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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1905-04-14
Great Minds Last Lament

was man who stood in symbolic
relations to the art and culture of my
at the very dawn Of my manhood,
and had forced my age to realize it
Afterward. Few men hold such po-
sition in their own lifetime, and have
1t SO acknowledged. 1t is usually dis
.erned, II discerned at all, by the his
torian, or the critic, long after both
che man and his age have passed
away. With me it was different. | felt
It myself and made others feel T.
Byron was symbolic figure but his
relations were to the passion of the
age and it's WEAKNESS of passion. Mine
were to something more noble, more
permanent, of more vital issue, Of
larger scope.
The gods had given me almost
everything. But let myself be lured
into long spells of senseless and sensu-
al ease. l amused myself with being
a flaneur, a dandy, man Of fashion.
I surrounded myself with the smaller
natures and the meaner minds. I be-
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1905-04-14
Velocity of Radiun,.

That latest wonder of science, radi.
UNI, is now believed in some quarters
to be the substance Of which the sun
is composed. Light travels at the rate
Of 10000 miles a second. Consider.
ing that the brain can scarcely grasp
the speed Of a bullet, mere $50 yards
a second, it is readily seen how far
beyond human comprehension is
such a speed as this. Nor Is 1t any
easier to grapple intelligently with the
speed of the emanations of radium,
some of which fly off at velocity of
100000 miles second, and will pene-
trate steel and various other sub
stances as easily as smoke will pass
through muslin. So powerful are
these rays that it would be dan
gerous to approach radium in any
quantity as it is to go near gunpowder
with a lighted match. A man enter
ing a chamber containing a pound of
radium would have his eyesight des-
troyed, his skin burned and would
probably lose his life.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1905-04-14

came the spendthrift Of my own
genius, and to waste an eternal youth
gave me curious joy. Tired of being
on the heights, deliberately went to
the depths in the search for new SEN
sation. What the paradox was to me
in the sphere of thought, perversity
became to me in the sphere of pas
sion. Desire, at the end, was NAL
ady or madness, or both. grew
careless of the lives of others. took
pleasure where it pleased me and
passed on. forgot that every little
action of the common day makes or
unmakes character, and that there
fore what one has done in the secret
chamber one has some day to cry
aloud on the housetop. I ceased to be
lord over myself. was no longer the
captain of my soul, and did not know
It, allowed pleasure to dominate me.
ended in horrible disgrace. There is
only one thing for me now, absolute
humility.-Extracts from de Profun.
dis" by Oscar Wilde.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1905-04-14
In a Colorado Snowslide

"Niy first experience with a snow
slide was at Creole, Co.." writes DR..
J. G. Allen of Telluride, in that state.
IT, with three other men, was on the
side of mountain looking at some
mining property. We were above
timer line and about halfway from
the bottom of the gulch to the top
OF The mountain. I did not think at
the time of danger, as the snow
where we were was only about eight
cen inches deep. The field suddenly
cracked and the snow below us
moved down a foot or two. This
took away the support of an immense
mass of snow above us, where 1t had
blown over the top of the ridge to
depth of fifteen or twenty feet It
broke at the crest of the ridge and
all the snow on our side of the noun
tain came rushing down upon us. The
curved around us in a cir.
cular manner and the width of the |
slide was more than 1000 feet, we be- |
Ing about in the center.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1905-04-14
Revival of Crochetina Art.

The thrifty woman who enjoys GRO
cheting may improve her time during
the winter evenings by making lace
insertion and trimmingdfondbs, lnexn
sqmmerls white gown. t1ids 10 eni
This new lace is called "FeAAafdss91
chet,", and is exceedingly Landscape.
hefs1 madel N az Beautiful squaheW of
dteShst hxeR7eE sflko thread, 9and asz
dpne,iII Observation-Disclosures the 9mes{,
aftEactiya tpsertioRs eare spade7 qsatbY
skirt star msSs{iioHs sh6ald Ss detfH US!
castedieiar bebsos sbnUoq es1dT
oThe work. GilBnot tax the, eyes, aiRec
the oldaashipned 81 thread work. rando
the woman who wishes to have an. ele- !
CANT black gown of some soft wool or
silk Could have flo handsomer trim.
ming than "relief crochet" lace.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1905-04-14
Japanese Funeral Rites.

Old people in Japan prepare for
death by visiting shrines and inter
viewing Buddhist priests. When a
person dies the priest selects a postum
nous name (kaimes), and writes it
on a slip of white paper on tablet OF
unstained wood. The deceased person
next lies in state for two days, when
the head is shaver and the body
dressed for interment in pure white,
the costume being similar to that
worn on festive occasions. The body Is
then placed in the coffin in sitting
position, the hands folded in prayer,
and the vacant spaces being filled
with tea leaves, incense, or vermilion.
The night before the funeral is spent
by the relatives in prayer, and next
morning procession Is formed to the
grave, everybody and everything dis
playing as much white as possible.
The periods of mourning vary from
fifty days of XII, or deep mourning, for
parent, during which no business
must be done, the razor abjured, and
the grave visited daily, to three days
for cousins, while buku or lighter
is observed from ninety to
seven days.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1905-04-14
In the Spring.

Lowndes, NO., April 10th.-Mrs. H.
c. Harry of this place, says
For years | was in very bad health.
Every spring I would get so low that
I was unable to do my own work.
seemed to be worse in the spring than
any other time Of the year. | was
very weak and miserable and had
much pain in my back and head. I
saw Dodd's Kidney Pills advertised
last spring and began treatment of
them and they have certainly done me
more good than anything have ever
used.
81 was all right last spring and felt
better than have for over ten years.
/ am fifty years of age and am strong
er to-day than l have been for many
years and | give Dodds Kidney Pills
credit for the wonderful improve
ment."
The statement of Mrs. Harry is only
enc Of great many where Dodd's
Kidney Pills have proven themselves
to be the very best spring medicine.
They are unsurpassed as tonic and
are the only medicine used in thou
sands of families.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1905-04-14
Enthusiasm Holds Off Ace

81 know Pm getting DID," said tho
little woman with the sunny smile and
the gray streaks on her temples, but
just love to go to dances as much
as ever, and, when I'm there, l don't
feel old bit. wish | could realize
my age, but I'm longing this moment
for i baby hat of allover embroidery
and bolero suit. Isn't it shocking?"
you ought to take yourself by the
hand and shake it," replied the wom
an with the blonde hair and the dull
eyes. you are not getting old, and
you never will. I'm older than you
are this minute"
but" interrupted the bright-eyed
woman. 81 was grown girl going
to dances when you were wearing
pinafores and eating pickles. And
just look at my snow-white hairs. Be
sides, my dear, although you dom
know it, I've lost two teeth on both
sides and have to wear a plate. Now,
isn't that proof enough Of old age?"
"Ir is no proof at ALL" replied the
other stanchly. "a woman is never
really old until she loses her interest
in pretty clothes and would rather
stay at home than go out in the even
ings 1t is not the loss of your teeth,
but the loss of your enthusiasm that
is the signpost Of old age.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1905-04-14

81 glanced up on hearing the snow
break and, acting upon my first i'm.
pulse, turned my back to the ava
lanche. 1t struck me first on the
legs and l sprang into the air as high.
as I could. The mass passed under
me and by the terrific rush of the
snow was kept on the top all the
way down into the gulch, about 500
feet. was the only one free and
proceeded to dig the others out. AS
the snow frequently packs after run
ming, almost to the consistency Of
ice, this was no easy matter.
1T happened that the man next to
me was buried in perpendicular po-
sition with only his hair visible. I
had to free his body down to the
ankles before I could pull him out.
The last man reached was dead when
extricated. The rest of us escaped
with slight bruises. 1t was the next
July before articles we lost were
found"
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1905-04-14

when you begin to think that 1t
isn't worth while to dress for the
chance man caller and to prefer send.
ing down word you arn't at home to
mussing your best frock; when the in
vitation to party suggests nothing
more to you than the next morning
headache which may follow it; when
you feel out of place in frilly hat and
begin not to care whether your belt
fits or not; when child around the
house gets on your nerves and yoN
find yourself doubling the compli.
ments your husband gives you; when
love poems and love stories awaken
only your smile of amusement: when
you consider any sort of identifying
process, from curling your hair to pull
ing in your stays, too much trouble;
when you begin putting flowers on the
dining room table instead of pinning
them in your hair; when you com.
mence wearing comfortable shoes and
letting out your corset strings merely
because they hurt you-then you are
really growing old and there is no
help for you.
LAS long as a woman retains her
vanity and her enthusiasm she has
still got firm hold on her youth, and
not all the false teeth and gray hairs
in the universe can wrench it from
her"
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1905-04-14

than eleven. And as Benson touched
his cap he took the liberty of believ.
ing he might be as late as five in the
morning. And just about eleven Sell
wyn came ashore in another boat with
papers which had to so to the ad-
miral.
Il shall be back in an hour, Thorn
as" said Selwyn. And the two
coxsns were left in command of the
cutting out expedition. The whole
business was nearly wrecked at the
outset by the settlement of the ques-
ton as to who was to be left in
charge of the boats. Finally Thomas
and Benson ordered two men to stay,
and the defrauded men sat back and
growled most horribly as the rest
" moved off towards Shanghai Smiths
in loose order.
LOOK ere" said Billings to Graves
as they were left alone, Its hobvious
one must stay with the boats; but
ones enough, and on an hexpedition
like this, horders amt worth damn.
I'll howe you quid, a whole quid,
and my grog for month if you'll be
the man to stay"
mo, I'll toss you, the same terms
both Sides"
And the spin of coin sent Billings
running after the rest. He was re.
ceived by Benson with curses, but he
stuck to the party all the same.
Every we'll, you report me! You
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1905-04-14
WHO OWNS THE RAILROADS?

VI H. T. Newcomb of the District of
NColumbia Bar, has compiled statistics
Showing that Stats depositors in
Isavings banks of six eastern states
are directly interested in the joint
Ownership Of $442,354,OS6 of steam
i rs ilroad securities, that insurance
companies doing business in Massa-
fchusetts hold $S45,SS9,O3S of steam
railroad stocks and bonds and "a edu-
national institutions depend on Sat-
468,327 invested in similar securities
tor portion of their income. Other
dduciary institutions own enough
railroad securities to bring such hold
Ing up to more than billion and
half dollars, about one 'ixth of the
entire capital invested in railrsad
property. These investments repre-
sent the savings Of the masses, there
being twenty million holders of life in
surance policies in the country, as
many more of fire insurance policies,
and an even greater number Of de-
positors in banking and trust institu-
tions, where investments are largely
in railroad securities.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1905-04-14
~ rely on your discretion"

/. rely on your discretion"
but won't. I'll keep him out Of the
trouble"-for Hamilton was the cap
tain of the Triumphant. II suppose
the men here are really fond of me?"
said the admiral interrogatively
They have no monopoly of that"
said Selwyn.
"Is there any one Of them you could
drop hint to, that you could trust?"
"Of course" said Selwyn; there's
Benson, whose father works for mine
as gardener" :,
"Do you mean Benson, ny cots'K?H
Eyes, sir" 5eoo IT. .n2H
Hes the very man. You might9let
him know that if he should get ranto,
any trouble, he will be- paid for H. :. /
leaye the rest to Y6aaD Y55a2 C JAN gES.
askbre a6a~Il with this hSee to saaKaey.
That wBtcstKsI t0uta Echande Ito 1taks
Benson with5 yo.t and kbeak No him
on the quiet OF, don't know that *
care particularly to hear any more
about it till the day after tomorrow.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1905-04-14
Observation-Disclosures
BELLE OF BUBBLY CREEK
Portrait OF a Lady-A Memory of Boyhood

Soft and shy those lustrous glances,
Tender as the dream of dawn,
Flushed with old and quaint romances,
Frank and fearless as the fawn;
lnky black those ringing lashes,
Masking well tie starry light
From the loguish eye that flashes
Pity on some luckiess wight
And her timorous tread is lighter
Than the shy and DIV ering deer.
And her ivory brow Il brighter
Than the dawnIng of the year,
And her voice SCUM Is low and thrilling,
Setter than some mourning dove,
Cooling for her mate and filing
The ambient air with plants of love.
1.-the as shapely fawn that passes,
Winsomc as loeuish child.
Buoyant as crisp dewy grasses
When bleak winter is beguiled.
And your song clear and ringing
Witches all beneath your spell,
Like the soaring lark that. singing,
Scatters music DER the dell.
Yes. YOUR regal beauty's splendid.
Sumptucus as a dewy flower,
Or red rose and lily blended,
Quivering meath the tinkling shower.
And your lustrous eyes are tender
Stainless as some splendid star
Paltry homage here render,
Thin echoes tricking from afar.
JAMES E. KINSELLA.
Registry Division. Chicago Postoffice.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1905-04-14
FEARED BURIAL IN TRANCE
Unhappy Existence Led by Victim .,
Peculiar Disease.

Sin one of my voyages from "a.
Town to England" writes n travaIan
Il shared my cabin with a necnI,a,
man, whose name was Lazarus 10
made me promise that if he sbou,d dio
during the voyage | would prevent
his burial at sea. He said that on a
previous voyage he had fallen siN,
and was taken for dead and mt into
sack for burial. A quartermas,er
had been put on to watch the hodv
Until 1t was time for the funeroi
When the burial party arrived the
ouartermaster informed the cantain
that he thought the body had moved
IL the sack. The sack was opened and
Lazarus eventually came to life again
Such was the story Lazarus told me
Lazarus was thin man, with a sal.
low face. He had an enormous anne.
tite and appeared at every meal IN
which he devoted his whole energies
The good feeling only seemed to add
to his corpselike appearance. One
evening, sure enough. when we were
about half way to our voyages end
he apparently died again. The doctors
took him in charge this time, however,
and he came out of his trance without
any shotted-sack episode. He was met
at the London docks by a number of
relatives and friends, all of whom
looked as If they might be suffering
from the same complaint"
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1905-04-14

How portray those plguant graces,
How depict that girlish air,
As the rose her flower-like face Is,
Blushing with its beauty rare?
How describe those oval features,
Fashioned in chaste GEecian mold,
Fearless as shy forest creatures
Wandering through dim leafy void?
Dark those eyes-the Muse confesses--
AS dim, dusky, verdurous gloom;
Soft as silk those tangled tresses.
Fraught with fragrance and perfume
Cherry lips that curve capricious,
Pouting as in dainty scorn;
MIX white teeth that CLEAN DELICIOUS
With the fragrance of the morn.
Here's piquant, pensive maiden,
Gracious as soft summer night,
When the breeze with balsam laden
Swaps the willows in it's flight,
Shapely as firm Grecian shepherd
Posing in untutored ease;
Supple as some tawny leopard
Frolicking amid the trees.
How describe that liquid laughter.
Gurgling like mountain rill.
Soaring, ringing meath the rafter,
Sanguine splendid. never still?
How portray that regal bearing,
Stately as some gracious queen,
Or some sumptuous duchess wearing
Jewels soft, superb, serene?
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1905-04-14
NO TONGUE CAN TELL
How Suffered with itching and
Bleeding Eczema Until Cured
by Cuticura.

"No tongue can tell how suffered
for five years with terribly painful,
itching, and bleeding eczema, my
body and face being covered with
sores. Never in my life did / expert
ence such awful suffering, and I
longed for death, which I felt was
near. l had tried doctors and medi-
cines without success, but my mother
insisted that l try Cuticura. felt
better after the first bath with Cuti-
cura Soap and one application of Cuti-
cura Ointment, and was soon entirely
well (Signed) Mrs. A. Etson, Belle
svue, Mich" .....s.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1905-04-14

Took Benson uptown with him.
know you can't" he said defiantly.
"And I've give Graves a thick 'un
and my grog for a month to be let
come"
This awful sacrifice appealed even
to Benson.
"All right" he said. But if can't
report you for this, l can the next
time"
Next time be damned cried Bill
lings; 200 cares about next time,
now?"
And they hove in sight of Shanghai
Smiths.
ITO be continued.)
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1905-04-14

He spent the interval at lunch with
the British consul.
i tell you what, Stanley" said the
admiral, Il don't care what they did
to me, for it's done me no harm.
But after this you should be able to
make them enforce the laws. If they
would only do that the Pacific coast
wouldn't stink SO in the nostrils of
shipmasters and shipowners."
The consul explained the local sys-
tenn OF politics. 1t appeared that every
one with any business on the borders
OF crime insured against the results of
accidents by being in politics.
And If the thieving politicians ap-
point the man to control them, what's
the result?" =
"The result is-Shanghai Smith"
said the admiral well, I'll see you
later. I've an appointment with Mr..
SAINT, of the Harvester"
The consul stared
What, with SAINT? Why, he got
eighteen months hard labor for kill
ing man six months ago.
But he's not in. PRISON."
"Of course not" said the consul
"He was pardoned by the governor. !"
Hes just the man wish to see, p"
cried Dicky Dunn.
He found SAINT waiting at Cart
wright's Office. He was hard-bitted,
weather-beaten gentleman, and half
his face was jaw. That jaw had hold
of a long cigar with his back teeth.
He continued smoking and chewing,
and did both savagely. What Peter
had said to him did not come out, but
by agreement the admiral was intro
duced as Mr. Dunn.
"You have reason not to like Shang-
hal Smith," said Peter.
That's So" nodded SAINT.
"Mr Dunn does not like him
either. Could you make any use OF
him on board the Harvester"
81 could" said SAINT, grinning; "he'd
be useful man."
IL yOu ludEluCu you hiiooSN '" $4,000
tomorrow morning just as you were
getting up your anchor, and some one
hailed you and said they had picked
one up, you would take him aboard?''
wet or dry" said SAINT.
"I'll undertake he shall be wet, "
said the admiral. 'Eh?" And he
turned to SelWyn.
Eyes, SIR" replied the lieutenant,
that could be arranged
Every we'll, Mr.. SAINT" said the ad-
miral
And it's understood, of course, y
said Peter, that you gentlemen never
saw each other and don't know each
other when you meet, it being mat.
ter of mutual obligation"
IL agree" said SAINT.
"And of course" Cartwright added
as he escorted the admiral and Sci,
wyn into the passage, "if there should
be shindy at Smiths and any OF
your men are in it, we shall all ex,
plain that it was owing to your hav.
ing been put away. And two wrongs
then will make it right. guess the
newspapers will call it square,
Exactly So" said the admiral.
And when he reached the Trium-
plant he had very nearly worked out
the plan by which the row at Shang-
hal Smiths was to occur.
"Tll just go over it with you, Sell
wyn," he said, when he reached his
cabin again. Now you must remem-
Der I rely on your discretion. A
wrong step may land us in trouble
with the authorities and the admiral
ty."
We'll, what do you propose, Sir
Richard?" asked Selwyn.
This is rightly your show and
mine," said the admiral. 81 won't
have any one else in it that I can
help. ought to speak to Hamilton,
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1905-04-14
Development of Liquid Air

A liquid air demonstration is short
visit into the fairyland of science. To
SEES rubber ball ,. ajgpeaan lfyPt VITA it ihEp d
g. '1 psza aA fSSs3 sB8$ RBai 49,
,to 81, s#Sss9yr:y t fEy9aSIsn I81ia hsBa
Etc. sn sut snsiHnssasSa &S essRsb pb
at e same time grapes freezing at
e sr m r. toOa 1sI.JX.i as
andn many others are indeed almost
sea !iss,s e', T1fatd.lIsMlIs1l.lte
maysao be safely predicted. 1t is in
be- 'fn1p' aps f,set7sSg alEps SVafgRs'
of the last century. What is Known
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1905-04-14
Prefers Calves to Butter.

A Kensington, N. H., farmer lays
the following down as hard and fast
rule: II raise no less than twelve
calves year and would do it If there
wasn't pound of butter in the house
from one years end to another"
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1905-04-14
Mean Old Bachelor AGAIN.

. It was an old bachelor who said that
It was futile to discuss the question
whether a genius would make good
husband. No real genius. he said,
would ever marry.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1905-04-14
TEA
Is it tea that unlooses tho
wings of thought and the
bands of the tonguel
MEANING of "Peppercorn Rent"

Meaning Of "Peppercorn Rent"
"Peppercorn Rent" Is a nominal
rent. A pepper-berry is of no appre'
ciable value, and, given as rent, Is a
simple acknowledgment that the tene'
ment virtually belongs to whom "A me 9
peppercorn is dnee.n o,.s t4 - TI' sveo1
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1905-04-14

Russia's Export Profits.
More than half Of Russia's profits
from exports come from the sale of
grain.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1905-04-14
noteooq evlr71TESAz.

Think OF the cheer in q e
,ygJiNI> 'Nh NJ y. nv
cargo Of teal
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1905-03-16
STRIKES HIDDEN ROCKS.

When your ship of health strike the
hidden rocks of Consumption, Pneumonia,
etc., you are lost. if you don't get help
from Or. Kings New Discovery for Con-
sumption. j. w. McKinnon of Talladega
Springs, Ala, writes: II had been very
i'll with Pneumonia, under the care of
TWO doctors. but was getting no better
Discovery. The first dose gave relief and
one bottle cured me-" Sure cure for sore
thoat, bronchitis, coughs and old
Guaranteed at Brown Bros. drug store,
price soc and $1.00. Trial bottle free.