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The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1893-01-14
CAPTAIN VANCOUVER

CAPTAIN VANCOUVER. iards had been ON
that coast at intervals for over 200 years.
but its real history begins with Vancou-
yer, and his career is romance in itself.
He was a lieutenant under Captain
James Cook in the expedition which cost
that explorer his life. and the British adj
miralty at once gave him charge to fol
low up the discoveries and take care
that England's interests did not suffer
by reason Of prior Spanish occupation.
On April /, 1901, he sailed out Of Fal-
mouth harbor in command of the war
sloop Discovery with 100 men. including
Lieutenants Nudge, Puget and Baker.
The Discovery was a 70-gun ship and
had as consort the tender Chatham,
under Commander w r. Broughton.
The next winter they passed at the Sand
witch Islands, and in May, as aforesaid.
entered the straits.
He explored its shores with great care
for that time, as well as those of the
sound he named for his lieutenant
Puget-and took pencil sketches which
are very highly priced now by the Royal
Geographical society. He also explored
many inlets and harbors to the north,
but the strangest incident of his career
there, and one not yet fully explained,
was his negotiation with the Spanish
commander, "Senor Don Juan Francis
co de la Bodega Quadra, commandment Of
the marine establishment of San Bias
and California" That worthy had an
establishment ON the north shore Of
Vancouver's island. Hereceived Captain
Vancouver with great courtesy. and the
two entered into an agreement by which
all British Columbia was given up to the
English.
In 1893 Alexander Mackenzie, of the
Northwest Fur company, crossed the
continent through Canada. for which he
was knighted, and in 1894 treaty trans
ferred all Spanish claims there to Eng
land Captain Vancouver reached home
| in 1895 much broken in health. and three
| years later died at Petersham and was
buried there A tablet in the ancient
church. erected by the Hudson Bay
company, commentaries his achieve
ments. The region be surveyed has
recently shown wonderful development,
and its citizens join in honor to their
local Columbus
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1893-01-14
RESTED WELL.
MT. Blaine Spends Comfortable Night
aud Is Reported BETTER.

Mr. Blaine Spends Comfortable Night
aud Is Reported BETTER.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-The long
watches of the night brought no change
in the condition of Mr.. Blaine. This
was contrary to expectations, for the
serious attacks of the early hours of the
two preceding days and the alarming
symptoms of Saturday night had caused
the minds of physicians and watchers to
apprehend turn for the worse in the
hours bordering on midnight. But
these unfavorable symptoms did not
appear, The physicians, Doctors john
ston and Hyatt, left their patient at g:45
p. m, after becoming convinced that
there was no immediate danger They
left word, of course that they should be
summoned In the event of the appear
ance of unfavorable symptoms, but as
nothing of ain alarming nature was Wis
ible the rest of the faithful physicians
was not disturbed. The doors of the
mansion We're opened early and at s
o'clock the attendant at the door stated
that Mr.. Blaine had rested quietly and
comfortably during the night and was
much better,
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1893-01-14

The appalling fact has been staring
high livers" and epicures in the race
for some time that diamond back terra
pin are becoming extinct. How far II
the future before this cal&mitous event
win pass into history cannot be told just
now to certainty, but the leaders Of
epicurean thought believe that when the
centennial Of the Worlds fair is cele-
brated in Chicago the diamond back viii
be memory only, and will have taken
its place beside the disappearing buffalo,
the mastadon and the ichthyOsaurus.
Public attention has been drawn to this
matter recently by the announcement
that diamond backs are selling now at
the rate Of ninety-six dollars dozen.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1893-01-14
HIGHEST FOR TEN YEARS.
Pork Quoted at $40 10 Per Barrel at

Pork Quoted at $40 10 Per Barrel at
Chicago.
CHICAGO, Jan. l0.-Hog products
Monday reached the highest point for
ten years-$ly. 10 barrel. There was
no big trading, but some sales were
made at that figure and nearly all day
the price wavered about that point,
closing at $19O7 l-2. The big dealers
were not i'll the pit, so the trading was
not very active, and the rise was merely
due to the prevailing scarcity of pork
just before t. Q board closed it was ru-
mored that Armour was responsible for
the bulge and that some outsiders had
come in with the intention of buying
heavily. Brokers think that the provis-
ion market will not show "a serious tone
for some time and that prices will take
a tumble or bulge at any moment.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1893-01-14
Egypt ana the soudan.

To the trained military eye Egypt pre-
sents itself as the eastern bastion OF the
i'll shaped African continent-a bastion
naturally strong and capable of resisting
attack. whose broad meats are the Medi-
terranean and the Red seas. together with
the dry moat of the desert The bastioli
at once commands the narrow strip of
coast extending to Tripoi and the cur
tain stretching along the Libyan desert
to the Soudan. 1t sweeps the peninsula
of Sinai, and its influence covers the
whole coast Of Syria from south to
north. The Soudan. which has already
drunk in so much blood, is so closely
bound up with Egypt that no complete
settlement of the Egyptian question is
possible without an arrangement Of the
affairs Of the Soudan.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1893-01-14

MADISON, Wis, Jan. lO.-The men,
bers Of the Wisconsin legislature have
nearly all arrived and the interest in the
senatorial fight is becoming more in
tense. The friends of the three promi-
nent candidates, Congressman Mitchell,
Colonel j. H. Knight and General Ed
ward S. Bragg, are putting forth their
best endeavors in behalf Of their respect
We candidates.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1893-01-14

The only things more annoying than
mosquitoes and sand flies in Sumatra
are leeches Step three yards into the
jungle at the side u the road, and in an
instant there viii be some Of taen up
your trousers less, Et3le fellows an inch
long and one-tenth Of an inch - diam
eter, which just ill t1c4la4 IS with
blood and drop down.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1893-01-14
Not Afraid Of Grains.

The moose in Po-obecot county. Ne,
are so accustomed TO The train thaC they
gaze calmly and critically at tine loco
motive, and are nor frightened ley Nhis-
ties or Kissing steam lets. People fire.
quently shoot at taen FROM the car
windows
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1893-01-14

American1nor plate for war vessels
is the best line world Even the Lon
don Times dmits that. A trial Of
armor plattat Portsmouth, England
shows that r plates made by the Har-
vey processnnot even be cracked by
any ordins shells. The American
armor platf 104 inches in thickness
makes nearall the present ironclads OF
the nations Europe obsolete.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1893-01-14

The prompt and wise action Of Arch
bishop Ireland in exposing the fraud of
the alleged miracle window at Canton.
Mimi, viii be appreciated by every one
except those who intended to make gain
out of the deception. 1t is exactly what
might be expected from man who goes
in for the American public schools
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1893-01-14
LATEST MARKET REPORT.
St. Paul Union stock Yards

ST. PAUL, Jan. 10. 1898.
HOGS-Steady. Range Of prices, $40
07.25.
CATTLE-Firm. Good demand all
around. Prime steers, S3.5O84. o; good
steers, S2.750325; prime cows, S2.5Jdg3O;
good COWS, S2.OO02. 81; Common TO fair cows,
Sl0L75; light veal calves, s52 ,DtOO; heavy
calves 500 B3.U0; slockers, 5l.JJlG2a:j feeders
$1.75Q300; bulls, Sl.2Tb.5.
SHEEP Steady; no receipts. Muttons, 50. 50
@4.5O; Lambs. %. 7j04.,0, stockers and feeders
S2.00D4. rs.
Receipts: Cattle, 2o); boys l,20; calves, 20;
no sheep.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1893-01-14

Columbus, and
by a happy coin
cidence his cen
tennial year is
the quadricenten-
NAL of the con
tinent, for it was
in May, l799, that
Captain George
Vancouver en-
tered the Strait
of San Juan de
Fuca. The Span
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1893-01-14

A profe,nal baseball player who
keeps himsin good trim lasts much
longer thape prize fighter Bennett,
the leadingtcher Of the country, has
been catclg balls for sixteen years.
and none ole younger men can claim
a record of few passed balls in the
past year de.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1893-01-14
GUILTY OF RIOT.

Strikers at the Duquesne Mills Found
Guilty.
PITTsBURG, Jan. 10.-The verdict of
the jury which has tried the thirteen
strikers charged with riot at Duquesne
steel works of the Carnegie company,
was opened in court, and finds the ac-
cused guilty Of riot; two Of unlawful
assemblage, and one acquitted.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1893-01-14

1t is unfortunate fact that by far
the greatiumber OF deaths by dyna-
mite restot from the Vaccinations Of
anarchis burglars OF personal enc
mics. buom carelessness Of workmen
in handlthe explosive.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1893-01-14

When thermometer was 30 below
zero in Sc Of the northern states a
party Of irists visiting the United
States goVment experiment station at
KissimmeFla., received presents Of
baskets ofeen peas, new potatoes and
various OF fresh vegetables. This is
3 great cory.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1893-01-14

The section from one Of the big Cali
fornia redwood trees which Tho govern
ment will exhibit in its building ct the
Worlds fair has arrived at tho fair
grounds. Eleven freight cars were re-
Iuired to convey Il across the co1irent.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1893-01-14

One Of the largest dams in the world
is now in process Of construction across
a small river in India for irrigation pur-
poses. 1t will be. including the parapet.
17S feet high and win be built Of con-
crete At the bottom the wall is to be
1884 feet thick; at the top 10 feet thick
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1893-01-14
THE STATE LEGISLATURE.
Grinding out Legislation at a rapid
rate. --Some Important Measures.

pired in the legislature this week,
but that body is hard at work at
the business before it. Among the
important bills introduced arr the
following:
By Mahana of Nez Perez: Provid-
ing that tina state normal school be
established at Lewiston.
BY Suydam of Lemhi, providing
that the governor shall appoint
a commission of three persons,
learned in the law, who shall revise
and codify the general laws Of Ida
no; the sum Of $4,000 to be appro-
priated for that purpose; the com
nissioners.and their secretary to
receive each $40 per day, and six
copies of the revised and codiied
laws to be printed.
By McCarter Of Logan, providing
that for five years it shall be I'M
lawful to take or kill in this state any
moose, elk, mountain goat or noun
tain sheep, and that it shall for
three years be unlawful to offer
for sale in this state deer or ante
lope.
By Allison of Washington: Pro
viding that the state agriculture.
college be located at Weiser.
By Robertson Of Ada: Providing
that all public searchers and alb
stractors Of pnblic records shall ex
ecute a bond of $4,000, with three
sureties.
By Stewart Of Ada: Providing TO
an amendment to the constitution
separating the dual office Of probat
Judge and county school superln
tendent.
By Brown Of Bingham: Providin
for the inspector Of boilers for tn
state of Idaho.
By Neill of Shoshone: Providin
for an inspector Of mines for tn
state Of Idaho.
Workman Of Boise CITY intro
duced a bill providing for an apprC
priation Of 100000 to defray tn
expense of preparing and maintain
ing Idaho's exhibit at the world
fair
Clay Of Logan introduced a JON
memorial, praying to the presidel
and the national congress for tt
passage of a bill providing for fir
and unlimited coinage of silver at
ratio of 4123 grains to the dollar.
BY Suydam of Lemhi, providil
that all taxable property shall be
sessed on the second Monday in ia
uary instead of the second Mond
=
in April.
By Anderson Of Latah, providi
that boards Of county commissio
ers shall at their regular meet
in October annually fix the rate
taxes to be levied for county purp'
es, the taxes to become delinqut
on the first day Of February ne
thereafter.
Lawson Of Custer introduced a /
providing that no railroad dol
business in Idaho shall charge a
passenger over II years Of age W
baggage not exceeding 200 pour
in weight, sum exceeding tn
cents per mile and shall not cha
any passenger under y years Of
more than one-half Of three &c
per mile.
Barrett introduced a joint resC
ton to amend the constitution
that each county may elect a pre-
cutting attorney
Hopper of Kootenai introduce
bin to provide for printing
copies Of volume two supr'
,,.+ ro,or+e onnrOnriating 81
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1893-01-14
coLuMeus 81 LIE PAcIFIc.

The Centennial of the Great Navigator.
Vancouver.
Oregon, Washington and British Co
lumbia proudly call the worlds notice
to the fact that they have their local
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1893-01-14
Minneapolis Grain

NTNNEAPOLIS, Jan. / J. 1898.
WHEATAClose r May opening, 1l4n
highest, 7l16c; lowest, 7l4c; close, 7ll9;;
On track No. l hard, IS; No 1 Northern,
B615c; No. Northern, @ J6ic.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1893-01-14

Of thd,00 Jews in Palestine A, 600
are in Jialem itself. This is twice as
many ale sacred city held a score OF
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1893-01-14

Of Shoshone; Brown, Of
Mcpherson, Of Logan;
Of Latah; Howe, Of Nez
Perce.
Rules-Mayhew, of Shoshone;
Ruick, of Alturas; Howe, of Nez
Perez.
Indian Affairs-Morris, Of Idaho;
johnson, of Washington; Howe, Of
Nez Perez.
immigration, Labor and Statistics
Mcpherson, of Logan; Neill, Of
Shoshone; Mitcham, of Latah.
Public Buildings and Grounds
Moss, of Ada; Mcpherson, Of Logan
Miller, Of Cassia.
Public Health-White, Of Gilmore
Campbell Of Custer; Mitcham, of
Latah.
w, E. Jeffry returned Thursday
from SLOGAN where he has been for
about two months.
| J. Brant returned Saturday
evening from Rathdrum, after
spending six weeks there as petit
Ijuryman.
The Eaton Townate Co. has APP
pealed their land cpntest case to
the commissioner If the General
Land office at Washington, d. G.
Smith & Cheney are said to be
running a stage lire between here
and the Lake. For Information in
regard to time card see their adver-
tisement in a British Columbia pa
per.
Capt. G. R. Gray returned Mon
day from an EXTENDED trip to the
outside country. lie will at once
commence arrangements for steam
boating next sumner on larger
scale than ever.
VIM. Keller, the mining man is
down from Rainey Greek. He has
struck it rich. He las 5000 rock
and samples that 90 $4,000 pei
) ton in silver. He working two
shifts on the properly.
; i. ]. Brant returned Wednesday
evening from ti4to Grouse Noun
tain. He wen+up to look after his
mining interets. He says the
: ground is bar on the side hills
where the chiook struck it, but
that in the dnyons the snow is
from four to st feet deep.
MAJ i. Brnes came up IRON
=. his Custom Dice at the Bou ndary
# Line last Thusday evening to lool
after the HERD mans health, anC
# incidentally attend to some pri
.. vate business The Major brough
along his fur Of proverbial gooC
= humor and every one was
=. glad to see hn. He reports times
4 in the valleyood and the popula
ton growins As an illustration
a. of the lattela ball was given las
a. month at Carrie & Billings Hote
which was tended by ninety-Gv,
persons.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1893-01-14
MUST GIVE UP.
Wisconsin Supreme Court Afnrms Deci-
sinns Against state Treasurers.

MADISON, Jan. lO.-The supreme
court of Wisconsin has affirmed the
ruling of Judge Newton in the cele-
brated state treasury cases, whereby the
state RECEIVERS some $500, 600 interest
money from former treasurers. The
decision is confirmed by all the judges.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1893-01-14


persons who have been members OF
Norman church can not vote.
The substitute does away with this
feature Of the bill. If it passes, as
it probably will, the test oath will
remain on the statute books, but 1t
will not prevent the Mormons from
voting except when they are living
in bigamy Or polygamy.
Speaker Miller Of the Idaho
house Of representatives will within
a few days have novel resolution
introduced in the house. He thinks
that all railroad passes given to
4 legislators should extend over the
period of two years, and not sixty
or seventy days as seems to be the
intention of the railroad compan-
les, and he wants the latter to un-
derstand that any legislator will
deem it a personal insult to be Civ
a short term pass. The resolution
is certain to carry.
Monroe Daggett of Kootenai, door
keeper of the house, is working like
mailer to secure the passage Of the
soldiers home bill introduced a
few days ago by King of Shoshone
The bill was framed by Daggett and
the belief is general that it will
pass both houses and become
law.
One Of the most important bills
introduced so far is the new legisla
, tive apportionment bill. 1t gives
each county one senator anC
= one representative and as many
e more as their population entities
them. If this bill becomes a law
r Kootenai will get one senator an(
4 four representatives. The humble
q Of Senators is fixed at twenty-five
and representatives at forty-eight
This bill is a good one and is likel,,
g to pass.
e SENATE COMMITTEES.
Judiciary-Ruick, Of Alturas
g Watt, Of Boise; Mayhem, Of Sho
e shone; White. Of Gilmore; Stewart
Of Ada; Howe, Of Nez Perce; Bur
} gan, Of Kootenai.
) Finance-Campbell, Of Custer
lie White, Of Gilmore; Morris. Of ldah
/ Mitcham, Of Latah; Burgan,
5 Kootenai.
Federal Relations-Neill, Of ShC
1T shone; Johnson, Of Washington
1T Howe, Of Nez Perez.
le State Afairs-Watt, Of Bots
ee Campbell, of Custer; Stewart,
a Ada.
Military Affairs-Underwood,
no Bear Lake; White, of Elmro
IS Johnson, Of Washington.
n Privileges and Elections-Ma
av hew, Of Shoshone; Morris, Of Idah
Mcpherson, of Logan; Underwoc
no of Bear Lake; Howe Of Nez Perez
~ Education-Brown, Of Bingham
no Morris, of Idaho; Mitcham, of l.
of tab.
as Railroads and Transportation
mt Hunt, Of Lemhi; Watt, Of Boi
,xt Campbell, Of Custer; Stewart,
Ada; Underwood, Of Bear Lake.
9ill Incorporations-White, Of
inc more; Mayhem, of Shoshone; Ru
nv of Alturas; Burgan, Of Kooten
it'll Miller, Of Cassia
,ds Appropriations-White, OF
roo more; Moss, Of Ada; Ruick, Of
.ro turas; Mitcham, Of Latah; Burg
ooo of Kootenai.
10 Agriculture and Irrigation
Johnson, of Washington, White
Gilmore; Moss, Of Ada; Stewart
'iU Ada; Miller, of Cassia.
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Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-10-13
ONE METHOD OF PRUNING.

Upper part small branch. properly pruned.
Lower, wound one inch in diameter, healed
in one season.
have known of young apple trees being
killed by pruning them close TO the
main stem, where three or four limbs
grew out close together The trees
were nearly girdled and the hot sun
dried up what little live bark was left
between the cuts. have had excellent
success trimming In March. tits not
advisable to prune during the spring
flow Of sap. consider June the best
month. | cut off limbs one inch in d.
ameter last spring which healed en-
tirely over last summer. A practical
way for anyone to decide this matter
Is to take two trees of the Same size,
trim one as l have directed and the
other by cutting the branches close to
the trunk OF the tree and watch results
During the past forty years / have
planted and cared for thousands of
fruit, forest and evergreen trees sue
'cessfully. l have seventeen acres of
forest trees OF my own planting grow
ing on my farm and have started tim
Der belts on two other farms since
came to Dakota. From what little ex-
pericnce have had here with apple and
crab trees am satisfied we can raise
the hardy kinds. Several of mine COM
menced bearing last year, also currants,
raspberries and gooseberries In abun-
danne ~
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-10-13

Grass that will produce an excellent
quality of milk and butter must be
good for the production of an excellent
quality of meat, for milk and butter
quickly reflect the character of the feed
and are much more susceptible TO faint
from improper food. Milk is intended
by nature for the nourishment aud
growth of the offspring, and the food
which will produce the best milk must
also produce the best growth of the an
imal. Grass is the natural food for the
production of milk, and it is the natural
food for the growth and strength of our
domestic animals, Hence, when I'VE
improve the quantity and quality of our
grasses for pasturage and hay, we Also
necessarily improve the quality of our
animals and the quantity and quality
of the milk and meat we get from them.
Rural World.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-10-13
Spraying Kerosene for Insects.

Prof f. S. Golf, of the Wisconsin sta
ton, furnishes new method for spray
ing kerosene for insects. He has pump
constructed so that the lower valve adj
mits the entrance of water through one
opening and kerosene through another,
so that the two liquids become mixed as
they pass through the valves and cyl
inder of the pump, and ere thus broken
into very fine spray on being forced
through good nozzle, The mixture is
SO intimate that when the spray is col
lected it appears of milky Wilderness,
1t has been tested on a number of
shrubs and plants, and when the kero-
sene does not exceed ten per cent the
foliage is uninjured. lis operation is
similar to that of soap emulsion.