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The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1908-07-18
CHARMS FOR LUCK.
Tho Sort Of Superstitions Some Wall
Street Men Harbor.


Let all the dear readers, feminine
gender, take cognizance of what fol-
lows, for surely the fairer sex is, after
all, the stronger sex. Women know no
such abject obedience to superstitious
fears and signs as do the men. With
q view to eliciting something of inter-
est, the writer had chance to put q
certain question to eNptain of indus
try. "Tut, tut" he replied suspicious
ly, you'd be getting me into trouble,
would your" With promise that no
names would be mentioned, he finally
agreed to tell thing or two.
The question was. Aren't men In
Wall street carrying all sorts Of queer
things to try to change their luckT
In answer to this the writer heard
some curious stories. One man Of
worldwide fame, for example, carries
a cane in the center of which there Is
slender steel rod. Circling the rod
there are rings made Of leather and Of
hard rubber, like the washers that
plumbers use. Each seventh ring Is
| made of leather from the soles of the
shoes worn by the Millionaire during
| what he considered his luckiest year
Elephants and pigs as lucky charms
there are of course in plenty, but the
proper caper is to wear the animal
pinned inside on the watch fob pocket
Then there is another great financiel
who carries with him gold lux wei
and would never sign document will
fluid from another receptacle. One
upon time, when he had, say, only
picayune million or two, he signed
paper in deal that doubled, then tire
bled his wealth. The ink used tina
day was emptied into long gold tub
or well that he now carries. The I'M
was used up, but to the well, 80 b
thinks, the good luck power has bee
translated Lucky coins pass from IL
, Their to son in several of the multimi
, lionaire families, and the man who II
, herits them would never be withou
, them. We have few secret drawers
desks or doors in houses, as they ha
, In olden times, but there are many o.
D cret pockets in the suits made
smart Enthusiastically Life.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1908-07-18
Book Auction Back In 1882.

John Montgomerie. governor OF the
province Of New York, died on July IT,
1871. In the New York Gazette of May
8. 1882, Is the following advertisement.
the first of the kind:
ION Thursday. June i, at 3 O'Clock
in the afternoon, will begin to be sold
at public auction a collection Of valua-
BILE books belonging to the library Of
his excellency John Montgomerie. Esq,
late governor of New York, ETC., de-
ceased. A catalogue of the books may
be seen at the Coffee House In New
York. with the conditions of SALE"
This is also the first instance where
the word auction" appears" "vendue'
being the term In general use.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1908-07-18
The Missing Window Pane.

"Hverv kitchen has q window with
ono name ont In the Brazilian town of
Rio crande do Sui" said a cook. THAT
town Is a servants. paradise. Servants
live in their own homes there, as they
should everywhere. They come to
work Mt in the morning, and they
quit at at night-a twelve hour day.
Quite long enough. The paneless win
dow Ia for the milkman, the baker, the
butcher, so that these traders can
lea We their supplies-they usually come
early-in a safe place. The Rio Grande
servant ia of course. not there to re-
ee,ve them. She is In bed at her own
home"
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1908-07-18
DID LEE EXPECT DEFEAT7
The Generals Significant Statement
After Sailors Creek.

NV last official Intercourse with Gen
eral Lee was on the retreat. | was |
sent to him with dispatches from Pres
ident Davis and reached him near mid
night of April near Rice's station.
approached without being challenged
by a single sentinel and found him
standing near a smoldering fire with
one of his hands resting on an am
bulance wheel. He was debating some
order to Colonel Marshall, who sat in
the ambulance with lap desk receiv-
ing his dictation. AS General Lee
spoke he gazed into the bed of Goals
as if weighing every word. There was
no staff or escort about, SO far as l
could see. Touching Sailors Creek, he
spoke bitterly and said in answer to
MIR. Davis desire to know his proposed
line of retreat that it was beyond his
control: that he had intended to re-
treat by the line of the Danyille road,
but had been forced off that route by
| the arrival of Sheridan ahead of him
at Burkville; that he was then follow
| ing the line of the Southside road to
| Lynchburg, but the enemy was out
| marching him and might force him off
| that his movements were dependent
| on the developments of each hour, and
| then he added: "How can / tellf
few more Sailors Greeks and 1t Will all
be over-just where I thought 1t would
end from the beginning" When first
published this statement its truthful
ness was questioned. Fortunately
afterward saw two of his staff, botf
of whom said they had heard him ex
press himself in the same way. There
may have been times when Genera
Lee. elated by some of his surprising
successes. felt hopeful about the tri
umph of our cause. From the proba
bilities based on numbers and resource
, his Judgment may have been warpe'
away now and then by the feeling n
expressed when, after Second Manas
, ; sas, Sharpsburg, Fredericksburg an
: charlottesville, he said, mo genera
ever commanded such troops as thos
!. under me-" But his mind was to
= mathematical in it's workings, and
J, its calculations were too habituall
based upon what could be done wit
: a given number of men and certal
a amount of material to make him forge
4 the vast disparity between the contes
ants or hope for ultimate triumph
John s. Wise in Circle Magazine.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1908-07-18
ELECTION NIGHTS.
One of the Five Saturnalia of New
York CITY.

YORK City.
New York has FIVE saturnalia every
year-New Years night, Decoration
day, Fourth of July. election night and
Thanksgiving-and not the least of
these is election night If it is right
first Tuesday of November, the day
time wind will be veering from west
to south and back. sun and cloud will
equally share the hours between them
and not unnatural quiet, as of polit-
ical passions hushed under the blanket
of the Australian ballot, will prevail.
The streets will be rather emptied than
filed, and the litter of straw and scrap
paper and the ordure and other filth of
the great slattern town will blow
agreeably about under your feet and
into your eyes and teeth. But with the
falling of the night there will be rise
of the urban spirits: the sidewalks will
thicken with citizens Of all ages and
sexes and ma tons, and If you will then
seek some large center for the einemat
ographic dissemination Of the election
news you will find yourself one of a
multitude gloating on the scenes of
comedy and tragedy thrown up on the
canvas to stay your Impotence for the
returns. Along the curbstones are sta
toned wagons for the sale Of the wind
and string instruments whose raw,
harsh discords of whistling and
twanging will begin with the sight OF
the vote from the first precinct. Mean
time policemen, nervously fondlin9
their clubs in their hands, hang upon
the fringes Of the crowd, which Is YET
30 good natured that 1t seems to have
no impulse but to lift children on its
shoulders and put pretty girls befor'
It and to caress old women and Grip
pies into favorable positions, so tina
they may see better. You will wish t
leave 1t before the clubbing begins ant
either go home to the slumbers whicl
: the whistling and twanging will dull,
attend or Join the diners going into o
coming out of the restaurants or tn
{ throngs strolling down into the fair
. realms Of Broadway under the fare {
q the whiskies and the actresses.-W.
: Howells In Harper's Magazine.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1908-07-18
THE oDoR OF SANCITY.
A French Writer'S Theory of How u
NAV Be Exuded by Man.


DR.. Georges Dumas is the author Of
an article In the Revue de Paris on
'The Odor of Sanctity." The writer
accepts as true the numerous reported
instances of saints and myst1cs OF the
Catholic church whose bodies after
death or during moments of ecstasy
emitted peculiarly pleasing odors OF
various kinds Then men and women
with whom such legends deal, argues
DR.. Dumas. were neurasthenes. and 1t
is not impossible that the aroma of
sanctity which surrounded them was
the product of strictly physiological
and chemical changes common to all
men. but present in highly intensified
form in subjects who. SO to speak,
burned up the candle of their existence
at an unusually rapid rate He says in
part:
$50 far, then, we have come across
great variety of perfumes cinnamon,
Glove, orange. pineapple, rose, violet,
lily Of the valley. yellow amber and
benzoin. Now, the natural constitu-
ton of all of these is we'll known, and
chemistry produces them daily for COM
| mercial PURPOSES We may therefore
substitute the equivalent chemical ex-
pressions for the ordinary terms we
have employed and say that orange,
cinnamon, violet and musk owe their
perfume to aldehydes and acetones,
aromatic liquids derived from the alco-
hols, Just as the artificial essence OF
pineapple comes from butyric ether.
We have, then. to ask whether the hu-
man body can produce odorous COM
pounds of the kind we have mentioned
and under what conditions. As mat
ter of fact, 1t does produce certain
number Of such compounds In the de-
struction of organic matter, which Is
the constant condition of life, In par
ticular acetones and the volatile fatty
acids, butyric. formic. acetic, etc. II
the process of combustion Is normal al
, these constituents are burned up. com
pletely oxidized. and give as residue
water, carb0nic acid and urea. But le
some slackening occur In the limos
nutrition of the tissues and the same
constituents will escape through tn
breath, Precipitation and the skin"
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1908-07-18
Witty and csustic.

A woman suffrage lecturer, accord
ing to the Boston Globe, recently
brought down the house with the fol-
lowing argument: 81 have no vote, but
my groom has. have a great respect
for that man In the stables, but l am
sure II / were to go to him.and say,
John, win you exercise the franchiseP
he would reply, Please, mum, which
horse be thatT"
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1908-07-18
Man and His Sweet Tooth.

.Tf you want to have that tradition
upset about women only having
sweet TOOTH" remarked the stenogra-
pher who works downtown, "1ust go
into quick lunch room occasionally
and watch the men who drink coffee
or chocolate with their midday meals.
l give you my word have seen not
one, but many men, put six Jumps or
sugar into their one cup~of coffee or
chocolate and then eat apple pie that
Is fairly covered with powdered sugar"
New York Press.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1908-07-18
ANY ONE CAN HYPN0TlZE.
But u Cannot Be Accomplished with
Mere Glance.

But Il Cannot Be Accomplished with |
Mere Glance.
OF course, whoever wants to hypno-
tize-in fact, no one but physician
ought to do Unjust learn the tech
nique and apply 1t patiently and skill
fully. And ertainly there are individ-
ual differences. Not every one can be
deeply hypnotized. With not a few
the inhibition goes no further than
the inability to open the eyes, while
only one out OF four enters into strong
hypnotic Authorizations. Further, not
every one is well prepared to awaken
that confidence which Is essential and
that feeling of repose which guides one
over to the dreamy state. The look,
the voice, the gestures, the phrases, the
behavior, of certain persons make them
Door hypnotizers, however well they
may understand the tricks, But In
principle everybody can hypnotic and
can be hypnotized, just as in principle
| everybody can love and can be loved,
and no special mysterious power Is
needed to fall In love or to awaken
love.
/ Yet, while thus every one can exert
hypnotic influence, no one can do 1t by
a mere glance All the stories Of Sc
cret influence by which one mans
will gets hold of another mans mind
are remains of the mermeric theories
} Of the past Today we know that ev-
, erything depends upon the attention
and Imagination Of the hypnotized and
that no mysterious fluid can flow over
from the mind of the hypnotist to the
} mind of the subject. The old mystical
view of unscientific superstition reach
7 ed its climax In the prevalent belief
: that man could exert secret influences
j from q distance without the victims
i knowledge of the source of the uncan
d nv distortion of his mind. According
t to this belief, every heinous crim'
II might be committed under that cover
q The distant hypnotizer could inhic
n pain and suffering on his enemy ant
: could misuse the innocent as instru
ments of his criminal schemes.-Prc
lessor Hugo Munsterberg In Mcclure
Magazine.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1908-07-18
Monism.

Monism Is the doctrine of the one
ness of mind and matter, God and the
universe. 1t ignores all that Ia super
natural. Monism teaches that "all are
hat parts of one stupendous whole.
whose body nature IL and God the
soul" hence whatever Ia only con-
forms to the cosmic laws OF the uni
vevaal all. Mind can never exist with
ou,t matter nor matter without mind.
They are but the two sides OF the same
thing.-New York American.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1908-07-18
Heavier Ammunition.

ais this the man we are to initiate
tonightF asked the illustrious con-
ductor.
cit is" replied the outside guard. The
illustrious conductor walked around
the $50 pound candidate, inspected him
carefully and turned to his assistant.
'Put the goat back" he said, "and
bring me a mule."-Chicago Tribune.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1908-07-18
Makes a Difference.

A girl who used to make all sorts or
fun Of those who were poor spoilers
Ia now receiving three fat letters
week from a man who can't spell cor
rectly more than forty words alto
gether. But he has big. nice house
and money In the bank-and that spells
something to her. Howard (Kan.)
Courant.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1908-07-18
A Variation In Snort.

"what happened when you passed a
law against gambling in your stateF
.aThe bookmakers got right to work
making bets on whether 1t would be
enforced or not."-Washington Star.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1908-07-18
One Way,

Husband-I don't know how much
of an allowance to give you. WIFE
You know how much you can AFFORD.
don't you? Husband-Why, yes Wife
Then give me as much more as you
can spare.-Illustrated Bits.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1908-07-18
The sloodstainsd Eauat tor.

Human life. have reason to know,
IL held cheap at Equatorville. and the
n,ace IA stained with many crimes. In
fact the whole equator is throughout
ita 2b.OOO miles a line of ignorance,
savagery and blood. 1t Is black line
which civilization ought to paint white
Strand Magazine.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1908-07-18
psrb.ps She Did.

"Did your daughter inherit her tai
emit for drawingT
swell, never thought of It before.
hut II may be that she did. One OF my
brothers is a dentist."-Chicago Rec
ord Herald.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1908-07-18
Ne Gaia Too Many,

'My, John, you haven't particle OF
tactf'
'fwhat have done now?"
asking Mr.. Hamfat to dinner and
telling him you will give him good
roastl And he a second rate actorr'-
Baltimore American.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1908-07-18
Sarcastic.

Art Master pointing to lean horse)
What do you call thatf Cabby-An
'orse, sir. Art Master-A horse! Rub
It out, and do II again.-London An
swers.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1908-07-18

Tba man who Is always on time has
a big advantage In the struggle for
Chicago Record-Herald.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1908-07-18

II a man would learn to pray, let
him go to sea.-French ProysFb.
The Washington times., 1908-06-23
STARVED HIS WIFE
TO CURE A CANCER
Religious Fanatic Tries 10 Escape
When Woman Dies, Put Is
Held BY Police.

CHICAGO. June 23-Adam P. Thomp-
son. a Zion City fanatic. who calls him
self "The Pilgrim" was charged yes
treday with responsibility Tor the death
OF his wife Mrs. Laura Bell Thompson.
who died IN ZioE city after forty days
OF fasting his prescription for the cure
OF a cancer.
Following him through the successive
stages OF his mania during the last
twelve years. which he spent in wander
ing around this country, his wife Obeyed
his commands at every step, and the
last OF them. that she should 90 without
nourishment for the greatest length Of
time attached 10 such privatiOu In bib
licaI history, caused her death
Physicians said that had surgical
skill been called 10 her aid during the
.asc two years. had medicine lent its
assistance and had nature not been
robbed by the lack OF food. .he woman
might have lived much longer than she
Did. though her malady itself was not
durable.
The husband. knowing he had carried
his doctrines too far. FASTENED her
burial. attempted TO keep her death a
secret, and when he saw his arrest was
near. fed from the home.
Thompson. a Swede by birth entered
Salvation Army work az Los ANGELES.
Cal. about twelve years .-go.
The Washington times., 1908-06-23
TOWN FIRE SWEPT,
Loss IS 100000
Entire Business Section of
Three Rivers, Canada,
Destroyed.

THREE RIVERS, Quebec. June o.
Famed By a high wind, fire destroyed
the greater part Of the lower town. con-
tanning the business section Of Three
Rivers. Then with the aidof hremen sum
moned by special trains from Montreal,
Quebec, SherbrOoke. and Grand Mere.
II was held IN check. The postOnice,
the city hall. every hotel worthy OF the
name. with one exception. the fire build
ing OF the Hochelaga Bank, and most all
OF the leading stores were destroyed.
More than 800 buildings were burned.
Outside the town is located the camp
OF the sixth military district. and soon
after the fire started 100 men were
sent 10 help fight the fames. The sol
dlcrs rendered the best assistance they
could but their bucket braEIde was not
equal 20 the task. The fact that there
vas no efficient command also mitigat-
Cd against their efforts after the fire
rad assumed threatening dimensions.
The loss VIII be considerably OveI
81, 10000 but the insurance risks are vel
scattered. So far no loss OF life ha.
been reported
The Washington times., 1908-06-23
GERMAN SOCIETIES
ENTERTAIN VISITORS
Pacific Slope Gymnasts En- Route
to Attend Competition in
Frankfort, Germany.

German gymnasts and singers were
entertained last night. the former b.
Columbia Turvcrein IN its nall on Sew
enth street. and the latter by the Sang
erbund 2t its clubhouse on e street
The Eymnasts are from the PaCihc
slope and the Middle West anG are on
their way 70 Frankfort. Germany. 20
participate in the international turuyer-
Elm competition. beginning in July The
singers are from philadelphia
A '9<omer'' was given n honor Of the
gymaasts. the menu including every
variety OF German dish. Prof. w. Wern-
CT spanhoord, president OF the Column
bia TurEvercin, Kirt Voeikner, presi-
Gent OF the United German Societies OF
the District. and F. A R1cNar. pres
dent OF the AriOn Singing Society, vel
coined the visitors on behalf or the
local Germans. !. Bartn. instructor %
tie san Francisco TuruVcreln, respond
&C.
The exercises at the Sangerbund were
informal. John Waldman presided and
welcomed the singers. George ". Spear
made a brief address Of vclccg-o and
Dr. LeOuhardt. president o. tie Phil
adeiphia society, responded
The Washington times., 1908-06-23
COL. WILLIAM c. GORGAS.

Col William c Gorgas. who has
been elected president OF the American
Medical Association. has been chief
sanitary officer OF the isthmian canal
zone for four years He was born on
October 4. 1854 at Mobile. Ala. and
received his academic education at the
University OF the South. He received
his professional degree from Bellevue
Hospital Medical College in 1879, and
after a year on the house stan OF the
hospital was appointed a lieutenant in
the army medical corps. His advance
since that time has been rapid His
rank Of colonel was voted 10 him by
special act of Congress. and his Office
sn the army medical organization IS
that Of assistant SURGEON ~aneral.
The Washington times., 1908-06-23
BRENT WILL QUIT
ISLANDS IN FALL
Philippine Bishop Selected TO Head
Washington Diocese, Still
Withh0ids Answer.
Withhoids Answer.

Bishop Brent viii leave the Philip
Pines early in September for the United
States. and until he arrives here and
geys in touch with the entire situation.
il viii be impossible 20 learn whether he
VIII accept the Washington bIshopric,
10 which he has been twice elected.
This Information is contained in a cable
gram which has been received by the
Board OF Missions from Bishop Brent
The cablegram follows.
Must intercept representative Re
consideration impossible until arrival
America. Sailing September 10 10 l9
Empress Japan"
Receipt of Bishop Brent's cablegram
makes u impossible TO settle the bishop
rlc until he arrives in the United states
The Washington times., 1908-06-23
Grape-Nuts
BLOOD KILLS GERMS
Good Aa5od Made by Good Food.

If one can surely turn food into rooa
red blood it viii combat any and every
disease known and conquer completely
more times than the disease will win
Any physician will tell YOU thar
good. rich blood and plenty Of it is the
best germicide known and surely and
safely cures disease when medicines
fail; the effort Of the doctor is 10 give
food that digests and quickly makes
blood.
No food ever discovered will do this
as certainly as ape-Nuts. which is
predigested at the pure food factories
where it is made
One of the many illustrations IS that
Of tuberculosis, which refuses to Yield
10 medicine but must give way 10
good blood A man from Phila writes.
I have been lighting tuberculosis
for some years. and with q weak
stomach. was losing ground slowly
every year
I had tried all kinds Of food and
finally got so far along with the dis
ease that my stomach. liver, kidneys
bowels. and lungs were affected. M,
stomach got to a point where Il would
retain no food but peptonized milk and
I was down TO 80 lbs. in weight
The doctors said about two wears
ago that I had but a month or two
more TO live. About that time / vas
put on Grape-Nuts and cream. II never
showed the first sign. Of coming m
but agreed from tho 5tar+ and in a
few days I began I feel increas ed
strength. so I kept on. with the result
that the healthy blood has driven the
disease from every organ OF nv body
except the lungs and is slowly driving
II from them.
Il have gained greatly in vitality
and strength and added % lbs to nv
weight IF I can keep on as I have
been. il seems clear that I will get en-
tirely well, thanks TO old Dame Nature
whose work was made possible bv
Grape-Nuts food which I could digest .
There's a Reason"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek Mich
The Washington times., 1908-06-23
MOSQUITO CAUSES DEATH.

- CHICAGO. June 23.-Lawrence Nc
Carthy, 1858 Pemberton avenue, for
eleven years a police operator AZ the
Hudson avenue station. died Sunday
from blood poisoning that resulted from
q mosquito bite. he was bitten by the
mosquito Thursday.