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The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1905-04-08
CHAPTER XVI.

s 1t may be imagined with what breath
less interest l listened to Mr.. Mont
,gomery's story, for it is almost needless
to remark that in Judith Stokes and her
father | recognized the Rev. Mr.. Porter
and his daughter. The events related
could not have occurred very long before
l was sent as a little child to Taber-
nacle House. But this early connection
of Judith with Mr.. Rodwell was some
what puzzling, for had never seen
him come to the house farther back than
about eighteen months before | left it.
Once, while the narration was proceed
ing, ! debated within myself whether
should inform Mr.. Montgomery of the
identity of "Bill' Stokes with my late
master; but for various and obvious rea-
sons decided in the negative.
But another was not so reticent. AT
the mention Of the red hair and the
strange eyes of the girl, saw Josiah's
face assume an expression of more live
ly interest, which gradually increased as
the narrator proceeded to describe Mr.
Stokes love of open air preaching. He
dared not hazard a remark until the
story was ended, as Mr.. Montgomery's
wrath was a thing not to be disregard
ed. But the instant the last words were
spoken, Jusiah burst out:
"I'll forfeit my life, Professor, il
don't know where to lay my hands upon
him this moment"
What! Bill Stokes and his daugh-
ter?"
"The very same. Is he a man with
stubby black hair, large mouth, nose
twisted on one SIDE and crooked legs?"
That's the man."
Then 1t is no other than Old Snuff1es
that Silas has just bolted from. l rec
egnized him in a minute-didn't YOU
Silas?"
was now compelled to confess that
l did; but much against my will, as
foresaw that this discovery would bring
to light all that 1 so ardently desired to
keep concealed.
ITO be continuedl
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1905-04-08
Taught Babirs of FruRality.

One of the peculiarities about the
military service in Germany is the
paternal interest that the officers are
required to take in the frugality Of
the men. The pay of the soldier Is
only 6 cents day, but the army regu-
lations guard it jealousy. Each man
is expected to keep his money In a
little bag suspended from a string
around his neck, and any officer dur
ing inspection may demand to have
the bags opened and their contents
'hown. If 1t be found that a soldier
is spending his pay too freely he is
reprimanded and punished. He is
compelled to make his pay cover his
expenses.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1905-04-08
A Useful Relative

Eyes, my mother-in-law can make
herself very useful at times"
Glad you are fair enough to admit
it."
"Of course I'll admit it. Why, just
the other morning she was so provoked
at me because didn't get out and chop
the ice off the front steps, that she
went out herself with a broom and
Ice pick. She is stout lady and when
she slipped on the top step and bump
ed herself all the way to the sidewalk,
she fell so hard that she cracked the
ice on every step. Then her language
regarding my shortcomings was SO
warm that it melted all the fragments
and left the steps as clean and smooth
as they ever are in uly."-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1905-04-08

1T was after II O'clock when that
young man left the house last night" >"
began the stern father, land l want
you to understand that
But, papa" interrupted the pretty
daughter, Il was so interested in the
news of his uncle's death that l really
didn't notice how late it was. You zee
his uncle died in California last week
and left him 100000, and, of
course"
''As was saying when you inter
rupted me-" continued the willy par
ent, II want you to understand that
he can stay just as late as he wants
to after this. He's a nice young man,
and it's up to you to afford me the
pleasure Of saying bless you, my chill
dren,' at an early date"
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1905-04-08

a.. " Hs
taker, had not arrived, / Knocked =.
Judith's dressing room door. Size was
bot there. In an instant 1t darted upoYl5
my MUD that | was sold--thats thew
had abolted! HIN
u went OF to the hotel. MY suspi..
clons were Verified. They had left, bag.
and baggage, Immediately after 4 had
gone out. 1 went to the station, and
round they had booked for Peterborough;
but there all traces ceased, and from
that time to this | have never heard OF
them. 1t viii be warm for them if ever
40, for they completely broke me up
AFTER saving them from starvation
too! "a
st. Mr.. Rodwell-that was the swel's
name-and his friends disappeared at
the same time. Then J. discovered that
they were strangers in the town-had
only come down for the shooting season.
The only person who could have 81, en-
me any information-the landlord OF the
hotel" where they put up--had received
his caution, and pretended to know
nothing.
But the strangest bit Of the whole
story is yet to come. This very night,
just as~I was going down to the prompt
wing. during the third act of the play,
ISsaw swell talking to Miss Gibson,
In the third entrance. His face struck
me in an instant as being familiar; but
the moment heard his voice all doubts
vanished. It's some years since we met,
and he was not more than two or three
and twenty at the time; but recognized
Mr.. 5Rodwell in moment. We had a
little private chat together, and he slip
ped couple of sovereigns into my hand;
but ] couldn't get anything out Of him
about the Stokeses. He pretended to
know nothing of their disappearance that
night, and never to have seen them since,
which l know to be a lie. However,
feel a little curious to know who my
gentleman himself may be, SO I set
young. Jack Brindle, the call boy, to
watch him, and l warrant he won't lose
sight Of him." 49, - ~ ST y
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1905-04-08
RuTs ANp l.RoeR 80.
afiIl Yegea nneafion Rl,e4l,nr Rer,.n

afAll q XAIed 0Uestion Whether EepOas
or Change II Best.
a large art--perhaps the largest
part-of Mrs. John Thompson's
thought was spent in introducing va
riety into her life. she was continu-
ally moving about the furniture lii her
house, changing her way of wearing
her hair, experimenting with all the
new breakfast foods, and adopting the
very latest fashions. a
If YOU SO much as turn your back
Della will whew the chairs about so
you'll think you're in a strange placer
Miss Nancy Simonds declared, after a
visit tTher nephew's. II guess Johns
about given up the idea Of having a
resting place this side of heaven. As
for meals. You never know whether
you're going to have hygfenic tablets
or seyen-course dinner. / don't call
1t living, being in such a stir-up all
the time. / believe in having a place
for everything and everything in its
place; and when you've been accus-
toned all your life to baked beans
Saturday night and fish cakes Sunday
morning, you feel hollowness inside
that aum-diddle pudding and French
chops don't satisfy.
"I'm keeping out of ruts,' Della
says Before i was married made
up my mind that wasn't going to let
my home settle down into monotony,
like so many other peoples. You can't
progress if you stay In rrut,' says
she. <S
but told her didn't know but
you'd progress full as fast as you
would jolting along over places where
there wasn't any road made, to say
nothing of it's not being SO hard on the
carriage, and..I thought to go from
good, sweet, old-fashioned homemade
bread to bakers trash was progressing
backwards. 1t seems to me such a
whirl grows dreadfully monotonons. to
say nothing of its being SO wearing to
stand ~
"She only laughed will say il
for Della that she's real good-tem.
pered. = -u
asEs \ SuSSo II dGCONu1uS 10 lu0 way
you're made, Aunt Mary says she"
After all, Is that not perhaps as near
as one can come to the solution or the
problem which, like SO many others
is as old as the world? Doubtless the
old man whose wife surprised him
every day with an apple slump" found
fully as much satisfaction in the com,
Portable certainty of favorite dish as
the Mrs. ThOmpsons in the varied for
tunes Of their experiments; and prob
ably, upon the whole, one menu il
about as wholesome as the other. Tt
the lovers Of old ways the content OF
their quiet paths where every step IL
rich with memories; to seekers after
the new, the eagerness of pulsing life
and JOY Of fresh discoveries. Peace tt
them Youths COMPANION,
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1905-04-08
Wanted an Easy Job.

A lazy man applied to a lady for
assistance. Having helped him on
previous occasions, the lady asked him
why he did not go to work. The man
answered that he saw the prospect of
a capital job soon. What kind of II
job?" asked the. lady. well, l want
a Job as linesman to a wireless tele-
graph company" replied the lazy man.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1905-04-08
seIf.sacrincinR love.

Lover-You are worth your weight
in gold. The Girl-Then you'd better
hurry, for I'm taking anti-fat.-Cin-
cinnati Commercial Tribune.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1905-04-08

Men who think they know it all new
er take time to investigate the actual
worth of their supposed knowledge.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1905-04-08

Time may be money. but most PEG.
pie prefer the long green.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-03-16

liEed. So Thesophy went crazy over
nothing. and that is the extent OF its
originality, These clanks know they
believe nothing old. Everybody else
knows they know nothing new. \
Theosophir's mission is TO convince
others OF his own idocy That Is the
extent Of his logic, He Is an iatellec-
tual anarchist waging war On every
old something that objects to being
new nothing. He devotes his walk-
ing hours to telling what he knows.
This accounts for his everlasting talk
without saying anything, If evei
there be waste jaw motion It is when a
Theosophist expounds his wisdom,
Theosophy is spiritualized Socialism
iisembodied Prohibition. etherialized
idiocy. the most inContestable testimo'
ny to infinite asininiay within the
realm of emotional insanity.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-03-16
SECRET OF BEAUTY GRATIS.

SECRET OF BEAUTY GRATIS.
| A wealthy society woman Of Orange.
| N j. whose physician has sold her the
prescription of a wonderful scientific
discovery, means 10 secure for herself
niche in the hall of fame by supply
ing gratis to her American sisters the
secret of beauty. The lotion she ad-
vertises removes freckles and all un-
beautiful spots, clears the complexion
and softeus and whitens the skin with
full deleterious results. II is not for
sale. and the prescription cannot be
purchased at any price. A lover OF her
race the lady will send the lotion
In sample bottles to all those who
wish it, and if they find the treatment
efticacious she will send larger guam
titles, absolutely free. With fortune
of size, no children, and q widow. this
New Jersey philanthropIst means to
devote her time and money 10 beauti-
flying American women.
Mr.. Carnegie with his libraries, his
medals for heroism and his bequests
to schools: Mr.. Rockefeller. with his
princely gifts to churches and col
leges: even Mr.. Heinze, with his un-
fulfilled promises to donate TO church
fairs and monument funds before cleo
ton has done nothing nobler than this
Education is essential; religion ele-
Yates: hospitals and asylums for the
unfortunate are worthy; honor and re-
ward for heroism are coTmendable;
but none is more important than the
good looks Of our wives, our sweet
hearts, our sisters. our cousins and our
aunts. II the Orange lady's prescrfp
ton aids the complexion without de-
stroying the skin, If 1t may be applied
without advertising itself at 500 yards.
its dissemination should be encouraged
and forwarded by every true patriot.
Butte Inter Mountain.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-03-16
Excavatins Ruins at Basdad Has
Been Commenced
EXPEDITION ARE AT WORK
Adab of Ancient History One Of the
Most Ancient Of 6abylonian Cities
Identified Inscriptions Said to 8,
5000 Years 5efor Christ.

Chicago. Mar. l5.--Prof, Robert Fran
els Harper OF the University of Chi
cago, who is director OF the expedition
OF the Oriental Exploration Fund. now
| In Assyria, has received telegram an
nouncing that work of excavating the
ruins OF Bismya, which was suspended
last autumn, Is to be resumed. The
dispatch was from Victor Persons, en-
gineer in charge and stated that the
sender started for RIsmya from bag
dad on March 9,
The excavation was begun In De-
cember, 1908. and continued until sew
eral months ago, when It was abandon
ed by order OF the Turkish govern
ment. The permission TO resume work
is the result of DR.. Harper's recent
trip to Chicago,
Bismya. which has been identified
as the Adab of ancient inscriptions. Is
one of the most ancient of Bahylonian
cities and hourished possibly as early
las 1000 or 5000 before Christ, No
history Of the place has ever been
discovered and tradition does not re-
cord the name OF its ruling dynasty
The site OF the excavation Is between
Tigrs and Euphrates rivers. ninety
miles southeast OF Bagdad It is Il
large ruin second In size only to Nip
pur, Warka. and possibly Babylon.
The length of the entire mountain
under which the ruins are buried in
the northwest and is 1855 and width
$40 meters.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-03-16
COUNTY COURT.
Road Matters Discussed at the Meeting
Yesterday.

An adjourned meeting of the county
court was held yesterday. Most OF the
day was devoted to considering petit
tions and discussing road matters. to
decide how much work will be done on
county roads during the summer The
clerk was instructed to advertise for
bids for improving the sections Of the
Lewis and Clark road near Heckard
mill and near the Relth place. The
bids will be opened on April 5th. Also
for constructing road from the Uni
versal sash and door factory at Smiths
point to a connection with the county
road.
An order was made authorizing
James Jamison. supervisor Of road dis
trict No. Is to sell the waste lumber
cut by the county saw mill at Jeweh
for $3.50 per thousand.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-03-16
PROGRAM.

Given on ST. Patrick's Night at the
Opera House.
Introductory remarks. 6. G. Fulton.
Cecillan quartet, "Norine Mauretn"
Misses Benoit and Mccain, Messrs
Graf and Larner.
Selection, medley Irish airs, violin
and Piano, Miss Irenaeus Parker.
Address, Mis- Excelency, Hon. George
Z. Chamberlain, Governor Of oregon
Tenor Solo, THE Harp That Once
Through Tar's Halls" John Shields
Grafton, 1.-THE True Irishman," Hon
Hennessy Murphy.
Soprano Solo, killarney" Mrs. J. Fl.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-03-16
Grave Trouble Foreseen.

Il needs but little foresight to tel
that when your stomach and liver are
badly affected, grave trouble is aheae
unless you take the proper medicine
for your disease, as Mrs John A. Young
Of Clay, N. Y, did. She says: Il had
neuralgia of the liver and stomach, my
heart was weakened, and / could moi
eat. / was very bad for long time
but in Electric Bitters, l found Just
what / needed,for they quickly relieved
and cured me-" Best medicine for
weak women. Sold under guarantees
by Chas. Rogers, druggist. at SOC a
bottle.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-03-16
Died From Fright.

New York, March 1i.-Mrs. Johr
Fletcher, so years old, is dead from
fright at her home In Lakewood, N. J.
Her grandson had set fire to a brush
heap in the front yard and Mrs. Fletch-
er, fearing 1t would spread to the
house hurried out with a pail Of water.
A puff of flame caught the bottom Of
her dress and she fell dead with a
scream Of terror"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-03-16
THEosoPHY.

Theosophosists have commissioned
Providence to avenge their wrongs
Some time ago a Theosophist in Port
land went voluntarily insane and re-
nounced Theosophy. Last week the
same man was violently kicked by a
mule Theosophist declare that the
mule was inspired. He must have been
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-03-16
CRIME AND CIVILIZATION.

We never know in these days when
one of our cherished beliefs is going to
get fatally knocked on the head. For
hundred years we have believed that
yellow fever was due to unsanitary
conditions and transmitted by conta.
gion. or infection by fomite:
in the clothing. bedding or other be-
logings of those who were victims Of
the yellow scourge. But now we know
with almost absolute certainty that a
certain breed of mosquitoes, with a
jaw breaking Latin name transmit
the dread disease.
After that comes a man with book
in which he tells us that the multipli-
cation of crimes is an evidence of ad-
vancing civilization. To have that
is heightened crime is lessened. APP
strike you off hand, would it not jar
you sensibly? Yet he has the audaci-
ty to produce an array of proofs that
make our old idea, that as civilization
is heightened, crime is lessened ap-
pears as absurd as the proposition,
"if butter is worth 20 cents a pound
how many teeth are there in a hand
saw"
The author does not use the word
crime in the restricted sense Of per-
sonal injury, or tort, or sin against hu-
man and divine principles of right
eousness. He speaks Of those things
which society commands or prohibits
by laws made for the protection and
betterment Of the general welfare.
The more civilized a people are the
more multiplied will be the finely
drawn distinctions between the things
the citizen should do and those he
should not do, and therefore the more
cases there would be Of those who ig-
more or infract these multiform stat
utes and ordinances.
Law, as we learn at the threshold Of
the science, is "a rule Of action pre-
scvibed by sovereign authority
commanding what is right and prOhib-
iting what is wrong" While we often
complain Of over legislation and being
too much governed, yet history testi-
fies unimpeachably that the march Of
civilization is measured by the multi
plicatiOn Of commands and pronibi-
tons called for by the complex rela-
tions that ramify the social compact.
Things that were permitted in an
earlier stage Of the organism are now
prohibited by a finer sense of moral |
and social obligations, and things that |
were once left to individual judgment |
are now erected into duties incumbent
on all by an edict of the state.
A notable instance adduced is that
Of Massachusetts. 1t is from that state
we oftenest hear the riot act read to1
other states and sections for moral and
social direlictions. Thinking Of that
iiNAa aog Oilly OII- hONlN llHe NiiJ |
expect to find Massachusetts as free
of crimes and it is of Indigenous cacti.
But as matter Of record Massachus-
etts shows more crimes and criminals
pro rata than any other state in the
union, with New York a close second. |
Poor old greaser- ridden Mexico, not
yet civilized enough 10 get the consent
of Massachusetts representatives to
become a state, has the fewest crimes
and criminals in proportion to popula-
tion.
The case seems plain. Crime is the
gauge of civilization and oregon is not
lacking in keeping pace with the pro-
cession If the murders and hold-ups
in Portland is any criterion.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-03-16

Now is the time to order your clothes
50 as to have them by Easter Sunday.
Call at C. II. Cooper's on wednesday,
Thursday and Friday, and select youi
suit and have it made to please your
own taste and satisfaction.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-03-16

II he thought he was kicking the stuff
ing out Of a Theosophist, Two Of a
trade can not agree. Thecsophy ar
rived and found every avenue TO ma
mia plugged, Everything that could
be gone crazy over had been monopo-
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-03-16

A Michigan rural deliver patron has
written the postal autnoritiek COM
planning that a skunk had ensconsed
himself in his mail box and asking thar
the government exterminate the var
nit and fumigate its late residence.
Right now the government is fully oc-
cupied in following up a polecat smell
at postal headquarters.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-03-16
TndaY's Weather.

Portland. March. 15.-Western Ore
gon and Western Washington, Thurs
day. showers. Eastern Oregon and
Eastern Washington, cloudy and
threatening. with probably showers.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-03-16

Courteous treatment. an abundance
of amusement, together with line Of
all popular brands Of liquid refregh-
ments, has made the LaTosca popu-
lar resort.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-03-16
Dress as Well az You Can.

BY having your spring suits made BY
Strauss Bros, Chicago. Great display
of new spring styles at C. H. cooper'f
on next Wednesday, Thursday and Fri
day.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-03-16

Jap-a-Lac. the finest finish for floors
has proven both durable and makes q
fine finish. B. F. Allen & Son have re-
celved a complete assortment.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-03-16

DO you know that the McCrea- Ford
Co, 63s Commercial street. are making
a big reduction on all photographs
during the Lenten season?
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-03-16

r. NJ. CASTOR, at his feed stable No.
1O5 14th street, offers for sale Landls
harness machine: one butchers wall
scales, will be sold cheap.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-03-16

The occident tensorial parlors and
bath facilities are equalled by none
Everything modern and up to date
See Peterson.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-03-16

Just received today. a fresh ship
ment Of fancy creamery butter
Watsonville brand. Foard & Stoke.
Company.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-03-16

Just received, some fancy smoked
bloaters. ASTORIA GROCERY.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-03-16
BUSINESS LOCALS.

Danzlger & Co. are open for busl-
ness.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-03-16

DIR. o. B. Estes says that radium
will shed light two years without an
appreciable elimination of energy.
Just what manuy an Astoria man has
long felt the need of for his nocturnal
keyhole.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-03-16
OUT OF THE ORDINARY.
Epitome of Annecdosso and incidents
With Comments by a Layman.

A Chinook couple have named oce Of
their youngsters Theodore Roosevelt
Henry Clay Payne Brandenburg. He
will probably be known as brandy"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-03-16

It is pretty hard to predict the ad-
vent of the robin, but it is stated on
good authority that the Book beer will
be in full bloom in a couple Of months.
A couple were married by mistake
the other day in Portland. That's a
mighty commonplace thing in matri-
mony.
The ice trust says the price must ad-
vance because it needs the money for
dividends. wouldn't such candor make
your clock stop?
Ella Wheeler Wilcox declares a wo-
man who loves will not disobey her hus
band. There now!
The man who wrote a book on How
to live to be One Hundred" has just
died prematurely at 55.
Andrew Carnegie says he has not
signed a note for thirty years. That
is another reason why he has money
for libraries while some other business
men are going through the bankruptcy
courts.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-03-16

During the 10Th century 200 ships
unnumbered lives and over 100000
were lost in vain attempts to discover
the north pole. Still the greatest pole
explorer extant says he can take $780,
900 and bring the pesky thing back
with him.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-03-16

BY mail, per year, in advance Isl 90