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Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-01-01
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Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-01-01

A grocer was bending over barrel,
scooping up some sugar. While his
back was turned toward the counter
an adolescent youth of uncertain voice
entered the store and said, in high,
effeminate voice, II want pound of
coffee and"-just here his changeable
voice dropped to deep bass-'two
pounds of lard"
"All right" answered the grocer;
lust be patient and I'll wait on you
both in a moment"
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-01-01

The name Antwerp means at the
wharf" It's situation at the mouth
of the estuary of the Scheldt exposed
1t to every piratical invader, but early
in the sixteenth century Antwerp rose
suddenly to great commercial import
ance, it's large deep port being better
adapted to shipping than the shallow
and narrow canals and rivers of Client,
Bruges and other Flemish cities. To
this time Of prosperity Antwerp owes
it's fine buildings, which still addrn 1t,
but during the attempt of the prov
inces to shake off the yoke Of Spain
citizens were ruthlessly massacred,
and almost a hundred of the finest
edifices destroyed.
The end of Antwerp's golden age
was brought about by the duke of
Palma, under whose regime the popu-
lation was scattered and trade ruined,
and to mark the climax for the city's
on their own territory and refused to
permit ships to proceed up the river
All cargoes had to be unloaded at a
Dutch port and forwarded by river
craft to Antwerp. From that day
Antwerp's Importance faded away.
while Amsterdam and Rotterdam took
It's PLACE. commercially.
History repeats itself, and Antwerp
Of today is once more a thriving com
mercial city serving as the great out.
let for the commerce of Germany a.,
we'll as Belgium. Its cathedral of No
ire Dame Is one of the handsomest
and most beautiful Gothic churches in
Europe and it is the possessor of a
veritable are gallery of old masters of
which Rubens' magnificent master
piece. the Descent from the Cross. .
is most famous.
In the Place Verte, once a church.
yard, is now a splendid square. in
the center of which stands the statue
to the great artist, erected about halt
a century ago. The figure Is 13 feet
high, and at the feet of Rubens are
shown scrolls and books as well as
brushes and palette. to show that the
famous man was a diplomat and
statesman as we'll as great artist.
King 10 German.
King Albert, the idol of the Bel
gians, is not Flemish. He Is the grand
son OF the first king of the Belgians
who was German prince of Sake
| Coburg- Gotha and was asked to rule
He assembled the throne as Leopold l
when Louis Philippe refused the prof
fered honor for his own son. The
late King Leopold II was his son, ant
upon his death he left only thre,
daughters. Clementine, Stephanie ant
Louise. His only son. Leopold, hav
ing died when boy Of ten years
the throne of Belgium reverted II
1909 to his nephew, the present Kin,
Albert, who Is the son Of his younge
brother.
Queen Elizabeth Is also of Germa,
blood, being the daughter of the IA
nous oculist and philanthropist, Duk
Carl Theodore of Bavaria, who de
voted his life to aiding his people
She is also the namesako of the Aus
TRAN emperor Franz Joseph's unhar
py wife, the martyred Elizabeth, VIII
was assassinated by an Italian whel
travelling in Switzerland.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-01-01
THEATRE, SPOKANE
This Weeks Offering.

Get Rich Quick Wallingfard," a
four-act comedy, dramatized by George
M. Cohan from George Randolph Ches-
ter's Wallingford stories, will be the
offering of the Baker players at the
Auditorium, beginning with a matinee
Sunday There will be a special New
Years matinee Friday at 2:15 p. m.
When in Spokane you should avail
yourself of the opportunity of seeing
the Baker Stock Company at the Au-
ditorium theater.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-01-01
DISTRESS IN MEXICO
CONDITIONS OF FAMlN AND
SUFFERING ARE AS BAD AS
IN EUROPE.
ARMERICAN RED CROSS HELPS
Report Terrible State Of Affairs
Must Have Food, Cloths and
Medicines Immediately.

Washington-Condit of famine
and suffering Mexico, said by some OBJ
servers to rival abe distress in the
European theater of war, are described
in reports this week to the American
Red Cross, with appeals for help.
Consul General Hanna has sent the
following message from Monterey:
There is an alarming shortage of
staple food supplies. Several outly
ing towns are appealing to me for
help. If the winter keeps cold there
will be great suffering. need 1000
cheap blankets After four years of
war this country is short of food"
The consul at Matamoras confirms
an appeal which said:
"The conditions in Europe which
shock the civilized world haxe existed
here against our borders for four
years unconsidered. Mexico is peo-
pied with widows and orphans and
famine is in the land. One sees it
daily in emaciated forms, shrunken
cheeks, tightly drawn skin and burn
| lHS eyes, SSSS IL III lHc ldNCo vi
women, old men and little children.
A Cry for Food.
MANY have died on American soil
during the last year, ostensibly from
obscure diseases, but actually from
starvation, and there are hundreds of
children who have never had suffi-
cient food in their lives. The sound
of laughter and playing children is
stilled in Mexico. They have endured
much, but now has been reached the
end of even stoicism, and from the
| east and the west and south comes a
cry of bread for the starving
There is need for food and clothes
and medicines. The need is pressing
There is no time to be lost. Arrange
ments have been made whereby sup
plies can be distributed from the
American consulate at this place tC
any locality in Mexico"
| The Red Cross a short time ago or
an appeal from Rear Admiral Howard
sent $1,000 worth of food supplies tt
Acapulco on the west coast.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-01-01
No Dollar Mark.

Whats your timer" asked the old
farmer of the brisk salesman.
Twenty minutes after FIVE. What
can l do for your"
II want them pants" said the old
farmer, leading the way to the window
and pointing to a ticket marked Given
away at 500
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-01-01
Kansas Is Ali Rluht.

There is nothing the matter with
Kansas this year. Its wheat crop
measures 1SO.924,SS5 bushels, which is
twice as much as the state ever be-
fore raised in single year, and Is
per cent more than any other state
has ever raised
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-01-01
The Rev. Charles II. HubbeIl Dies.

Adrian, Mich.-The Rev. Charles H.
Hubbell, d. D., national superintend-
ent of the Young Peoples Endeavor
society of the Methodist Protestant
church. died here Saturday. He was
As years old
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-01-01
ST. Louis Store Fails.

St Louis.-An involuntary petition
in bankruptcy was filed in the federal
district court here Monday against
the Schaper Brothers Mercantile com.
pany. which operate a large depart
ment store.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-01-01

do you know, Bridget, l can actu-
ally read my name on the dust on that
table?"
Bridget's ready Irish wit not for a
moment non plussed.
Faith, ma am, aid it's more tuan I
can do. Shure, there's nothing like
education, after all
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-01-01
Americas Auto Output.

Chicago.-In the year drawing to a
close American manufacturers turned
out $4,000 motor vehicles valued at
$4S5, 100000.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-01-01

Mother: What kind of a show did
papa take you to see while you were
in the city,"
Bobbie: 1T was dandy show,
mamma, with ladies dressed in stock
ings clear up to their ks."-Puck.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-01-01

Nov an automobile has been In
troduced which plays tunes"
More expense. suppose next any
man who pretends to be in the swim
will have to own grand opera car,
a light opera runabout, and something
sedate for Sundays"
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-01-01

Why Is bald head like heaven
Because it's bright and shining spo
and there's no parting there.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-01-01

Dr. Pierces Pleasant Pellets first put
up 40 years ago. They regulate and In
vigorate stomach. liver and bowels
Sugar-coated tiny granules. SAD
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-01-01

The right kind of smiling makes
lines upon the fact, but they are lovely
lines
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-01-01

YOUR OWN DRUGGIST WILL TELL
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Write for Book of the Eye by mail Free.
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Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-01-01

90 YOU want to earn more money? Send
stamp today and get into communication
with us quick. Sele Co., Vancouver Wn
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-01-01

Sometimes business picks up" but
more often it waits to be picked up.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-01-01

Gar at the Battle Front.
Petrograd.-Emperor Nicholas, who
left Moscow Christmas evening, has
arrived at the battle front.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-01-01

The mouth, indeed. Is far more ex-
pressive than the eyes.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-01-01

LOOKING EAST FROn QUAY VAN DICK
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-10-30
The Measure of a Man.

At meeting at which a prominent
modern statesman, who is short In sta
ture, was to speak the local chairman,
endeavoring to be witty, observed that
he was somewhat disappointed about
the politicians physical proportions.
II had heard so much about this gen.
tleman," he said, that i naturally ex-
pected to meet a big man in every
sense. but, as you see for yourselves,
he is very small" Many an orator
would have been upset by such an un-
fortunate beginning to the proceedings.
but not so this one. Il am grieved to
fnd," he said, with mock seriousness.
that your chairman Is disappointed
in my size. but this is owing to the
way you have here of measuring a
man. In my part Of the kingdom we
measure a man from his chin up, but
you evidently measure him from from
his chin down."
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-10-30
liqht and Sound and Glass.

Why doesn't the closed window shut
out light just as much as it shuts out
sound? Both light and sound travel
through the air, and their waves come
in contact with the glass. The light.
after it has gone through the window,
seems just as strong or stronger, while
the sound seems ever so much weaker.
Why Is it2 Many Of Us have wonder
ed. The reason Is that light Is not a
wave Of air, while sound Is. Light Is
a wave In the ether which Is In the
glass as well as in the air, so that light
in passing through glass still has its
natural path Of ether. But when sound
waves strike the window glass they
must put the glass into vibration, and
the glass In turn must make the air
inside vibrate. All this lessons the
strength Of the sound waves, and they
reach our ears capable Of producing q
less startling effect than are the light
waves which reach our eyes.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-10-30
Sunset and Twilight.

Twilight is a phenomenon caused by
atmospheric refraction. When the sun
gets below the horizon we are not i'm
mediately plunged into the darkness Of
night Although the sun Is below our
horizon, rays of solar light are bent or
refracted by the terrestrial atmosphere
and continue to furnish some slight
illumination The process continues
with diminishing intensity until the
sun Is so far below the horizon that
the refracting power Of the atmosphere
Is no longer able to bend the rays
enough to produce visible effect. The
time after sunset that the sun reaches
such a position varies with the lati-
tude Of the place. There Is less twi-
light at the tropic zone than at the
temperature or frigid zone. This is due
to less time taken by the suns rays to
pass through the atmosphere. at the
tropic zone the suns rays being per-
pendicular and at the temperate and
figid zones obliQue.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-10-30
hiaher Than Pikes Peak.

Ask any schoolboy to give the high
est point In the state Of Colorado. and
nine out Of ten will name Pixies peak.
Pixies peak is 14.110 feet above sea
level, but there are many higher peaks
In Colorado. Massive mountain. In
Lake county. Is one of the two highest
points in the state. whose height has
been determined by the United States
geological survey and Is 14.402 feet
above sea level. Ebert mountain. In
the same county, has the same eleva-
ton. Blanca peak, In Costilla, Heur-
fano and Saguache counties. is Il, 800
feet high; Castle peak. in Gunnison and
Pitkin counties, Is 14,259 feet high;
Evans mountain, in Clear Creek coun-
ty, 1920 feet; La Plata peak. In Cha
ney county, 1882 feet; Quandary peak.
in Summit county, 14.256 feet: San
Luis mountain, triangulation station,
in Mineral and Saguache counties,
14.149 feet; Uncompahgre peak tri-
angulation station. in Hinsdale coun-
ty, 1896 feet. and Wilson mountain
triangulation station. In Dolores coun-
ty, 14,250 fetal higher than Pixies
archaeological Survey Bulletin
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-10-30
Early Coal niscoxsris..


The first mention OF coal In the ter
rtory which afterward became the
United States has heretofore been cred
credited to Father Louis Hennepfn,
who showed on a map published in.
1889 the location Of cole mine along
Illinois river near the site OF the pres
emit city Of Ottawa. According to 8. o.
Andres Of the Illinois state geological
survey. the credit for this first mention
of coal does not belong to Hennepin,
as the discovery OF coal In the United
States by Europeans was made by
Joliet and Marquette in 1873. How
ever, nearly a century and a half
elapsed after the discovery of coal in
Illinois before mining began. The
Journal Of the Franklin institute for
1886 states that the first mining op-
erations conducted by white men were
at the Mount Carbon mines, In Jack
son county, Ill. These mines were
opened in 1910 and worked to a small
extent for many years. The earliest
recorded production was in 1888, when
5000 tons Of coal is said to have been
mined.-Detroit Free Press.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-10-30
Feared Pramatur. Burial

The doctor who left instructions that
q bell watch should be fixed to his
wrist after death as a precaution
against premature burial may h1 We
heard of the similar safeguards pre-
scribed by Meyerbeer. Two men were
to watch over him night and day for
five days, he directed, and bells were
to be hung from his hands and feet to
give warning Of the slightest move
ment Finally. incisions were to be
made In his throat
Harriet Martineau also had a fear Of
burial alive and left directions for her
body to be decapitated. while Lady
Burton stipulated for a post mortem
examination Of her remains. Which,
we may ask. is greater, the fear Of
death or the fear Of HfeeLondon
Standard.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-10-30
A Kindly Human Touch.

How rapidly nature repairs and beau
titles the torn places! The cash left
by the uprooted tree Is soon covered
with green. and moss and vines are
quick to make the old stump into q
thing of beauty. Humanity might well
learn a lesson thereby, to its own great
advantage. Sympathy may easily trans
form the unsightly and give it beauty.
II earth's soil responds to the touch Of
nature In such a way it is reasonable
to suppose that human life would not
be less responsive. Hundreds Of lives
at present harsh and repulsive are
within reach of every one. and they
might be wholly changed by a little
sympathetic seeding and kindly Gull
ture. After all. what more is needed
than the persuasion of the kindly hu-
man touch: There is no greater mira
Gle than that which is wrought by
love, and there is no man who may not
work it If he will.-Christian Register.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-10-30
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Pottery and Secrecy.


In the royal mandatory Of pottery
at Meissen. Saxony, the work WIS for
merly carried on with the utmost Sc
crecy to prevent the processes from
becoming known elsewhere. The es-
adjustment was a complete fortress.
the portcullis OF which was not raised
day or night, no stranger being per-
mitted to enter for any purpose what
ever. Every workman, even the chief
inspector, was sworn to silence. This
injunction was formally repeated every
month to the superior officers employ
ed, while the workmen had constantly
before their eyes in large letters the
warning motto, BE Secret Unto
Death" 1t was well known that any
person diyulging the process would be
imprisoned for life in the castle of
Koenigstein. Even the king himself
when he took strangers Of distinction
to visit the works was enjoined to Sc
crecy. One Of the foremen, however,
escaped and assisted In establishing q
mandatory in Vienna, from which
the secrets spread all over Germany.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-10-30
A Grim Cathedral.

Once the capital Of the kingdom Of
Portugal, Coimbra possesses a number
Of interesting monuments. Its cathe-
dral dates from the early period when
it upon the west, Toledo in the center
and Saragossa to the east were the
Christian outposts against the inf1del.
Its color. a deep golden brown, Is like
that Of an old warrior tanned by the
wars. Squarely seated upon its plat
form. its walls pierced only by narrow
windows that resemble loopholes, its
roofs and parapets embattled, 1t recalls
the day when praying and fighting
went hand in hand. and its rough
hewn stones sheathe it as In a bronze
cuirass chased with the delicate tracery
Of its south door added at later epoch.
Its interior, too, is severely plain,
though adorned with the only fine rere-
dos that i saw in Portugal, and with
side chapels that contain a notable ar
ray Of old blue dles.-Ernest Peixotto
in Scribner's.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-10-30
Ducks and Mosquitoes.

According to experiments reported
by 8. G. Dixon, the most formidable
animal enemy Of the mosquito Is the
duck. and the introduction Of this bird
Is recommended for eliminating mos
quitoes and the diseases which these
insects spread from marshy regions.
where draining would be too costly.
Two artificial pools were constructed
of equal area, ducks being placed In
one and fish in the other. The former
pool was quickly freed from mosquito
pupae and larvae, while In the other
they continued to abound Wild ducks
are said to prefer mosquitoes to all 9TH
er food.-Indianapolis News.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-10-30
Dumas Last Jest.

Dumas the elder was the son Of q
general of Napoleon Bonaparte. who
would take his soldiers by the breeches
and fling them over the PALISADES to an
assault
Dumas inherited much Of that same
spirit 1t is said that Dumas left
Paris for the last time taking with him
q single gold piece, which he solemnly
laid on the mantelpiece Of his room at
Puys- Toward the end his eye wan
dered across the sickroom to this coin,
and. pointing to it. he said to his son:
''See there. Fifty years ago when I
came to Paris | had one louis In my
possession. Why am l accused Of be-
ing a prodigal? I have preserved and
possess II still. See! There it Isl"
This was Dumas last jest
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-10-30
Hidino Behind Smoke.

The accuracy Of modern naval gun
merry is so marvellous that the only
hope for a ship to escape being sunk
when within range of the guns Is to
hide itself. That is easier said than
done, however, and there is only one
way In which it can be done. and that
is by means Of smoke screen" 1t
Is hard for one ship to hide herself
behind her own smoke unless the wind
is favorable, but for a number Of ships
to put a huge fog Of black smoke be-
tween them and their pursuers is COM
paratively easy. The smoke Is caused
by oil fuel, and it can be turned on
or on at will by supplying more or less
air to the furnaces. 1t is so dense and
black that It is quite impossible to see
more than a few yards through it
Pearson's Magazine.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-10-30
The CaIaveras Skull,

or interest in connection with ter
dary gold bearing river gravels Of
California Is the story of the Calaveras
skull. For time this skull attracted
much attention not only from the peo-
pie in California, but from scientific
men the world over. 1t was reported
to have been found in 1866 near the
town Of Angels, Calaveras county, at
a depth of 130 feet, in tertiary grav-
els underlying tertiary lava. The find
ing Of human skull embedded In such
deposits was for a time believed to
Indicate that man had been in exist
ence In North America longer than had
been supposed. Strange to say, the
skull is Of a higher type than skulls
which, although known to antedate his
toric times, are known also to be much
younger than the tertiary. Although
Professor J. d. Whitney, then state
geologist, accepted the skull as a bit
Of genuine scientific evidence, it is gen.,
orally believed by students Of the an.
dquity Of man that the Calaveras skull,
while undoubtedly old, probably did
not come from the auriferous gravels
at an.-Argonaut-
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-10-30
Aeroplane WINGS.

Various kinds of material including
linen, silk. cotton. celluloid films and
aluminium foil. have been tried for
covering the wings OF aeroplanes, but
none has proved so satisfactory so far
as linen covered with several coats Of
rubber solution. This coating In
creases the strength Of the linen about
8 per cent. makes it more enduring un-
der varying weather conditions and
causes 1t 70 stretch to an absolutely
smooth surface. a feature that Is Of
the utmost advantage In fast flights.
Silk, which would seem to make an
ideal covering on account of its light
ness and strength. has been found un-
satisfactory. as it does not withstand
exposure to sun and rain and does not
lend itself readily to the application Of
coating ompounds.-London Answers.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-10-30
Hawking In the Old Days.

Falconry, or hawking. was favorite
sport with the nobility and gentry OF
Europe down to the first half Of the
seventeenth century. Hawks were
trained to mount and pursue game and
bring it to their masters and misresses,
coming and going to the call Of the
latter with marvellous docility. The
hawks were tricked out with gay hoods
and held until ordered to pursue the
quarry, or game, by leathern straps
fastened with rings of leather about
each leg just above the talons, and
with silken cords called '.jesses" to
each Of these leathern straps, or "be-
wets," was attached a small bell In
the fight of hawks it was often so
arranged that the bells made "a con-
sort Of sweet sounds"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-10-30
Natural Pottery.

= Excellent natural pottery Is manu-
featured by nature In the case Of GER
tain cactus. Woodpeckers are apt to
excavate nests In the trunk and
branches, and In order that it may
protect itself against these incursions
the plant exudes a sticky juice. which
hardens, forming a woody lining to the
hole made by the birds. Eventually
the cactus dies and withers, but the
wooden bowl remains.