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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-08-26
MAKE ONLY TO SPEND.

We make more than others, but we
spend both carelessly and for advan-
tage. The American mechanics home
is frightened by pictures; well-made
furniture, carpets and tableware are
for his use; he has books on the
shelf; has a parlor organ, or even a
piano; he goes to the play once In
a while, and expects few holidays In
the summer, when he can visit some
crowded seashore. The American pro-
fessional man lives In his own house
or comfortable apartments, and
dresses and lives nearly up to his in
come, no matter what 1t Is. He is
never averse to receiving large fees,
but he is averse to storing them away
in. vaults. And this easy getting and
free spending give to us a larger view
of life than can obtain among people
who are forever counting the pennies
and trying to minimize expenditures.
Such people will have few Of the
wholesome pleasures that we enjoy
end their lives will lack range and
variety. The Individual who works
for $40 week and saves SO ofAit is
your true type of money-maker, but
he is not an Americans Brooklyn
Eagle.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-08-26

immensely Valuable Tracts etIli
standlnr In Thas Country.

immensely Valuable Tracts etIli
Standing In Thai Country.
The depletion of forests In the
United States Is the cause for the re.
cent attention which has been given
to timber lands In Mexico. This
country has vast tracts of valuable
timber which only await the advent
Of the railroads to make them Of
enormous commercial value. In the
southern part of the republic the hard
woods. such as mahogany, ebony and
cedar. have long been exploited and
the supply 10 growing very limited
within the access of transportation
facilities. Large forests Of such tim.
Der still exist however, in the more
remote sections. In the central and
northern parts Of the republic there
are large tracts Of soft pine, oak and
miscellaneous varieties, especially on
the western slope Of the central
mountain range, where there are as
vet almost no transportation facili-
ties, and along a wide strip Of land
extending westward from the gulf
coast.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-08-26
WHEN VISITING IS PLEASURE.

After all is said and done, visiting
friends must always be the most deli
cate OF pleasures. OF all forms Of
social enjoyment, we1l-chosen house
party is perhaps the most complete
and satisfactory. 1t is only during
such short vacations (and on board
ship that the CALLING harness OF ev-
ery-day routine drops completely from
ones weary shoulders; it is there
only that we escape entirely from the
myriad little cares and worries that
lie in wait for us outside. On look
ing back, many of us will be surprised
to find how most of our truest friend
ships date from the occasion offered
by visit. One may go on meeting
people for a decade at formal enter
tainments, and at the end of that time
know less of their real selves than Is
revealed by one short weekend"
passed together under congenial
roof especially if it be home where
the welcome is sincere and the liberty
is complete, and where the host and
hostess have taken the trouble to
sleep from time to time in their guest
chambers. - From Eliot Gregory's
Visiting in Country House, in the
August Century.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-08-26
AMT1H TIE WOQLD'S 4
- BEST WRITERS\
Jew THAT SHAKESPEARE DREW

Most people appear to think that
ehylock must either be a demon or
: savior. He is, In truth, mixture
Vt both--the mantle Jewl Once
more the poet shows the impartiality
IT the judge In dealing with Shylock.
He presents in him the vices as we'll
Is the virtues of his race. Domestic
lty is one of the Hebraic virtues. The
love Of his daupghter commends him
70 our sympathies-ano his vengeful
and cruel nature commands our CEN
sure. It is, therefore, ridiculous to
present Shylock as merely sympa-
thetic character or course, the cul-
mination Of suffering creates sym
rathy with any man, and, while laugh
Ing at his pretensions, we weep at
his griefs. There can be no doubt
that at the time Shakespeare wrote
The Merchant Of Venice" the Jews
we're not regarded with. high favor,
and Shylock's first speech shows he
Is Informed by the spirit Of revenge.
| do not deny that Shylock had just
cause to be angry, and 1t has been
said that revenge is a primitive form
Of justice. But just when we begin
to think that Shylock is becoming
the martyr-hero of the play, and that
al our sympathies are meant for him.
Shakespeare, the altruist, enters upon
the scene and gives US the immortal
speech on the quality Of mercy, which,
bursting the walls Of the narrow
court, breaches to humanity the eter
nal message Of Christian forgiveness.
Herbert Beerbohm Tree in The
Fortnightly Review.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-08-26
LIFE, DEATH AND LOVE.

A woman lay with closed eyes and
quiet breath waiting to welcome ar
angel whose presence seemed to over
shadow the white curtained room.
man knelt beside the bed, the WON.
ans hand pressed close In his against
his cheek, while his lips moved as II
in prayer.
In the room were Life, Death and
Love.
What have you given herr" ques.
toned Death of Life.
Il brought her my best gifts" an.
swered Life; youth, health. beauty,
Joy and Love-"
Has Love brought her good gifts?''
again asked Death. ;s
Said Love with wistful eyes, II
brought her brave, bright hours, sun
shine and laughter, happiness and
glory In living, and then heavy cross.
The sunshine she shed all about her,
even with the fading Of Lies glory;
the cross hidden deep in her soul cast
out self and made new radiance and
beauty there"
Let her come to me-" said Death.
Life had much to give, but peace and
rest are not for Life to bestow. Love
would give all, but must reckon with
the human heart. I will crown and
gi0rify and bless her"
Life fed from the quiet room with
q sigh and one whispered, tender
word; but Love fingered, brave even
in the full presence Of Death.
What OF him." said Love, pointing
to the kneeling figure.
"He made the CROSSE" Death asked.
Eyes," said Love, weeping.
I'VE must teach him., said Death,
what he could not learn from life."-
L. M. s., in, The Outlook.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-08-26
Privileged Guest.

OF a prominent lecturer of London
an acquaintance says: ION one occa.
SION he was the guest Of a friend OF
mine, busy Liverpool merchant, and
when the popular lecturer returned
from the hall he asked for all sorts
Of impossible dishes and liquid con.
coctions peculiar to abstalners-a de.
mand which somewhat upset the rou.
tine Of the household. When in bed
his nervous temperament was tried;
he could not bear the ticking of the
clocks. so he paraded the house in the
small hours Of the morning and
stopped them all. In consequences Of
this the servants had to be reused
by violent bell-ringing; but the guest
was not to be distressed, so he arose
again and ordered the servants back
to their rooms and locked them in and
then went back to bed"
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-08-26
IT WAS 4 GIRL.
Why Frank Goodbody Seemed 70 ee
Temporarily Dersnned.

Why Frank Goodbody Seemed 70 30
Temporarily Deranged.
This morning when court opened q
man. whom his friends could hardly
recognize, rushed in and with wild
gestures and disheveled hair, shouted
stop the deal. adjourn court, cut
out the venires, give the witnesses q
ten-days' furlough, tell the Jury to
bring In any old verdict, send the Jail
boys In turkey dinner, never mind
county expenses, I'll settle that and
see that your salary goes on; whoop
la" and as he turned three back
somersaults and retired from the
courtroom, he added. TITS girl,
weighs ten pounds, came to~the house
about o'clock this morning, didn't
register, but we adopted her without
papers! land he never went to the
trouble of walking downstairs, but
jumped astride of that spiral rail
and disappeared. Mother and child
doing well. but 1t is doubtful II Frank
Goodbody can pull through. Tomb.
stone Prospcctor.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-08-26
Shouting Their Praises.

Friarpoint, Miss, August % (Spe.
ciaD Cured of Bladder and Kidney
Trouble after rs years Of suffering,
Rev. H. H. Hatch, of this place, is
telling the public the good news and
shouting the praises Of the remedy
that cured him-Dodd's Kidney Pills.
Rev. Mr.. Hatch says
Il have been suffering from Blad.
der and Kidney Trouble for rs years
and have tried everything that peo-
pie said would do me good. But
nothing did me any good except
Dodd's Kidney Pills.
Il haven't felt a pain since took
Dodd's Kidney Pills. They gave me
health and / feel like new man al
together. Dodd's Kidney Pills are
the best ever had"
All Urinary and Bladder Troubles
are caused by diseased Kidneys. The
natural way to cure them Is to cure
the kidneys. Dodd's Kidney Pills
never fail to cure diseased kidneys
In any stage or place. They always
cure Backache and they are the only
remedy that ever cured Bright's Dis
ease.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-08-26
HOW TO REACH A DECISION.

If irdecision runs in the blood you
inherit arouse yourself and strange
this insidious foe to your achievement
before it saps your energy and ruins
your life chance. Do not wait until
tomorrow, but begin to-day. Compel
yourself to develop the opposite quail
ity by the constant practice of firm
decision. No matter how simple the
thing you are called upon to decide,
be it the choice OF hat or the color
or style of garment, do not vacil-
late. Throw all the light possible on
whatever you have in hand for de-
cision; weigh and consider it from
every point of view; call your com.
mon sense and best judgment to your
aid before reaching conclusion, and
then, when you have once made your
decision, let it be final. Let there be
no going back, no recorsidering, and
no opening the matter up for further
discussion. Be firm and positive. De-
clare the polls closed-Orison SWEET
Marden in Success.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-08-26
Edible Birds Nests.

CoTon, little island Of the Philip
pines, is one Of the chief sources from
which come edible birds nests. 1t has
sheer walls Of rock fronting the sea,
in which are deep holes where GER
tain sea swallow builds its nest. The
Wild aborigines, Tagbanounas, collect
the nests from the cliffs by means Of
long vine ropes, selling them to Chi.
nese traders, who export them to their
own country, where tley are consid.
cred great Selicacy. The nests are
three inches long and bring $12 (Mexi.
CAM for lunches of ten or twelve, &C
cording to size. The gum Of which
they are largely composed is secre.
ton from the salivary glands of the
swallows.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-08-26
WOMEN ON THE GOLF LINKS.

Golf is a grand old game, of course.
but its widespread popularity in this
country, its marvellous growth here in
the last few years, is largely due to
the interest that is taken in it by
young women. If it were not for their
presence in goodly numbers on the
links no such public favor as golf has
met with would have been recorded.
It is a repetition Of the old story of
the opera season; the presence Of
pretty women in the boxes makes us
all pretend to love music and crowds
the Metropolitan. The young Ameri-
can girl whe plays golf not Only fills
In the picture prettily, but plays q
rafting good game-as is evidenced
IN the scores made in the women's
metropolitan championship games on
the Apawamis grounds, which were
concluded in fine style recently. New
York Herald.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-08-26
Down 70 Bed Rock.

An English newspaper tells story
Of q noble lord when fifteen years ago
he was q rapid youth who had not yet
succeeded to the title. One day at the
races he lost 100000. all the money
he could raise by pledging his prop.
erty and borrowing from his friends.
Going up to his father. who was in
the racing inclosure, he said. by way
OF announcing his Ill fortune: "Will
you give me a match to light my ciga.
rette, dad? For shall not be able to
buy one myself"
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-08-26
TWICE A BRIDE At SIXTEEN.

Ohio Girl Welded at "A Gets Divorce
and viii Marry Again.
Sweet sixteen and twice a bride is
the record of Miss Bertha M. Craw-
ford, pretty country lass Of New
ark, Ohio.
Two years ago Miss Bertha, then
IA, slipped off to Covington, KY, with
her youthful sweetheart. Charles G.
Sutton, and was married. Parental
forgiveness and blessings were be-
slowed, but within the past year the
children became estranged and the
girl wife recently commenced action
for divorce.
Judge Walter Ervine granted the
decree. When 1t was announced Miss
Bertha, then restored to her maiden
name, wanted to apply for q new
license, but her lawyer, Judge Brister.
persuaded her to wait a day. Then
she married an old chum, Harry
Freas. She says she is sure she has
the right man this time.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-08-26
WHAT THE cocN's EYES SAID.

We give below in negro dialect an
extract from Mrs. Sutherland's drama
entitled "Po' White Trash" |, rep
resents a negro in the act Of killing
4 coon. He has brought the poor
beast to bay and now has him at his
mercy. Just before firing the fatal
shot he catches the coon's eye and is
stopped momentarily by the pathetic
appeal which he reads there. Tie ne.
gro is giving an account to the doc
tor, and we will let him tell 1t in his
own way:
"An' then, Doctor, saw that coon's
eyes-I saw that coon's eyes. Doc
tor, IL never saw coon's e,'es
befo'. reckon-I reckon-tb ere
wouldn't be so much hurtin' done in
this world eff jes' befo' yo' hurried vo'
saw the things eyes! An looked at
him-an' he looked at mean lis
eyes said, BE you goin' to kill me"
Thar worn't no trees-no sky-no
nothin'-jes' on'y that coon's eyes. It's
on'y towards kill what cant fight they
says. It's on'y devils kill TO- fun they
says. Everythin' tibet he'd ever been
'fraid--an' I've been 'fraid !--looked
out O. that coon's eyes. Everythin'
tibet ever been hurt-and, Coda.
mighty! I've been hurt! looked out O.
that coon's eyes. BE yo' goin' to kill
me-? they SEE. BE yo' goin' to kill
me?' An I Hinged my guns fairs she'd
few, an I SEE, No, yo' mean, scared.
hunted critter, yo!'"
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-08-26
ToADs, $40 EACH.

The wonderful insect-killing capac-
ity OF the toad is known in a general
way to the enlightened few, says
Country Life in America. An i'm
ported colony Of toads may be the
salvation Of a flower garden. We
now have some interesting figures,
which show that every toad in the
garden may be worth $40 or. more.
Many gardeners give their children
cent apiece for every cutworm de-
stroyed, considering this low esti-
mate Of the damage caused by these
insects. From May LIST to August LIST,
q toad may destroy 2,160 cutworms
which 1t would cost $21.60 to destroy
by hand. English gardeners are said
to pay as much as $25 per hundred
for toads for colonizing purposes.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-08-26
NAVAL euNNERY RECORDS.

It appears from tabulated state
ment Of the results of the annual
target practice issued by the navy de-
partment that the gunners Of our fleet
have attained a very high degree OF
accuracy. This is particularly true
with regard to guns of fiye-inch cali
Der and upward. The north Atlantic
end the. Asiatic battleship squadrons
have distinguished themselves by rec
Ords OF S7.27 per cent and 1924 per
cent, respectively. Tho cruisers have
not done so well as the battleships.
The explanation is simple enough.
The larger vessel constitutes stead
Ter gun platform in a seaway, and, its
guns being placed higher, more per-
feet range is secured. This concur
aion is emphasized by the fact that the
. gun practice of the torpedo flotillas
Was very unequal.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-08-26
Provisions From Trees.

There is a tree which grows in
sumatra, Algeria and China, which "a
known as the vegetable tallow tree
From its fruit large quantities Of oil
and tallow are extracted, and the fruit
Is gathered in November or December
when all the leaves have fallen. Elk.
cellent candies are made from the Der.
ries OF q tree which grows in some
parts OF South Africa and the Azores
At Sierra Leone Is found the cream
fruit tree. the fruit of which is very
agreeable in taste. In Ceylon there IL
the bread fruit tree, from which q
food IS made in the same way that We
make bread. It is said to be equally
good and nutritious. In South Ameri.
CO We find the milk tree.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-08-26
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psssyed Rat Into Trap and FInlsksd
u at Leisure.
"A weasel is a wizard as well as a
fighter, and often wins his battles by
strategy" said Emmett Wolfe of Mis-
sissippi. II was recently in fishing
camp that was near large stack of
lumber. It seemed that large num-
Der of rats inhabited the cool crevices
under the lumber pile, and one day a
weasel put in its appearance. We
had the pleasure of seeing battle
royal every day for several days. and
by and by the weasel had killed every
rat In the colonry except one which
was nearly as large as a cat.
They fought several times day,
and the weasel always got the worst
Of 1t. One day we noticed 1t indus
triously digging hole under the
woodpile, and thought little Of it. A
little after we saw 1t challenge the ra;
to battle, and as soon as the fight be.
gan to warm up the weasel suddenly
turned tail and sneaked to the hole
like all possessed. The rat followed
in hot pursuit, and both disappeared
in the mouth of the weasel's hole. 1t
was only twinkling until the weasel
reappeared. and flashed into the hole
again.
Eve watched a long time and Meth
er animal appeared. Finally we NOV.
ed the wood and dug out the weasers
hole. We found the rat dead--and
the weasel had dug itself out an
other way. The weasel had trapped
the rat and killed it at leisure, the
hole being too small at one end for
the rat to escape, which the weasel
knew all the while. Louisville Cour-
ier-J
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-08-26
How dear to my heart is the drink Of
First High Pews in Churches

During the reign of William and
Mary in England worthy bishop
complained to the latter that the
ladies' of the court were wont to fix
their eyes on their neighbors rather
than on him during his discourse. 1t
apparently never occurred to the d.
vine that the fault might lie In the
sermons themselves.
By consent of the Queen high pews
were introduced to prevent wander
ing eyes. "As for the young ladies
for whose spiritual welfare they were
DEVISED says writer, their indig-
nation was only surpassed by the
rage Of their admirers" From that
time high pews were very commonly
placed in churches.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-08-26
How codiciI Was Destroyed.

Mr.. Oswald Bullard, cycle agent
at Royston, Herts, England, recently
told a strange story in the Probate
court Of how codicil to the will of
testator named Edmunn. Brook Mum
had been destroyed. He said that he
was riding motor-tricycle to London,
when the machine caught fire, and he
used his coat to put out the flames.
The codicil was in the pocket and
was burned. Pressed by counsel, he
carefully opened a brown paper par
eel and showed charred garment.
He also said that the testator had
given him power to use or destroy
the codicil as he liked.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-08-26
Meaning Of Orange Blossoms.

The orange tree is regarded as q
prince among trees. and the emblem
Of genius. A popularity of this tree
Ia that it bears fruit and flowers at
the same time. Its leaves are ever
green. and es 1t grows older it grows
in beauty and fruitfulness. 1t blossoms
filing the air with their fragrance.
1t is indeed a fit emblem of marriage
promise and hopes. The orange tree
Is considered typical of love, because.
though its fruit IS golden and its flavor
and scent delicious, its rind is bitter.
and, as every one knows who has ex.
perienced 1t, Cupid's dart causes pain.
The orange is emblematic of gratitude
as well as Of genius and love.-Phila,
delphla Inquirer.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-08-26
AS EASY
Needs Only Little THINKING.

Needs Only a Little Thinking.
The food Of childhood often decides
whether one is to grow up well nour-
ished and healthy or weak and sick
ly from improper food.
It's just as easy to be one as the
other provided we get proper start.
A wise physician like the Denver
Doctor who knew about food, can &C.
complish wonders provided the pa.
tent is willing to help and will eat
only proper food.
Speaking Of this case the Mother
said her little four year old boy was
suHerlng from q peculiar arrangement
OF the stomach, liver and kidneys and
MS feet became so swollen he couldn't
take step. 1--WE called Doctor who
SAID at once we must be very careful
as to his diet as improper food was
the only cause Of his sickness. Sugar
especially, he forbid.
SO the DR.. made up q diet and the
principal food he prescribed was
"peNuIs ana the boy, who was very
fond of sweet things took the Grape.
Nuts readily without adding any
sugar. (Dr. explained that the sweet
In Grape-Nuts is not at all like cane
or beet sugar but is the natural sweet
OF the grains.) l
We saw big improvement inside .
lew days and now Grape.Nuts are al
nost his only food and he is once
more a healthy. happy. rosy-cheeked
youngster with every prospect Ia
grow up into a strong healthy man."
Name given by Postum CO., Battle
Creek, Mich.
The sweet Of Grape-Nuts is the Na
lure-sWeet known as Post Sugar, not
algested In the liver like ordinary
sugar, but pre-digested. Feed the
Youngsters handful OF Grape-Nuts
Wnen Nature demands sweet and
them to call for sugar.
There's reason.
Get the little book 1.-THE Road to
"eilvlle" in each pkg.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-08-26
Harmon Inn.

Of his descendants. It was on the
direct stage line between Troy and
Montreal and Brattleboro for many
years, and had wide reputation.
For fifty years 1t has not been occu.
pied, except as storehouse, and is
rapidly going to pieces.
It was in this house that Gen. John
Stark took his breakfast the morning
of the battle Of Bennington, after
leaving his camp and marching to
meet the British forces.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-08-26
WHY THE SALVATION ARMY"
Name OF Great Organization Matter
Of Chance.

4
OF Chance.
In note upon the origin OF the
Salvation army the following account
of the selection of the title is given
by London Opinion: William Booth
the younger one day wrote at his
fathers dictation the words The
Christian mission is a voluntary
army" Suddenly Mr.. Booth leaned
over his sons shoulder and substi-
tuted the word salvation" for vol.
untary." Thus was the Salvation
army born. And the addition of the
various military titles followed nat.
urally, though curiously enough that
OF captain was originally intended to
be nautical, in order to please the
Whitby fishermen. As for Mr.. Booths
title OF general, the credit for it be-
longs to Capt. Cadman. who one day
announced him at a meeting as the
general of the Salvation army. and
that has stuck to him ever since.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-08-26

over.
The force which keeps the top
standing up is lot bigger than one
would think. Try to knock it down.
Yon GAN knock it clear across the
room, but as long as it is spinning
fast 1t will stand up.
In the head -of Mr.. 0. Schlick Of
Hamburg, Germany, the idea sprout-
ed Of putting such a big top inside
q boat that old ocean wouldn't be
able to wiggle 1t about. BY fixing the
top and bottom Of the tops axis in
the boat, he makes the boat as steady
as the top.
For an ocean liner his top" would
have to be heavy metal fywheel Of
about twenty-five feet in diameter.