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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-05-08
WOMEN'S CLUBS FOR MUNICIPAL
IMPROVEMENT.

several women s CLUBS OF lQanO are
doing a good work in assisting to
clean up and beautify their home
towns. If not actually engaged In
this work they are cooperating with
the authorities in bringing it about
Among the women's organizations
that are active for municipal i'm
provements, are the Columbian club
of Boise, Forward of Caldwell, 'Portia
Of Payette, Suringa of Twin Falls
and those of Idaho Falls, Weiser
Nampa and Mountain Home. Quite
likely others in the state are equally
so. In fact, women are usually ac-
tive and often foremost in village
improvement. and similar associa-
tions. It's good thing that they
are, because their natural aptitude
for tidying up and their good taste
in such matters, make them valuable
aids in such movement.-Gem
State Rural.
Local Option was the main subject
of discussion at the last general
meeting of the Gem of the Mountain
club. In order to give the subject
square DEAL" one member read 8
paper showing the evils that have
existed under prohibition or local OPP
ton laws. This paper together with
the arguments in favor of local OPP
ton brought about an enthusiastic
discussion of local option providing
1t applied to the whole state but the
deepest impression made was the i'm
portance of the club women attend
ing the precinct primaries and in
every way possible using their in
fluence in having elected to office
men that will see to 1t that laws are
enforced.
Mrs. Decker, our G. F. w. G. pres
ident, has requested Mrs. G. e. Bow
erman of st. Anthony, to serve on
the platform committee at the Bos-
ton Biennial. Mrs. Bowerman will
not attend this meet and therefore
cannot serve. This committee acts as
a sort of body guard to the sessions
to keep the members from talking
100 much on subjects that only take
up time, and are of no special i'm
port to the advance of our work.
I. 4. J.
Mrs. Spidell Of Montpelier, chair
man of civil service committee for
the first district, writes: II am so
glad Mrs. Standrod has done so
much for civil service reform through
Echoes during the months that
have been unable to do my share
of the work"
Mrs. Spidell has been i'll much OF
the time since Christmas. She is
getting entirely well now, we are
told, and will do her share as usual.
I. I. +
Mrs. D. w. Standrod of Pocatello
will be one Of the delegates to Bos-
ton. We have no knowledge who
another will be-, From our notes of
the state meet at Boise two years
ago, we learn Mesdames Ridenbaugh,
Perky, and Butterfield
we're elected delegates. While Mes
DANES Shan. Hayes, Bowerman and
Beatty were made alternates.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-05-08
ECHOES OF WOMANS CLUBS
Organ Federation of Idaho Edited by Mrs Byrd
Trego, of Blackfoot.

Charmen invited freely these columns
We wish frequent reports from club in the state
maakt macht"
A united pull gives power
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-05-08

Some Of our eastern states send
their official organ, which Is usually
the Federation Bulletin, to the pres
ident and secretary of every feder-
ated club in the state, at the expense
OF the state.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-05-08
WHAT A CLUB REPORT SHOULD
BE.
By Sarah s. Plat Decker


Letters are often received making
the complaint that the reason clubs
do not take up real work and are
not interested is mainly because COM
mittee reports are SO dull. This Is
no doubt true, and our hearts go out
in sympathy to these sufferers. There
is no question but that originally the
papers read at clubs and declarations
were often of the nature Of exhorta-
tions or dry statistics. There was
never story told, never joke or a
pleasantly. Women had not been
trained in comradeship: they we're
not good fellows" like their broth
ers. They had lived within them
selves and their four walls. How
ever. the fellowship of organization is
changing all that, and we often now
adays hear report Of failure, even,
which Is so witty and interesting that
1t sounds like the acme of success.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1908-01-16
icstc'" Pys

a. F,n!--..." ea.i 4 Laak3r, called
his ruaa.yr -, = telephone and said:
81 rc%.c, - inccrm yoU. sir. that
your hJu,c IS cu C"e ana fast burning
down.'
"'Oh.' ORIG! the master, what q ter
rible misfortune. Bat ny wife-iS she
safe?
"'C~i.p s2fe. SIR. She got ort among
the first
care r1y daU@hters-arc they all
right
"'An ri :, sir. ':.cy's with their
mother
There was q pause. Then:
And w!::;.: ;:.,rut r,y mother-in-saw.
Jamc~.'
"'That. sir said the footman suave-
IL, was what I wished to speak to you
about. sir. particularly. Your mother
lnlaw Is YIN asleep in the third story
back. and kpowin' your regard for her
comfort. sir. I wasn't sure whether
ought 20 disturb her or not. SIR. ~
Los AuSe;es Tines.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1908-01-16
Old Fashioned Oratery.

~We don't have no sich forensic ora
tory as we used to have" said the old
settler. Lawyers nowadays don't
crate. They only just talk.
Take old Bill X. Simmons of Eau
Clair. II Bill was defendin' lowly
chicken thief he'd speak with the
tongue Of angels. I'll never forgit the
peroration Of Ills impassioned philippe
In the Clay BuIl case about the poison
ed cat 1t runs like this here"
The little. thin old man rose, reared
back in defiant attitude and shouted
In the cracked treble Of age:
Resin upon the couch OF repub-
lican liberty as do, covered with the
blanket OF constitutional panoply rs
am and protected by the aegis of
American equality as feel myself to
be, l despise the buzZin' Of the profes'
sionai inseck who has just sot down
and defy his attempt to penetrate with
puny sting the interstices OF me i'm
pervtous ,coverin'.' New York Press
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1908-01-16
wa;eh =, Your shor.... Heur7

What is your shortest hour In the
dayy' asked q business mau Of an ac-
Qsalna.nce. Don't say you have none.
You lave. although you may not
know Il. Everybody has. OF course,
reckoaea by actual measurement, each
hour IS composed of sixty minutes, yet
Notwithstanding that chronological ex-
actness Tie hours vary in length. Ny
shortest hour is from . to 3 O'Clock In
the afternoon. find upon Inquiry
that this is the feetest period for many
peop!c. In my case so swiftly do
those sixty minutes hurry by that ]
try {, crowd into them as many OF
the dis;asFeeable. yet inevitable, things
Of Hfe as possibly can. II l have
to interview bore, see him then;
II l have to visit the dentist, I do 1t
then. That hour is bound to slip away
quickly. no matter what happens;
therefore the agony Of disagreeable
scenes seems Of shorter DURATION
New Work Sun.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1908-01-16
Barnsto Won the Bet.

There Is a legend Of an amusing
competition In connection with dis
cussion regarding the financial value
of literary genius. Barney Barnato,
who was a genius. but not literary.
began to cbaT some financial jour
nalists. You bloomin' fellers don't
know notAin' about literature. III
back myself TO write little piece
against any Of yer"
The challenge WAS laUghing,y ac-
ccptcd, and = referee appointed. The
papers We're th:nwn int" Il hat. and
Tie rc.rrec. ac:cr analyZirg them, said:
Gentlemen. l an bound 10 say that
tie ralr must Le AWARDED II Mr.
Rarnato. His piece is tc:Sc, fault!cTS
in form. irrcproachahlr in matter.
You you~Sc.rcS shall .ialge." And he
read crt the following css"!r:
promise - oav to Mr.. X. the s0m Of
G,rr for lis E',Grcss IN G";iaG IS referee
In this Interesting connection.
+. 7. El!:"ATn.
Tie award vas rrani-9oU''y con,
Gri.al hy t>e competitors. AID tie
cheek VS. -" hrUor"d.-London
Tc.cgs>:ph
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1908-01-16

A German university professor
received a large package containing
six boxes of cigars, with a letter
saying: Permit US to send you
these six boxes of cigars. We be-
lieve that they will give you every
satisfaction and trust that you will
recommend them to your friends.
Kindly send the amount, 6 marks,
by postofice order"
The professor replied: Il have
the honor to remit to you twelve
dissertations, which will no doubt
afford you the utmost satisfaction.
Should you wish for more ] am at
yonr command. The cost is 3 marks
each"
BY return of post came the reply:
'tBe good enough to return the ci-
gars. We send herewith the cost of
carriage and package. We are re-
turning your dissertations"
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1908-01-16
He CT tIye Trout.

A story dealing with Il large trout
that was rising regularly and frequent
" IS told IN How 20 Fish: 4 Treatise
on Trout anG Trout Fishers" This Is
the s;orfs
"He W : cci,,s w and down, up and
down. UP a;.G Gvv,3: .; :: - :: 2cts
offered themselvc.. hat g Il suited his
composure that lie e'.nuIG Ike midge
from the abundan.t. One nth was
casting at the trout; another was look
ing on. SAID .ho aC~'o", I'll have that
fish whether he takes It or not
How his friend asheu. i'll throw
the fly into his mouth The trout
went On rising; the anger wcrt on
casting. perceived the anglers no.
ton. II was Chat II he kept casting
accurately and the trout continued to
rise In the regular manner mentioned.
the ny would ere long fall at the very
moment when a midge WIS being
taken. This reckoning was justified.
The large trout was hooked and land
ed by a dy that had been cast into his
mouth
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1908-01-16
The Loo Driver.

The life Of river log driver Is life
that seems to get hs j Of one after a
year or two. You are generally wet
through for twelve hours out Of the
twenty;four. Ten Of you sleep in Q
u by Is foot shanty; you live
on fried everything. BLACK strap"
treacle and stewed tea. You 60 to bed
at 10 and get up at 3. You are ever
lastingly cursed and never praised by
the foreman. Your life Is in danger
more or less all day long. and you
never get more than $50 "a month for
work that Is worth Sa00. Then why
stick at itf' you cay, and all / can
answer is, Just give 1t fair trial
fcr a year, and then you'll know
wide World Magazine.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1908-01-16
On the Wrong Man.

Bret Harte was 80 frequently
complimented on being the author
of Little Breeches" that he was
almost sorry it was ever written, al
was Secretary ] IN Hay, who would
prefer his fame to rest on more am
bilious work. A gushing lady who
prided herself upon her literary
tastes said to him once: "Mr. Harte.
1 am SO delighted to meet you.
have read everything you ever
wrote, but of all your dialect verse
there is none that compares with
your Little Breeches.' II quite
agree with you, madam" said Mr..
Harte, "but you have put the little
breeches on the wrong man."-Har-
risburg Telegraph.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1908-01-16
lsaeod of the vioIet.

A Latin poem Of the sixteenth Cen
tury has a pretty legend sf a violet
that In neurological days. was a
maiden called Ianthis, one sf Diana's
nymphs. She attracted the attention
Of Apollo. whose admiration she did
not return. and. flying from his pur-
suit. she implored Diana to destroy the
beauty which occasioned her SO much
trouble. Diana granted her request
and tucned her face to dull purple.
Ianthis. however. soon regretted the
loss Of her beauty and was pining
away with grief. when the goddess
had pity on her and changed her into
q flower, which still shrinks from ApOl-
10 (the SUM and hides her modest head
In the shade.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1908-01-16
Naked Truth.

An encounter of wits once took place
between the late Eugene Field and a
NeH York woman. 1t YVES at dinner.
and the woman was In evening dress,
which was rather decollebe. After q
skirmish between the two relative to
the respective merits Of a well known
author 1t would seem that Field came
or second best.
'0h. Mr.. Field" exclaimed the wo-
man ,exultantly. you must admit that
you are fairly beaten ct your own
game"
Field bowed politely and. with a
smile, promptly rejoined. "Xt;any rate,
Miss Blank. I have one consolation
you can't laugh at me In your sleeve. :"
-I4ppincott's.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1908-01-16
HOW VENEER IS MADE.
An interesting Industry Found IL
Lumber Centers.
How veneer is manufactured i

How veneer is manufactured is a
mystery to the majority of people.
The industry is not only one of the
chief occunstions Of Mattoon. Wis,
but al cyccptionallv interesting one
also
After a tree has been cut in the
woods and brought to the mil on
fiat cars il is rolled into a pond
near the mil. LOGS are hoistcd
from the ponL to a drag saw. whoa
thcy are cut into various lengt|
They are .I,ep nat into a stca,I
for = lctst twc!vc hours in order to
.offan ,h,, timber. This steam box
: ? l:r.e box directly hchinI the
,.ar s,w ;~to which The timber IS
Wa +wo ;nlh line containing
bn,r. ,,Iron~h Which the team can
csCane rasScs through this steam
how ar the end Of Twelve hours
the timber Is rcmoyol from the
steam box. and then CO..: he proc
css called rccl:nr. VITA >pads and
axes tbc bark j removed easily, for
tho timher * soft now and red hot.
II ;c tron rc9dy 70 enter the mill
'.,5 No crt into veneer,
The pcclcd Ior is hoisted on a
c-o-o "a the veneer lathe and that
= tho last ono sces of the log. When
Il once passes this lathe it comes
ont on the other side in long, thin
sbeets Of veneer. According to
thickness desired. it is cut from
nne one-bundredth of an inch to
nne-balf inch thick and sixtv-four
inches lone
AZ the Veneer leaves the machine
i slides along a table thirty feet in
lenp1h, Ten feet from the end is
the clipper. where it is clipped into
different widths. an inch being al,
loved for driving l. is now ready
to enter the driving nrocess.
The drier is eight feet wide and
100 foot lono II is a chain driven
macb;ne thriuphout. having fou,
sets Of rollers. In order to heat
this drier there are 10000 feet ot
ono inch mines passins through il
,,Loro and helov Zach oct of rollers
1' re- tsmnerature ~ must always b.
f,an, an eon 70 ono degrees. Venee,
;. ..Tn, n"+ int into II the dr;er at one end, or
- - faI o.hnr uords fed to the drier
~ VI, H.@. .,o nanoar slowiv move,
', " "nie 'u AZ. ,ooh;no Il ;e oIso dried
'ifous.i aus. ;te - = ~ smno.b and drv. hui
W Sorr ,''I, Sot The men in charge O
tbe veneor at that end always wea,
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1908-01-16
Superizfix0.

Dr johnson says in his Grammar OF
the English Tongue" ''The comparison
Of adjectives Is very uncertain and,
being much regulated by .commodious-
ness Of utterance, ss not easily re
.duced to rules"
Chen he quotes passages from Para
,diae Lost" in which the words "virtu-
ousest" and "powerfualest" are found
and a passage from Samson Agon-
istes" which contains the word ia
mousest."
Surely Milton had an ear.-Notes and
QneIies.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1908-01-16
Ate u All.

A wife had occasion to go out to
women's votes meeting, so left .
pudding in the saucepan for her hus-
hand. When she arrived home shs
>xent on with her washing and In
bred how he'd got on.
Every WELL" said he. II thor
.oughly enjoyed the pudding" ,
"Goodw said the wife. "What
did YOU do with the cloth it was
Jailed in"
Cloth, my gal?" said hubby as he
lractedly continued reading bis
Ter. "Was there a cloth F"-Lon-
Illustrated Bits.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1908-01-16
At Rsauiar Ra4ss.

Miss Matilda Owens hung on the
arm Of the editor Of the Laneyflle Bu'
Gle, to whom she had been engaged
for three years, and endeavsred to turn
his gaze toward the sky.
"Just 1e1ce the moon, WlH4am" she
said In q melting voice.
AT he usual rates, Matilda, SHAH
Be happy to do So" he replied
Youths Companion.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1908-01-16
unreesonahk-

Not long ago in a western market
down I CHANGED to observe an Irish
.msn with a live turkey under his
arm. The turkey was squawking
and gobbling in a distressed way, :
racket to which the Irishman did
net at first pay any particular no.
tioe. Finally, however, the disturb
sanoe got on the Celt's nerves Civ
ing the bird poke in the side, he
exclaimed:
NBe quiet! What's the matther
wid ye annyhow? Why should yez
want to walk whin I'm willin' to
carry ye2"-Harper's Monthly.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1908-01-16
To Essyman's pisoemiturs.

Mrs. Scraphard (atter tilt in
which Mr.. was not without honors)
Mrs. Easyman, across the way,
has got a bargain Of husband.
MI. scraphard-so' We'll, then,
Mrs. Easyman is proving to the
world that there is at least one no
man who can drive . bargain
Norristown Tina :%%:s
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1908-01-16
Tough FaM.

In a New Zealand town one Of the
municipal candidates, a pronounced
Scotsman, had received present Of a
huge Scotch thistle, which at the mo-
ment happened to be lying on the Ia
bic Of his committee room. A friend,
entering, withdrew suddenly, with the
remark: IL beg your pardon didn't
know you were at luncheon"
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1908-01-16

Servant (to artist returning from
holiday)-There have been so many
callers since you left that have been
obliged to wash the names from the
slate twice to make room for others
Parsons Weekly.
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An Exception Noted.

yer-Your uncls's will seems
q perfectly legal document
will stand in any court. I
1 no grounds on which to
it.
pointed Nephew-But you
i'd some grounds. Where
q will there's q way, you
Lppincott's.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1908-01-16

Thank you, son." said old Tighthst
to the boy who had run seveZai blocks
on an errand for him. Here's q penny
fur ye."
Don't tempt me, gunner" said the
bright boy. III was ter take all dat
money I might buy q auto wild 1t an
git plnched for scorchin'."-Philadel-
phia Press.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1908-01-16
Too Strenuous.

my son tells me you've discharged
him." said the once boys mother,
and I think that's strange. You ad-
vertissd for a strong boy, and he's eer-
tainly"- Hes too strong, madam"
interrupted the employer. I'm the
single day he was here be broke all
the rules Of this Office and some Of the
furniture. Standard and
Tfme2.
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SUPERsTITloNs or NINE.
A Number Conspicuous In Ancient and
Modern Speech.


OF all odd numbers the one which
would seem to be the most conspic-
nous in ancient lore and modern
speech and in illusions of all sorts,
whether classic or vulgar, is 9.
whether this is because it is a mul.
tiple of 3, triple trinity, or not
we need not stop to inquire. The
connections in which 9 figures are
very numerous and extraordinarily
varied. Of old there were nine
muses. and also nine rivers in the
sfernal regions. In classical my
|thology we read of nine heavens
Rand nine worlds, and the hydra had
mine heads.
In mediacval times there We're
nine ''worthies of the world tie
Pplsces in this select assembly being
differently allotted by different az.
thorities, the usual division bcing
three gentileS, or paynims, three
Jews ard three Christians. Gne OF
the Oldest English games is nine
mems morris. 1t could be played
either indoors or outdoors, on o
folding board marked with the nee
essary lines and squares or on e
board marked out on field or down
by stones or BY cuts in the turf. IL
Dorset they still play the game IN
DER the name of marnull.
Nine appears frequently in popu-
lar medicine. A Sussex collector
referring to the very common rural
belief in the efficacy of passing a
ruptured ckild through a cleft ash
tree says that the patient must be
attended by nine persons, each OF
whom should pass it through the
cleft from west to east. A Perth
kirk session record of 1923 refers
to the preparation of three cakes
for some medicinal purpose from
nine portions of meal contributed
: by nine mai6ens and nine married
sSwomen. Threads with nine knots
i:and straws with nine joints are used
for various healing purposes, while
nine successive mornings are often
!. prescribed for the performance OF
ertain folklore ceremonies.
= The great Lambton worm, one Of
<fhe best known of English dragon
myths, had nine eyes and was fed
from the milk of nine cows
Again, the same number Is prom
inent III various common phrases
and proverbs. Nine taiiors make q
man. Queen Elizabeth Is alleged to
have once addressed deputation OF
eighteen tailors with a @Good Morn.
ing, gentlemen bothw
Every one knows that a cat has
nine lives, while the Scat that is
used for the castigation of evil
doers has nine tails
When Mercutio insults Tyba(t
and the latter inquiries, 1What
wouldst thou have with me?" the
volatile but fiery partisan replies,
GOOD king of cats, nothing but one
of your nine lives" Haywood, the
:proverb monger, has the saying "a
woman hath nine lrpes, like cat"
which will be news TO most folk
Three more examples may be Civ
en- from a collection 'of applications
of this remarkable number9 which
is not easily exhausted. Possession,
we. often hear, is 1Enlne points of the
law" A person whs has paid some
attention to his or her attire is said
for some inscrntabe reason to be
dressed mp to the nines," while the
most startling event as but a ~nine
fGdays' wonder" The last phrase,
though truer now than ever, was IA
miGarly used, with many other still
current forms Of popular speech, in
the days of Chaueer - London
,Glohe
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1908-01-16
What In the Ansy4erf

she-That Is a woman whom envy,
and, curious as 1t may seem, she en-
vies me. He-How can that BET ghe
We were both after the same man
and I married yor.-nlusEated BfeA
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Endurance.

Ethel-How long can a human being
live without food?
Jack-I don't know about human be-
tnSs, but know posts who have been
writing for yeaS.-Judge.
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It has become necessary to modify
the old saying, Lite 10 what We make
Il" Lite u what ws maks h.H-Los
Angeles Times.