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Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1907-07-25
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
OFFICIAL COUNTY PAPER
OUR ADVANTAGES

There is nothing the matter with
Mountain Home and the country
tributary to it except that their adj
vantages are not known to the vast
numbers of homeseekers who anual-
1y seek homes in the west. We
have a large area of irrigated lands
as desirable as any in the famous
Snake river basin. We have a
vastly more extensive area suita lie
TO dry farming which would yield
from twenty five to thirty five
bushels Of wheat yearly, large
enough to make Kansas farmers
turn green with envy. Surround
lands are millions of acres of graz
ing the irrigated and dry farming
ing lands from which millions OF
pounds of wool is produced an
nually. The wool crop from these
lands that are unfit for c~ultiva-
ton is greater than the wheat pro-
ducing sections of the United
States. Fruit growing is becoming
an important industry. Large or
chards are now under cultivation
producing thousands of dollars worth
of fruit annually and several large
tracts Will be planted to fruit trees
with in the next year. The CHI
mate is better than hat Of any
$ ate in the Mississippi basin end
there ale fruit farms in the vicinity
that have never known failure.
With ali Of these advantages why
should we not look forward to the
future with a greater degree of con-
fidence.2
The dispatches told US thai dur
ing the month of April the Oregon
Short Line carried $500 homeseek-
ers into Oregon and Washington
every day. Other roads probably
carried as many more. This vast
throng poured into the Yakima and
Wenatchee valleys and other wide
ly advertised sections only to meet
with disappointment. They were
of d speculative disposition and
were seeking cheap lands that
would rapidly increase in value.
They found raw sagebrush land
held at $500 per acre, and cultivat-
ed land as high as So, 900 per acre.
They were, for the greater part, not
seeking that kind of land. They
wanted to reap the increased VAL
ues that come from development
and not pay it to some one else.
They visited other sections which
their tickets permitted them to Wis
1T and found much the same condi-
tion. They had heard of the wide
ly advertised sections and purchas-
ed their tickets and laid out their
trips to visit a number of them,
and doubtless passed through the
very localities they were looking for,
but which were less widely adver-
tised. They were seeking a coun-
try like this, and would have
come had they known about it
when they purchased their tickets.
There are only two problems to
solve in promoting a new country
and securing immigration: First,
find the mar seeking new condi-
items, and then, second, lay before
him the advantages the country of
fers.~ If these are inviting and con-
vincing you have a chance of secur-
ing q settler where none existed be-
fore. There are many ways of do
ing this. 1t could be done quite
satisfactorily by letter writing if
persistently followed up, but one let
ter will not be sufficient because it
can not be made sufficiently COM
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1907-07-25

Chas. E. Mason, Pastor.

.Chas. E. Mason, Pastor.
Sabbath services AT 1900 a. m.
and 8.o p. m.
Sunday school at 81 10.
Junior Christian Endeavor at 4
.. m.
Young Peoples Christian Endeav~
or at 800 p. IN.
Prayer meeting "Wednesday even
ing at zoe.
The Ladies' Aid soc,ety meets
Thursday afternoon at 2 40.
The services next Sunday even
ing from 8 to 9 O'Clock viii re on
the church lawn if the weather is
hot.
Choir practice Friday evening al
s O'Clock.
w c. T. U. in the vcstry Friday
at $50 p. IN.
Services - the Catholic church
will be held the fourth Sunday OF
each month. First Mass 8 a. m.
second Mass 10 80 a. m.
--
ST. JAMES EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Kew {. Mac Lean, Phi. D., Rector.
Sunday Services:
Morning prayer and sermon at
Il 90 a. m.
Sunday school and rector's class
at 10 900 a. m.
Evening prayer and sermon at
8 200 p. m.
Week Day Services.
Litany end instruction, Friday
at 1880 =. m.
Choir rehearsal, Friday at s 800
p. M.
Special services viii De an
nounced from time to time.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1907-07-25

Services - the Catholic churcI
VIII be held the fourth Sunday O
each month. First Mass 8 a. m.
second Mass U:3O a. IN.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-03

play than be just n paid actor In 1t.
But now I've got to jump out of my
corner In the wings and take the CEN
tire of the stage. There's n lot" more
glory on the stage than In the wings.
but there's lots more bad eggs and
dccayed fruit drifting in that direc-
ton, too If the audience don't like
the actor they hiss him. The man
in the wings don't get any OF that.
All he has to do is to call off that
actor and put on another the crowdJl
like better, or may be new play IL II
comes to the worst.
"But here I'm to take the stage and
get the limelight and the newspaper
roasts-outside the State-and not an
actor can I shunt 1t off on. That's
why I've never took public office since
/ was Mayor. And then It was only
stepping-stonc to the Leadership.
Now I've got to leave the background
and pose in the Capitol There's MOTH
ing in it for me, except better social
position. That's To-, know. But
I'm not so sure that even such raise
Is worth the price"
Then why not withdraw"
Not me! Withdraw. and he laugh
cd at by my own crowd as well as the
society click? It'd smash me forever.
It's human nature to love criminal
and to hate n four-liusher. And cold
feet amt good for the circulation of
the body polite. It's apt to end by
freezing it's. possessor cut. No. sir!
Tn In 1t, and got to swim strong.
The nomination and the elections easy
enough. But Just a won handily' won'e
fill the bill. I've got to sweep the State
with the alIfiredest landslide ever slid
den since U S. Grant ran around the
track twice before Horace Greeley got
on speaking terms with his own stride.
Its got to be a case of the all-pop-
ular Governor conover.' I've got to
go in on the shoulders of that ram
pant steed they call THE Hoorahn
ThatIl settle forever any doubts OF my
fitness, and it'll stop all laughs at wha
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-03

But, as I've told you several times be-
fore, can't accept 1t. Thank you just
the same"
But why not? / can afford
But can't. Don't let's ta.A OF 1t,
please"
and every other soul in my employ
spraining his brain to plan for n raise!
The. man who understands women---if
he's ever born--won't need to read his
Bible, for these'll be nothing that even
the Almighty can teach him
"Shan't we begin work? About this
Fourier matter. He refuses to pay
the $4,000, and we can't even get him
to admit he owes It. Shall Il
Write and tell him unless he. pays
that $4,000 within thirty days
But It's $4,000, not $41,0 He
IT know that. And he'll write us so
by return mail. That'll give US the
acknowledgment we want OF the $30,-
900 debt. What next?'
The Curtis Baync people of Hadley
arc falling behind on their contract
with the G. G. e x"
II guess they are" chuckle1 Caleb.
They're beginning to see great light,
just as ! figured out. Well, let 'em
squirm bit"
But the contract-you may remem-
Der Mr. Curtis asked to look at our
copy OF 1t when he was In Granite He
said he wanted to verify a clause he
couldn't quite recollect. You told me
to send 1T to him. and did"
Yes. I remember
We'll he never returned 1t. And
this morning we get this letter from
him: In regard to- your favor OF the
9th inst. in which you speak of con-
tract, we beg to state you must have
confused us with some other Of your
roads customers The Curtis Bayne
Company has no contract with the
c. G. & ", and can find no record or
one. If you have such document
kindly produce it"
We'll, well, WE'LL" gurgled Caleb.
ITO think how that wicked old Cur
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-03

It's fox has imposed on my trust in
human nature! He's got us, eh!
1T looks SO. I'm afraid
Looks so to him, too. It'll keep on
looking so till l shove him into court
and make him swear on the witness
stand that no contract ever existed.
Then it'll be time enough to produce
the certified copy had made Just after
/. got his request to send the original
to his hotel. Poor old Curtis! Please
write him a very clustering, scared,
appealing kind of letter. Next?'
"oFIaherty's sent another begging
note, about that claim of his against
the road 1t begins: Dear Mr.. Con
oyer,-As you know, I've seen better
days'--''
Tell him can't be held accountable
for the weather. And-say. Miss La
snier, let all the rest Of this routine go
over for to-day. I've bigger game
on, and I've got to hustle That Gov
ernorship business
Yes 2"
"rhat was the foolest thing ever
did. 1t seemed to be at the minute
a grand idea as wind-up for my crazy
!. speech. But guess III have to pay
my way all right before I'm done with
last evening. The free lists suspended
as far's I'm concerned"
"You mean there's some doubt of
your getting the nomination.? she ask
ed, a sudden hope making her big eyes
lustrous.
Doubt? Doubt? Say, thought
you knew me better than that, Why,
the nominations right in front of me
on silver salver and trimmed with
blue ribbons And the election, too,
for that matter"
."rhen"-the hope dying-"why do
you speak as you did just now?'
Its this way: I've held Granite and
tho Mountain State by the nape of the
neck for ten years. I'm the Boss And
when give the word folks come to
heel. But all this time I've been stand
ing in the background while pulled
the strings. 1t was safer that way and
pleasanter. I'd lot rather write the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-03

+ said last night. When a mans the
peoples unanimous choice, the few
stray knocks that happen at intervals
do him more good than harm. But
If it was Just touch and go, everybody'd
be screeching about fraud and BOSS
rule winning over honest effort Ihese
Civic Leaguers are too noisy, as II IS
Eve got to start in right away"
ANY orders?"
Yes. When you go down stairs,
please send for Shevlin and Bourkc
and Raynor and the rest on this list
and telephone the editors I'dlslike to
see 'em this afternoon. I'll have the
hall rolling by night. Say, Miss La
nier, the campaign'll mean extra work
for YOU. l want to make it worth
your while. Come now, don'tsbe silly.
Let me make your salary
II beg you won't speak OF that any
more. l cannot accept raise of sal
airy from you"
But why not? You earn more and
Il earn all get And, as I've told
YOU before, my reasons for accepting
no larger stipend than you offered pub
licly for governess for Blanche three
years ago. are my own. consider
them good. / am glad to get the
money do. believe Ignore than
earn IL. But Gun uSSePl ~ nv q
and can take no presents nor fayors
OF any sort from YOU I can't explain
to YOU my reasons. But believe they
are good
"But it's so absurd! Il"
"Have you ever found me Sinking
my work or disloyal in any way to.
your interests, on account of tile SMALL
ness of my salary? have handled
business and political secrets OF yours
that would have involved millions in
loss to you If ] had betrayed you. /
have been loyal to those interests. /
have done your work satisfactorily I
could have done no more on three
times my pay. There let the matter
rest. please"
Just as you like" grumbled Con-
New-York tribune., 1907-12-12
NEW LIFE FOR ART BODY.
Increment on Foot to Strengthen
the N0nicipaI Commission

Joseph IIowIand Hunt. secretary of the Fine
Arts Federation, sent TO the Mayor last evening
the names of six men nominated by the federation
as REQUIRED by the charter, from which the Mayor
will select a layuaan and architect for appoint
rnent 10 the Municipal Art Commission. The men
apuointed will take the places, respectively, OF
Robert W. dc Forest, president Of the commission
hose term expires January ], and Arnold ".
Rrunner appointed to fill the term Of Walter Cook.
appointed city architect
MIR Hunt said that the federation is considering
a revision OF the membership OF the Municipal Art
Commission, as the architect of the commission is
its hardest worked member. While the federation
thinks the commission effective it is it believes
It could be improved by the addition OF more pro-
fessional men The following committee ap-
pointed to confer with the City Club on the sub
fect: William Martin Aiken, chairman: James NJ
Hewlett Henry Rutgers Marshall +. d. Millet and
John J. Boyle.
Nj Hunt said the federation had taken up the
question of limiting the height of buildings and
stronciy fayors the bill of Senator Nullaney. The
federation has adopted resolution presented by
Calvin Tomlsins that the continued construction
of tall buildings in this city without adequate pro-
vision for the access of air and light and without
nrovison for such additional fire protection as is
made necessary by changed conditions constitute
menace to the development of the city.
4 special committee has been appointed by Fred
eric Croyninshield president of the federation, to
report on this resolution and upon the provisions
of the proposed revised building code relating to
tail building construction.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-12
VALUE OF SCHOOL GARDENS.
DR.. Britton Says New York Should Adopt
Philadelphias System.

At the monthly meeting of the Horticultural So
cietv of New York the of the American
institute Nos 10 and q West 44th street, yester-
dav afternoon Philadelphia gave another proof
that whatever has been said about her being
slow was entirely undeserved. The subject of yes
ferdavs lecture was "A Summer School Garden"
and the lecturer Mss Ella S. Carter principal
of one of the twelve large school gardens Phila
delphia maintained for its children last summer.
New York had one.
one hundred and ffty-four boys and girls had
individual plots in Miss Carriers garden. and be-
sides there larger plots held and worked by
school classes in common There sample plots,
too in which wheat, oats and other crops not
easily managed by small farmer alone
grown This garden in tenement district.
and some of the children had never vegetables
growing before Nor had some of the Older persons.
for that matter
"One man from the neighborhood looked at our
lima beans in great asIonishment' said Miss Car
fer Why he said, do lima beans grow in the
air? | thought you dug them out of the ground
Sometimes bit troubled by rowdyism,
but in the main everybody respected our garden,
and the children loved it. One small boy said to
me: School gardens are a pretty good invention
now amt they, Miss Carter? They were profitable
10 the children in more ways than one. One boy
got three hundred radishes from his plot. besides
other things And the children could take home
everything they raised
In the discussion that followed DR.. Nathaniel Q.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-12

listed because they were imbued with the military
spirit, but many went into the guard because the
aTmories had bowling alleys and things of that
kind Oswald g. Willard, who was once in the
militia said that the election of officers IN
WISE because q goody number of militiamen
showed UP at the arnories in condition 10 know
whether they there to vote drill use the
bowling alleys. Ar. Willard also said that If the
negroes desired A distinct negro regiment he
thought it would be well to organize No one
else seemed to agree with him-at least enc got
enthusiastic-althougn Assemblyman Wainwright
and Colonel Sanger discussed the thing with him,
Major General Roe took UP most Of the morning
session with his testimony, much of it relating
the awarding OF contracts and the prosecution OF
work on the e5th Regiment Arrnory, IN Buffalo.
He explained that some OF the details of the
original specifications omitted from the con-
tracts because the bids were higher than the
amount OF the appropriation, and the amendment
of SPECIFICATIONS necessary. The Supervisors OF
Erie County made appropriations to cover these
changes, ans the general said that they did not
anxious TO avoid the expenditure
Some regiments have swimming tanks said
Assembyman Wainwright later. in advocating that
the size and construction of armories be stand
ardized land others have l.ymnasiums. bowling
alleys and so on while others have none of these"
lit has been proved by experience" General
Roe replied that organizations which have these
have not. Young men join them much more reaony
In fact officers have told that they neces-
sity Young men joining the guard want, in n
measure TO enjoy the benefits OF club Those OF
Won who formerly connected with the guard
know that is not the military feature which
draws young men into the armories.'
Patrick F. MCGOWAN. President of the Board Of
Aldermen appeared before the commission shortly
before noon and apologized for declining to testify
at the hearing Tuesday.
II was not aware yesterday" he said, "of the
nature OF this hearing. / did not knew this was Il
commission authorized by the Legislature and APP
proved by the Governor but thought it purely
a military body and while willing 10 furnish in
formation did not think such body vas author
ICED to question me-
New-York tribune., 1907-12-12
BOTH GAINED
Man and Wife Yaften On Grape-Nuts.

The notion that meat is necessary for real
strength and the foundation of solid flesh is now
20 longer as prevalent as formerly.
Excessive meat eaters are usually sluggish
part Of the time because they are not able TO
fully digest their food, and the undigested por-
ton is changed into what is practically Aiho
Of poison that acts upon the blood and nerves,
thus getting all through the system
Il was heavy meat eater, writes an 1Is-
man, "and I'D 10 two years ago was in very poor
health / suffered with indigestion so that
only weighed 81 pounds.
Then / heard about Grape-Nuis and decloea
TO try It, My wife laughed at me at FIRST, but
when / gained to 125 pounds and felt SO nne
She thought she would eat Grape-Nufs, TOO.
'Now she is fat and well and has gained 4o
pounds We never have Indigestion any more
and seldom feei the desire for meat neigh-
Dor of ours, 6S years old, was troubled Win III
digestion for years, was O heavy meat eater
and now, since he has been eating Grape-Nuts
regularly he says he is well and never mas ~
digestion. ] could name a 1ot OF persons VINO
have really been cured OF indigestion by chans
Ing from heavy meat diet 10 Grare-N'iis-
There's q Reason Name given by Postum co-'
bettie Greek. Mich.
Read the little book, The Road to WeiiFihe'
SnkR
New-York tribune., 1907-12-12
CHRISTMAS CHEER
British Weekly.

There many sad appeals coming to the Office
daily from lonely "shut-inS and needy families
for some form of good cheer, and the T. 5. S.
wishes it could respond TO every one. 1t is desired
that those who could not be specially remembered
at Thanksgiving time, account of lack of money,
shall have a happy Christmas. The poor sick are
the list; then the children. who have right
to consider this day peculiarly their own festi-
val, must not be disappointed. Will those who
have gifts TO send please forward them TO the office
soon as possible, that the work and confusion
of the last week may be leSsened? Many, many
dolls are still needed The boxes to London, Idaho,
Nebraska Kansas, Minnesota and the Bahama
Islands have already gone. but many more must go
TO nearer localities. Greetings to Japan were sent
two weeks ago The negro children in South
Carolina will look for their usual Christmas BARREL
and the little folk In the day nurseries and mission
schools will be disappointed If the Sunshine Santa
Claus does not seek them out
New-York tribune., 1907-12-12
SH4KESPEARE QUARTOS.
A Sale of Earl Roice'S Collection.
The london Morning Post.

From The London Morning Post.
Messrs Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge an
nuCnce that they have decided TO sell. on De-
cember 21 the important collection or folio and
quarto editions of Shakespeare belonging to
Earl Howe. There aIe in all thiTty-four qUttTtoS
and four foioS. These precious volumes have
been tor a long time preserved at his seat Cop
sail, near Atherstone, in Lecestershire The
first folio of 1G23 was acquired about 1870 by
Charles Jennings, who in 1913 bequeathed IL
TO William Penn Assheton Curzon, an an
cestor Of Lord dowe. 1t finds a place III MI
Sidney Lees census as No. xxi. in Class /.
Division B-the Van Antwerp copy, which
fetched f3,600. is in the same category. The
Size is l3 by 81 inches, and save Tor the ny
leaf title and preliminary leaves being mounted
or rnended the volume is perfect.
The greatest rarity is the first edition of
Andrew Wise in 1891. The only copy that has
occurred for sale is the George Daniel example
in 1864 which bought on the Duke of
Devonshires behalf for 800 guineas. This price
COPY Of the 1865 edition of the same play The
copies in the British Museum and the BOdlean
are imperfect and that in the Capel Collection
at Cambridge may also be incomplete. AT the
top of the page Of the Howe copy there is III
eighteenth century handwriting, query whether
Shakespeare's QOr. Legge)." Another rare quarto
is THE LamentabIe TraEedie of Locrine' 1886
which bears the words Newly set foorth: over
scene and corrected by w. 8" The Howe copy
OF the 1904 edition Of Hamlet is the third
known, one being in the collection of the Duke
of DeVonshire, and in the possession OF
Mr. Fl. Huth. Among the remaining treasures
are the 1911 Titus AndronicUs' Ghe only
known example of the 1894 edition was sold
privately for f2,00W: the 1922 "OtheIIo':
"Pericles,'' 1909; Henry W. third part: "a
Midsummer Nights Dream" 1860. and Romeo
and Juliet" 1899.
Since the famous Daniel sale in 1864 this Is
the most remarkable collection of quaFtos Of
fered at auction All in good condition. The
first twenty-one items VIII be put up
lot, and IL not sold they will be disposed Of sep
arateiy.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-12

r7r,.,o, o- the Bronx Park Botanical Gardens. said
he thought II a great pity that New York had not
adopted Philadelphias system In regard 10 schooi
gardens philadelphia has dozen OF tnenl' unuel
the sl,pervision of the Board OF Educatlon-as tey
should be- he said. 'and with corps or framed
teachers-teachers who know horticulture literally
from the ground up. Our one schooi ealueh. a'
De witt Clinton Park is managed by the Park De-
partuient and is or less an amateur enorI
We want more school gardens. and We want them
to be under the Board OF Education
New-York tribune., 1907-12-12
LITTLE MOTHERS BAZAAR

The annual bazaar for the benefit OF the Little
Mothers Aid Association will be held In the large
ballroom of the WaIdorf-Astoria Saturday after
noon and evening A number OF the T. 5. 5. mem
bers interested helpers in this work or caring
for children upon whom the burdens or nre are
placed so early The members are especially in
terested to help because Mrs. Clarence Burns, the
T. S. S president, is also the president OF the
Little Mothers and her zeal and execurfVe
ability have increased the usefulness OF this
worthy charity until the auxiliary help extends TO
several sections OF greater New York The money
made at the Is TO the expenses OF the
Settlement houses and the Holiday Day house and
summer home of these children
New-York tribune., 1907-12-12
LOOKING FOR SANTA CLAUS.

An invalid member who never leaves her room
wished that Santa Claus would help supply her
more urgent need-that is. coal. Until some money
was sent to her last week from the office she was
without a fire In her room, the only warmth COM
ing from another II would be great Joy
to her If ton of coal could be put IN her ceiar.
thinks Santa Claus doesn't know where she lives,
and hopes the T. s S. will tell him 70 call, as her
mother Is a helpless invalid and they don't even
exnect a Christmas dinner. Two "Shut-ins in
West Virginia the sister invalid for sixteen
years and the brother for nve years want ChTlst-
mas party to brighten their lonely. suffering lives.