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The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-01-16
UNDER WATER EIGHTEEN HOURS.
The Possibilities i'm Favor Subma-
rine Boats Are Looking Up.

An Italian inventor named Corzetto has
constructed an apparatus which he calls
a ''methydric sphere" and by means of
which he processes to be able to descend
to any depth in the sea, says writer
in the Scientific American. In his expert
ment at Spezzia he stored some 1000 cubic
feet of compressed air in his apparatus.
which he entered with two friends, and
which was then lowered to a depth of
some 30 feet. AS after an expiration of
nine hours the sphere" had not been
seen to reascend to the surface, a mes
sage was sent to the admiral in com
mand of the naval department, who at
once sent a diver to the spot. The
sphere" was found still resting on the
sea bottom. but the diver heard nothing
in answer to his knocks. Some barges
having been brought TO the spot by a
tug, the sphere" was hauled up with
ropes, and as soon as it emerged its door
was opened and its inventor appeared
with livid face and half asphyxiated
His two companions were unconscious
but were quickly resuscitated. They had
remained is hours under water. The in
ventor explains that so far all his ex-
periments were successful but on this
ONSe'SiOH When ne INTENDED 10 return 10
the surface the air pressure at his com
mand proved insufficient to propel the
water ballast of about two tons weight
which had so far kept his appliance sub
merged, and hence they had to remain
where they were until rescued. At any
rate, three persons were enabled to re-
main under water for IS hours. and this
experiment may not be without signif-
canoe as regards the much discussed
problem of submarine navigation.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-01-16
DISASTROUS SHOPPING EXPEDITION
jack Lands I'm the CrOckery While
Looking for a Cat

Jack is one of the sleekest and bright
est bull dogs that ever bit a hole in a cur
or chased a burglar over a back fence.
He knows a lot of things that are not
In the dictionary and his master rates
him the greatest dog in the world, says
the Detroit Journal. About home Jack is
a model of propriety and upon his mast
er's little baby girl lavishes all the af-
fection that brute can bestow. He will
submit to cuffs and jabs and yanks from
her hands without a showing of resent
ment, whereas a careless snap of the fing-
er from stranger is protested with a
srowl of warning not to repeat it,
In all respects Jack is a very proper and
well behaved dog when at home or out in
company with his master. But the other
day one of the servants of Jacks house
hold thought 1t would be agreeable to
nave Jack act as her escort on a shopping
tour. Jack didn't seem to want to go but
she urged him. When she got down town
she went into one of the bazaars and
Jack Followed with his nose at her heels
While she was looking at hosiery, Jack
was sizing up the easels, light holiday
goods and what-nots which were arrang-
-
all of which were new to him. In looking
down the aisle Jack saw a cat Jack has
1t In for cats. He had it in for that cat
the moment he saw her. With a bound
he plunged down the aisle in pursuit OF
her Women at the counters got out OF
his way and shrieked in fright as he shot
past them. Jack landed where he thought
the cat ought to be- but where she was
not knocked over pile of goods and sent
a collection of earthenware to the floor
with crash. Then he made a dive I'M
der an easel and landed against the
counter on a slide as graceful as any the
"Parson' ever made to second base
Down the line he raced, upsetting every
thing in his way to come up to his
chaperone with tongue distended, eyes
swapping and tail wagging, as if he were
the hero Of a society drama. The servant
girl was appalled, by the wreck he had
caused and offering profuse apologies, di-
rected that bill for the damages be sent
to her employer. Then she led Jack out
and took him home
Next day the bill for damages was pre-
scented to Jacks owner, which he cheer
fully paid. merely remarking that Jack
really had no show to do the cat with so
many easels and the other things in his
way; but that if the owner of the store
wanted to pit his cat against Jack for
twice the amount of the bill he would
hoodwink the dog and bet two to one that
Jack would win. But Jack is not shop
ping any more.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-01-16

threw him out of the sleigh to make
him walk and keep from falling into
the lethargy of sleep. for then he would
have froze sure enough. Before we got
to the next station 1 tried to tap my
11-year-old whisky. but there wasn't
any use, the stuff had froze under that
robe and blanket till it was too thick to
run out of the bottle. 1t was an awful
night
when at last we got to Silver City.
~ miles out of Helena, the passenger
finally gave up and went to bed there.
Il never saw him but once afterward
and that was one afternoon the next
summer as I sat in front of the old
came up looking curiously at me out of
his eyes as he said:
Didn't you drive the stage between
Shaw and here last winter?
"Well, l didn't know what made him
ask, and thinking he might have some
thing againsts me for how the boys
used him / said, No, but l have a
brother on that line and l lied like
thunder, told him l only just come to
the country and never drove a stage in
my life. Then he said how sorry he
was, because he wanted to tell my
brother how thankful he felt toward
him for saving of his life that winters
night, so 1 thawed out and told him he
was right. In conclusion I just asked
him in to take a drink, which he ac-
cepted, and l noticed he took his whisky
straight. He vas a tenderfoot no longer"
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-01-16
MAUREEN.

" with your wistful eyes,
Girl of my choice, Maureenl
VIII you drive me mad for the kisses your
shy, sweet mouth denies,
Maureeni
Like a walking ghost am. and no words
to WOO,
White rose of the West Maureen!
For it's pale you are and the fear that's
on you is over me, too,
Maureenl
Sure it's our complaint that's on us,
ashore, this day,
Bride of my dreams, Maureen;
The smart of the bee that stung us, his
honey must cure, they say,
Maureen!
I'll coax the light to your eyes, and the
rose to your face
Mavourneen, my own Maureen;
When 1 feel the warmth of your breast,
and your nest in my arms embrace,
Maureeni
o where was the King O. the World that
day-only me,
My only true love, Maureen,
And you the queen with me there, and
your throne in my heart machree,
Maureenl
New York Tribune.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-01-16
.PEACOCKs ARE MADE USEFUL.
Said to he better Than Watchdogs
to Guard Premises.

THE place of a watchdog on a farm or
country place" said States Attorney
Mcclure of Ellicotte City, Md, the other
day, in making some observations about
mad dogs, might be very well taken by
peacocks and guinea fowls. 1 have long
place and nothing can be done around the
premises night or day wi,Aout causing an
alarm from them. They are more watch
full than any dog 1 ever owned. My ex-
extensive, but l believe they are also sure
TO give an alarm, or rather a good many
alarms, if any strange man or beast
should venture near them by night or
day. Perhaps the days of the watchdog
would be numbered if it were generally
known how well peacocks and guinea
fowls would take his place. Then, GER
tainly, with fewer dogs there would not
be so many cases of hydrophobia"
The statement of Mr.. Mcclure as to
the watchfulness of peacocks was borne
out by numerous Howard county farm
ers, among the number being County
Commissioners Hess, Dorsey and Smith,
and James L. Hobbs, who superintends
the farming operations of Senator Cor
man. Mr. Hobbs stated that he long ago
discovered what excellent protection pea
cocks afford about a place, and down at
the senator's farm he keeps six or eight OF
them to guard the premises So it ap-
pears that peacocks are useful as we'll as
ornamental.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-01-16
WOMAN BURIED WHILE ALIVE.
Warsaw Excited Over the PecuIfnr
Case of Countess POIocISn.

painful sensation has been caused by the
alleged burying alive Of a prominent society
woman the Countess Helena Polocira ,ybo
died December % and was inferred on the fol
lowing day, at Warsaw. Persistent rlmors were
circulated that the countess was not dead but
merely IN state of catalepsy, and her family
in order to prove this statement baseless had
the body exhumed yesterday, when II was
found that It did not bear the appearance Of a
corpse ana that there was no sign of putre-
faction The body was then removed 70 Tho
family mansion. where It is being watched
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-01-16
No LegncY for Her-

nttie girl wished TO prepare n gift for her
sanity grandmother, and was allowed 10 do 40
uhasslsted IL proved 10 be a cardboard motto
selected by herself and bore I'm scarlet ,vo,std
go and sin no more."-Tld-Bits.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-01-16
OIdest wooden nuiIding

The Oldest wooden building in the world is
said to be the church at Borgund, in Norway
1t was built in the eleventh century, and has
been protected by frequent coatings OF pitch
1t is built of pine and in fantastic Roman
esQue design.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-01-16

There are said TO be In Micbigar v,ht.a
cedar shingles now doing good service on roofs
in that state that have been In nm e,,nos,,re
and wear for IS years. f'7'' g
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1897-07-14
ASSESSORS CUT VALUES.
THERE WILL BE A DECREASE IN
VALUE OF CITY PROPERTY.
Many Former Assessments Are Being
Reduced, While Only a Few
Are Raised.

The city assessors haven't much faith
in the coming of that wave of Mckinley
prosperity which is to engulf the coun-
try, and are valuing the taxable property
of Dawson just as if nothing had been
heard of such prOmi ses.
While the assessors have not near COM
pleted their work enough is known to
warrant the statement that there will be
a decrease in the aggregate valuation of
the taxable property in Dawson this
year. The assessors say this themselves.
They claim that they are finding good
deal of pro pertY that has been assessed
too high heretofore, and in all such
instances they are making reductions.
Some property, the assessors believe, has
not heretofore paid it's full quota to the
revenue of the city, and when this is
found former assessments are raised.
There is not enough of this class, how
ever, to offset the reductions that are be-
ing made.
The assessors are thorough in heir
work this year, and will do much to-
wards equalizing taxes. They are re-
quiring every taxpayer to come before
them and make a schedule of their pos
sessions and swear to it. If they believe
any returns have been made too low
the assessors investigate them, and if
developments warrant it increase the
valuation.
So far nearly every property owner
and the assessors have been able to
reach an agreement, and this year there
will very proably be less complaint than
ever before to TIE council from taxpayers
who feel that their property has been
valued too high.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1897-07-14
LOCAL TAXATION FOR
COUNTRY SCHOOLS.
MOVEMENT ON FOOTTO UNITE CITY
AND COUNTY SCHOOLS
Under One General system and Sup
port Them by Taxation. Bill
to BE Introduced.

A movement is on foot, backed by
County School Commissioner Witch
ard and other prominent men, to estab-
lish a local system of scho Is for Terrell
county.
1t is asserted that a bill with that end
in view will be introduced at the next
meeting of the legislature.
The plan, as The News learns it, is to
merge the present city system for Daw
son into a general system for the county,
have one superintendent for all the
schools and maintain them by local tax
alton for at least eight months of each
year.
The advocates OF a public school sys-
tenn for the county contend that it would
require only small amount more Of
funds t. run schools for the whole cOuu-
ty under that system than is expended
now, and that the results would be much
more satisfactory. They claim also that
the schools will be better organized, that
better teacher, will be secured, that
property will be enhanced in value and
as a result taxes will be no higher than
now.
On the other hand, there are those
who will oppose the move .nent. They
contend that taxes are already much too
high, thai we have a fairly good system
OF schools and that those who want the
schools should b. willing to pay for
them and not subject all to the increased
burden imposed by higher taxes.
THE News does not know what the
outcome of the movement will be, but
in the meantime the discussion will wax
warm. We await more information on
on the subject. If it is a better and
cheaper school system, everything con-
sdered, than we now have it should be
adopted, but if not it is pot what is
wan ed.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1897-07-14
Dawson Furnishes the Batteries.

Dawson Buys are playing with for other
towns, Will Kenny and Harry Query
were the battery for the Brentwood team
in game at Rchland Friday, and the
result was disastrous to the Richland
team, the score being II to 9 favor of
BTonwood. In game between Richland
and Lumpkin Kenny aud Query We're
again victorious, the score showing 10 to
3 in favor of Richland. Montezuma
played at Cuthbert yesterday, and Daw-
son furnished the b .tteries for both
teams-kenny and Query playing with
Mou.ezuma and Seay and McNuIty with
Cl!hbert.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1897-07-14
MONARCHS CONQUER ALBANY.
Dawson Wins Game of Ran From the Arr
tesian City by Score of to 3.

tesian City by Score OF D to -
The Albany base ball team crossed
bats with the Monarchs on the home
diamond Monday afternoon, and, as us
ual, the home team scored a decisive
victory.
The game was an unusually quick
and snappy one, and is considered the
best played here this season. Every
point was contested with vim
and energy, but errors played con-
spicuous part in the game and both
sides made plays that could have prov
en- fatal. There was some pretty work
done by both Dawson and Albany,
which greatly oyerbalanced the errors
made, and at the conclusion of the
ninth inning the score was to 3
the smallest ever made on the local
diamond.
The Tigers will go down to Shellman
this afternoon to play a game with the
ball team Of that place. The Cuthbert
team is expected in Dawson Friday to
cross bats with the Tigers.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1897-07-14

Cotton Seed HullS.
Call on G. q. Lewis when you want
Cotton Seed Hulls.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1897-07-14
GUARDS READY TO GO.
They VIII Leave Next Monday for the
St. SimOns Encampment.

The Dawson Guards, accompanied
by their sponsors and a number of
friends, will leave over the Georgia
and Alabama next Monday for st. ST.
mons Island, where they will go in
camp for a week with the Fourth Geor-
gia Regiment.
The company will so about forty
strong, and there will go with them
ten or twelve citizens and ladies.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1897-07-14
COMMITTEE FROM THE COUNCIL.
Aldermen Dean and Rainey to Confer With
Commissioners Carver and Harris.


In compliance with the request of
the county commissioners Mayor
CheaUham has appointed a commit
tee from the city council to confer with
Commissioners Carver and Harris, a
committee from the commissioners.
about the proposed dispensary bill.
The committee appointed by the may
is composed Of Aldermen Rainey and
Dean.
The commissioners want to arrange
the details of the bill before adver-
Using it, and want the assistance Of
the council in dong so.
The two committees will confer be-
fore the August meeting of the com
missi0ners.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1897-07-14
JOhnSOn'S Chill and Fe-
yer Tonic is a ONE-DAY
Cure. ID cures the most
stubborn case of Fever in
"a Hours.
THEY COME AND GO.
A Review of the Movements of People
You Know.

You Know.
Editor and Mrs. j. E. Brown, of New
nan, and Editor and Mrs. J. A Fouche.
of NcDOnough, have been visiting Mr..
and Mrs. B. II. Brown, parents of Mr..
Brown and Mrs. Fouche. They left
Monday afternoon for Cuthbert to attend
the annual convention of the weekly
press association.
Mr.. Nathan Cook and daughter, Mag
gle, of Dawson, came down last Friday
to visit Mrs, J. w. McLendon. They re-
NAMED until Tuesday, and then, to the
regret of their Blakely friends, took their
departure for home.-Early County
News.
Herod was represented in Dawson last
week by Misses Mamie Harris, Mamie
Quailes and Ruby McLain. These young
ladies always receive a glad welcome in
Dawson.
Mrs. D. J. Woolbright and family, of
Hustle, are Spending some time with
Mrs. WoOlbrights mother, Mrs. J. NJ.
Balkcom, in Quitman county.
Mr.. S. Alesker has been at Camilla
since Monday looking after the Bee
Hives branch store. He will leave in
few days for the eastern markets.
Professor William K. Pilsbury will
leave today to visit his brother, Judge
j. B. Pilsbury, in Americus, and Rev.
Or. Scruggs in Savannah.
Mr., w. Il. Davis, of D avis & Dozier,
and Mr.. F. E. Clark, of the Fair, left for
New York Monday to buy fall and win
ter goods for their firms.
MIR, and Mrs. E. E. Cheatham, of Sa-
vannah, have been in Dawson several
days visiting Mr.. Cheatham' S sister, Mrs.
A. j. Carver, Jr.
The Misses Harrington cf Macon, who
were guests of Mrs. T. II. Thurmond,
have gone to Georgetown to visit Miss
Ellen Gibson.
Miss Lucy Hass, of Herod, who has
been visiting Misses Mamie and Nav
Hill in Quitman county, has returned
home
Tax Collector Stewart of Macon coun-
ty is visiting the family of his brother
in-law, Mr.. A. w. Fleming, near Daw-
son.
Miss Myra Westbrook returned home
yesterday from a pleasant visit to
friends in Dawson AmericuS Recorder.
Miss Jim Mae Seay left Monday for
Cuthbert as the representative Of THE
News at the press convention.
Mr.. J. A. Shields, the merchant prince
of the Plains, has been in Dawson sever
al DAYS visiting his mother
-,
Mr; ana MIS- UahnoWay, OF Albany,
a nave oeeh < uesCS oI Ihe Iamily OF MI ..
o. LoWrey tor several days.
Mrs. j. T. McGin went to Cuth-
bert Monday with Editors Brown and
Fouche and their families.
Misses Srsia etovors and poo,I p.od
lev left for Monticello Fla MONDAY "a
,,iSit frio+,dI 01''0' '''' -'ioH'"y ~
Miss Meta Kendrick went down 70
GuCnOe III Nj naay afternoon TO VISIT MISS
AuUlG w Dllill,
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1897-07-14
Caught 500 Fish.

A few days ago Messrs. Frank Mas
,Jorthy, G. A. Bell, Ed Bell and Otis
Thornton of Dawson and DR.. w. E. Lun-
dy of Chickasawhatchee went down to
Pine Island, the place made historic as
the home of the Creek Indians years
ago, on fishing expedition. They CAM
ed two days and caught 600 fish.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1897-07-14
VIII Elect Teachers.

The board Of public school commits
sioners will meet again next Monday for
the purpose of e'ecting faculty for the
public schools for another year. The
election will doubtless occur this time,
as it is understood that superintendent
Wright will be ready to make nomiua-
tions. There will he four or FIVE changes
in the faculty..
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1897-07-14

Pure, rich blood feeds The nerves. Tha
is why Hood Sarsaparilla, the .grea
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1897-07-14

DR.. j. n. Stapleton of Brentwood was
in Dawson Monday, and said that a very
large majority of his people favor the
diSpensary movement. DR.. Stapleton is
member of the Brentwood council. and
1T is very probable that at the next meet
ing of that body a resolution will be
adopted requesting the representatives
to pass the dIspensary bill. If the
measure goes through Bronwood vii.
not want a dispensary.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1897-07-14

Burning, itching skin diseases instantly
relieved by DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve,
unequaled for cuts, bruises, burns. 1t
heals without leaving a scar,
SALE-DAvIS DRUG Co.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1897-07-14

Cascarets stimulate liver, kidneys and
bowels. Never sicken, weaken or grippe
1Oc
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1897-07-14

Use none but McLain's Tasteless Chill
and Fever Tonic
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1897-07-14
VIRGINIA COLLEGE
For YOUNG LADIES, Roanoke Va.

Opens Sept. g. 1897. One of the
leading Schools for Young Ladies in
South. Magnificent building, all mod
ern improvements. Campus ten acres.
Grand mountain scerery in Valley of
Virginia, famed for health. European
and American teachers. Full course.
Superior advantages in art and music i.
Students from twenty states. For cat.
alogues address the president,
MATTE 7. HARRIS.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-10-21
Fish Outlets.

Ingredients. A pound cooked fish,
one-half pound boiled potatoes, an egg, a
teaspoonful anchovy essence, frying fat,
an ounce butter, teaspOonful chopped
parsley, one-half gill milk, pepper and
salt, bread crumbs
Method. Any remains of cold fish
can be used; also any cold potatoes left
from the previous day. If you have
neither, you must use fresh fish and po-
tatoes for the purpose. Free the fish
from skin and bones, break it into flakes
and rub the potatoes through u wire
sieve Mix fish and potatoes together
and season with pepper and salt, add
the butter (melted), the parsley, anchovy
essence and milk. Beat the mixture
over the fire until quite hot, beat up the
egg and add half of it to the mixture,
mix well and turn out on a plate to
cool. When cold, make it into small
outlet shapes, egg, bread crumb and fry
the outlets in hot fat. A little flour may
be used for shaping the outlets. Dish
up, the small end upward, stick small
piece of parsley stalk in each end, some
fresh parsley in center and serve.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-10-21
A Good Annetita

"a good appetite is sauce for poor
food, F." according to the old adage, but a
voracious appetite might be both incon-
venient and expensive. If man were
built on the same lines as a caterpillar,
the whole round earth would shortly
become a desert waste. This small crea-
ture will i'll the course of four or five
weeks eat more than 5000 times its
weight in food. An adult human being
must have most excellent appetite to
consume within three months time an
amount of food that will equal his own
weight. A few persons eat more than
this, but by far the greater number take
less. An estimate of the food consump-
ton of the world would show a general
average far below these figures. The
majority of persons get food enough to
satisfy their cravings, but there is "a
very considerable minority that scarce
ly knows what it is to be free from the
pangs Of hunger. New York Ledger.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-10-21
HUMOR OF THE HOUR.

A short time ago an old darky who
had been a frequenter Of the hustings
court for years was before that court AS
prisoner. His face was AS serious as
If he knew that the sentence of death
was to be pronounced upon him. When
the evidence was given in, the judge
questioned him as follows:
"Old man, have you lawyer?''
With a look of abiect pity on his face
and silent plea for mercy depicted in
his countenance and just such as had
often moved his old master to forgive
ness when he had been caught in some
mischief he said
"Nor, sub. l amt got no lawyer,
cause / didn't hab no money for to git a
lawyer wild. F"
"Well, what have you got to say for
YOURSELF" asked the Judge.
II amt got nothin to say, sub, 'cep'n
to jes' throw myself on the ig'nunce o.
de cote. Washington Post.