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The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1898-02-12
Northern 1lllnels Minors.


A tale of babes perishing at their
mothers breasts, children going coat
less and barefoot in an Illinois Deem
Der, and women gathering their latter
ed garments across their knees to hide
nakedness was recited yesterday be-
fore the Federation of Labor by Rev.
William M. Brown of Spring Valley.
He is in Chicago to beg food and cast
off clothing for the families Of the
striking miners. The minister went to
that city to secure cooperation from
his brethren to the Methodist Episco-
pal church. He was introduced to the
labor men by q letter from Rev. Mr..
Cai'waPdine Of Pullman strike fame.
MT Browns address was a revelation
to members of the labor council, al
though that body has been interested
enough in previous appeals to make
liberal distributions Of food and cloth
Ing among their starving fellow labor
0rs. Il can hardly picture to you the
extent and aCuteness of the suffering
in the region where my church has re-
Gently asked me to make my home"
Mr.. Brown said. 81 had no conception
of it before going there. One would
hardly believe that in our land such
things could be possible. But is it to
be wondered at where men can earn
only an average of S5 cents a day7
Th04 is the wage under the present
coal-minlng schedule, and not some
thing like 81 day, as advertised.
Finding 1t impossible to support life
on this pay. they decided it was as
well to starve in idleness as while do
ing exhausting labor; that they might
as well die in the sunlight as below
ground, standing for their liberty in
preference to bending beneath On
preston. and they struck on July 4 a
time when the nation was singing of
liberty. cannot tell you of the on
preston and tyranny of the four great
companies making this iniouitous
stand for corporate greed. The Braid
wood, White Breast, La Sale and
Spring Valley companies stayed AWAY
from the meeting called at Springfield
to adjust the scale. They have refused
to pay the scale up to this date. They
have used every threat to drive men
back to work at the old scale. These
fou. companies well know that il thew
can break the scale they can crush the
smaller companies, and with them the
poor laborers. They know full well
the price of the fight to the poor wo-
men and children. They are willing |
human beings should die to further
their monopoly. One manager has
ooasted, After these fellows freezs and
ltarve a while longer l guess they will
come to my terms. " This is the kind
If prosperity that was promised.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1898-02-12
resting an EIrht-Heur Law.

A case of great Importance has Just
been deliberately argued before the
United States Supreme court. The
question involved is the power Of a
state legislature to pass law fixing
the duration of the workday for adults
and making it a punishable offense
for an employer to hire a man to la
Dor more than the prescribed number
OF hours. The case has been appealed
from the supreme court of Utah, which
sustained the constitUtionality of the
Utah eight-hour law for miners engag-
ed in work in underground mines.
The facts are as follows: An oper-
ator named Holden was convicted for
employing a miner for ten hours a
day, contrary to the eight-hour law,
and sentenced to pay fine and serve
nfty-seVen days in Jail. Holden, adj
hitting the facts alleged, had pleaded
not gutlty-hrst, because the miner
had voluntarily entered into the con-
tract for the services in question; sec
ond, because the statute was repugnant
to the constitution of the United
States in that it deprived employer and
employe of the right to contract for
lawful pukHose; third, because the
statute was class legislation; and
fourth, because it deprived the defend
ant Of his property and liberty, without
due process Of law.
1t is plain that these exceptions are
those which would naturally be raised
in any state of the Union against a
law restricting the hours of adult la
Dor. But the familiarity of the objec-
tions does not detract from their
strength and validity. The supreme
court Of Utah, however, upheld the law
and denied petition for a writ Of ha-
beas corpus. 1t looked upon the eight
hour law as a proper exercise Of the
police power of the state in protecting
life, health and morals. AS this is the
first American case in which a supreme
court has sustained a law interfering
with the rights OF adults to make con-
tracts for labor great interest attaches
to the proceedings in the federal court,
The decision will turn on fundamental
principles Of constitutional construc-
ton and will constitute a landmark in
our economic and judicial history.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1898-02-12

The recent death of DR.. Thomas w.
Evans, the famous American dentist.
at Paris, recalls a romantic incident in
French history. When the French
cause was lost and Emperor Napoleon
III was taken prisoner at Sedan. in
September, 1870, the position of the
Empress Eugene in Paris became one
of great peril. Dr. Evans took the
empress under his protection, furnish
ed her with disguise, and through
friends in the army succeeded in carry
ing her through the lines, with lady
attendant, and took her to England,
where he rented for her the house
which she still occupies at Chiselhurst.
DR.. Evans numbered most of the
crowned heads and titled personages
OF Europe among his patients. The
suffering which he witnessed in camps
and hospitals In the Crimean war made
him an earnest advocate of reforms.
He came to this country during the
Civil war to help to organize the sani-
tary commission, and during the Fran
co-Prussian war he directed the work
of the Red Cross.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1898-02-12

Secretary Coburn, of the Kansas
state Board of Agriculture, in his an
nual report says: OF butter made in
families and factories, the aggregate
reported is S7,211.974 pounds, being an
increase of 2,2O4,64O pounds over the
previous years product. The output of
cheese, however, is $4,000 pounds less
than one year ago, or 1,O43, 500 pounds
In all the milk, doubtless, having been
diverted to butter making. Milk sold
Tor. other purposes than cheese and
Dutter making amounts to $3.50, 1855. At
the valuation Of the preceding year,
the total amount to be credited to the
years butter, cheese and milk account
Is $5,lOS,381, an increase Of $136,9
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1898-02-12

The United States Board on Geo.
graphic Names, which meets at stated
intervals, has just rendered decisions
determining the spelling of 149 geo
graphic names. These include a num-
Der in Alaska, significant at this time
in view of the Klondike excitement.
Many variations Of nomenclature for
the same place are encountered, and
the boards action settles the uniform
usage. Following is a summary Of ac-
ton taken relating to places conspic-
uously mentioned in the gold stories:
AS to KlOndike, the decision is to spell
It as here given, and not Clondyke,
KlOndyke, Chandike, Chandik or Deer,
Reindeer, Trondike nor Thronduck.
One Of the lakes Of the upper Yukon
was named Lebarge by the Western
Telegraph Expedition in 1868 after
Mike I1ebaPge, a member of the explor-
ing party, who is now living some
where near Ottawa, Canada. Late pub
locations have fallen into the error OF
spelling this Labarge, but the board
aiheres to the original form, Lsbsrge.
There is a Lebarge river in Alaska.
When Schwatka descended the Yukon
in 1888 he named one of the lakes on
its headwaters Lindeman after DR..
MoTitz Lindeman, now president
Of the Bremen Geographical Society.
This sometimes appears enormously
as Lindemann and inderman. The
board adopts Lindeman. One Of the
principal tributaries Of the upper Yu-
kon is the Lewes river, named by Mr..
Robert Campbell, of the Hudson Bay
Company, about 1S4S.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1898-02-12
boycott Declared nlero,.

An opinion has been handed down
in the United States court of appeals
at st. Louis Judge Caldwell dissent
ing), holding that the boycott is NOT
a legal weapon. The case in question
Is that Of the oxley Stave COMPANY
of Kansas City, Kan, versus H. G. Has
kins and twelve others, all members
OF Coopers' Union No. of Kansas Citv
and the Trades Assembly of the same
place. Some of them were employed
by the oxley Stave Company. In 1896
the stave company placed in their
plant machine to hoop barrels. The
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1898-02-12

No sensible woman expects man to
take on his hat and keep 1t of be-
cause she happens to enter an elevator.
1t Is foolish thing to do. 1t means
nothing in the way of Difference. and
1t is extremely dangerous to health.
There are more draughts in one ele-
Vator than in twenty streets cars
more grip, more bronchitis, more pneu-
monia. An elevator is not a drawing
room. 1t is a vehicle, and we know
OF none in which it more behooves one
to be careful.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1898-02-12

defendants, after requesting the com.
pany to remove the machine, and, hay.
ing their request refused, caused a
boycott The company went to the
United States district court and Sc
cured an injunction against the de-
PENDANTS restraining them from push
ing the boycott. The defendants APP
pealed to the United States court of
appeals, which now afiirms the decision
of the lower court. Judges Sanborn
and Thayer, in doing so, said that the
defendants had no right to form a con-
spiracy to deprive plaintiff of its right
to manage its own business. II such
thing was lawful then a combination
may be organized for. the purpose Of
preventing the use of type-setting ma
chimes, presses, harVesters, threshers
and other useful inventions.
Judging from past experiences we
have no doubt that a majority of our
United States courts would be found
favorable to the principle enunciated
in the Kansas City decision when they
are appealed to, which would render
the boycott rather a dangerous weap'
on for labor to lean upon. We have one
consolation left, however. 1t would be
utterly impossible to stretch the law
so as to restrict the use Of the union
label, and an intelligent and more gen.
eral use of the union label will bring
about the same results as are sought
to be attained when the boycott is re-
sorted to. Let it be part Of the OBJ
Ject of our trade unions to school its
members in the effective use Of the
union label, then let the label be put
into use by every craft whore it is
found possible.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1898-02-12

Some persons find difficulty in UNDER
standing how, since the images of OBJ
iects looked at are inverted in the eyes.
we nevertheless see the objects right
side up. Recent experiments by Doc
tor Stratton indicate that we possess an
interesting power of adjustment in this
regard. He wore inverting glasses
which reversed everything within reach
OF his eyes, so that, for him, the ground
was above and the sky below, while
things on the right side were seen on
the left, and things on the left appeared
on the right. Continuously for eight
days he wore the glasses, and within
that time all his bodily movements be-
came adjusted to the new order, so
that he could walk the streets without
much difficulty.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1898-02-12

laying unHl the LIST of April, averaged
1904 eggs per hen during the season.
They were pure bred Plymouth
Rocks. The other which was put to
laying during the entire winter aver
aged 1853 eggs per hen. The average
price Of the eggs was 10 cents ~
dozen. The average price Of those
which did not begin until April / was
11h cents per dozen, at regular mar
eket prices. This shows marked diff
ference in the average price, due prin-
cipally to the high price Of eggs dur.
ing the months of December, January
February and the fore part Of March.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1898-02-12
Work Fewer Hour,.

The only legitimate cure for the dis
tress of the unemployed is a short
ening of the hours of labor. Paving
a man for doing nothing is against
reason, besides encouraging Incidence
and fraud. Devote your out-of-work
fund to making situations, where the
employers will furnish wages for Ia
Dor furnished by the now unemployed.
Equalize the opportunities for employ
ment. and then if any will not work.
neither shall he eat.-Typographicai
Journal.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1898-02-12
DAIRY AND POULTRY.
INTERESTING CHAPTERS FOR
OUR RURAL READERS.
How Succession Farmers Operate This
Department of the Farm-A Few
Hints as to the Care Of Live Stock
ana Poultry.
Erpsriments With Poultry.

ORTIZ DAKOTA
Experiment Station
report: January l,
1896, we began a
series of expert
ments to deter
mine, If possible,
what effect, if any,
heating the poul-
try house would
have upon the pro-
duction of eggs
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1898-02-12

A former Dakotan, who has Just re-
turned from several years sojourn in
the Klondike, reports that the climate
up there is no more severe than it is
IN the Dakotas. But whether he In
tends this as recommendation of his
new home or drive at his old is not
apparent.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1898-02-12

! Where the free dare to be-this is our
home"
England hath sunny dales. dearly they
bloom;
Scotia hath heather-hills. sweet their
perfume;
Yet through the wilderness cheerful We
stray.
Fative land. native land-home far
RWRyI
Pilgrims and wanderers, hitheF We
come;
Where the free dare to be-thIs n cur
home"
Dim grew the forest-path: onward they
Firm beat their noble hearts, trusting in
God!
Gray men and blooming maids. high rose
their song
Hear it sweep. clear and deep, ever
along:
'Pil ms and wanderers. hltheF we
Where the free dare to be-this is our
home"
Not theirs the slOry-wreath, torn by the
blast
Heavenward their holy steps, heavenward
they pass
Green be their nossy graves! ours be
their fame
While their song peals along, ever the
same:
Pilgrims and wanderers. hither we
come;
Where the free dar eto be-this is cur
homer
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1898-02-12

Eating plenty Of onions" says an
authority, will give one a fne COM
plexion." Yes, and the freedom Of
the car. too.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1898-02-12

In the Forth bridge there is hori-
zontal pull Of 10000 tons on the chief
spans, and a weight of 100000 tons ON
their bases. Half dozen British iron
clads might be hung upon them with.
out causing any undue strain.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1898-02-12
LABOR AND INDUSTRY
SOME ITEMS OF INTEREST TO
UNION woRKMEN.

Babes Dying at Their Mothers Breasts in.
Mining Districts of nIinOIs-Pa Passing Of
An order that HasHad a Bad Eject
Among Labor Organizations.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1898-02-12
Pilgrim Song.

AAAANE hLlClGAlN AOI =
ests round us
spread,
Where bends the
cataract'S ocean
fall,
On the lone noun
tain's silent head,
There are thy tenn
pies, God Of all!
Beneath the dark
blue, midnight
arch,
Whence m yria q
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1898-02-12

oome Hog Feeds.-Do not make a
nos eat bushel of filth in order to
get Dushel Of grain. A clean feeding
nour is not difficult to have. and vouT
grain will go further and the beoItb -
S Sour nosS VIII be better for having it.
s Nei.ner is dishwater a very hearty
tSou' ana must never be made to take
the place OF fresh, clean water.-Ex.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-02-08
WoMAN's sslGHFoRAPockET

How dear to this heart are the old fashioned
 dresses When fond recollection presents them to
 viewl In fancy I see the old wardrobes and presses Which held the loved gowns that in girihood
 knew; The wide spreading mohair, the silk that hung The straw colored satin, with trimmings of
 brown; The rufiied foulard the pink organdie nigh it, But, oh, for the pocket that hung in each
 gown The old fashioned pocket the obsolete pocket. The praiseworthy pocket that hung in each
 gownl That dear, roomy pocket I'd hail as treasure Could but behold it in gowns of today. I'd lind 1t the source of an exquisite pleasure, But all my n,ydistes sternly answer mo
 "Nayi,' 'Twould be so convenient when going out
 shopping
 'Twould hold my small purchases coming And always my purse or my kerchief I'm
 dropping
 Oh, me- for the pocket that hung in my
 gown The old fashioned pocket, the obsolete pocket, The praiseworthy pocket that hung in my
 gowni gown with a pocketl How fondly I'd guard
 iti
 Each day ere I'd don it I'd brush it with
 cafe Not full Paris costume could make mo dis
 card it,
 Though trimmed with tho laces an empress
 might wear. But have no hope, for tho fashion is banished. The tear of regret will L4y fond visions
 drown. AS fancy reverts to tho days that have van-
 ished
 sigh for the pocket that hung in my gown The old fashioned pocket. the obsolete pocket. The praiseworthy pocket that hung in my
 gown.
 -CarolYn Wells in Jamestown Journal.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-02-08
The Latest Models.

The newest imported models, says Q New York fashion writer, furnish va riety in skirts that is at least note- worthy as an exhibition of tho dress de- signer's ingenuity, but whether or not they will on this side the water banish the plain sheath fronted skirt. minus all decorations, from all but the several styles of tailor gown remains to be found out later on, when dressmakers begin to busy themselves in earnest with spring gowns. One of the very old styles revived is tho demitrained evening dress, finished with long, slender pep lum points, the skirt of ono rich ma- terial, the long points of another. These two fabrics are repeated on the bodice to complete the double effect. Silk braid put oh cloth skirts on wide trellis pat terms, this trimming covering more than half the depth of the skirt, is very popular garniture. This elaborate and stylish effect is carried out on the full blouse waist often front and back, or the crossing braids appear only on the front of full blouse vest worn beneath an open jacket made of the cloth.A e
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-02-08
Pioneer women JournaIists.


 Of the 37 newspapers in the Ameri- can colonies at tho time of the Revo- lution, says F. Cora Depuy in The Household Realm, several were owned and managed by women.
 The first newspaper published in Rhode Island was owned and edited by Mrs Anna Franklin and established in 1732. She and her two daughters wrote the items and set the type, and their servants worked the printing press. For her auickness and correctness Mrs. Franklin was appointed printer to the colony, supplying pamphlets to the colonial officers In 1772 Clementine Reid was publishing paper in Virginia called the Virginia Gazette, favoring the colonial cause and greatly offending the royalists. Two years later Mrs. H. Boyle started paper under the same name, advocating the cause of the crown. Both were published at Will liamsburg, and both were short lived.
 Iii 1773 Elizabeth Timothy started Q paper ill Charleston. After the Reyolu- tion Anna Timothy became it's editor and was appointed state printer, which position she held for IT years. About the same time Mary Crouch started & paper ill Charleston in vigorous opposi tion to the stamp act. She afterward moved it to Salem, Mass. and contin- ued It's publication for many years.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-02-08
Miss Mary A. Nason.


 Miss Mary A. Mason, who has been appointed state factory inspector of Massachusetts in place of Mrs Amos. has had wide experience in labor cir cles and comes highly recommended. She was born in South Paris, Me, but lived for many years in Haverhill, Mass. She has been identified with organized labor since 1878. She has at different times been president and secretary of the Women Stitchers' union of Haver- hill, treasurer and recording secretary of the Haverhill Central Labor union, general financial secretary of the Stitch ers' and Sh0emakers' union of. Hayer- hill and for two years was member of the general executive board, Boot and Shoe Workers union. She is described as "a conservative and clear headed woman. .'i--Exchange. ssa4 ea e5.a
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-02-08
CHECK RAIsERs' RICH HARVEST.
A Gang of Them Reaping It in Many o'
 the Large Cities of the West 4,=4 s,ffs-.4s o Banks Warned

. d a
 The banks of this city were notified yesterday that many checks had been stolen from letter boxes in De- troit, Buffalo, Minneapolis, St. Paul, Toledo, Cleveland, Kansas City and Milwaukee. s.-s ....-r
 The thefts were evidently the work of an organized gang. They had been raised to large amounts and the names of the payees had been ob- liberated and "cash' or "bearer" substituted. In several instances the thieves have been successful in getting the checks cashed. W
 The above is from the New York Journal of the 18th inst. Had these checks been perforated the checks could not nave been raised. Protect your bank account by ordering an indelllble check perforatora from Geo H. Adams. Price only $500. '
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-02-08
Novel Ideas In Eraiding.

Satin ribbon braiding is new and pretty, and when we'll done has quite a professional air. Tho ribbon should be narrow and usually black, of good quail ity. Ill turning corner or making a circular figure the inside edge should be gathered in very fine stitches, which are drawn tightly and holds tho figure in shape. Tho rage for braid has ex- tended its use, and the old time braided pillowshams and counterpanes are said to be the coming style ill bedroom fur
 nishings. Woman 8 Home Companion.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-02-08
Designs Historic Costumes.

l Mrs. Helen Windsor Wilson might properly bo called sdressmaker to the stage :" She has probably made more costumes for famous actresses than any woman in the country Mrs. Wilson says of her work:
 Where do get my ideas? Entirely from the character. Sometimes this is an easy matter, but more often it re- quires hard study. When Miss Conquest came to me for gown for Bohemia, had but to read Du Maurier to learn what Muzette should wear--an up to date girl of the Latin quarter = but when Jessie Bartlett Davis came it was more difficult. As Dolores of The Sere- naders' she must wear a Spanish cos tune of the present day. Historical plays are perhaps the least difficult, as can go to the library and find so much material. Renee de Cochfort must be given such gown as lady would wear who lived quietly in her own home away from the court of Louis XIII She was of strong character, so I made her gown of satin and velvet and deep color, WAlio u6E SibteT WAS ToDou III SO1b, white, clinging stuffs. 4
 For Rosemary dived into the fashions of 1840 The costume of the maid Priscilla was true to the times in every detail, as was that of Dorothy Miss Adams---though the quaint fashion of her gown was not unlike the styles of today. Miss Adams as Mrs. Dormant in the Squire of Danes wore an up to date gown. |
 "The court gown of Miss Kimball in the Prisoner of Zenda' was made ao- cording to rule. You know the court of St. James demands feathers in the hair, veil, train with an actual sweep upon the floor of four yards, and so on through the list of stated requirements. When got up the gowns for .Aristoc- racy, sent to the master of ceremonies and complied to the last letter. Any one of my court gowns could have been worn at a presentation to the queen. The materials used were of the very F best. The gowns were lined throughout with heavy silk, and the finish was equal to any costly gown. "-New York Mail and Express.