The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-06-24
The Tall To His Name.

Algerian Olive Trees.
In AlgIers olive trees spring up wild
and are grated where they stand. IL
some regions they are so close as Il
touch overhead. The average annua
yield for tree Is 80 to 100 pounds
Some of the trees are believed to b.
over 400 years old Ii Is estimated
that there are over 100000 wild OLIVE
trees in Algiers. The grating of thes'
Is being carried out systematically un
der the auspices of the government.
Advice to = Young Man.
"What do you say to young lady
a dancer queried the youth who wal
about to attend his first ball.
"Oh," replied the society man. tall
to her about her beauty"
But suppose she hasn't any?" sale
the youth.
"In that case" rejoined the 8. N.
talk to her about the ugliness Of tn
other girls present"
The POOREST Scholar Imaginable.
The other day professor leaving tn
university was approached by seedy
Individual. who pathetically asked:
won't you help poor scholar will
diner
The coin bestowed. the learned mai
said:
you tell me you are a poor scholar
Sure" answered the other. II new
er went to school in me life. So long.
philadelphia Ledger.
| A SANDER Resented.
He could not stay away long from
the abode Of his ladylove and called t.
make inquiries about her on one occa
sion. She had charge Of the dairy, bu
her master answered his timid knock.
How Is the milkmaid?" asked thu
bashful one falteringly
But the farmer angrily replied as b
shut the door in the strangers face:
Our milk isn't made. It's got from
the coww-Pearson's Weekly.
Truth Not Partisan.
A fallacious doctrine. whether found
ed on a false opinion or sprung from
| bad intention, Is only designed for spe
cial circumstances and consequent,
for certain time but the truth Is TO
all time, even though it may be misun
| derstood or smothered for awhile
Since it has not originated In the In
terests of any party every superio
mind will be its champion at any time
-Schopenhauer.
Daniel UP to Dats.
Jimmy aged FIVE. was told the stor
of Daniel In the lions den by hi
grandmother. When she had finishe
the story she asked Jimmy what h
thought Daniel did the very first thin
when he found he was saved from tn
lions
"Oh, | guess he telephoned home
his wife to tell her he was all right,
answered Jimmy. - Philadelphia Rec
ord.
Busy STILL
what" asks the Wyoming Tribune
"has become of the old fashioned
freckled faced boy who got the water
chopped the wood, split the kindlinl
MIXED the cows. fed the pigs, currie
the horse and did such other chores a
his parents found for him to do?" He
probably being kept busy handing hi
lazy son money with which to bu
rolled up trousers and cigarettes.-Der
yer Post
| Dismal Professions.
The question was recently asked In
newspaper, what Is the most disma
Of professions? Among those that oc
Cured to us as having claim to be 81
considered were gravedigging, scav
enging. listening to parliamentary ora
tons through an all night sitting ant
the writing Of poems or articles tina
nobody reads. The washing Of dishe
may be made interesting II done sci
entifically. British Medical Journal.
Tho "Biue Foot"
Although not 50 prominent In Teu
tonic folklore as the hare, the fox i
still looked upon as mystic ANNA
throughout Sweden and north Germa
ny. In many districts reynard ha
long been regarded by the peasants a
80 sacred that his name must not b.
pronounced. and he Is alluded to b.
some such euphemistic title as blu
foot" or "he who goes to the forest"
The Turkish Woman's Veil.
Very often the fashionable Turks
ladies' have their costumes made Xix
an elaborate opera cloak and wea
wells that are nothing more than trans
parent net. When they reach this ex
IRENE and they are seen by the dread
ed spy, these ladies are reported t
the sultan. At once an order Is issue
that no one Is to wear anything bu
the old fashioned terija and vel
through which the face cannot be dis
cerned. This order Is obeyed 70
about year. when by degrees the.
begin wearing thinner veils.-Londol
Telegraph.
Saving Her Own Books.
The fact that some person will occa
sionally borrow from circulating II