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The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-04-10

their part, the New York World says,
enough has been revealed to show that
the program provided by the sopholrAres
left little to be desired on the score either
of amplitude or ingenuity.
The meadow below the varsity field
was the scene of the nocturnal orgies, us
it often has been before. Squads Of
sophomores seized their victims by night
where and when they could and conveyed
them singly and in groups CT two or
more to the meadow, where, with as little
noise as possible, the ceremonies were at
once begun. One of the choice features
of the event was to make the victim
stand in the center of a threatening cir
Gle and lift up his watchdog voice in
long and mournful bayings at the moon.
This was Introductory to another cheer
full diversion. Dog and coon" was the
title Of this entertainment. A freshman
was forced to climb a tree and crawl out
on a limb, while another, encouraged by
the usual stimulants, was compelled to
bark and caper under him. Sometimes
a haystack instead of a tree was used,
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-04-10

pacity hardly rises above that Of idiots.
Such powers, or aptitudps. always re.
late to some special faculty, like rem-
DRY, without including Other faculties
The aggregations referred to, Doctor
Peterson thinks. might explain the mar
velious memory for music exhibited by
"Bhnd Tom,' and the still more ezra
ordinary powers Of Helnecker, the
child of Lubbock" who lived in the early
part Of the eighteenth century. and who
knew the chief incidents of the Pen
tateuch at the age Of one year, had
mastered all Of sacred history at two
years, and was intimately acquainted
with modern and profane history and
geography, and spoke French and
Latin, besides his native tongue, at the
age Of three" When four years old he
died.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-04-10
LIKE RED PEPPER.
Slang Should BE Used Very Lightly
md with Discretion.


There is a fashion in slang. as in
everything else, and that used by the
youth of to-day is not the same as that
employed by their parents when they
were young. But although slang may
change, It never goes out of fashion.
And l think | may safely state that
among young people it was never more
deplorably popular than it is now. 1t
is argued that there is no harm in il;
and when used only occasionally.
among a select few who know one an.
other we'll this may be true. But the
harmful thing about it all is that the
habit of slangy speech is easily con-
tracted, and that it vitiates the speech
all unconsciously to the speaker. l
have in mind a young girl, bright and
well educated, who told me that in a
circle of intimate friends she used
slang so constantly that when she was
with people to whom she wished to
talk well and fluently she was obliged
all the while to be on her guard lest
some slangy idiom escape her. She
was at a dinner and for the first half
hour she managed to avoid all rocks
and reefs of slang. Then she grew
more confident as she became interest
ed in the conversation of the man next
her-a brilliant litterateur. He was
telling her of young girl, rich already,
to whom had been left a legacy which
she was to spend upon just what she
most desired for herself. Here he
named the sum to be used for that pur-
pose.
Our would-be careful heroine forgot
her caution in her amazement
Imagine having all that cash just
to blow inr she exclaimed.
And then she remembered, and re-
membering, flushed scarlet, and was
overcome with confusion.
She told me of it with tears of morti-
fication in her eyes.
"Just when l wanted to appear at
my bestr she lamented "But l have
learned my lesson, and shall stop using
slang, if l have to be dumb to do it.
Never, even in the heart of my own
home, will l allow myself to use the
hateful thing!'
1t is a pity that more girls have not
learned the same lesson. A little slang
used judiciously may be expressive. 1t
is never elegant, and should only be
utilized in speech as red pepper is en-
ployed in cOoking-very lightly, and
with great observation-disclosures Bazaar.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-04-10
Fossils Found by X-Rays.

A curious application of the N-rays to
the discovery of unseen things was re-
Gently made by Monsieur Lemoine at
Rheims. The chalk strata in that part
of France contain the fossil bones of
birds, reptiles and mammals, and fire.
quently these are shattered in the at
tempt at removal. 1t occurred to
Monsieur Lemoine that the embedded
fossils might be photographed by the
readily through chalk, but, are largely
intercepted by the phosphates of bones.
1t is reported that his photographs clear
ly indicate the details OF the hidden
fossils.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-04-10

ceeding his former mark by 33 miles
1,195 yards and feet. He did not ride
the full twenty-four hours, thanks to
the officials, who, guided by humane
sentiments, had him withdrawn from
the track at the expiration of twenty
three and one-half hours. Had not that
been done it was probable that his half
conscious form would have had to be
borne away by his attendants. Gimm's
finish in that race was one of the most
pitiful sights that was ever beheld on
n race track. He seemed to be a physic-
al wreck. His eyes were CLASSY and his
form limp.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-04-10
A Plant AtnlI.

Professor Atkinson, the botanist of
Cornell University, has discovered near
ithaca an example of the very rare
phenomenon called "plant atoll." 1t
consists of ring of plants floating in a
pond, with a circle of clear water with
in the ring. The plants derive their
nourishment from the decayed vegeta-
BILE matter that collects about their
roots, and these are gradually becom-
ing anchored to the bottom, so that in
time a true ring island will be formed,
resembling the coral atolls of the
southern oceans.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-04-10
Making Glass Resist Fire.

Attention has lately been drawn to a
product called 'wire-glass," which, 1t is
asserted, presents an effective barrier
against fire. 1t consists simply of a
mesh-work of wire embedded in a glass
plate. Even when licked by flames and
raised to a red heat it does not fall to
pieces, and experiments have shown
that, employed in windows and sky
lights, wire-glass not only resists the
heat Of fire, but also the shattering
effects of cold water poured over it
while 1t is yet glowing hot
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-04-10
Exhaustion of Natural Gas.

Recent statistics show that the supply
of natural gas in the United States fell
off one-half from 1883 to 1895. The de-
cline has been less in Ohio and Indiana
than in Pennsylvania, thu product in
the last named State being worth more
than nineteen million dole in 1888,
and less than six million dc 'as in 1895.
Owing to the adoption of less wasteful
methods, the falling Off has not been
so rapid since 1891, but it still amounts
to an average decline of five per cent.
every year.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-04-10
THE LATE w. p. ST. JOHN.
One of the Foremost of the Advocates
of Free silver.

One of the foremost silver men of
the country passed away recently in
the person of William L. st. John, at
his home in New York City. He took
very prominent part in the last Pres
idential campaign and gained national
renOwn. His death win be a great loss
TO the free silver party.
William +. st. John was born in Mo
bile. Ala. in 1919. After having re-
ceived a common school education in
his native city he went with relatives
TO England, where he continued his
studies. Thence he went to Berlin,
where he attended one of the gym
nasiums, and subsequently went to
Massachusetts. There his education
received its finishing touches. In 1867
he removed to New York City. For
several years he had charge of the
credits and prices of Havemeyer &
Elder, which became the nucleus of the
American Sugar Refining Company. At
the time of the formation of the COM
pany Mr.. St. John was secured by
George w. Perkins, who had just been
elected President of the Mercantile
Bank. He selected Mr.. ST. John as
cashier of the Mercantile.
Mr.. ST. John gave an immense
amount of satisfaction to the direct
ors of the bank, and when Mr. Perkins
died, in 1888, he was made President
in his place. The institution became
very successful under Mr. ST. Johns
management. He became a stockhold-
er in the Mercantile Bank and became
a director of the Hamilton National
Bank of Harlem and of the Second Ma
tiOnal Bank. He was an elder in the
Madison Square Presbyterian Church
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-04-10
BaIata Rubber.

Owing to the increased demand for
india-rubber caused by the use Of
pneumatic tires for bicycles and other
vehicles, there is said to be serious
danger of rubber famine" The
method of gathering india-rubber in
tropical countries has been exceedingly
wasteful because the easiest way. that
of cutting down the trees, has too fire.
quently been adopted. The search for
substitutes has resulted in making
known the virtues of a South American
tree called the balata. This ahounds in
British Guiana, and the rubber pro-
duced from it, while not possessing the
electric and some other properties of
caoutchouc, is said to answer very well
for most of the ordinary purposes of
india-rubber.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-04-10
The Speed of Pigeons.

Experiments have shown that pigeons
are able to outstrip the fastest express
trains, although on the average they fly
at the rate of only about thirty-four
miles an hour. Monsieur Rodenbach, in
France, believes they can attain We
locity exceeding seventy miles an hour
They are said to be unable to fly long
distances in a perfect straight line; ap-
parently they are easily driven aside by
shifting air currents.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-04-10

That portion of the substance of the
brain which is known as the gray
matter" is supposed to be most init
mately related to intellectual action.
Sometimes curious aggregatiOns Of gray
matter are found in particular parts Of
the brain, and DR. Frederick Peterson
has recently suggested in the Popular
Science Monthly that these may be the
cause of the extraordinary mental
powers occasionally exhibited by per-
sons whose general Intellectual Ia
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-04-10
BEAUTIFUL MRS. CAREw.
The English Woman Convicted of
Numbering Her Husband.

The English Woman Convicted of
Numbering Her Husband.
On evidence which permits hardly a
doubt of guilt Mrs. Edith Care4Y, a
beautiful English woman, was found
guilty of murder in Yokohama and,
through the mercy of the British min
lister to Japan will serve a life i'm
prsonment instead of suffering the
death penalty.
The Carews were members of the
fashionable set in the English colony
at Yokohama. They had lived in Japan
six years. Walter Raymond Carew,
the educated son of an English army
officer, was in the Government service
in Japan and his wife, who is the
daughter of the Mayor of Glastonbury,
England, was a favorite in society.
She is % years of age and a woman of
great beauty and talent. The home life
of the Carews was apparently happy.
Last October Carew died suddenly.
Arsenic was found in the stomach. A
governess n the family, Miss Jacob,
swore that Mrs. Carew had sent her to
drug stores to make purchases Of ar
senic. A druggist swore he had sold
some of the stuff to Mrs. Carew her.
self. Then it appeared that Mrs. Carew
and her husband had not been as hap
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-04-10
Dangerous UmbreIIa.

DR.. John Kitto, the well-known En-
glish writer and commentator on the
Bible. was by no means devoid of hui
NOR, and he took considerable pleasure
In relating some amusing adventures
which at one time and another had be-
fallen him. One of these narratives is
quoted by Dr. Eadie in his Life of DR..
Kitto."
Arriving at Constantinople from coun-
tries farther to the east, and having
learned to regard the umbrella as
mark of high distinction, | was much
astonished to find it in very common
use there in rainy weather. However,
| soon had occasion to learn that traces
still remained of the distinction, so us
ually throughout the East associated
with that article.
l resided principally at Orta Khol,
village on the Bosphorus about three
miles above Constantinople; and hav-
ing urgent occasion, one wet day. to 90
down to Pera, | set out, umbrella in
hand. On arriving at the waterside
found none of the boats that usually
ply between the village and the Golden
Horn, and was therefore under the ne
cessity of walking all the way along
the road behind the row of buildings
that face the Bosphorus.
One of these buildings was a favorte
palace of the Sultan, who was then re-
siding in it. AS l approached the gate
of this mansion, with my umbrella over
my head, l observed that one of the
sentinels stationed there accosted me
In commanding manner; but not com
pretending what he said, l went on.
Upon which the soldier ran toward me
with his fixed bayonet leveled, and
without any indication of a friendly in
tention toward my person.
That l took my person safely that
day to the great city was probably ow-
ing to the good nature of a Turk. who
was walking close behind me at the
moment, and who, on observing the ad-
vance of the soldier upon me, snatched
my umbrella with violence from my
hand, and thrust me forward, partially
interposing himself between me and
the assailant, who then returned to his
station, and allowed me to proceed in
peace.
The friendly Turk. in returning my
umbrella, endeavored to explain the
fact, which | afterward ascertainel
more distinctly. that it was incumbent
on every one to take down his umbrella
in passing the actual residence OF the
Sultan.
l had observed with some surprise
that persons walking before me lower
ed their umbrellas as they approached
the palace, and again elevated them
when they had passed, Notwithstanding
the heavy rain, but without imagining
that this was a matter of Obligation
l observed on subsequent occasions
that persons passing on the Bosphorus
in boats never omitted to take down
their umbrellas as they approached the
front of the mansion which the broth
er of the sun and moon" honored with
his presence.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-04-10

and was one of the organizers Of the
Southern Society. Last summer, feel
ing that his position on the question
of free silver was not compa tible with
his office of bank president, he resign
ed and thenceforward devoted his en-
tire time and attention to the cause he
had eSpOused.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-04-10
LONG DISTANCE RACE.
Louis Gimm, Who Has Ridden 4S6
Miles in % I-2 Hours

11OUIb U HIT " ITO HIS NIuUen TCO
Miles in % I-2 Hours.
Louis Gimm was born in Germany.
but came to this country at an early
age, and to all intents and purposes is
an American. AS such he has done
more to popularize long distance cycle
racing than any other wheelman in this
country. Aug. II and 10, 1895, at Cleve-
land. Ohio, he reduced all American
records from nine to twenty-four
hours, paced, by riding 452 miles LIS
yards in twice around the clock" Last
September at the Coliseum in Chicago,
in competition. he created a new Amer
lean record for one days riding by COW
ering 4S6 miles 1 ,157 yards 1 foot, ex-
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-04-10

A. S. Summers is the plucky gentle
man who put an end to the career of
bandit near Peach Springs, Ariz.,
and frustrated the attempt to blow up
the safe of Wells, Fargo & Co. aboard
the Atlantic and Pacific westbound pas
senger train. For ten years he has
been in the service of the big express
concern.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-04-10

Il am deeply interested in discover
ing the lost tribes Of Israel" said Mr.
Musty, as he came in and sat down by
the busy editor for an hours discussion
of the subject. "Soi" replied the man
Of resources; why don't you adver-
tise for them? The business office is on
the first floor Here, Dick. show the
gentleman to the advertising depart
ment"-Puck.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-04-10
HAZING AT PRINCETON.
College Freshmen Subjected to Brutal
Treatment

The hazing the freshman class I'm
Princeton College went through this
year was thorough in detail and varie-
gated in its features. The experiences of
the victims only recently began to. leak
out. and although there is reticence on
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-04-10

and then the coon freshman, after the
dog freshman had snarled and snapped
and growled at him for a certain time,
had to roll down to the ground, where the
dog freshman must pounce upon him and
worry him.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-04-10
Their Advantage.

There are some things in which orr
English cousins have the advantage Of
us
An American millionaire, accustomed
to purchase anything he wanted. tried
to obtain from an Oxford gardener the
secret Of the beautiful lawns which
make the pride of England-or a por-
ton of It.
Tell me. my good man, how you
manage it," he said condescendingly
putting his hand significantly into his
pocket.
1T very simple, SIR replied the
gardener. quantity. you cuts it as
close as ever you can cut, and you rolls
It and cuts it for 600 years"
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-04-10

by as was imagined. Her conduct on
the trial, too, was suspicious. The trial
ended few weeks ago and resulted IN
verdict Of guilty. The British minis
ter exercised his prerogative AID COM
muted her sentence.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-04-10

No one works hard enough If he has
any time left to talk.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-04-10

A pace is considered to be about ?
feet
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-04-10

Every man elected to the Legislature
seems to go in for reform for the peo-
pie. and good time for himself
Cañon City record., 1897-07-22
LEssENlhe STATURE IN EUROPE

One OF the Chief Con tributing Causes
Is the MILITARY Service Exncted.
This relation between stature and
health is brought to concrete express
sion in the armies of Europe through n
rejection of all recruits for service who
fall below a certain minimum standard
of height, generally about five feet, says
Popular Science Monthly. The re-
suit of this is TO preclude the possibility
of marriage for all the fully developed
men during their three years in the
barracks, while the undersized indi-
viduals, exempted from service on thin
account, are left free to propagate the
species meanwhile. Is il not apparent
that the effect of this artificial selection
is to put distinct premium upon in
feriority of stature IL so far as future
generations are concerned? This en-
forced postponement of marriage for
the normal man implies not merely that
the children of normal families are
born later in life--that would not be of
great moment in itself--it means far
more than this. The ma ajority of chill
dren are more often born in the earlier
half of married life, before the age of
35. Hence postpoDement OF matri-
mony means not only later children,
but fewer children. Herein lies the
great Significance of the phenomenon
for us. Standing armies tend in this
respect to overload succeeding genera
Hons with inferior types of men.
Cañon City record., 1897-07-22
POOR MANUAL rnAlNINa.
No Systematic Instruction In Reform
Mt

No Systematic Instruction In Weform-
atOry Installations.
During September ] visited several
of the reformatory institutions TO see
what was being done for the younger
boys in regard to manual training, says
a writer in, the Altruist Interchange.
l found very little systematic instruc-
ton. The principal occupations were
Gaming chairs, knitting stockings by ma
chinery and other purely mechanical
work. In none of the schools was there
systematic instruction in manual train
ing as it is now carried on in education
alSinstitutions. In fact, there were so
many young boys who could notlbe kept
busy at machine work that large
part of the time which might have been
usefully employed was spent in idle
ness. During these hours the boys
found occupations on their own ac-
count for their hands to do to limited
extent.
In one institution the boys had taken
from their hat bands the broad steel
wire which kept them in shape, broken
it into pieces from three to six inches
in length, ground these upon the door
steps or walls of the building and used
them as knives to whittle such bits of
wood as they could pick up about the
yard or secure from the janitors when
they made the fires. They made ham
die by winding on the rayelings of
stockings or binding two bits of wood
on either side, Little boats, paper
knives, household furniture, were rude
ly shaped by these crude instruments.
Some of the boys were put there for
wrecking trains, for burglary, etc., and
their tendencies were sometimes ex-
pressed in the things they tried to
make. For instance, pistols, small
knives and weapons such as boys might
use in Indian raids, etc.
Cañon City record., 1897-07-22
THE WONDERS OF SCIENCE.
Lung Troubles and Consumption Can
be Cured.
An Eminent New York Chemist and
Scientist Makes Free Offer
TO Our Readers.

The distinguished chemist, Mr.. T. A
Slocum, of New York City, demonstra-
ting his new discovery of reliable
cure for Consumption pulmonary Tu-
berculosis), bronchial, lung and chest
troubles, stubborn coughs, catarrhal
affections, general decline and weak
ness, loss of flesh, and all conditions of
wasting away, will send THREE FREE
BOTTLES (all differently of his New
Discoveries to any afflicted reader of
this paper writing for them.
His ..New Scientific Treatment" has
cured thousands permanently by its
timely use, and he considers it simple
professional duty to suffering humanity
to donate a trial Of his infallibie cure.
Science daily develops new wonders,
and this great chemist, patiently exper-
imenting for years, has produced results
as beneficial TO humanity rs can be
claimed by any modern genius. His
assertion that lung troubles and con-
sumption are durable in any climate is
proven by Heartfelt letters Of graft
tude,r filed in his American and Euro
pean laboratories in thousands from
those cured in all parts of the world.
The dread Consumption, uninter-
rupted, means speedy and certains cath.
Simply write to T. A. Slocum, NJ. G.
vs. Pine street, New York, giving post
office and express address. and the free
medicine will be promptly seut direct
from his laboratory
Suffers should take irstant advan-
tage Of his generous proposition.
Please tell the Doctor that you saw
this In the Csaon City RECORD. 3&t3