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The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-06-05
POLY GAMY RARE IN TURKEY
The Law Allows Four Wives, Buq
Maze Than One Is Considered
Bad Form.

The ordinary idea Of harem prob
ably accords little with the picture a.
life behind the cafesses or screens cover
ing the windows of the seraglio present,
ed by Mrs l.. Parks-Richards in a lee.
ture at the Waldorf-Astoria "Wednesday
morning In the first place, Mrs. Rich
ards stated that there was as rule only
one wife in the harem.
"Polygamy is practically nonexistent
among the Turks" said Mrs. Richards
The law allows man four wives, but
makes 1t so difficult for him to take
second one by requiring him to provide
for her exactly as he did for the first
that 1t is seldom done. Besides, among
The upper classes polygamy is not con-
sidered good form. | heard of half
dozen Turks who had two wives while
was In Constantinople, and Of one who
had four, but these are rare exceptions.
"The crowd Of women found in Turk
ish harem Is made up of servants, slaves
and female dependents, No Turk ever
let's a relative suffer while he has roof
over his head and every great house has
numbers of such dependents, both male
and female"
Neither Is the life of the harem dull,
according to Mrs. Richards. No man
ever enters it except the husband, son,
father or brother Of the mistress, but
she may receive women friends and go
to see them
The relation of the inmates of the
harem to one another Mrs, Richards
found very beautiful. Children were
great pets, she said, and servants and
slaves were treated with great consid-
Grafton. Slaves are often treated like
members of the family, may marry
son of the house and are much sought
in marriage by men for the purpose OF
avoiding complications with mothers.
in-law.
1.-THE sultan's harem," said Mrs Rich
ards. sis composed entirely Of slaves.
as the law forbids members of the i'm
Derial family from marrying into tina
great houses of the realm, lest the lat
Ter be made too powerful"
The Turkish woman, Mrs Richards
found, is quite satisfied with her lot.
while that of the European woman Is re-
garded with horror by the most enlight.
ened Turks.
at is true" said Turkish official of
high rank and much culture, chat we
marry our daughters to men whom they
never see until their wedding day, but
we do not have the awful European
spectacle of angling for men. We do not
bring them into the open market and
sell them to the highest bidder"
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-06-05
How Pearls Are Formed.

Pearls 1t seems are oyster annoy.
ances and monsters. They are NAL,
formations caused by some foreign
substance finding entrance to the
shell and irritating The oyster to such
an extent that he exudes a liquid
which eventually hardens and be-
comes a precious pearl The pearls
are always near the shells and can be
squeezed out of the flesh with the fin
gers. Sometimes they are found loose
In the shell and at ether times they
are attached. If loose the chances are
that they may fall out, hence good
pearl hunters search the stream bed
and even dig up the dirt Contrary
to general belief the expensive pearls
are not always round or oblong in
shape. Many fine specimens are
baroques, that is, they assume gro
tesque forms, fact that can be read
lily accounted for by their origin. An
oyster may be worth provoking.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-06-05
PLANTS MADE BY SPlRALS.
Original Nebula Supposed to Have
Been Formed by Influence
of the Sun.

How were the planets made? Prof
r. G.. Moulton, of the University of
Chicago, has another alternative to La
Places theory of the formation of the
planetary systems. 1t is that the
planets and their satellites have been
formed around primitive nuclei of con-
siderable dimensions existing In spiral
1ebulae probably similar to those
which Prof. Keeler showed to be many
lines more numerous than all the reb-
ulae of all other types. The growth
Of each necleus was caused by the
gradual accretion of smaller masses,
and the method of this growth which
is suggested accounts for all the diff
ferent types of bodies now found in
the solar system, and for their pres
ent motions and velocities on dynam-
ical principles. The original spiral
1ebula is supposed to have been
formed by the near approach of an
other star to the body which Is now
9ur sun. This exterior attraction set
up tides in the solar matter, and, be-
ing continued, actually caused i'm
mense masses to be elected and drawn
out in the spiral form. On this as
sumption the spiral would emerge from
the central nucleus in two directions,
On opposite sides, and this is the form
generally shown in photographs of
such nebulae
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-06-05
FOUND OUT.
A Trained Nurse Discovered It's
Effect,

No one Is in better position to know
the value of food and drink than a
trained nurse.
Speaking of coffee a nurse of Wilkes
Barre, Pa, writes: Il used to drink
strong coffee myself and suffered great
ly from headaches and Indigestion.
While on visit to my brothers l had
good chance to try Postum Food
Coffee, for they drank 1t altogether in
place of ordinary coffee. In two weeks,
after using Postum, | found was
much benefited and finally my head
aches disappeared and also the indi-
gestion.
Naturally have since used Postum
among my patients, and have noticed a
marked benefit where coffee has been
left off and Postum used.
II observe curious fact about Post
UNI used among mothers. 1t greatly
helps the flow Of milk in cases where
coffee is inclined to dry 1t up, and
where tea causes nervousness.
Il find trouble in getting servants to
make Postum properly. They most al
ways serve it before 1t has been boiled
long enough. 1t should be boiled Is or
20 minutes and served with cream,
when 1t is certainly delicious bever-
age"
There's reason for Postum.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-06-05
LIKE MANY OTHER PHENOMENA
Perfectly Reasonable Explanation OF
Peculiar Happening.

One virtue of an uninteresting book
has been discovered by a physician.
He says he tried to read a dull novel
the other night, but soon found him
self turning over the pages hurriedly.
He claims that when he commenced
to read his library was uncomfortably
warm, but after rapidly turning about
hundred pages looking for bright
things he gradually became aware
that the room was getting cooler. Be.
ing, like most doctors, inclined to ex-
pertinent scientifically, he consulted
his thermometer and learned that
when he struck long historical pas
sages in the novel his lack of interest
and skipping pages reduced the tenn
perature at an alarming rate. Just
as he felt sure he was getting a con-
gestive chill he turned to throw the
book into the crate and saw that his
fire had gone out.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-06-05
READ AND YOU WILL LEARN

That the leading medical writers and
teachers Of all the several schools OF
practice endorse and recommend, in the
strongest terms possible, each and every
ingredient entering into the composition
OF DIR. Pierce'S Golden Medical Discovery
for the cure of weak stomach, dyspepsia,
catarrh of stomach, rliver complaint"
torpid liver or biliousness. chronic bowel
affections, and all catarrhal diseases OF
whatever region, name or nature. 1t is
also a specific remedy for all such chronic
or long standing cases of catarrhal atfec-
tions and their resultants, as bronchial,
throat and lung diseases Except consump-
tom accompanied with severe coughs. 1t
is not 80 good for acute colds and coughs,
but for lingering, or chronic cases it Is
especially efficaciouS in producing per-
feet cures. 1t contains Black Cherry bark,
Golden Seal root, BloodroOt, Stone root,
Mandrake root and Queens root-all of
which are highly praised as remedies for
all the above mentioned affections by such
eminent medical writer's and teachers as
Prof. Bartholow, of Jefferson Med. Col
lege; Prof. Hare, of the Univ. OF Pa;
Prof. Finley Ellingwood, M. D., of Ben
nett Med. College, Chicago; Prof. John
King, NJ. D.. late of Cincinnati; Prof.
John M. Scudder, NJ. D., late of Cincn-
natl Prof. Edwin M. Hale, M. D., of
ndnHeHldnll Meu. COlleRe, CnlCdBO, ana
scores of others equally eminent In their
several schools of practice.
The Golden Medical Discovery" is the
only medicine put up for sale through
druggists for like purposes, that has any
such professional endorsement - worth
more than any number of ordinary testi-
monials. Open publicity of its formula
on the bottle wrapper is the best possible
guaranty of its merits. A glance at this
published formula will show that "Golden
Medical Discovery" contains no poison
GUS or harmful agents and no alcohol
chemically pure, triple-refned gycerine
being used instead. Glycerine is entirely
unobjectionable and besides is most
useful ingredient in the cure of all stom-
ach as well as bronchial, throat and lung
affections. There is the highest medical
authority for its use in all such cases.
The discovery" is a concentrated glyc-
eric extract Of native, medicinal roots
and is safe and reliable.
A booklet of extracts from eminent,
medical authorities, endorsing it's ingre-
dents mailed free on request. Address
DR.. r. V. Pierce Buffalo. n. Y.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-06-05
AWFUL SUFFERING.
From Dreadful Pains from Wound on
Foot-System All Run Down.
Miraculous Cure BY Cutlcura.

words cannot speak highly enough
for the Cuticura Remedies. | am now
seventy-two years of age. My system
had been all run down. My blood was
so bad that blood poisoning had set
in. | had several doctors attending
me. so finally l went to the hospital
where | was laid up for two months.
My foot and ankle were almost be-
yond recognition Dark blood flowed
out of wounds in many places and l
was so disheartened that | thought
surely my last chance was
slowly leaving me. AS the
foot did not improve, you can
readily imagine how felt. | was
simply disguised and tired of life. |
stood this pain, which was dreadful,
for six months, and during this time
I was not able to wear shoe and
not able to work. Some one spoke to
me about Cuticura. The consequences
were | bought set Of the Cuticura
Remedies of one Of my friends who
was a druggist, and the praise that |
gave after the second application is
beyond description; it seemed mir
acle for the Cuticura Remedies took
effect Immediately. | washed the foot
with the Cuticura Soap before apply
ing the Ointment and took the Re-
solvent at the same time. After two
weeks treatment my foot was healed
completely. People who had seen my
foot during my illness and who have
seen it since the cure, can hardly be-
lieve their own eyes. Robert Schoen-
hauer, Newburg, N. Y. August 81,
1906"
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-06-05
WAS WEAK and DIZZY
Or. Williams Pink Pills Restored the
Patient to Perfect Health
And Strenpth.

Mrs Mary Gagner, of No $40 South
Summer street, Holyoke, Mass, has
passed through an experience which
proves that some Of the greatest bless
ings of life may lie within easy reach
and yet be found only by mere chance.
A few years ago while she was employed
i'm the mills she was suddenly seized
with dizziness and great weakness. 81
was so weak at times" she says, chat
l could hardly stand, and my head be-
came so dizzy that it seemed as if the
floor was moving around.
"My condition at last became 50 bad
that was obliged to give up work i'll the
mill, aud later still became SO feebly
that | could not even attend to me
household duties After the slightest
exertion had to lie down and rest until
Iregained strength.
"a friend who had used DR.. Williams
Pink Pills for Pale People urged me to
try them / bought box and began to
take them. The benefit was so positive
and so quickly evident that continued
to use the pills until | had taken alto
gether six boxes. BY that time l was
entirely cured aud for two years | have
had no return of my trouble. | am now
in the best of health and able to attend
to all my duties. lam glad to acknowl-
edge the benefit | received and | hope
that my statement may be the means of
inducing others who may suffer i'll this
way to try this wonderful medicine.
The secret of the power of DR.. Will
liams' Pink Pills in cases of debility,
such as Mrs. Gagner's lies in the fact
that they make new blood, and every or
gan and even every tiny nerve i'll the
body feels the stir of new tide Of
strength.
DR.. Williams Pink Pills are sold by all
druggists or will be sent, postpaid, on
receipt of price, so cents per box, six
boxes for $3.50, by the DIR. Williams
Medicine Company, Schenectady, N. Y.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-06-05
important to NJ others.
Effort to Save Kites.

The kite, according to ornithologi.
cal authorities, is declared to be ex.
tinct, and it Is practically so. But a
vigilance committee has nevertheless
been formed In Wales for the protec-
tion of the bird. A photographer re-
Gently traced one of the only pair Of
kites known to exist in South Wales
to cave in the mountains and with a
lucky snapshot secured photograph.
The home of the pair is being kept a
secret
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-06-05

latest new vegetable. 1t is a marine
legume, found on the rocks of the
Scottish coast, and IS served hot with
roast mutton. The London Mail says:
ITO the palate lava brings a subtle
commingling of pleasant salinity as
of marinated fish, and delicate hint
of the subacid of lime or lemon--a
lingering bonnie bouche that produces
a desire for further acquaintance.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-06-05
Bonus Scheme for Babes,

Sir John Drummer has followed up
the scheme of the mayor of Hudders-
field, England, and has arranged for
the township of Winr ington, Norwich,
what is called "a bonus scheme for
healthy babies" Every birth will be
reported upon, and at the end of
twelve months Sir John Drummer will
make grant of 20 shillings to the
mother or the guardian of each child
that has made satisfactory progress
The object of the scheme is to re.
duce the infant mortality.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-06-05

There more Catarrh In this section of the country
than ali other diseases put together and until the last
few years was supposed to be incurable For great
many years doctors pronounced 1t local disease and
prescribed local remedies, and by constantly failing
to cure with local treatment, pronounced 1t incurable
Science has proven Catarrh to be constitutional dis
ease and therefore requires constitutional treatment
Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. j. Cheney
Co., Toledo, Ohio is the only Constitutional cure on
the market. 1t fs taken internally in doses from 10
drops to teaspoonful 1t acts directly the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system. They offer one
hundred dollars for any It fails to cure. Send
for circulars and testimonials.
Address: F. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo Ohio.
Sold by Druggists, 75c
Take Halls Family Pills for CONSTIPATION
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-06-05
Not Like Father.

While the kaiser cultivates a mus
tache with the well-known upward
twirl, his son, the crown prince, clips
his straight across, toothbrush fash
ion. He seems to be developing an in
dividuality of his own in other respects
as we'll and bids fair to become the
dtithesis of his father.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-06-05
Plenty of Ian guage,

Did you have much trouble speak
ing English when you were in Eng
land?"
mo. The trouble had was in max
ing people understand me" Detroit
Free Press.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-06-05
sank OF EnqIand Clerks.

The patronage of the Bank of Eng
land belongs entirely to the directors,
clerk being appointed by each di-
rector in rotation until the vacancies
are filled, with the exception of one
clerkship in every seven, which is
given to son of one Of the clerks of
the establishment who has discharged
his duties to the satisfaction Of the
directors.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-06-05
Sculptures Wins.

Miss Evelyn b, Longman, the
sculptor whose figure of Victory" in
Festival hall at the st, Louis fair first
gained her first public attention, has
won by unanimous vote in the compe-
tition for the bronze entrance doors of
the chapel at the United States Naval
academy at Annapolis over % sculp-
tors. She will make abo.t $4,000 out
Vt it.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-06-05
In a Pinch. Use ALIENS FoOT.EASE

A powder 1t cures painful, smart
ing, nervous feet and ingrowing nails.
It's the greatest comfort discovery of
the age. Makes new shoes easy. A
certain cure for sweating feet. Sold
by all druggists, Csc. Trial package,
FREE. Address A. S. Olmsted, lie
Roy, NJ Y.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-06-05
Neapolitan Babv Charm,

All Neapolltan babies wear tied
round their necks a charm against the
evil eye called "Cimaruta," which
means "a sprig of rice" When COM
plete 1t consists of nine emblems, all
of which have magical power. These
emblems are the sprig of rice. SER
pent, half moon, key, heart, hand and
horn, birds, shamrock and silver.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-06-05

Doan's Kidney Pills, the kidney weak
ness was soon corrected. and inside
a week all the pain was gone. | was
also relieved of all headaches, dizzy
spells, soreness and feelings of lam
guor. strongly recommend Doan's
Kidney Pills.
Sold by all dealers. so cents box
Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-06-05
To Darken a Room.

Dark green glazed calico, il cut
slightly narrower and shorter than a
bedroom window blind and pinned be-
hind it, will darken the room, and
cannot be seen from outside. Many
people are unable to sleep well in a
room with light blinds only.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-06-05

been for DOan S KID
ney Pills | would
not be alive to-day.
Seven years ago |
was so bad W tn
pain in the lack.
and 50 W ak that |
had to keep to my
room, and was in
bed sometimes six
weeks at a spell.
B e & ! n n n 6 with
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-06-05
Garlic as a Cure.AII

Garlic is being investigated as a
remedy for tuberculosis. In ancient
times it was reputed cure-all. The
list of its curative properties was so
great that, as modern author says,
the only remaining wonder is why
sickness and death are still known.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-06-05
Ice from Norway.

Norway makes a good thing out OF
her winter climate. She exports about
100000 tons of best lake ice yearly to
the other European countries. One
company alone can send away 1000
tons a day.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-06-05
PASSING of Matter.

DR.. Gustave LIE Bon of Paris has
reached the revolutionary conclusion
that matter finally passes away by
spontaneous changes in its molecules,
as illustrated in the electrons of ra-
dunn, and that the result of these
changes is substances which are In
termediary between ponderable bodies
and imponderable ether"
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-06-05
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup.
For children teething, softens the gums reduces I'm
fammaton, allays pain. wind collie. 25c BOTTLE
Poisonous Gas

Chlorine gas, which is used in the
manufacture of bleaching powder is
so poisonous that the men have to
wear twenty thicknesses of flannel
over their mouths.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-06-05
Where Women Err

Half the sorrows of women would
be averted If they could repress the
speech they know to be useless-nay,
the speech they have resolved not to
utter.-George Eliot MARY Ann Ev-
ans).
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-06-05
Poor FatheTi

Bobbie-Mamma.
Mamma-Well?
Were men awful scarce when you
married. papa, or did you just feel
sorry for ?"-Judge.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-06-05
Gould Family an Old One.

The Gould family's original ances.
tor, Nathan, came from Edmondsbury
England, in 1916, and the family fig.
ures in American history from early
colonial times.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-06-05
Municipal Rake-Of.

or every 500 that New Yorker pays
in rent, it IS estimated that s12.25 goes
into the pockets of municipal "sery-
ants"
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-06-05
But It's ImpoIite to Saw So.

In the presence Of an angry woman
it is foolish to speak, in the pres
ence of two angry women impossible.
New Orleans Times-DemOcrat.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-06-05
SEVEN YEARS OF SUFFERING
Ended at Last Through Using Doan's
Kidney Pills.

Mrs. Selma Jones, Of 200 Main ST..
Ansonia. Conn, says: IF it had not
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-06-05

Garfield Tea, the herb laxative, is mild,
effective, health-giving-a faultless prep
aratlon. 1t cures constipation.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-06-05
USE THE FAMOUS
Latest Vegetable.

Red Cross Ball Blue. Large 2-oz package 5
cents. The Russ Company, South Bend Ind
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-06-05

Garfield Tea is Natures remedy for liver
and kidney diseases.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-06-05

Garfield Tea purifes the blood. Gar
field Tea cures sick headaches.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-06-05

DON'T FORGET
large 2-oz. package Red Cross Ball Blue, only
cents The Russ Company, South Bend, Ind.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1906-05-12
FINS ARE SIMILAR TO WINGS.
Flying Fish Really PropeI Themselves
Throuoh the Air

- . , = . ! a =
Does the flying fish really fly, or is
the so-called fight mere extended
leap, in which the fms are used on
the principle of the aeroplane to float
or rest on the air, and so afford sup.
port 20 the body? The question has
been, much discussed, and many nat
uralists have denied it the power Of
true fight. Mr.. Frank Bullen, who in
his many voyages has had unique OPP
portunities for observing the flying
fish, is emphatic in the assertion that
it does really fly in the proper sense
OF the word. He has seen it, for ex-
ample, change it's course at sharp
angle when an obstacle interviewed,
and when about to re-enter the water
he has seen it rise and continue its
course on seeing an enemy below.
Some recent observations contributed
by Lieut.. COL Durnford to the Lon
don Annals and Magazine of Natural
History, confirm this view. The
writer contends that the ordinary
aeroplane theory involves a mechani-
cal impossibility. The true explana-
ton Is an intensely rapid vibration of
the winglike fins-a sNibration which
becomes apparent to the eye as it
slows down when the fish reaches the
water.-London Globe.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1906-05-12
More information Required.

An addition has been made to the
list of freak vegetation, scientist
declaring that he recently discovered
in the wilds Of Australia a genuine
singing tree. We have heard of the
upas tree, with its deadly odor; the
man-eating tree, whose limbs
stretched forth to grasp and draw
into fatal embrace the unwary vic
tim, and the balloon tree, which when
loosened from the restraint of all at
tenuated roots arose in air and scared
away above the trackless wilds. But
the singing tree is something new.
Unfortunately, the scientist fails to
give us the range of it's voice or the
style of music it prefers.-Clevcland
Plain Dealer.