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The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1893-07-15

present place of publication Of the
HERALD the dates will be as follows:
KooTENAI HERALD issued first at
Bonner's Ferry, Feb. 10, 1892,
Rathdrum Post issued first at Rath-
drum, or any where else, July 8,
1898. The HERALD has never
changed its name; it is the same
paper that it was when first issued
on July 4, 1891. though it has
moved from one building to another
the only change in the paper is
that it has improved very material
ly in every way. If the change of
place of publication and adoption
of a new name does not make a new
paper out of suspended one we do
not know what does. That's all
right, Bro. Mcdonald, you can send
the cigars over by mail.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1893-07-15
Make Fresh Nests often.

When the nests are used merely as lay
ing nests they may do through the sea-
son; but, says The Poultry Yard, by max
ing new nests several times during the
year and burning the old ones you foster
cleanliness and prevent lice and other
parasites from gaining lodgment. If
the nests are used for sitters, as soc1 as
the hen is taken off with her brood, out
with the nest and burn the straw at once
or you will soon have healthy lot of
lice to deal with, which will worry your
poultry so that improvement will be but
a slow race indeed. Fresh nests, neatly
and nicely made, induce the hens to lay
in them, keep the eggs clean and give a
tidy, attractive appearance to the prem
Uses, so that you will not be ashamed
when friends or customers call to see
them.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1893-07-15

THE loss and inconvenience that
will ensue from making Nelson a
port of entry OH Kootenai lake will
be much greater than at first APP
pears. Nearly all the merchandise
going to Kaslo, Lardo, Duncan
City, New Denver and Pilot Bay
comes to Bonner's Ferry, thence by
boat to Nelson where delays are
made for inspection sometimes for
days, before the goods can be taken
to their destination. With perish
able goods during the summer, the
loss, if any shipments are made at
all, will be almost total. When
the outlet on which Nelson is stu
ated is frozen over and the port is
entirely cut off from the lake the
situation will be serious in the ex-
treme. The manifest injustice in
compelling American boats to go to
Nelson and then back again when
they have neither passengers nor
freight for that place is apparent tc
any one who knows the geograph-
ical situation. Ii would be just as
reasonable for the United States
government to COMPEL the British
boats to go to Troy to clear theil
cargo for Bonner's Ferry. AS {
discriminating agency this move
has the appearance of double
header"
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1893-07-15
Two Poems.

There is not much encouragement for
poets these days. Yet singularly enough
the high class magazines are publishing
very little poetry of real merit. In too
many cases am insignificant or silly
idea, is lost in mass of verbiage
that gives one ''that tired feeling" Not
long ago lady whose poems will doubt
less be read as long as the English lam
guage exists submitted a poem to the
editor of well known magazine. TWAS
declined politely, the editor courteously
explaining that he had so many really
FIRST class poems on hand he did not care
to add to their number. why don't
you publish one of them occasionally
was the reply.
The strongest short poem that has APP
peared recently is the following by Bret
Harte under the caption Fate"
'.The sky is clouded, the rocks ore bare,
The spray of the tempest is white in air,
The winds are out with the waves at play,
And l shall not tempt the sea todtS.
'SThe trail is narrow, the wood is dim,
The panther clings to the arching limb,
And the lions whelps are abroad at play,
And shall not join in the chase today"
But the ship sailed safely over the sea,
And the hunters came from the chase in glee,
And the town that was builded upon rock
Was swallowed up in the earthquake shock.
BY the way, Thomas Bailey Aldrich
took the same subject for one of his early
and best poems. 1t will be interesting
to compare the styles of these two fore
most living American poets. They are
both gems. Mr.. Aldrich's poem on fate
or destiny is as follows:
Three roses pale as moonlight. each weighed
down
With its own loneliness. were in florists win
dow in certain town.
The first lover bought. That night it lay al
rest,
Like snow on snow, on beauty's breast.
The next, no less virginia. and fair,
Shrunk in the tangled masses Of a harloti
hair.
The third widowed mother, with her new
grief made wild,
Pressed in the icy palm of her dead child.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1893-07-15

THE United States is not the only
country that changes its customs
officers. Though other nations
may say that we change every four
years, taking all the changes into
consideration, they are no more
frequent in this country than else
where. 1t is their regularity that
gives the impression of frequently
with us. The report comes through
the Nelson Miner that Mr.. John
stone will be sub-collector of the
port of Nelson and that f. Berry,
late of Victoria, will be the business
man of the port and that B. F.
Macintosh, of Ottawa, will look
after the Kootenai river customs
Whether the Dominion office at the
line will be continued or not we
cannot say, but sincerely hope thai
our genial friend j. G. Rykert may
continue to collect duties for Hel
Majesty for many years to come.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1893-07-15

OUR county commissioners are
now in session and from reports
seem not to have very much to do.
Why wouldn't it be a pretty good
idea for the one who is supposed to
represent this part of the county to
make an effort in behalf of much
needed work in and around Bon
ner's Ferry. There is good oppor-
tunity for the present board to
make a record for themselves in the
way of needed public improvements
but there seems to be disposition
on the part of some of the board to
see how little good they can dc
with the peoples money.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1893-07-15
ISSUED EVERY SATURDAY.
JUDGE EpMuNps ON SILVER.

Hon. George F. Edmunds, one of
the most eruedite lawyers in the
country, in recent interview on
the silver situation shows that
though down easter" he is broad
enough to see the situation from the
standpoint of unprecedented thought,
and his conclusions coming from
such a source are worthy of most
serious consideration by those whose
duty it will be to deal with the
question at the coming session of
congress. Ex-senator Edmunds
says.
| think it would be we'll to go
back to the currency law which ex-
listed before the Bland law. Gold
was coined at the mint free of
charge. Silver was also coined
upon the payment of seigniorage by
the owner of the bullion and if not
enough for the needs of the currency
was presented the secretary of the
treasury was authorized to buy in
sufficient quantities. In this way
the demand and supply regulated
itself and silver was not driven out
of use.
| do not believe in dispensing
with silver. If such an arrange
ment cannot be made, why not fix
new ratio between gold and silver
based on the present market value?
No such ratio would be permanent
1t would have to be changed from
time to time as the production OF
gold or silver increased. But
think fair ratio fixed now would
last for twenty years.
A ratio fixed for twenty years
even would place silver in posi-
ton of equality with gold so far as
its money value is concerned. Tha
a free coinage bill will be passed
seems to be very doubtful, and as {
measure of relief must of necessity
be a compromise measure, why no
adopt such ratio as will place sill
yer on a parity with gold proper
toned on its actual value and no
on its value as depressed by mach
nations of those opposed to its us,
under any conditions.
The increase of business in tn
country certainly demands a large
amount of circulating medium, an,
as the gold Of the country is Insult
ficient to meet the demand, silve
must be used and silver must b
relatively as good a medium a
gold, else the same condition i
financial circles is liable to occur {
any time that now exists.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1893-07-15
IT is understood that the railroad

IT is understood that the railroad
company intends to commence
work on their spur to the river in
order to facilitate the shipping of
ore this fall. 1t is to begin west of
the bridge at Eaton cross the slough
at the bridge and then striking the
river bank continue to the terminus
at deep water, which point is about
midway between the site of the
ferry and the Galena landing.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1893-07-15
Seed Potatoes.

AS result of many years experience
MIR. E. S. Carman prefers large seed tu-
bers cut to two or three eyes, because
such seed will give, one season with an
other, the most profitable crops. He
says: Larger seed pieces give too many
sprouts, need to be planted farther apart
and even then yield larger quantity of
small tubers. 1t has never been proved
that small potatoes, used as seed year
after year, will tend to deteriorate va
riety sooner than large potatoes if the
small potatoes were as mature and sound
as the larger size. The fact may be that
small potatoes are usually those which
form late and are consequently imma-
ture. AS seed potatoes, therefore, they
are not fit for use"
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1893-07-15

The British schooner Winifred, which
was seized for illegal sealing last year, is
now on the grounds at Alaska armed
with modern rifles. The captain has
hoisted the British flag, and he says he
viii give battle to any revenue cutter
that interferes with him. We do not
want to fight. captain; but, by lingo, if
we must. we've got the. ships, we've got
the men, and we have got the dust.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1893-12-30
THE STUDY.

MISS H4RRYDELE HALLMARK is Geor-
gia young woman who is said to be do
ing good literary work in the east
PROF. GOODWIN SMITH intends to
leave for England in few days to
spend the winter. He will return to
Canada and devote the rest of his life
to literary work long postponed.
Mr.. GLADSTONE has just written an
article for the Youths Companion, the
Boston weekly for boys and girls,
which contains four thousand words,
every word in his own handwriting.
w D. HowELLs is said to have enough
literary work mapped out and con-
tracted for for the next year to assure
him, with the royalties on his published
books, an income of thirty Thousand
dollars.
JULES VERNE, the famous author, is
said to have earned more money by
his pen than any other living author.
He has taken up his abode in plain
apartments in the old cathedral town
of Amiens.
WILL ALLEN DRUMGeoLE, who has
been for eight years clerk of the Ten
nessee senate, recently lost his job be-
cause he would write dialect stories
which ''riled'' the mountaineers
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1893-12-30
PRICE TEN CENTS.
PERSONAL MENTION.

Col. GEORGE B. MCCLELLAN son of
Gen. Mcclellan, recently entertained
New York newspaper men at dinner in
his New York home.
j. R. SOVEREIGN, Powderiy's sue
cessor, was at one time stone cutter
He was appointed labor commissioner
in Iowa by Gov Boies.
COMMANDER IN CHIEF ADAMS, of the
G. A. r., has SO far recovered from a
serious illness as to resume his duties
as sergeant-at-arrns of the Massachu-
setts state house.
MATTHEW BoILEs, the oldest member
of the Boston stock exchange, is now
eighty-six years old. He is still active
in business and takes lively interest
in all the affairs of the exchange
SENATOR PERKINS, of California has
habit of asking every second OF third
man he meets for the time of day and
Immediately setting his own watch ac-'
cording to the information given him
A DISPATCH from Newport states that
Mrs. Grossman, daughter of the late
Edwin Booth, as memorial to her IA
ther will place a mural tablet in
Berkeley Memorial chapel, Middle
town, which stands close by Boothden.
Mrs. EUNIcE CONRAD is perhaps the
oldest person in West Virginia. She
resides in Braxton county and talks in
most entertaining manner about the
early settlement of that part of the
country Mrs. Conrad is one hundred
and sixteen years old, and, although
feeble, still retains her mental fac
ulties.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1893-12-30
Grand View News.

A valued correspondent at. Grand
View writes the NUGGET, under date of
Dec. 26, as follows.
~ am in receipt of reliable informa-
ton to the effect tbatla big mining sale
has just taken place in this vicinity.
The purchaser is a Mr.. Merritt, rep
-resentative of the Standard Oil Co. w ho
has been lately looking over the rich
placer fields in Snake river valley. The
sale'embraces all the mining property
west of Grand View, along the Snake,
for distance of six miles, including
perhaps several Thousand acres.
Most of these Mines were owned by
Messrs. c. T. Wing, J. B. Irwin, Mo
afee, R. Napir and few others. whose
names | cannot just remember, nor can
tell you just now what the figures Of
the sale ares
Water from the Bruneau canal will be
used for mining when it is completed to
Grand View.
Mr.. c. l.. Wing. Of the Snake River
Co., is here for few days, but himself
and family will start for the East this
week.
Contractor c. G. Tautphaus rs expect
ed here from the East, in a few days,
where he has been the last month.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1893-12-30
NO AFTERNOON.
Morning and Evening salutations in the
National Capital

Morning and Evening Salutations in the
National Capital.
Strangers to Washington often re-
mark upon the custom of addressing
one at all times OF. the day by the uni
form salutation: Good morning" 1t
sound odd to a westerner to hear one
address him with ''Good morning at
FIVE o'clock in the afternoon.
This custom, says the Indianapolis
Journal, is as old as the congress of
the United States and the hours of ex-
ecutive business in the various depart
nents. 1t is said to be directly due to
the morning hour in congress. The
standing rules of the two houses of
congress provide for morning hour" :"
which extends from twelve to two
o'clock, and that provision has made it
common to refer to morning busi-
ness in congress, which occurs before
the regular order.'' Frequently the
regular order is not resumed, and the
morning hour is extended until four or
five o'clock. especially in the latter
days OF congress and when there is a
great jam of business. In the executive
departments reference is made to the
morning work. during the entire day.
This is all, of course, official parlance.
The custom has grown so that it ex-
tends throughout social life and in all
sorts of private business, until it is
morning until all government business
is at an end in Washington. When the
sun goes down and twilight sets in it
is Good evening" 1t is never after
noon in the national capital.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1893-12-30

Knapp's drug and variety store show
up IN great shape now with lis display
of Christmas goods. The goods are not
all such as boys and girls delighbin, bat
are suited for older folks as we'll. AL
buns, scrap books, toilet sets and fancy
articles galore. He does not want sim
gle one of these articles left in his store
on Christmas morning, and to be GER
tain that they will all go, he has put
the prices right down. You cannot buy
as cheap in Salt Lake or Bois.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1893-12-30
AN OPEN ARCTIC SEA.
The Existence Of One Is Not Alto
gether Improbable.
The Extraordinary Experience of an Old
Arctic Sailor Among the Natives
of the Frigid Polar
Regions.

That steamers can pass through the
Arctic ocean in certain years is the
opinion of Capt A. II. McGregor, based
upon his experience in the polar re
gions. Capt. MeGrcgor has seen twen-
ty-three years service in the Arctic,
and commands the steamer Orca,
owned by the Pacific Whaling com
pany, of San Francisco, says the Port
land Oregonian. He was in this city
lately, and talked entertainingly of
his experience.
ssLast year. he said, mine of the
Pacific Whaling company'5 steamers
and ships reached Cape Bathurst, the
farthest point north and east ever
reached by vessel of ang kind. We
had been whaling in Behring sea. and,
having finished what is termed the
outside catch in July. we started for
the Arctic to finish the season. we
passed along the east shore, rounded
point barrow, and then made the jour
ney to the cape, which is near the Me-
Kenzie river. We cast anchor and
whaled there the rest of the season.
The natives were somewhat surprised
at our appearance, buf as they had
seen white men before, they soon over
came whatever fear they might have
felt and became very friendly. They
did not differ in the least from other
Esquimaux We sounded the ocean
near the Mckenzie, and found that a
boat drawing more than four feet of
water could not approach within thirty
miles of the river The land on both
sides was mountainous and covered
with snow.
1.-The oldest native told us that it
was many winters since white men
came in boats, which led me to be-
Eeve that no boat had reached the
cape since Capt. Collinson was there in
1855. Capt. Collinson and his party
visited the place in small boats when
they were making a survey of the
British possessions, but they were.
compelled to remain there three years
before they could return.
"NIe could have made the trip from
the Pacific 20 the Atlantic last year if
we had so desired, but our business
was whaling, not exploring. We found
what is called the breaking ground of
tle WHITES, WHICH lies DcbWccA Sespc
BATHURST and the Mckenzie river
We Left four vessels, the Norwalk,
Balaeva, Grampus and Newport to
winter there while the others finished
the season on the Siberian coast.
Those that wintered in the Arctic have
been whaling all summer, but we have
had no report from them and do not
know if the ocean is open again this
year. Natives at the cape whom l
questioned told me that the ocean was
fairly open three years out of four
and that there was a great big sea one
year in five. Last year was what they
termed great big sea- and they said
that the. .same. conditions prevailed in
1885, A large vessel could not pass
through fairly open sea, SO the
chances of reaching Greenland
through the Arctic sea are one in five.
From this am inclined to believe that
Collinson entered the ocean when it
was Open.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1893-12-30

General Warren, Yice-President of
the Bi-metallic League, when asked,
"W hat has been the effect of the silver
repeal bill, and what effect will it have
hereafter ?''
"The promised good times have GER
tainly no. come,n replied Gen Warner.
ION the other hand. prices continue to
fall. Wheat has gone down, cotton has
gone down, and the general range of
prices is lower than when the repeal
bill passed. How could it be otherwise?
The pricing instrument has been
changed from gold and silver to gold
alone for all the Western world and for
all India. The money supply in India
and the United States from silver mines
has been shut off, leaving no source of
money supply except the gold mines,
and whether they yield more than is
consume ed in the arts is an open ques-
ton. More than 800, 1000, 600 people
bave been added to the population COM
peting for gold. The blanket, already
TOO small TO cover those scrambling for
it, is now to be scrambled for by vastly
larger population. Gold must there
fore continue to rise, and as it raises
other thugs must and will fall. No
other result is possible. That IS The sit
nation now.n
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1893-12-30
INCIDENTS.

DR.. Plumer is minus a fine rife, lately
received by him, and in which he toek
especial pride, being crack marks
man.
William Atkinson is not wearing his
fine watch now and has only one suit of
clothes, which he purchased the day be-
fore the fire and put on when The whis-
tie blew the alarm.
Mrs. Myers lost Sl06 in cash, but re-
covered a certificate of deposit hich
was carried out with some bedding.
Several other ladies lost lesser amounts.
Mrs. Thomas was the last lady to
emerge from the building, without her
watch or.pock etbook and her wardrobe
gone up in smoke.
The kitchen Of the building being
much lower than the main structure
and obscured from the front, prevented
the fire being discovered at an earlier
moment.
The men in the employ of the COM
pany, with scarcely an exception, were
disciplined and and responded to orders
quickly.
There was not minutes delay in de-
taching the hose from the fire plugs ami
attaching to the fire pump at the mill.
the giving out of the water in the tank
being anticipated.
The invitations to the second annual
New YEARS. ball at the DeLamar hotel
were dropped in the postoaice the day
beore the fire. They will all be hon
ored at the ball opening the new hotel
to be erected.
A 30x60 foot tent, with complete
cooking and dining room outfit was or
dered Immediately after the lite, and a
mess house will be running again next
week.
A and more modern, hotel, larger
than the former, and with better plumb
ing and sanitary arrang ments, will take
the place Of the one destroyed.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1893-12-30

The posot1ce store is now receiving a
splendid supply of holidayg goods. Grown
people and children can find beautiful
articles there in great variety, suitable
for Christmas presents. 60 early and
make your selections.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1893-12-30
THE DAYS PROGRESS.

A LIVERPOOL hotel has put in some
penny-in-the-slot gas fires. This sys-
tenn is applied to the gas supply, SO
that fire in the CRATE can be turned
on when needed.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1893-12-30

Henry johnson wishes Jobs Of laying
carpets, kalsomining. hanging paper,
house-cleaning, saving wood. etc. Is
ready for any kind of work. Lives in
little honse above Mrs. Medlen's.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1893-12-30

For reliable life or accident Insurance
apply to the Travellers Insurance Co. Of
Hartford, Conn. John P. Tate, Agent,
Boise.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1893-12-30

Isay has on hand the finest lot Of
overcoats ever displayed in DeLamar.
They must so. Come and see them and
ask prices. The prices are astonishsrs
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1893-12-30

Julius Isay lost a sqnare gold loekst.
A reward will be given tho finder for iis
return.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1893-12-30

The finest line OF cigars in Owyhee
County is to be found at Knapp's drug
store. Try them
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1893-12-30

Remember 50c buys a canton flannel
shirt or pair of drawers at the Deb. M.
& Bkg. Co.'S.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1893-12-30

The largest line of hats, caps, gloves
and mittens ever shown here are on sale
at Isays.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1893-12-30

Mrs. Ella Watson Of DeLamar viii do
plain sewing, cleaning aud repairing
genilemen's clothing, sewing carpets,
ETC., on reasonable terms.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1893-12-30
BUSINESS LOCALS.

Standard novels for sale at Mrs.
Crosson's.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1893-12-30

Mems canton flannel shirts and draw
ers at SOC each at the Del NJ. & Bkg.
Co.'S.