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The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1894-10-31

support. Do not be prejudiced by tho
Misrepresentation of political enemies
but vote for JAKE HORN.
WE BELIEVE that the taxpayers OF
this county ought to vote for ALEX.
BLEssENaBR. In fact, we know they
should. He has resided among the
people Of this part Of the state for
years he has always borne an IRE
proachable character he 10 man who
will do absolute justice under any and
I'll circumstances. He 10 man OF the
middle substantial class, knowing and
sympathizing with the wants of the
people. The suspicious Of over anx-
ious men with respect to his attitude
on some local questions, should be
qnieted. They are absolutely unbound
ed. MI. BLEssINaER can be relied on
t. do nothing which will initiate
against a particular locality or favor OF
a particular locality. He will well and
faithfully represent the county of Can
yon in its entirety without prejudice or
partially.
JOSEPH D. DAILY, nominee on the
Republican ticket for joint representa-
tive with Ada, Is sturdy, hard handed,
hard headed farmer. The farmers of
Canyon county ought to vote for him
without exception. By the way, his op-
ponent on the Democratic ticket, living
In the same precinct, Mr.. JAMES R. Glib
SON, is reported as circulating some
sort Of a yarn to the effect that Mr..
DAILY is not sound on the water ques-
ton. That is all political trick. In
til quite recently, Mr.. GIBSON was an
employe of the Ridenbaugh canal COM
pany, and he was discharged just in
tho nick of time to get nomination
for the legislature. 1t looks very much
as though he was discharged for the
express purpose Of being nominated.
He can probably serve the canal people
better in the legislature than elsewhere.
It looks very suspicious and it is safer
to vote for Mr.. DAILY.
I, WE RATHER suspect that Mr.. ALEX.
AMBER 8. ROBINSON and Mr.. RALPH
A. CowDBN arc by all odds the best
men put up in Canyon county for the
After spending consider
able time In careful and unprejudicsd
Investigation. We are compelled to ar
rive at this conclusion. Not being in
timstely acquainted with either gentle
man, We felt that We could not con-
scientifically give them special endorse
msnt without first making special In
Quiry. We have canvassed them thor
oughly and find them correct. There
are some pretty fair men on tho other
tickets but they are not up to the re-
quired standard. But. anyway. you
couldn't think Of voting for any but .
nominee this year. You
don't want to endorse the Hswiian |
lareo and the bond issue and tho extra |
ordinary congress that throttled silver |
md the Wilson monstrosity. Idaho
people can't afford TO do that. Vote
Tor Aeosrs. ROBINSON and CowDKN
Ind tho interests Of your state and
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1894-10-31

STORIES detrimental to tho private
character of Mr.. HORN, nominee for as
SCISSOR, circulated at this late date
win have no effect with thinking
men. Mr.. HORN has served as
assessor of Canyon county two years
and he has given excellent satisfaction.
His public life and official acts are
creditsble to himself and perfectly &C.
ceptable to the people. His record
shows him to be an honest snd efficient
officer; he was endorsed BY the unani-
nous voice of his party: he Is, there
fore. entitled to . loyal and cheerful
support. Do not be prejudiced by tho
misrepresentation of political enemies
but vote for JAKE HORN.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-05-10


Scranton Tribune, Scranton, Pa, May 10, 1894
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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-05-10

II was the first Sunday after my oriina-
ti0u, and my rector -aii 20 mo. "W-.
there will be baptism in this afternoons
service. Iol may as we'll take it lt viii
bc beginning for you VERY we'll ."
was my humble and somewhat tremulous
reply
The pro.iminarios of the baptismll Office
were over 10 remained but 10 name this
child" and "h1przc' it. Ala,,it was more
easily said than done for the baby had a
word TO say against it Yes, Tor be was
eighteen months old, aud could talk and
walk. Oh, cruel fate for first chrsten
ing 10y nervous man seized him for .t
bad to be forcible grasp % perform my
Office The rebel kicked and plunged like
n frisky colt, twisted and twirlod Ikea
slippery eel, yelled with all the power oi
his lungs, and was deaf and Indifferent 10
the persuasive powers Of his maternal rela.
tive. held him aIolt by main force, and
dipping my hand in the water began tho
sprnkIing
But he took his revenge. What whiskcrs
had he seized on aud held fast towith one
hand, fighting madly with the other The
poor little chap was sorely frightened, no
doubt, and perhaps IN myanXious nervous
ness had not been as careful OF his feel.
ings rs might have been, How said the
words, or whether they were ever said.
know not, so great was the noise and so
tumultuous were my feelings.
With a crimson face, aud bathed in per
spration, | disentangled his fist from my
whiskers and gave him mp 10 those who
belonged to him, very glad to gct rid Of
him, while | meekly concluded the service
conscious of amusement and titterug
among the congregation at the new Gu
rates first christening London Tit Bits.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-05-10

the regiment remained In India, Rlassey
accompanied the One Hundred and Second
to England. being granted a free passage
by the captains of her majesty's ships
Jumnaand Hemelayo Two young leopards
and his canine ally were his fellow pas
sengers.
Plassey landed with the regiment at
Dover, where suitable quarters were pro-
vided for him in the main fosse of the cita-
del, beneath the officers mess. There
Plassey lived a happy life with his friend
the dog, his personal attendant" being
the adjutant's groom. who fed and looked
after him. At meal time Plassey always
allowed the dog to have the first "go in"
but when he thought his canine companion
had taken fair share he would give him a
gentle pat with his paw as a reminder.
When Passey was nearly full grown
and in the zenith of his popularity with
the Fusiliers IN old lady resident of Dover
wrote to the general commanding the dis.
trict and stated that she had "seen plassey
disembark," and that ever since she had
remained prisoner in her house, fearing
to go out lest Plassey should have escaped
aud be roaming about the town. So fire.
quent were this old lady's letters and COM
plants that at last the general felt COM
PEELED to take notice of them, and so poor
Plassey was sent off to the geological gar
dens, accompanied in exile by his faithful
dog og-London Art Journal.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-05-10

The love Of money and the love Of every
thing else but nature II acquired it is
matter Of education. No boy sees any
charm in business. II he had his pockets
full Of money he would spend it ALL or give
II away. What fori A gun and fishing
rod, dog and horse, "A boat and lunch
basket then he would start for the woods
or the lakes When you come to sift it
down the child il born with no other pas
sion but love Of nature As for rainbows
anr storms, he may not prefer the latter;
but 1t is impossible TO find child that does
not 90 into ecstasies over a rainbow. How
often have | seen them stand in wrapt de-
light as the storm swept eastward at night,
and the setting sun, after filling the valley
with gold, painted double bow across the
rear of the clouds.
More than this, and involved in it, is the
great truth that every child is a poet. II
takes n good deal of SOLDERING down and
compulsion to bring boy or girl into
blank prose. Up to about eighteen child
that has n free home, and not too much
repression, thinks and feels only poems.
This is one reason why childhood is beset
with dangers, because the young creatures
see everything high colored.-St. Louis
Globe Democrat.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-05-10

"What do you notice most about the
people of New York;" was asked of girl
who was making her first visit to the me.
tropolis. THAT everybody reads news
papers," was the prompt reply. "The
laborers going home with their pals at
night are reading the last edition, the
girls, with schoolbooks under their arms,
are reading morning and evening; the
women in the elevated trains are always
reading; the messenger boys and the news
boys read, and sometimes | see man who
stops newsboy and buys every evening
paper that is published in the city. never
saw city where everybody from prince
to pauper took so much stock in the news
papers. New York Recorder.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-05-10

In the hot season Of 1869 two officers of
the Fifth Lancers-Captains Chaffy and
Thackwell-while on ashootng expedition
In the Teral encountered fine tigress
with cubs. They killed the tigress, but
not until she had severely lacerated Cap
tain Thackwells arm-so severely, indeed,
rs to render amputation necessary, the op-
Grafton, unhappily, resulting in the death
of the unfortunate officer. The two cubs
were captured and taken to Lucknow,
where they used TO play about the Fifth
Lancers' mess. One, however, choked
himself with lump of raw meat which he
had purloined The surviving cub was
presented by Captain Chaffy to the Madras
Fusiliers, who gave him the name of
"Plassey," and constituted him the regi-
mental pet.
Plassey became very tame and was on
most friendly terms with the men. He
lived at the officers mess, and when al
lowed to be at large he amused himself by
stalking a small donkey, which was wont
to wander about the mess compound. He
was also introduced to an antelope and
dog, with whom he lived amicably while
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-05-10

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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-05-10
Facts About the Head. Of Crlminal..

The belief Of some anthropologists is that
the criminal section Of mankind is distin-
guished by certain definite physical char
acteristics which are susceptible OF study
and classification. Generally speaking,
they assert, the habtual evildoer is under
sized, his weight being disproportioned to
his height, with tendency to fiat footed.
ness. He is heavy in his movements, lack
ing anatomical symmetry and beauty. Par
ticularly, his head is not symmetrical.
Indeed, want of symmetry as to the head
and face is surprisingly prevalent in crimi-
mails, as it is also in the insane. 1t is so
usual that a collection of portraits Of
thieves and murderers has all the effect OF
series OF caricatures. The sugar loaf
shape of head is the predominant type, and
the length and breadth Of the face are both
excessive. Curously enough, the average
weight Of the murderer's Uranium is great
er than that of the noncriminal type
Washington Star.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-05-10
CATCHING TROUT BY HAND.
An Old Trick That Is Frequently Played
on the UnSuspcctjnc Tourist


One day well dressed man visited n
certain hamlet, carrying the newest of fly
rods. He intended to fish for trout. Could
any one give him information rs to the
best place for his days sport2 AS he asked
for it at the bar of the small inn of the
hamlet, the information was soon forth.
coming, One of the customers there told
him he knew where there was a big one,
and no mistake; he could show it to him,
and all he had 20 do was to catch it. The
bait took
After generous "liquor up" and the
tip of shilling away they started. He
saw the fish, and for nearly the whole OF
day he thrashed that water hard enough
to frighten all the front that ever swan in
It. But not even a fish the size Of sp-at
did he capture.
At the inn, before his train started, as he
Sested for an hour, his guide of the morn
ing appeared and asked him what sport he
had had. Not a single fish, replied he,
adding, II would s)end half a sovereign in
drinks il that trout lay in my basket or
give that sum to any one who would put me
up to getting 10 there Five minutes later
the native whispered to Tim, "Did ye mean
what ye saId''
The angler pulled out half sovereign
and showed 10 % him. "B.de here Bit"
said the man; your train don't start yet"
In less than half am hour the stranger was
btckoucl ont OF tnc bar 70 .ae the big
trout still alive and kicking vigorously,
on some flags IN n basket He had a hook
attached 70 piece OF broken gut In his
upper Tip, not q hruisr or mark was on
him.
Take him, basket au nd. fur what ye
said quote the native 'urs q precious
sight TOO big 90 20 into that c0usaru o.
yourn And De- very much oblcegcd 10
You for this ere hall sov'r.u. and no mis-
take was informed afterward that the
fish had been so frightened hy the thrash
Ing Of that would boz angler that be- had
rc,reatni to the utmost limit OF his hover
under the bank. and there be had re.
mauDd, ls only % trout will remain
Tia" cute rustic knew this wouiG ho 500,
aud he had simply gone down % the spot.
taken 0T his shoes and tucked up lls
trousers and "grnral him out" That is
how most Of tho great trout are captured.
but never SAW one that had been yr1ped
for that was NOT shown with hu. X in his
mouth. A gut HOOK does not cost much.
and 10 looks so very much better "Ni,e
po1chiug No, that was waste land
where the biz trout was got out-Black.
wood Magazine.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-05-10

This delightful picture Md four coors "The Seasons who
re all found in portfolio No Of this Series
Spring bghtcored singular merit The dropping apple
white bloom effectively with the back
ground of and the hag-finged pool in 'front.'
shades and the whole effect wondrouy pleasing
as apicure o when critically considered a study.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-05-10

REMEMBER, ONE CoU.
pom WITH ONE DIME
SECURES 4 PICTURES.
THIS IS THE COUPON.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-05-10
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& CON N ELL
SUPERLATIVE And GOLD MEDAL
vHOIIsAII AGINT%

The above brands Of -four he had the following merchants
VINO VIII
Of flour o neachh harreln 0unr
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1894-08-31
Why lie Could Not Sell tho Dog.

A gentleman was walking with his
little boy ut the close of the day and
in passing the cottage Of n German
workman the boys attention WAS at
tracted to dog. 1t was not King
Charles nor black and tan, but n
common cur. Still, tho boy took n
fancy to him, and wanted "pa" to buy
him. Just then the owner Of the dog
came home from his labors, and was
met by the dog with every dcmonstra-
tion of dog JOY. The gentleman said
to the owner:
"My little boy has taken fancy to
your dog and l will buy him. What
do you ask for him."
81 can't sell dat dog" said tho
German.
"Look here" said the gentleman,
"that is poor dog, anyway, but rs
my boy wants him l will give you So
for him.
"Yaas," said the German, "I know
he is n VERY poor dog, and he amt
wort almost nottin', but dcrc ish Won
lcctle ding mid dat dog vot l can't
sell--I can't sell dc vaS of his tail ven
l comes home at night. New York
Recorder.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1894-08-31

turally soft and white, and is admir-.
able for the manufacture of paper. II.
eiatus, of the Indies, is employed in
making cigarette wrappers. 1t is a
tree that grows to the height of 60 to
so feet. Hibiscus tiiiaceus is worthy
of passing mention. It is called
majague in Central America and the
West Indies, where it is much used for
cordage. 1t is little affected by
moisture, and is therefore selected by
surveyors for measuring-lin lines. 1t is
the Bola of Benjal, and is found
throughout tropical and subtropicsl
regions Of both continents. The native
method Of preparing the fiber when a
rope or piece of cordage is wanted js
to strip tho bark from a branch, then,
holding one end firmly between toes,
first tearing it in strips, it is twistedfy
the hands. "It wsRsSenerally cul
tivated in Amefics pr'"l to 1892"
Beautiful examples of; this fiber were
shown in the Costa Rican exhibit in
Chicago, 1898. There are other spec
les growing in different portions of
the world. the fiber Of many of which
is employed in native manufacture.
ITO be continued.)
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1894-08-31
TO M'PHERSON AND WALKER.
The Atlanta Veterans of Both Sides win
Erect a Joint Monument.

ATLANTA, Ga. - Tho Confederate
Veterans Association took the initia-
tive in the erection of joint monu-
ment to the memory of Gen. McPher-
son Of the Federal army and Gen. w.
III. II. Walker of the Confederate army
who were killed in few yards of each
other in the battle Of the 22d Of July,
1864. The Grand Armypost Of Allan
tn will join in the movement. The
scheme is to raise 100000, one-half
by each side, with which heroic
double equestrian statute will be erect
ed upon the spot who're Mcpherson
fell, Gen. Walker is to face the North,
and is to be clnsping hands with Gen.
Mcpherson, whose face will be to the
South.
The project has been under considera-
ton for several months, and cor
respondencc already held with Feder-
ais and Confcdcrntcs throughout the
country gives promise of success. The
joint monument VAS suggested 10y the
tower to the memory Of Wolff and
Montcalm i'll the Governors garden in
Quebec.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1894-08-31


This remarkable prediction was made
by the Chicago Record: 'It isn't tax
on street electric railways that is GO
ing to ruin the electric street railway
business. A specdicr death than that
by taxation awaits the whole system
Of electrical appliance rs operated at
present. We have Information which
leads us to believe that within twelve
months n new machine capable Of uso
for providing transportation, light
and heat will be put before the public;
that this machine will controvert tho
"principles Of electricity" winch now
obtain will rcvolutionizc all railway
and other transportation systems; will
do away with fuel, gas and smoke;
will, in short, givo humanity VII
dreumcd-of advantages ut very
moderate price. Yes, within tho next
twclvemonth we are going to sec somo
very wonderful happenings"
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1894-08-31
A STRANGE STORY
THE WOES AND MisHAps OF A u8ciH,ax
How he IS Tcyins to Regain His Stolen Money.

The Park City, KY, Times says that
man has been in that city for few
days who tells q rather sorrowful tale
of misfortune. His name Is Pierce
Smith and he Is Virginian. The
story goes that several years ago he
was in that section and on passing
through stopped. to do some work at a
farmhouse. He is landscape and
house painter, and while at work for
the farmer lost or had taken from him
a one-hundred-dollar bill that he had
laid up for rainy day. He went to
the city and reported the matter and
succeeded in recovering his money.
Then he returned to his home at
Gladesville, Va, where he had some
property, which he convicted into
money. He went to work in the mines
at that place and loaned the mining
company about 81, 200. While Mt work
in the mines he was struck on the head
by large shaft and so badly hurt that
his mind became unbalanced and he
was sent to a lunatic asylum for treat
ment. After time his reason was re-
stored and he WAS released from the
institution and sent back to Glades.
vile. To his surprise the mining COM
pany denied ever having borrowed any
money from him and all his papers
had been destroyed and all evidence
of the debt obliterated. Among the
money loaned the company WAS the
s1OO bill which he had lost and re-
covered in Kentucky. 1t seems that
If he can prove that he was tho pos.
SCISSOR of the bill he will be .h:o 10
establish the fact of the loan to the
company of the $1,000. The bill in
question was an old one and had been
torn in two and mended. This, with
the number and all, makes it easily
identified, and his business in Park
City was to see if the bank with which
he did business and through which the
lost bill was returned, could not make
affidavit that he owned the bill when
in Kentucky. He secured the desired
affidavit and other desired evidence
and has started back for Gladesvillc.
He walked all the way from Virginia
and started on the return trip on foot.
When asked why he walked, he replied
that he had plonty time and could
save money by walking. His story is
4 somewhat extraordinary one, but
those who know him and remember the
circumstances OF his losing and ro-
covering the 800 bill are inclined to
sredit it
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1894-08-31
A Colt Furnishes a Ram for Cruelty.

The following is a little incident
which came under tho observation Of
the writer: Two young horses hava
been kept in pasture, with a number
of cows and year-old calf, and they.
were accustomed to come up to the
gate every night with the cows, the
older leading the line and the younger
bringing up the rear. Owing to want
of water in their pasture, some
sheep were brought to the one in
which the horses and COWS were kept,
and these sometimes followed tho
COWS when they came at night to be-
MIXED. One night they did SO, and
when all the animals were standing to-
gether the ram butted the calf, which.
could not defend itself, and the other
colt, going over to it, seized the RAM
by the wool on its back and, lifting it
entirely of the ground. shook it Wigs
orously. He then placed it OF tho
ground and it quickly ran away, whila
the horse continued to stanI guar
over his fricnd.-Our Dumb Animals.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1894-08-31
The Height OF Mountains.

There are three ways of measuring
the height of mountains, namely, by
the baro meter, by observations of the
atmospheric pressure, by observation
of the boiling point of water and by.
calculation from data supplied by ac-
curato surveying instruments, the
necessary formulm being supplied by
trigonometry. This last plan, known
rs triangulation, is by far the most
accurate method. The first method is
based on the fact that the atmosphere
is densest at the surface Of the earth,
having there to support the weight OF
the whole column of air above it, and
the decrease in pressure being known
by the barometer enables the observer,
after due allowances, according to
temperature, to work out tho height
of the mountain. The second method
of observing the boiling point of water
by the thermometer is based on tho
well-known fact that water boils ut 212
degrees Fahrenheit, ut the level of tho
sea, or at pressure of thirty inches
of mercury; and as the relation be-
tween the pressure and the boiling
point is accurately known, the height
can be measured in this way moro or
less accurately. Triangulation is the
name applied to the process of calcu-
lation by measuring the angles of tri-
angles Tho angles having ba""'
measured by the theodolitv: -.u
knowing them and one side, trigono-
metry enables the surveyor to calculate
the other two. Measuring by this
method is done with wonderful cor
rectness. Two instances of this ac-
curacy are given in Thornton'a
"physiosraphy," one of plain, and
the other of mountain. The length
of Salisbury Plain was ascertained
with result that was less than five
inches from the measured value. The
height of Ben Macdhul was calculated
to DO 1856 feet, and this height,
when checked, proved to be withiu
one and onc-half inches. New York
Dispatch