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The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-04-06

posed the latter part of his great epic,
and in the same recess now stands Il
bust of the poet who did so much for
the literature and language of his
country.
Its Gambling Houses.
If You say Macao to the ordinary
globe trotter or the saiior whose voy-
ages take him to the Orient, the name
means chiefly a place where he can
gamble, for the city is one of the few
places where the goddess of chance
may still be wooed with the sanction of
the law. Gambling licenses and opium
supply the greater part of the colonys
revenues, and such sign as "First-
Glass Gambling House" is frequent on
the main street. Naturally, one re-
suit of this is that Macao swarms
with lawless characters from all parts
of the world and deeds of violence are
rather frequent.
The gambling dens are conducted by
Cinnamon, and fan-tan Is the game
usually played. 1t is apparently the
simplest of all games, and one at
which it should be impossible to cheat.
A sheet is spread on a table or on the
floor, and the banker sits with a bowl
full of copper coins In front of him.
These he counts out by tours, and the
gamblers stake their money on there
being three, two, one or none remain
ing at the end In the bowl. China
men with a practised eye can tell
while there are still a great heap o
the coins in the bowl how this final
counting will res,lt, and the banker
has probably a keener eye than any of
the Chinese gamblers, and has seen
before them what the count will be.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-04-06


daughters to naval officers, departed
with all his wealth to his mother
country. Several miles inland is All
Fongs birthplace, the village of Wong
most, and there he has created a mag
niticent estate which is his favorite
place of abode in his old age.
San Paulo and Camoens' Grotto.
In the most ancient part of the city
are the ruins of San Paulo church.
This was the collegiate church of the
Jesuits and dates from the sixteenth
century. In 1885 it was destroyed by
fire, but its great front wall still
stands. There is also an old castle
that is worth seeing, and several Por-
tuguese forts that are garrisoned in
ordinary times by 500 soldiers, and
visitors of commercial bent will wish
to inspect the cotton, canning and oil
factories and the brick and cement
works that, aside from fishing, com
prise the chief industries of the place.
To the literary tourist the place of
most interest in Macao Is the grotto
of Camoens. The author of the Lusiad,
the epic poem Of Portugal, when he
was banished from Lisbon in 1547 be-
cause Of love affair, first fought
against the Moorish pirates on the Bar
barry coast and then, after being par
doned and again banished, betook him
self to Macao and took up his resi-
dence In house with beautiful gar
den. There, In rocky grotto, he COM
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-04-06

IN THESE years of war when Eu
rope Is closed to the tourist, thou
sands of American travellers are
turning to the Orient, and most of
those who reach the coast Of Asia get
glimpse at least of the oldest foreign
colony in China This is the Portu-
guese colony of Macao, at the western
entrance of the Canton river and only
40 miles from Hongkong, the great
British base.
Macao is perched on a peninsula
which is itself a part of the island of
Hiangshan, separated from the main
land by narrow arm of water. 1t
was occupied by the Portuguese in
1857 and has been held ever since by
that once great maritime nation. For
nearly three hundred years the Portu-
guese paid ground rent to China for
the colony, and in 1887 the sovereignty
OF Portugal was recognized by China.
But the extent of the territory has
never been settled, for China has al
ways disputed the right of the Portu-
guese to the islands of Taipa and Kolo-
wan and to the coastal waters. Com
missioners were named in 1909 for the
ILLUMINATION of the boundaries, but
they could not reach an agreement.
The city of Macao is interesting in
various ways and, despite it's age,
much of it is well built and not I'M
handsome. Along its curving water
front, known as the Praya Grande, is
a long row of fine residences and other
buildings. Among the most imposing
of these is the three-story house of All
Fong, the Chinese millionaire, who
lived in Honolulu for so many years
and, after marrying his beautiful
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-04-06
HIGH COST OF LIVING

This is a serious matter with house
keepers as food prices are constantly
going up. To overcome this, cut out
the high priced meatsdishes and serve
your family more SINNERS Macaroni
and Spaghetti, the cheapest, most de-
licious and most nutritious of all foods.
Write the Skinner Mfg. Co., Omaha,
Nebr., for beautiful cook book, telling
how to prepare it In hundred different
ways. It's free to every woman.--Adv.
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Some of the copper coins are really
three coins joined together, and blow
from the stick with which the banker
counts out the coins will turn one coin
INTO two or three if required. To coun-
teract the possibility of the banker not
being too honest Europeans who gam
Die IN large sums put their notes into
envelopes before they throw them
down on the divisions of the sheet. A
man can back all four numbers if he
VIII, one envelope containing notes fs9
hundreds of dollars, while the others
may each contain a note for a small
sum. The banker, however very
often guesses in which envelope is the
big sum of money, and the division on
which 1t Is laid is not very likely to be
the one to win.
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No Lack of Advice.

There are great many people in
this world who don't know what's good
for them"
Perhaps So" replied the cynical
man, but they always have plenty of
neighbors who would gladly tell them
what Is good for them If they would
only listeL."
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Quickly Inspired.

"Dubbs has Il lively Imagination"
1--WE noticed that. Dubbs can glance
over pamphlet issued by some west
ern railroad and then rave about the
scenic wonders of Arizona as if he had
just been there"
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Superb nerqy.

Little Jane and Josephine were bus
lily engaged in helping mother dry the
dinner dishes.
But, Jane, you didn't get that plate
dry" objected her sister.
Eyes, | did" exclaimed Jane eager
ly. 81 dried it so hard that it per-
spired."
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-04-06

Now Is tho Time to Get Rid of These
Ugly Spots.

UKIy Spots.
There's longer the slightest need of
feeling ashamed of your freckles the
prescription othine double strength Is
guaranteed to remove these homely spotn.
Simply get an ounce of othine-doube
strength-from your druggist and apply a
little of 1t night and morning and you
should soon see that even the worst freckles
have begun to disappear, while the lighter
ones have vanished entirely. 1t Is seldom
that more than ounce is needed to COM
pletely clear the skin and gain a beautiful
clear complexion.
othine, this is sold under guarantee OF
money back If 1t falls to remove freckles-
Adv
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-04-06
The Kind 1t Was.

How did that smart yachting part.
get on?"
''They found the sea very rough"
"Then it was real swell affair.""
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Natural Result.

"Binks and / had an alteration
yesterday and | called him toad"
"What did he dO?"
"He got hopping mad"
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Almost.

Circumstances occasionally force a
man to admit that other peoples trou-
bles are almost as great as his own.--
New York Globe.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-04-06

clothing is the kind his wife won't let
him wear.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-04-06

No matter how loose the engage
ment ring may be, the diamond never
slips around out of sight on girls
finger.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-04-06

Our mistakes of yesterday are main
ly responsible for our worries Of to-
day.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-04-06

Pimples, boils, carbuncles, dry up and
disappear with Doctor Pierces Golden
Medical Discovery. In tablets or liquid.
ADV.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-04-06
HEALTHY CHILDREN come f

ne from healthy
mothers. And
III o t hers will
or t a tnly be
h @ a | t h y If
they'll take DIR.
Pierce's Favor
tie Prescription-
N o t b I'M can
equal itin build
ing up a wom-
ans strength.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-04-06

Mr.. Ell Lefevre, Jr. s54 Brush
St.. Detroit, Mich, writes: Il had
been troubled with catarrh for q num-
Der OF years, and had been taking
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-04-06

he is exceptionally wise, he is beyond
the thinking stage.
Meade County news., 1917-06-14
The Lost poo.

Among war stories sent from the
battle front In France to a London
newspaper Is this one: eve could do
nothing. We were trapped" said the
brigadier, who was taken with his
whole STAFF. The brigadler wept little.
He confessed to the humiliation Of be-
Ing captured with such little loss
among his men. 1--WE thought the
Vimy ridge impregnable," he said. Bat
his greatest grief was not for the de-
feat, or for the capture or sufferlngs
Of his men. "My little dog" he said
again and again. "Has anyone seen
my little dog2 It has been with me
ever since the beginning Of the war;"
He had lost his little dog when he had
come out Of his dugout and held up
his hands, and then came down with
his mob Of men.
Meade County news., 1917-06-14

real work. But work isn't done like
that. Works overcoming something
that resists; and there's strain in it,
and pain and discouragement."
In her cheeks the red flared up
brighter. She smiled again-not her
own smile-one, at any rate, that was
new to her. "You don't solve an In
tellectual problem then," she quoted,
"'by having your hand held, or your
eyes klssedT"
Whereupon he shot a look at her
and observed that evidently he wasn't
as much Of pioneer as he thought.
She did not rise to this cast, how
ever. "All right" she said; admitting
that her ankles are serious and her
mind isn't, what is Joan going to do
about it?"
"It's easier to say what she's not to
do" he decided after hesitating a mo-
ment. "Her fatal mistake will be to
despise her ankles without disciplining
her mind. If she will take either
one of them seriously, or both for
that matter its possible - she'll 90
very WELL"
He could, no doubt, have continued
upon the theme indefinitely, but the
table turned the other way just then
and Rose took up an alleged conver-
sation with the man at her right which
lasted until they left the table, and
included such topics as indoor golf,
woman's suffrage, the new dances,
Bernard Shaw, Campanini, and the
political parties; with a perfectly
appropriate and final comment upon
each.
Rose didn't care. She was having O
wonderful tlme-a new kind of won
derful time. No longer gazing, big
eyed like little Cinderella, at q pdg-
cant some fairy godmother's whlm had
admitted her to, but consciously gazed
upon; she was the show, tonight, and
she knew it. Her low, finely modu-
lated voice, so rich in humor, so varied
In color, had tonight an edge upon 1t
that carried 1t beyond those she was
Immediately speaking to, and drew
looks that found 1t hard to get away
again. For the first time in her life,
with full self-consciousness she was
producing effects, thrilling with the
exercise Of a power as obedient to
her will as electricity to the manipu-
Iator of a switchboard.
She was like a person driving an
airplane, able to move in all three
dimensions. Pretty soon, Of course,
she'd have to come back to earth,
where certain monstrOusly terrifying
questions were waiting for her.
Meade County news., 1917-06-14

the matter - Won't you be awfully
late to the Randolphs'?"
II had ten minutes" she said, "and
1 thought :" She broke off the
sentence when she saw him snap
out his watch and look at it. II know
there's something" she said. 81 can
tell just by the way your eyes Look
and the way you're so tight and
strained. If you'd just tell me about
it, and then sit down and let ne
try to take the strain away. :"
Beyond doubt the strain was here.
The laugh he meant for a good-I1mor-
ed dismissal of her fears didn't sound
at all as 1t was intended to-. "Good
heavens |" he said. There's nothing
to tell I've got an argument before
the court Of appeals tomorrow and
there's a ruling decision against me.
1t is against me, and it's bad law.
But that isn't what want to tell them.
I want some way Of making a distinc-
ton so that I can hold that the de-
cision doesn't rule"
"And it wouldn't help" she ventured,
'ff you told me all about it? I don't
care about the dinner"
II couldn't explain in a month";" he
said.
"Oh, wish / were some goodW she
said forlornly.
He pulled out his watch again and
began pacing up and down the room.
II just can't stand it to see you
like that" she broke out again. "If
you'll only sit down for five minutes
and let me try to get that strained
look out Of your eyes. :"
Cant you take my word for it and
let it alone?" he shouted. II don't
need to be comforted nor encouraged.
I'm in an intellectual quandary. For
the next three hours, or six, or how
ever long it takes, want my mind to
run cold and smooth. I've got to be
tight and strained. That's the way the
jobs done. You can't solve an intel
lectual problem by having your hand
held, or your eyes kissed, or anything
like that. Now, for the love of heaven,
child, run along and let me forget you
ever existed, for a whileg'
Meade County news., 1917-06-14
CHAPTER VII.
A Ereudlan Physician.

Roses arrival at the dinner-a little
late, to be sure, but not scandalously
created mild sensation. None Of
the other guests were strangers, either,
on whom she could have the effect
Of novelty. But when she came into
the drawing room-in such a wonder
full gown-put on tonight because she
felt somehow like especially pleasing
Rodney-when she came in, she re-
oxygenated the social atmosphere.
She was, in fact, a stranger. Her
voice had a bead on it which reused
perfectly unreasoning physical ex-
cltement-the kind of bead which, in
singing, makes all the difference be-
Meade County news., 1917-06-14

tween church choir and grand opera.
The glow they were accustomed to
in her eyes concentrated itself into
flashes, and the flush that so often,
and so adorably, suffused her face,
burned brighter now in her cheeks and
left the rest pale.
And these were true indlces Of the
changes that had taken place within
her. From sheer numb incredulity,
she had reacted to a fine glow of in
dignation. She had found herself sud-
denly feeling lighter, older, indescrib-
ably more confident. They shouldn't
suspect her humiliation or her hurt.
Her husband, James Randolph re-
Meade County news., 1917-06-14
4. A. RICHARDSON, Druggist.
May 81, 1916. Marine, Illinois.
Prove What Swsmp-Root Will Do For You
Taking Antifat.

She was precocious beyond what
would be expected from one just past
five summers. She lived in a family
where one of the members had been
aking "nesh reducer."
A boy, wearing castoff hat several
numbers too large, which had been
puckered TO make 1t fit, was passing
along the street. She called out.
shrilly:
"Oh, mamma, Johnny has been TAX
Ing antifat. He had to tighten his hat
band. d."-Indianapolis News.
Meade County news., 1917-06-14

each other, are strongly drawn to-
gether.
TITS not quite the oldest and most
primitive thing in the world, but near
ly. Only, Darby and Joan aren't prim-
tive people. Each of them is carry
ing a perfectly enormous superstruc-
ture of ideas and inhibitions, emo
tional ref1nements, and capacities, and
the attraction is so disguised that they
don't recognize 1t.
absence Of common knowledge and
common interests only makes Darby
and Joan fall victims to the very dan
gerous illusion that they're intellec-
tual companions. They think they're
having wonderful talks, when all they
are doing is making love-"
"And poor Joan," said Rose, after
a palpable silence, but evenly enough,
"who has thought all along that she
was attracting a man by her intelli-
gence and her understanding, and all
that, wakes up to find that she's been
married for her long eyelashes, and
her nice voice-and her pretty ankles.
That's little hard on her, don't you
think, if she's been taking herself
seriously"
mine times in ten," he said, "she's
fooling herself. She's taken her own
ankles much more seriously than she
has her mind. She's capable of real
sacrifices for them. Intelligence she
regards as a gift. She thinks witty
conversation, or bright letters to a
friend, are real exercises Of her mind
Meade County news., 1917-06-14
Was Rloht First Time.

1t was little James third birthday
and brother VIII was taking advan-
tage Of the privilege 1t gave, at which
lane cried Justify.
whats the matter, Jane2' asked
mamma, coming on the scene.
Brothers a regular 'sprize fighter,
he is," said Jane.
After mamma had explained the GUS
tom, she exclaimed, "Well, he 'sprizes
folks, anyway"
Meade County news., 1917-06-14
CONDITIONS FOR ROSES HAPPINESS ARE JUST TOO PER-
Feet IN HER NEW HOME AND SOCIAL SET-So
NATURALLY SHE BECOMES DISSATIS-
FLED WITH THE EASY LIFE
SYNOPSIS.

Rose Stanton student at the University Chicago off
the rain after with the She
accosted who offers
hour this Rodney Adch weodo appears
the of his sister Frederick he wealthy Whitney,
telling ought marry, young
Freddy but months
from modest circumstances magnificent
with the exclusive
nothing while success
happiness, pay
talking when the installment
Meade County news., 1917-06-14
KIDNEY REMEDY
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

There is no medicine which we handle
that gives such good results as your
Swamp Root. Many of our customers
have informed us at different times that
they have derived great benefit from its
use.
There was one case in particular which
attracted a great deal of attention in this
neighborhood early last Spring, as the
gentleman's life was despaired Of and two
doctors treating him for liver and kidney
trouble were unable to give him any re-
lief. Finally specialist from st. Louis
was called in but failed to do him any
good. / at last induced him to try your
Swamp-Root and after taking it for three
months, he was attending to his business
as usual and is now entirely WELL This
case has been the means of creating an
increased demand for your Swamp. Root
with us.
Very truly yours,
L. A. RICHARDSON, Druggist.
May 81, 1915. Marine, Illinois.
Prove What Swsmp-Root Will Do For You
Send ten cents to DR.. Kilmer & Co.,
Binghamton, N. Y, for a sample size
bottle. 1t will convince anyone. You
will also receive a booklet of valuable
information, telling about The kidneys
md bladder, When writing, be sure and
mention this paper. Regular fifty-cent
and one-dollar size bottles for sale at all
drug stores.-Adv.
Meade County news., 1917-06-14
CHAPTER vii.
Rodney Smiled.

The next day, Rose took two steps
toward making herself her husbands
intellectual companion.
From a university catalog she pick
ed out the names Of half dozen ele-
mentary textbooks on law, and then
went to bookstore and bought them.
She had taken her determination
during the endless waking hours Of
Meade County news., 1917-06-14
covErEn nY AM

but possessed by few-a beautiful
head of hair. If yours is streaked with
gray, or is harsh and stiff, you can re-
store 1t to its former beauty and lus-
ter by using la Creole" Hair Dress
Ing. Price $1.00.-Adv.
Meade County news., 1917-06-14

Just the same, If 1t hadn't been for
woman's curiosity Moses never would
have been found In the bulrushes.
Meade County news., 1917-06-14
How About n?

"I dreamed last night that I pro
posed to beautiful girl"
"And what did l sayr
Meade County news., 1917-06-14

Emporium Of the Near Future.
slave you any anthracite coal to-
day?"
"The 1ewelry department is on the
fourth floor"
Meade County news., 1917-06-14

Rose tries hard to keep track
Of her husbands professional la
oors and to be mentally interest
ing to him, but she doesn't make
much headway. Unusual deveI-
opments In their relations arc
pictured In the next lnstalIment.
Meade County news., 1917-06-14
CTo BE coNTINUED.)

Four-Afths of the wosld's coffee
raised In Brasil
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CreStOn-OwenSpOrt Mail

Senator ~. E. Chiffon and
Postmaster F. S. Hathaway have
succeeded in getting the postof-
flee department at Washington
to allow extra compensation for
carrying the the mail from
Owensport overland to Creston
when the regular boat system is
kept from running by ice.
The regular allowance for car
rying the mail between those
places is 1928 round trip. The
new order allows So. % each way
when mail between Creston and
Owensport must go overland. 1t
is thought that mail heretofore
usually held up at these places
for several DAYS when the river
is impossible viii go forward
with more celebrity because of the
new order.
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Marriage licenses

Ninety-eight marriage licenses
were issued from the local Coun-
ty Clerks during the year 1916.
The largest number for a single
month was that of June during
which twelve were issued. The
number for each month folio VS.:
January, a; February, 9; March.
IL; April, IL; May, Z; June, IL;
July, 6; August, 8; September,
10; October. 6; November, 8; De
cember, IL.
The following permits to wed
were issued during the latter
part of December:
Russell w. Cooley to Hazel G..
Taught.
Hubert d Taught to Mabel l..
Conley.
Pere Yost to Maggie Anderson.
Roy Conley to Mary Lambert.
Commodore Nutter to Lesta
Kerby.
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BOY CARRIES 500, 900
IN CURRENCY IN BELT
Mississippi Men Send Large Sum
Of Cash 10 New York to
Invest In Cotton.

New York.-With 10000 tucked in
q belt safely slowed beneath his gray
flannel shirt and additionally protect
ed By his tightly buttoned khaki blouse,
young Murdock Schloss OF Company y,
engineers, OF the Colorado national
guard, Of Boulder, Colo, entered the
Office OF Morris II. Rothschld, cotton
broker. The youth, who IL only nine.
teen years old, was attired IN the uni
form OF his corps. even 70 his putteos.
He was recognized nc once by Mr..
Rothschild. who had received a tele-
gram saying that Schloss was TO be the
bearer OF the large sum Of money
which had been pooled by farmers
merchants aud plantation owners u
the Mississippi .0ttou belle ,o ba invest
ed In cotton through tie New York
Cotton Exchange ia anticipation OF the
sonsauonel Else following tho Dublica-
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WOODEN FENCES ARE
DISEASE lNcUBAToRS
30 Sage Baltimore Health Commission,
Or In Advising Their Destruction.

Baltimore.-Get rid OF the wooden
fences and you Will get rid of rats,
dies and mosquitoes. So says DIR. John
d. Blake, health commissioner OF this
city. DR.. Blake believes that much dis
ease and sickness is brought about by
the wooden fence.
The wooden fence prevents the prop
er circulation Of air." the commissioner
said. Persons living In houses sur
rounded by high woo1en fences do not
get the real benefits OF pure, fresh air
This Is detrimental to the health.
Rats, flies and mosquitoes carry
germs and spread disease. To do away
with disease we must exterminate
these. The dilapidated wooden fence
attracts bugs of all descriptions. Rats
gnaw at the wood and dig holes under
and around It. These holes become
allied with water and In time are breed
ing places for files and mosquitoes
The fact that the wooden fence
hides all this dirt and filth is a power.
ful argument why It should be done
away with. What woman would al
low dirt, garbage and other refuse mat
ter to collect In her back yard II she
thought her neighbors saw itY