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The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1901-07-05

Yokohama, June -, via San Francisco,
July 1.-The approaching dedication of the
monument at hurihama, to commemorate
the landing of Commodore Perry. promises
to be an occasion of great interest 1t is to
occur on the l4th of July under the Joint
auspices of the American Friends society,
a japanese society of which Baron Kane
ko, LII. d., of Harvard is the president, and
the American Asiatic society, a recently
formed foreign association. The monument
will be a huge slab of native stone after
the simple style in favor with the Japan
csc, upon which will be carved the inscrip-
ton:
This monument commentaries the first
arrival OF Commodore Perry, envoy from
the United States of America, who landed
at this place July IA, 1858 (erected July
IA, 1901"
The occasion is to be graced by the pres
ence of a squadron of United States yes
sells, together with one from the japanese
navy, and every possible honor will be
given to the memory of this commodore,
whose name is household word through
out the empire.
Ultimately the plan contemplates the
erection of a magnificent lighthouse on Ply
mouth rock at the entrance of the harbor
of Kurihama, the design being to have it
monument analogous to the statue of
Liberty in New York harbor
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1901-07-05
TRADE REPORT.

Bradstreet's report of trade for last
week is as follows:
The industrial developments of the
week were largely favorable. There is
a good tone in wooden goods and this is
reflected in frmer quotations for the
finer grades of raw material.
Boot and shoe shipments were we'll
up to the maximum again, exceeding
100000 cases from eastern points for
the week, while the margin in favor
OF this years shipments continues to
grow. Export demand for leather con-
tinues good and there is reported an
active competition for goat-skins be-
tween domestic and foreign buyers.
Iron and steel show few notably new
features. The machinists strike has
unquestionably hurt the foundry bust
ness, but this trouble appears to be
subsiding and the settlement of the tin
plate scale, an advance being conceded
to workingmen, leads to the expecta-
ton that other branches of the trade
will reach like amicable settlement
with their employed. Advices from
British markets are that American
steel billets are being offered at very
low prices, which in view of the
strength of billets at home, may be
taken to indicate that American manu-
facturers are in the export business to
stay.
Seasonable weather has come to the
aid of the corn plant and that great
staple has made good progress, al
though still undeniably backward.
Winter wheat harvesting has pro-
crossed under exceptionally favorable
circumstances and reports as to guam
tity and quality confirm earlier san
guine advices.
For the week prices show little
change. Early liquidation, due to con-
tinued favorable crop reports, gave way
to firmer feeling in wheat. Wheat
(including -FOUR shipments for the
week aggregate 4,374,147 bushels.
against 5.250,S31 bushels last week:
3,1S4,144 bushels in the corresponding
week of 1900 and 9,42S99S in 1899.
The failures for the United States
number 1856, 1856 in this week a year
ago and 1853 in 1899. Canadian fail
ures for the week number 20, and IS in
this week year ago.
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a whole twenty-four hours at a time. Yet
just that she was planning to do now,
and Uncle Remus shook his head dole
fully as he hobbled over beyond the
later patch, and sat down opposite his
scapegrace nephew. Sam, who was mend
ing whtewash brush.
Pears to me dat ole CONAN gifts per-
ker and more foolish ebry day." remark
ed Remus. Pears to me she must
guess Yves back in de ffties, plantation
hands with jist nothin' on our minds but
larks."
Its along of de Foth. uncle-de Foth
of july" grnned Sam. TELLS yo now,
dis chile amt gwine to go totin' down
to no passon's jubilee, if he am a rela-
tive. Yo heah mer'
"Yaas, yo'se goin. 70 good for nothin',
lazy, lubberin' niger. Has 70 lost all
respeck for yoself, and the proprieties
and 70 patriotism? Shame on 70, Mistah
Remus Green. to allow dat boy to dis
cuss de motives and intenshuns Of yo
helpmeet in dat cole-bloOded way. It's
scand'lous! Yo won't go? Young man,
20 be ready bright and airly tomorrow
mornin' to drive dis heah ancient couple
ober to Pine Grove, and 70 be prepared
to act de gemman. or darll be some hot
times hyarabouts for your lazy self, 70
heah mer'
Aunt Huldah had taken the enemy I'M
! awares. Sam made eff, grumbling Re
mus knew it was wisest TO say nothing.
Huldah was a cyclone Of resolve when
she got started. He was getting too old
to do much junketing, but he couldn't
help becoming somewhat interested as
his better half made him hustle around
the cabin and barn, helping her in her
preparations for the eventful morrow.
These were decidedly elaborate. Aunt
Huldah claimed to be mo ornery, low
down brack trashr' She boosted a proud
line of dusky relatives. Was it not her
own cousin, Parson Augustus Brownell
who was to deliver the grafton of the
day over at the great colored picnic at
the grove? And was it not meet that
her little household should appear in
style, and do honor properly to the day
that was doing honor to her relative, who
was the leader and ruling shepherd OF
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An American Won.

London, July IA. f. Duffy, the Ameri-
can runner, at scratch carried the George
town colors to the front at the London
Athletic club meeting at Stamford Bridge
in the final of the 100 yard handicap, with
a high wind dead against him, and in
quick time winning by a yard and quar-
ter in 10 seconds. c. H. Jupp, with yard
start, was second and L. f. Trotter, with
two and a half yards start, was third.
Duffy only disembarked Thursday and
was doubtful whether he would compete
in the final, but as the winners of the other
heats had not bettered his time-l0l- sec
onds-he concluded to run, and won in
great form.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1901-07-05
Beautiful Wild Plants.

The committee on native plant exhib-
its of the Massachusetts Horticultural
Society have been considering the best
means of preventing unnecessary de-
struction of native plants, and in their
instructions to exhibitors have de-
clared that more than three specimens
of a single species of plant in bottle
will disqualify the bottle for exhibition
to the,amOunt of the excess. This will
effectually prevent any exhibitor from
bringing large punches of cypripedi-
ums, gentians, md other rare and
beautiful flowers for the purpose Of
making a big display. Nature books
in part, bicycles. lack of proper instruc-
ton and appreciation. selfshness and
thoughtfulness-al conduce to the de-
structiOn of plants and animals. not to
mention monuments and objects of the
greatest veneration.
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an alarm clock, but naturally it was of
little benefit to him. since no member
of the family could hear it's morning
call.
Then he got the dog Gyp, and trained
him to get up when the alarm went off.
1t was slow work. but after fourteen
months of patient endeavor the dog
learned his part. Since then the family
has not oversight.
At the first sound of the alarm Gyp
gets up, rubs his eyes for a second and
then makes a dash for his masters
sleeping room. One bound carries him
to the bed, and he doesn't let go until
his master gets up. For six years Gyp
has never once forgotten his lines or
made a miscue.
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The Flag in decoration.

Writing OF Civic Festivals and Pro-
cessiOns," in the Century, Charles r.
Lamb says on the subject of the flag in
decorations:
'The Stars and Stripes, though not the
most successful piece Of decoration. can
still be so treated as successfully to COM
bine with any scheme; but to do this it
should be massed over doorways or
stands, or, if used separately. should be
hung repetitively from the windows along
the entire line of parade, preferably on
one of the upper stories, so as to give a
continuous line of red, white and blue
from house to house.
"The American flag is not impossible
Of successful treatment; we have already
begun to initiate the French manner of
raging small flags in an upright position
from common base, and repeating these
groups at Intervals but the tricolor bunt-
ing is one of the most difficult to use sat
isfactorily, because the equal proportion
OF red to blue is not a fortunate color
combination. 1t would therefore be adj
visable that the committee in charge
should select those symbolic colors which
would be appropriate, and use them in
such quantity as would give a definite
color-scheme to the entire line. The sug-
gestion made by the National Society OF
Mural Painters that the naval colors,
blue and white, REINFORCED with gold and
natural green foliage, should be used in
the Dewey reception parade was proba.
bly, the first recognition given of the ne
cessity of other colOrs than the patriotic
red, white and blue"
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1901-07-05
SALT SERVES AS A HOODoO.
How Superstitious Cleveland Women
Get Even with Their Landlords.

Get Even with Their Landlords
A number Of Cleveland women had a
little discussion the other day over a
new form of hoOdoo, at least it was new
to most of them. 1t is a species of
applied incarnation that is resorted to
by tenants who want to get even with
the landlord or the landlords agent.
When they leave, after the last load is
ready to start, they throw salt behind
the front door. That hoodoos the house,
or the apartments.
why" said one lady, 81 know a case
where the outgoing tenant did that and
they couldn't rent the rooms for three
months. That's right. Nobody seemed
to want them. The agent was con-
stantly kept busy running with pros
pective tenants who came to look at
the apartments, only to refuse them"
Il heard of case" said another lady,
where the landlord raised the rent on
a family, and when they left they
threw salt behind the door, and you
never heard of such luck as the land
lord had. He got tenants in that
and put 'em out on the sidewalk and
one tenant set the room afire with a
gasoline stove and the landlord couldn't
get any insurance, and the wives of
two tenants presented their husbands
with twins and this cost the landlord
four months rent, cause he couldn't
get 'em moved until they reached the
movable age. 1t was just awfulr'
"Oh,h there are lots of such cases.
said the woman who mentioned the
hoodoo first. And they say there is
but one way to break the spell"
And how is that?" cried the other
women in chorus.
"The landlord" replied the hoodoo
expert, must have the hinges of the
front door put on the opposite door
post, so that the door will swing the
other way"
And there the discussion ended
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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Ninety Millions for Food.

London, July "a blue book on India,
just issued, Shows that lS,390OOO pounds
was expended for the relief of famine suf-
ferers during the year lS99l90O.
The mortality from the plague for the
five years ending March. 1901, was nearly
100000. The census completed in March,
1901, shows that the increase in population
during the past 10 years was only five to
six millions, instead of the normal 10000
900. The loss represents deaths in conse-
quence of the famine.
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Four Regiments Mustered out.

San Francisco, July Sunday was
characterized by the greatest military ac-
tivity at the Preside 1t was the last day
of the volunteers term of enlistment and
was marked by the mastering out of four
regiments numbering over 1000 troops and
the retirement of Major General w. r.
Shafter from active duty.
General Shafter relinquished command Of
the department of California to General s.
B. M. Young at noon.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1901-07-05

AN ALARM-CLOCk DOG.
Family of Deaf Mutes Rely on the Pup
for Time of Day.

John Canton. who lives near Helena,
Ohio, has the only alarm clock dog
in the world. Canton says that the
entire output Of the mint would not
purchase the dog.
Canton, his wife and little son, says
a Cincinnati paper, are all deaf and
dumb. They live on a farm, some dis.
lance from their nearest neighbor, and
for years they were at loss to solve
the problem of early rising. Canton's
work made it necessary for him to be
up at o'clock every morning. He had
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1901-07-05


With many a glance Of dread
where Tommy, dreaming Of the Fourth,
Lay tossing on his bed
The cracker, trembling greatly,
Then HE'D him to "A wood.
And sought a dark and lonely dell
Where drops Of moisture stood
On flowers and grass. He chuckled.
This Is the place for me-"
And sat down on a cod, damp stone,
Beside messy tree.
The woodland creatures gathered,
And gazed with startled eyes,
And listened To his tale OF woe
With murmurs Of surprise
s.,, 49,. ..,a-, ,.,, IL
You see. | used my wits.
My brothers In that fatal box
VIII all be blown TO bits;
49,. w
~While I, because I reasoned
And dared TO act" Per BANGitl
A terrible explosion
Throughout the woodland rang
liz
II was frlsky freely
TOyed with that dangling cue;
And into countless pieces
The cannon cracker few
Mary Marshall Parks. In st. Nicholas.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1901-07-05
AUNT HULDAH'S 18th.

S7 UNIT HULDAH GREEN was in
/A\ a great hustle, and the humble
SIS household about her felt its influ-
ence in a way that was decidedly irritat-
ing and uncomfortable.
For about week before the Fourth Of
July she had been making great prepar-
atoms" 1t was rare occasion when
Huldah "went gadding," a red-letter day
sshen she neglected her home duties for
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1901-07-05

Two words that belong to America. Two that
to-day they did in 1776 when the people
threw off the bands that bound them and became
There isn't child in all this great
country who should be proud of America. We
nation of all people of the earth, and for wise purpose
Providence has blessed America beyond widest dreams
On the Fourth July, 1901 the flag that is guarantee of
Freedom and Liberty floats school houses
where education 1t countless churches
where the rich and worship God according the
dictates OF their conscences, without hindrance 1t
floats the homes of prosperous mechanics farmers
laborers-homes that contain luxures
happy families than can any other country
on the globe.
Old Glory floats happy, patriotic, united sym
pathetic people. whose quick detect the cry of
the suffering. whose hearts beat the afflicted Its
folds enveop noble who the equals and
who honor all they honor their mothers 1t
huers to the winds of heaven gives notice to kings
and queens and emperors that mighty nation has been
founded on truth and honor equality men,
that its has been up and up and still upward
until human brain conceive limit glorious
destiny this great republic.
1t good to be American 1t GLORIOUS privilege
live where the shines berty-lovng contented
people We have taxes-and the ability pay them. We
strikes but wise and wise counses are every
bringing employee and employer together. We
have and brains that will carry
that will the corporations servants not
We have poverty but poor
than the poor Europe. Pessimists said that
of government could last. They said a hundred
years and to-day is and grander than
Be thankful! Be glad that you have played part In
guiding this land the glorious position it occupies that
you your children part government of the
people and for the people.
Praise God in His infinite kindness that the blessings
many and that you have lived enjoy them, and
this Fourth July 1901 the twenty
fifth anniversary the nations BIRTH sing chorus
7GOOOOOO people:
"Afy country. tits of thee,
Sweet Land of Liberty"
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Clean SYDNEY.

In Sydney the streets are thoroughly
cleaned every night, and any one
throwing refuse or waste material Of
any sort on the street is arrested and
dned. All the Kitchens in the larger
residences are on the top floor. and all
the clothes are dried on the roof.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1901-07-05
An Early Start.

Hopkins-You country people start into
town early on the Fourth of Julyl
Perkins-Well, we have toto head on
our city relatives coming out to see as.-
Golden Days.
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THE CANNON-CRACKER.

+ was n Chinese cracker,
All clad in glowing red,
Lay trembling in a wood
en- box,
Beside our Tommy S
bed.
Tomorrow" sighed the
cracker.
Unless | swiftly fly
Long ere the SHINING sun
Is up,
l shall most surely
die"
Out Of the box he clam
4
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Wheat.

Portland.-Easy, Walla Walla, $40
5Sc.
Tacoma.-Quiet and unchanged;
bluestem, SOC; club, SIC.
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Huzzai

Huzzai
Down the pike ratified the old vehicle.
Was there ever such a pace.
Past the gaping Browns; past the star
ing Hoopers-a whir,ing blur of color,
a blooded steed to the fore, "a gemman
of de quality" in the seat, and old Re
mus holding on for dear life behind!
It was the sunniest day in Aunt HUI
dah's life. \ shaft broke as they turn
ed the curve at the grove, wheel went
whirling off as they halted, but what did
that matter? She sat among the ruins
like a queen. Mule or no mule, she had
arrived on time
The honor of being driven in state to
the celebration added TO all the laurels
of relationship, and when in his address
the reverend Augustus innocently and
incidentally alluded TO "some coming in
chariots," proud old Aunt Huldah dart
ed triumphant look at those low-down
Browns" and felt that life was wortD
living, and that its browning glory had
come to her 90 that great and glorious
Fourth Of Juiy.
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the Pocasset circuit branch Of the Afri-
can NJ. K. Church? Well, she guessed
sol
Uncle Remus burned his fingers turn
ing baking tins, and got rated for failing
| to stir cake frosting briskiy enough, and
was done tired out when dusk came, and
Aunt Huldah kept still bobbing around,
packing the grand lunch, trimming up
the old wagon outside with days and
green boughs and pieces of bunting.
Dat lazy Sam wants to get back wild
dat mewl,' she announced. He's to be
curried and rested. And 1 want his name
braided, and little red, white and blue
ribbons tied in. Spec some of de Browns
II just turn yaller wild envy when dey
see us on de road. Yves de genuine
cullud quality, doan' forgit dat, Mistah
Remus Green, tomorrow, and keep up 20
dignity"
"Well, well. Aunty! What seems to
be the trouble hereY'
Fourth of July morning was at hand
bright, clear. bracing-yet to poor old
Aunt Huldah the sun seemed blotted
out, the skies weeping tears of ink.
booted, spurred pedestrian. superb
ly mounted, turned into the yard of the
little cabin about o'clock, started for
the pump.
With a puzzled smile he challenged the
layout before him.
Grim as a statue her faded silk dress
smoothed out primly, her bejeweled and
behowered bonnet not a hairs breadth
out Of kilter her lacegloved hands fold
ed in her lap, upon the high seat of the
wagon, staring straight ahead, was Aunt
Huldah.
"Mornin', sah," she returned tartly.
IF yoll excuse me, sab. Use celebratin'."
A ruefu kind of a celebration it seem
ed. for, although all the glories of bunt-
ing surrounded her, although full baskets
of generous provisions lay at her feet,
Aunt Huldah's face was set in a stern
mold that suggested a funeral rather
than a lark.
Uncle Remus made frantic efforts to
attract their visitors attention. Finally
he got him to one side.
Il knows 20, sab. Young Mistah Aus
tin. knows 20 fine old family. l knows
yO's gemman enough to spar Huldah de
humiliation of any furder remarks, sab.
She's boilin' now-soon she'll be Dustin.
IL = ShONhlhSs SAIL Out udt nO utMl.
"No mule?"
Oats it, sah OH dat rascal, Sam.
He steals out of de house airly dis
mawnin and makes off across country to
see his young lady, and won't be home
till no one knows when. De Browns
went by and sneered, and de Hoopers
went by and yah-yahed, and Huldah's
cousin, de reverend Mistah Augustus
Brownell II deliber de Foth of July
grafton, and she won't be dar to heah,
because dar's no mewl."
Young Austin smiled amusedly. Then
he looked thoughtful. glanced at his
watch, at his horse at the heartbroken
but Trojan-faced figure in the old cart,
and then acted on generous impulse.
"Remus," he spoke, have you got an
other harness?"
"Paht of one, sab, but plenty of rope"
Rope will do"
"Yo don't mean, sab"
ITO hitch mp and drive you over to
Pine Grove-just that"
Huzzal
Down tba Milo 70 t+Iad tho old ,-abicIa
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many desirable features and is suited
to cloth, cheviot, velvet, velveteen and
corduroy, but as shown is of kersey
cloth in Napoleon blue stitched with
black.
The fronts are cut in box style and
hang free from the shoulders, but the
back includes q centre seam that,
with the under-arm seams, curves be-
comingly to the figure. To the neck
Is Joined a sailor collar that is square
at the back, but rounded over the
fronts, which are cut away to close
closely to the neck, where there is a
simple turnover collar that is scanned
to both the coat and the sailor COL
lar. The sleeves are in regulation
style and pockets, with pocket laps,
are inserted in each front. The coat
is closed, in double-breasted style,
with handsome pearl buttons and but
tonholes.
TO cut this coat for a child four
years Of age three and five-eighth
yards of material twenty inches wide,
two and seven-eighth yards twenty
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The Best Kind OF Proof.

In the New York Outlook of a recent
date appears the. following answer to a
request for brief statement of the divin-
ity and resurrection of Christ. Brief,
comprehensive, and thoroughly satisfying,
it opens up to us great thought that it
would take volumes to illustrate and ex-
pand. What Jesus did, and is still doing
in the world, is the best possible proof Of
what He was. And this accords beautiful
ly with the Masters own words to the
disciples of John, when they sought the
proof of His Messiahship: Go tell John
what things you do see and hear
"The divinity of Christ depends not ON
He was in the world-divinely holy, ever
one with God in thought and will and act.
This appears not only from the impress
His disciples, and upon subsequent history.
The same historical evidence which stone
monument exhibits on battle-ground Is
exhibited by the monumental testimony
which the observance of the Lord Day,
from the first generation of Christians to
the present gives of the resurrection-that
is, of some sort of temperance of the
crucifed Master. No stronger historical
proof can be demanded than the cock
istence of such an institution with the tes-
timony Of Paul in an authentic document,
dating twenty-five years after the. event
Il Corinthians xv.). To;this muses be
added the existence of Christianity 'as q
force, and of the church asan organization,
both of which depend historically on the
divine character and resurrection of Jesus
Christ" Raleigh Christian Advocate.