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The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1905-10-07
PUT UP A BRAVE DEFENSE.
Six Men, Surrounded by 200 Indians
Hold Out TIL Help Comes.

Six Men, Surrounded by 200 indiana,
| Hold Out TIL Help Comes.
A detachment Of six men was carry
ing dispatches from a command near
Red river to Camp Supply. OF the six
two were scouts, Amos Chapman and
William Dixon. The others were cav
alrymen. Far from any refuge they
were surrounded by nearly 200 In
dams. They sought shelter in buff
falo wallow and prepared to hold their
ground. The attack came at 8 o'clock
in the morning and the long, long day
stretched before them. In the first
rush four Of these six men were
wounded, Private Smith MORALLY. The
other hurts were severe.
They were hemmed in On all sides
In an open plain, and were outnum-
bered almost twenty to one. One of
the scouts, while a severe Ere was be-
ing poured In at them at close range,
succeeded in throwing up a scanty In
trenchment with his bowie knife and
his bare hands. His comrades held the
Kiowas and Comanches off until this
little help was ready as a refuge and
they moved into the trench, the wound
ed walking with brave and painful ef
fort
Although Private Smith was wound
ed unto death, he sat upright in the
trench to conceal his crippled condt-
ton from the foe From early morn
ing until night this handful of five
men was under an almost constant
hre, often at such short range that
they could bring their pistols into play,
Thus they fought for their own lives
and defended their dying comrade,
without food and for drink onlv a
little muddy rain water mixed with
their own blood. They killed more
than a dozen Indians and wounded
above a score.
Keller came that night, but It was
th1rty-six hours after the first attack
before medical aid and food could be
given them at the nearest post Pri-
Vate Smith died before camp was
reached. Every man was wounded.
Scout Chapman severely and Scout
Dixon several times, but not danger
ously. This band of four soldiers and
two scouts were Of those who had
been fighting and marching for weeks
amid the most dreadful privattons
They were worn to skin and bone, but
their souls were as big as all out
doors" and they flinched at no odds nm
der heaven. And by such men 40 these
was this nation made,
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1905-10-07
GoinG to the Fair.

When Me and my Ma and Pa went t.
the Fair,
Ma borrled Miss Rollins-us rigg to g
there,
Cause our buggy's new, and Ma says
Mercy sake!
1t wouldn't hold half the folks she's 20
to take!'
An she took Marindy an James twin,
an 10
An Aunty Van Meters-us girls-an' ole
Slo'
Magee, ats SO fat, come a-scrowdgin il
there,
When Me and my Ma and Pa went t
the Fair!
The roads full O. loads full list ready t.
bust,
An all hot an smokln' and chokin' with
dust
The VOLTS an their wagon, an Brizen
tines, too
An horses list rared when the foot cars
came through!
An way from fur off we could hear the
band play,
And peoples all there 'ud list whoop an
hoaray!
An l stood on the dashboard. an Pa
boost me there,
Most high as the fence, when we went
to the Fair!
An when We us there an inside we
could see
Where the flags on a pole where a
shows GO to be
An boys up in trees, an the Rrea' b,0
balloon
At didn't goned up a tall, all afternoonI
An man In the crowd there gived
money away
An Pa says he druther earn his nv tho
day.
An ne GIN me some, an says amt moth
in there
loo good for his boy, when he went 70
the Fairl ~
VISIT The Raggedy Man wuz there too,
But he says,
Don't talk Fairs to me, Child I've
went to onei yes
And they wuz a thing there va rodo
and I rode
An a thing-um-a-jig, at ye bowed
an bloweu;
an tney wuz a game at ys played-an'
l played 49,,
An hitch in the same where Va maid
an paid; NAAO
ana they Wuz two bad to one good peo-
pies there
the Fair!" "On' u
james Whitcomb Riley.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1905-10-07
AA~ANAN~

Small warts on children's hands
when they appear in numbers can De
got rid Of certainly and painlessly by
keeping them constantly moist with
lotion made by adding two drains of
dilute nitric acid to one pint OF water.
One of the latest ideas is that celery
Is a cure for rheumatism. 1t Is as
serted that the disease Is impossible
If the vegetable be cooked and freely
eaten. The celery should be cut into
pieces and boiled in water until soft,
and the water drunk by the patient.
Put new milk, with little flour and
nutmeg, into a saucepan with the
boiled celery, serve it warm with
pieces of toast, eat it with potatoes,
and the painful ailment will soon yield.
Such is the declaration Of physician
VINO has again and again tried the ex-
pertinent, and with uniform success.
The urlc-acid theory Of govt gives
the dietetc treatment as the elimina-
ton Of all heterogeneous or albuminous
principles from the food. To this diet
should be added natural mineral wa
tiers. The medicinal treatment con-
sists Of alkalles and purgadves. The
quinate Of piperazine Is considered the
best remedy. While it is not SO rapid
in its effect in relieving the pain of an
acute attack Of govt as some others,
it nevertheless exceeds all others in
value. During an attack 1t should be
given in doses Of ten grains every hour
and half to two hours, dissolved in
at least eight ounces Of distilled wa.
ter. Sometimes hypodermic injec-
ton of morphine Is absolutely neces-
sary to relieve the pain in a paroxysm
Of govt. AS many old subjects Of govt
have contracted kidneys, the use Of
morphine under these circumstances
Is attended with some danger, and the
drug should be administered with
great caution.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1905-10-07
ODD coLoNY IN pARa,,lI q.
Consuming ModaIe.i ~

Community Modelled Ats, w.
be1iaEn yss : ooking Heck s.., sssa
A community which closelv 81 So
mates Bellamy's Looking Baes u ss Nm,
y Cosme, little settlemsn4 VS.
Asuncion, Paraguay, describaa = a s
helm Lacmalan In the I,einaiss II !. y y:
boten. Equality, democracy e.
muniV Of wealth and WORK &. sO =.
principles on which 1t was founa ss ~ ~
1894 by a split In colony a. e 49,, Y
immigrants to Paraguay .,I,ha s sa 1
Of the settlera lie together ana ~ ulea
small village, and are small nyet Am z = =
clean; they have only one s. Wy
are built OF boards and ah,na 49,, and
rooted with mazega grass M s,su @
hangs far over the side walls M a,1ss =
supported Dy posts, a detail which i
lows for a wide veranda--a mas ,s4 . y
come adjunct in the hot weathss W. y
one side Of the house is ! a,ns ~ !. w. "
building which contains the Ess.S w
ana every house has It's garden \ lts,s
plantations of sugar cane liz hat 1n.aS
the houses and the gardens, !, -
Up to the present the dwal,,.
houses cover only a quarter - -
space which has been reserved u & Y ~
village, and when Herr Lacmana ~. -
tied the place there were soma e t,ssss -
houses occupied ana 1os In eonrsa !,
erection. In time the buildings r-,,,
form a great square, which VIII ~
about a larger open square In-aa.s.
ton a number OF smaller public nisaas
have been provided for, which win IL
as those already in existence. betwasa
the houses. "There is an ahso,,'.a
community Of goods in Cosme. tha on,s
exception being that objects Of honss
hold or personal use-furniture coos.
ing utensils, clothing and food-rems,n
the property Of their users. When ona
enters the colony he must bring 81.
entire property In, with these ercor Z
tons. When, however, one wishes Il
withdraw he does not receive back A.
amount Of his contribution, but enlv
the amount which corresponds ia n.
share for the last working period !
Everyone must go through a proha.
tionary period of one year, and before
this period is completed no member
ship is obtained nor any contribution
OF goods made Every applicant upon
entering must pay into the treasury
SO for each adult member of the fam.
lily and half Of this amount for each
child. If then the probationers do.
eide not to remain In the colony their
expenses to Buenos Ayres are paid
but this Is not done unless the applL
cant remains in the colony threa
months. The only requirements are
that the applicant be strong and
healthy. "Under no circumstances ara
colored persons admitted"
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1905-10-07
Pat Fired a Center sho.

An Irish soldier wanted to get a fur
Tough and trumped up a story that his
VIE was very sick and had written
him to come home. The captain knew
some Of Pats tricks, so he said to him
that he had received a letter from the
lady and that she told him not to lot
Pat come home, as he got drunk. broke
up the furniture and mistreated her
shamefully.
Pat saluted and started to leave the
room' but on reaching the door Turned
and said: '~'
Sir may speak to you-not as an
otficer-but as mon to monT"
Yes, Pat; what is it?"
well, sor, what I'm after sav,r' :.
this" remarked Pat, going close to the
captain and lowering his voice. "thot
you and are two Of the most illigant
liars that the Lord ever made. I'm
not a married mon."-Kansas C1tv
Journal.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1905-10-07
CATS MIRROR TRAPS BIRDS.
Tabby Watches Her Prey and Await.
the Time GO Jump.

Tabby Watches Her Prey and Awaits
the Time 20 Jump.
Laconia boasts Of a cat which com.
b1nes science with her natural instincts
Of btrd-hunting to rather a remarkable
degree.
Pussy is evidently fond of fresh live
English sparrows, and by experience
doubtless found that they are wary,
quick-motdoned and hard to catch. She
also has discovered that when she
turns her back toward flock of spar.
rows in the street they pay little OF
no attention to her and approach quits
closely.
She has also discovered that the
plate-glass show window Of a jewelry
store makes an excellent mirror under
certain conditions of light, and that by
looking toward the window she can
watch the chippies in the street and at
the same time give the birds no reason
to suspect that she is interested in any.
thing except gold rings and jewelry
display.
The cats method Of obtaining Eng.
lish sparrow for dinner is to take her
position on the edge of a good view
Of the reflection in the show window.
Sparrows come along the street every
few minutes, and, although at first
rather shy OF the cat, they evidently
observe that she is paying no attention
to them, and gradually work up quite
close to her in their search for food.
Pussy keeps perfectly passive until
one Of the birds happens to stray with
In easy jumping distance, and then
she turns like a fash and captures
the unlucky bird in an instant.
People who observe the cat for the
frst time gazing at the reflection OF
the sparrows obtain an idea that she
herself is being fooled by the refec'
ton and stop to watch, expecting that
she will finally Jump against the show
window In her efforts to catch the
birds, but they find that they have I'M
derestimated kitty's intelligence when
a bird approaches too near the dead
line.-Laconia, N. H., Democrat.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1905-10-07
Lies Hiudraucas

Every life has its hindrancas rooh
one OF US is tempted to think his own
the greatest and to him of course
they are. But there is no life fras
from them. There are weaknesseS
within, known and unknown, somo.
times we discover that we have done
unwise things when we had no ,nton,
ton to do them. Some unperce,vad
defect in us just found vent for itself
and we were never aware of it unti1
we met the consequences. Even tho
richest and easiest life has its hin
ORANGES. It's wealth and its ease aro
probably among the greatest of them
1t Is enough for us to know that hin.
ORANGES are essential to life. 0nIv
death Is untroubled by them. And not
only are they a sign that life is active
and is encountering its limitations
They are among the best and most
necessary discipline Of life. We grow
BY overcoming hindrances. Our hest
JOY is the Joy Of victory over them
Without them we think life would ho
easier, but it would In reality lose tts
tnterest-Sunday School Times.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1905-10-07
Chriafian Life
standeth.

Christian life, embodying truth IN
concrete form, is the thing that counts.
The qualities that Christian life shall
embody are, therefore, all important
Christians must be thoroughly relig-
ious, but genuine and human part OF
this world. In being human we must
not be humanity weak, but we must be
human though spiritual. If you can
not be righteous without wearing
quilts like the "fretful porcup1ne," you
are not maintaining a winsome life.
The. ugliness Of theological rancor has
been a most unlovely spectacle before
the world. a true balance Of character
will have a broad and generous DISPOSE
ton in a life that sturdily adheres to
truth.-Rev. Pearse Pinch.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1905-10-07

Perhaps 1t is not a popular thing t,
say, out 1t Is a true thing to say, II
the opinion of the Chicago Chronicle
that the concessions which are mad,
TO religious and charitable institutions
| schools and hospitals in the way of re
mitted or reduced taxes are altogether
unjust to taxpayers in general. sucl
concessions are, in fact, forced con
Tibution from the great body of PEG
pie who pay taxes. If a church or q
school or hospital does not contrib
ute Its share toward the maintenance
Of the water department for instance
1t Ia certain that the deficit must be
made up by people who cannot escape
the assessor. In effect, therefore, these
people are paying just that much
money to the church or school or hos
pital whether they want to do so or
not. The money ia contributed under
duress, so to speak. This custom of
renting taxes to religious and chart
table institutions is, Of course, q phase
Of legislative prodigality Of the peo-
pies money. 1t is easy to be generous
when somebody else has to foot the
bills, and the average state or national
or municipal legislature is fond Of
making benefactions with a free wave
Of the hand, ignoring the fact that the
sweating taxpayer is the person who
in the end has to find the money for
these benefactions. Churches and
schools and hospitals are worthy instl-
buttons. They deserve support, but It
should be free and ungrudging sup
port, not the enforced donations
Of people who may have other
and equally worthy use for their
money. People should be allowed
to choose the charity upon which
they wish to bestow their contribu-
tons. 1t is altogether out of the prov
lnce Of the city or the state to point out
certain charities and say: "You shall
contribute go much per year to the sup
port of these charities, and to make
sure of it will collect the money from
you in the form of taxes" This is state
socialism in its most oppressive and
offensive form and 1t ought to be dis
couraged.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1905-10-07
Distrust of Se1R

Distrust Of self is first step toward
assured success. In every walk Of life
self-confidence risks disaster. The atb.
ledc trainer would rather see his man
enter upon a contest In an agony of
doubt as to the outcome, than conf
Gent In his ability to win. The public
speaker who sways great audiences by
the power Of his oratory Is the man
who steps upon the platform tortured
by the fear that he may utterly fail.
self-confldence dulls the edge OF en-
deaVor; self-distrust sharpens it In
the realm Of character, when man
awakens to the fact that, left to him
self. he 10 bound to sail, he 10 ready to
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1905-10-07

w. W. Jacobs, the English humorist
relates the following story: IT was
looHlng at butcher shops display
"hen the butcher came out and said
70 an OLD man, Henry, 1 want Won ,
what DO you wantT the old man
ASKED Why said the butcher .T,n
gave you shilling and a joint of mont
- your XII all the flies In my shop. ;
All right said the old man 'Gire
me the shilling first and the meat 81
terWard. The butcher handed ont +ho
smiling. Then the old man aaksG az
S.S Srick ABOUT yard long. This was
Drought him. He grasped 1t armIv
went to the doorway and said: 'Noy
turn EN- out, one at a ttme,n
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1905-10-07
Poison in War

When the French beat the Formo,
sans along the coast in 1881 the lat.
ter retired to the interior. When tho
Brench pursued them they found a
queer line of defense, beyond which
they could make no progress and -
storming which many died. The For.
mosans had poisoned the sprinSs We.
ter courses, etc., as they reteated ana
the campaigns Of the French arainst
them never got farther than the noIson
line. The poison was native one o.
deadly as arsenic or strychnina "'
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1905-10-07
Daily Object Lesson.

To the left, gentlemen and ladies'
the Pugillst looms into view. He 70
an advocate Of physical culture. In
his little rear ballroom, which he calls
his apartments" he has two heavy
dumbells. He raises these to hold
the door open. and to tack sporting
Autographs upon the wall.
Does he work. Yes; bartenderh
mostly. He has never been In ring
yet, but he hopes to be. The large
bundle Of papers he carries is pack
age of challenges. He is now on bis
way to newspaper Office to ask for
press notice. The Pugilist is a fine
press agent. He used to drive CAP.
Why does not the Pugilist 60 homer
He is afraid his wife will caress him
with mop stick. The pugilist DO
rives his name from an old Roman
term applied to a man who once BET
forty ducats on four spades and q
diamond and was called.
The Pugilist is found In all civilized
countries and Chicago. .fsa
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1905-10-07

Only two classes of people spend
their time wandering over the earth,
the restless rich and the restless poor
Tho people who have so much that
they don't know what to do with 1t
and those who have so little that 1t
does not concern their minds-million-
aires and tramps, The tramp's range
Of travel Is not 30 wide as that of the
wandering millionaire, but quite likely
he draws the same surcease of soul
wSariness from change of scene that
bis weather. fellow citizen does. He
sleeps in different haystack every
night and the millionaire In a different
hotel. He becomes a connoisseur in
haystacks as the other does In inns
and caravansaries. Travel becomes
like opium or any other drug. Kept I'D
long enough, one can't do without it.
II 10 etarnally living In ones trunk and
gripsack, which are at least vexatlons
which do not bother the tramp. He
lives the freer life OF the two. If it
Were not for the intermittent shaves,
the occasional famine and the propen-
atty Of dogs to find fault with the
tramp we should prefer his way of
travel.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1905-10-07
Father OF Modern Handsome,

Constable painted the scene as he
saw 1t, but he was not satisfied with
merely copying nature. It was to him
so real a companion that, in the first
place, he tried to make It live in his
pictures-that the clouds might move
and overhang the spot, that its atmos-
phere might penetrate every part OF
the scene, and that trees and water,
and the very plants by the roadside,
might move and have their being in 1t;
and secondly, he put his own personal
affection into his representation. Then,
too, in the matter Of color, which can
not be judged from the reproduction,
he dared to paint nature green. as he
saw 1t, and the skies blue, with the
sunshine either yellow or glazing
white. It is, then, because Of this
closer faithfulness to the hues Of ma
ture, and to the effects Of movement,
Of atmosphere, and of light, and be-
cause he interpreted nature according
to his own mood, that Constable Is
called the father of modern landscape.
For these are the qualities that par
ticularly occupied the artists of the
nineteenth century.-St, Nicholas.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1905-10-07

no better OF under their oppressora
than they were. Paper reforms have
been given them, but only paper re,
forms. Their governor ia no benev,
olent ruler. Their leading men are In
continual fear of Punishment or i'm.
5prisonment. The change is not IN Fin
land. 1t is In the rest Of the world
From being focal point OF interest In
dull world. Finland has become q
mere detail In whirling, excited
world. There is 30 much else to watch
that no one has any time to give to a
Finland. The greatest of wars, the
greatest of naval battles, the most
marvellous development Of nation In
history, the portents of the greatest
Of revolutions have dWarfed every.
thing else. Our old standards of com.
parison have become worthless. We
must readjust ourselves to the era OF
immensely in world events. Norway de-
poses its king, and we are interested,
but not astounded. Hungary becomes
more desperately entangled with Aus,
tr1a, but we are content to ignore de-
Velopments, not specializing on the out.
come, but only awaiting it. The Bal
kans are in turmoil, as always, but
we have not even moment for them.
II some Alexander or Draga should
be assassinated to-day 1t would be at
the most a few hours wonder. It Is
many a long moon since a voice has
been bold enough to declare that Ro-
nance is Dead.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1905-10-07
Everybody comedies that the farmer

Everybody comedies that the farmer
3 the most Independent man on earth,
yet the tremendous growth OF the cities
proyea pretty conclusively that no
great proportion of us yearn for that
kind OF independence. On the con-
trary, the farm boy goes to the city,
but the city boy does not go to the
country except for a vacation. If It
were not for immigrants who prefer
an agricultural life American farms
would be deSolate within a generation
or two.