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PEsTiFERoUs WASHERS AND
THEIR TRICKS.

For the benefit OF the numerous men
who entertain the theory that 'he
masher seeks only the promising race
I am going to describe some OF the
Washers OF the city and Indicate 'e"
of their unpleasant tricks.
There In an erroneous impression that
the masher Is largely local to Flftn
avenue and upper Broadway. and that
he Is restricted to the more prosperous
class of men. Yet there are actuaiiy
more Washers on lower Broadway IN
the wholesale manufacturing district
than I'm the frequently maligned the-
atrlcal quarter. Wall street, OF course
furnishes a goodly quota of adventurous
spirits, willing to bestow wink or
leer on any or every young woman
within the fve-mile limit.
hut the mashsr II everywhere.
He 10 as impossible to ssgregats In
New York - the woman Of evil re-
puts. He 10 In oil classes. He sits
outside Of nrs houses and car barns
a. well a. In the windows OF Firth
avenue clubs.
There are few women In New York
who will not go several blocks out OF
their way rather than pass car barn
OF any OF the street railway companies
Why? Because OF the gantlet OF insult
| to which otherwise she must submit
from the uniformed loungers in front
For II she Is young and simply dressed
some loafer Is sure to exclaim, "Oh
mamma" ~ she passes BY. II she hap
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pens to carry or wear a flower she Ia
greeted by tho ttme-worn witttcism,
On. mother. mother. pin Q rose on
me-"
IL she is minus any popularity OF
uress or face or walk. she Is stu likely
to be favored with Hello, KID Just on
general principles. The men on the
street railways are doubtless In large
majority decent fathers and husbands.
Nevertheless. few women can pass car
barn In New York without being made
the butt Of some obnoxious pleasantly
from man in uniform.
The "masher" ON the slsvstsd
ana subway service 10 Of another
ana more disgusting sort. He 10
generally in the ticket booth, and
instead OF pushing the ticket ana
change Of young woman patron
out Of the window he ooyly hangs
on to IL and seeks to drop Il into
her palm. II becoming aware OF
the impsrtinencs she says to the
mashsr, put that change down."
he deposits 1t sulkily inside the
window ana she gets her money -
best she can, while a line OF imps-
ttsnt men and women wait behind
! her.
Walking from any downtown ferry
through the neighborhood of the whole
sale markets. the most respectable and
! circumspect young woman Is by no
means certain to escape jeer or insult.
Another type OF masher, though, be
1t said for the honor OF the force, a
scarce one, Is the ever enterprising po-
hceman who takes advantage OF a
woman's inquiry about street or an
address TO become familiar. The In
sutution OF the traffic squad did much
to abolish the police masher. Before
the installation of these efficient and
impersonal guardians OF the pedestrian
policeman seemed to regard taking
young woman across the street as
the beginning OF an affair of gallantry
and II she resented hts air of special
and personal protectiveness he ooult
always get even by abandoning her &c
oncoming trucks and street cars.
NOT GENERALLY SUSPECTED or
MASKING.
I have mentioned certain types Of
masher which ell women In New Yori
will recognize because they exist amonl
classes OF men not generally suspects
of MASKING tendencies. The clubmaI
and the actor and the broker have NJ
monopoly OF the despicable business o
MASKING. Wherever dozen men O
, any class in New York are gathere,
together. there you will find the mashs
and his shiny trail.
! OF course after this will have t,
/ give men a chance to answer back
Meantime let's look over a few Of thei
letters about women.
. Dear Madam-Let a woman dress
In any fashion (no mater how ride
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rs TO THE RETORT "YOU
ARE ANOTHER"

Dear Madam: Letters about freak
ish men are in my opinion no defense
OF underdrsssed. overpainted and kali
somined girls and women The retort
You are another" Is out OF place.
As to flirting. let me say that no
gentlemen viii hirt with girl Or
woman who does not invite the same.
To attack men for being stout Is tho
most nonsensical thing. Is 1t not
known fact that at forty most women
are fat? The only difference Is that
fat ladies, through eorsets, squeeze
part Of their anatomy above the
waist line, appearing through this
armor less fat.
The beaches show You different
. picture, although even there you see
the corsets used to go In bathing.
The ladies' are getting away from
the issue-the underdressed, over
painted and overkalsominsd Girls and
women. especially the girls OF tender
wears. GEORGE L.
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in Just likely country
school n q mus a
to he
he annoying is inexperienced of him.
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uious that fashion may be). and.
Pity her for being such . slave. they
will. at least. not insult her. Stop
blaming men for your faults and
look near home. Mothers are to
blame for not teaching their daugh-
tiers the Injurious effects OF paint.
not alone on their faces. but on their
characters and regulations also.
behind as we'll as before the scenes
many years and who mates to see
pretty figures and pretty faces hid
den behind paint, powder. puffs and
pads. A MAN OF THE WORLD.
?. n. N. SENDS HIS coMPLI
MENTs TO PAPA.
Dear MADAM: Can you eradicate
from the ordinary. present-day
woman the savage propenslties still
inherent in her? l fear not. It's
loves labor lost. She Is just
woman and so born. with a bizarre
eye that cannot be cultivated for
things beautiful; she cannot sec
HoiscIl as OtHetb WIN toiAeu tustoS
see her. hence her style OF dress.
the freak hats. with long, projecting
pin points In every direction; hence
her general makeup" SO offensive.
and n verltable insult to good taste
and manners. A beautiful woman Is
natures best work. but We seldom
SEQ those most beautiful curves"
one OF your correspondents has dis
J covered.
The tendency In woman's form to-
day is the running OF fat mostly In
a single direction. Just the women
with such forms display them most.
Yet, let US be unselfsh; she amuses
others. My compliments to the papas
OF these dears. +. H. NJ.
OBJECTS TO THE RETORT "YOl
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Almost any young woman at WORK
downtown will recall that she was more
annoyed by Washers IN the first OF her
experience as a wage Garner than at
any subsequent period. And the OK
PLANTATION II very simple.
The hrst time a well-dressed stranger
walks up to the novice in the ways OF
men and extends q cordial hand. say
Ing. why. how DO you do; It's such
pleasure to see you again. 1t seems
an age since we met" It never occurs
to the victim that she hasn't met the
creature somewhere. and she may 40
tually have shaken hands with him be-
fore she realizes that she Is having her
nrst encounter with the bunco-masher.
Later. whom she has analysed
the nashsr problem, she says to
herself that she has NO excuse for
being frightened ana distressed
when socostsd by . strange man;
that IL 10 he, not she, who 10 In
peril, ana she learns to say coolly
IN response to the tentative MAY
walk with your" "why. yes, GER
tainly-to the nearest policeman"
But when she has reached this STATE
of self-reliance and resourcefulness tn'
astuts masher is able to read tho siSn'
In her face, and turns his Attention u
a younger or less experienced girl. wh'
Is afraid Of him.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1912-08-23
YELLOWSTONE PARK EXCURSION

The Oregon Short Line Company
Will operate special low fare ex-
cursion to Yellowstone Park, effect
i've with Yellowstone Special" train
leaving Salt Lake City the evening
OF August 31st. The following
round trip rates will apply from
principal headline points to and
through the Park, covering all rail,
stage and hotel expenses for the
complete five day tour, including Old
Faithful, Lake, Grand Canyon and
Mammoth. Idaho Falls $685.; Po-
cate]lo $685.; Ogden 1915: Salt
Lake $45.25. Rates from other
points not quoted, two cents per
mile in each direction, to nearest
headline point quoted. See agents for
further details, including copy Itin-
erary of the trip, or write, D. E.
Burley, General Passenger Agent
Salt Lake City, Utah. 1912
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1912-08-23
MEMORY MACHINE THAT STAYS
ON THE JOB

The first mechanical apparatus in
tended to prevent the busy man from
forgetting any of his engagements
has just been devised by New
York inventor and is described, with
Illustration in the September Pop
ular Mechanics Magazine. The
new memory device is op-
Grated by large spring, released at
predetermined intervals by an ordin-
airy clock. 1t is desk fixture which
keeps acurate time and occupies a
desk space only in. in height and
Sin, long. 1t has the appearance of
a desk clock with three sets of pig
con holes, one series for the months
OF the year. another for the days of
the month, and the third for each
quarter of an hour of the day.
A busy professional or business
man wishing to be reminded of some
thing he is to do in the future, makes
memorandum of it on a card and
drops it into the case in the pigeon
hole set aside for that purpose No
matter whether the engagement is
for a year ahead, or for the next Is
a bell rings when that parti-
cular time comes and a card auto
matically drops before him.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1912-08-23
HE1NESH ENJOYS TRIP ABROAD

Leo Henesh and wife who recent
ly arrived home from trip to Wen
ma and other places in Europe, report
having the most delightful trip
throughout.
They We're gone just two months,
had pleasant weather both ways on
the Atlantic, saw the old country at
time when the crops looked the
best, and met with pleasant things
wherever they went. Mr.. Henesh
says the fine crops are a subject Of
remark both here and abroad, it
being generally conceded that better
yield had never been known.
They sailed from New York to Rot
terdam, Holland, in ten days, and re-
turning went from Bremen, Germany
to New York in eleven dave.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1912-08-23
LADY AT WEDDING

Miss Blossom Payer went to Poca-
tello Monday night to be bridesmaid
at the wedding of her cousin, Miss
Maude Cummings to Mr.. Clinton Os-
tranger. The ceremony was perform
ed at the Episcopal Church, after
which supper was served at the home
of the brides parents on North Main
street.
We are not acquainted withe con-
tracing parties, but Blackfoot peo-
pie know that the bride had a pretty
and accomplished maid. Miss PAYER
is one OF the best operators in the
Blackfoot exchange.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1912-08-23
STATE LAND SALE

About forty people attended the
state land sale held at the Court
Hous" 'iday morning, and nearly
all OF 80 tracts were sold. The
state 1s represented by Land Com
missioner Geo. A. Day, and w. H.
Kestner of Blackfoot acted as clerk.
The bidding was lively at times
and tEs prices ran up much higher
than the appraised value given by
the state land examiner.
One strip of state land lying along
the railway was bid in by the county
at cost, and will be used as road
When bidding was lively on lots
in the Asylum tract, and Commiss-
Toner Day was about to offer lots 1
and 2 in block 16, P. G. Johnston
stated that he desired to buy the
block for children's playground,
and wished to buy it at the apprais-
ed price if the gentlemen present
would refrain from bidding against
him. That he would agree to have
the land used for that purpose or in
the event of any failure of the plans,
he would deed it back to the state,
and forestall the reaplng of profits
by an individual.
This was readily assented to, and
block 16 was bid in at $4O9.5O. It
is understood that the purchase price
was furnished by the Mormon church
and the playground is to be for the
use of all children irrespective of de-
nominational lines.
The appraised values of the lands
in the county ranged from $12 to
$22.50, and was sold as high as $40
per acre, there being no water right
included in the sale The following
named persons made purchases:
c. ]. Bergstrom, American Falls,
three tracts at $12.
IL. w. DaVlS, American Falls one
tract at SIS.
G. F. Modem, Blackfoot, two tracts
$27 and $2S.
Chase Rich, Blackfoot, five tracts
at $12.
V. R. Robinson, Blackfoot, one
tract at $50.
]. H. Mcdonald, Blackfoot. one
tract at $23.
P. G. Johnston, Blackfoot, two
:racts, S31 and $40
Geo. Gagon, Blackfoot, one tract
$50.
E. C. Conklin, Blackfoot, Route
me tract, $3S.
Adam Yancey Groveland, one
ract, $40. i
P. G. Johnston, Blackfoot, one
ract at $25.
John F. Shelley, two lots at Shell
ey at $12.
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Asylum Tract.

This tract consists of five Who'll,
blocks and twelve fractional blocks
three of which are practically full
put with slight cuts taken off of 6
corner. They are laid out parable
to the railroad, abutting on east Main
street for distance of about two
blocks. The streets are named. be.
ginning at the south, Jefferson, Haw.
ley, McDougal, Clifford, Poole.
Beginning at Main and going east
ward the names are Shilling. Uni
versity, and Stout.
The blocks are numbered from
west to east, beginning at the upper
or northwest corner above Poole
street. The amounts of land in the
lots ranged from 2-10 of an acre to
s6-lOO, and sold at prices ranging
from $40 to $4S7. The smallest
was made by F. c. Parkinson. a
little corner of 2-1O of an acre for
ten dollars, or $50 per acre. The
highest price was paid by E. w.
weaver, one of the clerks in the U.
S. Land office, who paid $4S7 for So
100 of an acre, or the rate of $3.50
an acre for one lot, and $410 for
another of the same size next to It.
making 1897 for 1.72 acres.
The purchasers of lots list as fol-
lows:
L. M. Caps, Blackfoot, 3 lots.
w. L. Young, Blackfoot, 2 lots.
Frank Heese, Blackoot, 4 lots.
E. W. Rowles, Blackfoot, 6 lots.
F. c. Parkinson, Blackfoot, 6 lots.
May Gertsch, Blackfoot, 1 lot.
e. H. Weaver, Blackfoot, 2 lots.
P. G. Johnston, for children's play
ground 2 lots.
Henry vanderwood, Blackfoot. 1
lot.
John Brown, Blackfoot, 2 lots.
The lots in this tract are accom-
panied by water right, and were
sold on the installment plan, cover
ing four years. The lands in the
country were sold on the sixteen
year installment plan.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1912-08-23
OLD FRIENDS RETURN

Mr.. and Mrs. P. A. Steers left
Tuesday morning for their home in
ogden, They had visited friends at
Blackfoot and spent a few days fish
ing on Lost River, and returned feel
ing that the time had been very hap
PLY spent.
Mr.. Steers is assistant foreman of
the bridge and building department
or the Short line, with headquarters
at Ogden, their home being at num-
Der 1853 22nd street.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1912-08-23
KALAMA WILL PAVE
Bitulithic Pavement on the Business
Streets
Work will be Commenced Immediate
~ and Job will be completed within
Ninty Days.

A new era is opening in Kalama,
an era of substantial growth and i'm
provements.
The town council has let con-
tract to pave the business streets of
Kalama with bitulithic pavement.
Fir street will be paved from the
railroad tracks to the east side of
First street, and First street from
the plank street to the south side of
Elm street. The bitulithic pave
ment is to have a two-inch top sur
face. Much street improvement is
contemplated.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1912-08-23
CREATING A CAPITAL CITY FOR
AUSTRALIA.

In a picturesque mountain valley
1000 IT, above the sea level and now
practically wilderness, a new cap
ital city for the Commonwealth of
Australia is to be created. AS the
result of a competition in which more
than hundred of the leading archit-
ects and landscape gardeners of the
world competed. this city is to be
built in accordance with the plans of
an American architect, Walter Bur-
ley Griffin of Chicago, who was a.
warded prize of $500. The site
OF the new city is midway between
Melbourne and Sydney and rs miles
from the sea coast, and work is to be-
gin Immediately.
The plan, which is described in
detail in the September Popular
Mechanics Magazine, embodies the
most advanced theories in city plan
ming. The different functions of the
city are grouIad at specific centers,
Zach arranged :'oughly in the form of
II actagon, vita main avenues radi-
ating in all al. ections. Such a the
DRY has E@tar oefore been worked
out in complete form, although Haus-
smann applied it in a limited way
in the rebuilding of Paris, and LEN
FAINT, in his plan of Washington, pro-
vlded diagonal avenues intersecting
a checker board system of streets.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1912-08-23
NOTICE FOR BIDS


Notice is hereby given that sealed
bids for the construction of a school
house to be built at Pingree, Idaho,
in school district No. 40, will be re-
ceived by the clerk of the school
board addressed at Pingree, Idaho
Plans and specifications for said
building may be seen at the office Of
the county superintendent Of schools.
Bids will be opened on Saturday the
31st day Of August 1912. The board
reserves the right to reject any and
all bids.
R. P. Pope, Chairman,
10 2 H. c. G. Rich, Clerk.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1912-08-23
CLOSE OF PIANO CONTEST

S. R. Morden, manager Of the Nor
den Piano Companq of Idaho Falls
was in town Monday morning on his
way homo from Pocatello. He came
up over the High Line road and
found it in fine condition, so that
autoing was pleasure. When he ar
rived at the macadam road across
the sand he scooted the six miles in
little over seven minutes.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1912-08-23
MORE SCHOOL WAGONS

The school board of Blackfoot has
decided to use three wagons this year
for the children, wagon number one
to take the Wapello route as here
tofore, number two to cover the coun-
try in the vicinity of the Sugar Fac
tory and the Porterville Bridge and
number three to go east on what is
known as the Rich lane.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1912-08-23
ASTOR BABY, A BOY, NAMED FOR
HIS FATHER

NEW YORK, August IA son
was born to Mrs. Madeline Force As
tor at 8:15 O'Clock this morning in
the big gray stone mansion of the AS
tors at $40 Fifth avenue.
The posthumous son of John Jac-
oh Astor, who went down with the
Titanic four months ago to-day, was
slso named John Jacob. He is the
sixth of that name in the family. The
fifth, son of William Waldorf AS
tor, is subject of England's king.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1912-08-23

Because you can see well in the
distance is no proof of good eyes.
Far sighted eyes are the ones with
muscle defects that cause most head
aches, dizziness and sleeplessness.
No matter how well you see If you
suffer any Of the above symptoms
and would like relief consult DIR.
Scarborough, the eye-sight specialist.
at the Cottage Hotel, Blackfoot, Mon
day, September 2. 1912
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1912-08-23

New Eye Specialist coming, owing
to the increasing business of the
Hawk Eye Optical Co. DR.. Drake
has secured the services of DR.. A. B.
Richards late of st. Paul. Mimi, an
experienced Refractionist and Lens
grinder, he has had - years expert
ence on all kinds of difficult work
and will no doubt be appreciated
here.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1912-08-23
TRANS-MISSISSIPPI COMMERCIAL
CONGRESS

Salt Lake City, August 9th, so.
1912. Excursions via Oregon Short
Line. Ogden and stations south will
sell tickets August 27tl to 30th
inclusive to Septemo Der list. Sta
lions north of Ogden will sell tic
kets August 26th., to 28th., inclusive
limited to September 5th. See agents
for rates and further particulars. 10 l
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1912-08-23
CLARENCE BARROW ACQUITTED

Clarence Darrow who has been on
trial for several weeks at Los An
geles charged with bribing jurors in
the Mcnamara case, was acquitted by
the jury last Saturday.
The, jury was out only "a minutes.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1912-08-23
ACQUIRE KNOWLEDGE

Apply it diligently in the daily
situations of your life. The world is
moving on 1t wont stop for you. If
you are left behind in the race of
life, you will have only yourself to
thank for it. If you want to remain
in the old ruts of superstition and
prejudice, If you would grovel in the
twilight of half truths, then by all
means do so.
Five years ago when I came here
wrote how the eyes caused nervous
arrangement of extreme character,
also headache and stomach trouble,
and could be permanently relieved BY
perfect fitting glasses. People laugh
ed; some sneered; a few we're will
ing to try it. Since then I have re-
lieved hundreds of old standing head
aches, sleeplessness, dizziness and
other troubles-simply by knowing
and not guessing what the cause was.
Now these facts, then new to most
people, are being published broad
cast in the big magazines and news
papers and becoming common know
ledge, yet thousands are continually
being bothered by head and nerve
trouble because of their eyes not
being properly relieved Of defects.
Awake to the new order of things,
do little thinking for yourself. If
you are bothered with eyeache, head
ache, dizziness, sleeplessness or are
made sick by reading or sewing have
your eyes examined by a reliable spe-
DIR. SCARBOROUGH
The Eye Sight Specialist
at the Cottate Hotel, Blackfoot, Mon
day, septemter 2.
No charge Will be made for examin
alton. 10 2.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1912-08-23
WILL SELL THE GYMNASIUM

In old gymnasium situated at the
Central School is to be sold at auc-
ton on September 9th, and there will
be chance for some of the county
schools to get blackboa-ds and other
things. 1t contains furnace that
can be moved to some other building.
See notice of sale, page 7.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1912-08-23

Mrs. Eva B. Smith and son Dows
returned the first of the week from
Ioveland, Colorado, where they went
on account of the illness Of Mrs.
Smiths father. Marguerite Smith and
Miss Alice Beach remained at Love-
land.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1912-08-23
NEW BUILDING ON NORTH MAIN

The new Carson lodging house on
North main street is to be built right
away, and the work of excavating is
already done. The contract for the
building has been let to I. E. Taylor
and Harry Brose who will push the
work as rapidly as possible.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1912-08-23

Clarence Merrill who has been
away from kBlackfoot for the past
eight years, fwas in town the last of
the week OIL his way to McCammon.
Mr.. Merrill married a Dillon lady
a year ago IN May, and their home is
at Dillon.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1912-08-23

DR.. Merrill and wife from SPRING
field, Utah, were here the last of the
week in their car, and their daughter
who had been visiting friends here,
returned with them.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1912-08-23
ADVERTISED LETTERS

All of the above letters remaining
uncalled for two weeks from date
of this list, will be sent to the Dead
Letter office. Parties calling for the
above letters will please say. "Ad.
vertised." giving date of this list.
August 20, 1912.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1912-08-23

Adams, John.
Beuhler, Mr.. George,
Campbell, Mrs. H. L.
Crouch, w. A.
Chat, Mrs. Mable,
Canady, Mr.. D. NJ.
Demmon, Richard
johnson, James H.
Jensen, Ivan,
Keegan, Miss Kate,
Lydum, Mrs. w. F.
Nelson, Nels,
Olinger, Mr.. and Mrs. J. T.,
Smith, Mr.. Frank,
Warner, John. w. (2)
H. B. CURTIS,
Postmaster.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1912-08-23

FOR SALE-My 320-acre farm "
miles east of Blackfoot. Will sell
in 40-acre tracts if desired. One
half cash. Purchasers own time on
balance. w. c. Sollenberger, Black
foot, Route Three. 51-tf
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1912-08-23

Mrs. Elizabeth Palmer Of Salt
Lake has been visiting her sons Roy
and Jack. at Groveland, and left for
home Monday. or