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Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-12-15

The latest Armenian atrocity report
Armenia who has been caught in the
act of tearing valuable engrayings from
books In the New York libraries.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-12-15

The New York Journal uses the word
srensusitis TO describe the disorder of
those cities dissatisfied with the official
count of their populat ton.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-12-15
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Does 1t soothe your agony at all to
know that coal costs $14 ton In
France?
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-12-15
EENGLAND's GREATEST TENOR

Sims Reeves, Who Died Recently inCon.
parative Poverty.
The death of Sims Reeves, which o.
CURED not long ago in Sussex, En-.
gland, removed one of the greatest
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-12-15
Franks Football Fatality

6 6 Nj might De worse, FRANK, dearI'
consoled the rosy little aunt.
1T mightv admitted Frank,
gloomily.
ITS pleasant street to look out on
If it is quiet she added.
1t was a pleasant street they We're
looking out on then from the window
Of the little oldfashioned house with
IS futtering dimity curtains and bright
brass doorbell. 1t is tucked away on
the West Side. 1t is not more than two
blocks in length The houses are de-
tached and have quite an air of exclu-
siveness. Two long green grass plats
run down the center of the street, and
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-12-15

Two street cars collided and Kazy-
cmierz Jssynski and Maryanna Iwasz-
kiewicz were married in Chicago-all
SIN the same day.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-12-15

In an address on Right Living be-
Tore the Chicago Ethical Society. Will
lam NJ. salter said: ITO simply eat
and sleep, that is not life. To be the
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-12-15

A piece of poetry about a shattered
idol seems to appeal particularly to
every married woman.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-12-15

A polite bachelor always gives I'D his
seat In a crowded car to a widow of
long standing.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-12-15

True politeness consists in treating
others as you would Like for others to
treat you.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-12-15

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The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-09-14
King AIfonso's Spirit OF Fun.

The young King Of Spain seems to
have inherited his mothers cheerful
temperament and to have a spirit of
fun which even-and this is saying
much - Spanish etiquette cannot
quench. The following story is being
told of his majesty: The little king
had been reading out to his tutor
sentence in the words, "She possessed
in the highest degree the distinguished
manner of grace and speech inherent
in princesses," and to his tutors
amazement remarked: THAT writer
didn't know much about courts"
why do you say that, sirf"
well, look at that pair of prin-
cesses."
One of his royal sisters, evidently
dreadfully hot and sleepy, was sprawl
ing over her desk in a very degage at
titude, while the other, apparently I'M
able to solve difficult problem, was
absently rubbing her eyes and looking
dazed meanwhile. His majesty tugged
the hair of one anu pinched the arm
Of another princess, evoking some
very strong and familiar terms of sis
terly reprobation.
There are distinguished manners
and grace of speech for your he ex-
claimed, regarding triumphantly the
tutorr'-London Chronicle.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-09-14
PUMA SHOWS ITS GRATITUDE
Big Cat Amazes Its Keeper by an Ex-
hibition of Friendship.

h1bitiou of Friendship.
Keeper Mullen is constantly exposed
to the wild beasts In the ZOO In giving
them their food and In cleaning their
cages. Last week he was engaged In
the pleasant occupation of Frightening
the outside apartment Of large puma
For reasons Of his own he has always
been in the habit of permitting the ami
mails to roam in the inside cage while
he cleaned the outside one. But this
time he somehow forgot to lock the
door, and the puma walked out upon
him.
There was brief pause, during which
time Mr.. Mullen hastily reviewed his
past life. The puma stood in the door
way blinking at the light and blocking
up the only means Of escape. All around
were the hard iron bars of the cage.
The puma, waving its long catlike tail,
slowly approached, and Mr.. Mullen
brought his broom to position which
In army parlance is known as charge
bayonets. Great was the keepers sur
prise when the fierce animal meekly
rubbed it's sleek sides against the trem-
bling leg, very much after the manner
OF a large cat. 1t exhibited signs OF
recognition and pleasure and began
purring loudly.
Mullen could scarcely believe his eyes.
He fancied the animal was only sham
ming and biding his time, and expect
ed every moment to feel its sharp fange
In his leg. Not to be outdone by the
animal, he began bluffing, too, acting as
II 1t were the most natural thing In the
world that he should be patting the
puma's head. He tried to make the
animal feel how much he was enjoying
It, and the result was that they were
soon romping on the ground together
like two friendly children.
This is the explanation of 1t: Keeper
Mullen had removed a tumor from the
side of the puma. The operation was
performed by the aid Of catgut and took
some time. The puma suffered a great
deal with it and seemed relieved when
1t was over.
1t has shown great affection for its
keeper ever since, permitting him to
pat It's head between the bars, but not
until he accidentally found himself In
the same Enclosure with 1t did the keeper
believe that he could ever enter it's cage
and come out unscathed.
Keeper Mullen naturally attributes
the display of affection to the operation
which he performed, and he says that
hereafter he will not be afraid to enter
the puma's cage any time he may see
fit. He knows that hereafter they will
be good friends.-Philadelph Times.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-09-14
The Stage.

The stage continues to form the mir
ror of fashion. One need scarcely take
in a fashion paper if one pays constant
visits to the theater. Here one can
study all the varieties of la mode and
the latest and newest designs. Each
play seems to have its own speciality in
dress, its favorite color and its favorite
dressmaker.
Possibly spectators never give a
thought to the fact that these constant
changes of costume form no inconsid-
cradle portion of the fatigue incurred
by an actress in long and heavy part.
Dress cannot be slurred over now.
Gowns must be laced and buttoned up,
gloves, shoes, hats, petticoats be worn
to match. 1t was different In the good
old days, when actresses shuffled one
gown over another and fastened them
lightly with a button. The Japanese
costume is one of the most intricate.
The real Japanese lady wears three
gowns, one over the other, small por-
ton of each showing at the neck, the
gowns being artistically shaded, say,
from pale pink to deepest rose, or from
violet to sky blue. The chemise, too,
must match, and a special touch Of
deep contrastive color is given by the
WaiStband
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-09-14

A Chicago dentist and inventor claims
to have discovered a method by which
the soft coal of the west can be sue
cessfully cooked so that soft coal coke
will be equal to hard coal coke for
blasting and smelling purposes. In
commenting upon this discovery the
Ottumwa, Iowa, Courier remarks that
if the discovery is practicable, the iron
industry will witness great change,
and the production of pig-iron in the
Western States where soft coal is
plentiful will be vastly increased. Up
to this time the great Eastern iron
making centers have had an advantage
over those of the West. Both have de-
pended almost entirely upon the Lake
Superior mines for their ores, but the
Eastern iron furnaces are located so
much nearer the great sources of the
coke supply of the world that they have
had a great advantage over the Western
furnaces. If the Chicago man can do
what he promises. however, the condi-
tions will be just reversed and the West
will have the advantage over the East.
The bituminous coke can be
made for from 81 to $3.50
per ton. while the anthracite coke
costs So to $3.50. Pennsylvania is
a great iron manufacturing State al
most solely because of the fact that it
is the great anthracite coal center, and
when this new coking process is
brought into use there is no reason why
the West should not become a great
iron manufacturing section. Last year
the Western furnaces smelted but one
fifth OF the iron ore taken from the
great iron mines in the Lake Superior
region, but now that they can produce
their coke at home. instead of shipping
it all the way from Pennsylvania, they
may be expected to take large share
in ali the industries to which iron ore
gives rise.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-09-14

Dame Fashion, who is not only
whimsical and eccentric but frequently
very unwise, has made departure in
the matter of wOmen's skirts that must
be commended. BY a recent trade,
ukase or decree the good dame has or
dered that the skirts shall lack a cOu-
pie of inches of reaching the ground.
This is most sensible. There never was
any reason why a wOman's skirt should
be so long as to touch the ground any
more than there is for mans coat tails
touching the ground. A few skittish
old maids may take a duck-ft when
they imagine someone can see the toes
of their shoes peeping out from under
their draperies, but unless the foot is
tantalizingly small and poignantly well
formed little attention is ordinarily
given to it.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-09-14

A Newark IN. j. court has admin
istered a new and most effective cor
receive for juvenile crime. Five boys
were caught stealing fruit from freight
cars and arraigaed before police JUS
tice. When proved guilty the justice
sentenced them to twelve lashes with
a policeman's belt. 1t is said the young
culprits were perfectly satisfied with
this method Of punishment and agreed
they would. behave themselves in flu
ture, while other boys who have been
in the habit of misbehaving have sud
denly manifested a violent and uncon-
trollable desire to reform their habits.
A thorough spanking by vigorous po-
liceman is a much more salutary form
of punishment for n young boy than
sending him to an institution where he
will learn more deviltry and practice it
when he is released. For extremely
youthful persons bent upon going in
the wrong direction there is nothing so
certain to turn them into the right road
aS spanking. 1t is much more effective
than incarceration or milk-sop rem
edies.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-09-14

rider on jumping off may grasp 1t in
stantly. 1t must also be disposed so as
not to fatigue the rider or interfere with
his pedaling. Another important fea-
ture is to provide for the wheel when
the rider dismounts. 1t is hardly prac-
ticable to take time to stand the wheel
upright every time the rider dismounts,
and in the case of the wheel shown in
the illustration this feature is nicely
provided for by extension handle bars,
which telescope when the wheel Is be-
Ing ridden. The rider can. on dismount-
ing, either trail the wheel behind him,
or in emergency abandon it instantly.
The gun is carried vertically in rest,
over the small front wheel.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-09-14

Mr.. Porter, the United States Ambas-
sador to France. has reported to the
State department that the grave OF
John Paul Jones has been discovered
in Paris. If there is no mistake in the
Identification of the grave Congress
should not hesitate to take prompt ac-
ton for reburial In this country and the
erection of a fitting monument to the
memory of the great sea fighter, who
was the first to make the Stars and
Stripes respected on the seas. No naval
hero has more worthily earned the
gratitude of the American people than
the lion-hearted sailor who fought the
powerful Scraps and its consorts with
that rotten old hulk, the Bonhomme
Richard, which apparently was no bet
ter fitted for a fight than Kipling's old
hulk of Bolivar Ray.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-09-14
Girls with Missions.

Young ladies who think it their mis-
sion in life to visit the poor need an
enormous amount of tact to carry them
smoothly over the hidden shoals of the
pride among the lowly that resents
patronage. One Of a set Of girls who
lately have been devoting themselves
to poor visiting in the slum district met
with the unexpected in her last round.
She was a novice in the work, and not
quite up in the regulation questions.
Her natty tailor-made was severely
md extensively simple, her collar the
highest she could possibly wear and
the crown of her hat was so big it
would scarcely go through the narrow
doorway. She seated herself on the
EDGE of a chair, and her hostess continu-
ed scrubbing over in tile other corner
as If just she and the floor were alone.
Finally the determined-to-b poor Wis
itor stammered:
Does your husband drink?'
mo. Does yours" came the very
sudden reply, which drove the tailor
made and the big hat into outer sun
shine.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-09-14

zone of the remarkable sights of the
present day is that you don't see any
bicycles" remarked a gentleman. "And
still more remarkable" he continued
ais the way American people take up a
years ago the bicycle was the craze;
before that it was tennis; now it is golf,
and the Lord only knows what ft'u be
next. But from a clothes standpoint
golf is the captain of 'em all. A mans
golfing suit and his fixings make his
bicycle rig-out look like thirty cents, as
the saying is. And the women amt
far behind"
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-09-14

A census family" means the number
of people who are fed from the same
pantry. A hotel, a boarding-school or
a prison is family in the eye of the
census. Domestic servants are always
counted as a part of the household with
which they are living. This use of the
term makes the average size of the
family in a town which happens to
have a great institution unusually
large, but in the long run it works out
about even. since actual families must
be reduced in number by so much to
supply the members of these inordinate-
ly large families.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-09-14

Truth should be double edged, and
cut both ways. Now there's the bird
question. Possibly the time may come
when women will not allow them to be
killed for their adornment nor will men
kill them for the pleasure of killing
something, says Beacon. have never
been able to understand why it is not
as well to preach against the enormity
of shooting birds for fun as for shoot
ding them to make women look prettier,
but 1 notice that the emphasis is all
placed on the latter. Probably the
pigeon that is shot at in a shooting
match does not enjoy it any more than
the hummingbird which is killed out
right for a woman's hat yet for one
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-09-14
Merely a Question of Smelling

He was the engineer of an ocean liner
and prided himself on his knowledge Of
electricity. On one of his brief stays at
home he accompanied his wife to a
party. The subject of electricity COM
ing up, he Indignantly combated the
idea that it was possible for two people
to produce an electrical current through
the body of a third by simple physical
contact. His wife and a friend said
they would prove it, and, leading him
to a window, told him to pull up his
sleeves and place both hands fiat on the
glass. They then, on either side, took
a firm grip on his wrists. At the end
of few moments his wife said
Don't you feel a pain, Willyp
MOP he replied and returned like
negative to a second and a third In
quiry.
At this third response most Of the
company began to laugh, and it sud-
denly flashed into his mind that the
pronunciation of pain and pane was the
same.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-09-14

A recent expose of the brutal treat
ment of privates in the army of France
by their officers gives new emphasis to
the danger of arbitrary power. 1t is
also reported that in Austria the Gus
tom of boxing the ears of soldiers and
recruits has been so common and so
violent that thousands of them have
suffered such impairment of their hear
ing as partly to unfit them for service.
The minister of war has recently issued
a prohibitory order.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-09-14
Nutritious Foods.

Prof. Atwater, who has devoted him
self to the study for number of years,
declares that there is no single perfect
food, the nearest approach to it being
milk. No food, however, contains the
essential constituents in right proper
tons, and thus we have to get what
we want by combining our foods. 1t
will be a shock to many thrifty house
wives to learn that beef and eggs are
among the greatest Of all economical
mistakes. A single dollar spent in
wheat-four will yield as much nutri-
Inent as $50 spent on sirloin Of beef,
Sugar ranks next to wheat-four as an
economical food, for a dollars worth
of sugar contains as much nutriment as
SO worth of milk, S12 worth of eggs, or
$40 worth of oysters. In proportion to
their cost oysters are almost the least
nutritious Of all foods. Beans and po-
tatoes run a close race for the third
place among valuable and cheap foods,
and the fourth place is shared between
fat, salt pork and cheese made from
SKINNED milk.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-09-14

eve do not suppose" remarks a
critic of fighting, 1.-The majority of us
have any overmastering, desire for the
fierce delights of personal combat"
The black eyes and bloody noses of our
youth remain as a vivid memory. Man,
when he is grown, prefers the fighting
at long range, which is one of the re-
suits of invention and the higher civili-
zation. He can get all the fun out of
1t that is in it that way.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-09-14
A Gorgeous Bicycle.

A gorgeous bicycle has been sent
from France to an Indian Rajah, the
parts which on an ordinary machine
are nickel-plated being made of gold.
Even the spokes are cased with gold,
while the gold-cased rims are studded
alternately with turquoises and rubies.
A scarlet cloth held down with jewels
covers the saddle.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-09-14
BICYCLE BUILT FOR WAR.

asre's an Improved Wheel for the Use
of the Soldiers.
The value of bicycles in warfare has
been fully demonstrated, and all the
large armies of the world now have a
bicycle corps. To meet the peculiar
requirements of the case, however, spe-
cial military" bicycles are necessary,
which differ from the ordinary type as
much as the original high wheels diff.
fered from the modern racer. A mill
tary bicycle must have provision for
carrying the soldiers knapsack, canteen
and, gun, and the latter must be carried
In a convenient position, so that the
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-09-14
CORN Is KING.
Interesting Facts Concerning the Great
American Staple.

Interesting Facts Concerning the Great
American Staple.
The word maize is derived from the
Greek word yea. 1t is not definitely
known where the plant had its origin.
Humboldt asserts that it is American.
Other writer's claim that it originated
in Asia, whence it was brought into
America by the Spanish explorers.
There is nothing so far discovered in
the records of ruins of Egypt to indicate
that the early jewellers along the Nile
ever knew of the grain. In an ancient
Chinese book. however to be found in
the French library at Paris, corn is
mentioned. In Chile corn has long been
grown, and it is called yea curaqua.
There is an old Javanese legendary
poem, "Manek Maya" which likens
the grain of corn to a maiden's tooth,
and to-day, in certain parts of the mid
die West. there is variety known az
'horse TOOTH"
Most of the South American Indians
know of corn. Some make a sort of
beer from it. A Quicha legend says
that Con, son of the Sun and Moon,
gave maize to man. The Iroquois say
that corn was given by the Spirit of the
South. One of the snake legends of the
Moqui Indians tells Of six bachelors,
Red Corn, Blue Corn, Yellow Corn,
Green Corn, Spotted Corn and Black
Corn.
1t is not alone with the Indians that
myth and legend endure. To-day farm
ers Of New England, and, In fact, in the
newer West, have their manifold
''signs" for the planting of corn. Go
through the agricultural regions an6
you will hear them talk of planting 'In
the full of the MOON" and the like.
Among the German settlers, in certain
localities, it Is believed that in select
ing seed-corn for the next years corn
all the stalks and refuse must be taken
into the highways and instantly de-
stroyed, but not by burning, as that
would insure the presence of the black
fungi, or smut" as it is provincially
termed.
Corn is the great staple of the United
States. 1t is the most important pro-
duct of the American continent, be 1t
grains or the output of mines or factor
les. More acres are devoted to the rails
ing of corn than in the annual yield of
oats, wheat, barley, rye, buckwheat and
cotton combined. Corn provides more
employment for laborers, provides more
work for distributors and makes basis
for more industries and activities than
any other American commodity. In the
past thirty-seven years the value of the
corn output has been $15,900000,000
Last year Q89S) a corn farm of 5000
acres in Iowa yielded net profit of $50,
0OC. About $500 acres of corn were
actually planted. Thirty-one planters
were used to put the seed in the ground,
seventy-six cultivators did the tend
ing and seventy-five wagons hauled
the crop from field to cribs. To hold
the corn cribs twelve feet wide, sixteen
feet high and half mile long were
required. The corn yield of the United
States for 1899 is estimated at 1885,
100000 bushels, the number of acres
planted being 81 $4,000. Corn is king
John L. Wright, in Leslie's Weekly.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-09-14

Isn't 1t about time that something
were done to make it difficult to obtain
carbolic acid? 1t can be had for the
simple asking in almost any drug store,
and thus an easy way of 'shuffiing off
this mortal COLI is practically placed
within reach of those who are weary of
life. There would be fewer suicides if
carbolic acid were difficult to obtain.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-09-14
word that is said against the former

word that is said against the former
instance there are hundreds said
against the latter. i suppose it is easier
for man to preach for his sisters
benefit than to practice for his own.
But constant agitation may in time
cure both evils and so educate man that
he shall see no pleasure in killing help
less birds and animals without any
purpose other than sport.