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The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-08-28

vel land hope for the anticipated. Joe
it was allowed had some gumption and
fair prospects, and the Dickerman
girls right pert un.
Young Pardee was a carpenter, run
ming his own shop and all the while
managing to make a few dollars be-
yond his modest requirements, and put
ting away the surplus for the pro-
verbal rainy day, which the forehand-
ed New Englander is always providing
against.
TO be sure there was never much
new building going on in the old fash
toned town, but there was repairing
and jObbng, ami the alert and willing
Joe ParGee made sure to capture his
share of the business. If you wanted
a job done right off in a hurry, Pardee
was the man to undertake it.
That was what the landlord at the
Union house told the contracting agent
OF the circus, remarking:
'Pardee will put up your boards on
time an 'cordin' to contract, an he
won't charge you unreasonable,
neither
On the tavern keepers recommend
our carpenter got the job. and proceed
ed to put UP the circus bill boards in
quick time. Joe was great worker,
and II was Just fun to see him swing a
hammer and send the nails flying into
the boards.
Mary Ann stopped at the partially
erected bill board, on her way to the
postoffice, and remarked.
Circus coming, Mr.. Pardee?"
She is always called him Mister in
the presence of others Joe was equal
ly punctillious in his reply.
Yes, Miss Dickerman. and the agent
says 1t the best show on the road.
"Of course he does" laughed Mary
Ann, he's hired to tell it," and then
she added, 'spose you're goin'. Mister
Pardee?"
Was that hint?
The man STEPPED little closer to
the maid, so that the workmen and the
loungers could not hear, and said in
low voice:
I'm goin', Mary Ann, providin that
you go with me?''
The maiden Redeemed looked down
on the ground, and murmured:
of course, joe" and then she re-
marked. must be a good show, that is
the longest board | ever seen put up
in our town"
It's, coincided the carpenter, re-
gardlng the object OF his affections
with admiration.
Il wonder if the Champion OF Every
thing Is with the show" inquired Mary
Ann.
He must be by the size of the bill
boards, replied Joe.
Carpenter Pardee sized all shows by
the size of the billboard they erected.
Well, / hope he is" continued the
maiden, about to resume her errand
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-08-28
Fish That Commit Suicide.

Starfish commit suicide. When one
is caught with net it dissolves itself
into many pieces, which escape
through the meshes. In time each
piece becomes a perfect animal. To
preserve starfish it must be plunged
into bucket of fresh water before il
has had time to take the alarm. Fresh
water is instant death to it.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-08-28
The Winner

of one Of those $Ioo prizes got
her yellow tickets in this way;
/. By using the tea herself.
2. BY asking some friends
who use the tea to give her
their tickets.
8. BY inducing some friends
to try the tea and give her their
tickets.
One Of her friends kept a
boarding house, and sent her
lots OF tickets.
Haven't you some friend
who keeps a boarding house or,
a restaurant, or who has in
huence in some hospital or.
other public institution They:
need good tea there.
Rules OF contest in large advertisement
about first and middle Of the month. "A
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-08-28

beads OF Precipitation from an entirely
bald head.
Well" explained the carpenter,
thoughtlessly. IF you haven't lost
every hair on Jour head since saw
you lastr'
Yes" sighed the circus man, you
must reme -Iber | have been married
for two years"
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-08-28

The SCARED and grizzled veteran was
recounting stories of his war days.
YES" he said. that bullet would
have entered my heart had il not been
turned aside. Mothers bible?" quer-
led a listener. Pack of cards.
"Sweetheart's picture?" No. gentle
men. IL was because the aim was bad
and the bullet never came near me-
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-08-28

The whole matter of curious Bibles
is treated at length, with fac-simlies.
in the Strand Magazine for May
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-08-28

Occasionally the "Breeches" Bibl
turns up. In Genesis, ill.,, Z, the tex
reads: And they sewed fig-tree leave
together and made themselve
breaches " Coverdale makes /
"apruns perhaps comes neare
to primitive fashions.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-08-28
Raising Baked Potatoes.

George EVeritt, of Teheran, Ind.
planted his potatoes in straw. where
they grew nicely till passing engine
set the straw on fire and roasted all
another. "-Ex.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-08-28
CHAMPION OF ALL.
BY Charles II. Day.

tentlons to Mary
An n Dick e rman
had been so de-
voted that 1t was
the general remark
at Union Center.
looks as il sun
thin was goin' to
come from it." and
everybody appear
ed to wish them
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-08-28
BIBLES WITH BLUNDERs.


figure occasionally in sales, the follow
ing are the best known; The Vine
gar Bible is so called because "The
Parable of the Vineyard" is printed
Parable of the Vinegar" The date Of
this Bible is 1717. The Servant" Bible
makes the error of print Servant" for
'SeTpent" in the third chapter of Gen
esis, thus: Now, the servant was
more subtle than any beast of the
field"
The Judas" Bible has bad typo
graphical error, substituting Judas for
the Savior. Then cometh Judas with
them into a place called Gethsemane."
The Wicked" Bible is of 1881, and the
mot is left out in the Seventh Com
mandment. The printer paid for that
blunder, so it is recorded, to the amount
of $500.
The Pagan" Bible contains in it's H.
Illustrations some terrible anachrOnisms
1t was published in 1872, at the time
when the same wood cuts served fo1
many purposes. At the head of ST
Johns First Epistle, chapter l, appear
Mount Olympus, Leda, the siren; Daph-
inc and Apollo. The least that can be
said of the pictures is that they are
good examples of old art.
The "Bugge" Bible is exceedingly
rare. Psalm xci., 5, reads in the Mat
thew Bible (1551), 80 that thou shalt
not nede to be afrayed for anye bugges
by nyghte." By bugge is meant "bo-
gle" A perfect "Bugge" Bible will
bring $500 or more.
Occasionally the "Breeches" Bible
reads: And they sewed fig-tree leaves
together and made themselves
breaches" Coverdale makes il
''apruns perhaps comes nearer
to primitive fashions.
A queer mistake is in what is called
the He" Bible. In Ruth, iii, Is, the
compositor unsexed Ruth and makes
her "he." This blunder was printed in
1911. The edition in which the word
is corrected is known as the she" Bi.
BILE.
The "Treacle" Bible is the one iu
which the balm of Gilead" Jeremiah
viii), is made to read There is nc
more treacle at Galaad" When this
double blunder was made in 1877 trans.
lator and printer were held to task and
ali the copies were destroyed but some
few escaped. "Treacle" or "triacle" is
not, after all, such blunder, because
in the sixteenth century treacle meant
any kind of an antidOte, or a mixture
which assuaged pain. Galaad was per-
haps the compOsitors mistake
The Wooden Leg Bible is so called
from a picture, where Satan, with that
conspicuous tail which belongs to the
part, sports wooden leg. But why OF
wood? There may be many surmises
INDUCED in. One is that, in the Eng
land of that time there were numerous
soldiers who were tramps, and some
lad wooden legs and bad traits.
The whole matter of curious Bibles
is treated at length, with fac-simlies.
in the Strand Magazine for May.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-12-30
LODGE MEETINGS.

Regular meeting OF Busy Bee Tent Juv-
emile Branch I. o. X. SATURDAY. afternoon,
January 1, 1898, at $50, instead oi 3:30
O'Clock for election OF officers. At
O'Clock d. m. there will be public installa-
ton and basket social at Sons OF ST
George Hall. Everybody invited to at
tend. An instrumental and vocal pro-
gram will be rendered. A special invita-
ton to the parents OF the children 10
extended. JOHN DAWE, oup''
The next regular meeting OF Court
Robin Hood No. 62S3, A. o. +. VIII De
held on Saturday, January ., 1898, at
O'Clock ., N. JOHN EDDY, Commander.
There will be no meeting OF U. L. OF ID
At. No. 4S. The next regular meeting
will be held Friday evening, Dec d. when
a large attendance ia requested.
| JOSEPH X. JAMES, w. II.
The members OF Willing Workers len
No. 2OI. o. r. will give a basket socia
m the Sons OF st. Georges Hall on Thurs
day evening. January 6, 1898, there VII
he public installation OF officers, singinl
and rec,tationa. The members cordiali
invite the public to attend.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-12-30
NO DANGER OF STARVING.
People who Have Friends In Dawson Neeo
Not Worry.


Seattle, Wash, Dec. 30.-E. Barring
ton. one of the passengers of the steam
erAl-Ki, speaking of the situation OF the
miners in the Klondike district salo'
There is no need of any one worry
ing over their friends starving vi
course, provisions are not plentiful ana
supplies should be taken in In the
spring, after which time all provisions
N the country will be exhausted.
Speaking of the rush to file claims
Mr. harrington said:
For some time before l left the coin'
missioner's office was unable to accom-
modate the miners. and the men $1,000
in line for days with the mercury ~
below zero in order to file claims. Ih'
biggest sensation in the way OF a strik'
was No. 49, on Hunker 1t paid $40 u
the pan. II 1t had not been for the ex
odus to the Yukon, 100 claims woul'
have been worked on Bonanza, Ell DOT
ado, and Hunker creeks this winter
S. w. Foote said great many PEG
We went past Dawson in boats WI.
me floating ice, unable to make ianu
q 81. Many people are living In tents
Dawson. though the temperature
away below zero.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-12-30
r4z NEWS IN BRIEF.


Voorhics-Roherts block at Mason civ
Ia. suffered b. FIRE Loss, $4,000. Dunn
mick q Wraie, wholesale cigar manu-
facturers, los, $4,000; Hoag & Ship
man, clothln~ ySC00, and Cobb, house
furnishingH s. GO
The mill oIeret,ves 1T Fall River,
Mass, have voted TO accept the reduc-
ton. as IL would not be good business
policy to enter into a strike at the
present time
Frank Creel, Ia years old, of Grafton.
w. Va, had his right hand blown to
shreds with a dynamite firecraeker.
Samuel Stage. hunter from Salem,
Ills, was found dead in the woods
south of Nashville. Ills. He went out
TO kill rabbits for Christmas dinner.
The wage cut of 1914 per cent made
in 1894, has been restored to the $50
employees Of Mayor Bros. pottery
works in Beaver Falls, Pa.
Ulysses S. Vilars OF Lake Bluff, Ills,
has been missing since Dec. %.
While hunting quail David Davidson
of Garrett, Ind, was shot in the face
by his partner, John Short. Davidson
i Will lOot Out eye
The consolidation OF the Equitable
and East River companies of New York
which has been pending for many
weeks, has finally been accomplished.
Louis Requio of Ashtabula, o., slipped
and fell, his head striking in such way
that his neck was broken.
Antoine Goyette, aged So years, wal
| run over and instantly killed at Rich
mond, Que, by a train, whose engin
eer was Coyotes son.
A lodge Of Elks has been institute,
at Eau Claire, Wis
Rockford. Ills. has passed an ordi
nance taxing all foreign fire insuranc
companies ! per cent. on their gros
receipts in this city, the money to go
the maintenance of the fire depart
. | ment.
Ewald Kuehne was killed in rur
, away accident at Appleton, Wis.
J. Stephen Marshall, living near Farm
n, ington Ills, was robbed Of $S5 by thrt
10 highwaymen.
Succi, who recently completed h
a sixty-fourth public fast in Rome. hi
y abstained from food in his perform
es ances for $500 days of his life-near
n seven years.
ch Rev. w. w. Willy OF Andover, Mas
ne had a watch stolen from him by
IN Texas soldier during the war, and
n now publishing cards in the papers
ch the Lone Star state in the hope OF I
of covering his property.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-12-30
ONE MlLllONAlRE'S START
He Earned Ten Dollars by Throwing 'n'
Strong Man of a Show.

ue Earned Ten Dollars by Throwing the
Strong Man OF Show.
"Had caught my train that night,
laughed the man who had nothing 10 40
for a quarter of a century but SIT ana
watch nine trees grow to swell his BANK
account. "Iwould probably be q farmer
now trying to raise mortgage anu
few other things had gone to little
town in lower Wisconsin to see coit
that a man there wanted to sell me- l
was a good Judge of stock and shrewo
ON a trade, but greener country Tau
never broke into town. wouIo haVo
walked back to the farm after L Iounu
myself too late for the train, but saw
a handful announcing a show tnat
n;obt and couldn't resist the temptation
70 see it. though it did cost quarter
"In nv hilarious appreciation was
mora If an entertainment than they had
ON the stage, especially as l was utterly
obliyious to the fact that did not iOoA
like any one else i'll the audience 10
ward the end huge fellow came OUT
tossed cannon balls in the air, held men
ont at arms length and lifted heavy
,yo;obts After this showing OF MS
nrowess he offered $40 to any one whom
} be could not throw inside OF two MN
utes. / was the crack wrestler IN al our
section, though none present knew ~,
! and I felt as though the challenge was
! aimed directly at me. I turned not ane
> ooId during few seconds OF intens'
, silence. Then I sprang up. ana, as
: came out of my old blouse shouteu
a .T,Il 90 YOU, b'goshr There was roa
Of laughter, and then some OF . mos
about me urged me not to go up tnei
;. and have my neck broken. But one on
d man told me to go in. twas q toug
e ioh hut finally threw the giant almos
5 ; tbrouph the floor with hip lock. Ther
= was a little hesitancy about giving ~
y the S1O, but the crowd shouted III -.
i. cot il. Then the old man took me non
re With him, and in week haa cna =
y of ALI the teams in his lumberk camp I
m In time ! became partner al" m.
at CLEARED the way to make me ricn. In =,
~ was really o match for a mai''o"
Ar Detroit Free Press
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-12-30
HOW TO COOK PossUM.
Told by One OF the Most skiiifui oppos-
sum Chefs In the World.


sum Chefs In the World.
A negro's juicy appreciation of pos
sum meat was we'll illustrated upon a
recent occasion when lady with whom
the narrator Is acquainted paid visit
to New Orleans She told him the
story. She was walking down Charities
street early one morning, intending to
visit the celebrated French market OF
the Crescent City, and ON her way she
met a very old colored man coming
from the opposite direction, evidently
from the market, as he was carrying in
one hand possum and in the other a
small split wooden basket Of sweet po-
tatoes. The old mans face was BEAM
| ing with good nature and wreathed In,
smiles of anticipatory pleasure. He look
ed SO joyously into the face of the lady
that she, too, could not help but smile
at him, whereupon he held the postum
up aloft and said, GOOD eatin, missy,
good eatin." She stopped for moment,
looked at the childlike, happy face OF
the old negro and said, $50 you like
possum, do your"
Like postum, missyl | loves pos
sum. Dare amt no eatin like possum.
De possum am good, but de gravy
with sweet potatoes is better. Did you
never eat possum, missy? Den yor
didn't know what good eatin was. Blu
} mebbe you all wouldn't know how t.
cook Mr.. Postum, fur dar's ebbyt'ln'
: in de know how"
"Well, then, tell me how you COO
r it," she said
: The old man set the possum and pc
n tatoes down on the pavement, or, q
Q they call it in New Orleans, the "bar
It auet," and with look of earnest COZ
y centration began with Now, don
you never forget jest what l'ze gwine
- tell you about how to cook de possun
% Well de fust ting you does is to g
10 your postum. Dat may be easy fur ye
re uns, but faint fur me-dat is, Away
9, Well, den, when you's dun got yo'
Sc possum YOU skins him fust. Den "
IN puts him into dc pot with cold wat
X an put de pot over q hot fire, an q
y YOU parbiles him-not too much
YOU doan't want to lose any OF his nj
sweet fat. Den You takes him out OF
mo pot an you dries him in clean tow
Is Den you puts him into big fryin pa
list Den you scrapes de skin off your sw'
re- potatoes an you puts dem into de sal
he pan with Mr.. Postum. Den you
IN, YOUR stove red, an den You puts de
8 an possum an potatoes into de oN
TIC an den 20 away fur little WHILE
No. not too long.
an. "Den when you comes back you p
nld in little hot water, an den you peg
ril. an bastes de possum an dc sweet p'
toes, an you keeps on a-bastin an abb
the in till dc possum is good brow
Bay Jest like my color-an de sweet pota'
iers 10 soft an juicy an de gravy is ain
inc black an plenty of 1t. Den you take
,;o "S ont of de oven, an den you sots de ia
, to an den-well, den you bars de DO
inst fur de smell of cooked possum go'
ON. long ways, an when you have only
the possum you doan't want much
boat pany besides, yourself.
y a Now, there is your recipe for cool
iei possum and given by probably Oh
La "o the best chefs for that dish IN the we
n Inv philadelphia Times.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-12-30
JOy'T LIKE THE IDEA.
liam Bankers Oppose Postal
o0'" Savings Banks.
, VIEWS OF HENRY W. CANNON.

an. Chase National Bank Says
Pre''", savings system Has Paid In
tho nut Only In Countries which
n Large Public Debts-cond'tions
Are Different-Aii tho Bank Ao'
odations Needed at Present
YORK. Dec. So-The postal saw
~ ranks idea is not a popular one In
, %ew York banking circles canvass
Nc" -,nts of prominent institutions
devel as,derts were
SAM kss opinions for publica-
w." w." All practically agreed with Pres
uon' y Mason of the Bank of New
VI, In the statement that there are
aav so many banks In existence
az, rotes for money have been cut TO
no,nt when there is little proht IN
r,,,rg F.. d. Tappan, president OF
pan caIIatin National bank, thought
"" nossibly in thinly populated as
nc. nostal savings banks might prove
oao,ol 10 the people. but he was con
saoot that the residents of large toWm
nus s o,tioe had all the banking accom-
mediation they desired
Not Ready to Discuss Ii.
ou..or Garter of the Bank of tn
Penublic felt that the time hau no
come TO discuss the proposition Du
mont Clark, president OF the America
National Bank. agreed with Mr.. Garter
Edward simmons, president OF tn
Tourtb National bank, was also OF IN
1--WE oninion and declined to discus
4 ,ta nronosition. because he had not Civ
an a. sufficient thought. Henry
Cornon president of the Chase Natior
Al hank was plainly opposed to post;
savings banks and did not hesitate
say so. =.
"postal savings banks" he sal
"have been successful in other couI
,r,es for the reason that the countri'
have large public debts, which are II
h creasing from year to year. Under SUI
Conditions the money deposited by Il
n neonIa IN the postal savings banks CO
Il he advantageously used by the COVER
ments. In England and France SUI
deposits really constitute a portion
the public debts Of those countries
Would Have a Large Surplus.
Tn this country the people hold
,pinion that the public debt should n
be increased, but. on the contrai
should be reduced as rapidly as pos
BILE. and. therefore. 1t does not see
practicable to my mind for the cover
ment to receive the money of the pc
ple and invest the same In security
It is more than likely were postal sa
ings banks established in this coun'
that the government wouio We
soon have a large surplus OF FUNDS
hand on which 1t would be compel
70 nav interest and the business wo'
u be conducted on the part of the govel
ment at a loss. In my opinion, sho
postal savings banks be established
the United States, their deposits sho
only be used by the general governm
u IN the same manner as in other COZ
tries"
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-12-30

c,nc,nnati, Dec. BE. w. Mnlss :,
10 and Frank w. white. manassr ,, =.
~ ~. white catering company, p,c 1s,.n
.nr. OF restaurants on Fourth snS
.Sr rs.t. assigned to A. w e1i iaI,,,,,.s
Tota, sssets. $4,000; total y h o. sn;
,s u' 600 The cause Of the sss,s""eh'
= heavy expenses and duh trade
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-12-30
.,,A Colorndo Editor Dead.

,.~r,ont COL, Dec. S.-Henry y.
sra editor Of the Longmon.
Ledger. IL dead, He was - ss,ns the
and enjoyed the distinc.ioh ~ 81 wa. horn
oldest editor In Colorado. he was "
=, portland, Jefferson county. ..ns,
snd for forty-hve years was a pre" II,
= ,bs Universalist denom'na"o" "
a.n. 10 colorado In 1873.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-12-30
-. ought 70 Know,

AN author" said the practical TO- - ),
An ns nu, 70 know several lang usees !.
teur. 'ous r,s no ought" replied his FELLOW y
"Ol co~ "Ths field has been 90 =, Wei !"
craftsman m, there is no longer any use Q Q
reading old English ,. BOOKS o.on s. Star.
Nosa,nsi ideas. o-Washins'on
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-12-30

4 ..Here." cried the managing eoivot,
.vhat does this meant The aocouns ..
Nv wn .".u,s death il headed Gathered 70
His Feathers. This kind OF p.oolieS; -.
a.; IN. has got TO stop. Gathered 70 mn M.
- why, the man who let tna'
s,;r must DO driveling foolr -
HOh that's all right" said the cry
.a,tor ats q joke. Folding beo a0'''
cols x ..r Lnow'"-Chicago Nswa
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-12-30
Killed by q Train.

Helena, Mont, Dec Suite T, Bow BOW.
- wbo has been connected in various
san.c,ties with Montana newspapers
sor the past ten years. was killed q.
sann,nston by being run over by
.ra,n He was a son of ex-oni'ea
s,s,e. senator Thomas p. Bowen OF
Colorado.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-12-30
An. Hartford During the War

ph,ladelphia, Dec Captain Hor.
.cs r. Draper is dead of paralysis at
81. home in Lansdowne, a suburb OF TINS
city aged 70 years. Captain Draper
wss horn July 4, 1925. at Brookneio,
Mass throughout the war ne was
co,nmander of the Hartford, Adrnira'
~ vrag,it's flagship.