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The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1910-12-16

virtue except to advertise to the world
tie poverty OF the taxpayer.
The journalists believe that interna,
Improvement and development are
moe important than external adver-
Using. The resolution certainly ex-
presses wisdom. When Idaho's in
ternal affairs reach their highest stage
we will not have to entice settlers by
gaudy literature or still more gaudy
shows. At present we have to resort
to the latter methods, but we should
get away from them as soon as pos
sible. The way to do that is to edu-
cate the people we now have to grow
perfect fruit; raise splendid cattle and
horses; and produce more wheat to
the acre than any other state in the
union. Let us clean up the house in
expectancy of the visitors who are
coming. They will be glad enough to
remain with us.
The proposition to compel city
councils, boards of directors of irri-
cation districts and the trustees OF
other public associations, to publish
their proceedings is no more than the
taxpayer is entitled to. Comparison
are odious, but we of Caldwell car
speak of the affairs of Caldwell with
out offense to anyone. Here is rnu
nicipality whose expenditure next
wear will reach $4,000 according t.
the published estimates of the city
council We believe that we do no
overreach ourselves in saying tina
during the year past at least $64,6N
was spent by the city. Yet there is NJ
method provided by law for the tax
payers to know what the city council
Of Caldwell is doing except by the in
dividual resorting to the records anf'
archives of the city The law doe
not compel the publication of TIL
proceedings, and our present admins
tration in its economy. decided not II
do it. The Pioneer Irrigation Distric'
expends upwards of 100000 per yea
Of money raised by direct taxation
Yet the Board of Directors of thi,
District, in its economy, will not pub
fish its proceedings. Now this condi
ton is not peculiar to Caldwell. Tho
same thing, in one way or another
will be found in every communit,
throughout the state. Is it remark
able that rumors of graft gain cur
rency? 1t is great deal more re
markable that actual graft does no.
develop
Our idea of the direct primary reso-
luton would not look we'll in this ar
tic1e. We consequently devoted ar
editorial exclusively to that resolu.
ton.
The resolution dealing with the bac
THEOLOGICAL station is not in our
sphere, We refer the subject to Com
missioner Wallis, Health Officer
Parker, Prof French and Editor Clip
son. Schizemycetes and the whole
dam family are we'll known to these
four gentlemen. They can discuss
the dimensions. habits. accomplish
ments, ambitions, and heartaches Of
each and every member of the tribe
To them we consign the fraternity
but in the meantime we will ioin il
endorsement on their word We be
lieve the station is badly needed "a
Nampa An kinds thrive there.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1910-12-16

no reason why the conditions sbo.,,
not be made reasonably good and ~
results satisfactory from the st,a ls
point of the convict and those m.l
would save him from TYRANNY as v, III
as from the viewpoint of the mkt;
generally. The road work is n.od.,
and there is no limit as to the Do
mands for such improvement TIL
is, in fact, so much of this sort Of u,
provement needed that there 80 -.
danger whatever that the conv;n..
engaged in it will ever compete s.r
iously with free labor.-Lew;sto,
Tribune.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1910-12-16
THE PRESS, AND THE PRIMARY

Caldwell few days since had thu
honor of entertaining the journalists
If southwestern Idaho. With few ex
,eptions we believe that this city
'ound the members of the press pretty
intelligent, respectable men. Wa
think that the resolutions they adopt
ed prove them patriots of the nobles'
order. There is no disgrace in being
mistaken. If you bring to subject
honesty and sincerity and desire to
learn, the mistakes you make will have
to be accredited to the formation OF
your mind, and not to the blights on
your character. The journalists
proved that they were alive to matters
of public importance. The results OF
their deliberations showed that they
were honest and sincere in trying to
do something for the benefit of the
commonwealth of Idaho. We believe
that their resolutions if enacted into
laws, will prove blessings to centuries
yet unborn. In all their wisdom, pa.
triotism and ability we think they
made one mistake. However, on'
mistake Is not many.
IN resolving on the present direc
primary law with which Idaho is af
licted, they struck fatal blow at tn
avowed spirit of the law If the Ida
no direct primary law has any virtu
at all, it is in that it takes politics on
If the hands of the politician and give
the poor man a chance. If it does nc
10 that it is barren of good and
blight upon our statute books.
carrying this avowed spirit into effec
the Idaho legislature limited tn
mount of money candidates m;gf
expend in promoting their candidac
'or the nomination. The press asst
,iation, doubtless on account of run
ors that candidates had violated tn
provision of the law and that it w:
and would continue to be dead lie
ter, resolved that this provision
! eliminated. 1t is true other importar
: .hanges were recommended. How
: ever, this one recommendation wou
lestroy the very purpose of the 1aN
r We would rather have a governmer
If professional politicians, using II
!: term in its commonly accepted sens
han an oficialdon of wealthy corruI
{ -ionists. 1t might SO happen that IL
: elimination of this provision wou
{ not foist upon us a host of wealth
Y men who would buy their way ,int
r office. But this one provision is Il
r only safeguard which the commc
, nan has, under any direct primal
n system.
n If wealthy man. presumably we
E known, cannot secure the nominate
. IF a political party for governor, f
y instance. at an expense of $3.50, no
IAN poor man aspire TO that ofic'
: How can poor, but honest, man thir
y Of becoming candidate for secretary
/ state? He would know at the sta
/ that he could not live on the remnan
i of his salary without grating Is
S the purpose of any one to force Il
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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-10-27
Light Came Just In Time.

Jamie had in some way come in
to possession of quarter and a
nickel. He was somewhat distress
ed as to what division he should
make of his fund when the contri-
button plate was passed at Sunday
school. Asked afterwards how he
settled the matter, he said: Well
the golden text was, The Lord
loveth a cheerful giver," and l knew
/ could give the nickel more cheer
fuller than could the quarter. So
in it went.-Ex.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-10-27

You will observe in the daily pa
pers that the transcontinental rail-
roads are advertising a rate from
St. Louis to the Pacific coast of 1872
approximately one cent per mile.
We may assume that they are max
ing a profit from this business at
that price or they would not do it.
In travelling from St. Louis to Cali
fornia any road having this business
will take you through Missouri as
far as Kansas City at the same rate
it charges for the whole distance,
but if you by a ticket from St. Lonis
to Kansas City only, you, will have
to pay fully twice as much. Evil
IDENTIFY there is something to be
questioned in the assertion that they
cannot carry passengers at a profit
on two cent per mile rate. -Potosi
Journal.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-10-27
The Little Felt Hat.

Child" said nice auntie to her
schoolgirl neice, you would look
sweet and pretty if it wasn't. for
that disreputable old hat. Now do
let me buy you a nice new one: l
shall love to do it." "Disreputable,
indeedl cried the girl. why
auntie. this hat is brand new and
cost good dollars. That is the way
it ought to look. It's turned down
on that side and up on this, just on
purpose. It's the latest fad"
The aunt smiled as the pretty
niece walked away wearing a felt
hat pulled down over the back OF
her head until it fairly "slouched'
over her shoulders and the brim
looked as if the hat had been worn
by some tramp who had slept all
night with it on. Now, when you
see Miss Girl on the street, don't
criticise her for not caring properly
for her chapeau, it's the fashion tC
have it look like that. Doubles:
many a small boy is laughing t.
himself as he sees his big sister il
her "slOuchy" felt hat, for he remem
bers the occasion when he has beer
severly reprimanded for wearing
his hat that way.-Ex.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-10-27

A vote for James A. Reed for
United States Senator, is a vote for
one of the straiehtest, cleanest and
best Democrats in Missouri. AS a
private gentleman, as business
man, as a Democrat, he stands four
square to the world. and no breath
of suspicion has ever touched his
life. He would honor Missouri. and
Missouri would honor herself by
sending him to the Senate. Van
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-10-27
Fatty Taft'S Horseshoeing Cost.

One shundred and forty dollars
for street car tickets; $297.66 for
horseshoeing. $425.55 for soap and
brushes. These are a few of the
small expenditures of the state de-
partment of the government in
1909. The horseshoeing item is
given as a sample of the much
boosted Taft policy of "cut-to-the-
quick" economy. The item of
$237 .66 refers to the shoeing of
four horses for one year. DeKalb
County Democrat.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-10-27

Of course the decrease in the
census of Missouri was caused by
a republican governor who wanted
to assess farm lands at their full
value, and this caused the small
farmers to 60 to Texas, a safely
democratic state with a low rate of
observation-disclosures.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-10-27
THURSDAY. OCT. 81. 1910
The Last Chunk.

It's the last ice of summer,
Left there at the door;
October is with us,
So we won't need more.
And the song of the iceman
Which echoed so clear
Has faded away
Until summer next year.
The buffers not melting
Nor softening at all;
The milk doesn't sour
With the coming of fall;
The meat isn't fly-blown.
1t doesn't need ice,
And even the vegetables
Keep mighty nice.
The barefooted kidlet
has put on MS shoes;
The ice wagons passing
Gives Tommy the blues;
1t struck him an awful
And sudden ker-plunk,
1t won't be till summer
That he'll get a chunk!
They've raised up the lid
Of the ice box again;
Next April they'll fill it,
But not until then;
For autumn has reached us,
With all of its thrills;
It's eood-by to ice,
But hooray for coal bills!
'Tis the last ice of summer,
Left there at the door;
To keep the cream sweet
We will meet it no more;
For autumn has reached us,
Its presence is felt;
Thank heaven for knowing
The butter won't melt!
e. A. Brininstool, in Los Angel
Express.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-10-27

Mrs. Minnie Umstattd of Union
street. has returned from Monroe
where she has been visiting rela-
tives and friends for few days.
Hannibal CourIer-POst.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-10-27

W. D. Young and wife of Carlisle,
Ky. have been the guests of W. RI
Young and wife.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-10-27

Mesdames Laura Boulware and
L. M. Wood have been the guests
Of relatives in Palmyra and Quincy.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-10-27

Miss Marguerite Reid visited
friends and attended the football
game in Shelbina Saturday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-10-27

neutrality-suspicious. Magazine
requires the services of a represen-
tative in Monroe City to look after
subscription renewals and to ex-
tend circulation by special methods
which have proved unusually sue
cessful. Salary and commission.
Previous experience desirable but
not essential. Whole time or spare
time. Address, with references,
H. c. Campbell. Cosmopolitan Mag
azine, 1889 Broadway, New York
City.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-10-27
Cost The People Over A Billion.


who pay the taxes may well open
their eyes in wonder when they look
at the enormous expenditures of the
last. Congress as approved by Presi-
dent Taft which amounted to ST.
098,847,184. To fully understand
this enormous amount it should be
stated that this means an expendi-
ture of money made by taxing the
people by the federal government,
of 1885,, 1856 every working day
in the year.
In other words, it costs almost as
much to run the government a
single cay, under Republican adj
ministration, as it costs to run the
state of Missouri two entire years
under extravagant Republican adj
ministration!
The entire expenses of the federal
government for the seventy-two
years from the Inauguration of
Washington in 1889 to the election
of Lincoln in 1851 were only ST.
795,273.344. With a Republican
Congress and a Republican presi-
dent we are spending as much now
every two years and $400,000,000
extra for "pin-money!"
1t is extravaganza without prece-
dent in the history of any civilized
government.
1t is costing the Leople of this
country every year Of their lives
more than SIP per capita to pay
the expenses of their national gov
eminent. That is $50 a year for
family of five.
And the taxes are levied, not on
consumption; not on wealth: but on
poverty.
The poor man with a family of
five to house and cloth and provide
for. pays more federal taxes than
the wealthy man who has no family
The rich man pays no federal
taxes on the houses and lands he
owns, on his securities and cash and
income. But the poor man pays
taxes to the government every time
he buys suit of clothes, a piece of
CLOTH. a pair of shoes, a sack of sug-
ar, a lemon, furniture or carpets for
his house, an implement or a tool,
a piece of china or glass or earthen-
ware. Every day of his life he is
paying these taxes.
Suppose he was required to 90
up to the treasurer'S Office every
year and plank down his $50 of
federal taxes!
Suppose. at the same time, he
was required to pay two or three
times as much for the benefit of
the trusts, which is taken from him
in higher prices, under the mask OF
protection"
Wouldn't he begin to wake up
and take an interest in such issues
as the tariff and federal extravaganza?
Senator Aldrich has said publicly
that the government wastes $780,
100000 every year. Wouldn't the
taxpayers take an interest in that
statement; too, if he paid his taxes
directly.
AS it is, ne pays them indirectly.
But he pays them just the same!
If he could only visualize this
burden, if he could be made to I'M
derstand how much it means to
him, in dollars and cents-would
he still think, we wonder, that
patriotism" is the paramount issue?
st. Joseph Observer.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-10-27
Call E. Y.

When you want your sales cried
and want Col. W. T. Youell, call up
Ebert Yates at the F. & M. Bank
and he will give you dates. Re-
member and call E. Y.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-10-27

Mrs. H. B. Foxe, of Burlington,
Iowa, returned home Saturday af-
ter a visit with her brother, E. E.
DeLashmutt and family.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-10-27

Bad breath, hawking, splitting
come from catarrh. Get rid of it.
Ask L. M. Wood for Hyomei, the
pleasant, antiseptic, Australian dry
air treatment. Complete outfit $1.0O.
extra bottle so cents.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-10-27

Mona stomach tablets are sold
by L. M. Wood for so cents a large
box. They are guaranteed to cure
indigestion, sour stomach, belchine
gas. dizziness. biliousness, heavi-
ness, or any stomach ailment.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-10-27

Davenport & Mahan make Farm
Loans on best terms. If.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-10-27

Mrs. Walker Vanskike visited
the hQmelOlks 10 HunnewelI lSatur-
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-10-27
rsSms SE.OO peR vpAs

at the postoffice at Monroe
City, Mo-, as second-class matter.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-10-27

DR.. Hornback Oculist and Aurist
Hannibal, Mo.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-10-27
Let Us Eat Soup.

Soup as a remedy for the Ameri-
can national disease, dyspepsia, has
been recommended by medical
authorities in the East. If soup is
indeed, an efficient substitute for
dyspepsia tablets let US by all means
have soup!
Soup! Though of in the light of
a panacea for digestive woes. it is
indeed an inspiring subject. There
are many kinds of soup but any
kind, so it is good soup, is food for
us, we are told. Then, too, soup is
cheap. In these days of increase
cost of living that must be consider
ed. Not only is it cheap, but it is
filling which, perhaps is one of the
reasons why it is cheap.
Think what one may save by
eating soup! There are soup meat
and soup bones and soup buches
and many other accessories. all to
be had at reasonable prices solely
to make us soup. We may even
get it in cans at ten cents per can
enough for six large portions.
The French, who are the gastrono-
mic experts par excellence of the
world, dote on soup. They eat it
with each meal-and it's said. they
never have dyspepsia.
Oh, blessed, warmthful, gratifying
pleasing liquid!
Waiter! A little attention, pleased
Bring on the sOup!-St Louis Times
=. o. P. Spellbinders Cannot
Explain.
The Republican spellbinderS find
it impossible to explain away the
present high prices. The old Nc
Kinley tariff argument of the
cheap man and a cheap coat" does
not fill the bill; for the cheap coat
is now cotton instead of wool, and
the poor man can hardly afford
that with the tariff advancing
prices. Nodaway Democrat Forum.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-10-27

An exchange tells of a newspa-
per reporter who interviewed thirty
successful business men and found
that all of them when boys had
been governed strictly and frequent
ly threshed. He also interviewed
thirty loafers and found that twen-
ty-seven of them had been mann
mas darling" and the remaining
three had been reared by their
grandmother. ~
Half a million in counterfeit
coin has been recovered by the
United States in the past year. Has
any one heard Of any real money
beina rec0yeEodi--Ex.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-10-27

Try Charlie Johnson when you
want cave trough and spouting on
your house or barn.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-10-27

The Democrat has been to consid-
cradle extra expense recently and
is in need of the money due. If
you owe US please remit promptly
aud do not put us to the extra ex-
pense ofnding you a statement.
Connecticut western news., 1910-12-01
LIME ROCK.

Mrs Elizabeth Day, visited in Ames- vile and Falls Village last week.
 Mrs. O. H. Wiesing is quite sick and has a trained nurse. s.. Rev. G. H. Griffith was in Canaan Saturday.
 W. J. Bacon accompanied his mother as far as Pittsfield. on her return trip home.
 Elizabeth Hickey spent her vacation in Canaan.
 Herbert Griffin, William Patterson, Pittsfeld; Ensign Walker, Troy; MT. and Mrs Charles Doty and children, Torrington; Mrs. William Facial and daughter, Philmont; Mr. and Mrs. Will liam Palmer and children, Lakeville: MT. and Mrs. A. F. Palmer, Cornwall Hollow; MT. and Mrs. Edward Scott, Bridgeport Nelson Morrison, Chapin- vile; MT. and Mrs. E. J. Darling and William Darling, White Hollow, were among tue Thanksgiving guests in town.
 Scott Chaffee, of Borden's force spent a day or two in New Haven. last week
 Dr. Pike, Lakeville. was in this vioini- ty last Thursday morning.
 MT. and Mrs. Silas Pulver, Lakev1lle, were Thanksgiving guests at William Bierce's at the Barracks.
 John Smith spent Thanksgiving ir Waterbury. E..
 Miss Julia Cummings, Providence K. l., visited her parents here. from Thursday until Monday. e...s
 Bishop Chauncey B. Brewster vii preach at Trinity church Sunday after noon at o'clock.
 Miss Alicia Dunn was guest lo Canaan friends last week.
 Edward Richardson, who has beel spending a couple of weeks in town returned to New York. Monday.
Connecticut western news., 1910-12-01
SALISBURY

The Girls Club met at the home ot Elizabeth Kane. All report an enjoyable afternoon.
 Miss Nellie Flood of Millerton, N. Y, was in town last week.
 Mrs. Carleton Hendricks and daugh- ter, MT. and Mrs. Frank Parsons and children are guests of MT. and Mrs. John Parsons.
 MT. and Mrs. O. F. Roberts of East Canaan spent Thanksgiving day here.
 Misses Clara and Hazel Peabody of Sharon were recent guests of Mrs. Fred Seeley. .~.. ..
 Miss Addie Bernard of Copake, N. Y, has been visiting Mrs. William Teeter.
 Mrs. Mary Peterson is spending few days in Fairfield, Conn.
 MT. and Mrs. Louis Hanbnestle ot Poughkeepsie, N. Y. spent last week with Mrs. M. Barton.
 Miss Anna Flood of Pittsheld. Mass, spent Thursday at her home in Barack- matiff.
 The Misses Mary and Barrie Conklin spent last week in Hartford.
 Miss Charis Ladd of Verbanks. N. Y., was guest of the Misses Goddard at the Parsonage last week.
 Mrs. Ellen Hunter of Hartford has been in town for few days. The Masquerade ball which was held in the Town Hall on Thanksgiving eve was a most enjoyable affair, many unique and fancy costumes were dis played and everyone reported good time.
Connecticut western news., 1910-12-01
CORNWALL

MT. and Mrs. Semple of Norwalk were with Mrs. W. J. Wilcox over Thanks giving.
 Ellery Wilcox was home from board ing school for Thanksgiving recess.
 Mrs. Robert Baldwin and Miss Mary Payne dined with the Calhouns on Thanksgiving day.
 Miss Charlotte E. Clark entertained MT. and Mrs. Southwick and Miss Cora Mine at dinner.
 The Polyorama in the Chapel, Tues day, Nov. 22, was much enjoyed, being both instructive and entertaining. At least 100 were present.
 Cornwall Chorus met on Wednesday night.
 Whiting J. Wilcox has been to Litch- field in his capacity of County Auditor several times of late. It is 8 long cold drive sometimes.
 Miss Mary Kellogg, who has been seriously i'll for several months was able to be at dinner on Thanksgiving day All her friends rejoice with her and are thankful.
 Ted Starr who is in the U. 8. Forest Service is home from Oregon and else where.
 MT. and Mrs. Calhoun, Miss Clark Miss Whitney and Rev. E. O. Star went to the 150th anniversary celebra ton of the Norfolk church on Monday Nov. 28.
Connecticut western news., 1910-12-01

One of the "best sellers" of the sea- son among books is 1.-The Diary Of an Enlisted Man" by Van Alstyne. If you have not already secured a copy, better get busy as you cannot afford to be with out it. Price $2.OO. on sale at the H. brarY.