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The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1891-09-19

One form of advertising that always
seemed to me to be a waste of money is
the scattering of dodgers broadcast. /
have noticed lately that it is coming into
quite extensive practice again. At one
time tons of dodgers were thrown out
every week in this city The pavements
of the business streets would be showed
under with them After while the rage
for this form of advertising died away 1t
never quite ceased, but lately began to re-
cover its past popularity. have watched,
with some curiosity, the manner in which
the public receive dodgers thrust upon
them in the street. and it appears to me
that they hardly glance at them. Only
one person in a hundred puts one in his
pocket. AS rude they are crumpled up
and thrown away, or more frequently
dropped even without the trouble Of
crumpling up.
Yet advertisers will have these affairs
printed by the hundreds of thousands, on
the theory that they are cheaper than a
space in the newspapers. They may cost
less money, but as an advertisement must
be judged by its returns, not by it's cost,
they are to my thinking the most expen-
sive and least effective method of getting
your goods before the public that human
ingenuity has devised-to judge from the
big bundles of this sort of printed matter
one sees at the old paper places; moreover,
the dodger distributors are not all faith
full in the performance of their tasks; so
that even the comparatively little service
the dodger might perform is rendered less
by the dishonesty of the agents employed
to put them out.-Trumble in New York
News
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1891-09-19

An advertising solicitor, one of the
brightest members of the hustling fra
ternity to which he belongs. was met on
Chestnut street wearing smile of great
breadth and evidently in excellent
humor with himself II have Just left
the head of a big Front street firm"
said he, land l have a fair sized con-
tract bearing the firms signature tucked
in my inside pocket. How do you sup
pose | got it9 The old gentleman under
took to spike my guns before had my
batteries fairly opened on him by agree
ing to everything l said in favor of adj
vertising, and enthusiastically attribut-
ing to it much more than / would dare
TO claim for it. He then went on to in
form me that his firm had no occasion
whatever for advertising, as it was well
known from having advertised extern
sively in its earlier days.
So, said l. you think that the ad-
vertising which you did in the early
days of your business is sufficient to
carry you through nowP
Undoubtedly do, he replied.
Well, said l, will you kindly tell
me the name of the candidate for vice
president on the Republican ticket cleo
ton before lastg
"He was struck. He hesitated,
stammered a little, and finally replied,
We'll, no, / can't
Now, said l, do you know of any
man who was better advertised at that
timer
1T fetched him. philadelphia In
quirer.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1891-09-19
a WINTER ELE.


tn cold IL was TO ride or walk:
A little elf swung on marigold stalk,
The marigold flowers were fallen and dead.
The marigold flowers were shrouded in snow.
A bitter wind rushed to and fro,
And all the violets were abed.
The little elf's nose was sorry and blue,
But the little elfs self was jolly all through;
And as he swung from side to side,
He sang his song with an air of pride:
''Out o the wool o. the chestnut buds
My Minnie spun my hose and jerkin;
OF q bats wing made my cloak,
Warm enough to wrap Turk in;
Lined them all with thistle down,
Gathered when the pods were brown;
Trimmed them with a rabbits fur,
Left upon cookie bur;
''Yet, in spite of everything,
Much fear that cold be-
Ha! hal the spring. Hol no. the springi
The merry, merry spring for me-"
st. Nicholas.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1891-09-19
Two Remarkable Memories.

j. NJ. Hill, of New York, and Joe
Parks were talking in the fremont
House about their memories. Parks
said he could remember some things,
while others got away from him com
pletely. II can recite," he said, from
memory every line of Tam O Shanter'
without missing a word, but l can't re-
member the number of my brothers
house."
Same here" said Hill 81 recited
one night in New York from memory
Macbeth from start to finish. / wrote
out check for a man and forgot to
sign my name to it. Chicago Tribune.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1891-09-19
HEART PICTURES.

Her hair is the gold brown of chestnuts
Her eyes blue as the heavenly zone.
Her skin as the snow of the lily
When rose bushes are over it blown.
her lips shame the heart of carnation.
her movements are exquisite grace
Her voice is she sweetest of music,
And smiles lie asleep on the face
Ofthe woman love.
There is less of gold CLINT in her tresses.
rev threads of silver wove through.
The crimson of lips not so vivid,
And lighter the eyes in their blue:
Her movements more stately and grander.
Though losing no whit of their grace.
And the smile is more patient and tender
That shines on the matronly face
OF the woman love.
Faded out all the brown and the snnshine
Furnished silver the curls of hair shine.
In her eyes less of earth, more of heaven
Less stained are the cheeks with life's wine:
The skin not so lily in wilderness,
Paler now the waves DER them roll;
But the voice still retains all its sweetness,
And the face is llumined by the soul
OF the woman love-
Earth, keep her to bless and to brighten.
Death, send not thy stern fiat down;
And heaven, linger long in the weaving
Strands Of gold and of pearl for her crown.
There are angels enough clothed in glory
Few given life's griefs to assuage;
And the tenderness, purity, beauty,
Are perfected and hallowed by age
In the woman l love-
William II. Bushnell in New York Mercury.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1891-09-19

The Frenchman cares little to contest III
anything where mere muscular ability is
at an advantage, says a Partisan visitor.
He pursues sport as he does art-striving
to develop its fine points, aiming to be-
come expert and admiring only the skill
that may be attained in the exercise. We
have no such thing as a national game,
nothing that approaches to your baseball,
or polo, or the English cricket. Sport
with us means, as u rule, horse racing,
and undoubtedly our jockeys, of whom
we think highly, would compare favor
ably with the best that this country
knows. The exercise that really occupies
our attention as national institution is
fencing, and that probably arises from the
military character of the national life
Much Of the energy that the American
youth puts into play and physical contests
is absorbed by the government in recruit
ing the army. Here the boys of the vii
lage have to provide their own amuse-
ments, their own exercises, and have to
depend upon themselves for acquiring the
discipline that is so essential to really sue
cessful sport. With us the government
provides the exercise and the discipline.
and if the young man can get any amuse-
out of it so much the better for them. 1t
is the next war that is always uppermost
in every F'renchman's mind. New York
Cor. Philadelphia Times
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1891-09-19
Wanted an Easy Chair.

A Nashville furniture dealer tells lit
tie story that shows how some people are
constituted. A lady ordered an elegant
easy chair of peculiar kind. 1t was
made and sent to her house. She exam
ined it carefully and critically, finally re-
marking that it suited her exactly, with
one exception-it was too soft. She had
the man take the chair back to be made
trifle harder. The chair was returned
to the store and put aside. Nothing was
done to it, After the lapse of about
week the chair was sent out again. The
woman again examined it, and this time
the chair was too hard. She was sorry,
but when she paid so much to get an
article for her own comfort she wanted
it about right, so she sent it back to the
store for another change The chair was
again put aside for week or ten DAYS
and sent out for the third time without
having a particle of change made. This
time it was just right. She took the
chair, paid for it, and was sorry it had
not suited her at first. The poor woman
never knew that the chair had not been
changed a particle.-Chicago News.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1891-09-19
An Old Game That Is Amusing.

| In Lower Canada the boys have a
game that no doubt their ancestors
brought over with them from la belle
France centuries ago, but which have
never seen played by the boys of the
other provinces. 1t is called LA Main
Chaude"-that is, the warm hand-and
when | describe it | am sure you will
agree with me that the name is very
appropriate
One of the players takes his seat in
the chair. Another is blindfolded and
either kneeling down before the settee
or simply bending forward, as he may
prefer, rests his head on the others
knee. Behind his back, with palm out
stretched, he holds his right hand. The
game is now ready to begin.
The other players range themselves
round the blindfolded one, whose palm
lies so temptingly open, and in turn
give his hand smart slap with theirs.
1t is the business of the unfortunate
wight thus being slapped to guess who
strikes him, the sitter determining the
accuracy of the guess, and the instant
he guesses correctly the person whom
he has thus found out takes his place
and the game proceeds.
When not too roughly played great
deal of fun may be had out of La Main
Claude, but, of course, undue violence
must be guarded against. New York
Herald.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1891-09-19
His Work.

In a pretty church on the island of
Anityum, in the New Hebrides, is tab
let erected by grateful natives to the
memory of their missionary, Rev. John
Geddie.
On this tablet is written in their Ian
guage the following;
When he landed
in 1913
There were no Christians here.
and when he left
in 1872
There were no heather.
Missionary Link
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1891-09-19
victoria's Fondness for Pearls.

Queen Victoria has a great fondness for
pearls, and has taken special care that all
her daughters shall have fine pearl neck
laces for their adornment. One of her
first purchases after the birth of each has
been two or three pearls, and every year
until their marriage she has added a
pearl or two to her stock, until the neck
lace she required was ready.-Public
Opinion.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1891-09-19
After His Wool.

Mr. Cluff (who is going to have his hair
cut)-Whadier want, chile9
His Youngest-Mammy tole me t. foller yo'
down, en- git de wool whad kims off, fer ter
stuff de sofy piller-Tid Bits.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1891-09-19

Young Mr.. Sissy to pretty cousin)-Ds
you know, Maude, that have all my hat
made to order9"
Pretty Cousin-They are lovely, Charley
suppose the dealers don't carry such small
size in stock. THE Epoch.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1891-09-19
Omaha Bows to Gotham,

Over S67,0OO,OOO were invested in new
buildings in New York last year. New York
is rapidly becoming the Omaha of the east
Omaha World.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1891-09-19
But Hard to Keep.

National banking in Cincinnati is not diff
cult 1t is easy to get the run of it.-Louis
vile Courier-J Journal.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1891-09-19

Miss Waldo tof Boston)-Yes, Mr.. Wabash
1 ann perfectly delighted. Papa has decided
that we shall spend next summer in Rome.
Mr.. Wabash (of Chicago)-Ir deedl Why
I've got friend in Rome. He is night clerh
of the Butterfeld house.-Tid Bits.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1891-09-19

New Policeman-Here now, none of thatl
You jst git into them shoes and come along
with me. Yen crack no houses this night
Gentleman of the House getting in late)-
Shl Shl You'll wake the baby--.-Life.
The Lamar register., 1891-05-09
Tench.r> OF American.

Teachers of English are plentiful in
this day and generation, but teachers
of American are TO be met with only
Mt raee intervals. In this city. how
ever, there are several OF the latter
who command good prices for their
services, and who find ready employ
ment at all times. Foreigners who
have been taught English in the
schools OF their native land find them
selves completely at sea on their ar
rival here, and many of them who can
afford it employ teachers to instruct
them in learning the peculiar idioms
employed by the Americans. The
localism, especially, they lind most
perplexing to master, and the teacher
must be well up on all the mannerisms
and slang expressions of the day. The
bishop of the Russian church in this
city has II young lady employed to
teach him American. and he finds it a
most necessary part of his education.
The Lamar register., 1891-05-09
A Remarkable Post Office.

Hunt up on your map of South
America the Straits of Magellan, look
at the mountain hanging over, imag-
inc the point of rock that leans the
farthest out. and think of barrel
hung by heavy chain swinging there.
That is post office. No postmaster
stays there to deliver the mails and no
postman uulocks it; in fact it has no
key. Yet it is grand old post office.
Ships coming along the way stop, and
their captains take out packages OF let
ters that have been dropped therein,
see if they can find any that want to
travel their way, and if so. they take
them on, in their place they leave a
package which is to go in another di
rection, and some day the officers of s
ship passing that way will take that
on. So the barrel swings, doing its
duty day by day, without being
watched, sending joy to many hearts.
The Lamar register., 1891-05-09
Won Moltke.s Military Genius.

The military genius OF Moltke wag
in planning campaigns. He was a
consummate master Of strategy. This
was brilliantly shown in the war be-
tween Prussia and Austria in 1866,
but the fame OF the great soldier rests
upon the French campaign OF 1S79-71.
which in the opinion al students OF
strategical science has never been ex-
celled in completeness OF detail and
mastery arrangement. 1t is OF
course to be remembered in consider
ing the success Of this campaign that
the Germany army was in perfect con-
dition-a fact the credit of which is
also largely due to Won Moltke-was
mafnifcently equipped and was i'm
bued with that spirit which carries
armies to victory, while the condition
OF the French armies was in nearly all
respects inferior, md they had no
such inspiration to fight. Still, with
out such general as the armies of
Germany had in Won Moltke they
probably would not have achieved so
rapid and complete victory, The
genius of the great soldier cannot be
disparaged by any comparison of the
means at his command with those of
the armies he overcame, and he mer-
tied all the honors he received. all
the affection and homage which his
eountrymen have shown him.-Omaha
Bee.
The Lamar register., 1891-05-09
HE WANTED TO TESTIFY.
AND Didn't Care a Copper for the $50, 90
Involved In the Suit

And Didn't Care a Copper for the $50, 900
Involved In the Suit.
a lawyer OF some eminence in this
city, says the New York Times. while
enjoying social hour with some friends
the other night narrated an incident
of his practice in which Daniel Drew.
then liking of Wall street, figured.
Mr. Drew had been sued by persons
who had been let out OF the small end
of the horn by him In stock transac-
ton. The rugged financier was indig-
nant and vicious when he sought the
aforesaid liwyer and requested him to
take the case. The amount for which
the plaintiffs sued was about $S5, 600
and Drew said that he wanted the case
brought into court so that he might
''show up them fellers." The lawyers
made careful investigation OF the
facts and found that his client had
seareelY leg 10 stand on in court. He
was anxious TO win The Ca6e however
and determined TO see what ingenuity
and an exhaustive knowledge OF legal
technicalities would accomplish. Cir
cumstances favored him and through
carelessness on the other side he sue
ceeded in non-suiting the plaintiffs,
Elated with this result he called on Mr.
Drew and triumphantly announced that
victory was theirs.
But haven't had a chance to testi-
fy, +" said the old speculator peevishly.
That wns not necessary. We havo
won the case without trial.
"Gh6 deuce you have" exclaimed
Mr., Drew angrily. We'll, you are a
fine lawyer to look after the interests
OF your clients. wouldn't give dol
lar a bunch for such lawyers as you
are. "
You don't seem 10 understand, Mr..
Drew" explained the lawyer. ave
have won the suit and you are $50. 900
ahead. To say nothing OF tho costs"
Thunder and lightning, man. fumed
the hru-quc Daniel. ,'what do / cdro
about $35. OOo9 WANTED to get on the
witness stabd and tell what thought
Of .hem fellows
The Lamar register., 1891-05-09
,,,,,,.,, T,rr,,or, Painted Rcd.

British fondness for territory is
illustrated very graphically in we'll
known pocket-atlas published by an
English firm. British possessions are
all printed in a brilliant shade oil req
but the world is largo place and even
the numerous colonies of the little
island fail to make as great show as
was desired. so Grant Land, the great
continent of rock snd ice lying north
of the Arctic Circle, and Graham Land
n similar tract south of the Antarcuc
Circle, were also printed in rosy hue,
These desolate wastes are undehneu
and unexplored, and OF about as Inuch
use as the Milky Way. Certainly no
nation will dispute Britannias rieh'
To paint them red il she wants to.
The Lamar register., 1891-05-09
She Cool, Him on,

An Arab woman, when left widow,
mourns her husband devoutly, but
like other widows il she has the op,
pornmity she may bs married again.
The night before her second marriage
she pays visit to her husbands grave.
There she l5neels and prays him not to
be offended. As. however, she feel.
he viii be offended, the widow brings
with her donkey laden with two goat
skins filled with water. The prayer
ended. she proceeds to pour the water
on the grave TO keep the first husband
cool under the circumstances about t6
take place, and, having well saturated
him, she then departs.-lown State
Register.
The Lamar register., 1891-05-09

Produced from the laxative and nutritious
juice of California figs, combined with the
medicinal virtues OF plants known to bc
most beneficial to tie human system, acts
gently Oh the Kidneys, liver aid 5cr,elsi
eGectually cleansing the system, dispell-
ing colds and headaches, and curing habit
,inI con stirnnttun
The Lamar register., 1891-05-09
A, .n.eao.e with a Moral.

Michael Angelo, at a time when
Italy paid SO much attention to ancient
art that modern had no chance OF be-
inc Judged fairly, had, lis said, resort
70 a stratagem to teach the critics Inc
ia,lacv of shaping their judgments by
fasbion or reputation. He sculptured
a sleeping beauty, and, breaking on an
prm. buried it in place where exca-
yations were being made. TWAS soon
found, and lauded BY critics and the
The Lamar register., 1891-05-09
cre,a..e. of Mount 81. uI,,.:

Crossing the great snow field form
ing the floor OF the Hmphitheater were
hundreds OF yawning chasms many OF
them twenty 10 forty feet in breath and
half a mile in length. These we had
to cross by narrow snow bridges or
follow for long distances before being
able to pass Ground their ends. A view
into the blue depths OF one Of these
great crevasses is a sight nevar To bs
forgotten. Their lips arc Of white
snow. festooned and oyerarching in a
thousand fantastic forms; below. the
color changes by impercoptible grada-
lions TO the deepest blue. Their ex-
treme depths arc as dark in color as
tho uniathomable sea Many times
their bottoms are beyond the reach 81
vision; again they are level -doored and
form fairy-ltke valley with walls of
sculptured crystal; in other instances
they are partly filed with water of the
deepest indigo, in which every detail
of the frettsd walls above is reflected.
Some OF the larger crevasses are
crossed by snow arches. thrown direct
IL from bank to bank. and resembling
in their grand proportions the natural
bridge OF Virginia. Our way lay for
miles along this beautiful but treacher-
Gus pavement along the brink OF dizzy
precipices. and across narrow bridges
with bottomless gulfs on each hand.
Although we had been living on the
glaciers for weeks and had become IA
miliar with many Of their wonders. the
great crcvasses in she upper snow re-
gions were so magnificent in their pro-
portions and so wonderful in color that
they called forth exclamations OF adj
miration from every member of our
party.-The Century.
The Lamar register., 1891-05-09
o, the rIl.err of II. <,

Human wretcheduess touches bottom IN
sea sickness. Life is held a feathers weight
by the unfortunate afflicted with it. Why
eudure its utrocious internal convull .ons
when Hostetter's Stomach Bitters relieves
them instanterl Not only relieves. but pre-
vents II j. not always on the 'briny that
travellers nausea IA experienced Raliway
journeying, riding with ones back to the
horses fIr the locomotive sometimes produces
IL In supbt-sensitiSc stomnchs. Hostetter :
Stomach Bitters is always the prompt
remedy The nlschietOus properties of
brnrkIsh water. tho evil influence OF MAS
ma. unwhalcsofnc or unaccustomed food.
excessive fatigue whether bodily or mental.
Tho dyspepftr tendency bred by sedentsry
nursIiits the pernIcous 6ff6cts of exposure
10 extremes Of Temperature or dan1pness,
all these are eTectually cophteracted Dy
also rheumatism, klduey and bilious trouble.
1t is a misnomer to call one who has been
cast into DrisOn an Outcast
The Lamar register., 1891-05-09
The Mote.Bar.

Swim in the sunshine and dance,
Ye atoms too small for ken;
Circle, recede, and advance,
Marry by twos and twos,
Gather in social knots,
Jostle for place and lose,
Or mount above other dots:
Swim in the sunshine and dance,
No rest during days little chance,
Ye atoms that God names menl
The Lamar register., 1891-05-09

public as valuable relic of antiquity,
lar superior TO anything done for CEN
turtles. When Angelo thought it had
gone far enough he produced the brolx-
en- arm, and. to the great modification
of the critics, revealed himself as the
sculptor.=New York Ledger,