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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-06-11
AVERSIONS HARD TO EXPLAIN
WeII-Authenticated Cases of Remark
able Dislikes Among Men and
Women Otherwise Normal.

A case is related of monk who
would faint on seeing rose and who
never quilted his cell at the monas-
terry while that flower was blooming.
Another authority tells us of how da
Vinci, the great painter, would swoon
upon going suddenly into a room
where roses were blooming, even
though he did not see them. Valtaid
tells us of an army officer who was
frequently thrown into violent convul-
sions by coming in contact with the
little flower known as the pink. The
same authority also tells of the case of
a lady, forty-six years of age, hale and
hearty, who, if present when linseed
was being boiled for any purpose,
would be seized with. violent fits Of
coughing, swelling of the face, and
partial loss of reason for the ensuing
"a hours
Writing of these peculiar antipathies
and aversions, Montague remarks that
he has known men of undoubted cour-
age who would much rather face a
shower of cannon balls than look at an
apple! In Zimmermans writings there
is an account of a lady who could not
bear to touch either silk or satin, and
would almost faint If by accident she
should happen to touch the velvety
skin ola peach. Boyle records the
case Of a man who would faint upon
hearing the swish" of broom across
the floor, and of another with natural
adherence Of honey. Hippocrates of
old tells of one Nicanor who would
always swoon at hearing the sound of
q flute.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-06-11
With the Scientists,

After long series of remarkable
experiments, New York physician
has demonstrated that the function Of
the little understood spleen is to sup.
ply red and white corpuscles to the
blood.
Experiments have been made by the
United States Bureau of Mines in COM
bining limestone with coke as fuel,
forming a liquid Stag which runs free
ly and avoids clinker and ash trou-
bles.
Because salts used as adulterants
interfere with the passage Of electric
currents through wine, French scien-
lists have invented a system employ
ing telephones to test the purity of
such beverages.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-06-11
Horticultural
1f7(z5W5Y
PROPER TIME FOR TRIMMING
Grower Of Raspberries and BIackber-
ries Must Go Over His Patch
Yearly and Remove Dead.

Raspberry and blackberry growers
have task that comes in no other
kind of fruit growing, says the Fruit
man and Gardener. To be sure there
are thinning and trimming in all fruit
plantations or orchards, but the cane
fruit men must go over their patches
once a year and remove the canes
which but lately were fruit laden.
Where a few days ago you picked
dimes and dollars daily, there are now
dead stalks to be discarded. The
proper time to remove this useless
wastage Is a much-discussed matter.
The correct theory is this, the sooner
the better. That means the months
following the harvest, say August 18th
to September 18th. This is the best
time because the quicker all insects
and disease germs are removed the
better. The brush heap incineration
at the earliest possible date is good
sense.
But practice is usually very differ
ent from theory. Perhaps in most
cases our fruitmen are too busy in the
summer season to do this work. It
is done in the comparative leisure of
winter. And that season is all right,
provided you are not troubled with
rust and bugs. If you are troubled,
strain a point and clean out the berry
patches early-do 1t even If you must
pay high wages for labor.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-06-11
LIME FOR THE FRUIT TREES
Gives Favorable Root Growth and I'M
Proves Quality and Quantity of
Fruit-Grapes Are Sweeter.

I
To get the best crop of any fruit or
grain there must be the best growth
of tree or plant and this is what lime
provides, DR.. e. E. Hilgard, director
of the California station, high au-
thority, says that limestone soils pro
duce a stocky growth of trees so no
ticeable that one can tell the lime
stone section by that character OF
tree growth.
Observation has shown that lime
gives a very favorable root growth
a well-balanced plant, top with roots
and that produces perfection OF
towering and fruition. A large guam.
tity and better quality are both dis
tinctly noticeable in lime fertiliza
ton. Hilgard says also that lime i'm
proves the quality of the fruit;
grapes grown with it are notably
sweeter. The sugar beet industry
which is regulated by scientific tests
of quality, is most successful on lime
stone soils.
AS lime is not very expensive, the
right thing for every fruit grower to
do is to make some comparative tests
with it, bearing in mind that true
carbonate form can be applied at any
season and will not. injure either
plants or organic matter by direct con
tact. In fact, the carbonate mixed
with manure or commercial fertilizer
enhances the value without any
waste of fertilizer elements.-Ameri
can Agriculturist.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-06-11
SACRIFICE THAT WAS FUTILE
New Yorker Recalls incident Of His
5oyhood That May Well Be
Called Tragedy.

81 heard cynic talking on the fvl-
tility of self-sacrifice the other night, T"
said New York lawyer, according to
the Christian Endeavor World.
IT did not agree with his conclu-
sions, but his theme recalled an Incl
dent in my youth a2t was certainly
a case in point c. tie side.
when | was q vouugster the dog
faced boy was in has prime. We lived
in the county seat OF county upstate.
My only sister-always my great pet
and we're intensely excited when we
heard that the lad with the canine
countenance was to come to our town.
I'VE had saved up all our pennies,
and when the boy arrived we had rs
cents. We figured the admission would
be 10 cents and we would have a
nickel over for candy-for what's see
ing dog-faced boy without candy to
chew while staring.
well, the boy arrived, and we went
to the tent where he was being dis
played. To our horror the admission
was rs cents. We puzzled long, but
the tragic conclusion was always the
same-only one of us could go in. !
drew forth the rs cents and in voice
husky with emotion / said: Here, Dot,
you go in. don't mind, and you can
tell me all about him when you come
out
my sister protested, but finally
went. In five minutes she was back.
l was all eagerness to hear every de.
tail of the famed face.
How was he-how was he, Dot Z?
What did he look like? Is he really
truly dog? Tell me quick
dot gazed at me and her lip quiv'
cred. oh, Jack, she said, When
got in was so scared could not look
at him."
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-06-11
WE TAKE ALL THE BLAME

Since the last edition of this paper
we find that we made mistake In
reading an article in The Blackfoot
Optimist of May 20, and criticised Its
editor unjustly. He was discussing
the city printing, and referred to
$1,000 this paper had realized In
1911" and we understood the whole
reference to be to city printing, and
replied accordingly. Mr.. Dooley in
his next issue disclaimed having
made the statement, and upon care
full re-reading of it we find that he
is right and we were wrong. We
are convinced that he did not mean
to convey the thought we at first
cleaned from 1t, and we are pleased
to offer full and complete acknow-
Judgement of our own mistake. We
devoutly wish that something might
have risen to clear UP all other differ
ences as they have come up, and If
we discover any other instance where
we have misrepresented anyone we
shall gladly and promptly exonerate
the person entitled to it.
We shall offer no reply or defense
in our paper, to attacks made upon
us by our competitor, no matter how
unjust they appear to us.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-06-11
ALFALFA AS A SOIL BUILDER

The great virtue of alfalfa is its
ability to increase the nitrogen con-
tent of the SOIL About II per cent
of the air is nitrogen. 1t is estimat-
ed that there are $4,000 tons over
every acre of land, worth, at the
present rate of Is cents a pound,
over $12, 100000, if it could be used.
1t is taken out of the air into the soil
by very minute plants called bacteria,
which live in the little nodules found
on the alfalfa roots. 1t takes about
rs, 900 bacteria to measure an inch.
They take the nitrogen from the
aid and use it in their life processes
and then, give it up to the alfalfa
plant in another form. Alfalfa plants
remove a large amount of nitrogen
from the soil, but the bacteria col
|1ect so much that portion is left
for other plants that follow.
If the soil is too wet, the bacteria
cannot work, and If too hard the
air containing the nitrogen cannot
get to them.
All plants which have the ability
Ito add nitrogen to the soil, like al
falfa, are called legumes. Some
legumes closely related to alfalfa are
Isweet, red and white clover; some
more distantly related are beans and
peas.-W. Frear.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-06-11
SALES MADE BY nj. r
BOYLE THE LAND MAN

A house and five lots in Blackfoot
to Mrs. Robinson from Canada, for
$4,000.
A quarter section mile and a half
north of Darlington to H. B. Nielsen
of Blackfoot for $4,000.
Eighty acres two miles north of
Groveland to William Gray of OAR
lington for $4,000.
Mr.. Boyle gets the parties together
who want something, and when they
are through all parties have what
they want and are satisfied. Moral:
Consult M. Boyle the land man. Adv
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-06-11
BEE MEN IN CONVENTION

The directors of the Honey Pro-
ducers association held meeting at
Idaho Falls, Monday, and discussed a
number of matters of interest. Those
present were C. e. Ellsworth of Rig
by, j. H. Stoneman of Blackfoot, Mr..
YOssmon of Lorenzo, and ,Joheph
Farnsworth of Idaho Falls, presiding.
The price of honey was fixed for
wholesale and retail, three carloads
of tin pals we're ordered in sizes two
and one-half, five and ten pounds,
and labels for them.
The secretary reported one carload
of honey sold and negotiations in
progress for another car for Septem-
Der delivery.
The association decided to send
each of the 2G7 members a subscrip-
ton to the Gem State Rural, publish
ed at Caldwell for the information of
agriculturists.
The bylaws of the association for
IBID members to establish an apiary
within two miles of one already
established, and a complaint was filed
regarding the violation of that pro-
vision. The secretary was instructed
to investigate the matter.
Secretary F. c. Bowman left the
first of the week with his family for
a trip overland to Clifornia.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-06-11
BIRDS ROOST AT HOME

A few weeks ago resident OF
Blackfoot was arrested one night at
bed time because he was defending
himself from an assault. He was
taken to the court house and then
told by an officer to go on about his
business and that they would phone
for him when they wanted him. Two
or three days later he was summoned
before the court and was allowed to
go on his own recognizance pending
the trial, A lot of Influential" fell
lows about town nearly "hollered
their heads off, on the first occasion
because he was not thrown in jail
for the night, and on the second oc-
casion because he was not placed
under bonds to secure his appearance
few days ago one of these same
men, who was doing so much "holler-
ing" was arrested charged with an
assault with deadly weapon
was allowed to go on his own recog-
nizance, pending the preliminary ex.
animation, a perfectly proper course
for the court to take, for he too was
a resident and personally responsible
and would not run away.
However, he has made no demand
that he himself be put under bonds
or thrown in; none of his companions
have given forth any plant to that
effect. The course taken in his case
seems to be eminently proper and
satisfactory to these judges of what
ought to be, and in the former case
the same course was an outrage and
ought not to be tolerated, for they
said, Law is law and ought to be
followed in every detail"
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-06-11
ADVERTISED LETTERS

List of letters uncalled for in the
post office at Blackfoot, Idaho, for
the. week ending June 8, 1915. Per-
sons calling for these letters will
please say, Advertised June 8
1915"
Andersen, Halmae
Burley, Mrs. Mable
Broniholt, Christy
Reed, BERTHE =
Stevenson, John H.
Wilson, Fay
Womack, Grace
Wright, Alice
Postage due on each of the above
one cent. All of the above letters
remaining uncalled for two weeks
from date of this list will be sent
to the dead letter office.
e' GREGORY JONES,
Postmaster
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-06-11
Fish Admired by Anglers.

Members of the salmon family are
universally famous for their high
jumps. The sea trout, which gladden.
Devon rivers under the seasonable
name of harvest peal" are untiring
acrobats, and fish of pound weight
will more than once jump several
times its own length out Of the water
when hooked before coming to the net.
Unless the fisherman responds by
promptly lowering the top of his rod
the fragile gut is likely to break, and
as it is part of every sportsman's
creed to appreciate his pastime in pro-
portion to the difficulties it presents.
the sea trout stands high in the
anglers estimation,
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-06-11

The resignation of w. J Bryan
from the portfolio of secretary of
state marks change in the attitude
of the United States toward Offend
ing powers that have disregarded the
rights of American citizens.
In his communication to President
Wilson rendering his resignation he
gave as his reason that he did not
approve of the presidents stand with
Germany over the Lusitania incident,
and said in effect that he, Bryan, was
for peace at any price.
The same attitude applied to Mex
leo is responsible for the "watchful
waiting" policy which has invited one
outrage after another upon our citi-
zens in Mexico, and brought about a
disgraceful condition that is regrett-
ed by the country at large.
Mr.. Bryan has filled place in the
history of the United States that is
unique. He has been a teacher of
great influence; theorist whose
theories have received more attention
and more applause than any other
American who never did much but
theorize. He has stirred more peo-
pie to the study of civil government
than any other American, and yet
when he has tried to put theories
into practice he has not been success
full.
Twenty years ago Bryan advocated
taking stand on the silver question
without the aid or consent of any
other nation on earth, and stalking
cur financial and commercial stabil-
ity on the results. People differed
LIEN, and still differ as to what would
have resulted if it had been tried
but certain it was that he was q
hero in the eyes of vast minority
Then came the Spanish war
and he was commissioned colonel OF
a regiment. His record as an execu-
tive with that regiment was not good,
The discipline of his, men was slack
the morale of his part of the army a
roproach, and he resigned to get away
from the tediousness of camp life.
IIe and his regiment may have been
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-06-11
WEDDING OUT THE
DEFORMED CHICKS
Fowls Possessing Undesirable
characteristics Should Be
Thrown Out.

There must naturally come time
in poultry raising when weeding-out
process has to be carried on, and the
longer it is delayed the greater the
loss. All chickens Matched are not mt
to occupy place in the flock. There
is always a percentage that will show
some deformity, and on no account
should they be tolerated in the flock.
But today there are many breeders
who will not kill any birds they have
bred, especially females, even though
they show pronounced deformities.
Such a system of breeding binders
very materially the highest develop
ment of flock.
Possibly one bird will have crooked
toes. another may be knock-kneed,
roach-backed, wry-tailed or crooked
breasted. While some of these de-
formities may not interfere with a
birds immediate usefulness, they are
very undesirable characteristics to per-
petuate in flock, and some of them,
at least, are usually a result OF, or
combined with, some weakness Of con-
stitution Such being the case, every
possible kind of deformity should be
considered physical weakness, and
it is only by careful discrimination in
this direction that a healthy, produc-
tive flock may be obtained. The best
live stock breeders practice severe
discrimination against faulty confor-
nation and poor production, and there
is Just as much need for the poultry
raiser to follow out the same system.
1t pays best IN the long run.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-06-11
IN THE FOREST RESERVE

On the Lemhi national forest, Mr.
Pete d. Routh has secured 1885
acres of land, his post office address
being Grouse, Idaho. This land il
situated at rather high altitude
but it is stated that timothy car
probably be matured in paying
quantities. and that the land will
be worth about $40 per acre after
being improved.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-06-11
SpraYino Outfits.

A barrel sprayer will spray from
five to ten. acres Of orchard and costs,
complete, from $12 to $50. A bucket
sprayer is useful for whitewashing or
spraying a dozen trees or less; costs
$3.50 to So.
The small handcompressed air and
knapsack outfits are used for spraying
potatoes, nursery trees, berries and
vineyards. They cost from SIS to SIS.
All sprayers should have brass work
ing parts which are not injured, by
acids.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-06-11
The Domestic Machine.

Mr.. Meek was laboriously hooking
up the back of his wife's eveninghress
Just as the clock was striking their
dinner hour and their dinner guests
were ringing the door bell Mr.. Meek
breathed hard; his forehead was damp
and his hands shook.
II do wish to some one would invent
a machine to do this kind of work." he
muttered, miserably.
why, they have!" replied his wife,
brightly, as she applied some powder
nonchalantly to her nose. They
have, and you are it!"-Youth's Com
panion.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-06-11
BEES DYING

j. H. Stoneman reports that fully
half of his bees in his Porterville
yard have died within the last three
weeks. The cause is unknown, but
presumably poisoned by the spraying
of fruit.
The present cold wet weather is
giving the little honey gathers a
back set and he expects to hear OF
bees starving to death.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-06-11

ers," and who are known in the neigh
borhood as dad men to have trouble
with"
Most of our dirt roads are so abused
in winter that they have to be par
TALLY rebuilt In the spring. This eats
up the road tax and the days of road
work that might be expected to make
the roads of this year better than those
of last. Late fall, winter and early
spring are the seasons when the roads
should be guarded against abuse. Why
not try policy of road conservation"
in your neighborhood this year?
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-06-11
MEMORIAL TO EDITH BOND

Sunday afternoon memorial tab,
let was unveiled at the cemetery
erected to the memory of Mrs. ]. G
Bond, who died last August. 1t stands
two and half feet high, is of gran.
lite, and bears the inscription, Edith
wife of Garfield Bond"
1t was furnished by the Women oil
Woodcraft, of which she was a mem.
Der, and was unveiled in the pres
ence of large assembly.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-06-11
WILL TEACH THE LAW

w. C. Crookston, of Pocatello, is
in Blackfoot this week representing
the La Sale Extension university, a
school for teaching the law to the
business man so he can apply it to
his practical affairs. He is enrolling
a number of the business men, especi-
ally the younger set.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-06-11
GOOD INsULAToR FOR TREES
Device Shown In Illustration Here.
with Is Simple and Quickly Placed
Material Is Waterproofed.

Part of the telephone lineman's work
consists in keeping the wires clear
of trees and their branches. The tree
insulator here shown is simple and
quickly placed. 1t is rectangular
piece of wood that may be placed on
wire by means of two crosswise
grooves deep enough to meet shall.
low groove on the face. The wire
passes from one crosswise groove
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-06-11
ROAD
BUILDING
GUARD AGAINST ROAD ABUSE
Some Punishment Should Be Meteo
Out to Those Who Deliberately CUT
Up Highways Built for Public.

You bought and paid for the ROAD
that runs by your doorway and the
other roads in your township ana
county. That is, you paid your part
In building the highway. If you are
property owner you paid that part
directly in so many dollars and cents
of road and bridge tax. II you are
renter you are not escaping. You are
paying in rent and indirectly.
The road is your road. If it is cut
up by the hauling OF heavy loads on
narrow-tired wagons you will have to
stand for the trouble and discomforts
of next winter, when the ruts are huD-
deep If you permit heavy rains to
scour out the foundations of wooden
culvert and that culvert finally falls
in or is washed out. you, as one OF the
daily users of that road, will be dis
commoded.
Most of our roads are dirt highways,
writes H. s.. Sullivan Of Missouri In
Farm Progress. Only small, a very
small, percentage of the highways Of
this country are hard roads" One
hundred years from now we may have
the beautiful metal highways such
as are found in the older European
countries, but this is a big land Of
ours. It is country of magnificent
distances, and the rock and concrete
roads are going to be built very
| slowly.
1t is the dirt highway that suffers
from carelessness. Two or three men
in neighborhood can spoil more miles
of highway than the remainder of the
community can build. They are abus-
ers of what other men build. They
will pile on the heaviest load it Is
possible to pull and they never use
the wide-tired vehicles that might help
the wagon track stand up under the
big loads.
Good or bad weather is all the same
to them if they have something they
want hauled. The sensible man knows
that the use of dirt road for heavy
hauling in bad weather will spoil the
highway He won't do any team
ing that he can avoid, but the road
butcher will go right ahead. He will
spoil his own roads and the roads of
others.
There ought to be some punishment
provided for the man who will DELHI
erately cut up the roadway built by the
| community for the use of the whole
community and paid for with the pub
lie money. Some states have laws
providing punishment for the man who
overloads, who uses 'skidding logs"
who fills mudholes full of old rails,
chunks and poles, and WHO will pile a
Wheelbarrow full of rocks in rut,
to become menace to all vehicles as
soon as the road dries off.
But these laws are seldom enforced.
Not from any lack of offenders or from
the lack Of knowledge as to just who
the offenders are. Good people are
afraid to complain against such men.
They are found in every neighborhood
and they go along for years in a DOM
ineering, overbearing manner, working
all manner of injustices because they
have their bluff in on the commu-
nifty. They are the gentry whose cat
tie are rogues, whose fences are al
ways bad, whose dogs are sheep kill
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-06-11
! Sheep Like Rough Food.

Owing to the roomy character OF
the first stomach of the sheep and the
great strength anu vig0r o its diges-
tive system, it can utilize large guam
titles Of rough food perhaps better
than any other domestic animal. No
matter what foou of good quality Is
available, considerable coarse food
should be available anyway.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-06-11

along the face groove and out by way
of the second groove, the middle OF
the insulator thus held by the wire
bearing against the limb or tree with
out the use of nails or other fasteners.
The wood for the insulator is thor
oughly waterproofed.