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The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-07-07
Diptheria From Poultry.

In the Buitetia Med cal of January
%, 1888. DR.. Paulinis publishes an in
tcrest:ng report of an epidemic of d p
iberia, occurring In one of the Grecian
isles. which lends considerable weight
to the arguments in support of this
theory. The ep demic began in the
summer of 1884. III 5kiatos. small
island Having a population of about
four thousand souls. For over thirty
years no case of diptheria had been
seen on the island. according TO the
lest mony of DR.. Bid, who had prac-
ticed there during that time. In the
early part Of June DR.. Paulinis was
called TO see child aged twelve, years.
suffering from sore throat and found
her tonsils and pharynx covered with
false membrane. This child died. and
seven other cases occurred in the i'm
mediate neighborhood. five OF them ter
minating fatally. The epidemic soon
spread through the entire community,
over one hundred being attacked. and
thirty-sx dying during five months.
An examination was made to dis
cover, if possible. the source of the
disease. and it was found that flock
of turkeys had been rece we'd some
ihrco weeks before from Salon: ca.
Two of the turkeys were sick on Their
arrival. and each one of the others
was attacked in succession. DIR.
Paulin found two of them still sick.
and inspection showed patches of
pseudo membrane on the mucous
membrane of the vault of the palate
and of the pharynx. On detaching
strips of the emulation by the for
cops. the mucous membrane beneath
was seen to bleed slightly. The
glands of the neck were swollen. and
in one of the fowls the diphtheritc
process had extended to tho larynk,
as was shown by the hoarseness of the
cry and evident dyspn@. One of the
turkeys. which hal recovered from
ducSIIOu IEOIu
ysis of the logs, being unable to walk
The garden where the turkeys were
was at the northern extremity of the
town, and the first children attacked
were in the immediate neighborhood.
There had been no immediate contact
between the fowls and the children.
nor between the first child attacked
and the Others, but there was north
wind blowing the greater part of the
time and the author believed that it
was in this way that the d sease was
spread. He concluded. from this ex.
periencc, that the diphtheria of the
ordinary barn yard fowls was similar
its course and symptoms to the
disease occurring in man. and that it
could be carried from the one to the
other. sometimes through the medium
of the air.-Medical Record.
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POlite1v PI1t Ont

When Sir. S. W. Baker was travel
ing in Central Africa some of the ma
tive chiefs paid him a visit and one of
them received a lesson in good man.
ners, which might sometimes be re-
peated to advantage in more civilized
countries.
As they were sitting before me, Ko-
kara lighted huge pipe and began
smoking. This was great breach oil
etiquette, as smoking is strictly forbid
den in the presence of Kabba Rega.
My old Cairo dragoman, Mohammed.
who was now thoroughly installed as
one of the expedition. was well up in
the customs of the country. and quiet
ly resented the insult of the pipe.
He gently approached with bottle
Of water which he poured politely into
the bowl, as though he were confer
ring a great favor; at the same time
explaining that in my presence every
one smoked water instead of tobacco
The hint was Immediately taken. and
the huge pipe, thus summarily extin-
guished. was handed to a slave in at
tendance.
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laid that they were in favor of printing ny

laid that they were in favor of printing ny
remarks with 4 rubber stamp:
The Clover Club is one Of the fsost enioya-
Die and unconventional in the world. S6nfc
IF the Most eminent men Of America and
Europe have mad5 gestures n these annual
dinners.
They have in the possession Of the club
SILVER gridiron costing over $500, believe,
and a loving-cup which passes from ono to
another early in the evening, and DC the
lower end of a mans face disappears m
ibis cup, and while he is standing up; his
isBte is called This is the Introduction to
the members and the guests:
Many Of the greatest and wisest Of ouf
public men have quenched their thirst in
this loving-cup.
1t is an excellent place for the formation
Of pleasant friendships and the acquisition
IF knowledge, It is also the only place l
know Of in America where kindergarten
orators, armed with keen apprs6sation Of
themselves and stentorian voice, obtain
calm and unprejudiced estimate Of their
abilities
There can be no more comfortable sensa:
ton, fancy; than to be guest at 6ns 81
these annual dinners, with the personal
tecognizance OF tie president in your pork-
ct binding himself not to call cpoa. you for
q speech and certifying that you have pre-
viously had fair and impartial trial on the
charge that you were good after-dinnsr
speaker and that you have proved an alba.
BILL. MA
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REED, OF MAINE. over his lines He bowed
when good things were said about him and
was just in the act Of arising I'd respond
when the President began to talk about
Supreme Justice Clark in the same endear-
ing terms and coquettish style, while Mr..
MAckaye returned to his meal.
I eajoyed it very much, for was down at
the foot Of the table having fun with DR..
Bedloe, and knew that at this rate, with q
hundred guests to be gently scared half to
death In that way, would not be reached
before Friday, and thought that could
get away before that time. 1t was at this
Supreme moment, when saturated with q
soothing sense of security and congratu-
lating myself on the wonderful way in which
Mr.. Maltby's dress-suit fitted me, that the
president Of the club, observing that had
my mouth full Of ice which did not knew
what to do with, introduced me to the brill
liant assemblage.
Ifelt embarrassed and was about to say
50, believe, when Ex-Governor Bum, who
was appointed and received the portfolio as
Governor of Idaho solely by reason Of his
great powers as a conversationalist, said
something to me which did not bear upon
what was about to say myself.
While I was thinking OF a bon mot which
would wipe Governor Bum from the face
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WASHINeToN LETTER.


f1is stptems. ,Ssur. Of the United States
Lamar in His NSfe Robes Of 6n1co-1hs
Judges On and OF tho DencR.
Especial Correspondence.1
Mr.. Lamar's seat on the Supreme bench
Is at the extreme right, or south end, ON the
ladies' sid 3 Of the Court chamber. When.
ever vacancy occurs on the Supreme
bench, either from death or lStiremehts al
the younger judges change their seats
For instance, before Judge Woods desth
the court sat In the following order: Mr..
Chief-Justice Waite in the center of the
bench; on his right hand Mr.: Justice Miller (;
on his left Mr.. Justice Field; on the right OF
Justice Miller; Mr.: Justice Bradley; on $he
left of Justice Field, Hr; Justice Harlan; on
the right of Justice Bradley, Mr. Justice
Woods; on the left Of Justice Harlan, Mr..
Justice Matthew'S; on the right Of Justice
Woods, Mr.. Justice Gray; on the left Of
Justics Matthews, Mr.. Justice Blatchford,
with the death Of Jadee Woods every judge
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Stewart declared that cigarettes arc
destroying more youth than any other
one thing that is affecting the prosper
fly OF the country
Il is d fact that The cigarette habi:
has been added I'd The causes of death
among Amer can youth. Tho news
papers each week chronicle Instances,
and it NAV readily be understood that
the vast majority of the cases never
get into the papers. They are chroni-
cled under the head of "heart trouble, :"
nervous disease" OF something sm-
liar. rather than AS The result Of over
indulgence in cigarette Smoking. Not
long ago the estimate of n humber OF
New York phys clans was published
that there were in that city at least
5000 cases of impaired health, chiefly
among boys and Young men. rs the
result OF the cigarette hab t. In Chi
cago the habit became SO general
among schoolboys and girls as well,
that the teachers pettioned for a stale
law against the sale. which the legisla-
ture passed.
II NAV be asked, why the smoking
Of cigarettes is so particularly harmful
to you, and whether it is any worse
than the smoking Of fdli-sized cigars.
The testimony of those of the medical
profession who have made Study of
the tobacco habit is that it is particu.
larry harmful to ali persons during the
period of growth, stunting their ply
steal development, destroying the tone
of the nervous system. and laying
the foundation of obstinate lung and
throat diseases, dyspepsia, heart Dis
ease, etc., which do not develop until
later in life. The cigarette is worse
than the cigar, because the cheaper
grades are made up of tobacco of the
cheapest quality; old cigar stumps,
loaded with nicotine and the dried
saliva of their former smokers; and
then the whole abominable mess doc
tored with opium or other drugs to
mask the nauseous taste and render
palatable.
Altogether, there seems to be strong
reasons why the law should interfere
and protect the rising generation from
the physical evils which come from the
use of cigarettes. If people wish to
smoke, let them wait until they have
reached maturity, when the harm that
can be done is reduced to d minimum.
The sale of cigarettes has become
something enormous in this country.
There are 1000. OOO,OOO made every
year at home, and SO. 600. 900 more i'm.
ported. which gives an average of SO
year to every male person in the coun-
try. Several states have alread,
passed laws forbidd ng the sale or
furnishing Of tobacco in any form to
miners under Is years of age under
heavy penalty, including Ohio; and the
general public should be aroused to
the extent of the evil in order that the
law may be properly enforced. edo
BLnde
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A Girls Scrap-Book.

The scrap-book kept by tho average
young lady is unique and peculiar, own.
ing no fellowship with any other known
product of nature or art The tourist
was allowed to astonsh himself with
one the other day.
In the centre of The first broad paga
was glued pressed violet. which
doubtless had sentimental history,
for the fair owner quickly turned tho
leaf, coming upon tcarfu! love-story
sc:ssored from an old newspaper, at
the end Of which was pasted. like a
colored tail-piece In medieval book.
a picture of sleeping cupid cut from
u chrome advertising some patented
thing or other.
Following after, in tumble as dis
tracing to the senses as Il pied news
paper form strolling rapidly down
stairs, were pictures out-of-fashion
plates. bits of silks from the wedding
gowns of her girl friends who had mar
ried. bits of ribbon. pretty advertising
cards. several of Ella Wheeler's
Poems of Passion" more sprays Of
pressed flowers, daintily pasted to the
pages; romances OF the story papers.
in which the william always comes to
grief, and stories of real life in daily
papers in which the william trlumphs
Here was formula for a lotion with
VIII ch Ninon d'Enclos used to pre-
serve her beautiful complex on doubt
less laid up for future reference when
the wrinkled harbingers of age appear.
and there ideal pictures PSI che and
Venus, painted by the girl herself On
the last page was tiny envelope. in
which she said "a friend of mine had
written something which she was not
to read until her twentieth birthday
came. on which occasion the envelope
would be unsealed.
An eminent physician is on record
as asserting that an inspection OF
girls scrap. book will either cause or
cure insanity of the suicidal type
Albany Journal.
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holding commission later than his moved
up one seat in this order. This left the
Chief Justice sitting as before in the CEN
ter Of the bench with Justices Miller, Field
Bradley aid Harlan undisturbed. Stanley
Matthews went from the south to the north
side Of the bench and took Judge Woods
seat Justice Gray; who had sat OF the ex-
treme north side Of the bench. went over to
the south side, and will have Judge Lamar
for his neighbor on the left; Justice Blatch-
ford has Judgs aray's old scat at the end
Of the bench, and Judge Lamar has judge
Blatchford's old seat.
Lamar in point Of looks is fully as inter
esting as any man on the bench. His strong
dignified face with the heavy name Of hair
falling about his shoulders; compares well
with the large handsome features OF Judge
Gray, judge HSflaii or Judge Miller: He is
wearing nowadays a magnificent black silk
robe, lent him by Judge Field who had just
received it from London the day Mr.. Lamar
was confirmed BY the Senate. From what
can be learned In q round about private way,
his colleagues Cd the bench received Mr..
Lamar with great cordially. They had
known him personally for many years during
his life in Washington, and had come to re-
spect his ability rs lawyer. Besides all
this,iti the social life of the bench Mr.. Lamar
promises to be most Acceptable acquisi-
ton.
To see them on the bench, these sedate,
heavy-faced, ponderous-loohng men, ono
would hardly suppose they could form lit
tie social club of their own, and In the pri-
yacy Of thsir fobing room unbend with the
hilarity of boys, with the diversion Of story
telling, punning, guying, and with every
sort of wit and humor. 1t is one OF the ira
iitions Of the court that the little brass ket-
tie with which the Judges make their punch
was first carried to the Capitol by john
Marshall, and it Is favorite eonvivialty
for the Judges every noon before goinsy to
the bench to take their toddy made from
this old kettle. No outsider is ever admit
ted to the robing room except the tall, sol
dierly negro man who keeps it in order and
waits upon the Judges. His mouth 10 -
sealed book, and how on earth the outside
world can ever learn the doings Of the
Judges within, is something Of mystery,
unless thetJudges themselves tell the story
Mr. Lamar himself takes congeniauy to
his new life. While he never enjoyed prec-
Aice at tho bar, being too impatient with the
opposition, obstinacy and stupidity OF other
minds with which he had to contend, he
feels at home IS Judge. He has o mind
essentially judicial in its characteristics,
and while he may not be thoroughly versed
In the technicalities Of the law, nor have Of
his tongues end all Of the decisions OF the
eouet Of which he is now Q part, he hA
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assists in the delivery Of these speeches,
adding thoughts Of its own as the orator
proceeds; and also making inquiries re-
gardina the personal characteristics Of the
speaker, which are calculated to divert bis
attention from what he was about to say.
Tho only way to speak successfully at a
Clover Club dinner, believe, is to avoid
sa;ing what you were about to say.
had the pleasure Of holding a eonvsr-
sazioas with the Clover Club on the occasion
Of its sixth annual meeting / had beer led
10 believe that the air Of refinement which
people notice about me wherever / 20
would entitls he to the respect and Kind
consideration of the club. Even should
that fail, however, I thought that no one
could help admiring my unwavering conf
dence N myself, confidence which is all
the more heroic and praiseworthy on nay
part; because II has not Esen shared by the
general public. It is no great honor to in
dorse popular man, but it is certainly
meritorious in any one to show confidence
in one who needs 1t very much.
But the Clover Club is not constructed
with view I'd the building up and FOSTER
ing Of rhetorical Industries It Is built up
on the moral theory that man who speaks
publicly does Sd for the edifcation Of the
audience: This is quaint aid extremely
eccentric idea. Generally 1t is otherwise
Public speakers arise and enjoy them.
selves, while the audience; though largely
in the majority, has to suffer. II the mem
bers Of the Clover Club do not like the
tendencies Of a speech they suggest to the
speaker SOME other line 6f thoughts They
do not do so extensively. They approach
him in courteous way so as to avoid Civ.
ing him pain. Perhaps they sing eleven or
twelve verses in reference to the Derby
Ram, table delioacy of which the club is
passionately fond, or in some other adroit
way they intimate to him that the pleasure
Of the audience should be consulted before
that Of the speaker.
1 did not know that had always before
selfshly reveled in the wonderful cadence
Of my own melodious skowhegan voice; for
getting that the audience had rights.
The President arose and touchingly al
luded to that benign tower of strength to
tho Republican side in Congress, the Hon.
Thomas D. Reed, Of Maine, and Mr. Reed
brushed the crumbs out of his mus tache
with his napkin. wiped an imaginary fly
from his polished intellectual dome-=f say
imaginary fly, for there are no real flies Oh
Mr.. Reed-ate troche and prepared to re-
spond.
Suddenly Mr.. Handy decided to wander q
a rr,h &c v,,s,x ITAA l.,
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sblo, but which ct the same time seemed to
open up an entirely new line Of thought
from what had intended to follow.
Twas about to administer tart rebuke
to Mr.. Jerome when I happened to re-
member his greater age and resolved uat
70 90 30. NY attention was also AT This
time attracted by the sounds Of music. 1t
was q Tyrolean air, and referred to the
Derby Ram, which seems to have Q wild
fascination for the gentlemen Of the club,
and when such voices as those Of Wayne
MacVeagh, General Horace Porter, Colonel
Thomas P. Ochiltree, Colonel McCaull and
Colonel Mcclure jain in the refrain, it
In well worth going to Philadelphia and
sitting up till long after nine o'clock to hear.
So decided not to speak while these
wcll-mcwn vocahsts were engaged in song.
As they were encored, they obliged by
singing maryland, Ny Maryland" with
inhrevisations by tho great impresario,
Mr. Jerome.
Ithen stood on the other leg awhile and
tried to recall what had said, which had
reminded the auditors Of these songs, but I
could net In all my remarks 50 far, al
though had been on my feet twenty min
utee or so, had carefully avoided saying
any thing that would call forth an attack
Of this kind. / had used no language which
would naturally provoke such men a.
Colonel Taylor or Colonel Mcclure to song.
Itaen stood on the other leg, and tried to ex-
press IN my poor, weak way few withered
thoughts, but hated to interrupt other
people who were engaged in conversation
1nicn reminded me OF those delightful little
tets-a-tstes for which the Stock Exchange Is
noted all over the world. So / sat down
after repeating and emphasizing what had
previously said, and which is given above.
Twas on my feet about twenty minutes,
but during that time I can say truthfully
that said nothing which now regret.
People afterwards spoke of my impressive
manner, and said also used rare discre-
ton in avoiding SO many unpleasant feat
ures which are apt to stir up ll-feeling at
such time.
They named whole columns Of things
which had thus cvaded, and every one said
that If had erred at all it was in tho direc-
lion Of conservatism. AL the members Of THO
Gab Nhe szprssssa aaz sp!aRa -aeaak 4
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eRANT's SIMPLICITY AND LICK.
How the Hero Narrowly EsSsped
Selling nis Book f8r ki0;OO0.

selling IIis Book f8r $4,000.
leonard SWEET told an interesting
story the other da~, illustrative of Gen,
Grants traditional good luck. as well
rs his lack OF what is called shrcwness
in commercial dealings When Grant
was engaged in writing his memoirs
the Century company which had been
publishing sofie Of bis war articles
III the Century magazine. offered him
$40. 900 for the manuscript of his book.
Webster. the publisher, also had his
eye on the alert for the forthcoming
work. and one day called on the gener-
al to inquire about it. Grant was seat-
ed at his desk. about To attach his
signature to the Century tompany's
contract which lay before him: 1t had
apparently never occurred I'd hih t5
ask more for his literary production:
Webster intimated that he would like
to make an offer.
'If it would not be impertinent liz
said. II would Ike to inGuife how
inuch the Century company agrees 10
pay youa"
Ten thousand dollars" Gen. Grant
said:
"Yheh 1 wouldn't sign that contract
just vet" said Webster.
"Why noL?'
Because 1 will pay you $50 oOO."
Gen. Grant opened his eyes in amaze:
ment. 1t had not occurred I'd him to
set 50 high talue on bis work; he had
not thought of dickering beyond the
first offer. But he did not sign the
contract.
. Afterward Mark Twain. Webster's
relative and business patthsf. called
and told the general that none of the
publ shers had offered him what his
manuscript was worth Il will give
you 100000 and royalty" he sa d.
So Webster & Co. became Grants
publishers. The firm has grown rich
out of Grants book, and Grants family
has been paid over $500. 600.
And Grants book" said Mr.. SWEET
in conclusion, twill become classic
more valuable than 'Cesar's Common
tar.es.' l consider it the greatest
achievement Of Gen. Grants wonder
full life to have written such a work
with death looking over his shoulders"
-Chicay0 Times.