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The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-03-03

The Roman police have seized an Inn
portant piece of Byzantine sculpture
from workman employed on the Tiber,
which he secreted after finding it In
the river. 1t is a bust in relief of
Christ, surrounded by an elegant carved
border. The work is in marble, and is
said to be perfectly preserved.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-03-03

A cock fowl on the farm of James N.
Lenow at Little Rock, Ark, has not
only intelligently expressed a decided
preference for the championship of
English sparrows, but appears in
separable from them. The fowl is also
great friends with the cat, and at night
the bird and the cat roost together.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-03-03

In Florida the cucumber is regarded
as an excellent bee plant. 1t is said
bees favor it, and that the honey pre-
pared from cucumber flowers is of frst
quality. Cucumber pollen is said to be
favorite with the honey bee.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-03-03

1t has heretofore been impossible to
make large castings of aluminium, but
the difficulty has been so overcome that
pure aluminium bathtubs are made in a
single piece.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-03-03

Annapolis, Md, has been chartered
city since 17Os, when Queen Anne
granted the charter and the grateful
inhabitants rechrlstened the place In
honor of the queen. 1t had once been
named in honor of Anne Arundel, wife
of the early Lord Baltimore, and her
self the daughter of a nobleman.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-03-03

The simplest way to tell iron from
steel is to pour on the metal a drop of
nitric acid, and allow 1t to act for one
moment. On rinsing with water a
grayish-white stain will be seen if the
metal is iron; a black one if it is steel.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-03-03

In a recent Spanish book of travel,
"Costumbres Yankees; Wales por La
America del Norte." by Jose Sanchez
Somoano, is the following account of
the origin of Boston Common: ga
great philantrophist, named Common
mad the happy idea of presenting the
children of Boston With leafy grove
of great Frees"
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-03-03

The greatest speed attained by sail
ing ships, according to the MuhaII, was
by the James Baines, 42O miles in
twenty-four hours, and Flying Cloud,
412. The Red Jacket ran $3.50 in seven
days, averaging 1925 miles a day.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-03-03

A French surgeon removed a bullet
from the eye of child without destroy
Ing the sight of the optic.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-03-03
NEWS OF THE NORTHWEST.


There is prospect of an iron plart
on Bellingham bay.
Two Pomeroy burglars have started
in on seven-year terms.
The Dalles, Or school clerk dnds ,O20
children, more than ever.
single mill is being added to the
plant of the Tulalip saw mill.
The grain buyers have stopped buying
wheat at Rosalia for the present
The verdict in the Barr case at What
com was murder in the second degree.
Edward Bonner of Umatilla county,
Or, is insane from smoking cigarettes.
Norman L. Munro, the well-known
New York publisher and yachtsman, is
dead.
Five carloads of potatoes, crop of
IS "a, have been contracted for at fifty
cents a sack.
Bishop Zardetti of St. Cloud, Mimi,
has been appointed archbishop of Buch-
Arrest, Roumania.
The machinery has been purchased
for South Bends cold-storage plant
which is to cost $4,000.
"Mixed bloods not admitted is the
way the upper ten of Adams, Or, draws
the line at its grand balls.
fire at Kalispell, Mont, DESTROYED
the Grand Central hotel block aud en-
tailed loss of sl7,5Oo; insurance,
$3.50.
Fire at Occur Alene destroyed dwell
ling house, the property of Deputy
Sheriff Baldwin, now living at Rath-
drum.
ExTreasurer S. F. Murray was con-
victed at Boise, Idaho, of larceny of
public money. He was short in his ac-
counts S4,119.
The w. & G. railroad company paid
Walla Walla county SO, 900 in taxes, the
largest amount yet received from a sin
gle taxpayer.
The contracts for the construction of
county bridges at Eloerton and Colfax
were awarded to w. p. Horton at
S1,521.75 and $2,O75.
An aggravated case of larceny was
that of the tramp who stole the Chehal-
is Bee editors account, and the SIS fine
was quite inadequate.
Granville Stuart, of Deer Lodge coun-
ty, Montana, an argonaut and pioneer
with a romantic and thrilling history,
has been appointed minister to Paraguay
Uruguay Dy President Cleveland.
cisco has been condemned and declared
forfeited to the government at Sitka,
Alaska. She was seized last year for
illegal sea-otter hunting.
Canadian Pacific railway engineers
are now engaged in making soundings
to decide upon the final location for the
big steel bridge across the Columbia
river. Work will be begun on the bridge
in the spring.
The Empress of China brought thirty
Japanese on her last trip over. Three
of them only were for Victoria. The
United States immigration officials along
the border have determined that the
others shall not get to this side.
A recent exploit of Mr.. Mulkey Of
Falls City, Lane county, Or, shows how
low down man can get. He took the
common hopyard earnings of the family
and decamped. There are Eve children
and the Youngest is less than month
old. Neighbors are feeding them.
Owing to the fall in the price of sill
yer several of the American shelters
have refused TO purchase SLOGAN ores
unless the mine owners will wait nInety
days for returns. The mine owners,
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-03-03

There is little island In Della ware
bay locally famous as the place to
which one of the early Bayards re-
treated as a religious recluse seeking
asylum from the too noisy world of his
little state. He had fallen In with tue
Labadists, and accepted their peaceful
doctrine in so practical a spirit that
nothing sufficed but self-isolation. This
he found in his island retreat.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-03-03

A German newspaper states that the
original sketch of the letter of Ma
poleon l. which he wrote ia 1915 to the
prince regent, demanding permission to
make his home in England, is today in
tie hands of a resident of Strasburg.
It is entirely in the emperor's own hand
full of erasures and alterations, and be-
longs to defendant of the courier of
General Gourgoud, who made the clean
copy of it for transmission.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-03-03
BRIEF MENTION.

The shifting about of the admirais of
the United States navy necessiated by
the approaching retirement of several
now commanding in foreign waters is
thing of frequent occurrence. because
40 rear admiral ever long enjoys that
rank on the active list. OF last years
six rear admirals only three remain on
the active list. Few of the reav ad-
mlrals can remain more than three or
four years on active list. Admirals
Drum, Greer, Wallser and Stanton,
who are among the latest promotions,
have been in the service from forty
four to forty-seven years.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-03-03

Canadian Pacific railway engineers
are now engaged in making soundings
to decide upon the final location for the
big steel bridge across the Columbia
river. Work will be begun on the bridge
in the spring.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-03-03

A party OF hunters recently slaugh-
tered an entire herd of buffalo in the
NationalPark. The animals were chased
into the country where there was deep
snow and then shot down. The hunters
were captured by the soldiers and are
now in the guardhouse at Mammoth
Springs.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-03-03

The Empress of China brought thirty
Japanese on her last trip over. Three
of them only were for Victoria. The
United States immigration officials along
the border have determined that the
others shall not get to this side.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-03-03

The schooner Alexander of San Fran
cisco has been condemned and declared
forfeited to the government at Sitka,
Alaska. She was seized last year for
illegal sea-otter hunting.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-03-03

There is prospect of an iron plart
on Bellingham bay.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-03-03

Granville Stuart, of Deer Lodge coun-
ty, Montana, an argonaut and pioneer
with a romantic and thrilling history,
has been appointed minister to Paraguay
Uruguay by President Cleveland.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-03-03

An aggravated case of larceny was
that of the tramp who stole the ChehaI-
is Bee editors account, and the SIS fine
was quite inadequate.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-03-03

A recent exploit of Mr.. Mulkey Of
Falls City, Lane county, Or, shows how
low down a man can get. He took the
common hopyard earnings of the family
and decamped. There are FIVE children
and the Youngest is less than month
old. Neighbors are feeding them.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-03-03

The bridge builders on the Kaslo &
SLOGAN railway were laid off indefinitely
few days ago. Whetherit was because
OF the sudden decline and lowering ten,
dency of silver, or some other cause is
not known. The only work being done
now is by A. Carney on his right-of-way
contract.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-03-03

The contracts for the construction of
county bridges at Eloerton and Colfax
were awarded to w. p. Horton at
81, Splits and $2,075.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-09-09
States IN training a class Of professionally

States IN training a class Of professionally
educated teachers for the public schools.
This college II one OF the leading institu.
tons for training teachers In the united
States, and the scholarships are vaIua-
bic prizes. To Virginia eighteen are al
lotted.
At the close Of the last college year
ten of these scholarships reached their
limit OF duration, and these vacancies
have Just been filed on competitive ex-
aminations, held under IN direction OF
the Superintendent OF Public instruction
IN connection with the summer normals
al Bedford CITY, Chase city. Culpeper.
Marion and Williamsburg. Hon. John
r.. Massey announces that he has made
the following awards: Miss Mary -.
Pierce. Fauquier county. Mr.. A. f. Hill,
Smyth county. Mr. Joseph W. Cox,
Grayson county: Miss slary B. Britun9-
ham, Portsmouth; Miss Kate /. Dashien,
Richmond. MIR. i. &. Noel, Lee county;
Miss Dora Trent, Roanoke city: Mr. w.
II. Rouse Smyth county, Miss Mildred
J. McCaleb. Petersburg. Mr.. Walter l..
Kerr, Augusta county.
scholarship IS worth 500 year, and
the students railroad expenses from his
home 10 Nashville and return, and Is
good for two years. The scholarships
are growing in favor with young women
and young men who purpse foiiowing
teaching as a profession. This year forty
applicants entered the contest, but twelve
withdrew before the examination was
held. The scholarships are awarded
strictly on the result Of the competitive
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-09-09
Gossip From Fulton

Mr.. W. T. Creekmur, who has been
quite sex, is out again.
Mrs. Mary Nelson is visiting her
mother Mrs. L. 4. Harrison, of Waverly.
on Fulton Heights
II is reported that a party OF wealthy
gentlemen from Washington are investing
In and near Fulton, in HenricO.
Mrs. j. VI. Parrish and children have re-
turned from Fluyanna county, where they
nave been spending the summer.
The announcement In The Times OF
THURSDAY that marriage license had
been granted 10 Mr.. Arthur SharD and
Miss Matte Wood. both Of Richmond. in
Washington, caused quite a surprise 10
the many friends and relatives of both
or these young people Miss Wood has
been visiting In Wilmington, Del. for
the past month. Mr.. Sharp is a son OF
our squire, }. +. Sharp, who is widely
known. They returned home Friday.
Little Ruth Harrison is visiting her
aunt, Mrs. r. II Traut, on Church Hill.
The Ladies Sewing Circle Of the Ful-
ton Baptist church have collected about
$3.50, ana are trying to reach 500 by the
second anniversary, which IS in October
The president Mrs. j. w. Reams. has
worked very hard for the success Of this
Circle.
Miss Mary CARRIER and little Bessie
Black have returned from a very pleasant
visit to West Point.
Mrs. $. J.. Waddll and daughter have
returned from the Rockbridge Alum
Mr.. and Mrs EIIerson and children. of
Danvlle. are visiting Mr.. Sam l.. Wad-
dill, on Fulton Heights.
Mr.. John Baker Of Henrico IS at Vir-
Cinia Beach.
Mrs. George II. Duke. OF Nicholson
street, has returned from Isle of Wight
county after quite a pleasant visit.
Messrs William $. Blankinship Miles
Eacho, .. NJ. Holmes and Burkman went
on a deer hunt last week. A very fine
buck was killed by Burkman.
Mr.. Louis Washer, of Williamsburg ave
nue., has returned, much improved from
the Cold sulphur Springs.
Mr.. w. II. Sears and family left Friday
on the Pocahontas TO engage In business
in NeNpOrt News.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-09-09
The Century War Book. a"

Captain William II. Powell. Of the
Fourth, Reeular ln ,s-n In The Cen
treat upon washington after the disas-
trous battle Of Bull Run.
"The last vOlley had been nred, and as
night fell upon W the division OF resu-
/ tire 10 Centeryille. Il had fought hard on
/ ma extreme left 10 preserve the line OF
! retreat 10y the turnpike and the stone
/ bridge We We're gloomy. respondent. and
| change of clothing from the l4th to the
! 3lst of August, and had been living in
! the words Of the men. on 'salt-h0rse. "
'nard-tack, and 'chicory juice. AS We
filed from the battlefield into the turn
| nike leading over the stone bridge we
| came upon group Of mounted officers.
one Of whom wore peculiar style OF
hat which had been seen on the field thar
daV. and which had been the occasion Of
q great deal OF comment IN the ranks. AS
we passed<<hese officers. the one with the
peculiar hat called out I'm loud voice:
What troops are these2
1.-THE regulars answered somebody.
Second Division. Fifth Corps. replied
God bless them. they saved the army,
added the oihcer. solemniy We learned
that he was General Irwin Mcdowell.
AS We nearei The bridge We came upon
confusion Men singly and in detach-
ments were mingled with suffers wagons.
artillery. calssOns. supply wagons and
ambuldlces, each striving t. get ehead
Of the other. ehicIeS rushed through
organized bodies and broke the columns
into fragments. Little detachments c.ItL-
cred by the roadside. after crossing the
bridge, crying out the numbers OF their
regiments as guide - scattered com
rades.
And what a night it was! Dark gloomy
and bec.OuQed by the volumes Of sn,oLs
which had risen from the battlefield m
our disgust with the situation was adda1
the discomfort 81 steady rain settino ir
after nlehtfall. With many thr-afs7 80
reckless drivers, and through the untirin0
efforts OF our Ofucers-uOL knowing bo-,s
when, or where We should meet H.,
enemy again-we managed 10 pr-serve
our organization intact. keeping ouf ~
the road as much a. possible, i'm ori|r -,
we arrived al Centerylle some I'm "i''
fore midnight, asd on the morning ~ ,S1
3lst OF August We were placed i'm ne IA
Confederate earth-wOrks surrolUli, - , pIu
village TO await developments '''"9
1T was Sunday. The mOrufnf, v.o, 81,
and rainy. everything bore "a Io1L -
sadness IN unison with our feelings Al
army; here were str8gglers nio5diDn
through the mud. inqUiring FOR Their ,-..,,s
ments little. squads, just issuing ~,
their shelterless bivOuac on tbe ~.
ground; wagons wrecked and FOIL.
half-fOrmed regiments. part of ~. 'v I'm,
with guns and part without: ~ ,l IN
driven IN by the patrols. while eyer,, -,
you met had an undashed. sleenv 6o,~,.n,7
cast aspect. and looked az If h. u,n',i,
Ike 10 tids ms head somewhere from ali
the world" O'H al
Terms upon which "rhe Cen,ur, W..
Book may be obtained will be found ~
another column. 1"
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-09-09
ICKOsS mr. TI1DCCT.



Mrs. John H. Rogers returned from Old
Point Saturday.
Alr. and Mrs. George 4. Minor returned
from New York Wednesday.
Dir. Hugh Miller left Wednesday FOR
New York and Boston.
Mr.. ". j. Jobl!u has gone to visit his
brothers ia Arkansas.
Mrs. Clarence Boyd has returned from
Mr William NJ. Robertson. Of Newport
News, Is visiting Dr. and Mrs Cullen
Mr.. T.. G. Rand has moved to the city.
MISS Mary Stewart has returned from a
pleasant visit 10 Virginia Beach.
AIR John f.. Harding and Rev. s. c.
hatGher returned Tuesday from d visit
Miss Cullen and Miss Wright have re-
turned from pleasant trip 10 Od Point,
hampton aud Newport News
a Masonic lodge VIII soon be organized
on the Heights
There. VIII be services at the Church of
the Epiphany on Sunday morning at II
and evening at S.l5 O'Clock.
MIS- H. -. Wyatt has moved to the
Heights, and will reside with her daugh-
ter Mrs. George h. Styll.
Rev b. NJ. Randolph. who has been
quite sick In Richmond, IS reported as
being somewhat better.
Mr.. J.. ". Burton and his sister-in-law,
MISS Mollie 4. Clark, Of Fckens, Miss
are visiting Mr.. T. G. Burtons family
Mrs. w. o. Sheburn and children ar
rived at home last week after spending
pleasant month at Otterburn Springs.
MISS Barton left on Tuesday for St
Louis 70 attend the wedding and serve
as DIL1eSmaid for her friend, Miss Essex
She Will be absent about three weeks
Miss Mary Ruth Collins. VINO has spent
the greater part Of the summer on the
Heights visiting her aunt, Mrs. Barton,
IIeit on Tuesday for her home. near st.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-09-09

The following were the prices paid in
Confederate money for various articles
during the late war by n member of the
Confederate Treasury Department. dur
ing the latter part of 1863:
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-09-09
September.
Catholic Notes.

Yesterday the Catholic Church cole
brated the feast OF the Nativity Of the
Blessed Virgin. Ii was a day OF devo-
ton. To-day will be the feast OF the
Holy Name of Mary.
Al the 7 o'clock mass this morning the
Children OF Mary Of the Cathedral will
go TO Holy Communion. In the afternoon
the regular monthly meeting Of this so
ciety will be held in ST Joscph's chapel.
where instructions will be given by one of
the clergy.
Very Rev. Father Frioli preached an
excellent sermon at the Cathedral last
Sunday. much TO the edihcation of those
present.
After vespers to-day there will he an
important meeting of the Ladies Bcne-
cial Society I'm the basement OF the Cathe-
dral
The Blessed Virgins Sodality OF St
Mary's church vii 20 TO Communion In
a body this morning at the o'clock mass
The Catholic schools Of the city opened
last week. and the attendance IS very
encouraging.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-09-09

Second Week
!Of the
Carpet Trade Sale,
and though many have taken advantage
OF our invitation to come in, take down
our prices, examine the qualities and
patterns then go shopping around to
see If they can do better or as well, yet
we know OF only one who did not re-
turn to buy. Who knows whether that
one bought elsewhere
Remember these prices:
25c. Yard
for hard-wid' Heavy Ingram Car
csc. Yard
for Smth's-the best-Moquetts Carpets
Only new patterns,
SOC a Yard
~ oF'A~sty All Wool drl-Mtde Two Ply
carpets. As pretty patterns as you
would expect for Toe.
CSC. n Yard
for Body Brussels Of best possible mann
lacture TO Withstand the wesr and tear
on halls and stairs.
SOC. Yard
for TAPESTRY Brussels Carpets that will
SURF Use you for beauty.
39c. a Yard
FOR Unsons famous Wool-Filled Yard.w,e.
ITo-Piy Carpets
Soc a Yard
for tho best Tapestry Brussels csrpets
mp1o 10 exquisite mOquotte patterns. /
ana WIN which ~ give any KIN OF sub !.
stantal guarantee.
roc. Yard
VIII buy from most extensive assort-
mont Of Brussels Carpets for halls. SARA
parors' bedrooms, libraries, and diaing-
rooms rms price includes cutttng !
haui-seWing. and laying on ysur roor
With patent padded lining.
75c a Yard.
Al-Wool Taree-Ply Carpeta
65c. n Yard.
Lowell Two-Ply Carpets. known ths world
over as tho best made.
Oll-Cloths, Rugs, and Portieres
oongh at special advantages to be sold
turing the Carpet Trade Sale are now
N exhibition and for sale.
Z1ZeS1eN5- or SEG5tonn
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-09-09

$1,000
Pieces
Dress Goods
we're brought through the New York
Custom House the day after the new
tariff bill was passed. or course what
We bought of these will be given to you
at the new tariff prices.
7Jc. Covert cloth ut SOC.
Greyish and tanish mixtures pure wool,
soft nuish, 3s inches vide.
7Jc. Scotch ChcViOts m 5Oc
Twenty different mixtures In ell tho pro-
minent dark shades, the sOftest and
pureh WOOL 80 inches vile.
75c. jacquard Velour ar soc.
slightly fabric IN deep rich shades. with
overrhot SIR threads In style nko the
nost magnificent Of French goods.
75c. French Serges NJ SOC.
der The Old tariff Di. Ira the same kind
10 all tho new tall shades
SOC. Scotch Srifirgs nj ,39c.
Solid grounds, with hair-ilne checks OF o.
se1ing ooiors. Very stylish when used
IN q mbinaton win velvet
soc. Satin Jacguards at Sc
satin-nnish zie7ag weave with overshot
fiiken nrrre, much prctglor even than
many SOC. goods under tho old tarc
BIZ.
soc. Covert Cloth at 39c
In stylc Of weave Just Ike tie two-dollsr
Rop1s, but 4 ~ not all wool. though the
COLON ia y y hi1den so you would not
have known r. he'd We not told you.
Widtb, 80 inches
4Oc. Camers Hair Mixtures 1T o9c
Truly a greet material for knock-about
dress. NO eud " It's wear All WOO,
80 inches VIDE
4Oc. Stripes and Checks at 25c.
soiid-oolorod grounds, OF all wool, straight
w'nye. with brghtcoloreJ har.lines ana /
CHEEKS.
4Oc Horsted Plaids N 25c.
BTleat coiors largo combination piaiis, SO ,
inches wiie.
Observation-Disclosures
Covert Suiting.
Nice enough for any tailor-u sult
1tree-color combinations CSC. a yard.
Under OLD taiid rates would bo sl.75.
DGczseoU3- or &NS4oon
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-09-09
Deafness Canuot be Cured

by local applications, as they cannot
reach the diseased portion Of the ear.
mere Is only one way TO cure Deafness
and that Is by constitutional remedies
Deafness Is caused .by an infiamed con-
d!tion OF the mucous lining OF the Fps-
tachian Tube. When this tube gets in
imperfect hearing. and when II is enttrait,
closed Deafness is the result and mn
less the inflammation can be taken omt
am ms tuoe restored to It's normal con-
nine cases out of ten are caused ~,
catarrh, which is nothing but an H.,
famed condition OF the mucous s,,r-
faces. i
We will give One Hundred Dollars ,or
any case or Deafness Caused by catarrhl
That cannot be cured by Halls CatarrR
Cure Z, ssnd for CIRCULARS. free.
Sold by druggists. rs cents.