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The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-05-29

theless we went to breakfast, as a
man will eat no matter what IS before
him. To our CONSERVATION we
learned that carriages could not be
had. In fact, all traffic was suspend
ed and consequently we would be
compelled to carry our own luggage
and walk the long distance from Pera
hill past the town of Galata, through
Calais to the wharf, or Golden Horn.
The American Minister sent an at
tache and an armed escort of Turkish
soldiers. About ten o'clock we left
the hotel and a most interesting spec
tacle it proved tg be both natives and
Americans. A procession not often
seen by Yankees wound it's way
through long steep street and ar
rived at the wharf where a friendly
ship gave us shelter.
Our little procession consisted of,
first an American attachee escorted
by Turkish soldiers, followed by about
fifty men and women and each carry
ing at least one grip, walking in two's
and three's down the deserted streets
J of Imperial Constantinople. The bat
teries mad ceased their firing and a 81
lence, almost death-like rested upon
the city. Nothing was heard but the
low, steady tramp, tramp of half a
hundred Americans. Wherever the
streets intersected, guard of soldiers
held the way. Beside a wall we saw
heads of soldierS until you couldn't
count them. Some of them were visi-
BILE and pointing their bayonets at US,
fingers on triggers. Here l want to
state my disapproval of man hav-
ing his fingers on the trigger while he
\ is monkeying with gun. That is all
right when there is no one around, but
when the street is full of peace-lovine
Americans he should not be so care
les1 because the darned thing is LA
! BILE to go off and where would we be
and, furthermore, l know the thing
was loaded.
Well, to continue my recital, on ou
way to the ship, the upper windows o
the houses on the streets were throw
open one after the other, and hun
dreds of heads popped out, mostly wo
men, taking a look at this strang
procession. The soldiers along tn
route were pleasant and most of ther
said a goodbye" or Eau revoir
when finally we came to the lin
: where halt was called. After a fey
wordS between the attache and tn
soldiers, we started off again, and m
thoughts wandered back through tn
corridors of history. l saw sewers
, similar professions; the early ChriI
{ tians making their way to liberty
these same streets and the course "
: pursued was followed by Malone
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-05-29

tive beds in the Pera Palace Hotel
with hearts heavy and full of gloomy
forebodings, but today, and at this
moment we are all safely housed on a
splendid new Australian liner, bound
for Greece. We realized the inevita-
BILE was to come. The American Min
lister, Mr.. Leishman, advised all
Americans to leave the city, but we
were compelled to wait until this Sat
urday morning, hoping and praying
the real activities would not COM
mence for several days, we went to
bed between fears and hopes. Great
crowds of excited people thronged the
streets yesterday afternoon. Our
carriage was turned back by armed
soldiers just as we intended to enter
the Sublime Port. By that we knew
that things were popping in the fair
City of Constantinople. On our way
back to the hotel, we noticed all the
shutters were closely drawn and some
streets were entirely deserted. Great
crowds gathered around the hotel and
the windows were covered with heavy
shutters and all the guests were flock
ing in as fast as good Arabian horse
flesh could carry them. However, the
evening passed without mishap and
by ten o'clock the city was very
quiet, in fact too much SO after all
the excitement. l slept good and
sound, but was suddenly awakened
about half past four in the morning
by the boom of cannon which was
followed by others and soon a SHARP
rapid firing something like million
fire crackers let loose at once sue
ceeding the boom of the cannons. L
took me just so many minutes t.
dress, overlooking all the little de
tails Of gentleman's toilet, such al
shaving and cleaning the finger nails
When reached the hotel office
found, to my surprise, that there ar
people in this world WHO can dres
quicker than l can, as the Office wa
full of people, but let me say RICH
here, and in justice to all Americans
that there was not one exciteI or ner
vous person to be seen. Everybod
seemed to realize that we were in
most perilous position, and unneces
sary talk would avail them nothing
Reports came in that the army wa
marching first upon this part of tn
city called Pera; others stated tha
the bombardment was directed chief
to Yildiz Palace, the abode of the Su
tan, as they were determined to XII
the old man and his sons. Other RI
ports were to the effect that our eI
cape was cut off and reaching tt
! ship was impossible as Gordon {
military surrounded the city and e.
pecially guarded the wharfs. Neve
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-05-29

the conqueror, when he took Con-
stantinople from the Christians in
140O, and since that time it has re-
manned Moslem city. AS we passed
the historical town OF GalataA that
monument of battles, slaughter and
also triumphs since the five centuries
of the Christian era, it has stood
watch of the veal and woe of the city
of the Sultans. / could not help but
be inspired by the majestic monument
of antiquity. Such is the course of
human events, and after all we are
but one step further than Mahomet,
the conqueror, for plumber and rapine
will follow any political outbreak if
it is not stopped in the beginning.
Just as we reached the port, the fir
ing was resumed and even in old
Stamboulu the cannonading, joining,
seemed to be more vigorously prac-
ticed than on Pera hill. The minute
we set foot upon the steamer Brennan,
great weight seemed to be lifted
from our hearts and the attache, after
delivering few we'll chosen remarks,
! left US and Was lost from sight among
the restless multitude that invested
the harbor front. At ten o'clock
sharp the signal was given, the an
chors hoisted, and soon after our
beautiful boat made its way through
Golden Horn, glided down the Bos-
phorous and once more lay before us
that panorama of Incompatible
splendor, the like is not to be seen
elsewhere on the globe and gradually
the Imperial City of old Byzantine
grows DINNER and DINNER and, final
ly disappears from view.
And SO l left Constantinople, but
Constantinople will never leave me
while memory lasts.
One of our party is on Golfers
staff and all day he took pictures or
board the Australian Lloyd Steam
ship Brennan. You may see it in Col
lier's some time in the future. l an
thankful we all got out of this mess
without mishap. Just think of tina
poor Englishman who went out to SCI
the sights and take pictures. They
warned him not to take pictures bu
he would not heed the warning anC
twenty minutes later they brough
him to the hotel, dead. He was sho
through the heart.
When this reaches you this will al
have passed and become history. Il
e fact, you know more right now thai
we do. You get it through the pres
9 but we have to wait until we reac
Athens.
T.; Church In Politics.
Q ]. G. Rice, of Caldwell, delivered tn
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-05-29

The following letter has been re-
ceived from Louis Schnable by Judge
Smith, which will doubtless be read
with interest by Mr.. Schnable's host
of friends in this vicinity:
Pera Palace, Summer Palace, Con-
stantipople.-No doubt when this
reaches you, great events in the
worlds history will have taken place
and these days of anxiety are things
of the past, and if | go through safe,
will be much happier and the memo
ries of the Turkish revolution will be
like dream to me. But today, at this
moment, this is the question what is
in store for all of us? This being
Friday, the Sultan went to the Schla-
enlik as usual, without mishap, but
the air is heavily laden with revolu-
tionary excitement. The young Turks
party is determined to either have his
majesty abdicate or else force him to
do so. Ninety per cent of the troops
are with them. Thirty thousand
troops are slowly marching upon the
city. Great excitement prevailed FOR
about three hours this afternoon, but
since evening is closing in on us the
streets become deserted and every
thing seems very peaceful. The ba-
zaars and stores are all shut tight.
What this night will bring forth is TO
be seen. Tomorrow, Saturday, the
oath, we will take an Austrian steam
er, called Bremen, and If God is will
ing, we will sail out of the Golden
Horn and once more breathe freely.
We Americans at Pera Palace Hotel
have not received any official notice to
leave the city, either from our am
bassador or from the Turkish gov
ernpent, which seems a little strange
to me- A few American warships in
this harbor at present would be very
reassuring to Americans, at least. But
then they are making a pleasure tour
around the world and have no time.
often wonder if you people know al
about this disturbance, or is it, after
ALL only a slight local affair. A com
plete and sudden change of a ruler
in any country, I should think would
create some interest in other nations
If we can get safely on board the
ship tomorrow we are saved indeed
besides there is no particular reason
to fear for our safety except from
mob violence. We do not fear the two
contending armies, but we do feal
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-05-29

of Christian Endeavor society at Boise
Tuesday night The following is an
extract from his address:
The church, as an institution, was
not designed to take part in politics.
1t is the function of the church to
teach men the principles of righteous
ness which should govern them as cit
liens as well as in other relations of
life. The church should admonish it's
members to keep a conscience void of
offense politically; teach that ones
private interests must always yield
when antagonistic to the public well
! fare"
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-05-29
TWO MOST INTERESTING
LETTERS FROM SCHNABEL

the mob, that spectacle that follows
invariably invasion and civil war
Things are going to pop here and
very >soon, at that Some predict a
peaceful and bloodless surrender of
the Sultan and his forces, and others
look for serious trouble.
Our trunks were taken to the ship
today and so we have no membranes
tomorrow. 1t is possible we will have
to stay in this hotel until all is set
tied.
My thoughts are with you all in
America today and the longing to be
there very, very strong, but l have a
feeling that all will come out right
and some time in the future we will
talk over these events that stir human
hearts at the present time. 1t will all
seem like a huge joke then, but as
sure it is no joke at the present writ
ing. After this, no more Turkey for
me; l will take plain goose. 1t is
good enough for me.
In this caldron of political unrest
one is not sure of his life and, what
is worse, the government can not pro-
tect a stranger.
"Oh, America, the land of the free
and home of the brave, how | long fol-
thee. America is good enough fol
Willie"
If everything goes as planned, We
will be in Athens Sunday night, OF
Monday morning We stay week, OF
thereabout. We go to Naples, which
place we reach May 9Th. After tour
ing Italy l will go to Germany, ant
then home to dear old Idaho as fast a
steam will carry me.
| April 23, 1909.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-05-29
LECTURES
AT CITY HALL

Thursday, May Fl, 8 p, M,
How to Cure Poverty"
Friday, May 2S, 8 p. M, How
to Educate the Child.
Saturday, May 90 3 p. m. The
Freedom Of Women"
Saturday night, p. m. THE
Law of Mental Healing" Seats
free. All are invited. The first
special lesson ON How to Over
come Death and Live Here For
ever" will be given at Caldwell
Rooming House, Room s, Sunday
night, May goth, 8 p. m.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-05-29

Oesterreichischer, Lloyd Triest,
April "a, 19O9.-The letter wrote
you yesterday am afraid will never
reach you as the post facilities are in
bad state at present, owing to the
unsettled condition Of the Turkish
government.
This has proven the most eventful
day of my life.The long looked-for
revolution of the young Turks party
broke forth this morning in full blast
The heavy cloud that rested over Con-
stantinople ever since we arrived will
soon be dispersed and glorious sun
rise over a new Turkey with new anc
modern ideas is promised.
Last night we went to our respec
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-05-29

The Hartenbower Bros. have moved
their plumbing business into their
new building adjoining the Tribune Of
flee.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-05-29

Church In Politics.
]. G. Rice, of Caldwell, delivered the
principal address at the state meeting
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-05-29

Dry Goods-The Famous.
HaTdware-W. H Roadway Co., Ltd.
FuIniture-Jones Furniture Store
Clohing-Cadwe Clothing Company.
Hardware-Boyes Hardware Company,
Druggists-A. w Porter.
Millinery-Frances B. Russell.
Meat Market-Picard & Roberts.
Implements-Caldwell Forwarding Company.
on everything except the following goods: Wagons,
Barbed Wire Etc.
Lumber and Coal-Caldwell Lumber Company
Soda Water and Ice Cream-G. Ed. Russell.
Theatre-The Scenic One with each Ioc admission
Business colege-Luks, Boise, Idaho. On paid in adj
vance buttons, good within year Votes sent
from the college in Boise can be used In Caldwell.
Newspapers-The Caldwell News. Votes given on new
or renewal subscriptions, on job printing and adver
Using, if paid in advance
GET YOUR VOTES At The TINE OF MAKING PURCE
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1909-01-23
Italian Revenge.

This is a story of Italian revenge.
A vendor Of plaster statuettes saw a
chance for a sale in a well-dressed,
bibuious man who was lacking down
the street.
You buy-a de statuette?" he asked,
alluringly holding out his choicest of
fering. 'Gar-r-ri-ba1di-I sell-a him
vera cheep. De gr-reat-a Gar-r-ri-
baldi-on1y thirta cents!"
"Oh, tell with Garibaldi," said the
bibulous one, making a swipe with his
arm that sent Garibaldi crashing to
the sidewalk
For a moment the Italian regarded
the fragments. Then, his eyes fash
ing fire, he seized from his stock a
statuette of George Washington You
t'ella with my Gar-r-ribaldf? he
Kissed between his teeth. So" He
raised the immortal George high above
his head and-crash! it few into frag-
ments alongside of the Inflated Carl
baldi. Ha! / to bella wild your
George Wash! Ha, hat"-Every-
body's Magazine.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1909-01-23
DIED WITH HIS OLD PLAYMATE.
Monsrel Bulldogs Heart Broken al
Companions Demise.

Joseph Friedman tells this to the
New York Press in all seriousness:
In our neighborhood, One Hundred
and Forty-third staeet and Lenox ave-
nue., an Italian ice and coal peddler
lost an aged horse, whose constant
companion and playmate was a small
mongrel bulldog. A few hours after
the horse died we noticed that the dog
began to look dopey. He just moped
around, apparently having lost in
terest in life. We saw him go to the
old horse, stretch his body across the
latter's neck, and die there. The nu-
merous drivers who congregate around
this point, all rough, but good natured
fellows, noticed the positions of the
two dead animals, and many a head
was suddenly turned the other way.
There were peculiar fits of coughing,
and some of the boys were rubbing
their cheeks with the backs of their
hands, in lieu of handkerchiefs. Some
cursed at their teams and disappeared
as quickly as possible I honestly be-
lieve that poor little mongrel died of a
broken heart.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1909-01-23
LAReE DEMAND FOR vAnAoluM.
Metal Curiosity Ten Years Ago Now
Used by the Ton.

A few. years ago the rare metal va
nadium was scarcely mentioned out
side of classes in chemistry: now its
uses are so various that metallurgists
have spent much time in devising bet
ter and cheaper ways of extracting it
from its ores.
Probably its most important use is
as a component of steel, to which it
imparts a wonderful resistance. Va
nadiunl steel appears to owe its quail
tiles partly to the fact that yanadium
relieves the steel of its oxygen and
nitrogen, which weakens it.
Besides this use, yanadium is used
to prepare indelible inks. in combina-
ton with tannin and alkalies; for the
oxidation Of aniline in making aniline
black; to make sulphuric acid by the
oxidation of sulphurous acid and in the
manufacture of various metallic pig
ments.
1t also serves as a coloring agent for
ceramics and glassware, is a compon-
ent of a newly discovered developer
used in photography and has been en-
ployed in medicine for the treatment
of tuberculosis.
Between SO and IS tons yearly are
now used, and it is worth about 81 a
pound
-. 9, =
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1909-01-23
The Admission Goblet.

The Arniston branch of the Dundas
family of England possesses a curious
Venetian goblet, and, like the famous
luck" of Eden Hall, they believe that
their prosperity depends upon its pres
ervation. 1t was given by his mother
to Sir James Dundas in the reign of
Queen Mary, with an Injunction to
preserve it carefully or misfortunes
would attend the family. It once had
a miraculous escape from destruction,
for a very eccentric peeress, who for
some unknown reason owed the family
a grudge, concealing her sinister in
tentions, asked to be allowed to see
it, and when it was handed to her she
deliberately threw it on the ground.
Every one present held his breath, ex-
pecting to see it shiyered into frag-
ments, but strange to say it did not
break. and it is still preserved intact.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1909-01-23
scuLPToRs WORK IN MARBLE.
Actual Cutting Seldom Done by Artist
Who Has Charge.

The artist makes a model first, not
always life size, but almost none of
them actually do the cutting in the
marble. This work is entrusted to
highly skilled artisans, who do the
work under direction, the sculptors
experimenting all the finishing touch
es and, on occasion, some of the cut
ting on the face and hands The actual
cutting of the stone is a most difficult
process and requires great expert
skill. In case a fu1l-sfzed model is
made the sculptor sends it to a pro
fessional marble cutter, who roughly
shapes the block The general shape
is often given to the block before it
leaves the marble yard, in order that
certain costs Of freight may be saved.
The rough carving is then done by
the marble cutter, who SO shapes the
block as to give it the general out
line He first drills a series of holes
in the block and then chops off the
pieces. ILLUSTRATED Sunday Magazine.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1909-01-23
it Causes Contraction from Neck and
Makes Removal Easy.

Reagent bottles holding caustic al
kalies, alkaline carbonates, etc, very
frequently become fixed and the usual
method has been to tap the stopper
with a wooden block or the application
of heat to the neck, or a combination
of both. Results are poor in certain
cases and often result in the fracture
OF the neck.
The inverse process may be used to
advantage. In other words freeze the
stopper, thus causing a contraction of
the stopper from the neck. The bottles
which ! used for experiment had failed
to open under the heating and tapping
and were bad cases of fixed shoppers.
The bottles held sodium carbonate
that had formed sodium silicate. an
excellent cement. and so were firmly
fixed They were inverted in a mixture
of crushed ice and calcium chloride,
taking care that the freezing solution
did not touch the lips of the bottles.
After standing &C minutes each stop
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1909-01-23
American horses.

The development of types of light
horses has been notable in the United
States. hit, according to bulletin re-
Gently issued by the department of ag-
riculture, with single exception the
lighthouses have been foreign strains
transplanted. OF the light horses, the
Narragansett PAGER was famous type
in colonial days. Later came the Nor
gan, the standardized and the saddle.
horse. The specialization of these
types has been national business
and, in spite of importations from
abroad, the native stock has developed
and held it's own. OF lighthouses, on
tbs other hand, the only native type
was the Conestoga, breed that has
now become completely extinct, and
has left no discernible traces on the
native stock For heavy work, there
fore, Americans must depend entirely
upon the imported PercheTons, Clydes-
dayes and 'Shires. The national traits
which have resulted in these condi-
lions are evidently somewhat different
from what has been supposed; for the
speed mania is what has caused the
light types of horse to be developed
and the heavy ones to be neglected.
American breeders have sacrificed
other qualities, which, in the opinion
of the department of agriculture, are
more important, in order to lower track
records by a second or two. In the
minds of most persons, Virginia, Ken
lucky and other parts Of the south are
most commonly associated with the
pedigrees and development OF the
finest types of horses. To all who hold
that opinion it will be instructive to
trace, through the pages of the bulle-
tin, the number of great strains of rae
ing, carriage and saddle blood which,
although commonly associated with
the south, in reality go directly back
to New England.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1909-01-23
Value of the Bonus

The bonus is a great institution. It's
advantages over an Increase of salary
are manifold. An employee looking for
ward to Christmas or New Year
present of ten to SO per cent. of his
annual salary will toll pretty hard to
make prosperous year Bonus hangs
upon prosperity. It is a saving clause
for the employer. He can say at the
close of a bad year: Boys, we haven't
paid expenses In the last u months.
SO we can't afford to give you a
bonus or I'VE are too poor to de-
clare a dividend; you will have to
wait for better times to get a bonus. :"
It's mighty nice for a man whose pay
is $4,000 a year to receive a bonus of
SO per bent. That makes his salary
So, 500 for at least one year.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1909-01-23
Mans Limitations.

A man has the liberty to go through
the street swinging his arms But
should his careless action injure a
child, his conduct becomes criminal
in the sight of the law An orator has
the liberty to shout his unbelief to
the crowd. But should his self-con-
ceit rob one soul of its faith and hope
in a divine fatherhood, his preaching
becomes criminal. For what is i'm
perfect man that he should presume to
set himself up as a god, while the
starry heavens demand his reverence,
and the rising sun, and the unqueneh-
able faith in human souls since the
beginning of time, have their source
in a benefeent Creator beyond the
narrow confines Of this universe. Chi.
cago Post.