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Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1899-08-25
Dirt For the Dirty Ones.

"1n several Of the provincial. towns"
writes Mr.. Ransome. lone finds hotels
said to be conducted on the foreign
principle and certain japanese hotels
have foreign side. The European &C.
cOmmodation In such places Is. as a
rule. terrible. The rooms are dirty.
the beds are rickety. the bedclothes are
apparently. seldom washed and the tn.
bles and chairs are seldom capable of
standing on more than two legs at a
time.
when first went to Japan l could
not understand how. on the foreign
side of the Japanese hotels. the accom-
modations could be 80 inferior. when
the Japanese portion was kept scrupu-
lousy clean. One would naturally
think that a people whose houses We're
SO spotless would revolt at having a.
portion Of their premises In a filthy
condition.
But. rs explained to me by the land
lord Of one OF these hybrid establish
ments: Foreigners are dirty by nature.
They go about their houses In their
boots. and consequently they cannot
wish to have their rooms kept In prop
or condition. "-Literature.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1899-08-25
A Silent Rebuke.

A curly haired small boy sat In a
Fourteenth street car just at the time
of the day when the cars are most
crowded on Thursday afternoon. A
worn looking woman, evidently his
mother. sat beside him. At Fifteenth
street particularly buxom woman Of
middle age crowded into the car. There
was no seat for her. and she stood glar-
ing Mt the boy. Later her displeasure
vented itself In words. and she express
ed herself freely to the woman who
stood next her about women who let
their children occupy seats while ladies'
are standing. The worn looking wom-
an flushed, but made no move to have
the boy surrender his seat. The buxom
woman still glared and still expressed
herself with extreme frankness. The
boy sat still. At N street the mother
rang the bell. As the car stopped she
put her arms around the boy and lifted
him to his feet. half carrying him to
the door.
won't you take this seat?" she said
to the buxom woman. IL am just TAX
ing him home from the hospital"
And rs the car rolled on the buxom
woman looked warmer than the wealth
er Observation-Disclosures Post.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1899-08-25
Maryland superstitions.

There are superstitions throughout
all the counties Of Maryland concern
Ing crossroads and running water
Witches are supposed to make their
home at the crossing Of two roads and
to appear there at midnight. One pc
c1llar thing about witches Is that they
cannot get across running water, and
n stream OF any sort always acts as
u protection to the nightly prowler
who Will follow along the bank Of a
stream In preference to the road
These are some Of the things which
are more generally believed In the
country around Washington and along
the eastern shore. Some OF the arti-
Giles OF the creed Of the superstltious
In that neiDllborhood are:
II you sweep your room at night
you sweep away your wealth.
Never shake crumbs out, Of q win,
dow after dark. They are supposed
to fall into the eyes OF the Lord n :
to, disturb the spirits OF the dead who
wander abroad at night.
Don't wash your hands In water In
which eggs have been boiled. You
are liable to become covered with
warts.-Baltlmore Sun.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1899-08-25

"One OF the beautiful traits In tho
make up OF Washington messenger
boys" said a railroad man who liy ~
Ia Washington, ''is their tactfuincss."
think otherwise. They are chock full
OF and loaded down with tact-with
the copper on. To ILLUSTRATED:
my wife went over to New York n
few weeks ago to attend the bedside
OF a seriously III relative. who was not
expected to live. This morning | was
sitting In my Office. wondering why
hadn't got letter from her by the first
mall. when n tous,e headed messenger
boy togglcd open the door.
"'Whcre'lI find do Office O. Mr..
- r he asked. mentioning my name.
Right here, son. said I. You're
talking to him.
well said the kid. measuring me
up. with the probable expectation that
I'd do stage back fall. I've got a
death message Fer you. an they tol..
me at tn office that 1t was important
Nice. mild. tactfui way OF putting
II. wasnt'lt2 lie Just left 1t up to me
to wonder. while was ripping the en-
vclopc open. whether the message an.
nounccd the death OF our aged relative
or the dcccase OF my wife. 1t happen
cd to bc the former. but l am Inclined
to believe that that boy would have
been Just n bit better. pleased had It
Deem the latter. "-Washington Post.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1899-08-25
Sly Old.Cosn umoAore.

when Commodore Vanderbilt was
alive" says a New York Central ofii-
clal. "the board Of directors OF the
New York Central used to find their
work all cut out for them when they
met. All they had to do was to ratify
Ills plans and adjourn. Yet they had
their uses. Occasionally u man would
come to him with some scheme which
hc did not care to refuse outright.
My directors are u difficult body
or men to handle he would say. IN
submit II to 'em. but warn you that
they are hard to manage
THE matter would he submitted to
the board when II assembled and
promptly rejected.
There. the commodore would
say when his visitor came to learn the
result. I did the best l could, but I
told you In advance that my directors
were an obstinate lot."-New York
Herald.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1899-08-25
The Barber Was All Right.

AFTER being shaved In u Chicago no.
tel barber shop" said the man from
South Bend. II walked out and down
the street and entered another shop
and took chair. The barber lathered
and scraped me without a word, and
10 minutes later submitted myself to
third. He lathercd and rubbed rs
II l had not been shaved for month,
aud just as he took up the razor I
asked:
Didn't you notice that | had been
shaved twice already this morningY
"'Yes. SIR he replied.
but you are going to shave me
ngainr
No. sir. supposed you came In
here to get the skin taken or aud part
with somc OF your cheek ."-Pittsburg
Dispatch.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1899-08-25
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Notice should bo taken OF the cfYsts
which have from time to timc been
made by tho marine architect to miti.
gate the rniserlcs Of seasickncss lie
has doubled his ship. hc has slung his
ship as In n cradle. To no purpose. Tho
life Of tho channel steward remains an
ardaous one. Scaslckncss Il not to
bc conquered by the shipwright. Ii
II WAS merely the rolling motion that
creates nausea. then u hammock or u
cot would be as sure relief as u twin
ship or cradle hung saloon. Sea.
sickness II caused by tho several mo-
tions Of tho sea combined, and the
worst OF these movements the builder
cannot possibly deal With mean
the trough into which the ship falls.
and the hauld' acy>tivity to whose
frothin. head she leaps. Illus.
sell la eail Mall Gazette.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1899-08-25

The Inhabitants Of Cochin China and
Siam have known the fighting capacity
of savage little fish for many years.
ana have long been In tho habit OF
making matches between those owned
by different men. Inst as Mexicans
match gamecocks nnd some Americans
aud Engllshmen bull pups. When II
match u made the parties To II having
laid their bets bring their specimens
of the fierce little Betta pugnax In
globes OF water. Both are put into one
globe and without u moments hcsita-
ton they fly at cach other and do not
cease lighting until one of tho com.
hatants IN killed by the other.
II IL only year" or two since specl-
mems OF this fish were brought to
farls. but now many are owned In
Paris, aud II Is said that the demand
for good specimens ia constantly on the
Increase. They are beautifully spotted
with rod aud blue aud would attract
attention In any aquarium by their
eolors alone. The savage nature be-
hind tho beauty would hardly be sus.
lected.-Chicaso Inter Ocean.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1899-08-25
v1.aietive Reptile.

The fer-de-lance Is found on the IL
lands Of Martinique and Santa Lucia.
where the natives counteract its virus
with a decoctIon Of jungle hemiock.
and the basis Of its grewsome reputa-
ton seems to be the fact that It does
not warn the intruders Of its haunts.
after the manner Of the cobra or the
rAttiesnake. but fiattens = coils and.
with slightly vibrating tall. awaits
events.
II the unsuspectlng traveller should
show no sign Of hostile intent, be may
be allowed to pass unharmed within
two yards of the coiled matadOre. but
closer approach il apt to be construed
~ q challenge, and the vivoron. sud
denly rearing its ugly head. may scare
the trespasser into some motion OF self
defense-he may lift his foot or brand
ish his stick in a menacing manner. II
he does, he ls lost. The lower coils will
expand. bringing the business end.
neck and all, few feet nearer; the
head points" like leveled rife. then
darts forward with electric swiftness.
guided by an unerring instinct for the
selection Of the least protected parts Of
the body.
And the vindictive brute IL ready to
repeat its bite. For moment 1t rears
back. trembling with excitement, and,
II felied by blow Of Its victims stick.
Will snap away sayagely at stumps and
stones or even. like q wounded pam
Their, Mt it's own bOdy.-Popular Science
Monthly.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1899-08-25

The atmosphere Of culture which per-
vadcs every part Of the university Is
the truest cause Of Oxford's greatness.
Dull indeed must the student be who.
Is not touched and deeply Influenced
by this great force during his univers-
ity life. 1t strikes the foreigner imme-
diately. The first evidence Of it comes
perhaps in the course Of the first con-
versation In a students room. at which
he happens to be present. He will not
fail to notice the correctness of express.
sion. and usually the vigor and fresh.
ness of thought. which are the salient
characteristics Of the conversation OF
the best Oxford men. OF course there
are exceptions. There are frequent
examples Of the literary dude In Ok
ford as well as anywhere else Of the
man who sacrifices all pretense to SIN
certify and soundness to momentary
and half cheap. epigrammatic bril-
liancy Of expression. But this IL not
true Of the average Oxford, mau,-Har.
ward Bulletin.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1899-08-25
A Wonder Flower.

The Canadian Manufacture u
the remarkable phenomenon Of III
covery Of q flower incased in q b
IN old iron casting. the flower be-
q perfect state Of preservation.
man engaged In breaking up oh|
at a foundry in Ontario came acrs
old wheel that had. done service
stationary engine for many years
breaking 1t he discovered in a crs'I
flower blossom in perfect condiuo
color being as fresh as the day ~
Its way into Its mysterious
place. 1t had evidently fallen U.
cnsting when It was being pourec
In some manner escaped inju!
the molten metal. AS the cavi9
perfectly alright 1t naturally ra
Its freshness until exposed to yH'I
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1899-08-25
FOOLED THE CATAMOUNT.

And the Ugly Beast Plainly Showed
That His r>elings Were Hurt.
"People who imagine that animals
haven't got feelings don't know what
they are talking about" said the Vel
lowstone Park guide as he sat clean
ing his rifle. II was cutting a trail
around one Of the sproutin springs one
day, and, getting warmed up. threw
my coat over the end Of log. BY and
by 1 went of to hunt for drink Of
water. and 1t was perhaps half an hour
before l returned to my work.
"When I came up. 1t was to see a
whalin big mountain lion'creepin along
to spring on the coat. It was over the
log in a way to make it look like man
stoopin down, and the lion was nicely
deceived. He skulked up to within 10
feet Of the log. crouched fiat for mo-
ment and laid back his ears. and then
he made two jumps Of 1t. Creased
lightnin wasn't in it with that critter.
It was like a big ball Of fur shot from
Z cannon, and as he flew he uttered q
screech which brought my hair on end.
II that coat had been a man he would
not have had time to say gum. The lion
lit down on 1t with claws and teeth
ready for business aud in Ave seconds
the garment was cut into carpet rags.
"Then he realized the cheat. and you
never saw a human bein look SO fool
ish. His tail went down to the earth,
the fire died out Of his eyes and he'd
have given $40 for some one to kick
him up hill. His chagrin was so plain
that l laughed right out, and that
broke his heart. He looked at me and
whimpered like q puppy, and when \
asked II his mother knew he was out
he fetched sort Of sob IN his throat
and sneaked off like a dog caught kill
In sheep. II could have run fast
enough to have caught him by the tail
he would't have even looked back. He
knew he had made a fool Of himself,
and he wanted to go of and hide and
have a long think. Inter
Ocean.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1899-08-25
A mt Of superstislos.

Ono OF the most literally patrOnizcd
Of the Pennsylvania many passenger
trains Ii the st. Louis express, which
leaves the Broad street station each
afternoon ut 4 30 o'clock. The regular
eate for the train II No. "a. but nj this
season Of the year the rush OF people
to get aboard Is 80 great 1t becomes
necessary to open two gates. No. 10
being the nearest. II Is the one selected.
The saunterer happened to be In the
station thc other afternoon when the
gates were thrown open. Instantly
there WAS n rusi, for No. II and the
crowd became damned around II for n
distance OF 80 feet in each direction.
Gate No. Is was practically neglected.
This way for the 81. Louis express"
called out the ticket punchcr mt the
gate. This way for the st. Louis ex-
press"
Hut. although his voice was good and
loud, none OF the passengers who were
struggling around No. II seemed to
hear It, Out Of probably 100 well
dressed. iate.l.gcnt men and women
the sauntcrcr saw but three leave the
pushing throng around No. IA and pass
through No. IS. IIe asked the gate
man why 1t was.
Don't know" was his answer. Eek
cept it's superstition. Afraid to start
ON journey by passing through gate
with Is as Its number. I suppose. It's
this way every time. and will be, !
guess. as long as the number on the
gntc In left rs II IL. I believe that the
most OF the people would rather miss
their train, II II came to that. than take
chances with their superstitious fears.
Funny, Isn't ,itT'-Philadelphia Inquir-
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1899-08-25
HER UP TO DATE ALBUM.
The Chicago 0irl'A Travels Recorded
By Ph0tog RI phs of Herself.

BY PhOtOg aphs of Herself.
The Chicago girl that knows her
business-and where IL there one who
doesn't?-has an album or card case
devoted exclusively to collection Of
pictures OF the one person whom she
thinks more OF than anybody else In
the world-namely, herself. There are
several laws regulating the collectio
Of q personal gallery Of this kind. In
the first place. no two pictures shall
he alike; what is equally important, no
two shall be taken In the same town.
From a glimpse ut this second condi-
ton, II IL obvious that the young wO-
man who has popular collection Of
her own photographs must be some
thing Of a traveller.
In order to give added interest to
this pursuit OF herself. In miniature.
each photograph Is stamped In violet
Ink. with the name OF the town where
taken, the name Of the artist and the
date Of the sitting. There are also
margins for recording any other Incl
dents connected with the occasion
that may be considered worthy Of
note.
In this way the business of photo
graph collecting IL kept on a system
atic, methodical basis, and the book Of
photographs becomes an abridged bio
graphical history Of travels in an in
definite number OF chapters. 1t Is
evident TINT the more pictures II con-
talns the more comprehensive will be
the text, hence the ambition OF every
young woman possessed with the craze
~ become II globe trotter.
There are few standard towns that
are absolutely necessary to the reputa
ton Of any album. such as Chicago,
New York, Niagara and the prominent
intermediate points. Beyond. these,
the more distant and romantic the
places the greater the interest attach
ed to these pictorial histories OF the
world as seen through n maiden's eyes.
Chicago Tlmes-IIerald.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1899-08-25
PIDGlN ENGLISH.
The Queer SarGoM Csed by the Bust:
ness People of China.

The Queer SarRons Used by the Bust.
ness People OF China.
The nondescript tongue known as
"pidgin English" Is almost the only
medium Of communication between
foreigners and the Chinese. and nine
tehihs Of the enormous business done
In China between the English and the
Chinese is done through. this grotesQue
gibberish. Mr.. Chester Holcombe, in,
his "Real Chinaman," gives two anus
ing anecdotes to show how absurd It
Is.
A young foreigner who called upon
two young ladies, also foreigners, was
informed by their Chinese servant
"that two piecey girlo no can see.
Number one piecey top side makee
washee, washee. Number two piecey
so outside. makee walkee, walkee."
He meant to say that the elder Of the
two was tnking bath up stairs, and
the youngest had gone out
When King Kalakaua Of the Ha-
waiiam Islands visited Shanghai, he
occupied a suit Of rooms up one fight
Of stairs ut the Astor House. Two
American gentlemen called to pay
their respects one morning, and. meet
Ing the proprietor, inquired IL the king
was in. II will see," replied the land
lord. and, shouting to a Chinese serv-
ant, asked: boy! That piecey king
top side, had got" "Hab got" la
conically' answered the servant Gen
tlemen. his majesty Is in. Pray walk
up" said the landlord.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1899-08-25
willis Of Some wom.,

"Some women derive a great dl.,|
enjoyment out Of making their v,u|
remarked a lawyer the other \
''They change them as often q, \
change their gowns. 1t is only , \
days ago that came down to nv n
to find one Of my fair clienn A
iously awaiting me. She was in h
state of nervousness.
"'Oh, Mr.. Blank she exclaimed 4
come to change my will
What! Again. | asked.
Yes she said. 4 discovered ,
night that Mrs.. -, whom h.aA
tended to leave my diamond tan
has been saying spiteful things ii
my poor. dead husband-said be n,
his money out Of green grocery all
off beer license-odious creature Z
she is. l could never rest in my "a
Il thought she would benefit ~
ing's worth from my death.
Cross her off the will. pleas
Blank. and substitute the name IL
me see, now; whom can leave The
mond tiara to? Well. I'll think h
tonight and come and see you b T
morning
"And so on" continued the nm
law. THAT good lady changed he
six times in as many months, and
names in 1t would have filled I d
directory, while the rest Of 1t sun
ed an auctioneer's catalogue."-Ia
Mail.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1899-08-25
vaccinated the R,ue..

Orders that were issued by the Ger
man West African officials that all
firearms In the hands OF natives should
90 stamped and registered aroused
much discomfort Lieutenant Egyers,
In Damaraland. however. got along
with no trouble. He had inoculated
cattle for the rinderpest three years be-
fore. rs the Damaras saw. with good
results. He therefore announced tina,
he was ready to vaccinate their rifles
So rs to insure their shooting straight
and doing no hurt to their owners and
the pamaras crowded to him to get
their guns stamped.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1899-08-25
Oriental Judgment ON Mixed .,

Oriental Judgment ON Mixed ~
The Greek ecclesiastical autAstl
at Aleppo have been called upon 81
eide case which strongly recalls I
mons famous judgment. BY a stu
coincidence n woman and her daup
both gave birth to a female child ~
same time. But the babies got nd
and. as one Of them was ugly anil
other pretty and healthy. both mod
claimed the latter. The elder Nd
maintained that. as all her other
dren were handsome, the ugly 4
could not be hers, while her laus|
claimed that. being young. hand
and strong, she could not be the \
er Of a weak and ugly babe.
The religious chief OF the town.
tied the affair In a summary wa!
adjudged the beautiful child nI
daughter on the ground that, II
her first, the occasion was not +
made one Of humiliation and Y
pointment. while the elder ~
could afford to forego her claim ;
she had already had several hand
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Maluma'|
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1899-08-25


Perhaps the most interest,ns. :.
for the recovery Of waste ILL., 'eas>
local mint Is that applied to -. y
sils Of the melting gang. III. I'VE rs
stirring rods. the clippers, ,he
and the ladies' that come :, aas
with the molten metal are la,a ssea
intervals and sent down s,,,.. Ass
Are covered with what look. m. y
rust. but is really oxidixed x,lvs. 0'''
Suppose. to digress a NOM.
desired 70 get coat of pain,
outside Of house. In such ~, ~
plan Of scraping away the bor.e
leaving the shell Of paipt ...
would be regarded as somewh.,
tric, yet that IL substantially n.
cd adopted at the mint. Th.%
ments are placed in baths o. ,.,' =
acid. which attacks the iron =,
but leaves the silver untouched
BY little a. strainer. for instan,.
entirely disappear.
That Is to say. the orieina, a..
disappears and leaves In It's placs.s
low silver counterpart, delica,s :.
eggshell. They are very curiou. =
fragile casts. Their surface ia A -
natural filigree. honeycombed v,,.
Vulnerable fantastic perforatson,
reproduction Of bolt or screw i,,
times az perfect as an electrotyu
they are hurried remorselesslv h.s
the crucible and thus pursue tbel,
Gle until at last they find their H,
In minted coin.-New Orleans n.
Democrat.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1899-08-25

They had been married seven years.
The doctor had been called in and pro-
bounced him a very sick man. As his
wife entered the room after the doc
tors last visit he called her to his bed
side. and In q tremulous voice he re-
marked:
Darling. I nm going"
Leaning over him. she stroked his
head gently and reminiscently replied !.
Cheer up. Clarence! That remark
assures me that you will live. Don't
you remember how often you said
that during our counting days and how
persistenuy you didn't gog'-BNston
Courier.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1899-08-25

seesu.. ~, been unhappy all the dsy

Beesuas I've been unhappy all the dsy
/ call to you = lstk in the night
Quite so.,Iy. 80 .i.o.i;t not h,s: ycrs ~.
And not With any cry q souo~, lest
NJ darkness should break in upon your Light.
Yet call sadly. Tor my heart 10 sd
But then think you are - far away.
10 very far that ~ my voice draws near
The sorrow Will be lost. and YOU Will hear
Just nurDarings, not the sad things that ny.
! speak ~ softiy. yes long, ! long
To let my heart forth. tell you all my pain!
And now the passionate tears begin u flow.
And sobs come-nsy. sorrows too strong. and 10
The only way is to lie quiet again.
FROM q. Cslmors's points Of View. and Other
EDsua"
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1899-08-25
Vss. ~ wesa,..s.

Fire 10 an essential Ia SOME wedding
csiebrations. 10 Persia the service 10
vesd In trout of arc. In Nicaragua
the pEfcss. tasinS the couple each by
the ntsls nngcr. leads them to nr
apartment where frc IL lighted aud
there lnstruess the bride In her duties.
distinguishing u ny way Of couclusiou.
In japan the woman klndl~s torch,
AMI the bridegroom lights on. from u,
the piaythings Of tho wife be,ns
burnt then aud there.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1899-08-25

Tho milkmaid with the picture hat
and the brocaded silk skirt tossed her
head
I'm society. ! suppose. l should be an
impossible person." she exclaimed,
"but It's Different In art"
And after all. to be perfectly candid.
there II nothing essentially degrading
thoat milking an art cow.-Detrolt
Journal