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The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1904-05-07
His Promise,

In bright letters the words "My Oar.
ling stood out in bold relief on the
dashboard of a huge four-horse truck
in street blockade. The driver looked
as unsentimental as possible, but he
was not profane or brutal to his
horses. Patiently he waited the loosen.
ing Of the jam, while his neighbors
filled the air with curses. Finding his
horses FESTIVE, he climbed from his box
and soothed them with gentle words
and caresses. A newspaper man stand.
ing by asked him why he called his
truck "My Darling" This was his re-
ply:
WELL" he said, because it keeps
the memory of my daughter, little
Nelly, before me. She's dead now, but
before she died she put her arms about
my neck and said:
Papa, I'm going to die, and want
you to promise me one thing. Please
promise me you will never swear any
more, nor whip your horses hard, and
that you will be kind to mamma
"That's all there Is about it, mis-.
ter; promised my little girl, and I've
kept my word"
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1904-05-07

Some one asked the late D. L. Moody
whether he had read a certain book
He replied: "No; believe there is poi
son in it: at least l have heard so, or
good authority" The friend said
But wouldn't it be we'll for you tc
read 1t for yourself?" mo" said Mr.
Moody; IF take poison into my stom,
ach, the doctor has to come with a
stomach pump to take it out. Why
should 1 take poison into my mind?
might never be able to get it out"
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1904-05-07
Sub1ectn of Thought,


The necessity of circumstances
proves friends and detects enemies.
The worship most acceptable to God
comes from a thankful and cheerful
heart.
Many friends may reveal your kind
ness, but numerous enemies will prove
your courage.
We are not meant to be good in this
world, but try to be and fail, and
keep on trying.
The capacity of sorrow belongs to
our grandeur; and the loftiest Of our
race are those who have the profound
est sympathies.
To love one who loves you, to ad-
mire one who admires you; in a word,
to be the idol of ones idol, Is exceed
Ing the limit of human Joy; it is steal.
ing fire from heaven.
Blessed are those ears which listen
not after the voice which Is sounding
without but for the truth teaching in
wardly. Blessed indeed Is the soul
which heareth the Lord speaking with
in it, and receiveth from his mouth
the word Of consolation.
Examine yourself whether you had
rather be rich or happy; and if rich, be
assured that this is neither a good, nor
altogether in your own power; but If
happy, that this Is both good, and
in your own power; since the one is a
temporary loan Of Fortune, and the
other depends OH will.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1904-05-07
Let the DAY.

Let thy day be to thy night
A letter of good tidings. Let thy praise
Go up as birds go up, that when they
wake
Shake off the dew and soar. So take
Joy home,
And make a place in thy great heart fo1
her,
And give her time to grow, and cherish
her.
Then will she come, and oft will sing to
thee,
When thou art working in the burrows
ay,
Or wedding In the sacred hour of dawn.
1t is comedy fashion TO be glad
Joy is the grace we say to God.
Jean Ingelow.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1904-05-07
Pleasant .ThouUhtR.

How careful we should be to guard
our thoughts. If they are pleasant
we will have pleasant faces and
kind ways. We will gain treasures
for days Of adversely, upon which we
can draw when other sources of en-,
Joyment fail. Old age will be happy
through them, for they will be used as
material from which to build homes
Of refuge wherein we find comfort
and delight when the windows are
darkened and we are forced to keen
company most of our time with what
Is within us. When stormed at by
the outward things of this life, or
when weakness fOrbids the use of
what made up the happiness Of &C
tive life we can retire to the soul,
and, finding 1t full Of pleasant thought
Of God and Immortality, therein be
safe and happy. By the will which
God has given you, and which He
stands pledged to strengthen If you
Will use Its power from day to day
you can have divine help in the con-
troll of your thoughts, as In every
thing else which relates to your be,
Ing and doing. Let God dwell in your
thoughts, and be at home in them, and
then they must be pleasant. If God
Is only of use to you in what you are
pleased to call your troubles, and your
only acquaintance with Him is when
you are brought to the end of your
ability to manage for yourself, then
you will know very little of Him, and
Is 1t any wonder you are misunder-
standing His nature and purpose?-
Presbyterian Journal
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1904-05-07
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When the blockade was lifted the
big truckman resumed his seat and
was soon lost in the tide Of travel.
ne sowed enc Seed.


A missionary in India had been ear
nestly preaching in the bazaar or mar
ket place of the town where he Ia
bored, and was going out of the city
when heather asked him in mockery
How many Christians have you made
to-day?" The missionary pointed to q
field and said: "What would happen
tomorrow If we were to SOW corn
there to-dayT The answer was: "Noth'
ing" What would happen the day
after?" Nothing" was again the re-
ply. what would happen in few
days after that| Little blades would
sprout up" We'll" said the mission
airy, 81 have sown the good seed to:
day, and this, too, will come up after
some time"
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1904-05-07
oIIARrER OF A MILLENNIUM OLD

Huntington. L. l., Celebrates It' 2oo'h
Anniversary.
President Roosevelt took part IN Ing
celebration of the 25Oth anniversary
of the settlement of Huntington L. l.
There is a great deal of historic IN.
terest in the old town. In the days Oh
British occupation during the revoiu-
tionary struggle Huntington's mus
were vantage points whose strategic
value were recognized. Numerous con-
ficts between British and colonial
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1904-05-07
What We Consnr.

According to Dun's Index tbo vo,,,.
OF articles used by an average person.
in the United States during the Inst
year yea II bought at wholesale, was S99 =.
90 The year before it was S1o1 o.
Ihese figures correspond closely to
tnose OF 1883 and 1889. Two wears
ago the amount was $915O
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1904-05-07
his hair into elaborate semi-cir-
cles on either side his forehead.

comb his hair into elaborate semi-cir-
cles on either side his forehead.
-Four or five days had gone bv in
this way and Jimmy was almost ready
10 declare that society life was all Il
snare and deluSiOn. He even got so
lonely that he loafed around the hotel
barber shop for an hour at a time in
the hope of picking up a little home
like shop talk.
Meanwhile the small blond young
woman who sent and received mos
sages had unconsciously twined herself
/ tlShtly into the tendrils of Jimmy's
helpless affection. Time after time
jimmy sauntered airily up to her desk
ana made some playful remark which
was intended to be fascinating. But
1t was no use. Miss Maginn ALWAYS
looked up with a sober and business
ike air and inquired whether he was
expecting message.
That finally gave him an idea III
mad never received but two mnssooos
by telegraph in his life. hut +horo
seemed to be no reason why he should
not get few. He sat down and wrote
a long letter to one of the bows in thn
barber shop at Chicago.
Ihat evening Jimmy spent in noi,
lullV watching a dance in the hotel
ulnlng room, watching with envious
eyes young man in white Yachting
SUIT as he Whirled the beauteous Misc
Maglnn round the long room IN 20
waltz And Miss Maginn nevar o,,or,
glanced IN his direction. All the other
loNeiy young creatures had partners
ana the best sort Of a time, and Jimmv
went 10 bed sore at the world eftnr
sIandlng 1t as long as he could.
Dear me! What a chanpa thoro r,ou
III the morning. When Jimmy came
GOWN into the lobby on his wav to
breakfast pretty Miss Maginn, LOOKING
us IFesh as a daisy before the SIM bod
Slpped the dew from it's petals Iool,od
up at him with smile. That snilo ~
most put Jimmy ito the bad" as ho
afterwards confessed.
Mr.. Baker," she called to him "r,uo
message here for you. l fancy 49,
an important one"
Jimmy took the yellow enveIone
WIN what he tried to make a bored ex-
preston He leaned carelessly against
the ornamental railing about Miss Mo
elnns desk, tore open the envolono
"hIolded the message, and read it
uoD u"naes Baker, ooconomowoc, Wis:
nave offer of 100000 spot cash for
accept? 'n"il
~. s. SULLIVAN"
roI just wink Of the eye Jimmy
was knocked out. But he was 90 49,,
Snu quickly recovered himself. The
boys in the barber shop at home voro
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1904-05-07

fury. One is the
American produc,
ton OF ParsifaI
and the other the
dedication Of the
magnificent Wag.
ner monument In
Berlin. The man
whose name is
thus brought CON
spicuously before
the musical public
is Wilhelm Rich,
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1904-05-07

There are two ways Of looking at ad,
vertising, both of them right. Adver'
Using should be done during the dull
time for the purpose of stirring up
trade at that time and also for the
sake of the benefit which will come
from being continually before the pub,
lie eye.
A man should just as quickly think
of stopping his advertisements in the
summer or in the dull time after the
holidays as he should think Of closing
up his store several months in the year
and keeping it open only when trade
would keep him busy.
1t does not take people very long to
forget things, and If a store were
closed up four months or the advertis.
ing stopped four months a great many
people would have forgotten that the
business was in existence. The other
view Of advertising is that it ought to
be pushed during the busy time, when
the people are ready to buy.
Advertising cannot be expected to
sell goods when people don't want
them, and it will be naturally most
effective when 1t gives publicity to
some desirable article at just the right
time. To be sure, advertising will sell
anything at any time If the price be
made low enough and the advertise
ment sufficiently attractive. Some lines
of goods can be forced, and some can
not, but even those which cannot be
forced should not be allowed to drop
out of sight.
Keep up your advertising during the
summer, and you will not only profit
by 1t in the fall, but your summer
sales will also show fine increase
Saginaw (Mich) News.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1904-05-07
Rainbow TROUT for damon

Some Irish rainbow trout eggs have
been skipped to Toxic, Japan. Twenty
thousand eggs have been packed in
muslin, done up in wet moss and her.
mstically sealed in cans and will ha
Matched when they reach Japan.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1904-05-07
Careless Money senders.

The income Of the British postofice
from money in envelopes having no OF
insufficient address is $4,000 or $50.
600 a day.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1904-05-07

Liberty" said woman. contemnt.
uously; there isn't a man in TOWN
VINO dares say his soul is his own ond
now can't wear a bird on nv ba+n
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1904-05-07
Risks of RAILWAY Men.

During the last fiscal year one in
every forty railway employees was
killed and one In every twenty-four in.
jured.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1904-05-07
An lnnnirv-

81 Pete-And this, you see, is tbe
Judgment book. 40 '10
splr1t-Did Carnegie present this
too?-Harper's Bazar. 'N1S'
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1904-05-07

Most women can put up with good
deal In this world If their husbands
win put up for 1t.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1904-05-07

AIter the dance is over, how many
men try to make an entirely ror nl"ny
Oh arrangements with the fiddler?
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1904-05-07
EFoRMER OF Music.

Wilhs1m Richard Wagner, the Great
Musical Com poser
Two Forthcoming events are at the
present time attracting attention to one
OF the geniuses OF the nineteenth CEN
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1904-05-07

Unless you were born right, with
good sense, good luck cannot touch
you.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1904-05-07
~. s. SULLIVAN -"

ror just a wink Of the eve Jimmy
was Knocked out. But he was pamo
%n quickly recovered himself. The
boys In the barber shop at home waro
coming 1t pretty strong, but that was
no reason why he should weaken and
spoil the game. n anu
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-11-05
The Poor Mans Burden.

The equality Of assessment is a
thing that il very much TO be desired,
especially bv tile person who owns the
small property. Tire assessment law
is designed TO reach aud tax upou the
same basis all property in the state, be
it the farm. tile home, an oil well. a
railroad. a pipe lire. telegraph or
telephone COMPANY, a bank, a grocery
store, horse or a sheep. What we
are striving for is On equality in this
matter, so that the man who lives
next door to You paws as much TX in
proportion 10 his wealth as you do. If
his property is worth $40, 600 it should
appear so on the assessors book and
if your property is worth only 81, coo
il should appear at its true value.
Your neghbor is worth ten times what
you are and according to a Just asses
ment he will paw to the county and
state ten times as much taxes as you
do. Is not that fair and just?
Under the present assessment your
neighbor has a property that is worth
$40, 900. be is assessed at "a. 500. Your
property is worth 81 600 md yon
gre assessed at $3.50 Your neigbbor,
worth tea times what yon are, paws ouly
G times as I7uch taxes as you do Is
that fair and just?
This is fair sample of the present
rate OF assessment The large prop
cry owner ooe1 not pay taxes in pro-
portion to the small property owner
Has not the large property holder as
much right to bear his share of the
burdens of taxation as the man with
tue little home. This is state of
affairs that should be looked iEto by
every property owner. Let every man
bear his share of the taxes.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-11-05
Republicans Remember.

Roosevelt aud Fairbanks are worthy
of your support because they repre-
sent protection and sound monev and
the great principles which have made
the onion strong and great. They
stand for progress and prosperity.
They merit your vote.
Mr.. Dawson and his ticket stand for
the new tax laws which will equalize
taxation and distribute our burdens
more fairly. Tax levies have been cut
in half by the new legislation. Home
rule in taxation has been introduced.
The whole ticket is made pot worthy
men who deserve your vote.
The Legislative ticket will shape
new legislation and elect United
States senator. 1t is important that
we should have republican legis-
latute as we'll as republican officials.
Stand by Roosevelt, Dawson and
your legislative ticket on election day.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-11-05
Communicated.
Editor The Herald


Not having paper of my own,
have t. asg space in your paper to
reply 10 the contemplate attack
name on me the editor Of tie
3erkelev Democrat in the issue of No
vember /. / SEE a. q slur. he places
the 8 mark to nv name. / would ask
the former clerk Of the Circuit court
70 search his pockets and see if there
il not yet few rs due me still stick
ing there. When he stated that my
article was a snesking ipnendo. he
simply and absolutely misstates the
facts. Nv name was signed to ii and
if he read the article, he saw my name
there / have mo use for covaFdlv
cur, who attacks under an assumed
name. When iie sta es that was not
specific, / will repeat / charge that
on the 18th day OF February, 1904,
orders were issued bv the County
court PAYABLE on March ], sixteen
DAYS later bearing interest from dare
~ DtttI Nlidl law dib ttt I4ClBbDlE ait
and who was the beneficiary? charge
that it had illeRallv increased the
interest hearing debt of the county
and fol pioofs Il refer to the sheriff's
settlement Of June. 1904, which was
published in The Herald Of July 2. in
which it is stated that orders wele Is
sued for $267, 81, 16 months after date
with interests: one for 1906 66, 2S
months after date with interest, and
on November %, 1903. one at one
year for $780, one of $3.50 two wears
and one for $3.50 three years after
date, all bearing interest. The charge
/ made was that these orders are
Illegal and that any citizen can en-.
join their payment.
Are these chaeges specific enough?
Thanking you for the space.
yours truelv,
Alex Clohan.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-11-05
Taxes Cut in Half

Under the present system of tax
alton the great portion of the burden
falls on real estate; on the homes and
farms OF tue people. Martiusburg is
an industrial city. Its population is
made up largely of working people.
They own their own homes, or if thew
rent they have the landlords taxes
to paw, and WHEN these taxes are in
creased rents are increased.
Consider the case of a working man
who pays SIS month rent. A house
bringing such rental is propably
worth 50. 500 aud is assessed at
PROBABLY 81. 700. The taxes on such a
house in aiaItlnsburg would be about
$50. 80 eaeh veqr This is the amount
of tax that every working man who
rents house at SIS month has tc
paw.
There is great amount of property
III this county that is net assessed at
all, which will have to pay taxes un-
der the new law. All this property
coming on the tax books for assess
ment will necessarily make a great
deal more property off of which to
collect the $50. 600 that is needed to
pay the expenses of the county. IT,
stead of paying $3.50 on the hundred
dollars on the present assessed value
of So, 900, 900 we will only nave to
pay 81 cents, on about $l5, 900. 900. &C
cording to careful estimate made a
few days ago.
Under the new law the working
mans bouse will be assessed at its true
value OF -, 800 aud under the above
cal uIation he will have only $l2. IS
taxes to paw. The SIS a month hons e
assessed at its full value of 50, 800 at
the new rate, would make the annual
taxes S12.75, cutting the taxes in
half. This is a saving of just one
bali and is a good illustration of how
tax reform should work Tax reform
is benefit to the plain people, who
have a small piece of property and
are paying nearly twice as much taxes
in proportion as the large property
ownar
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-11-05
The Value Of A Vote.

A vote for Dayton is vote for con-
tinued prosperity and protection; a
vote for Walker is a vote for free trade
and stagnation. A vote for Dayt ton
means steady work at fair wages; a
vote for Walker may send you back to
CleveIand's times. A vote for DAYTON
means a vote for more industries; a
vote for Walker is vote to close the
industries we already have. There
fore, vote for the "stand pat" policy.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-11-05

Protection. which the democrats
call "rcbberv. has made West Vir.
GINA one of the greatest states in the
Union, opened mines. built factories,
constructed railroads and encouraged
enormous development in every dIrec-
ton, Bear in mind that Mr.. Dayton,
as Your representative in congress,
assisted in the restoration Of these
benefieent laws to the statute books
ard will. if rec lented, work and vote
to keep them there. Chicken and
Eggs Walker, no matter what he prom.
Uses, will vote to repeal them.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-11-05
1ndenendent candidates.

What are they and what would be a
proper definition? We see men an
nounced as independent republican
and as independent democratic csndi.
dates. We take ii, such candidate is
a man 0ho has been defeated by his
party or one whom his party never
thought enough Of to give him nomi-
nation.
Agnin: An independents noD-par-
tisan candidate seems to rs something
as indescribable IndeDeudent Of
what? What is meant by ncn-par-
tisau? That he belongs to no party i?
In a county like ours. what is TO be
thought of manf He mist be very
hard to satisfy. There is the bli.
can the democratic; the prohibition !;
the peoples and the socialist party,
and vet he is connected with none. We
don't believe in any such thing as
thet. In voting for the nominee Of a
party we know what he represents,
In voting for tnfs sort OF candidate we
are utterly at sea.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-11-05

Young mau vote the republican
ticket because il stands for all that
is good and great. You know for
what it stands. Ask Yourself. after
you have cast aside your prejudice,
Just why you are going to start your
political life with your face set
toward the setting instead Of the ris-
ing sun. Vote the republican ticket,
young man, because it stands tor all
that is good and glorious in the past,
and because it points the way to
future glory and rerown. Vote it be-
cause YOU cannot afford to commence
your politial life searching or few
rays of comfort in the smolderin0
ashes of the past. Young man con-
slider well before you vote.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-11-05
earaeld's Tribute To Dayton.

Mr.. James r. Garfield, son Of the
martyred president, in his speech at
Moatsville last week. paid Congress
mansDayton the following tribute
"It is necessary to the best interests
of our country that we should have
able and experienced representatives
in congress. In your district You
have such representative, and one of
whom you NAV all justly feel proud.
recall when first went to Washing
ton to assume NV duties in tho de-
partment of commerce and labor, that
President Roosevelt said to me, one
morning at the White house. that
there was one member of congress that
he wanted me to know and TO know
well. He was man that could rely
upon under a circumstances, and
that man was Dayton of West Vir-
ginia. The president subsequently,
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-11-05
Vote Right!

The supreme court of West Virginia
has decided that your ballot must be
all in one column to be counted The
safest, surest way to have it counted is
not to try and change it, Vote the
straight ticket, running line down
through all columns except the repub-
licau and then you are certain to have
it right. Many ballots which are
scratched are lost because the intent
of the voter is not plain. Vote straight
and make the republican victory de-
cisive.