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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-03
USE SLOANS TO
 EASE LAME BACKS

YOU can't do your best when your " back and every muscle aches with ' fatigue. Apply Sloan's Liniment freely aOith6nt rnbbing, as it fenetras<s and quick glow of warmth and com fort will'put the pep back into you.
 Good for rheumatism, neuralgia, lumbago. sciatica, sprains and strains. aches and pains, bruises, stiff joints, bad weather after-effects.
 For 40 years Sloan's has been the standard liniment in thousands of homes all over the world.
 You'll find it clean too-leaving no skin stains, muss or clogged pores. Its very odor-healthy and stimulat- ing suggests the good 1t will do.
 Keep bottle handy for you never know when you will need it.
 At all druggists-35c, 70, $1.40.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-03
BUSINESS PICKS UP

Monday-Discovered.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-03

It has been shown that If beans are germinated the digestibility 0 their proteins Is increased.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-07-02
FARMER AND GOOD HIGHWAYS
improved Roads Make Farm Only a
Suburb and Land Has Increased
Greatly in Value.

The biggest booster for good roads
in the country today Is the farmer.
A few years ago he felt that the por-
ton of his taxes used in the construc-
ton of permanent highways repre-
sented a benefit only to the motoring
tourist and the city automobile owner.
The farmer argued that he was pay
Ing for their pleasures, and the result
vas a superstition against the good
roads movement, which, unfortunately,
has no as yet been entirely overcome
In some sections of the country.
Now, however, when the farmer
finds that his land has trebled In val
ne: when the merchandise for which
he has t%elephoned In the morning al
be delivered by noon of the same day;
when the market for his own produce
Is brought hours nearer; when tile
winter and it's following spring thaw
possess no terrors for him--all this
because Of the improved highway
which makes his farm only a suburb,
AS II were. of the nearest city--he
naturally becomes a Woodworking
and hard-voting enthusiast for good
roads.-Leslie's.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-07-02
WHAT SCOUTS ARE DOING.

In Kansas City boy scouts annually
participate in the sanitary survey of
the city conducted under the auspices
Of the Health department. Over 500
scouts turned out last spring for this
service which included a census Of
fire hazards and health menaces
throughout the entire city. Similar
service is being rendered in many
other cities by scouts.
Among other things, Erie, Pa,
scouts last year built bird houses,
conducted a Learn-to-Swim campaign.
contributed to the Marine Memorial,
aided in Salvation Army and Com
munity Chest drive, acted as aides at
Rotary Club convention, decorated
soldiers graves, co-operated 9th the
state game warden in planting walnut
trees and distributed invitations to
foreigners to attend Americanization
classes.
Troop l of Florence, Alabama, took
school census, aided chamber Of COM
merce in checking up Federal census,
and instructed $500 people in the use
and location Of fire alarm boxes.
Scouts of Bucyrus, Ohio. made an
efficient collection Of outstanding
library books for the public library,
conducted a cleanup In an old cama-
terry resekting stones and markers,
acted as guides and messengers for
over 400 delegates at the State Young
Peoples conference.
Boy Scouts of Riverside, CAL, took
a tree census, reporting not only
number but species and location Of
each. For five years past they have
guarded and patrolled the trails lead
ing to the summit of Rubidoux Morn
ing, on the occasion of the Easter sun
rise service.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-07-02

bers and to the state. In carrying out
this policy he has built up a Legion
Service bureau which handles one
thousand ex-service claims q month
and a department branch of the
American Legion News Service.
Early In 1921, when the Federal
board for vocational education pre-
pared to send representatives to six
teen centers in the state to examine
disabled veterans, the authorities
were handicapped by a lack of pub
licity. Commander Vernon prepared
twenty thousand large posters and
placed them on every billboard In the
state. This was supplemented with
information to every newspaper In re-
gard to where every disabled man
should report to receive compensation,
vocational training and medical treat
ment.
When an unexpected number Of
veterans enlisted for vocational train
Ing. Mr.. Vernon appealed to 10000
business men to place the men In their
establishments. The merchants and
manufacturers responded with a good
will and all the vocational students
we're placed to good advantage.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-07-02
SOME LIVE EAGLES

Troop IS of Buffalo has passed is'
ten-year mark and still "golng sllon
ger" One of the most interestins leat-
ures of its organization is IFS hasi
Life patrol, into which regular troop
members graduate on reaching the age
of seventeen or on goiT away 10 coi-
lege, These Eagle Life members meet
Quarterly and have their W oiheers'
ora q lion and constitution, but they
ais meet with the troop and particl-
pate. at least three times q year, III d
common program. Troop 10 has sew
eral big IDEAS" One of these IS con-
tanned in its slogan, college fer All
At present the troop has y boys In
college, nine OF whom declare That
they would not have gone to college
if it had not been for the influence OF
Troop 10. Scholarships amounting 10
several thousand dollars have been Sc
cured through the Eagle scholarship
bureau.
Other Eagle departments are a voca-
ti0nal bureau, now in its seventh year,
which has filled a real need and Deen
remarkably successful, a travel bureau,
which keeps records of journeys, with
pictures and data, for the benefit OF
Eagles or their relatives travelling n
the Eagle Troop development, estaD-
lished In 1917, which works through
the individual Eagle keeping him ac-
tive and interested In scouting. Some
of the results of this service are: one
Eagle a scoutmaster, three Eagles 1.-TWO
of them members of the American
Legion) all assistant scoutmasters OF
Troop Is, five Eagles, assistant scout
masters in their respective college
town, and another, an assistant scout
master in the city in which he works.
An extension educational scheme Is
also Another bright iGea of the enter
prising Eagles, a plan which looks to
the encouragement of every Eagle to
continue to study after graduation,
and in general to enlarge his vision
and keep his standards high. Certain
annual honors are awarded the Eagles
at their June meeting. For instance,
the Eagle Feather is awarded the
Eagle who has done the most worth
while work in literature during the
year. The Eagle Heart is awarded
that Eagle who has done the most
during the year to aid in growth and
progress of Troop Is. The White
Eagle is awarded the Eagle who, out
in the world, best upholds the ideals
of Troop Is and the Boy Scouts Of
America generally for service.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-07-02
MERITED TRIBUTE TO LEGION
Leslie's Weekly EditoriaTIy Honors
Brave Men Who Served in
the World War.

1.-THE American Legion begins to look
like a full-page composite photograph
of Geographic A~mericanism from Put
nam to Pershing," reads a recent ed
itorial in Leslie's Weekly. ut moves
with the weight of the Battle Hymn
Of the Republic" and the levity of
Yankee Doodle" with a ululant yell
from Dixie" It's large composition
Is a token of great trust, and the old
Roman legions, and other legions of
time, begin to look like pop-guns. 1t
neither tries to IA with a lions heart,
nor win a woman's-quite different
from the pomaded mustaches of Pots
dam. Its banners are quiet; It's men,
ory is excellent; its emotions are
strong, ard 1t is prepared to roll al
the refractory elements in one bundle
and hang them on one hook.
without a proclamation, an agita-
ton or %unloosing a pack of schemes,
it has created a civil prestige to match
Its military %splendor. Old soldiers of
all ages and all lands are prone to
harp on one string, but the tramp of
the Legion is In time and tune with
all the chords of throbbing life. 1t Is
not merely handsome clay in uniform;
but showed In manhood from its toes
to it's brains. 1t has that delightful
mixture of sense and spirit, of power
and chivalry, of shop and farm, which
tickles the popular taste. 1t neither
beats over Its woes nor boasts of Its
prowess.
when the mighty military machine
dissolved in our citizenship the frag-
ments coalesced through the SYM
pathetic attraction of a high purpose
for in defending the institutions of
America the Legion learned how to
value them. Thus 1t possesses a moral
prerogatlve to tread down lurking dis
loyalty. We are proud to be the faith
ers and mothers, cousins and aunts OF
the Legion. We shall sleep sound at
nights. And when the historian winds
up the task Of glory-painting its bat
ties we trust that he will use a golden
drop of ink in stating that congress
dealt a belated, but a glad and gener'
GUS, bonus"
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-07-02

we love you dearly"
THANK you, thank you" said Mr..
Sun, smiling a beautiful sunny smile.
Are you proud because Of the Suns
friendship" asked Mother Poplar.
Il am sure you are proud of that"
Mother Poplar continued, "for all of
the Poplars are, but | wondered If
that was what you meant when you
said that we had something of which
to be very proud
II didn't mean that at that time
said Papa Poplar. II am always proud
Of my friendship wifi the Sun as is
every other Poplar.
Il never cease to be proud Of that
friendship and when | say | never
cease to be proud Of that friendship,
| meal that | ever stop feeling proud
of 1t.
"But what | was about TO speak Of
when we began our little talk today
was to tell that we should be very
proud of the way the family have al
ways behaved after fires, forest fires
| mean"
"Have we gone with buckets Of
water and put them out?" asked
Mother Poplar. "Have we called out
the hose company and climbed the
ladders with the fremen? Have we
rescued people who were calling to
us from out of windows?
Have we sent in a fire alarm and
have we rung the fire bells?
Have we hitched the horses to
the hook and ladder wagon? Have
we done any of these things, Papa
Poplar? OF course | know | haven't,
but you were speaking of the Poplar
family as a whole and of the Poplar
family in the past"
"That's a great joke" laughed Mr..
Sun. Mother Poplar, you are a funny
treel' And Mr., Sun chuckled and
beamed with amusement.
mo, we never did any of those
things" said Papa Poplar. 1--WE never
could / fear. And ! don't know that
we would be of any use if we did.
I'VE couldn't do those things proper
ly. In fact we might do more harm
than good If we tried for we'd only
hold back those who could do good
from doing it,"
1--WE wouldn't hold them back" said
Mother Poplar. 1--WE never held any
m or anything from doing anything"
II don't mean we might really hold
them back. But we might get so in
the way 1t would keep them back"
"But tell me the thing of which
we're so proud, or of which | will
feel so proud when | know of it?"
asked Mother Poplar.
"You know of it now" said Papa
Poplar, 'but you have forgotten about
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-07-02
GOOD
ROADS
REVENUE FOR ROAD BUILDING
Registration and License Fees in 1920
Amounted to $1o2,o34, 1906
Increase in Cars.

Prepared by the United States Depart.
ment of Agriculture.)
A total of o,211.295 motorears, in
Guiding commercial vehicles. were reg
lstered last year IN the AZ states and
District Of Columbia, according 10 ig-
ures compiled by the bureau of public
roads OF the United States Department
of Agriculture In a study Of revHnne
available for bodybuilding purposes.
There were also registered a total Of
238,l46 motorcycles. The registration
and license fees. Including those for
ehaufteurs, operators and dealers,
amounted to S102.034, 1926. As com
pared with 1919, the data for 1920 rep
resent an increase of % per cent. or
l,645,S49 motorcars. This increase
alone lacks but 4 per cent dR being
equal to the total registrations Of the
United States six years ago.
In 1920 in the state of New York
alone the number of motorcars regis
tered, including commercial vehicles.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-07-02

exceeded the total cars registered in
the whole of the United States in 1910.
Furthermore, the revenues derived
from registration in the state of New
York In 1920 were about equal to the
entire registration revenues of the
United States for 1918.
The use made of has
changed with the passing of years. In
1906 the total registrations were APP
proximately $4,000 cars, paying a gross
revenu of about $685. 900. (Arizona in
1920 paid approximately this amount.)
In 1906 the gross registration revenues
were equal to less than three-tenths of
] per cent Of the total rural road and
bridge expenditures for that year.
The registration revenues in 1920
were equal to about rs per zen of the
total rural road and bridge eXpendi-
lures for the calendar year 1919. In
1906 practically none of the motor
vehicle revenues was applied to road
maintenance or construction, while In
1920 So per cent, or q total of S07 ,997,-
10000, III used for this purpose. The
remaining 4 per cent not applied to
road work was expended very largely
for number plates and in carrying out
the provisions of the motor vehicle
registration laws in the several states.
OF the total amount applied to road
work 70 per cent, or $T7,531, 5S2.57.
was expended under the control or
supervision of the several state high
way departments.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-07-02
Bulbuls.

Bulbul is a name given to vari-
Jus birds, especially those Of a kind
found in southern and southeastern
Asia, But it was originally an Arabic
Persian name for the Persian night
ingale. These birds, much like the
thrushes, are very small, and he plum
age often very brilliant. They are
seen In Persia, India, Palestine, and
southwark to South America. In In
dia, the common bulbul, travelling in
small companies, is seen visiting all
gardens, plantations and so on, from
Oeylon to Bengal. 1t often builds its
nest in verandas. Its song is a "chir-
ripping warble."
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-07-02

even Into an
office room where people are grown.
up and past school days and I've heard
people saying they forgot this and
that"
Then there is every excuse for
u.s." said Mother Poplar.
Yes, indeed" agreed Mr.. Sun
Well" said Papa Poplar, 1--WE bovo
every right to be proud of the WOW
the poplars grow up after There hos
been a forest fire. We don't voit
until the ground gets just right wa
don't care If the places where thoro
have been forest fires are as bean+i-
full as other places.
I'VE just go into such places and
grow and start the fashion and d.
our best to make up for the born,
the fires have done, That is what :
think we may be Justly prond 90
don't you, Mr., Sum-"
And Mr.. Sun agreed with Pane.
Poplar, who stood so straight orI
who, with his family, held his branches
up tofard the Sun.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-07-02
HIGHWAY COSTS ARE HIGHER
Expense of Road Construction In 1920
Twice as Much as in 1917,
According to Exnert.

Every kind of road cost about twice
as much to build In 1920 as 1t did In
1917. according to the chief of the bu-
rea of public roads, United States De
partment of agriculture, and highway
construction suffered more than any
other class of work through railroad
congestion. strikes. labor troubles ane
material shortages,
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-07-02
SCOUTS BUILD MOTOR TRUCK.

A scout Is ingenious. If anybody
doubts 1t, let him look at the motor
truck which some thrifty boy scouts
out in Maxwell, Iowa, have recently
built out of junked automobiles, with
the addition of a damaged stationary
engine which they got at a bat$Sh,
The car makes only ten miles an
hour hut 1T can and does carry a big
load of boys and their duffel when
they wish to convey themselves to
camp and elsewhere, The hand-built
car recently made the trip to the
state fair with its owners where 1t
aroused much interest.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-07-02

lob with Argonne fervor, Father Mo
ran obtained the passage of q bill de-
claring Armistice day a legal holiday
as me first piece of Legion legislation
enacted into law
As army chaplain, Father Moran
served rem months overseas, He is an
ardent Legion lecturer and worker
when he returned from France in Sep
tember. 1919, and found no Legion
nost organized in Pennington, he
beaded straight for Legion state head
quarters. obtained the necessary
tanks and within a week had estah
a ,ed one of the most active posts II
Minnesota.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-07-02

days work. If he did four and they
satisfied him he thought 1t an unusual
" good dry.
He liked to write. He described
himself ms one "who writes and grins,
as III he thought he were very funny
indeed" This was when he was well
into Ills story. In starting a novel he
was extremely slow. He could not hit
upon names that satisfied him. His
most loved hero was Trotfeld, Tr0tbury,
Copperboy, md Copperstone before he
finally became CopperfeId. But once
I'm his stride he seldom rewrote, and he
plunged ahead j0yously.
Fer every hour given to writing he
set aside another for exercise. He de-
scribes how he "yalked about the black
streets of London is and 20 miles many
o night when all the sober folks had
gone to bed" An he walked, whether
In London or Paris streets or along the
kentish cliffs, he was planning his
story. But he was mot no absorbed
ms to be obIivt0us TO the people he
passed Quaint and commonplace men
and women I'm city streets and country
lanes flashed for a moment before his
eyes and the next day were made Inn
mortal In his tales.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-07-02
NEWS OF SCOUTS.

Scouts of Lawton, Okla, are not
only going quite extensively into
the tree nursery business but are also
supplying Gamma bulbs and asparagus
roots from their own gardens.
The scoutmaster Of Troop 1,
Helmetta, N. J., recently wrote and
staged a successful play designed to
demonstrate the value of scout train.
Ing. The entertainment had excellent
results In Interesting the public and
'ecruIting new scorts.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-07-02
Charles Dickens

Charles Dickens
did most of his
writing I'm the
morning. He us-
uaiiy was content
with the hours
between nine and
ona. He rarely
wrote In the af-
ternoon. In his
youthful days he
often composed al
night, but this
habit WAS aban-
doned later.
He could turn
on page after
page at great
speed and often-
times the custom
of prin ting his
0veis In parts
made this neees-
sary. He was sell
dom far ahead of
the printer. But
ordinarily he con-
. idered three
n a * e n n good
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-07-02

II Tor the moment.
You never went
TO school and so
there are times
when you forget.
If we went to
school we'd never
forget. We would
be taught to re-
member"
"Ah," said MFR.
Sun, "but even
those who go to
school forget, and
even those who've
fl h e d their
school days for
get. I've looked
nto m q Y a
s%chool-room and
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-07-02

Tree.
II am sure we
have" said Moth
Poplar. but do
tell me what 1t
is.l
''May listen,
too?" asked old
Mr. Sun.
''In d you
may" said Papa
20 p anu
proud I'll be to
have you listen.
You are such a
friend of the Pop
lar family, for
you help us to
r o with your
fine sunshine and
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-07-02
On Guard.

Master-My mother-in-law is COM
ing for a long visit tomorrow. Here
is a list of her favorite dishes.
Cook--Yes, sir.
"Well, the first time you give us
n o these youll get a weeks NO
tice."
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-07-02

tee Ut tie Optu-
ing Of the state
legislature ap-
pointed SUBJ com
mlttees to pilot
its various bills
t h r o Il g h h e
house and senate,
Father ID. j. Mo-
ran of Farming
ton, was made
chairman of the
Armistice day
committee.
Attacking I h e
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-07-02

sofa department
OF the American
Legion, that state
has become one
of the strongest
Legio depart
IN e s In I h e
country.
Com IN a n d e r
Vernon's theory
is that success
comes to the Lee
gion in proportion
to the service 1t
gives to its mem
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-07-02
FATHER MORAN AIDS LEGION
Former Army Chaplain Assists In OBJ
tanning Armistice Day LesisIa-
ton In Minnesota.

When the Minnesota American
Iep,on state legislative commit
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-07-02
DdddyS
96 EveNn8
Fairy Tale
~MARY GRAHAM BOWER
PoPLARs' PRIDE.
~MARY GRAHAM BOWER
-----coaAc h1 ~ stsrRA htsssElts unioA -

1--WE have something of which to be
very proud" said Papa Poplar Tree
TO Mother Poplar
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-07-02
ADDS TO. LEGloNs STRENGTH
Commander Of Minnesota Department,
Has Way Of Doing Things That
Gets Results.

Under the direction of A. FL.
Vernon, commander of tho Minnie