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The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-01-21
WONDERS OF YUCATAN
Pyram ids and Interesting Ruins Built
by Early Inhabitants.

by Early Inhabitants.
'.Yucutan is exceedingly interesting
20 the traveller. the historian and the
lrchaeologist and | wonder why ex-
olorers have not visited the country
)ftener." said ~ b. Dupont of New Or
cans at the Planters
THE average man knows something
about the topography of Egypt and
even the school books have given him
Information about the Egyptian pyra
nids. the peculiar Nile and the customs
If the people, but the average man
Knows little or nothing about Yucatan.
But it is a fact that pyramids construct
ed as ingeniously as those of Egypt are
found in Yucatan. 1t must be remem-
bered that Yucatan is almost a desert.
One can travel for days and days and
see no running water. But beneath the
sandy surface there is plenty of water,
and the Indians obtain it by digging
immense wells. some being $50 feet in
diameter, and from seventy-five to 100
,eet in depth. 1t was this sandy condi-
ion of the country that led the ancient
people of Yucatan to build immense
pyramids as foundations for their build
ngs. These pyramids are carved in
designs of sculpture and odd figures,
showing that the ancient Inhabitants OF
Yucatan, like the Aztecs of Mexico, pos
sessed some artistic ability.
"Yucatan and the numerous islands
off its coast are inhabited by IA people
whose blood is a mixture of old Indian
-rlbes. They live in small huts and
nave made but little advancement to-
ward civilization. One peculiar fact is
that one sees no roads on these islands.
There is no need for any roads, because
here Is not horse. burro or OK or any
kind of draught animal on these ISL
lnds.
Mexico has just conquered the Yaqui
Indians in the State of Sonora, after
4 ten years war. but the native Indians
IN the mainland of Yucatan have never
oeen conquered by the Mexicans. The
Yucatan Indians will offer as much re-
sistance as the Yaquis. If not more,
when the Mexican Government decides
TO make war upon them. There are
about 100000 of these native Indians,
and they are in possession of the inte-
:ior of the country and care little for
he authority of Mexico. Many of these
indians are half civilized. They know
little about the ruins of ancient temples
n Yucatan, but these ruins tell of an
,ient inhabitants who have once lived
there and made some progress in civil
zation.-St. Louis GlObe-Democrat.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-01-21
Feeling the Earth's Pulse.

The fanciful notion which men used
sometimes TO entertain that the earth
is. in some sense, living thing would
probably have derived support from
the recent observations of Professor
John Milne and others on the shivers
and quivers that frequently run
through its rocky frame. but escape
notice except when watched for with
specially constructed and exceedingly
delicate apparatus. Professor Milne
reports that apparatus of this kind has
now been mounted in Canada, British
Columbia, the United States, South
Africa. New Zealand, Java, India and
Argentina, as well as in England and
at various places on the continent OF
Europe.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-01-21

~W'GIRRIS THO COOK
s

one TO another of us was rapid and
searching.
Didn't you bring any mail?" asked
the rodman, abruptly.
We all looked at the stranger eagerly
and waited.
NO he answered. in a dlslnterest-
edly calm voice that fingered unpleas-
antly in our ears.
The stranger felt in the inside of his
pocket.
only letter found in the trail at
the last creek crossing he said, quiet
ly. as he again searched us with his
small, restless eyes.
ITS for some one named Patrick Nc
Ginnis,' he continued. holding up an
unopened letter.
do you know him?"
The old man reached for his letter
and silently held it to the light of the
nearest candle. Then we all saw that
1t was crumpled and deeply stained.
"Widout my spectacles, it looks like
blood on it," said McGlnnis, slowly.
Il thought it was blood, too, and
fresh" said the stranger.
"The trail was torn up near where
found 1t, and the bushes beat down.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-01-21

hunted without finding anything; but
my foot was SO lame | couldn't get far
through the brush"
There was sudden movement In the
tent, but no one spoke. The boys shook
out their coats and put them on. Every
one understood what was to be done.
Those who owned rifles took them
down and provided themselves with
cartridges. Every weapon in camp was
hurriedly put in readiness for use.
The chief Of the party had come over
from the instrument tent when our
guest arrived
What kind of tracks were there?"
he now asked.
Il couldnt make out" the stranger
answered.
Take the lanterns and plenty of can
dies, said the chief And, Turner, you
stay to watch camp"
I'll stay, too" said the stranger;
I'm too lame to travel. You'n have no
trouble finding the place"
I'll stay and read my letter" an
nounced McGinnis. quietly, to the sur
prise of every one. for old Morton the
trapper. had been friend Of his in the
earlier days.
\ moment later only thetstranger and
Turner were left at the sleeping tent
The searching party was well down the
valley, and McGinnls had gone to the
coOk-tent. Presently he came back with
his hat and spectac.es on.
ITS from my little granddaughter"
he said to the stranger as he opened the
letter. Would you mind readin it to
me? My eyes was never much at hand
writin'."
The man read TIA child's note of
only a few labored lines, chiefly words
of love, but he read it unsteadily. for
the cook held "A lighted candle before
his face. and whenever he glanced up
from the page the old mans eyes were
intently fixed upon him.
"Ah, its bad business-bad businessr'
repeated the cook. as he put away his
candle. "Now at / know what's in the
letter. l think I'll go on down an help
find out what it all means-all this
blood, here"
Turner grew uneasy after the old
man had gone. The stranger said little.
but he watched his companion closely
and waited TIL the sounds of the cook s
footsteps had died out in the distance.
Then he got up, and without limping
walked to the tent opening. After
standing there a moment he whIstled
and SUDDENLY turned upon Turner with
a drawn revolver.
keep still and walk outside" he
said, quietly.
Turner obeyed promptly. he had no
weapon with which to defend himself,
and he was badly frightened.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-01-21

You wouldn't mind telling me what
topic of conversation you are most in
terested in," said Mr.. MeelItOn to the
friend who had accepted an invitation
to dinner.
"Why, / don't know that I can"
"Wen. / wish you would make the
effort as a matter of friendship. II
would he right embarrassing to have
you ask me what l think of the Philip
pine question or the army investiga-
ton without my having had an oppor-
tunity to ascertain in a quiet, diplo-
matte way what Henrietta wishes me
to think about them. Washington
Star.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-01-21
Making 1t Right.

"Maname," said the leader Of the
Best Citizens League. II have come to
inform you that we have lynched your
husband by mistake"
The bereaved woman covered her
face with her hands and began to
moan.
There, there" me best citizen went
on; don't cry. It'll come out all right
ye.. We expect to get the right man
Before night"
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-01-21

We have noticed that when birds on
hats are not in fashion, the women are
more fierce at their meetings in de-
nouncing the killing of songsters to dec
crate hats.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-01-21

, Ella-Where does Bella get her good
looks from-her father or her motheri
Stella-From her father. He keeps q
drug store. Household Words.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-01-21

Handsome Is as handsome very sell
dom does.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-01-21
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tains since early in the spring
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-03-15
IN Unparalleled Time Record

Was made every day during the
period of the Omaha Exposition by
the trains of the Chicago, Milwaukee
& ST. Paul Railway on its Chicago &
Omaha Short Line.
Although its trains hauled from ten
to thirteen well filled sleeping cars and
coaches each night, yet schedule time
Of arrival at Omaha and at Chicago
was an accomplished fact, Ia record
to be proud Of. and which has resulted
in establishing the Chicago, Milwau-
kee & ST.. Paul Railway in the minds
of the travelling community as the
shortest, best and most reliable route
from Chicago TO OMAHA. as well as tc
California.
All coupon ticket agents sell tickets
via the Chicago, Milwaukee & st.
Paul R'y For nation regarding
the line address Robt. G. Jones, Trav.
cling Passenger Agent, 40 Carew
Building, Cincinnati. Ohio.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-03-15
HOW STONE In THE BLADDER
Was Removed Without q Sur
gical Operation.
This Case Was Ono of Much Inter-
est Because of its Severity
That it Was Known for
Miles Around.
Below viii be Found an Interesting
History of the Case. Written by
Mr. BaiIey1 Himself.

A sense of profound gratitude and
Joy prompts me to write this letter.
/ had suffered for ten years with kid
ney and bladder trouble. Last Au-
gust was taken with terrible pain
in my kidneys which extended to the
bladder. The urine that | passed,
after standing while, became thick
and ropy, or muddy; left quantities
of sediment in vessel, and gave me
great agony to void it. Upon advice
of my physician / finally consented to
go to the Hospital at Raleigh. When
/ got there the chief surgeon exam
ined me, and said it would be neces-
sary to remove the stone from the
bladder by surgical operation. This
he admitted was dangerous, owing to
my aged and feeble condition. de-
cided if | must die | would go home
and die with my family. After re-
turned from the hospital in despon
dent and almost hopeless state of
mind, Il took your certificate and
pamphlet, sent with the sample bot
tie of Swamp Root, and went to a
kind and wise friend and we read the
circulars, and discussed my symptoms
and the chances of my recovery,
should submit to an operation. We
decided to try your medicine, and if
no relief after thorough trial to
risk the knife. After taking the
sample hottie l bought six large bot
ties of your Swamp-Root and used it
according to directions. And about
February 9Th, to my great delight,
the stones seemed to crumble: be-
gan to pass small particles of gravel
stone, and on that night passed the
one enclosed, about the size of large
pea. continued to pass these par
ticles and to improve until to-day,
under Gods Providence through your
Swamp-Root treatment, my life has
been spared. Had | chosen the knife
treatment | fear | would have been
in my grave, or at least lingering In
the hospital. l regard your Swamp
Root as the most wonderful medi-
cine for bladder and kidney troubles
in the universe, and wish / could tell
all who suffer as | did, the relief and
happiness it has brought me- | expect
to continue its use occasionally to
keep my kidneys and bladder all
right, and shall tell all L see In the
condition l was, how easy they can
find relief by using DR.. Kilmer's
Swamp-Root. What 1 have written
can be substantiated by prominent
people of this place. / will answer
letters of inquiry if stamps are en-
closed for reply.
JAS. r. BAILEY,
Feb. s, 1899. Auburn, n. G.
Swamp Root brings sunshine and
gladness in every home it enters. 1t
is the new discovery of DR.. Kilmer,
the great kidney and blades special
ist. 1t is not recommended for every
thing but if you have kidney and
bladder trouble it will be found just
the medicine you need. At druggists
in SOC and 81 sizes. You may have
sample bottle of Swamp Root, the
great kidney, liver and bladder rem
edy and pamphlet telling more about
it free by mail. Address DR.. Kilmer
& Co., Binghamton, N. Y.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-03-15
WEST VA. CROP CONDITIONS.
Wheat Good For 100 Per Cent Crop
Fruits of all Kinds Uninjured.

D. M. Sullivan, secretary of the
State board of agriculture, has issu-
ed the following bulletin regarding
the results of the recent blizzard to
stock and crops:
Reports from different counties
say that the recent cold weather did
considerable damage to stock gen
orally, especially to lambs. Ten per
sent of The latter coming during the
cold weather were frozen to death.
All stock not well cared for lost in
condition Is per cent. Wheat was
well protected by snow and pros
poets are good for 100 per cent crop.
Fruit Of all kinds is uninjured, and
fruit men believe the crop generally
will be the largest in fifteen years.
Potatoes will be go per cent, of last
years crops. Fifteen per cent freeze
in pits and cellars. Apple sare now
scarcer than for years only 10 per
cent, are now on hand of what the
farmers had one year ago. Stock
suffered more than anything else on
the farm.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-03-15
FOOJED WITH A FlSIUL.
And Now Al Corner is Dead Through
CareIessness.

A. j. Corner accidentally shot him
self last night about ten o'clock, at
the home of Mrs. John Moore, in Mar.
tinsburg Corner was to be married
on March 10 to Miss Margaret e.
Wilt, who boards with Mrs. Moore.
Corner and his fiancee took walk,
upon returning, he was sitting In the
parlor, talking over and making ar
engagements for the marriage, when
playfully taking revolver out OF his
pocket, he said: maggie, I'll show
you what l will do with this II you
turn me down."
He then pointed the weapon toward
his heart, when it went of, the ball
entering the upper part Of his stomach.
He lived about twenty minutes. His
last words were when a friend asked
him how 1t happened. He said: II
did it myself, fooling with the revolt
ver." The coroner's jury rendered a
verdict of accidental death.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-03-15
COMPROMISED.
Council and Berry Get Together
on the Paving Matter

Berry Pays for the Sanding Of Main
STREET.-THE is TO Finish the Work Ac'
eording to Contract and he will Gel
His Money-Damages Allowed on
Front Street.-The will Not do the
Rest of the Work-Contrac will BE
Let to Other Parties--All Suits OH.
The council has compromised
with J. w. Berry and he has with
drawn his suits against the town
for the money he claimed was due
him on the paving which he had
done. The suits the town had
against him or ready to bring will
not be taken up. The compromise
was reached at special meeting OF
the council.
First and the most satisfactory part
of the compromise is the fact that
Mr.. Berry will do no more paving
here. He has shown that he will
not do any job right and that he
will be a source of endless rows and
irritation. One of the propositions
given him looked toward his finishing
the paving. Every one is glad that
he rejected it.
The council agreed to pay him
the thirty per cent retained ON the
Main street job. This is to be after
he has fixed up all the sunken places
and has repaired all the places that
need it together with the completion
,f the work on the curbing. He was
made to pay the cost OF sanding the
upper end of the street and will have
to stand other damages and deduc-
tions. These have been agreed upon
between the two parties.
Front street was then taken up
and he was allowed two hundred
dollars on the work done on this be
fore he threw up the job and left ii
for the council to finish. This was
less than he asked and the reduction
was owing to damages sustained by
the town and the work done in clean
ing it up and getting it in shape on
his account.
No fight was made to force him
to pay for the paving done which
cost very much more than the con-
tract price on the other streets
This was paid for by the town.
Each side made something by the
different concessions but the main
advantage gained by the town Is
getting rid of the man who has
caused more trouble here than any
other man who ever entered the
town. The next contractor will be
Investigated and he will be kept in
the straight and narrow path from
the time he gets on the ground UNI
til the job is done.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-03-15
TIE LOCAL CROESUS.
The advertiser is the one who makes
the money.

Go into any thriving, bustling town
and watch the tides of trade as they
ebb and flow, and you will discover
that the man who is in the swim for
the time being Is there because he has
made the people believe that he has
what they need. He advertises the
wares on his shelves, the bargains he
has to'offer, the skill he has to exer-
else, or the grand chance his neighbors
are all looking for. He knows well
that the paper published in his town
goes into its homes and will be read
there; that through its columns he
can talk to the inmates of those
homes; and he gives it his story to re-
peat at every fireside. The result is,
his store is crowded, his trade -four
ishes. he is forced to enlarge his prem
ises to meet the growing wants, and
fortune smiles above his thresholds; he
becomes the local Cr9sus. There is
not busy, active prosperous, growing
community on this continent 10 which
this picture will not apply.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-03-15
Deputy Collector conner's Death.

PHIuPpI, w. Va, March John
w. Conner, deputy collector OF in
ternal revenue for the Second West
Virginia district, died at his home,
in Philippi, this morning at ) o'clock,
of pneumonia. Mr. Conner was about
55 years old. Within the last TWEEN
ty-four years he has been gauger
and deputy collector about twenty
years, in which capacity he served
the government with efficiency. He
served in the Union army, and has
been lifelong Republican of prom
inence, at times member Of local
committees, and could always be de
pended on as true, influential par
tv worker. He has been a member
of the Methodist Episcopal church
here for number of years. Mr..
Conner leaves a family consisting OF
a wife and four small children, who
have the sympathy of the entire
community.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-03-15
AN UNJUST INFERENCE.
Parkersburg Sentinel says some
unkind things about us.

Location Of the University is blamed
for the loss Of Mechanical Hali--The
fault really lies with the legislature
which has never made provision for
fighting ilre-The stable has now
been locked up but the horse Is
stolen.
The state seems TO be unfortunate
In the selection of sites for its public
buildings. On Saturday fifty thous-
and dollar building at the University
was totally consumed by fire because
Morgantown has no fire protection.
On Sunday the capitol was flooded for
the second time In two years. Be-
tween low ground and the lack OF pro-
lection from fire. the State is heavy
loser and the tax payers have the bills
to foot These could all have been
averted had these institutions been
located in suitable places. --Parkers-
burg Sentinel.
The above comment in regard to
the University is unkind and its in
ference is very misleading. The state
did not lose the Mechanical Hall be-
cause IL was located in Morgantown
but from the fact that until now il
has been too niggardly to afford proper
fire protection. 1t has the advantage
of one of the best systems of water
works in the country.
The mains run right by the grounds
and for q very few dollars the state
could have had them extended into
the grounds and proper plugs put In.
The attention of the proper authori-
ties has been called to this lack Of a
very essential feature Of insurance
many times but no regard was paid to
the matter until the last legislature.
This body made provision for fire
apparatus and for anight Waterman.
Had this been done before the fire
broke out the building would have
been damaged very slightly and had
the University been anywhere else
with the same policy as formerly in
vogue nothing could have saved the
building. The most favorable loca-
tion in the state would not have
awaited.
The Sentinel is too fair paper TO
make such an unjust reflection on this
town and the wisdom Of the state in
locating the University here basing it
on such trivial grounds.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-03-15
MoRGANTowN WEST VIRGINIA. WEDNESDAY. MARCH
The SAN JOSE SCALE.
DR. Hopkins means used for de
troying this Terrible Pest

DIR. MISUNDERSTANDING the Results
Of Some Experiments with Kerosene.
He finds the Methods used TO be very
Effeetiye-Gfeat care must be Exer-
cised in its use or the Trees will also
give up the Ghost-al Word Of warm
ing of great Weight to the Fruit
Growers OF the State.
DR.. Hopkins has returned from the
Eastern Panhandle, where he was
called 10 give advice and assistance re-
garding the San Jose Scale, and other
subjects relative to the work of his de-
partment at the Experiment Station.
He informs us that he examined bad
ly infested orchard near Shenandoah
junction in which large number of
apple and peach trees had been thor
oughly sprayed last fall, according to
his instruction, with pure kerosene.
He said that so far as he could deter
mine all OF the scales on the sprayed
trees were dead, and that no injury
whatever was noticed on the sprayed
apple trees from the action OF the oil
but that slight harm had been done
to the peach trees from the use of a
larger quantity of oil than was neces-
sary. He said that a great many, but
not all, of the scales were dead on the
unsprayed trees, which he thinks is
due to the severe freezing. If so, it
Is another example Of some good com
ing from the so-called i'll wind. DIR.
Hopkins thinks, from his knowledge
of the conditions of the San Jose Scale
trouble in all sections of the state that
with comparatively little work on the
part OF the fruit growers the scale can
be easily suppressed and exterminated
by the careful use of pure or diluted
kerosene, but he wishes it stated
plainly that there is always an element
of danger Of injuring the trees unless
the conditions are most favorable for
the rapid evaporation of the oil. He
says that no applications of kerosene
should be made TO any tree unless one
is absolutely certain that he has the
true San jose Scale. This can be de-
termined by sending or submitting
specimens of the infested twigs and
bark to the Experiment station, where
as is becoming well known, reliable
information on subjects OF this nature
is gladly given free of cost to anyone.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-03-15
Writer May Regain a Letter.

1t has been ruled by the post
office department at Washington
that the writer has the right to re
gain possession of letter providing
he can prove to the satisfaction Of
the postmaster Of the office from
which it was sent that be was the
writer of it. Even il a letter has
arrived at its destination and before
it has been delivered to the person
to whom it was addressed it may be
recalled BY a telegram through the
mailing Office. The reason assigned
is that the United States is only the
agent of the writer while the letter
IS in transit The decision is i'm
portant to business men and to pr
vate individuals.