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Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-02-16
NAT DSynssa Dead.

New York, Feb. l3.-Nathanid A.
Boynton, the inventor II heating appar.
atus, is Dad. aged II yearA
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-02-16

Boise. Idaho, Feb. l2.-wilham J.
Stoddard. postmaster at DeIAmAr, hAs
been found short In his accounts 10 ths
amount Of t29OO. He u under naFveil-
lance and his bondsmen have been soti-
fed to make up the shortage
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-02-16
BrSsisA Lost Psckets.

Rensburg. Feb. IA picket Of ove
victorian rifles. after holding post for
some hours yesterday was forced TO re.
tire. the Beers getting on . hill and
nrinx down upon them. Three were
s;,xhtly wounded. one 10 . prisoner and
one escaped unhurt
Out OF q patrol from Tjofontein I'M
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-02-16
Beers Are Active,

Rensberg, Feb. l4.-The Beers are &C.
lively pressing around Rensberg. The
British force under Lieutenant Colonel
Page, consisting Of section OF artillery
and 100 horse, which had reached Singers
fontein February 10, has been compelled
TO fall back on Rensberg, owing to i,s
eastern flank being threatened.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-02-16

London. Feb. IA dispatch to the
Evening News from Rensbsrg Gays that
severe hghting occurred during the Brit
ish retreat. the various outposts on both
sides suffering heavy losAes. The dispatch
adds that it Is doubtful II Rensberg can
be held
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-04-20

gentleman In the Grunevald lobby
last evening. "what was it7" In
quired n friend. "dld he shave some
body without telling him his thatch
needed trimming stranger than
that" replied the other: 4 saw him
cutting his own hair. IL was the first
time | ever witnessed anything OF the
kind in my life. and would have
sworn that II couldn't be done, but this
chap seemed TO experience no trouble
whatever with the job, He was sitting
down before n mirror on a small table
and had another looklng-glass propped
mp ON a shelf behind him That gave
him a pretty fair view OF the back OF
his head. and when my attention was
attracted to the performance ne was
working away with comb and scissors
as II II was the most ordinary thing In
the world. noticed that he was ambl-
dextrous, and used both hands With
apparently equal ease, something that
must have helped him materially. but
nevertheless Il was remarkable feat.
lie got through before eacapaa tho
chair, and afterward Ftuok close
look at his head, II vas as neat and
even a piece OF hair trimming as any
body would care TO @e. and had been
graduated down the back in the best
style Of tonsorial art The man told
me when I questioned him that he had
cut his own hair for years. and
wouldn't trust a barber on IT, He
said he had Just picked II up, and that
II came sort OF natural. III bet. all
the same. that he looked like n singed
cat while he was learning. It's not nm
uncommon thing for Cinnamon to
shave their own heads. but we expect
all sorts OF extraordinary things from
the Chinese. and this halr-cutting act
struck me as a prize exploit for a plain,
everyday white man."-New Orleans
Tlmes-Democrat
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-04-20
RAlNMAKIro OUTFITS.
Although Not Often Heard or, tho Rain
maker l. working Away.


Most people suppose that ralnmak-
ing is n playod-out fake" said a carnl-
val visitor from Wichita. Kas, but
that is a great mistake. know two
or three different ralnmakers who
have all they can do In the dry sea-
son, and are making money hand over
fist The most successful Of the lot Is
what is known as the sundera Chemi-
cal Rocket company, which has head
quarters In ST. Louis, and keeps several
wagon outfits on the go through Kan
sas, Nebraska, Missouri. Iowa. South
ern Colorado and Oklahoma. The out
fits are rather Interesting, They CON
sist OF powerfully built wagons, fitted
up with apparatus for making hydro
gen gas and all the other parapherna-
liza OF the business, The process IL. OF
course, a secret. but | have seen the
Saunders people at work and know in
general way what they do. The
wagon is stopped at some convenient
point In the midst of the droughty
district and several small balloons are
Inflated with gas. The balloons are
about eight feet In diameter and are
made OF vanished paper They carry
rockets. which are discharged by
means OF time fuses when they reach
a certain altitude, supposed to be the
cloud strata. They make tremendous
noise, and can be heard distinctly for
miles, sounding exactly like sharp peals
OF thunder Three balloons are sent
IN 10 begin with, and II II doesn't rain
in thirty-slx hours the experiment IL
repeated; In fact. they keep on nut.
ting up balloons as long as the farmera
keep putting up cash. The system NJ
the other rainmakers is practically the
same, although one concern owns a
small gun OF about two or three inch
oallber. from which IL shoots bombs
into the clouds, IL Is a very curlous
and undenlable fact that showers do
actually follow their efforts In the
great majority OF cases. and the llst q,
places and dates which they use on
their elreulara Ia powerful argument
With any farmer. saw a folder NOT
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-04-20

OF the last footprint that you can see,
and then look on in the same dlrec-
ton, but well ahead OF you-say TWEEN
~ TO thirty yards-and in the grass
you will generally see the blades bent
or trodden. and on the hard ground
possibly stones displaced or scratched
and so on-small signs. which. seen In
line one behind the other. give a
Kind OF track that otherwise would not
DO noticed. once tracked a bicycle
on hard maoadam road, whore II
really made no impression at all, but
by looking along the surface OF the road
Tor long distance ahead OF me, under
the rising sun, as II happened. tho line
II had taken was quite visible through
the almost invisible coating OF dew
upon the ground. Standing on the
track and looking down upon II close
to my feet, I could not see the slight
est sign OF II.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-04-20

The water OF the Great Salt lake 10
clear and transparent with bottom
OF hne white sand and margin OF In.
crnated salt u Ia one OF the purost
and most concentrated brlnes In the
world. It's waters give sustenanco TO
no living thing. there IA not the small
est Insect or worm to brighten the most
umid bathcr. and the bathing Ia tho
most perfect soa-baihlng In the whole
OF North America or Europe. No hui
man body can sink In IL. Ono may
actually walk the water, no matter
how deep II ls Your body will per-
slstently rise up, the shoulders above
the surface, or you may oven ait down
In H. lta wonderful buoynncy must DO
experienced 10 be realized. says Llp-
nincotta Magazine, No knowledge OF
swimming Is necessary. one may enter
the lake without the slightest fear; all
you have 10 do 10 10 lie down and Goat.
But 20 swim In Il. that 10 another
thingl When your hands are put un-
der the water TO mako stroke. your
feet, like nanquoss ghost. will not
N"Nf - ." NNNANHANit 10 Keep more
than one end OF your body under wa
ter at one time. You cannot swim.
hut n you arc a man you may float on
your back, with your arms crossed un-
der your head, and smoke your pipe or
cigar with as much ease as n In your
own room. The water Is 80 salt that
Il cannot be swallowed without eront
DANGER OF atfangulation: small, drop
In the eye. TOO. dives much pain. NM.
In spite OF all the daneofH. batAIn<I IA,
the Great Salt infe h r-fr~-i.s.,- - a
invigoratlns. notwithstanding that tho
body must be rebathed In fresh water
afterwnrd 10 remove the Immense
quantity of salt which adheres to tho
skin. II "a hard work 10 make any
Roadway, even against the smallest
waves Nearly half a million people
battle In the Great Salt lake every
year. they come from al over tho
world. and tourists are beginning to
realize that Salt Lake City. with its
magnificent surroundings. presents the
greatest scope OF novelty and Is destin-
ed to be a leading watering place.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-04-20
MoNooosE AND COBRA
Combat from Witch the Little Aaims
Came on Victor.

Combat from Witch IN. Little Animal
Came ON Victor
q have an uncle who ls In India. and
he wrote me note telling about a
tight between a cobra and a mongoose.
liked II so much that / want other
people to enjoy II. too. Any one who
has read the Jungle Books" will, |
am sure, like It very much. Here Il
Is; You remember 'Rlkkl-tikki-tavy'
In The Jungle Book9' Well. the little
mongooso's tail did hrlstlo out just
like a bottle brush. and the cobra
struck at him again and again. The
little mongooses eyes got m bright as
beads ana he never took them on the
cobra for a second as Il reared above
him: and every time that Il struck
quick as lightning the little RlkM-
ukk-tayy jumped away quicker than
lightning, leaving the cobras head TO
come down with a bump. lie watch ID
his ohnnce and then sprang in close
on the coils OF The snake. and somehow
managed TO grab him by the lower Jaw.
Then such a circus as there vast It
was Just a whlrl Of snake and bottle
brush tail and beady little eyes. Once
or twice the snake collcd too tightly
around him that he almost cholod him
Oh, but the slim and sleek little body
OF the mongoose seemed able to wrlg-
Gle out OF anything. Quick as a fash
he changed bis hold and his teeth
sank into the snake. Just back OF the
head; then Il was only a matter OF a
few seconds before tho cobra was
stretched out dead Rikh had his
mouth too close 10 the poiaon-sacs OF
the snake. and after the battle he
spit and frothed and scrapcd his
mouth In the dust until his little nose
was as red as firo. lie was Just as
tame as a kitten. and l wanted TO
send him home 70 you. but he would be
sure TO die on the way."--st. Nicholas.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-04-20

II is often useful thing. after pass
ing a place where you expect an enemy
10 be hiding, to turn very suddenly
and look for him. You may thus catch
him looking out less carefully.
In selecting your lookout place, al
ways be careful to see that there is
more than one way out OF II, so that,
II an enemy cuts you on at one you
can escape by the other. Thus, a
tower is a tempting place to look out
from, but IL an enemy comes and
stands guard at the foot OF It you can
not get away. whereas the roof OF a
house win give you an almost equally
good view and possibly several differ
emit ways OF getting to the ground.
Trees, for the same reason as towers,
must be used with caution. Remember
that men are very apt TO forget to
look up in trees for you-unless they
see your footmarks on the ground lead
ing to . tree. have stood under a
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-04-20

Spot" won. Tho hands were reversed
and Spot" won again. These two
hands" were sufficient to prove the
dogs proves Then his master sent
him through a series OF tricks. Wrnp-
ping 81 bill In piece OF paper. Mr..
Foster placed H. with a half hum
dred similarly crumpled bits OF paper.
In n pile on the floor. telling the dog TO
single out the paper containing the
money. Spot showed his noso into
the center Of the pile. selected the
piece OF paper, and laid II at his mas
ter's feet. rs Il the one7" asked Mr..
Foster, and the dog barked yes" Spot
was right His master then laid fifteen
cards on the floor and told the dog 10
pick out the card lowest In denomIna-
ton This spot accomplished and
continued to pick up the cards ~ nam.
ed until all were gone. what would
you do II the dog catcher came
around7' asked Mr.. Foster, and the
dog made bee line for a dark corner.
with his stub tail between his legs. Hls
master continued you are lame
veryl' Spot" whlned and llmped
about, holding forepaw on the floor.
You have a cold" ana the dog snecz-
ed loudly The animal was placed on
chair What time do you desire the
dog to get down." was asked. The re-
porter replied "4ioS." Exactly on tho
dot Spot" got down. The dog per-
formed innumorable tricks. and an
nwercd a great variety OF questions.
An the reporter left the store. Mr.. Fos-
ter was pulling down the awning, aid
ed by the dog, which had one OF tho
ropes In It's teeth. tugging away for
dear lifc.-New York Journal.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-04-20
COL Bdden-PoweII Author of a Delight
full Book.

Col. Baden-Powell declares that
"man-stalking" IL the best game OF
which he knows. and the colonel has
had experience enough aa a hunter OF
both two and four footed animals TO
Know. He has written a book called
Aids to Scouting" and In Il he clearly
lays down the rules Of the sport
The scouts ten commandments, he
says, are pluck and self-reliance. abil-
lily to find his way In strange coun-
try and use his eyes and ears. lie
must be able to keep himself hidden.
track the enemy, get across country.
take care Of himself and his horse.
and report his information.
The most reliable assistance I'm find
ing your way Ia the compass, but in
South Africa, where there IL much
ironsone In the ground. compass be-
comes very unreliable The sun by
day gives you the east In his rising.
and west In his setting. and north or
south at noon, as you happen to be
south or north OF the equator.
On starting on a reconnaissance. II
you see n mountain. say. to the north
ward of you. It will serve as a guide.
Similarly, when you pass any con-
splcuous object. like wlthered tree,
broken gate or strangely shaped
rock. keep II on your mind On pass
ing such landmarks. do not omit to
look back. and see what their appear
ance is from the other side.
II should be n point OF honor with
q scout that nobody sees any object
that he has not already seen for him
self Your eyes must be never rest
Ing, continually glanclng around in
every direction, and trained to see OBJ
jects In the far distance. A scout must
have eyes at the back OF his head.
A moving enemy IL easy to see, but
one who stands still or who Is the
same color as the ground around him
is very hard to see for the Impractical
eye. Common sense and n little re-
Election Will often suggest TO you the
most likely points 10 look to find him.
Once | was having a match with a
shikari. In KashmIr. as TO which OF MS
could see the farthest.
He pointed out on a hillside some
distance of and asked me II | could see
how many cattle there were grazing on
H. II was only with difficulty that I
could see any cattle at all: but pres
entity ! capped him by asking him II
he could see the man In charge OF the
cattle. Now. | could not actually see
this myself but. knowing that there
must be n man with the herd, and that
he would probably be uphill above
them. and as there was solitary tree
above them. and II was a hot. sunny
day. guessed he would be under this
tree. A look through the glasses
showed this surmlse TO be right.
Besides looking far aflcld your eyes
should miss nothing close by that Is
likely 10 mean anything.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-04-20

The custom OF shaking hands. which
IL the most common among civilized
nations. comes undoubtedly from re-
mote barbarism. when two men. meet
Ing, gave each other their weapon
hands as security against trcachery
or sudden attack. In the East and
among the Slavic nations. the char
acter OF saluiations IL quite different
Among the Persians. the custom OF
throwing ones self upon the ground
and kissing the feet OF tho monarch
prevails In China, an inferior upon
horseback meeting a superior dis
mounts and waits until the latter has
passed. In Japan the Inferior removes
MS sandals when meeting his super
Tor. crosses his hands by placing the
right hand In the left sleeve. ana with
a SLOW, rocking motion OF the body
cries out "Aughl Aughw (Do not hurt
me) In Slam the Inferior throws him
self upon the ground before his sumo
fior' the latter sends forward one OF
MS slaves 20 see whether the former
mas been eating anything. or carries
with him any smell nc all Offensive IL
he does he n Immediately kicked out
without ceremony; but II not. tho
attendant raises him up. In Ceylon
the inferior. on meeting A nupcrlor
throws himself upon the ground. re,
pen'ins the "ains aud dignity OF IN,
i"tter Among some tribes OF tho Am
crican Indians the custom IL 10 aalut.
by rubbing noses together This form
Is also common IN the Friendly and
Society lslandi. where Il Is returne
by each taking the hand OF tho other
and rubbing II upon his own nose and
mouth. Tho Moors OF Morocco ride
at full speed toward a stranger, as II
they Intended TO run him down, and on
arriving near, suddenly stop and flro n
pistol over his head. The Arabians
shake hands six or eight times; but Il
persons OF distinction. they embrace
and kiss several times. also kissing
their own hands, In Turkey Il is tho
custom to place the hand upon the
breast and bow TO the person saluted.
In Burmah. Shen a gentleman meets
lady or another gentleman he applleg
his mouth snd nose closely TO their
cheek and draws In long breath. az
II smelling delightful perfume with
both mouth and nose. In the greater
portion OF Germany II Is an act OF
pollteness to kiss the hand OF lady:
but this privilege Is allowed In Italy
only to near relatives. while In Russia
Il Is extended to kissing the forehead.
On the European continent It is usual
for men who are intimate friends to
kiss one another The Polew Island
Inhabitants grasp either the hand or
the foot OF the one they wish TO salute
and rub their faces against Il: while
Yemen persons Of rank permit their
fingers to be kissed after long refusal.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-04-20


(Old Favorito serlesD
III seek tho four-lcnved shamrock
In all the fairy dclls
And N ! md tho charmed leaf.
oh, how IN weave my spelisi
would not waste my magic might
on diamond. pcorl, or gold.
For treasure tires the weary SENSE
Such triumph IL but cold.
Hut would play the cnchnntor's part
In casting bliss around
OH not tear, nor aching heart,
should In the world be found
To worth ! would give honor,
ia dry the mournorH tears.
And 20 the pailid lip recall
The smile of happier years:
Ana hearts that had been long csirangcd,
AND friends that had grown cold.
should meet again like parted streams.
And mlnrle AZ OF old
ON thus ia play the rnchanter'a part.
Ia casting BLISS around.
ON not tear, nor aching heart,
should In the world b. found
The heart that had been mourning
Ger vanished dreams of love
Should see them all returning,
Like Noaha faithful dove
And Hope should launch her blessed bari
on Sorrows darkeninR sea.
And Mirery's children have an ark
Ana saved from sinking be-
on thus ia play tho cnchanter'a mart
In casting bliss around:
on not tear nor aching heart
should In the world be found
Samuel Lover.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-04-20
HOW TO KILL BOERS IN south AFRICAN WAR

long ago on which twenty-five at
Temps were enumerated. seventeen OF
which were followed by rain In from
two to thlrty-siS hours. This extraor-
binary percentage Of success Ia readily
explained by the skeptlcs. The rain
makers are never called In. they say.
except after long period OF drought.
when the probability OF It's natural
termination Ia increased daily in COM
pound ratio. In other words, II would
rain anyhow bombs or no bombs. You
don't see much about the business In
the papers for the reason that the rain
wizards shun publicity. They deal
mainly with farmers societies. New
orleans Times Democrat.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-04-20

Spot" Is the name OF sagacloug
dog euchre player OWNED by Edward
Foster, n cigar dealer OF 1917 Washing
ton street. Brooklyn. lie Is OF that
pleblan breed known as yellow" lie
came into the possession OF Mr. Fos-
ter about two years ago. when only A
shaggy pup. and is now tho proud
guardian Of happy family, comprls
ing three cats. litter OF kittens and
mike" n black and tan pup When
the reporter invited Spot" to a game
OF euchre the dog gave yelp OF de-
light A table. two chairs, and deck
OF cards were produced. The doc
mounted one chair and the reporter
took the other The arat hand" was
dealt spades were irumps. The right
bower. ace. and nine OF spades. the
nine OF clubs. and tho nine OF dia-
monds fell 10 the dogs lot, while the
newspaper man looked confident with
the left bower. king, queen and ten OF
trumps and the ace OF hearts. The
game began. spot likes the lead Z" re.
marked Mr.. Foster. and the dog barked
assent lie led the nine OF diamonds.
which the reporter took with hla ten
OF trumps, leading back the ace OF
hearts. Spot" oomplacently took this
In with his nine Of trumps and played
the nine Of clubs, The reporter took
this with his queen This left the dog
with the right bower and ace OF
Tumps and one trick In, while the OBJ
ponent had two tricks 10 the good ana
the king and left bower In his hand.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-04-20

AZ precisely 2 o'clock every day SEN
ator Corkrell OF Missouri leaves his
seat, goes into the cloak room. pokes
his hand into his overeoat pocket and
pulls out two big apples, says n Wash
ington paper. Then he sits down In
comfortable chair before the wood
fire oracklea In the chimney place and
proceeds to eat them. He Is regular as
the sun, and the senators rather set
their watches by him than by the old
clock that hangs over the entrance to
the chamber He takes no other
luncheon. eats nothing else between
breakfast at s o'clock and dinner at
6 O'Clock In the afternoon, and be-
lleves that apples are the healthiest
food nature has provided for man.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-04-20

ing Is like bread and butter without
the bread. The FIRST thing to learn Is
10 distinguish the pace at which a
horse or man was moving when he
made the track. II will be seen that
horse walking leaves pairs OF foot
marks. each hind foot coming close
to the impression Of the fore foot. At
trot each pair OF footmarks is at a
greater distance from the next, and
the ground Is more forclbly struck, the
toe more deeply indented than at a
walk. At a canter there are two SIN
gle footmarks. and then a pair; at n
gallop single footmarks deeply indent-
ed.
with man walking. the whole Nat
Of the foot comes equally on tho
ground. the feet little under one yard
apart. Running. the toes are more
deeply lndentcd In the ground. and
the feet are more than yard apart
Native crackers boast that not only
can they tell persons sex and age
by their tracks. but also their chnrac-
ters. They say that people who turn
out their toes much are generally liars
It was a trick with highwaymen OF old
and with the horse-stealers more re-
Gently. TO put their horses shoes ON
the wrong way round. In order 10 de-
eieyc truckers who might follow them
up; but a good tracker would not be
taken In. Similarly. thieves often walk
backward. In tracking where spooI
Is difioult to see-such as on hard
ground or In grass-note the direction
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-04-20

In former campaigns tho Boer com.
mandoes consisted OF men who hna
spent most OF their lives IN combat
with natives and wild animals. In lba
past few years the necessity for hunt.
ing has largely passed away. aud there
have been no serious uprlsings OF me
blacks. Hence It Is asserted that tho
craftsmanship for which the noery
have been Justly famous will no, ha
so conspicuous and deadly featnrs
OF the present war That Ia a ma,,er
OF conjecture. for the Beers. bntn
young and old, sim devote much ~
their time to hunting. not ap a No.. y
sity' but as a sport-Leslle'a MONTH";,