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The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-05-23

have produced a greater effect. Exclama-
tons came from every direction. and peo-
pie climbed upon their seats to see me,
amid roars of laughter
The men-poor wretches. they do stand
together once in a while-understood the
motive of my protest, and cried "Bravol
BravOl He is right" while the agltated
Cmythe screamed to me across the blonde
ladys balloon sleeves: why, old man,
you are going crazy" None the less, 1
remained impassive in the midst of the
tempest which / had let loose But the
usual reverse came. Two ushers, after
consultation, came to me and politely
begged me to take off my hat. Ger
tainly." said |, IF you will make this
lady take off hers" This response pro-
voked the utmost enthusiasm from the
men. But the ushers would not listen to
reason, and they made me leave my seat.
The lady with the vegetable garden tri-
umphed, but not for long.
Looking up toward the family circle I
saw a colored damsel wearing a small
turban. l mounted 10 the circle. l went
to the colored lady. Pardon me-" said l.
but 1 have a hat which cost me $15 only
a quarter of an hour ago" l exhibited the
black velvet monument. and the colored
ladys eyes bulged out in amazement and
admiration
And what about it?" she sai6.
Nothing but this: 1t is yours If you
will do me the favor to occupy my seat
in the orchestra, No. As. until the play is
over"
In a second she swept off the little tur-
ban she wore, placed the black velvet
monument upon her head, gave it two
or three taps before the mirror in The
lobby. shook out her skirts, and then,
taking my arm, I conducted her to or
chestra chair No Is.
oh, if you had seen the convulsivc Joy
among the men in the orchestra when
they saw my monumental hat reappalr
upon a feminine head. This time the
ushers had nothing to say. The lady
with the vegetable garden was van
pushed. She could see nothing during
the rest of the piece and served as a
focus for opera glasses from all over the
house
At last I was revenged.-San Francisco
Argonaut
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-05-23
pHARAoHs USED LOCKS LONG AGO
Ancient Egyptians Could Have
Taught Modern LOcksmiths.

When were locks first used? The ear
Hest information obtainable points to the
time of the Pharaohs, says the Pittsburg
Dispatch. For instance, al Karnak the
visitor is shown the sculptured representa-
ton of a lock which is almost exactly like
one kind of lock used in Egypt at the pres
ent day. But this is a very vague answer
to the question. Homer tells US that Penn
elope used a brass key to open her warev
robe. He adds that it was very crooke2s
and had an ivory handle. A Greek writer,
who lived in the last half of the twelfth
century, explains that such keys were un-
doubtedly very ancient, although still 20
be seen in Constantinople and elsewhere.
These keys were simply for drawing
back the bolt or bar which ran into a
staple across the door, or for pulling out
the pin which locked" the bolt If we
examine the mechanism of all the earlier
locks we find that Ii is in itself sufficient
to secure the bolt without the aid of a
key to move something; in other words,
the locking was done automatically, the
key being required only for the purpose
of unlocking. Roman locks like the
Egyptian, required a partial sliding of the
key; they were, however. more intricate
The pins which held the bolts were close
together and of various shapes-some
round, others square. The key had to be
turned quarter of a circle before il
reached the pins. Padlocks also came into
use for securing merchandise to be car
ried from one place to another, and II is
worth mentioning that we can see at the
present time, in some of the countries of
the far east, padlocks made on the exact
principle of those employed in ancient
Rome. 1t was some time afterward ere
the projections called wards" were in
vented. This was a distinct Improvement.
as it prevented unlocking by any but the
right key.
Various ornamental designs are observ-
able on medieval German lock cases.
while in the seventeenth century we have
the letter lock- $50 called because. in
order TO open it, certain letters on a Sc
ries of exterior rings had to be arranged
into word or combination 10 which cor
responding rings inside the lock had been
seO, and some elaborate designs in KEYS
which are quite in keeping with the re-
vival of art. Regnier a French engineer.
who acquired considerable reputation to-
ward the close of the last century. pro-
duced some very ingenious key locks. to
open which outside knobs, etc, had TO ba
turned to certain marks. The principle of
the lever lock was the invention of BarreN
In l174.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-05-23
Solomon a Gold Rnr.

Lewiston Tribune: A lawyer who keeps
his Bible in a conspicuous place as his
Blackstone, and reads it. too. said to
Round About: Il am justified in saying
that Solomon, the wisest man the world
ever knew, was a gold bug. Listen. In
first Kings, XII, is this: And all King
Solomon's drinking vessels were of gold,
and all the vessels of the house Of the for
est of Lebanon were of pure gold; none
were of silver; it was nothing accounted
of in the days of Solomon and it doesn't
seem accounted of much in the days of
Cleveland and Sherman"
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-05-23
Patents for Umbrellas.

Omorelia making Is among the most in
teresting of industries Something IKE
1000 patents have been taken out during
the last twenty years. The most recent
inventor, who, If successful will ecIinse
all rivals. is a maker who claims to have
contrived transparent umbrella. which
while being equally waterproof with silksl
and alpacas, will have the great advan-
storm to avoid collisions with lamn nosfs
and other obstacles along the way.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-05-23

< WET Is the sound Of the wind in the
~ trees,
Softly II rises in whispering keys
Murmurs Of sound as the voice of the
seas
Growing in power as II sweeps up the hill.
Striking the boughs with a musical thrill.
Till the depth of a full note its measures
fulfill.
Quiv'ring the tree tops still tell of the
meeting,
Then, as the waves from the shore back
retreating,
Gently it dies in a whisper as ieeting
London Spectator
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-05-23
Tall Man Wants a Job.

The "tallest man alive" Colonel A. A
Powell, once of Texas, but for many years
OF Barnum's circus and the world, is
looking for job as floor walker in
store in st. Louis, Mo. He is "a years old
and stands seven feet seven and one-half
inches in his stockings. He says the show
business was firing and didn't pay, all
things considered.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-05-23
The BrightneSs OF the Tbing

II am surprised that you won't accept
this" said the man with paragraphs to
sell. 81 think it rather bright"
even So" said the editor" The bright
ness is due to attrition."
ITO which,"
''It has been handled so often INDIAN
apolis Journal.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-05-23

Mrs. Helen NJ. Young of Ironton, Ohio,
has taken out a license as mate of the
steamer Lee II. Brooks. Captain Mrs.
Callie L. French Of New Orleans has also
renewed her license as a master and pilot
for steamships navigating the Ohio and
Mississippi rivers. She is captain of the
Steamer Ruth
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-05-23
About the Size of IL.

Little Clarence-Pa, what is a wunk?
Mr.. Callipers-A wunk is-er-er-the
husband of an emancipated woman, my
son.-New York World.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-05-23

The next morning. however. under
bright blue sky, the island put on its pref
test face, and Janet could not help being
pleased with it. The freshly painted cot
tages beneath the rows of trees looked
very attractive, and the old sugar house
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-05-23
A SEA CHANGE.

6 6 81 Ut 1t is a proof Of weakness TO
- be blinded by affection to the
~ faults of those we love. For
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-29
JOLLY SUMMER OUTING.
St. Marks Choir Boys Tramp to sno-
QuaimIe and Back.

For the mrs, time this summer 81.
Marks choir boys and their friends have
enifvene6 the woods with their froiics. and
IL Palmer Cox had tramped through the
woods from Mercer slough TO Snoaualmis
falls last week he certainly would not
have lacked suggestions for his Brownie
creations.
The party. consisting OF thlrty-seven
members. boys. women and men, under
the leadership OF Charles c. Engeihard.
last Monday boarded the steamer Quick
step for Mercer slough. taking with them
complete camp OUTFIT and provisions for
the week. Arriving AZ Mercer slough. the
boys shouidsred their blanket rolls, while
a wagon conveyed tho commissary depart
ment. Lake Samamlsh was soon reached
and the party INDUCED In a very refresh
ing swim. At noon the march TO Issaquah
was begun, the party reaching there at 3
o'clock. Messrs. Ioomis aud Manning very
literally entertained the adult members Of
the party az their residence. where music
and dancing eniiveued the evening. Tues
day morning camp was broken again and
Snoquainrie was reached In the afternoon.
Wednesday and Thursday were spent
there fishing. and many speckied beauties
were taken into camp A. i. Lundberg
one Of Seatile's enthusiasts cyclists. had
met the trampers at Fall City and spent
several days with them.
The return march was started Friday
morning. and notwithstanding the heat all
the members OF the party held out well
Six boys. IN order 20 avoid the hsat OF the
day. had begun the march during the pre-
vious night At o'clock Friday night
the party started for Lake Samamlsh. but
an approaching storm prevented further
advance than the farm OF r.. Il. Wilson.
who sheltered all IN his barn and resi-
cenee. Saturday afternoon the trampers
arrived at I4cschi park. AL well and hearty.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-29
A PASTORS ANNIVERSARY.
Rev. w. II. q. Temple Closes His First
Year at Plymouth.

With the service OF last night Rev. W.
II. @. Temple closed hts series of sermons
on the evangelical churches. his topic Iast
evening being THE Church" which he tn
terprefad In the same lofty yet liberal
sense that has marked hts discussions
throughout the entire series.
Yesterday. by the way. was the close
OF Mr.. Temples first years pastcrats st
Plymouth church, In speaking Of his ex-
perfenca during the year. he said:
1.-THE labor OF the year has been most
delightful In cordiaiity, loyalty and en-
thusia site interest IN the work. my peo-
PIE have exceeded my most sanguine ex-
pectations No people could do better.
No union could DO happier. IL has been
a year OF Beginnings. however. II takes
time % get acquainted with the person
aIity and with the needs OF so large
parish, as well as 20 ind ones way around
a city like this Tn which everybody re-
sides at the farthest possible distance
from everybody else. In which maps are
not intelligent guides 70 localities, and in
which the residents are 50 tickle about
their places OF abode that q church dirsc-
tory becomes uninteiligible within three
months But We are making pro-
rreSs wish TO acknowledge tho re-
markedly cordial reception We have sn-
,oves by people Of this city % All dencui-
nations, BY the daily press, and in al cur
connections with the public
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-29

The African NJ y. church. corner of
ZONES street and Fourteenth avenue. OBJ
served yesterday az Chiltreu's day, With
an excellent prcEramrse. Among TIE par
Elephants Nsre ociavia Riehsrsson. ia
Ar Rtrharsson. Engens Ruttier. Gene
xsava richardson. Cora Lawrence. Carrie
nixon Jerome Collins. Fannie Collins
ana Matte Collins. Con A kidecui de-
liver~d an address on '~rhe Mission q the
a NJ r Church" and The closing re-
marks we're made hy George Gross The
children % the schcoi were s5ven a pror-
inent place in the prosF > NINE ana ac'' UT
- tism-eivea ercditahiy. The pastor.
p.v wilbur +. "a Harvood. rendered an
crxsn voluntary. and contributed matcTi-
alfv 20 the sxerctses
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-29
A MODEL INSTITUTION.


he Woman's College, OF Baltinore-A
Talk with Dr. tsoucher.
Or. John f. Goucher. president OF the
Wcman's college. OF Baltimore. is proba-
VIZ one OF the best Informed. deepest ard
most original thinkers on education In
ne country. After Il conversation with
BIN ona feels as though he had been sub
iecfed TO an Intellectual shower-hath and
he Indicates mines OF thought tho depths
q wnica. familiar 10 him. awe the ordi-
aaTy, superficial thinker with their gram
eear and possibilities. The latter word 10
oas OF which thru erudite doctor Is very
ioEd. and ere OF his ideas Is that edu-
cation II not for the purpose OF adding 10
4 man or woman. but 10 draw out ard
develop latent possibilities. forming
symmetrical personality He speaks
nptaiy and commands a vocabulary va
rfd and elegant
While Ia the city Or. Gouehsr has made
as hcne With Charles Ciary, corner OF
hreadway and Columbia streats. ana was
shefs Interviewed lass Saturday ny rep
ssse1istive az tho Post-fnseiliEeacer Tie
vas proud OF the woman's college and
9ozt enthusiastic In describing It's origin.
growth and present system Il had beea
started IN a unique manner. Re said. There
nef been much leisure N developing the
eeacentloa ana a plan had been laid cut
Tor The best college In the world fer
women There were % have been seven
.ser h6litnKs according 10 ;he plan. ard
lat October In the eighth year OF i'~
essence. The ninth was completes. Zach
ass is saacidc purpose. TIE leading COL
'eses d Europe were visited ana there
we're tNo questions asked OF the heats
q the Institution. What have you done
q We az 20 feel satisfied" ard What
sangss would you make. X any"
N MS manner the best that had gone
efcrs Nas brought 70 TIRE construction cf
nisakes was avoided The structures
nas resulted are % granite. not very high
80 covering AK acres OF floor space.
sasy are pronounced BY many specialists
ne best is TIRE world. IA fer tho char.
Sssr e. IRE work done Z = % the hlxAess
sss9sft. TIE a n degree carries a.
zach weight with y as the A r. degree
y sny other institution in The world
" Geucaer stsa that The facolSy OF nfty.
ESes Gp partly % man ara partly cf We
nsn. We're al spccia. SITS. Not heAey-
rs. Re FASTENED % explain. bat an.sAed
saasets IN special lire VINO are broad
xaeexa % see tire corre attVe value 81 al!
sFaaeees cf knowledge ana whe8 a ssG-
ssss resolves an answer 70 TIE stgansess
ssestten N their particular department
81 asia1 3 made 20 observe ex sasgeS-
"a The &epenaence % al thtsxS o. each
ssssr. There are 100 courses q study. ana
sssa ere Is thoroughly mastered So
ssscSsSe course $ selected those sto3leS
sssnS chosen which " = gtye tAe gra1aais
see moss So aaEaeiT.csAl intellectual dsysl-
ofTaas;
tas nays'eai training VAS nos forgotten.
-. Sctsessr sai3 be thought t6s Nosslans
$3.50 BAD undoubtedly sAe aesS university
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-29
OUR LADY OF LoURDES.
second Annual Commencement Exer-
ci-es at south Park


The second annual commencement of
the college of Our Lady OF Lourdes, South
Parks representative college, was held
yesterday afternoon. beginning at J
O'Clock. The exercises, consisting of
farees. papers, musical numbers and adj
dresses. were keenly enjoyed by q large
crowd OF people In attendance ard showed
conclusiveiy that the work performed dur
Ing the year by the brothers was neri-
torious- The star spangled banner ffoated
proudly over the building and babe the vis-
itors welcome. At the entrance OF the play
hall the first annual exhibit was displayed
and attracted considerable attention The
commencement exercises were held IN the
play hall. which is receiving the finishing
touches. having but recently been begun.
This hall was profusely decorated with
Ivy. ferns and palms. giving Il the appear
ancs OF a garden.
The first number on the programme was
song and drili 70 the music of LANCER e.
Ieuoen's orchestra. by the pupils OF the
primary department. This was followed
by rendition OF the historical drama st
Lawrence" by thu senior members. The
principal actors were II. Blles, F. Meis-
tager. ID. Potter. F. Green. D. Agen. w.
Pooier. p. IeCsn1. u. Shea, Joseph Cas-
sell. Joseph Maginnis, T. Delporxy ana
George HaIgh. each one aequlttirg him
self creditabiy. The audience had no
hIbition OF dumb bell ard double bar ex-
ereise by one OF the classes was given, the
movements. accompanied by music, being
greatly admired The comedy, New
Brooms Sweep Clean" followed. with ID.
Potter, F. Green. r. Lecam, u. Shea. O.
Agea ard w. pooler in the leading roles
Then came a summer song and fancy
dance by Master Eddie Ford which was
highly entertaining. =. Messenger. one OF
the brightest pupils OF the class. delivered
IN maxterful style an address on .'Our
Lady 81 I.ouries' College History" He
eioquentiy told OF the toll harashfps and
troubles the brother teachers have met
with silce starting then mission Ia pro-
vide not Only for their own necessities OF
life. bat especially "a give their students
Christian, intellectual. physical ard
practical business education. The cornscai
farce, "Nicky Fee was given by several
~ the same young men who had taken
part In tha other farces.
Medals were awarded 20 Fl. BHes. Of
Olympia. ard W Pooier md Joseph Cas-
sell. both af Seattle. Certificates FOR sim
PIE style Of Shorthand writing were
awarded 20 Z Messenger and r. Greer. OF
Seattle; J. shea and y. shea. OF south
Park. and II. Potter. - Victoria. Pre-
rniums were given FOR different h-aashss
20 tho ether students. In = few well
chosen words Rev Father Franlsn al
dressed ths students ara audience. thus
bringing 20 = close = fine entertainment.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-29
A BEAUTIFUL TROPHY.
Medal From sons or the American Rev.
oiution Reaches seattle


Some time ago Col. S. ". Scott. prest-
dent OF the Washinsto ton Society OF the
sens o. the American Revolution. noticing
that the national Socisfy OF the same or
der vas Offering silver medals 20 certain
representative colleges Tor the best ESSAYS
on the principles Tough. fer in the Au1eri-
can revolution. wrote 70 Gen. Porter, pres
dent % The national society. and sue
cecds6 IN getting the University OF Wash
ington Included 10 the liss OF competing
colleges. A. q wei k1aaea. The contez. wsS
held az IRE university and was Won BY Ar
thur Joseph Collins Of Tacoma a mar sr
q The class q lss@. The medal has g7sst
been received FEN Francis Murphy. Of
Nswark. y. J.. who IS secretary general
q TIE ergAnlzati1n- The medal was made
by tiffany a. Co. @ New York. ana ts a
beaatiful trophv. On the face Is rerrs.
ssn,s1 ire famous minute mar" with a
Gins-lock maskst n azs hand aut ths
ether hard resting o. fhe pillow n TIA TN
finished furroz. To enc side a tha "a
liberty bill ard ar tn ether sias are tns
ssgula Ant GgEia IS TIA" AZ the b,tfnrn
are these dates October. ISL and "Aprsl.
fSss~ A. FRS. sight & wf.uts sa~r- thnt
these dates wer~ n srre~ ~ 9uss loe years
hus Co. Scott - CO the opizfa- that II was
the fnseztioa o. tse national society Off
elAis % cal Alteration . the Interesting
f&SE thst tae 2rst state soelety q The sons
e the Ar srlcaa Hnvofas1ca was arzanlxez
g SAn Frsnclscas October =. IS-s. azt the
convention fcr IA Organization % the n4-
tioEsA sectsfy Eaf aeid on April 8. ISIS
TASss 1ases were chosen "a tines az ,~-
gaining n@c&2sa ~ ey wsre Important Gee
seuassa annsE@TsaFsass ard fAess facts are
eunmem1rate3 81 tne medal.
% tae face - tAs meta = his lnx-rsp-
tscn- AEardea - A. J. Eosllns Tor fhs
aess essay ca the F15resasss q the Ar1arf-
eas ksva+auaa-7 71ta uss3al is lnelose,s lf
. os2aatua leAt1e- ezse- II "a large. solfI
A14 hs&vy ARD VIII ga1sanz city kss rrtxeI
~ NJ. Collins a. lss1S - - iVes Fer B
few DAYS wsGa waiting far q letter frasa
re East tAts tranasT mag sa seen liz Ehe
- 7-w.aaa e Tanfora
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Modern Designs. Low Prices.


gymnasium % any college for women N
ene Sofsc- There are two bagIdlnzs erect
&C a q cost OF sis1.ses. and phys.cal ezer-
else - required IN tse regular course OF
st1as. The swe1ish system u used The
scfnan a. the head OF tbs Department Is
ensnea1y ntted. physacaliy. morally and
mentally tor the important charge. ara
has received an s1aenfscn especially
Aaptlng her TO such WORK she has three
as3tantz. gratnAt~s OF TIE C@nsrai ball
o. gymnastics a. Stockholm Forty Fan
Ger machines form part Of the Apparatus
OF me colssxe gymnaslun. r h>se we're TN
ported from Sweden snc came IN without
outy AZ surgical instruments" The
os~dsn system gives ample training In
winter. while the warm ssason In given up
70 swimming. archery ard outdoor Eng
Ian g4m>A The health OF the students.
he said. invariably showed great improve
msns. and they left the school much bet
Ger physically than when they entered
Tiers are at present about 60 puvsis
and Dr. Gouch>r connn>ated particularly
on thu cosmopolitan character OF student
lie ss one OF is most Charming features.
In the college % which he "a president
The Student atnosphers II fostere4 and
Representatives OF the different parts OF
the country In associating together ac-
qulrs an ease and polish not 20 be found
N state university. Each initiates the
excellence Of the other. thus attaining 10
high dsgrss OF perfection
The moch-f2lked of new idea" IN etu-
cation. ne explained. wax the training OF
men and women by perception. stimulat-
Ing and directing their inherent forces.
rather than crammlnx them with the re-
suits OF the investigations OF others. New
education makes investigators ard think
ers rather than human encyclopedias.
Take the study OF botany. for instance.
A child 10 given three flowers and Is ask
ed to tell VIVA; he sees IA them that Is
similar or diss.miiar. The young student.
''5ast for the sake OF convenience" IS
taught TO call the parts OF the flower by
the proper names and he soon becomes
familiar with the words.