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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-06-15

Women must tell their age before they
can vote. And yet they clamor for the
ballot. Looks a. if the gentle sex were
about to upset another popular belief.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-06-15
WHAT HE

Being a poor young man. you need a thrifty
economical wife"
Not at MI. What | need is a rich and In.
eral Exchange.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-06-15
The Pennant Races
TEXAS LEAGUE e.
Yesterdays Results.

Dallas !. Houston H..
Fort Worth >. Waco 1.
Shreveport >. San Antonio ~.
Where Thcy Play Iouas.
san Antonio ut Shreveport.
Fort Worth ~ Waco.
Houston M Dallas.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-06-15
War in History
June IS, 1915.

air fleet shclled Karlsruhe with %
planes, 7stting treat fires.
rapidly retreating along whole
Gaiician front; Au>trians capture Moe
claka and advance on Lembcrg.
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Once more. it i time for Emperor vii
helm to nave an attack 81 nervous p~ro-tra-
ton. The Spirit of 20 is moving in Amer
iraf
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NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC.

AIRY erroneous reflection upon tie charac-
ter, standing or reputation If any person. firm
or corporation appearing in the columns of The
Herald viii be gladly and promptly c.rrected
upon the same being called 20 the attention OF
the publishers.
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The Liberty Loan is over-subscribed
Three cheers for the Rcd. White and Blue
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-06-15
AMERICAN
Yesterdays Results.

AWthIGAN
Yesterdays Results.
~. Louis ". BOSTON ID.
Philadelphia Detroit. rain.
Chica=o-Ncw Aark. rain.
Cleveland Washington. rain.
Where They Play To-Day.
Detroit M Washington.
Cleveland NJ Philadelphia.
1T. Louis az New York.
Chicago at BOSTON.
Smyrna times., 1917-09-19
TRAVELLING STONES ARE ODD
Cause for Their Conduct Found In
Fact That They Are Composed
Of Magnetic Iron Ore.

In Nevada there are found "traveling
stones" from the size of a pea to six
inches in diameter. When distributed
upon a floor or other level surface
within two or three feet Of one another,
they Immediately begin to travel to-
ward a common center and there lie
huddled like a clutch Of eggs in a
nest.
A single stone, removed to a dis
tance of three and half feet, upon be-
ing released at once started with Won
derful and somewhat cOmical celerity
to join its fellows.
These queer stones are found in a
region that is comparatively level and
little more than bare rock. Scattered
over this barren region are little basins
from few feet to a rod or two in d.
ameter, and it is in the bottom of these
that the rolling stones are found.
The cause of the strange conduct OF
these stones is doubtless to be found
in the material of which they are COM
posed, which appears to be lOdestone
or magnetic iron ore.
Smyrna times., 1917-09-19
The rhouuhts of worldly Men.

The thought of worldly men are for
ever regulated by a moral law Of grav-
itatiOn, which, like the physical one,
holds them down to earth. The bright
glory of day, and the silent wonders Of
a starlit night appeal to their minds in
vain. There are no signs in the sun,
or in the moon, or in the stars, for
their reading. They are like some wise
men who, learning to know each planet
by it's Latin name, have quite forgotten
such small heavenly consultations as
Charity, Forbearance, Universal Love
and Mercy, although they shine by
night and day so brightly that the
blind may see them; and who, looking
upward at the spangled sky, see moth
ing there but the reflection of their
own great wisdom and book learning.
Charles Dickens.
Smyrna times., 1917-09-19
Goldsmith First Humanitarian.

Goldsmith twas perhaps the only
writer of his day." it has been said,
"who thoroughly understood the social
condition of the Continent. Nor was
he less observant of English society /;
the Deserted Village has often been
quoted by economists in illustration Of
the change which has gradually sub
stituted large estates for the small
holdings of a numerous yeOmanry." In
this quality of wOrld-wideness he
stands alone among his contemporaries,
and this quality is reflected in his es-
says. He is large-hearted, because he
had had a large acquaintance with
mankind. He is the first of humani-
tarians, using that word to indicate an
interest in mankind as a whole. He is.
what he described his mythical philOso-
pher to be, "Citizen of the World."-
William ]. Dawson.
Smyrna times., 1917-09-19
The Prose Epic.

No literary species has had more
unexpected and a more unprecedented
prosperity than the novel in prose,
which in the nineteenth century be-
came the most popular of forms, es-
sayed by many a writer who pos
sessed only a small share Of the gift
of storytelling. The novel is almost
the only one of the literary species
that the Greeks of the Golden Age
did not develop and carry to a perfec-
ton which is the despair of all later
men of letters. They seem to have
cared little for prose fiction; and
when they had story to tell they set
it forth in verse, inspired by the muse
of epic poetry. Today that forsaken
maiden can find work fit for her hands
only by laying aside her singing robes
and condescending to bare prose-
Brander Matthews.
Smyrna times., 1917-09-19
THAT EXTRA TEN MINUTES
It Is Good Business to Be Willing to
Give a Little Time over and
Above Hours Paid For.

She had been promoted three times
within the year, and when asked her
what her secret was she laughed and
said:
"Oh, guess it's just that extra ten
minutes"
laughed, too, for I knew what she
meant. 1t was her mothers favorite
bit of preachment.
"Sell your time for all you can get
for it. my dear. But never hesitate
to give an extra ten minutes"
1t is good business to sell your time
which means your brains and your
work for all you can get for them.
But it is also good business to be will
ing to give ten minutes over and above
the hours you are paid for, when your
work requires it.
A few minutes overtime will often
clear up your desk, leaving no odds
and ends for next morning. 1t will
make a success of a job that would
only just scrape through if you quit
on the dot.
to your employer that you care fol
your work; that you'd rather do il
well. That you prefer to sacrifice 6
little for the sake of excellence.
The successful employer is usually
the discriminating employer. Your ex
ira ten minutes may prove to be you
best observation-disclosures.
Smyrna times., 1917-09-19
Important Discovery.

Of all liquids, scientists have found
that mercury has the greatest spe-
cific gravity; but another has recently
been discovered which is also so heavy
that stones of all kinds-granite, lime
stone, quartz, etc.-1Oat in it. 1t is
saturated aqueous solution of tung-
stopOrate. Its specific gravity is 3.3,
whereas that of ordinary rocks does
not exceed 2.7. Only few precious
stones have a specific gravity greater
than that of this liquid, for which rea-
son it is proposed to employ it for the
separation of such stones from masses
Of broken rocks.
Smyrna times., 1917-09-19
WHEN FATHER TELLS A JOKE
Mother Sees Nothing Funny in II and
Daughters Glance Is Expressive
Of Her Pity.

When a man hears a joke which his
primitive sense of humor claSsifies as
r'the funniest thing he had ever heard"
he hurries home to bear the glad It'd
1ngs to his wife. Father produces his
great discovery, but mothers counte-
nance remains untroubled by so much
as smile, observes the New York Eve
ming Sun. Nine wives out of ten will
gaze blankly into that interesting
emptiness to which woman's eyes
are continually travelling over her hus-
bands shoulder. The tenth and cruel
est creature will wither her spouse
with a penetrating stare which regis
ters: 81 see nOthing-absolutely moth
ing-funny in that"
Disguised and baffied, the husband
tells the same joke to his daughter.
Her only indication of amusement
is a pitying uplift of the eyebrows
and a subsequent absorption in her
knitting.
With his finger on the last unbroken
string of hope father approaches his
nearest masculine relative. At last sue
cess is his, for his son or his son-in-law
or his uncle rOars, applauds and slaps
him on the back. Father bows to i'm
aginary audiences and compliments his
fellow man on his perspicacity and his
fortunate possession of a sense of hui
NOR. He pities "those women-those
| poor defective women"
Smyrna times., 1917-09-19
Where France ExceIs.

The French are past masters in the
art of draping fabrics. A Parisienne
has truthfully said that French taste is
distinctly feminine and as clear as the
Gallo language itself. 1t possesses the
genius of curves, the secret of what Is
graceful and the intuition of what
brings about harmony. These char
acteristics are all to be found in French
art, French industries and French
creations.
1t is in France that we find the
work of the most skillful hands, the
most artistic jewelry, the richest
clothes and the most beautiful hats.
In foreign countries the idea of ugli-
ness or bad taste is never associated
with the woman of France.
Smyrna times., 1917-09-19
Suppose This Happensl

swell, mother" said wOrkingman
to his wife, as he returned from the
park, where he had been hObnobbing
with his fellow strikers, 'let's have
dinner"
mo dinner today, old man," she re-
piled.
"No dinnerl What's up?"
"Tve struck for eight hours work
and two meals a day. So has Mrs.
Johnson, so has Mrs. Spring. In fact,
we've had a meeting, and we have
come to the conclusion that sixteen
hours a day is too hard on women
when big, strong men can only stand
eight hours"
Smyrna times., 1917-09-19
HE DIDN'T GET THE CIGAR
Mr.. Browns NeIghbor Thought He
Was Doing Him a Little Kindness,
but Found He Was Mistaken.

My suburban neighbOr, Mr.. Brown, is
ness. Just now, he is a very handy
man about home and splendid as an
.errand and delivery boy, says writer
In the Milwaukee Wisconsin. Last Sat
urday, his wife sent him into town to
get a case of strawberries. The re-
turning interurban car was very crowd
ed and Mr.. Brown put down his case
IOf precious berries at the rear of the
car. When he .neared the homeward
station, he started back for his burden
and found 1t well covered by someone's
big suitcase. AS he pulled this out OF
the way, a neighbOr greeted him with
these words:
"Well, Brown, you have big load
today"
Thinking he meant the berries, he
answered, eyes," shouldered his case
and started off the car and up the
homeward road. His neighbor picked
up the heavy suitcase and followed
him. Three blocks up the road and
four more, through the woods walked
the two neighbors. each with his heavy
load. At last they reached the ter
race leading up to Mr.. Browns house.
The neighbor put the suitcase up on
the walk and said with tone Of re-
lief:
"Well, I suppose, 1 get cigar for
thisT'
"FOr what" asked Mr.. Brown.
"Why, isn't this your suitcase2'
'gasped the neighbor.
A neighbOrly kindness had gone
astray.
Smyrna times., 1917-09-19
Woof! Woof!

Gladys-Maribel fears that If her
four suitors meet they'll fight.
Lucille.-Do they all love her so des-
perately?
Gladys-'Tisn't that. Her school
days sweetheart is Jack Shepard
Bjork, the titled foreigner, is a great
Dane; Chauncey Bright is a diamond
setter, and Captain March o, West
Pointer.-Town Topics.
Smyrna times., 1917-09-19
Explained.

First LADY, saw your husband
meet you in the street yesterday, and
/ noticed that he removed his hat while
speaking to you. 1 admired him for
that. Very few men do that.
Second Lady, remember. I told
him In the morning to have his hair
cut, and he was showing me that he
had obeyed.
Smyrna times., 1917-09-19
Shock After Fire Fatal to Mr.. Pearson

Shock After Fire Fatal to Mr.. Pearson
Abraham Pearson. one of Kent
county's oldest and best known cit
izens whose home, store, etc., at
Pearson's Corner were burned two
weeks ago, died at the residence of
his son at Cheswold Thursday. He
was in Dover few days ago snd in
apparent good health. Death result
ed from reaction Of his experience of
two weeks ago which affected his
heart. He was rs years of age.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1917-01-12

Miss Julia Freng, of Lewiston,
died Monday at Spokane and it
is stated her death was due to
grief over the act of her brother
who recently shot and killed
Lester Clifford a t that place.
Miss Freng broke down after the
shooting but later took up her
office work again. Recently she
went to sanitarium at Spokane
for treatment but continued to
fail and death resulted Monday.
Residents of the North Fork
country state that large numbers
of deer have perished there DUR
ing the past few weeks by drown
ing in the river. During cold
weather ice forms in the stream
from both banks, leaving a mar
row channel in the center of the
river and when the deer try to
cross the stream they get into
this channel and cannot climb out
and perish from drowning or ex-
posure.
E. w. Bowman, who has been
doing some trapping along the
river this winter, caught a speci-
men of American otter in one of
his traps about two miles above
town, the first Of the week. 1t
weighed 21 pounds and measured
three feet in length. The otter
is an equatic fish-eating animal
with a tail long and fiattened,
the legs short and feet complete
ly webbed. 1t has dark brown
fur and is very valuable. KAN
iah Progress.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1917-01-12
Farmers Hold
County Convention

About ten members of the To-
cal farmers union attended the
county convention of the union at
Ferdinand Wednesday and re-
port the session as having proven
a very successful one. Among
other business transacted the old
officers were reelected for the
new year, with E. D. Lamb as
president and Adolph Hink Gilman
as secretary, and it was also de-
cided to send Riley Rice, of this
place, to Boise, to assist in secur-
ing the passage of certain laws of
particular benefit to the farmer,
such as a state rural credits law.
The delegates were royalty en-
tertained by the members of the
Ferdinand local and citizens of
the town and hope to return the
compliment when the next con-
vention is held in Cottonwood
next June.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1917-01-12
new COUNTY
OFFICERS IN
Court House Force at County
Seat Changed Places Mon
day--New Men are Mostly
Democrats.

Grangeville, Jan. 9.-(Special
to the Tribune. THE political
complexion at the court house in
Grangeville changed yesterday
morning from a pale, care-worn
republican appearance to the
ruddy glow of democratic flush
when nearly a dozen Bourbon Of
flee holders-elect and their depu-
ties were sworn in to uphold the
constitution and to conduct the
various Offices to the best of their
ability.
Among the new faces who took
up official duties were County
Commissioner Jay O. Rhoades of
Pollock, J. A. Bradbury, treas
urer-elect, and his deputy George
Martin; w. L. Campbell, probate
judge; Marsh w. Brown, survey
or; Edward M. Griffith, county
attorney, and Grafton F. John
son, county stenographer. Geo.
w. Trenary, the new coroner,
was sworn in today. All the
above officers are democrats.
John j. Staley, superintendent,
and Lafe R. Yates, sheriff, are
also democrats and were reflect
ed. Dale Clark and John D.
Long, commissioners, and Calvin
Hazelbaker, assessor, were the
only republicans who took the
oath.
The board of commissioners Or
ganized by electing John D. Long
as chairman.
H. Rothwell, retiring assessor,
has accepted a position as mana.
ger of the abstract department
of the Grangeville Savings and
Trust company Frank Rice,
after twelve years in the treas
urer's Office, has not yet an
nounced his plans for the future;
L. M. Harris, retiring probate
judge, will continue his land
loans and real estate business
downtown, and M. Reese Hatta-
baugh, ex-county attorney, also
continues his private practice,
E. C. Spedden, county surveyor
retiring, will do surveying next
summer but expects to enjoy a
rest for a while.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1917-01-12
State To Sue Huston

Boise, Jan. 5.-The state land
board today directed Attorney
General I. A. Walters to bring
suit on the $4,000 bond of Fred
l.. Huston, former state auditor.
The attorney general was ordered
and directed to gather the rec
ords of the former land boards
proceedings with regard to the
alleged Huston dummy" loan
and upon this record the suit will
be instituted.
In taking the action the land
board echoed an incident that
played no unimportant part in
the last political campaign. The
so-called Huston loan exposure
created a mild sensation at the
time. The former state auditor
secured $14, 900 loan on certain
farm lands in Bonneville county,
but at the time the loan was made
the board was not aware of the
fact the lands had belonged to
the former state auditor who was
then a member of the board and
that they were then in process of
transfer to Luther A. Huston,
his father, and P. w. Williams.
The board authorized with
drawal of the state land sale ad-
vertised to take place in num-
Der of northern Idaho counties
this month. 1t ordered a reap
praisement Of the land and the
sale to be held in June, commenc-
ing first in Kootenai county the
latter part Of that month. Audi
tor Van Deusen objected to the
sale at this time.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1917-01-12

to receive any messages from
him Senators Hill, Whitcomb
and Curtis.
Mitchell President Pro Tenn
The democratic majority caucus
program went through without a
hitch in the election of Senator
Perry w. Mitchell as president
pro tenn. He was placed in NOM
ination by Senator Geo. E. Hill.
The minority presented the name
of Senator F. S. Randall, through
Senator Whitcomb, for the same
position, as a substitute motion.
On a strict party vote, the SUBJ
stitute was lost, 10 to 16, and two
not voting, Senators Mitchell and
Randall being excused. The
original motion carried by a vote
of 80 to 5 and Senator Mitchell
became president pro tenn.
The attaches as decided upon
by the democratic caucus were
later nominated and sworn in.
Senator Whitcomb raised the
point of arder ou nominating for
assistant sergeant-at-arms, a 8
the office did not exist, and it
was thereupon created by vote
of 36 to 1. Senator Pincock was
absent part of the session to at
tend the meeting of the presi-
dental electors at noon.
The rules governing the last
session of the senate were adopt
ed pending the drafting of the
new rules. The committee on
rules named is composed of Sena-
tors Mitchell, Randall and Ste
venson. A committee of three
to confer with the house COM
mittee on joint rules was named
as Senators Wedgewood, briggs
and Rockwell. Senators Grant,
Proctor and Hill we're named as
a committee on mileage. Sena-
tors were allowed to select their
seats and a recess taken at 8
o'clock, after the attaches were
sworn Mondays Boise Capt.
tai News.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1917-01-12
New Mill Running Nicely

With plenty of electric power
available this week, the new
flour mill Of Farmers Union
Warehouse company has been
running steadily all week and is
turning out large quantities of
their Union" brand flour to
supply their trade on the two
prairies. The new mill is an en-
tirely new industry from base
ment to roof, new building and
new machinery throughout, and
is nicely arranged and is running
smooth as one could wish. 1t has
a daily capacity of fifty barrels
of flour and could exceed this
amount if desired. While only
one brand of flour is being made
as yet in order to supply the
trade on the two prairies, other
brands will be turned out after
a few weeks and the mill will nc
doubt find a ready sale for all il
can produce.
Mr.. Stevenson, who oversaw
the building of the mill and in
stalled the machinery, is miller
of many years experience and
promises to produce flour equal
to any in this territory. Those
who have used the product of the
new mill speak very highly of it.
With two good mills operating
in Cottonwood this town is des-
tined to become an important
place in milling circles and in
future the local market for mill
ing grain will be materially better
than at other points in this terri
tory by reason of these industries,
to say nothing of the increased
business and pay-rolls developed
through them.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1917-01-12
]. L. Kincaid Called by Death

Joseph L. Kincaid, who has
been ill at his home east of town
for several weeks past, died last
evening at 5 o'clock from the
effects of a complication of dis
eases. The deceased had not
been in the best of health for
several years and was operated
on a couple of years ago for can
Ger. The operation failed to cure
the affiiction, however, and in
recent months the trouble re-
turned in aggravated form and,
in conjunction with heart trouble
and other complications, caused
him to gradually waste away un-
til death occurred last evening.
J. L. Kincaid was a native of
North Carolina and came to Ida
no some twenty-five or thirty
years ago. He resided near this
place continuously since that
time, spending a few years at
first upon the mountain and later
moving to his present farm just
east of town. He was always
recognized as one of the sub
stantial citizens of this commun-
ity and stood high in the regard
of his friends and neighbors. He
was Sc years, 9 months and 8
days of age at the time of his
death and leaves a wife. one
daughter and three sons, besides
many friends, to mourn his de-
parture.
The funeral will be held to-
morrow at II o'clock from the
local Community church.
The sorrowing relatives have
the sympathy of many friends in
their loss.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1917-01-12
Creamery Lets Contract

The directors O f the local
creamery company awarded a
contract Wednesday to the Arm
strong Machinery company Of
Spokane for the machinery for
cold storage plant in connection
with the creamery and have let
the contract for the building to
John Reiland, of this place. The
total cost of the new plant will be
about $4,000 and it is the inten-
ton to start work as soon as pos
sible in order to have the plant
ready for service early in the
spring. The officers of t h e
creamery company figure that
the plant will pay for itself with
in two years with money made
by storing butter and eggs dur
ing the summer season and SELL
ing them at higher prices during
the winter months.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1917-01-12
Protest Brought Results

The recent protest sent from
this place to the public utilities
commission complaining about
the service being provided by
the Grangeville Light & Power
company seems to have brought
desired results for the trouble
complained Of has since disap-
peared and the company an
nounces it is undertaking i'm
provements in its plants near
Grangeville and Orofino that will
prevent future occurrences of
this nature. Besides putting in
another fume they contemplate
putting dam across the Clear
water at the power site east of
Grangeville which will develop
power enough to take care of all
the business that may develop in
this part of Idaho for several
years to come. This is indeed
welcome news and will be ap-
preciated by every town on the
line, as the public has put up
with make-shift service during
the winter season for several
years and is entitled to better
service in future.