The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1886-11-13
THE TRIBUNE.
CALDWELL, NOVEMBER 10, 1886.
ITEMS OF INlERES r


which documentary evidence shows
have been planted Ill years ago, is st
in full bearing.
Rhode Island has succeeded in ma
ing its divorce courts unpopular Wi
litigants by enactiDg that all hearing
in such cases shall be made public.
There is talk Of illustrating Iris
evictions in London by hut carrie
through the streets, family of evicte
peasants to be brought ovor for the pun
pose.
Tho deadly upas-tree Of school boo
history is now growing in every civil
ICED country on earth, and is no NOR
dangerous than the locust or maple.
"Around the World in Eighty Days
no longer is heard from the lips of tn,
wide-awake. 1t is like the old phras,
''2:40 on plank road" ante-dated
Sixty-nine days will now make the trip
An engineer on the Cincinnati South
ern railroad has run for years without
receiving a scratch, while four substi-
tutes have been killed on his run. He
now finds it impossible to get an eneins
Ger to take his place even for day.
Two hundred homipg pigeons flew
from London to Brussels in fv5 hours
AID forty-one minutes, although they
encountered storm on the way. This
is q rate Of more than mile ia two
minutes, kept up for $50 miles.
A new invention in bicycles is intend
ed for the entertainment of musically
inclined cyclists. Without an extra
exertion the rider can pedal out sonatas
wal zss, marches, and in fact any mus ic
which may suit his fancy, as he wheels
merrily along.
A New York Scientist" says that the
earth's polar les is penetrating the in
terror like wedge, and that as soon rs
it reaches the molten center OF the |
globe there will be an explosion that vi | |
split it into pieces too small for truck
patches.
The advantages of the electii, coat
are no fire aud no smoke, and but little
wash to attract the attention OF a naval
enemy; absolute silence of noise while
running slowly, as was shown in Vol
ta's experimental trip in the capture by
some OF the crew OF sea-bird asleep
on tho water.
In Sioux City, the youngest of Iowa
towns, and at the present time pretty
near the most progressive, they have
what they call an "E pitaph Cub" Ev- ,,
erything good that a member does for
the city to advance its growth, or to :
add to its civilization or charity, is :
treasured up by the others to DO placed ,
on his epitaph after death. !
Sight-seers in Washington who may f
wish to ascend to the top OF the Wash c
lngton monument are informed that I
they must climb up the five hundred >
and odd feet of stairway. The old el,-
vator for freight is being transformed Q
INTO passenger elevator, but it h 80 Just "
been ascertained that there are no Il
uuds to pay for running it, b
Sleeplessness is not considered sgroe. " =,
'ble by most people, but an Italian who e.
las voluntarily given up sleep for the .
AXE OF notoristy asserts that he can =,
i've very comfortably without his usual " =,
efreshment. To his last report he had
cen without sleep for Eighteen days by in
slying on frequent abulations of cold 81
'ater and occasional sniTs of ammonia h;
nd claims that sleeplessness did not on
xhaust his physical strength. tn
A laborer while digging a we'll at nc
orristown, Pa, struck qnicksaud ba
I'D became fastened. He called for
dip. and ropes fastened to a windlass WI
ere lowered, bat when they pulled he nj,
led that they were tearing him limb ca
ON limb. He was finally rescued by In
cans of graphing hooks, placed I'M All All
r his feet, crib having been lowered VIC
ound him. When extricated he had is
the quicksand seventeen hours. civ
m, - see
The torch OF tho statute OF Liberty in lur
sw York hsrbor will contain five cleo to
c lamps OF $4,000 candle power each,
rown heavenward. Il is believed ,ox
1t the light will so illuminate passing Su,
buds that they will be visible at dis str,
ice of 100 miles. Four electric lights tro
1000 candle power each will BIO plac- ~.
ut the foot of the statute so as to inc
animate it. Tho diadem on the head a.
the figure will contain iucandescent eigl
nps to give the eject of jswels. row row
St. Louis man was very much lion
rtled, while going through dirty al ne
one rainy night, to feel something wa :
rm on his leg just above the shoe this
thought it was q rat, aud folding hi that