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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-21

Judge and Mrs. Robert Carver Will
give a bridge party Tuesday night of
next week at their home in Tyler
street. They are asking guests for
about fourteen tables
= x X
Mrs. W. FIagler entertained a half
dozen guests at luncheon today at the
Pelletier tea room for Mrs Francis
Price of Ashland and her two nieces
Miss Mary Whitworth and Miss Mill
cent Whitworth of Pasadena, Cal,
who are here to visit Senator and Mrs.
Price. Covers were placed for Mrs.
Price, the Misses WhitwOrth, Mrs
Paul Walker, Mrs. George H. Allen
and Mrs. Flagler.
Mir. and Mrs. Jack Dillon gave a
dancing party Tuesday night at the
Dillon home in Harrison street, in
honor of Mrs. Albert e. Jones of Co
lumbUs, o., who is the guest of Mrs.
Guilford Dudley. In tribute to the
approaching anniversary of George
Washingtons birthday. the decora-
tions in the dining room were suggest
i've of the observance of that day. The
table reproduced in miniature the
scene of Mount Vernon in Colonial
days. The lawn. made of moss and
grasses, was dotted with trees, and
blossoming rose trees lined the walks
and drives to the mansion in the CEN
ter. Two tiny figures in the Colonial
dress of wide skirts. close fitting
bodices and kerchiefs. stood in the
Verandah. and miniature furniture
was used. On the lawn was a little
lake, and there were flower beds here
and there, and cherry trees in bloom.
In the reception hall were palms
and ferns, and the mantel. banked
with green, was adorned with Kaizer-
kroon tulips. In the library the man.
tel was decorated with yellow acacia
n he a,-If,
which is finished in ivory and gold, a
pink iridescent basket was filled with
pink carnations
The sun parlor was used as the
smoking room. The alabaster foun-
tain was bordered with tulips and daft
fodils
About sixty guests were asked.
X X =
An event of interest tonight is a
dinner party to be given at the First
Methodist church by the Kansas So
ciety of the Sons of the American
Revolution. The banquet is an an
nual affair in celebration of Wash
ington's birthday The dinner will
be served at $50 o'clock, and will
be followed by some short speeches
by members of the socoety.
Mr. j. NJ. Meade, president of the
Kansas branch of the national society
of Sons of the American Revolution
will preside at the dinner and intro
duce the speakers. Among those who
will respond are Mr. ]. d. Norton, DR.
5. C. Stewart, the Rev. Mr.. J. E. Ing
ham and Mr. A. H. Bennett who Is
taking the place as secretary of the
society of Mr. d. w. Nellis, who s
unable to attend to the duties of the
office on account of illness
The savel to be used by the presi-
dent of the society is a cherry wood
natchet that has just been received
by Mr.. Meade from Mr.. r. c. Ballard
Thurston. of Louisville, Ky, president
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-21

car or automobile transported people
call to visit the family, the boys
are too bashful to appear at all, but
let Phil Billiard drop in for a chat
with dad or big brother and the boys
swoop down upon him, with a IA
miliar greeting as tho they had known
him for twenty years, and you can't
pry them away with a crowbar as
long as Phil Billiard is in sight The
honor being privileged to yell Hello
PhiP' to him is worth a dozen mods
from the president of the United
States.
The Portia club will meet Friday
of this week, instead of Thursday, the
regular meeting day, at the home of
Mrs. L. NJ. Powell.
Y \ x
Mrs. Katherine Hand began her
meetings with her downtown class in
interior decoration this afternoon at
2:3o o'clock at the studio of Miss
Marie Witwer.
X
The Taxa Art Embroidery club will
meet with Mrs J. NJ Hanlon, 1903
North Quincy street, Thursday after
noon.
x X X
A patriotic program and social will
be held Thursday evening at the par
sonage of the First NJ. E. church.
Friends of the congregation are in
vited and members are expected to be
present.
X X
Notes and Personal Mention.
Mrs. Harold T. Chase and her sis
ter, Mrs. A D. Lundy of Chicago. will
go to Los Angeles, Cal, this week to
visit their sister, Mrs. J. c. Gafford,
who is in the west for an indefinite
stay.
Miss Henrietta Alexander and Miss
Mary MacLennan will go to Great
Bend Thursday for a weekend visit to
Mrs. Clark Zugg. formerly Miss Ruth
Bauer.
Mrs. Fred Davis and Miss Louise
McGoff are spending the day in Kan
sas City.
Mrs Asa Moler of Des Moines, Ia
has returned home, after a visit OF
several weeks to her daughter, Mrs
George H. Allen
Mr. H. E. Lyman has left for a
business trip to Florida, to be gone a
few days.
Mrs. LaRue Royce has returned to
1 Salina. after a visit to her parents
Justice and Mrs r. A. Burch
The fifth division of the Ladies' Aid
society of the First Methodist church
7 will meet Friday afternoon, February
I %. at the home of Mrs. R. n Nc
| Entire, 211 Topeka avenue. The as
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-21

ST. Louis, Mo. Feb. 21.-Pete Her
man, of New Orleans, claimant of the
worlds bantamweight championship.
won over Harry kabakoff, of St.
Louis, in a ten-round boxing contest
here, in the opinion of newspaper men
at the ringside.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-21

Notes and personals from Santa Fe.
by Frances Jones. 21l Grattan street
Telephone between 5 and 10 a H.. 3.t0 ::
other hours. 4151 K-2.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-04-14
SHIPS COMMAND HIGH PRICES
Miss In Values Of Al Kinds Of Steam.
ere Since Outbreak OF War Has
Been Enormous.

Extraordinary figures have recently
been fetched by steamers, especially
smaller and older steamers, that the
admiralty does not cOvet for Its own
use, states the London Economist. For
instance, q small steamer Of $50 tons
gross. built In 1904, and suitable only
for the coasting and continental trade,
changed hands short time back at
E15,000. the price working out at
more than $40 ton gross and f100
ton net. In peace times, II she had sold
for E12 ton she would have made q
good enough bargain for her owners,
20 that the rise In her value IL quite
fantastic. Under such conditions own.
ers are naturally tempted to sell their
property and keep the money by them
to b invested In shipping when prices
tall. 80 long az the ships are not sold
out Of the country no objection can be
taken, and It Ia significant that the big
feet Of the London & Northern COM
pany was recently sold outright at .
price that gave the shareholders pre-.
MUM Of $50 per cent on their holdings,
and left enough over to compensate the
managers to the extent Of E250OOO.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-04-14
METHODIST NOTES

Sunday evening at 8 p. m. Mr.. Ar
thur Yeomans, who teaches history IL
the High school. will give an inter
esting discussion on why Americs
was Forced Into the War" There
will be patriotic songs and specia
music for this service.
Sunday school will meet at 10 a. m
The morning preaching service will
be dismissed ON account of the pastor
attending the missionary conventio
in Boise. The Epwor b
League meets at z p. IN.
Last Friday evening, April 9Th,
Rev. Bape, missionary to the West
China District, gave a very enter
tairing description of China. Rev.
Rape has been a missionary In China
Tor seven years and will be going
back again in a few weeks. 1t was a
real treat to have him talk to us.
The duet by Mrs. Briggs and Mr..
Hedges and the solo by Mr.. Hedges
were greatly enjoyed by the audience.
At the close Of the service Rev. Rape
sang song In the Chinese language.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-04-14
49,. =. :, In. cerd Of Wood sh-,rx..


Ralph Faulkner and Henry Stern.
berg, students in the College of For.
estry at the University Of Washington,
have proved by experiment that cord
OF full-length wood when sawed and
replied In the ordinary stack shrinks
on an average 24.76 per cent. As deal.
ers buy wood In full lengths and usu.
ally measure 1t for delivery before saw.
Ing II, they are often accused of giving
short measure.
A cord" Is the standard measure
rnent Of wood, and 1t 10 defined as 12S
cubic feet of wood, measured by q pile
four feet high and eight feet wide of
logs four feet long.
The discrepancy between the cord
as bought by the dealer and as deliv-
cred to the customer according to
Prof. Hugo Winkenwerder, dean Of the
college, is not entirely explained by
the sawdust. When wood Is piled up
In four-foot lengths there are many
spaces between sticks, caused by knots
and curvatures. These spaces are
eliminated when the wood Is cut up
small.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-04-14
Improvement on x.Ray.

The X-ray has become indispensa.
BILE to the modern surgeon and i'm.
provements are being made upon II.
A recent one is a device which, after
revealing the location Of an injury or
disease spot, enables the surgeon to
keep 1t in sight as he operates. A
framework going around the surgeons
head is fitted with fluoroscope-an
instrument by means Of which OBJ
jects revealed by the X-rays are made
visible to the human eye. The pa
tent is placed on special operating
table with the X-ray turned on, and
the surgeon can work easily, since he
sees what is before him continually
instead OF having to work gropingly
from the remembrance of what was
revealed In the X-ray photograph.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-04-14
Dlsousted Author.

There sometimes seems reason for q
complaint common among writer's Of
this day that artists do not read the
text they are to illustrate. In one Of
the leading magazines recently tne
writer mentioned the fact that her
heroine was entirely bald circum-
stance, indeed, that might have been
deduced from the fact that she was
nearly one hundred years old.
Picture the authors disgust when
the old woman was represented with
head Of hair that might have served
for the advertisement OF some wonder
full ~restorativei"
Even worse seems the fate Of an un-
happy writer who wrote q story about
Q boy named PATSY" Tho artist met
anorphosed him into q GIRL
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-04-14
FACE NEW ORDER OF THINGS
Parents Do Well to Adapt Themselves
70 Modern Ways In Converting
With Their Children.

There is q good deal more Of life
and fire and color In the talk of the
young today than there was In the
speech Of an older day. Many an adult
Ia Ill at ease In a group of young peo-
pie now. His talk is much duller than
that Of the young people around him.
They can use figures Of speech; they
can employ dynamic and striking
phrases; In brief, their speech scintil.
lates, while his moves along In rath-
or heavy, conventional. formal way.
This Ia the new order Of things In
American life. 1t In Inevitable, con-
stdering that we are becoming con.
stantly more gregarious. We see q
great deal more of one another than
we did Of old; and so we have to talk
more freely and more voluminously
than was required when social life was
much simpler than 1t IL now.
30 children must be heard as well as
seen. But shall we release the brakes
altogether, and let them run without
check3 People can talk 90 much that
they become unduly excited, unstable
and errauc. A child who rushes In to
the table from the street, and keeps
talking In tense, excited way La over
doing the talking business. In some
way he ought to be Quieted. He should
be helped to get hold Of himself. He
In running with the throttle open.
This problem could be settled sat
isfactorily. and to the advantage Of
everybody concerned, IL the father and
the mother could talk 90 as to inter
est their children. When q parent can
tell good story or describe q happen
Ing Of the day In colorful manner,
he can get his children TO listen, and
they will be benefited In body and
mind by 70 doing.-M. v. O'Ehea I'm
The Mothers Magazine.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-04-14
THE BOISE CAPITAL NEWS.

The Boise Capital News has the
only full leased wire day news re.
port published In the state. This
gives 1t the complete market reports
all the war news and the expert CON-
ment thereon and all the news OF
this country, az correspondent In ev.
cry small place. as well 40 all the
news centera contribute to this re-
port. In addition 20 this, comprehe0.
sive service. special correspondents al
Washington and the larger cities OF
the United States are always ON the
lookout for important news for the
Capital News
In reporting the happenings of Id.
aho, special and regular correspond
ents send ell the important news froa
their communities The system that
has been established to secure the
state-house nwes is proving very prac
tical. BY its msans every public act
OF the officials ofthe State House
can be reported
Arrangements have recently been
made by which the minutes OF the
Land Board meetings will be pub
hshed. Heretofore the complete pub.
LEGATION of these minutes has never
appeared. This board does more bus
meas than amy business house In ID
aho and every resident Of the Stxte
is vitality affected by their acts. 1t
10 fortunate that the Capital News
ia able to furnish these reports.
The subscription price 10 only so
cents per month, seven issues each
week.-Adv.-3-314-7.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-04-14

smiles and grins and occasionally
from disappointment one may hear a
remark suitable only for q balky team
Of mules, or Tor the man behind you
who steps ON your heels and throws
you out OF step just as the sergeant
is looking-but at you and not at him
Some of our boys have uniforms,
though six OF us are still wearing the
clothes we got from Sam Hckstein
last year. The equipment ia expected
at the end OF this week, and We ca
pect to move to Boise within q few
days.
We are all staying at various pri-
yate houses. and when you think of
southern hospitality" think OF Nam
pa and the grand style In which she
is treating your boys. But despite
the fact that Nampa is treating US
like the returned prodigal son, we
would ra her be i'm good old Mountain
Home and play the role OF lost dog.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-04-14
Development OF Opera.

Opera has made extensive strides
during the last century, although tn
orisin 10 very remote. 1t came through
Q gradual course Of development from
almost the beginning Of the Christian
sEa; earliest nbrettists were such emil
nsnt men 90 Aeschylus and Sophoclss,
who accompanied their spoken drama
with q band Of Tyres and flutes.
But grand opera, as we understand
II today, originated about the end Of
the sixteenth century, when ,Jacopo
Peri's opera, "Dafne," was first pre-
sented. It originated through the
gathering Of q small party Of music
lowers ut the home Of q Florentine no
bleman. Theories grew into actuali-
ties when q performance Of "Dafne"
was celebrated In the palace Of Corsi
IN 1896. This opera was successfully
performed several times, but always In
private, and now the score In not dis
eoverable.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-04-14
W Little Tales Of the Camp ~
~ By Bmu l. Bsuya N
NIIU Co B. Scuad Idaho, W11M

Nampa. April l3.--With the end OF
the first week our boys are coming
along In fine shape. On Our arrival
here we received hearty welcome
from Co. B and were made acquaint-
ed with It's various members. And
they are bunch OF good kids too.
Monday morning we were called
into our first drill, and to cay we on.
joyed it would be q mild statement,
In tact II was so good that most OF
us were practicinS the various steps
after drill hours.
Tbs PRIMARY drills for recruits are.
the facing, keeping line, the flank
movements and the obliques, all Of
which are first executed In single
rank. then later in squads A squad
consists OF eight men in two nows Of
tour each
The most anxious moment Of the
day comes tust before roll call when
the mail 10 distributed. There are
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-04-14
II ilfICbmrcbSA
VII notee MI
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH

Easter was an inapiraaional day
The spring air was favorable to
church going, and there were 160 In
the forenoon and $50 in the evening.
The music at the forenoon service
was led by chorus choir OF thirteen
The prelude was played by Mrs. Cam
non, onganist, Mr.. Cushman flute, Mr..
and Mrs. Webb violin and cornet. Mr..
Cushman gave the flute offertory.
The anthems by the full choir were
worthy the occasion. The dec0ra-
tions by the Ladies Aid were elborate
Mrs. Ed Johnson using their automo-
ble In collecting potted plants. Easte
Lilies and tulips were contributed
Best of all was the deep serioua
spiritual atmosphere of the thought
Of the resurrection and glorified Christ
in the midst. Two children were
baptlsed. Eight were received into
church membership, four adults and
four young people, three OF whom
were also baptiSed.
The evening concert carried out
the Easter service. Triumphant King
by the various classes OF the Sunday
school, assisted by the choir. The
lighted cross was very impressive.
The offenng was for missions. The
large audience indicated the interest
in the Easter concert.
Services the coming Sunday. A Sun.
day morning series OF sermons will b
gin ON The Wonderful 40 Days: from
Resurrection to Ascension. Schooling
His Successors: l. The Heroic Faith
Of Doubling Thomas"
EWING 500, series. Resurrection
Glimpse of Jesus: /. The Strange
Stranger in the Way. Special music
at both services.
Sunday school at 1910 noon. ia
were present last Sunday. Christian
Endeavor at 100. Helen Pascoe
leader.
Wednesday evening, 500, prayer
and bible meeting, John 4.
Ladies' Aid Thursday In sections.
Choir practice Thursday evening,
Teachers meeting was held with
Mrs. Black Tuesday evening.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-04-14
ALL PREPARE FOR WINTER
Forth In Search Of Cold Weathe-
Necessities.

Falling leaves, deepening color In
the woods and darkening evenings give
notice Of the preparations Of Mother
Nature for her winters rest and recupe-
ration, says a writer In the Port An
geles Herald. The fruits Of her sum
mer labors are ripening In the trees,
Or gathered already into the store
houses. Freshening winds are COM
ing In from the ocean through narrow
straits; the air is chilly when the sun
lies low and bears the scent Of au-
tumnal rains; furries Of snow sweep
the mountain ranges. The wild crea-
lures are seeking snug quarters and
laying In their provisions for the win
ter seasons.
The men 60 hunting. Not one In
ten ever thinks of the reason. He does
not philosophize ON the fact that he
10 following the custom Of the ages.
when he takes his weapons In the fall
and seeks game In the forest. With
him It Ia sport, but with his ancestors
1t was duty. They knew that II they
failed Of good fortune In the chase
their families would 60 hungry In the
winter. New fAns were needed for
protection against the cold weather:
meats had to be obtained and placed,
dried, In primitive storage. The ami
mails knew all about 1t then, and still
realize the danger of the season. Biras
and beasts Of the eatable sort grow
shy when the frightening nights and
shortening days herald the coming Of
wtnteri But the beasts Of prey. like
the men, are out hunting. They also
need their stores, and In order to get
them their muscles grow taut. their
claws sharp and their coats very clean
and glossy. 80 that the creatures they
hunt may have difficulty In scenting
their approach.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-04-14
ANNOUNCEMENT

At the earnest solicitation Of
friends and patrons OF the school
| have decided to become Q can.
didate for the office Of Trustes
Of school district No. 6, at the
school election to be held the
coming April Ii elected l shall
nse my hest endeavors to work
In conjunction with the other
members Of the board for the
continued upbuilding of our
school.
ri. #, PICKREILA
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-04-14

Willis-Too bad about Bump. he
has had his new car only q week and
In that time It hasn't broken down or
back-fred once, has run like O clock
and hasn't used any more gasoline than
the catalogue said 1t would.
Mllis-Why too bad, theni
Willis--The company has started
suit to get 1t away from him.
0illis-On what groundsf
Willis-They claim they gave him
esnoustrstor's car By mistaka.-JuAes
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-04-14
Baptist CHURCH

Bible school 10 a. m.
Morning worship and sermon, II q.
m. Theme: Self Control"
B. Y. P. U. meeting pm
Evening preaching service s p. m.
Subject: Self Preservation"
Bible study meeting Wednesday
night. Teachers meeting at the close
w. F. r. HARTLEY, Pastor.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-04-14
WARRANT CALL

March 18th, 1917.
Upon presentation at the Urea
surer's office, Gilmore County,
Idaho, the following Elmore
County Warrants, issued against
the various Funda viii be paid,
to-wit:
Current Expense Fund, 1916.
Warrants Nos. 548 10 Sos in.
elusive.
Road Fund, 1916.
Warrants Nos. 1856, 1877 1888.
Mile E. Longfellow,
County Treasurer
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-04-14
CONVINCING Proof.

Convincing Proof.
"Are you sure this Is fashionable
restaurant"
"Quite positive"
II presume you base your conclu,
sion on the service and the class Of
people who eat hereT
"Partly on that and partly on the
fact that the head waiter has one Of
the finest automobiles in town."
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-04-14
ANNOUNCEMENT

| hereby announce that | will
be O candidate for school director
of District No. 6 at the election
10 be held April Ia
d. W. LATTMORE
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-04-14
ANNOUNCEMENT

| hereby announce my candi
dacy for school trustee Of Dis
trict No. 6, Mountain Home, sub
ject to the viii Of the voters at
the election to DO held April Is.
JOHN w. CALDWELL
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-04-14
Those Defective .spcSs.

Those Defective "spcSs-
"Who Is your learned friendw
THE man with the black-rimmed
spectacles"
Eyes"
"Just to show you that you never
can tell, he's q dancing master"
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-04-11
GOOD GRASS Is ALL IN ALL.
Is Best Source OF. Animal Flesh on the
Farm and Should be First Crop to
Receive Attention In Sprinp.

mo man can rightly claim to be
good farmer who has not produced and
maintained good pasture as an essen
tial part of his system of farming"
declares Dean Curtiss OF Iowa State
college,. "Grass is the best source of
animal flesh on the farm and the basis
of successful animal husbandry in ev-
cry successful livestock region on the
face of the globe. ~
"The breeder of purebred livestock
who has land that is not producing
good grain in abundance should either
bring about such production or go out
of the livestock business, for sooner
or later he is doomed to failure as a
successful breeder of livestock.
1.-THE grass lands are entitled to first
consideration on every good livestock
farm. Sour, undrained, unfertihzed
land never produces good grass. A
farm that; will not grow good grass is
a poor farm at best. =
1.-THE first crop to receive attention
in the spring should be the grass crop.
The spring manure should 90 onto the
grass lands. The fall manure may 60
onto the cultivated fields or the mead
ows in the rotation, system. The disc
and harrow and manure spreader
should be used literally on the pas
lures. If the stand of. grass. Is def
cient, disc and harrow thoroughly,
even to the extent Of what may look
like destructive tillage, then apply
grass seed literally and follow with
more discing and harrowing;. then APP
ply good top dressing of manure and
keep the stock off this portion of pas
ture until the latter part Of the seas
on. A temporary fence will pay well
as protection to the part of the pas
ture so treated. Where the stand of
grass is not deficient, apply manure
and later the harrow. !. /,