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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-10-24
THEY ARE SISTERS UNDER
THE SKIN
BY DOROTHY DIX
The WORLDS Highest Paid Woman
Writer

IN one of his cynical and amusing
plays, Shaw says of a certain woman
that she was such a good mother
that she was hardly human.
Be that as il may, there is certainly
something about motherhood that
seems TO rob the average woman OF al
most human intelligence when 1t
comes to dealing with her own Off
spring. She may be a wise and sensi-
Bile woman, with clarity Of vision and
sound Judgment in all other matters
in life, but where her children are con-
cerued she takes leave of all sense
and reason and becomes binder than
any bat.
She cannot even see that hersown
children are of the same flesh as all
humanity, subject 10 the same weak,
nesses and temptations. She visions
her own little godlings living on a
plane far above The hardest thing
in the world IN ever to convince a
mother that her child is at fault, and
when she is convinced of 1t against
her will, she invariably lays the blame
on some other child who led her pre-
cious innocent darling into wrong do
ing. ..- ....s..
This settled conviction that every
mother has that she has Matched out
a perfect white swan is the greatest
barrier that stands in the way of
women helping their children and pro-
tecting them. The mother wants her
child to be perfect and she shuts her
eyes to it's imperfections and refuses
to see them. She never takes stock
of her child, calmly and dispassion.
ately, as she would Of some other
child; she never recognizes its bad
qualities as well as its good qualities,
so the child is denied whatever oppor-
tunity there might be to have his
weakness-physical, mental, or moral
corrected. ..s3.
A famous alienist once told me that
this inability of mothers to see their
children as they, are, doomed innu-
merable men and women to go through
life hideous deformities or gibbering
idiots. Surgery can do wonders in
Strengthening out soft little bones.
Skilled alienists can perform miracles
in tanning the flicker Of intelligence
into a brighter flame in baby's brain.
but LuS ulOtuSIS Will uOIs cSS Ihdl
anything is the matter with their chill
dren until the time to change has gone
by.
This strange obsession of mothers
that their children are not like other
children Is the real reason why
mothers are careless about protecting
their daughters. and why they fail so
signally to teach their girls the things
they should know about life. There
IS no woman who is old enough to have
daughters who does not know the
temptations that assail girl, and the
pitfalls that lie in wait for her feet
There is no mother who could not
give the wisest and most helpful ad.
vice to her neighbor's daughter, and
who could not present the girl across
the street with a perfect code of con-
duct that would insure her safety any.
where il it was carefully followed
But this same mother will never say
two words of real heartfelt counsel to
her own daughter because she is SO
perfectly convinced that her daughter
doesn't need II. Mamie Smith may be
tempted by the bright lights and the
desire for pretty clothes, and joy rides,
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-10-24

more use it every other day Tnen step
This should clean out the waste matter
corgested in the colon and start the whole
digestive system over again.
Can anything Do done to cure the
6ler,tshes left from snsdI-pori-Worricd
Reader. a.%. -. i -.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-10-24
Don't Forget

If YOU are going to buy an ukl1Ele-
that YOU owe it to yourself TO get it
from Ernest K. Kaai, 1926 Union
street; for there you will receive a
free course of private lessons with any
instrument you choose. from $3.50 up.
Also, similar steel-guitar offer. Call,
or phone 202S, for particulars. ADV.
II
I'm so dissatisfied with my shabby
little home afer seeing hers
Yes, but you saw only her house
and furniture. You didn't see the
rest of the family."-Life.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-10-24
Making The Feet PRETTY

As FAR AS KEEPING the feet beautiful
Is concerned, it is better to buy two
pairs OF shoes at once, and wear them
out in four months, than new pair
every two months. Nothing rests
and refreshes the feet so much as
changing them from one to another
pair Of shoes, nothing is better for
them-except to- wear barefoot
sandals. eu...1s .,..... ~, =.
4, Many women ind that their feet
ache IL they wear low-heeled shoes
any length Of time. I always want to
advise such women to lower the type
Of heel they wear a half an inch
every time they purchase new shoes,
until they have accustomed them.
selves to the low or the lack of heel.
Nature intended women to walk
without artificial heels, the foot fat
on the ground while standing, the toe
dropped lower than the heel while
resting. Heels artifcially keep the
toes lower than the heel at all times.
AS we all know, they came into gen.
era1 use because Madame Pompadour
was short and wanted to appear tall
er, in q day when fashion demanded
height-so she added cubits to her
heels to increase her stature.
Women who stand much either for
housework or for business tasks,
should wear heels less than an inch
high, broad, to form a firm base for
the bones of the leg and ankle. They
should keep one pair of shoes for
work and change as soon as they get
home. A..". .-...'
II the feet are tired or swollen,
battle them in very hot and very
salty water, and rub them for several
minutes. This will make the whole
body seem relaxed and fresh again.
Questions and Answers
Hare been troubled tcith constipation
for three yedYs-follotctng an operation.
Have had bad breath, bod com pFcrion and
q pessinlisttc disposition. since. Please
suggest something by Iedy of remedy
hare tried an sorts Of Idrdtfre pile
Rsply-Dont use any more piris-most
cathartscs are enough In themselves to
make you pessimistic. For two weeks, use
q daily hot water enema, for two weeks
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-10-24
go LIGHTLY" MORRILL,,

lecturer
Convention Returning home,
More than do believe pen
lecture further
My wish and Establish
the establish l.
Chiropractors disease
F. c. MIGHToN, c.
2045 Boston Bldg Nays
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-06-20
The young ex-tramp soon finds
that his services are very much
in demand, despite the fact that
he is suspected of trying to hide
his past.
CT0 BE coNTINUEDJ
USE 5000 WORDS
Have a Vocabulary Ten Times
as Large.

The Chautauqua Magazine said
few years ago: 1T is estimated that
an English farm hand has vOcabu-
larry limited to 800 words. An Ameri-
can workman who reads the newspa-
Pegs may command from 700 to 1,OOO
words. Five thousand is large num-
Der, even for an educated reader or
speaker" This differs considerably
from the statement published In a re-
Gently compiled English encyclopedia,
which states that lit has been reck-
oned that the agricultural laborer uses
about 800 words. but this Is probably
an Overestimate. Intelligent artisans
have vocabulary of 1000 words. while
educated persons are familiar with, II
they do not use. 5000 to 10000 words
This is step forward all along the
line, but 1t is long distance from DIR.
Joseph Jacobs discoveries. In a re-
cent review, Doctor Jacobs said that
the average well-educated American or
Englishman can control from 10000 to
$4,000 words But given an individual
with a vocabulary of 10000 primitive
words. il is a simple matter for him
10 increase mis- stock of words by the
use of prefixes and suffixes. From four
TO six derivatives may be formed by
the use of these from nearly every
primitive word If proper names be
added TO either of these totals 10000
to 100000, they might yield a total OF
10000 to 10000 terms, says the New
York Times.
The foregoing facts seem 10 warrant
these general conclusions: Every we'll
read person of fair ability and educa-
ton will be able to define or 10 under
stand as used nearly or quite. perhaps,
more than $4,000 words. And the same
person IN conversation and writing will
command not fewer than $1,000 10 90
900 and can add 5000 10 10000 10
these numbers IL he be literarily in
clined. The plain people. as Lincoln
liked to call them used to read under
standlngly from 5000 TO 10000 words,
according To their general Intelligence
aud conversational power, while q
person who cannot read but who has
a good degree Of native mental ability.
win command about 5000.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-06-20

that l unloaded on yoH a couple Of
weeks ago? Did he make goodG"
who mith?'
ayes; If that's his name"
The engineers left eyelld had quiz
zical droop Wien he said dryly: "It's
the name h. goes by in camp; John
Smith Invent asked him his other
name"
The ranchman-president matched
the dropping eyelid of unbelief with
sober smile. II thought he looked as
IL he might ~ out here for his health
Ike a good many other fellows who
have no particular use for a doctor
How is he making it,"
The engineer, a hard-bitted man with
the prOgnathOus lower jaw chsracteriE-
ing the tribe of those who accomplish
things. thrust his hands into his peck
cts and walked 70 the window TO look
down into the Brewster street. When
he turned 10 face Baldwin again. II was
TO say; That young fellow is won
der. colonel. put him into the quarry
at first. as you suggested, and in three
days he had revolutionized things TO
the tune of a 20 per cent saving In pro-
duction costs. Then gave him a hack
at the concrete-mixers. and he's max
ing good again Ia the cost reduction.
That seems to he his speciality"
The president nodded and was suf
ficiently interested TO follow up what
had been merely casual inquiry.
what are You calling him now?--a
betterment engineer2 You know your
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-06-20

If they held the pestiIence. A string of
box cars had been pushed up from the
freight unloading platforms recently,
and in the shadow of the cars he
worked his way westward to the yard
where a night switching crew was max
ing up train.
Keeping to the shadows. he walked
back along the line of cars on the
makeup track. alertly seeking his OPP
portunity Halfway down the length
of the train he found what he was
looking for: a box car with its sidedoor
hasped bur not locked. With bit of
stick TO lengthen his reach. he unfas-
tened the hasp and at the switching
crews addition Of another car n the
makeup" he took advantage of the
noise made by the jangliDg crash and
slid the door. Then he ascertained by
vroping into the dark interior that the
car was empty With a foot on the
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-06-20
ATTEMPTED MURDER OF BANK
PRESIDENT.
Society-Leader Cashier Embezzles
500, 900 and Makes Murderous AS
ea,,ft an preeidenf
sault on Presi

I.awrenceville. May Is j. Montague
Smith. cashier Of the Lawrenceville Bank
and Trust company. and leader in the
Lawrenceville younger set is tuday fu-
gitive from justice with a price on his
head At a late hour last night the
Waterman of the bank found President
Durham lying unconscious In front OF his
desk Help was summoned. and Mr.. Dun
ham. who was supposed to be suffering
from some sudden attack Of Illness. was
taken to his hotel Later, it transpired
that the president had been the victim OF
a murderous assault. Discovering upon
his return to the city yesterday evening
that the cashier han seen using the bank
funds in an attempt to c0-er a stock spec
tliation Of his own. Durham sent for
Smith and charged him with the crime
smith made an unproyoked and desperate
assault upon his superior officer. beating
rim into insensbilI1y and leaving him for
dead. Since it Is knswn that re did not
board any Of the night trains Cd 81 or west
Smith Is supposed 10 be In hiding some
where ia the vicinity Of the city. A war
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-06-20
CHAPTER ".
Wanted-A Einaneier.

II was a full fortnight or more after
this mountaineering incident on the
hin road 10 the dam, when Williams,
chief engineer Of the ditch project. met
President Baldwin in the Brewster Of
fees of the ditch company and spent a
busy hour with the colonel going over
the contractors estimates for the
month in prospect In an interval Of
the business talk. Baldwin remembered
the good-lookiug young tramp who had
wanted a job.
"Oh, yes; ! knew there was some
thing else that wanted to ask you.
he said. How about the young fellow
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-06-20

They we're discussing church affairs
when Mary came home from school
and Aunt Maria remarked 'little pitch.
prs have big ears" and the CONVERSE
ton stopped. few days afterward
the minister came TO tea and gave
some of his attention 10 Mary.
DO you like to go to church9'' be
asked.
NO" answered Mary very firmly
but politely.
"And why not, my little dearT'
ooh. said Mary. with a smile, little
pitchers have big ears" very much to
the surprise Of her mother and Aunt
Maria. who colored consciously. and
the minister changed the conversation.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-06-20
ARMIES TO WORK AS UNIT
Plan Which II Is Believed viii Add
Effectiveness to Forces Of the
Allied Powers.

Washington, June 15.--An internG
tionaI army staff and international
navy staff for coordination Of military
and naval ops rations win be created
by the allied powers.
The organization OF such bodies Is
deemed absolutely essential II the al
lies are 70 Win the war. The nations
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-06-20

fighting in league with Germany have
practically surrendered their independ-
ence to Berlin.
1t is at the German headquarters
tat the moves are planned, not only
for the German fronts but for the
Italian battledelds. the Balkans, Asia
Minor and Persia. This unity of com
mand has resulted In movements to
hold vast bodies Of enemy troops while
a strenuous forward campaign was be
ing conducted elsewhere. This scheme
It Is felt must now be put in force by
the allies.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-06-20
Grounds for Suspicion.

she-'Do you really think married
you for your money! He-"WelI. the
way my money has been going, it looks
suspicious
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-06-20

bookkeeper out of job"
Williams wagged his head
He's three-cornered puzzle to me.
yet. He isn't an engineer. but when
you drag bunch of cost money up the
trail. he goes after il like a dog after
a rabbit. Pm not anxious to lose him,
but really believe you could make
better use of him here In the town Of
fee than can ON the job"
Baldwin was shaking his head dubi-
ously.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-06-20
WHAT HAPPENED

j. Smith, &
popular bachelor
bank tried shift
o When Durham a
the president blow
left
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-06-20
lnsures Lamb Crop.

This way Of caring for the ewes in
ures crop of strong hearty lambs
that nre easy to raise. Even so, It lie
nevertheless necessary 10 keep close
watch over the fOck at iambing time,
for there are always sorIs lambs that
yaouire assistance. no matter how well
the old ewes have been cared for. II Is
always well when the lambs are drop
ned in cold weather 10 cOntine the old
and young together for q few days. and
for this purpose I know of nothing
handler than the pens already referred
to.
Usually If the lambs a assisted In
getting their first meal, they are readg
after that TO help themselves, and in a
Jew DAYS fit To run In the stable or yard
nv the side Of their mother with tho
other sheep. Sometimes 1t happens that
the old eve refuses to own her little
one and In that case, as also where we
wish TO get the eve to adopt lamb
that Is not her own, tne eve and the
lamb are confined in a pen together.
The lamb is helped to get noErishment
four or five times daily. aud It has
never taken me longer than tour days
TO completely reconcile the OLE eve TO
the lamb.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-06-20

rant Is out, and a reward OF 81 900 for his
arrest and detention has been offered by
the bank. II is not thought possible that
he can escape. 1t was currently reported
not long since that Smith WAS engaged to
a prominent young society woman OF
Lawrenceville. but this has proved 10 be
untrue
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1917-09-13
MAKING WATCH TELL TRUTH
Traveller Hits Upon Plan to Make IL
Unnecessary to Turn His Time
piece Forward or Back.

The average commercial traveller
who journeys about the United States
has to keep a close watch on his time
piece to see that 1T is telling the truth.
There is an hours difference in time
when you enter and leave some cities,
and it's an important matter that you
do not forget to set your watch back
or forward an hour, according to which
way you are travelling. II you over
/ look It you may miss a train.
An express official who travels al
most all the time and is so busy that
he sometimes forgets to change his
watch at Detroit, Mich, for instance,
or at Dodge City, Ia, has frequently
had an experience Of this kind. Some
times he has arrived an hour ahead of
time, or perhaps an hour after a train
has left, giving him time enough for
reflection.
Recently he conceived the idea of
making his watch tell all four diff
ferent times-Eastern, Central, Noun
tain and Pacific. He went to jeweler
and had extra hour hands put ON his
timepiece-each Of a different color,
so that he can recognize II at glance,
on the face of his watch. For in
stance, the ordinary hour-hand, set
at Eastern time is silver; blue hand,
set an hour back, represents Central
time; red hand, for Mountain time,
is set two hours back, and a green
hour-hand three hours back, represents
Pacific time.
You can do this TO your own watch.
The jeweler will make a set of hands
Of these colors and alter your watch
for consideration Of few dollars.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1917-09-13
EACH NEW SWORD Is BLESSED
Ing Weapons, Offer Them When
Completed to Goddess.

That the japanese are past masters
In the art Of swordmaking is proved by
the splendid weapons, equal to those
of Toledo and Damascus, which they
turn out. The actual method Of sword
making in Japan is jealousy guarded,
an extraordinary feature Of the indus
try being the religious ceremony which
accompanies every process of their
manufacture. The walls of every
swordmaking shop in Japan will be
found TO be covered with allegorical
representations of the swordmakers
and the chief goddess Of the Shintos.
Even the final processes of polishing
and sharpening are characterized by
certain religious ceremonies, and final
ly the weapons are offered, one by one,
TO the sword god TO be blessed, says
London Tt-Bits. This ceremony con-
sists in placing the swords in front Of
the goddess of the Shintos on the wall,
with an offering of sake, rice and
sweetmeats, after which prayer scrolls
are read and blessing upon the work is
invoked.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1917-09-13
Charcoal Made In Dominica.

Charcoal is much used in Dominica,
probably because there is plenty Of
cheap labor to burn It. Most of IL is
made far up the rivers and brought
down then in heavy native dugout ca
noes. The charcoal is first packed In
little bark baskets about the size of Il
strawberry basket. Several hundred
OF these are then loaded upon the boat
and tied down with some sort of hber;
man takes his place in the stern and
the craft starts on long journey at
the rate of perhaps mile an hour.
To an American IL looks as though II
must have taken week TO pile up the
load, while q breath of wind might
knock IL all in the water, but the car
goes always seem to arrive safely In
port.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1917-09-13
For INDIGESTION.

For a severe attack of indigestion
there is nothing better than hot water
and soda. A cupful of hot water with
4 teaSpOonful of soda in II should be
taken as hot as can be swallowed.
The remedy can be made even more
effective by adding & few drops Of es-
sence of peppermint to the hot water
and soda This makes a very power
full soda mint tablet" indeed II the
indigestion is accompanied by slight
nausea. aromatic spirits OF ammonia
often gives relief. Put half teaspoon
full in third of glass of water. This
can be repeated at the end of half an
hour if necessary. Sometimes the dose
is more efficaciouS If given in half a
cupful of hot water, instead of the
smaller amount OF cold.-Exchange.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1917-09-13
Teaching for Future Endeavor.

If the teacher knew what field OF
endeavor each pupil would seek in Ia
ter life, he would be greatly helped In
making school plans. In the case of
boys he can rarely know, for the en-
Payments of men are many and unlike
and unforeseen circumstances often
determine what their vocation is TO be.
In the case OF girls, however, the diff
Guilty is not so great, for Of hundred
girls more than eighty will become
homemskers they constitute so large
group with common life business
that special studies and methods
adapted to their needs may fairly be
required of al,-Youth's Companion.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1917-09-13

9TH. 500 mdse., Stanton's Grocer
9th. soc. cash, Independent Meat
Market. p
9TH. soc. cash, Balm Auto Co. P.
8. Canning: Vegetables, jars.
LIST. $500 mdse., Rautenkranz Jew.
cry Store. P.
End. $3.50 cash, First Nat. Bank.
P.
Srd. $3.50 mdse., Browns Arts and
Crafts Shop. p
4th. $3.50 mdse., Rezac's Pharmacy.
5th. s1.0O cash, Farmers State
Bank. n. P
9Th. sec. cash, Balm Auto Co. P.
9TH. soc. cash, Independent Meat
Market P.
9. Pig Club.
LIST. $50. pure bred Poland China
SOW pig, 1918 spring litter, Roys
ton Estate. F.
2nd. $4,000 pure bred Duroc Jersey
pig, 1918 spring litter, H. R.
Boomer n. P.
5rd. $4,000 pure bred Chester Whit
pig, 1918 spring litter, Ira
Dalzell. F.
9Th. $3.50 mdse., Golden Rule
Stores OF Payette and New Ply
mouth.
9Th. $3.50 cash, Payett; National
Bank
9th. $3.50 mdse.. Creasey's Gro
Gerry. y. P.
eth. S1.5O cash, Farmers State BanI
n P.
10. Special: Youth For best pint
jars of dried fruits and vegetables.
LIST. $3.50 cash, First National
Bank. p.
End. sl.OO mdse., Moss Mere. Co
Srd. soc. cash, Independent Meat
Market. P.
4th. soc. cash, Payette Pharmacy.
II. Special: Adult. Grain Exhibit,
1917 grown. Wheat. oats, rye,
barley in quart jars At least two
must be grown by the exhibitor.
Open to Payette County and Ore
gon Slope.
list. $500 mdse., Van Petten Lum-
Der Co. P.
End So. mdse., Boise-P ayette Lum-
Der Co. p.
Srd. $500 mdse., Modern Garage.
2
4th. $3.50 mdse Giesler Bros.
Store. P.
The cash offered by City Meat
Market, P, and Star Bakery, P,
will be used as prizes for demon
'tration work mentioned next week.
All four banks give cash as in
Heated, or if the winner will de-!
'osit sum equal to the prize he
or she) may then draw out at the
md of year three times the ORR
yinal gift. Win $3.50, deposit this
Ind $3.50 more for year, then /
iraw out $3.50. Have exhibits at
'ayette High School yard next FRI
lay morning.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1917-09-13
urae. EATING OF S;erE -.

In bulletin dealing with the whole
sale supply and price of staple foods
in New York issued by the health de-
partment housewives are advised to
substitute fish for meat, ii being noted
that there is an abundance of fish on
the wholesale market and that it is
far cheaper than meat. The bull in
says In part: There is no reason
why households should be fed on ex-
pensive meats when fish is cheap and
just as nourishing and healthful."
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1917-09-13
Restfui Slumber.

Good morning, judge" said the
prisoner, cheerfully.
you seem In good humor for a
man who has spent the night In jail"
$50 am. your honor. had a good
nights rest and that always refreSheS
me. You see. my wife is a timorous
woman. and when l sleep at home Tn
compelled to investigate many strange
noises. No doubt there were burglars
all around me last night, but l didn't
have to get out of bed and look for
them