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The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1915-04-02
THE TREND OF LITERATURE,

The table of statistics of book production in the United
States published by the Publishers Weekly has provoked
less discussion the trend of American era-
ure According this table fiction and science de-
Ginning in public interest while religion philosophy poetry
and the drama the increase. According to the
Weekly in 1914 1888 Volumes of fiction appeared which is
decline of about 80 per since 1908 In 1903 the vol
dealing with religion and philosophy increased from
9oo to 440; gain of a per great many take
these figures to indicate change in taste in literature
We convinced that the number of books written
gives very little indication of popular work
philosophy may have popular circulation of only few
thousand copies while novel published the time
will reach circulation of hundreds of thousands The
circulation of the different magazines indicates the popular
taste. The Cosmopolitan has circulation of over mil
lion, the largest has had by hundreds of thOus-
ands. The North American Review has circulation of
less than 100000, about the circulation as has
maintained for ten years The Cosmopolitan is growing
rapidly. The Review holding its own One is devoted
to frothy hcton the other to discussion of
science, literature, art religion Another great indication
OF popular taste is the fact that during the past
dozens OF successful fiction magazines have made their
pearance while there has been but two additions
to the list of magazines devoted serious affairs
of life
The popular taste is also indicated by the circulation of
newspapers. The Springfield Republican is one of the
most ably edited in the country appeals
to thinking men and women The Republican has cir
eulaton of $4,000 The Springfield Union with nothing
like the nationwide reputation of the Republican has
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1915-04-02

"launchingways" from them leading
right down into deep water. The, one
to be named for Virginia was laid
down" at Charleston, Mass, in 1919,
to be built of white oak, of which
there was then a good supply in the
New England states; this was during
Monroe'S first term; with his second
election came what has been called
the era of good feeling" he having
had no competitor at the presiden-
tial election. And a period of busin-
ess prosperity prevailed the land,
great Irevivals of religion occurred
throughout the country, and war, and
implements of war became unpopu-
lar, and the naval plans lost their
grip on Congress, and several of those
big ships to be named for states re-
manned year after year on "the WAYS"
IN those houses half built; with the
coming OF steam power fast fripates
were IN demand, and those huge mon
STEERS remained untouched for years:
with the outbreak of the Civil War
smaller, Steam-powered vessels were
needed, many called "sloops-of-war."
htted to navigate the shallow waters
OF the southern coast; and manv of
them were rushed" in building. and
among them was the CanadaiQua
built at CharleStown, by the side OF
one OF those big ship-houses; | re-
member the day of her launching. RI
went into the ship-house, and stood
by the side of that huge mass of tim
Der named for the intended Virginia
and then outside looked at the sharp
trim sloop-of-war. and marvelled that
the little craft with her steam power
and modern guns would have been
more than a match for the sailing
Virginia If launched and fitted OUT
tor sea. Only two or three years be-
tore | had been reading in school
Longtellow's description of a shin |
launching, and recalled it as | saw
Inc Canadaigua sent from land to |
sending thrill all through me.
Then the Master,
With gesture of command.
Waved his hand;
And at the word.
loud and sudden there was heard.
All around them and below,
ne sound of hammers. blow on blow,
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1915-04-02

The Constitution" "Old Iron.
Sides" l have often seen at that nort
al my last visit, few years ago. ali
those old wooden ships, except Fara-
CUTS Hartford, were gone, and in
stead | saw the Olympia, Dewev's
flagship at Manila in 1893; those two
historic vessels were tied to piers near
each other. ''N'''
In the old days it was canvass and
cordage; when Decatur was made \
midshipman, while still mere how
ne IS said to have marked with chaIi
Wherever he could, the names of the
various ropes, till he had mastered
knowledge of them all. Now a naval
othcer needs technical training in =
dozen directions to be competent m
navigate warship.
MY father used to tell me of oo;po
INTO Boston in 1873 to see the fT;oate
Chesapeake, just before she was So
tured by the English off Boston; he
ana party OF boys hired a waterman
10 TOW them out, they were landed on
the hoat" and climbed the side-IaJ.
aer 10 a port, when a marine sentry
stopped them; the waterman was row
ing back towards the wharf Ieav;ro
to their fate those he had promised rs
wait for; the sentry called him bacL
under threat of shooting he came ~
took the lads ashore; they had w,1LaJ
twelve miles to see that vessel -
were tired and famished when tbn1i
dragged themselves home late ~,
night; but they had been aboard ~
and were heroes among
their companions a few weeks aftsrs
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1915-04-02
VIRTUE is ITS OWN REWARD AND ITS SOLE


When the Democratic central committee met for
the purpose of organizing Mr.. Walter Grifhs was the
man most prominently mentioned for state chairman Mr.
Griiths unselhshly stepped aside for Mr. Pence The
Caldwell Democrats felt that harmony and party welfare
might be better promoted by Mr.. Pence than by Mr.
Grths The leaders of the Democratic party in Canyon
county felt that they would be consulted in all important
matters and could exercise indirect influence with
out the Craftsmanship. 1t developed that Messrs
Pence and Elder would pay little no attention to the
rank and file of the party This decision of these two
men eliminated in the appointment of Mr. Ford as post
master at Caldwell in defiance of the recommendation of
the county central committee of this county
1t was believed by Mr.. P E. Smith and friends that
both Elder ad Pence had given Mr.. Smith their endorse
men 1t is now charged by local Democrats that they
did nothing of the kind 1t is believed that the state
chairman and national committeeman never even forward
cd the Smith endorsements to Washington 1t is alleged
that Mr. Pence while at Washington agreed to the ap-
poinment of Ford while he was pretending to work
for Mr. Smith
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1915-04-02

and much more Mr. Hartley confessed at the meeting OF
the board and the minutes Of the board meeting show the
deal in all its sordid details Mr.. Dorman the man
who brought the story to light He and Mr. Kruger OF
ST. Anthony of the board spoke against and voted against
Graham. Old Stephens, who is in his dotage Mr..
Hartley and the third member stood for Graham. Mr..
Harleys confession shows that he voted for Graham but
stated that he would for his removal within week
Governor Alexander is determined to build up Alex
ander machine. He does what it costs what
industry suffers If the fruit industry must be used
much the for the fruit industry. The fifteen
twenty deputy inspectors; the money belonging the
beekeepers and everything else will be used advance
the Alexander machine
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1915-04-02
THE PROCESSION OF LAME DUCKS.

The Tribune is reliably informed that Mr.. George A.
Day. state land commissioner will resign at an early
date and further that he will be succeeded by Mr. w. L.
Clifford former secretary of All this done that the
Republican party may go through the form of cleaning
itself of all impurity The powers in the party who hap
to be in the house the present time seem to
think that all that is necessary change from one
lame duck another in order clean house For several
there has been endless procession of lame
ducks going through the house Wallis tarred for
quite while and Jenness fixed
The Tribune would advise the introduction of few
new The old taking Up there and one
may the fall of the entire structure Lame ducks
should be kept in motion
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1915-04-02
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We/are hearing much about big ma
val ships; we are now building and
naming the great dreadnaughtS for
each state; such a method of naming
was followed after the war of 1872;
during that period our navy had made
name for itself, outclassing the
army; it had the favor of the country,
and what was of importance, the New
England states, with whom the war
had been unpopular, had furnished a
large part of the successful naval of
ficers, and most of the victorious YES
sells had been built in her yards, and
they favored large navy; and for
some years after that war it was not
hard to get good appropriations from
congress for new ships; most of our
vessels before that time had been two
decked frigates; believe no three
deckerS,' known as ships of-the-line,
carrying 100 or more frequently ll2
guns, was in naval fight at that per-
Tod; think one or two had been en-
gagged in the war previously with the
Barbary States OF North Africa.
The English navy had many of them,
and several of her great naval battles
under Nelson and others had been
largely fought with those big ships;
Nelson's successes had made them
the fashion, and our Congress was
easily pursuaded between 1915 and
1890 to appropriate money to carry
out the plans of the Navy Department
for feet of such big vessels. and
their construction began; such YES
sells named for Vermont, Pennsylva-
MIA. Ohio. South Carolina and others
| do not recall were launched and
several of them made voyages. In
pictures of navy yards of that per-
iod one can see great buildings along
the waterfront; they were huge wood
structures in which a ship-of-the-ine
might be built; as there was no hurry
tor them the plan was to keep on
building one or two year, Just as
now with the battleships; and that the
%orkmen might have steady jobs at
I'll seasons of the year, they were
'uIlt IN those great ship-houses,
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1915-04-02
GRAHAM Is LANDED.
afternoon

Probably the interesting piece of reading in all
the state records the minutes of the meeting of the
state board of horticulture when in response to the de-
mands of Governor Alexander and against the judgment
of all members of the board Mr. Guy Graham was made
state Inspector The minutes expose detail the trng
intrigue of the chief executive Idaho and the shame
OF member of the board the subserviency of two other
MEMBERS and the ncompeency of the fruit inspector
1t about as sorrowfuy sordid story has ever
to light in the history of Idaho.
Governor Alexander weeks ago expressed determine
ton to make Guy Graham of Payette state Inspector
Owing to the fact that Mr. Graham was notorouslv in
competent Mr.. Alexander had hard time in finding A
board who would make Mr.. Graham the inspector He
nnally nit upon poor Charley Hartley of Emmett Mr.
Hartley was as violently opposed Graham as anv of
the others However, Mr.. Alexander let it be known to
Mr. Hartleys Emmett friends that the fate Of Cen,
county hung in the balance If Hartley would accept the
appointment member of the board under Drome4 n
DO anything and everything which the Governor demand
ed including the confirmation of Graham as INSPECTOR he
would sign the Gem county bill The Emmett friends
who happened were creditors went to Mr. Hartley and
forced him to accept the ignobe commission All tb;s
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1915-04-02

Knocking away the shores and spurs
And see! She stirs!
She startS-she moves-she seems 70
feel -
A thrill of life along her keel,
And, spurning with her foot the
ground,
With one exulting, joyous bound,
She leaps into the oceans armsw
She rendered good service, but
nothing CONSPICUOUS. Some wears
before that had seen at the Charles
ton yard, the Merrimac in the drv-
COCK, she that was converted into an
iron-clad at Norfolk by the Confed-
crates. and was afterwards punished
by the little Monitor.
During those years one of those
old ships-of-the-line named Ohio was
what is called the Receiving shin" AZ
that yard; dismantled of rigging. the
bulk covered with a shingled roof
anchored out in the Stream" she wa
used to receive sailors, where thew
were kept until drafted for some YES
sci going to sea After the war
broke out and Port ROYAL off the
South Carolina coast had been can
tured and made naval station. such
ship was needed at that point and
another of those ll2 gun vessels which
mad been tied up at Boston for MANY
years, was slightly re6tted and starr.
ed Tor that southern port; before She
got to the gulf stream the rusty irons
OF her old rudder gave way and She
hoated about for weeks like a loo in
mid ocean; | happened to be at the
Charlestown yard the day another b;g
rudder was made ready for her. and
saw the chalk-mark Vermont" on II.
It was sent to her. she being picked m
and towed to Port Royal.
Besides the Virginia at CbarIas
town theEe were other half-built Shin
line in the ship-houses Of otber
yards IN the country. and for wears
the government was in a ouandry
what to do with them. for il would
take much time and expense to mil
them to pieces: but after more than
nfty years since their keels were laid
I had to be done. to rid the houses a
Useless hulks; but when taken aDart
heir timbers were as sound as wbnn
irst set up in 1919,
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1915-04-02
BoYEs NOMINATED UNANIMOUSLY.

At the largest convention held in the city of
Caldwell Mr. Fred c. Boyes unanimously nominated
for mayor. There the suggestion of opposition
The nomination of Mr. Boyes highly gratifying The
Tribune all good citizens He has assured the peo-
pie that he will give them strong economical admins
tration of city affairs.
The people of the city have such confidence in Mr..
Boyes that they nominated him solely his merits They
did consider platform pledge guide him all
necessary He goes into Office without pledge or a
promise.
The ticket nominated with Mr. Boyes is one of the
best ever placed before the people of Caldwell. The
members of the council strong. able The candi-
date for clerk Efficient for entirely satsfac-
tory and for city engineer the best that could be made.
1t is good ticket throughout
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1915-04-02
THE CLEANUP OF THE coMM1TTEE

we understand that there is to be meeting of the
Republican state central committee at early date This
meeting will be attended by Senator Borah Senator
and Congressman Smith 1t is expected that Senator
Borah will make strong appeal Tor political purity and
insist that Chairman Day get off the committee Senator
BRADY VIII insist that the keynote OF the last campaign
was political purity and prove it by his own election 1t
is ADMITTED that Chairman Days late campaign was con-
Quoted with the sole idea of accomplishing the election of
senator Brady 1t is not likely that Mr. Brady will quietly
stand for Mr.. Day being kicked out The committee
meeting will be very interesting AT this meeting it will
be decided whether the purse of Brady or the grand
standing OF Borah is to be the base of the Republican
party IN Idaho during the next two years We advise the
committee to stick with the barrel
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1915-04-02
The Curse of a Law wys.

a tourist in the mounts;n" 80 r..
old mo, maa dinner with a querulous
hard ,; TN who yawned about
w tines 81 minutes at a stretch.
ought y man man, said the tourist, "you
mnnn 10 De able to make loads of
nn..ty shipping green corn 10 the
northern markets" ~ '"e
NV ieS' l orter," was the sullen re-
can gu gu have .s the land, suppose, and
..,Yres, | reckon So"
linen why don't yu 90 into the
the o, use. stranger" sadly replied
Ia cracker, THE old woman i .eo
Wa va b ~ 10 the p owin' and plantin'."--
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1915-04-02

circulation of 500 The Boston Transcript easily of
the first newspapers in the country has postoce cir
culation of 40278 while the Globe has $4,000 and the
Post 422OOO In New York the Journal has 797OOO the
World $4,000; Times $4,000; Evening Sun 122OOO
Tribune $4,000
In spite of the increase in the number of works dealing
with weghty matters there is nothing indicate
that popular taste does not still fiction and fiction
Of the frothiest and most worthless character
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1915-04-02
NEW METHOD OF INTIMIDATION

1t is rumored the of Boise that the following
conversation is daily occurance
Messenger-"Good morning, Governor, who shall we
indict today and what charge"
GoVernor-"Better get Tom Jones today. He insulted
me during the campaign The charge is minor detail
Make it stiff"
Messenger-"Very WE'LL Governor, has your excellency
any other commands
Governor-"No other now. Don't fail to call this
afternoon
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1915-04-02
All Men Brothers
[Carlyle.l

| have remarked that a true de-
hneation of the smallest man, and
his scene of pilgrimage through
lite is capable of interesting the
greatest man; that all men are to
an unspeakable' degree brothers
each mans life a strange emblem
OF every mans, and that human
portraits, faithfully drawn, are of
all pictures the welcomest on hu-
man walls.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1915-04-02

Governor Alexander very kindly increased the salary of
DR.. Fak. There is telling where the Governor will
land by the direction in which he is headed
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1915-04-02

Governor Alexander is to make visit to the dsaected
sections for the purpose of explaining He will be
pretty busy man for several months come.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1915-04-02

Boyes was nominated without dissenting vote. The
sound judgment of the people of Caldwell is again
emplihed.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1915-04-02
Laugh and be fat.-Taylor.

new. ne who lives after nature shall
never b De poor; after opinion, shall
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1915-04-02

Let us Is there any one, aside from Broxon with
whom Governor Alexander is not We know of
one
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1915-04-02

An Indignation meeting is held daily by the Democrats
of Caldwell.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1915-04-02

war when the story of the loss of
ont n esSei was told; only half fitted
c our, win a green crew, Lawrence, her
IN tDi Esanoer accepted the challenge of
i 7 shannon to come out and fgbt
lawrence was fatally wounded ~ -"
opening OF the fight and uttered the the
ship" give up the
Ho,
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1915-04-02

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The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1915-04-02

Swift. ny MS chips,
Before you make A friend
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pressure, and pleasure will fol
'"ee' Haywood.
cha can tell where my own shoe ~.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-08-20
Contest Over RawsOn Will.

Asking that the purported will be
rejected and that he be appointed ad-
ministrator, Ernest b. Osborn. a nep-
hew of the late Mrs. Julia A. Rawson,
mas brought suit in the local superior
court to contest Mrs. Rawson's will.
which, after bequeathing furniture
and personal effects to women
friends, gives all money Of the estate
TO the sisters of St. Peters hospital.
osborn is the son of Mrs. Sarah H.
Bird, only sister of the deceased, and
claims that, at the time of the making
the will, which is witnessed by Mrs.
Alex Wright and Ethel Mcdonald,
Mrs. Rawson was practically blind
and unable to write, and that the sig
nature is not hers.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-08-20
STATES LARGEST CROP
$4,000. 900 Bushels of Wheat Beats
All Records by 100000.

Grain Inspector r. d. Jarboe of the
public service commission, with head
quarters at Tacoma, estimates the
grain crop of Washington this year at
45,OOO,0 900 bushels, a trifie more con-
servative than the government esti-
mate of 5O,0OO,OOO bushels.
even at this conservative esti-
mate" says Inspector Jarboe. "the
Washington crop this year will be the
biggest in the history of the state
and 100000 bushels in excess of
the 1914 crop. l don't think there
is more production per acre this year,
although it will probably be as great
as any in the states history, but the
big crop is due to more acreage being
in wheat.
"Smut this year is not near as bad
in localities accustomed to it, but it
seems to be distributed over greater
area than is usual, according to re-
ports we are getting"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-08-20
MURDER REVEALED
AFTER So YEARS
SNOHOMISH JOE. ONE OF KIT
SAP'S WARRIORS, TELLS
STORY OF OLD STAYING.

Another legend was added to those
accommodating about the name of Kit
sap. the war chief of the northwest
Indians in the war of 1855, when
Snohomish Joe, an Indian living on
the Muckleshoot reservation, eX-
planned to J. c. Wright of Sumner
the presence of three skeletons found
by Mr.. Wright, Councilman John
Lagerquist, Park Superintendent
George Walker, G. A. Johnson and
others while on the south slope of
Mount Washington two weeks ago,
says the Puyallup Valley Tribune.
Snohomish Joes story sounds like
a wild west" novel. He says that
while hunting with Chief kitsap
shortly after the outbreak of the In
dian war, they found white pros
pectors digging a tunnel in the hill
side. Kitsap, who knew the value of
the gold, ordered his braves to at
tack, and all but one of the prospect
ors were killed in the first onslaught.
The one man escaped but was over
taken that night, and after gun
fight in which several Indians were
killed, he also was slain. kitsap
robbed the dead of the gold they had
ventured into the wilderness to OBJ
tain.
The former member of Kitsaps
band says he can take Mr.. Wright to
+ the approximate location of Kitsaps
placer mines, in search of which
many prospectors in the northwest
have spent their lives. Anthony P.
Carr of Spanaway, one of the pioneers
of Tacoma, succeeded in getting Kit
sap's lumei, or squaw, to take him
to the camp near the placer mines,
but could not find them, although he
spent years in the search. Old tradi-
ton says Kitsap rode into the old
Hudson Bay fort at Steilacoom with
hat full of nuggets. and created a
great excitement in that pioneer set
Element.
Mr.. Wright refused to go with the
Indian, as he feared he might be
killed as were the others, but he
has now made arrangements to go in
company with several young men
from Puyallup, starting early next
week.