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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-14
The Poison of Poison IVY

THE United States Bureau Of Chem
istry finds that the poison of
poison ivy is n Of the most power
full known; in the vegetable world.
People have been known to die from too
liberal a contact with it. It is present
in all parts sof the plant, and if taken
internally is extremely dangerous. Chill
dren are sometimes poisoned. by eating
the ripe berries.
1T is described as a violent ~irritant
p~oison-an oily substance, the slightest
trace of which on the skin will produce
severe inflammation. Some persons arc
more sensitive to it than others. but
nobody is immune.
Ivy poisoning may be contracted by
touching shoes or clothing that has
been in contact with the plant. Dogs or
other animals may in like manner con :
vey it. Even fire does not destroy. the
poison.
Often it happens that people gather
ing autumn leaves in the woods bring
home with them branches of poison ivy
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-14

TT is urged that we should establish
in this country factories for the pro-
duction of industrial jewels, for which
at the present time we are entirely de-
pendent upon Swiss and other Euro
pean sources of supply.
The largest demand for such Jewels
is by watchmakers, for bearings which
the delicate machinery requires. Next
in order come electrical instruments, in
connection with which they are used as
pivots and counterpivots. They r
being more and more employed as res
production points for monographs, and
another Of the purposes for which they
are utilized is the drawing OF. fine wire
for electric flaments. {;
We are accustomed to think Of GEM
stones as too precious for ordinary man
ufacturing use. But as a matter Of
fact much Of such material, no matter
what the kind, is SO flawed, lacking
transparency, or undesirably colored, as
to render it useless for cutting into
gems. The National Museum at Wash.
ington has on exhibition a beryl that
weighs more than half a ton. It is
quite genuine, but of no value from the
standpoint Of the jewel merchant.
Raw diamonds Of inferior quality are
used for saving, cutting and polishing
gems They come from Africa, Brazil
and India, but the supply is distributed
from london through the great Dia-
mond Syndicate, which absolutely con-
trolls the diamond market Of the world.
Raw rubies, .sapphires and Oriental
anethysts (threesyariettes III corunduinI
crystal) aroused "a watcher and chros
nometers. They come from Siam, Cey-
Ion and India some also from America.
But within the last few years II has
bsen discovered how TO make all three
synthetieilly, and 81 Switzerland there
IL one plant that turns out 100000
carats Of these artificial Jewels daily.
Raw ;sarnets (uaed in cheap watches)
come from Czecho- Goyakia. india ana
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-14

and pscans Of superior varieties are now
being grown under cultivation, the; latter
on q. large scale in Texas. Crafts
from exceptional wild trees yielding
paper shellcd pecans have been SO ju-
diciously utilized as to develop exten-
sive plantations productive of nuts
which can be broken between the fingers.
More than 2,O0o,O 900 acres in this
country were planted with peanuts last
year. The demand for them is in
.:creasing by leaps and bounds. They
are n of the most nutritious foods
known to man, one pound of them
(shelled) containing nearly half a pound
Of fat and a quarter of a pound Of pro-
teinss both..high grade 'and readily d.
gestible. For running the body machine
they are three Times as efficient as an
equal weight of beef and five times as
efficient as an equal weight of eggs.
Peanuts yield a sweet, wholesome
cooking oil. A bushel. of them in the
shell will produce a gallon of oil. Many
lard substitutes now sold and popular
are peanut oil converted into a solid fat.
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~tHH. ia 49, -
NHE. United. States Fisheries Bureau
says that half of our annual oyster
crop is derived from planted ii. e., Gull
tivqted) beds. In New England 90 per
cent is thus grown.
Up to forty years ago the oyster sup
ply was obtained almost wholly from
natural beds, which covered areas of
such enormous extent that they were
regarded as inexhaustible. Reckless
everlasting destroyed most of them. It
was the same old story. The beds were
stripped until not enough adult oysters
were left to furnish spawn.
AS time goes on we shall become de-
pendent to q steadily greater extent
upon planted oysters. Practically no
oysters are left in the waters of New
Hampshire and Maine, where once they
were abundant. The beds of Massachu-
sets are largely depleted. On the Con-
necticut coast only two natural beds of
Importance remain-one at the. mouth
Of New Haven harbor anti the other
near Bridgeport. There are few|in New
York waters, and even in Chesapeake
bay extensive areas formerly productive
of oysters ore now barren.
Nevertheless, Chesapeake bay pro-
duces more oysters than any other hody
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-14
What We Know About Nuts as Food

NUTS are coming into use as foods.
that is, as part Of the regular
dietary-to an extent unthought of in
former days. There is a steadily in
creasing demand for them, for soups,
nut buffers, nut salads, nut candy,
sailed nuts. etc. Several books have
been published devoted to nut cookery.
Some bakeries even make nut bread,
which is considered a great delicacy,
costing sixty cents a loaf. The, people
who forswear meat, and who call them
selves vegetarians or fruitarians. depend
on nuts for ''protein" (the stuff that
make muscle and blood). in which fruits
and vegetables are deficient, generally
speaking. Many nut foods are extern
sively advertised by manufacturers for
the special use of nonmeat eaters.
Last year the state of California pro-
duced 1850 tons of almonds and 26,250
tons of the so-called English walnuts.
During the same t'welvemonth we i'm
ported 17,745 tons of almonds and
Is, 747 tons of walnuts ; also 1929
tons of filberts, 2506 tons of European
chestnuts (marrons), and 1906 tons Of
palm nuts.
This, however, was by no means all.
We imported during the last year
4,O53, $50 %coconuts and l30,S11 tons
of coconut meats" In addition. we
bought from abroad enormous quantities
of peanuts to supplement- our own crop,
which was 81, 1868 900 bushels.
The use of coconut for cakes, candy
and various other purposes is enormous.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-14

One can buy it nowadays IN ans ali Tie
almond growers Of California are be-
coming ~millionaires, the demand for
their product showing a steady increase.
Confectioners use immense quantities
Of almonds, largely in the shape of a
paste for candy, and together with fill
berts, pine nuts and pistachios for
nougat.
Pine nuts, which are the seeds of
several species of pines, are now fairly
common in the markets of our big cities.
Pistachios are produced in California
on a considerable scale. They have long
been priced by confectioners for their
delicate flavor and attractive green
color. They are small and not unlike a
bean in shape.
The ''lichi" nut is really a dried
fruit surrounded by a nutlike shell. It
somewhat resembles a raisin in favor.
introduced into this country by the
Chinese, it has already become quite
well known.
Beechnuts, hickory nuts :. and black
walnuts are familiar enough. Hickories
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-14
Harmonizing the Features

DICHARD II. JEFFERIES, Of
~ Richmond, Va, is the inventor OF
a device which in these beauty seeking
days ought to be a boon to young
women, inasmuch as it is designed to
aharmonize the features" In youth
the features are still plastic, not having
yet completed their formation. The
continuance in question has the effect
OF tmore evenly balancing the muscles
OF expression This is obviously most
desirable, inasmuch a beauty Il largely
depends upon expression.
"a small sheet Of silken fabric is COW
cred on one side with mucilage II other
adhesive substance; whereby it may be
attached to the face in the way the pic
ture shows-f. e., 10 al to cover the
mouth and part Of the cheeks. OF
course, It is meant to be worn at night.
The mouth being closed and adjusted
10 slight and becoming smile, tho
piece Of silk Is stuck on, and, being
thus worn during the sleeping hours,
tends 10 make permanent q beautiful
expression. II the morning It y read
~ removed ~ disappearing.
Another advantass Il has 81 that IL
prevents mouth bfeathink. People IN
5nleep: ~ very apt te treathe III thsir
months open, Thing deemed unheslfh-
I'LL. The nsstrfis ars.ths proper breath
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'-. .-. '' ,.Et u. Il. '1- L e 49, 1880 EL-=s4F
of water in the world. Hence it. comes
about that Virginia and Maryland lead
the United States in this respect, with
an output of more than 5,00O,0OO bush
els each annually. The total yearly
oyster crop of this Ecountrysis about
80, 0OO, 600 bushela,ts for w;hiieJhk the fish.
ermen get fifty cents ,B14issliiSSl,r Sy
There are oyster. bdds all the was,
from Cape Cod to Mexico. But the
bivalves are not ffo&}{nd iinasthhheerop'en Sen.
They are brackish .water animals and,
make their homestm coves, bays, scs-
tuarics and the mouths of rivers "a
In such situations oysters will estab-
lish their towns (Which we call beds1
whenever they can find something solid
on which to grow, "a muddy bottom
would swallow them. up. lFIodrisllipg'
beds have been known to be started by
shipwrecks,, and very productive ones
by ashes or other material, thlro&shl oyer: I
board from vessels. -ia.t s.
Our oysters are of two sexes, male
and female. Formerly q theory WIS,
held to the effect flat thstyy...ih change
their sex from year to year, gentle.
man bivalvc becoming a lady, aad then
perhaps switching back again. But
this idea has been exploded.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-14
Making Joss Stick

THE composition of the candles called
L joss sticks, which are used in all the
religious ceremonies of Buddhism, has
long remained a mystery, the prepara-
tion of the sticks being intrusted to GER
tain persons chosen from a limited class.
Not long ago, however, there was
learned the manner of making joss
sticks in Indo- China. A stem, Of BAN
boo is. rolled in a preparation contain
ing fourteen different odoriferous drugs,
two Of which are significant, as showing
a knowledge of chemical and physical
properties. These are %sconite, which
serves to protect the sticks against the
attacks of rats and mice, and camphor,
which causes them to burn steadily
without being periodically >extinguished.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-14

TT is surprising how little we really
L know about the planet on which we
live. We have examined it's surface
pretty thoroughly, but of what is be-
meath a thin outer crust we are almost
wholly ignorant.
. Volcanoes from time to time throw
up great quantities of stuff out of the
bowels of the earth. But there is no
..elling from what depth it comes; and
at the present time there is asEood&deal
Of dispute among biologists as to
whether this molten material is derived
from localized pockets or from a fiery
mass occupying the whole interior Of the
terrestrial globe.
There are even scientists so heretical
as to query whether the core of the
globe is hot. They think that per-
haps it may be cold. Temperature, it
is true, does rise as one descends into
The earth, but conceivably this may in
.licale merely a hot zone beneath which.
it cools off. rs
An eminent British engineer has ad-
vocated the digging of a shaft twelve
miles deep, which, he says, could be
sunk in thirty years, at an expense Of a
few million dollars. He believes that
the knowledge obtained would amply
repay the investment.
= AS an engineering proposition the
task would be attended with u%ndeniable
difficulties. The tremendous pressure in
the depths might crush in the hole from
the sides. But the main obstacle would
be heat. :. -
The deepest hole ever dug is a well,
sunk for oil, near Fairmont, w. Va.
IL is six inches in diameter and nearly
a mile and a half in depth. At that
point it stopped, because a slide of
rock shocked it.
y The temperature at the bottom of
this hole is 1853 3-5 degrees Fahren-
heit, and the guess is that the boiling
point Of water would be reached at
i $1,000 feet. At a depth Of thirty miles,
1t is surmised, rocks would be hot
enough to be plastic like putty.
The earth has been weighed by as
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-14

or poison sumac, and sHtiek- THEN 1gaq.l around (
i'll vases. A wholeefamily may thus bers1l
come afflicted. ghc iny .antithe suinac,
by the way, are closely related, and both -
have the same poison. = IT,
No sooner is the, character, Of the
plants discovercd-perhaps a day or two
later, when symptoms dcvelop--than,
very likely, haste is made to throw them
into the fire. This MAY make matters
worse than ever, il anybody is exposed
to the smoke, because the latter will
carry The poison.
The usual symptoms Of sivst poison
are itching and burning with! thssfor- al
nation of blistcrs. it is iYaeiayyo ddMilrte
trcssing when severe. The thing t, do.
when exposure is suspectttsd,ssi s. :t Is, VAS - :.
the skin with a thick lather of laundry
soap and hot water. 1Te imnssersnnaSMs =
especially should receive attcntion,, lest
they transfer the poison to other parts
of the body. But don't scrub, lest the
poison be rubbed in. This is hard ad,
vice to follow. NJ Y,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-14
Pecks of Diamonds

Turing the year 1919 South Africa
- exported 1924 pounds of diamonds.
This quantity represented Just about
125iquarts.
This vast quantity of:sprecious stones
reduced to terms of bushels would equal.
a tri6e less than. four, or what would
be two ordinary grain bags full of them.
Naturally the stones included a great
number of very large ones as well as
many raedium.sized and small ones.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-14
3OOO-Pound Belt

TyHE largest belt in the world was re-
1 Gently made by a Philadelphia man
'ufacturer. 1t weighs 5000 pounds, and
the toughest parts of the hides of go
steers were required for material.
When set to work in a factory it will
travel day and night at a speed of a
mile q minute
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-14
A Bath de Luxe for Baby

OOMETHING new in the way of a
~ "baby cabinet" has been patented
by Richard II. Wilson, of Newark,
N. J.. 1t is meant to make easier the
business Of washing and dressing an
infant.
The cabinet is placed at the foot of
an ordinary bathtdb. When the front
of t.is lowered q broad fat table is
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-14

tronomers, who say that it would just
about balance an iron. ball of equal
size, if the two could be put on a pair
Of scales. There seems to be no other
inference than that the interior of the
planet is mainly composed Of heavy
metals. -
But nobody positively knows, and it
is=noslin the least Likely i that apoyblsodys
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-14

provided, standing upon hinged legs
directly v e the tub. An extension of
this table (hinged to the latter) folds
down and presents for use the basin in
which the baby is to be washed.
The whole arrangement is remarkably
convenient, the water supply with the
help Of a rubber tube) being imme-
diately available, while the drawers and
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shelves Of the cabinet, 1afaatld plenty of 4
room for the storage s s9ff hss, iniagt !
clothing and toilet necessaEies. /. { Z
When the bath is over and the infant
dressed the wash basin Is aeeimllptied. the
table is folded back into the front of the
cabinet and the whole apparatus is
compactly out Of the way. Til. tbiath. /.
will be found a greatsconvenicnec.
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could tap-it there would be mo- more
worry about the exhaustion of the
worlds fuel supply.
Southern Italy and its geographic
neighborhood %(including Sicily and other,
islands) is a typical volcanic region. In.
many places, where steam issues from
The :s lfsn ID, the people. trap i and put
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The Ordway new era., 1920-10-29
VIM. R. FERGUSON For County Treasu

w. R. Ferguson is serving county Treasurer
and is candidate for reelection His record absolute
y unassilable and his friends predicting that his
majority will be large He has served the people faithful
y and we'll and always at his post to look after the de-
tails of his office. His election is assured.
H. X SMEDLEY For Assessor
Henry K. Smedley is the choice of Crowley County
Democrats for County Assessor He has been resident
of Ordway for years and during time made
friends of all with whom he has in He is
man of wide experience and sound business judgment.
MRS. IVAH A. DARNALL for County Superintendent
Mrs Darnal is of the efficient teachers of the
county being employed at the Numa school She has
had large experience in school work, and knows the
needs of parents teachers and pupils predict
that schools of this county will make rapid progress
der her capable supervision and that she will be elected
by good majority.
For Surveyor and Coroner
Mr.. Reuben A. Sawyer is the candidate for county
Surveyor and DR. E. O. McCleary for Coroner Saw
yer is competent surveyor and civil engineer, and will
handle the business of that office to the satisfaction
Dr. McClary is of the best known and efficient ply
sclans of the county and competent carefully handle
the business of his office.
TRAINOR and MORRISON For County Commissioners
w. j. Trainor is the candidate for Commissioner of
the Second district and Ben Morrison Third dis
tct Both of these gentlemen farmers and stock
men of much experience and know the needs of
ty IN the important matter of roads, all other
matters to come before the board of commissioners
The Ordway new era., 1920-10-29
JAMES MONROE COLLINS, For Governor

MI collins was born in Union county, January lG
ls'l the oldest family
rado in 1898 In 1910
Farmers Educational and COOPERATIVE the Farmers
Union and since that time has which
seek to advance the agricultural the sthe For rho mast
three he
League and served a
married and has five chd During war he served
member of the Colorado Defense giving eenero
OF MS time and efforts to the
port of the national Democrat y
birth and personal conviction executive ability
thoroughly personal
problems both nd private business.
The Ordway new era., 1920-10-29
COUNTY DEMOCRATIC NOMINEES Democrats good
Citizens Unquted-They Qualified office they seek
BOON BEST For State Senator


Mr. Best is the candidate for State Senator for Crow
lev and countless and needs introduction to the
voters either county. His record legislator for the
past eight years. successful farmer and business
you that he will represent faithfully and well
in the upper house of the assembly.
H. T. CRAIG and c. E. SABIN for Representatives
H. T. Craig is asking for second term represen-
tative is entitled to reelection. He made for
minority leader during the last session. and
do much better in the coming term Mr.. Sabin is
prominent young attorney Of LaJunta. bright and
thorough democrat.
DENNIS J. MOONEY For County Judge
One of the most important offices is that of county
Judge and Mr. Mooney who is well known to nearly
in the county, fill capably and we'll His long
experience clerk the district and his intimate
knowledge of all forms of law and legal practice,
bned with his OF justice and fair dealings between
and make him ideal candidate for this posi-
ton.
LINNIE M. COLYER For County Clerk
Miss Colyer is capable and competent in every way
to act county Clerk and Recorder An experienced
book keeper and expert penman courteous and obgng
to ALL she will fill the office with credit and look after the
details of the county business to the satisfaction of all
"JIM' SMITH For Sheriff
Mr. Smith Is now serving as county assessor and is
known to nearly woman, and child in the
ty He has made enviabe record in his present posi-
tion and Sheriff will comply with requirement in
8 highly cerdtable
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Why Should the National
State Ticket
FULLY SCOTT, For United States Senator

Tuly Scott formerly Cripple and now an Associate
Justice of the Supreme Court
at oio the son OF Baptist minister
OF long line of pioneers
Tory OF United He
democrat his record being show his ad
and to give to the affairs Of The
'"S s''
The Ordway new era., 1920-10-29
SAMUEL J. BURRIS, For Member Congress Tb;rd NJ.
trict ~ 80

Samuel j. Bqrris; of Pueblo. IN York state Mr.
Burris Colorado
at Pueblo, where he has that
several
eventually
Two terms He appointed
wilson
ne is lifelong Democrat
whom State Iev
trc with distinction next 7 N'
The Ordway new era., 1920-10-29

In the first four of Democratic rule human
welfare passed than the previous 40
They continued to the people: with the Federal
serve Law Farmers Loan Parcel Post until when
Republican elected, which has worked consist
entity, since thWart human welfare
The Ordway new era., 1920-10-29
Personal About
The COminp
President

James M. Cox, three times governor of Ohio whose adj
have been noted for and
i've programs carried He law enforcement
IN the state and will enforce every president vote
or COX ana Roosevelt Is vote for Peace Progress
perity
Governor Cox born a farm near Jacksonburg O
March 81 1870 the descendent pioneer stock His
mother died in 1916 but his father living making his
home at Eaton Ohio Governor Cox youngest of
children and his boyhood repete with instances SHOWING
the sesacricing determination which eventually carried him
into public life