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The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1905-10-05
PEWs IN ENGLISH CHURCHES.
In Early Times Furnished With Sofas
and Tables.

In Early Times Furnished With Sofas
and Tables.
Private pews, first allowed as per-
sonal favors, appeared in English
churches In the reign of Henry VIII.
In spite of the opposition of Sir
Thomas More and others, they gained
ground under Elizabeth and Charles
l., and after the Restoration came into
increased favor and use among well.
TODD citizens. Swift humorously de-
scribed how one was appropriately
made out of large wooden bedstead,
and in early Georgian times pews
were to be found furnished with sofas
and tables, and provided with fire.
places. Bishop Eden states that in
one case a livery servant entered the
pew of his master between prayers and
sermon with wine and light refresh
ments. Tricky curtained or highly
partitioned box-pews were so numer-
Gus in some churches at one time that
the poor were practically excluded. or
thrust back into comfortless sittings
in the coolest and darkest parts of the
church, where they could hear little of
the service. Before this there were
no seats in the churches at all. the
people standing during the sermon.
and kneeling while the rest of the
service was going on. This old custom
may still be observed in many con.
tinental cathedrals.
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1905-10-05
TO PRESERVE THE EYEsIcHT.
Some Simple Rules That Are Well
Worth. Remembering.

Worth. Remembering.
An experienced oculist recently
gave the following hints.
Those who work much with their
eyes should remember that they are
using muscles as well as other organs
and these muscles should not be un.
duly strained.
In reading. the book should be held
as far from the eyes as clear view
Of the reading matter will permit, as
longrange vision calls for the least
strain on the ciliary Tor eyelid) mus.
Giles. Again. the book should be held
at right angles TO line extending
from the eyes to the dine of print on
the page which is being read. This
is another relief for the eye muscles,
which are only called upon to move
the eyes across the page, and not up
or down.
BY this method reading in a re
cumbent posture (so generally con
demned) is rendered practically harm
less. But, of course. a great deal de-
Ponds on the light 1t should always
fall from above or behind the student,
and never be so poor as to necessi-
tate the object being brought close
to the eyes. This is what strains the
muscles, and produces congestion and
other evils. Montreal Herald.
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1905-10-05
LEFT AL TO UNoERTAkERs.
Unfortunate Couple Provided for Mer.
riment at Funeral

Unfortunate Couple Provided for Mer.
riment at Funeral.
A gruesome viii was that left by a
wineshop keeper az the DUAL des
Fleurs His wife and he had conduct.
ed the establishment for number OF
years. II had never been a great sue
cess. and latterly rad dwindled until
the business failed 70 keep those who
Kept the business. Poverty crept into
the household and creditors marched
in and ordered everything to be sold.
The couple. aged and desparing. felt
the uselessness of struggling with
tate, so they got their few customers
together, stood each OF them a parting
glass, and then locking their doors.
committed suicide by asphyxiation.
When the official intrusted with the
sale arrived the wine shop was closed.
With the assistance OF a commissary
and a locksmith an entrance was eff
fected and search made. On the floor
they found the dead bodies of the
wineshop keeper and his wife. and on
the counter a number of bottles of
wine with letter written by the land
lord in which he bequeathed the gem
erous liquid-the last of his stock-to
his undertakers.
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1905-10-05
SUFFERED FOR MONTHS
Pe-ru-na, the Remedy That
Cured.

Miss Ella Off, 1927 Linden ST.. Indi-
annapolis, Ind, writes:
81 suffered with a rundown co1sf;-
funon for several months, and feared
haf 4 would hayeNfo give up my work.
"On seeking the advice of a physi-
clan, he prescribed a tonic. found.
however, that ID did me no good. On
seeking the advice of our druggist, he
asked me TO try Peruna. In a few
weeks ] began 10 feel and acf Ike a
onTerenf person. My appetite in
creased, 1 did nor have thai porn-ouf
feeling, and could sleep spIend;dyy.
tn a couple of months was entirely
recovered. thank you for WHAT yonr
medicine has done for me. "---EHa of.
Write DIR. Hartman, President of The
Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus. Ohio.
for free medical advice All cores
pondence is held strictly confidential.
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1905-10-05
Church Long Buried Under sano.

AT Soulac, in Gascony, a cross was
discovered projecting above the sands.
Further investigation showed that it
was attached to a steeple, and later
a well-preserved church of the thir
teenth century was excavated. The
church is now in use.
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1905-10-05

After the great Assam earthquake
which occurred on June IL, 1897, the
earth tremor went on continuously
for several days 1t was estimated
that there were 200 shocks day for
few days after June IL, and, though
these had diminished to twenty or
thirty day by the middle of July, the
people were accustomed for at least
two years after the earthquake to a
daily shock. These after-shocks were
the residual effects of the first big dis
turbance and had nothing dangerous
In their character.
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1905-10-05
GRATEFUL TO CUTIcuRA
For Instant Relief and Speedy Cure of
Raw and Scaly Humour, Itching
Day and Night-Suffere
Months.

Il wish you would publish this let
ter so that others suffering as | have
may be helped. For months awful
sores covered my face and neck, scabs
forming, itching terribly day and
night, breaking open, and running
blood and matter. I had tried many
remedies, but was growing worse,
when | started with Cuticura. The
first application gave me instant re-
lief, and when l had used two cakes
of Cuticura Soap and three boxes OF
Cuticura Ointment, l was completely
cured. (signed) Miss Nellie Wander
Wiele, Lakeside, N. Y"
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1905-10-05
STENCIL EASY TO OPERATE.

May Popuiarize This Form of Artistic
Decoration.
While stencil decorations have not
yet become popular vogue-and pos
sibly they never will, owing to the
relatively great expense-all the pro-
fessionals are urging the owners of
craftsmen or mission rooms to decor
ate them in this manner. Perhaps the
simple stencil holder here illustrated.
the invention of an Iowa man, will
do much to popularize this form OF
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1905-10-05

A Brussels chemist is stated to have
succeeded in overcoming the obstacles
to covering with silver and gold plat
ing lace. embroidery. fine wood cary
ing and other non-conducting articles
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1905-10-05
Bio erande do Sui.

Rio Grande do Sui, the most south
ern state in Brazil, adjoins Uruguay
on the south and has about 100000
population 100000 of whom are Ger.
mans or of German descent.
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1905-10-05

Piso's Cure is the best medicine we ever used
for all affections of the throat and lungs.-WM
o. ENDsLEY, Vanburen Ind. Feb. 10. 1900.
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1905-10-05
Japanese PiIarIms.

More than 10000 pilgrims, male and
female, ascend Mount Fujiyama, in
Japan, every year, Fujiyama is 49,.
365 feet high.
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1905-10-05

The bank teller does not believe
in signs You must get somebody to
identify you
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1905-10-05

This ancient machine, found in the
Austrian Tyrol, is on the order of the
Ferris wheel The current put the
wheel in motion and the jars on the
margin were successfully immersed
and filled with water, which was sent
into trough for irrigation purposes.
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1905-10-05

Discovery Of Iron in America.
Iron, the first metal found in Amer
lea, was discovered in Virginia in
1715.
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1905-10-05

"Dr. David Kennedy's Favorite Remedy
gave me prompt and complete from dvspepsia and
liver arrangement" d. r. Trowbrldge Harlem X n NY
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1905-10-05
overcomes Obstacle in PLATING.

Your grocer returns your money II you don't
like Schiliing's Best.
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1905-10-05
your money.

Write FOR our knowledge Book, a, SETTLING
Company, San Francisco.
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1905-10-05

The Bank of England
couldn't stand such a draft
as dissatisfaction with mon
eyback tea would bring.
w. .. -.
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1905-10-05
ST. MARKS HOSPITAL

When Answering Advertisements
Kindly Mention This Paper
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1905-10-05

If you find any tea with
our name on the package
not to your liking, take-back
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-09-23

President Ieadley when professor OF
political economy NJ Yale was telling
his graduate students about the re-
eourceful aud lndoml,abic spirit Of sci.
Uniiac research. Ills remarks dwelt
long Ia the memories OF those who
heard them by ryaEUn Of little eKcur-
son into the whimsical with which
they wcrc concluded Let me remind
you" said Professor Hadicy. OF the
work Of IIumphry narY Jones, who
lived on the shores OF Lake Erie some
years ago. His hobby Was me,corolo-
gy, but one nlght a furious storm arose
and destroyed his wind gauge MIR
Jones was greatly pcrturbcd In spirit
owing 20 his inability 90 record the We
logity OF the wind during this memo
rabie gale. Wandering among the sand
dunes next morning. however. he dis
covered that several wild ducks had
been hurled by the force Of the gale TO
The depth Of some inches into the sand
Instantly he perceived a way out Of
his difficulty Procuring the village
cannon, he fircd common barn yard
ducks into the side nf the sand dunes
until he discovered the weight Of a
charge Of powder sufficient to drive
them 10 the same depth reached by the
storm driven birds OF the night before.
The rest WAS easy. Calculating the
muzzle velocity Of the required charge
OF powder. he WIS able TO speak with
scientific accuracy with regard to the
speed Of the hurricane"
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-09-23

A correspondent Of the Washington
Post tells o. the amusing experience
u a literary friend into whose family
a seventh child came last summer
The family we're NJ their country
house. and for a time a good deal OF
the carr OF the other six chiIdnen de
vnlvcl upon the father. who has spar.
tan IDEAS as TO the uphrlnginF ~ hts
sons. one morning be carried his two.
yraroh 20 the creek near his home
% give n cold plunge The child oh
jcctnd iuKhly to this proceeding. but
was armly held and duck,si noiwith-
standing
At the instant II thc dncklnR. bow.
ever. brawny hand selEed the spar
tan fathsr by his shoulder and flung
him hack. while the angry voice OF the
farmer. who was his nearest nelghbor.
ruared 10 his ears.
Here, none Of that IN have the
law on ron for this!"
And" said the literary man. iii
took me half an hour 60 convince that
man that was not trying to drown
the chlId. Even then be wasn't Who'll
~ convinced. 10 the very last min
ute be kept on shaking bis bead skep
tically and saying
"'waal. dunno about that. I dunno
You got six besides this'
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-09-23

Probably most newspaper readers
are unaware that the United States
once fought a naval battle with Japan.
in which the japanese were not vic
tors. says the Leavenworth (Kan1
Times The American force, com
manded by David s. McDougal, con-
sisted of the Wyoming. a second class
100 ton sloop. carrying six guns. The
Japanese had three improvised war
ships. converted merchantmen. mount
ing twenty guns among them. These
were aided by seven land forts. with
thirty guns Of the hest type OF the time
The action, fought on July 10. 1862,
lasted just one hour. At the end Of
that time the laps didn't have any
warships left and the seven forts had
retired from business. The Wyoming
was little battered. but still in the
ring.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-09-23

The Mechlin cathedral pulpit Is re-
garied as the second finest In the
world. the finest having been done by
the same artist for the cathedral in
BRUSSELS The writer. who has seen
both. while admitting points OF superb
GRITTY In that OF Brussels. prefers this
which Il In the cathedral at Mechlin.
II Is made Of oak. and the figures OF
Christ and the women are life size.
The sounding board Ia formed OF oak
leaves twtned with those OF a grape
vine. The stem OF the latter rises
naturally from the ground at the en-
trance TO the pulpit. which Is apparent
~ hewn out Of a rock. The preacher
stands under the shadow OF the leaves.
tie cross at his right hand. Below him
aud in front VI the pulpit forming a
part Of the base. Is horse which has
thrown Its rider. II looks as though
some lmplous horseman had approach
ell Calvary heedlessly and been hurled
60 destruction over precipice. The
explanation OF the design Is not given
nv the guide at the cathedral nor In
any book. 30 visitors and regular wor-
shippers are at liberty 10 interpret Il to
please themselves
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-09-23
A FlsA 90 Avoid.

One Of the most peculiar fishes Of
American waters Is the Johnny Grin.
die" or dogfsh. but more generally
Callesi the bowfin and mudfish. Its
characteristics are striking. and It's life
history, 30 far as we know lt. IL curl
ous and interesting. II ls said TO bark
like a dog. TO be as voracious as a
shark. more tenacious OF life than an
eel. to guard its spawning bed and pro
tect its fry with the parental courage
Of black bass. to swallow les young
on the approach Of danger. 20 Jump like
an athlete and fight like a bulldog. But
with all these attractive traits this fish
II absolutely without SAVIOR and worth.
less as a table nsh. and as such Il has
been tersely described by an old Mich.
lgan guide who, on looking at pile Of
Rrindles which couple Of Ruileless
eastern anglers had brought into camp,
exclaimed.
Nav. them's dogfish. A Norwegian
wouldn't cat 'efA. Their meats like
mush. Hang 'em in running water
an Ten wash all the flesh Often their
bones; lay 'em IN the sun a half hour
an there'll be only a puddle left.
Throw 'em QUIT Throw 'em outF,-
EaaAd and stnaam.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-09-23

An English traveller in Tibet thus de.
ecTfbaa the approach % Lassa; Tie.
TWEEN and over the glhdcs and wood
lands the city Of I.assa itself peeps, an
adobe stretch Of narrow streets aud
Cat topped houses. crowned here and
here with a blaze Of golden roofs or
llied cupolas. Hut there Is no time
look at this 4 man cnn have no eye
y anything but the huge outstanding
,naBs Of the Potala palace 20 hla left.
draws the eye Of the mind like a
tlstone. FOR. indeed, sheer bulk and
Nnihcent audaclty could do no more
architecture than they have done In
tis huge palace temple OF the grind
ma. simplicity has wrought a mar.
4 In stone 900 feet In length and tow.
dnE seventy fsst higher than the
den cross Of 81 pnuHs cathedral"
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-09-23
ODD ENGLISH CUSTOMS.
OnIY 0as Peer OF the Realm Nay
Keep = noayRuard.

Keep = nOaygaaFd.
Every family Of ancient lineage has
some custom which IL faithfully OBJ
served by each succeeding generation.
though It's origin may be lost In OBJ
security. Two OF the most remarkable
have been prevalent IN the Duke OF
Rutiand's family since the middle ages.
Those who visit Beivoir castle may
be astonished to see a watehaan pac-
Ing the battlements throughout the
night with halberd over his shoulder.
Every hour he calls aloud the time and
the condition OF the weather. then con
tinues his patrol as before until day
break.
This observance has been Eealoasly
carried out ever since the beginning Of
the seventeenth century. and It Is only
lately that the watchmen have been
permitted 10 abandon the Ellzabethan
costume they formerly wore.
The second custom for which the
dukes family Is famous Is even more
/ curious. At 0akhan castle Is perhaps
the most remarkable collection OF horse
shoes extant. because the Baron de Fer
rars. who was responsible for. the cree
tiOn Of this palatiAl residence, made IL
imperative for every titled person on
passing through the city for Die first
time 20 leave a horseshoe AZ the castle
gates
As the custom was Ia vogue In the
sixteenth century. when Queen Eliza.
beth herself left a horseshoe there, II Is
scarcely surprising that the collection
OF these commodities which adorls the
castle walls runs into several thou
sands.
The tenure Of the Lee aud CArnwath
estates depends on a remarkable fune-
ton Every year a race has 90 be- run
on the village green. the winner being
rewarded with a red stocking n nc
competitors enter for the event the
member Of the family who owns thu
estate must run the course himself. Ia
lieu u which he would he required q
forfeit the property.
Only ono peer Is permitted 90 retain
an armed b0iyguara. and that Is ia,
Duke of Athoil Al Blair castle. Perth
shire. are two companies o. retAlners
liir regulation height for admission Il
one being SIX feet one aud haif inchet
aud 10 the other Ave fec, ten and thro.
quarters inches. aud the periodical Ia
sTectioR ~ this little army IL Away
a memorable event
Although Il IL rvaiiy illegal Tor an,
subject % the rcaln. titled or other
Wise. 10 maintain an armed for-e no
10 the service 81 thr government. III
claim % the Duke ~ Aihoii as rccor
niHri by Qnocn Victoria Ia iSt9 Whci
she pscs~ntrd q set Of s0iorS 20 hi
body guard
NrFy romantic Is tho custom whicl
has levn observed Tor ages by Tie mar
gulses ~ Aii~sbury ga the occaEsan o
q visit from any member 81 the ruya
family 10 their family seat al Saves
nake forest The royal guest Is Tsrovid
oi With an ivory drinking vessel q
us- during the visit. which BE- "a afJei
ward requested 10 take away rs No
mcntn
Thia custom IL said % have original
oi during a visit from Henry VIII
who always drank from an ivory gol
lot. which be took with him wbcrcvc
he went To save him tilis trauhh
therefore. the marquis there and the
offered 60 provide him aud his succeS
orr with one on the occasion ~ an
subsequent vtsit. the estate heing
cFuwn grant Stray Stories.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-09-23
THE OLD TIME PARLoR.
u Has seen It's Nay and Ia Not Foand
In ModeFn Homaa.


In ModeFn Homes.
A writer In q furniture trade journal
refers TO the fact that the ''old fashion
ed parlor has seen It's day and Is not to
be found In modern homes" So the
fine old institution is going, is III
Maybe ii Is just as well that 1t should
go. II was usually a place Of silence
and gloom TO the children Of tn house
hold; forbidden place. like the secret
room In Bluebeard's castle. Neverthe-
less II was the pride Of mamma and the
bette noir Of papa, who couldn't smoke
there aud was always leaving the
blinds open 50 that the sun would
shine In and fade the beautiful red ear.
a.
How wildly the picture of the old
d shiOned parlor comes back to the
mind! There was the mohaiF covered
sofa, the mOhaiF covered rocking chairs
and tlie nlollair covered standing chairs,
al very shiny. very slick and very I'M
comfortable. The chairs stood as
straight az IL their perpendicular had
been determined with a plumb line
aud their seats were springy and bulb
ous. The smaIi boy who attempted 10
ST on one OF them found himself per
petually sliding on aud then crawling
1 back on again. In one corner was the
/ wlat.not, an ornate affair. on which
l were gathered cups aud saucers bear
/ ing such legends MS ''For a Good Boy"
For a Good Girl" ITO Our Mother"
aud the like, IN addition TO a hundred
g-wmws aud jimcraols defying de-
scriptiun In the center Of the room
WAS the center table. usually round,
/ with marble top. ON this was the
family album and the family Bible. the
former containing the faded pictures
Of Uncle Ned in III Gtting clothes and
Aunt Fanny Ia hoop skirts. frills and
eurls. aud the latter preserving rec
ord ~ the births ans deaths for sew
ernl generations The family album
was an Indispensable feature Of every
old fashioned parl0T. 4 family might
get along without the stuffed birds or
the wax flowers under the glass case,
hut m album was Il necessity. Visit
urs always found IL source Of inter
cst. and II was usually well thumbel
The very atmosphere OF the old par,
Tor was different from that found any
where else IN iile house or ont 81 doors
There WAS 4 sort 81 ''paFlOr smell
about IL that. once shifted. may never
llc forgotten This was due. Of course
io the fact that the room was kept shut
Tight nearly all the time \ parlor Is
~ used a. he the only room that didn't
ne,si ventilation The luxury 81 IL had
&C. be kept shut up Tor purposes Of
preservation II didn't matter II il wai
iit musty in smell Wasn't il tht
parior. and didn't everybody else's par
, Tor rtueli the same wayf
And SO she Old farlur Is passing
Maybe Il is ali right FOR il 10 So DO
We shall ever remember IL with tender
: 60, feelings II was ia The old parlo
that w courted our sweeihearts. mar
ris-d aur wives. chrisicned our bahic
ana took our last views q loved one
az they lay with hands folded upo'
ti3oir breasts Modern modes ~ Twin
may abolish the parlur as II uss-i 10 b.
hUi thcy can never abolish from tn
minds - those who knew the dear Oh
, Institution at it, best The love and ven
/. Grafton they fecl for IL Savanna
4. Nous
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-09-28
The Rift In the Lutte.

There was never time when Mrs
Austin did not attempt to put the best
foot forward not only for herself, but
for all her friends.
"How's Mary Ellen getting on" ask
ed one Of the neighbors when Mrs. Aus.
tin returned from visit to the house
of a former resident Of Bushby.
She fixed keen gaze on Mrs. Austin,
for rumors Of Mary Ellen's domestic
troubles had reached Bushby some
time before.
why, she's got everything fixed up
real NICE" said Mrs. Austin slowly.
"She has good house and yard and
garden and a most excellent COW and
some O. the likeliest hens and couple
O. pigs and''-
us it true that her husband has reg
lar temper tantrums every little while?
persisted the neighbor, who had small
patience with Mrs. Austin's point Of
view.
"Well, we'll" said Mrs. Austin, with
some .discomposure, II don't see any
need Of dwelling ON that. When folks
have a good deal Of live stock some o
the critters Is liable to be ailing now
and then"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-09-28
Not cutie the Same

A country clergyman vouches for the
truth Of this story. Having arrived at
that point in the bapttsmal service
where the infants name is conferred,
he said:
Name this child"
Original Story" said the sponsor
nurse.
'What do you sayT' he asked in sur
prise.
'Original Story" she repeated in
clear, deliberate tones.
"Its a very odd name, isn't It? Are
you sure you want him called by the
name Of Original Story?"
''Original Story-that's right" she de-
clared.
'Is It a family nameY the minister
persisted.
Named after his uncle, sir" ex-
planned the nurse, getting red in the
face.
And so as Original Story the unof-
tending little fellow was christened. 1t
was some weeks after this event that
the minister made the acquaintance Of
the said uncle-a farm laborer in an
other village-whose name was Regi-
maid Story.-Liverpool Mercury.