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The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-05-23
Schools Slur Study of Ennlish.

- NGLISH Is one Of the most pliable and adaptable
a Of tongues 1t has pundered all languages Of their
riches. 1t has the greatest of all Hteratures save
that Of Greece and it has the advantage over Gre
n literature of being concerned with modern life and
ling living speech. English, probably, will become one
\ the universal language.
Until very lately pedagogues seemed to have over
ked English medium Of education. Earlier schol-
tile currlcua made Latin and Greek the main forces In
higher education The college boy of twenty years ago
stuffed with Cicero and Virgil, Demosthenes and
omer.
Then came the scientific movement in the schools
Oatory work declared to be the great educational
ehOd Physics, chemistry and political economy took
place Of Latin and Greek. The humanites fell into dis
e and almost into desuetudc The old college graduate
almost ashamed of his classics in the presence of the
pecilous young man that had been brought up on
eycal science
But physical science 1t is admitted, Is not sufr-
nt for liberal education A writer in the Popular Sci
Monthly confesses that there Is undoubtedly too much
FWness and too little general culture an outward and
he sign of which Is the bad Latin published by manv
the younger men In the form of geological Names Ex
Rce proves that language and literature are necessary
@ to produce clear and exact thinking and Its correla
Pc clear and exact expression
why not then, make English supply the necessary hu
paNaran element in education2 English has been surred
Aeo In the schools for the student was supposed to
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-05-23
EASY FOR PITCHERS NOW.
They Have Snap Compared with Stars
of Bygone Days.

They Have a Snap Compared with Stars
of Bygone Days.
Baseball pitchers in these days think
they are performing wonders If they
ofticiate in two games a week. If they
were asked to go in the box more than
twice they would imagine they were
being worked to death.
Looking back, however, to the days
when John Clarkson, Tim Keefe, Char
ley Radbourne, Ed Crane, Charley
Sweeney and other famous boxmen
were in their prime one cannot help
feeling that the star pitchers of mod
ern times are enjoying a comparative
snap. When Radbourne was mem
Der of the crack Providence team in
the National League he was called on
to pitch every day. The box was only
fifty feet from the plate, to be sure,
but "Qld Rad" had the best batters
in America before him day after day.
He had marvellous speed when he
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-05-23

When sound, good-paying stocks are
low he might do we'll to buy them
as an investment only. but not other
wise. The fever of speculation has
been the ruin of thousands Of young
men and the wreck of many fortunes,
and it will continue to cast wrecks
by the wayside as long as most Of
us are mad to get rich quickly.
"a young man who really and earn
estly desires to succeed should never
waste any time in dissipation. He
should, of course, allow himself the
necessary amount Of recreation and
rest, and he should try to live a
healthy, regular life. He should try
to acquire regular habits-that is, sleep
and eat at the same hours each day
and night, SO as to keep in perfect
physical health. Then he should make
rule each week to put by certain
amount of his earnings and acquire
the habit Of saving. There are very
few men who are not able to make
dollar, but the making Of dollar is
not the most important thing. 1t Is
far more important to know how to
save it.
An young man has to do Is to
work hard and save money. That
may sound very easy, but it is the
main point. 1t Is not saving alone
that counts; it is knowing how to
save. No one should stint himself
of anything really needful. The fault
Of most of our young men Of to-day
is that they do not stick close enough
to business. The man who always
tries to get off as easy as possible,
and when working for others does as
little as possible for the wages he
receives. will never get ahead and
never amount to anything in life.
Every young man should through
all his business career constantly keep
in mind the parable Of the faithful
servant in the nineteenth chapter of
st. Luke and the reward given to him:
Because thou hast been faithful in a
very little have thou authority over
ten cities.'"
Mr. Sage is in good health. goes
regularly to his Office each day and
looks after his many interests as close
Iy as he did ten years ago.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-05-23

for his man, fitted them on and then
took up the task of nose. This was the
most difficult Of all, but finally a very
neat celluloid proboscis was made,
which was held in place with specta-
cles. The man next got wig and a
glass eye and went out new man in
the real sense of the word.
Wonders are certainly performed in
the way of making artificial limbs.
Time was when the peg leg was, the
only thing known, and the man who
lost one Of his lower limbs had to go
stumping through life with wooden
peg. Now he takes 500 and goes and
gets him a new leg, and one that is
about as serve, able as a flesh and
blood one, not subject to corns, rheu-
mat;sm, and the other ailments to
which flesh is heir.
1t is only about century ago that
the first artificial leg was made, and
it was considered one of the wonders of
the world. 1t was called the Anglesea
leg, from the fact that it was made for
the marquis of that Eame. This Il st
limb was wonderfully and fearfully
made, as heavy as lead and as clumsy
as an iron leg. Since that time great
Improvements are made, until to-day Il
man with an artificial leg can walk,
run, jump, hop, skip and do nearly ev-
erything that the man with flesh and
blood legs is able to accomplish.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-05-23

wanted to use it, wonderful slow
ball, great curves and head filled to
overlooking with gray matter. Day
after day Rad" pitched, winning con-
stantly and soon creating a furore in
the baseball world. Providence, as a
result, won the National League cham
pionship in 1884, and Radbourne was
famous all over the land.
In 1894, when the New Yorks were
making great bid for the pennant,
which was won that year by the Balti-
mores, Manager Ward during the last
month of the campaign induced Amos
Rusie and Jouett Meekin to pitch every
other day. Both were giants In build
and depended chiefly upon speed. They
pitched phenomenal ball, and with an
other week added to the schedule thew
would have landed the pennant in the
metropolis. AS it was though the New
Works came second. Rusie and Meekin
practically won the series for the IA
nous Temple Cup by their fine work In
the points. But that was the last year
either showed the form which had
brought him to the front rank of pitch
ers.
AS late as 1900 McGinnity, the Iron
Man." consented to pitch every day
for the Brooklyns toward the close of
the season, for Hanlon thought he had
a chance of winning the pennant. Nc
Ginnity did not appear to be affected
by the extra work, but on the contrary
appeared to relish it, as he received a
bonus for the job. But even since then
the Iron Man" has not been the same
in point of effectiveness.
Managers of top-notch reputation
have profted by these incidents In
baseball history. They want to pre-
serve their valuable pitchers as long
as possible, so they readily consent to
the two games a week proposition and
proceed to hire half dozen boxmen.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-05-23
The Panama Canal.

a., ns"'y signed by Secretary Hay and DR. Herran
s Sooinpiah Minister, Is long sten takap +o,ord
s construction or the Panama Canal bv tho Trnitod
states special session Of the Colombian Conorass
WIN pe ned In the spring consider the treaty and The
option OF the French company which will undonh+d1 10
extended. ~ ~ WAL undoubtedly ne
Inc caan will cost the United States. n, sAo mn mn
p 70 the French company, the present value of its
a anu construction work computed by the Walker
niSSion' " SlOOOO,0O0 down and $25GOOO Der wear
'e years TO the Colombian Government for the con.
n, lncluolng the Panama Railroad; and 81 the further
expenditure OF on the canal Ia authorized h
ee 1et OF lSO2 more may be needed. The lease from
COLOMBIA runs 100 and renewable bv the In,tad
states And by arrangement with Great Britain most
euape TO the common her statesmen the nita6
eaes Will have exclusive of the canal strin sinh
Ject 10 arrangement with Colombia
vi the $50 miles of the onehalf will lie at goa
eVe ana this portion Is nearly completed Thirteen miles
oFe WI" run IN lake created in the valley of the Chagres
ny Gam at Bohio, which VIII impound half cubic mile of
water: Inc remaining ten miles, the famous :Cuebra
cut across the backbone the continent presents tho
greatest dhculty 1t will probably passed by section
ABOUT seventy feet above the And the sides Of the
cut VIII tower more than 300 feet above that level
Inc canal VIII be nowhere less than feet wide at the
bottom and usually considerably The locks planned
oy the French company to be 78 long, but the
rapid increase in the size of ocean craft NAV dictate
greater length The minimum depth metres 1923
fee planned by French engineers may also be
These facts convey impression of the magnitude
OF the undertaking. Its total be more than twice
that Of the Suez Canal than five times that of the
Kiel Canal In Germany. From engineering viewpont
Will be Of the wonders Of the world its usefuness
to trade will be vast and mpid in growth-New York
World
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-05-23
RUSSELL SAGE TELLS YOUNG
Men HOW 10 BE SUCCESSFUL

Russell Sage, the aged fnancier, in
e very able article printed in New
York, defines the secret Of his success
ana tells young men how to succeed.
He says:
young man to succeed must
necessarily have a definite idea Of
what he wants to do, and must con-
tinualS keep it before his mind. He
must work as hard as he can to &C.
compiish it, and must not be dismayed
or turn from his course by discourage
ments. What measure of success may
nave been reached in my long life
mas been due almost entirely to these
four things.
i have been a very busy man for
almost seventy years, and am alb
solutely convinced that young man
who makes up his mind to succeed
almost invariably will do so, if he
Is made Of the right material and
concentrates all his efforts with the
one purpose in view.
Il have one sincere word of advice
Tor any young man who desires to
succeed and it is this: That under no
circumstances should he yield to the
temptation Of gambling in stocks.
Now, do not mean by this that he
should never seek success through
the medium Of speculation, but, rather,
that he should always observe some
business method in all his dealings.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-05-23
Trtumphant im One Field.

That a girl cannot throw a stone,
drive nail or spin a top as success
fully as boy is pardoned, by a writer
in the Washington Post because she
can accomplish one marvellous feat
which, he declares, no man or boy can
ever equal.
There is one thing no man could
ever accomplish, even if he were q
noted contortionist, and that is but
toning a waist that has the buttons
sewed on the back!
A man doesn't live who could but
ton a shirt up the back without going
mad. have watched my wife, and
every time she accomplishes this feat
Of buttoning her waist in the back the
compared with women, men are lot
of impatient and worthless beings.
Why, l can't button it standing behind
her with both hands free. tried one
evening, when we were in hurry. l
won't say that there were million
head, but there were good many Of
them.
Look here" said l, "let me fasten
that Dress" and l began. In five min
utes | had buttOned three buttons, and
my wife remarked that l was not maxi
ing much progress, and in two minutes
she had fastened every one of them.
A woman's arms must be put in
very free in their sockets to permit Of
her reaching back that way, and Slip
ping those tiny buttons into the but
tonhoes without ever getting red in
the face or trying to kick the cat or
doing anything like that.
Women may not be deft in few
little things that there's no occasion
for them to be deft in, but for patience
and self-control men cannot compete
with them,
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-05-23
OGDEN LEGS AND REAL ONES.

Ouern inventions Counterfeit Ma.
lure Almost Perfectly.
Al tne case of man who had been
FaFded $1,000 for the loss of a leg NV
laAoau and who had appealed the
~ ueemmg the compensation too
lail' a Chicago judge has decided
~ at'lnc'al limbs should be accepted
part rcompense for the loss of real
~ During the trial, on appeal, VT
'a'S were introduced by the railroad
IHss %S,laed that though supplied with
" l Legs they could get around as
0S prisons with real ones, could
a nss anu ride the bicycle. To this ties l.
b hay the appellant strongly objected,
ping: ""iueo uo"h this
mi, 0nu invention have done much
y. St The Inconvenience, occa-
D,uOythe loss of limbs and to restore
p pv"er OF locomotion and the earn
Es. trpUc''V which Otherwise might be
lDdin. .eSSened or lost, and evid .nce
bmnas ~ snow facts of that nature is
brr" ''n' lor the consideration of the
Ss6e hs' recent years the progress
a a' ny artificial limb makIrs has
npfI
la IN nC 4Si. An interesting story Is
Iae la,t 'n'S connection of a man who
i n SSt IN blizzard in the wilds of
Ickad "n ~, When he was finally
las tbo W ne was SO badly frozen it
b pur Odgnt he would de, but by care
Iva Iuts Sin part of the man Vas
Bin n is his trunk and his head
Poqd II Id d damaged condition. It so han,
pi % b uau some money and was able
Iona h,s ne e.. was sufficiently recovered
Aicaco on, INJURIES he was brought to
be fonr VINO was told to go to work on
dlld u no 1T and see What he mOt c o id
ftfciaI Ia .ne llrst pace he put on two
The nave rts IS. and the man could walk
Tith two or 1Oo was to furnish the man
lueh WORK %tms, and this was done after
Fessed IT III j., and the battered trunk r,A
Iot opi IN the 5t latest fashion, began ,to
lore The NIKE Ne. human being once
) ears AZ and man an was still minus both
|hile his hair MS us, nose and one eye,
ftifciaI li hu,t had all fallen out. The
Be- ears ana maker said he could fix
TENT to Vo uS nose all right, and he
"O'A and made a pair of ears
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-05-23
They Are Knowing Birds.

'Ts4e sparrow is certainly a know
ing bird" said man who is employed
at the Girard Point grain elevators.
HE can figure out a thing for him
self in q way that is astonishing.
Down around the elevators there are
thousands of them who feed on the
grains Of wheat that fall to the ground,
but recently we haven't been getting
any wheat. In fact, for some time
past We haven't been handling any
thing but corn.
Nov, a kernel of corn is rather too
large for a sparrow to swallow, but
just the same l watched a lot of them
picking up the kernels the other day
and what do you suppose they did with
them? You will hardly believe me
when l tell you, but it's gospel truth.
Each sparrow flew over to the railroad
and carefully deposited his kernel Of
corn on the rail. Then they all hoped
around and chartered until a shifting
engine came along. After it had pass
ed the corn was ground into meal and
the sparrows ate it. Don't tell me a
sparrow hasn't any brains. "-Phila-
delphia Record.
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may not DO used for any other pur-
pose than brew and distIlling, and IL
person should 60 only SO Far as to
make. a bathtub out Of one or the
other of them he would be mourning
the displeasure of his government,
Possession of counterfeit money is
a felony. 1t Is presumed that man,
woman or child should be able to de-
termine whether a coin or bill is gen
une, and the attempt TO pass it may
be followed by extreme consequences.
II you should be at country rail-
road station and see a mail pouch
lying on rail, where the incoming
train would cut 1t in two, you would
better let it lie. Touching a pouch of
United States mail with even foot
is a technical crime. and 1t Is alto
gether owing to the disposition of the
postmaster and the United States mar
shall of the district how much trouble
may be made for you. "
Altogether the postal department
has some stringent regulations. II
you receive letter from friend on
which the stamp Is not cancelled it Ia
against specific statute for you to
pluck off the stamp and use 1t again.
There are several kinds Of vigorous
language which you cannot transmit
by letter.
While one may not touch mail
pouch, 1t is different with a letter
which carrier has delivered at the
address on the envelope. Dropping
the letter at the place marked, the car
rier absolves his government from any
other responsibility, and If after the
letter has been delivered another per-
son takes it and opens 1t there Is no
recourse through the Postoftice De-
partment.
Carrying concealed deadly weapons
almost universally is against the pro-
visions Of both State statutes and city
ordinances. In this connection there
Is queer fact concerning the carry
ing of a revolver In some places. If
man has one in his pocket and Is
arrested incidentally on suspicion he
was locked up and assessed the usual
fine; II he chances to be carrying one
and is attacked by thugs he may use
the weapon, killing one or two of his
assailants, and not even be arrested.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-05-23
.dvootaUes Disadvantageous.

IN and ancestry handicaps which SO heav-
RI NV s,aht an asprant for success and honor that
lily Wes IN spite of them, he is entitled to extra
When ~ 1rronklv we do not believe 1t. The number
Ill cTeu ra origin who attain conspicuous success
those VI much greater than the number or those born
life ye, of wealth ana distinguished ancestry
adVans nrocisey the reason that white sheep yield
" an than black sheep-there are great many more
aS WoO' Sboud also be remembered that to maintain
them - n+e,Iecuality and general capacity Is much
gh eSe than to rise from the obscurity of poverty
- eonSp - 10 q Mace of influence and honor
nd ne4 tSo+ wealth and distinguished ancestry are
70 say -" who wishes to be In the highest degree
IdNap ~ W. IL M more true than 1t would be to say
eul ~ - GOOD constitution or system free from
pc SUM- toint To say that they diminish the incentive
asu I with and overcome obstacles Is true enough.
Suueo who starts with great advantages does not have
pee n' ,,ft himself and need not do much hard work
Ia sor hand climbing That in many instances the
~ r,cb and even great men show degeneracy and
,t ohscurity is unquestionably true but it would
n@cut to show that poverty, ilitcrate ancestry
ik NJ incentive to self-improvement hold millions
n at the bottom round of the social ladder, because
r ncomparably better fitted to stay there than to
S upredity counts for great deal and 1t Is safe
rvoton that the better mans ancestry the better
I honces of developing high, well-directed, and sus
Ed AMBITION That this Is not infexibe law Of
u "a cause for congratulations II 1t were, society
M gradually stratify into castles. As 1t Is, the fact
anne are steadily sinking from the top to the bottom
u more are as steadily and much rapidly, rising
m b bottom to the top, and that between the bottom
h the ton Is the great of solid common place. right
hdd citizenship to which the highest and the lowest
na contribute with every generation, establishes the
aorcp and operation of law not founded on senti
n concept Of the disadvantage of advantages nor of
advantage of dsadvantages.-New York Times.
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THINGS YOU MAY NOT DO.


An Easy Thing to Break the Law and
Still Mean No Evil.
Even in a free country such as this
there are things that one may not own
or have in his or her possession, how
ever innocent may be the intent. Pos
session frequently may mtan legal
ENHANCEMENT and State or National
Government must be reckoned with.
For instance, garden full Of Cana
da thistles is calculated to make a
deal Of trouble for the owner of the
ground, even though he may not know
Canada thistle from a currant BUSH
These thistles are persona non grata
In the United States generally and a
substantial fine awaits the person
who allows the weed to grow upon
ground under his contlol.
1t Is not a good thing for the citizen
to make a collection Of burglars tools,
however scientific may be his study
of the criminal classes, for in the mere
possession of them the law comedies
that the holder has ulterior motives
regarding them. At any rate it re-
quires a good round sum to make such
a collection, as frequently a single
tool out of kit may cost $25. If
some burglar should be scared out of
your house, leaving his kit or any
portion of it, safe place in which
to put it is the nearest police station.
The United States Government will
make trouble for you if you have any
portions of a brewing or distilling
plant. Beer watts and distilling kettles
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-05-23
THE SPEAKERSHlP.
Some Facts About the Position Which
Reed and Henderson Quit.

Some Facts About the Position Which
Reed and Henderson Quit.
Among the earliest duties which
will devolve upon the recently elect
ed members Of the Fifty-eighth Con-
gress will be the choice Of a speaker,
and present indications make it prob
able that the speaker will be chosen
from the West.
The speaker of the Fifty-seventh
Congress, David B. Henderson, was
the first to be chosen from the terri
tory west Of the Mississippi.
The first speaker was +. A. Mum
lenburg Of Pennsylvania. The post of
speaker was he'd In the Twenty fourth
and Twenty-fifth Congresses by James
K. Polk, afterwards President.
Speakers Of the House of Represen-
tatives who have been candidates for
President are numerous and include
Henry Clay, John Bell and James G.
Blaine. Schuyler Colfax, after having
been speaker, was Vice President of
the United States
The Oldest surviving speaker is Ga
lusha A. Grow, born In 1923, and
speaker from 1861 to 1863.
The last Democratic speaker, Charles
F. Crisp, was a native of England.
One surviving speaker, John G. Car
Isle, though elected Representative
in Kentucky, is now resident OF the
City Of New York.
There has never been a speaker from
the Pacific coast, and it is a somewhat
curious circumstance that Ohio,
though pre-eminent in nearly all other
political offices, has had in the coun.
try's history but one speaker, John w.
Keifer, who served only a single term.
The State of New York has had no
speaker since the close Of the Nine
teenth Congress in 1927, though New
York has been during the whole of
that period the most populous State
and the one having the largest Con
gressional representation.
The speaker Of the Fifty-eighth
Congress when chosen will preside
over a larger number Of members of
Congress than any of his predeces-
sors, the total membership Of the next
House being 1856.
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EDLI OMALSA
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spNoNs OF GREAT PAPERS ON IMPORTANT suR,EcTs

dent IN W t casually The result was that the AVERAGE SIN
left college with ~, did not pick up at all and
and literature. use VI the English tongue
coaoas were prescribed study in all schools and
tho lana were taught thoroughly the common speech Of
writer's would become correct and more OF our
T. our language and conscientousness in the nae 81
son Is Time some literary mission work were done =