The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-03-17
IT WAS EASIER
in THE OLDEN DAYS
All the Girls Had to do
Was Sit Back and
Let the Old Folks
Get the Man
NOW ITS DIFFERENT
The Men Sit Back and
Let the Women
Do the Work

How would you like to be a man,
have the old folks decide 1t was time
for you to marry and to bring about
such a happy state, submit list of
100 maidens for your approval; then
tell you to take your choice? And
on the other hand, how would you
Nike to be one of the hundred girls
on the list and sit quietly at home
awaiting word to see II you were en-
gagged. 1t has been done.
Way back in 1925 or thereab bouts,
the friends. parents and relatives Of
the man who was to become Louis
XIV, king Of France, decided that it
was about time for Louie to take unto
himself wife, So the king and the
high lord chambermaid drew up a
list Of eligible princesses and told the
prince to look them over and pick
one out. A simple thing to do. All
of the aspirants to the honor had
their qualifications written after
their names and when the prince
saw the name of Marie Leczinski
with nothing disadvantageous is
known concerning this family" writ
ten after it, "Tis she," SEE he, Its
she." 1t mattered not to Louie that
she was seven years older than he;
that she was neither beautiful,
charming nor clever; that she didn't
have a cent to her name; what cared
he, he had to have wife and besides
he liked her name.
August IA, the young couple were
married altho the prince was unable
to attend the ceremony, being de-
tanned by other business. He was
kind enough, however, to send a
friend to take his place. After the
ceremony the new princess started
for her hubby's palace and it was not
until month after the wedding that
she saw him.
1t must have been quite a shock
for a twenty-five year old wife to
gaze, the first time, upon a fifteen
year old husband, month after the
wedding ceremony. But they done
things differently in those days.
The newly weds got away in very
good shape for few years, possibly
because the princess got her man
while he was young and was able tt
hold him a little longer. After g
time he began to notice that there
were other and more beautiful wo
ment in this world than his wife anG
So.
You girls and you men, should be
very well pleased that you have &
little choice in the matter of select
ing ahu sband. That Is you girls
should. A man ordinarily doesn't
have much to say about it If fail
woman gets on his trail All he does
is say yes altho most of then
would have us believe that they die
it all themselves.
| Today we have more prospects fol
your approval. You can't pick one
out and have him sent over like
Louie did, but you can pick one out
and then work on him. Try it, sisters
| Raises Livestock
Down in the Pingree vicinity there
is very fine young bachelor who
travels under the name of Lynn
Burriston. He has a good ranch
raises lots of livestock, has pigs AND
everything. He prefers blondes and
would be quite catch for gooG
looking woman.
Ex-service Man
Another Pingree farmer is Harry
Horton. He served very creditably
in the great war and was wounded in
the arm in one of the big battles. He
has $50 acres of fine farm land and
some exceptionally fine horses. Il
approached on that delicate subject
of matrimony there is no doubt but
what he would prefer to buy mar
riage license than silk dress. Loow
him over, woman, he's in the market
Another Farmer
Pingree still has another farmer
bachelor who would make some nice
woman good hubby. They say he
is humdinger of cook, has road
ster, fine farm, lots of chickens and
is a musician. All the qualifications
; he asks of a woman is that she car
drive his car. Speak ub quickly wo
man, time and bachelors wait for nc
one. His name is Frank Bales and
letter addressed to R. D. l. Pin.
gree, Idaho, would reach him.
A Shelleyite
| Down in the Shelley district we
have had submitted for the approval
Eof the young ladies of his county
Mr. Clarence Munsee. He has been a
bachelor for some time and is badly
in need of a cook. He has medium
complexion, has seen service in the
West Indies, has hunted lions In the