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Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-07-16
Nature Teaches Inventors.

"We get our hints from nature" the
inventor said. Take, for instance, the
hollow pillar, which is stronger than
the solid one. The wheat straw show
ed US the superior strength Of the hol-
low pillar. Solid, the wheat straw
would be unable to support its head of
grain. Where did man get his idea for
carriage springs? From the hoofs of
the horse, which, like the springs de-
rived from them, are made from paral-
lei plates. Scissors we get from the
jaws of the tortoise which are natural
scissors; chisels from the squirrel, who
carries them in his mouth; adzes from
the hippopotamus, whose worries are
adzes of the best design; the plane
from from the bees jaws; the tripham-
mer from the woodpecker."
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-07-16
Resolution of Coincidence.

Whereas, it has pleased the Su-
preme Ruler to remove from our
midst our esteemed neighbor Wood
man, David G. Grim, be it
Resolved, that Central Point Camp,
No. 9459, Modern Woodmen of Amer
lea, in particular. and Woodcraft in
general has suffered a severe and ir-
reparable loss, and its members deep
ly deplore the taking away Of true
and tried friend; and be. it further
Resolved, that this camp, acting on
behalf of the entire membership of
our esteemed order, extend its fra
ternal hand of coincidence to the be-
reaved wife and family of our late
lamented neighbor in sincerest SYM
pathy.
Signed by committee,
w. E. ALEXANDER,
c. B. PANKEY,
VIA. G. OWEN.
Central Point. July 13 1917.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-07-16
The No Breakfast Plan.

The breakfast eating habit often ere.
ates an abnormal stomachic condition
If one is in perfect health and arises
with keen appetite for breakfast
there will be no occasion for omitting
the meal There are, however, but few
in perfect health, and the omission of
breakfast gives the stomach chance
to adjust itself. 1t has an opportunity
to develop keen appetite for the par
ticular character of nourishment most
needed by the body at that time. The
no breakfast plan is splendid means
of properly adjusting ones appetite,
both as to quantity and character of
food.-Physical Culture,
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-07-16
Cows, Milk and Casein.

1t has been proved that casein, which
forms over per cent Of the total
weight Of cows milk, is an important
commercial product and may be profit
ably employed in the manufacture Of
glue, combs, buttons, linoleum, hair
pins, toys, paints and even shoe polish
In the preparation of casein for COM
mercial purposes about 700 gallons Of
skimmilk are put into great vat and
heated to about 1876 degrees f. Then
very dilute sulphuric acid is added to
precipitate the casein or curd. The
whey is drawn off, and the curd is
drained and cut into chunks, after
which streams Of cold water are play
ed on it to wash out the acid. The curd
is then dried with rotary fans and
ground into powder, in which form 1t is
placed on the market. One hundred
pounds of skimmilk will yield about
three and One-half pounds of casem
powder.-Popular Science Monthly.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-07-16
Testing hs.s. Engines.

/, fn testing an. aeFeplapeq. pesof 2Qp
horsepower a Detroit, company mounutt-
ed 1T npoas q beayE motor truck, and
the aerial pyppe re,I scat. n tthlse. truck fy-
ing along a bo:levald at the rate Of
over forty miles an hour says the'Pop-
ular Mechanics Magazine. FThis was a
speed that the truck could not begin to
develop under its own. motor power,
and the method furnished better
practical test Of the twelve cylinder
aeroplane engine than was possible in
the testing laboratory or In any sta
tionary trial on blocks. AS an addi-
tional test the rear wheels Of the two
ton truck were locked, so that they
could not reyolve, and in this condition
it was driven across ball park by the
aeroplane engine and propeller through
heavy drifts of snow and over Ice.
The motor weighs 500 pounds and de-
velops power sufficient to drive a
twelve passenger aeroplane at forty
miles an hour
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-07-16
Lord Brouoham's Dream.

Lord Brougham was one Of the most
stubborn believers in the common
sense" explanation of ghostly appear
ances as dreams. At Edinburgh uni
versity he and an intimate friend drew
up an agreement written with their
blood that whichever Of them died first
should appear to the survivor. Years
passed; the friend was in India. and
Brougham had almost forgotten his
existence. Arriving late one night at
an inn In Sweden, Brougham had hot
bath and was going to get out of it
when he looked toward the chair on
which he had left his clothes and saw
his friend sitting on 1t. Brougham
seems then to have tainted. On get
ting home be received letter announc.
ing that the other had died in India at
the very time. Yet this incident,
which most people would put down to
telepathy at least, was dismissed by
Brougham as mere dham and pure
coincidence.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-07-16
ENCOURAGING to DulIards.

Like Newton. Herbert Spencer In
his schoolboy days showed no aptitude
for study. Hugh Elliot, his biographer.
says of him that 'he was very back
ward as a boy In the ordinary subject
Of children's lessons. Morally
he was extremely disobedient and con-
temptuous of authority" At thirteen
he found the discipline of his school
more severe than he cared about, and
he ran away home to Derby again.
walking forty-eight miles the first
day Yet as man. without money.
without special education, without
health says his biographer "he pro
duced eighteen large volumes of phi
losophy and science of many diverse
kinds, published variety Of mechan-
ical inventions, and on endless Other
subjects, great and small, he set forth
a profusion of new and original ideas"
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-07-16
kinderdartenS

""The first kindergartens in our coun-
try" said an educator, were conduct
ed for the children of the well to do.
The remarkable value Of this training
for the children Of the poor was soon
recognized, and mission .kindergartens
became numerous. Then the more
progressive cities and towns tried them
experimentally in their public schools.
That their worth has been abundantly
proved is clearly shown by the spread
of the kindergarten, and the general
introduction of kindergarten training
departments into state normal schools
and city training schools.
"At present 1,22S cities have an ag-
gregate of S,463 kindergartens in their
public schools, with an enrolment Of
$4,000 children"
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-07-16
Punishino a Sparrov.

1t is quite common in early spring
for young and inexperienced sparrows
to steal twigs and other building ma
terial from the nests Of their elders. If
this theft is detected, as 1t usually is,
posse promptly visits the offenders
nest and scatters 1t to the four winds,
soundly thrashing the occupant in the
bargain.
A story is told Of sparrow which
stole the nest of q martin and was
making himself comfortable in II. The
angry owner summoned all his friends
and Immediately they came, several
hundred strong, but the intruder held
them at bay for some time by pecking
all who came near enough to the open
ing. Finally the avengers withdrew
and held a consultation. In few mo-
ments they returned, each with a
mouthful Of mud, and proceeded to
plaster up the hole, walling the occu-
pant up alive.-Nebraska Legal News.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-07-16
Msrs-.M.n Wants,tittIs.

ps snheatd,aeman rsaE one time that the
-thtugsyhe looked for in q room'weret
egWfortable chair, aistrong writingrta-
BILE and good light. That does not
seem much fora man to want. But
how many men get it? The girls and
women Of the household decorate and
furnish their rooms to please them
selves but 1t is not very often that
very much thought or trouble is spent
on the mems rooms. One reason that
they don't think more about it is that
as most men have these comforts at
their Offices they do not bother to voice
their opinion about what they might
have at home.
Every one who has boarding house
is rather anxious to rent the rooms to
men, as they are proverbially less trQu-
bic and easier to please than women
and how much more easily the rooms
might attract men if they should bear
in mind the three things this man said
were essential to his happiness.-Wash-
ington Post.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-07-16
Butter From Bird Fat,

A queer sort of butter is obtained in
Trinidad, where cows and cream are
scarce. This butter Is the boiled down
fat of a bird called the guacharo. This
bird lives in the darkest caves and sell
dom is seen in the daylight. The young
birds are extremely plump, and from
them is obtained the rich fat. The
birds are taken from their nests when
two or three weeks old After they are
killed they are put on to boil, not In
water, but In their own fat. The ma
tives experience some difficulty in get
ting at the nests OF the guacharo, for
they must creep through caves and
wade through stagnant pools to reach
their prey. The full grown guacharo is
so timid that no one ever has been able
to photograph a living specimen.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-07-16

| .ue tQr'.,.r CpQ Sg!Q .AI1CJ-,e pti
them, 1t so happened that two of US
we're familiar with the symptoms and
had him sent 10 the hospital at once
or really before he'-felt anything
1ymuchthe matter #iththFfn. His own
mother Couldn't have given him as
much care and attention as We gave,
him or anything resembling the care
he was given at;the. post hospital.
AS you know, I've seen a little
army training before now, and this
one thing / know very we'll: The
boys who got fed worse and lived un-
der worse conditions at home are al
ways the ones to complain about liv-
ing conditions in the army. There
are many lads here now sleeping be-
tween sheets who didn't know what
sheets were until they came hare, and
they complain about rust marks on
them.
I've been here little over month
now and we've been served three
chicken dinners so far The only
thing anyone could say about the
food is that there is an overabund-
ance Of 1t and some of the lads aren't
used to having as much as they want
and they eat too much Of it. The
stomach being the source of most
evils, the lads consequently have to
be sent to the hospital for treatment
of over-indulgence.
Every soldier in this post must
send in his laundry once every week.
Every man is supplied with tooth
brush when he arrives. He is in
structed by the drill sergeant that 1t
isn't shoe polish dauber but tooth
brush, and told to use it accordingly.
The more see of the way a man
is treated in the army of Uncle Sam
the more I'm in favor of universal
military training.
The mothers who are complaining
about the way their boys are being
fed could probably learn lot about
food from the army cooks.
You, Of course, know pretty we'll
how was brought up and also some
thing of my likes and dislikes, and
when l tell you that l like army life
as 1t is at Vancouver Barracks, you
can be quite sure that it is pretty
good.
II might be a good thing II some
women-that it, representative ones
were sent here to see conditions as
they are. II they only came as far as
MY office they could see it swept out
every morning and every afternoon
Of every day Of the week. / don't
know of a home that is swept so fire.
quently as that. \
ought to tell you also that a great
many Of the boys take colds shortly
after they arrive here, but that is
easily explained by the fact that they
sleep in well-ventilated rooms and
that they must take baths. l pre-
sumo that l, too, would take cold af-
ter bathing If I didn't do it any more
than some of the recruits
have. r L. Del.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-07-16
Cheap and Dear Men.

In an interview with Darwin P.
Kingsley a writer in the American
Magazine reports:
Suppose you explain, Mr.. Kingsley,
some of the differences between the
$1,000 a year and the $1,000 a year
man."
Punch, faithfulness, capacity for
work and inclination for It," returned
the life insurance president, make up
the yardstick which measures most diff
ferences In salary. It's not at all diff
cult to spot the youth who has the
makings of a winner.
"The $1,000 q year man, to begin
with, is always on the job. He is too
busy to watch the clock. He is likely
to be quicker at his work than the man
at the next desk, and he is always look
ing for more things to do. In room.
full of clerks the man who is always
holloing for heavier tasks doesn't have
to ask for promotions"
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-07-16
Counting Seconds.

An easy method Of counting seconds
that is sufficiently accurate for photo
graphic purposes is to repeat phrase
that It takes one second to, pronounce.
The majority Of people will require
one second Of time to pronounce the
words one hundred and one as rapidly
as clear enunciation will permit. The
last word of the second should always
indicate the number of seconds that
have been counted. Six seconds, for
instance, should be counted one hun
dred and one, one hundred and two,
one hundred and three, one hundred
and four, one hundred and FIVE, one
hundred and six. Many who use this
method can count from thirty to sixty
seconds without varying more than one
or two seconds from the time recorded
by watch.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-07-16

Eiahtina 4heFIv.

An excelleRt remedys9or tho, sy; pest
70 fermaldehgde. sThe correct. strength
may be secured BY adding three tea
spoonfuls ofsthe concentrated formal
dehyde solution to pint of water.
The solution should be kept In such a
way that the flies can drink IL. A,good
way is to take an ordinary thin walled
tumbler and fill 1t partly full Of the So
luton. Placeuon saucer or small
plate piece Of white blotting paper
and cut it to the size Of the dish. Then
place it over the glass and turn the
glass bottom up on the dish... AS the
solution dries out Of the saucer the
tumbler should be slightly raised up,
so that the liquid will again flow over
the entire surface.
Another simple remedy to keep flies
out of the house is by means of an
odor unpleasant to flies. ANY odor
pleasing to man is offensive to the fly
and will drive them away, as, for in
stance, oil Of lavender, diluted; gera-
mum, mignonette or hellotrope.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-07-16
Man and Pie,

"Pie is all you need give any man for
DESSERT" said Mrs. Helen e. McLane,
the food expert. HE thinks that pie is
all there is to dessert anyway, and the
more you give him of 1t the better he
likes 1t. So give it to him, but be sure
to give him the best, most nourishing
kinds Of pie, for there is great differ
ence.
"Mince pie is the best because 1t has
more food value. But 1t is also the
most expensive. Prune pie properly
draped and trimmed is a favorite with
my men, and they know good pie when
they see it."-Exchange.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-07-16
. TAE MILITARY AVIATOR, 2 Z,
F.IslT ~ b,>tt .
He Must Do q Soldier, a Mechanic snd
Absolutely Fearless.

Absolutely Fearless.
I 1t takes nine months to make mill
,tary aviator. The profession makes
the severest possible demand upon. the
resources of the Individual. 1t requires
a combination Of physique, Of courage,
of nerve poise, to make the expert fier,
while to, do the work Of an aviator in
war involves technical skill that can
hardly be characterized as short of sci
enti1c. Fe lt
The military flier must be soldier,
a mechanic and a daredevil. Besides
sailing his craft and fighting his enc
mics, he must be mathematician enough
to make his observations, artist enough
to take photographs, telegrapher enough
to operate his wireless, navigator
enough to pick his way by means Of
map and compass over unfamiliar land
scapes and resourceful enough to con-
tend with fog, with cloud and with the
thousand and one contingencies which
the hazards Of the air involve. Further
more, his most difficult technical du
ties must be performed while that ele-
ment of the death constant with which
he always rides is augmented by the
nasty rattle of aerial machine guns
around and above him and the yap Of
bursting anti-aircraft shells which pur-
sue him from below. No man with
the effects of dissipation vitiating his
blood and unsettling his nerves can be
trusted with the issues of the air.
Peter Clark Macfarlane, in Golfers
Weekly.
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Homespun Philosophy.

Don't wear out shoe leather seekin'
trouble, for it's all time hmtin' you
and wondering why you live so far.
The fields will answer the worlds
prayer for its daily bread fits In ear
nest with the handlin' of the hoe.
Some folks ask neither poverty nor
riches, but only middlin' ground and
somebody to till 1t for 'em.-Atlanta
Constitution.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-07-16
A Browning Face.

"a nasty JOLT said Senator Penrose
at the Philadelphia club, discussing a
political betrayal; "a nasty and an un-
expected jolt. 1t reminds me Of the
octogenarian banker who said to Gobsa
Code:
"'Your beautiful girl wife declares
that your face is like poem
"'YesT Gobsa chuckled. Have a
cigar. So my wife says my face Is
like poem, does sheT
Eyes answered the banker, with
loud, harsh laugh. She says your face
is like a poem by Browning because
it's got so many deep lines '"-Phila-
delphia Bulletin.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-07-16
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE,
Mobilizing at Vancouver.

Vancouver Barracks, July 12.
To answer your question about the
conditions in this camp will be quite
easy for me, as it so happens that my
position on the headquarters staff
makes 1t possible for me to know all
about the recruits and the conditions
in which they live. You will under
stand, in the first place / was a re-
cruit once and have gone through
everything that any of them have
gone through.
When the permanent barracks be-
came overcrowded we were sent into
a tent camp on high ground just back
OF the Officers quarters. The camp
site used to be parade ground and
makes an ideal place for camp. We
all really enjoyed It as we felt so
web thils We xere there. lslEii
Eean tell you something really au-
fhentic about measles in the camp,
100. as lad about Is in our tent got
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-07-16
PRACTICAL HEALTH HINT.
Kidney Diseases and Diet.

+ Nearly all diseases of the kid
= neys are due to salt. If you are .
+ suffering with or from your kid,
+ neys the first thing to do Is 70
+ smash all your medicine bottles, {.
+ cut out salt and sugar from your I
+ meals and 60 on the fruit-cereal 4
+ diet. Steamed asparagus is the I
+ best thing In the world for your I
+ kidneys and bladder. Parsley Is .
= good for victims Of kidney dis 4
+ eases, so also is water cress In 4
+ the form Of salad-but no salt 4
+ One should not eat too freely Of 4
Z parsley. Parsley will aid the 4
= eyesight by restoring the kid 4
Z neys TO their proper functions, 4
= but overdoses of parsley damage =
+ the vision. Pears are the very I
Z best of fruit for victims of kid I
Z ney disease. But no matter the Z
I nature or the name Of your kid 7
= ney disease, you can get over 1t Z
; by following the Instructions 4
= Los Angeles Times. zss4s, =
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Quite Contented,

"He told her if she consented to an
engagement she must be prepared to
make all kinds Of sacrifices and to be
treated with the greatest neglect and
even face cruelty and desertion"
"Was the woman in her senses to
agree to such an outrageous PROPOSE.
tion?"
"Oh, yes, for the engagement was to
play the wronged and deserted wife
in a melodramatic picture play
Baltimore American.
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Effective Threat.

Having any more trouble with that
temperamental ingenue?'
mo-" replied the manager. II con-
trived to get hold Of photograph Of
her son, who is now thirty-six years
old, and the last time she got huffy
threatened to show 1t to a newspaper
man."-Birmingham Age Herald.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-07-16
Odd Marriaaa Ceremony.

Polynesia is probably the only place
in the world where the marriage feast
takes place without the presence Of
the bridegroom. For some unexplain.
ed reason the young man is "sent into
the BUSH when negotiations are open.
ed with the family Of his bride, and he
remains there during the subsequent
festivities. It is only when the guests
have departed and the girl is left alone
with his parents that messengers are
DISPATCHED for him.
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Spikenard.

Spikenard, or nard, mentioned by st.
John xii, 3, and st. Mark xiv, 8, was
highly aromatic plant growing largely
In the Indies. From this plant was
made the valuable extract or unguent
or favorite perfume used at ancient
baths and feasts.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-07-16
Minimum Of Waste.

"No waste, now, ma; no waste. We
all gotta help"
"You attend to your own business"
snapped ma with some acerbity. 1.-THE
emily things 4 throw away are tea
leaves and eggshells. kansas City
Journal
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-07-16
Me.oer Achievement.

"Methuselah was the Oldest man."
"Yes," replied Mr.. Groucher., "But
90 far as I've been able to find out he
was one Of those men who devote their
time strictly to growing old and never
attempt anything se."-Washington
Star. y,e,.st -se..
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-07-16
A Cannon Eoonsmio Mi...L.

The type Of man who feels he has
discharged bis obligations as a hus-
band when he provides his wife with
a place to do housework for her board
10 not uncommon-Topeka Capital.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-07-16
lust Like a Woman,

81 understand your wife has been
quite i'll, but is now convalescent."
"Yes."
"How was she looking when you left
the hospital?'
"In the hand mirror. or."-Florida Times
Union.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-07-16
Thnir Opportunitv.

Miss Fluny-I made quite an impres-
sion at the reception, didn't II Every
body seemed to be talking about me.
Candid Friend-They talked still more
about you after yeu had gone.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-07-16
Ariatocrat.

The word "aristocracy" comes from
the Greek 'aristos" (best) and "archo'
(rule), meaning the rule of the best.
Literally aristocrat means the "best
man"
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-07-16
Hateful,

The Woman-l hate to think of my
thirtieth birthday The Man-Let's not
bring up the past.--Exehange. s. ~
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-07-16
Mean

What did the. lady say when. you
told her was OptT' r,e a.
"she smiled and said, Fridays not
always en- -Hniueky day. tn-------------
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No Reason Assioued.

Vicar lat village Red Cross concert,
Miss Jones will sing again II. Cam
not Tell YOu why."-London Qpini6nA;
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-07-16
OF CotIrse.

"How did Blanche happen to marry
an opticiany'
at was an optician that asked her."
Puck.
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Quick 70 Hs.n.

wifey-That Mrs, Brown must be am
awful gossip. ! never can tell her any
thing but what she's heard 1t before
London Answers ~ Isi ~ =
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BE who Is everywhere is nowhere
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