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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-01-21
PLANT DESERVING OF PRAISE
Witch Hazel Has Many Qualities
Which EntltIe It to commenda-
tlon-valuabIe In Medicine.

In an article ION Natures Trail"
In Boys Life, DR.. Edward 8. Bigelow
writes Of the last flower Of the sea.
son. the witch hazel, as follows:
IF we should look at the witch
hazel as the last flower Of the season.
to It we would award the BOBBY prize.
But II we consider 1t In connection
with Its Drawing Of the cold weather
In an effort to beautify the woods.
W. would give 1t the first prize. No
other flower Of the year 80 bravely
withstands the cold weather. It be-
gins to bloom in November or even
q little earlier, and clings persistently
to Its twigs until the first Of January
or even later. sprinkling the shades Of
the woods with it's feathery, dainty
golden bloom. Il is said also that Il
has valuable medicinal qualities. Il
now IL one of the ingredients Of vari-
GUS well-known extracts Of witch
hazel. There IL also curious old
time superstition In regard to its I'M
canny ability Al. a .divining rod. It 10
said to be able to point out under
ground deposits Of water and Of
precious ores. That myth probably
originated from Misunderstanding or
q misconstruing Of its name. This ID
not primarily witch but wych, which
had some relation to a salt spring or
dairy house, and was sometimes SPELL
ed wick"
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-01-21
CIVILIZATIONS OF THE PAST
Nations With High Degree Of cuitiva-
ton That Are Now Only Memory
in History's Pages.

Thousands Of years ago-long before
the great western nations of today,
long before even Greek and Roman
were heard of-there were more or
less advanced civilizations on both
sides Of the Pacific. China, for exam
pie. had grown into a stable MOngOl.
ian kingdom perhaps 1900 years be-
fore the beginning Of our era. A
Chinese author writes: "There Is no
existing nation in the world that has
a larger past than China. She has
seen the rise and fall Of the ancient
Egyptian dynasties; the extension Of
the Persian empire; the c0nquests Of
Alexander; the irresistible advance Of
the Roman legions; the deluge; Of the
Teutonic hordes from the north, and
the birth Of all the nations Of modern
Europe"
The Japanese also, a people com.
pounded Of various elements. but
chiefly Mongolian and Malayan, stood
stood at the beginning Of our era on
a high plane of civilization. and even
then exhibited the tendencies and the
adaptiveness which distinguish them
today.
Then away to the east In Central
and South America, civilizations
waxed and waned, reaching their high
est development in the Aztec and In
can empires. the latter Of which was
an extremely interesting example Of
despotic socialism.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-01-21
HOW SARDINES ARE PACKED
Comparatively Simple Process, but the
Work Requires Expert Supervision
and Must Be Carefully Done.

The process of preparing sardlnes Is
very simple but requires experience
and great care. Upon the arrival Of
the sardines at the factory they are
hmm. diately placed on large wooden
tables about forty feet long, where
they are cleaned. This process takes
only Il second, and fairly efficient
worker can clean from 300 to 400
pounds Of fish per day. according to
a writer in Fishing Gazette.
The fish are then placed In watts Of
brine. where they are allowed to re-
main from one-half to two hours, &C.
cording to size. They are then placed
in wire trays equipped with propgs In
upright position. where they are al.
lowed to dry for about an hour before
they are ready for cooking. This IN
done by placing the trays in large steam
ovens, where the fish are subjected to
pressure of about two pounds Of
steam, twenty minutes being consumed
In properly cooking the small fish and
as much as thirty-ilvs minutes In cook
ing the larger sizes.
This cooking has to be carefully
watched; IL the sardines are subjected
to too much steam they become some
what brittle and break when being
packed. Some sardines are cooked In
oil; however, an extra charge Is made
for this process, and comparatively
few are sold.
After the sardines have been prop
erly steamed the trays are placed on
long counters for sorting, which is
done by carefully selected and well.
paid girls. After sorting, the tins are
filled with oil and placed on shelves
where they are allowed to remain for
about twelve hours In order to insure
the proper impregnation Of the oil
Pure olive oil is used in preparing
most sardines, especially the best
grades, but for some markets mix.
ture of olive oil and high-grade pea.
nut oil is desired.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-01-21
superstItIons About Shoes.

Many superstitions are connected
with shoes. It is thought unlucky to
put either shoe on the wrong foot. Be-
,ause Augustus Caesar was nearly as
fascinated by mutineer one day when
ne put on his left. shoe first, saying
has arisen that the right shoe must
,e put on first unless its owner wishes
% court misfortune. Pythagoras, the
I'D Greek sage, told his disciples to
tut their left foot into their baths first.
In Anglo-Saxon marriages the father
in-law gave the brides shoe to the
bridegroom, who, touched her on the
head with 1t to denote his lordly au-
thority.
At one time-in the fourteenth or
fifteenth century-people wore the
points or beaks Of their shoes SO long
that they tumbled over them when
they walked, and were forced to tie
them to their knees by laces or chains.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-01-21
Rupert Brooke In FIJI.

Fiji in moonlight Is like nothing
else in this world. +. It's all dim
colors and all scents. And here, where
it's high up, the most Enthusiastically
shaped mountains in the world tower
up all round, and little silver clouds
and wisps Of mist run bleating up and
down the valleys and hillsides like
lambs looking for their mother.
There's only one thing on earth as
beautiful; and that's Samoa by moon
light. That's utterly different, merely
heaven, sheer loneliness. You lie on
mat I'M a cool Samoan hut, and look
out on the white sand under the high
palms, and a gentle sea, and the black
line Of the reef mile out, and moon
light over everything, floods and floods
Of it, not sticky, like Honolulu moon
light, not to be eaten with a spoon, but
fiat and abundant, such that you could
slice thin golden-white shavings on
It, as off cheese From COLLECTED
Poems Of Rupert Brooke: With
Memoir"
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-01-21
Keep Moving Up.

TO be worth moving up you must
keep up. There are thousands Of things
In which you must keep up. It's not
enough to think well In terms Of bust
ness. The average business man must
watch his, habits, dress, speech. and
companionship. They are all sign
boards Of his standing. The man
above the average takes care Of every
thing that advertises him and his busl-
ness. He can afford to let others ex.
ploit the freakish and the startling. He
takes care that whatever he does or
wears tells Of the man Of judgment
and good taste. Call It waste time
II you want to. A few years Of Oh.
servation will show the wisdom Of
his position. So the thing Is to men.
tally and efficiently move up. The
visible transfer will come with the
bigger pay as soon as you are prepared
to handle the job.-Grit.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-01-21
PEST SPREAD BY MosQul1v
Scientists Have Traced Cause Of Dis
ease That Has Long Been Prov.
alent In the Tropics.

One of the most peculiar of all dis
eases is fllariasis. common in the trOp-
les. In the blood of persons suffer-
ing from 1t there are found innumer-
able little worms that can be seen only
by the aid of microscope. These
are present only at night in the blood
that is circulating. At about five
o'clock In the afternoon they begin to
appear In the blood, having been hid
den away in the body until this time.
and then they remain In the circula-
tipn until about midnight, when they
begin to diminish. By eight or nine
O'Clock in the morning they have all
disappeared, and a search. of the blood
under the microscope after this fails
to reveal any. They are now collected
in certain large blood vessels deep in
the body, especially In the lungs.
where they remain hidden until they
60 out on their next nocturnal excur-
sion.
The parasite Is conveyed to human
beings by the Dlte OF certain KINDS OF
mosquitoes. The mosquito bites and
takes from man. or from some ami
NAL, as the case may be. blood which
contains these small worms. In the
stomach Of the mosquito (the interme-
diate host) the parasite goes through
certain definite changes or metamor-
phoses, which are just as necessary to
its complete life as are the different
phases In the lives Of butterflies,
moths and great many insects. First
1t escapes from a skin or shell In
which 1t has existed. Then 1t bores
its way through the wall of the mos
quito's stomach and travels forward
through the body until 1t arrives at
the base Of the bin or proboscis.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-01-21

to drink, on some Of the proposed
western projects, makes this loom
large in the list of certified resources
of the proposed greater Dubois pro-
ject.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-01-21
Hindu Snake Superstition.

The pious Hindu believes the snake
to be the reincarnation Of some human
being, possibly a great philosopher,
and he has the assurance that the DEL
ties he worships will protect him from
these venomous reptiles. Sometimes
one sees Hindu before an altar In
temple, with a serpent in the folds Of
his cloak. Suddenly he permits the
snake to sting him, showing the blood
flowing from an undisputed wound. He
then takes a black stone from his pock-
ct, rubs 1t over the bleeding spot, then
muttering many lamentations he makes
passes over his body. A few moments
later he assures his audience that the
bite, which would have been poison.
GUS otherwise, was made harmless by
his prayers and incantations offered to
the deity.
d.. L. L.. ID Ii -
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-01-21
Marriage.


Marriage is the nursery of heaven.
The virgin sends prayers to God, but
she carries but one soul to him; but
the state of marriage fills up the num-
Der Of the elect and hath in 1t the la
Dor of love and the delicacies Of friend
ship, the blessing of society and the
union of hands and hearts. 1t hath In
It less Of beauty, but more of safety
than the single life; 1t hath more ease,
but less danger; 1t is more merry and
more sad; is fuller Of sorrows and
fuller of joys; it lies Under more bur-
dens, but is supported by all the
strengths of love and charity, and
those burdens are, delightful.-Jeremy
Taylor. ~
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-01-21
SEVEN "MIsTREssES OF SEA"
including Tyre, Only That Number OF
Nations Have Right to Title OF
High Honor.

Mark Sullivan, writing in Golfers
on Americas Part in the New World
The Heritage of Tyre" quotes an
other writer as follows, referring to
nations that have held the position OF
the Mistress of the Seas"
"Since the day that man first strad-
died floating log and started human
ity adventuring by sea, the intervening
centuries have seen ony seven nations
possessed of sufficient genius to domi-
nate the earth's deep waters. During
2.24S years Tyre has had but seven
true heirs. Tyre, In her time. was
the inspiration of all commerce. IRE
spective Of nationality. all who traf-
licked by sea were called merchants
Of Tyre and all vessels Of burden
ships of Tyre Dynasties lived BY
grace Of Tyres credit, and died at the
calling Of her loans. With the passing
Of Tyre, the position went to Carthage;
after Carthage to the Italian cities,
Venice, Genoa, Florence and Naples.
italy held her dominance for TOO years,
until the Hanseatic League Of Cities
took the crown of commerce to the
Baltic sea. Then Portugal forced her
self to the front. That was preceding
the discovery Of America BY Spain.
With the aggressiveness Of which that
discovery was characteristic. Spain
took the leadership away from Portu-
gal. Spain held It 200 years and lost
It to Holland. Holland held It for
some generations and lost 1t to Great
Britain"
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-01-21
CONTINUED from page one)

land have already been taken, and
careful checking of the land office
records indicated that $4,000 acres
of tillable land are available in Bon
neville and Bingham counties that
can be handled in connection with
the Dubois project to bring up the
vast acreage which the department
says they stand in need Of to justify
construction work, making total Of
100000 acres in one body.
Banker Kennedy Said
E. M. Kennedy said that Roosevelt
had started the doing of big things
in America, and he hoped the sons of
Sunnyland would enlist under the
banner Of the present movement to
get action quickly, looking to the de-
velopment of one of the greatest
projects in America-a project so
large that it is beyond the compre-
hension of most people till they have
studied 1t while, and one that .chal-
lenges the pluck and courage of a
generation looking for big things to
do
Editor TregO States
Byrd Trego said that courageous
settlers had staked all they had on
the task of making home and liv-
ing in the s0-called desert, and be-
sides demonstrating that crops can
be raised, and that only light crops
can be raised without irrigation, they
had drilled wells on every part of the
great plains, thus establishing a sur
vey of the water level and proving
that good water can be had at depths
varying from six or seven hundred
feet down to less than hundred feet
depth. These fore-runners of a
greater and denser population are es-
tablishing the outposts for what is
to come. and society is indebted to
them for their part in the valuable
demonstrations they have made and
are making. The impossibility of
getting water at all, or any water fit
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-01-21

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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-01-21


western projects, makes this loom
large in the list of certified resources
of the proposed greater Dubois pro-
ject.
Loan Agent Speaks
Chairman Scott called upon the
Rotary club to say what they would
do about Joining in the task under
taken by the Blackfoot guests, and
asked for an expression from Frank
Churchill, manager of company
that loans money on farms they
consider profitable to operate. Mr..
Churchill said he had devoted much
study to the question Of whether or
not dry farms on those plains are
sufficiently profitable to loan money
on, and had not classed them so, be-
cause they needed irrigation to put
them past the doubtful point and
into the very valuable class. s..
County Commissioner Moves
Chris Anderson said he had at
tended q meeting at -P0catello not
long ago, at which the governor and
other prominent men pledged them
selves to do what they could to re-
Yive the Dubois project, and this
work of the Blackfoot men was in
line with their pledge. He hoped that
Rotary would APPOINT a committee
to consider a plan and to act. Gean
Wright moved for a committee Of five
and Joe Morley said he seconded
"Mr. Wright's" motion. The chair
man directed. Jason McCarrol to take
a quarter away from Joe Morley (for
saying "Mister,") which he did amid
laughter uproarious. The committee
appointed was Frank Churchill, Tom
Kelley, Chris Anderson, Gean Hollis
ter and Ed Browning.
Some Reservoir Sites
After adjournment, part of the
Blackfoot party went to the offices
of Cotton & Wilson, civil engineers
who have engaged for many years in
work connected with irrigation in the
valley and asked for information as
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-01-21

to the reservoir sites about the head
waters of Snak river and were shown
maps Of the drainage basin or water
shed of the north fork, with q small
area as compared with the south
fork, and containing what is known
as the Island Park site, including
Henry's lake and a section of the val
ley extending about fifteen mills south
ward from the southern end of the
lake, with capacity of 100000
acre-feet of water, the Bechled reser-
voir site with 10000 acre-feet, and
the Teton site with $4,000 acre-feet
making total of 100000 acre-feet.
1t requires from two to two and a
half acre-feet to irrigate an acre of
land, so the amounts named would
be sufficient to water 444, 900 acres,
allowing the larger amount of water
per acre.
On the south fork is Jackson Lake
already converted into a reservoir,
and Swan valley already settled up to
great extent and by that reason not
so available.
Feasible Canal Sites
The several lines Of possible con-
struction for canals were shown as
follows:
From st. Anthony westward and
northwest to cover all of the Dubois
tract, requires a canal for eight miles
thru heavy cut. If they go farther
down the river to get away from the
cut, the water is so much lower down
that 1t would not cover the northern
part Of the tract excepting by being
pumped to raise it fifty to hundred
feet. TIL point of diversion in this
case would be at the mouth Of the
Teton river.
Lake-Bed in the Way
If the water were taken out still
| farther down the river at Roberts,
the canal construction would be sur
face work, but there would be the
old lake-bed some three miles across,
that would have to be siphoned. II
the canal were turned northward to
go around the lake-bed on the north
side, 1t would put the canal into the
! lavabeds for long distance, and
WOulu SILL DC 700 low TO lrr1gaCo q
large extent of the northern part Of
the Dubois project.
Diverting Water at Paine
Taking the water out of the river
still farther down, at Paine siding,
i six miles north Of Idaho Falls, would
avoid the crossing of the lake-bed
and the lavabeds, but it would have
to be lifted from the river by a pump
ing plant. The farther down the river
the water Is taken out, the more
water is available, owing to the ease
of storing the annual freshets, and
the less of the Dubois project it will
cover. If the heavy cut is made from
St. Anthony west, to cover it all, and
to have the benefit of gravity sys-
tenn, there must needs be large
acreage under 1t to justify the ex-
pense of the cut and the long line Of
canal. The amount of water passing
Paine siding last spring at flood-tide
was about three million inches. Most
Of this annual run-off comes from the
south fork and If stored, could not
be passed thru the canal via st. An
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-01-21
thony, since that is situated on the
north fork.
EMPLOYED Engineers

Employed Engineers
the firm of Cotton & Wilson were
employed to compile from their re-
cords such data as will be useful in
promoting the work Of the Snake
River Plains Development associR-
ton. The Blackfoot party held con-
ferences at Shelley and Firth and
found people responsive as at Idaho
Falls.
The Washington herald., 1919-04-17

excellence made from fine quality products scientific
and sanitary ice plant n the world
ih added panstaks presenting seasonabe
timely pleasing FORMS such Easter offering has created
it undeniable leadership
Its unvayins uniformity of quality and emphasizes the fact that
the best and wholesome food dessert home
The Washington herald., 1919-04-17

This striking serving favorte ice cream
packed twelve assorted mos the box-e mold
each portion of the delicious hghqua Velvet Kind
The Velvet Kind styled by Washington folks Cream of
the foremost place public entirely its high standard
Evening journal., 1919-01-27
III PAYS TO ADVERTISE.

| " EARS ago. when the pretty young woman teacher In
a country school entered the after the noon
recess she inscribed in large letters, the black
board the wordsi
Johnny Jenes Is the best hugger and kisser In this
schoolT
As soon as tho pupils had assembled she faced them
with mien and lnquired
"who wrote those words the blsckboardf"
There response
Turning with equal severity. towards the blushng
Johnny Jones she saldi
Johnny Jones, yon stay in after schoolr
Johnny stayed. The other pupils fingered on the school
grounds They expected fully that Johnny would sound
ly thrashed because those were days which a teacher
was permitted TO the birch
To their surprise when Johnny emerged his face was
wreaihed with smiles instead Of streaked with tears
'what did she do to YOU Johnny7" one Of his chums
inquired and other chums echoed the Inquiry.
Johnny squared his shoulders looked his interro-
gators fearlessIy In the eye and repedi
Don't ask me, boys; but remember thIs-i pays to
advertise"
The experience OF NJ o. Wilmington Of No si3 Bennett
street. this city. shapes up differently. but with equally
beneficial and satisfactory results the following letter.
received from him today. showsi
City. i-2i. 1919.
Editor Evening Journal
Dear slr;-I placed an sd IN your paper stating that
had parrot for sale Well the result the parrot
sold about two hours after the paper left the press
about thirty other callers seemed very much disappointed
wish had had two dozen on hand nnd that II pays
10 advertise.
Respectfully yours.
NJ. o. wEITTINGToN,
si3 Bennett st., City.
The result achieved by Mr. Wilmington In Advertising
The Evening Journal merely the experience OF thou
sands Of other who have used It's columns. but who in
only too many Instances, have failed reoite formal
phrase. that experience.
Why doesn't he so into some business and use The
Evening Journal day after day. the medium for reach
ing the publo7
Evening journal., 1919-01-27
In erpIet.ng Gefmany's Election
(From the New York SUM-

To interpret correctly the results Of
the general elction held yesterday to
choose delegates TO the German Con-
stituent Assembly IL Is necessary TO
bear In mind the fact that the voters
OF the near Teuionic democracy, In
stead OF being divided as American
electors, are into two great parties
give their adherence to numerous
smaller parties. With us the minor
political organizations seldom attain
the dignity OF national importance I;
the country is carried by the Repubi-
cans Of by the Democrats, and the
simple statement that Republicans or
Democrats have succeeded at the polls
tells the whole story.
In Germany the case is different.
There the electors have chosen TO afflil-
late with a comparatively large num-
Der OF party organizations, some OF
which SO closely resemble others in
the'r principles that II is extremely
difficult for any except a dlligent stu
dent OF German affairs 10 comprehend
the significance OF their differences.
The sun printed yesterday a despatch
from the Hague. quoting a Berlin re-
port which discussed the elections In
Bavaria, In which IL was declared that
Premier Elsner's party was totally
defeated" and which made manifest
the possibility OF confusion:
"It is true the Centre, with flfty-
eight seats, stands at the head OF the
Deputies. but Socialists may regard
the Peasant Lea que seats as allies of
their flfty-one Deputies.