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Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1919-04-18

that Benjamin was on the steamer
with them, thought you should know.
l have warned him to be careful how
he speaks before Carolyn May. You
may wish to hear the story at first
hand"
"Thank you," choked Joseph Stage.
He wanted to say more, but could not.
Benjamin Hardy's watery eyes
blinked, and he blew his nose.
"Aye, aye, mate !" he rumbled, "hard
lines-for a fact. l give my testi-
mony fore the consul when we was
landed-sO did all that was left of us
from the Dunraven. Me bein' an I'M
lettered man, they didn't run me very
clOs't. ] can't add much more to It.
"As I say, that purser's boat Your
sister and her sickly husband was in
had jest as good chance as we had.
We nigh bumped into each other soon
after the Dunraven sunk. So, then,
we pulled off Always from each other.
Then the fog rolled up from the Afri-
can shore-a heap O. fog, mate. 1t
spOnged out the lamp in the purser's
boat. We never seen no more of 'em
nor heard no more"
"And were Hannah-were my sister
and her husband in that boat?" queried
Mr.. Stage thoughtfully.
II am sure, by the details Benjamin
has given me-" said Miss Amanda soft
ly. "that your sister and Mr.. Cameron
were two of it's passengers"
"Well. It's a, long time ago, now"
said the hardware dealer. "Surely, If
they had been picked up or had reached
the coast Of Africa, we would have
heard about it."
1T would seem So" the woman
agreed gently.
"You never know what may happen
at sea, mister. till it happens" Benja-
min Hardy declared. "What became Of
that boat"
He seemed to stick to that idea. But
the possibility of the small boats hav-
ing escaped seemed utterly preposter-
Gus to Mr.. Stagg. He arose to depart.
Miss Amanda followed the hardware
dealer to the outer door.
"Fm sorry" she said simply.
''Thank-thank you." murmured Jo-
seph Stagg before she closed the door.
He went on to town, his mind
strangely disturbed. 1t was not his
sisters fate that filled his heart and
brain, but thoughts Of Miss Amanda.
She had deliberately broken the
silence of years! OF course, it might
be attributed to her interest In Carolyn
May only, yet the hardware dealer
wondered.
| (TO BE cONTINUED.)
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1919-04-18
NEW PATTERN PRINTS SHOWN
Fabric Is Entirely English In Design
and Manufacture; Firm Like Per-
Gale; Dyes Warranted.

Some new English prints are in the
market. They are entirely English in
design and manufacture, the material
is Of a firm quality like percale and
the dyes are warranted. They come in
all colors-rose, pink, green's, blues,
terra Gotta, or really the new henna-
with the little .old-fashioned designs In
purple or lavender. The patterns are
small, delicate roses on the different
grounds, small conventional patterns,
and little leaf patterns combined with
a small round figure Of some kind.
There are few patterns with the ever
recurrent polka dot of moderate size,
set rather far apart on white or col
ored grounds. Another old-time one
revived is the tiny, pinhead dot in
white on navy blue. These, however,
are exceptions, most of the prints be-
ing in small, sometimes very tiny, all
over designs set closely. The only
thing in way Of stripe is indefinite,
formed of lines Of the dots. The
prints make up into very simple gowns
for women, children and young girls.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1919-04-18
ART OF SELECTING DRAPERIES
Wise Choosing and Placing Of Lamps
Lends an Air of Coziness to
the Home.

While the selection of draperies and
curtains is, possibly, the most obvious
method of lending an air of coziness
to the home, the wise choosing and
placing Of lamps is factor which is
equally important, though too infre-
quently taken advantage of. To be
thoroughly comfortable and practical
during the evening hours, the home
should be equipped with variety Of
lamps, to meet the particular needs Of
the moment The fact that one does
not want the same kind of lighting at
all times becomes an important item
in the selection and arrangement Of
fixtures, for, while soft, mellow glow
is highly desirable for conversational
purposes, it is usually insufficient for
reading or other close work. The liv.
ing room should therefore be fur
nished with both types of lamps, so
that it will be satisfactory at all times.
Proper illumination of this room will
do much toward keeping the family
together in the evening, for it makes
It possible for several people to do
their different work in comfort.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1919-04-18
DIFFICULT WINTER CHURNING
Trouble Usually Caused by Incorrect
Temperature, or Because Of Cream
Composition.

Failure to get butter ito come" by
churning Is not an uncommon expert
ence during winter. The trouble most
often occurs on those farms where
only few cows are MIXED. II the
milk Of one or two animals is respon-
sible for the difficult churnng, other
milk when mixed with it will over
come the trouble. Usually when the
trouble occurs 1t is due to one of two
causes; an Incorrect churning temper
allure, or because OF the peculiar COM
position of some milk and cream,
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1919-04-18
STUDY BEST USE OF
DIVERS FERTILIZERS
Small Field PIats for Purpose
Have Been Established.
Special Tests Conducted to Determine
Amount of Potash Needed to
Meet Requirements Of
Tobacco Plant.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture)
The enormous fertilizer consumption
in the United States, amounting to
more than hundred million dollars
prior to the war, has undergone in
the last few years decided change,
not so much in volume as in the COM
position of the fertilizing materials.
This has forced careful study of
ratios of essential plant-food cOnstit-
uents on prominent and essential
crops.
Accordingly, small field plats for
the study of fertilizers have been es-
tablished by the United States de-
partment of agriculture on different
soils and under different agricultural
conditions. The test fields now in
operation are at Pressure Isle, Me-;
State College, Pa; Norfolk, Va;
Florence, S. c.; Pecan City, Ca;
Putney, Ca; Townsville, Ga; Mon
ticello, Fla; Orlando, Fla; Ashland,
Wis, and Scottsburg, Ind.
Special field tests have been con-
Quoted to determine the smallest
quantities of potash which will meet
the requirements of the tobacco plant,
more especially on the lighter soils
Of the flue-cured district. Marked re-
sponses have been obtained with only
"a pounds, and even as low as II
pounds of potash per acre. These
applications have sufficed to prevent
the appearance of the characteristic
symptoms of potash deficiency which
the plant shows when no potash is
supplied in the fertilizer. 1t has been
possible also to establish an appre-
cable difference between the sulphate
and the muriate Of potash in their &C
ton on the plant.
The unusual fertilizer situation has
brought forth numerous fertilizer sub
stitutes of more or less doubtful merit
for which extravagant claims are
made. Companies are organizing to
exploit fertilizer materials, concern
ing the value of which little is known,
and considerable increase in such
test work seems necessary. Several
such products have been investigated
and tested by the department. Some
of them are practically worthless and
others have value entirely out Of pro-
portion to prices charged.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1919-04-18
Wild Pigeons Formerly So
Numerous Now Absent From
Favorite Roasting Places

Are the North American wild pigeons
of late called passenger pigeons-ut-
terly extinct, as many claim? They
certainly are absent from sections in
which at times they were veritabe
nuisance because of numbers. espe-
cially in roOsting places. They We're
so numerous in fiocks that they dark
ened the sky in their flight, and when
the early settlers wanted pigeons for
The table or for the market they in
vaded the roosts with clubs, at night,
and knocked them down by thousands.
Sixty years ago the American wild
pigeons were numerous and hunters
had little trouble in filling their game
bags. The pigeons began to disappear
with the advance Of settlement, but
1t is not likely that the ruthlessness
Of hunters is the only cause Of their
absence at the present time from for
mer haunts near which settlers are
still few and far between. Perhaps
epidemics swept through the immense
flocks and destroyed them. This has
been suggested by writer in the New
York Sun whose interest evoked the
following from an authority on the
wild pigeon: "In 1875 inbound vessels
reported passing through great schools
of dead pigeons off the Atlantic coast
which had evidently lost their way in
fog. A friend Of mine coming from
Europe was a passenger on one vessel
which took three days to pass through
these masses Of dead pigeons. There
were millions of them"
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1919-04-18
Woman Uses Less Force in
Speaking Is Reason She Can
Talk Longer Than Mere Man

A woman can talk longer than
man, says the San Francisco Chron-
icle, because she uses less force in
speaking than the man does. A pro-
fessor has proved-by delicate meas
urements that the barytone singer uses
far more energy than the tenor, and
that the bass singer uses more force
than either.
The difference between the force
used by the contralto and the soprano
singer is marked, and the cOntralto
who sings in deep tones uses at least
ten times the force Of the thrilling
soprano.
The explanation Is SO simple that
it is surprising that the Investigation
was not made before. 1t has long
been known that the tenor or soprano
brings the vocal cords close together
and keeps the edges only vibrating by
the emission of air. The bass or con-
tralto leaves the space between the
cords wider open and has to vibrate
much more Of the membranes so that
considerably larger amount of air is
required and much more force is ex-
pended.
Persons with high, squeaky voices
often seem to be loquacious, and the
reason is now plain-they can talk
with far less effort than those who
take a deeper tone and have to use
more air to utter their words. Thus
woman can Outtalk a man because
she has the advantage of using from
one-seventh to one-sixteenth less lung
power.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1919-04-18

Save on the Sunday when Prince had
killed the blackspake, Miss Amanda
had not spoken directly to the hard
ware merchant in all these hungry
years. 1t rather shocked Joseph Stage
now that she should do so.
"Will you come in?' she urged him.
her voice rather tremulous.
There was a moment of absolute 81
lence.
BLESS me! Yes!" CALCULATED the
hardware man finally.
II assure you, Mr.. Stagg," Miss
Amanda said hurriedly, at is no per-
sOnal matter that causes me to stop
you in this fashion,"
mo, ma'am?" responded the man
stifly.
II want you to come in and speak
with this sailor who was hurt" she
finally said. 'There is something he
can tell you, Mr.. Stage, that l think
you should know
The big rocking-cha by the window,
in which Miss Amanda's mother had
for several years before her death
spent her waking hours, was now oc-
cupied by the sailor.
"This is the little girls uncle, Ben
jamin," Miss Amanda said quietly. "He
will be interested in what you have al
ready told me about the loss of the
Dunraven. Will you please repeat 1t
ALP
"The Dunraven?" gasped Mr.. Stagg,
sitting down without being asked.
"Hannah-"
"There is no hope, of course" Aman-
da Parlow spoke up quickly, "that your
sister, Mr.. Stage, and her husband
were not lost. But having found out
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1919-04-18
Substitutes for Other Drugs,
but None Is Found for Opium

Opium affords one Of the supreme
examples Of how man turns natures
blessings into curses, says a writer.
Undoubtedly opium is among the most
important and valuable remedies of
the whole materia medica. It's good
effects are not, as with other valuable
medicines. remote and contingent, but
Immediate. direct and obvious, and
1t is applied with great success to the
relief Of the commonest and most ac-
tually painful Of human maladies. As
one great authority has said: "For
other medicines we have one or more
substitutes, but for opium, none." Yet
misused. it brings misery and prema-
ture death.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1919-04-18
CHAPTER Discontinued.


as it? Well, no, they didn't tell me
that" admitted the visitor, ''or I'd not
started so late. You see, come up on
a schooner. This here lake bOatin'
amt In my line. I'm deep-water,
am"
$50 / should s'pose," said Mr.. Par
low. How'd you git up here, any
way?"
'The war;" said the visitor. "The
war done it. Couldn't git good berth
in any deep-water bottom. So thought
I'd try fresh-water sailin', I tell you,
matey, been workin' as quartermas-
ter's mate on the old Cross and Cres-
cent line, a-scootin' cross to Naples
from NYork-there and back-gOin'
on ten year."
"What did you leave your boat for?"
asked the carpenter curiously.
sShe was sunk. There's things hap
PENN over to the other side of the
ocean, mate,' said the injured man
. earnestly, that you wouldn't believe
no, sir! The Cross and Crescent
lines give up business till after the
wars over, reckon"
you'd better not encourage him to
talk any more, father" interpOsed Miss
Amanda, coming into the room again.
'The best thing he can do for himself
is to sleep for a WHILE"
"Thank We, ma'am," said the sailor
humbly. '1ll try"
Darkness came on apace. The sky
. had become overcast, and there was
promise Of stormy night-more
snow, perhaps. But Miss Amanda
would not allow Carolyn May and
Prince to start for home at once.
swatch for your uncle, Carolyn May,
out Of the front-room window, and be
all ready to go with him when he
comes along" said Miss Parlow.
When Uncle Joe came along. Carolyn
May ran out and hailed him from the
porch.
"Wait for me, Uncle Joe! Wait for
me and Princey, please! Just let me
get my mittens and Princes harness
and kiss Miss Mandy"
= That last she did most soundly, and
In full view of the man waiting in the
white road.
"Oh, Uncle Joe, I've got just the won
derfulest story to tell you! Shall we
harness Prince up again, or will you"
II can't wait for the dog, Car'lyn
May. I'm in hurry. You oughtn't to
be out in this wind. either. Get aboard
your sled, now, and I'll drag you my
SELF" Mr.. Stage interrupted.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1919-04-18
WAYS TO CONTROL HOG LICE
Complete Eradication Is Best Secured
BY Use Of Dipping Watts
Rubbing Posts Good.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
Lice on hogs can be controlled in
various ways, but complete eradication
is best secured by the use of dipping
watts, experiments show.
Medicated hog wallows and rubbing
posts, the experiments showed, kept
the number of parasites reduced so
that they caused little or no damage
but neither of these methods destroyed
all the lice. Crude petroleum was used
on the rubbing posts and the wallows
were indicated with coal-tar creosote
dips, pine tar, crude petroleum, and
bland oils. Crude petroleum and coal
tar creosote dips proved to be more
effective when applied from an ordi-
nary sprinkling can than when used in
wallows or on rubbing posts.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1919-04-18
Total Deaths in U. S. Army
During War Period, 1O7,44
More Men Died of Disease

Deaths during the war in the Amer
lean expeditionary forces and among
troops in the United States from all
causes, the war department an
nounced, numbered 1O7444
In the expeditionary forces the total
was 1851. OF these 2O,829 resulted
from disease, 4S,76S from injuries re-
ceived in battle, and 1884 from all
other causes.
Deaths from disease among the
troops in the United States totaled
32,737 and from other causes 1,756,
giving a total for the troops in this
country Of "a, 493.
The figures for the American expe-
dictionary forces cover the period from
April 1. 1917, to February 16, 1919
those for the troops in the United
States from April 1, 1917, to February
II, 1919.
The figures show that the total
deaths from disease exceeded the total
battle casualties by more than 5000.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1919-04-18
CHAPTER xl.
viii Wonders Never Cease7
gain 1t showed all night.

viii Wonders Never cease7
Again 1t showed all night.
1t was on the next day, and at noon
time, when Mr.. Stage was returning to
the store, that most astounding thing
happened.
Mr.. Stagg was walking briskly to-
ward Sunrise Cove in his big felt snow
boots, such as all men wore in that To-
cality, and was abreast of the Parlow
shop and cottage-which he always
sought to avoid looking at-when he
heard door open and close.
He tried not to look that way. But
his ear told him instantly that the per-
son who had come out was Miss Aman-
da, rather than her father. Knowing
this, how could he help darting a
glance at her?
Miss Amanda stood on the porch,
looking directly at him.
"Mr. Stage" she called earnestly, II
must speak to you"
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1919-04-18
$4,000 TubercuIar Soldiers
Since Beginning of the War

Twenty-four thousand soldiers have
been discharged from the army as tn.
oercular since the beginning Of the
war, the senate buildings committee
was told by Or. w. G. Simpson Of the
United States public health service. He
SAID the history Of tubercuar pa
tients indicated that they would be
in hospitals third of the time. Ten.
lative plans Of the public health serv.
zee for adding 1000 beds to existing
hospitals were described.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1919-04-18
Relieved.

At Camp Dodge one night Swede
was on guard duty. Being new to the
business, time dragged slowly, but
finally the officer with relief came
along. The Swede said: Halt" They
halted, and next he said: "Who was
datf" The officer replied "Oficer
with relief" The sentry. after witt
ing several minutes in vain attempt
to recall to mind what he should say,
brought forth this startling command:
DISMISS yourselfs and be reconciled."
Needless to say the stiffness of the
night was broken by roar of laugh.
ter.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1919-04-18

ewiftly Joseph Stage Trudged Towards
Home, Dragging Carolyn May Be-
hind Him.
10 tell of her discovery In the snow
and about the old sailor now lying
asleep on the Parlow couch.
OF course, when Carolyn May ar
rived at home, the story had to be told
all over again to Aunty Rose Ken
needy.
"A mighty plucky youngster, this
Car'lyn May of ours" Uncle Joe re-
marked. "What do you say, Aunty
ROse?"
"She is, indeed, Joseph Stage"
agreed the woman.
Carolyn May insisted on going to the
Parlow house herself after school the
next afternoon to inquire about her
"sailor man."
When she had been kissed by Miss
Amanda, and Prince had lain down by
the kitchen range, the little girl de-
handed:
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1919-04-18
Moving Barb Wire.

Such reel is made simply by saving
OF a short length of round pole and
mailing crosspieces on the ends. The
wire to be moved is then unfastened
from the posts and thrown out from
them a short distance, after which one
end is nailed to the reel. The winding
is then easy.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1919-04-18
CHAPTER x.
A SaIt-Sea Flavor.

Swiftly Joseph Stage trudged to-
ward home, dragging Carolyn May be-
hind him.
"Oh, dear mel" exclaimed the little
girl with exultation, we're all so ex-
cited, Uncle Joel"
II can see you're all of a-twitter,"
he returned absent-mindedly. whats
the matter?"
"Oh, you never could guess" was
Carolyn Mays introduction. and forth
with, in breathless sentences, went on
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1919-04-18
PLAN FOR MOVING BARB WIRE
Difficult Task Made Much More Easy
II Reel Is Provided for
Winding Up Wire.

Moving a barb-wire fence is pretty
hard job, but it will be much more
easily done if reel is made on which
the wire to be moved may be wound.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1919-04-18
The Lena. Marrow Belt.

The long, narrow belt. to be tied
front, back or mt the side, Is appear
Ing on many Of the satin or SILK
frocks.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1919-04-18

that Benjamin was on the steamer
with them, thought you should know.
I have warned him to be careful how
he speaks before Carolyn May. You
may wish to hear the story at first
honIv
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-20
PARIS FEARS RETURN
OF FLU" EPIDEMIC
Medical Men Still Baffled BY
Wartime Disease.
Nv Star Correspondents Of THE scS
Copvrtoht. 1919, all yfohfs yeserrsd.


PARIS, Aug. 1s.--The recrudesceneo Of
last years epidemic Of Spanish influenza
in Europe is feared here. French sci
ontihc men have discovered symptoms
Of return Of the dreaded malady and
are preparing. with the aid OF the
French Academy OF Medicine, to issue
warning to the public.
Although the influenza persisted
throughout the whole of last winter and
through the spring and summer In a
more or less serious degree nothing like
real epidemic was In evidence except
In southern Europe and Switzerland,
where the total number OF cases was
two million.
Scientific men here still are banned by
the disease and causes attributed for its
recrudeecence In one country are dis
puted by the facts in another. Theories
tending to show that atmospheric con-
ditions are the cause are not accepted
10y one section of the Academy OF MeAi-
cine. 1t having been shown that the germ
OF grip breeds and fourishes as we'll un-
der very different climatic conditions
and that the ravages OF the disease are
not less severe in one part of Europe
than in another
A German professor predicts n uni
versal grip scourge in the next few
years.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-20
DENIES SCHEME TO
MAKE BRITAIN DRY
Anti-Saioon League Only to
Tell of Victory.

LONDON, Aug. 19.-william Z. John
son, organiser Of the American Anti
Saloon League, who returned to Eng
pose of the league to carry on propalsnd
land to-day from Sweden, where he
attended the northern temperance con-
ference. declared that 1t was not the
purpose of the league to carry on prop
uganda in England to bring about pro-
hibition. --.
I'VE have not the slightest intention
Of interfering in British affairs" said
Mr. Johnson. I'VE will not take any
part, whatever In the British elections.
What 1 am doing, and what l expect to
do in the future. is merely to explain
the activities in America against drink
and tell the people why prohibition was
brought about and what its results will
be. The British people are under no
obligations to adopt the same policy
unless they choose to do so.
"All this IL in the direction of pro-
noting friendly relations between the
countries and along the line of the work
of the English speaking union Of which
| am member. came here at the
urgent invitation of British dry organi-
nations to tell the story of prohibition
in America and counterfeit the gro
tesque yarns circulated on this side
about the effects of the dry policy in
America"
Mr.. Johnson added that the Anti
Saloon League purposed an anti-tobacco
campaign.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-20
browns DESPITE FIFTY PALS
BOY Cook Mt Ridgewood Camp VIC
tim of Cramps.

Emmanuel Hamilton. an eighteen
year-old newsboy. who has been cook in
the Lincoln Boys Camp, which Is run by
the citizens Of Ridgewood. n. J., to give
poor boys from the city summer outings,
was drowned while swimming in Van
Emburgh pond yesterday afternoon des-
pite the efforts of fifty OF his companions
to save him.
Hamilton swan to the middle OF the
pond which is about 900 feet wide.
When cramp suddenly seized him he
threw up his hands and sank before any
Of the others could reach him. His body
was afterward recovered. John Briston,
also OF New York. became exhausted in
his efforts to reach the drowning land
and was taken ashore unconscious