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Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1919-09-26
MADE BY FRENCH SCULPTOR
interesting to Recall That Houdon
Crossed the Ocean to Model
Bust Of Washington.

Historical "reminiscences, awakened
by present relations between France
and the United States, recalls that
in the early days of the American re-
public Fench artists made the first
sculptural representations of Amer
lean men and events. America had
portrait painters, as witness the sur
viving portraits of Washington, but
no "statuarles," as sculptors were
then called, Of equal merit. The med
ais concentrating the American
Revolution were struck chiefly in
France, and HOudon crossed the ocean
to model the bust of Washington nee
essary for his statue of the American
general and president. 1t was a grave
question whether the sculptor should
clothe the general in modern costume
or dress him, after the art fashion
Of the time, In the classic garb Of
Roman, and, as the story comes down.
It took the combined opinions of Wash
ington, Jefferson and Franklin to Sc
cure a statue OF the Father Of his
Country In his own proper garments,
Subscribe for the Chronicle.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1919-09-26
Ingenious "Eake" Pistol.

A French inventor has recently
placed on the market fake" pistol.
This weapon, although in reality abb
sGlutely harmless, goes off with very
realistic crack when the trigger is
pulled. 1t also makes binding flash
calculated to scare any burglar.
Inventions of an even more compli-
Gated nature are constantly being
heard of. A well-to-dO gentleman liv.
ing in Surrey has recently had his
house and grounds fitted with an elabO-
rate burglar trap. With this device a
midnight marauder cannot approach
near the house without setting a num-
Der of electric bells within a-ringing.
And should the burglar not hear them
and actually enter the building he
would be caught in a wise by one of
the many steel cOntraptiOns cunningly
placed abOut.-LOndOn Tit-Blts.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1919-09-26
FISH FOR GULLS AND PETRELs
Those Birds, as Well az the AlbatrosS
Are Frequently Taken With
Rod and Line.

Curious though 1t may seem, It is
q fact that birds are caught with rod
and line in many parts Of the world
The pastime is declared to be almost
as fascinating as fishing. Gulls in
Newfoundland are caught In this way
In large quantities. In New England
fishing for gulls and petrels is an i'm.
portant industry.
The method Of bird fishing Is prac-
ideally the same as that OF ordinary
fishing. Two men go out in a dory
end throw pieces Of cod liver on the
water. When large quantities Of birds
have been attracted to the spot more
cod liver is thrown out on a hook.
This the birds greedily swallow and
thus fall easy victims.
Albatross are f1shed for in the same
way OF the Cape Of Good Hope. A
piece Of pork is attached to long line
and thrown overheard. The bird will
eye It for a long time, gradually and
cautiously making toward 1t. Sudden
ly he will seize 1t and hold It in his
beak. When he discovers that he Is
caught he will sit on the water and
vigorously flap his wings. However,
he win be drawn into the boat and
made a captive.
Albatross fishing is good sport, since
the bird requires careful handling. So
long Is he pulls RzaIs@ de- Ille II
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1919-09-26
WOLFE GLAMOUR HEARD AGAIN
Musical Instrument Of the Past Has
Found Favor With Prominent
American Composers.

The viole d'amour is a musical IN.
strument which had become practically
obsolete until Charles Martin Loeffier.
the American composer, wrote a part
FOR 1t in his dramatic poem, La Morte
de Tintagiles." The instrument had
not been recognized since Bach placed
II III his orchestration of "St. Johns
Passion" and Meyerbeer employed 1t
10 accompany an air in the first act
or Les Huguenots." The unique fen
lure OF the vlOle d'amour Is its system
OF sympathetic strings. Beneath its
seven strings which are sounded with
DOW, are stretched seven steel strings
supposed to vibrate with the bowed
ones and enhance the power of the
sound. The strings are tuned strictly
Ia the key of D major, the lowest
string being the D, one tone below
the Violin E string. Berlioz speaks of
the Instruments sweet, seraphIc
tone.' 1t is said to be remarkably
adapted to playing chords, arpeggIos
and harmonics.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1919-09-26
BREEZY JIM"

Crane Wilbur popularity known
as a matinee idol, and at pre-
sent appearing as the lead in his
own stock company in California
is the star of Breezy JIM" the
attraction at the Orpheum thea
ter on Sunday night.
This is a mystery drama with
a Western location, written espe-
cially for him by J. Francis
Dunbar, and it offers Mr.. Wilbur
not only an opportunity to dom
mate the production with that
virile personality that has made
him such a "stock" favorite, but
likewise permits him to display
his athletic abilities, in manner
that is prohibitive in the narrow
limits Of a stage production.
His peculiarly happy DISPOSE
ton and expression is the coun-
terpart of Breezy Jim" and his
ability to make the most of any
situation in which he finds him
self, coupled with this story of
intense interest, guarantees good
entertainment, in this breezy
story of his adventures.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1919-09-26
SELLS FARM NEAR FEM.

F. NJ. Bowman, last week sold
his fine farm in the Fem section
consisting of 100 acres to France
Meyer for $4,000. Mr.. Bowman
retired from the ranch five
years ago and has been making
his home in Grangeville. The
farm has been operaed the last
three years by Lee Rice. Mr..
Bowman purchased this land 20
years ago for 5000. This is a
very choice piece of property, be-
ing located only a short distance
from Fem, the nearest railroad
station.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1919-09-26
SCHOOL NOTES.
(By VIM. A. Lustie)

(By VIM. A. Lustie)
We would impress upon par
ents the fact that the public
school is a Business Institution,
and that consequently the rea-
sons for hardness are very few.
Special attention is called to the
serious consequences of irregu-
lar attendance. 1t is important
to remember that the loss of
even a part Of the day often
proves a serious interruption to
progress, and has a tendency to
evoke a lack of interest in school
work. A large part of the dis
enlargement, and most all of
the failures, of the unsuccessful
pupil are the immediate results
of irregular attendance.
Hot lunches are being served
under the supervision of Miss
Hanson, at the Domestic Science
bungalow during the noon hour
Of every school day. In cold
weather they will mean much to
students who come from the
country everyday and to stu
dents who are patching in town.
The high school attendance
has reached a total of 81, and
indications are that it will go
higher. The superintendent
office and the sewing room of
the Domestic Science bungalow
are being used as recitation
rooms. These two rooms can
only accommodate small classes.
English SchOOlbOy HOwlers.
The minister of war is the
clergyman who breaches to the
soldiers in the barracks.
After twice committing sui
eide, COmper lived till 1900,
when he died a natural death.
Much butter is imported from
Denmark because the Danish
cows have a greater enterprise
and superior technical educa-
ton to ours.
The courage of the Turks is
explained by the fact that a man
with several wives is more will
ing to face death than if he had
only one.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1919-09-26

Our Idaho Gold" and Zip
Top" are like history, they re-
peat. 2Af
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1919-09-26
SEASON is OPEN.

The season for hunting deer
opened last Tuesday in Idaho
county and will close November
80. The open season on Elk is
from October 1 to November 15.
Hunters are permitted but one
deer or elk each, during the sea-
son. Game officials intend to
enforce this law rigidly and any,
one violating the same will suf-
fer the consequences where evil
dence can be secured to convict
them.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1919-09-26
Felicity a Necessity,

The presence of Il wise population
Implies the search for felicity as well
as for food; nor can any population
reach its maximum but through that
wisdom which "rejOices" in the habi-
table parts of the earth. The desert
has Its appointed place and work /;
the eternal engine. whose beam is the
earth's axle, whose beat is its year,
and whose breath is its ocean will still
divide imperiously to their desert king.
doms bound with unfurrowable rock,
and swept by unarrested sand, their
powers of frost and fire; but the zones
and lands between, habitable, will be
lovelieSt in habitstion. The desire II
the heart is also the light Of the eysA
--1Rnsktn.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1919-09-26
Women and Mice.

1t is cOntended that wOman's fear
Of mice arises from their being classed
ms vermin. The fact that rats carry
disease and plague Is not disputed.
Mice may not be quite so dangerous.
Their bites and scratches are trifling.
But they carry disease and dirt, and
a baby sleeping In a cradle. for in
stance, may suffer in consequence.
Mothers have for ages been affected by
this dread, and in seeking to protect
their offspring from contact with mice
have unconsciously, we are told, bred
that feeling of nervousness which has
provided the comic artist with his
periodical picture.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1919-09-26
Mark Twain on Conscience.

There Is on record a conversation
that Mark Twain had with Kipling in
which the former discoursed on the
conscience. The story is told by Kip
ling. He reports Twain as saying:
"A conscience is like a child. If you
pet it and play with 1t and let 1t have
everything that it wants 1t becomes
spoiled and intrudes on all your amuse-
mentS and most of your griefs. Treat
your conscience as you would treat
anything else. When it rebels spank
it-be severe with it, prevent its COM
ing to play with you at all hours, and
you will secure a good conscience !;
that Is to say, properly trained one.
A spoiled one simply destroys the
pleasures of life. l think that l have
reduced mine to order. At least l have
not heard from 1t for some time. Per-
LRps l have killed it from severity.
It's wrong to kill child, but in spite
of all l have said conscience differs
from a child in many ways. Perhaps
it's best when it is dead"
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1919-09-26
Cultured Community.

"We'Ve got to enlarge our public
libr'y.'
"How's that, Ezry? Amt we got
500 books already?"
Yep, but tn towns CROWN. I
dropped in this mornin' an four peo-
pie was waitin' to get a chanst at
Webster's unabridged. "-Birmingham
Age-Herald.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1919-09-26

The Universlt;- of Idaho is IN
the front rank us an educational
Institution and it is with pleas
ure that a change IS noted IN
that the people of the state are
recognizing that fact. Home
institutions as rule are more
appreciated away than at home,
but Idaho parents are learning
that Idaho has an institution of
higher learning that is among
the best.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1919-09-26

is easy enough. Inc moment, now
ever, he Swlms forward the hook will
drop from his beak unless 1t is skill
fully manipulated, and the bird will
find himself free.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1919-09-26
Recently elected grand exalted ruler
of the Benevolent Order Of EIka
COUNTRY OF ROLLING HILLS
The DrumIins, Between Syracuse ana
Rochester, N. y, Make Exquisite
Bit of Scenery.

Between Syracuse and Rochester
lies country Of hills, known as drum
Inns. which is one of the most beautiful
and unique bits of scenery in the
eastern United States.
The term drumIin 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 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, Ike
those of perfect human body. They
are remarkably uniform in height
usually little less than 200 feet, and
go smooth and lenient are their
slopes that many Of them are Guilt
waited to their SUBMITS. Some of them
are as round as half an apple, and 9TH
ers are long welts or rolls.
Scattered among the hills are 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-
You'd the counties in which they lie.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-01-31
WORTHY TO RANK AS NATION
Finland Has Right to Be Welcomed
Among the Worlds Republics
Its Great National Epic.

Finland of today Is a prosperous
and rapidly developing country, inhab-
tied by an enterprising, progressive
and hospitable people. The population
is, roughly speaking, 100000. Dairy
farming has become one of the most
important industries. 1t is more profit
able than the raising of grains be-
cause of the uncertainty of the sea
sons. There is absolutely no reason
why the republic of Finland should
not be a success, If left undisturbed
by more powerful and ambitious neigh
bors. The people are Intelligent, demo-
cratic and frugal, and have had enough
experience in self-government to be Of
great help in solving the various per-
picking problems that are sure to arise.
There Is no logical reason why they
should be subjects of Slavic Russia.
Hence the republic of Finland should
be welcomed among nations Of the
world.
We are indebted to Finnish litera.
ture for the inspiration Of one Of our
great poems by one Of u sweetest
singers, Nevtn o. Winter writes In the
Christian Herald. Without a written
literature, there was handed down
from father to o for many genera
lions in Finland a great national epic.
In the long winter evenings the singers
sat beside the flaming pine logs and
there sang snatches from this epic.
Finally there appeared one Elias
Lonnrot, a simple country physician.
who travelled over the country and col
lected this unwritten epic from the
memories Of hundreds of these singers.
he called the collection the Kalevala
and 1t was first published in 1885.
Longfellow copied the style In his
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-01-31
GB[1C
NAIN
ROAD WORK AWAITED PEACE
Small Amount Money Expended Be.
cause Of Desire to Conserve Labor,
Money and Transportation.

Prepared by the United States Depart.
ment of Agriculture.)
Although $14,55O,O0O was available
,'or expenditure on the post roads from
he federal aid road act, only $425,-
i45 was paid from federal funds in the
highway construction season Of 1918
IN all projects. The reason for this,
according to the annual report of the
secretary of agriculture, was the
steps taken to conserve money, labor,
transportation and materials in high
way work during the war, and at the
same time to facilitate really essential
highway projects.
In connection with the federal aid
road work. a letter was addressed to
each state highway department ask
Ing that a program of federal aid con.
struction be submitted at the earliest
possible date, In which would be in
Guided only those projects which the
state highway departments considered
vitality necessary to the transportation
facilities of the country.
At the request of the capital issues
committee, engineers of the depart
ment were made available for inspect
Ing and reporting upon proposed high
way and irrigation and drainage bond
issues. Inspections were made Of 1871
separate projects, involving total bond
issues Of $36,912,396. An arrange
ment was made with the fuel admin
Istration whereby highways Of special
Importance should receive enough BIZ
luminous material to provide for ade-
luate maintenance, and, where neces.
sary, to permit construction and recon
struction. From May 10, 1918, when
the cooperation became actively effec-
tive, until the close Of the fiscal year,
2,235 applications, calling for 75,O0O,-
300 gallons of bituminous material,
were received from states, counties and
municipalities. OF this amount ap.
prevail was given and permits were is
sued for $4,000 900 gallons.
In order to coordinate the activities
Of various government agencies, so far
as they relate to highways; better to
materials, transportation,
money and labor; to eliminate delays
and uncertainties, and to provide posi-
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-01-31
WHAT YOUR MONEY IS WORTH
Comparative Value Of Coins Of Dr.
ferent Countries Of the World
Explained.

How much is a franc? A ruble? A
mark? To be well posted a man should
be familiar with the money In circula-
ton In foreign lands, observes the Co
lumbus Dispatch. And II the man Is
Of military age or'inclination there IL
no telling how soon he may be called
upon to exchange his perfectly good
American dollars for the medium OF
circulation in France, England, Russia,
Germany or other European countries.
OF course values are changing al
most daily, rs regards the exchange
Of foreign money for Uncle Sans dol.
lars, but under ordinary conditions 1t
a be figured that in Germany the
mark is worth 1913 cents in United
States money. The German thaler is
equal to three marks. and the krone "a
gold piece) equals ten marks. In Eng
land the sovereign tgold) is worth 81
$685., a pound sterling; the penny
equals two Of our cents, the crown
$1.21 and the shilling "a cents.
1t Is interesting to note that the
franc OF france (WOrth 19.3 cents) Ii
also the unit Of currency In Belgium
and Switzerland, and that 1t Is equal
to the peseta Of Spain. and Ira Of
Italy, the drachma of Greece, the leu
Of Roumahia, the dinar Of Serbia and
the bolivar of Venezuela. The Rus
sian ruble, normally, is worth 51.5
cents, the plaster of Turkey "A cents.
the japanese yen 49.8 cents, the Mexi-
can peso (silver) 49.8 cents and the
Chinese tael Is cents to SO cents.
And there's no wonder that Chinese
monee" Is tossed about SO ~carelessly,
for the copper cash (China's monetary
unit) Ii worth a United States dollar
when you have 1,75O of them.
In British East India "pie" 1.-THE pop
ular coin) is cheap. An American
penny buys four.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-01-31
string Of modest pearls and a slightly
defiant, somewhat frightened, express

string of modest pearls and a slightly
defiant, somewhat frightened, express
sion.
The dinner was endless, which was
necessary, since nothing was to follow
but conversation There could, under
the circumstances. be no dancing. And
the talk ut the table, through course
after course, was somewhat hectic,
even under the c~onstrnining presence
or King Karl. There were two reasons
for this: Karl's presence and his pur-
poSe-as yet unannOunced, but sur
missed, and even known-and the sit
uation in the city.
That was bad. The papers had been
ordered to make no mention of the
occurrence Of the afternoon, but 1t was
well known. There were many at the
table who felt the whole attempt fool
hardy. the setting of n match to in
himmhble material. There were 9TH
erS who resented Karl'S presence In
Livonia. and all that 1t implied. And
perhaps there were. too, among the
guests, n or more who had but re-
Gently sat In less august and more aw-
full company.
Beneath all the brilliance and chat
ter, the sparkle and gayety, there was,
then, u~neaSinesS, wretchednesS, and
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-01-31

gress of the party. For the a hat
not spoken before.
1.-THE crown prince"
The sick nan lay back and CLOSED
his eyes. Soon he slept. His comradt
in the next bed beckoned to a sister
"He has spoken" he said. "Eithel
he RECEIVERS, or-he dies"
But Haeckel did not die. He lived
to do his part in the coming crisis
to prove that even the great hands OF
Black Humbert on his throat were
not SO strong as his own young spirit
lived, indeed, to confront the terrorist
as n risen from the dead. But that
day he lay and slept, by curious irony
the flower from Karl's banquet In a
cup of water beside him.
On the day before the carnival, He'd
wig had a visitor, none other than the
Countess Loschek. Hedwig, all her
color gone nov her high spirit crushed,
her heart torn into fragments and
neatly distributed between Milky, who
had most Of 1t, the crown prince, and
the old king. Hedwig, having given
her permission to come, greeted her
politely but without enthusiasm.
Brightness !" said the countess sur
veying her, may l speak to you frank
ly?"
"Please do" Hedwig REPLIED.
Everybody does, anyhow. Especially
when 1t Is something disagreeable."
Olga Loschek watched her warily.
She knew the family as only the out
slider could know 1t; knew that He'd
wig, who would have disclaimed the
fact, was like her mother in some
things, notably in u disposition to be
mild until a certain moment, submits
sive, even acquiescent, and then sud-
denly to become, as it were, a royalty
and grow cold, naughty. But If He'd.
wig vas driven in those days, so was
the countess, desperate and driven to
desperate methods.
Il am presuming, highness, on your
mothers kindness to me, and your
own"
well, go on" said Hedwig resign
edly. But the next words brought her
up in her chair.
Are you going to allow your life
to be ruined?" was what the countess
said.
Careful! Hedwig had thrown up her
head and looked at her with hostile
But the next moment she had
forgotten she vas a princess, and the
granddaughter to the king, and remem-
bered only that she was a woman, and
terror-stricken. She flung out her
arms, and then buried her face in
them.
"How can I help it?" she said.
"How can you do it," Olga Loschek
after all, it is you who
must do this thing. No one else. 1t
IS you they are offering on the altar
Of their ambition"
"AmbitiOn?"
ambition. What else is 1t? Surely
you do not believe these tales they
-ell-old wives tales Of plot and
But the chancellor"
certainly the mOcked
olga Loschek. Brightness, for years he
had n dream. A great dream. To
fulfill his dream to bring prosperity
greatness to the country, and
naturally, to him who plans 1t, there
S a price to pay. He would have
you pay It."
Hedwig raised her face and searched
he other woman's eyes.
THAT is all, then?" she said. "All
his other, this fright, this talk Of
reason and danger. that is not truew
"Not so true as he would have you
'elieve," replied Olga Loschek stead
ly. There are indictments every
where, In every land. 1t is all am
'ition, one dream or another"
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-01-31

should demand happiness. I rather
think I should lose the world, and gain
something like happiness"
"Demand!" Hedwig said hopeless
ly. "YesHyou would demand it. l cam
not demand things. l am always too
frightened"
The countess rose. Il am afraid
have done an unwise thing" she said.
"If your mother knew" She
shrugged her shoulders.
"YOu have only been kind. 1 have 20
few who really care"
The countess curtsied, and made for
the door. II must CO." she said, "be.
fore l go further. highness. My
apology is that l saw you unhappy, and
that I resented it, because"
"Yes?"
Because I considered It unneces.
sary."
She was a very wise woman. She
left then, and let the next step come
from Hedwig. 1t followed, as a mat.
ter Of record, within the hour, at least
four hours one than she had antici.
pated. She was in her boudoir, not
reading, not even thinking, but sitting
staring ahead, as Minna had seen her
do repeatedly in the past weeks. She
dared not think, for that matter.
(TO BE CONTINUED)