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Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-05-25
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generation ago. parents considered mark OF merit teach the
C and possibly the first reader to their school children before
ing them to school.
Today parents primary children find the methods OF teaching
different and they leave that task to the teacher e
pupils high school, often the parents familiar with te uo
and leave all to the teach
which the methods have not changed ana
which parent rank highest teacher lie can name MS SUI
"eadng Aloud parent to become expert must encourage
and must listen.
At school, pupil read that recognize words pro
their But where one teacner
large number of pupils the time given to actual reading
All reading studied silently In tne
public speaking the to speak Is taught out III
tie time is given to actual practice :,
opportunity for the parents to their own chill
dren to readers opportunity other
children contests conducted by associations
reading writing and arithmetic but the greatest
of these reading"
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-05-25
Superstitions of the Kitchen.

Cooking Is such practical everyday
work that 1t seems strange for super
stitions to invade the kitchen. Yet
probably there is not cook In the
world who would venture to stir any
sort Of mixture, from a custard to a
gravy, in any other direction than
with the sum-" Many cook will tell
you that custard will curdle If
stirred in the opposite direction, and
that a cake will be heavy if the mix
ture be not always worked round sun
wise.
1t Is common saying that If the
crank Of a churn be reyersed-after
turning it in the proper direction for
a time-all the work will be undone.
In some parts of the country, when
butter does not come easily, live
coal is placed under the churn, 80 as
to save it from bewitchment."
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-05-25
When It First Happened.

The first steamboat piled the Hud-
son in 1907.
The first sawmakers' anvil was
brought to America In 1919.
The first use of locomotive in this
country was In 1920.
Kerosene was first used for lighting
purposes in 1926.
The first horse railroad was built in
1826-1S27.
The first lucifer match was made In
1929.
The first iron steamship was made
in 1880.
The first steel pen was made in
1880.
Omnibuses were introduced in New
York in 1880.
Ships were first "copper-bottomed''
in 1887.
Envelopes were first used In 1889.
Anesthetics were discovered In 1874
The first steel plate was discovered
in 1880.
The entire Hebrew Bible was print.
ed in 1888.
Gold was first discovered in Cali.
fornia in 1913.
Christianity was introduced into
Japan in 1910.
First almanac printed by George vor
Furback in AGO.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-05-25
Superstition and Bees.

Bees are connected with various
superstitions. 1t is considered unlucky
when an unclaimed swarm of bees set
ties on ones premises. Bees are sup
posed not to thrive If they are the
subject Of a quarrel. Perhaps the
most interesting superstition about
bees is the custom Of telling the bees"
of death In the family. In early
England. when member Of the fam
lily died, the bees were told Of it and
invited TO the funeral; sometimes q
piece Of Grape was put on the hive.
This custom has not died out entirely.
philadelphia Evening Ledger.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-05-25

sented the real wealth Of the family,
made themselves snug in the rest OF
the room. The floor was trodden
earth, and sanitation was as the
snakes Of Ireland. The extraordinary
thing to an Englishman was that this
insufferable atmosphere produced
beautiful children, healthy women and
sturdy men. have seen children come
out of howell whose graceful carriage
might be the envy of a woman Of fash
ion, and whose faces were those Of
angels.
Typhus 10 Their Scourge.
According to our notions, they should
all die Of consumption; but typhus,
born in dirt and nourished on under
feeding. is the real scourge Of the coun-
try. When a case breaks out, the
family of the victim 60 to the church
and the whole village comes to pray
with them for the patients recovery;
and typhus being one Of the most in
| fectious diseases known, it must be
very mild, innocuous type that does
not produce an epidemic when these
are the only means taken to cure it.
| I suspect that much of the heavy
mortality among the troops fighting in
Galicia has been due to this cause.
There have been hints in the Austrian,
and more particularly the Hungarian
| papers, of terrible outbreaks all along
this front. The doctors can do little
under military conditions; only winter
can lessen the scourge-by killing off
the victims. But in spring the whole
thing will break out again.
Meantime the condition of Galicia
must be miserable indeed. The heavi-
est fighting on the eastern front has
been there; the terrific battles Of
Halicz have almost rivaled Verdun. 1t
is known that the Germans have car
ried off much OF the stock to replenish
their own larders. Nearly all the able
bodied men of the country have been
called up for military service over two
years. Agriculture has been practical
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-05-25
Samples Of Ancient Days.

Down to comparatively recent times
every little girl worked her sampler
and examples of seventeenth-century
work are still found and are the OBJ
tects of the collectors search. They
usually contain the alphabet, the work.
er's name, the date, Bible texts, mot
toes and pious admonitions, the whole
surrounded by an ornamental border
of some conventional design. The ear
Hest sampler in existence is said to
bear the date of 1913 and Is in the
South Kensington museum, London.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-05-25
|DOUIIM NO1f['
&SSSSSSS <9JO

Keep oyster shells, charcoal and
suitable grit before the hens at all
times.
Vegetables of some kind should be
fed the poultry the year round-caD-
bage, potatoes, beets, turnips, etc.
Poultry droppings are possibly not
fully esteemed for their value as fer
tilizer in the field and garden.
When the mornings are cold, take
the chill off the drinking water, but do
not make 1t warm.
Where feather-eating is practiced,
try giving the fowls some sulphur, one
teaspoonful in the soft feed Of every
three fowls, two times week.
The incubator lamp should be filled
and cleaned every day at noon. This
will give ample time to regulate the
flame by night.
A cackle over an egg is good deal
better than cackle over gossip.
Changing feed will sometimes start
hens to laying that are not doing so.
Green bones dropped into the range
and allowed to burn, not only make
plenty of heat but furnish excellent
charcoal for the poultry.
Chickens and lice do not thrive well
together. The lice generally get the
best Of the deal at the expense of the
chickens. Lice are not salable. Get
rid Of them.
Many a man who will not use 9
poor pillow, and many a woman who
wants the best cookstove or range
will still spend their time taking care
Of a poor hen. They are all just tools
The best is none too good and Is Away!
the most profitable.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-05-25
Marvellous Strength Shown
BY Insects in Proportion
To Their Size Explained.

An insect measuring 2A inches can
draw little wagonette of tin weighing
nearly 1A pounds. Increasing the
weight by one-half, the insect can con-
tinue to drag it's load few more
PAGES. In other words, 1t can drag As
times its own weight.
One leg of this same insect, when at
tached to dynamometer, was able to
move a weight of half pound. II a
man weighing 125 pounds were to per-
form the equivalent of this feat he
would have to lift 1850 pounds with
one hand.
Another insect Of the Hercules" va
riety, weighing three ounces, was able
to support on its back brick weighing
over pound. A human being, If sub
jected to proportionate weight, would
be crushed.
The ordinary housefly can lift a
match between two of Its feet and
carry it. A human being, to perform
similar feat, would have to lift a
beam 81 yards in length and 16 inches
thick.
What is the secret of this marvellous
strength Of creatures so tiny and de
fenseless that one can kill them with
one finger?
Prof. A. Schmidt points out thai
gravity and atmospheric pressure have
everything to do with it. Also, in or
der to compare the weights drawn by
different animals, 1t is necessary to re
duce the weight carried to the same
thickness as the animals muscles. Blu
the muscles Of insects are by no means
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-05-25

~ EFORE the war geography and
u politics combined to make Cali
cha a province apart from it's
neighbors. On the south the
Carpathians cut off easy access from
Hungary; on the north the Russian
frontier was much more than con-
ventional line.
Galicia was part of the old kingdom
Of Poland, but in the eastern part Of
the province it's population, mainly
Ruthenian, was openly antagonistic to
the Poles-as the stormy debates in
the assembly at Lemberg and the stu
dents rows in the university Of the
same city often proved. Even in re-
ligious matters there was no union,
and the provincial capital boosted
three rival archbishops as well as a
high dignitary Of orthodox Jewry The
Jews, indeed, were everywhere, as pet
ty traders, usurers, bankers, and year
by year they were becoming more and
more the economic masters Of the
country, writes A. Wyatt Tilby in the
London Graphic. The country was
poor, but it was made to be wealthy.
The soil is good, there is excellent
arabic and pasture, there are valuable
mines in the mountains, and, above
all, there are vast Oil fields. 1t was
the oil which attracted the only Eng
lishmen or Americans who ever went
to Galicia. But there was heavy
annual drain of emigration, and ii
used to be said in jest that there would
soon be more Galicians in Chicago and
Winnipeg than in Galicia.
But two years of war hit Galicia
hard, and the second year harder than
the first. Lemberg, which has changed
hands twice, has indeed escaped dam
age, and Przemysl-a miserable, sec
ond-rate town, in spite of it's strategic
mportance-suffered little during tn,
prolonged siege. Cracow, too, far away
to the west, where the great monu
ments Of old Polish history combine tt
form one of the most interesting, l.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-05-25

the least visited. of European cities,
was threatened for some months, but
has so far only heard the echo of the
guns. 1t is the villages and smaller
towns that have suffered.
Its Villages Not Beautiful.
Now, a Galician village is not, as
rule, beautiful object. No artists
visit the country to paint its cottages;
no authors waste superlatives on its
rustic charm. Indeed, the only thing
superlative about it is Is mud, which
is as much specialized product as a
London fog. In the winter, when the
snow is hard, one may, If sufficiently
foolish and inexperienced, walk down
the street without leggings reaching to
the knee and still emerge recognizably
human; in high summer the mud
changes its form but not its evil ma
ture, by turning into dust. But for the
rest of the year it is just mud. Even
the women wear wellingtons, and tuck
their skirts in at the top.
Nor is Galician interior much more
attractive. The house, which is built
VI Cldy, 10 HCSCSouiiy W ~
sist the cold, for the winds from the
north blow straight down on the prov
Ince. Even If the window is made to
open, 1t is not opened from October to
May. l remember entering one such
cottage on an Easter Sunday morning
some years ago. The whole winters
accumulation of stale, exhausted air
was insupportable after the fresh
| spring breeze out of doors. A sick
child was in the large family bed; q
hen with its chickens looked ut me
suspiciously from the other end Of the
colored quilt; an inquisitive pig pro
truded its snout from beneath the bed
The whole family slept In that bed al
night except the husband, who occu
pied the warm corner by the stove al
of right; and the animals, who repre-
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-05-25
TORPEDO IS COSTLY
Every One Fired Costs Uncle
Sam $1,000.
On Land, Machine Gun Is Most Elk.
pensive, Eating Up SIP Every
Minute 1t Is in Action.

A few years ago theatergoers were
much interested in Il production in
which the hero had to get rid of mil
lion dollars in year or lose larger
estate.
Figures just compiled by Uncle
Sans ordnance officers show that If
the hero had declared little war and
it had lasted few weeks he would
have experienced no difficulty in rid
ding himself of his wealth.
The figures show that each time
Uncle Sam fires torpedo it costs ST.
OOO
Ordnance expenses In time of war
range from a maximum of $1,000
for each torpedo to 2 cents for each
bullet fired from a revolver.
If the dreadnaught Arizona gets
into action and fires brOadside from
it's IL 14-inch guns and auxiliary can
non it will cost just $4,000 for each
Of these performances.
On land the machine gun has about
the most expensive appetite Of any
of Uncle Sans weapons. The ma
chine gun fires between 500 and 800
bullets of 80 caliber a minute, which
makes it cost SIP for each 60 seconds
Of activity.
Every bullet fred from rifle by an
Infantryman or cavalryman costs o
cents, while the pistol shots fired by
cavalrymen, officers and non-commis-
stoned officers cost cents apiece. The
shells and shrapnel used by field artil-
lery cost about 500 each, while pro-
ectile for 14-inch land gun costs
5000.
The torpedo. however is not only
the most expensive means of destruc'
ton used in American warfare but II
is the most delicately constructed
weapon at Uncle Sans command. II
Is virtually a launch, being equipped
with two screw propellers moving II
opposite directions and being Is or Y
feet long. 1t will continue to pillow the
sea until it's motors run down or 1t hit!
the mark.
Nitroglycerlne and copper contribute
, most heavily to the expense Of tor
pedoes. Expert workmanship ranks
next as an item of COST for the deli
cate parts of a torpedo must be accu
rate in their construction to one-6ve
thousandths of an inch. A thickness
or thinness of more or less than one
five thousandth of an inch in any par
, of the mechanism would prevent
7 from working properly.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-05-25
To Lazy to Rest.

Mrs. Smith is one of those persons
who. conscious of her own virtues,
never loses an opportunity to disparsgs
herself. Chief among her virtues Is
industry.
Surely, you must be tired. auntie."
said an admiring niece. How can you
work so long without a rest?"
"Oh, my dear" said Mrs. Smith,
humbly, II think it is because when
begin piece of work l am too lazy
to STOP"
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-05-25
SOME SMILES
Sounded Suspicious.

young man." said the country coun-
sci to the reporter of a southern paper,
"you have done me irreparable harm.
"What have done?" asked the be-
wildered reporter.
81 got in largely on temperance
platform. as you may recollect.'
"Yes, sir"
"And you speak of me In this morn
ings paper as drinking my coffee with
gusto.' 1t will take me more than a
lifetime to get it out of the heads OF
my constituents that gusto isn't some
kind of alcoholic beverage"
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-05-25
TRADE TRAINING is LACKING
Uncle Sans Chief Foreign Commerce
Booster Says Facilities Are
Not Sufficient.

DIR. Edward Ewing Pratt, chief Of
Uncle Sans bureau Of foreign and
domestic commerce, declares that the
United States lacks facilities for pre-
pairing men for a career in foreign
trade.
1.-THE great demonstration for foreign
trade in this country" he says, began
literally before the echoes of the first
guns in Europe died away. 1t was
really ten months later, however, be-
fore we began to get our bearings And
before the business men Of our 0ln-
try actually get down to bras1 tacks
in this foreign-trade business-some Of
spite Of all this noise, backed up as 1t
has been recently by considerable
amount Of real solid activity, the uni
versities and colleges have not yet
awakened either to the need in the
everyday business world or the oppor-
tunity for practical service that lies
before them.
ut Is not sufficient for the profes.
sors to point to few language courses
many Of which do not really teach the
languages; and to general course OF
commercial geography; nor to course
on the history of South America; MOI
even to a general course on foreign
trade. Foreign trade has technique
Of it's own. No doubt many of the
courses in the ordinary school are ex
cellent as leading to foreign trade
But the mere assembling of few pa
per courses under denomination
which will attract students interested
| IN tho Suhiact iS NOT sufficient
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-05-25
NajnonaI Parks for Spain.

National parks, similar to those In
the United States, are to be estab-
lished in Spain pursuant to law re-
Gently enacted the government will Sc
lect especially picturesque tracts of
lands, incorporate them in national
park system, arrange for suitable
means of communication in order that
visitors may reach them easily, and
preserve the natural features of such
tracts from deterioration.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-05-25
FEMININE FRILLS

The new collar line Of the pep
lum blOuses Is three inches be-
low the base of the neck all the
way round. ...
These peplum blOuses have
peplums hip length or they may
extend to the knees.
The really clever blouse Is a
slip-on that goes over the head
and has all the simplicity of a
mildly" but is embroidered and
has flowing lines.
Unique and lovely shades Of
tan have an unusual pinkish
cast.
New also is pale, greenish
gray that has been named "as-
: paragus."
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-05-25

band was killed
In n train wreck p
"Yes."
She must have
felt terribly about
it?"
"She did, but so
long as he had TO
die she was glad
it happened that
way because she
collected double
indemnity on his
accident inSur-
ance."
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-05-25
She Didn't Have Ii.

There was a
timid knock ut
the door.
IF you please,
kind lady the
beggar said, I've
lost my left leg"
We'll, 1t amt
h ere" retorted
the lady of the
h o u S e n n d
slammed the door.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-05-25

~ ruined; communication between
east and west is cut off by the line Of
the opposing armies, which lies fat
across the province from Volhynia to
the Carpathians; and very many of
the villages have been destroyed, as In
other parts of Poland. Whatever the
political fate of Galicia after the war,
the conqueror will have to rebuild its
industrial life from the foundation.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-05-25
''what

lady, in tones Of indignation, what
do you meanY
II noticed when l passed Through
the hall late last night" answered the
old man, that he had two heads upon
his shoulder"
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-05-25

are convinced of this, after care1ul
weighing-set your Mind and Feet and
Hands to the task, get it done, and
then-Move On.
There is Growth in Action-Move
On.
If you feel that you are not getting
Joy to the full In what you do each
day, Move On to something better.
Have courage to Risk. Move On.
Blessed is the man who finds his Work
and Glories in it, for he cannot help
but-Move On.
There is Happiness in Action-Move
On.
Stand still and you Stagnate, grow
Dull and lose the Snap and Ginger
that men and women Of Action always
have. Move On. Study yourself, your
Work, your Ambitions. Set your eyes
Westward. Let not the Sun OF Sue
cess go down upon the failures OF your
Inaction. Move On.
There is Success in Action-Move
On.
Think. Face new Ideas. Bury your
dead Blunders and Mistakes. Search
for new Viewpoints. Grasp new Ideals
Watch your Step. Move On.
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abnormally thick, nor are they larger
in proportion than the muscles Of MAJ
or other animals. Therefore, an ANNA
ten times the size of an insect SHOULD
be able to carry 100 times as heavy {
load, owing to the relative size Of tn
muscles. But instead Of carrying ,
heavier load they carry a much smaller
load proportionately than the insect.
This is because the animal ten tims'
larger than the insect has 1000 time
the mass to carry. This fact explain'
the strength of insects and the CON
parative weakness of the elephant.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-05-25
Generosity,

what do you think of our friend
the efficiency expert?"
Hes wonder. He's something like
fortune teller l once knew. He
could make a colossal fortune on his
own account If he were not so gen.
erous about selling precious !nforma.
"a at nominal fees"
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-05-25

Sputter not, AOdI
not, Wrangle not
at all, but--Move
On.
T h ere 10
Health in Action
Move On.
To find out
whether a Task
is worth your eff
fort, be first con-
WINGED that you
will be Wiser,
II a ppier and
Stronger after 1t
is done. II You
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-05-25
Loaned the Telephone.

Mistress-Goodness, Bridget, where
is our telephone?
Bridget--Mrs. Jones sent over, mum,
askin' for the use av 1t, and l had the
divils own tonne gittin' 1t off the wall,
num-"
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-05-25
Had X on Her.

'That young man of yours" said the
parent, as his daughter came down to
breakfast, should apply for post in
q freak museum"
"Why, father" exclaimed the yo,-aS
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-05-25
Complicated Calculations.

Has your husband quit work.
Eyes. He has figured It out that he
can save more by staying home and
running the furnace economically
than he can earn By going down.
town."
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-05-25
MOVE ON
Inv GEORGE MATTHEW ADAMe

One Of the biggest, wisest and sound
est lessons of history and life II to
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-05-25
Pulling.

Why IL 1t women eager to go shop
ping are unwilling to 60 marketing?
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-05-25

The Ray of JOY.
.So her huS-
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