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The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-02-10
A WELCOME ILLNESS.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

Little folk have tragedies as well as
..qrown-ups," and these are no less
real and heart breaking. A correspohu
ent of the Washington Post tells VI
some of her experiences WIN INC
yriefs of childhood. She says that she
will never forget the day when' at uie
age of twelve, she came home iroIu
long year at school.
had comforted myself in my lone
illness and inconsistencies by thinking
of the happiness of getting back 10 my
dous 7 came home to find that my
mother had given them all away. l
was foo old. she said. to care for oolis.
T sunnose she never dreamed couiu
oore anv more than l dreamed OF the
ache in the heart of a little niece Vi
mine till she showed 1t to me not long
ago. A+ors
She Is the elder of two daughters.
The younger is rarely peau'iiu III
child who has always been dellcate
ca that attentions have been shoWereo
on her. The elder child, Julia, Is
Main. sturdy little thing, who has al
: WAYS given way without worn u
Margaret, the younger.
When | went to visit the family las
fall Margaret was the center OF al
:, traction. If she had sore throat Tn
: house was turned topsyturvy.
= One day l came upon Julia; sittin
NV the kitchen stove, her teeth chatter
. ing She had never been Ill berore. Y
. course we put her to bed and nun
: over her and made lot Of her. IN
% child was really i'll.
- "Poor little thing" l said to ne
= "I'm so sorry you're sick!'
80 She looked up at me with the olde
- look I ever saw on child's face.
ID I'm glad" she replied. "They
all treat me now just the way thu
do Margaret"
You may be sure we did. But THU
49, how long her heart must have ach
as TO make her think of saying that! v
IS, can never make up to her for that.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-02-10
The Cross Patch.

Once on a time there was witch,
Who wasn't poor and wasn't rich;
She wasn't handsome, that l know,
For one day when / saw her go
A-riding past l said: "Ob, dear!
How can a person look so queer!
Her back was crooked as the moon,
And as she went l heard her Groom
A silly song that seemed to say:
1.-THE children are all good to-day
Tomorrow maybe l will throw
My cross patch cloak DER Jane and Joe'
And while they whine, Mamma, NAM
ma,
I'll chuckle to myself, 'Ha, ha"
And folks will say, That horrid Jane
Is at her tantrums now again.
And other folks will say they know
They can't do anything with Joe.
Then, lest some wise ones guess my
trick,
I'll puzzle them by being quick.
I'll snatch the patch from Jane and Joe,
To cast it over Glen and Chic.
The friends in wonder then will say,
| Our Jenny is real good to-day,
Or Joseph seems q different boy;
He really Is his mothers joy
But little Chic and Glenn beware;
Their naughtiness is past compare
Now, boys and girls who would escape
This witch's ugly cross patch cape
Must get the fairy Laughing Fun
| To stay close by and never run.
Then when the witch with dark DISCUS
e Approaches she, in great surprise,
q Will find her cloak too small by half
To cover boys and girls who laugh.
Washington Star.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-02-10

"There's no use attempting to dis
guise the fact that I'm growing OLD.
said the man with the eyeglasses. He
said it plaintively.
You don't look it." said his frieno'
consolingly.
81 NAV not on a casual inspection,
vet I can look in my glass and detect
wrinkles around my eyes that I'm
morally convinced weren't there ten
wears ago. My hair-brush penetrates
to my scalp with greater ease tnah
ever before. l don't say / am IN the
last stages of senile decay, but it's
coming on me. Just the same-re
morselessly, inevitably creeping on
me. I have to admit it, though hate
to think that I've got to get older IN
stead of younger"
I'VE don't any of us grow younger,
said the friend. But l should say
your appearance, in spite Of your low
spirits, is decidedly youthful"
Its kind of you to insist upon 1t.
admit that my teeth are still gooc
enough to masticate my food. bu
there are certain signs that are unmls
taxable. l am losing my taste To-
, fancy vests. l used to revel In tanc.
| vests-and neckties. But now tn
Maids and stripes that once l loved g
well lar me little. A plain, decorou
white is the only deviation from tn
color of coat and trousers that pei
= NIT myself and l prefer sad tnts l
my cravats. Now, You could neve
G hear my garments coming down I'll
e street. | never did anything violeI
d in the sartorial line, but my appar'
typified the joyousness and brightnes
1t of youth. | think, and | take 1t as
< sign that in its exuberant sense th'
ID ioyousness has departed
Id II wouldn't say that" demonstrate
V, the friend. "Our tastes natural
re change. | remember that l took
or great notion to black at the age OF
or If lasted for two or three years.
used to go about looking as If all n
in hest friends had died as recently
III the week before
~ That's all very well, but III Q
ne YOU didn't wear the sort OF collars
49, wearing. See? Lots of room at
throat and rolled back easily.
nc height to it at all. And my sho
as Notice my shoes? Square toes d
-. roomy. l could wear shoe 5
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-02-10
Rome seven Mile. Long.

Glasgow, Scotland, is the proud pos
SCISSOR Of the biggest rope that was
ever made for hauling purposes.
Strangers view it as one of the
sights" of the city.
Manufactured to haul cars through
one of the subways, the rope Is seven
miles long, four and five-eighths inches
in circumference, and weighs nearly
sixty tons. 1t has been made in one
unjointed and unspliced length of pat
ent crucible steel.
The rope forms complete circle
around Glasgow, crossing the Clyde IL
its course, and Is intended to run at {
speed of fifteen miles an hour.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-02-10
TRAVEL ON THE OCEAN.
devices that Have Made Accident"
mt Sea Almost Unknown.


mt Sea Almost Unknown.
In the presence of the fearful loss
~ life in accidents on our railroads 1t
,s with relief that we contemplate the
ever-increasing safety OF travel by sea,
saws the Scientific American. Year
after year passes by without any of
the important passenger steamers that
cross the Atlantic or other oceans on
which passenger travel is heavy meet
ing with an accident that causes risk
of life or limb to the passengers. The
mail steamers come and 90 with a
regularity approaching that of the best
railroad schedule and 1t takes the very
aercest of Atlantic midwinter gales ,tc
interfere seriously with this punctuali
ty. The secret of this security is tt
be found both in the structure OF thu
ship itself and in the marvelously In
Venious devices which science and In
yention have placed at the service o
the navigator to guide him In the NOR
perilous phases Of his duty.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-02-10
&Iez :ilAl1

and a half smaller than these II
chose. but l don't choose. They may
not look trim, but who the dickens
cares for trimness when hes geluhs
old? Comfort is what want ana eie
gance be hanged. Isn't that sure
sign of old age? Don't try to conceai
the truth from me-"
Doesn't naturally follow" said the
friend II should say 1t was sign VI
common sense, that's all. I've seen
bows of 25 who were just as sensible
in matters Of dress"
'I'm also conscious OF a growing
dissemination to late hours. My wire
drags me out of an evening occasion
ally. but it's like pulling teeth. Inc
lethargy of age. l want to get back
home and into my slippers. l went 10
show the other night with Jimmie
Keppel. A rafting good chorus-pret-
ty girls and all that sort of thing
but somehow it palled on me.
yawned and wanted to go home an
hour before it was over. Iheres
something inexpressibly sad about all
this. Come, now, admit that I'm get
ting old"
Nonsense" said the friend. Moth
ing sad about it at all. A man Is IN
e his prime at As. You enjoy life. Your
o mental powers are just ripening and
s of course the idiocy Of musical bur-
g lesque doesn't appeal to you. You are
r physically sound as a dollar, and, as
n look at YOU, not much the worse Tor
Il wear and"
re "The worse for wear" echoed the
II man with the eyeglasses. "Well,
Ell should say not. Say, feel that muscle
IS How's that for a man who takes as
little exercise as l do? My boy-he
az in the high school football team and
he's beginning to feel his oats. l put
ed on the gloves with him the other DAY
ly and took little of the conceit out OF
a him. Then | beat him two inches IN
%. standing high jump and showed him
few stunts on the horizontal bar
ny the club gym. i showed him the wa!
as We used to turn handsprings ant
-
yet "That'n do" said the friend. your
m right. You're getting old. l Nigh
he pass over the other symptoms, bu
No when a man gets to Dragging aDor
es. eating his boy in athletic sports, it
nd case, all right Yes, you're gettn
lie old."-Chicago Daily News.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-02-10
LIFE WOULD BE TOO LONG.
Awkward Results of Universal LON
reyity Are PrOphesied.

,rd Results of Universal Lon
reyity Are PrOphesied.
Suppose a man so years old, making
q good income from his business, were
to decide to live until he was loo anu
not to retire until he was 30.
The first consequence would be that
no would have the opportunity OF max
ing much more money than II ne dleo
at 70. next. that his children wouio
have to wait much longer for IL. now
sunnosjng him to have attained the age
of 90. the more money he takes out OF
his business the less there Will be lor
others to take.
His three sons, junior partners IN
the same firm, aged IS downward, ana
his nine grandsons, aged 40 downward
will find very little to take out OF the
business between them. The business,
in fact, would not "go round.'
Even more distressing would be the
case of the family in which there was
no business out of which an income
could be obtained. The old baronet'
eed 100. would still be living at the
family seat, enjoying the income he
had inherited. His son, wearing on
to 80, and possibly still a great trial
to his parents, would be eking out a
precarious existence on very little
more than he was allowed at Oxford
and for his part quite unable to make
his sons any allowance at all, mucE
less to tip his great-grandsons wher
they went back after the holidays tt
g the rate-provided schools.
! The sons and grandsons would hav'
, to go into business? But into VIVA
= business could they go?
q Possibly it might be found neces
9 sary to compel person attaining tn
age of 20 to give up his money and hi
= estate to his son and to live on sma
: pension allowed him out of the wealt
> he had inherited or acquired; or poss
!, bly, there might be rule that ma
on attaining the age of 40 might clair
=, complete control of his fathers none
.. and estate, providing that he unde
- took to house his parents and gram
parents and to make them a small a
:. lowance.
buL even luCu lOl OH tliC lhSoh'SA
-, ences and uncertainties would be en-
" ed. Even II a man undertook at Il
-. age Of 40 all those obligations and hi
=. housed, say parent, a couple
W grandparents and possibly two
sel three great-grandparents in numb
~ Of ESQ cottages on the family esta
~ and were making them allowanC
~ suitable to their respective ages,
would yet be almost beyond his pow
to prevent them from reasserting the
selves should they desire to do so.
l mans father, still in the prime of
at 70, might decide to set up in b,
"A ness afresh, in competition against
old business he had just relinquisl
EA to his son; he might even, with
mai more mature experience, cut out
Im old firm altogether, and then all
FW difficulties and inconvenience wo
NY begin over again.-London Specta
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-02-10

speaks Of her as his little girl" re
piled Miss Emily.
Tom drove to the station, and on his
return, a beautiful young girl was seat
ed in the old-fashioned barouche. Her
gown far exceeded Rosa's expecta-
tions, and the quick animated way In
which she bounded from the barouche
caused her aunt's heart to dwell with
pride and admiration.
"Why, my dear, thought you were
a child" said Miss Linton, embracing
her warmly.
THAT is papa's worst fault" con-
tinued Bessie, "for he will persist in
calling meyhls little girl In spite of
the fact that | make my debut next
winter. tell mamma he will want to
introduce me as one then"
She was out gathering flowers when
her aunts came to breakfast. and de-
clared she knew she would enjoy
every moment Of her visit.
Her kind disposition at once made
friends of Tom and Rosa, but nothing
she could do would win the favor of a
flock Of geese her aunts possessed.
They became more aggressive each
time they saw the results of encoun
ters with them.
The most desperate attack occurred
one morning on her way to the village
She had on a pink gown, and larg'
white hat, and>started off merrily
singing an operate air. On one sid
of the road was a wooded valley, coo
and enticing. and on the other a farm
where boy was working.
Bessie was so engrossed with tn
scenery that she did not realize tn
proximity of a neighbours flock G
geese until, feeling something tuggin
at her skirt. she looked down and sa'
one large gray goose pulling at he
rufies, several picking at her shoe
while the rest were grouped about h
and uuacklng so Justify that her bloc
fairly froze.
She gave one scream, and tried
tump on the railing that spanned Il
bridge. but her enemies proved T.
strong. Her screams attracted &
farmer boys attention. and he car
to her rescue with stout stick, sa
Ing: ."rhey won't hurt you, miss; tn
hain't got no sense
Her skirt was literally In ribbol
IA soon as she was out of sight
hearing, a young man, who had be
sketching in the valley close by, ou
out laughing, saying:
well. that is the richest thing
have seen. What pretty GIRL ah'
stranger, too, I'll wager, for no
here has her style. must ask a
Fannie who she is"
He was doubly surprised to see
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-02-10
Inst wanted TO Know.

He was new fiagman at railroad
crossing in Pennsylvania town, says
the Philadelphia Public Ledger, and
his hours were from seven In the
morning until seven at night; but lie
was instructed not TO leave until the
Limited" express. which was due at
tho crossing at two minutes before
seven, had safely passed.
All went we'll for about month,
Rut one night the Limited had not
nassed at seven o'clock. About twelve
minutes past seven the gateman heard
II in the distance, and taking good
grin on his red lantern, he planted
himself in the middle OF the track oil
the Limited.
The engineer was trying to make NJ
lost time, and the train was speeding
hut he brought 1t TO standstill at tn
first wave OF the red light. He jumped
off his engine and ran ahead to fin'
out why he was signaled.
what made you signal?" he do
manded, angrily, seeing no evidence
danger.
what kept yer calmly question:
the gateman.
Feminine beauty should appeal
the heart rather than to the eye
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-02-10
A Bit of Cat History.

A great many years ago the people
of Egypt, who had many idols, wor-
SHIPPED the cat, among others. They
thought she was like the moon, be-
cause she was more active at night
and because her eyes changed like the
moon, which is sometimes full and ut
other times only a light crescent, or
as we say, half moon. So they mace
an idol with a cats head and named
It Pasht. The same time they gave to
the moon, for the word means the race
of the moon. The word has Deen
changed to Pas" and "Pus," and has
come at last to be "Puss," the name
the most of us give to the eat. Fuss
and Pussy cat are pet names for kitty
anywhere now. But few think OF the
name as given to her thousands OF
years ago and Of the people VINO 'hei
bowed down and prayed to Der.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-02-10

that some one of the group, as, fOf ex'
ample, RED Cap" has stolen 1t.
"Red Cap is now asked by the ques-
TONER. "'Red Cap did you steal the
cardinals hat?" He also must pass
on the charge, saying, mo, 1t was
white Cap" or any other color. Ii ne
omits to do so or names color not IN
cluded among the players, he must
pay forfeit.
Meanwhile the questioner becomes
indignant at the numerous denials and
nroceeds to extort confession by tor,
ture rapping with his cane the fingers
of those whom he addresses. IL nc
succeeds in obliging any child to con
fess, the latter must pay forfeit.
At last "My man John" owns the
theft, produces the hat, and the game
is begun again until sufficient mum
her of forfeits have been collected.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-02-10
AN EPISODE OF 1898.

with lace of gold upon his coat,
And powder on his wavy hair,
A courtly smile upon his lip,
He naused beside the scaffold STAN
The headsman waited, cowled and gf1m'
With strains of crimson on MS sarK'
But Ger her slender hand ne pent,
"Let me 60 first, the way Is oarA'
She wore a flmy kerchief crossed,
A lowered gown of rich brocade'
Her silken slippers, sewn with pearls,
By prison floors were soiieo anu
frayed.
When last they met his ribboned luts
Made music in moonlit park;
But now their love had come to this.
"I,et me go first, tn way is dark.
She gathered close the kerchiefs fold,
To hide the beating Of her heart;
But answered softly as he went,
"'Tis but a moment that we part
The crowd grew dim, and far away,
She seemed to hear a morning lark
And all his song was set to words
LET me 60 first the way is dark
Though both are dust for many year
These lovers of a troubled time,
Yet knight and lady live to-day
In sweet romance and silver rhyme.
Among the ghosts of blood and death
They shine with loves undying spark
His words upon the scaffold stair
"Let me go first. the way Is dark.
Frank Ieslie's Monthly.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-02-10
A Poets TeIltale PaIlor.

Mrs. Plaindame gazed long and
thoughtfully at plaster cast Of Shak.
speare, says the Boston Transcript,
then sighed, and remarked:
Poor man! How pale he looks! He
couldn't have been well when that was
taken"
HE wasn't" agreed her polite host.
HE was dead"
"Oh," said Mrs. Plalndame, drawing
sympathetic. breath. that accounts
for it."
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-02-10
HIS SKETCH.


T Il was a busy time with farmers,
and Tom did not go to the village
= for several days, hence when he
handed Miss Linton square envelope,
sealed with the letter l. In blue, she
was amazed to learn that their neph-
ew's daughter, from New York, would
spend the summer with them, and ar
rive that evening.
How old Is she, Miss EmilyT'
asked Rosa, the maid, who, II COM
pany must come, hoped they would be
fashionable.
AZ do not know, Rosa, but suspect
Bessie Is but child, for our nephew
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-02-10
rather n Difference.

"say, a 'bibliophile' and a 'littera
teur' are the same aren't they?"
Not much. A blbliophile Is most
pleased with first editions, but a lit
terateur struggles to achieve tenth OF
twentieth editions - Philadelphia
Press
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-02-10

you say you never play the racesi"
Never"
But you go to the track every
day"
YES. / get a great deal of amuse-
ment out of the way the .bookmak-
ers pronounce the names Of the
MISUNDERSTANDING Star.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-02-10
Playing Fair.

Teacher suppose you know WI
lie that In keeping you after school
punish myself as well ms you :,
Wilne-Yes, MN; that's why don
mind it.-Chicago Daily News.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-02-10

1t 10 unlawful for 4 man to work
moro than eight hours day In some
States, but there Is no law against q
woman working eighteen hours a day
at home.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-02-10

No woman believes in saving money
nv buying fewer clothes.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-02-10

A beggar will be satisfied with half
q dollar. but the insurance CRATER
wants the four quarters of the earth.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-02-10

Feminine beauty should appeal te
the heart rather than to the eye.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-07-26

Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Braman, wife
of William Braman, died at Epworth
hospital, South Bend, Monday after
noon following an operation for ap-
pendicitis and complicated intestinal
adhesions performed Sunday after
noon. She had been i'll but very
short time and the seriousness of her
condition was not anticipated until
the operation was in progress. She
leaves husband and one son. Mrs.
Braman was formerly Miss Mary Ole
son, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Ole
son, who 1--we near Walkerton, in this
county. She graduated from the Ply
moath high school and taught in the
district schools of St. Joseph county.
She was married to William II. Bra
man, of South Bend, July 21, 1897,
and was an estet med member and
worker in the Methodist church of
that city. She was SO years old.
Miss Oleson made her home with
the family of Ed S. Brooke, most Of
the time, while attending school in
Plymouth. She visited in Plymouth a
few weeks ago and had many friends
here.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-07-26
lanes A. Gilmore. Ir.

Our readers have been informed
that James A. Gilmore, jr has accep-
ter position with the Standard Oil
Company, at Omaha, Neb. When
Mr.. Gilmore left Plymouth, July Is
the directors of the First National
Bank adopted the following:
Whereas our late Assistant Cash
ier, James A. Gilmore, jr, has resign
ed his position in the Bank to accept
one in Western City which will be
as he has every reason to believe
to his betternent, the directors oil
this bank desire to express their ap-
probation of Mr. Gilmore's ability
as business man, and to spread up
on the records of the bank recog-
milton of his faithful services in the
interests of the bank during the
many years he was employed there
in.
And they earnestly hope that in
his new field of employment he may
achieve the highest success, and
their good will and wishes Will al
ways follow him
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-07-26

Elmer Sullivan, of near Walnut,
former school teacher and student at
Rochester college, was struck by the
no,til bound four o'clock passenger
.rain on the Lake Erie railroad, Tues
day, and narrowly escaped death
under the wheels.
Sullivan was hauling wagon load
of grain from his home to the eleva-
tor, and in crossing the railroad track
did not see the rapidly approaching
train until too late to avoid being
struck.
The wagon was hurled fifty feet,
completely demolishing it, and scat
tering the grain. The horses were
torn loose from the vehicle, running
away and injuring themselves to
grea. extent.
Mr.. Sullivan was hurled high into
the air, by impact with the train,
alighting on his shoulders, the exact
extent of the injury is not known at
this writing. He was carried to his
home where medical assistance was
Immediately summoned by telephone.
Rochester Republican.