davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
, 1919-05-01

wen have this friendly agreement
of ours carved upon a monument of
%stone," said one ancient king.
$50 that all the public can read lit"
added the other.
mot only that. 1t will make 1t i'm
possible to treat 1t as a scrap Of pa
per-"
, 1919-05-01
On the Job,

"He had a clever way Of getting
votes"
$50? What was lit"
passed out cigars to the women"
II should think that would have Of
Tended Them
mot at all. Told them to take
them home to their husbands. and they
all fell for the PLAN"
, 1919-05-01
CLIFFORD E. MELLEN,
Private, Company A, 1o4th
Infantry.

Disregard of his own safety in an
effort to save his comrades won tne
Distinguished Service Cross for Pri-
vate Mellen. The act was performed
in the Bois Haumont, France, Octo-
Der 10, 1918. Private Mellen, an ofd-
Ger, and eight other soldiers, were sur
rounded By the enemy In a shell hole,
, 1919-05-01
Natural Effect.

"China must have more quacks than
any other nation"
"What makes you think sop
81 saw in an article the other day
that it had more ducks than any other
place In the world"
, 1919-05-01

"Tell her I'm o at home"
But you are at home, ma
swell, 1 won't be by the time you
tell her.'-Cartoons Magazine.
, 1919-05-01

There is nothing more satisfactory
after a day OF hard work than a line
full of snowy white clothes. For such
results use Red Cross Bag Blue.
, 1919-05-01
JESSE NJ. FUNK,
Private, First Class, Co. L, 354ti
Infantry.

Private Funk received the Distin'
guished Service Cross for conspicu'
Gus gallantry in action near Bots de
BanthevilIe, France, October 81, 1913
Learning that two daylight patrols
had been caught out In No Mans Land
and were unable to return, Privaie
Funk and another stretcher bearer
upon their W initiative, made two
trips five hundred yards beyond ouI
lines, under constant machine gun fire
and rescued two wounded officers. His
father. Martin Punk, lives in Calhan
Colo.
, 1919-05-01

Politeness win often lose a man his
seat In q crowded car.
, 1919-05-01

T%hrashing doesn't always separate q
boy from his crop of wild oats.
, 1919-05-01
Can't Be Done,

"Got any jack with you, matey?'
asked the COB. "Split It lfty-ffty with
me, will yer?"
Cant do 1t. old pal. I amt got that
much.'
, 1919-05-01

Blockheads are not the kind that
produce burning thought.
, 1919-05-01
One Obstacle.

"Do you believe you can drown
your sorrows in drink?" "Of course
not. Ny wife can swim"
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-06-27

opinion is for going ahead; knocking
is for stopping. Is he good citizen
who would exercise q negative infiu-
ence upon public servants? Do the
people want the grumblers to inter-
jfere with their business?
The more weight hangs by q mans
personal opinion the more careful
he ought to be in expressing 1t. The
man whose opinion has effect upon
general affairs should criticise only
with an intent to better conditions,
and as a matter of fact he usually
does. That is why his opinion car
ries authority.
But there are ever among us those
who would appear to have influence,
who are expressing destructive
vagaries, who disturb public opinion
rather than focus it, whose insane
prejudices are always picking up a
few unsuspecting followers. If good
citizens would watch these fellows
and take their words at the true
value of them, and think along the
line of healthy, sensible government,
there would be less harping and mud
throwing among friends.
Public opinion is consistently for
good community government and
good national government. It is for
that reason majority rule in America
has made America great. The wise
citizen places his confidence in the
majority and not in upstairs who
find radical wrongs in our ideals.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-06-27
't4-f3S.s~e.s'.s''s.e.s-4p.f*
ROSE
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The party given in honor of Grady
Jackson was attended by many of
his friends. Games filled up the
time, and late in the evening cool
refreshments were served.
The infant daughter of Bishop and
Mrs. J.. s. Gardner was taken seri-
ously i'll Sunday, but is now on the
way to recovery.
Frank Chapman is now working
on the Zinas .lorman ranch.
Louis Felt and his family spent
Sunday over at Wapello visiting. the
family of Farley Price.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Warren Of
Blackfoot visited Saturday evening
at the Riverview farm.
Fred Peterson has joined the ranks
of Ford owners.
Miss Laura Penrod of Goshen is
guest at the home Of her aunt Mrs.
H. A. Gardner.
Franklin Hale, who sold his farm
to Amos Whitehead some time ago,
has moved to Blackfoot with his fam
lily to make his home.
Mr.. and Mrs. U. w Taylor enter
tanned Monday evening with an ice
cream party at their home the fol-
lowing guests: Mr. and Mrs. Louis
Felt, Mr.. and Mrs. Hans Christensen,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Mason, Mr.. and
Mrs. ay Langley, Mr.. and Mrs. G. E.
Boyle of Blackfoot.
Miss Crystal. knight of Ogden is
visiting here with her cousin Miss
Ella Gardner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Felt of Salt
Lake City are the guests Of their
relatives Louis Felt and family.
Hay crops are being cut this week
and common report says that they
are good with possibilities 6f getting
three crops.
Returned soldiers of this COM
munity will be entertained at a dance
on Tuesday, July /.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-06-27

nal, we believe, and he Is a good
scout. He served as the white mans
friend when white man needed such
a friend; he guided the blue coated
soldiers thru strange passes, found
water holes and fresh. springs for
them, and gave them of his counsel
On occasions Jack will produce a
warrant signed by General Howard
that sets the seal of truth on the
above statements.
But the good old days are gone,
and Jack is aged and slow of move
ment; his eyes are not SO good as
they were when life and death de-
pended on their vision. And he is
no fighter now. He is a gentle friend
who comes in quietly, saying, "Hull0,
Heinz,-nice day." and goes out
again after brief rest with us, as
unobtrusive as a shade. Whether
he receives the tribute or not he
maintains unchangeably his smile of
philosophical good humor. But he
receives the tribute here, and it is an
honest tribute, honestly come by.
Jack Hurley gave the white men
the glad hand in those now hazy
days when they first came. He helped
them come. He served civilization,
II we stand for that as race. Per-
haps we owe him more than we
give, SO why should we not add to
our gifts the grace of willingness
and good will?
Long life yeti the good old scout,
and may his collections increase. He
is a link of affection between the red
man and the white, and whether he
comes In the old blue uniform or
only fatigue clothes and campaign
hat, we shall always be glad to dig
up a trusty dime or SO to help him
battle the H. c. L. in the evening of
his days,-F,C.K.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-06-27
NOW ARE THE
DAYS

Now are the days of chautauqua
We 60 into the big tent, or we stay
at home, or we go away and amuse
ourselves. 1t is all a matter OF
amusing ourselves in this life so that
we can forget some of the time how
long the days are and how short
the years are. We can amuse our
selves in a nourishing way, or in bar
rem ways. 1t makes no difference
to time, and but little difference to
others. -
Everybody living is in the game
of life for what he or she can get
out Of it. Folks help each other
more or less, but in the greater part
1t Is up to ones self. There is the
inspiration of true friends, and the
inspiration of some inner urge; both
help US to more fully live. 1t is up
to US whether we want to live that
way, or as toy.
To show that it makes no differ
ence to others, take note that you
can buy anything you need 80 you
have the cash, without knowing q
soul. You can trade with business
man all your life without knowing
II he ever read your favorite books,
or II he loves jazz music, or likes
to go in when it rains; without. know
ing whether he scolds his wife or
is scolded by her, or whether he
would take q drink If offered one.
So, II you like chautauqua enter
tainments, 60 and benefit; if you
don't, fill up your time with some
thing else!-F.C.K.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-06-27
WHAT THE PEOPLE
WANT

In the army there is grumbling,
and there are things to grumble
about. But the grumbling does not
affect conditions because an army
is not commanded by public opinion.
The command of an army can't be
bothered with pleasing anybody. The
main thing is results. Insofar as
personal comfort makes for results
there is personal comfort. And in
the end the army does things more
thoroly than any civil community.
The knockers may knock, but they
are never so bold as to knock at the
commanders door, where all condi-
tions are regulated.
But community life is different.
Much attention is paid to public
opinion. What the people want
is a bugaboo that skirts the con-
seriousness of every official What
the people want is usually just an
public spirited administra-,
ton, but there are always a few
making themselves out to
be the public.
! Grumbling and knocking detracts
from efficient administration when
ever it is hardened to. Public
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-06-27
HONEST TRIBUTE
HONESTLY PAID

We have visitor at The Idaho
Republican office who comes regu-
larly. His visits are not too fire.
Quent and not too long. Whenever
he comes he takes something away
in the shape Of silver. No doubt
others in Blackfoot share. his conf
dence and know his visits, but he
Is held in no higher esteem any,
where, nor more willingly given his
due, than in .our printing house.
His name is Jack Hurley, .Sho-
shone Indian, and his winters have
been many in the valley of the Snake,
which he has seen in it's original
glory, untouched by the hand of
white invaders, and watched in
gradual evolution to its present stage
OF nominees and productivity.
Jack is the "old scout" the origi-
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-06-27
DECLARE WAR WITH
HUNS TERMINATED
NEW MEXICO SENATOR BACK OF
MEASURE WHICH WILL CUT
OFF FUNDS.
No Funds Made Available by Army
Bill Could be Used for Forces on
Foreign Soil in Furtherance Of
War, Declares Fall.

WashingtOn.-War with Germany
and Austria would be declared at an
end by an amendment to the army ap.
preparation bill introduced Monday by
Senator Fall, Republican Of New Mex
leo, with view to removing from con-
gress any blame for continuing war
conditions pending ratification Of the
peace treaty.
The measure, which would require
approval Of both senate and house, pro-
vides that none Of the funds made
available by the army bill could be
used. for maintaining forces on foreign
soil In furtherance Of the war.
In addition, the amendment would
direct the president to order the i'm
mediate return to the United States of
all military and naval forces abroad in
connection with the war.
The amendment follows:
1.-THE state Of war heretofore exist
ing between the United States of
America and the imperial German gov
eminent, and Germany and the United
States Of America and the royal Aus
troHungarian government, declared to
exist by senate JOINT resolutions No.
l and No. 111-April 6 and December
Is, 1917, respectively-n0 longer ex-
listing, a state of peace between the
United States Of America and it's peo-
pie and the former imperial German
government and its people, and the
United States of America and it's peo-
pie and the former royal Austro-Hun
garian government and it's people II
recognized by the congress to exist,
and the president is hereby authorized
and directed to procure the immedi-
ate return to the United States Of all
forces used under his COM
nand and direction under the author
ty Of said resolutions or either of
hem, and also the return Of such
naval forces as are not necessarily
Used in foreign ports or waters In
lines Of peace.
mo funds herein appropriated or
authorized shall be used for mainten- i
lnce of such military forces upon for
,ign soil except as necessary in carry
ne out the above purpose"
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-06-27

SMART LITTLE BUGS

Way out there in the big wet
ocean some tiny insects are floatin'
around. No good. Just f1oatin'
around. Pretty soon one gets tired
f1oatin', floatin' and sits down on a
rock to rest, clear down deep in the
salty, slushy, water. Nice place.
Little insect likes it
More come along. Sit down too.
Others keep coming; all sit down on
the rock and by and by not any room
on rock-covered all over with tired
little insects wanting to rest. Still
keep coming. newcomers got to sit
somewhere so sit on top Of those
that are there! Finally, keep coming
till they stick right up out of the
old, old ocean
Then they're an island. A beau
tiful, red, ring-around-the posey, is
land out in the middle of the sea.
Nice solid island. Pretty soon winds
come along or the waves come along
and wash some cocoanuts upon the
edge of the bug-built island. Coco
nuts lodge. Then sprout. Grow.
First thing anybody knows there are
a lot Of the loveliest, long, slim, COCO
nut trees swinging and swaying in
the breeze and they've got juicy,
milky, cocoanuts ripe up in the tops
of them-everybody likes cocoanuts.
Cocoanuts are good!
Little coral insect island makes
nice good place for cocoanut trees
to grow so all in a bunch little red
bugs are some. use.
Same way about nickels and dimes
and half dollars and things like that:
Little nickels scattered-no good.
Little dimes, here and there-nO
good. Little half dollars-just one
or two, some good-not much, only
a little.
Lots of little nickels, lots of little
dimes, coolies of half dollars-lot
Of good! Make nice solid founda-
ton, nice perfectly respectable little
island to stand on some day when
waves of "hard-luck" are running
high; when winds Of "awful-need"
are blowing strong!
Little war stamps good rock, bully
rock, on which to stick 'em.
Keep building them up, piling
them up, higher and higher and
higher than that-after while sure
Is shootin' they'll keep your "head
above the water; save you from
in the ocean of poverty.
Don't keep floatin'-start build
ng; start building right away. Be
smart as wise little bugs way out
,onder in the big wet ocean!
Earl Wayland Bowman.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-06-27
Cutting 1t Short

Don't be so long-winded in your
reports as you have been in the
past" said the manager of the "Wild
West" railway to his overseer. Gust
report the condition of the track as
We find it, and don't put in lot
of needless words that amt to the
point. Write business letter, not
a love-letter."
A few days later the railway line
was badly flooded, and the overseer
wrote his report to the manager in
one line:
"Sir-Where the railway was the
river is.-Yours faithfully,."
(London.)
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-06-27
Stock Show Worker Here
Continued from page one


much education as possible along
with the others, so as to be able to
furnish better newspaper service
to foster the improved livestock in
dustry of this county.
Mr.. Burnett says that he was very
much surprised at the rapid develop
ment of the Snake River valley. His
company had not been paying much
attention to it for number of years
and it has grown out of his knowl-
edge. He is keenly interested in the
Dubois project and wants to take
trip over it at the first opportunity.
He is reporting to his company that
they have been overlooking some
very important territory when they
overlooked the Snake River valley.
He says it is the biggest, richest and
most progressive irrigated territory
that he knows Of and predicts that
it will go on developing to tremend-
GUS wealth.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-06-27
Some Test

She-"Of courseI like you! Why,
haven't danced with you six times
tonight"
He-"But don't see any proof
in that!"
She-"You would If you knew how
badly you dance! THE Passing
Show (London.)
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-06-27
Safety First

Edith-"When it comes, to love,
wouldn't give a thought to how much
a man is making"
Maud-"Neither would L.. dear.
What would primarily interest me
would be how much he had already
made. There's no use taking
chances. Boston Transcript.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-06-27
The Delays OF LIBERALIZATION

"Well, Bill, what are you going
to do when you gets demobilized?
"Live on me pension, Of course"
"You don't think yer goin' to get
a pension from the army, do yer?"
"No, not army-old age pension,
1 ean."-London Opinion.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-06-27
Suggestive Art

Purchaser (who is selecting a we'd
ding gift)-"Yes, rather like that.
What is the title?"
Picture Dealer" The Coming
Storm'-would make a splendid we'd
ding present. "-Blighty (London.)
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-06-27
When the hay hands
want meat

good have for them We like to plan with the farmer
to supply meat suitable for such
WE MAKE SPECIAL PRICES FOR QUANTITY
and that has been cooled long enough and not too
long.
THERE IS AN ART in TIMING MEAT
for consumption, and when it is handled according
known principles gives satisfaction When these principles
are disregarded there is disappointment
FOR EXAMPLE
the lady living who takes her meat right the
refrigerator the should have of that has been
timed the cooler long enough to ripen certain degree
such would be mistake for the lady whose has travel
miles thru the heat of the day. and then be kept without
being ice till the day after For her USE would
piece that less pened and from that would not be
satisfactory if it right to the for cooking
WE STUDY ALL THESE THINGS
and when ordering if the will kindly state the
conditions it be used under pleased to select accord
ngly may sound odd for customer say Give
tbone steak be used right away and the
Cline tbone steak for tomorrow evening, and
have keep on In such don't from the
piece and both will be delighted with their steaks
GIVE US SUCH INFORMATION
with your ORDER and will select what will be right for your
purpose We also glad give information how to
fresh meats to best advantage whether to keep
tight vessel the air shade 1t makes
great difference few hours We like advise about all these
Central Meat Market
L. B. DORE & SONS BRIDGE STREET N
Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-02

forging room they are taken to the
machine shop, where they are milled
to shape. On such large parts that
each weigh thousands of pounds
this work is extremely slow. To
shape and bore out one rod 10 the
work of many hours, and requires
the greatest skill on the part OF the
shopmen operating the machine.
When an engine comes into the
shop for any extensive repairs the
flues in the boiler are taken out 90
as to clean off the scale that col
lects on their surface. As these are
welded into the ends OF the boiler
they have to be cut out with hy-
drogen torch. They are then put
into huge chain sling and lowered
into a vat of water, where they are
rotated so as to rub off all the de-
posits. When they are clean, the
ends are cut off even and new sec
tons are welded onto them so that
they will be long enough to reach
when they are put back. Finally
they are revealed into the boilers.
In the old days these long pipes
or Aues were simply wedged into
place. Under the jarring of the To-
connective on the road they very
easily worked loose, letting the
steam and water into the firebox so
that the fires would not work, but
modern welding has eliminated this
difficulty.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-02
the great building all in one opera
Retiring 400 Ton aBattleship. :"

ehC 6iSos cuhuAaS ~ 'H WV SPSio
ton.
Retiring ZOO Ton "Battleship."
One Of the commonest repairs the
shopman has to make is to put new
tires on the huge driving wheels Of
the locomotives just as one would
on an automobile. But retiring a
200-ton engine is quite proposition
as compared with retiring q one or
two-ton automobile. To remove
the steel tires they must be heated
sufficiently to slide off. The new
set of tires then has to be reamed
out on a giant lathe, big enough to
turn Pinch inner diameter. When
these have been enlarged very near
ly to size they in turn are heated
and pressed onto the wheels As
they cool they shrink 50 tight that
they become irnmovable.
Sometimes it is not necessary to
replace the tires, but, only to even
up the worn treads. The lathe that
does this work represents $22, 900
investment. The work is extreme
ly difficult because whenever an en-
CINE slides on the track, as in sud-
denly applying the brakes, it forms
hard spots in the tire that even the
best lathe tools will scarcely cut.
On wheels that do not have these
hard spots he shopman's work is
comparatively easy, though on such
large parts necessarily very slow.
Taking Out the Knocks"
Like automobiles. locomotives are
very likely to acquire knocks" and
to pound" This is usually due to
loose bearings on the driving rods.
The worn crank pins on the wheels
and the old brass bushings on the
rods are removed by powerful by,
draulic presses that exert tons of
pressure. Replacing a brass BUSH
ing is a very tickhsh job, for if it
is too tight when it is pressed in the
sides are shaved down so that it
rattles, and if it is hairs breadth
too loose it also rattles.
Often the great driving rods have
to be reforged in the blacksmith
shop. There they are heated in the
furnaces and carried by cranes to
the steam hammers that shape them
out with resounding blows that
shake the whole building. From the
Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-02

thing apparently wrong with it or
not. Very often, however, an en-
CINE has to be sent to the shops
much sooner. An average of the
mileage of engines shows that most
of them have run less than $4,000
miles since they were last gone over.
But even this mileage is greater
than that made by the average auto
mobile in its entire life. A locomo-
tive will often last for 20 years or
more. Usually it becomes obsolete
before it is worn out, for styles in
the railroad world change quite as
fast a. they do in the realm Of
fashions. An engine built 20 years
ago looks like caricature Of an
up-to-date model. As much so as
hoped skirts and bodices beside the
present costumer's creations.
New Engines for Old.
Often a locomotive is repaired so
much that it is puzzle to say
whether it is new one or an old
one, just as it is in the case of the
philosophers jack-knife which from
time to time he found it necessary
to repair with new blades, new
handle, new spring and new
holsters. And not infrequently new
switch engine is made out of an old
obsolete passenger engine, or the
parts of two or more wrecked en-
gines are combined into a brand
new one. This is the work of the
shopmen from the highly-skilled
American machinists down to the
greasy laborer born in Lithuania.
The shopman's most wonderful
piece of machinery is the mann
moth l20-ton travelling crane which
runs the length Of the shop
on an overhead track, one rail of
which is on either side of the room.
This is operated by man who sits
in little cabin beneath the long
steel beam of the crane spanning
room. Back and forth it travels
lifting a huge casting or even a
whole locomotive as easily as one
would pick up lump Of sugar for
ones tea, carrying it soaring over
the heads of the shopmen at work
below, and finally setting its burden
down with uncanny precision on the
crowded floor. The controls are so
wonderfully adjusted that it can lift
at any speed and travel up and down