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The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1899-09-23
Resolutions on the Death of Stella Wright.


WHEREAS, God. In His infinite
wisdom has borne little Stella Wright
from our midst. Her journey here on
earth was brief. Our Heavenly
Father wished a jewel to be added to
the glorious crown. He called her
hence: and in that cloister's stiffness
and seclusion, led by guardian angels,
safe from sin and temptation, she
still is living though we call her dead.
We see but dimly through the msts
and vapor, amid these earthly damps.
What seem to us but sad funeral
tapers may be Heavens distant lamps.
Therefore be it
Resolved, That we.of Syringa Tenn
pie No. 4, Of Rathdrum, Idaho, do
hereby tender our earnest sympathy
to our sister BERTHE Wright and our
brother M. D. Wright. and to the
family, who have been called upon to
mourn the loss of their beloved little
Stella.
Resolved, That copy of these
resolutions be spread upon the min
uteS of our next meeting and copy
sent to the bereaved family; also one
to THE SILVER BLADE for publica-
ton.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1899-09-23
poR COUNTY WARRANTS.

Rathdrum, Idaho, Sept. 10, 1872
Notice is hereby given that AN
nrenared to pay the following de-
a.u;hod Kootepai county warrants,
with interest;
GENERAL ROAD FUND.
warrants No. IA to 81 inclusive,
issue of 1893.
Interest ceases ten days after the
erst nnblicaton of this notice.
w. j. MCCLURE,
County Treasurer.
rirst Modification Sept. 16, 1899.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-09-21
ETHICS OF GAMBLING.
More Prevalent To-Day Than mt Any
Time In the History OF
Civilization.

THE faro banker could not gamble
unless his patrons did so; the lottery
owner could not gamble if nobody
bought his tickets; and the bookmaker
would not be in a position to carry on
his business unless his customers ac-
cepted his odds. A logical classification
would include as gamblers those on
both sides of the table-the faro deal
er and the faro 'pnnter, the buyer and
the seller of lottery tickets, the bucket
shop keeper and the frequenter who
buys stocks, grain or produce of any
kind on margin.
And one other distinction should
also be made: There are bucket shop
keepers who swindle their usipmers
with great regularity, and there are
boollmakers who default, as do bank
ers. The stock dealers and bookmak-
ers who are guilty of these practices
are usually classed as gamblers, but in
reality they are thieves. The word
gambler means man who CANDLES
without cheating or stealing.
ut is quite certain that there never
was time in the history of civilization
when gambling was so prevalent among
all classes of people as it is at present.
In fact, many legitimate branches of
business are tinged with the hue of
speculation. Such persons as do not
bet upon horse races, or speculate IN
wheat or stocks, crafty their gaming
propensity by dabbGng in real estate,
in mining shares, in oil, or other So
called business enterprises, the meth
DDS of which are nothing more nor less
than variations of the roulette table.
"The styles of gambling are constant
ly changing. A hundred years ago gen.
tlemen staked their money on various
games with cards or dice, and eXtraor-
binary wagers were sometimes made on
these games with popularity of which
did not always depend upon their in
trinsic charm, but upon the fact that
men of a speculative turn of mind could
find no other convenient form of haz-
ard.
1.-The class of men who during the
last century, wagered thousands of
pounds on the turn of card, or on the
emptying of a dice box, now specu-
late on the stock or produce market,
and on horse racing, which at present
vies with the stock exchange for SUI
premacy in the amount of money
risked. "-International Magazine.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-09-21
SAID THE SOUNDING SEA.

Law one summer evening underneath q
spreading tree,
And listened to the clamor and the voices
of the sea,
which spake with many tongues and told
its. mysteries to me.
owe are the mighty forces which, though
yielding p!umed and soft,
Toss angry breakers and white names IN
mighty strength aloft,
And dash to pieces many ship on shelving
beach and croft.
-'Or sometimes beating wildly against stern
and gloomy rocks,
Which hold their own despite our warlike
rush and tempest shocks,
We shout aloud the war-cry which all
might of mortals mocks.
'And corpses toss we here and there like
puny little toys,
Regardless that their loss eclipsed thou
sand household joys,
For mans deep grefs cannot disturb our
march or eGuipOise
s'We sometimes make for those we slay
palatial coral graves
Where shells of rarest tint and glow our
restless current laves,
Where peace dwells in unbroken calm too
deep for throb of waves.
"Anon we laugh and in the sun display our
gilded charms,
Each wavelet dimplng as it clasps sun
beam in its arms,
And prattling as II not acquaint with black
storms wild alarms.
"Or underneath the gentle moon and deep
eyed watching stars
We lisp and kiss along the beach or on the
harbor bars,
And rock the ships timed TO the song or
countless jolly tars.
s'Then oft we cast high in the air mid snowy
names and curls,
Ten million diamonds, sapphres, ruhies,
emeralds and pearls,
And with a laugh we mirror back the smiles
of happy girls.
''Or rock true lovers as DER us they in slow
rapture float,
We make them sounds of kisses meath
their undulating boat,
And in our songs Groom soft and low loves
sweetest truest note.
"Ah, little know rt-sighted men the
mysteries we hide,
The stories we could tell Of sacrifice or self
ish pride,
The secrets centuries consigned to care of
time and tide"
This much interpreted In song was softly
told to me,
AT calm twilight while listening there be-
side the whispering tree,
Sifted through sunset CLINT and CLAW these
wees of the sea.
l. EDGAR JONES.
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Grinder Than Niagara.

A correspondent says the Gersoppa
falls, on the Sharavatti river, in South
Kanara, India, are larger and more
magnificent than Niagara. He says:
The river is $50 yards wide; the clear
fall is $50 feet. The Gersoppa falls i'll
the rainy season are incomparably finer
than Niagara in every respect. The
roar of the falling waters is simply ter
rife; the whole earth shakes, and the
thunder is so great that it completely
browns the human voice. When l Wis
tied Niagara and told my American
friends about Gersoppa, they replied
with polite incredulity: we never
heard of Gersoppa.' l replied: Make
your minds easy; the people at Ger
soppa have never heard of Niagara II
Niagara could see Gersoppa, she would
wrap her head in a mist."-London
Spectator.
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SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

The University of Boston was found.
ed August 3, 1909.
An order of the Augustinian Fathers
has been established in the New York
archdiocese.
An international exhibition of OBJ
jects of piety will be held at the vati-
can during the coming holy year.
In 1873 the government of Bohemia
granted only 100000 forms for educa-
tional purposes. Last year the sum was
-, 900 forms.
Four members of the class of '99 Of
Cornell college have gone as mission
aries to foreign fields, three to India
and one to Corea.
An enactment of the Texas legisla-
ture provides for the teaching in the
public schools of a course of humane
treatment to animals.
A Presbyterian layman of New York
city paid the expenses of "a Presbyte-
rian ministers of that city at a recent
conference at Mortified.
The German authorities have strictly
forbidden collections among school
children for missionary and other pur-
poses, on the ground that they prove n
burden to parents and create i'll feeling
among pupils.
Fifty thousand persons visited the
Salvation Army's exhibition at the Agri-
cultural hall, London, recently, and 303
persons professed conversion at the
services in connection Herewith, con-
Quoted by Gen. Booth.
Henry Matter, Phi. d., of Berlin, Ger
many, has recently been elected mem
Der of the faculty of the Hebrew Union
College of Cincinnati. Mr.. Matter is
distinguished Hebraist and Arabist,
and possesses the Babbinical diploma
from the Berlin Hochshule.
The whole number of missionaries in
India, Burmah and Ceylon is 2,797. OF
these 436 are Baptists, 159 Congrega-
tionalists, 526 Church of England, 467
Presbyterians, 29S Methodists, 263 Eu.
therans, 81 Moravians, 25 Society OF
Friends, sc Salvation Army and 400 in.
dependent missionaries.
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| A Narrow Escape.
BY JOHN II. WHITSON.
nETER CHENEY lives, or did live
NORTHUMBERLAND

nETER CHENEY lives, or did live,
not long since, at Parsons, Kan.
In the early days, which even to Kan
sans have become almost matters OF
tradition, he was freighter on the
plains. In the summer of 1856, in com
pany with his brother John, he made
one of a strong party of freighters
bound for Fort Wallace. They did not
take the usual route, having a lot OF
goods to deliver at a point south of
there, but followed the old Santa Fe
dry trail until it left the Arkansas val
ley.
Here, at little cattle town, they I'M
oaded Il portion of their goods, and
then turned toward the northwest.
Nothing occurred after they reached
the highlands until they came to the
big fiat known as the White Woman
Basin, from the fact that a white wom-
an was once murdered there by Indi-
ans.
A creek by the same name flows in a
southeasterly direction through west
ern Kansas until it reaches this basin.
Then it spreads out and is lost in the
ground. There are evidences that the
creek once continued its course to the
Arkansas.
The basin is marshy at times, but is
covered with heavy growth of rye
grass, making it excellent hay and pas
ture land.
When the party arrived at this basin
they found it filled with an immense
herd of buffaloes, stretching away far
Their than the eye could reach. They
were leisurely feeding on the rye-grass,
and, seen from "A distance, greatly re-
sembled ordinary cattle. But no herd
of cattle ever owned by man was OF
such magnificent proportions.
The freighters at once drove their
teams into a little draw, which com
pletely shut them out from the sight
of the buffaloes. Such an opportuni-
ty was seldom presented, and they de
termined on a grand hunt. The horses
and mules were taken from the wagons
the best ones selected for saddle use
and the others picketed with strong
ropes. Then one man was left il
charge of the outfit, while the rest sal
lied forth to engage in the excitement
of the chase.
The brothers started out in com
pany, but soon became separated
Peter rode a big, rawboned mule, no
very bridle-wise and thoroughly I'm
reliable, as mules are apt to be. IL,
was armed with Spencer carbine, ant
as he had never yet brought down
buffalo, he resolved that on this oc
Sasion he would redeem his reputation
The freighters slowly mounted tn
ridge, and then, putting spurs TO thei
steeds, rushed on to the herd like
whirlwind. Peter caught the infection
and also urged his heavy mule into
numbering gallop.
The buffaloes saw them coming am
turned about. But those in advanc
knew nothing of the threatened danger
and so continued feeding.
Selecting a fat COW, Peter rod
straight at her, and when just opposite
pulled in his mule sharply and fired.
che mule disdained to come to
standstill, but the shot proved luck.
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Crafty Man.

Mr.. Stubb--Maria, dear, you needn't
wait for me tonight.
Mrs. Stubb-But what will you do for
a light, John?
"Oh, I'll just take a piece OF your
bread in my pocket. That's light enough
for anybody"
And she was so pleased that she
obeyed him to the letter Chicago
Evening News.
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Stunned with Woe.

The gentleman witt the red, red nose got
aboard the trolley car, which, by some mis-
chance, had stoppedfor moment.
The silence was intense.
The little boy looked at the man with the
nose.
And the little boy didn't ask his father
anything.
"Merciful heaven!' muttered the fond
parent, Il am the father of freak! In.
dianapolis Journal.
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Her preSeutimeuf.

mo woman can lose her temper and
keep her beauty he said, thought
fully
John Henry" she returned, prompt
ly, Il just know that you are planning
to stay out late tonight, and want TO
fix it so that l won't scold you when
you come in. "-Chicago Post.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-09-21
Ienicnt to SfurdererS.

Austria is the country most lenient
TO murderers. In ten years over 500
persons were found guilty Of murder.
OF whom only % were put to death.
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The PesSiniist.

Every time the sun shines the pessi-
mist consoles himself with The thought
that it is raining here.-Chicago
Dolly News.
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''Do you know anything that will make
me stout, doctor?" "Why, certainly.
do" what is it," "Flesh." -Yonk ers
Statesman.
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Men are men; the best sometimes forge,
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'H ygENSI s HThkEF FOR EVERY HuMOR

affected
scales the hicened
rubbing CUTICURA
CUTICURA
RESOL VENT to cool and cleanse the blood
forms other itching burning and scay
blood
when all other
-and
"a
The Anaconda standard., 1899-06-11
This Country's Part.

T transpired that woman who, by
birth, is an American was in COM
pany and, as is alleged, in sympa-
thy with the vulgar mob that made last
Sundays cowardly assault on Presi-
dent Loubet.
This woman is the Countess Castel-
lane-the world remembers her as the
daughter of Jay Gould. The public had
no doubt at the time of the Castellane
was buying a title; there was no doubt
whatever that the noble" in the case
was Of the class of worthless measly
foreigners who want money for gamb-
ling and for mistresses and who come
to the United States to marry the
wealth needed for these purposes
There are some rich American
women who have married titled for
eigners, but who by their conduct have
commanded the respect of their own
country and of the world; but the
majority of American fortunes which
have been paid by American women
to gain a title have been nothing more
nor less than shameless barter of their
money and their charms for an empty
title that brings only insult and degra-
dation. AS a rule the foreign nobleman
who respects himself cannot marry
marries with an American fortune it
bears the highest stamp of the meanest
personal attributes.
The Castellane marriage is one that
never commanded the respect of reput-
able Americans. 1t was proclamation.
Everything that has been heard about
the worthless and utterly characterless
Count of Castellane is to his discredit
and, as WELL to the discredit of the
woman who was willing to be Joined
to him in wedlock. She has constantly
put herself in pitiable contrast with
that glorious woman, her sister, Helen
Gould, who, by her constant good deeds
is making herself more and more en-.
deared to her countrymen.
| The Castellane outfit might very
naturally be expected to be partici.
pants in a brawl of upstarts, like the
| OIe tLdt upOH IduCe
a week ago to-day. The titled calf wh'
| was foremost in the row is meel
| enough, now that he knows he Is likel!
to be punished; he processes that he
| sorry and that he is willing to max
| public apology for his indecent con
duct toward the president of the F'rencl
| republic.
To Americans, what this Coun
Christiani does or leaves undone !
neither here nor there. The point i
that, if the American woman's rela
tons to last Sundays mob are wha
they have been described to be. sh
| dishonors womanhood as well as tn
| land of her birth, and it is to be hope
| that the members of the American col
ony in Paris will not fail to let tha
fact find expression, as far as in thei
power lies.
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the Irish in America to those at home"
1t is a very attractive project, particu-
larly to the Irish Americans, from
whom the subscriptions are expected.
Thousands upon thousands of tourists
visit the historic old place every year.
If the property were to pass into pri
vate hands the new owner could do as
he pleased The public has no rights
of way on the shores of the lakes, neith-
er has it any right whatever on the
water. The new proprietor could cut
down the woods, close the lakes and in
fact wipe Killarney out of existence
so far as the public is concerned. The
sons of Erin in New York believe that
the $150,000 can be raised in that city
alone-at any rate they purpose making
the effort.
The Anaconda standard., 1899-06-11
SUNDAY, JUNE II. 1899.
TWENTY-FIVE PAGES.
Otis Is On Top.

asst weeks most important news
relating to Philippine matters
was the press dispatch to the ef-
feet that President Schurman, the head
of the peace commission, is virtually
mustered out and that General Otis is
to run the Philippine campaign unhin-
dered. The press telegram of last
Thursday said: THE definite announce
ment that President Schurman will
soon start for home carries out the
presidents new plans for the Philip
pines Realizing that the differences be-
tween the civilians and General Otis
were threatening serious consequences,
the president instructed the peace COM
missioners to close up their work and
return home.''
In this matter. President Mckinley,
unsettled and uncertain as he is always
when any important issue confronts
him, was finally persuaded by republi-
can influence to desert his peace COM
mission and order it home. This Schur-
man commission was a farce to begin
with, if the administrations theory Of
the Philippine situation is right. The
presidential argument has been that
the Filipinos really want to be with us
and of us. that Aguinaldo is an upstart
nobody and that, in fact, he speaks
merely for his little clique of rebels.
There's no denying that this is the view
of the Philippine situation which the
administration sponsors have con-
stantly presented. If it is right, then
the sending of a high-and-mighty peace
commission, to dicker with AguinaIdo
in the name of the president of the
United States, was a ridiculous thing
to do.
AT any rate, the Schurman commits
sion confessedly is a failure. That
much was said of it some time ago by
such trusty administration organs as
the Chicago Times Herald. What these
republican newspapers have been say
ing would undoubtedly be written down
as treason by the Butte Inter Mountain,
but that is not the view President Nc.
Kinley has taken. He concluded that
the criticism of his peace commission
was we'll worth listening to. The Times
Herald, which is popularity believed to
know all of the administrators secrets,
went SO treasonably far as to say that
there has been no time since hostilties
began when yielding ITO Filipino i'm
portunities would have been so utterly
foolish and inexcusable on our part as
it would be now" This was said at the
hour when President Mckinley was
considering Schurman's proposition to
yield more.
Swayed by the newspaper critics
within his own circle, the president or
Gered the peace commission to break
ranks-that at least is certain. Otis is
preferred; the whole peace dicker ends
in smoke and the question now is
whether those in the military staff are
right who say that the Philippine
trouble can be squelched with the hell
of thirty thousand men or whether the,
are right who insist that at least hun
dred thousand soldiers will be needei
for that task.
The Anaconda standard., 1899-06-11
The Doctrine Revived.

~ NE day last week the Standard
~ called attention to the fact that
the relation of this country,s
Monroe doctrine to the business going
on at The Hague has occasioned recent
comment. Later mails have brought, in
the Standards exchanges, abundant
evidence that the Monroe doctrine is a
sort of second thought and that it must
be vigorously exploited-so voluminous
is the discussion of it's relation to the
business with which the czar's congress
is dealing.
One way of defining the Monroe doc
trine is to say that it asserts, first, that
our country must be absolutely inde-
pendent of all ENHANCEMENT in the Eu-
ropean system, and, secondly, that
there must be no intervention in the
affairs of the American continent Iy
any European power that is not a party
in direct interest. The number of
Americans whose opinion is that the
Monroe doctrine has seen its day is not
large; the great body of this country's
citizenship believes that there should
be no departure from the theory it in
wolves.
Those who are of the mind that the
doctrine is alive have been looking into
American history, and they bring to
notice the fact that the present czar is
not the first Russian sovereign to in
Vite the government of the United
| States TO mix itself in Europe's affairs.
| Very nearly eighty years ago. the in
| Vitation to enter into alliance relations
| with the powers that then directed Eu-
! ropes destinies reached WASHINGTON.
| This invitation came from a czar of
| Russia.
| The difference is that the invitation,
| accepted for 1899, on behalf of the
| United States, was courteouslv but
| firmly declined, on behalf of our gov
ernment, in 1920. John Quincy Adams
| was secretary of state at that time. He
gave to the czar this country's reason
for declining to take any part in Eu
ropes diplomacy. He gave the reason
with frankness; he said: THE political
system of the United States is essen
TALLY extra European. To stand in firm
and cautious independence of all en-
tanglements in the European system
has been a cardinal point of their pol
icy under every administration of their
government from the peace of 1888 to
this day"
That brief statement pointed the
The Anaconda standard., 1899-06-11
The Lakes of Killarney.

~ HE estate in which the lakes of
Killarney are located has been
offered for sale and fear is ex-
pressed that some purchaser may be
found who will close this celebrated
property to the public. 1t has been pro-
posed that a popular subscription be
raised in this country to purchase the
public park. The price for the 1900
acres is said to be fixed at $150,000,
which seems to be anything but an ex-
travagant figure. The proposition to
buy the place with American money
and donate ii to the public is presented
as a noble scheme to create "a splendid
monument of loving remembrance from