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The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-02-22
S. D. TAYLOR, Editor and Proprietor.

SENATOR FRED. T. DUBOIS was
lately paid a great compliment by
the New York Tribune. But the
great Gotham journal did this I'M
consciously, however, for the Tri
bune is gold-bug to the core and
has no u:e for silver or friend of
the white metal. In a column edi-
torial in its issue of the 18th, it
singled out Senator Dubois from
among all the other republican sill
yer senators as the most radical, un-
compromising fighter of them all.
1t even went to the extent of
threatening to read the Idahoan out
of the party for his uncompromising
silver principles. Mr.. Dubois latest
offense is in voting against taking
up the tariff bill unless coupled
with free coinage. Well, let us see.
The tariff is a matter of minor i'm
portance to the people Of Idaho as
compared with the free coinage of
silver. The proposed tariff law
would not put a hundred men to
work III the whole state; the pro-
posed free coinage law would put
thousands OH the pay rolls, and add
immensely to the prosperity of all
classes. SO much for the relative
Importance of the two questions.
Now, as to the policy of the senat-
or's vote Is it not fact that when
Cleveland summoned congress to
meet in extra session to repeal the
silver purchasing clause, every SEN
ator from the states most benefited
by the Mckinley law voted as the
president directed, and that too after
the senators from the silver states
had made the Mckinley law pos
sible? They sat there and listened
with stony hearts to the appeals of
the men from the West to save their
leading industry Has Senator Du-
bois forgotten their ingratitude?
Does he not know that when they
get another tariff law through that
suits them, they will do as they did
before-assure the silver men, when
they ask for recognition next win
ter, that they are sorry if their in
dustry has been crippled, but really
they cannot afford to consider it at
this time If Senator Dubois had
not caught on to the ways of the
gold bng by this time he would be
stupid indeed, and did he fail to
profit by his experience he would
be unfit to represent Idaho in the
senate. The attacks of the gold
bug press of the east upon Senator
Dubois will do that gentleman no
harm. If he is such loyal friend
of silver as the Tribune makes out,
ne is good enough to represent the
silver state of Idaho in the United
States senate and to be reelected
when his term expires. The HER
AID hopes that the senator will
never quaver in the fight and will
toe the mark on every possible coca
sion. "No silver, no tariff" is a
good watch cry. and if the silver re-
publican senators will stay with il
they will do the West lasting serv-
ice and bring relief to our leading
industry in the only way it can be
hrought-by compromising.
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AYERS PILLS
Highest Honors at Worlds Fair.
Ayers Sarsaparilla Cures all Blood Disorders.

The Northern Pacific Land
company has not yet formally sub
mitted proposition to the Bonner
port people to sell them property,
but such proposition is looked for
almost daily.
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flag OF FLOATING 10 lncSe VINO love III,
BATTERIES. MOT terrible AS q meteor
AN APPEAL to those who hate it,
TO HEAVEN" il is a svmbol of The
power and glory and the honor OF $4,000, 900
ofAmericans.h That is a sentiment that every
true American will echo. There never was
another emblem like the American flag. be-
cause no other iag on earth ever meant so
much 10 its people Ii is essentially the
flag of the free hearts, hope and home" aud
the people of free land adore il accordingly
The iraiI down the history of time is set
thick with mile-pos.s and memorial stones
where the shadow of the flag has fallen,
sometimes 10 succor the faiDting, often to
shroud a hero's form. Here its shreds mark
the far north limit where it's folds kissed the
Arctic icebergs, and in the Orient tradition
tells Of " the flower flag" of the free which
one day lifted its rainbow radiance against
the sky in the ports of the Celestial king
dom, csusing wondering comment
In discoveries of new territory national
standards have ever played prominent
part. The sovereign ruler always gave
license 10 his representative to set up the
royal banners and ensgns in the countries,
places, or mainlaDds newly found by them,
TO conquer, occupy, and possess them as his
yassals and lieutenants" Thus under
THE RED CROSS OF ST GEORGE
England has acquired possessions upon which
the sun never sets. Her standard planted on
the north coast of America by the Cabots
gave to Great Britain by right of discovery
and possession all the territory known as
British America. In the same manner the
lilies OF France planted themselves upon our
southern soil. But before any Of these came
Columbus, who flung to the breeze the first
flag ever kissed by the wiods of the new west
world, the royal standard of Spain, with its
feudal castles and rampant lionsi
Oct. u, 1492l Every child knows the
date. Next to his birthday and the 4th of
July comes the date Of Columbus's landing
at San Salvador. bearing the royal standard
OF Spain emblszohed with the arms of CASTLE
and Leon. in his own hand, followed by his
men bearing the banner of the expedition,
viz, the white flag with green cross. 1t
was nearly 300 years before Nation "indg-
enous 10 the soil united its people under a
National banner in the new world.
1t is greatly 10 be regretted that at this
time, on the 18th anniversary Of the adoption
Of The design for the American flag, there is no
data TO show how it came to be suggested
who was responsible for the splendid idea, Oh
whether il was debated pro and con. Itwas
on Saturday, June IA, l777, that the Ameri-
can Congress resolved THAT the flag of the
- United States be l3 stripes, alternate red
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Washington, to whom nothing connected
with his Office seemed small or unimportant,
and who realized that this was naturally
period for the establishment of precedsnts.
gave much time and thought to the proper
adj ustment of his social, IA well as of his
political, duties. Mrs. Washington warmly
seconded her husbands efforts to combine
republican simplicity with the ceremony
betting the dinners, levees, and receptions
of the Chief Executive. Thus, although the
President simply bowed to each guest as he
was introduced to him at his Tuesday after
noon levees, making it very evident that the
more familiar handShake was TO be omitted,
at Mrs. Washington's Friday evening recep-
lions he chose TO be considered simply as
q private gentleman" mingling with the
company and entering into conversation
according TO his own inclination. Upon
these occasions he is described az wearing
n fancy-cOloFed coat and waistcOat, and
black small-clothes, without hat or sword"
while at his own levees be appeared in "a
black velvet coat and breeehes, his hair in
iulEdress, powdered, and gathered behind
in silk bag; yellow gloves, and holding q
cooked hat with a eOckade on it. and the
edge adorned with black feather about
an inch deep. He wore knee and shoe
buckles, and long sword with a finely
wrought and polished steel hiIt; the coat
worn over the blade, the scabbaTd of white
polished leather.
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10 us that the Government would not
receive Us as u months men 1--WE had
already been mustered as State troops).
but if we would enlist for three wears
we would be accepted. He then dis.
banded us, and never saw rats disap-
pear in their holes sooner than the ma
jority of these ragged soldiers disappear.
ed for their homes.
The officers stood looking after them
like men who had let so many birds 90
but as soon as they could collect them.
selves together again they called for the
music, and amid the rain, which was in.
creasing, began to beat for three year:
men.
To make short story of that part Of
my history, they finally p enlisted, near
ly ali Of them, for three years, and the,
formed a part Of the oath Ky, as gal
liant a regiment as ever went from ole
Kentucky.
ITO be continued
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ASSUME THE OFFENSIVE,

and the Secesh began to give us wider
berth
One amusing thing occurred that day
q few miles back from our camp. The
people along the line of march gathered
on the roadside to see what they had
never seen before-a regiment of sol
diers, and among them was man
named Angel, who was looking after an
estate belonging to Gen. VIM. ;. Pres-
ton, lately fed to Dixie. Angel was a
rabid rebel, and as the rear Of the regl-
ment passed he yelled for jeff Davis,
and put spurs to his horse. Maj. Anson
G. McCook, being in close proximity to
: the man, put out in hot pursuit, and
soon brought him into camp, where he
concluded that he would rather swallow
the " Lincoln oath than languish In
bastile. So down it went, and he re-
turned home erestfallen Angel with
his wings clipped. Many amusing turns
in affairs around the Springs now took
place, bat it would be too tedious to re-
late them here.
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in force against the FLAG WITH I3 STARS
rebels of America. AMI 13 STRIPES
She was loaded with
4S7 butts of whale oil, is American built,
manned wholly by American seamen, wears
the rebel colors, and belongs to the Island
of Nantucket in Massachusetts,. This is the
first vessel which has displayed the 13 re-
bellious stripes of America in any British
port"
FIRST PAINTING OF THE FLAG.
Elkanah Watson, the noted philanthropist
of Philadelphia, relates in his "reminiscences
the story of the first authentic painting OF
the flag. He says:
AT the close Off the Revolutionary struggle,
having on the occasion of Lord Howe's relief
of Gibraltar received 100 guineas, the result
OF wager, and the same day dining with
Copley, the painter, he resolved TO devote
that sum TO portrait of himself The paint
ing was finished all but the background,
that being reserved By Copley to represent a
ship bearing to America the intelligence of
the acknowledgment of Independence
rising sun gliding the Stars and Stripes of
the newborn Nation streaming from her
gaff. All was completed, save the flag,
which the painter did not esteem prudent
to insert, as his gallery was constant resort
OF the royal family and nobility. 1 dined
with the artist, says Watson, on the glori-
ous 9Th of December, 1852. after listening
with him to the speech of the king formally
receiving and recognizing the United States
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nave III IN my power
to congratulate my adopted country on my
having seen the American flag for the first
time recognized in the completest and full
lest manner by the French" This was in
the French harbor of Queberon Bay, and
was enough to make glad the heart Of any
patriot, as it was an acknowledgment Of
American independence.
1t was this same flag that foated above
the Bon Homme Richard in the historic en-
counter with the Scraps, Sept. %, 1779. 1t
was shot from the mast, but before il fell
was rescued by young Stafford, nephew of
the Captain, to whom the flag was later pre-
sented by the Marine Committee. The let
ter of transmittal and the flag are both in
fair preservation, and both in the hands of
the grandson of the Stafford who rescued
the flag from a watery grave.
Although Congress adopted design for
the flag in June, 1777, the official order to
that effect was not promulgated until Sept
g. Eight days later the battle of Brandy
wine was fought, Sept. IL, 1777, aud the
STARS AND STRIPES FLoATED FOR THE
FIRST TIME
as legally-constituted National emblem
above a British victory. 1t was a humili-
ating precedent seldom observed since.
From the hour that Congress adopted the
design, however, flags multiplied upon the
earth. The troops in Fort Stanwix, later
known as Fort Schuyler, were without a
National emblem. On Aug. 2, 1777, the
enemy appeared before them and laid siege.
There were ingenious minds in the beleag-
ured fort, and their owners set to work to
fashion q flag on the plans laid down by
Congress. The white stripes were made
from the ammunition shirts of the soldiers !;
the red was pieced up from the stray arti-
cles of scarlet clothing, and the blue field
was made from q blue camlet cloak said to
have been captured from the enemy at
Peekskill. 1t is thousand pities that this
remarkable mosaic has not been preserved
Evidently the mania for preserving relics
had not then developed. The men who
were making history were so engrossed in
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Rates To- II. PanI

The Trunk Line Passenger Association held
meeting at New York, June g. TO consider
rates to st. Paul, on account of the GAR Ma
tional Encampment, aud decided to adopt
rate OF one fare per capita TO Chicago. plus the
rate from Chicago TO St. Paul-S8 for the round
trip That is.,the rate for the Tound-trip will
be one fare to Chicago. and IS for a round trip
ticket from Chicago 10 St. Paul. Tho tickets
will be sold Aug. %, 30. and 81. and be good to
return until Sept. Is. except that by deposit of
tickets with the Joint Agent of Terminal
Lines at st. Paul. or or before Sept Is. an sx-
tension Of limit may be obtained to and inelud-
ing Sept. 30.
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The Fetch of Nation is its flag. Before
| it men of all conditions bow, and an Insult
10 the honor of a Nations flag its people re-
sent to the sacrifice of liberty and life.
Tribal and National ensigns and embiems
| had their birth in the sunrise of history.
Time never was when separating signs were
| pot The first standards were of wood and
| stone. precious metals and ivory, and were
! tribal rather than national. Diodorus says
that the Egyptian standard was usually
carving that represented an animal The
Assyrian standards bore carved bull.
The imperial standard Of Rome was an eagle
elevated above cross. The North Amer
ican Indians who met Columbus carried
tall standard decorated with the wing fea-
theirs of full-grown eagle. The Alaskans
have their iotum poles, and the ArhenIans
carried an owl.
The Bible tells how the children of Israel
designated their tribes with much the
same order of emblems, when in accordance
with Gods commands they pitched their
tents, every man by his own standard" 1t
is not the metal nor the wood, the beasts
nor the birds, neither is it the gaudy ar
rangement of paint and tinsel and silver
upon priceless fabrics that appeal TO the
people when the National standard is dis
played, sbut the primogenital principles
which that standard embodies.
Mr.. Beecher once said of the American
flag:
GIT Is A WHOLE NATIONAL HISTORY.
1t is the Constitution. 1t is the Govern
meut 1t is the free people that stand In
the Government on the Constitution" lie
thus aptly illustrated the tie which binds
people to their National emblem. The gol-
den bees of Napoleon fired the hearts of his
followers and led them TO victory on many
a field of battle. The white plume of Henry
of Navarro inspired the defenders Of his
house to deeds of desperate valor. The
sacred ravens OF the Danes led to them merci-
less defeat, yet they preferred death by the
standard 10 desertion and life, and the pas
sion red cross OF the crusaders was an inspi-
ration as they marched TO battle chanting
prayers.
The Star-Spaneled Banner floating serene
above the smoking hell of battle, has REIN
vigorated thousands Of fainting hearts and
has been the theme Of poets and inspiration
of artists for more than century. Senator
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Siberian Railway Stations.

There are to be about 200 railway stations
distributed over the new Siberian railway.
The rolling stock will comprise 1000 loco
motives, 5000 passenger cars and $4,000
goods wagons. The passenger traffic will be
almost exclusively confined to third and
fourth classes, and the tariff will be very
low. The works in connection with this
great undertaking are being pushed on with
much energy, and the work is expected to
be completed in about six years.
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William Bainbridge, anchored under the
walls of Constantinople and flung out the
Star-spangled Banner. The nationality of
the vessel was reported to the authorities
and they replied that their Government had
never heard Of the United States OF America
as nation. Matters were explained, and'
when the Sultan learned that the ship came
from the" New World of Columbus" he sent
on board lamp and a bouquet of flowers as
tokens of amity and welcome.
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Just here the fine Italian hand of
Gen. William Nelson began to show up.
One rainy morning it was announced
that he had lodged with Gill the previ-
Gus night
~Who the - is Gen. Nelson ?"
was heard all round.
About 9 o'clock a. m. the General
came riding down into camp, and we
were called out in line to receive him.
He appeared, large, corpulent, stern
looking man, mounted on beautiful
black horse, and looking every inch
commander He was well covered from
the cold, drilling October rain while
we stood there. Some Of the men were
In their shirt sleeves. Nelson made us
a little speech, telling us that the most
of his army had passed on up the old
State road. and would make short halt
on the Dry Ridge, where he had every
thing necessary to equip us for the CAM
paign UP the Sandy Valley.
He urged us to 90. Our men had
been promised and disappointed 80 often
that they had grown very skeptical, and
refused to go one step till they were bet
ter equipped.
NELSON GREW FURIOUS,
and said:
"I will publish You in every paper in
the State for this - infamous act"
A Sergeant standing almost in front
of him said:
"For little, I would publish you
with a cartridge"
Nelson looked him square in the face,
but made no reply. He then announced
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.n0n ~ 'na. Csc HUNTER AND PAN
TO whom the ties Of rurpFr.cop prNx.
blood, If not BIRTH syLyANIh. Ist RIrIr
right had endeared REGIMENT.
any one of a dozen flags Of other nations.
They were all men of strong will and
powerful in argument. The clash of op-
posing opinions must have been some
thing TO remember, as each urged the merits
of his favorite flag, idealized and transmog-
rified for the uses OF Republican Govern
ment. But upon this controversy history is
mute. There was a journal of Congress-"
but is was evidently too severely edited to
pander 10 the possibly profane levity of such
a debate, and there were no omuipresent
reporters there TO take down the heated
Language while the sting ranked Con-
gress in those days does not seem to have
talked for home consumption" bat when
legislation was needed they enacted it, and
the act itself seemed TO be the only thing
they thought worth recording. Neverthe-
less it is a matter TO regret forever that the
birth Of our beautiful flag should be SO
shrouded in mystery and obscurity.
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'1S ~ ~ ,,.,, 10 oo zaba, which is nearly
Awe if not quite as high
as Popocaiapetl. They
constructed flag before ascending, and at
that immense hight left it flying to mark
the before unequalled feat. This flag was
patchwork affair made of the shirts OF the
sailors red and blue, the white of an officers
shirt, and had only Is stars. The party sat
up all night before the ascent to make it.
The New Orleans Delta in speaking of this
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The people of New York drink 100000
gallons Of whisky year. The consumption
of beer in New York City in single year is
160,000O00 gallons.
If an express train, moving at the rate Of
ID miles an hour, were to stop suddenly, 10
would give the passengers shock equal to
that Of falling hight of "a feet.
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Miss Mary and Miss
Sarah Austin, in be-
half of the patriotic
women of Philadel-
phia. He unfurled
it at the masthead
Of a small boat on
the Delaware River,
and thousands of
people gathered on
the shore TO look at
and cheer the new
banner. A few
months later Paul
Jones wrote to the
Naval Committee :
=" i am happy to
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the business in band that they had no
thought for the picturesque or artistic feat
ures of the fight they were waging
As has been stated, France was the first
10 recognize the power of the United Col
onies of America, and gave the first naval
salute to tie flag Feb 10, ITS, just nine
days after the treaty Of alliance had been
ratified between the new Republic and the
first foreign power. The first time that the
American flag ever was uufurled above
foreign fprt was on Jan. %, ITS, when the
sloop- p-of-war Providence took possession OF
one of the little Bahama Islands, and lib
Grated n lot of Americans who had been
aboard British prison-ships and had escaped
there. The American seamen captured n
big British gunship that was cruising in
thosej waters, Bullying all Americans 1t
came across; spiked all the guns of the
fort, carried the arms and ammunition on
board their own vessel, the Providence, and
after holding the fort two days under the
American flag almost frightening the senses
out of the British residents, they burned
the two ships captured and sailed back to
America.
FIRST APPEARANCE IN ENGLAND.
The Political Magazine, of London, 1888,
tells what CONSERVATION the Stars and Stripes
created in England: "The ship Bedford,
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Hoar once SAID III a
speech: " / have seen
the glories of art and
architecture an d
mountain and river.
] have seen the sun
set on Jung Frau
and the full moon
rise over Mt. Blanc,
but the fairest vision
On which these eyes
ever looked was the
flag of my country
in a foreign land.
Beautiful as a flower
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Essential oil of garlic has been used to
cure consumption by DR.. Sejournet of Revin.
in the Ardenues. Mixed with 200 times its
weight of stsrilised olive oil it was injected
under the skin, producing marked improve
ment in the Is patients on whom it was
tried.
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ON PoPoCATAPETL.

In April OF 1S48,
on the 11th day
Lieut.. Stone, of the
nited States Army,
ascended to the crater
of mighty Popocata-
petl, the second high
est mountain i n
North America, and
there planted the
American flag nearly
Is, 600 feet above sea
level.
In May a party of
adventurous Army
and Navy officers as
narIad Monnf nrf
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and white; that the
Union be 13 stars,
white in a blue field,
representing a new
constellation. |" This
is the first, and so far
as the records show,
the only legislation
on the subject Of a
National standard for
the United States Of
America at that time.
1t is altogether prob
able that there were
men in that Congress
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Capb- mOoreS, De-
longing to Massa-
chusetts, arrived in
the Downs on the Sd
of February, 1888,
passed Gravesend the
Cd, aud was reported
ut the custom -house
on the 9th instant.
She was not allowed
regular entry until
some consultation
had taken place be-
tween the Commits
sioneTs of the Gus
toms and the Lords
of Council, on ac-
count Of the many
acts of Parliament