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The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1891-10-31
THE KOOTENAI HERALD
Issued Every Saturday By
S. D. TAYLOR, Proprietor.
TAE MULE STRUCK our.
That Is why Headless CHECKER, Were
Picked Up In virginia.

That Is why Headless CHECKER, Were
Picked Up In Virginia.
There has been considerable gold found re-
Gently several miles north of the District
line, and several shafts have been sunk on
various properties, all OF which, to use the
usual language of the boom, "excced the
most sanguine expectations of the promo
tiers. Several farmers out near the seat of
disturbance have been earning considerable
money hauling ore from the shaft to Senator
Sawyer's stamp mill, few miles away. The
shafts are sunk and the ore extracted by the
usual methods of drilling and blasting. For
the latter purpose nitro-glycerine is used
One of the teamsters put several empty
nitro-glycerine cans in his cart and took them
to his home, near Takoma Park, last week.
intending to clean them up and make pals of
them. He set them down in the barn yard
while he was putting up the mules A half
grown hog saw the cans, walked up and
nuzzled them around About a gill of the
stuff had collected in the bottom of each, and
the pig licked it down It has sweet flavor
and is medicinal Then the farmer came out,
picked up the cans and took them into the
house. The pig chewed up stray ear of
corn, dead rat, some corn husks and two or
three other delicacies and ambled into the
barn. Perhaps nothing would have happened
If the razor back had been gifted with ordi-
nary intelligence, but what would possess
him under the circumstances to 90 and
scratch his back against the post of the off
mules stall is past understanding. Now
mules are only human; they are not exempt
from or above the foibles of mankind
When things go wrong with them they
make the welkin ring with their wild HoIneric
"Hee-awl hee-awl hee-awl" and then kick
like Queen Anne musket So when the off
mule looked around and saw the pig scratch
ing his back six inches from his heels he
Strengthened his neck, closed his eyes in brief
and silent prayer, swung his sinister limb up
over his shoulder and then struck out like
Kelly at the bat. The pig described a beau
tiful parabola, screaming all the time like a
200 pound shell from one of Admiral Porter's
mortars, sailed out through the barn doors
on fiat trajectory and struck on top of the
hen house.
Then came a clap of thunder sound; the
pig, o, where was hes Ask of the winds
which whistled round the heavens and the
sea. The nitro-glycerine had exploded slay-
ing pig, hen house and poultry into the mid
die of Ballyhack There hasn't piece of
that pig been found big enough to hold an
inquest on, nor piece of hen house big
enough for hen to pick her teeth on, and a
colored man was arrested on Long bridge the
other day for having in bag some headless
chickens, which he confesses he picked up
over In Virginia. w Washington Post.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1891-10-31
A Good BOY.

Been around town any, sir2" asked
a bootblack of man waiting at the
Detroit and Milwaukee depot the other
day.
mo, bub. l haven't" was the re-
ply.
"Shan't call a carriage for you9"
mo. I've no money to pay for such
Injuries.
Cant blow in $2l"
Not even two shilling, my boy"
''Humph That's too bad. If only
had key to the police box I'd ring
for the patrol wagon and let you have
a ride and see some of the business
streets for nothing. 49,
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1891-10-31
NIohammed's Descendants.

To find families of an antiquity at
once remote and certain we must go be-
yond Europe and seek them nearer the
cradle of the human race. Mohammed
died in $50, leaving nine wives and only
one child, his daughter Fatima, who was.
married las several other ladies were) to
Ali, the prophets first convert and chief
lieutenant. From Fatima have descend
ed the numberless sultans, mobiles, cher
ifs, kings and emperors who, ever since
the prophets day, have constituted so
important part of the ruling class in
the world which he organized. Today,
after the lapse of thirteen centuries, it is
the blood of the prophet that constitutes
the title to nobility in the several coun-
tries of the east.-Chicago Times.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1891-10-31
TO MY GUITAR.

Companion Of my hours of idleness,
How often we've defied slow Time togetherl
When lightly thus thy yielding chords press
The world grows bright. howe'er so drear the
weather.
Am aweary7 Turn then to thee,
To thy responsive strings my soul revealing,
And soon thy sympathetic minstrelsy
Sends subtle strength through my dulled
senses stealing.
In lonely moments, what a friend thou artl
My minor moods my feeting fancies sharing;
Thou canst express the secrets of my heart
In accents of rejoicing despairing.
The one whose love so desire to gain,
Would surely cease to doubt, it seems t. me-
all my longing, all my speechless pain,
Could find a voice, my loved guitar. through
theel
Amy Elizabeth Leigh in brakes Magazine.
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Kindness Not Appreciated.

A little incident that amused the pas
sengers in Brooklyn bridge car the
other day would seem to indicate that
the semi-tough young man with baby
in his arms does not appreciate polite
ness. As the semi-tough young man is
seldom seen carrying baby it might,
however, be hard to prove the rule.
But this one was carrying a baby, and
the tired looking woman with him was
lugging a bag that looked twice as
heavy as the baby. The woman was
the first to see the only vacant seat in
the car and dropped into it. And then
dapper young fellow who had been
reading intently looked up, and his gaze
fell first on the baby.
He apparently didn't notice that il was
a man holding the infant, for he jumped
mp, lifted his hat, and said, please take
my seatS madam. The fellow with the
child scowled, but all he said was: ''If
yer speakin' to de kid, OATS all right,
but if yer speakin' to me I'll smash yer
face. Seer And he stood up all the
way over, looking as if he felt much in
suited. New York Times.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1891-10-31
How He Got on.

One night Brown came home very late
and found his wife evidently prepared
to administer Caudle lecture. Instead
Of going to bed he took seat and rest
ing his elbows on his knees, seemed alb
sorbed in grief, signing heavily and ut
tering such EXPLANATIONS as Poor
Smith, poor fellowt'
Mrs. Brown, moved by curiosity, said
sharply, What's the matter with
smith,
"Ah, said Brown, Ibis wife is giving
him fits just now"
Mrs. Brown let her husband off that
time.-Exchange.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1891-10-31
ReptIlss win 9. 900 Teeth.

Many herbivorous reptiles of the meso-
zoic period had enormously long hind
legs, on which they We're able to wade far
out into the deep water after sea weeds
and other food. These creatures were par
ticularly extraordinary in point of their
dental equipment. inasmuch as each of
them had about 1000 grinders to chew
with. arranged in magazines of 500 each
like cartridges. Interview in Washing
ton Star
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1891-10-31

The public analyst of Halifax, York.
shire, Mr.. Ackroyd, thinks that men.
tai alteration may sometimes be as
cribed to the use of weak milk. In
The Provincial Medical Journal, under
the title of The Milk Supply and Lu.
macy, he draws attention to some sta.
tistics of admissions to lunatic estab-
lishments in Scotland While the
average monthly number of admis-
sions for the eight years is 1859, in
the months of May, June and July
the numl er is 62S above the average,
and 462 below it for the months of DC
tober, November, December and Jan
uary. Moreover, the rise and fall are
gradual; the number going upin Feb
ruary, March and April, and down in
July, August and September. Such
variations, Mr.. Ackroyd believes, have
been correlated with number OF
other phenomena, and he desires to
add one more to the list, viz, the sea
sOnal variation in the quality of milk.
He has been at the pains to plot a
curve for the years 1SS5-S6, based on
over 33, 900 samples of milk analysed
for the Aylesbury Dairy company, and
the result of his Investigations goes to
show that there is a curious CORE
sPondence between the rate of admis
sions TO lunatic asylums and the quail
ity of milk, the former rising as the
percentage of solids in milk is OBJ
served TO fall
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1891-10-31
The Thumb Ring.

It has taken long while for the
thumb ring to make any Roadway in
New York, but it is very slowly gain
ing ground Mr. Dixey was the first
man to wear ring upon his thumb,
and he has chung to it tenaciously for
two years. 1t is plain gold band,
worn just below the joint, and it was
placed there at first merely as lark.
1t excited so much talk among the
people who knew the burlesque actor
that he has refused to take the ring
off and has worn it ever since. Actors
always have a certain following
among young men whose brains are
not of dangerous weight and who are
capable of devoting their energies to
small things. The small things have
taken the form of thumb ring, and
there is very considerable portion of
rather young men about town who are
following Mr.. Dixey 'sexample. New
York Sun.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1891-10-31
Took Him a Long while to See rt.


A man who returned not long ago
from a stay of several months in Lon
don has some funny stories to tell of his
experience with British wit "Themind
of the Briton is solid, but slow, he said.
land when it comes to his appreciation
of joke he can be trusted after while
to get to it, but the process is slow.
This story is a capital illustration of
what | mean: One day went into a
book shop on the Strand and asked for
Hare's Walks in London In America
the book is sold in one thick volume; the
clerk brought it in two. Oh l said. as
looked at them, you part your Hare in
the middle, do your
Il, STRIP he said with a bewildered
look; "oh no, sir"
saw he didn't see the joke, so |
didn't explain, but bought the books and
went away. A week later entered the
same shop. AS soon as the clerk saw
me he rushed from the back of the shop
laughing vociferously. aud seized me by
the hand:
"Good" he shouted Capital; part
your Hare in the middle, that's capital,
sir; capital"
l had thought it was rather neat my
self, and it didn't take me week to find
it out, either.-New York Evening Sun
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1891-10-31
Shocking pepravitv.

Benevolent Old Lady Ito little girD-My
little dear do you wash your face and hands
every morningi
mo, num-
GOOD graciousl That's perfectly dread
full Do you wash your face in the middle
Of the dayi"
mo, num-"
= Dear mel When do you wash yourselfi'
4 never washes"
"Horriblel 1t is shocking how depraved
the lower classes arel | must organize a so
ciety to see that children are properly wash
ed. Tell me, little one, do you really never
wash yourselfg"
mo, mum, mamma washes me every
morning. Texas Siftings.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1891-10-31
INC Point. Oh ! noarhonnd.

The boarhound is, like many other
dogs, of high temper and courage, but
quiet when its natural game is out of
view. tits obedient enough when prop
erly. trained, but has unfiinching courage,
and when attacked does not know when
it is beaten. 1t is not a dog to keep in
wn.-English Mechanic.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1891-10-31

Madeleine fondlyl IL George dearest, l
could not make out your last love letter at
all. It was full of the queereat marks.
George Ia very young NJ. d. - Good
heavensl l have sent you prescription and
have given your letter TO the prescription
clerk And tho patient died.
Ralls in commissions. l-Pittsburg Bulletin.
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'.Your time is up, remarked the con-
tractor to the sexton. having Just fin
ished fitting the church steeple with a
brand new clock. American Grocer.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1891-10-31

Miss Elder-Why were you not at my
birthday reception yesterday Mr.. Smithers9
Didn't you receive your cardl
Mr.. Smithers-Yes, but : mislaid it.
Miss Elder-But didn't you remember the
datei
Mr.. Smithers without malicel-I thought
did until ! heard a gentleman say that you
were not born yesterday. Life.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1891-10-31

The earliest known lens is one made
of rock crystal, unearthed by Layard at
Nineveh. This lens, the age of which is
to be measured by thousands of years,
now lies in the British museum. with its
surface as bright as when it left the
makers hands. By the side of it are
very recent specimens of lenses which
have been ruined by exposure to London
fog and smoke. New York Telegram.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1891-10-31

The largest kitchen in the world is in
the Bon Marche in Paris. 1t has 1000
employees. The smallest kettle contains
100 quarts and the largest 500. Each of
fifty roasting pans is big enough for 300
outlets. Every dish for baking potatoes
holds 225 pounds? When omelettes are
on the bill of fare 1880 eggs are used at
once. For cooking alone sixty cooks and
100 assistants are always at the ranges.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1891-10-31

The only real work of art in copper
that now exists in India is the casting of
Hindoo and other images for religious
purposes. These are, of course, mostly
to be found in old temples. Almost all
the temples which can really claim an
tiquity have images made of copper,
which are the perfection of art, and
which, with all the assistance of ma
chinery, could never be excelled or even
initiated by European cities.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1891-10-31

You rascal, do you ask for money and
then take it right out of my pocketsn ooh,
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1891-10-31

A monkey on shipboard used to amuse
himself in the cooks absence by turning
the water cocks, in order to enjoy that
worthy's surprise when he returned and
found the water running over the floor,
and there are scores of authenticated in
stances Of actual deception practiced by
animals to gain some desired end.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-02-21
Chapel Hill.

r. Il. Edmonson is quite sick this week.
Rev. baylor, of Liberty, Mo-, preached
in the church last Sunday.
A number of the young people nave Or
ganized u reading club here.
Miss Annie Bell Ragsdale, who has been
in Kansas City going to school is home
again.
=. II. L. Dean and his new wife have moved
to themselves in town and seem to be very
happy.
Miss Lou Meador and Miss IIou Craw-
ford who were quite sick last week are
better.
Rev. II. p. Phillips commenced a pro.
tracted meeting at Concord church on the
10Th he is assisted by Rev. Upton OF
Odessa.
DIR. Ragsdale attended the WOODLAND
an address.
Put Adams caught two men stealing
from his pen the other night and opened
fire OH them with a shot gun Next time
he says, he will shoot to hurt.
Burton Grooms and his widowed mother
lave moved to their new home, seven
miles north of here. They are good neigh
bors and nice people and will he greatly
missed in this community.
Miss Maud Phillips, aged 20, daughter of
b. L. Phillips, who has been afflicted for
sometime with consumption, died at her
grandfather's, VIM. Harris, Esq, last Sun
ay. Her funeral was preached by Rev.
Crutchsinger, pastor OF the Mckinden M,
E, Church,
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-02-21
DeadWOOd s. ID,

The problem of easy access to the above
point is now solved by the opening OF the
new line of the Burlington route into this
live city of the Black Hills country.
On February 1st the new branch of the
b. & NJ. r.. r., leaving the main line of
the Black Hills extensionat Edgemont, 8.
D., was opened for business, thus supply
ing a long felt want for adirect all rail line
from the Missouri river to the Black Hills.
The service and equipment on this new
line wiil be up to the usual high standard
MBurlington route trains, II will con-
sist of day coaches and pullman Palace
sleeping cars. A through pullman sleeper
will leave Omaha daily at 1890 a. m. arriv-
ing in Deadwood the next day at 12:Ol
noon. Parties from points south and east
of Kansas City or st Joseph can take a
through sleeping car, leaving Kansas City
ot 9:15 and st. Joseph at Has p. m. for
Lincoln, arriving there the next morning
in ample time to make connection with
the through sleeper for Deadwood. The
Rurliucton's west bound through trains
from 81. Louis also make direct connection
with this sleeper at Lincoln.
For further information in regard to
rates etc, call on or address, Ii. G. Orr, q
s. w. P. A., 900 Main street, Kansas City,
Mo. or A. c. Dawes, G. u. II. A., st.
Joseph, Mo.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-02-21
Don't miss it. Read Roylc's ad
W. NJ, A, Notes.

Frank Peters enioycda few days at home
last week.
Cadet Egersdarff has returned from a
visit home.
Mrs. Williams, of Mcpherson, Kansas,
is visiting her son Charley.
Not a few of the boys are wondering
who the young ladies were that sent them
valentines.
Rev. Russell led the chapel exercises
Thursday morning and gave the boys
some good advice.
The dialectic society has abandoned the
open session which was to have been held
on the 2lst of this month.
A fancy dress ball was given by the boys
n few nights ago. 1t was quite an exclu-
sive affair, being for cadets only and some
of the costumes were strikingly original,
Gilbert Kelly, an ex-cadet is distributing
mail among the Kansas legislators, having
been elected postmaster of the senate. The
boys anticipate 4 visit from him in the
near future.
A new feature has been introduced in
the drill lately. Competitive drill is held,
and the best driller is excused from the
drill for one day. The contests are some
times exciting.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-02-21
Religious.

Jules Delaney, of Paris, France, deliver
ed two lectures in the morning and even
ing at the Christian church on the subject
of christian missions in Paris.
There was one addition to the Methodist
church at the morning service yesterday,
James DeArmand, q son of the congress-
man-elect from the Twclveth (Butler) dis
trict.
First Baptist church, corner Main and
Twelfth streets, Rev. F. w. Eason, pastor.
Services at II and Z tomorrow. Sunday
school at $3.50 a. m. Services at the Chapel
in East Lexington, at 2:30 p. IN. All are
invited.
The meeting at the Baptist church con
Quoted by Rev. w. IT. Russell, of Holden,
Mo-, still continues. Meeting every morn
ing at ten o'clock and every evening at
seven O'Clock. There will be q mothers,
meeting at three o'clock Wednesday after
noon.
Rev. Gordon, pastor of the Presbyterian
day, and his pulpit was filled in the fore
noon by Rev. Eason, pastor of the Baptist
church, whose pulpit was filled by Rev. w.
II. Russell. There was no service ut the
church in the evening.
The members of Christ Episcopal church
have called Rev. IL. A. Duboc, Of South
port, N. c., to be their rector, and he has
accepted. He will arrive and preach his
first sermon on the first Sunday after Eas-
ter. They have also greatly improved the
appearance of their church by re-painting
and re-carpeting il.
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A Fine Stud Farm.

in no county in Missouri is the raising
of blooded stock, especially horses receiv-
ing close or more intelligent attention
than in Lafayette. Here we have some of
the most noted horses in the state and
numbers of the very best breeders. And
these men are posted too. They know a
good horse when they see one and if there
are faults in a pedigree, none are quicker
to detect them.
One of the foremost breeders in the
county is Mr.. NJ. Beamer, proprietor of
EQUALITY Ridge Stock Farm" This farm
is located two and one-half miles west of
Blackburn and is s~plendidly arranged and
appointed for the purpose for which it is
being used. Producing horses for the
speed ring seems to be Mr.. Beamer's main
object, one in which he il ably assisted by
his trainer II. II. Payne.
At the head of Mr.. Beamer's stud il Steel,
624l, by Lucas Broadhead, dam by CLAP
DIV Medium" Steel carries the blood of
the Harolds in his veins and is q fine sDeci-
men ofhorsetiesh. "Oid Al West Is another
favorite. These two with President Wilkes
II, 1878, Beamers Bashaw and others make
up q strain any man might be proud Of.
MIR. BeemeI is the owner also of Blaze
Berry, who has already made her mile In
2:2lB and Is capable of much better sueed,
Indeed abe promises to be a record breaker
of extraordinary success.
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Concordia.

A considerable lot of snow fell Wednes-
day.
Parties that have been suffering from n
scarcity of water here of late have been
well supplied by the snow and rain.
John Kueck was arrested last Saturday
night charged with disturbing the peace,
after paying five dollars and costs he was
discharged.
Louis Schanhorst and family residing
about one mile north Of here, were treated
to a party on last Sunday night. 1t was
undoubtedly the largest party given re-
Gently.
Gustave Rocpe and Miss Lena Werths
are to be married Sunday next. The place
where the ceremony is to be performed is
unknown at present, Rev. F. J. Biltz is to
perform the ceremony.
The first parties to try the merits of the
snow by sleigh riding were H.. kueck and
AID Deke in company with Miss Il. Filing
and Miss A. ~Covington. From the appear
anee of their countenance after having fin
ished their ride they must have enjoyed it
remarkably well.
Debates and spelling matches are very
numerous. Debates are held in the Kess-
ner school house every Tuesday night.
The topic OF the last debate resolved that
the cow Is q more useful animal than the
horse. The topic for next Tuesday is, re-
solved that the wages of women should be
less than the wages of men. ] am unable
to say who is defending the women, ii. L.
Thieman is on the mems side. We are well
aware Mr.. Thieman is not a woman's suf-
frage man although we cannot say he is
not an admirer Of the fair sex.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-02-21
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.
Near wellington.

Mrs. Sadie Hodgines and her little
sister Maggie. who have been visiting
their mother, Mrs. 4. +. Milton, near
the FlOurnOy school house, have
returned home to Kansas city,
Born February II, to the wife Of f. +.
Milton, a daugher. Mr.. Milton says he
is proud of his valentine, but would
have been prouder if it had been a boy,
in which event he thinks lie could have
jumped a ten-rail fence backward.
Now it will corwd him. he thinks, 10
jump it the other way.
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Marriages.

Married, at the Baptist church by Rev.
Eason, this afternoon, Mr.. Harrison j.
Truesdell and Mrs. Mary E. Truesdell, both
of Armourdale, Kansas.
Miss Mabel Lyme, formerly assistant
vocal teacher ut the Baptist Female Col
lege, was married n week ago yesterday,
at Nevada, Mo-, to Mr.. John G.. Reynolds,
of Slater.
Married, on Wednesday evening, Feb
ruary IS, Mt the residence OF the brides
father, Mr.. j. c. Cobb, by Rev. s. Finis
King, Mr.. Gordon Jones and Miss ora
Lou Cobb. Attendants: Mr.. Joseph Hurr
and Miss Blanche Blackwell, Mr.. Lee
Bascom and Miss Mary D.. Jones.