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Mems Silk
HandkerChiefS.

Silk Handkerchiefs for men, for
Xmas. The correct size, hemstitch-
ed, and with handsomely embroid-
cred initial in corner-any letter you
may desire. soc each; better grade,
larger, same style. 81 each. AL
ways acceptable gifts.
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A Park for Fresno.

FRESNO. Dec. 15.-Fred Roeding,
local capitalist. has offered to deed to
The record-union., 1897-12-16

Mems Chocolate Color Calf Slip
pers, turned sole, Hamlet" an ele-
CANT, comfortable slipper, worth
81 Sale price, S1.3o.
Mems Fine Kid Handturned
Slippers, patent leather trimmed,
kid lined throughout. Sale price,
SLID.
Mems Fine Chocolate Kid Co
lumbia" hand-turned soles, fancy
pattern. made on neat comfortable
last; a high grade slipper. Sale
price S1.95.
Mons Velvet Embroidered Slip
pers, patent leather trimmed, COM
Portable and dura BILE. Sale price,
69c.
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Mems Underwear,
So Suit.

Mems Wool Vicuna-color Under
wear, shirts and drawers. full reg
ular goods, we'll made, warm, nom
shrinkable winter garments; dur
able and comfortable. 81 per gar
ment, s. the suit.
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1t is not often that Western
houses have an opportunity of
securing sample lines from re-
liable Eastern manufacturers.
Usually those good things fall
into the hands of the large re-
tailers in the East, who are con-
stantly seeking such price adj
vantages for their trade. This
time, however, it was our good
fortune to secure a fine lot of
sample garments from one of
the most reliable manufacturers
of women's outer garments in
New York.
One hundred and fifty gar
ments in all.
Samples are usually made in
sizes "a and SO only. If you
wear either of these sizes you'll
find here some of this seasons
best styles, the correct length
and cut, all perfectly tailored
and trimmed, and the price adj
vantage will be yours this time.
as they'll be sold at about half
their worth.
The record-union., 1897-12-16

Budd tied for second place. flaming
is on his first trip East.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-10-09
-'--s~ He Missed the Pun.

There are no funnier people in the
world than those who never see a joke.
Many good stories are told about them,
and Of these one of the best, as we'll as
one of the latest, is furnished by the
Washington Post
Many years ago, when the Press Club
was in existence, a British newspaper
man was at the club one evening. He
had been in Washington for some time
and was leaving the next day. Mr..
Karl Decker made a speech to him.
Mr.. So-and-So," said Mr.. Decker,
'you have spent some time with us,
and have made many friends. We
have become attached to you. You are
going away tomorrow, and we may
never see you again, but in order that
you may always have something by
which to remember us, on behalf of the
Press Club 1 present you this ring"
And then he struck the call bell on
the reading table near him. The Eng
lishmen looked trifle bewildered for
bit. then he reached out his hand,
thanked the club and pocketed the bell.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-10-09

a distinguished lawyer and judge OF
Massachusetts, and judge advocate of
the G. A r.
Mrs. Puma L. Cowles, the secretary
of the Home board, is also a Daughter
of the Revolution. and wife of Mr.. Ed
win r. Cowles, a member of the One
Hundred and Fifth Ohio Volunteer In
fantry and a leading church worker
and business man of Geneva. She was
appointed by the Governor Of Ohio,
with six others, a member of the Ohio
Cottage Building Committee, and has
been connected with the management
of the Home ever since.
The Board of Directors is composed
of Agnes Hit, national president, In
dianapolis, Ind; Ida S. Mcbride, ma
tional secretary, Indianapolis, Ind; An.
ME Wittenmyer, Saratoga, Pa; Char.
ity Rush Craig, Viroqua, Wis; Emma
3. LOwd, Salem, Mass; Margaret Ray
Wichens Evanston, ILL.,; Puma L.
Cowles, secretary. Geneva, o.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-10-09

fantastic shoes with long turned-up
toes, and all sorts of sashes and bands
and diamonds and collars of gold, he
prefers IA modern gentlemans frock
coat, waistcOat, trousers linen collar
and four-in-hand tie. And he dresses
bis sons in the same sensible sort of
costume.
This latest photograph of the king
was taken not long ago at Geneva by
the well-knOwn artist Pricani. 1t shows
his majesty seated, with the crown
prince standing at the right hand and
the princes younger brother at the left
There is nothing Oriental in the Dor
traits except the features of the sit
tiers. Chulalongkorn's manly and in
telligent features are a fine index to his
character. One would hardly look for
monstrous cruelty or black ignorance
in a man of his appearance, and none
is found. 1t is all the more surprising,
for ChulalOngkorn was not born and
reared in an environment out of which
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-10-09

system to regime of civilization which
Chulalongkorn has accomplished.
Why did not the king follow in the
steps of his predecessors? The answer
is simple. In his youth he was a dill
gent student. He learned to speak and
read French and English and he was
supplied with books, magazines and
newspapers from Europe and America.
This literature told him what the West
ern world was like. The contrast be-
tween that and what he saw around
him was enough to fire him with ambi-
ton to lift up his people and his coun-
try. He turned to the West for light
and the result has amazed those Amer
leans and Europeans who know what
has been done in Siam of late years.
AS prince he was tutored by an Amer
lean gentleman, Mr.. Chandler, who was
delighted with the rapid progress his
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-10-09

Also a percentage of pensions received
by inmates Is required of them, to be
applied TO the support of the Home.
There are at present siXty-four in
mates, some of them with remarkable
war records as army nurses. The old
est is nearly co. and is in excellent
health. Seventeen others are OctOgen-
arians.
Mrs. Clare II. Burleigh, the present
superintendent of the Home, has ex-
hibited marked ability and tact in car
ing for aged persons. Bright. cheerful,
affectionate, with gifts Of speech and
song. she has won all hearts, and holds
the reins of love and kindness gently,
but firmly. She is a descendant Of
patriots, and is a member of the
Daughters of the American Revolution
by right of three ancestors-a great
great-grandfather, and two great
grandfathers who fought at Bunker
Hill.
Her brother, Mr.. George Hoyt, was a
recruiting officer for John Browns
company. He later attained briga-
dier-generars rank in the Union army,
and after the war was appointed at
torney-general of Kansas. At the time
of her husbands death In 1894 he was
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-10-09

one would expect to see arise a prod
uct such as he is. When, in 1873. he
came into the full possession of his
kingly pOwer-for there was a regency
in Siam during the Kings boyhOod-
he proceeded to turn the country in
side out He abolished, by decree,
many of the barbarous customs of the
people, and under his wise and enlight-
ened and liberal rule Siam became con-
sciOus of the great blessings of modern
civilization. The King had always a
great admiration for Occidental man.
ners and ideas and the extravagant hy-
perbole and nauseating adulation of
the Orient disguised him. Before he
assembled the throne the Siamese mon
arch was regarded as semi-divine.
Subjects, when saluting the king, were
required to PROSTATE themselves on all
tours. and to emphasize their bound
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-10-09
Marvel of the East.

The King of Siam, who has been max
Ing an extensive tour of America and
Europe, in order to more thoroughly ia
miliarize himself with the languages,
customs and institutions of the great
nations of the world, is an absolute
ruler In his own country, and has
welded his autocratic powers to the
benefit of his people.
King Chulalongkorn's personality,
intelligence and methods of life do the
utmost violence to the traditional no
lions of what an Oriental potentate is
and should be. The historical portrait
of the king, decked out in headgear
that resembles Chinese pagoda, is all
wrong. He wears no Chinese pagoda,
but modern silk hat, which becomes
him as well as any other gentleman.
TO Oriental silks and brocades and
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-10-09
The Loric of the Csc.

Il can't help thinking" said young
Mrs. Torkins, "of what wonderful
thing it was for George Washington to
go through life without telling an I'm.
truth"
Yes" replied her husband; at gives
a very interesting hint of their domes.
tic life. She must have refrained from
asking him how he liked his break
fast, or else he must have been guilty
of a degree of discourtesy which cap
dor could not excuse"
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-10-09

less homage were accustomed to grovel
at the feet of royalty. All this disgust
cd the young and progressive king. He
babe his ministers, his friends and his
visitors to arise, walk upon their feet
and shake hands with him like men.
The conservative q. e. the groveling)
party opposed this reform, but Chula-
longkOrn allowed them to see that he
was not to be trifled with and, willy
nilly, the grovelers were compelled to
act like human beings
His majesty is a firm believer in Bud
dhism, the ancient religion of his race
and of his fathers, and he is an adept
in its intricate and refined subtleties
But he is far more liberal in his ideas
of liberation than most European rul-
ers, and perfect religious liberty
thanks to him, prevails in Siam to-day
In him the Christians especially have
found Il friend and protector. He no
sooner became master of the govern
ment than he decreed that the Chris
tians should not be interfered with in
their work or worship, and he has seen
that this law has been enforced. To a
man so far advanced as to insist upon
religious liberty human slavery was by
no means pleasant matter, and the
king set to work to reform his people in
this respect. He has practically abol-
ished slavery in Siam. He set to work.
too to reform taxation, and he greatly
diminished all internal taxes that were
burdensome or unnecessary. These re-
forms were but the beginning of his
work. He had an ambition to lift his
country out of the depths of degrade
ton and ignorance in which he found
it. He had mighty task before him,
but he had mighty power, and he has
given an excellent account of it to the
world.
The reign of Chulalongkorn has been
the most peaceful and prosperous in the
history of Siam. He gave new life to
the fettered industries of the country
by cutting new canals for purposes of
irrigation and distribution, he built
railroads, steam and electric, in many
parts of his domain, constructed tele-
graph lines that opened up communi-
cation with the western world and with
the Chinese Empire, improved the coast
with lighthouses and harbor signals,
improved the big rivers of the country,
thus adding largely to the facilities of
commerce, and instituted numberless
other reforms connected with the COM
mercial activities of the people.
In moral reform the king has been no
less active. How he has accomplished
so much in so short time is indeed
wonder. Among other radical chances
he has made is the Introduction of an
entirely new code of laws and a Judi
cial system modelled after the best
Western fashion. He has instituted a
fine system of public instruction, built
hospitals, and has even gone so far as
to found and open an art museum that
compares favorably with many institu-
tons of its kind in Europe and Amer
lea. Indeed, there is nothing in the
history of the world that can compare
with the tremendous changes from a
purely barbarOus-nOt to say savage
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-10-09

nlSneU Dy the ONO
Legislature at a cost of $4,000. 1t is
known as the "Ohio cottage" and is a
model of perfection. 1t was dedicated
on July II, 1890, with elaborate cere-
monies, and turned over to the Won
ans Relief Corps. The two original
buildings were used for seminary. or
these one is now fitted up for hospl-
tai. The Home is maintained by a per
capita tax assessed on every member
Of the w. r. c., and by contributions
from friends, either cash or supplies.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-10-09

And-bless his simple English heart
next morning he told another newspa-
per man how kind the Press Club had
been to him and what a lovely presenta-
ton speech Mr.. Decker had made.
"Mr. Decker must have been awfully
nervous, you know" he said, though
he didn't show it, for he said: 4 present
you this ring and don't we know, it
wasn't ring at all, it was a bell"
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-10-09

eI'n Railroad. There
are now twenty
acres of land, five
having been pur-
chased last year.
There ar fine
drives, well-kept
lawns, with flow
ers in abundance,
b e s i d e S gardens
and orchards. The
main building was
erected and fur
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-10-09

the other her wedding
ring. The latter was
placed on the second
finger, as all the world
knows, on the morning
of Feb. 10, 1910, by
Prince Albert. Both
rings are plain gold
bands, and one is set
with a few rare dia-
mOnds of great brill
fancy. There are many
far more costly rings
worn in New York to-
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-10-09

founded and sup
ported by the Ma
tional Woman's Re
lief Corps, at Madi-
son, Ohio, for those
whom cruel war
left without sup
port or protection.
One writing of it
says: ut is really
one of the wonders
of the world. The
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-10-09

CLARE H. BUELEIeH half has never been
told. and you will never realize what
grand institution it is until you visit
it,"
1t is located at Madison, Ohio, ON the
famous Western Reserve on the Line
of the Lake Shore and Michigan South
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-10-09

For many years it has been an i'm
possibility to remove either of these
rings except by first cutting them to
pieces; and unless the Queen consents
to such means she must wear these
rings till the end. In order to indulge
In the very pretty sentiment of wear
ing this simple jewelry for a lifetime,
the Queen has been obliged to suffer
much inconvenience and not a little ac-
tual physical paln.-New York World.
If a man takes good care of his
health, his life may be frightened here
and there by an opportunity to attend
some doctors funeral.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-10-09
SIAM AND IT'S KING.
SOME EVIDENCES OF SUBSTAN-
TIAL PROGRESS.

King Chu1alongkorn's Personality,
Intelligence, and Methods of Life
Wonderful Temple in the Grounds
of the Royal Palace at Bangkok.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-10-09
Too EARLY TO Know

Teacher-"How many bones are
there in the human body"
Pupil don't know. 1 haven't
learned to ride wheel yet."-De4roit
Free Press.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-10-09


to
the
his Both related
a
OF
to
love fa
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-10-09
VICTORIA'S RINGS.

moved.
Queen NictOria's left hand shows two
rings she has worn for fifty-six years.
One is her Majesty's engagement ring,
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-10-09
NATIONAL w. r. Q. HOME.
This Magnificent Structure Stands
at Madison Ohio.

Is more worthy of benefits or gifts
from a patriotic people than the Home
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-04-12
HAkaSSING TnEi1IPOKTERs

While the legality of the retroactive
clause Of the Dingley bill must be de-
cided by the courts, if il should pass
the Senate. the question of public policy
involved in the plan Of the Secretary Of
the Treasury to- make goods imported
before the passage Of the Dingley bill
subject TO its tariff charges does not
seem to admit of argument.
Under the ruling Of the Secretary all
goods. with certain exceptions named,
shipped into the United States after
April / are ito be subject TO change Of
of rates if required by law" that is, the
importers will not be allowed to clear
the goods 10y complete liquidation Of
duties levied by the present law, but
may be required hereafter to pay the
duties levied by the Dingley bill should
il be made a law.
1t is apparent to the most inexpert
that this order must have a disastrous
effect on business. Importers who have
ordered goods, counting upon paying
the duties Of the Wilson law, may be
compelled to pay rates unknown at the
time OF their order.
The other subjects importers to the
danger Of ruinous losses and certainly
10 great hardship. All their calcula-
lions are disturbed and they may be
compelled to hold goods until it pleases
Congress TO complete the work Of tariff
legislation. Losses Of revenue are suf-
fered by the government through heavy
importations preceding an increase in
tarin rates and it is doubtless provoking
TO the tariT barons to have their profits
iuterfsred with by thrifty exporters,
but these considerations do not Justify
subjecdng importers Co the hardships
involved fin this order and the causing
of serious business disturbances. But
the fact that the Republicans are will
irg TO subject business interests to such
hardsa.ps for The benefit of the tariff
barons emphasi yes the relative import
ance in the Republican view of general
interests and special interests.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-04-12

In the Department Of the Missouri.
according to the st. Louis Republic, the
athletic month" of the United States
Army-the first period of its kind-cra-
ated by a recent order Of the War De-
partment and TO be continued yearly
hereafter, is now in full and successful
swing.
Army post athletic games are being
held in the larger posts Of all the
States included in the department save
Missouri. such contests having already
been held at jefferson Barracks. The
winners in each post contest viii be
entitled to enter final competition for
department championships. to be held
this summer at Fort Sheridan, near
Chicago.
This is an excellent system for the
physical improvement Of Uncle Sans
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-04-12


TWO uiGuEl FLOODED STREAMS.
The Red River Of the North and the
Mississippi are Two great streams which
start from about the same point; they
TOW in opposite directions, the one to
Hudson's BAY and the other into the
Gulf Of Mexico. Both these streams are
ont Of their banks and their courses
are marked fy destructive floods, said
in each case TO De the worst in IT'S his
tory. The course OF the Red River OF
the North in United States territory is
shorter than that Of the great river
flowing southwark and the devastation
and consequent distress viii consequent
~ De very much less. yet there prom
Uses 70 be enough 10 justify the action
Of Congress in providing for relief there
as well as in the Mississippi valley.
II would seem as if Nature had made
q miscalcular.on here. The height OF
land which divides the watersheds Of
the Gulf Of Mexico. Hudson's Bay and
great lakes systems. comes so close to
the lakes that the rivers flowing into
them are short The heavy rains that
have swollen the northward and south
ward flowing rivers have therefore had
little effect on the streams flowing into
the basin Of the great lakes. II the
surplus water that is doing so much
damage in the north and south water
sheds could nave been diverted into the
lakes the big steamers Of the new fleet
would have been able TO load TO their
fun capacity and make money at low
rates OF freight. As il is, the people Of
the Mississippi and Red River Of the
North valleys are mourning their losses
from too much water, and the vessel
owners OF the great lakes lose the prof
It's that would come to them with high
er lake levels and more water in the
channels
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-04-12

regular troops. It would BE equally
good for that Of the National Guard.
Why could II not be brought into effect
i've service for the latter? Time was.
not many years ago, when Interstate
competitive drills were of regular occur
renee annually. Interstate COMPETE
tive athletics would be of far more
value, and the citizen soldiery Of this
country might do well to take the mat
ter up.
Alas. our late bungling Legislature
left our citizen soldiery so tied up that
it cannot get into the field for exercise
or anything else. This scheme Of ex-
ercise and drill is excellent and as soon
as we elect a Legislature that will rem
edy the blunders Of the last body, our
military men might turn their atten-
ton 10 it with profit
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-04-12
wFTTCDTPC

Wellsburg. W. Va. April 10.-Dr. and
Mrs. II. I. Roberts have returned from
Cincinnati, O., accompanied by their
son. Arthur A.. who graduated last
week at the Pulte Medical College.
Little Willie Givens, a two-year-old
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Givens, fell
from a second story window last Mon
day, but fortunately escaped with a
few bruises. There was quite az eZ-
element for some time as every one
thought he was killed.
Mrs. George BrOwnlee died Monday
morning at her home in LaZearville.
Mrs. Sallie Mackey Springborn, wife
Of Mr.. Frank Springbcrn, died this
morning at 1920 O'Clock Of colsump-
ton. Her funeral will occur Monday
afternoon at 800 o'clock, Mrs. Spring
born is a sister Of Mrs. VIII StOetzer, Of
South Eoff street, Wheeling.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Apologize are Wis
iting friends for several DAYS.
Mr.. Archie Clemens left for Pittsburg
Tuesday night having been prohered q
good position in an undertaking estaO-
lishmsnt
]. R. McCleary returned Monday
from the Pulte Medical College, Cincin-
natl, and was sworn in as deputy sher-
if.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-04-12

I'm four days of last week the stock
~, tbs Standard Oil Company jumped
enc can ooo-not on account Of any ope-
r,-.,-s II had apparently engaged in'
,.... ,.o, mere rumors. The story was
s+srred somehow and somewhere, TO the
$3.50 that the company had made arr
,.,-omsrts with Russian oil kings. by
,-bi.b its territory was to be vastly
coded and on the theory that i'm
or,,sod dividends were ia follow It's
So went up. and nineteen millions
-. ,roored out of the thin air of ru-
ccs things can happen in a concern
+,.t If published statements are TO be
.-.,s5 paid last year 81 per cent.
= s.,.;dsnds on a capitalization of 500
"a - am and distributed S2I9oo,ooo in
The very fact that the Stand
-5 Mn Company never tells its business
go ,sver lets "a secret escape is. per
,be very basis of the ability 10
'''''- .-rri,7s IA a few hours by magic.
~. smlerts Of social science and
,..,..i economy the Standard Oh
.s--nolsd MS study. The combined
s g, Of the two Rockefeilers aggre-
i0' '''-i, il said SSOooOo0OO, and possi-
-. ttoir fortunes are only in their in
e No wonder some people inquire,
'..- long before the tabled wealth
s-,. caesars can only be seen with a
- glass. as beside the Rock
essller accumulations
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-04-12

The concensus of Christian thought
through the centuries constitutes the es-
sentlal doctrines of the Christian faith
and furnishes every ground of confidence
and assurance for any right-minded. right
hearted man. We are heirs of the ripened
wisdom of the ages. To subscribe to any
Christian creed is far more honest and
intelligent than to follow in aimless' hope
loss wanderings the vague and vagrant
notions of men at variance with the Bibles
1oc4rfuog