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Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-11-20

extended. Moreover, an apparent re-
covery by no means implies real
cure. The animal may carry the
virus. in its blood for a year or more
and is liable during all this time to
spread the contagion or to experience
recurrence itself. The mortality,
considering the seriousness of the dis
ease and the loss it occasions, is very
small, being estimated by some au-
thorities at s per cent, although it
frequently is much greater than this.
The mortality, however, by no means
represents the real loss occasioned by
the disease. No revenue is possible
from infected herds, and in the case
of dairymen an outbreak of foot-and-
mouth disease means that their busi-
ness is completely ruined. Blooded
or other cattle that have become sick
with the disease naturally lose their
value as breeding animals. It is,
howveer, impossible to get rid Of the
disease by ignoring it. The only pos
sible remedy is to kill off infected
herds, disinfect the premises, and be-
gin over again.
What the disease means to those
countries where it has gained real
grip is shown by the fact that on it's
last serious outbreak in Germany the
German government spent $1,000, 900
fighting it. In 1890 official statistics
showed that in the German Empire
431, ,235 head Of cattle, 23O, 1868 sheep
and goats, and 1853, 1903 swine were
affected with the disease. During
the same year the pestilence ravaged
live stock in France, Italy, Belgium,
Austria Hungary, Switzerland, Rou-
mania, and Bulgaria. In 1883 it was
estimated that the disease cost Eng
land S., 600, 900. On the occasion Of
the last outbreak in the United States
in 1908 $500, 900 was appropriated by
congress, and with the exception Of {
few hundred dollars it was spent il
stamping out the disease. This Of
course does not include the direct los
caused by the interruption of business
and other factors.
: While the federal government i
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Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-11-20

let us. They will feel better, per-
haps, if PERMITTED to go the limit in
their crouch. If q man is going to
make fool of himself he ought to
have the Star Spangled right to go
the limit. But it worries us to see
them exceeding the speed limit, and
we are uttering timely warning in
the hope they will back up and start
over.
Many things might happen that are
worse than running for Office and get
ting walked on, and discovering that
you can't always depend on what peo-
pie tell you when you are out after
votes. There 10 the foot and mouth
disease, for instance. And there il
the income tax and the European war,
and sasafras tea that the old Fashioned
mother fed the kids, to say nothing
Of syrup and molasses. Let US cheel
up.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-11-20

within the county. There is hum
dred or perhaps thousand times as
much need and use for the Ahsahka
bridge as the Peck bridge, figuring
from the needs of Clearwater county.
And before the county builds more
expensive steel structures let us COM
plete the North Fork wagon road.
The big end of the taxes of Clear
water county are raised from property
up the North Fork. In fairness to
Elk River and the country tributary
the trunk road connecting the Elk
River section with the county seat
should be built the first thing.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-11-20
Clearwater County Urged
To Build More Bridges

The Peck Sun says the county sur
veyor of Nez Perce county has pre-
pared plans for steel bridge, SIS
feet in length, to span the Clearwater
at Peck, and that copy of the plans
have been submitted to the county
board of Clearwater county. The
proposed bridge is to cost $25, 900, and
provide for 18-foot width. Clear
water county must pay half the cost.
The Clearwater Republican is of
the opinion that before this county
builds any more joint bridges to ac-
commodate adjoining counties, that we
build bridge at Ahsahka within the
county for the benefit of taxpayers
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-11-20
PALOUSE SETS FINE EXAMPLE FOR OROFINO

really good men. They We're interest
ed in Palouse. They were working
against themselves. They saw it and
were manly enough to acknowledge
their mistakes. The other faction
was broad enough to extend the right
hand of fellowship and forget it.
There was big banquet. The men
got together. They buried the hatch
ct. They forgot the past. They de-
cided to get together and boost, and
they did. And the first thing that
was proposed was that they pave the
streets.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-11-20

Choose carefully, and not too young,
from such varieties as good moral
or, better, Christian atmosphere
produces. When once you have chos-
en-, let that part remain forever set
tied, and give plenty of time to
thought Of preparing your choice for
domestic use.
Do not insist in keeping him in q
pickle, neither constantly in hot wa.
ter. Even poor varieties are some.
times made sweet and tender by gar
nishing with patience, sweetened will
smiles and favored with kisses.
Wrap we'll in mantle Of charity
Keep warm with q constant flow o.
domestic devotion and serve with tooth
some edibles.
When thus prepared they are war
ranted to keep for years.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-11-20
Clearwater County Should
Boost Lewiston Show

The Lewiston Commercial Club has
sent out wires to the effect that the
Northwest Livestock Association will
positively hold the big show in Lewis
ton from November 80 to December 5,
unless the Federal government inter-
venes with general quarantine. At
present there is no indication Of such
action. Montana quarantine will be
raised within day or two, unless fun
ther infection is discovered.
1t is unfortunate that anything
should come up at this time to inter-
fere with this show, and the people
of Clearwater county should exert
every effort to the end that the North
west Livestock show at Lewiston will
continue to grow and prosper.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-11-20

AS many as can should visit the
show and encourage it, and incident
ally, by contributing little, make it
a financial success.
Let Clearwater county understand
that we are interested in this show
that it is our show; that it is a mat
ter of vast Importance to every Sec
tion of our county, and that anything
that hurts or hinders it will be det-
riment to Clearwater county.
We need the Northwest Livestock
show at Lewiston. We cannot expect
to get such show any closer, and we
must not permit any other city to gel
it away from Lewiston.
Therefore, make it point to at
tend the show the last of the month.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-11-20

Orofino needs to get together and
boost. Why can't we do as Palouse
did the other day? Over there two
factions have been fighting for several
years. 1t was division over the wet
and dry issue. The town went dry
and the vets fought the town. They
tried to kill and bury it. They
knocked. They opposed everything
on general principals. The feeling
was bitter. Men refused to speak.
1t was carried into the lodges and
the churches. At the last election
the State of Washington went dry.
That settled it. The vets were
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-11-20
Some Friendly Advice
For Despondent Patriots

We might suggest that time will
heal the wounds of political disap-
pointment. Things will look lot
brighter, the world will still be a
pretty good place after all, the grass
and the flowers will be as beautiful,
but it will take little time before
the fellow who got defeated can reach
the point where he can appreciate the
fact that his defeat did not end
all worth while. Silly, foolish
mortal! Forget it. You are only
one Of hundred thousand other fell
lows who this year went down to de-
feat, and millions yet to be will come
along and run for Office and get licked
and sore and all that you are and most
Of them will recover and the world
will|take on lovlier hue and you will
no longer hate yourselves. But
why be 30 foolish? Why let a little
defeat overwhelm us? Why be less
of man than we would expect the
other fellow 10 be?
We once ran for Office and got lick
ed to frazzle. For long time we
hated everybody, then we came to.
Now we know how foolish we were,
and we even look back at it and take
real joy out Of the experience. We
really believe we gained by losing
We wouldn't begin to swap exper
fences with the fellow who won
Victory licked him. He never viii
come back. Defeat made US more O
a man, a better citizen, and taught |
lesson we could never have learned il
victory.
We are prompted to mention thi
subject through sympathy and ten
der heart. Some of the defeated can
didates are taking defeat SO har
that we fear it is going to be IA
tai. We would like to offer wor
of encouragement, but they wouldn
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-11-20

The outbreak of foot-and mouth
disease has already affected an area
30 large that it is evident that most
active measures are necessary to eradi-
cate it. Cases have been found as far
apart as Iowa and Massachusetts, and
at the time Of this writing (Nov. 10Y,
13 states have been quarantined-Mas-
sachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania,
Indiana, Illinois. Michigan, Ohio,
Wisconsin, Maryland. Iowa, Rhode Is
land, New Jersey, and Delaware. In
terstate shipments Of live stock from
these states are absolutely prohibited,
and such articles as hides, straw, hay,
etc., must be thoroughly disinfected
before they can be moved in interstate
commerce. Both in virulence and in
extent of area affected the present
outbreak is more serious than any Of
the five previous ones which have oc-
Cured in the United States.
These previous outbreaks have moi
been sufficiently serious either to fa'
miliarize farmers with the symptoms
of the disease or to render them fully
! alive to the losses that it occasions
when permitted to gain a firm foot
hold. One of its most dangeroul
characteristics is its extreme contag
eousness. Not only may it be con
veyed directly from one animal t.
another, but it may be transported il
fodder, picked up from the ground an
carried over the country by cats, dogs
and chickens, or communicated throug
Las Vegas optic., 1914-11-09
"Ronanza.n

The word bonanza is of Spanish
origin and nautical term, mean
ing fair weather at sea" In Mat
thew s: 26, we read that after the
Lord rebuked the wind and the sea
there came a good, great calm,"
which last words in the Spanish YER
sion are rendered by bonanza 1t
is easy to understand how the word
came into its figuratiye use as mean
ing happy calm and good hope after
a weary search. The Bonanza
Kings" were James Clair Flood, w.
IS. OBrien, John w. Mackay and
James G. Fair, four men of Irish par
entage, who acquired vast fortunes
from the gold and silver mines on the
Pacific coast. They had various imi-
tators and successors, who shared
the names, but these four were the
"only original bonanza kings.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-11-09
CHlNAMEN GUILTY OF
SMUGGLING CHARGE
ASSOCIATES OF kl-Yl, WHO CON-
FESsED, WILL BE GIVEN
PUNISHMENT

Santa Fe, Nov. Guilty was the
verdict of the jury Saturday night
against Lee Sam Hee, OF Hot Springs,
Wyo, and Lew Moy Of Montpelier,
Idaho on charge Of importing Chin
ese from Mexico into the United
States. Hop Lee, of Las Vegas, al
ready had pleaded guilty and had tes-
titled that Las Vegas was the distri-
buting point for Chinese smuggled
from Mexico to all parts of the west
disclosing a conspiracy that extended
to three nations, reaching from HONG
Kong to Juarez and thence into the
United States. Foul methods to smng
gle the Chinese into the United States
were disclosed by the trial and the
conviction was the result of clever
work by Uncle Sans immigration Of
fcials and United States district at
torney, Summers Burkhart.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-11-09

ments for the educational exposition
to be held in the library building. MT.
Goodell has assigned exhibit space to
several counties and schools, The
early reservations promise an unusu-
ally large display.
The general committee when
made these appointments is made UP
of DR.. Boyd, Mr. Perryy, Superintend-
ent John Milne, H. S. Lithgow, presi-
dent of the Retail Merchants asso-
citation; o. A. Matson, Mr. Alderman
secretary of the Retail Merchants as
sociation; G. o. Cushman, president
of the Commercial club; D. s. Rosen-
valid, and Mr.. Egan. secretary of the
Commercial club.
The womens organizations have
charge Of the reception to be given
for the visitors. This will be the big
gest and most enjoyable affair of the
kind ever held here upon like occa
sion, it is said.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-11-09
LEGAL TautoIoux.

The circumIocution of legal docu-
ments is the penalty of having BIZ
lingual language, and descends to US
from those centuries when the Eng
Iish and the Normans were slowly
afnalgamating into one people So the
two races, in the market place or in
social converse, to make their mean
ing clearer, joined French word to
an English, or vice versa. That is
why, in the prayer-book. words so
often run in couples: Humble and
lowly." acknowledge and confess, "
ASSEMBLE and meet together" The
English was for the English; the
Norman-French for the French.
Chaucer is a great user of such bilin-
gual phrases Hunting and venerye,
wright and carpenter" care and
heed" And that is whence lawyers
get such talk as aid and abet," will
and testament and use and wont.
London Chronicle.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-11-09
HEN NURSES BABY SWALLOWS
In UnmIstakabIe Way She 5egs Right
TO Care for the Unfortunate
WaIfs.

A nature freak has developed IN the
little town of Brookline, n. H., Wnicn
for five days attracted wide attention.
according to the Boston Globe.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Campbell were
disturbed by peculiar sounds, which
seemed to come from the floor. AIter
much exploring, Mr. Campbell traced
the sound to the chimney, and open
ing the fiue, found at the bottom q
chimney swallows nest containing
four fledgling birds.
The nest had become dislodged ana
fallen to the base of the chimney
where the mother bird refused to 90.
The little birds were not more than a
day old.
He carried the nest outdoors, won
dering what disposition to make OF It.
| He felt something rub against his leg,
and looking down, found one OF his
big prize hens.
The old bird was acting strangely
and Mr.. Campbell imagined that she
| was lOOhlhS lou6iu6Ay at '
swallows which he carried. He walked
toward the henhouse, and the big bird
kept close. Finally he put the little
swallows in a nest and Immediately
with happy cluck, the old hen tool
possession.
For five days she cared for thf
baby swallows. Every day hundreds
OF visitors came to see the strange
sight. Summer people drove miles tt
see the hen feed the baby birds ant
cuddle them under her wings.
The sixth day Mr.. Campbell went t.
the poultry yard and found that th'
FIVE days OF constant attention hat
proved too much and the baby swaI
lows were dead. Opinion is divide'
as to whether the hen overfed tn
fedglings or If they died from to-
much handling by curious visitors.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-11-09
BIRDS THAT CROSS THE SEA
Smaller Feathered Wanderers Are
Helped on the Journey by Their
Larger Companions.

How such tiny migrants as gold
crests cross the sea has often been
mystery to many, although it has al
ways been known that they sometimes
alight upon the fishing boats in the
North sea to rest and break the long
journey.
Redwings and fieldfares leave their
nesting haunts in Scandinavia and ar
rive in fiocks to feed on the hips and
haws in our hedgerows, or the ber-
rles of the elder rowan tree, and even
the mistletoe. Following in their wake
come the merlin, the great gray shrike,
the goldcrest, the short-eared owl, and
others, including the woodcocks,
which, on arrival after crossing the
North sea, are often so exhausted as
to suffer themselves to be oyertaken
and picked up by hand.
Strange as it may seem, the larger
migratory birds sometif hes giYela lift
to smaller and weakerffravelers, who,
availing themselves of the broad plat
form afforded by their expanded pin
ions and the soft plumage of the dorsal
feathers, among which they nestle and
hold on with their tiny feet, are car
ried across the North sea in comfort
and alight in safety on our British soil.
In this way a golden-crested wren
was actually observed to alight from
the back of short-eared owl on its ar.
rival from Norway to our shores
London Tit-Bits
Las Vegas optic., 1914-11-09

Who of us, on sitting down to write
letter. when many things had been
in thought to write, has not felt a
sudden dearth of topics? Why not
keep marked envelopes and cards for
regular correspondents? While busy
about your housework, you think Of
something you wish to write. Make a
note of 1t on card and slip it into its
special envelope. Then when you oil
down to write the letter you save time
and thought. and your letters are far
more satisfactory to your friends.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-11-09
CHRISTMAS SHIP
SETS SAIL FOR
EUROPE
GIFTS AND SUPPLIES FOR STRlcK-
EN- COUNTRIES CHILDREN
MAKE CARGO

Brooklyn, Nov. 9.-The good ship
Jason, laden with the Christmas gifts
of a million American boys and girls
to million homeless and unhappy
boys and girls in the war section OF
Europe, will steam on her way tomor-
row, crossing the wide ocean with her
precious burden of good things to de-
light the hearts of the sufferers. The
big ship is loaded from stem to stern
and hardly a nook can be seen for the
avalanche of boxes and barrels of gifts
filled up all the spare space.
From all parts of America the gifts
have come to the Jason, and even far
off Honolulu, in Hawaii, sent big
contribution of toys from the boys
and girls who live there. The gifts
are not all toys and play things, for
the little Europeans are cold and hun
CRY, and good, warm clothing, as we'll
as goodies for the Christmas dinner
occupy a big section Of the ship.
The Christmas ship is a big, new
American vessel, differed by Ameri-
cans and manned by Americans. Every
one of the men aboard is blue jacket
and the sailors have given three
cheers and vowed that the gifts will
] reach the children in the stricken
land, safe and sound, The big ship is
596 feet long and Sc feet wide. She
can carry 10000 tons and she is to
night loaded nearly to her capacity
For she is taking a big cargo of coal
as well as Christmas gifts, for Goa
is very necessary thing for the ia
son and the other American vessels
that are across the water The shiI
cost nearly million dollars, and il
made of steel throughout. Henry 7
Meriweather is the name Of the com
mander Of the ship.
When the ship sails tomorrow sh
will flash her farewell by wireless t,
the children in America, and will lie
them know of her progress by mean
of her powerful wireless equipment
When she arrives in Europe willing
hands will undertake to distribute tn
gifts where they are most needed, AM
on Christmas day million little one
will be thinking Of the boys and girl
in America, and how kind they art
and will kneel down and pray tha
American children will never suffe
as they have suffered from the terror
of war and famine.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-11-09
STILL DEPEND ON CAVALRY
observsrs Were Wrong Who Said
That Armies Soon Would Get
Along Without That Arm.

The horse is holding his own in the
present war. Dispatches mention
clouds of cavalry" screening the Ger
man advance. Parties Of uhlans scout
far and wide picking up information
which is sent back to the main body.
From East Prussia, from Galicia and
from Belgium come reports of cavalry
engagements. That troopers are the
eyes and ears of armies is an old say
ing that is being verified every day.
The aeroplane is very valuable, and so
is the automobile, but neither displaces
the cavalry. Cavalry can act on the in
formation they gather In an instant,
they can see and strike Simultaneous
| ly. Plowed ground that might stall an
auto is no obstacle whatever to capa-
bic cavalry intelligently commanded.
All great armies cherish their mount
ed troops, and make provision for re-
mounts. If the cavalry competition
depends on the supply Of horsefesh
Russia has a great advantage over all
other European nations. 1t is esti-
mated that within the czar's dominions
are more than thirty-three million
horses, two-thirds of which are in
European Russia. According to the
latest available statistics Germany has
4,5OO,OOO horses, France about $780,
600, Austria-Hungary 100000 and
Great Britain nearly 100000. The
United States, with more than 10000,
900 horses, is admirably qualified tC
| become a great cavalry country.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-11-09
Get salt by Sun Evaporation.

In the Philippine islands salt is ex-
tracted from sea water by crude proc
esses. The greater part is obtained
by sun evaporation; a small proper
ton by artificial heat The Chinese
have introduced slightly improved
methods. About forty million pounds
of crude salt are produced annually.
In the mountain provinces small
quantity of poor grade salt is produced
by evaporating the water from car
donated springs, but the supply falls
far short Of the demand and the quail
fly is rarely satisfactory.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-11-09
Rlinhtsd chesknuts.

An exhaustive examination by ex-
perts from the office of drugs and
poisonous plant Investigations, United
States department of agriculture, into
the many reports Of poisoning by
chestnuts from trees afflicted with the
blight proves conclusively that there
is no ground to suspect such chest
nuts. In all the reported cases the
disease was due to something else but
chestnuts or to inordinate eating of
perfectly healthy nuts Raw chestnuts
are indigestible, and 1t is well known
that many people have an idiosyncrasy
against them.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-11-09
Dependency Due to Indigestion

1t is not at all surprising that per
sons W have Indigestion become
discouraged and despondent, IIere
are a few words Of hope and cheer
FOR them by Mrs. Blanche Bowers, In
diana, Pa. HFor years my digestion
was so poor that could not eat the
lightest foods. I tried everything
that heard Of to get relief, but not
until about year ago when saw
Chamberlain Tablets advertised and
got a bottle Of them, did I find the
right treatment. I soon began to i'm
prove. and since taking few bottles
Of them my digestion is fine" For
sale by all dealers. .-Adv.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-11-09
CITRoLAx
CIT RoLAx
CIT 4 OIL A K

Best thing for constipation, sour
stomach. lazy liver and sluggish bow
els. Stops a sick headache almost at
once. Gives most thorough and sat
isfactory flushing-no pain, no nau-
sea. Keeps your system cIeansed,
sweet and wholesome. Ask for Cit
roIax. o. g. schaefer and Red Cross
Drug store.-Adv.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-11-09
Ernnoh cahInet channes.

The Appointment of M. Delcasse as
French minister Of war makes the fif-
ty-ninth change in that post during
the past forty-three years-that is
to say, since the establishment Of
Of the third republic. AS. however,
several statesmen have fllled the
post more than once. It has had only
80 diffepent occupants under the re-
public.