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Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1898-04-29
HON. a. s. HARDY
HUM a. >. f1AhDI.
honors for him than those to which he
has already attained.
Paul ON Marriage.

In reading what Paul says about
marriage we must remember two
things. Marriage in that age was very
different from marriage in ours. There
was no religious ceremony and no
enduring bond Under the Roman en-
pire, in the first century, the man and
woman entered into partnership, lived
together as long as both of them liked
to live together, then separated. The
bond could be dissolved at the pleas
ure Of either one. How readily it was
dissolved is illustrated by an instance
related by st. Jerome, who tells us
that In his time there existed wife
who was married to her twenty-third
husband, she herself being his twenty
first wife, When, therefore, Paul
talks about marriage, he talks about
the advisability Of woman's entering
into such a commercial and easily dis
soluble relationship with some man
something very different from mar
riage in Christian community formed
under the influence Of an Anglo-Saxon
civilization and Christian teaching.
We must remember. too. that Paul,
when he wrote this letter to the Cor
inthians, believed the world was soon
to come to an end; that there was
great distress, and many prosecutions;
that the perils of the church were
likely to grow greater rather than less;
and that thus the condition of the
times rendered marriage. especially to
the Christian, inexpedient. His advice
which is, on the whole, against mar
rage rather than in favor of it, is such
as a Puritan might have given in the
times of Charles the First, or Hugh
enot in the time Of Catherine d.
Medici. His judgment in favor o.
virginity is based on the fact of "tht
present distress. DR.. Lyman Abbott
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The Beggars of the Sea.

The "Beggars of the Sea- were those
who, during the war for Dutch indie
pendence, fought Phillip of Spain at
sea, as their brother "beggars" strove
against his power on land The way
in which the term "beggar" came to
be that by which the Dutch patriots
were distinguished was this: A depu-
tation of the confederate mobiles of the
low countries, headed by Count Louis
of Nassau, presented to Margaret,
duchess of Parma, the representative
of Phillip II. in the Netherlands, a re-
monstrance, called the Compromise
against the Inquisition. Somewhat
unnerved by their bold front, she was
inclined to yield to their demands,
when the count of Barlaimont, one of
her council, whispered to her that she
"need not be afraid of these gather
ings of beggars." In a moment of saw
age irony, those to whom this con-
temptuous epithet was applied, accept
ed the title, and Long live the Beg
gars!" was the watchword which was
heard during that prolonged and bitter
struggle which lasted over fifty years,
and ended in the release of Holland
from the Spanish yoke
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The Italians are considering plans
for the construction of double tun-
mel, about two miles in length. between
the toe of Italy and the island Of Sicily.
The tunnel is to run under the Straits
of Messina, not far from the site OF
Scylla and Charybdis. the rocks and
the whirlpool. which were SO dreaded
by ancient mariners. 1t was at first
proposed that bridge be thrown across
the straits, but 1t was thought that this
would be too much exposed to the
winds, which are occasionally violent
between the opposing mountains Of
Sicily on one side and Calabria on the
other.-Ex.
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Telephones in THEATERs.
ways In which They Facilitate the
Business Of the House.

Ways In which They Facilitate the
Business of the House.
In the best theaters the use Of the
telephone has been most comprehens-
lively developed, says the Chautauquan.
1t connects the manager with all de-
partments OF the house. Seated in his
sanctum of the box office, he is in
equally prompt and expedient touch
with the treasurer, whose life is being
made weary with dead beats and
professionals" soliciting the privilege
of performance, Of which they will
often be the most uncharitable and un-
compromising critics. and the Cerberus
at the stage door, who has scarcely less
onerous duties, keeping stern front
against too susceptible "Johnnies'' and
taking charge Of the current and OUT
side business that sets toward the back
OF the house from morning to mid
Z night. The telephone also enables the
manager to speak with the engineer,
who regulates the steam effects On the
stage, the temperature Of the stage and
the auditorium and the general ven
tilation of the building. The electri-
clan may be consulted when there are
fluctuations or Interruptions in the sup
ply Of current or instructed to turn on
en- extra bank Of ornamental lights
inside the house when the sight of the
legend standing room only" In the
lobby warns the managerial heart.
When .there is a big line" at the box
office the manager may telephone to
the stage manager to hold back the
ringing up Of the curtain, which saves
those already seated from being dis
turbed when the play begins and the
late corners from disappointment. One
specially interesting use Of the tele-
phone in the theater is that made by
the physician attending the play. He
leaves his seat number at the box Of
fee. SO that If he Is called up during
the performance he may be immediate
ly warned by an usher. He can thus
f1nd out whether the case to which he
may be summoned is urgent, or wheth-
er he can go back and enjoy the rest Of
the play.
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In a blanket in cold weather. Another
strange thing connected with him is
that he cannot walk, step or stand up
on his feet, his neither limbs being
too small and weak to support his own
weight. This wonder was born and
reared in Gallatin, and is about 80
years of age He was, up to few
years ago, able to go about unaided.
and could do as much manual labor as
any man. Now he drives to the sta
ton daily in a rude wagon drawn by
goats, where curious and sympathetic
travellers give him money. In this way
he makes living for himself and aged
mother.
Buds" condition is due to disease
which has enlarged his bones. He is
very ignorant, and though he has often
received good offers to put himself on
exhibition he has refused them
through fear that he will be kidnapped.
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Market for Unskilled Labor.

The monthly journal published by
the labor bureau of the British Board
of Trade contains reports each month
from the great labor eenters of the
world on the condition of the labor
market 1t is to be noted that no.
where is there any demand for I'M
skilled labor, and, in fact, the I'M
skilled laborer is warned to keen
away from most of the countries or
colonies mentioned. Nor for that mat
ter can the demand for skilled labor
be said to be good, for while occasion
ally there is an opening, as in New
South Wales, ''if they can afford to wait
a little" usually every country has
more than it needs. Even Natal. from
which the report is. "There is no de-
mand for more mechanics or other la
borers. Many persons have
been unable to find employment"
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WINE DRINKERS.
The Quantity of Alcohol Consumed
Yearly by the French.

The Quantity of Alcohol Consumed
yearly by the French.
A publication given by the French
Minister Of Finance gives some very
elaborate statistics as to the quantity
of wine, beer, cider and alcohol con-
sumed in that country. From that
document it is learned that the total
amount consumed was 1,575, 100000
gallons, representing about AS liters
per diem for the whole population OF
France. The division was 967,000,0 900
gallons Of wine, 395,000,000 gallons OF
cider, 202, 100000 gallons OF beer. and
&c, 100000 gallons of alcohol. While
the sgreater part Of the wine Is con-
sumed in the large towns, the cider
Is nearly all drunk in the country, es-
pecially in Normandy and Brittany,
and the official statistics give table
showing what is the consumption OF
wine in the forty-seven towns with
over 10000 inhabitants. The figures
vary very much. the annual consump-
ton being largest at Bolougne-sur-
Seine, fifty-nine gallons; Nice, fifty six
gallons and st. Etienne, fifty -four gal
Ions. while Paris is only thirteenth on
the list, with forty-fve gallons. In
none of the large towns in the south
Of France does the consumption fall
below thirty gallons, but in seven large
towns in the north Nille, Bolougne-
sur-Mer, Dunkirk, Caen, Calais, Rou-
baix and Turcoing) it averages only six
| gallons. Another table gives the con-
sumption of alcohol, and here Rouen,
Cherbourg and LIE Havre head the list
| with an annual total of nearly four
gallons per head of the population, OF
more than double the quantity consum-
| ed in Paris
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COAL IN NORTH DAKOTA.
Great Interest Aroused by the Large
Deposits of Ignite Found.

Great Interest Aroused by the Largo
Deposits of Ignite Found.
During the present winter greater in
terest has been taken in the coal de-
posts of North Dakota than has ever
been the case before, says the Duluth
Herald. Throughout the entire western
half of the state are vast areas under
which lie beds of coal in quantity sufh-
cient to supply the state with fuel for
periods which are too lengthy to be
calculated. The coal is Ignite, var
iety of coal differing greatly from both
anthracite and bituminous.
Ignite is the most recent of the coal
formations, the change from the orig
inal wood being much less marked than
is the case with the other GOALS In
many sections where the coal is found
the original appearance of the tree
trunks of which the coal is formed is
preserved in remarkable manner. In
some cases the outlines of rough,
shaggy bark are plainly discernible,
and huge knots which have once been
wood are frequently separated from the
surrounding coal, their general appear
ance being exactly what they bore when
above ground thousands of years ago.
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AS MOTHER MADE IT.
Unattainable Cooking because youth'c
Appetite Is Gone.

Unattainable Cooking Because Youth'c
Appetite Is Gone.
We fear that the young husband who
wants everything the way mother
made it" is asking for the unattainable.
It is not the cooking that is at fault,
but the compartments appetite. II he
could replace the critical, wearied pal
ate OF the man with the fresh eager
one Of the schoolboy he would readily
see the superiority of the housewives
of today over those OF the last gem
Grafton. This Is due to the special at
tention that has been paid to culinary
matters in recent years and to the SUI
perior intelligence acquired through
this. A simple breakfast dish, and ons
that is always welcomed by men, is
picked cod. There are many ways
Of preparing it, but the best one seems
to be to pick it into flakes. and wash
repeatedly until it is no longer salt.
and then put 1t into pan OF cold
water and let it come gradually to the
boiling point. 1t must remain this
way for at least twenty minutes, and
1t Is important to remember that the
water should not really boil. An ex-
cellent sauce is made by measuring a
pint of rich milk for each pint Of
Goldfish, and stirring it into table
spoonful OF -four which had previously
been melted in an equal measure OF
butter The sauce must simmer slow
~, the bubbles rising only at the
sides. When the water on the dish
Is at last allowed to boil turn it of
and put the drained fish into the cream
sauce. Let it boil up for two minutes
then draw it to the back Of the stove
Season with little white pepper and
add two eggs which have been previ-
ously beaten with a little of the hot
cream, The cod may stand in the
sauce for three or four minutes, but Il
must not boil Prepare three delicate
slices Of brown toast. lay them on 8
hot platter, and pour the picked COO
over. Three tablespoonsful OF cream
stirred in when the eggs are beaten
will be found to be an Improvement
Philadelphia Times
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kept this up without water for the
mules and without changing the team.
Two miles and quarter an hour TOT
ten hours-that was what we accom-
plished. 1t was hard to bring the
comprehension away down to such
snails pace as that when we had peen
used to making eight and ten miles
an hour. When we reached the station
on the farther verge of the desert we
were glad for the first time that the
dictionary was along, for we never
could have found language to tell now
glad we were in any sort OF dictionary
hut an unabridged one with pictures in
It." A queer frontier town was over
land City, 47o miles from st. Joseph,
where the stage was exchanged for a
",nud wagon in which to cross the
PLATTE a dangerous stream with quick
sands liable to swallow horses, coach
and passengers at one mouthful. The
mails. however. had to go, though the
wheels often sank to the hub in tran
cit Breakdowns frequently delayed
travel for several hours, during which
one could hunt buffalo if so disposed.
Passing Fort Laramie, the Indian coun-
try and Black Hills were reached, and
here the Imagination would readily pic
ture lurking savage behind every hill.
Ambushed Indians often sent bullets
into the coach, and the passengers for
the most part slept at night with one
eve open and arms ready for instant
use. Pressing on to the Rocky Noun
tains. South Pass, the extreme summit,
with its splendid outlook, was attained;
then came Salt Lake City and nearly
seventy miles of alkali desert, Rocky
Canon and the Great American Desert
forty miles of bottomless sand and
long. thirsty pull-and Carson City
From Carson to the Sierras, climbing
the Geiger grade. skirting Lake Tahoe
thence to Hangtown or Placervilie and
Sacramento. ind the great overland
stage journey was at an end.
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OVERLAND COACHING.
AGENTS ON THE ROUTE WE'RE
UNDISPUTED DESPOTs.
Conductor Was Responsible Man and
When the Driver Found That His Re-
lief Was on Duty, He Had to Work
So Hard That He Fen Asleep.

In the days of 40 1t took an emf
grant train from five to seven months
to cross the plains. Nine years later
the overland stages by the southern
route made the journey in twenty-one
days. The good old days OF overland
staging are now only a memory, but
that memory Is exceedingly vivid with
those who crossed the plains behind
horses or mules, not knowing what
their adventures might be en- route.
Over each $50 miles of road was placed
an agent or superintendent, who had
absolute authority, the distance under
his jurisdiction being called division.
His duty was to buy horses, mules AMI
harness and feed man and beast. Next
in rank to this great and glorious
king of the plains was the conductor,
his beat being also ESQ miles. He rode
night and day, seated by the driver
snatching what rest and sleep he
might on that lofty flying perch Hu
had entire charge Of the mails, pas
sengers, stage coach and express mat
ter until he delivered them over to the
1ext conductor, taking his receipt
therefor. While the conductor was not
invariably gentleman, he was man
of intelligence, executive ability and
firmness, paying the closest attention
to his duties. Then in Importance came
the driver, his beat being long and
sleeping time at stations short, his
days and nights full of hard and wear
ing work. Unlucky indeed was the
driver whose fellow-worker at either
end of the road got sick, for the coach
had to go on, and instead of climbing
down for good rest after rough
journey he would have to go ahead,
perhaps in wind, rain and darkness,
doing the sick mans work. 1t was
not an uncommon sight to see a driver
sound asleep on the box, the coach
| travelling along at breakneck speed
with six fractions mules. Here is how
Mark Twain describes his trip across
| the desert in a stage in the early eos:
"The mules under violent swearing
coaxing and whip cracking, would
make at stated intervals squirt, and
drag the coach 100 or maybe 200 yards
stirring up billowy cloud OF dust that
rolled back, enveloping the vehicle
with dust to the wheel tops or higher
and making it seem to float in the fog
Then rest followed, with the usual
sneezing and bit champing. Then an
other squirt of 100 yards and another
rest at the end of it. All day long We
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WooINos IN RUSSIA.

In their marriage arrangements and
celebrations the Russians blend the
indifference and sang froid of the west
with the symbolism and ineradicable
earnestness of the east. The ceremony
is beautiful and full of meaning. Most
marriages occur at an early age.
Neither man under 80 nor woman
under rs can marry without parental
consent, but lovers in desperation can
appeal to the authorities, who will de-
mand of the obdurate parents their
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The breaking Of Ocean Gables.

The researches of Professor Milne on
the cause of the breaking of telegraph
ic cables have revealed the fact that
there are parts of the ocean bed, par
ticularly on steep slopes along the
edges of continents, where great chang
es frequently occur. The Importance
of properly selecting the location of a
cable is shown by the fact, cited by
Professor Milne, that "the military and
naval reserves were called out in Au-
stralia in 1888, when the simultaneous
interruption of two cables cut off COM
munication with the rest of the world
for nineteen days, and gave rise to the
fear that war had broken out in Eu-
rope"
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CRUELTY OF TIE HINpoos.
Tales of Hoartless Treatment Of Tigers
Almost Unbelievable.

Tales of Hoartless Treatment Of Tigers
Almost Unbelievable.
The correspondent who sends the
following to the Calcutta Asian states
that his information came to him on
unimpeachable authority, says the Lon
don Sketch During a royal hunt IN
one of the Rajpoot states an exception
ally fine tiger was caught-netted, no
doubt-and lured into cage; his cap
tors then proceeded to moose his rect
and draw them through holes bored
in the floor Of the cage, and a black
smith was directed to draw his claws.
The tigers legs having been secured
by ropes, the royal sportsmen had
sliding door in the cage opened, and
when the captive put his head out they
shut the door down on his neck, while
the blacksmith, with mallet and chisel,
broke off his teeth; preparations were
concluded by muzzling the poor brute
with strong wire in some inhumane
fashion. The tiger was then released,
to be baited by dogs, and, despite his
IudllucQ COuuitIOu, hS rAiAASA - SS~l~--i
dogs before the "sportsmen" wearied
Of the game and shot him. II this story
is true, and the information is said to
have come from an witness-and
there is nothing impossible in the
Gripping part of the business-one
would dearly like to take each OF these
rajpoot royalties in turn and read him
lesson with cutting whip. Natives
have singular ideas concerning the use
of Gagged tigers. At the end of street
in Jeypoor, one of the finest and most
advanced cities, under protected" ma
tive rule, they kept ten years ago a
number of tigers in small cages. When
European visitor approached, the
keeper Immediately appeared from his
house close by, salaamed profoundly,
and proceeded first to spit on his charg-
es and then to stir them up with an
iron rod kept for the purpose. When the
savage roaring this naturally produced
died away that keeper salaamed more
profoundly and held out his hand. 1t
backsheesh was not promptly forth
coming, he said that, lowing to fear OF
the presence, these sons and daughters
of dogs do not roar their loudest," and
spat and stirred again.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1898-04-29

M Albert Delegorgue. who presided
over the zola trial. though not quite so.
entered the magistracy under the sec
ond empire. after a very brief expert
ence at the bar. Until 1882 he held a
succession of provincial appointments.
and he was promoted to his present
position in the appeal court nine years
ago. But for the whiskers that are
parted by a plump. clean shaven chin,
his face might belong to a well-fed &C.
clesiastic. He is firm, not TO say, OBJ
stinate, and may always be trusted to
stick to his consigne.-PaIi Mall Ca
zette.
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which he has lived He is the success
sor of Sir Oliver Mowat, and although
the margin of votes by which ne tri-
umphs is not so large as in former
elections, Mr.. Hardy may still be said
to represent large part OF the popu-
lar WILL
The new premier has attained to
many honors in the dominion. He is a
queens counsel, an M. p, and he was
the provincial secretary and registrar
OF the government of Ontario. He is a
native of the province and his ances-
tors on both sides were Canadian 10y
alist stock. The young man studied
law, and as matter of course got
into politics. From the first 1t was
seen that he was destined for higher
Offices, and his success was great and
immediate. Premier Hardy Is to-day
power in dominion politics, and his
friends look for higher and greater
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In Three Parishes.

The old Chapel-of-E Ease at Tunbridge
Wells. England. stands partly in Kent
and partly in Sussex, but. more than
that. it also stands in three parishes.
When the clergyman leaves the vestry
he comes out of the parish of Frant, in
Sussex; and If he is going to officiate
at the altar. he walks into the parish
Of Tunbridge. in Kent. If, on the 9TH
er hand. he is going to preach the SER
mon, he walks from Frant into the
parish Of Speldhurst-
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TWO MopERN GIANTS.
Minnesota and Tennessee Boast Some
Freak People.

Freak People.
Those who pretend to believe in the
ldegeneracy of the race will ind the
following description of Minnesota
giant instructive, even il it Is damag-
ing to their pet theory. James Mcin-
doc Of Medalia is only is, yet he is SIX
feet ten inches tall, and growing at
such rate that before his next birth
day he will exceed seven feet. AS
child he was of ordinary size, but at
the age of IL he began to broaden anu
fatten, and at Is he weighed 24f
pounds. His feet are fifteen and hall
inches in length and OF remarkable
breadth; he wears a No. "a shoe,
pair of which take calfskin OF pretty
large size. He wears No. nat, al
though his hat seems rather small TOT
fellow Of such gigantic frame. he
is in perfect health and eats more tnan
1,50O-pound OK. Whenever he wants
a drink Of water he takes up gallon
pail and drains every drop from 1t. he
has no particular appetite for anything
stronger, SO his capacity for cider
brandy and soda and vermouth COCK
tails is not known. He has been
known to eat common basketful OF
grapes and ask for more. Recently ne
ate twenty-three large apples for des-
sert at dinner. He is of good form,
and except for his height, does not look
abnormally large. He is very power
full, and when Is years of age lifted
LOO pounds. In test the other day
he spanned with one hand thirteen and
three-quarter inches A man OF even
greater size lives in Gallatin, Tenn.
He is negro who goes by the name
of Bud" and is regarded in that To-
cality as the greatest living wonder.
bud" is eight feet tall and has
reach with both arms extended OF nine
| ty-six inches, the greatest in the world'
and twenty-one inches more than Fltz-
simmons. His hands are each th1r-
| teen and a half inches in length, and
| his finger nails are about the size OF
a 25-cent piece. He is almost a skele-
ton, yet he weighs 1856 pounds. But
the most, peculiar features are his feet
| They are eighteen inches in length and
are as large around as an ordinary
mans leg. No shoes have ever been
found that ne could put on, and in con-
sequence he has to keep them wrapped