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The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1904-02-20

lie water bolls at 105 degrees C. 1921
uegrees f.)' and the magnesium chic.
ride gives it detestable taste Add
the chloride of sodium and calcium
and then bromid to taste, and ne,han~
we may realize that even salt votnr
nsh cannot live in such an elemant
'hough 1t is perfectly limpid,
"A oatn In Dead Sea water pnahlos
one 10 realize the difference IN don.
slty between this water and that -
seas IN general or that of fresh wotor
lakes. Eggs float in it. The hnmon
oody being lighter than the wafer of
'ne DEAD Sea, swimming in it is diAi.
t tui'' the mead alone tending to sink in
the water. '''iN III
AT any rate, if the Mormons Or Path
er lhe Americans, who have undor
taken to stock the Utah lake havo hoo,,
INSPIRED by the example of tbn DooI
sea- what a strange deIusjon trnIr
'ol,eoAe, doubtless standing on tha
banks Of the Jordan. has ro;,.aI'.
l.lousht mat the fishes caught in this
ti'er' though the shad is mEnou.,
'nere' We're fishes that had osoondaI
the stream from the Dead Sea # wa'
put simple April-fool fish noisson
q AVrlD at which a scientist hon 1,t
ten H"S Dlt-
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1904-02-20

the room of England; that is why Lon.
"oll am never amounted to nothin'-
everything at London. London Ia En-.
sland; England is London, If London
TOOK, England s took, saws an,
That hez been her room
The idee of House O. Lords an,
house O Commons In the same town,
IL amt fair, l tell We; it's a hog tricl,
" ny didn't they give some little nloco
a. ~ enance instead O buildin' up a blast
IN monopoly like that? Same thtno
ne| roolned New York, an don'+
propose to hev our town rooined Of +ho
start At Tie
Now' say no man hez any right
10 i've on the public. Live an, 1ot
AVE. says |; an if we let one man wv
Guns yer store, it's tantamoupt to mob
IL the others the slaves of q n,ono1
n.y. Every man hez as much right as
"Notner to sell goods, an there is orIn
one l'lr way to do it, an that ia o,ivo
an chance; an sence 1t falls r. 49,
~ NUKE a suggestion, | saws 1o+ pr,
' ,'o 'har sell the tea; let Ike Yatos
e' tne sugar; Smithcrs kin bond1o
~ S"lt; Deacon Blight seems natnraI
"uapted for the vinegar; an, tho oth
- 0itilllS KIN be considered LATER IN
, LANE .lle postottice myself down to nv
>" ,r, I1r'n' Now that's fair to all"
mere was no flaw in the logio. -
was most convincing. Those wh ~
"ouiu nght found themselves without
Il weapon, and Scatteration FIat t"Vu'
w. =" nouel OF decentralization.
aot " Sos, on yes, it works. Things
get BADLY mixed at times, and # tall eS
ceres ET but old Sims says it works sf0-
moral' The hen goes chickIess +h..
Scdtters its eggs-Centurv 'ila'
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1904-02-20
AfDITORlALSG
OPINIONS OF GREAT PAPERS ON IMPORTANT SUBJECTS

which are now only obainabe in the agricultural coeges
The rural school teacher to-day gets the same framing
that is given the city school teacher and Is all designed
for the city school teacher The average country school
teacher nothing practical about plant me- the che
strv of soils and other things which the farmers OF the
future ought to know The country teacher should be
teach these things and to ns in the hearts OF
the pupils love for the things Of the farm instead or
of the city When this is done there VIII be less
anxiety on the part the country boy and girl to rush off
to the town city.
1t will probably take years to evolve rural school
system along these lines but it certainly should be DONE
and it Is the chief problem before educators to-
State Journal
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1904-02-20
Dresden China

The retiring postmaster of the Rrit-
lsh House of Commons tells a story
OF his early experiences of postal work
good many years ago. 1t was a Lon
don Office, and customer came In and
handed letter over the counter to
the young woman who was servinc
stamps.
After reading the address, she said
1t would be fivepence.
But I have never paid more than
twopence half-penny before" object.
ed the customer. rs it overweightP p"
No, it was not overweight, said tho
clerk. but all letters to China were
1vepenee, and as this was addressed to
Dresden!
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1904-02-20
WESTWARD STAR OF EMPIRE j

marvellous Growth of the Trans Mia.
aiSS1ppi Region in Recent Years,
since 1850 the farms which have
been opened between the Mississinn,
and the Pacific are almost equal to the
entire land area of the original thir.
teen States, and these are increasing
rapidly. They will make a further
large increase when the national irri.
CATION act of 1902 gets fairly into ope-
ration. This region in 1900 produced
600 per cent of the entire country,s
wheat 51.1 per cent Of fits corn, 1872
per cent of its barley, 27 per cent Of
Its buckwheat, 48.1 per cent of its oats
and 3Ol per cent Of it's rye, or 53.1 per
cent of the country's cereals in the az.
gregate. In 1850, on the other hand,
this locality produced only 90 per cent
OF the country's cereal yield OF the
country's cattle, horses, mules, sheep,
swine and other farm animals 59.4 per
cent were found west of the Mississippi
IN 1900, as compared with 11.9 per cent
III $780, This locality in 1900 produced
o9'6 per cent Of the country's gold and
99.S per cent of its silver.
While the center of the country's
area, exclusive of Alaska and the isl.
ands acquired in 1893, is in northern
Kansas, the center of the countrys
population Is in Indiana, and that Of
the country's manufactu is in Ohio.
Although this region had 27.5 per cent
or the whole country's population In
l0oO and furnished, in value, 1872 per
cent OF the country's farm products of
all sorts the product of its manufact-
ures nearly half of which was fur.
nlshed by Missouri, California and Min.
hesota) was only 1871 per cent of that
or the entire country. But here, too,
there has been an immense advance,
Tor IN 1850 this locality provided only
81 per cent of the country's manufact-
ures. This relative gain is pulling the
center westward.
This westward swing of the center
OF population and manufactures will be
hastened by the growth in railroads,
only 1912 miles of railroad, all in
Louisiana, being west of the Missis.
slppl in 1850, and $1,000 of the coun.
try's $4,000 miles being here in 1900.
the proportion in this section increas.
ing from quarter of / per cent OF the
country's railway mileage In 1850 to
40.2 per cent in 19OO.-St, Louis Globe
Democrat.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1904-02-20
THE sCATTERATIONIsr
no" Sims Settlement Became a Mod
or DECENTRALIZATION

O" sims SETTLEMENT Became Model
of Decentralization.
IS SINS settlement was beginning to
leel itself place of importance Tb ~
cniel road had a fence on both sfdos
VI II ror over a mile, and a blaze IN .
mrse Tree was already ordered viii
9ne ohcial Inscription Main stroo+ ;,
There had been talk of the nossibi It,
OF store, and local pride broke fontS
IN noble eruption when a mpntinn ~ w. - Il
called to petition for a postoffice T Y t'o
wisdom, worth and wealth of Tho nia ne
were REPRESENTED by old Sims He To &
man of advanced ideas, the ne+, ""9
ieaoef OF the community, and q ftor o 81
tne questions had been duly discnsso -,
Tue store and postoft1ce resolved nnon
tne question Of who was to RIM +boa,
came up There were several asn,re nta
Dut old Sims led the meeting exnrass s'
ing the majority and crushing +ho
minority in a brief but satiTfo Inc Tue
speech: "''SAdctory
rust of all, boys, I'm opposad -
this yer eenterin' of everything in ono
place. Now that's Jest what hez h 0ne
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1904-02-20
would have capitulated in the first
place.

OF course 1t is all guesswoFk as to
how many times man should take
bath and what kind Of bath he
should take. It doubtless depends on
the man, his constitution, his temper.
ament, his work, and the climate in
which he lives. The best the doctors
can do, therefore, is to give generali-
cations for the average man" As
there is no average man." the gener-
alizatfons, therefore, have small value.
But here we have college professor
who contends that we should leave
of bathing entirely. He frankly con-
fesses that he conquered the bath
habit" two years ago. Pneumonia
colds, and hundred other ills result
from the foolish habit of washing the
body" said Professor John Dill Rob
ertson In an address at the annual
meeting of the Chicago Eclectic and
Surgical Society. AS the professor Is
a doctor one naturally expects him to
supply physiological or scientific rea-
sons for his theory, and in this we are
not disappointed. 1t is his contention
that heat and moisture are necessary
to the growth Of bacteria on the skin.
AS these conditions are supplied by
bathing, 1t follows that instead of
stopping the collection of bacteria
upon the skin bathing actually facili-
tates their growth. Moreover, the hot
bath, says DIR. Robertson, draws the
blood to the skin, the same as alcohol
does, leaving the internal organs with
out their necessary amount Of nourish-
ment. To support his views the doc
tor called attention to the fact that
the city gets its brain and Drawn large
ly from the country, where the farmer
boy does not take bath during the
entire winter. He swims, it Ia true,
IN summer, when he gets a chance,
but his skin is not rubbed with a
rough towel, and hence the natural
scales Of the skin" are not removed.
One does not need to join DR.. Robert
sons ant1-bath crusade to recognize
he necessity for the exercise of COM
non sense, prudence and caution in
aking cold baths or hot Baths. That
old baths under improper conditions
lave caused many case of pneumo-
Tia Is simply matter of medical rec
rd. But this is a poor argument
gainst the bathing habit. {
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1904-02-20
LOST IN AN OLD woar.....
Missonrl MIner Nearlr NO.. 80.

Mtssonri Miner Nearly Meets ~.
An Abandoned Mine. 80 y
For i've days recently ro,n -.
a miner of Joplin, Mo-. xvas si ~.
some disused chambers Of an M WI Y
ed mine. He was crazy when IL e ~
his way out and his black M. a0sna
turned gray. Morrow ID 4 n,n r...s aau
eccentricities, and month ae,a go &. WIN
his wife he believed he could ID ,,r s9lo
the city of Joplin BY followina sAa "
drifts of abandoned shafts : sse
thought 1T wild dream N II.
paid no attention, but when ha 4. auu
peared with the family Ianta,s aisap'
knew that he was carrying 81. KY Y
idea suggested some time before WI, "a
he had been absent day Or t,o 8a as
became alarmed and his frianaa = sls
informed of his disappea "a nco ~ wsfe
were not anxious to enter tho ,,a NY
ground path themselves and too,,
steps to find him, but waited for NJ 4.
return. Wv
Though a maniac when found 81
rows reason is returning. ana II .', 4.
some recollection of what occurred Z
seems that during the early part n II.
journey he suddenly came nnon ~ las
of men working. They did not sao NJ.
and he beat a retreat. At another t NM
he came to shaft that descanaas
from the drift in which he was ,walr
ing. Although he was already man.
feet beneath the surface of the aas.s
he descended still further intn tbs
ground. ~
1t was after going down into tbos.
deep drifts that he completely M.
his bearings. In vain he searched -
the shaft through which he had III
tered the deep passageways. He fa,lea
to find an outlet to any of the drifts
All or them ended abruptly In walls n
dirt and stone. How he ever escarod
from this underground tomb he Scas
not remember. 1t was while in thosa
passageways that his lantern failes
MN. For four days he told the time
ny striking matches and holding them
near the face of his watch. Then tha
matches gave out and he lost all racr,
oning of time. ~.
1t battles his wife and friends "a
know how he effected his escape from
the underground prison. They think
that perhaps after he had become ~.
ranged an instinct came to him which
directed him in the right course
Morrow thinks that he covered A dis.
lance Of many miles. He came ont az
a cave mile from the opening through
which he entered.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1904-02-20
THE Strike of a Grand nnchns.

THE Strike OF Grand Duchess"
would be an appropriate title for the
story of recent episode in the career
OF the bride Of the Grand Duke Of
Saxe-Weimar, When she went home
to the palace In Weimar, after marry
Ing the Grand Duke, she proposed 10
refurnish her apartments in modern
style, but the conservative old women
OF the court objected on the ground
that the furniture which had pleased
the duchesses for two hundred yeara
ought not to be removed. Her hus-
band agreed with the old women
Then she wished TO say what she was
to have for dinner. The old women
thought that 1t was beneath the dig-
nifty of grand duchess to interest
herself in what went on in the kftch.
IN. and the Grand Duke thought so
too. After several more Intellectual at
tempts to be mistress In her own
house. she took the train for Switzer-
land. Her husband followed, but
could not persuade her to return homo
till he had promised to get rid of the
old women and to let her have her own
way IN the house. If the Grand Duke
had been an American husband he
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1904-02-20

In the resurvey which has just been
completed Of the celebrated Mason and
Olxon's Line between Pennsylvania
and Maryland, some of the original
boundary stones were found in place,
Others were doing duty in the neigh
Dorhood as door steps or ovens; one
served as curbstone, and two had
been used in building church near the
national Pike. The arbitrary line
which they marked has played a more
important part in the history of this
continent than many natural bound
airy OF far more imposing appearance
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1904-02-20

There really is no limit to the prac-
tical In education. Here is a Boston
supervisor arguing for teaching the
school children more fairy tales. Yet
consider the extent to which the coun-
try is already oYerrun with promoters
capable of writing the most alluring
prospectuses.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1904-02-20

There has been a vast deal of dis
cuss1on of late, most of 1t with a tinge
Of surprise, about the frequency with
which those who are guilty of crimes
OF all sorts, from the pettiest to the
most atrocious, are found, when dis
covered at all, to be little past boyhood
in years. Certain occurrences In Obi.
cago have furnished fresh emphasis.
All sorts of reasons for 1t have been
suggested, and to make a list of them
appeals curiously to ones sense of hu-
NOR Some queer spectators have
found a cause in smoking cigarettes.
Others attribute most youthful crimes
to reading novels of the dime" yarie-
ty. Others find all the inspiration in
saloons, some in pool rooms and some
ind 1t In the promiscuous association
OF schools. On the heels Of this come
those who insist 1t Is because youths
do not have enough of school. Some
point to vicious home Influences and
others to no home influences at all.
Some are sure 1t is all due to the IT.
religion Of the day, others that 1t Ia
part Of youths rebellion against being
forced to work, and still others that
1t is fruit Of idleness, of not work
enough to keep out of mischief" This
proneness to deal with symptoms and
call them causes would be funny IL it
were not saddening. All these things
are effects Of deeper, earlier cause, =,
just as the crimes are effects. The
truth seems to be that modern society.
In this country at least, has lost re-
spect for the principle of authority.
obedience to established law ought to
be the first lesson the child learns.
Somehow, for some reason, 1t is not
taught any more. The parent of TO-
lay thinks the child must be governed.
Il at all, by reason and love. So he
nay be, when once the habit Is formed,
Until then 1t would be no more absurd
to treat the baby's collie with philos-
1phic comment on the folly of CRYING !
Mere passion or foolishness, not firm
cool, unshrinking authority, is the
lone practice. The child learns no les
son of obedience there. He learns no
more In school, and when he drops, a
oractced anarchist in hwless habit
INTO the general world of men the frSt
TACT he observes is the ramshackle adj
of the law. do "a Won
please" is the creed, and the ingenuity
If lawyers, the perfunctory habits and
ieiays of courts, the indeterminate sen.
ence and other similar causes lead tho
youth to think that punishment for
wrong doing has died out of the world
This Is better reason than cigar
ettes or novels or idleness.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1904-02-20

According to advices from the Treas
ury Department the government mill
at Philadelphia will cease to grind
out pennies for time, there being now
q surplusage Of this kind of currency
In the country. During the last Ave
years 10000 0O398 pennies have been
shipped from the Philadelphia mint
which is the only one that coins the
1-eent pieces, to various parts of the
country. Between July /, 1902, and
June /. 1908, s9,600OOO cents vera
coined. If this tlve-year output were
collected in a heap it would make a
s1Eable stage mountain at least.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1904-02-20

Fire Is the greatest of architects
Olties would make but mean progress
without an occasional conflagration.
Men will hold on to a ramshackle prop
erty till 1t rots. Whole sections Of
cities are distlgured by decaying struc-
tures. Along comes the fire; eyesores
disappear and In their places rise solid
structures In keeping with the age.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1904-02-20

W. X. Vanderbilt, Jr., is to have a
desk in his fathers Office, where he
will start in the railroad business "as
O. clerk" It isn't expected that he will
be dockcd for being late or taking a
day off now and then.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1904-02-20

A scientist tells us that the planet
Jupiter has six floors and basement,
but the most persuasive real estate
agent will not succeed in getting us to
go and live there unless it has an ele-
YAtOr.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1904-02-20

Here's Mr.. Carnegie extolling the
blessings of poverty again. And Job
Hedges says the laird of Skibo might
have been enjoying these blessings
now If he had taken common stock
Instead Of bonds.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1904-02-20

Twenty new varieties of fish were
discovered last summer in the waters
about Alaska by an expedition from
tie United States Fish Commission,
Ihe boy with the bent pin and the an
EleWorm does not care. To him a fish
Is fish, by whatever scientific name 1t
may be called,
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1904-02-20
Down on the Farm,

suppose" said the farm hand who
was looking for job, you believe in
the eight-hour system?" T
YES" answered the farmer az
WORK eight hours in the forenoon and
elght In the afternoon, except in tiar-
YES. umes, then 1 usually put in three
or four hours extra"
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1904-02-20
Aud SO He DId Not S.- =.

Mr.. Elder-There is something I
want to say to you, Bessie-er-that Is
Miss Kuteley.
Miss Kuteley-Call me Bessie If you
wish.
Mr.. Eider-Oh, may 1?
Miss Kuteley-of course; all old gen.
uemen call me Observation-Disclosures
Ledger.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1904-02-20

Robert Goelet is being sued for $1O,-
600 for running his automobile over
man In Boston. Some of the heiresses
Will wonder why the victim should not
consider it an honor to have been run
over by the brother-in-law of a duke
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1904-02-20

The boy problem Is a mighty one.
One-half of the orators are complain
ing because there are not boys enough
and the other half are not able to
agree as to what shall be done with the
boys that we have.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1904-02-20
A Hint,

hostess-You appear to be in deep
thought, Tommy.
Tommy-Yes'm. Mamma told mo II
Sou asked me to have some cake
was TO say something an I'VE been
nere SO long now forgot what it was.
Philadelphia Press,
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1904-02-20
The Time for Eoono

See here, Edgar" said tha ~
he ttne'' o uont you think you two had
0etter economic a HttIeT, ' N"u
49, NO NO.. mother" replied the groom, .
1T isn't time yetw
9. NO. mo; we've still got some Of our
S ha h In about three months vo,II
pb,I DroSe and have to economize@ w. Il
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1904-02-20
A Friend in Need.

hohg-Im getting entirely too stout
LOT comfort, but I'm unable to find
remedy.
enort-lVe been told that worry will
quickly reduce superfuous flesh.
Long-But I have nothing to worry
about.
snort-Well, just to help you out
m willing to let you loan me $40. d.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1904-02-20

Gold is said to have been discovered
in Greenland. 1t is rather a pity that
these discoveries cannot be made in
some place which is comfortable for
residence purposes.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1904-02-20
The Young Men of To-Day.

z 1H-A HE young men Of to-day too fnlcky-too
much given to sefanalysis, too self-pamper-
ing. Their shoes and neckties cost them more
= each year than did the entire wardrobe of
aSgSH their grandathers They feel sense Of degra-
SS&sSsSgyg dation in small beginnings and podding and
they wait for ready made to come to
them There Is not young in the country who would
initiate Ben Franklin, and march through the streets
munchng a loaf of bread while looking for EMPLOYMENT
He dares not indeed because society has become also m
icky, and he would be arrested as TRAMP The voung
man OF to-day wants capital Trusts and combines and
corporations distress him. He be president of a
bank judge of the first week he is from school
ana he feels like the famous Eli Pussey that he has mo
chance '-Philadelphia Inquirer.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1904-02-20

1t may be a good plan to elect our
heroes by popular vote and provide
that none of them shall serve a longer
than four year term.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1904-02-20

Preachers and political leaders are
sometimes slow to distinguish the DIFF
ference between lip service and heart
service.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1904-02-20
DANGER Gives Amusement.

40 =: !: :; T. : :: +
HANNA are Of outdoor nature there Is doubt
B3Y@H whatever that they cannot be too exciting
too dangerous to please 1t is just because
motoring full of the possibilities Of mishaps that 1t has
become enormously popular, especially with women,
who ready to face death in pursuit of pleas
despite the fact that they always described
bundle of nerves Alpine guides declare that
quite intrepid when dangerous peaks are to
be climbed and when every cyced 1t invariably
the girls Of the party who rode the fastest rsked the
worst hills and braved the thckest traffic While the pluck
of English women Is to be admired flood and field 1t
always just well to keep before them the that the
lives of others sometimes placed in jeopardy by this
very intrepidy Foolhardy expeditions reckless driving
and riding, careessness the river and general dsre
gard Of danger signals and the advice Of those who know
too often mean not only personal risk and accident but
danger and maybe death, to others.-London World