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The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-11-13

the former ports and only a fev hours
from the principal cities OF central
Europe.
Bohemia is a land of extraordinary
industrial activity, great agricultural
wealth, considerable financial re.
sources, and vast commercial posi-
bilities; and the land contains one of
the most industrious and highly edu'
Gated people of the Old Continent,
where all branches of education are
far advanced.
Bohemia has a population OF 6,3lS,-
697, or about 25 per cent. of the total
population of Austria-26,1 50, 7O8. This
population Is about IS per cent. Czech
and 35 per cent. German.
There is considerable rivalry be-
tween the two races, and this should
be taken into consideration in deal
ing with them. The commercial men
speak both languages, but generally
prefer to be addressed in their own
tongue, and, frequently, to deal with
their W nationality. OF the foreign
languages spoken, French seems the
most popular with the Czechs and
English with the Germans, but the
younger generation is learning both
languages, thus speaking for Ian
guages-German, Czech, English and
French.
Bohemia covers an area of 20,061
square miles, or about Is per cent. of
the total area of Austria. The climate
Is about the same as that of New
York. OF the II divisions of the Aus
trian empire the Kingdom of Bohemia
ranks second in area but first in in
dustry and commerce. 1t is also
claimed that it's land is very fertile
and its people industrious. OF the
population about 40 per cent. are en-
gagged in farming and forestry, about
SO per cent. are employed in manu-
featuring and mining, eight per cent.
in commerce, railroading, ETC., and
nine per cent. as laborers. Only about
four per cent. of the land is not I'M.
der cultivation. About one-third of
the industrial or commercial firms In
Austria are established in Bohemia,
representing about 81 per cent. of the
total Austrian industrial and mining
interests and about 26 per cent. of
it's whole commerce. 1t may be added
that Bohemia's contribution to the
imperial evenue averages about 25
per cent. of the total amount of state
taxes received. On taxes levied on
real property Gland, houses, etc. the
proportion is % per cent. and in per-
sonal income taxes, % per cent. In
Indirect taxes levied on beer, alcohol,
sugar, wine, tobacco and mineral oil
the proportion was about 27 per cent,
a fair idea of the industry,
wealth and consuming power of the
population of the kingdom.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-11-13
Tots Wearing False Curls

not accept with folded hands and meek
submission the fact that her darling's
hair has a wilted appearance on a
sticky day. Resignation is one of the
old-time virtues. Instead of accepting
the fact gracefully the modern mother
looks for a remedy, with the result
that the poor child is dragged to the
hairdresser's and has her natural hair
matched to a couple of curls warrant
ed to stay in a distinctly spiral outline
regardless of the humidity of the at
mosphere.
According to the testimony of those
who know, many mothers are now
purchasing false cnrls for their small
children, and many a topknot bow OF
bright-hued ribbon conceals the divid-
ing line 'twixt a little tots W hair
and a couple of store curls. Those
experienced in the business of match
ing hair say that 1t is almost impossi-
BILE to get just the right shades to cor
respond perfectly with the tints OF
childhood. They are very different
from the usual shades bought In false
hair, and matching. a child's hair per-
fectly is considered the work OF an
expert-so say the authorities In this
branch of business.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-11-13
LATEST IDEA FOR SMALL GIRLS
ADORNMENT.
Natural Hair Matched with Braids
Warranted to "Stay Put"-Hard
to Get Shades That Ex-
actIy Correspond.

The hot, moist days of summer de.
veloped a new class. of victims of the
false hair habit. One of these was
seen the other day seated in front
of a large mirror in a fashionable
Embarrassing establishment, patiently
watching the selection Of just the right
shade of hair to match her own golden
locks, says the New York Times. The
clerk and a fond mamma were super
intending the matching process, and
the owner of the little golden head
looked tired and sleepy. She was not
over five or six years old, which any
n will admit is really a trife too
young to be vitality interested in such
a grown-up question as the matching
of false hair.
Investigation revealed the fact that
such a youthful victim is not at all an
unusual sight at fashionable hair
d%ressers. The modern mamma does
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-11-13
POSSIBILITIES IN BOHEMIA.
PRAGUE, AUSTRIA.


The Bohemia of real life as an en-
tirely different sort. of a place from
the Bohemia of romance. There has
been a disposition on the part of a
great many people to regard the coun-
try as a man land simply, to refer
to it as such, thus %neglecting the
splendid trading opportunities offered
by it to enterprising merchants and to
manufacturers of many kinds of mod
ern, time and labor saving machinery.
Bohemia is situated in the very
heart of Europe, on the highway of
commerce between its nothern and
southern ports and eastern and west
ern markets, a days distance from
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-11-13
IDEAS FOR THE HOSTESS.
Some Novel and Simple Ways for the Entertainment of
the Bird Contest Pretty Table
Decoration.

A pretty scheme for an October 3lst
party is to cover a door entrance with
jet black muslin, ornamented with
gilt stars of paper. In this curtain,
which must be stretched tight, cut
a round hole about the size Of a sill
yer dollar. In an unopened room
produce thunder by rafting strips of
sheet tin, and lightning by flashing a
dark lantern.
Announce. to the guests that the
"oracle" will receive questions, and
answer them by passing slips OF pa
per through the opening. A clever
person behind the curtain can make
this very interesting,
Picture fortune telling may be made
another attractive FEATURE In a bas-
ket place a number Of pictures cut
from magazines and advertisements,
let each guest draw a picture. Each
picture Is taken to the fortune tell
err" who has a copy of what each
picture is supposed to represent, for
instance, a ship illustrates that the
holder will marry a naval officer or
take a journey to a foreign country.
A small house, signifies love in a
cottage" a diamond ring mean an
engagement, a teapot or cat indl-
Gates single blessedness, etc. 1t will
readily be seen how fortunes can be
made to suit any entertainment.
In addition to the regular Hal
lowe'en of nuts, apples, popcorn, CT
der, etc, have individual pumpkin
pies, baked in gem pans, doughnuts
and coffee.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-11-13

customers being Roumania, Austria
Hungary and Switzerland, The daily
production of Monza averages 150, 900
hats. Factories manufacturing fine
hats, composed of hair, for export
trade, are in various cities. The
straw hat manufactures of Tuscany.
employing about $4,000 operatives, ex
port to foreign countries over SIS, 00O,-
900 in value. Most of these hats
go to the United States. The town
and vicinity of Carpi, in the province
of E1nilia, also manufacture straw
hats, of which about $1,000, 900 worth
are shipped abroad. Our fine Ameri-
can-made soft hats should and would
find as ready a sale as the Italian
hats do in the markets of Europe If
properly introduced.
r. GUENTHER.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-11-13

SLAVERY STILL IN EXISTENCE.
Practiced Under Another Name, But
That Is All.

Slavery is still practiced by civilized
peoples, points out Charles Edward
Russell, in Everybody's. He writes:
Very curious observations pertain
to the Anglo-SaXon practice in nomen
clature by which a thing becomes
something else if called by another
Thus there is no Chinese slav-
cry in South Africa, We are assured,
because the conditions there are called
'coolie labor In Assam the employer
holds over his employe in the tea
fields every right that a resident of
Alabama held over his negroes pre-
vious to 1863, but We must not call
the condition ~slavery-it is linden.
tured labor Queensland sugar plant
ers used to hire rufians to go in
s%chooners among the South sea is.
lands and capture the natives and
bring them to the plantations to labor,
but the men engaged in this pleasant
traffic we're not slave catchers; they
were recruiters They used to bring
their captures to shore in vessels SC
like the old slave ships you could
hardly tell the difference, but the bust
ness they were engaged in was not
slave trading; it was merely labor"
URBAN LEDOUX.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-11-13
A Table Decoration.

A table decoration that ELECTED
much favorable comment from the
guests was the star flower in the cen.
ter of the table, the place cards were
star-shaped, bearing appropriate quo
tations, such as:
Look; how the floor of heaven
Is thick inlaid with patines of bright
gold"
who can count the stars of heaven,
Who sing their influence on this lower
world"
silently, one by one, in the infinite
meadows of heaven
Blossoms the lovely stars, the forget
me.nots of the angels"
Eye stars, which are the poetry Of
heaven"
The ices and cakes were both heart
shaped, and the hostess wore a beau
tiful jeweled star in her hair.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-11-13
A Bird Contest.

The answers to these questions are
all specimens of the feathery tribe,
and the programmes may be orna-
mented with pen-and-ink Or sepia
drawings of birds.
QUESTIONS.
l. A jolly outdoor time?
2. What hunters sometimes do?
8. A quaint, old fashioned name?
4. Used in decorations.
5. From whom do you buy meat?
6. A color Quakers like?
7. An unsteady light?
s. Material for summer trousers?
8. A stupid fellow?
10. A boys name?
II. What friends do?
IL. Never seen in summer?
10. An amusement for children?
IA. What farmers need in harvest?
is. What a dog does when happy?
16. A colored tool?
II. A celebrated artist?
ANSWERS.
/. A meadow lark.
2. Kildeer.
8. Phoebe.
4. Bunting.
5. Butcher bird.
6. Dove.
7. Flickers.
s. Duck.
q pa1h.,
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-11-13

An advertisement In the London
Daily Telegraph intimates that "un.
less a certain gentleman, late o.
Dewsbury, who left in storage house.
hold furniture with the undersigned,
fails to communicate within 81 days,
the same will be sold at auction
What will happen if he does not fail
to communicate remains to be seer
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-11-13

Natives of the east coast of Africa
do not object to the presence of the
great white ant colonies in their
neighborhood. The ants exercise great
fertilizing power on the crops.
Evening journal., 1906-09-07
SELECT THE BEST MAN.

a VERY warm contest is being waged in
a the Fifth Representative District for the
Democratic nomination of Representative to the
General Assembly The contestants are Joseph
+. McCaffcrty Councilman of the Tenth ward,
and Thomas j Ryan. AS that district is con-
ceded TO be Democratic we feel privileged to ex-
press the hope that the Democrats will chose that
candidate who is best qualified and equipped to
represent the district, city and county in the Leg
islature We know of no special fitness or quail
ifcation possessed by Mr. Ryan for the place, but
we do know by reason OF his long experience
in municipal affairs that Mr.. McCaferty should
understand well the needs OF our city In the ar
duous work of preparing a new charter for the
city the joint committee Of the Board of Trade
and City Council selected Mr. McCaferty as its
secretary, and we are informed that his excep-
tonal qualifications and careful attention to the
work has been of great service to the committee.
In addition to this Mr. McCafferty enjoys the
good opinion OF the community. He has clean
record and we believe the Democrats in his dis
trict would make mistake in selecting him as
their candidate for Representative. Our only
concern in the matter is that of our interest in
good government, and where a Democrat is likely
to be elected want him to be the best available
man in his district
Evening journal., 1906-09-07
REGRET HIS RETIREMENT.

MJ i HAVE heard many expressions OF re-
w gret that State Auditor Dick fell outside
the breastworlIs at Dover on Wednesday, when
the Republican State Convention made up the
State ticket. In renominating the other two Of
fcers, Congressman Burton and Treasurer Raw
Inns, and in not according similar treatment to
the Auditor it looks like the convention lacked
confidence in our present Auditor Such was
not the case, however Indeed it may be truth
fully said that Mr.. ID ck was without doubt the
choice of a large majority Of the delegates. The
nomination was conceded to Kent county. and
as it in its caucus selected Thomas c. Roe and so
presented him to the convention as its choice, it
then was up to the convention to either override
or respect the action of the caucus A majority
OF the delegates favored the former, but when it
was considered that such action would be estab-
hshing very dangerous precedent the friends of
Auditor Dick yielded to what under the circum-
stances appeared to be for the good of the party
Mr.. Dick recognized the situation and took his
medicine like a man. and in so doing he strength
ened himself with his many friends. He has
made a most excellent State Auditor and his Of
fetal record entitled him to the highest consdera-
ton from his party lie will so out Of Office with
the respect Of the entire State and conscious Of
the fact that he has fulfilled every obligation to
both the people and his party.
Evening journal., 1906-09-07
CIVIL SPELLING RULE
Old Style and New Will Be Accepted
in the Examinations.

The United States Civil Service
Commission viii so only half way i'm
following President Roosevelt into the
Held Of reformed orthography. An
nouncement to this effect was made
at the commissions offices. The order
has gone out TO examiners all over
the country to notify applicants for
positions that either the old or new
style Of spelling win be accepted by
the commission
I'VE could hardly adopt an arbitrary
rule in this matter and say that the
old form was incorrect IN. view Of the
fact that it has the approval OF all
dictionaries now In use" said Com
missioner Cooley There was only
one thing to do in the matter and that
was notify prospective entrants 20 our
examinations that in making ratings
on spelling we would treat the
phonetic and the non-phonetic alike
Commissioner Cooley said that no
decision had been reached as TO the
style of snelling that would be used in
the ofneial NeorrespondeEce of the COM
mission.
Evening journal., 1906-09-07

Is very different thing from government owner
ship. The number who favor government super
vision and regulation of these corporations is
constantly growing larger, but the people would
revolt against the huge task of assuming owner
ship Of the railways The latter-and their in
iuence is large-will be against Bryan now tooth
and nail. Just about the time Bryan is supposed
to be conservative, he flies off on tangent and
greatly impairs his own political prospects.
Already a new Presidential nomination possi-
biity looms up in the South in the person Of
Hoke Smith, who has won bitter fight for the
nomination for Governor of Georgia. 1t is now
predicted that should Smith be elected and that
OF course is almost certainty, he would be sized
up Immediately a Presidential possibility. Mr.
Smith was a member OF the Cleveland cabinet
and has been one of the foremost Democrats Of
the South, although in recent years he has not
been so much before the country. Bryan's
speech has made halt in the Democratic pro-
gram, and no doubt many OF the leaders will be-
gin to consider the chance of keeping him from
controlling the next Democratic Presidential
convention
Evening journal., 1906-09-07
THAT PUMP QUESTION
Communication From Eighth Street
Park Resident Cannot Be Found.

Communication From Eighth Street
Park Resident Cannot Be Found.
City Councilman Lynch at the
regular meeting OF Council last night
brought up the question of a pump in
Eighth Street Park The matter has
been hanging fire for some time. but
no action has been taken A communi-
cation from a prominent citizen near
the park bearing on the matter was
recently received. but where he is now
seems to be unknown to the park COM
mittee despite the fact that the mat
ter was referred to that committee.
Mr.. Lyons said he understood the
people around the park wanted cool
drinking water and ice was furnished
during the summer. He thought that
this was all that was wanted and
thought no more about IL.
There Is city water in the park, but
It is considered unfit to drink in the
summer
City Treasurer Blaine reported the
following balances: First National
Bank, S551976l: Delaware. $4,000:
Union National, S53,545.29; Central Ma
tional. $4,000. Wilmington and
Brandywine $4,000; special park fund,
S276t5; special fund for the redemption
OF bonds. Sl09.6l. Total, S2S2,497.51.
Treasury receipts for the week were:
Eugene NJ. sayers. Sl,57946; George II.
Mccall $1,000.
The monthly appropriations of the
Board Of Education and the Society
Preventila Cruelty 10 Animals Of Sl5.-
44567 an $3.50 respectively were order
ed paid.
The S jciety Prevention Of Cruelty to
Animals reported that on August 1
there were l6l dogs in pound and dur
\ ing the month 1872 were killed. % re-
! deemed. sold 2, left in pound August
/ 81, z. Receips Of the society, $751;
Al the suggestion Of Chairman Ross
of the law committee. next Wednes-
! day evening was fixed for a conference
Of that committee with the Board of
Health on the proposed ordinance pre-
venting the sale OF undrawn poultry.
I Mr.. Ross also suggested that City
Bacteriologist Robin. Or. j. w. Tom
linson and Professor Chester Of Dell
aware College. be invited TO attend the
conference. and this WI be done.
Evening journal., 1906-09-07
Peoples Column
Pure Water Wanted.
NE Evening journal.

Editor The Evening Journal.
Reports from the city and State
Boards Of Health indicate that there
is much typhoid fever az the present
time and in the lower counties II even
reaches the epidemic stage. IN the
cty / think the causes are very eyi-
dent Recent reports stated the drain
age from Bancroft mills and from
that section OF tho city known as the
Highlands was overlooking the sewer
built to carry It off and draining into
the Brandywine creek Anything that
goes into the creek above the third
dam gets into the drinking water sup
ply of the city, for il is there the race
leading TO the pumping station begins.
The refuse from the Highlands and
poisonous dyes from the Bancroft
mills are enough 70 give any one
typhoid fever and that more people
have not contracted It or indeed that
some one has not been poisoned out
right IS a mystery. The city should
build the proposed sewer as rapidly
as possible for as Director Gray re-
marked at The meeting OF the Street
and Sewer Department, an epidemic
might break out at any time.
Respectfully yours,
Pure Water"
Evening journal., 1906-09-07
TROLLEY ROADS
ON THE RACK
Board of Trade Wants to
Know Why Service is
Not Better

Complaints Of poor service and mis-
management Of the Wilmington and
Kennett Railway Company having be-
come so numerous THE Board of Trade
at its meeting last might decided to
see if something could not be done
to remedy the conditions which have
caused the complaints.
Mr.. Warner called the attention of
the Board TO this subject He stated
that he had been Informed that the
poor service this company is giving
the people Of Kennett Square and the
section of country lying between that
place and Wilmington was causing
them TO divert their trade from Will
mington TO Philadelphia. These peo-
pie had been buying a large quantity
Of material here but were unable to
have it shipped to their homes within
reasonable time BECAUSE of the poor
trolley service They consequently
found It cheaper and more advantage
Gus to buy i'm Philadelphia. He thought
this detrimental to this city's interests
and suggested that it be remedied, if
possible. Mr.. Warner asserted that il
took five and a half hours to make
the trip between Kennett Square and
Wilmington. The miserable signal
system along the road and the lack
of power cause the delay.
Mr.. Rossell stated that the company
was in need of funds and is now in the
hands of a receiver. If Wilmington
capital could be Invested in the line
the company might improve its SER
vice.
Mr.. Lawton informed the Board that
the railway company was making ex-
tensions to its line Notwithstanding
that II is short Of funds. He thought
the lack Of motive power caused the
delays, but understood a new power
house is TO be erected.
j. p. White suggested that while
the Board is investigating the Kennett
road 1t should also investigate the
Wilmington City Railway Company.
President savery informed Mr. White
that the navigation and transportation
committee had already been authorized
to investigate this company's man
agement and 1t was decided to have
the members look into the affairs of
both companies and to report at the
next meeting of the Board.
Evening journal., 1906-09-07
TO REPUBLICANS:

We arc anxious to have every
Republican in close touch, and work
ing in harmony with the Republicai
National Congressional Committee II
favor Of the election Of a Republica,
Congress.
The Congressional campaign mus
e based on the administrative an
sgislative record of the party, art
hat being so, Theodore Roosevelt
personality must be central figure
md his achievements a centra.
hought in the campaign.
We desire to maintain the work Of
bis campaign with popular subscrip
IONS Of One Dollar each from Rcpul
icans. To each subscriber we vi
send the Republican National Cam.
paign Text Book and all documents
issued by the Committee.
Help as achieve q great victory
JAMES S. SHEsAiAN, Chairman
? Q. Boz a'-~- New York.
Evening journal., 1906-09-07
REPORT OF NELSON'S DEATH FALSE

L ATE yesterday afternoon a report was sent
II out to the effect that Battling Nelson, the
defeated contestant in the recent Cans Nelson
prize fight had died The story was printed in
the New York evening papers, and Philadelphia
paper stated that Nelson was battling with death.
The report coming to MS from several sources,
we gave it credence. The late hour and long dis
tanoe intervening between us and Nelson made it
practically impossible to set verihcaton of the
report. 1t turned out that the report was false
and we regret that we were one OF the many
Eastern papers that published it. In such mat
ters newspapers are required TO take some
chances, and as it is the FIRST time we have been
caught by such false report. we are sure our
readers will overlook it.
Evening journal., 1906-09-07
Personal and Pertinent

They telling a good story around Hookessin Just
now. Some months ago q newly married couple IN West
Chester decided TO buy little farm Hockessin but
the young had experience in farming The cou-
pie talked Of how nice it would be have plenty Of
and butter fresh eggs and vegetables every day
The young every other day went over to his
neighbor good Friend. talk over the prospects
''Well, Joe. what troubles thee?' asked the Quaker
why that hen hatohed twelve nice little chickens
Two Of them died yesterday three died to-day and the
others droopy."
What did thee give them eat7n
"Give them eat, Why nothing / Thought the OLD
hen had enough milk feed the little chicks"
Explanations followed.