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White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-06-08
Cedar Chests Protect
Against Clothes Moths

Experiments conducted by the
United States Department Of Agricul-
ture have demonstrated the value OF
chests made of red cedar, Juniperus
virginiana. However, to be effective
these chests must contain in the body
proper at least 20 per cent of three
quarter inch red cedar lumber. The
attention of the public is called to the
fact that chests made of neutral woods
lined with red cedar veneer are not
genuine red cedar chests and cannot
be depended upon to kill clothes
moths. Experiments have proved that
clothes moths can develop from the
egg, through the worm or larval stage,
to the adult moth in chests lined with
red cedar veneer. They cannot do
this in genuine red cedar chests that
are in good condition.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-06-08

ut Isn't Easy to Travel With
Helpless Man." She Fiercely Re.
minded Me.
Cromit ran at my side. Behind US
came the Onondaga, softly humming:
"Ha-hum-weh. Ha-hum-weh-l be-
long to the Wolf clan. belong to
the Wolf clan"
He chanted it over and over as we
mounted the hill and only became
silent when the girl confronted us,
vague slim figure in the night. In q
faint voice she said:
"He is dead. My good uncle is
dead. He died in his sleep. His kind
heart was very weak
She did not weep but kept repeating
that he had died in. his sleep. The
| Onondaga would not enter the cabin,
but Cromit and wrapped the dead
man In a blanket and dug grave
some distance from the cabin, the girl
holding a pine torch so that we might
see. When we had finished and had
retired she threw herself on the grave
| and Wept little. linen she came 10
us and said:
81 leave this place this night. Those
| people down there killed him.
leave this place this night"
"Then you must go to McDowell's
mill, and from there start for the
Eastern settlements. We will 60 with
you as far as the mill. Later we will
plan just how and where you are 10
travel. can give you a letter to
Charles Swaine at Shippensburg, and
know he will be pleased to serve
you"
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-06-08
Stone Bathtubs

In Mexico and many OF the Central
American countries where the tropical
heat makes the water In city mains
too warm for pleasant bathing the
people use plan adopted hundreds
of years ago in those regions. Bath
tubs are cut from solid rock near a
natural spring of pure water, or fed
by stream through bamboo pipes.
These stone baths are near the homes
of most of the wealthy citizens, and
all hotels have them attached to their
buildings. Travellers from Northern
countries find these cool baths very
refreshing.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-06-08
Importance of Bread

American children eat bread at
practically every meal, but oftentimes
more at lunch than at supper or din
ner. Sandwiches, for instance, are
often the most substantial part of the
school lunch. They cannot be made
appetizing and wholesome without
good bread, and probably fewer sand
wiches would be discarded from chill
drens lunch boxes If the bread were
always of the best quality. Good
bread, according to the standard used
in club judging contests, directed by
the United States Department of AZ.
riculture and state agricultural col.
leges, has crisp deep crust, an elias
tic crumb, is light without being dry,
has no close, heavy streaks, and has
an appetizing flavor and odor difficult
to describe but easy to recognize.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-06-08
CHAPTER III
On Braddock's Business

We commenced our journey to Wills
creek, with the Onondaga leading the
way and his watchful suspicious gaze
swinging from side to side Of the mar
row path as alertly as II we had been
In the Huron country.
After travelling short distance the
Onondaga halted and dropped on his
knees. He had found eight bark
spoons. Holding them up he said:
$50 many Indians stopped here to
eat this morning. They are oul
nephews, the Leni- Lenape. They are
some Of the men Croghan has been
hunting for. They have Travelled east
to see the Big Knives on the path.
Now they go to Wills creek to be
there when the Big Chief comes with
his warriors"
II his reasoning were correct the
Delawares had journeyed east until
they beheld Braddock's army on the
march; and by the same token our
campaign against the French would
soon take us to Duquesne. was
keel W press vi.
We made Wits creek early on the
ninth of May and were surprised to
find none of the army there except
Rutherford's and Clark's Independent
companies on foot, ordered to the
creek from New York in the proceed.
ing summer: and Demarie's indie
pendent company from Maryland.
The three companies had wintered
on the creek in huts and were mighty
weary of the mcnotony of 1t all. We
were quickly surrounded by an eager
mob and piled with questions as to
Braddock's whereabouts, when he
would arrive, and how large an army
he would bring. Had the French al.
ready abandoned Duquesne, as had
been reported by some of the Della
ware scouts? And If so, why the
devil were his majesty's independent
companies being held in idleness at
the creek and made to miss all the
fun?
Mr.. Croghan came into camp few
hours after our arrival, and ! deliv-
cred Governor Norris letter. After
reading it, he told me:
"The belts were sent on the twenty
second of last month. fear We'll get
scant help from the lake tribes. Many
Of the Indians are waiting to see
who's to win. They'll flock in to join
the winner. It's lucky we have the
French whipped already, for the slow
work of getting the army here had
made me uneasy.
"If thousand men, or even less
could now march swiftly to Duquesne
! the place would be ours without any
fighting. The Indians have taken hole
of the French ak, but they'll drop II
If the French quit Duquesne. The
assembly hurt us when it refused t.
feed my three hundred Iroquois. AT
ter keeping them all winter. they
should have held on for few week.
longer. Now the three hundred are
back with the French. have fort!
fighting men here, and sixty womeI
and children. They've taken up the
Ratchet against the French. But, Il
they amt handled right, they'll &C
cept bloody belt from Duquesne.
general Braddock hasn't any no
ton of handling red men. Dinwiddie
or Morris should have looked aftel
that part of the business. But wei
lick the French easy enough. They're
licked already. Worst is We'll have tt
smooth some of the Indians down af
ter the French are back in Canada"
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-06-08

sell them to Braddock. Let the young
man stop showing his claws and his
teeth and we can make trade"
Much pleased at the outcome of
what had threatened to be serious
affair, l returned to Cromit and gave
him his instructions. / told him the
Indian and l would spread our blan.
kets in the path south Of the hill and
for him to take the money to the
cabin, If he made fair bargain, and
then come to US.
In less than an hour Cromit came
through the darkness to US and an
nounced:
"She's got the money and says
made good bargain. But the man,
her uncle, will never see the stars
again in this mortal land There's the
| death mark on him."
We slept for several hours and it
must have been close to midnight
when the report of flintlock brought
US to our feet. -,9 ~
Believing the girl was in trouble /
| called on my companions to follow me.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-06-08

anu CUT 1uIO PASSSS
five or six medium-sized tomatoes, or
use pint Of stewed ones, add one
onion chopped and few shreds OF a
Glove Of garlic. Place the beans In
stone bean jar, add the vegetables and
fill the dish with boiling water. Add
a tablespoonful or two Of butter. cover
and simmer in the oven for several
hours, adding more water If needed.
Half an hour before serving add
pimento cut into bits, small green
pepper chopped, three teaspoonfuls of
salt, half teaspoonful each OF pep
per and paprika and dash of cay
enne pepper. Thicker with table
spoonful each Of butter and flour
rubbed together. Return to the oven
and cook fifteen minutes longer. Serve
in the casserole. Fl .t.l#.4
Parsnip Puff.-Pare six parsnips,,
cut them into thick slices and boil in
sailed water until tender. After the
parsnips are nearly done add three po-
tatoes cut into quarters and cook I'M
til tender. Drain and mash, beating
thoroughly; add one-fourth cupful of
cream in which one-half teaspoonful
of baking powder has been added with
q tablespoonful of butter, one-half
teaspoonful of salt, one-fourth tea
spoonful of pepper. Turn the puff
into hot frying pan well buttered,
brown and cover with one-fourth cup
full of cheese and turn. Serve when
well Drowned on both sides.
Breton Soup.-Peel and chop four
large onions and two small carrots.
But into a soup kettle with three
tablespoonful of butter, cook until
the onions are brown. Sprinkle with
one-half teaspoonful of salt and one
| fourth teaspoonful of sugar. Add one
| quart Of water, cover the kettle and
cook for two hours; as it SINNERS add
more water. Cut the thinnest pos
sible slices of bread, spread with but
ter before cutting, and lay one slice
in each bowl. Pour over the soup,
taking care that the vegetables are
evenly distributed.
Miscellaneous Good Things.
To serve perfectly round and
shapely poached egg grease frying
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-06-08
MIX Drinks

Milk may be used as the basis Of
great variety of hot and cold bever-
ages that are about equal to milk itself
in food value but are more pleasing
in flavor to persons who do not like
to drink plain milk, says the United
States Department of Agriculture.
Moreover, children and others who
need milk in large quantities enjoy
having it served occasionally In un-
usual ways. x4ss,~
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-06-08
Ostrich Was "Of Side"

An amusing story comes from Mon
tagu, South Africa, where, in a school
boys cricket match, the batsman hit
the only ball possessed by the village
cricket team among few ostriches
standing close to the field. One Of the.
birds whipped up the ball, and swal-
lowed 1t. The ostrich was caught,
and by pummeling and massaging it's.
neck for some time the ball was re-
covered.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-06-08
SYNOPSIS

Impoverished by the OPEN
handed generosity of his father,
Virginia gentleman, young Web
ster Brond is serving as scout
and spy for the army under Gen.
eral Braddock preparing for the
advance on Fort Duquesne. He
has just returned to Alexandria
from visit to the fort, where,
posing as a Frenchman, he has
secured valuable information.
Braddock, bred to European war;
fare, fails to realize the impor-
lance Of the news. Brond is sent
back to Fort Duquesne, also
bearing a message to George
Croghan, Enlish emissary among
the Indians. Brond joins his
friend and fellow scout, Round
Paw, Indian chief, and they set
out. On the way they fall in with
typical backwoodsman, Balsar
Cromit, who Joins them. The
party encounters group Of set
tiers threatening a young girl,
Elsie Dinwold, whom they accuse
Of witchcraft ..
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-06-08
Mixed Vegetable Soup
Superior for Children

A mixed vegetable soup made with
milk instead Of water provides extra
nutriment and is excellent as soup
for children, especially when they do
not lake as much milk in other ways
as they should have. To make it the
bureau of home economics recon-
mends the following method:
Cream of Vegetable Soup.
/ quart milk 2 tbs celery,
2 tbs. turnip, chopped
chopped 2 tbs. butter
Q tbs. carrots, ! tbs. flour
chopped IN tsp. salt
Q tbs. onion,
chopped
Chop the vegetables very fine, cover,
and cook in the butter until tender.
Mix the flour we'll with the cooked
vegetables. In the meantime heat the
milk in double boiler. Add little
of the milk to the cooked vegetables,
stir we'll, and combine with the rest
of the milk Add the salt. The flavor
is improved if the soup is allowed to
stand for short time to blend before
serving. Serve hot.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-06-08

Reason for Webster's Preference for Blue

but 1t parted with enough dye to tinge
Daniel blue from head to foot.
Webster had a liberal stratum of
sentiment in his mental makeup, and
for some reason the color of his young
manhood remained his favorite wear
through life. He wore blue coats to
his dying day. If any one ever saw
him in one of different color the
fact has not been made of record.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-06-08
Happier

Every year strips us of at least one
vain expectation, and teaches US to
reckon some solid good in its stead. |
never will believe that our youngest
days are our happiest. What miser-
able augury for the progress of the
race and the destination of the indi-
vidual, If the more matured and en-
lightened state is the less happy one
All this to prove that we are
happier than when we were seven
years old, and that we shall be hap.
pier when we are forty than we are
now, which call a comfortable doc
trine, and one worth trying to be-
lieve From "The Letters of George
Eliot" Selected by r. Brimley John
CON
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-06-08
When Acorns Gro.D

Natural reproduction of white oak
in the Southern states may be either
by seed or by sprout, says the Ameri-i
can Tree association. Under usual
forest conditions acorns are produced
when the trees are about seventy or
seventy-five years old. Good seed crops
occur about once in every four to-
seven years.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-06-08
Pelicon's Loue-Making

The courtship of the pelican Is a.
very quaint performance. The male
bird first attracts the attention of the
female by prodding with his beak the
earth in the vicinity of the chosen one.
The two then hold each other gently
by their beaks in manner which
seems to correspond pretty closely to
hand-squeezing! The scene closes
with the two birds bending down and
rubbing the tops of their heads to-
gether!
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-06-08
"Fripate Bird'' Suift

There are several species of birds
that can travel much faster than an
airplane. The fastest is the "frigate
bird" which has it's home in the trop-
les. This bird is remarkable for it's
long wings and is capable Of flying
$50 miles an hour.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-06-08
Beavers Safety Period

The winter season is one of safety
and comfort for the beaver, for the
bears are asleep in their own winter
dens and the trappers are forbidden
by law to modest beaver houses. The
water under the ice cannot get colder
than freezing, the heat Of their bodies
keeps the houses warm and the food
supply is generally ample and close by.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-06-08
Epil Effect of Debt

To one that is not callous state Of
debt and embarrassment is a state
of positive misery; the sufferer is as
one haunted by an evil spirit, and his
heart can know neither rest nor peace
till it is cast out.-Bridges.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-06-08
Galleries in Honey

An ordinary tablespoonful of honey
weighs trife over an ounce, and will
furnish the body 100 calories. The
same amount of energy would be sup
piled by five-sixths of an ounce Of
sugar, by IL ounces of molasses, or
by a little less than an ounce of pre-
serves (such as orange marmalade).
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-06-08
wv. hltw t4Q
Miles of Butterflies

Game wardens OF the Cascade
mountains, In the state of Washington,
reported seeing last autumn huge
cloud of flying butterflies ten or fif-
teen miles long and three or four miles
wide. Many kinds of birds prey Cd
them in their mass flight
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-06-08
Pulpit CONTROVERSY

A new idea in sermons" is being
tried in Mansfield (England) church,
the regular clergyman preaching from
one pulpit and local schoolmaster
questioning him on his discourse from
another pulDit.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-06-08

nary:
Spanish Beans.
Soak a pint OF
red kidney beans
over night and in
the morning par
boil t h e m a n d
drain well. Peel
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-06-08
Help Plants to Breathe

Are your palms spotted with scales?-
If so, wash the fronds with whale Oil
soap, says Nature Magazine. At the
same time sponge the leaves of all
house plants to remove accumulated
dust and help them to breathe.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-06-08
HOUSEHOLD HINTS

The new and fashionable colors this
spring have grayish or hazy quality.
To clean wicker furniture use O
stiff brush and warm salt water.
=
Cabbage which is an inexpensive
food deserves place in the family
diet because it contains quantities of
useful minerals and vitamines. 1t may
be prepared quickly, and is available
DIT almost every season.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-06-08

pun anu LII IL WIFI wa.
ter and place in IT but
tered muffin rings. Add
a teaspoonful of salt and
when boiling hot break
an egg into each ring.
Cover uick ~ and let
stand three minutes. Pick
up the egg and muffin
ring on a SKINNER. Drain
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-06-08
Remember This

Every law that is too stern defeats
itself. 1t is the nature of man to stuff
himself in proportion as he has been
kept empty.-Los Angeles Times.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-06-08
The "Rah-Rahs"

There are more than 100000 USE
less words in the English language,
which probably accounts for a lot Of
the college yells.-Philadelphia In
quirer.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-06-08
Go Back to Henry VIII

The costumes on the face cards Of
a deck of playing cards are said to be-
long to the time of Henry VIII of Eng
land, whose reign marked the begin
ming of the game in England.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-06-08
Reform, Longevity

The life of an American reform is
usually ten years; five years to get it,
and five years to get rid of it.-E. w.
HoWes Monthly.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-06-08
Difficult Line TO Dra.u

The hardest thing of all, often, is to-
tell where the commendable optimism
leaves off and the unmitigated idiocy
begins.-Ohio State Journal.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-06-08
Shoreditch Sarcasm,

Woman Witness lin Shoreditch
County Court) He is called a pol.
ished gentleman-they must have
looked at his boots.-Boston Tran
script.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-06-08
%1 TIFF @
VKlTCHE.N 81
N1CABINE I II
To- 1928. Western Newspaper Union,

(Gl 1928. Western Newspaper Unionl
The pure. the bright. the beautiful
That stirred our hearts in youth,
The impulses to wordless prayer
The streams Of love and truth,
The longing after something lost,
The spirits yearning cry,
The striving after better hopes
These things can never die.
Charles Dickens.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-06-08
Razor Skids on Curpe

An electrically razor with
a blade which oscillates sideways
while the user draws the razor down
his face has been developed.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-06-08
Farmers High Place

Let the farmer, furthermore, be
honored in his calling; for they who
labor in tne earth are the chosen peo-
pie of God.-Thomas Jefferson.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-06-08
Has Alarming Touch

So sensitive is burglar alarm de-
veloped in Germany that merely touch
ing an article guarded by it, causes it
to sound.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-06-08
Part of Human Nature

Man always worships something /;
always he sees the infinite Swallowed
forth in something finite.-t'arlyle.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-06-08
GOOD THINGS TO EAT

Baked beans are enjoyed at any sea.
son Of the year; here is one KIND
which is not Ordi-
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-06-08

Read the advertisements for de.
vices which will help you with the
household chores that you dislike
most.
Rubber shoppers are best to use in
ammonia bottles. Ammonia has little
effect on rubber but gradually de
strOys cork.
Wooden-handled kitchen utensils or
the cogs of the dover egg beater
should never be allowed to soak ir
the dish water. -
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-06-08

To serve perfectly round and
shapely poached egg, grease frying
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-26

torn by rake, and. 10! the rouleau,
which ought to have been formed OF a
solid line Of gold coins was only
brass tube correctly weighted Since
then, rouleaux placed on the table
have TO be torn open and their con-
tents displayed. Quite a number OF
fake rouieaux had been in use, but
when lost were always eagerly bought
back by the syndicate which operated
with them.
Jaggers, the Yorkshireman, who
studied the roulette wheels until he
found one which had q bias, kept six
clerks In order to find the number
which appeared oftenest. and In the
end won $4,000 pounds by his diligence
but now the wheels are not only In
spected and leveled daily, but each
wheel Is changed. The wheels run on
horizontal ball bearings .and each can
De lifted from its bearings and trans.
ferred TO a different table. This wa
| done before Jaggers became aware oil
the alteration. and he lost 10000
| pounds owing 10 his tnattention. But he
| left Monte Carlo q moderately rich
man, In spite of the Casinos cunning
OIL lamps illuminate the tables o.
| play, as well as electric light. This Il
because 1t would be difficult, II not i'm.
possible. to extinguish all the oil lamps
simultaneously. When gas was used, 4
gang Of swell nobsmen contrived, ont
night, suddenly 10 turn 1t on ut thu
meter. and a terrible scramble fol
money ensued In the gaming rooms. TIL,
bank lost heavily and so did man,
private persons, but the ruse can nov
never be repeated, not only because oil
Is used as an illuminant, but becaus,
even the electricity is brought from TIVE
quite separate sources.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-26
Hollywood Exaggerations

witt de dolby. Mug knows va. He
come back on de same boat with va
from London only he couldn't come
outa de lfe-boat durin de day-He seq
tell Charlie hello-Hey Charlie, y got a
photo of yerself? AIDA baby-sign it
an Wen build new house around 1t.
Mrs. Noftolis-Hm-You could geev-
ing oss ulso for de cheeldren's room
phutto--Of cuss by oss in de odder
rooms Is honly hatchings. OF cuss We
priffarring de bast hatchingS-You
should see lest sommer in Dill Beach
by de axclossif colony so was dere
Pizzetsky de hatcher-So you should see
he Matched me under de buddwukk-
vi vi Boitrem-Where is Boitrem???
Halpi Look. it's chasing heem around
a lion in de cage!!i Boitrem-dey hall
stodding opp wit mine Boitrem-
Looy-Don't worry. one bite and de
lion toms vegetarian. Well. s'long-
Crowd-Goot pye-slonk-goot pye--
s'lonk.! Goot pye-Cull text for de
souveniersl Goot pye-S'lonk.
Assistant-Mr. Chaplin, there's a
delegation of retired grocerS from Kan
kakee outside that wish to inspect the
studio. Help. he's tainted.
Copyright. 1927