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The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-06-26
Exciting Debate.

An exciting debate marked the con-td
Grafton OF the wool schedule which began
in the senate Tuesday. IL Developed tir,t
in a serious disagreement on the rrpub
lican side and lei to warm personal *
change between senators Carter Of Mon
tana and Foraker OF Ohio on one hand
and Senator Allison of Iowa, in charge IL
the bill, on the other. Senator Foraker
asserted that an agreement concerning
rates on woods was being violated, tnd
that under the circumstances every son
ator would be- free to act for him ,elt
Senator Allison. with great yehemrncr
declared that he could not be- driven Nv
threats. Senator Carter, who had aroused
the storm. endeavOTed TO have the para
graphs relating to carpet woods 70 over
with view TO securing some united &C.
ton; but Senator Vest, in an irunirnl
speech. objected 10 delaying the era 1T
prosperity and postpouing the publc bu,
mess while republican senator's held a
caucus. Senator Teller also spoke again II
delay, and took occasion to say he would
never vote for the bill unless the obi
tionable features were eliminated.
Aside from this stormy interruption
fair progress was made on the wool
schedule. The duty on first class wool
was agreed to at 10 cent. per pouu
and on second class wool at II cents.
which is between the house and senate
rates in each ease. The rates on third
class wool went over, Most ct the
other amendments related 10 the ,la.-i
fcation Of woods On one Of the amend
ments Senator Jones spoke against the
entire schedule n severely oppressive Ia
consumers Of wooden goods.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-06-26
To Protect Hides

The republican senators decided in can.
cns Thursday night, by u vote II - 10 H..
to sustain the action u the finance com
mittee in placing a duty upon hides. but
did not pass upon the question II the
amount Of the duty imposed The com
mIttee was also sustained in the rate fixed
upon imported wrapper tobacco. The only
other disputed questions considered were
watches and watch jewels. and upon thc.c
the Conittee was reversed, the house tt,.4
being accepted on watches. and watch
jewels being made free. While the dia.
cussion was spirited at times. the meeting
was without especial Incident. The great
or part Of the time was given to the
proposition to fix duty on hides. sem.
tor Lodge led the contest against the ac.
ton Of the finance committee in taking
hides from the free list and was seconded
by Senators Hoar, Plntt. Spooncr and 9th.
ers, while Senators Nelson. Allison. Wa.
rem and Gear spoke for the duty.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-06-26

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The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-12-18
POPULAR SCIENCE.
NV suNs1RoKE THEoRY.

II IL IA Result of Years OF study and
Experiment.
A new theory has been advanced by
DR.. Ira Van Gieson, director of the New
York Pathological institute, in ex-
PLANTATION Of sunstroke. The discovery
is the result of years of Investigation
and experiment. The doctor believes
that death in cases of sunstroke does
not result from ~overheating of the.
blood, but that the suns rays destroy
certain nerve cells and generate an
'.auto-toxic" poison, which resembles
the venom of a rattlesnake in its eff
fects. The purple, swollen face of a
victim of sunstroke, the enfeebled heart
action, an occurrence of death within
an hour or two, convince him hat 'it
is beyond question the most brilliant.
straightforward example of an acute,
virulent poison, originating within the
body, which acts most rapidly and,vio-
lently upon the nervous system It
first strikes the ganglion cells which
operate the heart. Degeneration then
progresses with lightning speed. When
the poison attacks the brain the cortical
cells are destroyed. If the sufferer in
suchan instance should not die his mind
is generally more or less, affected. It is
said that only a slight change is nee
essary to transform the fluids and It's
sues of the body from the useful to the
injurious, and a slight failure of the
liver or kidneys to act properly pro-
duces conditions favorable to forma-
ton of poison. Sometimes the nerve
cells are only partially destroyed and
nature rebuilds them, but they are
never in quite the same condition as at
first, and if the processes necessary
to eliminate the poison from the sys-
tenn + checked, death or insanity is
apt to result,
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-12-18
TREATMENT Of HIVES.
An Annoying AiIment which Amicts
Children In Summer.

An Annoying AiIment Which AmIcts
Children In Summer.
About this time of year children are
apt to be troubled more or less with
hives. Usually they are not a menace to
Life, but they are a great discomfort to
the child and it's mother. All are IA
miliar with this condition so It need
not be described at length. They sud-
denly flash out on a seemingly healthy
skin and as suddenly disappear. They
are at first Of a pinkish red color, soon
changing to a deep red. If rubbed they
become surrounded by a whitish ring
which has given to them the appropriate
name "wheals." They are intensely
itchy and almost drive a child frantic.
The most urgent indication is to allay
the irritation; this may be done with
varying degrees of success with various
applications. A favorite remedy is a
saturated solution of ~bicarbonate Of
soda-ordinary baking soda. Possibly
a better remedy is pulverized boracic
acid dissolved in glycerine or cosmo~
line and lightly rubbed over the surface.
A remedy / have used with satisfaction,
though it has a very disagreeable odor,
is a solution of carbolic acid, a tea
spoonful to a pint of water, the mix
ture to be shaken for Is minutes to get
the acid thoroughly broken up. Agood
authority gives these directions for the
relief Of this affection. Wash the child
with soda water, then dip the finger in
castor oil and battle each individual
hive, rubbing the oil well into the skin.
The cause of hives is generally found
in the digestive tract, so the diet and
bowels should be carefully looked to.
One Of the saline purgatives should be
given to carry off any undigested mate
rial that may be present, hen all rich
and heating foods should be withheld.
The child should be kept as still as
possible to avoid overheating the
blood.-Home Monthly.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-12-18
WOMAN AND HOME.
EosE JAR sWEErs


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Two Recipes for Making Frhrrnnt
and Spicy Petpourei.
Gather fresh rose leaves IN thorough-
y dry weather and place them ia a
large, covered. glazed, e~arthenware Jar.
Between each layer of leaves sprinkle
some common table salt and cover up
the jar tightly after each Iayefof Leaves
is put in it. Do this throughout the
summer. The rose leaves will sink and
allow of a great quantity being put in.
When the jar is full let it stand for
about a fortnight, then thoroughly
squeeze the leaves from the salt with
The hand, and add the followings One
ounce each of storax and benzoin, two
ounces of orris root and one ounce Of
allspice-an these to be weM powdered;
one dram each Of bergamot, oil Of cassia,
and oil Of lavender, and two ounces of
cloves. Mix all these ingredients we'll
together and thoroughly incorporate
the same with the rose leaves. Fill
large china jars. Lavender may be
dried By itself and added to the rose
leaves; also s-weet-scented petals of
ahe white jasmine, orange flower
blossoms, and other flowers. But these
must all be simply dried IN the u and
mixed with the rose leaves before the
scent is added. 1T these directions are
carefully followed the result VIII prove
most satisfactory.
Good Housekeeping gives the follow
ing directions for filing a rose jar:
Take two quarts of fresh rose petals,
gathered before the sun is on them.
their fragrance being stronger III the
early morning, and a gill of salt. Toss
the rose leaves lightly for n hour to
dry. Sprinkle salt on the bottom Of a
large bowl, add a layer Of rose leaves,
then salt, and so on until all are used.
Let them remain three days in some
apartment free from sunshine and I'M
disturbed by the wind, stirring and
turning twice each day. Add an ounc
and a half of dry allspice and half an
ounce of stick cinnamon, broken into
pieces. Let this stand for a week, stir
ring daily. Put into a permanent jar
and add the following ingredients: One
ounce of orris root, sliced thin, half an
ounce eacho allspice, cloves, cinnamon,
ginger root, sliced thin, ~one-fourth
pound Of fresh dried lavender blossoms,
the rose leaf stock, one grated nutmeg,
o~ne-fourth ounce of anise seed, five
grains of finest Canton musk, half an
ounce of oil of rose geranium, one
fourth ounce each Of the oils Of iessa-
mine, lavender, lemon, verbena, musk,
violet, rosemary, and bergamot.
This mixture is warranted to be fra
grant, and if the Jar is kept tight will
last for years, though from time to
time a little lavender or ora~nge-fower
water OF any nice perfume may be
added. When It is desired to perfume
a room, open the jar for a little while,
and the apartment win soon be as fra
grant as a garden Of roses.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-12-18
1870 "a lie Sc.

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woHdHan nns esvo e KILLERS p Attack
s sperm WnaQe.
Two @lillers' and huge swordhsh
had combined their forces and ven
tured to attack 4 half-grown ball
Eachalot. It fell to the swordish to
lend Of, and he launched himself at the
whale ike a torpedo, pointed direct for
the most vital part. But agentle swerve
Of the wary cachalot presented to the
attack. instead Of the vulnerable broad
side. the oblique, inpenetrable mass of
his head.
The awful blow Of the sword, i'm
PEELED by the furious speed of the mass
behind II, struck just before the whales
eye, ripping a white streak diagonally
upward through the gristly substance
covering the skull, but spending its
force in the air above, while the great
body following glided, serpent-likc,
right over the whales head and fell
helplessly upon the other side.
With incredible agility for so vast a
bulk, the whale turned, settling slightly
withal; then rising, lower jaw upper
most, he caught the swordfish fairly in
ahe center between those mighty shears
and cleft him in two halves.
a sideway shake of the great head, a
scarce %perceptible gulp and the tail
half of that swordfsh slid down the
whales %cavernous throat with as much
case and rapidity as if it had been an
oyster.
Meanwhile, the s'killers" had not
been remiss in supporting the spirited
attack Of their Inflated coadiutor. One
hung upon either flank Of their giant
foe, and worried him as dogs a boar.
But their time had come. After vainIy
Erdeaxoring by rolling and writhing
10 free himself from them, he suddenly
changed his tactics.
Rearing himself maiesticaIly out Of
he seething eddies like a mighty coll
pran af biaek rock, he fell backward,
himself away from She cling
ats UP rose bis enormous
9m ths hong vortex, and.
scsHasn8 Hiss h ntiN scylhe, LITERAL
crushed one Of his a~ggressors be-
neath if the sound OF the blow re-
y~erbetating like thunder.
Tie Survivor fed, but the infuriated
whale pursued. leaping, like a dolphin.
nalf out Of the sea at every bound, and,
although we could not see the end Of
the chase. we had little doubt but that
killer gladiator paid the full penalty
.nf Lts rashness under the lethaI sweep
Of those terrible jaws@Golden Days.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-12-18

sides, and 80 inches high in the centa
to top of peak. 1t will take three or
four boards for each of these; to hold
them together, nail strips, or battens,
across the inside. Then make a bottom
board and the two sides; the latter
should be 20 inches high and IL inches
wide.
Next, with a key-hole saw, cut the
holes in the front for the pigeons to go
in and out, and then fasten the sides
and back to the bottom. Arrange three
shelves, one on the line formed by the
bottom of each tier of holes; fasten ON
the front, and lastly the roof.
Each floor can be divided into three
compartments ifdesired; but they must
not be too small, else they will be USE
less. Cut five small angular brackets
to support the shelf outside each line of
holes. To support the bottom shelf
nail strips to the under side and carry
them on under the cote where they may
be nailed fast to the bottom.
From a smooth shingle or other thin
piece Of wood, cut an arrow for a
weather vane, and make it fast to the
top Of a small stick with a very thin
~steel-Wire nail This stick IS to Be fas-
tened % the front of the cote at the
peak IN an upright positiol4sas shown
il the drawing. balance the arrow
nicely, and take rare when boring the
hole through which to pass the nail
that You do not split the arrow shaft.
This cote may be painted any desir-
able color to correspond with that Of
the house or out buildings, and two
good coats should be used.
When finished the cote can be mount
ed on a post or fastened on the side Of
q barn, and the effect will be found
quite ornamental.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-12-18
FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
THE olp I'm sHgEP

4Ft saia she old tin sheep On wheels;
tn HloNiHE Old. sax down my back
4NM aeEN sure theress q DREADFUL crack.
Eef nqnqay Knows SAID the old tin.
htet l he's old how an old toy
u4sd4to trendle about The aoors
l3qt that was when 4 was young and new;
1t semelhinB thaf now + could not do.
Apf 4 shail aristiy rest myself on this shelf
behind the doors
fcrssk said the sheep; "what'a gone
amiEsf
Sqme "a taking me out. Iknow.
They're pulling my string, and away go.
etonI oh. stopff cried the old tin sheep;
aever can 20 like thlsr'
But Tommy pulled the sheep around:
About the nursery It went SO fast
Tile hooE beneath seemed flying past,
Whue eakety-creakety-creak the wheels
went round with a doieful sound.
Then Tommy LEFT e there on its sides
Ine wheels moved slowly and stopped
With a creak.
And the wax doll heard It family speak.
hefe's nobody knows what he can do.
said the sheen etii1 he has tried
w~katharine lyle ID st, NicholaA
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-12-18

A noted bacteriologist has lately on
ceived a plan of ex~terminating all both
ersome insects by inoculating them
with some disease peculiarly fatal
70 their respective species. The plan
was suggested by the successful results
obtained by experiments in Kidding
fields of grain from chinch bugs. Mos
quitoes, which are believed to convey
malaria from the swamps to the human
system, would exist no more. Flies,
which are not as good scavengers al
was once supposed and for whose loss
improved sanitary measures would
more than compensate, would no long,
er amble " the heads and noses 81
would-be nappers. There is a patho-
genie germ which could be cultivated In
tubes, as consumption bacilli are now
propogated, which would sweep mil.
lions of the latter from existence.
Bugs, gnats and all insects which ruin
grain and fruit are to be the subject
of archaeological experiment.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-12-18
pANGER lN SMOKING.
1T Causes Cancer of the Lips ana
Other seriOns Ailments.

1T Causes Cnncer of the Lips ana
other Serious Ailments.
While many surgeons deny the exist
ence of smokers cancer" others indie
cate tobacco as the cause Of cancer OF
the lips and nasal fossae. The disease
from this cause is said to be lobulated
epithelioma, sometimes composed or
mucous and sometimes Of horny tissue.
1t shows particularly among smokers
who pay no attention to the cleaning
Of the mouth, who smoke short clay
pipes to the bottom and who use an
inferior quality Of tobacco. The under
lip or part of the tongue most in contact
with the overheated stem of the pipe
is most frequently attacked. These
n%eoplasms grow in the. base Of the
tongue and Ifg tonsils ofthose who
have loAt8heir teeth and who hoIhthe
pipe deep in the mouth. The weights
of the pipe is a source of irritation, and
the cancer is found on the side where
the pipe is held. Contagiop from two
men using the same pipe may result.
When an early operation is performed
on cancroids situated on the lip tha
prognosis may be favorable, but the
reverse is the case when the tonsiIs or
tongue is attacked. Smokers should
use a pipe with an amber mouthpiece,
and it should never be smoked to the
bottom. Acrid tobacco should be
ayoided.-Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-12-18
AcrloN b lie wAvEs.

New System utiIizes II for the Pre-
DuEsfon Of Boats.
Anew motive power for driving a boat
has been put into use by Secretary Line
den, of the geological garden at Naples.
To the observer the little craft is a
mystery. Neither sail, oar, engine nor
smokestack are visible. A nan sits
calmly at the radder and steers the
boat wherever he wills.
All the more remarkable is the mo-
ton because it is the result of no power
in the boat but rather of the movements
of the waves themselves, and the higher
the waves the more rapid is the boat.
Secretary Linden was led to adopt
this method of propulsion from OBJ
serving the movements of fishes at the
aquarium. The tail motion in particu-
lar attracted his attention. After many
years Of experiment he has adopted a
plan Of extreme simplicity. From
either end of the boat q steel rod ex-
tends down into the water. At their
lower ends are attached horizontal fms
of flexible steel plate.
Every movement of the waves causes
these plates to yibrate up and down IN
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-12-18

and handed down as a part of history
from Mrs. Fishback to Mrs. Grant and
Mrs. Swing, then to Miss Miller; from
her to Mrs. G. Anderson, who left the
chair in charge of Mr.. Lou Buerkle, in
whose possession it now remains.
The back of the chair has become
broken off, and all of the Stats are
broken out of the back. The color of
the chair was black. Mrs. Swing, now
deceased, had many pleasant and inter-
esting accounts to detail of remarks
and conversations held by herself with
the deceased authoress. The. chair
is much priced by its present pos
SCISSORS They relate all the historic
points now connected with this plain
and unassuming old-time piece Of fur
niture.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-12-18
ROCKING CHAIR FAN.
Summer Comfort Obtained by MereI
Swaying in Your Seat,

summer Comfort Obtained by Merely
Swaying in Your Seat
In cities where large office buildings
and many houses are provided with
wires for electric lighting it is posi-
BILE to keep an electric fan in operation
at any hour of the day or night. A tiny
motor, supplied with current by a COW
cred, flexible wire which taps the mains
in the wall, rotates a three or four
bladed propeller, and develops a SPLEEN
did breeze. But we don't all live in big
cities, or have electricity on tap. Near
ly everybody has a rocking chair
though, and a wide-awake Jerseyman
has invented a fan that can be worked
simply by rocking the chair. Part of
the apparatus consists of a Y-shaped
frame, whose prongs are fastened to the
front ends of the rockers, with wood
screws. To the back of the chair is Sc
cured, in the same manner, another
frame, on which is mounted a three
bladed fan. This fan can be slowly re-
yolved by means of a cord, or belt, rum
ming over pulleys at the angles, and
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-12-18

stand upon its side or be folded up. Its
great advantage is that, after baby has
had its bath, the water can be emptied
out, the valve unscrewed and the air
released from the pneumatic interior.
The tub can then be rolled or folded up
and put upon the shelf until next bath
ing time.
The rubbertub is considerably lighter
than a wooden one, and can be taken
away for the summer, when baby goes
to the country. If need be, it can be
used for a family foot tub in summer
districts where personal comforts are
scarce.
A mother who is watchful of baby's
comfort makes the little ones bed at
night in its soft depths when visitingi in
regions where baby's bed cannot be
earried.-St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-12-18

down around a wheel on the chair back.
A lever, reaching up from the floor
frame, and made to shove up and down
by the rocking motion, drives the wheel.
1t 10 possible that this particular ar
%rangement has been patented. but al
most any ingenious mechanic can con-
struct a gear which will evade the pat
ent and do the business. A wife or
mother could thus be rendered very
comfortable on a hot day. There are
men, too, who probably would not be
above taking a quiet smoke in such a
chair themselyes.-N. Y. Tribune.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-12-18
Historic ROCKER

Used By Mrs. Stowe While working
on eUncIe Toms Cabin.''
Among the many things associated
with the memory Of Harriet Beecher
Stowe, Of Batavia, O., is the chair oe-
cupied by her while writing the ini-
tial chapter Of the historic 'Uncle
Toms Cabin" one of the levers which
raised the movement that finally re-
suited in the late rebellion and ended
with the shaekfes stricken from 4,000.
600 bondmen.
Mrs. Stowe came to Batavia first ac-
companied by Rev. Henry Beecher, her
father, as a visitor in the home of Judge
Owen F. Fishback, the grandfather Of
Judge Peter Swing, of the Hamilton
county ciricut court. During all the
hours of her visit and while writing she
always occupied this plain poplar
chair. After Mrs. Stowe rose to fame
with her book the chair was preserved
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-12-18
Trees Attraet Lightning.

An isolated tree offers a most danger
Gus attraction to lightning. In woods
the peril is diminished because the
electricity is scattered. Trees with
roots deep in humid soil are more apt
to be struck than those in drier spots.
Trees in damp places are always con
ductors of electricity. Lightning pre-
fers oaks and rarely touches beeches.
Resistance to electrical discharges
varies according to the proportion of
oily matter contained in the wood. The
poplar possesses but little greasy sub
stance and is a good conductor. It is
dangerous to those who trust it for
shelter, but if planted not nearer than
ten meters from a dwelling proves to
be a good lightning rod. If ce~rtainptp-
lars are easily struck by electric fluid, it
is because their roots are in damp soil.
All isolated trees should be avoided dur
ing a thunderstorm.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-12-18

phias Tenn. Mary has been in the fire
service for over three years, during
which time she has attended every fire
III Memphis. When the fire gong rings
Mary knows itmeans a run, and she sta
tions herself under the wagon. She
can climb q ladder as well as any fire.
man and she has had some thrilling ex-
periences in her day. Mary comes by
her iire-attending instincts naturally
She is the daughter Of Fannie, who TO-
over ten years was a celebrated fire
dog. Fanny has now retired from ac-
live service. She makes her home at
the sanae engine-honse as her daughter,
and they are devoted to each other.
Fanny, who IS now 10, would still Like
70 go4o fires, but her prudent daughter
prevents il by biting the maternal leg
ind barking.