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The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1891-11-14

There is log of yellowish colored
wood standing just outside of Chi Hua
gate, Pekin. This log has remained in
its present position since the fall of the
old Wing dynasty. 1t is in good preser-
walton, and has commanded the respect
of all classes and conditions of people.
Insects in China usually make inroads
on timber in a very short while, but
they are said never to alight upon this
sacred tree trunk. and it is true that
they have not left a single trace of their
work upon it, while the timbers in every
direction are perfect honeycomb OF
insect work
The Chinese people believe that the
log is the habitation of some god, and
on that account gather and worship at
its base at least once a year. Among
the higher classes the day for this
unique species of worship is the first of
each succeeding month, unless that day
should happen to be a new moon day.
On Oct. | of every year the emperor
commands the board of ceremonies to
appoint a committee to pay their re-
spects to the deified log.-St. Louis
Republic.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1891-11-14
THE RoDEo.


Down, down the dark canyons we ride in 9
furry.
The cedars sweep by in their mystical hurry.
Gone into the wind are the languor and worry
Gone into the west with the phantom moon.
liza! there is the lord Of the hills and the val
leys;
81 is he that leads in the midsummer sallies
High into the sleeps where the gray chapar-
raj is:
It's he that leads to The long lagoon.
Where the wild mustard splashes the slope
with yellow
lie has turned at bay. Oh, the powerful fell
low
sec the toss of his headl hear the breath and
the bellowl
How he tears the ground with his angr!
hoof5l
Now he breaks wild path thro' the deeT,
plumy rushes
"a loud bird high on tamarack hushes);
Right on thro' a glory Of crimson he crushes--
ON into the gloom under leafy roofs.
Oh, the Joy Of the wind in our facesl We fol-
low
The cattle; we shout down the poppy hung
hollow
See! ont of the cliff we have startled the swal-
low,
And startled the echoes on rocky fells.
Hol what was it passed. were they pigeons or
That whispered away like a hurtle of arrows7
The rose odor thickens, the deep gorge mar
rows,
Now the herd swings down thro' the scented
dells
Speed! speed leave the brooks to their pebbles
and prattle;
Sweep on with the thunder and surge of the
cattle
The hurry, the shouting, the wild joy of battle.
The hills, and the wind, and the open light.
Now on into camp by the sycamores yonder,
Now DER the guitar let the light fingers wan
der;
Let thoughts In the high heart grow pensive
and fonder;
Then stars-and the dreams of a summer
night.
Charles e. Markham in Overland Monthly.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1891-11-14

"As we are reminded by the author
of -Four Years in Rebel Capitals, . the
south, as well as the north, needed to
exercise its sense Of humor, whenever
that was possible, to carry it through
the terrible strain of the war. Some
of the puns, burlesques and repartee of
that dreadful time have become locally
historic. Colonel Tom August, of the
First Virginia, was the Charles Lamb
of Confederate war wits, genial and
ever gay.
Early in secession days a bombastic
friend approached him with the ques-
ton, well, sir, l presume your voice
is still for WARP
"0h, yes, replied the wit, perfectly
still"
Always to be remembered Is General
zebulon Vance's apostrophe to the rab-
bit, flying by him from a heavy rifle
fire; go it cottontaill If l hadn't a
reputation I'd be with you'll"
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1891-11-14

The key Of Death is apparently a
large key which is shown among the
weapons at the arsenal at Venice. 1t
was invented by Tibaldo, who, disap-
pointed in love, designed this instru-
ment for the destruction of his rival
The key is so constructed that the han
die may be turned around, revealing a
small spring, which being pressed a very
fine needle is driven with considerable
force from the other end. This needle
is SO very fine that the flesh closes over
the wound Immediately, leaving no
mark, but the death Of the victim is al
most instantaneous. Detroit Free Press.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1891-11-14
1t Pays to Grumble JudiclousIy.

The utility of grumbling is something
TO be considered. Perhaps the follow
ing tale may set forth some of its adj
vantages. There is woman over in
Brooklyn who has the bad taste not to
prefer tobacco smoke to fresh air. And
as she is thrown among business men
only when she is outside her home, she
doesn't appreciate the fact that the
brains Of business men go by smoke
power in these days, and that to snuff
out the cigar of the ordinary man would
be to snuff out his intellect altogether.
And so while ago, when she went to
her bank and had to stand in line to get
to the cashiers desk and found man
close in front of her holding his lighted
cigar behind him and man close behind
her holding his lighted cigar in front Of
him, she reached the cashiers desk in a
state of unstable equilibrium as to her
mind.
And the first words that passed her
lips We're addressed to the cashier thus.
MIR. Jones, for years | have transacted
my business with this bank, and I've
been annoyed all these years by men
smoking in my face. Now | ask you
is there no remedy for this annoyance?
Can nothing be done?" And the cashier
answered sadly: "Tm afraid not, Mrs.
Smith. Men win smoke, you know"
And she went away. But the next week
when she went back, over all the win
dows were little signs, and they all read
alike: Smoking is not allowed in this
place"
And she went away triumphant All
of which teaches that if you don't like
thing growl about it once in awhile.
But growl with discretion and don't
growl on principle. New York Evening
Sun.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1891-11-14
ARSENIC AND AMMONIA.
Remarkable Contrast in the Effect of
Two Pofsons ON the Complexion.

Remarkable Contrast in the Effect OF
Two Poisons ON the Complexion.
The slow absorption Of many poisons
changes in some more or less modified
form the complexion, bat arsenic and
ammonia show their effect about as
quickly as any. The popular belief that
arsenic clears the complexion has led
many silly women to kill themselves
with it in small, continued doses.
It produces waxy, iyory-like appear
ance of the skin during certain stage
OF the poisoning, but its terrible after
! effects have become too we'll known to
make it of common use as q cosmetic.
/ The effects of ammonia upon the COM
| plexion are directly the opposite to that
OF arsenic. The first symptoms of am
monia poisoning which appears among
those who work in ammonia factories is
a discoioration of the skin OF the nose
and forehead. This gradually extends
over the face until the complexion has a
stained, blotched and unsightly appear
ance. With people who take ammonia
into their systems in smaller doses, as
with their water and food, these striking
symptoms do not appear so soon. The
only effect OF the poison that is visible
for time is general unwholesomeness
and sallowness of the complexion.
Many people are slowly absorbing am
monia poison without knowing it. The
use of ammonia in the manufactures has
greatly increased of late, and it is I'M
questionably used as an adulterant in
certain food preparations. Official anal
ysis has plainly shown its use even in
such cheap articles of everyday con-
sumption as baking powders. The con-
tinued absorption of ammonia in even
minute quantities as an adulterant in
food is injurious not merely from its eff
feet upon the complexion, but because it
destroys the coating of the stomach and
causes dyspepsia and kindred evils.
Prof. Long of Chicago is authority for
the statement that, if to fifty million
parts of water there is one part of am
monia, the water is dangerous.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1891-11-14
Not to be Endured.

If the Federal government desires to
stamp out the lottery evil, there will be
little opposition on the part of the peo-
pie and the press but, if it gives ire
sponsible underlings the power to stamp
out the press when it exercises its right
to discuss the law, the result will be not
only opposition, but indignation and
trouble all along the line.
Just now the papers are having a good
deal to say about the arrest of Wiscon-
sin editor because he published a clip
ping from an exchange questioning the
validity of the anti lottery law. If the
arrest was made for nothing more than
this, then it is putting it mildly to say
that our government has become Rus
sianized so far as its treatment of the
press is concerned.
This policy will not work. If lotteries
cannot be destroyed without also de-
stroying the freedom of the press, the
people will be in favor of letting the lot
teries alone. We cannot afford to Weld
our right to speak and publish fair criti-
cisms Of public measures. If we yield
the right in one instance, we may expect
to be forced to keep silence whenever it
suits the government to demand it.
Fortunately it is no easy matter to
bulldoze the newspapers of America.
The menace of fine and imprisonment
will intimidate very few. No matter
what Federal officials may hold, the
newspaper men of the country will not
change their conviction that an honest
criticism or discussion of the provisions
contained in the anti-lottery law cannot
with any show of justice be held to be a
violation of that law. If they are mis-
taken in this belief, then the law will
have to be repealed or modified. In this
Republic the government cannot array
itself against the press and have the
support of the people.-Atlanta (Ga. J
Constellation.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1891-11-14

He was one of those dry old jokers, and as
he settled his portly frame into Murray
rotunda rocker for his after dinner smoke a
dashing fashionably dressed young man
rushed up, held out bis hand and exclaimed:
"Wel, declare. judge, when did you get
inq"
"Oh, t'other day: when did you comep re-
turned the Judge"
Last night, over the Burlington"
"How long are you going to stayl"
"As long as my money holds out, chuckeled
the young man.
Sorry you're going to leave so soon," OBJ
served the judge, without cracking a smile. :
Omaha Republican.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1891-11-14
Benr shooting in Thlbet.

AS drew near saw large bear
standing in the river feeding on the car
cass Of yak. Taking gun from one
of my men | fired at it, breaking its
shoulder. When my men saw what l
had shot at they turned and beat hasty
retreat, shouting to me to run, that the
wild man might not devour me. An
other shot, better aimed, put an end to
the bear, but not to the fright of my
Mongols, who even then would not ap-
preach. Our failure to skin my prize
nearly broke my Tientsin servants
heart, for by it he lost his chance to Sc
cure the gall, a much valued medicine
In China, and worth eight or ten ounces
of silver in any drug shop. Mongols and
Thibetans attack bear only when they
are a strong, well armed party. My hay
ing killed one of these dreaded monsters
alone seemed feat of great daring, and
the story was told to every Thibetan we
met afterward as proof positive of my
dauntless courage. w. Woodville Rock
hill in Century
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1891-11-14
Character from the ringers.

AS far as the fingers are concerned,
experts in palInistry divide hands into
three classes. Long, slender, tapering
fingers determine the first, and denote
delicate, trained perceptions A subject
with such fingers has an innate fondness
for art, poetry, music and the higher
forms of literature In the second class,
the fingers are shorter. are nearly equal
IN length, and have blunt ends. They
denote practical, material mind, thor
ough and reliable, rather than brilliant.
A woman with such fingers would make
a careful and efficient housekeeper, and
a man with similar ones would be eau
tious and thorough in business. In the
third class, the fingers are short, thick
and square. aud have short, large nails,
with cushions on each side of the nails.
A subject having these fingers is active,
athletic, opinionated, selfish. has strong
appetites for the material things of life,
and is liable to form strong prejudices.
ID. d. Bidwell in New York Ledger.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1891-11-14

He-Aad 50 you're really going 20 marry
that professor You, the heroine OF a thou
sand engagement How did you ever come
to accept himi
HIS Cousin from Bostom-Wh you see,
he proposed in Greek, and when I. refused
him got mixed on my negative and-Me-
hercule!-accepted him, and now I'm too
proud to acknowledge my blunder. Oh, I'm
his for lifel--Life.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1891-11-14
In IA Conservatory.
AFTER A DANCE.
He (difhdently):


Not since last year. So glad again to find you
I've often thought of-this sweet place-and
you
wish dare of your last words remind you
SHE Canguidly); Yes. most boys do!
He (excitedly);
"Auf Wiedersehen, ere caprice bereft me.
Boy" Aye, in years, but firm in manhood set:
would have banked on hopes your deep eyes left
me
SHE (calmly): Most fools bet!
He (reproachfully):
How crueli Ihave marked your every motion,
Have caught your least light smile all night !
think;
Drank in each glance and grace with fresh deyo
ton
SHE (demurey); Yes, most men drink
He Cbitterly)
Sweetheart, for one brief moment let me fold you,
And on your fair, false lips last kiss set;
And then these eyes shall never more behold you
SHE (softly) Don't go-just yet
John Moran In Life.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1891-11-14

A centrifugal machine is now used in
engineering workshops by means of
which rs per cent. of the oil remaining
in the metal cuttings from drilling and
planning machines can be recovered.
The gain in recovered oil is about forty
to fifty gallons per ton of cuttings. -
New York Commercial Advertiser
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1891-11-14

Many of the valuable gems in the col
lection of the Hohenzollerns are to be
utilized in the construction of the new
crowns recently designed by Emperor
William for himself and the Empress.
Both crowns are to be of gold, that of
the Empress little the smaller of the
two.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1891-11-14

Farmer-Yaas, yes that little caow. Wal
she gives more milk than all the others put
together.
Miss Urbis-Condensed milk, of course. :
Lawrence American.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1891-11-14
There Are exceptions.

Lover-May kiss you, Fanniel
Sweetheart-I make it a rule to allow no
gentleman to kiss me. tAfter a while)-But,
Of course, there are exceptions to every rule.
Yankee Blade.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1891-11-14

Men may say of marriage and women
what they please, they viii renounce
neither the one nor the other.-Fon-
tenelle.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1891-11-14

Mr. Oldboy Fly professor of electricit-
and practical mechanics Come right in, m,
son. Don't be alarmed; it's only little il
vention of your poor old fathers. You set
it off when you opened the door. thought
you were mistaken when you said you were
in the house every night before 10 o'clock,
and | wanted to be sure.-Iife.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1891-11-14
August
Flower

How does he feel Pile feels
blue, deep, dark, unfading, dyed
in-the-wool, eternal blue, and he
makes everybody feel the same way
August Flower the Remedy.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1891-11-14

Pretty Girl-Did you see the way that
man looked at me: 1t was positively in
sulting.
Big Brother-D.d he stare?
Pretty Girl-Stare? Why, no. He
ran his eyes over me and then glanced
off at some one else, just as if l wasn't
worth second thought. York
Weekly.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1891-11-14

We can forgive freely, if we want to
but the will to forget is not so much a
our disposal.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1891-11-14

1t requires a good deal of aptitude to
amuse a child.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1891-11-14

How does he feel7-He feels a
violent hiccoughing or jumping of
the stomach after a meal, raising
bitter-tasting matter or what he has
eaten or drunk-August Flower
the Remedy.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1891-11-14

How does he feel2-He feels
headache, generally dull and con-
slant, but sometimes excruciating-
August Flower the Remedy.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1891-11-14
AGENTS WANTED ON SALARY

or commission, to handle the New Patent Chemical
Ink Erasing Pencil. Agents making $50 per week
Monroe Eraser Mfg Co, Lacrosse, Wis. Box s3l.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1891-11-14

How does he feel Pile feels
the gradual decay of vital power
he feels miserable, melancholy,
hopeless, and longs for death and
peace-August Flower the Rem
edy.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1891-11-14

Old Gold and Silver Bought; send your old Gold
and Silver by mail to the old and reliable house of
Coleman, Al Third street, San Francisco will send by
return mail the cash. according 10 assay If the amount
Il not satisfactory will return gold.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1891-11-14

Not since last year. So glad again to find you
I've often thought of-this sweet place-and
The Helena independent., 1891-01-29


Charles Colbert Has Removed Them from
the Gaze of the Curious.
Charles Colbert can no longer be subject
of censure in the city council. Bowling to
the wish of that august body. yesterday he
removed the works of nude art which SO
shocked the aldermen, and now they can
only be seen by entering the saloon. Mar
shall Cronin found it unnecessary to en-
force the ordinance. The curtains of the
saloon have been pulled down halfway, and
the only pictures to be seen from the out
side are landscape oil paintings, though a
glimpse OF "Risen from the Sea- can still
be obtained. The most Objectionable pic
ture was 1.-THE Twin Stars" but this has
been placed i'll the rear of the billiard hail.
Mr.. Colbert denied that he defed the coun-
Gil to order him to remove the pictures. he
said they hung in his former place on Main
street for four years, and he never heard
complaint. He said he would have con-
cealed them from the sensitive gaze long
ago, but he was disappointed in securing
curtains he had ordered. He says he is
law-abding citizen, and not the sort of
man some of the aldermen made him out to
be-
The Helena independent., 1891-01-29
PLEASANT ENTERTAINMENT.

The Catholic Literary Society Fntertains a
q House Full of Friends.
The Catholic literary society gave very
pleasant musical, elocution and farce
entertainment at st. Aloysius hall last
evening. The new hall is large, we'll
lighted and ventilated and admirably
adapted to school exhibitions or theatrical
entertainment. The stage is quite large
and we'll equipped with scenery. The
handiwork Of Verno the scenic artist, is
shown to good advantage. One of the
handsomest drop curtains to be seen in the
state he has just completed, and ..the forest,
prison, parlor and street scenes are highly
credible.
The hall was crowded last night with
members of the society, their friends and
pupils of the parochial schools. The fol-
lowing programme was given:
Duet Duet Misses i. Ro .enbaum and May McEvily
Recitation ................M iss Mary Burns
vno, bn3 handle and Lon Nnberi
PARTH.
keetafion seeaa sno (humoroasj se Connolly n5iIs
Vocal Vocal Duet Duet The Misses se Il mMaeksy lat,
foeee faoa Soo The Tram a11s to \ Manro nre,'
May McEvily, Mr.. Campian and Will L. Ferree.
Each part was we'll done, the singing of
Misses Rosenbaun and McEvily being es-
pecially good. Prof. Romandy gave at
first medley including the Jewel song in
Faust and many other selections from that
popular opera. His pipe organ and bag
pipe limitations with Bonded bow were
very clearly done.
The literary society IS steadily growing
in popularity and promises to furnish plenty
of entertainment during the winter months.
Upon the next occasion drama will be
given by them, as they are becoming we'll
supplied with stage properties. The enter
tainment was given last night free of
charge.
The Helena independent., 1891-01-29
DRrTALl.Y ASSAULTED.


Northern rsniae Operater 1ssugbty
mandtsa nv two Ta0xhe.
John Mcdonald, night operator ut the
yard telegraph ofiice os this Northern Pa
ciaa. and Night Caller Merrill. a yonna
man. wero hrutnlly assaulted shortly after
midnight. Tuesday night, by two drunken
brakoinsn. uamed John UArra!i and Morri-
son, Ut Conductor liarper'H train. McDon
aid received the worst treatment.
II appears that Carroll aud Morrison
woro uptown aud got hoisteroualy drunk.
They went down to the Sixth ward aud
continued their h,larity and we're very
noisy. Officer Flynn says he was at luncl,
at the time and that In probably why tae
usually watchful guardian of the pence did
not see or hear thcm. They went into
tho telegraph office md began making
insulting remarks. The operator walked
towards che open window and M no did 80
received blow ia the face. Tho next In
slant the pnir OF ruiiians rushed inside the
Office. the door Of the partition unfortun-
ately having been left open, aud In their
drunken frenzy brntally pounoed upon Nc
Donald. The latter escaped more dend
than alive. He was jumped upon, kicked
IN the hend, thrown OH hot stove, his loft
eye WIS closed, finger Of his right hand
was badly bitten, his neck burned, face
swollen md body sore with bruises. Young
Merrilfs head IL cut and his face battered.
The rowdies left the two young men weak
and helpless and escaped in the darkness.
An effort was made to catch them, but they
could not be found. They left ut ak o'clock
iii the morning and boarded their train
at Prickiy Pear. junction, Conductor
Harper leaving here. He discharged
Carroll and Morrison at the
junction. but they went on the train for
Livingston, ostensibly to get their time
from Superintendent Finn. Warrants were
sworn out for their arrest. aud Sheriff Tenn
pleton was wired to take them. 9fwo men
were arrested in a saloon here last night,
but proved to be the wrong men.
Mcdonald is laid up and will be unable
to work for some time. The railroad en-
ployes generally speak in the most bitter
terms of the conduct Of Carroll aud Morri-
son, and say they ought to be lynched. AS
far as can be learned there WAS not the
least provocation for their brutality.