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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-12-09

large as the average in the other
states, but much below the figure Of
Arizona and New Mexico.
There are few centenarians In New
England, but the number of persons
between the ages of rs and 100 there
are more than in any other section of
the United States; and the two New
England states which are most noted
on account of tn e'r great number of
old inhabitants are Vermont and
Maine. Massachusetts has a consid.
cradle number, but the people Of Mas.
sachusetts are generally of a more
progressive character than those of
the farming districts of Vermont and
Maine, and urban life is not generally
conducive to longevity.
The large number of centenarian,
In the territories is to be ascribed
probably, to favorable climatic condt
tons, for both Arizona and lew Mex
leo enjoy celebrity as beneficial In
pulmonary ailments. The question Of
territorial organization has urobatl y
nothin to do with it ...
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-12-09
Danger in Health Fads

the danger Of breathing impure air
or drinking impure water, contract
ing chills, eating and drinking too
much. and SO forth. This knowledge,
however, need not turn the care of
the health into bugbear. One can
make a "fad" Of health as of any
other useful thing, says the London
Queen. One can grow monomaniacal
on the value Of fresh air or wooden
underclothing. and the mischief of our
mania is not the harm we do ourselves
so much as the damage we do others
in turning them against the object of
our fad. Take the wearing of wool,
for instance. Have not many people
been resolutely set against it by those
faddists who persist in wearing their
flannel shirts ostentatiously, and who
maintain that their hygienic value is
destroyed If their hideousness is soft.
ened by wearing linen collars and
Guns with them?
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-12-09

Homemade Water Motor.
cloth. Slip it through the wheel and
mount collar on each side, pressing
them tight together, and fastening
with the set-screws in the collars. A
pulley can be mounted on either end
OF the shaft.
In making the Jet, fill piece of ".
inch galvanized pipe, 31s inches long.
with Rabbit metal. When cold, bore
a 3-16-inch hole through the center
lergthwise. Make this hole conical,
tapering from 3-16-inch to the full ".
inch.
The box Is made in two parts. The
lower carries the wheel, the bearings
and the Jet, the upper serves to pro-
tcct against spray. Use seasoned *
inch stuff. The outside dimensions
are II inches long, II inches high,
inches wide. Screw securely and
brace with cast-iron angles. The box
has no top nor bottom.
Midway on each side, with its cen.
ter 3 inches from the top, bore a ~.
inch hole for the Rabbit box, and
from the upper edge of the box bore
with a A-inch bit down through the
larger holes we'll into the wood below.
To prepare for casting the bearings,
first wrap the shaft with two thick.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-12-09
De made by turning it upon its Ion,

% MADE Dy turning it upon its Ions
axis.
Screw the box to a stout plank. hav.
Ing S'inch hole directly under the
center of the wheel. The board
should be long enough to reach the
length OF the sink and be attached to
the woodwork at each end. This ia
simple and firm. The Joint can he
made watertight by a washer of thin
sheet rubber. If the wheel ia user
to drive a dynamo, both may be at.
tached to the same Dashboard.
The spray guard is separate for con.
venience in casting the Rabbit boxes
and subsequently for oiling. It is con.
structed of zinc, 6 inches high. and
long and wide enough to slip snugly
into the lower section for about /
inch. Four screws will keep It in
place. The machine * low complete.
H. F. Swartz, in Scientific American
ourrlor' emit.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-12-09
Take Time for Leisure

morrow, he will find himself IN much
better condition the next day to enter
the business or professional arena. He
will be much fresher and stronger,
will have more elasticity and sponta
neity, and will do his work much ca
sier and with less friction than 1t he
thinks, thinks, thinks of business all
the time he is at home.
No matter if his business affairs are
not going just as he likes, he is only
wasting the energy and mental power
which would enable him to overcome
these unfortunate conditions by drag.
ging business into the home, and wor
rying and fretting the family about
things that they cannot help.
If he would form the habit of lock-
ing all his grained, grabbed, ugly
critical, nagging and worrying in the
store or office at night, and resolve
that, whether his business or profes
sion Is a success or failure, his home
shall be a SUGGESTIVE happiest
sweetest and cleanest place on earti
he would find 1t greater invest
ment than any ever made in a bust
ness way.-Montreal Herald.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-12-09
Where People Live Long

The pitiless logic of percentages, as
applied to vital statistics, falls short
Of accounting for one fact in the GEN.
sus reports-the longevity of resi-
dents Of the few remaining territories
Of the country.
or the 100000 persons in the popu.
latioR Of the average American com.
munity. taking the whole country
through, there is just one which
reaches or exceeds the age Of 100. Az
the census computers prosaically ez.
press 1t, 1899 die before that time"
One In 100000 is, therefore, the per.
centage of centenariars in the United
States; but in Arizona 1t Is ten-ten
times as high as in the rest of the
country; and in New Mexico 1t is
nine-nine times as high as in the
other portions Of the United States.
Some states-Arkansas, Minnesota,
Utah, Wyoming, and Idaho-haye no
centenarians. Some states-Flurida,
California, New Hampshire, South
Carolina and Vermont-have 6 high
rate GO centenarians-thr times ss
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-12-09
Lang on Table. Tipping

room-which was not room In the
house where the table was so well In
spired. Nothing else of the sort ever
happened to me. 1t was an "automa'
tism." I did not know what the ta'
BILE said" till l was told, and Of the
watches l knew nothing at all. sim.
ply do not understand the case; but
Spirits" did not even pretend to be
mixed up in it. The least inconceiv.
able psychic explanation Is that
Frank, who was at school, wired" ON
to me, without knowing 1t. a fact
which he had forgotten, and that l.
without knowing It. made the table
tilt out the answer.
Frank at that time was q queer, Wis.
ionary boy. a sensitive; but to do all
this was rather out Of his line. The
skeptical theory would be that Frank.
having heard the story, and accident.
ally come upon the lost watches, put
them in the place where the table
said they were, "and the same with in.
tent to deceive" But did not even
know that there was a room In his
fathers house called "the children's
ROOM"
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-12-09
Section of the Water Wheel,


nesses of tissue paper, serving ulti
mately to give little play between
the bearing surfaces, then run 1t
through the holes, centering it care
fully. The shaft Is held in place and
the holes are covered to permit cast.
ing. by mounting the pulley collars
and showing them tight against the
wood on the inside, and by snugly fit.
ting cardboard to the shaft and tack.
ing 1t on the outside. The metal is
poured through the A-inch hole in
one steady stream until 1t overfiows.
When the shaft is withdrawn and the
cards and tissue paper removed, an
excellent bearing will be found. From
the top bore out A-inch oil holes.
Mount the wheel, and oil the bearings,
when, II the shaft is true, it will run
easily and smoothly.
In the end of the box bore a hole
with its center 2% inches from the
lower edge, and IN inches from each
side. The diameter of this hole should
be such as just to permit the Jet to
be hammered in. The stream of water
will thus hit the upper quarter of the
lowest cup, when directly beneath the
shaft. and the center of the cup next
following. AS the jet is apt not to be
absolutely true, slight adjustment can
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-12-09

A medical writer Of eminence said
lately that he never knew strict
dietarian who did not after a time
become a confirmed dyspeptic."
Shackles never produce strength In
the wearer. The body shackled by
constant conformity to rules loses its
natural vigor, just as the tied-up limb
loses its muscular power.
People who are afraid to open their
windows lest a draught should give
them neuralgia, who are afraid to 60
out II there is little rain, or q little
wind, or a little cold. because they
are $50 delicate" infallibly become
more so, and in time make themselves
as sensitive as dollhouse plants, which
can only exist in one particular spot
in the overheated conservatory.
There are, of course, certain general
rules of health which every one
should understand and comply with,
II they wish to avoid illness. such as
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-12-09
WITH THE
VE1EDANN

---ssuuri could not accept us and the
boys were in state of mind.
We had banked on our name,
Yates phalanx, carrying us through.
but other regiments got ahead of us
IN completing organization. We
thought the governor hadn't taken
enough interest in the phalanx, and
some OF us told him so. Thereupon
the governor, to show his interest in
the regiment, sent Capt. o. L. Mann
to Washington to urge the immediate
acceptance of the phalanx. Finally
the regiment was accepted as the
Ihlrty-ntnth Illinois infantry, the day
after the first battle of Bull Run was
fought. We left Chicago Oct. 10, 1851,
for st. Louis. Five weeks later we
were ordered to Williamsport with the
best of the regiments in the field.
We went into the service a prize
Grill battalion and in good time we
won reputation as good marchers
and fighters, and Gov. Yates showed a
very kindly interest in us. While we
were in North Carolina, in January,
1868, the governor sent US new flag
with his portrait on it, and several
months later we took that flag into
Fort Wagner on Morris island, South
Carolina, under what might be called
suspension of the rules. That was
long siege, and we were in the
trenches a good many times. It so
happened that we were in the
trenches on the night the general as.
sault was ordered. Our outlook dis.
covered that the fort was being evacu.
ated, and under the leadership of Col.
0. l.. Mann we scrambled into the fort
just in time to cut the fuses set to
blow up the Notifications.
AFTER scrap with the rebel rear
guard we hoisted the Yates flag on
the parapet and our commanding Off.
Ger sent a quaint dispatch to Gen. Gil.
more, announcing that the Yates pha
lanx was in the bombproofs OF Fort
Wagner two hours ahead of time.
This was talked about good deal
VIXEN we veteranized in January, 1864,
and came to Chicago on veteran fur.
Tough. We went back in March with
$50 men in the regiment to Buffers
Army of the James, and in the course
of the next six months lost nearly 200
of them in battle. In the charge at
Deep Run. for example, we climbed
over the rebel works to find the rebs
ready for a hand-tohand fight. They
put 104 Of our men out of action, but
we captured the works."-Chicago
Inter Ocean.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-12-09
a department badge, and 1t will ma

q department badge, and 1t will make
its first appearance at the national
ercampment in this city. 1t Is male
OF German silver and represents the
head of Texas steer pendent by two
eight-link chains from a pin bar bear.
ing the letters &C. A. R." Hanging ne.
tween tie chains is "the lone star" the
points OF tie star being occupied nv
the letters forming the name of the
state. For several years the depart.
ment has carried at the head of TIE
line whenever rarading pair of "lung
horns" as emblematic of the state, and
the new badge carries out the same
idea.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-12-09
The Yates Phalanx.

"The Yates phalanx," said the cap
tain, had hard time getting into the
service and a hard time getting out.
/ remember well that we began to or.
ganize the phalanx as soon as the
news came to Chicago that Fort Sum.
ter had been fired on. We had 800
men for the regiment, when we re-
ceived notice that the quota of the
state was more than full and that we
could not be accepted under the first
call. The men were so disappointed
and irrltated that they Joined in an
effort to have the regiment accepted
by the state Of Missouri. The tender
Of 800 fighting men was no small thing
In the first r'o~th~ If the war, but
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-12-09
POWER FROM WATER TAP.
VIII Furnish Motion for Many Expert
mental Purposes.

Will Furnish motloU TUT WdHy 6~Pe''
mental Purposes.
A source of power lies In the town
and city water service which can fur-
nish motion for a multitude of expert
mental purposes. The impulse wheel
here describes developed 0.2S brake
horsepower, and 1000 revolutions, on
a pressure OF fifty pounds. But little
water is consumed, since the jet Is OF
only S.16-inch diameter. The cost OF
materials is s1.05.
Cut a fiat sheet Of 16.inch brass
into circle 10 inches diameter. and
in the center bore h.inch hole Tor
The shaft. With a hack-saw cut IN
the circumference 16 radial Sits u
inch deep. Take sixteen pieces OF
brass IN inches by 21s inches, and on
the thickness Of the hack-saw, each
making one cup. Shaping the cups IS
easy. A piece Of broom.stick, with
the tip rounded, serves for half the
die, while a piece of iron pipe OF
inch inside diameter serves as the
other half. Lay one end Of 4 brass
strip on the pipe and hammer the
rounded end Of the stick into it (see
drawing), whereupon the cup is
formed. Trim to shape indicated IN
the drawings, and hammer out any
Irregularities by fitting again upon the
broom stick. Solder the cups in the
radial Sits, best, done over Bunsen
burner. The bowls of the cups must
come tight against the wheel, and also
run in good alignment.
The wheel Is attached to the shaft
by clamping between pulley collars.
Get the size for a 1a-inch shaft, by
special order If necessary. Let the
shaft be R-inch in diameter and 10
inches long. Polish with emery
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-12-09
Comforts Of Travel.

The porter on the California Limites
this winter will be prepared to press
gentleman's trousers while he wait.
This Is new wrinkle, introduced II"
the benefit of tastidious dressers
isn't absolutely necessary to carr.
along an extra pair of trousers. eltne''
the porter works while you sleep =,
On this luxurious train daily marHo'
reports are received by wire; tpe..
are the latest morning and evehlns
newspapers issued en- route, f1ne s.J
tionery, library Of western books a os
current magazines. A Whitley exc,
ciser for those who wish to keep u.
their athletics, and electric curI.n,
irons for the ladies are other tra'"
comforts. 10
The Santa Fe intends to keep !"
fast flyer at the front.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-12-09
Buried Today.

Buried to-day,
Wnen the soft green buds are bursting
And up on the south wind comes a shout
~ village boys and girls at play
IN tho mild spring evening gray.
Taken away,
sturdy of heart and stout of limb,
From eyes that drew half their light from
him,
And put low, low beneath the clay,
In MS spring-on this spring day.
Passes away,
All the pride of boy-life begun,
All the hope of life yet to run:
VINO dares to question when one saith
''Nay,"
Murmur not-only pray.
Enters to-day
Another body In churchyard sod.
Another soul on the life in God.
his Christ was buried-and lives Away;
Trust Him, and go your way.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-12-09
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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-12-09
Why "Matrons Of Honor.~

"Matrons Of honor" seem like an
innovation, but, as a matter of fact
"matron" in Anglo-Saxon times, led
the bride. who was followed by her
bridesmaids and preceded by her nu'
sicians. The brides coming in on her
fathers arm-a custom of later days
did away with the matron's serv.
ices; but the old custom establishes
q precedent for having married
woman in the party.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-12-09
Kept Out Witches.

In England, up to comparatively 70
cent times, horseshoes we're extehs
lively used almost everywhere as anu
witch charms, and the custom Is n"
even yet an extinct one. No W'tca'
1t used to be said, could enter a bu''p
Ing over the door of which a horse
shoe-or, better still, three horse
shoes-had been affixed, prong
downward.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-12-09
First Flsu Raised

At Catamount Hill, in the town OF
Calrain. Franklin county, Mass, there
stands marble slab, marking the
spot where log schoolhouse stood in
1872. which bears this inscription:
THE first United States Flag over
a Public School was foated in NAV
1872, from log School house, which
stood on this spot. The flag was made
by Mrs. Rhoda shipnee."
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-12-09
TIE
TEA
How much does it cost to
moneyback tea?
Depends on the tea.
Your grocer returns your money II you ds.S
Mke Schuling's Best
He Felt Sick,

A small boy who accompanied hi
mother to church on recent Sunday
grew pretty restless before the ser
man was over. He finally crept "
close to her and whispered: Mamma
mamma, l feel sick" do you?" ash
ed his mother, rather anxiously
why, where or how do you feel
sick?" WELL" replied the youngsteI
II feel homesick."
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-12-09
Rooted Beliefs Of Indians.

The Indian, when in battle and 70
tally wounded, believes that II hii
medicine man can reach him with hii
medicine before he dies It will give
him Instant relief and he will be able
to escape from the battlefield. HI
thinks every man is honest rntil ha
finds him, out. in which event he lose'
all confidence In him and never gets
over it.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-12-09
Ask Your Druggist for Aliens Foot.Eass.

Ask Your Druggist tor Aliens Foot.ease'
81 tried ALIENS FOOT EASE recent
", and have just bought another supply u
has cured my corns, and tho hot, burning
and itching sensation in my feet which was
almost unbearable, and would not be With
out 1t now.-Mrs. w. j Walker, Camden
N. ~ Sold by all Druggists, 40
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-12-09

Duration Of Life.
OF 100000 children ten years old
s9,0S2 will be alive at twenty-five
years old and. 31.243 will survive to
he age Of seventy-three.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-12-09

Birds Unable to Fly Backward.
Etrsnge as 1t may appear 20,
fact that no bird possesses the pow"
70 dy backward.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-12-09

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take Laxative 'Bromo Quinine Tablets. All drug
gists refund the money II It fails to cure. h. W.
Groves signature Is on each box. $50.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-12-09

Antiseptle Flaneliette.
An English inventor claims to have
found process Of making fianellette
garments non-inflammable and at tho
same time antiseptic.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-12-09

Badge Of Lone Star State.
The department of Texas has adopt.
ed one of the most unique designs for
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-12-09

Is strength all?
If money is plenty, no.
Schilling's Best.
Good-enough.

Your grocer returns your money II you don't liksn
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-04-15

$50 It Isl" she cried, laughing hys.
serically. 81 called to see Lefty this
morning, and she had headache" ex-
planned Nelly; $50 I slipped back
home to fetch her some tabloids, and
this is the paper wrapped them in
1t happened to be in my pocket.
gave Lefty the tabloids and threw the
paper in the fender. If had thought
of it while you were telling me-and
yet, how could I?'
Back again at Watford, they shook
hands and parted, and when Edmund
returned home, there was Lefty wait
ing for him.
She met him in the hall, and, be-
fore he could decide how to greet her,
she clasped her arms round his neck.
81 did so want you to come home,
dear." she whispered.
FL was delayed" he murmured,
awkwardly.
81 had gone out to get this for you
Ned" "This" was gold pencil with
his initials engraved on it. She drew
1t from her pocket and offered it to
him shyly. ut was not ready last
night. And I was $3.50
unkind this morning! I never ever
wished you"
He took most Of the wishes in
kisses.
"And I was afraid when you came
home and went out again without see
ing me, that you"-her voice faltered
penitently-"thaty you were still angry
with me-"
mo; it wasn't that, sweetheart. II
wasn't that at ALL"
IT was so afraid that, perhaps"
"No, it was nothing but Adult
say, Lefty, I'm hungry" he said
scheming for time to think how to
make the least of it all. Let us sit
down, and I'll tell you the whole story
over dinner. "-Sketch.