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The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-09-18

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The times., 1897-09-19
On General PrincinIes.

1t LOOKS very much as if the Versailles
general principles. Certain papers, how
ever, are inisinterpreting theaffair. They
are referring to 1t as a case of lvnching
for mere petty larceny. This is not ex-
actly according to facts. The men hanged
were members of ii regularly organized
gang Of ruffians W no had been terrorizing
the entire countryside for a long time.
TheT were caught redhanded, and when
the citizens Of the towns which had been
quivering under the infliction of them,
found that the mep who had been placing
old German women on red hot stoves t.
make them tell where their little boards
of money were, who had been torturing
old men in unprotected houses for Ike
purpose, and " no had been lying In wait
for farmers returning from market, so
that they might safely rob and MAIN
their victims-when they found that these
men had actually been caught, they came
and killed them. Indiana citizens in gen
eral have not spared their denunciations
OF the lawless act, and the governor has
spoken in no uncertain tones his disap-
proval of the affair. But under ordinary
law these men could only be sentenced
TO a term Of Imprisonment, after which
they would emerge and go on with their
mora 90 rI1- than
There are districts here and there In
the North which are infested by Just such
men. Barns are burned, cattle are killed
or haInstrung, women are terrorized, now
and then a man is tortured and robbed,
OF somebody mvsteriously killed. Unless
these racals actually murder somebody, they
get only Imprisonment for any of their
crimes, even if they are convicted; and
it is almost impossible 60 catch them.
Everybody feels morally certain when a
poor man comes out and finds his only
horse or COW dead in the stable, OF hatf
his years crop Of fruit gone or his barn
heap Of ashes, that it is due TO one
OF the gang, but Which one, is the
question. And every man knows, too, that
IL he makes move toward having the
guilty man run down, he will have all
the rest of the gang dogging him till
they get their revenge, and there is no
knowing what they Will do to him. This
is no fancy picture. 1t is actually the
fact in counties here and there, all over
the country. Women keep their children
indoors, or within sight, and have big
dogs about the house, men watch their
gardens and are handy with shotgrns; but
the only way in which these men, who
are murderers when they dare, and pro
fessional criminals always, can be pun
ishcd, under the laws of most States, is
by short term of Imprisonment. The
law generally is not made more severe
because these districts are not very com.
mon. One OF them evidently existed
The times., 1897-09-19
Mr.. Hnnna,s War Record.

A war record is one of the noblest
things which rising politician can have
TO his credit. Every yonng man should
remember this. and il there is the shadow
of the ghost of q chance of his having
been connected with the army, he should
bring it out, and polish it up, aud make
the best OF 1t. No matter if he joined n
regiment at the very fag end Of the
racks; no matter if he only smelt the
Smell of battle luxuriously from afar, it
all counts. This has long been well
established truth. and in the main, IL is
o great truth, for surely a man who once
rsked his life for his country win gladly
serve her in The piping times of peace.
But it has been left for Grover Cleva-
land and Marcus A. Hanna to evolve
new sort Of war record out of the gray
matter of their combined huge brains
Mr.. Cleveland did not so to the war, but
he paid a substitute. The substitute got
the fighting, and the sweat and racket, and
Sf3 month, and Mr.. Cleveland got the
credit. Nobody knows who the subs titute
was, but everybody knows that Mr.. Cleve
land sent one.
that Mr.. Hanna now rummages around for
his war record. Mr. Hanna goes to Il
banquet of the G. A X. in Buffalo, at
which the President sits at the head Of
tile table. The President has a perfect
right to be there, because he enlisted as n
private and served through the entire four
years. right where the fighting was served
hot shot and hot coffee iInpartially, as he
was Private Mckinley, or took his turn
at cooking for his mess. The G. A. K
rises up a. one old soldier and greets Mr..
Hanna witt shouts, and the President Of
the Uuited states rushes forward and hugs
him. Mr. Hanna beams ana feels happy.
Now, what did Mr.. Hanna do TO pro-
luce this remarkable result. 70 be welcomed
ia joyful and loud tones and to be hugged
publicly by the President? he was not
q battle-scarred veteran, as the editors
are fond of saying while the compositors
are equally fond OF leaving out one in
the word scared" He was neither
scared nor scared ON this occasion. On
inquiry of an eager correspondent the great
Republican boss produced his war record,
shining and clean, as If it had never been
used. Mr. Hanna sent two substitutes TO
the war, He went Mr. Cleveland on.
better.
The times., 1897-09-19
sUNDAY. sEPrEMBER rs. 1se7.
Prepare Tor News

The situation in Cuba warrants us in
predicting that there Will be sensations
before many weeks have passed. Can
tain General weyler practically has aban
doned the eastern provinces Of the island.
and as witndra wing his troops thence To
protect Havana. How much reason ther,
may be for the fear and desperation
that notoriously affect the Spanish com.
5naDder at the present time, 1T would he
impossible TO say. The understanding in
his capital is that Gen. Gomez has received
such valuable aid from recent expedl-
tions that he is able TO attempt final
blow, and TO meet weyler in the open field
for an ultimate settlement.
There is little doubt that WevIer thinks
10. All his movements for two weeks
past indicate that he apprehends a serious
movement in force, and that it VIII be
grave enough matter 10 employ all the
troops he can concentrate TO meet t..
The chance that the army of the Cuban
republic may be in position 10 drive the
spaniards from the country, is something
that is not escaping the attention of our
Government. Such possibility would
greatly interfere with the financial plans
that have been entered into with a view
10 terminating the war. The present Ad-
I.sinistratiUn is not one to sit calmly by and
contemplate such eventuallties as are likely
20 come in Cuba. The logic of the current
situation points too strongly TO Cuban in
dependence for that. Probably it would
not be q wild assumption to say tina t tll..
day Of American intervention is at hand.
Exactly what official form that interven-
ton may take is a matter that We cannot
safely prognosticate. But the war and
devastation in Cuba have gone 10 such
lengths, and have produced such fright.
ful results to American interests and prop
erty, that we do not believe Mr.. Mckinley
longer can Withstand the urgent demands
Of the business interests
AS usual, it is not question of PATRIOT
ism, OF liberty or OF humanity; it is one
OF london, New York and New England
interest in Spanish Cuban bonds and sugar
estates. That being the fact, there are
sound reasons for thinking that the Gov
eminent viii act.
The times., 1897-09-19
American Levity.

They have an interesting little custom
in Germany, of settingparticularIyo offensive
prisoners 10 picking oakum in solitary con-
| finenent. little while ago young
some articles making fun OF the follles of
the court. His remarks made the people
in high places squirm. The police had
more or less trouble finding out who he
was, AMI when they did flnd out they
took him 10 court, aud he was sentenced
TO three months of Imprisonment, dur.
ing which time be sTent twelve hours
a day picking oakum- The nervous strain
Of this nronotonous employment, when pur-
sued all alone, is something terrible. When
the youhg man came out he was ph ysical
and mental wreck, and the doctors say tina
there is absolutely no hope for him. He
goes about picking invisible oakum ia
the air.
Some people think that American new3-
papers are too sarcastic aud frivolous in
distressing the sauits and follies Of those
IN high places. But whcu we reflect upon
the probable freedom OF mind of the Berlin
Journalist we are glad we can make fun
OF anything we please ia this country
within reasonable grounds. a good en-
gine Of ndicule trained in the right di
rection is one "i the best atmospheric puri
fiers in the world. Guod-natured fun
doesn't hurt = good man, and it sroils the
flavor of abuses. If men are not allowed
70 make fun they fennent inside, ana
spoil, and they are not good for human
natures daily mental food at all Fun
is one of the saving influences of life.
Whatever eXtravagances we Americans
may be guilty OF, we can keep our balance
Sd long as re can see the humorous side
of ourselves. Your crank is a man who
cannot laugh. He thinks the sun, moon
and stars revolve around him, AMI he feels
iDsulted If any enc thinks that is funny
There is a spice Of absurdity in every one
Of US, and so long as our fun is not mean
or base, or harming any tlefense!ess thing
so long as weoLly ysr.ile good na tured smie
at ouI OWE inconsstencies-w are ali
right. 1t is That ancient humor which
''chucAles through. our deepest ire The
peculiar strength of the American-the
thing winch saves him in his Wild expert
men tatioRs 10 TN known pathways of
ethics and economics, is that same fun
The cynic devil in his blood
That bids him mock his hurrying soul.
So, when lie stumbles and falls in a
headlong attempt TO make the condition
fit the theory. he can pick himself up and
laugh at himself little, and begin ali
over egar. Long live American funl
The times., 1897-09-19

ping and hopping that way" explained
the GEAR old lady to her companion. "bur
CONT think it's fitting fer the 1rfnciDaI
lady" -
The leading lady Of the Cripple Creek
meodrama came in not long afterward.
and fniled the wiles OF the villain and
used long dictionary words in defense IF
her lover The dear old Iady's ewes grew
round and big with interest; she admired
tile white silk gown OF the heroine with
all her might.
Yes said she, with a long sigh OF
satisfaction, after the curtain went down.
that is what l call good moral, i'm
prOvin' play
At the door she met her son. who had
Jist come in during the last act Her
glowing euconiuius caused MIN 10 revIs.,
his somewhat moderate commendatiun OF
the DieiOdTenla, and praise it IN a way
tnat be usually reserved for his pet PLAYS
as for The Little Minister" he had 10
get that up from what the dear old
lady said and what he could find in the
program He wound up with a piece OF
solemn advice to the star that she CON
fine her talents thenoeforth TO society
plays and the legitimate, and let gvpsy
and hoyden parts go.
'NUw, what on earth is the matter
with the dramatic man on tire Mo0n?''
said the press agent wrathfuIIy, crush
ing the paper in fierce grip u thought
he knew what acting was. How does
be expect girl TO play the part OF a
gypsy IN white satin opera cloak and
trained dress and diamonds?r
The wicked young man WHO had been
let into the secret whistIed as he read
the two CRITICISMS. Then ne grin,.ed in
q sly manner.
OF all the people who read and Won
dered over that remark able criticism which
expressed shocked amazement that any
such character as that of a gynsy efrl
should have been introduced on the stage.
very few knew Just what the matter
was The young man who had reported
the melodrama understood; and so did
the frien'lS to whom he told the story.
The rest of the public thought the reliable.
dramatic man of the Evening Moon must
have been OIL small bat, and wanted 10
redeem: himself by being extra virtuous and
discriminating in his next days opinions.
The times., 1897-09-19

Mr.. Hanna's coal mines, or most of them,
have gone into blast again. From all ac-
counts, his diggers do not return to their
studies with any great amount Of en-
thusiasm. This is strange, because Mr.
Hanna himself has been frank enough to
say that from his mothers breast he has
been labor's best and most exclusive friend.
Incidentally we may be excused for re-
located in Wall street, gives every evI.
dence of rich output in 1898, not to say
anything about 1900.
The times., 1897-09-19
HoNoRING A CORONATION.
Tribute TO the Growing of Queen
Wilheimina.

Ans,er dam Sept 18.-The pro-
gram OF the festivities in celebration of the
coronation OF Queen wilhelmina. which " i'll
take place IN September, 1893. has been
issued.
The city viii be en- fete for three days.
The leaoing features of the celebration
viii he an allegorical procession OF the
labor unions, gaia night at the theaters
illuninatinns and fireworks. There VIII
he three exhibitions, one of objects con
nected With the house of Orange. and al.
other of works OF Rembrandt, while the
third Will consist of national costumes,
All the communities Connected with home
navigation will send decorated vessels TO
Amsterdam, the crews OF wlAch viii be
attired in local costumes.
The times., 1897-09-19
Disappearing Arts.

In this Plebeiah age the disappearance of
any beautiful thing or custom is a matter
of deep regret. The old-time usages con
tained much that v as bad, and many beau
tiful customs could only be conserved
through the crushing down Of some class
or race. Let such things go They VIII
be succeeded 10y better ways
But there are some Of the old Industries
which are worth preserving, because, once
gone, they cannot be initiated or replaced
We are wont TO sigh over the lost arts OF
the ancients that were handed down
through a limited class OF workers. and
disappeared with their lives from the
world. But there are things just as pre-
cious which can be preserved, In our own
time, with a little care.
Competent authorities tell us that the
weaving Of the Navajo blankets, uneuualed
for beauty ard durability, is fast becom
ing lost art. The blankets now woven
are made Of inferior materials, and the
Indian girls are being taught the arts OF
civilization, so-caIled, and losing their skill
at the work Of their grandmothers. The
beautiful beadwork and carving once done
by many Indian tribes is also disappear-
ing. These things ought not TO be. WHY
should not the Indian girl learn to weave
and TO embroider in the quaint Indian
feshion, preserving sill the rude, quaint
beauty Of the old designs things which
cen no more be initiated by an alien race
than can the japanese work? These curios
VIII be worth their weight in gold by and
hy, If the Women who used to make them
die and leave no SUCCESSORS, and even now
there would be a market for them which
would make such an industry profitable.
Why should Indian girls not do these
things rather than become dressmakers,
sppT entices. or cooks, or workers among
the ranks Of poorly paid women who strug-
gle for place in our hustling civilization
Why should they not preserve their own
traditions, their own arts, and their own
life, just as far es possible? Why should
not the graduates of Carlisle, or the In
dian boy or gin who receives an educa-
The times., 1897-09-19

tion at some Eastern institution. take up
this work. not teaching that the Indian
customs must all be given up, but trying
TO preserve them and give them a place
in our nationatlife? The educated Indian
knows the folk lore and traditions of his
people Is nc other man can; and in all
ages the best songs and stories have come,
not from man of an alien race. writ
Ing from the outside, but from the man
who is born of the life which he describes,
Who voices sentiments which he himself
has felt. One OF these days, if the re-
morseieSs and greedy spirit of the Anglo
Saxon does not insist upon shaping all
mankind in his pattern, the best Indian
history viii be written by the educated
Indian, anc the best Southern dialect
song and story by the educated negro.
Tie heaven of education English ducation
has only had one generation in which
to Work. wait for the next.
The times., 1897-09-19
SIGNS OF THE TIMES.

Inquiring Reader: The specimen of lam
guage you sent has been submitted to n
expert, who gave his opinion only after
careful study. The words shrdlik1u- -hrel-
homn Ell! are not ancient japanese, OF
Chilkat, or Kamtschatkan. They are limo
type.
1t takes a wise nan to distinguish be-
tween the things women viii put up with
fer the sake of peace and the things they
really like.
What was the matter with that man
they caught in the woods?''
They said he looked suspicious
'Humphl think if you saw a big crowd
OF men coming at you with clubs and re-
volvers you would look suspicious"
Between Klondike and the Luetgert trial
the modern journalism shines with rather
bOny light.
The times., 1897-09-19
THE MCKINLEY FAMILY TREE.
1t Continues TO Flourish Under the
Sun of Official Patronage.

sun OF Official Patronage.
Despite the prolonged era of anti-p pros
perity that has not improved during the
Hanna Administration, President McKin-
ley's family tree is flourishing far beyond
the record Of the green bay species. The
most notable instances of nepotisIn since
the days when John Adams appointed his
own son, John Quincy Adams, minister to
the Netherlands, are furnished by Mr.. Nc
Kinley. Nc other President ever had so
much confidence in the abilities of his own
family, except the first Adams.
Since the Presidents return from his
vacation, when he had time to think OF
his family affairs. two more relatives have
hecn given fat positions.
Unlike the elder Adams, Mr.. Mckinley
has not appointed son to any office, be-
cause he has no son; but Frederick E.
Mckinley, d nephew, will henc efnrth be
receiver of public moneys at Guthrie, Okla.
This is cat place, and the aspirants for
it all claim that it has been given to a
lean incumbent.
The appointment OF Cousin Osborne Nc
Kinley as consul general to London and
that of Uncle Renjamin Mckinley as as
sistant postmaster at San Francisco, We're
two more made within the past day or
two that certainly have very Interesting
Inside histories.
The first of these two is Nephew Nc
Kinley, who has been made postmaster
at Moline, H. Representative Prince
worked hard in that district during the
campaign, and 1t was a nip-and-tuck
fight in a doubtful State, which should
have gone for Bryan. Representative
Prince therefore, expected to have his ia
yorite nomination go through with Is
abundance Of Endorsement. But the Con
gressmans candidate had the misfortune
t. live in city where there was d rela-
tive OF the President, and the Congress
man was politely but firmly requested To
permit the Executives family tree 20
flourish, and the nephew was appointed.
The last contribution to nepotism is an
other nephew who is co have one of the
best Federal positions ut Columbus, Ohio.
But this process of famlyism is limited
in Mr.. McKiniey's case on acco unit of tie
paucity OF material. Nephews, cousins,
uncles, ct cetera, are getting scarce. Yet
there has been a graft made to supply the
deficiency in the tree. Vice President Ho-
bart furnishes IL with his brother Edward
F. Hobart, VINO has been III ade receiver Of
public moneys in New Mexico. How far
this new graft may extend or how many
more CRAFTS may be made in extending
tile system OF nepotism cannot easily be
calculated There are the Hanna contin
gent, the Speaker or the House. and the
chairmen of many committees yet To hear
from. They al have sons, nephews, uncles,
nieces, cousins, aunts and daughters.
With tine revision OF the civil service
that is taking place, there may be sev
eral revelations after the President returns
from his next vacation which takes place
in few days.
The times., 1897-09-19
The PnInr prnhIem

We are extremely interested in the re
port that Prof. Andree's balloon has been
seen in the neiglborhood Of KrasnoyaTsk Il
in Eastern Siberia. Not so much because
the fact, if il be a fact, Is Indicative of
the failure or gallant enterprise, as
because the adventure itself was some
thing TO be admired. OF all the things that
we do not know as yet about the con
stitution of the sphere which We inhabir.
the two poles represent the most com.
plete and interesting mysteries. During
at least century, millions of money and
number of valuable lives have been
sacrificed in the effort to locate and
analyze them. Sir John Ross, Sir John
Franklin, Lieut.. schwatka, and Gen.
Greely have emphasized he importance, as
wei as the frightful dangers of the problem;
and what have their labor, pains, and, In
instances. deaths, amounted to?
Is it not desirable that this craze to
reach tEe poles should terminate? What
do we want with them, anyway? What
economic, geographic or any other thing
or interest viii be advanced by the fact OF
somebody's finding the point where the
earth's axis is supposed to protrude? The
magnetic pole is known not to be
there. What will the explorers do with
the geographic pole when they find it, if
ever they should do so?
1t would be much better for people to
bother themselves with squaring the circle
The times., 1897-09-19
onr Popularity Abroad.

tFrom the New York Tribune-)
There are two spots on the globe whers
found the United States 20 be .he most
idolized nation On EARTH said Philip
LowdUn, a traveller from Sydney, n. s. W
to reporter at the Riggs House. ION nv
way to America 1 stopped some days a5
Samoa and also at Honolulu In both coun-
tries the feeling toward the Yankee race
is of the warInest character. In Samoa
the people hate the Germans with absolute
GetestatiOn, as they have never forgotten
or forgiven their hombardment by the Ger
man war vessels. In Honolulu I strongly
suspect that the eXtravagant prOtestations
of affection toward this country are based
on the desire for annexation. The control
ling element is simply crazy to be annexed
to the United States 1 thought that if L
lived there would feel the same way. Tn
doubtedly 1T will be great thing for the
Hawailans TO come under the protection
OF the Stars and Stripes. While it may be
a good thing for your country to appro-
pirate the islands, the benefits are 100 to
1 greater on the other side
The times., 1897-09-19
The Iieut.-aovernor of New Yori,
tFrom the New York World

(From the New York World
what are you going TO do with Worth?''
Lieut.. Gov. Woodruff was asked yester
dav.
TIE other day" he replied ''the state
mens was made in your paper that after
rising in the morning put on waiStcoat
and went out. Permit me- to remark that
the description was altogether too n,eag ger
for decency."
The lieutenant governor was evidently
annoyed He neglected to rebuke one of
his typewriters who had stopped iabbng
at the keys This shows how upset he
was
You must leave something to the inn
agination''- began the reporter in a
eoncihatory tone. Mr.. Woodruff inter
rupted him.
"Thnt's the very thing don't want to
do" he cried. 1.-THE idea of trusting TO
the imug ugination in such delicate Iuatterl
What do you suppose the select set in
AIbaEy and on the Heights win think?
/ really think you ought to correct it,"
Nobody would think Ill of you who
hadn't wheels
"Ah, now that is taking an unfair ad.
vantage of me. Dc you know whenever /
in the park. What wheel do you ride?
But don't tell me. for l can't bear any
body Who doesn't ride my favorite.
1T really hurts me to see a poor wheel
| feel as felt when an album was pre-
sented TO me by a delegation and there
were cries of 'Speechl Speechl'. 1 opened
the album to get an inspiration and
saw two lines that read something like
this
Was i'm Leben unS verdrieSst,
Man i'm Bilde germ geniesst.
Il translated it i'll my own way and
talked TO the people on that line. You
must pardon HE for declining to explain
what the line was There are some things
that stab like a knife when recalled"
''In the matter of waistcoats would like
to ask.
Certainly, and I am Coming to that.
Now, have more waistcoats guess, than
nybody else ON earth. At least, if you
know of anybody who has any more please
tell me and VIII increase my supply in
s.ant!y.
But, confilentially, do you know that
waistcuats are just little disappointing?
For instance, you can't wear really rice
one Dn a wheel for fear Of getting it
battered, and it's natural for man to
grow as fond of his waistcoats as if they
were children.
"A t least, that's the way they appea!
to me-"
Now, about this man Worth. WHAT
There won't be any Worth when we get
through with him, so we can't talk about
Worth because it isn't Worth while. A
pun, see? Ia! hal''