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The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-09-12

creased since. The miners feeling their
condition keenly, presented to the em-
ployers the following demand: An in
crease in wages of 10 per cent. A ton OF
coal to consist of 2.240 pounds. The ap-
pointment of man by the miners to
witness the weighing OF the coal.
The miners acted not only in a concili-
atory spirit, but were willing to submit
the case to arbitration. This the COM
panies rejected. The questions in dis
pute are matters of fact, not of princi-
Pile; hence there can be no good reason
why the companies should reject arbitra-
ton. Two months elapsed between the
formulation of the demands and the in
auguration of the strike.
When it is borne in mind that the an
thracite coal region is limited in the pos
session of hard coal, that there is always
demand for that product and, further,
that these mine operators and the rail-
roads are one and the same persons, con-
trolling the entire output as well as the
price for which coal is sold, it is not diff
cult to see that there is some other mo-
tive than the one advanced behind the
refusal to grant the miners reasonable
requests.
The conditions by which the miners
have been surrounded, the misery which
was their lot, must never again be possi-
BILE. They have moved upward and on
ward in the social and industrial scale.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-09-12
Simp g, Indeed.

It seems as If the acme of frugality
had been reached by a French officer
who explained, with many appropriate
gestures, his system of sustaining life
on a pension of five francs a week.
sit is simple, veree, veree simple" ne
said to the friend who had expressed
amazement at his feat. Sunday l go
to re house of a good friend, and zere
| dine so extraordinaire, and eat so
veree much, Eat I need no more till
Wednesday.
ION Eat day have at my restaurant
one large, veree large, dish of tripe and
some onions. l abhor re tripe, yes, and
re onion also, and togezzer zey make
me so seek as l have no more any
appetite till Sunday. You see, 1t Is
veree simple"
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-09-12

In spite of all that can be done to
eradicate the sectional issue, 1t persists
in obtruding itself. Its latest NANTES
tation appears in the disagreement be
tween the Eastern and Western mana
gers of the Pennsylvania Railway. The
Eastern manager has issued an order
forbidding passengers to exchange
kisses with their friends in the Jersey
City station. They must give such
greetings and farewells where they will
not obstruct traffic. The Western
manager says this order will not be
enforced on his side of the Allegheny
Mountains. And there you have it
the broad, expansive osculatory free
dom of the West pitted against the ex-
cluslveness of the East. If this issue
should get into politics, no man could
tell what the outcome would be.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-09-12

The life of the tramp in the West is
full of horrible possibilities. One was
about to receive sentence for drunken
ness the other day when the farmer
who had him arrested said: Don't
send him to Jail, judge; let me have
him." "All right" said the judge; Il
will sentence him to you for thirty
days" The farmer had to sit on his
prisoner all the way home to keep him
in the wagon, but his neighbors envied
him because he had secured a harvest
hand. On a freight train which was
wrecked in Kansas fifty or sixty tramps
were making their way to Colorado for
their health" The farmers promptly
offered them two dollars a day and
good food and lodging but they de-
clined, thinking to bum" their living.
The farmers thought otherwise. They
rounded up the hoboes with shot
guns and set them at work In the
fields, where the women, armed with
guns, guarded them. Some amateur
photographers who thought the chance
too good to miss are said to have had
difficulty in getting their subjects to
look pleasant.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-09-12

to their people few or no political sor So
cial rights. a revolt against unlimited ty-
ranny on the part of rulers, it does not
discriminate between such governments
and those in which the people themselves
make and execute their laws and enjoy
the fullest measure of liberty.
Its aim is not to correct the evils OK
government, but to destroy all govern
ment 1t would not only reform abuses,
but would do away with the virtues and
benefits of all good government and So
ciety. 1t would bring social chaos upon
the world and would reduce human so
ciety to a condition where mere brute
force would reign triumphant.
No country in the world is more seri-
ously interested in this subject than our
own, for no country has more to lose and
none has less occasion for social upheaval
than ours. Thus far anarchy has OBJ
tanned but little foothold here; but with
the almost unlimited license to speak and
print which we have taught ourselves to
believe is the constitutional right of every
citizen, we are furnishing a fertile soil
in which this deadly plant may take root
and grow and bear its fruit.
Anarchy should be stamped out "a we
would stamp out yellow fever or the
plague it should be crushed as we crush
the head of a dangerous reptile, and no
Executive need fear to enforce with strin-
gency laws which may be passed. because
he will have behind him and supporting
him the practically unanimous sentiment
of the country.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-09-12

or Latin. or Euclid, or logarithms counts
but little. 1t is a question of academism
versus matter OF fact. Homer or Virgil
would make but a poor factor in closing
modern business deal. The youth of
early training and experience ought in
my opinion to be qualified to run any
thing from a peanut stand to railroad
much better than the raw college prod
uct, even though the latter may be able
to write business letter in Sanscrit or
make out a bill of goods in Runic cunei-
form.
There is no royal or certain road to
success. Chance and opportunity often
arise, and there is many so-called self
made man who is a ninetenths accident.
But he is an exception. | believe. how
ever, that. all things else being equal,
the collcge-bred man or the highly edu-
Gated man has by far the better oppor-
tunity to succeed in life, as compared
with the usual type of self-made man.
II the former would do what the latter
must do or has done to win. if the young
man from college has the talent. courage.
and determination to face the battle of
business, to go through all the drudgery,
rough work, and general initial unpleas-
antness, just as the grammar school grad
uate does, he would speedily outclass and
outpass the latter. But this the average
cOllegian will not do, and. therefore, he
is handicapped in the race He must
work from the bottom rung up If he
would finally utilize his educational ad.
vantages
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-09-12

A visitor from Scotland to the Toron-
to conference said great many people
In his country regarded Canada as 1.-THE
icing on the American plum-cake. Less
poetic than the characterization, Our
Lady of Sorrows" the description of
the Dominion yet appeals to the mag
ination of the epicure. The visitor
added the significant remark that he
believed Canadians themselves had a
great share of the cake.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-09-12

One of the most sensible moves in
connection with the army is the pro-
posed change in uniforms. Kahki has
been found by British experience in
South Africa to be too light. so the
proposition is to dress our soldiers in a
working garb of olive-drab that is hard
to distinguish at a distance from their
environment of trees, haze and earth.
The change proposed is practical and
businesslilze, but. alas. what becomes
of 1.-The boys in blue"
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-09-12

ontory on the west bank of the
Hudson, at the entrance to the High
lands and opposite Verplancks Point.
At both these places during the revo-
luton the American constructed forts.
The place was a most important one,
commanding the line of communica-
ton between New England and the
other colonies. 1t was the key to the
Highlands.
Early in the summer of 1879 Sir
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-09-12

"'' uIIu tIIt IUUIo VI III
Dor. they have had to buy from the ''com-
pany stores" at prices in excess of what
they could be purchased for elsewhere
They have been obliged to live in the
company's "boggs." called dwellings.
Nearly two years ago these miners,
after a protracted struggle, succeeded in
compelling mine owners to increase wages
10 per cent and to make some other
changes and improvements. AS is well
known, cost of living has largely in
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-09-12

The art of retracting without taking
anything back-if the bull may be al
lowed-seems to be understood in ia
pan. A young orator at a political meet
ing called a public official a thief A
policeman on duty gravely rose and adj
dressed a remark in low tone to the
speaker, who thereupon said: "The
chief of police requests me to retract
the word which have just spoken. Al
though the word of a sage should never
re-enter, let us make a concession; let
us take back the word and keep the
idea" Great applause and cries of
Bravo greeted the orators escape
from his dilemma.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-09-12

No place is exempt from the adver-
Using sign nuisance, it would seem.
He has invaded the cemeteries In some
towns and tackled his disfguring signs
on the trees there. Why don't adver-
tisers stick to the newspapers. where
they get some returns for their money
and avoid disfguring the landscape
and violating the proprieties. as in this
case
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-09-12

activities. The loss of Stony Point
was one keenly felt and it was re-
solved to recapture the place, now
greatly strengthened, at any hazard.
The undertaking was a desperate one,
as the fort could only be taken by sur
prise, and in looking around for a
leader Washington fixed upon General
Anthony Wayne.
The latter readily consented to lead
the attacking force and determined to
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-09-12

one 10 answer, eS-
pecially to the taste
of the controversial
individual who asks
it. At first consid-
Grafton the odds
would seem to be
in favor of the self
m a d e m a II, by
whom l mean the
ordinary product of
I h e gra M m e r
school, the child of
poor or compare
lively poor parents.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-09-12

the rope. When she got out she dis
covered that the kitchen had caught
fire from an overheated stove. She In
stantly pulled a bucket of water up
from the well, and rushed to the house
with it and put out the fire. Then
she got some dry clothes on and went
about her work as usual.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-09-12

of Stony Point, on
the Hudson, t b e
123d anniversary
of which was OBJ
served by the dedi-
cation of the bat
tleheld as a State
park, and was
made noteworthy
by the attendance
Of Governor Odell
and many State of
ficials. The park
has been created
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-09-12

The doctor who attended Christopher
L. Magee, of Pittsburg, during his last
illness has been awarded fee of $780,
1926. He wanted 100000, but the
jury evidently took into consideration
the fact that Mr.. Magee died.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-09-12
The Males in the Majority.

In all but eleven of the ffty-two
States and Territories the male out
numbers the female population. These
eleven States are along the Atlantic
seaboard. California contains the
greatest excess of men, the recorded
number being $4,000; Minnesota
comes second. with 1856; Texas
third, with 100000, and Pennsylvania
fourth, with 1O6,007.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-09-12

The recent session of Congress may
be remembered in history as the Ditch
Congress" The national system of ir-
rigation which Congress authorized
will be a network of bitches, and the
canal across the isthmus will certainly
be facetiously described as "the great
ditch" between the two big ponds"
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-09-12

five years the CON
dition of the miners
in the anthracite
coal districts has
constantly grow n
worse. In season
and out they have
suffered reduction
in wages. Their
necessaries Of life.
including the pow
der used in blasting
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-09-12

Women of the present generation
have not lost all the characteristics of
their grandmothers. No colonial house
wife could have done better in an emer-
gency than the New Jersey woman who
fell into welr the other day. AS there
was no one within call, she had to save
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-09-12

A Missouri paper tells of man who
was cured of a case of rheumatism of
sixteen years standing by being
thrown from horse. The physician
who signed the death certificate pro-
nounced the cure permanent.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-09-12

Russell Sage fell from the platform of
a New York street car and narrowly
escaped being run over. He wasn't
hurt, but will probably insist on hay
ing his nickel returned anyway.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-09-12

america has the best guns" says
German annual. 1t is lucky for the
editor of the annual that Herr Krupp
is not empowered to punish people for
leze majesty.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-09-12

by the patriotic labOrs of the Society
for the Preservation of Scenic and His
toric Places and Objects and is now
under care of the society.
Stony Point is a small, rocky prom
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-09-12

A revolver is such a useful thing tC
carry around with you. No fool should
be without one.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-09-12

Some men are born great, some
achieve greatness but the majority do
not trouble themselves very much
about it.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-09-12

1t is hard to satisfy the western farm
er. He grumbles when his corn is
burned up, and he grumbles when it is
drowned out.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-09-12

Solomon's temple has been found, but
the plumbing is reported to be in bad
condition.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-09-12

The more money a man saves when
young the more he will have to spend
ON patent medicines when he gets old.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-09-12

The meanest burglar on earth has
been found. He robbed a child's bank
of it's few pennies.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-09-12

Mr.. Schwab Is overworked. Well, it
must keep him pretty busy shoveling
the money back from the spout.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-09-12
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Mr.. Balfour never reads newspapers.
Well, well, that is discouraging.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-09-12

The Santo Stefano tower in Venice is
threatening to tumble. 1t seems to be
high time for Venice to brace up.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-09-12

A curious thing about the Trusts Is
that every man willing to go in, or
failing in this. is willing to denounce
them as thieves,
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-09-12
ANARCHY MUST BE STAMPED OUT.
BY Hon. J. N. BromweH. ~. C.

The doctrine of anarchy is like
a foul plague which, being bred
in unclean and impure surround
ings, is liable to spread and EN-
brace the good and pure as well
as the filthy and unclean.
Born in countries which give
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-09-12
HISTORIC STONY POINT

Mad Anthony Wayne Captured the
Fort from the British.
One of the most brilliant engage
ments of the revolutionary war was
the capture by Mad Anthony Wayne
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-09-12
"sELf-MADE" VS.. "COILEGE-BRED. "

Which has the better opportunity to
succeed in life-the self-made man or the
college man? The question is a knotty
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-09-12
CAUSE OF THE MINERS STRIKE.
BY Samuel GomperS.

Why are 147, 900 anthracite miners on
strike in Pennsylvania? The question is
easily answered For more than twentv-
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-09-12

There are more ways of deserving
punishment than there are Of escaping
it
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-07-18
FOUR RAIL ROADS AND EMPLOYEES
REACH AGREEMENT
RETURN TO WORK TODAY
BY Thursday, Few Evidences of the
Strike Will Remain-There May be
Trouble With Some Radical Union
ists-Teamsters Ordered Rack To
Work, hut Some Of Them May Re-
fuse.

Chicago, July 15.-W1th agreements
reached between four railroads and
their employees the great strike of the
freight handlers and teamsters that has
paralyzed the industries Of Chicago Tor
a week is apparently broken. A major
lty OF the strikers are expected to re-
turn to work tomorrow. By Thursday
according to the present outlook there
will be few evidences of the strike.
Some of the more radical unionists may
refuse to accept the terms accepted by
representative committees but appar-
emily they will be able to WELD but lit
tie influence with the majority of the
strikers. 1t is possible however, that
the radicals may prevent the strike
of the freight handlers called for to-
morrow morning. Upon the action
taken at this meeting will depend the
attitude of the striking teamSterS.
Their national President AL Young, Or
dered them back to work tomorrow but
If the freight handlers refuse to declare
the strike off officially some OF the
teamsters may refuse to work. 1t is
conceded that their officers exercise lit
tie absolute authority.
The four railroads that entered into
agreements with their lnen tonight We're
the Lake Shore and Michigan South
ern, the Chicago and Northwestern, the
Nickel Plate and the Illinois Central
OF the four the Northwestern and the
Illinois Central accepted the proposition
made upon advice of the teamsters
board of arbitration. The Nickel Plate
and Lake Shore succeeded in getting
their men to sign the scale presented
by railroads July IL.
Consequently neither the freight
handlers nor the railroads claim a vic
tory as the employees Of the Lake
Shore were the first to sign, however,
the railroads are expressing the great
est satisfaction over the break in the
strike
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-07-18
SCHOOL FOR TEACHERS.
Cumberland Summer InStitute-rown
and County Appropriations--Issu of
Light Bonds Other News.

Correspondence of The MessengerD
Fayetteville, n. c., July Is.
Professor Cole, superintendent of pub
lie instruction for Cumberland, began
the county summer school for teachers
in the city graded school building at
$50 o'clock this morning. He is assist
ed by Professor J. A, Jones, superin-
tendent of the Fayetteville graded
schools. and Professor j. A. Macarthur,
superintendent Of the Red Springs Mil
itary Academy Other prominent edu-
Gators are expected to give their as
Sistance. and the sessions promise to
be full Of interest. Fifty teachers pres
ent today.
Last evening MessrS. A. H. Slocomb,
z. H. Williamson and H. Med. Robin
son. a committee from the chamber of
commerce, appeared before the board
of aldermen. and obtained from that
body an appropriation of $3.50 to assist
in the publication of an illustrated
booklet setting forth the manufacture
ing, commercial and agricultural ad-
vantageS of this town and section. The
same committee secured an appropria-
ton for the same amount and the same
purpose from the county authorities.
The municipal government also au-
thorized the issue of $4,000 more in bonds
for the construction of an electric light
system.
A very enjoyable occasion last even
ing was the gathering in the armory of
the Reserve. corps, Captain r. G. Haigh,
and Co. A. of the Independent Light
Infantry battalion, Major j. G. Hol-
lingsworth commanding-partly bus
mess meeting and partly a social re-
union. Major B. r. Huske, eX-comman-
dant of the corps, presided, and after
he had opened the proceedings with a
strong speech. he was followed in inter-
esting talks by others. Captain j. c..
Huske and his reception committee dis
perSed refreshments, and the Glee Club
of the corps gave fine vocal and inStru-
mental music.
Since the correspondents last letter to
The Messenger there has been a second
trial of the Syrian Roufarah for alleged
indecent assault on the little daughter
Of Mr.. D. w. Parker, in which the ac-
cused was prosecuted by Messrs. Sim
clair & Bolton, and defended by ex-
Judge TIL. Sutton and Mr.. H. L. Cook.
Mayor Mcmillan required a bond or
$500 for defendants appearance at the
superior court, but it is evident that
the second trial has somewhat divided
public opinion, more than one express
ing doubt Of the Syrian's guilt.
Calvin Williams goes up to the next
term of federal court for crooked liquor
dealing.
The men OF the Fayetteville Indepen-
dent Light Infantry, Co. A, First regi-
ment state guard, have been measured
for forty-four of the new Kaki uni
forms.
Great regret is felt here at the news
of the death on the rail Of Engineer
Watson, who was killed on the Seaboard
Air Line. Mr.. Watson married Miss
King, sister OF Messrs. ]. A. and r. B.
King, OF this city.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-07-18
EXtraditiOn of Greene and Gaynor.

Washington, July 15.-The officials
here who are seeking to secure the eX-
tradition from Canada to this country
OF Greene and Gaynor are now feeling
more confidence in the success of their
efforts. The reason for their optimism
is change in the method of procedure
they having framed their application
for the extradition of the men precisely
eXtradition treaty. This was done on
the ground that the language of the
treaty relative to receiving any mon
ey, valuable security, or other property,
knowing the same to have been embez-
zled, stolen or fraudulently obtained, y
is claimed to actually fit the offense of
which the men are said to have been
guilty. 1t is expected that the Cana
dian court will thus be relieved of the
necessity of ruling upon the objection
made by the defendants, that the crime
charged in the Indictment does not cor
respond with the treaty Under the
new application the court will simply
be required to decided whether or not a
prima facie case of receiving stolen
moneys has been made out against
Gaynor and Greene.
If the men are surrendered under ex
tradition proceedings the Georgia courts
will be obliged to decide the difference
and delegate question whether Gaynor
and Greene can be tried for conspiracy,
as indicted, after having been obtained
from Canada on a warrant which does
not charge that offense.