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Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-01-03
The Middlemen-

A farmer raised a peck of wheat
beside the River Dee; a boarder ate
wheated loaf way down in Ten
nessee; the loaf the boarder fed upon
cost half as much and more as did the
farmers peck of wheat a month or so
before. "Now. why is this" the board
er raved. they hold me up on bread?"
And why is wheat so bloomin' cheap?"
the plodding farmer said
A chap beyond the Rocky ridge
raised 20 pounds of lines; another
one in old New York was kicking on
the times, for he had downed q glass
Of "ade," and, poor forlorn galoot, had
paid one-half the market price of 20
pounds of fruit. "Now. why is this,
they soak me thus for this wee sip of
'ade'T "And why" exclaimed the
orchard man, "am I so poorly paid"
Now hold your horses steady there,
you man beside the Dee; go easy
there, you hungry chap In sunny Ten
nessee; restrain yourself, you orchard
man, forbear this angry talk. and you
beside the soda fount In Little Old
Moo Yawk, remember this: Our food
and drink. no matter where and when
must also be the food and drink OF
thirty middlemen.-Utica Globe.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-01-03
AMERICAN MANNERS OF TODAY
Prevailing Bearing In Thoroughfares
and Street Cars Indicates That
Courtesy Is on the Decline.

As for manners, we are klndhearted
as d people and civil when appealed to,
but no one would suspect it If our bear
ing in thoroughfares and street cars be
n criterion. The spirit of the age is
first come, first served; to be waived
only in favor of the crippled and the
positively infirm. Courtesy In the old
fashioned sense-the Difference of the
young for the seniors, of the stronger
for the weaker sex. Of the vigorous
for the frail-if not extinct is so spor-
adic as to be noticeable when mani
tested, Robert Grant writes In the
Yale Review. The young men who
push their way forward in public con-
veyances retain without conjunction
the seats for which they have strug-
gled.
Here again we have the philosophy
of the tired business man: 81 got there
first; we are all equals In the United
States. and 1 want to read my news
paper" The apotheosis Of naturalness.
and in self-defense we all more or less
subscribe to 1t; but after all, 1t is nat
ural for pigs to struggle for places at
trough. Well may we ask ourselves
II 1t is impossible to safeguard indie
pendence. initiative and equality ex-
cept at the cost of all the social graces
that prevailed when society was more
artificial.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-01-03
GREEN'S AUGUST FLOWER

Has been used for all ailments that
are caused by a disordered stomach
and inactive liver, such as sick head
ache, constipation, sour stomach,
nervous indigestion, fermentation of
food, palpitation of the heart caused by
gases in the stomach. August Flower
is a gentle laxative, regulates digestion
both in stomach and intestines, cleans
and sweetens the stomach and alimen-
tary canal. stimulates the liver to Sc
crete the bile and impurities from the
blood. Sold in all civilized countries.
80 and 90 cent bottles.-Adv.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-01-03
Curious BuriaIs.

The inhabitants of Mesopotamia
have curious customs In the disposal
of their dead. The corpse Is carried
to the grave dressed in ordinary
clothes, with the face uncovered. Bod
les are buried In shallow graves, and
after a period dug up again, the bones
being collected into white linen bag
and deposited In small buildings.
zone day." says an officer Of the
R. A. NJ. c., II saw such a bag In a
church; II was labelled with a wom-
ans name. In a village near the
Struma I have visited one Of these
storehouses of the bones of the de-
parted. The bags most recently placed
In 1t were silk white and whole; 9th
ers were whole. but stained brown by
time. Those that had been deposited
In years past had rotted away"
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-01-03
What Moves Men.

Man does not live by bread alone,
but by the ideals that stir his heart,
observes a writer. Napoleon's men
were struggling through the snow and
cold and Encouragement of Alpine
passes. Would they ever come through ?
They did, but the great French leader
neither drove nor bribed them. He
fired their souls. He called them to
look down upon the smiling plains of
Italy and pictured to them its sunny
fields, its warm waters, its orange
groves, its comfortable cities. its
whole lure and romance. For things
like these men work and fight
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-01-03
REVIVED OLD APPLE STORY
Adam and Eve Encounter Was
Caused by the Red Fruit.

Ever since Eve tempted Adam with
an apple there has been more or less
trouble" remarked james E. Deery,
judge of city court, says the Indian
apolis News, but this morning was
the first time that l have had an ex
ample of the trouble which may be
caused between Il man and woman by
an apple
A man had been arrested charged
with assault and battery on his wife.
The wife had tried to shield him when
she took the stand, but admitted hav-
ing had a little urpleasantness with
her mate.
When the man took the stand he
asked whether he should tell the story
from the beginning, and when told to
GO ahead started by saying: Judge,
your honor, all this trouble was caused
by an apple"
'Yes, I have heard that story he
says that an apple caused trouble be-
tween Adam and Eve, and most people
think that all of our troubles date re
that time"
But this was a real apple" replied
the prisoner. 1--WE had an argument
over 1t and when my wife became loud
l merely showed her away from me
Then some nosey neighbors called tn,
police"
"All right" said Judge Deery, "bu
l believe the real cause of this troubl,
is that you do not work steadily Now
I nm going to let you go this time OF
the condition that you heed some nd
vice relative TO steady employment
which a friend of yours is going Il
give you as soon as YOU leave tn
courtroom"
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-01-03
WEATHER CAUSES
LULL IN FIGHTING
GERMANS LOSE WHEN THEY At
TEMPT RAIDS THROUGH SNOW
ON THE FRENCH FRONT.
Britons Turn Back Teutons Near
Ypres, While Italians Are Holding
Their Own.-British Take
Birch, Near Jerusalem.

WashingtOn.-Aside from lombard
inents and reciprocal artillery duels,
no great battle is going on in the
major theatres Of the war. On the
French front the weather is still cold
and this, with the snow that covers the
ground everywhere, is impeding oper-
atoms on a large scale.
The Germans Saturday night es-
sayed an attack against the British
northeast of Ypres, where for the last
several days they had been laying
down a heavy preparatory artillery
fire. The attack, however, was futile,
for the British, ever on the watch,
raked the Germans with their fire and
repulsed them with considerable
losses.
Likewise, attempts by the Germans
to carry out raids on small French
posts near st. Quentin, Dezonvaux and
Vauquers, resulted in failure, and in
addition the enemy lost men made
prisoners. There is still considerable
intermittent artillery activity along
the entire French front.
In the Italian theatre the infantry
for the present is idle, but the big
guns continue to carry out mutual
bombardment against opposing posi-
tons in the hill region from the Ash
ago plateau eastward to the Piavo
river. This activity is particularly
pronounced on the Monte Tomba sec
tor and u few miles to the east on
both sides of Pederobba, near the up
per reaches of the Piave river.
The British forces under General
Allenby continue their victorious
march against the Turks in Palestine
Considerable fresh progress has beer
made north and northwest of Jerusa
lem, particularly in the occupation OF
Birch, about twelve miles to the north
where the Turks offered stubborn re
sistance, but finally were overcome.
New Years day was the twelve hun
dred and fifth day of the war.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-01-03
Declares Rinq Loots covernment.

Washington.-Intim that the
making of uniforms for the United
States army was indirectly in the con-
troll of ring" and that the govern
ment stood to lose S1,250,0OO through
this ring taking cast-off army over
coats, blankets and scraps of uniforms
were made Saturday before the SEN
ate committee on military affairs, in
vestigating the supply shortage in the
army.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-01-03
RELIABLE PRESCRIPTION
FOR THE KIDNEYS

For many years druggists have watched
with much interest the remarkable record
maintained by DIR. Kilmer's Swamp Root,
the great kidney, liver and bladder medi-
cine.
1t is PHYSICIANS prescription.
Swamp-Root is a Strengthening medi-
cine. 1t helps the kidneys, liver and blad-
der do the work nature intended they
should do.
Swamp-Root has stood the test of years.
1t is sold by all druggists on its merit and
it should help you. No other kidney medi-
cine has so many friends.
Be sure to get Swamp-Root and start
treatment at once.
However if you wish first to test this
great preparation send ten cents to DR.
Kilmer & Co., Binghamton. n. Y, for a
sample bottle. When writing be sure ano
mention this paper.-Adv.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-01-03
Catarrhal Deafness Cannot Be Cured

by local APPLICATIONS as they cannot reach
the diseased portion of the ear There Is
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 infiamed condition Of the
mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube.
When this tube is infiamed you have a
rumbling sound or imperfect hearing. and
when It 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
case of Catarrhal Deafness that cannot
be cured by HALLS CATARRH
MEDICINE.
F. J. Cheney & Co.. Toledo. Ohio.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-01-03
Modern Warfare.

Every man should be sufficiently
trained 10 fight for his country if the
need should ever arise" said the advo-
cate of preparedness.
lust what do you mean 10y that?'
asked the expert squirrel shooter.
''Iie should he physically fit and able
Ia handle a gun
II can ill those requirements all
right. but would have TO have little
instruction before | could spray liquid
fire and send over waves of poison
gas"
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-01-03

New York.-When the thermometer
went to 10 below zero Sunday New
York experienced the coolest weather
in the history of the local weather
bureau. There was general suffering
because of coal shortage. Six below
zero was the former low mark. Seven
deaths due to cold were reported and
many persons suffering from frostbite
were treated at hospitals.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-01-03
ROUNDUP OF GERMANS.
UnnaturaIized Germans in the United
States to Be REGISTERED in February.

States to Be Registered in February.
Washington.-The week of Febru-
airy has been set aside by the de-
partment of justice for registration of
the half million unnaturalized Germans
in the continental United States by
police and postmasters, in pursuance
of President Wilson's alien enemy
proclamation directing this action as
a means of minimizing the danger
from enemy sympathiZers.
Registration will involve the gather
ing of detailed information concerning
the business, relatives and habits of
every German, together with his pho
tograph and finger prints. After reg
istering he must carry a certificate
card and may not change his place of
residence without approval of the po-
lice or postmaster. Violations of the
regulations will be punishable by in
ternment for the war period.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-01-03
NEwLYwEDs DINE ON STEW
WHEY Prepares Dainty MorseI With
Own Little Hands = But Physl-
clan Must Be Called for Hubby.

The cook had insisted on day off,
and young Mrs. Freshly-Wedd was In
a Quandary and her stunning new
house gown Of twisted percale, muses.
the Detroit Free Press.
''I'll make stew-anybody can
make a stewl" she cried.
And she proceeded to make a stew.
In the icebox she found seven frank
furters, dozen fried oysters and three
picked herring.
How fortunate-meat Is the very
importantest thingl" she exclaimed.
And she chopped it all up and added
three cupfuls Of salt and two of pepper
so as to be sure not to forget the sea-
soning. Then-because she knew that
a stew must have lots Of variety-she
spoonfuls Of grated nutmeg two pack
ages Of Saratoga chips, can of sal
mon and half cake of bitter choco-
late.
At 6 80 Freshly-Wedd came home
her Ben, stalwart and handsome, who
had never known an hours Illness In
his life.
"Phew!" he exclaimed. "What's
that SMELL"
ITS n stew I made for you wiv my
own little hands," she told him.
"Divine aroma !" cried Freshly-Wedd
and forthwith sat down and ate two
big platefuls, while his wife watched
any herself.
Three hours later, In response to q
hurry call, Doctor Blister drove up and
rang the front doorbell. Query: Who
was the patient, and why?
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-01-03

"Can you imagine a billion dollars1"
"Yes," answered the cautious citi-
zen. 81 think l can. All you have to
do is to picture figure Il with long
string of ciphers after 1t. A mental
grasp of billion doesn't cause me
near the difficulty Of hand-to-hand
struggle for two dollars and half"
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-01-03
Huns Set Fire to Church.

Padua, Italy.-The ancient monu-
mental Carmini church of Padua, con-
tanning frescoes by Titan and CAM
pagnola, was the center of n vast con-
Migration Saturday night which light
ed up the skies for miles around. The
fire started from incendiary bombs
dropped by enemy airplanes in another
raid which carried widespread destruc-
ton and death.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-01-03
True to His Convictions.

The purchasing agent lay in bed
sore smitten with serious sickness.
A specialist stood by his bedside and
said: 81 can cure you
whats your bid?' moaned the sick
man.
zone hundred dollars"
you'll have to do better than that"
IA better bid from the undertaken"
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-01-03
STICKING to the Point.

Have you amused your baby broth
er, Willie, and kept him quiet while l
was gomez"
"Yes, ma, and he hasn't opened his
mouth since you went away"
what did you do to amuse him,
Willie?"
81 gave him the mucilage bottle to
suck"
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-01-03
Use Locust Pins.

The government is reported to have
reached decision that tree nails or
wooden pins used in shiphuilding must
be of locust or eucalyptus. The black
locust will be the particular species
used.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-01-03

Children's recuperative powers, gen.
orally speaking are superior to those
of older people. Proper rest and care
will often ward of serious illness, but
this requires care and insight on the
part of the parents, as the children
themselves are not apt to call atten-
tion to their condition until they be-
come seriously Ill.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-01-03
Crime Of Oklahoma Farmer.

Muskogee, Okla.-C. f. Logan,
prosperous farmer near here, is be-
lleved to have murdered his wife and
4-year-old child as they lay asleep
early Sunday, then set fire to his home
and committed suicide.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-01-03
Blast Wrecks Russ Naval Base.

London.-One of the forts in Kron-
stadt, the naval base near Petrograd,
has been blown up by an extremely
violent explosion, according to Pet
rograd dispatch to the Times. There
are no details.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-01-03

"I thought Jiggs was going to use
his influence to get you elected to
membership in the club" HE did"
"What happened?" Hes been asked
to resign"
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-01-03
Three Killed by EXPLOSION.

Salt Lake City.-The press mill in
Powder company at Bacchus blew up
Saturday afternoon and snuffed out
the lives of three powder makers. 1t
is not known what caused the explo-
sion.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-01-03

Postcard Vender-How do you man.
age to have so many customers2
Taxi Driver-I have them by driv-
ing them away.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-01-03

st. Paul is to entertain American
Federation of Labor In 1918.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-01-03

A sewing circle is frequently COM
posed of a lot of women who dress the
heather up and their neighbors down.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-01-03
In Which Sensc2

81 hear the sheriff is after Maud"
Eyes. believe he has an attachment
for her."
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-01-03

Removes Paint From Glass.
To remove paint from window glass
rub 1t well with hot, sharp vinegar.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-01-03

Members of spinsters' club are
never over twenty years of age.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-01-03

Colds Cause Headache and Grip
LAXATIVE BROMO QUIN1HH removes the cause.
There is only one "Bromo Quinine" H. W. GROVES
signature 10 on box. Soc
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1918-01-10
From John o ,cOnnor.

On ship, Dec. III.
Dear Folks:
will drop you a line 10 lei you
know ! am still alive and landed
ok. NE sure had some trip. The
iirsl few days the cooks didn't
know how many men were on
board as they were having moth
ing 70 do, aud now they work all
the time and ask where We all
came from.
On Thanksgiving We had iur-
key dinner on the boat. bat We
had 10 run our mess kits down,
Cor they were all over the table,
the sea was 80 rough. ] saw
hills and valleys galore. and the
hills were certainly high. ! never
knew there was 50 much water.
We have been on the boat teen
days and I'm sure sick Of il, and
III try aud have them build a
bridge 80 ] can come home ii a
buzz wagon Say. but there were
some of the sickcst boys you ever
saw 10. then get we'll They were
first afraid they were going TO die
and then changed their minds and
feared they wouldn 4 | WASH I
sick AZ ali only threw up once. !
had 20 keep III style, you know.
They were all az the raiisso / just
joined Ia TO keep them company.
= Fat lIlcsfonl i.arkin was there
with bells on. He said they would
have % blind-fold him aud back
him on the boat 10 send him back
hc'd rather walk clear around.
| have seen Nol,e Warren and
Ike johnson Co. + boys and
quite a bunch Of old acQuainfan.
ces. Well. II my feet don I slip
III get back up IN ranks again, as
have charge of a squad. and II
get a pair Of bars under Captain
Wheeler and III. Boiling l'll GER
iainly try TO wear them right, for
4 fellow who gets them now sure
has 10 soldier and there are no IA
yorites nor pets with them. II you
can 4 handle the men and do the
right thing some one else will get
your job. I'd very much like to
be home with you for Xmas, as
this will be the FIRST one ! We spent
away from home; but If we can
get the Kaiser, III eat next Xmas
dinner with you. Well, | win
close for this time, as il is rather
awkward trying to write propped
np. ia d bunk with 4 life.preserver
for a table. We all have TO wear
one AZ all times or have one with
Us. This Is my address, and be
sure 10 put II al on: Co. =, 10th
T.. $. Engineers, A. i. F.,via New
York.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1918-01-10
To Our Customers and Patrons.

or doing
to conform TO- and meet the brought about by various
The coming ts going to be hard one far the
merchant high
price. and In to
a
The old Of 'spring fall has always
a
to
10 o IN
your equivalent.
the 10th.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1918-01-10
D. P. DONOVAN

Mr. Strang, in his Scotch dialect
songs and character sketches is a
whole show himself. Of the finest
class, and though suffering from a
severe sick headache, he had his
audience with him at every move.
Miss Pohlson's clever manipula-
ton of the violin has seldom been
equaled IN our city, especially as
TO Interpretation and expression.
Mrs. Strang sang beautifully and
Mr.. Adam s solos and acc0mpani-
ments on the harp were good.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1918-01-10
THIRD OF LEWIS COUNTY
JOINS RED CROSS
First Count Gives l72s In Christ.
mas Drive. Brings Renew
ed Interest. List Of
Members.


Lewis county came forward hand
s0inely ia the Christmas Red Cross
drive. fhe workers rounding up and en-
roiiing 1890 members oui of our total
population II 5000. Not only does this
result greatly benefit the organization
financially. bat Il brings much new
blood into the work and nll I.ewis conn-
IS Branches are redonbling their ef-
forts and output for the boys ~ the
froni.
This fine showing entailed persistent
effort on the part of County Drive Cap.
tain G. VI Felt. and York Herren and
the other local Branch chaifmen. but
their fine was given freely and gladly
10 the duty. and they are very appreei
affra ~ ail efforts az every nne srho
participated in the good work.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1918-01-10

Dear Mother
! enjoyed the trip across the
water fine. did not get seasiclS
at all, and like II here very well.
VIII not be with you for Xmas
dinner this time, but win some
other time; so / want you 10 eat
some good old custard and tur-
key for me. If you don't hear
from me as often as you did, don t
worry at all, for it viii take a lit.
ile longer for the letters TO reach
YOU. | win be all right just the
same and will be back some time
before SO very long Our letters
will be censored, so you don t
want to ask any questions about
the war at an. Address me,
10th Il. s. Engineers, Co. r, A.
T.. r., via New York City.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1918-01-10

The thirteenth annual meeting
of the Nez Perce Farmers County
Mutual Fire Insurance Company
was held in Nezperce Tuesday,
with a fairly good attendance.
This company has gradually
grown until the risks carried to-
tai over a million and a quarter
dollars. Ii has long since demon
strated the desirability of this
class of insurance for the farmer.
AT the conclusion of the other
business in hand, Joseph n. Lar
son, Of Weippe, was elected direc-
tor for one year, to fill the vacan-
CIV caused BY the resignation of S.
T. Ringsage. u. r. Warnacut, Of
Vollmer, John Dau, Of lewiston
and Theo. Schleuter, Of Genesee,
were each elected to the director
ate for a term of three years.
After the general meeting the
board organized with E. +. Stam-
per. president, John Dau, vice
president and Jesse Hoffman, sec
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1918-01-10

France. December, 1917.
aEy Dear Brothers. Well. here
we are again. We sighted land
this morning AZ 2 o'clock, and a.
most the first thing ! saw was one
Of those pieces Of machinery which
nf the present time Henry Ford Is
making. Our little trip was un-
eventful. We had turkey for din
ncr Thanksgiving day, but strange
to say. ] couldn't hold mine down.
| got sick that day and was afraid
/ was going to do It, but the next
day I was afraid / wouldn't ]
feel fine now, tho, but ! have
created an awful appetite and am
hungry half the time.
We had rough weather for
about four days and maybe you
think the tables down in the mess
hall didn ( gallop some whenever
n big wave would come over
Suppose all Is well along the Pa
tomac by this time.
nv address viii be, Co. II, 10th
Engineers, A. Il. r., VIA New
York.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1918-01-10

Somewhere IN France, Dcc.-'l7,
Dear Mother and Alls
VIII drop you a few lines to let
you know / am well and hope this
finds you all the same. All the
boys are well and fine. Well, !
fed the fishes coming over and SO
aid most al Of the boys Sup
pose you are having oil kinds Of
snow by now and plenty Of sleigh
riding Tell everybody hello for
me and write all the news. We
have to be careful what we write
now. but win tell all about It
when we get home.