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The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1905-03-11
FAR FROM THE FIRING LINE.

Place of the Commanding General In
Great Battle Today,
To-day circumstances place a com.
mander completely out of sight Of his
army. He Is usually located at least
ten or fifteen miles from the firing line
and In many instances is even farther
away. He sits In room, where radi-
ate telephone and telegraph lines to
the remotest portion of the field, plac-
ing him in instantaneous communlca-
ton with his principal subordInates.
The famous painting of Napoleon at
Austerlitz represents, In the popular
eye, commanding general directing a
great battle. But 1t belongs to the
warfare of the past. The artist who
aspires to depict the direction of
modern battle must show man seated
at table ON which Is spread a huge
map dotted with little flags indicating
the location of the opposing forces
with an ordinary desk telephone at his
elbow. In an adjoining room ts a
switchboard, where sit alert operators
ready to connect the commander with
any of the field headquarters. From
this room also comes the steady click
ing of score of telegraph instru-
ments' busily receiving and sending
messages.
But for he military uniforms of the
messengers and the going and coming
Of staff officers, the man at the table
might be a stock operator directing.
through his brokers, a deal In steel or
railroad securities. Even the stenop.
rapher at his elbow Is not lacking, but
sits quietly taking messages under die
tation, to be transmitted presently nv
telegraph. Other officers COPY these
messages and file them away, after
putting them under a Understanding
stamp, to show the hour they were
sent, SO that afterward delinquencies
may be located and responsibilities
fixed.
Thus, apart from the excitement and
horrors of the battlefield, a general sits
at desk and calmly directs the battle
He hears that this attack has been re-
pulsed and that re-enforcements are
needed here, that ammunition is run.
ming low there, that this division has
been cut to pieces, that those troops
have been two days without food. and
so on, along his forty miles of front
and takes his measures accordingly
This picture Is not fanciful. With due
allowance for the fallibility of all bu.
man devices when subjected to the
strain Of abnormal conditions. II Is
substantially correct-Scribners
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1905-03-11
Fringe on Mosquitoes.

Mosquitoes belong to the fly family,
but differ from common flies in many
respects. One Of the most interesting
differences Is the fringe Of hairlike
scales on the edge of the wing and on
the wing veins. These scales are ex-
ceedingly transparent and dainty in
appearance, and the accomplished mi
croscopist looks at them with great in
terest, because, once upon a time the
English-speaking microscopists of the
whole world were fighting a wordy
war about the true structure of these
feathery objects. Microscope lenses
Of those days were poor In comparison
with the lenses Of the present and
few observers agreed in the interpre-
tation Of what they saw. We know
about these scales now, but they will
always be attractive, because thirty
or forty years ago they stirred up
quite a scientific contest-St. Nicho-
las.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1905-03-11
BUILDING IN LONDON.
New War Offices in Whitehall and Ad
ditiOnal Government Offices,

New War Offices In Whitehall and Ad.
ditiOnal Government Offices,
The two most important buildings
row in course of construction are the
War Office, in Whitehall, and the ad-
dttonal Government Offices, in Parlia-
Inent street, WhitehalPs continuation.
each Of which will cost some millions
OF dollars. The former, designed by
the late William Young, and to be
completed in June, 1905 lat an expense
of $3,500,000 in addition to the great
cost Of the site), occupies an entire
block bounded by Whitehall, White
hall place, Whitehall court and on the
south by Horse Guards avenue, which
separates 1t from the banqueting hall
from which Charles I. stepped to his
death. The block Is large and slight
" irregular one, its main facade, In
Whitehall, being the shortest, and the
northern one, in Whitehall place, the
longest. The irregularity Is masked
by an ingenious treatment of the an
giles.
The new Government Offices, at the
lower end Of Parliament street, de-
signed by ]. NJ. Brydon, will be ready
for occupancy in June, 1907. Though
only four stories high, the building Is
so huge that the inner rooms will he
lighted from nineteen courts, the
largest being 100 feet In diameter. II
has a frontage Of about BOO feet and
depth somewhat greater, and uIti.
mately will run all the way from Par
lament street to St. James Park. 2
distance of 700 feet, which is also the
depth of the adjoining Home and For.
eign Office block. The latter extends
from Charles street north to Downing
street, and the new block from Char,sS
street to Great George street on the
south; and it is planned to unite the
TWO by bridge carried across Charles
street above great portico or arcade
or three arches on columns. with a
deep sculptured frieze above II. crown.
ed by n quadriga. At the same Tina
the Treasury building, fronting Par
lament street just north of DOWNING
street. Will be similarly Joined to the
Home Office; SO that from the Horrs
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1905-03-11

fish a detective agency and employ
Sherlock Holmes methods in solving
his clients mysteries and conducting
his business.
WELL" said Sir Conan, 81 have a
very good reason. You see that all the
knots of the Sherlock Holmes type
were of my own tying, and, naturally,
for me to unite them was simple If
undertook to unravel the entangie-
ments of other people l believe
should fail On one occasion, how
ever, solved what might have been a
puzzle to some. was in a tailor's
shop while rather unattractive man
was selecting pair Of trousers, He
hatly objected to striped material, and
l got the idea that he was an ex-con.
Wet To satisfy myself l visited
number Of prisons, and sure enough.
found that mans picture in the
rogues' gallery. Doubtless he had had
enough of striped wearing apparel"
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1905-03-11
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which is shown here. 1t consists of o.
fire chamber with a detachable cylln-
drical hood or cover, this hood being
made of sheet metal and perforated
allowing the air to enter and create
sufficient draft to keep up q good fire.
The hood is divided into detachable
sections with suitable fastentngs to
hold the sections together and also to
connect them to the base Of the fire
chamber. A draft pipe extends above
an opening in the cover. hook being
attached TO the latter, SO that the whole
apparatus can be lowered into an open
inc partly excavated. 1t viii be seen
that all the parts are so constituted
and proportioned that the draft pipe,
cover and hood can be arranged upon
the fire chamber to form a compact
package for transportation.
Charles w. Joynt of Seattle, Wash,
is the patentee. #sH
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1905-03-11
When Emily Came.


z = ~ e.
- ONE, mother; come down out of
y that cold storeroom. What you
= doin' up here; what, cryin', be
.al7 Come now. don't cry, and come
rwn where tbs warm"
II don't want to come down. ] wish
never had to go into those rooms
3yain as long as live! What do ye
link Car'line's been and done, Nathan
-she's sold all our old things-all the
flings we set such store by when
He was first married, and now they're
I'll gone, all gomez and the trembling
fands went UP to the wrinkled old
ace as the sobs broke out anew.
!. Gently but firmly the old man per-
Fuaded the woman to come to the
'ooms below, saying In the meantime,
II shouldn't of thought Car'line would
lev sold 'em. Sarah, without sayin'
somethin' to us. Be ye sure?"
Sure? OF course I'm sure, and
lidn't / hear her tellin' some one the
other day that old-fashioned trash
brought more n she thought, and l
led my fears then-and that's why
vent up to see, and they're clean gone
tell ye, clean gone, all them hand
some rugs took so much pains to
make, and ali the old dishes-the dish
rs my mother used to use some of 'em.
D dear, o dearr'
well, well, Sarah, it's hard lines,
know, yet 'spose most folks would
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1905-03-11

through the lower story of the his
torlc old statehouse in Boston. built in
ll43' are the entrances to the Devon
shire street station of the newly open
ed East Boston tunnel. The royal gov
ernors under the first three Georges
occupied these quarters when Massa-
cnusetts had colonial government
Here John Hancock was inaugurated
nrst governor Of the connlonwealth In
1880, and the States general eonrf sa+
IN, this building until 1893. The c,tv
government had possession from 1seo
TO 1852 In recent years the upper
part Of the building has been given II
ehe collection of the Boston Historical
Society. ''A ~ a -
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1905-03-11
~ LITTLE oNza ARE HIS.

HE hand that softly stole
6o my own that day,
a ! needed the touch that I loved so
much
strengthen me on the way.
sr it seemed than the softest down
"a the breast of the gentlest dove;
its tinlid press and its faint caress
ere strong In the strength of love!
Tened to say in strange, sweet way,
4 love you and understand"
\ Gained my fears as my hot heart
tears
Tell over that little hand.
maps there are tenderer, sweeter
things -.
.omewhere in the sun-bright land;
|! thank the Lord for his blessings
md the clasp of 4 little hand.
sorfhern Christian Advocate.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1905-03-11

on reading, not only for pleasure, but
also for research. Libraries are well
patrontZed, not only by the college stu
dent examining reference books, but
also by his more unfortunate brother
who cannot afford college course.
This does not keep the latter from
reading all he can, and the demand for
more libraries is constantly heard. A
frequenter of libraries has patented the
adjustable shelf-desk shown in the IL
lustration, and its advantages will be
readily apparent. Such a device is
on the many shelves. 1t is extremely
simple in construction and can be in
stantly moved from one shelf to an
other and placed where most conven-
lent. A shelf-desk, as the inventor
calls it, for holding the book is fast
ened to and supported by brackets,
these brackets being shaped to con-
form to the size Of the shelf. The end
of the bracket which fits into the book
shelf is divided into two arms, the
upper arm being shorter than the low
err arm-the upper arm bearing against
the upper side of the shelf and the
lower one below the shelf. A clamp
ing screw can also be affixed, but this
is not absolutely necessary, as the arms
are sufficient to hold the shelf-desk in
position, the user removing and plac-
ing it where most convenient.
Joseph A. Lawson of Menanda, N.
Y, is the patentee.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1905-03-11

the sun ever shone into. and. behold,
they were furnished with all the old
fashioned things. There on the floor
were the rugs the old hands had made,
and ON the dainty table were all the
old dishes that had been SO highly
priced
The poor old couple sank speechless
into the nearest chair but after time
the old man said: but, John, how
about the rent-how can we payT-
and the newly made spn-in-law replied
You paid the rent in advance for q
good many years. father, when you
gave your girl to me this morningv'-.
indianapolis Sun .-.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1905-03-11
Tnterestinc Mexican stamna-

Porte de Mar stamps of Mexico
have an interesting history. They are
not really stamps, but merely labels
applied to the envelope in interior
towns to indicate the amount Of post
age required to carry the pieces of
mail from a Mexican seaport to the
point Of destination. They are some
times found Cancelled, but this is acct
dental, having been done when the
Mexican stamps upon the piece Of
mail were Cancelled.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1905-03-11
HOW THE EGG is PLACED.

the egg-he remarked that few per
sons know how strong an egg really
is.
In proof of that" he said, 81 will
now place the egg, without covering
of any kind, In such a position that
no one can break 1t with the cannon
ball"
How did he do it? Simply by put
ting the egg on the floor close in one
corner of the room where the project.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1905-03-11
think we was pretty we'll axed to hey

Link we was pretty we'll H&ed to hey
two rooms fixed up like these"
Like these, indeed" broke in his
wife. I'm so sick of all this grand
stun, and so tired hev'n to eat Off them
silver piatters-O, Nathan, / wouldn't
ask for but one meal day and that
bread and milk, If we could only hev
kept the old home and our own
things"
1es, know, mother, how you feel,
but all we kin do Is to think about
the mansions that are bein' fixed no
Tor US over there, and 1t won't be long
now anyhow that We'll hev to wait.
I'm sorry tho the things are sold, you
always did set such a store by some
on 'em. I'm glad Emilys comm.
Praps she kin straighten things out
little for ye."
II wish Emily could take us back
out west with her." the wistful voice
replied, but s'pose we'd only be In
the way. Emly's always been a good
girl to us, not sot up same as Car'line.
But now she's goin' to be married
and go way Off out there again, seems
Jest as If was goln' to lose her for
good" and the tears trickled down
the furrowed cheeks.
''Oh, mother, mother, and daddy,
dear, you don't know how glad l am
to be at home with you once more.
and what do you think! We are not
to have church wedding at ALL Won't
Caroline be mad tho'-hut we are to
be married tomorrow In our own little
home. Oh, am so happy, so happyv'
and the laughing, brown-eyed girl few
: atrst to one and then to the other.
talking, laughing, hugging and kissing
them all in the same breath.
And bent you goin' out west
again, Em'lyT" the trembling old voice
asked as soon as the mother could
and speech.
"oh, no." answered the girl; you
see. it is this way: John has been
given the management of this end of
the business and he has bought love-
" little house right in this town, and
80 we thought 1t would be too big for
Just as two, we are going to let q fat
In it Oh, you shall see 1t all to-mor.
row." and a rogulsh twinkle sparkied
in her eyes.
Tomorrow dawned bright as any
wedding day be, and after the hurry
and furry of the wedding was over
and the last guest had departed, Emily
called to the much Disguised sister as
she was leaving, and said: "oh, Caro-
line, you might send over mothers ana
fathers things, for they are going to
make us little visit"
The old eyes glistened when they
heard this, and then Emily said:
"Ccme now. dears, and we will take a
peep at the fat we are going to let"
and when the door was opened they
beheId three OF the dearest little rooms
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EXCEPT at the Chinese New Year,
which comes in February, 1t Is very
hard to catch a glimpse of children In
China. Little beggars will run beside
you for miles to earn one cash, a
copper coin with a square hole IN the
middle of 1t, worth the twentieth of
cent; but children who have parents
to care for them seem to be kept IN
doors all the time, or only allowed to
play in walled yards and gardens. we
used to say to each other, why,
where are the children? Haven't they
got any" But at New Years we
found out that they had. This Is the
great holiday Of all the year in Chlna'
when everybody hangs out flags ana
colored lanterns and sets off tire-cracK-
ers. eve borrowed our custom of fire
crackers for the Fourth of July from
Chinese New Year's.) All the people
put on their very best clothes, and the
children the best of all, jackets and
trousers of bright blue or green or
yellow or purple, the boys and the
girls so much alike that you can only
tell them apart by their hair. The
boys. Of course, is braided in a pig
tail, and the girls is done up on her
head with silver pins, or, if she's a
very grand little girl, with gold or
jade. Thus decked out, the children go
walking with their proud papas and
mammas, and often go to the theater,
which is a rare treat for them.
Perhaps Chinese children have
romping plays together, but they al
ways look as if they were born grown
up-St. Nicholas.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1905-03-11
A Strong Egg.

The writer once saw a magician
hold up before his audience an egg
and a cannon ball, and after talking
few minutes about the strength Of
an arch, and still more of a perfect
dome-as represented by the shape of
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1905-03-11
Her Resemblance to Morber.

Ethel-Papa, my teacher saws I'm
eetung more like mamma every day.
: Fapa-Weli, you mustn't talk SO
much in school, dear.-Yonkers States.
man.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1905-03-11

ing walls gave it perfect protection
for the cannon ball, when rolled at It,
struck the two walls and could not
touch the egg.
You may perform this trick with a
large ball of any kind.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1905-03-11

is to place the lemon III pOSlLlun Ill thc
suueezcr and by manipulating the nan
die the lemon is cut in half, the juice
extracted and separated from the
seeds, and when the~squeezer Is opened
the seeds and skin are elected ana the
Juice of the lemon also dumped into
glass or cup placed in the bottom OF
the squeezer. The handle portion Is
separated from the lower portion and
operates on hinges, so that, after plac-
ing the lemon in position and drawing
the handle forward. the knife cuts the
lemon in half, while the pressure
soueeZes the juice out of the lemon.
The seeds drop down into trays, one
on each side of the knife. these trays
being actuated by springs, so that
when the sQueezer is opened the seeds
and skin are elected from the sQueeZer.
\ strainer is suspended under the
trays, the Juice passing through the
straner and into cup placed below.
The novelty and advantage of this con
trivance will be apparent to everybody.
The patentee is Alexander McLaren,
of Fort Worth Texas.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1905-03-11

David displayed his wisdom nv
saying IAN men are liars" instead ~
picking out one man and saying # to
him.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1905-03-11

occasionally q woman marries her
IDEAL man, but it is only a matter of
ume until her air castle Is transformer
into q fat
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1905-03-11
Shelf for Books

The high standard Of educational
methods in colleges and universities in
the United States has put premium
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1905-03-11
Conan Doyle as a De.eo,tiv.

a friend Of Sir Conan Doyle once
asked the great author Of so NAM a. ~.
1ecaVe stories why. he did not estab-
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1905-03-11
Portable Apparatus for Thawing Froz-
en- Ground.

Oftentimes during the cold winter
months 1t is necessary to suspend
building operations entirely, especially
underground operations, OH account Of
the frozen ground. Contractors and
builders find this an obstacle very
hard to overcome and one which en-
tails extra expense and labor Build
ing a wood fire and gradually thawing
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1905-03-11

the ground Is very crude and at the
same time slow method, while blast
Ing also has its disadvantages. A Sc
attic, Wash, man has patented a de-
vice especially for the purpose of thaw-
ing frozen ground, an illustration of
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1905-03-11

never tell a man that his boy looks
IKE his mother if be owes YOU money,
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1905-03-11
1-sefu1 Lemon squeezer.

Tseful Lemon SqueeAer'
Machines are built nowadays WHICH
dispense entirely with hand labor Out,
Of course. such machines are uselui
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1905-03-11

only where large Juan
titles Of a certain arti-
Gle are produced at a
minimum of cost. Ii
looks as if some OF
these principles were
being inculcated by in
ventors into the smaller
every day appliances
as for instance the lem
on squeezer shown in
the Illustration. This
lemon squeezer per
forms every operation
necessary to obtain the
Juice from the lemon.
All the user has to do
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-10-10

LEASE WHEAT
land. furnished with team and tools,
ETC., for one or more years. H. F.
w. Myers, GA Pleasant ST., Walla
Walla, Wash. Best of references.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-10-10
BREAK INTO THE BANK SAFE.
Springfield, S. D., Visited and $500
in Cash Taken by Cracksmen.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa, Oct. 10.-The
Bank of Springfield, S. D., was robbed
last night by "yeggmen," who used nj
troglycerine, and $4,000, all the money
in the bank, was taken. The robbers
stole a team and buggy belonging to
DR.. Greenfield of Avon, S. D., with
which they made the trip to Spring.
field. The bank is insured against the
loss.
"Jocko" Wilson, released from Jail
here last week after being held nine
months under a charge of numbering
Joe O'Brien last January, is under sus-
picion. Three days ago he went to
Trip, S. D., though ne had a ticket
to Scotland, where the branch from
Springfield joins the Sioux City
branch.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-10-10
Across the Continent,

TOLEDO, O., Oct. 10-Eove in it's
deepest and sincerest measure was
shown today in the action of Lena
Burt, who travelled all the way from
Portland, Ore, to this city to secure
the release of iner brother, Patrick
Burt, who is in Jail charged with
shooting with intent to kill.
Burt got mixed up with a bad gang
a few weeks ago, and was caught
trying to rob a saloon. He was pur-
sued by the saloonkeeper, and when
nearly cornered, gave battle with a
revolver. He was arrested and bound
over to the grand jury in $1,000 bail,
which he could not furnish.
Word of his sad plight reached the
sister and she Immediately collected
all her belongings and started for To-
leio, where she arrived today. She
sought a lawyer, John Dunn, and then
succeeded in having the bond decreased
to $500 But Lena had only $175.
Nothing daunted, she started out and
by interesting Councilman Gray she
was able to place i1er diamonds in the
hands of mis- attorney, and he went the
necessary bond for Burt.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-10-10
In Interest of Southern Agriculture.

RICHMOND, Va, Oct. 1O.-The an
nual meeting of the association of
commissioners of agriculture of the
southern states met here today with
about $50 members in attendance.
The meeting was called to order by
Commissioner G. w. Kohler, Of this
state, the president Of the organiza-
ton. Among those present are several
scientists connected with the depart
ment of agriculture and they will de-
liver several interesting addresses be-
fore the meetings. Owing to the prev
alence of yellow fever in some parts
of the south several of the southern
coast states are not represented in the