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Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1918-05-10

J. H. Gipson of Boise, state
campaign manager for the Red
Cross, pays the newspapers the
following compliment: "This
committee solicits your hearty CO.
operation in raising Idaho's quota
of the hundred million dollars
which the American Red Cross
must have as its second war fund.
We are confident of receiving this,
because every Idaho paper has
freely devoted it's columns to all
of the war fund activities the
Red Cross, Liberty Bonds, Y. M.
G. A., and to every other enter
prise designed to aid America in
winning the war. Indeed it is
not going too far to say that none
of these campaigns could have
succeeded in this state had it not
been for the unselfish manner in
which the newspaper boys donated
their space"
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1918-05-10

Referring to the wonderful sue
cess of the American people in
raising so quickly the four billion
dollar Liberty bond fund, Secre-
tary McAdoo says: "The people
of the United States may well
congratulate themselves upon the
triumphant success of the third
Liberty loan. 1t is a most heart
ening manifestation of their pa
triotism and of their infexible de-
termination to support our gal
liant army and navy until vic
torious decision for America is
achieved. l should like to thank
the thousands of men and women
throughout h e country, every
class of our citizenship, for their
effective assistance and co-opera-
ton in this great victory behind
the lines without which victory
on the front can not be achieved.
| want to especially thank the
loyal newspapers of the country.
Without their hearty support these
loans could not have succeeded. "
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1918-05-10

One of the greatest war organi-
cations of the country is known
as "Win the War for Permanent
Peace" with Ex-President Taft
as president. A national meeting
of this organization is to be held
in Philadelphia on May 16, II
and 18th, to which representative
Americans from every state in
the Union have been invited.
Governor Alexander has honored
our fellow townsman, Mr.. Geo.
F. Mckinney, with an invitation
to attend this distinguished con-
vention, but Mr.. Mckinney re-
grets that it will be impossible
for him to attend.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1918-05-10

The Winchester Journal also
has thrown up the sponge and
quit and the editor, F. J. Flour
noy, is now reporter on the Sc
attic Times. He gives as a reason
of being forced to quit at Win
chester that he made the fatal
mistake of trying to run the pa
per under the old rates charged
several years ago, while his ex-
penses in publishing the paper as
we'll as his living expenses had
more than doubled recently.
Many other country papers are
hanging on the ragged edge of
starvation from these same rea-
sons,
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1918-05-10

1t is difficult for the human
mind to grasp or realize what a
Stupendous sum one billion dol
lars is. 1t takes ten hundred
thousand dollars to make a mil
lion and one thousand million
dollars to make a billion. If you
don't believe it, count 'em your
self-all in silver dollars that is,
if you happen to have that many
silver dollars lying around loose.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1918-05-10

Nicolas Meyer, who was recent
ly promoted to the position of
Sergeant-Major in the 7th battal-
ion, 166th depot brigade at Camp
Lewis, in renewing his Chronicle
subscription this week concluded
his letter as follows: "My wife
and l greatly enjoy the Chroni-
cle's weekly visits and we are
pleased to read about the patriotic
doings in Cottonwood and the
splendid support the people there
are giving the boys who are repre-
senting Cottonwood in the various
branches of the SERVICE"
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1918-05-10

The heavy rains of this week
will be worth whole stacks of 20
dollar gold pieces to the Camas
Prairie country as crops of all
kinds were needing rain badly.
The prospects for record-breaking
crops on the prairie have never
looked better at this season of the
year, the mild winter and early
spring making all crops at least a
month earlier than usual. Anoth-
er ten days without rain would
have made the situation look
dangerous.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1918-05-10

Red Cross Week will begin May
Goth. The states quota this time
is 100000 and for Idaho county
about $4,000. This would make
the Cottonwood district quota
about $1,000. With our usual
habit of going over the top first,
Cottonwood at the last Red Cross
drive went away over its allot-
ment and raised about $780,.
Nearly $500 of our quota this
time is already raised.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1918-05-10
Red Cross Drive Begins MAY 20

Considerable of our space this
issue is taken up with Red Cross
news, which at this time will
prove more interesting to our
readers than anything else. Red
Cross Week will begin May Goth
instead of the 18th, as at first an
nounced. Following is President
Wilson's proclamation:
'Now, therefore by virtue of
my authority as president of the
United States and president of
the American Red Cross, l Wood
row Wilson, do hereby proclaim
the week beginning May 20, 1918,
as "Red Cross Week" during
which the people of the United
States will be called upon again
to give generously to the continu-
alton of the important work of
relieving distress, restoring the
waste of war and assisting in
maintaining the morale of our
troops and the peoples of our al
lies by this manifestation of effort
and sacrifice on the part of those
who, though not privileged to
bear arms, are of one spirit, pur-
pose and determination with the
warriors"
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1918-05-10

A large crowd enjoyed the lee
ture in Odd Fellows hall Friday
night by Hon. Clarence Van Deu-
sen of Boise, state auditor of Ida
no, who spoke on Good Book
keeping and the War;" Mr.. Van
Deusen, who by the way, is the
best auditor the state has ever
had, will likely be a candidate for
reelection this Fall.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-03-23
Why We Have Headaches
INSOMNIA AND SOME OTHER CAUSES

. ing. It is ushsred in BY pallor and
disturbances of vision The early
symptoms are quite transitory, sub
Then the headache comes on and
rapidly increases In intensity. con-
eentrating on the eyeball and the
region back OF the ear, though II
extends also to the brow. temple
and back Of the head. The prostra-
tion IL very great and there may be
collapse.
Attacks usually occur early in the
day and last from six to twelve
hours. The subjects OF this dis
tressinE complaint are usually
otherwise healthy. Sometimes the
attacks occur with regularity, or
are determined by some unsual
strain or excitement: The more
frequent the attacks the less severe
they are likely to pe. The mild
cases occur once or twice q week
ind do not incapacitHts the patient.
They may be SO extremely mild a.
to be hardly recognizable as true
migrains.
Severe study. deprivation Of sleep.
anIlenties and excessive social sI-
element. favor the occurrence of
r1igraine. open-air life tends to
prevent IT Defects OF vision play
= very important part in the causa-
ton and must be corrected. 1t is a
disease that attacks people OF su-
psrior intellect. generally speaking.
On account OF its explosive and
periodical character II Is thought
by some authorities to be a kind OF
Equivalent IN the sensory nervous
system TO epilepsy IN the motor ner-
vors system. After an. attack the
patient wants to sisep. as in the
case of epilepsy.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-03-23
Diving Water Biz is.

Water birds which arc ordi-
nArily able to float high on the
water can also sink At will by ex-
polling the air which Is enclosed
within the nlm of feathers sur
rounding their bodies. thus making
them heavier than water. This
mechanical trick on the part OF div
ing birds is probably familiar to all
who have watched the kingfshsr at
close quarters. and have noted the
sudden contraction in the birds Ap-
parent size as II takes the plunge.
This is much more easily observed
in the case OF the startling. which
sometimes initiate the kinEhsher by
plunging into water for food. The
shrinkaEs OF the bird in apparent
size IL very noticeable when. sfter
lowering above the surface, IL lurns
downwardE 10 orVA
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-03-23
To My Sweetheart Soldier

skill have helped to win the VIC
tory!
The doctor was delayed in get
ting his toxins from the city. and
enough wasn't sent for all these
quickly multiplying cases, 80 that
meant another delay! Now we have
toxined the whole family from the
minister down! And / must say
that he carried on worsesthan any
one else when the needle pierced
the skin. II injected it into the
doctors arm under his careful d.
rection, and feel now as though
I were entitled 10 a diploma in sur
geryI
am staying in the ministers
house, and shall continue to until
the worst Is over. l fill in with
the nurse. and OH there is 30 much
for ALL OF US to do. Nanny comes
over and talks to me through the
window Today she left little
bottle on the sill and shouts these
directions: ITS a little turpentlne,
honey chile: put a few drops OF
tUrpentIne on your tongue. and
you won't never catch nothing"
Dear old Nanny!
At night as I make the rounds o.
those restless little sleepers. and
the atmosphere OF suffering seems
appalling and unreal, 1 go to the
window, and there alight, and soft
y smiling, shines the face OF
Christ. and His eyes look into mine.
and He answers the question OF
my soul, and I am satisfied. And
God shall wipe away all tears from
their eyes. and there shall be no
more death. neither sorrow or
crying. neither shall there be any
more pain. for the former things
are passed away"
GOODNIGHT BELOVED.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-03-23
By David Cory.
row. after the exciting advsn-

AYow. after the exciting advsn-
IN turs in the last story, In
which, you remember, the
svift-fotsd At-a-lan-ta lost the
race because she stopped to pick UP
the golden apples. Puss came across
= woman and her son standing near
4 huge stone, and a. he stopped to
look at them. he heard the mother
tell the young man to lift the great
rock and that underneath he would
ind the sword and shoes which his
father had left there for him. You
see. his father didn't wish him to
have them until he was strong
enough to lift the great stone.
So the young man lifted It with
ease and then. putting on the shoes
and bucklinE the sword to his side.
said goodbye to his mother and
started OF for a large city called
Athens
And as he turned to 90 he saw
little Puss Junior. SO he said. Come
with me and be my comrade." and
OF course Puss was delighted and
set out at once with him. And after
q while, toward evening, they came
across a ferocious savage. who AL
ways went armed with 4 club OF
iron and attacked all travellers
who passed his way.
And as soon as he saw Puss and
Theseus, for this was the young
mans name. he rushed at them with
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-03-23
Pearls from COcoanuts.

The coooAnuts of the Malay PEN
Ursula sometimes produce pearls
that are highly priIsd by the na-
tives. The stones are not unlike the
pearls Of the molluscs. and are SINH
lar in composition to the oyster
pearls. having calcium carbonate
and q little organic matter. The
molluso pearl 10 said to come into
existence by the afforts of the oys-
ter pearl TO dispose OF Irritating
particles that have entered the
she'll, but the cocoAnut could have
no cause for producing these con-
cretions, which. while they have
great similarity to the pearl, are
not pearls. These conerstIons form
tust beneath the stem, and q pure
white pearl brings q high price.
as II 10 supposed by the natives TO
possess some kind OF a charm.
Cases have been known where the
eocoanut pearl has been sold as a
mollusc product but such instances
are TArA
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-03-23
Ny Husband:

1t will be a long time before We
have the minister and his wife and
the twelve children here to dinner.
That little plan has been swallowed
up in an epidemic OF diphtheria
II is confined so far to the one
family. but with seven children al
ready sick, and a fresh one falling
In every day, think It can truth
fully be termed an epidemic.
Your wife has been infected with
toxine, and this letter must be
baked and boiled before II starts to
you. But oh, IL is so glorious TO
be helping, and even our mothers
are reconclled now for me to do my
part in that poor afflicted family! a
nurse has come from the city. and
another one Is coming. but what
are two nurses in the midst OF
seven choking, strangling children?
The poor little mother. 1t seems as
though she must die when she
hears that awful choking! The doc
tor has to work SO quickly. and his
wonderful hands are down those
threats with some shining instru-
ment almost before you know II,
clearing the way through that
deadly membrane. 1 have held tho
little heads several times. Tight
now, Miss Hope; never mind tho
struggling. just hold tight" So
would come the quick command OF
the doctor, and would close my
ewes and hold tight, conscious all
the time of those swift hands Crap
pIIng, cropping, and that shining in
strument.
And then would come the rush Of
air to the tortured lungs, and the
gasp OF relief and the tears OF
weakness and fright! "AlI right
for this time. Miss Hope. You're a
brick" Oh, beloved. the Joy of be-
ing necessary! OF feeling that Just
by standing by, and holding tight a
little head. l am helping to save a
human life! When the hospitals
open here for returning soldiers I
am going to go. I shall be happier
in service of that kind that l can
be in any other way during this
time of separation! 1 wanted to go
abroad--oh! how I wanted to go
but that was out Of the question:
Your mother and mine need me.
Nv duty was quite plain. l work
every day at Red Cross headquar-
tiers from until 4:30: but that IS
routins work. and the gauze and
cotton are unresponsive. There
isn't the thrill and the inspiration
that come from lighting death in a
: hand to- hand encounter, and feeling
/, 1hak,enStA-oouIaEs- saA DGttsaosAAk
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-03-23
Puss i'm Boots Jr.
A SERIES OF PLEASING GOODNIGHT STORIES

his great iron club upraIssa. and n
Puss hadn't trippsd him up by
thrusting his sword between hin
legs he would have killed them
both. But as soon a. he stumbled
Thessus ran his sword through him
and took away the great Iron club,
which he carried ever after In mem
cry OF his first battle.
And now, little comrads. WhO
have 90 braVely helped me In my
nrst adventure, let Us 20 upon car
way" And by and BY they came 70
q place where there lived . dreadful
monster. Now. this place was deep
IN the woods and the path that led
to It was so crooked and twistsa
that Il was impossible for any one
who had once entered to ind his
way out, and this made IL easy for
this dreadful monster to kill all
strangers who vsntursd into the
forest
But TheseuS was determined to
slay this monster. 50 Puss tried -
think OF something which would
enable his friend to md the way
back through the crooked path AZ
last Puss took out Of his poe<st .
spool OF thread and. giving one cad
to Theaeus. cautioned him to be
careful not to break IL. for II he ala
he would be unable to md his Way
out.
And after that Thsssus set OF
boldly. and when he reached the
dreadful monster he slew him with
his sword and then, still holding On
to the string, made his way back 70
little Puss Junior. who stood anx-
iously waiting for him.
Copyright. 1918. David oszJ
To BE C0atinssd Monday.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-03-23
By Brice Belden, NJ. d.

TTEADACHE due to insomnia
requires study a. to the
causes of the insomnia the
insomnia may be dependent upon
the eating of indigestible food at
the evening meal. or TO insufficient
mastication due to defective teetn'
or undue haste in eating. But the
loss Of sleep entailed by insomnia
IL far outclassed by the loss due to
merely staying up'too late at night
Hysterical headache Is generally
characterized by a peculiar gnaw-
ing pain at the top OF the head or
To one side of II, or else the Jatient
describes a feeling as though a nail
we're being driven into the skull.
Its duration Is variable. and 1t IL
usually excited by emotional dis
turbances.
This headache Is sometimes most
severe in the back OF the head and
radiates to the temples and fore
head, It may take on a neuralgia
character. There is apt to be ten
derness of the scalp: sensations as
of pricking. burning and trickling
water are likely TO be associated.
There may be false delirium. rigid
ity of the neck and stupor. suggest
ing meningitis. But the pulse will
be found normal. and there IL no
fever.
Habitual headache may be Duo TO
rheumatism. Atmospheric changes
bring It on, and chilling after
washinE tho hair. It usually begins
in the back OF the head and nape
of the neck. finally involving the
whole head and sometimes even the
back and shoulders. Its victims
are very apt to get the headache
powder habit.
A rare form of headache IS due
20 chronic tonsillItis. II Is obstl-
nate and associated with disturb
nnce of sleep. night sweating and
readily produced fatigue. The tom
sils have to be extirpated.
Tho periodical headaches Of
women and girls are due either TO
tho absorption OF poisonous prod
ucts not properly eliminated. or to
reflex impressions conveyed through
the nervous system. They are spt
TO be associated with delays and
pain OF special and abnormal
character.
The most prostratins OF head
aches Is migraIns. This Is n one
sided headache OF great internally
associated with nausea aud reich
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-03-23
Advice to the LOvelOrn
By BEATRICE FAIRFAX

, not, that 10 probably hseaass . wise
little sentinel down In your own
soul Is warning you against him. I
regard . ssvsntssn-ysar-old girl ~
really too young for marriage
regard this case a. one In which
you do not really love Tou see.
you are thinking about your Ans
position and hssitAtinE to saerihes
material things for the sake OF tails
man. Now ma the sum total Of
every argument against the mar
rage. Here you have doubt OF the
man. plus your own youth. plus
your unwilllnEness to saerlfes for
him. plus your uncertainty whether
he 10 free to marry at all. So %
course you won't make a marriage
which offers so little chance Of hap
pinsk-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-03-23
Don't Marry Him.
nEAR MISS FAIRFAX:

DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
am going about with .
young man in the-Marlne Corps.
/ know nothing OF his people,
whether he Is married or single,
and am dependent on what he
says. He Is anxious to marry.
but hardly know what to do. I
have a splendid position. feel
as though by marrying him
would have TO do without 4 great
many things which 1 have been
used to getting.
Now, Miss Fairfax. I am only
seventeen. and have no mother or
any one to whom to go for ad-
vice. BEULAH
OF course you must not marry a
man OF whom you know abso-
Iutely nothing. II you don't know
whether 70 put confidence IN HIN .,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-03-23
The Wolves of New York
A STORY OF LOVE AND MYSTERY
Young Epstone Surprises Lillian By
Asking Her to Be His Wife, and
Agrees to Wait For Answer.
Here's What has Already
Happened.

Esfher vassell 10 Induced TO marry for
D large sum Of money. Ceremony Which
10 attended by q strange woman. taxes
place In a ruined church. Returning from
the marriage she finds her uncle and sis
ter murdered. She Is left sole heir to her
uncle'g large fortune, who diSinhsr1ts his
nsphew, Guy Hooking.
Esther discovers that Guy, her cousin.
u married to the strange woman who at
eonded her marriage.
She goes 20 Helm Court. the estate left
BY her uncle. and meets young Lord Bor-
Faoale, and they Immediately fall In love
Guys friends fame him. and he signs
q mysterious contract mortgaginG the
sstate he viii receive at Esthers death.
She is marked for death, but young Bor-
radaie illustrates the attempt, and 10
badly stabbed
Father goes TO New York to fnd out II
she IL free TO marry Harold. and at the
ruined church discovers the body Of the
man she married. She concludes she II
free from her marriage vow. but is warn
ed by Lillian. Guys mysterious wife, and
also BY the rector, that she IL not.
Esther returns TO Helm Court and tells
Harold she will become his wife. The rec
tor warns them both that II IL impossible:
that such = marriage would evoke the
The attempts on Esther's life are ex-
plainsd by Guy when he tells them OF
the contract that he signed and admits
that he doesn't know the terms Of II
other than that Il Is through Esther's
death the money he has borrowed can
be repaid
Returning 10 New York Guy goes to see
Goldsmith and discovers him dead He
searches his apartment for the contract
but II unable to md Il.
Lillian goes to Guys apartment and
pleads with him TO prevent the marriage
between Father and Harold. When pressed
for an explanation as to why the wedding
should not 20 on she replies that not only
EetheF'R life WILL be in danger but hers as
well. Guy, no longer 10 be fooled by his
wife. refused to help her.
Lillian. returns 10 her apartment and
Ends young Epstons waiting for her.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-03-23
Read Right On in Today's
=. Installment.
Part One-(Continued)

~oh, my dear boy, what a start
you gave me-" laughed the woman,
extending her hand. 81 had no idea
you were In the room, you see"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-03-23
This Day in Our History.

THIS the anniversary Of the speech Of Patrick Henyin
Richmond Va in 1775, in which, in urging opposition
TO England he used the famous expression: Il know not
what others may take but as for me- give me
liberty give me DEATH"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-03-23

CAnt EKpIaIn." Said Lillian.
LILLIAN, my poor girl, this Is
simply terrible" Epstone remem-
bered his own years of bondage,
and put his arm around the trembl-
ing. sobbing woman, feeling an In
tense longing to comfort and con-
sole her. Don't cry so. darling"
he went on, softly. "I'll see you
through. Tell me what all the
trouble 10, though"
CONTINUED Monday
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-03-23
To Whiten Handkerchiefs.

TO make handkerchiefs white wash and dry in the usual
manner then to pint of cold water add two table
spoonfus of granulaed sugar, stirring until thoroughly
dissolved Let handkerchefs etc. soak in this water half
an hour. Dry in the open air.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-03-23

beautiful without hard terrible emotion
and, see-of geathearted
Upright against round pillow whose
reading
OF country and
impossible heartbreakns the gor-
the shutter Of the
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1918-09-19

We failed to make mention last
week Of wedding that took place
in Amarillo on August twenty second.
Miss Jewell Hamilton was quietly
married to Mr. Jim Ashford at the
Presbyterian manse. Miss Jewell is
a much loved young lady and is quite
an addition to the music as well as
the church circles of Amarillo. We
believe she cannot help but suffer a
little remorse of conscience for hav-
ing treated her Lubbock friends as
she did, however, we are willing to
admit that when Don Cupid leads
the way the victim forgets all else.
The groom is young man of sterl-
ing worth and we are sure he is
worthy of all the praise the bride
gives him. Mr.. and Mrs. Ashford
spent few days in Claude, IL, IS,
visiting with sister of the BRIDE
They are now at home in Amarillo
100 Van Buren, Stree.