clerk Eodcn.. -.
The new labor saving scheme works
about as follows: The seed potatoes
are laid on tho ground, and then &
layer Of about ~ inches OF straw is
spread on top OF them. The tops OF
the spuds soon begin to show through
the straw, and when the covering is
removed. numerous nests OF IA,
''murphics" are found underneath. Thu
pla ntcrs must be careful not to use
barley straw. however. as the whisker.
Of these will get into the seed po
tatocs eyes and blind them.
Wheat Is presently TO sell at 50
bushcl. and barley at $40 a bushcl. s,
say som" Bible students. who have
found in Revelations many prophecies
, of the Woes which now bcset the world