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Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1893-12-08
A Domestic Weapon.

Let me see your best brooms," said a
little woman excitedly as she plunged into
a grocery store.
Green or dried?" asked the grocer, put
ting his pen over his ear and rolling up his
sleeves.
u said brooms." snapped the woman.
And | meant brooms," answered the
grocer civilly, but there's a difference
Some are new made and green, while others
are dry and seasoned. Some women folks
won't touch real dry broom. They allow
the corn seeds come off in the sweeping"
Il amt saying nothing about sweeping"
said the woman. II want a good, strong
shank that is put together for all it is
worth and handle that won't snap the
first time use it,
The grocer trotted out his brooms, and
the little woman hefted each one with a
practiced hand. Finally she selected one
that was implanted and homely. but as
heavy as a cart wheel
"How much is that one?"
Forty cents, ma'am. It's the biggest
and best in the lot, though it don't look as
fancy as the rest"
Forty centsl I've used up hundred
brooms since l married that last husband
of mine, and amt never paid over quar-
ter, and amt goin to, what's more"
Madam" said the grocer, standing the
broom upin corner, ut amt broom that
you want, in my opinion--it's club"
Then he backed discreetly behind the
counter, and the sale was off-Detroit Free
Presa
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1893-12-08
Tho Development Of Siam.

The Siamese sovereigns have usually
been men of considerable ability and in
energy and enlightenment are superior
to most Asiatic potentates. The late
king OF Siam and his successor have
done what they could to introduce the
forms of western civilization. Bangkok,
the capital, has the electric light, tram
cars and government offices of European
architecture, and the present king has
also shown himself reformer of abuses,
especially of the worst of Siamese social
evils, the universally of serfdom and
the prevalence of slavery
Further and much needed reforms are
expected from him, but even were the
political and fiscal administration of the
kingdom very much better than it is the
Siamese, lighthearted nation of Bud
dhists, fond of amusement and accus-
toned to frequent holidays, are little
fitted to develop the great resources Of
theircountry-
The internal trade is chiefly in the
hands of Cinnamon, who, with the
Malays, add some millions more to the
estimated population of 100000 Rail
ways are being constructed and Euro
peans have been encouraged by the
policy. of Siamese royalty to settle at
Bangkok and to develop the external
trade of Siam. st. Louis Post Dispatch.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1893-12-08
Few Old Sailing Vessel.

From II table In the reports resns.,,.
casualties to ships, which shows ths~s
of vessels, it is surprising to find how w rsa
ancient many Of the craft still doino -. ~
ice really are. Thirty nine sailing a. ~,
are between 80 and 60 years old eisS,s sa
are between 60 and 20 years. thirty ara ,.l |.
tween 10 and 100 and six are actually abos.
century old -'Ss
While these numbers represent on,r
small proportion of such ancient rnarin..s
still sailing the wintry seas" it nust ~
be thought they refer only to barvas :, !.
craft engaged in river or inland paviss
ton.
The Juno OF Beaumaris, built l08 re.,
ago, met with her mishap while on \ co,s
ing voyage, and the Endeavor, Plymop,s
a still older craft, in seeking to net m =
her name, came to grief while on yoyavs
from Dunkirk.
What is more surprising STILL the sama
casualty list contains the names Of tvo
steamships, one above sixty years and ths
other above ninety years old.
On consideration, however, it is obyious
that these vessels must have originals
been built AZ sailing vessels, as the period,
named carry us much farther back thin
the date at which the Sirius made Ler 4,
nous voyage across the Atlantic.
With regard to the ancient sailing We,
sells, too, they must have little or nothing
OF the original structure left. As long 4
there is one single plank left, however, the
vessel retains her identity .-St Louis Ne
chauic.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1893-12-08
Size of the United States Soldier

Statistics gathered by the United States
government show that the enlisted SOL
diers of the United States army vary in
height from minimum of feet 8 inches
to maximum of 8 feet ~ inches The
giant of the army is serving in the De-
partment of Arizona and the dwarf in
the Department of the Missouri. In
weight the range is even greater than
it is in height. the minimum being nine
ty-seven pounds and the maximum $50,
the average throughout the army being
1888, and the average height feet 7
inches. The youngest soldier enlisted is
sixteen years of age; the Oldest sixty
six, the average being about thirty years.
st. Louis Republic.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1893-12-08
A unIaae Social organlza.Ion.

The latest departure in clubdom is the
formation of the Annie Lynch Botta
Conversation club, a purely social or
ganization of literary and artistic men
and women, founded in memory of Mrs.
Botta's famous Sunday evenings, The
topic CT the evenings conversation is
known only to one person, who selects
it but does not announce it until after the
company has assembled, which pre-
cludes all possibility of preparation and
secures the charm of spontaneity to the
talk.
The person who selects the topic is
called the director" and leads the con-
yersation. This office is not held by the
same person on consecutive evenings.
Membership to the club is obtained only
through the medium of friendship with
those already admitted to its privileges
New York Sun.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1893-12-08
Specimens OF Brag,

Coming through on the limited a tray'
eler overheard part Of conversation BE-
tween n couple of typical advance agents,
a class Of men evidently intended to raise
lying to place among the fine arts. "How
is 'Superba' doingW asked one. "Coos-
salp' answered the other. why, we have
given mp counting tickets altogether; we
just weigh them, and any odd measure we
dump back to the local treasurer TO be
spent with the gang. But how about
'Fantasma?'"
"Ahp' reioined the first speaker I'VE
are on the economic plan this season, and
only count our tickets TO save the price Of
scales; cutting down expenses everywhere;
don't pay any more transfer bills, even
"How's thatF" was the query. wei"
was the reply, this is our ninth season on
the road, and the scenery and baggage
have got so used to being carried from
depot to theater and back that this year
after Il little persuasion, they have con-
sented to walk" $50 longP said one
TIA tar said the other. and one Of them
left the train. "-Philadelphia Inquirer
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1893-12-08


Al fresh as paint and as keen
as any lizard; now, having arrived, !
was tired at once. sat on the beu win
nv yellow leggined feet stuck out ID
front of me like dorking, and lelt
slight. rather weak, half controlled
smiles chase over my face as glanceu
about the room.
The woman brought in an engaging
looking soup tureen, from when, now.
ever, no steam rose, and lordly dish Vi
maize meal porridge,
The hens supper it used to Do al
hone!" thought |. in faint amusement
and sat down to investigate the soup
tureen. Beautiful clunps and clots OF
milk were in it--sour milk. but OF
sourness exquisitely fresh, and clean 10
taste, The woman showed me the
method of procedure. You filled your
soup plate with the milk, which you ate
with a spoon. and every now and then
you took spoonful of the porridge from
the big dish before you. Will any one
tell me where was ever such supper!
NV hostess stood beside me, queer
woman's mixture of curiosity ana shy
ness, telling me she had a ledger already
and expected another in few days be-
ginning every sentence with "lch sag
[hnen," or 'Jetzt, ich bite"
She fetched teapot and small trlin-
bier and left me with them, drew my
little Epictetus from my knapsack; 1t
would be rs well to have motto for my
journey and the poor slave would give
me something fitting.
You cannot open the Encheiridion at
the wrong place, for there is none. This
is what was printed just where | put in
my finger. do not seek to have all
things happen as you would choose
them. but rather choose them to happen
as they do; and so shall the current OF
your life flow free" took a couple OF
cigarettes with this reflection and then
went sanely to my bed.-Menie Muriel
Dowie.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1893-12-08
Cradles Hundreds of Years Ago.

In manuscripts of the ninth and tenth
centuries we had pictures of cradles
formed of part of tree trunk dug out,
with holes bored through the sides for
the passage of straps intended to tie the
baby down in his bed. These dug out cra-
dies are still common in modern Greece.
When we come to consult the manu-
scripts and bas-reliefs of the fifteenth
century, we notice that the cradles are
no longer mere baskets or beds on rock
ers, but little swinging beds suspended
between two pillars, the prototype of the
modern bercelonnette.- Harper's Bazaar.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1893-12-08
A Successful Drummer.

A. B. Cummings, who was famous
in the gentlemen's furnishing trade
throughout the country and was re-
garded as in some respects the most
brilliant salesman in New York, is dead
quite suddenly from an attack of the
grip. He was able to command salary
of $4,000, besides handsome commits
sions on his sales, and he earned more
money selling neekties than majority
OF the bank presidents receive in salary,
Or njne-tenths of the lawyers here gain
in practice at the bar.-New York Let
ter.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1893-12-08
One Years Patents.

Some months ago the American patent
Office had its Tooth birthday, and the
last half of the century has witnessed
wonderful strides in that direction. In
the first Fifty years only l2.412 patents
were issued. but last year there were9 ga
0S0.
The variety of patented articles is
really wonderful, and American inge-
unity seems to be m no danger of ex-
hausting itself. Every year shows a
larger number of inventions than the
year before. Harper's Young People.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1893-12-08
What Dreams Mean.

To dream Of n goose, implies sitting ior
your picture. To dream Of heaps OF gola
indicates misery and avarice; few pieces
honesty and industry. To dream OF emu
dren, portends serious diminution IN
your income. To dream of II knave, I'M
plies meeting an old acquaintance. ~
dream of seeing II king or queen, denotes .
great disappointment. To dream OF see
ing the devil. implies visit to your law
yer. To dream OF reading romances, inai.
Gates loss of time. To dream of catchins
weasel asleep, indicates great cleverness.
TO dream Of catching feas is to overcons
your enemies. To dream of fiattery, inui'
Gates sickly appetite and want OF taste
New York Advertiser
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1893-12-08
Explosives In Mines.

1t has been claimed that the use Of
modern expIosiyesNin mines leads to the
production of such poisonous fumes that
4 - naaSfr0 the worklnen is thus
Mort time rgo a commit
Ssy6inted by the Durham Coal
l/association, consisting of repre-
altives of both masters and men, to
consider thisimportant question. Care
full experiments having been made, the
committee came to the conclusion that
the fumes produced are not more dan
gerous than those from gunpowder:
that carbon monoxide-the irrespirable
gas which is produced by the combus-
ton of charcoal, and which has led to
so many deaths-is present only in
traces; that an interval of five minutes
should be allowed to elapse before the
men re-enter the gallery in which the
charge has been fired: and that as they
find portion of the deleterious gases
are due to the fuse employed, the charges
should be invariably fired by electricity.
New York Telegram.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1893-12-08
ID he foar Of the cities


And of faces old and strange;
/ know where there's warmth of welcome
And my yearning fancies range
Back to the dear old homestead.
With an aching sense OF pain:
But there'l be Joy in the coming
When 60 home again.
When ! go home againl There's music
That may never die away.
And 1t seems the hand of angels.
On mystic harp, at play,
Have touched with a yearning sadness
On beautiful. broken strain,
To which is my fond heart wording
When go home again.
Outside of my darkening window
Is the great worlds crash and din,
And slowly the autumn's shadows
Come drifting, drifting in.
Sobbing. the night wind murmurs
To the plash of the autumn rain;
But dream of the glorious greeting
When go home again.
Eugene Field.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1893-12-08

smitL;s startling metaphor" take Sidney
down an =, m men, ne saw little girl stoon
NU "Wlt ana stroke the shell of turtle
,sla Mny are you doing that, Belle,n 10
TO please the turtle"
IN MY enid, you might as well stroKo .,o
o uonle OF st. oaul's to please the dem Sns
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1893-12-08
Women of Chilli

Cnlll Is the woman's Utopia. 1t is the on,v
country in the world in which w,o,no, Snly
possessed of full political rights Everv
t Hoa"n over twenty one can vote OH all cues.
, rrons me street cars are all conducted by
' molien zoo The native women have NOT
sooa opportunities for education, but tbev
a.; are salG 10 be possessed of fair mental ahiI
Ivy ,,s, anu boast Of one woman doctor. In
manner manner they are modest and digpified in
person small and delicate ~
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1893-12-08

There is some little difficulty in defin-
Ing what euphuism really is, owing to
the indiscriminate use of the word as n
kind OF synonym for the artificial wit
and general affectation of Elizabetban
times. The distinctive characteristics
OF Lylys euphuism are now considered
to be transverse ALTERATION, elaborate
antithesis and redundancy of SMILES
from simple phenomena or fabulous NAT.
ural history.-Chambers' Journal
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1893-12-08

tba n M. are 4l3 species of trees found within
vne lilnltS OF the United States sirtao Unia IN
mnicn, when perfectly seasoned arc Hon. "
enough to sink in water. The beavi healvy
VI o9eSe Is the black ironwood (CopdeI;a fa OF
Oh Florida which is 10 to 30 nor ' ezra
Republic. ""'er'-St. Louis
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1893-12-08

ness something alfi,0s,
Follow the canal from e,..
prospect Is always the SAM.
banks, the sluggish, greenis| H.
the white boats and their l;as' ~
Existence here Is indeed Cat ;.'.
profitable; the scenes and incid 4.
give charm to other modes ~ M.
are almost entirely wanting. Nsr'
the Erie canal has an iiterest I, "
not derived from commerce 81. ~ 81
squabbles about it In the 1..'i ton
Stand beside iton Il summer day ma 1's
the dingy, slow moving boats Nv wy
you may find in the prospect ~ r.A
mournfully suggestive. The MI
go shambling'by are made up ~ , - ~
mules or of broken down horses &, ~ iaei
seen better days once, but who a ~ aaa
shattered wrecks, fit only for ia w ~ nta
And the drivers who follow tbs ~pala
wrecks perhaps as truly as tbe haA y
sullen, hard featured men. who a, =
along in stolid silence on ioirrsr s =
never ends The faces of the ,vor, s "nAt
live on the bouts and practice theis Z. xla
keeping in the cramped little cah;n. '0a''
dull and hopeless expression which Y wy
Of this monotonous existence bava ! Wy
there. Truly it is not "a very cbssrs u'lsl
profitable life. There Is little In il 4 !.
ify any longings for culture and enlI.ss. 'a'
ment, drifting forever between thess IA IN,
at the rate of two miles an hour. f,o, s''' y
end Of the canal to the other. -Bosto ~ ~ y
nal eWl
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1893-12-08
Spoiled the Match.

An electric light wire touched the ves'
OF New York janitor while he was ieAn,
ing over to adjust it, and strange exper
ence resulted. The wire burned hoie =
his vest, came in contact with his wa.cu
gave him a slight shock, burned sevels'
small holes in the case, causing the glov
ules on gold to drop in the case and soI.s
on the floor, and so magnetized the worAs
OF the watch that they are worthIess
Yankee Blada
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1893-12-08
a Tribute to AmerIean Newsparer Women.

Nine. Hyacinthe Loyson has been tell
ing representative of the Pail Mall Ga
zette her impressions of America. She
expressed much pleasure in having met
many lady reporters, who did their work
splendidly and added the charm of fem
ininity to journalism. II think" she
observed, sit would have been impos-
sible to have brought the republic of the
United States to the successful position
it holds today without this woman's in
fiuence. In America she has proved her
self to be the real help"
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1893-12-08

Every wise woman understands tnas
the best method of teaching her daugn.
Ter that tidiness and cleanliness of habit
80 essential to good housekeeping is the
s.vlng to the little girl little brownies
al al ner own, as dainty and attractive y
Thought and care can make it. and MAKE
ner responsible for its order or disorder
New York Sun.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1893-12-08

his residence IN

his residence In
stay in New Orleans,
did some good newspaper
BIT counting his long vegeta-
hden. N. j., Walt Whitman
fiber a thorough New Yorker.
He was born, seventy-two
70, in little village over on
and, and, like most Long Island
hrally drifted to this town. My
rnalistic friend remembers him
~ thiTty years ago, when he first
out his Leaves of Grass" This
" was comparatively small then, and
walt Whitman was as conspicuous
ritizen as any-knew everybody and
|. everybody knew him. He was marked
figure on Broadway-a most manly man,
ns vigorous and virile rs his own poetry.
His very personality impressed itself
upon all passers by. and men. and even
women, turned around to look at him.
He was almost the first to make the now
fashionable fad of the flannel shirt in
summer his all the year round convent
ence and comfort, and the broad collar
was turned over silk American flag.
His ordinary wear was a neat suit of
workingman's clothes. Whatever he
might be called, a Democrat or Repub-
lican, he prided himself upon being
zone of the people. Brady, then fa-
nous as photographer, was the first to
capture Whitman. and thereafter every
photographer in town displayed colored
pictures of Walt, especially to show his
American flag scarf.
There were omnibuses in those days
stages, they called them-and every
driver knew Walt Whitman; and up
and down Broadway the poet was promi-
nent, often for hours, beside driver on
the box. The lively street was his studio
in which he made his pictures of the
people and his studies of humanity
New York Cor Brooklyn Times
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1893-12-08
A Slight Diaerer..

so Uoiisctor-l left bill here yesterday a..
II ovs S1ir's your husband got. Did he lo NJ,
-.c Csay o. the house-No, he overlooked =,
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1893-12-08
Both Indignant.

Iate Purchaser Ito house furnishers
0SAistantSThis stove won't burnt
Assistant-Aye coorse not, sorr. Iron
Usually wont-Harper's Basar. -
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1893-12-08
Yes. 1t Is Strictly Grammatical.

The following is quoted from lead
ing article in the New York Tribune:
by his death the community loses
the foremost and the best of American
actors, and one of the greatest TRACE
dams that have ever lived"
To settle dispute, will you kindly
state whether the above is strictly ac-
cording to English grammar?-NewY York
Sun
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1893-12-08

1n Russi'
|on to say
he reason
hsband's
he dies he |
Akell ava
~ his cir
HE dread
Ian priest
Id can, al |
lily good
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1893-12-08

| The Mf
ployei by
once !
BIS enli'as
lid on tn
seen, w II
monarch
/ "Ha, |
|out the
llnule!''
II YES,
A Round.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-01-11
T E 4 MS

Subscription, s1.50 per snnum if maid
In advances $500 if not paid in advance
Transient advertisements inserted AZ 90
cents per inch for each insertion.
Transient business notices in local COL
ann, 10 cents per line for each insertion.
Deductions will be made to those DESIRING
TO advertise by the year, half or quarter
year.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-01-11
Too Young To Marry.

The Frederick, Nd. News says: The
marriage Of young Harry Langshank
and Miss Mary Brilliant which was
to have taken place at the residence
of Miss Brillharts mother at Will
amsport Md, on Tuesday, has been
postponed for the the present owing
to an unsuspected incident. The
couple were in readiness, the minis
ter was present, large lumber of
invited guests were in attendance,
and the wedding feast prepared,
but just as the words which were to
make young Langshank and Miss
Mary husband and wife were to be
pronounced, the mother of Lang
shank appeared on the scene with q
warrant and an officer, as her son
was only sixteen years old, Mrs.
Langshank took her sou home to
Greencestle, Pa, on the first train.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-01-11
Bloomfield Times of .Januarx 10

Bloomfield Times of January 10
says: The township auditors of Cen
tire county held meeting at the Belle
fonte court house. Tuesday evening,
a week to receive instructions from
the county commissioners with ref
erence to their duties in connection
with the spring election. A similar
meeting in Perry county would be a
good idea. On Tuesday a week
the school-house at Marklesville mar
rowly escaped destruction. The hot
stove had set fire to the joists over
head, and the first intimation ofwrong
was the falling of the plastering.
The prompt action of the teacher en-
abled them to put out the fire before
great d6mage was done. A
ten-Year old son of James Ritter, of
Macuugie, Penna., walked mile in
his sleep in his night clothes recent
ly. He whistled all the way and
every neighbor's dog heard him and
set up bark. Young Ritter was
awakened by coming in contact with
large tree. His cries brought out
neigh Dor, who rescued him in a
half frozen condition.
The first premium $50 for best
track and roadbed on the Middle
Division, p. r. R., was awarded to
Peter Deardorf, foreman of the Rope
Ferry sub division, and the second
was given to z. T. Sewers, of the
hllllerstown subdivision. \
There was certainly a surprised cat
a few days since at the residence of
John Dunbar in this town. The cat
was playing with small mouse and
at last the little fellow made a run
for the nearest hole which was the
cats mouth, and safely landed in the
cats stomach despite the cats efforts
to expel the intruder. The cat was
nearly checked to death and did not
get over its surprise till next day.
On Thursday night a
week a man visited the chicken rcost
of j. L. Lesh, in Raccoon Valley, ard
stole two turkeys. Mr. L. heard the
noise and seizing his gun ran to tie
door, and though the man was in
good shooting distance, concluded
not to shoot, as the gun was heavily
loaded AID he did not wish to kill
him. The next day he fired at rab-
bit and the charge was SO heavy that
all that was left OF the rabbit was
the skin. Fortunately be knows the
party and he expects to get at least
market price for those turkeys or
the man will be arrested.-Newport
News.