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Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1921-02-04
Wax for Photograph Cylinders.

The wax made use of in the manu-
facture of monograph cylinders is
from the carnauba. wax palm. The
best quality comes from the young and
tender leaves. They are cut at three
different periods during the wax sea-
son. which extends from September 10
March. Two thousand leaves are re-
quired to make from % to 80 pounds
of wax. The leaves are dried in the
sun and then thoroughly beaten with
fails to remove the wax. The raw ma
terial is melted in boiling water and
strained to remove foreign matter.
The strained mass hardens quickly and
turns a light yellow
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1921-02-04
Wedding Cake Lore"

Into the batter of wedding cake
is mixed a half dozen portions of
lore" at least. In fact, at the we'd
ding feast. the wedding cake stands
upon level of importance with the
bride and groom, because in 1t there
is something's wish, a hope. a sur
prise or disappointment-a prom
Use OF riches for some Of the guests.
Just what the origin OF including
the thimble. the wedding ring. and
the other popular ingredients of the
successful wedding cake, is not known,
but II seems to he more or less of 4
comparatively modern custom.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1921-02-04
VARlET OF FEED ESSENTIAL
Every Flock Of Hens Must Be Supplied
With Necessary Material to
Manufacture Eggs.

Every flock of hens Is an egg fac
tory. Like any other factory the flock
can be given the best materials In the
world to work on and still fail to pro-
duce enough to pay for running the
plant. Good feed In sufficient variety
Is necessary for egg production. but
the ability to manufacture eggs from
feed must be there first.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1921-02-04
Beauty Chats
BY EDNA KENT FORBES
FRUIT MAKES BEAUTY

HERE'S another menu, which vii,
IL not add an ounce Of flesh to the
plump woman
Boiled fish,
Roast mutton. sauce vinaigrette,
Cauliflower.
Sliced peaches or stewed peaches
Black coffee, or clear tea.
There Is plenty Of nourishment In
this meal, yet no fat. Starches like
potatoes, gravy, fat soup, cream,
sugar, are not included at all, the
bread to be eaten with the meal IL
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1921-02-04

gluten bread which is not fattening.
and sweetening for coffee is sacchar-
inc, not sugar.
good luncheon for the woman
who wants to reduce would be-
Sliced cold meat,
Stuffed olives,
Fruit salad.
And all the gluten bread desired.
OF course butter Is not included In
any way In q course of diet that is to
reduce. for butter is pure fat.
A woman who weighs 100 pounds
and who is trying to reduce by taking
this scientific diet along with Turkish
baths and exercise, complains that she
feels hungry between meals. Eating
little and often tends to fatten, yet
when the system demands food, II Is
hest to give 1t. An apple eaten be-
tween times will not hurt.
Copyright,
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1921-02-04
MAKE HEN FLOCK PROFITABLE
With Possible Exception OF Leohorrs
Fowls Over Two Years Old Do
Not Pay to Keep.

1t seldom pays to keep hens for lay.
ing after they are two and one-half
years old. This may not be true of
Leghorns but Is generally so of most
other breeds. Hens older than this
may return some profit but younger
hens will return greater profits. In
this day of high-prlced feed. culling
will make poultry more profitable.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1921-02-04
Acetylene In Place Of Ak.

The success Of the acetylene torch
In cutting metals suggests to south
ern lumber concern the possibility of
using the same method to fell cypress
trees. No fire danger would be In.
yolved. since this particular timber
grows In swamps, and those response.
bile for the proposal are now search.
Ing for further evidence of Its practice.
h''ity- Popular Mechanics Magazine.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1921-02-04
Arthur sifton, Ottawa, Dead.

OTTAWA, Ont.-Arthur Lewis Sif-
ton, dominion secretary of state since
December 8, 1919, died here recently.
He was 81 years old and had been
chief justice of the supreme court
and premier of Alberta.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1921-02-04
FARM
POULTRY
LARGE INFLUENCE OF MALES
Selection Of Boosters to Increase Eao
Production 10 Urged BY Poultry
Specialists.

Although poultry experts have long
advocated culling non-producing hens,
poultry workers at the College Of
Agriculture at Ithaca now advise the
selection Of ROSTERS to increase egg
production. according to an article In
the Cornell Countrymen. From ex-
periments extending back for more
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1921-02-04
NO PROFIT IN POOR LAYERS
Improbable Producers Should Be
culied Out to Save Hi0h-PrIced
Feed and Labor.

It pays to Gull out the poor layers
any time. to save the feed AMI labor
they cost, but to make profit on
them II Is best to Gull In late summer
or early fall, before the rush Of spring
chickens lowers the market price OF
old henA
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1921-02-04

A cold wave is upon US, and
heaven is again relied upon to pro-
tect the working girls chest.-Kan-
sas City Star.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1921-02-04
Death Calls Congressman.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo-Charles Booker.
representative in congress from the
Fourth Missouri district, died at his
home in Savannah, Mo-, recently.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1921-02-04
An Irish Harbjnoer.

Pat-"Phwat do he the first sign Of
spring, Moike?" Mike-"Shure. it's
whin ye notice thot it amt here yet"
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1921-02-04

pipe to make his stove draw well,
and In a few days Mr.. Fox told all
his friends OF his new home and In
vited them to housewarming.
Mr.. Coon and Mr.. Possum and Mr..
Squirrel were not at all upset by find
ing out that Mr.. Fox's new home was
in the big tree, but Mr.. Rabbit and
Mr.. Badger looked very sad and said
1t was out Of the question for them
to accept Mr.. Fox's kind invitation,
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-11-06

1t was late in the summer, prob
ably about July, when, Mrs. Rob
bins said, the medium told her:
"You'u have to take the baby
away from here You'd better all go
TO California. I'll go with you 10
keep the baby materialized.
Too many people know you and
your story around here.
They want to touch the baby all
the time. BY touching it they dis
lodge ethereal atoms. They'll pick
it to pieces-demateriaize tiff you
don't watch out"
And so, the Robbins say, they sold
all the stock and property on THEN
rented farm, bought two automo-
biles and drove to California with
the medium her husband, the
mediums daughter and two Of her
friends.
1--WE paid all the expenses" said
Mrs. Robbins very simply.
MY suspicious began to be
aroused early this year" the wife
continued. "She had been holding
seances in Long Beach and other
places. One day she told me:
CT have 10 materialize 16 gifts
tonight. It's too great a strain on
me-
so I helped her pick out five or
six necklaces and little things down
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-11-06

called her husband, a lamp was
lighted and they saw the baby. 1t
was very small. 1t weighed less
than five pounds. 1t was tongue
tied, as had been their baby,
The medium through whom the
miracle" was to have been worked,
Mrs Robbins explained, said she
would remain in Chicago, her home,
in a trance.
Through her COMMUNICATIONS
with the spirits" the mother said.
"she was to have them materialize
my baby and give it back to me-"
"On the night the baby was de-
livered," Robbins said, "the woman's
husband hitched up a team and
drove away from the farm. We
didn't, at that time, notice him go.
"If we'd noticed that, we might
have connected his drive with the
fact that a train from Chicago was
due about that time.
He drove away, came back, and
drove away again. Then he came
back. put the team away and went
to bed.
I'VE believe now that he met his
wife, carrying the baby, at the train,
brought them to the house, where
the medium placed the child IN my
wife's bed. and then took her back
to get another train.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-11-06

their small son were waiting in the
same room. II was on the second
floor Of the farmhouse. They had
been instructed to leave the kitchen
door ajar, but they had closed it.
IL wasn't locked.
I'D fallen asleep" said Robbins,
and so had the boy. But Ada was
awake, L guess"
NO" his wife said. mot awake.
L was doing. Then a scratching
sort OF noise awakened me. l.
seemed to be on the steps. 1 lis
tened and waited.
Il felt, rather than saw. the bed
room door swing back. 1t was very
dark. There wasn't a light in the
house, and it was cloudy. I'd no
ticed when l went to bed that the
stars were not visible.
Something glided across the floor
TO my bedside. It was tall, and
could barely see the outlines of a
figure against the gloom of the
night.
Child Was Given Her.
THE figure stopped and I felt the
warm cheek of a tiny baby against
my breast. But 1 didn't stir.
THE wife Of our employee had told
me not to move for Is minutes. So
I didn't"
After the time had. elapsed she
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-11-06
FAITH OF MOTHER
Is NOW In DOUBT
Baby Brought Back From
Dead Now Believed Child
of Chicago Woman.

Los ANGELES. Calf, Nov. g.
/ Que question gnaws at the great
mother heart OF pretty Mrs. Ada NJ.
Robbins. tate Of Dysart, Ia. and now
/ Of RedOndo Beach. 1t Is:
Whose IS the baby she believed,
until a feW weeks ago, was her dead
child come back from the spirit
world?
There is no question OF her
Astounding love for the sy-cheeked,
toddling infant. With more pathos
than she realizes she has named II
Vivian Constance for her baby who
went away after five hours of life.
There Is no question Of relinquishing
the child; IL has taken root too deep
ly in her affections
But neither, now. Is there a ques-
ton in her mind that she was de-
, ceived that starless night of June
IA, 1920. when the warm little body
was placed in her bed.
To Search For ChiId's Mother.
So she has vowed to begin a tire
less search which she believes Will
lead back two years into the sealed
records Of a hospital in Chicago. into
the first floor front" OF an apart
ment house there, and into the liYes
OF at least two persons-one a
woman she now believes is the
mother of the child.
II was an astounding story which
Mrs Robbins unfolded as she sat
with her husband in the parlOr Of
their modest home high on a hill
in RedOndo.
I'VE were renting the farm at
Dysart. A man and his wife worked
for us. She said she was a spirit
medium-and I thought she was. 1
never doubted, at that time. She
interested me in spiritualism.
1T was the first day Of October.
1919, when" she choked a little
and her husband finished the SEN
tence.
Baby lived Only Five Hours.
our baby was born. 1t was a
girl. We named it Vivian Constance
But it only lived about five hours
Ada was all broken up by it's death
didn't know. for while, but what
I'd lose her. too"
Mrs. Robbins continued:
This woman told me not 10
worry. The next March we all went
TO a lecture by Sir Oliver Lodge
and then consulted a Chicago woman
authority on spiritual phenomena.
Il was still grieving for my baby
This Chicago woman told us TO fast
and TO pray.
And then our farmers wife
promised she would recreate my
baby from the spirit world-ma-
terialize it for me and give it back"
The night OF June a was set for
the promised rebirth OF the child.
Mrs Robbins, her husband and
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-11-06

Gradually Thomas became suspicious
and distrustful again-began again
10 be eaten by jealousy.
He accused her OF flirting with the
sailors on the bi-weekly provision
boat. He disliked and suspected her
women friends He made himself
so disagreeable when she had occa-
sional guests that they would never
come again, she says.
The Greater Sufferer.
He became half crazed with his
jealousy, II appears from her COM
plant. on at least one occasion.
she asserts, ne seized and tore up
letters she received from members
OF her own family.
If she took a spyglass to watch
the passing OF a ship out 90 sea or
into harbOr he suspected her Of pick
ing tOut men abOard-perhaps Of
making signs 10 them. He was silly
absurd, craZy-what you will.
But at the same time he was
suffering acute and very veal torture
himself He showed this in every
thing he did. He was moody, de-
pressed. unhappy. He could not eat
nor sleep at times He was in a
torment Of pain.
Well-the experiment OF isolation
failed. Mrs. Thomas gave up in
despair. She sued for a divorce.
The ground given was extreme
cruelty.
But was she the only one who
suffered J. Is doubtful.
It seems that OF the two who made
such a struggle against their hu-
manness-tried so hard 70 win a
victory in happiness-that per-
haps George Thomas went through
the most terrible fortunes.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-11-06

fat a Strand store She passed them
out AT the seances that night az
materialized gifts from the spirit
world
con another occasion she bought
mother-of- pearl cross-and mater
ialized = AT a sea nce
NO my faith is very weak now.
7 am confident the baby Is not mine
About spiritualism Well. I'm not
sure whether 7 beieve in II or not
There are 50 many things 10 con
slider"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-11-06
FASHION NOTE.

Chloe-"I sho' mighter knowed I
gwine have bad luck If I do dat
washin' on Friday"
Daphne-'What bad luck done
come to yuh ?"
Chloe-'I SEN home dat pink sill
Petticoat wild de filly aidge what I
was gwine keep out 20 wear to
church on Sunday" -Columbi (S.
c. State
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-11-06
JEALOUSY GUSTS LOVE
IN LONE SEA RETREAT

seemed 20 like the people on the ia
iands-and ne was better physically
;han he had ever been. But mis-
mental disease showed only temper
airy Improvement.
Al the very first he was like his
Old self. his wife says. He whistled
and made jokes. he played little
tricks on her-they tramped and
rOmped tOgether-they were lovers
again-honeymOOning
But presently the old and dread
ed symptoms began 10 return.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-11-06
Stunning Rctort.

When the woman motorist was
called upon 20 stop she asked in
dignantly. What DO YOU want with
me7"
You were travelling 50 miles an
hour" answered the police officer
Forty miles an hour2 Why. 7
haven't been out an hour" said the
woman.
eco ahead" said Tho officer.
That's a new one TO me.'-F,x-
change.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-07-25
SMALL INCREASE
IN BANK DEBTS

Volume OF business. as measured by
debts To individual accounts reported
- tho Fedora Reserve Beard for banks
N ia important clearing house "eNters
increased from 5;.23j. nnh. 600 Cor IA"
week ending July % - SS.+lT. 900 600 FOR
tho weak ending Ju.y n. an Increase %
sSc.0oNnoo. n. about p"- cont. Sew
ara oc tho leading ""at.rS in"'ud.rc
r"cro!t and San Francisco. rc7or' con
sidcrably smaller toia S than the ""ca
becNre
As compared with The rorr"spo7d'n :
week N 1920. debts for tn" week end
rrc July 90 arc smaller ny E.7HS n0h Hoh
or about !? per cent. this !aG being COM
parable with - yer con, shown for N"
preceding week. For Esw York cry
debts for tho. week under review were
g per cont below the corresponding t!E
nrHS IN, mn
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-07-25
QUIET IN THE
STOCK MARKET
nv HENRY CLEwS.

New YoTk. jay Ht.---Th" stock market
has bc~n exceedingly quiet THIS week
which - no. unusual At this per'"i ~
tho YEAR. It has been DEMONSTRATED
vrrti, clearly that the thorough nGuid.'-
ton which has taHen r'a"c has gwen u
q very much better 'oot1f. To hc sure
n. demand from IN" outside pubic ~
SIN mcagrc bit. On III" Other hahd'
offerings are equally HEht. md n order
to hrlrg cut stock n any Guantil!
vruld-hc buyers md II r"c"sSarf 10 az
vance their htds. II vii thus b" seen
hat tn" trading clement with r"ariSh
rrorhyi;ics Which tnr nuWncT 81
weeks hay. had !. largely their town
yav ar" ne longer IN 4 position I" con-
troll market. This does not imply.
.h,uorrr tina: tho search Ter weak spots
VII 70, 20 continued, as ia" "utS'and-
Ing bar account Is sti!l pretty well rf~
tended. Notwithstanding that the gen.
oral public A.. apparently stlil AFRAID u
make new ventures on large Sca'c' IN
ouIrjcs regarding securities arc ln"T"SS-
ing. showing THAI more interest Is p''hH
cyinccd. THIS naturally suggests mat
vhcr Tho present state Of !cthaTEy Is
ended luvinE orders will NC NOR" pen J.
;!cuL In the meantime. as pointed "Nt
h.rr,orrrr. thu present market does not
lack good trading opportunities. VIVA
,rr.b or the ordinary risk eliminated.
Eventually We lnuh for h:Sh"- Levels AS
the trade outlook - undoubtedly III"
proving.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-07-25
DIR STRIDER TO SPEAK
AT PARK SERVICES

Key. l.. f.. 7. Str!dcr, rector o: 81
Matthew's l.. r. church. VIII deliver tho
message at neat sunday oyonings open
ni- meeting NJ Riverside Park. where
services arc conducted each Veek by
t. ". Cory. superintendent or tho !ocai
Union Mission. lev. Suider's talk WI.
10 greeted witE zeal enthus sm as lt
ia a vel! known speaker rt real ability
and his MESA gei arc always we'll n orh
hearing.
last evening there were more than
seven hundred persons present at tho
parx, md tho meeting was full TO tho
h-!m OF interest and cntkuslasr Rev
cory was In charge and NJ. and Mrs
X. f. Gonsoman. Of Steuben,:ne whore
The former is IN charge of-the Union
N!rslur. weTr present NJ. Goossna7
had charge OF the Song service and also
sang n 500. Mrs. 'rras-n'sn rendo-ed
g, hcLuti " ,,o-i. selection which was
much Appreciated.
Rrv. +. :. B'shn1. raster OF No-ta
s,,-co, If. T.. chu-ch delivered the mos
.lrr. which Ma IN inc SDSJect Of Re-
rcatarcc" His TAX Vas most insPIr' IS
AMI th;- all-!mportant t"7.r - ono that
is upp"rr'oSr in most peoples minds.
n ADDITION. tho F;-st t,ngl!sA Luih-
T-n- Orlri"t,o wah pr.soNt and did
,hrt- b.; W, NHcrirC several musical
nrr,hs->. adding mu"h 10 the success a:
TIC c'cn:nE.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-07-25
IRON REVIEW


New York. Ju.: :t---Th. steai market
has been very unsettled AID weak. he
mand has shown = sight improN ement
n so"e directions. bu; competition WAS
50 keen that pic" cutting has becom"
very general and quotations are !.reeu-
lar. In View OF conditions II $ tho con-
scaSuE OF opinion tina; another read
jUStm"U: ~ values IS probable as pre-
Nai.0E official Yr.CsS are not being
ma:nta. ned an arc largely 9om!naI. PIG
iron IS also weak with = further down
ward tcuirac! I'll. demand is 10y
Si,uti'd and wt.ic Il shows Il Hit.c I'M
p-ovemcn, hc-. and ,!lcrc on the whole
II IS poor.
copper has been weak ard low. Elec-
tru!ytic ~ now available at i2ia cents
for spot and prompt delivery and could
Dc bought from some Of the smaller
dealers - l@>, cents delivered for
prompt shipment cash.
Lars" producers show no inclination
20 torT" sales. Neither domestic or
foreign demand has been attracted by
the decline and the cn::r' American
consumption today is estimated At not
oy"r forty million pounds Ter month
Most O. the demand IS beng Surr.!"i hy
geco,.d hands Not only arc stock o: re-
fined "oppr. nCw reported 10 be larger
than At the beginning Of tn" H"a-. but
1t IS understood that a. -: ne exports
aad, - the las ~ woHthS have MT
gone into consumption.
Tin has shown further Weakness on
account oc Grr..Hrs ~ London and
straits. hu: with s"in" ENLARGEMENT Of
trade between dealers.
Lead continues III ia.7 drmanu with
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-07-25
FUNERAL DIRECTORS
GO TO HUNTINGTON

A;a lac hour asst evening SIX UNDER
,aAe-s from tho Wheeling district had
made known ,helr intentions |" aiieho
the twenty-sevc7th annual convention or
the Vest Virginia Funeral directors
o..or,,,,,, 20 10 held Tuesday aid
Wednesday, ~ huntington. Tho nus!-
ness session. will BE he'd IN the VANITY
Fair building. Will" headquarters WI
pc a; the t'red"r.rh hotel
Among tho Whcci!rGi:c' arc Edward
Cuocy. Norwood; Louis Bert'chy anu
Gus:ay T. IN!dcA-and. both " wheeling.
Th.se three ,c.t on tho Genera! Wood
yesterday afternoon. The others ara
\. r., CriGcr. ri LIN Grove; Frank n"
Foster. Of WcNsbGEE. and W. l. '"2"' :
OF ,hIs city. Thr .aEt three VIII IeaNe
TIE city como ;im" today.
TIE state hoard % "mh.ImcTS VII.
;r.-,, ;h.s morning. ~ O'Clock, II which
examinations uf Applicants vii! be taken
I'd aI.I acts! upon.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-07-25

Harrison Times Geo Ri Ryrrn' has 7Ht
IN biz watermelon patch fo- al 81 Us
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-07-25
APPOINTED
RECEIVER OF BANK

ParkcrsburE, ". Va. July 2A.-"l!-
liam G.. Pcterk!R has been nameo re-
ce!vc- fo- the Central Bank ard ITast
company, Of this city, giving BOND OF
10000 7MIs action was brought !a'o
Saturday evening before Judge water
T.. McDuug.c. Of tho Wood county car
cult court. on applicR ton OF Il. = ~
foreman. with more than Joo persons
named as defendant. Tho bill! OF par
,l,u,a-s ned In tho suit declares that
the trust company IS !Hsolvent and pTaya
:hc r,ur, 10 appi:, I. receiver 10 WIND
-, Is affairs. AsartG and liabilities are
saII to be about $4,000 each.