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The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1891-12-26
DAISY WILLIAMS.

en-. saw my little sister Anna there. She
was singing, and was just as happy rs she
could be, and when she saw me she flew
to me and took me to Jesus.
Her mother asked her where Jesus was
and how he looked. oh, mamma, Jesus
has feet and hands, aud looks just like any
other man. saw God near Jesus, and he
was like man too. Jesus took sister and
me by the hand and showed us all through
heaven. can't begin to tell you all saw
in heaven. There were thousands and
thousands of angels flying all around me,
and soon met grandma, who is an angel
now, and she kissed me many times
saw my uncle, too, and knew him as soon
as | saw him. Then Jesus took me by
the hand and led me to where could look
down into hell It's an awful place Satan
himself was there Jesus told me / could
go back and tell my folks and everybody |
saw what had seen and If they did not
believe me he would send down my little
sister Anna, and if theydid not believe her
he would come himself. Papa, do you
believe what | have said? Well papa if
you do and also do not swear any more
the Saviour said you could come to heaven
too.
The child repeated this story substan-
italy in the same words to a number Of
persons. She fingered along for month
and finally died beyond any possibility Of
doubt. Her narrative is implicitly be-
lieyed by all who heard It.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1891-12-26

An escaped Siberian exile, who has
been in England for some time under the
name of Felix Brant, is now made
known by the new paper called Free
Russia as Felix Volkhovsky The rea-
son for his retention of an assumed name
for some time after his safe arrival on
free soil helps one to realize the terrible
anxieties of the unfortunate men who
offend the Russian government. He was
afraid that his child might be seized by
that government, and that they would
punish him for his escape through his
daughter.
She is now safe in London, and the
anxieties of the parent on her account
are at an end. He endured seven years
of solitary confinement in a Russian
fortress, and eleven years exile in ST.
IBERIA for political opinions in which we
are told terrorism had no part. Eluding
the vigilance of the Siberian authorities,
he made his way right across Siberia to
the Pacific and so to Canada. London
News
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1891-12-26
THE sIoUx FALLs couRr HousE.


have been tried, and that over a hundred
persons are now members of the divorce.
colony" waiting the day when they can
file their bills. Among those are numbered
Mrs. James g. Blaine, Dr. Mime. de Stuers.
and Thomas Turner. all well known resi-
dents of New York state Clinton J. Ed
gerly is also trying to get release from his
wife, who is best recognized by the world
at large as Actress Rose Coghlan. or an
other applicant who is known to her land
lord and tradesmen as "Miss Lapzine," it
Is said that although her divorce has not
yet been granted she is already preparing
trousseau for a second marriage"
To people who are simply making use of
the South Dakota courts and have no in
tention of residing in the state after getting
DEGREES the determination of the judges to
subject each applicant to rigorous in
CURRY comes as disagreeable shock Some
women are said to have gone to housekeep-
ing and some men have opened Offices
Whether by this means they can "beat the
law" remains to he seen
A mushroom described by a leading
physician of Portland. Ore, as having
sprung up in a single night near his
doorstep measured "A inches in circum-
ference and weighed II pounds.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1891-12-26
SOUTH DAkoTAs DIVORCE MILL.
In Future 1t viii Grind Less Swiftly
but More Fairly.

In Future 1t VIII Grind Less Swiftly
but More Fairly.
CONSERVATION has recently been spread
among the divorce seekers in South Da-
kota because the judges of that new com
monwealth declare that they will allow no
more monkey business" in the courts.
Ninety days residence gives one legal
standing and the rights of citizenship. and
taking advantage of this short term re-
quirement many people from the east who
wished to break their marital bonds have
hocked to Sioux Falls, remained there the
specified time, gone into court with pre-
pared cases, and being confronted by no
defense have received their DEGREES. After
that did they remain to grow up with the
country
By no means They settled their bills
with lawyer and landlord, packed their eff
fects and went home. Of late the abuse
has grown Co the dimensions Of public
scandal, and the judiciary of South Dakota
are resolved that hereafter those seeking
freedom from matrimonial ties must clearly
show that they are not in the state for the
sole purpose of getting divorced. The law
provides that "a divorce must not be grant
ed unless the plaintiff has in good faith
been resident ninety days next preceding
the commencement Of the action" Great
stress will be laid hereafter on the words
"in good faith"
The record at Sioux Falls alone shows
hat up to date 200 foreign divorce cases
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1891-12-26

Mr.. McMeans, of Santa Rosa, Cal.
owns horse that deserves a gold medal.
One day last week the animal escaped
from the barn yard and made its way to
the orchard. Here he proceeded to eat
apples from the nearest tree, and after
it had eaten all within its reach the
beast turned around and kicked the tree
repeatedly, bringing down a shower of
the luscious fruit.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1891-12-26
THE KOOTENAI HERALD
Issued Every Saturday By
S. D. TAYLOR, Proprietor,
AN AcRoeATlc FAILURE.

He Owed Backward 90 Show on Before
His Fellows, but Does So No More.
One afternoon Lou Preston was in
the middle of a story when we reached
the swimming hole. He was always
telling stories in the slow. drawing tone
natural to him, and as the boys listened
eagerly you may be sure they were in
terested. Boys are no flatterers in word
or deed, and if they pay attention it is
certain that your story is liked.
What he was telling that day was a
little above me. as we say, and while
the older boys delayed to hear the last
of it got ready, wet my head first ito
prevent rush of blood, according to
tradition, and then jumped in.
AS | was unnoticed took the chance
to learn to dive backward. This did
successfully several times, and when
LOUIS story was finished | had a new
feat to execute for my own glory and
the delectation of my friends.
Look here boysl" | cried. Look
here Charlie look here Awl wait a
minute and watch me-" got their at
tention at last. and braced myself for
a triumphant exhibition of my great
act.
/ have described the swimming hole
as a place at one side of the stream,
worn deep by the current. Above and
below and at the further side the wa
ter was shallow. The near side of this
hole was perpendicular, and the hole
was said to be twenty feet deep. This
was just the place to dive.
That day, as the stream was high, its
ripping surface overlooked the bank
the top of which formed a ledge sew
eral inches wide under water before the
true rim of the hole was reached
In my successful attempts to dive
backward | had stood on this ledge,
with my feet under water and my heels
at the rim of the hole and turned a
back somersault. But now, having
drawn all eyes to me, in my haste to
act before their notice was distracted
and in the furry of a public perform
ance, set my heels at the margin of
the overlooking water, my feet be-
ing on dry land, and forget the ledge
hidden by the water between me and
the rim Of the hole.
Over went and down | came head
first on the ledge. | heard my neck
bones crunch under the weight of ~lny
body, and L Topped over sidewise, limp
and for a moment helpless into the
stream.
As | rose and the water gushed out
of my ears, heard from the bank a
shout of wild laughter from the specta-
tors of my great diving feat The boys
said afterward that had they known
my neck was broken they could not
have helped laughing. AS they did not
know it was not broken and had every
reason to think it was, believed them.
l had enough sense left to strike out
feebly for the next shore. My neck
was bent over to one side and | could
not straighted it. ! swan till my hands
touched the gravel bottom, and drag
ging myself into three inches of water
lay like piece of driftwood on the
beach.
My strength began to return after a
little, and as the other boys kept up
their laughter my recovery was has
tened by Indignation.
After that, when l dived, it was in
the good, old fashioned way, face fore
most. st. Nicholas.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1891-12-26

Belgian railway officials, after three
years of investigation, report that under
ordinary circumstances the average rail-
way train in passing over one mile Of
track wears from it two and one-fifth
pounds. This natural destruction Of
track amounts for the whole world to
about l 100000 pounds daily.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1891-12-26

A man died in st. Paul the other day
leaving a fortune of $4,000, 900. The
will directed its division among his wife
and children, except one hayward son,
who is $4,000 in debt. The beneficial
ries destroyed the will, allowing the
young man TO receive his share of the
property.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1891-12-26
why the Parson Left.

Twas only little hen, with a Topped
comb and flushed face, that broke up
the pastorate of an able Maine parson.
She used to sneak under the fence, you
know, just the way hens do always,
tiptoe across the grass border with the
minuet step, and then the elders gar
den mad to take it. OF course it was
aggravating. Did you ever watch
hen at this jobl She trips carelessly
into the middle of the garden bed she
cocks her head; a careless look comes
into her eye; she balances partners
with a flip and a scrape to the right,
flirt and a kick to the left, double
shuttle and a grand skirt dance flourish.
Then she looks for grub.
Well, that parson saw the whole thing
for days; same hen, same gestures and
she came in Iniraculously. astonishingly,
through a new hole every day. Then
came at length wrath and grding of
the loins; gun, bang dead hen float
ing upon the placid breast of a river
eddy. The current washed the corse
upon the neighbours strand, and then
the neighborhood heard the tale. The
atrocity was famed vigorously and the
poor parson found that he was not be
an assassin and the leader of the parish
at the same time. Therefore his fare
well sermon. Dexter Gazette.
Headache may be due to defective ac-
ton of the liver, constipation, inactive
condition of the skin, poor blood, excess
i've mental exertion, exhaustion from fa-
tigue, the condition Of the stomach, eye
strain OF rheumatism of the scalp. Some
headaches are purely neuralgia
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1891-12-26

"Graciousm exclaimed Mrs Backwoods,
"the paper says that the fashionable folks in
N York have ; O'Clock tea. They must
get awful hungry afore bedtime "--Harper's
Bazaar.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1891-12-26
means of my own, and
HER

year-old Daisy vi
other day at San
ago the girl fell
called her parents
and friends to the
bedside, kissed
them goodby and
apparently expir-
ed. A half hour
later she opened
her eyes, smiled
and said to her
little sister,
"Maudie. | have
come back to stay
a little while"
"She then turn
ed over in bed"
said Mr.. Williams
when speaking of
the affair, land
slept soundly I'M
Til after dark.
About 9 o'clock
she awoke and re-
marked, Mamma,
| was dead, and
have been in heay-
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1891-10-10
No. 243

In fiat country than In a district where
the land was diversified with hill and dale.
But in every disaster he hsd seen, where
single dwellings and sven q whole settle
ment had been wrecked by the tempest,
the homestead in which he was born
would have stood unmoved ga building
made of little pine sticks" he added, ''is
not very safe dwelling anywhere"
1t may be a question whether the Archi-
tects, builders or owners are most TO blame
in the structures that are such a menace
to human life. Over fifty years ago the
gallery of q newly constructed church at
New Haven, Conn, fell during the fedica-
ton service, the first time il had been oc-
cupied- This gallery ran across thesend of
the building nearest the entranee. We
happened to be on the spot and We e1sm-
ined the cause of the disaster. Tbs build
ing was, say forty feet wide, and the gal
lery ran across with no support beneath it.
If 1t had been constructed on single stick
of timber running the whole length, 1t
might have borne a moderate weight, al
though it would probably have fallen be-
meath the crowd that filed it that day; but
not finding sill long enough, the beam
which was the foundation of the gallery
front was composed of two pieces Tapped
together in the middle, half the thickness
of each being cut back eighteen inches and
put together with four wooden pins The
architect said that his plan called for a
whole stick thsentire length, but he ad-
mitted that he saw the splice and thought
it would do! We do not call such people
murderers, for they have no malice in
their hearts, and intend no evil, but there
should be some punishment for those who
thus, even in their ignorance, trife with
the lives of others
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1891-10-10
gnmrmaI and Gnmrier.
The Oldest Daily Paper Pub
Iished in COnn0cticut.
RARY POLTTICS.

Babies are all right. There is no doubt
about that. Every man, woman and child
has been or is baby. But babies have a
place in the world which is more or less
well defined. We feel moved to remark
that baby who is, only day or a month
or a year old shouldn't be compelled to
take part in presidential campaign.
Here is the Cleveland baby, whose first
squall, according to q silver -tongued Dem
ocratio orator, touched every Democratic
heart in the land. This is fine beginning.
If every Democratic hearth has been touched
in this way what will happen as time goes
on2 Suppose Papa Cleveland is nominated
and the "baby racket" con tinues to
be worked as it has been. There
will be pictures of Baby Cleveland
with her toes sticking out to count the
little pigs on. Fac-similes of her first
tooth will be distributed among the faith
full. Her ''goo-goos" will be set to baby
music. She will be allowed to crawl all
over the Democratic platform and if any
accident happens it will not be noticed.
Give the little princess rest, and also
the people who are obliged to think about
the tariff, the silver question, and other
things that a girl baby doesn't belong in.
She is undoubtedly nice little baby, as
babies go, but she shouldn't be used to
fire the Democratic or any other political
heart with. She will fire hearts enough on
her own account when she gets older.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1891-10-10

The Social Democrats of Hamburg are
beginning to learn that it is good deal
easier to order q strike than to win one or
pay for one. Their general strike commit
tee has just recommended that strikes for
shorter. hours or more wages must be
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1891-10-10
EDlTORGAL NOTEa

On each ballot to be cast, according to
the provisions of the new election law in
Ohio, are to be these distinguishing devices
that have been adopted by the parties:
Republican, eagle; Democratic, rooster;
Prohibition, rose; Peoples, plough and
hammer.
A Chinanaan in Victoria has grounds
for divorce which would 60 in almost
any country. His wife is Mclean, and
his complaint of her is: "Too muchee
talkee with neighbors, too muchee paint
face and eyebrows, too muchee drink
Yulepean brandy, too muchee fight, too
dream, too muchee say 'killum husband
and too muchee no good"
There are some funny things in this
world, and one of them is to be found on
the Sasseton Indian reservation in North
Dakota. A white man had an old hearse for
sale, and he made an Indian believe it
was family carriage. Lo had just been
paid for some land Uncle Sam had taken
| Whb
nothing to him as compared to the latest
style in family equipnge, so the money
and the hearse changed hands and now
the old fellow is daily seen proudly driv-
ing up and down perched on the high seat
of the hearse with squaw and papooses
squatting inside.
| io% iu4a ~
some sensible ideas about funerals. They
indiot present funeral customs at these
points: Holding 80 many of them on
Sunday; unnecessary, ostentatious and ex-
travagant display; professions and noisy
parades of civic and military bodies; max
ing an exhibition of the dead face; not
paying the minister. One clergyman, who
has had large experience in this line, sug.
gests that the religious service be held in
the evening and that the funeral proper be
held the next day In private at any hou,
most convenient. In the summer funerals
should not be held earlier in the day thar
O'Clock in the afternoon, if possible.
Away goes another ancient theory. The
| London LaQC6G QouOuuc6S as I8le6 Gnf
idea that abundant hair is q sign of men
tai or bodily strength in man. It say
that despite the Samson precedent tn
Chinese are mostly bald, yet they form tn
most enduring of races. The averay
madhouse furnishes proof that long ant
thick hair is not sign of intellectually
The easily wheedled Esau was hairy, Will
the mighty Caesar was bald. "Long
haired men are generally weak and fanti
cal, and men with soant hair are th
: philosophers and statesmen and soldiers @
the WORLD" it concludes, though of cours
. to this rule there are many exceptions.
The Social Democrats of Hamburg al
beginning to learn that it is good DEF
easier to order strike than to win one c
1 pay for one. Their general strike commi
. tee has Just recommended that strikes fc
: shorter hours or more wages must /
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1891-10-10

ment back into the obscurity of the negro
cabins, from whence it emerged few
years ago, making its way into polite
society and being received there with an
amount of attention quite overwhelming
to an humble tinker. Now the banjo craze
is over, and the new candidate for adop-
ton and applause is the mandolin, an
ancient instrument, for centuries fayorite
among sthe Latin races of Europe. 1t
belongs to the Lutte family and came
originally from the East, as did the harp,
guitar and other stringed Instruments. Its
age is uncertain, and its history not clear
ly traced, yet it is always associated with
romance, moonlight and love songs, the
true exponent of sentiment, fancy and en-
chanting dreams.
Two centuries ago the mandolin was
found in its present shape at Naples, which
city indeed claims the honor of originating
it. The Neapolitan mandolin is about two
feet long and seems to have been modelled
from a pear cut in half lengthwise. The
body is formed of a number of narrow
pieces of wood bent into shape and glued
together. The sounding-board is made of
single piece of maple or rosewood, the
finger-board is of polished ebony with
sixteen frets, and the head, often rich
with ornamental carving, is similar to
that of the guitar. The Neapolitan in
strument has four double strings, the Nj
lanese a fifth pair, but this is considered
inferior to the Neapolitan.
The sound is produced by little pleo-
trum of tortoise shell with which the right
hand touches the strings, while the left
hand produces the notes on the finger
board. The tones are sweet and plain tive
unlike those of any other musical instru-
ment, and there is tremolo produced by
skillful players by delicate quivering of
the plectrum, which is strangely thrilling
IN its sweetness
The mandolin is more expensive and
more difficult to play thap the banjo, but
it is capable of higher, more exquisite
style of music, and its tones are mellowed
by age and use. The only whisper of
scandal concerning it thus far is the idea,
the mere suggestion, that as the mandolin
was in use in the Roman Empire during
the days of the Caesars it may have been
the instrument upon which the incendiary
Nero "fddled" at the time of the Great
Fire. But even if this be true the mando-
lin was more sinned against than SHINING
Let not the charge be remembered against
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Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1891-10-10
MORNING, OCTOBER 10, 1891

avoided at all hazards, as it is no longer
possible to raise funds for them, and all
the economic conditions are unfavorable.
The committee has pretty good reasons for
it's conclusions. Thirty-one strikes have
been organized recently by the Social Dem
ocrats and in all of them the labor party
was worsted. The employers, who had
been without any organization, entered in
to defensive alliance against the Social
Democrats, and the various employers as
soeiations supported each other. When
the strikes were over the men who had
been the most prominent leaders were not
taken on again, or, at any rate, only after
the lapse of many weeks, and this deter
mined action insured the victory of the
masters. The strikers hoped for financial
aid from abroad, but were terribly disap-
pointed. Nothing was received from
America, while France and Denmark
scarcely sent 1000 marks together. The
English during whole year only raised
10000 marks $4,000 for their German
fellow-workers, and most of the money re-
ceived came from the cigar-workers in Hol-
land and Belgium