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The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-07-17
CORA CORRESPONDENCE
CROPS GENERALLY GOOD

CORA.-Mrs. Russell Meeks visited at
the home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Rogers, the first of the week
Mrs. Olive Garrison went to Pot
latch Saturday to the home of her sis
ter, Mrs. Frank Yates, after two
weeks visit with her cousin, B. F.
Hutton.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. P. Kidwell motored
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-07-17
Card of Thanks.

The undersigned wish to extend
their sincere thanks to all the kind
friends who assisted them during the
late bereavement of their wife, daugh-
ter and sister, also those who SO kind
ly gave the beautiful floral offerings.
MR.. L. B. THORSON AND
CHILDREN,
MIR. AND MRS. HALVERSON,
MIR. AND MRS. A. HALVER-
SON,
MISS C. HALVERSON
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-07-17

Timothy hay is fair, fall-sown wheat
good and also early-sown spring
wheat, but late-sown spring wheat is
very poor.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-07-17

T. J. Klingler, formerly assistant
county agent of Adams county, has
been appointed county agent of Blaine
county to take the place of J. F. Fin
ley, who has been transferred to Ida
no county. While in Adams county,
Mr.. Keingler organized the farm
bureau.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-07-17
Lots of Sickness

LOCS VI GUINNESS
Often arises from a disordered
stomach or constipated bowels. Keep
your stomach and bowel in good con-
dition by taking M A. c., which gives
entire satisfaction at the Corner Drug
Store, Moscow.
The broad ax., 1919-02-22
Packing House Rx.Produets.

The by-products in the packing
house industry may be divided into two
classes-the edible and the inedible.
TIE inedible constitute the external
covering Chair, horns, hoofs and hides),
some Of the offal, and the bones. From
these are prepared great variety Of
substances, some Of which have de-
veloped into enormous Industries In
themselves, such as leather, soap, glue
and fertilizer. The last mentioned rep
resents the ultimate utilization Of
packing house waste. For example,
In the manufacture Of buttons, combs,
knife handles and spatulas from the
horns and hoofs Of cattle and sheep
and the hoofs Of hogs the waste re-
Sulting from the preparation Of these
articles was at one time thrown away,
but 1t has been found that by treating
ouch material with sulphuric acid the
nitrogen which Il contains becomes
available as fertilizer.
The broad ax., 1919-02-22
When SpIdera Mott.

When a spider is preparing to mOlt
It stops eating for several days and
tastens itself by a short line Of web
to one Of the main lines Of its snare,
which holds IL firmly while IL proceeds
to undress. The skin cracks all around
the thOrax, and is held only by the
front edge. Next the abdomen is I'M
covered. Now comes the struggle to
free the legs. II works and Kicks Wig
OrOusly, and seems to have very hard
work But continued perseverance Of
SbOut Is minutes brings 1t out Of the
old dress; Ii ems almost lifeless, and
b limp and helpless for several min
uteS, but gradually 1t comes back to
lie and looks brighter and prettier
nan before To young people this is
n operation Of extreme interest. A
hde boy watched the melting Of a
Early full-grown pet spider. and ran
his mother, saying: Mamma, my
Ader undressed and hung his dress
q line"
The broad ax., 1919-02-22
USED BY OLD GREEK SURGEON
Years Ago Much Like Those
Of Modern Day.

American surgeons realize now how
much a rubbish heap may teach a
man.. A complete set of surgical in
struments was found recently by men
digging In a scrap pile in Colopon, an
ancient Greek city. In spite OF the
fact that they were used 1900 years
ago there is not much difference be-
tween them and the Implements that
are poked into the anatomy of q mod
ern man. In the set are small knives
with handles Of decorated bronze, q
metal which the Greeks thought was
especially healing. There are also
several pairs Of foreeps. one Of them
used to extract the heads OF arrows
and lances from wounded warriors.
Another instrument Is for drilling
holes In the bones Of the skull, an
other for cauterizing the flesh. Be
sides these are vessels for cupping
and bleeding, q small covered bronze
box for delicate instruments, a slab
Of stone for mixing certain drugs, and
q pair Of scales which, still balance
perfectly. In addition 20 these there
is the handsome purple glass beaker.
probably the drinking cup of the un-
known surgeon who made use of all
these instruments.
The broad ax., 1919-02-22
The Hottest CITY.

The city of Hyderabad. on the great
Sind desert of India, has the reputa-
ton Of being the hottest place In the
world, having a shade temperature of
127 degrees during the summer
monthsI Even the natives find 1t hot
and that Is saying something.
In order to cool their houses as much
as possible, the people make use Of
curious ventilators very much like
those on shipboard. setting" them so
as to convey a breeze to the jewellers
in the hot rooms below. Every resi-
Dental building has several Of these
queer airshafts leading down to the
principal living rooms, and especially
to the bedrooms. Even so, II Is prac-
tically impossible. during the terrible
heat of summer. to get to sleep until
two or three O'Clock In the morning,
and then one only gets a couple Of
hours rest, as the rays Of the Indian
sun are specially strong early In the
morning, and soon raise the tempera-
ture again to an unbearable extent
The broad ax., 1919-02-22
SUCCESSFUL WAR ON WEEvIL
Australian Grain Growers Used Poison
Gas to Combat Deadly Enemy
Of Their Crops.

The weeyil Is q well-known curse to
the grain-growing farmer. He is a
member of a very large group, reJoic-
Ing In the family name Of curcuhOn-
idae. There are some other members
which live to spoil nuts, some which
ravage apple orchards, while others
make war upon clover and legumes
generally. One variety is threatening
the very existence OF the cotton plan
tations Of the southern states, an
other lives to make dificult-at times
mpossible-Egptian agriculture. The
weeviIs eggs are laid In immature
grains and the creature develops IT.
self through the larva stage at their
expense. Wherever grain is taken, the
weevil goes along and so discovers
new countries for its habitation.
Everywhere 1t is at home, and grows
with the growing grain. Australia has
suffered, and its unsold grain accum-
ulated through the war years. during
which the length OF the voyage made
IL impossible to obtain transportation
to Europe. was found to deteriorate
through its ravages. But our fellow
citizens on the other side Of the world
are VIGOROUSLY hard to beat, and set
to work vigorously to war against
these restless grubs. A leaf was
taken from the German book. and the
use of poison gas was resorted to
with apparently deadly effect.
The broad ax., 1919-02-22
Monsrch,s cosnpIimert.

A pretty compliment was that Philip
w Of Spain. himself a painter. ten
dered TO greater artist, Velasquez.
When yelasquez had finished his IA
nous picture Las Meninas," which
Includes not only Philip and his queen.
but the artist himself, brush in hand.
he asked Of the king. rs anything
vanting?" "one thing only" answer
ed Philip: and taking the palette from
velasquez's hands. he painted on the
breast Of the artists figure in the pic
ture the Cross Of the Order Of Santi-
ago, the most distinguished in Spain.
The broad ax., 1919-02-22
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF SENTRY
How South African Farmers Rspei Ia
vasion Of Their Corn Fields by
Bands of Balloons

Apropos Of q statement In the news
papers that the balloons In South
Africa were easy victims Of the Span
ish '-fu." very few people realize bow
human these animals are. They are
very Ike men In some respects. OBJ
serves a writer In London Answers
For Instance. a troop Of balloons
for 1t has been proved that they near
ly always 60 about in large companies
always post sentry. He is placed
In some prominent position. so that
he can give Immediate warning In the
event OF any hostile attack.
The baboon's cry somewhat resem-
bles German ''HochT shouted
through q megaphone, and II Is pos
sible to talk to them by means Of II.
A baboon is said to be able to count
up to two. and not beyond that; and
as they come In large numbers and
carry on the ripe mealies, steps have
20 be taken to repel them. And so,
when the rnealies get ripe, three men
walk into the field with their guns
and lie down.
After a time one of them gets up
and goes out and the baboon sentry
counts-one. Later on another goes
out, and as the sentry only counted
two men coming In, he concludes that
there is nobody left In the field and
accordingly gives the signal, where
upon the whole troop swarms over the
fence and begins to gather the corn.
As soon as they are near enough the
third man shoots them down with a
repeating rifle. and IL he is a fairly
good shot their numbers are greatly
diminished.
The broad ax., 1919-02-22
Doctors, Fees Regulated.

The fees Of doctors were prescribed
by law In Babylon in the days Of Neb-
uchadrezzar. The code. Of HammurapL
the great lawgiver.provided: IF doc
tor has operated with a bronze lancet
on q man for a severe wound. and has
cured him. or has removed a cataract
with a bronze lancet for a gentleman
and cured the eye Of the gentleman,
he shall receive ten shekels Of silver.
II the patient be the son Of a freed
man, the doctor shall receive Eve
shekels."
The broad ax., 1919-02-22
Goa, D. Regiments Pet

As rule, regimental pets are ami
mails which are more easily domeSti-
eated- such as the goat Of the Royal
Welsh fusiliers, who have long en-
dyed the privilege Of leading then
pet with a shield on its horns, at the
head Of the drums.
on ST. Dayid's day, after dinner.
NE drum major, accompanied by Billy,
enters the messroom with, a dish Of
leeEs. He solemnly makes the round
u the table, followed by the goat. and
o1en the national vegetable to each
oneer.
Even in the case Of such a pet &C
oOents, however, sometimes have hap
pened. Once a drummer's boy, a light
seght was on the goats back, when
sne Incident annoyed the animal and
y0ungster was summarily thrown
the mess table and killed outright.
The broad ax., 1919-02-22
SUGAR GROWN UNDER PAPER
New Method introduced Into the Ha-
wsiian Islands Said TO Have Prov
ed Highly Successful.

Anew and very odd method Of grow
ipg sugar cane is proving highly sue
cessful in the Hawaiian islands. When
the cane is beginning to sprout, yard
vide strips Of a heavy kind Of paper
ere laid lengthwise over the rows Of
little plants and held In place with
nnefeld trash. The paper is strong
enough to keep down and smother the
starting weeds, but not TO kill the
stout and hardy young cane. In five
or six weeks the weed seeds beneath
the paper have all terminated and
been SmOthered to death, but the cane
shoots have either forced their way
through or erected themselves sufii-
IDENTIFY to make little tent-like eleva-
tons. Laborers then pass along the
pEs and with long knives make Sits In
be sheets. permitting the shoots to
Uzs through. The liberated shoots at
tn are blanched white, but quickly
m Feen and lusty. Wedding there
thE S almost wholly needless. be
1Ethere are very few weeds. There
inincrease Of ten tons (about % per
~ in the yield Of cane per acre, the
Anmore Sun says. Half the labor Is
sFed and the production Of actual SUI
n per acre is augmented by more
IAN ton. The paper used is made
II Of "bagasse," which is the residue
the cane after the sugary sap has
cen squeezed out OF 1t.
The broad ax., 1919-02-22
P.p.I Guard . Picked Body.

Service in the papal guard has be
come an hereditary honor in many
prominent families In the cantons of
Zurich and Lueerne, handed down
from father to son through genera
tons. Its requirements are Of the
highest, and few military organlza-
lions have as strict discipline. Every
candidate for the corps must be q
Swiss citizen. at least 5 feet 8 inches
tan. unmarried, in good health and
free from all bodily disngurements- he
must present his baptismal certificate.
q certificate or pass from his home
and o testimonial Of good character
from his parish authorities. After one
year Of good conduct the cost Of his
journey from Switzerland to Rome Is
refunded.
The broad ax., 1919-02-22
Hardy Chinese Ponies.

The Chinese. horse Is really a pony
somewhat after the type Of the west
ern broncho. It. comes from Mongolia
and is known as the Monaghan pony.
II Is an exceedingly hardy animal,
thrives on food on which a western
animal would starve. is able to carry
heavy loads long distances, and is very
useful In many ways. As a racing an
imal II is characterized by speed and
stamina. China exports between 1.5O0
and 1900 Of these ponies each year.
The broad ax., 1919-02-22

The nrst newspaper published In
America made its appearance in Bos-
ton on September .. 1890. and was
called Publick Occurrences. It was
intended as q monthly, but had only
one issue. as Il was Immediately sup
pressed by the government for political
reasons. The Boston Newsletter was
the first permanent newspaper In this
country. and usually receives credit
for being the pioneer. as Il was the
first that survived. This initial num-
Der appeared on April 20, 1704. and Its
publication was continued for y years.
The broad ax., 1919-02-22
REMEDY FOR NUMEROUS ILLS
AZ You May Remember, an Old sono
says Nit's q very Coed Plan
to Forget itT

When q piece Of American slang
shows vitality and elective use for
four or i've years, It is safe to say
that fairly universal human quality
lies within II. the Rutland (vt) Her.
aid observes. Such Is the terse and
Characteristic Americanism, forget
ftP
When annoyed to the point of ex-
asperation by trivial people-people
who gnaw the nerves and scarify the
disposition-what. a balm and healing
hes In the magic philosophy forget
itP
When 1t seems berne In upon us ike
heaven-directed mission to 20 atilt.
ing windmills. what a solid, common
sense ring there Is to the inward men,
tor which whispers. forget itl"
When bored By a stupid editorial,
incensed by an intolerant sermon or
swindled by a silly play, how much
better TO stff1e the seething wrath and
forget itp
When victimized by a petty rascal,
me loss not adequate to the necessary
energy for redress, forget It'll"
When abused by q drunkard, fool
or silly child, forget It'll"
When betrayed By a friend so deep
ly that the heart changes and the
pleasant faces takes on falsity, "for-
get It"
When Old Man Bile poisons the dis
position and life Is saffron instead of
blue and fair. take q pill and-''for-
get It."
How many wrongs are worth re-
memberingi How many annoyances
are worth noticing? How many triy-
ialities are worth attention. The pit
Of oblivion swallows them, once we
can take our philosophy In both hands
to forget It"
And If the reader takes life so ser
iously that this convenient nullity
oftends, the remedy lies close at hand
forget it"
The broad ax., 1919-02-22
Erom th. haornlna EIelds.

No other writer's speak to us with
the authority Of those whose ordinary
speech was that Of our translation Of
the Scriptures; to no modern is that
frank unconsciousness possible which
was natural to a period when as yet
reviews were not; and no later style
breathes that country charm character
istie Of the days ere the metropolis
had drawn all literary activity to IT.
self, and the tramping feet Of the null
tituds had banished the lark and the
daisy from the fresh priyacies Of Ian
guage. Truly. as compared with the
present, these old voices seem to come
from the morning fields and not the
paved thoroughfares Of thought
Lowell.
The broad ax., 1919-02-22
:ss0OIfO THE GERMAN IDEA
- :, the Great Napoleon Might
VII Be Described as Typical
Teuton "Hausfrau.H

..ssbIv the only marble bust Of
l',oor's mother was one Of the OBJ
Inst the Potsdam palace counted
- - interesting relic. For beside
y 81 - the visitor came upon a small
D. =. every title of which relates to
-I ponaparte family. This collection
=. waruely accounted for as the fruit
, plneber's capture Of the emperor's
.-s0Dsl luggage. beside the seizure of
-. of the Bonaparte family when the
-'rlre fell in 1914. Prussian agents
! paris during the various revolution
Outbreaks are credited with @as-
.rbIug" anything identified with
suo,narte or his family. One volume,
- alleged Memoirs Of Madame
Ts,e" (the mother Of Bonaparte)
20 specially cherished by the Hohen-
,.nsrns for old Kaiser Wilhelm
sused the chapters to be read to him
SAsp TOO III to share the soldier drills
"A army maneuvers. The kaiser's in
..,sSt in the Madame Mere reminis-
..oces was that Laetitia Ramonini,
:, pIctured by herself, was an exact
,,Ds Of the Teuton ''hausfrau." It was
, .ger-ending embarrassment to the
audren Of Madame Mere that the old
- couldn't be induced to assume an
verial state; that she remained to
: last the sagacious, economical
.rsewife, upon whom rested the re-
OOnsiblIity Of bringing up a brood Of
dit
The broad ax., 1919-02-22
Not a Summer Resort

Very few Europeans are able to live
In Hyderabad, India, during the sum-
mer. and the stalwarts who manage
to endue the awful heat do not venture
out Of doors during the middle OF the
day at all. The white troops stationed
there are not allowed out OF barracks
from nine o'clock In the morning till
five o'clock. or later. In the evening. as
the scorching sun and desert heat
have claimed many victims from sun
stroke and heat apoplexy.
The broad ax., 1919-02-22
Cir, Pocket

great deal has been written. in
son poetry and prose. about the relics
- boys carry In their pockets. writes
sAe nigh school reporter for the To
.S1lo Republican. but for some reason
uty missed the girls Recently our In
anon committee held an inquest
ta SUn girls pockets and found the
l. uOwlng: One scented pocket hand
e.net one vanity case containing
"Oef' mirror and some small change.
h.e - powder rag, one crochet hook. one
-. ~ crochet thread and work. one tat
~ shuttle, one button hook, one nail
- one wire hairpin. one coat button.
- suek chewing gum. q note from
g. =, iaR beau. and three sen=sens, be-
- numerous unidentified odds and
a Of q miscellaneous nature.
The broad ax., 1919-02-22

Come time back In the prehistoric
era and probably antedating the time
when mankind had tanned the wild
hens and organized them In the bust
ness OF producing strictly fresh laid
eggs" human kind had annexed the
bee, or. anyhow, had made a business
Of robbing the wild bees. Bee farm
Ing Is no new thing under the sun. but
the bees were never before so care
fully bred and cross-bred nor so In
telllgently assisted In the honey-mak-
ing game as az present.
The broad ax., 1919-02-22
Animals Strong Instinct.

Some animals are remarkable, In
deed, for the wonderful development
Of love and devotion they possess and
show toward men. They are so acute
in the sense Of their affections that
they seem to perceive the feelings OF
their master in advance Of his express
sions Masters Of dumb animals have
often been heard to declare that their
animals were quicker to detect in them
a spirit Of anger than were their fell
low men.
The broad ax., 1919-02-22
About Roller Skates.

Roller skates were patented and
used in France as early as 1919. A few
years later an Englishman named Sy-
ers patented them and manufactured
them in London. Syers' skate consist
ed Of sandal mounted on five narrow
wheels In a single row. so arranged.
however, that only two Of them could
touch the floor at the same time. Sew
eral other similar skates were patent
ed In England during the next 40
years
The broad ax., 1919-02-22
How FIyino-FIsh FIy.

The popular notion that fying-nsh
beat their wings" Is mistake. II one
Is to rely upon the results Of studies
Of these fish by an authority, Capt.
Barrett Hamilton,
1t appears that the wings are not
true organs Of flight. but rather play
the part Of q parachute or an air
plane The whole motive power Is
supplied by the tail. which acts as q
propeller, and the vibration or culver
ing OF the wings In the air currents
and their occasional shift Of inciina-
tion are not phenomena connected
win the propulsion Of the f,sh In Its
aerial fiehtA
The broad ax., 1919-02-22
News in the Ads"

A well-written advertisement Il al
ways also a news item. 1t tells what,
where and for how much. II is the adj
vertiser who speaks and 1t is the read
er who gets the message. It is glad
news for both. There is pleasure in
knowing that you can part with some
thing to supply anOther's need. just
as 1t Is a pleasure to know where you
can get something that is much de-
sired.-Columbus Dispatch.
The broad ax., 1919-02-22
Trinidad Lizard Farm.

On the island of Trinidad there Is
today a veritable lizard farm which
has all the equipment for the success
full breeding of these none too numer-
Gus members Of the reptile family
which are now known to be indispens-
able to the sugar planters. In addi-
ton to this enterprise a wider search
Is being made for tOads to help in
crease the worlds sugar output.
The broad ax., 1919-02-22
Custom Hard to Down.

Pens made of feathers were common
in the seventh century, but so inveter-
ate was the old habit Of writing with
reeds on parchment and paper that 1t
continued a long time after the first
use Of quilts. The custom of carry
ing a pen behind the ear is ancient. as
may be seen In the life of st. Odo :
He saw a pen sticking In his ear in
the manner of a writer"
The broad ax., 1919-02-22
Not up 70 ExpectatIona

Jane has often envied hd small
playmate who has a baby brother and
she frequently expressed a wish for a
wee brother. too. When her wish
came true she was happily excited IN
til she had seen him. Auntie noticed
her disappointment and asked Jane
II she was proud Of the new baby.
Wistfully the child answered: IL
guess is, but i think he Is a size or
so too small"
The broad ax., 1919-02-22
Fine compIIment.

A great bishop not long ago paid q
high tribute TO the work Of the ira
iternal society. In fact, he paid fra
ternals a compliment that we ought
TO appreciate:
Il plead for the time when the de
Of the Christian church shall be as
binding on men as the de Of the lodge
Al honor to. the fraternity that grips
It's men and makes them potent In
good works for humanify's uplift. The
fraternities are putting shame to our
cheeks as church men. when we think
Of their widely diverging lines Of so
eial service.--Modern Brotherhood
The broad ax., 1919-02-22
Sunny Dispositions.

I think II was Carlyle who said /:
The man who can laugh way down
deep In his diaphragm can never COM
NIT murder" And he should have
added that the man with a whistling
disposition can never be mean. abuse
a child. betray a friend or refuse to
pay his rent.-Fern. Howard. in Mil
waukee Sentinel.
The broad ax., 1919-02-22
puttjno IL PLAINLY.

A Judge. whose personal appearance
was as unprepossessing as his legal
knowledge was profound, interrupted
a female witness. "Humbugged you,
my good woman ~ said he.>- "What do
you mean by thatT' well. my lord"
said the witness, II can't explain IL
exactly. but IL a girl called your lord
ship a handsome man she would be
humbugging your
The broad ax., 1919-02-22
Poor Relatives Figure.

She said with a sigh, MY. how glad
1 am that / have a poor relatives fig
ure! / can wear anything from the
frocks made for Cousin Anne, who is
nearly six feet and looks like a clothes
pin, to the suits built for Cousin Jane.
who is five feet and weighs one hun
dred and eighty"
The broad ax., 1919-02-22
PUTTING of the Dark Moment

Robert had been arriving home late
from school. At nOontime his mother
told him II he repeated the offense she
would punish him. When he came
home that evening it was five o'clock
and supper was ready. Upon seeing
his mother he thought he might cOerce
her into forgetting. and said. Mamma,
1 is nearly starved-let's eat first and
talk business later"
The broad ax., 1919-02-22
Coral BeadR

Coral beads are apt to lose their
fresh appearance. To clean them put
a piece Of soda about the size Of pea
into a bowl Of water hot enough to
dissolve the soda. Rub some ordinary
soap on the fingers. then rub on to the
beads between the hands. Rinse them
In clean cold water.
The broad ax., 1919-02-22
The aClassic.

Perhaps the best definition Of classic
is that given by Lowell: Something
that can be simple without being vul-
gar. elevated without being distant,
that Is neither ancient nor modern, al
ways new and incapable Of growing
old"