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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1913-12-12
BRADY CAUSES INDICTMENT
OF EASTERN SEED FIRM

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. The
indictment last week Of one of the
largest seed firms in the country for
misusing the mails several months
ago by sending literature broadcast
over the. country branding Idaho. al
falafa seed as infected with weevil
and at the same time disposing of
the same seed under Montana brand
has caused quite a sensation, and
demonstrates the fact that the time
has passed when corporations can
mako false and malicious statements
detrimental to the citizens of a state
to advance their own purposes.
The indictment of this firm, Rosen-
berg & Liberman, Of Madison, Wis,
is a result of the untiring efforts of
Senator James H. Brady. who has
been constantly in touch with the
federal officers with a determination
to bring to justice these people who
SO viciously misrepresented this Ida
no product, causing considerable loss
to the farmers and seed dealers of his
state.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1913-12-12
THE WISE CHRISTMAS BUYER.
Keeps List From Year to Year and
Makes Notes at All Times.

Makes Notes at All Times.
The buyer who really puts some al
truism into her Christmas shopping
makes out her list several weeks in
advance. In fact, some keep their list
from the year before so that they will
not give the same person the same
thing. Others make mental or writ
ten notes throughout the year of va
rious articles for which they have
heard friends express a desire. Such
note taking will greatly lessen their
labors.
1t is no light thing to choose Christ
mas gifts judiciously. The whole Sc
cret Of their acceptability lies in their
appropriateness. Not only must they
be appropriate to the person from
whom they come and to whom they
60, but to the circumstances in which
the receiver is placed.
For instance, there are few house
keepers who do not welcome the addi-
ton of fine table linen to their store.
But if to a housekeeper who lives
plainly in simple surroundings SUI
perb lace teacloth or doilies that throw
her other possessions into the shade
are given there Is an unsuitability
about the gift that robs it of much of
its charm.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1913-12-12
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SEAL ON. EACH SOLE.

"Am i using Red Cross Christmas
sealsY' reiterated good natured old
cobbler as he looked up from the old
shoe he was repairing to the person
who stood blocking the doorway Of the
little shop and who had asked the ques-
ton originally. II don't know of them,
What are they for?" he asked.
When told that the little stickers
were being sold all over the United
States to raise money to prevent tu-
berculosis the cobbler became very
much interested.
Now, call that good cause" he
drawled. 81 don't write any letters, and
l don't send any Christmas packages.
l can't use my seals that way, but
i will stick a seal on the sole of ev-
cry shoe tap"
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1913-12-12

now that you see things mentally. You
just imagined that Santa and his rein
deer were over the church. Why, it
wants a whole week before Christ
mas, sonny, and Santa never comes
till Christmas eve. Come along and
don't imagine things like that any
more" And the aged bell ringer
swung his lantern and led the way
along the. snow covered path to his
home, his little grandson, Sammy, fol-
lowing But in Sammy's heart was
feeling that he had not imagined see
ing Santa. He felt the thing had been
real. "He was just peeping round to
see where the good children live and
getting acquainted with the chimneys,"
said Sammy to himself But grandpa
is too old to understand. He hasn't
cared about Santa for many, many
years. But do, oh, l do! And how
I should love to slip away up into the
church tonight and visit Santa's realm!
But that would be impossible 1t is
not intended for boys to get off the
Just then Sammy's grandmother
opened the kitchen door for them. and
as Sammy entered the good old lady
stopped and kissed him, saying;
II just had a letter from your cous.
ms, Mabel and Ted saying they were
coming to spend Christmas with us
and that they had written Santa Claus
Of the change Of their address so that
he could fetch their gifts here--along
with yours Bless the dears!"
And Sammy knew that Santa would
do as his cousins asked him to, al
though grandpa laughed at the idea
and said: "That is nonsense, good wife.
Children should not believe such silly
things" But Sammy knew a thing or
two that grandpa did not know.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1913-12-12
CHRISTMAS HERE IN 1892.
First White Man on This Hemisphere
Tried to Save a Ship.

Tried to Save a Ship.
The first Christmas ever spent by
white men on this hemisphere was de-
voted to saving what could be preserv-
ed Of shipwreck. On Christmas eve,
1902, the caravel Santa Maria with her
consort, the Nina, was coasting down
the shore off the island which the
admiral christened Hispaniola, now
known as Haiti.
At II o'clock on Christmas eve Co
lumbus, feeling that the ships were
safe in the calm, left the deck and
went to sleep. A steersman at the
helm violated orders and left boy in
charge.
The boy at the helm did not hear the
breakers as the current sucked the ship
inshore and was not alarmed until the
vessel struck Columbus answered his
cry for help, but the ship could not be
saved, and all ON board were safely
transferred to the Nina. Christmas was.
spent trying to save the Santa Maria.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1913-12-12
Give Him a Walking Stick.

A walking stick is always accepta-
BILE for man whether he is young or
elderly. He likes collection. so that
he may have different kinds for various
occasions. Quite the newest and most
unique styles have cigar lighters or
tiny electric bulbs concealed in their
handles. Such small lights often illu-
inmate the vicinity of the keyhole on a
dark night.
If he rides crop will delight him,
for the horseman enjoys the posses
sion of variety.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1913-12-12
UNDER THE MlsTLEToE.

) How many who kiss under the
mistletoe know the legend? Bal
: der, the Apollo of Scandinavian
mythology, was killed by a mis-
. tletoe arrow given to the blind
Holder by Loki, the god of mis-
) chief and potentate Of our earth.
Balder was restored to life, but
) the mistletoe was placed in fu-
ture under the care Of Friga
) and was never again to be an
instrument of evil until it touch
ed the earth, the empire of Loki.
1t is always suspended from
ceilings, and persons meeting un-
der it give each other the kiss Of
peace and love in the full as
surance that the pretty vine is
no longer an instrument Of mis-
chief.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1913-12-12
Bio Demand For New Coins.

Great demands are always made on
Uncle Sam for new coins at the Christ
mas season. Last year $4,000 in
halves. quarters and dimes was wash
ed and frightened by the treasury de-
partment and this year the demands
have been even greater. The banks
throughout the country call on the
treasury department for bright and
shining coins in order to satisfy their
customers.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1913-12-12
DEATH OF J. M. HERMAN.

j. M. Herman departed this life at
Moscow, Idaho, on Friday, November
28th, 1913, and was buried at that
city on Tuesday, December End. He
leaves wife, two daughters and four
sons, all but the Oldest son being
present at the funeral.
Mr.. Herman came to Idaho from
Kansas about the year 1880 and went
into business at HALEY. About the
year 1884 he came to this county
and with his brothers, Robert and
Charlie and his brother-in-law Charlie
Way took up large tract of land on
the bottoms east of the present town
of Sterling and south of Springfield.
They undertook to raise hay for ship
ment to the rich mines of the Wood
river country, but the decline of the
richest mines at Bellevue and Haley
defeated their purpose. They turn
ed their attention to stockraising
and the changing conditions made
that a failure, for the natural mea-
dows died out under the increased
appropriation for use in the canals,
the range was being taken up for
farming and Hcrmans and many 9TH
ers who relied upon the natural mea-
dow5, failed.
Mr.. Herman next turned his atten-
ion to mining in North Idaho and in
British Columbia and in the course
OF ten years rebuilt his fortunes and
made his home in Moscow. The fam
lily were well known in Blackfoot.
and have been gone from here since
1897.
The Oldest son, Morris, engaged in
Newspaper work in Moscow where
he published a paper of his own for
a few years and later took up special
work. He is now in Palestine SER
wing as a special correspondent for
some American publishers.
The Oldest daughter, Mrs, Jenkins
with her husband and family, lives
at some place near Reno, Nevada
Mr.. jenkins was cashier of the Bunt-
ing bank at Bl2kcfoot, went from
here to Rossland, B. c., became iden-
titled with the Gugenheims and work.
ed up to good position, and we
think is still with them.
The younger daughter, Leila mar
ried Mr.. Otis Mays and they live at
Lostin' Oregon, The younger sons,
Edwin, Chester and Henry are grown
up and were at the funeral last week
but we are not advised as to their vo-
cations and their places of residence.
Mr. Herman was man of unusual
business ability, was a great lover of
nome and felt @ deep attachment for
his family. He was quito q student
and was fond of reading aloud. He
was not one of these men who receiv-
ed and perused the newspaper in ST.
lence and then passed it over to 9TH
ers with the remark that there was
nothing in it. There was ALWAYS
something in a newspaper for him
and he was delighted in reading it
aloud and talking it over with those
about him. His great fund of infor-
NATION contributed to almost any
subject he read about, and he would
tell some interesting incidents to con-
meet with what he read, or add some
side lights that Illuminated it all.
The whole family or company would
find themselves being entertained
with his fascinating representation
OF whatever came to hand. "That re-
minds me-" was one of his express
sions, but unlike many others, he did
not go too much into detail in his
stories and told them with such spice
and dispatch that he reached the
point quickly and with good effect.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1913-12-12
Holly Used as Christmas Tree.

In the southern states. holly is used
almost exclusively for Christmas trees.
This tree abounds in the forests, and
frequently boys earn their Christmas
money by cutting and selling them in
the larger towns. Occasionally &C.
dar tree is used at Christmas time.
Mistletoe also is plentiful in the south,
but is difficult to gather. as it usually
grows at the very top of the highest
oak trees Fir trees are seldom found
in the southern states.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1913-12-12
CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY RATES

Via Oregon Short Line. Tickets
on sale between local points Deem
Der 10, 20, 81, %, 20, "a, rs, and 81,
1913 and January 9Th, 1914. See
agents for rates and further particu-
lars. 26-4.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1913-12-12
NOTICE TO APPLE GROWERS

Box liners for sale at the Repub-
lican office. No delay, goods al
ways ready, can be sent by parcels
post, fifty cents per 100 prepaid. If
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1913-12-12

trial run today" said he.
So saying, Santa hurried to his sta
bles. There the reindeer were show
ing their Impotence to be out in the
open, and Santa gave orders to his
stable elves to hitch up the steeds to
the sleigh, as he meant to give the good
animals little exercise.
"They need race now and them"
he said. otherwise they'd get stiff
kneed and would feel clumsy when
trying to gallop over shifting clouds
and ragged treetops and uneven roofs"
After the ride of several hours Santa
cried out to his reindeer:
"Now to earth, my good fellows. And
don't lag. We must be there Just as
the dark is falling over the land. If
we wait till the moon comes out We'll
be seen, and that would never do"
AS the darkness settled over the land
old Santa dropped from a fleecy cloud
to the top of tall church steeple.
There he got out of his sleigh, told his
reindeer not to move from that steeple
and made his descent to the roof of
convenient house. And past the win
dows Of hundreds, of homes he darted,
peeping into them and counting the
new faces he saw for the first time.
"Lots Of new little ones" he said
to himself, smiling. "God bless them
all. Well, they keep me busy through
out the year. And they are increasing
so rapidly that I'll have to take sew
eral hundred assistants next year.
Then Santa returned to the high
church steeple, and as he was getting
into his sleigh the aged bell ringer, ac-
companied by his grandson of ten,
came out of the church with lantern
in his hand. The little grandson look
ed up and cried out to his grandfather:
ooh, lookee, grandpa, there in the
sky! It's Santa Claus and his rein
deer. See them flying! Oh, now they
are gone-clean through that white
cloud over the church. Oh, grandpa,
did you see them?"
"No, my son, and neither did you.
Your mind is so full of Christmas just
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-02-05
STOCKS

Boston-Today' market has beer
one of dulluess ana heavness al
around. especially IN coppers. Esti-
mates of the coming increase in cop
per surplus have been as high as 20
900. 600 pounds ANA the continuance of
the war gives no immediate prospect
of any change. London metal prices
continue To- sag SO that sentiment on
Coppers is at an absurdly low ebb
These things, together with some
forced liquidation in Lake and one or
two other local stocks, gave whole lis.
weak look. The balance of the list
was heavy in sympathy but not really
weak Unless foreign news improves
over night there does MOI seem any
prospect of a change tomorrow /. j.
Surris
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-02-05

on several occasions. INDUCED In per
sonalities and on one occasion charged
Lincoln with attending Il convention
and helping frame IA radic,. set of reso-
! lutions with which ne Iad not the re
hottest connection. When this trick
! was exposed It brought condemnation
! OH Douglas throughout the land. His
personalities also gave offense. On the
whole, the moral effect of victory was
with Lincoln The ability with which
he presented the Republican position
challenged nation wide attention.
The contrast between the two speak
ers was so marked as TO be almost
lndicrous Douglas was as short and
heavy MS Lincoln was tall and lean.
Douglas voice was deep. and his
enunclation slow and somewhat pom.
derous. Lincon's voice was pitched
rather high. but had great carrying
power Douglas sometimes attacked
his audiences. made bitter remarks
about the "Black Republicans" and on
at least one occasion talked about
fighting his opponent. Lincoln WIS al
ways good natured. emnently fair and
personally respectful in his attitude.
Douglas was boisterOusly cheered for
his oratory. yet his hearers could re-
member little that he said. Lincoln
usually won less partisan applause but
his points stuck in the minds of his
audiences for years afterward. He at
tempted no flights of rhetoric, no APP
peals to passion or prejudice. but de-
pended on straight. hard reasoning.
All the meetings were very large
with the exception of those at Jones.
boro and Alton. One of the biggest
was ut Galesburg. where the stand
was erected in front of Knox college.
Here the crowd was with Lincoln At
nearly all OF the debates the farmers
drove In for fifty miles around camp
ing out on the prairie where accommo-
dations could not be founu Reporters
We're present from the big papers, one
or more OF the New York dailes and
nearly all those of Chicago being repre-
sented
The debate that has taken the chief
piuCe III history WIS tudl Ut l. report.
Here Lincoln propounded his famous
second question regarding the right OF
the people of II territory 10 exclude
slavery before the adoption of n consti-
tuition Douglas had asked Lincoln Il
number Of questions at ottawa. and
at Freeport. which was the next meet
ing point. Lincoln said he would reply
TO his opponents interrogations If
Judge Douglas would answer IN equal
number, When asked directly If he
would accept the terms Douglas re-
manned silent. Lincoln then said he
would answer his opponents questions
whether Judge Douglas reciprocated or
not. He thereupon proceeded TO do so.
after which he propoundcd his own
questions TO Dou. as. The second OF
these, it In claimed. lost the senator.
ship to Lincoln, but lost the presidency
70 Douglas.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-02-05
Bad Dollars Reported

In addition 10 counterfeit dimes
which were recently detected by
bankers Of the peninsula, bogus sill
Yer dollars are now reported To he
current. The coin, which bears the
date of 1850. and has the worn appear
ance OF "A coin of that year cores
ponds with the genuine coin in the
minutest detail. except that it is made
IF SOME other material than silver. be-
ing only silver plated and is shy in
weight. That the dies from which it
was east were prepared by an expert
is evidenced by the fact that the most
minute mint marks are tO be seen, i'm
Guiding a small letter M upside
down, at the very bottom of woman's
face, which can scarcely be detected
on the genuine coin without the aid of
a microscope. Each star is i'm its
proper place along the edge of the
COIN and 1t is milled i'm exactly the
same manner as the genuine Its ring
is such that only an expert could tell
The difference.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-02-05
Hotel Man Flimflammed-

y forgery case was brought To light
here this week. when &. II. Sensiha
Of the Iron Inn was notified that "A
check ne had cashed for IA travelling
salesman, amounting to 500, was a
forgery, says the Iron River Reporter.
II appears that on Wednesday. Jan. Is,
"A LIQUOR salesman came i'm on the
TO- 80 passenger train and, going To the
Iron Inn. registered as a. IT, Morgan.
shortly thereafter he appeared i'm the
bar and. engaging Mr.. Sensiba. soon
had him interested i'm the sale ana
price of tire various brands of liquors
he had for sale. Mr.. Morgan was a
smooth talkcr and knew the prices
that Mr.. Sensiba had been paying FOR
his liquors. His prices were invaria =
bly, fifty To- seventy-five cents n case
lower than Mr. Sensiba had usually
paid. The result was that he easily
Of liquors. This. of course, was an
leading up To what was to foii,w lat
or I'm the day. After he had booked
Mr.. Sensiba for a good order Morgan
left him and didn't show mp again UNI
til along in the afternoon, when n,
again appeared i'm the bar and asked
Mr.. Sensiba If he would cash an eX-
pense check for him. MIR Sensiba
readily consented The check was
drawn o. baltimore Md bank and
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-02-05

oitE tudH MY NeilTS nave
" passed since the famous de-
bates occurred between Abra-
ham Lincoln and Stephen A.
Douglas. aud yet they constitute TO this
day the greatest forensic struggle or
the kind In the history OF the nation.
Douglas at the time was United States
senator and was not only the idol OF
his party. but was generally regarded
MS the most brilliant politician aud the
foremost debater in the land. Lincoln
was little known outside of Illinois.
While he had the unanimous support
uf his party IN the state for United
States senator, his friends had misgiv'
ings that he would not be able To meet
the great Douglas. Lincoln himself
brought about the debates. however,
because he wanted 60 reach the Demo
Gratis with his arguments.
There were seven OF the debates. the
first occurring at Ottawa. seventy miles
southwest OF Chicago, on Aug. u; the
second at Freeport. In the extreme
north OF the state six days later; the
third at JonesborO, i'm almost the ex-
IRENE south. on Sept. 10; the fourth AZ
Charleston. in the east central portion
Of the state. three days later; the fifth
at GaleSburg. in the western part or
the state on oct I; the sixth at Quin-
cy. on the banks OF the Mississippi.
Oct. Is. and the last at Alton, short
distance north of St Louis. Oct. 10.
The arrangements were that Senator
Douglas should open with an hour Mr..
Lincoln following with an hour and a
half and Douglas closing with half an
hour on the first day, Lincoln opening
with an hour. Douglas following with
an hour and half and Lincoln closing
with half AN hour on the second day
and thus alternating regularly.
All OF this is now twice told tale.
vet II is one In which the interest Is
perennial Historians are generally
agreed that these debates not only
gave Mr.. Lincoln the Republican nomi-
nation for the presidency. but forced
Douglas into II position where to win
the senatorship he had TO ALLEVIATE
southern support. thus dividing the
Democracy In 1890 aud making Lin
coins election possible.
The debates naturally created ire
mendous excitement. and the crowds
were record breakers for that day.
Douglas began In a jaunty vein, and
Ills references to Lincoln were patron
izing. His opponent responded with
straight and serSus argument. refus-
ing to resort to che wit for which he
was famous. Mr.. Lincoln's chief
weapons We're logic and clarity OF
statement. aud before the struggle was
over he had his antagonist worried.
The Little Giant" lost his temper
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-02-05

was signed bv Thomas q. Carroll d
son Co. by l.. w. Carroll. 1t was
after banking hours, so that it was not
deposited i'm the bank until the follow
ing day. In the course ol time il was
returned To the bank. with the notice
that there were no funds To meet IT,
Mr.. Sensiha at once made "A draft to
Thomas g. Carroll n son Co, but
after several days that also was re-
turned, with AN endorsement stating
that there was no such person as
Thomas G.. Carroll connected with the
firm and that \. T. Morgan was not
in the employ of the said firm. 1t was
Il clever scheme ana had probably
been worked In many other places. as
the fellow is said To- have been operat-
ing i'm Iowa. Wisconsin ana Michigan
for some months,
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-02-05
Alaska Gold.

rs Indicating the reliance that may
h" placed ON the average of a large
number of ASSAYS of low grade gold
ere. it is of interest to note that .wo
independent sets of assays or the same
rs SAM les were made by the Alaska
Trcadwcll Co, one set gave an aver
rye Of $3.50 per ton, the other SO q, a
variation OF but nine cents per ton.
This goes To show that. when scian-
tiically made. the average of large
iumber of low grade gold assays may
De- absolutely relied upon. I'm this rr.
srcct Hayden, Stone & co. say the
records of the assays Of the slopes Il
HE Alaska Gold Mines would soam Ia
indicate a considerably higher value
than was Indicated by the recovcries
made by the old and rather ineTi, lent
aoo-ton mill.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-02-05
UPPER PENINSULA
Ensign Is Permitted to Stay

Ensign is Permitted 10 ONay-
Ensign Anna Swenson of the SAL
walton Army of Menominee ana Mar
inette has received notification from
the head of the scandinavian branch
station at Chicago To the effect that
she will Ice permitted to remain In the
twin cities indefinitely. Ensign Sven
son was notified some time ago that
she would be shifted to an Eastern
province When the news was made
public charity workers of the two
cities busted themselves with circulat-
ing a petition, asking that she he all
lowed To remain to carry on social
welfare work and give service as a
visiting nurse These petitions were
forwarded To headquarters and the de-
cision 10 remove the ensign reconsid
cred, with the foregoing result. The
news has caused happiness 10 the en-
signs wide circle of friends in both |
cities.