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The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-02-28

nothing can divert the electromagnetic
lc waves from their course across the
ocean. At present speed of fifteen
words minute has been reached.
When MarcOnrs sending apparatus is
perfected he expects to exceed thirty
words a minute, and distance will
make no difference In speed, as it does
with the cable, He will multiply mes
sages by multiplying stations. AS to
the expense of transmitting, he Is al
ready under contract with the Cana
dian government to send ordinary mes
sages across the Atlantic at 10 cents
word and government and press
messages at not more than 5 cents q
word. and In time he expects to send
a dispatch from New York to London
as cheaply as the same dispatch can
now be sent from New York to Phila-
deiphia. Finally Marconi says he can
send wireless dispatches over land as
easily as over sea.
These are the claims made by Mar
conf which are now attracting the at
tention Of financiers and scientists. OF
course some allowance must be made
for the enthusiasm of Marconi over
his belief that he has at last brought
this old discovery Of wireless tele-
graphy into practical operation. Fl
nanciers also will be shy of investing
until Its commercial advantages have
been thoroughly demonstrated.
In the meantime a serious Limitation
to wireless telegraphy has been point.
! ed out by Sir William Preece, one of
the most eminent electricians In I'm
| gland. He has never doubted the nos
sibility Of wireless telegraphy, but he
doubts its practical value, because, az
he asserts: 1t is possible to intercep,
every wireless message. Besides this
he says the new method is defective
because Of its slowness in transmit
ting signals. The cables now can. senG
from seventy to one hundred words E
minute-a speed which he saws neve,
can be equaled by the Marconi svs
tenn. This limitation would not be ,
serious one, as the. slowness would h,
offset by the reduced cost of sending
but II there can be no secrecy Their,
will be a vital defect. Marconi claim,
that the tuning can be automatieaIl,
changed as well as the codes, SO tha
1t viii be impossible to steal the mes
cages Time win tell which slsctri
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-02-28
TWO SOURCES OF GERMS,


MoistenlRg Lead PenciIa with Lapa
and Biting Church Fans
"Great attention should be given to
two apparently unimportant things
which assure you can and frequently
do cause no end Of trouble" said one
Of Washington's best known physi.
clans one day last week. 1.-The trouble
Is seldom traced to Its source, viz, the
lead pencil evil and the biting at the
rim Of the fans which are placed In the
pews Of churches for the accommoda-
ton of the congregation. The lead pen.
Gil evil seems to be principally confined
to women and children. In a momentut
hurry a woman will borrow a pencil
from an unkempt man whose pencil,
for the most part, occupies the space
behind his ear
"At the request for his pencil out 1t
comes, and the fastidious lady who
breads the street cars, and will ride on
the open cars all winter because she 50
fears close contact with the passengers,
will straightway moisten the lead with
her lips, and proceed to write in per-
fectly contented frame of mind, max
ing repeated trips to her mouth with the
pencil. Children seem to be Of the be.
lief that 1t is next to impossible to
write with lead pencil until they have
wet the lead In their mouths.
And about fans, have you ever no.
ttced how most people will bite and
bite on fan that in every way bears
the evidence Of old age, and having
been bitten many times? 1t seems to
make no difference in the world-tht
fact that the fans are common prop
erty, and that they as much belong tt
the tobacco-chewing men as they do II
the sweet-faced, refined, dainty womeI
does not matter. They seem to be hap
Ply In the pastime of biting on indefn
itely.
when sores appear that do not com
from fever, We're to suggest such I
source as have just described, nervou
prostration would be the result In man
cases. "-Washington Star.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-02-28
Importance of the Comma.

Lately In a small town In Germany
the school inspector arrived on his
tour Of inspection too soon after his
last visit to please the mayor. who was
asked to accompany him.
Il should like to know why this ass
has come again so soon?" muttered the
mayor to himself, as he put on his hat.
The inspector overheard the remark,
but pretended to ignore it, and was
soon busy examining the pupils In
punctuation. The mayor told him:
1--WE don't trouble about commas and
such like here"
The inspector told one of the pupils
to write on the blackboard: THE may
or of Ritzelbuttel says the inspector Is
an ass"
"Now," he added, ''put a comma aft,
er Ritzelbuttel and another after in
spector."
The pupil did SO, and it is believed
says the New York Mail and Express
that the mayor has altered his opinion
as to the value of commas.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-02-28
A Young Bows Protest.

The boy was young. but he was o
philosopher. He knew that the
"grown-ups" did not recognize the
rights Of boyhood. He felt his wrongs.
but he also felt the utter uselessness OF
struggling against the fixed. Some
day he would be as big as they. In the
meanwhile it was futile to cry out
against the inevitable. III
But one morning hunger, the great
primitive instinct before which even
philosophy shrinks and shrivels1
Wrung from his a protest that be.
trayed him, showing an agitated heart
beneath his calm exterior, a mind
ready to revolt against the despotism
OF act. He had waited for his break.
fast longer than any hea1thy-bodied
boy should, says the New York Times,
and at last. smarting under his
wrongs, said bitterly:
'If our hired man had been waiting
all this time, you bet he'd have
kicked"
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-02-28
THE OLD ENGLISH SUNDAY.

How the Day Was Observed Prior to
the English Revolution.
For u considerable period prior to
the English revolution Sunday was
a day of great festivity and high revel-
ny in the old country. Incredible
though 1t may appear. its observance
was governed and ordered by para
doXical royal declaration, issued by
King James |. This document is gen
orally known as 1.-The Book of Sports"
In it's preamble it recites royal
rebuke, administered to "some puri-
tanes and precise people" for ''prohlb-
iting o unlawful Furnishing of our good
people for using their lawful Recrea-
tiOns and honest exercises upon Sun
dayes and other holy days, after the
afternoons sermon or SERVICE" and
then 1t refers to 1.-The general COM
plant of our people, that they were
barred from all lawful Recreation and
exercise upon the Sundayes afternoons,
which cannot but produce two evils;
the one, the hindering Of the CONVEX
sion Of many, whom their priests will
ing them that no honest mirth Or rec
reation Is lawfully or tollerable in our
Religion, which cannot but breed IL
great discontentment in our peoples
hearts; the other Inconvenience Is, that
this prohibition barreth the common
and meaner sort of people from using
such exercises as may make their
oh W.
or our successors shall have occasion
TO use them"
Then follows the royal mandate
"'that no lawful Recreation shall be
barred to our good People," and 1.-The
Bishop and all other inferior Church.
men and Churchwardens" are enjoined
10 "bee CAREFUL and diligent, both tc
instruct the ignorant and convince and
reforme them that are misled in re
ligion." "Our pleasure likewise Is
That the Bishop of the Diocese take
the like straight order with all the
Puritans and Professions within thu
same, either constraining them to con
forme themselves, or to leave the coun
try according to the Lawes of Oul
kingdome and Canons of our Church.
The declaration proceeds to defin,
''lawful Recreation" as Dancing, eth
er men or women. Archerie for men
leaping, vaulting, or any other sucl
harmlesse Recreation, including May
games. Whitsun-Ales and Morris
dances, and the setting up of Maypole
and other sports herewith used. Blu
withall wee doe here accompt still q
prohibited all unlawful games to b
used upon Sundays onely, as Beare an
Bull-baitings, Interludes and at a
times in the meaner sort Of People b
Law prohibited, Bowling" A penalt
was inflicted upon those who did NJ
Join in the Sunday sports, and no or
could take part In them without fir:
having attended divine service la Ii
parish church, which was also enfor
ed under pain Of penaltyi
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-02-28

business training. He was president
of the Nevada Central Railroad and
of the Nevada company and the Wood
bridge company, all Of which have Of
fees In New York. He is member
Of several Of New York's most exclu-
siv8 clubs
Mr. Stokes is unmarried and has al
ways lived at his fathers house until
now. Last summer he abandoned any
intention Of spending the heated term
yachting or idling on seashore or
mountain and lived at the Settlement
house, studying social questions. Pre-
vious to that he had gone through the
full course at the College Of Physi-
clans and Surgeons, graduating in the
class of 30, and, although he has not
practiced medicine, he Is qualified to
do 80, and In this respect possesses q
technical education rarely to be found
among Settlement workers. His broth
er, Arson Phelps Stokes, Jr., is secre-
tary of Yale University. He has two
other brothers and four sisters, and his
father Is reputed to be several times a
millionaire.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-02-28

venir which can never be replaced. In
1890 movement was started to save
the Civil War relic from destruction
and the park commissioners promised
several G. A. r. men that the neces-
sary steps should be taken. AS yet
nothing has been done and once again
the people send it q petition to save it.
Fom this cabin, which then stood on
the bluff at City Point, Va. Grant
wrote his elaborate letters to Lincoln
and Stanton, his orders to Sherman for
his march to the sea, his order remov-
ing Butler and the one which trans
fered Schofeld across the continent.
From there he summoned Sheridan to
the command Of the Army of the Pc.
tOmac
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-02-28

In those days, says the New York
Post, the clergyman would, in obedi-
ence to the royal decree, publicly re-
cite the Book of Sports" from the pull
Dit; after divine service, he, with his
churchwardens, would proceed with
the congregation on to the village
green, there to indulge In all kinds Of
lawful Recreation" While the sports
were. going on it was the custom for
the parson and his churchwardens to
retire to the adjoining inn.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-02-28
Do NOS Like Egyptian Cotton.

A report from Texas states that ex-
perlments for the eradication of the
Mexican cotton boil worm have dem
onstrated that this disastrous insect
will not touch Egyptian cotton. The
department has been experimenting
with Egyptian cotton for several years
with marked success. If this last re-
port proves to be true, 1t will undoubt-
edly result In the planting o. Egyptian
cotton In Texas in the future, for up
to the present time no satisfactory
method has been discovered of pre-
venting the destruction of ordinary
cotton by this pest.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-02-28
Modest Worth.

Il don't see,' said the sensible girl.
show you could bring yourself to run
around after that actor; such a conceit-
ed stick as he is"
you're Mistaken" replied the mat.
inee girl. Hes just as modest as he
can be. Why, when asked him whom
he considered the greatest actor in the
world he actually blushed and replied
that 1t wasn't for him to say."-Phila,
delphia Press.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-02-28

through which the current reaches the
receiver in the cab. This pad is kept
moistened by a jet of steam derived
from the boiler, which passes first
through body Of soluble chemicals,
such as common salt or saltpeter, Of
such a character as to increase the
conductivity of the pad. An adjust
able support pivoted to the side Of the
cab carries a rod, on the upper end Of
which the casing surrounding the con-
tact device Is mounted, and 1t is pos
sible to contract the whole apparatus
beneath the cab window when the en-
CINE Is not out ON the road.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-02-28
old !.
FAVORlTES
The landing Of the Pilgrims.

The Landing of the Pilgrims.
The breaking waves dash'd high
On a stern and rock-bound coast,
And the woods against stormy sky
Their giant branches toss'd;
And Il heavy night hung, dark. q
The hills and w.iers Ger,
When band Of exiles moor'd their bark
On the wild New England shore.
Not as the conqueror comes,
They, the true hearted, came;
Not with the roll of the stirring drums,
And the trumpet that sings Of fame.
Not as the flying come, @l-.5
In silence and in fear
They shook the depths Of the desert
gloom
With their hymns Of lofty cheer.
Amidst the storm they sang,
And the stars heard, and the sea;
And the sounding aisles of the dim woods
rang -
TO the anthem of the free!
The ocean eagle soar'd
From his nest by the Whlte wave
foam,
And the rocking pines Of the forest
Foar'd--
This was their welcome home!
There were men with hoary hair
Amidst the pilgrim band;
Why had they come to wither there,
Away from their childhood's land?
There was woman's fearless eye,
Lit by her deep loves truth;
There was manhood's brow, serenely
high,
And the fiery heart of youth.
What sought they thus afar?
Bright jewels Of the mine2
The wealth of seas, the spoils Of war;
They sought faiths pure shrine!
Aye, call 1t holy ground,
The soil where first they trod.
They have left unstained what there they
found
Freedom to worship God.
Mrs. Hemans.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-02-28
LADY CURZoN.

ORD AND LADY viceroy and Vcerene OF India
celebration honor
~ sion Of King Of india married
untitled British
considerable persistent travel
eastern question:
something Of the people Of the
visitor
the fruits
e embodied in touches
Victoria Letter
bothsi
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-02-28

by moving to the
lower east side Of
the city to take
up the work Of
lettering the con-
ditions Of the
poor, is a son Of
A. n s o n Phelps
Stokes, the mil
lionaire.
J. G. Phelps
Stokes, although
under 30 years of
age, has had a
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-02-28
Butterflies a Food In Australia.

Millions Of butterflies are eaten ev-
cry year by the Australian aboriglnes.
The insects congregate in vast quanti-
ties on the rocks of the Bugong moun-
tains, and the natives secure them by
kindling fires of damp wood and thus
snffocating them. Then they are gath
cred in baskets, baked, sifted to re-
move the wings, and finally pressed
into cakes.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-02-28

John Anderson, MY Joo
John Anderson, my 10, John,
When we were first acquent,
Your locks were like the raven,
Your bonny brow was brent;
But now your brow Is beId, John,
Your locks are like the shaw;
But blessings on your frosty pow,
John Anderson, my jo.
John Anderson, my 10, John,
We Clamb the hill thegither;
And monte q canty day, John,
We've had WI ane anither.
Now we maun totter down, John,
But hand in hand we'll 60,
And sleep thegither Mt the foot,
John Anderson, my 10.
Robert Burns.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-02-28
GRANT RELIC PERIsHtN0.

House an Which He Wrote Some of
HE War ORDERS
The Grant cabin standing In Fair
mount Park. Philadelphia, which has
proved a relic Of interest to historians,
soldiers and all visitors to the park, is
rapidly falling to decay and unless ac-
tive steps are taken to preserve it not
only Philadelphia, but the entire coun-
try, will lose a valuable historic SOU
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-02-28
TO LIVE AMONG THE POOR.

Rich HKr. Stokes Will Devote His Life
to Social Reform.
J. Graham Phelps Stokes, the
wealthy young New Yorker who re-
Gently surprised his fashionab BILE friends
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-02-28

A Difficult style or Beauty.
"Red isn't at all becoming to Mis-
Gimp" "a
Just as becoming as any other color,
isn't it2'
"Yes. "-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-02-28

There are some people who Just nap'
urally can't work unless their employ
er happens to be looking their way
when they work harder than anyhow
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-02-28

4 1t is hard for the man who Is Glaj
on his back to face the world. -..t-
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-02-28

A woman's idea Of economy Is 9
have things charged. ~ ~ 40 S
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-02-28

It takes a strong corporation to
throw bridge across river.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-30
TO PROTECT
EMPLOYEES
Steel Trust Officials Issue a Guar
antee to Employees Holding
Preferred Stock.


New York, Sept. s0.The following cir
cular was issued to-day after a meeting
Of the finance committee of the United
States Steel corporation: To the officers
and employees, who subscribed for the pre-
ferred stock:
The finance committee sees no reason to
change its opinion as to the intrinsic value
of the preferred stock, but of course 1t
recognizes that the decline In the mar
ket naturally may occasion anxiety. Ac-
cordingly it deems it proper now to dis
pei apprehension Of loss by the following
additional offer or guarantee:
The corporation will, at any time dur
ing January or February 1908. pay to
every subscribing officer and employe who
shall have retained this stock for the
full period Of five years and otherwise
complied with the terms of the circular,
$3.50 per share for the stock. less the
benefits he shall have been entitled to
under the circular (not including estates
or benefits received on account of differ
ences between interest and dividends
which he will in any event retain), pro-
vided he wishes to sell the stock for
that price at that time -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-30
GRAIN TRADE GOSSIP

Iowa Crop sBulletin-For week ending Sept
ideal week for ripeninE the belated crops and
ture was about normal. with dry winds and more
than tie 1sual amount OF sunshine The week
closed with light rains, followed by moderate
frost morning of 9th. which caused no
material damage.to any field crops
Southwest Weatber-Kansas City, cloudy;
60. Atchison, cloudy. 60. St. LOUIS cloudy: 81.
Omaha, light rain warm.
The weather map shows unsettled conditions
and rainfall in Nebraska. Minnesota, Dakotas,
Illinois, Iowa, Kansas and Missouri sYempera-
lures in the corn states are a tribe higher than
Yesterday. South and southwest 1t IS raining.
Chicago to Edwards. Wood & Co-Iowa viii
have at least e-fourths of full crop of mar
ketable corn. according to report Of an official
of the Chicago & North Western. and remainder
Of the crop will make excellent food.
Chicago to Watson-Been lot wheat sold by
traders on weakness in corn. Should the latter
rally wheat will follow suit.
Chicago to Lewis--Armour bought 100, 900 blu
December at M@771ac; Spencer sold; Armour
liverpool Broomhall cable-The French millers'
association estimates the wheat, crop Of France
at 400, 900, 900 bu. compared with their estimate
year ago of 372,oo0,OO0 blu. The general ac-
ceptance of the last years crop Is $4,000 600
bu- The French farmers association estimates
the present crop at 34S. 600, 900 bu, which shows
difference Of so, 900, 900 bu between the two es-
tes
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-30
A CAUCUS ON CHANGE
It Is Held To-day, While Election
Comes Tomorrow.

The caucus for. the nomination Of can
didates for Chamber OF Commerce Off
GERS to be voted upon at to-morrow's an
nual election, was called to order, in the
exchange-room OF the chamber at 2:3O
this afternoon. The polls will be open to-
morrow from 10 a. m. to a D. M
The principal officers whose terms ex-
spire are President James Marshall and
Vice President F. w. Commons.
Five members Of the board Of directors
also retire. They are w. A Freemire.
John 4. Tracy, J.H. Martin, Samuel
Morse and A. w. Woodward.
On the board Of arbitration, three mem
bers, l. Christian, G. Parker Harding and
Alex McGregot will retire. and on the
board of appeals. the members whose
terms expire are q. N Osborne. George
"A. Devigneapd and Thomas N. Taylor
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-30
THE CASH TRADE
WEAKNESS IN OATS AND BARLEY -
MAND ONLY EaTp

MAND ONLY FAIR
FLAx-No. seed sold at 99Ac for good lots
Minneapolis received 81 cars against p last
year, and shipped 10. Duluth received 1i9 cars.
Oloslng prices Minneapolis cash, DOC; to ar:
rive, sSc; October, Doc; October, 9Shc; May.
OATS The tendency was lower from the start
and prices were easier all around There was
only fa1r demand No. 3 white closed at 35c.
CoRN-Not much business to report No q
yellow closed at ACC. Receipts, 8 cars: ship.
on ali grades Good demand f Bran e me
$l;3;15@l4; shorts In bulk s106l1e 25; aour
23 25; all t. o. b. In Minneapolis: IL inH.R
sacks Sl60 per ton additional. Shipments. $40
FEED AND MEAL-coarse corn meal and.
cracked corn IN sacks, sacks extra, S1S.25; No.
ground 1eed 2-3 corn and 1-3 oats. Solb sacks,
SACKS = extra t $3.50 No ground feed q corn
ground feed, 1-3 corn and 2-3 oats 75-lb sacks
sacks extra, $19.5O. 0aA''
R1E-Good business done in rye at Arm
prices. No. closed at Sic. Receipts. IL cars;
BARLEY-sellers found the barley market
very soft and top prices hard to get even FOR
choice. Receipts 100 cars; shipments az c,ra
Feed grades closed at 42@A6c; mating grades.
HAY-Prices firm as quoted Timothy. choice
$l2ea1 90; timothy, No. L, s11@11.5o timothy
MI Sio@ 1899 choice upland. sl1 gil 80:
$50; midland, $500; swale, $7Gs; straw. Eve.
$6.5oG7; oat, .$5,50@e The demand was strong
yesterday and dealers had difficulty in fiilinee
orders. Receipts 100 tons, $500
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-30
FINANCIAL GOSSIP

Waldorf gossip to Watson: The air is full OF
rumors Of the settlement Of differences Of long
standing betty cen powerful interests. Such re-
rorts cannot be verified. but in well Informed
theory that Rockefeller has. eyened things up in
me stock market and incidentally acquired a
steam railroad properties and that peace has
been been declared between warning factions in the
sentiments for it is argued that legitimate conti.
n at, VII ~ now be permitted to exert their
purchase on all recessions. for some time to
come, especially dividend payers Of the middle
grade, Which tpresent low prices make such
excellent returns on the investment
Whallon,. from New York: Bulls are still In
control and very general covering OF shorts. All
signs point to further improvement, but the
bear side will Certainly be heard from again
All the better for intending buyers
The directors of the American Tobacco com
pany nave declared the regular quarterly divi
bends Of per cent the preferred stock and
3 per cent on the common,