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The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-06-30

av en- was pushun Nv i'm long up the main
street while the other'n I'D load un shoot
thrum behind i'm.
"Once en- while jacksonville nd brace
hisseh un wouldn't bulge tell Billy Beas-
ley'd prod i'm up with his baynet. Then
he'd light out un walk purity lively right
straight on up towards the Fort, tell the
Bridish could see who hit was I'm wouldn't
fire the cannon at i'm.
But the danger gittun shot wawut o.
circumstance to the tongue-lashun that
than Frainch weemun give jacksonville.
My! but they did tho ut en- lively. They
thess crowded ento the winders un doors
un behine the conders NV houses und
holler un laugh un pint thur finger an sass
i'm tell they'd git plum outen breath, un
hafto stop to git thur second wind.
"When the feller'd brace hisseh I'm stop
they'd be thee-four hunderd weemuni
laughun, un screechun un hollern 'Shas-'
say, Nosh-ahay Maissonville Shassayi
ShassayP
"At last by gum the whole crowd q
Frainch weemun g-yuthered thur apurns-
full dornicks un went to rockun the Teller
when uvver they could tho thout hittun'
airy one q the boys. I'm they KEEP on tell
they knocked i'm down; un then they
hoped aunto i'm un taken piece Nv his
sculp before Clark could git up there un
stop UNI. BY gum they did,
"Clark taken the Teller un put i'm in log
house at they had fur g-yard house, I'm
then after the surrender he let I'M go.
Jacksonville nuvver poked his head ento
the town a Fort Vincent's no more, He
couldn't stan the sass Nv them Frainch
weemun, no way, en- the wurl. Specially
as he'd ben use to paintun the town when
uvver no felt like Ut
HE moved away some-urs. But long as
he stayed roun there, than Frainch weem-
un kept sennun i'm some sassy word uR
ether Last he h'yurn at they'd changed
the name Nv the main street. un called ut
the Grand Shassay du jacksonville, un that
cooked i'm.
s'Theys Masons un Seebolds un Beaseleya
livun all up an down the Wobbasht. Mebby
they haint nothun to do with this history;
un mebby they have.
'Some fellers lows as the Frainch CANT
see no pint to joke, but I've always hilt
'at than Frainch weemun down there at
Vincennes knowed good joke when they
seed ut mighty nigh as well as ar Hoosier
weemun. 81. w. TAYLOR.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-06-30
Strawberry Oranges.

Consumers of oranges have no doubt
noticed that it is an easy matter to pro-
cure any quantity of strawberry
oranges" Years ago a strawberry
orange was as rare as red ear of corn.
but now the dealer has learned that he
can puncture an orange and squirt in a
little coloring matter and have red
orange. 1t is very poor counterfeit
of the natural red orange. 1t is an
nounced from Florida that oranges arc
being grown with pine apple flavor.
The fact probably is that the pineapple
flavor is inserted with syringe. In
that way an orange can be favored
with anything from vanilla to kerosene.
The plain orange is the healthiest and
best, but everything is adulterated now
a days. -Peck's Sun.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-06-30
iE HAD BEEN THERE.
A Chicago Drummer Paraiy zed by n
st. Louis Fish Merchant.

A Chicago Drummer Paraiyze d by a
st. Louis Fish Merchant.
A Chicago drummer balanced his
chin on the edge of the seat in front of
him and tickled a sandy haired passsn-
gers ear with the remark:
you've been in Chicago, of course?"
"Wherep'
Chicago"
An uncertain look came into the
sandy-haired mans eyes.
Let me see," he unused RETROSPECT
lively; "'pears to me I've travelled a
good deal. l know I've heard the name
before. What line of road is it onf''
Lime of road! Why, its the biggest
railroad center on earthp"
Mot bigger'n Crestline, Ohio. is it?"
asked the passenger with an amused
expression. 'Pve seen four trains at
onct at Crestline. waitin' to start of.
Is Chicago a place where the trains
stop for dinnerp"
"Naw." said the Disguised drummer;
Chicago is place where the passsn-
gers stop for dinner"
Of course, that's what meant" ex-
planned the red-headed man gently.
"Fact is" he went on with confidential
frankness, 1--we travelled so much and
been in so many different places in my
life that don't pretend to remember
more than quarter of 'em. What's
the name of the hotel in Chicago?"
There ant any," said the drummer
gloomily.
Then he walked forward TO the filter,
filed his mouth full of water, gargled
his throat wooshed the liquid on the
floor and hung his leg over the corner
of the coal box.
"Who is that evil-eyed, pink haired,
lumpy-legged. prairie-eared microbe at
the other side of the carp" he asked of
the conductor. who was passing through
the train,
DO you mean that gentleman look
ing out of the Window"
"Ya'as."
"He's fish merchant from ST.
Louis"
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-06-30
"BILLY" COOK DEAD

One of Tweed's Lieutenants Closes
His Career--A Very Expensive
Clerk.
BILLY" Cook, who left New York
with $500, 900 at the time of the Tweed
scandle. is dead in Paris, says The
Neso YorS Herald. For years past he
had been an invalid. His sealed will
is in the hands of M. Valois, a Paris
lawyer.
When the Tweed ring came to grief
early in the 70's Cook was clerk in the
department of public works at salary
of 80. 600 a year. but lived at the rated
of at least ten times that amount
and was spoken of as an open-handed
liberal fellow.
His apartments in the upper part of
the city were fitted up with ebony
furniture of the best make and filed
with rare paintings and bric-a-brac.
The tableware was of solid silver and
everything was of the most expensiv i've
kind. But as his bills were promptly
paid by Comptroller Connolly, after
they had been raised 100 per cent or
SO. BILLY" was not called upon 10
practice economy. and entertained
his friends in right royal style.
Cook was very near to Tweed in
these balmy days. but as he never
came to trial the exact amount of his
p lferings was never known. 1t was
said that he had realized at least $780,
000 When the crash came he was in
dicted in company with Peter B.
Sweeny. Andrew S Garvey. William
M. Tweed. and the other members of
the ring. but receiving the ''tip" in
time, fled to England.
just bfore his departure he married
II ballet girl abroad. After remain
ing in England for a time Cook
went 10 Paris, where he had since re-
sided.
Early in 1882 Billy" returned to
this city. but not until the time fixed by
the statute OF limitations had expired.
Soon after his arrival nolle
prosequi was entered in his case, as
in that of Peter B. Sweeny. and he
became once more New Yorker.
His long residence abroad, however.
had untitled him for life in his native
country. and he soon returned to Paris
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-06-30
PERILs OF THE TOILET
Adventures OF n Philadelphia Bell
with slippery Slate-Pencii.

| Adventures OF Philadelphia Belle
with n slippery slate-Pencil
| Pretty little Miss Helen Forster, q
fascinating belle of the Twenty-third
ward, Philadelphia won't wear hel
dresses cut decollete at the social
gatherings of her set for awhile. as she
is obliged through a singular and pain
full. though not serious accident te
wear just now linen cloths spread with
cold cream on her fair back and
shoulders.
Miss Helen was in the midst of he,
toilet on a recent evening. preparatory
to making herself particularly attrac.
tive to expected company. She was
engaged in the feminine occupation OF
enhancing her charms by curling into
tiny ringlets the locks of blonde hail
that nature had placed on the nape OF
her neck.
To do this nicely she used-as they
say thousands of other girls do, but
may stop doing so after they hear OF
the accident that befell Miss Helena
long. ordinary slate-pencil. heated in
the gas flame to such a degree that
it almost singed her golden locks as
she wrapped them around it.
At the very moment of performing
this. to her. necessary function in her
toilet Miss Helen was only slightly
clad. She had got along in salts
factory manner with one bunch OF
stray locks and was proceeding in the
frizzlng process when. horrible to re-
late. the red-hot pencil slipped from
her fingers down her back! 1t had
gone into the opening between her
single garment and her lily-white skin.
She screamed cry of pain and utter
ed calls for help that would have
alarmed the neighbour God. if the win
dows had been raised, TOR the hot
''frizzer" was frizzling her back into
blisters.
She twisted and squirmed in the
hope that the hot pencil would find its
way to the floor. but it was stayed IN
its course and made her flesh CULVER as
it burned.
Her pitful screams reached the ears
of her parents. and her father was the
first to burst into here boudoir. 1t
frightened him to see the agony his
Helen was in and puzzled him. too.
His first thought was. .It's a burg.
lar" for Miss Helen was leaning hard
against the closet door, pressing back
upon it with all her might.
us it thief. Helenp"
"No! no! Oh! obi Run and fetch
mother!'
By the time "father" had returned
with "mother," who had tainted dead
away when she heard her Helen's
yells. the pencil had cooled off con-
siderably. Explanations were in
order. and upon close examination 1t was
found that Miss Helen's fair back had
been scared into rows of red, ugly-look-
ing bllsters from her shoulders to her
waist, as though she had been grid.
ironed, by the red-hot frizzing pencil
as it rolled down her back.
Poor Miss Helen suffered intense
pain till her back was smeared with a
cooling ointment and covered with lint.
she was obliged to excuse herself just
this once to her caller and pass that
evening alone. registering a solemn
VOW never again to 'friz" with red.
hot slate pencil
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-06-30
An Unknown Knight.

They came slowly along Lafayette
place, New York-a tired, bony horse.
drawing a wagon with an old body
with the paint worn of, the wagon
filled with kindling wood. On the
wagon seat sat a boy about Is years
old. He had no overcoat, a felt hat
with the brim more bent and dented
than the most extremely fashionable
hat you ever say. The old. tired horse
drew up close to the curb, and seemed
to be glad of the opportunity to rest
The boy on the wagon seat jumped
down and soon was shoveling the
wood into barrel, which he delivered
in a neighboring basement. He pres
emily returned with his empty barrel,
whistling. As he threw his barrel
into the wagon lady started to cross
the street over the snow. but when she
reached the middle of the street she
found broad. deep puddle of soft
slush. She stood perfectly still and APP
parently very much puzzled. The boy
took in the situation at a glance; he
ran to the back of the wagon. got his
shovel, and, with bright smile to the
lady, began shoveling the slush up on
to the now-bank. He made clean
path to the stones. and then, with out
giving the lady an opportunity to say
n WORD cnropn IN n tba uoof of hi
wagon. threw the shovel into the bot
tom of the wagon, gathered up his reins.
and, with CHEEKY Get up!' drove
way. Now. did not that act
prove that boy gentleman
The picture of Sir Walter
Raleigh spreading his mantle at the
feet of Queen Elizabeth came into mind,
but at once the thought came. "Whv.
this boy is greater knight than Sir
Walter Raleigh, for he knew that it
was the Queen at whose feet he laid
the elegant cloak, but this boy did not
have the faintest idea who the lady
was that he served so nobly. and did
not permit her even the opportunity of
thanking him. but acted throughout
as If there was nothing else to be
done" He had only his muscle to
help a lady, and he laid it at her SER
vice. 1t takes moro than handsome
clothes. pair of kid gloves and fash
ionable hat to make gentleman.
Christian Union.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-06-30
A Thirsty Rat.

A Boston policeman, hearing that a
vacant house had been entered by
thieves, went TO investigate. A WIN
dow was found open and also one OF
the doors. but nothing appeared to be
missing. While looking around the
house noise as of water escaping was
heard. and. upon going into the kitch-
EN-, water-pipe was found to be leak
ing. and the innocent cause. in the
shape Of large white rat, was found
near BY. The rat, which was quite
tame. had evidently been left behind
by the last occupants of the house, and
being thirsty, was knowing enough to
gnaw the hole found in the water-pipe.
He was taken to the station-house.
where BIC was fed and made more Com
Portable.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-06-30

IT may seem strange to those who
never visited the United States Senate
that two members of that body should
be able to speak at the same time for
any extended period. On Wednesday.
however, Senator Brown, of Georgia,
and Senator Reagan. of Texas. arose
together to address their colleagues.
Senator Brown. as is his custom, pro-
ceeded to read his remarks, while
Reagan began his speech on the i'm
promptu plan. Without noticing one
another. the two statesmen continued
to deliver kind Of oratorical duet
for some minutes. The Galleries
laughed. and finally the presiding
officer silenced one OF the speakers.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-06-30
A TYPICAL HEREFORD.

So, did time and space permit, would
like to say something about the fine show
of hogs and sheep, but must pass them
with the mention that the different breeds
were fully represented, and by as fine spec
linens as the most critical livestock fam
cier could demand. noticed, too, with
pleasure, that among the most interested
and certainly appreciative visitors at the
show, were the ladies and children; the
former were, however, the most timid but,
bless you, Almighty short acquaintance gen.
orally establishes an intimacy between .
kindly-disposed fat animal and the aver
age child. Haven't you noticed this beforea
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-06-30
A Sample OF British Justice.

A respectable. industrious married
woman named Northwood, living at
Ampthill. who has four children. one
in arms, was charged with damaging
trees that grew in her cottage garden.
the damage being estimated at IS. The
husband was out of work. and there be-.
ing no fuel, the poor woman broke of
branches to make fire for her SILVER
ing children. The woman was senten-
ced to pay q fine of 25s and los cost or
to undergo months imprisonment.
She was in Bedford Jail for several
days, and in the meantime her children
collected the money to pay her fine
Leeds Nercuyu.
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HOW TO JUDGE WHISKY.

1t Is Not By the Taste, But BY the
Smell that Experts Are Guided.
"pll bet I can tell doctored whisky
from the straight stuff every time. "
said modest Chicago drummer. whose
face seemed to bear out his assertion.
How do you tell?" asked one of the
group to whom the remark was ad
dressed.
'Why. by the taste of the liquor"
81 guess you don't know what you
are talking about" responded an agent
for wholesale liquor house. cts the
smell that tells YOU"
It is hardly necessary to repeat the
argument that followed. which led to
an interesting test with some rather
surprising results.
The party embraced saloon keeper.
two travelling agents for liquor houses,
weli-kuown l'veryman and a doctor.
Each was in turn blindfolded and re-
quired to hold his nose tightly. Then
he was given finger of a half-dozen
kinds of liquor. including rye, bour-
bon. gin. rum. brandy. and was asked
10 name them The result of the test
was simply ridiculous. Gin was pro.
nounced whisky and whisky gin, brandy
and rum were mistaken for each other,
and only two could tell water. The
test went even further. A slice of raw
onion was given each, and they were
asked what it was. and only one could
answer correctly. OF course, each. was
asked conscienciously TO hold his nose
tightly and give his verdict before he
let 90. 1t is unnecessary to add that
the Chicago drummer learned some
thing, and that the whisky mans claim
that it is the smell and not the taste
that aids in the detection of liquor was
made good.-St. Paul Globe.
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enough mixers to make desirable stock
for the general farmer to raise.
Next come the Polled Angus or Aberdeen
or Galloway cattle; they are all hornless
good "beefers," fair mixers, hardy, and
for those who admire them, profitable
breed to own. A splendid type Of the
Polled Angus is herein illustrated, prize
winner not only at Chicago, but at Other
shows as well.
In the two breeds Of horses, types OF
which are shown, may be found a subject
in which nearly every body is Interested.
The Cleveland bays for roadsters, indeed as
general purpose horse, are conceded to
stand in the front among competitive
breeds: while for draft horses, the Per
cherons are known and admired all over the
globe
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-06-30
younru.. an climb e6so IN. lsn soon 4

younguss an climb ento the lsR soon e
they h-yurn at he was en- town.
1.-THE Bridish soldiersadast to do any
theng with i'm. I'm uvverbody gut TO
thenkun hit nd take good-sizcd army to
take the Teller.
s!Well, sir, when Clark gut ento the town
un was bangun away at the. block-houses;
un Hamiltonas fellers was a cuttun loose at
ham, un thess o makun uvyer theng bile
tell nobody dast to put his foot en- the big
road-at led right up to the gate Nv the
Fort, un the ole men un weemen un chillern
was peepun outun cracks between the
chinkun; un the bullets was a-zippun un q
zizzun uvver which away-all Nv sudden
some the weemun avn the out-sk-yuEts
Nv the town raised the screech.
Then more NV un screeched; un the
winders few open un the doors was full o
weemun hollern un laughun an wsvun
hankerchers I'm thess about tickled to
death, apeerntly.
They made SIGH . rackut at Clark Cd
derd his men to seesh firun, un went to seq
whut hit was. I'm by gum, sir, hit was
couple eighteeu-yur ole boys-Pap's
youngess brother un another Teller by the
name Nv Teabold. /
They'd cotch jacksonville eatin his din
ner. I'm had his hans tied behine i'm; un one
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-06-30
" wei tuC
~

glance at the types Of breeds illustrated
in this article will give faint idea of the
extent and character of the exhibit this
year, especially when it is remembered
that there were hundreds of other animals
equally fine in every breed and class.
Between the Short Horns and Herefords
there is always a spirited contest for the
coveted ribbons, and general sweepstako
prizes are, as rule, pretty equally divided.
OF course you can't talk Hereford to q
Short Horn man, and vice Versa to Here
ford breeder; but one thing is GER
tain, both breeds are excellent cat
tie and any fair-minded stock man gen.
orally finds it hard to give reason why he
prefers one to the other. Both are dis.
tinctively beef breeds; and vet are good
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-06-30
CAPT WILLIAM ii. BARCLAY. n per

CAPT WILLIAM H. BARCLAY, a pen.
sion agent residing in Pittsburgh. Pa.
has just drawn S75, 600 in a lottery. A
while ago he purchased two half-tickets
at IS each. Thursday be was notified
that ticket No. 1865 had drawn the
capital prize of 15O 600. As this is the
number of one of his half-tlckets he is
entitled to $4,000. The other half
ticket bearing the same number is held
by five Philadelphia mechanics. A
short time ago Capt Barclay won a
81. 900 prize. He has spent about 5000
in the purchase of lottery tickets. Any
body who is inclined to tempt fate.
however. after reading this item should
remember that most of people who buy
lottery tickets draw blanks.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-06-30

A GEORGIA paper amuses readers by
a story about the domestic fowls of the
owl family. 1t says that in the early
spring the old hen owl lays an egg and
Immediately sets on it till 1t is Matched,
and then hovers the little fellow till 1t
becomes full fledged. When this
is done she lays another egg, and the
young owlet assumes the maternal re-
sponsibility to hatch out that egg and
rear the young owl. BY that time the
owlet number one is able to fly away,
and number two takes his place, and
matches out the next egg. This opera
ton continues as long as the season
lasts.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-06-30

seen and noticed by representative Amer
lean stockmen. But Of still more interest
are the exhibits made by our home
breeders, showing as they do animals
born and bred on American soil, which
take the prizes over their blooded cousins
from across the water.
The benefit which has accrued to the
stock interests of this country, through the
efforts of the men who first imported
bloodcd breeds into America, can hardly be
.~timated. The results are seen in the
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w. A. DANIELS of Bath Steube

w. A. DANIELS of Bath. Steuben
county. N. Y. was in 1868. in charge
of wagon-train on one of the roads in
the historic Wilderness. The forest
was in flames. and Charles w. David
son. boy of seventeen. lay wounded
on the ground, in danger of immedi-
ate death by fire. Against orders and
at the risk of his liberty and perhaps
life, Daniels placed the boy upon q
wagon and carried him to Fredricks-
burg. Davidson Lived to become a
rich man. while Daniels lived almost
in poverty at Bath, making small in /.
come as painter. He always refused
the pecuniary aid offered him by
Davidson. The latter recently died in
Chicago, however, and left fortune
of $3.50, 900 to Daniels.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-06-30

A WRITER in an English paper claims
that the practice of ringing swine is
one of the principal causes of the pro.
duction of disproportionately fat pork.
and that ali indulgence of the animal
in its natural desire for digging and
roofing is ''highly beneficial to the
proper development of the sinews.
which is very essential in the produce
OF lean or streaky meat so much
desired.'
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-06-30
The Leaf of the Pineapple.

1t is the beginning to be said tina.
the leaf of the pineapple plant Ananas-
sa sativa) has a future before it IT
is said now that the leaf is finer and
stronger in fiber than that yielded by
any other plant, and that. in the Philip
pines, where the West Indian
Ananassa has become naturalized. q
beautiful and strong textile fabric is
made from it. known locally as '.pina
cloth. - Court Journal
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A. Lucky Find.

Customer: waiter. / find hair
in the SOUP"
Waiter: '.Yes, sahp / 'specs it be-
longs to Vanderbilt's $40, 900 chef"
Customer: us that so! Bring me a
bit of paper. it's worth preserving. y
Epoch
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-06-30

The National Museum at Washing
ton has been presented with valuable
collection of Indian relics gathered
by j. Isham Allen, of Montana Terri.
tory. Mr.. Allen went to St. Louis in
1S47 with his parents. He became
fascinated with wild Western life and
left his home to visit the Rocky Noun
tains. He spent many years among the
Indians and learned their language.
He was for a long time interpreter at
the Crow Agency, where ho was call
Cd necklace" by the Indians, from
wearing a black silk carvat. He is now
a prosperous merchant at Saltwater.
Mon.
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THE Browning Club of Chicago listen.
cd Tuesday evening to an account by
Mrs. Writ Dexter of an evening she
spent with Robert Browning. She said
that he was very merry, and was fond
of quoting such hymns as "Why Do
We Mourn Departing Friends?" This
is important IL true.