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The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1891-11-21

Companions sre odious-to Republicans.
Boise Democrat
-. Looking back and comparing the
four years of democratic admins
tration in Idaho under Cleveland
with its republican predecessors
and the present state officials the
former cuts mighty clear and
looms up amazingly for efficiency,
honesty, ability and public ap-
prevail. There was no scandal to
smlrch its honorable record, and
its vigor and purity will ever be
reverted to with pride by the dem
ocratic party.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1891-11-21
Sensible and Patriotic Trustees

Nampa Leader
1t has been decided by the school
board that instead of a vane being
placed on top of the new school
building, that plain flag staff:
with the star .spangled banner
flung to the breeze, will be ap-
propriate.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1891-11-21
4 Psrdonable but Hopeless Wish.

Mountain Home Range and Valley.
A visit to Caldwell last week was
the pleasure of the Range and VAL
icy man. That city, with all it's
hustle and hustle, reminds US, each
time we visit it, of a real typical
western town and often times we
cannot but regret that it is Cald-
we'll that claims the residsnce-ship
OF some Of her citizens instead Of
Mountain Home.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1891-11-21
Nature Pnts A Boycott on Melbourne.

Nature Pnts Boycott on Melbourne.
Nampa Progress.
It would appear, from the &C.
counts Of our Idaho exchanges,
that fall rains have been quite ex.
tensive throughout Idaho, but thus
tar, very little rain has fallen at
Nampa.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1891-11-21
Some Spotter Gets in HI, Work

oomc Spotter Cots IN His Work.
Montpelier Observer.
Conductors Burbank, Goss, Bell
and Ball have been discharged
from the service of the company
and Messrs Scott and Bigelow will
be two of the blue.suited fraternity
hereafter. Spoilers have been
around for some time and have at
last succeeded in obtaining the dis
charge of sone Of tho best men on
the road.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1891-11-21
Better Than . Shot Gun,

Silver City Avalanche
The only young lady in town
who is positively known not to be
engaged is now keeping a small
army Of suitors off her fathers
premises by practicing on a fine
new piano, which she has just pur-
chased,
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1891-11-21
. Declined to b. Dc Lamsr's Slave.

. Declined to BE- Do Lamsr's Slave.
Blackfo0t News
G: Bunting, of this place, wa.
rendered the position of World'a
fair commissioner for Idaho, by
Governor Wiley this week, vice
De Lamar resigned; but owing tc
press of private business was com.
PEELED to decline the offer, Mr.,
Bunting would have made q CAPT.
tai commissioner and it is too bad
he could not accept the position.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1891-11-21
A Ten Cent Barometer.

Hope Prospector.
Master Mechanic McElyansy'a
dog has the reputation of being
quite a sure indicator of tho
weather 4 day two ahead. For in
stance, when the dog crawls under
meath the stove in a comfortably
warm room it is a sign for wet or
stormy weather which invariably
follows. He may be a very valua-
BILE dog, but we have it on good
authority that if he does not keep
away from underneath the stove,
his life may be considerably
shortened.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1891-11-21
Good News Travels Fast.

Montpelier Observer.
Boise City is jubilant over the
new line OF railroad contemplated
between Nampa, on the Oregon
Short like, and Boise, distance of
fifteen miles.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1891-11-21
a Train Load Of Idaho Wheat,

Idaho Falls Register.
The train load of wheat men,
toned by The Register last week
was shipped on Saturday by the
Il. G. M. l. There were twentv-six
cars carrying an average of $4,000
pounds to the car making almost
100000 pounds and valued at
$4,000. The freight amounting to
$4,000. The railroad company sent
a special engine and caboose to take
the train, John West being the con-
dactor. Mr.. Smith had large cloth
banners painted and tackled on
either side Of every car: "Wheat
from Idaho Falls, Idaho"
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1891-11-21

El0mOre Bulletin.
1t is a we'll established principle
OF economics that the young man
who would got up later than 1920
with the daughter.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1891-11-21
Boise City's Patron Saint,

Nampa Progress.
Boise, following the example of
Nampa, will build sidewalks on
several of her streets.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1891-11-21
Sad End Of III. Old Republics. Roo.ts

De Lamar Nugget.
We are still loyal enough to
think the American Eagle a great
bird, but>if all of them are like the
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1891-11-21
OUR FAITHFUL SCISSORS
Stolen Notes Embelished With 0rigi-
nal Head Lines.
OTHER BRAINS THAN OURS,

comments of the Idaho Press, Witty
and Otherwise, on Great Variety
Of Subjects.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1891-11-21

A Poor Excuse is Better Than Non. for Plagiarism
Shoshone Journal
And now the CALDWELL TRIBUNE
is kicking and for cause thereof
alleges as follows:
few weeks ago, when pressed for copy, we
ground ont small item illustrating the tricks OF
p lion, We have since the article in
which made gave it credit was the Mountain
Home Range aud Valley, and it credited it to the
ShOSllOne Journal ~ way
That is all right neighbor. The
exchanges saw something good in
your paper. They were not in the
habit of seeing anything of the
kind in that particular place, and,
while they recognized that it was
something good, still they forget
just where they had seen it..
Under these circumstances it was
natural for them to credit it to this
paper.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1891-11-21

The following story of medical
inhumanity we have never seen
equaled: According to the state
ment sent to Commissioner of PEN
sions Raum by the mayor of Cum.
berlaad, Maryland, it appears that
on last Sunday night helpless
cripple named Latin was run over
by the railroad cars at Cumberland.
The crushed and mangled man was
taken to Craigen, pension ex-
aminer's, Office. The doctor fixed
up his wounds and before the
patient had recovered conscious
ness demanded his fee. Laffin's
friends were too poor to pay
it Immediately, whereupon DR..
Craigen coollv replied that unless
he were paid at once he would cut
open the stitches. The money
could not be given him and, in
credible as it may appear, he cut
open the stitches whereby he had
joined together the gaping flesh of
the mangled cripple. There is the
deepest indignation in Cumberland
over DR.. Craigen's action. He is a
member of the Grand Army but it
is said he will be expelled at an
early meeting of the local post.
The commissioner dismissed him
from the service.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-21
THE SUPPLY OF GREAT MEN.

Professor David Swing. who is ways
saying something startling, new comes to
the front with the declaration that Just
now there is no gre person living. He
takes the position that there is such a
thing as the rise and fall of genius, and
that at present there is an interregnum
in the reign on mind, or in other words
an era of meidocrity The Atlanta Con-
stitution takes issue with Professor
Swing and discusses the subject after
this fashion.
From time to time ever since the
beginning of history there has been Just
such talk. In every age the question Is
asked, where are our great men: There
IS nothing in the compiaint-absolutel
nothing. There are as many great men
now as IN the past, and they are where
they always were, IN the masses. waiting
for an emergency to call them out
Circumstances bring great men to the
front. Under conditions of peace and
prosperity Napoleon would have re-
manned book agent, and Washington a
land surveyor II is Just 80 today with
our great men. In this business age a
fellow cannot walk around on stills and
give himself the airs OF a Caesar when
there Is no demand for a Cesar. But
let an emergency come. aud the world
will see that we have men who are equal
to II.
From an enlightened point of view it
is plain that We have 40 lack of great
men even now. They are devoting their
energies 10 the arts of peace. Mr.. Edi-
son, Dr. Koch, Explorer Stanley. Mr..
Gladstone. De Lesseps and hundreds of
Others are in their way the greatest of
men.
There Is no interregum in the reign of
mind. On the contrary. the minds Of
men were never more active and never
better equipped. When the occasion
demands exceptional heroism. in this or
any other country, the supply will be
forthcoming The human intellect Is
not going backward. Ii Is all the time
advancing and II Is SO constituted. 50
regulated by natural laws, that it must
continue 10 20 forward. IN each genera
ton eciIpsiug all { 2 achievements OF
the past. When we really need a colos-
sus, he viii make his appearance O.
time
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-21
A NEW METHOD OF EXECUTION.

There have been many suggestions
made as to fit substitute for the gallows
as the taking-of place for convicted
murderers. The guillotine has been dis
cussed pro and con until it has been con-
clusively shown that it is pleasanter &c
die that way than to be shaved by the
average barber. The electrical chair has
been tried and found conclusive, although
there is still some question as to its abil-
ity to kill instantly any but innocent
men. Drowning has been found TO en-
tail too much suffering, and exile co
Canada is too lingering. Now there
comes a suggestion from the west which
appears to be the very acme of elegance
and paragon of efficiency.
a Nevada paper wants convicted MUIR
derers dropped into a shaft Of mine in
that state which is 500 feet deep. II says
that a person falling will lose all con-
seriousness after descending 400 feet, and
the death to be found at the bottom
of the shaft will be entirely painless and
without any chance of bungliny, as on a
gallows. While this is not entirely orig
inal, it appears to be worthy of consider
alton. In the olden times the knights
used to maintain in their castles what
they called an oubilette, into which Of
tenders were allowed to fall without
knowing that such was to be their proud
privilege. The Nevada mans mine-shaft
is better than the oubilette, because it is
deeper, and the candidate for dissolu-
ton fails to realize his condition until
after death; and some maintain that
even then the realization is nothing more
than an ideal that can never become an
accomplished fact. 1t appears to be al
together the most humane and must
certain method of removing our crimi-
nal brothers from the world they do
not adorn. There will, of course,
be some expense in the beginning
that of sinking the shaft, if an
existing one cannot be procured
but if this should turn out to be too ex-
pensive, the proper average might be
maintained by the erection above the pit
of high tower, from the top of which
the execution might begin.
The best feature of the plan is the ter
ror it would inspire, and its consequent
deterrent influence, which our present
system seems powerless to exert. Men
view the rope, the knife and the dynamo
with placidity. Would this be the case
if they knew they were to be dropped
nearly a thousand feet to certain death:
We think not, and for this reason alone
do we seem sufficiently inhuman to de-
sire that the Nevada plan be tried
Of course this has no significance or
application to this state, where convicts
are not executed, but in sta'es where
they are it may assume serious consider
alton.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-21
SOMETHING ABOUT KANSAS.

An Atchison widow with seven children
/ is going 10 marry a -. Joseph widower
with nine children. What nerve some
women do possess,
The Manhattan Republic is agitating the
question Of building dam across the Blue
river TO obtain water power for generating
electricity for manufacturing purposes.
At an administration sale in Marion
county the first of the week cows sold for
81 10 $3.50, horses from SO 70 clio, corn
- cents, oats s. cents, potatoes ., says the
Record.
The farmers in nearly every county in
the state are becoming Interested IN the
beet sugar industry. Without the state
bounty. however, much OF this interest
viii be lost
The state board Of education has granted
six five year two three year and fifteen one
year institute conductors certificates, aud
twelve three year and Iinety-ftve one year
instructors certificates.
From what We hear from various parts
Of the county the farmers sill put out
large acreage OF spring wheat. This wheat
did well IN Scott las year and should en-
courage many this year -Ne|s
ATopeka darker predicts that senator
Ingalls, viii 70 70 preaching. and a.
foundation for bis prediction ASKS
Afaaa AA4EN sem ttlA a. - - 1870
20 Mexico when be got out OF a 1ooe
United States Senator elect ". \ PETER
has appointed hi son, ". A PETER. Jr..
editor OF the Coffeyviiie Journal. his pri-
vAte secretary. Mr. PETER VAL accompany
tie senator 10 Washington the latter part
Of this month.
Il - low proposed, - means Of finally
settling the county seat question II Butler,
county. 20 Cut Uf the TWO lower tlsTs o.
townships Of TIE county and attach them
TO some other county. ~ MAKE a slEll.sg
recession from COwley and form 4 new
county. Bah
lt = said that al unusual nuDoer -
varulnts % the wildcat family have ap-
peaTeG IN different portions o. the ssAie
since Web WiIder's successor MAS cen
nrmed OF course there a. 10 s.gEiilcAn1s
n thls, though il i something e. a ~
marksbie occurrence.
The prisoners from shawnee coEntT ~
Gently taken 10 lansing by sheriff Nilker
81 swe4.ed tie l.ss 81 p~nitsat.ary Il
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-21

the applicants. wherein lay the fascination
OF laborl0us four yeass course at West
Point lie said ne thought many Of che
boys wanted 10 take the course for the stke
OF the fine education IL afforded IL was
frequently possible, he said, tn escape scrv-
ing three years after graduation. and many
brigh; young fellows entered the academy
with the distinct purpose OF rcsignins from
the service soon after graduation and ru-
Uering other paths in life. Brother James
has been conducting examinations FOR
West Point for the past twenty years. and
knows a good deal about the boys who
apply
He said that some were doubtless in1u-
enced by the glamour OF the service and e
romantic yearning 10 become great. which
perhaps they outgrew before they gr,tdu-
ated Perhaps most OF the applicants, he
said were the sons aud uephews Of army
officers. and wished to get into the service
as the most natural and dt,ing thing for
them 20 do just As bankers =ons take 10
banking and BARRIERS sons naturally think
of earning their living by shaving chius,
so do the sons Of array officer born and
brought up in the barracks, consaics a
West Point education the only thing IL
the world.
IF am not very much mistaken. " said
Brother James, pointing % tall and
rather handsome young fellow, chat buy
has already tried ia another district aud
failed You would be surprised al the pvr
sistency Of some. They begin at % and
keep on trying year after year. unit! they
finally yet in or pass the eligible limit ~
age Some, after failing 10 one district,
will move into another "a order 10 ~
there New York sun.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-21
AMERICANIzE GREAT BRITAIN.

From the Financial Chronicle.
Why not Americanize Great Britain
and Ireland to the extent of making sew
eral subdivisions of the island. and
granting to these subdivisions local par
liaments. This would be in harmony
with large amount of popular seuti-
ment. 1t is not only Ireland that calls
for home rule The demand comes from
Scotland and Wales as well. Scotland
might be pleased with the revival OF her
old parliament IN Edinburgh. 1t would
meet all wants. A double or triple di-
vision might be made of England, care
being taken to satisfy the Welsh. A
triple division would be necessary for
Ireland in consequence of the preponder-
ance of the Catholic element. Ulster
would form one division; and the re-
mainder of Ireland could be divided into
two parts. Ireland would thus have two
parliaments, Scotland one, and England
two or three, as the case might be. Or
course, the imperial parliament would
remain as it is, probably with fewer
members, and would exercise general
control very much as our congress d es.
One question would then be removed
out of the disturbed arena of politics.
This difficulty out of the way, pariIa-
mentary business would be less con-
gested. Legislators would have leisure,
and legislation would at once become
more intelligent and more efficient.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-21
SIMPSONS OPINION OF CONGRESS.
From the elobe-Democrat.

/ From the Globe-Democrat.
/ Jerry Simpsons first view of the house
of representatives was disappointment.
Il had an idea that the house was a
quiet, orderly, dignified body, he says.
but found it much more noisy than |
expected. and not dignitied at all. p"
Others have had the same notions as the
Medicine Lodge statesman. and have
had them dispelled in the same way. Ex-
Cept on occasions when a dull speaker
on a dry subject emptieS the house
there is an utter absence of the dignity
and decorum associated in the public
mind with the deliberations of that body.
Nor does the senate altog Their meet the
popular ideal in this respect, although,
on ordinary occasions, coming much
nearer to this condition than the house.
There is an equal lack of these qualities
in the parliaments of the other
great nations, as the published
accounts of the scenes in those
bodies and the references to them
in the past which history makes abun-
dainty sets forth. Our own congress,
that is to say, is not the only one which,
in the manner referred to, Outrages the
traditional sense of the proprietieS. The
uIpTISe leu Nv MI. DcOu WilGi llc
first looked in on the house of repreSen-
tatives is scarcely greater than he would
feel on his earliest glimpse of the British
house of commons, the French chamber
of deputies or the German reichstag.
The fact is. the world, for a good many
centuries past, has had an utterly wrong
though an entirely natural idea of the
manner in which It's great lawmakers
conduct themselves when at work. Per
haps the histories Of the great nations of
ancient days are, TO some extent, re
sponsible for the universally and persist
ency of this error. The great Legislators
of Athens, ami of Rome in the
days of the republic AID early
empire have served as a model
after which the public conception
of that class of men throughout all sub
sequent ages has been fashioned Re
gardng the truth of the original picture
there is some room for doubt. At all
events the world has discovered that
much Of what the old time chroniclers
have been telling Us is not gospel. But,
whether the picture be true or false, it
would be unwise to infer that the noise
aud stir attending the sessions Of a
national legislature are altogether de-
struc i've to careful deliberation or Judi
cious action. The magnitude of inter-
ests involved produce an earnestness in
deliberation and an alertnesS and en-
phasis in action which would convey the
idea of tumult and confusion to the mind
of person looking for the first me at
parliament in session. In any case. how
ever, such scenes are inevitable in the
present condition of human nature. and
we must accommodate ourselves to them
with such philosophy as we can muster
mn
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-21
II SHOWED sALT.

4 special dispatch 20 the Giobe-DemO-
Crat from salt Lake. Utah. saws showers
of snakes, fish and frogs have grown to
he common affairs. bat this region was
treated 10 a decided novelty last night in
he shape OF a salt shower. end local
scientists have been busy Oday in trying
70 solve the mystery surrounding the
peculiar phenomenon. Toward evening
stiff breeze began blowing from the
northwest. and was soon followed bv
what appeared 10 De nothing more than
an ordinary snow storm. but with the
dawn OF hight this morning the discovery
was made that the snow had IN reality
been LARGELY composed Of genuine salt.
70 which was sdded a small proportion Of
alkaline matter. The ground was covered.
ana windows. roofs and sides Of build
tn-s We're heavily costed with the pecu-
Asr substance. People who had been
our IN the storm found their hats and
clothing stained and 0lscolored wherever
hey had been touched or the failing
particles. which were sufficiently damp
10 adhere with Jeaacity. various thee
rie> have been advanced IN explanation
Of the strange occurrence. AauE thiuk
Il was caused by something IN the nature
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-21

mates to an even 200 OF this number $50
are male and eighteen females; forty
nine are what are termed TO hang males;
eight are from Oklahoma, and seventy are
United States prisoners
Recently ranchman in Norton county
lost twenty-five head of high grade Here
ford cattle ia less than one hour The only
thing 20 De found disordered upon exami-
nation was that the stomach bad turned
black. The conclusion arrived at was that
the death was causrd b feeding the cat
tie or stocks while there was sieet on them.
The same result is said 10 follow grazing
on grass while covered with sleet.
The Arkansas City Democrat is author
ity for the statement that Wagner of the
Dispatch of that place belongs 70 the ''ope
gallus" crowd. And Wagner does not
denie the self impeachment Bachelor
hood is 10 excuse. because horseshoe nails
are handy subs flutes for buttons; il is
plain, therefore, that Wagner i adopting
the Demo-Simpsonian style OF dress, OK
rather uDdress.
The Methodist church people in Atchi-
son refused the u. A. K. the use Of their
house of worship, for memorial services in
honor of Gen. Sherman, and the PreSby
terians would permit the use OF their
chuch house upon the payment Of $40,
Rather an uncommon thing TO prohibit
funerals OF. 20 Charge lot the nOiufDE OF
them in churches, isn't itf But the Grand
Army boys were not 70 be thwarted in that
style: the Pat lot says they hired hail IN
which 10 hold the services.
The proposed new county 10 be created
out of portions of Pratt, Stafford. Reno
and kingman counties, will never mater
ialiZe in all probability. Aside from the
fact that the people in the territory inter
ested are far from being unanimous in its
favor, aud that large number Of remOn-
strances have been sent to Topeka to
counterfeit the effect of the petitions ask
ing for the division, the present legislature
is not inclined 10 create any new COUNTIES
Pratt Republican.
Humboldt is musical town and
Possesses Il young womeus military band
thar would be credit 10 large city The
members are all women except Prof
Hagee, the director and the oldest is only
% years of age. X is said they have at
tanned great deal of proficiency and play
remarkably we'll in time IL is not often
that women play the drum aud tuba. bus
women play those piece II this band
They are prettily uniformed, wearing
helmets and blue dresses trimmed with
gold