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The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-10-22
CUT OUT THE EXCITEMENT
Good Advice offered by cublst Poet
TO Those Who Are Worried py
the Wartime Prices.

Let the uhlans go uhl. hussars can
go Nuzz--myself. am glad that the
well.known Atlantic piles dampness
between In the way that 1t does.
perceive, with chagrin, I'm no longer
romantic: my welcome to war 10 not
overly frantic. In my youth | loVeu
Caesar or any earth skinner by death
furies followed, red clawed. corybantc.
But turn from EN- now to thoughts OF
my dinner
As the late Deacon Job, who inhabit'
ed UJz. was wont to remark, with
curse sibIlantie. Don't hunt for your
troubles-theyn come to you, cozl
perceive. with chagrin, I'm no
longer romantic.
My bump of combativeness aint Gle
phantic.
In youth | was dotty about the world
winner-AIexander Napoleon-some
butcher gigantic.
But turn from 'em now to thoughts
OF my dinner.
MY feeling for fighting is not what
II was.
Let 'em dance their war ballets. In
noncompliance -- let the zeppelin'
zepp and the buzzoplane buzz-l per
ceiye. with chagrin, I'm no longer 70
mantle; I'm more philosophical. slight
ly pedantic.
: When was much younger, NOR
) lyric and thinner. 'twould have thriile
r me, this picturesque, bloody big antc
? but turn from EN- now 10 thoughts 9
J, my dinner
J. For though I'm not gluttonous, groH
+ nor bacchantic, / perceive, with chi
n grin. I'm no longer romantic.
9 Gar. kaiser--in youth ! admired
i big sinner But turn from 'em no
4 10 thoughts OF my dinner.--New foF
Evening Sun.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-10-22
ROAD
BUILDING
ROADS AS CROP PRODUCERS
Government Studies Show How Aeri-
cultural Outlook Of Country De-
ponds Upon Its Highways.

That an improved road will increase
vastly the productiveness of the area
through which it runs has now been
satisfactorily demonstrated by studies
conducted by the United States depart
ment of agriculture in Virginia. Con
ditions in Spotsylvanla county were in
vestigated with particular care, and
the results have proved surprising. In
1909 the county voted 100000 TO i'm
prove 40 miles of roads. Two years
after the completion of this work the
railroad took away In IL months from
Fredericksburg, the county seat, IL
600 tons of agricultural and forest
products hauled over the highways to
that town. Before the improvement
of the roads this total was only 49.OOO
tons annually; in other words the
quantity of the county's produce had
risen more than 40 per cent. Sui
more interesting. however. is the IN
crease shown in the quantity of the
| dairy products In 1909 these amount
ed to 114,Sl5 pounds. in 1911 to 27S,
| OPS pounds, an increase of practically
140 per cent in two years. In the
same time shipments of wheat had IN
creased SO per cent, tobacco 81 pc
cent and lumber and other forest prod
ucts As per cent
In addition to this increase In guam
tity the cost of hauling each ton
produce was materially reduced. i
other words the farmers not only pre-
duce more but produce more cheaplI
for the cost OF transportation to ma
ket is, of course, an important facto
in the cost of production. From thi
point of view 1t is estimated that tn
100000 spent in improving the roat
in Spotsylvania county saved the farr
ers of that county SAL, 900 year.
In the past two years the tran
studies OF the federal experts sho
that approximately an average of O.
900 tons Of outgoing products we
hauled over the improved roads In u
county, an average distance OF eig
miles, or a total of 100000 tic
miles" Before the roads were i
proved 1t was estimated that the ave
age cost OF hauling was 20 cents
"ton-mile;" after the improvement u
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-10-22
From Mrs. ]. D. Murdoch, Quincy, Mass.
Anti-Hops.

Reports of the hop harvest su1er-
ing through the war would have
pleased the anti-hop crusaders OF for
mer times. In the middle OF the sew
enteenth century the city of London
petitioned parliament to put down
two nuisances. Newcastle Goals IN
regard to their stencil, ETC., and hops
in regard they would spoil the taste
of drink and endanger the people. A
few decades later John Evelyn ap-
pealed to the king and all loyal and
owners to Danish the 'drogue hopps,
which, he declared, spoiled good ale
and led to tormenting diseases, by
planting cider fruit and so creating a
taste for more wholesome liquor A
century ago Goblet also wrote angrily
of hops and hop growers, chiefly be-
cause of the destruction OF young
trees for hop poles.-London Chron'
| icle
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-10-22

the slope OF the valley, the song OF the
birds, the sunsets. cannot be shut up
within the title deed; they belong 10
the eye that can carry them away the
mind that can appreciate them
This ability to gather enjoyment
from all sorts OF sources Is divine
gift. 1t broadens the life, deepens the
experience and enriches the whole ma
ture. 1t is a great force in seli-cur
tnre.
The secret Of happiness is In cheer
full. contented mind. He Is poor VINO
il dissatisfied, he Is rich who Is con
tented with what he has. and can Gu
Joy what others own.
Some people are so mean and stlngy'
so uncharitable and narrow, SO Dig
oted and suspicious. that they never
omen their natures wide enough 10
/ take In the riches all about them' the
beauty with which they come IN con-
tact. They are so Jealous and enVlons
and small. that they are aIraia 10
throw open the doors of their hearts.
The result is. their lives are rincheu
and starved. person must be mag
unanimous and largehoarted, to be ap'e
to absorb the wealth and beauty tha'
are worth while.
know a poor man who really en-
ioyed more than any rich man ! kno"
, Of simply because early IN ire ~
learned TO enjoy things without own
, ing them to such an extent that M
never seemed to have the shshtes
envy or jealousy in connection VII
+, the property OF others, but rathe
:. showed gratitude TO those VINO own"
:, them. He was such a sweet soul 'ha
all doors were open to him, becaus
he radiated sunshine and good chee
II does not matter how poor or no
A unfortunate you are, you can EMO
I, without the trouble of owning or Gu
"A ing for them, millions and millions
dollars worth of works of art, al
m things OF rarest beauty, almost as We
N az though they we're your own. Thu
a. | what Il costs TO maintain our gre
10. city parks. with all their wonders
beauty and comfort, the palatial pu
nm lie buildings. the fine residences oea
he tiful private grounds and gardens u
90 objects OF beauty everywhere VIM
~ YOU can enjoy without money--and
oh you may say you own nothing
-, has missed the finest lesson OF expt
he ence who has not learned how 10
,rd Joy without owning.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-10-22
leave Her lay"

Sylvia Pankhurst kicked her heels
together at Limehouse and shrieked:
4 will lie on the steps OF the House
of Commons without food or water un-
N Asquith consents to receive a depu-
tation."
This reminds US OF an incident at
the North station some years ago.
Father. mother. end child were run
ming for q local train The parents
Gained the platform Of the rear car as
n. train started Mother cried: Oh.
htAsr. little Johnny has fell down
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-10-22
The EIohtjnu Nations,

The tables of illiteracy for the ma
tions that are now fighting one another
in the old world give US the following
information: Number of people, per
thousand unable to read and write
in Germany, 3; in Austria, 429; in
Belgium, 24S; in France. 161; in Great
Britain, 10; in Russia, 725; in Servia,
6S7. Thus it will be seen that the
two extremes are held by Germany
and Russia.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-10-22
Monster Of the Deep.

That there are monsters In the sea
has been proved by the shooting the
other day near Malta OF creature
of gigantic proportions and 5000
mounds In weight. II proved to be .
cachalot. or sperm whale, the male OF
which sometimes attains a length OF
seventy feet The existence OF the
sea serpent, therefore, has stiil 10 DC
proved.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-10-22

Mother-Do you mean to tell me
that your husband In out half the time
until after midnight?
Daughter---More than half
And you never scoldg"
Never"
Il am amazed"
You forget that my husband Is a
poet"
What OF that. prayf"
when he comes home early ne al
ways insists on reading his poems "a
me New York Weekly.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-10-22

When a woman goes away TO speho
Sunday II she would give her hus-
band directions concerning the iou''
teen or fifteen most important things
that ought to be done around the
house In her absence. instead oil con
corning the whole fiftyseven. he
would stand more chance OF remem'
herring at least some OF 'em.--Houston
Post
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-10-22

Fiye-year-old Katherine was kneei'
ing on her fathers lap. stroking the
very scant thatch on the top OF his
head
Daddy" she suddenly pped up. do
you know that ! think you've got
awfuIIy nice hair A moments 81
lence. Then. but II you were not
my daddy | wouldn't think you have
nice hair"
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-10-22
What kn Did.

After earning a certain amount
propounded Mr. Birchrod. the teacher
q spent two-thirds Of It and lost hVe-
siYths OF the balance, winding up
with 81. What did havey About
eight drinks. judge" answered the
bnv a. the foot OF the class.-l>ouis-
vile Courier-Iournal.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-10-22
r,,,, R.sul, Not known.

oh Mr. SMITH" cried the young
,aav "a abe greeted her caller So
Won have been making friends with
Tsaoi And do you think he likes
youYa Well" said Mr.. Smith. grim
" II don't believe he's quite decided
ye,-Ae's only had one bite OF me.
and he seems to wan, snothsr. La
dies Home Journal
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-10-22
PACK Enna Well.

Provide good cases for the eggs. haV'
ing plenty Of dry excelsior packing IN
dor the bottom layer of eggs Don't
complain II the grocer candles your
e1rs when buying. Better demand
Gambling. as you then insure protec-
ton for yourself and the merchant
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-10-22
tts Strong Appeal.

There's one thing bout jail SAID
the ex-coavict, that makes in'EnV
strong appeal TO most Of Us.
what's thst7''
You don't get no music with your
meals"
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-10-22
Limited 20 Her.

James. you've already danced with
that young Miss Smithers four timea.
think you ought to drop her now.
People will be talking"
Now ma"
Il tell you II doesn't look right"
Don't get jealous. Tm not In love
with her She's the only one In the
ballroom who dances the hesitation
the same way do,"-Detroit Free
Press.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-10-22
anads and the Schools.

Improved roads make it possible TO
consolidate or centralize schools, and
IN establish graded schools in the ~
rsI districts Such schools, centrally
located. will accommodate all OF the
children within a radius Of from four
TO FIVE miles.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-10-22
N.n Road Machine.

In a new road-msking machine the
aanbalt ia heated as II is being mixed
By flames from the fire box OF the
boiler. blown into the mixing drum by
a powerful blast.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-10-22
cl..nIno Daily Utensils.

The dairy utensils must be carefully
washed and thoroughly sealded IL ,
the only way to keep them clean a.
II they are not clean they cannot
duoe a good quality o; milF
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-10-22

r. rn,ch the father answered sternly:
Leave him lay,"-Phiiip haie III D"S
tim Herald
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-10-22

Probably once In about four thou
sand years man who IL licked IN .
fair fight has no excuse TO offer.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-10-22
Many a True Word, Etc.

PA, what do they put water In
stocks for?''
ITO soak the investors with
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-10-22

A womaus idea OF a bore is simply
a man who never natterr her
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-10-22

Knicker- They are looking for
war tax that viii fail equally on every
one.
Bocker-Then tax the rain.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-10-22
BAD Roads Excepted.

There is an excuse for everything
except bad roads.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-10-22

II you can extract so per cent o.
real Joy from the enjoyments you plan
you are lucky,
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-10-22

A new leaf is really the same ole
one. with Just another turn.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-10-22

youR OWN DRUGGIST WILL TELL, VOC
Try Murine BYE Kennedy tnf Ned, Wesk, Nntery
N,ea and GfanuiAted hYNndk, No hsmaft1ug,~
lust IRE OnmfGft Write for hpoh Of the Hye
81 mali FIoa Manna kye hanaaay ca. chieA&n
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-10-22
TWn NenatiNes.

Why are you so happy If she said
MOP"
She said it twice"
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-10-22
Different School,

Are the fish biting?"
No; there are catfish. They're
scratching.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-01

and as the combatants usually resort to stone throwing, frequent skull wounds result, and trepanning Is often resorted to as a cure. In the opera tion the saws, probes and lancets en- ployed are of the crudest type, many of them being fashioned from teeth and fish bones, yet they proved highly effective in the hands of the native operators and demonstrated their skill as surgeons. No anaesthethics are ever used and in such contempt is pain regarded that the natives ap- peared impervious to it's throes.
 The Englishman reported that all of the delicate operations which came under his observation were success ful and that the native surgeons told him that rarely did patient fail to recover.
 These revelations are interesting and instructive as well as convincing that skill and knowledge do lie in the possession of civilization alone.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-01

they will be refreshed and afterward given an automobile ride around the city. Following dinner that evening, every body starts for old Houston over the Queen and Crescent. the official route.
 Here's an extract from a letter I have just received from a Houston Ro- tartan, inviting me therei Houston, In Texas, of the land of sunshine and flow CTS, bids you smiling welcome in June Won't you close the office and come over for awhile with us for little play You may never have visited Texas, but you have read of 1.-the Indians, the cow boys, the outlaws, the wild and the woolly. It's all changed now. You ought to see the boys turn out in their full dress" It's worth coming to see, some of them look funny
 Am I going? In concert with about 45 other Birmingham Rotarians I answer yes.
 "Houstons is one of the first Rotary clubs formed in the south. About IS months ago one of our citizens visited that city and was a guest at their weekly luncheon, which resulted in the organza ton of the Birmingham club of 130 mem- bers and this club has fostered Il other clubs formed iR Alabama, Florida, Geor- gia Louisiana and Tennessee under the leadership of John b. Shelby. That citi- zen who started Rotarianism in this sec- tion of the south was Thomas Hunter Moltonn
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-01
Poor Old Father

The word has been spoken. The Twentieth Century club which met
 recently in Cincinnati, has gone on
 record as being opposed to fathers
 day Needless to say, this organiza-
 tion is composed of prominent suf- fragettes who have ceased to consider father anything more than a nuisance. There was not one vote in favor of poor old dad, thus Showing on the part of the women present a unani- mity of opinion that is not always characteristic of their meetings. Fathers, taken as a class, do not stand on the same level with moth- ers," said the distinguished president of the club. There was a chorus of approval.
 Feminists of the more rampant sort would have gone step further and declared that men do not stand on the same level with women. Such asser- tions are made so frequently nowa- days that they no longer cause sur prise. Father has also been so often told of his shortcomings that he no longer feels that he has any share in the cosmic scheme of things. His place is in the rear, far removed from the spotlight and the plaudits of the multitude. Mothers Day was inaugurated and carried through with whoop and white rose, but father can't even have a night without being compelled to face the consequences. Speeches are made to mother, poems are written about her and in many ways she is honored, while father plods wearily along, paying the bills, keeping roof over the heads of the family and buying clothes for them, | oiiiy eo oc tIcdCeu WlJH SOfC or COl- erant contempt.
 Who would seek to discredit moth- CT? No one, to be sure, but why not give father at least a smile of en- couragement now and then? It might work wonderful transformation in him. He might cease to wear the apologetic air so habitual with him and venture occasionally to put in word without fear of contradition. Father has never had his just de- serts. Though he reveals "ornery" traits, "as a class" he makes a fair showing.
 When fathers day was first sug- gested the idea was greeted with de- rision. Father himself smiled wanly and seemed to think it good joke on somebody. Maybe when father screws his courage to the sticking point and stands up for his rights he will be more appreciated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-01

In an article written for the World s Work, Henry w. Lanier gives some as- tonishing figures on the growth of the moving picture industry in this country. There are more than POGO moving picture theatres in the United States. They are no longer confined to the business dis tricts of cities, but are invading the resi- dence sections. There is more than S30O,- 000,000 invested in the business and 96, ,OO0,- : 900 feet of films are unrolled every night. Some pictures are seen by possibly 15 900, : GOO spectators. The moving picture busi- ness has added something like 30 new ns mes to the list of American millionaires. The film makers of the United States are expected to export enough films this year to girdle the earth. If laid end to end the films would extend 2OOO miles. Two years ago some of these figures were only about half as great. showing the rapid development of the moving picture industry in that time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-01
The Scalpel in the Desert

It is quite the vogue for civilization to boast of the rapid strides made by modern surgery and the masterly skill displayed by operators of the knife and scalpel, yet H. Hylton- Simpson, who has recently returned to London from a scientific expedition in the Algerian hinterland has astounded England's capital with his accounts of the marvellous feats at surgery per formed by the Bedouins of the desert
 To these men anaesthesia is un- known; modern surgical instruments they have never seen nor dreamed of and yet so skillful are they that nc hesitation is indulged in at perform ing such delicate operations as tre- banning and removal of brain tumors
 Hylton-Simpson was accompanied by his wife, which fact enabled him to gain the confidence of the natives of the Algerian hinterland and estab- fish such close relations with them that arrangements were effected for consultations with many of the tribal surgeons. They imparted to the Eng lishman information relative to 200 cures for various diseases which they claimed to have discovered.
 ~ fights are common in Algeria
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-01
Around Birmingham

Notwithstanding the business recession that began in the east sometime ago and produced hard times in many sections there has been a good deal of solid de- velopment in and around Birmingham ! within the past F months. said a mem Der of the Chamber of Commerce. Hard times have been felt here less than in many industrial centers and now that the country is about to enter upon an era of prosperity there is every req son to think that Birmingham will have a genuine boom.
 "The Louisville and Nashville railroad
 has been spending miA,ons of dollars on it's double track work, and it will spend millions more. It has a large and well equipped yard at Boyles, but it is only a question of a short time when a great deal of new work will be done there- abouts Tarrant City is one of the new CT outlying developments, and it is one of the most attractive. The Southern
 railway is to expend this year a million
 or more on shops in Birmingham.
 These are but a few of the things that
 will make for active conditions in the
 near future. Realty prices are now mod
 crate, and in some cases quite low The
 real estate market is almost sure to i'm
 prove during the summer. Values will certainly reach for higher levels. I have
 no property to sell, and I am not in-
 terested in any real estate firm, but l
 believe that anyone who has money to
 invest will do well to buy Birming ham property now"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-01
A Danish Immigrant

Jacob Riis, the New York social worker and author, who died Wednes- day, was tireless in his labors for humanity. The reforms credited to him are of such variety and extent that the sum of them all is astonish- ing. Poor in purse, but possessed of indomitable energy, gift for writ ing well, keen powers of observation and the faculty of interesting men of influence and wealth in what he was doing, Riis did more to improve the condition of New York's slums than any other man who ever lived.
 Landing in this country in 1870, after working as newspaper. writer and carpenters apprentice in Den mark, Riis entered upon career that had at first many vicissitudes, but eventually brought him honor and the gratitude of thousands of unfortunates whose environment was made better through his efforts. He was born at Ribe, Denmark, May 3, 1849, and was one of IA children. His father was Latin pedagogue. He worked in many towns and cities of the United States before he settled down in New York, where for 27 years he was a reporter and became one of the most noted re- formers in the country. In 1871 he was So poor that he was driven to take refuge with black and tan dog in the police lodgings which were at that time in the cellar of the Church Street station.
 Having seen the filth and depravity of the old police lodgings, Riis began a fight several years later to abolish them. He was successful because he had already attracted the attention of Theodore Roosevelt, who was then police commissioner of New York. The friendship between Riis and Roose- welt continued until the formers death. Riis was the devoted follower
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-01
FAvoRs ELECTRIC CHAIR

From the Moundville News.
 A bill for the establishment of an elec- tric chair in Alabama will be indorsed by Hon. w. w. Hill, Montgomery coun- tvs new state senator, if 1t Is properly drawn. MT. Hill stated Saturday that he sees no reason why he should not favor the electrocution of condemned criminals in preference to hanging.
 ''I have said time and again that am in favor of one place of execution in Alabama. and that located at Wetumpka, where all persons condemned to death may be executed in the most humane and legal manner possible, said MT. Hill "and believe from what I have read and heard that the installation of an electric chair would be a step forward. If the measure Is drawn properly I expect to vote for it when the legislature meets"