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The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-09-05
THE IDAHO SCIMITAR.

should be released from all obligations associated
with the latter before accepting any position.
And then the manifesto proceeds to disclaim any
intention on the part of the officers of the establish
men to dictate to the members of the church in rea-
ton to their duties as American citizens or to in
terfere in affairs of state
In fact, the manifesto becomes quite indignant it
eloquently repudiates any such intention although
a person who receives the authority of the church
to become candidate invariably receives the votes
of all the members of the church on election day.
Should any of the christian UNCONVENTIONAL organi-
cations operate under rule of that character they
would certainly be charged with intention to rule in
affairs of state
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-09-05
Church and State.

1t is the announced purpose Of the Mormon HER
archy to promulgate manifesto, to govern the
political operations of the rulers of the church, next
spring. if the election of November next does not
conform their orders and expectations in all par
tcuars
The manifesto that governs in the matter of
selection for political offices issued in 1896 and
is beginning to show some threadbare spots. The
manifestoes Of the modern presidency conform in
power and scope to the revelations of the prophets
of old Many years have passed since potentate of
the church has been called aside by God and given
genuine, soul inspiring revelation.
The political manifesto of 1896 opened with these
commands:
We unanimously agree to and promulgate a rule
that should always be observed in the church and by
every leading official thereof, that before accepting
any position, political otherwise, which would in
terfere with the proper and complete discharge of his
ecclesiastical duties, and before accepting nomna-
ton entering into engagements to perform new
duties said official should apply to the proper author
tiles and learn from them whether he consistently
with the obligations already entered into with the
church upon assuming his office take upon himself
the added duties and laborS and responsibilities OF
the position.
The proper authorities" are the presidency and
the apostles and no Mormon can become candidate
for political office without the of the pror
per authorities"
The verbiage about the possible interference of
political duties with ecclesiastical duties represents
the pretext through which the hierarchy undertakes
to manage all the affairs of state within its jurs
diction and its jurisdiction embraces all it con-
troll through the commanded vote of the Mormons.
The manifesto goes on to say:
To maintain proper discipline and order in the
church. we deem it absolutely necessary; and in as
serting that rule, do not consider that we are
infringing in the least degree upon the individual
rights of the citizen. Our position is that man.,
81 o+,I Oh1 of
office in the church. cannot properly, of
his own volition, make those honors subordinate to
or even coordinate with of entirely
different character hold that unless he is willing
to counsel with and obtain the consent of his fellow
laborers and presiding officers in the priesthood he
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-09-05

The New York Tribune states that combination
OF western packers is preparing to demonstrate to
consumers that one part of a beef carcass is as
good another part, if exposed to the proper
cooking processes. If the campaign of education
educates in practical way the packers expect to be
able to reduce the cost of the choice cuts This
may be doubted. Following the usual tendency, the
cost of the poorer cuts will be increased
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-09-05

There are now in existence some convincing rea-
sons for scarcity of coal during the coming win
ter. They may be dissipated by subsequent negota-
tons. The coal diggers of Wyoming have laid down
their implements and accepted a condition of idle
ness, rather than accept wage reduction. This
portion of the west is largely supplied from the
Wyoming fields.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-09-05
Two Little Wayfarers.

The boy and girl had spent the
half-dozen years Of their Tranquil
lives in a country home on the banks
Of the James River.
The contrast when their parents
moved to the great, bustling. North
ern city was exciting in thousand
ways, but reached its climax when
they found themselves two indistin-
guished midgets in an enormous pub
lic-school representing almost every
nation under heaven.
It was opening day, and the teach
er to whose grade they were assigned
was inscribing names and rationale
ties In her book.
She came at last to the little broth
er and sister clasping each Others
hands tightly under the desk.
Americans, Of course" she con-
cluded hurriedly, as she wrote down
their names in the book.
Edwards eye sought Evelyn's in
quiringly. and she telegraphed back
her doubt. Then she rose to her
little feet in the interests Of truth.
her knees shifting together.
please, Miss Teacher" she quav-
cred, II think we're Americans. but
I'm not sure: but I know for certain
we're virginians. IN. A. B.. in Wo'
mans Home Companion.
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Women With Two Souls.

At last science has thrown a great
fight upon that deepest of mysteries
the way of a woman. After SOW
ing most of the other riddles of life.
the GROWING victory of psychothera-
peutics is the discovery that women
have two souls, perhaps more. We
have the word of President G. Stan
ley Hall, of Clark University, that
there isn't bit of doubt about It, and
it is upon this hypothesis that be ac-
counts for the "fickleness" of woman
and "her cratic methods of jumping
at conclusions, and her intuition"
Wisely President Hall observes:
''Woman is much more susceptible
than man. There Is good reason for
this. We know that she has two or
more souls. She may love and hate
at the same time and the same per-
son. She may say and think that she
is sick or we'll when the reverse is
really true. 1t simply means that one
soul is in the ascendancy. These two
souls may be absolute strangers to
each other. but they certainly exist.
We have proved it beyond the shadow
II a doubt. kansas City Journal.
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It moves along our Pacific coast in the
spring, and enters Boring Sea at the
end of the dose season in August.
when they are free under the inef.
fectual regulations adopted by the
Paris tribunal TO use the spear-more
deadly than the shotgun-in killing.
outside of the sixty-mile zone. the
seals that frequent these waters in
pursuit of food. AS these seals are
mainly females that have brought
forth their young on the Pribilof ISL
ands, the killing of the mother seal
results in the starvation of the young
upon the land. and the inevitable
rapid extinction Of the fur seal herd.
Unless something is done for the pro-
lection Of the seal herds within Ave
years not only the Alaskan but also
the Russian seal herds will be COM
pletely exterminated and deprive this
country of a valuable source of rev.
enue and the world of a great boon. I"
Herald.
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Forgot She Owned an Estate.

Forgot She Owned an Estate.
The Administer (Devonshire) Board
of Guardians have been assisting a
woman named Olsen. an inmate Of
their workhouse. to establish her
claim to an estate in America, which
she is said to have purchased many
years ago and apparently forgotten
all about it until quite recently. when
1t was brought under her notice as a
result of inquiries in England as to
her whereabouts. 1t seems that Mrs.
Olsen. who is about sixty years OF
age. on arriving in England some
years ago, was in the possession of a
considerable sum of money. This is
stated to have been spent, and the
woman. becoming pauper in an
East Devonshire village. was even
tually taken care of in the union
workhouse.-Woma Life.
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New Theories of Dancing.

Certain statuary in the new British
Medical Association has been creating
trouble since it has been uncovered.
and Mrs. Grundy is having spasm.
Still, even II she can't look at nude
statues without saying her prayers.
she can go to see Maud Allen in the
Salome dance, without turning hair.
She also welcomes a new dancer
from Milan whose appearance IN the
Salome dance sent the newspapers In
to commissions. This dancer, who
seems likely to captivate society. has
most remarkable theories. National
dances, she says. are simply the little
episodes of petty States. The great
dance, the Greek dance, is an epic
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-09-05
The First Libraries.

So far as existing records show.
the oldest approximation to libraries
was brought to light by the Assyrian
discoveries in the form of Babylo-
nish books inscribed on clay tablets.
They are supposed to have been pre-
pared for public instruction about
COS B. C. Pisistratus is said to have
founded a library at Athens about
537 B. c., but there Is no clear EVIL
denco to that effect. According to
Strabo, Aristotle was the first known
collector of a library and beQueathed
it to Theophritus 1922 B. c., the
library finally going to Rome.
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MMMAEAsNloM6

Jumper frocks are worn by both
young and middle-aged.
The tight and long sleeve is seen
on both coats and gowns.
Chamois gloves are popular for
travelling and everyday wear.
The scarlet and green sunshades
are often worn with white dresses.
The truly fashionable woman
matches her gown with her parasol.
p-own is fashionable and is met
with in all shades and all materials.
The two sides of the newest gown
ire not the same. That r. tina bodies
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-09-05

will be draped perhaps on one side
with a part of the border of the ma
terial while the other side will be OF
the plain.
The modish short skirt is between
two and three inches above the
ground.
We now not only have Russian de-
signs but Russian colorings. So
called.
Tussor and net is a combination
of materials much favored at the
present time.
II you are up to date you will speak
Of Charlotte caps" not Charlotte
Corday hats"
Pufings and pleats of tulle or silk
are let into the brims and crowns of
the hats of straw.
AS a relief from plain coats with
striped skirts, striped coats with
plain skirts are seen.
Feather trimmings and ostrich. o.
prey and egrets in particular, are
neapeQ upon OreSS 0dtS
Be sure your hips are sufficiently
graceful in outline II you desire to
wear one of the new scarfs.
Is there any prettier trimming for
a leghorn straw than pink roses and
a well-placed touch of black?
A lovely leghorn from earlier Is
swathed in a cloud of tulle-faint
mink and yellow and blue and laven-
der.
Cravenetted satin is one OF the
more expensive bathing suit ma
terials in favor with those who are
! partial to silk.
Although there are stencil patterns
to be had for decorating blouses we
have vet to see a waist thus decorated
in actual use.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-09-05
Dutch East Indian Rubber.

Considerable interest continues to
be eviucad in the cultivation of rub
ber-proA6cing trees throughout the
Dutch East Indies, and the suitability
of the climate and soil, coupled with
undoubted labor advantages which
Java possesses over most other tropi-
cal countries. have resulted in a stead
lily increasing trend Of European capt.
tai toward rubber enterprises in that
eountry.-Ensiueer.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-09-05

Tu.Frutti Pudding Remove the pits FROM one cupful
Of seved p,unes and small pieces rub one cup
stewed and sweetened aprcots through siese
and cut in small pieces plump figs Make crust
to which has been adoeo hal
teaspoonfuI Of soda dissolved in little warm wafer %
salt and -four sucent to make paste that be rolled
out pudding dish with portion OF It, ana put IN inc
alternate layers until half is used cotng
with hits Of butter and sprnkng lightly with -four
Cover very Of crust and use the rest o! the
at first cover with crust ana oake
thirty minutes Serve with any preerrei sauce :.
Ladies' World r~aT.a%Ass~A ~
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-09-05
Women and Leap Year.

Many women have no initiative in
love matters. 1t would never occur
to this type of woman to fall in love
with a man until he had first signified
his approval of her. but no sooner
does he declare his affection than she
forthwith blossoms out into devOut
lover. Her affection is due merely
to a negative reciprocity. Leap year
would be of no use to a woman Of this
kind.-Gentlewoma
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for all time, she asserts. To perform
It properly. she says, the dancer must
be alone with her thoughts. as is
the composer when he is thinking out
music. Only those draperies. too.
she says, which artists and sculptors
know to be the ideal should be called
into use in such dances.-New York
Press,
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-09-05
ANIMAL PROFITS.
A Bostock Chimpanzee Showing on
at f16O Per.


To invest ones money in the pur-
chase Of wild. forest-bred animals In
order to train the same for pxblis
performances, is a somewhat specu-
lative business. for apart from the
expense of capture and the cost of
training there is always q danger
that the animals will fail to become
acclimatized to foreign countries. and
die when the unlucky Snowman or
circus proprietor has spent hundreds
of pounds upon them. Lord George
Sanger has confessed that he once
paid $1,000 cash down for six young
giraffes. Two days later two OF the
animals died. and shortly afterwards
the remaining four died also.
Barnum used to say that only one
elephant. tiger, lion or monkey in
six which he purchased brought him
any profit, and other showmen make
similar complaints. The most aggra-
waiting part of the business is. how
ever. that often when an animal has
been trained, seems to be thoroughly
used to foreign climates, and Is re-
paying some of the money its owner
has spent on its purchase and rearing.
it suddenly dies. Take the case OF
Consul. for instance, Mr.. Bostock's
remarkable chimpanzee. which died
some time ago in Berlin. This ami
NAL was insured for $4,000, and
was earning 500 to $50 a week
when it died. Furthermore. Mr..
Bostock has booked contracts for 1t
to appear at a price of $500 per
week.
Luckily Mr.. Bostock was able to
discover two other exceptionally fine
specimens Of the chimpanzee tribe,
which he has named Consul I. and
Consul II. The former, which is the
cleverest animal of the two, will ap-
pear at the forthcoming Earl's Court
Exhibition, and earns - much as
s160 per week. while Esau, another
of Mr.. Bostock's wonderful chimpan-
ices. appears at $50.
These animals are most difficult to
rear. elephants. tigers and lions,
which cost anything from $500 to
$500 each, being also very susceptible
to climatic changes. They fully repay
the care and attention which must
be bestowed upon them. however.
Mr.. Bostock. for instance. has q
diminutive elephant Tor which he has
been offered sums varying from
$1,000 to E24GC, all of which he
has refused. This is the smallest per-
forming elephant in the world. and
earns from ESQ to s100 per week
Another troupe of elephants earn
from $50 to s125 per week. a grour
of tigers from 500 to $50. while
a group of lions bring in az much a
500 per week.
Performing dogs are perhaps the
least expensive. These animals car
be bought for about s10 apiece. and
we'll trained easily secure ESQ pei
week. Some of Mr.. Bostock's dogl
earn as much as ESQ per week. while
from $50 to ESQ is paid for the per-
Torrance Of his ea-lions.-Tit-Bits
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Wherein They Differ.

What is the difference between q
honeycomb and honeymoon" asked
the originator of fool conundrums.
'Give 1t up" rejoined the dense
party. Come on with the answer"
"A honeycomb," explained the
other, lis composed of many little
cells and honeymoon is one big SELL"
Chicago News.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-09-05

cent. If some plan is not speedily de-.
vised for overcoming the bad effects
the monetary loss will be stupendous
and the good work of many years wiz
60 for aught."-Indiana Farmer.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-09-05
Good Work in New York.

Good Work in New York.
Since 1898 the State of New York
has completed 37S miles of improved
highways at State, county and town
expense. The State no whas 1894
miles of roads under contract ami
977 miles of roads waiting the letting
of contracts.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-09-05

Fate of Alaska Fur Seal Herds
"The Alaskan fur seal herd is being
RAPIDLY exterminated by pelagic seal
ing vessels, mainly Canadians" said
Professor David starr Jordan These
sealing vessels follow the seal nero as
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-09-05

The Plymouth (Eng.) Town Coun-
Gil has decided to abandon the an
nual festival of the "Fishynge
Feaste," which has been carried on
for more than three centuries Ito
the pious memory Of Sir Francis
Drake" 49,
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-09-05
T. Good Roads. i
Siberian Roads Better Than Our

Siberian Roads Better Than Ours.
Far in the rear of the other New
York to Paris racers, the poetical
Scarfoglio telegraphs that he is flying
after them over q plain decorated
with irises and along q road SO
smooth and hard as to seem as IL it
had been made especially for the use
of automobiles. Remembering what
troubles the men in the Protos and
Thomas cars had only a few days ago
in traversing that same plain west of
Hardin, 1t is difficult to avoid the sus-
picion that the Italian telegraphed
one Of his dreams of what he would
like to encounter, rather than the OBJ
servattons OF his waking hours.
However, weather does make a lot
OF difference, and much more on a
bad road than on a good one, and
even If Scarfoglio did spread the irises
on rather thickly, and even II he did
slightly exaggerate the charms Of his
boulevards in the Siberian wilds, the
fact remains that the leading contes-
tants have made better time since
they started from vladivostock than
they did in crossing the American
continent. It took the Thomas car
forty-two days to reach San Francis
CO. the distance of about 5000 miles
having been heightened, as everybody
remembers, by storms of all the kinds
there are, and by roads. near-roads
and no roads that illustrated every
fault any one Of those varieties can
display when it tries its very
hardest.
The departure from Vladivostok
was made on May %, and Tomsk.
which is at about the same distance
from Vladivostok that San Francisco
is from New York. was reached by
the Protos on June 26. So that stage
of the journey was made in thirty
five days. at a rate Of not much less
than 100 miles day. OF course.
that speed is nothing for powerful
machines like these, and it shows
that delays have been frequent and
the roads wretched. but the progress
of the cars has been surprisingly
fast. considering that much of the
route has been through Siberian
wilds, where nothing more modern
than a two-wheeled cart was ever
seen before.
Now the racers are getting into
lands comparatively civilized. and the
roads will get better and better az
they advance. Each days run can
therefore be expected from this time
| on to increase slowly. and by the
time the Russian frontier IS crossed
each twenty-four hours will count on
the score more than some weeks have
hitherto done. From Berlin onward
the only accidents to be apprehended
will be due to reckless speed. The
temptation to this will be strong. but
men who have gone SO far may be
trusted to shun a smash-up with the
goal in sight. From present fndica-
lions two, and possibly all three. Of
the cars now In the race will reach
Paris before the beginning of August,
a fortnight before their scheduled
time. The failure to traverse Alaska
and Eastern Siberia deprives the race
of some of its hoped-for glory, but
It remains q most remarkable jour.
ney-in some ways the most remark.
able ever made BY men.-New York
Times.
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.h;np herein contained
= drainage districts from
.,:.Sed under the provls-
s;us laws, and that all
ss .,ss established under
.s;s state shall, in addi-
.s re hereinabove grant
h surther power and auth
- and assess annual con
=. acreage taxes, for the
%.roviding and maintain
Y systems, on all lands
.uch district not exceed
e. I25c) cents per acre
]. not to exceed forty !4e)
...thorized to do SO by a
.s;ority in number and
me property tax PAYERS
,rict qualified a. electors
Avs Of this State, voting
~ held for that purpose
n = the flrst part Of this
aid drainage districts.
4. board Of Commissioners
4, incur indebtedness and
S,hle bonds therefor pay
sdpal and interest out Of.
4 ssceed in principal and
= aggregate amount to
I, aid annual contribu-
he period for which the
Is,ied. No such drainage
= issued for any other
- that for which said con-
re voted and shall not
lonser period than forty
from their date, nor
ater rate of interest than
~ per annum, nor be
p than par.
,dbutions and acreage tax
"a authorized by a vote OF
n number and amount
sarty tax payers, qualified
~ the laws of this State
4 he]d in drainage districts
rrder existing laws are
dled and confirmed, and
~ shall not be question
4 that for the purpose OF
"a total rate of special tax
lidpal corporations, parish
iooi sewerage or drainage
vhen authorized to do so
aovn for the issuance of
I, issue new bonds cover
lticular 1espe or issues of
the whole outstanding
hbtedness incurred under,
+ purpose shown in. the
n3ph Of this article, the
binds to be known as Re-
] Bonds Of political Sub
y the year - Said
- Bonds shall run for a
L forty (40) years from
shall not bear a greater
nfest than five per cent
payab1e annually or semi
y the ordinance calling
don may direct, and shall
"a by the municipal cor
nr;sh school sewerage or
district issuing same, for
Y. y
! Refund Issue Bonds may
b who'e or in part ex-
II the bonds previously is
Or by authority of this
Mise for value, or sold and
y thereof used for the
I purchasing outstanding
- elections, IL favorable
nlce of said bonds, shall
II cover the same issue or
1squenter intervals than
Nh: and each election
INV cover any or all unre-
- isused authorized by
\ pursuance of the first
* this article. but may
= my or all previous re-
4 And when the bonds oi
Aan have 1ep obtained
Dschase u @exchange, the
ND 10 pay for said bonds
- eease and said bonds
Ae1ey accumulated Il
n n bonds issue that ID
=. Of purchased by the
4 ~ s4le Of. any refund
s1all u credited to the
tA1ue and made part Of
FIND.
\ Be 1t further resolved
nie proposed amendment
united to the Qualinel
~ State for adoption o.
Is the presidential and
y election to be held II
Ninteen Hundred anC
ID II adopted, the same
aort Immediately there
= Be It further resolved
me ofhcial ballots to b.
election. there shall b.
seeds: For the proposed
- Article Two Hundred
ne (2S1) OF the Con
louisiana" and thu
~ the proposed amend
lc;e Two Hundred and
!1Sl) of the Constitu
ate Of 1 Louisiana, +" and
shall indicate. a. pro
eener.l election laws o.
Yea Of the proposition,
linst' he votes.
q. DI1pRE