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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-11-15
Marriage Licenses.

The following marriage licenses were
issued the past week by John S. Barr,
Clerk of Courts OF Jefferson county:
William McGrody and Mildred Dins-
more, both Of Brookville.
Lawrence b. Reardon and Jennie NJ.
Ishman, both OF Clarington, Pa.
James M. Butler and Oral Il. John
ston, both OF Rathmel.
j. F. McGregor, OF Porter, and @. M.
Maxwell, OF McWilliam.
George ]. Henderson, Of New York,
and Cora Britton, OF Elk county.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-11-15
EMERICKVILLE.

van ticket one In Rose and one In Bell township.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-11-15

nbe contnns Censy Mestrent Key e
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-11-15
MONDAY EVE, NOV. 20.
Tickets on sale at Stokes drug store

"A man with II banjo held 700 people
almost breathless AT the Academy Of
Music last night. He played cradle
song. The low, sweet voice of the
mother rose and fell and died away as
the cradle ceased rocking. He played
three movements from Beethoven's
third sonata. Could it, be that it was
only IA banjo he was playing. a Gypsy
Rondo' by Haydn, then the plaintive
strains of My Old kentucky Home and
Schubert's serenade. These were fol-
lowed by mixture OF popular and
classic music, including Paderewski's
familiar minuet, the Miserere from III
Trovatore,' variations on Aud Lang
Syne, II Chopin nocturne and the allegro
movement from Mendelssohns concerto,
Opus 64. To hear Alfred Farland play
the banjo is Ia realize the power of ge-
MUS In art. He was enthusiastically re-
ceived.-Kansas City Star, Jan. Is, 1898.
Alfred a. Farland has shown himself
TO be far ahead Of any banjo player now
known to the public. We have as yet
met no man who can duplicate Farland's
performance on the banjo M man
ever played the banjo rs Farand plays
it.-Ste,oodS Bdni0 and Guitdr Journal,
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-03-25
q a. q TT @ R ia.
Bears the Il The Kind You Have Always Bought
Signature of LszkAZzzIg
Administrators Notice.

Notice is hereby given that on
the 9th day of February, 1899, the
Probate Court of Kootenai Coun-
ty, State of Idaho, appointed
Arthur e. Bunting administrator of
the estate of Richard A. Fry, de-
ceased. All persons having claims
against the said deceased are mott
fed to present them with the nee.
essary vouchers within ten months
from this date to Arthur e. Bunt-
ing, Bonner's Ferry, Idaho, and all
persons knowing themselves in
debted to the said Richard A. Fry,
deceased are requested to make i'm
mediate payment of all accounts to
the said administrator.
Dated this 18th day of March,
1899. ARTHUR E. BUNTING.
At. Administrator.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-03-25
Notice of Publication.
I. ). LAND OFFICER. AT COEUR % ALENE,
IDAHO February Is 1898

U. ). LAND OFFICER. AT COEUR % ALESE,
IDAHO, February Is, 1899.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention
to make final proof in support OF his claim, and
that said proof will be made before NJ. S. Lind
say, T. S. Commissioner at Bonner's Ferry,
Idaho on March 2S, 1899, viz:
PHILIP SNYDER,
Hid. No. 5S4) made for the Ed NEI<, Sec.
%, Up. Go, n, R. l W., B. NJ.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
of, said land. viz:
Rudolph braves, Arnold Stern, Joseph
Schiesnl, and Frank W. Danielson, all of
Ockonook, Idaho. ID. H. BuDLoNG,
2-lS-3-23 Register
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-03-25
No. 255.

Mineral Application for Patent.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE
CoEUR D'ALENE, IDAHO
March Goth, 1899.
Notice is hereby given that Frank
Wenz, whose post office address is
Rathdrum, Kootenai County, State
Of Idaho, Charles T.. Hoffman,
whose post office address is Rath =
drum, Ko"tenai County, State of
Idaho, Colon S. Smith, whose post
office address is Ockonook, Koote-
mai County, State of Idaho, William
Houston, whose post office address
is Ockunook, Kootenai County,
State of Idaho, Ignatz We'll, whose
post office address is Standpoint,
Kootenai County, State of Idaho,
and Louis Knaak, whose post office
address is Standpoint, Kootenai
County, State of Idaho, have made
application for United States
Patent for the Blue Joe Lode Min
ing Claim, Mineral Survey 1872,
situated in the Priest Lake Mining
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-03-25

District, in Kootenai County, State
of Idaho, covering Aus feet of the
Blue Joe Lode, along the vein,
North 30 degrees 80 minutes East,
and 1858 feet North, 30 degrees
3S minutes East from the point of
discovery, and 80 feet South, 30
degrees SO minutes West from the
point of discovery upon unsurveyed
government land, and more par
ticularly described as follows:
Beginning at corner Mol, schist
stone 6x12x36 inches, set Is inches
in the ground with mound of stone
chiSeled 1-1312; whence United
States Locating Monument No
in Priest Lake Mining District,
hears South 35 degrees 80 minutes
West 1924 feet; thence North 81
degrees 30 minutes East 1889 feet
to Corner No2. spruce post,
4x4X4S inches, set Is inches in the
ground with mound of earth scribed
2-1312; thence South As degrees 80
minutes East at 245 feet, discovery
bears South 30 degrees 80 minutes
West 1853 feet; Ala feet to corner
No-3 a spruce post 4x4X4S inches, set
Is inches in the ground, with mound
of earth, scribed 3 1872; thence
South 80 degrees 13 minutes v est,
1908 feet to corner No 4; thence
North 46 degrees 30 minutes West
at 240 feet, Notice of Location and
discovery bears North 30 degrees
80 minutes East, so feet; 515 feet
TO corner MOI, the place of begin
ming, containing 1856 acres, as
fully shown by the Official Plot
herewith posted.
The original Notire of Location
of this claim is recorded in the Of
flee of the Recorder for Kootenai
County, state of Idaho, at page 3O7
of book "E" of Quartz Claims, and
the Amended Notice of Location of
this claim is recorded in the office
of the Recorder for Kootenai Coun-
ty, State of Idaho, at page 121 OF
book "F" of Quartz Claims. The
adjoining claim is the Jasper Lode
Mining Claim on the Southwest
claimed by Frank Wenz, Charles
l.. Hoffman, Colon S. Smith, Will
lam Houston, Ignatz We'll and
Louis Knaak.
Any and all persons claiming ad
versely any portion of said Blue Joe
Lode Mining Claim or surface
ground, are required to file their ad
verse claims with the Register o
the United States Land Office al
Occur d'Alene, in the County OF
Kootenai, State of Idaho, during
the period of sixty days publica
ton hereof, or they will be barred
by virtue OF the provisions of the
Statute. d. H. BUDDING, Register.
1t is hereby ordered, that the fore
going notice of application for Pat
ent be published for the period 0
sixty days (ten consecutive weeks)
in The KooTENAI HERALD, a week
ly newspaper, published at Bonner
Ferry, Kootenai county, Idaho.
d. H. BUDLoNG, Register.
3'25-.9Q-
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-06-16
FIREWORKS AT XMAS TIME.

For several weeks before Christmas
in New Orleans. that quaint city on
the Mississippi. the enthusiasm IL great
and the small boy is in his glory-a
cumulative glory. beginning with n
nrecracker or two, and increasing the
number every day. For weeks before
the one important event OF the year
the juvenile population Ii In danger OF
immediate translation on account OF
It's angelic qualities. for the small dip
lomats have been being good" with
tie most distinct hopes OF reward.
Mothers who had been In the habit OF
carrying In wood and water at all
times and seasons have suddenly found
their every want anticipated, and the
boys who were never certain In former
times to come back on the same day
when sent on an errand lave recently
developed the habit OF returning so
soon as to be greeted with the aston
ished query. what. back already?"
All this had reference to reward In one
particular directlon-not to the Christ
mas stocking. by any means. for that
was a foregone conclusion, but TO the
munincence OF the store OF Christmas
fireworks.
And In New Orleans nobody's Christ
mas amounts to anything without fire.
works. The larger and brighter the
fireworks the better the Christmas; for
want OF anything better one may work
along with firecrackers.
III anybody not got no firewo'k he
mighty po," say the Creoles gayly. for
Christmas and fireworks are almost
synonymous terms on the lower side
OF Canal street Indeed. II was there
that this peculiar mode OF celebrating
Christmas originated. There are very
old men and women in the city who
remember when there was nothing OF
the kind. and perhaps the beginning
OF the custom was too lnsldious to be
noticed.
During the midsummer period. when
the boys OF Northern and Eastern
states are diligently laying up a store
OF fireworks for the Fourth OF July,
the weather In New Orleans is too
warm for out-of-door sports and many
OF the citizens are away on their sum
mer's outing.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-06-16


= wonder II you know how rude you
areY' she retortsd
DO you suppose It's easy to say
soouoy to Girl with face like
ne went on recklessly' thking
ro,, nauaS-the poor little hanu' All
work. e"'u'u
. men its only my face that makes
nara You natter me. sir she
nuu Wlthdrawn her hands promptly
rem his eager CLASH
On well. It might be little easier
you were crosseyed or looked like
IKE Lydia Plnkham." he admitted. And
they both laughed
AFTER all. they were 30 young.
And you expect me to go away after
all these weeks with you and pretend
not to care1"
lou have no right to care, she
cried. drawing herself up proudly.
an. give me the right" he SAID. i
cannot 20 away without you. and leave
you here to do this sort Of work. This
hospital life Ia unfit for you'll is
wearing you out"
Mr.. Blakeslee. you do not know
what You are asking. I've taken up this
work against the advice and wishes OF
my family and friends. To give II up
now would be to acknowledge my FALL
IRE II would be too humiliatlng. You
must not ask me to And then--your
own career. You have made a glorious
record so far-you must not think OF
anything else for years to come. And
your country needs you"
No one else does evidently no
said. bitterly. well. goodby. little girl.
and God bless you" And without an
other word he left the room.
The young officer strobe along the
echoing corridors with hasty steps. His
heart was hot within him and he was
ashamed to ind tears in his eyes.
But when he reached the great
doorway he hesltated.
Once outside and be had left her be-
hind him forerer. He could not leave
her this way. without word OF
thanks for the tende. aursing she had
given him. She must not think him
ungrateful.
Swiftly he turned and retraeed his
steps.
The door OF the little room where he
had lain so long was partly closed
when he reached IT, What II she had
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-06-16
T.r,lln Land. Of cnlnrnan.

Tho traveller who visits Colorado for the
first time Is surprised anu Impressed with
the opportunities the state Affords in agri.
cultural pursuits The mineral wealth Of
the state. with It's many famous mines,
seems to have become fixed Ina the minds of
strangers, crowding out all knowledge Of
her wonderfully fertile soil Little thought
il ever given 10 the ~ coo miles Of irriRa-
cation canals that have been constructed,
and tho 1000, 600 acres Of land which have
thus far been made productive Yet, out
out OF S7l exhibits from Colorado at the
worlds fair. eighty.one special premiums
were awarded, covering all kinds OF fruit
and produce. The wheat exhibit attracted
wide attention, and twenty-five awards
wore given II alone, the largcst number
received by any one state In the Union.
The fruit industry has reached q, 0o0, 900
year and il yet In its infancy. Sugar beet
culture is profitable Industry. The min
cral wealth Of the state, which leads oil
other states In tho Union In tho output OF
gold and silver, does not compare with her
agricultural wealth. A handsome aud pro-
iusely illustrated pamphlet, entitled The
Fertile Lands OF Colorado" has just boon
issued by the passenger department OF tho
Denver & Rio Grande railway, and gives
detailed information OF the lands and their
location, and may bo had upon application
TO $. X. Hooper, general passenger agent,
Denver, or II. NJ Cushing, travelling pas
senger agent, IS West Second South street,
Salt Lake City, Utah.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-06-16

A good story is told OF a young man.
who. besides being Of the spendthrift
order. is a splendid mimic. and can
Initiate his fathers voice to nicely.
Not long ago the young man wanted
without delay some money TO pay
bill. and he knew that his father
would treat a request for the same
with cold contempt. Waiting TIL he
knew that his father would be away.
went to the telephone call room and
rang up the Office. calling for the
cashier. The cashier was forthcoming
and when he was at the other end the
young man initiated his slre's voice.
IL say. Blank, II that scapegrace OF
son OF mine comes round and asks fot
ego don't give II to him. Only give him
ftO." The cashier promised that he
would fulGll the commands. Not Ions
after the son called at the Office and
demanded f20. lie was refused by the
conscientious cashier. and. apparently
in anger. the young man contented
himself with the no When the old
man reached the Office there was
scene.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-06-16

From Farmers Review; The los
ing Of this years crop may not be an
unmltigated calamity 10 the fruit
grower II he gives his orchards the
right kind Of treatment. In year
from now he will see that they will be
In better condition for further bearing
than they would have been had they
been allowed to go on and bear their
usual heavy crop. But this will large
ly depend upon how the orchard Is
managed, and there are a number OF
things that must be attended to.
First. all the dead wood mrst be cut
away. and some that Is not dead, In
order that the remaining parts OF the
tree may be able TO mako a more Wig
orous start In the spring
Second. all the pruned-of wood.
whether In the orchard or small fruit
plantation. should be burned to de-
stroy any insect or disease that may
Infect II.
Third. the spraying must not be
abandoned because the crop has fall
ed. Begin In time and spray just as
faithfully az though expecting a big
crop OF fruit. Spraying Is likely TO be
very effective this year. II the direo-
lions on pruning and burning are car
ricd out, because the parts Of the tree
carrying the diseases and Insects have
been largely destroyed. There will be.
consequently. fewer enemies left to
combat.
Fourth, the cultivation should be
thorough and good. This Is necessary In
order that the tree may have sufficient
food supply for the vigorous growth
which II should make.
These attentions are all necessary
to assist the tree In Its recuperation.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-06-16

or all the war songs our fathers sang
THE Star Spangled Banner has prob
ably taken the deepest and strongest
hold on the national affection. The
older the nation grows the more popu-
lar this song becomes. so that today II
Is undoubtedly In more favor than
either Yankee Doodle" or America. ="
Many competent experts on national
hymns and music have declared that
The Star Spangled Banner" is par
excellence, the American national
song. II Is all American. There Is
not line In IL which Is borrowed from
any other nation. II Ia as purely Am
erican as THE Marsellaise" Is French.
or as Rule Britannia" Is English.
Like THE Marsellaise" II was born In
the inspiration OF a battle hour. It
was pitched to the keynote OF a scream
ing shell, written In the very heart OF
a fight It may almost be said to have
written Itself out OF the circumstances
that surrounded the writer. 1t was n
literal photogri phi In verse OF the
scene on which his eyes were looking
as he penned It's immortal lines
The story OF rs production Is As ro-
mantle as anything In the history OF
war literature. Francis Scott Key, the
son OF John Ross Key. a revolutionary
officer. had gone on board the British
admiral's flagship. THE Surprise" In
Chesapeake bay. under flag OF truce.
In order to try and save a friend. DR..
Beanes. on Sept. IS. 1914. The British
fleet under Admiral Cockburn, began
the bombardment OF the Baltimore
forts on that day. and he declined to
allow Key to depart The lombard
ment went on far into the night, and
when the morning came young Key
strained his eyes TO see whether Fort
McHenry had been surrendered. Sud.
denly a rift appeared In the smoke and
mist enyeloping the fort, and through
II Key saw that the dag was still way.
Ing over Il, Instantly the great sons
was born. He sat right down on the
deck OF the British admiral's flagship
and began writing:
OHf o"yt sah gou htt, Ny lut uuNh y
early light.
What so proudly we hail'd at the twi.
lights last gleamlng7"
The words were set to music soon
after. and the song Immediately became
popular and within a week was being
sung In all the American camps and Al
the theaters as well.
Key wrote many other poems. and
they were published In volume In
1856. thirteen years after his death.
lie was "a years OF age when he wrote
'The Star Spangled Banner" and,
though all is other verses are forgot
ten. this one will keep his memory
green as long as our republic lasts.
He was buried In the little cemetery
at Frederick. Md. and star-spangled
banner is appropriately kept waving
over his grave all the year round an
fast as one flag fades II Is replaced by
a new one.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-06-16

Gen. A. s. Klmball. Depot Quarter
master OF the u. s. Army. In New
York city. has sent TO Lyman Nc
Carly, Assistant General Passenger
Agent OF the Baltimore & Ohio Rail
road In New York. letter Of thanks
for the prompt movement OF troops
that were tlcketed over the Baltimore
a Ohio Railroad during the past year.
He says that many OF these movements
were made on short notice and his de-
partment had too frequently TO rely
upon insufficient and sometimes mae
curate data. He realized that under
such circumstances the company was
placed In an embarrassing position and
the extraordinary efforts made by The
line to give satisfaction In every re-
spect merited and received his fullest
appreciation.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-06-16

-Your cab Is waiting Mr. Biakes-
lee."
Then I must go, ! suppose
Eyes. suppose 20. That was your
intention. believe"
Il believe Il was There doesn
seem to be any particular reason why
should stay around here any ION
ger"
Here he glanced at her triile eN-
pectantly. No" she replied. absen'ly'
smoothing tiny wrinkle In the cover
ing Of the hard little hospital bed.
"Oh, you don't think there is2' he
demanded. hercely stopping In his
task OF buckllng the straps Of his army
blanket.
well. the doctors say there isn't
she said. and then commenced
Strengthening the bottles on the little
stand with rather nervous fingers.
"Confound the doctors' lie gave
vicious and final tug to the straps. and
then added: They're a precious set
the doctors"
why. one would think you hadn't
been well treated here she said. with
rather an unsteady laugh.
oh" exclaimed the young officer.
you've treated me well enough-iust
rs we'll as you would anybody else, !
suppose"
A shadow Of smile crossed her lips.
but there we're tears in her eyes he did
not see.
II don't complain" he went on bit
terly. watching the graceful lines OF
the little figure In the blue and white
striped dress. as II moved to and fro.
Tomorrow they'll bring some other
poor fellow in here and you'll take
Just as good care Of him as you did me,
and let him 20 with Just az much
cheerfulness. too. Poor devil" And
the young lieutenant went to the win
dow and drummed on the glass with
impatient fingers as he stared gloomlly
at the little patch Of gray January sky
visible above the high roof of the
church next door
Through many weeks OF pain and
weakness and WEAKNESS indescribable
he had watched that little scrap Of
gray as he lay helpless In the grasp OF
that terrible fever--the insidlous.
treacherous. deadly fever OF the trop-
les that had crept into his veins from
the trenches Of Santiago.
At nrst II had meant nothing to
him but so much blank space. that
patch OF sky.
Then II began 10 take on new
as he noticed that II was
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-06-16


" ~ had only TO contend with weed
nHuve to this country. the task would
he a comparatively light one. III,
weeds brought In from across the
oceans have proved to be our greatest
encmies and the most difficult Ia
erndiente. The change OF soil and eli.
: mnts has seemed In many Instances "a
give them Increased powers OF living
and Developing Where at home they
recelse little attention on account OF
Their little aggressiyeness. In their new
habitat they spread and take posses
ni0n OF the earth TO such an extent that
u nDmetlmes seems as n man must be
ranquished In his conflict with them.
In The list OF 200 weeds OF the United
state published In the Yearbook OF
i8p5. los species are Of foreign origin.
OF these iOs. 90 are natives OF Europe
and 80 have come to us through Eu-
fopc. though they probably originated
in Asia. Two only OF these came to US
directly from Asia. From South Amer
ita We have received about a dozen
weeds. most OF which are as yet known
only In our gulf states.
As the star OF empire Is said TO hold
its way westward. 40 also weeds seem
10 have tendency 10 work westward
Dnorc than eastward. II Ia fact that
the weeds passed from Asia to Europe
and from Europe to America and from
America across the Pacific To New
Zealand and Australia Less than half
A dozen American weeds have become
Troublesome In Europe, which IL very
remarkable considering tho fact OF our
constant shipments OF grain to Europe.
only three or four species from west
OF the Mississippi have become dis
,ributed through the eastern states, ana
tonly one or two have entered the
country from the Pacific coast.
This may be due TO a number OF
causes. The greatest would seem to
be the extension westward OF Guilt
waited areas The newly cultivated
lands may prove more susceptible TO
seizure by the weeds than the lands
that have been titled for centuries and
ages Another cause may be- the poor
cleaning OF seed from Europe due to
their possession OF poorer machinery
and the fact that In the advance limo
OF agriculture machinery for cleansing
II so generally possessed that the seed
sent TO Europe contains few weed
seeds. A third reason may be that
there In found less waste ground In
Europe than In America. on which the
weeds can get foothold. We must.
however. admit that these reasons do
not entirely satisfy US as to the causes
" 80 general westward movement of
weeds.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-06-16
CHEAP PASSENGER RATES


Via Atohisoa. Topeka q santa 70 Railway
Juno 10 and list Louis and return,
$50 80
July l. 2 and 3-Detroit and return, tSi.
July 8, . and lO-Richmond and return,
$500.
July 10, II aud indianapolis, Ind. and
return, Sl6.i0
Two daily trains via X. G. W. railway.
Dining cars. Standard and tourist Pull.
mans. Electric lighted chair cars. Rock
ballastod roadbed. Grade crossings. In
fact, all the luxurlos and safety appliances
OF modern times. For maps, etc. call on
or address O. +. Warren, general agent,
A., I. 4 S. f.. al Dolly block, Salt Lake
City, Utah.