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The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-04-08
MINING AND MINING NEWS .
SHELTERS ARE PREPARING FOR
SPRING WORK.
items of interest Gathered During the
Past Weeks. c. Lead and Zinc
Mines Busy on Account Of Bounty
Occur d'Alene District a Great Pro
ducer-Accdents and Personals.

With the declaring of a dividend by
the Big Casino mine In Tuolumne
county, California, another dividend
paying mine is added to the list of val
liable properties in which Spokane
mining men are interested. The prop
erty has been systematically devel-
oped until the Big Casino shows one
of the largest ore shoots on the famous
mother lode of TuOlumne county. The
plant consists of a 100 ton mill. 10
which 10 stamps are being added
Finch & Galusha are representatives
for the company.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-04-08
MONTANA NOTES.

A special from Miles City says fully
two thirds of the residences and bust
ness portion of Miles City are SUBJ
merged by the flood waters of Tongue
river.
J. A. Henley, an old time conductor
of the Northern Pacific and a former
resident of Salt Lake, was crushed
beneath an overturned fiatcar in a
moving train at Gold Creek, and died
a few minutes after the accident. Hen
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-04-08
BIanch Walsh at Spokane.

J. B. Reynolds, business manager
for Blanch Walsh, has made arrange
ments for the appearance of that great
actress at the Spokane Theatre April IL
and IL, in 1.-THE Resurrection. Write
to Manager Dan Weaver of the theater
for reserved seats.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-04-08

Emperor Francis Joseph observed the
ancient ceremony of washing the feet
of 70 old men in the Crystal hall of the
Hofburg, in Vienna. The hall was fill
ed with distinguished people, corps,
the cabinet ministers, military officials
and court functiOnaries.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-04-08
Koreans Are Kicking.

The praise for the conduct Of the
Japanese soldiers is not quite univer-
sal. The Koreans are beginning to
grumble-that is. the people-and they
have reason to grumble, though it is
through no fault of the Japanese.
The Koreans complain that goods
are taken from them by the soldiers,
for which they receive no pay.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-04-08
Sundays War News.

Field Marshal Yamagata of Japan
says the Japanese probably will fight
their first great battle against a force
Of Russians numerically twice as large
as that of Japan. He believes Japan
would have done better to attack be-
fore the Russians transported so many
men to Manchuria.
Orders to the warships at CrOnstadt
are to be ready to sail by the last of
July, says a Paris military expert.
Ice on Lake Baikal is breaking up
and the railroad is being removed. The
railroad has served the purpose for
which it was intended.
Twelve of the customs officers
at Vladivostock have been withdrawn
and sent to Irkutsk. This is the first
step in the direction of closing the Gus
tom house there because of the poor
trade prospects in consequence of the
war. 1t is expected that Vladivostock
will be declared a free port after the
conclusion of the war.
Brigadier General H. T. Allen, Unit
ed States military observer with the
Japanese forces, has started for Ma
Mia
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-04-08
Russian Cavalry at VIII.

Pingyang, April Russians hold
the Yalu for IS miles from its mouth.
Their cavalry is concentrated at Win.
No engagement is expected on the
south side of the river.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-04-08

Dyer-Higbee and his wife are very
devoted.
Duell-To whom?-Life.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-04-08
-FOUR NORTHWEST STATES
LATE NEWS OF THE PAST WEEK
BRIEFLY TOLD.

Choice Selection of Interesting Items
Gathered From Exchanges-Cullings
From Washington, Idaho, Montana
and Oregon-Numerou Accidents
and Personal Happenings Occur.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-04-08
Mondays War News.

japanese advance guard is at Seng
Cheng, and main army is proceeding
toward that place, which is 40 miles
from the Yalu. Russian scouts are
falling back to the river. japanese do
not expect opposition until they reach
the Yalu river.
Russian troops by rapid concentra-
ton in Manchuria, have, it is believed
made impossible the success of Japs
in an attack on Newchwang or ada
cent territory.
Japanese army now only awaits mo
bilization of second army before pro
ceeding against Russians on the Yalu
river.
The Meeker herald., 1904-11-05
Wounded BY Own Shell

heavy short-range IRE. II they lifted
. hand 1t drew a hail of bullets. while
the bare insides of their knees were
10 dayed by the burning sun that
hundreds were completely famed for
. considerable time. ITO add to our
enjoyment says Jenkins. there
were our own guns in the rear ..
firing over us-and sometimes firing
short. One Of their shells burst with
\ bang near me. and killed the man ~.
ing next to me. At the same time I
felt what seemed like . sharp twiuge
ON the foot. Very cautiously slid
my hand down. and found my leg had
been nearly shot Of. No, II was
queer. but 1t didn't hurt much then
not till I moved. A .ew minutes later
I noticed something glittering In front
of me. slowly Erooved out = bit
OF trench in the hot sand and pulled
myself to 1t without knocking against
q Boer bullet. The glittering thing
was the base Of = shell. I turned II
over and saw on 1t . private mark.
such as workmen, at our hrm. put on
the work they do. An It was my own
mark"
The Meeker herald., 1904-11-05
FLY EATEN nv INDIANS.
Larvae Of Insect Make Rich and Nu
tritious Food.

Larvae Of Insect Make Rich and Nu-
tritious Food.
According to writer In the scien-
tific American. perhaps the most sim
gular food for human beings is the
larvae Of fly which is common in
parts Of California. This insect In
found In such vast quantities in Lake
Mono that 1t is washed upon the
shores in vast windows and can be
collected by bushels. The water Of
Mono is very singular, seemingly
heavy and smooth like oil: SO much
30 that 1t resists ordinary wind and
refuses to become rufled. When the
larvae begin to appear Indians gather
from far and near and scrape them
W. place the wormlike creatures on
cloths and racks in the sun and dry
them. when they are beaten up and
husked. looking then like rice. The
Indians call the food "kooh-chah-bee."
and many bushels are collected at
this time. That larvae are nutritious
In shown by tie condition of the In
clans. who snon grow fat on the rich
diet.
The Meeker herald., 1904-11-05

1t was mean thing to do. certainly.
but the cat meant NO harm. On he
contrary. she evidently thought DE
was doing very graceful act.
A well-known resident OF Balttmore
county left home the other day onr .
trip to the seashore. A short time
previous to his departure he bought .
silk hat of excellent quality and das-
cling finish but he deemed TIE
weather too hot to use such . head
piece on his trip. and consequently
left 1t at home. He put II carefuuy
away on the second shelf Of ward
robe and did not give q thought TO
any possible harm Detailing It during
his absence.
Upon his return from the sandy
beach and out of hearing OF the "sad
sea waves" there arose within . day
an occasion demanding his presence,
together with the full dress regalia,
at function of large moment In the
county. He dressed carefully and
when the job was done he smiled with
infinite satisfaction as he regarded
the impression his mirror gave him Of
himself. ~
All that remained was to take his
silk hat and cane and go forth. He
went to the wardrobe to get the hat
which he had never worn. except to
test It's "becomingness." AS he opened
the door of the wardrobe he was sur
The Meeker herald., 1904-11-05
Cat Made Poor Choice

prised to see the family cat come
bouncing into the room. making the
most cordial "meows" he had ever
heard. She rubbed against his legs
and seemed very anxious about some.
thing. He was fond Of the cat and
stopped and stroked her back very
gently. But her agitation increased
when he raised his hand to the shelf
where the hat was. He found the hat
unusually heavy. In fact. It was SO
heavy 1t seemed that 1t would be i'm
possible to lift 1t by the brim. He
curiously looked inside and-well. he
is a humane man, but he kicked the
cat out OF the room. called the serv-
ant and said things of which he has
since repented. The trouble was the
cat had taken advantage Of his alb.
sence and had placed brand new
family of kittens In his hat. At that
very moment i've Of the prettiest lit
tie feline infants in the world were
sleeping serenely where their fond
mother had put them.
The friends of this gentleman have
heard the story and he Is having a
hard time finding an antidote for t.eir
digs" There is no doubt tho cat
thought she was paying her master .
big compliment. and It would be In
teresting to know what she now thinks
o: her masters lack of gratitude and
his disposition In general.-Baltimore
Sun.
The Meeker herald., 1904-11-05

The Photographic model 10 . new
type Of young woman who has sprung
into Significance Of late. She 10 the
girl whose face you see in the street
car and along the board fences smil.
Ing at you. above . box OF timed
beef or plate Of breakfast food or
a new toilet cream. She ID seldom
q professional model. because her
face must be young and fresh. not
worn with the cares OF wase-earning.
Usually she is some girl Just out of
boarding school or = matinee beauty
who 1ust earns little pin money on
the side by posing for the camera.
And her ideas are often startling and
very funny.
one of her walked into 4 downtown
studio the other morning with An i'm
pcrtant and self-conscious air and an
bounced herself ready to pose for tea
biscuit, tomato catsup. Lowler's bon
Lsas, or any old thing
The Meeker herald., 1904-11-05

A story which throws an interest
ing light on at least one South Ami.
can war pension comes from . well
known British firm Of gun makers,
says the London Daily Chronicle The
other day an employe. who may b
called for the present purpose Sam
Jenkins, and who had lost leg 1t
the battle of Magersfontein. stumped
into the managers Once and an
nounced that he wanted to leave.
Jenkins was known to the manager.
for he had been employed BY the -arm
before the war, and had even. On his
tre-engagement after the campaign.
been supplied by them with . cpsk
leg in place Of the limb he had lost
under very peculiar circumstances.
Hts account Of the injury that cost
him his leg is remarkable one. The
wound was sustained after the disas'
traus charge of the Highland brigade
tn xhlch jenkins served-to rush
tho Eoer trenches at Magersfontetn.
All tbs following morning. It viii BE-
remembered. the survivors Of tAs
unsuccessful night attack lay facing
the euemy's position. exposed 70 >
The Meeker herald., 1904-11-05
Why Literary Men Drink

the habit Of taking . stimulant now
and then. Do you suppose In thea
cases eyestrain has anything to DO
with the drinking habitf I am IN.
,clined to think 10. OF course 1t would
not be reasonable to assume that IL
n! cases of drinking among men u
this class the habit Is due to eye
strain, because in some instances We
will find other special causes. maybe
an inherited taste, environment and
other influences that might be mem
toned.
"If we take the most favorable view
Of the theory, allowing all that 10
claimed for 1t by those who advance
and advocate 1t, we will yet ind that
other causes and excuses must b.
found for the vast majority Of cases
Of drunkenness. Still these theories
are all interesting. aad we do not loss
anything by considering them. We
must not permit them. however. to
lead US to wrong conclusions. nor
must we accept as altogether true
that drinking IL q necessary thing
when we overstrain our eyes"
The Meeker herald., 1904-11-05
TEA
Is@ereanythinggoodthat
isn't advanced by good tea?
Is,there anything bad that
isn't kept down bygood tear
ssuth Africa slang.


sssth Artisans hay thir own char
sctf1sttc coaioQuiaiisn1A and slang. and
- o rogalt Of their surroundings fire.
luently uDe KA0r and Dutch words
nat render their conversation puxxling
70 . new ohum." For example. the
sariety Of meanings attached to the
word "ikona" (the first Kafar word
Tommy Atkins learns in that country
which nay dignity haven't got" and.
lnver3siy. Il want" or mot to be
:aaght," proves an early stumbling
block. Bat It Is with the ordinary
slang tAat It Is proposed to deal.
In tho arst place the colonial loves
10 draW, particularly In describing
anything. -Man! its such . l-e-etle
thing, b VIII say. Or MAN! We want
r-ii-ghe ever there" He addresses
man, woman OF child a. Man." 1t may
BE- observed. Nobody ever steals (un-
less tie police catch him). he only
~tuDDs" tho article, or. since the war,
Commanders" 1t. As in America. all
shows arc Stores" while public
houses become "canteens.". . Ia mill
tAire. Having entered the canteen. he
viii haye either "shandy" Of beer and
1emoasAe (the staple drink Of the colo
nia1). q Tong" or = pony" beer.
9houId 10 go ON . spree, no h only
having, . birthday" With his "skoff. :"
o. nood. 10 prefers tea 70 anything else.
he water being doubtful In most
Dlaoes.1Tk-Bits.
The Meeker herald., 1904-11-05
Where She Had Posed

But have you ever posed beforsf'
inquired the artist. taking down her
name and address.
"oh, yes-that is. q little." readily
responded the model.
I'm, the nudef" inquired the pho.
tosrapher. continuing to write in his
day book.
NO." replied the sweet young thing.
"only In New York.
The photographer looked up. fancy
ing he had been misunderstood. Yes.
but have you ever p6sed in the nude7"
he repeated. Err
II said." replied the sweet. So1nE
thing haughtily. that have never
posed anywhere but In New York. !"
and She Haunted out Of the studio.
Fancy heads" wrote down tho pho
tosTapher without inQuiring further
New York Presa .a
The Meeker herald., 1904-11-05

HAS eyestrain anything to do With
the drinking hAbitf" asked wsitseelp
the New Orleans Timss-Democrat.
"soms Of the men who claim % know
have declared that this increasing
habit IL due. in . great many IN
stances, to eyestrain. and 20 they
reason the habit into the list Of all
ments to be treated by oculists. Come
10 think Of II, the theory il . plaus-
ible one in many respects. though l
doubt whether any considerable per.
centage of drunkenness is due to eye
strain. But you take men whose call
inRs require them to use their eyes .
graf deal. men. for instance, who have
to read and write nearly all the time.
and you will. as rule, md that .
large majority of them naturally take
TO the habit of drinking.
Literary men drink . great deal.
Newspaper men drink. Lawyers
drink. Many doctors. particularly
those who give more attention to the
theoretical side Of the science Of med
icine than to the practical side, are In
The Meeker herald., 1904-11-05

Why IL It that the tenderest feet must
tread tho toughest road?
Why Is il that the weakest back must
curry the heaviest loadf
while the feet that are surest and firm-
est have the smoothest path to go.
And the back that n straightest and
strongest has never burden to
know. 1~a4.u..
Why Is It that the brightest eyes are the
o,es coon dim with tesrs7
Why Is 1t that the Highest heart must
ache and ache for yearsf
While the eyes that are hardest and cold
est shed never q bitter tear,
And the heart that Ii smallest and mean
est has never an ache to fear.
Why is It those who are saddest have
always the gayest laugh7
why IL ii those who need not have al
ways the biggest half"?
While those who have never sorrow
have seldom a smile to give,
And those who want just a little must
strive and struggle to live.
WHY II 1t that the noblest thoughts are
the ones that arr never expressedf
why ID 1t that tho grandest deeds are the
ones that are never cnnfessed4
The Meeker herald., 1904-11-05
Korean . Hard Language.

Korean is a difhcult language to
learn. Trifling errors are likely to lead
a foreigner into great embarrassment.
1t was only the smallest mistake that
led an impass!oned preacher to warn
his congregation that unless they re-
pented they would be relegated to "a
cellar"-the Korean word for cellar
and the neither world being almost
Identical. In like manner the story
Of Lazarus, who fell sick, was told to
a Sunday school class with an unau-
thorized ending. The native form of
expression is entering sickness. !"
anu by . trIning confusion the teach
or was made to declare that Lazarus
entered . bottle.
The Meeker herald., 1904-11-05
" PROXY.
Nsnss the Baby Needed.

Suffered from nervousness and
AeaAdehe sntil one day about year
ago Il suAdeaiy occurred to ne what q
great ssGee drinker was and
theusht uay be this might have some
thi-g to - with my trouble. 20 I
shifted to tea to, awhile but was
not better. II anything worse.
AT Tat time had baby 'oc-
months cid that We had to feed on .
1ottis. sntil N old lady friend toll
ne 70 ~ Postum Food Coffee. Three
months aSo commenced using Pos.
tum, leaving on the tea and coffee.
and not esly have my headaches ami
nervous .troub3es entirely diSappeared.
but since then I have been giving
plsoty It nurse for my baby. and have
q larga, healthy child now.
II have NJ desire to drink anyts:as
bat Postnn and know It has benefited
~ shildren. and hope Ill Woo have
cAfjdrsa Will try Postum and ind out
fer tAonselves what . really wonder.
fai sosa 'Artnk II II" Name givea Ly
Psstsn O.. Battle Creek. Mich.
Bsth tea ana coffee contain quaint
wss Il ,psasonous drug called CAT
fsiAs tat directly Affects the heart
kiAEeVA stomach and nerves. ostum
10 made from cereals only. scientiA
oa1lI, hApdsd 70 got the coffee Aavor.
Tsa Aays trial a Postum n Place Of
esa - csGee will show . health secret
vortA nSeo thaa Q gold mine. Iheres
q Uoaooa.
OF lAs hssk. tue Resa TO well
VIA" b sasA Dks.
The Meeker herald., 1904-11-05
axcTa.c Lines


Rapaav eessans Into use near large
Estsrn cItiss.
Electricity is proving to be Of i'm
Asnss benefit to suburban dwellers and
railroads are eeetrifying their lines for
tais travail. an not surprised that
De Colombo q Southern proposes to
ascfrify part Of itS system" said Geo.
B. Beard. - electrician Of New York.
q tho Brown Palace hotel yesterday.
says tho Denver Republican.
ms Hzie will electrtfy It's lines in
New Jersey for about sixty miles Of
track. and Il will connect with the new
tanAel uAder tho Hudson river between
jersey City and Manhattan. This means
tAat tAs Erie will be enabled to handle
doubts the number OF passengers 1t
now does and also that these thousands
os pee9ie daily can be handled much
easier and moro rapidly than by steam.
6evseAl other important eastern roads
are b electrify their lines out of the
big ctties. and I believe that In few
yeaFs there will be no steam used for
sabarh6n travel.
Indianapolis and Cleveland have
de0ossxated what can be done by cleo
tsic ltnaG, and the constant improve
nents being made insures the future
Il electric lines for passenger travel. I
do not think that electricity will ever
play q very important part in freight
tfa63c In handling freight . large
nlnbr of loaded oars makes the profit,
and therefore steam Ia necessary, and
Aoubt n electricity ever cuts much 6K-
IRE On long distanceA !
The Meeker herald., 1904-11-05
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
orlu,n., Worries Fair.

Worlds expositions may be said to
be lineal descendants OF the annual
fair at Stourbridge, near Cambridge
England, which, It is claimed. was in
stituted by Carausius. the rebel Ro
man emperor of Britain. on Sept. 10
A. d. z07. 1t certainly hourished az
early as this. and British commerce ID
believed to have had Its hrst real
boom In consequence Of the reports
carried to the continent by foreign
traders who hocked to this world d
fair. About thousand years later
Stourbridge fair got new lease Of
life from King John for the benent Of
a leper hospital, and for eight centur.
les or more 1t was the greatest fair
In England.
The Meeker herald., 1904-11-05
FIND CURE FOR TUBERCULOSIS.
Science Has Demonstrated That .,
. Can overeems the pIssass.

0SlSuCS bNA1 -
Can Overcome the Disease.
The sanatoria, better than anything
else, have demonstrated the absolute
durability Of tuberculosis. particularly
when treated In the early stages. says
DR.. 8. A. Knopf, IN the Worlds Work.
some Of them report rs many n IS
per cent of cures, the great majority
of which are lasting. as careful in
quiry among the discharged patients
constantly proves. Even more re-
Variable results are obtained In the
treatment Of scrofulous and tubercu-
lous children in special sanatoria 10
Gated along the sea coast. In Europe.
particularly in France. Holland and
Germany. there are along the sea
coasts numerous splendidly equipped
sanatorla for that purpose. In the
United States we have thus far virtu-
ally none of these class Of institu-
lions. am. however. pleased to state
the New York Society Of the Poor
contemplates establishing such Q one.
The Meeker herald., 1904-11-05
Some Of Lies Riddles

While the thoughts that are like all 9TH
ers arc the ones we always tell
And the deeds that are worth little
praise are. the ones that are pub
Why is It that the sweetest smile has
for its sister q sigh?
Why IL II that the strongest love IL tho
love we always pass by?
while the smile that In cold and tndif-
ferent II the smile for which W
And the love We kneei TO and worship 10
only common clay.
Why IL II the friends we trust are the
ones that always betrayf
Why 10 Il the lips we wish to kiss are the
lips 80 far nwayf
While close by our side. II We knew IL
Is a friend who loyal would be,
And the lips we might have kissed are
the lips We never see.
Why ID It the things we can have arc tho
things we always refuse?
Why II It none OF US lead the lives II We
could we'd choose?
The things that we all can have are the
thlngn we always hate.
And life seems never complete, no mat.
ter how long we walt.
Australian Journal.
The Meeker herald., 1904-11-05
Snow Deer Hard to Capture.

The snow deer. beas- nearly ~
big as the great .wapiti, mas seldom
fallen to the gun of the European. No
complete specimen has yet been sent
to Europe. In England It is repre-
scented only by fve skulls and horns
in the British museum and as many
more In different private collections.
The horns are Of great size. the rec
ord in the number Of points. thir-
teen, IL in the British museum. The
spread between the tips OF the horns
is over ground. Little is known about
the creature. but 1t is conjectured that
this coloration Is protective. harmon.
izing with patches of snow and black
rocks among which 1t lives.
The Meeker herald., 1904-11-05
Cared Her RhsumatIsrn.

DesD Valley. Pa. Oct. 31.-(Spe-
stal.j-Thsre 10 deep interest In Green
county over the cure Of the little
daughter u l. N. whipkey Of Rheu.
matism. She was great sufferer for
Ne q six years and nothing seemed
to - her any good till she tried Dodd's
Kidney Pills. She began to improve
almost 1t once and now she is cured
and can run and play - other chill.
Area "a. Mr.. Whipkey says:
II IN indeed thankful for what
Dodd's Kidney Pills have done for my
daughter: they saved her from being
. cripple Derhaps for life"
DodAs Kidney Pills have proved
that RAsumatism 10 one of the results
a diseased Kidneys. Rheumatism il
caused BY Uric Acid in the. blood. II
tAs Kidneys are right there can be no
Usis ACID In tho blood and conse-
@uently no Rheamatism. Dodd's Kid
neg Elils make the Kidneys right.