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Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1919-10-17
More Fun for the Guests.

The newlyweds had finally escaped
from their friends after much rice
throwing, etc, and were speeding on
their way in a taxi But alas! the
bridegroom discovered that he had left
every cent of his money behind and
they had to go back for it, much to
the merriment of the wedding guests
who had not yet departed.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1919-10-17
Statistics on Comets.

Statistics collected by Borrelly, the
French astronomer, show that since
the sixteenth century 376 comets have
been discovered, of which LOG were
periodic and 10 have been seen at
more than one return, and Sc have
been visible to the naked eye, with
seven that could be seen in full day
light.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1919-10-17
Ingenious Excuse.

My father saw little Ruth through
the window She was eating a greer
apple. He called her into the house
and she, knowing his purpose, came
shyly into the room. Father questioned
her about eating the green apple. fol
she had often been forbidden to eat
them. Looking up with a smile she
said: "Why, | only ate the ripe half.
Chicago American.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1919-10-17
The Orators.

While it sometimes seems that ora
tory is now lost art, we are of the
opinion that it is an art that never can
be lost. We shall have great orators
again. The names and the memories
of Demosthenes, Cicero, Paul, Webster
and Ingersoll are not forgotten, nor
are they likely to be. While the hui
man heart leaps with JOY or sinks with
sorrow, the orators forum will be pre-
served and his power will endure.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1919-10-17
Mad as a Halter,

Mad, in Anglo Saxon, is frequently
used as a synonym for violent, furious,
angry or venomous. After. in old Eng.
fish, means adder or viper. Hence the
combination of the two words mad
and the corrupted halter" merely
means as venomous as an adder
And the proverbial saying has, there
fore, no reference to hatmaking at all
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1919-10-17

If the eyes are very tired and one
specially wishes them to be as bright
as possible, it is quite helpful to lie
down for half an hour with the eyes
closed, and folded handkerchief dip
ped in cold water, in which boraeic
acid powder is dissolved, laid across
the forehead and eyes. This can be
redipped as soon as the cloth is
warm.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1919-10-17
Playing Cards.

Although 1t is commonly reported
that playing cards were invented in
France in 1892 to divert Charles vi,
D'Allemagne, a French writer on the
subject, mentions them as being in use
in Belgium in 1879, and probably some
thing analogous to them-marked
ployed in the East from remote an
tiquity. 1t is now usually thought that
it was in Italy playing cards were first
made, about 1870, and at Venice.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1919-10-17
Unique Trophy.

The British royal standard which
fills the center of the ceiling of room
at Annapolis is said to be the only
British royal standard in the posses
sion of foreign nation. 1t was taken
at the capture of York, Toronto, by
Commodore Chauncey and General
Montgomery, in 1913.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1919-10-17
WISHING is Not WilIinu.

The power of the human will has
been discredited because we have so
often substituted mere wishing for
determined willing. A desire is one
thing, and decree is quite another
in the matter of self government.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1919-10-17

Chinese jade is so successfully imi-
tated by manufacturers in Europe that
the artificial frequently is mistaken by
experts for the genuine.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1919-10-17

After the company had gone, Mrs.
Mason said to her husband. What
on earth did you mean, John, by tell
ing the Flemings that my humor was
positive, but not negative?" Il meant"
said Mr.. Mason, discreetly moving to-
ward the door, that you could make a
joke, but couldn't take one!"
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1919-10-17
A Question,

Tommy-"Father, isn't the world
older than it used to be-" Father
Certainly it is, my son!" Tommy
Then what do people mean by talk
ing about 'oldtimes?
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1919-10-17

Nature loves nothing solitary, and
always reaches out to something, as
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1919-10-17
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NJ. AVG.
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bia river front, Independent water plant,
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cheap, crop and all. Write for terms now.
IL ~ Fisher, Paterson Wash
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1919-10-17
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The Press., 1919-09-04
FOLLOWED PATHS OF PEACE
Aborigines of Texas Unlike the Fierce Tribes of Other Sections of
 the Country.

Stone implements found In ancient workshops in Texas, antedating French, Spanish or American settlers. prove that the original settlers of this state were not like the fierce tribes encountered in modern times by the white settlers
 Little Is known about the aboriginal population of Texas, which lies be- tween the Pueblo and mound builders area, but Dr. J. Walter Fewkes, chief or the American bureau of ethnOlogy, aided by Professor Peace of the Uni versity of Texas. have located some long-forgotten village sites. Their in- veStigatiOnS lead to the belief that the original people of the middle part of the state were hunters, while those of the eastern part near the timber belt. were followers of agricultural pur- suits and were skilled in the manufac- ture of pottery. They resembled the mound builders. The western part of the state was more elevated and less arid plateau. Here the people re- sembled the Pueblos of New Mexico. Some of the tribes are reported to have been cannibals In the opening of the eighteenth century Apaches. Comanches and other savage tribes r0amed over Texas, following the buf- falo, or raiding across 1t into Mexico. There seems to have been constant hostility with these Indians, in which many smaller tribes were extermi- hated
The Press., 1919-09-04
CHARM OF "MERRIE ENGLAND"
What 1t Was in the Days of Old Can Still Be Discerned in Spots
 Today.

Of our forefathers, nine out of ten lived in the rural parts; and the re- mainder, the busiest and the best tithe of English humanity, in towns whose darkest lane was never a mile from the orchards round the town, so that the recreation Of the city dweller was by the hedgerows and river banks. .. The spring and the winter came unsOught into every mans life, not as they come today, wayfarers be- wandered among the housetops, feebly whispering of unknown things In far salubrious lands. but fresh with burst ing bough or strong in glowing frost. The thoughts of the Allegro" and I'll PenserOs0' are indeed the thoughts of rare mind but the most vulgar slave of custom enjoyed in the days of King Charles the conditions of daily life which Milton there described; the sweet influences of the seasons, had their effect. Whether they knew 1t or not. the Cavaliers drew their charm from the fields, and the Puri- tans their strength from the earth. What this old England was can still be seen and felt in the combes and on the round hilltops of Somerset and Devon, in the wooded lands over which Malvern looks to the west. and in the broken valleys that lead the lake mountains down toward the sea. -G. NJ. Trevelyan.
The Press., 1919-09-04
EXPERTS TO JUDGE
 EXPOSITION STOCK
Time Program Announced; Lead ig Authorities t. Pass on
 Merits of Thoroughbreds

Internationally known experts. inciud- ing leading breed authorities of America and England. have accepted invitations to judge the $1 .00O, 900 exhibit of purebred livestock at the Eastern States Expos- tion in Springfield. Mass. Sept. 15 to 20 according to the judging program just made public. The entire nation has been searched by the management. in co-oper- ation with the breed associations, in eff fort to obtain the best authority for ca oh breed.
 With such judges engaged as Prof. H H. Kildee of Iowa in dairy classes. w H. Pew of Ravenna, O., in beef and horse classes. R. w. Hobbs. Jr.. of Kelmscott Farm. Gloucester, England. in milking shorthorns. Tom G. Paterson of Ken lucky in beef cattle, Prof. c. F. Curtis of Iowa in clydesdale horses and berk- shire swine, etc.. the authority of the de- cisions rendered should be a par with those at national shows.
 Judges are still to be selected in a few classes. but the time program of judging events has been completed as follows:
 Monday. Sept. 15: 10.30 a m.. standard bred horses; judges to be selected; 1.3C D. m., milking shorthorn cattle; R. w Hobbs, Jr., of England; morgan horses Prof. J. C. McNutt of Massachusetts Agricultural college; cotswold. leicester and lincoln sheep, judge to be selected
 Tuesday. Sept. 16. 1000 a. m.. ayrshire cattle. Prof H. H. Kildee of Ames. Ia. angus cattle. W. H. Pew. Ravenna, O.; jersey cattle. judges to be selected; shropshire and hampshire sheep; judge to be selected 10.30 a. m., belgian horses Prof. J. c. McNutt.
 Wednesday, Sept. r. 1000 a. m., hol- stein cattle, Prof. J. c. McNutt: bee1 shorthorn cattle, w. H. Pew: berkshire hogs. c. F. Curtis of Ames. Ia.; 1O.30 a. m.. cylesdale horses, Prof Curtis.
 Thursday. Sept. Is, 1000 a. m., guern- sey cattle. Prof. H. il. Kildee; hereford cattle, Tom G. Paterson of Franklin. Ky. southdown, cheviot and dorset sheep judge to be selected; duroc jersey, chest white and poland china hogs, judges to be selected: 10.3e a. m.. percheron horses. w. H. Pew.
 Friday. Sept. 19, 1000 a. m.. steers Tom G. Paterson; suffolk horses. Prof J. c. McNutt: oxford, merino. wrinkly merino and rambouillet sheep, judges tC be selected.
The Press., 1919-09-04

With exclusive circles of New York. City and numerous smaller communities represented by delegations of their leading horse enthusiasts, prospects, of the autumns most brilliant social event are centered in the Eastern States Ex- position Horse Show in Springfield Mass. September 15 to 20. Complete entries announced August 20 proved that the list of exhibitors of any in the country. representing all sections. National in terest was reflected in the sale of all the Coliseum boxes four weeks in ad- vance. and reservations have been opened Tn the reserved seat sections.
 Naturally, New England society will have the most numerous representa- ton and among those exhibiting horses or re- serving boxes from this section are Frederick G. Crane of Dalton. Mass. Dan R. Hanna of Lenox Mass. Mrs. Joseph s. Sylvester of Hanover. Mass, Louis K. Liggett of Chestnut Hill, Mass. Robert Scoville of Taconic. Conn.,. and New York. Wilson H. Lee of New Haven. Conn.,. F. P. Knowles of Auburn. Mass. E. L. Gillett of westfield. Mass, Mrs. H. M. Springfield, and Mir and Mrs. William Pit kin of Hartford. Conn.
 From outside this vicinity the list is made up almost exclusively of men and women of national importance in both so- cial and business world. William du Pont. Jr.. of Rosemunt. Pa.. has engaged a box
The Press., 1919-09-04
FEDERAL EXHIBIT
 FOR SPRINGFIELD
Department of Agriculture to Demonstrate War Lessons
 At Exposition.

Do you know what the war did for the progress of agriculture in the United States?
 The exhibit of the Federal Department of Agriculture at the Eastern States Ex- position in Springfield. Mass. Sept 10 to 20 will show that more was learned about efficient. big scale food production during the 19 months this country was fighting Germany than in as many years before
 Because the Exposition Is interested primarily in the improvement of Agricul- ture throughout the east. the management has chosen that of the Department or Agriculture being most likely to aid farmers and consumers in solving their common problems It has been made available by the $1o0.O0o appropriation authorized by Congress.
 New points of view on practically every form of work done on the farm will be afforded. The Bureau of Plant Industries will show methods of growing corn. grain. forage and fruit crops. The Bureau of Animal Industry will show established methods and new ones developed by the war in raising cattle. swine. sheep. poul- try and other livestock. and will demon strate ways of combating dangerous ami maj diseases.
 Of special interest to both farmer and consumer under present price conditions will be the exhibit of the Bureau of Markets showing marketing by parcel post, means of direct distribution of food products to city consumers, grading of fruits and vegeta bles and economical ways of storing crops.
 The Bureau of Chemistry will show many new waste preventing methods of drying vegetables. preserving foods and trea ting hides farms. It will also demonstrate graphically the requirements of the Federal pure food and drugs act
 The Bureau of Entomology will show ways of destroying and checking insect pests and blights. The Bureau of Bio logical Survey will show it's work in les sening the damage to crops and live stock by predatory animals and rodents. The Bureau of Soils will exhibit specimens of common soils in the United States in ern farmers showing to what crop they are best adapted and methods of analyzing soil to discover it's capabilities.
 The Weather Bureau will demonstrate it's methods of forecasting weather and will show farmers ways of utilizing it's service for their own benefit The Bureau of Public Roads will show how modern highways built and how roads and farms can best be located to take advan- tage of geographical conditions. The Forest service will show methods oi forest culture, fire prevention and forest conservation.
The Press., 1919-09-04

where he will entertain his sister Miss Marion du Pont, also of Rosemont. his cousin, Miss Amy du Pont of Wilmington. Del all of whom are show exhibitors Of thoroughbred hunting, saddle and har- ness horses, and his father, William du Pont, Sr.. of Wilmington, head of the du Pont powder interests and a judge in the harness classes. Another distin- guished representative of the Ph1ladei- phia neighborhood will be William Wana- maker. son of the famous merchant, whose daughters. Miss Isabella Wana- maker and Miss Alma Wanamaker, will make their second appearance on the Ex- position tanbark with a large string Of harness horses.
 A New York visitor of interest will be Charles D. L.anier. editor of the Review of Reviews. the younger members or whose family will exhibit horses. while from up state" regions will come George A. Cluett of Troy, king" of the collar
 industry In America. Chicago's delega tion will include Francis Peabody, the lea ding figure of the coal industry in prominent hnancier. The Vests most famous horsewoman, Mrs. LoulA Long Coon,bes of Kansas City, Mo, daughter of a multi millionaire lumber man and philanthropist, one who wired for reservations along with her entry of an exceptional string of 15 horses. John F. McComb of Richmond, Va. judge in hun- ter classes. will be a leading represent ative of society south of the Mason and Dixon line.
The Press., 1919-09-04
COUNTRY OF ROLLING HILLS
The nrumIins, Between Syracuse and Rochester, N. Y, Make Exquisite
 Bit of Scenery.

Between Syracuse and Rochester lins. which is one of the most beautiful and unique bits of scenery in the eastern United States.
 The term drumlin is an Irish one and is applied to low, rolling hills of glacial origin which exist In that cOun- try, and also in parts of New York and New England. This section between Syracuse and Rochester Is the very heart of the American drumlins.
 Most American mountains and hills were formed by violent disturbances of the earth's surface and their rude origin Is reflected in their ruggedness. But the drumlins were built by the great ice sheet which once covered all of North America. The materials of which they are made were pushed to- gether slowly by the crawling glaciers nodded and tamped and smoothed by the great ice fingers as a child makes mud pies.
 The drumlins look as though they had been designed by some great in- telligence with sense of beauty, for they rise in smooth. gentle curves. like those of perfect human body. They are remarkably uniform in height, usually little less than POO feet, and so smooth and lenient are their slopes that many of them are culti- vated to their summits. Some of them are as round as half an apple, and oth- orc are lonp waItS or ro1lS
 Scattered among the hills are a num- Der of small lakes and ponds. clear and pretty, and there Is good fishing in many of them. The drumlins are a favorite playground of the people in Syracuse. Rochester and other nearby towns. but they are little known be yond the counties in which they lie.
The Press., 1919-09-04
Remarkable Chimpanzee DIes-

A few weeks ago there died a chim- panzee who had spent the eight years of his life defying all rules laid down for the well being of chimpanzees. His name was Antony, and he was the only one of his tribe of monkeys who has ever managed to stand an English climate unmitigated by artificial heat. He came from the Congo in 1911, when he was very young and small. At that time he weighed IA pounds, by last summer he was just six rlmes us heavy. During the whole period of his civilized life he was kept in a brick building facing southwest and unheat- ed, and he slept in straw without blankets. Chocolates and sweets-pOi- son to ordinary chimpanzees-were the special treats of Antony's dietary, and he had less comprehensible fancy for beans.-Manchester Guard ian.
The Press., 1919-09-04
"NOTHlNG DOING" IN COTTON
Kitchen Maids of Sultan of Morocco Entitled to Neither Garments
 of Expensive Stuff.

The sultan of Morocco was always an absolute monarch, and in that Cal pacity the revenues of the country were his. There had never been any distinction between public funds and private funds-all belonged to the sul- tan. It was therefore no easy task to arrive at an agreement as to which were state and which private debts. so inextricably mixed had they been in the past. There was, for instance, bill for some hundreds of yards of very expensive and very fine crimson cloth. Naturally the protectorate au- thOrities scheduled this among the pri- vate debts. The sultan protested. The cloth. he said. had been purchased for. the trousers of the imperial kitch; n maids; for there are several hundred slavewOmen employed in preparing the palace food. The prOtectorate govern ment refused to be responsible for this debt. The ex-sultan drew up a historical treatise to prove that i'm perial kitchen maids were part and
 
 the palace itself, from sultan to Sul- tan. The principle was accepted, but the debt was disallOwed on the ground that these good ladies did not require such expensive stuff for their neither garments A cotton material, they ar gued, would have equally well served the purpose. The sultans reply was unanSweraDle and crushing. Tn Eu- rOpe," he said, ''it may be the custom for the imperial kitchen maids to wear cotton trousers, but in Morocco we have more appreciation of the dignity of their position" There was no1hin. more to be said. The debt was paid by the protectorate government From "Fhe Liquidation of Sultanate," by w. B. Harris, in Asia" magazine.
The Press., 1919-09-04

for him to leave, they stand broom upside down somewhere in the house. This is a charm, supposed to throw a spell over the caller, and all unknown to himself he is compelled to go home The broom doesn't have to be seen by the visitor; any obscure corner will dc. The missionary tells of her own cook. not yet Christian, who was so annoyed by callers who interfered with the dinner hour that she was just starting to turn the broom upside down when the callers left. Of course that confirmed the superstition. In America brooms have been known to rid a house of visitors, but ordinarily we adopt more drastic ways of han ding it to gain that result.
 It is not clear whether the Japanese method is more interesting as super stitiOn or as courtesy. Certainly it is not peculiar to that nation to con- meet things which can have no real re lation, but it is of the very essence of the race to think of way to get things done without offending. At any rate there is the custom.
The Press., 1919-09-04
Prizes for Piqmanship.

Every year a pig race is held at Crone-surMarne, in the north of France, a prize of 2,OOO francs being awarded the lucky rider of the win ming pig. This race Is held In accord ance with the terms of the will of wealthy tradesman of the village, who died forty-two years ago.
 He ordered that amongst the amuse- ments of the annual fete should be in- cluded a race with pigs, to be ridden either by men or boys. The prize, however. was not to be handed to the winning jockey except on condition that he wore deep mourning for the deceased for two years after the race. The municipality accepted the eccen- tric bequest, and these singular races have been held regularly ever since.
The Press., 1919-09-04
The "Amen Corner"

The phrase "amen corner" is said to have originated in London, where, at the end of Paternoster row, the monks at one time finished their recitation of the "Pater Noster' as they went in procession on Corpus Christi day to St. Pauls cathedral. They began in Paternoster row with the Lords prayer in Latin, continuing 1t to the end of the street, and then said "amen" at the corner of the row. As used in this country the phrase described the cor her of church where the elderly mem- bers sit and pronounce the word "amen" at intervals.
The Press., 1919-09-04
JAPANESE WAY WITH BORES
Peon'e Have a Curious Method of Get ting R d of a Caller Whc Out
 stays Welcome

Once in long while a caller comes to ones house or office or study and Overstays his welcome, writes Cleland B. McAfee. in Forward. He of course Is not conscious of this breach. All he needs is something to remind him he has stayed long enough. So far no device has been discovered for end ing the call without risk of offense, though various formulas have been tried out. A few years ago a friend told group of acquaintances that he always received his callers standing, and saw to it that there were no chairs in the room. Needless to say, the calls were alw"vS short. It was the common opinion among his listen CTS that this would be harder on him than on the callers. But that was his affair.
 Perhaps the Japanese have come as near as any to solving the problem. A missionary to that land tells how, when a person makes too long a call, and apparently doesn't know 1t is time