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Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1916-07-28
"There's Many q Slip"

Few. probably, know the history of
There's many a slip 'twixt the cup
and the lip, which is translation of
a Greek proverb. Ancaeus, an an
cient king of Samos, was fond of
gardening, and planted some vines in
his garden. But he was told by a
prophet that he would never taste
wine from them.
Time went, and the wine being duly
made, Ancaeus was lifting a cup of
it to his lips, at the same time asking
the prophet mockingly where his
prophecy was now. There's many
things between the cup and lip" re-
piled the prophet. AS he spoke loud
tumult was heard outside, and An
caeus was told that a wild boar had
broken in. Hurriedly putting the cup
down without drinking, he rushed
out to join the hunt against the boar,
and was killed And the prophets re-
mark. turned. into hexameter verse,
passed into a proyerb.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1916-07-28
KNEW WHERE "HE WAS AT"
Postum, However. Was Unable TO Tell
Of His Whereabouts, TO Employer
over the Phone.

When the late Robert Aull was park
commissioner there was q negro boy
called Postum who helped around the
boathouse in Forest Park lake. Pos.
sum was a mighty hunter and fisher
man. and those qualities appealed TO
Colonel Aull Sometimes Colonel Aull
and Postum took lanterns at night and
caught mess of frogs in Forest Park
Postum had a falsetto voice and a
vast ignorance OF how to use the tele.
phone. He had located several fat,
fine frogs that he thought Colonel Aull
might like 10 gig and he called him up
at the city hall.
The commissioners stenographer
answered the telephone and after hear
ing Possum's shrill tenor demanding
an interview with "Mistah Aull," she
said: There's a lady ON the phone
who wants to speak to you personal,
~"
Colonel Aull went to the telephone
and said Well. this ts Mr. Aull,
what is it, madame?"
The reply came "Thith it'll Poth-
UNI! want to talk to Militia Aull
This is MIR. Aull. Who are your"
"Thith it'll Pothum. Don't you know
Pothum? Pothum. the niger out al
Foreth Park want you to come
and meet me, and we'll get thome
frawgth."
20. all right. Postum Where are
your"
"Thuh?"
Where are your"
Il don't know what you thaid, Thith
ith Pothum. l want you to come right
out and meet me-
"All right. Ill come, but where are
your"
II don't know what you thaid
Then the park commissioner, rails.
ing his voice, resorted to the Ian
guage OF the plain people: Where
are you att"
o." responded Postum. with a sigh
Of relief "Heah ith."-St, Louis
Globe-Democrat.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1916-07-28
JAVA IN HELPLESS STATE
People Of Tropical Garden Of the
World Are Without Ambition
TO Advance.

The garden par excellence OF the
tropic world Ii Java, yet intellectually
II is but a cemetery of withered hope3
and ambitions wrecked In mockery for
over all there broods the dull fatalism
of despair-the sufficient unto the
day" of the conquered follower of Ma
hommed. Ambition. II 1t exists in the
Java OF today. seems powerless to
raise It's people above the condition OF
the Asiatic peasant, DR.. Alfred @.
Mayor writes In the Scientific Month
ly. There is no well-to-do class OF ma
tive artisans. and one may travel
throughout tho land and find hardly
native shop upon whose wares the Flu
ropean may bestow q glance OF admi-
ration, save only for the vanishing art
OF batick cloth, and the still more
moribund manufacture of the Krees
Antlike over the whole land. in every
view, there swarms the full-faced. do
cile coolie of the soil. Measured by
standards OF mortality. a source OF
commercial weakness. and Java has
not always paid despite her con
querors efforts to secure as much
profit from her as their conscience
and the public spirit OF their times
would permit The water supply OF
her countless mountain streams might
turn the wheels of many q mill but
Java still sends her productA abroad IN
the form OF raw materials, and the cul-
tivation OF cotton Is not even at
tempted.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1916-07-28
His Expianatlon.

The streets were crowded with idle
miners and the city authorities. taking
advantage of the fact. had a good
amount OF work done putting in sew
ers, paving streets, etc.
Mulligan. who was not above earn
ing a little extra money whenever pos
sible, had taken over job at digging
bitches.
One morning his friend CHANGED 10
pass him a. he was laboring shoveling
earth.
Halo. Mulligan! What are yez
doin' there"
The workman leaned on his spade
and made q long pause before an.
swering:
oh. OF thought OF would work just
whole OF was oidle. boy
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1916-07-28

The National museum at Washing
ton, contains q notable display Of
the bones Of several species Of extinct
mammals which. II seen alive In the
ocean, would be called huge sea ser
pents. They were carnlYorous and
their long. slender Jaws were armed
with formidable teeth. Although .
few remaining individuals Of the group
may have given actual basis for the
sea-serpent stories. these extinct ami
mails were not reptiles. but mammals
which, like the whale and seal and Of
ter. had happened to evolve in an
aquatic environment
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1916-07-28
Man and the Moups.

Did fou ever nee mouse In a r..
yoiytnE cylindrical trap trying to climb
~ shat 4 thought was al endless
wire ladder We'll that In picture
Of man In the universe And like the
mouse II Is lis own active desire that
Keeps the uhlFling cylinder forever Ia
motion.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1916-07-28
Agreed With Him.

Farmer Ito autoist who has stopped
and is reading his guidebookl
What's the matter, Mister?
Autoist-I'm puzzled According to
the guidebook there ought to be sa-
loon at these forks in the road.
Farmer-You bet; that's just what
I've been arguing for thirty years
Puck.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1916-07-28

the attorneys OF the system ut fix,
ure ultimately fixed by the farm-loan
board He will have to subscribe 10
the amount of five per cent OF his
loan in the farm-loan association.
which will in turn, subscribe for n
like amount in stock in the federal
land bank. which will either be paid
for in cash or deducted from the
loan or added to the loan.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1916-07-28

Ny wife asked me If a young MAJ
we know was still keeping compan,
with a young lady we know also
said: Il guess the only way he vii
ever get her to stick to him Is to ust
fypaper' My little boy said II
hat how you got mamma ?'-Ex
hange.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1916-07-28

Tspoae I'm reg lar old togy said
Uncle Ezra. but Inn blamed II | can
see any sense In that there bathrObS
my neW nephew sent ms from the CRY
I tried To take > bath 10 the burned
thing laH Night and u IL wasn't for
the style Of II could have done >
dogE0ns sight better without
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1916-07-28

Anemone l. mean, for -Windnower-
as Il II 80 deiicatsiy poised that lt
sways with the slightest motion OF the
atmosphere
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1916-07-28
Chinese proyeTa.

My son. fear the man who fears
thee, though thou hast ths strength 70
cFuah him q thousand timaa.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1916-07-28

irony i me most effective way Of
losing vice and folly
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1916-07-28
RURAL CREDITS BILL
AN AID TO FARMERS

The rural credit bill. which was
agreed TO by conferees of the house
and senate and has already received
the signature of the president claims
advantages for the farmers of the
country as follows
Reduction in interest rates. long
time money with small annual pay
ments; elimination of long commits
sions and further renewal commits
sions; loans at minimum cost; per-
mission for farmers to pay off whole
loans at any interest paying period
makes farm first mortgages bankable
assets anywhere in the country; ST.,
peryision by federal government to
insure farmers money at lowest
cost; ii will make money always
available to the farmers who have
the land.
Companion tn Bank Act.
The rural credits measure is a
companion legislation to the federal
reserve banking act The banking
and currency law provides for cen
trial board at Washington, known as
the federal reserve board, and di.
vides the United States into twelve
districts and establishes a federal
reserve bank in each district. And
so the rural credits act establishes
federal farm-loan board of five
members at Washington. divides the
country into twelve districts and
establishes a federal farm-loan bank
in each district Both systems have
the backing of the government and
are very similar
Tho faHnrnl farm, lnaY, hoard ttrfl
consist of five members. including
| the secretary of the treasury, who
will be member and chairman ex
officio. and four members to be ap
| pointed by the president, by and with
the advice and consent of the sen
ate OF the four members to be az,
pointed by the president, not more
| than two will be appointed from one
| political party, and all four will
| devote their entire time to the bus
mess of the federal farm-loan board
They will receive an annual salary
of $4,000, payable monthly. togeth.
| er with actual travelling expenses
Twelve Sectional Ranks.
| The federal farm loan board is re
| CURED to divide continental United
| States into twelve districts, and i
bank with not less than $3.50, GOO
capital stock is established in each
district in a city within said district
designated by said board. At first
these banks are to be managed by
temporary directors selected by tn,
federal farm-loan board, but after
wards they are to be selected, in part
three by the board and in part si&
by the farm-loan associations. and il
a general way as the directors In
the present reserve system are Sc.
| lectd. The capital stock of these fed
eral land banks may be subscribed I,
by anyone, but If it is not subscribed
within 80 days then the Unitet
States government will subscribe FOL
/ the stock
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1916-07-28
Example Of Procedure.

To cite a concrete case. A farm
er has a piece OF land worth $500
with improvements worth $500
thereon, in all $4,000 He becomef
a member OF the association. III
then applies for loan OF not ex-
ceeding $500 on the land and 800
on the improvements. In othei
words, he can borrow so per cent
of the value of the land and 20 per
cent of the value of the improve
ments. He does not get in cash the
whole sum OF $1,000. however. be.
cause he has to take five per cent of
the amount of his loan in stock. or
$50 in this case He is entitled to
whatever profits are made on tn.
stock, II any are made, and when The
loan is paid off he is credited with
the $50 stock. at all events. and tho
stock then cancelled In addition to
this he must sign an agreement
guaranteeing to the extent Of ten
per cent, or 500. the loans OF his
| fellow members Under a we'll reg
ulated system, supervised by the gov
eminent, IL is not believed that he
will ever have to pay any loss or
account OF this guaranty. and this
| amount is not deducted from his
loan, and not paid at all unless there
is loss. OF course. when this loan
is paid off his stock Is cancelled and
this agreement Is at an end
The result is that a farmer. when
the system is organized. will have tt
/ apply TO the secretary-treasurer 81
the loan association. have his land
appraised and be elected a member
furnish an abstract of title to hii
property, which will be examined b!
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1916-07-28

The act provides for the formatio
of national farm-loan association
In order for a farmer to secure
loan, he must become a member o
one of these farm-loan associations
These are formed by ten or more boz
rowers, who associate themselves un
der the act as corporation. and the
select a secretary-treasuref VIII
manages the affairs of the assoeia
ton The secretary-treasurer is tn
business manager of the associatio
and will control It, The board of d
rectors' duty in these associations
will be largely nominal. As soon
the application for articles of IT.
corporation is forwarded to the fed
eral loan bank, tn bank sends al
appraiser to the locality to apprais
the land included in the applico
ton. II he finds them eligible for
loans, the charter is granted
If farm-loan association has no
already been formed. 1t requires a.
least ten farmers who desire t.
make loans to form one Each mem
Der is TO subscribe to an oath sayini
that he is the owner or about to be
come the owner OF farm land. quail
fled under the act of being the basif
Of mortgage loan. that the loan de
sired by each person Is not more
than $4,000 and not less thar
500 and that the aggregate loans
Of each association are not less thai
100000. The affidavit is to be &C
eompanied by subscription to stool
in the farmland bank equal to five
per cent of the mortgage loan de
sired When the land-bank gets
these affidavits they form farm
| loan association as above set out
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1916-07-28

Save your broken lenses. We du-
plicate any lens.
Eyes scientifically examined. Glasses
manufactured and fitted.
DRs. RICHARDS and Won HARTEN
Eye Sight Specialists
Blaekfeot, Idaho.
Montpelier Once Each Month.
Our specialty-Caring for Children's
Eyes.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-02-03

skirt is one of the approved features
Of the modes, and is still growing fuller.
We smile upon it approvingly now, and,
what, at its first appearance was looked
upon as bulk and clumsiness, is now
considered quaint and daintily femi-
nine.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-02-03
ABSENCE
IS NOT ABANDONMENT

Boise, Jan. l9.-Temporary absence
from homestead is not abandonment,
This is the ruling laid down by the SUI
preme court i'll placing construction
on sections 4552-4555. The issue came
up in the case of w. r. and Maude E.
Goldsmith. versus. the -Snowstorm Min
ing company, on an appeal from the
hrst Judicial district for Shoshone coun-
ty. The Snowstorm Mining company
was in possession of certain land the
Goldsmiths had occupied as homesteads,
They brought suit to quiet title in them.
claiming that they had left the pro.
perty but temporarily. The Snow.
storm Mining company contended they
had abandoned the homestead for a
period OF five years. II seems the Gold
smiths were poor and had to leave the
homesteads for long periods in order to
support themselves. The supreme court
held they had the right to do this and
still retain title to the property. Tho
opinion is unanimous. It was written
oy Justice Alfred Bulge and Judgment
given the lower court for the plaintiffs
is affirmed.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-02-03
THE THRICE-A.WEEK EDITION
OF THE NEW YORK WORLD

Practically a Daily at the Price Of q
| Weekly. No Other Newspaper in the
World Gives so Much at so Low 4
Price.
There has never been a time when a
newspaper was more needed in the
household. The great war in Europe
has now entered its second year, with
no promise of an end for a long time.
These are world-shaking events, in
which the United States, willing or un.
willing, has been eomelled to- take
part. No intelligent person can ignore
such issues.
The presidential contest also will soon
be at hand. Already candidates for the
nomination are in the field and the cam.
|paign, owing to the extraordinary char.
acter of the times, will be of supreme
interest. No other newspaper will in.
form you with the promptness and the
|cheapness of the Thrice week edition
Of the New York World.
THE THRICE-A-WEEK WORLDS
regular subscription price is only $l.O0
per year, and this pays for 1856 papers.
We offer this unequled newspaper and
The Optin,ist together for ono year Tor
$2.50.
The regular subscription price of the
two papers is $S 90.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-02-03

There were many of us who bemoane1
the passing of the slender skirt be.
cause of it's youthful air, but Fashion
has taken care of this, too, in her new
rulings The flare of the skirt and
coat, the suggestion of slender waist,
the shortness of the skirts, topped eff
fectively by perky, high hat, very
close fitting, and Competed with trim,
well-titting footwear, is quite as youth
full and trim, and far more comfortable
than the pipe-stem skirt in which a
natural stride was utterly Impossible.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-02-03
THE JUMPER FROCK
FOR SPRING
Il Combines Trim Lines of One-Piece Dress
With Crisp Freshness Of Skirt-Blouse
Ribbon as Trimming for Hat and Gown

will probably continue in favor during
the summer, is an attractive detail of
the underblouse Of crepe de Chine.
A Word on Collars and Caps.
"Collets," as they call those trim,
cape-like collars introduced this season,
are features of many Of the newest
frocks and blouses. One of the newest
blouses shows series of these little
"collets" graduated from narrow
frill about the neck to deep cape
extending quite to the waist. These
cape-like collars, resembling the capes
on coachman coat, are among the
latest and most approved of the new
dress details; they are especially eff
fective on frocks of taffeta and satin.
Variety in Sleeves.
The drop-shoulder and full sleeve is
a feature of many of the new frocks;
in fact, the sleeve is the point, it would
seem where designers and dressmak-
ers are expanding most of their inguene-
ity. Many original, attractive notions
are being carried out in the cuff, in the
trimming, and in the shoulder line. Full
ness is decided feature, and many
effective methods of trimming are be-
ing resorted to; for instance, stiff lit
tie ruffles and gills, and old-tima
|qalings appear, lenaing an air of 1870
which is quite in keeping with the full!
skirts and other features of this period
daily being introduced.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-02-03

river and Antelope creek had taken
out water permits which had been
recognized by the state engineer, and
if the construction company diverted
these waters to irrigate its first unit
of twenty thousand acres, it would
destroy over three-quarters Of a mil
lion dollars worth of property that
does now and has for years, paid taxes
for state, county and school purposes.
He said the settlers who are not irri-
eating from Big Lost river and Ante
lope creek were under the impression
that the construction company intend
ed to complete the dam at Mackay
and utilize run-off waters, and that
they had no idea the company intend.
ed to divert the normal flow of the
river and creek waters to irrigate the
fi-st unit of its project.
One argument brought on another
until, apparently wearied, the board
finally decided to defer action for 10
days to give the settlers chance to
get together and be heard from. Ac-
ton, therefor, will not be taken un-
til January 81.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-02-03
BIG LOST RIVER SETTLERS
TO BE GIVEN HEARING

The contract submitted by the Utah
Construction company for the com.
pletion Of the Big Lost River project
is still unsigned by the state land
board. Notwithstanding the fact that
the members of the board and repre-
sentatives Of the construction COM
pany, also representatives of the set
tiers near the project, argued nearly
all of Friday afternoon, no settlement
was reached, and late in the afternoon
the board agreed, at the request of
those representing the settlers, to de-
fer definite action for 10 days in or
der that the settlers might meet and
present their side Of the question. The
settlers will meet at Mackay on Jan
uary IS.
All Sides Represented.
State Senator Ravenel Macbeth and
George l.. Ambrose, an attorney of
Mackay and secretary of the Mackay
Commercial club, appeared for the
settlers, while w. H. Watts of Og-
den, and Attorney Edwin Snow rep
resented the Utah Construction com.
pany. All members Of the land board
were present.
Governor Objects
According to the views of the gov
ernor the present contract is too vo-
luminous. He said that, in substance,
it was practically the same as the first
presented to the board Mr.. Watts
said it had been modified in man,
ways and he could not see wherein it
could be cut and still contain the es-
sential features. One paragraph in
particular was objected to by the gov
ernor; it was the appointment of an
arbitrary, board to decide the amount
of available water that could be fur
nished providing the matter should be
questioned. The contract called for
one expert to be selected by the con-
struction company, another by the
land board and the third to be Sc
lected by these two, or in case they
could not agree upon the third, then
he was to be selected by the judge of
the district court. According to the
the findings of facts by this
board would be final. The governor
wanted to know where the land board
stood, inasmueh as the board, in any
event, would be obliged to shoulder
the responsibility. The attorney gen
eral disagreed with the governor on
this proposition. This feature, in fact
the entire contract, was left unset.
tied until after the board hears the
results Of the mass meeting of the
settlers.
Would Destroy Property.
Attorney Ambrose made the state
ment that the settlers on Big Lost
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-02-03

New York, Jan. 80.
1t is interesting to following tho
trend of fashion each season, to note
how surely and completely we come to
approve of even the most decided
change after it has been presented to us
in attractive guise, at different times
and on various occasions. It surely
does seem, too, upon looking back some
few years, that each seasons changes
are for the better. For instance, the
full skirt; how we all poo-pooed it
when the whisper first began to cir
culate that it was to be revived, and
that our trim, youthful narrow skirt
had its day. Today, however, the full
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-02-03
RECIPE FOR GRAY HAIR.

To half pint of water add l o. Bay
Rum, small box of Barbo Compound,
and u OF. of glycerine. Apply to the hair
twice a week until it becomes the desired
shade. Any druggist can put this up or
you can mix 1t at home at very little cost.
Full directions for making and use come
in each box of Barbo Compound, 1t will
gradually darken streaked. faded gray
hair, and removes dandruff. It is excel
lent for falling hair and will make harsh
hair soft and glossy. 1t will not color the
scalp, is not sticky or greasy. and does not
rub off.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-02-03

Of Des M0ines. Ia. said. in an inter-
view today,
"lf each person In this country would
take an occasional laxative dose, our
hospitals would lose thousands upon
thousands of patients"
MIR. Olsen further stated that he was
FAMILIAR with and had sold all the va
rious laSatives, and that in his opinion.
Rexall Orderlies is the most pleasant
and sure remedy for constipation.
We have the exclusive selling rights for
this great laxative. Trial size, 10 cents.
PALACE DRUG STORE
THE RExALL STORE,
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-02-03
How Mr.. Davis Got Rid of a Bad
Cough

"Somc time ago | had very bad
cough writes Lewis I. Davis, Black
water, Del. "My brother McCabe
Davis gave me a small bottle of Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy. After taking
this bought half dozen bottles of it
but only used one Of them as the cough
left me and l have not been troubled
SINCE, Obtainable everywhere.