The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1911-01-06
Live Wires ARE
The EASY MARKS
IA DEEP, DARK STUDY OF THE
PHYSIOGNOMY OF THE
LIVE WIRES.

Game of Cannon and Vanity al
the Rate of Five per Cannon
Live Wires Caught III the Snare Of
Falconers of Men.
The Ecclesiastes said: "Vanity o.
vanities. all is vanity" and the Shep,
herd Stiggins was fond of a ego OF
vanity warm" with two Jumps of SIT.
gar. Mrs. Sanderson said that vanity
is a crochet and a crochet is the pee,
cadillo of teeming mind The fond
ness of the Shepherd Stiggins is the
fondness of us all and very human
attribute; the philosophical observa
lion of Mrs. Sanderson is hattering il
true and true if not too flattering The
great majority of us have a liking
for we'll sweetened go of vanity
warm. The liking extends even unto
&he Give wires" of Caldwell, Nampa.
Boise and Weiser. In fact the Give
wire" will fall for more CANNON than
you can shake a stick at A little
CANNON, an appeal to vanity, thinly
coupled with fair line OF
tall< on the boost will separate most
my Give wire" from his shekels.
This week a copy of the American
Progress Magazine was given US by
friend. In the magazine were we'll
Rbeled pen sketches of the Give
wires" Of Caldwell, Nampa, Boise and
Neiser and other towns. We found
by looking at the labels that Caldwell!
Vas represented by such men as John
IA Rice, +. B. Gcwen, Mr.. Cupp1es, c
w JohEs"r, Fl. w Dorman, S. D
Simpson, 7. M. Wood, F. M. Bres-
bears, F. A. Clark, T. H. Soule, G,
D. Smell, Louis Schnabel, c. D. Gates
Gerry Kelleher, w S. Maxey, Ed Pot
ter, A. ]. Myers, A. L. Murphy and
b. R. Fiske. We have no fault to find
With the labels nor with the collec-
Jon. The artist sized up the Give
wires" all right. He got the right
pnes and that is cinch with buckle
On the end. He made one mistake
slough. He should have taken look
ID the meh, 1t takes 4 genius to pull
likeness of man without seeing
BIN. In other words it is hard to get
Rhe rignT Proportions by weighing the
names A wise guy once observed
hat the Odyssey did not result from
Homer dropping the Greek alphabet
pn the focr or into barrel Tie
might have said also that picture
~ J. B. Cowen could not result from
The artist VISITING a roru:'s gallery
All of Mr. Governs features might be
in the gallery but they would not be
distributed right over the physiog-
PONIES. One might have his ear; ai1o.
her his nose; third his eyes and a
fourth his mouth; but in order to
produce the Gowen pulchritude those
eatures have to be symmetrically ar.
BANGED in the manner in which they
Are arranged on the countenance oil
he aforesaid ]. B. Gowen. This goes
he same with F. A. Clark and twice
double with G. D. Smell In justice
r the artist we will have to say thai
e think he spelled the names righ
n his labels even unto Louis Schnabe
md Jerry Kelleher. That was an &C
Eomplishment not to be sneezed at
good speller is not without honor
II home or abroad.
We understand that each live wire
urehased at least five copies of tn,
Magazine at $l00 per copy. Som,
ought ten copies and 1t is Whispered
Dat one bought twenty-five copies
he live wires" did not pay for hav
Ang the pen sketch in the magazine
hey simply bought few copies I,
PEND to eastern friends. friends le, n
hope who have never seen them. I
eli depended upon how many friend
he-we almost said victim-'liv,
wire" had. Some had move than 9th
rs. The 2s-copy man had a multi
nde of friends, His friends are mum
cred only by the sands of the sea
hore, Too many friends are a detri
hcnt rather than a benefit TO us some
times. Think of twenty-five at on
pollar per each. 1t is a popularity wit
vengeance.
We do not know the precise objec
he artist had in view when drawing
asse pictures. by the way, the ar
vt in this case. lest we forget, spen
years in Europe. drawing portrait
the crowned heads and potentate
that continent. The last work h