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The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-02-14
The Waste of Timber.

4 HE utter indifference of the majority who live in
Cities to the beauty and the uses of the woods nnako
hard to procure effective legislation for their keen
ing and the eagerness to convert them into money
makes Inc capitalists who are hewing them from the
earh Herent to the needs Of the America of the ru+r
worst OF all are the fires which allowed to
whole counties and which usually as result of
essness on the part Of hunters prospecors and
% numbering began In the State of Washington about
thirty years 30OOOOO0OOO feet board measure bo
oeen cut but more than half much again has hoen
burned OIL The money value of woods that voro do
sroEeo nE hre alone was at least most aDnal
waste yet one that the people will realize because
they nave not seen the forests The paper milIers 90
recklessy using up the and poplar wherever th
ma IT, ana 1t Is not known that they are repIantinp
they take away. 1
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-02-14
The Coolest OF Eak;rs

Describing the Simburv (Ct) fair,
the Hartford Courant SAYS the fakirs
were many and their devices to catch
the unWary We're varied, but one fel.
~" out did the rest, and did the
CROWD handsomely. His only appa-
la'uS was an unblushing cheek and
d nlmole tongue. His style was much
IKE this-"Now who will Won give
NE dollar? What! No one will give.
me dollar? All, thank YOU. I have.
one Now who will give me the next:
dollarT and so it went on for a few,
minutes, the crowd which gathered be-.
ing anxious to see what new scheme.
ne mad up his sleeve. After he had
gathered in twenty seven dollars and
the crowd began to look pretty we'll
squeezed he said: well, now gentle.
men, you deliberately give me this,
money to do what I please with itf
can buy present for NV wife or.
smoke 1t upT Yes" and crowd nod
aed assent or remained silent while
the fakir damned the twentv-seven
lollars Into his pocket, saying "Thapk
you, gentlemen; will he her, At nine.
CLOCK In the morning." Perhaps he
was.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-02-14
Most Ancient Nina

PRIMITIVE inscriptions from Southern
CnaIdea mention expeditions sent to
me Land of Magyar for the purpose Of
obtaining hard stones with which to
make statues. The date of these in
Scrlptlons can only be conjectured, bnt
circumstances point to their being at
least 5000 years old. Apart from them
mere are records which show that On
early as $500 B. G. the Chaldeans woro
III possession Of both Sinai and tho
sold-producing land of Melukkab ~
INDIAN where recent expeditions havo
discovered extremely ancient mineral
Workings containing mining tools dat
lng back some 1000 years. Theso
lnlnes' which yielded copper AZ vol
as gold appear to have fallen into +ha
Il, OF the first of the Pharaohs for
t q, very earliest Egyptian records va
discovered tell of the expulsion NJ for
elgn miners from the sinaitic nontn
sula. 'ic pehln-
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-02-14

or IN that particular class Of crime
which bends its efforts toward robbery,
Is almost extinct There are crooks
a-plenty, but they no longer appeal to
that peculiar trait in humanity which
admires skill and nerve, even though
they be misdirected. Our bank robbers
are men who have gone wrong, trusted
employees who were tempted and fell
Our train bandits are mostly bunglers;
our forgers anything but artists in
crime. When you face a thug In the
dark, and dimly see the CLEAN of re-
volver, the chances are that he is as
frightened as you are, and is an anna
teur at the business. Years ago Jim
my" and Johnny" Hope planned the
robbery of the Manhattan Savings
Bank, in New York, and the job netted
$2,747,000. Langdon Moore and Harry
Howard walked out Of the Concord
IN. H. National Bank with 100000 in
carpet sack, and John Larney, Mol
lie Matches" made $4,000 by rob-
berry, Those fellows were knights Of
$A%~ P@OASS5AOh' AAC IVY NLkh
In his blood read about their achieve
ments, and longed to be a bank bur-
glar. They made crime attractive and
seemingly successful. The harm they
did morally dwarfed their direct
crimes. They advertised the business
OF dishonesty, and added to it stage
glitter that was surely alluring. They
couldn't last. Millions were opposed
to a few. Society was against them.
Night and day the law was in pursuit,
and there was a faint on the dollars
they stole. Az a rule, crooks-even the
kings Of the professionally poor-and
miserably. Every day inventors made
1t more difficult for dishonesty to
achieve success. The skill of the bur-
glar did not keep pace with the brains
or honest men. To-day the robber IL
an outcast, bloodhounds are on his trail
and the world refuses to admire crime
or the bungling thieves who have fol-
lowed in the footsteps Of the almost ex-
tfnct "high-class" professional 1t is az
1t should be.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-02-14
Pressing Need Of Umcle Sans Nav.

HERE Is need for very thorough agitation OF the
question Of the increase in the number of our
officers; for it Is certain that neither the people at
large nor their representatives in Congress appre-
cate the very grave crisis which has been precpi-
ated by the failure to make adequate provision for
ming the new ships Of the is easy understand
If not to the ignorance Indifference which exists
with regard to this question: which is due doubtless to the
fact that we are more affected by what see with
own eyes in the shape of big battleships powerful
cruisers etc. than we by statistical figures Indicating
the present and future strength of the for
ming these ships For several past it
fecty well understood in official circles that were build
ing vessels much faster than were providing
and officers to Them but up to the present time
Congress has shown strange apathy In dealing with the
situaton-Scentfc American.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-02-14
LIVING on $500 a Year.

Y saying that workingman and his family could live
on $500 year and money, Professor Clark, of
Northwestern University, makes the Of seeming
to imply that mere living is enough. little happiness
and comfort to palliative to the crude
and useless task of living commonly eliminated from
the calculations of the wise theorists who think out sim
pie regimen for the with large family and small
income 1t is true that economy joyous thing in itself
under most conditions but the pinch Of poverty Is not
ducve to economy 1t is the poor who have buy waste
fully The hod of coal is for sale only at exorbtant
price The noQshed body in poor condition to resist
the craving for glass Of liquor The cramped rooms in
the congested tenement Of the crowded quarter Of the city
breed disease and the doctor and the druggist have to be
paid If the workngman is retain his sefrespect Let
teach economy by example, theories spoken from
the platform by figures lyceum backboard-Chi-
cago Daily News
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-02-14
The siamese ARMY

olam has standing army Of ahor.
nVe thousand men, but tho foo+ "p ~. u
me government owns arms and eouins
ment sufficient for $4,000 troons sbo r
s snat the siamese are prepared for Ga
Tense. Every male inhabitant from Nv.
ase or IL to 21 must serve as p rocr ,ue
o oOr .nree years. The government also
omns ABOUT twenty vessels. The lar9
est OF these is cruiser of 3oO0 +ona
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-02-14

1t 10 questionable to use the word
Sin" nowadays. A mawkish senti-
mentality has substituted longer and
Understanding terms. The preacher
OF the olden time Numbered into the
ears Of his pensioners, THE soul that
s1nneth 1t shall die" That was plain
and easily understood. No one could
sin and hope to escape the conse-
quenceS. But the times have changed
and the word sin as descriptive OF
W1ckedness 10 obsolete. II a man with
above thousand a year steals he is g.
"kieptomaniac:" II he makes a big
stealing he 10 'hnancier." He may
be guilty Of moral delinquency" but
he is not d thief. Forbid the suRges-
ton. The man who kills his neighbor
in these days OF scientific nomencIa-
ture is afflicted with "homicidal ma
MIA" His lawyer can demonstrate the
ract to jury beyond the suggestion of
doubt. Sin in the twentieth century
10 sort Of ethical humps or whoop-
Ing cough, tempora-mental, having a
predisposition to moral disease. The
sinners couldn't help it. Heredity and
environment has done the thing. 1t is
disease, not wickedness. WronR-doing,
say modern-day philosophers, is moth
ing more than misdirected energy.
Therefore we have an emasculated COS
soul that sinneth, it was mis-
taken, misguided, bent wrong. Give 1t
bromide and science. Humanitarian
Ism and science is all right. Let US
have more Of 1t. But let us also have
the preaching of the eternal law of sin
and death. There's plenty Of sin in
the world. horrid. hideous, black. IN
speakable. The heart of man is des-
perately wicked. 1t is also phenom-
enally good. 1t is Or. Jekyl and Mr..
Hyde combination. Which shall pre-
If you tell 1t the Mr., HYDE
part of 1t is no fault of its doing. that
1t Is the mere following of its natural
destiny, you but confirm the Mr.. HYDE
nature. Let it be preached that sin
puts its stamp on the soul. that it
means moral death, that the mind Ia a
free moral agent to choose. Put the
responsibility where it belongs. Call
;hings by their right names. A SER
NOM There are those upon whom
woe Is me If preach not the gospep'
outside Of the puipits.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-02-14
Size of the American Family.

IT CCORDING to Professor Vierkandt, German So
4 biologist, the question whether American su-
periorlty make itself felt In the world at large
depends the size Of American families He notes
Berlin dispatch says, "a tendency which discour-
ages large families standard of comfort
CURED No observing will deny that there such
tendency in this country. The Americans like children
but they hesitate to become responsible for the welfare and
comfort Of large families -Four children in family
an unusual NUMBER six make big family nowadays and
eight invite the imputaton of reckless prodigay If M
rope Is safe from American invasion until American
families grow bigger 1t rest easy In its mind At pres
ent the tendency to be the other They say
that the French growing peaceable thrifty
and richer They not invaders nowadays commerce.
and they are less and less disposed to aggressive They
have population So may be with American
families Ill their for foreign service
military commercial There too few Of them born
-Harper's Weekly.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-02-14

As q rule the oftlce-holder works
more houEs for less money than almost
any other private in the great army of
the employed. For every hour that he
spends In the performance of his pub
lie duties he must spend at least an
other hour In keeping his fences in re-
pair. If he Is elected by the people
he must begin his work for renom-
Anation as .soan as he is elected. If he
holds a subordinate position he must
retain his influence in his precinct or
his services will not be in demand at
headquarters. 1t Is hard work and
expensive work and the glory Of 1T all
DIS sadly furnished.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-02-14

ANY man has bought his comfort at the cost Of
EYA achievement of his aims. Few people are willing
I to be incommoded, to submit to discomforts,
even for the sake of future blessings They would
succeed If they could do SO, In easy and pleas
ant way but the moment they have sacrifice their
or their comfort they shrink from the effort.
1t is astonishing what people will sacrifice in order to
get comfort or ever temporary relief from whatever
noys or harnesses them They will let golden opportunities
Slip by procrastinating for the comfort until the
chances have gone They do not like get up early in
the morning because they comfortable bed They
90 not like to go out In storm In cold weather
1t is cosy home, their Office: and SO thew oso
many chance.
Thousands of people earning small salaries TODAY
because they cannot bear to exert themselves win
moton They prefer to remain a low round Of lifes
ladder for the sake of temporary comfort and ease rather
than to put forth the efforts that would carry them
ward--New York Daily News
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-02-14

The drying of springs and brooks the Swallowing OF
rivers the disappearance Of wells the driving out of farm
from wewatered lands, the decline Of villages
that formerly prospered through water supply the aban
mills formerly had water enough to drive
their Wheels and that especially need Them now that coal
Is longer to be had results of too eager CONNER
ciasm and greed and too ignorance and careless
the part of those who did not share in the profits
BROOKLYN Eagle. -
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-02-14

Recent developments may make the
word strike a source Of confusion to
foreigners when they try to learn our
Language. They will hear that strike
of 0ll IN the Southwest relieves some
what the fuel stringency occasioned by
abe aoal strike. They will also read in
the school readers the famous line of
Hallack's Marco Bozzarls:" Strike
&or your affairs and your tiresY'
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-02-14

A &neat7grandson of Commodore Van
~derbnt has just succeeded in getting
out Of an asylum in which he had been
confined upon the supposition that he
was insane because he insisted on pay
ang his debts. The outlying connec-
tions of wealthy families can hardly be
too careful about these things.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-02-14

ISL A faTorite treatment, says the
ne" York Post, is the shaping of the
lower part of the table leg into drag
on,s leg, ending in claws opened or
else halr closed about globe Of crys-
tai or stone.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-02-14
Not Much Ere

,o losing your hair, sir" remarked +ho
t Ia'Des' producing the inevitable h Se
IN on' that's all right" retotned TIA
on tom .n9errully' Il always come out
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-02-14

wiser than q babbling sImpleton S
Better be good servant tbar
son. : W
Preaching for wages never O.,
world. s}@ ~ y
Conceit is not an ingredient !, 3.
Secration. ~ Wy
The losses Of childhood are tina -.
Of manhood. ea'e
The win of God to-day waits n D
will of man. II y
There can be no communion II.
there ts no union.
Everything comes to the man Z,
Waits-and keeps on walking
1t is easier to preach patience n !,
church than it is to practice Il =, ~
our children. "
The prayers that, like Jacobs ladd,
rise from hard pillows, may reach !,
blessed peace. ...
- @AS AAoA WIZ Sdya LHSrG Is no tPnfk
in the world has mistaken a mIr,,,
for the universe. -'."..'
When you can honorably do a. Il,
best way to conquer your enemy Il /
concur with him.
1t will be time enough to indict an
ers when we have finished the inyaD
tory Of our own faults.
1t takes less of FOOLS brain emery,
to doubt all things than it does for
wise man to accept one fact.
The Gospel would soon reach al
men II we were as anxious to tell n.
virtues Of Christ as we are to publish
the faults Of others.
1t will not help your husband il
heaven to leave him at home with
cold victuals while you go to warm
your heart at the prayer-meeting.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-02-14
Good Cause for En0,t.

s mrs' horseley-I don't see your ladu
friend with you any more '"uS
NOTES. I.lSS Ounnen-No, but you may have
eH my lady friends gentlemo =
rnlunu WIN me, SO she's my lady enemv
noW.-Philadelphia Press eneAnV
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-02-14

"Sh2h we encourage .footballT in
7@uires an educational expert. If the
matter be left to the surgeons and IN
ssdertAkars the answer will undoubtedly
DE In the affirmative,
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-02-14
a CONSTITUTIONAL nen,os

was pure contrariness, that's
~nat II was my husbands joining the
why, don't"
h. No; OF course You don't; but 1 know
ne Joined that team because he inst
uap 10 nave something to kick aboutg'"
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-02-14

any man has a right to fill his pockets
II 1t pleases him to do SO. Hotel men
make no complaint about the matter.
and, In fact, they rather like men to
help themselves" New Orleans Times
Democrat
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-02-14

One OF the scientists declares that
aaziness is a disease due to the pres
ence OF a microbe. Now at last we
know which .microbe has the largest
circulation ON earth.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-02-14

One might Imagine, from reading the
dispatches from Venezuela, that the
various brands of cigars had gone to
war with one another.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-02-14
Reasonably satigfsctorv.

Mrs. Dick-"Did you and Joe have
good sport?"
Dick-"Well, we didn't get any game,
but we didn't shoot each other."-De-
troit Free Press.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-02-14

When a woman has watched a hus-
band thlrty-five years, and raised a
family of children, she has a right to
be nervous.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-02-14

IL One-haH of the world knew how
the other half lives 1t would be sur
prised that there are not more divorce
<rageS
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-02-14

When a woman wants ITO say any
thing mean pertaining to men in gen
'eral.,she says they are all alike.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-02-14

They say that every genius has an
empty spot somewhere. Generally 1t Is
his pocket
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-02-14

There Is more trouble in store for the
Sultan. There is going to be an exodus
of Doukhobors to Turkey.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-02-14

Fame Is q glorious thing, but small
regular income is much more satisfac-
tory to the average man.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-02-14

A New York newspaper discusses the
passing Of the professional burglar.
Come to think OF 1t, the artist in crime,
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-02-14

The Molineux poisoning case is to be
put on the stage now, Why not trot out
Lucrezia Borgia?
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-02-14

Cheap suger may be sin sight," but
1t Ia not within tasting distance. 49,,
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-02-14

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The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-02-14
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night
fuses light.
I, Seeds 4,
may need sto NJ
Of sorrow.
stolen thuna.
win not 81,
showers b MY
ing.
--a WI \ 4 :.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-02-14

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CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1903-08-20

FoR'SALE-f you would buy q fine
home with good orchard at panic
prices so that the interest on the de.
ferred payments Of 5000 would be
not over Si.05 cents per month and
principal only sl5 per month come to
this office aud I will tell you where
II is to be had. s-tf
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1903-08-20
Notice.

4NOt1CSs
Office Of County Superintendent Of
Schools, Fremont County, Colorado.
The regular county examination for
teachers certificates will be held in the
Court room Mt Canon City. Colorado.
the third Thursday and Friday In Au-
gust, the Goth and 2lst, 1903, In accor-
dance with the law the morning ses-
sion beginning at $3.50 o'clock.
Examination for the academic de-
partment OF the Colorado Bar exam
ination will be held in connection with
the above.
GEORGE e. CoLoATE,
County Superintendent,
33t3 Fremont County. Colo.
An excellent line Of cut flowers can
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1903-08-20
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S0SSS FOR WOMEN
WHO CANNOT Bs CURED.

Backed up by over . third of century
Of remarkable and uniform cures. a record
such as no other remedy for the diseases
and weaknesses peculiar to women ever
attained. the proprietors Of DR.. Pierce's
Favorite Prescription now feel fully war
ranted in offering to pay $500 in legal
money of the United States, for any case
of Ieucorrhea, Female Weakness, Prolap-
sus, or Falling of Womb which they can
not cure. All they ask is q fair and reason
able trial of their means of cure.
II have thought for some time would write
you and tell you of the great Improvement in
my health since taking your Favorite Prescrip-
tion.'" says Mrs; H. S. Jones, Of Forest, N. c
and had despaired Of ever having any health
again Could not sit up all day, and 20
weak ! could not walk one quarter Of a mile.
] noted a great Improvement In my health be-
fore the hrsr bottle was used Was suffering
with almost every pain that . woman Is subject
to had Inflammation of ovaries. painful and
suppressed periods. and other symptoms Of
female disease. Afer taking sig bottles OF
'Favorite Prescription felt like . new per:
son. Can ride horseback and take all kinds OF
exercise and not feel tired
If you are looking for a perfect laxa-
tive try DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1903-08-20

A few good driving and working
horses for sals. E. L. Lowell, 3OS
Main or 121 Greenwood ave. fs.tf.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1903-08-20

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab
Let's. All druggists refund the money
II IL fails to cure. e. W. Groves
signature il on each box. &c.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1903-08-20

For Sale-I have two hotels for sale
or trade, also livery stable to sell or
trade and all kinds OF real estate for
sale. | want two carloads of horses
that will weigh from eight to eleven
hundred pounds each. Call on W.
Loggins, hack %, stand corner 5th and
Main. 3ot4
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1903-08-20
THE RECORDS WANTS
THIS Co1umn Is the Place to
Make Your Wants
Known
FOR SALE

FOR SALE-A bargain in nice home
in South Canon. large grounds, plen y
OF fruit and shade, good brick house
Must sell at once. Hodgin & Kennedy.
st. Cloud building.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1903-08-20

FOR Rent-Six room house close in.
Record office. ptf
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1903-08-20

KEEP your own key and counsel by
renting steel safety box At the Ere.
mont county Bank. q to ss . year.
pstf
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1903-08-20

CRYSTAL SPRINGS WATER can
now be had daily from our wagons at
rs gallons for q dollar N. II. End
sley. Phone. White 500. 81 If