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The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-01-16
VALUE OF LARGE BARNS.
They Pay on the Farm IT They Are
Needed.

The question has often come up as
to whether 1t is advisable to erect
large barns on the farm. Undoubtedly
1t is, sff they are needed. The large
barn Is by far the most economical in
the long run. The danger of fire and
lightning is small factor compared
with the convenience of having all the
stock together He is poor business
man who does not carry certain
amount of insurance on his out build
ings. The large barn lightens the
work during cold weather when all
the stock may be looked after at once
without the necessity of visiting a
half dozen small sheds and closing
and opening as many doors to get in
and out. 1t is by far more economical
to erect, and, If it is really needed, a
large barn should be chosen every
time in preference to several small
ones.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-01-16
Care Of Shock Fodder

Considerable waste is present on
most dairy farms every year BY i'm
proper treatment and care of the
shock fodder 1t can be fed almost m
der any circumstances without any
loss whatever. An acre of land will
produce with very little expense ten
to 20 tons of sorghum or corn. Shred.
dec fodder is likewise used extensive
ly In feeding cattle. Corn fodder &c
more subject to waste owing to the
hardening of the fiber In the stalk and
the fact that 1t can not withstand er.
posure or bad weather. 1t is prac.
tically impossible to get the whole
crop of fodder in at the same time and
shredded SO 1t can be packed away in
tho bins.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-01-16
BELTS OF POWERED RRocADE.
Particularly Pretty Are Some of the
Designs Shown.

There are new belts made of striped
leather that are decidedly popular
among young girls. In fact, these belts
would be becoming to slight figures
only they are striped longitudinally
and so have tendency to make any
but slender waist appear large. They
come in white and colored stripes, the
pale tints, pink, blue, yellow and
lavender being used with the white.
They are worn with shirtwaists In
colors or white and are nice when
used with sprigged or embroidered
waists, In which the color of the belt
appears
There are also new belts of lowered
ribbon, rather wide and made up with
pearl buckles. The newest Powered
ribbon has a lattice work pattern
over which the flowers Chamber. Then
there are large wreaths of flowers
framing the circular arbor. To match
these belts there are knots of the same
ribbon to go under the turnover col
lars which are now fashionable. These
knots are made like a small jabot,
with one knot at the top, one further
down and two short ends, but alto
gether they are quite short, nothing
like as long as the jabots meant for
older women. They are particularly
pretty to wear with fine linen waists
having the soft embroidered collars
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-01-16
FARM NOTES.

Run the spring tooth harrow through
the quack grass to kill it. For late
fall treatment, pillow so that the I'D.
turned roots will be exposed to the
freezing air of winter.
Don't forget the wood-lot. You are
likely to do this in looking after the
crops, but it don't pay. Pick Al1t the
best firewood trees and cut them up.
The manure spreader will make the
manure more valuable to your land
and is one implement that you really
need.
You will save trouble later on by
selecting seed corn now. 1t takes Is
ears to plant an acre.
Tile drains are easily filled by a
good drag and team hitched to it.
If your neighbours methods are bet.
ter than yours 1t Is best to adopt
them.
1t is useless expenditure to invest
in commercial fertilizer that is not
really needed. Study your land be.
fore you purchase.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-01-16

point OF capsizing,
] made a bag of
cloth or canton
flannel matching
In color the wood
work of the chair.
and finished 1t at
the top with the
usual casing and
strong ribbon draw
strings. In this bag
was put a fiatiron,
and thus heavily
weighted. the bag
was tied to the
r oil n DIS of the
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-01-16
SUITS FOR SEAMEN

convenience In protecting the back of
the shirt. but ii has, Of course, long
since become obsolete.
The pancake hat is another relic OF
the past that is even more objection
able This fiat form of headgear af-
fords no shade to the eyes and Is
absolutely useless on a windy day,
as 1t cannot be kept on the head I'M
less Jack resort to a hatpin or veil
Some years ago an effort was made
to solve this hat problem by proyid-
ing the sailor lads with blue cloth
hats similar In form to the 'hite duck
lats that are now a part OF the work
ing costume aboard ship, but these
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-01-16
Why Letters Are Unwritten.

Why not keep up writing-desk sup.
plies just as conscientiously as those
for the pantry? asks writer. Few
households would get along week
without sugar, salt or soap. yet how
many letters are unanswered for the
lack OF a good pen, a stamp or an en-
velope? 1t Is not the expense, but
lack of thought that keeps an INSULT
cient or meager supply of the neces-
sary articles on hand.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-01-16

but to actually live through every
girl looks back to 1t as a nightmare.
And mothers are often sorely per-
picked with the question of what style
Is proper for miss of that age. Per-
haps these few suggestions will be
welcome to such mothers. At least
we hope SO.
Oftentimes the miss of is is "lanky,"
and a dress that has few tiny ruff.
fles on 1t will set the skirt out and
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-01-16

ARgPzzYIz41it4- AGC02A,CH-
most fashionable district of Chicago
TO the locality back of the yards"
but Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Medill Nc
Cormick have heard the call of duty
and are going to leave the luxury and
ease of their magnificent home and
take mp their abode among the poor
working classes which throng the
section just west of the stock yards
There they will study the life and
needs of the Slovaks, the Poles, the
Bohemians. the Lithuanians, who
have settled there from the great army
of unskilled labor which finds employ
ment in the slaughter houses, the
sausage works and the by-product
factories Of that great industrial cen
ter.
The motive underlying this radical
move of the McCormick's is the de-
sire to learn the ways of life of these
foreigners, to get a true insight into
the battles they have to fight in their
struggle to evolve into Americans
and become assimilated into Ameri-
can life So for time the young
couple will leave the Potter Planners.
the o. W. Potters, Ogden McClugrs,
the McVeaghs, the Lincolns and all
the rest to sit at the feet of the resi-
dents" OF the settlement and learn
of them how to do good to the people
of Packingtown.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-01-16

the sides are made of wire screen. In
the center of the top is placed funnel
made OF the screen just large enough
at the bottom to let the sparrow
through. Put grain in the bottom OF
the box, says the Prairie Farmer, and
place where 1t will tempt the spar
rows
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-01-16

chair. Not even the most athletic of
boy babies could overturn chair SO
anchored and this knowledge may
come as a blessed relief to some anx-
ious mother who Is called suddenly out
of the room. when baby is In his high
ehair-Good Housekeeping
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-01-16
Black Goods pressinn

Boil ten cents worth of logwood
bark In two quarts of water. When
cool add two quarts of stale beer.
Add water sufficient to cover goods:
lift and stir goods occasionally until
Of an even black, Then rinse, partly
dry. and dress.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-01-16
Handicapped Eemlninitx.

Nothing can be more unlucky for a
woman than to be born plain. A wom-
an without attractions of some sort
starts life even more severely handI-
capped than a man without brains.---
Ladies' Field.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-01-16
Ivy Both Good and BAD.

Ivy growing over the walls of a
house renders the structure cool in
summer and warm in winter 1t also
Keeps the walls dry. 1t is, however,
very destructive to woodwork, fore.
ing the joints apart.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-01-16
FOR MAIDEN OF l6
STYLES THAT ARE SUITABLE AND
BECOMING.
Mothers Frequently Find II Hard to
Dress Girls of That Age Recom-
insIy, and Suggestions May
Be Welcome.

The title of sweet 16" seems sadly
misplaced. Pretty q would be much
truer, for In reality there Is no age
more trying than 49,
Girls who have reached that num-
Der of years are either too young to
do one thing, or too old to do the
other. 1t may be a sweet age to study,
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-01-16
BALLAST FOR BAsYs CHAIR.
Simple Device That VIII Prevent Its
Possible Capsizing.

After watching our strong baby boy
sway his high chair almost to the
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-01-16

a writer for magazines upon economic
and political questions Impressed
with the work, he expressed desire
to become a resident, and as his wife
was fully in accord with her hus-
bands ideas of studying social condi.
tons she fell in readily with the idea.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-01-16
A NOVEL SPARROW TRAP.
II Can Be Made Any Size That "
Desired.

A box is made any size desired
The frame is Of inch boards eighl
inches long and two inches wide ana
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-01-16
WEALTHY YOUNG COUPLE TO
WORK FOR POOR.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mccormick viii Live
Among Poles and slavs "Back
OF the Yards" In
Chicago.

1t LIZ a long cry from the Lake
Shore drive In the very heart of the
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-02-02
SAILORS BLAME KIPLING.
Say the Author "Hoodooed" the
Gloucester Fleet With
Story.

When Kipling wrote Captains
ourageous," a sea tale of the deep
sea fishing industry as practised on
the Grand Banks of Newfoundland by
the hardy mariners of Gloucester,
Mass, and the other New England
ports, the hoary-headed salts of these
worst "hoodoo" against the industry in
the annals of the fishing business In
the North Atlantic
Soon after the publication of Kip
Hng's book the fleet of fishing schoon-
ers began to diminish alarmingly. The
Amy Knight figured in the book as
the Carrie Pitman. She was pictured
as the comedian of the fleet, that was
always in trouble and would break
adrift on the banks on every conceiv-
able occasion, compelling vessels at
anchor to leeward of her to trip their
Hedges" and seek new mornings at
unearthly hours lest they be damaged,
if not sunk, by her. Fisher folk were
represented as saying of her: "She
don't do much 'cep' drift; there amt
no anchor made to hold her She
sank while on voyage along shore
from Bucksport to Rockland. She was
within a mile of the beach, when she
met her fate, and there was not wind
enough to enable the crew to run her
aground. The Martha NJ, another yes
sci which did service in KipIing's
volume, was really the. Mary N. al
well-known schooner from Bucksport,
which sank with all hands on frozen
herring voyage from Newfoundland in
the spring of 1902. The We're Here.
the center of the little sea drama which
the book embodies, was really the An
dalusia, Gloucester trawler, which
sank somewhere off Sable Island in an
equinoctia1 gale and carried down herE
whole crew with her. a third of his
group to meet this disaster was the
Hope of Prague. identified by the fact
that Nick Brady's her skipper, the i
man on the banks"
SO might the category be continued
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-02-02
IN THE SHOPS.

GentIemanly alesparty-Excuse me,
miss I meant no offense by my gentle
pleasantly upon your mistake as to the
size of your shoe. If I understood you
correctly. you said No. triple A. My
unseemly display of Righteousness was
due to the fact that this old boot Of
yours is marked No. &c.
Elicia-Do you think you are handing
me information? / ann perfectly hep
to the fact that I have been shuffling
around for moons in a pair of brogans
built for some beamy, bluff-bowed,
seagoing Swede pillow-puffer, but Tn
done. This solid comfort gag is fine
around the house, but when it comes
to floating down the pave in two pairs
of feet cases, stuff's off, and 1 declare
myself out of the reform movement.
It's better to hear some corner come
dian say, They're pretty, but l bet
they hurt than to have to stand for
the opening bar of that old refrain,
Take Me Back to Chicago Town." So
If you figure that you can't crowd my
stilt-tips into No. triple AS, be a
gent and don't break it to me. Just
produce the goods on the invoice fig
ures as closely as possible and let me
duck these parts-limping but light
some. Many tortured toe supports a
naughty heart.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-02-02
FIRST AID LESSONS IN
FRESH AMERICAN SLANG
BUYING SHOES.
THE NAIvETE OF ART.


Elcia-TIow much to take home yon
lingeree blouse.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Elicia-what have you got to sell
here?
saleslady-Here's a swell thing for
twelve-sixteen.
Encia-You gave me the wrong num-
ber, Central.
Saleslady-Want something cheaper?
Elicia-Discovered
SaIeslady-We amt got it. (To
fiorid woman with orange-colored hat).
Any one waitin' on you?
Florid woman-I want some black
Elicia-Get in line, get in lineup
stage for you. When / get through
with this princess party and tuck my
little bundles under my biceps it'll. be
your turn.
Florid woman-I beg your pardon,
are you addressing me?
Elicia-You are on the right car, but
it's going the wrong way. Were
ADDRESSING you I'd lose all liking for
myself for letting you play on the
street in that fire and flames exhibit.
Florid woman - You impertinent
young
Elicia-Mercy me. it's alive. Boy!
bring that fire extinguisher!
Florid woman-Why-how
ugh-grrr-!!!
Elicia-Ding! Fires out. ITO sales
LADY,. Say, my brother knows a guy
that once handled one of John DIS
fppers. Don't that qualify me to en-
ter a bid for your kind attention?
Saleslady-I thought you was finish
ed. Which is it you wish?
Elicia-sure you have time? Far be
it from me to wish to make you break
any dates merely to oblige so humble
a patron of these works as your at
fecsh.
Saleslady with hauteur)-Might I
inquire watchoo want?
Elicia-When you get out of that
auto and remove those opera cloak
and tiara the common-peepul would
like to ask whittier it can purchase
drapery for its chaste person. Are you
all set? Where is the peek-a-boo ex-
hibit?
saleslady (coldly)-other end of the
aisle.
Elicia-Thanks for those kind words,
Duchess de Frozen Face. 1t must be
all to the grand not to need dress
protectors even in summer. Say, take
trip from me. will you kiddo? Brush
that fly off your beak before it slips
up and breaks a leg and sues you for
not cleaning the ice from your prem
ises. So long. Tell the duke I'm sorry
missed seeing him.
Gentlemanly salesparty-Boot or OK
ford?
Elicia-Nothing doing. want to
incase my twinklers in a set of those
low-necked tan pumps
Gentlemanly salesparty-what size?|
Elicia-Ssh! It's a dark secret. Num-
Der 2-triple A.
Gentlemanly salesparty (removing
old shoe)-Are you getting these for
yourself or your little sister?
Understanding doing; I can feel
it. I-can-feel-it. Listen to muh,
Evening Breeze. If you have any
thought of trying to kid little, wise
me, exile it, exile it. You may be a
high card in your village and the life
of your boarding house; all the skirts
on your block may dope you as the
guiding star and stack their curIs the
way you like, but to me you are 6 |
plus 2 minus with the rim off.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-02-02

twenty strong. At least that number
have vanished beneath the wave since
Captains Courageous was written
The last of the fleet he named therein
the Prince LaBoo-went down two
years ago, and her disastrous end
marked the extinction of all the ''hoo-
doc" fleet, as they came to be known,
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-02-02
HUNTING UP STATISTICS.

What does your father do to earn
his living?" asked a New York princi-
pal of pupil who was being ad-
mitted.
please. ma'am, he doesn't live with
us; mamma supports me-
''Wen, then, how does your mother
earn her living?'
"She gets paid for staying away from
papa" replied the child, artlessly.-
Harper's Weekly.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-02-02

AtoTney General Moody riding on the Daor, -
BOSTON street car standing thegate
cars coming on the other track Boston adv came to tbe
@ % m car, ana as stopped started toward the gate which
was hdden from her by the standing
Pease lady SAID the conductor He ignored as on br
bostor1an can ignore The
me gate You must off the side said fbe con-
& Wsn 70 get Oft on this side answer in tones
mat cohSeaed that othe1a into
SPan or expouate Mr. Moody to his assistance ~Stad
to climb gate f'e'9' Inc lady wishes
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-02-02

The Lady-So you are an old soldier?
How thrilling! Tell me what is the
narrowest escape you ever had? The
Swatty-Well, mum, oncet / was
transferred from a regiment jest two
days before it wuz ordered to the
Leader.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-02-02

Have you secured your copy of Pic
turesque Honolulu ? It is the most
beautiful souvenir of Honolulu ever is
sued. Fifteen cents a copy ready for
mailing.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-10-27
One Of the
Essentials

Of the happy homes Of to-day is vast
fund OF information as to the best methods
Of promoting health and happiness and
right living and knowledge Of the worlds
best products.
Products Of actual excellence and
reasonable claims truthfully presented
and which have attained to worldwide
acceptance through the approval Of the
Well-Informed of the World; not Of indi-
viduals only but Of the many who have
the happy faculty Of selecting and obtain
ing the best the world affords.
One Of the products Of that class, Of
known component parts, an Ethical
remedy, approved by physicians and COM
mendcd by the Well-lnformed Of the
World as IA valuable and wholesome family
laxative Is the well-known Syrup Of Figs
and Elixir Of SIENNA. To get its beneficial
effects always buy the genuine, manu-
featured by the California Fig Syrup Co,
only, and for sale by all leading druggists.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-10-27
HOME CURE FOR ECZEMA.
Oil of wintergreen, ThymOl, Glycerine,
Els, Used as a Simple Wash.

It really seems strange that so many
people suffer year in aud year out with
eczema, when it is now no longer Sc
net that oil Of wintergreen mixed with
tkymol, glycerine, etc, makes a wash
that is bound 20 cure.
Old, obstinate cases, it is true, can
not be cured in few days, but there
Is absolutely no sufferer from eczema
who ever used this simple wash and did
not find Immediately that wonderfully
soothing. calm. cool sensation that
comes when the itch is taken away, In
stantly upon applying few drops Of
the wash the remedy takes effect, the
itch is allayed. There is no need Of ex-
pertinent the patient knows at once,
Instead Of trying to compound the oil
of wintergreen, thymol. glycerine. etc,
in the right proportions ourselves we
are using prescription which is uni-
vlrsally found the most effective. 1t Is
known AZ the y. ID. d, Prescription or
oil Of winterereen compaund. II il
made by the D. D. D. Co., of Chicago,
md our long experience with this
remedy has given US great confidence in
its merits
Riekort & Wells, Barre, vt.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-10-27
HASKELL STATEMENT DENIED.
Department Of The Interior Declares
His Charges Deliberate Untruths.

Muskogee, Okla, Oct. GA state
ment has been received at the office OF
tho commission OF the Five Civilized
Tribes from the interior department at
Washington. with instructions TO pub
FISH the same for the information Of
the Usage Nation, directly concerned,
and the Five Civilized Tribes, incident
ally interested, and to take every nee.
essary step to bring il to the notice
Of the individual Usage Indians. The
statements is an answer to Governor
Haskell's recent charges, and for the in
formation of the Indians Of the Usage
Nation, and says;
Governor Haskell's recent open let
ter to the president charges that the
president acted unfair to the Usage
Indians in the matter of fixing the roy.
atty for the lease of their oil lands
10 the Indian Territory Illuminating OIL
company. Governor HaskeIl's state
ments are deliberate falsehoods; nor
does he suggest a possible remedy. As
hi- disregard Of truth is wiIful no re-
Ply will be made TO him personally, but
President Roosevelt and Secretary Gar
field wish that the Usage Indians should
know the truth about these matters, in
order that they may not be deceived by
Governor Haskells false statements
For this reason they send to the In.
dams the truth about each of the
charges he makes.
The statement takes up Haskell's
charges in detail and analyses them TO
show their deliberate untruth."
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-10-27
MORSE BUSTED
THE BANK
Curtis's Words Previous to
Failure
THE TESTIMONY GIVEN
By Government witness-Director Not
Consulted on Loans--Neither Did
Institution Have Committee
for the Purpose.

New York, Oct pa. II. Curtis, pres
ident of the National Bank Of North
America previous to It's failure, said tc
one Of the vice presidents, w. w. Lee, on
Oct. 10, 1907. "Wcll, Morse has busted
the bank"
This remark was repeated yesterday
by Mr.. Lee when he was called as a
witness for the prosecution at the trial
of Curtis and Morse before Judge Hough
in the criminal branch of the United
States court,
II was also shown at the same session
OF the court that during the Morse-Cm.
It's control the directors of the National
Bank of North America had no loan
committee, and the directors, as a board
or as individuals, were never asked To
approve or disapprove the many loans
made TO Morse to enable him TO carry
on his speculative deals in ice and smell.
tiers and to put through his ship trust
deals.
Charles w. Schwab w. F. Havemeyer,
John w. Gates, and Il. NJ. Johnson, for.
mer directors Of the bank, were all in
court, waiting to be called. 1t was on
Oct. le, when Curtis said 10 Lee, Morse
has busted the bank that Morse was
allowed to verdraw his account $4,000.
After thee lose OF business that day
Morse borrowed S2ll 900 form the bank
TO square his account with il.
II stayed at the bank until seven
o'clock that day" said Mr., Lee. AT
four o'clock Curtis came to me and said,
Well Morse has busted the bank.
What did you say" asked Henry A,
Wise, the assistant United States district
attorney.
Il asked Curtis what Morse had to
say about IT,"
What did he sayP
"He replied that Morse had said, when
told that he had ruined the bank, oh,
Curtis. don't say that
What did you do after their CONVEX
sation with Curtis 2" asked Mr.. Wise.
Il examined the books to see how the
Morse matter stood,
did you find any record Of loan Of
s2ll 900 to Morse made on that day."
Not then"
Did you make such loan!"
mo"
What happened at the bank that
afternoon"
Il saw Morse and Curtis come up
stairs from the safe deposit vaults with
an attendant who was carrying two tin
boxes, containing securities, which they
examined"
Did you see a record of the loan OF
S2llQ00 laterl"
YES, it appeared on the loan sheet
later"
That loan, as already brought out,
made the total Of Morse's obligation to
the bank on Oct. 10. 1907 $4,000 The
defense tried to show yesterday that
that sum was amply secured, and they
put in evidence list Of securities, val.
ued at s701.l40, which was shown TO the
directors on 0cto. 90 But under re-di.