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The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1910-06-24
Taps Over a Soldiers cr.v.,

The custom of sounding taps over a
soldiers grave originated with the
late Captain John C. Tidball. U. s. A.
On the retirement from the peninsula
in August. 1862. Horse Battery A. Sec
ond artillery, was serving with the
rear guard. and on reaching Yorktown
one Of the cannOnePrs died and was
buried there. Not wishing to stir up
the enemy by firing three rounds from
the battery guns. as was customary.
Captain Tidball substituted the sound.
Ing Of taps, lights out. which Impress
i've ceremony has since been observed
at all military funerals at the close Of
the services. -Argonaut
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1910-06-24
Habit From the DUNGEON.

Convicts who were forced to drag
about a ball and chain at the galleys
could often be detected when released
by their habit of trailing one foot
after the other. John Boyle O'Reilly.
condemned to convict life in Australia
for his Fenian sympathies. had also in
after years a habit which told like
sad story. One who knows him said:
When walking abstractedly and me-
chemically he always went a short dis
lance and then retraced his steps. no
matter how wide a stretch he had be-
fore him. 1t was always three PAGES
forward, turn and three PAGES back,
exactly like the restless turning Of a
lion in cage. One day | asked him.
Boyle. what was the length of your
cell when you were in prison-how
many PAGES"
Three" he said. "Why do you ask -
Because when you are absentmind-
ed you always walk three PAGES for
ward and then retrace your steps"
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1910-06-24
NOISES IN VENICE.
The Way They Crash Upon the Nor
NAL Quiet of the City.

With all the water traffic and Win
not a horse or cab or Wag'h 10
wake the echoes, the utter slItn:e Oh
Venice is the thing that first ilnprHSses
the traveller Yet because there Is no
undertone of city noises in when occa-
sional noises may merge the franu
conul M Venice seems To the sleeper at
night the noisiest place in the world
for every little noise crashes INTO
ones sleep. and the most wake1ul
hours Of our six weeks IN italy were
spent on the Grand canal in Venice.
The bells of the churches probably DO
not ring louder nor more frequently
than they ring in other cities. YET be-
cause Venice is 50 still these bells
clang through the night like the alarm
of a continuous and ever increasing
fire. The bawl OF lovelurn human
calf carrying home three drinks and
a throbbing heart. Il noise that may be
heard 10y the attentive listener any
place on earth after II O'Clock. In
Venice becomes inSiStPnt and demo
niacal. The common quarrel in the
street enters the bedroom at night
with nerve racking distinctneSS. and
the morning song of the market gar
dener bringing his wares to town in
his silent boat smites the sleeper's
ears like call to arms. II Macbeth
really did murder sleep. the crime was
done in Venice.
There are. of course, considerable
acres in Venice islands where the
streets are paved and where commerce
goes on 10 the ordinary way. except
that there are no horses or carriages
in the narrow ways. William Allen
White In EmpOria Gazette.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1910-06-24
The Whistle Tankard.

A rare form Of drinking vessel is in
the possession Of the corporation Of
Hull. This is a whistle tankard which
belonged to Anthony Lambert. mayor
Of Hull In 1869. This fine specimen
Of old English silverware is fitted
with whistle, which comes into play
when the tankard is empty and is evil
IDENTITY meant to be used as a signal for
more liquor 1t Is said that only one
other whistle tankard is to be found
In England. so temperate is England
now!-London Chronicle.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1910-06-24
ALesson In Physiology.

The school superintendent was in
the habit of dropping in 10 the differ
ent class rooms and demanding a re-
cital of lessons from the pupils. One
day her active mind hit upon physiol-
ogy as the study for examination.
1t happened that the teacher did
herself not like the study of the hu-
man anatomy and therefore had not
drilled her scholars as she should have
done. But the little girl to whom the
first question was put so bewildered
the superintendent and made her lose
her patience that there were no more
questions of similar nature asked.
Tell me-" said the superintendent,
what a skeleton is"
The little girl thought for a short
time.
"A skeleton?" she asked. "a skele-
ton? Why. skeleton is a man with
his insides out and his outsides off,
New York Times.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1910-06-24
Got Too Familiar.

story told of Justice Brewer con-
Germs a trip he made to his old home
IN Kansas, accompanied by Mrs.
Brewer. In Washington justice of
the supreme court is spoken of as Mr..
Justice" and that is the title Mrs.
Brewer always has heard When they
reached Chicago. however. the Mr."
was dropped and the jurist was re-
ferred to as Justice Brewer" At
Omaha some old friends called him
David j." and when they crossed
the Kansas line some former neigh
bors referred to him as David"
Lets go home" suggested Mrs
Brewer.
"Whyr asked the justice.
Because. dear" Mrs. Brewer re-
piled. Il am afraid If we go any far
Their they will be calling you 'Dayie.' -"
Cleveland Leader.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1910-06-24
Wanted Them Labeled.

There was II certain master of fox
hounds in one of the English shires
who was greatly angered by the awk-
wardness Of one of the gentlemen who
Invariably rode over the hounds. At
one of the meets the NJ. F. Il. rode up
to the awkward hunter and In the most
chilling tones said. MIR. SO-and.so
there are two dogs In the pack today,
Snap and Tatters. which | am espe-
cially fond Of. and | would esteem it
a favor If you would avoid killing
or manning them with your horses
hoofs." Certainly, my dear fellow"
replied Mr.. SO-and-so: but. as l do not
know them. will you be kind enough to
put tags on them for me%'
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1910-06-24
Eurons,s pirtisst Town.

All travellers should shun Bor7slaw,
in Galicia-"the back of Europe
truthfully called the dirtiest place in
Europe. It is the oil trade center and
Is decidedly not beautiful. In the main
street all the houses have been built
on mine refuse. and most, of them
have sunk below the level Of the
street. In fact. there is not a solid
brick or stone building In the whole
of the town. and many of the houses
are in a state of partial or entire col
lapse. Unrefined petroleum is every
where. 1t gets into everything-foo
and clothing-and the atmosphere
reeks Of 1t. Along one side of the
main street is raised wooden pave
ment, and beneath 1t is an oily ditch.
Boryslaw's main waterway Is a mar
row, sluggish. oily stream On its
banks the towns refuse is cast. and
the market booths are erected along
side, while the local washerwomen-
though from external appearances one
would judge that laundresses did not
exist there at aldo their washing in
its oily depths.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1910-06-24
Two Points of View.

Good morning, Jones'"
Good morning, Brown. Any news
today"
why. yes. You know my brother
who works at the bank: Well. he went
to business the other day and found
$1,000 on the counter. And what do
you think he did? Stole the money
and tripped of to Canada. And when
the news reached my father 1t broke
the old mans heart"
That's funny! You know, my broth
er works AT a bank. too. and when he
went to business the other morning he
found $1,000. And what do you think
he did?"
"What-StolP it?''
NO; took it straight 10 the man.
ayers office. And when the news
reached my father. do you know. il
broke the old mans heart"-I.ondon
Telegraph.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1910-06-24
Not So Bad as Il Sounded.

In downtown cafe TWO old college
friends met by chance. They had not
met before in several years and were
properly delighted. In the course Of
conversation one, who had been long
absent from town. bethought him of a
mutual friend.
Tell me-" said he. how can reach
Jim. Id like to look him up tonight"
MY boy" said the other. IF you
want TO reach Jim you'll have to tele-
phone to -. an undertaken on Sixth
avenue"
What! You shock me. Jim dead!
i am sorry indeed to hear it."
Dead? Who said he was dead. He's
a friend of the undertaken and has
rooms near by. He has no telephone.
but has an arrangement for using the
undertakers. as the place is open at all
hours Just telephone the undertaken,
and the message will be carried around
TO lim."-New York Globe.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1910-06-24
WILD GEESE.
They Never Feed Without Throwing
Out Scouts or Sentries.

They Never Feed Without Throwing
Out Scouts or Sentries.
Some of the common sayings con-
corning birds are stupidity wrong.
You stupid goose." Is an expression
constantly heard, yet the goose. wheth-
er wild or tame, is most sagacious.
Wild geese, for instance, never feed
without throwing out scouts or SEN
tries. J. G. Millais describes how he
saw a flock of geese feeding with SEN
tries out and how after a time one of
the sentries went up to a bird that
was feeding and gave it gentle peck
on the back. The latter thereupon left
its grazing and went off to take up
guard. while the sentry took its turn
to feed
Gentle as u dove" is such COM
mon prOverb that the dove has become
the emblem of peace. Quite mis-
take, for all the dove and pigeon tribe
are great fighters. and in the breeding
season the cock birds indulge in bat
ties royal.
The foolish prejudice against all
birds of prey includes that pretty little
hawk the kestrel. Now. if the kestrel
were known as the mouse falcon 1t is
possible that keepers would not in
variably shoot it ON sight The kestrel
lives mainly on mice aud wireworms
1t is quite innocent of killing par
tridges.
In game preserving district in
southern Scotland kestrels were prac-
tically exterminated few years ago.
What was the result? over tract of
country Of 200 square miles field mice
increased In such myriads that the
grazing was absolutely ruined. One
sheep farmer lost 5000 In one year
Exchange.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1910-06-24
ATHLETIC TRAINING
To Acquire an Excess Of mn.
Prove ln,ur,o' muscle Ma,

TFoVe injurious. way
Nothing could he uI.,n. ,,...
the Idea thai 10y il ru,.a ~" ','e THAN
framing NAN can ay in a." riIr
health and strength upon .,,, \ S','h Of
draw later while ,uga.ra i. " We can
AIRY occupation. TIE uli.,' A., >tdoH.
Dig muscles and hyrernnhfo,5" '' The
d the athlete are prriI.us uearl
Tor the man who no InI...,,. '>'ols
time or the inclination fan. n.i. ''.S Tue
When he stops the exercise. ~, , ,lra
he gained them, instead nf ,f'' Mhth
turning to their original sim =, ''' IT,
Ter one or another Of the mann, SUI
If degeneration and became ~ ''ruS
Of performing their original yor,', I'''ir
1t is not quite true thar an o...
for It's own sake is harmless ~, ','yN"
well to be prepared for the nnot,.
lies little emergencies rs we'll ~ y.
ordinary and daily demands 40 US
probably is true that. tie ,n,nr.,, "
apart, every man does runu,h f., 'N
about his customary busi,o.. 9'''-
pleasure to keep himself in tho ,.., """
lion which that business ana rlr,sn.
demand and that auythm. brsfIoa
supertuous or injurious That a,hlo,tN
take one into the open air is ra,'.
commentator of athletics tbap nn
ditment of our houses office. o,,
stores for lack of adequate vep;iIo,io,
If all the air we breathe was ruro a..
we could get along vell cuuurb uiu
out any open air at all. ANY NAN I'M
has the muscle he needs for d,inr j..
things he wants to DO ana should d
has all the muscle lie uught 10 boyo
TO acquire more is a yi'ly waste cr
time and periIous besides. New yoys
Times
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1910-06-24
OLD ANNE ROYAL.
She Was Once One of the Quaint Char
aeterS of Washington.

aeters of Washington.
Old, queer. sharp tongued Anne Roy
all, traveller, editress and interviewer,
was for many years familiar figure
In the streets Of Washington. trotting
indomitably about her business, very
poor, very persistent, often trouble
some, often rebuffed. but with quail
ties of honesty and courage to be re-
spected.
There is given in the story Of her
life by Sarah Harvey Porter "A delight
full glimpse Of her visit to exPresident
Madison and his wife. The contrast
between the gracious mature beauty
of charming Dolly Madison. elegant In
her rustling black silk, and the funny
little limping. shabby figure In anti
quated skirts and ridiculous wadded
bonnet, could scarcely have been en-
HANGED.
AS usual. old Anne Royal had tramp
ed to save carriage hire; as usual, her
errand, probably none too welcome tc
her hosts, was to secure an interview
and use q descriptive background. But
dolly MhulSOn SdW III tne dDSuTuI III
Quisitive. despatched person before
her neither the reporter nor the guy
only ar aged and weary woman who
was her guest. She hurried to bring
her glass Of water, then quite sim
ply stopped and retied her loosened
shoe laces and wiped the Virginia mud
from the tired old feet.
1t is small wonder that Mrs. Royals
clothes were queer. She was scarcely
of bent Of mind frivolously to pursue
the fashions had she had the time and
money. but she had neither Her pa
per. the Huntress, of which she was
owner. editor and chief reporter. once
published conspicuously on the edi-
torial page a notice which is perhaps
unique In journalism:
emo paper will be issued from this
Office this week. We really must take
one week once in ten years to fix up
our wardrobe. which is getting shabby.
Our next issue will welcome congress-"
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1910-06-24
q Wi,lino Scot

Dean Ramsay has Il story OF That
border hostility between English and
Scots which used to go to halter
lengths. A Scottish droycr was re-
turning from the south in particularly
bad humor with the English, having
done poor business, when he saw III
Carlisle notice Offering a reward OF
$50 to any one who would volunteer
for the unpopular task of hanging
condemned criminal. Seeing his chance
to make up for his bad market ana
comforting himself with the thought
that he was unknown there, he dlu
the job and got his fee. AS ne was
leaving he was tainted us Il begsary
Scot. doing for money what no eng
llShman would. But he answered WIN
a cheerful grin. IN hang We a AT Tue
price"
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1910-06-24

The catalogue of the ways ana mean
employed 10y otherwise sensible PeoP'e
TO incur the risk of disease ana au
untimely end include running TO ca'c,'
trolley cars, breathing rapidly Ihrous"
the mouth instead of deeply through Tue
nose. eating too hastily and ovrrea'iuE
"slouching" instead of standing "u"
walking in an erect attitude, using W.
necessary slimulants, failing TO eH'.'
inmate the presidential houscily, wn'"
goes bllthely about carrying the Eeru 5
Of disease: sleeping in III 1'o,', n.',,,
rooms and falling to protect Ioou l'o .m
flies and other insects by proper S'''''
ing Philadelphia Press.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1910-06-24
PROMPT JUSTICE.
The Magistrate Was Firm and Tried
to Be Genial.

70 DC SSIHal'
In the History of Beverly" Mass.
the following auectlole is related of a
good justice of the peace In the old CO.
lonial times. On cold night In winter
u traveller called at his house for lodg-
ing The ready hospitality of the JUS
tice was about being displayed when
the traveller unluckily uttered a word
which his host considered profane.
Upon his he informed his guest that
he was a magistrate. pointed out the
nature OF the offense and explained the
necessity OF its being expiated by sit
ting an hour In the stocks.
Reconnaissance was unavailing. for
custom al that time allowed the mag
istrate to convict and punish at once.
and in this case he acted as accuser.
witness, jury. Judge and sheriff all in
one.
Cold as It was. our worthy justice
aided by his son. conducted the ira vel
er to the place OF punishment. an open
place near the meeting house where
the stocks were placed. Here the trav
eler was confined in the usual manner
the benevolent executor of the law re
naming with him TO beguile the time
Of its tedium by edlfying conversation
At the expiration Of the hour he was
recOnducted to the house and hOspita-
bly, entertained till the next morning,
when the traveller departed with. let
us hope. determination to consider
his words more carefully before giving
them utterance In the hearing OF a con-
scientious magistrate.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1910-06-24
JAPAN'S PAG0DAS.
They Are Built to Resist the Shock Of
an Earthquake.

They Are Butt to Resist the Shock OF
an Earthquake.
remarkable fact in japan is that
pagOdaS built hundreds of years ago
embOdy the principle of the modern
seismograph. which is to minimize the
effect of earthquake motion by the
combination Of an inverted pendulum
with an ordinary pendulum, or. In
other words. by the union of a stable
and an unstable structure to produce a
neutral stability, which renders the
whole building least sensible to earth
quake shock.
In the hollow well OF every five sto-
ried pagOda heavy mass of timber is
suspended freely. like an exaggerated
tongue, from the top right to the
ground. but not In contact with 1t. and
at the shock Of an earthquake this
large pendulum slowly swings and the
structure sways and then settles back
safely upon its base.
This is also the principle followed in
the construction of all bell towers
throughout Japan. where the bell acts
as pendulum. and the roof. supported
by posts, forms an inverted pendulum.
as In the seismograph.
When an earthquake occurs a pagoda
or bell tower may be rotated or dis
placed. but it cannot be overturned as
whole.-Wide World Magazine.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1910-06-24
Cure For DiseonsoIats Lov.r,,

somebody has dug out Of an old
DOCK OF the time Of Queen Elizabeth
the following advice to sighted and
Respondent lover:
rye one end of a rope righte over q
beanie
Ana make a slippe moose at the other ex
treame.
Just under the beanie lett a bucket he
sett:
On II lett the lower most manfullie rett
Nlshl over his heade be left the snicket
be gott
ana under his care we'll fastened the
knott
Inc ouckett kicked cleare, lett him take
full swinge '-'
And leave allie the rest. 90 49,. --
the stringe!
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1910-06-24
MAN IN ISOLATION.
He Is of Little Consequence and ls q
Barrier to Progress.

He Is of Little Consequence and Is q
Barrier to Progress.
1t is not an easy thing for man to
separate himself from the thought and
activity and purpose of the community
In which he lives and to pursue an
isolated, disconnected and selfish part.
He can't do it. indeed, and if he tries
it he will only reduce himself to
cipher or stumbling block. The COM
munity will get on somehow, for it
must, but If 1t has many members
of this kind it will be dull. heavy and
unprogressive.
Man in isolation is of little cOnse-
Quence, next to nothing. His aSsOcia
ton with others, the inspiration he re-
ceives from others, draw out his own
powers. THE state" to this day. as
Plato conceived it. remains "a product
of mind" Out of the action and inter-
action of currents of mind, affected
and even directed by variant views or
opinions, comes the whole progress of
man, of society. of the human race.
We want what Burke described as
that action and cOunteraction which
In the natural and political world. from
the reciprocal struggle of discordant
powers. draw out the harmony of the
universe"
The most isolated man cannot sepa
rate himself from the situation he lives
in. If such isolation were general or
could be general it would he the mega
ton of civilization Portland Orego-
nian
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1910-06-24
SUBMARINE RIVERS.
Cold Water Currents Flowing Along
the Deep Sea Bottom.

the Deep Sea Bottom.
The bottom currents of seas and
oceans, such as those which possibly
bring amber to our shores. are strange
ly disposed. The seigneur of Sark some
fifty years ago was shipwrecked in his
yacht near the island of Guernsey. He
lost. among other things, a well fas-
tened. strongly made chest containing
silver plate 1t was found a year later
in deep water off the coast of Norway
and restored to him.
In the really deep sea over a thou
sand fathoms down there are well
marked broad currents which may be
described as rivers OF very cold water
(only 4 degrees or so above freezing
point. They flow along the deep sea
bottom and are sharply marked Off
from the warmer waters above and to
the side. Their inhabitants are differ
ent from those of the warmer water.
They are due to the melting of tho
polar ice. the cold water so formed
sinking at once owing to it's greater
density below the warmer water of
the surface currents.
These deep currents originate in both
the arctic and antarctic regions.-Sir
Ray Lancaster in London Telegraph.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1910-06-24
Streams of Limit.

One night We were in Il dense crowd
watching II parade when during one Of
those unaccOuntable luIls which so Of
ten occur in large crowds little fel-
low who was perched high up on his
fathers shoulder shouted: "Oh. papa.
you ought to see: Way in the street
they are just squirting light all over
the people, DelineatOr.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1910-06-24
Trusting the Docs Jud.u.r,

FRIEND What on earth are you do
ing to that painting of yours? Dauber
Can't you see? I'm rubbing a piece
VI IA" meat over the rabbit in the
foreground. Mrs. Alshoddie will he
here today. and when she secs ber
PET dog smell of that rabbit she'll buy
it.-Judge. wy
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1910-06-24
Barring the PARTY

Pray. Mr. Canning" said a lady to
the English statesman. why have
they made the space in the iron gates
at Spring gardens SO narrowY'
oh. ma'am." replied Canning, with
the delightful absurdity for which he
was famous. because such very fat
people used to go through"
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1910-06-24
Fathers Revenue.

Here is telegram from papa"
says the clipping bride. He says for
us to come right home and live with
him and mamma"
II didn't think he would be so vim
dictive as all that" signs the clipping
bridegroom.-New York Life.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1910-06-24
Successful Publicity.

The king of successful advertisers
was given an interview.
my methods are very simple" be
said. Il learned them from watching a
girl trying to keep her engagement a
secret" -Newark News.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1910-06-24
A Social Botaniat.

Guest-He seems very nice young
man. What's his profession: Hostess
He's a social botanist Guest-And
what is that. pray? Hostess-Oh, we
invite him especially to give attention
10 our wallnowers. Boston Transcrint
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1910-06-24
A Good Alarm Clock.

Husband-Why don't you have the
cook shut the kitchen door? One can
smell the breakfast cooking all over
the house. Wife-We leave 1t open on
purpose. The smell Is all that gets the
family up.-Iudge.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1910-06-24

The FIRST royal speech lranS.'',''" me
telegraph was that delivered ~ s,nrd
late Queen Victoria when she wv rne
parliament on Nov. 10, 1881, ST., Ave
speed OF transmission was MY
words minute.