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Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-03-12

The possession of talent, which Is
a native gift of doing something
supremacy well, IS more common
than is generally supposed. 1t is a
precious gift, and like all things
precious, is very easily destroyed.
In fact most OF its possessors de-
stroy it before they ever have much
of an opportunity to employ 1t,
which is one OF the reasons why 1t
is so rare among the adult popula-
ton.
But never imagine, If you have
talent that 1t is hidden from a care
less and unobserving world. The
world is looking for talent, 1t EN-
ploys scouts for that very purpose,
exactly as baseball managers employ
scouts to find good players. If you
can sing or paint or make useful in
yentions, you will have trouble to
escape them. They are so eager in
their quest that they are constantly
dragging mediOcrities from OBSCURE
ty and vainly trying TO make cele-
brities OF them.
No talent is ever developed with
out hard WORK. The genius of Pad
erewsh could never have been made
known to the world had he not spent
long years in training his fingers
to expressit The painter must
spend years mastering the techni-
que of his art before his talent will
be apparent. 1t is so in all the
lines in which talent makes itself
known. 4
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-03-12
Bodies Make Verdun Sacred.

In the work of reconstruction to
which France is applying itself as
best it can, unforeseen difficulties
are being met, and in the Verdun
district, where the devastation was
greater than in any other part of
France, there are insuperable OBJ
stacles to rebuilding.
On stretch of battle-ground, holed
with craters and strewn with bodies
and shells of all sorts, stood twenty
two villages. There are few vestiges
of them, and they will not be re-
built for the reason that it will take
years to rid the Land of the war
wreckage, human and material.
Eight hundred thousand men,
says the London Telegraph, half of
them Frenchmen, fell on this ground
and in two years 10000 bodies have
been recovered. Only a fourth Of
them have been identified. On
every mile of ground there are
thousands of bodies, and 1t can not
be stated how long it will take to
collect them. For the present, there
FORE the land is regarded as scared,
and it has been decided to leave it
as it is. In 10 years, perhaps, it
may be made into pasture land, with
here and there woods of ilr trees.
In addition to the decision not to
rebuild these twenty-five villages
which have disappeared, there is
what is called dark red zone" Of
which the famous Mort Homme is
typical. Nothing can be done with
this. There is also "pink zone"
formed by Bethincourt, Chattancourt
and Esnes, which, it is hoped can
be reconstructed. The inhabitants
of the demolished villages will be
appropriated. Their land, houses,
furniture will be paid for at three
times their value in 1914, and they
can 60 wherever they please. Some
have not waited for the official in
timation; they have gone to neigh
boring districts, notably in the
Haute Marine, to start life afresh.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-03-12
Just Suppose.

Suppose an editor should just for
once, relieve his mind by printing
all the news he happened to know at
that minute. Options would be
thrown up, citizens arrested, fami-
lities disrupted, fights fought on
every street corner, candidates re-
signing, ministers leaving for dis
tant parts. lawyers taking long va
cations, business men turning things
over to their clerks for season,
hired girls hunting new jobs, and
so on down a long list of casualties,
and the editor would be so mussed
up that his corpse couldn't be inden-
titled by his own family, A news
paper man doesn't know everything
but his work is such that he hears
lot that common sense, common de-
cency and common prudence keeps
OFT of the paper.-Inter-Mountain
Press and Printer
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-03-12
RECORDS OF THE PIONEERS

death of, their first born child, little
Ailene, aged / year, 5 months and
IL days old, who died this morning
with scarlet fever.
Thurston Hutcbins returned Sun
day night after spending several
days at the capital city. We asked
Hutch when the legislature would
adjourn, and he replied: "Damfino,
but not so long as there is $3.50 in
sight. AS the legislators have not
been drawing pay since last Thurs
day for their services, we can not
imagine what Hutch means by $3.50
in sight"
Albert Rosenheim and Gisela Pra-
ger were married at Boise on Mon
day.
Queer ideas they have back in
Sioux City. They discovered the
other day a man named Davis who
had two wivrs and it wasn't half an
hour before they had him on trial
for lunacy.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-03-12
Katherine Denton.

Katherine Denton.
The sixth and seventh grades Of
Miss Clark:
Albert Trathen, Morris Phelps
Gertrude Adams, Edna Tyler and
Edward Knight.
The seventh grade of Miss Black
hart:
Arthur Green, Dayre Collins, Ken
meth Dick. Aida Sessions, Helen
Harmon, Russell Vance, Bert Clays,
Burton Stewart, Chester Greene and
Helen Swain.
The eighth grade of Mrs. Fletcher:
Dora Crete, Ruby Wilson, Bonnie
Goddard, Bess Faraday, Merle Clays,
Ruth Gaines, Wallace Evans, Lam
bert Cannon, Alden Norell, Belva
Snodgrass, Freda Novak. Evelyn
Wetherly, Grace Bailey, Lila Bea-
man, Cora Slusser, Arnetta Bjornson,
red Mclkern and Richard Groves.
All the pupils in the eighth
grade except one passed the state
examination.
The Hathaway children left
school last week and expect to en-
ter in Caldwell.
Mrs Wetherell was absent a few
days on account of Roberts illness.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-03-12
HIGH SCHOOL BUDGET

stood in Bosses favor. During the
last five minutes of play, Boise ran
in two Subs and won by very small
margin.
Boise went through the tourna.
ment undefeated with Mountain
Home ranking second. Mountain
Home has in out style of basket
ball, faster team than either Nam
pa or Caldwell. Next year Noun,
tain Home will rank first, and Boise
shall lose their cherished cup.
Caldwell gave Mountain her sup.
port in the Boise and other games
in which we took part.
Mr. Caldwell took the boys to an
oyster feed and promised them q
turkey dinner If we beat Boise, but
the boys will eat their TURKEY next
year.
The local quintet brought back
the second cup that was awarded al
the tournament. Next year the
team will bring back the first cup
and then Mr., Simpson will be able
to say, "Tll die happy" but he is
entirely satisfied with the boys and
he is surely proud of them.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-03-12
Office Seekers Open Big Drive on
White House.

] President Harding encountered
Tuesday his first big Patronage drive
since he entered the White House.
During the morning his Offices, were
besieged by members of congress and
others, most of whom are understood
to have made recommendation re-
garding appointments. bff
One OF the subjects to which Presi-
dent Harding is giving most thought
is the membership of the shipping
board but Secretary Christian said
that any talk Of definite selections
for the board was pure speculation.
The president is expected to with
hold from congress all nominations
to the shipping board untn he has
made selection for the chairman
ship. II was indicated that several
men still we're under Consideration
for that post. The president still
hopes to induce some prominent
shipping man to come into the
board.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-03-12
ATHLETIC REPORT.

The High School Basket ball
team arrived home, Sunday. after
two strenuous days at basket ball.
| Mr.. Simpson, coach, and Mr.. Cald-
well accompanied the team,
The first game played at the tour
nament was between Mountain
Home and Payette, Payette won by
a score of 1928. Our team was at a
great disadvantage because both
teams had jerseys nearly alike and
during the second half, Mountain
Home had to wear white jerseys and
this confused them. During the
first half of play, the local team was
in the lead, but the change of jer-
seys hampered our play.
Saturday morning at eight thirty,
the Mountain Home quintet played
Ontaro's High. The Ontario hoop
sters were defeated by score OF
35-16.
Four o'clock Saturday afternoon,
the Wesier Intermountain Institute
was defeated by Mountain Home
hoopsters with a score of 27-17.
Eight thirty, Saturday evening,
Mountain Home played Boise with a
score of 1921 in Bosses favor. The
first few minutes of play, Mountain
Home was in the lead but at the end
of Che first half a score of $40
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-03-12
Eradicate Nest That Incubated Lin
coin Murder.

For more than half century, an
old brick house has lowered down
on passersby in III" street II has
looked precisely as it looked on that
dark day when Abraham Lincoln lay
dead from an assassin's bullet and
Mrs. Mary f. Surratt was hailed
forth from the old structure to pay
with her life for completely in the
assassination plot.
The house was a boarding place
then, plain faced, three story
rambling structure, said to have
been branded by President Johnson
in approving the death sentence on
Mrs. Surratt as "the nest which
Matched the egg" of the plot for
Lincoln's murder Through the
years it has stood decaying amid its
sinister memories, unmarked among
historic buildings of the capital.
Now it is to give way to modern
needs. It's walls, whose bricks seem
still to whisper with almost forgot
ten intrigues, will come topping
down and hardly a sign of the old
remain in the glass fr0nted store
the remodlers will erect from the
ruins.
BY an odd chance the old build
ing has been occupied until recent
ly by the daughter and granddaugh-
ter of a woman who was in girlhood
close friend of Mrs. Surratt.
George A. Atzerott and Louis Payne
also were arrested there in connec-
tion with the plot, and in later years
there was some talk that the struc-
ture might serve as a museum for
Lincoln relics, but it never bore
fruit. Now the march of progress
is to trample over it and obIiverate
its dark associations forever.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-03-12
GOVERNOR signs
RELIEF MEASURE

Holders of state sale certificates
for the purchase of state lands or
timber who are delinquent were
granted relief Tuesday when Cover
nor Davis signed house bill No. 1902
extending the time when such GER
tificates shall be forfeited.
In anticipation of the governors
action the state land board of land
commissioners passed a resolution
at dts last meeting which sets out
the manner in which this extension
of time may be granted. The resol-
ution empowers the department of
public investments to send to each
delinquent certificate holder a no
tice extending the time, when prin-
cipal and interest shall be due, go
days. Under bond approved by the
board the extension may be greater
than so days.
The resolution follows
Whereas, it is now represented
to the state board of land commits
sioners, that number of holders of
state sale certificates are delinquent
ain payments of principal and inter-
est, and
Whereas, it is now deemed neces-
sary that the state board of land
commissioners give notice of cancel
lation OF such state sale certificates,
and thereafter cancel the same, I'M
less the holders of such certificates
enter into an agreement in accord
ance with the provisions of house
bill No. 1912, passed by the Idaho
Legislature of 1921, and approved
by the governor on the Sth day of
March, 1921:
Nov, therefore, be it resolved,
that the commissioner OF public in
vestments, be, and he is, hereby au
thorized and directed to send to
each of the holders of state sale GER
tifcates for the purchase of state
lands or timber, where such certi-
tificate holder is delinquent either
in principal or interest, a notice,
stating the amount due of principal
and interest, and stating further,
that said amount must be ppaid
within sixty (60) days from the date
stated in the notice, and that on
failure to receive such payment, the
state board of land commissioners
will cancel and declare such certi-
ficate of sale forfeited
"Be it further resolved, that
where any holder of a state sale
certificate complies with the provi-
sions of house bill No. 102, passed
by the Idaho legislature Of 1921,
and approved by the governor on the
Sth day of March, 1921, and exc
cutes the necessary agreement and
bond, where such bond is required,
the state board of land commission
ers, shall withhold the cancellation
and forfeiture of said state sale GER
tificate until after the time men
toned in said extension agreement"
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-03-12
Pioneer News from the ElmOre Bull
letin, March 10, 1897.

Dan Reber has seven miners en-
ployed in the Gold King at Dixie.
Little Belle Mitchell has been very
sick with tonsilitis.
Mrs. w. V. Helfrich and children
departed for Boise Sunday, where
they will permanently make their
home
Jack Turner and family were
visitors here Saturday from Bruneau
and Mrs. and Miss Turner went to
Boise that day.
Born, in Mountain Home, March
3, 1897, to the wife of VIM. Hanley,
a daughter. Mrs. Hanley and child
are doing we'll and Bill is again
hammering and whistling at his
forge happier than ever.
The hearts of the people Of this
community swell with symathy for
Judge and Mrs. e. M. Wolfe in the
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-03-12
"The Passing Of the Melting Pot,
Or "The Making of an American

AT the M, Il church, Sunday even
ing will be given the finest and
most instructive set of views and
illustrated lecture on Amerieanism
ever shown in Mountain Home. 76
hand painted views descriptive of
American scenery, history, immigra-
ton. Foreign and native comarison
of labor employed in our great in
dustries, perils of our ubic school.
Free press and speech, and religion.
What assimilation means and what
it does not mean. The views and
lecture will eXalt America as the
greatest political, social and religi-
Gus ideal ever raised above the sOr-
did mean level of human oppress-
ion and misery. Abundant illustra-
tions shown from real, actual con-
ditions to convince any one that the
great champion Of Americanism,
Theodore Roosevelt was right in the
saying: There can be no divided
allegiance here. Any man who says
he is an American, but something
else, also, is not an American at all. "
Come and see and hear, a patrio-
tic, instructive, moral and religious
service. M. T.. church, Sunday even
ing March 13, Free, bring the child
ron
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-03-12

Two men, once great friends, had
lost sight of each other for years.
One night, William, who had come
down in the world, entered a small
and very cheap restaurant. AS he
took up the menu a waiter came to-
ward him and looking up he re-
cognized his old friend James.
'James," he cried you waiter
and in a dump like this eyes, said
James, caustically, "but thank God,
/ don't eat here
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-03-12
Powdering Noses Cost $4,000, 900
Luxury Tax.

American women tried in vain to
keep the secret of how much they
spent in 1920 for knick-knacks, be-
cause the luxury tax and other rec
ords of the government reveal the
expenditures. The habit of powd-
ering noses cost $5O,OOO,0O0 Candy
cost $3.50, 100000, perfumes cost S.
600, 900. The grand total was
$5S4, 100000.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-03-12

Willis H. Trenner, chief engineer
and superintendent of power for the
Idaho Power company, died in New
York city Sunday morning from
pneumonia. The body will be takeu
to Boise for burial. ....
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-03-23

ing off disease, which is the most
serious disease Of young seedlings.
If the seedlings are in a window
box they will tend to grow sappy.
growing to- ard the light. To pre-
vent this they should be placed in
the open when the weather will per-
nit. If the plants have been grown
in hotbed the sash should be re-
moved when the temperature is not
too low. The bottom heat will tend
to increase the root growth, but too
much top heat will cause the plants
TO be very spindly II the plants
are to crowded they are sure to grow
spindly. In this case it may be nee
essary to thin them out. Should
this be done, they may be transplanted
three inches apart in a coldframe OF
other protected place from there tc
the field. Before removing Seeding
for transplanting they should b,
watered heavily.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-03-23
Ladies Aid Meeting

The Ladies Aid held very enthu-
siastic meeting at the home of Mrs.
O'Quinn on Wednesday. A very large
number of members were present.
This body of ladies pledged them
selves to support Miss Stockton, our
parish nurse, in her work and will
supply the necessary funds for the
care of several patients.
After a spirited business session a
very enjoyable social hour was spent.
Mrs. O'Quinn proved herself a very
charming hostess, and the house was
a mass of springs lovely roses.
Mesdames Ballard Skiles and No
Ian assisted the hostess in serving
tempting refreshments consisting OF
iced tea, sandwiches. fruit and waters
On April Z the Aid will entertain a;
a reception at the home of Mrs. ]. L
Ballard. The next regular business
session of the Aid will meet at tbs
home of Mrs. D. c. Rose.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-03-23
CARE or YOUNG
TOMATO PLANTS

Tall, sappy. light green plants are
undesirable for TRANSFORMING purpos-
Is, according to H. C. Smith. garden
specialist Of the state university ex-
tension division The roofing sys-
tenn is under-developed as compared
with the parts of the plant above the
ground. When such plants are set
out in the field they usually suffer
severely and do not obtain rapid
start, he says.
Continues Mr.. Smith.
"An ideal tomato seeding should be
short and stocky. The leaves should
BE dark green in color and the main
stem should be purplish. The roofing
system should be large.
ITO obtain these conditions it viii
be necessary to water sparingly. This
should be done in the early morning
on sunny days and just enough to keep
the plants form whiting. The seed
shoUlu Dc So"h II VI iAAo
three inches apart. If this has been
done the soil should be stirred fire.
auently between the rows to keep dry
If the seeds have been sown broad
cast a sprinkling of coarse sand over
the soil will have much the same ef
feet. Keeping the surface soil IN
this condition will prevent the damp.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-03-23

of food conservation workers who
went to France during the European
War. and it was through the influence
Of the good work done by them alb
road that Madame De vouge visited
Louisiana. While in these parishes
Madame De youge famiIiaIized her
self with the actual work, such as
club meetings, demonstrations Of all
kinds and on how the work is carried
on in the business homes and in the
schools. Madame De Vouge will
start home demonstration work ia
France Immediately upon her return.
Madame De Vouge was conducted
throughout the parish by Miss Norma
OVERLY, state home demonstration
agent and Miss Flavia Gleason, dis
trio home demonstration agent in the
state university extension division.
1--WE were indeed glad TO have Ma
dame De vouge include Louisiana in
her tour of inspection Of the sOutnesn
states relative to home demonstration
work said Miss overly. It Is
most gratifying to all the workers Of
this force to know that the work d Of
such type to merit adoption Of its
plans by other people.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-03-23
STATIONS SUFFER FROM
LACK or SUPP

More than half Of the directors Of
experiment stations have resigned
their position in the last five years.
Among 1900 workers in agricultural
experiment stations there have been
14OO changes during the same period.
Many investigative projects have
been abandoned for lack Of funds.
The situation is very critical and
is not being met in satisfactory
manner by state appropriations.
In 1920 congress expended SO per
cent of It's total revenue for recent
and previous wars and preparation
for wars to come. Only one per cent
of the federal revenues were expend-
ed for research. education and devel-
opment. The money appropriated Tor
experiment stations is an investment.
/ Every dollar bring returns to the ma
ton. The money expended for war
purposes may be necessary, but it Is
distinctly for destructive purposes.
/ The foregoing facts are set forth
in a statement sent out from the Of
flee Of Dean F. B. Mumford OF the
University Of Missouri They ara
meant to call the attention OF the
public to the precarious financial con
dition the work Of the agricultural ex
pertinent stations of the country arr
new, in and to foster sentiment 70
increased appropriations for thei
maintenance.
Unless such support is given, ther
win be distinct slowing up OF tn
rapid progress the country has bee
) making in improving its agriculture
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-03-23
Prohibition Lecture Monday

Jno. G. WoolIsy, LII. D., famous tem-
perance lecturer, delivered an inter
esting lecture at the auditorium of the
high school Monday night. DR.. Wool
ley had been heralded rs one Of the
greatest orators of the country, but
he made no effort to orate-he SIM
ply delivered a smooth, well connecte-
ed lecture on an hour long. never It a
loss for a word. His discourse being
lightened with occasional huluor and
flashes of whitening sarcasm AMI m
vective against the harpies Of our So
cial life who have fostered and still
ilIicitly try to wax rich on the liquor
traffic, He paid his respects to both
the great parties and said that the
difference between Cox and Harding
on the liquor question was tae differ
ence between tWeedledee aud tweedle-
dee.
He said that many thought that nov
tAdl LuC CA6AtEOAIA vas
carried that the prohibition fight was
over, and nothing more to say on the
subject, and pointed uut that the next
five years was the cTuetal test, that
the liquor interests, with their mil
lions to debauch the electorate and
substitute the legal ability and the
press, were straining every nerve to
make the law Ineffective and mop
erative. II they succeeded. prohibition
would be set back half century and
that more than that time would II
/ take to recover the ground they had
gained in the last twenty-five years;
/ but il the enforcement of the law was
effective, progressively so, in the mex
five years prhcibition would become
a fact in substance as well as in name
and that meant that the wourld woul.
go dry For no wet country coul:
compete with dry America in the in
dustrial race; that the world was nos
engaging in the process of reconstruC
ton. He injected no sob stories bu
APPEALED to the comon business sens
OF the community and incidental
roasted the politicians.
The lecture was free and at th
close subscription cards we're passe
around in the interest of the anti-s;
. loon league. under whose auspices b
r is Ieeturing. These cards had gra'