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The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1884-12-12

not dream in the public mind that
comprehended the possibilities OF the
wealth, which lay dormant and await
inc development. in the vast plains ex-
tending from the base of the Rocky
mountains to the eastward, on which
the beef supply of the world might be
produced. 1t was known generally
that large herds of cattle were pastured
on the Texas prairies, that ownership
in these cattle was claimed somewhere
by somebody, and that they cost but
little either to breed or keep, as they
orazed exclusively on the public lands.
1t was also generally known that q
Texas herder might own a thousand
cattle without ever drinking milk, or
eating butter or beef, and it was not
supposed that all their possessions in
horns and hoofs were available as actual
productive wealth. That vast re-
sources of wealth existed in cattle and
ranches was. twenty odd years ago,
possibility as unknown and unimagina-
BILE as was the possibility ten years
earlier that countless wealth lay at the
bottom of the fountains of petroleum
before they began to flow or their exist
ence nau IOrlncu tuO pu'uOii Vi 'i"i''ii
dreams.
There are rival classes of cattle men.
One is southern, or the Texas crowd;
the members of the other class own the
northern herds, reaching as far as Mon
tana. The St. Louis convention Is COM
posed principally of the southern ranch
ers and dealers in southern cattle.
These cattle are grass-fatted and ready
for market in May. The northern cat
tie, which hardly begin to get good graz
ING until Nav, are not fit for beef until
autumn. The contest between these
two classes is a vigorous one, the north
ern herders desiring to exclude south
ern cattle from the market till the time
of year when their own come forward
and the southerners, OF course, are re-
sisting this movement. The cattle con-
vention in Chicago last week was COM
posed of representatives OF the north
ern herders, and took counsel for the
adoption of some such rule for eXclud-
ing the southern cattle from market TIL.
theirs were placed in condition for
beef.
1t is not likely that any regulations
excluding from the market an import
ant portion of its beef supply for any
portion of the year will be adopted:
The remedy-if any remedy is required
for marketing unfit beef is to be
found in the Sanitary regulations affect
ing the market where it is offered, and
it is not to be found in laws discriml-
mating against any source OF supply on
account of climate or methods of pro-
duetiop
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1884-12-12

tance and then multiplied and increas-
ed, he blew the customary whistle. 1t
being very peculiar one l asked the
reason for it. That" he said, sis any
whistle. There's a little woman and a
little girl over there in the town who
listen for it every night, and you mustn't
think I'm conceited when tell you that
when it sounds on the air their eyes
brighten and their steps are quicker, as
they make the tea and place the supper
on the table for the one who is soon
coming home. Many time, when I've
come in late, it has worried me more to
think that my wife and little girl are
scared almost to death because they
don't hear the whistle, than all the time
have lost, because they are always
waiting and listening for it" Poor old
Tom!-there was night, some months
afterward, when the welcome whistle
did not come to the listening onese
home, and although they strained their
ears and tried to still the beating of
their hearts, and to hope that it would
sound upon the air very soon, they never
heard it again. There had been an ac-
cident upon the road-that was all-and
the gallant engineer had ended his last
run.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1884-12-12
NO..
IN TIME TO COME.

The flowers are dead that made a summer
splendor
By wayside nooks and on the sunny hill,
And with regret these hearts of ours grow ten
der,
AS sometimes all hearts will.
We loved the blossoms, for they. helped to
The lives so dark with wearying toll and
care,
As hopes and dreams forever help to tighten
The heavy loads we bear.
How like the flowers, whose transieat life is
ended,
The hopes and dreams are, that for one brief
hour,
Make the glad heart garden bright and splen-
did
Above loves latticed bower.
One little hour of almost perfect pleasure,
Then sudden frost-the garden yields its treas
ure,
And stands in sorrow, dumb.
Oh, listen, heart The flower may lose its
glory
Beneath the touch of frost, but does not die.
In spring it will repeat the old, sweet story
OF Gods dear by and bye.
In heaven, if never here, the hopes we cher
The flowers of human lives we count as lost,
VIII live again. Such beauty cannot perish;
And heaven has no frost
-Ebe,t 4. Rerford.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1884-12-12
A Bridegroom in a Cell.
New York Herald.

There was wedding on Saturday
night at No. 179 Ten Eyck street,
Williamsburg. John Koeheandofer, a
handsome young painter, was married
in the presence of a houseful of guestt
to Josephine Kohlman, lovely young
German girl, a resident of the SiXteenhs
ward. John, in a practical way, went
right to housekeeping after the nuptial
knot was tied. Yesterday he was at
work painting the roof of Justice
Naeher's court house, at the corner OF
Humboldt street and Jackson avenue.
John was working hard, and was whist
ling lively air when Officer Miller
poked his head through the scuttle and
surprised the happy painter with per-
emptory request to leave the job and
come Immediately into the presence
of the magistrate in the room below.
The disciple of Rubens was somewhat
amazed, yet he readily obeyed. On
reaching the court room he saw Dora
Lenhart, of No. 50 Throop avenue, an
aged widow, awaiting his appearance.
He greeted her pleasantly, but she
turned her head coldly away from him.
Her charge against the young painter
was discovered to be very serious one.
She is about to become n mother, and
charges him with the responsibility for
her condition. John, as is usual in such
cases, was not examined at once, but
was placed under bonds for his appear
ance. The pretty young bride when she
learned of the predicament her husband
was placed in, visited the court and in
quired anxiously for him. She was per-
mitted to see him, and seemed greatly
distressed when she met him in the soci-
ETY. of the other prisoners. She does not
believe the old lady's story, but in any
event is determined to stand by her hus-
band. 1t is alleged that Dora knew OF
the approaching nuptials and purposely
delayed the prosecution to cause en-
barassment to the happy couple.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1884-12-12
Habits of the Beaver.

am well acquainted with the habits
of the Northern beaver. Several years
ago bought up several hundred acres
of mining lands near the south shore of
Lake Superior, in Ontonagon county,
Mich. On Carp river, small stream
that crossed part of my lands, the
beavers had built several dams, and
formed extensive ponds, in which they
built their houses or lodges, as the In
dams cali them. These lodges are built
in water several feet in depth, and the
entrance is several feet under water, but
the floor of the lodge is built at least two
feet above high-water mark. The floor
is built solid from the bottom of the
pond except the entrance.
Although the beaver is warmly clad
with long, fine fur, he is very sensitive
to the cold, and rarely, if ever, leaves
the pond or lodge during the cold
weather. He lays in his winter supply
of food, which mainly consists of the
bark of a certain species of poplar. He
cuts down small trees and cuts them in
to short pieces of one foot or little over
in length, and takes them into the pond.
These pieces of wood are dragged up in
to the lodge as often as food is needed,
and the bark is gnawed of, and after be-
ing denuded of the bark they are by no
means thrown away as useless, but are
taken under the ice and carefully placed
in the dam, to strengthen it.
They built one dam little below the
foot of Carp lake, which raised the lake
thirty inches. The lake is a small one
about one mile long and fourth of
mile wide. 1 measured the stump OF a
maple tree that they had cut down, and
it measured fourteen inches in diameter.
There were no less than eleven dams on
the stream, all in sight of our buildings,
where We were mining for copper.
The beaver possesses great engineer
ing skill, always building his dams in
form of an arch, giving it strength to
resist the pressure of the water. The
Indians used to tell the many singular
traits of character that this animal pos
sesses.-Foyest and Stream.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1884-12-12
MINOR MENTION.

A colony of Connecticut farmers is
being settled in Dakota by F. T. Bar
mum.
Over 1000 stags have been slaughtered
by the sporting gentlemen of England so
far this season.
New York city is borrowing money
on long time bonds, carrying 81 per
cent interest per annum. Such bond
are selling at per cent premium.
Voltaire said of the English that,
though they have twenty-four religions,
they have but one sauce. InFrance the
proportion is reversed.
Prof. Huxley's physician says that the
professors present i'll health is ''purely
physical" Whereupon paper remarks
that most i'll health is open to the same
suspicion.
Horseshoes of rams horn are used in
Lyons. France 1t is said that horses
shod with them can be driven at the
most rapid pace over the worst pave
ment without slipping.
Olive oil is becoming one Of the great
products of California. Elwood Coop
en- of Santa Barbara, is the pioneer, and
his oil brings more money in the mar
kets than the Italian because of its abso-
lutte purity.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1884-12-12
Colossal Industry.
Chicago Journal.

Chicago Journal.
The people of this country have but
limited notion of the extent of the
cattle industry, rs it is partially repre-
sented by the delegates composing the
convention now in session in st. Louis.
There are corporations and firms en-
gagged in raising cattle on the plains
whose property is equal in value to that
of some of the great railroad corpora
tions of the country. The Texas Live
Stock association is the name OF cor
poration owning land, horned cattle,
horses and sheep valued at S45, 900, 900
"a sum of money which would build
and equip in first-class style steel-rail
railroad 1900 miles in length. The
number of corporations owning from
50, 600, 900 to SIP, ,000,0 900 worth of land
and stock is quite large. and individu-
ais and firms are still more numerous
who own from 81 100000 to S3,000,000
worth of property in ranches and
cattle.
The most of these vast fortunes have
been accumulated within n few years.
Some of the richest cattle men in the
far west were cowboys, working Tor
monthly wages, less than decade ago.
The entire cattle industry is compara-
lively n new enterprise. As recently
ms the close of the civil war, there was
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1884-12-12
/" Tending Baby.0
run.

St Clairsville people tell an amusing
story in the Wheeling Latelligencer of
the late Mrs. Shannon, widow of ex-
Gov. Wilson Shannon, who died
at Leavenworth, Kan. In 1910 Gov.
Shannon was candidate for re-
election as Governor of Ohio on the
Democratic ticket, his opponent on the
Wing side being the famous Thomas
Corwin, who was successful in the can
vass, and became Governor, though
Shannon was again chosen at the bien-
mel election in 1S42. During the can
vass of l840, Mr.. Corwin was announced
to speak at ST. Clairsville, where Gov.
Shannon resided. Possibly there was
to be joint discussion between the two
candidates-at any rate the meeting was
looked forward to with absorbing inter-
est, and Mrs. Shannon, who was visiting
friends in this city, took the morning
stage to go out home on the day of the
occurrence. There were in the stage
quite number of st. Clairsville ladies,
and man, apparently very dark Uu-
latto, who seemed to be Of retiring
disposition, and occupied a corner as
remote from his Ielow-passengers as
possible.
Arrived st a watering station, near the
foot of the "Big Hill," Mrs. Shannon,
who was accompanied by babe in
arms, desired to procure some milk for
the child, and requested the dark man
in the corner to hold the infant for her.
Upon returning with the milk, having
fed the baby, and the stage being again
in motion, the babe was once more con-
signed to the care of the "mulatto,"
and the ladies proceeded to discuss the
great event of the day.
When the stage arrived at the hotel at
st. Clairsville, the nurse deferentially
informed Mrs. s. that he was at tho end
of his journey, and transferred his
charge to her care, not, however, until
she had rendered him quarter In pay
ment of his services, which was, much
to her surprise, declined with much dig
nifty, though very politely, withal.
noon. What was Mrs. Shannon's sur
prise, upon reaching the grove in which
the meeting was to be held, to see her
mulatto nurse of the morning occupying
a seat of honor upon the platform sur
prise scarcely increased when the dark
gentleman arose and was introduced by
a prominent local politician as "Thomas
Corwin, the next Governor of Ohio"
The great orator was introduced to the
wife of his opponent later in the day,
and enjoyed her embarrassment over the
affair hugely, but Mrs. Shannon never
quite recovered from the modification |
she felt when she discovered what mis-
take she had made.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1884-12-12

if you don't disarm the gambler he is
going to kill somebody"
There was a slight pause, during
which everybody seemed to be perfectly
willing that the gambler should be dis
armed. Finally, seeing that each man
seemed to be waiting for the other,
called to a tall, slim man who stood
right under me and told him to take
away the gamblers revolver; but he
said NO" he was only a stranger in
town, and the gambler was total
stranger to him. He WASH acquainted
with anyone, and he didn't want to
seem oflicious.
But | didn't lose my self-control |
kept calling on different ones to disarm
the gambler until finally Baswell, the
sheriff, came along, and he did as | sug-
gested.
OF course Smith died of his wounds,
but remember the thousands of other
lives in the town that were saved by this
cool, brave act. And still would do it
over again if the circumstances were
the same.
Some of my friends say that, though
brave, / am a little rash. One dear
friend who knows me best, and who is
very closely related to me by marriage,
says that i am so rash that l would
crush in where angels fear to tread" "
/ Iwonder if she means anything personal
by that. BILL NYE.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1884-12-12
RESCUED FROM THE ROPE.
Arrival of a Prisoner Who was Hung
by Mob.
Lincoln Journal.

Lincoln Journal.
Sheriff Joseph Warren of Webster
county and his deputy, George Ball,
came in yesterday with prisoner who
has undergone an experience of which
few parallels are on record. 1t was no
other than Joseph Cook, who was taken
from the sheriff at Blue Hill and hung
by mob and subsequently cut down
and resuscitated. He has so far recov-
cred from the effects of. his experience
with Judge Lynch as to be able to trav-
ell without difficulty, and was brought
to the penitentiary for safe keeping un-
til the next term of the district court, at
which he viii be tried.
The murder for which Cook is under
arrest was that of Leonard Rail, a
farmer living near Blue Hill, for whom
he had been working. The murder
was committed on November l, and
Cook was captured at st. Joseph about
week ago. A reporter met the sheriff
and his deputy, and learned some facts
about the lynching of their prisoner.
1.-The preliminary examination had
been completed" said the sheriff, land
we were just taking Cook from the
hotel, where l had kept him, to a spec
ial train that was to carry us to Hast
ings and then to Lincoln, when he was
taken away from us. As soon as We
came out of the hotel we were sur
rounded by small crowd of men, and
they poured out of the stables and alleys
and stores around until they must have
numbered 500. My four deputies and
myself were armed and we drew our
guns and warned the crowd back, but it
was of no use. Lynchers and spectators
were mixed up indiscr1minately, and Il
shot into the crowd would have been as
likely to kill an innocent spectator as any
body else. The lynchers were all armed
and we were covered by their revolvers
until we were seized and held while the
prisoner was hurried away"
''Were they careless with their artil
lery?"
II did think the steel of the barrels
felt uncomfortably close once or twice,
but 1 heard several of them whisper, be
careful and don't hurt the sheriff,
which made the situation less uncom-
Portable"
''Were the mob masked?"
II don't think that saw more than
uOZtu VI 81 tuil WOIt any QlSSulStS
whatever. Most of them made no eff
fort at concealment. AS soon rs the
mob got good start with the prisoner
| was released and struck out after
them. Cook had been strung up when
| arrived at the place where they went
to hang him, but most of the crowd
were still around him. l made my way
through the crowd and cut the rope.
No resistance was offered, although
many of the crowd yelled stop him.
don't let him cut him down., and sim
liar expressions.
Pretty set of lynchers to take man
away from an officer and then let him
De cut down before he was dead.
What was the matter with them?'''
''Well, think in the first place that
some of the leaders had gone away y
Then when they saw the man hanging
up they realized more seriously what
hey We're doing. And after all sup
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1884-12-12
FATE.

How kind the sun to warm the earth,
And through its light cause natures birth.
How good the stars to shine at night
And guide the wanderers steps Alright.
Howsweet the flowers, whose fragrance brings
4 olad remembrance of fond things.
How soft the note Of forest bird,
AS through the wood its song is heard.
How full of music is the stream,
That lulls our senses like dream.
II winds its CLASSY arms around,
And whispers secrets in sweet sound.
But kinder far, is fate that brings
A friend to friend, like thrones to kings,
And laws their pathways side by side,
Makes love their staff and trust their guide.
To climb the rugged hills of life,
To fight its ills and win the strife.
Thrice blcst be that dear fate that brought
A soul to mine, whose kindred thought
Is beauty, truth and love divine,
And round my heart these gifts entwine.
Oft does the hand that shapes our fate
Withhold its stars and flow'rs till late.
Detroit Free Press.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1884-12-12
HORSESHOES.
Their Symbolic Meaning as Orna-
ments.

ments.
Brooklyn Magazine.
Now that the horseshoe, as a pretty
symbol of good luck, forms so much Il
part of household decoration, it may
not be amiss to say a word about its
significance in the olden times. The
horseshoe was anciently believed to be
an effectual protection against witch
craft and witches, who could no more
overcome the sanctity of its semi-circu-
lar form than they could the movement
of stream, which even the most power
full could not cross, if in the shape of a
running brook, as witness the race of
Tam O'Shanter, who, pursued by them,
passed the keystone of the bridge HIM
self, while the tail of his good mare, on
the wrong side thereof, became the. prey
of the pursuing warlocks. We have
seen the horseshoe nailed to the Intel of
barns and masts of vessels, for witch,
mounted on her broomssick, might fake
il into her head to descend upon some
unlucky craft, or she might call up the
surging waves to engulf it, unless it were
protected by this holy symbol. For a
horse to cast shoe was bad omen
when gallant knight was about to start
upon an expedition; hence, if a horse
stumbled, which he would be sure to do
if imperfectly shod, it was unlucky. We
do not in our day believe much in witches
or ''bad signs" but everybody is pleased
with the good luck implied in the find
ing of horseshoe. By an old Norman
custom, which has been preserved to the
present, the venerable castle as Oskham
is plentifully bedecked with horseshoes.
The Lords de Freras were in olden time
entitled to demand from every Baron on
his first passing through the town shoe
from off one of his horse's feet. There
several shoes over 200 years old, the
notable being one given by Queen Vic
toria. The Princess of Wales recently
visited the town, and, in conformity with
the custom, gilt shoe with her name
Inscribed upon it, will be fastened to the
castle wall. 1t our day it is not much
to give gilded horseshoe, as did the
Princess of Wales, but it was serious
hing to an old knight, who, giving di-
rect from his horses hoof parted with
his good luck.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1884-12-12
MARRIED In ONE WORD.
The Business of the sGreat American
Observation-Disclosures

Marysville (Ky.) Letter to N. Y. Times.
For the last fifteen years Squire
Beaslev, self-titled ''The Great Ameri-
can Matrimonializer, has carried on
the business of marrying runaway cou-
pies at Aberdeen, with no small profit
to himself The squire is tough,
grizzled old fellow of 60 or 20 years OF
age. with a great fund of hard, practi-
cal, common sense at his command.
He claims that SO per cent. of the mar
riages he solemnizes turn out well,
which is a strong statistical point in IA
vor of the Aberdeen article He is
available for the purpose day or night.
His house, large, comfortable, double
structure of wood, stands near the river
bank.
He can tell hundred interest n g
stories born of his experience, and
claims to have performed, some years
since, the quickest marriage ceremony
on record. A couple from Nicholas
county, young, romantic and OF high
social position, fled from home one
bright starlight night in midsummer,
and, mounted on fleet horses, galloped
across the country toward Maysville.
Soon their absence was discovered, and
party of angry relatives started in
pursuit Just as the runaways were
descending the ridge which overlooked
the sleeping city they heard the quick
clatter of horses hoofs and the excited
shouts of the pursuing party. Not a
minute was to be lost. They spurred
up their jaded steeds and at last reached
IL, l,o1
been steadily gaining on them, and the
broad Ohio rolled remorselessly between
them and the haven of their hopes.
A boat was drawn upon the levee,
and, pushing it off, the expectant groom
helped his trembling sweetheart to
seat in the stern thwarts. Then, leap
ing in himself, he seized the oars and
pulled for the opposite shore with all
his strength. When he reached the mid
die of the river the pursuing party gal
loped down the Kentucky bank. An
other boat was procured, quickly
manned, and half-dozen pair of strong
arms propelled it toward the runaways.
When the first boat reached the Ohio
shore and the young couple leaped
ashore, the pursuing party was within
200 yards of them. Quickly they ran
to the house of Squire Beasley.
The old squire had been called up to
unite couple, and, having performed
the ceremony, was about retiring. Sud-
denly the door flew open and the hunt
ed couple dashed into the room.
"Quickr cried the man. 1--WE are
closely pursued. Marry usr'
There was borne to their ears n faint
shout, and the squire knew there was
no time TO lose.
"Jine handsln he cried
They obeycd.
"Haye him" he began. turning to
the girl.
Yes
'Havc herp' he asked the man.
Yes
"lIitchedr' was the 'squirc's laconic
henediction. and then he added, "Ten
dollars, please
The words had hardly been uttered
when the pursuers rushed in, only to
witness the young couples triumph.