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The Caldwell tribune., 1905-12-02

Consider the farmer, says the rail-
way magnate, and the Wall street op-
orator, and the ever admiring politi-
clan who rolls his eyes in ecstasy.
Riches are the farmers portion, they
all declare, and they kindly give him
hunch, lest he should overlook the
fact in the absorption of the early
morning milking. But theirs are not
the only stories Of the farmers pros
perity. There are others Of a more IN
innate kind that strike the Imagination
quite as forcibly as statistical visions
In which the tiller of the land Is repre-
sented as having 2,7OO,OOO,OOO bushels
Of corn and some odd millions Of
wheat concealed about his person.
Visitors from the city who have gone
out from two-by-four coops with NIL
the arrogance of municipal life upon
them return to tell of the wonders of
farmers homes. Telephones, electric
lights, "all the modern Improvements"
loom up as they do in the model Gre
ations Of a new subdivision. The route
back to the soil Is by way Of spacious
mansions thus equipped. And If all
farmers are not supplied with luxuries
to the full degree there have certainly
been changes enough Of late years to
excite comment. Conveniences have
multiplied amazingly, there Is much
less Of isolation than there used to be.
A journey to town by trolley car Is
no greater effort than a journey In
town by the same means Of transporta-
tion, and great part of the country Is
like an expanded city. Moreover, If a
quarter section and the modern i'm
provements should not satisfy a large
ambition, there are the big farms of
the West with their promises Of a
fortune and of operations on q scale
to satisfy the combining and organiz-
ing mind. We find an example in a
California ranch Of $4,000 acres that
Is conducted as great business enter
prise. Eight combined harvesters pre-
sent very effective form of combina-
tfon. They are used on the one ranch
and will cut, thresh and sack from 500
to 1000 sacks Of grain each in a day,
LIE sdch DeIHS equa4 to aDouL TWO duu
one-third bushels. Though the crop
this year was affected by rust, the out
put amounted to 10000 sacks. Direc-
tion Of such work must be as good as
running a factory to the person of
aspiring soul, and now that 80 much is
being said of the opportunities of
young men the country should not be
forgotten The chances are positively
dazzling for all who can pick up the
$4,000 acres and stock up with the
eight machines at $500 each and
divers other appliances.
The Caldwell tribune., 1905-12-02
ssFENGSRUG.'' ~


OF all the oddities and, to the West
ern mind, absurdities of daily life in
China none Is more apt to annoy. the
foreigner who attempts to reside or
trade In the Celestial Empire than
fengshuf-the spirits of good or bad
luck which are attached to every par
Gel Of land. From the Emperor to the
rag-coVered beggar and cripple, every
one has an implicit belief tn the geo.
mantle superstition concerning the
graves of ancestors and their effect
upon present and future generations
Known to this superstition, says the
author Of China in Law and Com
merce," are two strange subterranean
currents. the Green Dragon" and the.
white Tiger" while overhead flows
their counterpart, the Heaven Fox"
These terrible creatures must On no
account be offended, yet the things at
which they are known to take offense
are almost countless, and are often un-
expected.
II two buildings stand side by side,
the one on the left Is said to stand on
the Green Dragon and that on the right
on the White Tiger. Great care must
be exercised that the tiger Is not built
higher than the dragon, which would
be offended, and sickness or death or
other bad luck will result. When for
eigner wishes to build his house tall
he usually finds that however others,
H..
the. tiger, and If he wishes to raise II
he must first propitiate fengshui bv
building up his Chinese neigh-hor's
house little higher
No railway must run near a rava ou
through lucky mountain pass in
China. 1t may scare away the lnck
spirits Of fengshui. For the game 70.
son no steamboat must whi stle near q
lucky bend of the river or near gravo
yard and no telegraph pole must an
able the electric current 70 disturb tho
spirits in the vicinity Of the graves.
fortunately - or unfortunately
there are gifted persons in China who
are. able, by On analysis of the facts
and an examination Of the soil, to toll
Just where a grave may have been
some thousands of years ago, and to
discover why the spirit belonging to
1t is offended, and how 1t can be pro-
pitiated This often enables a person
who would otherwise he put to graat
annoyance to arrange, by the judicious
employment Of the right geomancer.
that the spirit shall be properly pro.
pitiated.
1t does not bother the foreigner
alone, for IL rich C.shinaman should
build tomb in a ne' " locality and AN
epidemic or other sf ekness should an
pear in the vicinity. the tomb-builde~
The Caldwell tribune., 1905-12-02
must pay heavily to restore good feng-
shut to the locality.
What Food Economy Means.

ECONOMY in food does not imply pro-
hlbttion. 1t is neither vegetarianism,
rultarianism, natarianism or any kind
OF ism" 1t means simply temper
ance in diet, with the application of
available scientific knowledge: the use
OF reason and intelligence, combined
With due appreciation of the dignity
OF the body and the necessity of meet
ing the daily wants without imperll-
Ing that high degree of efficiency
which helps to render man physically
and mentally supreme. Practically
this Implies the avoidance of the large
quantities Of plOteu food so comnonIu
made use of by civilized man. and tho
substitution Of dietary characterized
by a predominance of the lighter vnoo-
table foods. In this respect it leans
somewhat toward vegetarianism. The
heavier meats of our daily diet can he
adVantageouslg replaced In part hv
l1Shter articles Of diet less rich In nro-
The Caldwell tribune., 1905-12-02

pan. It is equally true, however, that
sporadic demonstrations have mani
Tested that certain proportion of the
population have no love for Americans
and Christians. The 5exigencies OF
diplomacy may put a. smiling face
upon the matteE but the fact remains
that Christian churches were burned
and American visitors stoned In the
streets during the riots at Toxic. The
people who did the burning and the
stoning may not have represented the
best elment Of the japanese, but they
certainly represented considerable
proportion of the population or they
would not have been able to carry out
their riotous designs. All the fine
phrases that can be framed will not
serve to annihilate facts.
The Caldwell tribune., 1905-12-02
Two Views OF II.

A girl in Haddam went to Oase'
ball game and surprised her escort oy
her knowledge Of the game Inv
young man had ventured to say
Baseball reminds me of the hous1-
hold-the plate, the batter, the foulS
and the flies" "And it reminds m0
of marriage" she added. First tuo @
diamond, where they are engaged 'n0
struggle and the hits, when tue tner nsr
20 out, and finally the difficulty the'
have in getting home "-h"uu"AN'
Kan, Clipper.
The Caldwell tribune., 1905-12-02

No matter how able and well-in-
tentioned he may be, any man in
trusted with the care and disposition
Of other peoples money ought to have
some sort of a check upon his actions
No man is infallible and others may
detect mistakes which he can not
himself see. The larger part of the
trouble into which the New York in
surance companies have fallen Is the
result of irresponsible. one-man power.
exercised honestly, perhaps, but inju-
diciously. A veto power somewhere
in the corporate machinery would
have saved all the modification and
humiliation Of the last six months.
The Caldwell tribune., 1905-12-02

Among the notable events of 1905
will be the National Roumanian Ex-
position to be held at Bucharest. In
commemoration of the fact that In
400, eighteen centuries ago, Dacia was
conquered by the Emperor Traian,
From the fusion of conquerors and
conquered sprang the Roumanian race,
Another historical event which the ex-
position will commemorate is the
twenty-ffth anniversary of the inde-
pendent existence of the Roumanian
kingdom, Carol I. having been pro-
claimed king March 26, 1881. The ex-
position Is intended to show only the
wor.> of Roumanians, although for
eign exhibits are to be admitted which
have to do with agriculture, and also
such agricultural products as may be
suited to the soil and climate of the
country.
The Caldwell tribune., 1905-12-02

Every farmer boy wants to be a
school teacher every school teacher
hopes to be an editor, every editor
would like to be banker, every bank
er would like to be a trust magnate
and every trust magnate hopes some
day to own a farm and have chickens
and cows and pigs and horses to look
after. We end where we begin.
The Caldwell tribune., 1905-12-02

E; !: :; !: :: : :
A6IMWAH Hingly, perhaps-say odous things of and
1S82Y@ to her The pleasure ordinary social inter-
course is marred for her by the other wom-
ems inevitable diStrus The her best friend loves
will probably fall in love with poor CIornda doesn't
care tuppence for him-The World and His Wife.
The Caldwell tribune., 1905-12-02
A Polite Necesgitv.

"Your daughter is highly accom-
plished2"
"Well," answered Mrs. Cumrox, "she
knows a great deal7about English lit
erature and can speak several Ian
guages. But wish / could hire some
body to teach her just what slang 1t In
proper to use in fashionable society."-
Washington Star.
The Caldwell tribune., 1905-12-02

When, a man goes to an afternoon
tea and thinks what good time he
could be having smoking an old pipe
at home he has been married long
enough to talk plain English about
1t on the way home.
The Caldwell tribune., 1905-12-02
After the Spanking

Mrs. Whittier Lowell-ln olsopeS :.
Ing me, Emerson, you were S IN.
wrong and 1 am Furnishing you 10 iD'
press it upon your mind. ..o,or
Emerson-Aren't you mlss"A0 s. -
mamma. in regard to the loco'iOH
nv mind life.
The Caldwell tribune., 1905-12-02

Some persons may think it's carry
ing science bit too far to ask a man
who Is about to be hanged to twiddle
his thumbs after the drop has fallen
go that lot of curious survivors may
know whether the victim still remains
unconscious.
The Caldwell tribune., 1905-12-02

Intelligent observers Of conditions
In the west note the expansion of busi-
ness under the stimulus Of the great
crops. The prosperity Of the farmers
is sure to be reflected in every mart
and to flow into every rlll of industry.
The Caldwell tribune., 1905-12-02

1t Is said that the men of New York
NO longer dance. The younger ones
have not learned how and the older
ones do not care for either the waltz
or the two-step. This fact should go
a long way toward upsetting the
theory which some ministers have
held concerning the demorallzing ten
dencies Of dancing.
The Caldwell tribune., 1905-12-02

'There are" says James J. Hill,
''plenty Of chances for young men taz
day" This undoubtedly Is true. There
ID hardly a football coach in the coun-
try who Is not hunting for more good,
strong young men.
The Caldwell tribune., 1905-12-02
Would Spoil Her p.e..uua

IT we economlze," said the hus-
oanu' we will soon have a house of
our own instead of having to live in
rented property" 40
j., But I'm not sure I should like
tnat answered the wife. At couldn't
Drive nails anywhere I please in the
walls or woodwork of our own house
you knoW."-st. Louis Republic
The Caldwell tribune., 1905-12-02

A Chicago banker who has been
sent to the penitentiary declares that
he will come back and pay off every
cent that he owes. Evidently he be-
Neves In spreading the gospel Of hope.
The Caldwell tribune., 1905-12-02

yes quarreled with my wife
about nothing" "Ae
Why didn't you make up"
I'm going to. All I'm worried
ABOUT now Is the indemnity. ."-pittS.
burg Post 1''S-
The Caldwell tribune., 1905-12-02

teld and with more frequent addition
OF green vegetables, fruits and CORE
spending articles of food less prone to
yield Objectionable decomposition prod
ucts.-Century.
The Caldwell tribune., 1905-12-02

King Leopold and Capt. Putnam
Bradlee Strong are both keeping out
Of print, so we must admit that things
might be much worse than they are.
The Caldwell tribune., 1905-12-02

Paul Morton Is going to bring suit
for the purpose of getting back $1,OOO,-
600 that belongs to the policyholders.
He could hardly find a surer way Of
convincing the policyholders that it
may be wise for them to so ON paying
their premiums.
The Caldwell tribune., 1905-12-02

old story of implicit trust is by them with proper emo
ton.
1t Is time to the of the rustfu trustee
II he shlrks his duty public menace and should De
treated as such nature and the extent OF MS
ofenses we'll considered by those who make the GRILL
inal laws he has been getting of too easily oy pehs
merely Observation-Disclosures News.
The Caldwell tribune., 1905-12-02


RS@h2]5 tro legislation and direct politics of
state and nation.
The money that the policyholders these
mammoth corporations has been used by the officials
WILL Speculation seems to have grown amazingly popular
with them: II they they took of the profits
turning back into the company treasures
saw M II they lost the transaction through
maze Of collateral trust companies order to involve
In doubt and uncertainty. Apparently these
man1pulators was to escape the clutches Of the law
Little wonder then. that the people nation
aroused to righteous Indignation wonder that they
are losing faith in the integrity of officials and
are demanding that the business which they have ln
vested their earnings shall be placed
supervision and such safeguards thrown about the treas
ures that no corrupt and specializing can get at
them More than that they demanding the d-
Vorcement of these from politics. president of
an insurance company that is handling sums of
the peoples money has right to mix politics. no
right to seek office the very nature which may make
the two interests antagonstic. should not be In
position where he can force legislation inmica the well
rare or the people, but favorable to his pocketboo
where he can veto legislation that may the financial
interest of his corporation although to ITS de
tors No man can afford to take upon himself dual ob
CATION OF this kind and the people won't knowingly permit
it.-Toledo Blade.
The Caldwell tribune., 1905-12-02

Hetty Green's son has developed
fondness for automobile racing and
orchids. Alas, poor Hetty! Must her
gray hairs be brought In sorrow to the
grave, after all?
The Caldwell tribune., 1905-12-02

II 1t were not for the money that
the sinners drop into the, contribution
box when it is passed at church the
receipts would generally be pretty
light.
The Caldwell tribune., 1905-12-02

l'ittsburg women think that large
family is all right II one has salary
like that of the president Of the Uni
ted States to support 1t on.
The Caldwell tribune., 1905-12-02

The terms Of peace seem to be high
ly satisfactory to all the nations Of
the earth, with the exception Of Japan
and Russia.
The Caldwell tribune., 1905-12-02

Understand the difference between
assurance" and insurance" noW2
The Caldwell tribune., 1905-12-02

It sometimes happens that " he
man IL SO absent-minded that ~
smiles at people he doesn't LES
The Caldwell tribune., 1905-12-02

This same tried and trusted Dougherty has been in
dcted some Of times for forgery and different kinds
of theft 1t Is pity that the activities Of the grand irv
cannot include under the law the pleasurabe Of in
olctng the highly respected and prominent citizens of
Peoria who have served impressive dummies On the
School Board during the Dougherty regime
Nothing Is more contemplate than heavy and self
satshed citizen who accepts trust betrays If
out of sheer incidence stupidity His own affairs are
80 important to him that while he looking after them
with all his might meantime hoggng honor that goes
with public position, he to the duties
of that position Whenever there is exposed farrant
of hevery msmanagement the noses of emf
nent and bgpaunched trustees who claim to be as inno
The Caldwell tribune., 1905-12-02
The Cause OF H.

Doctor-Do you ever hear pu1N'D'
noise in your ears? thought
patient-Of course, doctor l 1n0ue
you knew her.
Doctor-Knew whom? ,.,,sts
Patient-My Wife fhlIAue'r
Press. ..=
The Caldwell tribune., 1905-12-02

The farmer may not be captain of
industry, but he is the whole commits
sary department. - s~ &
The Caldwell tribune., 1905-12-02

It 10 probably true that there is no
general and aggressive anti-American
sud anti Christian movement in Ja-
The Caldwell tribune., 1905-12-02

If a man has money to burn he can
easily ind some woman who is willing
to furnish q match.
The Caldwell tribune., 1905-12-02

"We sleep too much" says Edison.
Is this another case of race suicide?
Have baby in the house, Thomas.
The Caldwell tribune., 1905-12-02

Children soon learn that pas a. Il
tience doesn't last any longer 'ns4 tbo
takes the last guest to get out 0i
house.
The Caldwell tribune., 1905-12-02

Ii you want your kindness r. ho
thoroughly appreciated extend it to a
man In trouble. ~
The Caldwell tribune., 1905-12-02
The Profsne Man Is a Nuisance.

wmmma EN- THOUSAND opposed to curs1ng vui-
IHA Egar and indecent language marched In parade
in an Eastern city few days ago. A parade
= of this sort ought to be held in Chicago. You
aeTzM cannot walk three blocks here without running
gS2NESA into some one engaged in cursing match II
you ride on a street you will not go far
before an oath vulgar word will greet ear Your
little boy girl way to school liable to hear
this sort of talk If two driving teams meet in the
get into jam there Is usually voley Of oaths
dozen gather the door Of factory they
generally do little swearing.
this country there people who hold that first
profanity vocabulary beokens degree Of independ
Cursing In the Of others is their Of
showing that they desire to be dscoureous. Some
ployers think they get more work out OF men by
cursng them Other who cowardy feel that they
bluff their through life by cursng and believing
Men ought to be arrested for c1rsing in public places
They committing when they jar the Of
others by oath.-Chicago Examiner.
The Caldwell tribune., 1905-12-02

A lunatic's train Of thought evident.
ly ran into an open switch.
The Caldwell tribune., 1905-12-02

Finally, brethren, you have been
paying too much for your life insur-
The Caldwell tribune., 1905-12-02

oslyo]
WI s.:: @ ::s
-4Very prominent citizens of Peoria who form
SESE@5 1.-THE School Board reply that they had implicit
5@4sG55 5conhdence in N. c. Dougherty superintendent
The Caldwell tribune., 1905-12-02

equipped In the world But far beyond the losses In roll
ing stock will be those through suits for damages 1t Is
said that the New York and New Haven paid out In per-
onal damages through the of the New Haven
train in the tunnel New York few years ago
than $A50O0O0 The killed and injured in the
tor disaster were cOstly.-Bostpn Herald.
The Caldwell tribune., 1905-12-02
Railroad Accidents Are Costly.

lCCIDENTS on railways nowadays come high It
is estimated that the Mentor disaster will touch
an enormous figure. The engine, which was
destroyed, valued at $4,000; the two
burned were worth $4,000 each; the others,
which were considerably injured were as cost
ly The train was one Of the most extensively
The Caldwell tribune., 1905-12-02
Politics and Life insurance.

He entire country is studying the develop
ments of the life insurance scandal. Every
day fresh revelations come from New York of
frenzied tinanciering on the part of insurance
onicials,~of their activity in an effort to con-
trol legislation and to direct the politics Of
state and nation
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1905-08-23
CAUGHT AT RANDOM

The wife-This is an angel cake.
Harry.
The Brute-The duce it is; 1 thought
angels were better"
Before marriage young lovers tell
each other all of their secrets i'm order
to live in harmony. after marriage
they both keep mum for the same
have that many.
Bills-I have just seen two souls with
but a single thought.
reason.
Wills-Thats nothing. l saw whole
Among the STAFF OF the rayal garages
OF Italy a semi-military system has
been introduced. The director win wear
the uniform OF any army captain and
the chauffeurs that Of the ranks
If a Chinese dies while being tried for
murder the fact OF his dying is taken
as evidence of his guilt. He has de-
parted, but somebody must suffer. and
his eldest son. n ne has one. is there
fore sent to prison for year II ne
has no son. then his father or brother
/ gets logging. It's all in the family
and somebody has to pay for IT.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1905-08-23
Panama Canal Progress.

From the Boston Transcript
Work on the Panama Canal has reached
the stage OF criticism. but not the critical
stage. Some OF the newspapers are now
inouir.ns whether the United states has
not undertaken too much OF task. and
whether the Government did not enter
upon the undertaking rashly 1t is argued
that the failure 70 make adequate provi-
sion M The outset for the health and pro-
visioning of the army OF 10000 men en-
eastd in this great undertaking indicates
that the digging OF the canal will be much
more of d task than anybody expected.
The dissensions in the official family hav-
ing charge of the work, and the opposit on
Of the railroad companies to the whole
project are brought forward as difficulties
which could not be reckoned with, and
which may cause failure.
Yet these criticisms are such as follow
the prosecution Of an great enterprises of
this character. There is stage in all
such work whore the doubting Thomases
never fail TO have a hearing Apparently
this stage has been reached in the work
on the Panama Canal. just as il was on
the suez Canal NJ. de Lesseps encount-
cred the same sort OF criticism in 1859
when the work on the Suez Canal was
proceeding so slowly that some Of the en-
ginecrs who were his critics declared that
the work could not be finished at that rate
within hundred years, and that It would
bankrupt everybody connected with it,
Yct the Suez Canal was open to the
world ten years later The present tnder-
taking presents greater difficulties. In
some ways. than did the digging of the
Suez Canal, but there have been vast
improvements in engineering methods ard
appliances since that time.
with the adoption of modern railroad
methods Of construction the work will be
facilitated Ia great measure, and the
next few years are destined to witness a
remarkable change in the whole situation.
The opposition Of railroad interests will
end when those interests discover the
futility Of arraying themselves against the
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1905-08-23
BEAUx At FOURTEEN.

A NoRRsTowN Judge solemnly de-
1 n claros that a girl Of fourteen is too
young 80 keep steady company with a
young man" and SO she is, IL should be
unnecessary for judge to say so.
In this case the mother complains that
her daughter is incorigible and denes
her. IL So it is not case for "A court but
for a slipper We know that gcncrahza-
tons are often unfair. but usually when
girls of fourteen assume the airs of wo-
manhood much Of the blame may be laid
TO the mothers door And we mention TINS
because many girls OF this tender age in
our own city are thinking Of parties.
beauN and STEADY company" when they
are being robbed OF the innocent and
harmless pleasures of girlhood
Think of a. heaux at fourteen. mar
riase at sixteen and old women az twenty
And some are not even that fortunate.
Cnwistingly many mother is her
daughters worst enemy. She gives up the
parlor TO her daughter, and effaces her
self She allows the child TO devour iurld
literature. to attend all sorts of amuse-
mcnts with men OF questionable character,
The mother is regarded as drudge and
ga back number" and is kept IN the back
ground.
Meanwhile the education of the daughter
is going on. but her wisdom is broad
whore it should be limited and limited
where it should be broad. She has affairs
of the heart at an axe when she should be
playing tennis. or baseball helping her
mother or tending the baby. And II these
affairs of the heart carry her into an
elopoment, she almost invariably has
joined the ranks of the drudses and Stat
terms Look to it. mothers