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The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-05-23
UsinR Old He,..


Expert poultrymen claim M. ].
hen has passed her second vaa, = \. y
no longer At Tor laying purposs. !
should be sent to the carcass ~
This may be so in many casa. ~
one will question the fact tba NJ N ~ I
egg results come from fowls twa I
old and under. On the other hsas /
frequently finds individual hon. 1.
lay better at three and four vos..
than when younger, and when sa.l
the case 1t would be folly to IN, NJ,
a bird. Before deciding to send N
the hens over two years old ia n. !.
cass market, ascertain what pasS1
them is doing in the way Of j.,
ductlon. Then, too, these ol6 &
many OF them, are extremely usetSI
Matching season, even though tba n
dependence is placed on an incnb,l
Be sure the old hen has lost her ~
| ness before you sentence her 4
block.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-05-23
Doing the Spring Flowing.


With the vision Of acres of soil to
pillow before him, the farmer begins to
see the advantages Of fall blowing
under certain conditions. If portion
of the soil was plOwed In the fall. all
necessary this spring is to harrow it
and prepare the seed bed. If the bulk
Of the blowing Is to be done this
spring the first to be plowed should be
the sod land. This Is contrary to the
operations Of most farmers, who pre-
fer to get all the growth possible in
the early spring to turn under, but
there are advantages in early blowing
of sod land to Offset any that may
come from obtaining the grass growth
to turn under. If the sod land Is plow-
ed early 1t will resist drought much
better for In its preparation for a crop
the sun will have no chance to dry 1t
out rapidly, as 1t will later If the plow-
ing Is left until then. Then, too, there
is the advantage of being able to get
out to sod land before it would be pos
sible to put ploW into soil that has
been under cultivation. Try the plan
this year and compare the crop with
that in former years when the sod
land was the last to be ploWed.-St
Paul Dispatch.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-05-23
The Bottom OF the Sea,

By means Of the skafander, a diver
can remain under water for about an
hour. He is thus enabled to comb the
bottom Of the sea with thoroughness
that has almost exterminated sponges
in many parts. The employment is it's
own punishment; for the diver usually
dies OF palsy of the lower extremities.
The law now steps in to assist nature
in protecting the sponges, and the use
of the skafander has been abolished
by Samos, Crete, Cyprus, Tunis, Egypt
Turkey and Greece. In addition to the
skafander, the natives resort to har
pooning, primitive diving apparatus
and dredging. .,.-
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-05-23
A REVOLUTIONARY RELIC.
Famous Block House of Old Fort Pitt
Tire Itened with Destruction.

Famous Block House of Old Fort Pitt
Tire Itened with Destruction.
Unless the patriotic societies which
are at present striving for its preserva-
ton win what seems at present an
almost hopeless fight, the famous block
house of old Fort Pitt will soon be
torn from the spot it has occupied for
almost a century and half, and Pitts
burg will lose its one relic Of prerevolu-
tionary days-the only notable historic
building of any period, indeed, remain
ing in the city.
The block house was built as al out
post Of old Fort Pitt, from which Pitts
burg received it's name, and which COW
cred the ground previously occupied by
Fort Duquesne. 1t is precious for lis
associations not only to the city and
State in which it rests, but to the whole
nation. 1t stands on the point Of land
where the Allegheny and Monongahela
rivers flow together to form the Ohio.
This point, famous In history as "the
Forks of the Ohio" was the spot for
the possession of which the first blood
was spilled in the French and Indian
wars, and remained strategic point
of the greatest Importance all through
the long struggle Of the Latin and
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-05-23
Absence of Smoke in Rar,,n

According to consular reports, Berlin,
although a busy manufacturing city, Is
one Of the cleanest and best kept In
Europe. The smokeless condition of
the Berlin atmosphere Is ascribed to
three facts-the prepOnderant use of
coke and briquettes, which are practi-
cally smokeless; the skilful scientific
construction of boiler furnaces and
chimneys. and, finally, the high stand
ard Of skill that is taught and enforced
among firen6en who stoke furnaces
with. coal for steam and manufacture
ing purposes. Before man can as
sumo such charge he must be taught
the theory and practice of economical
scientific firing, by which the coal ia
distributed in such manner and ouen-
tity over the crate surface as to sacu-a
the most perfect combustion of its vols
tile elements. The Silesian coal used
IN Berlin In most large steam plants
and factories Is rich in bituman ond
would rank below many of the bitu-
minous Goals of the United States snd
yet the long, dense, trailing clouds ~
smoke so familiar a sight In many
American cities are rarely seen in tbo+
section of Germany, where the ;Ddis-
criminate shovelling Of raw bituminous
coal into the steam and other furnaces
Is considered an ignorant and was+oP,,,
proceeding.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-05-23
Farm Notes.

Two pounds each of corn meal
ton-seed meal and gluten meal
pounds OF corn ensilage, and as =
timothy hay as they want, Is icy
mended by the Maine station as \
isfactory ration for mich COWS
fed twice a day. Many farmers v
doubtless prefer to substitute bran
cotton-seed meal. II
The farmer who can sell an a.
from his farm without taking frOp
land any Of Its fertIlizing elemes
sure to make a profit If the cost y
labor Is not too heavy. When Y
stored on an animal. or butIef
product. the soil loses none Of W
tIlity. as all Of the starch, susai
fat on the farm comes from lHs
Plants absorb carbonic acid gas
give of oxygen through the aSsi.s
their leaves, and 1t Is this. cafUy,
the plants which finally become
verified into butter, lard, suet' eI@
A large number of German la
will come to the United States 70,
our farming methods, making
months tour through the Sta'es T.
Pacific coast and investigating IS
farming, livestock raising
breeding, tobacco raising suSa y.
culture. irrigation, the stock gai'
pertinent station, work and " 3.
Of the United States Depar.u',
Agriculture, which will furnish I. e
for the trip. 1t will be under y
pices Of the German Agricni.u,ssJ NJ
ciety, which has just comp Is 4
building at Berlin. in which WV H
stalled a bureau modelled aftei
Washington
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-05-23
The Man Who Know. Ma.


Is it not strange that In every eouI
and in almost every precinct that
may visit there Is at leafs one ts,1
known as a corn grower2 he nj
or never fails. The dry and thu
seasons come and go, but be chi
corn" and "sells corn" So in III
county there is found the man u
grows his own meat and regarI
Of cholera and bad crops keepsl
smOkehouse on his own farm, i
peculiar man Is sometimes a succI
full truck grower or fruit raiser
may assume one Of several forms
we may safely call him "Mr. XII
How" The average farmer Il
looks upon him as somewhat Of III
jurer, but at bottom we find bis /
cess due to intelligent effort. Inf
gence can insure crops in the fad
disease. chinch bug, boil weeyll
worm, drought-yes, and foods d
Farm and Ranch.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-05-23

An inspired communication" pub
llshed by Vienna newspaper, states
that 1t is the intention Of Russia.
France, Austria, Italy and England "to
reform Turkey from top to bottom and
transform her from an Asiatic to a
European state" These are brave
words, but there Is good reason for the
belief that the reform policy will con-
sist mainly of words and will fall short
In deeds. Fort twenty-five years SINH.
lar threats have been made, but the
Turk Is still doing business at the old
stand in the same old wicked way. The
mice, so the fable runs, once held a
meeting and decided ato bell the cat
Resolutions to this effect were adopted
unanimously. Then the appointment
OF committee to put the bell on Tab
by's neck was proposed. That ended
the scheme.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-05-23
discovering Bee Hives.

II the bees are wintering in a cellar
they should be left there for a long
time, yet, except in sections where the
warm weather is on and there is likely
to be no cold storms. If the bees are
w1ntering In protected hives out of
doors or under a shed, 1t is only neces-
sary to make provision for an opening
SO that the. bees may come out for a
ny on some warm day. The covering
OF the hives should not be removed
until the weather Is warm enough to
enable the bees to stay out for good:
that is' until there is no possibility Of
cold' raw days intervening between
bright, sunny ones. 1t Is important IN
retain this protection Of the hives for
a long time yet, for it gives additional
warmth to the hive which ia desinhl
during the season of brood rearing =
indianapolis News.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-05-23

A Plainfleld, New Jersey, boy of thir-
teen recently ran to the window to
Gee the express train go by. He saw
instead the great engine crashing into
the train standing on a side track, and
comprehended at once the meaning of
the terrible collision. Remembering
that his father had the only telephone
In the neighborhood, he rushed to II
and called up first the police and then
the fire department. He then informed
the hospitals, one by one. Of the catas
trophe, and telephoned to the doctors
asking them to come at once. MOI
until then did the boy go outside to
join the crowd which he had done 50
much to make efficient.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-05-23


As the average manager is built there
ia great loss of food where large
numbers of cattle are kept. The man
cor illustrated this week Is Of simple
and inexpensive construction, and Will
paw for itself in the food saved during
q wear In the end of an ordinary SIX
foot stall build a deep manager ffteen
Inches from the floor and partition on
one end of it for grain, as shown In the
illustration. At the back of the man
ger attach wide board. See letter y
in cut, and rack. D, set on slant as
shown. This board and rack viii pre-
vent the animal from tossing the nay
ont and the board also catches the
grain, which is scattered by the animal
In the movements Of eating. In the ar
rangement as shown the space marked
B is for the grain and A for the hay,
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-05-23
Artemus Wards Dt8cr,.u

The author of "Meditations ~ ~
Autograph Collector" tells the follow.
Ing story Of two men who were vtdeIv
known forty years ago, but for nui+o
different talents:
Inc student of American history does
not need to be told that the great olorU
Of Gen. John A. Dix was his men,.<.
able order, in the dawnipp dow. -
sne NeOelllon' which made him forever
famous: IF any one attempts to ham
GOWN the American flag, shoot him ON
the spot" vi
mat utterance gave an electric sbock
to the loyal heart of the nation Arta
mus Ward, in pretended concern mad
the general merry when he said in bis
llolest' hesitating way, "But-geneiral
suppose he hadn't any spot?"
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-05-23

years, it has not yet been gener
tested. Its good points are such,
ever, as to warrant giving the vat
at least a fair test. 1t Is descrbaE
being Of good size and form, q
early and growing free from
blight or rot. The vines are Of
dunn growth, compact and bushJ,
tubers are oval, white, with a pla8
tinge around the eyes, which are
large. The tubers grow Of unlS
size, and in quality are dry and de|
An especially fine cooking Vat
These are all good points, andI
stated, warrant a test of the Vaf
as soon as possible in any log
where potatoes are grown for the
ket.-St. Paul Dispatch.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-05-23

a New York jury has awarded the
plaintiff In libel suit six cents dam
ages instead of the $4,000 for which
he sued 1t was plain case of libel.
The newspaper had charged the de-
PENDANT with the commission of seri-
GUS crime and the charge was abso-
lutely untrue. The newspaper did not
deny technical libel. But in the trial
it was shown that there had been no
malicious motive in the publication.
1t was contended that newspapers in
meeting the public demand for their
existence must depend upon press as
sociations, correspondents and report
ers and cannot therefore stop to verify
every item. The publication Of daily
newspaper would be impossible else.
1t was further shown that haste is
necessary and that in the rush Of going
to press false statements are sure to
creep In. Editors and newspaper work
ers are fal1ible and liable to err. But
1t was argued-It would be unjust and
unfair to hold publishers financially
responsible for occasional error Of
statement, especially where disposition
ls manifest to correct such errors and
where there is absolute absence Of
malice or purpose to injure. The jury
took this view. More and more are
courts and juries demanding that abso-
lutte malice must be shown In order to
constitute libel. And why not? 1t Is
the motive that Is the essence Of all
violation Of law. Why should excep-
ton be made In the law of libel?
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-05-23

"Let us consult nature" exhorts a
contributor to an agricultural paper.
''The apple likes dry atmosphere, the
air is continually circulating about it,
and It grows in the light. It is not
so with the potato; but apples and
potatoes are both stored in the cellar,
treated in the same way-decidedly
against nature" Yet the moral" of
this deliverance is not, Remove the
apples" but simply, "Ventllate your
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-05-23

On recent Sunday nine persons, five
women and four men, committed sui
eide in Chicago. Nearly every one of
these went to self-destruction because
of hard financial conditions. They were
weary of the strenuous life, the women
helpless in life's struggle, the men pro-
nounced failures in business. Start
ling, Is 1t not? But that is only an in
cident In the alarming increase Of self
murder. According to the Chicago
Tribune, an authority on suicide statis-
tics, the number Of suicides during the
first two months Of 1903 was double
that of the first two months of last
year. What is the cause? Some will
say 1t Is because Of the lessening Of
religious obligations or the loosening
Of moral restraints. Others that it Is
the nervous pace Of modern living.
Others that there is something wrong
In the economy Of our life, that wealth
is lnequitably distributed. Perhaps all
these are to blame. Especially Is 1t
plain that business conditions grind
men to pieces beneath the upper and
neither millstones. Between the CON-
petitive system. which still largely con-
trolls economic conditions, and the
trusts. which are beginning to con-
troll, flesh and blood Is sometimes un.
able to bear the strain. And the pity
Of 1t! Preach against suicide. Moral.
lie about 1t. Sheer at human weak.
ness, II you like. Denounce 1t as cow.
ardly. Inveigle against 1t as sinful and
silly. Even legislate against it. After
all-there are the grim facts. Suicide
is increasing.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-05-23

The Sultans expressed desire for
peace while he buys more guns re-
minds one of the story of the preacher
who had been called to another pull
pit at higher salary. His small son,
when questioned as to whether his
father had reached a decision, replied:
"Well, pas praying for light, but mas
packing up"
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-05-23

The man who works hard all day
and goes home at night to be told that
he Is poor stick and a failure be-
cause somebody else gets larger sal
airy than he, may keep right on saying
the old bachelor isn't half a man, but
people don't always say what they
think.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-05-23

or 1t may be kept for corn fed on the
ear, or for any root crops that may be
given. This manager as constructed in
the most economical arrangement pos
sible, and would be particularly desir-
able for use in the stall of horse in
clined to be restless and wastefu1 in its
manner of feeding Indianapolis
News
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-05-23

General Booth thinks we are very
make fun OF, street preachers. Here is
a case where piety and tolerance may
be sadly mixed.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-05-23

Eight men fought duel in France
just to show how harmless the sport
is. But did the world need this demon
s;ration? Has any person been seri-
ously hurt in a French duel within
the memory of man?
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-05-23

Civilization Is getting rich out of
what was wasted fifty years ago. Saw
dust, slabs, limbs of trees and odds
and ends of Southern forests are now
economical. Waste pine is being 80
treated as to give thirty gallons Of tur-
pentine, besides tar and oils, to a cord
of llghtwood. Thus he who wants
most to spend must save most
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-05-23

Over in Germany a man may kill
another in a duel If he is willing to
serve five days in Jail. This is a sick
ening hardship, but the emperor hopes
before long to fix it so that the muir
derer can send his hat and coat to be
his proxy in serving the sentence.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-05-23
A Promisin9 Potato,

The Early Norwood potato, show
the illustration, Is one of the new
rieties sold as yet in limited QuS
ties. Although it has been grownl
the place of its origin for set
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-05-23
Two Points to Remember.

What is the court costume prescrib-
ed for an American diplomat?"
Amy old combination that doesn't
disgrace his anatomy or his family"
Cleveland Plain, Dealer.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-05-23

The Mississippi river is one Of Amer
ica's great problems. Upon levees and
bank protection alone the government
and the states have spent over $50, 000,-
600. and the river of the floods is as
great as ever. From Missouri to Louis
lana men have been on guard day and
night to protect their homes, and In
one at least of the states it has been
necessary to release the convicts and
put them at work on the levees. 1t
is the great drainage area Of the Mis-
sissippi combined with the character
of the soil through which it flows that
makes 1t so troublesome. There are
systems, stretching from the Rockies
to the Alleghanies, that find their out
let through it. Any one of them can
flood the lower river at freshet time.
Two or three combined bring ruin. The
silt forever drifting down from the
mountains fills the bed of the stream,
and as the bed rises the levees must
rise with 1t. New high-water marks
are made, and the pressure of the
floods becomes greater and greater.
What shall be done for the river to
replace the hopeless levee system?
Forestry reserves In the mountains, i'm
pounding dams at the headwaters,
great reservoirs in the st. Francis
basin in Missouri and Arkansas to hold
the overflow, all have been suggested
Efforts to develop a complete system of
control are, however, yet to come. 1t
has been truly said that the man who
masters the Mississippi will be one Of
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-05-23
Baby Beef

II the farmer will produce baby beef
ne can NIL his pasture to the full limit
with cows producing calves. and he
WIN realize on the calves twelve
months from the date of their birth
capital Is turned annually instead Of
once m every three yesrs. The farm.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-05-23

proposal to relieve the III
Traction
which to solve the po
suggests building Of three parallel moving pator o
and the
The fast moving platform ru
other
rplex sidewalk OF
will be capable of transporting $4,000 an hour
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-05-23

sr's grain VIII produce from 4
per cent more pounds d a ~ y + i
than It win Of beer ron wv ~
steer, and for the past three s. ''''a'llII
baby beef animal has solll N ss y \
prices per hundred as has ~ " y y
steer. IL sHsiai
In producing baby beeY Il. J.
can market his heifer ealyes ,s'a
same price as his steers, and IL,
ally get more for the twplvo ~ !. 3
old helfer than he would for n ,Sall
animal il kept until maturltv > y Y
Experiment Bulletin. Aall
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-05-23

cellars In winter as well as In sum-
mer' and that sterling rule applies
equally well to the rest Of the house.
Fresh cir does no harm to those who
resemble potatoes, and 1t is indispen-
sable to those who are more like ap-
Mes .-- 7s
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-05-23

The London Times accuses the Amer
leans of being on financial debauch.
Not guilty, your honor, so far as we,
personally, are concerned.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-05-23

A caulifiower trust has been formed
by Long Island caulihower raisers.
The sauerkraut business Is still being
carried On in haphazard way.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-05-23

A woman's brain declines in weight
after she Is thirty years Of age, but
some old widowers are the most light
headed people in the world.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-05-23

The glass blowing machines are 60
ing to cut the price Of window glass.
Somebody ought to invent coal blow
ing machine.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-05-23

The date Of Thanksgiving should be
changed SO as to fall on the day after
the adjournment Of Congress.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-05-23

In some families it must take about
all thatkhe father has laid away for
old age to get his sons out Of the police
court.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-05-23

There are more daughters Of revolu-
tons in Venezuela than one can shake
stick at. g....s@-
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-05-23

A 81 postage stamp will soon be is
sued. People who want to enjoy trav-
cling can thus send the baby by mail.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-05-23

General Funston is all right to COM
mand Alaska IL he can be held back
from attempting to swim Boring strait.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-05-23

Never look gift horse in the mouth
by feeling for his spavins.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-05-23

The friends we need are the ones
that are never on hand when we want
them. ~.a..s. .-.s..- .. s.-... ...
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-05-23

An eccentric man is one who praises
LIS heignDors.but he is never consid-
ered so by the aforesaid neighbors,
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-05-23

All the worlds stage-and the men
generally gobble up the speaking parts.