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The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1885-04-17
Curious Payment for Land in England.

Gloves of various kinds were fire.
quently presented in service for lands.
| Thus, two farms at Carlcoats, in York
shire, paid ''the one a right hand, and
the other a left hand glove yearly
and some lands in Elmesale, in the
same county, were held of the king
''by the service of paying at the Cas-
tie of Pontefract one pair of gloves
furred with fox skin, or eighteen pence
yearly" while for the manor of Els
ton, in Nottingham, were rendered
two pairs of gloves, together with a
a pound of cummin seed. and a steel.
needle. Needles are met with several
times, but one instance must here suf-
fice-Where "Roger, for some time
tailor to our lord the king" held
lands in H~allingbury, Essex, by paying
at the kings exchequer zone silver
needle yearly" Still more curious is
the service for certain lands in Rode,
Northampton. which consisted in
finding zone horse of the price of IS.
and one sack of the price of 4 I'D,
with one small pin, for forty days"
Probably this ''small pin" was similar
to the skewer noticed above, and was
used to ~fasten, or attach, the sack,
which mayhave been employed to car
ry fodder to the horses. That the
horses were tolerable cared for, even
in those days, seems to be proved by
the fact that the manor of Cherburgh,
in Dorset, was held ''by the service of
one horse-comb, price Id, to be paid
yearly" and that certain lanss in the
hundred of Losenberg. in the same
country, were held ''of our lord the
king, by the serjeantry of finding a
horse-comb, or currycomb,
Among other miscellaneous
services by which lands were held
nay be mentioned certain instances
If hose. Thus, Cottington. in Not
lngham, was held by the service of
presenting to the king a pair of scar
ct hose yearly; Bakersfield, in Wor-
ester, was held by rendering to Ro-
'ert, Earl of Gloucester. hose of scar
ct on his birthday, and Henley, in
Warwick, was held by Edmund, Lord
rafford, by the service OF IS, or a PAIR
f scarlet hose.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1885-04-17
Choosing a Husband.

A girl, if she cannot always choose,
can always refuse, and generally her
difficulty is this: it is evident that this
man is making love to me. l do not
love him, but / think l might do SO if
L chose. Shall L choose or shall L
forbearp 1t is here that the power of
choice in; and it is here that the
voice of prudence must be heard, If it
is heard at all. In such circumstances
a girl will act wisely if she pays con-
siderable attention to the general
opinion, which, in nine cases out of
ten, is held of the gentleman IN ques-
ton by his professional brethren or
his business acquaintance. 1t is, in
short, not the man who is agreeable
among women, but he who is well
liked BY his own sex, who is the man
to choose as q husband. There are
certain persons, however, of the OPP
posite sex who are almost as good
judges of a mans disposition as those
of his own, and they are his sisters.
A girl can always tell how a man
stands with his sisters, and if they are
really fond of him she may feel sure
that he will make a good husband.
A mother, of course always speaks
well of her son; it is not what she says
of him, but his behavior to her, that
is to be looked up.-Home Journal.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1885-04-17

"The statement that the most deli
cate watch wheels are now made Of
paper pulp in Germany is a hoax, ]
think" said a prominent jeweler and
matchmaker on Broadway to a Mnil
md EgpreSS representative. 81 have
been in the business some forty years
and work on German, Swiss, English,
French and American watches every
week, repairing or taking them apart,
and | have not seen a wheel made of
pulp, not ven among the latest
watches from Germany. Then from
my knowledge of machinery nee
sssary to make a watch and run it for
several years | do not think that pulp
by any process whatever can be made
bard enough to be of use. Brass and
steel are chiefly used to make watch
wheels. Platina is too hard to work
and loo costly, and gold will not do
for many reasons.
Paper buckets and boats are made,
but they have no special friction com
pared to that of a watchwheel, which
runs in cogs all the time. Suppose a
process was discovered to harden pulp
to a degree equal to steel; then the
question is, would it last as long as
steel? l think not. Car wheels are
made of paper, but they run them
merely on exhibition and not every
day. Steel and brass are metals
formed by natural processes during
the course of many hundred centuries.
Paper Or pulp hardened by artificial
means when not subject to constant
friction may be equal to steel or brass
for certain processes, but l imagins its
durability would be uncertain. Hard
wood, of course, can be used for a
as cog wheels in watches, and
many other temporary tough mate
but they are simply for exhibit
ton and not utility. So many watches
are made in Switzerland l wonder they
have not substituted some cheap ma
terial for steel and brass, but | didn't
Germany to start at it first.
my firm opinion is that 1t is a
mistake about pulp being used even
or big cog wheels. much less small,
lelicate ones. "-NeW York Mall and
Express.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1885-04-17
Why are Onions Difficult to Rajses

Many of cur readers seem To have
trouble in raising onions from seed.
The seed will grow, and so do the on
ions, but they do not form bulbs.
They produce thick necks and keep
green and growing until cut down by
frost. Many think this is due to eli
mate. Possibly this is so, but in many
eases the trouble is more likely to be
due to some of the following causes
namely: Poor seed, poor land, late
sowing and weeds. BY poor seed we
do not mean seed that will not grow,
but ill-bred seed, seed grown from q
crop of onions, the best OF which have
been sold and those not good enough
to sell, planted for seedi A scallion-
Eh onion, or one with Il small bulb and
= thick. immature neck, will produce
quite as much and quite as good look
ing seed as the best formed bulb-in
Fact more seed and better looking seed.
Seed grown from scallions, or from
thick-neclled onions will be very sure
TO produce scallions. We can row
Gown stream faster than we can pull
ap against the current. The onion
has been brought to perfection by high
SCCtlnS aHu CdtClul StltCllOl, dHu IL
we would maintain what we have
gained, we must continue our efforts,
but must not select the poorest onions
80 breed from. BY poor land, we do
not mean land that viii not produce a
good crop of corn or wheat or pota-
soes or grass. Land might be too rich
for wheat, but not rich enough for on
sons. This same land might, without
sny manure, become rich enough for
onious. We know low mucky land
where onions are successfully grown
year after year without manure, but
which ut first produced a very poor
crop. 1t needed the thorough tillage
and freedom from weeds which all
snion growers find so essential. Onion
seed should be sown the moment the
trost is out of the surface soil The
land should have been made ready the
autumn previous. If this is not done
and you have to get the land ready in
The spring, You may get a fair r of
but "a hardly expect II full
yIeld, Even if everything else is fay
crable, if the onion patch is not kept
free from weeds, you Will be pretty
of getting a liberal sprinkling
scallions. To a certain extent. rich
!and and freedom from weeds have the
effect; both are favorable to rap
ID growth Onion roots spread out
sery little on the surface; they strike
Straight down. This is probably why
land that has been thoroughly titled or
MANFRED for years is best for
The fertility has had time to {
get down towards the subsoil.- Anler- I
can AgriculturiSt for ApriI. ,
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1885-04-17
Battle of Flowers.

Among the features of the carnival
at Nice this year, writes a correspond
ent, was the Battle of Flowers, which
took place on Friday, Feb. IS, and
was repeated on the following Mon
day. Precisely at 2 o'clock on the
first day named the gun at the chateau
gave the signal for beginning the hos
%tilities and by 3 o'clock the battle had
really begun. Vehicles richly deco
rated with flowers, fruits, ribbons,
straw, and other decorative material
parade the Corso and bouquets fell
thick as hail upon the crowds, which
extended in a thick mass from one
end of the course to the other. The
people on foot resp2 Awith vigor
to the attacks of $, many of
them having pA themselves
with large baskets / small bou-
quets, in the man4facy hre Of which a
whole army of florists had been en-
gagged during thewhp1c of the proceed
ing day and night These was a con-
slant shower of viplets, mimosas,
lilacs, pinks. anemonos, roses, and, in
fact, every flower to pc found in bloom
ut the season in that portion OF France.
Some of the vehicles were remarka-
BILE pretty, and among the most notice
able was a victoria entirely hidden
with scarlet pinks, even the wheels
being covered with these flowers. An
)ther vehicle was a cart covered with
5erdure and vegetables and occupied
by three pretty peasant girls, who
threw leeks, carrots, cauliflowers and
large cabbages as well as flow
rs among the people. There was of
a great variety of costumes
md the battle was a scene of anima-
and beauty.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1885-04-17
MERE STYLES COME FROM.
Interview With a Man Who Gets up mems
Fashion, Plates.

Interview With a Man Who Gets Up Mems
Fashion-Plates.
.sWe are always on the lookout for
something new" says a writer in The
american Tailor. ''Sometimes we get
= suggestion or hint from a tailor or
other person, and will work on 1t until
we produce something acceptable.
After getting suggestions from tailors
and others, and considering them,
perhaps getting the views of a lady,
we go off and do as many newspaper
men do, act as we please 1t is well
enough to get the ideas of others, but
when we come down to work we have
TO boss the job and use our own ideas.
1t is one of those businesses in which
there is no well-delined method as to
ORIGINATING styles. Observation and
study are required. Formerly chang
es were made in February for spring
and summer styles, and in August for
fall and winter, and the greatest
changes are still made at these peri
DDS. The trade for the past ten years
at least, has, however, not been con-
tent with but two plates per year, and
must now have them quarterly, many
of the foremost demanding them
monthly. The great changes are IN
the spring and fall, however, and the
others are notifications or improve
ments on them, not radical changes.
The business of making style has in
creased greatly within the past few
years, and there are a number at it,
but the bulk of it is done by two or
three houses. OF course, there are not
80 much change in style demanded by
gentlemen as by ladies. No, we. do
not get up any styles for particular
sections of the country. When we
publish the plates they are sent to ev-
cry portion of the country, and some
times it is found that one style will
become popular in one section and an
other in an other section, but, as a
rule, the tastes are as much different
In n section as another. There are
about rs, ZOO merchant tailors of stand
in the country-those who keep a
stock and are fully up to the times,
having the best goods-and with these
the fashion magazines have come to
be us essential as the newspaper. Such
progress have we made that even
are adopting II patterns.
Formerly the representative merchant :
might be said to be a son of poor ,
parents, receiving pattern plates twice
year, and being fully satisfied. Now, :
however, the merchant tailor is not ,
with even the quarterly plates :
and it is surprising those of !
countries. They are now ever :
for something new, to have not !
'nly the latest improvements in tools &
md eonveniences for their business. :,
home were content a few years ago !
With modest unassuming places of .
BUSINESS, but now the merchant tailor .
as fine an establishment as any :
radesman.' I
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1885-04-17
Foes of the Oyster.

A bill has been introduced in the
New York Legislature, at the sugges
ton of Fish Commissioner Blackford.
for the destruction of star fish, which
are said to be one of the most dam
gerous foes of the oyster. The bill
authorizes 4 reward for star fishes
taken in quantities from any of the
oyster-beds in the waters of the State,
the reward to be at the rate of 25 cents
per buShel when the number of star
fishes taken amount to thirty or more
bushels at any one time. boston Jour
nal
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1885-04-17
Reminded Him of Homo.

An exiled Canadian incidentally
strayed out of his room in u Western
hotel, and in a moment of abstraction
fell down the ten-story elevator well.
They got him up what they could OF
him and laid it out on n sofa. "Don't
disturb me-" the exiled Canadian
gasped, while an expression of great
ectasy played over his features. "Ah!
| haven't felt anything like it since l
used to ride a toboggan in my own
dear, native land" \ peaceful smile
slid into his face and he was gone
He never came back. He couldn't.-
Boston Journal.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1885-04-17
Seeing Stars.

They were young and romantic,
and, although the minute hand was
pointing to y o'clock, they stood up
on the porch gazing at the stars.
That's Jupiter, dear, isn't itP" she
murmured. Eyes, pet, and that is
Sirius" he replied, pointing to anoth-
err star. "Are you Siriusp' she cooed.
He kissed her several times. Then
he pointed upward and said: Chats
Mars, dove" "And that's pass she
whispered, as a footstep sounded
inside, and if the young man hadn't
scooted he would have seen more stars
than he ever dreamed of. Her pa
wears a 121 with a brass toe. Wash
inQton Hakchet.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1885-04-17
The Mistress OfThe White HOuss.

In looks Miss Cleveland reminds
one OF Anna Dickinson, perhaps be-
rause she wears her hair in the same
style. Yet there is nothing mauaish
about her, and in private she is rather
TOO modest than otherwise. Her
voice is clear and her articulation
distinct, making her a fine speaker.
She has given frequent lectures at the
Elrnira Female College, which lave
been very popular with the young
ladies'. Her name is found in the last
catalogue in the faculty as lecturer
on medieval history. The coUntry
may congratulate itself upon having
so intelligent and public spirited a
Christian woman in the White House.
-Egangelist.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1885-04-17
The hunting dagger which belonged

THE hunting dagger which belonged
to Col. James Bowie, and which has
served as a pattern of all subsequent
bowie-knives, has been sent for exhi-
bition to New Orleans. 1t is a for
midable double-edged weapon, with q
horn handle and a curved blade fifteen
inches long and an inch and a quarter
wide at the hilt. Like DIR. Guillotin,
Col. Bowie unwittingly gave his name
to an invention that has earned tor
itself a rather unfortunate reputation.
"Where do policemen go when they dep
asked little Flossie. "ro heaven, dear re.
piled the father, tenderly. '0h, no, papa,
DON'T" quickly replied the little philoso
pher, "for mamma says its always day there
and nobody ever sleeps"
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1885-04-17

Mr. James Staten, of Orange county, North
Carolina, has alemon which weighs six pounds
and ten ounces and measures Twenty-Five
inches in circumference.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1885-05-13

Newspapers Of To-day.

People generally, and even those who
may be termed steady readers and close OBJ
servers, have but a faint conception Of the
magnitude and influence the press Of this
country has attained. Fr.m careful ox-
animation Of the advance pages Of tho 1885
edition Of American Newspaper Directory,
issued May LIST, by Geo. p Rowell & Co.,
Of New York, il appears that there are a.
l47 newspapers and periodicals published
in the United States and Canada of these
the United States has 1878, an average Of
one paper for every 3, S67 persons. In 1884
the total number Of newspapers was less by
S23 than at present, and while the gain this
year is not so marked rs in some previous
years, it is still considerable. Kansas shows
the greatest increase, the number being 78,
while Illinois follows with gain of a.. It
is curious to notice that New York, the
scene of so much political activity during
the last campaign, should have only about
one third as many new papers as the State
of Pennsylvania As an index to the com.
porative growth aud prosperity of different
sections Of the country, especially the Terri
tories, the number of new papers forms an
interesting study, and may well occupy the
attention of the curious.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1885-05-13
Administrators Sale.

TN PURSUANCE to an order Of the Probate
Il Court, within and for the County of High
land, State of Ohio, l will sell on the 2glH
DAY OF MAY, between the hours Of 1 o'clock
and 8 o'clock p. m, on the premises the follow
ing described real estate tO-Wit:
Beginning at a stone in the Greenfield and
Marshall road. and S. E. corner TO Jos. Daniels
tract of land, of which this is part, thence
with the south line of said tract S. 6415 deg,
W. 95 poles to the S. w. corner of said tract,
thence with the westerly line thereof, N. 291l
deg, W. 16 84-100 poles to a stone in said line,
thence through the aforesaid tractN. 6413 deg,
e. 50 64-fO0 poles to a stone in the east margin
of said Greenfield and Marshall road, thence
with said road S. 22I6 deg, e. 16 84-l0O poles
to the beginning, containing ten (lO) acres
Of land, more or less, part of survey No. -,
save and except the following described tract
or parcel of land: Beginning at a stone in the
Greenfield and Marshall road at the S. E. cor
ner Of JOS Daniels tract of land, thence with
the south line of said tract s. 6415 deg, w,
90 rods to a stake, thence N. 231( deg, W.
is 64.1O0 poles to a stake, thence N. 64l( deg,
C. 90 poles to a stone in said road thence S,
2215 deg, d. 1G 6+ 100 poles to the beginning,
containing two acres and ten poles q a. 10 p)
Said premises to be sold free of dover. Ap-
praised at $4,000, Terms of Sale-Cash.
ap29w4 @. A. EASTER,
Admir- of Robert Mckee, decd.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1885-05-13
She Slew Him.

He was a tiresome beau, and the girl
couldn't get rid of him to save her life
The other evening he called, and during the
conversation, or rather, near its close, she
snid
'I dreamed about you last night"
No? he exclaimed, with a smile as big
as the mouth of a river after a thaw.
eyes. dreamed you had proposed to
me-"
"And-and-" he hesitated, blushed,
looked appealingly at her, and put out his
arms in a dazed sort Of way, "and what did
you think, my-my--"
II thought thought" she also hesi-
tated and blushed, and then stopped
"Well, my-my, what did you think 81
he stammered in impatient hopefulness.
81 thought it must have been the mince
pie I ate before retiring that gave me the
nightmare. ."-MerchaRt 7ra0sler.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1885-05-13
g. A. r.
HEADQUARrERs, DEPT or ONO,
GRAND ARMY OF THE Republic,
GAINESVILLE, o., April 90, 1886.
GENERAL ORDERs)

GAINESVILLE, o. April %, 1885.
GENERAL OBDERs)
No 8.
I. The Grand Army Of the Republic has
given to the world the highest proof Of it's
loyalty to the memory of the Comrades who
sleep in hullowed graves, in the establish
ment Of the solemn aud beautiful services
of Memorial day. On Saturday, May 3Oth,
will occur the annual ceremony of garland
ing the graves Of our dead. and the Depart
meut Commander calls upon the Posts to see
TO it, that the last resting place Of each
Union soldier, in their respective localities,
is fittingly decorated. Let each little hill
ook be marked with the National colors and
the green turf frightened and perrumed
with choicest flowers
H. Wherever practicable, public exer-
cises commemorative of the heroism Of the
dead and the cause they so patrioticully
served should be held at some central
point. Let fraterual invitation be extend
ed to the loyal ladies of the Women's Re
lief Corps auxiliary to the Post, and to the
people Of each community, to participate in
the ceremonies incident to the day. Each
Post should, il possible, appear on parade
with every Comrade in full uniform and in
line on Memorial Day.
III. In accordance with time honored
custom, each Post in the Department will
attend Divine Service in a body in full uni
FORM on Sabbath, Oath proximo, to render
praise and thanksgiving unto the God of
Nations for the manifold blessings of the
past, and the undisturbed enjoyment Of the
fruits of that peace won by the Union arms.
As we reverently engage in the service Of
this hour let us earnestly invoke the Di-
vine favor upon our Order in its peculiar
work, as manifested in the practical exem-
plihcation of the principles of Fraternity,
Charity and L0yayty.
". Post Chaplains are especially charg.
ed with the duty of forwarding full reports
Of the exercises attending the observance OF
Memorial Day to Comrade j. L. Wyly, De.
partment Chaplain, Greenville, Darkc
county, Ohio
By command of r. B. Brown,
Department Commander.
II. A. AxLINE,
Assistant Adiutant General.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1885-05-13
Grand Excursions

To Arkansas and Texas, will leave Cincin-
natl, Tuesday evenings, May 5th, and June
ID. St. Louis, Wednesday evenings May
9th and June 3D., 1885, for all points in
Arkansas and Texas These excursions
will go down Iron Mountain Route and re-
turn via Missouri Pacific. Extra privileges
granted; such as stop.overs, free accommo-
dahous in our new excursion sleeping cars
and the assistance of competent agents of
our system. These excursions will be very
popular, and we advise all those wishing to
visit the Southwest to join them. Round
trip tickets, good forty days, at reduced
rates, to TeXarkana, Tex, Palestine, San
Antonio, Taylor, Wichita Falls, Waco,
Baird and Midland, Texas. For excursion
bills, maps and full information, address
N. r. WARWICK,
Agent Missouri Pacific Railway,
131 Vine Street, Cincinnati, o.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1885-05-13
ConnterreItlng q YalnahIe ArtIcIe.

The publisher of the Madison County
Record writes from Huntsville, Ark, as to the
effect Of Browns Iron Bitters on his wife. Mr.
Daugherty says "My wife has been using the
Bitters for some months; the effect in her case
is remarkable He also writes that owing to
counterGeits and limitations, it was difficult to
get the genuine article. That difficulty has
now been remedied imitators have been ex-
posed and put to fl ght. There, as elsewhere,
Browns Iron Bitters can be had Of all the re-
spectacle druggists at a dollar a bottle. fic
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1885-05-13

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ONO,
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE.
], JAMES S. ROBINSON, Secretary Of State Of
the State of Ohio, do hereby certify that the
foregoing is a true copy of Joint Resolution
adopted by the General Assembly Of the State
of ohio, on the 25th day OF March, A. d. 1885,
taken from the original rolls filed in this Office.
In TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto
subscribed my name, and affixed
[sEAL[ my official SEAL at Columbus the
25th day of March, A. d. 1855.
JAMES s. ROBINSON,
Secretary of State,