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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1912-05-10

Have you something for sale? liz
SO advertise it In our Wantads and
get your money quick.
Don't forget to read the Want Ads.
There might be something there that
will interest you. II89s'l
We have some Of that good Sails
bury Company money to loan. The
only real options given to the borroWI- i
er. No other company will treat you
as this company will.
Neat job printing at this offlca. d,
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1912-05-10
TWO LADY BOOSTERS HERE

Miss Margaret Roberts, manager Of
the Free Travelling library, and Mrs.
G. A. McDougal one of Idaho's best
boosters, were here Wednesday at
tending the teachers meeting. They
went to Ashton Thursday and are ex-
pecting to stop over here this morn
ing between trains to take a swift
look at the country for few miles
around town.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1912-05-10
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION

Notice is hereby given that the
partnership heretofore existing be-
tween R. T. Dye and Welcome Chap
man, doing business under the firm
name of Dye & Chapman is this day
dissolved by mutual consent.
The business will be conducted
hereafter by r. T. Dye, who will be
responsible for all debts owing by
the firm, to this date. and all bills
owing to the firm should be paid to
him.
R. r. DYE,
WELCOME CHAPMAN. 44-4'
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1912-05-10
NEW MUSIC STORE IN Town

T. A. Hayes is handling /pianos in
connection with his stoiN on Main
street, and already has a number of
pianos out among customers here. He
has good location for such stock,
and Blackfoot people will be glad to
see this enterprise succeed. 1t is a
deserving one, and is a great conven-
ience to town.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1912-05-10
PACIFIC COAST EXCURSIONS

At various times during the sum-
mer, via the Oregon Short Line, re-
duced fares to Portland, Seattle, Sam
Francisco, Los Angeles and other
coast points. Consult any Oregon
Short Line agent, or write D. E. Bur-
ley, general passenger agent, Salt
Lake City, Utah. Att
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1912-05-10

A PIANO BARGAIN--A fine new
Howard piano, scarcely marred at all.
cost $3.50; and will sell for $500 or
will trade for good horses or cattle.
The instrument can be seen at Geo.
w. Heaton's farm at Kimball. Geo.
Heaton, Boise, Idaho.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1912-05-10
MORE PIANOS IN TOWN

Mr. Claude Doran, representing Or
ton Bros. of Butte, has stock OF
pianos in the Montgomery building
Just north # the land office, and is
prepared to serve the public with high
grade pianos.
They have something on page eight
of this issue, addressed to persons in
terested in musical Instruments.
will both surprise and please you.
For quick returns try an add il
our Wantad columns. The results
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1912-05-10
v. I. 8. ELECTION

Last Tuesday the V. M held
their annual election with the follow
ing results:
Mrs. w. A. Younie, president.
Mrs. R. N. West, 1st vice president.
Mrs. s. E. Holbrook, End vice pres
ident.
Mrs. Belle Sweet, treasurer.
Mrs. F. e. DeKay, secretary.
Neat job printing at this office.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1912-05-10
GOES ON A MISSION 4

E. s. Buchanan left Monday for
Denver where he will be assigned
to mission work for the coming two
years.
Mr.. Buchanan has been improving
a fine tract of land in the Kennedy
addition, and is making nice
home.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1912-05-10
Experts Endorse Il

"Marion Harland." Mrs. Janet M. Hill, and
Mrs Sarah Tyson Rorer are among the cooking
authorities whose names are familiar to almost
every housewife. Each has her own distinc-
tive methods of work, but it is interesting to
note that on the all-important question of q
cooking fat, they are unanimous in recon-
mending Cottolene.
Marion Harland" says Of Cottolene: "H has
gfuen complete sdtisfdcttOn." Mrs. Hill says:
'Verp sat attsfdctO7y: glad to recommend IT," Mrs.
Rorer says: "a much more hedlthfA product
than lard"
With such authority behind it, every house,
keeper will be safe In giving Cottolene trial.
It Is purer and more wholesome than iard-and
: ismore economical, too, one-third less being
.cquired.
Neat job printing at this office.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1912-05-10
Don't Be Deceived
On Lumber Prices

There's big difference in buy
ing just lumber and in buying
the kind of lumber we sell.
Your contractor or carpenter
will tell you that some lumber
can be nailed right into a house
without a plane ever touching
it. That means the saving of
hand labor. Of course, the
lumber deal r has to charge a
little moro for this smoothly
finished lumber, but in the end
it really means a big saving to
you. Right here is where a
lot of mistakes are made when
lumber is bought solely on
price-without regard to quail
ity. True, Is to 20 years ago
lumber sold for from 10 to
$50 cheaper, but you do your
self and your pocket book a
great injustice when you COM
pare that lumber with the 500
to 1870 greater values you
really get today. Come in and
see the difference.
lirI,I.-A NJ Ill... Il liz Hawaii
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1912-05-10
w. G. T. U. MEETING

The w. C. T. u. which ASEB have
met with Mrs. Snyder at Riverside
next Tuesday afternoon, will meet
with Mrs. G.. A. Edwards, as they are
unable to get conveyances to take
them to Mrs. Snyder's.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1912-05-10

Neat job printing at this office.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1912-05-10

"There's No Place Like HOme''
The pioneer express., 1912-11-15
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The pimento, or allspice. tree is cul-
dvated in the West Indies and Jamai-
ca. This beautiful tree usually grows
to a height of sabout thirty feet 1t
has straight trunk. much branched
above and covered with a very smooth
brown bark. The leaves vary In size
and shape. but are always of a dark.
shining green color. During the months
of July and August the tree is in full
bloom. the blossoms consisting of very
fragrant small white flowers. In ia
vorable seasons the pimento crop is
enormous. a single tree often yielding
a hundred or more pounds of the dried
spice. The berries are picked while
green, because If left on the tree until
ripe they lose their pungent taste and
are valueless The green berries are
exposed to the sun for week or ten
days, when they lose their green color
and turn a. reddish brown. When per-
fectly dry they are put in bags and
casks Tor expectation. The odor and
the taste Of the pimento berries are
thought to resemble a combination of
those of cinnamon. nutmeg and cloves;
hence the familiar name "allspice."
The pioneer express., 1912-11-15
A Telepathic Clock,

Here is a strange yet absolutely true
story. in which clock plays mystic
rious part: 1t was small American
tmepiece which stood on a mantel-
piece in sitting room in q Liverpool
builders home. At 1870 one morning
the timepiece fell from the mantelpiece
to the floor. When picked up it was
found to be quite uninjured and still
going. as If nothing unusual had hap
pened. There seemed to be absolutely
no reason why it should have fallen.
but an hour later when the builder
came home to his midday meal he re-
marked that at 11:3O he fell from the
top of building. but happily without
sustaining any injury. His wife then
described how the clock had fallen at
the same time and the couple ponder
In vain over the curious and utterly
inexplicable coincidence. - Liverpool
Post.
The pioneer express., 1912-11-15
eraken China Rou.ed Hin.

When Canon Rawnsley wasseoilect-
ing information in the lake district
about Wordsworth, he came upon AN
old man who had been a, servant at
Rydal Mount. This whilom retainer
told many interesting stories.
Wordsworth. it seemed. was very
absentminded. He always forgot the
dinner hour.
I'D goa." the old man remarked. ito.
study door and hear him a-mumblin''
away to 'sself.
"'Dinner's ready. SIR I'd ca out
but he'd go a-mumbling on like a deaf
man, va see. And sometimes Mrs.
Wordsworth 'ud say: Goa and brek
a bottle, or let dish fall. just outside
his door in passage Eth, dear, that
maistly wad bring him out. wad that.
It was nobbut that as wad. howivver.
For, ye kna. he was very careful
man and he couldn't do with brekking;
t. china."-Pearsons.
The pioneer express., 1912-11-15
Tho Rstreat From Nao,oe,,.

Napoleon's army for the invasion Of.
Russia numbered over 100000. Only.
10000 returned. During the retreat
thousands of horses lay groaning on
the route. while thousands of naked
wretches were wandering like spec
ters who seemed to have no sight or
sense and who only kept reeling on rill
frost. famine or the Cossack lance put
an end to their power Of motion. In
that wretched state no nourishment
could have saved them. Innumerable
dogs crouched by the bodies of their
former masters. looking at their faces
and bowling their hunger and their
loss. Besides their suffering from the
cold end for the want of food. they
were assailed on all sides, not only by
Russian soldiers. but by peasants
through whose country they passed.
Altogether. Napoleon's retreat from
Moscow was complication Of misery,
Of cruelty. of desolation and of dis
order that can never have been ex-
ceeded in the history of mankind.
The pioneer express., 1912-11-15
Cruel but Nees,sarx.

The Esklmos dread TIE winter and
take early precautions to provide
against famine. AS the season ap-
proaches the great herds of reindeer
migrate southwark. and the walrus or
the seal are all that remain for food
When an in wind Is blowing the wal
rus Is easily found on the outer edge
Of the ice packs. When it is blowing
of the shore, however. the ice packs
sail out to sea with the walruses on
them. The natives then class their
numbers in a list from the strongest to
the weakest. The food that is in store
Is divided up. the weakest having the
smallest quantity. the strongest the
largest. Thus the mightiest hunters
have strength to provide for the 9TH
ers. 1t is a cruel system. but never
theless a necessary one. If all were
weak, all would die; If some are strong,
they will save many of the weak.
The pioneer express., 1912-11-15
WhSnce and liithsrf

A sublime passage IL Carlyle's vision
of history as stupendous procession
torth-issuing from Cimmerian night
and vanishing into pathetic and faith.
Omless silence. which Is given as fol-
lows in "Sartor Resartus:"
Like some wild flaming. wild thun
dering train of heavens araillery does
this mysterious mankind thunder and
flame in long drawn. quick succeeding
grandeur through the unknown deep
Like God-created. fire breathing spir-
1t host. we emerge from the inane.
haste stormfully across the astonished
earth. then plunge again into the inane
Earth's mountains are leveled and her
seas filled up in our passage. Can the
earth. which is but dead and vision.
resist spirits which have reality and
are alive? On the hardest adamant
some footprint of US is stamped in; the
last rear of the host will read traces of
the earliest van. But whence? o heav-
en-. whittier? Sense knows not. faith
knows not. only that 1t is through mys-
terry to mystery, from God to God"
The pioneer express., 1912-11-15
,Alrnsrieans ana aoap,

There IL q serious absence Of cake
soap from the hotels on the tourist belt
OF west Scotland, and nearly all OF the
soap supply is In liquid or powder form.
A correspondent Of the London Chron-
icle reports that the spray and the tric-
kle We're safeguards against the Yam
KEGS. No American tourists, he was
told. can see a hotel cake of soap with
out putting it in his pocket, provided
he is unobserved. They are splen-
did people to deal with" said one of
the hotel keepers. "but unclaimed. port
able soap Is their undoing."
'That matter Of soap is one Of the
international quarrels Of Manners" OBJ
serves the Chronicle. "The whitest
American is as dishonest about cake
OF soap as the blackest Of his com.
patriots is about chickens. He will
steal anybody's cake Of soap.
"And just across the channel you find
countries where you carry your own
soap and would as soon think of a
public cake of soap as Of a public
toothbrush"
The pioneer express., 1912-11-15
The Explosion Of a Flower.

Sometimes the floral spathe Of a
great palm tree will fly open with a
sound like a detonation in q mine.
Such an event occurred in a botan-
ical garden in Algiers recently. The
spathe. nearly three feet long. was pro-
jected to great distance and for
some moments the head of the palm
tree was wreathed with golden dust
formed of the debris Of the flower.
The suns heat had roasted the flower
to the color Of rust. The director of
the gard en- explained the explosion as
being due to a fermentation in the
flower caused by the extraordinary
dryness Of the air. A violent sirocco
had just passed. In Algiers ostrich
eggs explode in the same way and
from like cause.-Harper's.
The pioneer express., 1912-11-15
When HOOPS BEGAN.

When were hoops "in'' for the first
time? According to Strut, 'trundling
the hoop is a pastme of uncertain or
igin, but much in fashion at present
(1SO1). DR.. Murray's dictionary. incl
dentally remarking that the original
hoop affected by boys was a barrel
hoop, gives no English reference to it
earlier than 1892. But the hoop was
we'll known to ancient Greek and Ro-
man boys. who called it ''trochus''
(wheel. Their hoops were made of
bronze. and representations Of them on
gems show that they were driven by a
little hook with wooden handle. very
like the modern boys hoop stick. This
was called by the Greeks "elater''
(driver) and by the Romans "clavis''
(key,. Sometimes the ancient hoop had
bells attached to it.-London Mail.
The pioneer express., 1912-11-15
A Queer Fact About Vision.

In the eye itself certain things may
60 on which give us wrong sensations
which, although not truly illusions, are
very much like them. Thus when we
suddenly strike our heads or faces
against something in the dark we see
"stars," or bright sparks. which we
know are not real lights. though they
are quite as bright and sparkling as If
they were. When we close one eye and
look straight ahead at some word or
letter in the middle of this page, for
example, we seem to see not only the
thing we are looking at, but every
thing else Immediately about it and
for long way on each side. But the
truth is there is large round spot
somewhere near the point at which we
are looking in which we see nothing.
Curiously enough. the existence Of this
blind spot was not discovered by acci-
dent, and nobody ever suspected 1t
until Mariotte reasoned from the con-
struction Of the eyeball that it must
exist and proceeded to find it.
The pioneer express., 1912-11-15
Order Of GybgoggIes.

"The gybgoggle is one of the rarest
and most curious animals in existence
and is found only in Madagascar and a
part Of Australia" didactically began
Professor Lickcipher, the schoolmaster.
during recent session of the Sit and
Argue club. 1T is a sort of vampire.
something like cross between a kan
garoo and IN enormous bat. and can
swim and fly with equal ease. IT,
Fine. fine!' snarled the old codger.
whose rheumatism was hectoring him
with unusual severity. ''Swell name for
a new lodgA'The Concatenated Order
Of Philanthropic Gybgoggles.' or some
thing of the sort-and what a jo-darter
of an emblem a little gold gybgoggle
would make to wear on our watch
jobsy'-Kansas City Star.
The pioneer express., 1912-11-15
He Would Push, Too.

A gentleman with well fed appear
ance who motored over from the near
est town to deliver his lecture, 1.-THE
Art of Getting On" in the village
schoolroom, concluded with a fine
burst. ''The successful man is the
man who strives persistently. His
motto is Push, and keep pushing for
by that and that alone he reaches his
goal" Before the audience made much
headway with their clapping a small
man at the back got in a laugh that
might have come from a megaphone
The lecturer held up his hand for 81
lence.
"You, too. my friend. will have to
push." he commenced.
$50 will you. reckon" interrupted
the small man. '"There is half q dozen
kids pinching the gasoline out of your
motorcar to light a bonfire" e."-N New
York Telegraph.
The pioneer express., 1912-11-15
Tho Sea Lifts the crind,ton.,.

From the bottom of the Bay of
Fundy come some Of the finest grind
stones in the world. and the manner in
which they are procured is simple and
ingenious. the stonecutters making the
exceptional tide perform the hardest
part of the work. When the tide is
out. which happens twice every day.
the workmen quarry the stones from
the solid rock and fasten them to a
big fiatboat. Then in comes the tide.
a mighty food rushing in. as though
the great ocean had suddenly changed
its mind. A wonderful sight it is
rising often as high as a house! And
now the men have nothing more to do
The tide lifts the boat, and up comes
the stone with it Boat and stone are
then brought close inshore. where the
stone is removed at leisure when the
tide is sout-Argonaut.
The pioneer express., 1912-11-15
When Right Seemed wrono.


Brown, a stranger In a Canadian
city. stopped pert looking newsboy
and asked directions to a we'll known
park. He grew wrathy as he repeated
the urchin's instructions.
Take any old street car" Brown
echoed.
"Yes."
"And at the end of the line change
to the first young street car. Is that
what you said?"
eyes" answered the boy. with q grin.
Then he SHE'D of at the gentleman's
gesture toward his cheek.
you'd better rum Brown called af-
ter him. You needn't try your smart
tricks on me or I'll thrash you" He
walked away. stopped at newsdeal-
er's to buy a city guide and found the
directions to the park as follows:
'Take any Olde street car to end of
Rne, then change to Yonge." - New
York Press.
The pioneer express., 1912-11-15
A FITTING Reply.

Major Lomax of the United States
army was visiting in Canada soon
after the war of 1912. He was enter
tained in Quebec by the officers Of one
of the royal regiments. After dinner.
speeches and toasts being in order.
one of the British officers. having i'm
bibed too generously Of the champagne.
gave as toast. "The President Of the
United States. Dead or Alivew The
toast was accepted with laughter.
Major Lomax rose to respond, say
ing, Permit me to give as my toast.
The Prince Regent, Drunk or Sober! +"
The British officer sprang instantly
to his feet and in angry tones de-
manded. "Sir. do you intend that re-
mark as an insult?'
To which Major Lomax calmly an
swered, "No. sir; as the reply to one. /"
The pioneer express., 1912-11-15
An Awed Gunner.

A Maine hunter who is crack shot
tells curious story about himself.
While hunting one day he came upon a
fine large deer not more than two rods
away. He attempted to raise his rifle
to his shoulder, but his arm became
suddenly paralyzed. All he could do
was to stand there and watch the deer
disappear in the distance. Then his
arm resumed its normal condition.
and he started on the trail once more.
After awhile he came upon the deer
second time. and again the hunter
tried to raise his rifle. a1d again his
arm refused to serve him. Then he
gave it up and went home. impressed
with a sense Of awe and conviction
that he had better leave that particular
deer alone.
The pioneer express., 1912-11-15
Pronunciation.

Here is curious couplet which Illus
trates in one sentence the various val
ues of the combination cough" and
shows how strikingly inconsistent are
the spelling and pronunciation Of some
English words. The lines may be sup
posed to be the words of an Invalid
who had strong will and was deter
mined to live in spite of his ailment:
Though the tough cough and hiccough
ploughed me through.
Yet DER life's Tough my course will
pursue.
The pioneer express., 1912-11-15
Avoidina the Doctor.

DR.. Sanderson. an old Scotch physi-
clan, was a queer character. but a clev-
er doctor.
So roughly did he handle his patients
that the ignorant We're chiefly anxious
to escape him. The story goes that as
he was passing along the street one
day sweep rolled from the top to the
bottom Of staircase outside one of
the houses.
Are you hurt?'' called the doctor.
running forward.
"Not bit. doctor-not bit," replied
the man in haste Indeed, I feel q.
the better"
The pioneer express., 1912-11-15
Don't Got Up In a Hurry.

Don't jump up the first thing your
eyes are open. Remember that while
you sleep the vital organs are at rest
The vitality is lowered and the circu
lation not so strong.
A sudden spring out Of bed is a shock
to these organs. especially to the heart.
as it starts pumping the blood sudden
ly. Don't be in such hurry. Stretch
and yawn and yawn and stretch
Stretch the arms and legs. stretch the
whole body. A good yawn and stretch
are better even than a cold bath. Take
time. 1t will keep you young and add
years to your life.-Family Doctor.
The pioneer express., 1912-11-15
RoyaIty,s Game.

Cards have always been royal
game. Queen Elizabeth played cards
and lost her temper over them fire.
quently. She was no Anne of Austria.
to play like queen. without passion
of greed or gain" In her reign was
commanded to be played lat Wynd-
sore Comedie or Moral devised on
the game of cardes." which resulted
in the performance by the children of
her majesty's chapel Of Alexander and
Campaspe." In which the pretty lines
occur:
Cupid and my Campaspe played
At cards for kisses. Cupid paid.
London Chronicle.
The pioneer express., 1912-11-15
Tho Rearet Of His Life.

Sir William Grove. the eminent SCI
enlist and jurist, never forgave him
self for not discovering the spectre
scope. II had often observed" he
said, that there were different lines
exhibited in the spectra Of different
metals ignited in the voltaic arc, and
IL had had any reasonable amount Of
wit I ought to have seen the converse
viz, that by ignition different bodies
show in their spectral lines the materi
ais Of which they are composed"
The pioneer express., 1912-11-15

Overheard In the Art Gallery.
They were making the usual round
Of exhibitions. "@
''Oh." he exclaimed. do look at that
beautiful Apollo Belvedere!'
"Shw she returned. Don't say dear
20 loud. Everybody'll know we're just
married."-Judge.
The pioneer express., 1912-11-15
Golf.

A writer in an English paper has
this to say regarding the game of golf:
''Golf is great game. but shiver me
niblicks If think it comes up to It'd
dledywinks. 1t is played with q cou-
pie Of farms, river or so. two or
three sand Mills. number of imple-
ments resembling dentists tools, a
strange language much like Hindu
stani, any old clothes and a large as
s0rtment of oaths"
The pioneer express., 1912-11-15

His Income.
First Wife-What is your husbands
average income. Mrs. Smith? Second
Wife-Oh. about midnight.-Judge.
Her Sad Fate.
Gerald-You are the only girl I have
ever loved. Geraldine-Must suffer
alone?-Exchange.
Broken English.
Teacher-What are the parts Of
speech? Tommy Tucker-It's-it'sw when
I man stutters.-Chicago Tribune.
A Restorative.
Supplicant-Im faint from lack of
food. Rich Lady (generously)-How
dreadful. Here, smell my vinaigrette.
So It Seems.
"Speaking of amateur singers
Every little music roll has crime
that's all his own."-New York Press.
Invisible Flowers.
All plants are provided with flowers,
though sometimes these are SO small
and so hidden as to escape notice.
Contrary Qualifications.
"Young Smith is coming man"
Eyes. I notice he is going some"-
Baltimore American.
Life Sentence.
"Poverty's no crime"
1T amt? Then why is it punishable
by hard labor Cleveland Leader.
No Danger.
Stella-Does she complain Of being
misunderstood? Bella-No; her money
talks.-Exchange.
Learning by Experience.
Nellie always said that no two
people on earth think alike. Lill-Well7
Nellie has changed his mind since
looking over the presents his wedding
called forth. Woman's Home Compan-
ION.
The pioneer express., 1912-11-15
The Great Difficulty.

The Great Oihculty.
"One half the worlds happiness ia
solved when person learns to mind
his own business
Eyes, but it's the other haf that
causes the most trouble"
"What's thatY' !
Getting other people to mind theirs. y
Home Notes. !.