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The Meeker herald., 1894-11-10

A base ball player goes out on three
strikes, but workingmen discover that they
are out OH one strike.
The Meeker herald., 1894-11-10

Running for office Is n risky business.
Only strictly sober man should try to
walk tight rope.
The Meeker herald., 1894-11-10

An exchange says that in the recent maya
engagement several hundred Chinese "bl
the grass" 1t must have been sea grass.
The Meeker herald., 1894-11-10

Instead of these being the piping times o
peace, they are the piecing times Of pipe
stove nine.
The Meeker herald., 1894-11-10

Piso's Remedy for Catarrh is not liquid or
snuff. 1t quickly relieves Cold in the Head,
Headache, &C., and really cures Catarrh. 5Oc.
The Meeker herald., 1894-11-10

Muffs are fashionable. We say this to
console those Americans who tried to play
cricket with Lord Hawkes. team.
The Meeker herald., 1894-11-10

"Hanson's Magic Corn Salve."
Warranted to cure, or money refunded.
Ask your druggist for It. Price, 10 cents
The Meeker herald., 1894-11-10

An actor, no matter how uneducated he
may be, is always n man Of parts.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-01-13

Acme Lodge, No. Is, K. of P,
installed their new officere last
Thursday evening. The installa-
ton ceremonies were conducted by
Mr.. G. d. Rowell in highly cred
liable and impressive manner un-
der the work of The order which
was demonstrated to be exception
ally fine. The new officers Install
ed were: w. I'll. Harris, G. c.,
L. E. Rowell, V. O., VIM. Ainslie,
M. of W, Jas. E. Dolan, Prelate,
A. G. Fry, K. of R. and S., r. w.
Hummer, M. at A., JAS. G. McRae,
M. of f., A. L. Jameson, M. of Elk.
After the new officers were installed
an address was delivered by Mr..
james e. Dolan who dwelt on the
origin, history and present state of
the order of K. of p, and told in
in eloquent language the story of
Damon and Pythias. He was fol-
lowed Dy blr. 5. ~ dehry-who dis
coursed in his own appropriate
style, taking for his theme the sub
ject of secret societies, comparing
and classifying them and dwelling
particularly upon the order OF K. Of
P. and its benefits.
At the conclusion the guests
were invited to the banquet, which
was held at the Yankee Kitchen,
where the lodge had had Mr.. James
Egan prepare such a feast as is
seldom looked upon in a little from
tier, mountain city. The guests
were entertained with number of
good, impromptu speeches. The
reception committee, consisting Of
Messrs. H. L. Carlton, ]. G. McRae,
and G. G. Bacher, deserve special
mention. The Knights as lodge
deserve the highest praise for the
affair in every particular.
The back bone of winter seems
to have been broken square off this
week. 1t has been raining steadily
for the past three days and the
snow has disappeared rapidly, the
ground being bare in many places
The river began to break up last
night, and now there is an ice jan
from Galena Landing up to Brants
i island. The ice went out so sud
denly as to carry the Alton away
from her wharf at Eaton and hoa
her down to point opposite tn,
Kaiser House. Her barge is layint
: in the jam at the ferry landing OF
f the south side, while the ferry boa
was carried down about twenty
steps farther. Several small boat
were smashed to pieces. The rive
is raising and it looks as though tn
ice was all going out. With 4 de
grees below zero for our coldest day
and winter breaking up it is Ger
tainly not severe climate we hav,
in the Kootenai
Capt. G. R. Gray, VIM. Ainsli
, and Richard Fry are in Spokane
making a real estate deal. 1t con
Germs the Great Northern Addition
but the particulars are not mad
public yet.
-Armour's condnsed mince-mea
for sale at Kinnear's.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-01-13
NOtice---Ohinese Registration.

UNITED STATES INTERNAL REVENUE,
Dep'y Collectors Office, District
of Montana, Wallace, Idaho,
December 29, 1898;
Notice is hereby given that / viii
be in Bonner's Ferry, Idaho between
the 10th and 20th Of February, 1894,
to issue certificates to Chinese per-
sons entitled to them under Chinese
Registration law.
GEO. MINER,
Dep'y Rev. Collector.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-01-13

The company carrying on the
reclamation work, in the valley and
just across the International report
good success with their work last
year and they expect to build at
least ten miles of dyke next year,
having added another dredge to
their outfit. The work is under
the able mana5ement of Mr.. Fred
G. Little, while Mr.. G.. A. Keefer
has charge of the engineering. Mr..
Keefer is certain that the dyking
proposition will be a success. His
opinion is valuable, as his reputa-
ton as an engineer is established,
particularly in this hind Of work.
MIR. G.. P. Hill, U. S. customs
officer at Ockonook, returned on
Friday from Montana, where he
went to spend the holidays. He
says that Marcus DAILY, W.. A.
Clark and all the other big demo
Gratis over there are up in arms
against the lead and wool clause. Of
the Wilson bill. This seems
strange. These fellows helped boost
the democrats into power, knowing
that they would do just what they
are now attempting to do. But
that's politics.
Prof. Chas. A. Carson will give
an entertainment at Beeler's Hall
Tuesday night that promises to be
very attractive. The plan of this
entertainment is to present in beau
tiful Photographic reproduction
the most beautiful and notable
scenes of the Worlds Columbian
Exposition. The views are from
10 to % feet square and projected
by powerful Oxy-Hydrogen Stere
optican. 1t should be well wortl
seeing.
The steam tug Idaho will be a
the head of the lake next Tuesday
1t comes up after cargo Of bee
that is being shipped by O'Hogg
& Co. w. H. Gatwald is down t
the Line this week looking after tn
shipment. They have slaughtere'
about so head but the present sol
weather will probably prevent ther
from killing $50 head as intended.
Mr.. r. w. Hummer returne
from the Boundary Line Thursda
evening. He intends taking a tri
to the Lake the coming week.
Go to John O'Hogge & Co
when you want the best fresh oy'
! ters, celery, etc.
Attend the meeting of the fiji
brigade Monday night.
Next Monday, the 18th, deco
) will be issued to Eaton propert,
Mr.. Smith Field has resigne
, as trustee of Eaton.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-01-13
"a Meeting.

There will be a meeting of the
Hook and Ladder Co, at Judge
Cartoons Office, next Monday eve
ming, at 1880. All members are
requested to be present as business
of Importance is to be transacted.
w. l.. KINNEAR, Pres't.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-01-13
STRIKES a KEY NOTE
Congressman Sweet Advocates the
Survey of Land within Railroad
Grants so that these Corporations
will have to pay Taxes.

In reply to a letter sent to Cong
ressman Sweet by Bartlett Sinclair,
urging the Introduction of law to
reduce the price of all public lands,
whether inside or outside railroad
railroad grants, to the minimum
price of $1.25 cents per acre, that
gentleman writes:
| concur in what you say rela-
tive to the selling price of govern
ment land in that vicinity. could
not accomplish anything in this
matter without the cooperation of
the committee on public lands. AS
soon as | can see Mr.. McRae, the
chairman of the committee, | will
have a conference with him and
ascertain what can be done, or
whether we can hope to accomplish
anything.
| beg to assure you that we all
realize the disadvantages arising
from the fact that so many of our
people are obliged to live on un-
surveyed public land; and, also, the
loss to which the state and county
are subjected by reason Of the fail
ure to survey the lands within the
Northern Pacific grant. We have
all received notice from the chair
man of the committee on appropri-
ations that our money for public
surveys would be very limited in
amount. Of course we shall fight
the bill and endeavor to raise the
appropriation, but the country is
so hard up, and under the manage
ment of the "reformers" gradually
getting worse, that it is doubtful
about our being able to obtain the
amount of money which our people
positively need for public surveys.
We will do the best we can.
Mr.. Sweet strikes key note
when he suggests that land within
a railroad grant should be surveyed
and patented, so that the railroad
would be compelled to pay taxes.
Were the N. p. Co. compelled to
E pay taxes on the land it claims in
this county, the rate could be re
duced at least one-third, and per-
haps more. The justice Of the
proposition is plainly evident. Ev-
/ cry dollar the county pays out for
roads or other improvements, en-
hances the price of the land.
! Why, then, should it not bear some
! of the burdens of taxation? We
) have often wondered why some Of
our congressman did not push this
s subject. They could do their con
: stituents a far greaver service thar
by swelling up over Hawaii.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-01-13

Trains from the east have been
badly delayed during the past week.
Slides out west and drifting snow
on the east slope of the Rockys
are the causes.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-01-13

A LOCAL ROUNDUP

The Knights of Pythias furnish the En-
tertainment of the week. Real Es-
tate matters. The Big Rain Storm.
Notes and Personals.
National Baptist world., 1894-10-05
GARDEN CITY NEWS.

DEAR EDITOR: Our church is get
ting along nicely, and our pastor
Rev. G. o. Smith took his leave last
Saturday. We were all very sorry
to have him leave US.
We are going to have an enter
tainment on the 2Sth inst, for the
benefit Of the church.
The Union Sabbath School OF this
city is progressing nicely.
Miss Matte Lewis, Miss Mary
Johnson, Mr.. John Hart and Mr., Joe
Johnson attended the Celebration a.
Syracuse last Saturday and returned
y Sunday evening, and report an ele
giant time.
Mrs. Lucy Randoff Of this city i
very sick.
Mrs. Bob Pennington who ha
been OH the sick list for severa
weeks, is improving greatly.
Yours truly,
LILLE NELSON
National Baptist world., 1894-10-05
Our Children And The Schools.

We are greatly pleased to see so
many young ladies and young men
attending the high school this term,
and the large number Of children at
tending the schools throughout the
city in the primary grades. This
goes to show that the mothers and
fathers Of our race in this city see
the necessity of sending their child
rem to school, and are suiting their
actions to their thoughts, While 1t
is true that the attendance of cOlored
pupils is larger than it has been
heretofore, yet, we are sorry to say
that q number of children of school
age are not attending. Send your
children to school; if matters not il
YOU caunot dresssthem as you would
like-as good as your neighbor's
children-send them in as good APP
parel as your means will allow
clothes will not aid in solving the
race problem, neither Will
the matter of dress be ma
terial in equipping our boys
and girls for the responsibilities OF
bringing our race up to the standard
of other races Intellectually, and
morally as we'll as otherwise which
are too soon to rest upon their
shoulders.
The percentage of illiteracy among
us is already much lower than that
of any other nationality in the Unit
ed States, except the native born
whites, so let us bend our efforts to-
ward keeping our children IN the
schools regularly and reduce this
percentage lower and lower until Il
reaches the minimum mark.
National Baptist world., 1894-10-05
A. KANSAS FRIDAY OCTOBER 5, 1894

is lust what the so called superior
races wish. Now my dear brethren
and sisters, let us answer these ques
tions, by putting them all together
in different light, one we hope will
shine far aud near; in this demand
we need education, wealth and la
Dor, we'll mixed with good common
sense; sense that will unite the
whole people together in unity and
strength, in the raising Of the race
above the servant in this country
Come with me for one moment in
your mind, the building OF other
races, who rely upon each other for a
livlihood, they build each other up,
and it is race strong of itself, and
raises it into a country, we eat the
same kind of food, live in the same
kind of houses and wear the same
kind of clothing as other people do,
why not build us people OF our
selves? Education, money, labor
and skilled lador of all kinds will
then be needed to build us kingdom
and we will live happy people. Be
ing independent Of other races, is
what settles such controversies as
the race question. Whenever any OF
our people start in business, let us
see to it that they get our support,
thus enabling them to give our young
men and women positions. Looking
around in our midst, | see a great
work to be done, and the weapon to
be used, lays rusting in the clay, and
we are waiting for someone to dig it
out for us.
National Baptist world., 1894-10-05
JETMORE HAPPENINGS.

Rev. c.. o. Smith, of Hutchinson,
preached at the First Baptist Church
Sunday, he delivered all able dis
course, choosing for his text, Timo-
thy 4th chapter, and part of the 9Th
verse.
The colored people of Hodgeman
county celebrated emancipation day
in this city last Saturday, in a very
fitting manner A large number at
tended, and an enjoyable time was
had.
The Republican county conVen-
tion was held here on Tuesday, the
25th. and nominated full ticket.
Mrs. Stephen Burns returned
last week from Dodge City where
she has spent the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard who have
been visiting relatives and friends
here. have returned to their home II
Larned.
The Republican primaries for cen
ter township will be held in this city
Saturday, Oct. 9th.
S. P. Collar, an old resident of thl
place, died Sunday. Funeral servl
ces were conducted at the Congrega
tional church.
Mrs. c.. /. BRADSHAW
National Baptist world., 1894-10-05
PERSONALS.

Rev. J. A. Stewart was in the city
Monday the 1st inst, and reports
that he held an interesting meeting
at Horton, Kans., last Sunday and
baptized one candidate.
Rev. w P. Psalter spent few
days in the city last week. He has
resigned his church in Kansas City,
Kans. Rev. Psalter is an able
preacher and some good church
whose pulpit is vacant would do we'll
to tender him call.
Rev. S. w. Beasley left the city
last Saturday morning expecting to
go from thence to the Southern part
of the state to conduct a series OF
meetings with the Baptist Church al
Winfield and other points in the
state.
The Baptist Sunday School Union
was largely attended last Sunday al
! the Second Baptist church at p. m
and a good interest was manifested
THE welcome address was delivered
bv Brother J. w. Johnson, Supt
Second Baptist S. S., and Brother
Stone responded. Rev. P. D. Skin
ner opened the discussion with {
lively talk on what benefit can b,
derived from this convention.
Revs. p. w. Barker, p. d. Skin
ner, Smith and others spoke upol
the subject, "How may we retail
the pupils in the Sunday School p
making some very practical sugges
tions. Brother w. T. Mcknight
president, presided over the meeting
with dignity and grace.
p, D. S.
National Baptist world., 1894-10-05
TOPEKA NEWS.

Last Sunday, being the fifth Sun
day, was mission day with the Shi-
loh Baptist church. Pastor preach
ed at L a. M. and at s p. M, with
much effect. The collection for mis-
sions during the day was about S10 90
The temperance Loyal Legion held a
very enthusiastic meeting at p. m u,
Mrs. d. Evans, of Clay Center, was
present and delivered a very pleas
ing and instructive address. We
were all proud to meet her and hope
she will come again soon. The Sun
day School gave collection for mis-
sions after their review exercises
were oyer, which indicates that ev-
cry department of our church work
/ is interested in missions.
The fifty cents rally at the B street
Baptist church, North Topeka, was a
success last Sunday. The pastor
preached an able sermon at II a, M,
and Rev. A. w. Taw preached. at s
p. M, with telling effect. The col
lection for the day amounted to $71.18
The Sunday School was very good.
The attendance was large and deep
interest was manifested in the quar-
terly review.
The Second Baptist church had a
successful fifty cents ralley last Sun
day, for the purpose of raising mon
ey to send their pastor, DR.. Olden, to
the Geueral Mission meetings of the
Western states and territorys, to con-
vene OF Xenia, Ohio, on the 25th inst.
Pastor preached soul stirring SER
mon at II a. m >, and lectured at s p.
M, explaining the facts in regard to
his trouble with the church in Chat
largely attended and the meetings
were enthusiastic. Collections dur
ing the day amounted to about S33. 90
The Sunday School is alive and the
attednance is good every Sunday.
The Third Baptist church had a
good service last Sunday. Pastor
preached morning and evening to
large congregations, collections good.
The Sunday School is moving on
nicely, and the quarterly review was
quite interesting.
There was cutting affray in North
Topeka, Saturday night the Goth ult.
Mr., Sic Sims had an alteration with
his brother, Shedrick Sims, result
ing seriously, in which SiekSims cut
the latter four times, three cuts in
his throat and one in his body. 1t
may prove fatal.
A goOdly number of our people
went down to Kansas City to attend
the Priest of Palace parade on the
Second inst, Our people are peculi-
arily enthusiastic over attending
shows, fairs and such things as Priest
of Palace parades. And though they
always complain of hard times, they
do not fail to find dollar to spend
on excursions and such like. Two
dollars spent for coal or food Woulc
be a better show of wisdom and econ
omy. The great misfortune with oul
people is, that they never think o.
preparing for rainy day until th'
storm is upon them, and then, alas
it is too late.
National Baptist world., 1894-10-05

Look Out For Rev. W. Z. Grants Eman-
cipation Address and Great Supplement
to this pap During Convention week.
The oasis., 1894-09-27
A Dilemma.

Representative Dockery ot Missouri is a very anxious man just now. His district is largely agricultural, and he fears the enactment of the senate tar fir bill will cost him lot of money. It may also incidentally lose himllis place in congress.
 Like many other members of the House, MT. DCckney was induced to vote for the adoption of the senate amendments to the Wilson bill by tie promise that a free sugar bill would be passed by the senate. This assurance it is said, was given to Mir Dockney by Senator Cockrell. of his own state. Congressman Dockery, in defending his vote for bill which contained such protection to the sugar trust that the price of sugar must increase, caused it to be announced in his district that the democratic congress would immediate ly pass a free sugar bill, which would make sugar even cheaper thah under the Mckinley law.
 Mr. Dockery knows more now than he did when he voted for the senate tarifr bill and protection to the trusts. He sees that the sugar trust bill will stand by the aid of his vote and it be-
The oasis., 1894-09-27
Creation.

From Beresus a learned BabylOnian, who wrote about the year 260 B. C., the following curious account of crea- tion is taken: ''In the beginning all was darkness and water and therein were generated monstr0us animals and men of strange and peculiar form. Some of these latter were menlike creatures with two wings, and some even with four. Some had one head and two faces: others two heads wi tn single face between. Sometimes a single body would have heads both of the male and female. Besides the above there were men with heads and horns like goats. men with hOofs like horses, and some with the upper part ol a man joined to the lower parts of q horse. like ceatalrS. Tlel there were bulls with wings and human heads. dogs with four bodies and wioh fishes tails, men and horses with dogs' heads, creatures with heads and bodies like horses. but with claws like lions and tails like tish Besides these there were other monsters showing mix ture of the forms of various beasts
 Moreover, there were monstrous fish and reptiles and divers other crea- lures which had borrowed something from each others shapes, of all of which the likenesses of which are still preserved in the Temple of Belus. A woman ruled all these monsters, ana her name was OmOrka, which is the same as the Chaldee Thalatth and the Greek ThalasSa. Then Belus appeared. IIe split the woman in twain and of onehaIf of her he made the heavens and of the other half the earth, and the monsters which she had ruled he caused to perish. And he split the darkness and divided the heavens from the earth and put all the world in or der Belus then commanded one of the gods to cut off his head and to mix the blood which flowed forth with the earth and to form man and beast therefrom. So man was made and was intelligent and was partaken of wisdom. Likewise Belus made the stars, the sun, the moon and the pla- nets."
The oasis., 1894-09-27
Wine in Tablets.

A chemist of Algiers announces that he has invented process for concen- tratng wine in tablets. Henceforth, we are told, travellers will,be able to carry great casks of wine in diminu- tive boxes. The ripe grapes are taken, the stalks removed and the fruit pressed. The liquid is then pumped
 into vacuum eyapOrator, heat is ap- piled, and, at sufficient temperature, vapor is produced, which is passed in- to refrigerator The result is thick and syrupy liquor, which IS afterward mixed with the grape pulp and pips. The mixture is pressed into tablets, which, it is alleged, will keep almost
 indefinitely. To make wine, it is on- ly neces sary to add the amount of water which has been eyaporated. A good wine, of fine flavor, and of from s to 9 deg. of alcoholic strength is ob- tained. The tablets contain about 80 per cent. of grape sugar. It is sug- gested that the tablets, mixed with a little water, or diluted in soup maigre,
 would prove very nourishing as a ra- tion when campaigning or travelling.
The oasis., 1894-09-27

canes necessary for him, therefore, to keep the price of sugar in his dis trict at least down to the Mckinley rate.
 To do this, the Missouri statesman sent for an estimate of the amount of sugar sold to his farmer constituents or in exchange for their butter and eggs with the intention of paying the country grocers the profit of the trust under the new law. This would en- able Dockery's supporters to getsugar as cheap as ever and would make his word good-at least, until after tho election.
 MT. Dockery is much astonished to receive a reply that s4,0O0 or 5000 would be needed to make up his sugar deficiency and he is now in state of mind as to whether hecan afford such a vindication.
The oasis., 1894-09-27

Soap is found to be one of the best known sterilizers of water suspected of infection. It seems for long time after the cholera epidemic of last sum- mer, the people were afraid to even bathe themselves with Elbe water, but NJ. M. Foster and Nijland, of that city claim to have shown by experi- ment that ordinary toilet soap, added at a rate of one ounce to about l2 quarts of water. will kill the cholera bacilli in about ten minutes.
The oasis., 1894-09-27

From a bushel of corn a dealer gets four gallons of whiskey, which retails for S25. Of this the government gets s3.6O, the retailer gets S7, the distiller gets S4, the railroad gets sl, the farm CT who raised the corn gets 40 cents, the consumer gets ten days or morei in the cooler, and the policeman and judge get good salaries for sending him there,
The oasis., 1894-09-27

A recent Chinese writer states that the average earnings of workmen In that country are twenty cents day, and that half of this is enough fam ly of five, after Chinese fashion. The new Penal Code fixes the value of la- Dor impressed into tho public service at fourteen cents dsy. But these are minimum rates. In cities carpenters and masons get thirty cents day without food; farm hands ST. 50 a year without food; clerks and accountants BIO to S30 a month without food. A soldiers pay is 8 a month without board, but half of this is paid in rice.
The oasis., 1894-09-27

Connecticut turquoise, which is sim ply made by obtaining certain stones the right color.-Resources Of Califor- nia.