The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1898-12-03
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EDITOR PREss:--i wrote you IN my
last That would endeaEof TO give yon
pen picture OF TINS city, and since that
promise nave done little running
AROUND ana ma that the city - more
bithy ana lts sLteets more disgusting
IMAM !, on nrst examination thought,
Notwithstanding the tact mat The en-
Ierprising Yankee Is endeay0ring to
siIihihaH the oDlectionaOle features
when surround the city's greatness;
Iof great u -, 10 that u Is an extremely
"ise cry, ana one Whieh may yet pe
mace = maguehclent center OF trade IN
Tue orient. Inc ohiy drawback is tne
tact OF It's being 80 low as 10 preclude
Ihe posslDllsty u snccessih' drainage.
! bhink mentioned 10 = former letter
tnaI " iies not exceeding eight feet
ABOVE high toe, which being the case,
admits OF but little margin Tor drainage.
Add 10 TINS the tact that the climate Is
30 moist that segetation OF every de-
seflpt'oh grows 30 railk' ana 80 rev e.
I
can readiiy be seen tiiat AZ a health re-
soft' TINS portion OF the island OF Lnzon
grand failure. Tue ihhaDitants, TOT
Ihe most part. i've III houses raised
from eight 10 Ten feet above the ground.
ana IN most cases Deneath their houses
stand pools OF wafer, veritaOie ieSer-
breeding heiis. Inc residences OF Lhe
Det'er classes nave beneath the living
rooms large court 10 which dogs goats
ahd horses nave Tree access the iat1er
Deihs oIten l'ed anu ied DeheAth. Inc
hoofs OF lhese courts are Win Few e1.
eepuons' paved eiIher WIN KIM Oh
uhlhg maze 10 large quantities hefe' OF
win d species OF maze stone OF con-
giomerate' also manufactured IN large
quantities. IL Is ight, Out Durable
"il'isiandlng ooth neat ana the action
OF wafer. Inc hrSt 1 ever notlceo
seemed 10 DE cut stone ABOUT TWO iee1
IN length oy one ioot IN widlh' ana the
same ia thickness. thoughI 10 TEST
Tue weight imagine my surprise 10 una
stone OF that dimention 10 weieh mol
exceeding hity pounds. On close IN
spectich' ana aiter breaking H. iouho
u 10 ne a WORK OF art, sueh as II was.
, ana mol one OF mature a DeAniilai ana
durable Tue eight inches square py one
inch IN thickness IL Is MADE out OF
= species OF REQ cray susceptible aiUei
mOltulllK OIL "a MN DO1tAf, GOUtlflK Ik
also maze OF the same clay, the loints
being about 1901 IN length, ana are
moulded SO as 10 leave them trough
SNAPPED can better describe the sec
tons or joints oy asking you 10 take
5 two-toOt joint OF uiing USED IN hues Ia
J houses. ana spilt iength~ise ihrough
the mldd'e, Jay THESE pieces sac ny sioe
/ the hollow up ana win thlrd piece OF
same dimehtlon break the joint oy ih'
: fertahg ana ieaNlhg the MONO" Gown
Ia the business or thIcAiy set''en por'
, hoh OF the Gil! lhe ROOTS are Oh gA'Nah
ized OF Corrugated Hon' AL go'eIu
r ment buildings are Ihls t"Ole0- III 'u'
1 c'ty proper nearly All tne houses an
erected OF eo"g'ouieiaUe pias'eieN
, smootn OUTSIDE anu IN anu ei1Det M
. ished oy plaster oil paris OF hatd WOOD
ne oniy ""ou use'u III '"e cons''u c''ot
OF houses IS mahogany ana Oh 'ne lineS
grade AN hmoefs oil Whatever oiheh
l Sion less l'an TWO l'c'eS !" '''icAueSs y y
hewed Out, lhete oeiog OUT Que sa"-ihii
on the enune island ana IL win a ca
, faclty OF ABOUT <ooo ieet per Jay SURE
c ~ SPAIN was TWO centuries oeh'nu III
age "e'e on me is'a''u "i -nHon' b,
ine poorer e'"sSes uSe n""seS p"''
S "h"iy OF oamooo' WIN "uts vi p'a.'e'
1 palm leaves; .he covering loE loo' 0
n same material 80 lnA' ""eh "uta' a''
/. lett stand io' a"niie, ana '.'e "S'iS a'i'
e root become coioteu' 'ney Dear s't'A
s ing Resemblance 10 huee nay ''cAs *
e up on SUITS Inc hauVe' IN o"i'd'ne
!. begins where We hhish' IN other "otus
n the hrst part OF nus nut eohstF"cteo
the ROOF; should ne desire root OF
certain shape mp eohicai OF othet"'S'
he builds the frame OF BAMBOO po.es
e'ther ronnd OF spha' puts II Voge'he
:. win "ithes' lays his 'ha'ch OF "oNe'
= palm leaves ana when ready raises Ia
roof entire ana sets II on IT'S poss'
the ROOF heaSSF 10y no means roc
d covering mouse sixteen ieet squaf
Or can easily be carried oy -FOUR mel
Or Their hoors are MADE OF BAMBOO pole