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The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1893-01-21
chances is idle.

chances is idle.
So far the states treated of have been
those in which one or the other of the
old parties had a sure thing, but there
are four in which this is not the case,
and of the four Kansas is the one in
which there is fun from the ground up.
There always is fun in Kansas politics,
and as to what that state will do next,
but one thing is certain, and that is that
it will not do what eastern people natu-
rally expect it to do. It's first United
States senator "Johnsonized" and then
shot himself, and Kansans have not yet
decided which act was the more repre-
hensible. His colleague was caught red
handed In the act of bribery, and his
successor looked into his open grave"
as he has told us, when he voted against
the impeachment of Andrew johnson.
Another successor narrowly escaped ex-
pulsion for bribery, and still another ran
a picturesque career which ended rather
suddenly.
Oh, they are picturesque set, those
Kansas politicians. And so no one was
much surprised when it was announced
that Mrs. Mary Ellen Lease was to be
the next senator. AS, by his own con-
fession, she had slaughtered Senator In
gals, it seemed quite appropriate that
she should be the colleague of his sue
cessor. Senator PETER. Her candidacy,
however. is practically abandoned, and
she announces that her main business at
Topeka is to see that no Democrat is
elected United States senator. If any
one is, it will doubtless be Judge John
Martin, of Topeka, seeing that is the one
Democrat most assured of Populist sup
port. To him more than to any other
man is due the arrangement by which
the Democrats voted for the Weaver
electoral ticket, so the fusionists are for
him. He is man of high standing and
eminently well qualified for the place.
Mr.. John w. Breidenthal. chairman of
the Populist state central committee. has
strong claims ON account of the splendid
organization and good work which won
the victory for the party. He is but
forty years old, full of health and energy
and very successful business man, and,
strange to say, this is his great weakness,
for his chief business for many years has
been to lend money on farm mortgage.
1t is a perfectly legitimate business.
Farmers do not complain that he is un-
usually extortionate. and eastern invest.
ors approve him; but still that bust
ness is not a recommendation in Kansas
in the present stress of political weather
and so Jerry Simpson thinks he would
just about fill the bill as a compromise
candidate. Every reader knows of Jerry
by this time, and his chief strength, al
latest advices, seems to be that Mrs
Lease is reconciled and supporting him
Another Populist candidate and very
able man is Judge Frank Doster.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1893-01-21

We neglected to note, through
an oversight, last week, that Mr..
J. R. McNab, formerly night opera
tor at this station, had been promo
ted to the position of agent. In
case Mr.. Shevalear is not reinstated,
Mr.. McNad will become the perma-
nent agent. He prefers, however,
to see his old chief returned to the
position that he filled with much
satisfaction.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1893-01-21

Rush has attract
ed attention by
her remarkable
success as an
organizer of ex-
cursions. She is
t he Vandalia
lines agent at
Lakeville, Ind.
For three years
she has had
charge of the pas
senger, freight
and telegraph
office. The re-
ceipts in October
amounted to
more than $40
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1893-01-21
A Shutdown at Pilot Bay.

All work at Pilot Bay is at a
stand still. An order has been is
sued completely suspending work
for sixty days. The reason given
to the public is that work has been
suspended on account of winter
weather, and that work will be re-
sumed as soon as spring opens.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1893-01-21
AN IMMENSE MINING DISTRICT.
The Kaslo- SLOGAN and Lardo District
Unsurpassed Anywhere.

There promises to be a big influx
of people through Bonner's Ferry
into the SLOGAN and Lardo coun
tries early in the spring, the rich
strikes that have been made acting as
a magnet for pros2 I5Ors and mining
men all over tP country. Even at
this time, in the middle of the win
ter season, many good discoveries
are being made and there can be
no question about the ultimate
Development and growth of that
section. Mining men report that
the ranges are not half prospected
yet and it is very probable that
the coming season will witness
many discoveries that will eclipse
in wealth any heretofore made.
AS regards the Lardo country the
following description Of that dis
trict will prove interesting at this
time:
"At the north end of Kootenai
Lake large sized stream enters its
waters. This is now the famous
Duncan river (miscalled on the gov
eminent maps the Lardo). The
Duncan River has width of from
$50 to $50 feet, and at a flood pours
large volume Of water into Koot-
enai Lake. The valley of the
stream runs almost due north, in
clining at its upper end slightly to
the westward, and varies in width
from one-half to one and one-half
miles. Fourteen miles up the riv-
er Hauser or Upper Kootenai Lake
is reached. This lake is about ten
miles long by an average width of
one mile. There is no land of any
value along the shores of Hauser
Lake, excepting at the southerly
end. Messrs. Keeling and Simp-
son have a fine fiat, Duncan City.
Mineral claims are staked out on
the Eastern shore, where a large
: body of quartz occurs along the
bluffs. Assays of these prospects
show free gold $4 to So per ton
| At the north end of Hauser Lake
the valley narrows, and steep, rocky
} bluffs are frequent. Ascending
Duncan, Hauser Greek comes in
from the east. Rich placers and
gold quartz were found here last
F., season. About ten miles up are
the first of the Davies-SaywarC
timber limits. All the numerous
streams coming in from the cas-
/ and west contain cOlOrs, and many
rich strikes have been made in thu
: mountain ranges borderin g on tn,
river. Some fifteen lniles up stream
many rich prospects in placer anC
gold quartz have been located
| Cuddie's camp, Cameron, and Rem
camp, and the Hall placers ar,
, the most important. A great por
: ton of the mineral field is still un
2 touched, waiting for the prospec
tor. Already some daring spirit
} have ventured in the field, but be
} yond making a few snow location
} cannot expect any good results
) The Duncan country cannot fail t.
} show some wonderful strikes mex
} year. The means of ingress ar
} not difficult to men who undo
t stand cahoeing and roughing it..
I -Ceur d. Alene Barbarian.
I The Keller Strike.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1893-01-21

The total for Pilot Bay does not
include the buildings and works of
the Kooenai Reduction Company,
which will cost when completed
100000.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1893-01-21
KasIo Leads.

The Nelson Tribune publishes a
list of the cost of the new buildings
and improvements made in the
various towns of the British Koot-
enai during the past year. The
total values are as follows:
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1893-01-21
A Railroad woman.

Woman has succeeded In Journalism,
law, medicine, theology and politics. so
it is not surprising to learn that she has
done well in railroading. Minnie c.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1893-01-21
THE MAKING OF ICE.

One of the Novel Sights at the Worlds
Fair.
One building ON the Worlds fair
grounds was well on the way to compile
ton before visitors discovered what it
was for, as the projectors maintained a
little mystery 1t is the pavilion to ex-
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1893-12-09
1T ALWAYS M

1t always comes - spring, With Its promis
sweet,
Its dear fulfllmeuts gladly to repeat
To us who sigh and fret al its DELAYS
And count, uncheerfuily, the passing DAYS;
VINO say, complaining, that the spring is late
The earth is as Il has been, desolate;
One swirl OF snow our hopes TO msrtyrdom
VIII Danish swiftly, But the springtimes come
1t always comes-thes summer. with its blooms
Its suns distilling from them rich perfumes;
Its caring corn, its grasses strong and tan,
ANA waiting for the rhythmic scythe stroke.
all;
Its stu, sweet nights, more odorous than the
days, n
It's ripening things, its blossom bordered ways
Unto one chilling wind our faith succumbs,
We say: 1T is not near" But s,ill II comes
1t always comes-the harvest full and fair.
Despite our anxious, halt-dospatring care,
Our trustees watch above the growing blade
As II God could not guard what He has made.
unhastened and unhindered by our fears,
Its serrfed ranks uplift their shining spears
Ihe barrier God has reared around our homes
" nile We sat doubling. Harvest always comesl
IL a comes-God's help to human need,
IN measures often that our hope exceed:
9oas answer TO the prayer our lips repeat,
IL common blessings, or surprises sweet.
Does He not see how doubtful the heart IL.
HOW fearful ev9 the hand we reach to HlsY
II to us His presence were not near
could be found, Yet il is always here,
Olive r, Dana, in Chicago Advance
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1893-12-09
The Il A

-
Royal Baking Powder Has All the Honor.
In Strength and Value 20 Per Cent.
Above Its Nearest Competitor.
The Royal Baking Powder has the
envlable record of having received the
highest award for articles of its class
-gi eatest strength, purest ingredients,
most perfectly OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ex-
hlhited in competition with Others. In
the exhibitions of former years, at the
centennial. at Paris, Vienna and at the
various State and Industrial fairs.
where 1t has been exhibited, Judges
have invariably awarded the ROYAL
Baking Powder the highest honors.
At the recent Worlds Fair the exami.
nations for the baking powder awards
were made by the experts of the chemi.
cal division of the Agricultural Depart.
ment at Washington. The official report
OF the tests of the baking powders,
which was made by this Department for
the specific purpose of ascertaining
which was the best. and which has
been made public, shows the leaveninp
strength of the Royal to be 100 cubic |
inches OF carbonic gas per ounce of DOW.
der ofthe cream of tartar baking pow
ders exhibited, the next highest in
strength. thus tested, contained but
1873 cubic inches of leavening gas. The
other powders gave an average of Ill.
The Royal, therefore. was found of 20 DER
cent, greater leavening strength than
It's nearest competitor. and A Der cent.
above the average of all the other tests.
Its superiority in other respects, how.
ever, in the quality of the food it makes
as to fineness, d~elicacy and wholesome.
ness, could not be measured by figures.
1t is these high qualities, known and
appreciated by the women of the coun.
try Tor so many years, that have caused
the sales Of the Royal Baking Powder,
as shown by statistics, to exceed the
of all other baking powders com.
bined.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1893-12-09

which was brought into the ring h,
Belli and Brigantina in turns. :
Inc proprietor, with his Roman nose
coai.olack mustache and athletic, well.
ou'it hgnre, was a prototype of a brut.
hl' masculine beau of the annual mi,
"a highway Apollo, self-conceited and
o~verbearing in his treatment with his
subordipates.
Brigantina always rode in Indian
aress-a short skirt, edged with
feathers and shells, with a string ~
coral beads around her neck, and at
ner side a blue silk pouch, containing
small, gilded Juggling balls.
with one leap she vaulted on to tho
Dare back OF her gray horse, and with
'at-like agility bent forward, pitching
the balls high up into the air, catching
hem as they fell, aud once more send,
them flying into space, the. mean.
while posing herself gracefully. and
with the utmost ad~roitness, on her
norse's back while he continued to gal.
'op round and round the ring.
After this performance a tbicl, hoard !
was placed in the middle of the ring. |
ipon which a small circle of not more
one foot In diameter had been de-
crioed' and then Brigantina was
landed half d dozen small, glisteninr.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1893-12-09
HE INEVITABLE
1t Came with His Mo.ber.in-,.u
Bowed, -"

WV" his Mother-iH-iaw W, and n,
Bowed. -
Inc old woman'S right" he SAID
sadly, as he sat down on a trucls on A.,
station platform and danglcd a battern,
tape measure,
who's right?" asked the static,
agent. '"'''f
MY mother-in-law. She lowed ,b,
couldn't get through u car door So
oroVe nineteen miles over here win
,he old woman's tape line, and ,ized
up the door myself" ''
"Wcll?"
She's right, -Four foot woman
three foot door" ~
heekoh we could squeeze her iron
suggested the station agent
thetically. '9"P''
squeeze? Great day'n mornin, ,
squeeze? There amt nothin' IN H.,
state OF Michigan could oucexe ,ha,
woman but a house a-tire or m .,",% '
quake. e'r'h'
! We heard of mothcrs-in-law." con.
.'huea The man, deiectedlv. ..bnt !
never heard tell of one that rro,,od j..
a man before" 10
that k'nd?" asked the agent
You bet She is. She came nm to ~"
iarm last August fer a visit, ord;ra
s'~eu woman Come in the cars. casy
as you please. Growed fat on corn,,a.
ar ! never seed the like of it. Hecl,an
ehe over 800 pounds, and still grow
ing | hain't got a pig on tho 81
~ KEEP up with her. So last ni~ht
i, Ma, amt it about time to bc
',Willyum, my SON. Saws ,bo :,
spend my days with YOU
oh' no. ma, says /, cheer I'M and
pack your trunk w "no
IN TOO stout, Willyum, to nova,
You kin travel, saysL I.
There amt a car door in tbe -,
says she, that could Git into,
ana now blamed If the old woua-
unit right, after all" o'nan
That's pretty bad y said tho
agent. "" 'rc station
ne unfortunate son-in-law didr.
,mS " "' ne folded up the tape linz
.nu put 1t into bis pocket, and at,on :
'o .pe pause, he said, resignedlv.
heckon I'll move along. I'd k;nao,
~, 10 get home before dark. because
!. the old woman misses this t,no 'd"se
IKE as not she bust the clapboar1s n@
0f M'"~petroit Free Press, 0'N'n
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1893-12-09

SENATOR Sherman is engaged /,
attempting TO explain McKinlev's vic
tory In Ohio on other grounds than hi
personal popularity. From which i
may be inferred that Sherman still ha,
q longing for the white house.-St. Pau
CLIQUE.
The Mckinley presidential boon
Is now at It's zenith. When It comes +,
spreading the advocate Of high tariff
over the entire country he will 1atter
out considerably. This was clear),
demonstrated In 1890 and lS92,-N. Y
World.
N-Let Brother Mckinley entov his
presidential boom while it last is. It Is
three years till the next presidential
election, and In those three years many
a boom-ta-ra will become n boom.ts.
rain't Louisville Courier-Journal.
The democratic congress has bean
specially commissioned to reform the
tariff and the most violent opposition
from the specially protected and subsi.
died interests cannot turn IL aside
McKinleylsm must go.-Bufralo Can.
rier.
--Whiie the tariff will be revised
with a view TO lessening the burden of
taxation, especially upon the materials
OF manufacture, the policy does not
contemplate Il reduction of the customs
revenue, but rather a more eouable
distribution. philadelphia Times.
MCKINLEY and Reed" is the ban.
ner which several Of the republican On.
pers OF Ohio are now Haunting to the
breeze The big man from M.ine will
do what he can to reverse the thing
and In this fight for the first place "a
the golden opportunity for the dreaded
dark horse. detroit Free Press.
Let no democrat be deceived. |
The duty OF the hour for the democratic
party is tariff reform. The country
has u right to expect a prompt settle
ment OF this question in the line of the
promises of the democratic platform
and the failure of the party to under.
stand its duty and perform its mission
ut this time will be it's ruin. No party
are needed to hatch comnro.
misses and evasions Let the work be
and thorough and be promptly
done.-Kansas City Times.
The ways and means committee
does right in refusing to reopen hear
lngs to the clamorous subsidists. Con.
yress has been instructed by the peo.
TO revise the tariff. with the object
raising public revenue, nor for the
purpose OF private bounty, and if the
ways and means committee should at
empt to satisfy every mar who wants
o make sure that the new tariff, what,
'ver else it shall do, shall insure his
'wn business a share of the revenue
which should go to the government.
attempt to follow the instructions
i the people might as well be aban.
!oned in advance, Louisville Courier
ournaa |,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1893-12-09

OF her profession, and she was too fonf
OF a rowing life to settle down quietly
and live a happy and contented life. >
After the arrival of this beauty Bell
underwent a change. lie neglected
brigantina, and began to make adj
vances to Jeanette.
This gypsy was a born Spectator.
VINO seeming lucre desires to possess it
with the least possible trouble.
often observed the dark threatening
chances of %Brigantina, as she dug deem
INTO her lips with her white teeth.
When Shall we get married, Ales.
sandro|' she asked Belli, one afternoon.
Il have recons.dered the matter.
~brlgantina,' replied he, coldly. 81 am
100 young to marry yet. will strive to
arm more money, and You could also
90 much better If You were to accept an
important engagement. Go, and come
back rich. and help me to make a biz
company out of this gypsy band"
She turned pale,
You want me to 60 in order to free
yourself of your VOW to Inc. I must
make way for this red-haired bcsst he
cause you covet her riches. Have rou
forgotten your oath, Alessandro? 90
you want to break your solemn VOW"
Don't be tiresome, Brigantiua. bnt
go to where you belong rejoined Belli,
imperiously.
The woman laughed sco%rnfully.
An! THAT'S the way you talk to me, is
i' Take care. Alessandro - see
through you. You want to be rid Of
me to marry your Jeanette"
"fou dream, GIRL do not even think
OF such a thing. l am, however. only n
poor director, who must see to how he
can earn his living best. With the
company as IT is there is nothing to be
done, inc that you know right we'll"
III go and earn money, A~lessandro.
out swear to me never to marry Jean
nette."
'Brigantina, am no longer a child"
swear, Alessandro, swear"
Go to the -"
Quick as lightning %Brigantina sprapg
to n side, and seized hold OF an ak.
Swear, or by Heaven"
And the tigress threw the reflection
Of the glistening blade on the torn can.
vas of the tent.
Bell laughed mockinglv.
de relied upon his brute streno,b
md athletic skill, as be set about
V~renching the AK from her grasp, to
her.
lyon won't go Of your own accord.
'ou she-devil, so I'll pitch YOU ont
your will, and If you don't
nind you'll find the whip cracking
bout your ears. You dare to threaten
Belli? You-you-poltroonr'
This was enough.
Poltroon coward, {
That word stung her to the quick.
wave of blood diffuscd itself over the
o the gypsy girl, a hard. Kissing, &
nimal like cry escaped her lips, and
AK whizzed through the air. IL 4
its way into the stroller's throat. |
no fell to the ground without a 3
'und, and his blood mingled with the p
'eshiy strewn sawdust on the floor. o
With a shrill laugh Brigantina went p
II past his corpse--she knew that she v
aimed we'll. b
1t was her last cast. t.
The next day we drew her lifeless o
out OF the river. o
unlya few OF the company followed "
= coffin to the wall neal the chnrvh- Il
.rd' where her remains were luid O
Ithont clsnt or song Of my kind, d
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1893-12-09

PARLIAMENTARY blue book relating
TO the last census for England and
wales shows that there were taken
o''lo,363 unmarried males and S,9os, sos
unmarried females, 1851, 54s married
males, and 4,9l6,649 married females,
ie3,990 widowers and l,124,3lO widows.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1893-12-09

" ling ~ "
Europe in the %fortles, and for the tim,
oeing gained for themselves consider
able popularity by their remarkabl,
d~eftncss and skill.
II artists in the Alvarez circus wer,
man and wife-she, with a serene smile
on her lips, her long, fair hair hanging
loosely over her shoulders. her deem
blue eyes directed fearlesslv and full OF
confidence towards her comrade; he.
hrrl n cool, with an expression of su.
Preme indifference to the danger his
VIE SO boldly and u~ntinchingly faced.
The board was brought, the woman
placing herself in front of the same.
The sharp, double bladed knives came
one after the other in quick succession.
Whizzing through the air, and with nm
errlng ann stuck quivering in the
BOARD within Il hairs breadth of the
woman's ears neck, bosom, and out
stretched hands.
ne couple seemed to mock death.
playing with him as with a tame tiger.
cat.
They we're an awful pair. The wom-
ans life literally hung upon a nervous
trcmor of the mans hand or a single
witch of his eye, And she remained
SO lndlilerent, SO business-like, smiling
placidly in the midst of this continuous
ram of knives, when one false cast
might launch her into eternity.
AS o as this performance had
oeen concluded the appreciation of the
audience found tent in half-stiled
shouts of relief rather than of an
plause.
But, however bloodcurdling the sang
iroid of this couple might be. they
were dwarfed into insignificance in
comparison with an incident dating
rom my strolling days, which comes
all the more wildly before nv minds
eye, the remoter it Is from that adyen-
tnfous' precarious time when |, a gypsy
among gypsies, strobe in front of the
green caravan, which, slowly followed
by street ours barking f~uriously at it's T.,
inmates, rumbled along in the evening.
with the last rays of the dying sun
glinting on the gnarled window names
~Brigantina.
On. how distinctly | see that dark
gypsy girl with the supple, panther.
IKE form, the attraction of the stroll
ing circus of Belli,' who, at the time of
tins story was doing the southern
provinces of Holland.
No one knew whence she came-she
a gypsy girl, born in a ditch, where
She would perhaps find her end. Half
mud still, the intense, ll-absorbing
passion OF the women of the nomadic
race. from which she was descended
cleaned out of her dark, flashing ewes
oetokenlng the hatred and love which
heir depths could reveal. .
Her equestrian feats were the most
'trlking. Why she remained with the
mall circus proprietor for the paltrv ,
aiary she was receiving, when she
night have had splendid remunerative {
in the largest and most i
crowned %circuses, was a mystery IN |
at first. =
But then ! saw later on hat Brioan.
ma cherished a desire to become Nine
u
heln was a young man Of not more n
nan i've and twenty years of age, hay. C
ny inherited the circus not long before I
his IRON his parents, who had both v
suddenly one after the other.
The circus was composed of half a e
oxen green caravans and Il couple Of il
Oxen OF tolerably good horses.
The pride of the circus, however. WAS
really well-trained elephant, "Moffa," ii
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1893-12-09
You Feel Ready to Go to War

With all mankind when your liver is out of
order Drastic cathartic pills will neither
regulate your liver nor sweeten yourtemper.
hostetter's Stomach Bitters, though, will
prlng comfort and calm, relieve your bowels
piGasantly, ana dlsperse all the symptoms of
blliousness. Incompatible is il too for ma.
larial, kidney and rheumatic ailments dys.
pepsia and nervous debility.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1893-12-09
Angus a!
Fl0We|

For two years l suffered
with W, i,,s stomach trouble, and
physician. He finally, atty
everything, said my st t
worn out, and that | womb
cease eating solid food. ~
olIlmendation of a friend ! !
a bottle Of August Flower
ed to do ne good at once,
strength and flesh rapid,v'
now like a new man, an9
that August Flower has cid
Jas E. Dederick saugerties
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1893-12-09
A Child Enjoys

The pleasant favor, gentle action and sooth.
ing effect Of Syrup of Figs, when in need of
a laxative, and if the father or mother be
costlye or bilious, the most gratifying re-
suits follow its use; 50 that it is the bestfamily
have a bottle, ~