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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-11-01

fortified their towns. and lost their all. when
Theseus had secretly built q fleet in shy Attic
harbors We may find the remains OF that Iron
Man vet in Crete. place where all things
possible: and he viii turn out TO have been
some kind of automobile
The announcement. to which we have lately
referred. Of a book containing the love letters
of Carlyle and his wife, may happily turn out
to have been only ''feeler," put forth with
view to testing public opinion. At all events the
"Athenaum' has since printed a statement to
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-11-01
LITERARY NOTES.

The Stevensonians are indubitably faithful to
their idol The beautiful Edinburgh Edition"
of his works originally published a. some
thing under 500. cory of il was sold the
other day for nearly double that amount When
the later luxurious edition OF Stevenson. the
"Pentland," was published, it cost ten g-uineas
Now il is sold for twelve
g. w. Jacobs & CO. announce a holiday gtft
book by Dr. S Weir Mitchell Under the title
of a Venture in 1877" he tells short tale of
Valley Forge
1t is long since have had anything from
the inCsive pen of Mr.. Frank Harris, for a time
editor of the London Saturday Review. He
is presently to appear upon the scene once
more. in this instance with novel with a pur-
pose, called The Bomb.
Evidently we to hear this winter about
as much II is necessary to hear concerning
that line of merchant princes who not only
brought Florence under its rule but rose 10 great
power in the Church and made itself felt
throughout Italy. Colonel G. F. Young IS 70 pC~-
lsh two stout volumes The Medici-" il which
he will survey the entire history of his subject
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-11-01
LOTELT WOMEN.
4 Garland of Prose and Verse
Tscined tn Her Honor.

MI T. V Lucas is, technically speaking, an
expert anthoiOgist- We have ourselves more
than considered him in that light Yet
We are not sure but that fairness would dictate
the invention Of new category in which to
place this more than ingenious expIoiter of the
contents of library. 1t is impossible to think
OF him as sitting down with paste pot and
scissors 10 form orderly sequence of quota
tons That is the work of a mere compiler. and
Nj Lucas does not compile What he does. /
rather is 10 assemble quantity of raw ma
tCrial. Quarried from the classics and then TO
fashion out Of il fabric stamped with his own
Torsonality- This is what he did in The Gen
lest Art and II IS what he does in The
Ladies' Pageant" He makes a little book ii
which old poems and bits of old prose take on
q new character, through being placed in a rela-
ton to one another determined by Mr. Lucass
peculiar fancy The odd thing. too, is that
when he has finished his work il seems the sort
OF thing that almost anybody might have done.
Cr,y, as a matter Of fact, you need something
Lke inspiration 10 praise women as they are
T-aiSed in this volume.
Take. for example. the quotation from Sydney
smith which Immediately follows the title page.
ny daughter. Mrs Holland runs the perfect
passage. was confined three OF four days ago
o. a little girl and is doing very Wei I am
sad il is girl: all the little boys ought to be
T-- 70 death" You would say that nothing
J.l-5 beat that in a book Of this kind. until
F.1 turn 70 the last page and find there the
ono ching in all Shakespeare which was wait
5-.- 70 be quoted at that point-"Good-nigh !
-aE5es- goodnight. sweet ladies': goodnight
-ra5-uight--' Between these two feIicitoUs
r-a-clents Nj Lucas arrauEes selections which
lead with the same appositeness from one TO
The other His first two pages paint the garden
II Eden according TO an Oriental fable trans
lated by NJ Balm Then follow The Buds
souvenirs Of the sweetness Of chiIdhOod-arnOng /
Them Or Browns enchanting picture Of Marjorie /
Fleming and Sir Walter and thenceforth the |
genius Of +erniuinity is illustrated through all
It's mutations down 70 the gave Nj Lucas is |
---hirg il not tactfuL Though he brings some /
f----idalIe characters into his pages. notably /
some amazing old Scotch women. he glides ami 1
ably mast the shreus and sinister types gen
- = - - =, /
----t'- 81 E-sL an A'l'-t H'I1e7l'''-
5000 Ctd-l-lS
". a-a .grra sio-aI1y- inclined II quarrel with Z
T.-z---s which w wish might have been in
. =,
t----- aI-C Il = I4-ClE P-z1----lS 10 So viz H1
F.a- --r- ---- Of -ha section devoted 10 Dead
---S -l-al incompetence TLiN@l'I u Jo--H~1-
r- che Countess ~ Penn broke But points Ike
-. -- .--7 IT. .
-@7e ere Lal 70 ue taken Al al Se1----slS- 4-ie-S
f- only one r.-f1-s-iys BILE defect IL the book
- - ,-,-.
AID -l1I-a-iIllSI llCreI-L.e IL an 1-lLloI I'M
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-11-01

The automobile IS supposed to be one Of the
last words of modern invention, but perhaps it
is not modern after all That. at any rate is
the surmise Of Mr.. Andrew Lang. Greek tradi-
breathing fame ran round the island of Crete
continually. in the time Of MinOs. long before
the time Of Homer. Confiding in his powers Of
observation, and in their navy the Cretans never
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-11-01

Mr. Iangton Douglas published several years
ago the first and second volumes Of his author
lied new edition of Grove and Cavalcasseles
History of Italian Painting He is Bow bring
ing out the third volume, which treats of the
early masters of the Sienese Urnbrian and
North Italian schools The authors left behind
them a carefully revised manuscript of this
volume, containing important additions and
cancellations. They also entirely rewr0te con-
siderable portions of the work To this text
Mr.. Douglas has added copious notes. The edi-
Scribner's Sons.
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book will contain portraits of some fftv-odd
members Of the family MT. Herbert n
Vaughan is issuing book The MedIci
Popes." Mr. G. Edgcumbe StaIey has one in
press on Tragedies of the Medici and from
Mr.. Z. l.. :. Horsburgh we are to have a study
of Lorenzo the Magnificent and Florence in
Her Golden Age"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-11-01

the effect that the matter is not yet settled"
and il assures US that there vii be publ
cation this year at least" Possibly the owners
of the letters may prove discreet enough TO sup
press them altogether
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-11-01

of Literature at d public dinner in London the
other day offered his listeners some interesting
"reminiscences. I was introduced by Mr.. Robert
Browning to Wa-ing." he said and he added
that he had found il a sad tiisenChaHtment-
The hero of the inmtable poem had become
4 weary locking old man. like any other" II is
old story that when Carlyle writing
Frederick the Great ne kept himself in cOndi-
ton for the task by constant riding Sir George
Trevefyan rode with him good many of the
thirty thousand miles which he thus covered
Abiding to their companIOnShip, he said: when
he was longer equal to horse exercise we
took long walks together round and round the
parks, and one occasion, all of sudden,
aprupos of nothing, he began slowly to pay out
for my benefit extempOrary biography or
Lord Chatham the most wonderful soloquy to
which l ever listened"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-11-01

Nj Henry Taylor Parker. the musical critic
Of The Boston TRANSCRIPT" is preparing book
on The Opera Since Wa-Ter' He VIII bring
the subject down To the ure'!ant day including
in his survey such cOmposeEH as Strauss, Hum
u.riinck Mascagni. PucClni Oebussy and Char
pentier The book VIII b. Published ~ Henry
Holt < Co
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-11-01

The lady who writes over the name Of IS. G.
TaIIentvre." a sister of that clever novelist the
late H Seton Merriuan, has published several
very readable books on French celebrities OF
the eighteenth century. She now has in press
q biography Of Mirabeau
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-11-01

A movement has been started TO secure a
memorial to the late ChurtOn Collins The gen
eraI hubble is not invited t. subscribe. The idea
of the organizers Is that a fund should be raised
simply by the scholars old students and trends
A According to the amount subscribed the memo
rial will take the form of a scholarship or prize
for ENGLISH or Greek literature The fund Will
be closed on January !. 1909. Subscriptions
NAV he sent to Mrs. Arthur BoUtwood, B!edlow~
BuCknghamShire-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-11-01

The Rev P H. Ditchfeld, in a book on The
Oldtme Parson." has some amusing anecdotes
to tell one Of them relates to a bishop who
early one morning heard some one in the house
singing Rock Of Ages
AT the breakfast table he remarked how s"eetLy
the hymn sounded Then said the wears last born.
THAT was cook" The Bishop expressed pleasure
at the melodies Of the cook She alWIys sings
Rock of Ages boil the eggs said tn chill:
three verses for soft boiled. five for hard
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1908-04-09
COURT IN SESSION.
Judge Walters Opened District Court
Monday Morning.

Last Monday morning Judge Wal
ters convened district court for the
spring term at the county court
house. From present indication he
will be engaged in dispensing JUS
tice and settling difficulties for
several weeks before the calendar is
cleared. The first of the week was
taken up by the usual preliminaries
attendant upon the opening of court
and in arranging dates for several
of the cases to come up at this
term
The case of the state of Idaho
VS.. James Clark, who was tried last
summer charged with assault with
intent to kill and bound over to the
present term, is set for Monday
April 13. The Columbus Burge
estate case. which was started in
the courts at HALEY in 1882, will
come up for final action on the
18th, and several other cases of i'm
portance will come up during this
term.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1908-04-09
BASEBALL FANS
WARMING UP
Plans Under Way for Fast Amateur
Nine TO Represent This
City on the Diamond.

Last year Mountain Home sup
ported the best baseball team in the
Southern Idaho league and but for
bad start early in the season
would have landed the pennant
Through the efforts Of Manager
Goddard, this city was treated TO
some of the best article of base
b. II that was seen on the circuit
last season. Many of the players
composing the team were residents
of the city and are still in this city
and now that other towns along the
Short line are getti & IN shape for
this summers games, why not get
together and organize a team fci
Mountain Home
Several known enthusiasts
ha' c signified Willingness to take
hold of the proposition and there
is good, available material, and
even though we cannot enjoy the
professional games of the past sea-
son, is generally understood that
we can have as good an amateur
organization as there is along the
line.
There is talk of a four tenn
league composed Of Boise, Caldwell,
We ser ard Payette, but it is very
doubtful if the organization can be
perfected. All of these towns, in
cluding Nampa, are getting the
spirit and several good games have
been pulled off this spring.
With the material we have and
little preliminary practice it is
safe TO say that we can hold our
own with any Of the above mem
toned teams.
A good baseball team IS a good
advertisement for any town and
furnishes an interesting sport for
those interested in the great Am
erican game. A team should be or
gsnized in Mountain Home, and
when organized should be given
good support.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1908-04-09
PLENTY OF SNOW
IN MOUNTAINS
John Grant Says Little CamaS viii
Furnish All the Water
Needed This Year.

Last Monday an old-timer from
the hills called at this office and
said he was anxious 70 make a few
statements regarding the condition
of the water this valley is depend
ing on for irrigation the coming
season. He wished it expressly
understood that he had lived in the
hills nearly all his life and knew
exactly what he was talking about.
He stated that all this talk about
scarcity of water was from those
who had rot investigate the thing
and was entirely without founda-
ton. He left the following letter
for publication which we are
pleased to give space inasmuch as
it comes from one who knows what
he is talking about and one who
has a wide acquaintance in the
community:
Mountain Home. Idaho, April 6,
1908.
Editor Maverick: / don't want
to mix up i'll any scraps down here
but some of the things | have been
reading lately in the papers make
me feel as if l ought to butt in
long enough to tell the people of
this valley that they don't want to
wear long faces on account Of
/ = T.. l.. .,,cr -
come through with all the water
they will need this year. | have
been up in that country most of the
winter and just came down.
The breakup as just about COM
menced. | drove down along the
reservoir last week and there is a
foot of ice all over it. There is al
least four feet of snow on the level
in the higher places and when this
melts it will all flow into the res,
eIvoir. There is three feet OF
snow in the willows between
Bailey's and Willis that has not
commenced to melt yet. They could
would be full again by June. l hac
occasion to examine the breaks ir
the bitches. One of these is entirely
repaired and the other one nearly
so. They have to cut snow cut oi
the bitches so that the water will
run through. The snow on the
north side Of Re nneft Mountair
which runs off into Camas creel
has not commenced to melt yet
have had enough experience in the
upper country to know what Pm
talking about. There will be plenty
of water from Camas no matter
what the papers and some pcopl,
may say to the contrary.
JOHN j. GRANT
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1908-04-09

Under the aupsices of the Noun
tain Home Commercial club, a
meeting was held Tuesday evening
of great Importance to land owners
at Mountain Home and to the city
in general.
At this meeting plans were dis
cussed looking toward diverting the
water of Lime creek and conduct
ing it into the present reservoir oil
the Great Western Beet Sugar COM
pany on Little Camas prairie. OF
the large number present at the
meeting, over 90 per cent were
water users under the Great West
ern's system of canals and all
showed the greatest interest in the
proposition and were unanimously
in favor of constructing the neces-
sary canals, fumes, ETC., necessary
to divert the water from Lime
creek, if, upon Investigation, 1t is
found feasible. To this end joint
committee from the Commercial
CluD anu the WdlCt 0oCtS VI AsAO0H
tain Home, consisting OF F. P.
Axe, Wilbur Smith, c. II. Hickey
and Geo. w. Hall, was appointed
to make a detailed investigation as
to whether the water is available
for use at Mountain Home.
Tie treasurer of the committee
has been authorized to collect sub
scriptions toward paying the cost OF
the Investigation and already al
most $3.50 has been raised for this
purpose. The members of the COM
mittee have generously offered to
donate their services.
If the plan is declared feasible by
the committee the work of financ-
ing the project " i'll be immediate
Iy taken up. 1t is estimated thai
the cost of bringing the waters oi
Lime creek into the Little Camas
reservoir will cost in the neig
hood Of from 500, 600 to $3.50, 600.
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pupils, in order to make room
for the rapidly increasing num-
bers. There are two rooms in the
basement, and the attic on the
third floor has been made into a
room which accommodates the high
school. The room is i'll lighted
and poorly ventilated. But w ith
the increasing additions to the
schools occasioned by the many
new settlers coming into Mountain
Home even these expedients have
been out grow and a new build
ing made absolutely necessary.
Last Friday the vote was unani-
nous to issue bonds for the erection
of a new $4,000 building for
school purposes. No definite plans
have been adopted but II is gcner-
ally understood that the building
will occupy the grounds at the rear
of the present building. There is
large tract of ground owned by
the district and by erecting the
new building on this and con-
siderable amount will be saved to
the district.
Just when the new building will
be completed is not known, al
though work will be started as soon
as the bonds can be issued, specifi-
cations accepted and the contract
awarded.
The building is to be modern in
every respect and equipped, W ith
all the necessary facilities for do
Ing good work and furnishing
students the means of securing an
advanced education along proad
lines.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1908-04-09

handsome price of $500 for the
bunch. He has take the calves
out to his ranch and intends in the
future to breed the Short Horn and
do away with the mixed varieties
that are neither ss profitable or as
pleasant to breed as the blooded
stock. When the rancheIs of this
country all come to realize that
well bred ock is in grealcr de-
mand on the market and is given
the choice over others and breed
nothing except thorough bred stock,
Idaho cattle will be in demand on
the market and be sought for by
buyers coming to this vicinity rep
resenting large packing houses of
the east.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1908-04-09
BONDS VOTED FOR
new SCHOOL BUILDING
New Structure TO Be Erected in Mountain
Home at Cost of $I7, ,O0O--Ake
Elected Member School Board

At the annual school election last
Friday afternoon things passed off
very quietly in spite of the fact that
number of matters OF great i'm
portance to the people of Mountain
Home were up for ballot.
Mr.. Manion, whose term of office
as school trustee expired, was sue
ceeded by F. P. AXE, who was
elected unanimously. Mr.. AXE will
make valued acquisition to the
board as he is man of sound bus
mess judgement, in favor of pro-
grcss and advancement and one
who will take great interest IN
the business of the district.
The past year tax of seven mills
was levied to dcfray the expenses
of the city schools, but with the
increasing enrolment and expenses
accruing to q larger school and a
better system of education this has
been found entirely inadequate for
future needs and tax of ten mills
was voted on and carried by a
unanimous vote. The amount to be
raised bv this tax is considered
sufficient for the school expenses
the coming year and let the board
through without calling tor extra
money or going Into debt.
But, the question causing the
greatest interest was the vote on
the bond question with which to
srset~a new school building. 1t has
long been known that the present
building is entirely outgrown.
Every available room and
ever inch of ST ace has been util-
lied, often to the discomfort of the
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1908-04-09
BUSINESS men FAVOR
DIVERTING LIME CREEK
Meeting Held Under Auspices of CONNER
CiaI Club Shows Strong Sentiment
in Favor of Project,

This sum it is planned to raise
by subscription upon the following
conditions:
That there shall be sdbscr ibed for
the said purpose in the sum OF at
least 500. 900, and unless this
sum or more is subscr ibed, then
the subscription will be old; and
upon the further condition that
there shall be selected by the SUBJ
scribers to the subscription paper a
committee of five responsible and
representative business men OF
Mountain Home or its immediate
vicinity, and that all subscriptions
shall be paid to or uAder the dircc-
ton of such committee, and that all
subscriptions shall be used exclus-
lively and under the direction OF
the Committee, in the construction
of Lime creek canal, together with
its necessary dams for divcrting
the water, fumes and tunnels
necessary, for diverting the wat
crs of the creek and carrying
hem to the reservoir. The men,
ters of the committee are to receive
no salary for their services, but
are to receive all their necessary
expenses incurred in and about the
| business.
All sums paid the commi tee are
to apply upon the purchase price oi
water rights from the Great West.
ern Beet Sugar compa hereof re
purchased or which may be here.
after purchased from the company,
The plan of securing this ad-
ditional water for the canal system
as well as the method of financing
the pr ject met with the he arty
, approval of all present at the meet
ing and if the investg iating COM
mittec returns a favor able report
| it is probable that the work of raising
the necessary 500, 600 will BE- {
short matter.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1908-04-09
Adm HALL BUYS
BLOODED CALVES
Secures fine Stock From the Famous
Garrett Herd for His
Ranch.

Adm Hal, one of the progressive
and substantial ranchers of this val
ley, believes in securing the best
stock obtainable for his ranch. He
has long been convinced of the fact
that breed, well bred, whether
it be cattle, hogs, horses, sheep or
poultry IS always the most profit
able and in great demand.
Last Monday he closed a deal
with John H. Garrett for five calves
from the famous Garrett Short
Horn herd, for which he paid the
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1908-04-09

certain privileges in the village of
Mountain Home was introduced and
read and placed up for passage
Weaver, Rhoades and Eyster re-
sponded aye TO the roll call where
upon the chairman signed said or
dinance and ordered it spread upon
the records of the village.
Ordinance No 80 was read for
the second time.
A plat of Norrell's addition was
presented. A motion by Rhoades
that the plat be accepted was lost
for want oe a second, as was one
by Eyster that the plat be returned
to Mr.. Norrell with instructions to
open a street through lots and
ofssaid addition.
Ordinance No 8S, entitled an or
dinance declaring the attention of
the village of Mountain Home tc
construct a sewer system in sew er
districts was introduced and re ad
for the first time.
BY motion of Eyster seconded
ry Rhoades, the courcil adjourned
until Tuesday, April 21, 1908, to
take up and finish all business that
might have properly come up al
this time.
L. ]. WEAVER, Chairman.
Attest: ]. A. Siffert, Clerk.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1908-04-09
CHURCH HOLDS
ANNUAL MEETING
Congregational People Elect Officers
For the Year-.-SOCjetieS
Name Leaders.

At the annual meeting hello
Thursday, April 2, the following
% fic ers of the Congregations
church were elected:
Clerk, Mrs. Ora Reynolds; treas.
urer, Mrs. John w. Caldwell
Supt. of S. S., o. E. Norcll
Deacons, w. c. Bowers and d
M. Braught.
Trustees, Tbos. M. Davis, ]. M
Owen, B. T. Bjornson, o. E. Nor
rell, ]. D. Morris.
Music committee, Mrs. H. H
Eaton, Mrs. H. c. McBirncy, Mrs
c. H. Stewart.
The following are the officers o
the Ladies' Aid society for the com
ing year:
Pres, Mrs. VIM. Ross. vic,
pres, Mrs. Nile Carr; Secretary
Mrs. IF. Hawley; treasurer, Mrs
w. c., Howie.
The officers of the c. E. societ,
for the next six months will be
Pres. Oren Underwood; Vice
pres, Helga Hellgren; secretat y
E h Braught, treas Johr
Hellgren; chairman. Prayer Meet
ing committee, Ethel Rubey
chairman Lookout committee, L
A., Underwood; Chairman Socia
committee. Ethel Ross.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1908-04-09
Important Meeting.

A meeting Of those who have
signed TIE subscription to defray
the expenses of the committee ap-
pointed to investigate Lime creek
proposition is called for tomorrow,
Friday, night at the Commercial
club rooms to organize appoint
oonmi' tees and get together on
son c plan of action.
BY ordet of T. Trathen, Pres
Commercial Club.