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The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-08-17
BOTH PAPERS WERE USEFUL
The Fortunate Result Of . Tennessee JUS
tice Mixing HIS Documents.

Bill Wright was justice OF the
peace, and also an absentmiuded man,
whose wife was a. able an orator as
Xantippe.
Bill used to serve all his processes
himself and To save time would sign tho
marriage certificates in blank and deliv-
er number To the parson.
One day Bill had process to serve
away up IN the mountains on a semibar
barous recluse, who WAS sued for dam,
ages for some disdeeds. and b Il thought
he would deliver few Of the certlti
Gates to the parSon.
so, sticking both packages Of papers in
the same pocket, he mounted his horse
and rode OF
Reaching the ministers, he stopped
and chatted awhile, and, after deliver.
ing his papers, he started otY again and
took the road to the mountains.
The parson had wedding that day,
one OF the parties being notorious horse
thief from an adjoining county. When
the ceremony was over, tho parson Sc.
!ected a certificate from tho bundle and
unrolleti 1t sufficiently to sign his name.
On handing it to tho man the latter
opened 1t. and his eye grew wild AZ he
read instead Of a marriage certificate a
warrant Of arrest. signed by both the
Justice OF tho peace and by the parson.
de feared some trap. so surrendered
himself to custody.
When the justice reached the noun .
tain side, he took out the paper to read
1t and Immediately saw its nature, but,
maintaining his self possession. he re-.
cited the form Of summons. which he
remembered.
DE then returned and found tho hors.
thief IN Jail and went and saw tho BAR.
son. remarklng. with his own matri
monial felicity in mind. that both pa.
pers had unintentioually served tho ends
OF justice. University Courier.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-08-17
Why He Wanted IL Hrmted.

Composltors are supposed to be- able e.
decipher all kinds Of handwriting, even
that OF editors and ministers. On this
point Mr.. Robert Clark. tho Edinburgh
printer. used to tell u story:
Professor Lindsay Alexander came
into our office one Friday with the man
uscript Of a sermon.
"fou must let mo have proofs Of this
tomorrow, no said
told him the time was too short. He
must give US a few days longer.
No, he said. II must preach this
sermon tomorrow. 1t is q special ser
mon. | wrote it ten years ago. and now
l can t make out word Of it. -
Youth 3 Companion.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-08-17
New Treatment For Burma.

A Paris medical man Of resources and
alternatives had in hand case Of severe
and extensive burning, caused by boil
ing water. So deep was the injury that
the healing process was greatly delayed.
The patients family objected to skin
grating, which seemed to be the ONLY
way to accelerate the process Of recoy
cry, and the doctor, as an experiment,
applied the internal membrane Of the
hens egg-the white film with which
everybody is familiar The injury must
have progressed beyond the suppurative
stage and shown signs Of healthy heal
ing. A freshly laid egg is broken and
the membrane Immediately cut into
narrow strips and laid carefully across
the raw surface, then antiseptic dress
ings are applied with carbolic solutions,
and the whole is covered by tin foil In
number Of cases this procedure has
been eminently satisfactory.-New York
Ledger
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-08-17

A nonslipping wood pavement has
been recently devised which is claimed
to be simple, inexpensive and efficient
1t consists in preparing the wooden
blocks before they are laid by boring a
few holes IN them and filling the same
with hard setting substance composed
Of crushed stone, bitumen and Portland
cement The compound is cleared of
even with the surface, and when they
are laid the roadway is thus covered
with a series Of rough spots which ar
rest the foot Of the horse in all condi-
lions Of weather. and prevent tho ami
NAL from slipping. Wood paving is ex.
tensively used in England and France.
Northeastern Lumberman.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-08-17
A Tattooed Snake.

The sailors Of the gulf Of Mexico and
the equatorial regions Of the Atlantic
ocean amuse themselves and also turn an
occasional honest penny by capturing
both large and small snakes Of the va
rlety known as the lemon boa and coy
erlng their bodies with tattooed letters
and designs One Of these living manu-
scripts was recently exhibited at Egyp-
tlan hall, London, which had the whole
OF the third chapter Of Genesis and some
pieces from Punch tattooed upon his
back in indelible letters Of various col.
ors. Thousands Of these tattooed snakes
are annually disposed Of at Rio de ia
metro. The buyers generally kill these
snakes and either skin them or preserve
the entire reptile in alcohol Such speci.
mems are highly priced by both Euro
pean and North American collectors Of
curiositiea-St Louis Republic
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-08-17
Tho Quarter Came Rack.

Excuse me, sir, >" said Woodward
avenue car conductor to a passenger rid
ing on the platform with him the other
morning, but can you change a quar-
ter?'
is it plugged quarteri' cautiously
asked the passenger
Yes, sir; plugged in two places.
Get it about a week agol''
Yes, sir :"
From mei"
"Yes, sir
mo, l can't change it. Icarried that
old coin around about three months and
offered it to at least so conductors be-
fore You took it, and having finally
worked it of | CAM take it back. II
you want to borrow two tens and a five.
all right. but l can't take plugged quar-
ters-can't possibly do It, even 70
obige. "-Detroit Fee Preaa
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-08-17
HLHltn SUFFERING.
Nins-tsnths Of II IL Useless and Could Ne
Avoided.

Go through u crowd Of people. pre-
ferably city people; examine the tired
anxious, wasted faces; remember your
life and the lives of the men whom you
have known intimately; recall the VIC
lent deaths, the suicides Of which you
have heard, and ask yourself the reason
of all this death. suffering and despair,
And you will see. however strange it
may appear, that the cause Of nine-tenths
Of human suffering is the present life OF
the world that this suffering is useless !;
that il could DO avoided, and that the
majority Of men are martyrs to worldly
ideas
Recently ON a rainy Sunday crossed
the market near the tower Of Soukharev
in u street car For u third of mile the
car made its way through dense crowd
that closed in again behind US. From
morning till evening these thousands Of
men, most of them hungry and i'll rags,
jostle each other in the mud. dispute,
deceive and hate each other The same
thing goes on III the markets of Moscow
and other cities These men will pass
their evenings i'll the wine shops and
afterward will seek their holes and cor
ners. Sunday is their best day Monday
they begin again their accursed exist
ence.
Think of the existence Of these men.
Of the situation which they abandon
and Of that which they choose. Consider
the labor to which they give themselves,
and you will see that they are martyrs,
All have left their fields. their houses,
their fathers and brothers, often their
wives aud children. They have renounc-
ed everything and come to the city in
order 10 acquire that which the world
considers Necessary. All Of them are
there, from the operative. the coachman
and the seauStreSs 10 the wealthy mer-
chant, the office holder aud tho wives OF
all OF them, To say nothing OF the tens
OF thousands Of uufortunates who have
lost everything and live on scraps and
brandy IN the free lodging houses. Go
through this crowd; watch poor and
rich alike; look for q man who says
that he Is satisfied and believes that he
Possesses what the world deems necessa
ry. You will not find ono in thousand
Count Tolstoi
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-08-17

In early times the Dutch farmers Of
the up river farms Of New York had an
ingenious way Of recovering pocket
knives that might have been dropped or
mislaid while blowing or gardening was
going ON. Cutlery was not rs cheap then
and abundant as in these days; SO the
farmers took the thrifty precaution OF
keeping two or three suntlower seeds III
their knife handles Then II the knives
fell upon broken ground and could not
be readily found, the owners would walt
until the seeds spruuted, aud an isolated
suntlower stalk or blossom IN field or
patch would signali1e the possibility Of
u missing articles being at its root,
True, the owner did not always realils
the result Of the scheme, because u pass
ing boy who understood the token often
got there" before the planter New
York Tribune
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-08-17

One Of the dentists Of this city has a
precocious child Of about summers
The bright little fellow keeps his father
and mother wide awake during tho
whole day by his Wit and keenuess
When the child was about ! years Of age.
his parents visited Niagara falls Baby
went along The other day friend Of
the family was at the house. and she
spoke Of Niagara The year old quick
ly spoke up that he had been there. His
mother told him that he certainly cor Id
not remember 1t, but the chi Id said that
no could His mother asking him " hat
it looked like, johnnie replied. Iii
looks Ike great big ocean going awful
fast. Albany Journal
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THE STORY OF A 6eAS.
fhs Truth Came Oat In Spite ef the osS
Paid to Suppress II

Paid to suppress II
There used to be some good hunting
mp in Maine, about Rangeley lake, said
Mr.. 7. l. Page. "A house that l man
aged in the little village Of Phillips was
the headquarters Of a lot Of Nimrods.
who came up every season after big
game OF all the ardent sportsmen. two
New Workers, chums and partners in
business, Messrs. Buckley and Webb,
We're the keenest lovers Of the chase,
They We're very successful hunters. too,
and generally carried OF the palm both
As to quality and quantity Of game
"One season. however. they met with
very poor luck, and after spending about
a week in camp, with nothing to show
for their labors. started to come to
town. with the intention Of going home.
On their way in they overlook coun-
tryman driving u farm wagon. in the
bed of which lay one Of the handsomest
specimens Of black bear that the New
Workers had ever laid eyes ON. The rus
tic stopped his team to let the city stran-
gers admire his big take Suddenly a
brilliant idea occurred to Buckley.
What would You be willing to sell your
bear for" said he to the farmer.
Well. the state gives bounty Of
$40 for every bear, and reckon if you II
give me $40 more you can have him.
Buckley gave the old man his price.
with IS additional, first exacting from
him solemn promise that he would
never breathe a syllable Of the transac-
ton to any one. Then he and Webb rode
ahead. and ON reaching the hotel told in
most enthusiastic style how they had
killed the biggest black bear that had
ever came out Of the Maine woods.
They entered into details Of the shoot
ing. and every guest Of the house was on
the qui vive for look ut bruin, that
was coming ON little later. He was
such heavy beast that the mighty
hunters Were forced to hire an old farm
er to bring him in town in wagon.
Pretty soon the wagon hove in sight and
big crowd gathered ut the hotel en-
trance TO see him unloaded Exclama-
lions Of delight were heard on every
side, and Buckley and Webb were the
heroes Of the hour.
Down in the little village Of Phil
lips Old Sol Mayberry, with a bigger
wad Of cash in his pocket than he had
possessed for long time. was getting
very drunk on the proceeds Of his sale,
and after the third or fourth round Of
drinks he couldn't resist telling how, On
that very morning, he had caught in a
trap the finest bear he'd ever beheld,
and how he had sold him to two chaps
from the city. The facts leaked out in
less than an hour, and the conspirators
We're forced to own that Old Sol had
spoken the truth. Their bill for cham
payne that day was in three figures -
Post
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-08-17
Perfection Of the bicycle.

The mechanical strength OF cycle
needs little comment when 80 Inch
wheel weighing 20 ounces sustalns with
out permanent distortion tho weight OF
four men standing ON It's side. with sup
ports at four points only under the rim
and nothing under this hub A cycle
weighing less than niue pound, Will
carry man weighing 100 10 li5
pounds, and even "a pound machine
carries II greater load with safety than
any other vehlcle
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-08-17
NAPoLsoN's ORIENTAL DREAMS.
He Longed to Follow In the FooGsteps Of
Alexander the Great

Alexander the Great
Bonaparte was . child Of the Mediter-
ranean- The light Of its sparkling wa
tiers was ever in his eyes, and the fasci-
nation OF its ancient civilizations was
never absent from his dreams Of glory.
His proclamations ring with classic al
lusions; his festivals were adorned with
classic ceremony. In infancy he had
known Of Genoa, the tyrant Of his is
land. as strong in the splendid CONNER
ciai enterprises which stretched east
ward through the Levant and beyond
into the farther orient In childhood he
had fed his imagination on the histories
Of Alexander the Great and his conquest
Of oriental empires. In youth he had
thought to find an open door for his am
bition when all others seemed closed by
taking service with England to share
the renown Of those who We're building
up her eastern empire. Disappointed in
this. he turned with the same lack Of
success to Russia. already England's ii
val ON the continent Of Asia
1t is perfectly comprehensive that
throughout his early manhood his mind
same ideals. The conqueror Of Italy and
Austria might hope to realize them.
Was he not master Of the two great
maritime commonwealths which had
once shared all eastern trade between
them? England's intrusion upon the
Mediterranean basin was never ceasins
irritation to oil the Latin powers Her
commercial prosperity and her mastery
OF the seas aggravated the evaporation
OF France as threatening even her equali-
ty III their ancient rivalry. From the
days Of the first crusade all Frenchmen
had felt that leadership in the recon-
struction of Asia belonged to them by
virtue OF preoccupation. Ardent repub-
hcans. moreover, saw Frances mission
incomplete in the iberalizing Of the
continent. and the department Of marine
under the directory stamped its paper
with the motto. Liberty Of the Seas !"
imaginative forces, the revolution
airy system and the national ambition
all combined to create ubiquitous en-
thusiasm for the conquest Of the Med !
leerranean- To this the temperament
and training Of Bonaparte were as the
spark to the finder. 1t was with willing
ears that the directory heard his first
suggestions about the Venetian isles and |
subsequently his plans for the capture
OF Malta, which was to be followed by |
o death blow to England's supremacy in |
the seizure Of Egypt and the dismem-
berment Of Turkey.-W. NJ Sloane's
Life of Napoleon" in Century.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-08-17
A SPIDER FARM.
A Strip Bother Has Recruited the spids,
Against His Foes With Success.


Against His Foes With Success.
A strip bother has improved upon the
prison lesson of Bruce. He has taken
the spider into partnership in the work
ing OF one Of his most important depart
ments. Flies, cockroaches and other in
sects, attracted by his sweets, and en-
courased by the genial atmosphere of
his bottlng room, used to interfere with
his work, get into his bottles, steal his
goods and worry him to death" He
has recruited the spider against his foes
and vanquished them. Some 5000 spi-
ders now make their home on the ceiling
and walls Of his bottEng department
Their webs are everywhere, and they be-
have themselves with great intelligence.
SAID the bother to an interviewer:
These creatures know more than
great many people. Spiders do not care
for sweet things, and never drop into
my watts or get into my bottles. I never
disturb them except to feed them coca
slonaliy. They appear to know my call,
and will come out and feed from my
hand, or take fly from my finger.
They shut themselves up during
most Of the winter mouths in the little
nests you see stuck like daubs Of mud
about the ceiling. When winter comes,
l brush away the webs. They prefer to
weave new ones every spring.
Each May they reappear ready to
unravel the silken fabric that is stored
in their little bodies 1t is Just about
then that the flies have Matched their
first young II the spiders appear earlier,
the crop OF flies would soon give out.
Il have been only running this spider
farm for two years, but find my little
Partners indispensable. They will not
endure in the place single fly or insect
that Is plunderer Of sweets and sir
ups "-Pittsburg Dispatch.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-08-17

Edward-Isn't Dick going of in his
writings?
Forrest-I haven't noticed it.
Edward-It seems to me he has lost
that exquisite delicacy Of touch no used
to have.
Forrest truefullyeBy Jovel You
wouldn't think so if You had seen him
work me for ten this morning New
Rochelle Life.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-08-17
How to Keep Lemons Fresh.

IL is NOT generally known that lemon.
may be easily and almunt indefinitely
preserved under glass some, one year.
were purchased On the Fourth u July.
and. by Nay II esp.r nent. each one
WAS pat under An Inverted goblet Thu.
kept from the air, they were finally 70
moved. on Christina, day. III persec.
condition and as Juicy l., ever
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-08-17
NEW WAY EAST 40 DCsY.

Go East from Portland Psndl-tDn, WsilA
" ALA via .. K. \ y. TO spoaan. aud Great
Northern Railway 10 Montana pakuIAs. ST
Paul, Minneapolis, Chicago. Omaha, 81
Louis, East and south. kocx balla,ttrack
nae scenery new equipment hrra. North
rrn Palace >ls-p-rs and Diners Family
Tourist Cars Buffet Library Cars. Wr,l.
&. {. Donovan, t-n,ral Agent Portland
Oregon, or + l. whitney. O. p a A.
-. Paul Mimi, for printed matter and in.
formation about ratr. routes sEc
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Say, said the city editor, "it seems
90 me that this expression Of yours about
showing clean pair Of heels is not lust
the thing in report Of a bicycle race. +"
"All right. answered the lazy re
porter Just stick in w and make
it clean pair Of wheeIs "-CiuciDnati
Tribune
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-08-17

The first claim a. an inventor NJ +.
safety lamp for use in mines was made
by DR.. Clanny Of Newcastle, who. in
1913, contrived a ponderous and compli.
Gated machine, requiring boy to work
1t. This apparatus never became popu
lar. IL was found TO be too unwieldv
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-08-17

One OF the most remarkable churches
is to be found at Freudenthal, in the
Black Forest. 1t is built on such a plan
that the men arc unable to see the won.
en-. and vice versa, for it is composed Of
two wings. which meet at an angle
where the pulpit stands. The right wing
is allotted to men, and the left one to
the women Of the congregation Berlin
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-08-17

" Pr pafin2 thr
system Tor partnritton thu- assisting y.
'urr ana 'h"r'rntns Labor The painful
ordeal II rhtibtrth i, robbed Of n, ,rrror,
AMI the dangers thereof greatly l~-.~rrd
10 both mother sn1 child The period III
ennhn~ rnrnt IL al.o shortened thr rr,o,hs,
strengthened and an ahun'ian, secretion Of
nourl7hmrrt for the child promoted
Srnd twenty one { ar cruts for The P~o-
PIE Medical ADVISER TOGO pages. over w
iiastfttionH giving all PARTICULAR s~v
ctI! chapters Of this great family docto,
book are devoted 10 the con.,si~r,,,ou ~
diseases peculiar 10 women with .uvv--
tons a. to Auccrs-tut home ire atin-nt Of
same Address, Worlds Disp~uaary Mrdi
cal Association. Buffalo. y Y
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-08-17

Aliens-that is, unDaturalized for.
eigners residing in this country-are
found only in tho north and are mostly
Canadians, who come to this country Tor
working season and return to their
homes in Canada TO remain during the
rest Of the year.
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Heather and Hssthsu.

Home Heathen-Tell me, now, what
is the greatest difficulty that your for
eign missionaries have to contend with?
Foreign Missionary-Keeping our con-
verts from learning that we have 80
many heather in the home churches
New York Tribune
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Now, " began the orator, Tin con.
sidering the money question. let Us avoid
false issues. "
Right you air. shouted Mr.. Fall.
wheat. II thort l was buyin $1,000 Of
en- once. and it turned out TO be saw.
dust. "-Indianapolis Journal
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The highest temperature ever known
IN London was recorded July Is, 1881,
%. o degrees; at Paris, l04. on Aug. 2s,
1865; at Adelaide. Australia. January,
lS4l, ia; at Mourzuk, India, July 10.
1879, 1873.
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Critic-Has that painting Of yours.
AT Work in the Fields, " received any
favorable comments?
Artist-A rather secdy looking man
stopped to look at it today, and he said
it made him tired
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49, NJOX
Both the nsthod and ~. :.
Syrup Of Figs y taken; 4 hs
and refreshing 10 Tie -. NJ ~.
gently yet promptly on q 49,
Liver and Bowels. elsansn 1s
ten sfiectaally. dipsls eall
aches and levers aud eas,s M
constipation. Syrup Of n.
only remedy Of il kind -
dueed, pleasing 70 he tasIs -
eep.able to the stomach, - ID
ito action and truly hsasdeil ~
effects. prepared only iron - -
healthy and agreeable suhslanes' r
many excellent qualities Co. I
To al and have mads h - ~
popular remedy known.
Syrup Of Fig, b fos NJ = =
aud 81 bottles BY al leadise ~
gis,A Any reliable druxr
may not have Il on had = -
cure il prompely fas any q
~lshes To Try Il D0 nes aess1a -
substitute.
cALLFORNiA no SxRUp q
,As SsAscxsce. eat.
LOUISVILLE. ~ MA 'aas q
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The Housatonic in Connecticut was
called by the Indians Wussiadenex, the
"stream beyond the mountains"
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-08-17

The Ca,awissa river. in Pennsylvania,
was named from an Indian word that
means getting tat"
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Hotel Clerk-That lawyer stopping
with Us Is the most honest man I ever
heard Of
Landlord-Why?
C!erk-He sits up in a chair and
sleeps at night.
Landlord-What's that got to do with
it,
Clerk-He says after his DAYS work
is over he doesn't think he ought to lie
in bed.-Detroit Free Press.
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Man is the merriest, tho most Joyous
OF all the species Of creation Above and
below him all are serious. Addison.
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ANAL BAGISNlN0o

Aaks great sndinss somst!msa Anmsow sas'
Ihroush neglect, into atfoctous maladiss. dan'
.srous in the mssvss aud productive Of others;
u Is tue disregard Of the earlier tndiestiens =.
ii sost. of "a sladiss on . chronic basis More
oyet, there are certain disorders iueidsht W the
season. saeh ~ malaria aud thsumslsm.
against " hieh IL IL Alwsys desirsbis W iotsiiy
AZ. .y.tsm ai,st exposure 10 the conditions
.hteh produce the IA. cold, damp and miasms
aie surely countsEsetsd BY hostetisrs stomsf
bitters After you have Incurred rssk from
t.tt.,,, slom.eh Bitiers directly aftefws ard
,hould be 50 allowed. For aisfis, dSsr~psis.
liver eonpl int, kidney and uiadief trouble,
nervousness and debility II 10 .he most de
.eryedly popular OF reme.iies and pfesshtsss
A siues lassiul before meals PtoaioIcs spp~Iits
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Bulgaria was formerly Volgaria, %
called from the Volsci who Inhabited IL