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The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1892-08-19
A SlckENING SIGHT.
A Negro Lion Tanner Horribly Lacerated
Before Large Audience.

There was terrible scene enacted re.
| Gently in Wombwell & Bailey's menag-
erie and circus in IIednesford, Stafford
shire, England. The London Pail Mall
Budget gives the following graphic ac-
count of the occurrence:
Dellah MOntarno, a lion tanner, was in the
act of entering cage containing two
bears and n hyena, when the mud which
had adhered to his boots caused him to
slip.
lie fell on the floor of the den, and the
larger of the bears Immediately bounced
upon him and seized him ut the back of his
head with its teeth, causing serious inju-
ries. Some of the spectators were so horri-
fed Mt the CHASTITY struggle that they fed
panic stricken from the menagerie; but q
large number of coal miners and others re-
manned behind. Montarno was only armed
with stick, and it was seen that he was
completely pOwerless, the bear tearing him
about the head and face in most savage
manner. The shrieks of the onlookers
brought Mr. Frank Bostocl1 from his Office
to the scene. His predicament was a ter.
rible one, and makes his prompt assistance
all the more commendable.
Both bears and the hyena were spoken OF
as being quite docile even to strangers, but
shown itself the bitter enemy of Mr.
Bostock; in fact, on more than one occa-
sion this hyena has exhibited an eagerness
to get Mr.. Bostock within reach. Mr..
Bostock perhaps never realized danger SO
keenly before, but without a moments
hesitation he called for stick. In re.
spouse some one handed him Il cane. Frac.
lie weapon as this was with which 10
enter upon such Il deadly encounter, he
sprang into the cage, and while keeping an
eye on the hyena began to belabor the bear.
by this time Montarno, who had re.
ccived injuries Of the most shocking char
acter, was becoming enfeebled from the
loss of blood, and as though conscious OF
his mastery the bear attacked him with
increased f"rocity. After some minutes,
which seemed like hours both TO Montarno
and Mr.. BCstock, the bear released its
hold, and the lion tanner, with terrible
gashcs about the face and head, and with
clothes torn almost to shreds, was dragged
from the den. As he was carried out OF
the place to the Anglesey hotel, he re-
marked, 81 know am going to die"
DR. Butler was summoned, but Montar.
no was beyond hope, and although retain.
ing consciousness to the last, died within
half an hour. The deceased, who was forty.
five years of age, was an African negro,
and had been connected with the menag-
eric for something like twenty years. Dur
ing that time he had several encounters
with both bears and lions; but these ex-
periences, so far from convincing him Of
the danger Of his calling, are said to have
produced additional daring.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1892-08-19
A Courteous Prince.

''Do not be afraid, Louis" said the
Empress Eugenie, holding her son in her
arms.
Il am not, mamma, answered the boy
of II; II have not forgotten that my
name is Napoleon"
The cutter in which the empress and
her son were being conveyed at night
from a steamer had struck rock, ard
the waves were dashing over it at tile
time this conversation took place.
The young prince, who afterward lost
his life in the war between the English
and the Zulus, had one trait not common
to children-he treated his playmates
and all who served him with marked
courtesy. The favorite companion of his
sports was Louis Conneau, the son Of the
emperor's physician. They were daily
together, and many storms ruffied their
intercourse.
One day, when there was to be a state
dinner at the Tuileries, at which the
prince was not to appear, lie invited
Louis Conneau to dine with him. Both
lads were very fond Of straw berry cream,
and the prince. in order to give an agree
able surprise to his playmate, requested
that dish to be prepared for the dessert.
During the morning the two boys
quarreled, and Louis Conneau returned
home. The prince, too proud to show
any emotion at his playmate's departure,
took his seat at the dinner table and
tried to eat. But when the strawberry
cream appeared his self control gavo
way. The tears rolled down his checks,
as lie said to a servant:
Take the cream to Conncau, and tell
him haven't the heart to cat it without
himr'-Youth's Companion.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1892-08-19

in Helena, Mon, there is an expression
commonly used by gamblers, and not in
frequently by others when luck has been
running against them. 1t is, "There must
be dead Indian under this house" When
the workmen were digging the foundation
for ''The Exchange" when the place was
only a hamlet, an Indian grave was found
but the owner Of the land refused to allow
it to be disturbed. Thereafter whenever
luck was against the faro dealers they were
wont to say, "There must be dead Indian
under this house." After a time the play.
ers took it up. The building never pros
pered very well, and when it was improved
recently one of the first things done was
TO remove the body of the Indian.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1892-08-19
PLAYED IN HARD LUCK.
n seoundreI VINO Seemed to Get 1t In
tho Neck" Every Time.


tho Neck" Every Time.
a London paper says that criminal who
was sentenced the other day to seven years
penal seryituLc at one Of the assizes for bur.
glary and ''breach of prison" is an unfor.
tunatea and interesting person. In his brief
( career as an enemy of the law he has nut
to shame many bygone practitioners, whom
/ the youth of the metropolis are taught 10
vcneratc as past masters in the art of law
breaking. But, unlike them, he has never
bad any luck. Released last year from one
of her majesty's convict establishments.
and finding the air of England unconge-
NAL, he decided to seek fresh fields for his
genius; took ship and settled at Boulogne.
Eut injudicious condolences, which he there
Impaired to casual friend, reused the
suspicious of an alert police and he was
compelled to return from exile. On land
ing at Folkstone he was bored by his sur
roundIngs, and proceeded to resume his
professional duties.
On the night Of Sept. so in last year he
broke and entered dwelling house, leaned.
bootless, from first floor window when
detected, and fed, evading pursuit with
forty pounds in gold and notes. Being a
youth of pleasing address, he explained to
the satisfaction of an inquisitive consta bic
whom he met in tunnel on the line be-
tween Folkestone and Dover that he had
been bathing and had lost his boots. The
constable directed him to a friend, from
whom our hero purchased pair of new
boots, and thus equipped he went on his
way rejoicing. But on the heights of
Shakespeare's cliff the strong arm of the
law encircled him, and the early days of
October saw him YEARLY awaiting his
trial in the forthcoming assizes in Canter-
bury Jail. But his spirits were so far I'M
quenched. Finding confinement tedious
he procured a nail and piece of wood,
and having unscrewed friendly venti-
lator occupied himself in excavating the
interior of the prison wall, dropping the
result of his toll down the ventilating
shaft, and carefully replacing the venti-
lator every evening
For month he labored; and on the
night of the Both of November he broke
through the thin crust of wall that re-
manned, emerged triumphantly through
the hole, climbed up a scaffold pole and
became free man. Hurrying up to Lon
don he is supposed to have kept his hand
in by taking part in "a suburban burglary.
1t is certain that he got ON board vessel
bound for America, and lay hid till the
SCoN snip was Oi Ohc ShOTes OI Menu,
when his guardian angel forsook him.
He was discovered and sternly put ashore
at Dover-the very scene of his former
misfortunes. At this point he seems to
have become reckless. He revisited
former haunt, was as once identified by
an old acquaintance, and early in January
was led back to his dungeon in Canter-
bury, with gives upon his wrists Crushed
in spirit, he meekly awaited Judgment
and pleaded guilty when finally brought
before the judge, The world will know
him no more for some time to come
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1892-08-19

Dld Inc reader ever sec n dog perform
Inc ceremony Of introducing human
lrienuf The writer has himself seen the
thing Cone IN way, bet never. perhaps,
co plainly and prettily as a friend of his
has lately witnessed it. the friend himself
being the introduced party" Ills friend
call him Dir. j. lives in Roxbury.
For near neighbor lie has man who
Eceps carriage and also a fine setter
dog. Mr.. j. does not enjoy the acquaint-
ance of the neighbor. but lie has come to
he on excellent terms of friendship with
the dog.
Every day Dir. J. sallies forth at
about the same hour. Every dav he
meets the dog whose salutations have
gradually passed from mere friendly
formalties TO affectionate greetings.
Yesterday as Mr.. j came out of his
house, he found the dog-who always,
when the carriage starts, goes circling
about the horses head, barking with iov
waiting for him. The carriage, with
the horses attached, stood waiting for its
occupant The dog at once came bound
ing up to J., and then went bounding
back to the horse. He licked the horse
on the nose. and came back to j
again, and again returned to the horse,
evidently laboring under the stress Of
something that he wanted to say or do.
1t was quite plain, in fact, that he
wanted his human friend to take notice
Of his equine friend; he was doing his
best to Introduce the man to the horse.
and make them friends too. So j,
whose big heart can include horses as
well as dogs, yielded to the dogs earnest
solicitations; lie went up to the horse
and patted its head and rubbed its nose.
And then the dogs satisfaction and gay
ETY. were simply inexpressible. He gy-
rated about until it seemed as if he were
in danger of swallowing his own tail;
and his affection, both for the man and
for the horse, was plainly greatly i'm
creased by the consciousness that they
now knew each other Boston Tran
script.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1892-08-19

have done-that is, so saturated bis system
with drugs that no poison in ordinary
doses affects him.
The cOnvicts call him the imam with a
copper lined stomach" but his name is
William Troy, and he was sent for seven
years from San Francisco for burglary.
When he entered the prison he was so far
gone as an opium smoker that he was at
once put in the hospital. Being denied
opium he suffered terribly till he found re-
lief in nicotine, and is now able to work.
His custom is to collect the cheap clay
pipes allowed the cOnvicts, which aro
soaked with nicotine when thrown away.
These he grinds to dust, adds water and
boils the mess till all the nicotine is ex.
tracted. The clay soon settles to the bot
tom and he drinks the liquid.
Convicts are not usually "fizzle ston.
Gched, but many Of them have to get out OF
sight when Troy takes his disgusting tipple.
His appetite for opium has died out, and
the doctor thinks he will soon learn to do
without nicotine, and thus be freed from
both habits
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1892-08-19

"Two tens for twenty, please" said a
gentleman to the cashier il the county
treasurer's office.
The cashier took the twenty" and
rang it on the counter. 1t had that be.
culiar dull ring that characterizes coun-
terfeit coins. He rung it a second time
and then inspected it critically.
lis that bogusY" asked the owner of
the coin.
"Oh, no." answered the cashier; it's
good as wheat. but split"
Continuing, lie said: THAT is the first
split twenty | ever ran across. The
stamping machine at the mint some
times comes down too hard on the coins
and splits them; but it is seldom the
larger coins split. It's mostly 'fves' that
suffer. But they are very careful at the
mint and stop every split coin they de-
tect. Now, in the thousands of dollars
handled here every year rarely find
split coin. don't think I've found more
than four or 1--WE in a year, and, as say
the coins were mostly 81 pieces"
The split SEQ piece looked perfect, and.
so far as the eye could detect. bore no
flaw of any kind The only fault with
1t was in The ring" and the split made
1t sound dead when thrown on the
cOunter.-San Francisco Examiner
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1892-08-19

lie had ii capacity for saving money. With
his small accumulations he gained a for
tune in this way. The men who worked
with him IN the woods received their pay
in time checks. These he discounted max
ing from 10 to 20 per cent.
Great as his income became after time,
it did not satisfy him. It occurred to him
that he would reap much profit from sup
plying the hundreds and thousands of
lumbermen whose checks he discounted
with the articles usually kept in the sa-
looms visited by them, In Il short time he
became rich man. Today his wealth is
estimated to be from 5000, 900 to $500, 600.
Curiously enough, he cannot make money
in 4 respectable business. He once tried to
run first class hotel, but failing, he re-
turned To his saloon in the woods
For long while he experienced great
difficulty in getting honest barkeepers
They used to steal him blind" lie
thought once that he had found reliable
employee in n relative. One day he went
to town to deposit some money in bank.
What was his surprise to learn that he al
ready had $4,000 on deposit, although he
had never patronized the institution be-
fore. Inquiry developed the fact that his
relative, who had been stealing, had de-
posted the results of his theft in Hcffron's
name
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1892-08-19

seek safety in
fight. The region
where he used to
reign will prob
ably never know
him again.
His rise to noto-
riety and wealth
was remarkable.
Fifteen years ago
lie was "A teamster
In Cheboygan. At
that time he was
"as poor us Jobs
turkey, " but he
did not drink or
use tobacco and
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1892-08-19
4 MODERN HOWE.

The hearthstonc and the home
From anciant times came down,
Like pcdigrse5 Of British peers
That nltellte tle crown.
Hle poet twines hi, versa
VIII gr1c2 around rho theme,
And plot or prose ia Incomplete
That drops them from its dream.
Dut in this ags Of change
That cultivates the new,
Patrician habits step aside
And greet the parvenu.
Improvement X It's name,
Convenience Is its throne,
And rhyming writer's lose their grip
When sentiment has flown
For now are countless homes
Exiled within the flat;
What facile poet has the nervo
To try his charm on that?
And hearthstones are but pipes,
Back in the corner set:
Rude foes to all alluring thoughts
That dancing flames begeL
The imagery OF each
Is banished from ones dream.
When nome is hired per month en- suite
And the hearthstone holds the steam.
-. d Alden in Boston Transcript
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1892-08-19
Tnn Tor Authorizations.

Talk about mathematical puzzles! Here
is one that beats out the hen-and-a-half.
egg-and-a-half algebraical nightmare. On
q Rondo street car Alderman Patricl,
kavanagh put quarter into the change
box in the front door. An instant be-
fore young lady had deposited a dime
IN the same sub-treasury. The driver
returned from the outside two change
packages, blue and white one, stimuli
taneously. With true gallantry Mr.. KAY
anagh waited for tile young lady to help
herself, which she did, inadvertently
taking out the Llue one, and, by mis-
take, dropping two dimes into the PAY
Here lock box. Kavanagh demanded
his change, but the driver obdurately re-
fused to give any me e. Hard words
ensued, to the great embarrassment Of
the lady, and the alderman refused to
take the ten cent package, which re-
manned in the possession of the COM
pany. Kavanagh, of course, paid no
more for his ride; the young lady paid
twenty cents, and now how much was
the company ahead on the deal?-Ches-
Ger (Pa.) Local News.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1892-08-19
LIght on robaeeo by a nor.

Tobacco grows something like cabbage,
but never saw none cooked. | have heard
men say that cigars that was given them
election days for nothing was mostly cab
bage leaves. Tobacco stores are mostly
kept by wooden Indians, who stand at the
door and fool little boys by Offering them
bunch of cigars which is glued into the
lnjun's hands, and is made of wood also.
tried to smoke cigar once, and felt like
EPSON salts. Tobacco was invented by a
man named Walter Raleigh. When the
people first saw him smoking they thought
lie was steamboat and were frightened.
My sister Nancy is a girl. don't know
whether she likes tobacco or not. There is
young man named Leroy who comes to
sec her. guess she likes Leroy He was
standing on the steps one night, and he had
a cigar in his mouth, and said he didn't
know Gs she would like it, and she said;
Leroy. the perfume is agreeable" But
when my big brother Tom lighted his pipe
Nancy said: Get out of the house, you
horrid creature; the smell of tobacco makes
me sick" Snuff is Injun meal made out of
tobacco. took n little snuff once ard then
] sneezed.-New York World.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1892-08-19
Tho nevelonment Of Arrio.-

Many African travellers have faith in the
commercial development of Africa. Among
the founders Of the British East Africa
company, who contributed more than s. i.
100000 TO carry on it's work, arc found such
well known travellers and authorities as
Sir John Kirk, who contributed 81 900: Sir
i. DE Winton, $500; f. HOLLYWOOD, s.. 600
and G. 5. Mackenzie, $25OOO.-New York
Sun.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1892-08-19
The German Emneror.

An American who saw the German en-
pcror as he rode among the rioters during
that famous outbreak in Berlin recently,
writes: "IIis pallid, half lead, half leather
colored face indicated TO me "a sick person.
His funeral countenance recalled TO me
the smile employed 10y the witty opponent
OF n great British statesman who once
spoke Of the latter's smile ss reminding
him Of the shining SilvsF pl&G@~ 81 a cof-
fllA'"
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1892-08-19

is poison proof.
He drinks nico-
tine as other men
d o beer, and
thrives on it, and
re c emily took
enough arsenic,
strychnine and
verdigris to kill
half a dozen peo-
Pile, but felt no ill
effects. The ply
sicians have de
cided that he has
done what the fil.
nous Mithridates,
king of Pontus,
VvvDu nl1nr--.SI
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1892-08-19
a cVEKEEPER's WEALTH.

How lie Accumulated It-His Experience
with Dishonest Barkeepcrs.
Northern Michigan has Gt last got. rid of
one Of the most notorious of its bad men
Dan lleliron, who has been on trial at
Manistique for some olfensc, decided to
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1892-08-19
Tho Apex Of Animal Ipiell,~onoo.

thu HpcA OF AhImnI InteIIigencc.
parrot owned by a man in West Phila-
delphia says, "Oh, how hate them com.
rades. "-Philadelpbia Ledger.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1892-08-19
HE DRINKS NICOTINE.

A Convict's Strange ADtidote for the
Opium Habit.
The state prison at Folsom, Cal, holds
a living wonder in the shape of man who
Fergus Falls ugeblad. [volume] (Fergus Falls, Minn.) 1882-1938, 1892-12-28

2io ! Hoppel1en of fine Gli9ter. Ct
.uarbia til ieritilt 9@re", flyer ban.
oSn9en 2etle bebpper 1aa olporlist
at blipe lost poa Goltets &ierte iom
oenne. Of inseu parois Gag tan bliue
fremmet beo 2oplpsbeb."
Sluttelis minoer Brefbenten on,
at iom ui biot,l bar eoaet fremab
1opiflins % &eltano, faoleoes bur.
be ri funne sipre bet berefter. men
mon faar bet Snotrpt, at bet lite Ct
netop bette, iom ban penter bill tie.
9an flyer:
.O9 oenne forte Tremltillin9 of
9anbets @atit os &elitano pil aipe
os ct 9ipeau. fra builtet ri ian mer,
fe os ben 5semz e0er 9ilbase9an9,
iom en- np 2ooaiunin9spolitif Ton
FIRE os til. Ser ct inaen @runb.
buorfor ben rationale Snofpoelie,
Maet % Helfano lite Fnlbe tilto9e
efter bet iamme 5orbolo berefter 1om
bet, oer bar faratteri|eret be torlpbne
trebiue Nar."
Fergus Falls ugeblad. [volume] (Fergus Falls, Minn.) 1882-1938, 1892-12-28
Mtnnefpta.

@tatsfansl1et bar MI $50 Sanger.
Intallet p9es tabi9t.
= &ipetoue bar bapt en- flor ST.
oebrano. 8pens bebfe Bpeninger
er lost / NRe. @taoen anTaaes til
$1,000.
- Sen itore Iaatalote Sareulons
8psnins / 9ulutb netbrenote for
no9le Sase lioen. Set oerpeo ior<
aariaseoe 3ab anl1aae8 til omtrin9
$350.000.
- @luf NelIon i ga @rano, Don=
9las Gountp, bpoe forleoen al Sam,
beb. 9an oar benimoo 81 Nar sam>
mel % elterlooer 9uiru oe fpo @pn,
ner of .builte ben enc ct &esiltrator
(&esiiter Of 9eeos) 9ou9los Count
tp. Mr. Melion par ]uenf Of
Jpoiel.
@. 8. @mitb, tiolisere fra
Ileranoria Minn., Ct ifplse @ouslas
Gounipa gee,us funoen ibielfrolen I
Montalfu. Ser bar intet, Tom antp,
beoe asloer ltuloe pere puet &olb
mob batn. Smit6 par usift os reiite
fra Mersnbria. for Is Mar iioen.
s 6alteo 9eorman @ountb
bleo forleoen &aul 2beus, Die
Guruletb % q. @o1uen arreiterebe
for uloolist Brenoeuinslal9. &eo
bet forelpbtge 6orbpr banot Suffice
2inoabl be to fertneunte oSer til
@ranoiurpen. Sen iiolte bar ino>
uiflet @asen alene paa ben Maabe,
at ban Iom @tations< el1er @rpreis=
agent bauoe uoleueret Brenbeuinet
til be forFiellise @iere, iom &rutfer.
ne uar aobresiereoe til. @ountp>
Nopofaten fortlarebe 2ouen berben,
at 6al9et fore9if, naar &atferne eller
&rufterne bteu uolepereoe G. O. D.,
% Betalin9en erla9oes. @fter oen=
ne Guofortolfuin9 foresaar Der piit=
not en- bel 9el ulopli9t 8renbcpin8=
Ial9, iom faa bar tenft paa fpr.
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9nblanbet.

Senator Beffer fra 9anias bat
bolot en- len9ere Eale / @enatet /
Gaopr at @albburus Nntioptionz
8iQ.
- Ser 9aar bet &pate, at Mrs.
Sames 8. Blaine, ST., ital eiite fig
isjen. Sen lpttelise (?), iom nu
bot uuubet benbes @ierte, ifal pere
ben 9ese, iom bebanoleo benoe unoer
benbes iofe @psoom.
= 9amfibene Etruria af @un=
aro,2iuien os City af Paris al Sn
manz2iuien bauoe nplis e. r&aplpb'
oper 9auet. Etruria panbt meb n9=
iten 4 Eimers Toriprans. @tibeue
.forloo besee paa famine Gib Seem
Sort forrise 9grbas meo Sulebeib>
9enoe til europa omboro. 9ette bar
bet. Iont sau Wnleonin9 til &aplp.
bet.
$ Merriq. @isconfin bleu for
nosle9oae fioen en- 14Nar 9ammel@ut
ueo Gtapn Sobn Mnberion orreiteret
unber Gntla9e for Moro. Sen mpr,
bebes 9}apn ct 9ornfelbt. % Moroet
Eebe for en- Eio iiben. Set beber, at
Nnoerion ct en- ilbp upioenbe @ut,
ber lite ipnes at babe nosen Sbe ON
bet Frettelise Gorbrpoelien men
tenter Blot paa bet 8ptte, ban tos
fra ben mbrbebe. - Set foretommer
os, at Mapnet tpber mere paa en@tans
biuap enb en- Tpiter.
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(. Sfslae rMetp Sort &erolb" bar
be torifjelliee 9ampfibs>2inier ub<
itebt ct @irculere, buori be forbpoer
tine Isenter at ielse forubbetalte
8iueter. &i forfaar bette iaaleoes,
at Golt berouer MI lite Tan fipbe Bill
let ber | 2anoet forat ienbe ben biem
til europa til no9en, iom o9ter at
TONNE bib. Sfsl9e v9erolb" ub9ipr
bette @lags BiQeter SO &rocent at
alle be Billeter, iom bru9es til Snb<
panbrin9en.
Mar1a9en til benne 8efemmelle
lfal bore, ben at &onsresien aster at
inbiirRnfe Snbpanbrinaen.
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CENTRAL COLLEGE.
6. g.. g0alter, .. g., 9rnibent.
@auf Napibs. Ninn.

Dtte Departfmentsr. @runbig ltnoerpis'
ni,,g. &of. 2oet ps ltnoerpisntng me9et
btaie. StllDenter rapDtages ,11arlumtelit.
BORT Torretntnesfurius er meset prattlltt::
Bort Qdreriurius er erceuent. Strtu til
Sefret6ren, 0od Bcg 225.