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The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-04-18
THE PANAMA CANAL.
Some of the Main Features of Great
Engineering Work.


Now that the diplomatic obstacles In
the way Of the construction Of. the
Panama Canal are removed, many peo-
pie, the Tribune Farmer believes, will
be glad to refresh their memories con-
corning the leading engineering fea-
lures of the plan.
The isthmus Is thirty-five miles wide
in a straight line, but the canal will
be about thiuty-eight and a half miles
long, not including channel dredging
in the terminal harbors. The general
direction from the Atlantic (Caribbean)
and to the Pacific outlet Is from north
west to southeast The Pacific port,
Panama, is about twenty miles further
east than Colon on the Atlantic. The
highest ground is off to the south, and
the elevation here is sometimes 300
feet above sea level. The water sup
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-04-18
Reantifvine Slot Machine.

A identifying automatic machine Is
the latest slot novelty that is now to
be seen in Berlin. The machines are to
be placed in dressing rooms at dancing
halls, in cafes, on railway stations, and
like places where people cOngregate.
You drop your money in the slot, and in
return you receive powder, eyebrow
pencil lip pomade, rouge and other adj
puncts to female beauty. With the aid
Of a mirror ones moneys worth can
then be satisfactorily used.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-04-18
.ur DEAREST GIFT

!, -, dancing feet are stu a,ana
all IT, = h dn is shed and spe aSS
roses s. D' waltzed her happy IN M and
F !, e.. whirl and jollity' !, ~, with
h i. the " eyes weighed do WI vita
slee e., last, she comes to me,
at The = '1 all my own-to keep!
BE- gloves ssr soo Si'r nights left and rIsht'
Isny t Ip' to be-envied chap! ,.s4,
p !, .ni indeed, it is good nlsnt'
now ,S ;n VIE let wooers pirate; ,..
Ief's 10y joy a a. man ask more in life
i T., cG Sast dearest gift of f fate
fhis , O !" sweetheart for a wife7
srt Set.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-04-18

them, right in the presence Of the own
ers of the property, and in broad day
light, under the belief that their
charms screened them from the vision
Of men. It took long time, and not
little buckshot, to convince them that
their bone charms didn't amount to
much, and then they came to the front
with the story Of how they had got
hold of the charms. Washington
Post
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-04-18
He Dreaded EXPLOSIONS.

"Now," said the professor of strong
ology, as the visitors crowded his re-
ception porlors, II shall show you the
development Of my arms and Shout
ders and bust"
Gracious, Mirandy," exclaimed
Farmer Hornihand, lets jist take
quick squirt at is arms an shoulders
an git out fore he usts."-Baltimore
American.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-04-18
she struck an Average.

Husband-I'm surprised at you,
Maria! How could you have the face
to tell the Judge you were "a when you
were 4S last month?
Wife-WelI, dear, I told him the
truth. gave my average age.-Toron-
to Moon.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-04-18
How They Get There.

"What is it that makes men great
papa"
persistent advertising, my son.
Cleveland Plain Dealer
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-04-18
CeIIara in Berlin.

Recent statistics published in Berlin
show that there are 25,769 dwelling Gel
lars in that city.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-04-18
screens Separate Them.

Wire screens are now placed In the
tramway cars at New Orleans to separ-
ate negroes from white passengers ;
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-04-18
It Accommodated Burglars.

A placard reading Twill Not Return
Until December g." placed upon the
door of a residence in West Philadel-
phia, was so informing to burglars that
when the family did return at the date
fixed they found the house ransacked,
and silverware, jewelry and much
clothing missing. The police were notl-
fed, but the thieves had not been so
accommodating and left no hints on
their part.
When man fees particularly youth
full, he shows it by going out and
breaking into some boys game.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-28

The New York weekly bank statement
gives all the light that is necessary on the
bad slump in tho stock market during the
week. There was a heavy decrease in both
the deposit and loan accounts, which means
that Western banks had withdrawn more
of their New York deposits, and New York
banks had, therefore, called more street
loans. and spectators had thrown over
board more securities to meet these calls.
When New Workers learn to quit specu-
lating so heavily with other peoples money.
deposited with them for safe keeping, pos
sibly they will cease to suffer heavily
when their creditors take notion that they
need the money. Not all the money that is
being withdrawn from New York banks
these days is being used for moving the
crops. Not few of the people to whom
the money belongs ara using it to buy
standard securities at cheap prices and put
them away in their safety deposit boxes
for investment. Those securities are finally
being "digested," but the process is CIV
ing Wall street very acute case of the
''colywobs."
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-28

keepers aud barfiies led by Reach and Pol
ster all dreaming when they fought Nc
Cullough in the Democratic primaries, be-
cause, TO use their own expression, he had
frosted feet" and whooped things up for
Johnny Hoffman? Not for a minute.
They knew their man thoroughly. He has
never been out of touch with them since he
while in the prosecutors Office. Did not
they enjoy the ''hot air. in the platform
and nominating speech thoroughly, and did
they not understand, as well as Hoffman,
that it was all meant to catch the votes OF
the people within the Republican party that
objected to Mr.. Bookwalter, because his
administration is too liberal?
The Journal has objected on this score as
much as anybody, but it is neither blind
nor of short memory. 1t knows that Book
talk as much as the News will, there is and
has been less gambling under his admins
tration than we had under Sullivan or Tag
CART, and less than we would have under
Hoffman. And it further understands the
difficulties in his way in suppressing wine
rooms and dives, but Mr.. Bookwalter's adj
ministration in this branch of government
has been an Improvement on both Sullivan
and Taggart, and is better than there is
any reason to hope for under Holtzman-
Would Mr.. Hoffman give stern and
uncompromising enforcement Of the law
and use the power of this high Of
flee to suppress vice and immortality? Let
the long list of cases of those engaged in
debauching this community for the dirty
money won by crime nollied or Informally
dropped by Prosecutor Holtzman answer
what Mayor Hoffman, prime favorite of
this same criminal element. would do when
clothed with power.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-28
PR1NCETON's COLOR LINE.
Rejection of Filipino student Causes
UnfavorabIe Comment.
New YorE Times.

New 1OrE Times.
A little town out i'm Indiana, which bears
mot very worthily, we fear-the name of
Princeton, has seen fillmore properly, un-
fit-to draw the ''color line" against little
Filipino boy brought there by recent tray
eler and has decided that he shall not at
tend the school that is honored by the pres-
ence of its own precious infants This is
pretty bad business. mingiing stupidity and
meanness i'm about equal parts Presum-
ably the exclusion of the little F'iIipino is
based on the ignorant supposition that
everybody with a complexion darker than
brunette is some sort of a negro and
therefore to be kept at a distance-except
when. OF course. no limits need be placed
on the coseness OF his approach or the in
timacy of his association. As il happens
however, the Filipino, big or little is not
a negro. even OF "a sort. and though his
skin Is sometimes pretty black, his hair. in
and he himself is an indubitable member
i'm full standing of our own far-fiung fam
ily Princeton, Ind. would better think
again il has, as Mr.. Devery might saw.
several thinks coming. and the sooner il
utiIizes them the better for its reputation.
first. and for its interests. second. AS a
part of the United States Princeton is deep
ly concerned with having many Filipi-
nos as possible educated. not only I'm read
ing and writing. with all convenient asdi-
lions. but in looking at things In the Amer
lean fashion-a capacity for which Prince
ton itself seems TO have large need. IT,
however, the youth I'm question could not
learn the more important lesson there. per-
haps Il Il as well that Princeton's public
schools were closed TO him. He viii find
welcomes plenty IN more civilized COM
munities.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-28
THE HOFFMAN RECORD.

The News vociferates that IL is not the
public record of Mr.. Hoffman that is the
issue, and points out that each of the three
members of the special committee that
looked up Holtzmans record at the request
of the Republican city committee has some
official or business connection with the Re-
publican committee or the administration
Mr.. Holtzman himself makes no further an
swer to the statement of his record as pros
ecutor than to say that two of the nollied
cases in his term were against a member of
this committee, conducting a large rental
agency, charged with renting property for
immoral use, and that the two cases were
nollied for want of evidence of knowledge
to what the property was to be used for
on the part Of the agent Concerning the
long list of cases against gamblers, saloon
keepers, dive keepers, wineroom men and
keepers of immoral houses that were nollied
or dropped without any forrnality he has
nothing to say.
Both Mr.. Hoffman and his chief organ
beg the question. the Journal views it.
and, as it believes, it will appear to every
man whose anxiety Is not to see one polit-
ical party or another successful in NUM-
cipal campaign, but to see clean and honest
government in Indianapolis and such en-
forcement of the law as will make life and
property safe and the morals of the COM
munity as decent as may be. From this
point OF view it is fully as important TO
know whether the public career of Nh
Hoffman has been such as TO assure us
that he will enforce the law and give honest
government. as it is to know whether Mr.
Bookwalter is now doing these things.
Whether the members of the special COM
mittee had personal motives In looking up
portance. Neither is what they think of
the purposes and methods of the Citizens
League a matter of much moment just at
present. and it is not unlikely that the aver
age busy man skipped their preface entirely
and went TO the meat of their report. giving
the number and character of the cases Mr.
Hoffman did not prosecute for one reason
or another. and referring TO the court rec
ords so fully that anybody may verify their
figures. IL disinclined to believe them-and
certainly anybody that believes even the
least important of Holtzman's promises
about enforcing the law ought to go to the
| records of the Criminal Court and look
| these things up himself
| Does the leopard change its spots? Were
! the saloonkeepers and gamblers and dive
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-28
If Mr.. Holtzman's defense against the

If Mr.. Holtzman's defense against the
damaging disclosure of his record should
be held good. viz, that the members of
the committee who brought out the facts
are politically opposed to him, Mr.. Book
walter could make the same defense against
any report made or to be made by the
Citizens League. Personally the men,
bers of the League, estimable as they
are, do not stand any higher than the MEM
bers of the Republican committee who in
vestigated Mr.. Holtzman's record. and it
will hardly be denied that the Citizens
League is as openly opposed to Book
walter as the other committee is to Holtz-
man. The Republican committee has set
the pace by giving facts in Mr.. Holtzman's
record If the Citizens League ignores
these facts and tries to break their force
by repeating vague rumors and unproven
newspaper charges against Mr.. Bookwalter
the public will draw it's own conclusions.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-28

Careful readers Of the Journal probably
read an article in the Sunday edition copied
from the New York Sun, and written by
DR.. Isador Singer. DR.. Singer is one of
the most learned, consistent and progress
sive Jews in the United States. His article
was plea for concert of action by the Jews
in this country and for greater sacrifices in
behalf of their co-religionists throughout
the world. To this end he would establish
an organization with headquarters in New
York and branches in other cities for
ganizing system of gathering Jewish sta
tistics and bringing about cooperative ac-
ton for the melioration of the condition
Of Jews in other countries. The Jewish
population of the United States is not near
ly as large as that of some other countries,
but it is large enough to make 1t valu-
able factor in a movement for the better
ment of the condition Of Jews throughout
the world.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-28

A dispatch In the Sunday Journal from
Paris. H.. said that broom corn cannot be
bought In the central Illinois district to-day
for 800 a ton. with indications that the
price will go still higher. Considerable
broom corn is grown in Kansas and Okla
homa and there present prices range from
SO TO 500 a ton. IL is an insignificant crop
compared with corn. yet a new broom is
50 frequent a demand in most American
families that the crop of broom corn is a
matter of some interest. II is an eccentric
crop. and for some reason or other is MAIN
~ 10 calized. Illinois has long been the lead
ing State In production. According 10 the
last census the three States OF Illinois. KAN
sas and Missouri and the Territory of Okla
homa produced more than 81 per cent. of all
the broom corn produced In the United
States. In 1900 Illinois produced o.es5. $50
pounds and Indiana 3s4.17o pounds. Kansas
produced 1l,S3sl0 pounds and Missouri
ao&s50. There are ten counties in Illinois.
oaeh Of which produces very much larger
amount Of broom corn than the entire state
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-28

Just as the bike" sulky was responsible
for clipping four seconds off the trotting
record. IL seems not at all unlikely that
the wind shield" is responsible for the
two-minute mark OF Lou Dillon and Major
Delmar and the 1:57 pacing record OF Prince
Alert There is something in the COM
plant OF the owner of Dan Patch that such
records are analogous to the freak bicycle
records made behind moving trains, and
possibly he is right In declaring that there
should be line drawn somewhere on the
mechanical devices used for increasing
speed But that there has been real i'm
provement in horsefesh also was demon
strated a few days ago, when Lou Dillon
trotted a mile IN 2:0iis under precisely the
same conditions Maud S. had to contend
With
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-28
Hybrid Potatoes.
ester Sentinel.

Rochester Sentinel.
About a year ago G. p. Keith saw pota-
to news item to the effect that the grating
of two potato eyes of different varieties to-
gether would produce a hybrid vegetable.
Last spring he took half eye from peach
blow and half eye from blue victor and
tied the two pieces together, leaving no
other eye on either of the pieces. Yester-
day he dug the potatoes which grew on
the vine from the grated pieces of the
two potatoes and found several clean white
potatoes which looked like early rose ex-
cept that they are whittier, larger and have
deeper eyes. Mr.. Keith expected to get
a round, spotted potato from the blue and
red varieties grated together but he didn't t,
and will plant the pretty hybrids next year
and see what he gets from them.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-28

Former Vice President Adlai Z. Steven
SON delivered an address at the dedication
OF new courthouse in Bloomington. ILL.,,
in which he made strong appeal for the
enforcement OF law and suppression of the
mob spirit. In referring to some of the
great men who had practiced law i'm Nc
Lean county he closed by saying AN
other name. greater than any yet spoken,
Is upon our lips-that OF Abraham Lincoln
No wo-ds can be uttered or withheld that
could add to or detract from his imperish-
able fame His name is the common heri-
tage 2f all people and all times"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-28
The Good Old Times.
Rochester Republican.

Rochester Republican.
Things have changed in the past quarter
of a century. Three-score years ago the
average boy would go out Sunday.
climb a tree and partake OF a few quarts
of mulberries and top off with a pocketful
of green apples and salt. The next morn
ing the mother diagnosed his troubles as
worms and he was made to swallow
half bottle of Freys vermifuge, quarter
of a pound of epson salts and was turned
loose in the COW pasture until supper time
when he would come in for Il square meal
all right Now if a boy complains of hav-
ing a little stitch i'm his side he has zap
ppndicitis," and is hustled off to hos
pital. starved within an inch OF his life
half n dozen surgeons each take a whack
at him with pearl handled knives and ne
is turned over TO his friends or the UNDER
taker.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-28

North Manchester Journal.
Heretofore it has been the custom to buy
sweet potatoes by the bushel or by the
pound, but If Isaac Swihart gets his new
kind of sweet potato in successful grow
ing order they will probably sell by the
yard hereafter. The other day Mr.. Swi-
hart brought a sample of his potatoes to
this office. There is nothing peculiar about
it except that the potato is about yard
long and one will make mess" for an
ordinary family. 1t is also very easy to
handle and desirable potato in every way.
Mr.. Swihart, however, gives the credit to
his wife for the raising of this potato, she
having charge of the garden truck.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-28
Hint to sportsmen.
Ligonier Leader.

Ligonier Leader.
With the coming Of the first sharp days
Of autumn sportsmen may be on the lookout
for the appearance of the jacksnipe on the
marshes. When the September storms have
cooled the air and a few frosty nights have
crisped the grass they come out of the
north in scattered f1ocks and during the In
dian summer weather linger about the wet
pastures and Dogs of marshy districts I'M
til the ice begins TO form on pools and
ponds, when they continue their journey
south.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-28

III the report from Paris be true that
Great Britain has consented to a French
protectorase over Morocco. a question of
large importance and one that might, UNI
der certain conditions. have become a vexed
one. may be regarded as settled. 1t will
mean not only that France shall have a
free hand in Morocco, but also that no OBJ
jections or the part Of France, shall be
raised to the continued occupation of Egypt
BY Great Britain.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-28

Clinton Qnd) Argus.
Mr.. John Daniels. OF Linton, came up yes
terday for few days rest and recreation
with the family of his friend and fellow
countryman. Mr.. Daniels is having about
the same experience as Lord Byron-he
wrote song and composed the music
went to bed and woke up famous His
Dear Old Swansea Is selling all over the
1tke Mayor Samuel Jones, Of Toledo. who
has warmly commended 1t to the Welsh
association OF that city.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-28

Porter County vidette.

Porter County Vidette.
During the past five years Chesterton,
as a community, has made giant strides
and can view with feeling of consider
able satisfaction the results of the efforts
made. The town has been Incorporated
Twenty miles of good macadam roads lead
to it from all directions. Frame business
fire department, we'll equipped, has been
established; town hall has been erected;
the factories running full blast and
there is q pay roll of $4,000 a month coming
i'm from the various industries. Several
miles of good sidewalks have been built in
the town and a number of modern houses
have been put up.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-28
A Gentle Critic.

Washington star
what do you think Of my latest poem?''
Its a wonder said the friend.
could you understand it,
ITO a certain extent. There weren't any
words that drove me to the dictionary. but
didn't always see the reason for hitching them
together in that particular manner"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-28

Philadelphia Ledger.
Yes" sale the dentist. ITO insure painless ex-
traction you'll have TO take gas. and that's 90
cents extra
oh" said the farmer. II guess the old way'il
be best never mind no gas"
You're a brave man."
"oh it amt me that's got the tooth; it's my
wife"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-28

Orleans Progress Examiner.
Pumpkin Valley Farm" got to the front
last Monday in good shape. Marion f.
Mathers. the proprietor of the above men,
toned. besides being one of the incest fell
lows who ever raised pumpkin. is the best
pumpkin raiser in southern Indiana As
evidence of the fact he presented us with
a couple of fine large pumpkins from his
Pumpkin Valley farm to make pumpkin
pies. And pumpkins is not all that Marion
raises "by right smart"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-28

correspondent of the Journal asks eff
Indiana levied a uniform military tax
throughout the State during the civil war;
If so. what was the rate, when did the
law take effect, when did it end and for
what purpose was the revenue thus raised
used?" No such law was enacted and no
military tax was levied. The only State
taxes imposed during the civil war were
those under the general levy for State pur-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-28
An Elk Farm.
Rensselaer, Republican.

Rensselaer, Republican.
Charley Pullins is preparing to start an
elk herd on his farm. He has bought of
Nelson Morris the remnant of the big drove
he has keptfor years on his ranch in Keen
er township. But six are left and these Mr..
Pullins and his son have bought. He will
fence off tract of hilly brush for them
to range in. There are four cows, or does,
and one buck in the herd and one young
heifer.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-28

of Indiana. Coles county, Illinois. produced
%. 5000 pounds. and Coles, with two other
counties, produced 455s2,Si0 pounds, which
was 50 per cent of the entire crop Of the
United States. 1t is a profitable crop-at
500 a ton exceedingly profitable-and why
its production should be so localized is not
1,,dorntnnd
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-28

pile Of refuse exploded at Menasha,
Wis. and killed few people. When that
bunch of garbage composed of the Demo-
cratic platform, the Reach interviews and
the Hoffman promises and the Polster
apologies finally explodes through sheer
force OF the expansive hot air. contained
therein. there VIII be a number of dead
ones AROUND INDIANAPOLIS.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-28

Philadelphia Press.
why. understood they were simply rolling
in wealth.
not TO roll toe far