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The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1917-06-07

Burton-l5, 5. ISLANDS,,
Cove, l. Lisabeula I, 3.
Dockton -23, IS. Maury-s, 3.
Dolphin-S, ,. vashon %, Is.
Quartermaster-2I 81, l3.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1917-06-07

The State of Washington is bone dry
dating from "Wednesday, June 9th, at
midnight.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1917-06-07

Everyone makes mistakes except the
man who does nothing and he makes
The biggest mistake of ali,
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1917-06-07

Are there sslacsersn on the Island:
The Record doesn't believe any can be
located,
The Meeker herald., 1917-09-08
WATER poR1ERs CT QUITO.


m Funay Wsy They Have In Deliver
Ing Thsir Liquid Lead
About q fountain In one Of the prin-
ciual squares of Quito. the capital Of
Ecuador, assemble every morning the
eity's aguadores. These water porters
dfsFer from the less energetic ones Of
some South American cities In carry
ing their Jars upon their backs instead
Of On the backs Of mules. Their earth
en- jars are deep. have q wide mouth
and hold about forty pintA
The porter carries 1t on his shoulder
fastened with leather straps. He never
detaches himself from his jar either to
all It or to transfer Its contents to
that Of his customer.
He turns his back to the fountain SO
that the jar comes under one Of the
lets Of water and listens to the sound
Of tie water In the jar. and his ear II
70 well trained that be always walks
away at the exact moment when 1t In
filed to the brim.
Arriving at the house Of q customer.
be goes to the household jar. makes 4
deep bow and disappears behind tor
rent Of water. Foreigners can never
receive without laughing the visit OF
their aguador. the respectful little man
who bows to one behind the cataract
Of water.-Los Angeles Times-
The Meeker herald., 1917-09-08
sleePisEss AFTER MEALS.

II lsSsestss esostjisS Wrsas With ti.s
Digestive oysasA
A eoodtf1oa Of drowsinezs, which
may bscsass an Irresistible desire 70
take q nsp shortly after ea.inx. Is
usually . very accurate Indication that
something y wrong with the digestive
apparatus Usually this form of indi-
gestion b chronic in character. ani ap
pareotiy there II NO otber ev.aleure t;ia.
Il exists, or at least sueh evidcnet
would not be detected by ordinary at,
servatiOn-
In such cases the desire to take nai,
comes On suddealy. but the nap ID .
vefy short one. ordinarily not usOs~
than fifteen minutes. sometimes Tx
desire for these Indigestion uals-
comes On Al other r,ertods than tbOse
immediately following meals. but In
such cases this desire comes regularly
at certain periods Of the day The
cause. however. h the same ss hs ease@
where drowsfness comes on immediate
~ after the meal. the difference b, time
being ampiy the difference in the In
tefval required for the food to reach
tho portion Of the intestinal tract that
10 not voting properly.
OccASSonAl dr0wsfness following m
unusually hearty meal should not be
confused with the type Of periodic de-
sire for short nap referred to here
Such drowsiness indicates simply that
the digestive apparatus b temporarily
overworked and may b. In perfectly
healthy condition. This sort Of drowst
neas. II INDUCED. usually persists for
several hours, whereas the maps caused
BY indigestion are always Of short du-
rztiou.-Exchanee.
The Meeker herald., 1917-09-08
Donkey. In rreu,,rs.

The stranger In Guayaquii. In Dcua-
dor, at once remarks one very curl
ous feature of Its life and general ap-
pearance. We are used to seeing nets
over our horses In the summer. but
such an outfit AZ II required BY the
donkeys in the tropics strikes the
stranger a. ludicrous. The doukeys
are numerous in the city and are used
for all manner Of load purposes. from
baskets Of fruit to the carcasses OF
butchers meat In the morning a
string Of them may be seen trotting
through the streets with q load Of
fresh meat from the slaughter house.
which II situated outside the town.
The donkeys are all provided with COW
ertngs around the fore legs. like or
binary trousers, and with a protection
over the ears against the mosquitoes.
The Guayaquil donkey presents q
most comical appearance In trousers.
especially IL his garment L. embroider-
ed. az 1t sometimes il.
The Meeker herald., 1917-09-08
OLDEST MAP IN THE WORLD.
Il Proves Th.t Postal Routes Wsrs
Ussd In Abrahsm's Time.

0oo0 IN A0t1u0sWU
Postal routes Of $500 years ago.
when the parcel post and the circulat,
ing library already had been In ex-
istence At least 500 years. are shown
on the worlds oldest map. q treasure
that WAS discovered among the Nippur
tablets in the museum Of the Unives-
sity Of Pennsylvania BY DR.. Stephen
Langdon. the orientaiist from Oxford
university. DR.. I.angdon considered
the map not only the Oldest. but the
best preserved that has come down
from antiquity.
Dating before the time Of Abraham.
the map shows a comprehensive sur
vey Of the region about the temple OF
Nippur and indicates that the country
was under 4 high state Of intensive
cultivation. Canals were numerous and
served both for irrigation and trans
portahon. They were the mail routes.
and tag has been found for . basket
Of books or literary tablets sent from
the library Of the Nippur temple to .
town about SIX miles distant. Shurup-
pek. According to Babylonian tradi-
ton. Noah lived at this town and built
the ark there. The tag was used about
300 b. C.
The Meeker herald., 1917-09-08
POWER OF A WIFE.
Hen Attitude May Mako or srs.k Her
husbands eusinsss.

husbands 8ueinaee.
Charles NJ. Schwab considers that
the attitude Of 4 mans wife has vast
deal to do with his success In business.
In Succeeding With What You Have"
the little book be Has published, the
famous steel master pays the following
tribute to Mrs. schwab:
Il can never express the wonderful
help Mrs. Schwab has been to me from
the very start. One time q group Of
mon offered me large sum. $50 000.0O
believe, for half Of Bethlehem
told my wife about It that evening.
This Il . big sum- said. Half Of
what I have u yours. What shall We
do? II we sell. your share. invested
at 5 per cent. will bring you an income
Of over 10000 q month for the rest
Of your life
1--WE wouldn't sell for i've times
that my wife said. What would do
with the money? And what would you
do without your work r"
II have seen more men fail In busi-
ness through the attitude taken BY
their wives in their younger days than
from all the vices put together. nag
ging wife or one who ID not in SYM
pathy With mans work. who expects
impossible things Of him and IL incapa-
BILE Of taking = general intelligent In
terest in his work. Is one Of the worst
handicaps be could have. II a man
works with his mind clogged BY do
nestle troubles he II Of no use to him
self. his employer or the world 1t
large"
The Meeker herald., 1917-09-08

The mechanic who eats UNDERGONE
biscuits in a leaky kitchen presided
over by q Discontinued wife 10 not =
good investment for his employer. Bad
homes are as great an enemy to indus
trial Improvement as bad habits. says
Ida NJ. Tarbell in New Ideals In Busi-
ness"
"Competition itself is forcing employ
ers to consider the outside life Of their
employees" says Miss TarbeIl. 1.-The
first and most important thing they
must consider il the house the man
lives in. A good workingman wants q
home. He wants II possible to own his
home. To have efficient. Trustworthy
and steady men you must have healthy
and contented men. Men are neither
healthy nor contented in wretched
hOmAG~
The Meeker herald., 1917-09-08
IN. Popular 81. Il .s.s s.r..4

Owners or renters Of retail stores
should look out for the side Of the
street on which the property b located
Illustrative Of this II the testimony Of
Z real estate expert in case some time
ago that ground noors on the west side
Of Broadway. New YORK. should lease
for $50 . front foot more than similar
property across the street. The value
Of retail business depends on the
number Of passersby. and The difference
In this respect may result In . booming
trade on one side Of street and only
moderate success on the other. come
men are able to acQuirs such = reputa-
ton for their goods that the people 60
to them even when they arc inconven-
Iently located. but II 10 good deal cas-
Ter In building mp . trade to pot your
self on the route traversed by tbs
crowds.-Leslie's.
The Meeker herald., 1917-09-08
MAI AND HIS WEIGHT.
Feeds TIA Az Eesaiss Of Psrssas
Dpeiined - ee oAewt.


fsses
.se -
II yoa are inehDed 10 oe oesny ne1e
are The fooos yoe snoo'd asosd' accos0-
ing to an article In the American Mag
azine- Ihs autnoe ays:
'Overeatang = not necessarily gut
tony. o. awning Approaching u
small meal made up OF certain Ioods
will furnish more faei-and mofe tat
to the body tnan one twce n nfge
and less discreeuy cnoeen- foods sefy
vastly IN tuei SsIue' iof mstsnce' ooe
pound on onse OIL VII stsnd siSos"
for more surplus neso tnan toftS-nse
pounds OF the settuce on wn'cn you are
likely to eat II.
The stout person must seafn tnat ne
has both friends and enemies a. the
table. HIS enemies are sugar. ofeaa.
cereal. desserts. Duttes. cream. owe
oil. bacon. cocoa ana ncn sauces
Among his best friends are 'ean meats
unsweefened fruits and green foods-
Yet. alas. most plump people seem
stricken With an ardent love TOT tne"
enemies. inns may ne eooo scripture.
The Meeker herald., 1917-09-08
or. W;I,v.. T;p.

Says DR.. Harvey ". Wiley. the n
nous scientist and food expert:
~ could double the wages Of every
lab0ring man without adding cent to
his stipend II today ! could go into his
home and he and bis wife would listen
to what ] have to say as to what they
should buy and eat II we could come
back to simple life no one would COM
plain about food prices. Wheat and
milk are all that Is necessary for chill
dren. The meat problem is not much
of q problem in my family. My boys
eat whole wheat or brown bread with
butter and milk"
The Meeker herald., 1917-09-08

-Can I sell you some antiques. sirT'
"What have you in stock?''
1--WE got q chair George Washing
ton sat in. cradle Jenny Lind was
rocked In. q mirror used BY Catherine
the Great Of Russia and
Say no more. These things are com.
paratjvely modern"
But consider. sir
II want some real antiques. In fact.
I am anxious to acquire the set of tools
used by Noah In building the ark
Brooklyn Citizen.
The Meeker herald., 1917-09-08

The late Inez Milholland Boissevain.
the beautiful sulYragist, never wearied
of impressing on young girls the duty
Of being ~ beautiful as possible, for
she knew what an instrument for good
beauty rightly used can be.
One Of Mrs.. Roissevain'a favorite
dictums was:
"a girl can't help her looks. but bet
looks can help her."
The Meeker herald., 1917-09-08

There is q new story about Mr.. Kip
ling. for which G. r. Aonkshood Il re-
sponsibie. having brought It out in his
book, The Less Familiar Kipling and
Kipiingana." It appears that . friend
asked Kipiins whether be would not
write on airmen. ~ be had done on the
commanders and crews Of submarines.
Perhaps, some day" replied Mr.. Kip
ling. .Oh, but you musti" insisted his
friend. Lets see whether We can hit
on . good title" "well." said Mr.
Kipllng, aftef . moments reflection,
what do you say TO Plane Tails From
thu Skyf~
The Meeker herald., 1917-09-08
Cueiaua.

A lady one day remarked to Bulwer
Lytton how odd It was that q dove
latin. colombe) should have been sent
out to fnd the old world. and Columbus
(Colombe) should have found the ne,v.
YES" agreed the novelist. but more
curious still Is the fact that one came
from Noah and the other from Genoa!'
The Meeker herald., 1917-09-08

An Indianapolis man recently saw
for the hrst time Q flock" Of dying
fish In the Pacific ocean.
II am perplexed rs to the proper
thing to do in the case Of flying nsh."
he writes. SHOULD one catch them
with q hook and line. shoot them "
use q bird netr'-Indianapolis News.
The Meeker herald., 1917-09-08
CAREER SEEKING WOMEN.
ors hssdrsd . oay Flssk - Ns~
York Teswpeiws Fste.

Orr hvsdrsd . Day Flock - Mes
York Tssnpsiws Fsts.
One hundred women day come ca
reer seeking in New York city. This Is
the figure furnished by Director C. D.
Barns Of the state bureau Of employ
ment He bases his estimate upon the
number Of women handled daily by
the TnveIers' Aid, the number regis
tered at hotels and those registered by
tho state bureau and other employ
ment agencies.
One hundred women q day. $4,000 .
year. A fraction over four every hour:
approximately one every time the min
ute hand crosses the fifteen minute
marx.
Mr.. Barns estimates that large Per.
centags Of career seekers come from up
state and towns about New York and
New jersey. Probably 80 per cent. he
says. come from western states. The
smallest portion Of the number comes
from the south. Come succeed: more
fail Yet always others come. answer
ing the call Of the minute hand a. It
mills round and round like the 6uger
Of Fate. beckoninx.
Statistics are imperIcnal They say
nothing Of Who the wonasn are nor why
they come nor what they md instead
OF what they expect They don't say
there's tragedy in . bead shake. And
. laugh roand the edge Of tragedy.
Statistics haven't told the whole
story. They do not say that hope.
promise, disaster wait hundred times
q day for the womsn who comes to
New York.-Winifred Van Duzef IN
New York American.
The Meeker herald., 1917-09-08
M,s.,. ,t.x. essn Wsr.,.

A Wisconsin man says that be was
held mp to ridicuIs because S6ms one
painted q harness on his hofse. But
that's nothing to the fun that would
have been created II he'd led q set Of
harness from the barn and then found
that the horse within It was only q
painted one..Bu6alo Express
The Meeker herald., 1917-09-08
Rsassurinp.

The Departing Guest-1 hope my two
weeks' stay here with you hasn't prov
ed Q big additional expense to you.
Mn. Inwrong-Oh. no: George and ]
bave what We call catastrophe
fund.- that we've saved for just sscb
suereenc3es.-New Y0fk Tines
The Meeker herald., 1917-09-08

Very Suitable.
Tho engagement OF the young sur
geon to the telephone giri II unusually
appropriate"
why sof'
Because she makes q practice Of cut
ting folks OF and be Of cutting them
up."-Baltimore American.
The Meeker herald., 1917-09-08

III you should chanceNC he stroiling
On the surface Of the moon do not step
into q shadow or you will disappear
from sight. you will he undble to make
. cry for help and. furthermore. voc
viii be frozen sti6 within three sse-
onds," says teacher Of astronomy.
The Meeker herald., 1917-09-08
A ps,s;mise.

Tommy-Dad, what b q peaimIstf
Dad-A pessimist is q man who would
rather read the death notices In .
Newspaper than the jokes.-Exchangs
The Meeker herald., 1917-09-08

The Suitor-What will your father
settle On the man who marries you?
The Girl-,AIl the rest Of the family. !
suppose.-Puck.
The Meeker herald., 1917-09-08

Caller (viewinR new bahy)-Do you
think be ID going to resemble his "a
ther1 Msther-I shouldn't be surprised
De keeps me up at night even now.
The Meeker herald., 1917-09-08
o>riev,e.

HE takes life very seriously"
ayes. indeed. He can't understand
bow the world ever got along before
he was n."-Detroit Free Press.
The Meeker herald., 1917-09-08

God bles the good natured, for they
bless everybody else. = Henry Ward
Deechef.
The Meeker herald., 1917-09-08

lssieal Conclusion.
He Il not out Of the woods yet"
That ID why they think they CO..
tree him-"-Baitimcss American.
The Meeker herald., 1917-09-08

Wrong cannot afford defeat. bot right
ean.-TArses.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-09-17

ROUNDUP CLOTHES
Roundup Shirts. $1.5O to $500
Roundup Boots up to .....---.. $3.50
Roundup Hats $3.50 to $500
Roundup Hat Bands 35c to $1.50
Roundup Mufflers.. $1.5O to $500
Roundup Pennants $1.5O to $3.50
Roundup Jerseys. $500 to $500
The greatest assortments, the
most reasonable prices, the most
courteous treatment.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-09-17

This store will be closed from
o'clock till S o'clock in the after
noon of Thursday, Friday and Sat
urday-aIl three days of the Round
Up. s'1s9
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-09-17

good many and young asking that
question about clothes.
Here's the first item of interest: Hart Schaffner &
Marx suits and overcoats for fall have arrived.
The popular fabric worsteds cheviots tweeds, ir
descent shades green's browns in checks, plads
stripes and mxtures-and they're alwool, of
them
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-22
THE EVENING BANNER
BENNINGTON VERMONT
Monday January %, 1917.
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
Nsws OF the Town and Village TOD
Briefly for Buay Rsadses

Miss Rose Morrissey spent the week
end with friends in Troy.
Miss Margaret Healy of Albany is
the guest of friends in town.
Mrs. Lutte B. Sutton Of Union street
is passing the day in Albany.
Harry ]. Cole has returned from a
business trip to New York city.
There will be monthly social at
the Y. NJ. c. A. Saturday evening.
Frank NJ. Crawford of Park street
is recovering from an attack of grip.
Walter Ford of Division street is
spending the day in Albany on bust
ness.
Miss Helen Lally of Beech street
has recovered from an attack of
humps.
Samuel a. Patterson, jr is confined
TO his home on Dewey street with
humps.
Mrs. George S. Stoddard has return
ed from two weeks stay in New
York city.
Miss Mary O'Connor OF Old Ben
nington is visiting friends in Science
today for week.
Mrs. James f. Courier has been
called to Cooperstown, n. Y, by the
illness of a relative.
Miss Ethel Tidmarsh of Hudson
Falls is the guest of Miss Mary b.
Wells of Main street
Mrs. NJ p. Davis and Mrs. f. A.
Wattles left this morning for New
York city on business.
Collins NJ. Graves returned today
to Montpelier after passing the week
end at his home here.
Misses Anastasias and Alice Fitz-
gerald of Washington avenue have re-
covered from an attack of munps. ,
w. G. Pearce of Chicago was Il
guest Sunday at the home of Dr.. +. S.
Pratt. returning this morning to his
home.
Frank Gleason OF West Cheshire.
Conn, has been called here by the
death of his brother, the late Elmer
Gleason.
The girls basket bali team will play
the eii's team OF the Hoosick Falls
high school in the latter place Friday
evening.
Dominic Adamo who has been work
ing for c. w. Petersen. has gone to
New York, where he will remain un-
til spring.
Henry H. Walbridge, q student at
Massachusetts Agricultural college
in Amherst. spent the week end at
his home here.
Dr. w L. Putnam has sold two
double houses located en- Gage street,
one to Martin j. Craven and the 9th
err to John II. Winslow.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-22
Inspiration
Miscellany
How One Family Saved

In the American Magazine writer
tells how he ana his wife managed TO
save money and get ahead:
ION March l, 1905, my wife per
suaded me to take out FIVE shares OF
building and loan stock, which neces-
STATED my paying So every month. l
sept at it faithfully and regularly new
or missing a single payment, and many
a month could hardly see where the
So was coming from. for at that time
my salary was not very large. But
considered that owed Ii just the same
as owed my rent.
Il kept at 1t with a determination
that would not let anything interfere,
and after paying in for ten years and
eight months the secretary told me
that the series was in had matured
and that l need not pay any more. So
he gave me check for $1,000. You
can easily figure that ut S. per month
l had paid just SGio.
THE profit represented the interest
on my money for the ten years and
premium on my money which the as
ISOLATION had sold and when the
amount which had paid then plus in
terest ana premium reached $1,000 my
obligation TO them ceased, and l gos
the amount mentioned above, or $1,000
l have often said to my wife that We
were just that much ahead. for | feel
certain we would not have saved the
g. Zach month If xvc had nor made fha
start ard iSlt that we should stick ~
it until the stock matured
With that $1,000 / bought a $1,000
bond that pays per ceat, ANA instead
Of paying out $50 year we get $50 in
terest each year. This permits lis to
save the $50 each year ana in addition
the 500 interest, which is almost dou-
bic the amount we originally started
with"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-22
BRITON AND TURK.
A Surprise, Fair Fight and the Way
the Battle Ended

the Battle Ended.
There is a story of Gallipoli that
deals with fight in the open and ex-
hlbits the ''unspeakable" Turk as fair
and worthy enemy. This is the story:
A young English officer, doing OBJ
servation work alone, was suddenly
confronted by Turkish officer, SINH
larly engaged. The Turk was as sur
prised as the Briton. but came for
ward. revolver in hand The English
man had no revolver. He stood his
ground. his hands In the large pockets
of his tunic.
Seeing that his adversary was un-
armed, the Turk, much to the surprise
OF the Briton, threw down his gun and
put up his fists in approved prize ring
style The Englishman put himself
on guard, and the next moment the
Turk fnns himself upon him. and the
pair began TO fight desperately.
The men were about the same age.
the same weight and had equal knowi-
edge OF the art OF boxing. They
fought without stopping for about ten
minutes. BY that time each was fair
lv exhausted, and they paused for y
brief rest. only to continue their little
private accounting when they had
found their breath. Round after round
the fight went on. while out In the
gulf of Saros the ships fired auto
matically. and back Of each of them
the field artillery Numbered. Neither
seemed to be able TO get any decisive
advantage over the other, and al last
Turk and Englishman rolled over on
the ground and laughed and laughed.
Just then the EngIishman's hand
touched something 1t was the Turks
pistol He picked II up and handed il
to his enemy The two yonug men
shook hands. and each returned n his
own dimes. New York Post
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-22
Slen1 at Annapolis.

For certain slang expressions used 10y
cadets / am indebted TO mcmber OF
the corps. From this future admiral
learn that bird" or waco is a
man or boy; that a pap sheet Is a re
port covering delinQucncics and that to
"hit the pap" is to be reported for de,
linquency that steam" is marine en-.
gineering and to be obliged for juice"
IS To fail in examinations in electrical
engineering: to get an 'unsat' or un-
satisfactory mark, or even zip or
'swabo." which is zero.
Cadets do not escort girls TO dances,
but drag" them; a girl is drag"
and 'heavy drag or "brick" Is an I'M
attractive girl who must be taken to a
dance. A 'sleuth' or 'jimmylegs' is a
night Waterman. and to be ragged" is
to be caught. Mess hall walters are
sometimes called "mokes," while at
other times the names of certain eyalt.
ed dignitaries of the navy department
or of the academy are applied to them
Julian Street in Golfers Weekly.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-22

Tue ~ 1,,,, ..4,L c,..siA,lsr ,AoWn in
Danaus as rash-paroi tbc tiger folk.
a subtr.be ct lie Para race. SIN rcglrl
il as the correct thing to 80 into mourn
ing for twonty-lour hours Whenever 4
tiger dies near their village. Solid food
is tabocel. Then at the end OF the
fast there must he n general cleanup,
the floors and walls being smeared
with 4 mud, clothes and bruZcn u:en-
sis being thoroughly cleansed in run
ming water and earthenware vessels
that have been used at all being ac-
tually broken and thrown away. Last
", santi-ial. "the water of peace is
drunk and the flesh of sacrificed
fowl or pig eaten by all the cansmen
in common,