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Middletown transcript., 1893-12-16
THE SONG MT MOTHER s1Sds.
By THOMAS o'zAeAr.


O, sweet unto my heart is the song M
mother sings
AS eventide is brooding on its dark AM
noiseless wings.
Every note is charged with memory-ever,
memory bright with rays
of the golden hours of promise in the lap
childhood's days.
The orchard blooms anew and each blossom
scents the way,
And feel again the breath of eve among the
new mown hay,
While thro' the halls OF memory in happy
notes there rings.
All the Iife-joy OF the past in the song my
mother sings.
have listened to the dreamy notes of Men
delssohn and Liszt,
AS they dripp'd and droop'd about my heari
and filled my eyes with mist,
have wept strong tears OF pathos meath
the spell of Verdi's power.
As heard the tenor voice OF grief from out
the donjon tower,
And Gounod's oratories are packed with
notes sublime
That stir the heart with rapture thro' the
sacred pulse OF time;
But all the music OF the past, ana tne wealth.
that memory brings
Seem as nothing when listen to the song
my mother sings.
It's song of love and triumph, it's song
of toll and care,
1t is filled with cords of pathos and it's set
in notes OF prayer;
It is bright of dreams and visions OF the
days that are to be,
And as strong in faiths devotion as the
heartbeat of the sea
1t is linked in mystic measure to sweet
voices from above,
And is stirr'd with ripest blessing thro' q
mothers sacred love.
o sweet and strong and tender are the
memories that it brings,
AS list in JOY and rapture to the song my
mother sinks.
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The Family Censor.

There isn't family but has one CEN
sor. Perhaps you who read these lines
are the family censor. Put yourself to
the test by noticing whether it is the
beauties or the blemishes of home life
that most often attract your attention.
A cup of muddy coffee and an under
done steak will give you clue to the
true condition. A bit Of mud on the
children's shoes, the crumbs they drop
on the carpet, the holes they wear in
the knees of their stockings and the
rent made by an aggressive nail will
furnish scrap of evidence for or
against yous Your liberation will tes
tify to your strength and your will
power and the skill with VIII ich you
adjust yourself to these inevitables. of
domestic life, 1t isn't well for the
mother to be the family censor because
the mother is the one to establish the
gait for the family, and the household
wherein discord reigns can usually
trace its unhappiness to the nerves of
the mother. Nerves Danish both
federation and patience, the two at
tributes of character that more than
others qualify the mother for her
official position in fine family. Patience
may be cultivated. 1t will spring from
a tiny seed and may be cultivated in
the garden of the heart with very little
trouble.
Nerves grow to be habit after q
time, just as tears and fainting away
used to be. The novelist Of long age
ago drew up heroines with all manner
of feminine weakness, but the heroine
of to-day is VIGOROUS aud healthy and
active, and powerful to lead and to lift
others to her own high standard. The
womanly character of to-day's develop
ment is something to live up to. Shs
rises above nerves thai dwarf anG
distort and disqualify her. Nerves are
the weeds of discomfort and selfishnes
often, and they have TO go out o
fashion like other faHacies that retarG
growth. h.-Baltimore San.
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81 wonder why Miss Levelton is such
q failure as conversationalist.p = re-.
marked the young. "She seems quite
cultured and intelligent" "0h, yes,
replied Mrs. Feathergilt. "But she
makes a very common mistake. !"
:. What is thatp,' .sShe tries to be We
racious and entertaining both at once. +"
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woman,sIooic

over all that we see. as it seemeth to be,
Is the truth that we can not reach;
tell it to you, you tell it to me-
And both OF us nod. You teach,
preach-and firmly we all believe,
For all OF us know it is So,
But you it would grieve and me it would
grieve
To reason out how we know,
Yet we Kn ow that we know, we are stone
that were weak,
And fact prove the faslehood of fiction;
DR.. Pierce made us whole, made US new, Sc
to speak,
with his own ana our .Favorite Prescrip
tion."
A peculiar medicine for woman's
peculiar ills. For all "Female Weak.
ness" Irregularities. periodical pains
it is the only guaranteed remedy.
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A tenant went to see his landlord a.
bout house he had just rented and
about which he had some fault to find.
He mentioned several drawbacks. and
then said:-s'And furthermore, Mr.,
Oppenheimer, the cellar is full Of wa
ter" Mr.. Oppenheimer, the landlord,
eyed him with reproach, and then ex.
claimed: d:-"Vull of vaterl Veil, vat
you expectP Vull of champagneP"
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Who ought to be friends should so seldom
agree.
My strenth is exhausted, my energy dead,
From the volley of blue pills discharged az
my head"
1t is not strange that Nuture should
demonstrate against the use of those
gripping and drastic blue marbels, with
which old Jgies of medicine persist in
dosing their patients. They are not
only revolving in appearance, but
oftimes actually Injurious in their ef-
fects. Yet nature needs some help in
overcoming obstinate dyspepsia, con-
stipation and liver troubles, and fortu-
nately she has very valuable assistant
in DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets which
are small as bird seed and sugar-coated
never fail to act effectfully though
soothingly.
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roR nvER FIrrY YEARs.

AN OLD AND WRLL-TRED REMEDY.-Mrs.
Winsiow's Soothing Syrup has been used tor
over fifty years by millions of mothers tor
success 1t soothes the child, softens the
gums aIlays all pain, cures wind collie, and
Is the best remedy for Diarrhoea Is plea
SAINT to the taste. Sold by Druggists In every
part of the World Twenty-Five cents q
bottle Its value is incaIcuIabIe. Be sure
and ask tor Mrs. Winsiow's Is Soothing Syrup
and take noother kind.
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Have you Asthmas

DR.. R. Schiffmann, st. Paul Mimi,
will mail trial package Of ScHIFF-
MANN's ASTHMA CURE free to any
sufferer. He advertises by giving it
away. Never fails to give instant re-
lief in worst cases and cures where
others fail. Name this paper and send
your name and address for free trial
package.
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Getting a Bargain.

| A lady surrounded the bargain coun
ter of one Of the big retail stores on
Sixth avenue the other day and cap
tured fragment Of China silk with
which she wanted to make a screen.
To accomplish this required degree
of strategy and physical exertion
sufficient SO equip a college eleven for
active service on the gridiron, But
she got there.
II spent this whole afternoon, - said
she to friend, "and when I got home
I figured the whole thing up. I could
have bought the same stuff up stairs
at the regular counter for thirty-nine
cents yard, and wanted only three
yards and half. Well, that mean
little clerk sold me four yards for
thitty-five cents-it was a remnant,
you know-so I found / had been
trodden upon for about two hours and
squeezed black and blue and had lost
just three cents by the operation.
"But, lawl that's nothing. What do
you s'posel Why, when I examined
that silk the next day found hole in
every fold.
''Mad2 Well, should think I was
mad. Ny husband laughed at me.
He says women were born to be fooled,
don't you know-that most of us
haven't sense enough to spread an UNI
brella when it rains.
"sWhat would you dop' asked him.
"'Do,' says he; I'D throw away and
never go back to that store again.
"..Not much, says I. I'm going to
make them take that back if l die for
it-now therei And if you should
miss me when night comes you'll find
my remains at the foot of the china
silk counterl'
81 went back. After another two
hours OF shuffling and crowding I got
a chance to confront the young man
who sold me that silk. was prepared
to make him ashamed of himself, now
l tell you! But he merely looked at it
and said in bored sort of way, oh,
yes; that is the same piece of silk Mrs.
Blank returned last weekl'
"Yes; I was stricken dumb. If there
had been room enough I'd have drop
ped. But that's nothing. Let me tell
you. While he was making out my
rebate check another lady glanced at
the silk I had just laid down.
"That's real pretty said she. How
many yards2'
s'Four, ma'am, says he.
"How much?'
"Forty CENTS said he, with the
most unblushing face. It's the last
piece of that shade in the house, says
| he.
s'I'll take it, says she, pulling out
her purse just as he gave me my ticket
for the return of that identical piecel
Well, then l knew that young man de-
liberately cheated me and was going to
cheat that lady right before my facel
But l got my breath quick enough to
tell her. And l did. / said Madam
I've just this minute brought that
back. It's damaged. Look at these
aolesl He knows it's damaged. Here's
my ticket for the rebate for its return.
"Well, if you could have seen the
look she gave himl Then she turned on
her heel and went out. Yes, I shonld
say I'm abont even with that house
one of the finest stores in town, too.'
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Miss Antique (proud of her lineage)-
We came over in the Mayfower, you
know. Chumley (who knows nothing
about the Mayfower, or anything else,
but wishes to be agreeable Indeed
And did you have a pleasant voyage9
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Salesman-Stove polishp Certainly.
What kind do you want, little girls
Juvenile customer (nonplused for a
moment)-I've heard mamma say ell
bow grease was the only thing that
would put a good shine on stove.
Got any?
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Blair-He was the greatest man ]
know of. Kier-What did he dot
Blair-He wrote love letters without
making a fool of himself.
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rbev SNEAK for themselves.

They Speak for Themselves.
I was troubled with Indigestion and
tried DR.. Deane's Dyspepsia Pills.
which soon cured me.
CHAS. Fl. Hearn, Laurel, Del.
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GREAT BII
OF THE
SEASON

Our magnificent list of Fall and Winter
Clothing, manufactured with special care
for Mems, Boys and Children's wear, con
sisting of all the leading styles that can be
found in Foreign and Domestic markets.
Having large Cash Capital we have
been enabled to use it to great adv antag
in the purchase of goods. Manufacturers
having large stocks on hand were willing
to dispose of them at great sacrifices.
Hence we are in position to offer the
greatest bargains that were ever in the mar
ket.
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CAPITAL. $500. 10000.
SURPLUS, slO0,OOO.OO.
Security Trust an Safe Deposit
Company,
5lg MARKET ST.. WILMINGTON, DEL.


gMoNEY UNEMpLoYED ED or waiting investment
can be made to earn you Interest IT deposit
ted with this company.
INTEREST PAID on deposits OF money as fol-
lows per cent on deposits payable on de-
mand by check, same as banks; TX per
cent on deposits payable after ~ days
notice 8 per cent On deposits payable after
80 days notice. Special rates for large sums
to remain for year or longer.
SPECIAL ATTENTION given to the accounts oil
Ladies, also to those of Executors, Adminis-
traitors, Trustees, Guardians and Receivers.
The Company acts by authority OF law as
Executor, Administrator, Guardian, Re-
ceiver and Agent, and executes trusts OF
every description.
Correspondence solicited and full linforma-
tion furnished concerning any branch OF
the Company's business, Satisfaction guar
anteed. Send for pamphlet.
BENZ. NIELDs, JAS. B. CLARKsoN,
President. Treas. Sec.
VIM. p. BANCROFT, JNO. s. ROSSELL,
Vice President. Trust Oficer.
DIRECTORS
Beniamin Nie1ds, Jos. FL. Chandler, NJ D
PhiiIip PIunkett. j. DAVIS Sisler,
James A Hart William NJ. Field,
Henry Il. Dure, Charles e. Fritz,
VIM. r. Bancroft Archibald A.. Capelle,
Vim. j. McClary VIM. Il. Bfinckle
John r. Tatum, SamuelG simmons,
maYl-1Y
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4 CORNER OF SMILES.

ssDoes Mr.. Scrawl contribute regu-
larly to some part Of your papera"
eyes; the waste paper part"
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GRATEFUL-coMFoRrINo
EPPSS COCOA
BREAKFAsT-SUPPE

"By a thorough knowledge of the natural
laws which govern the operations of diges-
tion aud nutrition, and by careful ap-
plication of the fine properties of we'll
selected Cocoa, Mr.. Epps has provided for
voured beverage which may save us many
heavy doctors bills. 1t is by the judicious
use of such articles of diet that constitu-
ton may be gradually built up until strong
enongh 10 resist every tendency to disease.
Hundreds of subtle maladies are floating
around US ready to attack wherever there
is weak point. We may escape many q
fatal shaft by keeping ourselves well
fortified vito pure blood and properly
nourished frame"-CiUI Seruice Gdsette.
Made simply with boiling water or milk.
Sold only in halfpound tins. by Grocers,
labelled thus:
JAMES EPPs & CO.. Ltd, Homeopathic
Chemists, London, England.
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We WANT YOU

to act as our agent. We furnish an expensive
outfit and all you need free. 1t costs nothing to
try the business. We will treat you well, and
help you to earn ten times ordinary wages. Both
sexes of all ages can live at home and work In
spare time, or all the time. Amy one any where
Two Hundred Dollars a Month. Ne class Of
people in the world are making SO much money
without capital as those at work for us. Business
pleasant, strictly honorable, and pays better than
any other offered to agents. You have clear
field, with no competition. We equip you with
everything, and supply printed directions for
beginners which, If obeyed faithfully, will bring
more money than will any other business. I'M
prove your prospects, Why not? Yon can do so
easily and surely at work for us. Reasonable
industry only necessary for absolute success.
free to all. Dehy not in sending for it.
GEORGE STINSON g. CO.,
Box No. ASS, Portland, Me.
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Jack and the
....X=I1as FAIRIES
A Story That Will Do You Some
Good to Read.

IT Jack was the
dearest, round
est, rosiest little
lad imaginable.
He was a pic
ture of happy
boy h ood that
afternoon, three
days b fore
Christmas, when
in his smart coat,
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Said Nature to Physic ''what pity.that we
Who ought to be friends should so seldom
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1893-04-08
ISSUED EVERY SATURDAY.
THE NEW SCHOOL LAW.

The school law passed Mt the last
session of the legislature makes
some radical changes in the old
law.
Section 30 provides that Of the
money raised one third shall be
divided equally among the districts
of the county and the balance pro
rata according to school population.
Sec. Al. At the next school cleo
ton following the passage of this
act there must be elected board of
trustees consisting Of three in num-
Der, one of whom must hold Office
for three years, one for two years
and one for one year, an the ballots
shall designate the term each shall
serve At the second and every
subsequent school election the must
be elected one trustee for the term
of three years.
Sec. 43. The regular election
for electing members of the board
of school trustees shall be held an
nually in each district on the first
Monday in June.
Sec. 46. the clerk of the board
of trustees must, on the first Mon
day of July Of each year, proceed to
enumerate the school children Of
school age in his district, and he
must not enumerate any except
boni fde residents thereof. School
age as herein used is defined as all
persons between the age of five and
Il years.
Sec. 81. Each parent, guardian
and other person in the state Of
Idaho having control Of children
between s and IA years shall be re-
quired to send such child or child
rem to public school for a period
Of II weeks in each school year, al
least eight weeks of which shall be
consecutive unless such child Of
children are excused from such at
tendance by the board of schoo
trustees. Any parent or guardian
having control of any child OF
childen failing to comply with the
provisions of this act shall be liza
BILE to fine of not less than IS no
more than $25 for the first ofense
The law also provides for fire,
text books for the pupils to be paiC
for out of the district funds.
The school year commences OIL
the first Monday in September
The law in relation to free tex
books shall take effect at the be
ginning of the next school year.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1893-04-08
Arizona and New Mexico.

The governors of both these splendid
territories present in The North Ameri-
can Review their respective claims to be
admitted as states into the Union. The
presentation is so clear and forcible in
each case that, after reading them, one
is constrained to ask, "Why are not New
Mexico and Arizona admitted to state
hood?" The closing thrust of Governor
John N. Irwin of Arizona is driven home
as follows: More ignorance is natural
lied, more crime is sworn into citizen
ship and more unfitness made into vot-
ers III New York and Chicago every year
than there is in the entire Mexican vote
of Arizona"
The qualifications for statehood are
these, according to Governor Irwin; A
people intelligent enough, population
numerous enough and financial strength
and resources enough to sustain state
government. These requisites are pos
sessed by both territories. By the census
of 1890 New Mexico had population Of
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1893-04-08

The Infanta Eulalie, daughter of ex-
Queen Isabella, is the best beloved of all
members of the Spanish royal family.
Her coming visit to us duringt the Worlds
fair makes her especially interesting just
now. Not many persons belonging to
the reigning families of Europe will
honor themselves by coming to our great
show. Infanta Eulalie is said to be suf-
fering from incipient consumption. 1t is
quite as likely, however, that she is suf-
fering from a stupid husband. Prince
Antoine, her husband, is not more bril-
liant or agreeable than the average of the
Orleans family
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1893-04-08
The Right wayto Learn a Language

The Right Way to Learn Language.
The new way and the true way to learn
a language is undoubtedly that devised
by Nj. Gouin. Frenchman. Briefly, it
is by sound. just as child learns its
mother tongue. No printed words, books
or writing are allowed. A sound or word
is repeated over and again in the pupils
hearing till he masters it and can recog-
nize and speak it himself at any time.
Ctestares representing certain actions are
made, and the names and description OF
the act given in conversation, very sim
pie at first, then more complicated Each
sound, each word describing the action,
is imprinted lastingly on the pupils
memory by the sound, always by the
sound. The moment he hears it he
knows what it means and can make it.
After he has mastered all the language
necessary to enable him to use the com
mon speech of country, he is allowed
to learn to read it.
w. I. Stead of The Review of Reviews
gave the new system a thorough trial
with his own children in learning French.
The claim of NJ Gouin that by this sound
method a language can be learned so as
to be spoken with ease in six months
was fully sustained. Undoubtedly this
method of learning modern languages
will presently be used in all schools. 1t
must be. Other branches of learning
must he acquired by sound in the future
as well, or the children in two or three
generations more viii be blind.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1893-04-08

THE entire Kootenai country has
reaon to congratulate itself on the
outlook for the coming season.
Transients alone travelling through
the country will bring in thousands
Of dollars to say nothing Of the ex-
tensive investments that are being
made and the industries that will
be operated. The man who is al
ready on the ground and in bust
ness, who does not make a clean up
this year, is mighty poor mana
ger, or is cursed with mighty poor
luck. A boom, such as the Koot-
enai country will experience this
year, affords opportunities which
come but few times in lifetime.
Lucky will be the man who grasps
these opportunities as they pass by.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1893-04-08
Truly Shockingl

Truly Shockingi
The science and art of buying the
votes of legislatures. municipal councils
and boards of education are infinitely
laid down in The Forum by one who has
either tried it himself or is close kin to
somebody who has. He speaks by the
book. If city governments had no con-
tracts to award, boards of education
no textbooks to buy, legislatures no fat
jobs to let out, then there would be no
corruption. the writer says. His name
is not given. From the nature of his ex-
ceedingly interesting information one
can readily see that his modest reserve
is reasonable, but the information is so
plain that the mere tyro can follow its
suggestions and go out at once and buy
up whole board.
Every legislative or municipal body is
composed of members who can be classi-
fed as follows with reference to their
purchasability, says The Forum; One
third of them can be bought outright
with no trouble at all and are ready to
sell out to the highest bidder. The only
danger is that they will not stay bought,
but will sell their votes to any rival
firm of contractors who offer them a
higher price. A second third do not like
exactly to sell their votes and generally
occupy respectable position in society.
but they are weak and often deeply in
debt, and of course fall victims to the
vote buyer later if they do not sooner.
The remaining third will vote as they
think best always and cannot be pur-
chased. 1t will be seen that unfortu-
nately the members who are purchasable
are in the majority, according to this
classification. The surest remedy against
municipal corruption is to elect no man
to office who is in debt, the Forum
writer says.
The persons who desire to buy votes
are mostly the agents of manufacturing
firms-those making waterworks ma
chinery, bridges, pavements, ETC., and
in case of school boards the runners
for textbooks, patent desks and school
room furniture. The agents all agree
on the degree of purchasability of va
rious classes of men. The leaders Of
workingmen's and farmers politica
movements can be placed on the list o.
men who can be bought without trouble
1t is to be inferred that the writer has
some spite at such leaders and takes thii
method of paying it off. A politician
who makes profession of religion is no
thereby prevented from selling his vote
though he is slier about the manner o
; it, the writer continues.
This shocking and dreadful man goe
on to say that farmers in politics fall al
easy prey to social attentions, Will
preachers in politics must be bought b,
indirect methods
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1893-04-08
THE HERALD wants to see every

The HERALD wants to see every
one pull together for the welfare of
Bonner's Ferry. In doing this
someone's interests may be advanc-
ed more than somebody else's, utb
this shonld not matter so long as
all get some benefit. There is one
thing, however, that should be en-
phatically insisted upon. That is
that those who are getting the big
gest end of the rope should recipro-
cate and do something to advance
the interest of the other sections of
the town. So long as one party
acts the swine so long will we have
factional pulling. 1t takes reci-
procity to make things move and
we must have it in Bonner's Fer
ry.