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The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-12-16
THE CRUEL PIANO.


SSSsmti~ RaeEam~@% That Are oaer~A
10 t@ ths Inasra@eat.
Ny lABdlady's little boy. separated
from me only hy a thin lath partition
u a wall. IL playing ave anger exeE.
essea ia hating rhythm and with 10,
Vulnerable false notsw The instru.
nent IL uns "a which the digit u years
has left \ tone like disseminated nut,
Brk crater
Tbs liSta boy. = pale child In a long
pinafarw aud big white ears. hates his
and 40 ww meet on a level " mutual
aHlictien. losthe hearing him. and he
hates hla instrument. now. In the name
of gasod common sense. why must he bs
offered up as = sacrifice.
mas mother l. = poor woman. and the
taking estfa@u piano with plaltssi
faded Rr~en fraAg represents the chops
and many other wholesome thinEs ahs
has not eaten. and what she allows
The young lady Ia thu THIRD noor back.
uho gahes her board out IN piano lee
sona. is a serious aarriace Now. ash
Nhag fuF7
why is ali the world playing an IN
ateeasaFy pianof
Marriage has = fatal effect on music
Fer some occult reason IS Roon rs 9
girl l. marriei the piano the grave oi
10 much moaey and time regires oui
Of active life aud swathcd In art dra
peTlss. hupieHsd by vases. cAbinei
photographs and imitation -curioN.
serves leNs 80 a musical Instrument
than \ warninR But no sooner are ths
next RrBrratson's lekH long enough Il
danRle brtszepn the keyboard and tn
pezlais than the echoes awaken 10 th'
hame old false notes that serve no pur
puss unless an hour 81 daily martyr
dom over n tR&r splaAbed keyboard i
an excellent preparation for the trial
OF iife@MFa John Lane IN Iondos
Outlook
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-12-16

An old volume which an Atlanta
hooAisss= srisss wss found in SO cd
books1up recsatly II IL 'Ths History
oE Rome. b. oliver Goldsmith Cold
smiths name takes one back 70 thR nc
sFary fellows u that dag. the haek
work they did TO kevp life IN them. for
wbsn Goldsmith vas At work writing
that history h. vas doing twenty dif
frr~nt thlngs besides. little odds and
ends that brought mUury for his dails
bread. with a scoldlnR labdisdy laying
down the law 70 him. for Il was the
time whra the Erpat Dr. johnson
thought himself lucky when be could
dine Ia a cpilaF on st1psuce worth Of
trips and = penny worth u bread and
wipe bis fingers On the back uf New
fOundiaud dog AFTER his Ereaay msalf'
And 10 think Of the growing that IL
done by the little authors Of the prsa.
ent day Atlantis Constitution.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-12-16
THE DEEP SEA DIVER.
AEas caI1tas Assaa ahs Aaszs Grew
ssmE @g An OrcnPa atsRM.

nHfs caIlias Ahsaa ah@ Nest Grew
ssmr Of An OecupastsRH.
BEYOND all question. the calling Of a
deep sea diver employed ia examin-
ing sud clearing away sunkea wrecks
IL the most RrrWsnme Putting aside
the fact that bis life IS in constant
danger FROM the results " submarine
enemies o. accident 10 his diving dress
aud apparatus. the sights that be Is
called uEsun 10 spe. and 10 eer. more
over. amid the most horrible surround
lngs. cKcxed la ghastliRcSs even those
which the hospital OF she army sur
geon ~ called upon 10 confront No
where elise on land or sea are 50 many
accumulated horrors 10 he found as in
the hull u u ship which has sunk with
crew and passenger
The hidcous condition In which the
diver afadH the victims OF the wreck.
some half devuured By nsh. some
standing upright and coating TO and
fro with CHASTITY parody Of living mo
ttuu. some sIin locked Together IS
though yes IN The last agony Of the
death struggle. and some floating about
the interior Of q snip and knocking
and rubbing up against him with bid
eoua ilfelIkeneas that Is utterly indie
Ncritsabie These are some OF the hor.
ritie sights which deep sea divers have
Co work amid when they are employed
90 snuken wrecks When 30 all thess
are nddesi the awful gloom aud siienes
amid which the work has TO be per
/ formed, there will not seem 70 bs
much doubt that Of all modern calling.
[ that Of the derp sea diver Is the mos
/ RFeuEnne
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-12-16
rnE MILKY WAY.

One ef ahs Great PROBLEMS Of the
Science oG Astsen@mY.
Some q the streams Of fainter stars
In the Milky Way are very striking and
must convince the most Skepricai Of
their reality. says G scientist
IL is possible to draw an arc OF
circle through any three stars and q
comic section through any ave, but
where We nnd ten OF twenty stars fall
ing into line not once. but in many
cases. and that there is a curious SINH
larity between the strange curves and
branching streams which these pha-
ianges Of stars mark out on the heag-
ems. there In no room left for doubt
that the mind ID not being led away by
q tendency or The Imagination similar
20 that which finds faces In the fire OF
secs man carrying sticks on the face
of the moon.
II II Is proved that group OF stars
Is arranged In line or marshaled in any
order IL would follow that the indiyid-
uals Of the group must be actually as
well as apparently close TO one anoth
er and that they form some kind OF
system. having all 81 them had a com
/ mon origin or been subject to some
common influence. What these streams
/ and curves Of stars mean and whai
/ forces have marshaled them IA iinei
form one Of the Rrandesf problems 81
the future. one that trust I may livs
+ 90 see unraSeied.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-12-16
MISSING PERSONS.

Thoumands Yearly Disappear an1
Are Never Heard From.
More than 5000 persons annually dis
appear IN the United States and are
never beard from again. At flrsf blush
the assertion seems incredible. but po-
lice statistics furnish confirmation The
actual figures. based on a conservative
calculation. are even more alarming
than those given.
The tragedies OF real life hidden
within these peculiar cases. II they
could bnt be brought 10 light. would
rival many Of the novels penned by
the worlds greatest writers. No sub
tect that can I've imagined has such
weird fascination as that Of the thou
sands aud thousands who have gone
down this grand canyon of Oblivion,
1t would be possible to al many
pages with the absorbing stories OF
these curious cases. but nearly every
reader OF the newspapers. whether be
lives IN village, town OF city, Is prob
ably acquainted with some instance Of
the kind concerning either friend or
relative Men and women who have
lost all they treasured most IN life in
this manner 80 about vacantly. numb
~. ever waiting for the return OF the
missing one-a dream that never comes
brooklyn Eagle.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-12-16
= MoNsTeR pa sl.


ehe Anesena Morse Le@ena @1 the
FHyfa@ DuacAmam.
The old Norsemen had curious and
vague tradition Of q phantom ship
which they called MannifBaL The
French maritime chronIcler. Jal. gives
an account OF her. So likewise does
Thorpe IN his work on Northern
Mythology" She was 20 gigantic that
her masts were taller than the highest
mountains The captain rode about
on horseback delivering hin ORDERS
Sailors going aIoft az boys came down
respectable middle aged men. and In
the blocks about her rigging were din
ing halls where they sustained life
during their heavenward wandersngs.
When passing through the strait OF
Dover on her way norfhwaFd she
stuck, but the captain, with ready tn-
vention, ordered her sides 20 be I'D
orally besmeared with soap. and she
slipped through. leaving the cliffs Of
France and England white forever aft.
erward.
Down to within Q century ago this
gigantic ship was known among Eng.
liGh sailors by the name Of the Merry
Dun Of Dover, but she seems quite q
have disappeared from the martins
lore Of Crest Britain. 6eaEnen o.
Normandy st1ll believe IN her existencc
and call her the Chasse Pron6e. Thee
| say that she 10 80 immense that q
takes bier seven years 10 tack. On Ons
occasion in turning her bOwsprit sweep
away q whole battalion Of soldier
from the Dover cliffs while her sterE
boom was demolishing the forts o
| CaIala.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-12-16
CHINESE NEATNEss.


9Hhe MAS IL Ctean ENen 81 Hta sur-
rpandfn@a Are Dirty.
Next time y0n are Ia Chinatown no
tice the finger nails Of the inhabitants
You will be surprised possibly Ia finl
that they are generally as clean and
bright as though they had just come
from The manicure.
A. are his fnger nails so Is the rest
Of the chinamaR.s body. Il lie che Of
the queer contradictions about this con
Trajectory people that although their
houses are usually surrounded by 4
fringe OF dirt and although they don't
take so modern sanitation a bit, they
are very cleanly in their personal
habits.
The daily bath IL an institution A
bathtuh is not necessary. Your China
man manages very well with a few
cupfnls Of water and wash rag.
He completes hls toilet by polishing
his long nails. and every day or 80 he
visits the barber. who shaves not only
the scanty hair on his face. but also
his head and the inside Of his ears
If he can afford IL. the Chinaman puts
on a clean blouse every day or two. II
II no accident that these people are 8
nation of laundrymen. Il comes e
them naturally.-washing Post
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-12-16
rrnunern In EnrlanA.

Strange though ii may appear TO the
present generation. it seems that trou-
sers when first introduced into Eng
land were regarded as anything but a
mark OF responsibility. In the original
trust deed. drawn mp In $50. of
Bethel chapel. Cambridge street. Shelf
field. there was clause containing the
following prohibition: "Cnder no cir
cumstances whatever shall any preach.
er be allowed to occupy the pulpit who
wears trousers" 1t Is scarcely neces.
sary to add that knee hreeches and
CATERS were then the correct attire.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-12-16
LIGHT FASTER THAN SOUND.


same EVERYDAY Incidents That 90
to Prove Thas Pact.
About a thousand yards from the
window where sit n q factory which
blows its whistle every noon. The
steam always comes from the whistle
some little time before the sound u
heard. Yesterday eounted 1aree seq
onds between the time when the fiFat
steam Was seen and when the sound
Of the whistle was heard. The whistle
II heard when the weather n foggy
or clear. bot or cold. windy or calm.
II Is sometimes louder than at other
times. but IL always takes three sec
0nds 10 travel the 1900 feet from the
factory 20 my house.
We often hear sls0 an echo Of the
whistle. which comes two seconds later
than the arst sound. This In the same
sound coming by n roundabout journey
hy1SAl feet away. IL tEap@ls nrnt COZ
feet 10 g hill beyond and then IL sent
baek 4.0oO fees 10 our house
A few days ago ! heard . band Of
musicians playing upon the street. and.
although they were far distant from
nae TIE high TONES 81 TIE plee0Ao and
the lDw tones u the bass born reached
NE exactly together. showing that high
aud law tones travel nc the same speed
During = thundeEntorin | noticed Q
fash If lightning and counted ten
seconds before the sound OF the thnn,
der was heard. This showed me that
tie storm was about 10000 feet lOg
about two miAsD away. A little later
however. the time between the light,
uinK aud the thunder began 10 grow
le&a. and the noise ~ the thunder bes
came louder. which showed that the
sg1Ftn waa getting nearer. Finally Z
| dazzling fash Of lightning was fol
lowed immediately by y dsafenins
/ crash Of thunder. and NJ the same time
the shingles few from q patch o. rooI
/ on barn near by. IL had been StFaci
I by lightning and was aoan In flames -
4 "a Nicholas.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-12-16
ROWAN plcE THROWING.

Dewaeme Dm@A as Prswem2 EwamA In
else nmEa 81 Ehe Caesars,
The nunis=r Of dice used Was three,
being marked with q minimum of one
and maximum Of six spota. The most
fortunate throw. called yenesens by
Cicero and basiilcus By Piautua, was
when the dice showed three seniones.
or eighteen spots. The gravity Of the
losses depended naturally upon the
amount Of money at stake and the 0nes
that were paid when the dice allowed
one or mere aces.
1t Is biscuit n explain what skill
had TO do with such a game. stfl Isa-
dore describes how inyeterate gamblers
could succeed in throwing the six and
In avoiding the unit In 9 granite &c
Pompeii nm honest player congTatuiates
himself for having gained . good sum
OF money without fraud. Plautus
dwelIs on these dishonest prmetacsa. 70
avoid which eeyerai instruments were
invented, such ns the horn and tho
fritiIIns.
II seems. however. that these instru-
menta did not always fuIfN heir pur-
pose. A third one was consequently
Invented In the shape Of tower. with
a spiral staircase inside and q funnel
On top. The dice. shaken 6rat in the
horn az In the frltillus. were thrown in
10 the funnel and rolled down the
spiral staircase until they landed On
the table. Such precautions rendered
cheating almost impossible.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-12-16

An instance Of the great dlasolvlns
powers Of sulphurlc acid Is furnished
b. IA accident which occurred In the
chemical factories nc Mulhouse. Al.
nmee. An operative was blown up into
me air and fell Into a trough filled
about three feet deep with snlphuric
acid. the temperature OF which was
found TO be 81 degrees c. ten hours
after the accident The death Of the
man was only proved by the discovery
Of his caoutchoue respirator. mnEEle,
two porcelain buttons and other insol
ubIe articles. Everything else had
chemically combined with the acid
London Engineer.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-12-16
A Curssaa Fruts.

A writer In the National Geograph.
ical Magazine tells Of a tree growing
in the Malay archipelago, the Anda.
man islands and Ceylon. which pro
duees a fruit used In fishing. with ~.
suits of a remarkable character. The
fruit is pounded up into paste and left
In bags overnight. after which IL Is
sunk at low tide IN deep holes along
the reefs. The fish soon begin to ap.
pear at the surface. some of them life
less others attempting TO swim or
family struggling. with their vcntral
side uppermost Ia this condition the
natives have no difficulty in picking
them out of the water with their
hands.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-12-16

This notice greets one In a hotel
opened 10y a foreigner who has just
mastered" the English language.
Gentlemen who come in this hotel NOT
say anything about their meals they
viii be charged for. and II they should
say beforehand that they are going
say they have not anything to eat they
viii he charged, or unless they bring
II TO the notice of the manager. And
no fuss win be allowed afterward about
It. and nothing viii he allowed to de
duct anything out ot it"-Paris Eng
iish and American Gazette
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-12-16

The vegetable ivory Of commerce Is
an aibuminous substance formed from
a milky fiuid In the fruit OF a species
of palm indigenous to several parts of
Central and South America. but which
seems 20 flourish best In New Granada
and Peru. II corresponds TO the meat
Of the cocoanut. which latter Ii the
fruit OF another species OF palm. When
vegetable ivory nuts are ripe they are
covered with brown skin and are
bean shaped, the interior being perfect.
" white and very hard.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-12-16

Washing La Naples Ia done In any old
tub. barrel or dish and generally out
side Of the house and by the amount
Of water used one would Judge It TO be
scnrse Instead Of n board a broad
stone il used. supported 10y one stick
underneath and the edge Of the tub.
Water Ia cold and the clothes are
hung on, 10 dry 10 every conceivable
place | saw acme towels hung out
Of a window In ife palace No clothes
pins are used When one can AFFORD II
rings are strung on TO the line. other
wise strings are tied to strings 70
which n double piece Of short string Is
tied: one corner OF the article 10 he
dried Ia siipnoosed into this and never
becomes loose. Chicago Tribune.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-12-16
THE APPOINTING POWER.


a nssFV 81 PFesaaeme GEams mnA an
Obstinate BwbsRaanaee.
General Grants generosity 10 his
foes, bis many private aud official kind.
nesses TO the widows and orphans OF
Confederate soldiers. Is an old tale.
but II bears repetition Ia ths form Of
an incident which Helen d, LongstFeet
gives in "Lee aud L0ngatreet az High
Tide"
The widow Of n Confederate oftieeE
appiied TO the poStofiee department 90
b. appointed postmistresa In q small
southern town. AS she heard nothing
of her application. she went 10 Wash
iRgtOn 20 press II. She was unable 20
move the authorities at the postofice
department aud was about 20 60 home
10 despair when a friend suggested that
Il might be- worth while for her TO see
the president
With much effort mhe summoned
courage and appeared at the white
HOuae TIE president received heg in
d m0@e fEieaAdly manner and after hear
iRR her Ha0Fy t0ok bar application ana
wrote \ strong but brief lndoraemeni
on the back az IT, Hhe hurried in tF4.
umph 10 tbs post0Gilcs department.
TIE ofaeaai 20 whom she presented
ttse application fFowned and pondeFsf
over IL for sone time and then wrote
nndeF the presidents Endorsement
'"This being o fourth class once. ths
president does n0s have the appointing
power
The anplieation was handed bAch d
bsr. end she went sway 10 deep die
trees and was again preparing 20 r.
turn homs when another frtend told
her BY all meanM % tahs tie paper bach
% the president 20 inst h. might s@a
bow bis ENDORSEMENT had BEEN re
estvsd Nbsu the president Rad u
BE- wFote under the laat Enforcement
~Whlle the pF~aident dOem NOT have tha
appointing power In this once. be hAi
the appaaatnent Of the postmaster Gen
sEnL" and. sammoaihs hia SregwsaFy
FFemtdeps GRAFT dirrrsed bin 60 &c
company the lady 10 The department
and IN p~FwoA deliver her application
10 the postmaster gwnrFai
khr received ths commission lssfBr'
abe left the 0fAeu
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-12-16
INK THAT LIVES.


The EmaeAhbKe yvF1taRg FRus@ U@e&
by tine 0a& Irish M@mkm-
IL as impossible 10 read the most an
cient histories Of the Irish saints with
ont noticing how large 3 part books
play in their lives
In the library some cut the sheets Of
parchment or even sewed together I'm
the BeAfest way the odd khreds. for
the monk must not waste the gifts OF
God, especially when they are rare and
dear. They polished II on one side I'M
til &c was smooth and laid IL near the
scribe Others prepared the peculiar
thick inks of the Irish writers. very
much like varnish. In different c0l0ra.
The red was the most beautiful. and
after 1000 years It yet shines as the
day it was first used 1t was got from
a kind OF cookies collected on the sea
shore. Then there were black and
green and golden inks. used In various
tilicknesses by the iliuminators and the
artists I'm miniature.
All these inks will resist chemicals
that corrosie iron The ink was placed
In thin comic glasses attached either ID
the side OF the desk or to the chair,
sometimes TO the girile OF the writer
often fixed TO the end OF a pointed
stick placed upright in the ground. Il
! is owing to this peculiar skin in max
ing ink that 50 many of the old Irisl
manuscripts have come down 60 u.s.
1 London Answers
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-12-16

During examination In American his
tory In one OF our big city schools the
question was put. What was the May.
flower compacty" This is the thorough,
" logical reply Of one good little Amer
lean:
THE Mayfiower and the Speedwell
started together from England, and the
Speedwell went to pieces and sunk.
and they put all the people into the
Mayfiower. and so the Mayfiower come
hacked
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-12-16

There b a piiiful story told In the
Book man Of Phillip Bourke Marston.
the blisNi Engliah writer. One day a
particularly Epod idea came to him.
aud he sat down TO his typewriter with
enthusiasm He wrote rapidly for
hours and bad nearly finished the story
when a friend came In. Read that"
said Marpton proudly. and tell me
what you think Of IL" The friend
STARED at the happy author and then
at the blank sheets Of paper in his
hand before he was able TO understand
the little tragedy The ribbon had been
taken from the typewriter. and Mar.
aton'a toll WINS for nothing. lie never
had the heart TO write that story again,
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-12-16
SPIRIT OF THE PIANO.


the G0meert Hall.
The fact that the piano Is deseendei
from the spinet and the haFpsiehord !
still stumbling block TO amateurs
music, The fact that Ia tone an /.
resonance II has lately been enormous
ly developed Ii also a stumbling block
TO those who write for il. The first
class have entirely neglected the harp
sichord, a perfect and fully evolved ia.
strument, the spirit of which is alto
getber different FROM that Of the plano.
The second class have been tempted hy
the dynamles Of the piano 10 treat II
too much like an orchestra aud TO for.
get that IL IL not only q solo lnstru-
ment, but really q chamber instrument.
Its ntteFance. which Chopin unde.-
stood so well. ID really chamber music
and there IL always something lamen
table TO me In the contemplation Of q
great artist distressing himself and hi
instrument 10 the attempt 10 all &
large concert room with eKaggerhtes,
expressions Of q delicate and intimatt
temperament. The effect Is neyer en-
tirely satisfactory. however Ernnt tils
artist may be, for that note OF intimacy
which Is surely the very essence an
spirit o. the piano cannot possibly b
maintained In the presence OF q larg.
and miscellaneous audience.
When we consider among all our Inn
pressiuns Of planoforte music the mo
ments that have given ns memorable
pleasure. we ind that they took plac'
IN intimate assemblies where some on'
played and some one sang and wher'
The atmosphere thrilled with Just tina
amount of electFae disturbance wbicA
we call sympathy. which is born witt
the meeiinR o. friends and dies whel
I they dispeFSe National Review.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-12-16
cor THE FIRsT pLArE.


Tshnay EEaa n Ciufehe@, but ne HaA
60 Let Co.
President Roosevelt, ON one at his
bunting tours IN the Adirondacks,
spent a very long day in restless puF-
suit Of big game. At his urgent re-
quest the guide conducted the party
10 the nearest inn the wilderness af-
f0rded.
Amusement was created iE the presi-
Dental party when f8s chief executive.
whose identity had been kept 8 &C.
cret. was given a seat at the family
board. II was increased when huge
portions of c0rned beef and cabbage
were passed from the head Of the
table, where sat the host The FIRST
plate to make its appearance was
heaped very high. II reached = small
boy and got no further The president
slghed to express his envy and disap-
polutmenG-
Johnny" exclaimed the host sharp
~. that bent fer you; thet be fer ths
stranger"
Much 20 the amusement o. all. the
president setzed the rim Of the plate on
enc si6e, while Johnny held the other.
There was q moment Of doubt
Then the president. softly and wita
a twinkle in his eye. but with inexo
Fable decision, leaned over and spokG
into the red. reaentfBl face Of the hun
Cry boy:
Johnny" he said. ''Iet 60"
| Johnny bet go,-success.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-12-16

The natives OF Alaska say that the
short cared owl. which Is rather stupid
and has a peculiarly shaped head. was
originally little girl. For some rea-
sen she was turned into bird with a
very long bill. much like a curiew's
Finding herself thus transformed, she
started np in a Wild, confused way
and Jew plump against the side OF a
house. COMPRISING her bin and fiat-
tenlng her face.