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The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-01-02
Miss Lavalette
[orlginaLl

lOriginall
A woman never forgets a lover; q
man may forget the woman he has
loved.
During the civil war Lieutenant Law.
renee Nolan. ald-de-eamp t. general
Of brigade, encamped In Virginia on
the grounds OF manor house belong
ing to family named Lavalette. The
owner of the plantation and his sons
were with the Confederate army, but
his wife and daughter, Rosallnd. were
at home, The women, though their
hearts were with the southern cause
and especially with the father and his
sons at tho front had the good sense
to treat the Union officers who came to
the house colrteously. by this means
they Insured protection for themselves
and their property. The command to
which Nolan was attached remained In
camp on the Lavalette plantation for
several months, and. among other Of
icers, he was frequent visitor at the
manor house. Love. which knows no
barrier. ignored the fact that Rosallnd
Lavalette was rebel and Lawrence
Nolan an invader OF the homes Of
herself and the southern people.
1t was In the sweet summer time,
and life had In It for the young people
far more Of 4est than either had
known before. The ring of the bugle
and the beat OF the drum were heard
In the land. uniformed men were COM
ing and going. the air was laden with
strains from military bands. while oc-
casionally there came from a distance
the booming OF cannon. Amid all this
the young officer. snatching occasional
moments, " sen OF duty. pleaded his
cause. Nothing but principle stood in
the way OF 4 favorable reply. The girl
could not bear to give herself to an
enemy OF her country.
When the brigade moved. Nolan had
only time TO ride to the manor house
and bid adleu to the girl he loved
Cutting = button from his sleeve. he
gave II to her as a souvenir and told
her to keep II I'LL he should cali for IL
when peace comes" he said. II will
come 70 ask again for the word l
would be 30 glad to hear now. TIL
then goodby."
He asked for a parting kiss. but she
refused him. How could I look nv
dear father In the face" she said
''when be returns IL l had been kissed
by a YankeeT' Nolan sighed and.
mounting. rode away.
When the Union army leff fha Tawa.
lette planta ton the place at once sank
into its accustomed quiescence. There
was nothing but the waving trees, the
hum OF insects. the songs OF birds Not
again did any part Of either the Union
O. Confederate armies visit 1t. Rosa
lind Lavalette spent her time comfort
Ing her mother for a son and brother
who had been killed In a sklrmlsh win
the brigade that had been encampea
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on the plantation. Lawrence Nolan
gave the order in the name Of his gen.
eral to send the body to the mother
and sister, and, though he believed that
his heart would remain forever where
he had bestowed 1t, he gave ND all
hope that Rosallnd would ever be his
wife.
When peace came several years lat
or the episode on the Lavalette plants.
tion had become a pleasant dream to
Nolan. He was even then but twenty
two, and his Impressions were the eva
nescent impressions of youth. He had
had several other later affairs during
the war, and these had tended to wear
upon the effect Of the first. He left
the army and began the study Of a
profession. Occasionally he would be
seized with a desire to go south and
seek Miss Lavalette, but he feared that
II she would not listen to his suit
before his corps had killed her brother
she would not listen to him after that
distressing event He had not the
nerve 10 ask the hand of one whose
hospitality had been thus repaid. He
must study his profession for several
years and even after acquiring It must
wait patiently for an income. And 30
the matter OF his frst love gradually
slipped away from him.
Forty years passed. Nolan, who had
become prominent In his proeession,
was elected to congress. One evenina
soon after his arrival at the capital he
was introduced to white haired won.
an OF refined appearance and with q
southern accent.
I'VE have met before" she said.
'when1 whereP'
During the civil war, In the south"
Nolan looked Mt her induirsnRfy.
THAT was long while ago" he sald.
Indeed Il was, but I have remain.
bered yOu, long though It h."
You can't be the girl who nursod
me when I was wOundedf'
NO. You were perfectly wen whsn
knew you"
Nor the girl l met at Richmond NJ
the close Of the wRr-the ona oven
whose home I stood guard one nlRhtPs
''Nor that one either. You Raya M
keepsake at parting. have Il yet"
"oh. | know you. remember wei
that evening in your garden at Chariss
ton when gave you e rose and yoa
said Jon would keep II a. long a. you
lived"
The lady smiled. 1t was q very I'D
smile.
Guess again"
Il give 1t up." said Nolan. seeing tnat
he was continually getting deeper into
the mire. The lady moved some lace
about her neck and showed an army
button that formed the head Of q stseE,
pin.
do you remember giving ne Dat
buttonT'
Two men approached.
Miss Lavalette." saia q Vuasa. spuN
NIT me to Introduce ny, frSsnd, OsAo
mel r"
"Lavalstter' unused Noaan. mOvaua
On. with a troubled Azsw. we a
dsOea WAs Mia LAvaAseaP
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MUsKRAT BUILDERS.
nae AO@se In the Meadow and How
It II Constructed.

nae Aouse In the Meadow and How
It II Constructed.
/ have always been told that musk.
rat houses mean a severe winter. In
stead Of a sign of cold weather. the
mzsrat house means simply that one
- more muskrats have chosen to live
n tia low meadow or at the shallow
head OF the pond, where there is no
chance to burrow underground and
have a bedroom that cannot be flooded
~ the high tides Of winter.
These same muskrats, along the steeD
banks OF river, would tunnel into the
earth and there dig q bedroom out of
reach OF the highest food. They do not
always succeed, however. as they are
@foen washed out OF their winter beds
~ spring freshets.
The house In the meadow is usually
built over tall. stout tussock. whose
grassy top forms the bed. This Is DOM
Cd over. making a large room big
enough for one or for half a dozen. az
coCiing to the number Of muskrats
@naring the work. At least two OMEN
mgs Or dives lead from the bed into
opsn water at the foot Of the tussock
Ana this water never freezes. When
Ice forms outside, the warmth OF the
mwnats bodies is sufficient to keen
n aoc. frsA. through which the
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-01-02

According to the Hindoos, q lunH
eclipse IL the contact between D
moon and another planet called RanN
but the masses believe that, owing
the viii of God, Rahoo, or the serps@
Hike planet, catches hold Of the mse.
by its hideous mouth and releases 7
after . short time. At first cOnssa
the Hindoos battle in the sea and an
iOusly await the release. After y
contact they take another bath. ~
ing the interval they are not allows
even to drink a cup Of water, as o.
ballet IL that all things in the We
ct polluted during the contact
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ODD FOUNDATION
A Town Built ON an Immense BanR
of Oyster Shells.

of Oyster Shells.
The secondary foundation of Girls
field, nd, is the bottom of the Chesa-
peake bay, and between the bottom of
CEisfi0h and the bottom of the bay are
oyster shells to the number of millions.
probably hundreds of millions. On this
great stratum of oyster shells stand
houses, wharfs and business places. :
railroad runs along on it, bridges cross
In dividing places, men walk and talk
and do business, steamboats, and sail
boats-yes, hundreds of sailboats-have
their Landings alongside it; merry boat
ing parties put Off from the shore by
moonliEht and fish and crab and re-
turn In the early morn-all to this
great blnk of oyster shells sunk in the
blue wNter
Crisheid lives by oysters and crabs
not by eating them, for Crisfielders
rarely eat either, but by catching them,
boiling them, packing them, shipping
them, selling them. He who would
know the crab can best learn 1t by Wis
itinG this wholly and solely crab town
On the Chesapeake. Men in boats quick
" I'LL barrels with crabs and bring
them ashore to the factories" Here
thay are counted, sorted, steamed,
packed In barrels and shipped until one
wonders who can possibly eat all these
mountains and myriads of crabs.
There are many people in this coun-
Try. A crab apiece for them all once
. year In the season would mean
some crabs" At least so one of the
crab dealers put It.-Philadelphla Rec
ord
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Parliament.

The name parliament" is deriVd
from the French word ''parleE" .
speak. The word was originally wit
ten ''parlement," as in French, sna
although the spelling has gradual
changed, the pronunciation remains Be-
same. The earliest mention Of D
wood parliament" in the English shi
utes IL in the preamble to the statuh
Of Westminster In 1872. For the orign
Of the institution itself we must p
back to Anglo-Saxon times, when U
hoarished as the witenagemot In %
reign Of Henry III. parliament w
formally separated into the two hcusa
Of lords and commons, and the deliDas
tons were conducted in separate chan
barS.
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rArAlck y snEEpr, teach the new rich
how 10 judge the good points Of pie.
ture and how 90 tell . masterpiece
from mere amudg0. % that Mra. Par.
venu may not pay large sums Cor ehrO-
mos under tie Impression that aha Il
buying obi masters.
Hheedy has had q good deal Of expe.
Renee In connection with noted paint.
lngs. and = few years ago be dld
something which linked hla name per
mAnentty with that OF Thomas Gains
borough. the EnEiish oil painter OF a
hundred years ago. He caused to be
restored to its rightfn owners the cele,
DRAFTED portrait II the Duchess Of Dev.
oushiro BY GainaborOugh. which for a
quarter Of century had been securely
hidden BY the man who stole Il.
The Gainstorough portrait has had
y history more curious and interesting
than that % ahy painting known 70 the
world In the FIRST place Il was inter
estinG ~ 20 ltn subject The beautiful
duchess who was painted by Gains.
borough died In leOd Just q hundred
yeara ago She was famous az -the
kinsing duchess Her husband zas a
politician. and when he ran for ognee
the duchess used 90 50 10 the polls
and bug Totes for him. she paid one
kiss Tor one vote The voters eald Il
&as well worth the price. aud many Of
them sighed because they had bot enc
vots 20 sire for their country.
Early n the seventies tie 0ainsber>
ongh poRtrait was bought By the A.
news. L0ndon art dealers. for Soo.o00,
Up to that time that ives the highest
price evsr paid for q painting b. an
EnRliah artist Tia fact was extan-
alvely exploited IN the pFSs& one
Adam worth. q native Of New Yosk
and q notorious criminal along the
llnAs Of picking poekstA. forging and
hank swindlin& noe % sDsak oe Dur-
aAsEiaE. eonnalvad u - ~ HesaiinB
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jewellers shoot at instant alarm, n
these passages lead into winding bw
rows and waterways that run faF oi
through the rich, rooty meadow.-OOm.
try Life In America.
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Patrick Sheedy,
Art COnnOiSSeuT
Remarkable Career Of he Retired 6amAIsF.
Who b Now . Picture sharp How
10 ReCaered he SiOlen
6sashOrOacA.

sHEEDY.N
III tired gambler,
epiRrammatist
and art connolaseur,
has become . phi.
lanthroplst. He a.
says to help the
needy rich rather
than the poor. He
has just opened In
New York an art
gallery to be con-
Quoted along novel
lines Tho former
king Of tho gaming
table proposes to
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art which Morgan declines to bring
over because Of the high duty.
ne Gainshorongh canvas aEtginaIly
wa = fun length portrait A LADY IN
England who had no premonition Of
the fame and high price which tie
picture would attain. but who had .
frame OF certain dimension2 cut on
the feet OF the duchess and q eona1d-
cradle part OF her lower limbs % make
the picture az into the frame
Pat Sheedy has In bis possession en-
other relic Of Adam Worth. who dlna
two or three years ago. TIE thlaf WIN
"a 20 the ex-gamhler a eanvaa aaka
to Be by Murillo. the subject being q
Aagdalene This picture ls SUPPOSED
% have been stolen from q m0nasY.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-03-22
Amendments Favored.

On the other hand. many legislators
favor further additions so as to gather
into the fiscal net at least some of
those who now escape very lightly, ct
the same time Tightening the burden Of
those little able TO bear fresh calls on
their purses.
NJ. COutant for instance, is DESTROYS
of increasing the percentage paid by
single persons and reducing the impost
>cn fathers of families in proportion TO
the number of their progeny.
He is to propose the insertion of a
clause increasing the suggested income
tax by l per cent in case of bachelors
and spinsters and widows and widow
ers without children. There are of this
classfno less than 100000 in round fig
ures i'm France.
Those having two children would
have their taxes reduced by 10 per cent:
those with three by 20 per cent: those
with four by 80 per cent; those with
five 40 per cent; those with six by 80
per cent. while a man and a wife hav-
ing more than six would be entirely
free from taxation
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MORE CHILDREN
LESS TAXATION
French Statesman Proposes to
Tighten the Burden Upon
Fathers of Families.

Paris. March 21.-The introduction of
the income tax bill has resulted in the
publication of many interesting statis-
tics drawn up either by opponents of
the measure with view of pointing out
the difficulties to be gTappled with by
the treasury collectors in case it be-
comes law, or by supporters of the
scheme who desire to extend its scope.
Detraetors call the attention of the
authorities to the numerous small hold
ers of the rentes. about whom minute
inquiry viii have to be instituted in or
der to discover whether they can DC
made liza bic for the tax under any of
the schedules. Quoting from the off
cial returns. they show that there are
3.039. 525 investors in government Tentes
who receive less than 800 francs inter
est annually: COL. 254 draw less tnan. so
francs, and TO fewer than 1,593, 300 draw
less than 90 francs.
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SENATOR SAYS JAPAN
WANTS PHILIPPINES

Kansas City. Mo. March ,21.-United
states Senator William ]. Stone in the
course Of a speech here last night at the
monthly dinner of the Knife and Fork
club, said:
IF we are ever to have serious trou-
BILE with any nation, it will be with
japan. Japan wants the Philippines.
! am not suie whether it would not be
best for all concerned if she had them,
but one thing is certain, and that is she
win never get them with our consent.
Gut we may have trouble in keeping
them. Japan would seize the archipel-
ago in a week. and we could only send
over a big enough feet to wipe Japan
from the sea. That would be a huge
and costly task.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-03-22
RIOTS
IN ROUMANIA
Soldiers Compelled to Fire Up
on the MOb-AlI Reserves
Called to CoI0rS.

Bucharest, Roumania. March 21.-PIun-
dering recommended today al Vaslui. The
peasants surrounded the administrative
palace, intending to demolish the build
ing Further pIundering occurred
throughout the town. Troops interviewed
and the major commanding and several
officers were wounded. The soldiers then
Tired upon the mob and wounded some
OF the rioters. Five of them were stab
bed with bayOnets
Another collision occurred at Jassy be-
tween troops and peasants trying to in
wade that town Major Colori was
wounded. two peasants were killed and
many were wounded.
All the army reserves have now been
called 10 the COlOrs with the result that
the government has plenty of troops to
speedily suppress the Agrsrian troubles
Troops are being hurried from all central
points to scenes of disturbances
Large numbers of Jews from Jassv.
Naslui, Botosahni. and other MoIdivian
towns which have been terrOrized bv meas
antry have arrived here They renort
that the Russian portion of the popula
ton largely participated with the peas
arts in the plundering and incendiarism
OF BOtosahni
The peasants succeeded in breaking, the
Gordon and entering the town. where they
looted several residences A number az
neighboring villages We're plundered.
-Four peasants were killed and two were
wounded at Lespezi i'm an attempt to seize
the arms at the gendarmes barracks.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-03-22
WILL REFUSE TO PAY.
Colorado Stockmen Demand Free
Range for Their Stock.

Denver. Colo, March 21-Open oppo-
sition TO President Roosevelt's policy of
enforcing the collection of grazing
taxes. and the calling of a convention
at which all the western states will
be represented, and the purpose of
which will be to determine the rights of
the state to develop and retain the pub-
lie lands within their borders. is the
present program of the stockmen of
Colorado.
The state board of stock inspection
commissioners yesterday adopted a res
olution indorsing the stockmen in their
fight against the government. and Gov
erneF Buchtel sent the text of a Joint
resolution to the legislative steering
committee authorizing him to call a
convention at which the general policy
Of the government with reference TO
public lands in the west will be dis
ct1eco6
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-03-22
BURTON WILL LEAVE
IR0NT0N JAIL TODAY

St Louis. March 21.-Former United
states Senator Joseph r. Burton of Kan
Sss Who has been serving a sentence of
~ months imprisonment in the Iron
county Jail at Ironton. Mo. will he re-
leased early tomorrow morning He was
convicted of having represented the Rialto
Grain company of ST Louis before the
tbe United States senate and having re-
cei,-ed compensation for so doing. He
etated TODAY over the long distance tele-
nbone from the Ironton jail that he ex-
nects To come to Kansas, where he will
,,al-a his home
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-03-22
WITNESSES WANTED
BUT WERE NOT CALLED

Sacramento. Cal. March H.-The grand
iurv met this afternoon and Colonel II
Weinstock. Alden Anderson and John i:
stafford. the latter sergeant-at-arms OF
me assembly, waited in the corridor two
and a half hours with the expectation OF
being called as witnesses in the investiga-
lion of the charges of lobbying that IS pc
ing made They. however, were not called
and al 4:3O O'Clock the jury took recess
10 the call Of the foreman.
II was understood that the matter OF
bringing an indictment against George +.
Hatton. one of the three lobbyists VINO en-
gineered the capital removal scheme was
discussed. but it is understood that no
vote was taken.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-03-22
GENERAL LAND OFFICE.
Statement of Business for Six
Months of Present Fiscal Year.

tSpttldi - lAS oiI' ~ IT.,
Washington, D. G.. March 2l.-The
statement of the business of the general
land office for the Hyst six months of the
current fiscal year. ending June 30, 1907.
shows a material increase in the number
of entries. selections and filings made,
acreage disposed Of. and in total cash re-
CENTS arising from sales of public and
Indian lands and fees, and commissions.
as compared with the corresponding SIX
months Of the fiscal year 1906. The in
crease in the number of entries Tor all
classes was 1923. while net increases in
cash receiDts amount to 81 4S7, 1921 Sc. G.
F. Pollock. late assistant commissioner of
the general land office. who was re-
duced to the position of chief clerk on
Monday last will leave the lane o1ilce
ard take the position of division chief in
the forest service ]. T. Macy. former
chief clerk of the general office, has been
assigned to duty at Denver as field IN
spector of the surveyor general Office
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-03-22
THE DEATH RECORD.
General Theodore J. Whit.

PHILADELPHIA. March 21.-Brigadier
General Theodore ]. Whit. L. 5. A,
commanding the department of Mis-
souri, with headquarters at Omaha.
died suddenly at "A hotel here today. He
came 10 Philadelphia to undergo medi-
ca treatment He was 81 years of age.
General .Wint's death was due to
heart disease. He came to this city and
entered the Presbyterian hospital for
Treatment but later engaged apart
ments at a hotel. where he was attend
"a by heart specialist.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-03-22
IRRIGATION IN EGYPT.

Cairo Egypt. March 2f.-The council of
ministers today adopted the proposition
to increase the height of the Assouan dam
sufficiently4to raise the water stored in
that reservoir by nearly twenty feet above
the present maximum II is calculated
that this will give sufficierb 1ew water
10 irrigate another million acressof north
ern Egypt which it is estimated would
Yield an increased cotton croo to the
value of S14500.000 to s20.0O00oo annually.
1t is stated that the work will take six
years TO complete and will cost S..so0 90.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-03-22
SUFFRAGiSTS JAILED,

London, March 2i.-Seventy-six suf-
fragettes were arrested yesterday for
brawling within the precincts of par
lament. and were sentenced this morn
ing to from So or a fortnight in prison
to $40 or a months Imprisonment. They
all elected to go TO jail and were taken
away in prison vans amidst mingled
cheers and jeers of the crowds outside
the police court.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-03-22
SUMMER HOME LOOTED.

NeE York. March 2l-The summer home
- AamarOneck of Henry Siegei. proprie-
W, ef several department stores in New
atelA and other cities was looted by
lslsfes last night. The house was occu-
~ only by the caTetakcrs. Mr. Siegel
ing IN Boston and Mrs Siegel IN New
lork. Six or seven valuable paintings
80, cut from their frames and stolen.
h,,s,.iy hric-a- brsc which adorned the
b,,.s se was thrown about and closets and
,s.edeS were ransacked and their con-
s--s scattered about the floors.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-03-22
REJOICING. IN
THE GOLD CAMP
Miners Vote to Hold Meetings
Independent of Industrial
Workers of the World.
SEPARATION WILL FOLLOW
PEACE IN LABOR CIRCLES NOW
ASSURED.
Especial 10 The HeraldD

Goldfield, New. March 2l--By vote
of 1,130 to 76S the miners of Goldfield and
Diamondfield have decided 10 hold their
meetings entirely separate from those OF
the Industrial Workers of the World. This
is really the first step on the part of tho
Western Federation Of Miners of this dis
trict to withdraw from the organization
which has been the cause of their trouble.
Among many the impression is prevalent
that the action of the miners settles the
strike. This is far from the truth, but
it is d most favorable sign as now. for
the first time in the history of the camp.
the miners will he allowed to meet alone
and discuss freely the questions most
vital to their interests.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-03-22
MORE WAGES GRANTED.

Hammond. Ind. March 21.-The strike
at the plants of the Republic Iron e
Steel company and the Interstate Steel
company at East Chicago. was settled
today, the men accepting 10 per cent
increase. All of the men returned to
work.
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GUILTY AS CHARGED.

Washington. March .21.--The court-mar-
tial in the case of Second Lieutenant
Morris c. Foote, Twenty-eighth infan-
try. stationed in Cuba, has convicted him
of financial irregularities. similar re-
suit has followed the court-martiaI an
Fort Douglas. Utah. in the case of First
Lieutenant Eugene p. Crowne, Twenty
ninth infantry also charged with du-
plication OF pay accounts and like ir-
Irregularities. Both cases now await the
action of the president