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The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-10-06
SECRET OF THE PYRAMIDS.
American Engineer Says the Tools
Found Explain Construction

American Engineer Says the Tools
Found Explain Construction.
A Brooklyn engineer of note who spent
several years in Egyptian exploration is
of opinion that the mystery of the pyra-
mids has been solved. The most ex-
traordinary pictures showing 100000
men hauling on a rope to raise 2OO,-
OOO-pound stone into its proper niche
near the pinnacle of old Cheops is IA
miliar to all Of us Theories as to the
mode of construction are legion. But
all the engineering logic and expert
ence Of to-day and for the last 100 years
have failed to cast more than a shadow
over the mystery. Piazzi Smith thought
he knew all about It. but nothing Of a
practical nature has come of his re-
searches
1t Is singular that our wise men did
not think of examining with critical eye
the tools found In the catacombs. The
old saw-a workman is known by his
tools. Our Brooklynite says that the
tools are not those of rock masons nor
mere plasterers' implements for filling
the cracks between stones, but are
plainly the crude Egyptian plant of op-
eratives engaged in mixing and laying
cement What splendid patch of sand
they had as foundation for their ce-
ment!
Cement Is the coming building mate
rial. Railroads are renewing their steel,
iron and stone piers, abutments, cul-
verts, etc., with 1t, and 1t Is expected
to last forever. No great skill Is re-
quired In manipulating 1t. There are
no chiseling, hammering, doweling, no
heavy lifting with derricks, no insists.
The industry has already grown to
enormous proportions. Drop sack
of dry cement to the bottom of a river
and in few minutes you will have a
solid stone that will never wear away.
Drop 1000 sacks on top of 1t and round
1t and presently you will have foun-
dalton that will sustain for all time a
million-ton bridge.-New York Press.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-10-06

Water is the sole exception to the
otherwise universal law that all cool.
Ing bodies contract and therefore In.
crease In density.
Water contracts as Its temperature
falls, and therefore becomes heavier
and sinks until 1t reaches thirty nine
degrees. At this temperature water Is
the heaviest. This is the point Of its
maximum density. From this point II
begins to expand. Therefore in winter,
although the surface may be freezing
at temperature Of thirty-two degrees,
the water at the bottom Of the pool
Is six or seven degrees warmer.
Suppose that water. like everything
else, had gone on contracting as II
cooled until 1t reached the freezing
point. The heaviest water would have
sunk to the lowest place and there be-
come Ice Had the water when at the
bottom turned into Ice. the stones
would have locked 1t in their inter.
stices and held 1t there, and before the
winter was over the whole pool would
be entombed ia clear, beautiful crystal
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-10-06

Bfgnall, two Adventures, who claimed
possession by occupation. At the time
of the laying of the British Pacific
cable an agreement was reached be-
tween the British and American gov.
ernments by which the former &C
quired the sovereignty.
The flaming group Is of coral foun.
dalton, being the caps Of peaks of
submarine range Of mountains having
general direction Of from northwest
to southeast. Tanning Island Is really
composed of three Islands grouped
around a lagoon. Its general shape Is
that of an oyster. English Harbor Is
at the western end Of the southermost
island. Here is located the cable sta
ton and the settlement. Melville Island
has an area of more than 1000 square
miles. At its greatest breadth 1t Is
about 10 miles across, and Its greatest
length is about the same.
Anticostl Island, at the mouth Of the
st. Lawrence River, which was pur-
chased for $125.OO0 by NJ. Henri Men
Ter, the Chocolate king" few years
ago, Is about half the size Of Melville
Island. NJ. Menier soon found that he
was not king" In his island, for the
British government interfered when he
attempted to raise the French flag and
give the impression that 1t was the
territory of the French Republic. 1t
remains, however, that as owner Of the
island he has sufficient power to gov
ern 1t very much as he chooses.
Although the proprietor Of Anticosti
has already spent almost 100000 on
his improvements, 1t Is admitted he has
bargain. The lobster fisheries are
considered of great value; the enor-
nous forests of spruce trees are alone
worth the money, and In addition to
this he has fine game preserve,
which, with party Of friends, he Wis
is every year.-Montreal Star.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-10-06

There Is nothing so fascinating to
the man in whom there fingers some
thing Of the romantic aspirations ac-
quired by an early perusal of robin
son Crusoe" as the possession of an
island. To be, like Alexander Selkirk,
monarch Of all he surveys" has its
attractions to the person who longs for
some olden-time adventure. Already
there are several Island Monarchs" In
the world, who find the life not only
delightful but even profitable, and 9TH
ers now have a similar opportunity to
become emperors ON a small scale.
Three Islands, which are "in the
market" are Melville Island, a sat
elite Of Australia, lying about twenty
miles northeast Of Port Darwin; Wash
ington Island, lying In the Pacific a
few degrees north of the Equator and
Lundy Island, which Is in the Bristol
Channel. Tanning Island, which Is
near Washington, has just been sold in
London to man named Greig.
If one desires rest and quiet, he
would probably choose to make himself
king Of either Tanning or Washington
Island, but he would have to take his
subjects with him, for, apart from some
officials and some imported South Sea
Islanders on Farming Island, the two
Isles are uninhablted. If, on the other
hand, the aspirant for kingship wants
real adventure, Melville Island will
probably fill the bill. There the new
king" will find hardy race of saw
age blacks and a land overrrun with
big game, including 10000 buffalo. The
strenuous life is the only one that has
a foothold there, and an energetic con
queror can find something doing" ev-
cry minute.
Although Tanning and Washington
Islands were discovered by Captain
Edmund Tanning, an American sailor,
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-10-06

The doctor started to go, but turned
back and said, as in after-thought, II
never thought about payment" We all
protested, Mortified at his wishing to
pay for what we considered pleas
ure." WELL" said he, "since you re-
fuse payment, l will let you do the
work on one condition-that the one
who darns her pair the neatest shall
accept prize, and will take whatever
| offer for a prize-of whatever value"
We agreed to this, and he said, laugh
ing, Twill you consider this promise
binding?' We promised solemnly that
we would, laughing all the while, as
we thought it all an excellent Joke.
The next week when we met we COM
pared our work, and Claire's mending
as we expected, was so daintily done
that you could hardly tell where the
darns were.
Then the doctor came In, and when
we showed him the socks he declared
Claire's the best, and said that the
prize was not quite ready, but begged
to be allowed to call on Miss Claire
that evening to bestow 1t upon her. She
reluctantly said that he might, and the
doctor suggested meeting next day,
in order that we might (hls eyes
twinkling wickedly) see how we liked
the prize. So next day we met, all
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-10-06
GIVEN LEGION CROSS.

Bernhardt Decorated with Much.
PrtEed Emblem of French Order.
Sarah Bernhardt has been decorated
with the Cross Of the Legion Of Honor
in Paris, after years Of agitation over
the question whether that distinction
could be conferred on her.
Nine. Bernhardt Is one of the few
women who have been admitted into
the famous order founded by Napoleon,
although Of Its living members she Is
by far the most widely known and most
famous, Merit In military or civil life
being the prerequisite for the decora-
tion, the field Of artistic endeavor Is the
only one in which woman can hope to
achieve the renown that will bring her
the coveted emblem. Even then she
must be Rosa Bonheur or a Bern
hardt in order to win recognition.
For many years the coveted decora-
tion was denied to Nine. Bernhard, al
though another actress, Nine. Bartet,
received 1t more than year ago The
first woman to be honored with this
distinction was Nine. Bonheur who
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-10-06
THE WIND.

l saw you toss the kites on high
And blow the birds about the sky;
And all around heard you pass,
Like ladies' skirts across the grass
o wind, a-blowing all day long,
o wind, that sings SO loud song
saw the different things you did,
But always you yourself you hid.
l felt you push, heard you call,
! could not see yourself at all
o wind, ALLOWING all day long,
o wind, that sings SO loud song
o you that are so strong and cold,
o blower, are you young or old?
Are you beast of field and tree,
Or just a stronger child than me?
o wind, a-blowing all day long,
o wind, that sings SO loud a song!
Robert Louis Stevenson.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-10-06
1 PAciFic PEARLS WITH /
5000 WILL AND FixTURESf
THROWN ON THE ttARKET-i
OPPORTUNITIES oGeT INTO
(THE"KN6 BUSINESS"

they are British possessions. Unless
the demand for coral necklaces be-
comes more insistent than 1t has been
for hundred years or so, the islands
will have little value so far as their
natural production Is concerned, SO
whether the Union Jack or the Stars
and Stripes float over these micronesia
Is a matter of no serious Importance.
1t must be admitted, however, that
they have some strategic value, for
they lie almost on the course of steam
ships from Hawaii to New Zealand,
and Tanning Island is at present a sta
ton of one Of the "all-British" cables.
This fact has caused some heart
burnings among patriots in Australia
and Great Britain. They have sounded
an alarm. They have written to their
newspapers, and have described the
sale as amazing" At this stage, the
High Commissioner of the Western Pa
cifc relieved all the agltated minds by
declaring the purchaser Of the islands
must hold them subject to the rights
Of the British Crown and the terri
torial rights Of the Pacific Cable Board
Tanning Island, the most important
Of the Tanning group, which also in
cludes Palmyra, Washington and
Christmas Islands, was discovered by
Captain Tanning in 1913. The same
year he saw Washington Island for
the first time, and named 1t for the
American general and patriot Christ
mas Island, the most southerly and
easterly of the group, was discovered
by the English navigator. Captain
Cook. Tanning and Washington Islands
were afterward occupied by Gregg and
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-10-06

was decorated In 1865. Twenty years
later the list of women DICTIONARIES In
cluded less than a score.
The Order Of the Legion of Honor
was established In 1902, when Napoleon
was at the height of his glory. 1t be-
came a prize for which the officers and
men in the Napoleonlc armies were
ready to take the most desperate
chances on the field of battle, and the
man upon whose breast the order was
pinned by the emperor himself, after
some hard-won victory, felt that no
greater honor could be bestowed upon
him.
The decoration was not limited, how.
ever. to the heroes Of war. Distln-
guished service to the state or the pub
lie in civil life also was rewarded by
the cross, which came to be SO dear
to the hearts Of the French people that
the order was maintained after the
fall of the Napoleonlc regime.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-10-06
THE ONLY WAY
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~ F course 1t was planned before
hand, he knew who would do II
best, I'm sure, and perhaps II the
girls had known what the prize was
to be, they would have tried harder for
1t, although think none Of us would
have gotten that one.
1t came about this way: Ten Of us
girls have a sewing club and meet once
a week. We do not accomplish much,
Ned says, because we do too much Cos
slipping, but then, Ned Is horrid. any
way.
Right across the way young DR..
Thornton has his office, and on a warm
day when the windows were open, he
could hear everything we said, but We
did not realize that until afterward.
We were all slightly acquainted with
him and were dying to know him bet.
ter-he is awfully good-looking, you
know, but all taken up with his work.
which made him even more attractive
to us.
One day we were busy as bees-if
not with fingers, with our chattering-
when the door opened, and In walked
DR.. Thornton. He held bundle in his
hand, and after greeting us, he walked
up to Maude, who Is our president (al-
though how he knew l didn't find out
until later), and said: Miss Williams,
l have rather a peculiar request to
make, but perhaps you will overlook
its popularity, as you know l am a
lone bachelor am in an even more
lonely state than usual. as my house
keeper IL away, and there Is no one to
do my mending for me. This bundle
contains ten pairs of socks which need
mending most awfully (the girls looked
scandalized), and 1t struck me to-day
that possibly as yours was a sewing
club, you would take pity on the lone
bachelor and each darn a pair for me,
perhaps one pair each will not be too
much of a tax ON you, and shall not
need them until next week."
or course we could not refuse, for his
loneliness and (apparent) helplessness
appealed to US.
The doctor stayed long enough for
us to feel that he was not 30 unap-
proachable as he had seemed. re-
membered afterward that he never
once looked toward Claire or spoke to
her during his stay. Claire Is our shy
one. with the great brown eyes and
dusky hair with a touch Of sunshine
In tive call her our wood anemone-
thu most domestic Of Us all.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-10-06
eager to see what the mysterious prize

eager to see what the mysterious prize
was to be.
In about half an hour the door open
ed and the doctor and Claire came In
together, he looking very happy and
Claire blushing divinely, but looking
not less happy, and what do you sup
pose?
The doctor said: Last night went
to Miss Claire's home with the prize,
intending to bestow 1t upon her, but
when she saw what 1t was she very
strongly declined to take it. used all
sorts of persuaslons, telling her that
she had promised faithfully to take
whatever was offered, of whatever
value. At first she said she had not
said word Of promise, but held, and
you will all agree with me l know,
that the class had promised for her
as well as for themselves. Last even
Ing had to give up in despair, but
asked her to sleep on 1t, and l should
return in the morning to see IL she
did not think 1t would be better to ac-
cept the prize after all. saying also that
we had promised to show 1t TO the class
this afternoon, and must not disappoint
them.
"It took long time, but have final
ly persuaded Claire to accept this very
poor prizs-myself-but perhaps she
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-10-06
Nerve.

"Mr. Farsyte sent me over to ask you
If you'd lend him your umbreller?"
said the boy.
Certainly" replied Suburbs; "but
what does he want with. 1t? It isn't
raining"
mo, sir; but he said 1t was pretty
sure to be rainin' some day soon, and
he'd need 1t then."-Catholic Standard
and Times.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-10-06

A mans wife may be his better half,
but he usually does all the betting.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-10-06

II the attention of those you are
talking to wanders frequently. that Is
a sign you are not talking well and are
talking TOO much.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-10-06

"The mills of the gods grind slowly.
mot on your life II they are CALLER,
fights. American.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-10-06

The average girls nose suits her I'M
til she reaches the day when she must
wear glasses, and finds that nose
glasses will not stay on.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1906-02-15
Ministers Late Risers

Ministers is the latest risers. Doc.
tors comes next" said the cook.
She was entertaining the maids from
next door. AS she hustled about get.
ting the tea and cake ..auy she talked
necessarily. like a machine. The maids
listened, their eyes fixed on the cola,
ton that each moment grew more
tempting under her hand.
Some ministers don't rise till TO-"
she said. There's hardly one of them
that you'll find up by s. Nine or half
past is their average hour.
You see, they don't have no Office
to go to at certain time. They have
no early appointments that must be
kept. They have no clerks that they
must look after. Consequence is. they
become the latest risin' class of men
on earth.
i've worked around considerable in
my time. I've had forty-seven places,
all told. Some has been with doctors.
some with business men and eleven
with ministers. The ministers is the
best to live with. They are SO con-
siderate and generous and they have
such perfect dispositions. If they
would only get quit of this lazy habit
OF loafn' away the morning in bed
they'd be class without fault"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1906-02-15
Congress.

the British lines upon the discovery
of his treachery. Madame Jumel, the
Frenchwomaa who married Aaron
Burr, afterwards purchased the estate
and lived upon it.
The Father of His Country was GER
tainly extremely susceptible to femi-
nine charms. Moreo> r, he was now
by an incompetent fortue. His brother
Lawrence's death had changed every
thing for him. And then, too, he had
acquired considerable military fame,
which gave his name an additional lus-
ter in the eyes of the fair sex. Two
years after he was Tilted by Miss Phil
lipse. and when he had just returned
from Fort Du Quesne, Capt. Washing
ton was on his way to Williamsburg,
the provincial capital, in military dress,
attended by an orderly. In crossing
the ferry over the Pamunkey River he
fell in company with Mr.. Chamber
Jayne, a venerable gentleman who lived
in the neighborhood, and who, in the
spirit of old Virginian hospitality,
claimed him as a guest. 1t was with
difficulty Washington could be pre-
vailed upon to remain to dinner, so i'm
patient was he to arrive at Williams
burg. Among the guests at Mr.. Cham
berlayne's was young and blooming
widow. Mrs. Martha GUSTS, daughter
of Mr.. John cambridge, both patrician
names in the province. Her husband
had been dead about three years, leav-
ing her with his young children and
large fortune. Washington's heart ap-
pears to have been taken by surprise.
The dinner was all too short. The or
DERBY was punctual to the orders he had
received on hating; but for once the
Young soldier loitered in the path OF
duty. The afternoon passed away as
in dream. The horses were counter
manded, and it was not until the next
morning he was again in the saddle.
squirting for Williamsburg. His time
FOR courtship was brief; but he i'm
proved his opportunity to the utmost.
Before they separated they had mu-
tually plighted their faith, and their
marriage was celebrated on the 9th
of January, 1859, at the residence of
the bride. in the good old hospitable
style of Virginia, amid d joyous as
samblage of relatives and friends. The
nnion is said to have been q singnlarly
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1906-02-15
A BOY'S BREAKFAST
There's . Natural Food That Makes It's
Own Way.

There's boy up in Hoosick Falls, N.
Y, who is growing into sturdy man
hood on Grape-Nuts breakfasts. 1t
might have been different with him, as
his mother explains:
MY eieven-year-old boy is large, vel
developed and active, and has beel
made so by his fondness for Grae-
Nuts food. AT FIVE years he was a vFy
nervous child and was subject to re
quent attacks of indigestion, witch
used to rob him of his strength and
were very troublesome to deal with.
He never seemed to care for apthing
for his breakfast until / tried Grape
Nuts, and have never had tochange
from that. He makes his entit break
fast of Grape-Nuts food. 1t always
relished by him and he sas that it
satisfies him better than til ordinary
kind of meal.
Better than all he isno longer
troubled with indigestionor nervous
ness, and has got to BEL spiendidiy
developed fellow since hDegan to use
Grape-Nuts food" Nfe given by
Postum Co., Battle Crk, Mich.
There's a reason. cad the little
book. THE Road to W'ville," in pkgs
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1906-02-15
To Help Women from Cars.

AS the girl alighted from the trolley
car she turned to her escort approx
ingly. do you know you are q man
in thOusand?" she said.
I'm delighted to hear it." he an.
swered radiantly.
II mean about helping girl of a
car" she said hastily. you are the
first man, but one, who has helped me
of the car properly for year. Men
generally grab woman by the elbow
and hoist her shoulder high in the air.
That makes her look awkward and
feel cross. Or else they take hold of
her arm with such grip that it hurts,
rumples her sleeve and pushes it up
from her wrist. Sometimes they grab
her hand, and she has urgent need of
both hands to hold on to her skirt and
to the side of the car Now, all she
desires is that they gently but firmly
slip one hand under her arm simply
to steady her, help her to keep her
balance, and that's all. And that's
what you did,"
We'll, who's the other mann" inquir-
ed her escort.
"Oh, that's Jack" she replied, blush.
ingly. Were engaged"