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Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1899-07-21

II was a very different meal from
Victorian breakfast. The rude masses
OF bread needing TO be carved and
smeared over with animal fat before
they could be made paiatabie. the still
recognizable fragments OF recently
killed animals. hideously charrcd aud
hacked. the eggs torn ruthlessly from
beneath soue protesting hen-such
things as these, though they constltut
cd the ordinary fare Of Victorian times,
would have awakened only horror and
disgust In the refined minds of the peo-
pie OF these latter days.
Instead were pastes and cakes OF
agreeable and variegated design. with
out any suggestion in color or form or
the unfortunate animals from which
their substance and juices were de
rived. They appeared on little dishes
sliding out upon rail- from q little box
Mt one side OF the table.
The surface of the table, to judge by
n nineteenth century person TO be coy.
cred with fine, white daMask. but this
was really an eyidized metallic sur
face and could be cleaned Instantly
after meal There were hundreds of
such little tables In the ball. and at
most OF them were other latter day citl-
xeas. s!ng!y or In groups And as
Mwres seated himselr before his eie-
CANT repast the Invisible orchestra.
which had been resting during an in
terval. resumed and iillcd the air with
musie.-faii Maii Magazine.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1899-07-21

A distinguished Massachusetts cler
gynan tells n story al his own ex-
penSe. Tie was on n tramp through
clergy man for n companion One day
they mounted the drivers seat of q
stngecoaeh A is often the case. the
stage driver was an Interesting char
acter whose conversation abounded In
good stories. The three speedily be
came friendly. and II was with reluc-
lance that they parted ut the end OF
the journey I'm glad to hev me,
yer fellers." said the driver on leaving
them. yer see, haven't seen a man
this summer--ouly ministers"
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1899-07-21
The Purist.
The TUrI8ts
att looks like rain"
~ beg your pardon"
~ say II looks like rain"


~ beg your pardon"
~ say II looks like rain"
"What does?'
"The-the weather."
1.-THE weather. my dear air. Is con.
0ition. Rain is water in the act Of
falling from the clouds 1t Is impossl-
bic that they should look alike"
"Whst meant was that the sky
looked like rain"
Equally impossible. The sky rs the
blue vault above us-the seeming arch
or dome that we mistakenly call the
hpaven 1t does not resemble falling
water In the least"
well. then. II you are SO thunder
ingly particular. 1t looks as II It would
rain"
LAS n what would rainY'
"rhe weather. Of course"
"The weather. rs before stated,
being a condition. cannot rain"
THE clouds. then. blame you"
"Ab! Here II comes! And l have
taken so much time in talking to you
that shall get wet to the skin before
can reach yonder street car. Good
day"
calling after him)-1 may not
know as much about 1t as you do. but
I've got sense enough to come in out
OF it, and you haven't" -Chicago Trib-
une.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1899-07-21

The nice adjustment necessary In the
various parts OF the immense engines
now employed for some OF the trains
an our great railway lines may be- indi.
Gated by few data or the work per-
formed by these parts when the loco
motive Is worked At high speed. Thus,
III the case Of a passenger engine ii; 60
mites an hour. n driving wheel OF ga
feet diameter reyolycs five times ev-
cry second. and. sh!s he.as 40, the re-
ciprocAting parts OF each cylinder. In
Guiding one piston rod. erosshead and
connecting rod. weighing about $50
pounds. must move back aud forth Il
distance equal 10 the stroke. say
feet. every time the wheel reyolves, or
III the fifth Of second: this weight
starts from n state OF reat Mt the end
Of each slfoAc Of the piston aud must
acquire u velocity OF g. feet per second
In one twentieth of u second. aud must
be- brought 10 "a state of rest In the
same period OF dime. a piston Ia inch.
en- In diameter has nn area of 2alM
pressure per square inch would there
fore exert n force on the piston equal
to 3s,iio pounds. which force Is ap-
piled alternately on each side OF the
piston ten times In second. Chicago
Inter Ocean.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1899-07-21
Instinct and Death.

During my IA years Of hermit u
have run across many incidents
prove that wild animals compre',
thu meaning Of death. Two years!
l found the nest Of a wild dOm1
cat in an old stone wall. There \
three live kittens and enc dead
l left the dead kitten as an experiu1
Whenever | had found nest osI
this. a visit q few hours later vi
find the nest deserted. the kittemI
moved to some secret spot. Wa
again visited the nest In Quest'c1
was deserted save for the dead sl'j
If that cat had no conception Of q
she would have placed the dead 81
beyond my reach. and for the
reason chat caused her to remove
live kit,ens.-Forest aud Stream.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1899-07-21
Justice with n v.nsenuce.


A foreigner OF distinction who visit
ed Venice during the last century. hay
Ing had his pocket picked. INDUCED In
some harsh expressions against the po-
lice. Some days afterward he was
quitting Venice, when his gondola was
stopped and he was requested to step
Into another
Monsieur" said Il grave parsonage
are YOU not the Prince de craonp
"ies."
"Were you not robbed last Friday"
"Yes"
"Of what sum-"
give hundred ducats."
"Where were theyT"
I'm IA green purse
And do you suspect any one Of this
robberyi'
"A snlet dc place"
SHOULD you recognize him?"
without doubt"
Then the interrogation pushed aside
n dirty cloak, discovered IA dead man
holding n green purse In his hand and
added. You ste. sir. that justice has
been done There Is your money: take
II, and remember that n prudent man
never sets foot again In n country
whore he has moderated the wisdom
OF the govcrnment."- Francisco
Argonaut.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1899-07-21

There was time when every house
had q lightning rod II was believed
that every good man thus protected
bis wife and children and his home.
u Ii neN known there ~ nothing IN
ths lightning rod theory. u lightning
Scd u no protection against lightniug.
and th~sv was never any danger FROM
lightning. anyhow.
Hui lot or other fool theories are
stlii acrepted. IL WV have ut last ~.
Quinsd llstl. setsse Ia the lightning
sod particular. why not In other ~
spcetsf Why continue 10 Accept other
ally noiicnss Why sdyersls. our.
selves ~ fools By aes~pting the prcJu
disrs of fools f--Atcl.lsop Globe.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1899-07-21
Letting Ii Ont.

A lady who had II servant somewhat
given to curiosity inquired on return
Ing from q visit one afternoon: Did
the postman leave any letters. MaryY
Nothing but a postcard ma'am."
"Who IL II from. Maryw
And do you think I'd read 1t,
maamT said the girl with an injured
air
Perhaps not: but any one who sends
me messages on postcards is stupid or
lmpertinent."
you'll excuse me. ma'am." returned
the girl loftily. but | must say that's
nice way to be talking about your
own mother" - Sydney Town aud
Country Journal
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1899-07-21

A handsome young fellow
the glove counter Of a large So
other day aud fairly hypno,,s."
four girl attendants.
He had a word for one. n en-,
another. q wink for q thru -
pink for the fourth-by far ths
test Of the quartet.
The floral Offering was too mr.,
the pinkless three. and they all -
on th. ras!ant recipient Of thu
Say. Nellie Norries. yon.,.
fresh! Amt you got a nery.i s!
ing that way with a stra niger"
"Oh, go on" laughed the shan,
one. "Youse all Jealous! 'TaInt b
fault II he thinks me the pre,t,s.. ).
The young man laughed gaylv
'"That's 3d." he said. And von 1
too"
He was q silly young man.
For the trio now attacked him u
zestful bitterness.
"Say. mister, you'd better ee4 :
change and go before the floorwS1
comes around. You'll get thai n
girl discharged. and that1l he /, =
thing. when her father drinks and !
mothers in the hospital"
"Nellie" turned on them like 4 \.
Don't you tell no Hes about N
she said 6ercely. ''or for two bin,
tell what you said about the A.
walker You talk to me oil You In
young man"
But the young man had fed be,I
the storm that he had SO fooi,1
fOmented.-Cincin ENQUIRER
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1899-07-21


Communication had been established
~ last with Mars The man nj the In
tcrplaneiary telephone called out:
"ueiio.'
"Heiioi" came the answer back
IAN speaking TO Marsf'
ITO whomY'
"Mars"
'~rry again I dou't understand you.
Stand n litti. farther away from the
'phcne. please"
II say~-hear me any better nowy
eyes"
''is this Mnrsf''
"WhatY'
'Msrs fourth planet In order OF dts
tancc from the sun Mercury. Venus.
Earth-~thls Is tho Ear,h--Aiara That's
you. you know"
NO. air. You are away on. You
haven't got tho names of any Of them
right THIS Is tho fourth planet from
tho sum. but It's name IL not Mars. II
ts.--
tbut tho world Is not ripe for this
howlssise yetj-Chicago Tribune.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1899-07-21

few years age tho river driver,
were working on the west braeeh
The logs saa jammei into nast,
saarh and no .nc hank.red for the iol
OF going cut With cantslog aud start
linz the key log In the crew was al
lndsan who WAS noted for bis ccoi
ness and his krenncss. The boss tinai
/. hooked over In hls direction. ia
eeose." he said. yet ~ out and hrvas
that Jam and IN ses that you get q
nice pun In the paper
The rcdsksn hooked At the hogs and
then ut tie bo@a. Dead tnjun sook
niee on paper" he sruns~d. and walk
81 away -Asoostpok sMel rtoassF.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1899-07-21

A bluff old farmer win iouu
voice got IN at little station ana
walked down the aisle looking Tor a
friendly fac. vi Il kindly eye. but not
seeiu. any he asked the most sour
looking man on the car to move over
and give him q seat. The fellow did
SO, but with manner that indicated
that the old man was anything nut
welcome The Old farmer wanted 70
talk. anl tried In every way to en-
gage his seatmate IN conversation, Dut
the through passenger would nave
none OF It. He turned his shoulder TO
the farmer and gazcd out OF the win.
dow with bored expression on his
face Tine old farmer WIS determined
to draw him out. and after several In
effectual efforts raised his voice loud
enough to bc heard all over the car
and said.
Il killed hog yesterday for my
winters meat How much dye think
he weighed"
The through passenger looked worse
bored than ever. bu, finally said, u
don, know anything about hogs"
"Oh. well. you might make a guess
"Well say 300"
mo. he didn't weigh that much
Guess again"
well. III say 200"
"roo high He wasn't as heavy as
that Make another guess"
I'm not good at guessing. How
much did he weigh. anyhow
We'll. you have had two guesses
But you see he wasn't much OF hog,
AID didn't weigh him."-lndlannpolis
Sentinel
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1899-07-21

"We'd had . brush with the Indians
on No Mans creek" said the cavalry
sergeant. and had driven them out OF
the cottonwoods when se caught sight
or a warrior trying Ia work In on our left
flank, Three or four Of the boys turn
ed loose on HIN and drove him on. but
he was soon replaced by two others.
They were beaten on to be replaced by
i've or six. We couldn't M first make
out what they were up TO. but by and
:,y We discovered that their objective
point was th!cket ON our front center.
Then II was easy to conclude that some
warrior of prominence was IN that
t;ii.ssf. a;ss:. Or wounded. and that the
object WAS to carry him OF.
"our captain gave orders 10 cease FIR
ing. He wanted those redskins To un-
derstand that Company - had too
much honor to fire. upon wounded fec
aud too much mercy 10 shoot down
those who would carry away Tie dead
for burial. We lay there and let the
Indians dash up with yell. and two
minutes later, ~ they rode on with
whoops nnd cheers, we were al! shak-
ing with laughter. They were not after
a dead or wounded buck. but what
they wanted and What they got We're
two kegs Of whisky which had been
hidden there.
"onr captain didn't catch on until too
late. and then he Jumped mp end down
and told us To blaze away. We blazad
nway. but though We fred away SO
worth az Uncle Sans good cartridges,
We didn't even Craze q pony."-Cieve-
land Plain Dealer.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1899-07-21

A business man from Baltimors
found himself In . peculiar predica
n,ens one day. says the New YORK
Press. lie Waits New York nhonf once
= month. He sleeps with his glass eye
IN Q lumber. and there a friend found
Il oae morning. The sight suggested
Q practical joke put the eye In Mr.. \. q
oycrrcAt pocket. Dor.. When the
friend departed, being short OF money
for the moment. he pawned his own
overcoat for fi0. la the afternoon
there came an urgent telegram TO Mr..
X, who had been unable 10 leave bis
room on account Of the missing eye
and whose frun,- Of mind was al; s..s
scrfesi spd warped Tho frieGd frank
u conf~ss~d:
"ISiil. ! meant II only as simple
Joke. You viii md your eye In Jour
ovcrrnaf pocket" Hut u war not there.
at must be. because ! put II there
myscif." urged the joker. The coat was
held ny hs III. tai, and shaken.
by thunderi l wonder " could
have pat II In nis ewn rca,r'
where's your coatf''
"rve pawncd II. didn't want 60
borrow aud needed few dollars
"aow much - II In forY.'
Ten tialiar~"
Mr. X produced $40 and the coat was
welcomed. The eye was IN the inside
pocket. Ht' carefully washed II. slip
p~d Il into place aud walked out after
~ hours Of solitary confinement.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1899-07-21
Hapniur.a Ii Work.

Recently Nr. Joseph Choate on being
asked by Theodore Dresser. rs be tells
Us in Ainslee's Magazine. II long years
Of distinction and comfort brought con-
tent and happiness he answered: Not
exactly. There Is happiness in con
slant labor. or at least the substitute
for happiness. for any one who has ac-
quired the habit OF iaooring constant
y viii not be at peace unless he 10
work ing"
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1899-07-21
Tn. Teller wou,au., v.,,.

Mrs Brown-Our language is full OF
misnomers. For instance. I met a
man once who was a perfect bear. and
they call him civil engineer"
Mrs smith Yes but that's not sc
ridiculous as the man they call u tell.
or" in bank He won't tell you
anything. asked one the other day
bow much money my husband had on
deposit and be Just laughed at NE
Catholic Standard and Times
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1899-07-21
n. Highest WINDMILL.

The highest windmill in Englau
the High Mil" at Great Yarmout'
Is believed also to be the highest "
world. Built in 1872, at total CO!
$4,000. Its height In brick 10 lU
and the wooden cage on the SUI
further increases this another ten
In a high wind the mill works J
nor sepower aud is capable Of grin
nine comb of wheat an hour or q
Ing ten comb Of oats an hour.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1899-07-21

II was evident the momets she Ell.
tered the parior that he was angry
what do yon mean by suing me for
freaeh OF pemlseY' he demanded. Il
never proposed to you In my life"
why. OF course YOU didn't" she an
swerei In conclilatcry tonc. And |
wouldn't have accepted you II you had.
but you know am going on the stage.
and | must make sotne preparation. -
Chicago Post
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1899-07-21
A Cc,,p,ex &r,nrru.

The following complex auagram on
the name OF the author OF the Ruhal.
yat is taken from Literature The ie,
tiers which compose the word Omar
arc used In seven different coalbspa
tons
sit mer.. e,e ra'uc. eanst Omar. ,ontis al Dram,
Cai 81, snlSr. susntam Cat tihi. Roma, Marc
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1899-07-21
a. irr.,.,,.x rAr...

"Arv you seriously mr. asked the
we'll tneanlnE rrsvnd.
"oh. no. answered tho dysnept,c
with tarring. sarcastic laugh. IL
hurt all over and don't csrv whether
che sun rises Tomorrow or not Hut
I'm not seriously III I'm toccssly,
nipaanti, aud tsrcieaily III, I'm going
shrouyh ali shc synptons but | don't
mean QUO or thrnl - asilnston
UsAr.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1899-07-21

" you want to enjoy n new seusa.
ton. tell a man you have heard some
thing about him. He will think IL Ia
something mean. OF course. for a man
never hears anything else. Then tell
him something pleasant He win glow
like schoolboy. and both OF you will
feel better all day. Don't tell people
the mean things you bear about them.
That Is Observation-Disclosures Globe.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1899-07-21

~ never expected To hear OF Wellup
marrying anybody He was such a
tough old bachelor"
Yes, but the woman he married was
ouch teadsr youu- wt,iow Chicago
Tribune
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1899-07-21
q lie side Of Il.

"Where." asked the female sur
orator. would q man be today ~
not for womanY'
She paused . moment and y
around the hall. Il repeat" she
where would man be today ws
not for woman
He'd be In the garden Of Edes
ing strawberries" answered Q
from the gallery.-Chicago News
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1899-07-21

Edgar, ull me the truth, Is there
ans black spot In your life before you
knew meT
"istitsa. | viii reveal al. Wacn
was 10 years old used to piece
quilts Detroit Free Press.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1899-07-21

II sm rviseed frosa assiusnce To beg,
esrys' he sais.rea
In a. fsm words - possible she
eroke their engagement
wish 20 show" sbe observed
hanxhtils. that wom~n, contrary 60
G~nsrxi fsg,ort do not NECESSARILY carr
Tor shlaxs Just ts~sau.s thsy arv ~
0nrv1 Fs-- p.srult Journal
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1899-07-21
One Thing Lacking.

You wouldn't think that wreck Of
a man over there could speak five Ian
2nageS"
NO. What caused his downfalir'
Didn't know how to say no."-Phil.
adeiphia North American.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1899-07-21

Sir" began the book canvasscr. II
have little work here"--
Sorry" Interrupted tho busy man.
but ! have errsA deal OF work here.
Coed morning" News
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1899-07-21

The Aiblno Ths essltisd giri Is alto.
osther loo proud
The India Rubts~r Man~yes 1 never
aw anybody as stu with hsr frses.ds
- shs is.-~kss.ss city independent.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1899-07-21

A truly good and great man =
who can handle a hot lamp cn's
and repeat the decalogue ~ the :
time.-kansas City Star.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1899-07-21

On hs-'s highway everybody I. not
oaiy willing but anxious TO take tho
ssrh mans cust.--iassie fails Herald.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1899-07-21

Its easy enough To- become great
nnaaeier II you have money for ex-
perinlents. -Atchison Globe.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1899-07-21

Any one can sit On a tnry. bu, II
takes lawyer to 81, ON wituess.-I.
A. W. Bulletin.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1899-07-21

frogs akin. though one Of the thin.
esss. n also ons Of the scughes, lsath.
osS tauaed.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1899-07-21

Believe very little what Others
and watch yourself closely.-Atcs
Globe. II
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-12-14

To meet the demands for Pe-ru-na rs q
catarrh remedy during the fail and Win
ter three carloads per day is required.
Few people comprehend what an i'm
mense amount of Pe-ru-na this is. 1t is
eighteen hundred dozen bottles OF Pc
ru-na, each bottle containing twenty
ounces. This amounts to twenty-one
thousand six hundred bottles, or four
hundred and thirty-two thousand
ounces, or three million four hundred
and fifty-six thousand doses.
Three carloads of bottles of Pe-ru-na
placed end to end in single row would
extend over four and half miles; ar
ranged in column one foot square they
would make column nearly two thou
sand feet high, four times as high as the
highest cathedral tower in Europe, and
nearly twice as high as the famous Eiffel
tower. Remember, this amount of Pc
ru-na is shipped daily to meet the enor-
NOUS demand for this wonderful catarrh
remedy.
The facilities Of the Pe-ru-na Medicine
Company are taxed to their utmost to
keep up this remarkable output, week
after week, and month after month.
This ever-increasing stream of Pe-ru-na
finds its way into thousands of homes in
every state in the Union.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-12-14

am q contractor and mason by trade ana
am known all over Northwestern Iowa.
have had stomach trouble which has
been greatly relieved by your remedy
Pe-ru-na. We think it is the greatest
medicine on earth.'
Mrs. Elizabeth Grau, New Athens, Ill,
says: "For two years I had catarrh OF
the nose very bad. Sometimes it was SO
bad that could not sleep at night. l
doctored with two physicians, but they
did not help me. read about Pe-ru-na
in the paper and got bottle OF 1t.
then wrote to DR.. Hartman and he said
I should continue to take 1t. TOOK
it until was entirely well. Whosoever
follows DR.. Hartman's advice will get
we'll"
Are the nostrils stopped up? Is first
one and then the other nostrll stopped
up? Is there q discharge from the nose?
Is there dropping from the back part OF
the nose into the throat? Is your sense
of smell affected? Do you have pain in
the nose? Does your nose smart? DO
YOU sneeze often? Are you troubled
with nose bleed? Do you blow your
nose frequently? Is the discharge from
your nose thick or thin? Is your breath
offensive? Do you snore while lying on
your side?
! If SO. YOU have chronic nasal catarrh
and should attend to the matter at once
A short course of Pe-ru-na will cure yot
now, but if you put it off it will take
LONGER. Besides the disease is liable Il
spread to the throat and lungs.
Free books on catarrh sent by Th'
Pe-ru-na Drug Mfg Co., Columbus, ..
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-12-14
Now, Just a Word.

And the first word is "that dollar"
Some OF our readers owe US dollar.
Some OF them owe less. Perhaps come
of them owe little more.
Once more we remind such that we
have tried to be honest and faithful In
giving them a paper this year worth
the price. We have not missed
single week, but haye sent the paper
out every week, promptly on the day
and almost the hour every time.
Now, we need the money due US, and
We hope that every delinquent will try
to make satisfactory settlement by the
first OF Jenuary. There is no question
about the fact that most people are in
better condition to pay up little dues
this winter than they have Teen Tor
several years for while crops have not
been quite So abundant the price of
cotton has been good, and there is little
excuse for not settling small accounts.
And to say no more, if all our read
ers will now be as faithful IN settling
up as we have tried to be in giving
them frst-class paper, we believe We
shall all round up the year reasonably
happy with bright face Tor the open
Ing of the new year.
In a word, we need the money and
must have it If possible.