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The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-03-19
A Mothers Arrument.

1.-THE most to be regretted act OF my
life" says a commander Of the navy,
"was a letter | wrote TO my mother
Vhen about seventeen years Of age.
She always addressed her letters to me
as my dear boy felt at that time
l was man. or very near It, and
wrote saying that her constant adj
dressing me as boy made me feel
dlspleased. received in reply letter
full Of reproaches and tears. Among
other things, she said: You might grow
TO he as big as Goliath. as strong as
Samson and as wise as Solomon; you
might become ruler OF a nation or en-
peror of many nations. and the world
might revere you and fear you, but to
your devoted mother you would al
ways appear In memory In your limo
cent, unpretentlous, unself conceited,
unpampered babyhood. In those days
when l washed and dressed and kissed
and worshlped you, you were my idol.
Nowadays you are becoming part OF n
gross world by contact with II, and |
cannot bow down to you and worship
you. but II there are manhood and
maternal love transmitted to you, you
will understand that the highest COM
pliment that mother love can pay you
Is to call you my dear boy.""'
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-03-19
DRESSED SEALSKlN.
The Way This beautiful Fur In
brought 90 Perfection.

The Way This beautiful Fur In
Brought 60 Perfection.
II lady's sealskln jacket be com
pared with the coarse hard or dry
sailed sealskin as imported, or, still
better with the coat OF the living fur
seals, one Is struck with the vast diff
ference between them.
Passing our fingers among the hairs
OF the cat or dog, we may notice fine
short hairs at the roots OF the longer,
coarser general covering Of the animal
This is so called under fur, But in the
greater number OF these animals the
short hairs are so few and often so fine
as to be, comparatively speaking, lost
sight OF among what to our eyes con
stitutes the coat.
The operation which the skin under
goes 10 bring out, so TO say, the fur,
may be briefly described as follows:
The skin, after being washed to rid II
Of grease and so forth, is laid fat on
the stretch, flesh side up. A fiat knife
is then passed across the flesh sub
stance, thinning II to a very consider.
able extent. In doing this, the blade
sewers the roots Of the long strong
hairs. which penetrate the skin deeper
than do the soft, delicate ones under
the fur The rough hairs are then got
rid OF while the fur retains its hold.
A variety Of subsidiary manipula-
tons, In which the pelt is softened and
preserved, are next gone through, and
then the fur undergoes n process Of
dyelng which produces that deep uni
form tint so we'll known and admired.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-03-19
Mnstcrcd the O.

Hundreds Of people have cured thcm-
selves OF lmpeGiments in speech. One
of last years mayors as q young man
used TO find It almost impossible to pro
nounce words beginning with a "a"
Every day for months he used to walk
across st. James park practlclng this
sentence aloud, "a quantity OF quick.
silver quietly quartered in n quag-
mlre," until he conquered the lmpedi-
ment. Today he Is one OF the most
fluent speakers In England.-London
Tit-Bits.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-03-19
Who Gets Ynnr Notcf

"Do you see that man there 70
marked a barber TO n customer 10 biz
chair. "Well, be has had one aud lilo
same job for the past forty-scvcn ylars
aud has been married all that time,
and his wife has never at any ti,ae
during that period known what salary
her husband was getting. The wifs
gets so much week and no more and
has never been able to learn what
amount Of money her husband has
been receiving in exchange FOR his Ia
Dor. Now what bothers me Is which
should have the diamond MEDAL say
diamond, as in this case the finest
would seem to be needed-thc mau for
being able to so long battle q. wonans
curiosity or the woman for surviving
so long an dissatisfied curiosity."-Co-
lumbus Dispatch.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-03-19

Cajanus, Swedish giant who was
nine feet high, was on exhibition in
London in 1742, and several old hand
bills still exist which set forth the
measurements OF this freak Of nature.
Thirty years later we have Charles
Byrnc, who was eight feet four inches
In height in his stocklnged feet He,
however, died young, at the age Of
twenty-five, from hard drinking. Cot
ter O'Byrne, another Irish giant, fol-
lowed few years later. He was
born Mt Kinsale in 1891 and at the age
of fifteen was eight feet high. This
by the time he was twenty-three had
increased to nine feet four inches, and
then he changed his name to O'Brian
in order to make people think that he
was descended from King Brian Bo-
roihme and went on exhibition. Al
that business he, Of course. soon real
ICED a very comfortable fortune and re.
tired, dying at Clifton on Sept. s, 1904.
His will especially provided that his
body should be thrown into the sea In
order to prevent the surgeons from cut
ting ii up,
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-03-19
A DlnIonnnt.

Mrs. Cllmber-My dear. Mrs. Highup
has had her portrait painted by cele'
brated artist, and haven't a thing
but a common. ordinary, everyday pho
tograph to show. Husband "a wise
man)-The idea of advertising to the
world that her complexion Is SO bad
that It won't stand the camera! Mrs.
Climber Well, that's true.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-03-19

Tho Danes, or Mortimer, first be
came prominent In European history
In 7s3, when they began to ravage
the north coast OF France and south,
cIn shores of Great Britain. The dar.
Ing OF these hardy seamen was re-
markable, for IN their small ships they
even penetrated the Mediterranean and
became terrors to the seaboard popula-
ton OF Italy, Sicily and Greece, The
first king OF Denmark Is said to have
been Skiold, co Il. G.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-03-19
A Celebrated Clock.

The art Of the clockmaker has
achieved many remarkable triumphs
during many centuries. Sometimes IL
Is a clock wonderful for the compiexi-
ty Of It's movements and It's busy popu-
lation Of automatons that attracts our
admiration. like that In the Cathedral
Of Strassburg. At other times the inn
mense size OF the machinery and the
dluls excites establishment. This Is the
case with the celebrated clock In the
tower of the Church of St Rombaut nc
Mcchlln. A writer in La Nature thinks
this clock possesses the largest dals
that exist In the world. There are four
OF them, one on each side Of the great
square tower, and their extreme diam
eter is nearly thirty.seven and one-halr
feet. The figures showing the hours
are nearly six and one.half fect hlgh,
and the hands have length OF nearly
twelve feet
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-03-19
She WINS Careful,

Spats - That old maid, Miss Van
Shelf, is the most careful and method
ical boarding mistress have ever had
disturbing my den. Socratoots-Yes;
I can imagine when she goes to
heaven she will want in summer time
to lay away her wings in camphor
balls.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-03-19
Weary Watches.

81 suppose" said the matchmaker,
you do not know that watches, like
human beings, sometimes don't go for
the very good reason that they are
tired Sometimes watch Is brought
to me which is all right. Nothing about
1t Is out of order, and it Is fairly clean.
When II becomes sulky and refuses TO
go except by FITS and starts the best
thing to do is to lay 1t aside and give It
q rest. The mechanism in tired
watch seems TO be In perfect condition,
but it won't work The fact Is that
long and faithful service has thrown
it slightly out Of adjustment in perhaps
ten different places, ScraQlng and
cleaning and rcadjusting a fine watch
is the worst thing that could be done
TO It. A months rest will Instead cause
the works slowly TO readJust them
selves, and at the end Of that time
after careful oiling the watch will go
as cheerfully as evcr."-Washington
Star.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-03-19
GENTLEMEN OF THE ROAD.
The Famous "sIXteen Strings Jack"
and Dick Turpln.


AT the Rose tavern, noted gaming
house standing in Marylebone gardens
early in the eighteenth century. Shelf
field, duke OF Buckingham, used TO
toast his companions at their farewell
dinner when the season ended In the
omlnous words, MAY as many Of US
as remain unhanged next spring meet
here again." John Ram, the highway
man. otherwise sixteen Strings Jack"
of evil fame. liked to swaggcr about at
Bagnigge Wells in the intervals Of car
rylng out his nefarlous deeds or under
going punishment for the same. He is
described as appearing there in July,
1774. "attlred in scarlet coat tam
bour walstcCat. white silk stockings
and a laced hat On each knee he
wore the bunch Of eight ribbons which
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-03-19

Every one knows that in using q
field glass 1t is necessary to adjust II
to a proper focus. Suppose that you
put one of the tubes at your focus and
the other tube at focus that suited
some one else and then you looked
through both tubes. You would have
a more or less blurred vision, and II
you kept on looking the chances are
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-03-19

that you would feel gIddy aud get a
headache Now, the two eyes are sup
posed to have an equal natural focus,
and when by any chance that focus Is
unequal n headache results. The rem.
edy Is pair of glasses or n single
glass to make the eyes equal In power,
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-03-19
HE DIED FIGHTING.
How Prince Louis Napoleon Was
Killed by tho Zuius.

hhIEASG ~ wv Huhu"'
How Prince Louis Napoleon was kill
ed by the Zulus June /, 1879, Is told
graphically in the book by Sir Evelyn
Wood, who took part in that war. The
little party which the prince accompa-
MED was surprised and attacked. Sir
Evelyn writes: "The Zulus In pursuit
ran first after the two white soldiers
who were on the TANKS, three or four
men. headed by Labanga, following
the prince. His horse had jumped just
rs he was mounting, and his sword fell
out of Its scabbard. lie was very ac-
tive and was vaultlng on his horse In
motion when the wallet on the front
of the saddle broke away, and he fell
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-03-19
Hum mated.

Benedck-That luminous paint Is
splendid thing. Singleton-What do
you use 1t for? Benedlck--We paint
the baby's face. so we can give him a
drink In the night without lighting
the Gas,
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-03-19
Ltnht Restored,

There are many more women living
than l used to think"
rs that so?"
Eyes. Before I married used to
think my wife was the only woman In
the world"
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-03-19
HIGH SCHOOL FRATERNITIEs.

The board OF education has de-
cided once more to exterminate the
high school fraternlties, This time
the first of September is set as me
last day of life. The overwhelming
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-03-19

majority OF Chicago citizens Will
commend the action OF the authorI-
ties, The societies have been proved
TO be nuisances. There should be
no further delay In their destruction.
Comparatively few Of the students
In any high school belong to a fra
ternlty or sorority, But the testl-
mony OF teachers all over the coun-
try Is the same. The societies are de-
clared to be disturbing factors in
the school The discipline and the
scholarship are alike affected, The
petty snobbishness which the frat
man" is encouraging to cultivate
proves everywhere an obstacle in
the day OF the genuine democracy
which has been for years the distln-
gushing characteristic OF the public
school.
The judgment OF educators is sur
prlsingly unanimous in saying that
the influence OF the secret organi-
cations is harmful. Against this de-
llberate view OF mature men and
women who have devoted their lives
to the training OF boys and girls the
protestations OF few comparatively
youthful advocates make poor
showing. The wisdom OF the pro-
hibitlon OF the societies Is not open
to question.
The legal authority OF the board
in the matter Is substantially settled
now. The nuisance has been attack
ed in various states. A number OF
cases have been taken into the courts
and the decisions have sustained the
power Of the school officials. II
such persons, placed in position as
trustees for the people, have no ade-
quate authority to put an end to an
evil everywhere held to be working
against the best interests of the
school their real power is slight. But
the courts have felt the absurdity
OF such a contention. The several
decisions represet the general opin-
ion that the fraternties and sorori-
ties are disturbing elements in
school life, and the further belief
that board OF education has ade-
quate powers to enforce a rule pro-
hibiting membership even under pen
atty of expulsion from public
school.
The board OF education has done
we'll in its action. The end OF the
school year is so near at hand that
the advantage OF the changed date
is apparent. 1t would not be easy
to enforce the rule April /. The
opening of a new school year in Sep
TENDER is n better time. But there
should be no further temporizing
with the societies. The decision
made should be adhered to. Pa
rents should sustain the board. With
proper cooperation of trustees
teachers, parents, and the large ma.
jority OF pupils who are outside the
societies the evil can be suppressed
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-03-19

X/OU can always buy paint for
M less price than Devoe Lead
and Zinc; don't do it; save your
money. Less price probably means
less value; short measure, maybe,
or cheap quality. Cheap paint
takes more gallons than Devoe;
and that means more hours work.
The cost of painting is by the
gallon; poor paint costs more, be-
cause most gallons. Better get
Devoe Lead and Zinc. Sold by
Alfalfa Lumber Co.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-03-19
Had a Whlrl in City.

81 remember when the railroad
was here, tho first one, and how ev-
crybody talked about how this was
going to be such a great country,
1--WE kind o. broke up after my
mother died and me and my brother
went down east with some other
folks. our father gave us a section
OF land a piece. We sold them for
about $1,000 and you know, that Is,
we went and had a big time In st,
Louis for awhile and then 1t was all
gone. We haven't had much since
then till we struck Goldfleld.
II have an nucle somewhere
named T.. G, Cuddy-"
"Cudahy," asked one OF his listen
crs?
mo, Cuddy," answered Toupffer,
and he added with a laugh that he
would buy out that old fellow Cuda-
ny, II things keep on panning out
like they are now.
Tax Assessor Jack Floyd, Camp
bell Fountain, and other old-timers
around the courthouse we're unable
this morning to connect anything in
their recollection with the people
the young fellow named, but he per-
sisted in his story and visited all the
offices looking for clues to the
whereabouts OF his lost father. If he
fails to find information here, he
said he would go to Planyiew, Tex
leo, and other places to continue the
search.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-03-19

The poorest policy and the worst
economy is to keep the children out
OF school. Every day lost has its
manifold effect; the knowledge
gained on that day is missed, pupil
is thrown behind, becomes discour-
aged, has a bad effect on the class
and the very habit is to be avoided.
--Elida News.
The child is a child but once. The
time to acquire an education is now.
Something no one can steal, nor the
owner spend or gamble away.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-03-19

anywhere then, or fence, or anything
else, As early as ! can remember
we were out here and my father had
a COW outfit lie had $1,000 head
of cattle on the range then. When
we we're about five or six years old
my mother died and they buried her
seven miles south OF here, They
dug the grave in section corner,
There was an Usage hedge stake
there y mark the corner. As re-
member Il, II was somewhere not far
east OF the Frying Pan fence. That
was the first fence | guess In this
country.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-03-19

The El Paso papers which reached
here on Saturday and Sunday
brought the news OF the killing of
Pat Garrett, the noted peace officer
and slayer of Billy the Kid, New
Mexico's notorious outlaw. The
news was no doubt shock through
out the Southwest for no one was
better known than was Garrett.
Pat Garrett was "gun" man, but
not In the bad sense of that term.
His gun was always used on the side
OF law and order and the right. To
him more than any other one man
was due the credit of Kidding New
Mexico of the lawloss class. He was
brave but never reckless, a good hat
er and true friend. In all his years
as a peace officer in New Mexico
and four years as United States col
lector OF customs at Ell Paso he was
always a brave, fair and honest Of
fetal. There was one element to-
tally lacking in Pat Garrett and that
was hypocricy, In fact, he did not
have enough policy for his own good
He was man who made bitter en-
emies and warm friends. There is
no doubt but that every bad man
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-03-19

The entire week has been a de-
lightful one for all outdoor business,
and our local farmers and gardeners
have done an immense amount of
planting, Many of the early planted
gardens are already making quite
little show and look tempting to
the average vegetarian, yet your
Uncle must plead guilty to having
been too lazy and trifling, or else
too cowardly, to plant his garden or
truck patch, lest the March winds
might bring in some little sand
storms, delayed billiards. or freezes
and cause him to have to edo his
first work over. Uncle Ezekiel.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1908-02-28
Consumption Claims Victim.

Mrs. Nelson Cheek passed away
in Spokane last Friday morning
after a lingering illness of four
months in the last stages of con-
sumption, with which she had been
more or less afflicted for many
years. The remains were brought
to Rathdrum the first of this week,
and the funeral was held from the
home Of her mother, Mrs. Waddell,
Monday afternoon at o'clock.
The Rev. Mr.. Bailey, Spokane
minister officiated. A number Of
relatives and friends we're in at
tendance and accompanied the re-
mains to their last resting place.
Mrs. Cheek was born in Nilsson
ri a. years ago and moved to
Idaho in 1885, residing with hel
family in Rathdrum until last May
when they moved to Spokane.
She is survived by her husband,
her son, Hamilton, and two little
daughters, Mabel and Goldie, be
sides numerous other relative.
who live here.
Mr.. Cheek has gone to Spokane
to close up his affairs there, afte
which he expects to go to West
mond. His two younger children
will be left in the care of Mr.. ant
Mrs. OVERLY of this place for tn
present.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1908-02-28
Andrew R. Fifer Passed Away.

The funeral of Andrew R. Fifer,
aged rs years, was held from the
Presbyterian church yesterday
afternoon at o'clock, Rev. E. A.
Walker officiating.
The deceased was a resident of
Peck, Nez Perez county, but for
merly owned considerable proper
ty on Rathdrum prairie. His
daughter, Mrs. w. F. Fehlhaber
and family are among the oldest
and best known residents on the
prairie. With them he frequently
visited, and for that reason his re.
mains were laid to rest in Rath
drum cemetery.
Mr.. Fifer was born in Jennings
county, Ind, Sept. 2, 1888. HI
moved to Missouri in 184o. II
1901 he came to Idaho in which
state he continued to reside there
after until his death the first o
this week.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1908-02-28
Local Paragraphs.

The high school laboratory has
been fully furnished and equipped,
ready for the reopening of school
next Monday:
The snow is rapidly disappear
ing, buttercups are in bloom, and
one straw hat has been reported
seen, all sure signs Of spring.
The gymnasium will reopen next
Monday evening to the great de-
light Of those who have been en-
joying athletic recreation twice a
week until checked by the quaran-
tine regulations which have jus,
been withdrawn.
A team, wagon and logging har.
ness belonging to Chas. Amell are
to be sold in front of K. S. Peters
& Co.'S implement store tomorrow
Saturday afternoon.
The county quarterly teachers
examination began in the new high
school building yesterday morning
with Superintendent R. c. Egber.
( in charge. Several young ladie:
of this place are said to be trying
for certificates.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1908-02-28
BUSINESS BRIEFS.

See the Farmers Grain & Supply
Co.'s add elsewhere in this issue.
For Sale-Seed oats and wheat.
Sample at S. f. Beggs & Chichester
Lancaster. f 28- Mar q.
For Sale-Rhode Island Red roos-
tiers. Inquire Of Mrs. f. Fl. Brad
bury. F2l- Esp.
For all kinds of fresh meats call at
J. A. Seigloch's-Rathdrum Meat
company.
For Sale-Seed wheat and oats.
S. L. Farnsworth. FPS. Ms
Home made Sausages specially al
Seigloch's. Ham, bacon and lard
fish and game in season.
For SALE-The present Post Office
building, also one Of the incest resi-
dences in Rathdrum located near tn,
l. & w. N. depot on the north } o
Block 8. Anyone wishing to purchase
fine residence or good business
house will do we'll to call on or ad
dress, John w. Peters, agent. J31tf
For Sale-l big team, ahont 800
ID. and harness; half truck, new;
Mccormick binder; Mccormick NOV
er; fresh cows. Jerseys; Jersey heife
and full blood Jersey bull; d;.ze
Hamburg chickens; hack, buggy
| sulkey pillow; walking pillow; stee
drag, and household goods, etc. In
quire E. B. Martin. F.2l-M.27 {
Statesmen WANTED:. Our ne,
Chart Of the United States aud worl
is now ready. Far ahead of anythin
of the kind ever published. 1t is ne
aud is Rand McNally quality. Grea
est money maker for statesmen "
have ever had. Men now at wor
enthusiastic and say 1t sells at sigh
Rand, McNally & Co., Chicago, II
2m. j3 to NIB pd
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1908-02-28
Church Services Resumed.

Rev. ]. S. Bell announces that
Methodist Episcopal church serv-
ices will be resumed Sunday morn
ing as usual, with Sunday school
at 10 o'clock, preaching services
at II, Epworth League meeting at
6:3o p. M, and evening services
at 7:3o. The church has been
thoroughly fumigated since SER
vices we're discontinued two
weeks ago.
Sunday school and preaching
services will be resumed as usual
at the Presbyterian church Sunday
March Ist.
Services will also be resumed
Sunday at the German M. E
church, morning and evening.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1908-02-28
At Opera House March 4.

Mr.. VIM. j. Spire, the humorist
that comes to the opera house Wed
nesday evening. March. 4th, can hard
ly be labelled. He is not merely an
entertainer, nor does he claim to be
lecturer. He is really both in one.
His style is peculiarly his own. With
a delightful contrast OF the sublime
ludicrous he develops rare entertain
ment out of the ahsurtlties, incon-
sistencies and excuses of human
nature, taking his models from life.
The demand for his return engage
ments in the Chautauquas Of the east,
has given him his souhriGuet, ''Tle
Maker of the Smile that Won't come
off,. You can't afford to miss hearing
him In his entertainment entitled
aLop- Sided Folks, at the opera
house "Wednesday evening, March. 4.
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p@Subscribe for THE RATHDRUM
TRIBUNE. Only $l.O0 per year. II
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1908-02-28

Can you afford to trife with so seri-
or cough, when for trifling amount
you can secure bottle Of "Hickory
Bark Cough Remedy" that is guaran-
teed to cure or money refunded.
Price Csc, soc and $l.0O per bottle.
For sale by DR.. +. Wenz aud dealers
everywhere.