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Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1912-05-23
Tho chIld'. Toys.

Cloaked under a pretense of max
ing the children happy, our sins have
been many. In the first place, we
have been giving them too many toys
and have made the recipients blase
and unappreciative. One at time IL
enough. In our secret souls most Of
us have been conscious Of that mis-
take. In the second place, in oul
desire to produce something new and
wonderful at frequent intervals, some
thing that would do us credit in the
eyes of our young admirers, we have
been getting the wrong kinds. The i'm
ported mechanical toys upon which
we have fallen with gusto and played
happily ourselves until obliged t.
hand them over are far better for us
1t seems, than for them. They do the
work for the child instead of making
him do 1t.
Here we have In nutshell the
main principle underlying the selec
ton Of toys. The child's toys should
stimulate his Imagination and make
him work. II he has too many he has
nothing left to imagine; II they re
spond to the magic of a key, he car
only stand by and watch..-Marths
Cutler, in Harper's Bazaar.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1912-05-23

That honesty is the best policy" ia
an axiom that has not been received
with entire favor in France may be
inferred from the following: Last No.
vember Paris pharmacist who had
made blunder in a medicine that he
had prepared discovered soon after de.
Mvering 1t to an unknown woman that
he had put into it most dangerous
poison. He inserted in q number OF
daily papers notice warning the un.
known customer not to use the medi.
cine. This conscientious publication
has had disagreeable result for the
pharmacist. He was hunted out by
the police for having delivered a pois.
onous substance without a physician's
prescription. He has just settled by
paying fine Of 100 francs.
But the customer had not remained
unknown or undiscovered. The poles
had found her. She had not seen any
Of the notices the pharmacist had put
in the papers. But lowered with an
excellent scent she had not used the
medicine because It did not seem
quite right"
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1912-05-23
Woman'e Chances.

The plan of the Brooklyn priest who
suggests fine Of 500 for every
young man who reaches his twenty.
fifth birthday unmarried, and legal
requirement that every unmarried wo
man must propose at least three times
each leap year, recalls an interesting
table which was once compiled.
Reckoning woman's entire chance
Of marrying at 100, the table purporta
to give her varying chances at differ.
emit times of life. For example. be.
tween the ages Of Is and 20 her
chance is 14h per cent. Between 20
and rs 1t jumps to SO per cent. falling
between Is and 80 to 1S. and to Is per
cent. between 80 AMI 35. After 40 II
Is only per cent. and after 60 she
has only one chance in 1000.
The priest thinks that training,
tradition and the natural bashfulness
Of the American girl" keep her from
speaking first. Undoubtedly they do,
and 1t IL to be hoped they will con.
dnue so to do. Natural bashfulness,
~ the father calls 1t. will go farther
and faster in getting a good husband
than any amount Of cultivated bold.
ness.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1912-05-23
EASY TO GROW BUSH BEANS;
One Of Best and Most Popular Of Gar
den Vegetables and Succession Of
Them Should Be Planted.

Bush or dwarf beans are easy to-
grow and are one of the best and most.
popular of garden vegetables. A sue
cession Of them should be planted and.
be coming on from the very earliest
summer till after the first frosts Of
autumn. Beans of all kinds are some
what tender and are easily killed by
late spring frosts yet they are easily
and cheaply planted and risk should
be taken in planting extra early. If
the first crop happens to be caught by
frost, 1t Is very easy matter to plant
the same space over again and little
will be lost by the trial, as one prep
aration of the soil will serve for a sue
,cession Of crops.
For bush beans prepare the ground
early in dry condition, working It
down to very fine and even seed
bed. Make the surface soil especial
ly fine and loose. since the bean some
times has difficulty in coming up in
three or four days. Give the young
plants clean and light surface cult
walton to conserve soil moisture. A
three or four shoveled horse cultiva-
tor may be used, but never in them
while the vines are in the least wet or
moist. as this will bring on disease.
Plant succession, about three weeks.
apart, up to the last Of August in cen.
trail ATTITUDES. Pick the beans clean,
while they are green regularly and the.
vines will bear longer. II beans are
allowed to ripen on the vines the vines
will soon die.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1912-05-23
Nature Student.

"The bat, when winter comes" salt
a nature student, folds his long ears
against. his sides, shuts off his heart
and, hanging head down from some
black corner Of barn or smokehouse
hibernates till spring. In March he
begins to wake up.
Lizards and snakes hibernate un
foreground. Frogs hibernate in the
frozen mud at the bottom of theil
ponds. It's nothing to them that they
freeze stiff. A frog so stiff frozen
in February that you could break him
like soda cracker will thaw out in q
warm March as clipper as you
please,
Rats and mice don't hibernate
They come indoors. They leave thei,
cold fields and sewers and they take
up their quarters in our nice, warm
steam-heated houses. There it's jolly
plenty to eat. no snow, no sleet, nc
piercing March winds. The winter
season makes no difference to the
rats and mice, save that, while always
marrying and giving in marriage, they
marry and give in marriage more thar
ever in our comfortable houses, rear
ing, at our expense and on our food
litters that in their vast numbers
would content even rat Roosevelt
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1912-05-23
Why Cllnk Glasses7

what have you got against that
man at the corner tablet" asked the
bartender Of the regular customer.
THAT was a positive insult you hand.
ed him minute ago. You never Of.
fered to clink glasses with him."
whats the user" said the custom.
er. HE is deaf. and deaf men sci.
dom clink glasses. Why should they?
They couldn't hear it. People only
clink glasses to satisfy tho fifth sense.
At any rate that was why the origina.
tors Of the practice did 1t. and sue
ceeding generations have perpetuated
the custom. In the ordinary process
Of Quafilng a glass Of liquor we are
inevitably bound to see the STUFF,
touch 1t. smell 1t, and taste It. That
leaves the ear alone unsatisfed. So
We clink for its qualification"
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1912-05-23
Oriental Metaphor.

Tho Oriental speaks naturally IN
metaphor. Even the children continu.
ally use figures Of speech which are
often poetical and always suggestive
Tho Washington Star thus quotes
Bishop Oldham. q missionary bishop
Of the Methodist church. He writes
from Singapore.
II wish you could hear some Of the
expressive phrases Of the native boys.
A lad the other day was describing to
me the abstemiousness Of his father.
"'Oh. he Is content with very little.'
he said. Such q very little!' Here
he pointed to the ground. No more
than the water in the holes made by
q chickens feet"
HE smiled and resumed:
He eats nothing. A grain or two
Of rice contents him. You should sec
him at his meals. He Is like q hound
munching flies.'"
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1912-05-23
Wanted Il. and Got II.

Here Is story that will be as pleas
ing to a true American as 1t will b.
obnoxious to European. Arthur
Gleason tells it Of Joseph FEELS in the
Worlds Work. 1t Is about Mr.. FEELS
invasion OF London.
He looked around the streets a bit
and found the office he wished, tn.
right situation and right size.
''I'll take It," he said to the owner
But that Is not customary. tt
whom will you refer me? To your 80
ncitor?"
II haven't any"
But friends Of yours in Londonr
Il came here yesterday, haven't go
acquainted with anybody yet Here'l
the rental money for the first si1
months. Take 1t or leave It."
But won't tomorrow be more satia
factory for coming to a settlement"
That's one day too late. I wan
the ONCE today, now"
He got his off'eA
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1912-05-23
DIRTY EGGS CAUSE BIG LOSS
Condition Brought About by Allowing
eroody Hen In Same Nest With
the layers.

While there are few egg producers
who take the best Of care OF theif
product. the average farmer con-
siders the egg produced on the farm
q by-product and makes very little
provision for their care, aside from
gathering them. A large loss Is caused
by dirty eggs. the number being
enormous. and according to the esti-
mate Of Secretary Wilson of the de-
partment of Agriculture this money
loss to the farmers In the United
States amounting to about $5,O00,0oo
annually.
This loss Is very largely brought
about by not gathering the eggs often
enough. In wet weather more dirty
eggs are found than at any other
time. This Is caused by the fact that
the hens feet are often covered with
mud or other filth, and in going on
the nest to lay she soils the eggs
already in the nest.
An insufficient number of nests Is
often the cause Of many Of the dirty
eggs found. Eggs are laid on the
ground and around the hay and straw
stacks, and becoming stained. are
classed as "dirties." Again, when too
many eggs are allowed to remain In a
nest some are broken and many Of the
others become smeared with broken
yolks. This condition is often brought
about by allowing the broody hens to
use the same nests with the layers.
On q farm where one nest to every
four hens is provided and the nests
are kept clean and well bedded, it 10
found that very few dirty eggs are
produced.
After gathering the eggs. care
should be taken not to put them
where they will become heated. or
near oil. onions. or other vegetables,
as they readily absorb odors.
Although dirty eggs may be per-
fectly fresh. they invariably sell as
seconds" and when but few dirty
eggs are mixed with an otherwise
fresh. clean lot, they materially de-
crease the price of the clean eggs
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1912-05-23
Providing Dry Crops.

Set your brood coops a few inches
above the surrounding ground to IN
sure perfect dryness. A coop that IL.
thus treated will always be dry II It
Is rain and water proof. Make all
coops wind and water proof with tar
paper. There is nothing SO harmful
to young chicks as dampness. Bank
up the coops and dig trenches, SO ALI
water will run away from them.
Many coops are set SO that the wa
ter that falls on their roofs and the
surrounding ground runs beneath
them. No hen can keep a brood warm
In such coops. Any coop will get wet
In rainy weather II the floor 10 lower
than the surrounding surface OF the
ground.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1912-05-23
LUCKY ACCIDENT FOR MINER
What at First Seemed Adverse Stroke
Of Fate Turned Out Caprice
Of Fortune.

Where hundreds OF men are pros
pecting" one OF them Is liable, OF
course, to stumble upon a ledge that
pans out" in paying gold or silver
That lucky find" gives birth to a
dozen stories about millionaires who
have become "rich beyond the dreams
OF avarice" by some fortunate acct
dent. The following story is such q
one.
A miner named Adams was pros
pecting In northwestern state. While
trudging along, one hot day, through
gulch, where the sun had good
chance at his back, he suddenly
smelled smoke. He glanced quickly
in every direction to ascertain the
origin of the smoke, but seeing moth
ing resumed his journey. A mo-
ment later the smell returned strong
er than ever. A light wreath OF va
por curled about his ears and gave
him to understand that his haversach
was on fire. Like all miners, he car
ried large lens for the purpose OF
examining the specimens OF the sand
in his pan and the truth flashed upon
him. For want OF room he had hung
the glass on the outside and the rays
of the sun had been concentrated on
his haversack, which was thus set on
fire. As among it's contents were IL
or IL pounds Of powder he lost nc
time in dropping the burden.
The haversack fell between two
huge stones, out Of sight. Adams
reached a safe distance and watched
the smoke rising from his worldly pos
sessions. Suddenly there was deaf.
ening report. The ground trembled
and Adams lodged behind a huge
stone. Rising, he went to the spot
to gather up what he could find, when
his eyes almost started out OF his
head at seeing the quartz that had
been blown up fairly glittering with
gold. His powder had done better on
its own account than 1t had ever done
on his, and had literally blown open
q gold mine for his benefit. He was
made a rich man and named his mine
the 'Nick O. Time"
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1912-05-23
Parrots shrIeks start Murder Scare


A large green parrot, supposed to
have escaped from the Oceana of the
Bermuda line, stopped traffic at Mont.
gomery and Washington streets, Jer.
sey City, and stayed on the job until
1t had called out the police reserves
and the fire apparatus, says the New
York Evening World.
Crowds on their way to work were
startled to hear loud shrieks coming
from an upper floor Of the Lincoln
Trust company building.
ITS murder!" said a fat man.
Its q foreign lady," declared the
fat man. why don't somebody save
herr"
Hundreds of people crowded the
streets, when Martin Grady, head por.
ter Of the trust company, found the
bird In small recess under the
caves.
When fireman got half way up the
ladder the parrot few away.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1912-05-23
STEERS STOP ELEVATED CARS
Escape From Wreck and Race Atoms
the Third Rail Of Chi.
capo a."

Chicago-Three steers which es
capped from a wrecked cattle car or
branch Of the Lake Shore and Mich
igan Southern railroad near Cottage
Grove avenue the other night created
excitement in that vicinity and tied ur
trafilc on the Kenwood branch Of the
South Side Elevated railroad by run
ming along the tracks.
The last car of train Of forty load
ed cars, east bound, was wrecked
when 1t jumped the tracks just west
Of Cottage Grove avenue, and all but
three of the cattle fell over the eleva.
ton, which Is solid structure, and
landed In a back yard. Four Of the
steers were killed by the fall. The
others escaped unhurt.
Three of the steers which escaped
going down with the others into the
back yard ran east on the elevated
structure.
The tracks Of both roads are on the
same elevation and the east and west
bound trains on the elevated road
were tied up for half an hour and
traffic on the railroad was suspended
until the three steers had been cap
tured at Lake avenue.
The steers fed past the Cottage
Grove avenue station Of the elevated
road and at times almost stepped on
the third rail.
Cattlemen who accompanied the
cars chased the steers up and down
the tracks until they had been cap
tured and led back to the point where
the wreck had occurred. Here they
were put into another car and the
train continued its journey.
A wrecking crew cleared the tracks
and cattlemen after a delay Of two
hours herded the cattle out Of the
rear yard into which they had fallen.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1912-05-23
SHIPS NAME CHANGED
STRANGE TALE OF ADVENTURES
ON PARAGUAY FIllBUeTER
TRIP.
Forced to Work at Pistols Point They
Sue Boats Owner for Waass-
Government Now 10 to 30
Asked Why Il Permitted
Neutrality Breach.

Antwerp.-The crew of the steamer
zeebrugge, which sailed from here tn.
night Of October IL with a cargo o.
arms and ammunition, 1t was though,
for Portuguese royalists, returned the
other day to Antwerp. They related
. remarkable story.
It appears that the steamer and
it, cargo were not intended for the
Portuguese royalists. but for the Par
aguayan revolutionists. She carried
ESQ tons Of powder, four large cannon
one machine gun, 5000 rifles, wire
less apparatus. uniforms and Other
military supplies.
A SpanIard Takes Command.
There were two English passengers
and five Spanish passengers aboard
One Of the Spaniards, Arricos by
name, assumed direction of affairs al
soon as the steamer was out Of sight
Of land.
The Zeebrugge. instead Of proceed.
ing for Port Stanley. Falkland islands
for which she had cleared, headed d.
rect for South America. The Belgian
sailors then learned that 1t was the
intention to attack the Paraguayar
villages on Rio de la Plata.
Az soon as the South American
coast was sighted Arricos mounted
the guns on deck. When the mouth
Of Rio de Ia Plata was reached, the
Brazilian nag was hoisted. The hull
Of the steamer was repainted and hei
mama rhonuoH "a Cnl,,,hro
Thanks to heavy snowstorm. the
vessel got past Montevideo and Bue
nos Aires without attracting attention
Her name was again changed-tc
Asuncion.
Obey Orders at Gun Point.
The Belgian crew were compelled
to obey orders. Arricos standing over
them with revolver. and they feared
too. that II the vessel were taken they
would be summarily dealt with. They
continued. therefore, to work the shir
up the river, during which the vessels
name underwent another change, the
name Constitution being painted OF
her side.
When the Paraguayan border wa
reached the English captain an
nounced that the steamer belonged t.
Arricos, and the men were free II
leave. Refusing the invitation Of Al
ricos to join his expedition, the crew
made their way to Buenos Aires ant
thence to Antwerp.
Difficulties having arisen between
the crew and the former Belgian
owners Of the Zeebrugge about theil
wages, the sailors have brought suit
against the owners.
One Of the Antwerp deputies has
announced his intention of demand
ing explanations from the government
in the chamber for not preventing
such fragrant breach Of neutrality.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1912-05-23
CAUSES OF AP0PLExY
PRIMARILY RECOGNIZED As Ac.
COMPARTMENT OF OLD AGE.
Undue Worry, Even In Those Of Com.
paratIveiy Youthful Years, viii
Also induce Dreaded MaIady
Victims Sometimes Re-

The word "apoplexy" generally
means sudden paralysis caused by
the rupture of blood vessel in the
brain; 1t is popularity called stroke"
1t is result Of softening of the ar
teries that often follows primary har-
dening or arteriosclerosis.
The disease is a common accompani-
ment Of old age, SO common indeed
that 1t Is regarded by many as the one
characteristic senile change.
It Is not confined to old age, how.
ever, for many comparatively young
men who have gone too fast and too
far in the pursuit Of wealth or who
have met with reverses and have wor-
ried unduly over them have hardening
arteries and are killed or disabled by
apoplexy.
In their hardened blood vessels
there may be softening spots which,
bulged by the hydraulic pressure of
the blood, form little aneurisms. A lit
tie extra strain on the vessels, caused
by some violent emotion or the lift.
ing Of heavy weight or running to
catch train may then rupture one or
more of these little aneurisms and
80 let the blood pour into the brain
tissue.
II the blood escapes rapidly and in
large amount it causes immediate loss
Of consciousness and paralysis: II the
blood escapes gradually and in small
amount It causes either severe head.
ache and tingling and numbness in
one or more Of the limbs, or progress
sive loss of power. gradual dulling
Of the mental faculties and ultimate
Inconsistencies.
Apoplexy Is not always fatal; in
deed complete recovery without any
paralysis sometimes occurs. The sui
ferer's immediate fate is commonly de-
cided in two or three days-either he
dies without regaining consciousness
or his mental faculties gradually re-
turn. He is then seen to be paralyzed
in either one arm or in one leg, or
in one side Of the face, or in all three.
In less serious cases the paralysis
lessons, the facial expression becomes
er. Even when the paralysis is per-
manent there Is almost always more
or less improvement for some weeks
after the stroke.
Apoplexy can be treated only by the
physician, but those who fear an at
tack can do much to avert it. Quiet
and calm should for them be the rule
of life. They should never make any
severe muscular effort. They should
never run for cars or climb stairs
quickly. They should avoid hearty
meals and the drinking of much fluid,
even water, at any one time.-Youth's
Companion.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1912-05-23
Outlook Promising.

On Sixth avenue, New York. two
young women walked behind her. con.
versing audibly above the roar of the
elevated.
"And how are you liking your hus
bandf" asked one.
''Oh. he's steady" returned the 9th.
or; he don't drink, he stays home
nights, and l kind o. think I'm going
to like him."
How fortunatel thought the woman.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1912-05-23

Money don't seem to have spoiled
Mr.. Winkerson bit"
II know 1t. He's just the same az
ever. Last night him and his wife
come over to play bridge with my hus.
band and l, and he never done a thing
to show that he didn't think folks that
hadn't money was Just as good as any
body, as long as they was ref1ned"-
JudRA
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1912-05-23
GOT EVEN WITH NEWLYWEDS
paper, and Seekers After Bar.
gains Did the Rest.

Bright dreams of welded bliss were
shattered by a tiny want ad.
Instead of day all by themselves,
as they had planned, Mr.. and Mrs. Mel.
son Joleen, newlyweds, spent eight
strenuous hours receiving strangers,
who wanted to buy the brand-new fur
nishings Of their cozy fiat at No. 1851
West Van Buren, street.
Here is the ad that wrecked their
happiness:
FOR SALE-Furniture, entire furnish
1ngs Of six-room fiat; everything new and
player. Call Sunday, between a. m. and
8 p. M. at 1851 West Van Buren, street.
No reasonable offer refused.
The Joleens knew nothing about It.
They were serenely happy. The groom
was showing his bride the cozy cor.
ners Of their nest.
"How do you like it, my darling?'
he inquired anxiously.
"Oh, Nels, it's just too"
Mrs. Joleen's reply was interrupted
by hammering at the door.
"Hey! Whatll you take fer the
pianer?" asked man when the door
was opened.
Don't want to sell it. Good day"
said Joleen.
Again he turned to his bride. Again
knock on the door.
II seen your ad in the paper" said
another prospective buyer.
mo. you didn't. / didn't have any
ad. don't want to sell anything. I'm
busy. Good day." replied Joleen.
All day long Joleen and his wife an.
swered the bell and knocks at the door
and turned away the would-be buyers
Of furniture and piano-players.
About 6 o'clock in the evening It
suddenly dawned upon them that the
friends whose rice and old shoes they
had lodged by leaving the church
where they were married through a
side entrance after the ceremony, had
persevered in their joking and haG
won.
The groom grinned sheepishly, then
called taxicab. The only quiet mo.
ments the couple had during the day
were spent at downtown hotel.-Chi.
cago Record-Herald.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1912-05-23
Cow to Feed to ADVANTAGE.

When feed is scarce or high in price
do not stun the old stripper to bring
up her milk flow. A spring fresh COW
can rarely be made to give a good,
flow Of milk at this time of the year.
Milk this COW II you want to, but It
is not worth while to try to force her
by feeding. The COW fresh this fall
or the COW coming fresh now 10 the
one worth feeding.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1912-05-23
Should Not Toll.

Albany, N. Y.-Assemblyman Mac.
Gregor has introduced bill which
provides fine for dentists who reveal
the fact that their patients have false
teeth.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1912-05-23
IGNORED the Heart Convention,

sS"o'So uuo r1cdTt OoVvSu1o"s
did you hear that Mrs. Brownbill
has adopted some sort OF new belief?"
I'm not at all surprised. saw her
playing bridge last night. and when
her partner led spades on doubled
NO trumper she only smiled"
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1912-05-23
Weeds and Bad Roads,

Quite often the worst stretches ot
the country highway during the win
ter months are caused by the road
side weeds that were left standing
and served to catch the drifting
snow.