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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-09-02

high one wonders they do not cripple
the foolish wearer after the days
comfort in slipshod slippers. She
sallies forth with stately tread ("Solo
mon in all his glory was never sc
gorgeously arrayed"), ever closely at
tended by servant, who is expected
TO attend to her most trivial needs
In the early evening she repairs to
the promenade to enjoy little music
Or mild Irritation. the latter being
confined discreetly to signs, eyes and
possibly following footsteps So pass
the days in this land of Incidence for
the women--days go by monotonous
round, year in and year out.
As for the men, they omit the mass,
which the women always attend, their
deshabille covered by the long black
mantua covering, indeed. many omis-
sions as regards neatness of toilet.
They attend "a little" to any business
they may have during the middle of
the day, but most diligently to the
opera, the promenade and the gaming
tuOAC AOA kuC ul5ALs 1ouUlluS ID d
national habit. In most of the swell
est classes of Valparaiso and San
tiago the gaming table is regularly
set out and forms the most important
feature of private entertainments,
like the baccarat of Great Britain,
which some time ago plunged his now
Royal Highness Of England into such
torrid water. Even the poorest poems
and raggedest gamins may be seen at
all hours betting nuclos and centavos
(the pennies and nickles OF this
country with as much eagerness as
the wealthy mine owner stakes his
golden ounces.I The tallest gambling
that ever came under the writer's OBJ
servation took place on a steamer ply
ing between Copeapo and Talcahuano,
when man who had recently struck
it rich in the Atacama mines lost
100000 in a single night. There is q
law against gambling, but--well!
In regard to an American wrestling
with the mysteries Of Chilean house
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-09-02
The Musical Russians.

Russian people are natural must
clans. Accordingly every Russian
youth as rule takes to playing on
some one of the national instruments.
One of these is a curious three
strlnged guitar called a "balalaika. !"
Another is the square, old-fashioned
concertina or accordion, known as the
"agarmouka," which is greatly loved
throughout the land by the mujiks.
Taking his instrument in his hand,
young Ivan or Stepan goes counting on
the long winter nights. II not he is
apt to spend far too much of his time
in the "kabak' or "traktir," and If he
imbibes too freely Of vodka he is apt,
after being turned out late at night,
to be found by the police lying in the
snow with his agarmouka under his
arm.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-09-02

sequently the gentlemen returned to
the hotel, while we ladies were com.
PEELED to content ourselves with bread
and butter and, fear, few regrets
audibly expressed. A friend calling
during the evening suggested that we
have our meals brought from tie cafe
"a common custom here-pending
the arrival Of our cook. One has a
set of tins made, fitting one into the
other, wire passing through rings
at the sides. The bottom tin contains
Goals, and the meats vegetables, etc,
are placed above one another in the
successive tins.
The strings Of tins vary in length
according to the magnitude Of ones
purchase. It was most amusing to me
to see men hurrying In every direc-
ton with these tins at the dinner
hours. We managed to live, or rath-
er exist, in this way for week, all
the food half cold and always had
a horrible suspicion that the tins
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-09-02
Trees Make Complaint.

When the trees in his orchard at
Fresno, CAL, are getting cold feet or
chilled limbs, they call Mr.. J. P. Boil
ton up on the phone, so to speak, and
tell him to get up and put hot wa
ter bottle or blanket on them.
Mr.. Bolton has had great trouble
with his orchards on the slopes of
California mountains, where sudden
frosts killed the buds at night.
But necessity proved the mother Of
an invention, which, though 1t keeps
him awake cold nights, gives him
care-free sleep between whites.
In every row there is tree fitted
out with a thermometer and wires
connecting with an electric bell and
dial board in his bedroom.
Whenever the temperature Is too
low for the comfort of the young buds,
In any row, the monitor tree" with
the thermometer registers noisy
kick in Mr.. Bottoms bedroom and
keeps 1t up until measures lave been
taken to warm the trees up.
The method is not to administer
whisky or chafe the limbs, but to
spread rolls of cloth about the trees,
squirt warm water on them and leave
tubs of water about. These, by freez-
ing, use up the action Of the cold in
the atmosphere.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-09-02
Paw the Fiddler.

Every time the traitor Folly chases Rea-
son from her throne
Someone has to be the victim-some poor
sinner must atone;
It's an old. and truthful saying printed
on each page of fame
They who dance must pay the fiddler;
it's the ethics Of the game.
In this world where Folly's minions are
so largely in excess,
Many fiddler" gets his money, quiet
ly, as you may guess;
And the world Is none the wiser-not
chance Is left for shame
To the man whose purse is equal to the
limit of the game.
But, alas! for those who falter, those
who hesitate to pay
For the music and the dancing through
King Folly's night and day;
Such a one disgrace. dishonor, even PEN
ury, shall claim
They who dance must pay the fiddler
tits the order of the game.
New York Times
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-09-02
Aboriaines Of Japan.

Little is heard Of the aborigines d
Japan, at one time savage tribe, now
occupying the northern portion Of the
empire, and numbering about $1,000.
Their mode Of living is wild, hunting
and fishing being their chief occupa-
tions. They live in rude huts contain.
ing two windows, one for ordinary
use, and the other reserved for the
entrance Of the gods. Women are q
scarcity in the tribe, there being eight
men to every woman, hence wife steal.
ing is a common offense. Anyone &C
cused of this offense is tried In rath-
er barbarous way, having to lift q
stone out of boiling water. II not
guilty it is supposed the man will be
unframed.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-09-02
CARE IN TESTING FLouR.
Big Mills Take Pains to Ascertain
Quality of Output.

Big Mills Take Palms to Ascertain
Quality Of Output.
"It is surprising to note the differ
ence that exists between the various
brands of -four" said o. d. Hutchin-
son, the representative of one Of the
big mills In Minneapolis. Mimi. 1T
all depends on how the -four is milled
and on the kind of wheat from which
it is made. Flour made from hard
spring wheat will give from twenty
to forty more loaves of bread per bar
rel than that made from the softer
winter wheat. 1t contains larger
percentage of gluten and absorbs
more water. The mills are exceeding
ly careful about the kind of -four they
send out, and the testing department
is one Of the most important
branches.
after the flour is ground comes the
crucial test A sample is taken and
made up into bread. We have four
bakings day, ANDY from twenty to
thirty loaves are baked each time,
each one representing sample Of
-four. After the test has been made
the bread is turned over to the Assoc
ciated charities.
you may have noticed that the col
or Of -four is no longer marble
white, but a creamy white. This comes
from the fact that the rich portion Of
the grain, right under the woody coat
ing, is ground into the -four. What is
left can hardly be called bran, for it
Is only the coarsest part of the outer
FIBER Milwaukee Sentinel.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-09-02
Rats and Sulphur.

Here Is farmers mode for Kidding
his premises Of rats and mice: III
you will sprinkle sulphur on your
barn floor and through your corn as
YOU gather it there will not be rat
or mouse about. ! have done this for
several years, and have never been
bothered with rats or mice. l have
some old corn in my crib at present.
and not rat or mouse can be found.
in stacking hay or oats, sprinkle on
the ground and little through each
load, and my word for,it, rats or mice
can't stay there. A pound Of sulphur
will be spufficient to preserve large
barn Of corn, and 1t is good for stock.
and will not hurt the corn for bread"
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-09-02

keeping, can give you slight in
sight into my own. We engaged a
cook, who promised faithfully to come
on a certain morning, retaining our
predecessors man servant-neither Of
whom spoke word Of English, while
we, unfortunately, were equally ignor-
ant Of Spanish. We took possession
on the day appointed, but, "a la Fris'
co." no cook appeared. There was
nothing in the house but groceries
and bread, as at the moment we were
unable to buy anything, bes>g unable
to speak, the language or tran1c. con.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-09-02
English Legal Technicalitles.

In English courts the solicitors
must always appear in their robes. A
London newspaper 81 recent date con-
lains the following: ~ can neither
see you nor hear YOU said Judge
Edge to Mr.. Turner, solicitor at
Clerkenwell county court, when that
gentleman, who was unrobed, rose to
oppose a barrister's application to
have case adjourned. Mr.. Turner
began to put on his robe, but Judge
Edge interposed. Now, that will do,'
he said. I will not have this court
made robing room of. Next CASE
Mr.. Turner protested that it was an
injustice to his client, but the judge
ordered him to be silent"
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-09-02
Whence Esopus?

The most puzzling thing about ESQ
pus is the origin of the name. Phil
ologists are busy working on the ques-
ton. They are divided on its deriva-
ton between the Indians the Dutch
and the early English colonial gov
errors. with the odds In favor of the
Indians. Even Schoolcraft, authority
on Indian matters, could not settle
the question in his researches. He
thought 1t might be from "Sepus,"
the name Of river among the Me-
toacs. N
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-09-02

Copyright. 1890 and 1901 BY asbert sonner's Sons.

really there was nothing else to say.
SO the clever woman argued, and ac-
cordingly felt conscientious reasons
for continuing strenuously her good
work in behalf of her young relative.
She had started to do her best for
Eleanor, and she would continue to
the end without faltering. Not that
she found 1t irksome or chafed under
1t; on the contrary, it rather interest
ed her; but she never disguised from
herself for moment the difficulties
of the situation.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-09-02

ingless phrase. by the way)--you may
call and be received cordially by his
wife, who will serve you with tea and
entertain you to the best of her abil-
ity until midnight, regardless Of the
hosts absence, for he ID rarely at
home after sunset. 3s W.
Ladies are seldom attended home
by anybody but servant, no matter
what the hour, as in Chile It would
be considered very bad form for the
man of the house or man friend to
perform this, with US. ofttimes pleas.
ant duty.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-09-02
tube rcuIosIs in Belgium.

It Is estimated that the deaths from
tuberculosis throughout the kingdom
Of Belgium in 1904 were 13.467. This
malady is seemingly on the increase
and efforts are being made to provide
sanatorium for the afflicted. The
province Of Liege has already ex-
pended 100000 francs ($250.s00) In
this matter, and will go further IN it,
endeayor to offer medical care and ~
tention to the afilicted.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-09-02

Hits mighty good think fer folks
what's always growlin' at de world dat
de worlds too busy ter talk back ct
'em.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-09-02
ch,na,s Naval Resources,

China has still 80 ships in her feet.
These vary from first-class cruisers
to small tug boats. She has no bat
tleships.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-07-08
FREE TO TWENTY-FIVE! LADIES.

FREE TO TWENTY-FIVE. LADIES'.
The Defiance Starch Go. will give
25 ladies round trip ticket to the
st. Louis Exposition, to five ladies In
each of the following states: Illinois,
Iowa. Nebraska, Kansas and Mis-.
souri, who will send in the largest
number of trade marks cut from a
ten-cent, 16-ounce package of Def
ance cold water laundry starch. This
means from your own home, any
where in the above named states.
These trade marks must be mailed
to and received by the Defiance
Starch Co., Omaha, Nebr., before Sep
TENDER 1st, 1904. October and Novem.
Der will be the best months to visit
the Exposition. Remember that Def
ance is tho olly starch put up l6 or.
Ca full pound) to the package. You
get one-third more starch for the
same money than of any other kind.
and Defiance never sticks to the iron.
The tickets to the Exposition will be
sent by registered mail September
5th. Starch for sale by all dealers.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-07-08
THE GLORIOUS FOURTH.
And Its Harvest Of Accidents From
Fire Crackers.

o.
Des Moines, July 5-The Register
and Leader has made a special effort
to secure complete and accurate re.
turns Of Fourth of July accidents over
the state. From returns received,
one death can be blamed directly to
the careless use of firearms in connec-
ton with the celebration. Six may
lose their sight, either wholly or in
part, from injuries received. Three
are seriously burned, and five have
had their hands mutilated by the pre-
mature explosion of firecrackers or by
toy pistols. A number of Others are
more or less seriously injured.
A list of those who are the most
grievous sufferers is as follows:
Killed-Ruth Pierson OF Newton.
May lose eyesight-Eddie Shenen-
berger of Cedar Rapids Charlie Ne
vile Of Anamosa, 2-year-old daughter
of B. F. Kirk of Council Bluffs, Henry
Darnell of Council Bluffs, Willie
Stroud of Cascade, Charles Babcock
of Sioux City.
Seriously burned-Anton Jenista Of
Cedar Rapids, Gladys Bartlett OF
Boone, Roy Bethers Of Council
Bluffs.
Mutilated by firecrackers and toy
pistols-Harry Balch of Anamosa,
Ferris Goodrich OF Council Bluffs,
Young Olson of Council Bluffs, Miss
Rebecca Todd of Vinton.
Newton, July 5.-While enjoying
the pleasures of Fourth of July pic
mic in grove near home OF William
Neshem, three and one-half miles
southwest Of this place, Ruth Pierson,
IL years old, was shot and instantly
killed by William Marshall yesterday.
The shooting was purely accidental.
Marshall and companion, also en-
joying their Fourth Of July holiday
were walking up the railroad track
which passes near the grove. They
carried rife with them, and We're
firing at mark as they went. The
rife was 32-calibre and repeater.
Three bullets were fired by Marshall
into the grove, ana struck among the
party of many merry makers, who
were hidden from his sight. Ons Of
the leaden messengers struck the lit
tie girl in the head, killing her in
stantly.
The coroner was summoned, but at
ter viewing the body decided that no
inquest was necessary.
Marshall is almost frantic with grief
over the consequences of his action.
The dead girl is the daughter or
William Pierson, well known rcsi'
dent of this place.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-07-08
TWO STEPS
The Last One Helps the First.

A sick coffee drinker must take two
steps to be rid of his troubles and get
strong and we'll again.
The first step is to cut off coffee alb
so1utely. .a.s ..-.
That removes the destroying ele-
ment. The next step is to take liquid
food (and that is Postom Food Get.
fee) that has in it the elements ma
ture requires to charge the blood
corpuscles from pale pink or white
to rich red, and good red blood builds
good strong and healthy cells in place
of the broken down cells destroyed By
coffee. With well boiled Postum Food
Coffee to shift to, both these steps
are easy and pleasant. The expert
ence Of a Georgian proves how i'm
portant both are. a....
From 1872 to the year 1900 my
wife and had both been afflicted
with sick or nervous headache and at
times we suffered untold agony. We
were coffee drinkers and did not know
how to get away from it for the habit
Is hard to quit.
But in 1900 read of case stint
lar to ours where Postum Coffee was
used in place Of the old coffee and a
complete cure resulted, SO concluded
TO get some and try it.
The result was, after three days
nse of Postum in place of the coffee
| never had symptom of the old
trouble and in five months had
gained from 1t5 pounds to 163 pounds.
my friends asked me almost daily
what wrought the change. My an
swer always is, leaving off coffee and
drinking Postum in its place.
I'VE have many friends who have
been benefited by Postum.
''As to whether or not have stated
the facts truthfully 1 refer you to
the Bank of Carrollton or any bust.
ness firm in that city where have
lived for many years and am well
known" Name given by Postum Co.,
Battle Creek. Mich.
There's a reason"
Look in each pkg. for the famous
little book, The Road to MELVILLE"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-07-08
BURIED IN RUINS.
Waterloo Man Has Miraculous Escape
From Death.

f 70 C. . . a
Waterloo, July S.-With a roar OF
cyclone and loud crash the rear sec
lion Of the third floor Of the Fowler
wholesale grocery building fell
through two intervening floors to the
basement yesterday afternoon. Ma,
Hartcng and son, Lee, were pushing
a loaded truck over the floor when it
gave way and Hartong was carried
with the load crashing through two
floors to the basement and buried be.
meath the heavy mass. BY a lucky
jump the son saved himself. The
father was buried beneath the debris
for an hour, was dug out and taken to
the hospital. His injuries are not
great.
Several others had narrow escapes.
The damage to the building and stock
was great. The Cohurn sporting goods
house on the first floor was entirely
demolished and carried to the base
ment. The loss will be $4,000. Il
Clarence Campbell, whose home is
in Colfay, was killed instantly, being
caught under a traction engine, waieh
went through a county bridge four
miles east of Colfax Joe Slaughter
was injured in manner that will
cause his death, and his brother, Nell
Slaughter, had an arm broken. The
three young men were running a
traction engine from Newton to Col
fax, and while crossing Indian creek,
near the home of Peter Pink. the
bridge arya wav.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-07-08
WANTED TO STAB HUSBAND.
Mrs. Carrie kimbaII of Sheffield
Causes Sensation.

Hampton, July S.-Because she
wanted to stab her husband with q
butcher knife and threatened to shoot
the neighbors, Mrs. Carrie Kimball OF
Sheffield was brought before the in
sanity commission by her husband,
Mr.. Sophrine Kimball. When some OF
the neighbors we're moving building
along the street past the kimball
home and were obliged to remove q
limb from a shade tree on the corner
they got permission to do so from Mr..
Kimball, but when Mrs. Kimball saw
what they were doing she commenced
to cut down the trees within the yard
to get even. She wanted to shoot
man who had been selling beer, and
tried to stab her husband when he got
the revolver away from her. Mrs.
Kimball, who is a very handsome
young woman Of % years, says that
she has a temper which she cannot
control, but emphatically insists that
she is not at all crazy. She will en-
gage lawyer and fight the case: even
though the insanity commission decid-
ed her fit person for the insane hos
pital.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-07-08
TICKET OF SOCIALISTS.
Convention at Marsha!ItoWn Marked
Ey Harmony.

BY Harmony.
MarshalItown, July 6.-The social.
lists OF Iowa celebrated the glorious
Fourth in their state convention in
this city by nominating a full state
ticket and adopting a platform setting
forth their principles before the voters
of the state. The proceedings We're
characterized by harmony and unani-
nifty. The ticket nominated is as
follows:
Secretary Of state, J. E. Shank,
Sioux City; treasurer, Joseph Holmes,
Marshalltown; attorney general, |. ..
McCrillis, Des Moines; judge of the
supreme court, W. ]. Martin, Sac
City; clerk of supreme court, JACOB
Raphaelson, Davenport; reporter or
supreme court DR. Enos, Waterloo;
railroad commissioner, j. w. Zetler,
Muscatine; presidential electors at
large, John NJ. Work of Des Moines
and Henry Bilterman Of Avery.
The most urgent plank of the plat
form relates to the wage system,
which is condemned as the cause OF
starvation and crime. In its place a
system of production for the benefit
Of the workers is advocated. A re-
solution was adopted extending SYM
pathy to the Western Federation OF
Miners and denouncing the stand
taken by Governor Peabody Of Colo
RADIO.
There were fifty delegates present,
representing 2S5 votes. The conven-
ton was called to order by Secretary
]. j. Jacobsen of Des Moines. W. A.
Jacobs of Davenport was elected per-
manert chairman and A. A. Twiller
of Dubuque, editor of the Iowa social
ist, was chosen permanent secretary.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-07-08

if you travel, on business or pleasure,
to get the best service for the lowest
rates? Ask the Erie Railroad Com
pany. 555 Railway Exchange, Chicago,
for full information. Booklets free de-
sc,1bing Summer Tours and the Eeau-
tiful Chautauqua Lake Region; also
Cambridge Springs.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-07-08
London pCstman was |

A London postman was mean
enough to steal stamps frcm the let
tiers ne collected from boxes. Final
ly stamps marked with invisible, sen
sitive ink were posted, for his benefit.
He was caught with some Of them
upon him, and they were developed"
in his presence.