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The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-02-04

No. 2-The Sociable Fowls.-Take
d number of pieces of thread from the
same spool used in the foregoing, and
bore a hole in twice that number of
grains of corn. Fasten one grain to
each end of each thread Throw the
apparatus quietly into the neighbor' s
yard where the poultry may lay hold.
Within half an hour the fowls will be
observed to travel around IN pairs,
which will be very amusing.
No. 3-The Electric Snuff. This
experiment interests the old as well as
the young. Having ascertained where
grandpapa keeps his snuff, clandestinely
Introduce into the bottle few pinches
of cayenne pepper. When next he fills
his bottle you will observe that there is
life in the old man yet.
No. 1.-The Guilty Milkman.-This
beautiful and scientific experiment
may furnish amusement for many
months. Procure a small piece of
rennet from your butcher and secretly
rub the inside of the milk can with it
after the cook has carefully secured the
same. When the milkman pours in his
measure. the milk will curdle in twenty
minutes cook will VOW she secured
the can and the milkman will swear he
brought fresh milk A change OF cans
will do no good, for you will continue
to apply the rennet until 10Th the cook
and milkman arc snarled in q row.
Should the cook be tetrothed to tho
milkman, the effect will, of course, be
heightened.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-02-04
FOR YOUNG FOLKS,
THE SNOW FAIRIES.

s'Where does 1t come FROM" Don't you
know
About the fairies that make the snow?
They've wonderful palace up on high,
In the farthest part of the great blue SKY.
Whenever you see tiny cloud,
Floating about in the air so proud,
Be sure it's only bit Of snow,
Some careless fairy has just lcs GO
For the fairies lay plot with the Sun,
And that is the way the work Is done:
The frolicsome sunbeams, full of mirth,
Are sent on visit to Mothec Earth.
When the rogues go dancing back again,
The fairies catch them, and cry, 'Oh, no,
We llfashion them into the feathery snow.
So, with thousand busy hands
Welding thousand magic wands,
They take the eloudlets the sunbeams have
found,
And they beat them up, and they stir them
around.
CHANGING and prancing they dance about,
And they twist them in, and they twist
them out,
Till. with many an airy, fairy blow,
They shape the crystals Of fleecy snow.
'sWhat is the snow for?" Don t you know?
Why, it makes home for the Esluimau.
Think of the great white polar bear,
All snuggled up in his snowy lair;
Think of the coverlid soft and warm,
That keeps the wheat from the wiatez
storm;
Think of the boys and girls you know,
And the fun they have in the feathesy
snow.
So let the fairies work away,
Busy by night and busy by day.
Mixing 1t up and grinding it out
FIinging it hither and thither about,
Drifting and shifting, in masses hurled,
The snow comes down to the waiting world.
In and out let the fairies 60,
Weaving and wreathing the feathery snow
Mary E. Tandyge
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-02-04
THE INVERTED FISH.

No. 6-The Inverted Fish Procure
from mammal closet little laudanum,
alum or amonia and clandestinely in
tr0duce it into her aquarium. In few
minutes the pets will be observed to be
swimming belly upward, which is
contrary to the laws Of gravitation and
will astonish everybody.
No THE Aromatic Coat.-On
some evening when you know your
naughty brother William is going to
lead the german procure two drains of
gum assafetida and introduce it neatly
Under the lining Of his dress coat
While the coat is cold William will not
notice the addition to his wardrobe, but
later in the evening, after waltz or
two has warmed things up. he will
You may confidently expect William
home before 1l:30 p. m, and you may
then tell him the funeral had better not
be delayed much longer
Smithsonian Professor, Washington,
d. g No, instructing tame raven in
tie art of chewing tobacco is not,
strictly speaking, a case of gail pro
croD. nor is it o case Of caws and
effect.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-02-04
Bill Arm on Storms.

A storm in the country is worth
something to see. We can look out
and afar off and see it coming, and we
can see the lightning flash and zigzag
and corruscate, and have no fear-it Is
grand, but not fearful-not alarming.
The trees are all around US and have
never been struck. They are our
lightning rods, our insulators. Light
ming will strike one lonely tree, but it
rarely strikes in grove or forest. 1t
has struck twice in our cotton field
and killed the cotton, but these trees
all around us scatter 1t and keep it
from concentrating. Nabor Freeman
says that lightning has likeing for
wagon with one steer, for he passed
one on the road day before yesterday
while there was storm on hand and
the lightning struck the little one
steer wagon and tore 1t all to pieces,
and the steer just went on with moth
ing but one shaft hitched to him.
There was no driver, for the steer had
just been turned loose to 60 home by
himself. CODE says he never did un-
derstand this thunder and lightning
business. nohow, ''for" says he,
''some folks say it's the ightnin' that
strikes, and some say it's the thunder.
but he has noticed one thing, and that
is when any thing is struck they both
come right smack together and it looks
like 1t takes EN- both to do the work.
s-4ifatfs (eHseEtNtftsfi
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-02-04
Little Ones Savings.

A snail American damsel of four
years being once chided by a grown-up
sister for talking of marriage-with the
dmonition that little girls should not
think of getting married replied, with
the utmost amazement at her elder
sisters ignorance; ''Why, thought
about it when was only two!'
The father of a little three-year-old
Boston boy is travelling in the south, and
in recent letter home said that, learn
ing that Georgia had not been a good
boy during his absence, he would square
accounts with him on his return. The
mother read that part of the letter to
the youthful misdemeanorist, and the
latter subsequently told neighbor
what he had written "What did your
father meanP" asked the neighbor. "A
spankin', 1 'spec'," was the reply.
Mamma" said little six.year -old
girl the the other day, "i am so tired
and sleepy. Iwish you would put me
to bed right now"
"Why, my dear, what makes you so
worn out to -nightp"
"0h it's cause we've been playing
Puffalo ttill all day, and I've been the
Buffalo,
s.Papa," said bright little miss to
her father. a prominent business man,
who had taken his family out for day
in the woods to pick autumn leaves,
what makes that funny noise up in
the tree?n
"Why. that's a red headed wood
pecker."
"Where's the white horse?" was the
paralyzing inquiry.
A gray squirrel flashed passed the
party and the father as at peace.
A Hartford youngster goes to church
where the concluding amen of the
parsons prayer is sung by the choir.
The her night after he had said his
pra ers, he produced a harmonica from
beneath his pillow and as ouished his
mother y blowing blast where the
amen came in, remarking, That's the
way we do in church"
An Auburn miss of threp summers
saw fun, raj procession the other day
and earnestly asked her mother if the
man on top of the hearse was the one
who killed The people he carried away
inside it.
Mamma, can't Fred stop talking
an 20 to sleepp I've sail my pra, ers
81 ii es now, nd don't wan to talk
an m re aud ha e to say them over
a AIM
Cant you talk without saying your
pray ers over AGAIN. replied Eddie',
mamm t.
. mamma; doesn't the prayer say,
az lay rsa down to sIcepP II we
lie down TO sisep We don talki do wePh
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-02-04
He Did Not Reduce the Bill.

A man who had just set up in the
hardware bus ness and who had been
clerk where the eccentric MILL onaire
Stephen Girard, had been in the habit,
of trading. applied to him for share
of his patronage. Girard bought Of
him, but when the bill was sent in he
found fault and marked down the
prices
Cast of nails" he growled. (which
1 was offered for SO and so. You have
charged so and SC. and you must take.
it off,
Il cannot do it." said the young
merchant.
'.But you must do IT," roared Gil
rard.
II cannot and will not. was the f.
nal reply.
Girard bolted out apparently in q
rage, but soon after sent check for
the whole bill. The young man began
to relent and say to himself: "Per-
haps he was offered them at that price,
but it is over now, l am sorry
did not reduce the bill and get
it out on something else. His trade
would have been worth good deal to
me-"
By and by Girard came again and
gave him another order. The young
man was very courteous and said he
was almost sorry he did not reduce the
former bill.
'.Reduce q billp' exclaimed Girsrd,
chad you done in I would never trade
with you again. merely meant to
see If you had cheated me. "-DetroI
Free Press
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-02-04
A Revolutionary Hero.

One of the heroes of the Revolution
whose deeds are not recorded in history
was William Gof. of Gray. Me. When
news came of the battle OF Lexington
he was chopping wood, with his gun
conveniently near him. ready for any
stray game that might appear. He at
once dropped his axe. picked up his
gun, stopped, at his home minute to
bid his wife goodbye. went to a neigh
bor' and borrowed some bullet moids,
run what lead lie had into bullets, and
walked to Cambridge. getting there
just In season for the battle of Bunker
HILL When asked after the battle in
what company he was enrolled he
promptly replied. ''Will am Golf' g."
He continued TO serve bis country I'M
til l777. when he fell at the battle of
Germantown. -Le,ciston( Ne. } Journal.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-02-04
YELLER FEVER.

Johann MOST. You are right in
supposing that it is spelled Dap, and
not sop e, but wrong in thinking it is
an entirely new substance. 2. 1t is
usually applied III combination with
water, aid its careful use is pronounced
by medical authorities not necessarily
fatal.
Kalakaua, Honolulu. Bromide of
potassium every two hours. If the
rose-colored mice and ultramarine
spiders continue to infest the place,
consult the Court physician. The
symptoms you describe are not those of
Of malaria. 2. Certainly you have a
right to boss Kapiolani and your royal
mother-in-law. A king full always
wins against two queens.
John l.. S., London.-1. He was
undoubtedly wrong to say you are not
a gentleman. Your career, yotr pro-
fessioh, your language upon that and
other similar occasions, and your con-
duet In private and public life speak for
themselves. 2. No, it is not absolutely
essential to your self-respect that Her
Majesty should call before inviting you
to formal dinner. 8. You are wrong
to resent the Princes apparent
familiarity on shor acquaintance. He
means well. 4. No, do not call him
"al," "Bertie" or Ned" except in
private. your Ryeness" is much
more becoming on ate occasions.
Drum Major, West Point. The
Improvement you mention will, 20
doubt. be successful, but the triple back
somersault should be made while the
baton is still in the air, and not after
the two handsprings you propose max
ing while saluting the commanding
officer. 2. Yes, anickel plated seat in
the trousers would be brilliant addi-
lion to the uniform while making these
evolutions. 8. 10 carry the baton be-
hind the right ear like pen, revolve
it and shift it from ear to ear without
touching it with your hands, would in
deed be an innovation of which the
Point might be proud. 4. No, drum
major is not liable to pneumonia because
often exposed to cold weather in his
bear skin.
Young Magician, Hoboken.-You
are right; parlor magic is one of the
nOSC amusing enleTtdlnueHIS WHICH,
can be given during the holidays. The
following tricks may be easily learned
by any bright boy, and will serve to
enliven and instruct the household,
No costly apparatus is required, and
the necessaries for these experiments
may be found in nearly every home:
No. THE Battling Baby.-This
simple and amusing trick never fails to
be effective. Procure fine silk thread
and during the temporary absence of
the nurse tie it tightly around baby's
leg in one of the creases caused by the
fat; then cut the ends close to the knot
and it will be invisible. After a few
moments you will notice various emo
tions stealing into the household, and
the excitement may last all night.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-02-04
The Strength Of Gibraltar

French and Spanish troops, 10000
in number, for four long years, from
June 1879, till February, 1888, be-
lcagured the fortress of Gibraltar, then
held by Gen. Eliot, with a garrison of
1000 men. The enemy erected bat
teries right across the sandy isthmus,
while in the bay they had forty-seven
ships of the line and ten gathering
ships" besides countless lesser craft.
One night the rock narrowly escaped
being taken by surprise. A goatherd
having undertaken to guide the Span
iards by path then unknown to the
English, 500 troops followed him one
dark night, and crept silently to hol-
low called the Silletta, or little chair,
and thence to the signal station, where
they slew the guard. There they
awaited re-enforcements from below;
these, however, were delayed, and the
garrison meanwhile were aroused, and,
sallyihg forth, drove back the invaders.
The Silleta was Immediately filled
up and the path utterly destroyed and
made inaccessible, and the siege wore
On through weary months. At last
furious general attack was met by an
incessant fire of red-hot balls on the
enemy's fleet Give thousand were
thrown in one day., till at length the
battering ships took fire, as, owing to
the thickness OF their tinbers, the red
hot balls sank deep INTO the wood and
could not be dislodged. The scene
that ensued III the darkness of that
terrible night must have been awful
indeed; and SO fearful were the groans
and shrieks of the wounded and dying
that brave Englishmen forbore to let
their foes perish in the flames, and
ventured to their rescue, the marine
brigade being foremost in this work of
mercy, which added fresh laurels to
their victory. 1t was said that in this
engagement the Spaniards lost three
thousand men, while the garrison had
only sixteen killed, and the damage
done to the fortress was repaired in a
few hours. A few days later formid-
able English fleet came to the relief of
the town, the siege was raised, and
Britain once more left in undisputed
possession of the stronghold, which, in
the days OF Queen Anne, she had ac-
quired as sort of luckpenny, while
fighting on behalf of the Archduke
Charles, in whose name it had been
seized by Sir George Rookie, July "a,
1904, who surprised it when garrisoned
by only eighty men. Or course. our
holding Gibraltar is an arrangement
about as pleasant for Spain as it would
be to England to see a French garrison
in full possession of Dover castle and
fortifying impregnable galleries in
Shakspeare's cliff, beneath the protec-
ton of which all manner of smugglers
might find safety. whereas any rash
revenue cutter venturing within range
would be forthwith fired at and prob
ably sunk. No wonder that Spain
would fain reclaim this heaven-built
huluorL Of hor oborao - RoIorna,;1
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-02-04

As an incentive to the requirement of
thorough knowledge of United States
history, we shall from time to time
give few test questions, in the hope
that our young readers will give them
careful consideration
/. When was the "Know-Nothing"
party organized, and what was its OBJ
ectp
2. What is the bred Scott decision,
and who delivered it ?
8. Name the treaties celebrated in
our history.
4. What has given rise to the fisheries
dispute between this country and Great
Britain
5. What distinguished generals have
been unsuccessful candidates for the
presidency
6. What are state rights and when
was this doctrine first promulgated ?
z. Give an account of the principal
parties which have arisen since the con-
gtitut;onal convention of 1887.
s. What is prote tive tariff
9. What is meant by the alien and
sedition Laws ?
10. In what year did the United
States purchase Alaska, and what price
was paid?
IL. How many amendments have
been made to the constitution
II. What president vetoed the meas
ures of the party which elected him to
office?
IS. What presidents were not elected
to that Office by the people?
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-02-04
HOUSEHOLD HiNTa

Fried eggs-To fry eggs tender. puA
one spoonful Of meat drippings in the
pan, break and drop in the eggs, salt
and cover close with lid until they
get white on top.
Bo led icing-Three cups Of white
granulated sugar, one cup OF water,
boil to clear syrup. beat the whites
of four eggs to stiff froth. pour into
the hot syrup, stir frequently while
cooling. The cake should be cold be-
fore icing.
Sage pudding-Boil five tablespoon
fuls of sage. we'll picked and washed.
in one quart of milk ill quite SOFT with
o stick of cnnamon; stir in one teacup
Of butter and two OF white sugar;
when cold add six eggs we'll beaten and
nutmeg to taste. NIX all well tOgeth-
er and bake in butter dish three
quarters of an hour.
Cream cake-One cup OF butter. two
cups of sugar whites Of two eggs,
three and half cups of flour. one cup
of sweet milk, one teaspoonful OF
soda, one teaspoonful of cream Of tar
tar. For the cream: One pint of sweet
milk. sweetened to taste, yolks of three
sggs, thicken with flour 10 the consist
ENJOY of custard, flavor with lemon.
This amount makes two good-s'zed
cakes.
Chocolate custard-One- fourth Of .
cake of chocolate. one pint of boiling
water, six eggs. one quart of milk, one
half cup of white sugar, two teaspoons
Of vanilla Dissolve the chocolate in q
very little milk, stir into the boiling
water and boil three minutes. When
nearly cold add the beaten eggs, stir
into Che milk, flavor and pour in cups;
set In boiling water and bake.
Oyster croquettes-Scaid and chop
fine the hard part OF the oysters (leav-
ing the other part and liquor for soup),
add an equal weight of mashed pota-
toes; to one pound OF this add lump
Of butter the size of an egg. q teaspoon
of salt, half teaspoon OF pepper and
quarter of teacup Of cream. Make In
small cakes. dip in egg and then in
bread crumbs, and fry like doughnuts.
Baked omelet-Take six eggs, three
sven spoonfuls -four. little salt and
beat them we'll together-the more it
is beaten the lighter 1t will be-then
add one pint of hot milk and keep on
beating. Have a hot dish with some
melted butter the size OF an egg, and
put into oven. Bake twenty minutes.
and eat 1t when it comes from the oven,
for 1t will fall soon. This is very nice
for breakfast.
Woodford pudding-Three eggs, one
teacup sugar, one-half teacup butter.
one-half teacup flour, one teaoup jam or
preserves, scant teaspoon soda dis
solved in three teaspoons sour IN TX,
mix we'll and bake slowly. Sauce: One
egg. one large cup sugar. one small
cup butter, mix well and put on stove
and stir until melted, add teaspoon
wine, brandy or whisky and pour on
Immediately.
Bread pudding-One quart Of graf
ed breadcrumbs. one quart milk. yolks
of four eggs, well beaten, butter size OF
m egg, one cup of sugar, two teaspoons
baking powder, and two teaspoons ex.
tract OF lemons; mix all we'll together
and bake; beat the whites b. the eggs
with cup of powdered sugar. flavor
with one teaspoonful extract Of lemon
or orange, cover the pudding with 1t
and bake until Drowned little.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-02-04
Calling the Cows.
Granny, rocking In her chair,
Knits SO quietly;

Granny, rocking In her chair,
Knits SO quietly;
Rosy little Jenny there
The table spreads for tea
Ger the orchard, crimson clouds
Tint the apple boughs;
'Jenny, DEAR" her granny says,
"Time to call the cows.
Tea can wait; tits growing late;
Jenny, call the cowsl'
Jenny's shapely sunbrowned hand
Shades her sunny eyes;
Long she CAGES DER the land
Rich with sunsets dyes.
'Why so early, granny, dear1o
Granny knits her brows
And her stocking, as she says:
"Time to call the cowsl
Tea can wait; tits growing late;
Jenny, call the cowsp'
Jenny sees, mid twilights glow,
Some one down the lane;
Then she's such haste to go
That granny signs again.
''Bless the grill her bonnet's here;
She startfes all the house;
Don't need any urging, now,
To go and call the cowsi
Tea must walt, although tits late,
While she calls the cows!"
'sCo' boss Co boss 70 toward the gate
Granny looks and sees
Two that very foncly wait;
Her mind grows I'll at ease.
Quick she lays her Hitting down,
For there, beneath the boughs,
Lips meet Jenny's blushing cheeks,
While calling home the cowsl
Then granny she smiles quietly;
II used to call the cowsP'
George Cooper, in Democrats Mon.hl,
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-02-04
THE FouNT OF KNOWLEDGE.

Royal Names for Poultry-Houses at Ere
mont, O..---Gwo Socid Fowls---A
New Kind OF Flush ---Amuse-
men for Winter .5venin ys--
Soap and johann Most
An Upside-Down Kind
of Fish.
Henry Guy Carleton, Ia the New
York World, furnishes the following
items of useful inf -rmation, the valne
of which is greatly enhanced by the
illustrations by our special artist:
r. b. H., Fremont, OIL. Yes, it is
safe for US to say that game chickens
were probably known in the days of
Faro. 2. The comb should be cut be.
fore the rooster cuts his teeth, and the
wattles trimmed at the same time, but
waffle You do with them? 8. Certainly.
it is pretty idea to call your poultry
houses after the kings Of England, viz
Hennery the First, Hennery the Second
&c. No; too much lemon is not
advisable. The best proportions are
half water, half rye, one lump of sugar
and just a wee bit of lemon.
Young Southern Father; Jackson
vile, Fla. No, the slight bob-tailed
flush you observe on the face of your
baby, and the fact that he cries most of
the time, do not necessarily indicate
the presence of yeller ever.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-02-04

AMONG the jubilee presents to the
pope is one from Monsignor Lecot,
bishop of Dion. 1t is picture by
Caracel of the "Ecce Homo" which
was stolen from the vatican by a French
soldier at the time of the departure of
Plus VII. 1t passed through various
hands in France, and finally came into
the possession Of priest in Burgundy.
Upon the representations of Monsignor
Lecot the picture was given up. to be
consigned to the pope on the occasion
of bis jubilee.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-02-04
Are stones Alive?

E. D. Walker, in the Christmas num-
Der of that treasure trove, Wide Awake,
answers the question as follows:
We generally think of minerals as
dead Jumps of inactive matter. But
they may be said to be alive, creatures
Of vital pulsations, and separated into
individuals as distinct as the pines in q
forest or the tigers in a Jungle. The
dispositions of crystals are as diverse as
those of animals. They throb with I'M
seen currents of energy. They grow in
size as long as they have opportunity.
They can be killed, too, though not so
easily as an oak or a dog. A strong
electric shock discharged through crys.
tai will decompose it, very rapidly if it
is of soft structure, causing the particles
to gradually disintegrate in the reverse
order from its growth, until tho poor
thing lies in dead shapeless ruin.
: 1t is true the crystals life is unlike
that of higher creatures. But the differ
ence between vegetable and animal life
is no greater than that between mineral
and vegetable life. Lin@us, the great
Swedish naturalist, defined the three
kingdoms by saying; "Stones grow !;
plants grow and feel; animals grow and
feel and move"