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The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1892-04-29


In the first place the word ''cigar" is
Of modern date, and is derived from
the fact that when the Spaniards first
smoked cigars they were smoked in the
orchard, or "cigarral. so called from
its being the abiding place of those
soothing, sleep producing insects the
balm crickets Hence ''cigarro." a
small roll; ''cgarron, large roll, and
ultimately cigar, linked even in name
with the most soothing dreamy sound
in nature.
The first cigars made by the Span
iards were of tobacco loosely rolled and
held together by the silken lining ofi
corn shucks, and always with a straw
running through the center, to be with
drawn before smoking, SO as to secure
a good draught. These were first in
troduced into England in 1887 10y
the son of Spanish grandee visiting
London, and from there spread all
through Europe. This is the history
of the birth of the cigar into civiliza-
ton, but we must look considerably
further back to find the first records,
and then can find no origin, but only
data of its being in existence. New
York Telegram.
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no means an unmixed blessing, and third
Is that men like Sage, who are called grasp
ing monopolists, often do good in secret,
and that their charities rarely if ever be-
come known to the general public.
The man who assaulted Sage evidently
planned his attack on the general lines
adopted by the fellow who recently Inter
viewed" a Denver banker. That seeker
after wealth went into the bank presidents
office, drew loaded revolver and said, 81
want $4,000, Give it TO me and 60 Re
fuse and we both die" The money was
promptly produced and the man disap-
peared. Sage's caller acted with similar
promptitude, but the result was more dis
astrous The fnancier's negative to a de-
mand for over a million dollars had hardly
left his lips when the bomb fell, wrecking
the building at Il Broadway, New York,
killing the crank and a clerk and injuring
numerous others.
Hardly had the facts been telegraphed
over the country when wealthy people and
noted politicians began to make public
their own experiences with men and WON
en- who are either desperadoes or lunatics
The course in all cases seems to be about
the same First there are appeals for aid.
If these are unnoticed the letters grow
threatening in tone. The writer soon be-
gins to think that he actually has griev-
ance, and then he gets dangerous. If he is
both courageous and cranky he resorts to
violence, as in the Sage case, and as in
dozens of Others that must naturally oc
cur to the mind of the reader.
1t would be bad enough if this violence
expended itself on it's direct object alone,
but it rarely does. Those terrible engines
of destruction, variously termed nitro
glycerin, gun cotton, giant powder, dy
Mantle and melinite, are of immense value
in the oil, mining and building industries,
but they are too easy to come at and any
half crazed individual can secure enough
of the deadly material TO make a bomb
He goes out TO right his wrongs" and
wreaks death and disaster upon innocent
people. Sage escaped with slight injuries
A clerk and the crank were the ones Hurled
into eternity.
noticeable disclosure in connection
with the affair is that Mr. Sage is man
of large benevolence. Because he is close
in his personal expenses the belief has gone
abroad that he is simply money maker
But it came out after his wounding that
through his wife he has for years distrib
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1892-04-29
A Cnro for Sen sIckness.

Sea sickness is simply brought about by
excess of bile and weakness of the stomach.
l had crossed some fifteen or twenty times
from England to the Continent, and had
always been indisposed Once, travelling
quickly from an out Of the way part Of
Europe, and having no opportunity or in
clination TO take food for some twenty
four hours. arrived on board a steamer at
Ostend leaving for England. | then took
a small meal of bread, meat tcold) aud
stout, and was, much to my surprise, for
the first time not troubled with the slight
est indications of NAL de mer
Since then have always on going on o
voyage carried out the same plan, that is,
taken little or nothing to eat for about
twenty-four hours before leaving, and i'm
mediately on arriving on board with
good, healthy appetite, taken meal of
bread, cold meat and stout, and the happy
result has always been that have never
again been troubled with sickness. People
starting for a voyage as rule take
hearty meal with their friends, and if they
are at all inclined TO be bilious or have
weak stomachs, the natural result is sea-
sickness. ] may add that. after taking the
shall meal on board lie down on sofa
OF bunk for half an hour.-Cor. Yankee
Blade
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1892-04-29
II Va. the nanio me wanted.


please, sir. said young man to the
foreman of paving gang on Selby avenue
will you give me one of those round cedar
blocksY'
Those blocks belong to the city, my
boy. If you are tax payer they are as
much yours AZ mine; but you don't look
like tax payer However, I'll give you
one if you'll tell me what you want it for. /"
81 want to cover it with carpet and make
a hassock"
What do you want of hassocki You
aia't married man"
"Oh, no, sir. but can trade the hassock
for bird cage to Mrs. Brown Her bird
is dead"
"But what do you want of bird cage
without any birdg'
"Oh, don't want the cage, but | found
out could trade the cage for an oxidized
picture frame"
There it is again. What good is pic
ture frame without any pictureY"
But Mr. Oliver has got picture Of
Gen. Sheridan, and he said he would trade
me hanging lamp for good Oxidized
frame for it,"
so it's hanging lamp you wantY
mo; I've got no particular use for a
lamp; but can trade good hanging lamp
for a Persian rug. and can trade the rug
for a Mexican parrot. and Tom Higbee will
trade me his banjo for the parrot. Sect
It's the banjo Pm - Pioneer Press
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rrodueIng ruel wlth water.

A coal washing plant has been Greet
ed at a colliery in Yorkshire. England.
The plant has capacity of 400 tons
per day, but has dealt with 500 tons by
the wet process. The system adopted
is carefully sizing the smudge and auto
matically washing and rewashing after
crushing the various sizes. The plant
is driven by 100 horse power steam
engine, and the water used in the proc-<
ess of washing is circulated by means
OF powerful centrifugal pump which,
when in full work, circulates nearly
five tons of water per minute The OBJ
ject in erecting this plant was to pro
duce high class coke out of a mixture
of very dirty hard and soft smudge.
The coke produced is of uniform quail
ity, and the ash in the coke is steadily
kept below 4 per cent Besides the
preparation of the smudge for the coke
ovens a quantity of small peat suitable
for fuel is produced by the washer. -
New York Telegram.
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Ella. ma FloeI. Toge,her.

In September the bluebirds occasionally
fly in pretty compact llocks of so to 100
individuals, and company of twenty
or thirty is a common occurrence The
common kingbird is another well known
species that focks to some extent, and
third is the Baltimore oriole have seen
the females and young Of the preceding
summer in flocks of certainly 100 individ-
uals, and when ON the wing they kept so
well together as TO merit being classed as
a flock, rather than semi-independent
gathering. It is evident that such close
association as in the case of redwings, Of
bobolinks, Of rusty grakles and other
birds could not occur if there was no
power OF communication and no prede-
termination as TO movement
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1892-04-29

There comes from the town of Baldwin
a story of gruff, square edged old Squire
Thompson, one of the first settlers of the
neighboring town of Cornish and father OF
the late Dr. Thompson, for many years
prominent physician in that part of the
state. 1t was a local saying about Cornish
that Squire Thompson had never been
scared. Many plots had been laid by prac-
teal jokers, but all had come to naught
Finally some Cornish wags made last
effort. One night Squire Thompson at
tended a husking at which the festivities
were somewhat prolonged. 1t was mid
night before the squire started for home,
his way being by a path through the ccme.
terry. The ways had been busying them
selves in digging a hole across this path,
and as the squire proceeded home he sud
denly tumbled in. At the same instant a
Rheeted figure appeared on the edge of the
hole and exclaimed in measured sepulchral
tones:
What are you in my grave for?"
what are you out of it for ut this time
of night" retorted the doughty old squire
as he scrambled out and proceeded on his
way.-Lewiston journal.
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Mortar Balls.

There is no bod carrying in Japan.
The natives have a method of trans
porting mortar which makes it seem
more like play than work--to an on
locker.
Three men were repairing the roof of
a one-story building the other day by
resetting the heavy black tiles in NOR
tar
The mortar was mixed in q pile on
the street. One man made this up into
balls of about six pounds weight, which
he tossed up to q man who stood on a
ladder midway between the roof and
the ground. This man deity caught
the ball and tossed it up to the man
who stood on the roof. This was play
ing ball to good purpose. Toxic Let
ter
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1892-04-29

In China all the land belongs 20 the
state, and trifling sum per acre, never
altered through long centuries, is paid for
it by the occupier as rent. The soil in
China is so rich that the holdings are gen
orally very small and it has been esti-
mated that square mile is capable Of
supporting $3.50 persons In this country,
nOminally, owners of the land hold it Of
the crown.
Although. however, as admitted by Lord
Bramwell, this is technically true, yet it is
most misleading, as owners Of fee simple
estate in land in this country have for all
practical purposes an absolute ownership
in the land they hold. If an owner dies
intestate without heirs his land reverts 10
the crown, though the owner had the
power of disposal had he so wished. Under
similar circumstances a mans personal
property, as we'll rs his land, IL he dies in
testate with no next of kin, goes 60 the
crOwn.-Lancaster CEng) News.
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A MISTAKE

a barber. bald man. and thirdly a fool
Together a journey had made,
But fatigue overlook them just at the end.
So they ali laid down in the shade
The barber. oy lot compelled 70 stand
guard
And he. while the others slept sound,
Shaved the head OF the fool 10 cleanly. indeed.
That never hair could he found
On waking the fool put his hand TO his head.
Nor did lie the BARRIERS joke see;
-Iou rascal" said he you've awaked by
mistake
The bald headed man, and not mel"
journal of Education
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Tho Problem solved.

Wife Cooking up from a boolS)-This
writer says that half the miseries OF
married life come from the fact that
wives do not have a certain, regular
sum per week to spend as they please.
Husband-True; and the other hall
of the misery comes from the fact that
husbands do not have a certain, regu.
lar sum per week to spend as they
please. New York Weekly.
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Naked Children.

Fully three-fourths of the babies of
the world go naked until they get to
be five or six years old. The Canadian
Indians keep their babies naked up to
a certain point. and as for the little
Coreans, they wear nothing but a short
shirt until they are as old as our school
boys. Little Egyptians of both sexes
trot around without any clothes on,
and the poorer portions of the Chinese
children are often without clothes
have seen quite large boys and girls
naked in Havana, Cuba, and in south
ern California, or rather on the Calls
fornian peninsula - Sheffield Tele-'
graph
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uted a certain per cent. of his income In
charity, and among the callers who
thronged TO the residence were several who
owe their present prosperity to his assist
ance.
1t was the general remark when Mr.
Sage walked out from the drug store where
his hurts had been attended to and took a
carriage for home that"the old man had lots
of nerve" But he showed still moro nerve
in the evening when ne received Inspector
Byrnes and identified head taken from
basket as that Of the man who had played
for million dollars and lost.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1892-04-29
UNResT.

Late ono night, while was sitting
IN my chamber al alone.
And the wintry winds were signing
In a dreary monotone,
Suddenly heard a whisper
Sounding quite distinct and near
as the rustic Of garment
Fell upon my listening ear
Turning quickly from my writing.
Pesring out into the gloom
OF the shadows lurking darkly
In the corners Of the room,
There "A misty form was floating.
Fading quietly from sight;
Slow receding disappearing.
In the shadows of the night
Quickly from my chair fastened,
Crossed the room with eager feet
Widely flung the creal1ing shutter.
Letting IN the snow and sleet;
But of that which was seeking.
Not a vestige did remain
Closing then the screening easement
Went and took my seat again
Long into the night sat there
Writing, thinking, dreaming dreams.
NhhC ti1 bhAAAihf1 ICY . VI tiAOohAiHhh
Filled the rooms with ruddy beams
Til sudden sense of comfort
And an all pervading peace
Filled me with a drowsy languor
Bidding me my labors cease
Then no longer did wonder
What the misty form might be,
That so softly left my chamber,
From my sight SO quick did fee;
For from out the deepest recess
Fed within my troubled breast,
There had gone--I hope forever
The wild spirit of unrest.
Frances Rawlins in Omaha World Herald.
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Salesman-As | understand your order,
sir, it is for one dozen shirts. at $50 a
dozen.
Travers-That's correct knowing Off
Good-day
Salesman-Hold on minute. Pardon
me- but we require a deposit from stran-
gers
Travers-Then make one shirt less
Clothier and Furnisher
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1892-04-29

ACCOMMODATED heavens, mani what
are you doing2 Don't you know that it is
suicide to light cigar under this immense
gas bagS She'd explode in "A second. and
we'd be dashed to pieces
Passenger think that would suit me
exactly after few whiffs. It's cigar
that old Brown gave me this morning
Judge
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1892-04-29

well, Mabel. how did you manage this
morning without your tooth brush. | see
nurse forgot TO pack it..
"All right, mother; Ethel lent me her
second best. "-London Judy
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Mr.. Sliptoby- madam, you made
fool of me when ! married you; that's
dead sure
Mrs. Sliptoby- Why, Nicodemus, long
before we We're married you always boosted
that you were self made man. So don't
blame me.-New York Herald.
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"Rastus," said the judge, this is a
serious charge you bring against MIR
Smithers Will you swear to itS'
"Sw'ar TO it, Sutt'n My, iedge. I'd sw'ar
TO anything 20 oblige you. ledge. "-Har-
per's Bazaar.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1892-04-29

The results of mechanical and phys
zeal tests are considered by German
authorities as having proved the fitness
OF aluminium bronze for artillery and
small arms, particularly as recent ex-
periments with smokeless powders have,
shown so great an injury to steel made
artillery.
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Thev Were Sd Rright.

Kitty" said the lover, as they sat in the
dark corner of the piazza. kitty. close
your eyes
'Why so. George
"If you don't everybody will be able 70
see us. "-Harper's Bazaar
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It's Their Business.

why don't yol get an architect ana
tour him for a season." said Smotty TO .
manager.
what for?''
why, an architect ought to draw good
houses. oughtnt hep'-W Washington Post
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1892-04-29

In Eighteen Hundred and Ninety-Three.
Impatient Traveller Ito conductor)-How
soon shall we reach ChicagoS
Conductor-We entered the city limits
early this morning, sir, and if we meet
with no bad luck we shall be at the expo
sition grounds about noon tomorrow
West Shore
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Two Hours Wasted.

Amy-Mr Goslin is such procrasti.
nator
Mabel-Is that so1
Amy-Yes; he staid last night until l2
when he might have left at lO.-Puck
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1892-04-29

One of the best qualities of shaving
brushes is made out of the hair of
badgers, and the business of catching
them IS still so active, in spite of their
comparative scarcity, that upward Of
5000 badgers skins were exported to
Great Britain from America in one
year recently.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1892-04-29

John, said the journalists wife, as he
came home with black eye, cut nose
and a bandaged jaw, where on earth did
you get that display headF'- Washington
Post.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1892-04-29

1t is now demonstrated that the
nerves of lower animals may be success
fully transplanted to the nerve stumps
OF man. DIR. Redart successfully graft
ed the skin Of chicken upon child 2
years old. DR.. Bartensa succeeded in
grating the skin Of dead man 20
years old to that of boy IA years old.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1892-04-29
the ATTgmpT 10 Kill SAGE.
A Few Facts worthy OF Note in conneo-

n TOW EANfs N0rtUN Of N0te IN N"HHeo-
ton with the Tragedy.
The recent attempt to exJort money from
Russell Sage and. that attempt failing, to
kill him with dynamite, has attracted wide
attention TO several facts. One is that for
every millionaire there are numberless
cranks who want his money; another is
that the discovery of high explosives is by
Passaic City record., 1892-08-06
Pure Milk.

The undersigned begs leave to inform
his friends and the public in general that
he has embarked in the milk and cream
business, and is prepared to deliver in
timefor early breakfast at any part of
the city. Milk from Lockwood's farm
near Passaic. famous for its purity and
unexcelled quality.
r. A. BUTTON,
"a Prospect Street,
Passaic.
Passaic City record., 1892-08-06
RIOT IN DUQU EsNE.
Carnegie Strikers Attacked Desert
ers With Stones and Clubs.

Carnegie Strikers Attacked Desert
ers With Stones and Clubs.
Strikers took to clubs an stones to pre-
vent or delay stampede at Duquesne, Penn.
As a result several persons were beaten, and
the military was placed in charge Of the
steel works there.
1t became evident the day before that
a break was imminent. A large number
of the strikers had become convinced
that the fight was lost and went
to the mill office, where they
inscribed their names in the application
book. There were a number of departments
out of order by reason of the sudden shut
down, and Superintendent Morrison ordered
William Mileslagel. foreman of the mechan-
ical department., to report with thirty
was given in the night. and this spread
until about sixty inen, who had led the
strike, hearing of it, determined to stop the
work.
Twenty Homestead men started for Du-
Quesne also about daylight to assist the ring
leaders in preventing any persons entering
the works. They were in charge of two
brothers named Harris.
About o'clock twelve deputy sheriffs, in
charge of Captain Gray. were stationed at
the mill gate, and a crowd began
to gather. By o'clock it numbered
30O. About CnlS Time members Oh
the mechanical department, in obe-
dience to the order OF Foreman Mileslagel.
arrived with lunch pals. They were halted
by the crowd, which was armed with clubs
and bouders. Every man was ordered
home with such threatening demonstra-
tions that the majority fled in terror.
The others determined to attempt an en-
trance. When they did SO some of the mob
set upon them with clubs and, although the
cooler heads tried to prevent trouble, sew
eral men were badly injured and many re-
ceived slight cuts and bruises.
The nine deputy sherifs in charge of the
property were powerless to protect the work.
men, and the latter hastily retreated. The
deputies Immediately telegraphed to Briga-
der General Wylie, at Homestead, that they
were unable to preserve order, and asked
that troops be sent at once to assist them.
General WyIie ordered the Sixteenth
Regiment to proceed at once to the disorders
but on learning that regiment was not re-
quirsd, he sent two comDanies. On the ar
rival of this detachment of the National
Guard the crowds dispersed and no further
lawiessness was attempted. During the
fight Foreman Mileslagel and another
workman were badly cut about the head and
otherwise injured. The list Of those suffer-
ing from minor injuries is very large.
Passaic City record., 1892-08-06
Just Like Picking up Money.

The Boston Store is offering such enor-
nous bargains that the public cannot
help taking advantage of it. We have
Just opened five hundred dozen ladies
and children's fast black and gray mixed
hose at the unusually low price of S cents
pair. These goods are job lot and
some of them are positively worth rs
cents You should therefore call at once
and select what you want of them. If you
do not find that these goods are worth
double the price, we will give them to
you free of charge. This is standing
offer.
We still sell Clark's O. N. t. cotton at
cts spool; fifty pieces of cotton towel
ing at cts. yard 4 one hundred dozen
of 40 inch long towels at cts. piece;
one hundred dozen of ladies under vests
at J cts. piece; twenty-five dozen of
childrens' straw hats at IS cts. piece,
reduced from so cts. twenty-five dozen of
ladies' sailors, at rs cts. apiece; ten dozen
ladies white sailors IS cts piece. We
have few of the cream colored Jerseys
left we will close out to you at 20 cts. a
piece. We are offering great bargains
IN table linen, napkins, table oil cloth,
outing fannels, ginghams, ladies' and
mems underwear and in fact every article
in the store has been reduced to low
price. If people are in need of goods
they should simply call and look around; !;
they will find astonishing bargains.
Boston Store, 1oS Main Ave, Passaic.
! N T.
Passaic City record., 1892-08-06
FIFTY-sECOND CONGRESS.


146rH DAY.--Messrs Carlisle. Sherman
and Proctor spoke upon the tariff, consum-
ing the entire days session.
147TH DAY.-The Senate postponed con-
sideration of the Anti-Option bill till next
session when it will come u as unfinished
business--rhe Senate passed joint reso-
luton extending the appropriations for the
branches of the public service included in
the Sundry Civil Appropriations bill.
14STH DAY.-Messrs. Hawley and Hiscock
spoke ON the results of the Mckinley Tariff
law-The House joint resolution extend
ing appropriations included in the Sundry
Civil bill till the following Thursday was
passed.
149TH DAY.-ln the absence OF any other
business the Senate discussed the Homestead
affair with some warmth and personality.
150TH DAY.-Routine business only was
transacted-The Senate Committee on the
reception of the G. A. r. in September was
named as follows: Messrs. Hawley, Man.
derson, QUAY, Palmer and Villas.
15lsT DAY.-OnlY routine business trans
acted.