davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-03-28
A Colony Of SQUIRRELS.

Brandywine Manor, Pa, has a large
colony Of gray squirrels, but no shoot
ing is permitted near the village, the
squirrels being the pets Of all the res
idents Of the place.
A number Of years ago the late Will
liam Rettew, who resided in the viii
lage, discovered a number of squirrels
in the garnet Of his house and cared
for them. Then he became imbued
with the idea Of protecting all the
squirrels in the vicinity. In the gar
den he arranged neat nests for them,
and fed all that came. The number
multiplied rapidly and they gradually
established homes In the trees in the
woodland near his home.
The worst enemy of the gray squirrel
is the red squirrel, and Mr.. Rettew
began a war Of determination against
the latter, which he kept up until his
DEATH Then his son continued the
work, and to-day there are hundreds
Of gray squirrels In the woods for 6
mile around the village, but few rec
| ones. Every resident considers it his
duty to kill a red squirrel wherever
| found.
During the summer the animals may
be seen playing about the trees il
every direction, and they are Otter
found in the houses of the residents
Philadelphia Press.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-03-28
GONE JUST TWENTY YEARS.
Farmer Returns After Going Out tt
Feed the Chickens.

Farmer Returns After Going Out to
Feed the Chickens.
Abiel Patch was a soldier in the
Civil War and when the war ended
he returned to his native place, Rut-
land, Vt. There he was married a few
years later. He bought a good farm
and with his wife lived there happily
nearly fifteen years. By industry he
acquired a goodly amount of property.
Patch took a pan of corn at 4 p. m.
Dec. 81, 1882, and started for the poul-
try house to feed his hens. When he
did not return for supper his wife
hunted all over the place for him, but
in vain. The next day a searching
party was formed by the neighbors
and the forests for miles around were
secured, but without finding a trace
of the missing man. After few days
the search was abandoned. No letter
ever came nor was any inkling Of the
whereabouts of Patch ever received.
While Mrs. Patch was preparing for
supper the other evening there was a
rap at the door. She opened the door,
and an old man with a long, gray
beard stepped in. There was nothing
about his face or figure that looked
familiar to Mrs. Patch, and when the
old man told her he was Abel Patch
she thought he was playing a prank
on her. When he showed her a pc
culiar finger ring which her husband
had always worn and the scar of a Sc,
we're bullet wound on the side of his
head which he received at Cold Har.
Dor in the Civil War there was no fur.
Their doubt of his Identity
~ left home because l wanted ex
element" said Patch later in explain
ing his long absence. I got tired OF
farming and started out into the
woods. l have been all over the for
ests of Northern Vermont, New Hamp
shire and Maine, and have killed hun
dreds Of deer and moose. 1 didn',
intend ever to come back, and hoped
my wife would marry again, but
heard little while ago that sht
hadn't. l thought 1 would see he
once more before l died. The winter
have been pretty cold lately and
couldn't stand it much longer in thu
woods"
Patch did not think his wife would
welcome him home, but, as she ha
done so, he says he VIII remain.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-03-28

was performed while on this paper. He
wrote whole pages in the Sun describ-
ing the funeral Of General Grant,
Cleveland's first Inauguration, and
some of the International yacht races.
For twenty years Ralph retained his
connection with the Sun staff, and was
it's legislative correspondent at Albany
for time.
In 1884 he was sent to England by
prominent New York publishing
house. Ten years later he went to
China during that country's war with
Japan, and described that struggle.
This short stay in China resulted in
the publication of "Alone in China"
His work took him into Russia India
and the Black sea country. He also
reported the Turkish-Greek war, the
diamond jubilee Of Victoria in 1897
and the coronation ceremonies of the
present Gar. During the Boer war
he attached himself to the commands
Of Lord Roberts and General Methuen
and 1t is said that his criticism Of the
Beers was more bitter than that of any
London journalist. Last March Ralph
returned to this country.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-03-28

beauty of her dark, brooding face. She
learned the disciplinary value of the
stage, and she learned the real hideous-
ness of selnshness. But she told Jack
none of this.
One season passed-two-she was
soon to begin her third. She was get
ting on, but slowly. One evening she
was moved by one Of those impulses
that seem to come from without rather
than within, to run home and pay Jack
a visit. The rehearsals were over. There
was no reason why she should not go
home for a week. She would surprise
him.
She drove out from town in the early
morning. The mist wells were rising
from the hill tops, melted by the burn
ing kisses of the sun. The evergreen
forests on the hillsides were so cool,
the great walls Of earth SO restful. She
wondered why she was not afraid they
would topple upon her now. Was it
that she was beginning to yearn for
what they typified-strength and fidel-
ity, the greatest and best things in life2
+ The little house had been done up,
she noticed as she drove up, and Jack
had coaxed the rose vines quite to the
roof by now.
The door was open. There was no fear
of tramps in that region, and she peered
right into the house. Some one was stir
ring within, but he was too absorbed
to note her soft footballs.
Her old blue skirt hung upon the
wall, and her husband, looking older
and sadder, but still with that vast
strength of patience in his face, stood
looking at it.
She wrote the rest to her one friend in
the company.
II walked over quietly and stood be-
side him. He was still so busy look
ing at that foolish skirt that he didn't
know | was there. But after While
he turned toward me, and when he saw
me the look that came into his eyes
made me cry.
well. I've resigned When l saw
poor old Jack worshiping that blue
skirt Of mine that l had thrown away
as worthless made up my mind thai
there are only a few things that are
really worth living for, and stage life
isn't one of them, and the companion
ship of a stanch, splendid soul like
Jack is. And so I've left and I'm going
to wait and work with Jack for the bet
ter days that 1 know are coming.
HE is getting on in his profession
and the-did I call them better
the other days are nearer. But won
der If they will be better, the days whe1
Jack and are rich, and SO many peopl'
will know us and make demands upol
our time, and SO separate us after I
mannerf We were both wondering to
day, but we are going to enjoy the tim
before that, and meanwhile that oil
blue skirt still hangs upon the wall
Jack insists upon it. He calls it hi
'restorer.' "-New York News.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-03-28

coast had his 5-year-old daughter Agnes
swept from his arms into the sea al
most at the same moment that his wife
and four other little girls were drowned
before his eyes. Stunned by this awful
bereavement, the captain left that part
of the coast and went to live with a
couple of hardy sons. Nine years
passed and, as if by a miracle, the cap
tain recovered his daughter Agnes, now
young lady Of Is, whom he had firm
ly believed dead and buried in the sea.
In some mysterious way the little
girl had been washed ashore and found
by an Indian sQuaw. The sQuaw was
Filipino settlement, where the people
lived just like their native brothers
across the sea. Little Agnes was put
into a gunnysack and allowed to run
wild on the beach, after having been
informally adopted by the strangely
mated pair. For three years she lived
the life of any little Filipino, gathering
shells when the tide had gone, eating
the queer meals the Indian woman
prepared, and growing up without q
vestige Of education or civilization.
Then the Society for the Prevention Of
Cruelty to Children discovered the lit
tie waif and took her from her strange
surroundings. She was hardly recog-
nizable.
When the sea had cast her up she
was little American girl with golden
hair and cheeks as pink as the sea
shells. When the rescue society found
her she was as brown as any Filipino
child and sped away like frightened
little deer at the approach of strangers.
She was placed in a charitable home,
and several years later was given out
in adoption to a woman who had taken
fancy to her.
! Last year. says the Detroit News
Tribune, a friend Of Capt. Martins who
j had seen the girl wrote and told him Of
her strange resemblance to him. He
at once investigated and found that the
strange, shy young girl was indeed his
own little Agnes whom he had lost
nine years ago. But there were obsta,
cles in the way of the reunion Of faith
er and daughter. The foster mother re
fused to give the child up. There was
a lawsuit and Capt. Martin regained
possession of his only living daughter
She Is back with her father and broth
ers, and once more a thorough-goinG
American girl, with her Filipino expert
ences fast fading from her mind.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-03-28

. q
years old. From an early age he was
engaged in various occupations, includ-
ing blowing, chopping wood, keeping
books, running a fatboat on the Ten
nessee River, and managing mill. He
obtained a good education, and at the,
age of q went to Texas. He helped to
expel the Cherokees, and for several
years, beginning in 1889, did surveying
for the republic of Texas in the Indian
country, this being his first official po-
sition. 1t was dangerous service, for
not a single surveying party prior to
his time had escaped massacre. His
mind naturally tended toward the law,
and this he studied SO thoroughly that
within a few years he was licensed to
practice. In 1916 he was made colonel
of militia and a probate judge, in 1S4T
went to the Legislature, and a few
years later became a district judge. In
the enforcement Of the laws he was
brought into personal collision with
gamblers and desperadoes who then
ruled the frontier, but his physical
courage and moral force soon won him
a triumph for law and order, In 1856 he
was elected to Congress, and remained
there until Texas left the Union, when
he became postmaster general i'll the
Confederate government. He was cap
tured with Jefferson Davis at the close
Of the war and was confined in Fort
Warren many months. President John
son and Secretary Seward consulted
him with reference to reconstruction.
In 1874 he was returned to Congress,
having meanwhile filled important Of
fees, and in 1887 went to the United
States Senate. Since 1893 he has been
railroad commissioner of Texas.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-03-28
A Cross Parent,

Mother" said little girl looking
I'D from her book, "what does 'transat-
lantic' mean|
"Oh, across the Atlantic, of course.
Don't bother me-"
Does trans always mean across"
II suppose it does. If you don't
stop bothering me with your questions,
you'll go to bed"
"Then does transparent mean a
cross parent"
Ten minutes later that little girl was
resting on her tiny couch.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-03-28
JUDICIAL DECISIONS

A statute rendering telegraph com
panies liable for mental anguish caus-
ed by failure promptly to transmit and
deliver a message is held, in Simmons
VS.. Western Union Telegraph Com
pany Is. c., 81 L. R. A. GOT, not to
deprive them Of property without due
process of law, or deny them the equal
protection of the laws.
The voluntary exposure of the body
beyond the sides of a moving train,
by passenger riding on the platform,
is held, in Benedict VS.. Minneapolis
and ST. Louis Railroad Company
(NIinn.), 81 l.. R. A. $50, to be such
negligence as will preclude recovery
for his death, caused by coming in
contact with an iron post near the
track.
The widow of beneficiary is held,
in re Devoe IN. W, 81 L. Il. A. 536,
not to be entitled to share under will
directing that, in case of the death Of
a beneficiary before the time for dis
tribution arrives, his share shall be
paid over to his next of kin as, accord
ing to the statute of distributions, his
personal estate would be divided and
distributed.
A tax on all remainders or reversions
which vested prior to a certain date,
but which shall not come into posses
sion until after the passage Of the act,
even If 1t can be regarded as tax on
property, and not on transfers, Is
held, in re Pell IN. ", 81 L. R. A
$40, to be invalid as not bearing equal
~ upon the entire class to which the
property belongs.
The renting Of a church parsonage
and using the rent to procure another
residence for the parson, Is held II
Protestant Episcopal Church VS.. Prio
leau Is. c., 81 L. R. A. 606, not to de
prive it of it's exemption from taxa
ton, under a provision that exemp
ton of parsonages shall not extend be
You'd the buildings and premises actu
ally occupied as such.
A statute giving the probate judge
Of one county a salary and requiring
him to account for all fees received
while the judges Of all other counties
are permitted to retain the fees al
their compensation, is held, in Hender
son VS.. Koenig (Mo), 81 l.. R. A. Cos
to be in violation Of a constitutions
provision requiring the General Assem-
bly,, by law uniform in it's operation
to provide for and regulate the fees o
all county officers.
The privileges and immunities o
citizens of other States are held, i
State VS.. Travellers Insurance Con
pany Comm, 81 L. r. A. 481, not t
be violated by a statute taxing tn
resident stockholders of certain Co
, porations in the town in which the
reside, deducting from the marke
value of. the stock the value Of th
capital invested in real estate o
, which the company pays taxes but in
posing a State tax on non-resideI
shareholders on the market value {
! their shares, without any provision fl
deduction of capital invested in re-
estate.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-03-28
"Bertie's Jim
the words,

carved the words. "Bertie's Jim
Horse"
Although the little boy who once
played with his pony and wheelbarrow
died nearly a quarter Of century
ago, the elements have made little i'm
preston upon his playthings. The sad
die CLOTH the tasseled bits and the en-
broidered straps of the "Jim horse"
the tiny stone spokes Of the wheels
supporting the pony, are all still pre-
served The blocks packed carefully
in the wheelbarrow still show distinct
ly their Roman numerals.
In the central slab of the tomb the
sculptor records that the child was
named Albert Romeyn Harris, who
died a few months before his fifth
birthday. He was the son Of a Wall
street broker.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-03-28
Gave Good Advice.

A distinguished Paris physician was
attracted by the hollow cough of an
old rag-picker whom he found plying
his trade on a damp November day in
a suburb of the gay capital. "Ah! my
poor friend" he said, that is bad
cough, very bad cough. You should
pass the winter in the south Of France
and. to avoid the dust and fatigue of a
railway journey, advise you to travel
in uour own carriage"
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-03-28
SHE BECAME A SAVAGE.

Little Castaway Girl Adopted by Fill
pino and His Indian Wife.
The daughter of an old French sea-
man at New Orleans has had adventure
enough In her short life to last her the
rest Of her days, and now that she and
her father have been made as haTpy as
clans by being reunited after years Of
separation they are both willing to
spend the rest of their days in COM
Portable commonplace routine.
It was nine years ago that Capt. Mar
tin while endeavoring to place his fam
lily in safety and protect them from a
terrible storm that was ravaging the
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-03-28
A UNIQUE MONUMENT.

Toys Carved on the Tomb OF a Little
New Jersey Boy
One of the most peculiar monuments
existing in an American cemetery is
one in the old burylng ground at Hack
ensack, N. J., where the Dutch found
ers of that village sleep. Instead Of the
urn, or cross, or angel, or broken pill
lar which generally surmounts tombs,
there Is instead the carved figure of a
horse standing between the handles of
little wheelbarrow. In the wheelbar-
row are the playthings of little boy
and beneath these stone toys are
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-03-28
Real OratOry.

Colonel Waxem will be banQueted
after his wedding tonight, and am to
respond to the toast, None but the
Brave Deserve the Fair What shall
1 say?"
The Major-I hardly know how to
advise you. After you've seen the
bride you'll have to turn your speech
into an argument to prove either that
Waxem isn't brave or else that he
isn't getting his deserts.-Spare Mo-
ments.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-03-28

writer, and at the age of Is founded
paper of his own in the New Jersey
town. In 1870 he became connected
with newspaper work in New York.
His assignment to cover the Beecher
trial in 1875 was the turning point IN
his career. His particular assignment
was scenes and incidents In the trial
room" His work attracted the atten-
ton of Charles A. Dana, and Ralph
was soon a member Of the Sun stan.
Some of the best work of his career
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-03-28
CHILDREN.

- echoes of her quiet room Q M,
le aa~pr walked by bursts OF entiuiSH
glee, ruod staircase never come
N X pa gatherings of footsteps SWIM '
free .;+s and in the twilight gloom
she Sue onniIv of what shall never
be! a....s IN
4 fines her wistf"l fancy 'tre"' 'ns
+ floor ccprpeted and neaO with broken
toys; .a =, window glass and
door, poboes of shrill laughter and
ruoe 4i n mother might deplore
p at " seem to her starved heart as
4 priceless 1oys' y:s@.
from the world without some sud-
, sir voices through her hearing
cnliul'N @ET
,d rtnSI Of anguish rise to her white it
,nd which no dimpled arm IN mis-
e ere the sweet dream-fancies' as
~ m earth to heaven the fash OF angel
wings. &
-. no little empty crib is there
' mock the mother arms, outstretch-
ed in vain. .,,.o,,
,oards no shining tress of silken
inv inv grave where buried hopes lie
slain; 80.
t6e deeper loss she has to bear
On NV whose heart no babe of hers has
lain. Efs.. g..
,iSville Courier Journal.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-03-28
AIInke for London.

One of the many plans proposed for
improving the harbor Of London is the
construction of a dam across the
Thames just below the city, thus con-
yerting the upper river into a huge
lake deep enough to accommodate YES
sells drawing thirty feet of water. 1t
is estimated that the plan could be
carried out for about $16,000,O00.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-03-28

through many lands
and figured as a
chronicler in many
epoch m a k | n g
events. At the age
of 10 Ralph, who
was born in New
York in 1853, en-
tered the compos-
ing room of the
Red Bank IN. j.
Standard to learn
printing. He soon
develoDed into q
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-03-28

Yate life. 1t is
doubtful If any
living m a n, even
among petty office
holders, can equal
this record. His
career has been
more or less tur-
bulent.
Born in Sewer
g o u nty, Tennes-
see, in 1918, John
Henninger R e a :
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-03-28
Fat a Hearty Breakfast.

Statistics show that the longest lived
people have generally been those who
made breakfast the principal meal Of
the day.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-03-28
WAS A NOTED WRITER.

Death of Julian Ralph, Who Saw
Service in Many Lands.
Julian Ralph, who died in New York
recently, was noted war and special
correspondent, who had Travelled
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-03-28

Every rural school in Sweden pos
sesses a garden in which the scholars
receive practical instruction in horti-
culture.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-03-28

You may refuse to believe complt-
ment. but it was a good deal like a
SNOWFALL; 1t left spot on you"
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-03-28
HELD oFFIcE sIxrY.FolR YEARsI

Judge Reagan, of Texas, Has Finally,
Retired to Private Life.
After holding Office continuously for
sixty-four years, Judge John H. Rea-
gan, of Texas, has finally retired to pri-
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-03-28

Too many second-class politicians are
drawing first-class salaries.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-03-28

1t is proper to forgive your enemies.
If you have no enemies, forgive few
of your friends.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-03-28

the italian
Swisstaan frontier
Of
sending frontier and other animals
which profitable
carried mainly night when the guards
s1nuggl accomplces in the
netting frontier
high when it touched the
attention the Off
will
in O will
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-03-28


from Bumah tw1gs and fashioning themin q way
mar
instrument There
trembling
ems the imprisoned
This is the beating reed and
boy the stalk Of the pumpkin
leave the small end closed and provided
which
tube utter
Then there
through SLOT accomplishing
musical
Star
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-03-28

,rr,, Z . E y d
is written down In the "Book of Funny
U stories, Real and Alleged" that pious
Old lady Of Scotch Presbyterian antece-
dents hearing church organ for the first
tl1ne' gave It as her opinion that it was
pretty box of whistles, hut an awful way of
Worshiping the Lord. Many true thing is
sald IN Jest, and many an apt characterize
tlon 10 hidden under the disguise of frivolity.
80 mere. An organ is a box of whistles; all
tnat Is needed to make the description COM
piete is to add that the whistles are Of many
KINGS and are sounded by mechanical means
instead OF the breath Of the player. What is
beyond that Is detail and elaboration. There
are pipes in which the imprisoned air is set
to vibrating SO as to generate tone by jet
blown into the end so that it impinges upon a
sharp lip at an orifice near by. Those pipes
nave their prototypes in the toy Whistles
Which boys make by carefully withdrawing
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1903-12-18
,,9ehniiAe" Nedts Ierfelited)e=
reien!

Isle trtutnpbirte man, alS es benz
Diitriftsantpalt SDlt in ct. 4puis
aelungen mar, Die Berurteilung bes
SbersB uolers, oes ,BDB" Butler,
tpeeen Befted1ung i'm Nmte 81 q
Sabren 8ubtbaus ourd}5uIeben!
Wan feierte Soft als ben Netter
in Der Not, ben ct. @eDra, Der ben
Draden Der &orruption nieoerqe=
tpurfen unb ben 6ertules, Der ben
Mugiusftaa Der WiBnermnltun9 rei-
nigen tueroe!
Werfuiiroia nar eS nur, mie
.tibf Bis ans Sers binan" Butter
ielbit bic gauge @eibibte auffaBte!
Gnoere 8ubler flDgen in1s 8udt=
baus, anoere floben inS guSlano -
mie Der gr.Nloerman 6raub, bet
nah Merifo burhbrannte uno BON
beiien geplarter Nu8lieferung jebt 10
piel Die @eoe iit!-Butler nber blieb
gans rubig oabeim uno appeIiertel
gr appeQierte BON Snftans au Sn-
ftana rno fblieBlih fam ieln 5aQ an
bas StnntSobereeriht bon WiihDuri
unb bic Sbergeridte aler Staaten
Der uniun linb bafnr beribmt, baB
lie Die Deoi5e in gbren halten:
''Festina lente'i. b. b. y&ile nit