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The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-03-10

The tunnel which carries the Colorado
Midland railroad through the Rocky
Mountains at Hagerman Pass, Col, has
just been completed. The tunnel is
close upon two miles long, and it is
bored through solid gray granite. It's
completion involves over three years
work.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-03-10
MISSING LINKS.

Chicago is the prairie city, from the
fiatness of the land surrounding it.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-03-10

Rochester, n. Y, is the acqueduct
city, from its bountiful water supply.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-03-10

A new thing in theatre parties is for
all the ladies to get seats together in
the orchestra or circle, and tae men sit
back of them instead of beside them,
thus avoiding the crushing of gowns
and other awkward things.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-03-10

BY the use of an electric doormat
just invented storekeeper or house
keeper can leave the door open with
safe y. When visitor steps upon the
mat an electric bell rings.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-03-10

Burlington, Iowa, is called the orch.
ard city, from. the abundance of fruit
trees.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-03-10

CnlCaSo is tue prairie CITY, 1tom thc
fairness of the land surrounding it.
Salt Lake City is the Mormon city,
from the character-of its population.
Rochester, n. Y, is the acqueduct
city, from it's bountiful water supply.
Burlington, Iowa, is called the orch
ard city, from. the abundance of fruit
trees.
Q is the letter o with tail. Hence
its name, which comes from the French
queu, a tail.
If man were to leap as far in FRO
portion to his size as flea, he could
jump seventy-six miles.
Warren Antill, of Henry county, New
York, has house on wheels and trac-
ton engine 10 haul it when he wants TO
| move.
The Third cavalry rode $4,000 miles
last year on the border, one company,
Troop C, accomplishing eighty-fve miles
in one day.
There are ffty-two canals in the
United States. Having a total length
of 4 ,46s miles. China alone excels this
country IN its canal mileage.
The amount of six produced by each
spider is so small that Reaumur COM
putes that $751; 22 would be required to
prodcce pound of thread.
The Kingston tOut.) school b GARD has
adopted system by which it will pro-
vide, free to the pupils, paper, pens,
pencils and scribbling books.
In Japan man can live like a gen.
tleman on $500 year. This sum will
employ two servants, pay the rent of
house and supply plenty of food.
The Alaskans often have eating
matches at which great numbers Of The
villagers compete. The one who eats
the most is considered the biggest man
Among the Kondeh people, who live
on Lake Nyassa in Africa, the faI orite
form of suicide is to enter the water
and allow ones self to be devoured oy
a crocodile.
Three good washes are received by
an Abyssinian during his career-at
birth, on his marriage morn and at his
death. AT all other times he shuns
soap and water.
A Missourian died at "a who had
never been outside of the state, never
was shaved in barber shop aud never
eaten at hotel and was never i'll Until
just before his death.
, BY the use of an electric doormat
just invented a storekeeper or house
keeper can leave the door open with
safe y. When visitor steps upon the
mat an electric bell rings.
The public lands of Wyoming are
estimated at 6S,OOO,OOO acres OF this
only 100000 acres are said to be ir.
rigable or agricultural land. The re
mainder is all grazing land.
East Greenwich, England, has the
largest gasometer in the world. Wher
full it contains 70 100000 cubic feet Of
gas. 1t is $50 feet high and 800 feet in
diameter and cost $500, 900.
At Gringesburg, Sweden, power from
a waterfall is transmitted by electricity
. along a copper wire to mines eight mile:
away, where it runs motors and sup
plies arc and incandescent lamps.
: A mail carrier up in Oxford county
r Maine, when his team was stuck in the
snow recently, borrowed handsled ani
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-03-10

A Missourian died at "a who had
never been outside of the state, never
was shaved in a barber shop aud never
eaten at hotel and was never i'll until
just before his death.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-03-10

fore why let them go dry four to Xix months
out Of the year?
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-03-10

Q is the letter o with tail. Hence
its name, which comes from the French
queu, tail.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-03-10

You ,annot afford to have your butter ma
chimes left idle from four to six months.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-03-10

Watch the heifers. Don't let them form
the habit OF drying up early. Give them
extra feed and care.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-03-10

If man were to leap as far in FRO
portion to his size as a flea, he could
jump seventy-six miles.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-03-10

A good mixture for LAYING hens is a mix
ture OF meal, bran and ground oats and corn,
alternating at night.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-03-10
FARM NOTES.

We want persistent all year mixers The
first year tells the story
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-03-10

Three good washes are received by
an Abyssinian during his career-at
birth, on his marriage morn and at his
death. AT all other times he shuns
soap and water.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-03-10

Do not expect to sell butter at extra prie, 8
to private customers unless it is of extra.
quality and fin st flavor.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-03-10

Warren Antill, of Henry county, New
York, has house on wheels and trac-
tion engine 10 haul it when he wants TO
move.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-03-10

This is the season of the year when the
farmers should be thinking over their plans
for the coming season, and nothing is Of
more value thar the systematic keeping OF
accounts, so that the person may know Just
exactly how his business stands.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-03-10

That the dairy should 'pay it's own way
in winter" is not enough. 1t should be max
ing money, and will do so ii properly man.
aged. Dairy products bring better prices at
this season than any other.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-03-10

Among the Kondeh people, who live
on Lake Nyassa in Africa, the fav orite
form of suicide is To enter the water
and allow ones self to be devoured oy
a crocodile.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-03-10

The Third cavalry rode $4,000 miles
last year on the border, one company,
Troop G, accomplishing eighty-fve miles
in one day.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-03-10

1t is the comfortable COW which fills the
pail with milk and the milk with butter fat.
Remember this is your profit.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-03-10

We have seen farmers kick their cows with
out mercy. How much more sensible it
would be for them to kick the stable door,
and the same result would be attained-they
would give their wrath vent.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-03-10

The Alaskans often have eating
matches at which great numbers Of the
villagers compete. The one who eats
the most is considered the biggest man.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-01-04

Ohio and Indiana, although fairly
friendly to tramps, are noted for
certain hostile features. The main
one of these is the well known tim
ber lesson''-clubbing at the hands OF
the inhabitants of certain towns. l
experienced tins muscular instruc-
tioh at one unfortunate time III my
life. and 1 must say that it is one OF
the best remedies for vaSabondage
that exists. But it is very crude ana
often cruel.
In company with two other tramps
was made to run the gantlet eX-
tending from one end OF the town OF
Oxford, Ind, TO the other. Inc
bows and men who were 'umberlng
us threw rocks and dubbed us most
diligently. l came out OF the scrape
with a rather sore back, and should
probably have suffered more had
not been able to run with rather more
than the usual speed. One of my fel-
low sufferers, heard, was IN a hospl'
tai for some time. My other com
panion had his eye gouged terribly,
and / fancy that he will never vlsl'
that town again.
Apart from the timber" custom,
which ! understand is now practlced
in other communities also, these two
states are good begging districts.
There are plenty of tramps within
their boundaries, and when the
eagles are gathered together the car
cass to be preyed upon is not fai
away.-Century.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-01-04
Traits sI,herited From a stepfather.

Touching our note on ''Telegony, ="
we have received a communication
which may interest Professor Ro-
names. 1t is to the effect that in a
certain parish of Wiltshire tparucu.
lars of which we can furnish him If
he desires it) there is an old woman
whose first husband had bright red,
thick curly hair, land their only child
had exactly the same kind of hair.
The woman became widow, and
she married secondly a man with
straight. soft, light brown halr,
with not the least shade of red In 1t.
No two men could have been more
unlike in appearance. OF the second
family. there were four who resem-
bled their father and mother-the
mother had pretty brown hair and
eyes-then came boy and girl ex-
actly like the child of the first hus-
band. with the self same curly hair,
regular carrots blue eyes, and
similar features.
They are all living now, IN or near
the parish in question Perhaps, nay,
probably, there were ancestors of the
true parents, near or remote, who
had red hair, and therefore the case
is not quite a satisfactory one, but
Professor Romanes may think Ii
worth while to look into 1t more
closely. y.-London Globe.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-01-04
Arnenic In Cotton Prints.

The very considerable uneasiness
which not long since prevailed in the
public mind from the supposed free
use of arsenic by manufacturers in
the preparation of cotton prints has,
it would seem. been generally quiet
ed, and though it is true that a large
proportion of such goods contain ar
senic the quantity is so small as to
be practically harmless. Many of
the anilines, it is asserted, such as
ceruleine blue, aniline greens, etc,
and many of the vegetable colors, are
fixed on calico with a salt of alum
ina and solution of white arsenic
in glycerin or in borax solution.
The reaction that takes place on
steaming the goods is a double COM
pound of arsenic, alumina and color
ing matter, or, briefly, double arseni-
ate of alumina and dye This com
pound constitutes the insoluhle
'elake," which colors the fbers of the
cloth with more or less insoluble and
fast color. This at once removes any
danger in the wearing of the material.
Indeed it is asserted as matter of
fact that aniline cOlors contain con-
siderable excess of alumina, and this
is preventive. against the possible
presence of uncombined arsenic. In
extract alizarine colors the soluble
arseniate of alumina is in some in
stances added by manufacturers for
the purpose of giving to the colors a
greater degree of brightness, but on
steaming the insoluble compound is
obtained. as before described.-New
| York Sun.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-01-04
EVERY ARTICLE EXACTLY
AS ADVERTISED.

SirIs, aII III DIacK garuenr,, win ruIr,-
ed hands and eyes fixed on the pic
ture of the madonna before them.
These are orphans from the neigh
boring founding asylum, and once a
year all those who have reached the
age of IS are brought here to the
church and may be chosen in mar
riage by any honest man whose pa
pers are in order and whose charac-
ter is good.
At the door leading to the sacristy
leans gray headed priest, the. head
of the asylum. By and by young
man makes his way from the back
door of the church and hands him a
little packet of papers. These the
priest reads carefully, and being evil
IDENTIFY satisfied he gives back the
papers and leads the candidate to-
ward the row of girls. Ali their eyes
are fixed more steadily than ever on
the altar; all their hands are clasped
tighter together; their faces turn a
as the young man walks slowly along
the row. AT last he stops. His choice
ia mode.
The girl rises, casts a long look
half thanks, half entreaty-at the
picture of the madonna, puts her
hand into that of the stranger, and
together they disappear into the sac
risty.-Boston Transcript.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-01-04
A Great Climax.

I've seen a good many funny snaps
in the way of plays and play actors in
my time" said the advance agent,
''but one l struck out in Milwaukee
the other day was by far the best of
anything have been up against. 1t
was in one of the museums there.
The museum has q stock company in
its theater, and its great speciality is
border drama Every week they
give a new drama of the wild and
woody west.
This play that l saw was a blood
curdler of that character, and at the
time | arrived at the theater the
stage was pitch dark, and two men
were fighting a duel. l could hear
the knives clash together and hear
the men stumble around the stage,
but l could but family distinguish
the forms of the actors. After awhile
there was a thump on the floor and
the villain II knew it was the villain
by his accent Missed: .Ah, hal Ru-
dolph Tegherington, have you now
and no one nigh to see me do the
deedr
Then the drummer hit the bass
drum a belt, and the calcium man
turned ON the light, and away up on
top of a rocky pass woman (the
heroine) was seen standing. Cow
ard' she shouted, me and heaven is
herer Buffalo Express.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-01-04
A Toothsome Dish.

A bet was recently made by two
French gourmands, one of whom as
serted that he could detect the com
ponent parts of any dish put before
him, the other betting at great odds
that he would not be able to tell the
material wherewith his cook would
prepare "a savory dish for them.
The bet was taken, the one confident
in his quick, natural sense. the other
in the skill of his cook.
The cook-a Frenchman of course
-exerted all his talents and sur
passed all praise. The dish was
placed before the knowing epicure.
He tastes, smacks his lips, tastes
again, smells it, tastes again. Alas
it is redolent of all rich odors. Such
sauces, so marvellously blended
such gravy, such solids-so soft, so
tenderl What can it be! A won
drous prepared tripel No. Calls
head in new shape? No, no, mol a
thousand Noes" Our epicure gives
it up.
1T is old white kid gloves, " is the
cool explanation when the bet is re-
signed as lost.-London Tit Dits.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-01-04
Etiquette of a Practical Sort.

A housewife of the east end con-
cluded that the only solution of the
servant girl problem was to teach a
green girl herself. She had had ex-
perience with girls who thought they
knew something, with no success.
Accordingly she engaged a girl from
the country, who professed to know
nothing, and commenced training
her. One of the new servants duties
was to attend the door, and the lady
of the house tried in many ways to
impress upon her mind the necessity
of taking a tray or salver with her
when she answered the bell to re-
ceivc cards, letters, etc. During the
afternoon the bell rang, and shortly
afterward the servant appeared at
her mistress door saving. If you
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-01-04
Accounted For.

1t takes the ''well brought up"
child to discover the hidden mean
ings things. The other evening,
at NJ Els in K street, some
body was showing a picture of an
artistic loving cup which had just
been presented to a famous actor by
his professional brethren. One of
the party remarked that it had al
ways been a marvel to him why a
loving cup should have three han
dies.
Il can account, said he, for one
handle as belonging to the lover and
the other as belonging to the be
loved, but the third handle"-
The shriD little voice of Mrs. E-'s
youngest, who has seen two elder
sisters pass through the marriageabie
period, piped mp:
That's for the chaperon. Kate
Fields Washington.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-01-04
A Multiple Fiiament Lamp.

A multiple filament lamp, which
has been used for some time in Ger
many, is thus described: 1t contains
a number of filaments united in com
mon at the upper part. Each half
can. therefore, be used with any of
the others, thus enabling all but one
half of a filament to be used up or
broken before the lamp must be re-
newed. The extra expense of this
arrangement, it is said, is much less
than the equivalent in new lamps
Furthermore, several of the fila
ments can be used at once, thus in
creasing the candle power.-Boston
Herald.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-01-04
SEEING BY ELECTRICITY.
A Scientific -Achievc-ncnt That May Come
to Pass In the Future.

A Scientific -kchieve=scnt That May Come
to Pass In the Future.
We can write by electricity, can
send pictures and designs by the
same agency and talk to our friends
at a distance by means of the electric
wire. When the British association
visited Newcastle. Professor Perry
told his auditors that seeing by cleo
tricity was a possibility of the flu
ture, and he had shortly before
drawn a picture of scientific achieve
ments which would enable friends
divided by large continents and
oceans not only to talk with each
other, but to look upon their fea-
lures. Even before that Professor
Bell is known to have been at work
in his laboratory endeavoring to
solve the problem, and though 10
years have elapsed since the posi-
I-';ty UE apiJ1- - Al..,---li i.4 own
principles of light in the same way
as the principles of sound have been
applied in the telephone was first
suggested. the professor is still as
hopeful of success as ever.
mere Is no IItOICtIttll IEtif,pLl why
light may not be conducted in the
same way rs sound, but Professor
Bell tells us that it will be very
much more difficult to construct an
apparatus for the purpose, owing to
the immensely greater rapidity with
which the vibrations of hight take
place when compared with the vibra-
tions of sound. The difficulty, how
ever, is merely one of finding dia-
phragm sufficiently sensitive to re
ceive these vibrations and produce
the corresponding electrical vibra-
tions, and it is encouraging to have
it on the authority of such Il man as
Professor Bell that at least a dozen
men, eminent in science i'll various
parts of the world, are at present en-
gagged in endeavoring to find the so
luton of this problem. Professor
Bell himself, who has never ceased
to grapple with the difficulty, can
didly admits that up to the present
his laborS have been-ln vain, but he
is full of hopefulness as to the sue
cessful issue of his own research as
well as thatsof the other scientists
who have taken the matter up
Newcastle (England Chronicle.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-01-04
Two Papers for the Price Of One.

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Semi Weekiy-Tuesday and Friday
Eight Pages each issue-Sixteen Pages
every week-oSLY ONE DOLLAR A xEAR,
is unquestionably the biggest, best
and cheapest national news journal
published in the United States.
Strictly Republican in politics, it still
GIVES ALL THE NEWS, and gives it at
least three days earlier than it can be
had from any weekly paper published
anywhere. The farmer, merchant or
professional man who desires to keep
promptly and thoroughly posted, but
who has not the time to read a large
daily paper, will find it indispensable.
Remember the price, ONLY ONE DOLLAR
A YEAR. Sample copies free.
Address, GLOBE PRINTING Co.,
st. Louis, Mo.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-01-04
Tne Smile That Never Came.

Stranger" said the young man
with the white hair and the dyed
mustache to the photographer, Il
am here to git my picture took, and
I'll tell you how it is. I've jist popped
--......4s-,.. A.1. .s-laa. .d1atr.a a,a,,
way with 10 acre. Sf us good sIOSsiiu
as ever hog stuck his nose into.
and am now goin to read her an
swer. When you see the pleasant
smile stealth over my face, / want
you to fire OFF the ole machine and let
'er go.n
''All right"
The young man took his position,
but he didn't get the photograph
taken. Instead he rose to go without
a word.
whats the matter2" asked the
photographer.
There hain't nothin the matter,
'ceptin that she says she's stuck on a
preacher, and that l amt got the
sense / wos borned with, that's all"
Indianapolis Journal.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-01-04
MUST HANG.
Such Will Be the Fate Of the Murderer of
Carter Harrison.

CHICAGO, Dec. 29.-At BIT this after
noon the jury in the Prendergast case
returned a verdict of guilty and fixed
the penalty at death. The verdict
produced a profound sensation in the
court room. The prisoner was fear
striker and trembling when brought
into the court and utterly collapsed
when the verdict was announced. He
sank back in his chair, his chin
dropped, and he seemed completely
dazed and looked pitifully and ap-
pealingly at the court and jury and
tears glistened i'll his eyes, from which
heretofore only fiery glaces OF hatehad
been shot.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-01-04
Prayine by Machinery.

Praying by machinery is usual
among the inhabitants of central
Asia. A large, hollow, cylinderlike
drum is erected, and within it are in
closed the prayers that any one may
wish to offer, written out neatly.
The cylinder is then made to revolve
by wind or water power, and every
time that it goes round the devotee
imagines TO be equivalent to verbal
repetition of all the prayers it con-
tains.-Asiatic Quarterly.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-01-04
How the Chinese Emperor Receives.

The account of the audience of the
new German minister to Peking with
the emperor of China, given by a ma
tive paper, states that the minister,
accompanied by his interpreter, ap-
peared at the Tsungli Yamen at s a.
M. His excellency was escorted by
Prince Ching through the Porcelain
Gate" of the palace. After waiting
for 90 minutes, he proceeded to the
throne hall, where the emperor was
seated. Inside the throne hall and
''before the presence" the ministerial
party made a low bow. This was
done again as soon as they had ar
rived at the Dragon Pillar, some dis
tance from the throne, where they
stood still.
The German minister presented
his credentials, marching up to the
foot of the dais as he did so and
making a short speech, which was
translated into Chinese. Prince Ching
hastened down the dais to receive
the credentials and placed them on
the yellow table before the emperor.
The German minister made another
low bow, and then returned to his
first position at the Dragon Pillar.
His majesty replied in a short speech,
which was translated into German,
and the party retired.-London Daily
News
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-01-04

,sho'''a r.--a :ycaer AFTERNOON. or Some
reason or other he had difficulty in
hearing and making himself under
stood. He worked for long time, but
finally the dawn seemed to break, and
he heard plainly the voice Of female
you WANT The noise in the street
was so great that he desired to close
the window before proceeding, so he
said, Just hold the telephone for a
minute or two" But he didn't have
time to leave before the voice said in
a more irritable manner: You go to
the dickens. I've pie in the oven" 7"
1t was the cook. Dispatch.