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American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1916-05-06
GOT SAILORS GOATS"
REMARKABLE EXPERIENCE YIN.
NERvED BRITISH sEAMEN.
Men Refused to Stay on Ship That In
Their Opinion Had "seen the Bot
tom of the Sea"-vessei Held
in Thick Mud.

Not so very long ago the appear
ance of a new island off the coast of
Alaska brought - lind other rapid
uprisings Of Ia" ocean.
An island s-i '.v rame to light off
the coast of Sicily, remained for two
months and as quickly disappeared
Sabrina near the Azores, retired from
public life before 1t had been fairly
charted. The Gulf of Mexico has wit
messed the advent and subsistence of
small islands. These upheavals of
| the bed of the ocean suggests all 1orts
of mysteries connected with the UNI
known depths A British vessel once
had an uncanny experience in this con-
nection.
The vessel was out twenty-three
days from Manila to the Hawaiian is
! lands II was a silent, dead-black
night. The lead showed a deep sea.
Suddenly those on board felt as though
they had grounded.
Daybreak revealed low and misty
sky. The Britisher lay as If becalmed
| in the midst of an oily sea strangely
discolored in patches Suddenly the
water to use. the words of the mas
ter, "trembled." The ship rolled, and
| in the distance rose a huge balloon
shaped mass of vapor, steam or smoke
There was not the slightest sound
but long line of chatting water
stretched across the streaky calmness.
J Then the vapor settled over all. and
the ships company could hear but not
see the seething and pouring water all
about them. The captain ordered a
bucketful to be drawn up. 1t was hot
and smelled like the product Of gas
works Whereupon the captain re-
marked that "a new continent was be-
ing poked up" adding that he wished
himself well out of the way.
The air grew more oppressive every
moment The vessel gave gentle
side roll and word went round that the
ship was aground. Over went the
lead and came up covered with blue,
oozy mud. The Britisher was wal
lowing in sludge, the darkness was
pall.like and the atmosphere suffocat-
ingly close. Then the air was rent
with reports dreadful to hear in that
darkness. There were three of these
blasts and all was still again
When the light came. red and un.
natural. strange sight met the eyes
of those on board. 1t was as II the
bottom of the Pacific had been laid
bare. They were helpless in sea OF
thick mud The sulphur fumes were
choking and all had to take refuge be
low. Hour after hour they gasped
facing the probability of a death by
suffocation. Suddenly they felt that
they were afioat. The bank Of mud
that held them had disappeared and
after a time the Britisher made hel
way out of the gruesome spot
When Honolulu was reached the
crew deserted, for they held that there
was no luck in ship that had seer
the bottom OF the sea"
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1916-05-06
chlnese TIE Tobacco.

The introduction Of the tobacco hab-
It among the Chinese dates back only
a few years and IT'S sptead throughout
the country has been astonishingiy
rapid so it Is stated by Consul Gen.
eral Anderson at Hongkong. The Gig.
arctic habit is not confined TO men.
Girls and women of all classes and
ages, from ten years of age upward, in.
dulge as freely and openly in Gig.
arettes, with as much apparent enjoy,
ment. as do their brothers.
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1916-05-06

Since the war broke out almost two
thirds OF the Saxon postal employees
have been called to the colors. Late.
~ the mail service became so Grip,
pied that the authorities found them.
selves compelled TO suspend the ciyil
service laws and TO follow the exam.
pie OF Prussia and other states by en-
ploying women as mail carriers.
Leipzig and Dresden already have
one hundred female postmen Most
OF them are widows or daughters Of
post office employees who were killed
IN the different thoaters OF war. Three
OF the women act as drivers OF large
auto mailtruCk5.
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1916-05-06
Excursions to Idaho, Montana
and Oregon-via Salt Lake
Route.

During the summer months, excur-
sion tickets at greatly reduced rates
will be sold to points in above terri.
tory on different dates. Return limit
30 days. For tickets and full iniOr
nation apply to any agent Salt LAX.
Route or J. II. Manderfield, A. G. p A
Salt Lake City. Sept. II
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1916-05-06
WORKING Under Difficulties.

Raising a vessel submerged in trop.
ical waters is dangerous business, ac-
cordtng 10 an account in shipping II.
'ustratcd OF the salvage of a gunboat
that mad been sunk in the harbor Of
'rogreso Hucatan The sailors were
IN constant danger owing TO the at
,tacks of Noracious fishes, some OF
which are more ferocious than sharks.
and far more determined IN their meth.
ods OF attacking human prey"
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1916-05-06
BETTY SAW THE LIGHT
YOUNG WlFE's GREATEST FAULT
GENTLY CORRECTED.
Dearest Friend and Wise Husband, in
Collaboration, Effected Cure OF
Habit That Is Trying to the
Punctual Person.

Tn in Bettys lovely rose.colored
room Betty was pouring out the story
Of her happincss--telling II, Betty
fashion. in little rainbow.colorcd frag.
mcnts. to Katherine Arnold. Rather
inc had been her dearest friend from
college days when the steady, splen
lidlypoised junior had taken the low
able harum.scarum little freshman
under her wing. She had kept up the
protectorate' through her senior
year, and through the three years
,ince. Her own marriage had not
changed the friendship, nor had Bet
.y's.
You see" Betty said, half.whimsi-
,ally half in earnest, Il have to have
you to steer me by the pitfalls even
though ] know Of course there couldn't
possibly be any pitfall between Jack
and me-"
Betty" Katherine asked suddenly.
how about your hardness? Doesn't
that worry Jnck?"
Betty bushed-an infinitely becom-
ing process that was quite enough to
llvcrt the spectator from serious and
MS Betty would say, "scoldIpg' inten
lions.
IF you have TO know she acknowl.
edged, Jack did say things two or
three times. II was so almost unfair
Of him mean, it would have been
unfair IL it hadn't been that Jack
couldn't possibly be unfair--when 1t
was Just because | was trying to make
myself pretty for HIM We missed
The opera once--lost the train by three
minutes-but told Jack Id rather
have an evening with him than the
grandest opera that ever was, and we
lid have the dearest time. But lately,
Katherine, | really think Jack must
be reforming me. because we haven't
been late for ever so long, and we
were actually ten minutes early at
that Sons of Somebody banquet the
other night! Think " tine early!
told Jack he'd better be careful. or
he'd reform me to the other extreme"
What time did he say the banquet
was TO be, Betty" Katherine asked
slowly
"Seven.thirty. The cab was to
come at six forty.fve. Although
think II must have been later than
that" Betty added. puzzled.
DO you remember what time you
were to be ready for the Hamilton
reception"
Nine o'clock. think. What In the
world are you driving at, Kathie? We
were in plenty OF time"
"Do you know why. Betty? Don't
you see? Jack is telling you TO be
ready half an hour early each time.
IL ID the only way he can be sure OF
not'missing trains and being late for
parties"
Betty's eyes widened incredulously;
then food of shamed color swept
across her face. II was very different
from her usual rose.ltAf bushes. II
scorched.
| Katherine Arnold! As II | were a
baby. and couldn't be trusted!'
But could you, DEAR" Katherine
asked gently.
Betty's pretty lips closed firmly and
her small head lifted. Wen see!
she cried.
At that Katherine smiled. That was
what she wanted.-Youths Compan
ion.
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1916-05-06
Utah Agricultural College
Weekly News Letter.
Slaughter the Weeds Now.

Weeds are most easily killed when
they are just coming through the
soil Then slight stirring of the
soil kills them. but If left till later
they must be pulled. hoed, or plowed.
All beet, potato, corn, tomato, gar
den and summer fallow lands should
be carefully narrowed, disked, or Gull
tivated in some way within the next
month depending on the condition of
the soil. This will save an immense
amount of labor later.
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1916-05-06
MAKING study Of the BANANA.

The Philippine bureau OF agriculture
has begun a thorough study of the
banana, botanically and commercially.
and has collected banana plants from
nll over the world.
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1916-05-06

Bantam and Country Gentleman come
on about the close of the season after
the Early Crosby is no longer market
able. With these four varieties in
your garden the seasons supply of
table corn is assured.
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1916-05-06
Statesmen WANTED.

WANTED-Agents in every section
to sell our new specialties; best
sellers on the market; big profits
Write for catalog. Holmes Specially
Co, 1929 Il. Fourteenth street, Oak.
land Cal. May 6-p
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1916-05-06
Two Crops OF Cabbage

Early cabbage can be made TO pro
duce two heads. When cutting the
early head cut it with as few large
leaves as possible. Small heads will
start in the axis of the leaves and
one should be selected and the others
removed. Fertilize. cultivate. mulch
heavily and water well and no furth-
er care will be needed The second
head may not be rs large as the first
but 1t is solid and tender and ready
to use before cold winter.
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1916-05-06
POSITION WANTED

POSITION WANTED-as clerk 10
Grocery or Dry Goods dept. Refer
ences If needed. Particulars at A.
pine Pub. Co. office. 22-t
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1916-05-06
Call Phone EIGHT. where the

flowers grow for choice cut flowers,
funeral designs, etc We give you the
best stock and the most for your
money-Provo Greenhouse Co. eff
we pu. telephone calls.
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1916-05-06
CUT FLOWERS

For the best, telephone Lehl Floral
Co, Lehi, SO w I'd Cat our expensel'
The best flowers and the most for
your money, Floral and funeral de-
signs n speciality
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1916-05-06

FOR SALE-Thoroughbred White 0rp
ington eggs for Matching. $lOO perl
setting. S. w. Ross, Lehi. 26.t|
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1916-05-06
RABBITS

YOU CAN MAKE a good living in your
back yard raising Belgian hares;
particulars free. w. G. Thorson, Aur.
ora, Colorado. Jan. l.
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1916-05-06
I,adiSllcs

When radishes are pulled for use,
II seed Is dropped into the soil which
has been loosencd by pulling the rad
ishes from the ground, a constant sup
ply can be kept on hand as long as
you need them.
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1916-05-06

w. Il, Goodspeed Of the Utah Agri-
cultural College has had experience
in the raising Of many varieties Of
corn for table use and recommends
the Cory the early Crosby, the Gold
en- Bantam, and County Gentleman MS
an excellent combination for furnish
ing the gardner with carly, medium
and late corn.
The Cory natures early and pro-
vides an excellent corn up until the
mid-soason when the early Crosby
furnishes new supply The Golden
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1916-05-06
Cape Cod Canal a Success.

The government test of the Cape
Cod canal has been declared a sue
cess. Two submarines made the trip
from Boston to Newport at the rate of
eleven miles an hour, and at great
saving OF time, as compared with the
outside route. The eight-mile trip
through the canal was made in forty
five minutes, and by using ibis pas
sage the submarines saved six miles
of distance and avoided much rough
weather. The Kiel canal was built
by the Germans at cost approaching
sl00,000,O00, mainly for strategic pur.
poses yet II Is a fact that the reduc-
ton of distance between the German
base in the Baltic and the North sea
by this canal is little greater than the
gain to the American fleet. which
would result from the enlargement OF
Cape Cod canal TO accommodate our
battleshps between those two impor.
tant stategic centers, Newport and
Boston.
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1916-05-06

FOR SALE panes OF plate glass
90 by 90 inches, also panes As BY
90 inches. Cheap If taken at once Geo
CART. Lehi III
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1916-05-06

~ nrini tho host puticr wronuo-s
in Uinh Comfy Give MS n call. II
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-05-05
RULES BANANA A NECESSITY
England Exempts Americas Popular
Fruit From List Which May Not
Be Imported.

The humble banana has suddenly
leaped into the limelight, remarks
London Answers.
By it's exemption from the list of
fruits which may not be imported, 1t
has been hall-marked a necessity"
Everybody, is talking about it, and
most people are eating it. For it is
as much the fruit of the peasant as
the peer. A biscuit and banana of
ten forms the working girls lunch,
while the gay and golden fruit is now
largely taking the place of the stale
sandwich on railway journeys.
The banana is one of the great
curiOsities of the vegetable kingdom.
One cannot call it a tree, bush, a
shrub, herb, or vegetable, but a
herbaceous plant with the status Of q
tree.
Though there is no woody fiber in
any part of it's structure, it sometimes
grows as tall as thirty feet, and the
punches of fruit are so prolific that
they are often heavier than the stalk
that supports them. Of all fruits, the
banana yields most food per acre. 1t
yields forty times more by weight than
the potato, and as much as 1873 times
more than wheat.
It is immune from disease of any
sort, and no insect will attack it.
Nervous people often reject bananas
that have become brown and mushy,
fearing microbes. But such fear is
needless. The banana is fit to eat
as soon as it has lost all the green
color and remains fit no matter how
black it may be, so long as the skin
is unbroken; for until the latter oc-
ours, there can be no admission of air
and no decomposition
Bananas, by the way, are good for
babies. Dr. Eric Pritchard finds that
a decoction of banana Cruel has many
points of recommendation. It can be
made in a few minutes by rubbing a
heaped up tablespoonful of banana
flour into pint of water, and then
boiling for five minutes.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-05-05
Lost Liners.

It seems incredible that ship could
utterly vanish, but that such an oc-
currence is possible is shown by the
long list Of liners that have been lost
with all hands in the wide Atlantic.
There was the President, with 136
souls on board, which utterly vanished
in 1871; then the City Of Glasgow,
with her $50 passengers and crew,
which disappeared without trace in
1854: and two years later the Pacific,
which sailed from Liverpool with 240
aboard and was nevermore heard of.
The Tempest, another big liner, van
ished in 1859, the City Of Boston in
1870, the Huronian in 1902, the Wara-
tab six years ago, and of the fate that
befell them the world has never yet
gained tidings and probably never
will.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-05-05
SAVES YOUNG BIRD
Left by Mother for Stranger to Hatch,
He is Born Coal Black, for
Particular Reason.

Born in strange home, dressed In
a strange garb, little wonder the phow
lives to be a strange bird. The male
bird dresses in the conventional black,
as the wedding announcements say.
His wife wears a gown Of reddish
brown with black girdle. The sons
and daughters are born black, like
their daddy. The family inhabits the
Philippine islands
The young phow is born black for a
reason. 1t happens that Mrs. Phow
often doesn't have time, or else she's
too lazy, to build nest for herself,
so she deposits her eggs in the nest
of the yellow-wattled myRa in the cen
ter of a hollow limb or tree. The
myna matches the eggs.
Now, if the young phow were born
reddish brown, like his mother, very
likely the myna would be angry at the
trick played on her and refuse to feed
the usurper So the young phow fools
the landlady, as 1t were. He dresses
in black, and the myna can't tell him
from her own babies.
The pillow belongs to a family OF
birds called the keel, inhabitants OF
the islands of the southern Pacific
and the Indian ocean.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-05-05
EXPERIMENTS
Teach Things of Value.

Where one has never made the e1-
pertinent of leaving off coffee ana
drinking Postum, it is still easy 10
learn something about it by readlns
the experiences of others.
Drinking Postum is pleasant way
out Of coffee troubles. A Penn. man
says:
my wife was victim Of nervous
ness, weak stomach and loss OF ap'
petite for years; and although we TO
sorted to numerous methods Tor re-
lief, one of which was change from
coffee to tea, it was all to no purpose
"We knew coffee was causing tne
trouble but could not find anything u
take it's place until we tried POSTUM
Within two weeks after she quit couee
and began using Postum almost all u
her troubles had disappeared as II W
magic. 1t was truly wonderful. I1ei
nervousness was gone, stomach trou'
BILE relieved, appetite improved anu
above all, nights rest was compie'0
and refreshing.
This sounds like an exaggeratlon'
as it all happened so quickly haeu
day there was improvement, for tn0
Postum was undoubtedly Strengthen,
ing her. Every particle Of this soou
work is due to drinking Postum -
place of coffee" Name given by rus
tum Co., Battle Creek, Mich.
Postum comes in two forms:
Postum CereaI-the original Iorn
must be well boiled. 15c and 25c pigs
Instant Postum soluble poWuel
dissolves quickly in cup OF not %~
ter, and, with cream and sugar mdn No.
a delicious beverage instantly '''
and SOC tins.
Both forms are equally delicious
and cost about the same per cup
There's a Reason" for Postum
sold by Grocer
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-05-05
BEGIN HOT WATER
DRINKING IF YOU
DON'T FEEL RIGHT
Says glass Of hot water with
phosphate before breakfast
washes out Poisons.

II you wake up with bad taste hoS
breath and tongue is coated; if vour
head is dull or aching; if what Won co.,
sours and forms gas and acid in SION,
ach, or you are bilious, coustinatod
nervous, sallow and can't get feal;rn
Just right, begin drinking phospbatoS
hot water. Drink before breakfast =
glass of real hot water with To
spoonful of limestone phosphate in II
This will flush the poisons and toxins
from stomach, liver, kidneys and how.
els and cleanse, sweeten and nur;fv
the entire alimentary tract. Do vour
inside bathing Immediately unon srio
ing in the morning to wash out Of tba
system all the previous days olson.
GUS waste, gases and sour bile before
putting more food into the stomach
To feel like young folks feel; like
you felt before your blood, nerves and
muscles became loaded with BODY i'm,
purities, get from your druggist or
storekeeper a quarter pound of lime.
stone phosphate which is inexpensive
and almost tasteless, except for
sourish tinge which is not unpleasant
Just as soap and hot water act on
the skin, cleansing, sweetening and
freshening, so hot water and lime.
stone phosphate act on the stomach.
liver, kidneys and bowels. Men and
women who are usually constipated
bilious, headachy or have any stomach
disorder should begin this inside bath.
ing before breakfast. They are as.
sured they will become real cranks ON
the subject shortly.-Adv.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-05-05
The Marseirles-Rhone Canal.

Completion of the 50-mile Marseilles-
Rhone canal, which will permit small
Mediterranean steamers to enter the
Rhone river, indicates that not quite
all of Frances energy is being con-
sumed by the war A four-and-a-half-
mile tunnel through the Rove noun
tain, the canals chief obstacle, has
been successfully bored, practically
ending the, sixa. sears of labor put in on
this graf public work. Unlike the
Turkish railroads in Palestine, this
project seems to have been pushed to
a conclusion in spite Of the war rather
than because of it. Yet it's advantages
where huge armies are depending on
water-borne munitions and food can
readily be grasped. To the French
canal system, already the most extern
sive in the world, it will be an addition
of prime Importance.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-05-05
WH H044SNW WHO
NOW
lehman BLUFFED 1T OUT

When Frederick w. Lehman, for
mer solicitor-general of the United
States, studied in southwestern Iowa
to become lawyer the rudiments Of
law differed somewhat from today at
any rate for Mr.. Lehman.
II never saw the inside Of a law
college," says Lehman, who once
was president of the American Bar
association. I'm those days the rudi-
ments CT the law profession were, first,
to make fire in the old cannon stove;
second, sweep out the office; third,
trimming the smoky coal oil lamp,
which served for our Biblical mid
night oil' by which to study, and,
finally, to write out in fair hand
what had been scrawled by cur mas
ters."
Here is Mr.. Lehmann's version of
how he passed his bar examination in
Missouri in 1890, when he became
general attorney for the Wabash rail-
road:
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-05-05
OUR OLDEST SENATOR

Senator Jacob H. Gallinger, who
recently celebrated his seventy-ninth
birthday, is the dean of the senate.
Not only is he the chairman Of the
Republican conference and thus en-
titled to the designation of minority
leader, but he is the Oldest member Of
the senate, either in respect of years
or in point of service.
The senate used to be regarded as
a body of octogenarians, but it comes
a long way from that nowadays. AS a
matter of fact, Senator Gallinger,
though only one year stands between
him and eighty, looks little like man
nearing the mark of fourscore.
He is seemingly as active and
alert as he was ten years ago, and .no
man in the upper house is n5rIe con-
slant in his attendance op senate bust
ness.
He is Scidom absent from his
place in the chamber, and rarely
TpSss tS a committee meeting II was
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-05-05
POST ON UNEMPLOYMENT

Despite these so-called good
lines, when thousands Of men have
Jobs in munition factories, we still
nave the unemployed problem" says
Louis F. Post, assistant secretary of
abor. He asserts that if all the job
.ess men in the country were put into
he manless jobs, there would still be
many men without work. He points
put that as long as this condition ex-
lsts men will underbid each other, and
cause them to be afraid Of their jobs"
''This does not include only the
classes who do manual labor" says
Mr.. Post. cit applies to all classes,
up to the highest. There is an under
supply of opportunities, not an over
supply of men. One of the aims of
he department Of labor is to create
conditions in which men can make
heir own jobs. Along this line is
the movement to make farmers of
hem and get them to cultivate the
waste ground in cities. Every social
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-05-05
A Bore.

P. G.. Wodehouse, the English hui.
morist, has been doing of late sons
theatrical criticism in New York.
Mr.. Wodehouse went the other eve.
ming to criticise the first performance
of play that turned out to be great
bore.
He sat in his chair sitting yawn af-
ter yawn behind his white gloved palm.
Finally, as he stif1ed his eighteenth or
twentieth yawn, he muttered to his
companion:
This dramatic criticism is what |
call a hand-to-mouth existence"