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Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-04-21
WOMEN WRITE BEST LETTERS
Their Propensity to Dilate on What
Men Would Consider Trifles ls
Given as the Reason.

The art of letter writing is consid-
cred by the French an essentially
feminine gift, probably because for
years it was the only means of liter
airy expression open to women. But
the real secret of womens ability to
write good letters is that they are not
ashamed to record trifles.
Men feel after they have described
the weather and the state of their af-
fections that they have done their
duty. A woman will tell what anoth-
er woman wore, what her best friend
said, who is rumored engaged to whom,
what two best enemies are not speak
Ing, and add, maybe, the breakfast
menu. In letters women give a little
of real life and their correspondence
is really written conversation.
Letter writing is delicate and diff
fcult art, for, aside from its charm.
ing features, more harm has been
done by the written word than by all
the foolish converse in the world.
Unkind remarks written are hard to
erase from the heart. A foolish pro-
testatioD Of affection is a shame and
grief forever to the writer. Every In
discreet written confidence is a curse
that will come home to roost with the
inevitability of the barnyard fowl
Letter writing should be an art {;
the art of trifles. 1t should be the art
of being interesting, but not cOmprO-
missing.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-04-21
HAD ORIGIN IN SENTIMENT
Interesting to Trace the Beginnings OF
Holidays That Are Distinctly
American.

First and last, enough sentiment has
been expended upon American politics
TO equip regiment of poets laureate.
Distinctly American holidays are full
Of 1t. Fourth of July, of course, made
itself. The 22nd Of February became
one by common consent. 1t had its
origin in convlvial supper In a New
York tavern in 1888, when company
met to listen to an original ode and
drink innumerable toastS. Enthusiasm
survived the wine, and as the gentle
men went gayly and unsteadily home
they swore to meet again on future
anniversaries. Regarded at first as a
purely party custom, 1t broadened be-
y0nd federal circles to take In all
Americans. Jefferson's followers at
tempted similar observance In his
honor, but he countered with another
bit Of sentiment, refusing to divulge
the date, on the ground that only the
birthday of the nation should be so
treated.
Thanksgiving was sectional and re-
ligious as well as political, and senti-
ment graced 1t In plenty. One of the
customs that fingered in good old New
England households until the middle Of
the last century was to lay five grains
Of corn upon the plate of every person
at table in memory of day in early
colonial history when five ships came
sailing into harbor just in time to
chase away the specter of famine. 1t
was Washington who appointed the
first national day of thanksgiving, at
the instance of congress, after the
adoption of the Constitution. For
many years, however, annual observ-
ance of the day remained a matter of
state action, virtually confined to New
England. Like the 22nd day of Feb
ruary, it became a national custom
only gradually; unlike the 22nd day of
February, it spread largely through
the influence of a woman, Mrs. Sarah
Joseph Hale, who advocated 1t for 20
years in the editorial columns of Cod
ey's Lady's Book.-Helen Nicolay In
the Century.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-04-21
Fish Has a Huue Appetite.

When the lighthouse tender Corregi-
dor pulled into Manila it brought for
the bureau of science aquarium a mon
ster manatee, the first live fish of this
kind to be placed on exhibition there,
and with it one disguised keeper who
informed the bureau officials gathered
at the pier to greet the new arrival
that. This fish, SECURE, eats more than
a horse" and that it had taken prac-
tically all of the time of three men col
lecting food for it, the Manila (P ID
Bulletin says.
The manatee, which arrived there in
the best of health apparently, seems
to be almost entirely a vegetarian and
is particularly fond Of certain kind
Of sea grass that is said to grow along
the Cavite coast as well as In the Wa
tiers in which the fish was caught 4
good-sized banca fun OF the sueouIent
stems and leaves is needed to appeas!
the captive's normal appetite during 1
iugle day.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-04-21
WELL IS NATURAL ICEHOUSE
Montana Man Has Taken Advantage
Of Freak Which Scientists Are
Unable to Explain.

At Thompson Falls in western Mon
small current of air constantly flows.
In summer the air is at 30 degrees
Fahrenheit, which is about that Of
scientifically constructed refrigerator.
The owner of the land on which the
well is found has built small room
of tightly-fitted lumber over the well,
which is right beside the house; in this
room he keeps all the perishable food
that his family uses. His store is not
far away, and he has built room in
the basement of that building that is
connected with the well by an under
ground pipe. In the pipe there is a
damper that can be closed or opened
by means of a chain that runs up
through the floor to the office above.
There he keeps all the perishable
merchandise that he has for sale.
The current of air is very nearly
constant in temperature, the Youths
Companion states. In the winter it Is
warmer than the outside air and the
storeroom can be used to keep articles
from freezing.
No satisfactory explanation of the
reason for this current of air has been
found No open passage was encoun-
tered when the well was dug but the
current seemed to come from every d.
rection through the gravel at the bot
tom. At the opening in the basement
of the store the force is sufficient to
blow a handkerchief, held in both
hands, straight out; and hat placed
In the entrance of the pipe is at once
blown out.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-04-21
An Imaginary Journey.

An imaginary journey will amuse
children on a rainy day and is some
thing easily accomplished. First pro-
vide each child with a book made of
brown paper. These books can be
made quickly by folding a number OF
thicknesses of the paper, and stitching
them down the center on the machine.
This large book may be cut into as
many smaller ones as needed. Bring
from their places old catalogues and
magazines, telling the children they
are about to start on a play" journey.
Let them cut out pictures Of trunks
and paste them in their books first.
After that have them hunt through the
catalogues for articles to pack in
their trunks, pasting these below the
trunks. Trains and boats may be
added, also hotels and pretty scenery;
indeed, until the children are tired, a
great variety of ideas may be carried
Out.--Ladies' World.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-04-21
COAT BASKET WITH CRYSTALS
Pretty Ornament That ls Easily Made
by Combination Of Boiling Water
and Alum.

Water win, especially when boiling,
dissolve large quantities of various
substances, which, when the water
has cooled, are left behind in the form
of most beautiful crystals, the shapes
of which may vary with the substance
employed. One may take advantage
of this fact to make very handsome
ornaments, says contributor to the
Electrical EXperimenter. 1t is also
known that boiling water will take up
much larger quantity of alum than
cold water. IL we dissolve as much
alum as possible In the former, as the
liquid cools crystals of alum will be
deposited on any object placed In the
fluid. A piece of coke or cinder al
lowed to stand In boiling solution of
alum will become coated with numer-
GUS glistening crystals as the liquid
coOls. 1t will have the appearance Of
a naturally formed meteorological speci-
men.
Ornamental baskets, etc, may be
formed in this way by covering wire or
willow baskets. The baskets covered
with wire and then cotton are the most
successful, as the surface to be coated
with crystals must be somewhat rough.
Take twice as much water as win be
sufficient to cover the basket, cover it
In saucepan and add as much alum
as will dissolve in the water. A quart
of water will require about eighteen
ounces of alum. Strain this through
muslin or blotting paper into a large
jar and hang the basket in the boiling
liquid. Stand the Jar on one side to
cool and keep free from dust. In a
few hours the basket will be complete
ly covered with white crystals of
alum. Should it be desired to color
the crystals, add the requisite dye
stuff to the alum solution before
struining it. A few drops of cheap
dyes will serve the purpose well.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-04-21

out, or the passing staretd. Those
of US that hadn't received uniforms
got them, and then traded them
back for others that tit. 1t took lot
OF time and still more time to get
out the other equipment distributed.
We're a particular bunch and stop
ped to argue and try to get the
best of 1t. When fellow gets his
gun, bedrol, knapsack, mess kit, first
aid kit, and all the other stuff, he
has about 70 pounds and If you
haven't been a good scout and train
ed well, it will get you the first
time you get out for long hike and
have to carry 1t all.
We will be mustered into the Fed
eral service right off and then we ex-
pect to move, we don't know where
we're going, but the censor wouldn't
let us tell 1t if We did.
Most of the fellows are broke by
this time, and when one Of them
gets letter with a few postage
stamps in it, or dollar bill, it sure
is appreciated.
Shorty Maxwell is head cook for
the company, with two other cooks
and three helpers, besides a detail
for kitchen police every day. The
kitchen police pare the spuds and
scour the pots, and other little jobs
like that. But we're getting all we
can eat and good grub, it's got to be
good if Shorty sees to getting 1t out.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-04-21
Cause for Doubt.

We rested our sleeve against the wet
paint.
But did you not see that signT So
licitously inquired the proprietor Of the
corner grocery, (which says that the
paint Is freshT
Certainly" we replied with biting
sarcasm, for we were greatly annoyed.
"But we have often beheld placards In
your accursed establishment announ-
cling fresh eggs, butter, vegetables and
so on, and usually found them errone-
Gus and deceptive. So why should we
suspect that this sign was anything
but a pleasant fableT"-Kansas City
Star.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-04-21
~ Little Tales Of the Camp w
~ By Burt l. Berry ~
H1IU Co B Second ~ ON
By Burt l. Berry
Co. B. Second Idaho.

When the Republican published a
list of the soldiers from Mountain
Home that were In Co. B, you left
out the names OF Lon Porter and
Voris Porter, who both come from
the home town and wont down with
the rest OF us.
The company moved from Nampa
last Saturday evening to the Boise
barracks and We had TO sleep out
doors that night with only one
blanket apiece. 1t was some cold
believe me.
The company had to furnish three
guards that might, Fillmore Often
homer was stationed way down to-
wards the entrance where the old
cavalry stables are. Along about
eight o'clock here comes Rev. Wilsie
Martin, he belongs to the regiment
too. Gilmore halls him, Halt, who
goes there" The answer came right
back, The chaplain" but Gilmore
had been sticking around Chris show
shop too long to not make sure, SO
he Sings out, Hello, Charlie, come
up here and let me look at you.'
The whole company was put
through medical examination Sum
day and all of the Mountain Home
boys got past except Gilmore, and
his eyes wouldn't stand the test.
This is the first line TO pass the
M odical examination and they are
some strict.
Monday the equipment was passed
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-04-21
Sheer Brutality.

I don't think you can really care
FOR me any longer" cried the young
bride, as, dissolved in tears, she threw
herself upon the couch.
"Why not?' asked the perplexed
bridegroom. "Why do you say things
like that? Didn't l kiss you before l
left home this mornlngW
"Yees, you did admitted the dis
consulate fair one, "but as you walked
TO the corner to catch your car you
turned and waved good-by only three
times. Richmond Times-Dispatch.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-04-21
Trails Behind.

els Doppel the head of familyT
"He has a wife and several children.
II that Is what you mean, and he heads
the family procession when buying
tickets to q motion picture show, but
at all other times his place Is in the
rear"
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-04-21
Dividing Responsibility

$50 you built bungalow on your
lot in the countryf"
"Not altogether"
"Not altogether"
"The architect made the bungle.
yet the owe part"
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-04-21
Unusual.

Unusual.
Mabel-What are you laughing att
Harry-Your new hat.
Mabel-Oh, dear! Haven't l got 1t
on straight?
Harry-Yes; that's why I'm laugh
ing. 1t looks funny on straight.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-04-21
Exception to the Rule,

"They say that knowledge is power.
you know" said Shortleigh.
"Tm not so sure of that" replied his
friend belong. II have knowledge Of
the fact that you borrowed $40 from
me six months ago, but don't seem to
have the power to get 1t back"
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-04-21
Qnmesfic polnda.

Gyer-Mr. and Mrs. DeStyle would
be only too glad to have a skeleton in
their family closet.
Myer-You don't sayi
Gyer-Fact. They had one, but 1t
escaped last week.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-04-21
Her Excuse.

Mistress Martha, you've
broken another plate. How did you
do it,
Martha-Every time I drops one
ma'am, 1t breaks.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-04-21
That Way.

Doesn't the doctor hold out any
hope to the old millionaire's familyT
'Not a particle. He says the OLD
man Is good for some years to come"
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-04-21
He'd Heard IL Before.

His Wife-Henry, you're fool.
Her Observation-Disclosures what my
rfends told me when / married you.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-04-21
Realistic Touch.

"What's the dancer doing nowT'
"She's portraying the advance OF
autumn"
81 see. And those young women fol-
lowing her are, ! presume, milliners
assistants
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-04-21
Lazy.

LAZY.
'Tom Is a lazy fellow
swell, should say 80; he will Dor
row light for his cigar any time rath-
er than put his hand N his pocket for
q match"
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-04-21
LIN AGAINST Il.

VP NHdIHot Us
Mrs. Justwed-Tom, the cook wants
another afternoon off.
Mr.. Justwed-Well, II she can show
you where there are eight afternoons
In a week, give 1t to her.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-04-21
Quite the Thinu.

II wish to give friend timely and
triking present"
Then why not give hin q clockT
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-12-07

Greece has an area of 44.7oo square
miles.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-12-07
KIDNEY TROUBLE NOT
EASILY RECOGNIZED
Applicants for Insurance Often
Rejected

An examining physician for one of the
prominent life insurance companies, in an
interview of the subject, made the as
tonishing statement that one reason why
SO many applicants for insurance are re-
jected is because kidney trouble is so com
mon to the American people, and the large
majority of those whose applications are
declined do not even suspect that they
have the disease.
Judging from reports from druggists
who are constantly in direct touch with
the public, there is one preparation that
has been very successful in overcoming
these conditions. The mild and healing
influence of DR.. kilmer's Swamp Root is
soon realized. 1t stands the highest for
lis remarkable record of success.
We find that Swamp-Root is strictly
an herbal compound and we would adj
wise cur readers who feel in need of such a
remedy to give it trial. It is on sale
at all drug stores in bottles of two sizes,
medium and large.
However, if you wish first to test this
great preparation send ten cents to DR..
hilmer & Co., Binghamton, n. Y, for a
sample bottle. When writing be sure and
mention this paper.-Adv.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-12-07
slmnle Remedy.

In these days Of nervous prostra-
ton, called by some nervous prosper
ity," because it is so prevalent among
the idle rich, this story of the famous
Doctor Alternately, who did not be-
lieve in coddling his patients, is APP
ropas:
A patient, a wealthy woman, sent
for him and he found it was a case of
nerves.
Doctor" she said, 81 feel a terri
Bile pain in my side every time 1 put
my hand to my head"
Then, madam" said the doctor,
''why in the name of common sense
do you put your hand to your head?"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-12-07

To Cure Cold In One Day
Take LAxATIYH BRoM0 .QUININH T@nlets.
Druggists refund money If il fails 70 cure. n. W.
GROVES signature is on each box &c
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-12-07
No Waste Allowed.

In the airplane factories in Great
Britain, absolutely no waste is al
lowed. Even the sawdust Is sucked
up through giant shafts TO be trans
formed into gas, which in turn is used
generate electricity to drive the ma
chinery. The whole power of the plant
is supplied by its own waste. notable
instance Of up-to-date economical
methods.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-12-07
Reassurinu,

Proud Wife 60 nervous friend in au-
tmobile)-I feel so safe with George
driving now he has Joined the Red
Cross. He is learning first aid and
knows where all the hospitals are
London Opinion.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-12-07
Extreme Of Politeness.

1.-THE escaped convict was very
polite fellow.
"How SOY"
"He left behind him a note for the
warden asking to be excused for the
liberty he was taking"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-12-07

When working in cotton fumigat-
ing plant at Bush terminal, Brooklyn,
girls have to wear masks for protee-
ton against poison gas used in the
process. All cotton shipped into port
is fumigated with deadly gas.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-12-07
InoDortant to Mothars
eramaphone for ReprisaIs.

In the London Times occurs this
amusing advertisement by an obvious
~ much-tried man:
WANTED-A loud, secondhand gram
ophone-for reprisals.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-09-06
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Q3109

031O9
Elko. Nevada Land Office. Aug. 81
1917.
Notice is hereby given that
CHAUNCEY w. GRISWoLD. of Elko
County of Elko. State OF Nevada, has
filed in this office his application to
enter, under the provisions of Sec,
tions 23O6-2207 Revised Statutes OF
U. s., the following described land,
viz:
The SWH of NWA of Sec. 5. and
SEA of NEA of Sec. 6, Township 80
North Range 81 East NJ. ID. d. & NJ.
containing SO acres.
Any and all persons claiming ad.
versely the lands described, or desir.
ing 10 object because of the mineral
character of The land, or for any other
reason. to the disposal to applicant,
should file their afIidavits OF protest in
this Office, on or before the 29tb day
of September, 1917.
JOHN E. ROBBINS. Register.
First publication Aug. 81. 1917.
Last publication Sept. 90. 1917.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-09-06
APPLICATION NO. ASS

Notice of Application for Permission
to Change the Point OF Diversion,
and Place of Use of the Public
Waters of the State OF Nevada $3.50.
Notice is hereby given that on the
seth day OF August. 1917, kN accord
ance with Section SO. Chpter 14Q, OF
the Statutes of 1913, one Pearl Toyn.
of Lee. County of Elko. State of Ne.
vada, made application TO the State
Engineer of Nevada, for permission
TO change the point of diversion, ana
place of use of water, as hereinafter
shown.
Such change in point of diversion,
and place of use is to be made from.
the waters of Willow Greek, in the
County of EIEn. State Of Nevada.
The original points of diversion
from which the water has been taken
from the stream are as follows: SEX
SEA, Sec. SO. T. 81 N. X. Sc E. for
ditch No. 5; SwA SEA, Sec. 80, T.
81 N, II. Sc E, for ditch No. 10;
NWA NWA, Sec. 3, T. 80 N, K.
Sc E, for ditch No. IL, and the NEE
NWA, Sec. 4, T. 80 N, II. 90 E, NJ.
ID. B. * NJ, and the lands upon which
the water is claimed TO have been
used are described as follows: SEA
SWA, NEH SWA, Sec. SO, T. 81 N,
X. SO E, and the NWA of Sec. 4
and the E1I of NEA. Sec. 5, T. 80 N.
r. SO E, NJ. d. B. & NJ.
That applicant desires to change
her said points of diversion and place
CT use, as above described, and divers
the same at point in the SWA OF
NWA, Sec. 2, 7. &c N, X. 90 r., NJ
ID. b. & NJ, and by means OF ditches
and iaterals, convey one cubic FOOT
per second of the waters of sale
stream TO the following described
lands: S13 of SWA, and Sh o.
SEA, Sec. "a, T. 81 N, r. Sc E.. NJ
ID. b. & NJ, and there use the sam,
for irrigation and domestic purposes
from April until September OF eacl
year.
Water not to be returned to stream
JIG. SCRUGHAM,
State Engineer
First publication Sept. l. 1917.
Last publication Oct. l, 1917.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-09-06
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

031OS
Elko, Nevada Land ONCE, Aug. 81
1917.
Notice is hereby given that
CHAUNCEY w. GRISWoLD. of Elko
County OF Elko. State of Nevada. has
filed In this Office his application to
enter, under the provisions OF Sections
23C6.2307 Revised States of u. S, the
following described land, viz:
Lot 6 of SwH. NEH OF SWH and
NWh OF SEA Of Sec. 6 Township 80.
N. Range 81 East NJ. D. y. & NJ, con.
tanning ll5l2 acres.
Any and all persons claimed adj.
versely the lands described. or de.
string to object because OF the miner.
nj character OF the land, or for any
other reason, TO the disposal to appli
cant, should nle their amdayits OF pro.
test In this Office, on or before the
18TH day OF September, 1917.
JOHN Il. ROBBINS, Register.
First publication Aug. q. 1917.
Last publication Sept. 30, 1917.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-09-06
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

O311O
Elko, Nevada Land Office. Aug 81.
1917.
Notice is hereby given that
CHAUNCEY w. GRISWOLD, of Elko.
County of Elko, State of Nevada, has
filed in this Office his application to
enter, under the provisions of Sec.
tons 23C6.23C7 Revised States OF U.
s.. the following described land, viz:
NEA of SWA of Sec. 5, Township
80 N. Range 81 East NJ. ID. b. G. NJ.
containing 40 acres.
Any and all persons claiming ad.
versely the lands described, or desir
ing to object because of the mineral
character OF the land, or for any other
reason, to the disposal to applicant
should file their afdayits of protest
in this office, on or before the goth
day of September, 1917.
JOHN f. ROBBINS. Register.
First publication Aug. q, 1917.
Last publication Sept. 20, 1917.