The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1904-12-15

that people who work can not bc
cultured and refined. Another visit
or. coming from the opposite direc-
tion. and who met me just as ! stop
ped 10 examine the New Zealand ex-
hihit, was a citizen of that coantry.
but English born. Captain y. Suther-
land a member OF the English con-
tingent OF the Boer War company, |
that has been giving performances
during this exposition. Through the
courtesy and Influence of Captain |
Sutherland the gentleman In change
furnished me with valuable literature
ON New Zealand not presented TO
every visitor.
Objection has been made tn social.
ism Tor fear 1t will ohliterate class
lines aud level people, but IL Captain
Sutherland, Is fair sample OF New
Zealand citizenship, socialism levels
up and not down.
| The other day on aide door OF one
of the immense exposition buildings,
an American one, was a piacard
printed In large letters, .'Possitiveiy
No Admittance, an extra IS" In
Positively 1t struck me and
some Others passina as funny because
the promoters had advertised this
exposition as one OF great educa-
tional value. The image OF IS. 5"
kept obtruding itself upon my notice
and some rhymes l once read were
recalled.
Miss Flora McEiimsy,"
High Spanish aud Greek
She could nuently speak
But her knowledge OF English was
mufky
And she didn't know chicken from
turkey"
j Millions to an Incredible amount
: spent for pomp aud splendor In NJ
: effort to outdo all others and THU
, great American exposition must al
) the last conspicuously advertise thu
ignorance OF our own people.
9ut there aere other surpises mor'
u pleasant and among them was som'
=
! of thh arctic winters we people dowi
II here supposed 10 lie always It's lot
u Ii has "A diversity of climate and sol
i according 10 locality. One county !
especially favored by nature the Ne
a perce, on the western slope OF tn
a Rocky Mountains. The cold Il
y winter rarely reaches the zero mar
u aud then only for about II hours d
u less. The summers are pleasant an
&c yet have enough warmth To caus
d every KIND OF fruits, berries. nuts
sc grains aud .table vegetables OF ia
o. southern attitudes 10 grow luxurian'
er ly. Even almonds, English walnut
D. aud olives are grown In abundance
y proof that the climate Is milo
ps Lewiston, an up-to-date city OF 5,U
NJ population, In rich cattle raisin
r. and mining district, is the metrop'
De lis, its elevation being only $50 fe'
u above sea level.
vi Missouri and Oregon both clai
IRE the distinction OF raising the large
-ic apple, each exhibiting mammot
specimen as large as an ordinaI
de head:of an eight-months-old baby b.
ID idaho leads In producing the large
et, Irish potato, some of those on exhi
m ition weighing five TO six aud eve
to eight pounds and twelve ounce
ic, one potato being sufficient for o
1ic meal for six or seven persons.
Tor How would II sound 10 us 10 hear
Ith cook say. "Well, must peel the .
lm tato for dinner?'' II Is no joke
ST Idaho.
TO For delicate beauty OF design a
" general artistic skill and arrans
me ment ldahos display In the Az
nd, cultural Building was the most
Ag- mired. After expressing my opini
ana regarding the superior taste display
de- was told that Ella Wheeler wile
'cai had expressed herself similarly. ]
'ar- Idaho decorations were by Mr.
her Mrs. Martin j. Vessels Of Lewiston