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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-08
THE MELANCHOLY MUSE

will go on, and cat.
Having worked enough.
For IL il bitter 10 work.
Yc, IN q saf 70 eat
For there IL ever the thought
This meal viii not endure
But como.
Such replnlnr were vain.
And work Ia necessary.
Would one cat:
Yrt a. work and eat.
Soc insipld sh0vs.
Listen TO people say things.
Read tho h-lligvrcn, papers.
And SO on thus,
nah. what piffle !, iH'
Sleep were better than this.
And dreams moro real than NE
-Pomer.
II John ~ Roct cfoiicr should AJAX
you 10 lend him money at a.. pet
cent you would do II. reads an al
v-rtisrmcni In tho Scw York Even
lng Post Indeed and we would not
n John - should ask ua TO lend him
money at ~ per cen, or any Other
per cent. we'd buy two cigars and
sit out OF tho end OF Tho pier. know
Ing that before We finished the aec
ond smoke tho end Of tho world
would come sailing along.
Overheard in restaurant.
Give me a domestic cheese sand
wich'
Sorry. but we've only got Swiss
and American.
The maximum sentence 10 be i'm
porcd on Emil Herman. state secro-
tary Of the socialist party. charged
with espionage. IL n 10000 fine and
40 years IN tho pcnitenuary.
After serving his sentence. II con.
victed. he will be admonishcd to hs-
have and released
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-08
Educating the Public" as
the Packers Try to Do 1t
Being Some of the Findings of Heney'S Investigation
of Men Who Rule the Meat You Eat

ton scared them IL illustrated by a
April 10. 1918, and signed by H. G.
McMauun J NJ Chaplin ana Arthur
u. White. In which they reported:
we believe thar as Il stands today
nothing could stop criminal prose-
cutions and that the situation t.
dangerous II must not be
forgotten that BONE ARE or
THE IMPRESSION THE con-
suMER IL BEING BADLY
USED"
Anyhow. a big educational pub
iicity campaign started later on.
First they went into the farm pub
llcations that reach the live stock
newspapers and magazines that
reach the consumer, And Arthur
u white was chairman Of S@irts
publicity committee
And on Feb, 2. 1918. commit
te. consisting 81 white. w u.
Traynor a. " swift's RICH, hand
mani. y. X Hayward and J. NJ
Chaplin. wrote a letter To Louis ,.
Swift. big boss Of the Swift con-
corn. and recommended that We
entir~iy reverse our policy OF hhv-
ting no answer 20 attacks and that
We answer good many ~ them
By interview. and 90 have any Of
feet they must be answered
promptly. az least IN the following
issue after they come out II they
como out IN an evening issue th.
answer must 60 In tho morning
paper. II they come out Ia the
morning paper tho answer mus,
come out In the evening paper"
Listed Publications
That viii be interesting TO cd
i,ors. especially those who make
{; rule to permit no answer 10
their paper 60 attacks which have
not been made In theifp but In an
other paper. But tho packer pub.
liciIy Theory evidently Is that any
newspaper that Fets advertising
money from them mus, obey orders
ard give space % their free ads.
In his report 90 the Federal
Trades Commission. Hsney gives
many psgea q eorr-apond~nce on
nj. subject % educA iionAi public
ity. and many pages containing the
names OF newspapers and maya
xlnes carrying packer ads. togo, hsr
with the amour, each received
=aaa==
Sr0TaraN T.tunh~. u..4..
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-08

To be remembered
In nursing the
baby.
IL In always wise
to make nursing
as ca y as posi-
bic for tho moth.
or and 10 give her
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-08
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

times permits sin 20 be an instru-
mcnt IN His hand for tho oorrcc-
ton Of an apostate world.
&. w. TAYLOR
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-08
BABY'S BATH

Mrs. Il. a. asks: How often
should a young baby be bathed?"
At least once a day and oftencr In
warm weather. the additional ones
being merely sponge baths.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-08

Americas strength and optimism must poy dipi-
dends to the Whote corid. II is the only tche nat
that does not have TO forge smile. What does that
to you as an American?
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-08
NURSING
Schedule for Benefit Of
the Mother and Baby

The Childrsn's Year celebrate
brings up some important points
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-08
This is the critical year Of the wdr. Do your
part. Invest ia Var Sarings Stamps.
immigration Halted
Do your

When the present fiscal year ends June 80 It highly
probable that immigration record will be settle
smallest since colonial days.
immigration statistics of the first six months just
published at Washington indicate that the years total
be less than 100000 persons For the hafyear ending
January 1918, only 577l5 to America and since
then the monthly totals have dwnded to few thousands
The war OF course is responsible. The real dwindlng
began when the United States entered the Since that
day. only country has sent anything like the normal
number of immigrants. That is Japan. which country
leads all nations in sending immigrants TO America
Japanese immigration this year will reach 10000 against
1926 in 1917 S7l1 in 1916, and $500 in 1915 During
the first half of this fiscal year 600S Japanese arrived and
they've been coming during January February and
March at the rate of more than 1000 month.
Italy, which before the sent times as
many immigrants Japan then did, this year will send
less than third many.
Mexico, which sent 16,43S immigrants in 1917,
win send less than 5000 this year
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-08
HIS BUNKIE, LOOUITUR

Mate vA1 my bunkle. Wen. he's done
He's on the honor roll
They got his number ana his gun.
rhey couldn't get bis soul
They couldn't get his grin. you bet
which lasted all the while.
For Nate had grit 20 DO his bit
Ana do II with smile.
"I,ct Fritz keep all his schrecklichkeit.
For that's his only hope"
Gays he. but Yonkees when they fight.
Don't need that sort OF dope.
You can't out-hatc the Hun" Hayn Nate.
He's got us skinned "A mile.
But It's my vote We get his goat
by fighting with smile"
Well goodbye. pard You did your do;
You didn't like its style.
Bur played the game and played ~ thru.
And did 81 with smile.
And since headquarters calls you In.
To make your life report,
/ hope the good Lord spots your grin
And says one damn good sport
Copyright, 1913. n. Il. A.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-08

STOCKTON. Caiy--Itob~rtA BORING
sFed ~. died Monday from tho Fl
fec,s % a vicious attack - game
cock.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-08

keep your letters short. III
they are more than 80 words
long. they have little chance OF
being published.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-08

Kaiser VILLAIN has named three bridges over the
Rhine after the prince. Hindenburg and Ludsn-
dorff. Quite appropriate bridge a rirer
and it's only question Of time phen the three men iciu
ditto.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-08

VII the city counciinen rho visiting the
Skdoit rirer porer site, and mho insisted hdpIno
horses to carry them the mountainous trails be
taking standing potes the council chamber at nezt
Mondays meeting?
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-08
Spare That Snake

From along about the time that Adam and Eve moved
of the Garden of Eden human beings have held grudg
against the snake
They have sought to make this snakeless world and
have succeeded. excepting Ireland Because they
have not succeeded may give thanks We need snakes
apparently than have for snakes invaluable
asset rodent destroyers.
"Ony II of the Ill varieties Of snakes in America
poisonous writes Gayne h Norton in American Forestry
None he asserts will attack human being except in
self defense All of them destroy rodents that nure crops
and carry communicable diseases"
The L. S. department of agriculture places annual
crop loss due to rodents at half billion dollars.
something like IS person.
Just how many more snakes need in America to
this s500O00000 Of food claims to know but it
may be good idea for snake haers permit the weighing
reptiles longer lease Of fe-a reprieve you might say
until all the rodents gone.
Then, with the snake slaughter,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-08
4 WORD FROM JOSH WISE

4 WORD FROM JOSH WISE
Tn more daylight plan sin't
reduced tn number NV f.llcrs
th't 20 home In the TN dark.
Sign on Third ave.
FOR the Next 20 Days We VIII
Give Honest bargains"
one on itih - z:
AN Kinds Of Ladies' and Gents
Hats Cleaned"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-08

oItuHtIoN ONhy@rpuh
How badly that Boriand resoiu-
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-07-25
No "Mayfower.r In London9

II there are in England any de-
scendants of the little band of Pilgrims
who sailedpin the Mayfower 29S years
ago. they are difficult to discover. An
American woman living In London has
been trying to find them, and with that
object she inserted advertisements
asking any "Mayflowers' now In Lon
don to meet her at hotel ut certain
hour.
The appointed hour came. and the
American woman waited. A moving
picture photographer, several newspa-
per photographers and dozen report
ers arrived and were mistakenly and
enthusiastically greeted as Mayfiowers.
There was an air Of eager expectancy
and suppressed excitement. Every
body waited for As minutes, but not
single Mayfiower appeared. There
were signs Of disappointment.
'But there must be some Mayflow-
ers in London" said the American
woman to the reporters. II cant be
the only one." She looked again ut
the door. but there was no sound Of
footsteps and the meeting adjourned.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-07-25

japanese women, are not so quick
to. adopt occidental styles as are jap
anese men, but the upper-class women
do wear modern dress and footwear
at social functions where European or
American women are likely TO be pres
ent In any considerable number.
"With effort few American shoes
can be sold In japan now, and the
effort ought to be made for the good
Of the future, for the market will un-
doubtedly be inviting within the next
ten or fifteen years." says G. r. Bos-
worth, trade commissioner Of the bu-
reau Of foreign and domestic COM
merce. Although there are many
shops where modern footwear Is made,
there are few places where ready-to-
wear footwear Is stocked. Commercial
patriotism should keep American shoes
In the Market" tm fHss
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-07-25
HAWK NO MATCH FOR CROWS
Cunning Creatures, by Clever strate-
gy, Stole Titbit From the Claws
Of Bird Of Prey.

Travellers In the Orient have much
to say about the Indian crow, a bird
that for uncanny knowingness and
prankIsh audacity has perhaps no
equal.
Corvus splendens-thus have ornl-
biologists labeled him; but famous
naturalist who knows the breed ut
first hand has called them "shreds of
Satan. cinders from Tartarus." To
give these impish creatures their due,
however, 1t should be said that life In
India Is not little enlivened by their
presence. Here Is a characteristic in
cident In this relation:
A small hawk had seized little
bird and perched on leafless branch
to devour his prey. The spectacle drew
two crows to the spot. They hoped
and tapped from branch to branch,
nOisily discussing the strategy Of their
Intended raid.
Then one Of them quietly slipped
away through the surrounding foliage.
At the same time his mate flew In
front Of the perching hawk, and how
erlng steadily within foot Of his beak
maintained bustling menace Of
snatching the titbit.
That effectively compelled the attcn-
tion Of the hawk. His prey grasped
firmly beneath his feet, he angrily
hissed and lunged Mt the lowering
nuisance. So lively was the skirmlsh
that the human onlooker forgot the
existence of the second crow. But
now that willy bird reappeared some
distance in the rear of his destined vic
tim.
With stealthy sidlings and short,
uoiseless flights he drew near. Then
he made a swift dash, seized the
hawks long. barred tail by the tip,
hung on with his full weight and
toppled the luckless hawk In a COM
plete-back sOmersault from the branch.
The released titbit was instantly
seized by the first crow, and the clever
pair bore Off their booty with much
triumphant cawing.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-07-25
Rebuilding German Population.

All questions relating tc rebuilding
Of the shattered Germanic popula-
tions engage unceasing attention.
There has just been another German
Austro-Hungarian medical congress
on the subject In Berlin. Eminent
physicians and surgeons pointed out
that. while there was a vast deal that
their profession and the public health
authorities could do to help in the re-
population Of the two states. liberal
social legislation by their govern
ments was an equally important fac
tor. Education must be cheapened.
the cost Of living. SO. far as rearing
children IL concerned. must be re-
duced by every possible means; tax
alton must be readjusted SO that the
lower and middle classes will hence
forth bear the minimum burden: /:
housing reform was urgently called
for, and ways and means had to be
found for permitting more people to
share the benefits Of fOod-producing
land.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-07-25
OLD PRESCRIPTION E
FOR WEAK KIDNEYS

Have you ever stopped to reason why
u IL that 30 many products that are eI-
tensively advertised, all at once drop out
Of sight and are soon forgotten? The
reason Is plain-the article did not fulfil
the promises of the manufacturer. This
applies more particularly to . medicine.
A medicinal preparation that has real
curative value almost sells itself, as like
an endless chain system the remedy IL
recommended by those who have been
benefited, to those who are in need of II.
A prominent druggist says, Take for
example DR.. Kilmer's Swamp Root, q
preparation have sold Cor many years
and never hesitate to recommend, for in
almost every case It shows excellent re-
suits, as many of my customers testify.
No other kidney remedy that know Of
has 20 large q sale"
According to sworn statements and
verified testimony of thousands who have
used the preparation, the success Of DR..
Kilmers' Swamp Root is due to the fact
that, 20 many people claim, II fulfils al
most every wish in overcoming kidney,
liver and bladder ailments, corrects ur-
mary troubles and neutralizes the uric
acid which causes rheumatism.
You may receive sample bottle of
Swamp Root by Parcel Post. Address
DR.. Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y, and
enclose ten cents; also mention this paper.
Large and medium size bottles for sale
at all drug stores.-Adv.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-07-25
Liberty Cycles Wheels.

One of the outstanding features Of
the Liberty motorcycle. the standard
lied machine developed by the quar-
termaster corps for army service in
France. Is the interchangeability Of its
wheels. says the Popular Mechanics
Magazine In an illustrated article A
spare wheel, to be carried on the side
car. will take the place of any one Of
the three wheels In case of an emer-
gency. Furthermore, such change
can be made In less than minute. On
either side are transverse tongues
which fit into grooves In the driving
sprocket and brake-drum mechanisms
carried on opposite prongs Of the rear
fork. In mounting the wheel 1t is only
necessary to slide 1t into place and
lock 1t with a Knockout axle, which
consists simply of central bolt and
nut.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-07-25
Protect the sIrds.

/, Saving the song birds Of France Is
the object Of a plan proposed by NJ.
Andre G6dart, Parisian. NJ. GOdart
calls attention to the scarcity Of
birds in France. due to insufficient
protection, and the consequent loss to
grape growers of the Gironde in 1910
OF 100000 Of francs. as well as a
decrease In the 0ll production Of south'
ern France, so great that the olive
growers threatened to abandon the In
dustry. He suggests that goldflnches,
bull finches, linnets, yellowhammers,
thrushes. blackbirds and starlings. NIL
Of which nest readily in gardens, bc
reared In large and specially designed
aviaries and released when full grown
to repopulate the now deserted woods
and fields.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-07-25
INCREASE OF POULTRY URGED
Appeal Made to City and Country Peo-
pie Alike to Help the Meat and
EGG Supply.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment OF Agriculture.)
Owners Of back yards I'm cities and
towns are asked to do everything In
their power to help the meat and egg
supply by raising small fiocks Of poul-
try in back yards. Farmers are re-
quested greatly to increase their farm
flocks or hens SO that 100 on every
farm will be the average for the ma
tiOn.
The following statement regarding
the poultry needs is taken from the
Official agricultural program for 1918
issued recently by the Unite6 States
department of agriculture:
Poultry production should be In,
creased greatly, especially In back
yards and on farms where waste ma.
terial is available and the purchase OF
expensive grains and other material Is
not required.
Increased poultry production may
be attained most economically by early
Matching; by combining mother hens at
least ten days after the chickens are
hatched; by reducing losses on ac-
count Of rats, weasels. and thieves.
and from cold. damp conditions; by
thorough sanitation: by discouraging
the marketing Of early-hatched pullets
as broilers; by eliminating nonproduc-
ing hens and keeping good layers
through at least two laying seasons (:
and by the poutryman raising his own
feed a. far as possible"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-07-25
Fathers Generosity.

How are you getting along, my
sonr asked the father visiting the
camp at Yaphank.
"All right. father" replied the pri-
vate.
'Treat you well. do theyT"
"Oh, yes; first rate"
'Let you smoker
Certainly they do"
swell, come and have a cigar with
me-"
II must ask the captain, father"
"Why, certainly; but l didn't know
he smoked. Ask the general to come
along, too and have one!"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-07-25
HEART EVER KINDLY
John GaIsworthy Describes the
Poilu at His Best.
Glad Of Opportunity to Divide RatIons
and Make Friends With Four
footed Creature That Had EvI.
IDENTIFY Known Suffering.

The sun. boring into his spine
through his thin shirt, made him reach
for his jacket. There was the little
dog still sitting on its base, 20 yards
away. 1t covered and dropped its
ears when he moved, and he thought: I:
Poor beast Some one has been do
ing the DEVILS work on you, not badly !"
There were some biscuit In the
pocket Of his jacket, and he held one
out. The dog shivered and its pink
tongue lolled painting with desire and
fear. Jean Liotard tossed the biscuit
gently about half way. The dog cow
cred back a step or two, crept forward
three, and again squatted. Then very
gradually 1t crept up to the biscuit,
bolted It, and regained its distance.
The soldier took out another. This
time he threw 1t five PAGES only In
front Of him. Again the little beast
covered, skunk forward, seized the bis
cult. devoured 1t; but this time 1t only
recoiled pace or two, and seemed,
with painting mouth and faint wagging
Of the tail, to beg Tor more. Jean
Liotard held a third biscuit as far In
front of him as he could, and weited.
The creature crept forward and
equatted Just out of reach. There 1t
sat. with saliva dropping from Its
mouth seemingly II could not make up
Its mind to that awful venture. The
soldier sat motionless; his outstretched
hand began to tire. but he did not
budge-he meant to conquer Its fear.
At last It snntched the biscuit. Jean
Liotard instantly held out a fourth.
That. too, was snatched, but Mt the
fifth he was able to touch the dog. 1t
covered almost into the ground at the
touch Of his fingers, and then lay, still
trembling violently. while the soldier
continued to stroke Its head nnd ears.
And suddenly his heart gave twitter
the creature had licked his hand. He
took out his last biscuit, broke 1t up
and fed the dog slowly with the bits,
talking all the time; when the last
crumb was gone he continued to muir.
muir and crumple its ears softly. He
had become aware Of something hap-
pening within the dog-something In
the nature of conversation, as II II
were saying: Master. my new master
II worship. love you'll" The crea'
ture came gradually closer. quite close
then put up its sharp. black nose and
began to lick Ills face.-From "Cafard,'
by John Galsworthy. In Scribner's.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-07-25
PresIdent. Who Were soIdIer..

More than half of our presidents
have served as soldiers. Washington
and Monroe were soldiers in the Rev
olutionary war; Jackson. William
Henry Harrison. Tyler, Taylor and
Buchanan In the war Of 1872; Lincoln
in the Black Hawk war; Taylor.
Pierce and Grant In the Mexican war /:
Grant. Hayes. Garfield. Arthur. Ben
jemin Harrison and Mckinley In the
Civil war: Roosevelt In the war with
Spain.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-07-25
LIE proIonosd BY RIoId Diet.

General Booth (II), who Is sixty
two, has no grounds for Disagreement
with the food controller, the London
Chronicle remarks, for he has for
many years proved the wisdom Of OBJ
serving a strict dietary. At fourteen
his life Yas despaired Of; at seventeen
the doctors gravely announced that he
would not see twenty-one. and for
three or four years he could not even
walk upstairs without assistance. BY
adopting . rigid vegetarian regimen
and resolving to keep himself alive by
hard work, he attained healthy mid
die age and today, notwithstanding the
pressure Of war work In which the Sal
walton army Il engaged. he maintains
extraordinary vigof.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-07-25
Rich ore Discovery.

Montana Is the latest state to re-
port wonderful discoveries Of manga
ncse ore. There Is great excitement In
that state over an alleged marvellous
discovery at q mine where already
about 100000 tons Of this precious
ore are In sight In view Of the many
exaggerated reports concerning manga.
nese ore that have been circulated In
the United States since the war began.
the report may mean little more than
some Of the others.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-07-25


for breeds Of fowls having very large
combs, 1t is no longer considered neces-
sary to build houses so substantially
that when they are closed the cold Is
excluded and the temperature In the
house nppreciably raised by the heat
from the bodies of the birds.
The system of tight, warm houses
once very popular was based upon the
idea that to have hens lay In cold
weather they must be kept in houses
where water would never freezes The
methods Of housing now most widely
approved and used are based upon the
experience of many poultry keepers
that egg production is more stable and
the hens keep In much better condition
when the house is built and used with
q view to giving all the fresh air that
can be given without exposing the
birds to temperature that will frost
their combs. 1t has been found that
the combs Of hens accustomed to low
temperature become frost resistant to
q remarkable degree, and the birds
themselves much less subject to colds
than when an effort Is made to keep
the houses are warm as is practical.
Except when the winters are long
and severe, hens may be kept comfort
able and productive In house of the
lightest durable construction, provided
the house has water and wind-tight
roof, rear and end walls, and Q front
which can be opened as much as is nee
essary to give thorough ventilation. or
closed as much as is necessary to keep
out rain or snow.
For ventilation in summer It is nd
visable and often necessary to hnve
apertures In the rear wall or II" the
ends-toward the rear, which can be
closed perfectly tight In winter and
opened as much as required ut other
seasons.