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The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-07-11

Politicians declared twenty years ago
that the reform of the civil service on
the lines urged by the advocates of the
merit system was impossible. Party
organizations were necessary, they
said, and such organizations could not
be maintained without patronage. II
the party workers were not to be re-
warded by appointment to office there
would be no party workers. 1t was
maintained that the merit system was
contrary to the genius of American
political institutions, Only the invet-
crate spokesman, Of whom there are
few left, holds this view to-day. So
great is the change that has come
about in the sentiment, not only Of
the politicians, but of the general pub
lie, that little attention was attracted
to the announcement by the national
Civil Service Commission that 1t had
extended the rules 30 as to cover into
the classified service all appointive DO
sitions not expressly excluded by law.
The first Civil Service Commission put
less than $4,000 places In the classified
service to be filled by competitive ex-
animation. This number has grown
until more than $4,000 were SO filed
prior to the latest revision of the rules,
| which has increased the number by
some thousands more. A similar re-
| form In the manner of making appoint
ments has been going on in many
cities and States, resulting In the
transformation of the executive Off
GERS from patronage mongers, or en-
ployment agents, into efficient admins.
traitors. All concerned have profited
by the change. Besides freeing the ex.
ecutive officers from the pest of place,
hunters, the reform has opened the
door of public service to every younG
man capable Of doing his work better
than his competitor. He does not have
to follow a party leader about and
plead for appointment, but after he
gets on the eligible list he Is likely to
be selected to fill the first vacancy. In
any list of bloodless revolutions the
establishment OF the merit system IL
the United States civil service should
be included.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-07-11
1eDGOSy.

~ NE medical surprise follows another. What seemed
1 more unlikely than that mosquitoes the of
malaria and yellow fever? And yet such Is the fact
~ now universally accepted. And who would have
thought that the foremost eprosy the dread
ed of diseases. is the eating of unwholesome fish,
yet when this cause Is suspected multitude Of
proofs seem to support It, and investigation made in
India brings back the that such Is probably the
fact 1t seems that where leprosy prevails Palestine
Norway, Nova Scotia and Hawaii fish is large item of
food This does not mean that fish, fresh well cured
unhealthy that eprOsy not in way conta gious
hut merely that Ash badly cured is dsposing
the disease To be the theory has yet
matter of settled medical science but is those
suggestions which have possible validity which will
be the occasion Of very careful investigation with the
good hope that another dreaded disease will under
stood and then conquered exermnaed That is what
we have In large measure done with yphus fever vel
low fever and expect to do with malaria consumption
New York Independent.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-07-11
Curling Story

An ostentatious curler said n 49,.
members of his rink: ''ie
Don't you bother abou+ or4+,.
sa "a Wen take tie bounce ont
ol the other fellows. have ARA noed
~itn farmer to send down a not NJ
Irish stew" po' VI
The dish, to the envy of the on,oo,,
ers' arrived before the game uan o On
.sneu' and to keep it warm top coats
were put over it. When tho n'' 'o
sounded cease play" the party mad
.nelf way to enjoy the special luT,1rr
Out on lifting the coats there was -
mole In the ice the size Of tho 80
wi; mnitn mad melted its way through the
Ice to the bottom Of the loch. 'Ds
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-07-11
He, Also, Gould Re Rrn,

The stingiest man in the town of
granville had sent for John Rrioos ~
discuss matter of Importance Wbo ~
MI MI. srlgss entered the room it was
lighted by one dim candle only as
lrs bright starlight night" said
MS most, land we don't need the oond, u
TO talk by" whereupon he blew - ous
as soon as his guest had found a ssa+
Inc room was pitch-dark and ,ho
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-07-11

Marksmen are born. not made, as
Horace might have said. A man who
had been in the navy only three weeks
was y member of one of the crews
manning a six-pound gun on a recent
target practice cruise OF the Texas.
He aimed the gun--the first time no
had ever done such thing-and hit
the target at thousand yards. Then,
just to show that 1t was not luck, he
hit the target nine times more in sue
cesslon.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-07-11
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and clear In large factories 1t is stated that an
day will reduce the output by 10 per cent Again. con
tnued hot weather invariably brings forth crop ol
80 , vb;1a tho summer IL also the season most pro-
life Of suicide Rain seems exert deterrent erect on
crime and fewer deeds violence committed on coud
DAYS than ON bright ones.
whatever there may be said to the contrary tne act
undeniabe that climate influences to remarkable oeseee
character and conduct.-Medcal Record.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-07-11

John Green Brady. the governor OF
Alaska. has never known the name of
his father or mother. Years ago when
he was q street gamin in New York
city, selling newspapers and backing
shoes, he was just Brady" So the
other street arabs called him, One day
with a carload OF city waits he was
shipped out West. Judge Green, Of In
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-07-11

. Love of gambling In one form or an
other seems to be in the American
blood and the American boy is easily
led astray by temptations to take
chances on the various gambling
schemes that have been allowed to be-
come a part Of the ordinary merchan-
disc OF the shops that he freQuentE.
These things should be put out Of the
reach of our school children.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-07-11

The typical American public official
never seems to doubt that he Is chosen
to make judicious selection of which
laws ought to be enforced and which
ignored Every sheriff or police chief
is hts own legislator nowadays.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-07-11

Not SO long ago an instructor at an
eastern university said to his class,
always have good book by you to
read when you ought to be doing some
thing else" This, like many other cpl
grams, ID not a rule rigidly to be fol-
lowed. The idea finds fuller express
sion In some recent advice from Sem
ator Hoar: "Be diIigent in your busi-
ness, but not diligent to the exclusion
of everything else. Read. Take some
good author and soak yourself In him.
The man who does but one thing well
10 only one-armed man or a one-eyed
man" 1t is not right to read when
one ought to be doing something else,
but 1t Ia right to set aside some part
of the waking hours, when the mind
Is fresh enough to grapple with good
ideas, and use it In work of g different
kind from that which we do for a live
lihood. For those whose chief occupa-
ton la intellectual, this secondary
work should be labor with the hands.
But for most people 1t might well con-
sist in reading good magazines or
DOCKS. There are 80 many cheap peck
ct editions Of standard works that the
equipment for such reading is neither
expensive nor cumbersome. Ones
principal occupation 10 supposed to All
the pocketbook. That other pocket
book, copy Of an English classic, is
a treasury always full. This reading,
then, Is mot merely the lighter sort
done for relaxation In the hours OF
rest. It lS work Of an important kind.
Every man owes it to society not only
to earn bread, but to be an intelligent
citiEen, with ideas ON life and knowl-
edge Of affaira. To fulfill this duty
he reads, and to make the reading ef-
fective he must approach it as serious
though Joyous labor.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-07-11

Tt9must have come easy for Adam
when he wished to fatter Eve. He
could call her the fairest OF her sex
without bothering his conscience in the
least ill.,
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-07-11

There are few people who strug-
gle all their lives In the hope that some
day they may be wealthy enough to
exude aphorisms ON how to attain sue
cess. . .-.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-07-11
Figures About Potatoes.

For every 10000 inhabifahs N,
many 16O acres of potatoes a1 ',s III
as against 112 acres IN mo ~ d
acres in France, So acres IN - n
States, and 81 acres in 6fsa
and Ireland.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-07-11

When revolutionists kill President
in Honduras they call it an accident,
probably because Of the well-known
fact that accidents will happen.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-07-11

The Chicago police raided ten get
rieh-quick concerns In one week. What
q strenuous Job, this keeping the fool
and his money together. ~
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-07-11

Women will tell you that they "aim's
Of truth. Perhaps that 40 why they do
not hit the target.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-07-11

Re Hetty Green had only been Rus
sell sage's wife. then both Of them
would now be satisfied with life.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-07-11

The first cigar and the first baby are
alike you wonder why other people
seem to like them.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-07-11

Speaking Of unhappy lots remarks
the Baltimore American, what about
the graveyard" Usually the fence.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-07-11

These girls with active imaginations:
Go the young men know that they
make very suspicious wives2
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-07-11
Cranberriaa,

Cranberries are used internally and
externally in cases of erysipelas.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-07-11

Thomas A. Edison's pipe stiIl seems
Ito be burning.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-07-11

The man who has the NV
posed to stand to reason.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-07-11
Bib |!

4 soft answer often mazeth man
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-07-11

BIck. IN 4.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-07-11

LILLIAN K VANDERBILT is thus quoted In q
\ London weekly paper: Inherited wealth Is a
big handicap to happiness. 1t s az certain death
The Washington times., 1903-05-31
TIme-Honored Exercises at
the Historic Place Partici-
pated in by Soldiers of
Two Wars.

Charles Emory Smith, former Post
master General. was the orator of the
day yesterday at Arlington, where 5000
people gathered to do honor to the dead
who lie in the beautiful cemetery over
looking Washington.
Patriotic women decorated all soldiers
graves with flowers early in the morn
ing. officers and privates were remem
bered alike. Every grave upon which a
flag was planted shared the wealth OF
flowers provided by the loyal women.
The Marine Band entered the grounds
a few minutes before noon and marched
to the Arlington mansion, followed by
the carriages occupied by Charles Emory
Smith, the orator of the day; Judge Ivory
G. Kimball, the commander of the Dis
trict G. A. R.; Col John A. Joyce, and
other prominent men who assisted in the
ceremonies.
The procession formed in the roadway
south of the mansion. After the guests
OF honor came the members OF the Grand
Army of the Republic, Spanish War
Veterans, Sons of Veterans, Woman s
Relief Corps, Ladies of the G. A. R.
League of Loyal Women, Union Veter-
ans Union. and Daughters Of Veterans.
At Tomb of Unknown"
Before the tomb of the unknown dead,
where the bones of hundreds OF uniden-
titled soldiers lie, dirge was play ID
and brief services were held. The pro-
cession then moved by the main road
TO the Spanish war section. where serv-
ices were conducted
Commander in Chief NJ E. Urell. of
the Spanish War Veterans. spoke briefly
of the achievements of the heroes OF
the late war. Commander Fred S. Hodg-
son, OF the District Corps of Spanish
War Veterans. paid tribute TO the
Spanish war veterans who are buried at
Arlington. and Capt. West Byron read
The Washington times., 1903-05-31
TESTING SANITY OF
BESSIE DYRENF0RTH
Father Institutes Action to Commit
Her to ST. Elizabeth's.

The hearing relative to the sanity of
Bessie Dyrenforth, which was com
menced Friday afternoon before a mar
shaPs jury. was not finished, and will
be resumed Monday at / o'clock.
The inquiry concerning Miss Dyren-
forth's sanity was begun at the instance
OF her father, Gen. Robert St George
Dyrenforth, who says her mental con-
dition is such as to warrant her being
confined in an asylum for the care of
the insane
Several persons. some Of whom are
physicians, testified concerning Miss
Dyrenforth's condition. The physicians
said while Miss Dyrenforths condition
was such as 10 require that she should
be watched and cared for by a compe-
tent persons she is not insane. 1t was
also said she Is victim OF epilepsy
ard at times loses all self-control.
Miss Dyrenforth was accompanied 10
the court by her sister and mother,
both of whom are willing and anxious
to care for her and prevent her being
committed TO an asylum. While the
hearing was in progress she paid close
attention to all that was said by the
witnesses who testified against her. She
made no demonstration which would in
dictate that she is inclined tn be violent
The Washington times., 1903-05-31
At PROSPECT HILL
AND MOUNT OLNET
Graves There and in Other Gene
terieS Strewn With Flowers.

The decoration of the graves in Glen
wood, st. Mary's, Prospect Hill, and
Mount Olivet yesterday, If anything,
gave ample proof of the fact that the
decoration of the soldiers graves on
Memorial Day has become more general
than heretofore. Flowers of every kind
were placed upon the graves to com
memorate TO the living the brave and
valorous deeds OF the dead.
At $3.50 o'clock Senior Vice Commander
e P. Sherman and a detachment from
George II. Thomas Post, No 10, G. a. 4,
Department of the Potomac, together
with a detachment from the Sons of
Veterans, under Edward K. DePuy, as
sembled at Northeast Temple and pro-
ceeded to Mount Olivet. there to deco
rate the graves.
Among the graves of notables to be
found in Mount Olivet, and which were
decorated, were those OF General Rucker,
Lieut.. Col. E. P. Garesche. chief of staff
to General Rosecrans during the civil
war; Ensign John Brennan. of the
United States Navy. who commanded tht,
torpedo beat Spuyten Duyval during the
same war, and that of the famous Mrs.
Surratt. which is isolated in the western
portion of the grounds. Every year
some mysterious person has seen that
this grave has received flowers, and yes
terday there were more flowers than
ever The grave is identified by SIN
gle slab bearing the inscription Mrs
Strratt. Near this grave is also that
Of James Roban, the architect of the
White House.
From Mount Olivet the party went to
Clenwood Cemetery, where services We're
held in the chapel. The exercises were
under the direct supervision OF John j.
stretch. commander Of George H.
Thomas Post, No Is. The program was
II, keeping with the character of the day.
Hon. John ". Yerkes, Commissioner
of Internal Revenue, was the orator OF
the day. The party then scattered 10
81. Mary's and Prospect Hill Cemeteries,
where the graves were decorated
The various commi >tees in charge Of
the celebrations in these cemeteries
follow:
George II. Thomas Post, No. 1o-Ed-
ward Webster. B. p. Entrikin. e. P.
sherman, J. D. Thurston, William H.
Honn, William Rowland, I. B. Thatch-
er. Israel w Stone. Samuel Beight. E.
P. Seavey, r. B. Crisp, W. f. Reed,
w. H. Littlejohn and Daniel S. Walker.
Woman's Relief Corps. No. 11-Mrs.
Clara j. Magee, president.
Floral committee-Mrs. Emma c. Lit
tleiohn, Mrs. Nora B. Atkinson. Mrs.
Mary Honn. with all members CT the
corps as assistants.
Sons of Veterans-Harry Honn, Sam
uel Croft, f. T. f. Johnson. division com
mander; sFrank L. Beach. division adju-
ant; j. w. Pearson. captain Camp No
2; E. K DePuy. division Quartermaster
Francis E. Cross. captain Camp No. so.
The Washington times., 1903-05-31
WHERE BOYS IN BLUE
STOPPED EARLY'S MEN
Pilgrimage to battle-ground
Cemetery at Fort Stevens.
SOLEMN SERVICES THERE
Addresses Delivered by the Hon. Simon
Wolf, Chaplain Pierce, and Col. T.
H. McKee-Gen. Baird's Poem.

At battle-ground Cemetery. so called
because the battle of Fort Stevens was
fought there, gathered large crowd OF
veterans tic attend the memorial services
yesterday afternoon.
Fort Stevens. in July, 1864" was
the subject of an address by the Hon
Simon Wolf, who reviewed the exciting
scenes IN Washington when Gen Jubal
Early was threatening TO invade the
city, and showed the Importance of the
battle at Fort Stevens. which proved
the efficiency Of Washington's defenses
and had much TO do with ending the war.
Brig Gen. George NJ. Baird, U. s. a.
read a poem of his own composition, in
which he recalled the valor of the army
of 1861, and prophesied eternal glory for
the men who gave their lives for their
country
C. C. Pierce. chaplain of the United
States Second Cavalry. now stationed at
Fort Myer, in his address, THE Ameri-
can Soldier, Past and Present" spoke in
praise OF the great army OF 1S61-65,
which was drawn from city and farm
and mclded into shape in a few short
years. The American soldier of today,
he said, maintains the high degree of ex-
cellence set for him by former genera
tons.
After singing by the school children
OF the Takoma Park and BrookIand
schools, Col T. H Mckee delivered an
address upon abraham Lincoln. the Pa
triot"
The other exercises at battle-ground
Cemetery consisted Of solos by z. 3.
Fox and l. F. Randolph, and the reading
of a portion of Lincoln's Gettysburg
speech
After the decoration of the graves by
children OF the public schools. Company
c. First Battalion. OF the High School
Cadets. concluded the services by firing
a salute Of three volleys
The Washington times., 1903-05-31
SOLEMN AND SIMPLE
At CONGRESSIONAL
Large Attendance at overlooked
Mounds.

Memorial Day exercises at Congress
sional Cemetery were of simple but
interesting character. Despite the rain
of the previous night large crowd was
in attendance, and nearly all bore
flowers with which TO decorate the
grave of departed friend.
The exercises were under the charge
of Hiram Buckingham, junior vice de-
partment commander. He was assisted
by committee composed of A. F. Dins-
more. James Wood. and George Cook.
a procession was formed ct the ter
minus Of the car line Of members OF
Farragut Post. No. 10. Woman's Relief
Corps. and the children of several Sun
day schools. The march into the Gene
terry was begun at 9:30 O'clock. the pro-
cession being headed by Horizons Band
graves was in charge of Francis Eugene
Cross. of the Spanish War Veterans.
The Order of Exercises.
The order OF exercises were: Sound
funeral march. Horizons East Washing
ton Band; calling the assembly TO order,
Hiram buckingham. jr. vice command
er; Nearer, My God. to Thee" choir.
assembly and band; invocation. the
Rev W. NJ. Nevens; American Hymn"
choir; Lincoln's Gettysburg Address,
Duncan C. Haywood; IN Memor:a1n,"
Horizons East Washington Band. poem.
Comrade D. J. Evans: Cover Them
Over With Beautiful Flowers" choir;
Grafton, Comrade Capt Thomas H. Ne
Kee; war songs. selection, Horizons
East Washington Band; america"
choir and assembly; benedictfon, the
Rev. W. u. Nevens; national salute
The singing of patriotic songs was
in charge OF choir under the direction
OF Gilbert A. Clark The singers were
Elizabeth Lamson, organist; sopranos.
Mrs. William K Miller, Mrs. Gilbert
A. Clark. Maggie Hawkins. Mrs Susie
Hoofnsgle, Florence morrill,, Gertrude
Gonzenbach; altos, Laura V. French, Sue
Lamson, Lucina MeGroarty; tenors. DR..
W. B. Hoofnagle. R. E. Flenarty. Charles
L. McGroarty, William o. Lyon: bassos.
Gilbert A. Clark, Ernest a. Ferris, Harry
Burlingame, John Bethune, William x
Miller
The Washington times., 1903-05-31
COMES TO LIFE AS
UNDERTAKEN WORKS

LEWISBURG, Pa, May So.-Mrs.
James Waters. who has been suffering
with heart trouble for several weeks,
became unconscious early yesterday
morning and apparently ceased TO
breathe, her husband and two women
of the neighborhood making vain eff
fort to revive her. An undertaken was
sent for, but in preparing the body for
embaluling one OF the women raised
Mrs. Waters arms. at the same time
observing that she breathed. This arti-
fetal means of respiration was con-
tinued until the woman regained con-
seiousnegs. Today her condition is much
improved.
The Washington times., 1903-05-31
CLUB FOR YOUNG WOMEN.

BALLsTON, n. Y. May 3O.-Mrs. Lucy
S. Scribner, OF New York, who recently
bought the Temple Grove Seminary
property In Circular Street. Saratoga
Springs, for $43, 900, has formed the
Young Women's Industrial Club of Sar-
atoga Springs. and will devote the prop
erty to the clubs home and uses. Ar
ticIes of incorporation have been filed
The objects stated are the mutual in
struction and Improvement OF the mem
hers. the establishment of a social cen
ter for them, and the cultivation of such
knowledge and art as may promote their
we'll being and their ability to become
The Washington times., 1903-05-31
Emory Smith on
Issues That Brought on
Conflict and Those That
Have Sprung From 1t.
The nation. No tribute can exceed the.
ne asure of your service.
Great Issues Pending.

The nation. No tribute can exceed the
ne asure of your service.
Great Issues Pending.
THE old issues have passed away.
There are new questions of deep import
questions which come in part as lega-
cies OF the old, and which may tend in
some measure to excite the old feeling.
There is the problem of dealing with
a race which has been emancipated from
slavery, and yet not admitted to the
privileges Of freedom. The educational,
the Industrial and, in some degree, the
political aspects OF this subject demand
the most serious consideration. The
burdens and the responsibilities DC
not belong alone to either OF the old
sections. We may not all agree on the
elements of the problem. or on the true
solution But may we not approach the
question in the spirit of mutual for
bearanee? May we not discuss it in
temperate and rational frame Of mind?
War Had TO Come
1.-THE war of the Union had to come
before We could enter upon our great ma
lICildl dcNSiOplLGIl OidFC4y was siu dliSu
and homogeneous element in our system
like the grain of sand in Coleridge's eff
fective smile between the flesh and the
shell of the tortoise, 1t was source of
perpetual irritation. TIE conflict was
irrepressible until the cause was eliTni-
mated. TIE war was necessary to make
Us true nation. Our subsequent his
tory, with all its Respondent advance
ment, has been a natural evolution.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Smiths ora
ton the memorial choir sang, ITO Thee.
On Country" accompanied by tie Ma
rine Band America Was then sung by
the entire assembly, with Marine Band
accompaniment. and the ceremonies
closed with the benediction of the Rev.
George P Wilson.
The Washington times., 1903-05-31
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