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The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1916-02-17
REPUBLICAN Aaut trloN

From Asia aa we'll % '.1m Euro
comes the report tl here is
strong republican agitation I'm behalf
OF the abolition OF monarchy. The
leaders OF such movements are
strongly iu favor of a republican form
of government. Yuan shi Kai, in
China. does not lind that the road to
the imperial throne Is going to be a
smooth one. China may not be ready
for a real republican form of govern
ment But it is certain that the old
absolutism OF the imperial dynasty
of China is 20 thing OF the past II
may die hard; but, IL Is doomed to
die. anyway China has been a con-
servativc country for centuries, and
shut out OF all communications with
tho outside world The Ercat Chinese
wall was typical Of Chinese exclusive
ness. But, today. the great wall hgur-
atiyely. has been broken down. And
of all the forces that have been at
work to break down the old cousery-
atism, intercourse with the Americans
has perhaps been among the most pn.
tent forces nc work IN the Celestial
Kingdom 'rHc United States did moro
than 10 export American goods 10 f.
China. Libcrartiug ideas, new cpu- /
ceptions OF life. and o. personality |
have crept In. Many young chinese .
came to study In American schools.
and went home. filled with wonder
and delight at the new ideas they mad '
obtained here. And China, no matter
what her form OF government Is call
cd. will never be again the old Inn
perial China OF the Manchus. There q
is in this country strong Chinese ,
organization that Is fostering OPP I
position 20 the re-establlshng OF the 1
monarchy In China, and their propa- v
ganda will no doubt be continued. c
There Is also said TO exist a secret n
international republican organization
which has sent lately from this coun-
try powerful representation TO Aus
tria and Germany In behalf OF the
propaganda OF such teachings as I"
would lead TO the establishment Of p
Il republican form OF government n
there. The French republic stands C,
NJ an object lesson In Europe 10 r.
show how a monarchy, centuries old, Itl
Fan become republic aud remain q,
prosperous. I'm fact II is claimed that Tan
france has been and Is constant ed
horn In the flesh OF all European co
'ulers, For Il Is q constant meance Tn,
o them and constant suggestion 10 To
heir subjects that they can secure pc
eally stable form OF government. AT th
greatly reduced cost, No one can be
ny that the monarchy is the only be
afeguard TO the welfare OF European qu
ations and protection against thI
'ars. er,
The changes brought about by the ito
ar and the propaganda carried out cal
] the time against monarchy, In var. 60,
us ways. in European lands, may
ave remarkable result in shaking
70 thrones OF the old world. The dis Dnl
tlsfaction due to the enormous hu- WI
an and economic losses OF the war mo
III be no small factor In showing ful
at monarchy was not and Is not NJ
e great blessing II was represented birt
be. This does not mean that Ger mi.
any Austria, Russia or England Wb
TO become republics at the end of Ger,
war But there is a sJrong, secret life
definite movement TO that end, cog
II may lead TO great change in ter
years 10 come ren,
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1916-02-17

The meeting Of he Commercial
Club to be held ON Monday evening
Is the important meeting OF the year.
when the officers for the year arc to
be selected. The officers have much
TO do with the shaping of the affairs
and the enthusing Of the members
Tor constant effort in building up the
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1916-02-17

An actress sues an insurgAle COM
pany 10 get the amount OF poucy on
her hair The company probably
thinks that the risk on movable prop
erty is too great in the case OF little
things like that.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1916-02-17

some men fade aWay from the
public mind with tho lapse OF time.
win Others time only enshr'nes them
more firmly in the memory o, crate
ful nation This is especially true
OF washington and Lincoln. whose
birthdays are being commomorated
thls month in all parts OF tne courtrv.
Whatever difference Of opinion con-
cerhing them prevailed during their
i'ie'lme' everyone now gladly re-
cognizes the nobility of their chara-
ter and the inestimable service they
rendered the cause Of freedom and
humanity.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1916-02-17

a Detroit physician and sanitary
expert says that kisses and dishes
breed disease. one can very well get
along without kisses, but how to get
along without dishes IS yet an unsolv-
ed problem.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1916-02-17

Another poison-pen girl has been
arrested. She Is said. OF course. to
be mentally unbalanced. Wen. her
arrest has brought much relief TO
many husbands and wives who did
not know exactly how much she
knew about their own selves.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1916-02-17

The potential emperor of China,
Yuan Shi Kal, says his country needs
a now constitution. Maybe lt docs.
But Yuan himself may need % pretty
robust one before he gets through
with the imperial business.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1916-02-17

That couple that lived foo the Maine
woods us Adam and Eve has returned
to civilization How they must hate
to give up uotorloty which was all
they craved
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1916-02-17
ANNOUNCEMENT.

hereby announce myself a cant'
date for the nomination for Count
Clerk of Malheur County. subject 4
the viii OF the Democratic voters /
the primaries.
Arthur Moody.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1916-02-17

10 the Citizens of Malheur county:
desire to announce that will be
a candidate for the Republican nom
nation for District Attorney at the
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1916-02-17
T A I'D 0LITICAL
ANNOUNCEMENTS
FOR REPRESENTATIVE.

hereby announce that l will be
a candidate for the Office of Joint rep
resentatiye for Malheur and Harvey
Counties subject to the will of the
republican electors at the coming
primaries.
p. j. PHILLIPS.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1916-02-17
GUY JoHN5ToN.
FOR COUNTY AssEssnn

To the voters OF Malheur. County.
hereby announce myself a candidate
for the office OF county assessor, sub
ect to the will of the republican vot-
ers OF the county at the primary cleo
tion,
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1916-02-17

Ita easy go understand Mr.. Roosc-
velts clamur for q greater army and
navy. he can't 1--we always, and docs
ne want TO leave as entirely unpro-
tcctcd
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1916-02-17

Tho days are longer and II you
don't notice Il, just believe t. II will
mako ihc winter days go faster
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1916-02-17
FOR COUNTY TREASURER.

hereby announce myself a candi-
ua'e Tor the nomination for the office
OIL County Tr asurer of Malheur
county Oregon, subject to the will of
the Republican electors at the coming
c. c. Mueller.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1916-02-17

To the voters OF Malheur County.
hereby announce myself as a can
didate for the nomination of County
Treasurer subject to the will of the
Republican voters at the primary
election.
II. III. WILLIAMS
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1916-02-17

. N.,HH.u man has been arrested
u.l. .h-cr wives in his possession.
Th. is n yIalr case Of emotional i'm
sanity
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1916-02-17
II, II. WILLIAMS.

Charges for publishing legal ad-
vertising must be paid when proof
of publication Is presented.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1916-02-17

Paperhanging, Painting. Kilacmln-
ing, etc.
7-tf w. A. Deputy. Phone Sc n T..
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1916-02-17

villa says he will ncvcr come to the
United states, We should worry
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1916-02-17
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT or THE
STATE or OREGON, FOR
MALHEUR COUNTY.
UMNIONS.

G, Il. Emison. Executor of the Es-
tate of Mary ~ Emison. Deceased,
Plaintiff
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1916-02-17
FOR COUNTY TREASURER.

F. b. zUTZ.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-04-20
ST. JOHNS EVE CUSTOMS
Brittany Village Folk kindle Great
Bonfires and Maidens Use Charms
To Get Husbands.

Some of the customs of st. Johns
eve in Brittany are as quaint as they
are picturesque. In many villages
giant bonfres are built, and round
them, in a circle, seats are placed for
the departed. The cure has charge OF
kindling fire, or, where 1t is possible,
a boy dressed as an angel is let down
the bell tower by means of a pulley,
and lifted up out of sight again after
he has applied lighted faggot to the
pile.
To insure getting a husband before
the end of the year the village maid
ems dance round nine bonfires, and
return home to dream of the young
man destined for them. At midnight
they rise and lay the table with bread
and cheese and garlic, and throw the
front door wide open. There is no OBJ
legation for them to accept whoever II
the first to enter, but it often hap
pens that they do, for the right mar
is not likely to miss his chance. If
indeed, he appears, the parents are
quickly called in to give their coz
sent to betrothal, which takes plac'
there and then.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-04-20

They Had Civilization Before Spanish
Explorers Entered Continent
Mixture Of Races.

There are still numbers OF Ameri
cans who are under the misapprehen.
sion that the Mexican is some kind
of negro-or, OF least, that there is a
strong infusion OF African blood, as in
Haiti. Nothing could be farther from
the truth. Not only is there less AZ
rican blood 10 Mexico than in the
United States, in proportion to popu-
lation, but there is less even after you
have eliminated our black belt. Many
better informed persons refer to the
native Mexicans as Indians. But they
are not Indians--as we know Indians
True, here and there in the mountain
GUS regions are found tribes of semi
savages who compare with the native
peoples of what is now the United
States, says the World Outlook. But
they figure In national affairs little
more than our own pure-blood Chero-
KEGS ct al figure here. When the Span
ish conaueror came the bulk of the
aboriginal Mexicans we're not savages,
but civilized people, as far removed
from the wild nomads of North Amer.
lea as the white races themselves.
This aboriginal Mexican element is va
riously estimated as representing from
one-third to one-half the population, by
some guessers even more. 1t has fur.
nished some of the most learned schol.
airs and exalted patriots celebrated in
Mexican history. The greater part of
the remaining population is made up
of mixed Spanish and aboriginal blood,
from which is derived the term,
'Spanish-American." 1t is to this mix.
ture of European and Aztec that is at
tributed the peculiar traits of the
'Spanish-American Character and the
supposedly woeful inferiority of ow
neighbors to the southwark.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-04-20
Swiss Move of Importance.

The Swiss federal council recent!
authorized the creation of the Societ'
Suisse de Surveillance. 1t will b.
composed Of fifteen Swiss appointed
by the council and chosen from thu
various cantons where German
French and Italian are spoken Tn,
organization will supervise the i'm
portatior Of supplies and materials re
quired for home consumption and t
provide Swiss industries with mate
rial. 1t will exercise no control owe
the importation of metals, which is il
charge Of separate syndicate unde
government control.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-04-20

The System Used by Old Romans and
Hebrews Was Not Based on Pho
netics Like Ours.

We are told in o recent story, that
not only the Romans, but the ancient
Hebrews, possessed fine systems OF
stenoeraphy. and that public men
took stenographers with them wher-
ever they went. This is not true
in any strict sense, the New York
Mail states. The ancient Romans and
Hebrews had systems of shorthand,
but not all stenography Their short
hand consisted of authorizations, the
use of letters for words, the introduce
ton of arbitrary systems, and that
kind of things. No system of phonet-
ic stenography, such as we have at the
present day, in which fluent character
represents a certain sound, and in ac-
cordance with which the sounds of hu-
man speech can be transcribed as they
are uttered, was known TO the an
clients. The shorthand system invent
ed by Giro, the secretary of Cicero,
Is well known; II has no phonetic ba-
sis. Two amanuenses were neces-
sary to keep up with a speaker, and
there are even tales that Caesar kept
six amanuenses going at once. 1t is
certainly long jump from that to the
handy girl of today, whose swift pen
Gil easily keeps up with mans ut
terances.
Few people at the present day have
any just or correct understanding of
phonetics. The average person con-
fuses the names Of letter of the al
phabet with the sound which it is sup
posed to represent, fails to distinguish
between diphthongs like long Il" and
the simple vowel sounds, and in many
ways betrays the fact that he is quite
without phonetic sense. The teach
ing of stenography has spread a
knowledge of phonetics, and in the
long run must produce much more
general realization of the ridiculous
ness and wastefulness of our present
system of spelling the English Ian
guage.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-04-20
French Colonial Possessions.

The French possession of Indo-C China
comprises the colony of Cochin China
the protectorates of Cambodia, AMMAN
Tonkin and Laos, and the territory Of
Kwong-Chow-Wan, leased from China
an area embracing approximately
100000 square miles. The population
is estimated at 100000, OF which
about $4,000 are Europeans, the rest
being natives, savage tribesmen, Chi
nese, Malays, and Hindoos. The prin
cipal city as well as the principal port
of entry is Saigon, Cochin China
There are now 1873 miles of railroa,
operated in Indo-China.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-04-20
Dumb ChllIs and Fever.

d uolasviIle, Tex.-"Five years
ago was caugh In the rain at tie
wrong time" writes Mis- EN-
Ruthford. of DouglasvilIe, and
from that time was ken with DUMB
chiIs and feve and suffered more
than / can tell. | iried ev rytting
that thought would help. an had
four differen doctors, hut got 10
relief, so began to take Cardui.
Nov / feel better than in many
months" Cardui does 'one thing,
and does it well. That's the secret 81
its so wears of success. As a t" &c
there is n thing " the drug ore
like IT,. AS a remedy for womvn's
lis, It has no equal Try it Price
81 90. Advertisement.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-04-20
ALPINE GRANDEUR AMAZING
Nature Has Wrought Great Changes
to Uplift Their Magnificent
Peaks-Volcanic Work.

Nothing in the worlds history is
more impressive than the story OF the
Alps. Ten or twelve million years
ago, possibly far more, long unseen
line of weakness, crack or assure
in the earth's crest, stretched away
from France eastward hundreds OF
miles. On this line followed huge vol.
canic outbursts.
Next ensued vast slow subsistence
which went on through geologic
epochs until where Mont Blanc now
rears its summit 1850 feet was a sea
fringing an old continent Large riv-
ers emptied into it. Deposits of mud,
sand, gravel were laid one on another
as the sinking went on until the layers
became $4,000 feet, or nearly ten miles,
thick.
Then at last commenced a great
uplifting; the struggling subteTanean
forces raised huge load. For ages
this went on until the rocks, crumbled.
crushed, contorted, rose above the wa
tiers and continued to rise, forming
lines of mountain chains and making
Switzerland a tableland.
Every hour since then rain and
snow, river, glacier and avalanche
have been sculpturing into peaks and
carving into lakes and valleys that
vast platform with its recent sedi-
mentary covering and primeval gran
tie core.
The result is land of unequaled
grandeur.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-04-20
Roblns Peculiar Affection.

A robin which Edward Beltrando q
Red Lion (Pa.) shoemaker, saved from
cat has developed such an affection
for its rescuer that when other robins
in the vicinity migrated it remained
behind.
Although the bird was never Gagged
1t does not stray far from the shoe
makers shop, coming there at inter
walls during the day and sleeping in
the shop every night.-New Yorl
World.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-04-20
City Men Better Developed.

City men are better developed than
country men, according to the report
OF a German army surgeon, who bases
his statement on the result of the ex
animation of 10000 soldiers. He says
the farmers were inferior in carriage
and in development Of bone and mus
Gle. and that he found among them
more cases of curvature of the spine
hat-foot and varicose veins thar
among the city men.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-04-20
Modern War Conditions.

The sword is the costliest single
article in the equipment a subalterr
officer of the British army must buy
and since under present conditions
this weapon is worn only when roy
atty reviews the troops that form o.
celebration is proving none too wei
come in the new armies. Presumably
grandchildren of veterans sixty years
or so hence will weep over the deal
little rusty tin can in which the ole
hero carried his bouillon to the BATH,
line at Mons.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-04-20
Keep Your Skin Clear and
Healthy.

There is only one way to have &
clear, healthy complexion and that
is to keep the bowels active and reg.
liar. DR.. Kings New Life Pills
vii make your complexion h althy
" 4 clear. move the bowels gently
sti late the liver, nse the sys
en and purity the bid d A splen
I'D spring me icine. 2 C. at your
~ sglst. Advert ement
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-04-20
Economy Urqed.

Economy has become a word OF
unusual interest in the last year
though naturally to less extent in
the United States than in Europe. Our
training has not fitted us to appreciate
its dignity and cultural worth in both
theory and practice. "--American Cook
cry Magazine.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-04-20
Gets Soft Wood From America

China draws its principal supplies
of soft woods from the United States
and Japan In 1913, the last year for
which figures are available. China i'm,
ported from the United States approx
mately 100000 feet board measure
valued at $1.500.000. These imports
were more than twice the amount OF
the preceding year and 100000 feet
In excess OF 1910.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-04-20
Shipping Industry Worried.

Lake Superior shipping interests de
clare that they will never be able 70
move the 55.OOo,OOO tons Of iron ore
at which the demands of next years
steel contracts have been estimated
The big Minnesota mines are at the
height OF their prosperity along witt
the rest OF the steel industry.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-04-20
Take Places Of Soldiers.

Berlin has five schools where WON
en- are taught the art OF conducting a
street car through the crowded thor
oughfares. Each week between 800
and 400 woman conductors are gradu
ated to take the places OF men called
TO the front.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-04-20
Make PunctualltY a Habit.

Somebody said that the man who
was always on time spent half his life
waiting for the other man. Perhaps
that is SO; yet the fact is no excuse
for hose who are habitually late. And
really it is quite as easy to be on time
as it is to be late, if we only make
pnnctuality habit
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-04-20
Help Keep Them Clean.

It is an old custom in Bohemian
bakeries to wipe the boots of visitors
as they enter There is a good deal
Of wiping these days; for the govern
ment and city officials inspect the ba-
keries at very frequent intervals in
order to see that the regulations re-
garding the amount of flour used in
bread are carried out.-Popular
Science Monthly.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-04-20
Germany Has $500 Ambulance Doc.

At a meeting of the German Ambu
lance Dogs association 1t was stated
that the number of trained dogs owned
by the association at the beginning OF
the war was only eight, but that the
number was now $500.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-04-20

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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-05-05
KANSAS-COLORADO SUIT
Continued from Page onel

menace which has been hanging over Col
orado appropriations from the Arkansas
river for more than twenty years. While
it does not mean absolute immunity from
litigation in the future. it does mean prae-
tical immunity as the Kansas ditch is not
considered strong menace.
1t is believed that this settlement if con-
summated will result without much more
delay in settlement with the fifth ditch.
II the pending compromise is not consum-
mated it will result in a coalition of the
asinterests and consequent stiffen-
ing Of the opposition in Kansas.
While the amount of money involved in
the proposed settlement is large, II the
aggregates the expense to Individual water
users in Colorado will not be burdensome
it being about SO cents per acre, and will
not be largely in excess of the cost of
continuing the suit now pending 1t removes
the element of doubt which surrounds the
titles Of the Colorado appropriators SO
long as the suit is pending. 1t reduces to
minimum the danger Of loss from pos
sible adverse decision.
In substantive effect 1t quiets title to the
waters of the river and enhances the
value Of every acre of land in the Arkan-
sas valley in Colorado.
The compromise proposition will come
up finally for consideration by the indiyi-
dual stockholders in the corporations own
ing the Colorado bitches. This means
that the farmers who own the water
rights will have to determine the question
for themselves 1t is purely matter Of
business policy in which each man will
have to be governed largely by his own
ideas what is best to be done. The
gravity of the situation is such that every
farmer ought to advise himself fully con-
cerning the matter and in voting ought to
be governed by what is best in his opinion
for himself and for the commonweal.