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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1909-01-15
Pride in the Personality

Most men have individual ambitions pet hobbies
that are persisten pursued but the majority OF wse
business men have one common hobby and tnae is TO
be at all times appropriately and stylishly dressed
Fine feathers may not always make fine BIRDS but the
modern business man knows what value is put upon
ones personal appearance. He knows that, in large
sense nowadays the clothes do make the man. Ger
tain it is that more attention paid to dress by Amer
lean business men than by those of any other nation
but where will you find better or shrewder men OF
business? Ones inherent gifts Of argument OF ora
tory or Of persuasion may be great but they must pc
made known, and the outside personality is the ad-
vance agent for the inner mans success.
And to keep up this outward appearance it is not
necessary to follow the advice Of Shakespeare Cost
ly thy habit as thy purse can buy.
The best-dressed men get their clothes OF
E.W. ROWLES because they can get the best
fit coupled with the latest styles with the best
economy. They get the longest wear out Of
their Clothes
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1909-01-15
CUTTING LEAVES

To try to cure headaches, nervousness
and dizziness, by drugs, when the
trouble is caused by defective eye
sight or eye-strain; is like trying to
destroy tree by cutting off the
leaves. More leaves will grow on the
tree unless one goes down to the very
roots and exterminates the CAUSE,
II you are one Of the many that
have been trying to cure your head
ache, nervousness or disziness BY
drugs when the real canss Il in your
eyes. then perhaps you had better
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1909-01-15

stop cutting leaves" and get at the
root or cause of your trouble which is
Eye-Strain. If you are in doubt about
the matter and would like to be sure
suppose you make an appointment
by calling 152 Black and If your eyes.
are the cause we will tell you SO after
a thorough examination by DIR. Scar
borough, The Eyesight Specialist in
Grow & Changnon bldg, Idaho Falls.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1909-01-15
BIRTHDAY OF CLARA BARTON.

WASHINGTON, Jan. Christ
mas was double anniversary for
those interested in the humanitarian
work of the Red Cross society, since
1t is also the birthday Of the founder
OF the organization, Miss Clara Bar
ton. Tomorrow will be the 87th an
niversary of the birth Of the famous
woman.
Miss Barton was born in Oxford
Miss, the daughter of Captain
Stephen Barton, who fought under
General Anthony Wayne. In her
early career she was school teacher.
She founded a free school at Borden
town, N. j., which, beginning with
six pupils, quickly grew until it num-
bered nearly 600. This work she
gave up to accept place In the pat
ent office In this city, which she held
until the outbreak Of the Civil war.
After giving up her government
position Miss Barton advertised in
the paper of Worcester, Mass, that
she would receive stores and money
for wounded soldiers at the front,
which she would personally distribute
Her appeal was literally answered,
and she began her great relief work.
She continued with the soldiers in
Virginia during nearly the entire
period of the war, being head nurse
OF the hospitals among the armies on
the James.
Miss Barton went to Europe in
1859 and was abroad when the
Franco-Prussian war broke out. She
lost no time in going to Stras. nurs-
ing the wounded soldiers. She pro-
ceeded later to Paris and rendered
assistance in relieving distress at the
time of the commune.
The African Association of the Red
Cross was formed in 1881, and Miss
Barton was chosen its first president,
which position she occupied until the
reorganization of the society, when,
realizing that she was no longer
young enough to direct the affairs of
the society, she yielded the manage
ment to other hands.
Copies of the biennial report men
toned couple of weeks ago, <kere
ordered with the expectation of hav-
ing them In time for the state fedora
ton, but unfortunately they we're too
late. The next best way Of distribu-
tion seemed through Echoes and for
this reason they were sent to this Of
flee. 1t is large, full and complete.
The classified table of contents lists
81 heads and sub-heads Of addresses
OF welcome and special subjects, re-
ports, convention business. greetings,
recommendations, work Of commit
tees. miscellany, resolutions, bylaws.
1t Ii authentic for two years. is full
OF general information and should be
In the hands of every president and
committee woman Of the federation.
The price Of the report is IS cents.
with 10 cents additional for postage.
We have fourteen Of them and will
mail them Immediately upon receipt
Of order.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1909-01-15
YELLOW JOURNALISM LAUDED.

The yellow journal has warm de-
fender in Herbert Kaufman, who de-
livered an address before the Council
of Jewish Women in Chicago the
other day on "The Purity Of the
Press" II Mr.. Kaufman found any
thing impure in flamboyant head
lines of poster type giving promi-
nence to crime or in 6 o'clock edi-
tions issued at noon, he did not say
SO.
Mr.. Kaufman did assert, according
to the report of his address sent out
to the press, that "the publisher of a
newspaper who welded his power and
influence for personal ends was the
one most to be feared" One would
almost think Mr.. Kaufman had an ex-
ample in mind when he said:
THE publisher who takes advant-
age of the ignorance Of certain Of
his readers and gives circulation to
sophistries merely lends his in
fluence in establishing a breeding
ground for socialism. His efforts
tend to promote the development of
un-American ideas. The publication
of cheap, maudlin, sentimental mat
ter Is to be regretted, but when you
refer to what has been called yellow
Journalism there are certain matters
which should receive due considera-
ton"
Yellow journalism is one thing.
Yellow journalism with selfish ambi-
bition back Of 1t is quite another.
Mr.. Kaufman thinks a newspaper
should print all the news--a huge
sensitized film" he calls it, in which
are reflected the good and the bad,
the beautiful and the ugly"
He thinks the newspapers are the
real protectors of both the city and
the nation. They are the gigantic
voices which shrek out the truth"
All news is fit to print, according to
the speaker.
after ALL" he says, "the news
paper publisher is guided by the peo-
pies will. His daily sales reflect the
number of votes that have been cast
In his favor. If the truth about life
is impure, don't blame the editor. Go
back further than that and cure the
condition. That is what the editor
wants you to do. He is merely To-
ctaing cesspools for you, SO that you
may avoid them and also help to
clean them out If an editor finds a
cesspool and does not expose It. he is
false to his trust. 1t is his duty to
point out the moral lepers and the
danger spots" s
Mr.. Kaufman holds that the court
OF public condemnation. the strongest
court we have, is ruled by the press.
Some OF the achievements he credits
to yellow Journalism are the prosecu-
tion Of the Standard OIL Company,
the conviction Of Morse, an abate-
ment Of the divorce evil and Impress
Ing upon persons Of the Thaw,N esbit
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1909-01-15

Trouble is about the only thing we
can borrow without being pressed to
pay back.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-05

purple, the flowers are in dull old rose
and the little dots in the centers OF the
flowers are a dim green outlined with
fine gilt thread.
The third design is a very conven-
tionaI reno ering of the wistaria and Is
executed in rather subdued shades OF
purple and green. In all of these pieces
the suitability of the color and texture
of the foundation material to the wood
silks used for the embroidery, OF the
design to the medium and of the
stitches to the design make It hard to
think Of any way in which they could
be improved. AS the wood silks and the
linen chambray are both perfectly
washable these pillows are thoroughly
practical, besides being very artistic.
In the matter OF stitch direction a
few general rules can be given, but
these will not hold good in all cases
and will Rave to be applied with discre-
ton In working flowers the stitches
should take their direction from the
center outward. like the fine lines or
veins of the petals, and In the leaves
they should be slanted from the main
vein. II there are any dots in the de-
Sign the stitches should lie In the
same direction in all of them, or at
least eacn group of dots should be
worked in the same way, and the
groups should bear some relationship
to each other.
Tt Is worth while if you are going to
do embroidery at all to take a good deal
of thought in the selection of the de-
sign, materials and colors and to exc
cute the work as perfectly as possible.
because the difference between good
and poor embroidery is enormous, and
while the former is. entitled to be
classed with other works OF art, the
latter is simply waste of time.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-05
Wheat Bread
Miss A. W., Oakland. Cal.

Sift flour, take one teaspoonful lard
and melt it or pour on little boiling
water add two teaspoonfuls salt, one
quart of lukewagm water and one pint
of yeast; add flour, mixing with a
spoon, until nearly very stiff, then knead
and mix with the hands until smooth;
do this at night; in the morning -four
molding board, turn out and divide
into loaves; put them in creased tins.
let rise till very light or more than
double the size; have oven quite hot
at first; bake about one hour.
Delicious Rye Bread-Take the water
and yeast as for wheat bread at night
and stir in wheat or rye -four to make
a sponge about as stiff as stirred cakes:
cover, and in the morning add rye -four
till as stiff as can be stirred; fill
creased tins half full only, let rise till
very light and bake one full hour.
To Make Yeast-Take one pint OF
water in which potatoes have been
boiled Ca good many potatoes. so the
water will be strong); while still hot
add three tablespoonfuls of grauulated
sugar; let this get very cold. then add
one compressed yeast cake (dissolved
in little cold water); put this mixture
in quart glass fruit jar and set 1t in
a warm (not hot) place: leave 1t till
foam comes to the top or until when
looking through it you can see the
particles risine it is then ready to use.
1t must be used the same day II is
made; start it at noon in summer and
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-05

grounds during this month and next,
are the passion vines, which have scar
let and pink and purple flowers; the
Australian pea vine, bearing clusters OF
small rose colored blossoms, and the
fragrant honeysuckle which adds to its
other virtues that of being able to
stand far more shade than any of the
others.
Among the climbers that lose their
leaves In winter are the clematis, with
gorgeous purple or white flowers; the
wistarias, both white and purple, and
the Boston ivy. which. though 1t boasts
no flowers. is one of the most useful OF
the climbers, clinging without support
to either brick or wood.
Climbing roses also make a good
growth il planted in December, and
though they are not entirely evergreen
that by using several varieties 1T is
garden during almost every month of
the year.
In giving rules for gardening. of
course, a good deal depends upon the
character of each individual season
Planting in very cold or wet weather in
December would be most inadvisable; it
would be much better to wait until
some mild dry spell in January before
putting in your seeds, and, on the other
hand, if the weather in December is
favorable for planting IL is not safe to
postpone it until January, as bad
weather may be encountered then
The December garden has elements of
certainty and success that it is well to
take advantage of if it is possible to
do so.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-05
Rye and Indian Meal Bread
(For Dyspeptics)
Tena Appleby, Esparto, Cal.

Scald half a pint of Indian meal
with a cupful of boiling water; when
lukewarm mix in one pint of rye flour
and one cup of yeast; add a little salt
and knead as for other bread; bake
two hours.
Egg Biscuit-Sift together one quart
of flour and three heaping teaspoon
fuls of baking powder; rub in butter
the size of an egg. add two. eggs. well
beaten; one tablespoonful of sugar and
one teaspoonful of salt. Mix quickly
into a soft dough, using one cupful Cor
more, IL needed) of milk; roll out al
most one-half inch thick, cut into bis
cults and bake at once.
italian RoIls-Work a quarter of a
pound of butter we'll into one pound
of bread dough and roll out about one
half inch thick; cut strips nearly one
inoh wide and seven or eight inches
long and sift over them fine cornmeal;
place, apart, in a buttered pan. and
when light bake In quick oven.
Indian PufFs-Scald one pint of milk
and pour over a pint of Indian meal:
add one pint of cold milk, three eggs,
with the whites and yolks beaten sep
arateiy and little salt; bake in
heated gem pans.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-05

they feel if they were injuring the
trees or setting them back when they
cut off all the side shoots and reduce
them TO mere whips standing not more
than three feet high; yet this is pre-
cisely what they ought to do to give
their saplings the right start All
bruised or broken roots should be cut
off smoothly, and the little trees should
be set into holes two feet square, which
have been lined with rich soil. The
roots should be spread out in natural
position, the soil should be well firmed
and the young trees should be watered
frequently until they are well estab
lished.
December is also the best time to
put in your vegetable garden. Prepare
the soil as you would for flowers and
SOW your seeds in drills a foot or more
apart. The radishes and onion sets
which you plant now will produce
radishes and green onions in three or
four weeks; the turnips, carrots, par
snips, beets and spinach planted in
December will mature in May. and early
green peas will come into bearing in
March
Some of the vegetables will have to
be planted first in shallow boxes, kept
in the house or in some protected place,
and when they have grown to be about
an inch high they must be transplanted
tuce requires this treatment, and so do
cabbage, kale. Brussels sprouts. cauli-
flower and celery, and all of these
plants require a great deal of water
Rhubarb, artichoke and asparagus
roots will do best if set out in Decem-
Der. They require rich light soil, wet
but well drained.
Parsley, the little garnishing plant
that is almost indispensable to the
cook, can be raised on the tiniest patch
Of ground or in a window box, and the
seeds may be sown at any time through
out the year. Before planting, parsley
seed should be soaked over night In
lukewarm water, as it is slow in ger
minating, and the ground should be
kept just moist until the plants are
well started for the same reason.
Strawberry plants put into the ground
in December will start bearing about
May. respberries started now will pro-
duce a little fruit the first year, but
loganberries and mammoth blackberries
will not bear until the second season.
Plant one year old roots, as they are
much stronger than tip roots and much
better able to bear the shock of trans
planting. And give all of your berries
loose, rich soil, as that is what they
like and thrive best in
Among the quick growing evergreen
vines which can be planted about the
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-05

also because no home can have too
many of them. They can be given to
bachelors or young women friends, TO
old or young alike, and will be equally
acceptable in almost any case
The sofa pillows made now are in
tended for use. They are not perish
able combinations of lace and silk
or satin which will crush and lose their
freshness If any one should happen to
lean against them On the contrary,
they are always made of some firm
material which is washable or easily
cleaned. and they are embroidered in
wash silks or cottons so that they may
really serve the purpose for which
they are intended.
that are suitable, and one is constantly
coming across new weaves. The
crashes and linens and denims and bur-
laps and craftsman cloths are not
new, but the silk poplins and a kind
of silk and linen chambray and some
of the canvases and fancy linen weaves
are not so familiar. at least for this
purpose.
The great variety of materials and
styles. of embroidery to be seen in the
displays of needlework this year is
almost bewildering. Each time that
you pass through these departments in
the stores you are surprised TO find
new arrivals among the embroideries:
new methods of needlework or new
uses of the old methods, clever adapta-
tions of familiar materials to serve
fresh purposes. and new designs which
give the old methods and materials an
altogether different and novel appear
ance.
There are four things which are con-
cerned in the success of piece of en-
broidery, the first is the design, the
second is the color scheme, the third
is the workmanship. and the fourth is
the materials which are employed.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-05

third clayey or heavy soil, but II 1t is
not possible to make a compound Of
this kind almost any soil can be made
suitable for using by the addition of
manure mixed thoroughly through it.
All evergreen trees, shrubs and vines
can be planted from the middle of
December until the middle Of March.
This includes the ornamental trees and
vines as well as those bearing fruit.
Roses of all varieties can be planted
during the latter part of December and
in January, as during this time Of the
year they are dormant. Always try
10 plant your roses in a sheltered To-
cation, as they are sensitive to drafts
and are likely TO be attacked by mil
dew If they are placed in an exposed
and windy position. The crimson ram
bier. which is a universal favorite be-
cause OF its bright clusters of flowers.
is especially subject to this blight re-
sulting from the wind and fogs here
around the bay. although some distance
inland, where the climate is perfectly
dry, il does very well indeed.
In the case of fruit trees the year
old stock is the most satisfactory, and
these viii come into bearing in about
three years. One mistake that people
are apt TO make in planting trees is
that they do not prune them enough
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-05
AMONG THE ARTS AND CRAFTS; THE NEW JEVVELRY

ance. In reality the movement was In
a great measure a revival. a return
to the spirit of the old gem and metal
workers who made of their craft
fine art.
For about two centuries the jewelers.
craft had been in decadence. conven-
tionality and stereotyped designs and
methods of working had taken the
place of originality and individual in
itiative. A fresh impulse was needed.
and this was given by Lalique and one
dition into which the art had fallen
AS we have said. the materials used
in this work are often Of little value.
although the precious gems and metals
are also employed a great deal; no
discriminatory is used against them in
cases where their beauty or special
fitness for the purpose in hand hap
pens to recommend them. The ques-
tion of value is simply not eonsid-
cred by the artist. who uses any and
all means at his command to produce
his effects.
Blackened silver Is ravortce set
ting for precious or semiprecious
stones; there has been something of a
craze in Paris lately for Jet set in
this dim silver. and when the designs
are good the result Is often charming.
Something OF the new idea and in
fiuence has found it's way into the trads
jewelry and the lines are less sharply
drawn than at first; perhaps in the
course of time the artists point OF
view may be more generally accepted
that of selecting the Jewels to suit ths
design instead OF making the design
secondary in importance TO the sizs
and number of the Jewels
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-05

copyists sprang up. when it was found
that the idea was taking with the
public
The new jewelry pecame fad in
Paris during the last few years Of the
nineteenth century. Like most fads it
was very much overdone. and many
pieces of jewelry. eccentric merely for
the love of eccentricity and ugly for
sheer delight in ugliness were pro-
duced and triumphantly worn. But
when this wave had passed 1t was
found that the jewelers. art had re-
ceiyed a permanent contribution and
since then two distinct branches have
existed-the new art jewelry, which
consists of ornaments in which beauty
of design and color are the main things
sought for, and the trade jewelry of
stereotyped designs, in which the size
and value OF the gems are the prin
cipal things considered.
Since in the new jewelry the value
OF the stones does not concern the
artist, who chooses them only for their
color effect in the design, great many
of the semiprecious stones have come
into use, which are lovely in color or
have beautiful markings. Jades are
used a great deal and agates and the
splendid fire opals. while many enam-
els are to be seen, as we'll as ivory
and jet. Among the clear stones the
pale blue-green aquamarine and the
amethyst, both inexpensive stones, are
favorites. Fresh water pearls, with
their irregularities of form and rides
cent glints are preferred to the coldly
regular though more valuable deep
water pearls, and matrix turquoises
with their greenish tints and veinings
are considered more attractive than the
fat characterless blue stone which is
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-05

There are schools of needlework in
Europe particularly noted ones in Eng
land. Germany and Sweden, where the
designing OF fembroideries is made al
mostsas serious a study. as carefully
prepared for as would be the design
ing of mural paintings; where the tech
nique of needlework is studied as thor
oughly as the technique of the brush,
and where color schemes are carefully
thought out. and. the capabilities Of
the different materials painstakingly
tried and tested.
1t is from these schools and centers
of the study of embroidery as an art
that most of the new styles and devel
opments in needlework come. But It
must be confessed that, while the origf-
nal examples are very often beautiful
and are always highly interesting and
individual, the copies sometimes degen-
crate into mere freaks and paredies
under inexpert hands.
The question of stitch direction is
one of the most important in embroid-
cry. 1t is akin to that of the direction
of the lines in pen and ink work,
whereby the different textures are rep
resented. OF course. the heaviness and
length of the stitch. like that of the
line, is also to be considered.
1t Is on these points that the Euro
pean schools are especially strong and
in looking at examples of their en-
broideries, one is often moved to en-
thusiasn by the cleverness and the
wonderful knowledge of their medium
shown in the work.
The three sofa pillows illustrated here
with are examples of English needle
work and they excel in all four of the
things required to make good piece
of embroidery. They are all done on
the same material, a heavy silk and
linen chambray, having a changeable
effect of grayish brown and green, such
as one often sees in this fabric. The
embroidery in each case is executed in
the wood fiber or vegetable silks
In the design of the oak tree and
squirrels the tree itself and its leaves
are first stenciled and then worked in
long and short stitch and dull blue
greens; the acorns are in satin stitch In
shades of grayish brown, and the little
squirrels are executed also in satin
stitch in shades of dull old rose. The
stitch direction in every portion of the
work is perfect, but what is especially
worthy of notice is the way the squir-
rels have been made both more conven-