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found on June 10. Then she slipped
along eastward until June q, when
she began to drive her way through
the foes. On July rs, four weeks later,
the Terra Nova struck open water.
But this was only for brief spell.
On July % she again hit the ice.
Champ had experienced navigators
with him and they were agreed that
they could never reach Fiala. Some
even doubted that they could get back
themselves until next year.
keep on" ordered Champ quietly,
and the resolute men set their faces
still to the north.
On July % they sighted Palmi island.
Next day, after a 24-hour battle, they
reached the island. Then they knew
they had won. There they found six
members of the expedition which
Fiala's foresight had left there. Then
Champ knew that his mission was
successful, for the six told him where
headquarters were at Cape Dillon, and
that Fiala and the rest of his men
were alive and we'll there.
Out went the sledges.
They bore joyful news to Fiala-a
rescue ship was waiting! Fiala told
them where the rest of his party were
at Cape Flora, and on July 80 these
were found, too. Some of the men
were mere skeletons, worn down by
the hardships they had endured for
two years, but no one was in such a
bad way that good food and plenty of
rest would not bring him around all
right. On August l all the parties
were gathered together and the start
made for Norway, where everybody
arrived safe and well on August 10;
It took six days hard work to get out
of the ice-pack-the rest of the sail to
Norway was easy. The sturdy ship
that had rescued the men was un-
harmed. /
Miss Puryear, the girl who has wait:
ed, has been teaching school in Ten!
nessee for the past five years. She is
striklngly handsome, talented and Gull
tured. She moves in the best Nash!
vile society. Maj. John Reid, of Vir-
ginia, is her grandfather; the family Isl
we'll known throughout both TENNESSEE
and Virginia.
Miss Puryear was too modest to say
nything to correspondent about her
romance. =,
I'VE will be married in Che winter,a
was all that she would vouchsafe. :.
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Nashville, Tenn.-Some time during
the coming winter there will be SOL
emnized in this city a marriage that
will mark the climax to one of the pref
test romances this land of romances
has known in many a year. ~
1t will be union of the north and
south - of that north represented
by the frozen ice fields surrounding the
north pole, and of this sunny southland.
Anthony Fiala, the hero Of the Ziegle'
expedition in search of the pole, is the
hero of this romance, and Miss Claire
Puryear, young lady prominent in
Nashville society, is the heroine, and
the story of their courtship is an inter-
esting one.
1t has been a long engagement, even
as long engagements go, and even a
longer wooing, says special writer to
the New York World. TWAS eight years
ago that Anthony Fiala, then a young
ster., of q, first met Miss Puryear. He
was member of gallant troop G, of
Brooklyn, then. He had gone as part
of the escort of the governor of New
OEk " Tie cXpOSlllOu dL lNdSuElllc. OIl
New York day, just by chance, he was
introduced to Miss Puryear, guest at
the governors reception.
Of course the trooper did just what
he ought to have 7zdone--he fell in love
with her. They ;corresponded after he
left Nashville for good, but that was
ALL Chance took young Fiala back
again to Tennessee and he made bold
tc say what his heart had hidden him..
NO." said the young girl, thinking,
of course, it was final.
But men who are fit to brave the ter
rors> Of the arctic don't give up at ona
rebuff, and hundred times more not
SO Anthony Fiala. He went, away un
daunted. Again and again he begged
the girl to marry him, sometim lines. going
to Tennessee just to make one more
proposal; at other times, sending his
message by letter. =" ::
Then in seeming despair he gave
1t up. d -"
II am going after. the pole" he wrote
In 1901, and it wasn't joke, either.
William Zeigler was then fitting out his
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glory of being the first to set foot on
the spot that has been mems ambition
for century, or whether his bones
were not whitening on some Arctic
waste. >:'S y h;5,5:
The first: relief expedition started a
year ago. She waited for it's return.
No news. A second. went out and came
back without finding trace of the man
she loved, or his ship A third went
norlhward nearly four months ago
she waited again.
And then-the glorious news, alive
and we'll!
1t came first in the regular dispatch
es from far away Norway, and then in
another message to Fiala's brother,
Louis-"R Returned, good health, love
from Anthony" A third dispatch
vent to Tennessee, but what was in it
is not on record. 1t was then that Miss
Puryear's secret became known to the
world. She admitted that she would
become the wife of this man who had
twice risked his life in search of the
frozen pole.
Up in Norway, m awhile, the young
man was receiving the congratulations
CT men who know what it means to
brave the terrible rigors of two Arctic
winters. Though he had lost his ship
and had failed to reach the pole, or
even the farthest north, he had come
back with an honorable record every
body knew that. Of the 80 men. all
but one we're safe and sound. The
dead man did not succumb to anything
that he might not have died of in his
own home. 1t was a record far sur
passing that of the other Ziegler ex-
petition.
, Fiala spoke modestly of what had
happened during these past two years,
saying nothing for himself, though 1t
was largely due to him that he had
brought his men back all right.
Fiala didn't have much to say Of
what he had been through, but others
told of it. The men were in fairly
good shape, but some were so weak
that they never could have withstood a
third winter in the Arctic.
It was the terrible winter of 1903 and
1904 that was against them. When
storms and grinding ice crushed the
stanch America like pasteboard box,
this ship that had weathered many an
Arctic winter before, Fiala did not give
up. He saved so tons of provisions
ana 100 tons of coal, which he deposit
ed on the ice for further use. Then
he led his men out on the ice fields.
The last wreckage of their ship disap-
peared In the fearful storm Of January
%, 1904. His ship gone, Flaaa did NOT
give up his search for the pole. Par
ties went out east, west and north,
trying to force a passage north. There
was impossible ice everywhere, and
much open water, which forbade other
attempts. Then the provisions began
to fail. It meant forced march<south
or death for everybody. 80 -
It was a long, painful and terrible
journey on foot and sledge to the
southwark. Ultimately the party
reached the caches at Cape Flora.
Cape Dillon and Cape Ziegler. The
men were distributed at these three
places, and eked out the provisions
they found by catching bear and wal
rus, on which they subsisted. IS
Everybody was hopeful until the
autumn Of 1904. wien no relief shin
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new FAITH CALLS
r. FOR MUCH KISSING
ODD TENETs OF NEW RELIGION
PROVE POPULAR. l. = - Z :.
NON BELIEVERS SHOCKED
"Honest Father Francis" Founder Of
the Queer Church, Narrowly "
Escapes Coat Of Tar and % =
- Feathers, J. Ess2> .&

Boyd Lake, Me.-To kiss and fug
and roll about the floor, crying on
heaven to bear witness to the worship
er's JOY, is one of the main tenets Of
a new religion founded here by Elder
Thomas r. Francis, 1.-THE hottest Father
Francis" as he is called by his con-
verts.
So much have the more orthodox
residents of Boyd Lake been shocked
by this spectacular form of prayer that
a delegation of citizens has already
notified Father Francis to leave
town or take his chances of a coat of
tar and feathers, q distinction which
he barely missed achieving a few
weeks ago.
Father Francis" promptly replied
to the invitation that he will stay just
where he is, and the fever of excite
ment is running high. :.
Francis, the son of q minister at
Athol, Mass, arrived at Boyd Lake
last spring and began holding meetings
in small schoolhouse, also used for
divine services by Rev. William Bra
6een, Baptist minister. The new re-
lig1cn proved SO popular, however,
that interest was soon lost in the old
faith, and the whole congregation, in
Guiding the pastor himself, went over
to it in body.
The tenets of the religion taught by
Elder Francis were unusual. and their
novelty brought out a. crowd who
scoffeG at first, but later remained to
worship. The elder said he was i'm
bued with the theory that all souls are
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one, that purity of heart is everything,
and that in view of this, all sects
should be abandoned. Some of the
congregation inferred from this that
free love was the central idea, and
some of the men kept their wives and
daughters at home. The free love idea
was strengthened when the elder and
the Baptist dominic threw their arms
about each others necks and rolled
Oh the floor, where they Rugged and
kissed each other in the dust, and
loudly called on the Lord to bear wit
ness to their Joy.
This rolling, hugging and kissing
was almost too much for the old-fash-
Toned Baptists, but one by one they
were gathered into the fold, and at re-
cent meetings they have been rolling.
hugging and kissing promiscuously.
Newcomers are invariably shocked to
find half the congregation bobbing
about among the legs of the benches,
but, apparently, they have found sat-
isfaction in getting rid of the devil by
this method, for nine out Of ten soon
join IL the same exercise.
Tho first real setback the new creed
got was when Ethel Marsh, a good
ooking and well-developed daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. John Marsh, died in a
rance, alleged to have been brought
on after particularly exciting meet
ing. Miss Marsh was 16 years of age.
and when she first began attending
the meetings with her brother her
parents made no objection. The broth
CT was converted first, and Immediately
his actions became so strange that his
father and mother were alarmed. II
was then decided that Francis was moi
fit religious tutor for the daughter
and ar attempt was made to keep Miss
Ethel at home. She persisted in going
to the meetings, however, and soon
acted stranger than her brother.
At one meeting the elder ordered the
girl to come forward and exhort with
him. She hesitated, but finally COM
piled, and at the elders fnsfstence
faced the audience. She then COM
menced to. address the congregation
at IAo oouo tAue swinging Qer mead
and arms violently and swaying from
side to side. Her neighbors, thinking
she was in a trance Of q new kind.
took the girl home, where she became
violently i'll. DR.. L. G. Ford, of MILO
was sent for and, although he did all IN
his power to save his patient, she died.
He diagnosed the case as sub-acute
meningitis. At "a
.z The same week another girl, Miss
Bern1ce Gilman, daughter of the hus-
band and wife with whom Francis was
living, came down with the same ILL
ness shortly after one of the most cx-
citing meetings, and the residents be-
gar to whisper that death lurked In
III ssx religion. There we're sijiI s
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How Crocodiles Arc Caught.

In some parts of India the natives
dig crocodile pit which they cover
with sticks and leaves. The pit SUR
rounds a little island or a mound Of
earth and is close to a stream where
crocodiles abound. On this mound
they fasten a young goat, and its
bleatings through the night attract the
crocodiles who break the frail floor
Of sticks with their heavy bodies and
fall into the pit prepared for them.
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Alcohol Root Of Many Diseases.

Alcohol Root OF Aany Diseases.
Prof. Stadelman, principal physician
of the great hospital at Fredericksburg,
a suburb of Berlin, in his latest report
estimates that between one-quarter
and one-third Of the diseases aflicting
men in the great districts in Berlin
Inhabited by workmen are caused By
the improper use Of alcohol. .
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1905-08-04

preserver In your room. These things
are of no use to anybody except those
who understand them, and it will ado
something to your life and your char.
acter to add all these things to you as
you go along.
When you travel you will part with
your money and gather information. ex.
perience and satisfaction. Before start.
ing out, appropriate few dollars to be
thrown away-that is, you will lose
something; you will get on the wrone
car, you will go into a show that is a
| fake, and into another that may sui,
some people but which was a waste oil
time for you. Charge these things ur
to the Thrown away account, and
don't let it worry you.
Don't buy pair Of new shoes to wear
Oh your trip Your feet will hurt YOU
some anyway, and you had better wear
the old ones. Nobody is going to look
at your feet anyhow.
when you begin to think you have
seen the exposition and want to go home
and rest, just lay off and rest a day or
take side trip. Then go back to fin
lsh the exposition and you will get more
good out Of it than you did before.
Don't be worrying about pickpockets.
Deposit your money and your return
ticket with the hotel, take what Won
need each day and be happy
See the exhibits during the day and
hit THE Trail" in the evening.
II you go on the ocean or to San Fran
cisco, dress warmer
When you reach Portland, take a car
or bus to the Hotel Berg at the corner
OF 18th and Alder streets. Idahoans are
stopping there. 1t is cool, Quiet, snady
and pleasant; near car lines, post Office.
stores and churches. Good accommoda-
tons but not very expensive.
When at the fair grounds register at
the Idaho Building and take meals at
the cafe conducted by the school Of do
nestle science under the management
OF the Young Womens Christian asso-
clatlon. 1t is near the Idaho Building.
the service is good and their cooking ia
the very best.
Be sure and visit the government
building on Centennial Island. In the
dark room near the navy exhibit at 2
p. m. there is an illustrated lecture with
stereopticon views, showing MANY
phases of the work, including naval bat
ties. At $3.50 the Panama canal is taken
up IN the same way. At 4 o'clock thew
oeg1n 30 minute lecture on the yell
lowstone Park in a lecture room at the
interior department, same building. The
views are the best that art can make.
be careful to miss nothing on the
island 1t Is the government exhibit
ana TOO good to be overlooked.
On The Trail" be sure to see the
trained animals" and "Trixie," the ed
ucated morse. There are other shows
out these are very remarkable.
The Trail' is incest in the evening.
Inc observation cars in the city carry
people to Portland Heights for nickel.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1905-08-04
Additional Local.

F. G. Burkhart is having neat brick
cottage erected on his ranch north of
the sugar factory.
= Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin Kibble, of Boise,
were the guests of o. F. Smith and fam
lily several days this week.
The Ladies' Aid of the M. E. Church
will serve ten cent luncheon at the
Parsonage next Thursday from 4 to 6.
Hugh Maxwell, farm hand, was
drowned in the Snake river at Idaho
Falls last week while attempting to swim
the stream.
Mrs. Leon Misslen and children, w.
A. Younie and family and E. M. Ken
nedy are at Soda Springs enjoying their
summer outing.
VIM. Paxton who has been head line
man for the Blackfoot Light and Water
Co. has been appointed superintendent
OF the light service Of the city of Poca-
tello.
Misses Lulu and Mary CULLEN left
Tuesday evening for short visit with
friends at Boise. From there they will
60 to Moscow, Idaho where they will
enter the University.
A special train will be run to Idaho
Falls next Monday to accommodate those
who wish to see our boys play with the
Falls team and attend the Barnum &
Bailey mammoth shows.
The lumber for the new Snake river
bridge is on the ground and the work
will soon be begun. The bridge will be
wide enough for teams to pass and you
won't have to wait on string of rigs any
more.
This office is equipped for printing
your butter wrappers in the style pre-
scribed by law. The work is done as
cheaply as possible and orders receive
our prompt attention. Come in and let
us furnish you with your butter wrap
pers. Good paper, good ink and fast
presses.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1905-08-04
EXPOSITION POINTERS.

Here are some matters which you
may wish to know but which you may
not like to inquire about. They are
proper subjects for persons to under
stand before starting out to the expo
sition, and if you know all about them
IT. will be nice of you to call your
| friends attention to them, because it
may make the trip easier or pleasanter
for him or her.
You are not going to the exposition
to save money, are you? You know that
it is going to cost you something and
that it will do you a lot of good in
many ways You will come back feel
ing brighter, better informed, more in
telligent, and broader In your views and
your appreciation of all that is good and
great. You will enjoy the trip at the
time Of taking it and you will live it
over and over again in memory the rest
of your life.
In order to get the greatest good out
of it you should have all the comforts
possible and as few annoyances as you
can. You should keep your body in
good trim-well fed, well rested and
we'll slept. Then your powers Of obser-
sation will be keen and your memory
will be good. Everything will be a
pleasure to you and the memory of it
will be sweet and refreshing Your
conclusions about things will be we'll
taken and they will be Of some service
to you in business when you get home.
Thousands of people are on the road
while You read this, and they are choos-
Ing between two courses Of economy.
Some Of them are making mistakes but
will not know it till it is too late, and
some never do see the difference. These
are some Of the points to be considered:
If you are going to be on the road
overnight You can save from one dollar
to three dollars by not taking berth.
You can nap some in the chair car but
you will feel dull and sleepy next day.
Too dull to notice the scenery or to re-
member to enjoy it or remember it. You
paid considerable money to have the
railroad carry you through these beau
tiful regions, and If you miss their
beauty, you have partly wasted that
money. If you have a berth and do not
sleep you will do lot Of resting any
way You are accustomed to having a
warm breakfast at home, and you can
get a warm meal i'm the diner, though it
is going to cost from forty cents to a
dollar. If you have a basket Of nice
lunch with you, and eat cold break
fast you may feel all right or you may
soon have headache so that there will
be but little Of observation and pleas
ure for you for the rest of the day. In
this case again you are wasting the
money that you paid for your ticket.
II you carry lunch with you, it is a
good plan to have one hot meal day
anyway. You had better get this in the
diner, because when you get off Of the
train to eat, you are in danger of get
ting left, and you are sure to be uneasy
and anxious, and this anxiety spoils
your meal to some extent In the diner
you have all the time there Is, the waiter
brings you exactly what you want, jol-
lies you little, gives you a flower for
your buttonhole, and thanks YOU very
nicely If you leave him some extra
change when you pay your bill. He
doesn't get a very large salary and ap-
preclates the tips which he gets from
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father before they were married. The
daughter saw that she could have lit.
tie sport, and read them to her mother,
substituting her own name for that OF
her mother, and that of young man for
that of her father. The mother
jumped up and down in her chair, shift
ing her feet and looked utterly disgust
ed, and forbade her daughter to have
anything to do with the young man who
would write such nonsensical stuff to a
girl. When the young lady handed the
letter to her mother to read, the house
became so still that one could hear the
grass growing in the back yard.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1905-08-04

FIGHT YOUR own battles. Hoe your
own corn. Ask no favors of any one,
and you will succeed five thousand times
better than the one who helps not him
self. No one will ever help you as you
help yourself, because no one else will
be SO heartily interested in your affairs.
The first step will be such a long one
perhaps: but carving your own way you
learn to manage for yourself and then
you stand firm. Men who succeed, as a
rule, do SO by their own exertions and
are free from selfishness, which is most
contemplate quality. Whether you
work for fame, for money, or anything
else, work with your hands, heart and
brain. Say ~ willp' and some day you
will conquer, provided you have just
consideration of others rights.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1905-08-04

N AsYOUNG LADY walked into store
in Missouri town and selecting piece
of cloth asked what it was worth. "Four
kisses per yard said the polite clerk.
The fair young lady, abashed for mo-
ment, said that she would take four
yards. The cloth was cut off, nicely
wrapped up and handed to the purchas-
er who received it with smile and said:
"Send the bill around to my grand moth
er; she will settle it."
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Comments on the Wildcat.

A wildcat was caught in a trap in
Rosshlre, Scotland, recently, and is
TO be carefully stuffed and preserved
The Westminster Gazette says a wild
cat is beautifully remarked" and
adds that 1T is more dangerous for
game Or man than the fox"
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1905-08-04

IF A GIRL delightszin driving nails,
painting fences, and doing other work
which usually is done by man, we say
she in unconventional; if boy shows a
tendency to do embroidery or even plain
sewing, we talk about sending him to
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1905-08-04
$500 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE.
$3.50 PER YEAR ON ACCOUNT.
WHAT IS WORTH DOING At ALL IS WORTH DOING WELL"
A Line o. Type Or Two.

THE QUEENS ENGLISH. Did you
ever sit in carriage and think how
much nicer it is to sit in carriage and
think, than it is to walk and think how
much nicer it is to sit in carriage and
think than it is to walk?
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1905-08-04

A STORY is being told about a young
lady who found package of love letters
that were written to her mother by her
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