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Arizona republican., 1921-05-17
SPOTTY THE TURTLE KEEPS
 RIGHT ON GOING

One step, two steps, three steps, so. Four steps, five steps, six steps, go, Keep right on and do your best,
 Maybe you'l win while others rest.
 Spotty the Turtle said this over to himself every time he felt little downhearted as he plodded along the bed of the Laughing Brook. And every time he said it he felt better. One step, two steps," he kept saying over and over, and each time he said it he took a step. and then another. They were very short steps, very short steps indeed, for Spottys legs are very short But each one carried him forward just so much, and he knew that he was just so much near CT the thing he was seeking. Any way. he hoped he was
 You see, the Laughing Brook was almost dry. There was only little thread of water left in it. And be- cause the Smiling Pool gets all its water from the Laughing Brook, why, of course, the Smiling Pool was all most dry. too, and that was a dread full state of affairs for those who lived there. So Billy Mink and Li-tle Joe Otter and Grandfather Frog and Spotty the Turtle had started up the Laughing Brook to try to find out what the trouble was. You see. sI the Laughing Brook would never laugh any more and the Smiling Pool would never smile any more. there was nothing for them to do but to go down to the Big River to live, and they didn't want to do that. especial ly Grandfather Frog and Spotty the Turtle
 So they started out together to hunt
 for the cause of the trouble in the Laughing Brook hut fhey didn't stay
 together, because Billy Mink could go faster than Little Joe Otter, and
 Little Joe Otter could so faster -han Grandfather Frog, and Grandfa ther
 Frog could go faster than Spotty the Turtle; and because each one wanted
 to be the first to find the trouble. no
 one would wait for the one behind
 him. And so Spotty the Turtle, who
 has to carry his house with him. was l a long. long way behind the others. But he kept right on going
 One step, two steps. three steps SO,
 and he didn't stop for anything. He crawled over sticks and around
 big stones. and sometimes when he 1 found little pool of water he swan He always felt better then, because he can swim faster than he can walk l After a long. long time, Spotty the Turtle came to a little pool. where
 the sunshine lay warm and inviting | There in the middle of it on a messy stone sat Grandfather Frog fast asleep. He had thought that h.. was | so far ahead of Spotty that he could | safely rest his tired legs. sspotts
 wanted to climb right up beside him while Grandfather Frog slept on.
Arizona republican., 1921-05-17
6. Edith Pays Me Compliment and
 Dot Gives Me a Back H anded One

The next morning when I was told mat Mrs Slocum wanted to speak to me on the phone l answered the call at once. for I had no desire to make a chump of myself for the second time
 Today she was not delivering a message from Dot
 Hello, Tom" she began. T just rwsnted to remind you of our engage ment this evening. Be sure to look your handsomest; you know you are taking me to the theater."
 had made some foolish reply and asked her what she wanted. I could not believe she had called up merely to say that
 .I wanted 10 find out if it were pos sible to get you to answer the teie- phone You're such fearfuily busy man, musn't take up any more Of your time Good-by." She rang off
 This annoyed me considerably. The two stenographers looked at me with interest. they are always curious when a married man gets telephone calls from a woman who isn't his wife. They would have been even more curious if they could have guessed the ideas that were passing through my head.
 had just decided that I had been foolish to attribute any out the way notions to Edith; now she was behaving like a silly schoolgirl. l could not understand her and I won dered if her husband could. Poor fellow, I pitied him from the bottom of my heart. If found her such a nuisance how much more terrible she must be to him.
 That evening, as we were dressing to 70 out. Dorothy said to me:
 They're a funny couple.
 "who.- But I know whom she meant
 Edith and George
 Whats the latest?"
 Edith was telling me today about their wedding It was a very quiet cne-just a few people there. After the ceremony they went to the Bilt-
Arizona republican., 1921-05-17
SAFE

Joseph" exclaimed the manager to the bright young clerk with the best of references, the bookkeeper tells me that you have lost the key of the safe and he cannot get at the books" "
 Yes. sir, one of them You gave me two, you remember"
 Yes, I had duplicates made in case of accident. And the other one?"
 ''Oh, sir I took care of that-s 1 was afraid I might lose one of them. you know
 And is the other one all right?"
 -Yes. sir. I put it where there was no danger of it's being lost. It is in the safe, sir."-Houston Post
Arizona republican., 1921-05-17
Sisterf1a4ysEtchen
USE BoRAx


 If you would wash your brushes and have the bristles stiff, put a handful of borax in the water. The borax will remove grease. but not soften the bristles as a strong soap or ammonia solution would. Use lukewarm water for washing. Rinse in cold water.
 Menu for Tomorrow Breakfast-Baked rhubarb, broiled bacon, hashed brown potatoes, whole wheat mullins, coffee.
 Luncheon-Fish and macaronl toasted mullins radishes, tea. Dinner-Breaded veal outlets. po- tato marbles, ka1e, tomato salad, floating island, coffee.
 My Own Recipes
 Instead of buying chops for the breaded veal get steak. There is less waste in this cut for there Is only one small bone and no fat. Cut the steak in convenient pieces for serv- ing, dip in crumbs. then egg and crumbs again. Brown quickly on both
Arizona republican., 1921-05-17

One step, two steps, three steps so! and who should he see but Jerry Muskrat busily opening and eating some fresh water clans which he had found there. He was so busy enjoying himself that he didn't see Spotty. and Spotty didn't say word, but kept right on going. although the sight of Jerry's feast had made him dreadfully hungry.
 By and by, after long, long time, he came to a third little pool, with a high. smooth bank, and who should he see there but Little Joe Otter, who had made a slippery slide down the smooth bank and was having a
Arizona republican., 1921-05-17
THOUGHTFUL SWEETHEART

Why have you and Miss Cad thwaite broken off your engage ment2".
 Because she loves me so.
 That's a queer reason
 Not at all She believes in for tune telling. and when she went to have her fortune told not long ago she was informed that she would be married three times. That settled my case, for the time being at least. She said she was determined that l should not encounter the danger of being first on the hst."-Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph.
Arizona republican., 1921-05-17
Little Stories For Bedtime
 sY THORNTON BURGESS
BY THORNTON W. BUR

By and by. after a long, long time, Spotty came to another little pool and take nap. too, but he dldn {. He just grinned and kept right on going
Arizona republican., 1921-05-17
A HARD ONE

The mathematical marvel was pre- senting his turn on the vaudeville stage. Ladies and gentlemen" he said. If I fail to give the correct answer to any problem you offer me I agree to forfeit sf0.''
 Voice in Audience-Make the date of my wife's birth agree with her present age.-Boston Transcript.
Arizona republican., 1921-05-17
Our Infant Prodigies, Please Note,
 Would Cnptiuafe Jobs Patient Goat soARDMAN

 would Bois  which
 
   Leading  
   feels she's justify such
Arizona republican., 1921-05-17

One step, two steps, Three steps, go!
 glorious -time sliding down into the little pool. Spotty would have liked to have taken just one slide. but he didn't. He didn't even let Little Joe Otter see him, but kept right on going
 One step, two steps, three steps. so,
 By and by. after a long, long time. he came to a hollow log, and, just happening to peep in, he saw some one curled up fast asleep. Who was it? Why, Billy Mink. to be sure. You see. Billy thought that he was so far ahead that he might just as we'll take it easy, and that was what he was doing Spotty the Turtle didn't waken him. He just kept right on going the same slow way he had come all day, and so, just as jolly round red Mir. Sun was going to bed behind the Purple Hills Spotty the Turtle found the cause of the trouble in the Laughing Brook and the Smil- ing Pool.
 Next story: What spotty the Tur- tie Found.
Arizona republican., 1921-05-17
COULDN'T STAY

Magistrate (to Scotchman, charged with assault)-The most brutal at tack I ever heard of. I've a good mind to send you to prison for six months,
 The Prisoner-You canna dae it.
Arizona republican., 1921-05-17

don for the week,-Passins Show London.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1921-04-15
The
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the frost was out enough to admit to
him blowing some sods. He plowed
them, three inches thick and II inches
wide, and cut them into twO-foOt
lengths with his ak, to the sad injury
Of its cutting edge. These sods were
then built into wall like bricks, rest
ing gently against the framework of
poles. from which, however, they were
separated by padding of grass. which
Harris cut in a slough with his scythe,
and small willows from the ravine
This mattress of grass and willows
prevented any earth shaking through
into the house itself. A framework
made of hewn log was inserted in
the south wall to leave space for
window, which should be bought when
the family finances could afford such
luxuries. For the time being 1t would
be left open in fine weather and COW
cred with canvas when the elements
were gruff or unruly. The rag carpet.
when no longer needed as tent, would
be draped in the doorway, pending the
purchase of boards to make a wooden
door,
For roof grass was laid on the
poles and covered tightly with sOds.
Then Harris found a sticky, yellow
clay in the side of the ravine, and
two or three inches of this he spread
carefully over the sods, like icing on q
great cake. The greasy clay soon
hardened in the sun, and became so
impervious to water that the heaviest
rains Of summer made no impression
upon it.
BY this time the snow was all gone,
except in north-faclng hooks along the
ravine, and the frost was out Of the
sod in all places deep enough to admit
of blowing. AS the stock were taking
no harm from the open air, thanks to
the shelter Of the ravine, Harris de-
cided to delay the construction of his
stable until after seeding and to pro-
coed at once with the blowing of his
land. He had also to make a trip to
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1921-04-15
THANK God, oh, thank Godw
(To BE Continued
conslderate Hen.

A hen which deposits fresh break
fast egg on her owners bed. and then
awakens him at the proper time to
consume the fruits Of her industry, is,
states the Timber Trades Journal, the
priced possession Of sawmill en-
ployee at Bend, Ore. Retiring at 8
a. m.r-the end of his working day
the man leaves open the window mt
his bedside. Shortly before noon the
hen flies In. nestles near her masters
shoulder, lays her egg, and rising,
pecks the sleeper gently on the fore
head
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1921-04-15

worship, and, above all, their Savior,
were their joy. They were not pa
triotic soldiers. and disapproved of
the church taking part in politics"
Miss Emma NJ. Palethorpe Of On
tario. member Of the Canadian Pres
Dyterian mission at Yongjung, tells
In her statement of the execution of
five men from the village of Suchilgo.
who. she says. were led by the Jap
anese soldiers to the top Of hill
about three miles from Yongjung and
there put to death.
In the top OF the HILL" she de-
clares, there is quite large hollow
not visible from the road. or village.
The victims were made to sit at the
bottom Of this, where they were
slashed ut with swords. 1t is reported
by an eyewitness that two swords
were broken and then the awful work
was finished with bayonets. Then the
loose earth was pushed down from the
sides Of the hollow to cover the mu-
tilated bodies"
IN answering inquiries at the jap
anese war Office, Lieutenant Colonel
Hata told a press correspondent
that the number of Japanese troops
employed in the Chienta affair was
5000. not $4,000. Villages had been
burned, he said, but only in cases
where the majority of the inhabitants
were known to be In league with the
outlaws.
Referring to the charge that an or
ganized attempt was made ito wipe
out the, whole Christian community"
Colonel Hata said that 1t was possible
that majority of those who had been
executed were Christians. but they
were not punished for their religion
but for banditry and rebellion. No
charge was made against the mission.
aries.
Colonel Hata, while admitting that
harsh measures had been adopted, said
bad conditions had existed in that dis
trict for long time owing to the
unchecked activities of Chinese ban.
dts. Korean outlaws and Russian Boil
sheviki. He said he was confident
that the Japanese soldiers had not
been guilty Of the barbarity with
which they had been charged.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1921-04-15
suItana Orders DAZZLING Gown.

Paris.-Like glittering golden
beetle. holding itself gracefully to the
lines of the figure and. ending In a
dazzling court train, an evening gown
of remarkable design has just been
made for Sultana Menelik of Egypt
by Captain MOlyneux. the English
dress designer In Paris.
The dress, which Is cut very low,
front and back, hangs from the Shout
ders by gold cord and Is made of
shimmering sequins. The materials
cost $500.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1921-04-15
KOREANS SLAIN
BY JAP TROOPS

les destroyed with burning wood and
oil. This Is typical"
Rev. w. II. FOOte, Canadian Pres
byterian missionary at Young jung,
names several villages In which the
homes, schools or churches of Chris
lian natives were burned and says
that In one of them % people were
shot and the bodies burned. Those
cases. he declares, are absolutely
authentic" the premises having been
inspected by four missionaries and a
customs official.
Eighty Shot at Un Tong ia.
Quoting Koreans as his authority,
he says that % persons were shot
and seven burned to death in their
own houses at Cheng San; that 80
were shot at I'm Tong ia. and that
these were all Christian villages.
'"The soldiers and commanding Of
fcer who go to these Places" assert
ed Mr.. FOote. las a general thing
have no conversation whatever with
the people, but do their diabOlical
deeds and pass on. Kue Sci Tong is
the only place where any reason was
given to the people for the acton.
"a Korean accompanied the soldiers
and told the people that the officer
said he had evidence that the owner
of the house had collected money for
Korean patriotic purposes. If only
the offenders suffered, even the Kore-
ans would not seriously object; but
1t is because the perfectly innocent
and helpless are done to death with
out even an opportunity to say a
word In their own behalf that the in
justice and hardship appear"
Describing the action of the Japan
csc soldiers at Kan Chang, Rev. Mr..
FOote said that the young men OF that
village We're "herded In front of a
Korean house and, without even a
form Of examination, shot down, % in
all. Then the bodies were heaped to-
gether in two piles and covered with
wood and burned. When the fuel was
being placed on them some OF the
wounded still were able to rise. but
were bayoneted to the ground and met
their fate In the flames.
Were hard-Workino People.
Il know these people WE'LL" MIR.
FoOte continued. 'They live In an
Out-of-the-way glen. The land was
not fertile and firewood was scarce.
They were quiet. Woodworking peo-
pie, who struggled hard to make liv-
ing. Their church and school, their
Bible and hymn books. their Sunday
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1921-04-15
CHAPTER ~.
The Shores Of the Infinite.

The Shores Of the Infinite.
The summer was a season of great
activity and development. Harris did
not sow any crop after the first of
June, but applied himself then to the
construction Of his stable which was
built after the same fashion as the
house.
AS McCrae had predicted, there was
q considerable movement Of settlers
into the district, and at several points
their tents or rude houses now broke
the vast sweep of the horizon. Tom
Morrison had found land to the satis-
faction Of hts heart within three miles
of the Harris homestead. and his big
log house. 1SX24, assumed the propor-
lions of castle by comparison with
the smaller homes springing up
around. Some miles to the east Dick
Matheson. straight from the lumber
camps Of the Madawaski, had pitched
his tent, and few miles farther on
was. his friend of the shanties. John
Burton. To the west were the Grants,
and to the. north Hiram Rifles and his
wife, Eliza. A missionary had In some
way spied out the field, and held
monthly Sunday services ut Morrison's
house; and DIR. Blain, when not in
one OF his unfortunate debauches, had
his headquarters ut the new town Of
Plainville, which consisted of Semp-
ter's general store and stopping
place" and which had sprung up near
the junction Of two streams In antici-
patton Of the railway.
And 80 the first summer wore away
and the first harvest was at hand.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1921-04-15
BUILDING THE HOME.

Synopsis. Dissatisfied because Of ;
the seemingly barren outlook of his /
position A. . school teacher In a
Canadian town. John Harris deter ]
mines to leave it. take up land in
Manitoba and become ''home- I
steadsr." Mary. the girl whom he
loves, declares she will accompany
him. They are married and set out
for the unknown country. Alec Nc
Craze. pioneer settler and adviser of
newcomers, proves an invaluable
friend. Leaving his wife with the
family of q fellow settler, Fred Ar
thurs. Harris and McCrae journey
over the prairie and select a home
stead. Mary insists on accompanying
him when he takes possession, and
they begin their life work of making
the prairie fertile farm land.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1921-04-15

Arthurs' for seed grain, and to Dor
row couple Of sections Of drag har-
rows. With 1t all, by the middle of
May he had sOwn 10 acres Of wheat,
and Notwithstanding heavy snowfall
about the twenty-third, by the first of
June he had added ten acres of OATS
With his help Mary had planted a
small garden Of potatoes and vegeta-
bles, and a few flowers were spring
ing up at the door Of the house.
The Bozeman courier., 1921-10-05
fire PREVENTION
week ON The FARM
The week October 2 to 8 set aside
for inspection of fire risks

Farm fes cost about $200,000,0O0
a year $18, 166,71O in 1918, of the
fires that year 33per cent were from
causes classed as preventable, 81
per cent from partly preyentable.
With inadequent fire fighting equip
mcnt on farms, fires are hard to con-
troll. Prevention is the best way to
deal with them
Defective chimneys and flues took
toll to the extent Of $1,962,O31;
sparks on roofs, $L181, III; careless
use Of matches by smokers and others
%107L986; petroleum and its products
S752,067; and stoves, furnaces, boil
ers, and theirpipes, $674,968.
The largest item listed as partly
proventable is lightning, S3,933, $50.
Fine Prevention Week should be
made a special time for looking over
the premises TO see that the build
ines are in the best practicable shape
TO prevent and resist fire; that in
flammabe rubbish is cleared away;
and that habits Of safety are inst
illed in the handling of matches,
The Bozeman courier., 1921-10-05
THE EARLY MAIL GETS
THE EARLY DELIVERY

Early mailing is being again cal
led to the attention OF business con-
Germs of Bozeman by postmaster
Evans. He is making the request so
that the mail handled at the post
office here can receive the very best
service and to provide for it getting
into the outgoing mails promptly.
One of the chief causes for delay
ed mail is the habit of so many firms
having a large amount of outgoing
mail, to hold it at the office until
the close of the day and then put
it in the postoffice. If this was done
by only a few, Mr.. Evans states, it
would not cause much inconvenience
Bnt at the present time, most of the
mail comes into the postoffice during
the last hour or two of the business
day.
This throws the bulk of the work up.
on the night force.
4 The present force at the post office
can handle a great deal more mai
matter during the afternoon than il
at present being mailed. If more O
the firms in the city would send theil
mail to the postOffice during the da.
it would be distributed more rapid.
and get into the outgoing mails with
tout delay. Postmaster Evans ask
that all those having mail going on
get it into the postoffice at the earl
Eiest hour possibleeach day.
The Bozeman courier., 1921-10-05
RED CROSS WORKING
FOR HEALTHIER U. S.
Thousands Aided by instruction
In Care of the Sick, Food Sc
lection and First Aid.

How the American Red Cross guides |
thousands Of persons to health is |
shown in a summary Of the society's |
activities In the health field based |
upon the annual report for the last f1s- !
cal year. Through it's Nursing Service.
its Home Hygiene and Care Of the
Sick courses, nutrition classes, First
Air classes, Life-Saving classes and
Health Centers and in numerous other
ways designed to acquaint masses Of
citizens with proper methods Of living,
the Red Cross carried its message of
health into all parts of the country.
The work Of the Red Cross during
the war in its traditional field of nurs-
ing, furnishing the military and naval
establishments Of the nation with 49,.
SIT nurses, is well known. And there
are today 37.7S7 nurses registered with
the American Red Cross and subject
to call in emergency. During the fis-
cal year, 1861 Red Cross nurses were
accepted for assignment to Govern,
ment service, 3SS by the Army and
Navy and 1,163 by the United States
Public Health Service.
In addition to the nurses enrolled
by the Red Cross for Government serv.
ice, the Red Cross itself employed a
total of 1913 public health nurses in
the United States and Europe. By far
the greatest number was employed in
the United States, 1857, while 81 were
in foreign service.
Home Hygiene and Care of the Sick
classes, giving thorough instruction in
the proper care Of the sick in instances
where the illness is not 80 serious as to
require professional nursing care, dur
ing the fiscal year numbered 5,179. A
statistical picture of the Red Cross
operations in this field follows:
New classes formed during
| year ......s..,......... 0,I(S
| Glasses completed during year. 6,299
New students enrolled ...... .101, ,06S
Students completing course. -. 3,432
What the Red Cross accomplished
in giving proper instruction through
its Nutrition Service is indicated by
the following table:
New classes formed during
year ...........s..,..s. l4z
Glasses completed during year.. 1St
New students enrolled ...... 2,341
Students completing course.... 2,01t
In addition to the above, a total Of
22006 children were given instruction
in the proper selection and prepara
tiOn Of foods.
Through it's 26O Health Centers, the
Red Cross reached 9O,252 persons. II
these Health Centers, 4,O15 health lee
lures were given and 780 health ex
hibits held.