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Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1896-06-12

works on sports and games play a most
important part. There are a number of
small parlors and bathrooms also, and
these with the bedrooms have been divid-
ed into suites. Some of the rich men,
whose wives have been in the habit of
going to Newport for the summer, leav-
ing their husbands to wrestle with the
cares of business during the hot moiiths,
hope that the casino will prove sufficient
ly attractive to keep the women folks
within it's confines. This is the purpose
of the various suites of rooms on the
second floor, and they are arranged so
as to afford every luxury and conven-
fence for the occupants.
One of the notable features of the club
is a fine dock running out into the Hud-
son. 1t is for the use of the yachts of the
members. 1t cost $4,000 to build. The
men who go to town for a few hours each
day can steam down the river in their
yachts and run back again in the after
noon with great comfort. A handsome
railroad station has also been built for
the convenience of the members who are
not fortunate enough to own yachts.
Great stables have also been built, capa-
BILE of housing 800 horses and all kinds of
traps and rigs from the ponderous four
lH-HdAu COdCH " tuS iShl
wagon.
Much care has been taken in laying out
the golf grounds, and it is now the boast
of the members that the links form one
of the largest nine-hole courses in the
world. Both the outgoing and incoming
teeing grounds are near the casino. In
starting out the players drive is south
ward to the putting green, located in a
saucer-shaped mound. One hundred and
thirty-three yards from this is a deep ra-
vine dozen yards wide. A strip of turf
100 feet in width is next, and than comes
second ravine 80 feet wide, before the
first hole is reached The difficulties in
reaching the second hole consist of a
deep glen, a network of logs and bunch
es of trees. All the rest of the holes are
full of hazards, such as sand piles, arti-
| fetal bunkers, trees, bitches, the Gro
| ton Aqueduct, ravines and fences. The
| longest run is 600 yards, and the shortest
| is 220 yards. Championship matches will
| be played on the links later on in the
| season.
1t is the hope of the projectors t.
make of the Casino the finest million
| aires playground the world over, and !:
looks as if these ambitions were destined
to be fulfilled.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1896-06-12

Many Natives of This Country En-
listed.

Henry Labourchere of London Truth
tells the following odd incident of his
experience with the American spirit of
adventure: During the Crimean war
l was an attache at the Washington lega-
ton, and as this was above forty years
ago do not suppose that l am disclosing
secrets in saying what occurred. We re-
ceived orders to recruit a force for the
Crimea. This was a fad of Lord Pan
mure's, who was then war minister. Sir
John Champion, our minister, vainly
wrote to explain that this might get us
into trouble with the United States gov
eminent. The only reply was an order to
obey. So we did. 1 was sent to New
York to look after the recruiting there.
We had a ship in the harbor, and we
found no difficulty in filling it. A recrulter
got S. per man and the man S. accom-
panied with many promises of good
things. When the ship was full it was
sent to Nova Scotia, where we had as
governor an old soldier, with the reputa-
tion of being able to knock any regiment
into shape. The government of the United
States soon got wind of our proceedings
at New York and at Niagara, where we
had a Hungarian employed to ship recruits
across the frontier. The result was that
the members of the legations at Washing
ton and the consuls at New York and
one or two other places received their
passports. What particularly amused
me was that the consul at New York had
had nothing to do with the matter.
But we had elaborated a far grander
scheme. We had found a sort of filibus-
teling general, who had agreed to pro-
vide us with several thousand men, who
were to be recruited in Texas and the ad-
joining southern states. These were 10
be commanded by the general The ne
gotiations went off because, while we
were prepared to give him the local rank
of general in the Crimea, he insisted upon
being made what he called full general
in the British army. To this we could
not assent.
II never could discover what became of
my New York recruits. They were landed
in Nova Scotia, and shortly afterward the
governor telegraphed that they had re-
belled and that he was going to take
steps to reduce them to a fitting state OF
discipline. This was the last heard OF
| them.
This governor was somewhat of a dun
| derheaded man. We wanted Il forget why,
| to have a ship sent from Nova Scotia tC
| Jamaica. We had a cipher dictionary. but
1 could not find the word Jamaica IN it
| so telegraphed the code word for jam
| and "acre." This was too much for the
| governors intelligence. Again and AGAR
he telegraphed to ask where the ship wal
| to go; again and again telegraphed bacl
| referring him to the code words fol
| "jam"-"acre." Finally we had to sent
| a messenger with a letter"
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1896-06-12
MIL[IONAIRES AT PLAY
GREAT PLEASURE HOUSE ON THE
BANKS OF THE HUDSON.
Official Opening of Ardsley Casino
All the Luxuries of q Fifth
Avenue Club House.

The very swell people of New York cell
ebrated Decoration day by officially OPEN
ing the Ardsley Casino, d place destined
to play an important part in the society
drama of the metropolis.
1t is an entirely new thing, but its sue
cess is assured simply because it has the
driving force of boundless millions be-
hind it. In fact, it's success has already
been demonstrated.
The Ardsley Casino is the effect of sew
eral causes. 1t is located near Dobbs
Ferry, some thirty-odd miles from the
city. On all sides of it are the country
homes of millionaires-not ordinary mil
lionaires, but millionaires whose millions
are counted by the score.
During the last ten years 1t has been
fad with these great men to buy i'm
mense estates along the east bank of the
Hudson river. This bank is something
like 40 miles in length, and 1t would
seem that there was enough room and
some to spare to give each of them a fine
home and a fair sized park. But the
customary greed of the millionaires soon
consumed all of it. The whole matter
soon developed into race between the
Astors, Rockefellers, Vanderbilts, Nor
gans, Mortons, Goulds and others of that
ilk as to which should get the most IL
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1896-06-12

a chimney of ornamsnted brick work.
The building is 15o feet long and the same
in width. 1t is roughly triangular in
shape with two sides slanting from the
entrance on the. river side. This gives
a view up the river and another down.
A covered plaza 10 feet wide runs en-
tirely around the house on the first floor.
In front 1t widens out to Is feet, This
will be used as an outside dining room,
being left open in summer and inciosed
with glass in winter. Above 1t an uncov-
cred piazza extends around the second
story. In the basement, besides the kitch-
en-, boiler room, ETC., is large room for
bicycles. There is also q swimming
tank IA by % feet, lined with white glazed
brick, and number of showers and
dressing rooms.
The main hall on the first floor is so
feet long and 20 feet wide. On the north
it opens on the piazza and into the din
ing room, which is nearly of the same
size. On the south, corresponding in po-
sition to the dining room are the card
room and billiard room. In front of the
main hall toward the river is the club
room, with many windows opening on
the two slants. At the center of the floor
are the office and the stairway and be-
yond them the vestibule leading to the pi-
azza and porte-cochere.
Above the vestibule Is a small half
story to be used as a music gallery. By
opening the main windows of the first
story and a set of small windows at the
top of the half story the music can be
heard not only on the inside but on the
first and second story piazzas also. On
the second floor are parlors and about
Is sleeping rooms. There are 20 more
sleeping rooms on the third floor.
The second floor will be largely given
up to the women of the families of the
members, and in this respect the club
is unique. There is a large sewing room,
in which, however, there will be mighty
little sewing done. This floor also holds
the clubs library in which standard
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1896-06-12
WASHINGTON KNIGHTS of rYrHrAs
Figures From the Annual Reports of
the Officers at Seattle.

According to the annual report of Grand
Chancellor Martindale at the grand lodge
OF the knights of Pythas at Seattle show
a railing off in the membership of the
order in this state of 1856 as compared
with falling off of $40 for the previous
year, while correspondence from district
deputies from subordinate lodges show an
increase from the first of the year to
May LIST of III.
The report showed no new lodges for
the year, but st. Johns lodge No. &c. sus-
pended in 1893. was reorganized and WISH
KAN lodge No. "A of Aberdeen is soon to be
reorganized. The expenditures for the
past year were 81, 00S.27 less than the year
preceding. The endowment rank under
the workings of General Organizer Walter
G. Ronald, has made the following adj
vancement during the year: Number sec
tons in 1885, 35; number sections now, 81.
Membership in 1895, 1863; in 1896, 1861.
Amount of endowment carried, $1,000 900.
Death loss, $1,000 paid during the year.
The Uniform Rank under command o.
Brigadier General H. A. Bigelow, shows
one brigade, two regiments, 20 divisions
and 600 members. The hard times pressed
most heavily upon the Uniform Rank, but
Notwithstanding there is an encouraging
increase during the year.
The report of Grand Master of the Elk
chequer Mitchell Harris showed total re-
cefpts and cash on hand of $13,25723 and
total disbursements of $6,61116 During
the year T4S.40 was paid out of the Frank
lin relief fund to widows and children of
j. Pugh, 1. e. Johns and to the Egdahl
children
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The Cont Ate up HI. Address.

Several days ago the employees of a To-
cal express Office were furnished consid-
cradle amusement and all at the expense
of an innocent goat and an aged darkey.
Sampson some time ago promised
Shepherdsville friend a goat
The animal, with a liberal use of water
and soap, was converted into a white
ness exceeding that of a politicians con-
science. A neatly printed tag was at
tached to the goats neck and the animal
was started for the express office in
charge of the colored man.
He was led proudly into the express Of
flee and up to the shipping clerk.
Il want to ship this goat" began the
colored charge.
where tor" inquired the clerk.
81 don't know, replied the man of COL
or, and then, with smile of satisfaction
he reached for the goats neck.
But the smile was gone and in its place
was a look of dismay as the negro saw
only the string dangling from the goat's
neck.
Dat goat don't know where he's going
hisself; he's done eat up the town.
Louisville Post.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1896-06-12

"Well, how do you like farming? Has
the hog cholera got in your pigweed
patch YETI" asked the friend from the
city.
Johnson, who had rented a farm to
escape an epidemic of appendicitis that
was raging in the city, extracted silver
from his thumb and replied:
II can tell you, farming isn't the snap
folks think. There's lots of work. A
couple of weeks ago 1 wanted to set a
hen. The hens were all laying, and not
wishing to interrupt them 1 set a roos-
ter. I've been working with him ever
since. That bird is as faithless to his
VOWS as a summer girl. But the worst
stroke of luck was last week.
What was it? Forgot to put quilts on
your onion bed?'
mo, not that. You see. I had a colt
that was in rather poor flesh. One of the
neighbors told me to feed it plenty of
corn in the ear. did so and am afraid
it is going to die. The poor animal has
been deaf as a bat ever since. Truth.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1896-06-12
THE OPAL r6
1t Il n Soft stone ass
quent POIfs

Some people claim that ~.
opais has increased 500 per- ces
last three years." said a welf
dealer to the New York Sun
an exaggeration. While 1 don't know
actly what the figures are, l should a.
tnat 1T hadn't increased more than 400.
per cent. There's been a wonderful rev.
oiution, though, in the opal business.
IL used to be rare thing for a man or
woman to come in here to purchase Jew
e,s VINO wasn't afraid to wear an opal;
now It's rare thing to find a person
VINO Is afraid of one. OF course there are
good many who haven't been able to
wipe out the superstition of several GEM
erations, but the extreme beauty of the
opal is converting them just as it has the
others. People simply could no longer
resist the beauty of this stone.
The most popular ways of setting the
opal Is in finger rings and necklaces, but
superstition has been so far reversed that
woman who can't afford these things
VIII BUY simple little stick pin or pinkle
ring, set with an expensive stone. to
wear as good luck stone
customers come in and tell the most
marvellous stories about how the opal
changes its color. OF course 1t does. II
is very soft stone and wears off. A
little polishing restores it to its natural
brilliancy. Then they want us to guar
antee that the opals they buy won't
crack. No gem expert would guarantee
the finest opal that ever was taken out
or the earth. The stone consists of mill
ions of infinitesimal fractures and shows
It's colors on exactly the same principle
that piece of broken ice does How
could one guarantee a stone formed in
such way?
opal is largely a gem of the new
world, some of the finest material COM
ing from Mexico and Honduras, and
single Idaho opal has sold for $1,000 More
recently some promising localities of
opal have been discovered in our own
territory, and there is prospect of this
gem being produced in some abundance
and of fine quality. The first discovery
OF real precious opal in the United States
was made about three years ago at a
point almost on the border line between
Idaho and Washington. though lying
within the limits of the latter, and called
Gem City. from it's prospective charac-
| teristic. Idaho has a number of locali-
ties, and, with proper search, many fine
| gems would doubtless be found.
For some years past magnificent opal
has also been brought from Queensland
| and from Wilcannia, New South Wales.
In the latter country a journey of SOC
miles from railroad is made to procure
the gem. In both of these localities are
found opals of matchless beauty in a pro.
fusion that rivals the greatest yield in
I the Hungarian mines, where the output
is regulated to maintain the price"
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it. Naturally prices went up with
sky rocket speed.
All of these people now have fine
homes along the Hudson, and when that
much had been accomplished they began
to look about for some of the pleasures
of city life The first thing to have was
a club house, something that would be
just as luxurious and just as exclusive
as the old Union Club on Fifth avenue,
and something that would have rustic
flavor. All of these millionaires hun
gered for club life even when surrounded
by the countless luxuries of their palatial
homes. So the Ardsley Casino was pro-
jected. This was just a year ago. Part
of the Cyrus Field estate, the land owned
by the old Manhattan college and the
farms of several small owners were pur-
chased, and then George Parsons, the
landscape gardener of Central Park, was
employed to lay out the grounds.
Gilt Edged officials.
officers were appointed, and they speak
for themselves as follows:
]. Pierpont Morgan, worth $65,O0O,OOO.
John D. Rockefeller, $3.50, 1000.
William Rockefeller $7O,OOO,OO0.
Cornelius Vanderbilt, 100000.
Chauncey M. Depew, $5.000,0O0.
W. Seward Webb, $50, 100000.
Edwin Gould, $13O00,O00.
General Sam Thomas, $3,00O,00O.
Henry Willard, $20,000,00O.
]. ]. McComb, 100000.
Cyrus Field Judson, $2,0O0,000
Philip Schuyler, 100000
There are just about 400 members, and
their aggregate wealth is something like
81 900 900, O00 When all the plans of the
casino are carried out it will have cost
something like 81, 00O,O00 a mere nothing
for a play house for so many million
aires.
Ground was broken for the building last
August, and it was hoped to have it In
readiness for an official opening on
Christmas eve last. But the plans of the
clubmen were too elaborate for such has
ty work, and even now the grounds are
not yet complete. Three hundred work
ingmen are employed on them all the
time, and within a few weeks it is ex'
pected that the whole place will be in
| tip-top shape
The Club House.
The casino consists of three stories ant
| a basement. The basement is the ground
| floor on the river front, where the build
| ing is really a story higher than on thu
| other side. The house is of an Elizabethar
style of architecture. The lower part ii
built of brick and stone interpreted
and the upper part is of wood. The exter
Tor is finished in half timber, which con
sists of ornamental woodwork filled ii
with white plaster, the whole presenting
a plain surface. This effect begins will
the second story, and in part is carries
I'D to the roof. Specimens of half timbe
work are rare in this country, but ar
plentiful in England, Germany and Brit
tany.
In other respects also the building
of great picturesqueness. 1t abounds 4
gables and dormer windows, and abov
the main roof rise two towers. one hez
agonal with rounded top and the othe
peaked. Next to the hexagonal tower
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1896-06-12
Impressions of Greek Royalty.

The young gentlemen Of the Boston
athletic club who have just returned
from Greece speak highly of the king of
Greece and his family. The rumor that
one of the team spoke to the king and
his sons as "chumps' is resented by
the Olympic visitors with great heat.
"Why," exclaimed Tommy Burke, indig-
nantly, "the Greeks are great people,
and they treated us in great shape.
Nothing was too good for US, and it
would be the rankest kind of ingratitude
to refer to them as 'chumps.' Prince
George and the royal family are the
finest people I ever met" Besides, the
American athlete is a gentleman, and
would be the last person in the world to
repay kindness and hospitality with
coarse abuse.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1896-06-12

OF the 9O74 dogs taken to the home at
Battersea, London, since the muzzing
order came into operation, 1901 were COM
pletely abandoned by their owners. OF
this numebr 1888 were intrinsically so
worthless that they were first of all de-
prived of life by confinement in the
iethal chamber and then cremated, and
of the remainder only 257 managed to
find purchasers at prices varying from
s.. 40 to $25-Westminster Gazette.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1896-06-12
BONE AND MEAT FOR THE HENS
The Cheapest Foods in PrOprtiOn to
the Results Obtained.

the Results Obtained.
4 There is no kind of food that will
answer for summer unless it is free
from fat or starch, says the Farm and
Fireside. If the flock Is confined, food
must be provided, and then a proportion
of grain may be allowed but if the hens
are on a range they should be given
no food. There is one kind Of food
That will make hens lay, and that is
lean meat. And it may be allowed that
Hose who use bone cutters, and can Sc
cure fresh bone from the butchers, can
proVide the cheapest and best food that
can be given. A pound a day for a
dozen hens is ample. 1t costs but a
small sum for a cutter, compared with
The saving of food, and though operat-
ing a bone cutter demands labor las a
bone is not easily reduced), the gain
Is more than the expenditure. We
probably refer to this summer feeding
very often, but the tendency Is to feed
too much, and it is difficult to convince
FIRST of all reproducing foods, and 1t
lis the cheapest in proportion to results
obtained.
During the summer season the best
mode of providing a dust bath is to
dig out a space in the poultry yard
three feet square and about six or eight
Inches deep. When the dirt is dry, sift
4 1t back into the place from which it was
taken, and when so doing, sprinkle g
little carbolic acid over 1t, to give II
the characteristic odor. After each rain
stir the dirt and make it fine, but it nee6
not again be sifted. The hens will re
sort to it, and rid themselves of lice
4 If the poultry house is kept clean. and
dust bath is provided, the hens car
/ keep their bodies free from lice with it
use.
A sandy, dry soil is best for poultry
as such soils, If very porous, will b.
cleaned by rains carrying down tn
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1896-06-12
LAND SETTLED BY OLD VETERANS
Patents Issued by the Government
for their Successors.

Some ancient history was recalled yes
terday by the receipt of patents at the
United States land office for the Spokane
district One was in the name of Thad-
dens w. Baker, landsman, United States
steamers Hecta, Germantown and
Fredonia, United States navy, in the war
of Mexico, and assigned to the present
occupant. The land is in Grand coulee.
A similar patent was received for Louis
Shamblin, assignee of Robert Graham
private in Captain Grains company
Pennsylvania militia, war of 1872 This
land is also in Grand coulee.
In both patents is a clause reservine
the right of way for bitches or canals
constructed by the United States.
A mineral certificate was received fol
H. C. Palmerston, May w. Palmerston
w. C. Gray and A. H. Kelly. The LANE
is In the Colville district.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1896-06-12
Politely Intended,

what do you think of my work with
the camera?" asked the young man who
is an enthusiastic amateur photographer.
"It's splendid, in Its way" replied the
girl who means well. Its better than
any Of the professional caricaturists can
do."-Washington Star.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1896-06-12
Forrot Him at Homo.

On May IA, 1856. Edward Jenner per-
formed the first successful vaccination,
and the centennial anniversary of the
event was duly celebrated in this coun-
try and in every country of Europe. ex-
cept his own country, Great Britain.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1896-06-12

D the soil. and because there is
Id and dampness in winter.
all of the large duck farms are
Ny soils, and as the use of such
the raising of poultry is prof.
\ere should be an opportunity
kwho have farms composed of
that can not be made to
Se, to devote them to poul-
ysIlIy If near markets can be
liently reached.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1896-06-12
A Wrong Theory.

Hell believe in letting a woman have
her own way.
She-what! And thus deprive her of the
pleasure Of blaming somebody else when
things go wrong?-Truth.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1896-06-12

TeIegraphs in the United States.
This country has 100000 miles of tel
egraph wires-enough to reach 40 times
around the globe,
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