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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-03-11


In abou, fortnight, if the weather is favor
able, the gates of the baseball grounds here
about will be thrown open. With the strength
encd New York and Brooklyn clubs, the multi
tudcs in this ncighborhood who take interest IN
the game ought to be furnished with some first
class baseball. The managers OF the two teams
say that their players will do wonders how
sincere they are can be told better later On. To
all appearances, however, NewYork and
BROOKLYN possess some excellent baseball talent
No satisfactory explanation has been given
as TO why VI,ricn g. Clark should get Aqueduct
contracts when they are the highest bidders
instead of the lowest. Nevertheless, it was
shown yesterday that since Mcssrs. Fish. Ridg-
way and Barnes became members OF the
hqucduct Board only $4,000 out Of 100000
worth of contracts had been awarded to this
fun They could afford 10 let these smaller
plums slip, however. in the expectation of
getting the 81 100000 contract which is now
before the courts But will they get it?
The War Department should see the pro-
piicty of proceeding slowly, if at ALL in the
work of destroying records relating TO the Re-
belion II is proposed to get rid Of about
toms weight of old material. That is an odd
way OF estimating the quantity 10 be destroyed,
and very likely The estimate Of its value is no
more to be relied on Because matters have
been put in print is not always an adequate
reason COR destroying the originals. There
should be no clearing out OF old records unless
they arc passed upon by a commission OF COM
petent experts.
Mr.. Goschen. after abatng last year the pay
mcnts to the sinking fund Tor the reduction OF
the British National debt, offers a compensa-
zion for that backward step in his large scheme
for reducing interest On consOls. He proposes
TO convert the thrccs into securities bearing
2 3-4 per cent for provisional period. at the
expiration OF which further reduction to 2 l2
per cen. will be effected. The project is one
of sweeping character. but the general con-
version OF the debt ought TO be easily managed
with English credit what il is. Fortunate
". perhaps, for rich old ladies in England the
2 81 rate will last only fifteen years. AS a
quarter Of TO- = LIZ per cent is easily reckoned /;
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-03-11
WHY EVERYBODY LIKES RIKEI

WHY EVERYBODY LIKES hlkEho
FAMILY MEDICINES and ToLRT REQUISITES because;
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Thri-ShouId fail 10 do all that IL er
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Fourh-Their propsr atoms without exception. are the
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United states Send TO- thor luustrae1
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mailed free on request
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York
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-03-11
1n0cx TO advertisements.
Rus,,rrse Notices.

A-BOKER's BIrTERs since 1S2S ackI owl
80. "a Ia by FAR and FINEST sainach bIttc's
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Use AyGosruRA BITTERs the genuine only },
cha wordfonowned appetizer and Immigration Have 1t
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-03-11

"Nc fair, wcllconsidcrcd, impartial high-n-
ccnse bill says The Albany Times need fail
because Of any objection which viii be lnterpoSed
10 IL in Governor Ilills hands, II this means any
thing IL means that the Constitution gives the
Legislature the power To pass bill over the GoN-
errors veto. II certainly cannot mean that there
IS any conceivable sort OF high license bill that
Mr.. Hill would sign. Like his party friends in
the Legislature, the rum power can depend upon
him.
John Boyle O'Rrilly should withdraw his recent
prose pecan in honor of Sullivan and revise it.
Il might sound better as u lamcntation.
The death OF Porte Crayonr rcyives delight
FIJI memories In the minds OF many who like to
think themselves still young. How eagerly the
Harper used to be a"Il'rI every month for
tbe sake OF Porte Crayon's' article, and with
what glowing anticipation were its pages cut.
Could anybody put the charm OF Southern life
into words .as he didp Could anybody draw
such massive mammes,' such chubby darkirso
such rolcldng "piclannncs" There was n
deal Of kindly humor in what he wrote, which
no doubt bespoke the man. Ills Northern read.
ers, at least, will be glad to be reminded that
when General Strother had to take his choice
between the Union and his State he stood by tho
Union and rendered 1t gallant service.
Mayor llcwitt's commcndation of our brave fire.
men is deserved lie speaks only of the Forty
second-st fire. but what he says is equally APP
picable to the other large fires that have occurred
recently. Its Fire Department Is one OF the things
Of which York has especial reason TO be proud.
Police Commissioner Bells administration OF his
Department in Brooklyn during the six weeks
since lie took Office has laid him open TO consider
able criticism. much OF which probably Is deserved
Some remarks which lac made OF Friday however
are full OF truth and Of sound sense; and they are
nos applicable 10 the police OF Brooklyn alone
There are u great many policemen lac said.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-03-11

John Boyle O'Rrilly should withdraw his recent
prose pecan in honor of Sullivan and revise it.
H. might sound better as % lamcntation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-03-11

The comical Albany Argus" forgetting thae
c.ovar,or Hill is a man without convictions on
the canal quest ion, is now cndcavorng TO MAKE
the marines believe that the Democratic party ]"
,hc special champion OF canal improvement.
. The .Judgcr must look 20 its laurels
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-03-11

What, John T. Sullivan, proclaimed py "
ON poet the greatest of boXeTs-the man VINO
dcGantly offered to knock out any living H""
in twelve minutes-igtis more than three hourS
with II dcspiscd opponent. and then IL Is 'a'''u
a draw Lower tho flag TO hali-mast ihiS u
the saddcst day since Jumbo died.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-01-28
Where Dickens Got Hi. Genius

In your issue of Tuesday last you re-
fer to statement of an Indian paper re.
garding. the grandmother of Charles
Dickenssb AS there are some inaccura
cies in the story quoted by you,
especially SO far as it refers to the first
Lady Houghton, you may possibly al.
low me to send you the correct version
as ] heard it many years ago from Lady
Houghton herself. Old Mrs. Dickens
was not nurse, but housekeeper al
sCrewe at the time of the first Lord
Crewe, the grandfather of the present
holder of the title, and of his sister. the
first Lady Houghton. Iwell remember
Lady Houghton speaking to nue. with
enthusiasm of Mrs. Dickens wonderful
powers as story teller. 1t was her de-
light as a child to listen to the tales
which the old lady was able to relate
with SO much dramatic force and feeling
and it was with the greatest interest that
later on in life, Lady Houghton recog-
nized in the illustrious author of "David
Copperfeld" the grandson of the favor
lite of her childhood. Old Mrs. Dickens
had one grievance which Lady Hough-
ton still recalled when she told me about
her. 1t was the conduct of her son
John, Charles father, against whose
idleness and general incapacity she was
never tired of inveighing. There have
been many conjectures as to the source
from which Dickens derived his wonder
full gift as story teller, but I believe
that, until the publication of the article
to which you refer, nothing has ever
been printed regarding his grandmother.
It is hardly far fetched fancy to sup
pose he inherited his special gift from
the old housekeeper at Crewe.-[Lon-
don Daily News.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-01-28
Are Children,s Part,e. Going Ont.

Do you know it is really sad verify
that the children's party, with games
and romps, is an obsolete cumula-
ton of youth? That naive and inter
esting event in childhood has COM
pletely gone out. I was talking to
some youngsters on the subject last week
when, to my horror, one of them, age
six, informed me that she sshated
games!" And her brother, who is three
years her senior, boldly declared, .It
was no fun going to girls parties;"-
bit of bad English, by the way, for
which his mamma reproved him, though
the blase sentiment it covered passed
unnoticed. This young gentleman
further remarked that ''Regy" said SO,
too. ''Kegy" is unknown to me, but 1
feel I am in the minority, and those de-
lightful romps of "Hunt the Slipper"
end kiss in the Ring" are terribly
out of date, if he says So" 'sBut what
do you do when you go to your parties?
Iqueried. "Oh, they amt parties" he
said in contemptuous tone. sThey
are balls, aren't they, mamma, and we
dance the cotillions, don't we, mammal"
"Of course, assented mamma, with a
smile in my direction. "Well, you
poor, little, misguided mites of society, !"
I said to myself, ''you will never know
what a Jolly good time you have lost. "
L Boston Herald.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-01-28
The Third Quarter Of Her Grief

A lady tells of receiving card in New
York which looked so untidy that she
asked the servant what he had been
doing with it, as three sides were evil
IDENTIFY freshly cut, and the fourth had a
deep, black border. The man exclaimed
that the lady whose card it was had her
self mutilated it. When the hostess
went down to see her visitor, young
widow, she playfully spoke to her about
the card. 80, yes" cheerfully an
swered the other. 81 cut it in that way
after | got to the house, because when 1
took it out l suddenly remembered that
l had come to tell you I am engaged to
be married, and l thought it would look
too ridiculous, when I came on that
errand, to use a card of mourning for
poor dear Harry. After I cut off three
sides 1 forgot the other" It is con-
iectured she was in the third quarter Of
her grief, soon to be succeeded by full
honeymoon. She was wearing an ex-
pensive mantle of heavy black English
Grape, and said, mournfully: Chow I
wish | had known dear Fred was going
to ask me to marry him before bought
this. l could have saved $45 if [ had
known l was going out of mourning SO
soon. And, you know black Grape is too
costly to throw aside; but then what's
the use of keepingi it, because, of course,
it isn't like black silk or anything in
colors that you can use with other ma.
terials. To put itaway might seem as if
l was expecting to need it again, and
that would be horrid, you know, just as
if | were regular female Blue Beard"
Mrs. Grandy in New York Mail.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-01-28
A Human Gas Factory.

William Jackson, photographer,
living in Fayetteville, about thirty-liye
years old, was preparing to retire one
evening about 10 o'clock. He struck a
common friction match. lit lamp and
then held the lighted match near his
mouth to extinguish it by blowing As
he blew his breath took fire. exactly as
though the match had been applied to
q gas jet. 1t burned with vivid blue
color. The flame curled about his face,
smuggling his mustache. eyelashes and
the hair on his forehead, and burned
his lips. tongue and the interior of his
nostrils. The fame soon burned out.
Mr.. Jackson's wife was the only wit
ness of the affair. The next morning
Mr.. Jackson consulted DR.. T. E.
Quinby, of Fayetteville, who has made
thorough investigation OF the case.
AS the patient is dyspeptic. the
physician arrived at the conclusion that
Mr.. jackson is possessed of stomach
which is veritable gas factory. He is
a total abstainer from all intoxicating
drinks as well as from tobacco. and is
church member. The only liquor he
had been accustomed to take was the
small amount contained in nostrum
prepared for dyspepsia. PHILADELPHIA
Nes0s.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-01-28
The Lady and Her Weeping
Tailor.

Quite recently it happened that lady
who was disappointed in the fit of an
expensive tailormade garment took il
back to the little man who made it,
and rather eloquently berated him for
the errors, which were only too patent,
in the cut. Instead of attempting to
perusade her to the contrary, the un-
happy tailor burst into tears. and
throwing himself down on chair adj.
mitted with many sobs that it was all
wrong. Here was comical situation.
The lady knew not what to say. while
the little Frenchman, whose skill has
been acknowledged in many directions,
cried like worn out woman. He said
with much truth, and not q little pa
thos. that the ladies had become so very
particular he could no longer please
them; that he had made jackets
and dresses and mistakes for them al
ways, but now he could bear no more.
A heart of steel would have been melt
ed at this outburst of nerves." and
this lady. who is full of sympathy. for
got her own. grievance in the effort to
comfort and console him. After an
honr's hard work he became somewhat
composed, and, it is hoped. encouraged
for the future by her friendly and dis
interested advice Boston Herald
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-01-28
Did Not Need a Gun.

A gentleman was eonyersing with AZ
Ihaho minister whom he happened tc
meet on a railroad train.
You have been preaching in the
West for several years. [ understood
you to say, did not?" he inquired.
''Tes. for the last twenty years. re-
piled the minister.
You know" continued the. Eastern
man. chow we sometimes read of min
listers in your country frequently hav-
ing to go into the pulpit with a revolt
yer to use in maintaining order in a
turbulent congregation. Is there any
thing in itp''
''Oh, yes, [ have known ministers to
do it, but consider it entirely uInec-
essary."
THAT was always my idea, too"
''Oh. yes; yes, altogether unneces-
sary." returned the. preacher. Be
sides, it always seemed to me in very
poor taste for minister of the gospel,
preaching peace on earth and good
will towards men. to 60 around tied to
a hip cannon. Yes gun is wholly
uncalled for" continued the good
man, as he took the roll of sermons N
bis left hand and reached down with
his right hand and extracted four-
teen-inch knife from his boot-ley; "yes.
wholly uncalled for; give me this bowie
in my bootleg and good pair of brass
knuckles and hymn-book in my coat
tail pocket and will agree to carry
the gospel to any man that ever. looked
through a collar! The shooting>iron
has had its day as q method of evange-
lization. ~ Chicago Tribune.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-01-28
Utilizing Dynamite.

A new way of utilizing dynamite has
been lately devised by FRENCH military
engineer, M. Bennetond. He uses the
expansive force to drive out, for a brief
period. the water from portions of wet
ground in which foundations are to be
made. The method is now in practice
in the construction of a fortified enceinte
at Lyons.
A hole is first bored ten to twelve
feet deep and about II inches wide in
wet ground. Into this is passed a
string of cartridges of dynamite, which
is then exploded. The water is thus
driven far out beyond the sides of the
cavity over yard wide, which is pro-
duced. and it does not appear till after
half hour at least.
The workmen thus have time to clear
the cavity and introduce quickly setting
concrete. When the water returns it
cannot injure the foundation. A rapid
rate of progress is realized by this
method.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-01-28
Talk Good Language to Your
Baby.

Call the little ones "prec Gus pets''
and ''rosy posies' and ''pretty pearls. ="
BY no means abolish the one beauty of
baby talk, its foyingness. Administer
every sweet and endearing epithet you
can lay your tongue to, but don't let
the good old English words degenerate
into gibberish and jargon. Put your
caresses into your voice, and put not
your trust in dropped or transmogrjfed
consonants 1t isn't so much what
you say as the way you say it that matt
ters. Some of Milton's stately but melo-
dious lines would fall upon baby's lynn
panum with far sweeter and more
soothing sound than the senseless slop
that is usually ladled out to him. You
might call him paralellopipedon, and,
provided you pronounced the polysylla-
bic torture of O'ConnelIs fish fag with
caressing softness, I'll be bound baby
would like it better than your 'pitti
itty sings" electra and nauseam.
Baby talk is all well enough. It's
true inwardness appeals to every body.
I animadvert only upon its abuse and
perversion by the thoughtless. The
truth is that baby talk las it is spoke'
is luxury INDUCED in only as a dissi-
patton by the adult without regard to
the demoralizing effect it may have
upon the infant ear and tongue.
Most of you who are addicted to the
practice probably think baby likes it.
But does he? Bless that little apostle
of sweetness and light, and abate no jot
or title of his joy. Give him pleasure
in full measure. pressed down and rum
ming over, but why take it for granted
that this display of idiocy delights
himp
Oh, ye of little faith! Why insult
baby by presuming him as big fool as
you are?-Mary Norton, in Cincinnati
Enquirer.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-01-28
Mental Kitchen Scales

Ten common-sized eggs weigh one
pound.
Soft butter the size of an egg weighs
one ounce.
One pint of coffee A sugar weighs
twelve ounces.
One quart of sifted -four (well heap
ed) one pound.
One pint of best brown sugar weighs
thirteen ounces.
Two teacups (well heaped) of coffee
weigh one pound.
Two teacups QeveD of graduated
sugar weigh one pound.
Two teacups OF soft butter (well
packed) weigh one pound.
One and one-third pints of powdered
sugar weigh one pound.
Two table spoons of powdered sug-
ar or flour weigh one ounce.
One tablespoon (well rounded) OF
soft butter weighs one ounce.
One pint (heapedD of granulated
sugar weighs fourteen ounces.
Four teaspoons are equal to one
tablespoon.
Two and one-half teacups OeveD of
the best brown sugar we ighs one
pound.
Two and three-fourths teacups Qeyel)
of powdered sugar weighs one pound,
One tablespoonful (well heaped)
of graduated coffee A, or brown sugar,
equals one ounce.
Miss Parloa says one generous pint
of liquid, or one pint of finely chop
ped meat packed solidiy, weighs one
pound. which it would be very con-
venient to remember
Teaspoons vary in size, and the new
ones hold about twice as much as an
old-fashioned spoon of 80 years ago. A
medium-sized teaspoon contains about
dram.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-01-28
A Small Girls Discovery

''Well, mamma. isn't funny how peo-
pie turn into other things Pr
But people don't turn into other
things, my dear; those are only stories.
you know. in Alice in Wonderland. :"
"Yes; but mamma. they do turn into
other things. Little girls turn into
mammass, and mammas turn into
grandmas."
''That is true"
':And boys turn into papas, and pa
pas turn into grandpas."
$50 they do.
So it seems that there is such a
thing as metam orphosis in this world
after all, if one only locks at it from
the right point of view! Evidently, we
do not get half the picturesque things
out of existence that we might, if we
took the CHI ld-like views of things.
Boston Transcript
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-01-28

Tt is recognized fact that the cheapest
farming lands in America to-day are in the
South, and men OF much or moderate
means, looking for real estate investments,
or permanent homes, should not fail to
visit the following points where SO many
northern people are now settling, viz:
jackson, Tennessee; Aberdeen and Jack
son, Mississippi; Hammond. Crowley, Jen-
nings, Welsh and Lake Charles, Louisiana.
Round Trip Tourist tickets, limited to
June list, 1888, with stop-over privileges
south of Cairo, Illinois, are on sale to New
Orleans, Jennings and Lake Charles. For
rates apply TO nearest ticket agent. and be
sure your ticket reads via the Illinois Cen
trail Railroad from Chicago or st. Louis.
For pamphlet entitled Southern Home
Seekers Guide" and circulars concerning
the above named points, address the I'M
dersigned, at Manchester, Iowa.
j. F. MERRY, Gen. West. Pass. Agt.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-01-28
60 cALmlY, YOU CAN'T WIN BY FORCING"
Mrs. EEarargret CIark,s Advice to Lot

Mrs. REarargret Clarkss Advice to Lot.
terry Players-She Won 81 5000.
Since you win buckle fortune on my back.
To bear her burden whe'r viii or no,
l must have patience to endure the load"
These meaning lines of Shakespeare
came wildly to the mind of the reporter
| OF the Picayune, who called Thursday
noon at the Office of the Louisiana State
Lottery company and was introduced to
Margaret Breen, wife of Thomas Clark.
The lady who is native of Ireland.
county Fermanagh, was accompanied by
her husband. They held in their pos
session one-tenth of ticket number
q, All, which at the last drawing of the
lottery became entitled to the capital
prize of $4,000.
It was in 1859 that the couple were
married. They have lived happily to-
gethcr and have family of six chill
dren all of whom are full grown. Clark.
who has been boss slater by trade for
thirty-one years, pursued the duties of
his calling and Mrs. Clark attended to
the affairs of the household. Both par
ents have been heavy players in the
lottery.
The husband, on the other hand, has
also been an ardent player and has only
been successful once, drawing prize Of
$3.50. Mrs. Clark's advice to her hus-
band has always been: $50 calmly; you
can't win by forcing"
Speaking of the monthly drawings,
Mrs Clark stated that the ticket with
which she had just drawn the capital
prize was the tenth of the kind that she
had ever purchased.
When the good woman was handed q
check for $3.50 on the New Orleans
National Bank she calmly took it, pro-
ceeded to the bank and deposited it for
her account.
Z, Mr.. and Mrs. Clark. who have hither-
to been in ordinary circumstances, say
they will continue working but not
trouble themselves to any extent. They
are, however, proud of their success, but
do not believe in the saying: every
man is the maker of his own fortune, and
must be, in some measure, the trumpet
of his fame. New Orleans (La.)
Picayune, Nov. 10, 1887.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-01-28

Webster's Unabridged Dictionary says
that an almanac is "a book or table con
months, to which astronomical data and
various statistics are often added, such
as tile times OF the rising and setting Of the
sun and moon, changes of the moon,
eciipses, hours OF full tide, stated festivals
OF churches, weather probabilities, etc. "
All this and more too will be found in the
Ben Franklin Almanac issued by the Chi.
cago, Milwaukee & st. Paul railway. Send
six cents in postage to A. V. H. Carpenter,
General Passenger Agent, Milwaukee, Wis,
and an almanacfo for 1888 will be forwarded
to your address.