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The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1885-02-06
Shall We Meet Again2

The following from the pen of the
lamented George ID. Prentice is we'll
worth reproduction. 1t was regarded
as meritorious when it first appeared.
and age seems to have but added to its
beauty: ''The fiat death is memorable.
No appeal for relief from the great
law which dooms US to dust. We flour
ish and fade as the leaves of the forest.
and the flowers that bloom, wither,
and fade in a day have no Trailer hold
upon life than the mightiest monarch
that ever shook the earth with his foot
steps. Generations of men will appear
and disappear as the grass, and the
multitude that, throng the world to-
day will disappear as footsteps on the
shore. Men seldom think of the great
event of death until the shadow falls
across their own pathway, hiding from
their eyes the faces of loved ones
whose living smile was the sunlight of
their existence. Death is the antaoo-
mist OF life, and the thought of the |
tomb is the skeleton of all feasts. We
do not want to go through the dark
valley, although its dark passage NAV
lead to paradise; we do not want to
go down into damp graves, even with
princes for bed-fellows. In the beau
tiful drama of Ion, the hope of immor-
.ality, so eloquently uttered by the
ieath-devoted Greek, finds deep re-
'ponse in every thoughtful soul When
about to yield his life sacrifice to fate.
lis Clemanthe asks if they should meet
gain; to which he responds: | have
Isked that dreadful question of the
ills that look eternal-of the clear {
treams that flow forever-of7 stars ;
mong those fields of azure my raised
pirits have walked in glory. All are
umb: But as | gaze upon thy living
ace, L feel that there is something in {
I'VE that mantles through its beauty t
nat can not wholly perish. We shall c
leet again, Clemanthe. s
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1885-02-06

crosses tho threshold. He is kept in
such suspense that he rarely goes out,
he is absent even from cabiT ct coun-
ellis, and, when imperatvely bound to
attend, is the subject of special pre-
cautions by the secret police. 1t is
notorious, IN st. Petersburg, that
every time he is bold enough to stir
out supplementary expense OF 800
roubles is incurred. When famous
medium lately visited St. Petersburg,
the count asked the academy of scien-
ces to get up seance; but one of the
members told him, why, for the 500
roubles which your going to the acade-
my would cost, the medium wOnld hold
seance under your own roof"
While nihilism has thus extended its
sphere of action to the army, and is
more dangerous than ever, the perse-
cution of the Jews is as fierce as it was
few years ago, when the European
press boiled over with indignation.
The only difference is that the great
bankers, especially the Germans, who
had then an interest in sounding the
alarm and lettering capital from in
vesting in Russia, now seem to have |
sufficient profits to warrant
change of tactics. The very men who
then melted or subsidized the press to
denounce the ill-treatment of the Rus
sian Jews are now inclined to subsi-
lie it into silence, so that European
confidence in Russian finances may
lot be impaired. Financially, the sit
lation of Russia is not more brilliant.
The revenue is collected with more
ifficulty than heretofore, and the
rops, even when abundant. are less
roitable than formerly. American
'heat subjects the Russian to severe
and Odessa now scarcely
ends cargoes to Marseilles. 4
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1885-02-06
ALONE

The fire flts on the walls
And glitters on the pane;
Lol Memory's wand recalls
The happy past again.
sit alone.
A tender weirdsome light
Oercasts the fading green,
Amid the leaves sad flight
And Autumn's golden sheen
l roam alone.
Alas the wild winds sweep
Der Winters bosom white,
! Like means of restless sleep,
Or hollow sounds OF night.
Isigh alone.
The hyacinth doth peep
And spring-time Ill es bloom,
Ger dearest ones asleep
Within the dreamless tomb;
l weep alone. .r.,.sltl
The distant church bell sounds
Ger fragrant meadows broad
And silent sleepers' mounds;
All pass to worship God.
/ go alone.
Soft doth the music steal
Out DER the flow'ring sod,
No grief these sleepers feel
Forever more. God,
| am alonei
II. u. II. Stcacart IN The Current.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1885-02-06
LeafCuttinQ Ants.

In my rambles / discover a nest OF
the large leaf-cntting ant (the Geo.
dama) found over the entire South
American continent and leading
member of that social tribe of insects
OF which it has been said that they
rank intellectually next to ourselves.
Certainly this ant in it's actions, simu-
lates mans intellect very closely, and
not in the unpleasant manner of spe-
cles having warrior castles and slaves.
The leaf-cutter is exclusively agricul-
tural in its habits, and constructs
subterranean galleries in which it
stores fresh leaves in amazing quanti-
ties. The leaves are not eaten, but
are cut up into small pieces and ar
ranged in beds; these beds quickly
become frosted over with growth of
minute fungus; this the ant industri-
onsly gathers and stores for use, and
when the artificial bed is exhausted
the withered leaves are carried out to
make room for layer of fresh ones.
Thus the (Gcodama literally grows its
own food, and in this respect appears |
to have reached stage beyond the
most highly developed ant commune !
lies hitherto described. Another in
,eresting fact is that, although the
eaf-cutters have peaceful disposition,
lever showing resentment except
vhen gratuitously lnterfered with,
hey are just as courageous as any
'urely predatory species, only their
ngry emotions and wariike qualities
ways appear to be dominated by
eason and the public good. Occasion
7 community of leaf cutters goes to
1ar with neighboring colony of ants J
some other species; in this, as in
else, they seem to act with {
definite purpose and great delibera- :
on. Wars are infrequent, but in all 7
lose l have witnessed L have =
1own this species from childhood =
e fate of the nation is decided in one :.
eat pitched battle. A spacious bare :
vel spot of ground is chosen, where y
e contending armies meet, the fight =
cling for several hours at stretch, =
be renewed on several consecutive -
Us. The combatants, equally "
rinkled over wide area, are seen r
gagged in single combat or in small %
pups, while others, non-fighters, run 81
sky about, removing the dead and ~ =,
abled warriors from the field of g,
tile. - GentlerlGn'S M10nzi,,e
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1885-02-06
Homemade Candy.

Manufacturers of candy, as well as
OF other articles of necessity or luxury,
experienced the lack of money among
buyers during the HOLIDAYS, and in
many houses Santa Claus did not even
bring candy to the little ones. AS
many mothers, however, would give
their children an occasional treat. here
are some receipts for making candies
at nome which are easy of execution.
For peanut candy half as much SUI
gar as glucose must be used, and as
much or more in weight in peanuts
as the sugar. In fact, the peanuts
must be stirred into the syrup Just as
thick as possible. Let the syrup come
10 BOIL throw in the nuts, and stir
constantly until the syrup chairs"
when 1T drops from the spoon. Then
pour it on slab. That which is to
be cut up in bars is marked while soft.
Almond and filbert bars are made in
the same way. Cocoanut candy ia
softer. The best cocoanut CANDY ia
That made with some maple syrup in
it.
A good proportion for making cara
mels is one gallon of cream. five
pounds of glucose, two pounds of su-
gar, using such favoring as desired.
Three quarters of an hour is LONG
enough time to cook caramels. When
done the syrup should be poured on a
slab and marked.
Molasses taffy is made by using
'hree pounds of glucose to five of su,
gar and one quart of molasses. There
S no candy more difficult for novice
o make than molasses tafFy. 1t must
lelther be cooked too fast nor too
low. too much nor too little.
Equal portions of molasses and su-
'ar should be used. To two teacun-
uls OF each, for instance, put in about
,teaspoonful of butter and three to-
lesroonfuls of vinegar. When it is
eady to remove from the ire add
bout half teaspoonful of baking
oda, and Immediately pour into but,
cred pan. When cool enough TO
andle, knead it, just like bread.
lemon extract over it, and
len pull it well, till you grow tired
on any convenient hook.
Butter-scotch is good only when
esh. 1t is made in the proportion of
lree pounds of glucose to five of SUI
ir, one pint of molasses and three
larters OF pound of butter.-Ne,o
or6 Mail and Express.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1885-02-06
American Mining Machinery in Siberia.

A prospector sent out some months
ago by the Russian government with
the object of gaining information rela-
tive to mines and mining to be made
available in the working of the mines
OF Siberia, ha', after visiting many
mining districts in this country and
Europe, advised his government to
purchase American machinery and to
adopt a very large number of the i'm
proVements in which, he says, Ameri-
can miners excel. The machinery
purchased will be shipped from San
francisco to the mouth of the Amoor
river, from whence it will be trans
ported an average distance of 1000
niles into the interior of Siberia
Press.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1885-02-06

THE completion of the Mackey- Ben
nett cable makes the total length of
submarine cables, according to The
Electrician, about sixty-eight thousand
miles. Each cable contains an aver
age OF forty strands of wire, so that al
together there are over $500, 900 miles
OF wire used in their construction, or
ten times the distance firm the earth
to the moon. Practically, all this has
been laid within the last twenty-five
years; the greater part within de-
cade.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1885-02-06

Is II. not Time for business men 70 conclude
that the country is not absolutely gong to the
dogsf-NorLhiocstern Lun.5eyn,an.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-17
A Poisonous Lizard.


"Here," continued the naturalist, taking
down flask and lifting out a lizard with
thick, chunky tail and blunt muzzle, "is the
famous heloderma, the only poisonous lizard
in the world Yes, it's a native Of the west,
and about the first tine attention was called
to it was about seven years ago, when O
miner was attracted by noise in the bush,
and, going toward it, noticed one of these
lizards fighting with rattlesnake. In about
ten minutes the snake dropped over dead.
But even then the scientific men wouldn't
believe in its power, though you couldn't get
a plain man to touch one with a ten-foot
pole
FINALLY. the question attracted a good
deal of curiosity, and number were caught
and sent east. One of the scientific men at
the Smithsonian allowed the animal to bite
him, and waited for symptoms; and | tell
you he didn't have to wait long. When he
felt the something coming on he started for
help, and just managed to cry for it, and
that's all 1t was close shave with him. |
believe they dosed him with whisky as they
do in the case of rattlesnake bites. The Pc
culiarity of the bite of the heloderma is that
the poison has no extreme local effect, but
almost immediately affects the heart"
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-17
The Pythiau Anniversary

Thursday evening the Knights of Pyth
las of this city, will celebrate the twenty
first anniversary of the establishment Of
the order of knights of Phthias, by q
grand ball and banquet to be held at the
Rock Island house. Elaborate prepare
tons are being made to render the oCca>
sion the grandest of the kind ever given
in the city. The members of the order
are untiring in their efforts to secure this
result, and with every prospect of success.
The members of the committees who have
the matter in charge-those on arrange
ment. reception and foor-will not neg
lect any detail that may add to the enjoy
ment of those present Each committee
will have its distinguishing badge, either
red, blue or yellow, the colors of the or
der. The badge of the committee on
arrangements is to be blue that of the
floor committee red, and the reception
committee will wear the yellow The
programme of dances for the evening viii
be extremely neat and tasteful and worthy
to be kept as souvenirs. The banquet
will begin at 8 and will be followed by
dancing.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-17
Coal Famine.

Rock Island is suffering from another
coal famine All of the dealers are en-
tirely out of soft coal with no prospect of
a renewal of the supply. No trains are
running on the Mercer County road, and
no freights on the others. The Ellis Of
flee had about half car load yesterday
morning but had about twice as many
applicants as there were tons. 1t did the
best it could by dividing the lot equally
among those for whom it was an impera
tive necessity If the famine continues
much longer those who did not lay in a
good supply of black diamonds will freeze
to death or begin burning soft wood,
which is ve-y unsatisfactory but plentiful
at present.
LATER-Five trains of coal arrived
over the Mercer County road this after
noon and relieved the stringency in the
soft coal market.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-17
InIarsstlnp Events In Council.

The expected squabble over the vaccin-
alton problem did not take place last
night at the council meeting because the
action on the revision of the ordinances
Wa. prolonged until after II o'clock, but
the opposition of Alderman Bennett to
paying 5000 year to the health commits
sioner would assert itself. He said the
paying of the 5000 to a health commits
sioner was conceived IN sin and born of
iniquity," and that it was result of the
| fight over the nuisance at Iuber'S brew
cry when the brewers were charged $50
license as a sanitary measure.
Alderman Stengel objected strongly TO
charging $50 for a license to brewers
when the bone factory, packing houses,
etc, were only paying $3.50 lie
thought it was discrimination. II they
thought brewcricS should be taxed as
sanitary measure, tax them the same as
other institutions much more objectiona>
bic. He would defy anyone 10
find anything that was unclcan
or Objectionable about any of the brew
cries now. He didn't object to the $50
so much, but it was the discrimination.
If brewers were taxed the same as other
manufacturers ne would not object, but
| to tax them as q sanitary measure and
then discriminate he thought was not
right.
Alderman Collins moved that the H.
ccnse be continued as heretofore, which
caused Alderman Stengel to hit back with
a proposition that skating Kinks be Ii
ceused, and to attack the skating rink
generally. An amendment to Alderman
Collins motion, reducing the amount
to $3.50 was lost, 10 10 /, and the
| original motion carried by the same vote.
| When the business was finished, it being
about II 80 O'clock, the aldermen were in
such hurry to go home that a motion to
adjourn until Friday evening carried with
ont thought. After consideration
showed that nothing could be done then
and an attempt was made to convene
again, but it being decided that new
meeting and roll call would be necessary,
Mayor Mott refused to call the meeting to
order and put the city to that expense.
The meeting Friday evening will thus be
held, but probably nothing will be done.
By the revised ordinances the office f
town collector is Incorporated with that
Of city treasurer, which viii be q saving
to the city of about $1,000. This may
be opposed by some Of the candidates for
the fat position of town collector, but is
a move toward cutting down city eX-
penses which will be appreciated by tax
| payers.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-17

lNNN ltFh Nlhf-I
Dropping into the private office of big
firm of brokers recently | found the princi-
pals, together with number of friends, alb
sorbed in a curious game of chance On the
table round which the players were gathered
there was a small, oblong box. A railing
ran around the edges and the LID was punct-
ured with holes -Four Jumps of sugar, num-
bered from one to four, We're laid on this
box, and the players watched them sedu-
lousy
By-and-5y a cockroach emerged from one
of the holes and crawled up the lump Of
sugar marked number two. Instantly one
of the Observers scooped sum of money
from off the table He had bet on number
two, and these were his winnings.
| watched the curious game for al hour,
during which a good deal Of cash changed
hands, and not word was uttered. Ger
tain cockroack which lost to one player
nearly 500 was incontinantly assasinated by
the unfortunate broker, who cruciied it with
a penknife.
as this game popular all along the street,
asked of one of the gamblers.
at is only played at two or three offices.
In the summer we use flies; In winter cock
reaches have to be utilized You sec it's
perfectly fair, because the bug acts indie
Dendently and impartially'
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-17

The St. Louis Republican says that a
large amount of interest is being deye!-
opcd over the proposed Catton~Gallagher
match of 500 points at the eight inch balk
line style, for $500 a side, which is to
take place at some public hall between
the 18th and 25th of March. Everybody
wants to make bets, but everybody wishes
odds, the result being that the wagers are
about even. Gallagher practices from 10
to IL o'clock every morning and from 6 to
s every evening, mostly with Proprietor
Donovan and each make good averages.
On the other hand, Cation practices at
Musseys parlor from 10 to - O'Clock
every morning, with the best amateurs,
and from to 10 in the evening with
whoever happens TO be handy, and it is
said made run of 100 on Friday, with
an average of fourteen.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-17
County Building.
npAn Atm

Feb Hesitate of Valentine Schaar.
Man, deceased. Proof of notice to cred
itorS filed. Claim Of Henry Schaarman,
administrator, continued until next term.
E. f. Parmenter appointed special admin.
istrator to contest the same.
Estate of Dennis SChuck, deceased
Proof Of death and petition for letters Of
administration, by Henry Schuck, filed
Feb. 17-Guardianship Of minor heirs
Of VIM. Feehan, deceased Guardians
report filed and approved.
Guardianship OF minor heirs of Samuel
L, Kintnor, deceased Final release and
receipt of wards filed and guardian dis.
charged.
Guardianship of minor heirs Of William
Jamlson, deceased. Guardians account
filed and approved; final receipt and re
lease of ward, Fergus Jamison, filed and
guardian discharged as to him.
Estate of Timothy Dutton, deceased
Executors report fled and approved and
order for partial distribution.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-17
The Arsenal Office.

At last Col Flagler is to have an office on
the island for which he has been asking
year after year, but hitherto without sue
cess. The temporary office which has been
IN use in the northeastern corner of shop
B is inconvenient and not adequate to the
necessities of the business to be transact>
cd on the Island. A cutting down Of the
appropriation for the island has been the
order at each session and the estimate for
a new Office building has been cut each
time, but the committee, through the
efforts Of Congressman Murphy, has left
the appropriation fol $4,000 for that
purpose in the bill and it is thought that
congress will not strike it out.
The site for the Office was selected years
ago 1t is on the west side of West ave.
nue., and Immediately opposite shop b
which contains the present Office and on
the north side of the Main avenue, direct
ly opposite the engine mouse ana INC
Quartermaster's store house, 1t will be q
handsome structure and complete in ar
rangements of apartments, furnishments
and conveniences as architectural skill
can make it. 1t will facilitate the work
of the commandant and subordinate Off
GERS very much. The provision for it il
economy on the part of the government.
The location is such that it will permit q
view of the center frontage of the ten
great shops, the gun yards, and long dis
tances on Main and West avenues. The
work of building it will be commenced in
July next.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-17

Superintendent Southwell's lecture
course is to be successful if the demand
for the lectures is any criterion Friday
evening three of them will be delivered
as follows; Books and Reading, by
Prin. W. IL. Hatch, of the high school, at
the town hall at Milan; The Hand and
the Mind, by Prin. II. D. Hatch, of the
Moline schools, at the Congregational
church at Port Byron; The School and the
State, by Prin. D. S. Morrill, of the Mo-
line high school, at the Baptist church at
Andalusia. These lectures on education
and science are destined to become pops
ular, for they are TO be instructive, and
interesting as we'll
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-17

The following patents were granted to
citizens of Illinois, bearing date Feb. 10,
1885 Reported expressly for this paper
by Louis Dagger and Co, mechanical cx>
perts and solicitors of patents, Washing>
ton, d. C.
Adams, G. G., Quincy. fence making machine.
Adams, j O., Msrseies, windmill
Benner L. B, Peoria check rover.
Best. J. r., Galya, harness makers stitching
horse.
Case, George. Joliet spool for barbed wire,
Clark, Norman, Sterling, sash holder.
Doty, Levi, Frankfort, feed-box for animals.
Fish. ". J., Amb0y, attachment for cultivators
Hsdden, W. j., Danyille. Car-cOupling.
kangey, John and w. s. Cherry, Streator, steam
generator.
Newk omm, e. L., and d. Fremont, band -cut-
ter and ggain-fceder for thrasher,
Peeney, 5. b, Evanston, main-water-distrbu
ton.
Tart, r. L., Springfield, machine for ruling
dials.
Wherry, John. Jr., Putnam, cultyat0r.
Wray. j. l. .WatsCka, composition for the man
uiacture Ct artificial stone.