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The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-12-11

sustaining the home; was commenc-
ing to bear heavily on the people.
They began to realize the pace they
were going, and of course demanded
that halt be called. The govern
ment will economic. 1t remains to
be seen whether the people will econO-
mize in their personal expenditures.
Frugality is not practiced to any
great extent in the United States, ex-
cept where and when conditions ne
cessitate frugality. Most of US live
as high as the income permits. The
Injuries of 20 years ago are the ne
cessities of today. The economies of
our grand parents would be despised
now as parsonimony. The thrift of
our fathers, even, would excite con-
tempt. The increased cost of living
can in a large measure be charged
up to extravaganza and luxury. If
the people are willing to get back to
the old standard they can save money
now. If they are not the government
tai economies win do little good.
President Taft has set good exam
pie. Congress will probably carry
out his recommendations. But it
will still be up to each man and
woman,
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-12-11
ECONOMY THE WATCHWORD

The most important matter dis
cussed by President Taft in his first
regular message to congress is the
necessity for reduction in the public
expenditures. America has passed
through an era of reckless extrava-
gance in the expenditure Of money
by the government. The govern
ment, both state and national, must
effect a curtailment. The people are
commencing to demand economy.
The public expenditures have. been
simply the reflections of private ex-
travagances. Il is a good sign that
sense of realization is coming home
to the American people. The pie
thora of prosperity that has envel-
oped the country during the past ten
years or more naturally invited and
encouraged private and public ex-
travagance. There seemed no end to
the money supply. The products of
the farm and factory advanced by
leaps and bounds; the cost Of living
daily increased; the cost of govern
ment increased. So long as all
things increased proportionately, it
made little difference, except for the
bad moral influence, how much it
was costing. But there had to be an
end somewhere. The cost of living;
Of maintaining the government, Of
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-12-11
OUR STATE AUDITOR

In speaking OF the ancestry OF
Wouter Van Twiller, Washington
Irving said that they had "comported
themselves with such singular wis
dom and propriety that they were
never either Heard or talked Of
which next to being universally ap-
plauded, should be the object of ambi-
ton of all magistrates and rulers"
In his humor Washington Irving
spoke many a truth and that state
ment is one of them. Our present
State Auditor, Hon. S. d. Taylor,
seems likely to achieve the greater
ambition through having attained tie
less, The people seem determined to
honor and applaud the public official,
who has simply, but faithfully and
efficiently, done his duty. No doubt
they have experienced safety of
grand stand plays which too often
amounted only to opera bouffe. Dur
ing the past eight years every politi-
clan in America developed into an
imitation Roosevelt. At least they all
got far enough along in the develop
ment to crave the pyrotechnical dis
play. Most of them, including the
great prototype himself, never did
much but make the display. This is a
different time. In state and nation
the people want a calm, dispassionate
enforcement of law and administra-
ton of public affairs. They look with
fovor upon him who quietly does his
duty. In other words, public officials
have dispensed with the advertising
methods that become and prosper fax
irs chariatans and tomlawsons. They
will, for awhile at least, appeal to the
people upon their records as gentle
manly and faithful public servants.
Mr.. S. D. Taylor was elected State
Auditor q year ago last November.
He was comparatively unknown in
this part of Idaho, having for years
quietly lived in north Idaho in a man
ner BETTING a decent citizen. He
made his campaign in a quiet, digni-
ned manner. The nature of his duties
have not brought him much into the
lime-light and to his infinite credit
he has seen no occasion to so force
himself. He knows his office, its
duties, obligations and responsibilities.
He has contented himself with meet
ing each responsibility as it arose,
dong his duty every day and letting
1T go at that. Until there is some
thing wrong with the machinery of
state government the people hardly
know that there is a state auditor;
and they may rest assured that as
long as they do not know of its exis-
tence, the machine is in good working
] order. So has been with Auditor
Taylor, and SO it would have contin-
ued had it not been for the recent
meeting Of the southeastern press as
ISOLATION at Pocatello. Press associa-
tions infrequently have occasion to
either condemn or approve of members
of the press in position Of trust or
responsibility, because it is infrequen.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-12-11
THE PARCEL POST NEEDED

With every convention of congress
arises the inquiry, what will con-
gress do about the parcel postT'
The inquiry is ever present, and the
answer to date has been nothing"
In the other civilized countries of the
world the people have the parcel post
and it has worked out satisfactorily.
At present there are two methods in
the United States by which packages
can be shipped from point to point.
The methods are by freight or by ex-
press. The former is too slow, too
uncertain and too expensive for small
packages. The latter is too expen-
sive for any kind of parcels, and Of
course extends only to railroad
points. The idea of the parcel post
is the delivery throughout the country
at a reasonable price of packages or
parcels of small weight, as papers
and letters are delivered. A package
can go through the mails now that
does not weigh over four pounds at
the rate of 16 cents per pound. It is
proposed to allow packages weighing
up to 10 or IL lbs. at smaller rate
per pound. 1t would seem that the
new measure would certainly work
to the interests of the people and so
it would. Against the proposition
are allied the small merchant and the
express companies. The former fears
the competition of the mail order
houses while the latter fears loss of
business. Undoubtedly the express
companies would lose business: but
we can see no reason why that should
worry the people. The crossroads
merchant would also lose business.
but the up-to-date merchants in
towns the size of Caldwell would ex-
perience an increased business. We
venture the assertion that if the three
mail carriers going out of this city
could even deliver packages that the
Caldwell merchants would imme-
diately notice an increase in trade.
II they had a parcel post system
each of them would soon enjoy a good
country mail order business. The fear
OF the mail order house is a bugaboo
That has no place in modern bust
ness. The merchant today has and
does sell his ware in competition with
the world. The same argument that
is now used against the parcel post
was used against the railroad, and
especially the electric railroad. All
OF US can remember the fears we had
for our business houses when the
electric line was built to Boise. It
meant, we thought, an immense loss
70 the business men of Caldwell. Did
they lose that business? Not to any
noticeable extent. Caldwell mer-
chants are every day sending cloth
ing, dry goods, groceries, hardware
and implements to and beyond Can
Ada. The Caldwell merchants can
compete with any mail order house
on earth. 1t will be up to them to
show the people, but after that thew
will enjoy a larger, better and more
profitable trade than ever. The
parcel post will releave the people
from the tyrrany of the express COM
pany. 1t should be adopted in the
United States.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-12-11
HOW MUCH you CAN SPEND

The Nampa Record has figured out
how much candidates for state and
county Offices can spend in securing
the nomination. II says:
Each candidate is allowed to ex-
pend not exceeding Is per cent of
the yearly salary of the Office he
seeks. Under this law the leading
candidates may expend the following
amounts, the county salaries being
based on the amounts paid in Cam
Won county:
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-12-11

There will be a meeting of the
Caldwell Grange tonight. At this
time will occur the election Of officers.
A special program has been prepared
by Miss Anderson.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-12-11

The press and the people of Idaho
will sincerely sympathize with the
Lewiston Tribune at its recent loss
by fire. The Tribune has long been
one of the ablest newspapers in the
northwest. 1t is a power for good in
Idaho, and it is hoped that the loss
will soon be repaired.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-12-11

may be expended afterward for tn
purpose of being elected.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-12-11
LEO .AL ApvERT1sINe.

Final proof notices ............. $3.50
bank statements legal rates
All other legal notices at the rate
established BY the laws OF the State OF
Idaho; that Il 800 per folio first in
sertion and so cents per folio each adj
ditional insertion. A folio consists of
one inch solid nonpareil, or co words.
No other rates recognized by the firm
except on written contracts.
Bell TeIephOne .................... SO
Independent Telephone ............63
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-12-11

These are the expenses allowed In
securing tho nomination only. There
it~no limit fixed to the amount that
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-02-26
JAIL NOT THE nest TT WAS
Weary WiIIles" Disguised with New
Conditions.

Burlington, n. J--Burington county
jail is losing its long famous popular.
ify as winter resting place with ho-
boes. One Of the weary ones held I'D
In this city expressed his disgust with
the new conditions under the regime
OF Sheriff Worrell. Please don't ar,
rest me, pleaded the tramp. 81 put
up the game and was showed in for a
month, just as | had for many a win
ter; but don't want to 90 back while
that new feller is sheriff. The whole
winter bunch is sore on him.
tie made rs wash. and We had io
sweep ont the cells every dav and
work around the jail The lights we're
fut ont AZ nine O'Clock. instead Of let
TN them burn. so we could Gsav cards
a'l night, as We ulster do. And Won
can't get a drop Of booze inside the
jug! Say. boss. it's awful; and when
they opened them gates for me to get
out ! skinned in hurry If you let
me 60 I'll promise not to stop TN I
get safe in the old, reliable ark at
Freehold"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-02-26
GRAND DUCHESS TAKES VEIL.
Sister of Cxarina Becomes Head Of I'm
periaI Russian Order.

st. Petersburg. -Grand Duchess
Elizabeth, sister of the czarina and
widow of the murdered Grand Duke
Serge, has been made head 81 the Or.
der OF the Imperial Sisters of Charity.
She sent a prospectus Of the congre,
cation to all the royal princesses OF
Europe The empress, Dowcgcr En-
press Marie and all the Russian grand
duchesses have joined the new order.
and large number of other ladies' be.
longing to noble houses are on the list
Of candidates.
The habit adopted by Grand Duchess
Elizabeth resembles that of an abbess
Of the orthodox church, and is very
rich and elaborate with precious furs.
gold chains and notted hoods.
Tho order does not require it's vo-
taries to take special vows except
that Of perpetual charity, and mem.
bers wear the habit only when on
erranGs Of mercy.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-02-26
HUMAN MOSQUITO
MAN BLAMED FOR EPIDEMIC
SEEMS PERFECTLY HEALTHY.
St. Louis Resident Is Said TO Distrib
ute the Germs of Typhoid, Al
though He Does Not Suffer
from the Disease.
Photo by Noaett studio. chicago,

st, LOuis.-The case of a man whit
seems to be a sort of human mos
quito. in that he carries typhoid germ:
as the mosquito carries ycllow-fevCl
germs, with little inconvenience tc
| himself but TO the great danger OF
| everyone coming in contact with him
is puzgling physicians at the City hos
| pital The case was first unsuccess
| fully treated at the United States ma
| riae hospitals in Kansas City and St
Louis.
The patient Is Christopher james
Moore. He was in the navy ten years
He left the service five years ago and
has heaa Knocking abeat-tAa- country
since. II was while he was serving as
a cook in Kansas City that the med
ical profession learned of his peculiar
constitution.
-Four months ago he was taken III
with typhoid fever lie was treated
at the marine hospital in Kansas City
and discharged there as cured two
months later. He then went to work
In restaurant in Kansas City.
He had been in the restaurant three
days when a number of the employees
Of the place and some Of its customers
as well were stricken with the fever.
The health department began an in,
vestigation after the number Of vic.
tins had reached nine Moore was
brought back to the Marine hospital
and examined
1t was found that. although seem
ingly in perfect health, Moore's blood
was infected with typhoid germs. He
was held 10 the hospital for a week
and then sent to St Louis to be treat.
ed at the Marine hospital there.
Moore was admitted 10 the City hos
pital Tuesday. He said he was feel
ing fine" and his complexion was
clear and his eyes bright Wednesday
and Thursday he was in the labora
tory Of the hospital while the surgeons
subjected his blood TO many different
tests.
The physicians say that the man is
undoubtedly carrying around with him
typhoid germs in great numbers
why he Is not Frustrated himself they /
say, they cannot understand.
The physicians believe his condition
to be so dangerous TO others that moth.
Ing he touches is permitted to be
touched by any other patient before il
is thoroughly stcrilized. Moore is in
the best OF spirits. and says he never
felt better in his life. His tempera.
ture Thursday was slightly above nor.
NAL and for that reason he was put
to bed.
Moore is finelooking specimen of
manhood. lie is six feet in height and
weighs close to 200 pounds and is well
developed. He was born IS years ago
In San Francisco and ran away to
sea when a youth.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-02-26
THE DAvIDGE OUTRAGE.

al Editor of the Bulletin: The recen
II murder trial evidences anew the fac
n that lust is a murderous vice. Nont
@ OF the deadly seven more SO. Ii is ,
S fearful truth that the instinct giyoI
: by the Creator to propagate life b.
: comes, when uncontrolled by con
; science, an atrocious destroyer of life
II How often do we read of the rapist
despoiiing lis victim of her most
precious endowment and then taking
from her the last earthly possession,
her poor defled life.
Nor should ii be believed that I'M
purity is murderous only in its groz-
| ser form. 1t is ever a poisoner of the
very well-up springs OF life. Those
who dctile the sources of life in youth
shorten their own days and rarely en-
joy, when married. a generous pa'cr-
nifty. Impurity steels IA mothers
heart against the mute pleadings ell
her unborn babe, and hands believe
lily-white are purpled with Herodiaa
blood. May we wonder, that in al
given case, a vice so cruel, should |
silence in death mothers plead |
ings.
| think the dominant vice of Cairo |
is not murder nor intemperance, but |
impurity. Laws may obstruct some
OF the avenues leading to tl% inferno
but the remedy lies in the right for
nation of the individual conscience.
Impurity must be looked upon as 4
Grieyous sin, a vice shameful before
God and man
We should not judge our juries too
hastily Their attitude of mind is the
product of our educational system aud
social environment. A man from the
city Or the backwoods is equally IN
itted to jury service, so important 10
he community, when he has no fait.
'r only hazy faith in a holy and jus
sod, by whom he 5wcars 10 mete out
Justice to his fellow man. Does the
ycragc juror in criminal case
NOW the nature of an oath, and if
ot should he not be summarily dis
aisscd us unqualified by the court?
And SO as to the attorneys?- May
4 future no lechcrous murderer in
his or any other town find bril-.
ant legal light to lead him from dc.
ention to pluck flowers of tho grave
his victim may his steps be guild
1 by the dim lamp OF a shyster from
ae scene Of his crime to that OF it,
auibution. High-minded physical
ave a class of loathsome diseases to
lie scayengers of their profession.
JAS. A. GILLEN,
Pastor of St Joscphs Church s
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-02-26
Cats by Thousands for Orient.

Washington.-Fiye thousand cats,
whose sole mission in life, or. rather.
In their nine lives. henccforth is 10
serve as rat destroyers in fair Japan.
have been shipped from Chicago. The
purpose Of this curious feline invasion
is 10 aid in fighting the plague which
ia spread by rodents. According 10
information received at the bureau of
manufactures in this city from John
II. Snodgrass. American consul at
Kobe. Japan. further shipments Of
cats will be made from this country.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-02-26

When, in telling the story Of her
mothers death on the witness start
Tuesday morning Bonnie McClarncy
wcpt,. Jim Dayidge, brother of the de-
fendont, laughed at her. And yet
Bcnnie's grief was probably just as
genuine as was that of the prisoners
mother over her boy the same day
II there was any touch Of opera
bonfe' In either casc-if there was
any reason to believe that either ex.
hibition was planned and timed 10 he
pulled CIR as though it had been a
prize fight-those who witnessed th5
performances viii agree that it was
not Bennle's.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-02-26
URGES PROVISIONS FOR SUICIDES
One Advocates Government Park
Where Dependent Can Die,

New York.-Abraham London. who
was a philosopher If he WIS nothing
else in this life. left the following bits
and musings among other writings be-
fore ending his life by inhaling gas.
In his little room in West Twenty
fourth street he wrote much and when
his body was found it was apparent
he had thought long and carefully
about his death. Here are a few
strange excerpts from his writings:
Il am lonely and respondent. am
tired wandering around the roaring
streets of New York. The only hone
is to find rest in another world. I
wish no ceremonies over my body. |
want it burned. DO with the ashes
rs you please. Throw them back to
the earth from which they came.
1T is a mans duty to help nature to
kill of all those who cannot fight
against human beasts.
Il cant quite understand why ths
Divine Power allows cripples to live
The United States ought to have
large crematOry and have the bodies
of all those who die burned and should
also establish large park where
those who are respondent can 90 tc
end their lives"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-02-26
HUNTS KIN TO MAKE GIFT,
w. J.. Wands of Washington Has Es
tate TO viii Away.

Joplin, Mo-Fearing that he nav
die without having made provision for
the disposal of his property. and be
ing unable to locate livisg relatives
William J. Wands of Sprague. Lin
coin county, Washington. has written
Postmaster McGehce of Joplin. in the
hope Of locating Miss Mary Feterman.
Eugene +. Nanse, or a man named
Odcll, who resided in this city ten
years ago.
They were friends OF his and Mrs.
Wands, so he writes, and if they can
be located he viii make provisions in
his will that his property be divided
amongst them.
Wands formerly lived here for a
brief time and later went west. He
says his property is valued a, more
than $4,000, and that he can think Of
70 earthly person tn whom 10 leave Il
unless those mentioned in his let.
ter are located.
Efforts have been made by the Local
post office force TO aid Wanda i'm hts
search, but no trace can be found O
he mu'h wanted people.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-02-26

u Is an evasion to say that the PEG
pie are to blame for the repeated mis-
carriages of justice in the community
The people can, do but one OF twc
things: take the law into their OWL
hands. or elect men to office to exc
cute the law according to the forms
prescribed. The people of Cairo have
done the latter and they have right
to lock TO their representatives in
pnice and all their underlings, for
efficient and honest service.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-02-26
Rev. Father cillcn. Of 81 roseob.

HeN' rdtner Cullen, of st JoSeDh'-
Catholic church. espresso his views
on the Davldge mnrler trial and the
Jury's verdict in TIE case. IN com.
munication elsewhere in this paper.
The reverend gentleman 81 right in
declaring that this community SUI.
fers from impurity, AMI that a rem
edy lies in the right formation Of in
diyidual conscience" lie nay Re
right also in saying that the minds
of the jurymen in murder cases are
the product of our educational sys-
tenn and social environment" But he
probably viii realize that the com.
munity would have to wait lorg
time, and would be more or less shot
TO pieces" while waiting, If il looked
for protection TO life and property
only 10. the slow process Of forminz
or reforming the individual con
sciences OF men who are bent on
murder; or if 1t excused gross mis-
carriages of justice in murder eases
upon the theory that the men who
rendered such veriicts were Wet ms
of a defective social or educational
system. Let MS. have an improved or
aroused conscience. and let MS strive
for better educational and social
system; but. let us not forget that the
rod has virtue and may he an effective
if not a very necessary instrument in
the process of regeneration where
depravity is deep rooted and defiant.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-02-26

had published his Plurality of Inhab.
tied Worlds and, held Paris spell.
bound with his popular lectures. In
1883, through the munificence of Dom
Pedro of Brazil and James Gordon
Bennett, NJ. Flammarion founded the
Observatory of Juyisy Four years
later he started movement which re-
suited in the organization Of the AS
Economical Society of France. The
reputation he had already gained byl
his lectures and writings on astrono.
my was subsequently, increased by his |
giving in his adheson to ''spirtualsm.'
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-02-26
Woman-the Fower.

Any publisher will tell you that II
Is the approval of the women of the
country which makes the big sell
ers; that TO be a paying business in
Vestment the magazine must cater to
the women. 1t is the women of the
country who read. The men read the
newspapers and the articles in the
magazines which their wives recon-
ment to them.-Appietons.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-02-26

! LEGAL DECISIONS
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

Presentation Of Note Over Tele.
phone--The Negotiable Instrumer,
Law of New York require an instr,I.
ment to be exhibited TO the pcrsen
IRON wnom payment is demanded. II
Gilpin Y. Savage, liz New York sup
plement SOP, II appeared that a clerk
Oh indorsee, bank. called up the
maker on the telephone and request.
81 pawn mt. Upon the makers state.
ment OF his inabality to pay. he was
Informed that the note would be pro.
tested. An indorser who was sought
to he held contcnded that there was
no presentation to the maker within
the fair meaning of the statue. The
snpreme Court of New York held
tlat, although the maker had a right
to insist on the exhibition Of the note
70 him, he waived it by declining to
ray on another ground For every
purpose the talk ever tie telephone
vas as effective as though the con.
vcrsation had bccn within the walls
Of the house.