The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1913-07-04

| anu HdIIHIcSSs OUT endCteQ IS
found to tread on some
one else's toes and then
it has to be tinkered, and thus the
statute books is Uttered. The rule
should be as few special laws as
possible, and general laws that cover
the whole ground. laying down gen.
eral principles. *
A big bridge across an important
river, connecting two large cities in an
eastern state recently caught fire in
the night, presumably from a dropped
cigar; and only prompt action by the
FIRE department saved it; and then not
till much of the planking had been
burned, and much of the iron twisted
out of shape. In the summer time
our bridge over the Boise river is
covered with dust full of vegetable
matter, dry as finder; it would be the
easiest thing in the world for it to
get fire, while smokers are careless
with cigar stumps. Many such bridges
are nowadays covered with concr .te;
some OF those across streams and
canals near Boise, are so covered;
about its cost and durability l do not
know, but it fire-proofs it.
Speaking of bridges; what an ad-
Vance in the principles of their con-
struction in the last few years. When
l first visited Niagara Falls in 1872
there was only the old suspension
bridge across the river, about which |
SO much has been written, and which |
was still wonder TO visitors, and |
remember that the courteous loco
motive engineer, when he learned my
errand, invited me to ride on the en-
CINE, and told me to sit on the cab
top, my feet touching the tender: and
thus l could see all of the river, whirl-
pool, falls and all. H
The next year new canter-
lever bridge was begun, a daring
advance In construction, about which
there was much speculation. About
that time Eads who had built the
!etties that proved success in scour-
ing out the channel at the mouth of
mississippi river, was building the
bridge over the same river at St.
Louis, with its great iron arches built
out from each side till they met in the
When l next visited Nj
agara that same principle was being
applied to a new bridge with one
great arch. Since then an American
1rm has won honoEs for our mechan-
cs by taking by cable~a contract/to
urnish an iron bridge of particular
over the Zambesi river
It the wonderful Victoria Falls in
south Africa; which was made, sent
nd put up in contract time. Iron has
made great advance in principle of
possible. The Grand
trunk bridge over the 81. Lawrence
t Montreal was heralded the world
yer as a wonder; now the Canadian
'acifc's. spider-like web of a bridge
o in the air not far from II wholly
clipses it. There are in existence al
!oman bridge built before the Chris
ian era. partly destroyed several
mes, which now has three arches
I wholly different style; a low wide
0und arch; narrow high round arch
nd narrow high pointed arch:
howing the various styles of the arch
the time of construction.
A stone round arch over a mill
ond in my native village used often
show a perfect circle in the moon
gnt, when the pond was placid; as
eantiful a sight as / ever saw; and
ometimes in the moon light a party
,ouid SIT IN boat under it and sing
the accompaniment of. the water
1lling over the mill dam near BY.
lappy memories.
II It ever becomes the fashion to
eiebrate wedding anniversaries BY
re-marriage service it may put con-
RANT upon some people. who mavI