The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-04-22
The Pieturesque Fec.

Ino picturesque req.
Present day pillagers at Fec will bag
very few fezzes compared with the
quantity which might have been loot
ed q century ago. for the manufacture
Of the red and brimless cap, with Its
black tassel, which adorns the heads
Of the Levantine peoples. has long
since ceased In the sacred city of Its
origin. Tunis is now the African fac
tory of the headgear loved alike of
Turk, Persian and Greek. But Tunls
has formidable rivals in Germany and
Switzerland, who make a handsome
profit by helping to clothe the Mussul-
man.-London Chronicle.
Making Church Pleasant.
After all, those old Puritans had the
right idea Of making the church pleas
ant Now, In Brunswick. Me-. the arst
church had a powder magazine In the
garnet, the stocks in front, the whip
ping post behind. the graveyard to the
north and beyond that the pound.
What more could one desire? Yet the
town had to he fined In 1910 for hav-
ing gone without a competent pastor
for more than six months. And not
far away from there twenty-one poor
Maineites were sent to Jail for not
paying their church taIes.--New York
World.
Abelard and Heloise.
Heloise was noted as much for her
intellectual ability as for her personal
beauty. She was familiar with the lit
erature of four or FIVE languages-Ital-
ian, French, Greek, Latin and Hebrew.
Her knowledge was remarkable; her
conversational powers were brilliant.
1t was her bright mind and varied
learning that first attracted the atten-
ton of Abelard. Abelard died in 1142,
Heloise In 1164. First buried at st.
Marcel, Abelard's remains were shifted
several times, but finally reached the
we'll known tomb at Pere-la-Chaise
wherein also rest the ashes of Heloise.
A Militant Lecturer.
A we'll known lecturer tells the fol-
lowing story against himself;
When lecturing In an Australian bush
town he waved eloquent on the ath-
letic feats Of Britons. After each as
sertion came a deep toned TITS a lie"
from a drunken auditor.
"Give me a stop Of Eve minutes"
said the lecturer to his audience. on
went his coat, down jumped the lee
turer, and in q moment he had collared
the interrupter and bundled him "1t.
'Tf ! had know you meant to do
that" said the manager. "Id have
charged double prices. London Taller.
Mud That 10 Valuable.
Healing mud is found In Sweden and
on the shores Of the Black sea and In
various other parts Of the continent of
Europe. Speaking generally, a mud
bath is composed of peaty, DOGGY turf
which contains stimulating chemical
properties and which after being casc-
fully prepared Is mixed with the min
eral waters of the locality where It Is
used. The mixture is not adhesive,
but leaves the skin easily under the
warm douche which precedes the
cleansing bath. The period of INNER
sion ranges from half an hour to five
hours.
The Origin Of Algebra.
II Diophantus Of Alexandria, fourth
century of the Christian era, vas not
the inventor Of algebra, then 1t is not
known to whom the honor belongs.
To Diophantus the honor is generally
given. The Arabians claim that the
Invention belongs to n Of their coun-
Mohammed Ben-Musa. who
about the middle Of the
ninth century. Certain 1t is that the
introduced algebra to Eu-
rope by way of Italy through Leonar-
10, a merchant of Pisa, who had lived
among the Arabs Of Barbary. Leonar-
los treatise was written In 1902.
Quick Wit.
Mr.. Asphalt. a clever and reckless
,arrister. famous in the last century
n Victoria for his fun and audacity,
vas addressing an election meeting in
3allarat, the golden city" The lively
had come to that time in his
.areer when much whisky and soda
lad wrought palpable havoc with his
His speech ended, and
questions were invited. "Aspinall." bel
owed a stalwart digger, tell us what
makes your face so red" "Blushing at [
'our COMPOUNDED impudence. sir!" was
he quick reply. He carried the meet
ng. \
"Bummer."
When people are trying to be very |
,olite In their language they avoid the
lse of the word GUNNER" yet 1t Is a ,
most respectable word and Is not slang
" any means. 1t Is not eve an |
'Am~ericanism." but has come to us /
rom our English relatives and is found ,
n the English market bylaws Of two !
enturies ago. In the form 'bumma- [
co" 1t appears in advertisements In I
be Publick lntelligencer of 1860. Orig J
1t meant O fish peddler. You /
likely to get your head broken, [
owever, If you mention 1t to an hon. Z
st American citizen Of that occupation }
ow. The United States did not &C !
uire the word until the early 6fties, {
vhen 1t appeared in California.-New I
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