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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-06-15
the order.

the order.
1.-The supreme board Of directors has
appropriated 100000 for the pur-
pose and has issued a nationwide ap-
peal to our membership for centri-
buttons to their war camp fund"
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-06-15

CORTEZ @. ROCKWELL, plumb
ting and Heating. jobbing a specially,
3051 Main and Hillside avenue.
Phone 1861 B 10 $tf
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-06-15

Great Britain received from Uncle
Sam $25, 100000 more, which brings its
total OF loan up to 100000.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-06-15
CAPT. BENNETT ENTERTAINS

Capt. and Mrs. Arthur G.. Bennett
celebrated their Goth wedding ami
versary at the officers quarters, state
armory last night. They were the
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-06-15

Seventy-five men were arrested in
South Chicago for avoiding the draft.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-06-22
YOUR AGE
HOW OLD ARE YOU?


Never in the history of this country has this question
been of such vital interest to many people it is
Never before has the United States government been
deeply interested in knowing the exact ages of the
young men of the land.
So that never before has the public mind been so
ready to grasp the great Importance to complete birth
registration
When the story is told of the American arrested in
London as German spy, unable to obtain birth cerfi-
cate because his birth had been recorded and be-
the doctor had died but finally saved by the dscOv
cry of old letter which told his BIRTH the people grasp
the point and agree that births should be regstered but
the story relates to somebody far away, somebody
known and probably heard of before the point is
forgotten and of strong public opinion is
ever really started So too the statements that birth
OrdS needed to prove Of voting age to establish
old age pensions and pensions for the children Of soldiers
to establish rights of inheritance to determine how eff
GENTLY the states protecting the health Of the chill
dren and determine who is entitled to the protection Of
OUR FLAG-theSe statements apt to be treated as
old aXiomS which call for no immediate reform.
And today this call for the registration of our
young men brings home the need of birth records every
community and to almost every family in the United
States.
HOW OLD ARE YOU?
Can you prove that you are under q or over 81 or
must you forever be suspected of having fasfied your
age? q, 4XE& 4saA
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-06-22
THE SPIRIT OF 1917

The spirit of 1917 is a spirit of servce-a spirit
through which each of us does our share
We will serve in the ranks in armies if in that
way we can best help our country.
We will serve in the factories, if in that way we can
best help country.
We will serve on the FARMS if in that way can best
help our country.
Somewhere, somehow, we will serve.
Only that way and in that spirit can we win victory
for the immortal principles of liberty that America has
stood for since the beginning of the great republic,
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-06-22
HARVEST TIME HAS BEGUN

Down in Texas the reaper has begun its nOrthward
hum Near Fort Worth the first wheat raised this year
in the United States was cut the other day. and daily the
harvest zone is widening. Soon the army of harvest
hands will be called OUT in Oklahoma and Arkansas, then
in Kansas Iowa. Nebraska and lastly in the Dakotas,
Minnesota and Montana Then Americas bread crop will
have been harvested.
What great country this is, wherein some farmers
SOW wheat at the time others are reaping it!
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-06-22
FIRST ON THE ROLL

Before another six months have rolled by Seward will
have it's own little roll Of honor containing the names OF
young men fighting in France that freedom and this ma
on together with those of our allies perish not at the
hands of Prussian militariSm
Crit Tolman" is the first inscribed in the roll,
Crit being our representative in Americas army of the
air Others have applied for various service and await
the word
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-06-22

men famous during the last half century; and less IN
erestng crowd do not encounter Not one that
have ever known would care to meet again. either IN
this world or the next; nor in Of them associated in
my mind with the idea of humor thought or refinement
set of mere money getters and traders they were es
entaly nattractve and undressing Charles Fran
lis Adams ....-.,
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-06-22
THE MONEY GETTER

AS approach the end am more than little puzzled
to account for the instances have seen of business sue
cess-money getting. comes from rather low instinct
Certainly ia my observation goes it is rarely met
with in connection with the finer or more interesting
traits of character have known and known tolerably
WE'LL good many Successful men"-"big" financially
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-06-22
MUST SHOW PEP
lis Adams.

If Seward expects to make respectable showing
against the Cordova aggregation its ball tosSerS will have
to mobilize more efficiently and show more pep than has
been shown to date The Cordovans invited Valdez over
recently and served them with humble pie which they
were forced to accept by a score Of IA to 1.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-04-30
Just Enough.

Mandy, who was hOusemaid and
black, arrived late to begin her duties
one morning and her mistress inquired
as to the cause Of delay.
"I's sorry, Miss Clara; indeed is!
stated Mandy. "But I jest natchelly
couldn't got here no soOner'n whut l is
got here. I been at the party give by
the Sistern of the Mysterious Ten at
the Guild Odd Fellers' hall, right up
the street. They started in dancin'
and carryin' on last night and they's
still in full swing. You never seen so
many folks packed in one little hall in
all yore bawn days; and right now, ef
you'll poke yore haid outen yore side
winder you kin hear them folks whoop-
in and laughin', and hear the orches-
ira playin'."
wasn't it rather tumultuous, Man
dy?" asked the lady Of the house.
ooh, nome" said Mandy. Hit
wuzn't bit too mulchous-jest about
mulchous enough saturday Evening
Post.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-04-30
YOUNGSTERS SPELL. sMARTLY

In the spelling contest held Sat
urday to decide the county champion
ship, Daniel Hult. of Shelley, and
Anna Neff, of Blackfoot, tied, each
mis-spelling one word out of about
$50.
These two met on Monday after
noon at the county superintendent
office to spell again and decide the
matter. In the first so words given,
Anna Neff spelled all correctly and
Daniel Hult mis-spelled two words.
This decided the contest and gave
the silver loving cup to the Black
foot girl However,, much credit
should be given to Daniel Hult since
he came down Monday afternoon &C
companied by two of his boy friends
and did so we'll in strange surround
ings.
The following districts participant
ed: numbers l, 2, 4, 7, 8, IL, 26,
%, 29, 80. 80, 80, 4S, 40 and so.
The contestants from and 80 each
mis-spelled one word. From district
1, 2 words; district 2, 3 words, and
several others missed or 10 words.
All these contestants showed
great deal of enthusiasm and the
good work done in the contest proves
that they are zealously endeavoring
to raise the standard of spelling in
Bingham county.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-04-30
CAPITALISTS FOOL KNOCKERS

A lot of foolish talk about how the
capitalists brought us into this war
for profits has been going on in a
sort of fatal-prophetic style almost
up to the present time. Unmoved
by all this the heads of our industries
are quietly offering to the govern
ment the use of their great factories
and the lowest prices for their goods.
Home and foreign offers of above
standard prices are simply turned
away, while the big mills and fac
tories are getting busy for Uncle
Sam. The government recently re-
ceived the option of paying SIS a
ton for armor plates and $50 for
steel bars and structural shapes, de-
liveries to be made in some instances
over night. At the same time steel
corporations are turning deaf ear
to offers up to 5000 a ton. Within
the month Japan made such an offer,
but too late.
Steel producers began to shut of
outside buyers Immediately after war
was declared, and only the most
favored ones could secure a promise
for future delivery. 1t is now settled
that no domestic or foreign orders
will be considered until the govern
ment work is at least scheduled.
Among other things the govern
ment will need thousands OF steel
ranges for field use.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-04-30
CUSTOMS OF THE COMMONS
Bills In Both British Houses Of Par.
iiament That Tend to Keep the
sea Memory Green.

There is no other building In the
United Kingdom where the daily Gus
toms observed are so full of interest
as in the house of commons, says a
writer in London Tt-Bits. Many peo-
pie who sit in the gallery fail to see
in the various forms links which bind
us to events of centuries ago. But II
the visitor is willing to find out the
significance of what he sees, he will
enter into a world of inexhaustible ro-
nance.
If, for instance, he is present on the
first day of session, he will notice
that, before the clerk at the table
reads out the business printed on the
order paper, he calls out "outlawry
BILL" which is thereupon considered to
have been read a first time, and the
house passes on to its appropriate
business.
1t is the symbol which marks the
victory of parliament long years ago
in it's claim to consider whatever busi-
ness it likes without Interference by
the crown. So, in the first day of ev-
cry session, before parliament pro-
ceeds to consider the business for
which it has been called together, 1T
turns aside to give first reading to
the outlawry bill.
The same curious rite takes place
in the house of lords at the beginning
Of each session, but in this case the
bill which is read a first time is called
"select vestries," and it Is considered
Immediately after the kings speech
has been read. No one knows what
the outlawry bill or the select vestrles
bill is, but they stand for the suprem-
acy of parliament.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-04-30
GREAT MEN USUALLY SILENT
Acknowledged Leaders Of the Race
Have Been Content to Let Their
Deeds Speak for Them.

Genius has always been accompanied
by briefness Of speech, as may be seen
by the following list, remarks Lon
don Tit-Bits:
Napoleon rarely spoke when he could
avoid it, while Wellington was similar
ly Silent. Lord Kitchener was posi-
lively sphinxlike in his reserve, Lord
Palmerston was proverbially silent,
while William Pitt throughout his me-
teoric career was given to long periods
IF silence.
Sir Isaac Newton, world famous as a
scientist, rarely spoke save to answer
a question. Darwin wrote much, but
spoke little, while Lord Kelvin was
among the most mute Of great men.
Authors are rarely great takers.
Tolstoi, the most amiable Of men, was
reserved in conversation, and at times
absolutely mute. Balzac, the great
French romanticist, when engaged in
thinking out new work often passed
several days talking to no one but him
self. ,.....
Beethoven was reticent, Mozart spar
ing in his speech, while it is said Of
Chopin that he loved silence better
even than music, and Wagner, save
when discussing musical matters, was
silent even to the point Of rudeness.
Among the most silent of the worlds
great men were the late Lord Tenny-
son and Thomas Carlyle.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-04-30
LEAVE WELL PERSONS ALONE
Physicians, Of Opinion That It Does
More Harm Than Good to Set Up
Cause for Worry.

The question whether doctors should
treat sick men or well men rent the
serenity Of the New York Academy Of
Medicine, says the New York Times.
The debate started over a discussion
as to how to doctor up Americans so
as to make this the most efficient Of
nations. The doctors were no nearer a
solution of the problem when they ad.
journed than when the discussion be-
gan.
After a prolonged discussion Of the
proper remedies for the presence Of
inefficient persons in the community,
in which it was prOphesied that the
day was coming when 1t would be
fashionable to be examined, physically
and mentally, every now and then,
Doctor Meltzer said: "That will only
make people sicker-to examine them.
Do you know why dog doesn't die?
I'll tell you-a dog never knows why
he is living and that he is going to
die; after he's dead, he doesn't know
it; therefore dog never dies. Peo-
pie go on for years living orderly lives
until somebody, maybe an insurance
doctor, tells them they have something
the matter with them, and, thence
forth, until they reach their grave,
they. are sick. Let the physician treat
the sick and let the well alone. 1t is
time more was done for the sick man.
The doctors job is with the sick man."
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-04-30
ALEXANDER SETS
DAY TO PRAY AND DONATE

In recognition of the fact that
America must go into the European
struggle with all her resources of
mind. spirit and body, and of the
fact that the Young Mems Christian
association is an excellent factor in
training the sort of men who win
battles, Governor Alexander has
made proclamation setting aside May
6, 1917, for prayers, and for offer
ings to the Y. NJ. c. A. funds. The
proclamation follows:
Executive Observation-Disclosures
Whereas, our nation has been
drawn into struggle for the sup
remacy of it's rights and of the great
principles of equality and freedom
upon which it was founded, and
Whereas, civilization, history and
religious teaching have demonstrated
that those who battle for the right
look to God for their guidance in the
great struggle and forget not the
teachings and admonitions of the
Great Jehovah,
minds and spirits of all of our people
may at one and the same time be
brought in touch with the Great
Mind and the Great Spirit of the
Ruler of the Universe and in order
that portion of our preparation for
the great struggle upon which we
have entered may be devoted to look
ing after the spiritual and moral
welfare of our soldiers in active duty
in behalf of the state and nation, /,
M. Alexander, governor of the State
of Idaho, do set aside and designate
Sunday, May 6, 1917, as a special
day for prayers for Divine guidance
and assistance that the great Ameri-
canprinciples of humanity, freedom
and right may be victorious and as
day on which special offerings shall
be taken for the aid of Young Mems
Christian association, or such other
similar organizations of denomina-
lions having the same or similar OBJ
ject in view in efforts to protect the
morals and religious welfare of the
soldiers on duty and l do call upon
all citizens of the state to assemble
upon that day at their usual places
of worship to make this day of pray
er and petition to God for His pro-
lection and guidance in the nations
struggle.
"ln testimony whereof, I have
hereunto set my hand and have caus
ed the great. seal of the state to be
hereto affixed. Done at Boise, the
capital of Idaho, this nineteenth day
of April, 1917.
MOSES ALEXANDER,
Governor"
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-04-30
Low Cost Of Titles.

A group of northerners at a hotel
in Louisville were poking fun at the
Partially Of Southerners for the titles
Of Colonel" "major," and "judge."
"What is colonel hereabouts?"
asked one of the group, and there Inn
mediately followed a discussion.
Finally colored attendant was drawn
in.
"Well, gents" said the negro,
"dere's lots Of ways to answer dat
question. Use knowed folks what
was born kunnels-it jest run in de
blood fob ginerations. An Use knowed
folks what was jest app'lnted to be
kunnels. An yit others what was
made kunnels by bein' kind to niggers.
Fob instance, any man dat gives me a
dollah is a kunnel to me hencefo'th
forevah." -Everybodys Magazine.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-04-30
WHITE HOUSE DINNER IN 1902
President Jefferson's Fare Is De-
scribed In an Interesting Manner
by Guest at His Table.

Manesseh Cutler, the founder of the
Ohio colony, and father of the ordi-
nance of 1887, kept diary all through
his public life and it is now in the
possession of Charles G. Dawes. 1t
contains an account of dinner at the
White House, given by President JEFF
ferson February 6, 1902, to which Mr..
Cutler and six members Of the house
were invited.
Mr.. Cutler, according to the Column
bus Dispatch, wrote that there was
''rice soup, round of beef, turkey, NUT
ton, ham, loin of veal, outlets of NUT
ton or veal, fried eggs, fried beef, a
pie called macaroni, which appears to
be q rich crust filed with strilliOns Of
onions or shallots, which l took it to
be; tasted very strong and not agree
able.
Mr.. Lewis told me there was none
in it; 1t was an Italian dish and what
appeared like onions was made Of -four
and butter with particularly strong
liquor mixed with them; ice cream,
very good; crust wholly dried, crum-
bled into thin fakes, a dish somewhat
like pudding, inside white as milk or
cufd, very porous and light, covered
with cream sauce, very fine.
"Many other jim-cracks, great va
riety of fruit; plenty Of wines ana
good. President social. We drank
tea"
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-04-30
UNION PACIFIC OFFERS
USE OF RIGHT-OF-WAY

A circular addressed to all en-
ployees coming from the office of
N. V. Platt, vice president and gen
eral manager of the Union Pacific
system urges their individual coop
Grafton in the nationwide effort to
multiply food production in every
way to meet the threatened shortage
of supplies next winter. 1t is sug-
gested that the railroad right-of-
way, where suitable, might be put
to valuable use in raising crops.
The company desires that its rep
resentatives in every community
shall join in the general movement,
provide help, give advice, do any
thing they can to promote the ma
TONS safety.
Mr.. Plat asks the employees to
plant gardens on their own ground
or on the railroad right-of-way, or
on land they can lease for the pur-
pose. He suggests that they infiu-
ence their neighbors to plant gar
dens, and lead in all organized plans
for carrying out the work.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-04-30
BACKDOOR EXTRAVAGANCE

Not all the compliments about
hunger or high prices would dare to
offer their garbage cans as evidence
in any court of competent jurisdic-
ton. But they will be the first to
COMPLAIN if brodtkartes and other
methods of rationing are introduced
into the home economics of this
country before another winter passes.
In times of plenty, and moderate
prices, when garbage collectors found
in backdoor catchalls whole slices
and half loaves of bread, large pieces
of steak or meat-bones but partially
picked. it was considered prot1lgate
waste for one family to throw away
enough food to feed another family.
Within a few months it will be Grim
inal waste to do so.
All our concentration of energy
for food production and conservation
will be misdirected and to an extent
ridiculous If it does not also put
a check on backdoor extravaganza.
In one of the countries of Europe
where war has enforced food frugal
itv to a minimum, which one shall
be nameless because some super-sen-
sitive people do not like the idea OF
following Germany's example in any
thing. men and women and children
are obliged by stringent rationing to
clean their plates as completely as
Jack Spratt and his wife licked their
platter. Every meal is "clean up
day" in that country ,and the gar
bage can is almost forgotten insti-
tuition.
Some of the arrogant and greedy
may say to themselves, and to others,
that they'll have what they want and
all they want and do what they
please with it so long as they pay
for it," But the ability to pay Tor
It does not govern when the common
need is paramount, and will not ex-
cuse backdoor extravaganza, for that
is the poorest excuse that can. be Of
fered now for overfed garbage cans.
-Herald-Republican.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-04-30
Grimy Heroes.

II can recall no story that would be
as interesting or appealing as that OF q
stoker on battleship," said George b.
Ward. "Just think Of those grimy
heroes, who sweat and grind 30 feet
under the water, without the sight OF
anything except roaring fires. They
never know when the enemy Is near
and is ready to send a torpedo through
the sides Of the ship. They never know,
until the report of the explosion comes
when mine has been hit by the ven
turing man-of-war.
"Much praise has been lavished upon
the gunners, the captains and the adj
mirals, but little has ever come to the
stokers and others who slave and grind
out their very lives that the battleship
may proceed with all dispatch upon its
hazardous course" - Birmingham
(Ala.) Age-Herald.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-04-30
When Novels Were Really Long.

Though William De Morgan wrote
some of the longest novels Of recent
times, his efforts were conciseness it.
self compared with the works Of some
Of the seventeenth century romances.
Mile. De Scudery's once famous story,
lie Grand Cyrus for instance, fills
five folio volumes of 500 pages each
in the English translation; and her
contemporary, La Calprenede, was
even more diffuse, his cleopatra" run
ming into % volumes. The leisurely
methods Of the early novelists is well
illustrated in "Parthenissa," by Roger
Boyle, earl of Orrery, in which the
eight hundredth page finds the tw'
chief characters still engaged in t.
process of introducing themselves
each other, begun on page on'
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-04-30
ATTEMPT TO GET INTO
BOISE POWDER STORES

The citizens and local government
of Boise have been alarmed by the
evidences that some persons are at
tempting to get at the powder stored
by hardware merchants. A guard
has been placed in the center of sew
eral of these powder houses in a po-
sition to command view of all ap-
breaches to them. One discarded
powder store room was broken into,
and. a number of bricks were pried
loose from the corner of another that
is we'll filled with explosives. The
people of Boise are mindful of the
danger should anything happen to
the Arrowrock dam, which at this
season of the year is filling up with
many acres of water.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-04-30
Preserving Flowers With Wax.

It is not generally known that many
kinds Of flowers may be preserved in
lifelike condition with wax. Ordinary
candles may be used, and to prepare
the wax, it is only needful to cut up
the candles into chunks, taking away
the wicks. The wax is then melted
in a saucepan over a flame, and when
the whole is liquid, the flowers may
be treated. Each bloom should be
quite dry on the surface, that is, there
should be no rain or dewdrops on the
petals. Take the blossoms separately
and dip them for a moment or 80
into the liquid wax, constantly NOV
ing them about. INN erse the BIOS
som completely and also an inch or
so Of the stem. Then take them out
and wave about in the air to dry.