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Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1908-03-19
Recipe For Happiness.

Go out under the bright, glad
sky; listen to the song of the hap
Ply birds, the shout of the dancing
brooks; see how the sunlight glor-
flies hill and meadowland and comes
shimmcring down through UNI
counted forest leaves, these mellow,
golden summer days. Turn your
faces from the throngcd and
crowded cities, forget little while
busy care, and let your soul thrill
and glow under the wondrous touch
OF divine harmony that fills all ma
turc. The glad earth seems ever
calling to an enjoyment of the all
true and all-bcautiful. Morning
after morning we know the rills
clap their hands for joy, away
off in the greenwood, and the
hearts of the tiny bird thrill and
thrill again and again, because
they are glad. And we have SO
much more to make us happy
than they have-so many, hopes
and loves that bird hearts never
know. How can we go up and
down the highways with sad
countcnances when the whole
earth seems SO happy? 1t seems
like ingratitude to God to do so.
And our smiles and pleasant faces
will bring such sunlight to other
hearts!
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1908-03-19
Village Board Meets.

Mountain Home, Idaho, Feb.
10, 1908.
The village council met in adj
journed session with Members Wea-
yer, Eyster and Whitson present.
The chairman being absent, Weaver
was elected chairman pro. tenn.
The resignation of w. L. Harley
as cha irman and member of the
board was presented and by mo-
tion of Whitson accepted.
1t appearing to the board that
the time of year had arrived when
the services of a street commits
sioner were necessary, the chair
called for nominations for that Of
flee. w. L. Harley was placed in
by Eyster. A motion
by Whitson that the nomination
close and that the clerk be instruct
ed to cast the ballot of the board for
w. L. Harley as street commission
or and ex-officio marshal for the
village at a salary of SIS per
was unanimously carried.
BY motion of Whitson the board
adjourned until Wednesday, March
l9, to transact any business that
might have properly come up be-
ore the board at the regular meet
ing.
L. ]. WEAVER
Attest: Chairman pro. tenn.
]. A. Siffert,
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1908-03-19

kept up an inceSaSnt parliamentary
having the chair on their side,
warfare against the bill to toll of
the midnight hour, when the
chair announced the session adj
journed, sine die, befor the bill
could be voted upon. The presi-
dent vacated the chair, taking the
gavel with him, and left the cham
Der followed by his colleagues.
Seven, however, constituted a
quorum and at once recognized and
elected Geo. P. Wheeler of Black
foot president pro tenn. President
Wheeler took the chair. Finding
the gavel gone, in true western
style he pulled out his six-shooter
and pounding his desk with the
butt of it, called the council to or
der, and put the question: 'Shali
the bill pass?'' Yeas, y; Nays,
none, announced the chief clerk,
and the passage was declared. The
session then closed and the MEM
bers and the chief clerk started out
on hunt to find Governor Stew
enson. He was found.in a. barroom
of the Overland hotel and then and
there he sigped the bill, when all
'1ickered up" and Elmore county
came into existence.
The next act by Governor Steven
son was the appointment of officers
Tor the new county which were an
nounccd In few days: Sheriff.
Greene White recorder, T. Gill
man; assessor and collector, @.
M. Payne; judge, Ike Culp; At
torney d. c. Waldron; Treasurer,
]. II. Miller; school superintendent,
Bart Clinton; Surveyor, E. c.
Iownc; coroner, DR.. H. Wright;
commissioners F. P. Cavanah, d.
B. Ethel, and w. M. Stockton.
This was the first set of county
officers for Little Elmore They
went into office in February, 1889
Few of them remain today White,
Culp, Gilman, Waldron, Clinton,
Cavanah, and Ethel have passed out
OF this life. Miller and DR.. Wright
removed from the county years ago.
Payne, Stockton and Towne are
left to answer the final roll call
which "Old Timer hopes may be
many years.
The first act on the part of the
Haileiytes was to put an injunc-
ton on the territorial secretary E.
j. Curtis, restraining him from
placing the hill Jas passed and
signed upon the statute record.
The courts overruled and the sr-
peal went to the United States
supreme court.
A restraining order was issued
against the ne " board of commits
sioners forbiddine them to organ
ize the new county. This was soon
vacated and on March -, 1889,
the board met and organized, and
qualified all officers, and the coun-
ty machinery WAS set in motion.
The next move was an attempt to
have Gilmore county cut out by the
Constitutional convention in the en-
suing. July, but it was knocked out
in the first round. In month after
this the U. 5. supreme court de-
clared Elmore county to be a valid
county and Little Elmorc stood tri-
umphant in the arena. The EN-
pire Alturas' passed away in
1892, but Eimore county is fix
turc.
And here ends the stery of Ell
norc's struggle or existence and
Ter final triumph wherein she
tits as queen OF the hills and
plains OF the sunny south.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1908-03-19

TREES, TREES, TREES, Fruit
trees for everybody. See c. F.
Wheeler of the Idaho Fruit Land
Co., Ltd, it costs nothing to place
your order now and be sure of the
varieties you want. We show
you how to plant and prune them,
free of charge.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-04-23
BELATED ADVICE RETAILERS
REALLY ANNOYING MEDDLERS
Their Hindsieht Simply Hurts Where Nothing Possibly Could Help
Yet They Keep on Bearing the Ratchet.

RT is a good old proverb that tells us "when the tree is down, everyone
runs with his Ratchet"
~ Don't we all know those Ratchet runners? They drive us mad with
their 81 told you So" Or their beAed advice on what we should or should not
have done.
Nearly all of us know all too well what is the sense Of rubbing it in. 1t
isn't even the smartng yet healing lotion that sungs but cures.
Advice is never the most welcome commodity, OUT when it comes from
hindsight it takes all our grace to keep from throwing things at the adviser.
We cal stand being told beforehand the best course for us o pursue; W e look
al. the dispensers Us weI-meaning meddlers who really know nothing about
il, but must be put up with. But when they force home o n u something we
wish W e had never heard of it adds neither to our love of selves O Of them.
The most irritating part of the Ratchet runner is his complacency. We
could stand commiseration but it stngs to have our Judgment behtted, to
have III friends think, if they don't say: How could you be such a fool"
Fools we are, no me knows it better than oursdves; but that is n o rea
son for liking to be labeled. II We have been stung it does lot hurt half 10
much if we al conceal the swelling lump
But if this sort of hatchet runner is a a CAD fly to III pride, what of the
me who is not content with just nourishng his weapon, but keeps hacking at
the pieces?
1t is bad enough to get down, especially when W know or fall must be
laid Oh no other persons shoulders; but we at least like to pick ourselves UP
as whole as possible.
Then comes the Ratchet wielder. Perhaps it will be our reputation at
which he hacks Our fall may have been due to the high winds of msfor-
tune, to the natural decay of age; but he will suggest something rotten at
the roots. i
First he whispers it; then he is leader in a chorus of felcw-choppers un-
til att last the poor fallen body is buried under the debris If cahmny. If I'M
ally W 70 are set up again, the ugly rumor is always there to threaten the life
of ur props.
If the life of the tree DC not Slapped the Ratchet GROVE straightway cuts off
al. the remaining fruit leaving tut the stripped bare trunk to be lifted again
Every disagreeable thing YOU ever said each quest nable act in your life is
bhazoned forth until you wonder if your fair blossoms were lot mere paper
flowers. .
The thing to do when down you SO is to pick yourself up 81 fast that the
hatchet brigade has mo- time to reach the scene
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-04-23
SPENDTHRIFT FOLLIES
MAKE WOMAN RIDICULOUS
Young Mrs. Stllmans Alarming Innovations Point a Moral and
Really Stir sympathy as She Departs From the Conventions.
BY ADA LYNN.

- NE is almost led to believe that the poo rich of this country employ
press agents to keep them before he public mind, such startling
tales do we read every time we pick up a magazine or paper. Little
things like divorces hay become quite too ordinary when they are N
adorned. To win comment they must be embelished with sensational data.
But there are lots of ways in which on IA advertise ones self without
divorce, which,, after all, has lotm much OF it's originality since the almost
rich have taken it up.
One can be reckhsslye xtravagant as las beenL or rather is being shown
by Mrs. James A.. sinnan, Of Paris, formerly Miss Fiji Potter, daughter
of Mrs. James Brown Potter.
What Mrs Stlmcnh has accom- ished in III way of extravaganza is
hardly worth mentioning She not only is reckIessy extravagant; she is *
the public sit vi and gasp he la aiken to garbing herself in the most Ri
dcuous costumes ingenuity could devise her taste leaning chiefly in the d-
rerion of short, frfHy skirts and brilliant rec silk head kerchiefs, in which
she delights o parade when the most people are about. Recently cable mes
sages declare she gave a tea a which she appeared in a fluffy skirt which
reached notq ute to her knees. --
apiece. Why, one can tut wonder, for she never wear a hat of any sort,
liking toe well the effect of the redk erchief on her fluffy hair When ques
toned she merely laughed and remarked that she wanted a new hat for every
day in the month. 4#
Herr home n the Rue Merine is crowded with paintings and curios OF all
sors, representing fabulous m o. money.
1t is n o wonder thai those ho mo what it means to have to weigh
carefully every penny before it is expended, cry u against the injustice of
scheme of things which gives ito a few the whercwfthal for almost half a
nation, to d o with as they like. EN
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-04-23

courages the malevolent curiosity of
domestic servants, who are lhus
enabled to learn the business of per-
sons of fashion" The innovation of
our present card is as recent as The
Franco-G German Wal of 1870, and is
credited to a Frenchman, Mr.. Bernar-
deau, of Sille-la-Guillaume. in the de-
partment of La Sarthe, in the north
west of France. Some 10000 French
conscripts, many of them from tho
South and most of them illiterate, con-
~centrated in a neighboring camp, were
more forcibly impressed with the mag
nificence of the surrounding scenery
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-04-23

A Democratic candidate for President in order to VIM must carrye nouen
votes in the North, added to the solid vote of the South. to give him
a maiortyi in the electoral college. The last Democratic President to De elect
ed was Cleveland in 1892, who got a plurality of 3695S6. Cleveland carried eight
States, namely, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut. Delaware, In
diana Illinois, Wisconsin and California. In 1896 Bryan carried ter western
statesc Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, South Dakota
Washington, wyoming and Utah, and lost Kentucky and Maryland. In 1900
Bryan carried Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada and Utaha and recovered Ken
hut lost Kansas. Nebraska, South Dakota, Washington and Wyoming,
which he had carried in 1896 The silver question gave him MS hold on thu min
ing camps. McKinkys plurality in 1896 was s19752 Four years later it was
s@94 In 1896 New Jersey gave a plurality o SI692 In lWV n p"rahty
was 56ses The Republican vote from 1896 o 1900 varied only 400, while the
Democratic votew a increased by 3113a showing that the reduced Republic
"a plurality was due to the stay-at-home Democratic vote II 1850 coming to
the DOLLS IN 1900 This year in New Jersey, New York and other Eastern
States III candidacy of Mr. Bryan is looked upon coldly If theses States voted
against him so overwhelmingly in 1896 and 1900 what possible chance "a he
have OF carrying them next November? He may secure again the mining
camps of the West that he carried in 1900 and all the South besides, but of
what avail will that vote be in the electoral college?
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-04-23
THE QUESTION OF NATIONAL FOREST RESERVES.

and making fertile the vast arid regions in the West, until finally it va de-
ehed to devote to that purpose the income from the saleo of the lands. This
fund is paying fr the work, which has already added a large territory to the
habitable domain and created many millions of wealth. The same logged OPP
position is offered to the project OF establishing great national forest reserves
for the conservation Of the waters and the preservation of the wood
lands from destruction. The national forest reserves in the West
were established OF aforementioned lands. The desire is to es-
tabnsh reserves in the White Mountains If New England and the
land from private owners. Its constitutional right to go into a State is
questioned. But forests and mountains streams are interstate. The pres
ervaton OF the forests, the protection of the headwaters of streams and the
prevention of the filling up of rivers by washinss from hills denuded of forest,
are fol the general welfare. No n State could undertake to do this work.
which is national, not State. The strict constructionsts go beyond the limit
of objection when they hold that the government is poweress to do for the
people what at the same time the States arew wholly unable to do. The United
States Supreme Court has shown in repeated decsionst that 1t can construe the
Constitution to admirably fit new conditions
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-04-23
A%NTI.cIGARETTE LAW.

To the Editor of the Evening Star:
; Under the terms Of the new anti
cigarette law is it forbidden not only
to sell but to give cigarettes to boys
under IS? j. H. B.
lit is. The text of the law is as fol-
lows: Hereafter no person shall fur
nish cigarettes or cigarette paper, or to-
bacco in the form commonly known
as cigarettes, by sale, gift, acting as
agent, or otherwise, to any minor under
the age of is years, n any person so
offending shall be guilty of a misde-
meanor, and on conviction thereof shall
be punished by n fine not exceeding
fifty dollars ($5O), or Imprisonment in
the Jail of the county wher said viola
ton was committed for a term not ex-
ceeding three months, or both, at the
discretion of the court before which
such offender or offenders shall be con-
victed."-Ed.]
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-04-23

than they felt able to describe It to
their friends at home, and, as a conse-
quence, made such frequent calls upon
Mr. Bernardeau for local photographs
that the idea occurred to him to illus
trate special cards for them, and subse-
oIently, to improve upon his original
thought by getting OUT another set of
cards with a small space left blank by
the side of the picture for the display
OF the sender's autograph. When the
was over, the picture postals were
disused and forgotten until they were
revived in Germany in the nineties.-
Ed
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-04-23
PICTURE POST CARDS.
e Editor of the Evening Star:

To the Editor Of the Evening Star.
How long ago was the practise OF
sending picture post cards in vogue?
READER.
[Something analogous TO our modern
popular picture postcard seems to have
existed in Continental Europe as far
back as the latter part of The eigh-
teenth century. The French Almanach
dc la Petite Poste for the year of grace
1777 says: ut is the vogue at present
to send by the post, as an act of polite
ness, or in order to offer congratula-
tons, pictures in the form OF cards,
which are frequently accompanied by
written communications, and are dis
patched open, and visible to all. There
has been much talk of this novelty,
invented by the engraver Demaison,
and many people complain that it en-
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-04-23
NEwARK,s BASEBALL MAUouRA TON.

Governor John Franklin Fort pitched the first ball at the opening in New
ark yesterday of he Eastern Leagues baseball season. and the event was
worthy Of that Inauguration, for the attendance broke all records, and the in
terest was at fever heat, presaging a riproaring pennant ace. A wer-earned
victory scored for the home team n a teninnmg game vas a good augury
and establishes the team of 1908 at once in the affections Of the fans" This
is presidential year and a year of Stat and local politics and other things
but until the race for the pennant is run baseball will overop them all in in
tcrest. What boots il, indeed, whether a Republican Or Democrat is to sue
ced Roosevelt, or what political complexion the next House Of Representa-
uyes will have, or which party carries the Legislature, or who is elected
sheriff of Essex or Mayor of Newark, while the Eastern League pennant is
being battled for with Newark among the leaders in the race?
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-04-23
4 PUBLIC OBJECT WORTH STRIVING For.

Only by pershtency and unfagging devotion 0 a public object Tx tha OF
a munnipally owned dock front a that object be attained. 1t ws only by
persistent effort that Newark got It's splendid water supply, otherwise we
would now be dependent on a private monopoly. By the same token We got
q new City Hall, a nw hospital a public library improved streets and other
large benefits The Board of Works, undeterred by the chronic opposition
that arises against all propositions for public improvement. is commercially
ahead with the preEminanes for carrying out the great project u
thorized by the people at the polls last November. There could not be any
bettera authority TO action, and the more the project is understood the stronger
is the public sentiment in favor of IT. There are splendid opportunities pre-
the bay and meadows, and to lose them by neglect or nerveless incapaciy to
GRASP them would be al indenbe stain IN h character o. this generation of
NoNv,rknrc
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-04-23
A is SARCASTIC.

Physical culture. father, is perfectly
lovely. To develop the arms I grasp
this rod by one enc and move it slowly
from right to left"
well, well!" exclaimed her father,
what won't science discover? If that
rod had straw at the other end you'd
be sweeping."-Louisville Courier-Jour-
nal.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-04-23
the ISSUE ON NAVY BUILDING.

Whether re shall pause in our naval building and taxi Il lower rank
among the maritime nations is 10Y the question between thu President and
Congress. In this matter te general sentiment and desire of the country is
reflected in the executive policy, which looks to maintaining a navy equal to
that of France. or Germany, or Japan. With our immense coast line OF two
oceans, so widely separated. and with dependencies to guard, a strong navy
is vnany necessary and the ships W e nw build must be of the class other
great nations are building. A few mashrfuI men dominate Congress and
hold it in thrar, but there is a public sentiment pressing upon its members
that they may not be able to resist. The session is not ended yet.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-04-23
LATER THAN HORSESHOES.

Stubb-Coggweod is certainly up to
he was going to hang a horseshoe over
his door.
Penn-And did he?
Stubb-No, he hung an automobile
tire.-Chicago News.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-04-23
DYSPEPTIC.

"He used to complain because he
never got what he wanted to eat"
Yes, III he's rich now"
Yes. and now he complains because
he never wants what he gets TO eat."-
Philadelphia Press.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-04-23
MORE THAN LIKELY.

81 wonder who first said It's better
to be born lucky than rich%" queried
the young widow. ,
Some old fool whose young wife mar
ried him for his money, | imagine" re-
Joined the wise Observation-Disclosures
News
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-04-23
TALKATIYE.

Shopkeeper--Is there anything else 1
can send you, sir? What you'd you say
to a piece of this cheese?'
Customer wouldn't are to say any
thing to it. 1t might answer me back!-
CasselIs Saturday Journal.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-04-23
SOME SATISFACTION.

Ma" begged Elsie, tell me some
profanity, won't YOU"
why, Elsie!" exclaimed her mother,
little girls mustn't use profane words!"
"Oi l just want to think them when l
fall down and bump myself, "-Philadel-
phia Press.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-04-23
EVIDENCE.

W~igg-Bjones has joined a suicide
club.
Wagg-I suspected as much; I saw
him buying a chatting dish the other
day.-Philadelphia Record.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-04-23
81 2\aMtsome Mood
SHE WANTED TO O

Leap-Year Girl-Do you know you
have a most kissable mouth?
Male Thing-Well, what are you go
ing to do about it?-Young's Magazine.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-04-23
STAR

Anonymous communications cannot be
printed. Excent on political subjects the
names OF correspondents are not required for
publication. but as a guarantee of good faith.
Ed
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-04-23

Separate provision at the County Isolation Hospital for smallpox cases. Is
strongly recommended by the Hospital Commission, and the commission is
right This disease should be isolated from a IL other contagious and infectious
diseases, for it differs from them essentially in character and treatment A
manent building at some future time. Essex County las set worthy example
to the other counties of the State in establishing an isolation hospital and the
one.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-04-23

Masonry is thriving in New Jersey, according to the report by the grand
secretary at the annual communication of the grand lodge at Trenton. A net
Jain of 1850 n membership with a total of 2S475 shows the growth and
strength of al ancient order that doesn not invite membership and offers n %
inducements TO attract members But the great strength of Masonry is in the
character rsther than tho size OF its membership AG
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-08-05

d. A. c. rs, A. sable, 0: Busch pitched
Tommy Burns has arrived I'm Australia.
Uubo,. seem. 10 have gone back badly.
Hyland beat him last night.
Lousboat f. back I'm America. There
was nothing 10 keep him In Eng
land.
None of the Kalamazoo winners were
favorites yesterday, but they all won
in straight heats.
Champion Lsrned. I'm his oid-time form,
beat Raymond Little in the Tennis
finals at Longwood yesterday
The band hall, Ecorse, II to see some
boxing bouts Thursday night. with
Prendergast and Johnson In the hnal.
Charlie Hfckman's long-expected trans
fer 10 Toledo. under his old manager,
Bill Armour. has at last taken place.
IL r. said that the injury TO the finger
OF Catcher Kleinow OF New York. IL
so serious that he may not catch
again this year.
The Dixie H., champion motor boat Of
the world. covered four miles with
and against the tide at a rate OF 3e.0f
nautical miles an hour.
CartmeII won a couple OF races I'm Eng
land yesterday. They are holding