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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-29
Richard Burnside on Vacation

II the ranks of the musical comedy Stage Managers
= there IS no more Indefatigable worker than
Richard III. Burnside last season responsible Tor the
gigantic productions az the New Ork HlTr airoue.
and for several wears previous general Stage Manager
for the ShubertS. Few men have ever done as much
IN connection with any one production as he iii with
the HIppodrome show; for he only created every
detail OF the complex pictures. but he -1e en-
TIRE entertainment from beginning 20 end Sporting
DAYS, The Battle IN the Clouds and all and oor-
CeIved and arranged the great ballet OF the birds,
Yet / declare he said reCentlv putting that
whole show on. and handling the four hundred people
IN It, wasn't circumstance 20 staging the average
musical comedy had no stars 20 combat TO 4u-
thorS 10 Worry me no anybody but myself IL was
vacation. Id like 70 10 nothing but such things AS
that
Burnsiies idea Of a vacation would strike some
people as odd. Working from fourteen 10 eighteen
hours day for three months does not somehow
seem the ideal way OF resting But work Burnside
JOY Tie IS a bundle Of nerves, this thin blue eyed
Young person Nervous energy fairly flashes from
him and affects everyone around HIM. From the
moment he takes charge OF the TehearSaS Of a ul!S
cal play until the curtain has fallen Oh the last scene
Of the opening performance he Is absolutely tIreesS
nave seen hln. on hot summer day, when he had
been rehearSlng The company off their feet since
morning. insist their coming back IN the evening
and Keeping az II until away into The middle of the
night The company would have been IN ouer
Inutlny but Tor the energy OF Burnside Ii Was IN
iectlouS, and nobody seemed 70 notice the fatigue
long As he himself showed sign OF It.
tie Is as changeable as he is nervous recall a
piece oil which ne was part author called FaScinat-
''S 4Oid- inc maj 70 the nrSt act a mock
grand opera effect Hours and hours davS and DAYS
mad been spent on getting 1t into shape Louis Har-
rlSon. Adele Ritchie. Frederic Bond Ada Lewis and
others OF the principals in IT, and all the chorus
e'uStave kerker had written most elaborate rusic
Tor H. and the OrCheStraton had all been made In
tact It was the day before The piece was 70 oren.
All day the company had been rehearsing this
hn'tle and II finally looked though IL was letter
perfect Burnside turned 10 me and said
Why nots"
Il don know; but II isn't Hold on everybody
- ms 20 the company, who. tired out were getting
iected the difficult finale The company sronred
Wonderlngly and Burnside said.
~, were not gong 10 do that finale after all
WS luSt end the act with the march at the close
OF IT, Come on let run through tbe march q ,,,,r
of times" - Wv ~ 80 = >'''t'~
Before anyone had time 70 protest. Burnside was
nv 'I(A oi thS crowd plotting people through
some Htreh conVOlutIOnS his mind was figuring OUT
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-29

rid of these people He hates 10 do it. for incompe-
tent people are generally touchy; but il must be done
now or never So he has TO lead them aside and
break the news gently 10 them Maybe there are
tears if il is a woman or profanity if II is man;
but finally it done and persons are selected for
the parts.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-29

was all over / have had to take off my hat in adj
miration of the man who could do it.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-08-07
Kent and Burr,

James Kent, famous for his Com
mentaries on American Law" was a
great admirer of Alexander Hamilton,
and when the great Federalist was
killed by Aaron Burr in duel he be-
came the implacable enemy of the lat
ter. One day long afterward when in
New York the judge saw Burr on the
opposite side Of Nassau street. He
went across the street as fast as his
years would permit and, brandishing
his cane in Burr's face, shouted:
You're scoundrel, sir, scoundrel
n scoundrel"
Burr proved equal TO the emergency
He raised his hat and bowed to the
ground and then said in his calmest
professional tone, THE opinions of the
learned chancellor are always entitled
to the highest consideration"
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-08-07
THE USEFUL SWALLOWS.
Light Cavalry of the Avian Army and
Friends of the Farmer.

Light Cavalry of the Avian Army and
Friends of the Farmer.
From the standpoint of the farmer
and the orchardist perhaps no birds
more useful than the swallows exist
They have been described as the light
cavalry of the avian army.
Specially adapted for flight and I'M
excelled In aerial evolutions, they have
few rivals in the art of capturing in
sects in midair. They eat nothing of
value to man except few predaceous
wasps and bugs and in return for their
services in destroying vast numbers of
noxious insects ask only for harborage
and protection.
1t is to the fact that they capture
their prey on the wing that their pc
culiar value to the cotton grower is
due. Orioles do royal service in catch
ing weevils on the bolls, and black
birds, wrens, fiycatchers and Others
contribute to the good work, but when
swallows are migrating over the cot.
ton fields they find the weevils flying
in the open and wage active wal
against them. AS many as forty-sever
adult weevils have been found in the
stomach Of a single cliff swallow
Bulletin Of Department of Agriculture
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-08-07
SIeepinu Car TRIPS,

81 have noticed one thing about
sleeping car journeys" he remarked,
land that is that always sleep bet
ter coming home than | did going
away. Whatever may be the cause,
such is the case. Sometimes leaving
home a man has worries or thoughts
that won't let him rest easily, and by
the time he finishes his work in the
place he went to his mind has swung
around all right again. 1t doesn't
make the slightest difference whether
have an upper or lower berth when
l make the trip away. Then l can't
sleep. On the contrary, can sleep
anywhere on the way home."-New
York Sun.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-08-07
Knew When to Stop.

The shrewd lawyer knows when to
stop questioning, and none is more
shrewd than the one who, conducting
a case of bribery, questioned a man
the other day who is rated high in the
business world.
"Have you yourself ever refused a
bribe?" he asked.
mo, but
"That is ALL" said the lawyer.
At later time he was asked why he
had dismissed the witness so soon.
Because" he replied, 81 knew by
the but that he was going to tell me
no one had ever attempted to bride
him."-New York Times.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-08-07
MAY Cure SNORING Too.

"I've found a cure for nightmare"
said the man who will eat despite his
subsequent sufferings. when l go
to bed at night slip string through
an empty spool, secure the spool firmly
so It will not slide and then tie the
string around my waist in such way
that the spool comes in the middle of
my back. The result is that If l try
to turn on my back in my sleep l lie
on the spool, and l can assure you it
awakens me promptly. No; 1t isn't
pleasant to be Weakened in that way,
but it is better than having to go
through one of the diabolical night
mares from which l have suffered for
several rs."-New York Press.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-08-07
THE LIVERY STABLE DOG.
Some Ways In Which He Differs From
the Fashionable Pets.

the Fashionable Pets.
The common livery stable dog is to-
tally unlike the powder puff" or
''toots and skigums" dog, but his dis
position is infinitely better. To lie on
a cushion and growl and snap at the
hand that would caress it is considered
the height of folly in the livery stable
variety.
The livery stable dog approaches you
ingratiatingly and offers you a dirty
paw to shake. After you have shaken
1t he solemnly gives you the other.
Then he crawls up in your lap and
ticks you on the mouth.
The livery stable canine is a most
Industrious digger of holes. The the
DRY is that he is going to lie down in
the hole he digs, but he does no such
thing. He goes and lies down right
in the middle of the sidewalk, where
people will have to step over him. He
will never get out of anybody's way.
He even lies down in the middle of
the street and tries to make carts,
wagons and automobiles avoid him.
He doesn't enjoy as large a vocab.
ulary as the powder puff or skigums
dog. A phrase like docs ums want
ums itty bass?" would scare him to
death. His advantages have not been
such as to acquaint him with such
hifalutin talk, but he does know a few
simple phrases like "Git to blazes out
of here, you darned pest!' He under,
stands that perfectly.-Puck.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-08-07
The American Youth.

If the truth were told most young
American men are not especially inter-
esting. They do not keep up their
reading. They have a national OBJ
tundity when it comes to music, to art,
to literature, nor do many of them
take any of these things at all serious
ly. The young among them are not
good conversationalists. Our cleverest
men are monologists pure and simple.
They lecture admirably. They are
born orators along modified lines. They
are inevitable story tellers. None of
this is conversation, and women like
conversation, like its courtesies, which
at least pretend a little interest when
their turn comes in the game. Knowl'
edge of people and affairs outside our
own country pricks more than one
bubble about our young men.-Anns
A. Rogers in Atlantic.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-08-07

DO you desire to have it under
STOOD" asked the judge, addressing the
lady who wanted the divorce, that
your husband deserted your
Eyes, sir"
"Please tell the court as concisely as
you can how he deserted you"
1.-TWO months after we had com
pleted our wedding trip he scolded me
because he thought was extravagant
in the matter of getting clothes, and
went home to my people"
YES Proceed"
"Well, l waited and waited and wait.
ed for him to come and beg me to re.
turn to him, and he never did."-Chi'
cago Record Herald.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-08-07
A Curious Tree,

One of the natural curiosities of
south Mashonaland is a German
sausage tree" 1t bears deep crimson
flowers, three inches long, in blazing
punches of twelve, but when the tree
fruits into fat, substantial, sausage
like pods there remain no leaves, and
1t looks like a sausage larder indeed.
These beans are twenty inches long
and twelve inches in glrth and are be-
loved of the native tribe of Shangaans
and balloons. But the tribe of the
Karenga are very superior people
and would never deign to eat them.
There can be no reason for this, as
at least no one can accuse these "sau-
sages' of being connected in any way
with dogs or cats.-Natal Witness.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-08-07
Smart Electors.

At an open air political meeting in
the north of England a man cried,
"Hurrah for Jacksonw to which a by
stander replied sarcastically, "Hurrah
for jackassw "All right, my friend"
exclaimed the first speaker. you can
hurrah for your candidate, and I'll do
the same for miner
All electors are not SO gifted, as the
following experience of a canvasser In
Devonshire clearly indicates:
"Whom are you voting for, my good
fellowP he asked.
II votes for the lady"
But there is no lady candidate
standing"
"Well." replied Hodge, Poll Early
comes on my voting paper before the
names of the two men. and | thought
I'd vote for her. See"-Chambers'
Journal.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-08-07
"0RAN AM0K |"
Tho 5loodthirsty Malay When He 10
Maddened by Frenzy,

"doOGHCu ny TESHGys
"AmOk' is a religious fanaticism, a
madness under which man makes up
his mind to kill any one he can until
he himself is killed. Brought on by
drink or religion or from whatever
cause, the process is the same. The
mailman seizes his creese and rushes
headlOng down the street, cutting at
every one he meets. To any one who
has seen a creese or a parang further
detail Is unnecessary.
A man running amok is as a dog
with hydrophobia, but the panic caus-
ed by the former is by far the worse.
Like the mad dog, the mailman is fol-
lowed by a noisy rabble, who sooner or
later run into their man and extermi-
nate him. When this vengeful rabble
is made up Of bloodthirsty Malays and
Cinnamon its wild rage and fury are
beyond control, beyond description.
The Clamor and bloodcurdling yells of
the pursuing crowd and the ever near
ing shout of "Oran amok, oran amOkp'
are incidents which can never be for
heard them. The bravest quails when
suddenly turning the corner of street
his ears are greeted with the cry of
"Oran amokw and a few yards off he
sees a Malay running straight at him,
brandishing in his hand the bloody
creese with which he has already
slaughtered all in his way.-London
Chronicle.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-08-07
DEFINITIONS.
Some Queer Ones Cleaned From .
High School Examination.

High School Examination.
Among the questions in an eXamina-
ZION in definitions in a well regulated
high school in an eastern city were
these: What is a bronchOY' what is
n boomerang?' what is panto-
miner what is a cartoon" And
these four excited some most remark
able answers. The following bona fide
replies, taken at random from the pa
.pers, show in many cases decided orig
inality. to say the least. but they like
wise display the effect of imperfect
enunciation and pronunciation and of
the association of ideas without due
regard to sense"
In reply to the first query, what is
broncho?" were the following: A
broncho is an herb used as a medicine,
part of your body, a foreigner. a
man that lives on ranches.
"What is boomerangY' called
forth, among others, these: A boomer
ang is a species of the baboon family,
| what an Indian chews, something ex-
plosive.
The replies to what is a panto-
miner included the following: A pan
| tomime is an animal that eats human
flesh, a person who finds fault man
who is always on the bad side Of ev-
erything, trunk, box to carry peo-
pie in, resting on the shoulders of foul
men; vision of ones former sins.
AS for the question "What is a car
toon?" that seemed to excite the wild
est ideas of all, and there were brought
forth such answers as these: A car
toon is a vessel for holding articles, a
strong windstorm, a kind of fish, a
bunch of flowers presented to a hero
or a nobleman, a soldiers water bottle
a statue, a strong gust Of wind.-New
York Tribune.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-08-07
Noisy Avians,

The hellbird which makes perhaps
In It's natural state the greatest noise
of any known avian. Is found both In
South America and certain parts of
Africa. Its voice Will carry ON still
day distance of quite three miles.
Its note Is like the tolllng of distant
church bell and Is uttered during the
heat of the day, when every other bird
has ceased to sing and nature is hush
ed In silence. The hornbill, bird
which is widely distributed in India,
the Malay archipelago and Africa, has
also very loud note. It's call has been
described as between the shrek of a
locomotive and the bray of donkey"
and can be heard distance of cou'
pie of miles,
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-08-07
THE WITCHES TREE.
superstitions Regarding the Influence
of tho Elder.

Superstitions Regarding the Influence
of tho Elder.
Country people speak Of the elder
tree as zee witches tree" and planted
it near farm buildings and diaries to
keep off witches. They also say that
the roots should never come near q
well, still less grow into 1t, or the wa
ter will be spoiled. Evelyn's opinion
was also unfavorable. The diarist
says: 81 do by no means commend the
scent of it, which is very noxious to
the air.
eve learn from Biesius that a GER
tain house in Spain, seated among
many elder trees, diseased and killed
nearly all its inhabitants, which, when
at last they were grubbed up, became
a very healthy and wholesome place."
Cattle scarcely touch the elder, and
the mole is driven away by the scent
Carriers often placed branches on their
horses heads to keep off flies. Moth
ing will grow we'll in the company Of
the elder and when it has been re-
moved and all its roots carefully grub
bed up it is some few years before
the ground becomes perfectly sweet
and good for anything.
The berries, besides feeding the
birds, make excellent country wine,
delicious with soda water in summer
or taken hot in winter. The wood is
particularly good for skewers, and a
curious red fungus grows on elder
stumps. A species of elder in the
Tyrol is covered with beautiful scarlet
berries.-~Selborne's Magazine.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-08-07
THE PENGUIN.
His Solemn, Laborious Hop and His
Stone Lined Nest.

His Solemn, Laborious Hop and His
Stone Lined Nest.
The penguin does not fy-he hops,
balancing himself by his fippers, or
rudimentary wings. He is about two
feet tall, in some cases, however, reach
ing nearly four feet, and he has a sol
emn and heavy style Of hop which Is
immensely funny to look at. 1t is not
a bit of fun for the penguin, though,
for when the ice is rough, as it almost
always is, his webbed, clumsy feet
soon become raw and bleeding. When
ever he reaches snow slope he drops
down and toboggans, urging himself
on with his flippers, but for the most
part he hops laboriously mile after
mile when the nesting season comes,
seeking a home that satisfies penguin
requirements.
A penguin is made of sterner stuff
than to need soft lining for a nest A
heap Of irregular stones around a de-
preston scratched in the ground is all
that each pair asks for. Some pen
gums are industrious and collect stones
all day. Others are lazy and steal
theirs whenever workers broad
black back is turned. 1t is a trift
hard to escape with the plumber, fol
a slow waddle is the best the thief car
do. But the owner cannot pursue any
faster, and the chase is very funny
to see Sometimes the thief is over
taken, and in that case there is 9
lively fight, while third penguin, lin
gering near, usually bears away the
coveted stone while the fight is on
Forward
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-08-07
NOISY AFRICANS.
Laughter Seldom Heard In the UproaF
of the Natives.

Laughter Seldom Heard In the UproaF
of the Natives.
Among the African natives there can
be nothing done without noise, &C.
cording to Pittsburg man who has
travelled extensively in Africa.
1T is simply appalling, the rush, the
roar, the chatter and the hustle, like
Bedlam broke loose" the traveller said.
''The principal object of conversation
Is said to be money, and the hubbub,
bawling and uproar in all sorts Of
tones from shrill and screaming to
gruff and growing, accompanied by
all sorts of gesticulations, with tongue,
head and feet, are beyond description.
''It is rather odd, but laughter is al
most never heard in this uproar, and
as for whistling it is a lost art. If
there are any quarrels they are not to
be heard in public, although when a
company of natives gets to carry on
an animated conversation it appears to
the observer as If the next act would
be a melee.
"In addition to these natural sounds
there are others of an artificial charac-
ter that are equally familiar to the
traveller. Such Is the noise of the
drums called tomtoms, which are beat
en- on every occasion, and a kind of
pipe about eighteen inches long, with
holes like those of flute and breathed
through in a way that produces a
variety of notes Of wild, discordant
character. A frightful noise is made
by the kaffa men blowing on a big
| shell ."-Washington Post.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-08-07
His Worthless Son.

There lives an old negro truck farm
er in Alabama who has frequent occa-
sion to reprove his children for their
lack of industry.
"Yo' suttinly is a wuthless son." the
old fellow declared one day to his old
est. Its a doggoned good thing 70
yo' l amt rich nigger!"
What yo' talkin' bout, pap?" asked
the son. "What yo' think yo' do den?''
I'D disinherit yo'! OATS what l dor
exclaimed the old man wrathfully.-
Lippincott's.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-08-07
Where the Hlppopotamus Turks.

Herds of appropriateness are not
found everywhere in central Africa.
They stick to the swampy shores
overgrown with the papyrus plant,
which affords them cover by day
when they come out to rest. At night
they feed on land, sometimes walking
long distances away from the lake or
river in search of palatable herbs. The
hippopotamus is great eater. A COW
hippopotamus stays with her calf until
the young one gets strong enough to
walk and swim. Exchange.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-08-07
TIDES AND FISHING.
Fish Are More Active In Search For
Food on the Flood Tide.

The most essential thing in sea fish
ing, next to tackle and bait, is Il tide
table. because all marine fishes ex-
cept the flattish-flounder and fuke-
are captured more readily at certain
tide. The main cause for Su il that
fish are more active in their search
for food generally on the flood tide.
Vast schools of little fishes move
close into shore on the incon ing tide.
working their way into the smaller
bays and inlets, especially near the
edge of banks, where they feed on
the small crustaceans, shrimps and lit
tie minnows that can effevtually hide
from their larger enemies when the
tide is low and the large fish are un-
able to get at them in very shDal WA
tiers.
1t is a common and interesting sight
to see q school of weaktiSh slowly
moving in near the surface with the
early tide. Suddenly one sees the
smooth surface all in connection. Sill
very minnOws leap frantically in all
directions, looking like flashes of dia-
monds, then instantly disappear to GER
tain death. At such times anglers
should be ready with their boat
trimmed snug lines out floating forty
feet away, baited with live shrimps.
Tide affects bottom feeders, though
not to such a large extent. Fishing
from piers and docks an hour before
and after flood is most likely to give
good results. On wrecks much de-
Ponds on the kind of fish. The last of
the ebb and at low tide is considered
the worst condition for general fish
ing. In the open sea, on the banks
tidal influence counts for little or moth.
ing. Any tide is as good as another
Outing Magazine.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-08-07
Breaking Away From Work.

Our business men ought to break
away from trade exactions long before
they do-ought to do so as a matter of
volition and ethical judgment rather
than of physical necessity. They ought
to get and give more enjoyment in life.
They ought to do less for self and more
for others. They ought to live more in
books and more in the open and less
at their desks and realize better health
and longer lives as a result. More and
more culture in all its forms is exer-
cising growing influence, which must
manifest itself in lessened effort along
the lines Of money getting and the de-
votion of more time on the part Of our
business men to the pursuits which
naturally accompany fortified leisure.
Aristotle said, "The end of labor is to
gain leisure" and Aristotle was a wise
MANA. Barton Hepburn in Century.