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The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-10-09
THE WITCHES TREE.
Superstitions Regarding the Influence
Of the Elder,

Superstitions Regarding the Influence
Of the Elder.
Country people speak of the elder
tree as Sc witches tree" and planted
1t near farm buildings and diaries to
keep off witches. They also say that
the roots should never come near a
well, still less grow into II, 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.
"We 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 of flies. Moth
ing will grow well in the company Of
the elder, and when it has been re-
moved and all Its roots carefully grub
bed up 1t 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 isl
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' Magazine.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-10-09
Compensation For Injury.

Compensation for injury Iii the mid
die ages was in its infancy. The vol
ume Of the accounts of the lord high
treasurer Of Scotland. just published.
tells Incidentally of payments made to
sufferers in the siege of Glasgow in
1914. To carter who lost his horse
$25 was paid. but $1056 sufficed for a
woman whose husband was killed, a
like sum being given to the owners OF
two broken drums.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-10-09
NOISY AFRICANS.
Laughter Seldom Heard In the un,o.
Of the Natives.

Laughter Seldom Heard In the Un.o..
of the Natives.
Among the African natives tharo 40
be nothing done without noise 90
cording to a Pittsburg man who bO.
Travelled extensively in Africa.
1T is simply appalling, the rush tno
roar, the chatter apj tae b3-,,s r;,1e
Bedlam broke loose" the traveller said
'HThe principal object of conversatio,
Is said to be money. and the hubhnh
bawling and uproar In all sorts ~
tones from shrill and screaming 70,
gruff and growing, accompanied NV
all sorts of gesticulations, with tonpue
head and feet, are beyond description
1T is rather odd, but laughter is al.
most never heard in this uproar. and
as for whistling 1t is a lost art. m
there are any quarrels they are not to
be heard in public, although when q
company of natives gets to carry on
an animated conversation 1t appears IN
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 heat.
en- on every occasion. and q 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 a 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, 1909-10-09
Dlseiplinsl

From the class room occupied by the
toughest boys in the sunday school
came a great uproar. A secretary in
the next room went to investigate.
Complete silence followed the opening
Of the class room door.
"Have you a teacherY'
mo"
do you want oneY
mo"
"Then be quiet or you'll get one."
Result, comparative peace.-Manches-
ter Guardian.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-10-09
Noiav Aviana.

The bellbird, which makes perhaps
In its natural state the greatest noise
Of any known avian, Ii found both Ia
South America and certain parts OF
Africa. Its voice will carry on stu
day a distance of quite three miles.
It's note is like. the tolling Of distant
church bell and is uttered during the
heat of the day, when every other biro
has ceased to sing and nature is husn.
ed In silence. The hornbil, blro
which is widely distributed In lndia,
the Malay archipelago and Africa, has
also a very loud note. It's call mas Deen
described as between the shrek o. o.. .
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, 1909-10-09
MONTENEGRO DANCES.
The Kolo Is a Feature of All Great
National Festivals.

National Festivals,
The national dance of Montenegro is
the 'kolo," somewhat similar to the
"horo" of Bulgaria. Both sexes take
part, crossing hands and forming an
unjoined circle. The music they sup
ply themselves, each end of the horn
alternately singing a verse in honor Of
the prince and his warlike deeds. The
''kolo'' is always danced at any great
national festival, and the effect of the
sonorous voices and swaying ring is
very fine. Then there is another dance
performed by four or five, usually
youths, to the accompaniment of a
fiddle, the leader setting lot Of intri-
cate quick steps which the rest tmi-
tate at once. 1t is really q sort Of jig
and makes the spectators head swim
If he watches 1t for long.
never saw any dances in northern
Albania, though certain Slav artists
love to depict wonderful sword dances,
with beauteous maidens swaying grace
fully after the style of nautch girls.
A casual observer who has seen the
Albanians come into Montenegrin mar
kets or to their great weekly gather
ing in the bazaar of Scutari could
never picture these stern, lean men
or at play. They never smile,
and they look the life they lead, each
clan ever ready for war with its neigh
Dor and absolutely pitiless in the VEN
delta. The red Indian is not more
stoical in his bearing than the north
Magazine.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-10-09
Looking Out For GRANDMA.

They are considerate youngsters In
Nottingham, as most people know,
says London Tit-Bits. A little boy
whose grandmother had just died
wrote the following letter, which he
duly posted:
Dear Angels-We have sent you
grandma. Please give her harp to
play, as she Is short winded and can't
blow a trumpet"
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-10-09
Eve For Business.

White-Why are you so anxious to
lend that friend a dollar whenever he
asks it? He only spends his money in
drinks and cigars. Black-Oh, he al
ways pays 1t back. White-But there
must be some other reason for your
ready generosity. Blackwell, there
Is. BE always spends half the money
on me.-Judge.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-10-09
Well Rehearaad

Stage ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, Bangs,
we are depending on your baby to cry
Justify in the third scene. DO You
think he'll do his part? Actor Father
He ought to, sir. He's been rehears-
Sg night and day.-Boston Transcript.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-10-09
Musical R.esntion.

BrOwn-What did your wife say
about your being so late home the 9TH
er night?
Jones-Nothing at all. She just sat
down at the piano and played Tell
Me the Old. Old Story"
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-10-09
PREACHING and Practice.

Ted--I hear he's giving a lecture on
How to Live on IS Cents Day" Ii
he doing well with lt2 Ned-Fine. I
met him In restaurant after the lec-
ture, and he was eating a two dollar
dinner.-puck.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-10-09

How stupid you are, LolaF eA
exclaimed her mother. II don't De
ileve you know the difference between
a fried oyster and a whale"
eyes, I do, mamma" replied the NJ
tie miss. some Ia cooked and the otn'
or Chicago News.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-10-09
All About Her.

Winkle-See that little woman In
black over there? I'll bet there are
more men crazy about that woman
than any woman In town. Hinkle-
What makes you think so? Wrinkle
Well. she's the matrOn out at the in
sane asylum.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-10-09
Like One Of thu E.n,,,.

Wigwag- BJones says that when he
Is at your house he acts just like one
OF the family. Henpeckke-Ye Yes; he
seems to be just as much afraid Of my
mother-in.law as I am.-Philadelphla
Record.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-10-09

''She broke him of smoking so that
he could save money"
"And did he save money!
Eyes, he got so interested in saving
money that he broke of their engage
ment so that he could save still more"
Houston Post.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-10-09
sidestannad.

Father lat supper table)-Well, John
ny. how did you get along at school
today? Johnny-Papa, my physiology
books says conversation at meals
should be Of pleasant character
Let's talk about something else.-Chi-
cago News.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-10-09

"Is one apt to get bruised In learn
ing to ride the bicycleT
mot If you make it rule to stop
when the bicycle stops"
"What do you meanT
"Some riders keep on going."-Louis-
Vile Courier-Journal.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-10-09
am Was Dead Slow.

Didn't tell You that Bill was too
slow to live?'
why, what's e bin and done nowT
He's gone and got run over by
hearsep'- New York Journal
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-10-09
A Hard Task.

do you think woman could be a
satisfactory Juror"
"No. She'd have TO agree with elev-
en- men, and she hasn't learned to
agree with one yet" = Philadelphia
Ledger.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-10-09
Not oulltv.

"Young man." said the serious per.
son, don't you realize that the love Of
money Is the root of all evilT"
WELL" answered the spendthrift,
''you don't see me hanging on to mon
ey as II ! loved 1t, do your
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-10-09
self Denial.

Teacher-What do you understand
by the words self denial?' Pupil-It
Ii when some one comes to borrow
money from father and he says he is
not at shome.-Fliegende Batter.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-10-09
RapId Transls Returns,

81 wouldn't be guilty of doing "a
vOr for a man and then In q day o.
two asking him to do one for me-"
"No, nor I. ia ask him riens
straight OF. before his gratitude gcs
chance to cool"-Exchango.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-10-09
Same Thing.

Don't court trouble"
"No; court girl and the rest win
take care of itself."-Boston Herald.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-10-09

When death has come It is never our
tenderness we repent Of, but our sever.
ity.-Eliot.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-10-09

Never mind who was your grand
father. Who are you1-Proverb.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-10-09

Old fools are more foolish than young
ones.-La Rochefoucauld.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-10-09

Without a friend the world Is a
wilderness.-German Proverb.
The National tribune., 1909-07-01

Prescott's and Gardeners Batteries, and
then the whole line rushed forward in
a terrific charge until it reached a por-
ton of the ground where there was
slight protection from the heavy fire
which the enemy poured from their de-
fenses Then it moved forward direct
ly in the teeth of this gale of death.
which it seemed impossible for mortal
men to successfully breast Edie's Bri-
gade of Baird's Division succeeded IN
reaching the enemy's works and in
carrying a projected angle. but it was
burned to pieces by the fire. In spite of
this the brave men clung to the edge
of the works. upon which some of their
men and officers were already lying
dead, killed in the attempt to cross.
Estes's Brigade was hurried up to the
assistance of Edie. and the 10th KY.
and 74th Ind. succeeded in crossing and
holding part of the enemy's lines. but
the 14th and 3Sth Ohio We're for the
moment repulsed. Estes rushed over to
their assistance. gained the help of Col
Grower, 18th n. y, charged gallantly
into the thick of the fray, and rhe three
regiments went together OYER the
works, capturing a number of prison.
ers. Col. Grower paid for his generous
assistance by his life, and was struck
down in the moment of victory.
Along the whole of MOrgan's front
the battle ragged with a fierceness that
was demoniac. On both sides men
seemed hungry to kill. and their rushes
with the bayonet had the vengeful
wickedness of the serpents fangs. The
lust for murder was in the air, and the
yells of the combatants seemed like the
The National tribune., 1909-07-01
Military East Tennessee.

1t is claimed that East Tennessee
furnishes larger number of recruits
to the Regular Army and Navy in pro-
portion to its population than any other
section of the country. This is attribut-
ed to the fact that there are large fani-
lies in that section and small farms.
The young men are not taught trades.
and they naturally drift into the Army
and Navy. This explanation leaves out
the most important factor. That is, thar
the people of East Tennessee are
strongly military by heredity. The coun-
try was filed up with the descendants
of the men who had had to leave Scot
land ard England for their participa-
ton il, the rebellion of 1145.@ These
men became Indian fighters. and ther
fought the British with good heart dur
ing the Revolution. A great many
Revolutionary soldiers settled in East
Tennessee at the close of the war. More
men went into the Union army from
East Tennessee in proportion to the
population than from any other section
of the country More volunteers Of
fered themselves for the Spanish War
than from anywhere else.
The National tribune., 1909-07-01
The 33d Ohio.

Editor National Tribune: Will you
please give short history of the 33d
Ohio John Hay, Norwood. Mo.
The SD Ohio, one of the fighting
regiments. was organized at Ports
mouth from August to October, 1861,
and after serving out two enlistments
finally mustered out July IL, 1865. 1t
was commanded by Coils. Joshua n.
Sill. a West Point man, Oscar f. Moore
and Joseph Hinson in succession. At
Chaplain Hills the regiment lost 81
killed, 7S wounded and 10 missing out
of about 400 engaged. At Stone River,
where Capt. Ellis commanded the regi-
ment. it lost two killed, 81 wounded and
IL missing. At Chickamauga its loss in
killed, wounded and missing was $50
out of 343 engaged. At Resaca the regi-
ment sustained the severest loss of its
experience. 1t belonged to Johnson's
Division. Fourteenth Corps. and lost 137
killed and 1875 from disease. etc. Its
total of killed and wounded was sol,
and SO of its members died in Confed-
crate prisons.-Editor National Tribune.
The National tribune., 1909-07-01
The Goth Ind.

Editor National Tribune: VIII you
please give me the organization and
service of the 10th Ind. and I should
like to correspond with some members
of the 115th Ind. / was Quartermaster-
Sergeant of the regiment.-John N.
Jones. Quincy. Ill.
The goth Ind. one of the fighting reg
iments. was organized at Lafayette July
%. 1861. The 10th Ind. was CONSOLE
dated with il Oct. 10. 1854. and after
serving out two enlistments the regi-
ment was finally mustered out July IL,
1865. 1t was commanded by Cols. Will
liam L. Brown. John Wheeler. William
c. Taylor and William Orr in success
sion. Its first serious fighting was at
OAK Grove. or The Orchards" where
u received the principal attack OF the
Confederates and sustained the heaviest
loss. its casualties amounting to IL
killed. 80 wounded and 80 missing. At
Manassas. where Col. Brown was killed,
it's loss was not so heavy. At Gettys-
burg its casualties were 80 killed. ia
wounded and 10 missing, Col. Wheeler
being among the first killed. Lieut.
Col. Nickel was killed at Petersburg.
The goth took part in some FL battles
and was present at five others. 1t be-
longed to Birney's Division. Third
Corps. and lost 201 killed/and 113 from
disease. etc. Its total of killed and
wounded was III, and 25 of its menu
bers died in Confederate prisons.-Ed-
itor National Tribune.
The National tribune., 1909-07-01
An Aged veteran.

Capt Joseph Downing, of Whining
ton. Del. will celebrate his 103d birth
day July a. and he claims service in
four wars. He is st'll able to do odd
chores about his little home at Little
Creek, Del, and is fond of going fish
ing. He receives $50 month pension
from the Government. He served first
in the Seminole War. and then was an
officer on the steamboat Anderson in
the Mexican War, which conveyed sup
ply ships and transports and frequently
was under fire. He went into the
Crimean War on the transport Golden
Gate, which was also frequently under
fire. July 27. 1861, he enlisted at Phil
adelphia in the Navy. and became Mas
ter-ar.Arms on the Yankee, and served
three years and nine days In the old
days to be a Master-at-Arms on vessel
meant physical ability to whip every
man on the ship, so that Comrade
Downing must have been pretty
healthy specimen in his prime
The National tribune., 1909-07-01
The 18th Ind.

Editor National Tribune: VIII you
kindly publish short sketch of the
4Sth Ind ?-Edw. Becknell, Milford,
Ind.
The 4Sth Ind. was organized at Gosh
en- from December, 1861, to January.
1862, and after serving out two enlist
ments was finally mustered out July Is,
1865. 1t was commanded by Col. Nor
man Eddy, who resigned July IL. 1868.
succeeded by Lieut.. Col. Edward J.
Wood, followed by Lieut.-Col. Newton
Bingham. in command at the time of
final muster-out. 1t belonged to Quin-
by's Division, Seventeenth Corps. and
lost SO killed and I79 from disease. etc.
Editor National Tribune.
The National tribune., 1909-07-01

hold them. That night Williams
marched his corps back to the Chatta-
hoochee, and went into the works there.
Gen. Slocum came up and took COM
mand of the corps. The Army of the
Tennessee marched to the west of the
Army of the Cumberland, and went into
position near the village of Utoy, facing
south, where it formed the right of the
army, which was now well in hand and
to the southwest of Atlanta. In conse-
quence of Gen. Dodge having been dis
abled by a wound, the command of the
two divisions of the Sixteenth Corps
present passed to Gen. T. E. G. Ran
som. Garrard's Cavalry was thrown
out to the rear to check observation
and guard against attack, and the
Twenty-third Corps held its position in
front of East Point, forming pivot on
which the rest of the army was swing
ing.
Sherman had all his trains well COW
cred by their following the roads be-
tween the Armies of the Cumberland
and Ohio.
Thomas encamped the Army of the
Cumberland near Red Oak Station on
the night of Aug. %. This point was
seven miles from Mount Gilead Church
and four miles southeast of East Point.
Howard, with the Army of the Tennes-
see, reached Fairburn that same even
ing, point five miles further southwest
on the West Point Railroad. Aug. 20
was given to the thoro destruction of
the West Point Railroad, burning the
ties and twisting the rails. Schofield
moved up mile northeast of Mount
Gilead, and came into line with the left
flank of the Army of the Cumberland.
The next day the Twenty-third Corps
pushed forward TO threaten the Macon
Railroad and cover the movement Of
the trains, and, separating itself some
three miles from the Army of the Cum
perland, was in an exposed position,
where an attack from Hood might be
feared when he walked up from his de-
fusion as to Sherman's army being in
retreat
Hood did not abandon this idea quick
ly, and began by substituting for it a
possible raid of two of Sherman's corps
upon his last railroad. He ordered
The National tribune., 1909-07-01

the defensive works which Hood had
thrown up across his path. 1t seemed
to him that this was Sherman's last and
utmost effort, and when he saw the
works in front of him vacated this be-
lief was confirmed. His scouts followed
the Twentieth Corps back TO where it
went into position in the tete-de-pont
on the Chattahoochee, and they be-
Ieved they were following the rear of
the whole army. The rest of Sher-
mans army had disappeared behind
the high hills and the dense woods, and
was lost to Hoods view and knowledge.
There was every reason to believe that
Wheeler had been successful il cutting
the railroad, and that Sherman had
been obliged to fall back in order to
avoid starvation. Naturally, Hood. his
army and the people OF Atlanta exulted
at being freed from a terrible anxiety
and danger. Apparently Hood sent out
scouts to ascertain what had become OF
that portion OF the army which they
had found on the left For this he and
all under him were strongly culpable.
So certain were they that all danger
was past that a great rejoicing was
planned, and train loads of people came
in over the Macon road to join in the
celebration.
Iago says that "trifes light as air are
to the jealous combinations strong as
proofs of holy writ" The same remark
will apply to commanders in forming
their judgments. TRIES almost as light
as air will confirm them in that which
they wish to believe. On the evening
of Aug. 81 an old woman who lived be-
tween the lines ceme into Hardee's
camps and asked for food, saying she
had been inside Schofield's lines and
been refused food on the ground that
the troops had not enough for them
selves. She was taken to Hardee, who
believed her story implicitly, and
thought it of sufficient importance to
communicate at once to Hood. Hood
saw In it indisputable evidence that
Wheeler's raid upon the railroad had
reduced Sherman's army TO the stage of
starvation.
The Army's Grand Swing.
In the meantime the whole army was
The National tribune., 1909-07-01

east The little station of Jonesboro is
about midway between Macon and At
lanta and some 10 miles south of East
Point, the left flank of the works sur
Atlanta. These works covered
the junction of the West Point and Ma
con roads. Jonesboro was surrounded
by works, but Hardee was ordered to
assume the aggressive at once, and
drive Shermans advance back across
the Flint River. Hardee's own corps
was under the command of the noted
Pat Cleburne, who had the highest rep
utation for skill and energy of any divi-
sion commander in the Confederate
army of the West. Cleburne pushed
forward rapidly, but found that Howard
was on the shortest road and had forti-
fled himself so that Cleburne was forced
to open a new road around Howard's s
flank. Therefore, Cleburne did not reach
Jonesboro until o'clock on the morn
ing of Aug. 81, and Lee did not come up
with his corps until two hours later.
Fearing that this delay would give
Howard still longer time to intrench,
Hardee telegraphed to HOOD to come
and take command of the wing him
self and deliver the attack; but Hood
had gotten a new idea, and did not
think it prudent to leave Atlanta at that
time.
Sherman and Thomas.
In Sherman's Memoirs" he says Of
this stage of the operations:
Il was with Gen. Thomas that day,
which was hot but otherwise very pleas