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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-19

You would lose the idea that the Russians
are poor nation and see something of this
enormous market for our American goods.
The merchandise offered is worth many.
| many times the cost of the building
1t amounts to tens OF millions of dollars
and vast part of 1t Is made up OF goods
from Europe
The Germans. the French and the Eng
fish have contributed to fill it. and 1t is
only now and then that you SEQ anything
from America.
l should like to show you the prices
They are far above those of our country
or the other countries of Christendom and
the goods are Of the costiiest description
Indeed. one of the best openings for
American capital Is in founding department
stores in Europe.
l understand that John Wanamaker,
Slesel Il Cooper and others are thinking of
establishing them in London. but they
would pay almost equally well In all the
European capitals.
Paris is the only one that has any to
speak of. 1t has the Bon Alurche the
Louvre and Au Printemps. Together with
some smaller establishments. all uf which
are making money.
nave written of the two Berlin depart
ment stores. Wertheim's and Tieie's. both
OF which are doing an enormous business,
out there is room for more.
Russia is peculiarly well fitted for such
Occidental.
Ihey are used to the great bazaars. and
a Department store is only a bazaar under
one mead. They are also accustomed to DO
business by bargaining. and they would
jump at marked goods and fixed prices.
AS IL Is here. you uicker for everything
from suit OF clothes to u liver pill
1t Is how much VIII you give? and how
much Will you take? not only In the great
establishments. but also In the petty mar
kets found all over the city.
This bazaar was filled with shoppers
when l visited it.
crowds Of men In caps. overcoats and top
boots. Of poorly dressed peasant women in
gowns and head shawls and of the we'll
clad. substantial merchant class moved to
and fro.
there We're many well-dressed gentlemen,
ladies'. and children going from store to
store, and also many people resting and
cnattlns on the seats which line the Streets
of the bazaar
AMERICAN GOODS
IN MOSCOW.
rms bazaar Is only one OF half dozen
or more in Moscow. The others are smaller.
but some of them would be considered
large anywhere.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-08-15
An Air-Tight Fit.

Mrs. Jennings and her clly ~
were exchanging news OF lls4 !,
school friends. How apeas Ii
Morse?" asked the cousin h Nv
kept on growing fatter and Ia,sa H
"Weu, all I'll say is this, sun i
Jennings, "Annie Fall toio ns i
year that when Lucy sent hOlle i
Nashua, where she was nueas
uncle, to have a silk waist nlaus :.
ME realized she hain't got any /
ures; and then she remembers I
the last time Lucy was there sh' 4 I
up by the big alright stove any !,
ME remarked Ito herself tns
blance between 'em. Anu q.
the measure of that air-tlghA , ana
in a mite for the waist line u ~,
much as a knife marks warm Ia al
candy-and made the waist as ~
ly, sent it on, and Lucy Wrote y
was an elegant fit"
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-08-15
Photography Betrayed Him.

speaking Of baseball, says the Phila.
0elphia Telegraph, there Is a certain
resourceful young man In this town
who recently decided that the unfurlina
OF championship pennant for the f,rst
time In nineteen years was an eva,4
not to be passed over regardless. He
Is clerk and his Office hours are
from a. m. to 5 p. m. Last Wednes.
uay morning he failed to appear at his
desk Instead his employer received a
note. announcing his sudden and unax.
pected indisposition.
Inc young man was a faithful ON.
ploye' and his employer was onlv tor
Wiling TO excuse him under the cir
cumstances. On the day following the
opening game the clerk had entirnlv
recovered. AS he entered his nIace
OF business the man who paws his
salary politely inquired after hie
health. Receiving a satisfactory NO
ply, the employer remarked. casually
i nope you enjoyed the gamepr
what gamer" queried the clerk
me ooston-Athletic baseball game =
was the reply.
Inc young man was about to onto,
protest when his employer handed
MIN copy of a newspaper contaJnino
a sectional view Of the "bIeachars'
at the ball park. 1t included a life
IKE portrait of the recalcitrant cler,r
Philadelphia Ledger. ei 4
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-08-15
The Labor Problem.

TT will be strange If the and powerful influences
which actively engaged in the solution Of the
labor problem upon equitable basis should result in
failure. Some Of the best minds of the country
considering the question seriously and earnestly than
they have done. 1t will be commonly recognized that
this activity is not only desirable but necessary The dis
sensons Of capital and labor unusually numerous
of them being fought out with both determination
and bitterness There obvious for the exist
ing conditions in the labor world One the conviction
labor that 1t Is not receiving fair share of the wealth
which contends it creates Another is that the
the necessaes of life has been largely increased during
the last three four years to render advance
wages essential to comfortable living 1t Is bread
fuel and shelter alone that labor demands DUE
that its children of tender shall be sent to school,
to the factory mine, the end that they may have
chance to achieve such material education
sures promises. Labor similarly demands that it shall
be paid something and above the price comforta
BILE living; it wants wage from which portion can be
put by for the proverbal rainy day and for old age
which no man work, but still must live-Phadelphia
Ledger.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-08-15

an inch and half wide and has In the
diverse center a crowned lion, under
meath which Ia an escroll bearing the
words, For Valor." 1t Ia attached to
a bar on which is spray of laurel
leaves and Is suspended by broad rib
bon, which is blue for the naval seq
vice and dark red for the military,
Both the cross and the bar are made
from bronze which formerly formed
part Of some of the Russian guns cap
tured during the Crimean war, and
complete with the ribbon and hin
weighs just under an ounce. or 432
grains. to be exact. 1t Is engraved with
the name and regiment of the recini.
ent, as well as the date on which he
won 1t. and as soon as this ia done #
is dispatched from the makers to tho
sovereign to bestow upon the hero,
1t Is strange to have to record that
the first Victoria cross was won nv a
sailor, for it has come to be looEod
upon as almost entirely a military duc-
Grafton, yet such is the case-aud II ia
still stranger that the deed which gain
ed 1t was performed a year and seven
months prior to the institution of the
decoration. Another feature Is that At
the time OF winning 1t he was a how
serving his time as a midshipman on
board 81. NJ. s. Hecla. and the story
OF now Charles Davis Lucas, now an
ADMIRAL Won the cross as a MILDLY will
always form one of the most glorious
stories among the many in its history
Ii was at the bOmbardment of Romor
sum- IN the Baltic, on June 81 1874
that live she'll dropped in the midst
or a group Of men of whom vo,,na.
Lucas was in command. The fuso yos
almost burned away, and an exnlos,on
seemed imminent, but without M
menrs hesitation the young midshID
man sprang forward, grasped the smut
teflng shell In his hands and rnsh,nc
to the side of the vessel, hurled ~ nnne &
BOARD where it exploded before -
reached the water. Such an act az this
ulSpiaEs the sublimest courage for H.
combines intelligence and instantapa -
gus dct'on' and in a boy it was nsno
c'aliy meritorious, and SO young rnca .
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-08-15
{ ORIGIN OF THE
) VICTORIA CROSS.
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Thursday, Jan. 20, Ia the anniversary
Of the institution Of the soldiers most
precious decoration-perhaps the most
precious decoration in the world-the
Victoria cross, for it was instituted by
her Majesty, the late Queen Victoria.
on the 10th day Of January, 1856, and
so is not quite fifty years old. While
it is most priced of all the decora tons
and orders an Englishman can win, it
Is also the most democratic decoration
in the world, for, although it is the
official badge Of an act Of personal
courage and daring. it has no concern
with rank, long service or wounds, and
1t may be worn by one who has been
only a few months or weeks in the
army, while others who have spent
their lives in the service and gained
rank and other decorations may not
possess it. 1t may be worn by a pri-
vate soldier or field marshal, and on
the roll Of the heroes names are to be
found almost every rank in both the
services, for the winning of the cross
Is possible to any one. as it was grant
ed las reward for conspicuous BRAY
cry or devotion to the country in the
presence of the enemy" or as the in
scription upon it records, For Yalorp'
The Victoria cross had its birth dur.
ing the Crimean war, when Queen Vic,
toria felt that some recognition of the
personal daring and heroism of her sol
diers in that terrible struggle was
needed. The royal warrant clearly lays
down the conditions under which the
cross may be- won. but the whole OF
them may be summarized In the one
sentence, "For conspicuous bravery OF
devotion to the country in the presenc,
of the enemy"
There are not many who are unfa
miIiar with the appearance of tn,
cross, but for the benefit of those whit
have only seen it in photographs o.
pictures, it may be said that 1t Is abou
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-08-15
The Aue OF Political Success.

the members Of the House of Representative ap.
proxmatey two-thrds had when first elected reached
or passed age of 40 years What an amazing con-
~ trast presented by the British House of Commons
where according the Springfield Republican, only two
members out of G7O past 40 when elected!
How does that contrast affect Mt Clevelands key or
success furnished by determination persistence and
courage?
The typical in American politics is won by
man who himself In degree possessed OF
those Qualities and who In In profession has
commanded attention.
The typical British is won by bright young
long out of expensive university who Is rich
enough to sit Parliament without pay Sometimes be-
ability, oftener because of family influence he
by party leaders to make the race In district
frequently far his home where all assistance possible
is given enable him least to to understand the
issues Of the campaign.-New York World
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-08-15

training, but 9 highly ilnDo, =
nevertheless, for justices, W..
nearer to the people INA I |
judicial bodies. and Wba,a y
over by the right kind u ] pfell|
tremendous influence for i \. y
der. The chief requirement. 4, saa
siding magistrate III ona y 81
courts are good common saosa
balanced judgment, and Il ,..
mind. Such are said u IL II W.
Sications Of ]. g. Perkins Il Y
weeks ago was elected lvlses !.
local court in the town Of sho,, Y
the city Of La Crosse Nh
Perkins was born in slavarv u, "
Ave miles from Holly, RIIss j 7
the outbreak OF the war wass h ~ 4
Confederate army as the ,,,s. ~
Maj. Perkins, whose name B y, "
ed. In 1868 he Joined the Unts !.
and was In the battles ii NJ
Gunntown and Nashville beside
minor skirmishes. Judge perkjnIs
to Chicago at the close 81 the NJ:
later opened a barber shop ii Al
Ill. Later he removed to MllRss
and entered the Turkish ham
ness. He met Gen. Grant tlnri,,
war, and when President Roos,
visited La Crosse, April /. b. n,
only colored man to shake hls (
presenting him also with a bououl
American beauty roses On bahsl
the colored population Of Western
consin.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-08-15
Jewish Immigration 10 Palestine.

JEWISH immigration to Palestine continuous apace
under the auspices Of the Alliance Israellte which
alone spends 100000 francs a year on the Hebrew
colonies and schools in Turkey and other phanthropc
societies. The latest phase Of this migration as the
Zionist movement has for object to revive the ejsh
State by purchasing Palestine from Turkey The move
ment though condemned by Utopan and rdculed
by others as sentimental In origin possesses
interest for the uRprejuced observer of Eastern aor
No who has watched Its growth can doubt ta
Importance
Although the Sultan is not prepared to grant all that
Dr. Herz demanded there sufficient ground to believe
with DR.. Herz that the negotiations will most nroboh
at no distant time lead to conclusion satisfactory IN tho
Sultan and the Zonists alike This hope strengthened h
the Sultan attitude toward the Jews which in its benovo
lence contrasts curously with the treatment maad o "
his Christian subjects Two years ago. he appointed
bers OF the Hebrew community important posts in tb
Turkish army while he attached more to his
entouase' On another occasion his Majesty evinced
lively interest behalf of the same race WHOSE s
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-08-15

Our friends, the Reformed Episco'
palians. have decided that, while they
expect to go on reforming to the end
Of time, they will leave the marriage
service intact for the present. There
was a disposition to cut out the word
''obey" from the brides response, pre-
sumably on the theory that it Is a
dead letter and should be transferred
to the masculine part Of the ceremony,
but 1t was finally agreed that it might
be left untouched, inasmuch as women
consider 1t matter Of no importance,
and they needn't mean it, you know"
AS DR.. Bishop says: whats the odds
as long as we do the Lords wtll?'
by which Is meant that woman, as
an excellent judge of the Lords will,
may be relied on to obey according
to the impressions received from on
high, a very sensible and convincing
view Of the case.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-08-15

tenn has resulted in q very well cooked
and plentiful ration OF considerable
variety, but the space for the mess
tables il 50 small that the men have
10 sit very close together and all their
food is placed on the table before'mess
cal lis sounded This detracts from
the neatness which could be obtained
by more roonly mess quarters. The
extremely large batteries now being
placed on shipboard necessitate larger
compliments on battleships and cruis'
ers, while large amounts of auxiliary
machinery take UP great deal Of deck
space.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-08-15
op,N1oNs or GREAT PAPERS ON IMPORTANT SUBJECTS

+ as sriod nv one of the blood accusations period
icav brought against the by the Christians OF ths
Mast and caused the local authorities to take steps 20
its groundessness thereby earning the thanks OF
AngloJewsh Association I,
Perbsns II ia to this increasing favor Of the Jews In
the of the Sultan the consequent fear or oppo
ton to Russas designs Paestise that we must
step lately taken by the Russian government Tne nam
ste OF Finance IL reported have forbidden the sale OF
tho lavish Colonial Trust shares In Cars domnions
step which has great perturbation In the camp OF
Polish zionists the deeply interested In the concern
Edinburgh Review.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-08-15
As to GrNMinn Old.

N FOREIGN writer undertakes answer the question
as TO whether 1t Is sad to grow DID, and treats the
subject most felcitously He says the art OF grow
ing old is difficult one but he asks IL the under
standing how to be young not difficult also ouostin
that will readily find affirmative answer Il s +4a
same with the possession Of wealth Do the rich know how
10 De rch! Even as to health the secret of sraciousv
bearing health Is as difficult to acquire as that OF CARVING
on gracefully illness. Yet nothing can he Amor tbo
placid and amfabe old age. This writer remarks that
one of the most beautiful things in the world Ia IN d
person "no made better by experience more ndueen+
more charape loves mankind in spite of Its wretchednas
ana azores youth without the slightest tendency 70 mimic
H. Such person is like old StradIvarius whoeo +
mas become 80 sweet that Its value Is increased
o anu IL seems almost to have SOUL" This "adorine
youth without the slightest tendency to mimic n" !. 80
touch indeed-Boston Herald !" me
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-08-15

business blocks have been built 4
others are In process Of erection.
most interesting building in the pa
is the Moore Block, which during
Presidents summer vacation WY
the real white house" of the coals
For executive Offices the President
secured the entire second foor aheg
quarters are now being placed ID
mess for him. Part Of the
floor space Is used as grocery " y
the villagers drop in from time y !
to swap yarns. That the stols !,
be much frequented while the 8
Dental offices are being oecupiFa
very certain.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-08-15
About Appendicitis.

Rw PPENDICITIS ID NO new disease An examination
of an Egyptian mummy 1000 years DID, sno"eo
that death must have been caused by that Illness
But although the disease occurred thus early II was
probably never frequent until the latest decades Ihree
of the London hospital reports give the NUMBER OF
dcitis cases treated in 1890 49, while In 1900 nearly
operations were performed 1t s comforting to note nat
all but 10 Of patients recovered Sir FredercK 1reFes
the most noted authority the subject has
successfully more 100 consecutive operations 1t is
said that appendicitis may be caused by Imagination Du'
modern foods probably responsible for most cases
according to Dr. H. G. Howard, Of Champaign ILL., Until
the trade exceedingly white -four the disease
was rare Where breads were used the dsease
was unknown as In rural communities, where people Sc
cured their from small oldfashioned mills The mai
ady did until the smaller mills were crowded
the larger and the farmers had to buy the
Southern negroes long they ate corn bread
exempt Germans had appendicitis little or not at all
until they began to eat -four. Dr. Howard
says that prior 1875 in years practice among
the people of this section he did not meet with than
forty Now they Very small children
sufferers boy had thirteen wedefned attacks but
through all without operation After changing his
food bread and breads in general fruit
vegetables and very little meat he had further trouble
Springfield Republican.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-08-15

The London Lancet says that athle-
tics in England have developed too
much into gladiatorial displays by
picked competitors struggling to win
prizes or to earn wages before huge
crowds of spectators, and can hardly
be regarded as effective agents in the
development of the physical strength
and physical activity of the people
There is the same tendency in this
country, but the fact merely serves tc
make more imperative the need OF
supporting and extending such sys
TENS of physical training as have fol
their chief aim strength and not fame
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-08-15

was chosen as the first recipient of the
decoration eighteen months afterward.
The winning of cross, 1t may be ex-
planned. carries with 1t an annuity Of
A1O, which may be increased to eco.
payable quarterly, to all excepting
commissioned officers, but Including
those who have risen from the ranks.
while for each clasp an extra annuity
OF E5 is awarded.-St. James Gazette
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-08-15

Some people will be astonished to
hear that the ordnance department of
the army has been obliged to con-
tract with the Erhardt company of
Dusseldorf, Germany, to build fifty Of
the new three-inch field guns for the
United States army, for the reason
that the ordnance manufacturing es-
adjustments of this country are over
crowded. These guns with carriages
cost over $4,000 each and the total
amount of money to be spent abroad
on this contract Is over 100000.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-08-15

The minister who wants women to
solve the servant girl problem by do
Ing the homework themselves must be
one of those unfortunate people who
never have had chance to know
many women we'll.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-08-15

Miss NJ. e. Braddon has just pub
lished her sixty-fourth novel. 1t Is
almost terrifying to think what might
have happened If Miss Braddon had
been the wife of Cyrus Townsend
Brady.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-08-15

+ 1t is critical period in a boys life
when he reaches the age when he con-
siders it manly to call his mother 1.-THE
old woman" All boys may feel proud
when they can prove by the almanac
that they are old enough and wise
enough to guide themselves. They
may we'll rejoice when they have out
grown the maternal petticoat We
can forgive the premature youth who
exultantly exclaims, I'm my own
boss" 1t is the spirit of 1776 come
home again, and we admire indepeud-
ence In all its phases. But there is no
excuse for the boy who belittles his
parents by calling them names which
smart boys" invent. Smoke cigaret-
ties, stay out nights or swear like a
teamsber If you consider it manly,
but never fail to treat your mother
| with the respect due her. Honor the
dear old mother. 1t Is hom,
age which the president in his
| chair and the convict in his
cell are not too high or low to deny
without everlasting remorse. Time may
| have strewn snow fakes in her hair,
may have plowed burrows in her brow,
but she Is sweet and pretty to-day.
The marks of time which have sunken
her lips should sink into your memory
how those lips kissed many hot tear
from a childish cheek. Though Der.
haps dimmed with age, the same de,
voted eyes are sending forth rays OF
love. The weight of many years may
have enfeebled her step, yet she will
go further to carry you aid when need
ed than all others in the world. In,
firm and crippled, yet her love has
triumphed over age and there Is nc
cloud dark enough to keep her from
your side. With 81 love kindled al
the cradle side her arms will follow
you to the scafPold's awful brink
When the world forsakes you, and youl
fellowmen leave you at the roadside
to die reviled and scorned your mother
will find you. She will lift you up il
tenderness, nurse you and comfor
you till You forget the bitterness OF
life. The grandest religion on eartl
is the love for mother; the greatest sir
is to dishonOr her.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-08-15

King Edward planted a tree in the
grounds of the British embassy while
on his recent visit to Paris. May the
tree live forever, and the new friendly
feeling between France and England
be equally lasting!
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-08-15

DIR. Edward Everett Hale has been
collecting opinions ON the question
Should boys fght?" Most of his COR
respondents answer in the negative,
but they would probably admit that
the other boy should be served with
an injunction to restrain him from
knocking off the chip.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-08-15

1t Is proposed in Stockholm to tax
all adult persons weighing more than
1875 pounds because fat is an evidence
of good living consequent upon pros
perity. And yet we have seen million
aires whose dyspepsia kept them as
thin as Jobs turkey. But what de-
mand there would be for anti-fat nos
trums under such a tax!