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Suppose You We're o. Flu

T one OF the malicious demons OF
the Arabian Nights should
- transform you into ny, while
leaving you in possession OF your
human point of view about things
around you. what moustrous world
this would seem to bel
Everything wOuiu be distorted
and thrown out of its familiar pro-
, portions and relations. The little
would become big. and the big pro-
digious Fear and terror would b.
magnihed. along with other things.
Your instructive standard Of meas
urement would still be your own
personal dimensions - but you
would have shrunk TO about
1-5.S3o.C .COoth of your former bulk
&. ., $50 times in each dimension,
length. breadth and thickness).
while everything around you would
retain It's normal size. The mi
erocosmic world would seem to
have sprung up around you to
macrocosmic dimensions.
Suppose that the first place where
you sliEhted in your new role OF a
full-nedged househy. in buzzinE
search after a Epeck Of spilled
syrup. or a grain Of sugar, or a bald
head Gas pleasant TO your hooked
feet as rough bark to a cats clsws),
were a side table, three feet long by
two wide, in a restaurant While
your new hy nature attached itself
solely to the eGtables. your old.
leftover human nature would take
eoEnizancs OF the novel aspect OF
your surroundings
The surfacs the little table
would seem TO you TO be about as
large as Union or Madison Square.
The furnished menagere would rise
like a gorgeous paEoda OF porcelain.
glass and silver. 500 feet tall! The
tea-eup into whose sweet-smellinE
depths you cautiously descended.
tapping ITS cotfee-stained walls with
your GarEantusn club-tongUe,
depth
When. with appetite stimulated.
you emerged from your feast the
hy-napper that descended upon you
with the crash OF thunder. ard took
of one OF your SIX legs. would look
as large as a half-acre lot dashlng
down from overhead. The fy side
OF you. eIultinE in its agility. would
only laugh at the adventure. but
when you perehsd on a hat-rack
and sought nonchalAntIy to use your
remaining legs aA brushes for your
head and wings. the haunting
human element would make EoJ
trembl. With terror OSer your nai
rev NScA0S
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Flowers of the Arctic.

In the brief, bright. nlghtlesS Sum-
mer the ArctIc-is a paradise Of flow
ers. 1t would seem to be a COM
pensation OF Dame Nature for the
long Winter during which the sun
never shows his jolly face once.
A great many OF these plants
have Of late years become familiar
to garden lovers because they are
much used IN rock gardens. and
every dover lover knows .heir dell
cacy OF structure. their brightness
of color and their hardihood.
But nothing can beat their origi-
nal environment. These patches
of yellow and blue and rose and
purple. cheek by Jowl with great
beds and banks OF snow a. some
stranded and long unnelted berg.
look lovely. 1t Is the setting they
were made for.
Strangely enough. when brought
south and eoaxed to grow in our
gardens. these Arctic and Alplns
plants lose both a part OF their
great vitality and their lovely tint.
They pine for the Arct!c like the
Eskimo does.
NanSen tells OF delicate blusbells
noddinE in the breeze. saxifraseB
with large blossoms. pale yellow
mountain peoples. white cloudberry
flowers. and blue forEet-ms-nots In
countless millions in the nelghbor-
hood OF the North Pole, 30 IL Is not
all desoIation and death. A howsr--
seed ls one Of the most difficult
things In nature to XIII. Give u
half a chance and It will show up
smiling, and do It's Bit in making
Iha SsrlA . brighter place to Iiss ".
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Father and Daughter.

DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
am eighteen, have been
working for two years. and am
making good. I asked my father
~ I might have a few callers this
Winter. and II could go out once
in a while with -ounE men.
have missed all tho good times
this Summer. as all the girls
grew up with have friends now.
and 60 out with them. and when
they invite me. always make a
third so 7 refuse the initiation.
Ny father told me that 7 did not
need TO go out with young men
until ! was ready to get married.
told him that his attitude was
absurd. and that needed a little
recreation with people OF my own
age. He has told me before that
n ever bring or invite ANYBODY
10 call on me, they will be refused
admittance. am lover Of
music. a good dancer. and MAKE
hosts Of friends. but when It
comes TO going on excursions or
plcnics OF any kind. can't go
along. and 7 am feeling heart
broken. II my father finds out
mat any par tlfuAdT klTi lTlenn OF
mine Is going out with Young
men. have 10 give that Eirl UP.
Nearly every evening at home.
an argument is started and when
] quarrel with my father. 7 Just
feel miserable because know
he loves me and Is soIiclfious o.
nv welfare. but ] cant see any
harm In going out with = Young
man for a little pleasure occa-
sionally. My mother is dead
c. C.
Of course good times are q thing
on which youth is likely to lay
too much emphasis. But equally
age Is likely 10 forget the perfect
ly good sdaEe that "au work and no
play makes Jack a dull boy and Jill
an equally dull girl" Undoubtedly
your father wants 10 protect you.
He wants 10 save you from rushing
around madly IN search OF excite
nent and wasting your youth and
1ealth and strength m trivial pleas
e. think better va, for him
" protect you would Le TO lei you
The Washington times., 1917-10-01
Self-Sufficient Clam
ChOWder.

IS clans CchopPed). clam liquor.
small pinch leaf thyme. few sprigs
parsley (chopped). few chives
chopped), cupful diced potatoes. /
grated carrot. Il green pepper Ccut
nne). l stalk celery Ccut hne) II
minced onion, ounces bacon, ]
small can concentrated tomato soup,
u can corn. ] cupfUI any leftover
vegetable or rice. Il pounE cabbage
(choppedJ.
Put the liouor drained from the
clans In a large kettle, adding all
but the clans and the last three
Items in the order given. The bacon
should be cut hne and fried with the
onion Bail slowly two or three
hours: add boiling water n needed
10 thin II. Twenty minutes before
serving add the chopped CLANS. corn.
tomato soup and lefi-over vegetable.
This choWder should be thick when
finished
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But In moment a new wonder
would Danish the old fear. Enter
ing. with iy-impudence and curios-
ity, to the up-hung straw hat OF
customer eating his pie. about as
far below you as from the apex of
the woolworth Building to the
Broadway pavement, you would fnd
yourself In a round. perfumed hall
as cspacious a. a theatre. But
when the owner OF the hat arose to
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claim his property and free 1t from
interlopers. you would nee in abject
fright. even though you had the
courage OF a thousand hlss. for the
giant on two legs that suddenly
reached after you would be a thou
eand feet tall
Before the imperturbabIe phiIoso-
ply OF your hy nature had restored
your upset human reason you might
have fed across Broadway and into
The Washington times., 1917-10-01

jonathan Harker. n London so
hcltor's clerk, takes long
Journey to BukOwina to see Count
DraeuIa and arrange for the
transfer Of an EngIIsh estate 10
the Count. In his diary, kept In
shorthand, he gives the details of
his strange trip. the latter part
allied with mysterious and thrill
tng happehings- Upon his arrival
at Castle DracuIa he iE met by
the Count and ands himself Vlr-
tuaIIy q prisoner. The castle It.
self Is q place Of mystery with
doors all barred, and no servants
70 be seen. The Count Ereets him
warmly, but his strange person
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DRACULA,
THE VAMPIRE
SYNOPSIS OF STORY
By BRAN STOKER.

aIIty and odd behavior cause Har-
keF much alarm. In order net to
arouse suspicion Harker leads the
Count to tell Of his estate and Of
the history Of his family. Later
the Count orders him 10 write his
employer he II to stay at the
castle for q month. That night he
sees the Count crawl down the
castle wall like 4 lisard. A series
of MyaterIous Incidents fOlIow,
and Harker gains an idea of the
strange character of his hest.
One night three women appear In
his room but are driven away By
tie Count In fury. Recognizing
his danger he seeks to escape, but
Ands all aveaues Of escape closed.
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consciousnoss again. once slis vas
on the Kirder beside him. 70 re-
treat then to cieiiy's reoe Was eou-
paratively simple. ts
So they reached place Of safety
At last. and Pear thre@ hs -
into Toms arms. CT: 'Hs Hks Z cha
In relief and raacticn
Meanwhile the "S der Tas Ja y
ing . second and a shiad sAet t-s
vanishing Carslake - 4Set wign1Gr
success. for he reached the Sc3ola-
ing roof without. m shrb ana d rts5
down a flight Of steps out OF SiRhr.
Came alongP cried the 'spidsr.s
excitedly, as carslako Vanished
from View. The chase is on again,
my friends. Dry your tears, young
woman. We've no time to lose.
These detectives at the door are ne
match for him. Wed much bettsP
go down and keep our eyes open for
him ourselves.'
PEARL u GAME.
OF course. that's exactly what
We must do" agreed Pearl, smiling
through her tears and attempting
to control herself. She was not \
weeping woman ordinarily. and she
was tremendously embarrassed over
her display OF nerves
You wait here and the rest Of
US VIII CO." suggested Tom. 4
hardly. think she Is up to It. you
know" he told the others. after
what she's just been through"
But Pearl shook her head vio-
lentIy.
'Indsed. I'll not be left! .shlvsr
my tirdbers. If I wni" she cried,
emphatically. I'm in this thing
to finish. understand me. and I'm
going right through y. Come
alonE%
It was she who lead the way once
more toward the trapdoor that lead
downward toward the street. The
two mere men meskly followed her.
As they descended. Toms eyes
rested upon the girls yellow head
In dared admiration. Her eouraEs
was tndomitable. She had IN her
the fighting blood that had won
millions upon millions for stand
ishss before her. And he told him.
self with a little thrill Of wonder
and awe. that aside from her mere
physical beauty and her sweetness
and innocence. she was enc girl in
a millioni
rHE SPIDER GROwLS.
And he was q lucky dog. Fos she
loved him. And IL 1t were not for
the confounded mystery OF the
violet diamond they might be dis
cussing wedding plans that very
minute,
Wedding plans! What dazzling
thought!
He smiled to himself-and unwit-
tingly caught the restless eyes Of
the Spider" h<ed suspiciously upOn
him.
What are you grinnInE at. eh-~
growIed the Spider" curtly.
Nothing" answere Tom. Il was
just thinking
Thinking about how we foiled
Carslake again?" asked Pearl. turn
ing around.
We haven't foiled him yet-not
by a long shot" put in the Spider
Hes got the diamond still. and
he's at large with it. too
But the detectives at the door
win surely intercept him." cried
Pearl.
"I wish I were sur. of it, srun-
bled the Spider"
To he COatinued To-nsrrow.
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Fatal RinE.D
By Fred Jackson.
Episode Is.


Copyright. 1917. b. Fred JaeksOa. all rieAtI
resefTed.l
- EARL's hold released and shs
began to fall, but in falling.
reached out instInctively to
save herself and elutched the beam
with both her hands. So for an in
slant, she hung there-her body
swaying over the airshaft-sus-
pended only BY her aching nnger
tips.
Balancing carefully. Csrslaks
Erinned down at her. with triumph
in his eyeA He knew that It was
but . ausstion of seconds before
her hold must relax and she must
fall to death in the area. below.
And he stood ready to thwart any
attempt she might make to climb
up again to safety.
Pearl realized, too, the futiIity Of
strugglinE-and yet she could not
bring herself to release her clutch
And It. was lucky that she did
not give up. for the Spider" wait
ing with his Ievelled revolver, for
a good shot at Carslake, now had
his opportunity. He, ,Ared-hitting
his quarry in the shoulder.
The biting pain as the bullet cut
into his fesh maddened Carslaks,
however. and he determined to
grind his heel upon PEARLS poor
fingers and force her on into space.
But before he could carry this evil
project out. Tom sat up, dzzed. and
two detectives appeared through
the trap door
The odds were evidently too
heavy against him now. Cooler
second thought eounseled the willy
thief to nee while there was yet
time So, leaving Pearl to her fate.
he began to crawl cautiously along
the beam toward the other house
A Dangerous Pursuit.
After him!" shouted the Spider
to the two detectives Don't let
him escape"
The detectives dashed toward the
trap-door again to cut Carslake on
below. Meanwhile. Tom started
swiftly toward Pearl. calling en-
couragingly:
lust a little longer. Pearl! Hang
on! Hang on"
But Il seemed to him almost i'm
possible for any human being to 90
on enduring such q terrific strain
He expected any moment to see her
fall.
No such calamity occurred. how
ever.
Crawling on his hands and knees.
he moved along the beam until he
reached her. then straddlinE the
Eirder and bending cautiously down.
caught hold OF her.
Feeling herself safe, she lost con-
sciousness and hung a deadweight
on his hands.
To lift her up, inch by inch. while
he himself squatted in that perilous
position was a feat requiring al
most superhuman strength. but he
managed 1t. And she recovered
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All Star Recipes

The foOUtng haze been tested ard
Housekeeping IHstrtv conducted by GOOD HOUSEKEEPING
and repubhed here by special arrangement publ
cation, the Nations Greatest Home Magazine
The Washington times., 1917-10-01

An Measurements are leVeI.
Etdhd1rd hdif-ptHt measuring cupS,
taJIts. OoHS uHd teaspoons being
EEed. SirteeH levrl tdbleSpoonIUEJ
eQEdE hdlf-piHt. Quantities are
sHftcient for sir persons uEIeSs
otherto4se stated. Flour % siftsd
ence before n1edSurfHo
The Washington times., 1917-10-01
Soy-Bean Mullins.

One egg. cupful cold baked soy
bean pulp. "A 10 : cUpfLi m.iN, l
teAspoonfuI salt. taOIcspoonfuls
melted fat, cupfuls hour. tea
apoofuls baking powder.
Add the egg well beaten 10 the
bean pulp Mix and sift together
the dry ingredients and add them.
alternsu Ditn the milk TO the
f-st mixture Stir in the melted
s-orte' Irs and He2. Ws'' II zs "a
E-ez5e- mETir pzns =.
uln.,Cs in moderate ,,.- I.ts
relipe makes twelve muhins
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The TlOo "MaIe1fc Planets. .

The TwO "MdLefc Planets"
OCTOBER opens with conjunction of the "nalefc
planets Mars and Saturn. Nobody needs to be dis
turbed by this but the fact is interesting presenting an
astronomical spectacle since the two planets viii be only
two-thrds of degree apart in the morning sky October
also opens with waning moon which happens to have
been the Harvest Moon" -.sssi
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oN0vslised from the photo-pIay ''rhr
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-08-10
GOVERNMENT NOW TAKES
CHARGE OF ALL NEW SHIPS

Washington, d. C.-Immediate COM
Wandering of most of the vessels I'M
der construction in American building
plants was decided on recently by the
shipping board.
There are building in the yards of
the country about 700 ships, totaling
more than 100000 in tonnage, most
of it for foreign account
Hulls and contracts both will be
taken over, the final disposition Of the
foreign craft to be left to negotiations
between the United States and the
governments concerned. The complet-
ed American ships will be retained by
the board for operation.
Communicating of tonnage building
as feature Of the program for ship
building announced by Major General
Goethals just before his resignation as
manager Of the fleet corporation was
accepted by President Wilson. Chair
man Denman's blocking of this pro-
gram was one Of the things that led
to Mr.. Denmans removal by the pres
ident
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-08-10
NEW GREEK KING
SWORN IN SUN DAY
CHEERED BY BIG
CROWDS IN srDEETs oF
ATHENS SUNDAY.
YELL LONG LIVE VENIzEl0S'
Diplomatic Corp . Present in Full
Dress-King Wore White Uniform
Of a General In Usual Orna-
ments-Bishop Gives Oath.

Athens.-King Alexander on Sunday
took the oath of office amid great
pomp and ceremony. Preceded by q
troop Of soldiers the king in car
rage drawn by four horses proceeded
from the palace to the hall of the
chamber of deputies through streets
lined with cheering citizens.
He was met by parliamentary com
mittee, the council of ministers and
the clergy and escorted to the legisla
tive hall. The diplomatic corps was
present in full dress and the chamber
was filled with deputies, ministers and
guests.
The king wore the white uniform Of
a general with numerous decorations
AS he remained standing to take the
oath Premier Venizelos was at his
right and the president of the chamber
at his left. The oath was taken up
on bible handed him by the official
ing bishop of the Creek church. AS this
portion of the ceremony was conclud
ed the hall rang with cries Of Long
live Alexander" Long live the con
stitution," and Long live Venizelos.'
King Alexander then read the speech
from the throne on the future attitude
of Greece toward the belligerent pow
ers. He was again cheered at the con
clusion of his speech and when leav
ing the chamber and returning to the
palace.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-08-10
RUSSIA WILL LIVE AND BE
FREE, MESSAGE ROOT BRINGS
Americans Must Learn to Sacrifice
and Be Prepared to Pay the
Price of Liberty.

A Pacific Port-"Liberty, founded
on hardship and sacrifice, can be pre-
served only by sacrifice and suffering.
Eternal struggle is the price of liber-
ty," declared Elihu Root, former sec
rotary of state, who, with his col
leagues Of the American diplomatic
mission to Russia, were entertained
here Saturday on their return to the
United States.
"The first and greatest test is not
between the troops Of Germany and
those of our country, but between the
great and noble qualities of the Amer
lean nature and those degenerating
tendencies that come with luxury
and tend to kill mems capacity for
sacrifice"
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-08-10
NOTED PERSONS DIE

Berne, Switzerland.-Dr. Theodore
Kocher, who received the Nobel prize
for surgery in 1909. DR.. Kocher was
said to have been the first surgeon to
operate successfully for goiter.
Vancouver B. C.-Sir Richard Nc.
Bride, former premier of British Co
lumbia, died in London Monday, ac-
cording to cable advices. Sir Richard
was for many years a prominent fig
ure in British Columbia politics.
Bay Shore, N. VA military funeral
was held here Sunday for Charles
Fleischmann, student aviator In the ma
Wy flying corps. who was killed. with
George Perry Wits, when the hydro
airplane in which they were flying col
lapsed.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-08-10
SUMMARY OF THE
WORLDS EVENTS
IMPORTANT NEWS OF BOTH HEM
SPHERES BOILED DOWN TO
LAST ANALYSIS.
ARRANGED F0RQUICk READING
Brief Notes Covering Happenings In
This Country and Abroad That
Are Of Legitimate Interest
to all the People.

Government life insurance for sail
ors and soldiers is advised by Secre.
tary McAdoo.
The American mission to Russia
headed by Elihu Root, has reached
Washington, d. G.
Japan will enter a protest If Japan
ese citizens are accepted for military
service in this country.
Austro-H Hungarian troops have enter
ed Czernowitz, the capital Of the
crownland of Bukowina.
Colonel William s. Mitchell, head of
the American aeronautic mission to
France, has been received officially
at the Aero Club of France.
Inauguration of a 100000 adver-
Using campaign against the liquor
traffic in the wet" states is announc-
ed by the federal council Of Churches
in America.
The city of Liege has been fined
100000 francs for disobeying an order
given by the German authorities to
demolish buildings damaged by fire on
the Out Des Pecheurs.
Restitution has taken place Of the
Greek fleet by the entente powers
which had exercised control over it
during the events preceding the alb
dication of King Constantine.
Included in the bread card regula
lions in Paris is a stipulation that no
tells and restaurants must charge sep
arately for bread. They must serve
only in slices and at one centime a
slice.
Major William Hoffman, U. s. A., q
civil war veteran, shot and killed his
wife at Boston Saturday, and ther
turned the weapon on himself, dying
instantly. The reason for the act Is
unknown.
C. B. Lambert of WEIGH, w. Va, ar
aviation student, was killed and e. l.
Frey of the British royal flying corps
sustained injuries which may cause his
death in the fall of an airplane II
Virginia Saturday.
Six armed men, three of whom were
disguised as soldiers, motored to tht
senate building at Petrograd recently
.garrotted the guards and stole silver
statue of Catherine II. and other an
tiques valued at 100000 rubles.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-08-10

completed Saturday, or about Sl35,OO0,-
600 more than the house provided and
1881 100000 more than the senate
committee planned to raise before the
new war estimates were submitted to
congress.
Principal changes in the house as
finally adopted by the committee pro-
vide for net increase of income taxes
of about S72,0OO,0O0, on war excess
profits Of S362,OOO,OOO, and on intoxi-
cants Of SOL 100000.
The new estimates of the senate
committee revision were based on late
returns available to the treasury de.
partment, many Of the former esti-
mates being based upon 1916 statistics
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-08-10
SPORTING ITEMS

F. c. Imam and l.. E. Mahan held
their places indicated in the contin-
uation Of the special invitation tennis
tournament in New Jersey last week.
Washington State college football
team this year will have Benton
Bangs, captain of the 1916 team, and
Frank Skadan, members of the 1917
squad
Marshall Allen, 10 years old, Seattle
boy, Saturday captured the Pacific
northwest mems tennis singles cham
pionship by defeating Brandt Wicker
sham of Portland.
Because Of the danger of losing
star players drafted for military serv-
ice, President Hickey of the American
association has announced that the
player limit had been abolished.
Walter A. Hummell, who won the
worlds championship in the 44O low
hurdles last year at Newark, N. j.,
is at American Lake, Wash. Hummell
is member of the field hospital COM
pany. No. 80, and is training every
day at the lake encampment.
The champion woman athlete of the
west-this is the claim followers of
the athletic career Of slip of Seat
tie miss are making for Miss Wayne
Mcdonald, a University of Washing
ton girl, whose performances in a
dozen branches of sport brand her as
an athlete marvel.
Willie Richie, former lightweight
champion of the world, came out from
retirement recently in San Francisco
at boxing carnival for the benefit of
the California field artillery regiment
and decisively defeated Johnny Nc
Carthy, an old rival, in four afst
rounds. Richie showed all his old.
time cleverness. Eddie Campi, noted
bantamweight, easily outclassed Fran.
kie Tucker.
Barney Oldfield won three races
from Ralph De Palma in a match
event on the one-mile track at the In.
diana state fair grounds Saturday. In
the second lap of the 15-mile race De
Palma crashed through the inner
fence. swerved out upon the track and
limped into the pits with sections OF
the fence hanging on his car. De Pal
ma was unhurt and the rase was start.
ed again with the Italian using Old.
fields emergency car. The time FOR
the 15-mile race was 1862.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-08-10
POSTAL MEN ARE FREE
FOR WAR SERVICE NOW
Few Exemptions-Limits
Are Fixed.

Washington.-A ruling has been is
sued by the postoffice department
showing that department officials will
make few requests for the exemp-
ton of postal employees from military
service. Postmasters are instructed
not to ask exemption for carriers or
laborers or for clerks in second-class
offices below the $1,000 grade, clerks
in first-class offices below the $110O
grade, or any above these grades un
less they are qualified distributors OF
mail,