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The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1895-12-14
FIGHTING FIRE ALL DAY III CHICAGO
Destruction OF brick and Stone Front
Ruilding. CnusinP a Heavy Loss

Destruction or brick and Stone Front
Building, Causing a Heavy Loss.
Chicago, Dec. S-The firemen in the
downtown district put in all day today
fighting stubborn fire that caused a loss
of 500, 900.
The fve-story brick and stone front
building at $50 and 252 Madison street, oc-
cupied by H. Wolf & Co.. dealers in gem
eral merchandise. was destroyed.
The building adjoining. occupied by the
Steuben Wine Company and other firms,
was slightly damaged
The origin OF the fire is unknown.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1895-12-14
TO SUCCEED SENATOR BLACKBURN
kentucky Legislature a Tie and Hot
Fight On.

htHtUChy LeBISIdIHIc TIC duu HOT
Fight On.
Frankfort, KY, Dec. Snow that the
legislature is made a tie, practically, by
the democrats electing A. j. Carroll at
Louisville yesterday, the aspirants for the
senatorship to succeed Senator Black
burn are here with their managers and
a very holly contested fight is on.
Governor-elect Bradley will arrive to-
morrow morning. After his Inauguration
on Tuesday it Is stated he will be an
important factor in the senatorial con-
test that is pending, and it is generally
conceded that he favors Congressman
Hunter, who managed the recent sue
cessful campaign in the state for the re-
publicans.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1895-12-14
Ietoir Is Probably insane.

Paris, Dec. 1.-THE police searched the
lodgings of Gilbert Letoir, who fired a
revolver yesterday in the chamber of dep
uties. and found some anarchistic litera-
ture. The general opinion is, however.
that the prisoner is insane.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1895-12-14
HE is SENTENCED TO Be HUNG

The Murderer OF the Ten-Year- Old Girl
at Omaha.
Omaha, Dec. s.-George Morgan, who
IS months ago tonight assaulted and killed
l0-year-old Ida Gaskill, was today found
guilty of murder and sentenced to hang.
The jury went out last night and re-
turned verdict this afternoon.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1895-12-14
DEMOCRATIC MAYOR FOR BOSTON
Josiah Quincy Elected Over Curtis. the
Present incumbent

Boston, Mass, Dec. 10-One hundred and
three precincts, half of the city. give Cur
tbs (republican), for mayor, 1856; Quincy
(democraD, 1862, a democratic gain as
compared with the mayoralty election OF
last year of Abb. The Traveller comedies
over Mayor Curtis (republican) by fair
margin.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1895-12-14
Republican National Convention
Begins on June 10.
WAS AN INTERESTING RACE
Five Cities in the struggle for the Honor
of Entertaining the Delegates
and Visitors.

Washington, Dec. 10.-The republican
national convention will be held at st.
Louis on June 16 next. That was the
decision reached by the republican ma
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1895-12-14
LAND OFFICE REGISTER IS SHORT
Sensation Unearthed bv the Government
at Frankfort, Kentucky

Frankfort, KY, Dec. 9.-Green B. Swan
go, register Of the land office, has been
found short in his accounts. The gov
eminent ordered an examination, which
disclosed a shortage of $1,000. 1t is now
said that Deputy Register Grant has a
check for the amount ready to pay into
the treasury on the arrival here OF Swan
go.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1895-12-14

Country collections are holding up much
better than expected at Jacksonville.
The Kosciusko star. (Kosciusko, Miss.) 18??-1898, 1895-02-15
Aberdeen AWak e.
Aberdeen Week ly.7

Aberdeen Week ~.
The Business League met last
Tuesday night at the Mayors Of
flee with Vice President, J J Nc
Donald in the chair. Secretary
w A Mcmillan read some cemmu-
nicat,ons which he had received
relating to the establis hment Of
factories in Aberdeen. The let
tiers relating to coal showed that
we could get good steam coal at
81. 40 per ton put down in Aber-
deem. This is great 0eai cheap
er than it can be had in many 9TH
er places. A committee was APP
pointed to consist Of + p Jenkins,
DR.. J NJ Greene, and J W Eckford,
to raise $4,000 as a bonus to induce
the Sherwood Spoke Hub and
Basket factory Of Ohio to come
here. it proposes to use $50 en-
ployes and would RIM all the year
This would be a good thing for
Aberdeen.
The Kosciusko star. (Kosciusko, Miss.) 18??-1898, 1895-02-15
DETECTING A WEAK EYE.
A simple Experiment by Which Anyon
May Discover the Defect.

A simple Experiment by Which Anyonc
May Discover the Defect
"Yc9," said the doctor, to writer for
the jewelers. Review, "the makers of
optical instruments arc turning out
some wonderful appliances NOWADAYS
for discovering inperfcctions Of vision.
but III tell You Of a plan for testing the
respective strength Of your eyes that is
as simple as it is Trustworthy. All YOU
need is q stercoscopo and q photograph.
That arrangement in which the picture
holder slides up and down 1at frame,
trombone fashion, is the best sort of
atercoscopc Tor the purpose, although
any will do, and the photograph that
Will give the best results Is q cabinet
size view of some locality with people
in it. The modus cpcrandi is simplicity
itself. Put thophotoGrcph in The holder
and focus it just enough SO that Won
can see the faces clearly. Then close
the LETT eye and look at the picture in
tontly with your right eye while YOU
count thirty slowly. Now close the
right eye and look at the picture with
your left eye FOR the same length of
time. Then open both eyes and Loo,
at the picture without changing the
focus. Something queer viii happen.
The figures on the one side of the pic
turc will seem to move across the view
and group themselves with those on
the Other side, and--this is the point OF
the c:.pcrimont-the figures will ALWAYS
move away from the veal, eye. More
over, they move with very precise re,
latlon Of speed to the weakness OF
vision. If the left eye, for example l.
quite weak, the figures win move very
quickly across the plane Of sight to thc
right side, while If there is but slirb,
detect the movement will be gradual
and SO on. A queer thing about thi,
experiments that, simple as It seems
1t will bring out defects of vision thai
have never been suspected, and an
other queer thing is that it will dem
onstrate the cases in which both owe,
are Of equal power to be surprisinol,
exceptional. have tried it in scor,
81 mixed gatherings, and never We
without having the experimenter OBJ
serve some movement of the figures
There was one old lady, remember
up at Port jefferson last summer. VIII,
The Kosciusko star. (Kosciusko, Miss.) 18??-1898, 1895-02-15
nelJner much better nor much worse
than the world in which he was born.

nelJner much better nor much worse
than the world in which he was born.
He was quite as INSCRIPTIONS as those
about him, but he was far greater than
they in perspicacity, adroitness, adapt
ability and persistence. During the
period before his expulsion from Cor
sica these qualities of leadership were
scarcely recognizable, but they exist
ed. AS yet, to all outward appear
ance, the little captain of artillery
was the same slim, ill-proportioned and
rather insignificant youth; but at
twenty-four he had had the experience
Of much greater age. Unconscious
of his powers, he had dreamed many
day-dreams, and had acquired habit
of boastful conversation in the family
circle, but fully cognizant of the dan
gers incident to his place, and the I'M
settled conditions about him, he was
cautious and reserved in the outside
world.
The Kosciusko star. (Kosciusko, Miss.) 18??-1898, 1895-02-15
OUR CLAIMS.

THE STAR bases its claims for public
patronage on the following few facts:
|. It's the largest and best paper
ever published in Attala county.
.. As an advertising medium Il has
no equal-reaching the great buying
people of Attala and surrounding ter
ritory.
3. 1t has one Of the best job Offices
in the State.
4, 1t is constantly watching and
wof king for the interest of Kosciusko,
Attala County, and its patrons.
The Kosciusko star. (Kosciusko, Miss.) 18??-1898, 1895-02-15
TIE CITY HOTEL.
OF DURANT, MISS,
GETS VEaFl EsE(iHE.EI

from this section and gives the
best satisfaction. The best table
in Central Mississippi Electric
call bells and all modern couven
fences. Plenty of servants to give
every attention to guests. Well
furnished throughout. Usual
rates. Always go there when
stopping in Durant.
The Kosciusko star. (Kosciusko, Miss.) 18??-1898, 1895-02-15
NAPOLEON'S CHARACTER.
Described by This Writer as Be-
ing Somewhat Shifty.
The Emperor Would Change Ills Point OF
View In an Instant If an Unforc-
seen Chance Was to BE I'm
proved.

teresting analysis of the youthful ma
ture of Napoleon in Century. The
period under consideration is thnt i'm.
mediately following Napoleon's flight
from Corsica, when he had renowned
his firm allegiance to Paoli in the be-
lief that it would improve his own
chance for prcferment. Prof. Sloane
says:
Not that the outcast Buonaparte was
any longer exclusively a Corsican. 1t
is impossible to conceive Of lot more
pitiful or fate more obdurate than
his had SO far been There was little
hereditary morality in his nature, and
none had been inculcated by training;
he had no vital piety, nor even sin
cerc superstition. butt aud an out
cast at French school under the old
regime, he had imbibcd bitter hatred
for the land indclibly associated with
such naughty privileges for the rich
and such contemptuOus disdain for the
poor. He had not even the consolation
Of having received an education. His
nature rcvolted at the religious formal
ism Of priestcraft; his mind turned in
disgust from the scholastic hus!is of it's
superficial knowledge. What he had
learned came from Unborn capacity.
from desultory reading, and from the
untutorcd imagininC5 Of his garden at
i'rienne, his cave at Aiaocio, or his bar
rack chambers What more plausible
than that he should first turn to the
land of his birth with some hope Of
happiness, usefulness, or even glory.
What more Notifying than the stupe-
flying revelation that in manhood he
was too French for Corsica, as he has
been in boyhood too Corsican for
Francc
The story Of his reception and advon-
lures in Corsica has no fascination; it is
neither heroic nor satanic, but bclorgs
to the dull and mediocre realism which
makes up SO much Of commonplace life.
1t is difficult to find even thread of
continuity in III there may be one as to
purpose; there is none as to either con-
1,,o4 -, d.. ~,
",,~U " "a wi = acre ~ inc passionate
l,ai, = '-ol VI d I'It'cFa nature Tor
lrG4o q, re y e''aV2I by tAa lueaI Paoh'
~ AYR = - VIo ea~"iiy southern quallty
- HI'i0'> ouO transient AaIred. lac love
W . VI ''l-- =, w o'+cot Is SHOWN at every
49,. - - Nv l.0'-SI''u S,yie OF ms WIZ
!iis'' L, 'l9 l1oo.' olGAlty CT an edict
ii''''''" -o'' IAo 6IQ''o at r}u'!!l; IN the
e4agoy l0Aof5 OF q lieutenant colonel
"lonout real command, In the paltry
SVy!e Oh an artillery inspector with no
arIluefy but lev Gia.aantled guns.
But the most prominent characteristic
OF the young man was his stiffness, in
both the good and bad senses of the
word. lie would perish with mortifca-
ton rather than fail in devising some
c@pedicnt to meet every emergency; he
felt no hesitation in changing his point
of view as experience destroyed an idea
Or an unforeseen chance was to be seized
and improved.
lie was no spendthrift, but he had
The Kosciusko star. (Kosciusko, Miss.) 18??-1898, 1895-02-15
GREAT CRAB SPIDERS.
Unpleasant-Looking Creatures Which Still
Have Friends and Little Defenders"

Unpleasant-Looking Creatures Which Still
To tell Of all the different kinds of
spiders would take many books Spi-
ders are of all sizes, from the dreadful
big terror, of which you have heard,
the celebrated tarantula, which lives
only in hot countries, to the tiny little
spiders that can secrete themselves in
such small spots that the sharpest eyes
have hard worl. to find them.
Not only do they differ in size but in
habits and in the variety and style of
their houses and of their method of es-
tablishing their nurseries and bringing
up their children. Some spiders live in
the air o'lt OF doors, some in the corners
OF old building, some in the ground,
and some on the water There does
not seem to be any variety vet found
which inhabits fire, but perhaps some
may be discovered. The giant of the
spider family, the great crab spider,
lives principally in South America.
This specimen is from two and one
half to three inches long. Their Ices
are at least five inches long. Most
spiders live upon flies and very small
insects. But the crab spider Is very
bold and pugnacious, ard will attack
any creature, not only his own size but
even larger, with the intent to make q
dinner OF his enemy. Small birds, liz
The Kosciusko star. (Kosciusko, Miss.) 18??-1898, 1895-02-15

persisted in saying that she saw pre-.
cisely with both eyes as she did with
one eye, and well she might, for
when examined her eyes more closely
| found she was stone blind on the left
side and didn't know it."
The Kosciusko star. (Kosciusko, Miss.) 18??-1898, 1895-02-15
FOUGHT UNDER WATER.
a Mink Drowned While Killing Musk
rat In Nh Adirondack Pool,

a Mink Drowned While Killing Musk.
rat In Nh Adirondack Pool,
The muddled water of q half-frozen
cove down on the fats told that some.
thing Unusual had happened not long
before Palmer yet was the tale when
a stiffening furrcd body rose to the sur
face of the little open space of water.
Under the fringe of nearly frozen ice
a dark spot showed plainly to wood
mans eye that fight had occurred in
the water, and closer inspection
demonstrated that it had been a fight
for food and q fight for life.
A hungry mink had come that way
along string of covcs looking for
something to eat. The mice were shy,
and he could not catch them. OF fish
there were none, but q lone muskrat,
diving for roots and after minute be-
meath the waters surface rising again,
offered prey at once q fighter and Of
goodly taste. A mink likes to kill a
fighter. He will go q long way from
brooks, upon hill ard even mountain
tops, looking for one, woodsmen say.
He tackles martens or wcaaols, and is
especially fond of big musllrat.
The mink crouched on the edge OF
the ice moment; then, as the muskrat
rose, he sprang for his prey. The musk
rat quickly threw tip his head and
caught the mink by paw. The mink
got hold of the mu; lrat's neck, skin
hold only. They rolled ard kicked the
water high in the air, throwing it ten
feet away into the snow. The mink
could have killed tho muslirat had they
been in the snow or On the ground, but
in the water the muslirat was too pow
crful. At last they Owed, and ADORE
them the water boiled and yellow
with mud.
Under water the rlinl, was rs badly
off as at the surface. AT last the
mink's breath gave cut, and. letting go,
ne tried to rise, but the musl,rat would
notreleaso his hold on the minl''s leg
SO at last the mink, aftcT much strug-
Cling, died, But lis hole On the musk
rats throat, though at first only skin
hold, had later been forced back, ana
the big vein had been cut The mink
rose to the surface, and the muskrat
tried to swim away, but died, and rose
as the other had done.
This Il Snake Story.
In the month of July four or five
years ago was out shooting horicar
with a friend of mine in Guzerat. We
had fairly good luck, and rs we were
making our way to the railway station
to catch the early train back to Ahme
dabad | noticed my friend, who wa'
shooting in line on ray left, suddenly
point his gun at something on th'
ground and fire, ard on asking what
was he said it was large black cobra
and that he had shot it in two pieces
the head portion disappearing down
hole. AS we were in hurry to cater
the train we went on, but very sool
heard one of the heaters calling Oh
and looking back saw him runnlu!
toward us with the head portion OF tn
snake following him, with the hood eN
banded. 1t appeared that he had re
NAMED behind, trying TO dig out tn
cobra, and the result WAS that it cam
out OF the hole and went for him. y
course the snake could not get muc
pace on and was quickly killed.-Joul
nal OF the Bombay Natural History sc
ciety'
The Kosciusko star. (Kosciusko, Miss.) 18??-1898, 1895-02-15
MONEY TO LOAN.

Farmers who wish to borrow
money can be accommodated at
The Merchants and Farmers Bank
by giving satisfactory security.
Come to see us.
Jno. M. Fletcher,
Cashier.
The Kosciusko star. (Kosciusko, Miss.) 18??-1898, 1895-02-15
Panther Leather.

Panther leather is very pretty nov.
city, and is made into purses, card
cases, portfolios, picture frames and all
the other useful and ornamental arti.
cles for which leather is used. 1t is as
soft as kid to the touch and delicate
and pleasing in color A spray of mis-
tletoe wrought in silver or gold in the
corner of purse or card-case is used in
honor Of the season.
The Kosciusko star. (Kosciusko, Miss.) 18??-1898, 1895-02-15
HO. FOR THE NICKEL STORE

Our entire stock of goods will be
sold regardless of cost. Mer-
chants, peddlers, and all others
desiring bargains will do we'll to
come and see US. Money saved is
money made.
Red Hot Nickel Store.
The Kosciusko star. (Kosciusko, Miss.) 18??-1898, 1895-02-15

Oysters fried or stewed for 20
per dozen at the City Bakery.
The Kosciusko star. (Kosciusko, Miss.) 18??-1898, 1895-02-15

PAPER cigars ere one Of tho rcst re-.
cent forms OF adultoration in Germany,
where two manufacturers have been
punished for making them. In one
case only the outside leaf consisted Of
tobacco, the rest OF the cigar being com
posed OF brown paper previously
stepped in tobacco juice and then dried.
In the other case the cigar maker had
actually entered in q contract with a
paper manufacturer to make for him q
special kind of brown paper with to,
bacco remnants and paper pulp, the
sheets being aftcrward cut into strips
and rolled into The form Of cirnrs.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-08-24
LIFE WORTH LIVING.

Life is coming pretty smooth for some
of the editorial fraternity these days. The
editor of the Socorro Advertiser breaks
out with pean of thankfulness over the
possession of Jersey calf, a gift from
that other astute politician, the Hon. 81.
Alexander. While down in Lincoln county
we hear the editor of the News singing
softly thus:
"Surely our lines have been cast in
pleasant places. Not week goes by that
the News force is not made the recipient
of an offering that proves the kindness
of heart of their friends. Monday Mrs.
A. L. Lesnet sent to the Office nice warm
lunch, with some delicious coffee, and
Thursday our good friend Demetrio Perez
brought to the Office part of a fine water
melon. And Wednesday we were kindly
invited by the sheriff to partake of meal
at the Hotel de Sena whenever we cared
to do so. 1t is the extension of such acts
of kindness as these that makes one feel
that there is far more good in the world
than bad"
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-08-24
the NEWSPAPER.

A newspaper is dangerous thing for
some men to have access to. 1t takes
Judgment to conduct newspaper, and 1t
sheuld always be run on lines having con-
siderate regard for the welfare of the
community and the good of society. The
editors personal feelings, like those
traditional spring flowers, shave nothing
to do with the case" If he is a journalist
we'll grounded in tho requirements Of his
profession and respecting the high char
acter of his calling he will never use his
columns for purposes of personal revenge
or for individual gain of any nature. His
duty is to look out that others get fair
play. If he does this we'll that spirit OF
Justice which permeates every demo-
cratic heart will generally make it its
business to see that he gets fair play.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-08-24
xix
IbinZ.

In the gift of true leadership, of or
ganizing capacity, of far-sighted, patri-
otto and sagacious direction of coun-
try's policy, Porfirio Diaz ranks with the
great rulers of the century. AS monarch
of any European great power, he would
undoubtedly make grand name for him
self in history. But his work in Mexico
to-day is probably of more value in the
world than anything man of his char
acter and traits might accomplish else
where. For he has brought order and
prosperity to splendid country, that
for nearly a century had been In chronic
state of turmoil, and has given it an
horored place in the family of nations,
with people started securely on the way
of progress.
To our own country his work is also
of a value that has as yet hardly begun
to be appreciated. 1t is of immense
service to have peaceable and prosper
GUS nation developed in the beautiful
portion of our continent that adjoins US
to the southwark. The natural resources
of Mexico have hardly yet begun to be
realized. What has been done in Califor-
MIA under the stars and stripes we may
look to see done there under the friendly
flag of neighboring republic, for Mex
leo has the materials for the making of
several CALIFORNIA;. The opportunities
for profitable commercial intercourse
with such country are practically
boundless, and the work of Gen. Diaz is
assuring US steady development of
their possibilities. Globe.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-08-24
TOO GOOD FOR EN-.

The Topeka State Journal certainly
turned clever trick yesterday when it
nominated Judge Henry G. Caldwell for
president on the Republican ticket. 1t
is believed by many politicians through
out the west that Judge Caldwell has
earnest aspirations in this line. He is
good man, too good man to train with
Republican politicians, for his sound
financial ideas, his treatment OF corpora
tions when they overstep the bounds OF
decency in their demands upon the pub
lie, and his views on the labor question
are all antagonistic to the record of the
Republican party. He'll never receive
the nomination from the politicians in
that quarter, however worthy he may be
considered by the people.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-08-24

CALIFORNIA is beginning to feel the ef-
fects of Texas, New Mexico and Arizona
growing fruits and early farm products
for the market. The fruit crop is abund-
ant everywhere this season, but the great
est glut is in California, where the grow
ers find themselves unable to give it
away. The climax was reached last week
when 500 crates of the finest cantaloupes
from the Sacramento valley were dumped
into the bay because they could not be
sold for 10 cents crate of thirty large
r,,o1ope
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-08-24
melons,

PROBABLY Ainsworth R. Spofford, the
venerable librarian of congress-, is the
last public officer in the United States
whom anyone acquainted with the man
would have suspected of being short in
his accounts with the government. Yet
he admits that he has offered to settle the
shortage, which he attributes to careless
bookkeeping on the part of his subordin-
ates, by the payment of $4,000. How
ever certain most people will be that the
old man Intentionally did no wrong, the
disclosure can not help clouding the last
years of his long and useful life. 1t is
ton had
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-08-24
GRAND MUSICAL CONTEST.

Las Vegas Hot Springs, N. NJ, Sept. 10
and 20, 1895.
grand musical contest will be held at
the Montezuma hotel on September 10
and 20, for which occasion the "Santa Fe
Route" offers the exceedingly low rate Of
l cent per mile, from all points in New
Mexico to Las Vegas hot springs and re-
turn, (from Santa Fe, $3.50. Tickets
will be sold September Is to 2l,inclusive,
good to return until September "a, 1895.
This will probably be the last oppor-
tunity to visit these famous springs at
such a nominal cost. H. s. LUTz,
Agent, Santa Fe, N. NJ.
E. COPELAND, General Agent, Ell Paso,
Texas.