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Williams news., 1917-07-12

Mrs. Frank Martin returned from California, Friday.
 Donofrio's Ice Cream on sale every day, at The Racket Store.
 Joe Cloquer has been trans ferred to Winslow and will wis it the Grand Canyon before he leaves for his new position. .= Mrs. Guy Rigg and. daughter Fern returned from Los Ange- les and. the beaches where they have been taking their sum- mer vacation, on No. 22, Tues day.
 Mrs. Tom Hansen has been visiting her parents, MT. and Mrs. c: w. :Ortt, of Flagstaff. MT. and, Mrs. Ortt will come to Williams on the fifteenth, and expect to make their home here.
 J. D. Tannehill. Chas. Howe andC. Hill were in from Gar land Prairie, last Thursday. All three have their farm work laid by for the present, and are working on the Garland Prai- rie road.
 w. F. Thomasson, of Red Lake, made a hurried visit to Williams, Saturday, to pur- chase supplies: He is very bu- sy on his farm, and reports that all of his crops are doing re- markedly we'll this year.
 Mrs. Trent gave a party in honor of Miss Mildred Owens, Tuesday evening. Dancing and games were the features of the evening. About ten couples were present. Refreshments of punch and waters were serv- ed.
 Miss Helen Stark visited in Williams Saturday, Sunday and Monday, taking an invol- untary vacation because of a badly sprained wrist. Miss Stark is living in Kingman where she is in the post office. She certainly enjoyer the cool weather here.
 Ed Hunter was in from his his farm west of the mountain the first of the week. He states that the alfalfa which he plant ed last year, as an experiment. suffered severely from the win ter and is not doing well. He will blow it up again and try seed that he is getting from Montana, of a variety guaran teed to stand 40 below. The seed formerly planted came from Colorado.
 Donofrio's Ice Cream on sale every day, at The Racket Store.
Williams news., 1917-07-12
LOCAL NEWS NOTES

For Sale-Four room house and five lots. H. M. GOSS
 Donofrio's Ice Cream on sale every day, at The Racket Store.
 Harvey Hudspeth was in town: Tuesday after a trip to California.
 w. H. Campbell, stockman, of Flagstaff, was in town yes terday.
 James Mackey, formerly swingman at Williams: has been replaced by Harry Addle- son.. Y, ,,. =.
 MT. Goss went to Winslow where he has been transferred, Monday morning. His family will follow later.
 Charles Whitfield, Guy Rigg, and George Reinhardt went to Flagstaff Saturday and are serving on the jury there.
 Mrs. James Callan and son James returned from Californ- ia where they have been visit ing for several weeks, Tuesday.
 MT. Frank Orr and MT. Roy Orr went to Winslow Sunday night, where they have been transferred and expect to make their homes.
 MT. Ross Towery came up from Kingman Saturday night on No. 10 to take one of the new cars from the Sweetwood & Towery garage to a party in Oatman. Mrs. Wolfe went back with him to visit her daughter, Frances, at King man.
 Mrs. Jack Tooker and Mrs. Shirley were in from the Grand Canyon Tuesday. They came down with Mrs. Shirley's cou- sin Mrs. Heff, who has been visiting at the Canyon and who left for California, Tuesday. Mrs. Tooker and Mrs. Shirley spent several hours shopping while in town.
 R. A. Griffin, accompanied by his wife and little child, came in from New Mexico on No. 1, last Friday, to take up duties here as third trick op- orator for the Western Union. J. McNabb, the popular young operator whose place he fills, is leaving for a better position at Winslow. His many friends here, while disliking to lose his pleasant company, wish him success in his new position.
Williams news., 1917-07-12
Are You Religious?

If not, come and hear what Professor August F. Wallis, M. A. has to say about it next Monday night, at the Parish House, and maybe you will like it better.
 If you are you surely will come or make an effort.
 You positively will not be called upon for a cent.
 Donofrio's Ice Cream on sale every day, at The Racket Store.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-01-26
Office Man Is Safest Risk.

DO you know now much risk of in
jury or death there is in your daily
occupation? The actuary of the state
workmen's compensation department
has it all figured out in dollars and
cents.
The man who takes the least risk
is the man employed In office work,
such as bank clerk.
Office employees are rated Mt a
premium of II cents on each 500 for
the aggregate pay roll of the institu-
ton by which they are employed.
Newspaper men are rated at IS cents
on the 500. This includes all branches
of the newspaper business, represent
ing chance of 10 In 1000 that n
newspaper man will be killed or in
jured in the line of duty.
The figures indicate that window
cleaner takes his life in his hands
every time he crawls around On the
outside of a building letting the day
light In. He is rated at 1856 per 500,
The highest premium rate is $S35,
on the professional wrecker, who runs
Hie risk of having a brick building
fall on him.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-01-26
Lebas' Confidence.

Many years ago the granite obelisk
that stood sentinel before the palace
of Rameses III, at Luxor, for more
than thirty centuries, was taken to
Paris. It's erection in the Place de la
Concorde was marked by fine ex-
ample OF civic courage. 1t had been
brought from Egypt by the engineer
Lebas in a river boat specially con-
structed at Toulon, to navigate the
Nile and the Seine. This boat was
towed through the sea by a warship.
When the cables used in raising the
obelisk were strained almost to break
ing Lebas placed himself under the
enormous stone as ii began to move
Ii single cable had broken all would
have been over with the engineer. Ex-
planning his hardihood Lebas said it
was to show the crowd of onlOokers
that he was sure If his calculations.
A single error and he would have been
crushed, and he preferred a tragic end
to dishonor. "This," said lie Cri de
Paris, was in 1896, before our day of
interviews and Lebas occupied only q
few lines in the Constitutional, no
more, no less. than the periodical adj
ventures of the sea serpent"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-01-26
AVOID SPREAD OF DISEASE
Point of Importance Is That Sick Chill
dren Should Not Associate With
Their Playmates.

That the general public, especially
the uneducated public has no knowl-
edge Of the danger of the commoner
diseases of childhood and no apprecia-
ton of the peril of letting ailing little
ones associate with others at school
and Sunday school, Is The assertion of
the New York Medical .io;rAal.
Parents should be shown" it says,
mot only that their children are dan
gerous to others, but that the reverse
is true"
The fear of having the house pla-
carded and quarantined leads many
parents to conceal a childs illness,
sending word to school that it has
chicken-pox, for instance, when really
it may have smallpox, tonsillitis or
even diphtheria. They do not summon
doctor, and for the same reason.
What is needed is a campaign to edu-
cate parents as well as children to
wholesome dread of sick playmates
and to a realization of their duty to
keep their own sick little ones away
from theig neighbors' well ones.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-01-26
The CotsWolds.

The Cotswolds are another example
Of the variety of natural scenery that
England succeeds in packing away
within her narrow seabarred boun-
daries. Here, within three hours Of
the largest city in the world, you can
walk in complete loneliness, over &
grassy road that follows the route bid
out by Roman engineers, with tum-
bled skyline Of real mountains on your
right, and sweep of empty fields
falling away to the left. You can take
tea in an old Roman villa. where the
tiled courtyard is still smooth and
tight; you can sleep in an inn that haS
apparently not changed its habits or
its bill Of fare since the days of Rich
ard the Lion Hearted.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-01-26
Downtown Aarieulturist.

"The farmer has no show moaned
Mordecai Morose. Ever stree | can
remember l have lost money on that
last car of hogs l shipped to Kansas
City. Alfalfa is only fad. and silos
are worse than useless. When the
prices of corn and wheat are decently
high l don't make half a crop. Taxes
and mortgages eat up half a Teller can
raise. If the other half escapes the
chinchbugs the middleman grabs it.
Ar-r-r-r-r!"
Just sol" returned progressive
Farmer Broadhead. According to
your own showing, Mord, you owe the
middleman about six hundred dollars
and the chinchbugs an apology. Prob
ably it would have been money in yOur
pocket if you had never been born" 49,
Kansas City Star.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-01-26
Windows That Lioht.

IN the question of light rooms IT is
fact that windows grouped together
give more light than the same num-
Der and size of windows scattered
about the walls. For the tOO-dark
room, therefore, it is sometimes pos
sible to remodel to the extent OF cut
ting through the wall and joining
two separate windows in a bay. An
other advantage of such step is to
apparently and actually increase the
extent of the room - apparently
through the vista afforded, and
through the increased light in the
room, actually by the two or three
feet added in forming the bay. Or,
if bay is not possible, the forming
of a line of windows, instead of The
two separated windows, will still
furnish the vista and the increased
light.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-01-26
RACCo0NS WASH THEIR FOOD
Curious Habits of TypicalIy Known
American Animal Are a Most
Interesting Study.

Few American wild animals are
more widely known or excite more
popular interest than the raccoon,
which occupies most of the wooded
parts of North America from the
southern border of Canada to Panama,
with the exception of the higher noun
tain ranges.
Their diet is extraordinarily varied,
and includes fresh-water CLANS, craw.
fish, frogs, turtles, birds and their
eggs, poultry, nuts, fruits and green
corn. When near water they have a
curious and unique habit of washing
their food before eating it, Their fond
cess for green corn leads them into
frequent danger. for when bottom-land
corn temptS them away from their u.s.
ual haunts raccoon hunting with dogs
at night becomes an especially favored
sport. Raccoons are extraordinarily
Intelligent animals and make interest
ing and amusing pets.
Raccoons began to figure in our
frontier literature at an early date.
"Coonskin" caps, with the ringed tails
hanging like plumes, made the favorite
headgear of many pioneer hunters,
and ''coonskins" were a recognized
article of barter at country stores,
Now that the increasing occupation of
the country is crowding cut more and
more of our wild life, it is a pleasure
TO note the persistence with which
these characteristic and interesting
animals continue to hold their own in
50 much of their original range.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-01-26

In the New York Medical Record,
DR.. j. Barley Percival of Paramari-
BIO, Dutch Guiana, discoursing on
Primitive Medicines" advances the
idea that certain plants resent their
use by animals by secreting juices
that are more or less poisonous; that
by persistence these feeders become
immune and are able to feed upon the
poSsons. 1t is by this secretion of
pOisOns, this theorist maintains, that
such vegetable species are preserved
though the preservation is not COM
plete. He also recognizes that disor-
ders and disease are common to plants
as to man and other animals and thar
such diseases are due to the provision
made by nature for eliminating the
weak and unfit. He notes that as
soon as plant Or animal is injured
there begins a struggle between the
recuperative powers and those scav-
engers that are always ready to dis
pose of the dying and the dead; that
if there is enough internal power to
heal the injury or overcome the sick
ness there is recovery, otherwise
death ensues.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-01-26

The dawn of trousers for women is
sighted by Prof. Warner Brown of the
department of psychology of the Uni
versity of California, who sees in the
advancing feminine movement the dy-
ing out of extravagant attire for wom-
en-, says San Francisco Bulletin. In a
lecture to his students. Professor
Brown placed the blame for women's
Overdressirg upon men. THE origin
of variety and extravaganza in attire
were regarded as property" said Pro-
fessor Brown. 1.-THE more splendid
they appeared the more it reflected
credit upon their owners. Men even
today still glory in the dash and
beauty of their wives. When the eco
nomic necessity of securing a husband
is eliminated and when the feminist
era is completely realized, one big
motive for extravaganza and quickly
shifting styles will lose lis force. In
that enlightened age. the feminine sex
may perhaps adopt a uniform dress,
like the Chinese costume, or some 9th
er form of modified trousers"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-01-26
Beware the Loaded Gun.

The man who returns from hunting
or hangs it on the wall is. in reality,
setting a death-trap. Yet it is surpris-
ing how often this is done. The gun
we didn't know was loaded is an
old, old story, says Farmers Guide.
You cannot be too cautious. The
loaded gun you may keep on the wall
to shoot crows with when they get in
the corn is liable to cause you more
loss than a million crows can. 1t takes
only a second to put a cartridge In a
gun when the time Is at hand. It
takes 20 longer to take It out.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-01-26

The United States is selling no small
amount of products to the rest of the
world. According TO the foreign de-
partment of one of the largest of New
York's banks. our business for the cal
endar year will be about $S,000,000, 600,
or about one-ffth of that of the whole
world. Since we are buying back
from the world about five billions in
imports. there will be trade balance
of some $3,OO0,O00OOO in our favor.
The United States needs the money,
and is getting it in greater volume
than ever before.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-01-26
ALWAYS IN DEMAND

at least twice year the newsca-
pers print letters about work for
women and discuss the subject at
length. The weak spot In these In
terchanges of opinion is that most of
the women and girls do not wish to
become producers of real wealth, says
New York Commercial. Most of them
wish to become actresses or opera
singers; authorship and newspaper
work come next in favor and stenog-
raphy and teaching stand third
Women are well-fitted for all these
vacations, but all women who must
earn living cannot find places In
thiS limited field. Brushing aside all
other occupations, the woman of av-
erage strength and intelligence can
make more money as a cook than in
any other way. No woman cook earns
as much as Maude Adams or Melba.
put every cook can get a Job at more
than living wages and can save more
favorites usually do. If cook has no
business and executive ability she is
still sure of employment. If she DOS
sesses these qualities she can go into
business as keeper of a boarding
house or restaurant. Housekeepers
who know how to cook receive large
salaries in hotels. The cook can still
cook if her business venture proves
disappointing, but the singer or act
ress, whom she perhaps envies. soon
sees others take her place on the cleo
trio signs and in the hearts of the
people. Every girl should learn to
cook at home. She will need it If she
marries, and it will assure her free
dom from the pinch of want if she
has to provide for herself
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-01-26
Our First BattIeship.

The first American battleship was
the old Texas, of Spanish-Amerlcan
war fame. She was authorized by
congress in 1886 and was completed
six years later. The original battle
ship was little over 300 feet long and
had displacement Of 6,315 tons. The
present day Texas Is 554 feet long and
has tonnage Of $1,000 tons The old
Texas ended her days as Il target for
navy practice above five years ago.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-01-26
1--WE Can Conquer the World"

We can conquer this world and the
next by indifference to all who are in
different to us; by taking joyfuliy tho
benefit that comes spontaneously; by
wishing no more intensely for what is
Il hairs breadth beyond our reach than
for a draught of water from the Can
yes. and by fearing nothing in another
life.-Landor.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-01-26
Happy Time to Come.

Wills-"Do you think that moving
pictures are the ultimate development
Of dramatic art?" Gillis-"No. There
will be one more. On the legitimate
stage you can get along with brains
and no beauty; +" the movies you can
get along with beauty and no brains;
and the next ttage Of development will
be one where you can get by without
"ither."-Life.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-01-26
ALWAYS in Workino order.

Mary talked so fast no one had much
of chance to say anything In her pres
ence. Her little npighbor had no one
else to play with after school hours,
but would not remain in her company
long at time. After noticing that her
boy returned so soon each time he
went to play with her, his mother in
quired into it, and Walter replied,
"Oh. she is always wound up So"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-01-26
Bolivian In.

Bolivia is the only locality Of the
new world whence tin In large CONNER
cial Quantities is exported. The de
poSits are large, and the use of tin
as an alloy appeared 10 be very olo.
Before the coming of the Spanish con
quistadores the natives of Peru and
Bolivia. in the vicinity of Lake II
ticaca. made use of tin as an alloy
with copper to make bronze.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-01-26

Allied aviators flew all the way
across the Balkans to guard the city
of Bucharest from enemy air attacks.
The wonders of this remarkable war
in the way of achievements Of in
ventive genius will apparently never
cease.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-01-26

In the latest expert report on infan-
tile paralysis. dogs, cats, rats and
fieas are relieved from blame of car
rying the disease and the response
bility is laid on human beings. And
so investigation, swinging the circle
of theory, comes back to the starting
point.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-01-26
EmnhasIze EriendIIness.

The Arabs show their friendliness
when meeting by shaking hands six or
eight times Arabs of distinction go
beyond this--they embrace each other
several times.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-01-26

The latest surgical opinion is that
cancer is caused by high living. Then
most of us are safe, for a little while
anyway.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-01-26

When a ton of dynamite is dropped
from an airship it seems a waste Of
cable tolls to describe the material as
a high explosive"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-01-26

Judging by their pictures, at least
the medical authorities who warn us
against the perils of kissing are in
no danger
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-01-26

The news comes that Sardinia has
been ravaged by a cyclone. This will
give excuse for the price of sardines
going up.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-01-26

People can always find something to
quarrel about. Whether it should be
''aviatrice" or "aviatrix" is now a bone
of contention.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-01-26

Man may imagine himself capable
of performing any light task until he
tries for the first time to put a pair
of mittens on a baby.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-01-26

Some newspapers are still explain
ing the last election, whereas the real
fOrward-looking sheets are at work
on the dope for 1920.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-01-26

A famous musician says that peace
can be established only in a fOndness
for music. And yet most music lovers
we've known produced awful discor3.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-01-26

With vegetables also getting into the
altitudinous list it's up to one of our
leading actresses TO lose a necklace
Is carrots fine.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-01-26

Great minds run in the same chan
mel" says the adage. Proof is found
In editorials which appear simultane-
Ously in some of the exchanges.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-01-26

What has become of the Alaskan
whale that was to have proved a cheap
substitute for meat? Has it gone the
way of the Belgian hare?
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-01-26

Laura Jean Libbey says young peo-
pie should love sensibly. Would that
be extracting about half the joy from
1t?
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-01-26
BROUCHER'S SARCASM
BY HAROLD BRONSON.

Broucher had naturally unpleas-
ant way or expressing himself when
things didn't so to suit him and some
foolish person once told him that he
was delightfully."-. wickedly sarcastic.
That explained him. 1t is rather an
awful thing when a man gets an idea
that he has a gift for sarcasm. He
Is particularly apt to cultivate it.
Broucher became unpopular. He
was not really such bad sort of fell
: low, not even ill-tempered. but he de-
Veloped sort of carping habit of
speech for the more frequent display
OF his gift and his associates natu-
rally got down on him.
1t was In his loneliness that he he
gan his wooing of Miss Bardexter, the
meek and amiable little woman whose
nimble, white fingers ratified over the
Keys of the typewriter in the office
Miss Bardexter rather admired
Broucher's style of talk. Perhaps 1t
was she who originally complimented
him on it. Anyway. .Broucher got
into the habit of lingering about her
desk and saying wickedly sarcastic
things about the other men in the
office. The upshot of the thing was
that he married her.
But with the waning of the honey.
moon it was different. If anything
went a little crosswayS he usually
called attention to it, and of course
young hOusekeeper is not an old
one, and things viii go little cross
ways at first.
Then it was: Dearest | have OBJ
served with some pain that you are
not sufficiently considerate of the feel
ings of the young lady who has so
kindly consented to assist you in the
care of the household. You must re-
member that girls in domestic service
have their feelings"
'Why, Courtney. dear! am sure l
have always tried"
Eyes, yes, l know. don't think You
meant TO hurt her, hut there is that
young man Of hers and her girl friend
and her young man in the kitchen
now. | know they are there because
I hear them very plainly. indeed. They
have been there three nights hand
running now. and you have never
once invited them to use the parlor
and the piano. so that they have been
obliged to put up with the kitchen and
a mouth organ. Don't you think ii
would be nice for you to go out and
invite them in. Pm afraid If do it
shall be tactless."
Mrs. Broucher would look at him
timidly and hesitatingly, and he would
sustain her look with an unpleasantly
bland smile. Then she would go out
to the kitchen, and shortly after the
sounds of revelry would cease.
But Broucher was not dissatisfied
when a letter came announcing visit
from his mother-in-law whom he had
never seen; he said he would be more
than delighted. You see. we bore
each other so that any distraction is
welcome" he said with a smile, and
patted his wife on her plump cheek.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-01-26

When man complains that he can't
get on a jury he reveals one of the
best reasons why he isn't fit for jury
duty.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-01-26

Whatever else is suggested, there is
plainly no embargo on the wedding
bells of the season.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-01-26

Casting bread upon the waters is
probably cOmmendable thing to do,
but at ten cents a loaf it comes rather
high.