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The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-09-29
The Poltfe Husna

b. In the cities of Burma, where the ma.
tves have been long In contact with
Europeans, says the author Of Burma.
Painted and Described" they have lost
some Of their traditional politeness but
In the country districts old school cour-
tesy IL still the custom.
An English gentleman who had
bought new pony was trying him out
on a Burman road, when the animal
bolted, and ran at top speed down a
narrow road.
In the way ahead was a native cart,
In which was family party out holi-
day-making.
The rony dashed into the back of the
cart, threw his rider into the midst of
the merrymakers. and severely injured
the Burman who was driving.
Before the Englishman had an oppor
tunity to explain his unexpected on.
slaught the Burman picked himself up
and bowed low.
My lord, my lord" he said, apollo
getically, 1.-The cart should not have
been there"
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-09-29
.llss RlckA LtopoLpy

Miss Rirka Leopold, 179 Main street
No nashs, Wis.,, Sec'y Liederkranz,
writes:
Three years ago nv system was in
terrible rundown condition and was
broken out all over my body. began
to be worried about my condition and l
was glad to try anything which would
relieve me.
''Peruna was recommended to me as a
hne blood remedy and tonic, and soon
found that it was worthy Of praise.
"A few bottles changed my condition
materially and in short time I was all
over my trouble.
II owe to Peruua my restoration to
health and strength. am glad to en-
dorse it,
Pe-ru-na Restores Strength.
Mrs. Hettie Green, r. r. 8, Iuka,
ILL.,, writes: II had catarrh and felt
miserable. l began the use of Peruna
and began to improve in every way.
My head does not hurt me 80 much, my
appetite is good and l am gaining in
aesh and strength"
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-09-29
Slang Not All AmAriean,

Is fired out" an Americanism? This
question Is put by a London paper in
discussing the use Of the expression by
the Vienna correspondent of the Times
in connection with the dismissal of the
American ambassador to Austria Hun.
gary Anything that seems slangy IL
generally stamped as an Americanism,
but in this case, as in SO many others Of
similar nature, 1t is shown that the
phrase can be found imbedded in the
classics of the English language. Fired
out" an Americanism? Well, In one Of
Shakspeare's sonnets, as one Of the
London papers says, you may read:
Yet this shall l ne'er know, but live in
doubt,
TIL my bad angel fire my good one out
An American school teacher-and
this Is another illustration that comes
to mind-declded that his pupils should
drop the word SAY" because 1t was in
elegant The tendency to begin a re-
mark or question with SAY" may GER
tainly be overdone, but, as a bright
pupil pointed out, If SAY" Is vulgar,
how should we regard the use Of 1t In
the first line of 1.-THE Star Spangled
Banner'-"Oh, say, can you seef'
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-09-29
THE FELLAH's YokEMArE.

some Occupations of the Egyptian
Girl and Woman.
Her lot has improved vastly since
those dark days of superstition when,
in order to propitiate Scraps, the deity
who presided over the waters of Faith
er Nile, she was liable to be given as a
sacrifice to the food-custom which
was until quite recently commemorated
at the annual cutting of the Khaleeg at
Cairo by the erection of an earthen
bride" which was swallowed up by
the rushing waters, says the Fort
nightly Review. Albeit the fellows
lines have never been cast in pleasant
places, very early in her existence does
her round Of drudgery begin, for while
still tiny child she is allotted varie-
ty Of tasks. In the clover season one
sees peasant baby girls posted as senti-
nels over the horses and cattle tethered
In the wildly green berseem fields;
mere children, placed In authority near
a harshly creaking water wheel, fol.
low with toddling steps the wiry little
donkey or gaunt, ugly buffalo harness
ed TO a wooden prop which Is attached
to the cogged wheel of the sakeeyeh.
The little mites by voice and whip
urge the weary blindfolded beasts to
keep jogging along in the worn clrcu-
lar track, that the slowly revolving
earthenware pots cease not to pour the
fertilizing water into the trough.
The same little maidens, their hair
generally plated and the wisps and
braids decked with coins, are often
seen tending small serbs Of goats. At
times. too, they are sent to forage for
rare windfalls Of frewood (rare, be-
cause in the delta wood Of any sort is
tscarce), which, II they find, they carry
homeward across the fields on their
heads, the strings of beads and glass
bracelets on their fat little necks and
arms glistenlng In the bright sunshine
while those who dwell In woodIess
provinces are employed to collect ma
nure. which, mixed with chopped straw.
10 pounded Into round cakes and when
dried In the sun forms the staple native
IuCi 6ChCu. ACtlNe mal0-
ems carry diminutive hods or baskets
Of mortar or bricks when building Oh.
erations are In progress, or are set to
destroy caterpiliars at seasons when
these pests threaten destruction to the
maize or other crops.
Should their village be within easy
distance Of a railway, girls of tender
age are sent to hawk goolahs of cold
water, hard-boiled eggs or fresh dates
ags or oranges, up and down the coun.
tryside stations; and these bright
clamoring, smiling. pearly teethed
maidens are pleasantly familiar little
figures to all travellers throughout the
Delta. The bigger girls In time of
wheat harvest will Join with the older
women in field labor, which Is very IA.
tguing. as In many districts not only
do they pluck and bind the corn, but
afterward carry the sheaves to the
thesshina place. Not infreQuently 4
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-09-29
A CUP OF TEA.

Buying cup Of tea may bs q trag-
edy or comedy. Much depends OH
the sex Of the buyer. This Is the way
man buys 1t, says a writer in the
London Sketch. He slides sheepishly
into the shop, takes the seat In the
draft of the door that everybody else
has avoided, and says to the waitress
with a dif1dent smile:
"Oh. would you bring me a cup of
tear"
The waitress. who returns the smile
or does not return 1t, according to the
rule Of the establishment in regard to
tipping, brings him his tea, slams 1t
down. scribbles out q check and sails
away.
The man tastes the tea, finds that 1t
Is bitter from long brewing, slips out
OF his seat, pays the bill and hurries
away from the shop.
Now let US see how q woman buys a
cup of tea.
She marches into the shop with a
little boy on one side Of her and a lit
tie girl on the other.
Il want table for three" she says.
in the manner Of one about to order q
dinner at ten guineas a head.
Yes, madam" replies the meek at.
tendant. "Win you kindly step this
way"
Mummy" says the little boy, when
at last the party Is seated and the at
tendant Is waiting to take the two
penny order, mummy, why has that
lady got a turned-upj noser"
want a scone." complains the little
girl.
"A pot Of tea for one," orders "mum.
N.Y." land would you mind bringing an
extra cup. 90 that my little girl can
have some milkr'
Zone tea and one milkr asks the at
tendant
mo. thank you. thought I gave
my order quite distinctly. want a
pot Of tea for one and an extra Gun,
That's ALL"
"Yes, madam" says the meek at.
tendant, and drags herself away with
the firm intention Of becoming an &C.
tress, let the stage be what 1t may.
"Just one moment" says mummy
when the tea 10 brought. 81 should
like to make sure that this is not too
strong. Yes. 1t Is much too strong.
Will you let me have a pitcher of hot
water. pleasef And don't think you
have brought quite enough milk"
Half an hour later she marches
proudly from the shop, having paid
exactly the same sum for these priyi.
leges as the wretched man who could
not swallow q mouthful, and who sat
In q draft.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-09-29
,evy Of women iaborers who have TIA

bevy Of Womsn iaborers who have thu
leisure will proceed at harvest time
from village to village. and 20 add a
few moro shillings to the modest fam.
lily chest.
Few Egyptian village scenes appeal
more forcibly to the cultivated taste or
artistic sense than that Of the village
maiden fetching water from the river
or the well. The 1.-the, elastic, we'll.
developed figure Of the peasant damsel
seems singularly noble in Its homely
simplicity, draped in its loose dark blue
garment, the beautifully nodded earth.
enware pitcher poised upon her shapely
head. Her long veil Of coarse crepe, II
Is true, Is half drawn to conceal her
face from prying eyes. or, when she
wears no veil-and often, owing to the
exigencies Of field labor, the burke
(face veiiD is dispensed with-lts office
Is performed by gathering fold Of her
head covering into a corner Of her
mouth. Yet the very poor are not al.
ways punctilious about keeping their
faces hidden from strangers, and so
sometimes one sees the indigo or green
ish-blue tattoo designs on the forehead
or below the under lip. On reaching
the river. where her shadow seems to
kiss the ripples. the modern Rebekah
tucks the skirts of her ralment between
her knees, enters the water to cleanse
and ill her water Jar (balass), and
then, with a last feminine touch Of ad.
Justment 10 the folds of her dress, she
raises the heavy burden into position
and bears 1t away. splitting nothing of
Its limpid contents. She never loses
her balance, having made a practice
from early childhood of carrying all
burdens on her head and having thus
acquired naturally upright carriage
and statuesoue gait.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-09-29
catarrh Cannot be Cured

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they cannot
reach the seat of the disease. Catarrh IA q
blood or constitution al disease, and in order to
cure 1t you must take internal rem edies
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, and
acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces.
Halls Catarrh Cure Is not q quack medicine.
In this country for years, and is a regular pre-
scription. 1t is com posed of the best toilics
known, AHMED with the best blood puri-
The perfect com bina ion of the two in gredients
In what produces such wonderful Results IN
curing Catarrh. Send for testimonials free.
r. CHENEY q CO., Props, Toledo, o.
Halls Family Pills are the best
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-09-29
His Hard lucIx.

Yes" said Mrs. Herlihy, pressing a
damp handkerchief to her eyes, hes
an unfortunate man, me Cousin Celia's
man Is. II liver there's amy chanst
of a good thing he's always a little
to wan side. II it hadn't been for that
he'd be In his home now. instid Of in
the hospital, ma'am."
why, I understood that Timothy
stepped backward Off the staging and
fell clear to the ground" said the dis
trict visitor, sympathetic but puzzled.
He did" said Mrs. Herliby, with a
fresh burst of tears, but IL he'd fell
bit more to the right, there was
great pile O. bricks, an it would have
broke his fall, anyway"
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-09-29
Gen. Grants Joke.

Secretary Taft, in discussing q Ger
tain hoax. said:
ut reminds me Of the story about
Sir Richard Owen, the famous English
scientist A footman came to Penn
broke lodge, Sir Richards residence,
one morning. with large bone wrap
ped In a cloth, and with a note from
his master, Lord John Russell, asking
II Sir Richard would please say what
animal the bone belonged to.
at required but q glance from the
scientist to convince him that the bone
was nothing but a ham bone from an
ordinary pig. He sent a message back
to that eject, and. meeting Lord John
the next day, said:
"'Why on earth Gid you send me a
pigs ham bone yesterday
"'I'l tell YOU said the other. Gen.
eral Grant. you know, Is a great Joker.
He made me present Of what pur-
ported to be that rare delicacy, a grizz-
ly bears ham. but, as had my doubts,
I sent you the bone"
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-09-29
Found He Was n Cauuth.r

A new arrival In the town entered a
restaurant and ordered his dinner. He
had just been served when a large, ro-
fund person entered and seated himself
at the same table, and finally reached
over and helped himself to his neigh
boris bread; seeing that the other mans
boiled potato had not been touched he
took that and ate it without removing
the skin. A piece Of chicken followed
BY this time the waiter reappeared
and handed the bill Of fare to the
newcomer.
Roast beef; roast pork. Which shall
l take?" said he. We'll, guess YOU
can bring me roast beef, a double or.
der"
Thank heaven" said the man oppo-
site
"Eh? What did you say, sir?"
Il said Thank Heaven! was afraid
you were a annibal."-Pittsburg Press.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-09-29

quently, and with burning sensation.
They showed sediment. I became dis
couraged, weak, lanquid and depressed,
30 sick and weak that could not keep
up. As doctors did not cure me I de-
cided to try Doan's Kidney Pills, and
with such success that my troubles
were all gone after using eight boxes,
and my strength, ambition and general
health IL fine."
Sold by all dealers. 80 cents boz.
Foster. Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-09-29

Two gentlemen dining in a New York
restaurant were surprised to find on
the bill of fare, the item, green blue
FISH,"
Waiter" one asked, "what sort of
bluefish are green bluefish?'
"Fresh-right from the water" said
the waiter, offhand.
Nonsense said the man. "You
know we'll enough they do not take
bluefish at this season."
The waiter came up and looked ut
the disputed item.
"Oh, that, sir" he said, with an air
Of enlightenment That's dollhouse
bluef1sh, SIR"
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-09-29

SHERLOCK Holmes had announced his In.
tention OF abandoning detective work.
my dear Holmes" said DR.. Watson,
you don't mean 1t"
Quite so, my dear DOCTOR" he said.
Those Philadelphia detectives have made
me look like bunsling amateur"
Shooting another charge of dope into
his arm, he assumed a William Gillette
pose and stared modify into the FIRE.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-09-29
In Confidence,

II knew" he declared, that We were
meant for each other from the very mo-
ment l first saw you"
Il knew It," she replied. "lons before
that"
you didT
Yes. l may tell you now In cona.
dence, since we're engaged and It's all
settled, that mamma had been mapping
out our accidental meeting for three
months."-Judge.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-09-29
Reciprocity.


Il declare" complained Mrs. Duzzit,
Il shall certainly have to punish the
children!" says writer in Life. What
have they been up to now?" inquired
her husband
They have simply upset my sewing
room. Nothing is where 1t should be-
Needles, spools of thread, scissors, darn
Ing balls, everything have has been
poked away into the most unexpected
corners. 1t is perfectly exasperating.
Mr.. Duzzit surveyed his wife with a
benignant air.
THAT wasn't the children, DEAR" he
said. II did that"
what possessed your"
ut was kindness of heart After you
Strengthened up the papers and books
on my desk SO beautifully, thought
1t was no more than right that should
return the compliment by putting your
sewing room in order. So did"
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-09-29
Able to RetaIiate.

Byron was writing his English Bards
and Scotch Reviewers"
They'll hnd I'm no Keats r. 10 OK.
claimed. I'm a ba-ad man from the
headwaters Of Bitter creek, and I can
hit back-darn emp
Rsgrstting that his lame foot was not
q real club, 50 he could use 1t on them,
he dipped his pen In the vitriol again and
conhded some more Of his burning
thoughts 10 the sheet Of paper before him.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-09-29
Why 1t Didn't show,

Why 1t Didn't show.
"Has that new friend Of yours any
Business abilityT
''Oh, yes"
swell, 1t doesn't show on the sur.
face"
mo, he's an official Of the under.
ground railway" - Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-09-29
Met Often.

why are you bowling to that man!
Do you know him?" asked Madge. in
surprise.
Yes" said her chum. He walked
over me so many times getting out be-
tween acts at the theater last night that
we got real well acquainted. Detroit
Free Press.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-09-29

Candy Dunn-Do you take any stock
In the story that q man engrs we'd the
entire alphabet on the head Of q pin7
Y. Knott-Certainly. He could have
engraved the ten commandments On 1t.
1t was a coupling pin. Ring OF.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-09-29
,k&&&a&&Res&s3f 1BBB 30 Do "a
! OLD \


We Have Drunk from the Same
Canteen.
There are bonds of all sorts In this world
Of ours,
letters Of friendship and ties Of flowers
And true lovers knots, I ween.
The girl and the boy are bound by a kiss,
But there's never q bond, old friend, like
this
We have drunk from the same canteen |
It was sometimes water and sometimes
milk
And sometimes apple jack fine as silk
But whatever the upple has been,
We shared It together In bans or bliss,
And warm to you. friend, when think
Of this
The rich and the great sit down to dine,
And they Quaf to each other In sparkling
wine
From glasses of crystal and green,
But guess In their golden rotations they
miss
The warmth Of regard to be found in
We have drunk from the same canteen !!
We have shared our blankets and tents
together
And have marched and fought In all kinds
Of weather,
And hungry and full we have been;
Had days Of battle and days of rest,
But this memory l cling 30 and love the
best
We have drunk from the same canteen
For when wounded I lay on the outer
slope
With my blood flowing fast and but little
hope
Upon which my faint spirit could
Oh, then, remember, you crawled to my
side,
And, bleeding 70 fast 1t seemed both must
have died,
We drank from the same canteen!
9. G. Halpine private Miles
O'Reilly).
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-09-29
To Break In New Shoes

II cures hot, sweating, aching, swollen feet,
Cures corns, ingrowing nails and bunions. At
All druggists and shoe stores, $50. Don't accept
any substitute Sample mailed FREE. Address
Allen 5. Olmsted, lie Roy, N Y.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-09-29
The Books All Right

The steamer was to leave In an hour,
and Mrs. Lapsling was in a furry Of pre-
paration.
Mother" asked ono Of the children,
where are the books we want to read
while we're on the boatp
Never mind the books" she said, with
her mouth full of hairpins. They're all
packed in your fathers oesophaRus."
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-09-29

torture I went through
now seems to have
been almost unbeara-
BILE. I had backache,
pains in the side and
loins, dizzy spells and
hot, feverish head.
aches. There were
bearing down pains,
and the kidney secre,
tions uageed too fra.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-09-29
How He Knew.

Wedderly-That milliner Of yours
must be a bird.
Mrs. Wedderly-Nonsensel She has
neither wings nor feathers.
Wedderly-Yes. but just look at this
bill Of hers.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-09-29

A Danish colony Of 500 families IL
seeking a location In Mexico. II che col
ony prospers, it will receive large accss-
sions later
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-09-29

Etc 81. Vitus' Dance ana all Nervous Diseases
lilo permanently cured by DR.. Kline's Great
Nerve Restorer. Send for FREE q trial bottle and
treatise DR.. H. II. kim. Id 98l Arch st., Phila Pa
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-09-29

Patriotism.
Breathes there the man with soul % dead
Who never to himself hath said,
This L. my own, my native land !"
Whose heart hath ne'er within him burn'd
As home his footsteps he hath turned
From wandering on foreign strand?
II such there breathe, 60. mark him well !!
For him no minstrel raptures swell;
High though his titles, proud his name,
Boundless his wealth as wish can claim
Despite those titles, power, and pelf,
The wretch, concentered all In self,
Living, shall forfeit fair renown,
And, doubly dying, shall 60 down
To the vile dust from whence he sprung
Unwept, unhonord, and unsung.
Sir Walter Scott.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-09-29

Mothers will md Mr.. Winslow's soothin I
Syrup the best remedy to use for their children
during the teething rsriod.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-09-29

"Why do they call these dentists' of.
fees dental parlorsT asked Smith Of
his friend.
why, parlor Is an old-fashioned
name from drawing ROOM"
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-09-29
In Use.

In Use.
where's the boa constructor forty feet
long that you've got painted on the sign
ont In front?" demanded the visitor at
the dime museum.
This is wash day, and we're using
hirp for clothes line" explained the Cir
cassian beauty.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-09-29

All that glitters can't be measured
By the golden rule.
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COULD NOT KEEP UP.
Broken Down. Like Many Another
Woman, With Exhausting
Kidney Troubles.

Mrs. A. Taylor, of Wharton, N. j.,
says: 81 had kidney trouble in itl
most painful and severe form, and thu
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-04-19

THE SENIOR PL.AY.

Tomorrow night the senior class
will present in the high school audi
forum Oliver Goldsmith's play. she
Stoops to Conquer Tho EAST viii
he strictly amateur. being composed
of senior class members, who for tho
past month have been coached by
Mrs. p. ". Kitchcl, under whose
skillful management the previous
annual senior plays have been
staged.
This play Is expected TO cqIai the
best OF the previous high school
plays. us the talent in the class Of
1906 IS exceptionally good and the
members have worked faithfully 10
mako this q success.
Preceding "She Stcops 10 Con
quer." a one act play will be given.
entitled THE Old Songs old and
familiar songs will be suns with
novel ana picturesque effects. The
costuming and scenery of the plays
viii be cspccially prepared along
elaborate lines.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-04-19
Friday liable Linens
Brings these Values IToWeIs
In White Goods

An Linen Table Damasks-cream
and white-5S and go inch-reg. 49, 80
Silver Bleach Damasks-6s inches
all 1inen-for family se-we So .59
All Linen H.. s. Sets-Beautiful
patterns-alI with cloth and dozen
napkins-cloth, 64xs6-reg. ABS .3.9S
$40 cloth-velue s6.9s.......-....4.9S
n. 8. Ten Cloths-56x56-row land
some drawn workable S129.... 10
Bleached Marseilles Towels-Ss and
Al inches long-frlnged-value IA. S4
Linen Danask Towels-24x5o-
mote size)-instead Of .9...-..-~" .1S
Bleached Huck-1sx35-
hemmed-worth .21-.---.--.-. .16t2
Union Check Glass
IT inch-value .10-.....-......" Us
All Linen Barnsley Crash-extra
heayy-17h inch-value H.. IL y
Mercerized White P~oplins-rnake
handsome Summer Suits, Waists.
also Boys Russian Suits-reg. b. IL
White Silk Ginghams--bright silk
ng'd effects-worth 40. .......... 20
White Dotted Swisses-3 style dots.
value il IA. =
Extra Fine White Lingerie Batlstes-
highly mercerized-46 inch-speclal %