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The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1896-02-29
Communication.

We are IN receipt of the following
from Register Graham of the y. S.
land office, which is here given in full:
U. S. LAND OFFICE AT CEUR D'ALENE,
IDAHO February "a, 1896.
EDITOR SILVER BLADE: In your issue of
the 22nd inst. you do this Office an injustice.
You say that "A number of the leading c1ti-
zens of Clark Fork were in the city Monday
on their way to the U. S. land office at Coeurd'-
Alene, where they went to attend land con-
test case. The hearing of this case had been
postponed, Of which fact they had received
no notification. and they we're obliged to re-
turn home without having accomplished any,
thing, further than filing affidavits that they
had appeared at the land Office at the ap-
pointed time. The contest case is townsite
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1896-02-29
800 Reward 800.

The readers of this paper will be pleased to
learn that there is at least one dreaded dis
its stages, and that is catarrh Halls Ca
tarrh Cure is the only positive cure known
to the Medical fraternity. Catarrh, being a
constitutional disease requires a constitu-
tional treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure is
taken internally. acting directly upon the
blood and mucuos surfaces of the system.
thereby destroying the foundation of the
disease and giving the patient strength by
building up the Constitution and assisting
nature in doing its work. The proprletors
have SO much faith in it's curative powers,
that they offer One Hundred Dollars for any
case that it fails to cure. Send for testimo-
malls.
FL. CHENEY & Co., Toledo o.
az Sold by Druggists, roc
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1896-02-29
VINO Is She?.

cit is SAID that Rathdrum girl
has invented lamp that will go out
exactly ut ten o'clock. Now if she
will invent papa who will go to bed
at nine, a dog without teeth aud
deaf and dumb brother, we shall try
to do the rest ourself," says the editor
Of an exchange. Our ssdevil" (who by
the way is ladies' boy) has insti-
tuted dilligent search for this young
lady, but to date has not been sue
cessful in locating her. Any inform
alton will be thankfully received by
him.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1896-02-29
TOBACCO and POpulist Doctrine.

rrof. Thomas Hydorn, of Rath-
nu', VI was in town Monday. He has
o.oseu MS school and is canvassing the
nouhty selling cigars and tobacco, and
pp.,eacalng populist doctrine ne.-C9urd'-
Alene Press.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1896-02-29
F. WENZ, M. d.
Physician and Surgeon,
RATHDRUM, IDAHO.

PANHANDLE LODGE NO. 13, KNIGHTS
/ OF PYTHIAS-Meets IN their Castle hall.
Russell Block Tuesday evening of each week.
Visiting Brothers are always welcome:
Y. f. ANDERSON, G. G; K. S. MCCREA. K of r.
and 5.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1896-02-29

company against J. E. White. and involves
the site where the town of Clark Fosk is To-
cated.'
The following copy of stipulation fled in
this office on the 18th day OF February, 1896,
will probably convince you that the party
giving you the information deliberately lied.
I'm the United States Land Office at Occur d.
Alene, Idaho.
Henry Melder, Probate Judge
and Trustee Of the Town OF Involving til
Contestant. WAsaT
John E. White, b. Nj.
The parties to the abOve-entitled contest
case, without waving any other rights herein,
case and the hearing thereof, be and the
same is hereby continued till the oath day Of
February, 1896, at ten o'clock in the forenoon
OF 6atad 5aie pfsi February II, 1896.
(Signed) HENRY MELDER
Probate Judge and Truss
tee of the Town of
Clark Fork. Idaho.
r. e. MCFARLAND,
Attorney for John e. White"
The foregoing stipulation was agreed to-
in the Office of G. L. Heitman at Rathdrum
on the 10th day Of February, 1885, and signed
and filed in this Office on the l1th day OF Feb
ruary, 1896. This Office does not issue SUBJ
pOena and knows only the contestant and
his attorney. The contestant signed the
tce to the attorney of record in the case,
dated and mailed the same day that the stip-
ulatiOn was agreed to will convince any rea-
sonable person that the parties had due no.
tice and that the continuation or postpone
ment was by and with their consent.
~. S. LAND OFFICE AT COEUR D'ALENE,
IDAHO, February 10, 1896.
Chas. L. Heitman, Esq, Rathdrum, Idaho.
Dear Sir:--You will please take notice that
in the matter of the Townsite Of CLARK Fork
| VS.. the homestead entry. of John E. White.
1896, at 10 o'clock A. NJ, has been confined by
consent Of Henry Melder, Esq, Trustee for
said Townsite, and r. e. Mcfarland, Esq.
February, 1895, at 10 o'clock A. M. of said day.
Said hearing to be had before the register and
| receiver at this Office on said laSt-named day.
Very respectfully
(Signed) JAMES GRAHAM,
Register"
! | wish to further inform you that no affida-
! Wits have been presented or filed in this Of
! fee by the aforesaid leading citizens or
by any other person saying that they had
appeared at the land office at the appointed
time" Nor was there affidavit of any de-
scriptiOn filed in this office.
Very respectfully,
JAMES GRAHAM,
Register.
| If we have erred in publishing an.
item in good faith given by an inter-
ested party in the above contest case,
we are quite willing to be corrected,
and deem the publication of the
| above communication sufficient evil
dence of this fact. Since receiving
the above we have not seen the party
who gave us the information as pub
lished last week. It remains for him
to make an explanation.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1896-02-29
''THE LEAKING JUG!"
- r. Anderson Delivers Himself of mn
Awful Burden

ment IN this city Thursday morning
caused nv the appearance in the Sno-
Kesman- Review of an article purport-
ing TO be statement about the A.
nances Of Kootenai county, signed by
one L. r. Anderson, which soon sub
sided, however, when the article was
seen by those more familiar with the
affalrs OF the county than the popu-
lace. The article is series of ridicu-
lous and senseless assertions charging
various county officials with misap-
propriating funds, etc. 1t was found
upon comparing figures from the ar
tlcle with those On the records that
nearly every item mentioned was
perverted statement of facts, and the
article in it's entirity shows it's author
to be so densely ignorant concerning
the finances of Kootenai county that
none OF the sweeping assertions made
are even worth considering. If the
various items mentioned came even
near the truth it would be worth ones
while to correct them, but they do
not, and THE SILVER BLADE will
make no comparisons, but as soon as
convenient will publish the facts and
figures as they appear on the records.
Some very personal statements are
made in the article which have been
or soon will be answered by the libel
ed parties through the same medium
which gave space to Mr.. Anderson's
statement.
To write intelligently on the sub
ject of county finances, three things
are necessary, to-wit: knowledge Of
county affairs, the correct figures and
common sense, in all of which the
verdant shoot who has attempted to
malign the officials of Kootenai cOun-
ty appears sadly deficient. The Sill
YER BLADE is ever ready to give pub
lication to the public records of this
county, and only last week completed
the proceedings of the board of COM
missioners at their January, 1896,
meeting, by publishing the statement
of the auditor and treasurer, and if
any official should be discovered d.
reject in his duties, and proof of this
was at hand, we guarantee that such
an one would be shown to the public IN
the true light. At present we must
confess our ignorance concerning any
misappropriation of funds or NAL
feasance in office. If anything of the
sort can be found we shall be only too
glad to give it to the public whom it
is our desire as we'll as duty to keep
informed on such matters. The Sill
YER BLADE is not seeking notoriety
by publishing statements which can
not be substantiated with positive
proof. particularly statements involv-
ing the good name and character OF
Others. It is for these reasons, posi-
b1y. that r.. E. Anderson did not have
his "yjeWs' on the finances KOOtenai
county published in THE SILVER
BLADE. which has five times Che circu-
lation among the taxpayers OF koote-
mai county that the Spokesman Re
view has. He was treating on SUD-
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1896-02-29

'rrlce's Cream Baking Powder
"orld's Fair Highest Award.
The evening times., 1896-12-29
BLEEDING CUBA.

The Cuban war is now largely fight
between the New York World and the New
York Journal. Boston Herald.
Weyler's latest plan is to advance with
ten columns-but can he get any large daily
newspaper to print as much as that? ?-Bos-
ton Globe.
Whenever Spain wants to bring the Cuban
war to an end she can move the previous
question by shooting 9t the Stars and
Stripes. Chicago Times Herald.
What glory or gain would there be in a
war with Spain? Spain doesn't want to
fight the United States. 1t merely wants
the United States to mind its own business
Utica Observer.
Gen. Lee has been well received in Ha-
vana II weyler wants to make Gen. Lee
laugh, he should invite him to go along and
see one of his funny battles with the insur
gents.-Baltimore American.
That naval combat between the Three
Friends, Cuban filibuster, and Spanish coast
guard cruisers. could not possibly be a
fake Did not the New York papers have
Illustrations of the combat!-Buffalo Ex-
press.
If Gen. weyler ate as much mince pie as
the average American small boy did Christ
mas, it need not be surprising to hear
that he conducted a single-handed fight
against 10000. 900 Cubans that night
chicago News.
The evening times., 1896-12-29
The business office OF The Times
Will be removed to the HntcHihS
Building tomorrow.
The Little German Jag.

Emperor William will endear himself TO
the party of prohibition if he Keeps on IN
the virtnous way he has started. ne
Gently he has cautioned the Officers of MS
army IL remain within barracks when
sufficiently intoxicated to render them
liable to murdcrous collision with citizens.
The civil service in Prussia Is not included
in the imperial warning, and, supposedly
is still allowed charitable latitude in The
matter of diet.
There was time when Americans could
have that kind of "a time which shall De
namelcss. and still preserve some standing
keep employment and get along without
trouble, beyond that caused I" themselves
nv headache nausea and liver: that day
has long gone by. Now when young man
desires a guarantee company on his bond,
or seeks fame and fortune in railway or
most other corporate service, the hest thing
he can do is TO make it known that ne IL
a total abstainer. Perhaps majority II
leading American railway systems refuse
TO employ people who ar" known TO use
liauor at all, in their operative depart
nents Trunk line presidents may open a
case or two when they meet; general pas
senger and freight agents. associations
NAV hit the cup lightly during their an
nual assemhlages: hut conductors and brake
men, clerks. agents, and messengers com
NIT employmental suicide when they TIP
the elbow In the meanwhile the growth of
the soda water habit is to toe viewed with
alarm by most people, especially such as are
afflicted with what may bc called human
taria Newspapers whose advertising pa
tronare includes apothecaries andfuneral di
rectors are able to witness it's progressing
grasp upon all classes with feelings OF
equanimty if not sentiments of approval
The evening times., 1896-12-29
IN PARVO.

The proper way to make train robberies
every train robber who is convicted Kan
sas City Times.
The great object lesson of the times is the
increase of crime The great problem for
modern statesmen is how to find employ
ment for all willing hands. st. Louis Post
Dispatch.
q The only thing that seems To be- settled as
to the real authorship Of the Cameron re
port and resolution is that Cameron is in-
nocent of any participation in either
Boston Herald.
kleptomania has been unusually Y prevalent
this winter There has also been more
plain stealing than usual by sundry com
mon thieves who cannot afford to be klep-
tomaniacs Chicago Tribune.
Something should be found to take the
place of the "Maceo death rumor' as soon
as possible As a daily item, when news
was scarce. il WAS Of great value to the
newspapers. New York Press.
1t is now announced that Major Mchin-
ley's chief difficulty in making up his Cab
met is to find material young enough and
strong enough to stand the wear and tear
of eight years hard service. New York
Herald
The Missouri wife market has an upward
tendency Two weeks ago mau there
sold his spouse for SO. This week another
man received Sl5 for his. And Missouri
didn't go for the advance agent of pros
perity, either Chicago Chronicle.
Gen Porter is arranging the inaugural
parade at Washington so that he expects
$4,000 marchers will pass by given point
each hour If he can do that, why wouldn't
he he good man to handle the hor,les OF
office-seekers? Boston Globe.
The evening times., 1896-12-29
PEOPLE YOU DON'T KNOW.

on February 1 8 next Prince Hohenlohc,
the German imperial chancellor, will ceit.-
brate his golden wedding anniversary.
A statue of the late Count Ferdinand
de Lesseps is about to be erected at Port
Said, at a point overlooking the harbor
and the entrance TO the Snez Canal.
John H. Brice, brother OF Senator Brice,
has been offered the command of the Ohio
naval reserve, which is being organized
at Cleveland, Toledo and other Ohio cities
on the lake.
claims to fame, puts much emphasis on
the assertion that five months ago she
refused an offer of l 100000 francs for
a short series OF performances in Ger
many.
Lady Harberton, the apostle of dress
reform in England, is the wife of the
viscount of that name. She is described
as "a weird-looking lady, who parts her
hair on one side scorns corscts, and belongs
to the Pioneer Club
Frank Van der stucken, the musical
director, of Cincinnati, has been engaged
as the director of the Indianapolis May
Music Festival He will visit Indianapolis
twenty times before the opening of the
festival bext May o."
Helen Keller was recently presented
with a typewriter. InasInuch as this re-
markable blind girl is obliged to do all her
writing laboriously with pencil on board
especially prepared for her use, this Christ
mas gift will be of greatservice to her.
Louis Beroud. the French artist, who is
painting a picture entitled The Visit of
the Car and Czarina to the Tomb Of Ma
poleon t. had President Faure pose for
him the other day. N. Beroud will shortly
leave Paris for st. Petersburg. where their
imperial najestics will grant him similar
favor. The picture will probably be COM
pleted in time for exhibition at the Champs
Elysees salon next Aay.
The evening times., 1896-12-29
THESPIANISMS.

play is TO he produced in Paris which
has the life of Boulanger for its inspiration.
Tie famous general will be impersonated
by NJ Darmont, "a very handsome young
actor.
Adelna Patti is hard at work rehearsing
a new operate role in Dolores, composed
for her by A ndre Pollonnais. The part is to
be created by Patti at Nice during the next
spring visit to the Riviera.
1t is reported that Eieanora Duse has
finally decided to appear in Paris, and
that curiosity is very keen to see the out
come OF tie inevitable rivalry between the
Italian genius and Sarah Bernhardt.
Edwin Milton Royle, the author OF
Friends" has written a new play called
captain Impudence," whose story is
romance OF the Mexican war. 1t is cx-
pected to have an elaborate production
with strong cast
The evening times., 1896-12-29

necticut, carried over to Canada and re-
imported; or it may carry suggestions
OF the fertile stogy soil of Pennsylvania; but,
wHatever it be, it is not from Cuba. In
il. sighest estate it is from our neighbor-
ing republic of Mexico, and, as a matter of
TRUTH it is nearly if not quite as go;d as
the original article which it Stimulates.
1t has been p,sven to the satisfaction Of
leading tobacco experts that the upper
valley of the PapalNapam River, in Mex
leo, produces a leaf as fine in appear
ance and as excellent in p pint of taste and
aroma as that grown anywhere in Cuba.
In the latter country the favo lite tobacco
soils had shown unmistaka signs of ex-
haustion before the revolution. in the
present conditions OF affairs on the island
it is not improbable that the cigar Gordon
bleu'' which it has worn for generationc
land of Montezuma. The great "Habana"
tobacco territory in Mexico is described as
forming an immense inverted T, the cross
stretching from Tuxtepec, in oaxaca, and
the upper valley Of Papaloapam, through
the southern part Of oaxaca into the Te-
huantepec highlands, and into the state
of Chiapas; the upright reaching from the
waters forming the San Juan River, east
ward to tie canon of San Andres TuXtla
Now Is the oDDortunity cheauly TO secure
rich lands that will perfectly grow the
Perfecta, without bothering with Cuba.
American enterprise and capital are NOV
ing to this new "Vuelta,' and our people
will be stupid If they do not secure control
OF most Of it, After all Mr.. Cleveland may
have his reasons for feeling apathetic about
the acquisition of Cuba He is an able
and conscientious smoker himself
The evening times., 1896-12-29
An OYSTER Opening.

Because Washington is largely an Off
ment and the art of keeping boarders, IT
does not follow that it is not something
else as well; nor that it may not become
more so. under the spur of proper energy
and hustle on the part of its citizens
There is rich country all around Washing
ton: territory susceptible Of much addi-
and grazing land; and the greater part OF
1t is brm-full of mineral and other re-
sources Besides the land we have, trib-
utary to this point, a splendid area Of river,
bay aud sound. containing potential wealth
beyond conception, if only its food products
could be utilized with the industry and
business shrewdness that mark the record
of our North Atlantic fisheries.
In the single direction of the oyster in
terest there is opportunity ana excellent
reason for the employment of no end of
capital. experience and enterprise, all along
and around the shores of Maryland, Fir-
gnia and North Carolina, their bays, in
lets and estuarics. Considered without ref
erence to the statistics of the subject, one
lis apt to ina gine that the oyster industry
of the Maryland and Virginia waters must
be rather thoroughly worked up. 50 great
does 1T appear 10 the casual observer. The
fact remains, however, that the State Of
Connecticut with "A coast line. including
hvers. of only $50 miles, severe winter
climate. and subjected to great losses from
the ravarcs of starfish, has an oyster in
per cent between the years 1884 and
1882, while that of Virginia declined
40 per cent within the same time.
Connecticut with her limited water area.
raises and seels more oysters than Vir-
gnia with her 1.l45 miles OF coast line,
mild winters and immunity from starfish.
Connecticut even sends yearly more than
100, 900 barrels of oysters TO Europe.
According to an official survey there are
over 20O, 900 acres of natural oyster beds,
and 400 900 acres of planting ground dis
posahic by the State of Virginia alone, for
the propa cation of oysters. The remaining
oyster States have other areas available.
Consumption of the royal American bi-
valve is great and growing. both in this
country and abroad Its exploitation offers
rtu nil N % Dli-tS would like
mn active business life in this neigh borhood.
but find limited range of activities to
chnnSe FINN u and nhnut the Canital Cit
The evening times., 1896-12-29
A WELL KNOWN ATTORNEY
So DEAF THAT HE HAD
TO GIVE UP PRACTICE.

Robert PatteT son Attorney at Law,
ST. Marys, W. Va, while taking treatmen,
he stayed with his daughter, Mrs. S. Y.
King, 471 Maryland avenue, city. He says:
Il mad been deaf for thirty years. Physi-
Gans had told me that my case was abso-
iuteiy hopeless. was so deaf that in or
der tonnderstandanythingi was necessary
f"r meto stand right against the person ad-
dressing me.
I'm court, in OrCcr to hear what the Judge
or opposing counsel said. or to- understand
the answers Of the witness on the stand
1t was necessary for me to put my ear
almost against the mouth Of ,he speaker.
Il became SO deaf, finally, that
1 Was Obliged to Give Cp My Profess
sion as Lawyer.
MY Improvement under the treatment
or DIR. McCoy has been simply wonderful.
The first Improvement that noticed
was when heard two men who were
talking behind me on the street. thought
some one was calling me. but on turning
found that they were talking to each other
am able once more to know what's going
on around me by the sense OF hearing.
can again hear the noise Of traffic. and all
conversation, both of which for a long
time had been totally ot,iiviousto. can
hear the closing Of a door and rumble Of
a carriage. the electric cars, the ringing
OF the doorbeil, and the ticking OF clock,
all OF which sounds had been total v sh ut out
from m e for many years
The evening times., 1896-12-29
A BALKY BARITONE.
He Was Jailed in South America
Recause He Wouldn't Sing.

He Was Jailed in South America
Because He Wouldn't Sing.
New York, Dec. GA special cable to
the New York Journal this morning runs
as follows:
Caracas, via Hayti, Dec. 2S.-one OF the
most extraordinary scenes ever witnessed
in place OF amusement was enacted here
last night at the Opera House.
An actor was put in Jail because he re
fused to respond to the enthusiastic bra
vos" which followed a particularly fetching
solo sung by him in a particularly popular
production.
Hermann was the opera, and that mem-
Der OF the cast who most appealed to the
brilliant assemblage, which always bows to
the sway of music here, was Signor Pacini.
He was the baritone star, and last night he
received such an ovation as even
Res1ke might have been proud OF.
He Gng, and the audience applauded-
applauded with hands, feet and all its lung
power.
PacIni tired, or something was the
matter with him, and he declined vigorously
to sing again. This, OF course, was agree
able to the management, but the storm of
desire still sounded rom the body OF the
theater. II Kept up nd increased, and tn,
whole Building rang with = >vociferously ex
pressed South America n inc. ination to hear
another baritone solo.
Still Pa, ;ui declined, andstillth nanage-
ment insisted, and "A compromise vas ef-
fected
Very weli,' said Pacini to the manaES
ment. IF you, as well al the audience, in
sist upon my going on the stage again as
an encore, why, will go. RAISE the cur
tain
The curtain went up, and before the au-
dience, suddenly stillcd by force OF antic!-
patton, appeared its idol, Pacini. Rut he
the middle of the stage. Then, walking
rapidly up to the fnn;lights, he said,
brusquely:
''Ihave sung. What more 10 you want"
Then he disappeared in the wings and the
people yelled. They screamed and shriekesi
and screamed n gain, and all the fervid ad-
before was turned into vocally expressed
desire to have his blood.
The uproar became so terrific atlastthat
the police intcrfcrcd They told Pacini
that unless he appeased the audience by
singing again they would arrest him.
Pacni, in choicest Itaio- Espanoi, refused.
seized him and carried him off to jail.
The audience, meanwhile, kept up it,
protest, and when it fully realized that
Pacini was not going to sing again, it
went in. a body to the box office and de
manded its m oney back.
The management protested. but finally
paid out again the money 1t had received
during the evening. II paid it all back
every ccnt-for every man, woman and
child in the theatcr incontincntly departed.
Just what punishment will be mctcd out
to the recalcitrant baritone is q question.
Whatever it is, the usefulness OF his com
pany in tins city has reached its end, and
the matter OF steamship fares to other
parts has already superseded all Speculn
ton as to his probable fate.
Meanwhile the opera house managers
have suspended.