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uDODO'S" HUSBAND AS ENGLANDS PREMIER

main point Of attack was Joseph Chamberlain
1t was wonderfully able attack and a crush
ing Indictment, epigrammatic. sarcastic. terse
not a word too much. and withal characterized
by certain indefinite modesty. 1t was the
speech of his life and fulfilled all the expecta-
tions Of the Grand Old Man. who on forming
his Cabinet rewarded him by confiding to him
the portfolio of Secretary of State for the Home
Department.
Though new to Office. he proved very great
success there and displayed not only much skill.
but also an altogether unsuspected amount Of
tact In dealing with the labor troubles. the
Trafalgar Square meetings and the cab strikes.
which had been keeping London IN ferment for
q number OF years. Moreover, he began some
very remarkable and effective factory iegisla-
tion tending to the improvement OF the working
classes at the same time recognizing the entire
system of factory inspection.
Indeed. his administration of the Home Office
remains on record as the most successful in
every respect Of any during the last thirty or
forty years 1t while Home Secretary that.
having meanwhile lost his first wife. he sue
ceeded In winning the hand of Sir Charles Ten
nant's brilliant daughter, and their wedding
was one of the events OF the season. King Ed
ward, then Prince of Wales: his consort and the
entire world of fashion and of politics putting
in appearance at the ceremony To his fam
lily by his first wife there are now added several
children by his present marriage Herbert AS
quith remained at the head Of the Home De-
partment after the retirement of Mr.. Gladstone
serving on under Lord Rosebery. and when the
Liberals went out OF Office he in defiance of all
tradition and precedent resumed his practice at
law. with considerable financial advantage to
himself though without permitting it to inter
, fere with his work in Parliament
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Soon to be placed on the

papers in each of which was a ticket for some
of the different kinds Of disposable property
most valuable in Ashland, slaves, horses, etc
A tray full of pearls emptied by the bride 8
grandmother upon her and the Calph as they
sat in state.
The further back we go in civilization the
magniture of banquets continually increases IL
historians can be implicitly believed There
were the feasts Of Ahasuerus and Balshazzar,
the former of whom feasted all the people of
Shushan and the latter q thousand of his nobles.
How unsociable in comparison with this capa-
cious guest list, appears the notably beautiful
Venetian dinner recently given at the Hotel
Astor by a bachelor to only thirty-nine guests
at an approximate cost of $4,000, when the
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lation, probably, while their lords and masters
had frequently to be carried home from festive
gathering limp the faded lotus blossoms On
their feyered browS.
1t is no longer good form to indulge thus
deeply in potations. as is evidenced by the fact
that 5000 covered the wine bin added to a S3,ooo
dinner recently given in Fifth avenue for sixty
guests although the vintages consumed aver
aged $50 to $50 bottle.
The marriage feast of the Caliph El-ma Moon
continued for nineteen days. the father of the
bride entertaining the banks of the Tigrls
crowds which no palace could contain Between
the courses showers of gold coins, bags of am
bergrs, and at length, balls of musk were scat
tered among them. the latter incloslng srlall
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DIVERSIONS AT ANCIENT BANoUErs

The cooks in those days obliged to pre-
pare tasty and appetizing dishes with the most
unpromising Ingredients. for Varro. writing in
the time Of Julius Cesar. gives direction for
faftening rats for the table. and the menu also
included cacti. thistles. sharks flesh. cuttlensh.
sen nettles and other extraordinary things. The
peacock. now longer considered a deiicacy,
was highly esteemed for the table. Piiny gays
that the orator Hortensius first introduced these
birds table de1icacy at a feast given for
the College Of Augurs. while Vitellius and
Heogabalus at their banquets had favorite
dishes composed Of the brains and tongues only
of peacocks
Consistent with the richness OF all this
was the magnihcence OF the table appliances.
the couches on which guests reclined and the
banquetng halls chronicier says that in
Neros Golden House. the Palatine HILL the
supper rooms had compartments in the ceiling
inlaid with ivory, which, revolving. scattered
flowers and unguents upon the jewellers below.
A faint imitation of this q Newport dinner
where roses were showered from rose covered
ceiling upon the guests. The ceiling Of Nero's
chief banqueting room was painted with stars
and turned perpetually in imitation of the celcs-
tial bodies.
And what entertainment those princey hosts
provided for their guests between courses! No
''monkeyshnes' or lonely grand opera star for
them Not the refined tragedy OF broken winged
butterflies futtering in suffocating agony. but
something really worth while-the tragedy Of
human lives sacrificed in gladiatorial combat
and If this not exciting enough the host
would have slaves or prisoners tortured and
killed. And while the guests feasted and sang
and danced garlands of flowers. costly perfumes
and unguents were layished upon them, and as
a fitting climax to all this luxury and safety.
when they departed they bore with them rich
gifts souvenirs of the banquet
Just In proportion as the Roman banquets
surpassed in extravaganza modern affairs OF
the kind so may the Roman functions be classed
as limitations Of those OF the potentates OF the
East We told that during the reign OF the
Pharaohs the guests would arrive at midday. A
slave stationed behind each guest was ready
TO obey the least command, and time passed
quickly IN feasting and merrymaking And
when the senses seemed almost satisfied slave
appeared bearing small figure Of a mummy,
which he exhibited portentously to the reveiiers
saving: "Gaze here! Drink and be merry, Tor
when YOU die such will you be-" One writer says
that the proof stH exists pictora!y that the fair
sex of that time end country drank more than
was good for them due to this grewsome sfinu-
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GENERAL HOWARD'S
WORK FOR THE SOUTH
HIS UNIVER SITY FOR
WOUNTAINEERS.
Incidents in One of His Tisits to the
Homes of His Bogs."

General Oliver Otis Howard who is now the only
living officer who commanded army IN the CIVIL
War. is about to receive the honorary rank OK
lieutenant general by special act Of Congress. Hs
was born in Maine and lives in Burlington.
VT but the interest that lies closest his heart
is hidden away in the mountains Of the South
For more than years he has devoted great ef-
fort TO building up Lincoln Memorial University.
founded for the and daughters of the poor
white mountaineers of Kentucky. Virginia ard
Tennessee
Ever since the close OF the Civil War. in which
he fought with such honor General Howard has
been interested in these mountain white people,
The educational institution which was established
through his efforts Cumberland Gap, Tenn IS
one OF the novel institutions OF the country. II g
probably the place where the cheapest college
education is TO be obtained in America. for through
a growing system of scholarships those who can't
afford 10 pay free tuition and furnished with
work to meet the cost of living, which has been
reduced to the narvelously low Of from 81
to $40 a month
General Howard's university Is place for
youth who is actuated by serious motives. as
these extracts from recent catalogue go TO show:
No help to pay his expenses will be extended to
the user of tobacco Intoxicating liquors or prOfare
language Those who can get money 70 pay Tor
tobacco and drinks might save that money to pay
Laziness and deception will not be tolerated for
to aid in any way these who are ungrateful and
most surely We do not wish 10 educate tGSn at t1o
expense of benevolent friends
No cigarette fiend or those addicted TO the use OF
intOxfcants need apply for admission 10 the uni
versity. There are no saloons near the school, but
those who seek bad company Will find y or make
1t anywhere. and the university does not offer itself
reformatory for those who too wayward
for home restraints
Once twice every year General Howard
makes a pilgrimage to Cumberland Gap and
spends week or two with his boys. who. like
Lincoln, thirst for knowledge Despite his sew
enty-eight years he almost becomes a boy again
A Tribune correspondent accompanied him to this
mountain country on recent trip OF inspection
and was amazed at the vitality and energy shown
by the only living commander OF army in the
War of the Rebellion
"I must take you the rock where you
stand foot and swing your free leg into
three states with whirI.' said the general on
the second day Of the visit
The Tribune anxious for the trip. bur
hardly expected General Howard's next sugges-
ton
Il know Of more beautiful spot from which
to see the sun rise" he said Can have
couple of saddle horses haIf-past three to-r1or
morning." he asked DR.. William L. Stocks
bury the president Of the university, whose guests
tkey
You have anything we have at any hour.
day or night" was Dr. Stooksbury-s hearty re-
4 sponse
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AN OLDTIME STILL.

A sharp scramble up the hillside and the ancient
still was revealed II stood in little depression
and without protection. The fireplace. or fur
mace. built OF slabs OF stone. picked on the
ground Above IL home made copper kettle
of curious shape. which contained the worm and n
which the whiskey ingredients were heated Above
the kettle was a wooden vessel, from which the dis
titled liquor drawn through bamboo tube
AS it happened. the mountsineer who owned the
stu was there with his dog. He explained the
making of moon5hine in detail.
IF you'd come six seven years ago., he said.
.you wouldn't have been able TO get up here. even
with ths colonel for guide. This here stu vao
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search OF fresh delicacies. And what competent
and ingenious chefs they must have had in
those days! Think of whole pig boiled on
one side and roasted on the other. stuffed with
an olio OF thrushes. mincemeat, the yolks Of
eggs and various Spices and the impossibility
OF discerning how the animal had been killed
or where the knife had separated its body! And
that wonderful dish devised by vfteiiius. which
consisted Of an ingenious mingltng Of the Iivers
OF charfish. the brains of pheasants and pea
cocks, the tongues Of namingoes and the en-
trails OF iampreys! The modern chef ia able
to concoct many 4 mysterious dish, but that
old Roman cook certainly q past master
of his art when he prepared q turnip % skill
fully for his imperial master that the latter
swore II was delicious anchovy, q fishe he was
longing for at that moment
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STOOD HIGH AS SCHOLAR.

Herbert Asouith is to-day ffty-six years oio'
and is the son of a manufacturer IN sfnal
way at Morley. a little unimportaht lo"h -
Yorkshire. His father was far from rlch' anu
destining him to a commercial career sent Aiiii
-, IN. Cytv of London School, where he distin-
eufshed himself a scholar but not as
schoolboy That is to say, he showed no taS'e
whatsoever for the sports and games OF the III
s+,,,t;on and made few friends. and when by
seniority and pre-eminence In ms stuules H'
.,ou,d have been chosen for the place Of cap
tain of the school, was repeatedly rejected os
his fellow pupils in the elections for that o11ce
owing to his unpopularity
He carried off. however, all the schooi prizes
,,.Iua;ne an oxford University scholarship, ana
entering Baliol College, from which so many
mon of mark have been graduated, became one
of It's most brilliant lights. and one OF the
bright particular stars of Dr. JoWett' us iaiiiou'
master achieving a degree OF presIse aiming
his fellow students which led eventually 10 their
eIecting him president of the celebrated depa'iis
cIuh known as the Union
Having thus made his mark at OXFORD ne
,roceeded 10 study for the bar. working in the
meanwhile as assistant master of his old school
....,,,ea his .calP' In 1876. and was. thanks to
,rs name which ne had won for himself at the
university. successful from the very outset in
attaining briefs-so much so that In the folloW-
,,e wear he was enabled to resign his Oxford
,.iiowsbin which assured him an income OF
81 600 year in order to marry the daughter oil
r,ederick Melland, of oxford. With her he set
tied at Hampstead. and from social point OF
,iev remained for a number of years wholly
unknown to the great world of London
His first retainer was as Junior in the petition
against the election of the Right Honorable
Jesse Collins as Member for Ipswich which re-
sulted in the defeat and unseating of that genial
CHAMPION of three acres and cow doctrine
.... no other reason than that one of his cam
paign agents had violated the ..-s!oiy strict
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TIE FEAsTS OF LUCULLUS.

Z comparison with the banquets of the an
tszis Little Tin" SuIlvan's recent 500 plsale
timer. James Hazen Hyde's 5000 blowout
q the s. Regis. Senator Tom Gradys so'ovo
E-sad Il Denver and young Meyers recent
sz- dinner. costing $500 = plate, al Shanley s.
NJ Ike bael5oo- handouts Of BoWeTy
as1s' Compared TO the gastronoInic feats OF
as srlcures O. the Middle Ages, ex-MayoT van
sglks consumption Of twelve pounds OF beer
szk Al one meal appears like the feeble enoft
Z : corfrrneG dyspeptic-
Re variety and novelty OF the dishes pre-
'ss5 for the 5aded appetites of the oldtime
nrnsads would make a Vanderbilt slo'vp
1p5rled chef gasp in astonishnleht' ai'iio0'
'rs with envy and feel like an ordinary
lehen scUl-lou. For the delectation or sues's
exssn courses entertainments were provideo
'liA would make the notorious SeeieE oiiiiie'
sl@s- seda1e and decorous- Innovations "efo
eeodueed which would cause reputed dinner
AeEport, with a monkey as the guest o.
-ae- 70 seem commonplace, and the PhilaoeI-
"a Idea O. liberating thousands OF oright-
-sec butterflies 10 scintiliate through ehe GA
'-sag the tallest OF attractions
-aeu1us. history says. spent sio'oeV OF al
s;o1ptu dinner for Caesar and Ponpey' anu
Z s1airs Ike this and much more elaborate
1e-ons y.ere everyday occurrences IN the
: q Naples and country seat az iuscuiuIi'
tcierch tells Us:
rs daily entertainments we're ostentatiouslE
Slzgzgant nor only with purple coveriets' anu
'-s adorned y.ith precious stones. and dancing
: inierludes but with the greatest diversity
-Saes and most elaborate cookery
s4sula. according 10 Seneca, spent neafiS
.so o. supper.
: 'eports Of modern banQuets, such az tooA
- at saanley's recently, we read OF fouii-
: s1argsc with champagne, a. though lha'
= the acme Of extravagance, but wheh
sala telt little bat reckless and extra'a
ne was wont TO drink costly pearls dis-
y Z vinegar Pearls were no more TO MN
are pess 10 his modern iInitatoTs- Geo
q also had a weakness for the pearl COCK
H occasions when she gave one OF those
= onners for Marc Antony and his asso-
= Il { rooIn carDeted a cublt deep with rose
@9ns. Verify the ancients set a pace that a
Hi-aay exponent of practical politics or an
~ Plumber can hardly keep up with' ana
SOuid soon bankrupt institutions even
~sesiiy stronger than q great life insurance
sBsay.
lhen the viaada that were served on the
Of the Greeks and Romans. The con-
" the known world were ransackeo ia
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Continued on dfth page.
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not be denied that the union has turned our q
happy one in every respect, and that While the
Wit. the humor, the amusing persifage' ana
above all the great magnetism Of Mrs Asqul'h
serve to counteract the arctic chilliness OF man
ner of her husband, and to attract those WHO
might otherwise be repelled by his icy reserve
he on the other hand has invested her WIFI
poise end with what may be described aS al
;,reIIect,al ballast which she lacked as young
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banquet was spread amid Venetian scenes and
guests looked out Of real Venetian windows
upon such lovely gardens one hnds in Venice.
while strains Of music noated from sondolas
whose gondoiers played and sang In . fashion
to charm even Venice by It's beauty.
Even in the Middle Ages we have accounts Of
banquets which in point of wastefuness would
be diflicuit to surpaes. Stowe in his Survey OF
London" shows from the accounts Of the cof-
ferer. or steward. Of Thomas Earl Of Lancaster
that the expenses Of tho earl during the year
1313-for the pantry reached the enormous sum
Of nearly 100000 or 100000. In the follow
ing reign. on the occasion Of the marriage OF
his son. Lionel Of Clarence with Violenfes OF
Milan. the King gave banquet OF thirty
courses and the fragments from the table fed a
thousand persons. In Henry VS. reign, Stowe
tells us that Neville. Earl Of Warwick. was
ever held in great favor by the commons OF all
the land on account of his hospitality in all
places wherever he went: and when he came to
London he kept such a house that six oxen were
eaten at breakfasts. The coronation banquet OF
Edward III cost a sum in those days equivalent
to about 100000. At the marriage feast OF
Alexander III of Scotland and the Princess Mar
garet, daughter Of Henry III of England. which
was solemnized at York the archbishop OIL tnat
city presented the English King with sixty tat
oxen which were all consumed on the OCCASION
In Queen EliZabeth'S time the nrst course Va
a banquet is given as wheaton hummery'
stewed broth or spinach broth. or srnaiiage,
cruel or hotch-pot The second consisted of fish,
among which are lampreys. poor-JohH, sfockhsh
and sturgeon, with side dishes of porpoise The
third course comprised quaking puddings, black
puddings bag puddings. white puddinss ana
marrow puddings. Then came veal beer ca
mons humble pie, mutton, marrow pasties'
Scotch collops, wild fowl and game In the
hfth course all kinds of sweets creams IN all
their varieties custards cheesecakes. 1eiles.
warden pies suckets, sillibubs and SO on, to be
followed perhaps by white cheese and tansy
cake For drinks ale. beer. wine. sack ana hu-
merous varieties of mead or metheghn
On an important occasion which was honored
bv the presence of most of the English nobil-
ity the cooks who prepared the banquet entered
into competition as to which Of them could
design the most original dish The cook VINO
took the palm for merit sent IN sucking pig
harnessed to q chariot plum pudding with
strings of sausages. The notable show dishes
Of to-day which figure largely in the bill OF
expenses and contain SO many costly 1nsreo-
ents are intended to be looked at ana not par
taken Of The modern diner-out would no DOUBT
sniff disdainfully at some portions OF the menu
which in those early times were considered
delicactes: for example, the flesh OF cranes.
herons and hawks. and great pieces OF ~hale
4 DorpOiaeS
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-04-04
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED BY
THE COMMERCIAL CLUB

WHEREAS The Republican newspaper published Mountain
Home, publish March 1905 strong
deogatoy editorial designed attack upon the
Beet Sugar Company and John Garrett personally and
WHEREAS the with inter-
profit the this irrigation project which
only the difficulties incident to all large undertakings
has also weahed disastrous financial panic while
failed and
WHEREAS the welfare of Mountain Home is nsepaably
nected with the Great Western Beet Sugar
of the the its midst
village to the of city, and that injured
this community hurt,
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that we members of
the Mountain Home Commercial club consider referred
to unwarraned and ill-advsed
RESOLVED that is unqualified opinion that effect
of this article although intended nue the
Sugar strike blow
and investor in this community and be it further
Western Beet Sugar undertaking many
staces been compelled also the
be they financial otherwise parallel
large gatng company particularly hopes of it's
promoters about be fully realized and express
hdence the AGILITY of the officers the carry
pan this confidence being based knowledge has
already been accomplished, and be it further
RESOLVED that this club deprecaes condemns the as
saut the Great Western Beet company its
confidence the final success of the company which pledges
unqualified good will and moral support.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-04-04

If NO further good comes out
of the discussion that THE RE-
PUBLICAN has started in regard
to the local water situation,
enough has been accomplished
already to justify US in stirring
up the matter. Since the ap-
pearance Of the editorial of the
25th of March, the construction
work of the company has been
pushed at a rate never before
equaled in the history of the
concern. On top Of that comes
the announcement in the Mega
phone that the company plans
to tap Lime Creek at once, and
so settle the water question
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-04-04

The last issue OF John III. Gar
rett's megaphone, the Maverick
prints in full the resolutions passed
by the Mountain Home CONNER
cial Club at it's Saturday nigh
meeting, condemnatory of the edi
torial of this paper printed in its
issue of March %, and praising
the management of the Great West.
ern Beet Sugar Company, and also
presents to its readers full but de.
cidedly untrue report as to the
proceedings of the club and the
methods used TO secure the passage
of those resolutions. That the ac-
ton taken by the club at this meet.
ing does not represent the senti
ment of majority of the business
and professional men of Mountain
Home, is a fact too we'll known to
require statement, we're it not for
the fact that people out of town,
who are watching with extreme in.
terest the progress of this contro.
versy, might be misled in conse
quence of the Mavericks statement
to the contrary. AS all who live
in Mountain Home we'll know, the
resolutions passed by the CONNER.
cial Club were put through by a
very active and we'll organized
gang Of heelers and henchmen Of
the Great Western Beet Sugar
Company, under the able leader
ship OF the astute and experienced
attorneys of the company, Messsrs.
Dockery and Wolfe. Through
clever political work and impas
stoned appeals to town pride, these
gentlemen succeeded in pursuad.
ing several mem bers OF the club |
outside of the original gang TO Join
in and swell the vote for the reso
lutions. 1t is a significant fac.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-04-04

IT has been suggested that
the Commercial Club had better
pass resolutions, at its meeting
next Tuesday evening, con-
demning the Idaho Daily
Statesman for it's article in the
issue of yesterday in regard to
the alleged intention of the
Grand Jury to investigate some
of the transactions of an 'irri-
cation project in Elmore coun-
ty." Such articles are clearly
unwarranted and ill-advised,
and not calculated to promote
the best interests of Mountain
Home!
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-04-04
Saturday, April 4, 1908
NOTICE OF THE REPUBLICAN
PRIMARIES AND CON-
VENTION.

Under and by virtue OF the authority
in me vested by the County Republican
Central Commute of Elmore county,
State of Idaho, notice is hereby given
that there will be Republican County
Convention In and for Elmore county,
Idaho, held at Glenns Ferry, Idaho, in
said Eimore county, on Saturday, May
q, 1908, at the Public school-house In
said town at the hour of ten o'clock a
m. Said County Convention being
called to elect four delegates from Ell.
more county, Idaho to the Republican
State Convention to be held at Wallace,
Idaho, May u, 1908, to elect six dele
gates to the National Convention to be
held ut Chicago, Illinois, June Is, 1908,
to nominate candidate for President
and Vice-President OF the United
States.
The following precincts are entitled
to the following number of delegates,
fn-wit.-