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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-21

Dushy tall parallel to his back and
his little forepaws lifted.
He wants some nuts. Get him
some nuts, Viyian!" called Harold,
and away to the house sped Vivian,
returning in trice to toss one to
the pleased little fellow. He
snatched it, then turned it over and
over again and MIR. Harper won
dered why he did it. All the chill
dren seemed to know and all at
tempted to talk at once. He finally
made out that it was the squirrels
way of telling if the nut were good
or bad. If good it would be heavy.
1t proved to be satisfactory, for off
he scampered to dig as fast as ever
he could with his little front paws
to make place for it that he might
store it for future use.
ems him tubard!" said little
Madeline.
About that time Mary, the maid,
called them to luncheon and Mr..
Harper was amazed to know that
the morning had already passed.
Inc afternoon by common consent
was spent at the Country Club and
by nine all were In bed and in
Sunderland, for the Sandman
comes early to those houses whose
inmates stay outdoors a great deal
and get plenty Of exercise.
he next morning they started on
a patch of potatoes that Sam-the
gardner-had been so patriotic as to
plant. Harold was the first to break
the silence.
isn't 1t queer how things grow,
anyway" he asked Now, here
are potatoes on one side Of me that
grow in the ground, and straw
berries on the other side. They
grow on the ground"
Again Hortense was heard from.
why. no, there is nothing queer
about 1t at all. Potatoes are tubers
and strawberries are runners. See
how they send out long runners.
On these every little way little
new plant starts. Tubers multiply
In the ground"
Harold was not to be altogether
outdone in this outpouring of
knowledge in the presence of his
father, so he made bold to come
y the Star Company. Great Britain !
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-21

see, Daddy, see!" Ii was Harold
who spoke, resting on his hoe.
That grackle-the one with his tail
turned square to one side-has
been coming here the last three
years. I've seen him. That shows
that birds have homes ogo to just
like folks. guess the rest of them
are his brothers. None of them are
his sisters because they are not
shiny and pretty like the males.
They are dusty looking"
So much for the ten-year-old. Just
then high in the branches of the
mulberry tree a robin began to CHR
rup distractedly Just as. If something
dreadful were happening. Charlie
who is eight-discovere quickly
what 1t was all about. Two little
robins were being taught how to
use their wings. Meantime a
neighbours cat had come proving
that way and was at that particular
moment crouching under a rose
bush. The mother robin had her
eye upon him and was telling her
babies of the danger threatening
them.
why how did you know all that,
Charlie boy?" queried the father.
''Oh. JUS watchin' 'em ever day."
was the laddie's reply.
II never saw such peculiar roses
as those are" said Mr.. Harper, as
he came close to the bush with a
hoe that had been doing it's work
most effectively between the rows
of beets and carrots. Some are
red, some are pink and some are
nearly white, all in one cluster.
Must be new variety you've been
getting"
why. no Father, they've always
been here and they've always looked
Just like that as long as I can re-
member. used to call them Sister
Roses" II was Hortense. aged six
teen, the high school miss, who
spoke.
Here comes the SQUIRREL"
shouted Harold. seemingly glad of
an opportunity to take another rest.
And every one stood at attention,
staring in the direction in which
Harold's finger pointed. Across the
front lawn came the little visitor.
nosing HIS way along and stopping
now and again to sit up with his
DOWNRIGHT 1917
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-21
How to Get Vacation by Staying at Home

TT isn't necessary to go away
from home to get a vacation-a
vacation OF rest, recreation and
change of environment. Fannie
Sprague Talbot explains how it can
be done, citing case which came
within her own personal view. in
GOOD HEALTH.
Miles Harper. lawyer, discov-
cred one Sunday morning. that he
was tagged out. Going on meant a
breakdown. A vacation away from
home was out of the question. He
must stay at home, but he must
rest must have recreation, must
have a change from the office
grind. He told his problem to his
wife.
So she said, "The very thingi
I've been trying to get man to do
the garden for the past week"-the
man who had been a sort of neigh
borhood gardner for several years
had got a post. as nightwatchman
or something in one of the new
munition plants.
I'm going to turn you and the
children loose in it to-day and to-
morrow. You are to forget about
business for just forty-eight hours.
1t is radical treatment, Miles. but
1t is the safest and surest / know
Of"
Miles objected, of course, but a
compromise was effected whereby
he began his -"vacationette,"
he called 1t, of two days-the next
morning.
They were in the garden Just az
soon as breakfast was over. 1t was
lovely morning. rare morning
for this season for it did not rain.
1t was Just the day for wreaking
vengeance upon weeds. But 1t was
not all just weed destruct lon, how
ever. for great deal more was
done-they went about the business
in very much OF spirit Of play,
and took time for a number OF
things.
For example. they had just begun
their task when three or four purple
grackles few down under the big
maple beside the garage and began
stalking about very much at home.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-21

back with what he considered a
poser.
Well, Sister. teacher told us
something the other day. 1t was
about how garden things drink.
Beets and carrots and vegetables
like that drink through their little
hairy roots. And they eat, too.
They eat the air through their
leaves. You. didn't know that, did
your"
Just them big bumblebee came
lodging about here and there
among the roses and peoples and
lilies.
Hes workin' JUS like we are"
piped up Charlie.
Working! How do you know he
is working?" asked the father
ooh. cause he's buzzing round
gettin' honey to take to his chill
runs" declared the laddie.
It was here that Mrs. Harper rose
equal to the occasion.
did you ever know. Daddy, that
there are three distinct kinds Of
bees? Yes. there are. We had in
the club review of Maeterlinck's
wonderful essay on bees. The
workers are all sexless. The males
are all drones The queen is the
only female in the hive. That old
saying about the King Bee is
misromer."
Hnm-m-, Hm-m-m! Whir-r-r-r!
"Oh. it's our hummingbird.
Daddy" cried Harold. looked"
A tiny shimmering green body
with a bright red patch beneath the
bill was darting in and out of the
fragrant white lilies. emitting
whirring sound and an occasional
squeak as It went through its gyra-
tions.
I'm so glad that little humming
bird likes to visit u.s." said Visian.
1.-THE lady who talked to our Audu-
bon club said that the hummingbird
Is one of the three smallest birds in
the world and that II Is known only
in America. It's a truly American
bird"
''Pitty Tower. pity fower!" lisped
Baby Madeline. holding up to her
fathers gaze big clover blossom.
ooh, throw II away" said Mr..
HARPER. That's only clover"
Rhts Reserved.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-21

sWhy. Father. said Hortense,
didn't you know about clover!
You think that is Just one flower.
don't you? Well, it isn't. 1t is made
up of dozens of flowers, each one
perfect"
See 'em pity back sings"
The baby again called her fathers
attention to her part of the garden
plot. This time she was picking up
from the freshly hoed row shiny
black beetles.
Mother ran to her, startled. Ugh,
throw them do vn, child. They are
horrid things
"They are Coleoptera," Hortense
FASTENED to say.
"Coleoptera!" shifted Mr.. Harper.
well. since you seem so bent on
disclosing so much of your abund-
cant knowledge, young lady, just
what do you call that?"
A beautiful big brown butterfly
flew over their heads.
It's scientific name is Lepidop-
terra" glibly replied Hortense.
There are six hundred varieties in
this country. A butterfly has three
pairs of legs and two pairs of
wings"
We'll, of all the"
But the astonished attorney could
not find words In which to express
his admiration for so much erudi-
ton. So he merely looked very
tenderly at his daughter and then
set to work again.
So the good work continued. It
was not the weeds he dug-though
his efforts In this direction were
downright-that were all-availins.
Hours in the sun and fresh air.
hours of honest. health-giving
sweating; filing the lungs with
fresh. rose scented air: and forget
ting all thoughts OF business and
Just enjoying his family and the
spirit OF the day--these we're the
things that sent him hack to the
office next morning with kick"
to his nerves, putting punch" In
his work that he had not known for
many weeks. And he found that.
with good secretary and good
office orgaization, he had not been
missed.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-21

T HE real beauty of face is in it's profile Ii
the profile is strong and beautiful, the
face is equally strong and beautiful In
other WORDS the beauty Of face cannot exceed
that of its profile. The woman who would i'm
prove her face and the arrangement of her hair
must study roth critically from the side. For
this reason the woman who invests in a good
mirror is .ar economist Of her own beauty.
Should she Ec too stout she should sell her easy
chair and buy duplex or triple mirror. Thus
she can observe the lines of her figure with
studied
She should determine in what respect her fig
ure varies fl-om the canons of beauty and try to
conform to rhem. Is she little too short for
the breadth of her fguref Stretching exercises
will add somewhat to her height Such wom-
an should stand before the open window and
with hands back to back, the finger tips touch
ing, rise upon her toes and stretch to her great
sst height not once but many times.
Also any woman who would be taller should
recline great deal and take much sleep
possible The body is known to be taller in the
morning than in the evening because the muscles
Of the Joints have relaxed, while during the day
hey have contracted.
The critical view id the mirror may reveal
that the figure is too broad or too thick for it's
height. If too broad, this is extremely difficult
20 remedy. If too thick, diet, exercise mas
sage or all of these must be summoned. Re-
ducing your hips will make you look taller But
perhaps you are too thin. No figure be at
lractive if the bones are too prominent Give
special attention to your diet; eat rich, nourish-
ing foods and exercise especially in the open
air In this way your mirror can in truth, be
,alled the first aid to beauty.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-21
On my body there are

IN my body there are
some light brown
patches which | understand
are due to sort of fungus.
What is the cause and cure
of this condition?-E. j. M.
Your trouble suggests a disease
known as thea versicolor. 1t is due
to vegetable parasite of the fun
gus class, known as the microsporon
turfur. 1t is a common affection
and only slightly contagious. It pro-
crosses slowly and is very persist
ent. Without treatment 1t may last
for years. 1t is a disease OF adult
life. Wash frequently with hot
water and green s b and apply
tlncture of iodine occasionally. The
underclothing should be boiled. A
few weeks should suffice to cure
the disease, but relapses are com.
mon.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-21
I AM eighteen years of ago,

AM eighteen years of age.
six feet in height,
weigh about $50 pounds,
eat enough food for three
people, but am thin and
pimply. Do you think 1
have any diseased - M.
G. X.
The thinness Is due to rapid
growth, chiefly of the bony sys-
TEN, most of your physiological en-
ergies being concentrated upon this
special development, which will
probably furnish the foundation for
exceptionally good physique in
adult manhood. With the compile
tfon OF growth will come a more
rounded DEVELOPMENT. Pimples are
apt to especially troublesome in
a case like yours since certain nu-
tritive processes are so active that
elimination lags. which state of af-
fairs accounts for the acne of ado
lescence, in other words, the pim-
pies Of the rapidly growing young.
1t Is not a disease you have; you
are simply going through the natu-
raj evolution of healthy youth.
Keep the bowels regular. to elimi-
nate as much as possible by way
of this channel; get plenty of fresh
air, in order to oxidize tburn up)
waste poisons. and bathe daily, so,
that elimination by way of the skin
will be furthered. BY improving
the circulation of the skin of the
body and hence keeping the
breathing" function OF the skin in
active operation. you will probably
be gratified by seeing lesseninS
OF the facial acne.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-21
WILL you kindly discuss the treatment of constipation
w in a general way M w.


bathing
quite
cooked fruit daily breakfast Where
prescribed physicians doses governed by the conditions
intestine
If hygnc and dietetc
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-21
Sell Y our Easy Chair and Buy Mirror

WILL massage help my sagging cheek
muscles and prevent deep lines ap
pearing around my nose and MOUTH
BELLE s.
BY all means massage those sagging cheek muscles,
using the upward rotary motion Of the first two fingers
of each hand You can aid in the upbuding of this
region by applying butter good tissue-bud-
Ing cream, such as this:
lanoln ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ounce
PAIN 'ard tpurej ................a ounce
Boric acid. ..................... IS Grams
MY scalp is very dry and my hair,
AVA which is full Of dandrlff, is rap
idly turning gray, although am only
twenty-seven. What should l DOT
READER.
The dandruf must be removed And the only thing
that will it is condition Of scrupuous clean
ness both of your brush and comb and Of the scalp
Wash your hair once week in warm water and cas-
tile soap. Devote ten minutes day to gentle
massage Of the scalp; this will stimulate the seba-
ceous glands to do their work more effectively Then
apply the following tonic which is excellent for gray
ing hair, at least once week:
Terebene .................... "a dram
sulphur .........'............ "a Gram
Borax .......'........'......s4 dram
Lavender water. ..............4 ounces
I AM blonde and my hair is grad
ually turning brown. The top part
is much darker than the bottom which
is almost a golden color. What can I
do to restore the original color and
make all my hair one shade?-M. B.
Wash your hair week in this:
Warm water ................1 quart
Borax ......1 ounce
Borax is extremely drying to the hair and makes
1t brittle would not advise its any than
you help to secure results. If your scalp is grow
ing dry massage 1t twelve hours before the sham
poo with this:
Oil Of sweet almonds .......45 grams
Essence OF rosemary. .45 grams
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-21

POURED some oil on
wooden bearing for my
motor shaft, and it seems
to run with more difficulty
than before-L l.. G.
The wood probably absorbed the
oil. 1t has been found that bear
ing which will absorb a lubricant
actually increases its friction.
What you want is some lubricant
which will not soak in. Powdered
graphite or even soap might be
better than oil In this case.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-21
7HeD0ct0rSduS

T.. wy .lx.av. 800 un1 .;:.
SUFFER from stomach acdity and pain after taking
food. My gallbladder removed in 1916 on ac-
count of inflammation. Do you think lack Of bile is the
cause OF my troubeF-M B.
ent trouble the bile deficient
me ue s
after meals in doses Of five or ten grains capsule should
0 like mea ad s ess ON hs
s"s TO sd. s
WHAT enlargement of the veins of the hands
and armsF have had them as long as
BERN. G.
peculiarly any heart
insuGcency which disension the superficial veins
M posb s the you T
is not likely that your tcuspid valve is afeced
SUFFER from chronic constipation and about twice
year have attack of abdominal pain lasting
from eighteen to thirtysix hours, which leaves in
such weakened condition that / unable attend
to my business for two or three weeks afterwardR. P
though quite possible that your panfu may Be- dpe stoge
abdominal trouble public
possible diagnosis attempt
s9 saSS%ssss
yours by treatment
DESPITE frequent bathing / troubled by dis
agreeable Odor from my person, and, being notice.
able to others it handcaps me in business Is there
remedy. M. ~
Such odor from under the be du.
solution e. omn in alcohol which have put by phsrma
nosri twice with DObers solution
WILL you kindly discuss the treatment of constipation
'" in general way?-M. W.
removable such food deficient nsus
Systematic exercise and cold bathing are Of the greatest benefit Ah
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-21
WHY is it that a fly, fly

WHY is it that a fly, fly
ing about a fast NOV
ing train, does not pass out
through the rear door-sup-
posing it to be open2 Also,
if fly were to jump
straight up in the fast NOV
in g car, would he descend
I'd practically the same
spot from which he started
or would the floor of the
car pass under him p
A j. M.
The air in the car is carried
along at the same speed as the car.
The fly being in the air, is carried
likewise at this speed. The same
applies to a passenger If he jump
up. although the car moves for
ward ten feet before he comes
down. he will light in the same
spot from Which he jumped. This
Is BECAUSE he has the same speed
as the car before he jumps. II he
were on the extreme rear of the
rear platform and did this he
would come back down on the plat
form unless a strong wind blew
him back. On the other hand. IL
he cat was suddenly stopped while
he was in the air. he would some
down n front of where he went
Up. This can be seen from the
tact that when car ia suddenly
stopped the passengers keep on go
ng forward and slide out Of their
Keats.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-21
WHAT is the difference

billion and an English bill
lion IN. P. +.
The French and American billion
Ia a thousand million and is put
down thus: 1,0o0,00O.0o0. The Eng
fish billion is a million, and is put
down thus: 100000, 100000. This
latter would be called a trillion in
America
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-21
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IT. HE real beauty of face is in its profile. II
the profile is strong and beautiful, the
fac, is euually strong and beautiful In
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-06-07
INHERENT MERCHANT
FINED BY AUTHORITIES

A. Greenbaum, an Inherent mer-
chant with branch stores at Anchor
age, Juneau and Ketchikan, ran foul
of the Inherent merchant ordinance
in this city and was arrested by mar
shall Scott yesterday for selling goods
without paying the 500 per month
license designated to protect local
merchants from outside competition.
and was hauled before City Magis-
trate VIM. Meals, who after hearing
the evidence. assessed fine of SIS
and costs against Mr.. Greenbaum,
which he paid. o. p. Hubbard repre-
sented the defendant and T. J. Dono-
hoe of the firm OF Donohoe and Di-
mond conducted the prosecution for
the city.
Mr.. Greenbaum arrived in the city
on the Admiral Watson with stock
of ladies ready-to-wear goods, which
he placed on sale, after having pur-
chased license to sell general mer-
chandise. which His Honor deemed
did not fit the occasion. Mr.. Green
baum departed on the Northwestern
this morning for Ketchikap.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-06-07
HORRORS OF WAR.
A. They Were Depicted by . Minister
In Cromweips Time.


That war has horrors and is to be
avoided like pestilence is no new
discovery. Modern war is probably
worse than any that preceded it, but
from the beginning thoughtful, Observ-
ing mankind has protested against the
suffering and wastefulness caused by
battle.
Here, for instance, is Rev. William
HoOke, q New Haven minister, who
later became chaplain to Oliver Crom-
well, writing in 1910 about war. The
death dealing instrument Of that day
might now seem almost harmless by
comparison with the implements used
in these advanced times, but the New
Haven man was -keenly alive to the
saddening aspect Of their use.
Ware" he writes. lis the conflict
of enemies enraged with bloody re-
venge. The instruments are clashing
swords, rattling spears, skull dividing
Halberds, numbering pieces and thun.
dering CannOns, from whose mouths
proceed the fire and smell and smoke
and terror, death, as 1t were. Of the
very bottomless pit"
The preachers description Of battle
has all the vigor of early pulpit rheto-
ric. Here ride some dead men, swag-
~gering in their deepe saddles" he pic
lures; there fall others alive upon
their dead horses; death sends mes
sage to those from the mouths Of the
muskets; these it talks to face to face
and stabs them in the fifth rib"
War becomes more terrible as mans
ingenuity brings forth new instruments
Of torture.-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-06-07
NIZINA OPERATOR
RETURNS FROM WEST
Is Thoroughly Satisfied to Allow the
Court House to Remain in
its Present Location

Frank Herman, a prominent Nizina
mining operator, was passenger on
the Northwestern for Cordova. where
he will take the Copper River train
for Kennecott and his home Mr.. Ker-
nan stated that he had left his home
town and jonrneyed to Cordova ex-
pecting to catch the boat and come
up to Valdez to transact some legal
business. On his arrival at the Cop
per City he stated that he had to
wait four days for boat, and upon
his arrival at Valdez found the court
sitting at Anchorage. Mr. Herman
took ship for Anchorage and trans
acted his business returning on the
same boat
The round trip took him about
week and it will be three or four
more days before he can get back to
his property. Mr.. Herman is now
somewhat skeptical in regard to NOV
ing the seat of government to An
chorage. as he believes had he made
the trip in winter it would have TAX
en- the better part of six weeks to go
over the trail from Seward. had he
come thru on the Government trail
over the pass he could have left Chit
ma and got into Valdez the same day
and got back to Chitina the next day
losing but little valuable time.
The removal of the court to An
chorage would necessitate long ted
ious journey for the big operators
in the vicinity of Mccarthy and Chi
tina who would he forced to wait
for boat at Cordova. and also have
a long wait at Anchorage before they
could return. The distance from VAL
DEE to the big mining interests along
the Copper River railroad is about
rs miles. which can be easily made
at small expense in day by auto.
via the Valdez trail.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-06-07
TILLIKUM RECEPTION
BE HELD TONIGHT

The informal reception given by
the members of the Tillikum club,
their wives and friends in honor OF
Major DAWSON and departing men,
bers of the Alaska Road Commission,
will be held from until IL O'Clock
in the club rooms tonight. Light re-
freshments. and music will be provid-
ed throughout the evening by the
Club. The members of the club are
urged to attend and show their ap-
probation of the splendid work the
Commission has done by wishing its
members godspeed.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-06-07
COLUMBIA STUDENT
H.. REFUSES REGISTER

NEW YORK, June 7.-Charles
Phillips, a young student attending
the Columbia University in Manhat-
marlborough, this city, was the first
one to be arrested by the federal au-
thorities for a refusal to register. Up
on his arrest the young man exepr-
fenced a decided change of heart and
begged for a chanse to sign his name,
saying that he had been given bad
advice by other persons, who told him
that if he refused the official would
not modest him.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-06-07
CONFERS WITH
SENATOR FROM VIRGINIA

WASHINGTON. d. c., June T.
President Wilson conferred with Sen
ator Thomas S. Martin of Virginia
an hour this morning on the appro-
priations question and it was resolved
10 make no change in the program
as outlined last week. Senator Martin
is chairman of the appropriations
ly cheered as he drove through the
streets of the capital.