The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1896-05-16

IaO mdAlug an error. They do not
nave 10 attend church unless they are
correspondent for religious paner.
nor 90 they have to attend theaters or
musical matinees unless furnished
Win free pass. But they are ex-
pected to write all the good they can
OF tnelr locality and of all their neigh
0Ors. and to err Oh the side of mercy
IN chronicling brutal assault or \
cold blooded murder they must call it
an accident or mistake. And in
case or an absolute dearth of news
tney are asked to draw on their
imagination, which in some extreme
cases Will not respond to the draft.
This is the unkindest cut Of all, as
they do not expect anything for their
time, trouble or expense, except the |
thanks Of the publisher, which they !
generally receive, and the thanks OF |
the ''local grumblers'' which they
some times receive in good round
abuse. This they consider full pay
ment for the "free advertising'' of the
locality which the correspondent and
editor have given them.
Having devoted this much space to
this class Of people, will add to 1t
by Offering them little advice, i. e.:
Take your pen and sit down and write
line to the editor whenever you
know of anything of public or local
interest. He will welcome your news
and publish it. You will then have
all the local news. Or, if you do not
wish to take that trouble, then take
the second advice and that is, to 60
off and die. You will then be person
ally responsible for an item OF news
which the reporter will gladly write
and the editor as willingly publish.
mote BY THE TRANsLATOR-The language
in which the Original manuscript was written
and also the authorship of the same have
long been a matter of dispute among scien-.
lists.
AS to the language some aver that it is the
original VOlupuk which was in vogue seven
or eight thousand years ago when Ramesls
was king. Icannot agree with them, as % we
have no evidence that any writer's OF aDll1ty
existed in those days. :,
The second theory seems to me more plausi-
| bic, that the writing is stenography or short
| hand. This seems to me more reasonable. as
the characters have a similarity to my hrst
| attempts to bend pin for fish hook, ana
| also to the pot hooks and hangers l used to
make on the blackboard when BOY aiso
felt while trying to master the hieroglyphlcs;
| that was somewhat assisted by vlvid
recollection of having somewhere seen our
| ing my youth a similar set OF cnaracyers:
This convinces me that the manuscripts Is OF
| modern origin.
As to the authorship there seems to be three
| different theories. Some claim that the manu-
was fSHnd on the 1edy ot this
tn oblivion as q "musty old chestnut.
The second theory is that it was written hy
a medium at ''spiritualistic sceancer Wnne
H1lsW iin' While While this theory is a little more rea
| snnable than the first, consider 1t widely a.
Variance with the truth. AS although BEL
accused Of playing n5t Tsa peexe Se Woud
foolish enough to tackle gathering OF splli'I
IN q dark room This I think is a veritapl'
ghost story. Lost +hoorv ;s +ha
tho naners were found near the remains OF
hnman Skeleton on one of the uninhabltet
isles Of the Pacific. The only otner article
the remains Of worn eGnrt out st OF penc
some paper, a T. d. pipe and small plece y
njnv tobacco. 1t was. generally conce0e'
| that the remains were those OF an unloIeIIii -
ate news-gatherer VINO naa aarch for items. an
@ia1iCuuc @ .,'ccnmhed to want and starvation.
nin nha NV faith to this theory as the pencil an an
paner pn cry are strong corroborat evidence; In
ana sss ssd al hsG he @oasfn sst
atiu I,,;ca Si,i which | believe have cOrrectl
t1ranslated, or is SO much in accordance wit
dnnht as to the manuscript being OF mooei
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4 .:Painless Dentistry.
!, Dr., Chas.. c.. Mann, graduate OF tn
Chicago School Of Dental )s9l Surgery
7 will he in Rathdrum from May LOT
- oeth and he prepared TO perforl