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Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1918-04-12
F OR YOUR
INFORM ALTON

Here are come of the things your
Liberty Bond money loaned to the
Government will buy for our boys
over There:
A $50 Liberty Bond will supply four
months sustenance in the field for
one of our soldiers.
A 500 Liberty Bond will supply 200
pounds of smokeless powder for
one of the big guns.
A 5000 Liberty Bond will equip and
uniform four of our bluejackets.
A $500 Liberty Bond will supply 1870
of our boys with gas masks, in
which to face one of the dead
Hest menaces Of the trenches.
A $1,000 Liberty Bond will buy gaso-
line enough to drive one of our
submarines 1000 miles in our
campaign against the underseas
raiders Of the Kaiser
A $1,000 Liberty Bond will supply
$40 thirteen-pound shells to sink
German submarines.
Every Liberty Bond you buy helps
actively to shorten and win the War.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1918-04-12

dreams that had brought 1t. She gave
her, shoulders an impatient twitch and
got up.
"Oh, guess he'll be more agreeable
to have around than Peter" she ad-
mitted taciturnly, which was a. close
to her real opinion Of the man a. q
mere mother might hope to come.
When spring came at last and Ward
Warren rode regretfully back to his
claim on Mill creek he was not at all
the mOrose Ward Warren who had
ridden down to the Wolverine that
stormy night in January. The distrust
had left his eyes, and that guarded re-
moteness was gone from his manner.
He thought and he planned as other
men thought and planned and looked
into the future eagerly and dreamed
dreams Of his own, dreams that brought
the hidden smile often to his lips and
his eyee.
stnl, the thing those dreams were
built upon was yet locked tight In his
heart, and not even Billy Louise, whose
instinct was SO keen and so sure In all
things else, knew anything Of them o.
Of the bright hued hope they were built
upon.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1918-04-12

Asrthy's leathery cheeks With q
painful slump her spirits went heavy
with her sympathy. "Aarthy"
She knew without Q word of explA-
nation just what had happened. From
Marthy's bent shoulders she knew and
from her tear stained face and from
the yellow soil clinging still to the
shovel in her hand. The wide eyes OF
Billy Louise sent seeking glances up
the slope where the soil was yellow;
went to the long, raw ridge under the
wall, with the peach blossoms standing
pitifulN awry upon the western end.
Her eyes filed with tears. "Oh, Mar
thy! When was itf'
I'm the night, some time, guess"
Marthy's voice had q harsh huskiness.
He was-gOne--when l woke up. Well
he's better of than I be. ! dunno
what wOulda become of him il I'd went
first" There, at last. was q note Of
tenderness, stided though it was and
feeting. "Git down, Billy Louise, and
come In. l been kinda lOokin' for yuh
to come ever sence the weather opened
up. How's your maw?"
"What are you going to do now, Mar
thy?" Billy Louise was perfectly capa.
BILE Of opening q conversational door
even when 1t had been closed decisively
in her face. "You can't get on here
alone, you know. Did you send for that
nephew? If you haven't you must hire
somebody till"
"He's comm. That letter you sent
over last month was from him. / dunno
when he'll git here; he's liable to come
most any time. amt going to hire
nobody. Charlie Fox, his name IL. i
hope he turns out . good worker. I've
never had a chance to git ahead any,
but If Charlie II Jest take holt I'll meb-
by git some comfort outa life yit."
HE ought to. I'm sure. And every
one thinks you've done awfully wen,
Aarthy. What can I do now7 Wash
the dishes and straighten things up,
guess" :.
"You needn't do nothin' you amt .
mind to do, Billy Louise. 1 don't want
you to think you got to slop around
washin' my dirty dishes. I'm goin' on
down into the medder and work on q
ditch I'm putin In. You Jest do what
you've mind to-" She picked up the
shovel and went OF down the jungly
path, herself the ugliest object in the
cove, where she had created 20 much
beauty.
Billy Louise sat down on the rock
where Aarthy had rested after digging
the grave and, with her chin in her two
cupped palms, stared out across the
river at the heaped bluffs and down at
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1918-04-12

erately between her anu the stranger
so that his broad shoulders quite hid
her from the mans curious stare.
You've struck the right place." he
said calmly. ,"This is it." He picked
up another pail of water and sloshed it
upon the wet floor to rinse off the mud.
'Is-ah-Mrs. Meilke ,inT One could
not accuse the young man Of craning,
but he certainly did try to get another
glimpse Of the person on the table and
failed because Of Ward.
"She's down in the meadow" Billy
Louise murmured.
"She's down in the meadow" Ward
repeated to the despatched young man.
"You just go down past the stable and
follow on down he waved a hand
vaguely before he took up the broom
again. you'll find her, all right" he
added encouragingly.
"Oh, Ward! That must be Marthy's
nephew. What will he think?'
Does it matter such a deuce of a
lot what he thinks?" Ward went on
with his interrupted scrubbing.
I'm awfully glad he came, anyway"
said Billy Louise. II won't have to
stay all night now. l was going to-"
In that case the young man is vel.
come as gold mine. Here they come
he and Mrs. Martha. You'll have to
introduce me; 1 have never met the
lady" Ward hastily returned the mop
to its corner, rolled down his sleeves
and picked up his gloves. Then he
stepped outside and waited beside Billy
Louise. looking not in the least like \
man who has just wiped lot of dishes
and scrubbed a floor.
The nephew, striding along behind
Marthy and showing head and shoul.
ders above her, seemed not to resent
any little mischance, such as muddy
water fiirted upon him from broom.
He grinned reminiscently AZ he came
up, shook hands with the two Of them
and did not let his glance dwell too
long or too often upon Billy Louise nor
too briefly nnon Ward.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1918-04-12
"United People Insure
Victory ---Borah

Anticipating the Third Liberty
Loan, U. s. Senator William e.
Borah has issued a sterling appeal
to the citizens Of Idaho to do
their utmost for its success. The
splendid record Of the State In the
two previous Loans will be exceed
ed If Senator sorah's suggestion
10 followed by the residents Of
Idaho. Here Is what he urges:
This 10 not a war Of armies az
other wars have been fought. II 10
a war Of nations and that nation
will win whose people are best
organized, most thoroughly united
in spirit and purpose and most
willing to contribute to the full
extent Of their means to aid in the
cause.
1T is no longer q matter Of
doubt that It is this Republic that
must be the determining factor in
the war. The other nations with
which we are associated have
about reached their limit Of power
and sacrifice. II Is up to US to
end the conflict and to achieve
victory. Let us lend our credit to
the full extent of our ability to
the Government. Let US in that
way support the best we can the
brave boys at the front. Nothing
will be 90 insuring to victory as a
United, determined, willing
1eopIe at home. Our united and
determined support here may save
the lives Of thousands Of our
friends on the battlefield. en-
terrain no doubt that Idaho's
splendid record in this war will
be more than maintained in the
subscr lbing to this present call
Of the Government for funds"
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1918-04-12

always sang when he came down the
canyon to rescue me. But of course |
knew all the time he's a cowboy. 1t
said So
The whistling broke and he began
to sing at the top Of q clear, strong
lunged voice an old, old trail song
beloved of punchers the West over.
what did you say, Billy Louise
I'm sure it's a comfort to have him
here, and you see he was glad and
willing"
But Billy Louise was holding the
door open half an inch. listening and
slipping back into the child world
wherein Ward Warren came singing
down the canyon to rescue her The
words came gustily from the creek
down the slope:
mo chaps no slicker. and a-pourin' down
rain.
And swear by the Lord I'll never night
herd again.
Coma to vi youpy. youpy-a, youpy-A
Coma to VI youpy. youpy-a!
"Feet In The stirrups and seat In the
saddle.
] hung and ratified with them lons-horn
cattle,
Coma to vi
do shut the door, Billy Louise!
What you want to stand there like
that for? And the wind freezing ev-
erything inside! l can feel q terrible
draft on my feet and ankles, and you
know what that leads tor
So Billy Louise closed the door and
laid another alder root on the Goals in
the fireplace the while her mind was
given over to dreamy speculations. and
the words Of that old trail song ran on
In her memory, though she could no
longer hear him singing. Her mother
talked on about Peter and the storm
and this man who had ridden straight
from the land Of day dreams to her
door, but the girl was not listening.
Now, amt you relieved yourself
that he's going to stayr'
Billy Louise, kneeling on the hearth
and staring abstractedly into the fire,
came back with jerk to reality. The
little smile that had been In her eyes
and on her hpe ded back with the
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1918-04-12
u. S. Loans To Farmers
Now Nearly $50, 900, 900

Nearly twelve million dollars
was loaned out to farmers Of the
United States by the Federal land
banks during the month of Jan.
uary last.
On February / the total amount
loaned out to farmers by these
banks since they we're established
was nearly $50.O00,000, the num-
Der of loans closed being $4,000.
The amount applied for at that
date was $3.50, o0O,o 900, representing
over 100000 applicants.
The total loans made by the va
rious banks were AZ follows:
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1918-04-12

through the winter or untn you get
some white man to take my place. :"
He took up the two water pals and
waited, glancing from one to the other
with that repressed smile which Billy
Louise was beginning to look for in
his face.
Now that matters had approached
the point Of decision her mother stood
looking at her helplessly, waiting for
hev to speak. Billy Louise drew her
self up primly and ended by contra
dieting the action. She gave him q
sidelOng glance which be was least
prepared to Withstand. though. in JUS
tice to Billy Louise. she was absolute
" unconscious Of it's general effective
ness and twisted her lips whimsically.
well stake you to . book, q BAN
mock and a bed If you want to stay,
Mr.. Warren" she said quite soberly;
"also to pitchfork and an AZ, II you
like, and regular wages"
His eyes went to her and steadied
there with the intent expression In
them. Thanks. Cut out the wages
'ouu tuAc Tue OucT JUST - IL
stands" he told her and pulled his hat
farther down on his head. ''She's 20.
ing to be one stormy night, lay-dees,"
he added in quite another tone ON his
way to the door. give o'clock by the
town clock, and al-li's wellr' This
last in still another tone as he pushed
out against the swOOping wind and
pulled the door shut with Z slam.
They heard him whistling . shrill. rob
licking air on his way to the creek
1t least 1t sounded rollicking the way
he whistled It."
That's The Old Chisholm Trair he's
whistling," Billy Louise observed un-
der her breath, smiling reminiscently,
''the very song l used to pretend he
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1918-04-12

She Sat Down on the Rock Where
Marthy Had Rested.
the pink and white patch of fruit trees
She was trying, as the young will al
ways try, to solve the riddle Of life, and
she was baffled and unhappy because
she could not find any answer at all
that pleased both her ideals and her
reason. And then she heard . mans
voice lifted up in riOtous song and she
turned her head toward the opening OF
the gorge and listened. her eyes bright
ening while she waited.
Ward came into sight through the lit.
tie meadow, riding slowly, with both
hands clasped over the horn Of the sad.
die, his hat tilted back on his head and
his whole attitude one of absolute con.
tent with life. He saw Billy Louise
almost as soon as she glimpsed him,
and she had been watching that bit of
road quite closely. He tipped the reins
to one side and turned from the trail to
ride straight up the slope to where she
was.
Billy Louise, with q self reproachful
glance at the grave, ran down the slope
to meet him-an unexpected welcome,
which made Wards heart leap in his
chest.
''Oh, Ward, for heavens sake, don't
be singing that come-all-ye at the top
Of your voice, like that. Don't you
Nov l was given to understand that
you liked that same come ALIVE Have
you been educating your musical taste
in the last week, Miss William Louise ?"
Ward stopped his horse before her and
with his hands still clasped over the
saddle horn looked down at her with
that hidden smile-and something else
mo. l haven't. i don't have to edu.
cate myself to the point where l know
the Chisholm Trail isn't a proper kind
Of funeral hymn. Ward Warren" Billy
Louise glanced over her shoulder and
lowered her voice instinctively, as we
all do when death has come close and
stopped. "Jase died last night; that's
his grave up there. Isn't it perfectly
pitiful? Poor old Marthy was here all
solitary alone with him. Awkward
she dug that grave her ownself and
took him up and buried him! And,
Ward, she-she wheeled him up in the
She had to, of course
She couldn't carry him. But isn't /,
awfulr Her hands were up, pattine
and smoothing the neck Of his horse
and her face was bent to hide the tears
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1918-04-12

...at stood in her eyes and the quivel
Of her mouth.
Several minutes they stood ther,
talking, while Billy Louise patted tn,
horse absently, and Ward looked dowr
at her and did not miss one little ligh,
or shadow in her face.
you saw mommie, Of course. Yor
came from homer
mo, I did not / got as far As the
creek and saw Blues tracks coming
down, 80 I just sort Of trailed along
seeing it was mommie's daughter felt
most like talking to-"
"Aommie's daughter" laughed a lit.
tie and instinctively made . change in
the subject.
1--WE got to 60 in and wash the
Dishes" she said, stepping back from
him. "Of course nothing was done In
the cabin, and I've been doing a little
housekeeping. l guess the dishwater
il hot by this time-if it hasn't all
boiled away"
Ward, as q matter of course. tied his
borse to the fence and went into the
cabin with her. He also asked her to
stake him to 4 dish towel, which she
did after 4 good deal Of rummaging.
He stood with his hat on the back Of
his head, 4 cigarette between his lips,
and wiped the dishes with much ap-
parent enjoyment. He objected strong
~ to Billy Louise's assertion that she
meant to scrub the floor, but when he
found her quite obdurate he changed
his method without in the least degree
yielding his point, though for diplomat
ic reasons he appeared to yield.
He carried water from the creek and
filled the teakettle, the big iron pot and
both pals. Then, when Billy Louise
had turned her back upon him while
she looked in a dark corner for the
mon. he suddenly seized her under the
arms and lifted her upon the table, and
before she had finished her astonishe6
gaspings he caught up Z pail Of water
and slOshed It upon the floor under her
Then he grinned In his triumph.
Billy Louise gave q squeal Of conster.
nation and then sat absolutely still,
staring round eyed through the door.
way. Ward stepped back-even his
composure was slightly jarred-and
twisted his lips amusedly.
Hello" he said after . few blank
seconds. "You missed some Of It, didn't
your His tone was mildly commiser.
ating. "WiM you come in?''
moo, thank you, don't believe
will" The speaker looked in, however,
saw Billy Louise perched upon the ta.
BILE and took OF his hat. He was well
plastered with dirty water that ran
down and left streaks of mud behind.
II must have got OF the road" he said.
I'm looking for Jason Meilke's ranch"
Billy Louise tucked her feet farther
under her skirts and continued to stare
dumbly. Ward, glancing at her from
the corner Of his eyes, stepped consid
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1918-04-12
UNCLE SAM CALLS MOkr
CLEARWATER COUNTY BOYS

The Clearwater county draft
board has received an order to for
ward its quota of men for the re-
cent call. and on or about April 90
the following men will be sent to
Camp Lewis: Herbert White, 12a;
Victor S. J. Majors. IA; Curtis G.
Newman, III; Orval II. Wahl, 173
Gust Olson. 208; Axel M. Bohn. 22s;
Ralph W. Merrill, 231.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1918-04-12
ADVERTISED LETTERS.

The following letters remain in
this office, uncalled for. at the clos.
Of business. April IL. 1918:
Aspend. Ben Campbell, l.. A.
Diermger, John French, F.. L.
kidder, Archie Mcdaniel. o. l..
Ogles. Shorty Peterson, w. A.
Reyd. Miss Jenny
Sedenbery. Mrs. Tudor. Mrs. Vern .
wv. BLAKE,
Acting Postmaster, Orofino, Idaho.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1918-04-12

I'VE are fighting for our lIves."-
Taft, Dec. 20, 1917. Money 10 ammu
milton. Buy Liberty Bond Shrapnel.
Have you bought Thrift Stamps?
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1918-04-12

Protection the Allies afford " may
weaken our sense Of duty."-Taft, Feb.
!, 1917. Have you weakened7 Do
your duty! Buy Liberty Bonds.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1918-04-12

What are you farmers going to
do for the Government now that
II 10 asking for the Third Liberty
loan7
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1918-04-12

The story about immortality and
drunkenness among our soldier boys
Is just plain prof. German propagan.
da to discourage enlistment in thu
United States. It Is false and vic.
ious. Hit this lie II you hear It.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-03-22
Way to Success.

Power is the goa! of every worthy
ambition and only weakness comes
from imitation or dependence on 9TH
ers, says writer in Success. Power
is self-developed, self-generated. We
cannot increase the strength of our
muscles by sitting in a gymnasium and
letting another exercise for us.
Nothing else so destroys the power
to stand alone as the habit of leaning
upon others. If you lean you never
will be strong or original. Stand alone
or bury your ambition to be somebody
In the world.
The man who tries to give his chill
dren start In the world so that they
will not have so hard time as he had
is unknowingly bringing disaster upon
them. What he calls giving them a
start probably will give them a set
back in the world. Young people need
all the motive power they can get.
They are naturally leaners, imitators,
cOpiers, and it is easy for them to de-
velOp into echoes or limitations. They
will not walk alone while you furnish
crutches; they will lean upon you just
as long as you will let them.
One of the greatest decisions that a
human being could ever have is that
he is permanently benefited by contln-
ued assistance from others.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-03-22
WEST BURKE

l..- o.. h.l.
aa,I', - H.. ''1 Ir,..l,.,.. ''' 80
49,. ,,.s.I. -. ,.,..-1.-.,,os ,r- -,
brother.
NJ -
visited at II. S. Chappells the first
Of the week.
M. 81 M r. r-..,r.-....-.....
Barton Friday to attend the funeral
Of their aunt, Mrs. Emma Willard.
nr.z 1l.,,;, C..5-,.;. .,5 1o,,.,....
Arlene, Of Lyndonville, were guests
at A. C. Cheney's Tuesday.
viii Gallagher has moved to the
Trefern house which he recently
purchased, and Clayton Smith has
Mr. ZalIaober
spent the weekend with Mr.. and
Mrs. W. S. Wheeler and Mr.. and
Mrs. CLAYTON George.
W. j. Smith spent Sunday with
friends at Barton.
Miss Mario, porLor entertained
Misc Pot. Chonnou of por+or tho
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-03-22
How Tornado Originates.

The tornado of the Western plains is
identical in formation with the sand
whirl. The sun beats tiercely on a linn
tied area-say ten square miles of bar
rem prairie-and as a result the air next
the earth becomes very hot, perhaps
120 degrees, and the mass is constant.
ly increasing in volume. Above the
warm air is stratum perhaps 20 de-
grees colder.
By and by a passageway is made,
the hot air begins to ascend and the
cold upper air, pressing downward,
forces the lighter air through a chan.
mel thus formed. 1t begins to whirl, it
increases in velocity, surface cur
rent forces it along, and the tornado
starts on its destructive journey.
The terrific cyclone originates in
much the same way, only differing In
extent. The most violent cyclones or,
iginate in tropical ATTITUDES, in the At
lantic ocean, to the north and east of
West Indian islands and in the Pacific,
in the China sea and in the neighbor-
hood of the Philippine islands.
The reason they are so destructive
is because they are carried such great
distances by extraneous influences.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-03-22
EXPLAINS LAUGH OF BABIES
With a Mysterious Sense
of Humor.

The human love Of nonsense is a di-
vine mystery. We have often heard
pesSimists declare that we come into
the world weeping. 1t is truer, think,
to say that We come into it laughing.
For laughter in a baby seems to be its
first conscious apprehension Of some
thing outside its small needs and pains.
1t may cry merely because a pin is
sticking into it, but it laughs because
already it sees something that makes
1t laugh, it knows not why, something
that catches the eye or ear and seems
irresistibly funny to it.
There is nothing mere mysterious
than a baby's sense of humor. It fire.
quently loses it as it grows up together
with the other trailing clouds of glory,
but most babies are born with it. To
satisfy it nursery rhymes were invent
ed, and to satisfy the same instinct in
grown people 1.-THE Hunting of the
Shark" that Incompatible classic,
came into being, and Caverly and Gill
bert and Lear stood on their heads, so
10 speak, ana performed such verbal
antics before high heaven as must
have made the very angels laugh.
When the Owl and the Pussy Cat,
having dined on mice and slices of
ounce, hand in hand, on the edge of
the sand" dance by the light of the
moon," there is something which, as
Stevenson was fond of saying, delights
the great heart of man. But, of course.
with these modern artists of nonsense
there is usually a deliberate attempt at
the grotesque and the absurd. We
know why We are laughing, but with
the old-fashioned rhymes of which am
chiefly thinking, we laugh--or, for that
matter, cry, perhaps-without having
any reason to give.-Richard lie CALI
cnne, in Harper's Magazine.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-03-22
Miners Live Iona.

1t Is an extraordinary fact that even
when deaths from accident are includ-
ed, the rate of mortality among miners
Of Great Britain is materially lower
than that among any other big class
of labor, except agriculturists, and APP
preciably lower than the average rate
of mortality among males. This fact
was discovered by Doctor latham,
while acting as superintendent of sta
tistiCs in the office of the registrar gen.
eral. Doctor latham points out that
while the risk of fatal accidents among
the coal miners is much greater than
among other males generally, their
risk Of death by disease is much lower,
being 1876 per cent less than all Occu-
pied males, and 23,2 per cent less than
that of all males. While coal miners
appear to suffer more than the aver
age mortality from bronchitis, they
show marked immunity from consump-
ton, their mortality from that disease
being less than half the average. From
diseases of the nervous system their
mortality Is Is per cent lower; heart
disease, 10 per cent lower, and from
disease of the liver, 10 per cent lower
than amOnG Mi u's.ies-