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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-04-17
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VIM Kraack has located in Black
foot for the present. Mr.. kraack
wishes to buy a ranch here being
well pleased with this country he
wants to stay.
w. A. Edwards family arrived the
Sth. A little boy of his was attack
ed with heart trouble on the way and
is yet quite low.
A surprise was given Mr.. and Mrs.
l.. j. Rich Thursday the 9th, when
a number of the neigh bors came in
and after spending few hours in
games and songs, refreshments were
served and all agree they spent a
very enjoyable evening.
Arbor Day was observed here by
the school by each acne rendering
short speech on birds and plants.
Then all went out and cleaned and
otherwise beautifed the yard. 1t
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Samuel Davis is building two
room addition to his rock house.
George A. Davis and his daughte
Luella, went to Basalt Sunday, to
attend the funeral of the baby of
Joseph Davis. Samuel Davis has also
gone to Basalt for the same purpose.
Edwin Watson of Blackfoot, a
member of the Sunday school stake
board, was visiting here Sunday last.
Heber Anderson came home for a
visit Saturday. Mr.. Anderson has
been tending sheep at st. Anthony.
Mrs Leo Dayton, who has been
visiting her mother, Mrs. Dan. Ohm
stead, returned to her home at Iona
Monday, Number 13.
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PAYETTE.

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The Coliseum is a new and attrac-
tive amusement feature in Payette
and Weiser's daily life, conducted by
G. 3. Phipps, proprietor and man.
ager They show three nights each
week In the Johnson Gorton hall.
These shows are clean, wholesome
and instructive, consisting of moving
pictures, illustrated songs, high
class musical novelties and other at
fractions. Prof. Phipps seems to be
musician of great ability. He plays
familiar air on a Irvine string, a
nail puller and other musical instru-
ments He has come to stay and
wants the patronage of the fun-lovins
public, as he has to pay his laundry
bills he says, /and our money goes
as far as any coin in the realm
A. A. Stroup was elected trustee at
the Washoe school election on April
4th to succeed c. F. Draper. The
board now consists of w. D. Shamfer.
d. II. Snowberger and A. A. Stroup
Robert Carlton, who has attended
business college this winter in Boise,
is home for few days on account of
his fathers illness.
A little informal birthday party
In the form Of surprise was enjoy-
ed at the home of Mrs. S. D. Stroup
on Tuesday evening, April 7th, 1t be-
ing that lady's anniversary of her
birth. Women past twenty-five rare
ly have birthdays 1t is fad pecul-
lar to the sex to make no display of
the number of mile stones.
The topic attracting the widest
interest at present in Payette is tenn
perance or rather the question of
which should be supported. prohi-
bition or local option. The result of
this discussion may have great
bearing on the stand the Republicans
OF two Payette precincts will take in
the coming campaign.
1t usually requires a calamity to
bring he people to RELAXATION of
their needs. The recent panic has
renewed the agitation for something
IN the way of state or government in
surance of bank deposits. If proper
legislation may ensue. the panic will
not have been in vain.
The revivals being held by the
Clark family of evangelists for the
past two weeks, have been announced
to continue another week. Converts
respond to the call every night and
there are never less than three or
four who go forward and some times
eight or ten. Baptismal services are
held frequently and the interest
wakes warmer as the meetings con-
tinue. The temporary tabernacle
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MOTHERS CONGRESS AT WASH.
1NGTON, ID. c., IN MARCH.
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Continued from page 2.)
upon those subjects which give
knowledge of and sympathy with
child life. Child study under the
| guidance of Froebel and other inter-
prefers of children's ways and child
psychology should enable one to bet
ter understand the mind of child,
which is not the mind of an adult:
knowledge of children's plays and
| playthings is needed, with the discov-
cry of their true educational signifi-
canoe; and, finally, that belief in the
eternal possibilities of human nature
and child nature which strengthens
our capacity for admiration, faith
and love.
Physical Care of the Child.
Another address which brought
much applause and smiles of approx
al from Mrs. Roosevelt was that of
Mrs. Francis Sheldon Bolton of New
Haven, Conn, who spoke on the
Physical Care of the Child"
The subject was exhaustively han
died by Mrs. Bolton, who is consider
ed an authority. She said in parti
Every child has certain inherent
rights and rights that should be rec
ognized If we are to allow the child
to develop normally. What do I
mean by a normal development? The
highest, the finest. the most perfect
physical, mental and spiritual de-
velopment of which the child is cap
able.
What is the greatest difficulty in
the way of this normal development
In the child? The Indifference and
the ignorance of the mother. How
can this Indifference and ignorance
of the mother be best and soonest
overcome? | feel sure in no way so
rapidly as through organization.
Therefore, the national congress of
mothers has much work yet to do
"The mothers intuition is a won
derful faculty and has helped all
mothers in all their times of the past
and present in their hard tasks, but it
cannot take the place of knowledge
yet it is a wonderful assistant to
knowledge.
Our beloved Mrs. Birney once
said, Every child has right to
father and mother who has given
some thought to their work Love,
instinct and intuition each have their
place, but knowledge also has hers.
Each child has an inherent right to
parents who have given some thought
to their child as well as to the child
proper physical care. Each child has
an inherent right to a good chance !
for physical, mental and spiritual
development. However, let us not
he DISCOURAGED that all do not as vet
recognize these rights.
What is more precious than a
baby? Absolutely nothing else can
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built joining the church on the east
has a capacity of 500 people and 1t
is usually well filled. Rev. Clark
speaks straight from the shoulder,
and his talented daughter who leads
the singing and furnishes solo music
adds greatly to the interest as she is
a splendid singer and a pleasant per-
sonality. Pearl.
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J. w. Wheeler and John Sjostrom
expect to have wells drilled on their
ranches in the near future.
Grandma Davis is still very low,
but hopes are entertained for her re-
covery.
Leroy Murdoch has received a
call to fill mission in the central
states. Number IA. Il
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Grand Review of War Fleet at San
Francisco.

Excursions via Oregon Short Line
on May 1st and I'd, very low round
trip rates with diverse routes and 80
days limit. 4S war vessels of all
classes in one of the greatest naval
demonstrations of history. See O. s..
L. agents for further particulars
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-08-20

"The farmers as a class are not
lacking in wealth. 1t is one thing TO
make money and quite another to use
1t to the best advantage; that is, for
the development of the highest type of
character. Efficient help to the far
mer must come from himself, and the
plan of the president is to point out
how he can best develop himself, to
furnish him with an ideal and stimu-
late him TO attain it.
The fact that President Roosevelt
has put himself behind this movement
win in itself inspire the farmer to Sc
cure the best possible social condi-
lions"
The colleagues Of Mr.. Wallace on
this commission are Prof. L. II. Bailey
of the New York College of Agricul-
ture, President Kenyon L. Butterworth
of the Massachusetts Agricultural col
lege, Clifford Pinchot of the United
States forest reserves and Walter H..
Page, editor of the Worlds Work,
New York.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-08-20
MINERAL. WATERS.

The sales of mineral water in the
United States in 1907, as reported to
the United States Geological Survey,
show that the financial crisis came
too late in the year to affect materially
the business done by well and spring
owners. The total sales of table and
medicinal waters amounted to $1,000
$40 gallons, valued at 1881, SOB, com
pared with 4S,1OS,5S0 gallons, valued
at $S.02S,3S7, in 1906, an increase in
quantity of S,951,940 gallons and a
decline in value of $696,S84. The
lessened valuation is due to the lower
selling prices reported by number
of springs, the result, probably, of
competition. The Survey, in its totals,
takes no account of strictly artificial
waters nor of the water used in max
ing such sweetened beverages as
ginger ale, sarsaparilla, ETC., but fig
ures returned by spring and well own
ers show that 5,255.535 gallons OF min
eral water, valued nominally at $685.
lis, were used for soft drinks in 1907.
OF the states that last year pro-
duced over 100000 gallons of min
eral water, Minnesota is first, with a
total of 9,654,030 gallons, valued at
$524,S00; most of this output is from
a few springs selling large amounts of
table water New York is second on
the list, with 7,176,S15 gallons, valued
at $6S6,574. This production includes
low-priced natural spring waters and
the medicinal Saratoga waters. Wis
consin comes third, its output for the
year being 6,S39,219 gallons, valued at
$1,526,703; the high valuation COM
pared with New York is accounted for
by the large output of bottled carbon
ated waters from the famous springs
at Waukesha. Massachusetts takes
fourth place, having produced 1861
lis gallons, with total valuation of
$20S,579 The low value of the Massa-
chusetts output is accounted for by
the small proportion of medicinal
water produced and by the fact that
much of the table water is not sold
in bottles. The fifth state in order
is Virginia, it's output having been
2,442,075 gallons, with the relatively
high value, most of it being medicinal
water, of $431,770.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-08-20
REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE.

Replies to invitations to the repub-
.lican conference to be held in Des
Moines August 25, received at the re-
publican state central committees
headquarters indicate that the meet
ing will be one of the largest informal
gatherings of republicans ever held in
the state. Answers are being re-
ceived from all parts of the state, from
candidates for Office, newspaper men
and county chairmen.
Many requests for tickets are also
being received in the mail from prom.
inent republicans, not candidates, news
paper men, or county chairmen. The
Invitations were sent to only the
classes enumerated, although gen
eral invitation has been extended by
Chairman FRANKIE to all others who
have the interests of the party at
heart to attend the meeting, These
will be provided with tickets upon ap.
plication at headquarters.
The lists of the newspaper men in
vited were made up from the lists OF
those who have replied to the letters
being sent out by the press bureau
and those whom the various county
chairmen have certified to the bureau
as republican papers. Additional
lists of newspapers from various coun-
ties are being received at the head
quarters and invitations win be sent
to these editors as their names are re-
ceived.
No attempt has been made by Chair
man FRANKIE TO make any classification
whereby those maintaining any set OF
Ideas as to party politics shall be in
predominance. The invitations have
been sent to candidates on the state
and congressional tickets, and county
chairmen only. The many other
prominent republicans of Iowa who de-
sire to attend will be provided with
tickets at headquarters and will be
welcomed to the convention. but the
preference win be given to those
named in the general call.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-08-20
PEDESTRIAN GETS BRIDE.
Man, on 25,ooo-MiIe Walk, WEEDS as
Part of Wager.

Buffalo, N. Y-One year ago last
February Josper Mikulec, newspaper
man of Vienna, left his home in Aus
tria on wager.
Its conditions were that he must
walk $4,000 miles in five years, leave
Austria penniless, must not beg ON
his way, and lastly, return with
wife, He came heel and toe in Buffalo
on what he says is the last lap of his
journey, and walking by his side was
the necessary wife. He only got her
last week in Erie, Pa. She is a pretty
Roumanian girl, who worked in res
taurant there and waited upon Miku-
lec He told her of his undertaking,
and proposed They walked together
to Westfield, about 80 miles east Of
Erie, where they were married on
Sunday The girl claims to be the
heel and toe champion of Roumania,
saying she did 900 miles there in one
contest. Both started for Niagara
Falls. They expect to so over into
Canada and then cut back into the
United States and sail from New York
for Austria
Mikulec tramped all over Europe be-
fore he left the continent on his wa
ger Then he sailed to South Ameri-
ca and walked up through the 18TH
mus of Panama.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-08-20
COOP ROADS IN IOWA.

From the various speakers at the
iowa state good roads convention, held
in Waterloo, the following valuable
pointers have been culled:
The average country road should be
twenty-five feet wide.
Any method of working the roads is
faulty if it tends to drive traffic away
from the center of the highway. G
Sand roads, If not surfaced with
clay or other material, are best when
left perfectly fiat, thus conserving the
moisture. Traffic over, sand roads is
carried on more easily when the road
bed is moist.
All roads require certain amount
of traffic to put them in the best con-
dition.
Time is an element in road-making
the same as in the growth of vegeta-
ton
How to work the road with King
drag: d. Ward King, the father of the
split road drag" which the newspa-
.pers of the country have dubbed the
King drag, advises every farmer,
where the drag is not now in use, to
give this simple device a trial. Let
him hitch two horses to a drag so
that it will be at an angle of forty-flye
degrees. and drive to his neighbours or
to town. He should stand on the drag
and drive horse on either side of
the right hand wheel track. One
dragging after each rain is sufficient.
Let this be continued for four or five
times, and astonishing results will be
noted The center OF the road will
become higher than the sides, thus
accomplishing drainage. II it is de-
sired to increase the width OF the road,
let him plough shallow furrow at
either side OF the road, turning the
land towards the center of the road.
Then use the drag to distribute the
new soil evenly over the highway.
Another furrow and another should
be turned until the road is of proper
width.
Farmers nowadays are not distant
from town so much in miles as in
time to make the journey. With i'm
passable roads in the springtime. the
country resident is cut OF from town.
and, SO far as his ability to haul a
load, might as well be distant many
miles. Thus it has come about that
where good roads are maintained it
IS customary 10 say that one is fifteen
minutes, thirty minutes or an hours
distance from the city.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-08-20
PURE SEED INVESTIGATIONS.

Since the publication of bulletin No
So of Iowa Experiment Station on
vitality, Adulteration and Impurities
of Clover, Alfalfa and Timothy Seed
a large amour of important work has
been done along these lines, especially
from the standpoint of purity and vital
ity. The high price of agricultural
seeds during the past year has made II
especially important that buyers be
sure of obtaining pure seed with a
high percentage of vitality. The pas
sage of the Pure Seed Law has Deen a
long step in the right direction but
there is still large amount of seed
sold that is far below standard. The
results of the latest Investigations In
this line have been published in pul'
letin No. SO of the Iowa Experiment
Station, which will be furnished free
upon application to the director, Prof
C. E. Curtiss, at Ames, Iowa.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-08-20
DOVE STUCK IN ORGAN PIPE.
An Omen for Church Worshipers Who
Closed Their Steeple.

Gainesville, Pa.--There Is sequel
of the oldest and most striking sort
to the fastening up of all possible
entrances to Trinity church steeple,
with the purpose of shutting out pi-
geons that had overrun tho belfry.
Flying about, lost and bewildered,
the birds have since behaved in the
saddest fashion, and even when the
shades of twilight settled into dusk
these birds, accustomed like all others
but owls to go to roost with the sun,
circled round and round the belfry.
The other day, during the well-at-
tended church services, the choir and
congregation were surprised when a
pretty pigeon made its appearance at
the end of one of the tubes of the pipe
organ.
The bird had hown down one OF the
ornamental pipes and was only able to
get his head out at the lower end
The organ will have to be torn apart
to get the pigeon out.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-08-20
The couNTRY,s SUPPLY OF cAst


The treasury mathematicians tell u:
that the aggregate circulation of the
country on August was s3,045,962.
SAT, as compared with $2,7S1, oz3, So
at the same date in 1907. The pres
ent figures break all the records AnC
the tendency is upward. Moreover
the gold element of the circulation /:
larger than it was year ago. Il
amounts to $615, 7SS.276. AS the golc
production of the country stands ;
chance to go to the $l0O,OO0.OOO mari
in the calendar year 1908, the golc
stock in the banks and in the people:
hands is reasonably certain to ,ouct
record-breaking figures by New Years
of 1909.
These big gains in the amount Of
money in circulation are calculated tt
make Bryan wish some of his predic
tons of 1896 and 1900 could be wiped
of the slate. One of his complaints
in his first canvass was that the re
fusal to throw the minis open to sill
yer would reduce the stock of money
in the hands of the people to such,
degree that there would not be enough
to take care of the exchanges. Lake
all his other political representations
this one turned out to be widely
astray Not only has money increased
rapidly in those years, but it has
grown faster than population. Inc
growth in the gold ingredient of the
circulation has also been much great
er than has the increase in the mum
Der of the country's inhabitants.
The per capita circulation is now
S34.77, as compared with SEPT a
year ago. Al the time. in July, 1896
when Bryan was starting his little
reign of financial terror the per capita
circulation was S21.1O. The popula
ton of the country has increased "a
per cert in those dozen years uut we
see that the volume of the country's
cash has grown much faster Inc
Adherence =betwsen circulation oi
w 10 in the middle of 1896 and one
of $34.77 now shows the wide diver
gence between Bryan's prediction and
the actual facts. Much of this in
crease in circulation has been due to
the fact that Bryan was beaten in that
year and also in his canvass of 1900
And Bryan's defeat in 1908 will fore
shadow further big gain in the com
ing four years. So long as repubi
can policies prevail the country will
have active business and enough cash
of the best sort to finance it.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-08-20
LEE ON TIE FARM.

"The improvement of the social con
dltions of the farm is quite as import
ant as either of the other great and
distinguishing policies OF President
Roosevelt; namely, the square deal
between man and man, between the
natural person and the artificial per
son, or corporation, and the conserya-
tion Of our national resources" said
Henry Wallace, editor OF Wallace's
Farmer, when asked his opinion OF
President Rooseyelt's plan to better
social and economic conditions Of the
American farmer.
Mr.. Wallace had just been notified
that he had been accorded the honor
by President Roosevelt OF being one of
the five men named TO act as special
commission to investigate the condi-
lions of farm life in the United States
and report as to what in their opinion
is needed TO increase the attractive
ness of life on our farms.
s'In many sections the farmers life,
with graded schools. rural telephone,
rural mail delivery and various co
operative associations. and with pride
in his own profession. is almost ideal.
combining the minimum of disadyan-
tages. II is quite otherwise over large
sections. particularly among the col
ored people Of the south and in local
titles in the north and west where good
roads, good schools and means OF
communication with one another and
the outside world are deficient or lack
lag.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-08-20
cATERPlLLARs HALT TRAIN.
Three Times Within Mile the Crew
ShoveIs Them Off the Tracks.


st. John, N, B,-Moths, caterpillars
and other like pests have made their
appearance in great numbers In many
sections of this province, particularly
in York county. f
They have caused considerable in
convenience, and several amazing sto-
ries are told of experiences when they
have been met in large bodies.
Trainmen manning a freight be-
tween Fredericton junction and Nc
Adams are authority for statement
that appears incredible. They say
that the heavy freight train was
stopped three times within a mile by
caterpillars which swarmed over the
tracks in suea numbers as to effec-
tually impede the progress of the
train.
1t was necessary to arm the entire
train crew with shovels and scoop.
the thousands of pests off the tracks.
and smother those on the roadbed by
shoveling gravel over them. I
They report every tree, and bit of
shrub along the line as being denuded
of foliage.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-08-20
only twenty years have pass,

Only twenty years have passed
since the first electric car was pro-
nounced a success at Richmond, Va,
and now there are nearly $4,000 miles
OF street and electric railways in the
United States carrying more than
5000, 000, 100000 people annually. From
the tiny cars first constructed twenty
years ago the cars have grown to be
models of comfort and convenience.
Some of the best interurban lines
boast of electric cars rivaling the
beauties and comforts Of the Pull
longest electric lines maintain sleep
ing, dining and even cold storage.
freight, express, milk and mail cars.
-Bryan's appearance in Des MONIES
next Friday and his proposed discus
sion of the tariff is being awaited with
considerable interest, especially in
view of the fact that it is rumored
from Lincoln that he will nave some
thing new to say in regard to the tar
if issue. Iowa has never been but OF
one mind on the principle of protec-
tive tariff, having declared its senti-
ments for the republican convention by
majorities 100000 strong. 1t is not
likely that even though Mr. Bryan may
have some new way of putting the
question, Iowa peoDle will see the mat
ter in any other light than the one in
which it has Deen viewed for genera
tionS
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-08-20
ANTHRACITE WILL LAST TO 2os5
Expert Makes an Estimate Based on
Present Rate Of Consumption.

New York.--Edward w. Parker OF
the United States geological survey
estimates that at the present rate of
consumption of anthracite coal the
supply will be entirely exhausted in
the year 2055.
He adds that by that time, accord
ing to the records up to date, the Uni
ted States will be using 2,300,000,000
tons year. The average annual pro-
duction during the decade from 1916
to 1925 will be about 600,000,000 tons.
The total production in 1907 was $780,
450,042 tons"
Mr.. Parker prophesies that future
generations will have so far devel-
oped methods of subduing and utiliz-
ing other forces of nature that the
need of coal for the production of
heat, light and power will, to great
extent, have been eliminated" Until
these other natural forces are sub
dued, however, it appears there will be
enough coal to supply the world