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The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1889-05-25
How Mummias Are Made.

Some OF our readers may be inter-
ested TO know little about mummify-
ing. The method of embllming is
called the "Brunelli process. The
circulatory system is cleansed by wash
ing with cold water till it issues quite
clear from the body. This may occupy
from two to five hours. Alcohol is in
iected 50 as to abstract as much water
as possible. This occupies about
quarter OF an hour Ether is then in
iected to abstract the fatty matter.
This occupies from one to ten hours.
A strong solution of tannin is then
injected. This occupies for inhibition
from two to ten hours. The body is
then dried in q current OF warm air
passed over the heated chloride OF cal
cium. This may occupy from two to
five hours. The body is then per-
fectly preserved, and resists decay.
The Italians exhibit specimens which
are as hard as stone, retain the shape
perfectly, and are equal to the best wax
models. 1t will be observed in this
process that those substances most
prone to decay are removed, and the
remaining portions are converted by
the tannin into O. substance resem-
bling leather.-Youth's Companion.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1889-05-25
A Rabbit I hat Whips Do {,

There is large white male Angora
rabbit that hops about the Rambo
House stable yard that cxcites consid-
cradle attention from the fact that in
stead Of seeking safety upon the ap-
pearancc Of any strange dog in the
yard, 1t at once becomes pugnacious
and attacks the intruling c.:nine. The
rabbit was as timid as any other rep
resentativc of its species when it was
placed in the yard several months ago
to keep company with q large, hand
some St. Bernard dog that is Familiarity
known by the name of Topsy. A friend
ship sprang up at once between the two,
and their daily romp5 together sur
prise every one visiting the hotel. The
other day d well-known physician en-
tered the yard, accompanied by very
large dog. He saw the rabbit and dog
at play, and was greatly astonishel an
amused to see the rabbit catch the dog
by the throat and shake it vigorously.
He expressed doubt that the rabbit
would attack his dog in the same man
ner, and, upon being assured it would,
urged his dog on. The dog made a
spring at the rabbit, which was on the
alert, and secured Its fayorits grip
upon the dogs throat, whore it chung,
amidst the bowls OF the dog, until
compelled to let go its hold. Norris
town Times.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1889-05-25
New and Curious Industry.

One of the new industries now fol-
lowed in London is that of separating
and storing oxygen from the atmos-
phere. This curious industry has an
application in the maturing Of spirits
and the improvement of beer. This is
far from being the only application OF
pure oxygen, for which the price is
good, but it is notable, and no doubt
distillers and bonders will give heed to
the discovery. 1t is said that the oxy-
gen, iii contact with spirits, accom=
plishes in few days what is done by
from three to five years by nature.
The oxygen gets rid of the fusel oil
quickly, and as this is the most injuri-
Gus property of spirits the consumer
has an interest in the matter as we'll
as the producer. A maturing effect Is
also produced on beer by admixture
with oxygen, and obviously this gas is
OF high value for the whole tribe of eff
fervescing mineral waters. -London
Court journal.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1889-05-25
The Oldest Twins.

The oldest living twins in the United
States were born in this century in
Philadelphia county. Their names are
John and Samuel Nice, and they bear
such resemblance to each other that it
is almost impossible to distinguish
them apart. One resides in German
town and the other in Jenkintown.
They were born on May II, 1906. They
both learned cabinet-making, aud in
1928 they opened an undertaken
establishment at the corner of Main
street and Washington avenue, Ger
mantown, and remained there until the
close of the civil war. They have
long since retired from active business
pursuits.
Both men have married twice, both
are widowers and each has the same
number of descendants. Within the
past few years they have become quite
deaf They enjoy comparatively gooc
health, and are as active as mon in the
prime of life. Neither has ever used
tobacco in any form or tasted OF liquor
This, they claim, is the cause OF theil
long life. Besides being the oldes
twins they believe that they are tht
Oldest undertakers in the country ant
to have owned the Oldest buria
establishment in the United St;tes, i
! dating back to 1869. Philadelphia
Record.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1889-05-25
PHYSICAL Culture For Girls.

Nothing adds more to a girls attrac.
tions than good, all-round develop
ment of her muscles. Such develop
ment is rare nowadays.
fla young lady habitually stoops or
bends low over her work, possibly her
eyes are to be blamed. Short-sighted-
ness may have led her to bend close to
her books, so that a habit was formed
which leads her to take the same posi-
ton on all occasions. In this case the
eyes, of course, need first attention, but
a straight-back chair, if only at the
table, may prove helpful. The back
will be guide to her idea Of straight
ness; for, curiously enough, such per-
sons often think that they sit erect,
when the contrary is true. Let her
keep her back pressed against the
chair back, except when the nature of
the food requires change Of position.
Persist In this, even II obliged to tie
her up like a vine to a trellis; for she
will "forget." So will you, her friend,
but, If any good is to be accomplished,
you must not forget. II you do, how
can you expect her To- remember with
out constant reminder her awkward
appearance is to you?
There Is an exercise which might
well be practiced by such girls. both
- al, D<xl ~ hor,,n ! ha fSof sI1y-
ing OF not too heavy weights upon the
head. 1t is affirmed, and the case
seems reasonable, that Hindoo girls
are invariably straight, graceful and
well formed, principally because of
their habit of carrying burdens upon
the head. This practice is said not
only to insure an erect position, but
also to strengthen the muscles OF the
back. Another happy result may be
the acquisition of an even and agree
able gait. Observe the passers-by
and the desirability OF such a result
will be evident. See the little dog
trot with which learned friend Sc
cures swift II hot graceful path up
the street. Mark the manner in which
this young miss bitches from one side
OF the walk to the other, while two
small heels make such acommotion in
The folds of her dress that one is
possessed with the idea that some con-
cealed animal Is making desperate of.
forts to escape. She Is followed by
fine lady, who, from habit as much
as any thing, minces along at an
equally uneven gait. Not more agree
able is the shutting manner of the hur-
ried shop-girl, who looks too rugged to
inspire the idea that she is making a
desperate effort to "shuff1e off this
mortal COLL" Some men walk like
PAGERS, others like clowns, and the
list might be prolonged. 1t is far from
the purpose to dispense with the happy
hop, skip and jump of the little
folks coming home from school. Let
it only be possible for them to walk
gracefully and well when propriety
and age demand it.-Cincinnati En-
Quirer
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1889-05-25
The Great Baptist University.

That big university to be endowed by
a pious New Yorker in the interest of
religion and letters may come to Chica-
90 afterall. But it isn't to represent an
endowment of $40, 900, 600, or anything
like that sum. The gentleman who has
this munifcent gift in his mind is a mem
Der of the Baptist denomination, and
the occasion of the Baptist anniver-
saries to take place at Boston early next
Nav will be utilized as the best oppor-
tunity to bring the matter into definite
shape. The members of the provisional
committee to arrange ways and means
for the erection of Baptist university
at Morgan Park will 60 to Boston with
the strongest possible backing and at
the anniversary meeting of the National
Educational society of that denomina-
ton the entire matterof education in the
west will be taken up and thorou ghly
ventilated. The promoters OF the en-
ternrise for the new university have
strong hopes that they will not only re-
ceive cordial support from the donom-
nation at large but that they will be
able to return west with a financial guar
anty which, while far shorto $4,000
O0e, will nevertheless be sufficient to in
sure the establishment of really great
institution. Chicago Times,
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1889-05-25
THE ScRIBBLIHO FEVER.
Manuscripts for Magazines Great
or Than the Demand.

The managers OF tippincott's Maga-
zine have, it Is said, sent out circular
to contributors, announcing that they
have already on hand manuscripts
enough to supply that periodical for
more than three Years. This states
fhent, if true, will carry sorrow to in-
Vulnerable hearts, for each year it be-
comes more literally true that every
body writes. The actual number Of
manuscripts really used by any maya
zine in year cannot, as anybody may
see who will reflect a moment, rise
above FIVE or six dozen; but this small
number contains infinite possibilities
for the eye OF the great race Of inaga-
zine writer's.
We are continually told that there
should be new channels opened through
which literary folk could dispose of
their wares; but in the first place, the
supply is pretty nearly infinite, and in
the second place, every fresh effort to
provide for the old writer's calls into
being host of new ones. The disease
of scribbling grows by what 1t feeds
upon, until there is danger that we be-
come nation of scribblers, thanwhich,
perhaps, no greater misfortune can be-
fall literature.
Writing Is, to be sure, safety-valve
by means Of which our super-nervous
people vent their excitement and bring
themselves down to O working level,
and on this ground should, perhaps, be
encouraged. But even of this good
thing there is danger lest We get too
much. There is, of course, no way out
of the danger but to leave time to
bring about the inevitable reaction,
and to restore people to a more COM
nonsense view OF the whole matter.
Of course the overcrowding of the
magazine offices with manuscripts Is
discouraging, bat the genuine discour-
agement will.come from a realization
of the fact that with all the magazines
in the country receiving manuscripts
ut their usual rate, the supply at pre-
sent produced would still be far In ad-
vance of the demand. Boston Courier.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1889-05-25
Photographing Bullets.

The plan OF Mach, the Austrian
chemist, for photographing bullets by
electric light is to illumlne the bullet
by letting it break an electric current
formed, but the velocity of the bullet
must exceed that of sound, in order
that the conditions Of air before and
behind the projeetile can be shown.
After various experiments he succeeded
in his efforts to photograph projectiles
fired by Wernal and Jurde guns, having
respectively an initial velocity of 43s
and $50 meters per second. The pho
tographs obtained in this manner
showed an air formation in front of the
bullet having the form of an hyberbola.
while behind it almost vacuum was
formed, in which, when the initial
velocity was very great, there were
some curious spiral motions. From the
description given there appeared from
these photographs to be a great similar
ity between the motion OF body
through the water and that OF pro-
iectile through the air.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1889-05-25
Too Muoh Good Form

"There is one thing that has destroy
ed the first charm OF the girl In New
York-the charm of simplicity said a
cynic, land that is her education ur TO
a routine observance Of what she terms
good form. There is scarcely anything
more disagreeable than young woman
who is constantly guarding every
movement she makes, and by no acct-
dent ever evincing the naturalness OF
youth. This geometric propriety OF
living has become mania with many
girls. No matter what their normal
disposition may be, or their mental
caliber, they dare to base their claims
for attention, and even love, on the
grounds their absolute knowledge of
good form. They know just the proper
clothes to wear on all occasions; they
know about the applicability Of every
item of apparel, Of household furni-
ture, Of the use of words, of methods OF
hair-dressing, of walking, of eating
they know it all. And Of course they
are to be admired for knowing 1t all;
but the fact that they want to impress
on your mind from morning till night
that they know it all is what makes
them unpleasant companions. Etiquette
and form are their gods, and they wor-
ship at those shrines to the exclusion
of every thing that we love in girl
hood. Their precise gestures, their
conscious attitudes, their assurance to
you that So and So (whom you are
especially fond OF is such awfully
bad form, makes you hate them. You
get so you delight in the company OF
girl who is bad form, and almost long
for one who will wear cameo bracelets
and say darn It. and walk like base
ball player While the refining infiu-
ence of modern society in this city has
undoubtedly reared for us some OF
the most delightfully."- sweet and magni-
ficent girls on the face OF the earth,
nevertheless there is among them
very large contingent which couldn't
stand the strain, who were, in fact, OF
quality not fine enough to absorb
gentility and have it an unconscious
part of themselves. So this sort goes
about making an exhibition of good
MANNERS. They are what used to be
termed in old times nasty nice. They
serve good form up with soup, with
the coffee, with their songs; with
their dogs and with their men.
They indeed fall in love with
man because he knows all the
niceties of elegant life, and II man
gets reputation for leading cotillons
and driving u tandem, never forget
ting all the while to wear exactly the
tint of gloves requisite for each exer-
else, he is q hero fit to rave about, be-
cause he is such awfully good form,
don't you know"
All of which, rs any sensible person
will admit, is very, very tiresome.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1889-05-25
Taxing Do S.

There is considerable discussion now
in New England papers on the question
OF what can be done to secure protcc-
ton against shesp-kiliing dogs. One
writer takes up the subject as follows:
In the complaint that have recently
been made in regard to dogs and their
doings, it has been proposed to put
them on the same basis as other live
stock property, but at the same timo it
Is thought desirable, by the same
writer, that any one be allowed to
shoot or kill any dog caught trespass-
ing in garden or eating hen feed.
This arrangement of things seems to
me to be placing the dog with the wild
beasts. So far as have been able to
learn, there is no law permitting mo to
kill my neighbours horse, his OK or his
ass, simply for trespassing, or on
account of any ordinary damage that
they may happen to do my premises or
crops, either through his careleSsness
or my own. Then why should every
fanatic with a shotgun be allowed to
pepper any dog that has occasion to
cross his field9
My neighbor has dog WHICH he
considers of more value than either
his horse or his OK. In intelligence he
is fully equal to the hired man, and his
services are about as valuable. He
does the churning, goes u mile to the
postoffice and brings the mail, drives
the cows to pasture every morning
and brings them home every night,
catches the hens and puts them in
their right pens If they do not go in
without catchiug-keeps the place
free from hawks. skunks, woodchuclts,
cheap dogs, all other vermin and
tramps He also brings in the wood
and performs many other acts of USE
fulness unnecessary to enumerate
here.
have no doubt that my neighpor
would pay tax of s., $40 or $25 cheer
fully on his collie. II the dog were
shot, it would be great loss to him in
pecuniary serse, and would cause
sadness in the faillily almost equal to
that caused by the death of member.
STILL it is possible that something
might cause this dog to cross my gar
den, although he has been taught to
keep off growing plants at home.
Another has IL dog that, so far as
know. is good for nothing but to kill
hens, brighten cartridges, and perform
divers other acts OF cussedness. His
owner would hardly stand a five-dollar
tax We should all be glad to hear
that this dog was sleeping with his
fathers,
1t seems to me that high tax on
dogs would tend to thin out worthless
ours, and encourage the raising OF
valuable dogs, while the indiscrimi-
nate slaughter OF all dogs for trivial
offenses might work serious injury to
persons who have spent time and
money to procure and teach valuable
dogs.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1889-05-25
Use of Paper in Building.


The use of paper fabric for building
purposes by the term paper being
meant, broadly, a flexible sheet made
of vegetable or other fiber, which has
been reduced to pulp, and then
pressed out and spread and dried-is
now being advocated by some builders
on the following grounds: First, con-
tinuity Of surface; this is, it can be
made in rolls of almost any width and
length, is flexible, or by gluing several
layers together, may be made stiff, and
will stop the passage of air because
there are no joints. Second, it has nc
grain, like wood, and will not split.
Third, it is not affected by change OF
temperature, and, therefore, has an
advantage over sheet metal as roofing
material. Fourth, whereas in its
natural condition it is affected by mois-
ture, it may be rendered waterproof by
saturat.ng with asphalt, or by variety
of other methods. Fifth, it is nom
resonant, and well fitted to prevent the
passage of sound. Sixth, it is a non
conductor of heat, and can be made
also Of incombustible material like
asbestos, or rendered fire resisting by
chemical treatment. The combination
of paper with other substances and
solidifying the mass by pressure rem
ders practicable the production of q
material capable Of replacing wood for
many purposes; and not the least among
its characteristics of adaptability. says
the Manufacturer and Builder, is the
ease with which 1t may be made into
sheets Of any width and thickness; that
it will not warp or shrink from heat
cold OF dampness.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1889-05-25
Adding Insult to Injury.

"Mr. Lushly," said his wife at the
breakfast table, "you are a brute. No
body but brute would add insult TO In.
jury the way you did last night"
Lushy made no inquiries, but his wife
went on:
You came home In state OF beast
ly intoxication as usual, and ! didn't
say word to you except SO you are
drunk again."
What did l do?" inquired Lushly,
his curiosity getting the better of him.
''You hiccoughed and said: 'Shesh-
nuts!' That's what you did" and she
wept at the very recollection.
chant Traveller.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1889-05-25
MUSIC IN BATTLE.
The Secret of Leonidas' Famous
Victory at ThermopylB.

ne secret OF LSOnIOdS dtllouS
Victory at ThermopylB.
The favorite problem ofthinkers and
teachers, since thought Begin, has
been to find some engine OF education
which should reach the chars cter as
effectually as the ordinary means Of
training touch the understanding; and
in the opinion of many, not men alone
but nations, music was such an engine.
ut is music" said the Spartans,
(which distinguishes the brave maj
from the coward" "A mans music is
the source of his courage" It was
their music which enabled Leonidas
and his three hundred to conquer at
Thermopyla. 1t was music which
taught the Spartan youths how to die
in the wrestling ring or on the field Of
battle. These claims are audacious
surely. Yet, when we consider how
the rhythmical tread of the brave man
differs from the agitated shamble Of
the coward, how music is the art of
human joy, and how joy and repose of
mind are the main elements of manly
fortitude, we shall at any rate admit
that there is strong affinity some
where; our only difficulty will be to ac-
knowledge that music, deliberately APP
piled, could ever be the direct cause of
these reputed results. To achieve
the end desired Spartan boys
passed their youth in learning tunes,
hymns and songs-this was their sole
mental culture. They were taught to
dance and keep step to the measure of
the songs as they sang them. And,
grown to manhood, now perfect war
riors marched into battle with smiling
faces, crowned with flowers, calm, joy
full, and, intoning their songs, moved
steadily thus into the thickest of the
fight undisturbed and irresistible. The
band that leads our armies to the field
of battle nowadays is scant survival
of the Spartan practice; yet even in
this music by proxy there are many
elements of Indictment to courage.
National Review.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1889-05-25
Bottled Fire Extinguishers.

! physician has impaired to the At
lanta Constitution, for domestic appii'
cation, the exact recipe of the solution
used in the fire extinguishers now
offered for sale, as follows: Take
twenty pounds of common salt and ten
pounds of sal ammoniac (muriate OF
ammonia, to be had of any druggist),
and dissolve in seven gallons of water.
When dissolved it can be bottled and
kept in each room in the house, to be
used in an emergency. In case o. q
fire occurring, one or two bottles should
be Immediately thrown with force into
the burning place so as to break them,
and the fire will certainly be extin.
guished.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1889-05-25
TWO Readings.

Funny Fellow (entering restaurant)
IL see you have sign out here
Oysters. Families Supplied.
Proprietor-"Yes, sir"
Funny Fellow-.Well, I'd like a
family. He, her
Proprietor-"S am, bring an oysters
family for the gentleman. New York
Weekly.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1889-05-25
An Anchored Boarder.

Winks-"How often do you change
your boarding house now. Jinkspn
Jinks-.I never change atall I"
W;nks-"Y don't. Perfectly com.
Portable, eh?"
Jinks-..No, I'm mighty uneomfor-
table; but I've changed often enough
to know / never gain anything b.
changing. New York Weekly.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1889-05-25
A Great Artistic Triumph.

nj. Bluefern oman dressmaker)-
This is the proudest day of my life"
Admitting Wifo-"What new honor
has been heaped upon you9'
Il attended a dress rehearsal at the
Fashion Theater, and everybody I'D
mitted that my dresses acted better
than Worth New York Weekly.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1889-05-25
A Method in His Applause

In a Kansas City theatre. Visitor
Ito usher)-'Th man back there
must be enjoying the play. | never
saw anybody applaud with more en-
thusiasm. Who is he, any way9"
Usher-"The manager of the COM
pany that's playing. "-Arkansaw
Traveller.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1889-05-25

Cedric-We strongly disapprove your
plan of coming home at 8 a. m, during Lent,
in order to wake in penitential mood. II
you desire to do penaace confne yourself to
one cocktail per day.-Puck.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1889-05-25

Still cause for alarm-Mrs. Cnmritover-
allow are the children this morningf Mrs.
Lovitt-"Well. Tommie and Susie are better,
but Puggie is still very sick dog. The
EpOch.
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