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Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1899-09-15
should Women smokes

have uo earthly objection to women
smoking; only, II they do smoke. they
should smoke seriously. Most Of them
Just fool little with cigarette. Now.
that scarcely amounts TO smoking at
all II they really mean II, let them
take 10 cigars and pipes.
know a dignified old lady. a Polish
countess what is her name! Countess
countcssi-oh. well. ThlngamoJis
IL ends in 'lsky,' anyhow and respect
that woman. She genuinely smokes.
and DO mistake about II. There II no
pa wing there. She looks on II as a
sacred duty. She has A long pipe with
n wooden stem and the bark On. and n
fine big bowI-a regular mans pipe
When She was visiting me. she just
loaded up and smoked. and loaded up
and smoked. and loaded up aud
smoked again. She meant business.
know another lady who has long
Turkish pipe. and she. too. means bust
ness. II women are ever to be genuine
smokers. that is the way they must go
to work Mark Twain.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1899-09-15
THE ARRIVAL OF THE PIG.

young man, I've got something Tor
you on subscription-sometb that
you don't get every day, not by long
shot! Out in that there box in my
wagon I've got for you a genuine-Ala.
bama-rnzor-back- | rose up
and took Jim simmons hand solemnly.
Then be said I.was to come out to the
wagon and see the swine.
Its a warm day. Why didn't you
bring him In q crate instead OF box,
Jimy" | asked.
"Ah. you see. you don't know the ra-
cloud OF dust Hes As fast as the
cat" mused. but not so graceful"
l went into the Office and wrote a
glowing item about the razorback. /
referred to him as "a pleasing pachy-
derm" and spoke proudly OF the purity
Of his breed. Thanks TO the generosity
OF the genial Jim Simmons, one of ma
lures noblemen." / wrote. ''ye editor
Is now the possessor Of the only pure
bred razorback In the territory. II any
OF our readers hear whizzing sound
passing their doors, they may know 1t
is our porker going by. What are you
going to do about II. Mr. Pound Mas
terT | even ran In little anecdotical
item elsewhere. telling how Jim. when
he lived In Arkansas and worked for
an uncle named Green. who kept
store. used to sign receipts thus.
Green. DeT Simmons" There vas no
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1899-09-15

Odd bits of change thoughtiessly left
by customers form no inconsiderable
part OF the income OF cashiers in res.
taurants, saloons. cigar stores and sim
ilar places where. during many hours
OF each day, there is steady rush OF
patrons.
Il get $40 a week salary" said a
cashier. and always count on an al.
ditional So, or 30 cents per day. through
forgotten change. | do not consider
that l am doing anything dishonest.
either because always make an effort
10 attract the customers attention to
the fact that he is leaving his change
behind. Nine eases ont OF ten l sue
ceed, even II | have to send waiter
to follow the man clear out into the
street. But there are enough of the
tenth cases to make my receipts foot
up all OF the sum weekly | have nam
ed. The majority Of them are people
In hurry to catch n train or car or to
Keep an appointment, and they haven't
the time to return, even II they did dis
cover their loss n square or so away.
The next day they don't care. or at
least the majority Of them do not. to
speak about such small matter, the
overlooked change seldom being more
than or 10 cents. and | am Just so
much ahead. The proprietor get IT.
Certainly not. 1t doesn't belong to
him. and just so the money In the cash
drawer balances with the register he
10 satisfied. d."-philadelphia Inquirer.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1899-09-15

e parts again. have always had
eory that she moved on In an abso-
y straight line, which. owing to
curvature of the earth, finally
Nv her on into space. aud she be-
miniature comet. Her tail was
Tor comet purposes anyhow.
ninons came on subscription also,
willingly. Jim Simmons Of Peli-
Lake was not the man to torpedo
nrnalist l remember how nervous
as when he came into the office
now he tdgeted about. did you
1--we In the sou,hg" he finally
ed out. l told him NO" He
led somewhat relieved.
you-do you know anything
sWineF he went on.
"ine have four feet" I answered.
on each corner They root and
Il and eventually become pork"
IS yes, returned Jim. but do
Know about the different breeds e
He seemed further relieved.
ouid you-would you." he went
u'ionsiy, know a Durham swine
a Cleveland Bay swineg'
lie drew a deep breath, and
OF his anxiety was gone.
W You ever bear of the razorback
oi swineF be said firmly.
Ever l answered. Jim slapped
peg and smiled Then he leaned
and said:
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1899-09-15
A1~ PiS Which
came - 6ubo<pjStlon


zorback breed. Alright is the word in
transporting razorbacks. Peek in there
now, Will your And he raised the lii
a trihe.
Yes, Jim," said, "a.rtight is the
word. III have glass pen made,
with a top which screws on Ike a
fruit jar"
Now there you go again." answer
ed Jim. THAT razorback don't need
any pen at ALL That swine will lust
sleep under the Office and pick up his
living around town."
But the pound master, Jlm?"
The pound nothing! Double Tinted
grayhounds fred out cannon
couldn't catch that swine" He took
the cover of the box, and the pig
hoped out and lit on the ground.
"Notice how thin he is" continued
Jim. admirngly.
string around his middle and fly him
for Chinese kite"
you could do It." was Jlm's entbu-
siastic answer. Then he added.
You've got prize In that there
swine. There lis some folks around
here that think they've got razor
backs. but they amt pure bred. They
may be part razorback. but there is
other blood In them. This one Is a
full blooded Alabama razorback and
the only one In the territory He's
registered. l disremember his num-
Der, but he's In the books of the
American .RazOrback Swine associa-
ton. Don't be afraid to make a test
case OF him with the pound master"
And Jim drove away. The creature
stood there In a defiant attitude look
Ing at me. l approached. saying,
Good piggy" With snort he flop
ped around on his forward legs and
disappeared down the street In a
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1899-09-15
TIMOTHY ALONE.
fhs RccorA of . Fine August Sovpa
CRoU In Oht0.

Yesterday we cut the last Of tno
timothy. an August sown crop, sowu
alone. and . finer field OF timothy I
never had upon the farm. writes N
Ohio correspondent to The Rurai Now
Yorker. The field was intended for
another crop. But severe drought
made tha plowing - difiicult thats-it
was deferred for rain and 40 was not
plowed until about July 4, when Il
was turned over. heritage beneath.
Abott Aug. /, right aftas-a- heGy yy<aan,
the land was made fine AZ cutawAy
and harrows could make II. rolled, AID
the timothy sowin sn-six q1asta> per
acre-and lightly narrowed In. or
rather Breeds weedered in. The weeds
were clipped down with the mower
and with The result that do not ~
member ever having So tine, . crop
OF this horse hay as on this Aug,fst
sown field.
My thought Ii thnt clover may 10
made q much rlrer crop than 1t liz
when sown with eats. II the land IN
made tine and compcct before the clo-
yer seed Is sown. and It should be
lightly narrowed TO Ret II more
deeply than surface rowing and then
trusting 10 luck for II to get root holta.
This has been our practice for years,
with, think. not failure In the time
Then why should not timothy be
sown as a crop by itself. and not have
to be nursed by grain crop? Tho
secret OF success. think. IL to keep the
weeds and foxtnil grass cut down SO
that they cannot get n start to over.
shadow the crop We want. In onr
anxiety to get sollng and ensiln3e
crops we must not forget that grass ~
the Foundation OF good soil fertility.
and our clovers and grasses must be
maintained In a rotation that recog-
nizes them ns the great rcnovators Of
our farms and gives to them the fifAr
chance. and thar chance should b0 a
deep concern Of the farmer 70 pro
: mote.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1899-09-15
Piled II On the princcaa.

In China 1t Is etiquette to regard one
as older than he or she really is When
the Prince and Princess Henry OF
Prussia visited Shanghai they met n
notable mandarin. one OF whose first
questions to the prince-this being an
lnrariable matter of Chinese politeucss
was:
How old are your
"A little more than 36." answered the
prince. smiling.
Indeed said the mandarin. "Your
highness appears 90"
The mandarin then turned to the In.
terpreter-ll Herr Noieht German
and inquired the princess age She
answered, "Thiriytwo." The inter.
prefer Interpreted. and the mandarin
made n remark In Chinese evidently In.
tended to be complimentary The In
terpreter blushed uneasily and hesitat.
ed TO translate the remark The prince
saw the difficulty aud laughingly com.
mauded:
"Out with IL. Volght.'
''IIe says" the Interpreter then trans
lated to the princess. that your high
ness looks Ike CO..
He had meant II well. and OF course
the princess had sense enough not to
take II Ill.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1899-09-15
Read, Made M~rm.,s..,.

In reference to recent paragraph on
meriDaldebs- correspondent writes:
lit may not be generally known that
japan exports these sllams In assorted
sizes. In glass cases. at 30 much per
footrun. They are made OF the body
Of fish and the dried head of n
monkey. so skillfuI,y united that IL Is
difficult 10 detect where one begins and
the other ends. Of late the market for
nermajdens has been fiat. Al one tim.
they were fairly common in the curl
osity shoDs.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1899-09-15
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 81 NJ n<ites (
All Pig Wbeh
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Hayden Carrutb,

Copyright. 1900. BY Hayden oarrusb.

We got him on subscription. Sooner
pr later we got everything on subscrip-
hon-even money; not much cord
Eood, however, because it was q
>rairie country. Still a man named
Parkinson once brought in some wood
beatty sawed stove length. He tfE
under protest, however, his subscrip-
lon being back two years and we
threatening to sue. So Parkinson
|rought in cord. making unpleasant
emarks as he unloaded it and scatter
hg 1t around in a barbaric manner.
hat man Parkinson was an enemy Of
hankind.s
The fire was low the next morning
breakfast time. Hilda tossed In
bur or fve sticks of the Parkinson
bel. There followed series Of the
ost terrific explosions. Perhaps
light to mention the appearance sfthe
4t In the dining room first. Anyhow
<1e cat would have reached us before
1he sound II her tail had not been SO
61g that 1t impeded her progress
trough the doors. That cat was fright
ed and passed on through the parlor.
front window and on across the
ndscape. 1Iiida came next. her front
ir singed. Bang! bang! went the re-
trts In the kitchen. A neighbor look
in and said our chimney was squirt
3 fire and ashes-possibly lava. Some
Ing, too, he said, just went out the
pnt window. My teeth were chat
ling. but ! was bound to be calm and
u. "Yes, the maid was popping corn
the kitchen" Hilda denied it. AYE
hk." she said. 'de man dat talk loud
q say he was no dog goned sucker,
he plooged de gunpowders in de
od." So 1t was indeed. What shah
say Of man who thus tries to
Nv up his editor? AS for that incon-
erate cat. she never was seen in
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1899-09-15
s,~r Cor. XIII. cAs.e. ru~..

Several years ago Chancellor snow
Of the Kansas State university made
exhaustive Investigations OF diseases
OF chneh bugs. lie found them sub
ject TO more than one bacterial disease
which was fatal to them under suitable
conditions Of weather. Now II appears
from correspondence published In the
Kansas Farmer that an Iowa man
claims TO have found that sourcd green
cornsialks will produce the same germ
disease on chInch bugs as Chancellor
Shows remedy. He has fssund that he
cnn destroy all the bugs that come Oh
harvested wheatfield By cutting the
outside row Of corn aud letting II lie
In sinall plies. Dead bugs will soon
cover. these plies. and no further dam
age will be done to the corn. The bugs
turn white. and he believes the saIue
fungous growth COMES on them as can
be seen ON bugs treated by Snow.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1899-09-15
rgH JOsRpu parIro

cellent photograph OF the potato ~
raised by a Vermont farmer and says
II is well TO notice the size. shape
and general appearance OF the potato.
The color OF the skin Is light pink.
and the flesh is white. The tuber is
Invariably free from core. II never
has shown an inclination 10 grow
hubby or unshapeiy. II yields well. IL
OF wonderful vigor and is Of excellent
quality for a table potato.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1899-09-15
A HOMEMADE SUBSOiLER.

An Implement to Follow the Break.
tn2 PiOvv In Clay suhsotl.
A Rural New Yorker correspondent
sends 10 that Journal plan for making
an excellent little single horse sub
soiler that works to perfection aud
need not cost more than $40. He
worked the implement out thus In his
home shop
first made n model. this being cut
from thin wood, and. rs good fortune
favored me, ! secured Just the right
shape the first trial. The beam aud
standard ale formed OF one bar of
wrought iron 6 feet long and five-cighths
by 21x inches In size, which IL strong
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1899-09-15
Protecting GwlIies.


This has been season during which.
In many parts OF the west. rains have
been very heavy ana large anouut of
good soil has been washed down tho
Mississippi. Wherever land has been
broken up gullies have washed many
wagon loads OF soil away ana have cut
up the surface badly. There are
number OF ways by which the evil
can be mitigated. such as damming
the gullics mt intervals with brush
and straw. sticking In willow cut
tings and the like. and they all
help says Iowa Homestead. but the
the gully levcled up and establish sod
upon IL. This cnn be done by sowing
timothy. red top. alslke clover and aha
like. II the gully is one that can be
moved for hny, or by establishing
patches Of blue grass upon II II II In 10
be used as pasture. Any plowing that
Is TO be done by way Of preparation for
sodding OF any kind should be cross
wise, OF course. and In tryinn to get
blue grass sod the establsn vent Of
patches of the sod Is prefersas.s u seed
Ing. although both methods ns1yss4be
combined with advantage. that II.
patches Of sodding may be- dome ana
seed inay be sown on those parts-ef the
gully where II In impraeticablc 10 sbd.
No farm having gully upon II is snfe
while the gully IL not In sod. The dam
ming above referred 10 helps some. ba.
Is liable TO wash out ut any time when
nn unusually heavy rain occurs and
then the last condition Ii worse than
fha 6rsf
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1899-09-15
She Will Get over u.

Young Mr. Justwed-My darling.
why are you crying?
Young Mrs Jusfwed-l have Just
read here 6boo-boe9 that all the world
loves a lover. Harry. swear TO me that
ron do not reclprocate their horrid af.
feg,iops.-Ph!ladeipb North Aneri
can
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1899-09-15

APLAsK KcLoDCRUsHER er edges Of the
stout planking These pieces Of issr
need not be stout nor long. In their
slantlng position they will not clog
and will break up many clods that the
crusher has not entirely mastered.
leaving the soil looscncd aud fne
Strips OF board can bc iatdpon top and
n weight added II needed.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1899-09-15

The Joseph potato has received IA
yorable mention from some OF the New
England potato growers. American
Cultivator illustrates IL from an cx-
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1899-09-15

Papa. ] know what makes some
people laugh In their sleeves" said lit
tie Harry.
asked the father.
"'Cause that's where their funuy
bone ls." was the reply.-Troy TimsA
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1899-09-15

panilneat, short
pieces or round
iron being drv-
en- into the low
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1899-09-15
A Usefal In nlemeAs.

The illustration from The Farm
Journal shows plank clod crusher
that has n smoothing harrow accom-
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-06-28
SOCIETY OF VETERANS.
A New Political Organization
in Cuba.
1t Will Name Delegates to a Provisional
Convention with Instructions as to How
to Vote In Electing Representative to
Sit in General Convention - Other
News From Havana.

HAVANA, June 26.-The Society of
Veterans of Independence, organized
by the leaders of the former military
assembly, continues growing and en-
listing all who are willing to work
unitedly. 1t is composed Of three classes
Members of the army, civilians who
acted as agents in the Cuban cities
during the war and those who were de-
ported by the Spaniards. Headquarters
will be here and in Santiago and cen
tral committees will be established in
the capitals of the various provinces.
A prominent Havana club was the
scene of a disturbance between two
very well known Cubans and several
American officers all of whom had been
drinking. The Cubans began cursing
the American administration, Presi-
dent Mckinley, the United States
troops and their officers. Finally, one
of the Americans, throughly out of
patience, struck a Cuban In the face
2 THE latter demanded a duel, but the
, officer laughed at him. The Cuban in
perfect fury. called for a gun and
said he would shoot his assailant any
way At this juncture, a party of
Americans and Cubans interfered and
sent the dlsturbers about their business.
An hour later some Cubans returned
and began demanding satisfaction. but
the Americans had left the club. The
Cubans involved are prominent in To-
cal society, but have no political infu-
ence whatever. They are chronic dis
turbers of order.
Brigadier General Randall has paid,
up to date, in the province of Havana
and Pinar del Rio and in the western
half of Matanzas province, $3.50 Gu
ban troops. This raises the full num-
ber, exclusive of the provinces Of Puer-
to Principe and Santiago to about
$500. II the same ratio is maintained
In the two latter provinces. as the or
iginal lists stand, the figures will reach
a total of 1900. The additional pay
rolls will probably add 10000 names.
so per cent of which are likely to re-
ceive payment. The present rolls con-
tain $4,000 men, not counting the sup
Elemental lists or the officers paid. II
is believed that not one per cent will
refuse to come forward for payment
American army officers consider that
the figures shown in the payments rep
resent the most reliable estimate of the
size of the insurgent army which in
cruded a large number of unarmed
camp followers.
The Havana customs receipts from
Jan. to June 25 inclusive, amounted
to 1888, 015.43.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-06-28
SERIOUS SHOOTING SCRAPE
One Man Fatally Wounded and Several
Others NJ or shot.


IRWIN, Pa, June 23.-As the result
of shooting scrape in a big boarding
house for colored railroad laborers. one
man was fatally shot and another was
shot in the shoulder. and two men were
cut with razor and a sharp boulder.
About dozen fellows were gathered
In John Mosby's boarding shanty,
shooting craps and drinking. While
the orgie was at its height Minnie Sew
ard, white, came to the place. She was
followed by Henry Hicks and Martin
Coxey The latter asked the woman to
go home with him, and she refused
He thereupon struck her and a general
fight ensued.
Mosby picked up a big stone and
relied Coxey to the floor. The latter
drew his revolver and sent a bullet
crashing through Mosbys shoulders.
several shots were fired. one of thcm
going through Coxey's abdomen. When
the officers arrived Coxey was writhing
on the floor and the place was de-
serted. He was taken to the West
moreland hospital, in Greensburg
where he died.
The officers later arrested Henry
HICKS, John Mosby, Minnie Seward and
nVe others who were present during the
fight
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-06-28
CHAMBERS SUSTAINED.
The somoan Commission Uphold the
Chief Justice in His Act.

WASHINGTON, June 23.-As far as
the state of affairs in Samoa and the
program for the future proposed by the
commission are disclosed in Mr. Trips
brief cablegram, they are satisfactory
to the state department. In the view
of the state department officials most
of this program is not final, but is sub
Ject to the approval OF the three gov
ernments' party to the treaty of Ber-
lin. This is true of the projected abol-
ition of the klngship, an office specially
provided for in the treaty.
The fact that the commission has
unanimously sustained the decision of
the chief justice in disqualifying Ma
taafa and seating Malietoa Tanus on
the throne is particularly gratifying to
the authorities here. Admiral Kautz'e
first action upon arriving at Apia was
to decide that Chief Justice Chambers
must be maintained. The commission
having found that Mr.. Chamb RS de.
cision was right. it follows that the ad-
mirals action also was correct, and SC
the talk of preference of claims against
the United States for damages result
ing from his action will come to moth
ing
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-06-28
MURDER OF A GIRL.
Kansas Farmers Searching the Country
For Her Slayer.

WICHITA, Kan, June o. = Fifty
farmers are searching the country
around Anthony for the alleged mur-
derer of Edna Kronstadt, the 10-year-
old daughter of a prominent farmer
living near the Pyle schoohouse. The
girl was found dead in a dry well 20
feet deep with her body mutilated.
Coroner Rowell impaneled a jury and
from evidence secured it was shown
by bruises on the childs body, grass
and weeds in her hair and finger nail
marks at her throat, that her death was
from external violence and attempted
assault.
John Jones. son of a mechanic at
Anthony, was last seen with her and
many suspect him of the crime. He
has disappeared and if the farmers
find him he will have TO explain rapidly
to save himself from lynching.
There is one fact which is in his fa-
vor. The girl was left alone in the
house Friday night and the deed may
have been committed by a tramp. Jones
was seen at the house about dusk and
no one remembers to have seen him
since. Officers have made futile efforts
to disperse the vengeful farmers. who
vow they will lynch Jones on sight.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-06-28
Should Have Steady Employment.

PHILADELPHIA, June 2S.-The 1000
seamstresses whose means of earning
livelihood has been the making of SOL
diers clothing at the United States ar
senal here decided to make a direct
appeal to President Mckinley against
giving the work to contractors. This
action is the result of advertisements
winch appeared in New York, Wash
lngton and Harrisburg papers. asking
Tor Dds on soldiers clothes. The bids
We're recently opened at the arsenal
but no awards have yet been made
The seamstresses are mostly the
wives widows and daughters of SOL
diers They will ask that thew he
given steady employment. and that no
contracts on the present bids be award
eu' Ihey will also request a return tn
the old system of giving work to indi-
Viduals instead of contractors who have
the work done in sweatshops and that
congress pass bill giving the work to
women exclusively
United States Senator Penroso so,.
ne VIII accompany the committee n
washington and intercede on bebs1f
OF the women.