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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1909-11-12
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WHAT WEARlED HIM

A friend once asked an aged man
what caused him to complain so often
at eventide of pain and WEAKNESS.
Alas" replied he, II have every day
so much to do. have two falcons to
tame, two hares to keep from running
away, two hawks to manage, a SER
pent to confine, a lion to chain and a.
sick man to tend and wait upon.
well, well" commented his friend
you are busy indeed! But | didn't
know that you had anything to do.
with menagerie. How, then, do you
make that out?" u
Why" continued the old man,
listen. Two falcons are my eyes,
which must guard diligently; the
two hares are my feet, which | must
keep from walking in the ways of
sin; the two hawks are my hands,
which must train to work, that
may provide for myself and those de.
pendent on me as we'll as for needy
friend occasionally; the serpent is my
tongue, which | must keep ever brid-
led lest it speak unseemingly; the
lion is my heart, with which l have
a continual fight lest evil things come
out of it, and the sick man is my
whole body, which is always needing
my watchfulness and care. sAll this
daily wears out my strength"
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NOURISHING THE TREES

A great many more trees die OF
SLOW starvation or impoverished soil
than perish from all other causes.
There is a good deal of plant food
locked up in the wood of the root,
trunk and branches, the working
parts of the trees. 1t is only the sur
plus, after all necessities for growth
are satisfied, that can 60 into fruit.
This Is because the tree finds itself
unable to produce fruit and have a
living balance left, and so to main
tain its existence 1t casts off its fruit.
After a heavy crop many trees sue
cumb because they have not sufficient
reserve fore left. Such trees could be
saved by fertilizer application sup
plying some of the ingredients ex-
hausted by the crop.
A tree that is growing and build
ing up its system of trunk and
branches above and below ground re-
quires different fertilizer from a
tree that already has these formed
and is able to produce fruit. Growing
tissues require. considerable nitrogen
and less Of phosphoric acid and pot
ash. Fruit production requires, on
the other hand, maximum of phos-
phoric acid and potash with a reduced
amount of nitrogen.
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SHOPKEEKERS

To play this game all sit together,
and each chooses a trade. The first
may say: II am tea dealer and have
some green tea to sell. Is it animal,
vegetable or mineral?" The next one
must reply at once, 1T is vegetable,
because it is made of the leaves of the
shrub which grows in China She
then goes on. II am shopkeeper and
have some scissors to sell. Are they
animal, vegetable or mineral?" The
next replies, They are mineral, be-
cause they are made Of STEEL" And
so the game goes on. Any one max
ing a mistake in describing his neigh
bor's goods must pay a forfeit.
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THE oN-swEEp OF THE WORLD

Goodwin's Weekly.
The Bank of England the other day
raised Its rate of discount and called
halt on the alarming increase of
speculative investments. We suspect
that was wise advice, but, after all,
that speculative business, or rather
the rush Of 1t, Is but typical of the
worlds work to day. Look at the
mining at Bingham and compare 1t
with ten years ago; look at the smell
tiers at Garfield and compare them
with anything ever seen, save per-
lhaps In a few great iron works, a
few years ago; look at the ships COM
ing into New York and San Francisco
and compare them with the floating
collins that the Argonauts went to
California I'M. the contrast is still
greater In warships; look at the
changes in city blocks in the past
forty years; the changes in railroads
and rolling stock; see the air filled
with aerOplanes, and listen, here is a
message that found its way in from
the deep sea, announcing that the
ship from which it was sent is just
now riding out hurricane a thous-
and miles out to sea. About all that
Is left that is natural is the proposed
hight between Jeffries and Johnson
and the depth, sincerity and stead
fastness Of a mothers love.
The whole material world has be-
come revolutionized.
There are many causes for the tre-
mendous changes. Modern schools
are bearing fruit. The number Of ac-
complished men to do the worlds
york has vastly increased during the
past fifty years. %1 f's~ n
Then steam and telegraph have
brought the nations close together;
then the projections of invention and
machinery have led to a vastly great
er interchange Of commodities; the
advances made in the medical science
have about taken from men any fear
in visiting any country; the explor-
ers are doing their part and within
two score years vast tracts of country
untraveled before are made hunting
grounds now, and places for miners
to prospect.
Behind all is the mighty increase in
the worlds money. The sky scrapgrs
in the cities were made possible by
it; so were 100000 miles of new rail-
road that have been stretched
through our country in the last forty
years; so have been a thousand gigan-
tic enterprises like the road from
Moscow to Vladivostok; the Cape and
Cairo road; the Panama canal; the
building of $5,OO0.O00 steamers; the
purchase Of works of art; the moving
perpetually of an army of tourists
from land to land; the endowment of
universities by individuals; the ex-
plotting of gigantic enterprises by
companies We doubt whether they
would heed it themselves could they
see fair profit of loaning $500, O00,-
900
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TWO MONSTER SHIPS

Goodwin's Weekly.
The November number of Popular
Mechanics has the picture of new
ship, two sister ships Of which are
now under construction by the White
Star company. They will be called
the Olympic and Titanic. They will
be 800 feet long, 80 feet beam and
ga feet in depth. From the keel to
the roof Of the pilot house they will
have heighth Of los feet and the
free board at the bow will be So feet.
These ships will be 1870 feet longer
than the Lusitania and Maurentania.
They will be story after story in
height: they will have swimming
baths-all the comforts of home
AS we figure it, they will each have
over 40, 900 tons burden. The account
does not tell what kind of engines or
how many, but in the chart Of the
ship there are Is boilers shown and
they are probably about 5000 horse
power boilers, which would give them
A, 900 horse power They will lack
only 1870 feet of thousand and they
will be about as long as a block and
a quarter. with the streets included,
of this city.
They ought to have bicycle track
on the main deck and an automobile
track would not be much out of place.
because with every lap a person would
run nearly half a mile, and ride Of
that kind might act as an antidote
to seasickness.
1t looks as though nothing would
stop the limit of the size Of ships
except the depth of the harbors of the
world and in many Of these, by blast
ing and dredging, new depths are be-
ing obtained.
The Lusitania and Mauretania burn
1880 tons of coal each per day. Prob
ably these ships will not exceed that,
because the White Star is not partic-
ular about speed, day or two more
or less does not matter to 1t on a
voyage, and the excessive coal con-
sumption Is when SHIPS are crowded
to their limit. That is, If ship is set
/ for 10 knots an hour and forced to
IL knots an hour, the coal for the
last two knots is just as much as
for the first 10, and the strain upon
the, machinery is CORRESPONDENCE
great
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| fort for civil service reform, In which
most of us believe? II so, let the
committee know.
Can not each club help to form an
other in some near by locality?
Will you not send In historical
facts and relics while they may still
! be obtained from the early pioneers?
What shall our legislative commit
tee further? Do we not want the
|co-guardianship of our children?
In recent magazine article the
statement is made that the women Of
idaho, although possessing the ballot,
labor under certain disabilities be-
cause they are so few.
/ consider this an error The men
of Idaho gave us the ballot, practical
ly unasked, and 1t is my firm con-
viction that any thing we ask for our
selves and our children we will OBJ
tain, provided we 60 about 1t in the
right way.
lam assured that You will deal gen
erously with the loan scholarship
fund.
Could you see the incalculable
6Oou accomplished ny THESE lOdHS, dS
we do who are on the ground, you
would feel as we do, that IL the state
federation had accomplished nothing
else 1t were well worth while.
have reserved the press commit
tee for the last for on this matter
you will be asked to act. The need
for and assistance of a state organ
is not debateable question. Mrs.
Trego's offer Is most generous and as
II view the matter all that needs con-
sideration is can we finance the ven
ture? / hope SO.
can not close without axEsHsrass Ing
my great regret tl .at YOUR beloved
presloent rAg decided to tender her
i s1g snarf6n. Her letters and counsel
nave been such a help to me and our
official relations so pleasant that 1t
will be personal sorrow to have
them severed.
Wishing you all the good that can
be possibly crowded into a brief ses-
sion, am,
Most sincerely yours, A
MARY f. FORNEY.
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SWEET SIXTEEN

An attractive gift for young girl
Is a book entitled Sweet Sixteen"
Take 16 of your favorite candy re-
cipes and arrange them on 16 sheets
OF paper. Make a cover Of heaviers
colored paper and print on it, Sweet
Sixteen" Tie all together with a silk
cord. The same idea may be adapted
for an older person In which case 1t
would be entitled. my Candied Opin-
ions. +" ID ". NJ
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STATE PRESIDENTS ADDRESS
Mrs. Mary r. Forney at the District
Convention at Idaho Falls
To the officers aand Members of the
First District Federation Greetings.

To the officers aand Members of the
First District Federation Greetings.
/ It would have given me extreme
pleasure to have met with you. but
that is pleasure must defer for an
other year. / would felicitate you on
your great good fortune in having our
esteemed President, Mrs, Moore, with
YOU. Her presence at District Fed
GRAFTON of the size of ours. is almost
equal to personal visitation to each
club-yon will come so close to her
and have her wise counsel for your in
dividual needs. I envy you. Her
counsel would have been invaluable
to me. To have seen you and dis
cussed with Won the needs of the
state and which ones we shall first
consider. would have saved me many
anxious hours and assisted so great
ly in an intelligent and wise discus
sion.
This Is nv regret and loss.
In spirit shall be with you and
YOU do not seem strangers to me.
You have had such a large share In
the work of the State Federation
that it seems almost superfious to re-
fer to our committees. but I will
name them DER, lest we forget. =
From the art education, civil SER
vice reform club extension. historical.
legislative. loan scholarship and press
committees your clubs will all hear
individually and most probably re-
peatedlv. IT Is not to be expected
that every club woman will be equal
ly Interested in all these, but some
ono will surely appeal to each woman.
The art committee is leading new
venture, beautiful work. but difficult
to plan. In the measure IN which we
recognize the need Of this refining
influence on our children in our
homes and on the community at large
let us lepd them our aid.
Education. which stands second to
poDe-all embracing-vnust anpeal tn
every woman. IF vour state presi-
dent has fad 1t Is the firm belief
that IN the education of the hands
lies the salvation OF the American
vouth The greater proportion of
our children leave the schools, as
YOU know. before completing the
work OF the grades. forming the great
army Of nnskilled laborers that are
in time menace to apv government
Even in our new state, we have
juvenile delinouents. In this new
west. where labor conditions are so
favorable
Poorly cooked food, undoubtedly
creates q desire for stimulants. hence
the double need for domestic science
trainips for those least able to help
themselves.
In the rural districts there is great
need III Agricultural instruction In
scientific methods. thereby bringing
larger results and counteractinp the
prevailing tendency to leave the farm.
Too many OF our people want to live
by their wits alone.
DO we want to make another ef-
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GOOD ADVICE

If you have a word to say,
Say 1t.
II you have a part to play,
Play 1t.
j n you have a battle to fight,
n Fight 1t.
If you have a letter to write,
Telephone It!
The Telephone New
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EXCURSION TO cHIc1G1


Via the Oregon Short Line and I'm
ion Pacific for United States Land ana
Irrigation Exposition, November Goth
to December 4th., and international
Live Stock Exposition November 9th
to December 10th. Round kfip from
Blackfoot $3.50, limit December
18th. See agents for frfther partic-
18th. See agents for further partic-
ulars. 20-2
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ing kept here three or four years. =
| told her that did not think she
ought to consider 1t punishment but
a privilege to have her daughter in a
school where she Is looked after and
taught different kinds Of work as
well as music and all without any ex-
pense to her. The same mother said
Nellie has never done any work SO
you will have to be patient with her
at first" These parents who have
had children for fifteen or eighteen
years and made a failure Of bringing
them up are the first ones to give
and also think we are not doing any
thing because we cant make them
over In year or six months.
All children are committed to the
school until they are twenty one, but
after they have been in the school
one year they may be paroled by the
Board Of Trustees, If their conduct
has been such that the superintendent
can recommend such parole Each
child is given ticket Of leave and
required to send 1t In to the super
intendent or report In person every
month. When a child is committed
to our school IT can be shown in al
most every case that he or she has
lacked wise guidance and control at
an age when he Graves amusement
and will surely find it on the street
II the home offers no attractions. This
desire of pleasure is the natural de-
ve1opment of the normal play instinct
which as Is coming to be. recognized
more and more must be satisfied.
The average time the boy or girl
remains in the institution Is about
three years. What his future will be,
depends largely on what is done for
him while In the school He is hand
icapped to some extent in his strug-
gle for place and position by pre-
JUDGE in the minds of the people
against him, which is the sr,s s,,1t If
their ignorance Of thssS institution
- ra,a y I how ~ cd demanded Of the
paroie ~ 10y girl than of those who
1a., .syfallen under the ban of the
- The least deviation from the
.sstnight and narrow path is at once
Charged to their having been in the
Industrial school. But in spite of this
unreasonable prejudice and because
of the strength they have acquired
from their training and discipline,
they rise and in most instances ont
strip the companions in their social
class who have not had the advantage
of training.
After all, these children are much
like others and grow up into man
hood and womanhood that is much
like other men and women. No bet
ter perhaps, surely no worse.
They are children of our common
Father. in each Of whom is spark of
Divinity created in his likeness,
which will, with proper care, eventu-
ally shine out in resplendent beauty
ms pite of all the sins and neglect
of his parents. In most cases they
are more sinned against than SHINING
and need that kindly light amid the
encircling loom" to which it is your
privilege and mine to lead them.
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congregational

Sunday school at II
Junior Christian End6A
will meet Friday afternoon
O'Clock at the home of Pearl Hams
The Ladies' Aid society will serve
bean supper Thursday evening in the
vestry. Hostesses, Mrs. H. NJ. Vail
and Mrs. F. A. Brown. A business
meeting will be held after supper.
All interested in the church please
make a special effort to attend this
meeting.
West Stafford.
Mrs. Sturtevant is recovering from
an illness.
Mrs. Fay is visiting friends in
Hartford.
Mrs. Edward Blair was in Hartford
last Thursday.
Ruth Butterfeld was the guest of
Mildred Walkley last week.
Ralph Gold is home form Worcester
for the Easter vacation.
Miss Ruth Ellis was the guest OF
her brother in Somers last week.
Over twenty five dollars were
cleared from the birthday party last
week.
Irbin Bundy of Arrawana,> Kansas,
is the guest of his sister, Mrs. Clovis
Baker.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Neff of Bland.
ford, Mass. have been the guests Of
relatives here.
Eugene. Qadx has moved into the
west end Of Che House occupied by
Marshall Broadway.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hern of Vernon
Center town farm visited Mr. and
Mrs. Shearer last week.
The Easter concert will be given in
the audience m-of the church next
Sunday afternoon at 4 p. m. All are
cordially invited.
D. J. Stevens of New York, who
purchased the Mountain Park farm
about year and half ago, has taken
possession and plans to accommodate
summer boarders this season.
Pupils perfect in attendance in
primary room district No. ID for the
winter term ending April 2, Mrs.
Fay teacher: Ruth Avery. Doris
Glazier, Estella Pease, Arthur Young.
Lester Randall and John Serafn
absent one day.
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II will be q witness for Jesus" was
written by Mr.. barrow, and the music
was written by Mrs. Darrow. The
Misses Julia and Alice Denman sang
Tears of Christ. y
The ''free will Offering" meeting
of the W. O. 7. U. will be held in
the hall at South wellington Friday
evening. Rev. W. s. MaoIntire, the
new associate secretary of the Con-
necticut Temperance Union, will
address the meeting. Mr.. MacIntire
comes very highly recommended by
Mr.. Spooner and by others who have
heard him speak at our union meet
ings. Upon the members, especially,
will the success of this meeting de-
pend, and it is hoped that they will
make every effort to be present and
bring their friends with them.
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ELLINGTON.

Mrs. Samuel Slater of Tolland and
Mrs. Ohaffee from Woodstock recently
visited Mrs. Frank Newell.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. Fl. Dimook have
returned from a recent visit with
their children in Blandford, Mass.
The Thomas O. Curtis place near
Warrenville. with the farming tools
and household furniture, will be
sold at auction on Thursday, April
9Th, at 10 O'Clock.
School closed last Friday for the
Easter vacation. The teacher very
pleasantly entertained her pupils by
taxing them to Stafford Springs to the
moving pictures. Scholars who were
neither absent nor tardy during the
fall and winter terms were Esther
and Helen Pierson, Carl and Ivar
Guist, Olive Smith, Warren Neff and
Hazel Charter. Miss Tessie Mar
quardt is spending her vacation at hen
home in New Haven.
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TOLLAND,

Mrs, VIM. Wocel is the guest of
relatives in New York.
Ferdinand Goeben recently spent
some time in New York.
Orville Wood was the guest over
Sunday of relatives in Providence,
R. I.
Mrs. Henry Buokner of Skungamaug
has returned from q weeks visit in
New York.
Albert Rich of New Haven was the
guest Sunday of his sister, Mrs
Dwight Niles.
Miss Pauline Newoomb was the
recently the guest of the Misses Agard
Of Wethersfield.
The body of Miss Florence Usher
was inferred in the south cemetery
Monday afternoon.
Mrs. Frederick Luce and children
are visiting at Mrs. Arthur Cookies
in Manchester Green. -
Miss Hattie J. Jewett of Wilbraham
is spending her vacation with Mr..
and Mrs. G. P. Babcock. .....
Mrs. Roland Usher and children
OF Rockville have been the guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Usher.
Oscar A. Leonard is in Vermont
purchasing oxen to use on the town
team working the roads.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ohaunoey vinton and
son, Morton, have moved into their
new house on the Torrey road.
Mrs. Harriet Charter, who broke
his hip last May, is able to go around
now without the aid of a cane.
The funeral of Reinhard Kohler
was held Thursday at his home. Rev.
r. M. French conducted the services.
Miss Ruby Baker of Rockville and
the Misses CLARK of Hartford were
the guests of Ambrose CLARK last
week.
Rev. J. Fl. James gave an address
on Good citizenship" Friday after
noon to the pupils of the Center
school.
H. Wayland Price of Tufts dental
college is spending his Easter vaca-
tion with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. L.
B. Price.
The Ladies' Aid of the M. E
church will meet Wednesday after.
noon and evening with Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Doyle.
Miss Florence Leonard of Wellesley
college is spending her Easter vaca.
tion with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
o. A. Leonard.
Rev. J. A. Wood returned Tuesday
form conference. The people of his
parish and the community are very
glad he is returned for another year.
Miss Anna D. CLARK of Vernon
Center and Miss Laura Bedford of
Rockville have been the guests this
week of Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis B. Price.
The funeral of Vim. Smith was
held at his home Sunday. Rev. R.
M. French conducted the services.
The burial was in the south cemetery.
The ladies' society of the Congre-
gational church had supper lin the
church parlors Friday evening. Mrs.
Samuel Simpson and Mrs. Robert NJ.
French were the hostesses.
The literary circle met Monday
evening at the home of Rev. and
Mrs. K. NJ. French. Mrs. Charles Fl.
Sterry presented paper on the life
and work of Henry W. Longfellow.
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HOME NEWS.
Local Notices.

matter under this head 10 cents per line.>
Eli Parizeau will commence serving
ice cream Saturday. He will carry four
tiavors this season.
I wish to express my sincere thanks
to the neighbors and friends for their
Nmany acts of kindness, during the illness
and at the time of the dea of my wife,
and also to the bearers. OCTAVE BAssow.
Fish list for this week at the Central
Market, s. Rogers, Jr., Prop. Shad,
smelts, Spanish mackerel, halibut,
founders, fiat fish, frost fish, Boston
blue, paddock, Pollock, cod, oysters,
round CLAIMS. long CLAIMS and scalloPs
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The New Spring Coats

New Spring Coats, 6 TO l6 sizes are
here in gala array, radiant in all the col
ors for Spring, greens, grays, blues, in
the strictly tailored styles and best of
models.
All prices.
White Dresses for confirmation and
other purposes in beautiful styles.
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MANSFIELD.

The two-story frame house of J. L.
Emo, about one half mile north of
Mansfield Center, was destroyed by
fire Tuesday evening at O'Clock. II
is thought the fire started in the
attic. Mr.. Emo was away from home
at the time, but on returning found
his home in flames. A small portion
of the furniture was saved. It is not
known what the damage is. The
place was known as the Simonds place.
The house was insured. but for how
much the owner could not tell last
night.
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New Silk Petticoats

We are showing the very latest Silk
Petticoats in all those soft shades t.
match the new Spring gowns and at $500.
1898 and up.
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Generally debilitated for years. Had
sick headaches, lacked ambition, was
worn-out and all rundown. Burdock
BloodBitters made me we'll woman. -
Mrs. Chas. Freitoy, Moosup, Conn.
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MANY NEW STYLES JUST RECEIVED
The New Silk Waists

A delightful vision of up-to-date silk
waists, which are wanted for many oc-
casions, awaits you here.
Those natty striped patterns, very rich
pongee effects. White and also black
$500, $3.50 and $3.50.