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Published Every Sunday Morning at Boise, Idaho, a City of 30,000 People, by
THE CAPITAL NEWS PUBLISHING COMPANY, LIMITED.
RICHARD STORY SHERIDAN.
Entered at the Post OfTlce at Boise. Idaho, as Second-class Mel' Matter.
Society Editor, 313-J
Editorial Rooms, 234:
Phones—Business Office, 234;
BOISE, IDAHO. SUNDAY MORNING, MAY 7, 1916.
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HIRED HANDS.
Upon the farmers' rolling acres, the hired men, husky harvest mak
• era, now push the gleaming plows: all day above their tasks they re
bending, aud when the twilight is descending they milk three thousand
They rise before the dawn is breaking, and give their swea t -
stained mules a raking,
they go a-reeling, to feed the porkers, loudly squealing as they blow off
. and milk more
t sun: and while the rest of us
are snoozing, the glory of the morning losing, their day's work is be
gun. The eight hour day? Don't josh or
would pain and shock them; some eighteen hours they toil, between the
hour of their apgetting, and their retiring, tired and sweating, and
caked with fertile soil.
the honest charmer
ers, burds and sages, of him wh
little said.
COWS.
•1th brush and currycomb: with pails of swill
the foam. They feed the calves and groom the ohieke
cows to beat the dickens, before the rise
ock them; such levity
We boost and praise the festive farmer, and say
•ho keeps the nations fed; hut, by the boost
tills the land for wages, there's mighty
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JUSTICE HUGHES AS A CANDIDATE.
Those Republicans who are looking toward Hughes to
lead their party to victory as a "win at any price" candi
date, are doomed to disappointment.
Hughes would be a weak candidate tor several reasons.
In the first place, from a regular Republican point of view
the next campaign should be waged against Wilson on his
foreign policy. They charge that it lias been weak; that
the prestige of the nation has become immeasurably lost
since the days of Roosevelt and Root; that we have been
suppliants for peace where we should have been dictators
of our rights and numerous other points wherein differ
ences of attitude are felt relative to the Wilson foreign
policies.
But if antagonism to the foreign policies of the present
administration are to become the chief corner stone upon
which the new Republican office-holding structure is to
be built, would it not be the height of folly to nominate a
candidate who not only lias had no experience in foreign
affairs but who docs not even have any views upon the
subject !
John Callan O'Laughlin. one of the leading political
writers of the past few years, and, therefore, closely in
touch with politics and politicians of the nation, is quoted:
Associate Justice Hughes
rc gulars i
affairs and nev
opinion of the a
nominated.
ho still has the lead as the candidate of the
party, confesses that he has no knowledge of foreign
er has had any experience in such matters. This, in the
asociale justice, is the important reason why he should not he
the Republics
Even the enemies of Wilson admit that most of his
mistakes, or, at least, those acts considered mistakes, have
been caused through his previous inexperience in foreign
affairs, and the ignorance upon the subject of those whom
lie has had about him as advisers. Most of them admit his
honesty of purpose and his high patriotism, while they
condemn his wavering, hesitancy and lack of assurance,
which they ascribe largely to his inexperience. But Wil
son is now experienced. What folly it would be to attack
his former experience in behalf of a candidate even more
inexperienced than he was at the beginning of his admin
istration!
Of course, Hughes might select strong advisers, which
would mitigate somewhat his own inexperience. But.
again, he might choose weak advisers, and, besides, who
wants to choose an official of any kind, much less a presi
dent, whose views are unknown, and thus merely trust toi
luck or an "invisible government" of unknown advisers,
for his guidance ?
But to our mind there is even a stronger reason than
this why Hughes would be a weak candidate.
In most of tin* states there is a provision similar to one
in the Idaho constitution which forbids a justice of the
supreme court from being
office while upon the bench,
tulional inhibition and so strong is its appeal to our peo
ple that, it will be remembered, when one of the justices of
our own supreme court sought to be a candidate for a high
political office, he ran a very poor third or fourth in the
race, notwithstanding but a few years before he had been
considered one of the most popular men in the entire state.
This Idaho court justice sought to clear himself of a
part of the odium of a candidacy made from the bench, by
resigning even before the time for nominations to be
made, but in the ease of Hughes it is proposed that he shall
remain upon the bench of the supreme court of the United
States until he is actually nominated, and, perhaps, for
s<nnetime thereafter.
If a prohibition of this sort is wise in the states, why
should it not apply even with redoubled force in the ease
of a federal supreme court justice who seeks the presi
dency?
a candidate for any political
So reasonable is this consti
As matter of fact, should Hughes accept a nomination
tendered him under existing circumstances, he would
prove his own weakness and supply a complete denial of
the strength of character and ability claimed for him by
his admirers and presidential supporters.
How could a man weak enough to permit himself to be
drawn from the highest judicial position in the world to
enter the political arena to please clamorous friends, be
t rusted to deny those same clamorous influences even less
unreasonable, but (to them) more profitable demands,
after he should be elected to the presidency ?
IRELAND'S WONDERFUL PROGRESS.
No one can wonder that John Redmond, and those
men
who in association with him have done so much for Ire
,and ' should be greatly distressed over what Redmond
calls "the insane movement," that has so happily col
lapsed. They are today asking whether "the insanity of
a small action of her people" shall once more "turn all
her marvelous,victories of the last few years into irrepar
able defeat," and "send her back on the very eve of her
final recognition as a free nation into another long night
of slavery, incalculable suffering and weary and uncertain
struggling." Mr. Redmond is well within the truth when
he says:
Look at the Irish position of today. In the short space of forty years Ire
land has, by a constitutional movement, made an almost unbrokenly triumphant
m^rch from pauperism and slavery to prosperity and freedom.
back the possession of Irish land; she has stayed emigration; she has at last
Finally she has succeeded In placing on
the statute books the greatest charter of freedom ever offered her since the
jdays of Grattan. Is all this to be lost?
The Irish people know perfectly well that within
comparatively few years a new Ireland has been born.
Though Irishmen are doing their full duty in the war, and
are fighting in France and Flanders, and indeed all
the world, Ireland has been less harmed industrially by
the war than some of the nations that are at
who have visited the country in recent years have niar
veled at its prosperity. A writer in the Kerry Advocate,
quoted by the American paper, Ireland, says:
She has won
begun an era of national prosperity.
over
peace. Those
Things have altered considerably at a result of the tremendous efforts and
sacrlilces which they (the patriots of less happier times) made, but it is utter
nonsense to try and aply the language of '!)8, '48 a.nd '67 in describing present
We have so much freedom in Ireland that it borders
on license, und if we make no material progress along the road of national
happiness and prosperity, the fault must, be our-own. The future of our coun
try looks brighter now than at any time in history. Foolish, misguided young
men are out to lift Ireland out of the rut, they say, hut if they could only
realize it they are doing exactly the opposite. Their influence is not great one
way or the other, however, and ere St. Patrick's day comes round again they
of their ways and be ashamed of the part they are
day freedom in Ireland.
'ill, I believe, see the err
now playing.
Ireland is no longer "the most distressful country."
This is
On the contrary, it has made amazing progress,
the testimony of all who have studied conditions at first
hand. The people have been left so free, even in time of|
war. that a few misguided men were able to
hellion under the
organize re-;
very nose of the government. What!
the Irish people have to think of now is. not the past, but!
the future. Happily the forward look is natural to men
who are moving forward. We do not believe that what!»
has been gained will he lost. But it is well to remember
that there has been gain, and that it is the result of great
leadership, wise management, and a wholly constitutional
agitation.
Letters From t)ie People
1
meeting of the Pomona Grange Thurs-jtion
day, May 4, there was quite an ani- j
mated discussion over the question of !
preparedness for defense by our mili- j
tary forces, land and sea. S. E. Yaggy ,
and A. F. Botkin took the affirmative
nd were just
There !
Preparedness and the Press.
Sunday Capital News: At the Kuna
in an able presentation
as ably combatted by Russell <'. Mas
y and Charles H. Shepard,
were points presented by both sides
that leaves serious food for discus- :
sion between meetings
Ject comes up lor discussion,
writer does not believe that
hen this sub-j
but the
of !
this I
in
question it- |
any
the grange bodies should allow
subject to monopolize attention
future meetings, as the
self is being temporarily disposed of
by our national congress in the affir
mative. We are to have greater pre
paredness. whether it be best or not,
because congress is unanimously in
favor of it. If it was put up to a
popular vote of the people there is
much room for doubt that the people
vould declare in favor of any greater
Because our congress
preparedness,
and senate indorse anything is by m
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means proof of its sanity
he proved by
'ability—this
universal record of service to special
interests in the past on anything of
great importance. But as every people
are generally represented by men vvho
a par with their own eoncep
and ideals of democracy, there is
nothing permanently settled by
gTessional action at this time. The;
European cataclysm and its end will
undoubtedly develop a state of mind
wholly at variance with conceptions
now current and may start a psych
ological and cosmic passion for univer
sal peace in Europe that will spread
If Europe wants
, irr ~ n
to this continent,
such i
thing it can be safely predict-!
cd that the people on this side of the
Atlantic will co-operate gladly. The;
reading public are allowing themselves,
to be humbugged by inflammatory
newspapers written for the express
purpose of arousing fear in the minds
of the timid and hysterical. There is
no attack contemplated by Europe
upon America and any intelligent edi-,
tor who promulgates such doctrine,
either in news accounts or editorials.
probably laughs boisterously
own efforts and pats himself conceit
edJv on the back for working a sup
posed imposture on them.
ver h
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say that
the average American newspaper was
a truthful vender of news, that its
editorial policy was not subjected to
the pecuniary interests of the owners
and that a "gTain of salt" must not be
taken with pretty nearly everything
printed where self-interest of the pub
lishers cun be promoted by perversion
of the truth. Why not admit facta that
every citizen of average intelligence.
knows, and then begin improvement,?,
A lie on this point only helps to cre
ate self-deception without adding a
credulous victim on the outside of
newspaper offices. The press is still
bad on the whole, but better than 10
years ago, it will be much better in
10 years from today and finally will be
a. purveyor of truth through an awak
ened people. While credulity takes the
place of questioning the average news
paper will indulge in much Insincere
utterence; when the people think and
demand that editors do not attempt
humbuggery the editors will cease. Our
average newspapers are as good as we
are on an average, those who are not
sincere today will be more so tomorrow
and vve are all in a state of evolution
where the leaven of improvement is
working. The only people to shun,
however, are those who claim superior
virtue.
Any close analysis of this question
of preparedness will blow sky high any
imagined reasons for alarm but there
are many sincere and honest believers
in some more preparedness for the
sake of safety. We are a rich and
powerful nation and can afford to ex
periment a little on this line. Heaven
only knows, greater preparedness, land
or sea, will not be the worst of our
troubles. We have always with us the
monopolistic fen who reap without
sowing every hour of the day in rail
road rate extortion, land monopoly,
usury and various other usurpations.
Let us not become too zealous in rid
ing any hobby, particularly in public.
Waltz around it in the back yard. In
two years from today we may all be
sheepishly wondering why the question
evor ruffle<1 a teather -
MARCUS DAY,
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DAILY LESSON IN HISTORY.
One Hundred Years Ago Today.
1816 The breaking of a levee
flooded a large section of New
Orleans to a depth of several
feet, the flood continuing for
nearly a month.
Seventy-five Years Ago Today.
1841—Dr. Jeremiah Chaplin,
president of Waterville
college (now Colby university)
died at. Hamilton, N. Y
at Rowley, Mass., Jan. 2, 1776.
Fifty Years Ago Today.
1866—Unsuccessful attempt to
assassinate Count von Bismarck
by Blind.
Twenty-five Years Ago Today.
1891—The Chilean insurgent
steamer * Itata" escaped from
the harbor of San Diego. Cal.,
while in custody o
State« marshal.
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Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
Pauline Frederick
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ISIS THEATER
Lenore Ulrich
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HE value of a bank connection is best cited by
the fact that—every successful business per
son has one.
Build up your fund for independence at the
Pacific National Bank
leTale:
The Chicks Explore The Yard
Arm Yxiaow Puff had ont» Ten
tured out Into the yard and had a
pleasant walk without freezing his
toes, the other chicks were glad to
go too. It was tiresome to stay In
th e barn all the time, and they
loved the fun of pecking at the
hard soil.
Mary Jane hardly knew her little
chicks these days. They had lost
all their pretty yellow and white
feathers and their cunning ways.
"I don't see why their mother
keeps on making such a fuss over
them," said Mary Jane to her own
mother one evening. "They are not
even good-looking any more! I'd
be ashamed to own chicks that
looked as sorawny and as Bklnny as
those do!"
But Mrs. Hen didn't feel that
way—Indeed not! She was proud
when they lost their baby feathers,
and prouder still when they began
to grow bigger and more ungainly
looking day after day! It all de
pends on one's taste, you see;
chicks that Mary Jane thought too
btg for beauty. Mrs. Hen thought
vury, very handsome.
And mother Hen liked to wan
der out. into the yard too.
Nothing she liked better than to
strut out the barn door and walk
up and down the garden in the sun
shine with her brood of fine cbicka
at her heels.
"Here's where I get my reward,"
she said to herself one day. "I
didn't like sitting on my neBt in
that cold weather, but look at my
hens are Just beginning to hatch
their eggs. It will be many a day
before they have a chick to walk
out into the yard with! Cluck,
cluck, cluck." (If you have guessed
that Mrs. Hen was vain, you have
guessed about right!)
"Now to-day," said Mrs. Hen,
when they sallied forth from the
barn in the morning sunshine, "the
air is warm and pleasant. Let's
walk clear around the house and
babies! And those stupid other
explore. You will like to see the
whole yard. Then, perhaps, by the
time we get back to the garden, the
Health is wem™
hy Johi\ B. Huber. AM. M. D.
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Heart Disease in Children.
OBERT LOUIS STEVENSON'S "Pity sick children" springs at once
to mind when one comes upon a blue-lipped, dropsy-faced, panting
child, its blue jugulars pulsating prominently against its whits
neck, and with its heart beating tumultuously against its ribs.
It is most gratify
ing to realize that such suffering, when It is not congenital, is now no longei
of obscure origin, that It should now be preventable, because the germ of
acute rheumatism, the streptococcus, rheumatlcus, has been discovered;
and because also, by way of corollary, rheumatic heart disease Is the most
frequent and the most serious of the heart affections, in children as In
adults.
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like a frightened little bird quivering against its cage.
During the first four years of Ufa rheumatism is fortunately rare;
probably because infants and little children are not so much exposed.
After four years, however, whfen children get about, often in unseasonable
weather; come In contact with other children in perhaps crowded and
hygienic schools; are In the streets inhaling germ-laden dust; then it is
that the rheumatism incidence rises steadily to the tenth year. The child's
body also becomes predisposed, susceptible to the Infection, by reason oi
anemia (weak bloodedness), especially in rapidly growing children; im
perfect convalescence after other diseases; overstrain at play. Such predis
position render the body tissues congenial soil for germs to Implant them
selves In, to thrive and multiply in.
to Implant itself In unhealthy tonsils aDd upper air passages; very fro
quently In neglected teeth and gums; In Inflamed middle ears ("running
ears"). Other predispositions are cold and damp, the lnssnltatlon obtain
ing in stuffy crowded quarters. From centres or "foci" of infection in the
regions of the body Indicated, the germ finds its way through the lymph and
blood channels, not only to the Joints, but as well to the heart valves; the
heart interior and Its mucculature; to the pericardial sac, In which the
heart lies. And the rheumatic infection arises by reason not only of the
the poisons—
un
The germ of acute rheumatism is like
presence of the germs themselves, but also of the toxin
which these germs generate in the tissues.
The logic of the situation requires first the safeguarding of the child
against the rheumatism infection, precisely as against the scarlet fever
or the measles or any other infection,
must be hardened, must be fortified against any such Infection by hygienio
measures, by maintaining the child In a sanitary environment, and by
having all such reachable foci of infection as we have indicated cleared up
These observations regarding rheumatic heart disease apply quite
well to diphtheria, pneumonia, tuberculosis, grippe, typhoid_in fact to
any of the infections to which Infancy and childhood are
Secondly the child'« constitution
as
prone.
8. T. asks: What special care
should be given a child with, chick
en pox?
Answer: Be sure the trouble is
not smallpox. Isolate, keep him from
other children,
sure or undue activity,
scratching, which may deepen the re
sulting scars, thac are In any event
likely to become quite disfiguring.
Scratching may also perhaps cause
secondary infection of the akin.
SARCOMAS.
Protect from expo
Prevent
L. H. B. writes:
comas?
Answer :
What are
sar
They are tumors.
even
This column is devoted to disease prevention; to physical ana mental
hygiene, to domestic, industrial and public sanitation; to the promotion ol
health, efficiency and long life. The latest developments in medical science
will be presented. Questions of general interest will be answered here, space
permitting—others by mail if stamped return envelope is enclosed
for personal diagnosis or treatment cannot, however, be considered in
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any wag
sun will have melted the tip-top
layer of toil so that we may dig for
worms."
understand one thing a boot gar
dens, or around the houM, or yards,
"Cluck, cluck, cluck." (Tf you have
guessed, that Mrs. Hen was vain, you
have guessed about right/)
or digging for worms, or—or any
thing. But they did understand
that they were to learn something
new. And they liked that.
They all replied, "Cheep, cheep!"
just as though they did understand
and they followed their mother
wherever she went. J
So much was there to see, and so
many things that must be peeked at
and tested, that the whistles blew
for noon just as the family turned
into the back yard,
And at that very minute Mary
Jane ran into the yard from school,
"Oh. mother, look at my chicks!"
6 * le cried. "May l feed them right
here? And of course mother said
that she could So the chicks rerr
their first "back door-r,tep"
"*® al and f hey liked It—dear mo.
Now all the little chicks didn't
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CASTOR OIL.
cancers; and
age.
C. S. M. writes: What is the doso(
of castor oil? The best way to tgke
It, so as not to taste it?
Answer :
From 2 teaspoonsful to 3
tableapoonsful. Put a "finger" or so
of ginger ale or lemonade In the bot
tom of a glass; drop the oil into the
middle so that It w'ill not touch the
sides of the giass.
a gulp, and you
Take "the ball" at
on't taste the oil.
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