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The San Francisco call., 1906-03-25
NelU NoueI of Byron
and Maid of Athens

Maid of Athens" is the name of a new
novel, and of course 1t is about Lord
Byron's inamorata for whom he wrote
Maid of Athens, ere we part-Give, oh,
give me back my hearth The story is
by Lafayette McLaws, author of when
the Land Was Young" and "Jezebel.'' -
The author Is a Georgia girl, from Au-
gusta, who is now doing literary work in
New York City.
The maid of Athens, whose name is
Thyrza, is the daughter of the Countess
Riga, who when her daughter was child
committed suicide in order to escape the
Turks. The child's father had just been
killed by Turkish bullets and the mother
sends Thyrza to Constantinople to be
cared for by a friend. She grows up at
the Turkish court, and 1t is there that
Byron meets her. He falls ardently in
love with her, and the famous poet, in
order to be with her, disguises himself as
slave and rows her about on the Bos-
phorus and there wooes her and composes
poetry for her. His love Is warmly re-
ciprocated by the maid of Athens.
The story pictures Byron as romantic
lover, not as a bad man. Pathos is given
to his wooing by describing him as very
sensitive about his deformity. Because of
his lame foot he was afraid Thyrza could
never love him. When for other reasons
she hesitates, he imagines it is his de-
formity that repels her. Bryon's famous
dedication of himself to the cause of
Greek freedom is represented in the novel
as having it's lead motive in devotion to
the Maid of Athens, who had when she
was a child been pledged by her parents
to Grecian patriotism. The romantic
lovers planned to be married, but Turk
who wanted Thyrza for himself craftily
planned to separate them, and succeeded
in spelling the love affair. We get this
bit from the authors description of hap
py night of anticipation spent by Thyrza
when she thought she was going away to
be the wife of Byron: What does girl
dream about on the happiest night of her
life? Few of us can answer, for the
dream passes, swept away by memories
bitter and more sweet. The sweeter
memories are the caresses of baby
fingers; the bitter are those of neglect"
nittle, Brown & Co., Boston. $.50)
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LoUe and Religion
in NoUeI by Lynde

The Quickening'' is a combination love
ano religious story written by Francis
Lynde, who is the author of the combina-
ton political and love story called .eThe
Grafters." The former novel impressed
some readers with the idea that the sau-
thor was more interested In the political
than in the love affairs of his characters.
In "The Quickening'' so much attention
is given to the love story that those read
ers who care nothing for religious story
will find this book complete as dealing
with love. and they can skip, IL they
choose, the tracing of the religious deyel-
opment of the chief character
The scene of the story is laid in the val
leys Of Tennessee and the time is the pe-
riod succeeding the Civil War. Thomas
Jefferson Gordon is the hero of the tale
and we are introduced to him when he is
a lad of twelve and we are made to OBJ
serve the development of his character
In three ways, business, religion and love-
The heroine, who is the boys inspiration,
is Ardea, the daughter of an unrecon-
structed old major, who objects very
strenuously to the coming of the North
ern men, who bring their business enter
prises of railroad development and mine
exploitation into the lands which the old
Southerner regarded as his ancestral do
mains that were never to be broken up.
This old Major Dabney is not portrayed
as bad or mean. but he is made ridicu-
lous. and Southern readers will charitably
hope that Lynde did not attempt in this
case to paint typical Southern gentle
man of the old school, although the pages
do give the impression the author is CIV
ing up his conception of such type.
> The novel opens with description of d
revival in Paradise Valley which is quite
good, and one of the branchings out from
this revival meeting is the best passage
to be found in it. 1t has also been chosen
by e. NJ. Ashe. who illustrates the work.
for his most interesting picture. 1t hap
pened this way: Thomas Jefferson had
been dedicated by his mothers hopes and
prayers to early conversion and to a life
work in the ministry. True to- her fond
est hopes the boy of twelve was one of
those whom the revivalist preachers Wv
i'd pictures of hell fire brought penitently
up to the mourners' bench. Then both
the pathos and the merriment of the tale
begins with the struggle, within the
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scenes. and about the delightful
Russian woman the artist loves There
is little bit of story to it. but mainly
the little book is a delineatfon of ster-
ling character dwelling in simple envi-
ronment and talking out and living out
a wise and kindly philosophy-full of
love for God and for all mankind. I'm
Gle William was "shifless" in way
but 1t was a noble kind of Shiftlessness;
and however little his wealth was on
earth there can be no doubt that he laid
up great treasure in heaven. Here are
some bits of his thought:
You learn just about the same bein'
you learn it quicker
''Thats one o. the Gurus thfngs-how
different they be, men and women. I've
thought about 1t a good many times. how
1t must a tickled the Lord a good deal
when he found how different they'd
turned out--made o. the same kind of
stuff so.'
''Wimmen and the sea are alike-some
ways-a good deal alike. I've lived by the
sea sixty year and I've watched all kinds
Of doings. But what I'm surest of is that
it's deeper'n We be"
Seems kind o. ridiculous, don't it,
when the Lord made a world as good as
this one, not to enjoy 1t some.
"Livin's the thing to live for, reckon
''It's Gurus how you do miss a thing
that's a comfort-more' you do one't
you reely need sometimes"
4
''It's arays a resk to do your duty"
"I'd a heap rather trust my friends and
get fooled, than not to trust 'em and
have EN- all right
Century Company New York. SD
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shucks! it amt your spring any more n
It's ss mine me- she retorted Hits on Maize Dab
We'll, don't you muddy it none,'' said
Thomas Jefferson with threatening emphasis.
For answer to this she put one brown foot
ueep into the pool and wriggled her toes in
the sandy bottom. Things began to turn red
for Thomas jefferson and high, buzzing note
IKE Ine tocsin OF the bees sang in his ears
Take your foot out O. that spring! Don
you mad me. Nan Bryerson!" he cried.
taunt You don't darst to get mad. Tommy
Jeffy: you've got religion
1t is terrible thing to be angry in
shackles. There similes-pent volcanoes,
overcharged boilers and the Ike-but they
are all inadequate. Thomas Jefferson searched
none and fell headlong--not from the rook
but from Erace. DAMN he screamed. and
then a in, in an ACCESS of terrified remorse oh.
Now you've done it, she remarked. .'The
deviIll shore get you for sayin that word, Tom
There was no reply and she stepped back
to what had become of him. He was
to the TOP Of the rock and wa, presemtiy res
crouching beside him.
rs want ayavs you to ak to s
Sit sInrs oA''Su' i0u = Always making me
That's because you're Adam and I'm Eve.
amt It? Wasn't you tellin' me in revival
time that Eve made the 'ruction 'twixt the man
and God?"
So they quarrel for a spell-until the
girl finally comforts the conscience
stricken boy with a fine red apple she
mad in the pocket of her skirt. Thomas
Jefferson ate it to the CORE Then he
thought he had attained serene sane
tity again, and he rose and said to Nan.
II forgive you, you wicked, wicked
girl.'
Her laugh was a screaming taunt.
But you've ct the appler' she cried.
THAT apple was stole, and you know'd
it! And If you wasn't scared of goin'
to hell you'd cuss me again-you know
you would! Lemme tell you, Tom-Jeff,
if the preacher had dipped me In the
creek like he did you, I'd be mighty
sight holier than what you are"
(The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Indian
apolis S1.501
The San Francisco call., 1906-03-25
California Authors
Reach a Wide Field

1t must be very encouraging to Cali
fornia authors to notice how this big city
shows It's appreciation of the work of our
home workers when their tasks are thor.
oughly well done. I will give Just two
Illustrations to prove that the people of
this community are living up to that
principle. Let US look at the records of
the books most read from the two prin-
cinal libraries in the city. the Public
Library and the Mechanics Mercantile,
and notice the favoritism given by the
readers to two books by local writer's:
1.-THE Levantine Log-Book," by Jerome
Hart, editor of the Argonaut, and
Losers Luck by Charles Tenney Jack
son, who began his literary career by
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-11-29
nprrons NAY WALK.

The Interstate commerce con. mis-
sion take the stand that no railroad
company can legally Issue passes to
newspapers. 1t does not matter, 50
they interpret the law, II the trans
portation companies make contract
With the newspaper To furnish trans.
portation for advertising. the law
applies just the saine. So II Is a
foreeone conclusion, unless the Unit.
cd States supreme court should de-
eide differently, that editors will
have to pay their fare, walk or stay
at home.
or course II Is very pleasant To be
able TO fash an annual pass upon
the conductor when he Is making his
I rounds, hut we believe We can truth
fully say that We never rode u mile
on a pass IN cur lie that We did not
give moro than value received. The
only difference Il can possibly make
Is that railroad companies viii dc
but very little advertising II they
have Ia pay cold cash tor their work.
On the other hand Il win be gaiu
10 the newspaper boys, as they viii
do less travelling and pay more atten'
tlou To their business.
I In newspaper circles there Is clas'
called ''hot foatersn who upon th,
least proyocatioo, see the neoossit,
of making long journey IL the,
have pass In their packet, anC
making 1t quite frequently, who neg
lect their business, and make a fail
ure of the newspaper business Ia
that reason. Taking II all ip all dc
priying the newspaper man OF a pas
In many cases II will be an adyantag,
Ia place Of hardship. IL win b
harder upon the railroads than 1
will upon the editor. The publicit'
the railroad will get viii more thar
. likely be OF such nature that the,
5 will not appreciate II.
$ There are times when railroad com
panies Impose upon their patrons o
5 pursue policies which are detrimenta
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-11-29

Silver is the paramount resource OF
Idaho. This metal represents more
wealth In the Salmon basin than all
the agricultural interests OF any
state In the Union. The republican
party is in conspiracy with the money
powers, especially OF Europe, to de-
preciate this great resource OF our
country. No civilized people in all
the world ever submitted to gov
ernm entail ruin Of its chief industry,
without very vigorous protests. Sec
rotary Shaw has announced that he
will cease the coinage of silver, what
ever the demand may be, for the rea-
son that purchase at this time hast
ems the advance OF the market price
Of this resource Of our country. 1t
reduces the price to whom? To Eng.
land principally. Great amounts OF
silver are now required to meet the
demands Of English colonies. The
United States could use great dea
of silver just now under the law anC
In response to the public demands fol
small coins. The government coul6
not lose dollar II it purchased al
of the product Of all the mines of th
| United States for ten years. Who
would lose? and why should the gov
eminent interfere with the natura
advance of one of its great products
For no other purpose than to favor
the money syndicates Of the worlt
which are combined tn keep this pro
duct of our country down in The
market. The man who votes the re-
publican ticket votes to kill the min
Ing industry.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-11-29
Aas soas rsAss ArIsr,sD.

The Recorder has been under the
present management but six months,
yet Ne are more than satisfied with
the Increase Of business and the
manner In which our efforts are mp.
parently appreciated, New advertise
ments can be found IN our columns,
and quite number OF the old acver-
tlsers. among the larger business
firms, have doubled their space.
Since we took charge OF the paper
not far from two hundred new names
have been added To the subscription
list which have come In unsolicited.
One of tho most satisfactory things
10 newspaper man IL 10 realize that
his work Is appreciated; and the
people show their appreciation In adj
ded support. We came here as an
entire stranger, and on account OF
being unable to leave the ONCE for
any length OF time our acquaintance
II still largely local, where We expect
cd TO be able TO get out among the
people Of the county and meet them
In their homes. From the fact that
q large number OF our new subscrib.
ers come from every part OF the
county we take II for granted that
we have had made some friends
whom we have never met For this
We are grateful.
While we have been hare long
enough to make some friends we 70
alize that we have already made some
enemies. In successful newspaper bus
incss one Is lnseparable from the
other. While we regret that We hays
been placed In the position To have
10 make enemies, yet there are times
In every mans career when he owes
as much OF his success In life TO his
enemies as his friends. We have not
nor viii We adopt wishy. ~ashy pol
ley upon the questions Of the day al
ther effect our readers 1t Is safe faI
the readers To predict the future 20
sitlcn OF The Recorder upon ever,
important question, so far as II II
fects the people OF Lemhi county
While We do not claim that our juda
ment IL infsllible, yet all reasonable
people respect sincerity. even though
mistaken.
In the past six moths we belley
We have made improvements In th
ness and typographical appearance
OF The paper. Jet we are not satisfied
When we can haye correspondent
giving the news happenings In ever
part OF the county, No will feel tina
We have nearer the ideal eonntI,
newspaper. Within fes days III
Recorder will have representatiy
In the Geld Nho Will make II a PAT
OF bis business to see that an adj
corps OF correspondents Is secured
aud this will enable Us to give moi
news VI the county and devote lie,
space 70 the opinions of the editor.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-11-29

The administration seems bent up
on seeing which is the strongea, the
Standard OH Trust or the govern
ment. OF course John d. Rockefeller
has faint idea that he Is being per-
secuted. and stoutly maintains that
all Of his companies and interests are
complying with the law. 1t Is esti'
mated that the Standard Oil Trust
represents three billions Of dollars
while the entire wealth OF the nation
Is said to be l07 billions. Pubic
opinion may be eventually worked uE
to such a stage that even man VINO
controls one.thirty-third OF the en-
tire wealth of the country may Dc
made to obey the law.
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Pioneer Nero. Co., Ltd.

to the country. When a man has a
pass IN his pocket he feels friendly to
the railway from which be receives
the so.called favors, and permits
things to pass his notice which he
would not do otherwise. This Is
true OF men holding official positions.
and especially judges upon the bench
and members OF the legislature. Men
In ofiicial life accept these favors
whose personal life Is above reproach
and would scorn the idea that II
would effect their official acts, yet
when the test comes they are forced
to wink at things which they would
not do otherwise were they not the
recipient Of favors.
Railroads have controlled conven
tions, made nominations and elected
their favorites, secured favorable
opinions from the bench, and the
passage OF laws In their favor, which
were detrimental TO the country
through the free pass. In fac. the
promiscuous giving OF passes has
been the curse Of the country, ane
this fact can not be denied. So fal
as the writer Is personally concerned
we do not care how the supreme
court decides upon this matter. i
We desire TO travel we can eithel
pay our fare or stay ut home, ant
when the transportation companies
have favors at the hands OF the news
papers they will have to pay 70
them and pay a reasonable price.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-11-29

to their country and traitors To their
allies, TO drag the Nag OF their coun-
try and the standard Of so-called
'boly" church In the dust; TO prove
that ''holy" men and "holy" jour
nails when put to the test we're but
common liars and that whole peo-
pie are cnslaved. Surely triumph
bought at such price costs too
much.
Think OF triumph that brings a
blush OF shame 10 the brow OF every
young man and woman In the state. !;
that advertises the state itself, whose
star il on the flag of our country, as
under the rule of fifteen men--ordin.
AIRY mortals, too--who never gave
their real fealty 10 the free govern
ment OF this great Republic, but TO
an alien kingdom founded by the
avarice and lust Of power OF one man
upon the superstltious fears OF con-
iiding people. We have neard OF men
obtaining stained honors In rotten
states and burroughs by unworthy
means; but all such things seem hon
orable and pure, when compared To
what was done In Utah last week
Tuesday. A whole people dehauched
and dishonored; solemn pledges brok'
en-; the constitution OF the state
trampled In the dust; the flag OF the
Republic at half mast IN the thoughts
OF men and the Nauyoo rag "tull'
high advanced.
To your tents, o, Americans! Now
see TO thine own house, O, Joseph
utah's star ON the fiag Is not always
to DO draped In black for this Repub'
lie will not have divided sovereign
Ivy within lts own borders. flood
wins Weekly.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-11-29

brought about by legislating In favor
Of the trusts until there is such re-
volt In sight that 1t promises 10
sweep ths republican party out OF eH-
istance In 1908. In fact the recent
attitude of Cullom and Aldrich is
simply a shameless bid for public
favor.
At the coming session OF congress
some OF the Dingley schedules may
be changed to some extent. what
sort OF a revision OF the taritf "ouio
and could the nation expect II II was
left to such shameless men and cor
poration tools as Cullom and Aldrich'
They do not represent the people,
but are the paid lobbyists aud bife-
lIngs OF the trusts and corporations.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-11-29
nANkeRs WANT MORE POWER.

The bankers committee has now
made Its demand ON the country.
The national banks at the present
time have nearly 200 million dollars
OF their notes circulating as currency.
These notes are secured by govern
ment bonds deposited with the au-
thorities at Washington. They now
ask to be allowed to issue 40 per cent
more Of notes without depositing any
more bonds This might mean as
much as 2t0 million more OF bank
currency. To restrict the issue, how
ever, the plan Is to have this credit
currency subject to tax Of ~ per
cent per annum. When banks could
get good rates OF interest the credit
currency would be issued, when In.
terest rates fell the currency would
be reduced because OF the tax.
Not content with this, however,
the banks ask the privilege Of issuing
additional emergency currency to the
extent OF lev per cent uf their cap.
ital. To make this very temporary
II Is to he subject to u per cent tax,
so IL would only pay when Interest
rates were very high.
Then they want to be allowed t,
retire their currency at any time a,
fast as they please. whereas now IN,
public Is protected by provision
that currency cannot be reduced owe,
millions Il month.
Furthermore they ask that all pub.
lie funds not needed Tor government
operations be deposited with them.
The demands are large. To be al.
lowed to regulate the supply OF cur.
reney by enormous Increase or de
crease at any time Is to be allowed Il
control prices, markets and bushes,
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-11-29
sUDpaN CONVERSIONS.

Senators Cullom, Of Illinois, and
Aldrich, Of Rhode Island, have evil
IDENTIFY been holding their ears to the
ground. Until the close Of the re-
cent campaign they have been stand
patters par excellence, but now they
are In a fearful mood and protesting
that the time Is at hand for u revi.
sion OF the tariff schedules. Their
conversion, however, was 30 instan-
,aneous that there win he u serious
question In the minds Of their con-
stItuents as to their sincerity.
They evidently take II for granted
that the almost defeat OF the repub.
,ican party MI over the nation means
something. In looking about for a
reason IL has occurred to their Oh
fuse. aud corporation minds that the
masses OF the people are beginning to
think that II Is only the trusts and
corporations that are receiving the
benefits OF high protection. The
producers OF labor are beginning to
realize, considering the high price OF
their necessities. that they are 10.
ceiving but q very little Of the much
Wanted prosperity. the manufact-
urer and trusts are receiving IL all,
and labor Is permitted to work for a
mere existance.
/ Why the people win question the
sincerity OF the recent and instan-
taneo1s converts to revision IL on nc,
count OF their former attitude In
congress upon this question. Senator
Cullom's entire record In the senate
has been that Of a boss, welding the
whip over his colleagues. Senator
Aldrich's record Is by far the most
notorious. lie has been the whee
horse OF the protected interests ana
the hireling boss Of the senate, owned
body and soul 10y the Standard Oh
Trust The masses OF the people will
have 80 little confidence In the con
version OF these corporation tools
that they can do nothing to reinstats
the republican party In the confidence
of the people,
Their seeing such a great light 4,
evidently due to an outraged public
opinion. The people have put ur
with the conditions which have beer
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-11-29

New York state has every reason TO
feel proud Of their representatives In
the United States senate. Depew
was found guilty Of grating by the
insurance investigation and Platt Is
not only well known libertine but a
moral peryert. The republican party
has every reason to feel proud ol
these gentlemen. II the New YORK
legislature would pass resolutions at
the session this winter to ask these
men to resign 1t would in a measure
remove some of the stain from the
party. At the best Washington so
ciety has many things to answer for
but it-seems to have respect enough
to completely ostracize both OF thu
New York senators.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-11-29

Statements published last week ny
this paper. showing the condition Oh
our local banks make an unusuai
showing. The very material increase
in the deposits speaks we'll for the
business interests OF the city OF Sal
mon and the country adjacent there-
to- The deposits in the banks OF a
community is a splendid index OF
the prosperity of a country.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-11-29

II cannot be determined positively
the majority OF Governor Gooding
until after the official count has peen
made. but it is evident from sucn
meaper returns as we are able to get
that his majority is less than three
thousand, although his plurality Is
3 500 Those who bet on him having
q 900 majority have evidently lost
their money.