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The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-07-04

hair, be came up with joke. about
the ice-eream freezer.
One Say three men were out bear.
hunting on an island. Two of them
had rifles. the other had none. The
last was Bjoervig. They found bear.
wounded him, and chased him to the
top OF a glacier. There bruin stood
at bay. One of the hunters went to
the left, another to the right. Bjoervig
laboriously mounted the. ice-pile to
scare the beast down where the others
might get a shot. But one of the
hunters became impatient, and started
to climb up also. On the way he lost
his footing, fell, and slid forty or fifty
feet into a pocket of soft snow.
At that moment, unfortunately,
Bjoervig frightened the bear. Leaving
the summit of the ice-heap, the beast
slipped and slid straight toward the
helpless man, who was foundering up
to his armpits below. Apparently the
mans life was not worth q half-kroner.
In a few seconds the bear would be
upon him, and would tear him to
pieces. The brute was wounded, furi-
GUS, desperate. IL T.,
Bjoervig saw what he had to do.
He did not hesitate. He followed the
bear. From his perch at the summit he
threw himself Down the precipitous
slope. He rolled, fell, slipped straight
down toward the big white bear. He
had no weapon but an oaken skee-
staff, mere cane; nevertheless he made
straight for the bear.
Down the hillock slope he came,
humping and leaplng, and yelling at
the top of his voice. His cries, the
commotion which he raised, the vision
the bear saw of a man flying down
at him, frightened the beast half out
Of his wits; diverted his attention from
the imperiled hunter to the bold pur-
suer.
This was what Bjoervig was working
for. The bear dug his mighty claws
into the Ice and stopped and looked at
Bjoervig, but Bjoervig could not stop.
The slope was too steep, his momentum
too great He dug his hands into the
crust Of the snow: he tried to thrust
his skee-staff deep into the surface
1t was In vain. Now he was almost
upon the bear: the beast crouched to
spring at him. Another second and
1t would all be over. Crack! the rifle
spoke. The man down below had had
time to recover his equilibrium. An
other shot and the battle was over.
Bjoervig and the bear rolled down to-
gether.
"You saved my llfe," said the man
with the gun, when Bjoervig had picked
himself up.
mo, no." responded Bjoervig, whip
ping the snow out of his hair, you
saved mine"
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-07-04

100 pounds per mile, two guard wires
are sufficient, stretched a minimum,
distance Of twenty-four inches above
the former and the outside at q hort.
zontal distance Of eight inches from the
trolley wires.
Ii the telegraph wires weigh 100
pounds or more per mile this latter ar
rangement Is sufficient If the trolley
wires are not more than fifteen inches
apart. Where the trolley wires are
separated by distance of from fifteen
to forty-eight inches three wires are
required parallel to the trelley-two
on the outside, a horizontal distance
OF eight inches, and the other midway
between the two trolleys, all at a MIMI
mum distance Of twenty-four inches
above the trolley wire. II the distance
between the wires is over forty-eiRhf
inches and the telegraph wires weigh
more than 100 pounds per mile two
guard wires are required for each troll
ley wire, as for single wire. Guard
wires are also required where tele-
graph wires do not cross the trolley
wire, but are apt to be blown against
1t. Where a telegraph wire may fall
upon an arm or span wire and so slide
down on a trolley wire guard hooks
must be pFovided.-New York Evening
Post.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-07-04

a y
practically the same principle to con-
troll fractions or vicious horses and to
stop runaways which are caused by
the animal taking fright at some OBJ
ject on the street or road. While the
binder in common use on brides pre-
vents the horse from seeing objects
on either side, there is nothing to shut
out the view Of anything approaching
which might tend to brighten the ami
NAL, and it can also turn its head if it
hears a noise; but with this new de-
vice the driver or rider has only to pull
cord lying parallel to the reins and
a bellows-like curtain is drawn over
both eyes to shut out the sight COM
pletely. In this condition the animal
can only stand and tremble until the
object causing the fright has passed,
when the curtain is lifted by releasing
the cord, and the horse travels on as
before. The curtain is housed in
small semi-circular leather casing pass
ing over the animals forehead lust
above the eyes, and the operating cords
are inserted in the bit rings before
passing back with the reins.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-07-04
Extent OF Irriration.

Exclusive Of the rice-producing States
the Territory Of Hawaii and Indian
reservations, the number Of irrigatora
in the United States in 1899 was 1us,~
218, an increase of 54,OS2, or one huns
dred per cent over the number report
ed in 1889. The number of acres irri-
gated was 1886, 545, an increase during
the ten years, of 8,90S, 1876, or 1919 per
cent. Of the total irrigated area, 1884,
412 acres We're in crops, and the total
value of the products therefrom was
$S6,S60,491. The total cost of construc-
ton of the irrigation systems operated
in 1899 was $67, 7T0,942. In the num-
Der Of irrigators California stands far
ahead Of any other State, having about
one-fourth Of the total number in the
United States. Colorado, however, ex-
ceeds in the number Of acres irrigated.
although not In the value of irrigated
crops. OF the total irrigated area, T.
O93,629 acres were watered from
streams, and 1854 acres from wells.
The number Of acres in crops irrigated
in 1859 was 5,711,e65 and the number
of irrigated acres In pasture and unma-
tured crops was 1851, 30S. The value of
the irrigated crop was $84 ,443, 43S. OF
the irrigated area, 1928, 273 acres were
in the arid States. 273, 1T acres in the
semi-arid region and 3,155 in the humid
region.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-07-04
Agricultural Notes.

Eggplant is gross feeder, but easily
cultivated.
Interest in the apple box grows apace
in the east.
Bone black is said to be good fertil-
izer for parsnips.
Give good, thorough cultivation be-
tween the rows of strawberries.
Beets will stand considerable cold
weather and may be planted early.
In cold frame or sprOut hotbed Is
a good place to start lima beans on
sods.
In butter and cheese making every
effort should be made to suppress dust
which, according to a dairy authority.
carries more infection than any other
source.
Bees carry pollen from one flower to
another while seeking honey. The real
benefactors are the bee keepers many
of whom keep bees for pleasure rather
than for profit. But for the bees many
fruit trees that blossom out full would
produce no fruit
1t has been demonstrated conclusive
ly that when an animal is fed on a
variety, instead Of on corn exclusively,
a greater gain in weight is secured.
Corn will excel in the production of
fat, but bone and lean meat sell in
the live animal as we'll as fat, rapid
growth being gain in weight.
Preventing the spread of fungus dis
eases could be accomplished better by
destroying the branches and vines that :
are cut away from trees and bushes
than by the use Of other methods. 1t
is not sufficient to remove the portions
of trees affected with black knot. They
should be consigned to the flames, as
no remedy is as sure in the destruction
of the spores as fire.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-07-04

Connecting Pastures by Causeway.
1t frequently becomes desirable to-
have the pasture 80 arranged as to
let stock pasture on both sides of q
highway. The pasture is sometimes
located On one side Of the highway
and yard and watering place on the
other. Much time is required to drive
cattle back and forth.
The difficulty can be overcome in q
very convenient way. Select a place
where there is a little rise in the
ground, say from 2 to feet, the mora,
the better. Construct a wide ditch.
from 10 to IL feet, so it will easily adj
NIT team to work with scraper down
at bottom Of 1t. Make it from 2 to
4 feet deep, as the natural condition
Of ground will admit. 1t must be con-
structed in such a way that it will have
natural drainage at lower side, other
wise it would fill with water after very
heavy rains and be of no practical use.
A plank bridge is built across tho
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-07-04


For blowing, So; narrowing, So;
marking, 30 cents; plants 5000 $25,
average price; plants are scarce this
year. Trimming and preparing plants,
S.; setting plants, "a; cultivating with
horse, $3.50: hOeing six times, SIS;
fertilizer, half ton, SIS; four tons of
straw, $20 applying straw, SIS. This
makes the cost about 500 for the first
year. OF course the increase of plants
can be used to set a new bed the fol-
lowing year, which will make the cost
one-fourth less. The straw is worth
as much as 1t costs almost to the soil.
In these figures we are actually CIV
ing what 1t would cost the farmer to
hire the work done by men who know
how to do 1t. If the farmer does the
work himself, he does not feel the cost
any more than were he putting in a
crop of potatoes. We advise setting
the strawberry bed near the buildings
so it can be attended to without going
far. The usual gross sales from an
acre Of strawberries are about four
times the cost Of the acre for the first
year.-Rural New Yorker.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-07-04
Pictures as an Aid in Teaching.

Three hundred years ago a German
Savant had a wonderful vision. At
that time children were taught to read
by force OF arms, 90 to speak, through
hardShips and with bitter toll on the
part Of teacher and of child. 1t seems
curious, says a writer In Household.
that the first real step toward tighten
Ing the labor Of children as they climb
the ladder Of learning was the product
OF the imagiatiOn, not Of some fond
mother or gentle woman teacher, but
OF a bewigged and betitled university
doctor. 1t was Johann Comenius,
however, who first conceived the dar-
ing idea that children could be taught
by the aid Of memory and the magma
ton working together. by means"
as he quantity expressed It, -"of sensu-
Gus impressions conveyed to the eye,
SO that visual objects may be made the
medium Of expressing moral lessons
to the young mind and Of impressing
those lessons upon the memory" In
other words, the good Herr Doctor had
the bright idea that picture books could
be useful to children. Comenius made
his first picture book and called it
"Orbis Pictus." It contains rude wood
cuts representing objects in the natural
world, trees and animals, with little
lessons, about the pictures.
1t Is a quaint volume, and one that
would cause the average modern child
not little establishment were 1t placed
before him. AS truly. however, as that
term may be applied to any other book
that has since been written, the "Orbis
RPtctus" was an epoch-making book. 1t
was the precursor Of all children's pic
ture books, and modern childhood has
great cause to bless the name Of Co.
MENUS.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-07-04
.nHN BROWN RELIC.

Instruction of the Great Alb"
OlisiOniet's Home.
Iscent partial destruction By fire
i Rrovn's home at Tabor, Iowa,
i recall the exciting period
M noted abolition leader made
! oue.story cottage In Iowa the
,tes Of the underground rail-
M the transfer Of slaves from
Nm TO Canada.
n this little house was the cen
erhaps more attention than the
h capital itself. Brown was be-
"a from. Already were gather
IuDd him men from Massachu-
pd Maine and other New En-
hates. Already had shipments
4, and even a cannon, been re-
al Tabor. And hundreds OF
u slaves had passed through
., coming at night and leaving
owing night. And the eyes Of
ben who four years later be-
he leaders Of the secession
.at, were also fastened on this
ase. Northern politicians were
BE- anxiously the preparations
brown was making. The Kan
Ehawkers' hated him bitterly,
eal contemplated raids on the
ere narrowly averted.
hNugh 1t all Brown and his
continued their work, and 1t
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-07-04
The Comma.

The Countess Henriette de Witt, the
daughter Of Guizot, the historian, was
a charming lady; but she had a culpa-
BILE Indifference to the art of punctua-
ton. Her father wrote her two pretty
little essays on the subject. Whether
she was able to take the middle
course" after her second lecture, we
are not told; but at least she had not
found 1t before.
MY dear Henriette," wrote Guizot,
II am afraid 1 shall still have to take
you to task with regard to your pune
tuatiOn. There Is little or none of it in
your letters. All punctuation marks
period of repose for the mind, a stage
more or less long, an idea which is
done with, or momentarily suspended,
and which is divided by such a sign
from the next.
"YOu, Henriette, suppress those per-
iods, sthose intervals. You write as the
stream flows, as the arrow flies. That
will not do at all; because the ideas
one expresses are not all intimately
connected, like drops Of water"
Either Mademoiselle Guizot was tax
ing a clever revenge, or she was past
all redemption, for this is her fathers
next letter:
II dare say you will find me very
provoking; but let me beg Of you not
to fling SO many commas at my head.
You are absolutely pelting me with
them, as the Sabines pelted poor Tar
peia with their bucklers."
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-07-04
FOR TROLLEY WIRE

! NJ ZINES ne Are Protected Ac.
20 Law in England.
/ o. crt ts,o are required wherever
! perm nepnone wires unprotect-
u e@ ar At insulating cover
\ h OF Of are liable to fall I upon
tssm Nh to the electric condu due
Well wa" uEI Each guard wire
BID d. ~ grounded ,r' at one point
span at intervals ut of not more
'paSs The earth connections rT1o
h 's sen Oy connecting the wire
1 c support to the rails bv
ps copper bond. Guard why ny
Sar be of galvani y I'd
! per IN De 10, Of bronze or hard
e1ce al Districts where steel steel
w 1resSlve corroslon. In zen.
! m n''e s', must be installed III Se a.
Te the height sfn of twenty.fou ur
/ oo oae t1 trolley wire. Where here
one on a: two wires par
wte@ OF eight inches from
two trol1u necessary. If
d Dc no apart art. but the the T teiee
LOT weigh more than
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-07-04

get q greater yield ana q better qual-
ity. Besides this, 1t viii take only half
the time to plow and cultivate the 20
acre field, which would further add to
the profits. What lesson the market
gardeners are constantly giving to us
farmers. Why, some of them use more
barnyard manure ON 20 acres than
some farmers do ON 100 acres. The
crops the gardeners get are enormous.
and their land is constantly increasing
in fertility.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-07-04
Small Farms to Be the Rule.

In the future small farms will be the
rule. More and better products will be
raised on 60 acres than are now on 12O
acres. There are farmers to-day who
plant a 40-acre field in corn who could
take the same amount of manure they
used and put it on a 2O-acre field, and
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-07-04
ToBoGeANrNG INTO A BEAR.
Dangers of Bear Hunting on an Icy
Northern Island.
Bret Harte

Northern 4S1ou0s
A member of the Wellman polar ex-
peditiop Of 1889, Paul Bjoervig. is
described by Mr.. Walter Wellman, in
"a Tragedy of the Far North" as a
man of superior courage, of unexam-
pied fortitude and of inspiring char
acter. If there was a bit of danger
GUS work to do, he was sure to be
the first to plunge in He sang and
at his work. If he went down
into a "porridge," half ice and half
salt water, and was pulled out by his
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-07-04

Is to blindfold him,
and many an ami
NAL has been saved
in this way which
it was impossible
to remove from the
burning stable in
any other manner.
It Is now proposed
by a Nebraska in
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-07-04

It Is the unmarried young thing who
talks about the gray monotony Of lifeD
but it is the married one who knows
what 1t Is.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-07-04
The Autoist on Horseback.


"He's the meanest man in town"
"What has he done?'
'rWhy, he permits his wife to accept
alimony from two of her former hus-
bands. st. Louis Post-Dispatch:
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-07-04
PIX BROWNS IOWA HOME,
lLle residing In Tabor tina

lle residing in Tabor that
decided upon the move which
would set the country ablaze,
% ended In his own death.
ph by one of the old settlers
night there marched into the
" Of Tabor, 200 recruits for
They came from Maine, were
lmed' and were en- route to
Hee cause in Kansas. Accom-
ne body was a single wagon
nh corn. The party stopped
several weeks, and were
Ou instructed by old Brown
Two weeks after the party
e'npany Of runaway slaves
'0n Missouri. The following
U U"aet VI several Of them ar
'IO MIN was the sheriff of
y =, ana several deputies. They
'ue slaves. Brown refused
.uem' The sheriff attempted
utu Oy force, Brown gave q
issue and the Maine men
''Om all directions. The off,
0VerpOwered and robbed of
T. Ihey left, vowing to re-
improvements and capture
OOoy' Then the corn was
H. VI the wagon and from
. u grain was brought a small
/, D, ~, was quickly mounted
h.. IL d position commanding
Turn. -NSourldns
:, S'aSe-owners never came
' spS cannon was covered with
ti thl -, was taken down into
nu the men from Maine.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-07-04

will be found good OF making trays for deyeopin,,
atc Make a wooden tray by screwing together onebar
da then lay with marine glue inside tray white
% Put cloth in piece turning the edges over the
+o trav them down. thing which Ia greatly
mis- y little weight for largesized dish Is great
enables hold the tray and keep the developer motion
hs had in constant for the
two years. and it is good to-day made Do not
b At the corners, but turn the stuff dn, fasen with the
Sboud there coating rub In somo 40
and YOU will further trouble also used one Of
FIR fixing noticed any injury to cloth In this
made good trays Of old herring and used them CON
n for years
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-07-04

Temporarily Blinds the Horse.
1t has long been known, and put to
practical test time after time that to
get a horse out Of q fire the best plan
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-07-04

No woman should laugh at a "ioke"
on her husband
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-14
CANNED GOODS.

CANNED FRUITS Apples Bib, $4,000;
pineapples, sliced, S1.1O; cyeless and core
less, ST 50M1.60; extra grated, Sl.6jml75;
pears, 2lb, Toe; Strawberries, 2-lb, 00495c;
blackberries, Glib, 95cmS100; peaches, BIB,
81. 5Odl6O; BIB peaches, $1O0Ql.0ji BIB
pie peaches, S0QS5c.
CANNED VEGETABLES -. Tomatoes,
2-lb. full weight, S0mS5c; BIB, full weight,
05cdSl 90: BIB, seconds, 75Gs0c; BIB, sec
onds, 0Od05c; okrn and tomatoes, 2-lb,
Si.OO; canned kraut 3-lb, 90d9jc; Callfor-
mia asparagus, 2Ia.lb S2.2ju3.50, according
TO grade; lib, asparagus salmon, cans,
81 5Om2 ~; baked beans. BIB, 95c; BIB
String beans S5c; BIB kidney beans, 95c;
9th strlngless beans, S125; Glib marrow
FAT peas. $1.0O; 2-lb American petit pois,
S1 COAL 50; extra Maine corn, SLID; corn,
$4,000; seconds, s0lS5c.
CAIIF0RNIA FRUIT Extra standard
o15-Ih peaches. lemon cling Sl.05G2, 90;
yellow Crawford. Sis0n 50; black cher
rios 81 .pOFi 90: white cherries 81 1914 = p
anricots $1,000 1.55; strawbcrries. 81 O0m.
aiiO; piums, 1000 90; grapes Sl.G0@1. 70;
seconds, 10c per dozen less than extra
S!!SSIAWNEbb MoLhssEs r. & L. Old Fash.
Toned. gallons, $40 por case; la-gallons,
$3.50 per case; lagallons, $50 per case;
Gold Medal brand, fancy table syrup, quart
lars, Si0O per dozen; II. y, & C., Creole,
2.m. $I0o; BIB, Sl,85; J.lb. $685. l0-lb,
81 60.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-14

Georgetown, Texas, January 13.--Tn the
district court today James J, Gordon VS..
the International and Great Northern Rail
road Company, suit FOR damages resulted
In n judgment for the defendant. Plain
tin excerpts. The above suit Is based on
alleged delay and other violation Of con.
tract In the shipping OF the rcmnlns Of
plaintiffs father,
f. Bennanicls vs.. Wright Kennedy,
contract; verdict for defendant aud judg
ment accordingly. Plaintiff I'm this suit
IS Cuban, who imports cattle from this
country tn Cuba and elsewhere, and tho
suit grew out Of an option 10 buy 500 head
OF cattle on certain terms and conditions
which defendants claimed were not com.
piled with.
Ben Berry VS.. international and Great
Northern Railroad Company, damnrcs was
continued Ivy agreement Plaintiff IS o resi-
dcut of houston.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-14
]. n. Wisner q GO Lcttcr.


Houston, January 10 The Liverpool mar
ket was quite promising this morning. be
Ing ~ points better than Yesterdays close,
yet our home markets failed TO take ad-
vantage Of it and only opened at about the
same prices as the close Of the previous
day.
During the eurly movements n wave OF
selling set In, causing n decline Of several
points in expectation OF comparatively
large movement From then ON during the
day the trading was very light aud within
a narrow range Of values our markets
closing at about points on for the day.
The spot sales today at the different mar
ket ccnters were OF rather fair volume,
however. for the past few days there
seems to be disposition on the part OF the
Interior to withhold their offerings
Tho situation continues In the same dull,
apathctic state that has marked its course
for the past week
Traders are intcntly watching the move.
mcnt and cnch specific change is taken ad-
vantage Of by the two opposing forces
While Wilson's estimate Of an 1l,012.Op
crop was viewed with Indifference. yet
freer receipts being anticipated caused
moderate liquidation aud an easier feeling
The market remains good scalping ono,
vet advantage should he taken al all de
cliuca 10 get in In advance ~ Eoucr
ally expected higher level Of values
Liverpool is due 10 he unchanged tomor
row j. A. Wisncr & CO.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-14
Bryan Briefs

Bryan, TeT1g. January ~ AZ meeting
~ the stockholders Of tho Central Texas
Fair association this afternoon the follow
ing officers wore elected for the ensuing
year. ". S. Howell, president; W Wip-
precht, vice president; Paul Bradley, secro-
tary, and H. A. Berger, treasurer
The Brotherhood Of Railway Trainmen
has organized Jay Gould lodge No. 6e4 ct
this place. with the following officers: II.
v Creekmore, past master; G. NJ. McIn-
tosh, master; W. A. Holly, vice master: h.
+. Hostrasser, secretary; X. Harrison,
hnancier, and l. X. Johnson, Journal agent.
The lodge contemplntes giving a ball in the
near future,
Bln Young, whose case for robbery at
lola was dismissed at Anderson yesterday,
was rearrested ny Sheriff Num- OF this
county and brought here and lodged In jail
lie VIII be held TO the grand jury