The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-04-28

to what she ought to be. He says
in effect, Even tho you slay me,
ETC., and IL she is worth while that
very act lifts her again to her natural
sphere. If it does not, anything he
might say would not have any good
effect.
But there Is other use for the hat
salute, as It has grown with the
changes of time. A king or presi-
dent may ride down packed street
and receive the plaudits Of sea OF
humanity who acknowledge him their
chief and the representative of their
united sovereignty. They may lift
their hats; they may throw them
sky-high to emphasize their regard
or they may throw them away, feel
that hat used to salute such a per-
son had filled its highest possible mis-
sion and it would be dissertation to
ever again put it to its original use.
The president remains uncovered In
. acknowledgment that he is in the
presence of friends.
But to get back again to the COM
mon walks of life, to yourself and
me and the friends we meet, some
men find it annoying to lift their hats
to every lady they meet because II
keeps them working with the hat all
the time. Reaching this stage OF
the question they decide to quit the
practice excepting at times when It
would look like deliberate rudeness
not to observe it, A woman need
not feel at all sighted If she meets
an acquaintance who merely mods
/ and passes on. He may be struggling
with a big problem in business, with
woman and her children and their
home at stake. He may be called
upon to foreclose mortgage ana
turn them out, and with his heart
wrung at the prospect and trying to
formulate some plan to spare then
he may be forgiven for merely nod
ding to his friends wife. While he
is in that frame of mind he may meet
his own wife, and If he doesn't lift
his hat and address her tenderly ne
isn't the right spirit to be the head
of the family.
| We know a man who is on the
street great deal on busy days with
pencil in one hand and notebook
! in the other, and he can write ana
tap his hat rim with his pencil ana
never lose a link. That is his way
of conveying his greetings to persons
passing when he is working.
Now lady, we have mentioned sew
eral things about men and their hats,
but don't condemn man for not
lifting his hat when he meets you.
You are safe in one thing-f he
| lifts his hat to his own wife and
greets her courteously as il he con-
sidered her spark Of the divine,
YOU can make up your mind that
he has at least one good streak In
him however narrow or wide II may
be. AS straws show which way the
wind blows, so the little things in
mans conduct help to show what
he really is. II you are young
woman choosing husband, you are
engaged in the most important ana
at the same time the most hazardous
undertaking of life. Remember, your
greatest schooling comes after marrl-
age. and il there are trying times
that is in some degree the same ex-
perience that everybody else has.
race it squarely and do your best.
By the way, have you met my friend
Mr.. Barrett, the Plumber
He has passed the heyday OF
youth, and does not care much for
the frills of society. He loves the
comforts of home, likes to read, likes
good cigar and magazine and a
chatty time Likes to do good deeds
for the JOY of them and the JOY
it gives to the beneficiary. we are
speaking from many years OF obser-
walton, and know that he makes no
display but goes right along and does
things and smiles in silence. lie Is
the proprietor or senior partner In
the Grove City Plumbing company,
and when he goes into house to re-
pair pipes he is careful and thought
full for the housekeeper. He protects
the furniture, spreads paper down
where he is going to make litter,
cleans it all up after he is thru, and
leaves the madam feeling that this
workman has perfectly proper re-
gard for her house. Now, lazy, IL
he meets you in the street, he might
not lift his hat at all, and again ne
might, but the other matter | men
toned is one of the "straws" that
bespeak his thoughtfulness and nat
ural sweetness of disposition-the
inclination to do his part or little
more, and make life sweeter for nav
ing lived and served. Analyze
mans acts in this way and you are
on safe ground. Clothes do not make
the man; it is the little acts.
Mr.. Bischoff, the Painter
Chris Bischoff paints with his
brother, Mike. They picked up the
trade like many western men do,
and are as good as can be under
those conditions. II they had receiv
ed the benefit of schooling and ap-
premiership in the business they
would probably have been better at
their trade. They are both cheerful
nhrmrnv industriouS and ambitious