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Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-12-22

Thomas Trathen has been in Boise
all week attending the meeting of
the assessors of the state
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-12-22

Mrs. John Maye returned We'd
nesday to Corral Idaho after spend
ing couple of weeks in packing
her household goods and shipping
them to that place.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-12-22

Mr.. and Mrs. L. B. Green returned
the first Of the week from a trip to
Texas and Oklahoma, where they
visited relatives and made trips te
one of the military training camps
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-12-22

Sheriff Stevens was called to the
upper end OF the county Sunday
night to investigate the alleged rob-
berry OF a residence near Bennett
Sunday afternoon.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-12-22

Mr.. and Mrs, Woodruff went east
the first OF the week and will visit
relatives in Pennsylvania and other
states for couple of months
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-12-22

Mrs. G. s. Clifford and Miss Els
telle Clifford were visitors in town
from King Hill the first of the
week
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-12-22

j p Graham, representing the ad-
jutant generals office, was in town
Thursday taking up a number OF
questions regarding the second draft
with the local exemption board.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-12-22

John Horgan has been confined to
his home with an attack of sickness
for more than week, but is rapidly
improving. Elmer Waller is taking
care of the transfer business.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-09-18
Old Laws. Modern Conditions.

New England, with its recollections
of ancient blue laws" should be in.
terested in the report that wartime
England has seen fit to revive a statute
of Charles Us time prohibiting the
transaction of business on the Sabbath.
says the Springfield (Mass.) Repub-
lican. AS there is shortage of labor,
with the consequence that shop people
are overwOrked, the need of providing
a day of rest is acute, and numerous
shOpkeepers have been arrested for do
ing business on Sunday. The English
authorities are very ingenious In dig
ging up ancient statutes to fit somo
new and unforeseen situation.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-09-18

TEACHING SOLDIERS TO SING
Soldiers at Fort shafter Learn Words
and Airs Of Americas War Songs
From Movie Screen.

There is one officer on Oahu, says
the Sunday Advertiser of Honolulu, ac-
cordlng to the Army and Navy Journal,
who is a firm believer in the value Of
song as military asset to the soldier.
Col. James A. Irons, commanding the
Second United States infantry, believes
so thoroughly in the importance Of hav-
ing soldiers know the songs of the ma
tion-particularly the war songs-thst
he has provided a means of teaching
the men of his regiment just what the
war songs of America are.
The method which Colonel Irons has
started at Fort Shafter is one which
should be used throughout the army.
1t consists of having national and pa
trlotic airs played by the orchestra
at the evening performances at the air
drome-FOrt Skaters moving picture
theater-while the words are thrown
upon the screen where the men can
read them. In this way the soldiers
become acquainted with the words Of
the songs, and what is equally impOr-
tant, they become accustomed to sing
ing together. The soldiers are enthusi-
astic over the now plan and the sing
ing is worth going far to hear. II is
not impossible that, sometime within
the service of the men who are now
serving the second infantry, that regi-
ment may be called on to march from
Bordeaux to Berlin, and that the march
will be made easier and the spirit of
the men Mt the end of the hike will be
far better If 1t is made to the tune of
"Annie Laurle"-the regimental an
them-sung by every man in the regl-
ment.
Cards have been issued from the
reglmental press printing the words OF
"Annie Laurie" and the "Star Spangled
Banner" and the list Of 90 battles,
engagements and sllirmishes In which
the Second infantry took part. The
first was in November, 1871, at Maui
NEE FOrds, o.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-09-18
GREEKS KEPT ToGAs CLEAN
How They Did II Is a Mystery for u
10 Known That They Had
no Soap.

According to all history and art
no people ever kept their clothes as
clean as the Greeks. They wound
robes about them and always APP
peared in spotless white, but no
word has come down to us regarding
what they put in the washtub to
take out the. dirt. The only thing
we of the present are sure of is that
they had no soap in that early day,
for soap is comparatively recent in
vention.
Excavations show many strange
and informative things about the
Athenians, but nothing like soap. 1t
is thought that they may have used
white clay, for that is the primitive
method. In the fourteenth and fif-
tenth centuries in England the peas
ants discovered a substitute for clay
in the '1ees," which they obtained
by pouring water over wood ashes.
Later they found that soda which
they obtained from the ashes of sea-
weeds and water, plants was very
cleansing when mixed with fat.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-09-18
Bags From Banana Trees.

Machinery has been taken to Hon
olulu from the state Of Washington
by four men who are making an In
vestigation of the use of the fiber Of
the banana trunk for bag making. The
investigation was brought about by an
nOuncements that the sugar planters
of the Hawaiian islands, as well as
those of other sugar-producing cOun-
tries, are faced with uncertainty con-
corning steady shipments from Cal
cutta of bags to be used as containers
for raw sugar. Ever since bags have
been used by the Hawaiian sugar
planters in exporting the raw product
from the islands to the mainland of
the United States, the Hindu bags,
which are made to contain 125 pounds
each, have proved to be satisfactory.
War conditions have caused the plant
ers to cast about for substitute.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-09-18
| DADCY'S [y[N|NG |
[AIRY TALE
wHooPINo CRANE.
s. kAQY GpAUAIybQyNtR

81 am the most beautiful crane to
be found in these parts" said the
whooping Crane. II am very fine to
look at"
"As far as that is concerned" said
the little Brown Crane, you might say
that in many places and 1t wouldn't
mean anything"
"Whatever do you meant" asked the
Whooping Crane, shrieklng loudly.
81 mean" said Mr.. Brown Crane,
''that II you only get yourself into a
small enough part you can always say
you are the most beautiful. For In
stance could stand of by myself and
could say.
"'Beholdl l am the most beautiful
Brown Crane to be seen for miles
And the truth might be that there was
not another brown crane to be seen for
miles, so naturally was the most
beautiful"
But didn't say was merely the
most beautiful Whooplng Crane, said
l was the most beautiful crane-mean-
ing you, the demoiselle cranes, the
sandhill cranes, the Aslatic white
cranes. You know they come from a
country they call Asia, and the de-
molselle-the small crane-comes from
a country named Africa"
EYES," said the Brown Crane, "you
are the most beautiful around these
parts. But you couldn't compare your.
self with the paradise crane or the
crowned crane for instance. Just sup
pose you had a beautiful feathery
crown on your head Wouldn't that
make you proud?"
"Tm proud of my own white feath-
ers, my black legs and beak. My wing
feathers are particularly ovely, and
am quite a rare bird, too. All, don't
make myself common like the spar.
rows. When am seen 1t Is a treat"
"You like yourself pretty WE'LL" said
Mr.. Brown Crane, don't your"
81 must admit do" said the whoop-
ing Crane. 81 can't help 1t. My feath.
ers are so white and lovely and 1 am
so very large"
'It's just as well you admit It," said
the Brown Crane, 'for when a crea-
ture has boosted as much as you have
1t would be foolish to say you didn't
think well of yourself"
"Of course 1t would" said the
Whooping Crane. And then he gave a
great and terrific call.
81 never knew you had such a voice."
said the Brown Crane.
"Ah, isn't it noble and lovely2 ]
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-09-18
One Fish a Day Is Limit.

The limit catch for anglers in Range
ley Stream, near Haines Landing, Me-,
is probably the smallest of any waters
in the United States-daily limit one
fish, fly fishing only.
The reason is that this stream is the
breeding place for the big Rangeley
trout, and Maine sees that its stock Of
big trout is not unnecessarily depleted.
The famous Page trout that weighed
~ pounds was taken from this stream
In 1867. The fish was the record fish
for almost fifty years, the laurels than
going to the 141s-pound trout taken In
tho Nepigon.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-09-18
NEW NATIONAL DISHES.

Gerald Sherman, superintendent
of the mining department of Phelps,
Dodge & Co., told this one: At a
miners union meeting held at Bis.
bee at the time there was an attempt
being made to unionize the camp,
the question arose as to whether
Mexicans admitted to the union
should be allowed to work under
ground. One speaker opposed any
such thought ON the grounds of diff
ference in economic equality of the
whites and Mexicans. Waxing warm
to this subject, he shouted: Glow
do they live? You all know. What
do they wear? You all know. What
do they eat % Voice from back Of
halD: "Chile Killarney and tor
pedoes. Engineering and Mining
Journal.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-09-18

the road is hard, smooth, dustless, and
without any ruts or pockets, according
to Professor Gearhart.
Where there is a pocket in the road,
water will gather after every storm.
Oil works better on sandy soils than
on clay or heavy loans. Loan soils
may be helped by sprinkling a light
coating of sand over the oiled surface.
After the first year 1t is better to APP
ply from One-quGrter to oae-third Of u
gallon of oil to each sGuare yard OF
surface in the spring AID the same
amount again in The fall.
For laying the dust on city streets.
Oiling. may be as economical and more
satisfactory than water, particularly
If the soil is sandy. When city streets
are oiled it is best to cover the cross
walks with dust or dirt so that they
will not be covered with oil. When
the Oiling process is finished the dust
or dirt may be swept away. Surface
oiled streets are not satisfactory If theI
soil is clay or loan, for the oily dust
blows about and is carried into build
ings and upon walks.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-09-18
RAISING SNAKES FOR CIRCUS
Most Of the Reptiles Used BY Snowman
Are ohtalned From Texas Farm
Where They Are Bred.

Most Of the snakes used by show
men, writes Carl l.. Thompson in the
Wide World Magazine, are procured
from a large "snake farm" at San
Antonio, Tex, where all kinds Of
reptiles are bred for commercial pur-
poses. This farm, at the time | was
in business, consisted Of eight acres
for snakes alone, besides the land
required for raising rabbits, chick
ems, frogs and other "snake feed"
That snake ranching is quite thriv-
ing industry may be judged from
the fact that this place employs go
men and IL women.
The snakes most used are rattlers,
Mexican bull snakes and whip
snakes (nonpoisonous), and are sold
by the pound, ranging from go cents
to "a, rattlers being the most expen-
sive. In extracting the fangs at
the farm before shipment an en-
ployee holds the rattler's head be-
tween his thumb and forefnger, with
the tail under his arm, and prizes the
snakes mouth open with a pair Of
wooden pliers, the fangs being then
clipped off with a small pair of
manicure scissors.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-09-18

could be a king with such a great and
commanding voice as l have. Yes,
could, be called King WhOOping Crane
OF course l never am called that, but
then l take pleasure in knowing that
could be called by such an honorable
name"
you know. Whoopy," said Mr.
Brown Crane, shat l didn't say
thought your voice was lovely" The
Brown Crane grinned as he thought
how brave he had been to call the
whooping crane, Whoopy, Just after
he had said he could be called King.
what do you think?" asked Mr..
WhOoping Crane, with his voice becom.
ing louder and louder.
Il said and l think the same" said
Mr.. Brown Crane. II said that I new.
er knew you had such a voice. I meant
such loud voice. Why you could be
heard almost a mile off,"
~ could indeed" said Mr.. Whooping
Crane.
IT know" said Mr.. Brown Crane. af.
ter a moment.
"What do you know2" asked Mr..
Whooping Crane. II wouldn't say you
knew much TO hear you talk. You
don't even know enough to appreciate
a glorious voice."
"You mean a good, loud voice." said
Mr.. Brown Crane. II won't fight with
you. though. l will merely say that
now / know why you are called the
Whooping Crane"
"oh, you do. ehf" asked Mr.. Whoop-
ing Crane. '+Tell me what You know
and ] win tell You II yo1 know any
thing correctly" Tt.
'You are called the whooping crane
because Of your loud voice which can
be heard such a distance away. It
sounds like a whoop-a regular whoop
and so you have that name"
"For once you are right" said Mr..
Whooping Crane. IT am glad to see
you do know something. II is a great
Joy to me that both have a voice and
beauty"
You have a voice. oh yes" said Mr..
Brown Crane. but I would rather no
one asked me what kind Of a voice"
Mr., Whooping Crane did not notice
this remark but continued talking
about himself and telling how far, far
south lie went in the winter, and how
In the summer he went to the Arctic
region.
n
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-09-18
WHERE OILED HIGHWAYS PAY
Better on Sand Than on Clay or Loan
soIIs-oiI Sometimes More Sat
Isfaetory Than Water.

Oiled earth roads should not be re
garded as a permanent improvement
but are much better than common
earth roads, In the opinion Of w. 8.
Gearhsrt. professor of highway engi-
neering.
"Oiled roads do not require so much
dragging as ordinary earth roads,"
said Professor Gearhart. ''They shed
water better and do not become so
dusty. Although oiled roads are not
so satisfactory as gravel roads, they
may be a help In developing good
roads sentiment"
The best results from oiling are to
be obtained by applying the oil when
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-09-18
MOISTURE FOR ROAD MAKING
There Is Certain Water Content at
Which Soil Packs Hard-RemoVe
All Grass and Weeds.

Road making is largely a matter OF
moisture control. When soil contains
too much water 1t becomes mud, and
when 1t has too little moisture 1t be-
comes dust. But there is a certain
moisture content at which soil packs
hard. And this is just about the
amount of moisture that a soil will
hold readily. This usually can be
maintained in road that has good
drainage, that is well crowned so the
water will run Off when It rains and
that is free from grass and weeds.
These II allowed 10 grow, viii soon
draw the moisture out Of the soil and
so remove the binding material.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-09-18
THE THRICf-A-WEEk
EDITION OF THE
new YORK WORLD
IN 1917

Practically Daily at the Price Of
aIWeekly. No other Newspaper
in the world gives so much at so
low price.
The value and need of newspaper
n the household was never greater
than at the present time. The great
war in Europe is now half way into
its third year, and, whether peace be
"a hand or yet be far off, it and the
tevents to follow it are sure to be of
absorbing interest for many month
to come.
These are Notwithstanding affairs, in
which the United States, willing or
unwilling, is compelled to take part.
No intelligent person can ignore such
issues.
THE TRICE-A-WEEK WORLDS
regular subscription price is LOO
per year,. and this pays for 156
papers. We offer this unequalled
newspaper and the
.HOPKINSVILLE KENTUCKIAN
\ (Tri-weeKly,)
together for one year for $2.65.
The regular subscription price OF
} the two papers is $500
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-09-18
Children CRY
FOR FLETcHER'S
Q a 8 7 Q RI
Dickens Forensic Masterpiece.

Dickens lawyers are legion, but
none of them has a stronger hold on
the memory Of his readers than Ser
geant Buzfuz. whose perorati0n In
Bardell VS.. Pickwick ranks as a foren-
sic masterpiece: "But Pickwick. gen
.lemen. Pickwick. the ruthless destroy
er Of this domestic oasis In the desert
Of Goswell street-Pickwick. who has
choked up the well and thrown ashes
On the sward-Pickwick who comes
before you today with his heartless to-
mato sauce and warming pans-Pick-
wick still rears his head with unblush-
ing effrontery and gazes without sigh
on the ruin he has made. Damages,
gentlemen, heavy damages, is the only
punishment with which you can visit
him-the only recompense you can
award to my client. And for those
damages she now appeals to an en-
llghtened. high-minded, a right-feel-
ing. a conscientious. dispassionate, a
sympathizing. a cOntemplatiye jury OF
her civilized countrymen."
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-09-18
BIRDS AID IN WAGlNG WAR
Their Work in Increasing Crop Yields
by Destroying Insect Pests De-
cIared Highly Important.

Food Is needed for our armies. Birds
hslp the formers produce that food by
destroying insect pests, Therefore.
birds may be considered as one Of the
allies. In the Farm and Fireside one
reads.
"Birds are almost as busy as bees,
and their work in increasing crop
Yields q highly important. One Of the
cheapest and most effective ways to
fight inject pests that annually take
crop toll estimated at s00.000.0OO is
to aid IL the preservation Of bird life.
Few people Realize how many insects
are Destroyed by birds. A teaspoonful
Of chipch bugs has been taken from
the crop u one quail. and an adult
bird has Been known to eat 5000 plant
lice n two hours. Such worms and
bugs a. infest our gardens are favor
tie food for bluebirds, robins and many
oth6E kinds OF birds.
1T ID true that some insect pests
may 81. Fought With chemicals. Owing
t6tR5 great war. though. pfc6s for
mfEl& materials commonly used In
Spfays washes and poison mashes are
pretty near prohibitlve. But the birds
work at before the war wages.
"Blrds also eat thousands OF weed
Deeds. A single quail, when killed. was
found to contain 10000 pigweed seeds.
With labor scarce and high, whatever
viii aid the farmer in his crop against
weeds is worth while"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-09-18
coNvIcTS ON PUBLIC WORKS
Proportion on Road Improvement In.
creased From 10 Nearly to Is
Per Cent Since 1886.

The proportion OF conyicts employed
on public works instead Of on lease or,
contract has increased since 1885 from
80 to SO per cent and the proportion
on road work alone from 1Sto nearly,
Is per cent according to a report BY
the federal public roads once based
on a survey Of many prisons. Gate
rather than county supervision Of Con
Wet labor on roads Is recommended.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-09-18
L. e n.
Effective Apr. Is. 1917.
TRAINS GOING SOUTH.

No. &C. GIN. o. Lim.il2:2l am.
No. 51-St. L. Express 5:29 p. m.
NJ. e5-Dixie Flyer 1882 a. m.
~ s5-Hopkinsville Ac. TOO a. m.
No. SYST. L. Fast Mail 5:S6 a. m.
TRAINS GOING NORTH.
No. &C. & st. L. Linn. 5:29 a. m.
No. 81 st. uis.Express 1920 m.
No. 94-Dixie Flyer 7:o5 p. m. n
No. Sc -HopkinsviIIe Ac. 1855 p. m
No. 54-St. L. Fast Mail 1914 p. m.
No. 81 connects at Guthrie for
Memphis and points as far south as
Erin, and for Louisville, Cincinnati
and the East.
Nos. SO and IS make direct con-
nection at Guthrie for Louisville.
Cincinnati and all points north and
east thereof.
No. SO carries through sleepers to
Atlanta, Macon, Jacksonville. st.
Augustine, and Tampa, Fla. Also
Pullman sleepers to New Orleans.
Connect at Guthrie for points East
and West. No. SO will not carry To-
cal passengers for points north OF
Nashville. Tenn.
w. N. CHANDLER. Ticket Agent.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-09-18
EasIIn cenysrted.

II Is not at all difficult to convert
the owner Of a new automobile to the
gOOd-roads theory, II he is caught at
the moment when he Is trying to
worm his way through fresh sod
Improvement, two miles and a half
long and running from fence to fence.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-09-18
HIS PERCEPTION.

HE is SO mean-spirited I don't
believe he has pluck enough TO re-
sent the insult of BRIDE"
"No; he just pockets it,"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-09-18

In the interior Of an old maple tree
Ept down In South Newfane, VT, on
Wtank 2. Kelsey's land. were found
5Rlaces Of the ends OF an old board
hee with nails which fastened 1t to
the tree when II was much smaller.
The tree had grown outside the nails
aha ends OF board six inches or more.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-09-18
A BAD BREAK.

"That was break OAK made"
"What was it?"
"He credited an automobile story
o President Lincoln"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-09-18
ONE ADVANTAGE.

"If leather keeps going up, Wen
have to wear wooden shoes"
"All right. tn put an end to
pussy-footing."
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-09-18
NO FOREIGN AID.

"why don't you get an alienist to
examine your sonY'
mo, sir! An American doctor IA
good enough for me-"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-09-18
A SMART KID.

y Boy-Have you any dry herring7
Groceries, my boy.
BOy-Well, why don't you give
them q drink?
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-09-18
pou5LY DISPOSED OF.

"Kill this report of the grand
opera concert"
"Why?"
"The writer has murdered it."
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-09-18
New Position for oosthaIs.

Major General Cocktails has accept
ed the newly created post Of state en-
sineer Of New Jersey. New Jersey Is
about TO expend $l,50O.00o on a new
highway system
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-09-18

A household remedy in America
for % years-Dr. Thomas Electric
Oil. For cuts, sprains. burns, scalds.
bruises. 80 and Coo. At all drug
stores.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-04-12
MOCK SESSION At CAPITOL
Req. Dana sDeaker-Retreat Conmit-
tee Extraordinarily
Choirn and Other Features.

-.ontpelier. April s.-Not even former
President Taft drew the largo audience
which fought for breathing space to.
night in the representatives hall and gal
leries during the mock session. Represen-
tatlve Dana Of New Haven acted al
speaker and the other officials were Rep
resentatives Cudworth OF Londonderry
and Lafieur of ANddlebury. clerk and as
sistant clerk; pages. Wilson Of Bristol,
= .nney of Hinesburg. Dwinell Of Calais,
Miner Of sherburne. Walker Of Barnard.
and Haynes Of Orange.
In addition to some splendid music By
the heavenly choir and the introduce
ton Of the usual bills, resolutions and 20
forth containing witty hits at various
members, the program consisted Of an
investigation Of the committee which In.
vestigated the Brattleboro Retreat. a
whistling solo by Mrs. J. A. Wilcox. some
selections by George Haseltine and the
comforting of the iron cross for public
service upon twenty-five members and
two gentlemen Of the fourth estate.
The legislative newspapermen had Q
prominent part In the program.