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Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1893-11-10
HAVE YOU PAID YOURS?

The school house is nearly
completed. And we are glad
to announce to the people that
the work is first-clags, and that
the house is all that could he de
sired, even by a larger town than
Cottonwood,
The subscriptions arc all due
and some OF them are unpaid
Orr citizens were very prompt
in subscribing liberal amounts,
and we feel sure, although mon
ey is scarce, that they will be as
prompt in paying off their sub
scriptions, In fact we cannot
afford to be otherwise when we
remember that the school is to
be the safe guard of our society
and handspring OF our indus
tries,
History tells us, that once in
ancient times, the king OF Spar
ia paid visit to the king OF
Athens. While in that famous
seat of art and wealth he was
shown the mighty walls that
encompassed the city, by the
Athenian king, with great pride
and told by that powerful mon-i
arch that the walls were the
hope of his country. In return
king of Athens visited the king
of Sparta. The king of Sparta
brought out his young men in
fine array, eyes heaming with
intelligence, having been thor
oughly trained in the schools of
art and philosophy, thoroughly
adapted to the life of citizen or
soldier whichever the times de-
manded. With equal pride the
Spartan king showed the young
men to the Athenian monarch
with the remark that they were
the hope of his country,
Let MS learn a lesson from the
kings of ancient Greece and i'm
prove by placing our hope in
o ur young men and young wo-
men, thoroughly trained in the
schools of learning, fitted for any
life that may be presented to
them when they are ready to en-
bark on life's stormy ocean.
Some of our people have al
ready been at considerable ex-
pense and yet feel hopeful. Let
every one who has not paid up
use their best endeavors to do so
as early as possible, and thereby
facilitate the finishing work. In
order to realize a dream of any
kind the financial part OF the
project must receive careful at
tention.
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w. z. Graham,

Dealer in furniture and undertake
er's supplies. slecia lattention
givento undertaking and en-
balming. ] have the finest and
cheapest, and will not lie under
sold by anybody. Three doors
west Of the post Office. Grange
vile, Idaho.
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Mother(t to young hopeful =
| wonder with what vagaboud
you were running around all
last night?
Young Hopeful. With pa.
Texas Siftings.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1893-11-10
THE Fh

| NSNii'
The worst is over; business will
revive and moneg become cas-
ier.-Golfax do2ette,
A thrssbing crew near Rear
dan is composed entirely OF
members OF the Salvation army,
and they are said to be "hum-
mers.f They only came into the
field recently and are doing
splendid work, live right up to
their contracts, but won't turn d
wheel on Sunday.-Raview.
Some of our farmers are kick
ing because wheat is chear.
Well, what are you raising it for?
With butter ~ cents, eggs Is
cents, pork Is to Is cents in the
barrel, chickens % cents apiece
and everything else in proper
tion, what's the matter with
your all being bankers only for
the persistenoy in raising wheat
and storing machinery to rot?--
Palonse Republican.
The remains OF John Wahi, who
disappeared very mysterious
ly six years ago, were found by
a wood chopper on Little Pot
latch last week. At that time
parties had vainly searched for
him for weeks. The position of
the body would lead one to In
fer that he committed suicide by
firing a charge into his head and
having pulled the trigger with
his toe. Wash. Journal.
A French newspaper thinks we
are tending to "A parliamentary
form OF government because the
president can dictate legislation
to congress, No more than we
were sixty years ago, when Jack
son drilled and bullied congress
as = sergeant licks an awkward
squad into shape. 1t depends
upon the president aud the par
ty in power what kind of Il gov
eminent We have.-Oregonian.
About 40 miles southwest of
Lewiston, there is an extensive
plateau of highly fertile land
known as "Camas Prairie"
This plateau is about 80 miles
long by Is wide and contains as
rich farming land as can he
found anywhere in the Pacific
Northwest. 1T will soon lie
reached by railroad, and is. on
account Of It's climate and iertil-
ity, an attractive section for new
f1rming settlements Farming
ton Journal,
). A. Moon and james Hens
ley have discovered an asbestos
formation on the Salmon River
and locations covering a hun
dred acres have been made by
them. The mineral consists OF
fine crystal elastic tibers of {,
light brown colef, which will
Withstand heat to an intense de-
gree. Samples have been sent
to Chicago and the report was
tiattering for the owners. The
mineral is SAID to he very valua
BILE as there are only two mines
which are being worked, one is
in Scotland and the other In
Quehec,--llx.
Most OF our exchanges seem to
have confounded the two meet
ings held at this place ON Satur-
day, the 22d ult. The open-air
mass meeting held in the after
noon was attended by Il great
crowd. No injudicious Ian
gnage was used, the speeches
were temperate, and there was
a general conclusion that every
body should Go his level best to
meet his obligations, and there
was no place for even a rumor
OF reputation. In the evening
another meeting was held at the
q. \. r. hall, at which about 80
joined a secret society. We
hope the press will remember
that the so-called mass meeting
OF 1000 farmers at Pullman
was different affair altogether.
Pullman Tribune.
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NOTICE.

All notes and accounts due
the estate of T. J. Rhoads( de-
cessed) will be put into the
hands of an attorney for collec-
ton if not settled by November
10, 1898.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1893-11-10

snrridge was in town
~ night
y Rhoades appeared on the
Eets Tuesday.
go to Cox 4 Creelman for
Harness and saddlery,
Sam Goldstone and family
left for Lewiston Sunday.
This season is a record break
er for weather OF all kinds,
Norman Hockett arrived from
johnson, Wash, Wednesday,
!. Cottonwood has been made
station on the stage line again.
Cyrus Overman, Of the Lake
District, was in town Tuesday.
Mrs. w. w. Blackburn is con
fined to her bed with Sickness.
g. w McFadden, OF Mason
Prairie, was in town yesterday.
]. +. Thompson and w. "A. Ste
yens have moved to White Bird.
J. $. Rhoads returned Satur-
day from his trip to the noun
tains.
Mrs. .. w. Wilson came over
from Moscow the first of the
week.
]. H. RAIDER, of Uniontown,
was, in Cottonwood Tuesday,
buying hogs.
Thomas to'Kay, of Mason
Prairie, was down the first Of
the week.
The Odd Fellows will give
Thanksgiving ball at Heart
burg's Hall.
I. S. Weller and wife have re-
turned from the Worlds Fair.
Boise Statesman
H. NJ. Jorgens went to KAN
al this morning. He will re-
turn the first of the week.
J, B. Crosfield was in town
Tuesday, representing Mitchell,
Lewis and Staver, of Portland.
N. G. Williams has purchased
property in the Rhoads addition
and will erect a residence theron.
J. III. Clayton, who represents
the State of Salem Insurance
Company, was in town Wednes-
Say.
Rev. F. L. Buzzell viii preach
z at Cottonwood at 1870 A. NJ.
and at Denver, at Z p NJ. next
Sunday.
All harness and saddlery
sold at a discount for cash at
eEnx 4 Creelmans. Cottonwood
and Lewiston.
John JoTgenson arrived last
week from Elk City, where he
has been engaged in mining
since last Spring.
Jake Woodring was over to
Coy Gentry's the fore part of
the week, putting the finishing
touches on his house.
Talk is cheap but the fact,
that NuxoIl & Stpbte rs sell
goods as cheap as they can be
sold, cannot be denied.
The musical coyote seems
rather numerous of late. We
are nightly treated to concert
from his melodious voice.
Chicago wants the National
Capital, says the Lewiston Trib-
nne Well let her have it.
Cottonwood does not want it.
al darlington arrived Tues
day from his trip to Lewiston
and Moscow. G. S, Bates, who
accompanied him, went on to
Michigan.
Elections were held in dozen
different states Tuesday, The
most interest was centered in
the McKinley-Eeal fight, for
governor, in Ohio,
Mr.. Hepner, proprietor of the
Moose Creek placer mines, pass
ed through town this week on
his way to the Sound, where he
will spend the winter,
Mrs. Robert Nugent was sick
The first Of the week, but is i'm
proving now. Bob fills the
position of waiter with satisfac-
ton to himself and his boarders.
Sheriff Naylor, of Latah Co.,
The Washington bee., 1893-11-11
Are Women RESPONSIBLE :?

1t was Marguerite of Valois who
said, with unusual severity for q wo-
man, that 'the less one sees and knows
men the higher one esteems them"
1t is obvious that the cynical Mar
garet really meant to say that the bet
ter one knows men the greater la ones
contempt for them.
These sharp-tongued assaults are in
teresting and diverting as specimens Of
satirical raillery, but to the analytical
mind they present nothing worth while
The simple truth is, women do not
hold such sentiments towards men;
though every one knows that to con-
siderable extent they would be justi-
fed in so holding The general attf-
tude Of women Is one of seeming wor-
shipful admiration. This is bad, espe-
cially for very young men, who are
thus puffed up by conceit and made
unspeakably disagreeable, whereas
were they let alone they might disclose
a becoming measure of modesty and
self-distIust. 1t is about time for wo-
men to face the fact that they are di-
rectly chargable with most of the un-
pleasing characteristics of man. They
constantly feed his vanity; they habitu-
ally practice duplicity and In their in-
tercourse with him the note of SINGER
ity is seldom heard. Naturally the
man desires the "clinging trust of the
woman, but he is too dull-headed to
perceive that what he takes for cling
ing trust is clever diplomacy, and it
is an axiom that the only way to be-
come clever diplomat is to cultivate
deceit.
The Washington bee., 1893-11-11
The First Conaul.

Just before the review began we saw
several officers In gorgeous uniforms
ascend the stairs one of whom, whose
helmet seemed entirely of gold, was
Eugene de Beauharnais. A few min
utes afterwards there was a rush of
officers down the stairs, and among
them | saw short, pale man, with his
hat in his hand, who resembled Lord
Erskine in profile. But, though my
friend whispered, "C'est lui," I did not
comprehend that I beheld Bonaparte
till l saw him stand alone at the gate.
In another moment he was on his
horse, while I, trembling with emotion,
gazed on him intently, endeavoring to
commit each expressive, sharply-chis-
eled feature to memory, contrasting
also with admirat ton his small, simple
hat, adorned with nothing but a little
tri-colored cockade, and his blue coat,
guiltless of gold embroidery, with the
splendid adornments Of the officers
who followed him.
At length the review ended-too soon
for me. The First Consul sprang from
his horse. We threw open our door
again, and, as he slowly reascended
the stairs, we saw him very near us,
and in full face, while his bright, rest
less, expressive and, as we fancied,
dark blue eyes beaming from under
long black eyelashes, glanced over us
with a scrutinizing but complacent
look.-Mrs. Opie, In Tait's Magazine,
1881
The Washington bee., 1893-11-11
Many Faces In One.

A comicaI story is told Of a young
man who was shown a photograph OF
young lady which seemed to impress
him very much. The impression Of the
countenance in the portrait denoted q
strong will, yet gentle disposition. It
was the face Of young lady whom
one would like to know.
who is the original of this portrait p
the young man inquired.
''The graduating class Of Smith Col.
lege, Northampton" was the reply.
1t was a composite photograph, and
the admiring young man awoke regret
fully to the fact that there was in
reality no such lady as the one whose
face had so strongly impressed him
or, rather, that there were forty-nine
of her!
A young lady who, on seeing a COM
posite photograph Of a small circle of
friends of which she was a member,
exclaimed: "It is so charming to enjoy
the portrait Of somebody who is all
pne's intimate friends at oncew
The Washington bee., 1893-11-11
MISSED THE LEADEN SHOWER.

An Ex-Confederate Tells How Kiss ia
the Moonlight Saved Him.
~I was q lieutenant colonel of Ken
t1cky regiment, said Col John c.
Underwood, of Kentucky, to Boston
Globe man. Our command was in
East Tennessee, and one bright moon
light night I concluded to ride away
from camp and take look about the
vicinity.
IL rode several miles and, coming to
o farm house, hitched my horse and
knocked at the door. Ayoung woman,
thet most beautiful 1 had ever seen, it
seemed to me, appeared after while
and invited me in.
'She and her aged mother were the
only occupants of the house, the men
OF the family being in the Confederate
army. We chatted pleasantly for
few minutes, when my fair hostess arose
and said: Colonel, you ran great
risk In leaving your horse in such an
exposed position. The Yankee pickets
are all about it. I will 60 and put him
in the barn
She left the room and after few
minutes returned, when we resumed
our conversation. Suddenly she started
up and listened. Colonel, you must
60 now she exclaimed. i hear the
sound of horses hoofs; the Federals
are comingr Rushing out of doors,
she led my horse to the back of the
house. and ], following her. jumped on
his back.
THE most natural thing for me to
have done would have been to set spurs
TO him and get away as soon as pos
sible. But could not. was young
and impressionable. and the situation
was enhancing. The moon shed sill
YER light upon the earth, a gentle breeze
was stirring and the rustic of the leaves
in the grand old trees was like music to
my soul And amid these enchanting
surroundings a beautiful face with
fearful ewes looked into mine, beseech-
ing me to hasten.
81 could not resist the temptation,
and STOPPING down from my horse put
my arm around her, drew her closer to
my side and kissed her As I did so a
shower of bullets passed over my head.
One OF them went through the rim of
my hat. / was in full sight of COM
pany of Federal horsemen. No other
warning was necessary. My horse real
ICED the danger as well as and race
for life ensued. The enemy pressed
hard upon me for time, and more than
once their bullets nrazed my head, but
fortune favored me and at length
reached the Confederate lines in safety.
Do You wonder that remember when
kiss saved my ife?"
The Washington bee., 1893-11-11
New TOrk's New Postmaster

II expect to take hold Of my duties
at that post-office on July l." said
Mr.. Dayton, New York's new post
master, land will devote the months
Of July and August to a careful study
Of the requirements Of the place. l
am convinced that the office needs a
thorough overhauling. Matters have
been running on in the same old way
there for the past thirty years, and I
have a number Of suggestions for
changes to submit to the Postmaster
General" Mr.. Dayton added that all
Of the clerks who were efficient would
be retained in their places, providing
they come under the operations of the
civil service law. An inventory of the
Government properties in the post
office will take place June 80:
The Washington bee., 1893-11-11
Arcs at Which Man Marry.

Statistics show that law of chances
governs In the vast majority of cases
the ages at which men marry, who are
engaged in certain occupations. Work
men and artisans take unto themselves
wives ut an earlier age than those whose
vocations are of a more intellectual
kind. Thus, miners, textile factory
hands, laborers and artisans marry at
an average of twenty-five years. OF
these the miners are first in the field,
more than 100 of every 1000 of them
securing wives before they have be-
come of age. Workers in textile fabrics
run them close, then come shoemakers
and tailors. and they are followed by
artisans and labo1ers. Farmers and
farmers sons consider twenty five early
enough. Commercial clerks seek the
pleasures Of matrimony at twenty six.
Shop keepers and shopmen postpone
the rapture little while longer. Pro
fessional men and gentlemen of indie
pendent means rarely care to cucumber
themselves even with so delightful a
burden as wife until they have toed
the line of over thirty years. Though
the rich marry at more ripe age than
the working fraternity, they continue
marrying until long after the last
named have ceased to wed. Whereas
fourteen miners and twenty five artisans
in every 1000 marry between the ages
of thirty five and forty, nearly 100 of
the professional and Independent class
do. 1t is explained in this way: The
rich like to see something of the world
and its pleasures before settling down
to sober matrimony. A laborer has
neither desire nor opportunity for it.
When he has house of his own. and a
wife to look after it for him, lac has at
tanned, perhaps. to the height of his am
bition. 1t is said a man is neither
physically nor mentally mature until he
is thirty, and if this is trns, it stands
to reason a man at that age should be
better fitted for the duties of husband
and father. than STRIPPING of twenty
one.-N. 7. Lejger.
The Washington bee., 1893-11-11

The British Battleship Victoria Run
Down by her Consort.

The British Battleship Victoria Run
Down by her Consort.
The British battleship Victoria was
sunk last Friday near Tripon, sea-
port in the Eastern Mediterranean, by
her consort, the British battIeship
Camperdown. Some 463 lives were
lost Sir George Tryon, K. G. B., Vice
Admiral in command Of the Mediterra-
mean Squadron, is among those who
perisbed. Both vessels belonged to
the Mediterranean Squadron. The
Victoria new the flag of the Vice
Admiral The two battleships were
engaged in naval tactics off the Syrian
coast. The weather was bright and
the sun shining. The two ships were
going through their lnaneuvers within
distance Of three miles of each other
which gave each ship but small
space considering the reaction of the
tide. Suddenly the Camperdown was
carried towards the Victoria by the
tide in j rapid way. Before the Vic
toria could steam ahead or the Cam.
perdoWn'S commander obtain control
of his vessel, she struck the Victoria
The Camperdown's ram hit the flag.
ship near the foremost starboard tur.
ret, tearing an immense hole in he1
side, extending into several water.
tight compartments. The Victoria al
once began to settle, and while heI
crew We're trying to shut bulkhead
doors to prevent the water spreading,
she turned over and instantly sanH
from sight. So rapidly was the plunge
taken that those on board the Victoria
had but little chance to cut loose the
small boats. Several, however, were
released, only to be carried down by
the suction. OF this number 255 man.
aged to get out of the whirlpool and
were rescued by the small boats of
the Camperdown. Eye witnesses re-
port that the vessel was nearly cut in
two alongside, and that every one be-
low deck at the time perished. The
news Of the disaster caused the great
est excitement throughout England.
The Victoria was a single turret ship,
carrying two 1l0-ton guns mounted in
a forward turret coated with eighteen
inches of compound armor; one 10
inch 29-ton gun, firing aft, and a
broadside auxiliary armament Of
twelve 6-inch 5-ton guns. OF artillery
of smaller nature she carried twenty
one quick-tiring and eight machine
guns. her maAllhIln speed was 1910
knots. She could stow 1,200 tons Of
coal in her bunkers. and her radius Of
action at ten-knot speed, with her full
complement of coal, was estimated ar
1000 knots. Her armOred belt and
bulkheads consisted of compound ar
NOR from sixteen to eighteen inches in
thickness. 1t is believed this disaS-
ter. showing the unwieldiness of big
battleships and the terribly effective
power of the ram as naval weapon,
will cause another revolution in ocean
warfare, and lead to a general build
ing Of vessels like the Ammen ram.
A complete model OF the Victoria is
part of the British naval exhibit at
Chicago.
The Washington bee., 1893-11-11
Senator Hill Denies Writing a Ietter

Senator Hill was asked at Albany
about letter on the silver question,
purporting to have been sent by him
from Albany to the President of the
Board of Trade at Cincinnati. Sena-
tor Hill said that he had written no
letter to Cincinnati on the silver ques-
ton or any other question, but that
at the request of Mr.. Dolph, President
of the Board Of Trade Of that city, for
his views upon the financial question.
he had caused his clerk to forward
Mr.. Dolph printed copy Of his re-
marks on his bill for the repeal of the
Sherman law, delivered in the Senate
in February last and stating that his
sentiments were expressed in that
speech.
The Washington bee., 1893-11-11
The English Language

Professor Vambery has been lecturine
on the Fashion of Languages" before
the Buda- Pest English Club English,
he said, may now be called the most
fashionable language in all the five parts
of the world. 1t began to spread in
the first decades of the century through
English literature, and in Asia 10y
means of accelerated communication.
Steamers were the wings of the English
languagesinss ssthe far East, and its spread
ing from India and the Straits Settle
ments to China and Japan is simply
miraculous.
! There is no exaggeration in saying
that the number of English-speaking
sAsiatics amounts today to 5000, 600;
{ that of Europeans to more than l,000,-
1000, and these, added to 126 600, 600
ssAnglo-Saxons, give total of English.
speaking men and women of 130, ,000,-
1000 Should the increase continue in
sths same proportion, the middle OF
snext century will have zoo, 600, 600 Eng
disappearing persons and the English
5vill have no RIVAL in the world beside
{ the Chinese.
Phoneticailv English is unsuitable
! for the foreigner, An'l the lecturer de-
clares he always suffer pain in the jaws
awhen speaking publicly in England and
ftrying to initiate genuine English. The
phonetic difficulties are. however,
amply rewarded through the express
>iveness, the rare precision, vigor and
axac;ness in which English surpasses
sll other European tongues.-London
News ,s., -
The Washington bee., 1893-11-11
ReaaIiug's Affairs.

The Reading will have to provide for
S1,500,0o0 interest on July 1. nearly
100000 Of which is due to holders Of
the general mortgage bonds. On the
same date its Indebtedness to Speyer
x Co. will fall due. The latter loan
is secured hy$5 100000 collateral trust
bonds, S1,000,000 third preference
bonds and 100000 Philadelphia, Har-
risburs and Pittsburg bonds The i'm
preston prevails that the company
will be unable to meet the general
mortgage interest. and it is possible
that an arrangement will be made
with Drexel & Co. to buy the coupons.
Officials state that the company will
fully meet its obligations.
The Washington bee., 1893-11-11
. Tho Creole.

A creole, strictly speaking, is any
person born in this country or the
West Indies of European ancestors; !;
also any person born in or near the
tropics, and this is the sense in which
the word is usually employed. The use
Of the word, however, has been by
some restricted first to children Of for
eign parents born in Louisiana, and
second, to children of Spanish or
French parents born in Louisiana, and
then In the North the word has been
perverted SO that it is believed to i'm
ply some strain of negro blood In
person to whom it is applied. It does
not imply anything Of the sort.-New
York Herald.