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Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1899-09-01
How Dumas Amused Himself,

An Interesting anecdote OF the elder
Dumas. illustrating the authors peren-
NAL Cow OF fine spirits, has been told.
4 gentleman. calling on the creator of
Monte Crlsto," had been ushered into
a room adjoining the hosts studio, the
servant telling him to 40 in. rs Nj. Du.
mas was alone
At that moment tsays the narratorl |
heard loud burst of laughter from the
inner apartment. so said:
Il would sooner wait until monseur's
visitors are gone"
Monsieur has no visitors: he Is
working remarked the servant. with
smile Monsieur Dumas very often
laughs like this while at his work."
II was true enough. the novelist was
alone, or rather In company with one
of his characters. Mt whose sallies he
was simply roaring.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1899-09-01
ONE BRAVE MAN.



battalion OF volunteer infantry
was drilling IN n field when regiment
OF regular cavalry rode by The colo
mel OF the cavalry halted his men to
watch the volunteers. and. getting
into conversation with the colonel Of
the latter, he criticised their drill un.
favorabls. especially their want OF
stcadlucss The volunteer colonel was
n fierce fellow. and he cried hoily, MY
men are as steady us any regiment Of
regulars"
IL do not think So" retorted the cav
alrymnn, and II you'll draw your men
Ia order to receive cavalry I'll prove
IT."
The challenge was accepted. and the
cavalrynen charged down upon the
citizen soldiers, who awaited them In
the usual way. Now. regular cavalry
can charge to within a few feet or
even Inches OF infantry at fun gaIlop
AMI then at the word OF command pull
UP short. The volunteers. however.
lost their nerve when they saw the
huge horses laundering down upon
them and showing no sign OF stopping
when Il few yards off, They fed. all
but one man. who remained Oh his
knee. with bayonct levclcd.
Ills colonel, cnrnged ut the others
flight, approached the hero and, tap
ping him on the back. cried: "You are
the only brave man In the regiment.
You scorned to run"
j Yes. sir" gasped the hero. IL had
my tut stuck III a hole. or | shouldn't
have waited. "-Spare Moments.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1899-09-01
AN OLD GORMANDIZER.



simply Eat and Drink.
In little ycllowed English maya
zine, dated April, 1904, l came across
the following amusing scrap:
If the Duke Of O. does not ex-
tend his life to still longer period, it
will not be for want Of culinary COM
forts and those other succulent arts
by which longevity is best promoted.
His grace's sustcnance is thus daily
administered:
"At In the morning he regales in
a warm milk bath, perfumed with al
mond powder, where he takes his
coffee and a buttered muffin. and aft
erward retires to bed. He rises about
8 and breakfasts on cafe au lait, with
new laid eggs just parboiled; at II he
is presented with two warm jellies
and rusques; at he takes a veal cut
let a Ia Maintenon; at 3 jellies and
eggs repeat; at cup Of chocolate
and rusQues; at 1870 he takes n hearty
dinner from high seasoned dishes. and
makes suitable libations of claret and
madeira; at 10. tea, coffee and muf-
ms; at IL sups OH a roast poulet, with
"A plentiful solution Of lime punch; at
l In the morning he retires to bed in
high spirits and sleeps till 3. when his
man cook, to the moment, waits upon
him in person with a hot and savory
veal outlet. which, with potation of
wine and water, prepares him for
further repose. that continues gener-
ally uninterrupted till the morning
summons to his tactical bath.
"In this routine Of living comforts
are the four and 20 hours invariably
divided; so that II his grace does not
know, with Sir Toby Belch, that our
life Is composed of four elements he
knows Mt least, with Sir Ague Cheek,
that it consists in eating and drink
ing"
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1899-09-01
INTERESTING EXPERIMENT.
Find Out Witch One of Your Feet
Walks the Faster.

You may think this Is very silly
question to ask, but is 1t? There Is
no catch about 1t. 1t is a simple, de-
monstrable fact which you can prove
to your own satisfaction in very few
minutes.
II you Will take any pavement that
is clear OF other pedestrians, so that
there shall be no interference. and
walk briskly in the center, you Will
find that before you have gone 100
yards you win have yeered very much
to one side You must not make any
conscious effort, OF course, to keep in
the center, or you may do 1t. but II
you will think Of something and en-
deavor to walk naturally 1t is 100 to !
you cannot keep direct line.
The explanation Of this lies in the
popularity of one foot to walk faster
than the other. Or, to be more cor
rect, perhaps it should be said that
one leg takes a longer stride than the
other, and this, combined with the
quicker movement, causes one to walk
more to one side than the other.
1t Is well Known, IOf lHStauce, tudt
II one be lost in the woods the tend
ency is to walk in a circle and even
tually to return about to the starting
point. This demonstrates the fact also
that one foot walks faster than the
other.
You can try an interesting expert
ment in this way If you will place
two stakes in the lawn about eight
feet apart and then stand Off about
GO feet from them, allow yourself to
be blindfolded and endeavor to walk
between them. You will find it an al
most impossible task, because one foot
will go a bit faster than the other,
either to the right or left. Now.
which one Of your feet walks faster
than the other?-Kansas City Times.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1899-09-01
TIE Clever spider.

zone Of my fr!ands was accustomed
10 grant shelter to a number OF garden
spiders undw a vacant yarnnda aud to
watch their habits. One day sharp
storm broke out, and the wind ragged so
furiousiy through the garden that the
spiders suffered damage from 1t, al
though sheltered by the yeranda. The
mainyards or one or these webs. MS the
sailors would call them. were broken
10 that the web was blown hitler and
thithcr. like slack snil In storm.
''The spider mnde no fresh threads,
but tried To help itself In another way.
II let itself down to the ground by n
thread and cfawied 10 a place where
fence, thrown down 10y the storm. II
fastened thread to one Of the bits Of
wood. turned back with 1t and hung It
with strong thread to the lower part
OF Its nest, about nvc feet from the
ground. The performance was a won
derful one, for the weight Of the wood
suifieed TO keep the nest toierabfy firm,
while II was yet iigh; enough to yield
20 tho wind and No prevent further In
jury. The piece Of wood was about 2h
inches long md as thick AZ goose
quill.
ION the following day a careless
servant knocked her head against the
wood, and II fell down. Bat In the
course OF few hours the spider mend
ed her web. broke the supporting
thread In two mud let the wood fail TO
the ground. Our Animal Friends.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1899-09-01
Woman aud HcrNrr.ii..

Women and perycrsity are one. says
the phlleScpaic street ear conductor.
WHO asserts that she always docs the
wrong thing In travelling on the trains.
She wants to ge, aboard on the wroag
slide OF the street. she alights the wren;
way. facing backward, before the ear
stops. and she'u crowd Ia ec;sccn two
Tat passengers near the rear door 81
the car rather than walk few steps
forward where there Is plenty 81 room.
Slse may have nteSels aal ,iimes IN her
pusse Ia burn. but she'll FISH and hunt
around for minutes ieokgpg for i've
ccpl'crs 10 unload upon the long suffer.
ius servant ef the read. Exchange.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1899-09-01
The National Capitol.

North AMI south are Joined In the
material OF tho national capitol. The
central huiidln. l. constructed Of Virs
gtnia sandstone painted white. Tho
extensions are Of Massachusetts mar
bic. aud ~ columns OF the grand cen.
trail portieo aro monoiiths of Virginia
sandstone 30 feet high. ani loo col.
amns OF the extension porticoes are Of
Maryland marble.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1899-09-01
Beauty In Woman.

l once knew man who was con.
sidercd a great connoisseur in femi-
nine good looks, and he annoyed me
oy refusing to see any beauty in one
or two girls l considered very pretty.
At last in mild evaporation, l turned
10 him and asked him what he
thought constituted beauty in wo-
man. He answered. "A pretty hand.
a sweet voice and spirit in the eye
Philadelphia Inquirer
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1899-09-01

II q ehild needs nourlshnieut. enc Of
the si,npie-, forms In which II can be-
taken Is by tho raw whites OF eggs
These are nutritious and easily dlgcsts
ed. Tho white Is broken Into jar
With THAT milk II dcslrvd and the two
shaker thoroughly together. p,neh
OF salt may be added before drinking
II prvfcrrvI.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1899-09-01

Sometimes n deaf man gives an m.
swer which makes wonderfully close
hit. although he has totally misunder.
stood the question.
is your sons bride n pretty grip"
asked an old lady OF a penurious and
very deaf old gentleman whose son
had recently married the daughter al
Il prosperous grocer.
NO. said the old man calmly, "she
snt, but she will be when her father
dies
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1899-09-01

Sornef 0rutniity n -.
Before q battle in former ~
priests solemnly devoted II .%s
the whole OF the hostile arm, .ae u
sight, and. If possible. no me- uea
was left alive. A writer in nv
teenth Century says that nv W
mann decoyed the great host -
into the forest depths all the = p sau
that escaped death in the h.,. a0O,s
captured and led into the dors "
cs, where every man Of them .
rificed upon hastily erected ass
Latham, In his edition OF r..
quotes six contemporary autho,,..
show that this practice Of coma.
q victory with human sacrisoss
customary among our Teuton,c :.
tors. Some crucihed their ma
Others hung them up to trees =. n.
cry practice. but in general . Is.
was either slain on the spot or -.
served to be sacrificed to ths
Even when the progress Of ayr,,,'s
induced them to keep a MAJORS.
the prisoners alive to be slars.
appcased the gods for this ind,..s
by increasing the tortures ina,c.ss
the small remainder.
Gibbon describes how, befor. J.
blazing altar. every hundredth ~.
arms were hacked off him and ~
his eyes, thrown into the flames h
that a red Indian would have A..
last century was freely practices
our ancestors Of IL centuries aro n
the highest ideal Of a man the. !
cluded, as a duty. dark cruel,v \
grewsOme revenge against all biz :.
mics.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1899-09-01

HersSsisoes are an important branch
of industry In Norway. About a,0oa
;oas are exported every year Grea,
Re,tain and France. where horseshoe;
ste used not only Tor horses. but also
fes doakcys and oxen employed rs
beasts OF burden. divide almost the
whole Norwegian expectation between
them In about equal quantities,
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1899-09-01
WrnIth's Dewiuntuw.

wealth begins in tight roof that
Keeps the rain and wind out: In a
good pump that yields you plenty of
sweet water: in two suits Of clothes.
so as TO change your dress when you
are out; In dry sticks to burn; In a
good double wick lamp and In three
meals--Emerson.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1899-09-01
Oisnupoiote1

Sylvia What's the matterl You look
as II you had los, your last friend.
Mande-l went To see n fortune ,eI,er
yesterday. and she told me was going
10 marry a tall, dark mau The only
r'al rich fellow know is dumps and
has red halr.-Calcago Times-uerald
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1899-09-01
M..,s a. WIN Mamma.

Little Girl Ito visitor Ny tsepa's n
good man. lteii 50 to heaven. won,
hey
Nistsor--ph. yea. tndccd, Aud are
you going Ia hsa,va teat
Little 1trt-oh. no. tm going with
mamma. - fittsburg Chronicte-Tcle-
graph.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1899-09-01

Duty Is what goes most agains. the
gram. because In doing that we do only
what We are strictly obliged 10 aud are
seldom much praised for tia Bru.
yere.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1899-09-01

In India elephants over - and nm 70
10 years OF age are deemed the hes,
70 purchase and will generally work
well until they are so years old.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1899-09-01

A snsn with family To support can
never understand Why all tf.e oil bach.
eiors are not miliionalsvs. - Atehisan
Globe
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1899-09-01

Anyth1os new in that play of Ma
zerpar"
Yes They tied the man on an an.
tomobiie, wound II up and let IL co.
Chicago Record.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1899-09-01

Australia. 1t Is estimated. il capah,e
OK supporting at leas, loo, ooo, 900 In.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1899-09-01

seiashncss Is disease for which sad
experience u the renedy.- Dallas
News
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1899-09-01
In A BLAZE OF GLORY
THE DRAMATIC EXIT or OLD CAP
FROM LiFg'S STAGE.

nc Lived = wild IIse asd wsnteA n
villa Death. and lie Summoned -
VITA Audience 90 See Him Do His
rBsal Wild Act.
The evening times., 1899-04-17

when / heard howlin' over in the trans
port beyant.
What's the matter with thin Times
says?' says l.
'They's fghtin' mad says the gunner.
What fur says l. kind OF interested
loike.
.'Bekase they's been on the ship fur
wake says he. GRIMM loike bobboon.
and hevn't had drink of whusky since
they left Manila
".Gcd rist thim.' says /; and just then
heard the ould man-that's the captin'-
swear. fur the nagers, instid Of surren-
derin' or gittin' out, was wurkin' on their
intrinchments.
ION stand no more sich foOlishness.
says he. Open up on EN-. says he. and We
opened up. By's. We ought to Of seen II.
Iv'ry tonne we let off a gun. we opened
new strate through IlOilo, till re could
throw a stone troo de town anywhere ye
PLACED. Thin the Petrol sailed in and let
'em have it wild the machine guns, and she
list swep de pebbles of de beach. Thin
we landed in de boats. and after US came de
moonshiners yellin' like livery man Of them
owned a private sthill and was afraid OF
Iosin' it, We chased the nagers out OF
the town and way into the country. till It
was too dark to chase 'em any more, and
then the rethreat sounded, and we came
back to town. and whin We wint into quar-
theirs fur de night, thin Tennessays de-
tailed tin min from ivry company to start
disthillery."
The evening times., 1899-04-17
w1GG1Ns DIVORCE CASE.
Attorney DOIRn's Opinion of the Re-
vocation of the 4ecref.


Attorney John J. Dolan, counsel for Mrs.
Margaret Virgins in her suit against her
husband for divorce, stated today that in a
day or two he would begin taking addi
tional testimony in the case
The action taken by the cUur; concerning
himself, he said. in connection with the
relocation Of the decree of divorce granted
Mrs. Virgins. does in no way. reflect on
the credibility of the facts and testimony
SO far submitted in the ease.
! Mr. Dolan stated that he had onot seen
Mrs. Virgins today. but intended TO do SO
at an early date in order TO arrange for the
taking of new testimony. He. personally,
favored summoning DR.. J. F. Collins who
wrote Justice Cole letter intimating that
an; injustice had been done in granting the
divorce on the ground of desertion. He
also thinks DIR. Collins should be called
upon to explain why he has injected him
self into the case. especially at this time.
1t is known. Mr.. Dolan said. that soon
after the testimony which was submitted
to the court. was taken Mr.. Virgins ex-
amined it. and as time proved. made no
protest against it. nor in other way OBJ
jected to the granting of the decree of di-
voTce to his wife on the ground of deser-
ton. ,.s
The evening times., 1899-04-17
Apparent Magic.

Qrom the Columbus Post-Press.)
"Once in a while one runs across good
story that Is true, and one of the best that
! have heard recently was told me at
Pomeroy couple Of days ago and vouched
for as absolute truth" said W. T. Uhlmer,
Pittsburg commercial tourist. 1T is said
to have happened to a well known Meigs
county physician who is jolly good fellow
and appreciated the story too we'll to keep
it secret. 1t seems that the medical man
has a leg that was shortened something
like foot or more by an attack Of inflam-
matory rheumatism. and in walking he uses
a cane peculiarly constructed, so that in
stead of going completely to the ground
with the short foot he places it upon a
sort Of rest built upon the cane. which is
steel supported. When standing he fire.
Quently shifts from one foot to the other,
and when standing upon his dwarfed limb
he loses something more than a foot in
hight Beyond the afflicted leg he is pow
erfully developed in every particular. One
day he got aboard Ohio River steamer GO
ing to Cincinnati. Later he took a no.
tion for drink OF whisky and went back
to the barroom. AS he entered the bar
tender was engaged in arranging the
glasses on the sideboard and paid no at
tention to him until he called for the
drink At this time the physician was
resting serenely on the short leg, his heard
barely showing above the rather high bar
When the bartender had mixed the drink
/ and turned about again the medical man
had reversed his supports and was stand
ing upon his game leg, to all appearances
| q decisively athletic fellow. The dispenser
Of good cheer looked around moment in
quiringly, learned over the bar searchingly
and finally turned to the doctor with q stare
Of blank questioning. Where in the h-
did that d-n dwarf go?' he asked pointed
ly. I don't know; didn't see him. said the
| DOCTOR Nix me q toddy. He drank the
second mixture. paid for it. then coolly
drained the FIRST, while the barkeeper look
ed on In establishment. Az the medical
man walked toward the door without the
use Of the canehin u sort Of hop 60 and
fetch-it style he turned about moment
I guess it's on you, isn't I? !? he asked
The barkeep said 1t wa"
The evening times., 1899-04-17
PRINCESS. sALM sALM HERE.
Widow of. n Distinguished Soldier Z
Visits the White HOUSE.

The Princess Salm Salm called at the
White House this morning in company
with Representative Joy and paid her re-
spects to the President. Before her mar
riage she was New Jersey girl named
Joy. a distant relative to the Representa-
tive, and in her younger days was a cir
Gus performer She married Prince Felix
Salm Salm who came to this country from
Austria and fought through the civil war
as colonel OF the Eighth New York Regi-
ment. After the war closed he offered his
services TO Macmillan in Mexico. He was
captured and condemned to death by the
Juarez government. but his wife interced-d
for him and secured his release.
The Prince fought in the Franco-Prus-
sion war, and was killed at Gravelot;e. The
Princess receives pension of 5000 a year
from the Austrian government
The evening times., 1899-04-17
POET SCOUT CRAWFORD RUINED
His Work I'm kIondfke UnprOductive
of Results

San Francisco. April 17.-Capt. Jack
Crawford, the poet scout, who has been
working for nearly a year on claims be-
longing to a Klondike company on Bonanza
and Eldorado creeks, writes General War
field. of this city, saying that he has lost
his fortune in the venture and that he is
practically ruined. He says he has found
no pay dirt within two miles of the claims.
Among the men who are interested in the
claims, he says. are Senators Wilson and
Blackburn. Assistant Secretary of War
Meiklejohn. Rev. Frank Vrooman, and 9TH
ers Of equal prominence.
The evening times., 1899-04-17
STREET RAILWAY SALES.
Mr. Stevens to Make Deposit an
Their PurchNse

The StevensCrosby syndicate has ac-
cepted the stock OF the Metropolitan and
Columbia street railways offered by the
stockholders. in pursuance OF the terms
offered by Mr.. Stevens two weeks ago.
Mr.. Stevens stated 10 a reporter for The
Times today that he will deposit 100000.
the first payment on the roads. tomorrow.
with the American Security and Trust
Company. The amount of stock offered by
the stockholders is 1859 Metropolitan
and 1854 Columbia.
The evening times., 1899-04-17
Sentenced to Hang.

Easton. Pa. April 17.-Llewellyn Stout,
the murdered of Harvey Wurster, the
Philadelphia and Reading telegraph opera
tor at Bingen Station, was this morning
sentenced to be hanged by Judge Schuyler.
No motion was made for new trial.
The evening times., 1899-04-17
The Taking OF noiIo.
From the st. Louis Globe Democrat

(From the St Louis Globe-Democrat)
There have been several accounts Of the
capture Of Iloilo. but the following is the
most succinct and vivid / have heard. 1t
was given between drinks by Miiesian
jacky from the fleet to group Of admir-
ing soldiers In the Senate saloon on the
Escota. Holding aloft his empty glass he
discoursed as follows: n
I'VE were standin' at Quarthers waitin'
fur the nagers to do ayther the wan thing
or the ither, fur the ginral had sint thin
word they must ayther surrinder or git out,
The evening times., 1899-04-17
children Killed on the Railroad.

Birmingham, Ala. April 17.-At North
Birmingham this morning. four girls, rang
ing in age from six to eleven, were playing
on the Southern Railroad tracks when a
passenger train approached. The girls ran
on to a trestle instead of getting off the
track. The train struck them. instantly
killing Sarah Jones and Cora Clark. and
seriously injuring Emma Barry and Emma
Colway. The two latter are expected to
die
The evening times., 1899-04-17

school site Purchased.

site for the proposed eightroom
school building for Columbia Heights was
this afternoon purchased by the District
Commissioners from Brice Lipscomb.
The site is on the south side of Kenyon
Street, about 300 feet east Of Thirteenth
Street northwest. 1t has a frontage Of 100
feet on Kenyon Street and depth Of 156
feet. Sixty cents a square foot was paid
for the ground
The evening times., 1899-04-17
RUNAWAY HORSE IN A CROWD.
Two Colored Girls Receive Cuts aud
Bruises.

Two COIOred Girls Receive Cuts aud
Bruises.
A runaway accident occurred tbs after
noon among the crowd waiting in front OF
the Regent Hotel to view the Emancipa-
tion parade.
A horse attached to a wagon be.onging
to Frazee's laundry ran away and dashed
into crowd of spectators. Tha wheels
of the wagon passed over Annie ard Sa,
die fosey, colored girls. who We're stand
ing near. t,ss.
Neither OF them was badly hurt Sadie
received slight cut en- the head and her
right ankle was wrenched. while Annie
was cut about the head. They were both
removed to the Emergency Hospital where
their wounds were dressed.
The evening times., 1899-04-17
Captain Cook. wife Dead.

Annapolis Nd. April 17.-Mrs. Caroline
E. Cook wife Of Capt. Francis A Cook,
u. S. n, died in Annapolis yesterday. She
had been seriously i'll about three weeks.
Her husband, who was in command of the
Brooklyn in the war with Spain, is ex-
pected to arrive today or tomorrow. He
has a son in the Naval Academy who is
cadet in the third class.
The evening times., 1899-04-17
Havana Cu.tomn Receipts.

The receipts from customs at the port
January 1 and ending March 81. were
published at the War Department today,
showing gratifying Improvement. The
oc-
The evening times., 1899-04-17
street RnilMax Lnborer Injured.

Henry Brooks. colored. while engaged in
helping lay the tracks of the City and
Suburban Railway. at North Capitol and II
Streets. early this morning. fell into one OF
the openings between the rails. and in
flicted severe injuries to his leg. He was
taken to the Homeopathic Hospital.
The evening times., 1899-04-17
cUBANs WANT MORE TIME.
Extension of Mortgage Payments to
Re Further Considered.

Senior Quesada, accompanied by the Gu
ban planters committee which came here
to secure an extension of time on the pay
ment of mortgages due and whose PIT ton
was granted by the President. callsd on
Secretaries Hay and Wilson today for the
purpose of obtaining their assistance in
securing a further extension OF time when
the matter comes before the Cabinet.
The delegation will also see Secretaries
Long. Gage. Hitchcock and GriggS.