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The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-11-14
RrarcIa Wilaor'a Way.

Once upon a time, when Francis WIZ
son didn't have as comfortable hVlns
quarters as he now has, ne wsn'
room-hunting where rates were reason
able. In one place which he inspectea
he found a red-headed landlady VIM
was extremely persistent. although .ns
room she had to offer was about INV
last one Wilson would have chosen J"
live In. He didn't want to say w.
however, and was departing Wl.nUu'
stating definitely what he Wouio W.
Notwithstanding the fact that tne eAs
er landlady did not want him 10 eS'@p'
in that manner. -
"Win you take the room" sne aSA ~
pinning him down to POSITIVE -
swer. 81.
"Um-er," hesitated Wilson craW '.as,
inS toward the door. "Thank you YS -;,
much, madam, thank you' no. WV I,
take 1t now; can't you perhaps SeNO =
to meT'-Collier's Weekly. -
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-11-14
The NumbeRa.
Number / lie very straight:
q 4. alAan-1,.A
DANCED WITH THE poETEss.

when Fila Wheeler Wilcox Escaped
Being q WallnOwer.
A poem by Wisconsin's gifted daugh.
ter, Ella Wheeler Wilcox. was the sub.
ject Of conversation Mt our table re.
Gently, when a lady present related
the following incidents:
II used to know Ella well; we first
met at a social given by the Young
Peoples Guild Of st. James Church,
Milwaukee. My husband and were
young folks with the rest of them, but
he was one of the vestrymen, and |
took pride in being attentive to strang-
ers.
ION this occasion. / noticed q young
girl and an elderly lady had never
seen before, and soon made their &C.
Quaintance. We conversed q WHILE
and when 1 proposed introducing Miss
Wheeler to my young friends she drew
back shyly, saying:
I'D rather talk with you, and look
on, If you don't mind
II assented, and she told me first
about her invalid mother, then gave
me such vivid pictures Of her country
home and the surrounding scenery
that I forgot where we were until q
wiBtful look in her soulful eyes caused
me to notice that our social had re-
solved itself into an impromptu dance
and asked her II she liked dancing
"T dearly love to waltz she re-
piled.
"'My husband is the best WALTER
here / said, and summoning Gust,
they were soon whirllng away After
a few rounds my husband came back
alone, saying, The boys have stolen
my partner already
az told him her aunt had been tell
ing me that her niece spent her spare
time scribbling poetry.
"'Well, she Is a genius, If she writes
poetry as well as she waltzes, was oil
prophetic answer. ..
There was no more secIusion tol
Ella, for the slender country gF'
gowned simply in muslin, with mel
fair face and slim hands tinted d.
daily contact with nature, became tn
belle Of the evening.
"she told us she had had a roya
time when we babe her goodnight
and turning archly toward Gust ado
ed:
l "T should have been q "walLhoW
err but for your husbands courtesy
Comfort.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-11-14
A Horse Malady.

Most farmers are familiar with the
horse that puffs and wheezes at bis
work. The disease Is technically
known as roaring" and Is said to be
similar to asthma in humans. There
Is really no cure for 1t, but trouble
may be greatly alleviated by treat
ment, and especially by proper feed
Ing. II the disease is not SO seated
that the animal cannot do farm work
then that given 1t should be light anc
the feed should consist Of little hay
and this wet each time; feed mainly
on grains. Take one drachm iodide O
potassium and mix with one-hal
drachm nux vomlca. Give this dos
twice a day for two or three week
during each bad attack, and during
the period let the work Of the hors
be that which does not require nue.
speed. The care and treatment Ind
Gated will relieve the animal greatly
although 1t Is doubtful If it will eve
amount to much for steady work.
Crown Point Qnd) Register.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-11-14
Over Feeding the Horse.

While most horses on the farm are
properly fed. and in some cases under
fed rather than overfed, there are
farmers who are not judicious feeders,
and when the animal gets out Of Or
der they depend upon condition pow
ders to set it straight instead Of regu-
lating the feed. 1t may not be gener-
ally known that a prolonged use of
condition powders will produce indI-
gestlon of most violent type. Horses
that are fed on grains largely, and
who do not perform great deal of la.
Dor, are quite liable to indigestion, and
the easiest way to cure the trouble Ia
to cut of the grain for a week or more
and feed exclusively Of bran mashel
and good hay.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-11-14

The horse will be here when all the
automobiles have been sold for scrap
iron.
The shoats that are intended for
breeders should not be made to be.
come too fat.
The scarcity Of help has caused peo-
pie to think more and plan the work
more carefully.
Some farmers say that it will event
ually kill alfalfa to NOW it at anv
other than the time to cut for hav.
namely, while it is in bloom. Has anv
one had experience that will serve to
settle this question?
The machinery will run so much het-
ter when it is kept we'll oiled. Make
the hired man run smoothly by a gen
erous supply Of oil of kindness. Keen
him in good humor and get more
work done and the farm animals will
have better care and attention.
When sugar prices are low, German
farmers can hereafter utilize thei,
crops more probably by drying tbs
beets for use as cattle feed. Experi
ments have shown this method to he
feasible. and the dried beets can h.
easily stored.
Pools Of stagnant water should mo-
be allowed to exist where hens can 90
to them; cover up, fill up or fence IN
Poultry should have a constant SIM
ply Of nice. clear, sparkling Eatnr
Wash out the drinking vessels fro
quently and occasionally put a dro,
Of carbolic acid into the water,
Any cow can be MIXED dry in
few weeks by irregular milking, Soma
times at intervals of twenty-four honr
and sometimes six. Separation fror
her usual company, a change to n nov
location, q strange mixer and scoldin
voice are sources of irritation tha
more or less impair the milking Quail
ties Of the COW.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-11-14

Barn No. 7, Oakdale Farm" read
one of two men who were riding on an
electric car through a pleasant coun-
try. The sign which had attracted his
attention was painted on a large, we'll
kept building that stands in the midst
Of wide and fertile fields; and as the
passenger took in the evidences of
thrift and prosperity, he added, at
must take a man Of some brains to run
a farm that has seven barns like that!'
No doubt the traveller thought he was
paying a compliment. His remark was
based upon the representations Of
farmers in the comic papers and upon
the stage. Too many persons get their
knowledge Of the farmer from such
sources. Too many city people fancy
that culture and intelligence come from
living in brick houses and walking on
pavements. To find "a man of some
brains" in the country surprises them.
The farmer Of the stage and Of the
humorous press Is about as near like
the real farmer as the caricatures Of
Uncle Sam are like the real American
The man who buys the gold brick ID
not the ungrammatical scarecrow In
cowhide boots and ragged hat, with
little bunch Of whiskers on his chin, u
but the man who thinks the modern
farmer looks like that. Both educa
ton and material progress have chang
ed the conditions Of country life
Schools have multiplied and improved
railroads and electrician lines have
covered the country with steel net
work. Telephones have opened com
munication with neighbors. The
grange has brought the daily papers
Agricultural experiment stations hav'
made farming a science, and the de
partment Of agriculture itself has be
come a great professional school 70
converting farmers into scientists
Moreover, there has been a change OF
the purely business side. Farmers nov
study the markets, and strive as In
telligently to supply certain demand
as manufactures try to ill othe
wants. Indeed, farmers are manufac
lures. Their product is food. TIL
principle Of combination, too, has com
In. Farmers cooperative association
make and maintain prices for larg
sections of the country, and reap th
benefit Of 1t.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-11-14

animal, or If you choose you can call
out flowers. But II must be either ami
mails or flowers or countries or fruits;
you mustn't mix 'em up In the same
game. Now you start and I'll follow"
Il hope he says the same letter
again, because I've got a bully animal
all ready" said Herbert to Albert.
The boys had not run fifty feet be-
fore they found that, whatever else
Percy could not do, he certainly could
run. He was almost upon Herbert be-
fore he shouted, and then he yelled,
'C!" as before.
Herbert waited until Percy reached
ont his hand to tag, and then he shout
ed, Seal"
"Tagg said Percy. with a burst Of
laughter.
That's no fair" said Herbert. ~
said seal before you touched me-"
But seal doesn't begin with a @; 4
begins with an g." said Percy, Soberly
How about Sealing? Isn't tina
c-e-i-l-i-n-g1"
1.-The plaster one 10. but hunting tn,
animal isn't" said Percy, with author
lty.
Hes right, Bert" said Al, who ha,
run up. You're 1t, fast enough"
Very well," said Bert. Ready!
And the two fed before him. He pu,
sued Percy, who ran Heetly out int
the road. After a long chase Perc
Stubbed his toe and Herbert game
enough on him to call out "Gv'
Gnu" yelled Percy. But, with d.
r1slve laugh, Herbert closed on hill
and tagged him.
Il didn't say N; said G."
And said gnu-g-n-u," said Perc,
simply.
Say, a fellow needn't ever g,
caught II he spells that way" sal
Bert, angrily. "G-p-o-noy, pony. That
dead easy" But again Al came I'D an
declared that Percy was right.
They played the game for over a
; hour. Sometimes even Percy did n
tnink fast enough or run fast enoue
TO avoid being it, and after a whi
'ney gave variety to the game |
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-11-14
Selection Of Young Dairy Stock.


Many persons who claim to have
pretty good idea of what dairy AMI
NAL should be, still adhere to the old
notion that it should be deep In the
tanks, and wedge-shaped, increasing
In depth and width backward. So far
as mature cows are concerned, there
may be something in this, if we add
depth of udder; but we have to con-
slider points that are applicable to the
young calf, the undeveloped heifer'
and the sire as we'll. Many good cows
lack depth of flank, nor are all heiferS
Of great promise and bulls noted az
great sires specially remarkable for
deep tanks; indeed, the reverse Ia
generally the case. A deep flank Is
generally accompanied by a level or
straight bottom line, SO desirable In
beef animals; but a promising dairy
youngster Is usually deep in the mid
die, with the bottom line from the mid
die running upward to the brisket, and
toward the flank, which shows good
depth through the middle OF the body
but the reverse behind the shoulders
and in front of the hlps.-AmericaL
CultiVator.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-11-14

Competition is the life of trade, &C.
cording to a venerable maxim, but the
monopolists say that 1t is the death of
traders. This proposition has not been
proved. 1t Is doubtful If competition
has driven as many concerns out of
business as have combinations in their
efforts to establish monopolies. The
public has no reason to look on the
suppression of competition without
concern and If 1t cannot prevent I'M
reasonable exactions by direct legis.
lation, which is difficult of applica-
ton, it may very wisely insist on pre-.
serving enough competition to protect
It's own interests.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-11-14

Unless coal is burned exclusively on
the farm saw-horse such as is shown
In the cut Will be found great labor
saving device. 1t Is used for saving
both long and short pieces Of wood,
and If made four feet or more long It
can be used by two men in operating
cross-cut saw. The two cross strips
at the close ends are but fifteen inches
apart, so one Is able to saw strips as
short as needed for any stove. This
double saw-horse should be made of
tough material and be braced as shown
In the cut. The horse from which the
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-11-14

The Filiptnos are to be initiated into
the intricacies of the American cur
rency system, for lot Of silver certih-
Gates are to be shipped to Manila after
the silver pesos that have been coined
for circulation in the islands. Every
American knows that the silver GER
tificates are issued for the convenience
of those people who object to load
ing their pockets down with heavy
coin. 1t remains to be seen how long
it win take the Filipinos to learn that
the certificates are not money in the
strict meaning of the term, but simply
a guarantee that the silver is in the
treasury to be had on demand.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-11-14

The rich poor men, whose apparent
wealth Is a cover for their folly, are
not more happy than the simple, un-
fortunate, poor people who live truth
full lives. Display managed by Dor
rowing and living beyond income, by
making hypocrisy the sign of prosper,
ity, brings troubles Of its own which
almost inevitably end in ruin. The
rich poor men are welcome to theil
deceits. They constitute an eccentric
type that Is peculiarly suited to the
sallies of satire and which may afforC
considerable entertainment to the
American public.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-11-14

AnyS u Al y . "a ~
their feet and ran
out of the barn.
H old on" sad
Percy. II must tell
you som e t b | n g
about it first. AS l
run after you l
holler out a letter
Of the alphabet,
like G, and then II
you think Of an AMI
NAL whose name
begins with G, and
shout 1t, l can't taQ
you; but II you
don't shout, then
tag you, and you're
1t, and must run af
ter the others ant
holler out a letter
| II mI1nH ha anmI
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-11-14
Everybody takes good.naturedIy the

Everybody takes good-naturedly the
prediction by Andrew Carnegie that
the United States and Great Britain
will ultimately be united, and even
those who dissent from this belief re.
ceive it with smiles, except up in Can
ada. That ultra British province repu
dates the idea, and some Of the Cana
dian journals get quite excited over
1t. "Our Lady of the Shows" should
keep her accustomed silence. Uncle
Sam has not the slightest intention Of
kidnapping her.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-11-14
Now Fe R3dAm-

Thirty years ago saw man riding
the first riding implement l ever be-
held. l remarked to the man who was
with me that when got so l had to
ride to farm l was going to quit the
business. l have been riding every
kind of machine possible for 10! these
many years. have no quarrel with
the man who rides when he FARMS
Farm Burrows.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-11-14

The German Emperor Is reported as
saying: my daughter must be mod
ell German housewife. She must I'M
derstand how to fry a sausage, roast
q Joint, bake a cake. She must be
a womanly woman of the good old
fashioned sort" He has ordered that
a kitchen be fitted up in the palace at
Potsdam where the princess may learn
cookery, with the imperial chef as In
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-11-14

who were eight, this last stamped him
as a molly-coddle.
After breakfast the three boys went
out to the barn, where the TWINS TIA"
ND ladders and walked the narrow
crossbeams thirty feet above the MOOR
AZ unconcernedly as If they were on
the ground. ~
Percy caught his breath. "Oh, l wish
I could do that! I'd love to DO all those
things, but mamma won't let me DE-
cause 1t makes me dizzy"
"Oh, it's as easy as pie. See me n.y.
And Albert took flying leap OF hfteen
feet into the hay, followed by MA
brother
Then they compared muscles and
found that Percy'S were lawfully nap
bv." Their own were like iron. But
showing of soon palled on all three
boys, and they began to wonder Wha'
they could play.
II made up a game the other day.
said Percy, in the slow, sober tones
that had struck the twins as curious
They chartered as fast and as shrill!
as monkeys themselves, In spite o.
their mothers hourly protests.
Did your" said Albert.
"Out of your own head?" said Her
bert.
ooh, it's easy. I, often make zen
up" said Percy, delighted to hav
made an impression on these athleti
I boys, who could do SO many thing
which he could not, although he wa
80 much older.
Tell us how you play it," said tn
!, twins, together, eager for some nov
city.
I "Well, it's a kind Of tag. I'll be 1
K and I'll start to run after you just tn
e same as would in tag" AS he spok'
e the twins, who had been lying in III
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-11-14

h.,suced ration, furnishing the proper
t,on Of protein needed by stock during
t t vvinter Dairymen have long rec
o9n,qed the necessity of feeding grams
or other fodder containing protein w.
o oroon under the expense when the pro-
$ ta,~ feeds must be bought. If alfalfa
ill furn,sh the bulk of the expensive
wrotein az 1t undoubtedly WILL a
chance to save considerable In the eoS'
Of feeding 10 offered by growing a.
falfa.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-11-14
RaIiable information

THE nnest bit Of scenery IN al ~.
country, / understand, Is on me 4 ths
Of the P. D. Q. Railroad '"
British tourist. ,-.a ina
"Who told you that7" Inquirer -
native. ,-s..ros+,ou
mo one. gathered the intoEw so',ud
myself from little guldeDoOn1, dalnhIa
in my hotel, y know."-PniiAue'F.
Press,
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-11-14
Cruel.

His Wife-Charles, think you ought
to give me more of your time.
Her Husband-GiVe you more! Why,
you take so much of my time that 1
couldn't be a second in a duel.-Har-
unY5S RaZaP
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-11-14
Sure Diagnosis.

80 you think it an advantage to a
boy to be reared in the countryT'
ITO be sure" answered Farmer
Corntossel. "a boy has a heap better
chance in the country. For instance
when boy is surrounded by orchards
and melon patches he can have a stom,
ach ache without the doctor jumpin
to the conclusion that he's got pen.
dicitis, "-WashingtOn Star.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-11-14

that a boy who killed his playmate
on Staten Island was arrested and
locked up pending Judicial inquiry, de.
spite the fact that he was weeping
bitterly when found. Arrest In case
like this was not only proper, 1t was
mandatory. Even though evidence
was strong that the killing was acci-
dental, it was not for policeman to
constitute himself a coroner's jury and
acquit the boy unheard. When will
laws regulating the carrying Of IRE
arms by raw youths who are not
familiar with their use be enacted
There are none more needed. 1t is
such d common matter to read Of I'M
timely homicide and parents hearts
wrung by silly accidents, the cause
of which is the placing of dangerous
weapons In the hands of immature and
needless children. In this instance two
boys went hunting with q single gun
an old-fashioned muzzle-loader, itself
dangerous affair. The gun missed
fire, and they proceeded to prick the
percussion cap upon the nipple with
a pin. The discharge came, as NIGH
have been expected, with the breast Of
one of the boys resting against the muz
zle. Result-his instant death, his boy
comrades bitter grief, the parents
irreparable loss, and another addition
to the Unfortunately long list of case
where inexperience and carelessnes
end in innocent death. To carry
concealed weapon is q misdemeanor
The carrying of loaded firearms OF an,
sort by callow youths should be mad
a crime under the law, and the Law
should be enforced. Men can do dam
age enough after they have reache
the age of supposed discretion.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-11-14
TauRht by Profane Parrots.

Miss Nancy wonder why it is
that sailors are such terrible swearers.
Cousin Tom-Why, don't you know?
They learn profanity of the parrots. l
thought everybody knew that.
Miss Nancy-Why, Of course! Won
der it had not occurred to me!-Boston
Transcript.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-11-14

Plus x. doesn't like hermit life and
declines to become ''the prisoner Of the
Vatican" At this distance 1t looks as
IL he was taking a very common sense
view of things.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-11-14
The Prodiral Sons Father.

Sunday School Teacher-Can you tell
me the story Of the prodigal son?
Tommy-Onct there wuZ a rich
butcher, an
Sunday School Teacher - What's
that? What has a butcher to do with
the story?
Tommy-Dat wuz de guys father.
He killed de calf-Philadelphla Press.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-11-14

"What is the world going to do with
Its multimillionairesY cries William
4. Stead That doesn't bother us so
much as the question, What are the
multimillionaires going to do with the
world?"
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-11-14
yalue of Alfalfa.

1t has been demonstrated that alfal-
IA can be grown in nearly all of the
States and when farmers. and dairy
men especially, learn Of its great feed
ing value it win be found on every
farm. Once established it may be cut
several times a year and for many
years. 1t is rich in protein and when
fed with corn fodder makes nearly 4
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-11-14

Like a great many similar cures, the
radium cure for tuberculosis Is being
sorrowfully given up for the old but
satisfactory reason that the germicide
not only kills the bacterium but does
the same for the patient. Yet the con-
sumptive need not despair. Air-open
air day and night-will cure him If he
has half lung left.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-11-14
NiaRara Falls Trafflo,

A single railroad company, the New
York Central. received $4,000 in
fares during three summer months of
1902 on account Of its Niagara busi-
ness alone.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-11-14

Penny coinage is to be suspended by
the mint. This will discourage Uncle
Russell Sage, who was thinking OF
making a contribution to foreign mis-
eions. 49,.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-11-14

Under the new rule West Point ca
diets may smoke pipes. Probably 1t
is intended that pipes shall conduce
not to peace, but to generalship. For
the benefit of anxious or alarmed par
ents it should be stated that the rule
does not make smoking compulsory.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-11-14

You may not notice that you have
paid SITS this year toward the ma
tional pension fund, but you have. 1t
takes more than one generation to de-
termlne even the financial cost of war.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-11-14

drawing was made was held together
with iron bars, but the round pole,
such as is commonly used in the GEN.
ter, would answer with inch-thick
strips at the bottom on either side, II
it was necessary to reduce the cost.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-11-14

A limited use of X-rays as 8 hair re-
storer will probably reconcile the most
exacting person to the possession OF
unrestored hair.