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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-05-04
THE LEISURE MOMENT.
1t Will Pay to Save it Out Of a Busy
Life.

The capacity for understanding and
loving great books and paintings and
music has to grow with our own
growth and cannot be postponed to
another season, writes Thomas Whit
ney Surette, in the Atlantic. The
average American man is supposed to
have no time for these things. He
has time, but he refuses to turn 1t
into leisure-leisure which means
contemplation and thoughtfulness-
although he very likely knows that
this has been accomplished over and
over again by men who have saved
out of busy life for that purpose an
hour or two of every day. One re-
calls Darwins pathetic statement
wherein he describes his early love
for poetry and music, and the final
complete loss of those faculties
through neglect. "The loss of these
tastes" he says, lis loss of happi-
ness, and may possibly be injurious
to the intellect, and more probably
to the moral character by enfeebling
the emotional part of our nature
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-05-04
The Most Used Library.

Close after the discovery that New
York is the greatest city in the world
comes the report that it's public Ii
brary is the most used library on
earth. Its daily average number of
readers is double that of the British
Museum of London, or the Biblio-
theque Rationale of Paris, according
to the report for 1915, just published,
which says that 10,384,579 books
were borrowed in the year and that
2,55S,717 persons entered the CEN
trail building at Fifth avenue and
Forty-second street. The war has
brought a great increase in the num-
Der of people who use the library for
research. 1t has become the director,
says an immense laboratory for sci
entifc investigation, particularly
those seeking information regarding
new industries es.-Indianapolis News.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-05-04
MISS EMILY'S STORE.
A Familiar Picture to the Older Gen.
Grafton:

A Familiar Picture to the Older Gen.
Grafton:
On the right side of the store, says
a writer in the April Atlantic, both
in the counter and on the shelves
behind it, were the notions -spools;
needles, calico, garter elastic and a
hundred other things your mother
was always wanting; while on the left
side were kept marbles, paper SOL
diers, lead soldiers, slingshot elastic,
air-guns, bows and arrows, states,
whistles, school pencils, compasses,
paint boxes, and a hundred other
things you were always wanting.
Miss Emily sat strategetically at the
rear of the store, and did not move
till she knew for certain what it was
you were after. Nowadays this
would be called efficiency. In those
days our parents called it crankiness.
When Miss Emily took your pen
nies for an "aggie'' or ''snapper' or
a big glass "popper,' she did so
sternly, and she always examined
them closely as if she expected coun-
terfeits. She never smiled sweetly
on you, and called you Sonny" or
Little boy" She never smiled at
all.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-05-04
WILD SWANS ATTACK SHIP.
Bombard Vessel Lying at Anchor.
Many Big Birds Caught.

Hundreds of wild swans, which had
apparently lost their way in the fog,
dashed against the steamer Ericsson,
early in the morning, while the YES
sci was in the mouth of the Chesa-
peake Bay. The huge birds shatter-
ed many panes of glass and caused
so much disturbance that many pas
sengers sprang from their berths and
rushed on deck, thinking some mis-
hap had befallen the boat.
Several of the birds were captured
and were brought to this city on the
steamer, which docked at pier 3,
south wharves. F. S. Groves, presi-
dent of the company, declared them
the finest specimens he had ever seen.
The prisoners, which were pure white
in color, were among a number which
flew in the forward gangway, which
was open, and failed to find their way
out the other side of the boat. Some
of the birds became confused among
the cargo and we're easily captured.
Capt. McNamee, commander of lne
Ericsson, said that the odd attack
occurred about 2:30 a. m. He ven
tured the opinion that the birds were
attracted by the electric lights of the
vessel.-Philadelphia Record.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-05-04
THE SIGNS
How to Foretell Fine Weather
as Stewart is Doing.

''If you want fine weather, look fol-
fine-weather signs," writes Adelia B
Beard, in the April St. Nicholas. Here
are some of the most reliable, fol
they are based upon scientific facts:
"When the sun sets in a sea OF
glory, that is, when the sunset sky is
red, you may expect clear weather on
the following day.
AT night, when the moon is clear
and shows clean edges, with no halo
or ring of mist surrounding it, there
is little danger of rain.
"When the wind blows steadily
from the west, the weather will con-
tinue fair; it very rarely rains in
our eastern States with the wind in
the west.
"Watch the smoke from chin
ney or from your camp fret is a
good barometer. If the smoke rises
high, it means clear weather. The
smoke will also show you from which
direction the wind is blowing; so will
a flag on an upright staff.
"A gray early morning, not a
heavy, cloudy one, promises a fail
day.
"A heavy dew at night is seldom
followed by rain the next day. Think
of it, this way and you will remem'
ber: wet feet, dry head. 49,.
"If there are no clouds at the
western horizon, you need not worry
about others. :.:.
animals are said often to show
by their actions what the weather
will be, and there is reason in this
Some of them certainly have
knowledge of coming storms. We
are told that spiders are especially
sensitive to weather changes, and
when they make new webs, the
weather will be fair; if they con
tinue spinning during shower, il
will soon clear off,
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-05-04
HIGHEST LINKS IN WORLD.
Home Green in Bolivia 1874 Feet
Above Sea Level.

Probably the highest golf links in
the world is the La Paz course, sit
uated in the mountains of Bolivia.
According to- a survey, the home
green stands at an altitude of 4,083
metres (13,474 feet) above the sea
level. The putting greens are of bare
earth, scraped, beaten and sanded,
and they say a number Of the holes
are monotonously alike in everything
except the matter of length.
1t has ever been an open question
whether the diminished air resistance
at this altitude has any appreciable
effect in increasing the distance to
which a ball can be driven. There
are those who contend that short
of given strength does drive ball
further than it would ordinarily at
sea level. On the other hand it is
claimed that a new arrival at La Paz
never over-shoots the greens through
hitting unexpectedly far, for the rea-
son that he invariably underestimates
the distance to be covered, due to
the clearness of the atmosphere
New York Evening Post.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-05-04
CROW INITIATED EDITOR.
Office Pet ''Cussed'' and Otherwise
Copied Chief.

The editor of the Bugle was excit-
ed, hot-to put it mildly, he was
boiling over. A boiled lobster had
no points on him when it came to
color. He swore by the heavens
above and the blue flames below he
would fay alive the thief if he got
him.
Jim, the pet crow, on his perch
over the office door, said never
more" Jim was an old-time pet, but
his vocabulary was limited to doz-
en- or, so words-"damn,' which he
acquired from long association with
his master; please when pressed
by imaginary hunger, and never
more" the last word in his vocabu-
larry, came naturally to him, for was
he not a left-hand cousin of Poe's
raven? And, moreover, the word
seemed to please his crow fancy. The
remainder of his crow talk or Ian
guage consisted mostly of profanity
and sometimes he mixed his jargon
so the icuss words were awful.
The cause of all this equatorial
temperature was due to the mysteri-
Gus and regular loss of clippings OF
poetry, burglarized by the chief from
the exchanges with pair of shears.
At first the clippings were put in
basket, but they disappeared be-
fore they reached the composing
room. Later they were carefully put
under a. desk weight, but still they
disappeared, and lastly they were put
on a wire file. Still they mysterious
1y disappeared.
The janitor, a negro boy named
Eprraim, with aspirations to be de-
tective in a motion picture film, was
Instructed to hide in the next room
Monday afternoon when no one was
in the den and glue his eye on the
six-inch opening between the two
rooms. That evening Ephraim was
rather ratified. He was several
shades lighter in color than he was
in the morning-he was inclined to
a saddle color instead of his natural
ebony hue.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-05-04
LOOKING AHEAD.
How 800 Post Cards Melted This Man
$4,000.

In the May American Magazine are
the results of competition entitled
The Best Business Stroke 1 Ever
Made. One of the letters sounds
like Monte Carlo romance, although
it shows shrewdness, work and fore
sight.
A grain merchant in the Mississip-
pi valley learned one year that the
wheat in his section was badly win
ter killed. So he sent circular letters
of inquiry to smaller dealers through
out the country, asking about the
condition of the wheat crop. He re-
ceived $50 replies which covered the
whole grain region. They revealed
the startling fact that winter killing
was, general, that spring planting
was retarded and that stock on hand
was small.
Certain that the government crop
report due in about three weeks
would reveal these conditions, and
that a jump in price would follow,
the merchant bought all the grain he
could lay hands on. When his ele-
vators were filed he shipped to New
York, drawing on his consignees for
seventy-five per cent. of value of each
bill of lading and instructing them
to hold the grain off the market.
BY using large amount of money
left on deposit by farmer friends, and
thus drawing on each consignment,
he was able to buy and ship in three
weeks $4,000 bushels of wheat and
$4,000 bushels of corn to which the
same conditions applied. His own
working capital was only $4,000.
When the great crop report was pub
lished prices went skyward and he
sold out clean, realizing a net profit
of more than $4,000.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-05-04

Read the Herald, $3.50 per year.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-11-10

Judge j. M. Stevens, of Pocatello,
and Captain Davis were Thursday
visitors in BlackfOot,
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-11-10
BEING ASKED

AS far as purpose goes, the Bling
ham County Civic league is the same
as any commercial club. 1t is alto
gether matter of seeking strength
in numbers. One man or another
can at times do special services for
a community, but that method is as
a drop in a river to what a solid
body of citizens can do for their COM
munity 1t is simply the old story
of the faggots, in unity there is
power.
A commercial club is not exclusive
or selective. 1t is not an Organiza-
ton offering social comforts to mem
bers. It is case of join the crowd.
A man joins a commercial club be-
lieving that the organization will
benefit him and every other fellow
citizen of the community. Should
he wait for an invitation to go into
such an association?
In soliciting the price of club sup
pers, sort of dues, the committee
is meeting with objections, chief
among which seems to be that similar
associations in Blackfoot have form
erly failed. Next is, that the individ-
ual doubts of any advantages coming
to him.
No matter how badly such a club
is managed it works good for the
community; it puts a head to the
business character of the section of
which it is the center. When any
community ceases to be business it
ceases to be community and COM
mences to be a crossroads settle
ment. If it never was a business it
never was anything else but cross
roads settlement. Many a town, per-
haps, like Blackfoot, has struggled
along without head nor tail, lot
Of business men building UP sort
OF community merely by helping
themselves, but it is because of the
flood of opportunities. A
nation is more Independent than a
town, and yet nearly all the nations
q Europe are now fighting over Just
business But continent, like
Africa, with rich mines, may get
j
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-11-10
NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT

Office of the treasurer of the New
Sweden Irrigation district, Bling
ham and Bonneville counties,
Idaho.
Notice is hereby given that all as
.sessments levied against the property
within the New Sweden Irrigation
district for the year 1916, are now
due and payable and will become de-
linquent on the third Monday in De-
cember, 1916.
The assessments as above stated
may be paid during the business
hours, towit: Between 10 O'Clock
a, m. and o'clock p. M, during each
of the week days at the Anderson
Brothers bank, Idaho Falls, Idaho,
until said assessments become delin-
quent. Provided that if any person
shall pay one-half of his assessment
before they become delinquent as
aforesaid, the remaining one-half
shall not become delinquent until the
third Monday in June, 1917, at 6
o'clock p. m.
ANDREW BURKMAN,
Treasurer of New Sweden Irriga-
ton District. 17-2
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-11-10

along without government for time,
and without business organization
even as Blackfoot has done in it's
small way. But population increases
and times change.
If commercial organizations have
failed in Blackfoot before is no rea-
son why the time is not now ripe
for a successful one. One of the first
things looked for by the financing
company which is now pouring money
into this community was CONNER
cial club. If it was time, to build
a new hotel and office buildings here
it surely was time we had a CONNER
cial club.
You don't join a commercial club
as favor to anybody, but to see
what you can do for everybody A
few men with that spirit of willing
service will make a club inevitab BILE,
and it's success inevitable.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-11-10
McDOnaldVille
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.

A number of the young people of
this vicinity attended the dance at
Porterville, Friday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Percy Whistler and
little daughter, of Weiser, Idaho, are
visiting with Mrs. Whistler's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward McKenna.
sArlie Bishoff, of this place, and AL
fred Grey, of Lost river, mere mar
ried in Pocatello, Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John England and
Mr.. and Mrs. James Harper visited
with ]. S. Harper, Sunday.
Mr.. Thomas Findlay visited with
his family, Sunday. He has his two
threshing machines on the reserva-
tion and reports that he is nearly
thru threshing.
Walter Jensen, while sharpening a
beet knife, had the misfortune of
getting severe cut on the face.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-11-10
COLONEL HARVEY'S
PREDICTIONS

Col. George Harvey, editor of The
North American Review, who has
been Americas best political fore
caster since the beginning of the cen
fury, has lost his reputation.
Ten days ago he predicted Hughes
election by majority of two to one
in the electoral college, and he named
the states that would support each
one and the doubtful ones. A COM
parison of his prediction with the
results as they look two days after
the voting does not bear out his pre-
dictiOn at all.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-11-10
WOODVILLE
i
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Mrs. T. c. Thompson gave birth
day party in honor of her husband.
A dainty lunch was served to all pres
ent and very nice time was report
ed.
| A baby girl was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Eugene Matthews.
Austin Hammer came down from
Hamer and spent Tuesday with his
family.
The farewell party given for Mr..
Poulsen was a great success. Baskets
were sold after which dancing was
enjoyed. There was a total of $3.50
raised.
Miss Lillian Bell is the new teacher
for the primary grades in this school.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Earl Montague on the fourth of No
vember.
Mrs. J. C, Wilson is getting along
nicely now.
w. G.. Hammer is moving into his
new house.
w. A. Montague purchased team
from John M. Rider
Mrs. Mile Mathews has been very
ill, but is on the improve now.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-11-10
NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT

The High Line Lateral Ditch COM
pany, limited, Blackfoot, Idaho,
November 4, 1916.
You are hereby notified that the di-
rectors of the High Line Lateral
Ditch company, limited, at meet
ing held at the home of the secretary,
October %, 1916, assessment number
6 of 40 cents per share was levied
on the capital stock of said company,
which is now due and payable to
Brigham Robinson, treasurer, or de-
posted to his credit as treasurer, at
the First National Bank at Black
foot, Idaho.
Any stock on which this assessment
remains unpaid after Saturday, the
twenty-fifth day of November, 1916,
will be delinquent and be advertised
and sold according to law.
FRED T. HINES,
1872 Secretary.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-11-10
NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT

Peoples Canal & Irrigation COM
pany, corporation, principal
place of business, Moreland,
Idaho.
Notice is hereby given that at a
meeting of the board of electors Of
the above named copany held on
Thursday, the twenty-eighth day of
September, 1916, at the home of the
secretary, assessment No. 20 of $500
per old share, or 5000 per new share
was levied on the capital stock Of
this company, which is now due and
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-11-10
FOR SALE

One of the very best farms between
the rivers; ~ miles from this office,
good buildings, well, school wagon,
telephone, GOOD water and ditch
right. Owner will measure and sell
at $3.50 an acre.
Also have 100 acres near Pingree.
This is raw land and we have a
specially low price.
]. H. EARLY.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-11-10
TO THE MANY ADMIRERS
OF OUR STAR PLANT

Saturday, November II, we will
divide and slip the Star plant that
has been a shower of white in our
window since the first of August and
we will give absolutely free, as long
as they last, slips from the plant to
all who would care about them. This
plant was it's self a slip last Novem-
Der.
Please do not phone or ask to have
slips reserved nor send children for
them.
adv. HAYES GIFT SHOP.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-11-10
LETTER OF THANKS

In this way | wish to thank my
many friends for the able and hearty
support they so freely gave me in
the recent political campaign and to
assure them that greatly appreciate
their loyalty. Mr.. Benson is highly
deserving of the compliment the peo-
pie of this county have given him.
adv. L. G. WELLS.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-11-10

Mrs. T. G. Thompson's children
have the measles
Mrs. Emma Johnson is spending
the week with her sister, Mrs. Swan
Berg, of Thomas.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-11-10
ayable to G, V. Fisher, treasurer, at

payable to G. V. Fisher, treasurer, at
Blackfoot, Idaho
Any stock on which this assessment
remains unpaid on Monday, the
twentieth day of November, 1916,
will be delinquent and will be adver,
tised for sale according to law.
FRED T. HINES,
Secretary Peoples Canal & Irri-
cation. 17-2
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-08-03
NOTES FROM HOVER

F. L. Harsh, of Kennewick, will hold
preaching services in the schoolhouse
next Sunday night, August 9Th.
j. S. Stitt reports picking ripe to-
matoes and cucumbers Saturday, July
10Th.
E. Shaffer, of Burbank, and L. o.
Plyman, foreman of the Burbank COM
pany, were visiting in Hover last Sum
day and buying fruit.
Mrs. Roy Davie and daughter
Gladys, arrived last Friday from Port
land and expects to make their home
here this winter.
Mrs. England and daughter Janet
returned home last Friday after ten
days. visit with Mrs. j. R. Ayers, at
Finley. -..>
Mr.. Kennedy, of Kiona, was in town
on business last week.
Alfred Thomas was business Wis
itor in Kennewick last Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Kennett and child
rem were in town a few hours Monday.
Geo. Mcclure and Mr.. Franklin left
Saturday for harvest work in Idaho.
John Tiede made a business trip to
Spokane last week.
Art johnson returned last week
from Spokane and vicinity where he
has been for the past three weeks.
The Ladies' Aid will give an ice
cream social on the lawn at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Mills Thursday
evening, August 10. .-,. b.. q
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-08-03
BADGER BREyIT1Es

Ralph Matthews went to s.
atives. fei-
j. E. Smith arrived Thursday fror,
kennewick in quest of marlot.p,
horses.
Mrs. Angel Pointer, Horse Heavs,
drove in Friday for express.
Miss Ruth oDell, of K,nnau,;,,.
arrived Thursday night fer q y;s;s
with Miss Helen Dietrich on the homs.
stead.
j. A. Dasdice and cousin were en-
day visitors in Kiona.
Miss Helga Smith, Horse Heaven
was a Saturday caller here.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-08-03
NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF THE
FRUIT EXCHANGE

All creditors of Kennewick Fruit
Exchange, who have not already filed
their claims with the receiver are
hereby notified to file their respective
claims with the undersigned receiver
within sixty days from the first pub
LEGATION of this notice. First pub
lished August 8, 1915.
C. L. HOLCOMB, Receiver.
1910