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The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1914-12-31
Happy Christmas
For Many

Last Thursday was a typical white
Christmas day, and everyone that we
knew or saw seemed to- have OBJ
served and enjoyed it in one way or
another. Many hcmes were made
happy by brilliantly Illuminated Christ
. mas trees bending with presents and
Neetmeats, that made the little ones
hs cppy for receiving, and the larger
one \ happy for giving. The tree at
the State Mental Asylum prepared by
Dr.. Hyde for the patients is worthy
Of more than passing notice, ard is
an everlasting credit to him and an
almost Unreasonable Joy to the in
mates, who seemed to appreciate the
tree and it's presents with unbounded
childish glee, and it was perhaps the
happiest Christmas night many of
them had ever. known.
The tree at the Methodist church
was another Christmas tree event
that cannot be passed unnoticed, and
was truly emblematic of the truly
Christian character and spirit of it's
popular pastor, the Rev. Barnstable
The attendance was good and the
many little children who rallied
around the beautiful tree were made
glad by tokens from it Of love and
affection.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1914-12-31
A SAD BURIAL

The funeral of Mrs. Arthur Nc.
Tween, which took place from her late
residence on Adams avenue, last Sun
day afternoon, was largely attended,
and the floral offerings were both
profuse and beautiful. The bereaved
husband was grief stricken and had
to be supported by friends during
tho services and burial of his be-
loved wife. The Rev. Barnstable Of
ficiated with a sermon very appropr;.
ate to the occasion.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1914-12-31
LETTERS OF ADMlNlSTRATl

Attorney John Jones has petitioned
the probate court for letters of ad-
ministration in the estate of Ruth
H. Hunt, dec, ased. The hearing has
been set for January II, 1915, be-
fore Judge Doud
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1914-12-31

and all had an enjoyable evening. Miss
Hattie Ramey acted as bridesmaid,
and Dib Farmer as best man. The
marriage ceremony was performed by
Rev. Barnstable.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1914-12-31
TAKEN TO IDAHO FALLS

DR.. Patrie took Miss Mac Nelson
to Idaho Falls last Sunday, where
she was operated upon by Drs. Patrie
and Cline for appendicitis. The pa.
tient is now doing fine.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1914-12-31
CARD OF THANKS

We desire to publically express our
heartfelt thanks to the many kind
friends and relatives who SO gener-
ously and sympathetically assisted us
in our recent bereavement, the loss
OF our daughter, Miss Ruby Hansen.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Vaughn,
Presto, Idaho.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1914-12-31
DAvlS-RAMEY

On Christmas night Orville Davis
and Miss Myrtle Ramey were happily
married at the residence Of L. ].
Porter, the brides stcpfather. About
forty or fifty guests were present
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1914-12-31
CALL FOR BIDS

The beard of directors of the Ida.
no State Insane Asylum will meet
on Monday, January 4, 1915, when all
bids received for the necessary sup.
plies for that institution will be con-
sidered. See call for bids en- page
two of this issue.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-12-26
NEW IN CONFIDENCE GAMES
Min;no Promoter. Working in New
York Is Very Evidently a War
of Ideas.

Edgar Lewis, moving picture dlrec'
tor, told a story to his guests i n a cafe
az 3 confidence nan with new IDEAS
He called the swindler Nat Pierce IN
telling she story. Mr., Lewis said nat
he was sitting near a group OF rlcn
westerners in the Waldorf when he
heard a voice calling NAT PIERCE
please" The westerners became In
terested. One Of them said:
"That is the name OF the clever pro-
moter we met today. Let's see who is
calling on him."
They stopped the page and took the
card. 1t was that of Senator Emu
Root. -,
"Ha, hal" they said, che must be all
right. Here is Senator Roots card.
Soon another page came through
Peacock alley" calling NAT PIERCE
pleased"
The we%sterners stopped him and
looked at the card. 1t was that OF NJ
Jusserand, the French ambassador.
This is enough" they chorused, anc
went out to look for Nat Pierce ano
his glittering opportunity. They founc
him carelessly shutting a collection o.
cards ranging from G~overnor-elec'
Whitman's to that Of President Poin
care of the republic Of France.-NeV
York Sun.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-12-26
Not Quite the Same.

A youth was employed in a business
house a few years ago where the as
sistants had their meals supplied by
their employer, who deducted a GER
tain amount each week from their
wages to defray the cost Of the food.
The assistants were not satisfied with
their meals, and II day the house
keeper, highly incensed at the re-
marks passed by the youth and his
fellow-sufferers concerning the scar
city Of food on the dinner table, re-
| ported the matter to the principal,
| with the result that the young fellow
was invited the next day to a free
lecture by his employer, who began:
81 hear that you n Of those
who complained about what was pro
vided for dinner yesterday"
ooh, no, sir!" came the unexpected
reply. you heard wrongly. What
complained about was what was no
provided"
Lower coast gazette., 1914-12-26
HIS COMING TIME OF EASE
Georgia Farmer Was Looking For
ward to Period When Hard work
Should Be Over.

A lumber buyer vas staying over
night in a little farmhouse in the back
woods of northern Georgia. The men
of the house did nothing but sit by the
fire and chew tobacco. The lumber.
man had told how he had held his job
for seven years.
you got me beat" said the old
cracker. 1--WE only held mine for six
years."
What is your job?" asked the lum
herman.
"Oh, l sit by de fire and watch dat
de kids don't fall in"
What do you do in the summer"
he asked.
81 sit by de we'll and pull de kids out
when dey falls in"
what will you do when the chill
dren grow up and don't need watch
ing?" he asked.
Den, l s'pose Is goner take thing!
easy and retire." he said.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-12-26
Industrious Spiders.

They have very Industrious spiders
down in South America. We think
our spiders here work hard enough,
but down there they are said to work
overtime. Upon one occasion, at
least, they completely disorganized the
telegraph service in part of the Argen-
tine republic by spinning too many
webs across the lines, AS soon as dew
fell or shower of rain came on, each
one of the innumerable microscopic
threads, becoming wet, set in motion
a tiny leakage of electric current.
These millions of leaks practically
stopped the operation of the lines
thus putting the government telegraph
department, especially in Buenos
Aires, to serious inconvenience and
expense.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-12-26
Their Trouble,

A member of the board Of educa-
ton, serving as chairman Of the board
of superintendent, was in need of a
teacher, and he wanted a certain WON
an whom he knew to have passed the
examination satisfactorily, but who for
some reason had not yet been as
signed. In his Indignation he called
up the office of the board and in a
sharp, impatient voice asked:
what is the matter with the
board of superintendent, anyway"
"The trouble with the board of SUI
perintendents," came the slowly
drawled reply, lis that they take them
selves too seriously. They forget that
God made them just for the fun Of it.
New York Evening Post.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-12-26
ALL THEY COULD HOPE FOR
Under the Circumstances Almost End
less Entertainments Should Have
Been in Order.

There is a certain Chicago man OF
a remarkably cheerful and optimistic
turn of mind. His wife, on the other
hand, takes things very seriously, and
has no small difficulty in accommo-
dating herself to the peculiarities or
his friends when, as not infrequentiy
happens, they differ from her own.
Henry" said she to her husband
one evening, when she had returned
home more or less agitated by some
thing. What do you think they say
about Mrs. Eaton, the bakers wife!"
I'm sure l don't know" said the
husband. Nothing serious, l hope"
"They say they a tell when she's
going to have callers by her washing
the children's faces! Now, you're
a pretty sanguine man, Henry, but
what on earth can you hope for .
woman like that?"
well" said Henry, Il suppose all
we can hope for is that she entertains
a good DEAL"
Lower coast gazette., 1914-12-26
Satan's Way.

Mrs. Kilgore was the pretty young
wife of the elderly village pastor.
One day she went into the city with
q friend and, among other things,
bought a new frock. Another frock,
my dear?" said her husband. Did
you need another" eyes," said the
wife, hesitatingly, y do need 1t; and,
besides, it was so pretty that the devil
tempted me-" But you should have
said, Get thee behind me, Satan.
Have you forgotten that?" "Oh, no;
but that was what made the trouble,
hubby, dear. l said, Get thee behind
me, Satan and he did, but he whis'
pered over my shoulder, 1t Just hts
you beautifully in the back!' And
lust had to take it then. '-Harper's
Magazine.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-12-26
Her Collateral.

Excuse me-" said Bridget, putting
her head in at the cashiers window,
"but do Oh undhersthand thot yez lind
money here on character"
"Why-yes," hesitated the cashier.
"Thin Old loike fifty dhollars. sorr,
on moine," said Bridget, producing a
number of greasy references. "They's
/ swim NV thin from me previous i'm
plyers-"
But the cashier had fled. The idea
Of explaining the intricacies of col
lateral to a lady with seven charac'
tiers was too appalling.-Judge.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-12-26
He Knew Two.

Miss PAUL was one Of the teachers
at the mission Sunday school. One
Sunday the subject Of the lesson vas
"The Second Commandment" and Miss
PAUL. began by asking little Adelbert
Dugan the question:
"Now, Adelbert, have we any idols
in this country"
For a moment the. boy hesitated,
and then replied:
Eyes. ma'am.. Me dads idle, and me
uncle, too.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-12-26
Al fhe First Siqns

OF falling hair get Cuticura. 1t
works wonders. Touch spots OF dan
druff and itching with Cuticura ONT
ment, and follow next morning with q
hot shampoo of Cuticura Soap. This
at once arrests falling hair and pro-
notes hair growth. For free sample
each with 32.p. Skin Book, address
post card: Cuticura, Dept. x, Boston
Sold eyerywhere.-Adv.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-12-26
indian Marriage. Recognized.

indian Marriages Recognized.
That q marriage contracted between
members Of an Indian tribe In accord.
ance with the customs Of such tribe.
where the tribal relations and govern
ment existed at the time Of such mar
1iags. and there was no federal statute
rendering the tribal customs invalid,
Will be recognized BY the courts as q
regular andsyalid marriage for all pur,
poses, II held Ii Buck vs.. Branson, "a
Okla B07. And the same effect is alse
aiveni to the dissolution Of marriages
under the customs Of the tribe. as Il
Lower coast gazette., 1914-12-26

mental all events in the far North
is a trifle strong, It cannot be doubt
ed that enmities are ended and friend
ships strengthened in the general re-
ioicings.
So then, every Scot, wherever and
whatever his lst-Scots Wha Haze and
Scots VIVA Hinna-will raise the
glass to the New Year, and his heart
will turn to the Mecca Of his hopes,
the home of his poet and prophet,
Robert Burns.
Writing to an English friend from
Scotland in 1902, Henry Bickersteth
says: On December 81 almost every
body has a party, either to dine or
sup, the company almost entirely con-
sisting of young people. They wait
together till midnight strikes. at
which time every one begins to move,
and they all fall to work-at what!
Why, kissing! Each male is success
sively locked in a pure Platonic en-
brace with each female. This matter
is not at all confined to those. but
wherever man meets woman 1t Is the
privilege Of this hour.
New Years gifts have taken many
different forms. at different periods
from the eggs exchanged by the Per-
slams and the sacred branches of mis-
tletoe of the Druids down to the fat
capon which the tenants in many Eng
lish counties yer expected to pre-
sent to their landlords.
In the sixteenth century, gloves
were often given on New Years day
and there is record Of a certain Mrs
Croaker, in whose favor Sir Thomas
More had decided a case, sending the
chancellor a pair Of gloves with ~
gold angels therein.
Mistress" wrote More, returning
the money. "Since it were against
manners to refuse a New Years gift
I am content to take your gloves. but
as for the lining, I utterly refuse It.
What precisely is "Hogmanay?
Etymologically, it has been derived
from the French "au-gui.menez,'
come on to the mistletoe." The Nor
man French "a-gui-lan-peuf," also al
association Of the New Year and mis-
tletoe, seems likelier.
Can anyone tell Us precisely. VIVA
was the origin of the custom in some
parts of England, Of the going to tn
parents bedroom on New Year,
morning with new snow Ut 1t al D'
had), and the song,
New Years day in the morning
The cocks begin to crow
Open the doors N let me
And I'll give you some New Years snow
Lower coast gazette., 1914-12-26
Wives Have Morey Now.

Soldiers wives find themselves in
many S in receipt Of much more
money than they were when their hus.
bands were at home.
Els a. this money for me-" asked
the wife of a Glasgow soldier when
she received her first weeks allow.
ance.
aye, a. for you," responded the
| genial pay sergeant.
will l haze a. this money every
week."
"Weel, then," said she, Eye can TAX
my guild man an keep him as long as
We like. l never had sac muckle
money before ."-London Chronicle.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-12-26
Fastjdjous Shopping.

A butcher in a mice part" Of town
tells of the curious Whims Of some Of
his well-to-do patrons.
One Of them, 1t appears, rushed into
his shop just about closing time and
exclaimed:
my husband desired that l should
come in this afternoon and order some
special English chops. and I've been
so busy until now l haven't had the
time. Now l shall be compelled to
carry them. And couldn't you please
have them wrapped SO that they will
look like a book?"
Lower coast gazette., 1914-12-26

given to the marriage relation itself.
Such marriages r not to be treated
az common law marriages, but as legal
marriages according to the customs OF
the tribe, when such customs are 9 c
ognized by congress as concerning and
regulating the domestic relations OF
the tribe.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-12-26
An Awful Vision.

On an English golf links there IL .
notice to the effect that "mistresses
are invited to allow their housemafds
to practice rifle shooting at the range"
This excites great disgust among the
recruits. One of them told me OF an
awful vision he had in consequence.
He saw the Germans arriving in town
and, meeting them in deadly combat,
the local corps Of housemaids, while
the members OF the new army" had
to busy themselves getting the meals
and making the beds!-The By
stander.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-12-26
The Zulu Trick.

INC GQtu SUSSNs
The English soldiers who had
served IN South Africa quickly taught
the allies In France how to sleep COM
fortably on the ground.
To sleep on the ground IN the ,orol'
nary way, without the aid OF this
South African trick, which the English
learned from the Zulus, Is so painful
as 10 be almost impossible. Sleep, In
stead Of resting, fatigues.
The Zulu trick Is to dig q little hole
to hold the hip bone. The soldier can
then rest on back or side with equal
comfort. He rises from his slumDer
on the hard ground as refreshed as
he had slept on a feather bed.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-12-26
The canny Scot.

The canny Scot.
A Scotchman recently returning
home from Russia would now be IN .
German Jail had he not written Brit.
ish after his name on the passenger
list. The naval officer who stopped
the ship he was on carefully removed
all English, but British escaped the
German eagles eye. An eminent d.
vine said some 200 years ago: I'm all
my travels | never met with any one
Scotchman but what was, q man Of
sense" II he we're alive today he
might say it again.-Baltimore Sur.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-12-26

So Low You Can Only Feel It.
An organ recently installed in Low.
ell, Mass, can produce a tone an &C.
tave lower than has ever been known
before. 1t is described as a mighty
atmospheric thfob Of awesome males
ty, and scientists declare that it must
be rather felt than heard.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-12-26
Knew His Daughter.

Young Mani have called, sir, to
request the hand of your daughter in
marriage.
Grumbells-Has she accepted you?
Young Man-Yes, sir.
Grumbells-Then why do you want
to come round and bother me with
your troubles?
Lower coast gazette., 1914-12-26
For sore feet rub on Hanfordis Bal
sam. Adv. 4
What He Meant,

"Perhaps 1t is best, after all" re-
marked the rejected sutton, as he lin
gered in the hall. "A man OF twenty.
five would soon tire Of a wife who
lowered round the thirty.two mark"
'Why, Mr.. Ardent" said the woman
If the case, '"how very ungallant Of
YOU to insinuate that | am thirtytwo."
We'll, perhaps you are not" he re-
piled, "but it certainly struck me that
YOU we're somewhere near tie freeS
ing point"
Lower coast gazette., 1914-12-26

Grim Wiz Of Douglas Jerrold.
Ugliest OF trades have their mo
ments Of pleasure. II were q grave
digger, or even q hangman, there are
some people / could work for with Z
great deal Of enloymentSCDouglas
Jerrold.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-12-26
precjati

Appreciation.
The governors wife was telling
Bridget about her husband.
"My husband, Bridget" she SAID
nroudly, Els at the head Of the state
militia" -.
"Oi thought as much, ma'am." said
Bridget. cheerfully; "ain't he got tn
foine malicious look!"
Lower coast gazette., 1914-12-26
How Else?

How Else?
"How do you explain the reported
reduction in the size of Boston's smart
set?"
"Oh, in the usual way"
"And how is that?"
There's q strong-minded woman be-
hind it."
Lower coast gazette., 1914-12-26

At Last ACCOUNTS She Was Dead.
The Colonel-Is 1t true, Sogback.
that your wife Is dead?
Brother Sogback-Ys.ssah, taIky.
sab: or, leastways, she was yiste'dy.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-12-26
Lizzie Would Stay.

Lizzie WoUIo Stay.
Mrs. Atwell had had a quarrel with
her maid, Lizzie, and the maid re-
marked that she would leave.
Lizzie" said the mistress. severe
ly, "you must stay until l get another
girl"
."I intend to, num-" said Lizzie.
"Shure it . only right some wan should
tell her the kind of a woman We are"
Lower coast gazette., 1914-12-26
Startino Too High

"You told me before l married you
that my slightest wish would be graft
fed"
$50 l did, my dear, but I had no
idea at that time that your slightest
wish would be a limousine"
Lower coast gazette., 1914-12-26
IL Made a Difference.

K Made a Difference.
Johnnie (puzzled as to how to pro-
nounce the name of an employer
Say, father, do you pronounce K-n'u-d
with a long or short "u?"
Father (who. of course, doesn't
know)-Oh, it don't make any dill
ference.
Johnnie-Well, l guess 1t makes a
good bit of difference whether a man
is mud or nude up in the arctic regions.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-12-26
Overheard by Mr.. Mills.

At lunch, a Western Union Office
girl was reading a letter from a chum
to the other girls. Describing a new
dress the letter said: 1T is certain
" fin de steele"
Fin de SICKLE" repeated n OF the
girls. what does that mean"
~ don't know. Fin sounds like a
fsh. Maybe it means it was trimmed
with fish net."-New York Sun.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-12-26
MHone Snrinos Eternal"

"Hope SpTIHVS 6se''"""
Lady Bountiful-Oh, rector !
thought you would like to know tnas
old Jones is laid up with rheumatic
fever.
Rector-Thank you SO much. I'm
always so glad to hear Of a sick par
ishioner.-From the Bystander.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-12-26
A Blow TO Estheticism,

A Blow to Esthetlcism.
What's the matter with Professor
Biggers? Is he suffering from palsy?"
mo. He began to shudder when
the Germans first bombarded Reims
and he hasn't been able to stop yet"
Lower coast gazette., 1914-12-26
RuB.MY.IlSM

Will cure your rheumatism and all
kinds of aches and pains-Neuralgia,
Cramps, Collie, Sprains, Bruises, Cuts,
| Old Sores, Burns, etc. Antiseptlc
Anodyne. Price 25c.-Adv.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-12-26

the rich ivory in the tusks. The dis
Appearance Of the walrus means the
extinction Of the Eskimos, who depend
largely on this animal for food sup
ply, fuel. lights, boats snd leather.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-12-26
l%e navelonmen

It's Development.
How does a language grow?"
Il should suppose from the roots
Of the words" =
Lower coast gazette., 1914-12-26

the picturesque procession OF the
boar's head at Christmas, a quaint
but less known custom for New Years
day has been retained. After dinner
on this anniversary the bursar pre-
sents to each guest a needle threaded
with silk of a color suitable to his
faculty, and prays for his prosperity
in the words, take this and be
thrifty" This word thrifty has no
connection with the philosophy of the
late Samuel Smiles, but is, according
to Doctor Magrath, the retired pro-
vost, the old English for prosperous.
To grow thrifty" in the sense OF to
thrive was used in America within
living memory. The ceremony Is a
practical NormanFrench pun (aiguille
ct fil) upon the name Of Eglesfield,
the chaplain to Queen Philippe, who
was the real founder of the college.
A picturesque ceremony marks New
Years eve at the court Of Dresden.
A reception is held in the evening
generally n of the most thronged OF
the year-during which the king In
stead of receiving the guests In his
ordinary manner, plays cards with
his suite.
Those invited file past a group'o
card-tables, all the players at which
are intent upon the game, except the
| king, whose aidede-camp stands be.
hind his chair and whispers the card
| for him to throw, 60 his majesty can
devote his attention to acknowledging
the greetings of his courtiers. The
king plays q card, then bows as q
| curtsying lady catches his eyes, then
| another card, another bow, and SO on,
until the long procession has passed
The little Scotch fishing village OF
Burghead, on the Moray Firth, keeps
up q strange survival Of pagan ritual
the burning Of the "Clavie." This Is
a sort Of rude spoked wheel or tub
made from half a ~herring-cask and
half a %tar-barrel, knocked together
without the use Of a hammer. fol
which q smooth stone Is substituted
The blacksmith supplies a long nail.
This continuance is borne flaming
on the shoulders Of a succession O
bearers to the town boundaries, ant
then to the "Doorie." a sort Of stone
altar, on q small hill. The "Clavie'
Is then smashed and the crowd scram
bles for the pieces. The custom de
fees explanation and is immemorial.
The great Scottish festival Of Hog
manay is celebrated in the wee, sma
'oors ayont the 'twal' with unusua
sest among the C%aledonians.
In every corner Of u far-funl
empire, wherever the Scot has car
ried his accent and his Robert Burns
the festival Of the Celtic race vii
! find It's earnest, If decadent, expires
sion in good wishes and good resolr
lions for the newborn year.
II you have taken part in the fest
val In Scotland itself you viii be abl
to conjure up what the Saturnali
was in the classic days. The moder
italian carnival bears little resen
blsnce to that great festival In whic
the worker in the field expressed hl
whole-hearted delight that one yes
! Of toll had ended; and that a new, an
} perhaps q better. year had dawned.
Hogmanay Is the Saturnalia
) Scotland, and II the Bacchanalian 81
Lower coast gazette., 1914-12-26
Xislhke Proof.

"Clubleigh's wife is deaf and
| dumb"
Does she talk with her fngers?"
~ guess so. Clubleigh hasn't a doz'
! en- hairs left on his head"
Lower coast gazette., 1914-12-26
ltS Size.

Ito Size.
what Is that story. Bragg Is telling
of himself abOut?"
about the limit"
Lower coast gazette., 1914-12-26

When the average man makes his
wife an expensive present she always
thinks he must be guilty Of some
thing.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-12-26
Forced Out.

Forced Out.
"Why did Congressman Blowster re-
tire to private hfe?"
ooh, for the usual reason"
"And what was that"
Another man got more votes than
he did,"