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The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-05-06
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TRUSTS, showed the evil we had done
them.
The field marshal ordered the wound
ed to be attended to, and, stepping i'll
front of my father, demanded the flag.
My father, whose hands we saw were
empty, declared he did not know where
il was. The field marshal turned to the
officer of the post and said:
Every well, if he does not remember
by tomorrow morning, shoot him."
When they had relieved us of our
arms, and placed us under guard, my
father, who watched the sentinel from
the corner of his eye, told us that he
had hidden the flag: that, seeing the day
was going against us, he had torn it
from It's standard, wrenched the eagle
from its perch, flung it into ditch.
while he had concealed the precious
silk, riddled with balls, under his coat
My father was a simple man, the de-
scendant of peasants, a son of the soil;
but in speaking to us of these things
the man seemed to expand and become
exalted with the words he uttered.
He told us this fragment of silk was
sacred that the wind that swelled its
folds was the breath of the nation, and
that 1t moved In the midst of us on the
march as the image of our country.
Then he thrust it into my bosom, not
wishing it to be found on him when he
should be shot next day. l felt sud
denly that l had become a man.
In the evening the Prussians sent a
flag of truce asking a suspension of
hostilities that each might bury it's
dead, and asked one of our number to
act as guide to our lines. An old com
rade. who knew the country well. Of
fered to conduct the off, er, when it was
discovered that no one had bandage
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-05-06
for the eyes of the bearer of the flag of

for the eyes of the bearer of the flag of
truce.
n sudden idea struck me- 1t was
running a great risk, but it was worth
the trial.
''If you wish, l will bandage the eyes
of the officer with my handkerchief"
said. l produced the flag, the red and
blue stripes of which l had folded in
side, leaving the white alone visible.
My father instantly understood my
ruse, and explained in patois to the
guide that he was to remove the band
age, and while the preliminaries were
in progress deliver it safely into the
hands of our troops.
The lantern gave but feeble light,
and no doubt Providence favored us,
for the thing passed, and the officer
mounted his horse, and with his eyes
bandaged, followed the lead of the
guide.
We could but accompany In thought
the enemy, who carried back himself
the flag within the lines of our own
army. The time passed. We heard In
the night the cathedral clock strike the
hours. At last we heard the sentiners
challenge. The flag of truce had re-
turned. 1 rushed to the guide.
1.-The flag is savedr' 1 cried.
Eyes, but we are lost" he answered.
In few words he explained that the
officer had discovered too late the ruse,
and had returned furious. In fact, he
came accompanied by a superior officer,
and pointed out to him the man who
had conducted the flag of truce.
"Order out the platoon of execution"
commanded the officer; this man shall
be shot"
1T was not he, captain" 1 said, ad-
vancing in front of him; lit was alone
who conceived the idea of this thing"
Excuse me, officer" interposed my
father. 1.-THE commander of a detach-
ment is responsible for the acts of his
men, is he not? | had given an order;
my men could only obey it,
"What is your manner? the officer de-
manded.
"Sergt. Bigorne." answered my
father.
every well, sergeant, you will be shot
Immediately"
"All right, captain; 1t is war. 1 only
ask the favor to be shot by my com
rades. Return them their arms, and
will be responsible for them"
| The old officer looked at my father
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-05-06
Report of the beef.

Washington, April 3O.-The war court
of inquiry has completed its report and
adjourned. The report was delivered to
Acting Secretary Meikeljohn, who i'm
mediately sent it to the White House.
The report is of about 10000 words. and
goes fully into the questions which have
been raised in connection with the army
beef. The text has not been made public
and will not be until the president shall
have read it. The verdict, however. is
known to be that the charges which Cen
eral Miles made before the war investi-
CATION commission are not sustained in
reference to the refrigerated beef, although
his contention that the canned beef was
not a suitable continuous ration is admit
ted.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-05-06
Surprised.

An old clergyman who had held a
cure in remote country district for
the greater part of his life had occa-
sion, relates contemporary, to consult
his bishop on a certain matter, and, in
answer to his letter. received an invita-
ton to the palace, where he would
have to stay all night. For forty or
fifty years he had practically led the
life of recluse, and it was after much
cogitatiOn that he decided to take the
journey to the farther end of the do
cese, where the bishop lived. He ar
rived just in time for o'clock tea, a
meal to which he was a complete
stranger. After tea the bishop asked
him to accompany him to evensong.
When they returned to the house the
bishop, remarking that it was quite
time they went upstairs, lighted a can
die, and showed his guest to his room.
1t was then just o'clock; the old cler-
gyman thought it was rather early to
retire, but, admiring the bishop for
such simple habits, he prepared for bed.
He had just put out the light and lain
down to sleep, wishing he had eaten a
little more tea, when booming noise
rang through the house. Quick as
thought he sprang from his bed, and,
shouting "Firer' at the top of his voice,
rushed out on to the landing just In
time to meet the bishop, with some 9TH
er guests, going down to dinner.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-05-06
LAW AS INTERPRETED,

Marriage on the high seas, where
there is no law regulating the matter,
entered into by persons who went there
with the avowed purpose of evading
the laws of their residence, is held, in
Norman VS.. Norman (Cal), AZ l.. r. A.
343, to be invalid.
The right to shoot at a person who is
merely running away from an officer to
escape from arrest for a misdemeanor,
is denied in Brown VS.. Weaver (Miss.),
A. L. K. A. 423, and, if the officer does
shoot wrongfully, it is held to be an
official act covered by his bond.
A statute which, although expressed
in general terms, enumerates restric-
lions which constitute naturalization,
rather than classification, and is apple
able only to a single highway improve
ment, is held, in re Henneberger IN. -,
AZ l.. r. A. 1872, to be in violation of a
constitutional provision against local
laws.
To picket the premises of a person
boycotted, in order to intercept his
teamsters or to prevent persons going
there to trade, is held unlawful in Beck
vs., Railway Transfers Protective
Union (Mich.), ~ L. X. A. 407, on the
ground that it is an act of intimidation
and an unreasonable interference with
the right of free trade.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-05-06

with his little gray eyes u moment;
then he said:
Agreed
l strove to draw my father aside;
must speak to him. Did they mean to
make me shoot my own father? 1t was
impossible. My father embraced me-
and, handing me my gun. pushed me
back into the ranks.
"Silencew he said. you cannot
speak under arms. In the presence Of
the enemy you are not my son. You
are only a soldier l am your chief
Obey"
They gave us the cartridges taken
from our wounded. My father counted
fifteen PAGES from the walls of the
farmhouse and ordered us in line
Then. in a solemn voice. with uplifted
hand, he went through the details OF
the exercise.
Take aimr' he cried.
The gun dropped from my hands.
rushed to my father and fell sobbing
into his arms. He tenderly whispered
"My son, these raw recruits fire bad
ly; they will only mangle me. Thou
hast sure aim. l count on thee. Wilt
thou promise?"
| saw the dawn whten behind the
city, above the roof where my mother
slept. Without doubt my father read
my thoughts, for. taking my head in
his hands. he said: For thy mother S
sake" Then he placed himself against
the wall, while the foreign officers stood
with barred heads.
Attention." commanded my father
Then he went through the exercise
slowly, ordering the drill as calmly as
though he were on parade. AT last he
cried "Fire!'
l fired.-Spare Moments.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-05-06
LABOR NOTES.
ted.

A. F. of L. issued SO charters last
month.
Glassworkers of New Jersey are on
strike and some of the bosses an.
nounce that the men will never again
be taken back as unionists.
An eastern genius is after plumb
ers. Invented an electric continuance
with which frozen pipes can be thawed
out with little trouble or expense.
DR.. 1. U. Temple has been appoint
ed county physician of Wallowa coun
ty.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-05-06
How He Gets His Money Back,

Wyseman-I make it rule never to
ask gentleman to return money he
has borrowed of me.
Pratt-Then how do you manage to
get 1t?
Wyseman-Oh, after l wait a reason
able time, If he fails to pay up. con-
clude that he is not a gentleman, and
then 1 ask him.-London Tit-Bits.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-05-06

News of Paderewski's first appear
ance in st. Petersburg emphasizes the
fact that his manager has introduced
into Russia's methods of advertising
never witnessed there before. In every
shop window of St Petersburg hangs
the we'll known picture of the pianist.
This is said to be the first time that
the picture of any artist who appear
ed there has been displayed in this way
to the public.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-05-06

Pierre Lofts plans for the future In
clude trips to Asia Minor, Persia, the
Himalayas and the plains of India. II
is said that he never reads book. but
finds all the mental aliment he wants
In change of surroundings.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-05-06
Flags for British Warships.

All the flags for British ships of war,
except the royal standards, are made
in the government dockyards; and the
enormous number required may be
judged from the fact that in the color
loft at Chatham alone about $4,000
flags are made in year.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-05-06

There are different kinds of bad luck.
1t is said of one woman that she is I'M
lucky because her ornery husband
hangs on to life, and of another woman
that she has had bad luck because she
has buried two good husbands.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-05-06
"Spri,lg Unlocks
The F1oqverS
To Paint the Laughing Sol. "

To Paint the Laughing SOIL"
And not eyen Nature wonld
aHozv the flowers to groGv
and blossom TO perfection
withoat good soil. No8v
Nature and people are mach
alike; the former mast haze
sunshine, latter mast haze
pure blood in order to haze
perfect health.
Hoods Sarsaparila cures blood troubles
# all sorts. 1t is to the human system
what sunshine is TO nature-the destroyer
If disease germs. neUer disappoints
Poor Blood-"rhe doctor said there
we're not seven drops Of good blood in my
body. Hoods Sarsaparila built me up
and made me strong and well SUSIE K.
Brown rs Aston Hill, Lynn, Mass.
Dyspepsia, erc.-"A complication OF
troubles, dyspepsia, chronic catarrh and
Inflammation of the stomach, rheumatism,
etc, made me miserable. Had no appetite
until ! took Hoods Sarsaparlla, which
acted like magic ! am thoroughly cured"
N. Ii. SEELEY, 1874 w. 14th Ave, Denver,
Colo.
pheum etIsm-" Ny husband was
obliged to give up work on account of rheu-
matism. No remedy helped until he used
Hoods Sarsaparilla, which permanently
cured him. 1t cured my daughter of ca
tarrh. give it To the children with good
results. Mas. J. s. McMATH Stamford. CT.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-05-06

One seldom hears life referred to as
being a lottery except by men who
have drawn blanks.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-05-06

Mr.. Du Patty de Clam. who is involv-
ed in the Dreyfus scandal, is reported
to have remarked to a friend: my
fate is written in my name. Patti, in
Latin, means to suffer, and clam, Sc
cretly, in silence, without saying
word. I am following out my desti-
ny; l suffer in silence"
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-05-06
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The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-05-06
floods SaadabANM
Ezazla.lEtI3Il1B

Hoods pills liver his, the non-irrtating and
only cathartic to take with Hoods Sarsapariila.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-06-21

year. bnt has resigned his position
there and has accepted the principals
plart' in the Anderson Grnded Schools.
T1rrRWDOd Iadc<.
Mr. J. Munroc White, of Fort Worth.
s'fs;tlr, Of Grccnvillc, spent last Friday
and Saturday in the city visiting rcIe
tivts and friends. Mr.. White il \
native Of Anderson County. where his
patents formerly resided. but for the
past nine years has been travelling
Texas and the Indian Territory as q
halesiian for Messrs. Tcaslcc, Gallbert
llohges in LOuisvillc, Ky. Mmnroc is n
model, energetic young man, and his
visit to his old home was a source of
much pleasure to his many old bOyho0d
companions.
Hon. L. G: Dickinson. European At
tOrney and Financier of the Black Dia-
mond Railway. arrived in New York
from London last Saturday, and will
be i'll Anderson in Il few days. lie
comes at the suggestion Of the capital-
lists to perfect some necessary papers
and to assist in pushing the surveys
now being made III South Carolina.
There are now three corps of surveyors
at work i'll this State. and they have
been instructed to make the survey !,
permanent one, having been furnished
the rights of way. 1t will take ut least
two months more to complete the sur
vey.
Last Monday morning the Pioneer
Reel Team left for Columbia to par
ticipatc in tho Fircmen's Tournament
now in progress in that city. The
nH lf tI.lf f<,1l
gentlemen: w. l.. Brissey, Assistant
Chief, W.S S. Diver, Captain of the
Team, Ernest Lcverct, Wrcnchman,
w. =. Nicholson, Nozzlcman, +. p.
Smith, l.. G. Fant. w. w. Norwood,
W. II. Murphy, Tom. Davis, Cliff.
Green, Jimmie Sharpe, Joe Mckinney,
II. W. Caldwell, Hitler Lcdford, w. Ii.
Illbble, f; Al. Manglehurg, Jr., II; =.
NJ. Norwood. Policeman King chape-
roned the boys, and Dan. Bnrt accom-
panied them us porter. 1t was fine
looking body Of young men.
Jim Johnson and Jim Benson, two
young negroes. are in trouble, and they
arc likely to do service in the chain
gang for u long term. Johnson has
been in charge of the delivery wagon
OF LlgOn d Ledbetter for several years,
and while delivering goods to persons
who had bought them, he would also
deliver some goods that had not beel
bought from the members of the firm.
or thei; salesmen. Benson is the mnn-
ager of the "colorcd enterprise store
ON, West Market, street, and there
johnson would deliver goods that had
not been bought from his employers.
The police had worked the case up,
and when they entered the enterprise
store" they found a barrel of sugar,
boxes Of tobacco and other things that
had the private mark Of Ligon g. Led
better, on them. 1t is difficult to esti-
mate how much goods johnson has
stolen. He was carried into the Mayors
Court under six charges of petit larceny
and he plead guilty in all of them.
Mayor Hood sentenced him to Il fine Of
SIS or thirty days on the public works
in ench case. Benson had IL prelimi-
nary, hearing in Magistrates Court
and his case was sent to the Court of
Sessions, where. Johnson will also be
tried when he finishes his term in the
city chain gang.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-04-04
COTTON MILLS TO COMBINE.
E forts Being Made to Form q Syndicate
With q Capital of 500, oOo,o 600

z forts Being Made ia Form q Syndicate
With q Capital of $500, 900, 900
TAUNTON, Mass, April IA special
to TIE E vening News from New Bed
ford says that efforts are being made
by representatives of an English sy ndi
cate to combine all the cotton yarn
mills in the United States. 1t is SAID
that as a result of the financial troubles
of the New Bedford Mills and other
warn mills during the past few years,
efforts we're made to interest EnRlIsn
capital. with q view to forming q syn
d,cste to control the entire cotton IN
dustry Tue capitalists who were ap
preached declared that they were will
ing TO take up the matter if control OF
all the mills could be secured, other
wise they would not care to undertake
the formation OF q syndicate.
If the deal is contaminated, 1t 10 es
timated that a capital OF over S1OO'
600 600 will be necessary to form Ia
combination.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-04-04
a r CANAL.

The measure as passed does not con-
Rne the inquiry to the Nicaragua route,
bat specifically authorizes an examina-
ton into the status Of the Panama
project, while giving the President full
discretion in considering other routes.
Large authority is also conferred upon
the President to negotiate with the
Central American countries for ces'
sions or franchises which would give
the United States control of the land
upon which to construct the water
way by the direct ager cy Of cur Gov
eminent. While the desirability OF a
canal is urgent, it has for years been
the contention of this magazine that
the canal ought preferably to be built,
owned, and operated directly and ex-
clusively by the Government OF the
United States, and that it ought not to-
be constructed until our Government
had purchased or Other wise obtained
full territorial and jurisdictiOnal rights
over a zone or strip Of ground which
would enable us TO say that We, were
cutting the canal upon our own SOIL,
as q part of the naVigable waters OF the
United States or as an extension Of our
shore.line. The canal ought to be as
truly under the control Of Our Gov
eminent as the proposed ship canal
across Florida. II the reward OF some
delay should be the construction OF the
canal upon this thoroughly satistac-
tory basis, the delay would have been
amply justified. AS to the inclusion
of the Panama route for purposes OF
investigation, the American people
ought not to be hoodwinked. The pro
jector of the Panama Canal, NJ. d.
Lesseps, was wont to say that il
: canal we're to be constructed with lock-
the Nicaragua route was undoubtedly
{ preferable. Toe original argumen
D for the Panama route was the advan
i tage to be derived from a passage q
/ tide level. But the imposslbility o
such q canal was long ago admitted
g All prudent public men at Washing
2 ton, after the hideous Panama reveIs
,e tions in France, will wish to keep theI
d skirts clear. Review Of Review
(ApriL)
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-04-04

$19 II. These are the charges made 70
the very poorest persons on the 'slano'
And" exclaimed the Bishop, Il dare
any one to deny it." The people are
too poor to live, too poor to get mar
ried, and too poor to die.
Charlotte, N O., March 81 Special
]. M Meekins, an Elizabeth City law
yer, arrivd here today and made a big
deal in E Astern North Carolina lands.
z 8 Finch and W. N Falling, of this
city, have options on all the lands be
longing to the State Board of E1uca
ton, consisting of several hundred
thousand acres. They gave Meeklns
today an option on eighty thousand
acres in Tyrrell, Washington, Beaufort
HYDE, Pamlico, Carteret and Craven
counties at one dollar an acre. Meeklns
represents the Branning M~anutactur'
ing Company, of Eienton, the larges'
lumber company In the South. DE
saws csah will be paid for the lands II
the ne1t thirty days, Tney are swamE
lands. and finely timbered
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-04-04
ROBUST ANTITRUST LAW.
Arkanaas Enacts q Measure Broad and
Sweeping

Sweeping
LITTLE Rock, Arkansas, March 81
Astornev General Davis TO LAY hled
1915 s1its in the Pulaski Circuit Court
against the sixty three fire insurance
companies doing business in this state
and an insurance policy now cannot pc
obtained at any price. The suits are
brought under a new anti trust law
which vas passed by the Legislature q
few days ago.
II ia n of the most sweeping and
far reaching measures of the kind eVer
enacted.
Bv virtue Of the suits filed this morn
inc nv Attorney General Davis all the
foreign insurance compani's doing
business in the State have been charged
With being violators of the antitrust
act since it's approval by the Governor
The State sues for the full penalty pre-,
soribed IS 600, making an aggregate OIL
a9,B DOC. Under the circumstances
the Arkansas agents Of the toretRn
companies are being instructed TO take
no more risks.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-04-04
The QUAY INVESTIGATION.
Big Prices Alleged to Have Been Offered
for Votes for the Senator.

Big Prices Alleged TO ESVS oGGu ~ASAS0
for Votes for the Senator.
HARRISBURG Pa, March % The
Ieglsla i've commit o. investigating the
charges of alleged bribery IN connec
zion with the consideration by the
aouee of the Nc Jarrell jury bill and
the balIoting tor Uoited States Senator,
held sessions this afternoon and even
ing and some interesting testimony
vas presented. representative Ken
DIAL. of Somerset, testl1e' that a resi-
dent of Bedford county not a member
of the Legislature had told him II ne
could see his way clear to vote Tor
@ a for United States Senator, he
you'd receive 81, 600. He declined to
name the man
Representative Laubach, OF Phlla
delpnla. testified hat a man named
Frank Jonee, of Philadelphia, asked
MIN to vote for Quay, but he retused'
Later Jones tol0 him it he voted fol
@ lay he (Laubach) could have tne
Ooief Clerksnip of the mint or custom
house
representative Brown, OF Union
svore that q man had offered him $2OI
to remain away on the day OF the hrs
Joint ballot for United States Senator
When he refused the offer was raiseC
tn q and he was told il he would g
into the convention and vote for ia!
the price would be ''altogether differ
enr." All these offers refused
Mr.. Brown declined to give the nam
Of the man, but after much urgin
named ex-Oongressman Monroe I
Ku,p. of snsmokin. Mr. Kulp repr'
sented the Seventeenth district In CO
FIFTY fourth and Fifty 9th Congresse'
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-04-04
Raleigh, N O.. Mar. 2s, 1899
Another Opinion.

correspondence of the Progressive Farmer.
The adoption of the constitutional
Amendment means freedom for the PEG
nile Il that hereafter people
NAV discuss the issues OF the day and
vote for principles without having
monopoly throw it in their face tina
they are trying to bring about negro
domination. Give as the Amend
ment.