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romance of the tomato
Mexican Indians Cultivated it Before
Columbus Came—From a Feared
Rarity it has Become one of
the Best Known Foods in
the World.
(Edward Albes in the Bulletin of
the Pan-American Union.)
How much t'nc discovery of
America added to the welfare and
comfort of the civilized world is real
ized by comparatively few even of the
millions of people who inhabit the
continent and island known as the
New World.
The greatest febrifuge known today
—quinine—came into existence be
cause the Incas of Peru had discover
ed the medicinal properties of the
bark of the chinchona tree. The
leaves of the coca plant have served
to alleviate pain by their essence—
cocaine. Indian corn, Irish and
sweet potatoes and chocolate all had
their home in America.
There is no doubt that the tomato
is indigenous to America. Exactly
where it originated is a mooted ques
tion. The names seems to be of Aztec
origin, given by some as "tomatl" and
by others as "xitomate." The world
still exists in the names of Mexican
towns such as Tomatlan, Tomatepec,
etc. Humbolt states that the plant
was cultivated for its fruit by the
Mexican natives long before the
Spanish conquest, while Alfonso do
Candolle, in his "Origin of Cultivated
Plants," arrives at the conclusion that
its culture for edible purposes origin
ated in Peru and thus spread to other
sections of the Americas.
At any rate, it had been known and
cultivated extensively in these coun
tries for centuries before the Colum
bian discovery, and there is little
doubt that many of the plants seen
and described by the European in
vaders as wild species were really cul
tivated varities originated by the In
dians by crossing of selected species.
The Old "Love Apple."
That the cultivated tomato was
known to European botanists over 360
years ago is evidenced by the fact that
Mattiolus described two varities, one
a large yellow one called "Golden
Apple," and another red variety that
was known as "Love Apple," in 1554.
In 1700 Tournefort described a large
smooth variety which closely resemb
les the "Livingston's Stone" of today,
and a careful study of old descriptions
and cuts, compared with the best ex
amples of modern varieties, would in
dicate that tomatoes as large and
smooth as those we now grow had
been developed before they came in
to general use in the United States
and before the fruit was generally
known to Europeans.
Throughout Southern Europe the
value of the fruit for use in soups
and as a salad seems to have been re
cognized at an early date. It was quite
generally used in Spain and Italy
during the Seventeenth Century. In
England and in Northern Europe gen
erally the plant was grown in bota
ical gardens and in a few private
places as a curiosity and for ornamen
tal purposes. It was seldom eaten,
being commonly regarded as un
healthy and even poisonous, its fruit
being supposed to have aphrodisiacal
qualities. This belief probably arose
from the close resemblance of the
plant to the nightshade, or bella
donna.
Now a Common Food.
It was not until the early part of
the Nineteenth Century that the to
mato came into general use as a food
in Northern Europe and even in the
United States. In Virginia it was
grown as early as 1781 for culinary
use, but the efforts of a Frenchman
to introduce it in Philadelphia as an
edible product in 1788 were unsuccess
ful. The first record of the fruit being
regularly quoted in an American mar
ket was in New Orleans in 1812, while
the earliest records of the seed being
offered for sale by seedsmen as those
of an edible vegetable was in 1818.
From about 1835, however, the use
and cultivation of the tomato increas
ed constantly until now it has be
come one of the most largely grown
of all owr garden vegetables.
The'tomato is of tropical origin and
its culture has spread to practically
all of the Latin American countries.
Only in a few of them, however, has
the industry developed to such an ex
tent as to make the tomato an ex
portable product. Cuba is exception
ally well adapted to its growth, and
in certain sections, such as the Guines
New-Way Wonder
f er Cerne, "Bets -IP
The Big Surprise for Corn Ownei*
It 'e Sore, Simple, Safe, Quick.
Lister, to the wee «tory of "Gets-It,"
the world'» greatest corn remedy. It 1 »
a short story,—only about two foet,-—
"Mary had a little 'Gets-It.' and
corna upon her to«; and «very tlm*
Stop Misery and Kmbariwment l-ik»
This With Simple. Easy "GeU-It.
aha put on *Get»-It,' the corn was
eure to bo . Mary, like thousands of
others, used to be a heroine, suffering
martyrdom, using painful bandages,
irritating salves, sticky tape, toe
harnesses, blood -Drlnging raiors and
aolasoral She says now thorn'« no sense In
I». Use "Gets-It," applied In 1 seeonds.
Kasy, simple, new way—Just painless oom
mon sense' Millions are doing It.
Never (alls. You can wear smaller »hoes
now. You dont have to limp around
any more, or walk on the side of your
shoes to try to get away from your oornsl
You know for aura before you use
"Geta-It" that the oorn or callus 1» goinij
away. For corns, calluses, warts and
^œ.It- la add by all « mm UU .
Ko a bottle, or sent direct by E. Law
renco AC».. t'hlcaKO. , .
Sold in Caldwell and recommended
as the world'» best corn cure by
Grcenlund Drug Co.
DOING THEIR DUTY.
Scores of Caldwell Readers are Learn
ing the Duty of the Kidneys.
dut\° blood is the kidnc ys"
\v hen they fail to do this the kid
neys are weak.
Backache and other kidney ills may
follow.
Help the kidneys do their work.
Lse Doans Kidney Pills—the test
ed kidney remedy.
. Proof of their worth in the follow
ing:
John W. Blacker, Roswell, Idaho,
says: When I exerted myself, my
back felt weak. M y kidneys were too
trequent in action and gave me great
annoyance A friend who had used
IJoan s kidney Pills with fine results
advised me to try them. Two boxes
made a permanent cure."
Price 50c, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy—get
Doans Kidney Pills—the same that
Mr. Blacker had. Eoster-Milburn Co.
Props., Buffalo, N. Y. 917
Valley, the industry is thriving and
tomatoes are being raised for the ex
port market. Recent advices fror, i
Chile state that among the fruits and
vegetables shipped from Valparaiso
to Liverpool and to New York were
fresh tomatoes. Since the shipping
of fruits and fresh vegetables long
distances has been made practicable
by the improvement of refrigerating
compartments in modern steamships,
tomatoes which ripen in February
and March in Chile can easily reach
the New York market several weeks
before the Bermuda, Texas, or Flor
ida crops are available, and bring high
prices.
It Assuages Thirst.
Not only does the tomato still hun
ger with its meat, but it assuages
thirst with its juice. Particularly is
this true of the canned tomato. Dur
ing the late war between the United
States and Spain, when the American
troops were in "certain sections of
Cuba, they experienced great difficulty
in procuring drinkable water. When
the pangs of thirst had become almost
unbearable someone happily remem
bered that there is much juice in can
ned tomatoes. The commissary de
partment at once became busy, the
cans of tomatoes were cooled and
then opened, and the invaders were
immediately provided with a refresh
ing, deicious and healthy drink as
well as food. Since then the canned
tomato forms one of the necessary
adjuncts to the provisions for jour
neys in desert places and in sections
where good drinking water is scarce.
SCOLDING IS OUT OF DATE.
Better Dispositions Make Handsomer
School Teachers.
(Wm. McAndrew in Woman's
Magazine.)
We have seen a revolution in the
care of children. When Tolstoy de
clares that there are no circumstances
in which we may treat human beings
without affection, we see that this in
cludes occasions when children are
disobedient and insulting.
When Eli Rapp, schoolmaster, in
sists that the teacher must be "pleas
ant when punishing, loving when
licking," we realize what an overturn
has come. An Italian woman gets a
nod of approbation from teachers of
four nations when she spreads her
Montessorian doctrine of banishment
of the scold from the school.
It looks as though the time were
coming when a teacher who employed
the wasteful, harmful, brutalizing in
fluence of temper would be driven
from the company of children as if
afflicted with a contagious disease.
The "schoolma'am face," formed bv
a constriction of the scolding muscles
is fast disappearing. The look of
cheerful affection has been cultivated
as a professional asset to such a de
gree that our school women have
grown increasingly handsome.
The finest that human nature can
provide should be given to the child
ren who sit five hours a day in front
of a teacher, listening to her voicc and
absorbing her manner. For the kind
ness, the justice, the firmness of one
teacher can mold the character and
set the standards of a thousand boys
and girls.
HAPPIEST MAN IS HONEST.
He Has No Bad Habits and So He Is
Always Prosperous.
(From Ohio State Journal.)
We have noticed the happiest man
many a time. He works for his living
and lie gets a good one. One thing
we notice is lie is a man of fine habits;
doesn't squander a cent on liquor, to
bacco or betting. He saves his money
and is getting ready to buy some pro
perty. He loves his home, plays with
the children, reads good books and
keeps company with his wife. Be
cause of lus pood habits he saves a
little which will give him a chance to
make an investment.
And then there is another thing—
he is a reliable man. He docs good
work. He will not smooth over bad
work. He is honest in whatever he
docs. Every dollar he gets represents
just that much of honest labor. It is
this, largely, that makes him prosper
ous and happy. Water keeps its own
level, and so does conduct and chara
cter and prosperity. If a man is mean
and low, so will the consequences be.
He cannot be one thing and his ex
perience another. A low lived man
may grow rich and happy, but it will
not be for long. Anybody can tell
what's the matter with a man if he is
with him a day; he will soon see if
the other is a spleen, a stomach, an
uplift or a hope.
LANSINGS BELIEVE IN WINE.
Not Extremist» in Temperance," the
Secretary's Wife Says.
(From the Brooklyn Eagle.)
The wife of Robert Lansing, who
succeeded William Jennings Bryan as
Secretary of State in President Wil
son's Cabinet, has not much use for
grape juice, and after a diplomatic
dinner at which old and good wines
were served, she said, or is quoted as
saying;
"Wine will be served at all diplo
ma tic banquets whore the Secretary
of State is host. Mr. Lansing and 1
are not extremists in the advocacy of
I temperance."
This is true feminine frankness. In
; an age of international aggression
against King Alcohol, an age which
, sees France banning absinthe, Ger
I many discouraging beer, England
frowning on spirits. Russia prohibit
ing \\>dka, Italy checking the sale of
ier own wines to her own people, an
: age in which total abstinence is cer
| taitily 111 tc prevalent than»ever before
j n our history, Mrs. Lansing di s tain s
j hypocrisy and declines disingenous
ness. Even those who do not agree
with lier are compelled to respect her
position.
WOMEN WHO LEAD THE WAY
Mrs. Lydia Dominis—"Queen Lil" of
the Sandwich Islands.
(By Marie Dille.)
Although nearly a quarter of a cen
tury has passed since Liliuokalani en
joyed lier hreif reign as Queen of the
Sandwich Islands, she steadfastly re
fuses to relinquish her royal title. On
her,humble $4000 a year little "Queen
Lil" still continues to live in a semi
regal manner and royalists often
visit at her abode.
The stout and dusky queen of the
tiny mid-Pacific monarchy has been
the butt of cartoonists and writers, but
her lite has played an important part
in the history of Hawaii and of Amer
ica. While of late years she has
grown more passive in the defense of
her regal pose she has never abandon
ed it, and her early struggles have
been written in the history of the
United States.
During the Administrations of
Cleveland and McKinley, "Queen Lil"
spent almost as much time in America
as in lier own country and she became
a familiar figure at Washington. She
persistently besieged the Presidents
with protests against what she termed
"the theft, by Americans, of her peo
ple's independence."
Liliuokalani experienced her brief
sovereignity in 1891 when she suc
ceeded her brother to the throne. She
had scarcely declared herself queen
when she became the center of a revo
lution. She at once tried to make
a new constitution for her country,
which the foreign element of the
country declared meant an effort to
establish a monarchy. The queen de
clared that her petition was backed
by the majority of her subjects, and
that she was being conspired against
by an unfriendly foreign population
that was endeavoring to regain con
trol of affairs.
Whatever the truth of the situation
may have been there was a general
revolt. Men from the United States
steamship Boston arrived to protect
the property of Americans. A treaty
for annexation was negotiated, but
was withdrawn by President Cleve
land and a republic grew up in Haw
waii. "Queen Lil" was accused of
treason and held prisoner for nine
months in the palace where she had
reigned. She signed a formal ab
diction of the throne in 1895.
From/the time she relinquished her
claim to the throne Lilittokailani be
sieged Washington with notes and
petitions. For 15 years she kept up this
protest until those who recognized in
the deposed queen a woman of super
ior intellect were forced to smile at
the futility of her efforts. At last she
recognized the disappearance of her
dream of once more becoming queen
of the Sandwich Islands. She then
pleaded for the 1,000,000 acres of land
that had been taken over by the gov
ernment, and which she declared were
in reality private property. She was
refused and at length she quietly
withdrew to Honolulu leaving her
stormy career behind her.
Her home has become the resort of
nobility, who still continue to call her
Queen Liliuokalani. To Americans she
is Mrs. Lydia Dominis or "Queen
Lil." Since withdrawing from politi
cal life she has again proved her abi
lity in grasping the true significance
of international relationships, in the
publication of a book telling the story
of Hawaii. She has composed hun
dreds of songs for her own people.
Many of them have become popular
in America.
"Queen Lil" was born in 1838 near
the volcanic crater called the "Punch
Bowl." She is the descendant of a
long line of chiefs, who controlled
the Sandwich Islands for centuries. In
infancy she was given to the chieftain
of another tribe. This custom was ob
served to insure friendliness among
different tribes. She was educated in
a royal missionary school and here
she met and fell in love with John
Dominis, the son of an American sea
captain. They were later married,
lier brother, Kalakaua, became king
in 1874 and named her heir apparent.
She immediately assumed lier royal
position, touring the island and an
nouncing herself to her people. She
twice became regent during the ab
scenc of the king and was recognized
by Queen Victoria, who kissed and
embraced her.
Her brother died suddenly in San
Francisco in 1891, and it was then
that "Queen Lil" began her vivid
career.
WE ARE PROGRESSING.
At one time in Rome, political of
fices were auctioned off in public to
the highest bidder. In ancient Grecce
theft was not considered so much of
a disgrace as being caught at it. Our
prisons are not ideal, but we have
made progress in dealing with crime.
There were formerly fourteen offens
es in Delaware punishable by hang,
ing. In the early history of Connecti
The cure ot pyorrhea is not
an experiment with Dr. Dutton.
A thorough scaling and cleaning
with the latest pyorrhea scalers
followed by a course of treat
ments with the Ultra-Violet
High Frequency Generator
makes it possible to cure the
most dreaded disease of the
gums called pyorrhea.
Call at mv office over the
Western N itional Bank and we
will talk it over.
cut lying was punishable by five
stripes at the whipping post and con
finement in stock; no man was allow
ed to use tobacco within ten miles of
others; people were imprisoned in
awful dungeons for debt. In Rome
men were sold into slavery to pay
debts; creditors could tear the body
of a debtor to pieces, each receiving
a piece according to his credit. The
demagogue rails against present con
ditions; he would have us believe the
bottom has dropped out of humanity
he juggles with truth to stir up dis
content. Today is the best day créa- 1
tion has ever sem. For two thous- I
and years the sermon on the mount, j
like heaven, has been permeating the
hearts of men. At last only that which
is good can endure. The fires of time
burn out the dross. There is one "far
off divine events toward which all
creation moves." It is perfection—
but it is not here.—The Iowa Press.
Casey Got By.
A Canadian named Casey was ap
pointed to a government place. Tech
nically, it had to be held by a lawyer
which Casey was not. The benchers
of the law society, however, under
took to obviate the technicality.
"Well, Casey," said the examiner,
"what do you know about law, any
way?"
"To tell the truth," replied the can
d'date, "I don't know a single thing."
The examiner reported in his affi
davit that "he had examined Mr.
Casey as to his knowledge of the
law. and, to the best of his informa
tion and belief, he had answered the
questions that he had put to him cor
rectly." The aspirant was therefore
admitted.
Table of Hydraulic Equivalents.
1 cubic foot equals 7,48 gallons, or
approximately 7/ gallons.
1 cubic foot of water weighs ap
proximately 62/- pounds.
1 cubic foot per second equals 448.83
gallons per minute, or approximately
450 gallons per minute.
1 cubic foot per second flowing 1
hour equals approximately 1 acre-inch.
1 cubic feet per second flowing for
12 hours equals approximately 1 acre
foot.
1 cubic foot per second flowing foi
24 hours equals approximately 2 acre
feet.
I acre-foot equals 43,560 cubic feet,
or 325,851 gallons.
1,000,000 cubic feet equals 22.95 acre
feet.
If, after you have seen her in a
kimono, you still love her, your vac
cination "took."
MALHEUR COUNTY FAIR
AND "ROUND-UP"
Ontario, Ore., September 21, to 24.
Excursions via Oregon Short Line
—U. P. system—Tickets on sale from
Boise, Huntington, Emmett, Home
dale, Brogan, Riverside and inter
mediate points, September 20th to 24,
inclusive; limit September 25th, See
agents for rates and further par
ticulars. 917
NOTICE.
Notice of the receipt by the City
Clerk of the Sprinkling Roll of Im
provement District No. 1, of the City
of Caldwell, Idaho, and the time set
by the City Council of said City for
hearing protests from any person or
persons aggrcived by said assessment
roll.
Notice is hereby given that the
sprinkling assessment roll of Im
provement District No. 1, of the City
of Caldwell, Idaho, is now on file in
my office at the City Hall, and that
the same was filed at 8 p. m., Septem
ber 7th, 1915, and that the City Coun
cil will meet Monday, October 11th
1915, at 8 p. m., in the Council
Chamber at the City Hall to hear and
consider objections to said assess
ment roll, by any person or persons
aggrcived by such assessment.
The owner or owners of any pro
perty which is assessed on said as
sessment roll must file with the Citv
Clerk before the said 11th day of
September, 1915, his, her or their ob
jection in writing to said assessment,
or any part thereof, which objection
must be definite at to the property or
piece of property included in said
assessment roll to which objection is
made, as well as the specific grounds
of such objection.
The said assessment roll will open
for inspection at the office of the City
Clerk of said City on each and every
day, except Sundays and holidays
from 9 a. m. to 5 p. in.
By order the City Council this 7th
day of September, 1915.
S. BEX DUN LAP,
9 17-24-10-1 City Clerk.
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
Sealed proposals will be received by
the Idaho Stale Highway Commission
at the office of the Secretary of State.
Boise, Idaho, until noof Saturday,
September 18, 1915, for tlie construc
tion of about two (2) miles of the
Idaho-Pacific Highway in Good Roads
District No. 1, Canyon County, com
mencing three miles south of New
Plymouth and ending five miles south
of New Plymouth.
Estimates, plans and specifications
may be seen, and proposal forms ob
tained at the office of the State High
way Engineer, Boise, Idaho.
Each bid must be accompanied by a
certified check on some bank in the
State of Idaho for the sum of five per
cent of the amount of the bid, in
favor of the State Highway Commis- 1
sion.
The Highway Commission reserves
the right to reject any or all bids.
CEO. R. BARKF.R.
Secretary State Highway Commission.
93-17
NOTICE.
Notice of Application for Discharge
in Bankruptcy:
Notice is hereby given that James
E. Charlton has filed in the United
States District Court for Idaho, his
application for discharge in bankrup
tcy and that all creditors and other
persons in interest are required to
show cause if any they have, why the
prayer of said petitioner should not
Children Cry for Fletcher's
I
Tho Kind You llavo Always Bought, and which has beei
in uso for over 30 years, has homo the Signatar« «t
and has been made under his
sonal supervision since Its infancy.
— Allow no one to decclve you In this.
All Counterfeits, Imitations and «Just-as-good " are but
Experiments that triflo with and endanger the health mi.
Infants ami Cliildrcu —Experience against Experimnl»
What is CASTORIA
Castorla is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, P mi *
gorle, l >rops niul Soothing Syrups. It is pleasant. M
contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Hareetto
substance. Its age is its guarantee. It destroys TV i f ■
nnd allays Fcverlshness. For more than thirty years M
lias been in constant use for the relief of Constipattea.
Flatulency, Wind Colic, all Teething Troubles awl
Diarrhoea. It regulates the Stomach and Bowels,
assimilates tho Food, giving healthy and natural tlttr.
The Children 's Panacea— Tho Mother's Friend.
GENUINE CASTORIA ALWAYS
) Bears the Signature of
In Use For Over 30 Years
The Kind You Have Alwaye Bought
The Expense of Operating An Automobile.
"The popularity of the Auto ia largely due to the fact
that so little is known at present about the actual cost of run
ning a machine."
"Just as soon as the actual cost of owning and operating
an Auto is fully understood more and more people will come
to the conclusion that they cannot afford sucn a luxury."
The U. S. Reclamation Service Cogt of Rnnninf :
! ;>-|>assenger Buick 2(>,(>(>1 miles 20.5c per mile
1 4-passenger Ford 15,205 miles 10.7c per mile.
a 2-passenger Fords ; î(»,:î 08 miles 09.2c per mile.
(Including interest and depreciation).
Idaho Traction Company's Passenger Rates:
way rates 3c per mile
Lound Irip hates, approximately 2V&c per mile
Family Coupon Books 2Vic per mile
Sunday Excursion ''Loop-tlie-Loop 9f Rates.. 1 3-5c per mile
Mont lily Commutation r lickets IVic per mile
Monthly School Tickets lc per mile
IDAHO TRACTION COMPANY.
UNEXCELLED SERVICE
UNDERTAKING & EMBALMING
Funeral Chapel
PECHHANCASE FMTllit (J.
PARMA . - - CALDWELL
Jones Furniture Company
The House of Quality
Furniture and Undertaking
Undertaking a Specialty. Calls Answered Promptly
Day or Night.
The Jones Furniture Co.
Phone 24
606 Main St.
E
Improved lands in Nebraska,
South Dakota and Oregon to
trade for Idaho ranches.
If you wish to change loca
tion and have something good,
call on
F. G. HOFFMAN
Kimball Avenue
CALDWELL
be granted, by entering their appear
ance in said proceedings on or before
the 9th day of October, 1915, and
within ten days thereafter filing the
particular grounds of their opposi
tion, in the office of the Clerk of said
Court. Given under the authority
of the general orders of said Court
and by spécial order of the undersign
ed this 4th day of September, 1915.
W. H. SAVIDGE,
917-108 Referee in Bankruptcy.
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