The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-03-03
OUR BACHELORS COLUMN

This matter Of converting the
bachelors into married men is get
ting to be quite live subject in this
county. And at no time in the mem
ory Of the oldest settlers has there
been such matter-of-fact considera-
ton Of the subject by the eligible
young women. One of the peculiar
things about matrimony is that 1t
never confronts a person twice in
the same way, and It is said also
that 1t never confronts some people
at all. That is one of the reasons
for leap year. When the Lord in
vented the world, he designed that
everybody should have an even
chance or else come in ON some Of
the uneven chances. Leap year is
the uneven chance for some folks,
and II they do not seize it, then
something else has to happen.
In looking over the marital field
we find that gOodly number OF the
young folks who were in school IN
the last leap year, 1912, are now
married and amusing the baby. This
is encouraging and gratifying since
they are all happy. We merely men
ton this to get a measure of the
future. The young folks who are
classmates today may be among the
observed in 1920. And If so, why
not be observing what they are do
ing now, so we can all make a bet
ter estimate of their worth or lack
Of 1t. The fellow who can dress well
and be the most entertaining at II,
is not always the one who can put
good home over girls head at
20. Look back over the list and see.
That fellow who was such a fine
dancer and good looking and flush
with moneys he married now ana
supporting his wife or is she operat-
ing dashboard and carrying her
own wood? The fellow who was a
little shy in school but good On
arithmetic, the one who was not al
the dance and the party, but was
saving a pile of wood and working
on his lessons, isn't he the one that
has job and raise in wages?
Isn't he, in fact, liable to be foreman
next year and holding seat in the
directors meeting in 1920? Keep
an eye on the half shy fellow that
dubs around in overalls on Satur-
days, and see If he isn't the one
that sells you the wash tub after you
have married the good dancer and
found he can't or won't make liv-
ing for you. Last week we mentioned
Sheloma Van Blaricom as one of the
| graduates who is now in demand.
Don't you remember how he used to
dub around with bib overalls and
hands all black with handling irons
and tools? Do you recall other fell
lows who wanted jobs where they
could wear checked trousers with a
crease at the knee fronts and keep
their hands clean? Fellows who sat
in the evenings on high stools at
the soda fountains and fed on foam?
Perhaps they aspired to wear a white
apron apiece and mix the foam for
others to drink. If fellow sets
his heart on such job as that does
he ever get any further? If he takes
any such job as step to something
else, it is all right and you need not
pass him up; but see, If you can,
what is the goal in his mind. Speak
ing of graduates that dub around
with tools and overalls out of school
hours, Jake Quillin was that kind
of gallant. When some of the
class were down town showing off
their good clothes, Jake was draw
ing saw very carefully thru an oak
board somewhere, making shelf or
some other piece of furniture that
will be doing good service when Jake
is grandpa. Jake Is still making
shelves and other things in wood,
and he is making it pay too. He has
become plutocratic land owner and
builder of bungalows, and for any
thing we know he may enlarge care
fully in his operations until he is
building whole blocks and streets of
unique bungalows. Can you beat it?
But. these remarks are all aside
from the main subject, namely.
bachelors. We were merely discuss
ing the compass by which we esti-
mate the course of given ship on
the matrimonial seas. Mind what
we tell you, no rule is absolute, and
just when you think you are sure,
that is when the whole bottom may
fall out of your theories. Just use
what horse sense you have by birth
and education, season it with a rea-
sonable amount Of tender sentiment
and go cunning for bachelor.
Just east of town is a whole bevy
of bachelors. They live on what is
sometimes called 1.-THE Asylum
Lane" (no disrespect to the lane)
and they are all good workers. We
told you last week about Wesley
Lantis and the week before we told
about Bee Eff Reddick, and now
there are the Merrill boys and the
Parker boys and MI. Goodpasture
ranking high.
Ring the Farmer
w. L. Parker is the oldest Of sew
ara1 hrofhnrc and ia the chamnion