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The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1899-11-25
NOTICE

Notice Is hereby given that in accor-
dance with the provisions of on Act of
the legislature Of the State Of Idaho,
entitled San Act for the organization
and government Of Irrigation Districts
and to provide for the Acquisition Of
water and other property, and for the
distribution thereby for irrigation pur-
poses and for other and similar pur.
poses" approved March 9Th, 1899, on
the End day Of December,
1899 at ten o'clock ., M. OF said day,
the following petition FOR the organic
alton of an Irrigation District under
and By virtue Of the provisions of said
act will be presented to the Board Of
commissioners of Canyon County, Ida
no,
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1899-11-25

Thanksgiving come but once a
year, therefore, take a day off
and be thankful that it is not an
enforced lay off.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1899-11-25

what we should do in the next
campaign. / have written SINH
lar letters to other leaders among
Silver Republicans Of the State
and upon receipt of answers will
write you again, giving you the
result of their opinions.
Yours very truly,
MART PATRIE.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-22

WOmanS' Three Days OF Destiny.

da whe the girl when becomes whe the change
of
Of health OF oil mind NJ is disturb herr b. only k o esSor
the y e horror mind and g Of
argument is to prov TIL ned exercise the gpt o. her wonanye ath
these pe functional change in herself hom hes sreIw often
is a t lie in Fte
is not a CneaM is 70 p ailments ndC whhwo ndrfI
power upon FEM organs 1t regulate the periods h an liberation,
and give bh iy to nms gnthes
it is in hconas weak dC There are nanym hcs
OIL because the neve al and ne her effects
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-22

money if a concession will be received as
equivalent, ard as these concessions are
valuable they are often preferred. When
an American life insurance company sent
an agent to insure the Kings life the poor
agent was much embarrassed by the offer
of sixteen of his wives instead of cash for
payment of the first premium AS each
wife is valued at the price of ten bullocks.
it will be seen that the aggregate sum
would have been a neat concession from
the royal ruler of Swaziland. The most
valuable of these. kngly concessions is
held by the Mercantile Association Of
Swaziland, which has a free import right.
A concession for collecting the entire reve-
nue. of the country was held by an Eng
lishman, who sold il to the Transvaal
government for $50OGC0, and during the
four years he held the concession he lev
led taxes to the utmost on those who had
means to pay.
The Swazis being 4 tribe of Kaffirs, also
related to the Zulus, like them, fight with
the spear and assegai, which two war i'm
plements they are early taught to use with
cruel accuracy. When Kaffir or Zulu re-
turns from war he is expected to bring
his assegai with him and lay it before his
dwelling 10 show his people that the enc
my could not take it from him. 1t will be
recalled that the last prince imperial Of
France. Eugenie's fatherless boy, was
killed by the assegai of a Zulu in the
English and Zulu war, to which the young
Prince galantly volunteered to go with
his English friends. II is more than prob
ab,e,that in q handto-hRnd encounter the
Swazis will discard army rifles for their
beloved assegals
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-22

This was only one of many journeys Of
this engine during forest fires in the vi
entity OF Marshfeld. On one occasion her
cab was burned, and the engine would
have been destroyed completely had there
been any indammab,e material about the
machine
'Bil' Kalat, the engineer, who is known
to old-timers the country over. having
pulled the throttle on almost every proml-
net railroad from Maine to California. was
running Old Van. and the Two old war
horses were an interesting pair. on one
occasion there was a misunderstanding
between the TWO which almost resulted in
a serious accident. The wheels of the rear
tender truck had left the track. and in the
effort TO get them on the engine was I'M
coupled from the tender. AS soon as the
pin was pulled The engine started down the
track full tilt with Bill Kalat and Fire
man Frank Lueckenbach in hot pursuit
The men had not noticed the heavy down
grade before uncoupling the engine Old
Van kept the lead for fully two miles, but
only just enough 70 give the men the i'm
preston they would soon overtake It, but
they didn't. Jumping the track at a switch
and halfway turning on It's side was the
way the old engine wound up this esca-
pade.
Old VANS cab is now used as a play
house on Z. Z. Finney's lawn here, and
the rest of the engine not used as a fur
mace was sod 10 a local foundrvman.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-22

property along the road Old Van was call
ed into service.
In the eventful forest fire of 1898, when
this city had its narrowest escape from To-
tai destruction. this locomotive was in the
thick of the excitement. For forty-eight
hours II was attached to a string of empty
box cars, ready at a moments notice to
dash through the seething mass OF danes
to endeaVor 10 rescue those who wished TO
attempt this means Of escape. The fire APP
preached TO within less than mile of the
postoffice in the suburbs of the city, and
every citizen was called out 20 work for
the safety of the town as well as their
lives. After the citys safety was assured
the order came TO take 100 men aboard the
cars and dash through several miles Of
burning woods to protect some million feet
OF logs which were reported to be in dan
ger. The hazardous trip was made but
those who were of the party will never
/ forget the terrible experience. The men in
the box cars closed the doors before start
ing TO keep out the heat as much as pos
sib'e, but even with this precaution the
temperature inside the cars al the conclu-
sion of the journey was as hot as a house
wife's oven on a baking day. The engineer
and fireman were in the most dangerous
position, in the engine cab, almost without
protection from the leaping flames dense
suffocatlng smoke and sitting heat The
two men took turns at the throttle one
guiding the engine and keeping a sharp
lookout for fallen trees on The track ahead,
while the other lay PROSTATE on the floor
of the cab, breathing through a soaked
sponge. II was on this hazardous trip that
the speed of Old Van probably saved the
lives OF the crew as the men said after
ward that a few minutes longer within
that fiery furnace would have finished
their earthly career. The heat cracked all
the glass on the engine. and peeled off
the paint but otherwise il was no worse
for the trip.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-22
AN OLD-TIME LOCOMOTIVE.
An Engine That Has Recently Com
pIeted Fifty Years Service.

Correspondence Milwaukee Sentinel.
A few onlookers, who were attracted the
other day 10 the rear of The Upham block,
where the hulk of railroad engine was
being lowered into the basement TO serve
as a portion of the heating apparatus, lit
tie suspected that these were the remains
OF one of the most famous d-time loco
motives.
A half century ago &C. Vanderbilt No.
L. a. The engine was named. pulled the
private car of Americas first railway mag
nate, Commodore Vanderbilt. Tor several
decades it was the favori(e OF the presi-
dent of the road, dashing from one section
Of the system to another. a gorgeous and
stylish monarch. IN those days wiyf sh,n-
iSg brass rods and highly burulshcd steel
1t was built for the private use of Comino-
dorc Vanderbilt. and was known in rail-
way circles throughout the country 10 be
the fastest engine then IN use. 1t is safe
10 say that on several runs in this section
OF he country, when forced to the utmost.
it would not fan far short OF fifty mics
an hour.
The engine was built something over
fifty years ago by the Taun.rl (MassO
Locomotive Works. The exact date has
never been ascertained by the present
English type. with inside connector. The
drive wheels were six feet In diameter
with inside crank shafts. One of the latter
became broken last summer. and being
difficult to repair this was The cause of
it's unceremonious retirement from the
| Upham Jogging road
"Old Van" was superseded after a long
and faithful service as the commodore's
private engine by one more modern For
term of years after this ii pulled the paw
car over the Vanderbilt system. Eventual
by becoming unfit for this use, il was ship
ped to Wisconsin and sold 10 Supt e. T.
Fnney of Oshkosh, then of the Wisconsin
Central road. This was seventeen years
ago, and since that date. until last sum
mer, it pulled the Upham logging train on
branch road from the Central here Dur
ing its service about Marshfieid II has had
many narrow escapes IN forest fires which
in the early days were a common occur
renee and greatly dreaded by the pioneers
Of the northern woods on every occasion
when forest fires burned uncomfortably
close TO this city or threatened the Upham
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-22

The Swazis have been allies of England
for many years, even to the extent in times
Of war of fighting opposing factions of
their own people. Their King is a sava ge
incapable of government in times of peace,
but ready and willing TO fight enemies
with the cruelty and relentlessness of his
fierce and warlike race. No more savage
people exist than these Swazis, who are
akin to the Zulus, but natural enemies of
that race.
Swaziland tncloses a large triangular
tract of low land lying between the mouth
of the Cunene river on the west, and
Zambesi o. the east, and has an esti-
mated area of 10000 square miles of
territory, and is at present under the pro-
tectorate of the Transvaal republic. King
Buno, their head chief, gave out so many
concessions to Europeans and Boer ad-
venturers that much of the valuable min
eral land of the colony has been taken up
by those people, who worked only for
personal interests and not for the good of
the country.
Bremersdorp, in Swaziland, has a popu-
lation Of 500 white people and enjoys the
dis inction of a gentleman's club. a good
hotel and many American visitors, some
Of them transient residents, who In the
course of few years. make fortunes
business opportunities for acquiring
wealth being at a maximum and living ex-
penses a a minimum. The people there
are jolly good fellows, and the law Is re-
spected Better than in any other section
Of South Africa. This fact Is partly
OWING to the salutary presence Of Charles
Z. Meintjes, the states attorney, the man
whom the Swazis fear more than Dom
Paul and who is a leading factor in all
political movements, and greatly respected
by King Buro the head chief or the
Swazis. This Kaffir savage Is always to
be propitiated into granting a concession
by basket of champagne CT a cask OF
rum. Although in receipt Of Il 600 monthly
during his life, the king" pays out no
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-22
signs ron THE PALMY DAYS.
Gambler Tells of One of His Lucky
StrenISs at Play.

From the Memphis Scimitar.
Times amt what they used to be in
this town. unused the old-timer as he
showed his hands for down into his trous-
ers pockets and felt about for the ease"
coin which he knew was there.
In them days, long about '66. 81 and
'es, money was plentiful and sportln' peo-
pie rolled EN- high. jefferson street, from
No. clean down to Third street, was
gambling houses. and every one of them
was straight except two. And, say, that
puts me in mind of lucky play had one
time 1t sounds like pipe, but It's true.
l beats the game at 40 Jefferson street,
and they didn't do nothin but deal the old
thing there. IL was one of the two brace
houses, and the fellers that worked there
was so crooked they slept in beds made in
the shape of the letter S. They couldn't
get no rest in no other kind.
up at the El Dorado on Saturday nights
the keno game there begun at Z o'clock at
80 cents q card and ran that way until g.
and then it was 81 a card. ! goes down
there one night about 10 o'clock and took
my luck with me, and by y o'clock | had
sailed away 5000 Next day It was rainin'
and drizzlin' and / didn't have nothin' else
to do so l dropped into 40 and set into
the game there. l knew that the game
was DENT Out Idl iht money anu
didn't mind takin' a chance.
81 hadn't been into the game long until
I picked up four aces. l bet EN- up the
cats back, and a man across the table
kept comm back at me. When it came to
the showdown ! him i'm beat and the
banker announces that the game is
broke.
Il waits till they gifts another stake, and
the game starts again. I played along,
and finally picks up four duces. I kept
bettin' EN-, and finally the showdown
comes again, and 1 has the other Teller
beat. The banker says the game is broke
again and l cashes in. They were fxin'
up hands, you know, and / got the cooler
twice when 1t was meant for one of the
house men. The man who was to get
the cooler gets my hand. and, of course,
he thinks he has the cooler so he bets
the banks roll at me.
THE man who owned the joint was up
stairs asleep, and they went and woke
him up. He comes down bitin' mad and
says:
Where's the sucker that broke this
brace gamer and 1 smiles and says, He's
right here. He knows me- and when I
saws that he smiles and says Well, If
anybody had to get It, I'm glad It's you.
You're mighty lucky you are.
He didn't do uothn' but fire the fat
head that fixed up the hands wrong.
Il wouldn't tell this story If l couldn't
prove il, but the man that I can prove il
by is right back in the saloon yonder."
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-22
A Mothers Pargs.

would like express gratitude
Anderson 33) UDung
first month pregnancy could
sick that had to bed and weeks different
with little benefit about
cine so thought would it trial began your
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-22

number. The other flve-eighths represeils
what he gives away, lays down part!,
consumed and a generous disregard u
butts However, he is firm in the coz
viction that he smokes more actual ~
bacco than any other man in New Orleans,
and a boast on the subject in my s'o-'
yesterday led to a curious bet =,
Tie declared, to begin with, that Y,
could smoke three ordinary cigars IN h-.
an hour, and a bystander remarked that
man alive could smoke even one clsN
continuously until II was consumed, WIZ
out taking it from his lips. 'Bosh, 90.
the lwenty-nve-a-da gentleman, i 90 , iIa
right along and think nothing OF IT, II
bet you box of perfectos you can ~ ~ =,
right now said the other, and III nan ., :
minute the wager was made. BY It's lei i.'
the CHAR was to be consumed in sleau!'
consecutive puffs and not removed AoI
the lips until burned to mark one az,
onc-quarter inch from the tip. 60
Havana colorado maduro in coior' pc.
selected for the test and the smoker 'oO'
a seat and began ,,,,
HE puffed like an engine for aoou' wv
minutes, and accumulated some hlNs ~"
derhalf an inch of ash, and then ne 49, -
to wobble. He shifted the cigar from "a
to side, puhed slow and fast, ana sg 30, -
10 have difficulty getting his DreaV ,.ant
tween the draws. At any rate, ne "a
moving his head TO avoid the smoke ai ~
finally got 70 coughing. could So ,rtd
was in torture, but he stuck TO li
he got within half an inch Of the ln' an
Then he jumped Up suddenly thie" ere
cigar away aud walked out OF Inc az
I paid the bet and charged IL TO ~ IN
count, and he told me last night tlot Il
very idea Of tobacco made him silH' mo
is not unlikely that the affair may lo7'
q good customer .sihfs
Il doubt whether it would be 3v+tslv
for anybody to smoke even mo'yr' 1 ,,av,
strong cigar through in the manner
described"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-22
Two rulers Of swaziland.
From the Chicago Times-Herald.

TrOm INC VUlNuAU 7 IIIIte- TItIIIU,
1t remains to be seen whether the Beers
In the war now declared in the Transvaal
are to have the help of the Kafiirs o.
Swaziland. one of the important colonies
OF South Africa. and Until very recently in
close touch with the English. who in 1884
guaranteed the people their independence
under control OF their own chief or king
by a treaty with The Transvaal republic
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-22
So NEVER DESPAIR. ~

No woman need despair of cure of the dis
eases affecting the womanly organs if she will
give Favorite Prescription fair and faithful
trial The most obstinate cases yield to the
action of this great remedy.
Sick women are invited to consult Dr. Pierce by
letter, free of charge, and SO obtain the benefit of
the advice of specialist in diseases of women.
There is similar offer of free medical advice
which has behind it an institution like the Invalids'
Hotel and Surgical Institute, of Buffalo, N Y. AS
chief consulting physician to this institution, as
sisted by his staff of nearly score of specialists,
DR.. Pierce has in a little more than thirty years
treated and cured over half million women
All correspondence is strictly private and sacredly
confidential Address DR.. R. V. Pierce chief
consulting physician to the Invalids Hotel and
Surgical Institute, Buffalo, N. Y.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-22
4 Test for cigar smokers.

From the New Orleans Tines Democrat.
II have q customer who thinks he
smokes twenty-five cigars a day" said
New Orleans dealer. LAS a matter of fact
he smokes about three-eighths of thai
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-22
Help at Last.

Mrs. Kennedy compressed her lips until
blood was forced from them. and when the
Indian had got well within the room and
was about to draw his tomahawk, she
brought down the ak with crushing force
on his skull, then hastily pulled him aside
while death quoted him. The Indians,
thinking that there was no danger. their
comrade having uttered no sound, started
another of their number through. But he
caught sight of. his predecessor in death
agony and started back uttering a Wild
veil. Mrs. Kennedy struck at. but only
wounded him. He ran off yelling at the
top Of his voice. Shots from another quar-
ter at this moment caused a stampede OF
the Indians TO the timber. A moment lat
er there was a signal which Mrs. Kennedy
understood, and she gave one in return.
In few seconds her husband was al the
door of the fort. which opened, and al
though several shots were fired by the In
dams from the edge Of the clearing none
was effective, and the master of the fort
entered unharmed. Hastily barrcading the
door and putting the children to bed, hus-
band and wife took station at port holes
on opposite sides of the fort and watched
till morning, but the Indians did not re-
turn. Next day the dead Indian was taken
10 the forest and buried. The wounded ones
were carried away by their comrades. The
Kennedys strengthened their fortiications,
but never again was their fort molested.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-22

just set the light on the table in the CEN
ter OF the room when there came a bat
tering at the door Of the fort. The In
dians In front of the place had taken adj
vantage of the opportunity offered by the
ruse Of the reds on the roof to secure a
large timber and charge against the door
in an attempt to batter IL in. At the third
blow the lower half of the plank in the
center Of the door gave way, leaving an
aperture large enough to permit a man
crawling through. Mrs. Kennedy sprang
to one side Of the door and stood with
appraised axe. A painted face appeared
at the aperture but as Mrs. Kennedy
stood close to the wall and on one side and
the children on the other all keeping quiet,
the little ones Obeying every sign of their
mother. and like young partridges. ready
10 run and hide az her signal. the warrior
saw nothing. The painted face was thrust
further into the opening, and, seeing moth
ing, the Indian started boldly through the
hTatx
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-22

are not permanent. When the power of their OPT
ates and stimulants is exhausted the old condition
returns and usually in aggravated form. "Favorite
Prescription contains no alcohol and is absolutely
free from opium, cocaine, and all other narcotics
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-22

81" much pleasure" writes Miss Ella
'Favone Golden Medical
suffered
would die with
without fanng;
friends insisted upon trying Prescription
little faith
had better appetite aud slept
entirely cured and all
medicines had failed 10 at
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-13
Lehigh Valley Railroad.
In effect MAY "A. 1899.

TRAINS LEAVE SCRANION
For Philadelphia and New York via d.
& H. r. r., at 6.45 a. m. and 1908, Els.
427 (Back Diamond EXpress), and ll.GO
p. m.
Sundays, d. x H., 15S, 7.4s p. m.
For White Haven, Hazleton and prin-
cipal points i'm the coal regions via ID. Ss
II. r. r., Gas, 2l8 and 4.27 p. m. For
Pottsville. G.i5, 2.lS p. m.
For Bethlehem. Easton. Reading, Har-
risburg and principal intermediate sta
tions via ID. & II. r. r., 6.45 a. m, 12.03,
21S 4.27 (Black Diamond EXpress), 1l,30.
Sundays, d. Il H.. 1,5S, 74S p. m.
For Tunkhannock, Towanda, Elmira,
Ithaca, Geneva and principal intermedi-
ate stations, via D., l.. & w. r. r., sos
a. M. 1855 and 335 p. m.
For Geneva, Rochester, Buffalo, Mag
ara Falls, Chicago ard all points west
via ID. & II. r, r., 1903, 3,33 (Black Dla-
mond EXpress), 74s and 1l.30 p. m. Sum
days, ID. &; H.. 1903 a. m, 7.4S p m
Pullman parlor and sleeping or Lehigh
Valley parlor cars on all trains between
Wilkes Barre and New York, Philadel-
pha, Buffalo and Suspension Bridge
ROLLIN IL. WILBUR, Gen. Supt., South
Bethlehem, Pa.
CHAS. s. LEE. Gen. Pass, Agt., 26 Cort-
landt street, New York,
A.W. NONNEMACHER, Div. Pass. Agt.,
South Bethlehem, Pa.
For tickets and Pullman reservations
apply 300 Lackawanna ave, Scranton Pa.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-13
ROW IN oLYPHANT COUNCIL.
rhe Statesmen Become Excited and
Make Personal Remarks.

Monday nights meeting of the coun-
cil proved to be one Of the livelipst ses-
sidns held by hat body for some time.
The trouble started when the street
commissioner time for the month of
August was read l. amounted to 1891.
MI Howard moved that it be approved.
The motion was declared lost by vote
Of six to six. Mr.. Lawlcr then made a
motion that The bill be passed except
that portion belonging to the commits
siCner. Mr.. lawler maintained that
the commissioner only worked four
teen days on the streets while ne pre-
sents his bill for q days. President
Van Sickle declared the motion car
ricd. Mr., FCward then app2alsd T.
the chair for call Of the roll. The
president refused and the Howard FAC
tIon declared unless the roll was called
they would refuse to transact further
business and som, Of tho members
even got personal in their remarks ana
with clinched fists threatened to d.
harm. This state Of affairs la-tci
about an hour when the president de-
cided to settle the dispute By a stand
Ing vote This was done and resulted
in the usual tie vote. They then pro-
ceeed to business. Bills We're paid as
follows General borough account,
$3.50, electric light account, s23). police,
SOC The fire committee reported that
they had taken no ection on evonerat-
ing the members Of the hose company
No. but had recommended the pur-
chasing Of twin coupler for their use
Mr.. Nealon Of the finance committee
stated that the treasurer was in need
of funds TO meet the interest on the
bonds which are due the coming
month and for the council to take some
action on making a loan, as the tax
collector viii! not be in n position to
hand over the amount by that time Mr..
Nealon also reported that he had seen
Manager Silllman of the railway com
pany regarding plaHking the rails on