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LEDGE. 4.

The sympathetic tenderness of a low
ing husband is everything to AN expec-
tant mother, especially during her first
ordeal. George Layton, Esq, a promi-
nent druggist Of Dayton, o., gives the
following case:
A customer Of mine, whose wife has used
four bottles of Mothers Friend" before con-
6nemeut, says after seeing the effects Of the
remedy, that IL she had 10 go through the ordeal
again, and there were but four bottles on the
market and the cost was 500 per bottle, she
would have them.
Mothers Friend" Is scientifically
compounded iiniment which affords GER
tain relief in the various ailments pre-
ceding childbirth, and assures proper
elasticity to the cords and muscles in
volved in the final ordeal.
"Mother's Friend" Is sold by drug
gists, or expressed on receipt of one
dollar.
Valuable book, "Before Baby h
Born" mailed free on application.
TINE BnoFlElo REGULATOR Co.. Atissts. &c.
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IMPORTANT NOTICES!

Having sold Out our mercanti
BUSINESS to the Farmers Banking an
Mer camille Co. All parties that ow
US must come forward and settle up
as we positively cant carry over any
accounts This notice applies to all who
owe us.
II. M. FITZPATRICK Il BRO.
month.
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SETSIIAT no ono remedy can contain the
elements necessary 10 cure al G.scas-
e., is "a fact w..l known TO everyone.
DR.. Mii,-' System Of Restorative Eauadlcs
consists Of seven ulatInc,ivcIy different
preparations, each for its own purpose.
Mrs. L. c. Bramlcy, 81 Henry St, st. Cath
crimes, Ontario, writes: For years / suf-
fered from extreme nervousness and annoy
ing constipation, developing into paIpitation
and weakness OF the heart. ] was unable TO
sleep, suffered much from headache, pain IN
my left side, palpitatiOn and constant
feeling Of weakness and prostration. | began
using DR.. Miles Ncrvine, Heart Cure and
Nerve and Liver Pills and the Anti-Pain
Pills to relieve sudden paroEysms Of pain
and headache. / soon felt much improved
and the pains and aches and weariness left
me. l then took DR.. Miles Restorative
Tonic and am now restored to my former
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Under Another Flag.


On January /, 1899, at noon,
the Spanish flag was lowered and
the United States flag run up on
the island of Cuba. There was
some simple ceremony, but it was
all quietly done. A South Caro-
Iinian, Maj. BrtIer, son of Gen.
NJ. G. Butler, had the honor of
hoisting the stars and stripes over
tho palace in Havana.
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KOOU ntdIJH.
DR.. Miles Remedies
are sold by all drug
gists under a positive
guarantee, first bottle
benefits or money re-
funded. Book on dis
eases of the heart and
nerves free. Address,
DIR. MILES MEDICAI
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NOTICE I!

10 the TaIpal ers OF Lancaster COIN
ty:
The Treasures, ; oNice will he opsn
for the collection of taxes for fiscal
year 1898, from thr 18th day Of Octo.
her to the 3tst uay o' December, 1895.
The lCvy is as fellows. viz:
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',~t .Vil Is~sI. ATS Candy CNthIr' .. lee or 25S
- 90 .s.. 20 yGv", drug ..l,'s refund money
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-01-07

bother Wright with but one letter.
You write mother and tell her | am
o. K.
1t is very cold here at this writ
ing-40 to so and 60 degrees below
zero. Lots of people have been
frozen to death already.
met Henry Ray and wife for
the first time about two weeks age.
They are living in the city.
am in hopes you have the Office.
| thought of you Nov. 8. l would
have given $500 to have known
the results.
We expect mai, on December /,
and [ am in hopes ! shall from
you.
The days are very short now,
November 16. 1t is daylight from
9:20 a. Ia, to $50 p. m. TIE
northern lights are grand to
behold,
Tell father | will write to him.
Well, | believe this is ahoutall tie
news l have for you this time, so !
will close, hoping you are all we'll
With best wishes to Carry, Fred
and yourself. | am as ever,
TIM CALLAHAN.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-01-07

"A cough is not like fever. 1t
does not have to run a certain
course. Cure it quickly and effect
ually with One Minute Cough
Cure, the best remedy for all ages
and for the most severe cases. We
recommend it because it is good.
j. F. Cook, Jr.
The weather during the past
week has been the coolest exper-
fenced in the Kootenai Valley by
the oldest settlers. The thermom.
eter at the HERALD office Wednes-
day morning registered 10 degrees
below zero; Thursday morning II;
and Friday morning, IL. Some
thermometers in town registered
closely with these figures, while
Others varied greatly, some going
as low as 26. Some places in the
Valley report the temperature as low
as the winter of thirteen years ago
when the murcury went down to
80, so Mr.. A. e. Bunting informs
US.
Constipation prevents the body
from Kidding itself of waste matter
DeWitt's Little Early Riser will
remove the trouble and cure Sick
Headache, Biliousness, Inactive
Live and clear the Complexion.
Small, sugar coated, don't grippe OF
cause nausea. J. F. Cook, Jr.
Mr.. T. J. Dryden came in from
Newport yesterday with a car load
of beef cattle. The cattle were pur-
chased in the Pend d. Oreille Val.
ley, below Newport.
Hoods Pills cure all liver ills
Mailed for % cents by G. l. Hooc
& Co., Lowell, Mass.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-01-07
Labor Laws.

BOISE, Idaho, January, 2nd, 1899
To The HERALD:-I have Just
seen the biannual report of the at
torney general in which lie char.
acterizes a long list of laws as being
unconstitutional. Among others is
the law against the employment of
alien labor on the Kootenai Valley
Railway, and until it is legalized
by regular passage it will remain
of no effect. / spoke last night to
Mr.. Hays, the incoming attorney
general, about the employment of
the Japanese on this road and he
said he did not feel that he would
be justified in taking action till
douots about the legality of the law
are removed. This will likely be
done at this session. / have not
seen or heard the governors mes
sag but am given to understand
it will contain a plan for putting
life into this great bat oh of non,
effective laws. The Kootenai coun
ty people here will do all they car
to protect our citizens in this
matter. B. S.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-01-07

The sooner a cough or cold is
cured without harm to the sufferer
the better. Lingering colds are
dangerous. Hacking cough is dis
tressing. One minute Cough Cure
quickly cures it. Why suffer when
such a cough cure is within reach?
1t is pleasant to the taste. j. f.
Cook, Jr.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-01-07
FAR OFF YOUkON.
Former Customs Officer Callahan
Writes an interesting Letter.

County Auditor Callahan is in
receipt of the following letter from
his brother, Mr.. Tim Callahan,
formerly inspector Of customs at
this place:
DAWSON, N. W. T., Nov. &c.
Dear john will drop YOU a few
lines, as | have a chance to send a
letter out by Gus Wright, brother
of Charlie Wright who used to be
purser on the Kokanee.
Well, John, Alex Burnett and l
are in the butchering business.
We bought 46 head of cattle, pay
ing Acc per pound. They cost over
$4,000. We ar. also handling
butter, eggs and spuds. The fol-
lowing are the prices we are getting:
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-01-07

something. So far we have aver
aged over a beef a day. We have
the best beef in Dawson. Charles
Thebo will not make much on his
big herd, as they were very poor
when they arrived here.
Burnett is liable to go out next
month for spring drive of so head.
We have some very good hold
ings down on Forty Mile. Also
Alex and l bought half interest
in a bench claim for $1,000, to be
paid on bed rock-that is if it is
not in the ground we will be out
only small amount The ground
is located in very good district, a
bench off Eldorado.
/ have some very nice nuggets.
l would like to send out by Wright
but he has so many things to look
after, so if Burnett goes out will
send them by him, also some for
you to forward to mother, Katie
and May. 1t is quite treat to
send letter on the outside at this
time of the year, so l will not
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1899-01-01
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felt ii3 nur i4lafenO, odmit 0u IT'LL
bi7t :"
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aommi5: Der 2s9rling Strip if
nirqanOs an finOen."
g1ef: Sra, laTen Sic nur, Bel bsy
Snoantar perOeu mir i'm i6on finoen.'
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.ul6sr, Sobanr, Oieis 9oicn iinO mir
ia gu tar5!1
ool8as Sic iagen, Qndbi9er 6err!
Damn Eat lie ber Saneioer pabrI92igz
lid nitt lang ganug gcmddt."
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Ri6ter: r8ie 4drt:ien o]erl4r9n alio
Saeiourq oou Iii4 uno 9ett?"
sic 0~infaIsn0): puno Hdo."
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1899-01-01

Der G9neG8ug fu6r in Die grDBe
@la56uue Der 8eiiOen3 Elm, unO Soief BE-.
frat nieberum Die Staot, bon pel6er er
fir etpige Soften bate Q6I9ieo ne6msn
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@ie anbers mar Qaes getommeu.
6o6aufgeri4tet, oou Itra6lenoer6reu>
bigfeit i9ritt ey bur9 Die StraBen, uno
Die 2eute ia6en iibcrra16t in Oas I66ne,
energiI6e @ntliB, nelhes 10 gar ni6ts
BON Der ln5ufrieOenbeit, Dem MiBmut6
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-11-09
MARCONI ONLY % YEARS OLD
Brief But Brilliant Career of the
Italian Inventor.

A few details as to the career of the
young Italian who has achieved SC
much fame by his invention of a svs.
tenn of wireless biography will be reaC
with interest
| Guglielmo Marconi was born al
Griffore, near Bologna, Italy. April 25
1874, so he is now but % years Of age
From boy he was keenly interested
in electricity, and during the period
that he was receiving education at a
school at Leghorn and at the Univer-
sity of Bologna he showed great apti-
tude for scientific work
| 1t was in 1895 that he first interested
himself in the subject of wireless
biography, and during this year sue
ceeded in telegraphing without con-
Meeting wires up to a distance of about
two miles between two stations on his
fathers estate near Bologna.
In July, 1896, he left for England. and
at the outset met with an unfortunate
occurrence. His instruments were
mistaken by the Custom House author
tiles for bombs and Internal machines:
they accordingly broke them up. It
was bad beginning, and had Mr..
Marconf been superstitious he might
have taken it as bad omen for the
future. However, he had another set
OF instruments prepared, after time
and trouble, and made his first expert
ments in London at Westbourne Park.
Mr.. Marconi was introduced to Mr..
Preece, then chief engineer to the Lon
don G. P. O., and at his request made
some experiments between st. Mar
tins lie Grand and the Thames en-
bankment. These proved highly salts
factory. Mr.. Marconi was asked to
make further trials on Salisbury
Plain. In May, 1897, the apparatus was
tried in the Bristol channel, and sig
nails were easily transmitted through
space between Lavernock Point and the
Flat Holm, and afterward between
Lavernock Point and Brean Down,
distance of nine miles
Subsequently Mr. Marconi went to
Rome at the invitation of the Italian
Government, and gave a series of exhi-
billions of his system at the Quirinal
before the King and Queen of Italy and
high Italian officials. 1t was deter
mined to put the method into practical
use at SpeZZia. A station was erected
on land at the arsenal, and two italian
battle ships were kept in constant
Geographic communication. with land
MP to II miles from the place where
the apparatus was fixed.
Mr.. Marconi says his system has
been in use in the italian navy for two
years. A number of installations
have been erected and are working
along the coast, two of these being at
Spezzia.
The Italian government, anxious to
show that the saying ga prophet is not
without honor save in his own coun-
try does not apply in this case, has
conferred upon Mr.. Marconi the honor
of knighthood.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-11-09
NOVEMBER WORK.

! November should have no idle DAYS
AS opportunity offers, it will be we'll tc
hurry the husking, in order to have il
over IN case a long wet spell should ap-
pear. In this, as in most farm work, il
| is better to keep on the safe side OF
chances. After the corn is husked and
| stored in dry cribs, take time to look
after the stalks. If stacked properly
and conveniently, much work will be
saved, as we'll as much value in fodder.
At odd times give the farm a general
cleaning up and burn litter or use it
for mulching shrubbery and fruit that
need protection. Prick out the cab
bage and caulifower plants in cold
frames, made by inclosing shallow pits
with frames covered with window sash.
very slight protection is sufficient.
for cabbage plants are not affected by
frost or even by ordinary freezing.
Now that the leaves have fallen, we
can see how to shape the trees and
vines, and they can be trimmed now as
well as at any time. 1t is one of the
things that can be put off, and for this
reason is rarely done properly or at
the right time. Cut back the rasp-
berry and blackberry vines to new
wood, and even trim them severely;
prune the grapes to three or four
buds, and insert the cuttings of both
grapes and currants into moist soil for
new stock. They root easily and are
always convenient for new paintings or
to replenish old stock that dies from
age or other causes. After the ground
is we'll frozen mulch such trees and
shrubs as need protection Finely
composted manure is best for this pur-
pose. In the spring this should be
spaded into the ground Cover the
strawberry plants with clean straw or
marsh hay, which can be raked be-
tween the rows in April and used as a
summer mulch. Choice grape vines
and any doubtfully hardy plants can
be laid down to the ground, or in
trenches, and covered with litter or
slight coating of earth. Clean out and
WhiteWash the poultry house, and pro-
vide 1t with oyster shells and gravel
and dust bath at one end Cover the
main floor with leaves, and every day
scatter some wheat and corn among
them. This will keep the hens busy
scratching, and the exercise will not
only keep them warm, but will make
them lay.-F. H. Sweet In Agricultural
Epitomist.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-11-09
PRANK OF PHOSPHORESCENCE.
A Cargo of Bones Created the Pic
ture of a Ship in Flames.

The schooner Ella G. Eells, Capt.
Cushman, which arrived yesterday
from Havana, with a cargo of bones,
has the unique experience on her COM
paratively short voyage of posing as q
fireship, to the terror and consterna-
ton of all who saw her while she was
on her way.
1t will be remembered that the
steamer Russian Prince, which reached
Philadelphia last week from the Span
ish main, with a cargo of molasses, re-
ported passing a ship on fire at sea.
Capt. Dawson said that on the night of
May his ship was steaming freely
northward, near Jupiter inlet on the
coast of Florida. The night as
cloudy, but the half-hidden moon shed
a diffused light over the scene.
About six bells, or II o'clock, the
lookout reported light on the horizon.
It glowed with fitful luster, seeming
ly Is miles away. The captain was
called and without hesitation, he pro-
nounced the glare TO be that from
ship on fire. The ships way was stop
ped and she was partially headed in
the direction of the fiery stranger.
Coston lights were burned from he
masthead, signifying do you want
assistance" No answer was returned
and after an hour during which the
weird spectacle continued the supposed
flaming craft disappeared, "as COM
pletely," said Capt. Dawson, "as if the
sea had swallowed her up
Yesterday afternoon Capt. Cushman
and Capt. Dawson met. They are old
friends, and have known each other
for years. Naturally they related the
incidents of their respective voyages.
Capt. Cushman mentioned the fact that
Oh the night of May he had ben sig
nailed by a large steamer burning Cos
ton lights. Capt Dawson remembered
that this was the night when he saw
the supposed burning ship. Mutual ex-
plantations followed and the identity
of both vessels were established be-
yond doubt.
Capt. Cushman's explanation of the
phenomena was an interesting one.
You know" he said, that my ship
was loaded with a couple Of hundred
tons of bones. Under the damp atmos-
phere of the tropics they develop pecu-
liar phosphorescent qualities. Escap-
ing from the open hatch it sometimes
spreads over the sails and rigging,
making a fantastic picture. Just be-
fore the rainstorm on the night Of May
a. [ remember that it was particularly
vivid. 1t was then that we noticed
your signals about 11:30 o'clock.
About midnight it commenced to ram,
and I ordered on all the hatch covers
and had them battened down. The
rain then thoroughly wetted the rig
ging and the glow disappeared.-Phil
adelphia Times.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-11-09
CHAPTER VI.

The anger Of Lord Carlswood, when
he heard of his daughters elOpement,
was something terrible to witness,
She had written to him-smiling as
she wrote, thinking only of t-e
novelty. ignoring the terrible conse-
quences that might follow-telling him
that she had found that the happiness
of her life depended entirely on her
love, and that, before he had read her
letter, she would be Thornton Came
rons wife.
He read the words with frown, and
took an oath never while he lived tc
look upon her face again-an oath
which he kept unbrOken.
He might have taken a dozen differ
ent methods of Furnishing the man who
had robbed him of his daughter; he
adopted none of them. He contenteG
himself with casting her off forever
She was no longer a Carlswood; his
love for her had changed into bitter.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-11-09

There are four of these tones in stand
ard or mandarin dialect-a high
curving infection and a falling infiec-
ton.
The sound man." if uttered in the
hrst tone, means brazen-faced: in the
second. to hide; in the third full. and
IN the fourth slow. These four tones
are the occasions of absurd plumbers.
A missionary once informed his
audience that the Savior, when on
earth, went about eating cake He in
tended to say healing the sick" but
an aspirate wrongly placed changed
the healing into eating, while an error
in tone made cake out of the sick.
On one occasion, when Mr.. Holcomb
was the host of large dinner party,
he ordered his Chinese butler to sup
ply some small article that was not on
the table. The man seemed puzzled
then went out and returned with the
kitchen upon a tray. The host had
placed an aspirate wher it did not be-
long.
At another time the cook was told
to buy hundred ladies fingers" for
an evening party. Two hours later he
the courtyard of the American
legation riding upon the shaft of a
Chinese cart, and reported that he had
been able to buy in Peking only six
teen ladies fingers why did you
hire a cart?' he was asked. ITO bring
them home-they weigh five or six
pounds EACH
Instead of tiny strips of SPONGE cake
to be served with ice cream he had
bought sixty-four fresh OK tongues. A
wrong tone of his masters voice had
done the mischtef.-Youth's Com
Danion.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-11-09
OLDEST OF LIVING TONGUES.
some of the Difficulties of Learning to
Speak Good Chinese

The oldest spoken language now in
existence upon the earth is the Chinese.
1t has an enormous list of words-the
estimate of the number of characters
ranges from $4,000 to 100000. The
language has no alphabet Each char
acter represents a complete idea, and
corresponds, practically, to the Eng
lish word. 1t is written in columns
from top to bottom of the page and
from right to left. A Chinese book
ends where an English book begins.
Writing is done with a fine cancels
hair brush and in india ink.
The lack of an alphabet and the
number of characters make learning
to read Chinese burdensome. Each
character must be learned by itself.
When the student has mastered 5000
characters the succeeding thousands
must be learned in the same way.
Those which he has mastered furnish
no assistance to learning the Others.
save as practice may have given him
certain quickness in perceiving the
peculiar form which distinguishes each
character from it's fellows.
The grammar of the language is SO
simple as to be almost nonexistent.
The same word serves indifferently as
a noun, verb, adverb or adjective.
Moods, lenses, persons, gender
and number are lacking; there
are neither conjugations nor
declensions, nor auxiliary verbs.
| The few Chinese who have
attempted to master the English
tongue regard it's grammatical con-
struction as clumsy and full of pitfalls.
| The Chinese characters give no clue
to the pronunciation, and no amount
of book study will enable foreigner to
speak the language. That ability must
be acquired by months of drill, quick
ear and great f1exibility of the vocal
organs. Even the most faithful effort
fails to enable many foreigners to
speak Chinese correctly.
! Chester Holcomb, for many years in
terpreter to the United States legation
at Picking, from whose interesting
book, The Real Chinaman," we have
copied relates several anecdotes illus
trative Of a foreigners almost newt
able blunders in speaking Chinese.
Mr.. Holcomb once heard a venerable
missionary address the diety in prayer.
! before a crowded Chinese audience, as
SOh. Thou omniverous Cod He meant
to say "omniscient," but used an as
pirated instead of an unaspirated CHI
Another missionary saw with aston
ishment the audience hurriedly leave
his chapel, in response to what he
thought was an invitation from his
lips to be seated. An aspirated ''t'' had
| turned the supposed speech Of welcome
into the information that they had
made a mistake in entering the chapel
In Chinese the tone in which word
is spoken determines its meaning as
much as the sound does. For instance:
In Chinese man ceases to be a man if
you change the tone Of the voice in ut
tering the word, and may become a
disease, nightingale, or a carrot
One tone, and one only expresses man.