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The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-06-06
grin Of exquisite idiocy.

grin Of exquisite idiocy.
"Umh."
did you flnd the book? ?" she asked
anxiously.
mo. And looked everywhere"
l dropped onto the divan.
"Why, there, Archie. What's that?'
The corner of a pamphlet protruded
from under the sofa cushion. 1t was
the ping-pong book.
"Well!" she cried, astonished. at
must have been there since day be,
fore yesterday"
"Never mind" said Ned. 1--WE con
cluded you were right about it. and
finished the game"
"Of course" l murmured st was
love game, wasn't tt?"
''If you're SO sleepy" she observed
"you might go to bed. You know yor
must be up early tomorrow"
"Umh. l see. l mean 1t was you
playing made me weary. You two arr
lust about match. Goodnight, Ned
He shook my hand warmly. strenu
ously.
Its no OCCASION" said 1. "for out
grinning the Cheshire cat"
"What occasion?" asked Rowena.
"My going to bed. Goodnight"
/ retired to my room. And read t
the eleventh chapter Of THE Abys
sinian" before l heard Ned step ont
the porch.
Brother Ned" l called down tn
stairway. Don't wake me now; bu
come and tell us all in the morning.
"You talk entirely too much in you
sleep" said Rowena.-The Criterion.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-06-06

SAMUEL GIBBONS. made the acQua1nt-
ance of President Jackson at Green's
burg, KY, while the later was on MS
wav from Nashville to Washington.
The President took the lad upon his
knee, and at his solicitation promised
him that he should be appointed a mall
carrier. A few months after the Pres
ident's arrival at Washington the lad
received his appointment, and was
given the route from Greensburg to
Hodgenville, distance of thirty-tiVe
miles. Since then he has carried the
mails on nearly all the prominent
routes in Kentucky and has the remark
able record of never having missed q
dav or met with mishap.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-06-06
Wealth of the United States.

Mulhalrs estimate of the wealth OF
the limited States in 1895 was t16.-
no 100000 $7s, 4SO,Ooo,OOOl or 1884
ISL, 1881 per capita. 1t was distribu-
ted as follows: Farms, f4,142, 100000
1919 s91, 600 ,O0O); railways, f2,6OOOOO,-
600 (S1O,948, OOO,OOO); houses f4,446'
100000 1921, 34O, 8OO,OOO); merchan-
disc S1,563,OOO,OOO CS7,3O2.4O0'0O0)
snndries. f3,939,OO0,OOO $1s,9O7, POO,
OOM. A monograph on "The Progress
Of the Material United States in Its
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-06-06

that church. At the close Of the SER
vice the widest confusion cnsued
when friends offered congratulations.
The hubbub of rapidly moving fingers
and wildly gesticulating arms was
something a layman will never forget.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-06-06

from service. ne Is
IS years old. Mr..
Gibbons began his
career as mail car
rier under the ad-
m in.is t r alton Of
President Jackson
in 1886, when he
was but II years
old, and he has seen
service under every
"a d m i II | S t r alton
since that time. He
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-06-06
:, e rNr LITTLE THN

\. by tpsIt at my my f mother tr't taught
pc , Io5s wa was silent with his "e"1
It iii bowed ,st he rose to give the k i g
s sbisb ! ! waited and "''"D
/, re- s,n Why he had kept h"'s''"F
when o down to sleep was
..9 5pesi he said "ID SUNDAY ''0s.
they hey, n'L olI, when they have SAID
their tns,s 'I ssIins God, up there to
bless s.. in China and to put T,
it'll, 1T. O. en-; Jesus ~ in their hearts, Il
tender sss little prayer like that "sF'
said ~. IA ask no more, ant
claim Messing God may send al
mine. uo-old,
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-06-06

Here is a nickel for you," man said
to a boy to-day, land you needn't say
thank YOU" A boy is as tired of hear
ing SAY thank YOU as a parrot is OF
hearing Polly wants cracker"
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-06-06
lsIt Always Progress ?

Where wet wood-violets fringed river
shore
And lilies chung about the dripping
You see a line of smoking chimney
shafts,
And hear the factory's muff1ed, evil
roar.
Isabella H. Fiske, Selected.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-06-06

"How was the show last nlghtT we
hoard one man ask another. Well
the man replied, "some liked H. ana
some didn't" That's the way 1t Is with
everything.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-06-06

A young man who never goes to call
ON a young lady unless accompanied
nv friend may be little hard to land,
but he means all right.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-06-06
MAIL CARRIER CT YEARS.

Appointed by President Jackson and
Has Recently Resigned.
Sixty-seven years as mail carrier is
the record held by Samuel Gibbons, of
1odgenville, Ky, who has just retired
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-06-06

When man tells a woman he loves
hor sha ought to hear what he told the
rest, and how soon he got over H.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-06-06

"spring has come" cried the iceman.
inhiiantly. may" sighed the coal
man, "Winter has gone. NEWARK
News.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-06-06

Our friends often think of us as our
enemies speak of US.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-06-06

isabella H. Fiske, Selected.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-12-04


other things that especial requires to make you
happy but my dear friend these l reckon, will give
you good lift
This advice doubtless applicable in its entirety to
many every state of the Union today There
parts which apply to generally-as nation
DO worry Keep your digestion good Go slow and
go easy" would be difficult to find an American who
has something amend these points Worry and
dyspepsia assumed the proportions of national evils
they both less the results of undue haste
There way to promote dyspepsia than to be
in constant hurry, and nothing VIII surely
give blues" incline TO worrying and fret
ting than dyspepsia Our native instituon-the quick
restaurants responsible for large proportion
the physical ills Of business people in large cities Ea
ing hastybolting' ones food it is popularity ex-
pressedis enough ruin the digestive organs of an
ostrich. would better eat half much usual
the midday meal-whch is usually the most hurried
take time mastcate properly what he does put
into his stomach Better still would be if he would give
himself ample time to relax and eat light lunch with
allowing any thought of business ntrude this
necessary period CT relaxation.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-12-04
PROFESSOR AYRToN's DREAM.

Marconi is realizing, in part the prediction made
years ago by famous British man OF science, Pro-
lessor Ayrton, who said that coming within
thinkable distance the wonderful days when friend
wishing call a friend from he knows not where will
call in very loud electromagnetic voice heard by him
who has the electromagnetic ear, Where you? and
the reply will come Il the bottom of coal mine
or crossing the Andes in the middle of the Atlantic
perhaps reply will come and the caller will then
know that his friend is dead"
Think" said the professor "of what this would
the calling which goes every day from room
of house. and then think of that call extending
from pole to pole. not noisy babble but call audible
to him who wants to hear and absolutely silent to all
others.
1T would be almost like dreamland and ghostland-
the gostland cultivated by heated imagination but
real communication distance based true phys
zeal laws.
Great liners crossing the Atlantic exchange
friendly messages though the ships invisible the
the other Games of chess the played by
wireless" passengers communicate freely with the
land News is exchanged between shore and shore
and the winged voices traverse the miles miles of
surgng sea. Professor Ayrton guessed we'll
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-12-04
THE PARTY OF DEAD LEVELS.

The Democratic party stands, and has always stood,
for low levels margins and circumscribed
1t stands for low tariffs low wages small profits and
nonexpansion The Republican party the other hand
stands and has stood protective tariff, which log
ically means high prices high wages, big profits and
flush busy times also stands for expansion in every
sense Senator Vest has been writing very inter
estng personal "reminiscences of James Blaine The
Giobe-D Democrat in commenting Vests recolecons,
reces conversation with Vest in which Blaine said
There should be high wages for the workingmen,
beth factories the farms and at the time
the manufacturers should receive sufficient profits
their investments
is fact wei worth the special attention of the
working class of the United States the Democratic
party favor Of any part of this propo
sition No Democratic platform has proposed
to have protection enough maintain American wages
at the present standard which is the highest in the world
Democrats hold that workers should be left to look
out for themselves against foreign competition
decreased of goods which is taken for granted,
would compensate wage for going down to
the foreign level of pay.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-12-04
SINGERS OF TODAY.

OH Singer of today, this glorious hour
us all for you and me-what shall it give
To us, and ask of fate-what splendid power
In brain and hand, what glorious right to live
Among our fellows and to with sin?
What quickening of the pulse we aspire
To claim our right, and risk earth's joys to win,
- To.conquer sell, and force itrthrough the fire!
Give us this force dear God, and evermore
Give deepening love of all Our fellow men;
Give insight-courage to explore
With all the tenderness of human ken
The lowliest heart that beats in human kind,
Its glory and its soul to seek and find,
William Ordway Partridge.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-12-04

4 good many hard things have been said
about Dowie. but his picture is yet to be
seen in Peruna.
Three hands around, CALCULATED the
newly married man III his sleep the other
night, and now his young wife is trying 20
learn what that expression means.
-i-I....I-l-
y pointer to that woman who has hens
that won't lay: Feed 'em red pepper; it
never falls says a man who knows.
(9..-.f2
Those diplomats repeat that stale eX-
preston about maintaining friendly rela-
TONS" so often that after a while they
may get caught believing it,
)6o()t
The fire at Ottawa University is said TO
have started from a burning cigarette.
And another time the destructiyeness OF
nicotine is exemplified.
ooh, If it were anything but my
stomach groaned the sick woman and
then the next night as she walked the
floor with a splintered hand. caused by
her knocking it against table: "Oh, If
it were anything but my hand
(-9....(-)
When the French speak of the fall in
rentes, they mean something entirely diff
ferent from the American fall in rents.
Rentes in Paris are consols in London
and government bonds in America.
-tO).. To-
A part of Oklahoma got statehood when
the boundary survey showed it belonged
to Texas.
-iol..i oI-
1.-The divine healer isn't heeled just
now" whispered the persistent punster
yesterday.
()-C}-(o
What should be said OF that North Car
DINA college that tolerates professor
who eulogiZes a negro?
Such tolerance is enough to make one
blood boil. If it becomes the fashion.
reason will dethrone prejudice and the
world w%N be topsy turvey.
Did you ever try to explain some
thing" said Farmer Doolittle, land then
have TO explain your explanation? That
is what General Sherman called war"
= -i....l-l-
We might have known when Americans
kept Panama SO constantly on the brain
all summer that something would hap
pen to put that name to rest for q
while. This country demands something
new, and gets it.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-12-04

" great many of the of Kansas
o'''' are being educated in eastern col
leges and universities. For years
| KANSAS.
by ambitious Kansas parents as have Harvard Yale,
Princeton and others These parents who in just so far
were in sense unpatriotc have urged reason for
submitting to the expense for eastern college
education for their the lack CT standing or of high
grade Of the State University Kansas its of ac
ties and inadequate number Of professors and teach
ers But it turns the has not been sound
one or otherwise that commission of education
al experts from England incapable According to
William Henry JONES' NJ. p. member of the Mosely COM
mission of educators who have been touring America
for the purpose investigating educational institu
TONS University is the ninth university of i'm
portance in this country. Mr. Jones ranking of Ameri
can institutions is order follows Harvard Cornell
Michigan Wisconsin, California, Illinois, Nebraska, Min
nesota Kansas and Tennessee He does not give posi-
ton among the first ten to Yale, Princeton Columbia or
Chicago It will be noticed that eight of the ten schools
named are universities and that all of the eight
are located in the west
The report declares in praising the Wisconsin uni
versity for its democracy makes the fine arts
and the anvil one that its location is sublime this
the Topeka Herald submits that Jayhawkers will
der bit what Mr. found wrong that he neglected
to mention the sublime location Of X U. Certainly
Dread is nearly ideal location for institu
ton whose mission inspire with lofty ideals as the
location of any other school in the world But Kansas
will hardly be disposed to grumbe over so small an over
sight when it remembers that member of the British
parliament selected for position on the Mosely com
ty in educational matters ranks their state university
above such proud institutions the Yale Prince
ton and Columbia placing ninth OF all the universities
in America"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-12-04
111

If Carrie and Dowie,
Those two old cranks.
Have joined their forces,
The world gives thanks.
For Dowie slaps,
And Carrie hacks,
Thus you see, friend.
The end,
-(o). .(oy-
A clothing store offers to throw IN =
hat and shoes with each overcoat pur-
chased there, thus dressing man from
head TO foot very cheaply. One man re-
marked, on reading the advertisement,
that if that was 10 be the layout, he
would like his coat cut a Ia pajam.
\ lady (woman, female or whatever
you choose, who lives in a fiat, says that
she has to buy lots OF perfumery because
so many articles of food are cooked at
the same time up there she is afraid
she will be taken for fumigated small
poX patient.
-(ol.(o)-
Wichita mother told her five feet. ten
inches tall son. lately. of an incident in
his life, wherein he sided up 20 his
grandpa. who was noted for rather long
saying of grace at table. Grandpa, won't
you please say very short grace today?
said the youngster. after he had seen the
first of early springs go out TO the table
in tempting array.
10. To-
An old lady brought a bottle of medi-
cine to one of Wichita's physicians, and
asked: Please sor-this says give my old
mon three teaspoonsful every day.
give him a spoonful onct. but l have TO
ask you how l will give 1T to him the
other two ttmeS?
:-f-1-.
If Dowie could coin his scurrilous adjec-
tives into dollars, his creditors would soon
be on Easy street.
10Y. .fO)-
When YOU hear a woman say of another,
Eyes. but she's so common take an
other look at the visage of the speaker
and you can recall her likeness in a zone,
two, three" show.
Id il
4 woman who runs a high-toned room
ing house, and who is a devout church
member. asked q sick woman TO move,
after being given up to die by the doctor
The landlady said she was afraid it would
njure her trade to have death in the
house. And no charity asked, either
That is worse than sweeping up the
parings of finger nails.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-12-04
THE SOUTH WANTS PROTECTION.

Under the present protective laws the southern
are making wonderful strides 1t is safe say that
for partisan prejudice several southern states would
the Republican ticket, The New Orleans Crusader ad-
mts as much in saying that Without fear of conradic
ton ninety cent of the people OF Louisiana are
favor of protection their industries and are willing
accord through their representatives in congress the
same treatment all industries that need protection
We feel safe also in asserting that the question Of party
In this state is fast losing its charm with the people but
the stubborn fact which must be overcome and which
will confront the leaders OF either Of the two great parties
is the party that has embodied its platform prnel
pies that viii fasten and encourage all industries needing
protection and that viii discriminate against any OF
the industries that the American soil Will produce
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-12-04
ALL NEED WATCHING.

District Attorney Jerome is always fertile in ideas.
His latest suggestion is the formation of committee Of
of the leading citizens of the metropolis who shall
keep close watch the affairs of every city depart
salaries make Investigations and report at stated
intervals. With such committee, Mr. Jerome thinks
any administration would be perforce But who
is to watch the committees and their superintendent?
All this is unpleasant commentary the possible
aye. probable dishonesty of chosen by the people
to administer the affairs of the metropolis of the country.
1t used be held that the defeated minority party
would always keep such close eye the as would
bar to dishonesty But the rule has long been
failure 1t goes without saying. and whether Jeromes
advice Is acted upon not Tammany viii work the stu
alton for all these is in it, backed is by 10000 ma
1orty.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-12-04
KANSAS CURRENTS

Pratt county is reported harboring a
man who loves his mother-in-law- Public
feeling is intense.
\ mountain lion is bulling the hog
market at Preston. Pratt county. The
supply around that town is decreasing
nightly.
y ghost that raped nightly at Pratt
home turned out to be q red-headed one.
Boys shot it as it came from its nest
in the partition.
s5ll.65 has been spent On the State Fish
Hatchery. That Will be easy made up
however. just so long as the fish don't
walk OUT in sympathy with the hens.
If Hoch went TO Topeka to be per-
suaded TO rug for governor, he didn't
gee of at the wrong place.
w P. Waggener says that I'd Howe is
a candidate for congress. lie declares
that the Seventh district newspaper mans
success last fall has something to do with
it.
y. 3. Mccormick. Of PhilHpsburg.
brings the news to Topeka that the Popu-
list party is dead. How sudden.
Considering that every kind thing that
can be said has been said about the de-
parted Populist party and the thigh bone
OF Quantreil, it has been suggested that
both be cremated and the ashes sold for
tooth powder
Gauss Catarrh Cure an advertisement
Of which appears on the sixth page Of the
Topeka Capital. Thursday morning
should be recommended 10 Colonel Jeitz.
Compare the symptoms.
\ magiciaa's hat doesn't compare with
a Topeka cellar. 1 sanitary officer pulled
a 3o9-pound hog Out OF one faE1llys cellar
the other day.
Hutchinson is stin talking Of paving.
What a will-o'-the-wisp Hutchinson is 10
the asphalt coIp2Ry's representative
who have hung around for two years
hoping TO get a contract
Speaking OF the robbery u Portland.
tho Wellington Monitor-Press says that
the tracks OF the wagon were followed
three or four miles hut lost. and the
thieves left no other clev. HoH TN
thoughtful.
Jack Free. Of Conway Springs. II
burial association manager.
Kansas has Ire onsy section foreman n
the world who has private car ~ ~
or the Great Bend ard Fer; Scott branch
OF the Santa Fe.
Clsanute has ore auiorEohl &nd ~
aato-hlse. An .Agto cito~ y q Re
formed next week.
McPhsrxo1 county has rushed %: an
ether candidate for STATE sszzsor- IRIS
one : a grim zaan. a. Parser.
Iseary Ane- * urzsaE "a Hove % zst
ln the congressional r-ce- An9 Alien
Claims 70 Be a friend q Hows's. too
4 fierce factory Is TAXED q - o.
szxa- What 2 snap for Be1ry Alien -
szfs Congressional campaign
Preston Correspos 5ezee r. Pratt Rsr7l1s-
Is-so. We tfInk fhs cErzsl. - fniocEg
agaosaf--saf Il. sss rnora 80 -. 2prs5crs
.sza asrboaT Csc tEt ~sa fEe sTss =
cgnse cd fer EseEecss ard sfirk e. ksE
rfti.e-t szAve-inr. al ~ sse Ed - -
;sse razrsic fan vssere cd ~ firs
ar.ouu, Fse car t-Giht4s5T s9y- Z f25-
Jos a.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-12-04
ABRAHAM LlNcoLN.s PRESCRIPTION

There is story. still in Illinois, which says
that old farme friend OF President Iincoln's who
used TO correspond with him. complained on one occasion
Of his poor health Re received the following reply
which is quoted in Illinois Eincolns prescription
do Worry Eat three square meals dar Saw vour
prayers Think yoar wife courteous 10 your cred
iors Keep your digestion good Steer clear Of bilious
pess. Exercise Go slow and 20 easy Maybe there are
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-12-04

The supreme court Of Missouri that junta of jurists
who stuck an editor with $500 fine for too truthfully
crtcising them have handed down decision that the
sunhower the emblem Of Kansas, is not flower
ALL but a weed A stinfower is the biggest posey that
blooms the North American continent That Missouri
supreme court is simply incapable of distinguishing
thing its right light Hereafter the glory of the alow
fields Kansas is to be known the sunweed.