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The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-07-10

Dabney G. Harrison OF the United
states geological survey, who has charge
Of the survey OF the Priest river forest
reserve, arrived In Spokane Monday,
"The principal object Of the work in
hand" said Mr.. Harrison to the Spokes
man Review, is TO find out what. land
Is more valuable for mineral aud farm
ing than for forests. The reserve Is
about 20 miles east and west and
perhaps % milrs north and south. The
work will take all summer, and perhaps
a large part Of next summer.
First we will run line east and
west across the country TO Washington
and establish monuments every hall
mile: then the western border line will
be run north, though in order TO make
full townships IL viii be run two miles
or 80 from the real western border OF
the reserve. After the lines have been
run the reserve will be cut up into six.
mile blocks, corners being set every
half mile. In addition TO this we will
run levels aud put IN iron posts at every
township corner, on which will be cut
the elevation above sea level. We will
make also rough recognizance topo.
graphical map as guide for future
use
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-07-10
THE WHITE PInr rlnr.
TAG Surveys fog he Meseew q Rs.,.y,
hallway cemnlatsa.

1--WE l9t me Mo4coW 3 Eaatarn
Hallway cemPletsa.
The hendsick Times says: The sur.
yey q the Moscow & Eastern Railway
haa been completed and II develops he
TACT That u Is only 81 miles from the
main line % the great timber line Of our
state. 10 the casual observer il NAV
seem ous . minor matter 70 construct 4
.ona lhls distance. but We apprehend
.hal the surveyors who completed their
TASK last week have an entirely different
view, ana that only the great amount
= umDef and Its fine quality, will war.
tAht The construction Of this road
whether the time has fully come 10
draw on this timber 10 supply our needs
= questionable. In the east white pine
" practically exhausted and the only
substitute u red wood and eeder. and
.or doors. sash and blinds they have not
been an entire success, but their eheap.
ness IN these depressed times brings
Them into general use aud oyerbalances
sae' many defects. The day is near
- hand. however. when better build.
hss WIN Do built that will require better
material and then this great reserve
wni become = mint OF wealth 10 our
state. Until such time as this timber
can DC successfully worked. due dill.
sshce should be exercised In its pr0iee.
lion. especially from Gre, and Tandals
who for mere sport kindIe these fires
Allonld be promptly and severely dealt
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-07-10

NTrH pALENE Is . city Of inO
~ population. beautifully assuAsed on
the noEtlscvn shaFv II the famous CuGF
dAlsns lake. - miles eass Of Spokane
90 branch linc Of The Nogthsrn Pacific
u II Lines Of steamers make regular
,nF~ from this city up the lake 10 The
hsad oi navigation on The 81 Joe and
Gear dAienc MYERS. connecting al Old
Mission with the railroad linz into The
god, silver aud lead mines. Tho city IL
one Of the meat noted summer resorts
In The northwest. and IL becoming more
popular zach year. 1ts fiahinT. hantinE.
Boating and bathing attractions are al.
nost imitlcss. The finest T. mill.
tAFy pat In the west Dot shermanl
and is magnificent forest park ressTva
Ton adioiu The city on The west The
country round about IA made up Of rich
aEr'caltural lands and extensive forests
OF yellow pine, Iir. cedar and tamaFac,
and the city u destined 10 become =
"" t"ftth NEtttEN AVN tAhH tANNssA@tH
OF thesN woods. The business men and
residents are enterprisinR, and take
pride in making che place attractive.
There are i've church organizations
baptist, Methodist, Presbyterian. Epis'
eopal aud lIomaa Catholic. Tho secret
o'usrs arc well represented BY lodge
each Of hasoas. Odd Fellows, kaiehts Of
aJthlas, Al q. y. q. A. u, and woment
relief Corps. The city Ia supplied with
s,ectfle lights, good waier-worka an
e'esaht public school baIldlng, sash and
uoof factory, two saW-milIs, two int
S.a" hotels, bodybuilding yards. etc,
Inefe are yet good oppoTtunitieslo en-.
t.r IN lucrative business and In diver
aned farming. Manufactures ere par
ucaIarIy desired. and are offered extra
Inducements. The summers are tem'
V.'a'e, with suflcieut rainfall 10 insure
sOundant crops, while the winters arr
ivy from extreme cold. No better 10
.Suon Tor profitable investments OF fol
...euf'ns ideal homes can be found IL
Se northwest. There 10 always q wei
GSo'e here, among an excellent people
" ~. beautiful region and IN ineompar
se'e eiiiaa:..
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-07-10
An liem m wednesdar,s Idaho states

An item In Wednesdays Idaho States
man says A. n. Butler left yesterday
for Nyssa, where he Is experimenting
the construction Of a dredge on the
Snake river near that point. The ma
chinery Is expected to arrive today and
win be put In place Immediately. The
dreare will have a capacity Of 1000
yards Of dirt per day.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-07-10

In the replevln case of stephen Ioyle
vs.. w. L, Somers, transferred from Jus.
tice frosts court at Harrison, to Justice
lIarte, Of this place, the complainant
failed to appear at the time set for
trial and the case was dsm ssel.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-07-10

Snpreme Court Says the Legislature Il e.
fanit
The supreme court yesterday rendered
a decision declaring the Zee bin, passed
BY the late legislature. unconstitutional
on account Of gross Irregularities 10 It's
passage. Many other bills passed BY
the legislature are subject 70 the same
irregularities and win follow the Zee
bill II brought before the supreme
court. tits doubtful II half q dozen
laws win stand the test.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-07-10

For Ininrnstlon. time cards. maps ana taskst
call on OF write to
p. JOY. Agent,
COenr d'Alens. Idaho
A. d. CHARLrox,
Assistant Gen. Pass. Agt..
No. rs Morrison ST.. cor. srd St
Portland, Oregon.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-07-10

KOOrRNAI LODGE no. -, P.AA.
M.-Ascls ia fsaieEnity HAll on Tie znd
snd tIh Wednesdays ofesch month. All
Inasons in good shading ase insi,esk
David y. Msson. Master, VITA. n.
-0AnoiY. Secretary. noVTu
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-07-10

carn p'ALEsE LoDGK no 81 TO. .,

KoOFHxG L0naH No. 2, KNiGnys 90
PfTHIAs.-Msets Ia fraternity Hail
Thursday esening 81 each ueek,
HisiIins bFoahers arc always welnolne
Fs-d. MitsOa. u. C.; Thomas Morris, x.
Of u. As.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-07-10
TINE SoHEDuLE:

Main line trains arrive and depart from
Spokane as follows: No. 1, west
bound, arrives It s:I5 and departs af
90 o'clock a. m; No. 2, east bound.
arrives at lbs and departs at II,l6
q. m.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-07-10

C,ruuLir Charrh Of 81 TbomnA
ijtss masa. tn last tnass. ION
Sanday sclpuoi immssttatrlg after last
H4Asa Eev. T. ,. i'aterli. pastng.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-07-10
THROUGH TICKETS

no
CHICAGO
WAEHINGTON
PHILADELPHIA -
NEW YORK
BOSTON and all points
EAST AND SOUTH
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-05-13
FACTS FOR FARMERS.

When the sheep are sheared is one OF
the best times to Gull out the uhprotit.
able ones.
No other instrument is so well adapt
cd to pulverizing small clods as the
plank drag.
y great man once said that the most
important secret of success with crops
is to remember to stir the soil.
Even half a dozen sheep are better
than none, as they will keep down the
weeds and prevent the farm from be-
ing seeded with such pests.
Feed up the corn fodder, millet and
other cheap forage as closely as may be
and save the timothy hay, which is a
cash article, while the others are not.
Prof. Henry, of the Wisconsin expert
ment station, says that cabbages have
d good deal of value-more than pota-
toes or turnips-as swine feed, especial
ly in the first part ofthe fattenirg pc
riod.
Not only must the soil contain food
elements, but they must be thoroughly
mixed and incorporated in the soil Il,
become available as plant food. There
fore, let the ground be heavily MANFRED
and every square inch for foot in
depth well pulverized.
Farmers who sowed crimson clover
last fall will have an excellent fertiliz-
ing material for blowing under. No
heterogeneous fertilizers will be required
where crimson clover has grown, bur
application of phosphates and potash
will be beneficial. They cost but a
small sum, however, compared with the
substances containing nitrogen.
1t is seldom that farmer can accu-
mulate a sufficient amount of wood
ashes for a large field, but on farms
where wood is used there is a limited
supply, which can be put to good use
on che garden or on the young clover
Ashes are excellent also on all grass
lands and in orchards. They are APP
piled broadcast, in any quantity de-
sired, as many as 100 bushels per acre
having been used on certain soils.-~
Prairie Farmer.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-05-13
THE STUDY OF BIRDS,
How Our Boys and Girls Can Pass
Many Bright Hours.

Who among our young readers has
ever studied the birds? We go to school
to study, but we almost always study
books only. For instance, we begin
with reading, spelling and writing,
| then we take up geography, arithmetic
and grammar. Afterward some of US,
who have time, and can afford it, get
as far as geometry, physiology, Latin
and Greek. But there are other books
to study beside these-and other teach
ers, from whom we may learn; and
the best of all is the great wide open
book of nature, whose author is God
This school is never closed, and the
teacher never takes a vacation. You
may say: 81 think this is a queer
school" But it isn't; for it is the most
common school in the world. Some of
the studies are the sky, the clouds, the
ocean, the mountains, the woods, the
fields, the flowers and the birds The
great study of nature is so big that we
can never hope to learn it all, but we
may learn something about a few of
these things. The Poet Ludlow writes
u d llllIe girl VINO was asked about her
school, and she answered:
Ny school roof is the dappled sky.
And the bells that ring for me there
Are all the voices of morning,
Afoat in the dewy air
Kind Nature is the madame,
And the book whereout l spell
Is dog cared by the brooks and glens
Where know the lesson we'll"
An old Spanish saying is "poco 4
poco," which means little by little. So
let us begin with one of the smallest
of natures wonders, the little bird. If
you should go to Lincoln park, at Chi
cago, you would see beautiful build
ing fronting on Clark street, right in
the park, and across the front in stone
letters you would see the words: "Acad-
envy of Sciences" Inside the building
are nice cases made of polished oak
and fine plate glass; and in these
cases are thousands of specimens OF
minerals, fossils. shells, fish. snakes. ami
mails, birds and many other natural
curiosities. The cases which contain
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-05-13
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inches wide and seven feet long. Cut
in the center and shape one end OF each
piece like Fig. l. For the top use a
piece of pine two inches thick, IA inches
wide and three feet long. Spike or fas-
ten the top board firmly to the side
pieces or runners as though making a
Sled, as in Fig. 4. 1t will require two
steel cutters about eight inches long
and firm enough to be substantial. like
Fig. 2. One steel cutter (3), the bottom
TO be fiat and about l 1a inches wide, the
length of which must be width of sled,
but which must be fastened to the sled
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-05-13
A BIRD OF BATTLE.
ola Abe, the Eighth WiscOnsin's Fn-
nous War Eagle.

ola Abe, the Eighth WiscOnSin'S Fn-
nous War Eagle.
The emperors of old Rome used to
have the figure of an eagle in silver
borne aloft before their armies, but in
our late civil war one regiment carried
a live eagle, bald-head, again and
again into battle. That regiment was
the Eighth Wisconsin volunteers, and
the bird was the special property of
company c. They bought him at the
beginning of the war, and, till the end
of the war, his place was next in rank
to that of the regimental flag. The men
named him Old Abe, and swore him into
the United States service, ceremony
that consisted of putting around his
neck red, blue and white ribbons, and
decorating his breast with a rosette of
the same. Being now a national bird,
he was furnished at state expense with
new perch decorated in the national
colors. and this perch, which was used
throughout the war, and is worn and
battered with service, is still preserved
by Wisconsin as an army relic. An
eagle bearer was appointed, company c
was the regimentaI color company, and
when the company formed in line the
eagle was always on the left of the color
bearer. Old Abe was in all the regi-
ment's battles. He had some of his tail
feathers shot away once, but he never
lost drop of blood, and more than that,
neither color bearer nor eagle bearer in
this regiment was ever shot, so the SOL
diers said that Old Abe led a charmed
life, and that he cast a spell of protec-
ton around these two men who were
his particular friends. He would grow
greatly excited in battle, and scream
and flap his wings continually; he
would also behave in this vainglorious
way any time that his regiment gave
vent to cheers, but to the cheering of
other regiments he paid no attention.
After he had been in the army a year he
always gave heed to "Attention;" he
would fasten his eye on the parade
commander and note time accuratelv
When parade was dismissed he would
drop his military air and stretch and
flap his wings.
The soldiers were so inspired with
enthusiasm by their bird that at the
battle of Corinth the confederate Gen.
Price said he would rather capture
that eagle than take the whole regiment
without him. But he was never taken.
and it was the boast of his regiment
that they never lost a battle, though
they saw such hard service that nearly
half their original number lay when
the war closed, in soldiers graves. The
old colonel of the regiment said
he sincerely believed that the
regiments proud record owed not
little to the eagle; he shared Gen.
Prices view of the case.-Chicago In
ter Ocean.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-05-13

the stuffed birds are marked "aves. "
This means that they belong to the
class called ayes, the second among
| the "vertebrates, or animals which
| have a skeleton
The first class has two subdivisions
the flying birds and the running birds
Then these Subdivisions" are still
further divided into "accipiters' Cor
the VultIre order), ''passeres" Tor
perchers), "scansores' Tor climbers)
"gallinacae' Tor game birds), ''gralla-
tcres" Tor waders) in the first
subdivision. In the second is
! the "brevipennate," or such birds
as the ostrich, cassowary, etc.
Fol- the present we will confine
ourselves to the flying bmds-and to
that family Tor part) commonly
called warblers. Most everyone loves
the song Dirds-they are SO beautiful,
and fill all the air with such delightful
music, Beside t1is they are always
friendly to those people who love them,
and who don't try to injure them.
There are many things about the song
birds which call for our admiration
and love. Their beautiful forms seem
to be the perfection of grace; their pref
ty ways are innocence itself; the col
ors which give beauty to their feathers
can never be equaled by any painter,
be he ever so skillful.
Then did you ever notice how tender
and loving they are toward their little
ones? How hard the father works to
supply the birdlings with food? How
bravely they fight to protect the nest
Gngs from the snakes, who would rob
the little mother of her children? Then
watch The parent bird as it tries to
teach the little ones to fly, for the first
time. And their nests! Did you ever
think of the skill which they show in
building their little homes? One of
these days we may write letter on
birds nests, and try to describe some of
the different kinds. There arc almost as
manyvarieties of nests as there are styles
of houses where youlive. There are nests
made of sticks, of leaves, of hair, of
clay, of sand and many other sorts.
/ mere are DullutIS aiming Ine DTuS
just as skillfui as the men who built the
"sky scraper" buildings at Chicago.
But there are so many nice things to
write about birds that we are tempted
to write too much, for you might get
tired and forget all about it. Now
couldn't you get up little society or
club for protection to the birds? You
might call it the Bird Lovers" per
haps. Then all the members must
promise to do all they cen to prevent
others from killing the birds, or from
robbing the nests. Not only this. but
they must ask all their lady friends to
stop wearing the bodies or the wings of
birds on their bonnets. If they don't
stop this cruel practice it will not be
long before the birds win all be killed,
and boys and girls who are born a few
years from now will never see a bird on
the wing, or enjoy the sweet music
which comes from the tree top.
IT II w r&CPG
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-05-13
NEW DISCOVERY BY TESLA.
knaproves Electrical Oscillator to Produce
Cheap "X" Rays.

knaproves Electrical OscilIator to Produce
Cheap "X" Rays.
Nlcolo Tesla has made a discovery
which, it is believed, will revolutionize
methods of illumination and be Of in
finite use. He has perfected new cleo
trio oscillators based on one of his
discoveries made six years ago. By
their means Tesla is now able to pro-
duce economical electric vibrations to
frequency of many millions second
fromAordinary currents, either alternat-
ing or direct. These oscillators do
away lentirely with induction coils.
Any electric pressure is available.
Tesla says that they furnish ideal
means for the reproduction of Roentgen
rays, which are thereby rendered in
co!nparably more powerful.
DR.. j. Mount Bleyer, of New York
City, has invented an instrument for
pbotog raphing sound vibrations in the
atmosphere. He considers the inven-
ton OF equal Importance with the dis
covery of the Roentgen rays. DR..
Bleyer was associated with Mr. Edison
in Nperfecting the photograph, and it
was then that he conceived the idea of
recording the vibrations of the human
voice by means of photography.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-05-13
He Bought the Island,

An amusing incident occurred dur
ing the last cruise of the English ship
Royalist in the neighborhood of the
New Hebrides. The time arrived for
the holding of the annual prize shoot
ing, but no suitable place could be
found for the erection of target ex-
cept a small island in Southwest bay
This, however, was tribal property, and
as the natives had been taught to fear
the power of big guns, they bargained
that they should be paid for the island,
as it was sure to be blown to pieces.
Elaborate negotiations ended in a chief
going off to the ship, when the requisite
agreements were entered into, and Capt.
Rason, of the Royalist, became tine own
er of the island, the consideration be-
ing five sticks of tobacco. A target
was then erected and some excellent
shooting took place
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-05-13

on an angle so that the knife or cutter
which is fastened upright in front will
be in advance of the other. This cutter
must be well made of good steel, with
good stout upright ends and we'll bolted
to the sides so it will project below the
bottom of the runners about 21a inches,
or whatever thickness is deemed best
to cut the sod. Have it well sharpened
across the width. Place the two up
right knives, well sharpened, just
in advance of the uprights of the
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-05-13

A descendant of Rob Roy, the famous
Highland outlaw, recently died in a
Scottish poorhOuse. He was chieftain
of one of the principal branches of the
Clan Gregor, and there is considerable
Indignation that such a historic per-
sonage should have been allowed to
spend his last days in the garb of a
pauper instead of that of a killed Gael.
The pauper was the last descendant of
Gregor Ghlun Dhu (Brack Knee, the
nephew of Rob Roy, who received a
commission from Prince Charles as
colonel in the Scottish army at the time
of the Highland rebellion.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-05-13

There is positive danger in feeding
100 much soft fooo to young chicks.
The older hens stand it well, and do bet
ter than when fed much grain; but the
broods of little ones soon get into bad
shape on this kind of food. In such
cases it is best to change at once to
bread crumbs and some grain. A con-
tinuation of the soft food will often
lead to the loss of the entire brood.
The worst part of the trouble is that
the first intimation the poultrymar1
has of the bad condition of his chicks
is that he finds some of them dead
Rural World.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-05-13

just in advance of the uprights of the
knife or cutter, allowing their points
to project half an inch below the cutter
bar. Fig. shows the cutter complete
with the bottom up. Rings can be put
in front and short chain attached to
hitch the horse to.
In cutting, drive straight and stand
on the cutter over the knife. 1t is best
to cut crosswise at each end of the
strips and remove it, and there will be
less trouble to start it each time. The
whole expense of such a cutter ought
not to exceed a dollar, and if well made
will last a lifetime and be very easy to
lend, but harder to keep trace OFFS. l..
Harper, in Ohio Farmer.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-05-13
FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.
eRANDMoTAER's STITCHES.

What had happened to Emily Foote?
Every button was gone from her boot!
She noticed that morning that one was
loose;
"I'n fix it at bedtime" All, little the use.
Remember my Stitches" grandmother
said,
As she kindly nodded her dear, wise head
"A corner rent in my dress, that's all,
And Mary ran for her cap and shawl.
I'm mend it soon-now there isn't timer
How she wished she'd needed her grand
mothers rhyme!
The rent grew long and ever so wide,
And kept her at home from the picnic ride
Teddy was playing with ball and bat
i've started a stitch!" oh, never mind
that"
Answered his chum, jolly Archibald May,
" Twill last as long as we want 70 play"
But grandmother says" "Oh, bother
such things"
30 soon, the ball was but leather and
strings.
And grandmother's stitches yours and
mine?
"A stitch in time, my dear, saves nine,'
"A, f. Caldwell in Youths Companion.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-05-13

"Grandma,' said a Murray Hill young
lady, CLARA Van Spuyten says that you
sI.d grandpapa kept a corner grocery
store when you were young"
She is mistaken" said grandnam-
MIA.
II knew she was, the mean spiteful
thing. The ideal"
"Yes, she is mistaken" went on the
old lady, retrospectively; "we kept a
grocery store, but it wasn't on a
er."-Tamman Times.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-05-13

Aliens Foot-Ease, powder for the feet.
Cures painful, swollen, smarting feet and in
stantly takes the sting out of corns and bun
ions. Greatest comfort discovery of the
age. Aliens Foot Ease makes tight or new
shoes feel easy Is a certain cure for sweat.
ing. callous, hc5, tired, aching feet. Try it
to-day, Sold by all druggists and shoe
stores, 25c Trial package FREE. Address
Allen S. Olmstead lie Roy, n. Y.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-05-13
FINE SOD GUTTER.
Can BE Made by Anyone Having n
Little Ingenuity

In reply to a request for directions
for making sod cutter, offer the fol-
lowing, which is very easy to construct
hy anyone having ordinary ability in
the use of tools and who may have use
for such an article as sod cutter. 1t is
for use with horse, and will cut sod
at very rapid rate, and will cut of a
uniform thickness and width. By using
a spade that is sharp to follow and cut
out the lengths, it is easy to get any
sized piece that may be desirable to
handle.
To construct it, procure piece of
pine or oak two inches thick by six