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The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-05-01
CRUISER COLORADO AFLoAT.
Magnificent Armored Vessel Launched
at Cramps.

The armored cruiser Colorado was
launched at Cramps shipyard at Phil
adelphia, Pa, in the presence of
distinguished gathering of officials
from Washington and the state of Col
orado, including it's entire congression-
al delegation. Miss Cora May Pea
body, daughter of Governor Peabody
of Colorado, broke the bottle of wine
on the prov of the cruiser as. she
glided down the ways and into the
Delaware river.
The cruiser Colorado is of a new
class of vessels added to the Ameri
can navy. She is an armored cruiser
of the first class, yet she bears the
name of a state an honor formerly
only accorded battleships. Coupled
with tremendous battery power, she
has the speed of an ocean liner.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-05-01
Montana Mines.

The Butte mining district, as oper-
ated today, covers an area of approx
mately four by six miles, or "a square
miles.
1t is probable that in the near fu-
ture the manufacture of Portland ce-
ment will be added to Montanas var
led industries.
Charles Austin has resigned the SUI
perintendency of the properties of the
Red Bluff Mining company, operating
in Madison county.
The contracts for the erection Of
the buildings have finally been let for
the new smelling plant to be built by
Franklin Farrell's syndicate at Butte.
The st. Lawrence mine, near Vir-
ginia City, situated on the divide be-
tween Alder and Williams gulches,
again gives promise of being a big
producer.
The reorganization of the Bear
Gulch and Revenue properties at Jar
dine, now the Kimberly-Mon Min
ing company, will Immediately start
the Revenue 40-stamp mill.
In the case of Lee Mantle against
Mrs. Lulu Largely, as Administrative,
which has been on record pending
appeal in the supreme court, a stipu-
lation between the parties has been
filed.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-05-01
IDAHO NEWS.

IOArO NEWS.
Scarlet fever cases are being re-
ported from different parts of Ward
ner.
Charles Teano committed suicide in
Wallace last Saturday by taking NOR
phine.
Shoshone county commissioners ap-
propriated $500 for the Roosevelt Gel
ebratiOn.
The Lewiston lodge of Red Men has
definitely decided that the date of it's
proposed carnival and street fair will
be from June l to T.
Two of the travelling organizers Of
the Woman's Christian Temperance
union were in Wardner the past week
and formed a society.
Mr. o. w. Serkins died as the result
of injuries he received from being hit
by a piece of lumber in the stomach
at Hope, two weeks ago.
Hogs sold for cents per pound on
foot, and cattle on Camas prairie
last week brought IA cents. The
herds are on the increase.
The annual campmeeting for the
Christian church for the north Idaho
district will be held at Orofno begin
ming June Ii. 1t will continue 10 days.
Bishop Smith Wooley of the Mormon
church has resigned as deputy reve-
nue. collector at POcatello. His sue
cessor is to be Fred White, who rep
resented Idaho county in the legisld-
ture.
The effort of Mr.. Pomeroy to secure
the sale of % acres of heirship land
owned by Black Hawk and his two sis
ters, and upon which a large portion
of the town of Kamiah is built, it is
thought, will fail.
The Farmers Year Book has been
issued by the University of Idaho and
is ready for distribution. 1t is a 1870
page book and contains reports Of
all the farmers Institutes which have
Deen held in Idaho.
The body of man about 30 years
of age, supposed from papers found
to be that of H. c. Milestone of
Charleston, was found recently in Lyt-
tie Creek, two miles southeast Of San
| Francisco, with a SO caliber bullet hole
in his head.
Congressman French has recon-
mended the following young men for
appointment to the United States naval
academy at Annapolis: e. r. Leon
ard, Boise; Aubrey Lawrence, Mos
COW; Paul Savige, Boise; Louis Tu
ger, st. Anthony.
The recent orders of Sheriff Manley
TO stop gambling in all of its forms
have not only closed the gambling
joints of Shoshone county. but have
penetrated the homes of this district
and whist and other card games are ne
longer played for prizes.
The organization of the Potlatch
Lumber company at st. Paul, with a
capital stock of S7,OOO,OOO is reported
This company has taken over the tim
Der holdings of the Wisconsin Log &
Lumber company and of the North
land Pine company throughout north
ern Idaho.
lie Roy Thomas, representing the
United States census bureau, is in
Lewiston gathering statistics of the
wealth, debt and taxation of Me-
rerce county He will soon visit Aso
tin and later Grangeville Mr. Thomas
has already completed the work Il
other parts of northern Idaho and east
ern Washington.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-05-01
Fought off the somaIis.

Bohotle, Somaliland, April 81
Major Cough, in command of a mobile
column. engaged the enemy near Dan
op He lost 13 killed, including two
officers, and four officers were wound
ed. The enemy suffered 200 men
killed
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-05-01

Decency comes pretty close to re-
ligion.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-05-01
Stole JeweIry From Employers.

New York, April 2S.-William j.
Pick, stock clerk for a downtown
jewelry firm, has been arrested.
charged with stealing $4,000 worth
of jewelry from his employers during
the past four years. Picks defalca-
lions we're discovered recently.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-05-01

societies will run into thousands OF
dollars. Experts are still working on
the books, and the total Of the alleged
defalcation is not known.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-05-01

The number of persons employed
in the mining of coal in England and
Wales is S25,401.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-05-01

The Jews as a people are the poor
est race of the earth.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-11

The big, buZZing June bugs which come
out in such numbers on warm summer
nights at mountain and lakeside resorts
are popular with no one, and especially OBJ
jects of disgust to the fair summer girl.
Not that the June bugs do any intentional
harm. They are simply stupid, laundering
bugs, which fly about aimlessly, and after
q few short weeks of summer existence
seem to disappear as mysteriously as they
come. But they possess such dire posi-
bilities in the way of flying in the sum-
ner girls face or becoming entangled in
her hair that they are voted with much
emphasis 'horrid things" In some parts
of the world, however especially in the
smaller villages of Switzerland the June
bug was once held in high esteem. 1t was
known as the "tnunderbug," and was
highly regarded by the ignorant peasants
on account of its supposed ability to
bring rain.
The legend as to the cause which led to
this belief in the June bugs wondrous
powers is curious one. At one time Il
small Swiss village was suffering from a
drought which threatened total deStruc-
ton of the seasons crops Prayers had
been said In the village church, other rain
making plans had been tried, but to no
avail The peasants were in despair.
All this time a travelling man, who was
evidently a good deal of a practical joker,
arrived in the village. When he heard of
the trouble of the peasants he gravely told
them that there was an easy way out of
the difficulty. All that was necessary was
to go to the city of Basic and purchase
some thunder. The rain would follow in
due time.
visited Basic. and, entering the largest
store in the city, asked for some thunder.
At first the clerk was amazed. Then, en-
! tering into the spirit of the thing. he
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-11

said the Man of the Street. "Now tell
me about the balance and steering
compartment; is that complicated at
all?"
1T used to be the great secret of the
whole thing twenty years ago." re-
piled the Torpedo Lieutenant "Ex-
plantations of it were given in whispers
and with closed doors. Now that's all
done with. The chamber contains an
arrangement called hydrostatic valve,
which is the apparatus causing the
torpedooto keep at any required depth
below the surface of the water. You
know, of course, that the pressure Of
WatersKaries as the depth? The deeper
you go the greater the pressure.
Therefore, you compress the spring
of the valve so that it will be exactly.
central at the depth required-sayz ten
feet. The valve is connected by a rod
to the steering engine. Now what hap
pens? If the torpedo is at less depth
than ten feet, the spring pushes the
valve out the rudders go down and
the torpedo deScends. If the torpedo
is below ten feet the reverse happens.
The valve is pressed in against the
spring by the pressure of the water,
the rudders go up and the torpedo
ascends. That's all itsis!"
why, how SIMPLEX, exclaimed the
Man of the Street. Fancy making a
secret of little thing like that! Is
that really all 2" syEe
The rest is merely the elaboration
of the idea in odetail," replied the
Torpedo Lieutenant; with grin.
/ Shall We go on to the engines ?''
"Ah, yes. They must be wonderful
things when you come to think of
It."
1, ''They are" said the Torpedo Lieu
tenant. Generally speaking, they are
what is called three-cylinder Brother-
hoods, driving two propellers, placed
one behind the other. revolving In OPP
pesite directions. They weigh about
fifty pounds, exert about fifty horse
power, and revolve at about 1000 reVo-
lutions per minute. The air is supplied
from the air chamber, where it is
stored at pressure Of nearly 1,400
pounds on the sQuar inch"
so by Jove!" remarked the Man of the
Street, when you come to think of it,
the engines and boilers of the first
cross channel steamers weighed as
many tons as these do pounds. and
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-11

der skin by the thongs, and many of the
women present turned away their heads,
not caring to witness such a beating.
Inc elder Kantor conducts small tai
LOT shop. and his family lives in two rooms
In the rear There are six children. Katie
being next to the eldest.
L didn't steal the eggs" said Katie.
VINO Is an attractive little girl IT only
TOOK them to bring them home to mamma.
ana thought 1t would be all right If we
gave the grocer the money for the eggs
tater l didn't mean not to pay for
Katie said she was a pupil in tbe third
grade, of the Fourteenth street public
school or this village Her favorite stu
dles are geography and history, she said
ana she declared that she was fond of
study and of her teacher, who was Very
good to all the children.
had no way out Of It; when the
J 9Tdge SaId !, for me to whip Katie had to
Opey nm declared the childs father. He
produced TIE leather whip with the four
teen thongs, with which he had chastised
the child. He said he had made the
WHIP purposely to punish his children
correcting them.
But your father did not whip you very
hard, did he, Katie?" was suggested.
Yes, indeed, he did. He hurt me aw-
full the little girl answered
mad TO strike hard because the Judge
ordered me to do So" explained her faith
e.. EeopIe must always do what the
Judge says, mustn't they? That's the law,
isn't it, in this country?"
Then it developed that the complainant
against little Katie had not been present
in court to press the charge against her
and that therefore the case ought legally
TO have been dismissed. When Kantor's
attention was called to this he declared
that the recorder had said nothing about
that phase of the Indictment, but had
simply ordered the punishment to be in
Iicted ana mad directed court officer to
place chair in front of the bench for
that purpose.
There IS talk among residents of Cen
tervllle, the suburb of the village in which
the Kantors live, of addressing a formal
protest to Recorder Lazarus. asking him
not to have girls whipped in his court
pointing out to him the ignominy of such
punishment. Katie's mother said the child
could never outlive the remembrance Of
the dlsgraceful whipping in public court
and she believes that such treatment was
likely to ruin a childs future. In this she
voiced the sentiments of her neighbors.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-11
ONE BUG FIGURES
q AS A RAINMAKER

promised he would get them the desired
thunder. Stepping out Of the store into
back yard, he caught number Of June
bugs. These he imprisoned in a box,
which he handed to the villagers. The
June bugs, indignant at their imprison-
rumbling in the box, which sounded like
the faint far-off mutterings of thunder.
There is your thunder in that box"
said the clerk. But you must be care
village
The delegation departed rejoicing, car
rying their thunder box" with them.
They restrained their curiosity until the
confines Of the village were reached. But
the mysterious box was often passed
from hand to hand and held at the ears
of the members of the delega ton, and
each wondered at the faint, rolling sound
which seemed to come from within. So
intent were they on the mysterious box
that they did not notice how the black
rain clouds were piling up back of them.
At the limits of the village their curl
oSity was too great to be restrained. The
box was opened. Out flew the thunder
bugs" to the dismay of the peasants.
But in their flight they took a course di-
rectly over the village.
In the village the delegation, rather
shamefacedly, explained how the thunder
bugs" had disappeared. The VeXation OF
the villagers, however, was partly as
suaged by the assurance that the thunder
producers had flown directly over the
village. 1t vanished entirely when a few
minutes there came loud clap of thun-
der. Soon the rain was pouring down in
torrents. The crops were saved and of
course, in such circumstances, the most
Skeptical peasants were forced to admit
that the saving rain was produced by
the thunder bugs
For many years after this occurrence
June bugs We're held in high esteem IN
that canton of Switzerland.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-11

something for a long time, little girl -
began the injured canoeist, toying with
a Touraine ice. You know l love you,
and if your mother won't let me come
to your house suppose we have a house
Of our own?"-
They Are to Elope.
They are going to elope shortly, this
pair, and again the Charles proves it's
worth as matchmaker and sacred
Boston institution.
Many mothers have taken the news
paper accounts of canoe firtationS
seriously, and there has been an OBJ
vious falling off in the number of
young women who visit the river. If
the police keep on, fear some, the only
feminine things on the stream will be
the canoes. There has been no end of
woe, too, for the girls who have held
out the idea that the tricky canoe was
a most efficient chaperon.
A Chicago girl, who has just ended
a two weeks visit in Boston, and who
had little runout with park police
man from the bow of a green canoe,
was half Indignant and half amused
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-11
HOW MANY

How many bowls to make a bowler?
How many shoals to make a shoulder
How many lambs to make a llama?
How many drachms to make a drama
How many bats to make a battle?
How many rats to make rattle?
How many folks to make a focus?
How many croaks to make a crocus?
How many quarts to make a quarter?
How many ports to make a porter?
How many fans to make phantom?
How many banns to make bantam?
How many aches to make an acre?
How many fakes to make a fakir?
How many wraps to make a rapture?
How many caps to make a capture?
How many sums to make summer?
How many plums to make plumber?
How many hicks to make nickel?
How many picks to make pickle?
How many capes to make caper?
How many tapes to make a tapir?
How many tons to make a tunnel?
And how much fun to make a funnel?
Justin Ingersoll
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-11

I'D like to see them try anything
like this at home" she said. The very
idea. Why, the canoe police would be
in the water half the time. We'd dump
them. In Chicago you can make love
in the parks, on the elevated, and even
in the electrics, and no one ever says
a word. When we get an underground
railway they will have 'spooning' seats,
I'm told. And why not?
"They say the objection in Boston
comes from men who go out with their
wives for row on the river, and who
are disguised because they see people
loving. Now, it should remind these
men and women of the days of their
youth, when they were in love. Per-
haps it reminds them how cold they
have become to each other. Let them
keep off the river, 1 say, If they can't
stand little sentiment. I tell you one
thing, if John Henry wants to held my
hand and I'm willing, I'd like to see
any Boston policeman make him let
CO."
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-11
FIOgs Little Girl i'm Court

BAYoNNE. N. J., Oct. 1O--Residents
OF this village are commenting unfayora-
bly, on the punishment melted out to tiny
Katie Kantor by order of Recorder Hy-
man Lazarus in his court. before fifty
spectators. Katie, who is nine years old.
had been accused of stealing eggs, and
Recorder Lazarus commanded her ia
ther to whip her in the court room, the
aogging to take place in front of the
bench on which the justice sits. On sew
eral occasions Recorder Lazarus has COM
PEELED fathers to spank their hayward
boys in open court. but this is the first
time in New Jersey, as far as can be
learned, that girl was soundly whipped
in public.
The father placed his little child across
his knee and applied the blows with a
leather whip which had fourteen thongs.
The whip was sixteen inches long. Big
red wells were raised on the chdlds ten
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-11
Gen. sherman,s Friend.

Upon a certain occasion Cen Sherman
was the guest of honor at banquet,
after which a reception was held. Among
the line Of people VINO filed in and out to
shake hands with the great war hero
Gen. Sherman perceived face that was
very familiar, but which he could not
place
WHO are you?" he asked in an apollo
getic aside as he welcomed the guest
heartily.
hind a deprecatory hand:
made your shirts sir"
"Ah, of course" exclaimed the gene Al
loudly. turning to the receiving commit
tee behind him. Gentlemen, allow M 81
present Mai urtZ."-Lippincott
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-11
WHAT Do Ypu KNOW ABOUT
$.l, THE TORPEDO AND ITS WORKING?
An Expert Tells Some Interesting Things to PASSING
Landubber

Gould you give me description OF
torpedo?' asked the Man of the
Street.-The most modern enc for
preference
Certainly" replied the Torpedo
Lieutenant. Let me write down for
you. Here you are: Length lift;
diameter. 18-in.; weight, just over half
a ton; explosive, 200-lb of guncotton.
The torpedo is divided UP into five
compartments-pisto and charge, air
chamber, balance and steering, engines,
tail and rudders. Speed, thirty three
knots (about forty miles and hour)."
.Ah! that is just what 1 wanted"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-11

H. W. Treanor, Who Stands the Right Pointed the Cannon
Which Made Four BGpseyes With Four Shots Minutes
and Sixteen Seconds. H. B. Haobee Trained the Gun. Both
Men Belong to the Crew of the indiana.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-05-20
BASEBALL TROPHY CUP.

The soldiers and marines quartered
about Newport have organized ball teams
and are practicing hard with eyes on a
trophy cup offered by ex-Mayor r y.
Garrettson OF Newport 10 the team win
ming the most games I'm the series he
tween army and navy teams, TO COM
mence June 10Th
Fort Adams and Fort Creole will put
teams In the field 20 represent the army.
and teams from the training ship Con-
stellation, the training station and the
marine barracks will represent the navy
Mr.. Garrettson has done much 10 en-
courage athletic sports about Newport
especially baseball The high school
teams In that vicinity are contesting for
a cup offered by Mr.. Garrettson.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-05-20
CRICKET

The Pawtucket-H Harvard fencing match
arranged for next Saturday has been can
celled.
In place Of the Harvard team Paw
tucket has secured the Providence Cric-
ket team as opponents and the game will
be played on the Association Athletic
field. Pawtucket series of three games
has been arranged. the first TO be played
next Saturday.
The Providence eleven will be selected
from the following: Armitage, Harmless
Lee (captain). Lockwood ID. X. Macdon-
aid. NJ. +. Macdonald. Rothery. Sowden.
Wilson. Winfield. Woodhouse. Whitaker,
Cowgirl, Dodd Umpire, Jones.
Play will commence at . y. m. sharp,
Providence players leaving on the IL sc
electric from Mathewson street.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-05-20
THEATRICAL NOTES

Miss Katherine Rober. who has not
been seen In this city for two years is
playing at the Empire theatre with the
Blanche Bates New York success, Under
Two Flags" The play Is given with
unusual detail, special scenery having
been painted and the company having
been enlarged for the week. Miss Rober
appears as Cigarette, and is supported by
Mr.. Thomas Meighan. The great sand
storm in the desert scene is given in its
complete detail and the production Is a
notable one for the theatre.
For the last week OF the season the
Park theatre offers "A jolly American
Tramp" one of the newest OF comedy
melodramas. The play Is SAID 10 be one
OF unusual interest II will be given
with daily matinees at Park popular
prices
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-05-20
CHALLENGES.

The Park Social club has organized n
baseball team for the season and has one
OF the fastest amateur mines I'm the state.
The team has several open dates and
challenges any amateur team I'm the
state. Address Edward McCool care
Alexander and White, 50 weybosset
street. city
The News has n team IN the field
and challenges all speedy amateur teams.
the Telegram" preferred. Lineup: J..
Cox. III. 4. Whalen. n. e. Rothemlch,
So. 4. F-icker 3b. T. Scales. CT: II.
Dolsn. 20: ". Binfcrd. r. r. eastman,
c. @. Darte, p. W. Carr and r. Dorsn.
substitutes
Address all challenges to Baseball
Team" Providence News.