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The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-09-04
AE VS. EMsARRAssEn.
The Young Man Forgot what once He
Had Gone to Ask For.


Had Gone to Ask For.
4 peculiar incident of embarrass-
ment on the part of young office
seeker occurred in Mai. MeKlniey's IL
brary one morning before the inaugur-
alton which illustrates that all office
seekers are not as bold as they APP
pear. A young man of fiOrid complex
ion and golden hair from one of the
middle states had come many miles to
present a request to the president-elect
for personal consideration, says the
Cleveland Plain Dealer. He was ush-
cred into the library and took his seat
with the waiting crowd on the leather
covered sofa near the door. The score
or more of visitors who crowded the
room chatted and read the newspapers.
awaiting their turn with the major in
the adjoining room. One after an
other was disposed of, and then the
president-elect appeared at the door in
person. The young man on the sofa
arose in Difference to the majors pres
ence and found himself suddenly con-
fronted by the man he had come so far
to see. Maj. Mckinley extended his
hand in the familiar way which he has
of preventing a hand sqeeze and said,
Now, Mr.. Jones, win see you" TAX
en- SO completely by surprise, the visitor
turned first crimson, then deadly pale.
He tried to speak, but his words came
in gutterals, while his eyes seemed to
increase to the size of dollars. Finally
he regained his voice and stammered
out, why, why, major, came to see
you about an office, but l have forgot
ten what Office it is / want" That was
too much for the crowd, and an audi
BILE smile went around the room. The
major saw that the young man was ac-
tually suffering from embarrassment.
The perspiration was standing out on
his forehead like beads. ooh, if that is
all, said the major in the kindest
tones, you had better step out into
the hall little while and will see
you after 1 have disposed of some of
these other callers" The unfortunate
victim thanked him and retired.
Whether he recovered from his en-
barrassment 1 do not know, but it is
needless to say that his card did not
read from Ohio.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-09-04

There is a very remarkable cUcka-
too found in one of the islands of the
Indian Ocean, near New Guinea; it is
as large as full-grown pheasant, and
of jet black color. The bird is dis
tinguished for it's immensely strong
bill and the clever manner in which
it uses this tool The bill seems as
hard as steel, and the upper part has
a deep notch in it. Now the favorite
food of this cockatoo is the kernel of
the canary nut; but there is wonder
full ingenuity required to get at it, for
the nut Is something like a Brazilian
nut, only ten times as hard. In fact,
it requires the blow of heavy ham
mer to crack it; it is quite smooth and
triangular in shape The cockatoo
might throw the nut down, but it
would not break, or it might hold it
in its claws as parrots usually do with
their food and attempt to crush it, but
the smoothness of the nut would cause
1T to fly out of the beak. Nature,
however, appears to have given the
possessor of this wonderful bill an
almost miraculous intelligence to d.
rect its powers, for the cockatoo takes
one of the nuts edgewise in its bill,
and by a saving motion of it's sharp
lower mandible makes a small notch
in it. This done, the bird takes hold
of the nut with its claws, and biting
off piece of leaf, retains it in the
deep notch of the upper part of the
bill. Then the nut is seized between
the upper and lower parts of the bill
and is prevented slipping by the pecu-
liar texture of the leaf A sharp nip
or two in the notch breaks off a. tiny
piece of the shell of the nut The bird
then seizes the nut in it's claws and
pokes the long, sharp point of it's bill
into the hole and picks out the kerr
mel bit by Bit. The cockatoo has
very long tongue, which collects each
morsel as it is broken off by the bill.
This is without doubt a wonderful
process, for it is quite clear that with
out the leaf nothing can be done, and
it proves how certain structures in
birds are made to destroy certain
parts of plants
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-09-04
FOR YOUNG MEN,
There Is Need of Lecture ON
Courtesy.

There Is Need of a Lecture on
Courtesy.
This does not refer to such acts al
taking off ones hat to every woman
or girl one knows, nor any of the Or
binary acts of politeness. Such are
understood in these days. 1t does re.
fer, however, to slight matters that
mark the man or boy who knows what
GCod manners are, and who invariably
bears himself well in the presence of
others, says Harper's Round Table.
Such a boy never speaks to a girl OF
woman, If she is standing, without
rising himself. At a large restaurant
a short time ago a man approached
three women and three men who
were eating supper. No one of the
three men knew the fourth personally,
but as he approached and spoke to a
friend among the women all three
arose and remained standing until the
newcomer was gone. 1t was not a
mark of courtesy to the fourth man.
1t was Specification to the three la
dies that for the time being the new
- - "s'k9 ffiAO"C llIC pIlNliCS6 Oh
speaking to any of them if they chose
tc invite it, That is merely an exam
pie of small point, which, perhaps
was not necessary, but the action not
only pleased the women but certainly
stamped the men as gentlemen. Many
a boy fails to arise from his chair
when his mother enters the room
while he would get up at once if a
stranger entered, and one would sup
pose that his mother, who is more ia
him than the rest of womankind
should, to say the least, have from
him the same marks of courtesy as
strangers. In fact, you can tell a
boys character pretty accurately by
the way in which he treats his mother
for as mother has probably done and
will do more for her son than any
other woman-with perhaps one ex-
ceptiOn-will ever do, so he ought in
return to treat her as his most valuable
possession. His courtesy, his chival.
rous and knightly bearing toward hel
are never thrown away
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-09-04
Height of Trees S

Height of Trees Summer and Winter.
1t has, perhaps, occurred to a few
of us that the boughs of trees occupy
very different position in summer
and winter respectively, but Miss Ag-
mes Fry, says Public Opinion, has
made careful measurements of the
height from the ground of branches of
both walnut and mulberry trees in
August and December, and she finds
that in some cases there is a difference
OF as much as thirty-one inches IN the
height of the same branch from the
ground in these two months. One par
ticular figure was obtained with a
branch of mulberry tree, and it was
found that in December a weight of
thirty-fve pounds was not sufficient to
lower it to its summer position. In
other cases there were differences of
from thirteen inches to nineteen inches
in the distance in summer and win
ter respectively of braches from the
ground. No wonder, then. that the
diagnosis of a tree in winter from it's
general outline is so difficult task.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-09-04

Now" said the editor, 1--WE can't
use any more matter. Don't take a
scrap of news unless Yes" ans
wered the managing editor. UNLESS
it is news of scrap. That is to say
-" However, it was too late to in
sist upon his good intentions, as the
humOrist editor had already tainted
New York Press.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-09-04
ExtraordInarx Prscnc1tx.

The extraordinary precocity of Chris
tian Heinecken deserves a record
amongst instances of mental wonders.
This remarkable child was born on
February 6, 1921, at Lubbock, in Ger
many, where his father was a painter.
When only ten months old he could re-
peat every word said to him. At
twelve months such was his mental de-
velOpment that he knew the salient
events recorded to the Pentateuch by
heart. At two years he had the his
tCrical parts of the Old and New Tes-
taments at his fingers ends. In his
third year he could have passed the
most exacting examination in univer-
sal history and geography, and could
also converse in Latin and French.
His fourth year he occupied in study
ing church history and religion. This
marvellous precocity was no mere feat
of memory, for the little savant could
reason on and discuss the varied
knowledge he had acquired Crowds
fiocked to Lubbock to see the wonder
full child; and in 1924 he was taken to
Copenhagen at the desire of the King
of Denmark. On his return home he
began to learn writing, but his Srail
constitution gave way and he died on
June %, 1925.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-09-04
Newspnper Mnssums.

Aix-la-Chapelle has newspaper mu-
scum forty years old and containing
over $4,000 newspapers in sixty differ
ent languages. Gera has a similar mu-
scum with 10000 copies so far. It is
believed that these collections will
prove of inestimable value to historic
ans.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-09-04
Snau-FarmIng.

Snail-farming forms a peculiar
branch of agricultural industry in
France and other countries, and the
consumption of them in France is very
large. Edible snails vary greatly in
size; the large white ones are the real
-escargot, but this term is usually en-
7lOyed to designate all edible snails
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-09-04
VASTNESS OF SPACE.
FIGURES WHICH MIND CAN
HARDLY REALIZE.
A Bullion as Measure OF Time-The
Pace At which Light Travels--The
Immensity OF the sun-Counting a
billion.

F course, one can
get a grand idea
of the mightiness
of the Creator of
the earth and the
heavens by view
ing His works and
thinking of the
vastness of tn e
great dome above
us. but the simple
human mind fails
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-09-04

st like to go to the parks OCCASION
ally" he said, land l learned to ride
the bicycle merely as a matter of pre-
caution" "Precaution?" Certainly,
1t was the only way to keep from be-
ing run down.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-09-04
Only a Name.

The complete name of the king OF
Siam, who is soon coming to visit us,
bears a strong resemblance to a short
dialect story.-Cinclnnati Tribune.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-09-04
"Six-Toed TrlIby."

The Citizens union of New York
city has a Maltese cat with six toes.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-09-04

SiX-toed cats from time immemorial
have been regarded as mascots.
Though burdened with the name of
Trilby, the mascot is of a cheerful dis
position and even temper.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-09-04
in THE ODD CORNER.
SOME STRANGE. QUEER AND
CURIOUS PHASES OF LIFE.

\ Remarkable COokatoo-A six-Toed
Cat Serving as AIavcot for PoIItI-
cal Organization in New York city
Snail Farming.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-09-04


My green and glossy leaves adorn;
Nor murmuring tribes from me derive
TIL ambrosial amber of the hive;
Yet leave this barren spot to me:
Spare, woodman, spare the beechen tree
Thrice twenty summers I have seen
The sky grow bright, the forest green;
And many a wintry wind have stood
in bloomless, fruitless solitude,
Since childhood in my pleasant bower
First spent its sweet and sportive hour;
Since youthful lovers in my shade
Their vows of truth and rapture made,
And on my trunks surviving frame
Carved many long-forgotten name
oh! by the signs of gentle sound.
First breathed upon this sacred ground
BY all that love has WHISPERED here,
or beauty heard with ravish'd ear;
AS loves own altar honour me:
Spare, woodman. spare the beechen tree.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-09-04

London's population increases by
about 10000 every year
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-09-04

Already nine-tenths of the trade OF
Bangkok is in English hands.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-09-04
The Bseeh-Trss,. petition.

II, LEAVE this bar
rem spot to me!
S are WOodiIiah,
spare the beechen
treei
Though bush or flow
eret never grow
My dark, unwarm-
ing shade below;
Nor summer bud per-
fume the dew
OF rosy blush or yell
low hue;
Nor fruits of autumn,
49,
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-09-04

Whatever judgment posterity may
pass upon the second emperor, it is an
incontestibls tact that for nearly %
years he was che most conspicuous per-
sonage in all the world. No figure in
the latter half of the nineteenth CEN
fury has So obtruded itself into his
tory.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-09-04
SAID OF NAPOLEON III.

M. Saint-Anand, the eminent French
historian, gives the following summing
UP of the character and achievements
of Napoleon III, which conveys a close
estimate of that remarkable man:
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-07-30
The Trolley Buzz.

ever hear of the trolley buzz" said a
Brooklyn resident whose business is in
New York. They say that some people
who travel regularly on the trolley cars
get the trolley buzz You know the sound
of the trolley, the bz-z-z-z that begins low
and rises gradually as the car increases in
speed, keeping a uniform tone when the
Car is running at uniform speed, and then
declining again as the car runs slower and
stopping when the car stops? They say
there are people who travel regularly on
the uolleys who hear this sound all the
time wherever they are, except when they
are asleep They call this having the troll.
ley buzz.
81 never had the trolley buzz but the
trolley cars sometimes do me a great deal
of good They cure me of headache 1
work here all day. keeping very busy, and
sometimes when l start home at night
have a hard headache. ! get into troll
ley car and take seat over one of the
Rxles. They say that no electricity gets
into the car, but l imagine there must be
more or less of it in the air l know there
is something there that cures my headache
sit down in the car with the headache
bad; l get down from it after a ride of
abont three miles, feeling bright and fresh
and with the headache gone. New York
Sun.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-07-30

The editor of the Dansville Breeze is
a cruel hearted father. He has son
who has longing for a wheel. The
youngster asked for wheel a few days
ago and the unnatural father replied as
follows "Well. my son. you'll find one
in the front end of that wheelbarrow,
and there is a big pile of coal ashes
back of the house that will have to be
moved. The handle bars are Of white
ash. and are adjustable. so you can get
any style of hump on that suits your
fancy. 1t is regulated largely by the
load you put on. The bigger the load
the more YOU have to hump yourself
Be careful and don't mar the enamel on
the frame, and keep the ball bearings
well oiled, so they won't cut into the
cones The tire is absolutely puncture-
less, so you won't have to take pump
and a repair kit with you. By the time
you have removed that pile of a. hes |
think you will have made a century
run. also the Precipitation. You'd bet
ter come in to dinner now"
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-07-30
IN PARADISE.

When Mollie laughs you hear the rush
OF winds among the forest trees,
The joyous outburst of the thrush
When twilight prompts his melodies,
And other sounds as quick rs these
To lift the heart. The paths are green
Life opens for her down its leas
She treads them blithely -she's sixteen.
When Phyllis smiles, the darkest sky
Is shot with sunlight through and
through,
For every dimple shown thereby
She gains lover, ardent, true.
IT'S vain To sigh and vain to sue.
He best may fare who long can wait
For fGvors from those eyes of blue.
The years she numbers are but eight.
Order M life We sisters three,
As sccme;h bost, hut grant me, whites,
Ahidance in that paradise
Where Mclue laughs and Phyllis smiles.
Henry Baldwin.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-07-30
PRAYING FOR RAIN.


of Drought.
Day by day the Villagers men, women
and childrcn-lcft their thutch huts and
visited the tombs Of the local saints, cry
ing, God have mercy upon us; God have
mercy upon usl' And there on the hills,
where some clumps of palmetto and few
whted stones mark the last resting place
of a saint, they stood and prayed. But no
rain came.
So the tuwnspeople, dressed in gala at
tire and led by the sacred flags that hung
in the mosques and tombs, went out to
pray. Up the long, narrow street of Tangier
they passed, "A line of white robed figures,
singing as they went Over their heads
waved the scarlet and green and gold EN-
broidercd banners. Barefoot they went,
the great men of the city, and the mer
chants, and the halt, and the blind, out
across the wide sOk, between the aloe
hedges of the cemeteries, until the town
was left deserted and solitary. Then they
went up the rough paved track that leads
to the tomb Of Tangicr's patron saint
Sidi Mohammed el Haj-untl the process.
sion was hid from sight among the lentis
Gus and wild olives and naught could be
seen Of it but every now and again peer
of some waving banner And the wind
went round to the east and blew hotter
than ever, and the drought increased
The faces Of the men and women in the
country grew more and more sad, fol-
hunger already gnawed at their hearts,
and the future-they dared not think of it,
The price Of wheat and barley rose stead
lily. Every afternoon, led by the basha OF
the town, the people passed out to pray,
barefoot and singing, but the hot east wind
blew the flags to and fro as if in laughter
and scorn. The tourists said the process
sion was very pretty and oriental, and
they hoped it would pass the windows OF
the hotel every day as long as they staid.
But one day a still hot silence reigned over
the land, and the flags of the procession
chung as if in fear to the poles, and not q
breath of wind stirred. Far away from
the town one could hear the singing of the
people as they prayed. saturday Review.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-07-30
FOR OVER FIFTY YEARS.

Mrs. Wnslow's Soothing syrup mas Deen us
ed by millions OF mothers tor their children
while teetmng. II disturbed at night and
broken OF your rest by a sick child suffering
and crying with pain OF cutting teeth, send Al
once ana get a bottle OF Mrs WinslOws
Soothing syrup tor children teething. 1t viii
relieve the poor little sufferer Immediately.
Depend upon it, mothers, there Is no mistake
about 1t. 1t cures diarrhRa, regulates the
stomach and bowels cures wind collie, soft
ems the gums and reduces Inflammation, and
gives tone and crgy to the whole system
Mrs. WinslOw's Soothing Syrup tor children
teething is pleasant to the taste ana is the
prescription and discovery OF one of the old
est and best female physicians and nurses IN
the United States. Price twenty-five cents a
bottle. Sold by all druggists throughout the
world. BE sure and ask for "MRs. WINsLOws
SOOTHING SYRUP"
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-07-30

John Griffin, of GAINESVILLE, o., says :;
81 never lived a day for thirty years
without suffering agony, until box Of
De Wits Witch Hezel Save cured my
piles" For piles and rectal troubles,
cuts, bruises, sprains, eczema and all
skin troubles De Wits Witch Hazel
Salve is unequalled.
ISAAC STERNs, Middlebury.
b. q. PECK or DAY Bros. +, Middlebury.
c. l.. SOWLE, West Cornwall.
ID. ii. BENNETT, BridpOrt.
c. b. KENDALL, ShoTeham.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-07-30
CLAY PIPES.
One English Family Has Made Them For
About Three Hundred Years.

One English Family Has Made Them For
About Three Hundred Years.
1t is difficult to state with any degree OF
accuracy when tobacco was first introduced
into Europe, but it is generally believed
that Sir Walter Raleigh took it to England
toward the end of the sixteenth century.
With the introduction of tobacco came the
need of tobacco pipes, as before tobacco
smoking began the smoking Of herbs and
leaves, even for medicinal purposes, was
not at all general 1t is stated that at
Braselcy, in Shropshire, the first clay pipes
were made, and, although many are made
in Glasgow and elsewhere, the Braseley
clay pipes are the best known among old
smokers the world over, and their manu-
facture is still continued by descendants
Of the original makers.
The clay for making the pipes is and
always has been obtained from Devon and
Cornwall, the absence Of coal in these dis
tricts and tho abundance of it in I}raseley
having offered sufficient induCcment t.
the early manufacturers to settle there
PiTemaking in the early days Of its intro
duction was very different matter from
what it is now. Then the greater part OF
the manipulation was performed by the
master and 20 or ~ gross were the largest
quantity ever burned in one kiln. This
required about "A ton of coal. Each pipe
rested on its bowl and the stem was sup.
ported by rings of pipcclay placed one
upon the other as the kiln became filled.
The result was that at least 20 per cent
were warped or broken in the kiln.
AT the present time the preliminary
preparations of the clay are made by men,
but the most delicate part is almost en-.
irftN nj tp of
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-07-30
No. 171.-Hidden American Cities

l. l should like to know what makes
Ella cross every night when she comes
home from school
g Roy takes care of the garden very
faithfully and allows no weeds to grow in
it.
3. Many of the students whom l knew
have now left the school and gone out OF
town.
I. Please inquire for my mail at the
postotlicc. I expect a letter from Charles
tonight.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-07-30

Ny first and second equal my third.
The difference between ny first and my
second equals ny fourth.
Ny first is onc-lal the difference be
tween my third ard iy fourth.
My first lus MY fourth equals my sec
ond.
My first Illus ythird equals two-thirds
Of my second plus my iourth
The whole is year Of interest to every.
body.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-07-30
No. 1e4.-The Apple Woman.

A poor old woman carrying a basket OF
apples for sale was met by a lady, who
bought half of her stock and then gave her
back ten of them. Next, she met a boy
THO paid her for one-third Of what re-
Inained but returned two of them to her
After that third customer bought one
half Of what she had left and gave her back
one apple, in order that she might still
have an even dozen in her basket How
many had she at frsty
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-07-30

A new paper in Arkansas is called The
Scorpion. We have had The Toothpick,
The Tomahawk, The Ripsaw, The Buzz
Saw The Thomas Cat, The Bazoo, The
Horseshoe and The Horn, but nothing so
like the wild and woolly west" as The
Scorpion has ever made Its appearance in
this section before.-Little Rock Demo-
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-07-30
No. 1o5.-octagon and Diamond.

Octagon: 1. A messenger or GRAND boy.
2. Given doses to. g. Having the form of
a cone 4. Having the qualities of an ass
8. Brought to "A termination. 6. Inhabi
tants of Denmark. T. Conducted.
Diamond; 1. A letter. ,. Not clear. B.
A fingers breadth. 4. Images. 5. Fixed
In mud. s. TO spread. !. A lctter.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-07-30
No. 17O.-Anagram.

Who EVER TRIES to do his best,
6hun. evil ways and tempterS, lest
He be persuaded from the right,
And grow familiar with crimes sight
COMPLETE his past, whatc'cr it be,
And shows heart from vileness free.
Though tcmptcrs come in winning guise,
Resistance waits on him who tries.