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The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1910-04-29

ent was evidently in favor of doing all
in their power to better the condition
of the roads and the passage of law
to that end.
Mr.. Roberts, presented a motion
That this organization favors the en-
actment OF legislation whereby con-
This caused considerable discussion,
the organization feeling that provid-
ing the idea would not injure the free
working man, It would be excellent
The motion was carried.
The Direct Primary.
Roscoe Anderson, editor Of the
Wet labor may be used on the roads. p"
Weiser American, made talk on the
new primary law of Idaho, which was
followed by a general discussion.
Mr.. Jennsss spoke on The Editors
Work In Upbuilding the town" The
speaker proved to finality that the
editor does a little more than his
share in this work.
The subject assigned to Mr.. J. H.
GIBSON was "Ths Relations OF the
Country Printer to the Metropolitan
Shops" Mr.. GIBSON handled his sub
ject admirably and the matter was
thoroughly discussed.
To Buy Comparatively.
II was moved that a committee be
instructed to investigate the matter
of cooperative buying of stock. Com
mittee: A. A. Brown, Roberts and
Gipson. q. H.)
NJ. A. Bates spoke to tho subject:
why Love a Dry Town." He said
! he didn't, and that closed the meeting,
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1910-04-29

good roads and would suggest as pro-
visions of the proposed law all road
building shall be done under the super
vision of comeptent, expert engineers,
that road taxes be collected In money
and that adequate funds be provided
for by bond II necessary. believe
this to be the prevailing sentiment In
the state.
Signed ...,,......... ..'.,'''.''''''
We hope, through getting in touch
with the more active advocates OF
good roads to be able TO place before
the Legislature at the next session a
sufficient number of these petitions to
convince the most stubborn member
that the people themselves really want
effective good roads legislation and
are willing to pay the price, and that
they will insist on having 1t or know
why.
We believe one of the stumbling
blocks In the way Of road legislation
has been the belief on tho part ct
most members of the legislature that
the ordinary taxpayer would not stand
for the increased taxation necessary to
put into results good road law. We
hope through these petitions to remove
that belief
Thus we are working out our hearty
belief In the sentiment that the press
should constantly agitate the good
roads question. and we cordially IN
ylte all OF you to take a hand in the
game and help us get results. We
expect to mail every one OF you a
bunch of our petitions and we would
certainly appreciate 1t II you would
,oLe n little trouble to have them
signed and returned to US.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1910-04-29

uOTSeulGuI VI ILLS cooSNAIIlOA AVA NAAO
position of register OF the new Land
office of Vale.
Morning Session.
The session opened at 1890 on
April 3.
The matter of publishing supple
ments was discussed and referred to
an estimating committee which shall
report this afternoon. The committee
consisted Of j. II. Gipson, Roscoe
Anderson.
1t was moved and carried That
committee on organization DE APP
pointed. The committee was appointed
as follows: Messrs. Roberts, A. A.
Brown, Jenness, Gipson, Burroughs.
1t was decided that the next meet
ing should be held at Meadows on in
yitation of Pres. Hackney, on June
II, IS, 10. This meeting will be a
social session, to which members are
expected to bring their ladies.
The committee on program and ar
rangements for the next session Will
be A. A. Brown and Chas. A. Hack
ney.
A recess was then taken for the
purpose of photographing members
present, after which paper on GOOD
Roads" was read by the secretary
written by A. e. Gipson of Caldwell,
which was as follows:
The Value Of Newspaper Agitation
for Good Roads.
The subject assigned me by your
secretary, Mr.. Burroughs, was the
rather didactic statement that
Papers Should Encourage Good
Roads by Constant Agitation"
OF course, we all understand that a
part of the regular business of a news
paper men is to encourage all good
things, including good roads, by con-
slant agitation. That's what we are
here for. We have advertising space
to sell and we have subscriptions to
sell and sometimes the great Amorl-
oan public inslnuates that some OF
you fellows in the secular press line
Keep political Influence" and few
other things to sell-but believe It Ii
fact that everybody has settled down
TO firm belief that newspaper men
Keep agitation OF all brands and quail
lies forever on tap, without money and
without price.
And this general belief in our ability
70 "agitate" and boost is one : nuI
Osst assets-a part OF our stock II
uade-but never traded.
Seriously. the agitation of sooC
roads has always seemed to me a duty
not only of the press but of ever!
5000 citizen. For good roads mean I
nigher grade of Civilizations sort o
seueral uplift Of all the standards.
Feeling that this agitation process
% necessary to get results, was es
peo'aiiy need of rural communities
me Gem State Rural and Llvestocl
rnal has begun a Good Road
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1910-04-29

When Ontario and Malheur county
are mentioned, at once must be stamp
ed upon the mind The Home Of the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-16
Whaf the Faumer.Insrs-

When q shipment IL made to Chit
cago the Nebraska farmer is forced
to take these losses:
From SIS to $25 In extra freight
charges to Eastern markets on each
car Of live. stock.
From SIS to $35 per car because
of shrinkage and sometimes more be-
cause of the loss OF live animals
About IS or So extra for feed.
Three days. time accompanying
shipments to Eastern markets.
Decrease In price sure to follow the
destruction of competition Of such
a market as Is afforded by Omaha.
The entire State will lose consider
able a. general proposition. South
Omaha pays annually about $1,000
600 In salaries for converting Me-
Nraska live stock into the finished
product. This money Is spent In
Nebraska.
Nebraska has been working for
over 26 years to create near mar
ket at South Omaha for the Nebraska
live stock. No one win deny this
market has been great boom to the
State. This IL shown In the; state-
ment thst s.4ks,12s head OF Hive stock
were sold at South Qma ha last year.
Not a car OF this would have been
sod In South Omaha If the farmer
and stock grower could, have fscefved
more for his live stock elsewhsre.--
Omaha Bee. - 49, - Tssssa
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-16
The Smallest Rihin

What IL thought to be the smallest
Bible In the world is In the possession
of John w. Graham & Company. OF
Spokane. In dimensions the Bible ~
one and two-thirds inches In length.
one inch in width. and one-third or
an inch in thickness. 1t IL q per-
feet reproduction IN every particular
OF the Old and New Tsstaments and
was printed IT, the Oxford Univer-
sity Press tAmen Corner). Glasgow.
The lettering throughout 10 perfsc,,
but so small that the shorter words
could be placed on the head OF q
common pin without any crowding
This tiny Bible is not printed from
type, but from plates made from
Photographic copies of pages OF the
regulation sized Oxford Bible reduce
ed to the desired size. The volume
ccnststs Of SO pages. It IL illustrated
profussiy. and bound In flexible
leather. Just inside the hack covss'
y pocket which contains . nnagni.
Tying glasg about the siss OF Z dime,
with the aid Of which the contents
Of the books may be easily deciphed
Herald.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-16
No Walk Over.

The Clinch Valley News, staunch Democratic
newspaper, published at Tazewel, warns the breth-
rem in the Ninth District against the optimistic
cry that Stuart will have walk over"
Depend upon it" says the News. the hardest
fight in this district since the days of Rhea and
Walker will be witnessed here this summer and
fall. Mr. Stuart is strong, worthy candidate with
influence, wealth and weight Of character all in his
favor but it takes to elect and overcome Re-
publican majorities Settle it right now. We have
before us the hardest fight for years. Every man
and every voter must be reached and enlisted
The Virginian has already pointed out that the
Republican organization in the Ninth District is
almost as strong it possible to make it. There
are shrewd officers in command and there are
pckets at every precinct The organization never
dsbands or quits work 1t is always the job
and always busy. The chairman at Abingdon keeps
list of the voters file and keeps list OF the
party workers also. Long before election is
held, 'he has report every voter, whether or
not the Republican voters have paid their poll tax
which way the ''fIoaters' are drifting and all other
information If any missionary work is needed
here or there. the missionary is sent poss
bic into the field make the crooked paths straight
or vice versa. With such organization to fight,
and plenty of money behind it, it is preposterous.
as our contemporary says, to talk about walk
The hurrah business will not win an election
in the Ninth for Stewart for any other Democrat.
Victory is to be purchased with organization and
work, and only IN that Wy ,---
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-16

not ever the Register would not deny the rignt OF
Democratic attorney 10 appear tor kepuoiicaah
Client. and - for the matter Of taste we have tnc
au1h0ity of famous Latin prUverb tor the seate-
ment that taste b not thing for disputahon 80,
We do not care to pursue the subject bur we VIII
cite the Register to little family history Iii othcf
days when Republicanism was despised even more
than now in the city Of Danville the Register ex-
posed the evil doings of Republican official The
official afterwards brought suit against the Register
claiming damages in the sum OF 900. Two Dem
ocratic lawyers Of Danvile who had been active in
fighting Repubiicanism took the case for the PLAIN
tiff and made a stiff fight in court against the
Register. The Register put in plea of truth and
Justification and got verdict showing that in
the estimation OF the jury there was no ground for
suit But If either Of the distinguished Demo
cratic lawyers was ever censured for taking the case
we never heard Of it. Their connection with the
case was certainly not made the subject OF news
paper comment.
The Virginian holds no brief fos MIR. Montague,
and is not undertaking to champion him. There
is no occasion for it. We have heard no word or
hint of complaint from Mr. Montague or his friends:
We were discussing principle II in the course OF
this argument, Mr.. Montague had attacked the
principles or the integrity of the Democratic party,
it would have been unbecoming in him and stulti-
flying and The Virginian would have joined with
other Democratic newspapers in rebukng him. But
that matter was never under discussion. The point
against Mr. Montague was that, being former
office holder, under Democratic rule, 1t was IN
bad FORM or IN bad taste, something or -otfer
that he should appear in contested election case
for Republican client. We do not think that the
point was we'll taken.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-16

The Supreme Court of Kansas has decided that
saloon keeper Of that State cannot recover more
than nominal damages when he is mobbed and his
property destroyed. The decision rendered
in the case of George d. Stevens of Anthony. keeper
of saloon or Joint" as such places called in
Kansas. Anthony women saided saloon owned
by Stevens They spattered him with eggs and
smashed his fixtures. Stevens sued the city and
was given S1O0 damages. He had demanded ST 900,
and appealed, The court held that $500 was
sufficient. ~ S>
The man who goes into the liquor business does so
in the face of powerful sentiment against it, with
full knowledge OF the fact and therefore, with his
eyes open to the danger If he chooses to take the
risk that is his own affair.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-16
What's the Mater With Farn,s?

II Is perhaps not an, exaggeration to
say that on a majority OF American
farms the lands are becoming less and
less productive year by year. This IL
because weeds are allowed to run riot.
tiliage Is sloveniy done. manure Ia
wasted, orchards are handed over to
the Inclusion Of noxious insects, live
stock OF every. description Is set sadrift
to forage as best II may. and other
thriftless practices are INDUCED. Not
more farmers, but better farmers. are
needed. Or rather let US say that we
need both better 'farmrs and more of
them: since II we have smaller farms
there must be more farmers. provided
all the arabic land Is cultivated. as
should be the case. And we need
more farmers. too. since many Of our
young men who flock into the towns
and cities as clerks in the stores
would fare far better If they would
remain in the country and cultivate
the soil. Mr.. Sandy. In his address
here on Saturday on the corn Gull
ture contest" said very truly that no
avocation in life possesses such
charms as farming, where 1t is fol-
lowed according to the most improv-
ed and scientific methods.--Char-
iottesyille Progress.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-16
JesYerson,an Government.

Most blessed. said the Sage of
Monticello, Is that community which
is least governed. The hunger for
more revenues at Washington and
at Richmond keeps step with the ten
dency to seek new fields for expendi-
ture. If by any chance surplus
should exist. the first and controlling
impulse IL to find some expeditions
way of getting rid of 1t. The other
day at Richmond. when It appeared
that consolidation of the agricultural
bureaus would work saving OF sew
erai thousand dollars. no thought was
entertained of applying that sum to
MI the hole In some cher appropria-
ton. but the proposition was to alb
sorb it by raising the salaries of the
employees in that department. IL there
is a deficit. the remedy OF economy Is
the last to be thought OF. but instinc-
lively and eagerly the legislative mind
turns to exploration OF new basis for
subjects already utilized. Paternaiism
is the elder brother of Prodigality and
the two 80 ever hand In hand.-Nor-
folk Virginian-P Pilot.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-16
A Spring Song.

This is the time for our Halielujah
song! True, even when this appears
In print. 1t may be blustery and cold
dismal and desolate. That we are to
have many more cold, disagreeable
days before June-RoyaT June! comes
with her fruits. flowers and foliage
her busy bees and predatory hum
ming birds. musical hooking birds
.raucous catbirds. red breast robins
all anest--ts certain. Nevertheless
take 1t by and large. the backbone OF
the winter of our discomfort" Is
broken and spring Is here Halle
lujah. Let everybody sing! With
the coming OF summer catarrh will
take a back seat. the rheumatics VIII
cease to trouble and Ia grippe will be
at rest. The cost of living. In spite
of what congressman recently call.
ed the ALI Rich Paine" tariff. be-
cause 1t dement's all the rich and 70 q
constant source Of pain 70 the hungry
hor0ss; viii decrease 70 eomo exkont
anyhow and life itsolf Will b. we'll
worth liv1ng-Northsrn Neck News.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-16
smells that need description. After
thsy havs named tho smslla. they
win have The TASTES ~ nlaasiky. -rsew
c..Acass,s nsnssy clslavaA.

Cuz1cneofs HnnRy OnNnNn-
AddfeGslng the hOpeo ct WAshing-
ton, Representative Heney, of TEXAS.
declared that 5000 children who At
tsnd the public schools of Chicago
are generally hungry. and that 10000
other children In that city are not
sumC1ently nourished. His authority
Was = latter from the Chicago super
fntendent Of instruction. Tho condi-
tton Of the school children Of Chicago
Ii indeed oven more deplorahle than
was stated by Representative Henry.
IL the picture presented In the last
annual report OF the board Of educa-
ton OF that city II not overdrawn.
and there II no reason to think tbat
It IL. The board makes this astonish-
ing statement:
Five thousand children who at
tend the schools Of Chicago are htbit-
ually hungry. and 10000 other chill
dren do not have SUFFICIENT nourish-
Ing food. Many have no beds to
sleep In: the majority Of the INDECENT
children live in damp. unclean or
overcrowded homes that lack proper
ventilation and sanitation: children
often beg merchants for decnyed fruit
and even for dead fowl in crates, and
they search for stray crusts."
This In not the report of q Sage
survey. or similar band of sensation
mongers. but of the Chicago board Of
education, which aasuredly would not
seek to exaggerate conditions In Its
own city. That such a state OF at
fairs should exist In the second city
of the contry Is a serious reflection
upon Its public and private charities
1t is no reflection upon the educa-
tional authorities. The fact cannot
he emphasized too strongly that their
business Is simply TO teach and not to
provide food and clothing for indi-
gent pupils. Tho free lunch scheme
should have no place In tho public
school system. It II also true that 1t
Is disgrace that any school child
should 60 hungry. But every civilized
community Ia supposed to possess
charitable agencies to prevent any
such continuous. widespread destitu-
ton as Is indicated In the Chicago
board OF education's report. And
once more we are compelled to in
auire: How on earth did the Sage
surveyors come to overlook the me-
tropolis Of the West ?-Pittsburs
Gazette Times.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-16
Our State
Contemporaries


ed excellent judgment on one point.
They did not In any way Interfere
with the transmission OF the United
States mails The postoffce II part
Of the government--a legitimate part
and no merely local quarrel can be
permitted to interfere with tho per-
formancc Of tn duties. The strikers
learned that from events at Chicago
during the Cleveland administration.
1t would be ridiculous to put un-
der national surveillance or coutrol
ali the great and small AFFAIRS OF
business In the country. but the post
office business In distinctly national.
1t is made 30 by the constitution
Petersburg Index-Appeal.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-16

L. c. LuughborouBh, who cared
for the Norfolk light - Long Island
Sound and who watched his light
eleven days almost without sleep ana
with no food other than potatoes and
dog biscuits. stands out as the hero
of the day. No reward that the gov
eminent can bestow upon such = man
would be adequate compensation for
his days and nights OF suffering. The
possessor of such high ideals Of duty
should be able to I'LL any position.
commensurate with his abilities. with
equal faithfulness. Loughborough's
sense OF duty goes far beyond that
Of the average mans. The scoun-
drel who left him thus to suffer while
he went on a debauch merits the linn
It's OF the law. Hats off to Lough-
orough.--Frederick Journal.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-16
In the British Camnairu.5


The following report reads like =
Punch sktt on one OF the Wild peers
meetings. s&sa %s.
The Earl-Gentiemen--- fhisses and
uproar. and voice. IT'S real live
'un")-
The Observation-Disclosures to-
bacce-- tVotce: Never mind to-
bacco. that pays for pensions," and
You pay for Dreadnoughts")-
The Earl--Your tobacco-{"voices
Never mind tobacco: talk about
iand")--
The Earl---weii. about this land
tax. tApplause) aupposing YOU
had a piece of land shout fsou---
tVoice. Say Ave bob" and laughter
In which the earl Joins)--
The Eari-Suppostng you had d
piece Of land fsQe. and built upon
II. and you were taxed more than
your income. What would you do
then?
The voice-F7it. cloud laughter. J
1t Is. however. not q Punch ski,
but an actual conversation at.a meet.
ing at Beiper during the iordiy cam
paign which. all win regret has nov
come to close.--London News
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-16
NO STANDARD or sHfErin.


Science Has Also Failed 10 Provide
Definite Expression Of TaSte.
II ~ surprising that in the age of
scientific research and OF important
discoveries arising from minute meas
urements. two of mans I'VE senses
should be neglected and should re-
main unprovided with descriptive
terms that will express what has been
found out or permit comparisons to
he made. For taste and for smell we
must fall back on vague generslities
and fanciful simi'es, based usually on
the pleasure OF dislike awakened in
US, and not on tho nature of the
smell or taste.
Roth senses, nevertheless. play ar
important part In science and In bus
mess, as well as in our daily life
keen sense Of smell IL OF great value
N the chemist: Il Is indispensable tn
the perfum"r: II Is needed In other
sciences and trades In all there must
be scaies OF smell for practical every
day use, and Il is remarkable that
neither the laboratory nor the ware
house has evolved standard that can
he N'nrloyed generally pharma.
rertiral corrrsnondert Of the lancet
having ccrrleineS 81 The lack Of sucs
q stsndsrd, that irn,aed, journal dis
r'issea the s-b'eet ampiy. showing how
rncessary n sterAerd ", hut making
re alg~cs'ion that win help In estah-
lishirV ane. .*.s.s@
cine thing IL clear regarding smells
good end tcd, ra'0ely. that II IL ,htsh
time thai chemists end others KAth-
cred tog7 Their md devtsed---nrst.. a
rof'gh eis sifcetion OF er,elts on. \
scientific hesis and, second a vocnb-
siary Of, adsectives not sprnfanA. that
h<.a nj .r1 ~ k1snt~R
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-16

ton" she replied. uaodestN trying
g hide her facs from the ctriods
ton"
well, you--you seO was on my
~Ay 20 attend an entertainment "a oss
church partcrs and--end e had be&n
arranged that the music Was to BE-
furnished b. . male quartet"
fesgo on Whist had that to "a
with tt7s
Il overheard somebody across the
Aisle say that one Of me sangers-ths
tenor. who does the high faisssSor-
had . sore throat. 20 the quartet
would mot appear"
MY dear madam. ] Beg your par
don for the embarrassment that you
have been subjected to. The case
aDAtnst you 10 dismissed. Disordsrly
conduct? There was nothing Dir
orderly about It, !. TOO. have he's
male Quartets. '--ChicaSo Record
Herald.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-16

Said Mr.. Roosevelt to the reporters, Il want to
state once more that | will grant interviews and
will make no statements of any kind American
or world politics and the public accept as false,
Us as it appears, anything purporting to be
an interview with me relative to such subjects
Ha! ha! hal Isn't that like him2 Taking time
by the forelock and giving the lie in advance. O,
you Ananias Club.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-16
Confliet Oh chs Races,

1T is question. In my mind. of
brute force and 400 100000 people
csn overcome lo0,0oo.ooo. Brute
force wins always. And with all our
modern tactics It remains q question
Of brute force. and will remain to
the end of the chapter.---Judge Meyer
Sulxberger.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-16

With alarming candor. the Hon.
Thomas Tasgart. IN his deposition
read At the French Lick hearing. I'D
mitted that he had heard gambling
was conducted In the casino and that
he saw slot machines and roulette
wheels, In tho building. but had no
actual knowledge himself that they
were used for gambling. '-ChicAgo
Tribune.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-16
ONLY bal thc Gncceing GlAse SO,

Only In the GucnfiNg Stage Wow.
Neither Folk, nor Pierce. nor Linz
coin. nor Hayes. nor dArflatd. noH
Cleyeis nd. nor BENJAMIN Harrison
was thought OF ~ . presidential
quantity two years before he we
nominated. n we expect to hit Il.
we mnst keep on guessing.-Louis-
willie Courier-Journal.