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The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1922-05-30
GOOD AND BAD WEDDING DAYS
Many and Varied Are the Superstitions
That Have to Do With the
Marriage Altar.

The superstitions that cluster round
the altar are as many and as mys-
FERROUS as the ways of maid with a
man.
May has always had bad name as
wedding month since far-away
Roman days, and Lent has been in
equal bad odor. But why should June
be considered the luckiest month Of
all the year for trip to the altar,
with October good second? And why
should special happiness await those
who wed when the moon is at the full,
or when the sun and moon are in con-
junction?
Friday is the most unlucky day of
all the week to set the wedding-bells
a-rlnging, except, curiously enough, in
Scotland, where it seems to be held
In special favor. On the other hand,
for some obscure reason, Sunday has
been a day Of good omen for wedding
couples, ever since (and no doubt
long before) Shakespeare made
Petruchio say to Katherine, "Kiss me,
Kate; we will be married o. Sunday"
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1922-05-30
Gratitude In Strange earb.

Bishop w. R., Lambuth in his inter-
esting book. Medical Missions" tells
of native Of India whose wife went
for treatment to a mission hospital.
On her return he wrote as follows to
the woman physician in charge Of the
hospital
Dear She: My wife has returned
from your hospital cured. Provided
males are allowed in your bungalow,
I would like to do you the honor of
presenting myself there this afternoon.
But l will not try to repay you ;
vengeance belongeth to God"
Another, whose wife did not sur
vive, expressed himself thus:
Dear and Fair Madam: I have
much pleasure to inform you that my
dearly unfortunate wife will be no
. longer under your kind treatment, she
having left this world for the other on
the night Of the 9th ultimO. For
your own help in this matter I shall
ever remain grateful. Yours rever-
emily"
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1922-05-30
WORLD HAS CHANGED LITTLE
Electioneering Methods In Old Pompeii
Much Like Those in Vogue in
Our Own Time.

ArcheOlogists have uncovered at
Pompeii a barroom singularly reminis-
cent of the neater sort Of drinking
places that were to be found in Ameri-
can cities before the days of pro-
hibition, and they have found the dried
lees Of the liquor in the jars.
The outside walls of the saloon are
covered with appeals to the voters
of the city to "Vote for Lollius for
duumvir." The duumvir was a sort
of selectman or half mayor, an official
whose powers or perquisites made the
office one that was much coveted. The
election notices are everywhere to be
found on the walls of Pompeii, usually
In red paint, sometimes in black. They
seem to have been the customary
means of notifying the citizens Of
nominations that had been made.
The crafts seem to have acted in
place of party caucuses. "The bar
bers nominate Trebius for aedile," says
one placard. "All the goldsmiths
nominate g. Cuspius Pansa for aedile,"
says another. Sometimes a man is
referred to as v. b., which means vir
bonus, or a good man. One is certi-
fed as "an honest young man." OF
another 1t is said that "he will save
the peoples money"
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1922-05-30
Dumb Animals Pay Taxes.

1t will be surprising to some people
to learn that all income-tax payers
are not human beings, and that some
of the Canadian governments income
is derived from pet animals whose hui
man owners and benefactors provided
for their future comfort by an endow-
ment. Such is the case at London,
Ont, where several such pets are
annual contributors to the city's cof-
fers. One large dog in that city re-
ceives an annual income that many
small families would appreciate, due
to the fact that the animals legacy
was large one and grew from year
to year by the accretionary process.
Gold bonds, deposited in trust, keep
him in comfort and also yield small
return to the city tax Office in income
levy. A beautiful Persian cat, now
sleepily rounding out life of adven-
are, also receives an income left by
an eccentric master. There is a par
rot, too All these are contributors,
though some one else has to fill out
the tax form for them. There are
doubtless many such animals in other
countries.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1922-05-30

ARE SYMBOLS OF AFFECTION
N'eknames Never Bestowed on Those
VINO Prove Unpopular or Are
Unduly Dionified.

The selection Of a name for t}e
Daby Is very important matter In
most households, and of course it
should be considered sufficiently to in
sure the poor helpless mite of hu-
mainly having label that it will not
De ashamed to sign the rest of its life.
ANY good plain English name will do
that. But matter even more impor-
tant and not so easily disposed of Ia
that OF the nickname. What names
VIII this young person acquire as he
goes through life? That depends
largely on himself and the kind Of as
sociates he has. The very last thing
TO be wished for him Is that he should
never be nicknamed. Usually the
only people who are never nicknamed
are either very unpopular or very dig
nified, though there are exceptions.
But the nickname is a sort of express
sion of affection, and those who &C.
cumulate many as they 60 through fife
should regard xhem as insignia of
friendship and hence of honor. The
hnal word on nicknames was written
many years ago by Oliver Wendell
Holmes:
When fades at length our lingering day,
WHO cares what pompous tombstones
Head on the hearts that love us still.
Ale Jacet Joe; HE jacet Bill"
Ohio State Journal
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1922-05-30
Horseshoe Myth Universal.

The horseshoe in its most primitive
form is Of great antiquity. An old
and very popular superstition. almost
universally prevalent among peasantry
ascribes to the horseshoe Especially
to one which has been found In the
road by chance) the power of-barring
the passage of witches. For this pur-
pose the shoe is nailed to the door Of
the threshold, apd Hone in his year
Book" says, ~.ailing Of horseshoes
seems to have 1een practiced as well
to keep witches In as to keep them
out. In Mon nouth street, London,
many horseshc'es nailed to the thresh.
olds, We're to be seen In 1907; in 1919
Sir Henry Ellis counted seventeen
horseshoes In that street, but In 1882
only eleven remained. The great Mel
son was Of superstitious turn, and
having great faith In the luck Of Q
horseshoe had one nailed to the mast
Of the Victory"
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1922-05-30
Explaining Lunar Bands.

Puiseux, the distinguished selenog-
rapher of the Paris observatory,
some time ago reached the conclusion
that the curious rays or bands ex-
tending In straight lines away from
many lunar craters, such as the cele-
brated tycho. are produced by the
deposition Of volcanic ashes carried
to great distances by the winds that
happened to prevail when the erup.
ton occurred. He accounts for the
relative narrowness of these bands
which are never more than 80 miles
broad, although their length 10 some
times many hundred miles, by sup.
posing that only the central axis Of
the deposit has remained. the less
dense borders having been destroyed
by the denuding forces Of the air when
the moon had considerable atmos
phere.-Washingto Star.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1922-05-30
BEST THAT LAWYER CAN Do
Discovery Of the Preponderance OF
Doubt is About All That He
Can Hope For.

A member Of the bar tells Of a
young man from the West who, some
years ago, was so fortunate as to be
enabled to enter the law offices Of a
well-known New York firm of law
yers. Very soon he was intrusted
with a case, although very simple
one. He was asked by the head of
the firm, distinguished jurist known
throughout the land, to give an opin-
ion in writing.
1t was observed when this opinion
was submitted that, with the touching
confidence of the novice, the young
man had begun with the expression
II am clearly Of opinion"
The head of the firm smiled as his
eye caught this and he said:
my son, never state that you are
clearly of opinion on a law point. The
most you can hope to discover is the
preponderance of the doubt."-Ex.
change.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1922-05-30
Hawaiian Islands.

A Spanish navigator first discovered
the Hawaiian islands in 1865 but his
country laid no claim to them and they
were practically forgotten. The
British Captain Cook visited the
Hawaiian group in ITS and named
them the Sandwich islands. Still the
islands were practically unknown
Then, following the close Of the Ameri-
can Revolution, American ships began
to sail the seven seas in growing
numbers. and In 1850 the first ship
flying the Stars and Stripes--from
Boston--visited the Hawaiians. II
was the first of many from the same
port, carrying traders, whalers and ad-
venturers; and soon the natives had
learned Of the republic on the con-
tinent to the east. and came Ia con-
slider Omitted States" and "Boston'
synonymous. - National Geographic
Society Bulletin.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1922-05-30
VARIETIES OF HUMAN FOOD
Decioeoiy Odd Material Sometimes
employed for the Purpose Of Pro-
vldina Nourlshment

1t Is interesting to consider some Of
the more or less odd material which
man has been led to choose for the
purpose Of food. Environment, of
course, must be a factor In regard
to this choice, and necessity also. It
Is hard to imagine that earth would
be used as food, and yet such has
been the case In many countries dur.
Ing famine. The Laplanders mix earth
with their bread, the Russian uses a
rock flour" and the poorer classes
In Hungary (where now nearly every
one Is poor) are driven occasionally
to eat an earth which contains only
trifling proportion of nourishing
principles.
The use Of seaweed as food Is an
example Of the determining factors
OF both necessity and environment.
IL Is not little astonishing to find
that number Of seaweeds are really
edible and nourishing. Perhaps the
best known example is laver, which
Is kind of stew made from a weed,
an algae. The laver made on the De-
vonshire coast Of England, and to be
found in some London shops, is said
to be excellent. The sea algae, in
deed, prove on analysis to contain a
considerable proportion Of heterogeneous
matter, and as they are usually ten
der, they are digestible. There are
also several sea MOSES which are es-
teemed for their esculent properties.
Agar sugar is another example of a
sea yielding nutrient jelly. 1t Is
supposed that the edible birds nest
SO highly esteemed when prepared in
the form Of soup by the Chinese has
its origin In the birds feeding on
agar sugar. On the other hand, 1t is
said that the substance Of which the
nest is composed is secreted from GER
tain glands which are developed dur
ing the nest-building season, but which
lose this function afterward.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1922-05-30
rlmss for silence.

The value OF silence depends alto
gether on Its relation to time, place
and circumstances. Scripture says,
"there Is a time to speak. and time
to be silent" There are occasions when
to be silent Ia cowardly and criminal,
And there are other occasions when 1t
Is a mark of character and discrimina-
ton to keep bride on the lips. When
your friends reputation Is being de-
famed unjustly, not to defend him
openly Is mean betrayal. On the
other hand II Is honorable to practice
a friendly reticence when you know
the charge against him is probably
true and you feel you cannot In justice
to yourself defend his innocence
Exchange.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1922-05-30
Many Applications for
Dust Explosion Exhibit

AS a result of the exhibit illustrat-
ing the prevention of dust explosions.
shown by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture at the meeting Of
the National Fire Protection Associa-
ton, at Atlantic City, May 8 to II,
other requests for its use have been
received from various sources. Secre-
tary Wallace has approved a request
from the Pennsylvania Industrial
Board for its use at the ninth annual
convention of the Governmental La
Dor Officials of the United States and
Canada, to be held at Harrisburgh
May p to 20. 1t will also be used
at the Mass Convention of Millers to
be held under the auspices of the Mil
lers' National Federation at Kansas
City, Mo, May 81 to June 2.
The exhibit is available for the use
of associations or similar organiza
tons interested in the prevention o.
losses from dust explosions or fires
Requests should be sent to the Offic,
of Exhibits. United States Department
of Agriculture, Washington, D. c.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1922-05-30

tied States Department of Agriculture,
who are cooperating with them, spe-
cial legislation is necessary to prevent
local seedsmen from selling ordinary
seed stock or event table stock as
certified seed
Many growers recognize the value
of superior seed and are willing to pay
a premium for it, but they are discour-
aged by frauds perpetrated upon them
by INSCRIPTIONS dealers However,
the farmers may protect themselves to
a great extent if they will look for
the certification tag which should be
on every sack of certified seed pota-
toes. With this tag to start from it
is possible to trace any lot of seed
back to the grower or dealer who put
it up.
Not only the growers. but many of
the seed dealers have been imp ressed
with the Importance of getting in
nothing but the best seed This year
| p carloads Of certified seed potatoes,
all of the Triumph variety, were plant
ed in Louisiana alone Twelve car
loads came from Wisconsin aud l(
from western Nebraska. 1t is claimed
that by the use of this high grade
seed the yields in that State are being
increased 40 bushels or more an acre
over that of much of the seed for
merly sold there.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1922-05-30
Figure IL Out.

How many apples did Adam and
Eve eat?
Some say Eve eight and Adam two
"a total Of ten only.
Now we figure the thing out far DIFF
ferently: Eve eight and Adam eight
also-total IS.
We think the above figures are en-
tirely wrong.
If Eve eight and Adam 80, certainly
the total will be 80.
Scientific men, however, on the
strength of the theory that the ante
diluvians were giants, reason some
thing like this: Eve 81 and Adam 81
total 1888.
Wrong again. What could be clear.
err than If Eve 81 and Adam S12 the
total was S93f
believe the following to be the
true solution: Eve S14 Adam and
Adam 1924 Eve-S93S.
Still another calculation Is as fol.
lows: If Eve S14 Adam, Adam
1922 oblige Eve, total s2O56.-Ex.
change.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1922-05-30
NOT EASY TO CRIPPLE CRAB
Nature Has Provided That Lost Leg
or Claw May Be Replaced in
Short Time.

"For you yourself, sir, should be
as old as / am. If like a crab you
could go backward" True, Hamlet.
true, but crab can also walk for
ward and sideways. At the bottom
of warm salt water, where he likes
to take his leisure, the crab walks
slowly about on the tips of the Sec
ond, third and fourth pair of legs, and
then as you may see, he walks back
ward, forward. and sideways, though
he seems to prefer the sidewise gait.
Generally he folds his heavy claws, or
pincers, and works his paddles with a
lazy sculling motion to assist him on
his walk.
One Of the many remarkable things
about the crab is his ability to throw
off or drop his legs and claws and
grow them again. The scientists call
this "autotomy," or "the automatic
throwing off Of appendages of the
body and then renewing them" If
a crab is seized by leg or claw in
the water, it often throws it off and
escapes, and at the place where he
breaks off his own leg nature has fur
nished an arrangement which pre-
vents excessive bleeding. This phe-
nomenon is common among crusta-
ceans, Of which the crab is one.
AS an example of "autotomy" the
United States bureau Of fisheries has
the record Of crab which was kept
under observation in a small cage
beneath salt water. When put in the
cage the crab had lost it's left claw.
Day by day new claw grew and the
rate OF growth can be had from the
fisheries bureau. At the end of 81
days the left claw had been restored
and was the same size as the right.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1922-05-30
Culling Standard and Mixed
Breeds of Poultry Compared

In Knox County, Ind, half the
number of flocks of hens culed under
the supervision of the county agent
employed comparatively by the United
States Department of Agriculture, the
State Agricultural College, and the
county, were standard bred and the
other half mixed breeds, so their com
parative merits could be considered
through culling.
The 9 standard bred flocks number
ed 1857. while the 9 Of mixed flocks
numbered 1,l03, or 10 more hens. The
week before culling, the standard bred
hens laid 2,o06 eggs and the mixed
breeds 2,547, or $50 less. In culling
314 standard bred and 355 mongre
hens were removed from the flocks
leaving 773 standard bred and 73t
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1922-05-30
Meridian Of Greenwich.

The meridian of Greenwich is gen.
orally accepted as the starting line
from which to reckon longitude and
time all over the earth. But objec-
lions are, from time to time, raised
against the universal adoption or the
Greenwich meridian for such pur-
poses. Recently Italian savants have
emphasized these objections by point
ing out that on the meridian Of Green
witch clouds and bad weather are FIRE
quent, interfering with astronomical
observations. They suggest that tho
civilized world should agree to adopt
the meridian of Jerusalem as COM
mon reference line, because there the
skies are clearer, and the possibility
of making Palestine neutral territory
would eliminate political objections.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1922-05-30
What Uncle Sam Is
Doing For Farmers
Lookout Asked for New
Weevil Found in Mississippi

Weevil Found in Mississippi
A weevil has, been found in Stone
County, Mississippi, in considerable
numbers, which is injurious to potato
tomato, and turnips Southern entomo-
logists are especially requested by the
United States Department of Agri-
culture to keep sharp lookout for
this species. 1t seems to be identical
with Desiantha nociv Lea, known in
Australia as the tomato weevil. 1t is
about one-third of an inch long, dal
gray in color, and bears on the wing
covers pale V-shaped mark 1t has
been known in Australia since 1908
and does much damage. The larvae
feed upon the plants at night, hiding
underground during the day.
The State entomologist for Mississ
ippi is trying to find out how far this
weevil has spread, and the Bureau O
Entomology is actively cooperating
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1922-05-30
BLESSED With
Perfect Health By
Internal Bathing"

Miss Emma F. de Merritt of SIS
10Th ST., Sacramento, Cal, writes to
the Tyrrell Hygienic Institute of New
York:
Since using the J. B. L. Cascade,
| can do things would not have at
tempted before, l do not get tired or
worn out and that awful heavy feel
ing has entirely disappeared from my
head"
The 81. B. L. Cascade" cleanses the
lower intestine its entire length and
keeps it always free of poisonous
waste.
Thousands testify that Constipation
Indigestion, Stomach Troubles, Bill
iousness, Headaches and all the many
serious troubles which they cause are
absolutely relieved and prevented by
this Nature Treatment. L. A, Har-
mon will gladly explain to you the
simple operation of the 81. B. L. Cas-
cade," why it is so certain in its re
suits, and will give you free OF cost
an interesting little book containing
the results of the experiences of DR.
Chas. A. Tyrrell of New York, who
was a specialist on Intestinal Com
plants for rs years in that city. Why
not cut this out as reminder to gel
this book as soon as possible. Re-
member, please, it is free.-Advertise'
ment.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1922-05-30
Concerning the Brain.

Whether persons brain becomes
larger after intellectual development
is still disputed question. Smith Ely
Jeliffe, an authority on the subject,
says: weight of brain, however, has
no direct relationship with intelli-
gence, as idiots brains are known to
have weighed just as much as those
of the ablest men. Intellectual ca
pacity consists In the great multi
plicity of nerve cell connections. While
It is true that number Of celebrated
men Of recognized brain power have
had large brains, there are many more
Of equal capacity whose brain weights
have not been remarkable"
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1922-05-30
Ample Water Supply Seen
Tn Western Snow SURVEYS


Sufficient water for irrigation and
hydroelectric purposes seems assured
this season in Rocky Mountain and
Pacific Coast States, according to pre-
liminary reports of snow-surveyrng
parties now in the field under the
direction of the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture. The work of
measuring the depth of snow in var
ious places and computing the snow
density in order to calculate the
amount of real water that will be
available is at present confined to
Utah and Nevada.
Through other indications, the
Weather Bureau is satisfied that there
will be plenty of water in Arizona
this year, so the survey does not in
clude that State Conditions at pres
ent in Nevada and Utah are reported
to be about average. In Oregon,
Washington, and Wyoming somewhat
above the average amount of water
may be expected, while in Idaho and
Montana the heavy snowfall points to
a greater supply of water than usual.
This service of the Weather Bureau
is of special value to farmers in irri-
gated districts, who will not plant
heavily unless they know that suffi-
,ient water will be available. Hydro
electric companies by means of this
information can guage the power and
service for which they should con-
tract.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1922-05-30

|mongrels, or IS more standard breds.
Two owners of the standard bred
flocks, being breeders, culled much
closer than the owners of the mixed
flocks. The week after culling the
standard bred hens laid 2,724 and the
mongrels 2,433 eggs.
The figures show that among the
l,087 standard bred hens there were
Al less culls than among the l,l03
OF the mixed flocks, and that they
laid $50 more eggs the week before
culling and POI more the week after.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1922-05-30
Southern Potato Growers
Using More Certified Seed

In some Southern Statse where pota-
toes are an important crop, grover
are taking an increased interest in
certified seed, but according to State
officials and representative of the I'm
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1922-05-30
The Fabric OF Dreams

That new show Of mine is going
to be surefire hit announced the
producer gleefully. 1--WE got a swell
idea for costuming the chorus"
'Uh-huh!" grunted the critic. That's
about all most of 'em wear nova
days"
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1922-05-30

FOR SALE-our lot OF six grade dairy
ducers we have them. Impaired health
is cause of this offering. e. II. Dun
canson, az miles southwest of Green
leaf Idaho. $3.50
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1922-05-30

FOR SALE-Monarch coal or wood
range, almost new E. Vining. 41tfc.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1922-05-30

LOST-Scotch collie black and brown
spotted, answers to name of Scot
tie" phone "a. 43tfc.