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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-06-07


tubercle bacillus. This plate to begin
with was a perfect blank - tabula
Tasa, as the ancient Romans used to
call their tablet before. writing on it.
But there soon developed on this gela-
tin plate letters about as ominous as
those which the Prophet Daniel point
ed out to BelshaZZar at his royal feast.
Here is the way Of it:
The laboratory doctor had put on
that plate a fly that had got his feet
stuck in the spittle of consumptive
and he had then covered the whole
with glass jar so that the fly could
not get away. This insect, thus heavy
footed, then promenaded all over the
plate. Twenty-four hours later col
onies Of the consumption germs, made
up Of uncountable millions of those
tubercle bacilli, developed on its
tracks.
You may think I exaggerate when
i compare this fact of the gelatin
plate with the Prophet Daniel and the
writing on the wall, says a writer in
the Detroit Free Press. Well, be that
as 1t may, / ask you only to reflect
how consumption has up to this time
been carrying off every third or fourth
of us between adolescence and matur-
ity; that In all the wars of the nine
teenth century (including those of Ma
poleon), 100000 succumbed, while
100000 succumbed to consump-
tion, the captain of the men of
death; that the advanced consumptive
day by day coughs and splits out sever
al thousand millions Of the tubercle
bacilli; that consumption, besides be-
ing disease, is the most dreadful
economic and social degeneracy in
civilization; that this great White
Plague exists largely by reason of hu-
man supineness and neglect of the sim
plest precepts of hygiene and santa
ton. The Babylonian king did not
heed the warning which lay in the
writing on the wall. BY needing the
lesson that lies in that little gelatin
plate we shall be very far on the way,
we and our fellow men and women, of
banishing the tuberculosis which it
represents from human experience and
from off the face of the earth.
OF course, flies are not the only
agency in the spread of tuberculosis;
for they are active but a few months
of the year, whilst that disease is con-
tracted all the year round.
Flies Swell Infant Death Rate.
1t is certain also that flies help
greatly to swell the infant death rate,
which Is greatest in the fly season.
There are few more congenial culture
media for germs than milk, especially
amid the uncleanlineSs which obtains
in the houses of very many poor peo-
pie, especially in the tenements. This
fluid easily becomes contaminated by
flies and with the noxious matter that
Is continually clinging to their hairy
feet, their spongy bodies and their
fluffy wings. tuberculosis is thus GER
tainly contracted by children, as are
the various forms of dysentery, prac-
tically all of which are germ ailments.
Breast fed infants seldom have such
diarrheas, whilst bottle fed babies
have them all too frequently. Typhoid
fever is so often transmitted by flies
that doctors speak of this insect as
the typhoid fly. 1t pollutes food and
drink, especially your milk. butter and
sugar by means of the material which
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-06-07
True Meaning Of Boomerang

Boomerang has beaten all records Of
words turned inside out. The term
does not convey the idea of retribu-
ton, as the boomerang returns not at
the thrower's peril, but to his further
use. No Australian would make that
blunder. Colonel Miles, the allied ex-
peditionary forces chief chaplain DUR
ing the war, used the term right when
he declared: We are your boomerang,
flung out by you to conquer a CONT
nent and now returning to your feet
for another throw.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-06-07
Stand Your Ground.

Remember, each one must bear his
or her own burden. Not soul is free.
We should keep this truth constantly
before us, and then. honestly try to
do our best. Furthermore we should
cultivate the habit of smiling. 1t will
help us when all the world seems
awry. A good-natured face is always
welcome sight, for it makes us for
get our own wearisome affairs. In
deed, the woman who learns to laugh
can master any problem that confronts
her.-Exchange.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-06-07
AS II Was on Earth.

Not long ago an old lady friend died.
Mary Agnes, who lived in the same
building, had for some reason been
chased from the steps by the old lady,
and so she got the impression that the
old lady was always chasing little chill
dren. So one day after the woman died
Mary asked another woman In the
building if she thought that the old
lady was an angel now. 81 hope So"
was the reply. Then little Mary said,
"Well, I bet she is chasing all the little
angels around up there"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-06-07
Was Probably Riuht.

A little tot, aged five, had fin
ished his private lesson. His mother
was anxious to speak to the tutor, and
.Billy" was requested to leave the
room and work elsewhere. He OBJ
ijected, and when asked the reason
why, he answered: eff / go out you'll
make an opinion about mel"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-06-07
Identified Rehuke

Two little girls tried to tell aunty
of something exciting that happened.
Finally, rising to her full dignity,
Mary said: Susie, will you please let
me tell this story? 1t isn't nice to
be chipping in that way"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-06-07
Would Eliminate Non-Essentials in
Endeavor toWinWar From Germany
By W. R STUBS. Former Governor Of Kan...

How to win the war is the one overshadowing
question in America today 1t is question of whether
the sword shall govern the earth that there shall be
governments of free opportunities. We must have
food and the farmers must produce it. We must have
transportation We must build more ships and more
railway engines and cars.
Take the engaged in industries not essential to
the and put them into necessary industries.
Hundreds of thousands of persons building autos
for pleasure riding These should be put to work
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-06-07
To Keen Pictures STRAIGHT.

Take small piece of adhesive tape,
moisten one end and attach to back
of picture (near the top in center),
moisten other end and fasten to wall.
Picture will always hang absolutely
straight after that.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-06-07
Economy.

"Are you trying to get thin?" Eyes"
"Question of looks" mo. Better
chance of getting standing room in a
crowded car"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-06-07
Ink Spots.

To remove ink from white goods,
soak half an hour in vinegar, wash,
soak in solution of chloride of lime,
wash.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-06-07

HERE is a photograph
shown at Health Exhi-
billions which many
people at first sight
take for a picture of
the crusts on the sur
face of the moon, or of
the canals on the planet
Mars. What 1t really
shows is a circular
plate containing a gela-
tin culture of the con-
SumDtiOn germ - the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-06-07

BILE for the spread OF sew
eral grave diseases. Some
lice which had been biting
typhoid patients were hrst
immersed in a solution OF
mercury bichloride; then
they were put in sterile
water. Next they were
ground in a sterile mortar
and the resultant material
was inoculated into AMI
mails and were developed
on culture media. By this
means typhoid germs were
demonstrated in those lice.
We have all read how
dreadful an eXecutioner
was the typhus fever In
the earlier months OF this
present war, in Serbia and
in the Balkans generally;
it is the louise which is the
chief dissemination Of the
typhus germ.
The bedbug has from
time immemorial been OBJ
noxious enough by just be-
ing a bedbug. But he is
now proven to be much
moro than this. Undoubt-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-06-07

the building ships and airpne We should make the skies
black with planes We should give the
of the German army time to eepkeep them lodging bombs This
dream. We should have men, material and power
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-06-07
Insects That ~
.lGsonNeyDisease.
- IN
Common Fly Is the Chief Offender,
But There Are Many Others That
Are Also Serious Menace to Health

elsewhere in the cos
mos, is the female OF
the species m o r e
dreadful than the
male.
Spreads Typhus.
The insect which In
highbrow literature is
termed Pediculus YES
timentorum, but which
in plain language is
the louise, Is RESPONSE
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-06-07

The problem Of the empty coal bin likely detrac from the pleas
ure of many summer vacation.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-06-07

Some give wheat and give up comp
are the who give up wheat.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-06-07

The spirit Of American independence will prompt every
raise much food as possible in his own back lot.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-06-07

The unsinkakbe ship has crossed the Now let it com
issue "def' to the submarine.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-09-06

Ed Gearhard OF the local Idaho Pow
er company is in Shoshone doing relief
duty for the Shoshone branch OF the
company, owing to the fact that one OF
the Shoshone Offices force has been
called into the army. The company has
more than forty men already in France
serving their country, reports Mr.. Rob-
enson, manager OF the company
Gooding Leader.
Mrs w. L. Harmon and little son
came over from Pocatello last Friday
for visit with her parents. and TO
take Raymond home to Pocatello Sat
urday morning.
A marriage license was issued Au-
gust so to Samuel b Hayes. OF Boise,
and A. Gertrude Denecke, of Richtield.
Coy May. who has been working In
the mines for some time past, returned
to Shosho1e. and will go TO Gooding.
where he viii be in the employ OF T.
II. Goodiug.
Mrs. Victor o. Johnson has two fur-
nished rooms for light housekeeping.
with bath. for rent.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-09-06
WOOD RIVER NEWS

The Red Cross ladies meet again Al
gust 29stb. They VIII continue 70 meet
every Thursday from now on They
are working on dresses for the Belgian
children now. Those present were
Mesdanes Gieseke, Serpa, Ballard, Mill
ton, Mills. Iyle. Pruitt, Furnace, Scott,
Ryan. Jones. Kuka. W. Peck, Misses
Hattie Peck and Pearl Butler.
Mr.. and Mrs. Butler. Clarence and
Lily rnotored up 70 Mr.. and Mrs l.
Cannon's camp Saturday and returned
Monday. They brouguht back Florence
Butler, who has been visiting up there
for two weeks
H. V. Cannon was in town Tuesday.
The Ivfes motored 10 Gooding Tues
day night On their way back their
car got tired and refused 10 90. there
fore Iyies had 10 walk about five home.
Mrs. W. Peck and daughter. Hattie.
called on Buffers Wednesday evening.
Charles Butler is helping Harry
Jones put up his hay.
Nr. and Mrs. Hastiag and little son
and daughter. Mr and Mrs Chas
Mills, Beatrice, Carol and lone Nils
and Alice Alexander motored up 70
the mountains Saturday. They spent
Saturday night and Sunday at L r.
Cannon's camp and they went from
there to the Guver hot springs and re-
turned Monday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. VIII Ivie were in town
Wednesday.
Chas. Peck IS visiting with his sis
ter. Mrs. ]. Ivie-
Mrs Floyd Brotzman spent Monday
niee7t with her parents
Pearl Butler has gone to town to
work at the HcFaIl hotel.
Tressie Peck. from town. was out to
the marty Monday aight given in honor
of her brother. Lewis and Tanner Ryan,
who left for service Tuesday.
A l. Butler was in town Monday
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-09-06
FARM BUREAU NOTES
Official Wheat


The State Farm Markets department
has recently issued regulations where
by wheat growers dissatisfied with the
grading Of wheat ny dealers may have
II officially graded. 4 state grain in
DeDart- vent Of Agriculture. has been
Srector, licensed by the United States
Department Of Agriculture, has been
appointed and viii Crane I'll SAMPLES
properly submitted to him Those wish
ing to have wheat officially graded
should apply to the dealer. who is re-
quirei to keep posted all information
on how 70 secure state inspection
Dealers will assist il selecting a proper
sample. Samples should be mailed. pre-
paid. to the state grain inspector Of
Boise. Idaho.
Pure Bred Stock
4 number Of sheep growers from this
section visited the ram sale al Filler.
Idaho on Friday and Saturday Of last
week Stock was consigned from the
best breeders OF Southern Idaho and
as far east as Kentucky. A considera-
bic number Of imported rams were sold
BUYERS from this county OF pure bred
stock included Fred Gvin Of Shoshone
and Brown Bros. Of Jerome.
Club Work
Miss Irene Gould. district leader OF
BOYS and Girls Clubs for this section
is holding canning demonstrations in
the county this week
Il believe il is the paramount duty
Of every citizen of the state Of Idaho
10 see that not one ounce Of food that
can be canned or preserved should be
allowed to go to waste BY such action
we will help to win the war. help 70
feed our armies and our allies. Gov
ernor NJ. Alexander. 10 County Farm
Bureaus and Extension Workers.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-09-06
THE WAR CONFERENCE

As announced in the Journal two
weeks ago the district war conference
embracing the counties of Lincoln,
Gooding. Blaine and Camas, was held
in Shoshone last Friday. All the
speakers were present. and the pro-
gram was carried out according to
schedule. At the morning and after
noon meetings every phase of war ac-
tivity was discussed. Interesting and
instructive addresses were delivered
by Dr. E. A. Bryan. chairman -state
defense council: Joseph Hansen secre-
tarv Of the state council; Mrs. ;. b.
Havs. chairman of the woman's COM
mittee: and Mrs. Frank B. kinyon.
chairman state speakers bureau There
were so many good things offered by
these sneakers that it is impossible to
give even a short synopsis of the ad-
dresses.
The evening session was held in the
Rough Theartre. where an excelle1t
nrogram was given. DR.. Bryan and
Mr. Hanson again addressed those who
were fortunate enough to be present
Manager Stephens presented one reel
of war nictures. Shoshone's male quar-
tette consisting Of c. F. Borden. Archie
and Bert Bowler and Demo Mcmahon
with Miss Mary McMahOn rs accom-
panist, added much to the enjoyment
of the occasion. Mr.. and Mrs Geo. +
CoHinsof Gooding (the inimitable Col
lins's) delighted the audience she with
her playing. and he with his war songs
Taken all together this conference was
very much worth while
Fail Millinery now on display at Mrs
Lou NJ. ChurchilIs. one block west OF
Lincoln Inn, Gooding. Idaho.
FAN Millinery now on display at Mrs
Lou NJ. Churchilfs. on block west OF
lincoln Inn. Gooding. Idaho
Mrs. H. L. Frye and children left on
No. II Friday evening. with her broth
er. Harry Gage. for Astoria, Wash.
Mrs. James Barr and son Jimmie left
on No. 1s Friday for their home In
Cambridge. Idaho.
Miss viora Gwin left Monday morn
ing for Ogden. Utah, where she has
a position in the city schools
Miss NJ. l. Saunders, who lately ar
rived in Shoshone. is a public stenog-
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-09-06
PORTLAND STOCK MARKET

September srd
The bulk Of the cattle today is S0T
head. Yesterday 1900 head. The cattle
consists Of fair TO medium and com
mon stuff The market is steady for
the choice grades of steers. cows and
heifers. but is slow and IS 10 50 cents
lower on the OF grades. We quote the
cattle market as follows: Prime steers
S125o-1s-25: good TO choice steers Sill
oO-iSO0: medium 20 good steers ss.75-
100; fair TO medium steers sS.75-e.-
IS: common TO fair steers s5-75- SS-s5.
choice cows and heifers SS-e5-s.5o;
medium to good cows and heifers s6-3S-
7.Ts: fair 10 medium cows and heifers
s5s5-6s5: Gamers sSa0-5.o0: bulls
sS.c0-S.oO: calves se.o0-I2oo: stOckers
and feeders s6.oe-S.o0.
with a moderate run OF 500 hogs in
he rileys over night the market is in
,crT,-e and prices are ruling IS cents
lower. Quotations are as follows:
prime mixed sle.Ts-so.0o; medium mix
ID tfs-s5-i950: rough heavies sIS-35-
1880. pigs sIs.7S-r7.Ts: bulk sIs.TS.
1880 head OF sheep and lambs arriv-
ID .n the sheep division over might. the
r,srRet is ruly slow but prices are sen
,rsl,v steady at following quotations:
Prime lambs sl4oO-i5.s5: fair to med
'uri lambs SiIO0-IS.e0: yeariines SO
So-1s 90; wethers ss.00-1o.5o; ewes
s7.0a-s.0O.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-09-06
ANOTHER STAR IN ASCENDANT

Albert Bennett. son OF Judge and
Mrs. T. E. Bennett, OF Gooding, ard
brother OF Mrs. T. H. Gooding. Jr, and
Miss Marion Bennett of Shoshone. en-
listed in the army some months agc.
and was sent to Bath. Ma'7e, whe- 2
he was made pay master for the Bath
Iron Works.
On Wednesday. August IS. Mr. Ben
nett, wearing the shoulder straps Of a
lieutenant. and accompanied by Mrs
Bennett, arrived in Gooding for a visit
with his parents Here is another
young American who is making good.
Lieut.. and Mrs Bennett have visited
friends and relatives in GOoding, Sho-
shone. Jerome and HALEY.
Silas Fields is visiting his brother
willard in Shoshone-
Mrs c. W. Young. Of Jerome, was in
town Wednesday on her way to Boise
Mrs. Young viii visit in GOoding, her
former home. on the way
Mrs. w. o. Wagner of Gooding was
in town Friday OF last week
The w. c. T U. will sew all day at
the Red Cross Rooms next Tuesday
4 hot lunch will be furnished to all
who will come and help.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-09-06
PARTY AT THE BRUCE HOME

Last Tuesday Mrs Bcuce. as is the
habit with most OF us whether we ack-
nowledge II or not. had a birthday
The Royal Highianders found II out,
some way. nd n number Of them ga-
thered. unannounced. at the Bruce
home. bearing baskets Of good things
to eat. The hours were spent in dane
ing until twelve o'clock. when the hap
py, hungry crowd fell upon the con-
tents of those baskets. and not onN
crunnh was left to tell the tale.
Before departing for their homes.
the guests. in the name OF the Royal
Hirhia aders. presented Mrs. Bruce
With 4 beautiful wrist watch.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-09-06
DIETRICH

Last Sunday the fatted goose was
slain to provide the principal substan-
tial of the feast set forth at the res
idence of Mr.. and Mrs. s. A Bate, Jr-
the occasion being the celebration OF
Mrs. Bessie Bates -th birthday. The
following gentlemen each attend with
his better half, participated in the mer-
ry occasion: Floyd B. Gage, E. r. Gage
&. A. Bate, ST.. L o. Kennedy, William
Van Cleve and George ID. SAVERS.
Harry Gage has sufficiently recover
ed from his recent illness to have re-
turned to Camp Lewis, from whence
he expects to be soon sent to join his
regiment in France.
Claude Myers is now the possessor
Of the Stabenow hay baling outfit. He
commences operations with Ed Gage
who is now loading a good quality Of
twenty dollar hay.
Charles Johnson was married n fee
days ago in Boise to Miss Anna Ander-
son of New York. Just at what pa
ticular place they will be at home to
their friends we have-not learned.
Announced for the coming Saturday
night a Red Cross dance at the Dietrich
hotel. from which we infer that the
net proceeds go 10 help the boys over
in France
Dello McCann says goodby to his
many friends tonight and goes into
training for limited military training.
The young man has made three ef-
forts to get nto the service before he
was accepted.
John ]. Murphy is now added TO the
large and ever-increasing list OF those
who support an auto and takes due
pleasure in that method of locomotion.
The Red Cross auxiliary resumed its
good work at the Dietrich hotel Thurs
day. They have great work to do for
the boys that must be completed by
October 1st. 1t is earnestly hoped that
all the members attend these meetings
and help sustain Dietrich's efforts in
Waking a soldiers life as easy as pos
sible.
A patriotic meeting is announced at
the NJ. z. church in Dietrich for next
Sunday evening. Entertaining ora
tions and dedication of our local Roll
Of Honor are the features of the meet
ing. Every one who appreciates the
good and glorious work our sons and
brothers are doing for us in Europe is
invited to attend.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-09-06
AMERICAN SAMmIES
PROVE THEMSELVES

What words of appreciation there
uoIqA qlIA sseueAIlosps eQl VI eli
the American army In France is cop
ing with Prussianism's bestl That
our men would prove valorous va:
foreseen. But would they prove ef
fcient as well. AS a writer in the
New Republic aptly phrased it, 'In
the absence of a military tradition
such as our enemies possess. in the
lack of an extensive officer caste
trained to war, was it possible for
us to organize armies capable OF
withstanding the shock of German
assaults? The question was more
pertinent than appeared at first
glance, II we reflect that Germany
had devoted forty years to prepara-
tion for this war while the United
States had applied itself almost ex-
clusively to arts of peace, and that
the German troops on the Western
front were veterans, many Of them,
of numerous campaigns, while most
of our men were having their first
taste of wars bitter reality. Just
how would they stand the test?
Their deeds have answered, and
answered so eloquently that all the
world knows-none better than the
Boche. In the last five weeks the
American forces. engaged at divers
points, have experienced virtually ev-
cry kind of warfare known on the
Western front-the trenches and the
field, the machine gun and the bay
onet, the cannon and the hand gre
made, the shock of the enemy's most
furious onslaughts and charging his
most stoutly defended positions.
They have been tried, these soldiers
of democracy, by every sort OF ordeal
and have proved true metal; not
alone courageous but durable, re-
sourceful, efficient, victorious. They
have just begun their crusade, it is
true, but they have begun with a
will and a way that admits no doubt
as to how they will end it.-Atlanta
Journal.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-09-06
OUR SOLDIER BOYS.

Following is a list OF the soldier
boys who entrained at Shoshole on
Tuesday Sept. 3:
Louis Alma Peck. Shoshone.
Rowland DeGraw. Jerome.
Tanner Hohert Ryan. Shoshone-
Alva Ivan Thomason. Jerome.
Clyde Orland Bragg. Jerome.
Ernest Raymond Mcclellan. Jerome.
Thos. Jerome Reeman. Richield.
Leslie r. Chandler. Jerome.
Jesse Brown. Richfield.
Benjamin Harvey Burgess. Shoshone-
Sterling Frank Freeman. Jerome.
Guy G. Stanton, Jerome.
Frederick Nick Trappen. Jerome.
Lewis Lawrence Tabor, Richfield.
Mike Albert Kitxie. Shoshone.
Albert Francis Coates, Shoshone.
James +, Crllsr. Nysa. Oregon.
Albert Allen Wilson, Jerome.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-09-06
LOOK AT THIS

Lincoln County Canning Club. No,
S. in charge OF Mrs. E. L Ginger. met
at Mrs. Clinger's home last Friday and
took a shot at the Kaiser by tying 2
comfort. canning corn for their exhih-
IT. and earning sI.70 by canning for
others The members of this club are:
Elizabeth Riley. Elsie AcCollum. Ivah
ant, Agnes Alexander. Inez Webb. Anna
Erickson. Lola Craig. Helen Fields, and
Margaret Bolman. the last an honorary
member.
Mrs. Ginger and her little band o.
workers are certainly helping TO make
a dent in the Hindenburg line
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-09-06
BAPTIST CHURCH

Edgar l. Mills Of Boise viii preach
at the Baptist church both morning aid
evening Sunday. September Sth- Morn
ing subject, -Four Things TO Do" Ev
ening theme: -Shoshone's Greatest
Need"
These services are for the people OF
Shoshone and they viii - made inter
esting and helpful 10 all who come II
YOU have not been attending church.
make Sunday the day when you turn
over a new lief and start attending al
the services Of the church.
Il was glad when they said unto me
let Us go into the house OF the Lord