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Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1899-02-10
At the battle OF Manila on

AT the battle OF Manila on Sun.
day last, q full account OF which ap
pears on another page, four brave
soldiers from Idaho gave W their
lives. They were:
Major Edward McConville OF
Lewiston; Corporal Frank Caldwell
Co. y, Harrison; James r. Fraser
private Co. p. Sand Point; Geo. W.
Hall. private Co. b. Horse Shoe
Bend ana Walter Dugard Pocatello.
Major AloConville, for four wears
prior to his enlistment in the army.
was Colonel of the Uniform Rank
d Inc Knights OF Pythias. He was
an efficient officer, and it is with
profound sorrow that the order uni.
sersal and the people of Idaho,
learn Of bis death.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1899-02-10
R. NJ. MocoLLUM. Error.
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.

United States Senators, George l..
Shcup, Henry Heltfeld.
Governor, Frank Steunenberg.
Lieut.. Gov, Joseph II Hutchinson,
Secretary Of State, Mart Patrie
Treasurer, L G Rice
Auditor, Bartlett Sinclair
Atty. General, s. II. Hays
supt. Instruction, Permeal French
supreme Judges. J. w. Huston, /.
N. Sullivan, II. p. Quarles,
Congressman. Edgar Wilson
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1899-02-10
FREE COINAGE AND EX-
PANSION.
Communicated.

, Communicated.
| fail to see the consistency of
those members of congress who are
the stern advocates of the free coin
age OF silver, opposing the acquisi-
ton OF additional territory and es-
pecially that territory situate in
Asiatic waters. There is nothing
more favorable to the early re-ha-
Utilization Of silver than the extern
ton of American trade and es.
pecially to Asiatic countries. The
coinage OF three million silver dol
lars per month, required by the
war revenue act, has not shown any
increase of silver in the United
States, but to the contrary, it has
all gone to Cuba, Porto Rico and
the PHILIPPINES, and as soon as ab. |
solute quiet is restored in those |
islands the demand for silver dol.
lars OF American coinage will soon
double and treble, and the acquisi-
ton OF the PHILIPPINES will solve the
silver problem by creating an un-
limited demand for silver dollars
and subsidiary coins. Yet we find
All over the land, not only in con-
yress but elsewhere, strong oppo-
'ition to the acquisition of the
islands, and ninety Der
'ent OF that opposition comes from
he advocates of the free coinage of
liver.
1t is we'll known fact that ex-
ensive commercial relations with
he PHILIPPINES and Asiatic coun.
rles must necessarily arrive in the
cry near future and that it will
reate great demand for silver
bins, and ultimately the output of
merican silver will be coined at
ar minis TO satisfy that demand.
rus solving the vcxed problem OF :
lver coinage. Why do the advo. /
ties OF free coinage of silver op
oso the expansion OF our business
= the control of the PHILIPPINES?
ct some one who can answer il
, so.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1899-02-10

Lincoln County,
Sheriff, L Z Jones
Assessor, Frank Gwin
District Clerk, A / Mcmahon
Probate Judge, c L Eveleth
School Supt, Leah NJ Burnside
Treasurer, G. w. Wernicke,
Coroner, DR.. w. II. Baugh,
Surveyor, j. w. Waldron,
Commissioners,
lst, G Hansen
2nd, ID b Bliss
Sd, p NJ Niles
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1899-02-10

Among the new newspaper ven
lures in Idaho during the past ten
days are: The Nampa Sun, jill.
Peacock, editor; The American
Fails Power, Asa Abbott, editor;
The Bellevue Herald, Mrs. A. ].
Graham editor. They are each
bright and newsy and it is with
pleasure that we place them on our
exchange list.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1899-02-10

Our state legislature was hinder
ed in its work by the extra labor
q validating laws heretofore passed
and 1t now looks as though the gov
ernor would have to call special
session, in order that the purpose
Tor which our legislators were elect.
ed, may be accomplished.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1899-02-10

The treaty of peace negotiated at
Paris by tho United States and
Spanish commission has been rati.
he'd by the senate by a vote of 81
TO ~. Had this been done several
days ago the battle at Manila last
Sunday would not have occurred
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1899-02-10
Precinct Officers
w j Smith, Justice
T ! McMahon, Justice,
z G Haynes, Constable,

The quoting effect OF an office
has been wonderful upon the noisy
tongues OF others besides Cuban in
surgents.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1899-02-10

Another good man has gone
wrong. Fred G. Mock has sold the
Nampa Leader and has opened a
bank.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1899-02-10

Governor Steunenb rig signed the
anti gambling bill Monday. It will
not go into effect until sixty days
after the adjournment Of the legis
lature.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1899-02-10

1t seems perfectly safe to charge
bribery in every legislature in
which there is doubtful contest
over the election of senator.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-07-06

1t was in the bookstore, and the
errand boy was at the te ephone.
Heres man." he said, to the
bookseller, "who wants to git copy
of The Moisture of Plains. Wants
to know if you've got it in stock.
The bookseller didn't remember it.
Three clerks went carefully through
the catalogues, but no such book was
mentioned
Tell him we're just out of it, said
the bookseller.
But he went to the telephone him
self.
I'VE have no book entitled The
Moisture of Plains, - he said.
Moisture of Plains-thunderw
yelled the man at the other end, 81
want the poem entitled The Marshes
of Glynn, that's what l wantl'
Then the bookseller said "OhW and
fred the errand boy, and told him he
was afraid he'd grow up to be bad
man. Atlanta Constitution.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-07-06

wheel did not often touch the track,
and he clung for his life.
AS the mail cars opened at the side
no one saw him. "This means death" >"
he thought, 'if am thrown off, and
think likely it's death if l stay on,
but [ must get home before that pay
car comes past. Evidently this is
either a promotion or disgrace;
there's no middle track"
The train was slowing up-though
it never stopped-close by Pills
shack. Unfortunately the tricycle.
could not slow up with equal rapidity.
Phil's box containing knife and pliers
had tumbled off long before, and now
the tricycle. tried to climb the rear
car, the rope broke and Phil few off
and landed near his own shack, for
tunately in pile of basam boughs,
while the mail car serenely proceeded
on its way, leaving behind it wrecked
tricycle. and winded rider.
Two men who had been standing in
Philips door rushed to pick him up,
and when his hend stopped whirling
around he looked into his fathers ewes
and saw the western superintendent
standing near.
At this surprising event Philip near
ly lost his breath again, but knowing
there was no time to lose he gasped
out the plan he had overheard of de-
railing the pay car and then robbine
it, and the car was nearly due now.
SO the two, each supporting an arm
of the dizzy watchman, helped flag tc
a standstill the pay train, and then,
being forewarned, they went cautious.
ly ahead, followed by the eastern pri
vate car containing several railroad
dignitaries and the pale young watch
man who had wished immensely tc
participate in the capture of the rob
bers.
The capture was effected with neat
ness and decision, and Philip was re-
TUNED to his own abode, where, after
entertaining his father aud employer
at supper, they sat down before the
fire to talk things over.
81 came out" said Philips father
with dignity, 'to see how you were
getting on"
"Badly enough without you, dad, u
said Philip, smiling, his hand in the
old place, "but I couldn't come to sec
You until I had earned my promotion,
you know"
"There was nothing in the plan thai
prevented me from coming to see you
though" " said the older man, smiling
up into his sons face "And l real,
think you have earned your promo
ton, and [ shall take you home as my
coniden ial clerk"
''There's bill for n broken tri
cycle" began the western superin
tendent, dryly. 'Not allowed" re-
piled his eastern friend promptly, 'Tt
was broken in the compauy's service.
Son, you are promoted. y Chicago
Record.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-07-06
STORY WITH A MORAL.


iHS ol MS.
81 want each one of you little boys
to tell an original story next Sunday, "
said Miss Jones, the teacher of a
juvenile class in a Kadunk Sunday
school. Now, how many will do
this? All who will, hold up hands. 3"
Several pairs of dirty hands were
elevated. Next Sunday came and the
storytelling began. The fun started
from the head of the class, and moved
on in magnificence down the line, un-
til Clarence Eugene Hobson was
reached. He hung his head, evident
ly not sure whether his story was
proper and applicable to the time and
place or not
''Now for your story" said Miss
Jones, sanity smile playing about
her mouth.
''Well it's not much of a story"
said Clarence, difidently.
$50 on" said Miss Jones.
"Well," said Clarence, zone day q
man was riding down a dusty road on
poor little old animal He saw a
crow on the fence. Then he saw the
remains of a dead hog on the roadside
near. The crow few down and eat
greedily for minute or two then got
upon the fence again and tapping his
wings made fearful noise cnwing In
a minute great big hawk flew down,
grabbed Mr. Grow and the feathers
flew thick for q while. There was no
more tapping of wings and cawing"
Clarence stopped and looked un-
easily about.
"WeH," said Miss Jones, in a
tenderly meant tone, 1.-THE story is all
right, Clarence, but | fail to see the
moral. Where is your moral,
Clarence?"
"Moral! Can't you see the moral?
Why, it's as plain as the nose on your
face" said Clarence
I'VE are from Missouri" said Miss
Jones, "and You will have to show
me.
The moral" said Clarence, with
some enthusiasm, ''is this: Don't
crow and flap your wings so gay and
giddily when you are chock full Of
dead hogr'
The moral was seen, and Miss Jones
said the story was a prizewinner.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-07-06

In arecent publication of the Mass
achusetts Prison association, strong
plea is made for the proposed legisle-
tion looking forward to complete state
control of penal institutions; that is,
of the placing of the county prisons
as well as a nun Der of reformatory in
stitutions under the control o state
board. One of the main reasons urged
for this change is that it will secure
classification Of all the prisoners of
the state.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-07-06
NO.. r..
SCIENTIFIC SCRAPS

Porto Rico has no known extinct
craters, and it is unlikely that it was
ever the seat of active volcanic dis
turbance.
Chemists have extracted from coal
tar sixteen shades of blue, sixteen of
yellow. twelve of orange, nine of vio-
let, besides shades of other colors too
numerous to mention.
Interesting tests of wireless tele-
graphy have been made at Kiel re-
Gently on board number of war yes
sells three German miles apart about
fourteen English miles. On the
whole the experiments have been sue
cessful.
A curious state of things was OBJ
served in investigating the electrolysis
of water pipes in Dayton, Ohio, in
which it was found that stones and
pebbles near the pipes in some cases
seem to have been electroplated with
the metal Of the pipes, which one of
the experts believes has never been
observed before.
A scientist who has recently re-
turned from Europe is the advocate
of an application Of electrical methods
for the preservation Of the dead He
has been student of Egyptology for
some time, and is familiar with the
embalming OF mummies. He main
tains that he has discovered the secret
of permanent embalming.
Every bee carries its market basket
round its hind legs. Any one examin-
ing the body of bee through micro
scope will observe that on the hind
legs of the creature there is n fringe
of stiff hairs on the surface, the hairs
approaching each other at the tips so
as to form a sort of cage. This is the
bees basket aud into it, after sue
cessful journey, it will cram enough
pollen to last it for two or three days
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-07-06
MADE LINCOLN TUMBLE HIS HAIR,
Medil's Firmness Gave the Country
Correct Idea of the Railspiitter.

Medil's Firmness Gave the Country p
Correct Idea of the Railspiitter.
The death of Joseph Medill re-
calls the story of picture of Lin
coin, the one by which he became
known to the country. 1t was very
soon after the first nomination Of
Lincoln for the presidency. The
story of the picture is given in Mr..
Medill's words as nearly as they can
be recalled
81 know him so we'll that called
him Abe and he called me Joe. He
came to see me in the Tribune office
soon after his nomination. | think
l sent for him. | said to him after
we talked of more important matters:
Abe there are not many people
in the country who know how you
look. You must get your picture
taken. Get ready and | will go with
you.
"Snarshots were unknown then
and so were newspaper artists, as
they are called. Lincoln went to his
hotel to fix up and l called for him at
the appointed time. l think he saw
that [ was surprised
How do / look?' he asked. His
coat was buttoned from top to bottom.
Bnt it was his hair which caused me
to look at him. He had evidently wet
it and it was stuck to the skin and
across his temples as smoothly as if it
had been ironed. 1t was 50 unlike
him that he locke unnatural.
1T will never do, | said as
soon as ! could recover my breath.
'Abe you never cold he elected rresi-
dent if the country thought you wore
your hair that way
''He looked at me as if he wert
daZed He had the heart of a child.
He had plastered his hair down in
that way honestly and innocently. 1t
hurt him to think he had dole some
thing he should not have done. That
was his nature He looked in the
mirror, and then that expression OF
humor which | never saw in any other
face came out He took both hands
and showed them through his hail
until it looked like brush heap after
a hurricane. Then he looked at me,
and | told him that was more like him,
We walked into the photographers s,
several blocks, and my recollection is
that he scarcely spoke during the
time. When he sat before the camera
he ran his long fingers through hi:
hair again and looked at me like {
child that had been whipped. From
that picture all copies for campaign
purposes were male, and whatever
caricatures and cartoons were mad,
of him during the campaign were
suggested by that picture"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-07-06

Achill, little island off the Atlantic
coast of Ireland, was once one of the
loneliest spots on the map. The cur
rent in the channel that separated it
from the mainland was so swift that
few dared to navigate it. A bridge
has been built across the channel and
a railroad now connects Achill with
the mainland, redeeming the island
from its isolation. A telegraph station
has just been opened in Dugort, the
town at the extreme end of the island,
which has become a deseryedly pop
ular resort fer tourists.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-07-06

Professor Grindley of the Universi-
ty of Illinois has written Senator Gull
lom expressing his great interest in
the establishment of bureau of do
nestle science to foster the investiga-
ton of foods, particularly with refer
ence to their preparation for use in
the household. He says that univer-
sity has for some years given attention
to this line of investigation, and re-
Gently, in connection with the depart
ment of agriculture, has been making
series of studies of the composition
nutritive value, digestibility and cost
of the food supplies of the people of
Illinois. 1--WE are now studying the
best methods for the preparation of
meats for the table" he writes, "de-
termining also the losses involved and
the changes produced in the different
methods of cooking. The informa-
ton that is being obtained as a result
of these investigations will be of much
practical value to the people of the
state. The citizens OF Illinois have
become much interested in our inves-
LEGATIONS and are constantly asking for
more definite information upon this
and allied subjects. 1t is highly de-
sirable that these and similar investi-
cations be continued and their scope
extended, as they may be in case
proper provision be made for the pur-
pose"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-07-06

The farmer labored for many CEN
tnries without machinery, and the
patent system was instituted for the
purpose Camong others) of supplying
him with machinery, says writer in
the Scientific American. Almost i'm
mediately after the enactment of our
patent laws, agricultural machinery
began to be invented and improved,
and as this progress has continued
and has steadily increased, it is clear
that the patent system is the cause of
the existence of the farmers ma chinery
and, through it, of his afiuence. Most
of these inventions would not have
been made if it had not been for the
protection of the patent laws. To
bring an invention from the general
idea in the inventors mind to the
practical, durable salable form often
requires the expenditure of years of
effort and thousands of dollars before
any returns are had; so that it is safe
to say that very few would expend
their energies and resources if it were
not for the inducements offered by our
patent system.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-07-06
HIS BREATH CAUGHT FIRE.


Peculiar Case of Alcoholic Combustion
Reported by a German Specialist.
Dr.. Ernest Poseuthal, a renowned
specialist of Magdeburg, reports the
alcoholic combustion of 4 human being
that took place in Warsaw. The vic
tim was man uanel Kolinskv, dip
soma la OF long standing.
"Th;s individual, reported DR.. Ros-
entail before the Magde burg medical
board at its last monthly meeting,
"was not content with consuming all
the liquor he could hold, but likewise
u u5ed to bathe in yo lka occasionally
Thus little 10y little all the water and
other liquids in his body wel replaced
by alcohol.
There previously had been cases of
spontaneous combustion, an Kolinsky
was warned that if he continued the
excessive use Of liquor, internally as
well as externally, he might furnish
science with another strange case.
However, he could no, or would not
stop.
"The catastrophe happened in Ko-
linsky's dyeing establishment He
upset quantity of beu2ine, and with
hands wet with the liquid, raa into his
office to wash himself. Before doing
so he attempted to light cigar, and
as he brought the match up to his
mouth the benzine on his hands be
came ignited, and almost simultan
eously, it seems, kolinsky's breath
caught fire A blush fame, so say
eye witnesses, issued from his mouth,
and extended rapidly to all parts Of
his body.
"Of course the horrifed spectators
tried to extinguish the flames with
water, but water had no effect on them.
A thick black smoke arose from the
body and the stencil was awful. The
combustion was only arrested when
Kolinsky was q shareless mass of
charred flesh and calcined bones"
''Vincent's Curiosities Respecting
Man" tells of several other case sim
liar to that reported by Dr.. RosenthaI.
New York Press.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-07-06

A new use for the endless chain idea
in correspondence has been put in
practice by religious enthusiast
which bids fair toencompass to the whole
civilized world il somebody does not
cut the string. The original letter
consists of simple prayer, to which
is appended an urgent request to re-
peat that prayer three times day for
nine days. In reward for this it is
promised that the supplicaut's most
earnest wish will be granted. Then
follows instructions to send exact
copies OF the letter to min, friends. In
conclusion it says warningly that to
omit sending the nine letters is great
sin, to be followed by unfailing punish
ment, New York Press,
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-07-06

The British Railway associa ion has
arranged to send five promn mt rail
way officials to the United States to
Investigate the facts upon which the
government bases the bill compelling
the adoption of automatic compiling
a measure which would give the board
OF trade power, five years from its
adoption, to compel British railroads
to supply the whole of their rolling
stock with thi; device, at an esti-
mated cost of $50, 900, Ooo.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-07-06

Partisan femininity fairly reves
these days in the practice, revived
from the early Roman period, of floral
bathing. Flower baths, as they are
called, have become the vogue in the
French capital. The girls vow that
they not only impregnate the skin
with their delicate odor, but siren 9Th
en- and invigorate the body. They
have two ways of taking flower bath.
One of these is known as the dry
bath, and is rs simple as it is luxuri-
Gus. The bathtub is first heated and
then filed with blossoms. In this
perfumed bed milady rests for one
hour, when her maid pronounces her
ready. In the other method a dozen
lunches OF roses or other sweet
scented flowers are thrown into the
hot water with which the tub is pre-
pared for the bath.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-07-06

The London Telegraph has produced
Sunday edition. 1t is the first of
the large London papers to do so, and
has been followed by the Mail. Can
this be the result of the recent closer
communion between England and
America. We have been told that
savages when brought into contact
with civilization rapidly acquire its
vices; but testimony to the reverse
tendency is imperfect. Certainly the
rule is that the older civilization cor
rupts the younger 1t is puzzling
thing to make facts fit scientific theo-
ries.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-07-06
THE MORNlN o. THE YEAR.

the all rppn' an
a ow neiuh hbor' 'hensare ecrakin
-happin on the roof;
the asha
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$ sso his hole
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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-07-06

The American oyertension and ierki-
ness and breathlessness and intensity
and agony OF expression are primarily
social, and only secondarily physiolog-
ical phenomena. They are bad habits,
nothing more or less, bred of custom
and example. born of the imitation of
bad models and the cultivation of false
personal ideals. How are idioms
acquired, how do local pecularities of
phrase and accent come about?
Through an accidental example set by
someone, which struck the ears of
others, and was quoted and copied till
at last everyone in the locality chimed
in. just so it is with national tricks
of vocalization or intonation, with
national manners, fashions of move
ment and gesture, and habitual ex-
pressions of face. We, here in Anne lea
through following succession of pat
tern-setters whom it is now impossible
to trace, and through Influencing each
other in a bad direction, have at last
settled down collectively into what,
for better or worse, is our own char
acteristic national type "a type with
the production of which, so far as
these habits go, the climate and CON
ditions have had practically nothing
at all to do. Professor William
James, in Scribner's.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-07-06

American people should no longer
plead ignorance of Cuba. Puerto Rico.
Guam or the Philippines, Besides
the numberless books that have ap-
peared within the past few months, the
newspapers fairly team with articles
descriptive of the history, manners
and customs of these several islands.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-07-06
VOL. /.

Among Dreyfus' grievances is the
fact that he has inspired and advcr.
tised great deal of literature on
which he will never be able to collect
any royalties.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-07-06

every joke should have point, "
said the editor, rs he handed back
some unavailable offerings.
II think you will find mine all
punctuated properly" replied Mr..
Smokers. Judge.