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The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1915-05-28
THE LURE.

The "get-rch- quick" hourishes more DURING
times but the faker is less observable dur
ing periods of depression He holds false ents
to those who may be dissatisfied and who may have small
amounts to invest.
The postal authorities active in an effort to
protect the public from the operations of number of
fake institutions preyng the public in various parts
OF the nation and to bring them to justice.
There many legitimate ways invest money and
desirable ways, at the present time remark
able should be led asray by false though aluring
representations.
1t said, however that Sucker is born every minnie
and that assumption constitutes the prime motive for the
perssency of the financial shark difficult to protect
the sucker. If the scheme into which he has been en-
shared exposed the outset he readily beves that
those who had misled him had been given opportunity
to proceed he would have proted largely by his invest
men and he therefore, condemns those responsble for
victim is quick to condemn the authorities and press for
not exposing them. Whereupon two latter instrnen
taes are apt to tee that brings only inprat
tude and may be disposed to lessen their efforts in that
direction. = " '
Perhaps little be done in advance to furnish nrotec
ton from hievng operators but keep on repeating the
warning that it is rarely the that something is
procured for nothing. "
Any scheme that will stand the ANALYSIS of canabe
ana trustworthy financial men, that cannot endure at east
TOR short time its capital that only escaDes he
cuches OF the law because of cunning covering M Of
tracks cannot present safe investment
II any concern proposes give you good thing" if H
hG part OF wisdom II you want to into it. to get
- - money iiitO
It is poor policy to pay hard cash for Amsv nrom;ees
Inc foregoing is taken from the Idaho Daily States
man. Wednesdays issue. The writer may or NAV not
nave had the Empire Home Company of his home citv
IN mind when writing it. The advice given is sound and
practical and applies to all companies who promise too
much. F o
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Last week | spoke about teachers
just as finished | took up a little
book, THE Story of My Childhood"
by Clara Barton the great Nurse of
our Civil War, who wrote this little
sketch in reply to many inquiries by
school children to tell them more
about her own childhood, and in il
she has much to say about her school
teachers. And of some who were re-
markable men and women; from my
observation ! am sure that the sue
cesstul teachers are those who have
not forgotten their own childhood
days, and who can project themselves
backward, so to speak, and put them
selves into the place of their pupils,
and see facts as they would have look
ed at them in their school days. Clara
Barton tells interesting things about
her own teaching; how she had some
pupils as old as herself and bigger;
how she did not know how to begin
hut Just begun and "blazed out" a
path Tor herself; its all very interest
ing; she was the youngest of the fam
lily and a brother next older, who was
a real boy for all kinds of sport and
she his constant companion in all
games, and was taught how to throw
ball; very soon after her school be
gan the big boys got into a Squabble
IN a game of ball. and she went to
see about it" pointed out who was
wrong and how, and almost before
she was aware of it was Showing
them how and she says she could
throw a ball to hit the mark each
time, and run like a deer, and soon
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from that hour watched for her slight
est nod to anticipate her desires. Not
many girls can follow such path:
but It illustrates the point along one
line; lind common ground where Won
can equal or exceed your pupils.
My busy mother sent me to school
the winter | was three and a half
years old; probably to keep me out
OF mischief into which | got natural
~. recall one cold day when mother
had wrapped big muffler about me
and being late, | had no one 10 help
me take It off. and after wrestling
with 1t long time | trudged home
almost half mile for mother to I'M
tie the knot. In that school | SAT
with my feet dangling in the air, my
toes hardly touching the floor; | re-
call at close of school of being awak-
ened from sleep, my head on the
desk. When six years of age | heard
my mother expressing the hope |
should not prove a Ounce. and com
pairing. me with another boy of my
age who could then read his child's
paper" And strangely recalled those
expressed fears OF my good mother
one day a little over six years after |
wards when, coming out of the high |
school building where l was a pupil, / |
saw that other boy coming from the |
Grammar school house. and the !
thought went through my mind well. !
anyway, I'm ahead of him now. Does |
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mother fear now that I'll be a
Ounce" And that other boy never
got into the high school.
Among my early teachers two stand
out above all others; one was a New
Hampshire girl. and when | was still
a small boy in the lower classes | dis
tinctly remember how | was thrilled
by just over-hearing her telling the
'hrst class" of big boys and girls the
story of the Merchant of Venice;
there was something from that play
in the reading book, and the teacher
asked the class who was the author
and then told them the story, and this
was my introduction to Shakespeare,
and was possessed of a mental hun
ger that harrassed me till a cousin
loaned me Charles and Mary Lambs
stories from the great Dramatist. And
| there were other studies which she
so illumined as the higher classes pur-
sued them, making them attractive. so
attractive that |, several years behind
that class, absorbed it. and when |
reached those studies myself, those
explanations all came up in my mind.
lime and time aUain in my DAVIS in
the lower schools I longed TO know
what the piece in the reading-book
meant; such as Southey'S The Inch
| cape Rock DOUGLASS and Marmion"
and The War of the Legue." Ma
cauley'S The Battle of Ivory; | had
them at my tongues end and would
recite them to the cattle in the barn,
and the blackbirds in the meadow.
Macauley's lines
Now glory to the Lord of Hosts,
from whom all glory are!
And glory to our sovereign liege,
King Henry of Navarrew
used to run through my head. and how
| wished knew what it meant. Henry
OF Navarro became one of my histor-
zeal heroes and for that matter. is so
stu. But it was wears before / found
him, the great Henry w of France. If
4 teacher is what she ought to be she
should begin teaching English liter
ature almost, if not quite, in the pri-
mary grade.
| well recall when another series of
readers were introduced into the
schoo lss in which head-note to each
selection told from what author each
piece was taken, and something about
HIM; that helped me and directed my
search about what excited nv interest
,nn ied TO the discovery of many a
HShIii DOoh, ana vet, remember
mat most OF my teachers with those
head-notes in their hands never refer
red to them or called attention to the
authors or the history from which
they were taken.
The other woman teacher who left
her mark on my mind had me at
later time when | was full of wild
life; she boarded with my mother and
| now see how she caught and tanned
me; she suggested Club" to me and
some other wild spirits. assisted us to
form it, guided us into its life. and so
caused us to use up lot of superfu-
GUS energy.
My high school teachers were fine
men; it seems to me uncommon teach
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he was a wonderful teacher. and lust
inspired us. | feel his influence to
this day.
His successor was promoted from
the grammar school and was as I'M
like him as it possible to be; but he
was wise, and at the opening captured
US all; he said, something like this:
Dung ladies and gentlemen, | have
been asked to succeed Mr.. Monroe
whom we all honor; | cannot run the
school as he did; it is useless for me
to try; l am only two or three wears
older than several of you; | am here
to help you; you have had a remark
able reputation of governing your
selves; | propose to you that you
honor Mr. Monroe by continuing to
go. on as you did with him." And we
aid. There are always poor and mean
streakes in student body Of a hun
dred OF more, and we had some such
crooked, croSs-grained sticks; and
with both Mr.. Monroe and his srcceS
sor they tried conclusions and came
out beaten. The one fellow who held
out to the bitter end with Mr.. Monroa
told afterwards how he refused ali
overtures of friendly settlement dared
him and showed fight. He owned IN
that he never knew how it happened
but the first thing he knew Mr. Mon.
roe was on his back. had him bv The
nape of the neck and shook him as a
cat would rat. The whole school was
ashamed of him and declared he de-
served more than he got.
Those four teachers, two women in
ooyhood and two men in youth, did
more tor me than | can tell And
there have been and are now. MANY
others like them. God bless them
OBSERVER
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1915-05-28

i've art work in drama or music This
year the fine performances ~ the
dramatic class have been scheduled
aiohe' and the music department has
HGilueTtaken the task of providing the
commencement Week product;on
ii:nese entail much expense. but or
GIinndrliy tins will be assumed by the
eGolie9e which desires to present them
,io OF charge when possible, This
year. however, there has been INSTALL
Hu new course in the College In the
httIe:Iests OF music that will mean. II is
an uIieVeu, great deal to the students
10 the community A course in
ra Appreciation as a part of the
SeneIdl cultural knowledge is to he
ofie[ed that has already given hints
"a IT'S possibilities. The course was
J ~ during. the second semster of
enlS year, and makes use of VictroIa
anu selected records for illustration
punposes. Mr.. Beale is directing the
Stu, which covers four wears in
o ot,uetion' and gives his services with
th charge because of his belief in
'ng T Importance of the course
raise the necessary funds 10
6iptietely equip the course Il has
n,;sa; ;y oeen decided to charge an adj
peTfopm 1or TINS years Commencement
airead iniahce, The Glee Clubs have
cno eJuy devoted their concert pro-
tb IeaS &c 10 TINS cause. and il Is believed
as ", u me worthy nature of the benefit.
,vor IeI as the attractiveness of the
MI announced for performance. will
'mu'Ie az to desire TO hear the Car
inna Po.ToduGtlon by the Glee Clubs on
IS cent? ms" III, ne admission will be low,
N NcSer9sd sale will begin Monday
10y, 10y SIst.' at Botkin- Harmon's drug
, r carmen will Certainly be The
Sna event of the year. A great work
If VII. win beautiful music, bic chorus
,oIa slA.y singers, and a cast of fine
you afford 10 miss is
Oruer your seats early. '' 80
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1915-05-28
COLLEGE MUSICAL FESTIVAL

The greatest musical event in the
history of Caldwell is announced in =
FESTIVAL Concert performance of the
famous opera, Carmen" to be ,,ivcn
during Commencement Week Of The
college of Idaho. The date is set for
Wednesday night, June 9th. at Ibe
Methodist church. " ''e
Ih's festival performance is under
the auspices of the College Glec cmhs
With F. F. Beale as Director T Se
Glee Clubs will be augmented bv vii
known outside singers, and assisted nv
group OF our best local soloists: the
chorus Will number about sixty All
OF the participants have been eyceed-
lngly busy for some time past with
rehearsals and, though the musir is
very. .difhcult, the perfection is he;,n
rapidly reached which will insure
performance good enough to satisf"
the most critical person.
The story of Carmen is one of Iovo
ana jealousy with its tragic finale tn
character of Carmen the tickle boart
iess but fascinating gypsy girl, is one
OF the most interesting in ali worLs
tor the operate stage, and with ~
local color suggested by the setting
Of the story-Spanish-affords The
composer, an opportunity for str;k;na
! musical delineation. Garments tvo
lovers. Don Jose. the soldier and r.
camille the toreador, are characters
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1915-05-28

OF Idaho. Suppose go step further, and admit
some of Democratic friends ask us to admit and
culary Mr. Alexander himself that the he has pur
sued meets with appreciation of the people of this state
Surprising and admitting all of these things, how
program of spending millions of public money north
and south railroad be reconced with the course Mr. Alex
ander has taken in the past? The Governor is now
barked enterprise the of which dwarfs all other
enterprises, which the has entered If the
course Mr. Alexander has followed in the past with
public approval how his proposed north and south
railroad meet with approval? He claims to have saved
the people million dollars already Of what use is that
he Immediately turns around and spends ten million in
another way?
In short there any consistency anywhere in Governor
Alexander's program? If saving money in and of
itself is desirable how the expenditure of these mil
lions be justified? Is it simply another case of saving at
the spiggot and wasting at the bunhole?
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1915-05-28

also allowing splendid musical effects
anu win WI, carmen and Micaela, 4 sim.
PIC village maiden and the forgotten
sTHeFtheart OF Don Jose, constitute The
o ointl PerSonages in the drama. The
plot ccnterS in Carmen. who nv bar
.asSIhations attracts Don lose and
In ms MN from his love for Nicae1o
ne soon hnds himself in dificnIties
because of his relations with Carn r'ars
men lead him to become a desertnr
20 ms nag; and, later to Join the band
- SIiugglers with which Carmen ~
tsSI9Giated. This he does in snrh -
i1lI-llearted manner that she soon he
comes weary of him, and is tbms -
me proper mood to resDond ~ .L ~
lote OF the famous toreador Fscn,;iin'
EGucIl ne appears. This new Iovn -
GLa.riniens deyelopes into a tr,a % oi
dolding one for which She event,,a aIiu
giyeS her lite. Don Jose attemnts ~
win her back but is mot III Ups 10
lusals' and goaded DIV iealonsn, ~ ~. IA re. re-
point Pm OF madness. he Kills her ~ 'he
>. The music was written b,' u.
fLench composer, and tbToroL Ee''
originality of expression ,nJS lis
inc charoas' as well as for the strik-
has be .cl aeler OF Carmen, this opcra
of all Que one OF the best beloved
when the 'T wo san hardly realize now,
claims tL;. world SO universally ac'
formancse ems C work, that at its first per-
dismal failure and was va pIb3;nounced a
much to- do n,i MS it is believed. had
tunate death of the CON- ny ana untor-
Bizet died 'a azure was terrible blow
but he buiid cII hn, three months later
him to J know better than it was given
The College perrorm,o.
great work Of art i is IN rac o, Of this
precedent established last t" ,on WIN the
open air Performance oi 1 sAar IN the
by the. students. Each Antigone"
'1'''eu 10 give some such represer,a Is
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1915-05-28

ers. The first was named Monroe;
tall and slim, with an eagle-eye. To
TINS day 1t is wonder to me how he
seemed to know everything going on
IN that big school room; it came about
that the most irrepresSable fellows
owned up it was no use: "Monroe'S
got eyes in the back of his head" The
room. was really made for an CAS-
sembly room" with wide margains
around the sides of its block of desks,
a platform at least eight feet wide
across the upper end, on which some
times when the school was very full
desks were placed, and the middle OF
IT the Masters desk. | do not know
that | ever saw him leave his chair
during school session, unless to ans
wei. a knock at the door, and then on
ly IT 1t was a person whom he should
meet; his chair was his throne; but
ne had the faculty of hiding all mach
merry OF government and made the
school govern itself. Each pupil on
entering. the school had a number,
whoily irrespective of classes: these
numbers were on cards kept in small
oox' before school hour one might
approach Mr.. Monroe freely. and tall
| room
nuf when the clock pointer was ex-
actly at 9 o'clock each pupil was IN
his seat and the first sound tn breaL
the hush would be a quiet call of a
certain number, never consecut;veIv.
and when called the one holding thai
number should be ready with the New
estament open at the mark and be-
gin to read, and sometimes read the
whole passage for the day, or one
verse, when another number would be
sailed, and so on, till he would close
ms book and call class. If one was
late and could get into his seat before
the reading began and did it quietly
nothing was said: if the reading had
begun the belated waited in the hall
and later in the day presented his ex-
cuSe, which if reasonable was accented
with bow or smile. But woe he.
tide the culprit who tried TO impose
on the Master. His tongue was shaTn
and his words would stick and STING
and many times so stick as TO SIM
ply a gibe against the unlucky one
Tor time to come.
Mr.. Monroe's home was in another
town to which he went FRIDAY niobts
and returned Monday mornings 90
thoroughly. had the idea of self-gov-
ernment taken possession OF us that
remember one occasion when his
train was DELAYED and he did not Oct
to the school till half hour after be.
ginning time; we were all in our places
at 9 O'Clock and quietly went about orr
study till the Master came. One or
two had found it impossible to he de.
mure while that throne chair on the
platform was empty: and a while az
ter he began school he asked ia know
who had not conducted themselves as
when he was present. The guilty
promptly owned up. when the Master
would simply say: 81 thought sol" or
I'm not surprised~ and that was The
end of it, except that the culnr;ts
would have very red faces, and Get
many joke for their experience. Yes
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1915-05-28
CIVIC PRIDE AND APPEARANCE OF THE CITY

The appearance of Caldwell-the outward manifesto
ton of sothful sprt-has moved number of citizens
to organize in effort to improve the city Streets alleys
and vacant lots will be cleaned up few back yards are
in need of the Irrigation bitches will be strengthen
ed and frog ponds drained After this is accomplished
will naturally follow that the citizens of the community
will take steps toward making much needed but in
expensive improvements 1t is hoped by these good cz-
that civic pride will be awakened on the part of the
people generally In the of time greater improve
ments will be undertaken The present effort calculated
simply to public sentiment
1t is stated that Caldwell presents the uninviting
aspect to visitors of any along the Oregon Short
Line. coming into Caldwell from any direction
at convinced that the people here undy and
sothu and they may get the impression that they are
Clean The impression the visitor, important as is
is not important the effect upon the people living
here To fix the habit of tdness cleanliness on the
part of the people of worthy the serious
attention of the best people of the town
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1915-05-28
GOVERNOR ALEXANDER AS MAYOR

Governor Alexander mayor of Boise. The
Idaho Review, Boise Statesman, Pocateo Tribune and
OF that of Bosses history Knowing the close rea-
onshp that exists between Governor Alexander and
the Capital News they naturally turned to the files of the
News for the data. Some astonishing statements were
made by the Capital News on the administration of Mayor
Alexander Here are few expressions from the Capital
News, which at that time subsidized by somebody
else, on Mayor Alexander and his administration:
There sigh of relief from all the people of Boise
when Mayor Alexander laid down the insignia of authority
and became private citizen. His election if he were
elected was brought about by his organs of abuse
against not only his honorable opponent, d. d. Williams
but against those Republicans who proud of their party
kept it in the field worthy of the support of the peop
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1915-05-28
IS THERE ANY CONSISTENCY HERE7

casual glance at your tax notice will show you con-
cusvely that public improvements the cause of high
taxes in the state of Idaho Very little thought will
vince that SO per of the improvements were de-
srabe; and that 90 cent of them needed This
being true and you being DESTROYS of reducing your tax
levy the necessity of in authorizing more
bond issues for public improvements.
Governor Alexander elected governor because he
promised TO reduce taxes His platform economy and
with that platform he promised to make startling reduc-
ton in taxes Suppose admit that the governor has
honestly tried to reduce the of government Suppose
admit that every he placed appropriation meas
ures response direct command of the taxpayers
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1915-05-28
THE SCRUB WOMEN GET A HOLIDAY

Inc United States government is going give its scrub
women and anors an eighday holiday without pay This
done because the is poor to keep them
at work 1t is fine illustration of governmental economv
1t is on par with suggestion made by Postmaster Cen
ea Bureson some time that city mail carriers whose
routes did not start fifteen miles from the
once walk to the point where their started rather
imam take the street car In this way few dollars year
might be saved to the Department
Inc Congress of the United States the heads of the
Departments of government are spending more money
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1915-05-28
HIS TESTIMONY

Suppose Governor Alexander should bring libel suit
against the Capital News for the damaging charges
made against him a few years ago How would his sec
rotary and the editor of the Capital News estfy?-Nampa
Leader Herald.
He would simply say that that time the Capital News
was in the pay Of somebody else The News only
master a time
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1915-05-28

today than before Appropriations larger There
plainly of money for everything except janitors mail
carriers city and rural and the like Governmental eco
nomy takes the form of less for those who can least
afford it. The scrub who probably gets S5OOo per
month will lose eight dollars between the present date
and July st This is Democratic 1t is certain
lv Democratic
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1915-05-28

Idaho will build railroad Caldwell will build NUM-
cpal hospital Canyon County will improve its poor farm;
all of this will be done by bond issues and still will
down
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1915-05-28

1t will be good the settlers the Boise project
to learn that there is chance least dollars
the cost of reclamation of their land 1t
little tough Uncle Sam but he can afford it.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1915-05-28

is unknd of Idaho newspapers rake up the sayings
of the Capital News during that is long since past