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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-11-12
HOW CAN IT BET
Sign seen on q door:
COLONEL PRIEST, PRIVATE"
THIS Is THE LIFE.

THIS Is THE LIFE.
War has its advantages.
The other day 1 was in need OF q trif1-
ing. amount.
1t meant a good deal in my young life,
But 1 couldn't seem to interest others
in 1t.
went to one of my friends
And he began talking about the war
And the horrors Of it, and he talked
two hours.
tried another and he began talking
about
The German advance in Italy
And what it meant to the allies.
He talked until lunch time.
The third man began talking about
The food shortage, and the fourth
Man I approached talked Of war in
All Its phases until evening,
Then I got to doing 1t myself,
And forgot what I went downtown
after.
The great war makes business worries
seem trifling.
They say war makes money easy.
And 1t does-easy to spend.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-11-12
}UncIe Walt Has f0r}
)You This EVENING"

HATE the winter; then my
| aunts fill all the house with pot
ted plants. which lately grew
outdoors; there are begonias.
palms and ferns whichever way
q fellow turns, on windowsills and
floors. It makes me sad to plant my
feet in boxes of nasturtiums sweet,
when hunting for a book; 1t makes a
weary toiler hot to bump his head
against q pot suspended from hook.
l have to pack big pots Of flowers from
place to place, at divers hours, SO they
will get the sun; pack them all around
the coop and now set them on the stoop,
the work IL never done. Oh, there are
pots upon the shelf. where stood the
works of Richard Realf. and pats upon
the stairs; and there are pots Of silly
greens where / would keep my mag T.
zines. and pots upon the chairs. have
to drop my changing Tyre and 60 and
tend the furnace fire. 30 some blamed
plants won't freese; have to leave
my downy cot to see that some old
swinging pot escapes the winter breeze.
/ have to water foolish plants and keep
them free from bugs and ants end
worms and erubs and bots; and till
the long long winter goes. I'll bump
my brow aud bust my nose against
the hanging pots.
Copyright 1917 by George Matthew
Adams.)
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-11-12
WHATCHAMA
COLUMN
p 81 81 s.

PEPS
Special Agent way Arrests Moon
sinners. In other words.
where there's . still there's q Way.
In the war theater the Russians
seem to be in the worst box.
Observe that Alice Paul. . Jailed
militant suffragette. rssists forcible
feeding. Friend Hoover ought to be
interested in her case.
OF course 3. p. u. q. might also
stand for "stinsy persons useful
guide"
The Germans didn't devise the first
barbed wire entanglements. Any mar
ried man can tell you that.
II Miss Wilson. who IL Q singer and
the presidents daughter. should MARI,
that violonist. they might be instru-
mental in raising a record breaking
family for harmony.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-11-12
WITH THE HIGH sRoWs.

We often wonder how many O..
Henrys there are in this country at
the present time. Jack Lait, the only
original second o. Henry" by &C.
cusation and a plea OF guilty" II in
our midst. He lives out in soxviIle
and smokes Home Run cigarets.. Also
the third, fourth. fifth and sixth o.
Henrys have been here. II anybody
else wants to make q claim. the best
he can get IL seventh place. o. Henry
was ''the second Guy de Maupassant."
Jack il "the second o. Henry" What
relation IL Jack to Guy? II he the
third Guy de Maupassant. or was Guy
the first Jack Lait? Really these
literary problems are most annoying.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-11-12
The Domestic Filter.

The small sand, animal charcoal,
wire cloth filter, paper, sponge and
cotton contrivances, which are
screwed onto the faucet and let much
water pass rapidly through them.
are not filters at all: but simply
strainers, giving q murderously false
sense of security. They are ideal cul-
turs mediums for germs, and the
water Is richer In disease-engender-
ing capabilities after than before
their use; they keep back some OF
the cruder but comparatively harm
less impurities-mud. iron. rust and
visible misunderstanding the water
look more attractive; but all the
same the microscopic germs Just bat
ten in them. Small filters that allow
a good stream of water to pass
through, will never stop germs; nor
will the leaky joints and cracked
tubes In many such filters. A filter
working rapidly in proportion to IT'S
size does not como up to the re-
quirements. Small filters that are
effective will allow water to pass
through drop by drop; to got fair
stream q series Of such hlters have
to be tubed together and "ressr-
voired' in the home. The most ef-
fectivs domestic filters are made Of
unglazsd porcelain or Of baked infu-
serial earth or Of sandstone-the In
ventions Of Pasteur and Bersefeld.
But through even these, germs may
in the course Of time pass into the
filtered water. The best Of filters are
germ proof for only limited period.
Thus the knotty question rsmains--
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-11-12
YANk-THE.e DOODLE.

Yank- the Doodle. that's the game,
Hoover, Notwithstanding.
Middlemen and profiteers
All our dough demanding.
Yank the Doodle, pirate crew;
Yank the Doodle dandy.
Any old excuse will do,
Yank the Doodle dandy.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-11-12
THE SORROWS OF sYLvEsT,

Sylvest was downhearted.
"Eets lika dees, meester." he said.
Il have got too mucha troub. Day
benin yesterday 1 was playa da oil
organ when a sufferidge parade she
go past. l no know da suff parade
she was comm an 1 keep on playa
da organ to geta da nick from da
crowd on da sidewalk. I playa MICA
tune called 'Darlink. I Am CROWN
or, an so soon like I playa heem da
parade she bus up and about four,
fl hundred womens came at me an da
organ, like da wildcat, yes. They
scratcha my face an pulla da hair
and smash da organ till she cost
twenty-fi dollars to get heem feex.
Why for they do eet l not know, but
eet pretty tough for Sylvest, yes.
Too moocha troub. meester."
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-11-12
THE EARLY TIN LIZZIE.

An Idaho man started for Oregon
in an automobile to attend the funeral
of a relative. On account Of tire and
engine trouble he didn't get to the
place until two hours after the funeral
was over.
The surest way to get to q funeral
on time. across country IN an auto
mabile. is to start just as you hear
the relative has lost his appetite.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-11-12
MAKE THE WORLD SAFE FOR
GASTRONOMY,

Hero IL the model telephone order:
One-twelfth dozen eggs.
One half pound potatoes.
pinch of salt.
lump of sugar.
1 karat of beeswax.
One half yard of spaghetti.
1 teaspoonful of baking powder
link of country sausage.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-11-12
DON'T SPEND ALL YOUR MUSCLE
IN ONE PLACE

Chicago woman has sued for divorce
because her husband has Joined the
army.
Does the woman expect him to do all
his fighting around home?
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-11-12
AND, AGAIN, HELP

This is the motoring season in New
Jersey. No mosquitoes around to
puncture the tires.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-11-12
poLIcEi

contributor says Noah certainly
lived in New Jersey.
He was q new ark man.
Oh, pip!
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-11-12

signed letters psr.nne to Health S, -
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-11-12
A SHORT STORY, ANYWAY.

Henry Sphinx. Of Mineola, L. l., is
seven feet three inches tall He must
be the original long islander.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-11-12

Office
HOME DEFENSES
7PHERE two elements coming prominently to the
front in our domestic relations bearing the war
U that seem to require attention. They are:
First: The sympathizer with Germany, known also as
the alien enemy and the American citizen who
iron cross in his heart.
Second: The citizen who would take advantage of war
conditions to commit vengefu acts against individuals
~ -
Between the activities Of these elements the people
here and all the United States becoming and
agitated. The public has witnessed the effect of
German propaganda in Boise, and, the other hand,
there are some who declare certain outbreaks not
promised upon patriotism but upon personal Spite We
have no positive legal evidence either point, but we
cannot escape the testimony of our as to THE
SUBTLE AGENCIES SOWING SEEDS OF sEDITION
IN THIS COMMUNITY AND COVERING THEM
WITH THE WE'LL PREPARED SOIL OF CUNNING
ALIBIS Alleged persecution may be part of these abs:
If not, certainly it is not to be condoned.
~ Il q
In any event the federal government seems power
less to act promptly and effectively because Of the demand
for legal evidence and the traditional red tape It is pos
sibe President Wilson and congress had that condition
in mind when they encouraged the organization of
muny protective associations to handle such situations
as for instance, the T. w. w. outbreak.
TO our mind however, the w. W. soap box orator is
not so dangerous the crafty pro-Geman wolf in the
sleeps clothing of American citizenship
The national administration obviously will continue to
find it difficult to deal with such characters rs 1T NOT
THEN, THE DUTY OF REAL AMERICAN CITIZENS
TO HELP DEAL WITH THEM9
WE SUGGEST THAT THIS COMMUNITY, AND
EVERY OTHER, TAKE STEPS AT ONCE TO OR
CAME AN ACTIVE, REPRESENTATIVE, FAIR
MINDED BUT RED BLOODED COMMITTEE FOR
HOME DEFENSE, NOT ONLY TO PROTECT THE
PUBLIC HERE AND TO THAT EXTENT THE MA
TION FROM THE OPERATIONS OF THESE DE-
sPICABLE PERSONS BUT TO EXERCISE ITS IN
FLUENCE, WHICH WOULD BE POTENTIAL, TO
HOLD IN CHECK ANY DISPOSITION TOWARDS
SPAsMODIC MOBIsM
To such body it should be felt the duty of every
church. of every womans club of every business organ
cation of every farming body, of every labor union of
every lodge through carefully selected committees to
public or the representatives the federal
or both.
Any intelligent inquiry will reveal the artful agents of
Germany in this community the apologies for Belgian and
other horng atrocities the crafty critics of the Amer
policies the opponents of every step taken by the
national administration to win this war. THEY ARE
HERE not necessarily all paid agents. but nevertheless
poisoning every mind that they may reach safely breed
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-11-12

how are filters to be regularly tree
ted 20 ~ to insure this essential
property
OF course those able and willing to
pay the expert for periodic inspec-
ton easy; but this luxury 10 not for
the most Of rs. To clean the Berge-
field or Pasteur filter, the cylinder or
candle il removed, scrubbed or
brushed, sterilized by boiling or bak-
ing and then replaced; this done
once . week assures safe filtration.
All domestic n1ters must be capable
Of easy disjointing for such purinca-
ton.
QUESTIONS and AnswGD
1ABY MILK FORMULA
wAss u q good MIR formsls for .
baby 3 months old. My baby tcctghs
IA pounds, seeSss ssorns0I IN every res.
pecf, only dlso0ys hungry. Yovr ar
ftcles are verr pIdtnly ans semstDIy
sor1tten; one does not haze to be col
lego graduate to s~derstosd tAe1A
Ass,oer-The following 10 right for
most babies from . to months:
Top milk chest In tae market) - o..
lime water, 5 o.; milk sugar : o.;
boiled water 10 o.; . feedings In ~
hours, 8 to 9 %; ct 3 hours inter
walls during the day, one feeding at
10 Pm. Some bouncer, that baby.
one pound above the average. Plen-
ty Of water to drink II baby cries
between meals.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-11-12

Continued on Page Six.)
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-11-12
YOUR HEALTH
B. JOHN B. HUBER. A. M. N. d

Ur1tten book recsspt for GOOD
ta0e.-Vototre.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-10-25
British Army Boot.

The British army boot is made from
very stout chrome-tanned leather IT
is interesting to note that what Is
called the 'front" of the boot is UNI
like the average civilian boot, cut all
in one piece, right from the toe to the
heel, and scanned up at the back. The
toe contains, among other things, a
plate of hard iron, which is nailed on
underneath. On the whole, the British
Tommy has a small foot, the average
sizes being seven and eight. Compare
Mr.. Atkins foot with that of his Rus
sian brother. Here we have IN aver
age of nine and ten. The upper por-
ton of the Cossack boot reaches to
within an inch or two of the knee,
and has a buckle at the top. Its con-
struction is very similar to the British
boot, the essential difference being the
boot is not stitched round the "welts"
as is the British.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-10-25
caIorx is Measure Of Heat.

Calory is word so much used by
physicians and Writer'S upon diet that
there is no excuse for anyone not I'M
Outstanding what 1t means. The defini-
ton of the word calOry in the
dictionary is: "One or two recog-
nized units of heat, Of which the great
or calory' or 'kilogram calory is the
amount of heat necessary to raise one
kilogram of water l degree c.; the
lesser calory' or small calory' being
the amount of heat necessary to raise
one gram Of water l degree c."
t;ilorv, then, is a measure of heat.
III human body may be likened to a
furnace, and the food that goes into it
to the fuel, for this, in fact, is exactly
what it is, as it supplies the body
with what enables it to keep up its
heat. So the heat-giving qualities of
our food are measured in calories.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-10-25
PicKAnNINNY is REAL MUMMY
Body of Little Black Baby Preserved
in Pennsylvania City Did Not
Change in Twenty Years.

A real mummy, little colored baby,
born some 20 years ago, who died
after living several weeks. is preserved
in an undertaking establishment at
Chester, Pa.
There is no record of the parentage
of the infant, and in brief its history
is that it was found dead 20 years ago
and that the body was turned over to
the late Thomas Minshall, then an un-
dertaker and deputy coroner. AS the
body was never claimed, he decided to
use it for experimental purposes in
embalming, and prepared special mix
ture of embalming fluid, d portion Of
which he injected into the little body.
The result proved successful, and In
a short time there were evidences Of
mummification, and after being an OBJ
ject of curiosity and ten days won
der the mummy, christened lizzie"
was taken to an unused room in the
building and tucked away on the top
shelf of closet.
During all these years the infant
body has lain there undisturbed, ex-
cept when some, curious person has
called at the establishment and re-
quested permission to see it. The
mummy is 20 inches long, weighs two
pounds and resembles in every way u
real colored baby.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-10-25
WHAT SITE OF DOVER COST
Indians Were P,sid Twelve Bottles of
Drink and Four Handouts of
Powder, 1t Is Said.

Dover, Del, which one thinks Of as
belonging to that sisterhood Of inter
esting little Colonial capitals of which
Williamsburg and Annapolis are ell
ders, has celebrated the two hun.
dredth anniversary of its founding.
The three neighhor Colonial cajsi-
tails have no little historic resem-
blance, and, though Dover is the
youngest of them, it has its full share
Of historic interest and romantic tra-
dition, political and social. That great
man, William Penn, who had the Wis
dom to abolish the tariff duties that
he found hanpering the trade Of the
great river leading up to his noble
proprietary province, having induced
Jamcs, duke of York, to let him add
to Pennsylvania the "three lower
countries on Delaware lost little
time in making provision for the
founding Of Dover as the county scat
Of "St. Jones County," now Kent
county, for he issued a warrant for
the survey of the town site in 1858,
and eleven years later, according to
one authority, says u. N. yaIlandig-
ham in the Philadelphia hecord, paid
the Indian owners for the lasd "two
match coats, twelve bottles Of drink
and four handfuls of powder" an In
tolerable deal of firewater for so
tr;ilng supply Of ammunition.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-10-25
DANIEL WILLARD GIVES
RULE FOR SUCCESS

Daniel Willard, the great railroad
man, has told B. c. Forbes some Of
the things that have helped him to be-
come successful. The article is in
the November American Magazine,
and Willard says:
If you really want to get along
rather than to see how easy time
you can have, you must apply your
self wholehartedly- both during your
working hours and your leisure hours
Ito your business. By having your
mind on your work you are apt to
learn how to do it accurately. and
there is nothing more important than
accuracy. Then, don't stop after do
ing what you are told; do that and do
that accurately-then find something
additional worth doing. When the
time comes to retrench, when men
have to be laid off, if you have made
yourself really useful and valuable,
you will probably not be dropped;
you are more likely to be given more
important work to do, because your
employers will know you will do it
right, that they can trust you and
depend upon you.
In my own case / had no special
advantages. l had no superior edu-
cation, no unusual mental gifts, no
physical advantages, no influential
friends, no money. ! worked my way
out of the rut by determination to
keep right on doing the best knew
how to fill my job, plus, and losing
no. opportunity to increase my fit
ness for my job. never had chace,
or if SO failed to recognize it, to do
any unusual or brilliant thing, any
thing spectacular-such as being the
hero in any great railroad accident
or situation, or sensationally saving
some celebrrity's life. / simply pegg-
ed right along"
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-10-25
unrrohtaDie Land Transaction.


What might be called remarkable
land transaction took place years age
in Tokyo, with no thought of profit
on either sides and today there ID
much searching of heart among those
who are interested, heirs aud lawyers.
It appeors that the land now occupied
BY the Belgian legation in Sannene
aho was leased fourteen years ago by
The late Baron dAnethan from Mar
uuis Toshinaga Okubo, heir to the
famous Okubo, and brother Of Baron
Maxine, former minister OF foreign
affairs. A perpetual lease agreement
IF two thousand years was signed in
consideration Of the payment OF ap-
proxinately $4,000. This land is now
valued at about 100000
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-10-25
Doinu Without Copper.

In Germany, where almost all the
copper is needed by the army, some in
genious substitutes have been found
for it in the peaceful arts. In house
wiring, for instance, iron wire has
taken the place Of copper. Iron can
not, however, De used as conductor
Of electricity for long distances. nor
where exposed to the air, because IT
would cost too much and because it
rusts too quickly. Nor can it be used
for telephone wires.
Locomotives are now built with
scarcely any copper, Siemens steel tax
ing its place.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-10-25
Church Directory.
BAPTIST cHuRcH-Rev. H. A.

BAPTIST CHURCH-Rev n. A.
Stellar, pastor. Sunday School at
9:45 A. M. J. M. Terrell, Supt. Pray
er meeting Wednesday night Of each
week.
nj. e. CHURCH-Rev. RIA. Skaggs,
pastor. Preaching every Sunday.
Prayer meeting every Wednesday even
ing. Sunday School every Sunday at
$3.50 A. M. J. L. Ernest, Supt.
M. Il. CHURCH, SCUTH-Preach-
ing End and 4th Sundays of each
month, Rev. o. E. Thorn, pastor. Pray
err meeting Wednesday evening. Sum
day School at 9:45 A. M. Howard
Price, Supt.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Preaching services at IL Al. M. evzy
first and second sunday, and at IL A.
M. and 7:3o P. M. every third Sunday.
Rev. John Mckenzie, pastor Prayer
meeting Wednesday at 500 p. M.
Sabbath School at GAS A. Nj. j. P.
Tibbets, Supt.
UNITED BRETHREN CHURCH
Rev. H. d. Farmhouse, pastor. Preach
ing every Sunday. Prayer meeing
Wednesday evening Of each week.
Sunday School every Sunday mora-
ing at $3.50 A. M. M. D. Gamer, Sur &.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-10-25
Swat the fly some more.
s-s,sas1
improved Electric Fan.

A novel type of electric fan may be
suspended by its own feed cord from
any suitably placed lamp socket. the
space usually taken up being thus
saved The fan is i've inches in al
ameter. and with its socket weishs suT
little more than two pounds. bur o.
any alternating or direct curisrt eli
cult OF 10 volts Is drives at = Apsee
That gives good eircuis4ipa OF asf
alaroushsst room af erGinary sl1s.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-10-25
Pxx Her to Wait.

Shoe Salesman-But, my dear
Madam, you had better purchase a
pair while they are only twelve doh
lars. The price will soon 60 to twenty
five dollars.
Conplaeent Customer-Oh, thea /
won't taks any just now. II they go
that high ~ just Xait for my sec
ond childhoc aad Ia I can 60 bare
foot
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-10-25
THE CHARM OF GOOD
TASTE is ALWAYS SIMPLICITY
The Wool Trimmings Make Their
Debut.

NEW YORK, Oct. 25.-There is a
kind Of breathless interest, here in
New York over the battle Of the hustle
and the straight silhouette. Today,
one is sure that the long skirt and
tunic, in other words the straight sill
houett,e is triumphant; tomorrow,
there may be seen so many charming
examples of the hustle frock, both on
the street and on the stage, that enc
thinks it surely will. be accepted
However, at the present moment, the
one-piece dress and the frock with
the long tunic seem to be the favor
ites.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-10-25
County Directory.

CIRCUIT COURT
Warren Il, Kittle, judge
w. Bruce Talbot, Prosecuting Atty.
w. d. Corder, Clerk.
COUNTY COURT
E. A.. Waugh, President,
VIM. Scrimgeour, Commissioner.
Ishmael Haddox, Commissioner.
S. +. Hoffman, Clerk
County Court convenes:
Second Monday in January,
First Monday in April,
Second Monday in June,
First Monday in October. S
e. w. S. Kennedy, Sheriff. m
e. A. Barte, Deputy Sheriff,
w. Scott Simon, Assessor. Il.
Cleo. Swecker, County Engineer
Isaiah Johnson, County Surveyor.
e. A. Hunt, Supt. Free Schools,
COURT HOUsE-Philippi, W. Va.
..a-e
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-10-25
Prcparedness.

Prepare yourselves for the great
world, as the athletes used to do for
their exercises; oil yonr mind and your
manners, to give them the necessary
supDleness and fiexibility; strength
alone will not do, as young people
are too apt to think Chesterfield.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-10-25

them out, for the styles of today seem
TO be returning to that for Inspiration.
Skirts are tighter than they have been.
like the drapery we all wore then, and
The much-talked-of hustle is not I'M
like the drapery we all wore then, and
the sleeves are much the same. Of
course, there are small changes, and
big ones, too, that every one can see.
There is fascinating little shop just
off Of Fifth Avenue, that lays great
stress on type" What is your type ?
Do you look best in the long straight
things that give height and slender
ness? Or are you slender enough, and
so can look like a Princess Charming
in the hustle effect? Whatever it is
stick to it. This year you can, and
you will be backed by famous design
ers no matter which Of the two sill
houettes you choose