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The Meeker herald., 1911-10-07
II. p.ls es.r.

Ursa Major and Ursa Mlnoe an
known also ~ the tfioues and - the
0fsatee VAIN and the Lesser VAIN. II
h euri0us to note that the larger con
stsllatioo was given tho figure Of the
bear BY the Arabs and by the IroQuots
"a msu. The assumed forms ars or.
dinarily fanciful. and the identity Of
the names In this instance affords food
for speculation. Homer uses both bear
and vain wagon In his references to
these stars. II u evident that the
uams bear was 4 translation from
some original Aryan language. - the
constellation b called In Banskrit
riksha, . word that in different gen
IAers means both q bear and q star. OF
course the polar star In the tail Of Ursa
Minor Il the CONSULTATIONS point Of
glory. In this case We may say fairly
that the tail wags the dog, because the
group Of stars was once called the
dogs tan. or cynosure. From that We
have our word exposure. that toward
which all eyes turn. a. to the dogs
tail for sight Of the pole star.-Minns-
apoiis Tribune.
The Meeker herald., 1911-10-07
N. Prrx.s,,s.

4 Richmond woman has In bar en-.
ploy little darby. Ml6 Cola One day
ME- became confidential and told his
mistress b was .goin' to the cimitery
next Sunday"
But, Mif. that's long walk. You
know It u more than i've miles"
"Oh. missus, amt soin' to walk.
FL goin' to ride"
"H0w ID that, MiRT
ITS goin' In a kerridge e my uncle's
funeral"
All day Saturday Mic could talk Of
nothing but the approaching affair.
Sunday his mistress excused him. and
she expected that on Monday she
would be RECALLED with full account
Of the funeral. But Aiff turned up
with q most melancholy face. In an.
swer to her inquiry be said:
II didn't 60, missus. He amt dead
yit"-New York Herald.
The Meeker herald., 1911-10-07
SAVED THE GIRL.

An Old Time Adventure With seie.
mon Island csnnibais.
One day on Solomon beach 4 little
girl ran to me and, before l was aware
Of 1t, placed my foot on her neck. One
knows what this means well enough.
In hot war It means that II chief al
lows his foot to rest on the defeated
ones neck the mans life Il safe, but be
Is slave forever. rescue or no rescue.
I was puzzled at the child's action. It
was soon explained. Shortly afterward
down came lot Of villagers md In
sisted on taking the younyster. told
them what she had done. They said
they did not care. Her mother was be
ing cooked In the town. and the child
should 80 to the ovens with her.
'Neverr' said. what! We, who
have eaten betel nut together many
times, to quarrel for 4 mere child to
whom have granted life In your own
wayr ] swors they should kill me-
ArsE They replied:
Oh. TINT b an sasy thing to Do"
A bold front was the only thing now.
Lnckiiy ! had my sixteen shooter
6pTinging back and putting mark on
the sand With my foot, 1 swore would
shoot the drst man who crossed It.
They knew could answer for dozen
u them or 30. and, although clubs were
up and bows bent, they hesitated. a.
well they might, and knew I had
mastered them. Then one proposed !
should buy the child fairly. They
cared not to light friend. To this
Mt once agreed, and muss was thus
avoided. and 4 mission az worth ten
pence made me a slave owner
Among the Man Eaters," By John
CA9Gin.
The Meeker herald., 1911-10-07
QUEER TELEGRAPH POLES.
Mads u Adsks In Dslivia-orswinS
Tesss ussd In Africa.

MAIDS Of Adsbs In Dslivia- orswanS
Tesss Ussd In Africa.
The most original telegraph line IN
the world once extended from the cap
it'll Of Bolivia, La Pax. to the town Of
Oruro. In this part Of Bolivia there
are no growing trees, and wood Il 20
difhcult to ind that even the ordinary
household furniture Of the natives q
Invariably made not Of wood. but Of
dried mud or adobe.
30 when the war broke ont between
Chile and Bolivia and telegraph line
became urgent It was adobe that was
chosen for the queerest telegraph poles
in existence. These pillars were built
on stone foundations and measured
about I'VE feet square At the bass. with
q height Of shout nftsen fest.
They were placed at intervals Of
about 88l feet and thus held the wire
ut q height sufhcient to clear the only
animals Of the country. the llama and
the donkey. The total length Of the
line was 156 miles.
Among other curious telegraph lines
b the growing pole line erected In
Uganda BY an English engineer. who
could not md any dead wood which
would Withstand the white ants and
hit upon the idsa Of Transporting grow
ing bark cloth trees to the side Of ths
roads and using them a. poles.
In the Dutch East Indies growing
trees are turned to account also, but
there wire u stretched across the
road between the trees on either side,
and the insulator II suspended In IT.
middle. and the line 10 thus over
road and clear from vegetation
cago Tribune.
The Meeker herald., 1911-10-07
HOY, he SLEPT.
His Gxpsrissss With Messy and Pss'
siatanf cualsaa Cloak.

His Gxpsrisass With Messy and pss.
sistsst Cveiese cioeis.
Werts recently was presented with
an old fashioned clock. That evening
he hung It on his bedroom wall. wound
1t mp and after admiring 1t awhile
went to sleep. He was drifting into
very pleasant dreams when hs was
startled.
100000, cocoon
Wertz sat up with 4 start, bat In IN
instant recovered his wits and listened
to eight moro coo-coos with q foolish
grin. Then he lay back and went "a
sleep again.
He had got into q nne doze BY the
time the thing went OF again. This
time he didn't grin.
wertz IL q light sleeper. and. though
he tried to get used to the thing, be
gave up after the cuckoo had announc-
ed 2 O'Clock and got mp and stopped
the clock.
Next evening wsrtx Junior, who had
not seen tho clock, went to look at 1t.
"why. IT'S stopped" be said. What
Is wrongw
Wertz senior stFoked his chin.
Maybe l didn't wind 1t this morn
ing" he replied. "Ferd." he continued
generously. ''if you will promise to
wind that clock every morning I'll let
you have 1t for your room"
Wertx junior was delighted. and the
transfer was made.
At the breakfast table next morn
ing the heir Of the house Of Wertz
looked tired and somewhat sheepish.
but offered no explanation. After con-
siderable general conversation his ia
Their said:
"You look tired. How did you sleep
last nightr
Werts Junior yawned.
"By the hour" he answered. Kan.
sas City Times.
The Meeker herald., 1911-10-07

The dealer held MP two strings Of
coral. They wsre Of squal IN. bst one
was dark and duh In hne, tie other
beautifully pink and translncsnt.
Tho dark one" hs said. ~ worth
30 cents; the pink nns + zweeth $500.
That y what makes coral - popular.
n sutts nj peetsthesak N ovsr thu
world II eoss. These stxfnss Of roeeA,
uncut beads are for ths dead Of Ihdta
They are put. round ths nscks a ~
bodies about to be burned IN the AsAts.
These large and blood red beads 70
to Africa. They are much liked ~
the natives. whose dark skins they
perfectly suit Here are lot Of coral
hands with fingers extended in "
the gesture that wards off the evil 80.
The coral hands arc for Italy. where
the belief In their efficacy ID Wtds-
speead."-Bu6alo Express.
The Meeker herald., 1911-10-07

Nine ont Of ten travellers would tell
1hquirefs that the toughest piece Of
water b that cruel stretch in the Eng
Iesh channel, and nine ont Of ten trav-
lefs would say what was not true.
~ q matter Of fact. 'sthe wickedest
~ Of SEA" y not in the Dover strait or
= yachting, for example. from st. Jean
~ Luis up to Pauiilac or across the
Mediterranean trace" from Cadiz to
4angiss. nor II 1t in rounding Cape
Torn. where there ID Whist sailors call
z "trusr sea. The "wickedest sea" u
ylcoantsred IN rounding the Cape Of
Sood Hope for the eastern ports Of
0hps Colony.
The Meeker herald., 1911-10-07
He WssId Return.

NARROW was three year, old. On1
day his mother said to him, wow,
NARROW. you may 20 outdoors to plny
for awhile, but II ! see you crosaing
the street to play with that naughty
little boy Willie Burr again I'll eiys
you a hard. hard spanking"
Half an hour later the mother looked
out after her boy and saw him playtng
with While Burr. She raised the WIN
dow and called with forced gentlensso:
MARROW, come here to mey'
NARROW came, but ~ he did 70 ~
turned to his companion and said:
-You stay wight here, Willie. I'm
dom in to det spanked. III BE- wight
Observation-Disclosures.
The Meeker herald., 1911-10-07
Apt Pupil.

Captain Jones giving a short lee
tsFs to the recruits Of his company ON
their demeanor In public)-If civilian
should make offensive remarks in q
pablo house and try to induce quar-
rel the well conducted soldier should
drink up his beer and 90 quietly
away"
After his address Captain Jones
Questioned his audience to ASCERTAIN
q they had comprehended his re-
nAfks.
-Now, Private Jenkins, what should
yos do II you were at an INN and a
civilian wanted to quarrel with your
n should drink up his beer. sir. and
seuk h"-London Pick-Me-Up.
The Meeker herald., 1911-10-07
Cab hir~

Ths price that one pays for taxi
today ID just little different from
what was paid for. say. the hire of q
sedan chair IN days of old. In the do
nestle accounts Of Mistress Nell
Gwyn" We read: "For chairing you to
Mrs. knights and to Mrs.. Cassell's
and to Mrs. Churchill's and to Mrn.
Knights. 4 shillings. For chairing you
yesterday and waiting eleven hour,
II sbillings Q pence. Paid 18th Oct,
1675."-Londou Chronicle.
The Meeker herald., 1911-10-07

The winter social season Is about
to bigin-time for you to either re-
new your engraved visiting cards or
order new ones. We carry samples
Of the very latest designs. Come In
and look at them. THE HERALD.
The Meeker herald., 1911-10-07
WkeG . Scotsman vvsars.

IA Scottish correspondent, signing
l1mself ~Haggis." writes to ~ ~ fol-
Ms:
psar 0ir-r1ease state in your column
Tat . Scotsman wears . kilt, not kits.
Nus Harry Lauder went to amuse the
ag clad In kilt, NOT In kits.
I'VE regret to say that we nnd our
G31ves unable to acceds to our corre-
eooodent's request Respect for truth
e4upels N to state that Scotsman
almost Invariably wears neithcf kilt
NJ kilt. but trousers.-London Nsws.
The Meeker herald., 1911-10-07

In 4 timber yard two wofkmen were
carrying large piece Of wood whsu
the manager. who happened to come
up at the time. accosted one Of them.
"Joe." said he. you've got that batten
upon the wrong shoulder"
''T know that" was the ready reply.
at should b upon yousw-Londoa
Scraps.
The Meeker herald., 1911-10-07
Rx..nsins z.n,.

Teacher says" exclaimed the prsce-
cioos child, that We live In the tam
pefate zone"
yea" answered Colonel sulwsal,
and II these Prohibitionistn keep 90
ing it'll- Be worss than that."-Wash-
tngton Star.
The Meeker herald., 1911-10-07

One Of the most striking features Of
modern golf IL the variety Of clubs
Used to persuade the ball into the. hole.
Az matter Of curiosity ! kept count
OF the different puttefs used by my
partners and opponents IN the course
OF . foetnight's play. Tia total mum.
bsr Of species observed y over twsaty.
London Post.
The Meeker herald., 1911-10-07
Quite II ~ op,n,s..

-0A, did 20 want to have q talk
Oh you! I'm simply mad to 90 on
I p stasss' exclaimed gushing young
Ny 10 Q popular actor.
s$Yss, I shoaId think you would be,
~ dear young ladyr remarked the
epoat histrtcn.
The Meeker herald., 1911-10-07
BRASS HORNS.
The Wsy the Thin. esamisss Takes
Ar Dent Vvttheut Injury.

The Wsy the Thin osawisss Tvbse
Ass Bent Nithswt Injury.
saxhorns, 70 called after . famous
Belgian family named Sax. who In
vented and introduced these instrn.
ments about the middle Of the last Gel,
tury. are the mainstay Of all moderr
brass bands. They are manufactured
IN many different sizes. from high -
prano to the huge coptrabass or bonn
bardon. and the most important Of the
lot IL the euphonium. which supplanted
the now obsolete ''serpents" and ophi-
cleides. The tallest saxhorn ever made
stands eight feet high and contains
more than forty feet Of tubing.
The advantage Of seamless OF @soln
drawn tubes for such instruments ~
trombones and horns u considerable.
since. no matter how good the Join
may be, sooner Of later the action Of
the breath will wear away the solder.
To bend these thin brass tubes with.
out splitting or denting the metal was
at one time very dinicult, but. thanks
to . most ingenious artifce. the opera
ton u now both safe and simple. The
tube IL first washed out with q chem
ical substance. such ~ II used BY
plumber to prevent solder from ad-
herring where 1t II not wanted. and II
Il then completely nlled with molten
lead poured In from ladls. Thus sup
ported from within. the brass II easily
and safely bent to the required shape.
the lead heinz aftArWari rom0yod by
heAt.-Pearson's. y
The Meeker herald., 1911-10-07

Bonss-What am de difference tween
fee pastry cook an er Bill sticker7 Tam
+ bO--Ah dunno. What am de difference,
Mistah Boues9 Bones-One puffs UP
- paste an de othah pastes up Dc
nuah.-C Chicago News.
The Meeker herald., 1911-10-07
oiplew.asx.

do you expect people to believe ~.
eeythins you tell tbemfs asked the
constituent.
: Certainly" answered senator soe-
ghum. 80 long ~ Am careful not -
ten them everything ! bsllsva"-WsaA.
iagtoa Star.
The Meeker herald., 1911-10-07
WsryiNe.

Worrying = one Of the sreatsse
drawbacks to happiness. Most Of q
can b. avoided If We only detsemsnS
not 10 let tribes annoy NJ, for II
largest amount Of worrying b eaussA
By the smallest tribes.
The Meeker herald., 1911-10-07

1fusA = a. 4mpossible to be soilsd b
~ sutwssd toach - = IT, sanhsaa
The Meeker herald., 1911-10-07

t6sauty = part Of tAs Gniahed lan-
gnass With goodness spsaks.-EalsA
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1911-07-14
.ISHAM TO resign
AS PRESIDENT
CALDWELL MEN BUY GREATER
INTEREST IN AN EMMETT
NATIONAL BANK.

Increase Capital Stock of Institu-
ton to $5O,OOO-Isham viii Re-
sign as President to be Succeeded
by Home Man as yet Undetermin-
ed Upon.
The First National Bank of En-
NETT has always been of more or less
interest to the people of Caldwell
because since its organization local
men have been financially interested
in the institution. The bank is now
being reorganized. The following
from the Emmett Index explains the
situation:
Doubling the capital stock, in
creasing the surplus by $4,000 and
selling blocks of stock to Walter
Laidlaw, the Durham brothers, Wal
ter Knox, N B Barnes, B. G. Bowers,
w. w. Hopes and Charles Hartley,
is the result of a meeting of the
directors of the First National bank
today.
The meeting was attended by DR..
Isham, Geo. Smell and Miss Isham
from Caldwell and the local direct
ors. The stock of Howard Sebree of
California, t. G. Egleston of Den
yer, Ed Hedden of Caldwell and
Robert Noble of Boise was pur-
chased by the Emmett people above
named thus giving to the local
stockholders a controlling interest in
the bank. Another meeting will be
held in a couple of weeks, when
Miss Isham will resign as director
and an Emmett man elected in her
place, thus giving three of the five
directors to home people.
The capital stock is increased
from $500 to $4,000, fully paid
and the surplus is increased from
$4,000 to $4,000, making it one of
the strongest banking institutions In
this section of the state. The new
stockholders are among the most
substantial citizens of the commu-
nifty and men who have great faith
and confidence in the future growth
of this section and realize the con-
stantly increasing need of capital to
carry on the business of the com.
munity.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1911-07-14

in the way of procuring actual set
lers for the land already reclaimed
or the land entered under the var
ious Carey Act projects, assume
that not over rs per cent in the
whole is entered by actual farmers.
so per cent by spectators and 25
per cent by those who are affected
by the back to the soil" propaganda
and of these probably not more than
one in five will ever become q per-
manent investor; in other words
about 70 per cent of the lands al
reedy entered are on the market
and in mary instances may be pur-
chased at figures slightly in advance
of the cost to the entryman.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1911-07-14

John D. Bloomfield of Nampa was
in the court house Tuesday looking
after tax matters.
A. G. Barnekoff, who represents
Bushong & Co., was at the court
house Friday.
Fred G. Mock was at the court
house on business Saturday
Walter Martin, an attendant from
Blackfoot, was in Caldwell Saturday
and took M. Matsugaki, the Jap, to
the asylum.
Geo. N. Chapman and Harry ].
Emerson, both of Boise, were mar
ried at the home of Clerk Stoval
Saturday night, w. S. McVey per-
forming the ceremony.
A petition asking for an election to
form the Notus Highway District
has been filed with the board of
county commissioners.
Miss Mertie Hadsall has been as
sisting in the treasurer's Office for
few days.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1911-07-14
Commercial Club Matters.

1t is said that the Caldwell Com
mercial Club is rapidly falling into
that state of mucous desuetude of
which Cleveland sang. The mem
bers will no longer attend meet
ings; take interest in the affairs OF
the club or do anything else to pro-
mote its welfare. This is too bad.
The Club has just been thoroughly
over-hauled and cleaned up. 1t is a
most pleasant and comfortable place
to go. The work now being accom-
plished by the club is of inestimable
value to the entire community.
Every day dozens of letters are re-
ceived from prospective settlers
seeking information about the town
and country. The letters must be
answered; strangers coming to the
city must be entertained and in
structed in the resources of the city;
in fact there are a hundred and
one things that must be carried on
by some such an organization.
The members of the club and the
business men of the community
should again interest themselves in
the work of the Commercial club.
The organization has been a credit
to the town. 1t would be a dis
grace to let it die at a time when
Il rnipht he made most mspfml
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1911-07-14
Insane Jap Committed.

NJ Matsugaki, a Japanese former
ly in the employ of the Dewey Pal
ace hotel in Nampa, has been re-
moved from the county Jail and TAX
en- to the asylum at Blackfoot. On
three different occasions while he
was being held in the city Jail at
Nampa he attempted to hang himself
using parts of his clothing for the
purpose. He was then guarded by
two of his fellow countrymen until
the officers took him to the county
Jail.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1911-07-14
Case Filed in Court.

Early Friday morning ]. H. Gibbs,
local manager for the Studebaker
Bros. in Payette, filed a complaint
against Anett & Snyder. 1t seems
the latter men had agreed to pur-
chase an E. NJ. F. car from Mr..
Gibbs, had paid a small sum, took
possession of the car and gave a
note payable June (which they did
not pay. Mr.. Gibbs then took pos
session of the car, putting it in the
Payette garage.
About 1 a. m. Friday morning
Anett & Snyder took the car from
the Garage and an hour later Mr.
Gibbs started in an auto for Caldwell
and at about a. m. filed his COM
plant. Sheriff Watkins started i'm
mediately for Payette and served
summons on both the defendants.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1911-07-14

Messrs. r. r. Flske and John
Williams have organized a new real
estate company under the name OF
Fisk-Williams Co. Their offices are
in the Caldwell News building on
Seventh avenue Both gentlemen
are competent, experienced real
estate men. Mr. Fisk is from Colo
RADIO where he was engaged in the
business. Mr.. Williams has lived In
Idaho for many years and is very
well known throughout this section
OF the state. For some time both
gentlemen were members of the A
l.. Murphy Co, We predict for these
enterprlsing gentlemen great sue
cess.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1911-07-14

F. c. Jones was in the city We'd
nesday transacting business. Mr..
Jones is one of our substantial farm
ers. He says that crops of all kinds
are looking fine. He states that while
the first cutting of hay was a little
short the second will more than
make up the difference over the
average year. Corn and small grains
are also in fine condition.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1911-07-14
First M. e. Church.

Services as follows: Sabbath
school, 1915 a. m. Morning wor-
ship, 1880. Subject of sermon,
Heavenly Sympathy" Christian
people invited.
Epworth League meeting at 700
o'clock. Young people welcome.
Evening service at o'clock. Rev.
w. B. Rice will preach. The pastor
will hold a service at the Sebree
school house, Deer Flat.
Good choral and congregational
singing. Special music by large
choir. Strangers AMI visitors thrice
welcome. Mrs. Hoose, organist;
Prof. Fred N. Morris, musical dir
ector. G. L. Powell, pastor.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1911-07-14
Men and Religion Forward Move
ment.


Sunday evening, July %, union
meeting will be held in the Method
list church in the interests of the
Men and Religion Forward Move
ment." Caldwell is one of the small
er cities that have been selected by
the General Committee at New York
where a five-day convention will be
held. Probably Caldwell's turn will
come sometime in the early winter.
There will be several speakers from
the Eastern states, and the hoped
for result will be a great blessing
to this and other communities. The
Committee OF one hundred for the
state is at Boise, and some of the
prominent laymen Of the capital city
will be present to address the meet
ing on the evening Of the twenty
third. Our own laymen will take
hold and make the preliminary meet
ing a success.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1911-07-14
Marriage Licenses.

The marriage license business is
falling off. Only three were issued
IN the clerks Office this week, as
follows:
Geo. N. Chapman and Mary j.
Emerson, both of Boise; John H.
Hill of Nyssa, formerly of Nampa,
and Cora E. Wilton, of Emmett; B.
j .Blackenburg and Mary Shelley,
both of Caldwell.
Articles of Incorporation have been
filed for the Davidson Orchard COM
pany of Nampa.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1911-07-14
Assessed Valuation Of County.

ASSesScO Nuiuhioh Vi SSuJ'
The assessed valuation Of the pro.
perty OF the county this year will go
between twenty-five and thirty MIL
lion dollars. The rolls contain about
seven thousand more names than
last year, requiring Ave books.S
The loose leaf books were used this
year with the long carriage typewrit-
err, making the entire roll typewrit'
ten, an especially neat and legible
record. The unpatented lands and
the exemptions all show in red with
the other notations in black. These
books may be seen at the court
house and 1t is worth your while to
examine them while you are there
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1911-07-14
petitinn FiIed Inv Fruit Mon.

The petition of the fruit growers
of the county asking for an appro-
priation for the purpose Of contin-
uing the horticultural inspection by
the State Horticultural Board, with
the understanding that Canyon
county shall be a district by itself
has been filed with the board of coun'
ty commissioners.
The fees Of the clerks once fol
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1911-07-14
Asse Equitable.

There seems to be very little COM
plant about the assessments in Can
yon county, judging from the meet
ing of the board of equalization. Up
to this time there have been not
more than dozen persons appearing
before the board, and they all left
in happy frame of mind.