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The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-09-15
Chiffon Coats.

To the woman who loves the long,
graceful lines that are the latest fash
ion word now. chiffon and net coats
will come as gOdsend. These coats
reach almost to the bottom of the
skirts in back and front, running up
to the knees at the sides. These are
worn not only over thin, clinging
materials, but one of The most stun
ming imported models seen this sea
son had long, black chiffon coat
over a gray twill serge dress.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-09-15
A Bon VOYAGE Party.

For sending the invitations make
little steamer rugs from felt or plaid
flannel cutting the pieces about by
IL inches. Fringe the two long ends
with pair of sharp scissors. place
the note of invitation inside and roll
up with straps cut from an old pair
of kid gloves Attach card bearing
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-09-15

head saving became a pleasure, and
he won riches without realizing that it
was struggle. l know of more than
one woman who receives each night
from her husband every dime he has
received in change through the day.
for he is careful to avoid spending
such a piece of money. These, with
her own savings in the. same direction.
make a respectable weekly showing
Kansas City Journal.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-09-15
An Aromatic Foot Bath.

Feet that suffer and seem to grow a
size or two bigger with warm weather
are greatly helped with warm sea
salt bath and an after rub of alcohol.
olive oil or bay rum. y dust of foot
powder. which is a cooling commodity
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-09-15

RESIDENT VILLA N
HOWARD TAFT, backed
up by 326 pounds Of JOY
full smiles is to-day speed
ing westward on a 1900
mile tour OF the United
States.
The trip is over two
months in duration, start
ing September Is from
Boston and ending with
the presidents arrival in
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-09-15
President Taft'S
K 10000 Mile Tour

ing the first days Of the
tour. That great big 326
pound Taft smile. which IL
the only one Of It's kind In
captivity. was the greet
ing which met the saluta-
tons from close to the
soil.
Secretary of the Interior
Ballinger will accompany
the president through the
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-09-15

She-She told me you told her that
secret l told you not 10 tell her.
He-The mean thing, l told her
not TO tell you | told her.
She promised her j wouldn't tell
you she told me. SO don't tell hsr
told YOU
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-09-15

hh Mo u" - -" -
Riding with the en-
gineer, getting his
picture taken leaning
from the cab Of the
engine almost in the
act of swabbing the
grease from the num-
bers on the side OF
the vehicle, stretch
ing over the observa-
tion platform to
shake hands with
countrymen at towns
W h ere twOminute
stops are billed, shout
ing a CHEEKY "howdy"
as the special train
pulls outsof the small
town station, Big
Bill" Taft is racing
from coast to coast
and back again.
He was scheduled
to touch the extreme
northern boundary Of
the country and upon
the occasion, October
l6, when it was pre-
arranged that he
should shake hands
with President Diaz
of Mexico, and there
by cement relations
between these nation
al neighbors, he was
slated to set foot on
the south boundary.
He started from
Beverly, Mass, which
is on the east coast OF
the United States and
his program called for
a visit of several days
- c~.&slo n~l oHha~
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-09-15

Women make alliances with one
another, not friendships.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-09-15

trains. Besides the regular executive affairs,
President Taft is preparing his message to con-
gress and a small part of each day is spent in
either making memoranda mental notes on
points upon which he will eiucidate in the regular
communication due in December.
Secretary Carpenter. the who handles
much of the presidents business of national i'm
portance. has packed away in his grips several
hundred pounds Of programs which to be car
ried out at the various points which the presi-
dent is scheduled to stop and make few re-
marks.
There is scarcely a state in the union through
which the president does not pass. Every big
city in the country with only a few exceptions.
will be invaded in accordance with the presiden-
tial program.
Leaving Boston. after motoring into the city of
highbrows Mr. Taft and his two special trains de-
parted westward for Chicago, arriving in the
windy city the following day. Party chiefs there
received him with the sort of glad hand that Chi
cago knows how to extend. Taft's palm turned up
ward in response to the cordial greeting. after
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-09-15
WHAT % HAelUT?

The paint on q house Il the extreme
outside Of the house. The wood 10
simply a structural under layer. That
is as it should be. Unprotected wood
will not well withstand weather. But
paint made of pure white head and
linseed oil is an invaiDerabfe armor
against sun and rain, heat and cold.
Such paint protects and preserves,
fortifying the perishable wood with a
complete metallic casing.
And the outside of the house is the
looks OF the house A wen-cOnstruct-
ed building may be greatly deprs-
ciated by lack of painting or by poor
painting.
National Lead Company have made
it possible for every building owner
to be absolutely sure Of pure white
lead paint before applying. They do
this by putting upon every package
OF their white lead their Dutch Boy
Painter trademark. That trademark
il q complete guarantee.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-09-15
WHY NOT?

One Of the preacheFs has &sRe6 the
members Of his congre9neiur.tW bring
their canary birds to ehurch Why
net try TO save some Of the parrots:
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-09-15

points on the Pacific coast which is
the west boundary of the union. Thus
it was predestined that the executive
should set foot on the four extreme
lines which enclose the domain
which selected him as its head.
The personnel of the presidents
travelling party besides the president.
consists OF John Hays Hammond.
president Of the League of Republi-
can Clubs: Capt Archibald W. Butt,
military aide; Wendell w. Mischief.
assistant secretary: DR.. J. J. Richard
son of Washington. d. c.: James
Sloan, Jr. and L. c. Wheeler of the
secret service and Maj. Arthur
Brooks. the presidents confidential
messenger Six newspaper men &C
company the president throughout
the entire trip. The party travels in
two private cars attached for the
~ro~tor parf IF rho limo IN rou,lor
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-09-15
True Thrift.

when visiting a certain town in the
Midlands." says a medical man. Il WAS
told OF an extraordinary incident
wherein the main figure, an ecOnOm-
ical housewife. exhibited, under trying
circumstances. a trait quite character
istic Of her 1t seems that she had by
mistake taken a quantity Of poison
mercuria1 pOisOn-the aDtidOte for
which. as all should know, comprises
the whites Of eggs. When this anti
dote was being administered, the order
for which the unfortunate lady had
overheard. she managed 70 murmur. al
though almost unconscious Mary.
Mary, Save the yOlks for the pud
ding3,"-Tit-Bits.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-09-15

HOWDk 6/ZZ!~
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-05-01
It Paws to Advertise.
aid.

Rev. B. w. Rice has accepted a call
from a church in Boise and will de-
vote a portion of his time to redeem
ing some of the citizens of that wicked
town. Immediately after the an
nouncement appearing in one of the
Boise papers last Sunday to the effect
that MIRA. Rice had had a little diff
Guilty with his congregation at Star
and was now without church to hold
service in, the Boise congregation sent
for him and arrangements were made
whereby he is to give three days in
each week to the Capital City congre-
cation. The Star insurgents can
make faces at the Boise church, but
1t won't effect Brother Rice. AS the
Lord moves in a mysterious way his
wonders to perform" the dismissal OF
Rev. Rice at Star may prove blessing
in disguise, as perhaps the Boise con-
gregation need his services much
worse than do the Star people. How
ever as that may be, had it not been
for the advertisement of the rumpus
in the Boise paper the chances are that
Brother Rice would now be without a
congregation. Moral: 1t pays to adj
vertise.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-05-01
of affairs.

of affairs.
In America today the people have
every blessing that they deserve. They
have political rights and freedom not
vouchsafed the people of any other
government; they have opportunity
for making successes financially not
given to others; they have the means
at hand, unrestricted, to perfect them
selves in every manner. They have
religious freedom, political freedom,
and the freedom of endeavor along
every line not inconsistent with the
welfare of society. What more can
they ask? Society protects them from
the strong, and yet they rail at the
inequalities of man. When society
gives man the opportunity to de-
velop himself to his utmost capacity,
it has done it's part. America needs
jolt. We have passed from hardship
and poverty to ease and affuence. Who
wants to go back to the day of the
raccoon currency, hickory shirt and
dried prune diet? If any do all they
have to do is to betake themselves to
the wilds of Africa, where even the
shirt can be discarded. The idea of
our correspondent is the offspring of
dyspeptic mind and demogogic
Imagination. He does not want and
would not accept the conditions of 40
years ago, if they were offered him.
The actual inequalities of men in
every manner except in mind and
character, are less than they ever
were. The people are solving the
problems of life and right living. The
complexities of the goth century civ
ilization and modern society are many
and evils resulted from them. These
evils are being overcome every day
and in the mean time we are enjoying
blessings never enjoyed before. If a
people at any time should be patriotic
the American people should be so to-
day There is none so foolhardy as
to deny the existence of these bless
ings. Where we have the opportuni-
ties and they are not appreciated it is
our fault The people of this country
are suffced They need stiff jolt.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-05-01
DECLINING PATRIOTISM.

Elsewhere in this issue of The Tri-
bune will be found the wailings of a
dlsheartened man, who in his blind
ness has grasped Socialism, as a sur
cease of civic Indifference and politi-
cal ataxia. He asks, IF the people OF
Caldwell are losing the spirit of pa
triotism any faster than the people of
the United States generality" We as
swer, no. The apathy extends over
the entire country, but from entirely
different reasons than those ascribed
by the correspondent. The trouble
with Americans is that they have had
and now have, too many blessings.
They have ceased to appreciate the
good things of life that are everywhere
at hand. When people have no real
grievances they soon beget imaginary
ones. Satan and his followers once
dwelt in heaven, but were not salts
fed. God exercised too much authori-
ty to suit the evil one. Men are the
same in disposition. They are never
satisfied, and it is all right that they
should not be. But in reviewing their
conditions, they should compare their
lot with that of others; they should
mark the advances made and the pos
sibilities assured; they should moi
blind themselves to the actual status
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-05-01

manner as any competent attorney
would act. Secretary of State Lansdon
is only one member of the board and
it is more than absurd to place the
full responsibility upon him. If
blame attaches to the action he is en-
titled to no more than either of the
other two members. The Tribune has
no doubt but that the board acted to
the best of it's judgment in the inter-
ests of pustice, and the welfare of the
commonwealth. We are all prone to
ascribe Interior motives for the sim
plest actions, especially in our politi-
cal opponents. We all think that men
in office are playing politics" all the
time, when as a matter of fact, they
are simply trying to do their duty. To
charge that men like Judge Smith,
Governor Brady, Secretary Lansdon,
and Attorney McDougall were enga-
ged in a conspiracy to thwart justice
for political purposes is the end Of all
reason. We do not justify the action
of the board, but we do give the mem
bers credit for common decency and
ordinary honesty in their official acts
We also add our criticism to that OF
others for the use of secrecy. The
board deserves criticism for that.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-05-01
They Celebrated.

Caldwell Lodge No. 10 celebrated the
Goth anniversary of Odd Fellowship
in America. Their spacious hall was
filled to it's utmost capacity by the
members of the order and friends.
This is said to have been the largest
gathering ever held by this lodge.
George Williams, the present sitting
Noble Grand, presided. A splendid
program was rendered, as follows:
Ritual by the officers.
Address-George w. Handy.
Piano solo-Miss Elsie Crouch.
Recitation-Miss Hartkopf.
Vocal solo-Mrs. John G. Rice.
Recitation-Miss Ethel Gleason.
Violin solo-Miss Lillieve Walker,
accompanied by Mrs. L. M. Olmstead.
Vocal solo-Mrs. w. B. Ross.
Recitation-Miss Winifred Maloney
"On the Chinese Question"
Song by the Ladies' Quartet MRS
]. G. Rice and Misses Lee, Steunen-
berg and Biggs).
After the program refreshments
were served and good social time en-
joeyd by all.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-05-01
GOVERNMENT ENTERPRISE.

No matter how much we may try to
persuade ourselves that government
enterprises are the best for the people,
the facts remain that in comparison
with private enterprise all government
tai undertakings are little less than
absolute failures. The government If
rigation projects in all parts of the
country compare unfavorably with the
same character of works under private
control. Our own Payette-Boise pro-
iect is an example. In other parts OF
Idaho private capital has successfully
completed two and three projects
since the inception of this one, and
the end is not yet. To be brutally
frank, today the people under the pro-
iect do not know when they can get
water, how they can get it or how
much it is going to cost them. We
have been working on the project for
wears and yet not one drop of water
has been put upon any part OF the
land under the system. The actual
construction is not half completed. Ii
the affairs of private capitalists were
in this condition there would be an In
vestigation and probably some changes
somewhere. The government is slow,
extravagant and slothful in it's meth
DDS. Undoubtedly 40 per cent OF the
cost of the system will be wasted in
delay after delay. Somewhere in the
service is dishonesty or incompetent
cy. The people should know where
the trouble is. They are paying for all
this and are entitled to know. Some
of the officials should explain matters
if there is any explanation to be made.
The bushes men of Caldwell should
join with the farmers in an attempt
to get at the facts.
Here is Caldwell, Boise, Nampa and
other towns spending thousands OF
dollars in attracting attention to this
section. Even the government itself
went into the advertising business, TO
help populate this section, and yet
there is no one who can give an in
telligent answer as to when and at
what cost water can be had for the
land. Intelligent and well-to-do peo-
pie cannot be expected to settle in
a country under these conditions. The
present outlook Is not encouraging,
and no one knows what the future
holds. Before this part of the state
can be settled and developed we must
get the water question settled. The
time to start is now; and the way to
start is by a thorough investigation.
The people are chatting under the ru-
mors that contractors are picking up
little head gratis and other items ag-
gregating thousands of dollars. They
rebel at the thought that perhaps the
work is being purposely delayed. In
short the project is in an unenviable
light before the people who are al
ready here, and we cannot expect
others to come when every settler un-
der the project is condemning the
whole proceeding.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-05-01
MAY Issue Bonds.

While the recent session of the
county commissioners resulted in con-
siderable important county legislation
and proposed legislation, the most i'm
portant thing was the proposition to
bond the county to take up outstand-
ing warrants. Commissioner Rein
hardt informs the Leader-Herald that
the commissioners believe it is the
wise thing to do, as it would effect a
material saving to the county as well
as accommodate the people holding
warrants, some of whom need their
money and can hardly afford to dis
count their warrants. The outstand-
ing warrants bear per cent, while s
per cent bonds can be sold This diff
ference of two per cent would mean a
saving of something like $4,000 per
year for the county, and put the coun-
ty where it could meet running ex-
penses from now on with cash. This
would also effect a saving as those
performing any service for the county
know they will have to discount their
warrants and to cover that add a suf-
ficient sum to their bill to cover 1t.
In view of these conditions it is GER
tain the people will approve the prop
osition to issue bonds.-Leader-H Her
aid
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-05-01
PRIMARY FIZZLES.

We trust that the friends of the
direct primary system are getting a
full measure of satisfaction from the
indictment for embezzlement of J. H.
Schively insurance commissioner of
the state of Washington said Schively
having been nominated and elected I'M
der the direct primary system. At
the election he received $4,000 more
votes than any other candidate for the
position, and was one of the top notch
ers among all the candidates elected.
He had served the people of Washing
ton as insurance commissioner, and
had a shady reputation for grating,
both for himself and for irresponsible
insurance companies. Do these facts
indicate that the people of Washing
ton wanted dishonest man for pub
lie position: or do they indicate that
grafters can easily work their own
success by means of, or in spite of,
the direct primary? Adherents of the
system may answer these questions
as they please. They have a pretty
kettle of fish whatever answer they
give. If they say the people wanted
a CRATER, they prove the people inca
pable of exercising good use of a
high privilege. If the people did not
want him, what good did the direct
primary do? and so on and so forth.
Washington has simply added to the
arguments advanced by The Tribune
time and again. Before the passage
of the Idaho direct primary law, this
paper showed that the experiences of
other states did not justify the legisla-
ture In enacting such a law. Since
the passage of the law we have called
attention to the senatorial deadlock in
Illionois and the senatorial corruption
in Wisconsin. Both of those states
have direct primary laws. The spon-
sers for the Idaho law said that the
Washington and Wisconsin laws were
the parents of the Idaho child. If
the child inherited the idiocy of the
Washington system and the vicious
ness of the Wisconsin plan, the people
may anticipate an hilarious time dur
ing the next few years. AS a fizzle
the direct primary takes the cake.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-05-01
Caldwell Invites You.

The Thirteenth Annual State Con-
vention of the Idaho Sunday School
association will be held at Caldwell,
Idaho, May IS, 10, and 20, 1909. Out
of the state workers who will help to
make the convention success are
Mrs. Mary Foster Bryner, of the In
ternational Sunday School association,
Prof. E. c. Krupp, of Chicago, and w.
C. Merritt, field worker for the North
west.
Caldwell invites you. Come to catch
the spirit of the convention.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-05-01
No Pardon for Him.

Fred Seward has been notified by
Warden Shook that he must pay the
penalty for murder at the penitentiary
on May 7th.
: Seward was convicted of tina MUIR
der of a woman, of wnom he had be-
come enamored. On the witness stand
at the trial he told how, as a young
man, he had gone to Moscow and fall
len in with the woman, who was an
inmate of a house of i'll repute, and
how they had chummed together. La
ter, he explained, she grew tired of
him and sought to cast him aside, and
he had gone to her room on. the oc-
casion of the murder as farewell WIS.,
It. His defense was self-defense, but
this theory was given little weight by
the jury, as Seward admitted that
when he fired the second and fatal
shot, he had held the woman in his
left arm.
The woman, according to Seward,
had attempted to cut his throat with
a pocket knife.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-05-01

for the organization of new sewerage
districts. These are greatly needed.
The platform also pledges extension
of the water works system and more
street lighting. Before making this
last extension the administration
should make some arrangements with
the power company for better rates.
The subject of street paving will soon
come up.
The Tribune bespeaks for the incom-
ing administration a great success.
Mayor Gowen is a good bushes man,
public spirited citizen; and real,
live booster. He is willing to spend
his time and money to advance the
interests of Caldwell. He has done
this in the past, and from close OBJ
servation The Tribune can say that
he has lost no energy or public spirit
since being elected mayor. The coun-
cilmen are all pretty good fellows.
The third ward is held down by Mess
rs Paynter and Gipson. The exper-
fence of the former will soften the en-
thusiasm of the latter, but will not de-
stroy it. They should work we'll to-
gether. In the second ward Messrs.
Clark and Gartin should make a
strong team. They are good business
men and altogether competent men.
They will come in handy when i'm
provements are to be made. Messrs.
Devers and Farrar will be used when
long steady pull is required. Neither
of them will go up in the air. They
are tempered just right for the other
members of the council. The long and
the short of it is that the people have
elected a pretty good mayor and coun-
Gil If this administration don't make
a success of it we miss our guess.
The Tribune, however, will keep an
eye on the bunch, and if anything
goes awry, will be the first to let the
people know.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-05-01
No More Subscriptions.

The ways and means committee of
the Commercial club has secured
5000. This fund is for the purpose of
advertising and all other incidental
expenses which have heretofore been
met by spasmodic subscriptions. In
the future no other donations will be
asked of the business men. Such Of
the fund as is necessary will be used
for the entertainment of the various
conventions to be held in Caldwell
during the coming year. The amounts
subscribed are made payable in month
ly installments and run for one year.