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The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1905-06-24
ORION OF .sTAR RnIlrn
Few People Know What Rxn... /,
Really Meana. = ~
low many peraona m

Neal1Y Meana.
How many persons III thta
know what a ''stah ro,iteY a
words are used many times al, ~
vet there is not 18per cent II M M sla 1
pie who use the expression VIM .i Pro
tell it's origin or meaning. sSalu
Some explanations have haan
that the special method OF tra s s.aoe
the mails over certain sections u, B s ~
country was trst operated by ! , s ~
rious ''Mr. STAR Of obscure z. .,s Wy
says the Washington Star ana ~
since that time the service has ~ slas
his name. A search Of the recop 49, !.
the postoffice department at Wass,. =
ton, however, fails to reveal M 's NY
or to- bring to light any person a. 49,
liar cognomen who had a hand Il =. s.s
ling up this widespread business ws sta
10 almost as old as the postal sa,. wv
and quite as indispensable. ~
People who have not the al,eht...#
Idea what the phrase means spesr s, 80
glibness of "star routes and woaa u
where the next one will be put IL on M
ra ton and whether its Installation IN
mark the fall of postoflice 81 4, ~, !
rural free delivery will soon sr,nersas.
both.
Inquiry at the postofflce departme,.
has unearthed the information that
star route" Is post route on wbios
the mails are carried under con.rao,
awarded to the lowest bidder tendsr.
ing sufficient guarantees of perfoym.
ing his duties faithfully. No other ~
erence Ia made to the manner in which
the mails should be carried under ri.
contract than that they shall BE- car
ried with certainty, celebrity and ~
curly"
Prior to 1s45 1t was the practice az
the department to have regard in soma
cases, to the mode of Transportation
preference being given to bidders who
proposed stage or coach service. Thu
act Of Congress Of March 8, 1S45, how.
ever, abolished this and provided that
it shall be the duty Of the postmaster.
general to provide for the carrying Of
the malls by these routes with Ger.
tainty, celebrity and security"
Bids for such service were fhereaf.
ter classified as certainty, celebrity and
security" bids, from the distinguished
words of the statute, and the clerks
of the contract division, presumably to
avoid writing out the words on The
books of the Office, soon began to des.
ignate them on the route registers by
three asterisks, or stars. They thus
became known as star bids" or ''stal
routes" as they are known to-day.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1905-06-24
l747. At the age of II he went to sea,
the adventurous life shifting his tenn

lT47. At the age of II he went to sea,
the adventurous life suiting his tenn
permanent. Before he was 20 he had
served as mate on two vessels engaged
n the slave trade, but the business
was distasteful to him and he returned
to England. Several other voyages &C.
npied him until 1878 when the death
If his brother in Virginia called him
% this country to settle the estate. 1t
vas then he assumed the name Jones,
In 1IT5 Jones' connection with the
American navy began. In that year
| Congress decided to equip a navy and
! tones was commissioned first lieuten.
mt of the Alfred. For some time he
sruised about as a sort of ocean free
ance, capturing whatever English yes
1els he could. In 177T he sailed fol-
France In the Ranger and was com,
nissioned by the American agents al
Paris ito distress the enemies Of the
United States by land or by sea-" H,
aided the British coasts, took prize.
q st. Georges channel and erected {
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1905-06-24

ped in a sheet, with packing of straw
and hay. All present were Immediate
ly struck by the resemblance Of the
head to that on the medalions and
busts of the admiral AS was antici-
pated, no uniform, decoration. or
sword was found. as all such articles
had been accounted for after the
burial
The search in the abandoned GENE
terry of st. Louis, in Paris, for the re-
mains of John Paul Jones, with the
view of bringing them to this country
for final sepulture, and the proposal
to erect a monument to him In Wash,
Ington, serve to renew interest in this
distinguished and early naval hero OF
our Revolutionary struggle.
John Paul, who afterward added
Jones to his name, was the son Of @
Scottish gardener. and was born In
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1905-06-24

lect in Paris on July IL, 1892. All rec
ord Of his burial place was lost years
ago. General Horace Porter, the
American, ambassador, began search
for the body five years ago. After
many false clews it seemed certain
that the famous admiral had been
buried in the old cemetery of St.
Louis, square of ground long since
covered with buildings.
General Porter employed a large
force of workmen and tunneled and
cross tunneled beneath the easements
Of the buildings. The body was found
to be well preserved. owing to its be-
Ing immersed In alcohol It was wrap
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1905-06-24

the upper deck had almost fallen In
upon the gun deck. The Scraps had
been set on fire in a dozen places by
grenades and cannon balls. Just as the
moon rose, at $50, the Richard, too,
caught fire. A cry arose that she was
sinking.
In the hold were a hundred English
prisoners, the crews OF captured mer-
chantmen. Some of the sailors set
them loose, to give them a chance for
their lives. They rushed on deck, and
added to confusion already almost
indescribable. One of them made his
way aboard the Scraps, and told
Capt. Pearson that his enemy was
sinking and helpless.
British Flag Comes Down,
At the same moment the Richards
chief gunner ran from below. Seeing
none of his superior officers, he SIM
posed them all killed, and sprang on
the poop deck to haul down the ship's
colors. They had been shot away. He
yelled for quarter. Capt Pearson
heard, and shouted back an inonirv
whether the Richard had surrendered
Jones ran forward with a thunderino
MOP
Then the Scraps mainmast came
crashing down, and her captain struck
his flag. The firing ceased, but the con.
fusion continued. Men ran about in
quiring which vessel had surrendered
Both of them had been shattered tc
helplessness. 1t had been a question
Of logged endurance between thei,
commanders, and Jones had won
1t was now clear that the Ror
Homme Richard was sinking, He
captain ordered what remained of hi,
crew to go on board the SeranIs
Scarcely had the Richard been ahan
doned when, at 10 o'clock, she settle,
down and went to the bottom of th
North Sea. The captured Serapis drift
ed about almost helpless for sevara
days, until on October 6, with the he'll,
OF his consorts, Jones got her into tb
| Dutch port of Texel.
For his conduct in this action Cant
Pearson was knighted by King George
well" said Jones, when he heard q
It, he deserves it; and If ever mea
him again, I'll make lord of him"
For this feat Congress gave Jonas
gold medal. and Louis XVI. made bIr
chevalier of France and presente
. him with a gold sword.
: Jones saw no further service IN III
American navy. In 1888 he en+oro
the Russian service, with the RANK =
rear admiral. and distinguished hin
self In a campaign against the TnrL,
Disappointed in the hope of obtainin
an independent command. he soon Ia,
the Russian service and went to Par,
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was sent to him from this country, but
he had passed away before the COM
mission reached France.
TOOK LONG DAILY WALK
Business Man for Health and Exercise
Steps 5000 Miles in Year.

Business Man for Health and Exercise
Steps 5000 Miles in Year.
On Jan. /, 1903, l conceived the idea
of walking 5000 miles before the ex-
pirat ton of the year The object was
not to achieve any unusual feat nor to
accomplish any conspicuous perform
ance. The underlying motive was
rather, to insure a plan by which regu-
lar and systematic exercise could be
obtained.
To travel this distance it was neces-
sary to cover an average of fourteen
miles a day. Now, fourteen miles for
days walk is we'll within the COM
pass of the ordinary man. But an oc-
casional walk Of this length Is one
thing; the sustained effort. day after
day through the year, Is another.
Let me answer the question by say
ing that at the end Of the year / had
completed a distance on foot of 5,205
miles, or a daily average of fourteen
and one-fourth miles. The stipulated
5000 miles were finished on Dec. 49,
but an additional 200 miles were cover
ed in order that each of the fifty-two
weeks of the year might claim an aver
age distance traversed of 100 miles.
set upon my enterprise with the
knowledge that it was incumbent upon
ME to maintain a daily average of
fourteen miles, and | made it a rule,
when practicable, Of keeping above the
average, so as to have something in
hand to meet the emergencies which
were almost certain to arise. That
they did arise was shown by the fact
that for fifteen days in the year, owing
to sickness, lameness and railway trav.
cling, no walking whatever could be
INDUCED in. The inability to utilize
these fifteen days was equal to a loss
Of over POO miles. 1t will, therefore, be
seen that, under the circumstances
named, it was imperative on many oc
casions to exceed the distance Of four
teen miles day In order to preserve
the average.
At the beginning of my walk my
weight was 1872 pounds In stree
clothes, while at the end of 1t my
weight was 178 pounds. This loss O
fourteen pounds was in every way &C
ceptable. The avoirdupois lost wa
only redundant weight and l felt a
result, more active, stronger an,
harder. In the matter of health
!; felt decidedly better than had don
for several years.-Outing.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1905-06-24

,.rd,nu at whitehaven. By 1779 ne
had a fleet Of five vessels unoer nin H.,
four of them having been given W 49,.
hv the King of France. The otnTr
ressel was the American built AM
opco His crew was a motley cro"u
Of Americans and French WIN 49, ~
experience of the sea and animated -
large part by spirit OF reckless u"i
ing and love of adventure.
Fight with the serapis'
His aim still was the capture Oh Nne
lish vessels and it was while cruiSlns
IN ouest of such prizes that he fouent
his memorable battle with the Scraps.
On September % he sighted a meet vi =
forty British merchantmen unoer Inc
convoy of the Scraps and the COUNTESS
Of Scarborough. Most Of the merchallt-
men ran toward the shore ancnoFlnS
under the guns of Scarborough castie'
At 7 O'Clock in the evening Jones h"A
chin the Bon Home Richard, engageu
the Serapis and there followed one VI
the f,ercest naval conflicts ever record
cd At the beginning Of the action two
cannons of the Richard eAploueu'
bursting the deck above and Klll'ns
and wounding a number Of men, III
snite of this the Richard began nea"y
cannonsde, which was answered ny
the serapis This was maintained 'ol
an hour, and then Jones with MS own
hands assisted In lashing the two YES
sells together, so that the Scraps coll'
not escape, nor take advantage OF mel
superior maneuvering power. Prior &c
this when Jones had been repelleu IL
an attempt to board the Scraps the
English commander, Capt. Pearson
called out Have you struck your cor
ors?" II haven't begun to hight yel'
Jones shouted back.
While the two vessels dashed to
gether, were in their death duel Dotf
crews fighting fiercely for victory, al
unexpected diversion occurred and ONT
which nearly proved fatal to tn
American vessel. The Alliance MAJ
come up, and after exchanging
broadside with the Countess Of Scar
borough she opened fire on the tW'
vessels struggling together. Whethe
through treachery, or in the confusion
of the battle In the dark, her guns dl'
much more damage to the Richard
than to the Scraps; and when Jone
hailed her captain and babe him la,
aboard the British ship, his orders,
heard, were disregarded.
By this time both the Richard an
the Scraps were terribly shattered
The formers side, near the stern, ha
been shot through and through unit
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1905-06-24

In a certain half-civilized country
they say that when man becomes
too old to catch game his eldest son
kills him, that this is the duty o. the
eldest son. But the Indians have a
better way; when an Indian man be-
comes too old to work he takes a walk
and never comes back. That saves the
eldest con the trouble. But the terri
BILE Chinese; they are the worst-they
love the old and care for them ten
derry. No wonder people hate the
Chinese.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1905-06-24
HISTORIC FALLS CHURCH.

HouSe Where Washington Worshipped
Now in State of Decay.
One of the old and historic churches
Of the country is the Falls Church 10.
Gated at the Virginian village Of that
name and built forty-two years before
the signing of the Declaration Of Inds.
pendence. In spite Of its historical con.
nectton and associations it has been
permitted to fall into a state Of dlsre'
pair and unless the decay Is soon al.
rested it will not endure much longer
for religious purposes.
The church was built in 17S4, en-
larged in 1850, and rebuilt as 1t Is Al
present in 1853. On its vestry rolls
stand the famous names Of George
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1905-06-24
Impassioued Fiction.

A reader for a prominent magazine
recently received manuscript which
contained an exquisite bit of emotional
writing.
The young writer thus '4scribed
how q beautiful young woman refused
the hand Of a despicable wretch re,
sponsible for the ruin Of her father:
"Scornfully and spurningly she re,
fused the cad and slapped his faeep'
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1905-06-24

OIL baths are coming into favor with
some women in the East DR.. Glad
den would be glad to see Rockefeller
given the treatment IL the oil were
boiling.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1905-06-24

The conceded fact that there Is mo
nonsense" about Mr.. Shonts is regard
ed generally as trustworthy guaran-
" that the Panama canal will be built
on sane and sensible lines.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1905-06-24
Time Seemed Long.

IT believe you two are BRIDE :. =.
groomw said the lady to coup's :
had met recently. .wsv
"Oh, pshawW said the man. ~
wen celebrate the third anniFe'9s 81
of our wedding in a little Over
yearsP'-Yonkers Statesman,
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1905-06-24

Mrs. Rose Dolley, Of Brunswick, N.
j., wants to sell her 9-months-old baby
for the purpose of raising money so
that she may return to Italy. She
would probably be sorry If she found
q purchaser and went back and then,
come day, the boy became President
Of the United States.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1905-06-24
BODY OF PAUL JONES,
FOUND IN ABANDONED GENE
Terry AFTER LONG SEARCH.
Famous Naval Hero of Our Revolu-
tionary Struggle to Be Honored with
a Monument-His Historic Fight with
the Scraps.

The body of Paul Jones, the famous
admiral of the American revolution,
buried in the old st. Louis cemetery
In Paris more than hundred years
ago, has been found, after a search
lasting for five years.
Paul Jones died in poverty and neg
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1905-06-24

President Plaza Of Ecuador has re-
Gently been married to Senorita Aye
lima Lasso. We hope he will never in
future years be ungallant enough to
act up the claim that he was roped in.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1905-06-24

Susan B. Anthony insists that d.
vorce is not an evil. Miss Anthony is
convinced, in fact, that nothing should
be thrown In the way Of a married
woman who at last sees the folly Of
marriage. But Miss Anthony may be
prejudiced against the men.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1905-06-24

The Cincinnati Enquirer asks:
"Was Hamlet really madF" Probably
mot. He hadn't seen the performances
Of any Of the people who were to try
to play him.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1905-06-24

The girls who drew lucky numbers
In the Bonesteel lottery last year are
now being besieged by appeals to
take chance in the matrimonial lot
taFv
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1905-06-24

Inc man who talks loud in using .
telephone disturbs every one in the
once but the man who talks low sIso
olsturos them because they try to besr
and can't. " ne<E
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1905-06-24

Bishop Fallows thinks the world is
EroWing better. Well, it ought to be.
Anthony Comstock has been at work
reforming 1t for thirty-two years.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1905-06-24

Japan has proverb which says:
'SThy father and mother are as the
sky and earth, thy lord as the moon,
thy teacher as the sun" This Is the
nation that takes lessons wherever
they are to be learned, and goes to
school at the feet Of the Western ma
lions in admiration and respect, but
without loss Of national character. 1t
d significant that people who worship
their ancestors and whose emperor
claims direct descent from % centu-
gies Of erhperOrs should possess the
motto, "Education is more than birth"
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1905-06-24

A Boston statistician shows how a
woman can dress on $65 year, but
the interesting question is, "Can he
show his wifeT'
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1905-06-24

Doctors say that no smoker Of cigar
Gttes can be a hero. And yet every
time he rolls one he takes his life in
hia hands.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1905-06-24

Newfoundland proposes that we
shall take her fish or cut out her bait.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1905-06-24

Judging from the 1oings of women's
clubs, the next great war will be be-
tween the men and the women
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1905-06-24

II Is never safe to Judge a woman,s
courage by the way she mansoas 60 - .
AVOID an interview with a mouse
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1905-06-24

sDon't talk; it's q bad habit" says
Tom Lawson, who has discovered that
Il pays better to write 1t.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1905-06-24

The census of the Philippines has
now been published in four volumes of
over 5000 pages. AS the completion
Of this work heralds the approach of
4 grant to the Filipinos of a share In
the general government of the islands
It ia well to note the census facts as
10 the literacy of the people, which
have bearing on their fitness for self
rule. OF the 1886, 426 inhabitants 44.5
per cent are able to read, but of these
less than one-half are also able to
write. Classified as Christian are g.
b8T,6S6, or more than nine-tenths Of
me inhabitants. OF the Christians
Aearly one-fourth are males Of the Vot-
ing age. OF males of the voting age
Anly one-third are nterate. Ninety
seven per cent of the males Of voting
lEe are Of Filipino citizenship. The
agures, even az given, must be accept
ID only with the recognition that lit
sraey means the ability to read or
write any language. whether English,
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1905-06-24

a girl doesn't believe all she hears
when the neighbors begin to call her q
sptnster.
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sociologists in recent years have
been giving us a lot of views and sta
hStics as to the restrictions which So
elety has placed upon the ordinary
sourse Of nature and we have been In
Structed time and again that the chief
Ruty of man is to multiply and replen-
iSh the earth. On the whole that
seems to be what the race is doing, for
avery census in civilized lands indi-
Gates that the population is growing
rapidly, due not only to general ces-
Dation Of wars, but to the fact that
people take better care of themselves
and live longer. A statement from the
life insurance companies indicates that
the average life Of the insured man is
more than forty years, which indicates
that for the whole race it must be
much nearer 40 than the former stand
ard OF 83. Largely this is due to the
tact that more babies reach maturity.
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Antncrncx or Freedomt

MOSCOW. Feb. I'm view OF the
opening of the assembly Of the provin-
cial nobility here today two drafts of
resolutions are IN circulation. one in
sisting on the absolute maintenance of
the autocracy and the other asking poll
teal freedom for Russia, urging the
government to make necessary changes
in the laws to enable representative
assembly to be convoked and appealing
to the throne to issue manifesto as
surfing the country of its intention to
take steps to this end, without which it
will be impossible to restore tranquility
to the country.
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WEST ARLINGTON.

A social will be held this week
Friday evening at L J Farnhams, all
are invited.
Mrs Frank Tefft of Morristown, N.
j., who has been at her fathers for
the past few weeks, has returned to
her home.
Emerson Horton is sick at his
daughters, Mrs Decker in Cambridge.
The annual donation of West Ar
lington Me church will be held next
week Friday evening at the residence
of the Hurd brothers. Come one come
all end enjoy a good chicken pie sup
per. Don't forget the date Feb 10.
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Feared to Offend Russia.

ROME, Feb. 2. - An attempt was
made by Deputy Potato. Republican,
to induce the government to express an
opinion on the motion to refer to the
emperor of Russia the petition for the
release of Maxim Gorky, but Foreign
Minister Tittoni answered that al
though a worthy sentiment had in
duced many deputies to sign the mo-
ton, he could not support it, as the pro-
posal was contrary to international
rules. ~
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Accident mt Ascot.

LOS ANGELES, Cal, Feb. Am
accident which fortunately did not re-
suit in serious injury to either jockeys
or horses occurred in the first race
here. Rounding the first turn there
was a great deal of crowdlng, and in
the mixup Turtle fell and Straggler,
who was following, stumbled over him.
Jockeys Booker and KunZ were
stunned by their falls, but soon recov-
cred. Dalvay was a prohibitive favor
lite for the chief race of the day and
had no trouble in winning from Tim
Payne and Orc Viva in the order
named
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v.,crnn OmciaI Dead.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.-Thomas NJ.
r,,,oy of New Hampshire, chief clerk
81 the paymaster general for many
,.oors 10 dead here from complication
If diseases. He was veteran OF the
civn war. He enlisted ms volunteer
IN the Thirteenth Massachusetts intan-
trv and was discharged after receiving
ais,blinp wounds
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SIX SELLING RACES.
Three New Orleans winners Were
Favorites,


NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 2.-The card
at New Orleans was made up of six
selling races, three fayorites winning,
Judge Parker and La Grecque being
outsiders. Summarizes
First Race.-Wreath of Ivy, first; Els
perance, second; Flora Levy, third.
Second Race.-Judge Parker, first;
Gray Dial, second; Filatory, third.
Third Race.-Lieutenant Rice, first;
Mr. Jack, second; Lineal third.
Fourth Race.--Lord French. first;
Dusky, second; Roger Smith, third.
Fifth Race.-Harry New, first; Lady
Mistake, second; Gracious, third.
Sixth Race.-La Grecque first; Break
err, second; Belle Bernard, third.