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The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1914-10-29

The sport OF pigeon-flying. now pro-
hibited by our war office. dates back
less than 100 years, although the
Egyptians trained pigeons to serve as
messengers 4000-odd years ago. and
their example was followed by the AS
syrians, the Chinese. the Greeks and
the Romans. The first pigeon race
was organized in Belgium in 1918, and
two years later a bird was flown from
Paris to Verviers, where its arrival
was hailed by procession with brass
bands. Over here the first pigeon
race was held in 1875. from Newcastle
on-Tyne to Bexhill. The sport caught
on rapidly. especially in Lancashire
and Yorkshire, and such long distance
flights as from Manchester to Sar
Sebastian 600 miles) have beer
achieved. Nowadays the English
clubs train about 100000 birds an
nually. and pigeon specials" of 16 Of
20 vans are common on all our rail
ways.-London Chronicle.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1914-10-29
SIOiss Officials Imprison
and Fine German Spies

Geneva = Three German spies, hav-
ing headquarters in Geneva, were SEN
fenced by the third military tribunal
here Saturday. The three are: Lieu
tenant Colonel Otto Ulrich, of Berlin /;
DR.. Wohllander and Herr Kohr, a
chemist They were charged with
plotting against England and France
and thereby violating Swiss neutral
ity.
Colonel Ulrich was not present, hav-
ing gone into hiding, presumably some
where in Switzerland He was SEN
fenced in default to serve two years
in prsion and pay fine of $1,000. DIR.
Wohlander must serve three months
and pay fine of 5000, and Herr Kohr
must remain in prison two months and
pay fine of 500. All three were
sentenced to expulsion from Switzer.
land for life after serving their SEN
fences.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1914-10-29
NutiUe Born Canadians
in NelD Army Are FeIC

Toronto, Ont. - Charges are made
that many native-born Canadians are
not enlisting for service in the Euro
pean war. One estimate goes so far
as to say that of the first contingent
no fewer than 85 per cent were British
born, most of whom came to Canada
within the last five years.
This estimate is combated by many,
among others by the Canadian life
insurance companies, who periodically
have decided not to enforce the war
clause in their policies, which entities
them to impose super-premium of
$50 thousand. Instead of doing this
they are carrying all policies in force
at the time of enlistment at the old
rate, thereby substantially increasing
their liabilities without any compen-
sating revenue. They say their lists
of policy holders show large proper
tion of Canadian born.
However, the highest estimate of
Canadian born in the contingent is 40
per cent, so per cent being British
born, although according to the last
census the latter number only IL per
cent Of the population
That serious situation is indicated
by the circumstance is admitted by
Canadian patriots. In explanation il
is argued that many of the British ar
rivals had military training, and fur
Their, having severed home ties, they
were freer to respond to the call Of
war. 1t is admitted that this is only q
partial explanation and that possibly
there is a more serious underlying
cause.
1t has also been pointed out that few
French Canadians enlisted for the first
contingent. The incident illustrates
| how slender is the bond Of sentimen'
that now connects New France" will
old France. Nevertheless, in demon
stration of loyalty to the British EN-
pire, an entire brigade of French
Canadians is being rapidly organized
and will be incorporated in the secont
expedition
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1914-10-29

Compound to me and tried it at once
and found much relief. After that
had no peins at all and could do my
homework and shopping the same
as always. For years l have praised
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound for what it has done for me,
and shall always recommend it as a wo-
mans friend. You are at liberty to use
my letter in any way. Mrs. THOMSON,
GAG w. Russell St, Philadelphia, Pa
Change of life is one of the most
critical periods of a woman's existence.
Women everywhere should remember
that there is no other remedy known to
carry women so successfully through
this trying period as Lydia E. Pinkham' 9
Vegetable Compound
If you want special advice
write to Lydia e. Pinkham Med
icine Co. (confidential), Lynn,
Mass. Your letter will be opened,
read and answered by q woman
and held in strict confidence.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1914-10-29
WANTED
The Cocktail.

The cocktail was invented by Mrs.
Elizabeth Flanagan, widow Of an Irish
soldier who fell In the service Of the
American army during the revolution
After her husbands death Mrs. Elan
agan became an army sutler, follow
ing troop Of Virginia horse under
Colonel Burr. In the winter of 1873
she took up quarters with the troop
in a place called Four Corners, on
the road between Tarrytown and
White Plains, N. Y-near the demesne
Of John d. Rockefeller. There Mrs.
Flanagan set up hotel which soon
became the rendezvous of the "swells''
of that day. One day the hostess
surprised her guests BY announcing a
new drink-the cocktail-supposed to
have been named after the blending OF
colors in the tail of game cock
Philadelphia Public Ledger.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1914-10-29
First Fiction Known.

, Are you aware that the Tale OF
Two Brothers," written 1900 years
ago by the Theban scribe Ennana, IL
brarian Of the palace of King Merenp-
tab, the supposed Pharaoh of the Elk.
odus, is the oldest work of fiction
extant?
The tale was written, apparently
for the entertainment of the crown
prince, who subsequently reigned as
Sell ii. His name appears in two
places on the manuscript-probabl
the only surviving autograph sigma
lures Of an Egyptian king.
This piece OF antique fiction. writ
ten on 10 sheets Of papyrus in a bold
hieratic hand, was purchased in Italy
by Nine. d'Orbiney, who sold 1t in
1887 to the authorities of the British
museum, where 1t is now known az
the d'Orbiney papyrus.-Tid-Bi Bits.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1914-10-29
Fish stealing His Gasoline.

Leo Kelly, director general of Port
age Lake, has solved one of the od-
dest of mysteries. Kelly operates the
motorboat ferry service A few weeks
ago Kelly observed mysterious dis
appearance Of gasoline from his re-
serve tank in the boat. Each night
a gallon or more of gasoline disap-
peared.
Kelly searched for leaks, tested his
valves and could not find the cause
of the shrinkage in the supply. He
began to suspect that some one was
pilfering during the night.
Watching his vessel to learn the
cause of the loss of gasoline he heard
an odd sound under the keel. and
casting his light down to the surface
of the water he saw an 1S-pound pick
erel sucking gasoline from the escape
pipe at the water line.-Detroit News.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1914-10-29
CONGRESS CLOSES
Longest Session n History Comes
TO End Without Quorum.


Washington, D. C.-After nearly 10
months of continuous session, the long
est ever taken, the Sixty-third Con-
gress adjourned its second session Sat-
urday, after the collapse of prolonged
efforts to procure cotton growers re-
lief legislation.
Leaders in this movement agreed to
adjourn, however, only on the condi-
tion that pending cotton relief meas
ures would have the right of way when
congress reconvenes December 7.
Not more than so members of the
house and less than a quorum of the
senate were in attendance when the
gavels fell in adjournment without day.
The end was accomplished through q
concurrent resolution, ending the ses-
sion at 4 o'clock in the afternoon, but
clocks were ahead, actual adjournment
occurring at 8 ~ in the house and al
3 :27 in the senate.
AS the altered hands of the house
clock drew near A, while the senate
was winding up the legislative bust
ness, Speaker Clark arose at his desk,
and, facing the scattered attendance
on the floor, said:
This is the longest and most labor
ious session that congress ever has
known. / contratulate you mos
heartily on being able to adjourn al
last. | wish to thank the house
Democrats. Republicans, Progressive.
and MISREPRESENTATION uniform cour
tesy shown to the speaker. Now, il
the language of Tiny Tim: God bles.
us-everyone.
The semitic adjournment was prob
ably the most undemonstrative in it,
history. Democratic leaders and {
few Republicans were sitting behint
closed doors, confirming nominations
when word came that the house hat
carried out the adjournment resolution
Senator Kern, the majority leader, a
once moved to open the DOORS Wher
this was ordered, the doorkeeper hur
riedly set the clock ahead and Senate
Swanson, of Virginia, presiding in tn
absence of Vice President Marshall an,
President Pro Tempore Clarke, an
nounced that the senate was adjourned
Senators who had remained for tn
fnality hurriedly left the chamber.
The announcing of the abandonment
of the filibuster for cotton Legislation
followed conference held early in tn
day. Senator Hoke Smith, of Georgia
and Representative Henry, of Texas
told the senate and house it was az
parent no quorum could be procure
for consideration of cotton legislatio
at this time, and that further filibus
tering might injure chances of ulti
mate success.
Representative Henry expressed hi
conviction that congress would be cor
vened in extraordinary session by tn
middle of November, when the figh
could be resumed.
One of the last acts of the hous
was the adoption of resolution at
thorizing the appointment of CON
mittee to investigate cotton condition
in the South and to report possibl
measures for Federal aid by Decembe
Is. On the committee were Repre-
sentatives Mann, Austin, Henry
Lever, Helm, Bell, of Georgia, an
Langley.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1914-10-29
MGrifz Is Driven Back.

London = Lieutenant Colonel Mar
itz, the head of the rebellion in British
South Africa, attacked Keimos, Cape
Province. at o'clock on the morning
of October 22 with force of more
than 1000 men, including several hun
bred Germans and artillery and ma
chine guns" says an official statement
from Pretoria "Our casualties were
10 wounded. The enemy left two, one
German and the other a native" A
previous dispatch from Cape Town said
in battle on October % defeat was
administered to Colonel Maritz.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1914-10-29
Good at figures.

Sammy was not prone to over-exer-
ton in the classroom; therefore his
mother was both surprised and de
lighted when lie came home one noon
with the announcement: Il got 100
this morning"
That's lovely, Sammy" exclaimed
his proud mother, and she kissed him
tenderly. What was it in?"
Fifty in reading and so in 'rit
metic. philadelphia Public Ledger.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1914-10-29

Berlin = According to letters from
the field, received in Munich, Emperor
William few days ago entered the
lines of certain Bavarian and Prussian
detachments and visited the troops in
the trenches. The emperor conversed
with many of the men and asked them
to relate their personal experiences.
He gave them words of encourage
ment, spoke in recognition of their
services, asked whether they had heard
from the people at home and examined
many of the soldiers as to their duties.
He was greatly pleased at the answers.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1914-10-29
Rats Save Store Manager.

Rats saved August Schmidt in court
at Greensburg, Pa, when tried on the
charge OF embezzling goods worth
S2460 from the store OF P. H. Butler,
Monesser, of which he was the man
ager.
1t was offered in testimony that
during the early part of the year the
rodents killed q cats which had been
purchased to exterminate them. They
also destroyed weasel which was
guaranteed to rid the place of rats.
Clerks in the store testified that as
many as half a crate of eggs would
be destroyed in night. and that II
barrels of flour had been eaten by
the rats in a short time 1t did not
take the jury long to arrive at ac
quittal.-Philadelph Record.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1914-10-29

Not long ago a worthy woman Of
an Iowa town, who had lost three hus
bands, coyly admitted her intention
to marry a fourth.
congratulations, Mary. congratula-
tions!" cried a friend one day as she
burst in upon the prospective bride.
The latter sighed. "Oh, the we'd
dings are all very WE'LL" said she. but
what l do object to are the funerals"
st. Louis Post-Dispatch.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1914-10-29
British Stuff Chief Dies.

London = General Sir Charles Wit
tingham Hoursely Douglas, chief of
the imperial general staff and first mill
itary member of the army council, died
Monday. General Douglas was ap-
pointed chief of staff Of the British
army April last, following the resig-
nation of Sir John French, the present
commander of the British expedition
airy forces on the continent. Sir
Charles was born in 1850 and served in
all Great Britain's wars since 1879.
He had been inspector general of the
home forces since 1912.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1914-10-29
YOUNG General Wounded.

Paris = The youngest French COM
mander, General Malleterre, aged As,
lies wounded in Paris. His left leg has
been amputated and his left arm is
shattered. He is being nursed by his
young daughter. His wife. who served
with an ambulance at the battle front,
had her shoulder torn by a she'll His
son, dragon officer, also was wound
ed The general was dining, after
winning a battle at Barbecue, when
spy notified German battery of his
whereabouts. AS he left the restau.
rant shell burst near him.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1914-10-29
Prisoners, EXCHANGE Due.

London--The Amsterdam correspond.
ent of Rueter's Telegram company
says the Cologne Gazette has published
a message from Kiel, saying that l5I
prisoners of war, men attached to the
British ambulance corps, have arrived
at the German Danish frontier for ex.
change with an equal number of Ger
man ambulance corps men held by the
British. The EngIishmen will trave
home by way of Copenhagen.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1914-10-29
HERE Is A WAY
TO GET RID OF PIMPLES

Battle your face for several minutes
with resinol soap and hot water, then
apply a little resinol ointment very
gently. Let this stay on ten minutes.
and wash off with resinol soap and
more hot water, finishing with dash
of cold water to close the pores. Do
this once or twice a day. and you will
be astonished to find how quickly the
healing. antiseptic resinol medication
soothes and cleanses the pores, re
moves pimples and blackheads, and
leaves the complexion clear and vel
yety. All druggists sell resinol soap
and resinol ointment.-Adv.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1914-10-29
Ask Some MiIkman.

The following notice recently ap-
peared outside the office OF a busy
Boston firm:
city we'll"
Presently a bright youth presented
himself for the job.
do you know the city well?'
asked the manager.
mo, sir" replied the young hopeful
but l could find it."-Boston Globe
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1914-10-29
Naned.

who is that powerful giant who
looks like modern Samson?" asked
the stranger.
THAT is Percival Algernon Cyril
Milk" replied the native.
And who is the delicate. sissified-
looking chap with him." asked the
stronger
THAT is John L. Sullivan Hercules
Strong" replied the native.-Stanford
Chapparal.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1914-10-29

fered for six years
terribly. l tried sew
eral doctors but none
seemed to give me
any relief Every
month the painswero
intense in both sides,
and m q d e m e s o
weak that ! had to
go to bed At last
a friend recommen-
ded Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1914-10-29
German Army Appears
Near Dunkcirk on Coast

London-That a German army is be-
tween Furnes and Dunkirk and nearing
the latter place, which is on the Eng
lish Channel, less than 80 miles from
the coast of Dover, is reported in q
Rotterdam dispatch from a German
source to the Daily Mail, under date Of
Sunday night.
A dispatch to the Mail from Dun
kirk, dated Sunday night, says that
heavy firing has been heard near Dun
kirk since 8 o'clock Sunday morning.
Severe fighting is taking place. II
is supposed that destroyers or gun
boats are being used in the canals.
Berlin - All signs indicate that 9
tremendous change is impending In
the protracted struggle in Northern
France, where for weeks the hostile
armies have faced each other in such
strongly entrenched positions thai
neither has been able to advance, ex
cept at enormous cost.
The present effect of the mutua
thanking operations has been to extent
the battle lines without either side'i
finding a weak spot.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1914-10-29
Her Plan.

DO you read all the war news?"
Every line of it,"
And can you pronounce the awful
names of these places?"
Dear me. no. Whenever any other
town than London or Berlin or Paris
is mentioned l Just skip right over
the ame."-Detroit Free Press.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1914-10-29
Quick Relief When
Utterly Worn Out
Getting the Blood in Order
Il Required By Most
People.

II you think you have gone to smash and
az only for the discard, try S. S. S. for the
blood 1t will surprise you TO know what
can be done for health once the blood Is
released Of the excess Of body wastes that
keep II from exercising its full measure Of
bodily repair.
II you feel played out. go to any drug
store and ask for a bottle Of s. S. S. Here
is a remedy that gets at work in a twink
ling; 1t just naturally rushes right into
yoxr blood. scatters germs right and left.
up and down and sideways.
You feel better at once, not from a slim
ulsnt, not from the action OF drugs. but
from the rational effect Of natural medi-
cine.
The ingredients In S. S. S. serve the
sctjve purpose OF so stimulating the cellular
tissues Of the body that they pick out from
the blood their own essential nutriment and
thus repair work begins at once The relief
IL general all over the system.
Do not neglect to get bottle OF 5. s. s.
today. II will make you feel better In Just
few minutes. II is prepared only In the
laboratory OF The Swift Specific Co. $50
Swift Bldg. Atlanta. Ga. Send for their
free book telling OF the many strange con-
titious that afiict the human family ~
rsason Of impoverished blood.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1914-10-29
Quite Particular.

"Why is there such hot fight over
the appointment of a postmaster in
this town? asked the stranger. "The
office doesn't pay anything much, does
it,"
THAT amt it, mister" replied the
native. you see, most of us are par
ticular as to who reads our postal
cards"
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1914-10-29

Washington, d. missionary ex-
tensions to new parts of China. japan,
the Philippines, the Hawaiian Islands,
Cuba, Manchuria, the Malay Islands
and sections of the Bahamas and South
America were determined on at the
fall council of the general conference
of Seventh Day Adventists in Takoms
Park.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1914-10-29
Not His Fault.

Poet-Good graciousl Here is your
servant asleep.
Hostess-Silly fool He must have
been eavesdropping while you were
reading your new poem to me.-Pels
Mele
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1914-10-29
How He Began Life.

Il understand you began your life
rs a newsboy," observed the friend
admiringly.
NO" replied the millionaire. Some
one has been fooling you. began
life as an infant New York Times
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1914-10-29
Too Effective.

But how did he happen to get
gagged to the girl if he doesn't loN
herr"
why, he said he was convincing
when he merely meant to be plaus
ible."-Judge.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1914-10-29
Careful.

Chief Clerk-If am wanted, l will
be in with the manager.
Latest Acquisition-Yes sir. An il
you are not wanted, where will yer
be?-Sidney Bulletin.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1914-10-29
DENTAL HEADQUARTERS
FOR OUT-OF-TOWN PEOPLE

People from all parts OF
Oregon and Washing :
ton constantly visit our
office for dental treat
ment. Our skill is zc-
knowiedged. and our
promptness In finish
ing work in one day
when required is zppre-
cisted by out-of-town
patrons
DIR. Wise n false
tooth expert There Is
ALWAYS ONE BEST
in every calling. and
DR.. Wise lays claim to
this distinction in Ore
gon. n Years szp<ir,<.
What we can't Runr-
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1914-10-29
Quite.

Il see that a German chemist has
extracted a deadly poison from the
castor oil plant"
Gee. wasn't it deadly enough be-
forel"
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1914-10-29
Mayonnaise Mixer.

An attachment for the crank mani
pulated egg beaten to drop oil slowly
so the beaten can be used for mixing
mayonnaise is the invention of New
York man
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1914-10-29

A military aviator can do anything
loop the loop. After wrecking a
Zeppelins and bombarding numer-
cities this seems tough.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1914-10-29
Effect of a Wet Blanket.

Hokus-I never knew such wet
blanket as Flubdub. Pokus-That's
right. If that fellow should jump
from the frying-pan into the fire, he
would put out the fire.-London Echo.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1914-10-29
New Use for Word.

Who can make a sentence and use
the word income correctly?" asked
the teacher of the second grade.
You may tell us. Johnny" indica-
ting a little boy whose hand was wa
wing violently.
THE kitchen door was left open
and in come a rat" was the trium-
plant esponse.-Harper's Magazine
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1914-10-29
A Better Term.

mot much of town"
"One-horse, eh?"
"Well, trifle faster than that. Sup
pose we say one-cylinder. Puck.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1914-10-29

Use Roman Eye Balsam for scalding SEN
sation in eyes and inflammation Of eyes or
eyelids- Adv.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1914-10-29

If Boston played the Federal cham
pions could the head-writers refer to
IT as a bean-fed contest?
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1914-10-29

Lewiston = Committees from Nez
Perez and Lewiston met this week to
devise a plan to raise $110, 900, which
z. A. johnson, president of the John
son road, stated would be necessary to
complete the road to Vollmer.
Those present were: c. W. Booth,
C. w. Felt, P. w. Mitchell and E. D.
Bell, Nez Perez committee; Storey
Buck, j. P. Vollmer, D. S. Wallace,
W. B. Stanton, Lewiston committee;
E. S. Dunn and F. S. Randall, repre-
senting Philadelphia investors, who
own a large acreage of Tsmmany land
along the proposed line, and z. A.
johnson, president, and W. A Pease,
superintendent of the railroad.
The Nez Perez committee stated
they were authorized by Nez Perez
people to subscribe s25, 900 and they
headed the subscription list with that
sum. ]. P. Vollmer, pioneer banker,
stated that when Mr.. johnson first
started to build the road he thought it
would result in failure, but he thought
now it would be built
Mr.. Vollmer subscribed $40, 900, the
Lewiston Morning Tribune $500, w.
C. Brooks $500, ]. B. McGrane $500,
S. Salisbury, $500. A total of s38, 000
was subscribed. Subscriptions are
contingent on $1,000 being raised,
and the following conditions appear on
the list:
TIE directors of the Nez Perez &
Idaho railroad company agree to or
ganize a company to be known as the
Lewiston, Nez Perez & Eastern Rail
road company, with capital stock OF
500, 900, divided into 10, 900 shares of
par value of 800.
In consideration of $3.50 shares Of
the capital stock of the Lewiston, Nez
Perez & Eastern road, they further
agree to sell the entire holdings of the
Nez Perez & Idaho Railroad company
to the Lewiston, Nez Perez & Eastern
Railroad company, consisting of the
following property:
Fourteen miles of railroad, Nes
Perez to Vollmer, $500, 900.
Twelve miles of road, Lewiston. tc
Tammany, s275,000
Survey, Nez Perez to Lewiston
SIC, lao.
Terminal grounds and franchises
city of Lewiston, 500, 200.
This is subject to the following in
debtedness: Bonds. Sis, 200; stee
leased from Camas Prairie railroad
$50, 500; loan from farmers, $40, 900