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The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1893-04-29
ESCAPED FHoM SING SING.
Two Condemned Murderers Over
power Their Guards.

power Their Guards.
SING SING. N. Y. April %. Rohle and
Pallister. two murderers under sem
tence of death, have escaped from the
prison here.
1t was not until $40 O'clock a. m.
shat it was discovered that the muir
derers had escaped. When Guard Glinn
entered the condemned cell building as
usual at that hour he was astonished at
discovering the two night watchmen
locked in the murderers' cells. When
the guards were released, they told a
remarkable story.
Story of the Guard.
Guard Hulse said that at o'clock p.
m. he passed supper into Pallister. The
condemned man threw handful of pep
per into the guards eyes. Hulse was
blinded and Pallister rushed on him,
took his revolver away from him and
under threats of death forced Hulse
into his (Pallister's) cell. first taking the
keys away from him. He then locked
Hulse in the cell and unlocked the cell
of Murderer Frank Rohle. The two
murderers then unlocked the cells of
Carlyle w. Harris and Murderer Os-
mond. They invited these two to es-
cape with them.
Both Harris and Osmond Refused
the offer to escape. Pallister and Rohle
waited until 8 o'clock, when Guard
Murphy came on duty. AS Murphy
entered the corridor, Pallister presented
his pistol at Murphy's head, and, taking
his keys away from him, locked him il
Rohle's cell Pallister took Guard
Hulse's shoes and cap away from hin
and put them on himself. Threatening
to kill the guards if they made any out
cry, the two murderers climbed down
into the yard and made their escape
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1893-04-29
Tuesday, April 20.

The English budget shows deficit Of
81, $40, 900.
Henry Willard will send an exploring
expedition to South America at his own
expense.
The Irish standard., 1893-10-14
A J u, r,'Ei:E TIGER fight.
Dangerous Sport INDUCED in by These
DiminutIve People.

DiminutIve People.
The tiger is set down in a trap in the
center of the alienation, or great
square, and is surrounded by triple
or quadruple line of spearsmen, about
a hundred yards distant. from him.
When all is ready. a Javanese advances
at a very slow pace, to the sound of
soft music, and sets fire to the trap, at
the same time opening the door at the
back part Of the cage, which, by the
way. is too narrow for the tiger to
turn in AS the fire begins to SINCE his
whiskers, he gradually backs out. The
man. as soon as he has opened the door,
begins walking toward the crowd at a
slow pace, and the slower he walks the
more applause does he gain. The tiger.
meanwhile, having backed out of his
burning prison, is rather astonished at
finding himself surrounded by hum
dreds Of people, each pointing a spear
at him. If he is a bold tiger he canters
round the circle, almost touching the
spears: finding no opening, then he re-
turns to the center, fixes his eyes on
one spot. and with a loud roar dashes
straight at it. He is received on the
spears, and though he brushes many,
as if they were mere reeds. in half a
minute he falls dead, pierced by a
Hundred weapons. In some instances,
however, the roar and charge are too
much for the Javanese, and they give
way. The sport then becomes rather
dangerous to the spectators.
The Irish standard., 1893-10-14
Deep Sea Sound;ags.

An elevation of the sea bed one hum
idred fathoms would suffice to lay bare
the greatest part of the North sea and
join England to Denmark, Holland,
Belgium and France. A deep channel
of water would run. down the west
coast of Norway, and with this q
majority of the fiords would be con-
nected. A great part Of the bay Of
Biscay would disappear, but Spain and
Portugal are but little removed from
the Atlantic depression. The one hum
dred-fathom line approaches very near
the west coast, and soundings of one
thousand fathoms can be made within
twenty miles of Cape st. Vincent,- and
much greater depths have been sounded
at distances but little greater than
this from the western shores of the
Iberian peninsula.
The Irish standard., 1893-10-14
THE AVERAGE YOUNG MAN.
He May BE the Adored, But Seldom Il


1.-The average young man." said a
traveller. has no great fondness for
young children: don't know how
many times have heard a mother who
was carrying a little child, and who
had halted in the aisle of a railroad
car, say, referring to the vacant seat,
and addressing the young man by the
window: is this seat taken? And l
don't know how many times have
seen the young mans face lengthen
as lie answered politely: No The
mother takes the seat, and the young
man begins to grow restless He reads
the paper still, but he keeps his eye on
the baby; and you may be sure the
baby has it's eye on him-a beaming,
good-na tured eye it is, too-and the
young man finds it not the easiest
thing in the world to appear wholly
unconstrained with attention thus
drawn to him, but he makes bluff at
it, and does pretty we'll until the infant
moistens one chubby fist in it's mouth,
and reaches out to make a print of it
on the lapel Of the young mans coat.
The young man rises Madam he
says, let me give you this seat, and he
steps out into the aisle. And he doesn't
look for another seat in that car; he
makes bee line for the smoker"
The Irish standard., 1893-10-14
sEDIT.oN IN DOLLS CLOTHES.

CONSERVATION Caused In Alsace by the
Gay Dress Of a Bal,y's Plaything.
The little province of Alsac@ has had
hard time in many respects since it
was conquered by the Germans, says
the Youths Companion. Every posi-
BILE preeaution is taken to guard
against any demonstration Of the
French national spirit, and though the
children are allowed to learn the Ian
guage of their ancestors they are not
allowed to be taught it by French gov
ernesses. The following story shows
the extent to which the government
formerly carried on it's practice of
watching the people: A few years ago
a little girl was seen playing with a
doll which was dressed in red. white
and blue The suspicious of the Off
Gals were aroused, for it certainly was
dreadful to see the power of the Ger
man empire SO badly threatened. The
child was tracked to its home and there
the officer found that the doll was a
present. He went immediately to the
lady who had given it to the child and
obtained the address of the store where
the dangerous plaything was bought.
It was modest little place, but the
officer found it at last. and then dis
covered that the doll had been made
and dressed in Leipzig. This was a
surprise, but the matter die not end
here, for the manufacturer in Leipzig
was officially requested not to send
any more red, white and blue dolls to
The Irish standard., 1893-10-14
BOTH PARTIES PLEASED.
!. -
Tho Amicable Terms Upon Which an Old
Debt Was Paid.

rhe Amlcable Terms Upon Which an Old
Debt Was Paid.
Lawsuits are to be avoided by all
honorable means. Nine times in ten
the result is satisfactory to neither
side. The Portland Argus, however,
lately recorded one striking exception:
A Portland lawyer says that not long
ago a man came into his Office thor
oughly angry, as men usually are when
they go on such errands. He had called
upon debtor and asked him politely
for the payment of a bill of two dollars
and fifty cents and had been abused
for his pains. Now he wanted the law
yer to collect it.
The lawyer demnrred. The amount
was too trif1ing. 1t would cost the
whole of it to collect it.
mo natter said the client. 81
don't care if don't get a cent, SO long
as that fellow has to pay it, ...
So the lawyer wrote the debtor letter
and in due time the latter appeared in
high dudgeon. He didn't owe any
two dollars and fifty cents and he
wouldn't pay it.
VERY WE'LL" said the lawyer: "then
my instructions are to sue. But hard
ly think it will pay you to stand suit
for SO small sum-
/ who'll get the money if pay it?''
asked the man.
The lawyer was obliged to confess
that he should
| ''Oh, well,'' said the debtor. 'that's
another matter. If Mr.. - isn't going
to get it am perfectly willing to pay
it,
| The debt was paid, the lawyer peck
eted the amount, and, what is very un'
usual, all parties to the suit were per.
fectlv satisfied
The Irish standard., 1893-10-14
The Omnivorous Cow.

The goat has long been regarded as
the most omnivorous animal that
roams. but modern investigation may
rob that sportive animal of its laurels
and transfer. them to the broad brow
of the humble COW. The men at the
various slaughter houses and abbatoirs
have learned to regard the cows stom-
ach as veritable prize bag. It is no
uncommon occurrence to find the most
curious things in them, and sometimes
there is vast collection Of bric-a-brae
mi its mysterious folds. An animal re-
Gently killed at the West philadelphia
abbatoir had q masonic mark, door
hinge and part Of a rat trap in its
stomach, while another had small
med bottle and part ct = croqn.t
ball sH
The Irish standard., 1893-10-14
THE GIANT OF PLANETS.
lk,ghty Jupiter Il the Kingpin Of the

Our most eminent astronomers do
not pretend to give us exact reckon
ings on the great floating worlds out
side of our own solar system, but with
s3in that monstrous aggregation every
Thing has been reduced to certainty.
y The kingpin of this solar system is
Jupiter, mighty Jupiter, the colossal
giant of all the sun-kissed worlds. :"
His diameter is about $4,000 of our
miles, being about II times that of our
own globe; the circumference 275,O0O
miles at the equator, which would give
the giant volume exceeding that of
the earth by 1924 times. We're it pos
sible to bring the earth and Jupiter so
close together that the distance sep
arating them would be no greater
than that which now separates the
earth from the moon-about 100000
miles-what wondrous sight would
be in store for the residents of our
little globe! The world of Jupiter
would appear to us to havea diameter
40 times larger than that of our usual
mighty attendant, and the surface of
his, disk would occupy a space greater
than that of 1000 full moons. And
this giant of planets is removed from
the sun by distance of 496, 100000
miles; has an orbit more than 1.000,-
100000 miles in extent, and makes a
circuit of it's celestial track once every
1882 days. Thus it will be seen that a
year on Jupiter is equal to II years 10
months and II days on our globe. The
immensely of the world Of Jupiter and
its orbit may be approximately
measured by this comparison: In
order to complete its orbit in the
time given above it must speed around
the sun with velocity of 700, 900 miles
day, or little more than miles
per second!
The Irish standard., 1893-10-14
AN OCEAN STEAMSHIP.
Horrors of Life In the Fireroo1a Wac
Ventilation IL Ont OF the Question.

Horrors Of Life In the Fireroo1,a Nhen
Ventilation IL Ont OF the Question. n
Air is supplied to the tirerooms Of
ocean steamships through a vcntilator
on deck, which is supposed to be turned
to fac. the direction ot> the ..zvind.4
Sometimes this turning is neglected.I
Then ensues terrible state Of things
down below in the already over-heated
freroom. The air becomes sitting. the
unfortunate stoher gasping in vain for
q breath Of fresh air The smell of thet
oil and the abominable odor of the
bilge water are enough to knock OUT
the strongest man. No pen can de-
scribe the horrors of life in the fire.
room during these times and the won-4
der is that scores Of stokers do not drop
off, instead of the few that are re-.
ported. The coal trimmers and coal.
passers are just as badly off as tho
stokers, having to breathe the same pois~
onous atmosphere. Another thing
which makes the life of the stoker 81
very unhappy one is the fact that tho
floor of the freroom ON which haf
stands is always hot. The floor, which
is composed of steel plates, retains theI
heat and, as consequence, bljstersl
the feet of the stokers, who >'('3@
scarcely stand up at times, they
mu CHI tortured in this respect.
The Irish standard., 1893-10-14
A PECULIAR OCCUPATION.
The Picturesque Procession OF Clan
Treaders in Jamaica Bay.

The Picturesque Procession OF Clam
Treaders in Jamaica Bay.
With the tides going out at Jamaica
bay queer pursuit daily is enacted
north of the breakwater opposite
Canarsie. Near low tide, as the flats
first appear from the receding waters
strange bare-legged human figures be-
gin to pace the narrow mud strip. As
the wet. brown expanse widens and
lengthens they are Joined by others,
until a dozen or more of men and boys
are patrolling the level ooze with down
cast eyes, as if in deep meditation or
hunting for the traditional needle
usually ascribed to the haystack.
These men are ''treading clans
that is, feeling for these she'll fish
with their feet, which sink to the ankle
at every step. The clam of Canarsie
does not, like his sand-abiding brother
of the soft she'll. indicate his presence
by hole, but lies in soft mud near the
ssurface, and can be located only by the
sense of touch. The clam treader thus
has in his avocation an excitement
akin to that of a lottery, in which he
sometimes draws worse than blank
when'his foot encounters broken bot
tie, or a crab, causing his sedate pace
to change to capers not unworthy the
ballet. Strung out in an irregular line,
carrying baskets and buckets, with
their straw hats and white or colored
shirts a-Aapping, these treaders make
a picturesque procession. which con
tinues until, with turn of tide, the ris-
ing water gradually drives them off the
fats.
The Irish standard., 1893-10-14
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NECROMANCY uNvEtLED.
Pnlmistry an Absolute Requirement o
Every Magician.

Psllmistry an Absolute Requirement Of
Every Magician.
Another reason why can afford to
surrender the outlines and explana-
tions of the following tricks is that l
this article becoming my rival. The
DRY is one thing. writes A. Hermann
in Lippincott's Magazine, practice an
other, and it would require weary
months for the quickest-witted and
most dexterous-handed to attempt in
public the performance of these tricks
and illusions. even when the methods
are minutely explained. Even should
any of my readers, visiting my re-
ceptions, proclaim in public my
methods, discovered by this article. l
am prepared to confound them by
proving their mistake, for / perform
the same trick in a dozen different
ways. Therefore the skeptical may
rest assured that the explanations here
given are accurate.
| must first premise that palmistry
! is the absolute requirement of every
magician. BY this term mean the
E1tuudl SCltl1CC lIliStA dStA III VIC oP
pearance and disappearance of coins,
cards and small articles. and their re-
production again in the most unlikely
places, such as the ears, hats and
pockets of the spectators. No defined
rules that have ever been written will
make one skillful palmist. Natural
aptitude, quickness of eye and motion.
certain formations of the hand. and
constant practice are the necessary
qualifications. l have taught many
amateurs this art, and several of my
students give creditable parlor enter.
tainment. While it would be simply
impossible for anyone to become
necromancer ,, wi a knowledge OF
this science, the perfection OF 1T is bu'
the beginning of magic. lone a. t2ae!'eh
and brilliancy are the qualifications OF
a good pianist. They are acquired
only when the laborious practice OF
exercises and scales has been exhaust
ed So the magician is evolved from
the practice of palmistry. With this
understood, the explanation of sleight-
of-hand illusions will be best appre-
| niatad
The Irish standard., 1893-10-14
.@cn,ckAMAuGA GULch.
Beautiful Canyon with Tragic Trsr

/
d.tiOn.
Within cannon shot Of Chattanooga
is canyon of different sort, note
worthy rival of those on the Yellow
stone It is locally known as Chicka-
manga gulch, and was cut by the
River of Death on its way from the
SUBMITS of Walden's ridge to the Ten
aessee river, the"'Big Spoon as its In
dian name freely translated means.
The sides of the gulch are, in places,
one thousand feet high. precipitous on
either hand. The little stream makes
many pools, which are filled with
speckled trout, and where something
like valley is left bear and deer are
found, within sight of city of fifty
thousand people. The Cherokees
were a tribe singularly rich in tradi-
ton, and of course so wild, gloomy
and remarkable spot was not with
out it's legend. The descendants of
the expatriated semi barbarians be-
lieve to this day that in ages gone a
great serpent made its den in the
gulch. and that yearly he demanded OF
the red men ten OF their most beauti-
fui maidens as sacriicial offering.
Fearful of determination, the demand
| was always complied with by the tribe
amid weeping and wailing by the
women On the day before the tribute
| was due the serpent announced its
presence by demoniacal hiss, and the
next morning the fair ones who had
been chosen to save the tribe were
taken to the summit of cliff and left
to be swallowed by the scaly Moloch'
The wonderful gulch is as wild and
primitive now as when the Cherokees
were supreme here, and once between
it's rocky walls it seems impossible
that nineteenth century civilization S
triumphs can be seen from their tops.
The Irish standard., 1893-10-14
i THE CRACKS.
workmen Find Small Fortune Between
the Boards Of AN Old Floor.

workmen Find q Small Fortune Between
the Boards Of an Old Floor.
A cigar dealer was recently com
pellsd to move from his downtown
stand. which he had occupied for
thirtv-five years, because of the demo-
lition of the old building, says The New
York Times. -
He packed his belongings with many
sigh of regret. When ne had got his
things all out he turned to the work
men who were waiting TO begin tear
ing down the building and remarked
in a rather sarcastic tone: ......
''Well, boys, you may have all you
find in this old trap"
The workmen began on the old floor,
which had been worn into hollows by
age. 1t had not been replace1 since it
was originally laid
One of the men ripped up board
with his crowbar. raising cloud OF
dust. When he got it out OF his eyes
he saw something shiny in the crack.
He picked it up and it proved to be
a dime. Further investigation revealed
the fact that the crack was lined with
silver.
This was an incentive to the work
men. They piled their crowbars with
remarkable energy for men poorly paid.
In this instance they were amply re-
warded.
In every crack of the floor silver
dimes were found. Some of them bore
dates of nearly half a century ago. The
men gathered the coin in handfuls.
The cigar dealer, in speaking of the
occurrence, said that Re hadn't the
slightest idea that so much money
could be lost through carelessness and
poor hoor,e in thirty-fve years.
But =, - won't happen again." he
added tdtdaGu. 'When heard of it I immedi-
ately gave orders to have my new store
ref1oored with hard wood and no cracks
at my own expense
The Irish standard., 1893-10-14
PROTECTED By HIS DIAMONDS
1t Doesn't Do for tho Broker to Stop
Wearing Them.

1t Doesn't Do for tho Broker to Stop
Wearing Them.
During the worst OF. the recent hard
times two Wall streetmen were discuss
ing matters in a lawyers Office. On
parting one of them said:
eff l can manage to hang on to my
diamonds, guess can pull through. .
Later. the lawyer was asked what
the remark signifed. He laughed and
said:
1T means that a diamond is not only
valuable but conspicuous article.
If a, man is in the habit of wearing this
sort of ornament his associates are
bound to notice it. In time when
men are going to pieces all sorts of
signs are looked for by business men
that will indicate the financial stand
ing of a customer. IF they notice that
man.who has been in the habit of
wearing expensive jewelry sud denly
appears without any Of his usual
jewels, they are apt to conclude chat
he is being pushed 50 hard that he he'd
] 20 realize 81, person property aud
his crefli Goes
The Irish standard., 1893-10-14
WOMEN AND MICE
lember Of tho Fair Ser Gives NJ

A Member Of tho Fair Ser Gives 6HeD#
Views on the Subject. ia
There is q most interesting articlem
the London. Woman: on why Women
Are Afraid of Mice The writer is 4
woman, lover Of animals, and a stu-f
dent of natural history, and she adj.
mits that women are afraid of mice.I
She SAYS that the fear is never ass
sumed; that in the absence of the
Tiny, harmless. graceful little crea-
ture'' these are her very words) wonn-
en- are heartily ashamed of their ter:
ror, but that when the mouse appears
they shrek and grow cold with fear.
81 remember once" she tells U.S. 4 read
ing story about coterie of strong
minded women who gave series OF
lectures upon female virtues in an old
country town assembly room. One OF
their number was chosen to deliver the
lecture on valor. and selected for herr
subject the history of Joan OF Are.
She was discoursing upon the vaior OF
her sex. when a mouse ran across tss Ea
platform, and the lecturer and her herr
strong-1ninded sisters jumped an O.
their chairs, clutching their ,n,eetticoats
in manner not altogether pictur-,
esque.' Most of us us have heard thin.
story: and theeres is no doubt that if the,
mou Sc APPEARED the rest of the story is
true .he writer adds that Joan Oh
arc would probably have clutched her
patticoats in precisely the same man.
ner. But Joan, the heroic, did not
wear petticoats. However, she might
have shrunk in her armor.
"A mouse in the chamber of Marat
would, believe, have deferred Char
lotte Corday from her dread purpose,
and the tail of one popping opportune-
ly from the carving of Tullia's chariot
would have prevented her from driv-
| ing over her fathers corpse, and
could cite many instances in which
mice might have changed the history
of the world. II The story of q
prisoner who was cheered in captivity
by amouse is familiar to us all, but
the prisoner was man. Equally
| familiar is the fable of the grateful
! mouse which gnawed the net, but,
again, the prisoner is said to have been
! a lion, not lioness"
The Irish standard., 1893-10-14
A Hornstone Mountain.

Mount Kineo, which rises precipit-
ously seven hundred feet out Of Moose
head lake, in Maine, is wholly com
posed of hornstone, aud is the largest
mass of that mineral in the known
world. There is no true flint in the
United States, but hornstone so close
ly resem bles it that it takes an expert
to tell the difference. This rock sup
piled arrow heads to Indians hundreds
and thousands of miles away. The
discovery of these arrow heads in the
Mississippi valley has led to the belief
that a system of commercial exchange
must have existed among the red men
in former centuries. According to an
Indian tradition the mountain is the
body of . monster moose that was g. 4 slfin
hv giant