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The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-05-23
6oER TOBACCO is STRONG.
White Man Cannot Endure Its Scent
or Taste-BlackS Like II.


After Transvaal tobacco, but a long
way after comes Boer. The name is
IN reality nowadays a misnomer, says
South Africa, for this tobacco is grown
largely in Natal and Cape Colony. 1t
is also cultivated in the Orange River
colony, is sold by the roll and can be
obtained for about IS a pound if
whole roll is purchased. It is also sold
by the sack
White men buy these sacks, but they
DO not smoke the contents themselves;
they use it to reward the Kaffir serv-
ants for working overtime, or doing
any other meritorious action. The
taste for Transvaal tobacco is an ac-
CURED one; it also takes certain
time before a man gets used to the
scent. No white man who has come
from a distance has so far lived long
enough to acquire a liking for either
the taste or the smell, but it has its
uses in the case of the natives, and it
Is also useful if you have an unde-
sirable visitor who you are anxious to
get rid of. Offer him a pipe of Boer
tobacco and he will never enter your
home again.
The traders purchase this weed
largely; they also use it upon the
natives in the shape of presents, as
every Kaffir who makes a purchase in
country store always asks for free
gift and the competition to secure the
native trade is so acute that the re-
quest cannot be refused.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-05-23
The Present Rate Law.

The duties of the present Interstate
Commerce Commission are to correct
all determinations in railroad rates.
If it finds that an unjust rate is in
effect, the railroad is notified. If it
declines to change it, the Commission
can bring suit in Court and If the
Court decides in favor of the Com
rissioners finding, the railroad must
obey, or it's officers may be brought up
for contempt of court and summary
dealt with.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-05-23
So EasYl But Don't Try.

A scientific man has made discov-
cry, and it only remains to be put into
practice in order to test its usefulness,
says London Answers. 1t appears that
if one drop Of oil from a foul pipe be
placed in the mouth of snake, the
action is instantaneous-th reptile
becomes rigid and powerless. The
information will doubtless be appre'
ciated in those countries where snakes
thrive. If man sees a snake all he
has to do is to squeeze the animals
paws until it opens its mouth, place
drop of oil from a pipe inside, and
while the snake is rigid walk out OF
danger. What could be more simple?
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-05-23
GARDENS HERE AND ABROAD.
Fundamental Difference In Their ReIa.
ton to the Family.

There is a fundamental difference
between the English and the Ameri
can garden, writes Prof. L. H. Bailey
in the Garden Magazine. The Eng
lishmans garden is we'll nigh as es-
sential as his house. 1t is like an ex-
ira room to the residence. 1t is for the
family rather than for the public. 1t
therefore works itself into developing
consciousness of children, and garden
love becomes as much a part Of the
person as books and furniture and
music do. An English teacher recent
ly inspected the study work at Cornell
university What surprises me-" she
said, lis that you need to do such
work. The English child loves nature
as If by instinct" The American gar
den is likely to be all in front yard.
1t is usually of the look-at-me kind.
1t is made for the public to see. This
may contribute to public spirit and
civic betterment, but it loses in origin
ality and vitality.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-05-23
HOW DOES THE ROBIN KNOW
When Mrs. Redbreast Goes After a
Grub She Always Gets Him,

0Iup one Always 0etS him.
| recently observed a robin boring
for grubs in a country dooryard. 1t
is common enough sight to witness
one seize an angle worm and drag
it from its burrow in the turf, but
an not sure that | ever saw one drill
for grubs and bring the big white NOR
sci to the surface.
The robin | am speaking of had a
nest of young in maple near by, and
she worked the neighborhood very
irdustriously for food. She would
run along over the short grass after
the manner of robins, stopping every
few feet her form stiff and erect.
Now and then she would suddenly
bend her head toward the ground and
tring eye or ear Tor a moment to bear
intently upon it. Then she would
spring to boring the turf vigorously
with her bill, changing her attitude at
each stroke, alert and watchful, throw
ing up the grass roots and little jets
of soil, tabbing deeper and deeper,
growing every moment more and more
excited, till finally fat grub is seized
and brought forth.
Time after time, during several
days, | saw her mine for grubs in this
way and drag them forth How did
she know where to drill The insect
was in every case an inch below the
surface. Did she hear it gnawing
ihe roots of the grasses, or did she
see movement in the turf beneath
which the grub was at work | know
not. | only know that she struck her
game unerringly each time. Only
twice did see her make few thrusts
and then desist, as if she had been
deceiyed.-John Burroughs in Outing
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-05-23
Women's Trousers at Ayderabad.

The first time | was introduced into
the harem of one of the noblemen of
Hyderabad, in the Deccan, was sur
prised to find the Begun and her
ladies dressed in tight-ftting trous-
ers made of rich damask silks. 1t be-
ing the fashion to have these trousers
as close-ftting as possible, they are
actually sewn on, and are taken of
and changed about once fortnight
London Daily Mail.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-05-23
TAKE STOCK OF TALENTS.
Good Advice for the Business Woman,
and Others.

Twice year every merchant takes
account of stock When the work Is
completed the shop-keeper knows just
where he stands. If a certain depart
ment in his store is losing money, he
plans on strengthening it or cutting it
out entirely. If another department
is making an unexpected success, he
specializes upon it and features 1t.
He has what might be termed COM
mercial housekeeping.
Now, | have often wondered
whether it would not pay for those of
US who work for our living to take ac-
count of stock at regular intervals,
rot making an inventory of ribbons,
laces, shirtwaists and hats in our pos
session, but of talents. The influences
Of business life should tend to broad
en- and develop the feminine mind;
sc whenever | hear business wom-
al mourn because she finds herself in
a groove, or, as most of us put 1t, in
a rut | wonder why she does not
stop long enough to take account Of
stock. Perhaps she will discover some
talent which will lead her to a more
remunerative and congenial occupa-
tion.-Woman' Home Companion,
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-05-23
Mules Hard to Kill.

A correspondent who was with Col.
Younghusband's mission to Tibet tells
a mule story: Mules, apparently, do
not die from any cause. When the
mission first crossed the Jelapla a
a mule slipped in the dusk and fell
into the lake at the bottom Of the
pass. It was thought to be drowned
Next morning a convoy found it with
its nose Just above the ice, the rest
Of it's body literally frozen in, Pick
axes were brought and the animal
was dug out. 1t is now working as
usual"
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-05-23

This can be easily obvated by using
Peruna. Peruna strikes at the root of
the difficulty by correcting the diges-
ton.
Digestion furnishes nutrition for the
nerve centers. Properly digested food
furnishes these reservoirs of life with
vitality which leads to strong, steady
nerves and thus nourishes life.
Peruna is in great favor among
women, especially those who have voca-
tions that are trying to the nerves.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-05-23
T EA
Is it tea that makes the 1ap2
What makes a Russian?
NoveIist's Views of Life.

Women of the independent mind
will so educate their daughters that
these will not be instructed at the
start to think themselves naturally in
ferior to men because less muscular,
and need not have recourse to particu-
lar arts, feline chiefly, to make their
way in the world.-George Meredith.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-05-23
Literary Repast,

The Open Road gives this bin of
fare of literary man: For supper
that evening Burr had three crackers
and a scanty portion of cold baked
beans. He ate the meal to the accom-.
paniment of his feet stamping the
floor for warmth. Atlanta Constitu.
ton.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-05-23
MANY Children Are Slckly.

Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children.
used by Mother Gray, nurse in Children 5
Home, New York, Cure Feverishness, Head
ache, Stomach Troubles, Teething Dis
orders, Break up Colds and Destroy Worms.
At all Druggists ,25c. Sample mailed FREE.
Address Allen S. Olmsted, lie Roy, N. Y.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-05-23

health W a S COM
pletely broken down.
My back ached and
was SO lame that at
times | was hardly
able to dress myself.
lost my appetite
and was unable to
sleep. I here seemed
to be no relief until
took Doan's Kid
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-05-23
TEA
Which do your family
think most of, tea or coffee ?
Your grocer returns your naos-y IL you ds~s izAa
6ehllings Best
VARYING Waters In Sea.

The sea in the North Polar Basin
consists of two different kinds of wat
er-an upper layer of low tempera-
ture and not very salt, and lower
layer of a relatively high temperature
and extremely saline.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-05-23
Good Spirit in a Hospital,

Most of us are Ill, and some of us
are dying. We are all fighting for
our lives inch by inch. But we con-
trive to crowd more fun into our
days than we ever did when we were
well; and our conflict with BAT.
fling disease lends piquancy to com.
monplace and trivial things. High
spirits rule here.-Rev C. f. Aked
(Davos Platz).
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-05-23

"a Nervousness is very common among
women. This condition is due to
anemic nerve centers The nerve
centers are the reservoirs of nervous
vitality. These centers become blood
less for want of proper nutrition.
This is especially true in the spring
season. Every spring host of invalids
are produced as the direct result of
weak nerves.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-05-23

ney Pills; but four boxes of this rem
edy effected complete and perma-
nent cure. If suffering humanity knew
the value of Doan's Kidney Pills they
would use nothing else, as it is the
only positive cure | know"
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster-Milburn Co. Buffalo, NY.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-05-23
T IlA
The Chinese and Japs are
not very nervous people
they drink a good deal of tea
CALIFORNIA; Ebony Forest.

It is believed that ebony will thrive
In certain parts of California, and
some trees from northern Mexico will
be planted in Butte county as an ex-
pertinent.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-05-23
BuruIars Quote Scripture.

watch and pray was the note
left IN a house in Ramsey, Isle of
MAJ, by some burglars who had
robbed it while the tenant was at
church.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-05-23
First News Boat.

Seventy-fve years ago the first regu-
lar news boat to intercept packet ships
for foreign intelligence was put in
commission in New York.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-05-23

Pisos Cure Is the best medicine we ever used
Tor all affections OF the throat and lungs,-WM
D. ENDsLEY Vanburen. Ind, Feb. 10, 1900.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-05-23
IlA
Well! Well!

Sir William H. Bailey says that "AA
ounce of Sam Weller is worth more
than a pound of drugs Even If you
are well Dickens will make you feel
weller
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-05-23
China's Walled Cities.

The walled cities" of China are
well named, for the majority are sur
rounded by walls 80 to 40 feet in
height, and from 16 to 30 feet in
breadth. The City of Hsian-fu is sur
rounded by wall 16 miles in circum.
ference.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-05-23
6ABY'S AWFUL ECZEMA.

Would Lose Her Ear-Healed
Without a BIemish-Moth-
err Thanks Cuticura.
my little girl had eczema very bad
when she was ten months old.
thought she would lose her right ear.
It had turned black, and her face was
like piece of raw meat, and very
sore. 1t would bleed when | washed
her, and | had to keep cloths on it
day and night. There was not clear
spot on her face when | began using
Cuticnra Soap and Ointment, and now
1t is completely healed, without scar
or blemish which is more than | had
hoped for (Sgned) Mrs Rose Ether,
291 Eckford St, Brooklyn, N. Y"
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-05-23
is as sound as our tea

Your grocer returns your monsy il yOa GSu'. xAa
6ehilling's Beat
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-05-23

81 am glad to write my endorse
n1enf of the great remedy, Peruna,
as a nerve tonic. / do so most
heartily. "-.juiia MarIowe.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-05-23

n recent letter to The Peruna Medi-
cine Co., Miss Julia Marlowe, of New
York City, writes the following:
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-05-23
ALL BROKEN DOWN,
No SIeep-No Appetite-Just o Com
tinual Backache.

Joseph McCauley, of 144 Sholto
street, Chicago, Saohem of Tecumseh
Lodge, says: Two years ago my
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-05-23
T EA

Our tea is sound; our ad.
vice is sound. Our advice
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-04-09

stationery From tnh writing paper tns ooaS Of
arms fits tn the panels of the carriage or the
automobile. and the family Of a rich man with
out the slightest claim to aristncratic descent
may be seen carrying the coat armor OF ona OF
the proudest houses in England.
AN expert in heraldry recently said that at
least 20 per cent of the heraldic devices dis
played by Americans were fraudulent. 1t seems.
however. that there is ray OF hope for those
Americans who have, without actually pirating
a coat of arms from some ancient family, caused
TO be set up theirs a device that is to some
slight extent original There is doubt in the
minds of the heraldic authorities of England
whether or not the possession of coat of arms
for a century or so does not entitle family to
retain lawful possession for all time. When the
records were first established in the the old days
many coats of arms were registered this
basis. and in 1G6S the Garter King Of Arms
William Dugdale. wrote: 1t is incumbent that
man doe look over his own evidences for some
scales of armes. for. perhaps. it appeares In
them. and if soc and they have used it from the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-04-09

energetically as he advances along the street
giving full warning to timid burglars of his APP
proach. but effectually preventing any drowsi-
ness the part of the unfortunate inhabitants
of the houses.
An English NJ. P. was staying lately at
country house in the government of Cherson
and not having been initiated into the meaning
OF the unearthly racket that disturbed his slum-
bers he rose in rage at last and, opening the
window. hurled the soap and other bulky toilet
requisites at the head of the astonished and in
dignant Waterman The latter actually pro-
tested, and refused to be comforted until he
received hand ONE for tea'-as tip is called
in Russia-by way Of compensation.
The Russian peasant woman has a peculiar
method of washing her baby. She fills her
mouth with water and eXpertly sprays il over
the object of her maternal solictude. Flowers
are often watered in the same manner.
Russian servants are frequently the cause of
great diversion and evaporation. An English
lady living in Odessa told me about her cook,
claring il the best, and, of course, pocketing
the difference in price. The following dialogue
took place:
Miss A.-And did you tell the butcher how
bad the meat was?
Pascha Che cook)-NO. miss. 1 didn't dare.
miss Only yesterday with my eyes, miss,
I saw a lady-in her own hat Ito distinguish
her from servants, who only wear shawls) in
her own hat, miss-come into the shop and COM
plain about the meat. And the butcher just
threw bones at her till she ran out of the shop,
miss A lady in her own hat, miss!
This was supposed to brighten Miss A from
going to the shop to make inquiries.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-04-09
WHEN GRAPES HAZE HARD WORK

Those persons who on hot summer day
have envied the giraffe his long neck because
a cooling draught would last so long" when
he swallowed it have probably never stopped to
think that it has more practical use and that
in the giraffe makeup the animals neck is
sometimes matched against it's legs. One OF the
most comical sights in any geological garden is
afforded by watching CRATES browse On the
grass beneath their feet. Bracing their long
legs awkwardly apart, not unlike a boy unused
to stills the animals eagerly strain to get
hold Of the grass and when it is very short they
have a hard time. When two or more OF them
happen to stand together in this awkward posi-
ton, their long legs criss-crossing each other.
they look extremely odd. One woman voiced the
sentiment OF most OF those who see the animals
when she said recently after looking at them;
'My, but wouldn't try to pick up $1,000 note
II were giraffe
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-04-09

n looks to see him emerge from a sleigh, throw
on his fur 'shuba" and appear at IL o'clock in
the morning sunshine as though he were going
10 a ball
The accepted form for leaving a card if a
man be disinclined or unable to pay the neces-
sary numerous visits. is to send it by post in an
envelope stamped with red cross. These en-
veiopes are sold expressly for this purpose. and
the proceeds Of such sales go to the Red Cross.
card sent in this manner is accepted as a
personal visit The Red Cross must reap a
goodly harvest, for thousands upon thousands Of
cards are sent in this way every New Years
Day
Russian manners at table are not always to
be recommended from our point OF view. Before
using the finger bowls after dinner 1 is the
custom 70 take a mouthful Of the water and
rinse ones mouth. This is most conscientiously
and even audibly carried out. the water then
being returned to the bowl on the table
have also seen noble old Cossack. general in
gorgeous uniform, with his breast covered with
medals. talking TO a Petersburg belle at dinner
while be audibly sucked the last fragments off
leg Of chicken that hung out Of his mouth be-
fore letting il drop his plate. Another time
was dining with two sturdy milIionaires. in the
central provinces Of Russia. one of them stolidiy
nunched up the smaller bones of the fowl and
On the tableclOth or on the floor, whichever hap
pened 10 be more convenient at the moment
Knives are used to carry food to the mouth
rs a matter Of course and. I must say, great
sexterity is displayed in this accomplishment
Salt spoons are almost unknown, each person
digging his knife into the salt cellar. A spoon
and fork are not used for pudding fork alone
being deemed sufficient with which to chase
the pieces Of pudding round the plate and get
CD the syrup.
Millions OF sunfower seeds are consumed by
Russians. They are either roasted with a little
salt or eaten raw. The peasant women often
have deep dents worn in their front teeth by
constantly cracking the brittle shells They be-
come very expert at this A seed is placed be-
tween the teeth and, without being further
touched by the fingers, is split, the tiny kernel
eaten and the two light husks sent flying to the
ground
On Sunday afternoons piles OF husks are to
be seen IN semi-circle around the doorsteps
or benches where persons have been sitting
gOssiping, each man or woman provided with a
pOcketful OF sunhoWer seeds Whole fields OF
Eunhowers are cultivated expressly for the edible
seeda
Once meeting a military man know IN the
busy streets OF large town In South Russia
be plunged his hand into the pocket OF his wide
cOssack trousers and produced a handful o.
seeds. which he offered me with tWinlling eyes
] accepted politely. and soon found myself chok
fng. with a husk instead Of q seed down M
throat
The Russian Waterman has an ingenious ar
Fangement for letting thieves know when he 1
coming and giving them time 70 escape IA
carries a huge wooden rattle which he swing
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-04-09
COATS OF ARMS.
Many Lake to Display Them Re
CARELESS of the Rules.

America is becoming coat of arms crazy"
remarked an heraldic expert who derives COM
Portable living from searching the records for the
armorial bearings of the ancestors of Americans.
1T matters nothing to many American who
wants a coat of arms that there are certain rules
which are steel clad in heraldry, and that it is
not given to every one to own coat armOr. They
have the money to pay for it, and, of course. it
is an easy matter for the heraldic searcher to
find them device that might by some remote
possibility have belonged to their ancestors.
$50 popular is the fancy for armorial bearings
that, not content with having shields and quar-
terings emblazoncd on their carriages, linen and
chinaware some women displaying heraldic
devices on their stockings
"Often, Of course, an honest effort is made to
discover through the College of Heralds. in Eng
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-04-09

land, whether or not the customer is entitled to
coat armor. Many time, however, the expert
appropriates any coat of arms that he pleases.
informs the gratiied customer that there is no
doubt the appropriation is legitimate. the family
history showing that the descent is in direct line
from the original owner of the device.
1.-The newly acquired crest appears first on the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-04-09
SOME COATS OF ARMS BELONGING TO AMERICAN FAMILIES

beginning OF Queen Elizabeth's reigne or about
that time, shall then allow thereof. for our d.
rections are limiting US soc to doe, and not
shorter prescription Of usage
$50 that If Americans who have set up original
coats of arms retain their interest In such fan
cies for a century or so the reproach that they
are entitled to no such display will cease to
apply"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-04-09
THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL

Adam was reading the news Of the day.
YES" he remarked. as he cleared his throat
ct wish we had seed less apples"
Hereupon the first grammarian got busy 70
prevent any more such atrocities
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-10-09

Or. Woods Norway Pine syrup seems
especially adapted to the needs of the
children. Pleasant to take; soothing In
it's influence. Il Is the remedy of all
remedies for every form Of throat AID
lung disease.