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, 1905-10-19

President Hill, of the Great Northern
Railroad. Calls Attention to Enor-
nous Disposals of Government
Land Without Settlement Into
Homes.
From the Philadelphia Bulletin.
There will be people ill-natured
enough to charge that President Hill,
of the Great Northern Railway, did
not come into court with entirely clean
hands in the vigorous ~denunciation of
the l~and-grabbers contained in his re-
cent speech before the National Irriga-
ton Congress at Portland. This, how
ever, does not necessarily detract from
the truth Of his charges. Perhaps few
men in the country are better qualified
to speak upon the blighting effects Of
the dishonest policy which has appro-
priated millions of acres of valuable
lands, only to exclude from them the
actual settlers who would have devel.
oped them.
President Hill is a railroad manager,
and railroads depend for profit upon q
traffic afforded by a populous and we'll
cultivated country. A railroad o-tend-
ing through territory without farms or
farmers, towns or industrial communi-
ties must suffer serious disadvantages.
Where great tracts Of land are owned
and controlled by mere spectators, de-
yelopment is impossible. 1t is very
likely that President Hill spoke by the
card when he charged that those who
go upon Government land at this time
for the purpose of making homes are
only a handful.
Rapid Disposals of Public Lands.
His figures, showing the rapid I'm
crease in area of public lands which
have passed into private ownership
since 1898, possess a significance that
is startling. Nearly 90,000,000 acres, a
total area equal to three times that of
the State of Pennsylvania, have been
awarded to private owners in the six
years from 1898 to 1903, inclusive, very
little of Notwithstanding to President
Hill-has become the property Of home
stead seekers. The bulk of it has be-
come the holdings of the lumber kings,
cattle barons, and spectators pure and
simple. 1t is evident that there are
more men who deserve the penalties Of
the law which have lately been inflicted
upon Senator Mitchell, of Oregon.
The duty of Congress in this connec-
ton is u~nmistakable. The laws under
which this vast domain has been Sc
cured by private interests with no in
tention of opening it to development
should be repealed or amended to pre-
vent any further looting Of the public
lands.
, 1905-10-19
TOBACCO FOR THE NAVY.
Government Selects Supply for
Officers and Men.

The American naval officer and the
jacky smoke and chew. This is a fact
OF which b Government takes official
cognizance and recognizes in a way
that makes such habits inexpensive
Incidents to life on board ship. Re
Gently the Navy Department had un
der consideration the award of a con
tract for 10000 pounds of cut plug
tobacco, and in November next bids
will be called for another supply of
like amount. The contract under
which the supply is now being fur
nished was secured on a basis of a
bid of 40 cents a pound. Twenty
nine bids are now under consideration,
the prices ranging from BOZ cents a
pound to 48 cents. The contract will
not necessarily be let to the lowest
bidder, but to the one supplying at the
lowest price the grade best suited for
the purpose.
Practical Chewing Tests.
. Each bidder is required to submit
a sample of the tobacco to be fur
nished, and these, after the factory Ia
bells are removed and secret identif-
cation marks substituted, are divided
into small lots, part being sent to a
chemist for analysis, and a goodly
supply going to the various navy yards
for distribution among officers and
men for practical test, the opinion of
the officers and tackles being taken
before the award is made. Final re
suits are reached by the process of
elimination, until the selection of the
chewers dwindles down to two or
three samples which are bound to be
favorites. These favorites are then
taken up with regard to the chemical
test, and the contract is awarded, so
that perhaps the lowest bidder has no
consideration whatever when the final
result is obtained.
While heretofore the navy supplied
the men with the tobacco "a very in
ferior a~rticle) free Of cost, the Gov
eminent now insists upon the best
grade, which it sells to the sailor at
the contract price, plus a very small
percentage to cover the cost of ham
ding. Only such tobaccos are consid-
cred which are manufactured from
pure leaf tobacco of the growth of the
current or preceding year in which
the contract is made, and which shall
have undergone a natural sweat.
, 1905-10-19
a Bright Retort.

The ancient story of the Chinaman
who. when asked at what hour the
spirits consumed the food thus offered
to them, replied that it was at the same
hour chosen bv our dead for smelling
flowers We similarly place, is always
pertinent to discussion of this mystery.
and reflection on the story has the
admirable effect of giving a new
STANDPOINT from which to study the
"ontlandish" custom of our useful but
,unloved guests In all these things It
is the thinking so that constitutes
right, propriety and congruity. The
Chinese ceremonies do show affec.
tomato or pious remembrance, and
whether the dead are Indifferent or not,
the reflex action on the living is effec.
lively brought to bear.
, 1905-10-19
The Modern Rush.
From the Chicago Times-Herald.
He didn't have time to chevy

From the Chicago Times-Herald.
He didn't have time to chew
The food that he had to eat;
But he washed it into his throat
AS if time IA a thing to beat.
At breakfast and lunch and dinner
Twas a bite and a gulp and go
Oh, the crowd is SO terribly eager,
And a man has to hurry so!
A bite and Il gulp and away
To the books and the ticker! A bite
And a drink and q smoke and a seat
At a card table half of the night
A pressure, a click and a pallor,
A cloth-covered box and a song;
A weary old fellow at forty,
Who is deaf to the noise of the
throng.
, 1905-10-19
Enormous Salt Beds.

Under an almost tropical sun the
sea evaporated, uncovering a great
level plain over large portions of which
was laid a deep deposit of rich river
sediment wanting only irregation to
produce abundant hatvests. At the
lowest depression in the valley, where
evaporation has not yet carried off
all the water, the salts were deposited
thickly and large works have long
been established there marketing
thousands of tons of this mineral.
For centuries the Colorado has been
, 1905-10-19

"INIf TIVE Z UT LANE.
tiwc ago the desert rpigncd supreme
il It's awful drsolatlon.
Glance ut the map again and note
2he faint line near the international
L. undary. and cncircling the large
groa marked Imperial Valley. All the
! nj included within this line is below
81 lrvpl. the lowest portion situated
in Sulton Sink where it is 2S7 feet he
: W. To those who visit this remark
nle region it is apparent that in anci-
cat geological times the Gulf of Cali
, 1905-10-19
Black Friday.

"Now, children" said the Sunday
school teacher, addressing the juvenile
class, "can any of you tell me my
thing about Good FridayT"
Yes, ma'am, 1 can" replied q boy.
He was the colored man what done
The housework for Robinson Crusoe."
, 1905-10-19
To BE Reunited.

"Have you seen my poor, dear little
d~uckling?" asked the distressed but be-
w%itchipg young mother duck.
"Ahl madame" replied the polite but
still hungry fox, 81 have inside infor-
nation on that point; you will soon
meet your little one." '..'
, 1905-10-19

Gulf and created a huge inland sea
which covered all of what is now
known as Imperial Valley. The shore
line of this great sea can be distinct
~ traced by the old beaches which
are found there.
, 1905-10-19
4 Good Buggy For Sale.

Leesville (Mo.) Light: Luke Bel.
mont,s new buggy is for sale. He got
married last week, you know.
, 1905-10-19
GREAT INLAND SINK.
FIERCE RAMPAGE OF COLORADO
RIVER DESPOLS THOUSANDS
OF FERTILE ACRES.

Huge Engineering Difficulties Must
be Overcome; OF Otherwise Eight
Thousand Families Wilde Render
ed Homeless and Destitute
c. j. BLANCHARD at Los Angeles.
The great Colorado river of the
southwest the Nile of America, Is on
its bad behavior. Like old travellers
who forsake the beaten highways, the
Colorado, grown tired of its channel,
is seeking q new route. Its desire
for change naturally is the cause Of
, 1905-10-19
STOP LAND.GRABBING.
THE DUTY OF CONGRESS- IS 10
AMEND faulty AND ANTI.
QUATED LAND Ia HIS.

President Hill,of the Great Northern
Railroad. Calls Attention to Enor-
nous DisposaIs of Government
Land Without Settlement Into
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-08-08
Food for the Sick,

There is no branch of the culinary
art which requires more skill than
that of preparing food for the sick
and feeble. The purpose of food at
all times is to supply material for re-
pairing the waste which is constant
ly going on in the vital economy; and
hence it ought always to be chosen
with reference to its nutritive value
But during illness and convalescence,
when the waste is often much great
er and the vital powers less active, it
is of the utmost Importance that the
food should be of such character as
Will supply the proper nutrition. Nor
is this all; an article of food may
contain all the elements of nutrition
in such proportions as to render it a
wholesome food for those in health,
and not be proper food for the sick,
for the reason that its conversion into
blood and tissue lays too great tax
upon the digestive organs. Food for
the sick should be palatable, nutri-
tious and easily assimilated. To dis
criminate as to what food will supply
these requisites, one must possess
some knowledge of dietetics and phys
iology, as well as of the nature of the
illness with which the patient is suf-
fering; and such a knowledge ought
to be part of the education of every
woman, no matter to what class of So
ciety she belongs.
Hot buttered toast, tea, rich jelles
and other dainties so commonly
served to the sick, are usually the
very worst articles of diet which they
could partake. AS a rule, elaborate
dishes are not suitable.
Scrupulous neatness and care in all
the minute particulars of the cooking
and serving of food for invalids will
add much to its palatableness. The
clean napkin on the tray, the bright
silver and dainty china plate, with
perhaps sprig of leaves and flow
ers beside it, thinly sliced bread, toast
or crackers and the light cup partly
filled with hot cruel, are far more ap-
petizing to the invalid than coarse
ware, thickly cut bread and an over
flowing cup of Cruel, though the cook.
ing may be just as perfect. So far as
practicable, the wants Of the patient
should be anticipated, and the meal
served, a surprise.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-08-08
DUTIES OF THE CITIZEN
How Great Progress Can Be Made the Constant Fight
Against tuberculosis.

irregular times and in a hurried man
ner. The modern slave, or in other
words, the modern business man,
feels compelled to do exactly the
same thing; consequently, he expert
ences similar suffering.
Fully onehalf of our so-called sue,
cessful business men are on the very
verge of physical bankruptcy. Poor
management, physically speaking, is
the common cause of the condition.
Some vainly attempt to tide them
selves over their physical crisis by us
ing stimulants, thus borrowing some
OF their future nerve supply, and by SO
doing they only involve themselves
still more deeply. and thereby indeti-
nitely postpone the day for their de-
liyerance, and often make their deliy-
cry altogether impossible.
Whether the CALLING yoke of disease
manifests itself in the form of slavery
to some drug habit, or as neurasthen-
ia, or in some terrible form of indiges-
sAShs Vi many VI inc NdllOuS uGING us
orders, it cannot be juggled away by
simply swallowing few drops of med
lclne from some mysteriously labeled
bottle. Such an individual must re-
pent so effectually that it will lead
him to adopt radical changes in all
the habits of his life. He must un-
dertake to earn at least a part of his
bread in the divinely appointed way
by the sweat of his brow.
Instead of trying to induce nature
to convert dietetic wood, hay, and
stubble into good, wholesome blood,
the business man who wishes to live
as long as his country cousins must
begin to cultivate a taste for whole
some and nutritious foods. He must
discard pernicious drinks, whether
they are served over the bar in the
form of whisky, or in his own home in
the form of tea and coffee. He must
recognize as an inspired truth that
every tobacco user is warning against
his own interest, and If he instructive
ly realizes that he is approaching
physical disaster, he must earnestly
and energetically endeavor to give up
notwithstanding habits no matter
how dear they may be to him.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-08-08

DR.. S. A. Knopf in an address
briefly and clearly outlines the duty
of each citizen in combating tubercu-
losis:
If you are in the presence of a con-
sumptive who is not yet under medi-
cal care, teach him what you know of
the prevention of the disease and ad-
wise him to seek the counsel of com
petent physician. If he is too poor to
pay for consultation, and too proud
to ask it for nothing, tell him TO ap-
ply to the health department, which
will send one of its physicians with
out cost. No tuberculosis invalid, no
matter in what stage of the disease,
whether living in palace or in the
poorest tenement house, should be
without a medical adviser. If you
meet a consumptive who is ignorant
of the precaution he should take, do
not shun him like a leper, but treat
him with kindness, and convince him
that whatever he does to prevent the
Spi eau vi Tue ulS6dSG d1uOuS olhOl .
will also improve his own condition
and increase the chances of his re-
covery, Let me tell you that clean,
conscientious consumptive is as safe
person to associate with as any
body. If in your daily life you can
influence others to make themselves
familiar with the necessary knowl-
edge of the prevention Of tubercu-
losis, do SO! If through your influ-
ence, your words. and example you
can combat the fearful curse OF our
nation-alcoholism-I beseech you, do
your duty.
Some individuals have, by virtue of
their calling, special duty to per-
form in the combat of tuberculosis.
Of these | mention, first, the teachers
of the public schools, the clergymen,
the editors of the public press, en-
ployers and philanthropists.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-08-08
DISTINCTION.

The disinfection of clothing is a
matter which every one should I'M
derstand. Ordinary boiling will de-
stroy all sorts of dangerous germs.
The boiling should be continued half
an hour. Clothing which cannot be
boiled should be burned or disinfected
by sulphur or formalin.
Rooms must be disinfected by the
last-named means and by thorough
scrubbing with strong, hot soapsuds.
Open doors and windows as widely
as possible so as to allow the admis-
sion of the largest possible amount OF
light and the freest circulation of air.
Remove the old paper from the
walls, and burn it. Wash the bare
walls with strong soapsuds and then
apply whitewash to the ceiling.
Cleanse the woodwork with solution
OF fresh chloride of lime, one pound
to the gallon.
Remove the carpet from the floor,
the bedding from the bed, and every
other fabric from the room, and thor
oughly disinfect them before replac-
ing
Ordinary scrubbing, withdrawing
and ventilation are useful and neces-
sary, but are not sufficient. Disin-
lection is required One Of the most
convenient and effective means of dis
infection is fumigation by the burning
of common sulphur. The following is
the best method of doing this:
Into tub or large dishpan pour
water to the depth Of an inch. Place
in the vessel two bricks laid fiatwise
and near together. Set upon the
bricks an old iron kettle. Put into
the kettle proper quantity Of -four
of sulphur mixed with an equal guam
tity of pounded charcoal. The amount
required is four pounds for each one
thousand cubic feet of air Mix with
the sulphur and charcoal few pieces
Of newspaper. Before the sulphur is
lighted, all clothing and other articles
in the room should be so disposed of
as to allow the fumes Of the sulphur
to come in contact with them to the
fullest extent. The efficiency of the
fumigation is also very greatly in
creased by saturating the walls, and
everything the room contains, with
steam. This may be very readily
done by boiling water vigorously upon
a stove in the room for an hour or two
previous to lighting the sulphur Dry
sulphur fumes will destroy growing
germs, but not the dried spores which
may be collected upon walls and in
cracks and corners. When all is in
readiness, light the sulphur, and leave
the room as soon as it is evident that
it is going 10 burn well. If the door
of the room communicates with other
rooms. the crack around the door
must be tightly closed by pasting
thick paper over it. The room must
be kept closed for twenty-four hours,
at the end of which time it should be
opened. and left to air for another
twenty-four hours. when it NAL be
considered thoroughly disinfected.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-08-08
IN COLONEL'S TOWN
Things Happen.

From the home of the famous "Keyh-
mel Keeyartah of Gainesville" away
down South, comes an enthusiastic let
ter about Postum:
II was in very delicate health, suf-
fering from indigestion and nervous
trouble so severe that | could hardly
sleep. The doctor ordered me to dis
continue the use OF the old kind OF
coffee, which was like poison to me,
producing such extreme disturbance
that could not control myself. But
such was my love for it that | could
not get my own consent to give 1t up
for some time and continued to suffer,
till my father one day brought home
package Of Postum Food Coffee.
81 had the new FOOD drink carefully
prepared according to directions, and
gave 1t fair trial. 1t proved to have
a rich flavor and made healthy,
wholesome and delightful drink. To
my taste the addition Of cream great
ly improves it.
"My health began to improve as
soon as the drug effect of the old cof-
fee was removed and the Postum Cof-
fee had time to make its influence felt.
My nervous troubles were speedily re-,
lieved and the sleep which the old cof-
fee drove from my pillow always came
to soothe and strengthen me after l.
had drunk Postum-in a very short
time / began to sleep better than l.
had for years before. have now used
Postum Coffee for several years and
like it better and find it more benef-
cial than when / first began. 1t is an
unspeakable joy to be relieved OF the
old distress and sickness" Name
given by Postum Company, Battle
Creek, Mich.
There's a reason.
Read the little book, The Road to
MELVILLE" in each pkg.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-08-08
RECIP S.

Ribbon SandWiches.-Spread sew.
eral slices of bread with butter and
some dark colored filing. Pile on top
of one another and gently press to-
gether With a very sharp knife cut
rather thin slices from top to bottom.
There will be a striped appearance
and decided palatability.
Corn Puffs.-Blend thoroughly one
and one-half cupfuls of unskimmed
milk and the yolks of two eggs. Add
two cupfuls of -four, and one cupful of
best granular cornmeal. Beat the bat
ter thoroughly; stir in lightly the
whites of the eggs, beaten to a stiff
froth, turn into heated irons, and
bake.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-08-08
Obstacles Increase Love.

Because man is naturally a fighting
animal, he loves to overcome Difficult
ties and level obstacles. THE fruit
at the top of the tree must be the
best and sweetest" he argues, and
so he yearns for the almost unattain-
able. and the more difficulties he con-
ouers, the more branches he climbs,
the more desirable, piquant, and Iowa
BILE does the dangling fruit at the
summit of the tree appear.
It is in human nature to highly
value that which is hardly attained;
hence, it is that mans love is fed
by the hindrances which are placed
in his way.--Exchange
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-08-08
Rewards for Church. Goina.

At Noteworthy in Devonshire, Eng
land, the prettiest girl who attends
church gets well rewarded for doing
so. About fifty years or so ago II
struck Rev. Thomas Meyrick, who
was then vicar OF the parish that the
young ladies there did not attend
church so often as they might do. So
he left sum OF money and this, &C.
cording to the terms OF his will, was
to be put out at interest The an
nual income from it was to be given
each year to the prettiest young wo-
man at Trustworthy who had attended
church regularly for that year
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-08-08
T EA

Such tea that your dealer
returns your money, 1t you
don't like it; moneyback tea.
Write for knowledge Book, A. schillng a
ComnanY. San Francisco.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-08-08

above all, woman who has had
more experience in treating female ills
than any living person.
Over one hundred thousand cases Of
female diseases come before Mrs. Pink
ham every year, some personally,
others by mail, and this has been go
ing on for twenty years, day after day.
Surely women are wise in seeking
advice from a woman of such expert
ence, especially when it is absolutely
free.
Mrs. Pinkham never violates the con-
tidence of women, and every testimo-
NAL letter published is done so with
the written consent or request of the
writer, in order that other sick women
may be benefited as they have been.
Mrs. Fred Seydel, of 412 North saith
Street, West Philadelphia, Pa, writes:
Dear Mrs Pinkham:-
cover year ago wrote you a letter asking
advice, as | had female ills and could not
carry a child to maturity. | received your
kind letter of instructions and followed your
advice. / am not only well woman in con-
sequence but have q beautiful baby girl. l
wish every suffering woman in the land would
write you for advice, as you have done so
much for me-"
just as surely as Mrs. Seydel was
cured, will Lydia E. Pinkhams
Vegetable Compound cure every
woman suffering from any form of
female ills.
No other medicine in all the world
has such record of cures of female
troubles as has Lydia f. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound Therefore no
prudent woman will accept any substi-
tute which druggist may offer.
If you are sick, write Mrs. Pinkham,
Lynn, Mass, for special advice. 1t 10
free and always helpful.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-08-08
The Modern Slave.

While modern civilization has abol
ished involuntary servitude, it has in
troduced another form of slavery
which is responsible for more prema-
ture deaths than ever was attributed
to the old-time human bondage. The
ancient slave was often forced to sub
sist upon miserable food and to eat at
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-08-08
Quote Brides at $3.50.

In one district near Uganda, East
Africa, most of the natives profess
Christianity, have formed pariaments
OF their own and made laws. Consid-
cradle discussion was raised lately
by a law fixing the price of all brides
at $3.50, irrespective of their beauty
and mplishments.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-08-08
aGG..,.Wl:s3 |'|a|
u: 4
LASTING RELIEF.

J. W. Walls. Su-
peri n t e n d ent of
streets of Lebanon,
XIV. saws,
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-08-08
Pest If Files.

The town of Cardiff, Wales. recent
ly was attacked by millions of foreign
flies, brought by south wind. Such
was the severity of their sting, especf
ally along the water front, that the
docks were deserted, and all the peo
pie who could shut themselves within
doors did SO.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-08-08
IN STRICT CONFIDENCE,
Women Obtain Mrs. Pinkham's
Advice and Help.
She Has Guided Thousands to Health
How Lydia E. Pinkham'svegetableC Com.
pound Cured Mrs. Fred Seydel.

1t is a great
satisfaction for a
woman to feel that
she can write to
another ling her
the most private
and confidential
details about her
illness, and know
that her letter will
be seen by a wo-
man only, a wo-
man full of sym
pathy for her
sick sisters, and