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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-07-31
REPLY TO TEN REASONS FOR
LOCAL OPTION.

/. The people of the republic have
the natural right to vote upon all i'm
portant matters pertaining to the gen.
eral welfare. The saloon interests
however, cannot be classed with mat
tiers of general welfare.
2. The supreme court is properly
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-07-31
! LAND OPENING.

Bannock county will make big
noise in the titantic battle with Idaho
sagebrush on August g., when an
opening of 10000 acres OF Carey act
land will be held at Downey, toward
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-07-24
BOASTiNG THAT is VAIN.
Facts DIsprove ExtraVagant Claims
Made by Republicans.

The national Republican platform 10
nothing II not boastful nor can II be
said that Il Is any more truthful than
bashful That bundle OF fabrication
and misrepresentation. amongst other
things. declares:
Under the administration OF the
Republican party the foreign COM
merce of the United States has expert
enced a remarkable growth until 1t
has present annual valuation Of APP
proXimately three billions OF dollars
and gives employment to vast
amount Of labor and capital which
would otherwise be idle"
On that general declaration the New
York journal Of Commerce and Com.
mercial Bulletin says;
Now, whatever may have been the
influences which have contributed 10
the development Of our foreign com
m'rce, the policy of the Republican
party is certainly not one of them.
The protectionist theory contcmplates
the absolute elimination Of the import
OF products which the country does not
produce and necessarily tends to the
hampering OF the process of CONNER.
cial exchange which. in the last analy.
sis. resolves itself into barter Com
pared with the other great nations OF
the world the ratio Of our foreign trade
TO population is certainly not impress.
siye.
by the way Of experimenting the
general claim that the Republican
party has fostered and promoted for
eign commerce, the assertion is added
that 1t has also inaugurated through
the recent visit of the secretary OF
state to South America and Mexico a
new era Of Pan.American commerce.
bringing us into closer touch with our
20 sister American republics, and
Offering us limitless field OF
legitimate commercial expansion.
The specific claim has even less
foundation than the general one.
Eminently beneficial for the pro-
motion of better understanding be-
tween the United States and Latin
America as the visits of Secretary
Root nquestionably were they 'inau.
gurated' nothing in the way of com
mercial initiative. not even the postal
subsidies which Mr. Root so urgently
demanded"
The fact is that the tariff has been
great barrier. which the South
American republics have found It al.
most impossible to surmount in their
trade with us. the exception being the
enormous trade in coffee from Brazil,
and without which the trade with that
country would be comparatively insIg.
niiicant
But then, there IL free trade In cot.
fee, SO the Republicans can hardly
claim that the Republican policy OF
protection has built up that trade.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-07-24
Do We Want a Great ArmY2

The presidents plan for standing
army OF 100000 men naturally appeals
to the hero Of San Juan hill. but how II
will strike the people Is another ques.
tion. They will be likely to ask what
Is the need for an enormously In.
creased standing army in the United
States.
1t Is proposed 10 organize the regu.
lars of the army and the state militia
together and mobilize them in army
corps. For this purpose the regular
army is to be enlarged. and the militia,
since a recent law was passed, now
become national volunteers, will be
called upon to join the establishment
in Il tentative way Eight great
maneuver and instruction camps are
to be formed and there 10000 regulars
and volunteers will be drilled together
for month every year. BY TWO years
from now the war department expects
to have well.trained, coherent force
of 100000 men, ready for action at an
hours notice.
How the country will take to this
project remains to be seen DO tax.
payers wish TO support an enlarged
regular army, besides paying salaries
and expenses to 10000 volunteers?
What do we want OF a great military
force? II we mind our own business
We shall not get into another war be-
yond our present power TO handle.
The day when war had glory in the
average mans eyes and when every
citizen was anxious TO display himself
In uniform has passed, It is to be
hoped, forever - Chicago Journal
Rep.l.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-07-24
Copyright. by shortstory Pub co..
BY c. r. MARTIN

The man studied the baby graycly
for momeut 1T seems to me he
does look bit under the weather"
he said judicially. Il wonder II he
gets enough to eat"
The baby, omboldcncd by the con.
tents Of his bottle and somewhat reas
sured by the attention he was re.
ceiying, gave little gurgle, followed
by the best crow he was capable OF
producing Then he smiled cordially
OF the two grave faces above him, con.
fident that they would understand that
his favor
The womans eyes lighted mp; she
looked at the man. He met her gaze
for n moment, and glanced away
Queer how thoroughly his eyes are
like yours" he said, with an effort at
commonplaceness
And his mouth and nose are repli.
cas- Of yours" She stopped impulsiye.
~ and kissed the baby's tiny mouth.
Looking up, she caught the mans eye,
and something she saw there brought
the rosy flush back to her cheek.
IT'S been a long time" he said,
slowly. Since"
Yes. long time" she murmurod,
as # phrases did not have to be com.
pleted to be understood.
Ever since" he began, and
stopped again
Since that night In the conserya.
tory" she mused, when you saw
Cousin Tom"
What do You mean" he interrupt.
ed, quickly. DO you mean /, wasn't
Dick Challoner that kissed YOU"
He has never done such thing in
his life," she exclaimed
oh. Mary" he cried. with rush OF
understanding. why didn't you tell
me II was Tom"
Because you never asked me" she
replied, you chose to pat your own
construction on things, and to treat
me coldly, and to act hOrrid with
But her speech was never finished,
and the baby squcaled with delight at
seeing such demonstrations from this
cnigmatical man.
When the nurse came I'm few mo
ments later she found that the man
and the woman had learned the Ian.
guage Of the baby so well that all
three were holding an animated con.
versation, and the subject Of 1t all
seemed to be the baby.
Lizzie" said the woman. whose
eyes were shining, hereafter will
give the baby his bottle every day at
this hour"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-07-24

lie was very small, very plump. and
very pretty; he was possessed of
somewhat philosophical turn of mind.
lie spent most of his time lying in a
soft bed in a bright, sunny nursery,
and he was regularly given his dinner
IN a nicely warmed bottle.
The person who was most familiar
to his wondering eyes was a dainty,
Whitehead, whitecapped girl, who was
always cheerful and happy. 1t made
the baby happy to look at her; he eX-
pressed his pleasure by growing in a
language which he aud the nurse
seemed perfectly to understand.
He was dimly aware that outside the
narrow Limits of his nursery there eN-
listed big. noisy, confusing world.
He had received vague Impressions
concerning II during the brief hours
which he usually passed outside on
sunny afternoons. On these occasions,
however, the fresh air always put him
to sleep SO promptly that he had had
but little opportunity to examine the
strange things surrounding him.
Remotely connected with his inner
life there appeared to be other person
alities than that OF his nurse, al
though he had never been able to sat
isfactorily analyze their relationship.
On rare occasions man had made
brief visits to the nursery. He gen
orally looked gravely ut the baby for
short time, asked a few calm ques-
tons Of the whitc.capped nurse, and
went out.
The baby always felt much in awe
of the man; he never crowed when
the man was present.
More frequently the baby had n
visitor who In some respects resem-
bled his nurse, except that she was
much more beautiful and more daz.
zlingly attircd. She often bent long
over the bed, and looked earnestly at
the baby. Her face, despite its
beauty never seemed happy like that
Of the nurse and she never talked in
the language which the baby and the
nurse understood
The baby's face always grew solemn
with wonder and expectation when the
woman stood over him. Somewhere
in his being he felt prompting to
crow to her; he somehow felt that 1t
might bring a smile to her sad eyes
but he had never quite dared
One day as the nurse was preparing
his dinner the woman entered. She
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-07-24
MAKING GODS FOR INDIA.
Foreign Countries Cutting Into Profit.
able Native Industry.

Few of us realize that into the vast
triangle Of lIindustan Is packed one.
fifth Of The entire human raCe-more
than 20OO0O0O0 Hindus. 60,O0O,000
Mohammcdans, 100000 aborigincs
and we'll over 35,OO0,OOO of other mis-.
cellaneous peoples, making up popu.
lation OF over 3O0.OOO.OOO, speaking
scores Of different tongues and divided
into hundreds of separate states.
The most important industry Of In
dia is agriculture. for the people are
a race Of farmers, and nearly two
thirds OF the masses cultivate the soil
eking out living SO scanty that the
slightest failure of the monsoon brings
acute distress, II not positive famine
1t is perhaps for this reason that
India is the most godridden region on
earth. Her deities are numbered in
millions, for quite apart from the
greater gods, every little hamlet be.
tween the tremendous Himalayas and
Cape Comorin has It's own set Of del
ties, dreadful and bcneflccnt
From this It will be seen that god
making In India must necessarily be
an immense business, and just now
there is much feeling among the ma
tive artiiicers over this holy and profit
able industry being cut into by for.
elgn merchants and traders Only the
other day an enormous fivetiered jug
gcrnaut car of gayly painted wood and
steel was made in Calcutta. and of
late years Birmingham and Ph!ladel.
phia have both secured big slices OF
tho traffic in gods
Every village. especially in South
India, is supposed to be surrounded
by evil spirits. always on the watch
to innict disease and misfortune on
the people At the same time every
little hamlet has also its guardian
spirits
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-07-24
Our Older Civilization.

You always have TO travel to the
east for monuments Of a time older
than your own. New Workers go TO
Europe, Europeans go to China and
Japan But It Is not often that New
Workers think of themselves as typify-
ing something Of this kind to others
says the New York Press. Yet in Il
recent issue of Chicago paper the
editor of questions answered column
suggests to one Of his readers that she
go to the Catskills or White mountains
for a walking tour rather than to Colo.
RADIO, the one given reason for the
eastern trip being that the inquirer
will meet an older civilization"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-07-24

Thread advances presumably be-
cause the lumber for spools is adj
yanced; lumber for spools has ad-
vanccd because oats are high (the
logging teams require grain three
times day and that mounts up. oats
are high because OF wet spring, and
as the wet spring was sent presum-
ably by Providence. certainly my lady
must not protest when her gown costs
more by 80 per cent 1t is put for
ward by some social economists that
dear money, as the term expresses II,
is sign of prosperity. But is It? Is
II, when the prosperity OF the many 10
being MIXED to swell by greater ratio
the prosperity of the few? Is the av.
erage man today getting his moneys
worth? Occasionally 1--WE would not
breathe the confession outside Of our
own booming country -- occasionally
into the minds of some Of us creeps
the suspicion that the average man
who occupies the bottom OF the heap
is not-Lippincotts.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-07-24

was very pale, and her beautiful eyes
were shadOwy.
You may go out for an hour, Liz.
zle." she said, q will give the baby
his bottle today
The nurses eyes opened wide with
establishment. but she made no com
ment as she complied.
After the nurse had gone the woman
knelt by the little white bed, and mys-
tilted the baby beyond measure by
bursting into tears For time she
sobbed uncontrollably, while the baby
forgot his bottle in his wonder.
When she grew calmer she poured
out her heart to the baby. He seemed
to understand, and she had no other
confidant She told him many things
OF neglect, misunderstandngs and
heartbreaks. Finally she ceased talk.
ing, and sat motIonless. her dark eyes
gazing absently out of the window
The door opened softly. and the
woman started to her feet; when she
saw the man quick flush sprang to
her cheeks.
II beg your pardon" he said. IN
stnctively lowering his eyes, Il did
not mean to intrude-I did not know
you were in
IL have been giving the baby his
bottle" she stammered, conscious OF
her tearstained face. Don't let me
drive you away" she continued, as he
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-07-24
Hamiltonian Republicans.

The Republicans evidently believe
that the constitution does not count
for much nowadays, for the word con,
stitution does not appear In the
speeches of Senator Lodge. or Mr. Bur
ton, made at the Republican conven-
tlon, and only one reference to that in.
strument is made in the platform. This
reference occurs in the resolution re.
latlng to the enforcement of the thir-
teenth. fourteenth and fifteenth amend.
ments
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-07-24
CHANCE FOR EMMA.
Where the urchln Scored.

The busy man stopped before an
Office building and leaped from his
carriage At tine same moment an
ambitious urchin ran forward and
pipcd Hey, mister. kin / hold yer
horse?" NO, you can't" snapped
the busy man won't charge y
much" insisted the urchin. Il don't
care about the charge" impatlently
responded the man, throwing blan-
ket over his bony steed My horse
will not run away" Gee, mister,
didn't think he'd run away" MOI"
mo, / thought he might fall down"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-07-24
An Era OF EstraVauance.

The Roosevelt administration now
places to its account the third deficit
in seven years. With deficits of $i2..
900 900 in 1904. $23.O0O,OOO in 1905
and now s6O.60",O 900 in 19OS--consid.
ering the flush times 1t has enjoyed
up to nine months ago-lt makes a
shockingly bad showing
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-07-24
Difference in Conventions.

The work of a Democratic national
convention never has represented tho
coercion of federal ohlceholdcrs. The
results of Democratic conventions
mean that the men sent to carry out
Democratic instructions are controlled
by those they meet when they go back
home to give an account OF themselves
aud the result.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-07-24
n Took Evervthino

Naybor-Sorry TO hear you had scar.
let fever at your house. That's a bad
disease. They say 1t usually leaves
you with something.
Popley-lluh! II isn't likely TO
leave me with anything, judging from
the doctors bill.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-07-24

We are missing the meaning OF life
n We slight the little opportunities
for great living, waiting for the CLAM.
orous. the spectacuIar-Grace Willis
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-07-24

Lewis Single Binder costs more than
other Sc cigars Smokers know why.
Your dealer or Lewis Factory, Peoria, III.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-07-24

Don't forget that a thing isn't done
because you intend to do 1t.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-07-24

The place should not honor the man.
but the man the plaCe-Agesilaus.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-07-24

Blunt language is often used in max.
Ing sharp rctorts.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-07-24

Sufficient unto the day are the "a
hours thereof
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-07-24

Mrs. Winaow's Soothing Syrup.
For children teethng, softens the gums reduces In
nAmmatO AlAys pain cures wind coliU. &c bottle.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1908-03-20
To Kill All the Squirrels.

Palouse Republic: With the com
ing of the squirrel season any method
of getting rid of the pestiferous little
rodents is welcomed by the farmers.
]. E. Turnbow, Of the Turnbow fiat
neighborhood, has a recipe for mixing
phosphorus which has proven winner
for him and for many of his neighbors.
In order that others may benefit by his
experience he has given the recipe to
The Republic for publication.
''Put two and one-half gallons OF
water and one gallon of oats in a five
gallon can and boil five minutes. Empty
into tub and mix with one and one
half gallons dry oats and three quarts
fine wheat chop, then stir thoroughly
with a hoe. Add one-fourth pound
phosphorus and stir thoroughly again.
Then add sufficient dry oats to take up
all water. Add pint Of salt and
quart OF sugar and stir again. 1t is
then ready for use"
Mr.. Turnbow advises as the bes'
means of scattering the poison to ride
horse. Scatter thin and put out as
early as possible.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1908-03-20

family generally having called during
the morning or afternoon.
Parents and guardians can, if they
will, do much towards abating this evil
and at the same time benefit the chill
dren by appointing one of them official
mail carrier for the family, whose duty
it shall be to call at the post Office at
stated and seasonable times, and pro-
hibiting others from going there so
abominably often.
The writer once kept tab upon the
number of times a certain family's
mail was called for in one day. Four
children came three times each-that
made twelve; the mother dropped
in about five o'clock in the evening
after doing some shopping. We
thought it an unlucky count, until after
supper, when the head Of the house
hold walked up to the window and de-
manded his mail. When informed
that there was nothing for him, he
blandly inquired, Amt there nc
papers?" Being asked what papers he
received, he replied: 20, 1 DOM
take no regler, but sometimes git
sample copy" AS the window CLOSED
for the night the clerk gasped, 90
Lord, deliver US.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1908-03-20
Hiqh Water.

hod very respectable flood
OiOy iiOS For several days the chinook
auSI :nS had been gently Transforming the
VIII l in n the hills and on Moscow
|sn0~ ",,sin into water and tba creek be-
lnOuD ~ GROW. threatening, Saturday
.,iuo. ssu By midnight it was out OF
i. ' hanks and beginning to creep near
n. IoWer floors Of several houses
~, the creek. The house occupied
4 "a Hsrv Skeen, near the News office,
y. vacated with the water lacking
ssrt one inch OF running into the
.~sr - aoor. At three in the morning
!. % raise stopped, and by noon the
~, had fallen about 18 inches.
% .;r fell all afternoon, raising the
T,ter during the evening Sunday, but
:, seriously. Monday morning the
r,t.T had fallen till the creek was again
Il. hanks and danger past. The damage
ons was to the bridges. The Duthie
Sdoe went into the creek early Sunday
o-oing but not washed away, and
m he raised and fixed with new abut-
ants. The bridge at the lower end of
hin street near the grist mill went
ovn at the east end, and impossible
some time. Wagon bridges gener-
h were damaged in the district, and
|sd, washed out. The railroad be-
rsep Troy and Kendrick was badly
iuued, the grade being damaged
ID bridges put out of commission.
ne bidge was swept away. A great
sal Of iprapping along the road was
eshedou
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1908-03-20
A Postmaster's Troubles.

The greatest nuisance with which
post offices, especially those in the
smaller cities, have to contend is that
occasioned by the thoughtlessness OF
the great army of future men ana
women of this glorious republic, some
times irreverently called school kids,
many of whom during the school
months, flock to the post office three
or four times a day, and frequently
three or four of the same family repeat
the performance at short intervals
Thus the mail of one family is need
" called for by children twelve or nj
teen times day for five consecutive
days in the week, without receiving a
solitary piece of mail for weeks at
stretch, some older member oil the
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1908-03-20
WHERE DO YOU STAND, Mr.. BRADY?

The public has right demand seeking serve the state
responsible position particularly governor
every public question: The right ask James H
raoy VINO slated the republican nominee where
has announced his candidacy either forgot
nougnt OIL no importance nobody business and left entirely
Ignorant where he attitude would be on manv
uemey important questions The News and state
his We ask him tell the of equal taxation
Did ou as head Of the republican Idaho approve
ing railroad commission
Do Brady equal taxation all nonerv and oes tho
present assessment of the Oregon Short per mile
but assessed s3Soo per mie idea equal
why did you not use influence Goodng
surgent republicans the railroad commission bill?
The last republican platform pledged anpas railroad bill This
bill was presented but defeated by republican plank pud
ated Your friends and loyal
bill and stood repudaon to- and the republican
ton now9 And the republicans year, assurance
there that the republican repuded
promises make will be keptP
What EMPLOYERS liability aw7 The last nubln
platform had plank pedgng this
publican friends after election The republican
What the people, Mr. Brady epub-
can party of Idaho will not lie gan7
have the same gang
that repudaed the platform and lied Politicians
usually seek ongen judged by company
he keeps danger having questioned
The republican lied the pledged
laws and then refused anything approve
acion what would recommend
Yet defeated repudated ignored friends your
crowd that is responsible.
Do favor primary election w7 The right
where stand The last republican platform had pledge guaranteeing
legislation This pledge repudated party
lied the Your Legislators
whether that bill right
mind regarding election law but do that epub
platform contained pledge and that pledge pudad
publican Idaho lied the people deceived them reelected
fall there that will lie pertinent
question because the liars still in control the you
their unanimous choice for the approve
dgceu republican party repudios
display cOnfdenceand undyng Ove Why they all
H Brady2
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1908-03-20
Green Wins.

The wrestling match Thursday night
tween Ed Green, of this place, and
In. Bagley, Of Moscow, was won by
|sen, who lost the first fall and won
I next two. Green was in fine form,
|nng trained hard for six weeks, and
|der the instruction of Donner, the
! veteran, got well onto the fine
|ins Of the game. His great strength,
] en- brought into action along scien-
i lines, was a little too much for
|gley, who is very clever fellow. A
Ipd crowd witnessed the bout. When
bed if he intended following the
lne, Mr.. Green said: Il think not.
Rining is little too strenuous, and I
u believe it would pay" The re-
Of the match was pleasing to the
bple here.