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The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1904-11-12

ana even the most captions and axoc+-
lns snuHtaker found something suited
10 MS wants. Those with a taste for
'ne morbid could buy boxes made from
the wood Of scaffolds, chairs that muir
oerers had sat upon or parts of their
houses Sporting men could find pleas
ure III the little miniatures depicting
scenes In the chase Sailors had their
hoXeS made from the timbers OF son,o
historical ship-the hull of the Roval
George was turned to this purnosa
more than once.
soldiers had battle scenes in minis
lure upon their boxes, and these varo
otten executed with the finest work-
manship and great attention was given
to detail.
Inc scotch, always great snuff TAX
erS' were very fond Of manufactur,no
thelr snuff boxes from a crumnloS
norm. The end Of the horn was ho1
lowed out to hold the snuff and a littIe
nlallet was attached by which to tan
Ine snuH from the sides If it adhered
sometimes brush was added tn f,ick
away particles from the nose Tho
ordinary Scotchman had a plain mun
Slul DoX' but those belonging to tho
i"llus were often embossed with si1var
uiouiftings and precious stones, maxine
uleln valuable as well as picturesnna
One of the most popular and wall.
known snuff boxes was that given IN
Napoleon by Pope Plus VI. Whan No
poieon died he left the box as a kean.
sake to Lady Holland, who had 49,
very Kind to him during his tmprison.
ment on st: Helena. Lord Carlisle Who
urged the lady to reject the gIft snS
gested that every time the boy vs.
opened horror and murder wonld ,ean
out; Ihe box was bequeathed by Ladp
Holland at her death to the mnSo,, 1'
London Daily Mail.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1904-11-12

looked up in alarm and gazed at the
"banjo-clock" before her. 1t was, so
Uncle Charles discovered, an hour
and a half fast That alarmed her
still more
Charles" said grandmother Sc.
verelg, have you been settin' nv
clocks?"
why, yes mother. l fixed the
sun and the 'bullfrog.' They seemed
a little off"
We'll, mercy sakes! How ever
shall l tell the time now"
by them, of course. They're right
now"
Yes, but they won't be Tomorrow.
You see, Lettie" (this alphabetically 10
her daughter-in-law), they're oil
clocks that just won't 20 right
know about how much each gains or
loses In a day, so when l hear one
strike l can tell about what time if
Is. For instance, this morning wban
the big hall clock struck three. 7 knew
the hand said quarter to eight Tho
banjo Is an hour slower, so IT said
quarter to seven, and would strike fen
ID nfteen minutes. When that strucly
ten the sun would say ten minutes
10 six, and would be almost ready IN
strike twelve. The sun is fifty min.
utes ahead Of the 'bulfrog,' which
SAID quarter to five, and In twenty
minutes would strike three and that
is twenty-five minutes behind Sarah
Fetdt's alarm-clock with the brass
works that she set by the town clock
last week, and isn't more than f,vo
minutes out; SO it was about Quarter
after five and time to get up"
She looked at Uncle Charles rn
proachfully. Il do declare, Charles"
she said, you've gone and mixed mo
up SO now l d'now's I ever shall ret
1t figured out again. Com
panion.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1904-11-12
DANCING DOOMED IN LONDON.
Mans Interest in the Bail Room Sold
to Be Declining.

Mans Interest In the Bail Room Said
to Be Declining.
The matrons of BelgraVia and May.
fair are said to be deeply concerned
at the decline of interest in dancing
among young men. 1t is even rumored
that they are driven to the dire neces-
sity of engaging professional dancers.
presentable men from "Blankney's" or
some other universal provider, who
will help at a ball and go meekly
home with the hired plants In the
morning.
The war in South Africa undoubted.
ly led to a decline in the graceful art
for the men were away fighting and
the women stayed at home to think
and weep. It is not inconceivable that
with the return of peace men who
had been accustomed to an active,
stirring life on the 'Illimitable veldt"
were dsinclined for the easy dalliance
Of the ballroom. That is the sugges-
ton, but Is Is discountenanced by
such an experienced teacher Of dan
cling as Miss Vincent, of St James
street.
"Nonsensev she said, emphatically;
dancing is not on the decline among
the people Of Belgravia and Mayfair
l don't know what it may be In the
counties, but 1 understand that a con-
siderable number of house parties are
being given, and dancing is just as
fashionable as ever. High-class ball
room dancing among society people ID
certainly not doomed"
Another proof is that ladies, In IN
creasing numbers, are seeking 10
qualify as teachers Of dancing. II the
dismal prophecies of decadence were
justified their occupation would DO
gone, instead of which it Is flourish
ing and profitable profession. There
is, therefore, no foundation for inc
statement that West End hostesses'
especially those with marriageaDis
are Iamenting the deartn OIL
those opportunities for effectlng mat
rimonial alliances which ballroom a.
fords. Neither the aftermath OF lne
war nor the craze for amateur theatfi'
Gals has affected the passion for dau
Chronicle.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1904-11-12
GRANDMOTHER'S CLOCKS,


Long before the Western EXPRESS
had come within whistling distance of
the Summerville station Uncle Charles
declared he could hear the bells Of
grandmothers clocks. Haven't heard
'em since l was boy" he said, but
l know how they'll sound-all going
together and every one Of 'em right
tell you, Lettie, you ought to have
mothers sense of time. You can't even
keep our mantel clock straight. Why.
mother has hall clock seven feet
high and over century old. Then
there's the banjo clock in the dining
room, and the sun in the kitchen-ye
call in the sun because of a round
hole in the door-picture to see the pen
dulum through. There are three or
four others besides, and the way
mother keeps them straight is a mar
vel. 1t must be the old wooden wheels.
Nothing like them made nowadaysw
Half an hour later GRANDMOTHER
greeted her homecoming flock at the
door of the neat white farmhouse, and
sent them to their rooms to prepare
for a waiting dinner.
"Hello!' said Uncle Charles, as he
followed Aunt Lettie into the east
chamber. There's Uncle Hiram
Doty's old 'bullfrog' clock Has a
voice like a frog when it's getting
ready to strike"
Mechanically he pulled out his watch
and consulted it, then glanced again
at the clock. He hesltated, then with
out comment stepped forward and set
the clock half an hour ahead. Aunt
Lettie smiled. but said nothing.
"A little later, entering the kitchen,
he beheld the sun" ticking merrily in
its accustomed place. Uncle Charles
compared it with his watch. Grand
mother was out of the room. Stealthiiy
he opened the clock door and moved
the hands back twenty minutes.
Dinner had hardly begun when from
east chamber and kitchen came stimuli
taneous wheeling and banging of
bells. The sun counted six and
stopped. The "bullfrog" did better
and made it thirteen. Grandmother
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1904-11-12

but neither they any other people justified IN de-
sroyng what world needs food as fuel as clothlng
as medicine and especially as ships 10 empty snip on
freight send her to the bottom Or worse su
to send with her is barbarous Ihe coal
supply growing Not ton of should be wasted
necessary prevent its falling into the hands OF
the Japanese be landed and sold to the highest DID
nation provided that circumstances pre-
vent the captors using it to their own advantage
And the same with the captured ship This Is work
of skill value, and is needed in facilitating the com
merce of all countries If has made itself liable to SELF
ure by trading forbidden supplies there is no reason
why it should be destroyed 1t carries no fight
ing machinery danger to the feet of the
nation that makes the arrest 1t may be carrying merely
few contraband articles, and deckfu Of sup
intended for neutrals for people engaged in peace
full pursuits and In such it is wanton waste to
IT, indeed it is not defiance Of international law
Powder might be used by the captors or might
thrown overheard If there time to take
them stow them; but not the textiles, fruit
manufactured products that nations exchange
with another Warshps fair prey They to be
sunk by the enemy whenever possible converted to the
of the winning SIDE but to scute mllon-dollar
ship of the accident of her trade is to commit
crime against all humanity whose needs that ship is
pable Of serving.-Brookyn Eagle
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1904-11-12

Born unto trouble, there rests babe
iE the royal palace Of Russia for whom
go out the reJoicings Of great ma
ton. The accident of birth has given
an heir to the throne of the Roman
offs. From a man Of melancholy, it
is announced that the Gar has ad-
vanced to cheerfulness, and in the ad-
vent of his son, the Russian nation,
always superstihous, sees an augury
of wondrous things. Analysis Of con-
ditions in Russia previous to the great
event which, barring death, has settled
the Romanoff succession, will show
why so much depends upon this little
boy. The four daughters born to the
Gear are mere nonentites, though
Nicholas had 1t in his power to repeal
the salic law and make them eligible
to the throne, just as Isabella was
made eligible to the Spanish throne by
her father, Ferdinand VII. But the
Russians are set against 'pettcoat
rule" regardless of the fact that but
little more than a century ago Gather
inc II. ruled so strenuously that she
figures in Russian history as the great
est monarch since the days of Peter
the Great. This thing alone has turned
the people against the Czarina, who
four times has disappointed them by
giving them what court circles call
"makeshift" instead of ruler. 1t has
even been said that she was to be di-
vorced, "for state reasons" much after
the order OF the estate reasons" which
parted Napoleon and Josephine. The
person who bore the title Of Czarevitch
in the absence of a direct heir Of the
Gear Is the uncle of Nicholas, the
Grand Duke Michael, than whom
there is no more unpopular person in
the whole Russian Empire. The con-
tempt the Grand Duke holds for his
nephew has never been hidden, and
loyal Russians have resented it even
more than the Gear himself 1t is not
difficult to see, therefore, how the ma
ton regards the birth Of the new
Romanoff as pleasant omen for Rus
STA and an augury of better days. For
it has given them back the Czarind,
who at heart Is really loved and has
relieved them Of the ruling presence
Of the Grand Duke Michael, whose
ascent of the throne would be regard
ed as national calamity.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1904-11-12
JUDICIAL DECISIONS

a withdrawal OF an action Fl. !.
vorce, brought BY wife. Il ha,s -
ppenhesmer vs.. Collins fyvts go - =
3. A. 900, not 10 be suhicienr = = q 81. =
port 9 conveyance BY the HUSBAND &
the wife Of his interest In ais fsts S z
estate az against the claims IL hIs 49, I
Ltors. = ~
An occapier Of land who undar.o,..
to burn rubbish thereon is he,s 80 =.
Paoltno vs.. McKendall OR, II. co 4 j j
A. 159. 70 be under no obligat,on !. :.
guard children OF tender yasrs - -, =
are In the habit or resortinR tha,a -. )
play from injury by approaching IN =
IRE. "a q. @.. ~
Physical injury or disease resu,s,n.
from fright or nervous shock ceraas
by negligent acts. where such ras,,,4
might with reasonable certainty have 's
been anticipated or the negligence u,s NJ
gross, is held, In Watkins Va Kan,,n
Manufacturing Company N. Oh e1 r.
r. A. SIT, to give right Of action for
damages l. .-E Ska u.
A license to sell intoxicating lionors
Is held, In Wallace VS.. Reno (Nevl 90
L. r. A., to confer no vested right w
on the licensee, and to be revocahio
before the expiration of the time for
which it has been granted, by act ~
the Legislature, or by municipal Off.
GERS acting under statutory AUTHORITY
with or without notice 10 the licensoe
An attempt to board a train of cara
running at eight or ten miles an bonr
by g young, strong and active man
with experience as a travelling man"
In boarding and alighting from moving
cars, Is held, in Small VS.. Travellers
Protective Asso. (Ga,), 63 L. R. A. $40
to be an exposure to Obvious risk ~
injury within the meaning of an acct.
dent insurance policy.
A mortgage executed in the name or
third person on chattels not vet ac.
CURED by the mortgagor, which does
not purport to cover after-acuuired
property, Is held, in New England Ma.
tional Bank vs.. Northwestern National
Bank (Mo.), GO L. r. A. 256, not tn
bind such property as against a mort.
gage to another person executed by the
mortgagor in his own name after the
property has come into his possession.
A foreman Of bridge construction
gang Is held, in Southern Indiana Rail.
way Company VS.. Harrell Qnd.l, GO
L. R. A. 400, not to represent the mas
ter In directing, at time when train
Is passing, the raising by derrick, 90
constructed as to swing toward the
track, Of a stone to be placed in a
pier Of a railroad bridge, the effect Of
which Is that the stone swings against
the train and is forced against an EN-.
ploye, to his injury.
Erecting in or beside a highway a
crane for delivering mail to passing
trains, which, when the mail bag Is
strung upon 1t, is calculated to brighten
horses or ordinary gentleness, is held,
in Cleghorn VS.. Western Railway Of
Alabama (Ala.), 60 L. r. A. 289, to be
negligence which will render the rail.
road company liable to one who is in.
jured by the frightening Of his horse
thereby, although the bag is actually
placed in position by government en-
ployes.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1904-11-12
OPINIONS OF GREAT PAPERS ON IMPORTANT SUBJECTS

.o IN rfo than to get the best living we can we are
absorbed in our own little afairsour wants and our en-
tovments ailments and jealouses ana envle' uE
hatreds and loves The greater the degree 10 WHICH ""
isfv our wants and triumphs over our enemies u4e s
our successive think, - ~
But to crafty our wants is only to create he" one
Human longing is like seattle more we pour INV -
the more 1t spreads The millionaire longs Aoi No1 "
eagerly as does the poor man. Content uoeS no' 0 49, ~
direction of acquisition or indulgence
Success in life consists in fitting ones SELF 10 Que GU
vronment and one thing more-eevatlng the en'non
ment-Chcago Journal.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1904-11-12

Statistics now in course Of collation.
at Washington seem to indicate that
che Sitting process applied to immi-
grafton at the country's ports of entry
Ss, to say the least, defective. Figures
showing the number Of aliens confined
In penal and charitable institutions
have been gathered by special agents
tn every State and Territory. These
Agures, it Is said, show that thousands
Of foreigners who, under the laws,
should not have been admitted to this
country, have become public charges,
and, as such, liable to deportation at
the expense Of the steamship COM
panieS that brought them to the Uni
ted States.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1904-11-12

1t should be a source Of pride to
every one within whose veins flows
Anglo-Saxon blood that our language
ls rapidly becoming the dominant We
htcle of speech throughout the earth.
No longer is it necessary for an Amer
lean or Englishman contemplating
foreign travel and equipped only with
his mother tongue to feel the least ap-
prehension as to his ability to go any
where and everywhere along the
beaten tracks of Europe. More people
now speak English as their vernacular
than speak any other European Ian
guage. In every town and city of I'm
portance on the continent there are
many persons, students for the most
part, who are able to converse in Eng
fish and who feel just pride in the
accomplishment and take pleasure in
Its exercise.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1904-11-12

Belflg' Presently we shall make good
our return to the Greek system, which
included music and gymnastics as es-
sentials to education, and so produced
q wonderfully balanced creature
with body, mind and spirit in such due
proportion that no one could overtop
the other. The professional athlete,
the puny scholar and the religious
recluse are each the result Of the sep
aratdon Of one department Of educa-
ton from the others. The symmetrical
man is the result of the well-consid-
cred union Of all the departments.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1904-11-12

Once every year the soldiers Of the
Civil War who still survive are accus-
toned to gather somewhere for their
national encampment. Three days are
given to reunions and business meet
ings and a parade. This practice has
continued so long that 1t has become
an old story in all the northern half
of the country; for the Grand Army
has both encamped in Maine and In
California. 1t Is an old story In one
sense, but a perenntally new one In
other senses. This year, for the third
time, the Grand Army held its en-
campment in Boston. The city was
decorated, of course, and unusually
crowded. There were blue uniforms
and black soft hats everywhere. The
same white-haired men marched in
the parade, little sitter in the knees
and somewhat fewer In number, and
they were cheered from end to end of
the route. But there was nothing new
about any of these things. Yet the
encampment as a whole did produce
it always Notwithstanding new
and fresh: rebirth Of patriotism, a
acknowledgment Of the debt due to
these men, a new perception of what
the war cost them. No one can watch
the parade of the veterans without
seeing that the vast majority Of those
In line are men in moderate circum-
stances. They consider themselves
fortunate indeed that they are able to
be present at all. Thousands of tneir
old comrades, they will tell you, could
not come because Of the expense. Here
is the new lesson which the encamp-
ment teaches, or the old lesson which
1t constantly repeats-the lifelong sac
rifce Of the men who fought and
lived, as well as the short but COM
plete sacrifice Of those who died. The
war ruined the chances Of financial
success for tens of thousands Of sol
diers, who, If they had been more
selfish and less patriotic, would be
richer to-day in the goods Of this
world; but how infinitely poorer both
they and we should be in things which
wealth cannot measure or money buy!
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1904-11-12
Better Than Medicine.

did you tell my wife that l na"
made my will and left all my properly
to herr" asked the sick man.
II did," replied the lawyer.
what did she say?" querled the IN
valid.
"Oh," answered his legal adVlsei'
"she glanced in the mirror and ask'u
If 1 thought she would look wen IL
black"
And that Is why the undertaken 'O"'
O Job.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1904-11-12

The table indicates decline in the relative Importance
of agriculture among the ganful pursuits 1t shows de-
of $50 per in the proportion of persons
gagged in agriculture since 1880 and increase GAG in
the proportion engaged in and manufacturing
But those who inclined to pessmistc the
threatened "extncon of agriculture will need deeper
into the figures 1t found that the number of
tualy engaged in agriculture increased between 1880
1900 from 7714000 to 1O392OOO is be remembered
also that this number is likely to keep increasing for
many not only through the opening of rgabe pub
lie lands to homesteaders but because Of the drift toward
small farms and intensive farming. The scientific
agricunrst of the future will get out of ffyacre
tract than the oldme farmer" got of quarter
hons-Sprngfed Republican.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1904-11-12

It Is said that the pay Of the Jap
Rnese soldier is only 45 cents a month.
In view Of his recent performances we
believe the war Office would be justi-
Ged In raising it to half a dollar.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1904-11-12

Just as soon as those English troops
reached Lhassa they made it English
BY dropping the "h." They have been
spelling It L'hassa all these years, and
now they spell it Lassa.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1904-11-12

A fashion writer for Mr.. Bok's
paper says that all women should
wear beauty spot so as to be fas-
cinattng. Some of them would be more
fascinating If the>beauty spot covered
the entire face.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1904-11-12

There is tide in the affairs OF
wheat which. taken at what seems to
be the food, frequently leads on to
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1904-11-12

Both Japan and Russia now have
about $780, 100000 invested in the war.
The difference is that the Japs have
something to show for their invest
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1904-11-12

The power of the pessimist is shown
BY the public's familiarity with the
word "dyspeptic' and its unacquainr-
Qnce with "eupeptc."
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1904-11-12

A New Jersey man has made him
self a suit Of asbestos clothing. He
apparently has suspicion Of what the
future holds in store for him.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1904-11-12

Naturally the project to make paper
money "yelvety' has failed, and we
shall go ON working hard for it as Of
old. ~ sEE.. 49, arsz. g.. ,@
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1904-11-12

But If Carrie should appear at the
door, would Bishop Potter be war
Hanted in saying something like '"Tar-
nation?' @y~. "A s...... ...~-
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1904-11-12
CURIOUS SNUFF BOXES
They We're Made in Many Cases
Suit Fancies of Users-

IN the days when a snuff box wac
considered a necessary attribute to the
perquisites of a beau-or a belle for
that matter-much ingenuity was
brought to bear upon the mannfact,,ro
of these dainty trifes.
Inc results We're often very novel
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1904-11-12

ing life would not to the lawyer the politician
city merchant to be a at all.
The crossroads storekeeper may be in life in
his estimation and that Of his neghborhood though
his brother Of the city, who thinks in Millions help
looking down upon him with
There be material standard success for the
reason that the outlook the aspiration and the
Of any his alone. two can occupy the same
viewpoint No two regard from the mind
and heart
The school-teacher, who gives, may cut sorry
figure in biographical dictionary beside the millionaire
who gets But In the real building up of the intellect
and morality and happiness of the is she who is
the giant and he the pigmy.
The poor underpad preacher whose congregation is
small because he breaches religion undefed may in the
common estimate be failure But who foreten the
harvest to from the pregnant seed thus good
ground? Another generation may mighty church
arise that rich puts gorgeous window In and
calls his monument.
Which is the successful lfe-the one that builds
great window the that stimulates the spirit which
makes church?
Possibly nine-tenths of have other serious pur-
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1904-11-12
No Increase IN the Laundry hi,

Nv increase IN the Laundry Bill.
housekeeper-Half the +binoa
wash are torn to pieces '0u
Washerwoman-Yes u.
when thing is torn in two ~ ,,, Du'
pieces' num- count them as onlv ono
piece mum.-New York Weekly
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1904-11-12

An ''impregnable fortress" is merely
one requiring a large force and men
and artillery to- take. s..s.,....s....-.s