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for h-r the men would have dreaded
the night more than anything else.
To a soldier who has been lighting
ana who j. exhausted and weak nights
are a great source of worry. Like "A
big. unhappy child, the soldier needs
II one Ia cheer min mp, lie is nos
afraid to advance under fire on the
battlefield. but his fears begin after II
Is all over ON" Of til. q impressive
scene witnessed in a hospital is a
ward IL which thirty men are spending
their first night after their return from
the firing line. These men. who have
fousht in different engagements. begin
their battles over again In their dreams.
Some believe themselves still in the
fighting. while others dream that they
have been badly wounded. Some call
cut orders. white other scream with
pain. All the time the little nun, Sister
N.nigne. would 90 from one to the
other. stroking their heads and endoav-
or.ng 20 quiet them.
10 ono nan she would SAY. Listen.
boy what are you trying To tell MS.
No4 are crazy" Then she would wipe
the mans forehead. fix his pillow and
covers and remain with him until he
was again sleeping calmly. AS She
lea ned over the men the vision of he
great imaginary battles they were
fighting quickly faded away. and
thanks 10 her thev We're able Ia enjoy
= real beneficial sleep in which all their
trnl'hi"s rc'" forgotten.
SI, never rested until every man
was quietly asleep aud then she would
81. N "A biz armchair beside a small
table where under n heavy shadc a
smal. oil lamp WINS burning. Every
ono in "A while q voice would call hci
and she would Immediately drop her
! rosary and hurry IN the side OF the
nan who wanted her.
Gaspnrd was very fond OF her. As
a matter of fact 0aspard was fond
OF every ono, including Mile. Victte,
Nine. Arnaud and Mile. Anne. and also
Dudognon. Tie sister inquired:
What is the mstter?'
II am thirsty"
What do ycu WANT"
! An orangeade."
II haven't got any"
We'll. then. a Lemonade"
"Will you promise to fall asleep X I
give II to yOu?"
Bt ~ ~ "" NV fN"" VI W.
little boy"
When Gaspard tool the refreshing
drink from the nuns hand he CON
sumed II slowly. enjoying every drop,
and could hardly And words to thank
the good woman who had brought it
to him. She had hardly returned to
her armchair when another voice
called her. and thus il Went on
throughout the night.
1t would be necessary to see this
Noman 1T her work to DO able to un-
drrsiand and appreciate the wonders
she Was accomplishing and the rc-
markahlc results she obtained during
the min" hours OF the night among
these poor devils who were the victims
Of tho war.
Her eyes inspired absolute conf
dcnce, and whenever she told the men
that their suffering would soon he
ended her words seemed to have q re-
markedly soothing effect. She went
from bed TO bed with the same kind
smile and care for each man; il
could hardly he said that she walked,
for she seemed really To- glide along
tho floor Of the ward. She could he
seen hut nnt heard as she passed by,
GasiHrd, who had completely altered
his opinion conCcruiuG priests during
the last few weeks. would willingly
have faced death for this nun. He
said 10 his comrades;
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We'll. she is very pretty. our wife
= and Your little hoy looks eN-
actiy like her. Lucky man, Why
d!dn, you ever show me these before?
Her" | have been nursing you for
sixty nights. ! thought | too be-
long-d to the family
The photographs We're two copies ~
the same picture. and as she returned
them to Gaspard he took on. of them
and gave II back to her. She was
leeplv moved by this silent tribute. II
Was Gaspard's farewell and the only
way in which he could thank her FOR
all she had done for him. She went
AWAY, after thanking him. happy at
the thought that Gaspard had thought
enough of hor 10 express his gratitude
in thism manner
The following day. after visiting
every corner ~ the hospital. from tho
kitchen TO the garden. he came 10 ~uy
gooL-by ia tho three women who had
' rIirsed him. cherished him ami We're
really responsible FOR his recovery.
Deeply moved. he was turning hi, cap
IN his hands. sad AT the Thought Of
leaving the friends and the surround
ings which had grow 81 dear to him.
once again he Was being caught IN tho
whirlwind Of war, What a life He
was 10 bid pood-by once more to those
hc loved and To the places he cherished.
In the street h. vas hardly able 20
find his way AMI he urncd three times
for a last look a. the hospital. then
wont on STRAIGHT ahead, when he
reached tine hanks Of the River Loire
the water was like a mirror in the light
Of the setting sun
His train was Ia leave at Q o'clock
and he vas AT a loss to know Just what
to do until then, Little he cared for
the surrounding country; a Partisan
thinks too much Of his Paris To be
greatly interested in II other place.
lie came 10 the conclusion that tho hest
thing TO DO IN TO treat himself to a
first class dinner, u three franc dinner
In a good hotel. This, h. figured, he
could easily afford. as he had not spent
"A penny during the last two months.
lie went into the Hotel dos TrniS
Rois NJ the cprncr Of the quay and tho
Graud Rue.
II WAS an old fashioned hotel which
hoasted much of its steam heat, hut the
central heating system was the only
modern Improvement to he found there,
for the place wa intended chiefly as \
home FOR those interested in the mcm-
ories of days gone by. From the street
the traveller enter directly into n
large room with a great big fireplace
where "A log fire is burning mcrrily. On
a shelf along the wall NAV hC seen "A
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No Il Directing TO his Intervention.
The old waiter ven on:
You see tho Boches have been
thinking Of nothing else for forty-four
years. They weren't trying TO Improve
their education, or anything ike that.
Why, all thoy care FOR Is artillery,
while We f'renchmen were making all
kinds OF experiments IL medicine. vac
cina'ion and a lot Of other things ike
that"
sure" said Ga.rard, stepping
forward.
II was ms way Of calling attention
To his presence in the room. Receiv-
,nr no reply he continued, somew hat
embarrassed:
Il know what I. IL. have
been through II myself. Where
can | get something to eat?"
The interest " the others was at
ouce aroused. Tho drTIggiSt said
"Hnye you been wounded, my good
friend
"You bot"
Tho three women raised their
heads.
"But you have completely recov-
'l'u' HhN'h N'h ''' N' luS-
Gist.
FIT as n fish"
ANA ready To- 90 out again
You hct ! nj.
tn" MAGISTRATE put in n good word:
Wei Nul know That yoI az" I'll
our hope. Si\ weeks have zone law
since We were driven from our homes.
ANA whcr YOU get to their homes
il will lr your turn. won't IT," cX-
claimed the druggist.
Well, it's up to %Ioffre, said Gas
pard.
well, in any case Noull spare the
IN and children, won YOU"
Don't worry about that"
Because above everything else we
are French. and don't forget g."
Just rely on me-
"Thc only thing to do is to max"
them pay enormous taAcs.'
Leave thar 10 me"
and don't forget To- take HOSTAGES
"iioStH WHAT
"IIoslagc."
"oil, well take u lot 81 those"
"And do Just as they did; make
them march gu in front OF gu. They
have mined the whole country over
! there. I've got a cousin on tho Gen
eral stan and he said Ia me that
everything WAS mined over there
40 You mean it,
YES; but when the mines explode
let them be blown M first"
"Thut's all settled
They and their Wilhelm AMI their
Crown Prince
"The swine"
"If we could only catch those two
~ rs, II We could
what would You de, my friend, Il
Nuu caught them"
What would ! do" What
won | ,l""
: The hot"l k"cpcriS wife an" int,
: tho room The magistrate took hoy
aside. while the druggist was still
talking To Gaspard
ITS a soldier who has come foi
dinner. . ! hope you will he
kind enough not to put him in oul
room"
Don't worry about that
"Os course he's all right
but you know with ladies
present.
eyes, yes, monsieur"
Funny idea Of his to come here"
"Ycs. isn't IT,
For his own sake hc would have
been better of in a small wine shop
We'll. It's war time said tho
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-03-03
FARMER OFFICIAL
TAKES A HAND

Thomas Clark was in Saturday
from Uncle Toms Cabin" In West
Groveland, looking after business
and settling up canal accounts, Mr..
Clark is treasurer for the Danskin
Ditch company and, like a good
thoughtful officer he hunted up the
bookkeeper at The Republican office
and paid up the bills Of the COM
pany for advertising and job printing
and set his subscription account
ahead couple Of years. He likes
our paper and shows his apprecia-
ton by sending us business on which
a newspaper thrives. Some good fell
lows accept the courtesies and SER
vice of the press and then pay 1t of
in, something they call "apprecia-
tion" and none of the banks will take
1t at par. The great secret Of con-
trolling newspaper policies is to send
all your printing and advertising to
the one that most nearly meets your
approval in its service. In that way
you build it up. By Withholding 1t
you cut it's subsistence and 1t slowly
dies. What finer control does the
public want than that? And what
better reward or punishment would
la publisher ask?
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-03-03
FINDS AN INSPIRATION

The fair association has done un.
told good.
1t has reached out into the homes
and remains an inspiration for good
Farmers have seen what others have
done and no matter how skeptical
seeing is believeing and he is con-
vinced and carries home the spirit
of the fair 1t isn't what you do
that counts, but how you do it. The
fair motto, "Strive to excell," be-
comes his and he hustles in to beat
them all.
The farmers wife gets more in
spriation and new ideas at the fair
that in all the year and there tries
to catch up with the times as she
sees what others are doing and she
in turn tries to excel in all her
housewifely arts of cooking, canning,
picking, preserving, cheese and but
termaking, etc. While the younger
ladies vie with each other in beauty
and neatness in all the arts of needle
craft and fancy work. Many a youth
full heart has thrilled with pride as
he led fine calf or colt and knew
his work had won a prize.
From infancy to old age all COM
pete and carry out the spirit of the
fair and all join in the meet me at
the fair social good time.
We need the fair for it's betterment
of the people and the country.
We need its educational advant-
ages.
We need it socially.
The fair association have done a
great work and done it well, but no
work has yet been done so we'll that
it cvan't be done better. Just keep
alive the spirit of the fair. 1t ISM
what you do that couts, but how you
do it, and say with the poet:
"Just start in to sing as you tackle
the thing
That couldn't be done and you'll do
it,"
MRS. III. P. PETERSON.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-03-03
Not Sentimental

] would like to ask why should
the county buy the fair grounds?
If it is a paying proposition I do not
think the association would think for
one minute of disposing of it.
What would the county do with
such an elephant on its hand? Most
of our county officials has assistants
as it is. Where could the county get
off with the fair grounds tied to her
apron string? IL the county buys
the fair grounds every man, woman
and child that does a service there
will have to be paid and paid well
because it comes from the county
Where does the county get the money
from? The taxpayers!
Let the association cut the grounds
up In city blocks and sell 1t out
either in blocks or lots and let the
people all get some benefit out Of
1t in the way Of taxes to, help pay
board and prosecuting our law break.
ers. better known as bootleggers.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-03-03
PREFERS COUNTY AGENT

There are other ways of using the
tax money to advantage besides hold
ing fair. | want to call attention
to the matter of employing county
agriculturist. The great progress
made in other places where those
men have been employed is due in
a great measure to the fact that they
are on the ground where the trouble
is, and they render practical help
when and where the help is needed.
They carry to the farmer the best
there is known on the subject, and
they not only tell him about it, but
take off their coats and help put it
into practical operation. Farm
science in these instances becomes
farm sense, for they hitch principle
to practice. They are not the white
collar farmers, but farm raised and
farm trained with the education add
ed that enables them to get into the
pen where hogs have cholera and
use the. disinfectants and the medi-
cines. They show the farmer what
to do to get things sanitary and to
keep them so. They test the soil
dHu uuu OuL WudI IL HOCu6 1uu WI "A
with the farmer to put the soil in
condition to grow the better crops
Once farmer is shown he does not
forget to apply it. The discouraged
farmer, who is puzzled to know what
to do, and who realizes that his
little capital or his seasons work is
at stake can get reliable aid from
the county agent, but he can get
nothing. of the kind by taking his
products to the fair or by standing
around the exhibits looking at what
the other farmer has placed there.
When the farmer is troubled to know
whether to irrigate now or wait a
while, the September fair is Of no
advantage to him, but il he could
ring up the county agent and get him
to COME that way and 60 over the
field with him, he could get practical
help.
Thru the work Of a county agent
we can have a wider interest and
more territory represented in the eff
fort to improve the crops.
Preventing diseases and stopping
pests can be accomplished thru the
county agent, while the fair is Of
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-03-03
MRS. H. P. PETERso
WANTS q Guantanamo

There are ways in which the fair
grounds, If purchased by the county,
could be made use of to the better
ment of the community as whole.
1t is a good investment for the
county to make whether it be used
for the purpose Of a county fair or
not. County fairs are good method
of advertising the country, and the
thrift Of the people and the county
would do well to consider the Ques-
tion from this standpoint alone
The chautauqua idea could be de-
veloped wonderfully on such
grounds. II ever the people of Bing-
ham county would thoroly enjoy one
week of instruction and uplift such
that the chautauqua stands for, they
would herald its coming with glad
ness and largely plan for its success.
With chautauqua park, exhibits of
various lines of endeavor could be
held at stated times and amusements
planned to interest and attract those
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-03-03
TOWN JUDGED BY NEWSPAPER

''Show me some copies of the
paper published in your town and I
will tell you some facts about it and
your people,"
The man who said that was an
active business man, who was con-
sidering an expansive proposition.
The information he wanted was all in
issues of weekly newspaper.
He wanted to know about the
stocks of goods carried by the mer-
chants, to judge of their business
capacity by the style and amount Of
advertising they employed-the
paper would show him.
He wanted to know something of
the social activies Of the town, which
the paper would show. him.
He wanted to know something of
the pursuits of the people in the
town and the condition Of the sur
rounding country. The paper would
show him.
He would scan those papers care
fully and would be able to give the
information as he had stated.
He would judge the business pros
poets from the advertising columns,
of prospective selling possibilities by
the local happenings, of the tastes
and intelligence of teh people by the
reading matter the paper gives it's
readers, and whether they were a
progressive, alert or an easy going
and comparatively inactive sort.
Your paper tells the story fully to
the active, observant business man,
who never saw your town or it's peo-
pie.
If the town merchants are not all
represented in its columns it would
spell Little business" bad knock
for the town. If the local columns
showed scarcity of news and little
of the social life it would spell in
glazing letters Nothing doing" If
there was lack of high-class, up-to-
date reading matter ON the Invest top
les of the times, it would spell for
him?
The investigation would end and
the town be passed over as not worth
considering.
So then the weekly paper is for So
times year showing people who do
not reside in the town just how to
judge If 1t is a business and social
center. You can help your town and
it's merchants by educating them to
do their part, but you must publish
a real up-to-date newspaper.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-03-03
LOST AND FOUND

Last week we announced our new
lost and found system to be operated
at The Republican office, and Mr..
w. Jenkins, Of 273 Ash street, was
the one to win the honors for finding
and returning the first, article to be
recorded in the lost and found book
1t was handbag belonging to Mrs
r. A. Thompson, of Riveryiew. He
fished it out Of the mud and on ex-
animation. it was found to have, q
pair of spectacles, a letter or two
some silver coins and a few other
items. One Of her sons is employed
at the Boyle Hardware store and
Miss Christensen, the bookkeeper al
The Republican office. phoned them
about it. In 80 minutes Mrs. Thomp.
son had her handbag back again and
was happy after a short worry.
We have said for years that PEG.
pie like to return lost articles to
the owners and Mr.. Jenkins adds one
more proof to the list OF proofs.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-03-03
Make a Noise


Let the county of Bingham buy
the county fair grounds at Black
foot.
l. Because 1t is help to the
county's inhabitants.
2. 1t gives the farmer an idea as
to what can be raised in his locality
and also shows the outsider what
kind of crops can be raised.
If the county should buy the the
grounds 1t would pay to improve
them make things neat and sani-
tary. For one thing install sanitary
closets. So many people were talk
ing about this; make a neat arch
over the race track to insure safety
to people crossing to the center of
the track; have a building for NOV
ing pictures or drama; amuse the
children as well as the older people;
award prizes in amusing contests.
Boost for your city! Boost for your
county! Boost for your state! That
is saying in ever state. Let the
people make preparations for this
falls fair this summer and have a
big celebration at Blackfoot in Sep
TENDER. If the fair grounds should
be cut up in city lots it would arouse
and create a feeling in the people
and they would look forth for dim
future, whereas if it were still main
tanned people would look to the fu-
ture as growing prosperity.
ARNOLD CRYSTAL.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-03-03
Likes All the Fun

Consider the county fair as a
school where one person profits by
his neighbors' experiments and it is
invaluable to every citizen in the
county. The only way we know what
the country will produce is by ex-
pertinent or by what we see on ex-
hibit. For example when corn was
first seen at the Blackfoot fair l
heard no less an a dozen ask for
seed. | did not know watermelons,
cantalopes and tobacco could be
grown here until | saw them at the
fair exhibit and heard many others
express their ignorance. People are
encouraged to raise better stock and
care for it when there is place to
exhibit it. Others seeing good stock
are prompted to take more pride in
their own cattle, horses, sheep and
hogs
Besides the direct advantages the
fair offers to the residents of Bling
ham county,, it brings visitors to the
city of Blackfoot, most of whom
leave with words of praise.
AS for the fair as amusement it
is thoroly enjoyed and we'll patron
lied by every one, young and old, as
Pope said:
A little nonsense now and then
Is relished by the best of men,"
I believe that nothing voices the
peoples feeling toward the fair as
does their liberal patronage and in
terest. Therefore Bingham county
should buy the fair grounds at al
most any cost
NYDIA ROUFF.
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not interested in special exhibits.
For the county, itself, on expert
ment garden and seed farm, where
the why's Of gardening are tested out,
and where seeds are ripened for this
section of the country would be an
other way of utilizing the ground
other than by fairs. The county
prisoners would, no doubt, be glad
for the open air and sunshine and
sufficient amount of work for both
mind and body. A model kithcen,
too, in connection with the farm,
would not be amiss; and, a modern
laundry for the purpose Of keeping
clean and sanitary the bedding and
clothing. of the county prisoners
would lessen the need Of bug juice
and would make sleep more inviting.
Or the farm could be used for the
benefit of the families In need, which
the county helps each year. Such q
farm in time could be made self
maintaining.
The county should not hesitate to
buy the grounds.
M. KINNEY.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-03-03
WEIGHTS OF SHORT
HORNS AND HEREFORDS

G. D., Sagdel, Montana, desires to
know the respective weights of Short
horn and Hereford cattle. There is
no remarkable difference between the
two largest beef breeds of America.
An interesting comparative study
of the weights of purebred bulls,
cows and steers shown at the Inter-
national Live Stock exposition in
1907, 1908 and 1909, and at the
Kansas City show is given in The
Gazette for May A, 1910. In this
statement the average weights of
Shorthorns and Herefords are given
as follows:
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-03-03
no aid in that.

no aid in that.
A closer comparison is likely to
be made where the county agent is
going from farm to farm presenting
the plans, than by each farmer keep
ing up his solitary experiment for
the whole summer trying to spring a
surprise on the others at the fair
by showing results but not the meth
DDS that made them.
The county agent is likely to
create community spirit that brings
about improvements in schools,
roads, mail routes and the like. The
fair does ont become active in any
of these things.
The county agents work creates
an interest in the farm and stock
for the boys and girls, and attracts
the town people to the farms. The
fair does that In some small degree,
but only in about the same degree
as does the circus and the circus
has taken more boys away from their
homes than it has attracted to the
homes.
do not mean by the foregoing
statements, to indicate that the fair
has not a. value and that 1t does not
do considerable good, but because I
think so much more could be ac-
complished by putting the same
amount of money into salary and ex-
penses for the county agent I have
made comparisons in favor Of the
county agent and against the fair.
We might have a much better fair
IL we had the county agent
]. A. WE,
Blackfoot, r. +. d. 4.