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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-12-02

She. timid, diminutive woman, was
frankly boasting. "Once l was great.
er than all railroad rules and regula-
TONS" she was saying. land | held a
train ten minutes. No, did not flag
it. but l just kept everyone waiting
all that time for me to get off. You
see. it was this way: When my sta.
ticn was called started up to leave
tho car and found myself yanked back
suddenly. Again l tried to rise and
again was rudely tumbled back into
the seat. Then discovered that my
dress skirt was firmly fastened be.
tween the cushion and the woodwork.
In some way 1t had worked under.
and every time l tried to move
snapped back as If there was an elias.
tic hand attached to me. | tugged
and tugged, but l simply could not
loosen my skirt.
Il called to the conductor and ex-
planned my predicament to him. He
took up the cushion, but by that time
my skirt had worked around until 1t
was wedged fast between the frame of
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buildings and narrow streets, without
a bus or a tram, and we were sur.
prised to find there were no electric
cars between Dumfries and Maxwell.
town, which are divided by the River
NTH. crossed by fine suspension
bridge, the old bridge, and the new
one. After viewing some of the public
buildings we wend our way to Burns
street, a struggling, narrow thorough.
fare, where the poet lived and died.
We were received by Burns great
granddaughter, Jean Armour Brown,
pleasant, buxom lady, with fine dark
eyes and striking resemblance to the
poet. There are many mementoes in
the house, and Jean, with a certain
amount of PRIDE turned over the
leaves OF large volume which con.
tanned the inscriptions attached to
the wreaths sent by admirers from
all parts of the world at the centenary
OF the poets death.
Continuing our journey, we find,
along a narrow passage in High street,
the Globe inn ("Burns' Howff'), where
Burns was the center of many merry
parties. Mrs. Smith, the genial pro.
prietress, brought forth from recess
the poets chair, in which we sat, and
in rooms above were window panes on
which he wrote two verses to Lovely
Polite Stewart" and Gin Body Meet
a Body" punch bowl and jug with
toddy ladle, another chair Of the
poets, his wife's chair, Highland
Mary's chair, etc. Higher up the
same street we came across 1.-THE
Hole in tn Wa" inn, which, we are
informed, dates from 1920. Here we
we're pleasantly received by the pro.
prietor, Mr.. John Thomson, great
collector of Burnsiana, who has many
interesting mementoes, including
Burns swordstick, which he present
ed to his friend John Richmond an
excise return fer Maxwelltown, signed
and examined by Burns; a part of
the Mason's apron of the poet, etc.
We next visit st. Michaels church.
yard, where lie the remains Of Burns.
his wife, and five sons in mauso' cum,
in which is bas-relief representing
Burns at the pillow, looking at vision
Of Highland Mary. Many ancient
monuments are to be found in the
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-12-02
Astroloaers Were Wrong.

According to the astro!ogers, the
world was to have come to an end on
Sept. 16, 1886. They had observed
with awe that at sunrise on that day
there would be a conjunction of all
the planets in Libra and no Coubt the
argument was that such collection
would be altogether too much for the
balance of the universe. When 1t ar
rived, Sept 16 proved to be very
ordinary twelfth.century day. In 1924
astrology plucked up courage to try
again. This time there was to be
universal deluge, ON the strength Of
the meeting Of three planets In the
sign of Pisces, and private Noah's
ark was actually built for the occa.
sion by devout believer at Toulouse.
The year 1894 proved to be a perird
# drought.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-12-02
Was Same Old Mower

"A neighbor of mine at Bath Beach
last July" said eX-Sherff Tom"
Dunn. used to bore everybody on
the train by bemoaning the vagaries
of his lawnmower. He had about ten
square feet of lawn that he used to
shave most conscientiously every 9th
er day. His lawnmower, however,
seemed possessed of mischievous
demon of some sort. 1t would sulk
and refuse to go. Then. when he
started to investigate the cause of the
stoppage, it would start suddenly and
cut his finger to the bore. 1t would
alternately fail to cut the grass at all
and dig great burrows in the soft
turf. He tried to sell 1t, but no one
would take it as a gift. At last. one
morning he showed me an advertise
ment in Brooklyn paper offering for
sale at ridiculously low rate peer
less lawnmower that was warranted
to cut grass as evenly and as regu-
lsrly as a patert razor. The owners
address would be furnished at the
office of the newspaper.
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One of the first things to impress
itself upon q foreigner in Japan is the
popularity and the excellence of the
physical training given to Japanese
youth. They are race Of miniature
Srartans. and they have become 20
through such patient. painstakins tell
and endurance AZ would aprall the av.
eragc American youth. Injured to soft
aesses. The japanese schools are
nearly all modelled after American In
st,tutions, or, As the people like to be-
iieve, after a composite Of all that is
best in the schools of America, Eng
land, France and Germany. The stu
dents are not, Of course, trained in
modern athletics, and could hold their
own at nothing of this kind With our
magnificent college boys, but In sim
pie physical training. making the very
best Of what nature has provided. ire
Japanese excel any people have ever
seen.
My very first day In the little island
empire was full Of ordinations
about this constantly evident nation.
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The surroundings Of the cottage have

The surroundings Of the cottage have
been improved since our previous
visit, and the many articles appertain.
ing to Burns are clearly shown In the
museum adjoining. We look In at old
Alloway Girk, so wildly portrayed In
"Tam O. Shanter," where
LAS Tammie glower'd. amazed. and Curl
Gus,
The mirth and fun grew fast and furi.
Gus;
The piper loud and louder blew:
The dancers quick and quicker flew."
A little further on we come to the Ma.
tional memorial, situated on the banks
of the Doom, in beautiful spot over.
looking the "Au'd Brig O. Doom" where
Tam's gray mare Maggie ";eft behind
her ain gray TAIL" One precocious
Scotch laddie declared to his father
that he could see the spot where Mag.
gle struck her hcofs In the center Of
the bridge when the witch fell back
We return to Ayr by electric car
what a change from Burns time!-and
call at the Tam O. Shanter inn to in.
spect further relics. Crossing the auld
Brig O. Ayr, which, we were pleased
to see, is being repaired, we inspect
the monument on the green, and take
train to Virvan, Eracing. old.fash-
toned country town facing Ailsa Craig
("Paddy's MilestoneD and Arran. Cir.
van was at one time well.known
weaving village, but the old had to
give way to the new, and not many
looms are left. We call on Maggie
Hayes, a witty Ayrshire weaver, in
Wreck street, where the old hand.
weaving loom and spinning jenny are
still to be seen working. though they
are over 100 years old.
One of the interesting spots We
visited in this neigaborhood was Kirk.
oswald, the birthplace of the poets
mother, with it's old churchyard, dat.
ing back several centuries, where Tam
O. Shanter and Souter Johnnie are
buried. Souter Johnnie's wife Is
buried on the opposite side of the
churchyard, but whether in case they
would fall out" history is silent. We
came across an intelligent Scotch
dame at Mayhole, who informed us
she was 1903 years cd. She had
walked three miles, carrying eggs and
honey in basket. and was going to
return the same day. Though slightly
deaf, she had not lost her tongue, and
ctatted in a very intelligent manner
Many other beautiful spots we Wis.
tied in the vicinity IF Girvan, includ.
ing Ballantrae, Colmonell, Daily, May.
bole, The Maidens, and Byne Hill;
but not being imme diate,y connected
with Burns. we close this brief sketch
of pleasant run through the poets
country. leaving Mauchline, the ia.
nous ruins of Melrose Abbey, and
other places for future visit.
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Strong Youth of Japan

al characteristic, which belongs to the
lower classes and the great middle
class. The highest class In Japan Is
remarkable. alas! for physical weak
ness more than for physical peyfec.
ton. condition attributable to CEN
turtles Of an extraordinary sedentary
node Of life. The ship on which I
crossed the Pacific ocean had not cast
her anchor In Yokohama harbor be-
fore she was surrounded by q great
crowd-"swarm" better expresse. it
Of sampans, little heavy wooden boats
propelled by 4 single car at the stern,
AMI almost without exception handled
by boys apparently about twelve to
fourteen years old. and whose half.
naked bodies. straining against the
heavy cars. looked as II they had been
modelled In bronze by some master
artist. Their training is the kind
which necessity forces upon the Ia.
borer. Of course. but It is none the
LEGS splendid. and will have no less
splendid effect upon the future Japan.
L eslie's Weekly.
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churchyard. and on one (the Cros.
bies) the pedigree can be traced from
1874 to the present day. At the top
Of High street is Burns statue, show
ing his favorite dog resting its head
on his foot-a striking monument;
but we think it would look to better
advantage II raised few yards.
Leaving Dumfries, our next stop
was Kilmarnoc, where fine monu.
ment Of Burns is to be seen on an
eminence in Kay park: in fact, we
think it is one of the best statues Of
the features of the poet. So it should
be. for was it not in "Auld Killie" the
first edition Of his poems was printed?
Behind the statue is an interesting
Burnsiana museum.
Ayr was our next place Of interest
the surroundings of which were so
closely connected with Robbies life.
A Pleasant walk from the station of
about two miles brought Us to the
world-known cottage where the poet,
was born, We suppose it is the same
cottage, but the exterior looks vSfv
differc~t I. eC-~o ~ 40 old MI
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"'No New York for mine this morn
irg!' chortled my neighbor. IT,
going to get that peerless lawnmower
this very day and take 1t home &c
my wife as a surprise this afternoon,
She's been wild to get rid Of our old
mower From the description. this
new one Is just what we've been
yearrirg for. And tonight I'll throw
the old enc into the ash.barrel.'
"The following day we were on the
same train again, ard expected to be
bored by q glowing account Of the
glorious new lawnmower. But, to
my surprise. its possessor seemed try
Ing to avoid me.
"'How about the new lawnmower?'
I asked.
"'There ia no new lawnmower,' lie
answered shortly.
"'But the advertisements
"'But that advertisement he re-
piled, with terrible solemnty, was
inserted by my wife New York
Telegraph.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-12-02
The Kansas Farmers Sond

Oh! jayhawk life Is the life fur me:
I'm the swiftest boss on the track!
ust to be howlin' ca-lam-i-tss,
But my howler's knocked out :. vhack.
On the Knockers bugle I ust to blow.
A regular downright crank,
But It's different now Since i've ret the
dough
In the Farmers ana Drovers' Bank.
When the crops all sold an rye rot the
gold We are of on a furrin tower.
an We make the trip on q hixh.
toned ship that kin swim forty mi. e.
an hour; an the toys we wear make
the natives stare-oh! they rubber
neck at our clothes: an ths cash we
blow till you'd think, by jel No was
playin' 1t through q hose!
Oh! faremrs life is the life fur M.
., I'm king o. the jayhawk blood:
I'm a-wallerin' in pros-pcr-i-tes.
The happiest hog in the mud.
In society doin's I cut a DASH:
I've hefty roll in my flank
An I've get haymow full o. cash
In the Farmers an Drovers Bank.
Denver Post.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-12-02
KEEPING HOUSE IN RUSSIA.
Some of the Difficulties Which Must
Be Overcome.

Some OF the Difficulties which MUST
Be Overcome.
An Englishwcman residing in the in.
terror of Russia thus describes her
housekeeping experiences: LAS moist
sugar Is unobtainable on the steppes,
one Is obliged to break up a huge
two-pound or three-pound lump into
pieces and crush in pestle and NOR.
tar. l believe that churns, may be
procured in big towns, but they would
be very expensive, and the English
residents in country villages, who do
not care for the smoke-flavored Cos
sack butter, make their own by shak-
ing cream in a big bottle. The Co.'S
sack servants are capital laundry
women, though their washing appli.
ances are somewhat primitive; they
use large, low, wooden troughs to wash
the clothes in and boil them in open
boilers. The system Of mangling il
rather curious; first, they wrap the
things carefully around wooden
roller, like pastry pin, then press 1t
up and down board scored with
hicks, loosely laid on the table. Con.
sequeEtly, this makes clatter. more
deafening, If less irritating, than the
tuneless squeak of the British mangle.
Although the summers are intensely
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-12-02

In the days done gone when the drought
was on and the chintxbuEs chintsed
in the grain: when We Jest raised
crops fur the thing that hops. an
the cyclone busted the plain: then
our regular fare was but prairy air
a. We follered the shin!n' plow, an
eur Sunday clothes would alarm the
crows. but you bet It's different now.
Oh! q farmers life II the life fur nae;
I'm the winnin' card In the deck:
In these rattlln' days O. prosperity
am in 1t up to tho neck!
Ny sufferin' teeth no longer gnash,
I'm king o the rural rank.
with nuthin' to do but count the cash
An carry It to the bank.
Our good o. wives in their hard luck
lives we're logged in but catered
rags: the waists on their backs
made o. -four sacks an the skirts
was OF gunny bags. Now the gowns
they wear on their figgers bear the
mark o. the tailor's hand. an their
Jewels CLEAN like a fairy dream. an
they're stylish TO beat the bandl
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-12-02
Linen From Wood PUN.

Linen Frsm Wesd Pulp.
Fifty years ago practically all tho
paper In use was made from rags
preferably linen rags. To-day most
Of It Is made from wood pulp. Now, Il
the plans Of certsin experimenters are
carried out. the linen itself. or q good
substitute for 1t, will be made from
wood pulp. Artificial silk made from
pulp has for some timo been on the
market, ard the demand Is said to ex'
coed tho supply. A process has been
patented for spinning many different
'orts Of fabric r~~~ moist pulp.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-12-02
improvement In Japan's Laws.

Improvement Nt SdFdH o Laws.
Japan's laws have been greatly i'm.
proved during the last fifteen years.
Decapitation and torture have been
abolished and hanging remains the
sole method Of infiicting the death
penalty. Instead of the $50 crimes
calling for the full penalty of the law
under the old system, capital punish.
rent is now threatened for only four
crimes. Penal servitude. imprison.
nent with or without hard labor, fines
md police supervision are the punish.
nents inflicted for the minor crimes.
CORPORAL punishment is no longer per.
mitted.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-12-02
Golf Is World Cams.

At Bagdad there has been q go'e
dub for nearly ten years. TIE eight.
sen-hole course, which is laid out in
the desert some three miles from the
city. IL said to be of "a decidedly sport.
ing character"-which means, accord.
Ing to some that one loses an immod-
crate number of balls there. Golf
may be played ct Zanzibar, Benin
("the city Of blood" it will be re-
membered). Crete, Bangkok. Honolulu.
Perak and also at Wei-Hai-Wei.--Lon.
don Times.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-12-02
THOUGHT HE WAS RAvlNG.
Coed Wife Doubted the Story Of Har
Husbands Promotion.

Husbands Promotion.
Archbishop Thompson was greatly
surprised when he was given the arch.
diocese of York. He had been suffer.
ing acutely from toothache. and upon
medical advice had resorted to mar.
Eotics. After a particularly bad night
he set out for his doctor. though his
wife had besought him not to submit
to further narcotics, as after them
be was mot himself" for some hours
On the way he met the postman. who
handed him a letter announcing his
preferment from Gloucester to York.
He rushed back and burst excitedly
into the house, the toothache all for.
gotten. Zoe, Zoe!" he cried. what
do you think has happened. am
archbishop of York;" There. what
did tell you" reioired his wife.
you've been taking that horrid mar.
cotic again, and are quite out Of your
haad !"
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hot in Cossack land, yet the mistress
OF the household has less trouble to
keep milk and other foods sweet there
than in England, for every house
above the rank Of cottage has its ice.
house, which is refilled during the lat.
ter part of the winter with huge
blocks Of Ice brought, perhaps, many
miles across the frozen steppe from
some distant lake or river, in the bull.
lock CARTS"
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asy' secretions were very irregular.
lark colored and full of sediment.
The pills cleared it all up and have
eot had an ache In my back since
taking the last dose. My health gen.
orally 10 improved great DEAL"
TOSTER-MILBURN CO.. Buffalo,
N. \. For sale by all dealers. prlcs 50
cents DER box.
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Over tho phone.

Chauncey Depew was not long ago
telephoring from the Waldorf. For
some reason he found it difficult tn
make Central" understand who he
was.
II am Chauncey Depew!" he called
In stentorian tones of deep indigna.
ton. Cant you hear. Chauncey De.
pew! Chaurcey Depew!"
"Oh." CAM the voice of the girl
Sweetly. 81 be, our pardon. Well, {!
m the Tsarina Of Russia!"-New
t-'k Herald.
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Society Women smuggiers.

Customs officers in New York dc.
clare that an epidemic Of smuggling
set in there about three weeks ago
and Is now believed to oe at its
height. 1t is an especially aggravating
outbreak. because it is thought that
rot few women of wealth are among
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-12-02
indian olrts Marcy Ysuns.

i indian olrts Marcy Young.
The custom Of marrying girls when
they are mere children OF nine or ten
years is increasing rather than de.
ereasing In Bengal and other parts Of
India. The resulting racial degenera.
Non 10 becoming SO obvious that laws
have been passed in several regions
eorbidding the marriage Of girls under
fourteen.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-12-02
Mans Love Easily Lost.

When woman has won the love
Of q man. however devoted lie may ap
pear, 1t is usually necessary for her
20 take some pains to hold fast to
bis love II she wishes to keep it.
There are exceptions, but most mems
love Is a FIRE. which easily dies for
lack OF fuel.-Exchange.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-12-02
THE LAND OF BURNS
TRIP THROUGH THE COUNTRY
! DEAR TO ALL SCoTCHMEN.
Relics Of the Famous Poet Preserved
at Many Places Which He lmmor.
talized in His verse-At the "Auld
Brig o. Doom"
(Special Correspcndence.)

Especial Correspcndence.)
One of the most interesting trips to
s ocotchman is through the Land Of
Burns. For that purpose we left Ian.
cashire recently, and made our first
stop at Dumfries, surrounded by the
most sacred haunts of the poet. Dunn.
fries appears to ha = r,i~t-~o # fine
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the offenders, bringing in cut dia.
monds concealed in their coiffures
and In hooks of their clothing which
only the most experienced women in.
spectors can discover.
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Latest Fad In Furnishing.
The very latest thing IN furnishing
Ia to have tho walls Of rooms COW
cred with a coarse, dead.blaek sanvaA
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the Peace, says:
"Doan's Kidney
Pills proved q
v cry efficient.
remedy in my
case. ! u S e d
them for disor.
dered kidneys
and backache.
from which I
had experienced
a great deal Of
t 70 U b ] Q q a 4
main. Thu MID.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-12-02
BIsnke Coffee Wins EVERYTHING.

Bisnke Coffee Wins Everything.
St. Louis, Nov. S.-World's Fair
gives c. F. Blanke Tea C Coffee Co.
hg est award, grand prize and gold
medal, on coffee. also five additional
highest awards on Grant Cabin Tea,
Quaker Ceylon Tea, China Tea, Shid.
zuokaken Japan and Formosan Teas,
making greatest number grand prizes
ever awarded one firm.
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Her lime ..nl come.

Young man, beware of the girl who
dets you do all the talking during
,eourtship: she's playing waiting
game.-Chicag go News.
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London Kept Well Washed.
Last year upward Of 100000 gal.
lous Of water were used In washing
ne streets and courts In the city of
kAadaa
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PlLLeeURY's eEsT

Takes Three Grand Prizes
At the st. Louis Worlds Falr.
The Grand Prize for tho highest
grade Of -four. q Graad Prise tor the
finest exhibit aad Grand Prize for
he best loaf Of bread,
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PROGRESS In Cahuj-

The progressive policy of the ameer
includes the appointment of women
doctors at Cabpl and the use of cleo.
trio power In his gun factory.
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The maj ->at lives to God cannot
live ton long - 1ietoo soon.
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EoothaIi IA Harden Soldier.

Football to Harden Soldiers.
All the soldiers In the army Of Ar.
gentina are forced to play football. 1t
ID said to train them to bear the hard.
chips Of battle.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-12-02

eoatswaIN Buried Captain.
Quite recently the boatswain OF .
British man-o'-war buried the CAPITALS
at sea, reading tho burial service him
self.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-12-02

Do not believe Piso's Cure for Consumption
Aas IN equal for coughs and colds.-JoHN y.
BOYER, Trinity Springs, Ind. Feb. Is, 1900.
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TEA

There is better tea than
you suspect; and yours is
probably worse than you sus-
pect.
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Write MURINE EYE REMEDY Co., Chicago II
POUR eyes are sore or nfamed. and get oculist's
0vcs and free sample URINE. 1t cures slleys-illA
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Cavalry Mounted On Oxen.
Cavalry Of the west seast Of MAZDA.
Raacal ride oxen.
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TEA

You don't read advertise
ments; why are you reading
this?
ysur grocer returns your money you Aons
IKE schi.lings Best.
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.Catarrh Of the BlsA 'er and Kidney TroaMss
sssointsy cured by d.: David Kssnedys Fr S.s.,s
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EA

1T takes one out of him
self and makes him forget
himself--!"
what 4 comfort!"
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Much Muslin In Turban.
A Turkish turban of the largest size
contains from ten to twenty yards OF
the finest and softest muslin.