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The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-08-10
PIONEER PAPER OF KOOTENAI 90
s. D. TAYLOR, Editor and Proprietor.

JUDGE STAMFORD, the Republican
nominee for governor, is a man of
refinement and dignity, elements
of character any right thinking
individual would like to see in the
court room or the executive man
sion, Once upon time while the
Judge was holding court begrim-
med individual in greasy overalls
and dirty face appeared before him
in the capacity of a witness. The
Judge with proper respect for his
court enquired of the witness why
he appeared as he did, and, receiv-
ing a satisfactory reply, excused
the witness. This is known as the
''overalls incident" and is being
made much of by democratic news
papers, anxious to find something
to turn attention from the malo-
dorous record of their party, in
county and state. 1t is sufficient
to state that in the election which
followed, in 1898, Mr.. Standrod
was candidate for supreme judge
and, in Bannock county, where the
incident" occurred, he ran over
100 votes ahead OF his ticket, and
in the state at large over 1900 votes
ahead of his ticket. And by the
way, these figures give some idea of
how he runs as candidate, and
the democratic mudbatteries can
not manufacture enough Incl
dents" to defeat him.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-08-10

The silver republicans in Owy-
nee and in Washington counties
are the latest to swing back into
line for the Republisan ticket.
They had great meeting down at
at " eiser last week, addressed by
Hon. w. K. Borah and Judge
Huston, two OF the foremost of for
mer silver republicans, and the re-
port from that county is that fully
30 per cent of the silver republicans
are back in the republican party.
Mr.. Borah stated in his speech that
every issue that separated silver
republicans from the old party is
prac tically eliminated, which is
true.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-08-10

By every principle of common
gratitude the fusionists of Kootenai
county should have given each
member of the present board of
county commissioners a renomina-
ton, 1t is a well-kown fact that
each desired place upon the tic
ket The fusionist commissioners
have acted strictly in accordance
with the the advice of the fusion
leaders anI office holders who dom
mated the fusion ventions at
Occur d. Alene. they bled the
taxpayers for high salaries and
enormous expense bills because the
fusion Office holders and advisers
counseled them to do so. Common
gratitude should have compelled
the fusionists to have stood by their
commissioners, but having used
them they turned them down in
the hope that they could elect a
new board to use as they have the
present board. The taxpayers will
dispose of this matter in Novem Der
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-08-10

THE poor old democratic party
of Idaho is in bad way. 1t must
face the voters upon its record and
yet it has repudiated its own
record. 1t refused to stand by a
single state officer. 1t turned its
Governor down and refused to
designate a single prominent policy
of the state administration that it
approved. When the record of the
democracy of Idaho is 50 malo-
dorous that the party repudiates
itself, it is safe prediction that
the voters will repudiate it in
November.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-08-10
County Platform.

The republicans of Kootenai
county, in convention mbled,
viewing with satisfaction and pride
the admirable manner in which the
republican administration has con-
Quoted the affairs of the nation
during the past three years, and
looking forward confidently to sue
cess in the approaching election,
make these declarations:
MCKINLEY AND ROOSEVELT
We affirm the principles
enunciated in the national repub-
lican platform adopted at Phila-
delphia on June 20, 1900, and
firmly pledge our support to the
same. We unquali6edly endorse
the administration of President
William Mckinley and commend
the wise and patriotic manner in
which he has discharge evry duty
and preserved the principles dear 80
American people. We especially
endorse the prompt and patriotic
manner in which President Nc
Kinley has ordered the navy and
army Of the nation to proceed to
Chinese waters and to land the
marines and army on Chinese soil,
and directed the army to proceed
to Picking to relieve or beleagured
representative and American
citizens within the walls of that
city,
We enthusiastically endorse the
denomination of President William
Mckinley and the nomination for
vice president of Governor Theodore
Roosevelt, and firmly pledge our
earnest support to these standard
bearers.
SENATOR, sHoUP ENDORSED.
We are justly proud of oar
worthy senator, Geo. l.. Shoup,
and feel that he deserves the CRATE
full esteem of the people of Idaho
for The able manner in which he
has guarded and advanced their
interests and promoted their well
fare. By his successful efforts in
the passage of the free home bill he
has saved to settlers of Kuotenai
county over three-quarters of a
million dollars. In all matters
pertaining to national legislation
he has proven himself to be wise,
able and efficient senator and his
public acts merit our highest COM
mendation and approval, We feel
that the state of Idaho can not
afford to dispense with his influence
ard experience in the national
senate.
COUNTY EXTRAVAGANCE.
With regrets and commiseration
for the unfortunate taxpayer we
condemn the incompetent and ex-
travagant methods to which the So
called reform and fusion admins
tration has treated the people OF
Kootenai county during the past
che and one-half years. We con-
slider that the amounts of salaries
paid to most of the county Officers
are too high ana should be reduced
and that, as the current debt of the
county has been considerably in
creased, the candidates on the re-
publican ticket pledge themselves
to decrease that debt and to admin
lister the affairs Of the county in an
economical and business like
manner.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-08-10

in the recognition of their services.
SENATOR GEORGE L. sHoUP.
We ;ndorse the course of Hon.
George l.. Shoup as republican re-
preventative of the state of Idaho in
the United States senate"
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-08-10

There are 80 people in the
minstrel troup billed for this place
on the 10th. Get your seats early
at the Postoffice.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-08-10
Republican Platforms
State Platform.

The republican party of Idaho,
in convention assem- bled, renews its
allegiance to the principles of re-
publicanism, and declares its I'M
qualified approval of the national
platform adopted at Philadelphia,
its adherence to the principles
represented by the official acts of
the administration of William
Mckinley, and pledges itself to the
support of the same.
DECLARATION ON CHINA.
a new and mementous situation
having arisen IN China since the
the meeting of the National Repub-
lican Convention, we express our
utmost confidence in the ability and
purpose of the republican party to
aettle this question upon that high
plane of craftsmanship which has
characterized every act of the pres
ent national administration.
SUPPRESSION OF TRUSTS.
We are in favor of amending the
constitution of The United States so
as 10 give congress the power more
fully 70 regulate and suppress
trusts, and we denounce the action
of the democratic party in the pres
ent congress who, by their votes,
defeated the proposition to submit
such an amendment to the people
of the United States for their
ratification.
EMPLOYER AND EMPLOYED
The past history of the repub-
lican party in its record in this
state is a sufficient guarantee that
public order will he maintained
therein; that life and property will
be protected and obedience to law
enforced upon all alike through the
established forms of law; that nc
man shall be deprived of life, liber-
ty or property without due process
of law; nor shall the right of any
man to seek and obtain or contract
for labor or employment in accord.
ance with law be in any wise cur.
tailed or interfered with.
STATE ADMINISTRATION.
We condemn the policy q
the present state administration
whereby it has sought tC
deprive large number of homes
settlers in the northern part o
the state of lands taken up under
the homestead laws of the United
States, and which has further re-
suited in losing to the state thous
ands of acres of valuable timbe
lands.
We condemn the policy of tn
state administra ton in convert
ing the boards in control of tn
various state institutions into parti
san political machines indirectly
and the republican party pledge
/ itself to place these institutions II
the hands of those who will con
duct them solely for the purpose q
the public good and not in the in
terest of any political organic tior
IDAHO VOLUNTEER SOLDIERS.
We remember with feelings q
e gratitude and pride the gallant an
T. patriotic services rendered to ou
5 country by the brave volunteer sol
diers from Idaho, and glory in thei
] deeds of valor and faithfulness {
their call to duty. We pledge ther
the support of the republican part
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-03-22
GOLD OF THE RAND.

At time when all eyes are on south
Africa a few particulars of the mineral
wealth which brought outlanders to
the Transvaal will prove of interest.
Wonderful indeed, are these great
"Witwatersrand" gold fields of the
south African republic. The Dutch
word "Witwatersrand" means literally
white water range" and the strip OF
territory few hundred miles long and
a few miles in width to which it is APP
piled was but few years ago consid-
cred nearly worthless ridge, useful
only for the pasturage of cattle and
sheep, and for even this comparatively
valueless. In 1888, however, gold was
discovered, and in 1884 the value of the
gold production was 10000. 1t in
creased with startling rapidity, the
production in 1888 being about 6 ,OO0,-
900; that of 1890 e2,OOO,OOO; 1892 over
94,000,000; 1895, over eS,OOO,00O, and
1897, and 1898, about e11,OOO, in each
year.
This wonderful development attract
ed to south Africa thousands of people
in the hope of realizing quick fortunes
Development, however, showed that the
mines could only be successfully
worked by the use of costly machinery
and while they have been extremely
productive where machinery has been
used, they were not of such character
as to make hand or placer mining prof.
liable, as was the case in California.
The gold production in the Rand since
1884 has been over e6O,0OO,OOO. and
careful surveys of the field by the use
Of drills and other processes of experts
show beyond question that the lin
sight" probably amounts to hundreds
OF millions sterling. while the large
number of mines which have been To-
Gated in adjacent territory, particularly
in parts of Rhodesia, give promise of
additional supplies, so that it seems
probable that south Africa will for
many years continue to be, as it now is,
the largest gold-producing section OF
the world.
Recent discoveries lead to the belief
that these wonderfully rich mines are
the long-lost gold of Ophir." from
which Solomon obtained his supplies,
making "a navy of ships in Eziongeber,
which is opposite Eloth, on the shore of
the Red Sea, in the land of Edom: and
Hiram sent in the navy his servants,
shipmen that had knowledge of the
sea, with the servants of solomon; and
they came to Ophir and fetched from
thence gold, and brought it to King
Solomon. ''-Commercial Intelligence.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-03-22
A QUESTION OF EYESIGHT.

In decribing "The Brief Campaign OF
New Orleans" in Lippincott, Stephen
Crane has the following lines: ION
January 7, 1915, Jackson stood on top
of the tallest building within his lines
and watched the British at work. At
the same time Pakenham was in the
top Of a pine-tree regarding the Amer
lean trenches. For the moment. and
indefinitely Ii was a question of eye
sight. Jackson studied much of the
force that was to assail him. Paken-
ham studied the position which he had
decided to attack. Pakenham's eye
sight may not have been very good.
Colonel Thornton was in command of
the troops which were TO attack Pat
terson's battery across the river, and a
rocket was to be sent up to tell him
when to begin his part of the general
onslaught. Pakenham advanced Sc
renely against the Rodriguez canal the
breast-work and the American troops.
One wishes to use here phrase mimi
cal to military phraseology One
wishes to make distinction between
disinterested troops and troops who
are interested The Americans were in
terested troops. They faced the enemy
at the main gate of the United States
Behind them crouched frightened thou
sands. In reality they were defending
a continent"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-03-22

INTRODUCING GUESTS.

A host or hostess has great latitude
On formal occasions, when all the
guests come by invitation, he or she
may make introductions freely, al
ways remembering that it is the wis
est before doing so to obtain the con-
sent of the two who are to be intro
duced. AT dinner the hostess should
make sure that the two who are to go
out together have been introduced, for
1t is awkward for two persons to sit
beside each other in ignorance of each
others names. At a dance it would
be less than kind to let girls and
young men who wish to dance go with
out partners because they have not
many acquaintances. At general re-
ceptions or teas host or hostess need
make few introductions. Yet kindness
of heart should lead them to pay some
regard to those who are unacquainted
with the other guests. If some OF her
guests are strangers in the city she
should take especial care to introduce
them to a few congenial people. A
hostess cannot always observe the
rule which forbids introducing two
ladies or two gentlemen who have long
been resident of the same city, but let
her think twice before breaking this
rule.-Leah Lanceford in Woman's
Home Companion.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-03-22
"STARBoARD" WAS TOO MUCH.

When in doubt, stop the boat. The
thorough soundness OF this policy was
demonstrated on the lake at Prospect
Park day or two ago. The demon
stration occurred in the lakes narrow
est portion, at a spot where the trees
of either bank meet overhead. Down
the waterway from the last bridge
came half a dozen boats, closely
punched. Up the lake in the opposite
direction at least a dozen more were
moving. Among the leaders of the
home-bound group was a boat which
seemed to be lacking. The skipper. a
young woman, was plainly ratified.
She levied her strength on one side
first and then on the other until the
boat made what quartermaster
would call snakes tracks. Everybody
else stopped rowing. The navigators
kept on into the maelstrom of craft.
Just at this moment a park boatman,
with a party, came stroking Justify in
hailing distance. He saw the feminine
shippers confusion and rowed to the
rescue. The woman became aware OF
his approach and began 10 splash fran
tically in an effort TO get out OF the
way. BY this time there was a block
akin to one on Fulton street. The
bostman came nearer and with the
air OF a resSper shouted
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-03-22
COLLEGE GIRLS GRUEsoME JOKE
But They Enjoyed Laugh at the Elk
pense of Their Fellow-Students

"A certain co-educationaI college
has ledge running just outside the
girls rooms on the fourth floor, con-
Meeting window with window" tells a
writer of College Girls Larks and
Franks, in the Ladies' Home Journal.
This ledge of the girls is used for GO
ing from room to room for midnight
feasts. In the daytime it was in plain
sight of the campus. One afternoon a
party of college men coming across the
campus saw four girls sitting on this
ledge talking and laughing and eating
bananas and cakes, and enjoying them
selves generally. Suddenly there was
shrek. The men saw one girl slip
and pitch headlong over the ledge. The
other girls, with terrified faces, rushed
to the nearest windows. The men ran
toward the body of the unfortunate
girl 1T had struck heavily and lay per-
fectly still. With horror and pity they
lifted the limp form. 1t was a second
or two before they realized that the
tumbled clothes were but fastened to
an old stuffed megaphone, and that the
whole thing was a huge joke-before
they saw the laughing faces at every
window. Then they put the detected
dressed-up megaphone down roughly,
pulled their hats over their eyes and
went away, peal after peal of daughter
going after them
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-03-22
LATER NEwS"-PER CONTRA.

a doctor in the British Medical
Journal now asserts that in the act o.
kissing we only encounter beneficent
organisms. He says "the advantages
of kissing outweigh its infinitesi maj
risk, for 1t provides us with micr obes
useful for digestion"
| thought the upshot would be this,
That some one would defend the kiss
That when lovely girl you see
Worth your thrilled hearts idolatry,
No owlish Board. however wise,
Can stop the kissing exercise.
hold that nature knows what's best
For us, to make our food digest.
Although I've no dyspepsia,
I'm bound to cure II when I may,
And can each fogy who dlsmisses
The prophylactic power OF kisses.
- Joel Benton in Lippincoth
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-03-22
LANGUAGE OF JEWELS.

The turquoise, in spite of it's tend
ency to change color, is the emblem of
sincerity, confidence, truth, tender
ness. and friendship. and brings good
fortune. 1t has also a beneficial effect
upon the sight and is one of the most
esteemed gems of the orientals. The
sapphire symbolizes justice and 10y
atty, beauty and nobility. 1t signifies
warmth and pure conscience, and is
in France favorite stone for the en-
gagement ring. its color indicating
candor, goodness, and all the simple
virtues. The emerald was placed I'M
der the tongue by soothsayers Of old
before they pronounced their oracular
utterances. 1t clears the mind, IA
cilitates the requirement of learning.
and gives strength, activity, and en-
ergy. 1t symbolizes charity, Joy. and
abundance.
Earrings seem to have disappeared
entirely even studs of the smallest
variety. Doubtless the revolution Of
fashion will cause them to return to
favor, but at present they may be left
out of the reckoning. Long jeweled
chains are still in favor, while rings
were never more worn. Cheap rings
are always mistake, however. for in
order to be effective rings must be of
value and kept in brilliant condition.
Boston Traveller.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-03-22
WHY WOMEN FAIL IN BUSINESS.
In What Respects Employers Find
Them Less Efficient Than Men.

Il have recently been interested in
-scertaining the definite reasons why
Employers have felt that the positions
their establishments were not most
effectively filed by women" writes Ed
| ward Box of The Return of the Bust
ness Womanin the Ladies' Home Jour-
nal. The reasons are as varied as
they are interesting. The lack of phys
ical endurance and the unreliability
caused by physical considerations were
the main causes. The lack of executive
ability was given as the main reason
in positions of trust, and the friction
caused by the objection of women sub
ordinates to receive orders from one OF
their own sex. Pending or impending
matrimonial engagements were also a
very pronounced cause. The proprie-
ties also came in for their share. the
merchant not feeling that he could ask
his female secretary or clerk to remain
after business hours. The trader felt
that he could not send a woman off on
a mission which required hasty pae king
and preparations for travel at an
hours notice. In a number of cases
women seemed to object, and were in
clined to accuse their employers of for
getting the social amenities when they
spoke sharply to them. In these cases
women always seemed to remember
that they are women, and make their
employers remember it, too Illness
in the family, which would not neces-
state mans absence at the Office,
keeping the woman at home, was
another reason. And so went on the
reasons which made employers decide
that they preferred men to women in
their Offices. And as I carefully went
over the reasons, each pointed simply
to one thing: the unnatural position Of
woman in business"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-03-22
THE MORBID SENSE OF INJURY.

By this sense of injury" is meant
that vague sense which affiicts many of
us at times of being the object or hos
tile feelings on the part of others. No
doubt we often are, for, in the stress of
necessary rivalry and conflict upon
which progress depends, we give and
take injuries. But there remains a
)large excess of this injured" feeling
which cannot be so explained, or which
is disproportionate to It's cause or en-
tirely gratuitous, and is thus shifted
into the field of morbid psychology.
This only is here treated-the morD.,.
sense of injury. 1t seems to fnQ an
easy entrance to the mind from a mere
feeling OF being i'll used or stinted in
sympathy to the entertainment of Sc
rious grievances or persecutory ideas.
In certain temperaments it is marked.
On so-called blue" days we are con-
stantly moved to a sense of injury
from fancied aloofness of our friends.
Madam Lofty sights us, and our
jaundiced Imagination has it that she
has reard something detrimental and
dislikes us. But 10! today when the
liver is released, madam smiles sweet
ly, and never heard thing. So in
conspicuous people. They entertain a
chronic state of mind, by which the
acts of others are given an invidious
construction. They anticipate ill will,
carrying the chip on the shoulder. OF
two constructions of a given sitsation,
they leap to the more offendlng.-W.
F. Becker, NJ. D., in Appleton's Popu-
lar Science Monthly
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-03-22
plaa-ace in me life, an 1
wuddn't be this blissid mo-

plaa-ace in me life, an
wuddn't be this blissid mo-
ment il it wuzen't fur a spalpeen
Nv a man that thot he cud ru-un the
house himself. His poor wife wuz a
dacint lady, and she puts up wild him,
but he's a cra-a-nk, and doesn't de-
serve to have such a wife. Poor wo-
man-many's the time I've seen her
cryin' over his stayin' out late nights
and tellfn' her some lie whin he comes
home drunk as lord-and that's a
thrue word I'm tellin' ye."
Il want you to call and see my
wife" said Dobley, rising, for he had
been rapidly planning an escape
Just tell her that l said you'd do If
she thought so. This is the address. -
He handed her card.
That night when Dobley reached
home his wife met him at the door
with a smiling face. ooh, 1t was so
lovely of you" she said, "to get Be-
linda back"
"Belinda?" said Mr.. Dobley, grow
ing pale.
Why, yes!" said Mrs. Dobley.
That was Belinda that you said would
do if | thought so, and she wants only
IS month advance, and really, you
know John, she's not so bad when you
come to think OF it!"-New York Sun.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-03-22
Pull on your starboard oar

Pull on your starboard oar
ma'ami"
That was the last straw. The be-
wildered woman could not have told a
starboard oar from a main topmast
staysail, and with little scream she
pulled on both oars at once and ran
plump into the bank. Then the pro-
eession moved on. The fair stroke
remained at the bank until the way
was clear and showed of.
It's warm rowing" she remarked
calmly to her companion. 'I guess we
mad better go back to the float"
No further mishaps were reported
BROOKLYN Eagle.