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Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-01-05

straddling through the high grass, wav-
ing his hat and yelling.
"Blazel You old scoundrel" Dave
cried, and seized one Of the ranchman's
palms while Alaire shook the other.
"Say! We're right glad to see you
ALL" Jones exclaimed. 1--WE reckoned
you might be havin' sort of unpleas-
antness with Longorio, so we organized
up and came to get you"
The other horsemen were crowdlng
close now, and their greetings were
noisy. There were the two Guzman
boys, Benito Gonzales, Phil Strange,
and a number of Jonesville's younger
and more adventurous citizens.
In the midst of the tumult Benito in
quired for his wife, and Dave relieved
his anxiety by calling Dolores and Fa-
Their O'Malley. Then, in answer to
the questions showered upon him, he
swiftly sketched the story of Alaire's
rescue and their flight from La Feria.
When he had finished Blaze Jones
drew O deep breath. "We're mighty
glad you got out safe, but you've
kicked the legs from under one of my
pet ambitions. l sure had planned to
nail Longorio's hide on my barn door.
Yes, and you've taken the bread out of
the mouths of the space writer's and
sob sisters from here to Hudson's bay.
Miz Austin, your pictures in every
newspaper in the country, and, believe
me, it's the worst atrocity Of the war.
"Warw Father O'Malley had Joined
the group now, and he asked, "Has war
been declared2"
"Not yet, but we've got hopes" To
Alaire Blaze explained: Ellsworth s
In Washington, wavin' the Stars and
Stripes apd singin' battle hymns, but
reckon the government agures that the
original of these newspaper pictures
would be safe anywhere. Well, we've
got our own ideas in Jonesville, so
some Of us assembled ourselves and de-
clared war on our own hook. These
gentlemen"-Blaze waved his hand
proudly at his misunderstanding
the Jonesville Guards, the finest body
of American men that has invaded
Mexican soil since me and Dave went
after Ricardo Guzman's remains
Blamed II ] amt sorry you sidetracked
our expedition"
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-01-05
Mammal Got Into Trouble Through
Nosing Around Too Promiseuous-
Iy Among Strangers.

Seals are very plentiful among the
Orkneys, and are sometimes caught
when asleep on the skerries. They are
attracted by musical sounds, and at
one time a considerable number were
said to make their appearance In the
bay of Hoy when the bell Of the parish
church close by was rung.
Seals are usually much on their
guard against the approach of men,
but when unmolested frequeatly come
close to boats or people ashore. An
instance of this occurred recently Off
Skraill bay, In Sandwich. where some
yawls were at haddock fishing, writer
In the Edinburgh Scotsman says.
A seal made its appearance, and
showed great curiosity "a - what was
going on. 1t swan repeatedly between
two boats short distance apart, and
ultimately devoted its attention to one
Of them, diving under the boat and
coming up first on one side and then
on the other. At last 1t made spring
at fish which was being hauled out
Of the water on hand line. It failed
to get proper hold, but the fish was
thrown back to afford another chance,
which the seal quickly seized. 1t kept
so near that eventually one Of the fish
ermen got hold of it's tail, and by the
assistance of another 1t was taken into
the boat.
1t was a young one, about three feet
In length. 1t did not seem to appreciate
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-01-05
A Berlin Advertisement.

In Germany now there are advertise
ments which are not only news, but
imply great deal outside of the direct
news sought to be conveyed.
As an instance the Berlin Tages
Zeitung recently contained want ad,
reading as follows: "For exchange, 90
Polish laborers, 20 men and 30 girls,
for the same number of other hands"
Polish laborers in Germany are not
permitted to change masters or to
move from place to place without gov
eminent authorization. With such au-
thorzation, however, the masters can
make exchanges, as we trade horses
and mules, or as our housewives eX-
change soap grease for soap, or old
rags for door mats, kitchen tins and
such.-EXchange.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-01-05

History repeats itself down to mi
mute details, the London Star reminds
us, and recalls previous operations at
GAIA related in the Book of Joshua.
1t says:
IF that picturesque special CORE
spondent to whom we owe the nara
tive of the sun and moon standing still
/ nthe Valley of Ajalon had witnessed
the onslaught Of General Allenby's
auxiliaries, he might have pictured be-
hemoth wallowing on the shore and
leviathan rising out of the sea. 1t is
related in the Book of Judges that
thought the tribe of Judah took GAIA,
they could not drive out the inhabi-
tants of the valley because they had
chariots of iron
ALLOWING for the intervening CEN
turtles which have transformed the
'chariots of iron into tanks, we see
that in this case the omens are in
favor Of the invaders, and we may
reasonably hope that the clearing out
of the Philistines will be final and COM
plete.'
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-01-05
Trial by Ordeal In Early Days.

Trial by ordeal goes back to ear.
Hest days, and In the Book Of Num-
bers there Is case recorded of a
Hebrew woman having been required
to submit to a test. Among the Hin
dus the ordeal has been practiced by
fire, by water, by poison or drinking
water In which deities had been
washed, by chewing rice, by hot Oil,
by red-hot iron, and by drawing two
images out Of q Jar. Livingstone de-
scribed the practice as being common
among all negro races north of the
Zambesi. the natives having the great
est faith In It's efficacy. And 1t has not
always failed, or the trepidation of
the criminal before the dreaded ordeal
has frequently betrayed him.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-01-05
CHAPTER xxIV--continued.


"Oh, I've been mapping there in that
chair, where / could keep one eye on
you. I'm terribly selfish; can't bear
to lose one minute" After while she
said: "rve made discovery. Father
O'Malley SHORES dreadfullyl Juanito
never heard anything like 1t, and 1t
frightened him nearly to death. lie
says the father must be very fierce
man to growl so loudly. He says, too,
that he likes me much better than his
mother"
1t seemed to Dave that the bliss OF
this awakening and the sweet intimacy
of this one moment more rewarded him
for all he had gone through.
"Pve been busy, too," she was say
ing. II sent Juan to the village to
learn the news, and it's not very nice
It's good we stopped here. He says
Neuvo Pueblo has been destroyed, and
the federal forces are all moving south,
away from the border. So our troubles
aren't over yet. We must reach the
river tonight"
Eyes, by all means"
Juan is going with us as guide
"You arranged everything while
snoozed, Ell? I'm ashamed of myself
Alaire nodded, then pretended to
frown darkly. "You ought to be-" she
told him.
my wife!" He laid his lips against
her hair.
They were standing beside the win
dow, speeches., oblivious to all except
their great love, when Dolores entered
to tell them that supper was ready and
that the horses were saddled.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-01-05
Conservation.

She had long been noted for her
economy In the culinary line, but 1t re-
NAMED for conservation to bring out
Just what she could do, relates an ex-
change.
They sat down to dinner and the
soup was served. TO the man-of-the-
house Ii did not seem familiar. 1t
certainly was a new variety for, float
Ing on It's surface were queer little
puff balls. He prodded one and then
he tasted. They We're good and he
tried another, but curiosity getting the
better, he inquired "Would you kind
ly tell me just what this is / am eat
mgr
well" she replied, IF you must
know, there was one batter cake left
from breakfast and | put 1t In the
soup"
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-01-05
On Floor OF the Ocean.

II is believed that to an enormous
extent the bed of the ocean is covered
with lava and punice stone. Still more
remarkable is 1t to ind the floor Of
the ocean covered In many parts with
the dust of meteorites. These bodies
whlrl about in the heavens like rninia-
ture comets, and are for the most part
prokon into innumerable fragments.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-01-05

Mary's mother objected to her asso-
borhood and thought that she ought to
be contented in playing with Tommy,
her small brother.
She once said to Mary, Il don't like
you to play with that little girl, she is
too boisterous,
Mary replied, "You won't let me
play with her because she Is too boy
strous and | won't play with Tommy
because he Is a slssy--he Is too girl
strous."
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-01-05
Catarrhal Deafness Cannot Be Cured

by local applications as they cannot reach
the diseased portion of the ear. There Ia
only one way to cure Catarrhal Deafness.
and that Is by a constitutional remedy.
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE acts
through the Blood on the Mucous Surfaces
of the System. Catarrhal Deafness is
caused by an infamed condition Of the
mucous lining of the Eustachian. Tube.
When this tube Is infiamed you have
rumbling sound or imperfect hearing, and
when 1t is entirely closed, Deafness is the
result. Unless the Inflammation can be re-
duced and this tube restored to its nor
NAL condition, hearing may be destroyed
forever Many cases of Deafness are
caused by Catarrh, which is an infiamed
condition of the Mucous Surfaces.
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for any
case of Catarrhal Deafness that cannot
be cured by HALLS CATARRH
MEDICINE.
All Druggists 75c. Circulars free,
r. ]. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-01-05
Zimmerman. 40 wyotnera
Homelike.

There Is something charmingly
homelile to Americans in at least one
passage of recent alleged interview.
between newspaper correspondent
and the Russian revolutionary Foreign
Minister, Mr.. Trotzky. Said the RUS
sian official, MS the correspondent re-
ports him. "A few of our intellectuals
who held ministerial posts got cold
feet recently and resigned Cold feeti
What is Russian for cold eet?-Chris-
tan Science Monitor.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-01-05

Jones was urging Smith to run over
to dinner some time. "But'I am afraid
that your wife will go to lot Of trou-
ble, Smith demurred.
"A lot of trouble-nonsense I" re-
piled the hpspitabe man. 1T just
means to boil an extra potato. And
what is seventy-fve cents between
friends ?"-Judge.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-01-05
CUTICURA HEALS SORE HANDS
That Itch, Burn, Crack, Chap and
BIeed-Trial Free.

In wonderfully short time in most
cases these fragrant, super-creamy
emollients succeed. Soak hands on re-
firing in the hot suds of Cuticura Soap,
dry and rub Cuticura Ointment into
the hands for some time. Remove sur
plus Ointment with soft tissue paper.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. l.,
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-01-05
THIS SEAL HAD CURIOSITY

Its new quarters, and made strenuous
efforts to escape, but was kept pris-
oner until the fishing ceased, and then
taken ashore. Subsequently the seal
was restored to Its native element,
which 1t seemed to appreciate all the
more after its detention.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-01-05
BOSCHEE'S GERMAN SYRUP

Why use ordinary cough remedies.
when Boschee's German Syrup has
been used so successfully for fifty-0ne
years in all parts of the United
States for coughs, bronchitis, colds
settled in the throat, especially lung
troubles. 1t gives the patient good
nights rest, free from coughing, with
easy expectoration In the morning,
gives nature chance to soothe the
infamed parts, throw off the disease,
helping the patient to regain his
health. Sold in all civilized countries.
80 and 90 cent bottles.-Adv.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-01-05
An UItimatum.

Henry, we must raise the salary Of
our house girl"
"Why, she's the worst we've ever
had"
"That doesn't make any difference.
The Glithersbys next door pay their
girl 80 cents a week more than we pay
ours, and I'm not going to have my so
cial standing in this community jeo-
pardized for a paltry half dollar"
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-01-05
To Cure a Cold In One Day
Take LAXATIVE BROMO QUININH Tablets.
Druggists refund money IL 1t fails to cure. h W.
GROVES signature 10 on each box Doc.
In Sporting Terms.

Friend--Why did you bring back
that regiment of boxers you took
abroad? Weren't they brave enough
to fight?
Captan--They We're brave enough
all right, but they wanted to name
their own referee, have the Germans
put up side bet Of $10,000000 and
stage the fight in New York or Mil
Waukee=Puck
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-01-05
Beds Must Have Been Larae.

Little Ethel had just returned from
Sunday school and was looking very
puzzled. Mamma" she said, "Did
they have very large beds In Bible
days?"
Il don't know, dear" said-her moth
err. "Why dc you ask?"
Because" said the little girl, "our
teacher said today that Abraham slept
with his four fathers"
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-01-05
Just so.

"You are constantly surrounded by
testers, sir"
Eyes, always got my wits about me-"
responded the king, who was some
thing of the sort himself. w.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-01-05

The 0uinine That Does Not Effect Head
Because of Its tonic and laxative effect, laxative
Bromo Quinine can be taken by anyone without
causing nervousness or ringing In the head. There
Is only one "Bromo Qunine" n. w. GROVES
signature Is on box. &c.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-01-05
When Your Eyes Need Care
Try Murine Eye Remedy

no Smarting - Just Eye Comfort. 10 cents %
DruQRists or mall. Write for .Yreo BYE Book.
MURINE EYE REMEDY CO., CHICAGO
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-04
WARN THE Bofs AND GIRLS

Mothers. do you ever have heart-to-
heart talks with your boys and eirls7
Yes, OF course you do. You advise
them TO go TO church and to be good.
You insist that they battle often. you
watch their table manners, you ask
them to fOrswear slang, and TO as.
socate with only decent children.
The category need not be gone
through---eyery mother knows it.
But aren't you TOO apt TO be shock
ed when some one asks you il you
have warned the children against the
infections disease that can be trans
mitted through the public drinking
cup. public closets, public telephone
booths and so on? Why shocked? You
are only following the mother instinct
of protection when you guard your
boys and girls from harm.
The danger of infection cannot be
dwelt upon too strongly, so tell them
frankly that they must be careful.
That leprosy itself is not more re.
pulsiye than the diseases they mag
contract from the drinking cup. Give
them illustrations which will impress
the child mind.
Don't let a mistaken delicacy stand
in your way. Tell them all about it
you must in order that they under
stand. They will thank you for it in
after years.
One young man who is clean men
tally, morally and physically (you
know it instinctively) because his
mother taught him to be, said: II
could always go to my mother for ad
vice, and she never failed me- II you
mothers could have seen his face
glow with tender gratitude toward The
mother who is now beyond his reach,
you would have said TO yourself. Car
my boy say that when | am gomez"
There were volumes.in those words
mothers. Take them home TO the bet
,erment of your own boy and girl.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-04
California Has Jap Village.

Few people realize that in the United
Stntes there Is village composed en-
rirely of japanese, who live their lives
Just as they did before leaving the
Flowery kingdom. This quaint spot or
interest is north Of the long pier,
mile from Santa Monica, Cal. Here Is
the home of Il number of japanese
fishermen. Their native dress. food
and the daily routine of their lives
are carried out as though the little vii
lage were on the far shore Of Nippon.
On Sundays are to be seen the native
sports of the japanese. The geisha
girls serve tea and bonbOns to visitors,
while the young men display their
prowess at wrestling, jiu-jitsu ana
other Oriental pastimcs.--Los Angeles
Times.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-04
Clever Fox Sparrow.

The fox sparrow prldes himself.
doubtless, because he is bigger than
most of his American brothers. He Is
only a bit of bird. al that, bur song
sparrow, white-throat, grass finch anu
a dozen or so of the others doubtless
look on their fox-cOated relatives adj
ditional inch as an ell, with something
thrown in for good measure. The
unco, the little slate-colofed inowbird,
il sparrow after his kind also, ire
quently accompanies The fox sparrow
on his travels. There is II suspicion
which is hard to lose that the fox spar
row jaunts along with the Jlnco solely
to make his own song secure among
the acknowledged melodies. for dhf
iunco, while an insistcnr performer.
pipes an attenuated tune.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-04
RATS ia CHURCH ORGAN
Terribly CONGREGATION
Woman Player faints and Men Battle
With Army OF Rodents.

win army OF Nouehts.
Mlten, \. Y.-Seryiees were resum-
ed at the church heye sunday morn-
ing, the church having been closed for
several months.
Miss Analiza Chuck, the orGanist,
seated herself Al the organ and start
ed the prelude. Miss Gluck had pl. yed
several measures when she suddenly
stopped \ large rat had emerged from
the organ. ran over the keyboard and
disappeared.
Miss Chuck jumped and screamed.
The congregation was startled. SeV-
eral ladies' rushed 10 Miss GIuek's as
sistance, she having tainted. At'er
the minister had dismissed the con-
gregation, Miss Gluck was carried 10
the yestihule, where she soon recoN-
cred.
The ianitor and two members of The
congregation went 10 he organ, took
il apart. and when the back was re
moved numerous rats Jumped from IL
10 the floor and disappeared Ten rats
were killed before they conld escape.
Four nests full of mice were found III
The organ.
The organ was not used Al the even
Ing service. but it has since been
cleaned and tuned, and is ready FOL
use next Sunday.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-04
C. OF c. BRINGS ABOUT
DELAY ON BRIDGE:
B00MS AUTO TRAFFIC

Teferring work on the reconstruc-
ton OF the Utica bridge until Sep.
TENDER Is was surely good news to
business people OF Ottawa. Utica and
the concessionare at the State Park.
Realizing the difficult task OF Sc
occurring material for completing the
work which might have kept the
bridge closed all summer and kept
thousands of people away from the
State Park, prompted the Chamber of
Commerce Of this city to take the
matter up and inaugurate a movement
that would in no way interfere with
the thousands of visitors that would
be here within the next two or hree
months.
Mayor Hannum of Utica visited the
Chamber of Commerce yesterday ans
with President Griggs they lost no
time in meeting the committee of the
board of supervisors and the officials
Of the Decatur Bridge Company, who
have the contract for the construc
ton work Mr.. Grigcs made ii clear
ITO the committee Of the board OF SUI
pervisors and the contractors why the
work should be delayed and before
khe adjournment of the committee ii
was convinced that the work could
;be started about the middle of Sep
TENDER and finished before any freeze
up.
Had il not been for the prompt ac
tion of the Chamber OF Commerce
work would have been started within
few days and the business interests
awould suffer greatly by the delay as
one of the smaller bridges on the
IStarved Rock trail is out of commits
sion and 1t would be impossible for
automobiles to reach the park with.
out going many miles out Of their
way and putting up with lot of in.
convenience and annoyance.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-04
ANNOUNCE WINNERS
TONIGHT; VOTE WILL
CLOSE AT 8 O'CLOCK
CONTEST ENDS WITH FIRE.
WORKS THIS EVESlkG- PRIZES
WILL BE AWARDED AFTER
TABuLATloNS ARE MADE.

The contest. the talk OF perhaps
he greater part OF the reading public
of this section OF Illinois comes TO an
end tonight at eight o'eloc. The last
Few hours will undoubtly 20 down in
history marked by the results and
tho prize certain candidates will have
fOr their own. 10 look back with pride
and say tina. is what ! won in The
Free Trader,Journal contest" Some
are going to fail because they gave
up before the race came 10 an end
Remember anthing worth doing is
worth an honest effort.
The ballo. box is sealed aud the
candidates may put their votes and
subscriptions together with the money
and the votes will be issued when the
box is open by the judges In this
way no one will know who has the
largest number OF votes.
1t will be the duty OF the Judges TO
count the votes as they FIND THEN
IN THE BOILOT BOX. II a candi
date fails 20 have their votes or sub
scriptions in the Office of the contest
department before s p. N. tonight the
votes will not he counted. This rule
and all others will be adhered to the
letter The judges will start count.
ing votes at s p. m. and should be
able 70 give little idea as 10 the
winner OF the prizes by ten O'Clock.
There will he bulletins posted in the
windows OF the Free Trader-Journal.
Candidates must do their leSel best
right up until the last moment if they
expect TO win. One single subscrip-
ton may mean a big prize.
The management naturally would
like TO see all win the Client touring
car. However this Is a con.es.. the
same as an election and it Is impos
siblc. for oil to win the Client tour
ing car.
The different prices will be award
cd tonight or if the candidate lives
in she. country or Is not down town
tonight they may come in and get
their prize.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-04
SONG Brings Them Closer.

Tie souy i not nearly ~ Important
as the singing ~ ii. IN numerous
places c"mmunit, singing has been re-
yiNed. II has oeen found Thai the
spirit ~ The old New England town
meeting is brought on hy these COM
muniIy sonys After The people~haye
joined their voices in y few familiar
numbers HEY yel together on othel
things. Many churches lost great
deal Of their power 10 arouse commn-
nlcsnts when rhey substituted paid
choirs for congregational singing TX
change.