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The Winslow mail., 1897-10-23
CAPTURING AN ELEPHANT.
About This Dangerous and
Sometimes Cruel Sport.

Something About This Dangerous and
Sometimes Cruel Sport.
When the two sons of the Prince of
Wales were ON a visit TO Ceylon, grand
elephant hunt was projected to show
them how the animals were captured.
Here is an extract from Joseph Moore's
description of the hunt:
After long maneuvering the trained
elephants managed to separate large
COW from the herd and so ranged them
selves about her that she was forced to
stand. This was the opportunity wanted,
and in flash an agile native slipped
under one of the friendly brutes, rope
in hand.
Waiting until the restless prisoner
lifted her hind foot, he deftly placed
the moose about her leg and withdrew.
Another venture fettered the second
limb, the decoys meanwhile warding off
with their trunks several Wrathful
strokes at the man. The ropes were now
firmly secured to a stout tree and the
captive left entirely alone save her calf.
Then began titantic struggle for
liberty that no few words can justly
portray. Finding herself baf1ed in I'M
tying the many knots or in uprooting
the tree, she writhed, screamed, tore at
the foliage, paved the earth, tossed
clouds of dust over her back, flung her
trunk about fiercely and planted her
head upon the ground for leverage to
rend asunder the bonds
At length she fell in exhaustion, an
guish and despair and lay motionless
and resigned. The natives we'll knew
that these symptoms forbode the loss of
their prize. She painted for an hour or
more, sighed deeply and died-of bro
ken heart.
A male somewhat above medium
size was next submitted to the exciting
ordeal with minor variations. While he
stood jammed between two of the tame
elephants, away from any tree, the
nooser induced him to raise his hind
foot by touching it gently, drew the
running knot about his leg and retreat
ed In this case the rope was attached
to the girth of one of the trained ami
mails, and the sagacious brute, knowing
exactly what was expected of him, be-
| gan to drag the captive toward tree
facing the spectators stands.
The wild one resisted violently, but
without avail, as the tame allies stead
ly pushed, butted and pulled him across
the inclosure. When the tying was COM
plete, his contortions to free himself
were astonishing, though in the end he
calmed down, hopeless and covered with
soil
The Winslow mail., 1897-10-23
Perfumes.

A new process for extracting the per
fume of flowers has been devised by NJ
J. Passy He sleeps the flowers i'll wa
ter, which is drawn off when charged
with perfume and fresh water substi-
tuted. This keeps the flowers fresh for
long time. and their life is further
prolonged by the use of saline solution
such as the tissues of the plants call for.
The charged water is then evaporated
by the use of ether. The process has
proved successful with many flowers
which previously refused to yield up
their perfume, notably the lily of the
valley.
The Winslow mail., 1897-10-23
Pert Princess Victoria.

The London Lady tells this amusing
anecdote of Queen Victoria's childhood:
The Duchess of Kent was Queen VIC
toria's mother, and there is an anecdote
which tells that there was in the Duke
of Kent's household a gentleman called
Mr.. Brown. The princess father called
him Brown, so the princess initiated
him, and used to call him Brown, but
the ddchess, her mother, said she was
not to call him Brown, but MI. Brown,
or else she would send her to bed. The
next morning the princess said, Good
morning, Brown, and good night, for
| am going to bed now"
The Winslow mail., 1897-10-23
Powerful Speaking.

Wendell Phillips once, when he was
interrupted by an unfriendly audience,
stopped down and began talking In
low voice to the men at the reporters
table. Some of the auditors, becoming
curious, called, Louder, whereupon
Phillips Strengthened himself up and ex-
claimed: $50 right on. gentlemen, with
your noise. Through these pencils
pointing to the reporters-''I speak to
4O, 900 people"
The Winslow mail., 1897-10-23
Shubert.

The short life of Franz Schubert
probably contained as much artistic la
bor as any man has ever been able to
crowd in che same number of years. He
was born in 1897 and died in 1928. His
artistic career extended over about 90
years, during which time he produced
more than 200 songs, to say nothing
of symphonies, pianOforte sonatas and
concerted music.
The Winslow mail., 1897-10-23
The Letter A.

The letter A is in Hebrew called
aleph, all OK, and the Phenician char
acter which represents this sound was
originally picture of an OK head hence
the name. The right hand stroke OF the
A represented the top of the head, the
other down stroke the left side and
line, since fallen out of use, represented
the right side of the head, while III very
old phnnician manuscripts two dots
above for eyes end two below for nos
tl;is rendered the resem mblance complete
The Winslow mail., 1897-10-23
The Wrong Jam.

Haskell-What' Bobby crying for?
Mrs. Haskell oh, the poor boy
caught his finger in the pantry door.
Haskell-H'm He evidently didn't
get the jam he was looking for that
time. e.-Pick Ne Up.
The Winslow mail., 1897-10-23
whv He wanted an Autograph.

Recently a young man wrote to VIII
liam Dean HoweIls for his autograph.
The novelist replied in a typewriter
line;
''Have you bought my last book?"
The young man answered:
81 have not | want to sell your au-
tograph in order to get money enough
to buy it. ATLANTA Constitution.
The Winslow mail., 1897-10-23
Lady Del otives.

An official in the French detective de-
partment says that numbers of ladies well
known in Partisan society do not hesitate
to offer their services as detectives on con-
dition that they are paid. Some of them,
In fact, receive pay varying from $3.50 to
$3.50 month.
The Winslow mail., 1897-10-23

Swift's letters to Stella and Vanessa,
the two correspondences being carried
on at the same time, are equally good,
equally loving and at present equally
unreadable.
The Winslow mail., 1897-10-23

The Chinese divide the day into ~
parts of two hours each. The Italians
reckon "a hours round, instead of two
divisions of - hours each, as we do.
The Winslow mail., 1897-10-23
Good Money,

A note of the Bank of England, twisted
into kind of rope, can suspend as much
as 329 pounds upon one end of it and not
be injured.
Chess has been known in China and
Japan since 5000 B. @. The game of
chess, as now played in Europe and
America, dates from the sixteenth CEN
tury.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-06-19
Ae Resigned.

In the early days of Pony, a mining
camp in Montana, the post-ofice con-
sisted of an old tea box, into which all
the letters were dumped, the citizens
helping themselves. There were only
forty citizens in Pony, and, there being
no money in the Office, it was with con-
siderable difficulty that the storekeeper
was persuaded to accept the postmas-
tership.
One day a stranger rode into camp
and called on the postmaster.
Don't you know" he began, sternly,
that 1t is illegal to allow people to pick
out their own letters like that?"
"Waal, stranger" said the postmas-
ter, 81 don't know that it is any of your
business how this office is rum"
But am United States post-ofice
Inspector"
I'm this case," said the postmaster,
I'VE will finish up this post-ofice right
now"
He took the tea box. placed It in the
middle of the road, and, with a good
run, kicked it clear across the gulch.
NOW then" he resumed, you 20
right back to Washington and tell the
department from me that the accounts
are closed and the postmaster at Pony
has resigned"
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-06-19
EXCHANGE.


Perhaps the defect in the battIeship
Texas might be found In the failure
to provide it with a hip pocket and a
MISUNDERSTANDING Express.
The Supreme court of the United
States insists that it knows beans. In
a decision rendered it holds that they
are vegetables.-Chicago Record.
1t may yet be necessary to bring Mr..
Allison before a judge and jury and
present evidence before he can be con-
victed of carrying a concealed BOOM
Chicago Record.
Our international matches in yacht
ing, athletics and pugilism are causing
great deal of trouble. 1t is to be
hoped that the difficulty will not ex-
tend to international matrimonial
MISUNDERSTANDING.
Another woman has expressed a
preference for hades over a course at
college. This sounds like the despair
ing complaint Of a college widow"
whose twenty-f1fth engagement has Just
been broken Off.-Philadelphia Press.
If Dunraven and Sholto are the best
the British peerage can do in the way
Of freaks, the bearded lady and the liv-
ing skeleton need ask no protection
against the competition of Europe dur
ing the museum season.-MilWauhoa
Journal.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-06-19
A NRrrOW Escape.

Capt.-Gen. Spinner may have
transcribed military discipline, sir, and
perhaps ought to have captured the
whole band Of insurgents"
Gen. Decampus-"You had a fierce
battle, l understand"
'We-er-made a stand, sir, and
when we saw them coming over the dis
tant hill"
you charged them! Bravo, bravo,
my boys"
''No, sir; we"
"Ah, trapped them! Bring in the viii
lains! Well have jolly killing"
mo, general, lit may be l erred on
the side of mercy, but when saw them
marching defiantly over the distant
hill, L"
you what?"
Il hoisted a flag of truce and retired
to give them a chance to bury their
dead!'
Good! Bravo, boys! Well have
them wound up in a jiffyT-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-06-19

the air to catch It on its fail before hia
feet touched the ground. The balls
generally used we're made Of leather or
skin and sewed with string crossvise
in the same manner as our balls are
made, and stuffed with bran or husks
Of corn; others were made Of string or
Of the stalks Of rushes plated together
so as to form a circular mass and COW
cred in the same way with leather.
Some balls that have been found at
Thebes are about three inches in di-
ameter, while others are Of smaller
size, made of the same materials and
covered, like many used at the present
day, with strips of leather cut In rhom-
boidal shape and sewed together
lengthwise and meeting in a common
point at both ends. each alternate slip
OF leather being of a different color.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-06-19

Not far from Boston a little boy
banned Johnnie, who is only nine years
Of age, is continually causing amuse-
nent by his quaint and original ex-
cuses whenever he gets into scraps.
He is never at a loss, and before you
speak almost, he interrupts you with
an excuse that is so funny that you
cannot help laughing and forgiving
him. He has been last down to break
fast several times lately, and he was
told that the next time 1t occurred he
should go without.
A day or two back he made his ap-
'pearance when breakfast was half over.
Nov, Johnnie" said his mother,
''you know what told you last time
you were late"
Eyes, mother; but could not really
and truly be down be down in time this
morning"
well, why not?"
"YOu see, was half asleep and half
awake, and somehow l dreamed that l
was at church, and knew you would
not like me to get up during the SER
mon"
Johnnie did not go without his
breakfast that morning.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-06-19
The Game of RalI.

Ball is by no means a modern game,
Tor it was a favorite pastime Of the
Egyptians four thousand years ago. 1t
was an outdoor sport as at the present
day, and was INDUCED in not only by
men and children, but by women as
well. Throwing and catching the ball
was regarded as wholly a woman's
game, and one method of playing was
that the person unsuccessful in catch
ing the ball was obliged to carry the
successful player on her back-the vic
tor continuing in this position until
She also failed to catch the ball The
ball was thrown by an opposite player
mounted in the same manner and sta
tioned at a certain distance. Some
times three or more balls were thrown
In succession, the hands of the player
being crossed upon the breast after
throwing the ball.
Another game, not altogether a wOm-
ans game, was played by throwing the
ball to a great height, and catching it
ike our "sky-ball," and yet another
vas to throw the ball as high as pos
slble, the opposite player leapinS int
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-06-19
ValOrOuS.

When was on the Zulu frontier (said
a traveller recently 1 stopped for a
week with a native, a splendid fellow,
who had a fine farm. Among other
animals, he had a young bull called
HulO, which he and his children fondly
believed could vanquish any beast on
earth. HulO was a great pet, and not
in the least vicious, so 1 was surprised
on the second evening of my stay, to
see Hulo shifting the air and paving
the ground in evident rage. l was
about to ask what it meant when out
OF the forest came an ugly rhinoceros.
My host and 1 hurried for our guns,
and Hulo dashed at the beast with
dauntless courage. A rush, a crash,
and the bull was hurled twenty feet.
Fortunately, the horn of his enemy had
not caught him, and the first rush had
taught him a lesson. His horns were
like sharp swords, but the hide of
rh1noceros is remarkably thick. and the
young bull soon showed signs Of IA
tigue. So he resorted to strategy. and
lodged behind his clumsy foe, giving
him vicious stabs in the thighs. This
was rapidly weakening the rhinoceros,
and just at this time we found some
steel bullets Qeaden bullets having no
effect on this animaD, and quickly
completed the work Hulo had begun.
Then the bull stood on the carcass and
beloved his joy.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-06-19
Nobillty shown br hutton..


Buttons play an important part in
the dress of the Chinese mandarins.
Those of the first and second class
wear button Of coral red, suggested,
perhaps, by cocks comb, since the
cock is the bird that adorns their
breast The third class are gorgeous
with a robe on which peacock is en-
blazoned, while from the centre of the
red fringe Of silk upon the hat rises
sapphire button. The purple button
OF the fourth class is an opaque, dark
purple stone, and the bird depicted on
the robe is the pelican. A silver pleas
ant on the robe and a clear crystal
button on the hat are the rank Of the
fifth class. The sixth class are entitled
to wear an embroidered stork and a
jadestone button; the seventh a par
fridge and an embossed gold button.
In the eighth the partridge is reduced
to quail and the gold button becomes
plain, while the ninth class mandarin
has to be content with a common SPAR
row for his emblem, and with silver for
his button.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-06-19
Consideration for Ono Another.

COMMUNICATION Tor ono Another.
1t has been estimated that ninety per
cent. OF people in trade fail at some
time in their career, and for a mer-
chant to remain in business over thirty
years without needing aid from his
creditors is remarkable incident. Peo-
pie Of good memories have seen great
fortunes tumble into nothingness. and
families that have boosted of their
wealth reduced to penury, through sud
den changes that visit the commercial
world. Every year adds new instances
of these sudden. reverses, and while
they should teach people to be consid-
crate to one another they should also
suggest to persons now rich that they
cannot control the wheels of fortune,
and they should not be too boastful
and too harsh in their estimate Of
others.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-06-19
To Make Big soap Bubbles.

1t is great sport to make soap bub-
bles, but 1t is twice as much fun If the
bubbles are big ones, strong enough
not to break when they are fioated on
the floor. Bubbles twice as big as your
head or as big as the biggest kind Of a
football can be easily blown by anyone
who knows how to mix up the soap.
bubble material. To make these big
bubbles, take piece of white CASTLE
soap about as big as a walnut. Cut
up into a cup Of warm water and then
add teaspoonful Of glycerine. Stir
well and blow from small pipe. This
will make bubbles enough to last all
the afternoon. And this is really all
you care to make in one day. To make
pink bubbles add few drops of straw
berry Juice, and to make yellow ones
put in little orange juice.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-06-19
EnliRbtened at Last.
others.

An old Scotch lady, who had no rel
ish for modern church music was ex-
pressing her dislike Of the singing Of
an anthem in her own church one day.
when a neighbor said: why, that is a
very old anthem. David sang that an
them to Saul" To this the old lady
replied: "Weel, weel, moo for the
first time understan' why Saul threw
his javelin at David when the lad sang
for him. London Household Words.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-06-19
Cycling Costumes.

Forty girls in forty styles Of cycling
costumes were on exhibition, to women
only, in Philadelphia the other day, at
a session of the woman's congress. Ev-
cry sort of costume was represented
boomers of all lengths and sizes, ample
and scant; divided skirts, bifurcated in
various styles, and an abundance Of
different sorts of plain skirt costumes
The dresses were the work of big firms
in the city, and a committee of the con-
gress Investigated the merits of the va
rioUs styles, with a view to a report
OF some kind. A bicycle was fastened
firmly on the stage, and on this many
OF the girls illustrated the appearance
and advantages of their particular cos
tunes in actual wheeling practice.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-06-19
Spreading the GoaDeI.

The American Board, as shown by its
report made at Brooklyn recently, has
81 missionaries in non-Christian coun-
tries, 2,S7O native helpers and Al, 81 ma
tive members. It's expenses last year
were $67s, 169. Its debt is $115, 900. One
gentleman subscribed $4,000 toward
overcoming the debt.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-06-19
He Want Elected.

'iWhat do women know akSut poll
tics, anyway" sneered the candidate.
WELL" ventured his wife, most OF
them know enough to keep out Of it"
And when the returns came in the
wisdom OF her words was made aDDaE-
SnE.-New York PresR-
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-06-19

at her unless they, too, are well
dressed, in which event she does
not care to look at them. Oc-
casionally one Of these carefully groom
ed women falls victim to the pride that
goeth before fall, and a certain young
woman living on a fashionable ave-
nue. had Just such an experience last
week. Dressed in perfect taste she was
on a tour Of the shopping districts.
While walking between two stores a
Well-dressed and rather good-looking
young man came up beside her, raised
his hat and said in a hesitating tone:
i beg your pardon" The naughty
look the young woman bent upon him
arrested his speech for a moment.
Then he repeated: Il beg your par
dom
! do not know you" was the freez-
ing reply of the young woman as she
started to pass on. The strangers
race splintered into an amused smile,
and he was about to speak third time
when the indignant young woman saidr
Cease your unprovoked attentions
or / shall call for the protection Of
some gentleman"
He seemed to be distressed by this,
but he would not yield.
"Don't-don't be scared" he said.
i am not afraid" she declared, as
her eyes flashed. Print cannot do JUS
tice to her tone; it should have robbed
him of his power of speech, but he
seemed determined to rush on to his
doom.
There is some-something want
-" he pleaded.
"HOw dare your" she demanded.
LET me pass!'
But he would not; determination
flashed in his eyes, too. eff you go on
you-you will be sorry" he said.
At this she began to be afraid, and
though her proud demeanor, did not
betray it, she glanced around for help.
In the pause he hurried on, evidently
embarrassed.
Il want to tell you'll, your, if"
She flung out beseeching hands to a
man who was about to pass.
Sir" she said, this person is per-
scouting me, and"
He stopped, of course, and inquired
tiercely of the other fellow, who stood
still, with his hat off: do you know
this lady?" Then said the first man,
with as much show of indignation as
his intirmity would permit:
"NOt-a -bit-but-she-she
she is losing the ruf-ruffie off her
dress, and I've been trying to tell
her, but tut-tut-tutterV
With this he swept her a profound
bow, damned his hat on his head, and
strobe down the street There were sew
eral yards of ruf1e from her petticoat
streaming behind her, caught at the
flag end on distant curb. Another step
and she would have stumbled. The Sec
ond man grinned and passed on, and
she, with the tears of modification in
her eyes, hurriedly stopped and with
some difficulty severed the ruffle. But
the next time anybody says 81 beg par
don" to her she is going to let him go
right on talking what he has got to
say, without interrupting.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-06-19

Lighting a Fire with Ice.
II anyone was to tell you that you
fould light a fire with piece of ice
you'd be very likely to shake your head.
But it can be done, and if you have a
liking for surprising your friends you
ban try it-after a little private prac-
ice behind the barn. Take a piece of
elear ice about an inch thick from the
water cooler, white it into the shape
pf disk and with the palms of your
bands melt it's two sides convex, thus
giving the form of a double convex
ems, or burning glass. This you should
o with considerable accuracy, and you
pay have to practice some time before
you can accomplish it. When your ice
lens is complete hold it where the suns
lays will fall on it and focus them SO
hat they will be directed on a piece of
light paper or finder. A blaze will
burst up at once. The experiment
works well only when the sun is very
bright,
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-06-19
WAS TOO INDIGNANT.
LESSON TAUGHT A RATHER
ToUcHY GIRL
ACcOstsd ON the street BY Young AIAp
of Kindly Intention she Pretonds ed
to Feel Greatly msultod at his
Conduct. "

HERE is one infal-
lible way OF telling
when a woman
knows she is well
dressed-she hard
ly looks at other
women as she pass
es them on the
street. The rea-
son Is not far to
seek - she knows
they are all looking
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-06-19
CHILDREN'S CORNER.
TIMELY TOPICS FOR OUR BOYS
AND GIRLS.

Lighting . Fire with Ice-HOw to Make
Big Soap Bubbles-The Game of BAH
Is lIot New One-JOhnnIe's Excuse
How Nobility Is Illustrated.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-28
WITH INTENT TO AMUSE.

Say" said the gentleman with the pro-
pants on, an now dey's shrunk all of six
inches.'
Yes" said Mr. Acheimer. placidly, 'dem
vos our patent life-saving skatin' pants II
you hadt been in der water few minutes
longer, dey would hat shrunk till dey lifted
you owit on dry landt. indianapolis Journal.
The girl who was reading the newspaper
showed by her manner that she had found
something that interested her.
Here's a rather unique idea she said at
length. THE writer undertakes to show that
personal beauty is a letter of credit the world
over"
Her dearest friend" glanced meaninglv
at the manufactured complexion Of the girl
with the paper, shrugged her shoulders and
suggested:
''if you tried to pass yours. dear. you would
surely be arrested for rgery.'-Chicago
Post.
"Above ALL" said the throat specialist
1.-The lady must talk little as possible
Doctor" eagre.y asked Mrs. Greymare's
husband. SIS there any hope of it becoming
ronic?'-Exchange.
"Jimson wants the presidency OF the First
National bank. doesn't he?'
Yes; but he stands no show against Shum-
way"
What's Shumways recommendation for
the placer"
He hasn't any relatives"-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.