The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1885-03-20
USEFUL AND PLEASANT.

An oil well has been struck at Dallas
Wyoming.
In New York forty-six stenograph
ers on the city pay roll draw 1876, IN
annual pay.
Druid Hill park, Baltimore, has 9
baby camel, which was promptly
named Ell Mehdi.
A Bucks county, Pennsylvania
farmer, chloroformed his diseased cat.
tie before killing them.
Miss Weaver, of Kittanning, Pa,
has had twenty-four needles taken
from breast, side, and arms.
There are two thousand italian
slaves under the padrone system in
Philadelphia, says The Times, of that
city.
GA bill in preparation in the Penn
sylvania legislature proposed that
skating Kinks be taxed l per cent of
their gross receipts.
Boston papers make rather light of
the dynamite explosions. Sullivan's
sprees have made the Hub regardless
of slight disturbances.
At Yale rs per cent of the students
came from other states than Connecti.
cut; at Harvard As per cent came from
other than Massachusetts,
A Boston clergyman is lecturing On
"a Business Mans Conscience. For
obvious reasons no "horrible exam
pie" accompanies the lecture.
''This is good weather for the chol-
era," remarked citizen on zero |
morning. Eyes, but L haven't got |
the cholera" gloomily replied the Sec
ond citizen.
Cincinnati has under discussion the
building of an elevated belt railroad
around the city, the length of which
will be seventeen miles, and the esti-
mated cost 100000.
Wilkesbarre citizens told the school
principals that they did not want their
''young girls to deliver declarations
schools, as it has a tendency to
make them very bold.
Neal Dow is now convinced that the
enmity to prohibition comes from the
moderate drinkers. Hard drinkers
are all anxious for the closing of the
grog-shop as relief from temptation.
Richmond, Va, according to pub
lished report furnished gas from its
gas-works Owned by the city, at less
than 80 cents per 1000 cubic feet last e
year, and had a net profit left of 1884, 1
600.
1t is said that Congressman Phil :,
Thompson, when a prosecuting attor- :,
ney in Kentucky, once asked his twin y
brother to try case for him. He did !,
80, and the court did not know the =
difference. +
The new literary venture-Editor to II
story IS too long r.
Tor one issue. Contributor = Well,
then, print it in two. Editor (rehect- h,
ing seriously)-My dear sir, there will II
not be two issues.
A Washington eccentric female to
genius has invented machine to SC
ay ghost" A much more useful 1t
'ontrivance in these days of business TO
tagnation and indolent hens would in
'e a machine to lay eggs. ar
Prince Frederick Charles of Prussia or
) great geographer, and but for his in
osition and duties, would be a great tic
raVeler. His palace is called the Ber- is
IN African headquarters, and all ex- of
lorers are welcome guests there. mi
1t is said that the bobolinks, (which no
re such dandylike, rollicking birds in
ne summer, go south in the autumn. fol
Ike off their gaudy uniform, put on WI
lits of rusty black, change their name, un
nd become either reed or rice birds. ITO
A peculiar coincidence in connection n ast
18th Hira Bates and wife, of South "a" 81.
anover, Mass, who are now living In'
nd SO years old, is that they were 80 20
9TH born on the same day, Aug. 5, 10 10
'96, and within few hours of each III
her Barry's history of Hanover ~ =
VS. that they were married Feb 81, J Sav
The liquor dealers of Rome, Ca, fire
US The Savannah Nescs, are prepar- is q
g to "boycot" large number of sbo
en- who continually drink to excess, cire
us injuring themselves and not ben con
ting the saloons. When the list is IT
lily made out every saloon-keeper of :
II forfeit $50 if he ever sells to r
an on the list. m,
according 10 tne recent decision or stin
Nalne Judge, all ponds In that state wat
ntainlng more imam ten acres are are
bic ponds, and the right to cut ice II
on them is public right, free to all. foul
tniS particular the owners of
hts than other persons who can suff;
.ch the ponds without trespassing brai
on the land of others. ner,
The ''Temple farm" at Yorktown, II
=, on which is the Moore house. tain
ere the commissioners to draw up poss
, articles of the surrender of Corn its +
Ills met on Oct. Is, 1881, is adver- case
ed for sale. 1t was upon this farm doul
1t the ceremonies of the Yorktown Nj
biennial celebration took place. ston
en- the Moore house was made the and
me of the French guests. wou
Quite stir has been made AMONG plac
health authorities of New Hamp. side
re over the discovery of oleomarga- this
g in Concord, and the fact that two harm
S of it are said to have been re- than
we'd in the city. The officials, ac- Th
ding to a Concord dispatch, saw as &C
t New Hampshire is flooded with OF tn
liberated articles of food of almost disea
ry description, and it is expected the
systematic investigation of the upon
ter will be begun soon. waite