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of the New York state department o.
health, recommends a mouth WASH
made as follows:
Sodium chloride, half dram; sodium
bicarbonate, ten grains; distilled water,
two ounces; glycerin, one ounce; alco-
hol, five ounces; thymol and menthol,
one gram of each; oil Of wintergreen,
three drops; oil Of cinnamon, two drops;
Oil of eucalyptus, five drops; tincture OF
cudbear, one and a half drains; tine
ture of rhatany, half dram.
Dissolve the salts in water before
adding the alcohol. For use add an
equal part of water.
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Maxine a Garden.

A garden should not be considered
as a piece Of wild nature nor plants re-
garded as architectural ornaments. for
one must not do violence to the other.
Above all must there be harmony.
Otherwise the builder has labored in
vain. for he has not made picture
that artists care to reproduce.
In garden building never initiate ma
ture with intent to deceive. but where
natural beauty already exists make
use of it and add to it. Banks to be
restrained often have large OutcrOp-
ping rocks Make Use Of them even
if the remainder of the wall is of dis
tinctly different material. Merely as
SiSt nature
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THEY WANT STRAIGHT EYES.
So Natives In Japan Are Resortns to
tho Surgeons Knife.

tho Surgeons Knife.
You think that it is impossible to
mistake a Japanese on account of his
almond eyes, peculiar to the yellow
race. Do not be so sure. for it Is quite
likely you are wrong.
OF recent years a curious fad has
taken root in Japan. This is nothing
more or less than the alteration, by
the surgeons knife, of the shape Of the
eye. so that in future the japanese
will not be distinguished as one Of the
almond eyed" races. The operation
is said to be simple and quite pain
less.
The surgeon takes scalpel in his
right hand and. stretching the skin
with the forefnger Of his left hand,
makes an incisiOn on the outer point
Of the eyelids in straight line for the
barest part of an inch. The lashes are
then drawn into shape and held firmly
by piece of chemically prepared
sticking plaster.
The wound needs no further dress
ing. and the subject of the emperor of
the Flowery Kingdom goes on about
his business as if nothing had happen
ed. In few days it is entirely heal
ed, when the surgeon is visited and re-
quested to remove the plaster. and
with the plaster comes the fee.
The Japanese say that their eastern,
not to say Mongolian, appearance is
disadvantage to them in their CONNER
cial and other relations with western
races. Whether this is so or not, it is
a positive fact that some of the high
est officials in chrysanthemum land
have fallen in with the popular fancy,
and European medical men out there
are making lots of money by the use
of their scalpels. One authority states
that the mikado himself has had his
eyes "westernized."
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A Fact.
A child never tells lie until some
one has lied to it first.
Only Think So.
Very few men really like to make
garden; they only think they do.
Epigram
An epigram, generally speaking, is
a short pithy statement of something
that isn't so.
How Men Square Things
When a man does something he is
ashamed of he generally goes home
and finds fault with his wife or
spanks one of his kids.
What She Likes
A girl just dotes on being engag-
ed secretely if she is sure that some
one will find it out and tell.
The Census.
A careful census of the Sixth dis
trict papers discloses for Harold
Knutson: The Holdingford Advertiser,
The Freeport Informant, The Paynes-
vile Press with apologies) against
all the others. Some endorsement.
Strange
1t is rather curious fact that the
man who goes up in the air on the
slightest provocation never makes a
good aviator.
A Physical Freak
We have a physical freak in town.
Coming home late one night and peer
ing into a dimly lightesd parlor we
saw a young man with two heads on
one shoulder.
Needs Backing
Patriotism does not consist entirely
in enlisting. Every man behind gun
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NEW YORK'S CURB BROKERS.
Their Grotesque Hats Show All the
Colors of the Rainbow.

Colors of the Rainbow.
The stranger standing on the side
walk Of Broad street watching with
amazed interest the gesticulatory an
tics Of the brokers in the street as, with
arms uplifted and rapidly wriggled fin
gers, they telegraph their transactions
to watchers in the windows of the
neighboring buildings is sure to find
his attention fixed next Oh the riot of
color in the brokers' hats.
Men whose garb is otherwise sober
enough and who perhaps on wet or
sloppy days are wearing rubber boots
have on their heads hats or caps in all
the colors Of the rainbow, separately or
in combination. Scattered about in the
crowd that fills the street from curb to
curb you see head coverings that are
conspicuous bright spots of lively col
or, hats or caps of pink. Of blue, Of
white of red, of purple or orange, of
green or it may he Of black and white
check.
On winter day you may see a man
wearing q white cotton or linen hat
such as is worn in the country or by
the seashore in summer, but this is
jammed down on the top of warmer
felt hat. You see many knitted golf or
skating caps in bright colors, and in
these caps you find many color combi-
nations, as a black skating cap with a
yellow band, gray cap with red
band.
And here you may see man wearing
a red felt hat with dropping brim and
having a white disk on top Of the
crown or perhaps one wearing gen.
erously proportioned gray cap of con-
ventional style with visor, but having
on its roof yellow disk.
Why do these busy men wear these
fancy hats? the stranger asks. He is
told that some wear them because they
like the lively colOrs-a vender moves
calmly through all the turmoil with
such hats for sale-and other men wear
them, the stranger is told, so as to be
easy of Identification by the men to
whom they signal and who signal down
to them from the windows Of the build
ings on either side.-New York Sun.
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man, now the man must seek the Of

qce.
Formerly legislative representatives
considered they owed responsibility
to the nation, to the state, to their
party and to their constituency, now
their responsibility is limited to the
constituency with the narrow confines
of the locality which embraces their
jurisdiction. Under the present sys-
tenn of selecting candidates. for leg
islative positions, national, state and
party responsibility are eliminated.
National and state men have been
supplanted by individual district men.
intellectual giants by mental pygmies,
general legislation has been abandon
ed for special legislation and bargain
counter law making methods have
ousted craftsmanship.
The past legislature suffered from
a veritable delirium tremens of extra
vagance, salaries were raised right
and left, the excuse of the high cost
of living being given. The members
entirely overlooked the fact that the
cost of living has been raised for the
salary payers in the same ratio as it
has to the salary drawers. All form
er appropriations have been exceeded
by millions and our citizens will be
confronted with higher rate of tax
alton the coming year than they have
ever been compelled to meet and pay
at any time in the past.
With the enormous revenues de-
rived from indirect sources our state
ought to be favored with the lowest
rate of state taxation of any state in
the Union; as a matter of fact we
have one of the highest rates and we
have less to show for this enormous
tax collected. This is one Of the great
est drawbacks to the settlement of our
newer portions-the excessive rate Of
taxation.
These conditions, however, are not
a matter of surprise to thinking men.
They are surprised that under our
present method of choosing legisla-
tors, that they performed their tasks
as we'll as they did.
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Oldest Infantry Regiment.

Which is the oldest existing infantry
line regiment in the world? The dis
tinction is held by the Royal Scots,
who have been nicknamed "Pontius
Pilates bodyguard." They were rails
ed in 1925 for the service Of Sweden
in the thirty years war, passed into
the service of France after the death Of
Gustavus Adolphus and were present
ed by Louis XIV. to Charles II. on the
observation-disclosures Answers.
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THE PRESIDENT is RIGHT

The Presidents demnd for universal
conscription is meeting with consider
able opposition both in congress and
from the public. The reason of this is
that it is confused with the old time
war draft; but the conditions are vast
ly different.
That war was at our very doors. Its
nearness enables us to comprehend 1T
in all its terrible magnitude. Great
waves of patriotism swept over the
land and for a time volunteers were
offered faster than they could be
trained, equipped and used. No in
quiries were made as to their home
status, every one was accepted who
could pass the physical examination,
which was not at all strict. When vol
unteering began to fall off it was
stimulated by large state and national
bounties for enlisting. Many skilled
mechanics were taken who could have
rendered much better service in the
shops than in the field. Many were
enlisted who were men of families,
had others depending upon them,
shifting their support to the state and
communities, producing much home
suffering and causing the brunt of the
war to fall, on women and children.
A certain class, equally liable to
military duty, remained at home and,
taking advantage of war prices and
war wages, waxed rich and prosper
cous, coming their unpatriotism into
cash.
When the war reached the stage
where more men were absolutely
needed than the volunteer service
furnished, the draft was instituted. 1t
was destined to reach that class who
had no reason for not entering the
service except laziness, cowardice or
cupidity. Consequently, in those days
to be drafted carried with it a certain
amount of stigma. Drafted men were
looked upon with contempt by the vol
unteers. They were kept under guard
until they reached the front. Yet when
pot w kCoG lllOSG VI tIClll lOUSuI 11hC
fiends and made good soldier records.
The Presidents conscription act con-
tains none of the defects of the old
wartime draft. Ex-veterans of the
Civil war like Senator Nelson and
other veterans heartily endorse it. 1t
is regretable that some other term
than draft" or Transcription" could !
have been selected by which the meas
ure could have been designated. 1t is
really preferential summons meas
ure.
1t provides for a military census of
the men of the country to locate:
The young men of military age
and mentally fit for SER
vice.
Who do not have others dependent
upon them for support.
Who cannot render the country bet
ter service as skilled workmen than
as soldiers.
No distinction is made between the
son and the son of a
common laborer; all are put on the
same Democratic level. These are put
in a preferential class and are "sum-
moned to the colors." If they answer
The summons voluntarily, we'll and
good, if they do not they are made to
it. 1t is really an honor thus
70 be designated as one of the Ma
ions picked men. It is an indisputa-
Die certificate ofa mans mental and
physical superiority.
1t is the only sensible, business-like,
scientific method of securing an army
of the right kind and securing it
quickly.
The President is right, absolutely
right, and he should be sustained.
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One Kind of Thrift.

"Why do you give your little son only
a penny at time?"
: I'm trying to encourage thrift and
economy. He knows that he'll have to
save five before he'll have enough
money to buy a movie ticket."-Bir-
mingham Age-Herald.
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The Drama.

Young man. you attend lectures reg
ularly. but you don't apply yourself
don't think you'll do very much in
medicine"
II don't expect to go in for medicine.
professor. I'm just gathering material
for clinical play Pittsburgh Post.
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Not Identified,

Teacher-When did Horatius hold
the bridge? Pupil-Nobody of that
name has given any bridge parties in
our neighborhood for several years.
Puck.
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Unkind.

Unkind.
Author - Some of my brightest
thoughts come when am asleep. Edi-
tor-Your great trouble is insomnia
New York Times.
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Justice consists In doing no injury
to men; decency, in giving them no Of.
fense.-CiceF0
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Didn't Appeal to Him.

|
Didn't Appeal to Him.
A young man thinking to curry fav-
or with his sweetheart, invited her lit
tie brother to take boat ride, saying
"Come, Bobbie, take all with me;
there is a spanking breeze" "No,
thank you," replied Bobbie, Mamma
furnishes me with all the spanking ]
need"
Sauce for the Goose-Sauce for the
He-Geeses.
If Jeaneatte Rankin's vote against
the President was a Knockout blow
for woman suffrage, as the antiquar-
ian statesmen insist, then our mis-
representatives vote must have been
a Knockout blow to the manhood suf-
frage in the Sixth district.
Good But Lonesome
Men who possess absolutely clear
consciences are the salt of the earth,
but they are an awfully lonesome
bunch.
Inexplicable
Many a girl who would scorn to
wash dishes for a five million dollar
hotel corporation at compensation of
twenty dollars a week, will jump at
the chance to wash them for a five
cent man for nothing.
You Can't Get Around 1t.
You can't get around the fact, that
if the Junker representatives and
senators had consulted the Kaiser by
cable before they voted, they could
not voted more in accordance with
his wishes.
What He Must Renounce
"What is your nationality" asked
Judge G. w. Butz in District court of
an alien, who had made application
for citizenship. "I am non-partisan,"
said the applicant. The Judge is puz-
zled to know who or what the man
must renounce to become citizen"
Belgrade Tribune.
That's easy. The world, the flesh
and the devil-especially the devil.
He Will Unbutton.
A paper published in Germany says:
We are entitled to a humping war
indemnity and we don't care who pays
it. America, which has earned thous-
ands of millions through munitions
and supplies, will have to unbutton it's
pocket" ... -
Uncle Sam will unbutton his pock-
cts all right, but only to get at his
cartridges.
A Seldom Occurrence
A man frequently falls in love with
himself but seldom with another man.
Old Foggyism.
We are moss-covered, old-fashioned
bigoted, real narrow; we think there's |
many a man driving car that ought
to be pushing wheel barrow.
HO, For Larry Ho.
Larry Ho, who is some epigramer,
says: eve are not for peace at any
price, or war at any price, or for sell
ing the soul of the nation at any
price.
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Mouth Wash,

Mouth WASH.
DR.. A. B. Wadsworth. director Of the
d:..-. u laboratories and research
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HO, For Larry HO.

HO, For Larry HO.
Larry Ho, who is some epigramer,
says: eve are not for peace at any
price, or war at any price, or for sell
ing the soul of the nation at any
price.
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Needs Backing

Needs Backing
Patriotism does not consist entirely
in enlisting. Every man behind gun
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If girls had pretty dimples on their
feet it would soon become all the rage
to go barefoot.
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We have physical freak in town.
Coming home late one night and peer
ing into a dimly lightesd parlor we
saw a young man with two heads on
one shoulder.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-05-23
FOOD LEGISLATION To
Be NEXT BIC ACTION

Washington. May 23.-Food legisla-
ton was placed in a favored position
in the senate today BY unanimous con-
sent for immediate consideration Of
the first bill, which deals with stimu-
lating production. The bill became
the unfinished business. giving It a
privileged parliamentary status. While
the senate was considering the first
food bill the house committee took up
the second administration measure.
dealing with the control OF food and
other necessaries, introduced yester-
day by Representative Lever.
Presenting the first bill to the sem
ate today. Senator Gore. chairman Of
the senate agricultural committee. pro-
posed to repeal all efforts to attach
any prohibition legislation. He hoped
to have the prohibition question post
poned for consideration with the food
control bill In the house. a provision
to that end being In the Lever measure
offered yesterday which would author
ize the president to regulate grain
used for manufacturing intoxicating
beverages.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-05-23
.PR|VATI0N OF JEWS
IN THE JAFFA REGION
British Ambassador Has Made
a Report to the Head OF
B'Nai Birth.

Chicago Afay 23-Prirat.ons Of the
Jewish population of Jaffa lu their
fight from their homes before ths
Turks we're described In a letter re-
ceiEed here -oday ~ AdJilh Kraus.
president NJ che Independent order 1f
Hnai BRHa. from Sir Cecil Arthur
Spring Rice British ambassador at
W8shingtpu The letter enclosed =
copy Of a ea l=sram received at the
British embassy from the foreign Of
flee l1 London for the Information of
the various Jewish bodies ia America.
The caHlszEarl Esid-
During the Passover the entire
Jewish population II Jaffa nas ex-
PEELED to7 ard the north Homes and
property were sacked. The population
Ia r.zht vas robbed with the sane
ton of the Turkish authorities
Jews resisting were hanged Thou
sands are aalderi1s helDlsssly on tho
roads and arc starving. The over
cr1Wding Of the colony = Increasing
misery and disease. Masses ot young
Jerusalem JeEs have been deported
northward % an unknown destination
The tDrgi1le evacuation of the colouy
IS imminent British authorities favor
constitution OF a special commission u
gather funds for the relief Of the
Jews
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-05-23
BRITISH SHIPS
No LONGER EASY
U-B0AT VICTIMS
Losses Now Har Below Those
of April. When There Was
Mucn Alarm.
18 BIG SHIPS SENT
DOWN IN LAST WEEK
Nine Small Ones and Three
Fishing Boats Complete
Britain'S Losses.

London, May 23.-The sinking
of Is British merchantmen of
more than l,600 tons is reported
in the weekly shipping statement.
Nine vessels Of less than 1.60O
tons and three fishing vessels also
were sunk.
The statement follows:
For the week ending SUNDAY:
Arrivals. all nationalities, 1854.
"Saillngs. 275s
British merchantmen. 1,600 tons or
over. sunk hy mines or submarines
IS; under 600 tons. ..
British merchantmen unsuccessfully
attacked. 2.
British fishing vessels sunk. g.
For the third week in succession tho
losses Of British shipping from the
submarine waT have been held sub
stantlally below the large figures
which caused % much alarm last
month. The destruction Of Is vessels
Of more than 500 tons. five of less
than / 500 tons and three fishing ves-
sells was shown in last weeks state
ment.
The heaviest losses were shown in
the report of April 2s, which an
nounced the sinking of 20 vessels Of
more than 1900 tons each.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-05-23
DEPORTATION OF DELG|ANs
RESUMED, IS CHARGE

Havre. May 23.-The Germans have
resumed the deportatlons of Belgians,
according to Information received by
the Belgian government. Three thou
sand persons are reported to have been
deported from the suburbs of Brussels
since the beginning OF May
The deportation of Belgians was re-
ported to have ceased last month
owing to the representations made to
Berlin by Pope Benedict and protests
from some of the German socialists.
On May Il. however, the Belgian gov
ernment learned that all men in the
Belgian province OF Luxembourg were
being deported and that a census Of
women was being taken BY the Ger
man authorities. The census was for
the purpose of replacing male agri-
cultural workers by womr
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-05-23
NO BUTTE COMPANIES FOR
HIRD MONTANA REGIMENT

from this state. The only question re-
mains as to what Butte will do.
in my opinion this city ought to
raise at least two companies. l be-
lieve enough men could be secured
during the progress Of one mass
meeting.
There are many men in Butte who
want to do some service for their
country and who are barred by the
age limit. The only age limit for
new Montana regiment will be between
the ages of Is and As"
In Colonel Donohue's opinion the
state regiments will be among the
first to go to France. Some have hesi-
tated in joining because of the errone-
Gus idea that members Of the state
guard will be kept at home to guard
bridges and will not have the chance
for some real fighting.
Plans for the raising of two COM
panies In Butte will await word from
Helena.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-05-23
LADIES INITIATE
B|GENCAMPMENT
THIS AF TERN0ON
Opening Gun is Fired With Ar
rival of Advance Guard
of the G. A. R.

The advance guard Of representa-
tiyes and members OF the five patriotic
organizations which open the annual
encampment in Butte tomorrow to last
three days. probably the last great as
sembly in this state Of those wh1
fought in the civil war Of the United
States. has arrived here. The opening
gun OF the encampment was fired this
afternoon at 3 30 o'clock at the Thorn
ton hotel when the credentials COM
mittee of the Women's Relief Corps
met to welcome the various delegates
Continued on Page SevenJ
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-05-23
DRs TELL Of HARD
BATTLE WITH U-B0AT
h Ship Unhurt, Although
Eub Fired a Torpedo
and SO Shells.

dei3h'a, May 23.-Tales of a
ate encounter with German
Pine on the north coast of Af-
{ere told by sailors of a British
steamer which arrived at this
yesterday. The battle with the
fea boat took place shortly be-
yDreak on the second day out.
pe darkness the two boats ma
Fed about, the steamers eunners
p the hostile craft only by the
|'hat went up as she fired volley
ToiIey from her small guns. Of
[of the steamer declared the u
Pred at least SO shells and then
torpedo through the water. 1t
I by narrow margin.
british gunners returned the
Fhe battle continuing until day
Then the U-boat fled toward
ri'ean coast and submerged. The
Eer escaped without damage.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-05-23
RUSSIA EXPLAINS HER
WAR AIMS To BELGIUM

Havre. May 23.-Baron Byens. the
Belgian foreign minister. TO-DAY re-
ceiyed a telegram from Michael
Tersschtsnko. the Russian foreign
minister. in which he sreeted Belgium
and declared:
Russia will continue to pursue this
war not for the purpose % conquest
or envy but 70 assure all nations the
right to shape their own Affairs and 20
secure a peace guaranteeing against
new attacks
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-05-23
SHERIFF LAUNCHES BIG
EDUCATIONAL CAMPAIGN

the county. Details Of the require
ments for registration viii be printed
in Italian. Scandinavian and slavonian
languages as well as in English and
posted at all OF the mines and in al
public gathering places. Fraternal
and labor organizations will be asked
to cooperate IN explaining details Of
registration to members and inter-
prefers win be asked TO advise their
eountrymen Of their duties with re-
spect to registration
The educational campaign viii ex-
tend even to the Chinese, who also
must register. the sheriff said today
in explaining the campaign he has in
mind.
Every method We can devise will
tConrnued on Page seyen-J
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-05-23
ITALIAN MISSION IS
RECEIVED At CAPITAL

Washington. May 23.-The Italian
official mission arrived here today at
noon headed by Prince Udine.
Received by high American govern
ment officials and escorted by troops
of cavalry, the visitors were taken To
the house OF Joseph Letter. which VIII
be their home while they remain in
Washington.
They were received enthusiastically
by crowds at the railway station and
on the streets.