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The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-06-23
Salt in the Lake of Aalia Paakai

The famous salt lake of Aalia Paakai
near Honolulu, occupies the crater of an
immense tufa cone, whose ejecta covers
several square miles, and are especially re
markable for containing numerous aggre
cations of crystalline grains of pure Divine
The lake is just at mean sea level and IS
scarcely mile distant from the ocean, but
there is evidently no free communication
with the waters of the sea During the
dry months crusts of salt are deposited,
sometimes six inches or more in thickness,
on the bottom of the lake, and the salt has
at times been taken out for use. In the
rainy season the salt is wholly redissolved
The crust of salt is ut the present time
from one to three inches thick, and the
water is, of course, saturated brine.
1t is interesting to note, however, that it
does not correspond in composition with
the waters from the ocean. Like the Dead
sea, the lake contains an excessive guam
tity of calcium salt. The interior of the
crater basin is crusted in many places with
deposits of carbonate of calcium, proving
that it was at one time occupied by high
ly calcareous water, probably of high tenn
perature. | have given in connection with
the results of my analysis, which extends
only to the constituents present in large
amount, an analysis of concentrated sea
water from the salt works of Kakaako, and
an average of number of analyses that
have been made of the waters of the Dead
sea.
! These latter sometimes contain larger
| proportion of solids than the average fig
ure, but in no analysis that have seen has
the quantity been as large as that found in
the water of Aalia Paakai.-Cor Nature.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-06-23
lightning as a photographer.

On examining the field glasses used at
the observatory on Mount Arle, situated
near the summer resorts, West Baden and
French Lick, it was found that one of the
field glasses had an impression of flowers
in both lenses, like a negative. 1t must
have been caused by lightning, as the
glass was left on the upper platform of the
observatory and the impression is of such
flowers as are growing on Mount Arle.
The quality of the glass is not impaired at
all, though the impression seems to &c
clear through the lenses. Mr.. Buerk, the
proprietor of the observatory, cannot ac
count for this freak Of lightning otherwise
than the electric action on the flowers and
lenses. -Louisville Courier-J Journal.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-06-23
Stone Cornice Gutter.

An ingenious instrument is used in Italy
for the cutting of stone cornices, holdings,
balustrades, etc. The general features of
the machine are very similar to those of
the ordinary metal planning machine. The
stone to be operated upon is firmly clamped
on the bed, to which reciprocating mo-
ton is impaired by suitable mechanism.
The cutting tools are carried on a saddle
plate capable of horizontal movement upon
a slide by means of screw and handle.
The slide is, in turn, capable of vertical adj
justment on slide pillars by means of bevel
gearing and screws. The machine turns
out sixteen feet of cornice, well finished,
in twenty minutes-New York Telegram
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-06-23
Ancient Swiss Families.

From the very nature of the case all
Swiss nobility is more or less ancient, and
is, therefore. still venerable in republic
which has not yet cast off all reference for
historic tradition. The Valais. for in
stance, contains a very ancient noblesse,
some of whom, as the De Sepibus and the
De Cocatrix, bear Latin names, whether
or not they claim Roman descent And
a Roman descent assuredly is claimed by
the Bernese family of Lentulus who affil-
late themselves to that most illustrious
house of the Gems Cornelia.
In a conglomerate nation like the Swiss
the fountains of honor have been numer-
Gus. Some of the nobility owe their dis
tinctions to the empire or TO the dukes OF
Austria; some to the dukes of Zahringen
the founders of Berne and Fribourg; some
to the dukes Of Burgundy; some, who
were Huguenots, to the kings of France
and some of the more modern ones even tc
the kings of Prussia.-Tenple Bar
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-06-23
A Plncky Greyhound.

A circumstance which l should say was
an uncommon one in the annals of shikar
happened the other day. A gentleman
while out shooting in the Eastern Dun in
a canebrake started leopard and a cub.
Among his dogs which were beating was
powerful English greyhound. This dog
drove off the leopard and killed the cub.
This same dog also killed very powerful
lungoor (gray monkey, one of the largest
size, standing fully feet 8 inches or
feet
One of the spaniels had cut this lungoor
off from the tree for which it was making,
and it turned upon the dog and bit it in
the neck very severely, it's tusks being as
large as a small leopards. 1t then tried
TO strangle the dog, when the greyhound
came to the rescue. 1t caught the lungoor
by the nape of the neck and with one
crunch killed it.-Asian.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-06-23
Now or Never.

There is hardly anything so bad that
wise person cannot get some good out of
it. Indeed, it is one of the principal marks
of philosopher that he reaps an advan-
tage even from misfortune.
A little Boston girl had for some time
wanted dog. Finally she was taken very
i'll with pneumonia. One day, when she
had begun to get better, she told her NAM
ma how very much she wanted dog, and
begged her to ask grandpa to buy her one
Mamma answered that grandpa did not
like dogs and probably would not be will
ing to buy one. Then seeing the little
invalid look sadly disappointed, she said:
"Wait till you get well, my dear; then
we will see."
ooh, no, answered the child, whose few
years had taught her little wisdom, 1.-THE
sicker am the more likely he well be to
buy it for me. boston Herald.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-06-23


An Australian paper said very humor
ously, "Rudyard Kipling landed on this
island at ~ o'clock and at 1918 he had
formulated an Australian policy"
Eyes, that is very funny" said Kipling
but it is not true This is how it was: A
young reporter cornered me just after
had landed | treated him kindly, but
said firmly that was not to be inter
viewed
~ have no thought of interviewing
you, replied the reporter with a touch of
sadness in his voice. i ask a much great
er favor than that
1t turned out that the reporter was a
man with theory who had been persist
emily sat down upon by his superiors on
the press. He had an Australian policy
that he knew would be of the greatest
benefit to the country. No paper would
print it, His modest request was that
Kipling would let him put forth his theory
as the scheme of the young novelist.
"They will print it," he said, IF give it
as coming from you"
"All right" agreed Kipling, fire
ahead'
So the young reporter got in four mortal
columns telling the people of Australia
how to run their country
Il never read the article" continued
Kipling, "but there must have been some
amazing theories in it, from the storm it
raised. | hope that young man realizes
my forbearance in standing all the un-
merited abuse heaped upon me for it. p
Detroit Free Press.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-06-23
Notable Famines in History.

Famines were formerly much more COM
mon than during the last half century, and
many notable calamities of this nature are
mentioned by historians. Not including
the seven years famine in Egypt men
toned in the Old Testament the first great
famine noted in history was in Italy, B. c.
436 Thousands or persons, driven mad by
want. threw themselves into the sea and
rivers to escape from further suffering. In
A. ID. AZ there was great famine in Egypt
and another in Rome and the vicinity in
A. D. 262. In 272 famine prevailed in the
British islands, and people ate grass, roots
and the bark of trees; thousands died in
Scotland from privation in A. D. BOG, and
over 10000 persisted in Britain four years
later.-Proyidenc Journal
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-06-23

Put two extra lifts on the heel" accom-
panied an order to u shoemaker.
Italy another victim of the tall girl"
the shoemaker remarked.
How is tlnltY"
why, there are so many tall girls now
adays that the average height of men must
be raised. Up to a few years ago the low
est heel was the rage but now the heel is
decidedly higher figure it between half
and three-quarters of an inch 1t is all the
growth of recent years. 1t isn't the fashion,
either, for you'll not find the high heel
among tall men. It's only among the lit
tie fellows who try to add to their height
by ever so little But even half an inch
counts in a mans height A few years
ago man of feet 6 was seldom over
topped by lady. Now the man of 5 feet
s is not infrequently looked down on. |
don't suppose any city in the world can
show so many tall girls as are to be seen in
Broadway, Fourteenth and Twenty-third
streets these days. They are not thin girls
either, but well proportional and solidly
built, which makes their height all the
more exasperating to an understood man.
You see, by adding little to his heels and
to his hat, man just under the average
can lift himself up to it. New York Sun.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-06-23
A Humorous Snake.

In Marianne North's "Recollections of a
Happy Life" is a description of tame
snake.
Its mistress would sometimes twist the
pretty bronze creature in the great plait of
hair she wore around her head, and once
threatened to go down thus decorated to a
dinner party of rather stiff people.
But one of the snakes own eccentricities
serves to distinguish it among all other
reptiles of similar nature which have
served as pets.
1t was as fond of glittering things as its
mistress herself, and when she took off her
many rings and placed them on different
parts of the table it would go about col
iecting them and stringing them on its
1.-THE body Then it would tie itself in a
knot, so that the rings could not be taken
off until it was pleased to unite itself
again.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-06-23


Much confusion has arisen from con-
founding the common laurel Taurus cera-
sus, or laurel cherry with the famous
laurel of the ancients IT, nobilis). The
former was not introduced into Europe
until 1876. It's leaves contain the potent
poison, prusSc acid, whereas the leaves of
l.. nobilis contain fragrant aromatic oil
used in confectionery 1t is to this, the
true laurel, that we apply the term bay,
and we use it as Il poetical term for an
honorary crown or garland bestowed as a
prize for any kind of victory or excellence;
Beneath his reign shall Eusden wear the bays.
We apparently get the word bay through
the Latin bacca, berry from the French
baye, or, as Hollands "Plinie" has it,
"The bales or berries tBacc5e) that it (the
Roiall LaurelD beareth." Hence also the
term bachelor" is supposed by some to
be derived from the ancient practice of
browning candidates for honors with bay
leaves and berries, whence the term bacca-
laureus and laureate Those who were
found worthy of the honor obtained the
laurel of bachelor or the laurel of doctor
laurea baccalaureatus, Laurea doctora-
tus). In the Scotch universities the act
of comforting degrees is, or was, styled
''laureation," and a chaplet was used in
some of them. In the ages of chivalry the
bas chevaliers. or men below the degree OF
knight, were admitted TO serve by being
crowned with a chaplet of laurel berries
and were hence called baccalaurei. Notes
and Queries.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-06-23
Tanning Leopards in India.

The chetah is tied in all directions,
principally from thick grummet of rope
around his loins, while hood fitted over
his head effectually blinds him. He is
fastened on a strong cot bedstead and the
keepers and their wives and families re
duce him to submission by starving him
and keeping him awake. His head is
made to face the village street, and for an
hour at a time several times day his
keepers make pretended PUSHES at him and
wave cloths, slaves and other articles in
his face He is talked to continually, and
women's tongues are believed to be the
most effective antisoporifcs. No created
being could resist the effects of hunger
want of sleep and feminine scolding, and
the poor chetah becomes piteously, alb
jectly tame.-"Beast and Man in India"
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-06-23
Benefits from Runnine.

Running is the great beautifier of figure
and movement, it gives muscular develop
ment, strong heart action and free lung
play. The muscle comes where it ought to
be, the shoulders go back, the loins hold
the trunk we'll balanced, and the feet take
their correct positions. 1t was running
which made the Greek figure. The more
active tribes of American Indians have
been runners from time immemorial, and
from the chest to the heels they are much
more beautifully built than the average of
white men. Running people have usually
the firm but elastic texture which is the
beauty of fiesh.-London Tit-Bits.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-06-23

A first order lamp in a lighthouse con
sumes two and a half gallons of oil in a
long winter night. The oil is fed to it by
clockwork, and the flash is controlled by
similar mechanism. An Opaque pane in
the cylinder of glass revolving about the
light makes a dark interval and a red pane
produces a red flash. The lens of a first or
der light is six feet in diameter, and the
light has four concentric wicks, the big
gest being four inches in Wash
inp-ton Star
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-06-23

When the late bishop of Carlisle was
once preaching in aid of hospitals in the
abbey, he upset glass of water placed for
him on the pulpit before he had begun to
speak. The water trickled down the neck
of an unfortune young man sitting below
and the bishop, who was quite unconscious
of the mishap began his sermon, strange
to say, with the words, Accidents will
happenP-Pau Mall Gazette.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-06-23
Only One Clean Thing.

When Jones was at Oxford he was a
most excellent fellow, and only had one
enemy-soap. He was called Dirty
Jones. One day the wag Brown went
into his rooms, and demonstrating with
him on the untidy, slovenly and dirty
state of everything, said:
upon my word, Dirty, it's too bad;
the only clean thing in your room is the
towel"-London Tit-Bits.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-06-23
A NIost Astoundlnc Lapse.

An absent minded doctor, on calling upon
a gentleman who had been for some time
ailing, put a fee into the patients hand
and took the medicine himself which he
had prepared for the sick man. He was
not made sensible Of his error till he found
himself getting i'll and the patient getting
better-L london Tit-Bits
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-06-23
For Aboriginal Efforts.

As an indication of advancing civiliza-
ton among the red men, it is announced
that the Yuma Indians of California are
about to build theater of their own. 1t
will be devoted. doubtless, to Yumarous
observation-disclosures Herald
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-06-23
THE PASSING OF THE YEAR.

With what 2 glory comes and goes the year
The buds of spring. those beautiful harbingers
OF sunny skies and cloudless times, enjoy
Life's newness and earths garniture spread
out;
And when the silver habit Of the clouds
Comes down upon the autumn sun. and with
A sober gladness the old year takes up
His bright inheritance of golden fruits.
A pomp and pageant fill the splendid scene.
-Longfelow.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-06-23

In February, 1881, the Sharp's island
lighthouse was carried away by ice in
Chesapeake bay. The keepers tended the
lamp to the last and chung to the structure
when it was swept from its foundation,
finally saving not only themselves, but a
great part of the valuable apparatus
Washington Star.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-06-23

A man had a donkey for sale and, hear
ing that friend wanted to buy one, he
sent him the following, written on post
card:
Dear D., If you are looking for an
Al donkey, don't forget me. Yours, etc,
F-."-London Tit-Bits.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-06-23

1t is well enough for the politician to be
an early bird, but it is a good thing to be
careful and not come across the worm at
its proverbial turning point.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-06-23

As to the number of persons speaking
the western languages, it is estimated that
over 0O,0OO,0OO people now speak the Eng
lish language, over 69,OOOOOO the German.
Al, 100000 the French, 100000 the Span
ish and 30, O0O, 900 the Italian language.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-06-23

Doctor believe you have some sort
of poison in your system.
Shouldn't wonder. What was
hat last stuff you gave me?-Exchange,
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-06-23

The largest town clock in the world is in
the tower Of the Glasgow university at
Glasgow. The clock weighs about ton
and half and has pendulum weighing
200 nnnnds
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-06-23

The city of London proper is only one
mile square, but so valuable is its real es-
tate that it produces a rental of 100000
q year.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-06-23

Candolle, the Investigator, says that the
health of dark eyed persons is much supe-
rior to that of the light or the blue eyed
type.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-06-23
HUNTS REMEDY
HUNTS REMEDY

Cures Bright's Disease Retention or Non-re-
tention OF Urine, Pains lin the Back, Loins or
Side.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-02-18

an inn. after which ney VIII journey
home and dance until Midnight at the
home Of the hostess who fancied the idea.
A. the dance the fav0rs given viii be
ridng-whips with Cinderella slippers or
namenting the handle: glove-buttoners.
with slipper on the end; scarf-pins that
are all slippers. and stick-pins Of swords
and slippers. Cunning little favors OF
horseshOes and slippers have also been
ordered. All will De Individual. and the
hostess has been very careful TO have no
two alike.
At Cinderella parties it IS pretty to pre-
sent the hostess with silver drinking
cup which proves 10 be the slipper Of a
Cinderella with n court top TO form the
bowl. Another pretty present for a hos
tess is a silver sheath IN which is slipped
an ivory sword with n silver handle. II
the hostess chooses she can enrich her
collection Of paper-knives by taking out
the sword and adding it 10 them. The
sheath then holds an orchid or a rose.
Mrs. Soane's original Cinderella party
was planned TO bring out the older dane
ing men who absolutely refuse TO join
the dancing classes that are organized
I. every winter in such profusion. and the
clever daughter OF the Vanderbilts found
that they responded readily to the Gin
dcrella party" although IT differed from
the dancing class only in name.
All the sewing circles now close with a
little dance. and that the dance ends
promptly at y IS the prettiest thing in its
favor. IL IS a suggestion OF the modera-
ton which should be practiced I'm all
things, but especially during the weeks
when chandeliers are darkened 70 colored
lights and when state dinner-dishes are
put away. y. J.. ALDEN.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-02-18

tricks or obey their trainer for some time
after the death has taken place.
"They have been trained TO do some
very remarkable things, the usual roper
toire, however. being 10 play banj0s. tam
bourines. drums. guitars, cymbdis. &C
Of course without any particular tune.
but they Will operate the instrument.
commencing and stopping AZ words OF
command. They sail yachts ~ pushing
them along, smoke cigars, blowing the
smoke away from them. giving the APP
pearance 81 IFS coming through their nos
trils; sing songs by emitting h'ir pecu-
cullar sounds at the word OF command.
one Of them playing an accompaniment
on a musical instrument. carry "A line
i'm the water 70 n person alrft, turn
grindstOnes, push needle and make a
very interesting imitation OF sewing;
waltz climb chairs. stand on their tails,
jump. and do other diverting feats thai
show an adaptabilify 10 training pos
sessed by no other animal, unless IT IS
the dog. \ clown seal IS also feature
OF most performances with trained seals.
/ do not believe that there are any tricks
except those Of agility taught TO dogs
which cannot be successfully initiated by
seals, and many aquatic performances
they do that no other animal can. They
enjoy the tricks In water but troupe
OF seals does not like the part that has
10 be done on the stage"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-02-18

class. 10 meet for dinner. which IL Lent
may be- much Ike a Martha WdsninS, on
tea, and then after tea. and wne1 the
business OF the class has been transacted.
for he young mel OF the set TO drop
in FIR dance. which, however must
stop promptly at j. O'Clock.
The Cinderella party began with Mrs.
Sloare @, who gave such party for her
daughter. Miss Sloane. a Vanderbilt grand
daughter, and n debutant; and al present
voted the affair 50 charming that il was
Frequently repeated. When Lent drew
near the Cinderella party instead OF weak
cnIns grew stronger; and that is how II
comes to be popular when other enter
tainments are tabOOed
IMPROMPTU.
As there are no orders Of dancing for
the Lenton Cinderella party, nor planned
figures, the cOtillons are led by any one
whom the hostess may designate; and the
cotillOn being thus impromptu, il partici-
pated in by all present. Young and old
fathers who have dropped in 10 wait FOR
their daughters and mothers who have
stopped on the way home from Ching
out or who have run down" to cLape-
rome their daughters home. and, incident
ally, TO take a hand in the charity that
led 10 the party. Thus the Cinderella party
is delightfully."- informal. II 'asts TIL just
70. when comes the scamper 20 the dress
ing-rooms; even the goodbycs 10 the hos
tess are said after the maidcns appear
clOaked and hooded for the IIiVe home
For the Cinderella parties tAerc must
be favors. These are simple and only
Just important enough to serve as remind
ers Of the evening At a Cinderella party.
planned for the first Of Lent, when the