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Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1902-01-17
UNITED STATES Al IH|a
RICHEST OF ALL THE NJ.
A Report Of the Standing n, ~.
Nati"n"-Uncle Sans Con-.
supremacy IL Apparer.
Wheat CrOp-United S,.
Producer Of Pig Iron.

Washington, Jan. 14.-The -.
Of the United States with ha sAaa
bors, and especially with thosa as!
rope, Is illustrated by some st.,. y
made by the London DaiIv MAJ
Book for 1902, a copy Of whi a
Just reached the treasury hn,.a
statistics. In it's various chan.
discusses various features ~
tens in the United States. rIaa.'
head OF wealth it places the r.
States at the head of the list :,
nations, the figures of wealth :
United States e1e,35o. oOo,o 600 ~.
Kingdom e11,SOe,O0 900, Franz ' y
G90.000,oO0, Germany eSO5, nv.
and Russia 96,425, 100000. WIN
United States heads this list n
tries in it's wealth it shows ths
est national Indebtedness. tho a.
being: United States e221 M.
Germany 9651,00O 900, United !,
dom e7o6,oOo,OOo, Russia e711M
and France $780, 100000. m.
centage Of debt to wealth is givs,
United States IA per cent n,
Kingdom 6 per cent, Germany !,
cent Russia Ill per cent and n,
1913 per cent.
Under the head of commercial
petition it says that "the first vs,,
the twentieth century opened badb
two of the four leading industil
tons" The trade of the United ~
Was good and showed no decline
the booming period of 1899 and
hut rather. in most industries
tinuance CT the boom Of which
United States has had so dismu
tionately large a share, and IN
which had responded less expans
to the boom, remained UNAFFECTED
the decline and progress elsovt
In England, however, the decliu4
ielt acutely.
Under the head of the worlds NJ
crop, it shows the United Stats
ahead of any other country in ,hs
duction of wheat, the estimate d
worlds crop for 1901 being in
tiers eight bushels to a quarter
United States, 9O,OOOOOO; Ru
l2,OO0,000; France, 100000 ID
aO.0O0,000; Italy, 100000; Hung
100000; Spain, 100000; Rl
mia and Bulgaria, 10000, 900; Gem
II, 100000; United Kingdom 7OMi
Australia, 100000.
Under the head of Flight for
Iron Trade" it calls attention to
fact that the United States is non
worlds largest producer Of pig
end steel, and says: 1T will ben
that the United Kingdom has
ground, producing 396,749 tons
in 1900 than in 1899, the total
Great Britain being nearly sou
tons less than in America. An q
isfactory feature in the British
and steel trade is that in 1900 "
ported more iron and steel thu
any previous year and exported
lille the United States exported
than ever" The tables accompS
this statement shows the pig iron
Guction of 1900 to be:
United States, 13.7S9,242 tons
ed Kingdom, S,sOS.57O tons; Gen
S,494,852 tons; France, 2,6SSM
Russia, 2,S21,oOO tons.
Steel production is shown to X
United States, 10,0S7, 1872 tons
Britain, 4,9O1,054 tons; Gerna9
100000 tons; France, 1,624M
Russia. 1.494,OOO tons.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1902-01-17
venus Was Brillis'. .

Nice, France, Jan. l5.-N ~.
the chief astronomer OF the s
tory, reports that at 7 os y. j
evening after the moon sel' ~ 4
of Venus was so intense a. y a
ows on the walls. This Is
this phenomenon has been o.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1902-01-17

st. Joseph, Mo-, Jan. l5.-All the tin.
ners in St. Joseph. members of the Sheet
Metal Workers union No. As were locked
out Monday. The trouble arose over dis.
agreement over the wage schedule.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1902-01-17
New senator From Kentucky.

Frankfort, Ky, Jan. l5.-James B. Nc.
Creary was formally elected senator by
the two houses of the legislature in sep
arate sessions.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1902-01-17

"Ten Nights in a Barr0'"
a play full Of good spir''A
The sun., 1902-09-07
M NORS or THE BASS.
Things That Attract Fish IN Ono Lake but
May Not In Another Nearby.

A. general thing lake bass OF either
the large-mouthed or the small-mouthed
variety may be taken by casting bait
natural or artificial but the bass Of some
waters are exceptions to the rule, and
this popularity occasionally extends over
an entire district For instance, In north
western Wisconsin within hundred miles
Of St, Paul there are possibly 500 lakes
which outwardly do not differ from other
lakes OF the north woods.
They contain dead trees. brush heaps
half submerged. weeds growing from the
bottom, lily-pads and other forms Of cover
that bass love. but II Ia rare to fine one
Of them in which bass. may he taken by
the caster. Trolling is the only way in
which the fish may be captured, the boat
going slowly and keeping ten feet out
from the edge Of the pads. the man in tho
stern having out some forty feet of line,
with only bare spoon at the end OF IL.
This Is the more sin gular, as the motion
Of a spoon that is cast and reeled in is
identical with that OF trolled spoon
There Is something In the splash Of the
spoon as II strikes the surface which scares
thess fsh or tells them that danger Ii near.
They hit at the spoon freely when 1t il
none Of Il n It falls near them and then
starts away.
In some OF these lakes neither trolling
nor casting 10 OF any avail. and only stin
fiAhing will fll the anglers sack or stringer
A smal-mouthed bass which will not strike
at lure = something Of an oddly TO most
sportsmen, but nothing strange TO people
who visit those waters year after year.
There is also found often wide difference
IN the method Of attack OF bass OF the same
species In contiguous waters. In Villas
county, Via, u Priest Lake. There the baaa,
whether big or little mouthed. take the
live minnow much - Q sucker or . lazy
pike would take It.
They will not strike at all and casting
II OF no value. Ths still fisher drops his
minn0w overheard and permits the little
lead to carry Il twenty feet down. The
The sun., 1902-09-07
SHOOTING FROM 4 nj COZ.
Or. VIA, br. n Hsndcar ON Railroad II It's
Partridge You're After.

kNowLToS, QUEBEC. Aug ~. The first OF
September, which marks he opening ~ the
partridge shooting season. is a most well
come day to the sportsman. True, the
raves are rather thick for good shooting,
and he birds inclined 10 remain we'll under
cover in remote alder swamps "a yet. But
the glorious First has a clear call for shoot
ing men. which few willingly disregard, even
though the days bag is likely TO be light
one.
This year the young birds are fully de-
veoped and well feathered. owing 10 the
early spring. Judging from two broods
seen this week, one of twelve al the edge
Of a swamp, the other of fourteen, some
ENJOYING a sun bath. the coveys will be
large. All reports agree that the birds
Are very strong and that good deal of
hunt, ing and tramping will have TO be done
by those sport smen whose boas, II j., that
they ultimately get every bird they see.
For those whose trampng days have
passed the easiest way 70 shoot partridges
il the one he writer adopted in the Gatineau
district Seated in buggy, behind steady,
we'll l-Ieasoned horse, he used to drive slowly,
gun in hand. along bush roads where the
strips Of clover at the sides would induce
As they arose before the horse to sweep
by a half circle into the trees II was not
difficult to h~ing them down, when one got
into the way of il, A big black retriever
did the rest Many hundred partridges
nave been comfortably gathered in that
way One grand, good-tempered, old mare
became 10 used to this kind Of thing by the
middle of the season that she used 10 stop
like pointer when the birds appeared
She was only known to finch once, and
that was when an excitable friend fred
over her head too hastily and the edge OF
his charge Clipped of the tip Of her ear.
Partridges have decided liking for old
roads. and especially for disused or little-
used railway tracks. The need Of grit,
which il not easily come by in swampy
woods, is probably one reason for this.
Another is probably the necessity for dust
baths. A section mans handcar makes
a capital thing 20 shoot from and il easily
manipulated There are miles OF old road
beds a short distance from here, and few
miles run along any Of these-in the even
ing is the best time--will generally afford
a fair amount of sport
The sun., 1902-09-07
FAULT FOUND WITH STAMPS.
Had Psraf',n Paper In the DOOks-St amps
That stick Too Well.

Many complaints have been made this
summer to the Post Once authorities that
the stamps sold in books of twenty-four
and forty eight have had way Of sticking
to the paraffin paper that was supposed to
protect the mucilage on them. An in
yestigation was made with the result that
circular was issued authorizing the re-
demption OF stamps so glued to the sheets
in books.
II was explained that by mistake the
contractor who made the books had used a
poor quality of parafIin paper. Postmasters
were instructed to return to the Department
at Washington all books Of stamps made
with this inferior quality OF paraffin fy
leaves which they had on hand. Under
this order about sl2 900 worth Of damaged
books have been ~ ned in and IL is thought
that there will lie little more trouble Of
the kind
This was not the only stamp trouble of
the Post Office. Particularly from the
South and along the Atlantic Coast there
came many complaints that the ordinary
one and two-cent stamps stuck to every
thing they touched. A sheet Of fifty or
more was turned In at the New York Post
Office this week They had been sent loose
in letter from the South and we're hope
lessly glued TO the paper.
Whether the trouble Is due TO something
wrong with the mucilage or the abnormally
wet season In the South and along the coast
has not been determined. There Is no pro-
vision for the redemption by postmasters
OF damaged individual stamps.
The sun., 1902-09-07
BOOT LAKES BASS.
Trolling There Has a Variety OF surprises
for the Angler.

One of the most beautiful of the smaller
bodies of water in the Northwest is Boot
Lake in northeastern Wisconsin. not a
grea, way from Lake Superior. 1t is deep
and blue is fifteen miles from a railway
is almost virgin to the fisherman. has every
variety Of cover and food that fish love
and is populou, with black and green bass,
The sure-t means Of decov 20 be used with
them is the No spoon, trolled az moder-
ate speed
Trolling il mono, onous sport ~ its best
and even on Boot Lake where a strike may
reasonably be expected To occur every
hundred yards. II grows wearisome fast ID.
II has the redeeuing feature in this water
however, that the man with the rod never
knows exactly what he has got until tho
fish shows above the water.
He may hook four-pound big-mouth,
or three pound red-eye, or n wall-eyed
pike, or muskallonge. For this reason
il is better to have the line Of strong mat ertal
and to have also short wire smell above
the hook 10 guard against pike or musky
Ci'' ing the line
There are days when not n fish IL 70
be taken in Boot Lake by casting or still
fishing. yet dozens Of the finest, fattest
and strongest bass fall victims to the trOlled
spoon No, long ago Robert l.. Scott
of St. Louis, guided by William Berrig
of Minocqua.. visited Boot Lake iE the
morning, intending to stay through the
day, camp on the bank at noon, fry some
fish for luncheon and put in the afternoon
getting more bass.
BY 1880 they had ffty-nine red-eyed
bass in the boat, averaging 2l1 pounds
each. They quit fishing then and went
back TO regular camp for their midday
meal
OF course a black bass hooked upon a
trolled spoon will put UP a. good fight
a. il hooked upon cast bait. and it is the
fighting Of them which lends the only good
element TO trolling. II is the practice Of
some guides to drag them TO death when
fastened. just as they drag muskallonge,
but man with the right anglers blood
in him will never permit this.
Some OF SCOTS red-eyes weighed more
than four pounds each and one ran TO 81
pounds, fat powerful fellow which fought
for five minutes before he could be mastered
with a stiff heavy steel rod and linen line
of thirty pounds breaking strain.
The sun., 1902-09-07
SMALL WI Sk tILONGE.
BO,herlnE SpOrtsmen In Wisconsin. but
Giving More Fun Than the Bass.

Muskallonge fishing in Wisconsin this
season has heen remarkable for the number
~ sa, ,,i. Ill. l,',
OF s''iah ilSh 'aHei' WINE ahke's We'e oas'
ing Tor bass small muskailonge, OF
not sufficient growth to bring into camp
and serve al the table, may weigh from three
20 a, nor,ds Os a gr.a,sr ws,oh, th.v
w 'N pu'""1 eea -. '..'
are USED. 'iood spor'sihen throw 'he
smaller ones back.
II occasionally happens that a great
,,nsLo,,,ro. oa,,,d hy IA. o,;d.s aoId
'hue "'o"eo' I"' Wv w"
man inusky' u hookeo by bat casuhg'
but the occurrence II not frequent II a
man be fishing in waters freuuented bv
IN. email ones casting frogs n,innous ,r
'''o o""" ~ Nv, 80 ".o y,
spoon ior pass' he N ap' 10 oe annoyed
by their cutting the hooks from the lines
The mouth Of the muskallonge is formid-
ably armed with row after row Of teeth,
set A. closely toget her that they have Utt
difficulty In seyering a line of little caIbr"
They do this by taking down the bait until
il Is completely hidden bet ween their laws
Then when the hook strikes In the iaws
The sun., 1902-09-07

OF n second long. and no longer. II Is his
duty to pitch the gun to shoulder. keeping
both eyes wide open, pay no attention
TO the barrels, but look "a earnestly az the
bir, as he knows how and pull the trigger.
More often than not he shoots a hole in
The air and nothing else, but IL the gun
has been held straight and there y a bunch
of ripped feathers floating and swirling
and a thump Of a fat breast ON the dark
soil he will have that thrill which comes
To no AN under ther circumstances.
Somebody said a long time ago; IF the
woodcock had the partridge thigh, he'd
be a better bird say l., bat 1t 10 dlficult to
think that he could be better bird under
any conditions To paraphrase the good
Bishop. doubtless the Lord could have
made something more savory than a
brace Of ruffed grouse saute in Dutch
oven over hemlock Goals while the fire
flares in the dusk and the balsam pines
grow aboui, but dou3tless also He did
not think il worth while.
The sun., 1902-09-07
TROUT or THE CORN FIELDS.
Queer Spert Made Possible b, n Freak ef
Nest ern Ri,p prs.

Run,;ng into tho Nissis.i,ni Rivsr from
are MANY creeks which ware once oonsd-
erable streams but have now dwindled IN
mere triokles They have rocky banks
and beds and occasionally daen nools
liz, - Ii. -, s, e,
WHIT "'e 'h''y yaruS oug oy my iee'
acloss'
brook trout, survivors of once plenteous
schools. The iron, ara A. ,horougbly
,,ota, l., - !, - ii ~
'''n0" III ae u III "ei' pu' 'hey Voh'hue
10 Dreed ana MAINTAIN their numbers az
the same standard, though where they
go to spawn and how the little ones 80
nenned i, s.cana IN. hio on.. ar, ,nys,..
~ '"Po '''0 o,s ',o'' arc "i!S'e
rles "h'ch some NATURALIST Is yet 10 iathom'
Inc pools freeze over IN the winter time
with ice thirty-six inches thick, but when
the spring sun melts il the trout are found
beaI, hv and r,,,,.rors ,Lau,h h,nnr,,
,', '' '"''e" "'"e''
eh"usi 10 ea' Darn.
All that country is one continuous farm,
most Of the farms being owned by Nor
ysgians Often ,be nlough f,rrows will
,,,n dor,, 10 49,, oI,. rS 81 -, H., .,'.,'
'"i NV" W INC euse VI poor a' me way
around,
Al certain seasons man may hide in the
corn and cast his sv 10 IA. can obtain mar.
,,is,;on A, ,h,, h,,,.. - a. -, o..
VIC oo"n' VI .no poo'S a'e
Dare ana the water IN them OF crystal clear
ness, the angler must approach cautiously
and stand al n distanc, ar be will GET
nothing
James A. Porter of Freeman tovnshp
Wis.,, recently wanted trout and knew nf
a pool on Ola Iinug's farm which La
Thought contained thrn He did moi M
permission. because he Lnew that be would
NOT 90, /, but dismnup,cd from bis b,ogv
in The roadwav hi,cbad nj. bor.e s5d
.n.aLed acrnss ;hs GalJ '
He had No av rod and boot u.,o,d
no carried a cane naje t~an,y'fye foo, Inns
a Iighi ,inen lpe and n can 81 angis
,yorms "' N"' ""e''
H. ,,i,,ol l.,,,, .,. - ..,,
s;r sa., b;,S n,',; ho ,a.'a - - ~. WI \, -
Lad hnt -, ~ 49,
nS ,;sh, ha ha;,aJ hnoL ;,h nih,ms hp va, ~
r, $50, nv ,i .i, ,,,s ".en Jun VI
'ev W." Nv anu ulppicu seh.y oNer.
s,,.ns ,r,, ~, nru -, Wv Ta'eI 'i'eie vi ,l,
and oS ,ho & d' la pa' - y. iis poo, a'ii VIZ
. u.u " IL IL po' maN Jr,neu y'o,cm',t uoM ~
sran, " ,; ya"Td Hra y W anu Sa~ 'Gris.,is
I'm nv, l,, l,S sip q u'",h uou,' Rleail'iis anu
,r,,r '''' "V's"e" i'io'c 'i'i
PVtuInu ,Le, L-.-.
The sun., 1902-09-07

P-k3 but It's unSoundneSS has not been established
\. j. Danzlger. New lork-In Heathcote's prob
lem 80. 1850 white answers your variation thLs:
|. tkt 90 II g. R-B2.2 90 Il mate. Inc
problem is quite sound. Address :. kaH III Fast
not ignored BY the Solvers II proved too diifcut,
&. s. Cook Walton. y. l.--rhe position yOu sub
nit Is a win for white, There Is No defence TO
RIB :.
y. s. ShcnS,onc, New York o. solutions 10 be
credited the following sunday should be received
not later than by Thursday mornings mall.
Maxwell BukOizer, Paterson, y. J.-IHE SrN
Is glad TO welcome you back and appreciates your
good wishes.
HANOVER TOURNAMENT o,Nys.
Following ls a further selection Of games play cd
in the International masters chess tournament at
Hanover:
The sun., 1902-09-07
Kiiis Rabbits with His Whiplash.

MARYsvILLK, Aug. A.-Fred Hack OF
aridlsy. eighteen miles above Marysyille.
rabbits, Hack is an eIperienced handler
Of big teams Of horses. and thus became ex-
pert In the use Of long lash whips. He has
along TO lun suspicion on the part Of the
rabbits until he Is within range, when Hack
uncolls his long snake Lash and let's ny for
the Jacks neck. and In another minute the
rabbit is causht. Yesterday morning Hack
tRus killed fourteen Of the pcsts.
The sun., 1902-09-07
HUNDREDS Of Clever AdYsrtissr,

like other intelligent and discerning citizens,
male and female--have learned that TEE SuN
heap. That's why THE Suns sdvsrtising
grows % yspldly.-Adv
The sun., 1902-09-07

on X; y on y lit s. RS on . u and q: KITS
on X and X III 3. Rs on . n o and y ,; p on X ?.
wHITR-NISs PIECES.
White 10 play and mate In two moves.
ESDoAMB STUDY by =. sTEISEB. VIENNA, AUSTRIA.
BLACK ELENEN PIECES.
on . 3, RS on = B , and . kt; Kits on . 1T 5
and Il; u on y II :; Ps ON Y u 2, y d 1. y 2.
X B and X 1T 4.
The sun., 1902-09-07
orr CHESS CORNER.

PROBLEM no. ilt2 BY Or. \. ". GALtTzKY,
NOLtSsk.
BLACk-fOCR rGECks
ON :; Il on X ). u on X 4, u on X KITS.
The sun., 1902-09-07

P-Q II q; ,. y, P-0 u b ,. II Y On
order TO prevent 30 Il o; IT, for Instance, =. y
NJ. B-RB;i. h -Kts B-kt75 k-Q2,P-Q
threatening h b H. and II 8. y B 2, B-R8G d
3, B-kt T. s. o. PIX RS8. B-K, B-B y;
]. B-B >. PIX X s.. B-k, B-K u and wins
B-BEi. BIKE, B-kt >; s. B-B, B-Rt0 B-
N?. P-bG7 B,,R, KiS:s 3 Ma. P 4 .:
% II. P-kti k.k and winN'p . ki5; q. p
is P-B5 ~ is PRS. PSP followed by 70
and wins, Kt p 4 r; i8 h u ,. 10 q: II. p
KRIS T. Or 9; ~. p-k RS, RI; 10. pr Z.
P-Bs 90; 20. pr 90, OK b =, ch. ~ x
kt .. XXX 0 and wins
Correct solutions were received 70 problem No.
iiso from Dr. A. n. Baldwin, Norwalk. Conn;
J, D.. Brooklyn, q. r. NJ, Brooklyn. Samuel q.
Livingstone, Matteawan, y. Y; Frederick Driscoll,
New York; W, H. Ecry, Brooklyn: Maxwell Bukuf-
ger. Paterson, ~ J u. C. P1tkin. Syracuse, n. Y:
h. d. Patterson, Naugatuck, Conn.
Correct solutions were received to problem No.
liti from DIR. A. II. Baldwin. Norwak. Conn.
J; D.. Brooklyn: q. =. NJ, brooklyn: Samuel q.
Livingstone, Matteawan. n. Y: Frederick Driscoll.
New York W. X. EleIy. Brookiyn. Maxwell Bukof.
ser, Paterson N. J .. G. Pitkin. Syracuse. N. Y:
II. D. Patterson. Naugatuck. Conn.
=, Additicnl correct solutions 70 probiems NoA
New York Norman 8. Shepstone, New York; c. W
Shsuer. Pttsburg, Pa, D, G. Pftkln. Syracuse n r.
Additional correct solutions 70 Lskards end
game study were received from Norman s. Shen-
stone. New York; G. W. Shaucr, Ptttsburg. Pa;
o. G. Piikin. syracuse N. Y.
,o CORRESPONDENCE.
G. Kin,bsu, WEXFORD, n. Ia. PIX T. as reply
10 the Queens Gsmbi', Is considered less safe han
The sun., 1902-09-07

white TO play and draw,
SOLUTION TO PROBLEM NO. liiO
l. 30 !. moves; ?, KID 3, any: J, kt or B
mates
/. DO P-B5; >. Kt-Bo ch. any; D. Kt-B D..
The sun., 1902-09-07

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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-28
AUTHORS EXPLANATIONS.
From The London Chronicle.

From The London Chronicle
TWO curious literary anecdotes may be 1ouiu
in Lord Nelson's pages. one tens Us th h,
Keble's famous wedding hymn, "Ihe voice iiitt
breathed Ger Eden" was written as pio,eS!
against the Divorce act. The other states l!''it
the Angel faces" Of NeWmans famous hymn
refer TO some visions his youth when uStu
to rejoice his heart" There is a TRADITION thai
Newman in his old age was asked what ne mao
meant by the lines i'll question. ana explained
that no doubt he had meant something particu-
lar but that he had quite forgotten what II
was When d similar question was put 10
Drowning he is said TO have referred the m
Guirer to the Browning Society, who could tell
him all about it.
Some GOttingen students who had n Keen ad-
1niration for KopstOch-the German Milton -
found one of his stanZas uniutellgibe. and
begged him to explain its exact meaning to
them. The poet read the stanza-then carefully
reread it-then read it again. while all looked
on with bated breath AT last he spoke: 4
cannot recollect what | meant when | wrote it.
but | do remember that it was one OF the finest
things | ever wrote. and you cannot do better
than devote your lives to the discovery Of its
meaning" This pretty good for modest
man. but the finest repartce of the kind is that
attributed to old Jacob Boehme. the shoemaker
and mystic. Certain disciples came to him on
his deathbed. imploring him to eXpound diff
cult passage of crucial Importance in his phiIo-
sOphical system. MY dear Children began
Boehme, after wrestling in spirit for a time
''When / wrote this | understood its meaning
and no doubt the omnisctent God did He may
still remember its meaning. but | have forgot
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