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The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-11-19

MEADE'S HEADQUARTERS 1S63-1S65
Letters of Col. Theodore Lyman. Edited
by George r. Agassiz. Boston: The At
lantic Monthly Press
=" HEoDORE LYMAN was of the elite
in Boston, wnen that city was the
intellectual center of the United
States. He was born in 1888, the year
before his father became Mayor of the
Hub. He graduated from Harvard in
1855 and under the inspiration of Louis
Agassiz, he devoted himself to natural
history and became an authority on
Ophlurans. In the winter of 1856,
Agassiz sent him to Florida on scien-
tific mission, and there he met George
Gordon Meade. who as captain in the
Engineers was experimenting lighthouse
construction in that district They were
separated in age by eighteen years. but
a firm friendship sprang up between
them.
In 1868, Theodore Lyman was married
and had returned from trip in Europe
He was under no illusions about war
He knew it to be grim and unpleasant
His friends urged him not to go. How
ever. he said in his journal" "a man
must march when it IS his plain duty;
and all the more if he has had in this
world more than his slice of cake"
When he wrote General Meade asking
for the post of Volunteer Aide he said:
My military accomplishments are most
scanty. l can ride. shoot and fence toll
erably. speak French fluently and Ger
man little, have seen many thousands
of troops of most nations of Central
mentary books. After all, 1 fear my
sole recommendation is my wish to do
something for the cause l will take any
thing you have to offer. If you have
nothing, perhaps one of your generals
would take me on his staff"
General Meade replied promptly from
the Headquarters of the Army of the
Potomac. He said: IF you are anxious
to see service or think your duty re-
quires you to do so, 1 shall be very glad
to avail myself of your services, and the
best position for you is the one / indi-
cated-that of Volunteer Aide. This will
leave you free and Independent, and en-
able you whenever you have seen the
elephant or have satisfied the demands
of duty, to return to your family without
embarrassment" Meade then gave him
directions as to what he would need
Colonel Lyman was in the habit of
writing a daily letter to his wife These
letters have been edited by George Rus
sell Agassiz for the Massachusetts His
torical Association. Mr.. Agassiz has Sc
lected wisely from the material at his dis
posal. He has supplemented the letters
with extracts from Lyman's journal" The
language of the letters is familiar and
could only have been written by Bos-
tonian of that epoch. There is an inter-
esting blend of rusticity with European
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Nathan Clifford's Private Letters.

The biographer has judiciousy lightened
the more serious part of the narrative by
the publication of large number of pri-
vate letters written by Nathan Clifford,
many of them to his wife Hannah, and par
ticularly in the earlier stages of his public
career. These epistles will be found ex-
cellent reading. There is a touch in them
of that domestic simplicity and naive self
revelation and primitive thought and mi
mute interest in details of household and
family and pecuniary affairs that render
so delightful the letters and diaries of a
much earlier New England jurist, Judge
Samuel Sewall, whose wife was also a.
Hannah. Some of these passages raise
doubt as to whether the grandson is en-
tirely fair to his eminent grandfather in
practically absolving him from the possess
sion of any sense of humor.
Clifford writes rather formally but all
ways lovingly to his absent spouse of his
toothaches, the colds in his head. the
merits of his boarding places while Off
elally engaged, his solicitudes about the
state of the woodpile at home, the danger
OK
penditures, his personal impressions of the
distinguished people he meets, and a null
ttude of such things in a style markedly
in contrast with the stately diction of his
professional and official enunciations: and
all this makes him seem a very real person
A few examples must suffice:
Il am anxious to get through" he writes
from Augusta, "as I do not expect ever
to be in the Legislature again. Saw
nothing. Burn this I wish George tn
take good care of the colt Let the stable
be cleaned out lest her hind feet will be
higher than her head. My love to Won
& children. My head is nearly well. has
not troubled me any," Again: INV board
ing House is a good one. People are very
kind Take good care of the children
There is more danger of their taking cold
in this warm weather than when it is
cold How is Mann Aver? Has she wood
enough? Have Won got vour GOWN
made? Who made it?"
From Castine when attending court there
as State Attorney General: "Old Mortality
never visited a duller spot than this blessed
retirement called Castine. 1t has been once
or twice captured by the British and has
as uniformly been abandoned by them vol
UNFAIRLY. At the house where 1 board
there is nothing but the gable of the
landlady from morn to eve, which has as
little music in it for me as the quackle of
a flock Of geese and it is about as inces-
SAINT. II 1 come through Portland
shall buy the children some caps and
Bonnets."
From Baltimore. when a delegate to the
first national convention of the Democratic
party in 1892: "I was but Sc hours trav-
cling from Providence to Washington city
saw & shook hands with President Jack
son at his home, a fine looking man in
excellent health & spirits He has been
slandered more than L supposed He is a
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Continued from Preceding Page.

Herrera's Minister of Relations The pol
icy of Polk and Buchanan respecting this
once famous Protocol was squarely repu-
dated by Zachary Taylor and his Secre-
tary of State. The exhibit we have in
this book from the official files of the lega-
ton. and particularly by number of ex-
tremely interesting letters from Buchanan
to Clifford when they were both out of
office. leave small room for doubt that
Clifford's fidelity to the instructions under
which he was acting at Mexico City with
dignity and success and unsurpassed
knowledge of the local requirements of the
situation was merely used by Clayton as
the customary pretext of hungry PARTISAN
ship for creating a vacancy in a post
coveted
At any rate. the recall from Mexico sent
a happy and contented ex-Mnister Clifford
back to Portland to replenish his personal
fortunes by resuming the private practice
of the law. and it opened the way for
the final and most important public SER
vice in his varied career.
James Buchanan had known Nathan
Clifford intimately in the Polk Cabinet and
in subsequent unofficial association. There
had been frequent and sometimes rather
sharp differences of opinion betwae1 them,
but the senior statesmans admiratIOn of
his juniors merits had been constant and
progressive. Both for personal and politi-
cal reasons and ons the broadcast grounds
of selection it was quite natural that at
the first opportunity during his own PresI-
deney Buchanan should invite Mr. Cliff
ford to a seat on the bench of the Supreme
Court. This occurred at the beginning
of 1858. There was considerable opposi-
ton In the Senate to his confirmation, due
to factional discord in the Democratic
party; Clifford was an anti-Douglas man.
The nomination was confirmed with the
aid Of Republican votes. 1t is pleasant to
observe that his fellow townsman and in
veterate political opponent, Senator Fes-
sender, spoke and voted in his favor. The
appointment. moreover, appealed strongly
to State pride Justice Clifford had been
the first Cabinet officer chosen from Maine,
and he was now Names first representa-
tive in the Supreme Court indeed, she has
never had another.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-11-19
In the Supreme Court.

For almost a quarter of century Mr.
Justice Clifford sat in the Supreme Court
at first with Chief Justice fancy, whom he
loved, and afterward with Taney's sue
cessors. Chase and Waite In this long
period Justice Clifford witnessed a complete
change in the exalted bench, not only in
the personnel but also as to its general
judicial policy and attitude toward political
questions. He saw the ante-belum mem
bers depart and die. He saw them re-
placed by new associates with new ideas
of constitutional Interpretation, growing
out Of the emergencies of the civil war
and of reconstruction. He became in time
the sole survivor of the ancient judicial
regime. but he sat tight for the mainte-
nance of his lifelong convictions no matter
how irresistibly the weighty pendulum
OF ultimate law swung back away from
fancy toward John Marshall. Neverthe-
less. he held throughout the esteem and adj
miration of his fellow members of the
court the respect of the American bar for
the learning and force of his opinions, and
the confidence of the people in his I'M
swerving faithfulness to Justice.
II does not appear that the purity of
Judge Cliffords motives was ever more
than once conspicuously assailed. That
was by James G. Blaine, in the excitement
of a political campaign, with reference to
decision in the First Circuit in a claim
case against Gen. Neal Dow The attack
from the stump was ugly. All the counsel
in the case and Republican friends of Mr..
Blaine's. informed as to the facts. has
tened to give him evidence of the impos-
sibility of the truth of the charge he had
too hastily made. but he neither withdrew
it nor apologized, or even acknowledged
these friendly letters; and the circum-
stance remains blemish on Blaine's repu-
tation for fairness.
OF the numerous notable opinions by
Justice Clifford which the Reports contain,
constituting his monument as a great
jurist his own especial favorite seems to
have been that in which he stood with the
Republican Chief Justice in the minority
opposing the revolutionary reversal of the
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At Meade's Headquarters

MEADE'S HEADQUARTERS 1S63-1S65.
Letters of Col. Theodore Lyman. Edited
by George r. Agassiz. Boston: The At
lantic Monthly Press
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1922-02-03

be tied down within a short time so
that its ultimate completion will be
assured, but there are many other pro-
blems confronting tins state and the
arid West that must be solved, and the
executive officers Of this Association
trust that all proposed actions of in
%dividuals and communities viii be
given most careful consideration, to
the end that We be 1ESt defeated in our
aims by community division or sec
tional selfishIes.
This Association is undertaking,
while promoting the interest Of rec1a-
nation generally in our state, to Sc
cure any possiblse relief for SETTLERS,
but would deplore. any action that
wotId not only deseat the granting In
some N of legitimate relief, BUT
would impair and possibly defeat tie
general reclamation program, which
bound up inseparabiy with the Me-
Nary-Smfth bill"
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1922-02-03
10 Years Ago
Taken From the Files of The Press Of
Jan. 16, 1908.

Chas. Howard has accepted the posi-
ton OF bookkeeper for the Evans Mer.
camille Company.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. w
G. Sweetwood on Sunday morning
January Bird.
A force of eight men is laying side
walks on Chestnut Aveneue, from the
Cottage Hotel to the Opera House.
Miss Mary Butterfield left Sunday
night for Boise where she will fill the
position of second assistant enrolling
clerk in the house of Representatives.
Gottlieff and John Isaak and fam
lilies and John p. Mehlhaff of Parks
ton, S. D., friends of John Isaak of this
place, came to American Falls Thurs
day night. They will look the country
over, and will probably file on a home
stead soon.
MILFORD Bennion was present at the
inauguration of the governor and the
converting of the legislature. He was
to Boise on business for the
American Falls Milling Company, and
remained over. He was elected to
in the third house and was
cordially greeted by friends by the
score.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1922-02-03
WITH HOME-FOLKs IN BOISE.

A Chinook last week started in to
take the snow from Boise, but a cold
wave froze it out and the snow is still
here However, with reports from else
where of snowslides, billiards and terG
rible theatre disasters caused by
storms, we should be thankful for
small faVors.
DIR. Moth, accompanied by Mrs. Moth,
after almost four weeks spent at a
Boise hospital, left last Sunday EVEN
ing for his home in American Falls.
He was looking and feeling fine. His
Boise friends will miss him, but hope
his future ~sojurns in the city will n0A
be spent at the hospital. y
Mr.: and Mrs. Kramlick and family
were dinner guests last Sunday at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Fairchilds. d
Mrs Jay Gibson was up from Caldl
we'll last Sunday and called at the hos
pital to see DR.. and Mrs. Moth.
Mn: N Mrs. Palmer and children
and Mr.. RadlOff were guests last Sum
day evening at a two-course Waffle
Party" at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Kamuf. The second course
was; heme-manHfactured ice-creaml
h Ralmerss brought the waffle-irons,
and Mr.. Palmer says at a return party
at the Palmers, the Kampfs can bring
the waffles! Mrs Radloff let recent
ly or a three weeks visit with homeL
folns at HALEY. |
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1922-02-03
REAL FUN FOR ALL
ATT AUDITORIUM SAT.

An elaborate and complete revival of
that famous Leo D~ietirchtein comedy
success, "Are You A Mason?" has been
booked by Manager Clark for showing
here at the Auditorium threatre To-
morrow evening. "Are you a Mason?"
has the reputation of containing a
laugh for every line and every laugh
is one that can be thoroughly enjoyed
by every member Of the family, for
there is not I'm the entire play a single
indicate situation nor scene. 1t is
pure fun, designed for the sole pur-
pose of producing a maximum amount
of laughter. The revival is in keeping
with a general movement to restore
the old successes to the American
stage in lieu of the stuff that has been
sent out in recent years. The COM
pany which will present "Are You a
Mason:" here is a thoroughly compe-
tent group of professional players un-
der the notable direction of Edgar
Lfnesbo, who has the distinction of
having directed such famous stars al
Bessie Barriscale and Charlotte Green
wood and others. The play is crowd
ed with fun of that clean, wholesome
variety that makes the play acceptable
to any audience and has given it a
pIaceanD6ng the really great successes
of recent American stage history. The
present company has been playing to
packed houses everywhere and has
won very general praise for its splen-
did performance.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1922-02-03

Try Press Wantads when You have
something you wish to sell.--They get
results.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1922-02-03
PROSPERITY NEWS.

Mr.. and Mrs. John Miller entertain.
ed the following for dinner last Sunday
MI. and Mrs. Rudolph Martel, Mr.. and
Mrs. Chris Kaul and Mr.. and Mrs.
Jacob Miller.
The following farmers were Ameri-
can Falls visitors last Saturday: Ru-
dolph Martel, Erhart Rast, Gus Kaul,
Jacob Miller, Chris KauI Carl Bauer,
Edward Schultz, Jacob Ills and Henry
Huva.
Miss Pearl Ollie from Medley is Wis
iting with her sister Rose at Prosper
ity.
Otto Miller spent several days with
his brothers Gottfried and David Mil
Ter. Otto is living at Little Greek,
south Of American Falls.
Mrs. Luis Colfelt has returned from
Sherwood, Oregon, where she has been
for some time. Mrs. Colfelt is visiting
friends and relatives in Pleasant Val
ley and Prosperity.
The Ladies Aid of the Lutheran
church met at the home of Mrs. l..
K. Adolf last Wednesday afternoon
Rev. G. L. Sprattler conducted SER
vices al the Lutheran church OF Amer
lean Falls last Sunday.
Mrs. George Roth was severely i'll
last week. The doctor was called from
american Falls last Sunday. Mrs
Roth is recovering rapidly.
1t
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1922-02-03
NOTICE.

Noacea is hereby given, thaeiI, Jack
Cunningham, who on September 9th,
1920, in the District Court of the Fifth
JUDICIAL District OF the State Of Idaho,
in and for the County of Power plead
ed7guHfy1too the charge of forgsryg and
was7 sentenced. BY said count, to be
confined in uffG Idaho State Peniten-
itiary hurr a. term OF not less than one,
nor msre than fourteen years, will APP
ply tor the Honorable State H0ardiof
'BarioMss, ON April 5th. 1922, farraafull
and c0mplete pardon
05fgnsdg JACK CUNNINGHAM.
BOX 58 Boise, IdahoG.
N9#
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1922-02-03
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING.

Pie Annual Melting Of the stock
holders of the Aberdeen-Springffeld
Cana Company viii be held at Duncan
Hall, I'm the town of Aberdeen County
of Bingham, State Of Idaho on the
sixth day of February. 1922 at one
O'Clock IA the afternoon, for the cleo
ton of three Directors for the; term of
three years, and or the transaction OF
such other bushes AZ; may properly
come beore the netting
All persons desiring to- vote proxdes
should file Che same with the secre--
tart on or beforecth firstof FebruRry,.
1922,
MISUNDERSTANDING
CANAL Coz.
By Mabel H. Arms Sec'y..
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1922-02-03

elected Water Master for the year
1920, which he looked after besides
completing the headgates which was
about July LIST, 1920.
According to law Mr.. Thorn should
of submitted his report TO the State
Engineer 80 days after the work was
completed, but l believe right here is
where the whole trouble lies. If the
county commissioners had of had this
report that they have at the present
time, which gives the total post of
each headgate and the number of
inches that is diverted through each
gate, the county clery and county COM
m%issioners could of figured it in a more
correct way, and of saved them con-
siderable trouble and expense. and I
know that the Waterusers of District
20 would Of saved money.
TOlman Chosen.
In the year 1921 bids were again
open for water master Mr.. N. G. Toll
man being the choice of the majority
of Water Users was elected Water
Master, at salary of $3.50, and after
giving his bond and receiving the APP
pointment from the State Engineer, he
qualified, and when the seasons work
was finished, he sent his report to the
State Engineer, which was accepted
and Mr.. Tolman was released, which
the signature of the State
he has that signed by the Engineer.
also sent a copy to the county
commissioners and they claim from
report is where the got the fig
to appointment the Water Tax for
the Water Users of Dist. 20.
When the Tax Notice came out, there
was such a vast difference in the taxes
it caused the Water Users to start
an investigation. We went to Mr..
Thorn and to Mr.. Peterson for infor-
nation, but we were unable to get any
SO we appointed different
committees to see if we couldn't get
an adjustment. There was a meet
-ng held and a committee of four was.
appointed to meet before the county
commissioners, and they were to rel
port to the Water Users, Tuesday, the
9TH, which they did but it was quite
lifficult for them to agree as they diff
cred in opinion. Finally the report was
accepted that the commissioners hav-
ng agreed to take Mr.. Thorn's report
readjust same, according to the
1OSI VI SdCn anu prOpOr1Ou
t according to the number of inches
iach User owned.
The gentleman that wrote this arti-
lie of Jan. 10th, was misinformed as to
he proceedings o fthis meeting, never
It an time at this meeting was the
commissioners or Mr.. Thorn
'xonerated, for the way this has been
JAILED up. Nor did this meeting blame
,r pass the buck to MIR. Tolman for
mistake. They ~exonerated Mr.. Toll
nan as we felt that his report had
to do with the figuring out of
,ur h~eadgates.
1t always appears to me that where
'ver an article that is written for in
ormation for the public, the plain
acts should be stated and not mis-
eading as they were in this article of
goth. We all know it was a
but we do know if the report
lad been sent in as should of been it
would of made less trouble. Trusting
when people write articles for news
md information they will not be mis-
as this was.
Signed by a Water Claimant
District No. 20.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1922-02-03
Action Is
Misunderstood
F'enner Says Water Users on Neigh
boring Tract Anxious To Support
American Falls PrOject-Stm Hope
full.

Pocatello, January 31.@The followine
statement has been given out by tht
Idaho Reclamation Association.
There seems to be some misunder-
standing of the situation in regard tc
reclamation matters in Idaho, espec.
tally in the southeastern part of the
State.
In order to make it plain, the pub
lie is asked to visualize two angles OF
the situation.
First, the American Falls Storage
Reservoir project,
Second, the Government, or Mini
doka project, as having relation TO ap-
~plications therefrom by settlers in re-
gard to making extensions of time on
payments.
AS to the American Falls, the prob
lem has been to tie the project down
and avoid possible temporary or other
abandonment by the Reclamation Ser
vice until such time as the CONTRACTING
companies and districts under the pro-
posed project could handle their Sc
curities so as to make payments as
agreed upon. These districts are prac-
tically all delinquent owing to General
financial conditions.
Good Faith EYidenced.
THE work of that has been done for
son1e time has been directed to con-
vincing Director Davis and other lead
ing officials of the Reclamation Ser
vice that the people who are parties
to these contracts, through their dis
tricts and companies, have always in
tended to meet their 9bligatioAs have
exhausted their resources to do SO, and
fntShd to lfauidate so soon as It is
humanity possible, and merely ask time
negotiate their securities or to- make
otheS provisioa for payment. D8asc-
tor Davis a been convinced. Of the
good taith of the contracting PARTIES
On the Minidoka project there is
entirely different matter and, al
though 1T has bearing upon. the Amer--l
lean Falls it bears principal relation
to the McNaTylSmith ball upon
which reclamation in Idaho and the
West must succeed or fail, insofar asI
new or uHapproved and collections |
are concerned.
Settlers on the Minidoka pojectl
asEed for extension, and their appli-
were interpreted in Washing
on by enemiss5of reclamation in such
= 80 S0H W oV4aOdoAJ IhS71dCG Lie PAS |
the McNary-Smith bill.
No Desire to Interfere.
When this Association laid the mat
er before representative ;Of these set-
lers5 1t was found that they had no
purpose in mind: excepting to ~secure
'elief in manner that wouId not in+
with the general reclamation
'rogram There was especially no deal
ire to interfere with thee American
which, irrespective of n action
m relief petitions would goD through
{ the power contract weree approvedI
md collections made from the ~Various3
Hfstricts amd companies under, it.
Aside from the false Interpretations
nat have beeniplace& upon theseepeti
i0nsy the fsct tremaimss that il blanket
e1ief weree extendedS the recEEmationt
bea deprived Of It's sources
I income to- that extent, and that isl
hessttuatioR the friends OF. S~clama-
4 undertaking to compose
"Wel have every reason to- beIfeVeA
hattthe American Falls projh-t will y
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1922-02-03
TT SHOWS AND BLOWS.

Just as it appeared THAT a chinook
was to fleece the ground of its long
covering Of SHOW, the wind reverted
to the north and when it yeered again
to die south west it came as the fore
rura1er of a midwinter now storm.
Six inches 6eI1 yesterday af6sfnoono and
last night, and at an early hour this
morning was still falling. The wind
carried it ratio deep drifts making the
roads in many sections impossible.