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The teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1876-1878, 1877-05-12

stage route you will have 600 miles A..
lance much the greater portion of vbi.,
is through sage brush and uninvitin,
country for farming purposes.
23d. Where can we get the hss.
book, pamphlet or paper descrbiD,
Idaho?
The best book or pamphlet has neve,
We: been written and published. II.
best paper describing this portion Of
Idaho is The TELLER, it being the oul,
one in this section of country dcvotedt
the productive interests Of this section
IF correct representation Of Eastern
Washington, which borders upon US i'm.
mediately on the west, is wanted, We
can cheerfully recommend any one Of
three papers published at Walla Wall,
W. T., called respectively the Union,
Waterman and the Statesman all Of
which are weekly devoticg large spss
10 their columns to articles setting forth
the character and advantages of East
ern Washington.
Oath. Any further information you'll
think will be valuable to new settle
will be most thankfully received.
This is a very general suggestion and
could be answered in various ways
We have space to add but little. vi
say that settlers who have tested the sol
Of this country are lead to believe from
the results Of their experiments mad
during series Of years in succession
that our soil cannot be excelled for rails
ing cereals fruit and vegetables any
where upon the Pacific slope. GU
climate is mild, healthy and invigorat
ing. Malarious diseases are seldc
known among US. With the mereuT
at 900 above @ in mid Summer the het
is not so oppressive as when at o.
Boston or New York. Wheat DO
commands 95 and 100 cents per bu:l
and has never been below 40 cents
livcred at ware houses for shi'pmes
We are 500 miles from the s,a bo,
with open steamboat navlsation
whole dist,lce, save IS. miles 10
portages which are passed by railro'
The government has taken the int
step towards openin., these portages
10 construction Of canal and lot3
This done will materially lessen the
Of freie hting orr produce to ocean sh
Emigrants are now carried on
rivers at half fare as an inducemen
settle up the country. We have IN
mountains east Of us good placer
quartz mines which have yielded lars1
and where many find extra emploVn
at high wages during the mining
sons. IF Mr.. Barber or any of hr
quaintances or any other psrtla
enough in the facts narrated above
which are self evident to all perms'
settlers here, to induce them to 9
and make homes with us, and willN
with them and maintain industr!
good habits generally, they will u
cordial welcome and we doubt not
prosper aud become affiaent more re-
ly than in any other locality we
The teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1876-1878, 1877-05-12

and we SOW no ground that will not
yield 20 bushels per acre.
9Th. OF oats J?
The average yield Of oats per acre
ranges from IS to 60 bushels. One
field of ten acres yielded the last season
l164 bushels or ZIG four tenths bushels
per acre. This was on the table land
about five miles north of this town.
7th. OF rye.
But little rye is sown as there is but
little demand for this grain in market,
not enough s0wn and cultivated to fair
ly test its yield. 1t has been raised for
hay and often four tons have been cut
from ono acre. It will grow well on
any soil we have.
9Th. OF barley
The average of barley to the acre is
about 50 bushels.
9th. Do the farmers find home
market for these products ?
Until quite recently the mines to
the east of us consumed the bulk of our
surplus. Now we ship abroad and ship
ments abroad will rapidly increase as
cheap transportation is furnished, and
the country fills up with settlers and
producers.
10th. If any surplus, where is it
sent?
We ship down the Snake and Colum-
bia rivers to Portland and Astoria, Ore
gon, thence to Europe, China and the
Islands # the Pacific. Every year large
numbers Of English vessels come to the
mouth of the Columbia river and freight
with wheat for European markets. At
the present it costs 50 per ton to ship
wheat from this point to the ocean
ships. This price will be lesscned as
the amount to be shipped increases and
competition among river steamers be.
comes rife.
1lth. What fruits are raised ?
Apples, pears, plums, peaches, apri-
cots, cherries, grapes, strawberries, ras-
berries, and every variety Of melons.
Apples peaches and grapes are a prolific
crop and mature with as fine flavor as
can be found in any country.
18th. Does stock require much feed
and care during Winter?
Thousands Of cattle, horses and hogs
are turned out upon the grass lands in
the Fall and are never cared for nor
looked after till Spring, and they sur
vive and often remain fat during the
entire Winter. This is not always So.
In some Winters snow will fall to the
depth of a foot or more and remain on
the ground for FIVE or six weeks so az to
obstruct the grazing of the cattle. In
such cases horses and hogs do better
than cattle. During few Winter.
there was small percentage of loss of
cattle from neglect. AS a prudential
measure every farmer should be provid-
ed with both food aud shelter for his
stock for from four to six weeks during
the Winter months. Sheep should be
cared for longer time.
13th.- Where do farmers find a mar
ket for their wool?
A part of it is manufactured into
fabrics in the county adjacent in Wash
ington, part is shipped =, Oregon an'
~
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1tth. Who're is your market for

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beef cattle, beef AMI dairy products i:
Formerly we sent many beef cattle
into the uines, and to Montana. Now
most of our beef cattle are bought. from
the farmers at their homes and driven
to the Salt Lake valley and shipped by
rail to Chicago. The enterprise also OF
canning beef for the European markets
is being commenced on the lower Co.
lumb;a and large numbers of cattle are
being purchased by men in this eastern
section for canning purposes. or dairy
products as yet We have had but few, no
more than required for home consump'
ton and that Of the mines east of US.
When we have surplus it will 60
down the Snake and Columbia rivers to
Oregon, Washington Territory and Cal
ifornia, until such time as the Northern
Pacific R. r. is completed. When
they can 90 to cities east Of the Rocky
mountains.
18th. What is the lowest nd;cation
of the thermometer in Winter =?
The lowest ever known here since
the settlement Of the country was about
the middle of January 1875, when the
mercury for two mornings was down to
$50 below0. Last Winter at no time
did the mercury come down to 0, at
this place. Not more than ten or if
teen days during any Winter will t.
mercury fall below 0 aud for full four
lifths of the Winter months it will rang.
from 2So to 500 above O.
10th. About what is the population
of your town?
Not more than one ,hcusana persons
all told.
18th. Principally che occupation Of
the inhabitants?
Merchandising and freishting. We
have one good Touring mill in the town
and few mechanic shops where GUS
tom work is done.
18th. Are there many foreigners
Full ore half Of our adult population
are forei gn born. most Of whom have
become naturalized az American citizens.
10Th. Have you a newspaper
We have TIE TELLrR published
every Saturday.
10Th What do you pay the teachers
Of your public schools ?
From s75 to 800, per month.
2,st. IF you have one, who is ,ou1
territorial superintendent Of ed',catior
and his address
The comptroller Of the territory il
ex-officio superintendent Of public in
struction. His name a Joseph Per
rault, and his address is Boise Citv Ad,
County, I. T.
2od. What is the best route to YOU
part Of the territory!
Assuming that the enigrant from tn
east desires to tahr with him his owl
team, we say come by the Pacih
railroad to Ket on at the head of Sal
Lake, thence harness your own team
and come 81 ong the mail route of tn
Northwest Stage Company to Wall
"ala W T., thence over the Lewiston
and " ALA Walla mail route to thi
place. ia family should come withou
fher own team. they can either tax
I'D Northwest Co.'S STAGE at Kelton fn
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IIrE rysrRiNcr IIrIGIrIoN
chief Justice DAYS Decision IN the Case OF
the United states Company.

Chief Justice DAILY rendered an opinion.
yesterday. In tho suit of John Titon and others
against the United States Life Insurance
Company and others. ON a demurrer
20 the amended complaint iniorpo-rd 10y
Charle- +. Frccgh. on the ground that several
causes Ut action had been improperly united.
The original complaint was that the company
has long been controlled by the holders ~ the
original and augmented stock tt2JOOnll. nnd
that the total assets were si.jOOOOO; that the
defendants Buel tho President: Frclnigh tho
S'cretary and De witt. the former President
now a consulting dircctpr-own a MAJOR
~ Of the stock; and have w'edrd out of
'lr ard of Dire tlr- persons who ARE
antagoni-tir ~ them. and substituted per-ons
who are Wiling to uid them iu their 3 .hrnirs
mat lne onlr,r7 AMI directors of the company
p"a'n" rapidly wealthy 10y means Of embar-
rn-sing ant hlnl ring policy hoii'i-. destroy
my iheir conn irnre ln tine company and thus
inducing them e. abandon IN .r poll 'ic- CO.. To
surrender them and accept policies IN other
'uWllnir-. which companies " 're in eOllusion
with the officers of the United Stni.s Companv:
that Buel. lrolcigh and DE- Wit hy pra ti-lns
thus on tha 'r"iul fyot the policy holders have
anin."nilyiua i"in law lei iothc,r 9wnuS,'
caused false entries to bn nude. and forwarded
ial~" reports Go the StHf' Department Of lu-ur-
H., az, III M ,i'. ~ @ II ~" ~,
eer- ~ the United stat Lite Iueurln ." Conn
Inny w'r" m COLLISION " IN OH r~ Of otI"r
Companies for a." trlusirr of t!e a-- IT,
sijlutlp. 70 the Union Mutual Life h-urln 80
Company OF Main. under a sy-t'm known ~
r-lu-urln'" or 'Hmalgamution OF COM
plant NJ and 10000 'tl'r policy ho, 'r- Who's.
~ ,r' saie in-uran r Is ~ Ol1uoO. After alirg-
Iu- t n ~ tlr lifu liii,- are -u~talu.t mutual
p'n'Nt Ute in-urgna" " no h' only another name
iurWlnl '-n. iruu ant -W I'm ll.n-.tlr plaintiffs
n-k mat ihf d"irn'luui- h' mad Co rNu'lrr fun
TO- Yuni oi an moneys, "i a SURF ni"r'd poll ICES
ana iNDIr am uni-. AMI Oi th" .iNn fun .
and .N', hey h. Dn'n. % ~ rom parting Win ihN
n--'i- of ~" conn my. AMI ordered e. Jay the
HmpHi"l amount ui the Tltuu surrendered
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Cut Down the Army.

The extra session of Congress. which will
probably meet in the beginning Of June, has
g. be called because the means Of paying
the army must bc provided. The necessity
for such an extra session grows ont Of the
fact that in the last Congress the House Of
Representatives AMI the Senate were not
able to agree upon the magnitude of the
army, and uIon the uses To- bc made Of IL.
Now, the first duty Of the representatives
~ the people in this extra session. Is 10 in
elst upon reducing the army to ton thou
sand men. This number IL sufficient for
every regular need of the country The
public service can hc fully performed by an
army Of this size and not a single soldier
above the number OF ten thousand should be
allowed 10y Congress.
Next to the duty Of reducing the military
force to ten Thousand mon. the House OF
Representatives should insist upon attach
Ing to the bill a provision that the army
shall not bc employed for any political Use.
either in the way of watching over elections.
or for the purpose of supporting claimants
t. Office in any state.
Other questions Will. Doubtless be raised I'm
this extra session. and in settling them the
House will have to deal with matters Of
great Importance; hut there can be- nothing
else Of such moment t. the people a. re-
ducng the army e. ton thousand mon and
prohibiting the President from making any
political or clcctionccrng Use Of the troops.
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the Democratic party. Mr.. WALLACE, we
are aware, has been in times past accounted
n friend Of this measure. But the agency OF
the proposed bcncficiaries Of the enormous
grant of Government credit demanded in
counting out TrLpEN by the casting vote of
JOE BRADLEY. their undisguised alliance
with the Fraudulent Administration, and
their attempt, now in progress. to turn over
the House Of Representatives to the enemy,
are certainly enough to bring an orthodox
Democratic Senator to n pause.
Mr.. WALLACE has reached the parting Of
the ways. and as between the success of the
Democratic party and the success of the
Tcxas-pachc subsidy, he will hardly hcsi-
tatn how to chnnsc.
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80 ulnalN mn n>c,ln u,>ioN
rlcrrrpoar. I.n,c,, and >hrcw Nv, III

WASHINGTON, April ID No immediate
rhans wl. made n M" nIi--iau a. l.usnni
inr Fraudulent President thinks Mr. Iorrr-
INlf .lsNitp.ut allowed tl stay i'm London dur
instIln -ummrr.a- ar.'umpcn-e iur Thee ;lpUul
l"r..ril.l from him. o-t-n-iniy a- -uh-trlp-
tDutu tn liAys campaign fund irrru'uf
-tlru out t1 Poe NOR of % dIpl maj tnAu
most Dr. Dol" suppose. II - native Connect vat
cumming iD,- -.rN.d hima good turn uhroll
HoWnud mover have been caught. ms Schemes
WAS with has goo ket- stunned N.ih Lmmu Mine
scrip
A. soon as II ho'ame "a nNnl fact chat M
l'ut- wis L. b" Secretary ut - ,t,. plerrcpout
Yankee brain began to work for his own rctan-
ton. How bostto do it was the question 10 hc
determined. Finally hnpN Thought struck his
mind. pVre worthy of the genius of Tulloyrnni
H. lnNit "a % charmiu ~; young mly, near roa-
tive az Mr. Evnf- o. ia~- iir KAY -el~un ina l.Yu-
dom The nyiuiiln WIS accepted and. Of
course. tn' Secretary of state could NOT turn out
su IA a Minister.
This comp iHpmd'qut Is the talk Of AN the
clubs ia London. AMI has raised pierrcpont inn
m'n-rly la hl- new career Tho only regret
l"ll is that man of such fertile resource should
Ice wasted in foreign land, when all his facul-
ties are Required at home What an amha--l-
dor he would have made to New Orleans in place
oi the lobby chic oftho 1cxas rneihel How he
would have converted pinchback. and manuiar-
Wr'l l. si~mturr for Hayes. llurrah for
lirrr0pom And hurrah for E,arls
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cheney Of pay, was illegally diverted before
Mr. THOMPSON came into Office, and during
the brief time that robson held over.
That money went into the pockets Of the
Navy Ring, and the extraordinary zeal
manifested in the Senate by EFFIaY SAR-
GENT and others, who raised the appropria-
tiOn to sl7jO,0OO with the expectation Of its
being cut down, and ~ certain members Of
the House, Is explained by this fragrant
violation Of law.
The warning of The SuS went unhccdcd
at the time, and was met with false figures
and fabricated estimates. to cover up this
intended raid ON the Treasury for the BEN
Gift Of corrupt contractors and colluding
officials. And now we have fixed facts TO
verify all that we forctold.
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The Disgrace of the supreme Court.

Nothing can hettcr illustrate the present
degradation Of our politics than the fact
that the vacancy ON the bench of the 81
promo Cour, of the United States l. sought
after hy tho partisan methods and machine
cry which would Boz used In seeking place
of messenger IN one of the departments
Recommendations for az least twenty -live
aspirant- including several Judges of the
Circuit and District Courts. have actually
been filed in the Office of the Attorney-Gcn-
cral at Washington Many others have APP
piled for the place through thril friends in
Congress. and several Senators have mott
C-'ly Advocated thrir own "clam-'
Now, of all our public Offices. this Is the
one which should seek Tia" man who from
character. ability. AMI general qualification
j. most fiji toill it. The Court has declined
enormously IN public estimation. The
shameful bargain hy which BRADLEY and
STRONG were appointed to sustain the legal
tenders hy up-rttiig former decision of
the Court and thus saving 20 the peuns Viva
Liza and other railroad corporations the diff
ference between gold and paper ON their out
Standing contracts. struck "a blow AT the iu-
togrity Of the tribunal Followed by the
fa grant violation Of the Constitution ia the
appointment of the Electoral Tribunal. and
ly the indecent action of the same two men
in that body. the Court staggor- under Il
burden and a rcproneh which may yet rcu-
der nocc~- lrv it, total Reorganization.
And now when another vacancy occurs,
by which nopportunitl Is offered - rest re
the Court 80 iarn- tho appointment Of ono
honorable and capable man might contrib
lfa T., IL = rtufffi,.utf,r II l. luak-tarob ia q,
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Polite, ON the winncnnso Reservation.

The Lancaster ItUJ,pc,r publishes u
-'iir- ~ resolutions, which, it says, wer.
recently tabled hv so-calrd Democratic
committee assembled at the capital Of the
Ninpohago reservation. The resolution.
condemn, in proper terms, the fraudulent
coul'-nff ni fhr President elect and the
corrupt haiS du- which lcd up toit. They
rsrito the olou of tho same men "that
-pM the Presidency to sell the House of
Representatives, and procure tho election OF
llaye-iir speaker; and conclude with an
earnest appeal to Democratic Reprc-cnta-
tive- to maintain the principles Of the lIoL-
MAS resolution against the subsidy system.
which passed the lIpu9chyan almost unani-
NOUS vote, and was rcallrmcd By the ST
Louis Conventions
The action 90 this remarkable Democratic
committee, la laying these resolutions on
the table, shows that the WMnchago chief
il master ia his own territory. lie will not
have his methods 81 making a Fraululcnt
President denounced under his very nose,
nor viii he allow the Tcxas-Paciic
enterprise of his ally Co SCOTT,
20 o.. criticised by his young
mon. ~ any political name or style. But
what else could be expected Of Harrisburg,
when thoro are outlying counties In tho
state through whose nomlnally Democratic
Conventions II has been found impossible to
.,ot "a resolution denouneing the CAMERON
KrNGLF Treasury Ring, which piundered
'hoi lh,irof millions, ana kept themsclqo5
W power election frauds as well UNDER
-to,l d., may tAat ever wcro practised in
l.t..nua'
Nowlnu. torh' however, that the real
Democracy Of Pennsylvania will be heard
i'm d.,e tino, unless party relationships ara
strangely conlounded, In tho voico OF It's
eloquent senator in Congress, donounoinS
-uN-idr scheme which is so subyorsivo oil
oe.i Dmuoraii1 principle, AMI which has
a...VQy doao - much ~ cripple ana defeat
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noUsEKEErIyG AyD HorsE HUNTIN0.

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crnmeht ms mode ol keeping mousse mas l'd
to great abuses. Those who suffer from them,
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n'N'N'I' ""N' H'"''S ~ V'"'h' ""' ul'"lH'N We
luc gr'ht mass OF II luSeKr"nrIs p'fSohily
suporintand their household affairs. and this
,n.. 4, IL ,,h, .,,,,.l,i, li,,.,I, ,hn.n nv.r
'"97 1t ~ WI" '"l'p''h 9V"'"''S ~ ''' h'N'i-
ending arcs AMI constantly recurring troubles
which make housckeoping 80 laborio,is a task
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III 'Ils city inc frequent chahElhIo l S'rNah's
has no doubt mn IN t. do with IN" DIM 'uiuos
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kitchen. viii N crops out from time to time ant
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.upns. We KNOW oi ono man on the iith avenue
who has had nine different cooks since last
summer Tbnt ti,i.. mi ,rtnn,t. 1..,.,, .h,ul1
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though they are not called upon t. change
h,ue.s ~ ,f,.n A. thnv .bnn,,a ..,,,s. th. .t,h
lc't OF moving Il ~ general thlhk us 'us7'h
IN most families at least once a year Somebody
tolls Mr. Smith TINT Nra Rrn,vu Inn. ,,at rnut.
80 80
eel g'n 81 a nous" NJ riiu'tloh or from
ten to fifteen per cent. on last years prices.
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49, ''''''' ,''
llkrWl~'. Shs enparks Win an hef heart ana
soul in that exciting chase known a. house,
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coyyEcrfcrr BiyKs ~ rRouBLE
A National Bank Embarra.sed-A Hun on u
savings Bank.

New HAVEN April l4-Charles A. Chap
man brother of John r. Chapman the former
cashicr Of the Turner's AMI Mechanics Bank
of Hartford is Cashier Of the First National
Bank Of Sulleld. in this State. and treasurer
Of the Sulrd Savings Bank When the Farm
crs' aud Mechanics Rank became embarrassed.
and after its cashier John r. Chapman. had
been indicted on soy raj counts for emhc22lo-
mcnt u RIM began on the Snffi"ld Savings
Bunk. Blng Conmi--ionrr MygHit inyo-t-
g.fel tho national bank AMI the Stntr Bans
Commissioners the savings bunk. II was T.
timed that ihU savings bunk heidi among other
dcrrrD lated a--,'t- 2Ol shares Ol the national
bank, soma Connecticut Western Railroad
bonds. which are worth 81 per cont less than
som" months ano. anil some water hond-. On
the total deposits of sliSuuO there has been
shrinNng" ot from ~ tp II pr cent. Alter pay
ing to drpusitpr- considerable money ia sums
of 500. Irrespective II the amount " claims.
nu injunction procured % stay oi pro 'eedings.
Tine experience of tho Town-nn nj Bank n this
city discourage Il the Bank Comm -siOncr- rom
having "a receiver 1t il expected THAT the trus-
t"'- will make up The deficit and that the de-
po~itors viii be saved from loss. 'fhn stock ~
IN" national bank was dcrrerintod - Der cent.
tut the bank i- supposed 10 b' solvent
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1t is vivid idea of the terror created by
the gra-shorpcrs In the West that Is given 10y
the pro lamatiOn of the Governor IL Minnesota
for public prayer against them. He sets
apart day Of fasting. humiliation. and
prayer that Almighty God may stay
the grasshoppcr scorrgc; and h. calls upon
the people of the State 10 ask for this mercy,
with contrtc hearts. in their places II worship.
" In the shadow of the locust plague, whose i'm
pending renewal threatens the destruction Of
tn" land says the Governor. let rs humhly
invoke the defence Of the hand which alone
can stay it, Thus he goes on. SEN
tence after sentence. not forgetting tn speak
Of those who are in suffering and grief on nc
count of the plague. There are. doubtless.
people in this part OF the country who will think
IT queer 10 see the State Of Minnesota trying to
get rid OF the devouring grasshoppcrs 10y public
fasting. humiliation, and prayer. but the
Minnesotians did not resort 10 this means
Of defence till they hal fully realized their own
h"lrl ssncss. They have themselves struggled
against the grasshoppcrs in vain they have
spent money in the war upon them: and they
have advertised for Weapons to destroy them.
Even while fasting IN humility and praying in
hope. they must not relax their efforts to devise
some natural way OF conquering the grasshop-
per enemy.