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Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1879-11-21
OLD PUT SMITH
I@NOT DE AID,

ID UT ON THE WAY OVER THE NOUN
ID tain with 250 head of the finest 'aDish
Merino Bucks ever brought to the state or ter
rtory, selected by W T. wills n, one OF the
best judges of fine sheep on the coast, rom the
best hor, ughbrcd Aocks in Ohio. | will sell
these sheep on time or take wethers DO not
buy till you see these Bucks. AL! letters di-
rected to Pendleton, Umatilla county. Oregon
will receive pr mpt attention.
PuT SMITH,
49Im Agent
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1879-11-21
SOLD BY DRUGGISTS GENERALLY

Van schaack, stevenson a; Co., Wheseanlo
Oruxa ises. hieas0, supply the tsAoo ~ oo0s
VShctUpers' pricsh.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1879-11-21

Hon. Zachariah Chandler, U. S.
Senator from Michigan, is dead. The
magic of his eloquence will be record
ed as an impenetrable bulwark against
the assaults of the opposers of his
cause and the nations cause. His
obsequies were generally observed at
the National CAPITAL.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1879-11-21

A belated husband, hunting in the
dark for match with which to light
the gas, and audibly expressing his
disappointment, was rendered insane
in an instant by his wife suggesting in
a sleepy voice, that he had better light
one and look for them, and not 60
stumbling around in the dark break
ing things
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1879-11-21

There is nothing like settling
down." said retired merchant to his
neighbor "When ] gave up business
I settled down and found ! had quite
o comfortable fortune. If / had set
tied up I shouldn't have had a cent. u
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1879-11-21

Grace Greenwood relates as an in
stance of the extravagance of New En-
gland huAor, that when young far
mers wife made her first boys pants,
precisely az simple before as behind,
the farmer exclaimed. Goodness, he
won't know whether he is going to
school or coming homem,
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1879-11-21

1t being claimed by one of the sterner
sex that man was made first and lord Of
creation, the question was asked by an in
digrant beauty how long he remained lord
creation. "TIll he got a wife, was the
reply
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1879-11-21
Arrival sand Departure Of Mails to ana
from l.eWjstUn,l 4.

To and from Walla Wnl'a and intermediate
points. Leaves daily. SUNDAYS exeepted,) at
S.A. NJ. Arrives daily, Sundays excepted,l
at p. NJ.
To and frem Mt. Idaho. Florence. WArrens,
Elk City and Slate Geek Leaves daily
Sundays exrp,ed) at 3 A. NJ. arrives at p. NJ
To aud fruin Pine Grove and intermediate
points. Leaves Mondays, Wednesdays and
Fridays at q, A. NJ. Arrives Tuesdays Thurs
days and Saturday at z, L. NJ.
Tt and firm P,rcc City. Leaves Mondays
at I, A. N. Arrive Saturdays at 5, p. NJ.
To and from Cul'ax. Leaves Saturdays at
ga. NJ. Arrives Fridays at = P. M.
TO and from Wal!ows. Leaves Wednesdays
ct 4. ~, arrives sat' rdays Ut M.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1879-03-01
The Pedagogue Of Cranberry Gulch,

The boys had buried their thirtcenrh
teacher III the school house graveyard kept
Tor that PURPOSE, for they were a hard set,
and Thirty days was good long time for
teacher TO last.
II was only the most desperate ones that
staid that long and met their fate, for the
rest generally Were content with broken
arm. head III les, and left without waiting
Tor any serious difficulty with the boys.
Harry Fl"'y was a university man, who
had been some lime III Nevada, and having
bad luck. couldn't do better than to leave
digging aud take to his education II. was
pale slender and scholarly looking, aud the
president 81 the board of trustees said to
him surrUwfuly. as he brushed a tear;
Mister, You may be book learned, but it
t'ses more than that for i teacher il the
Cranberry Guich school. as you will nDd.
lie last teacher sleeps IN yonder grave
yard; the before nlm left an eve aud
one arm To show his incapacity; the one
oeiore was very much eaten by the eels
''N" VIC ''"'i" us O''Iy' 1ni the tlIse be-
ipie HIM ran away with only about four
eyes aud six legs between them Our bows
are rough, and don stand no nonsense
" Let me try, replied Harry mildly
:" m weak. but have 1 will. III ouer
n,St Monday at A VI.
At : q clock Harry went down to the
schoolLouse with the key III Que hand aud
\ vIlIse in the other
sky scholars were waiting around il a
good, big crowd TO see what won Id turn up
while the u.dertaker stood near waiting
for some work
Ready /" slope if he finds we are TOO
much Tor him, whispered the big, bow
legged, cross-eyed bully Of the school.
hard looking chap. 10 years old
The ncw teacLe. gazed pensively at the
adj AGENT grave yasd. opened the vallse, took
mt three navy SKIES and long bowie
knife, wh.tted the latter on the leg of his
boot, c4ckrd one of the former, and then
SAID sweriiy:
Ring the boil and well have prayers"
oh,yed.
We viii arrange the Glasses. -" he said
mildly, ne pcked i revolver aud walked
down thr Goum.
pnc after the another the boys were tx
amined and classed. Tie called the first
class Ia reclte IN geography; a whisper was
heard behind him. Quick is lightning the
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from the long drought, it had upon this
the leaves of other corn in its immediate
ueighborhond were dead and dI led up above
the ear. this was perfectly fresh and the
dry weather appeared not at all TO sflrc: its
verdure.
Ga the 10th of October again ploughed
the ground. aud on the same day sowed the
same with two bushels Of wheat-In the
spring the wheat grew so luxuriantly,
found 1t necessary To cut an acre with 4
scythe. 1t again very soon covered tho
ground.-Ths weather preceding harvest
was very favorable to this wheat, being
uncommonly dry-had it been wet. | be-
leve not one bukhel would have been gath
ered.-Dry as the weather was. 1t was cut
with much difficulty, it had fallen To the
ground SO much.-ll yielded, when care
fully taken from the straw, twenty nine
bushel.-you saw the ground yourself, and
know how very poor il was; and | am per-
suaded, had the fish been placed with some
regularity on the surface of the ground, III
the place of drills at so great distance
apart, by which the ground would have
been regularly manuied, it would have
produced several more bushels of wheat
than it did.-As it is, 1t yielded Al the rate
of 81. bushels To the acre. now give you
the cost and nrotit.
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Washington Capita
How Il New York Popular Preacher
breaches.

Rev. I. Dewitt Talmage is one OF New
phlstlcatrd couatry people lie seems Ia be
very curious one. Here is the New York
suns report Of his last sundays pulpit
proceedings:
= Among the religious notices that the
Rev. Mr. Talmage read yesterday were the
announcements OF four concerts, each nf
which he invited his hearers To he sure and
attend. Then he sat down. ard the audi
encc. led by ArbuckIe's corsnet. sang a
hymn. This done. he waited fnr the six
Thousand to stop coughing aud nesting,
and when there was comparative silence
he arose, and folding hIs arms drtiaully,
aud he said this as if he would like To see
The man who said they were not
= There have breu," MIR. Talmase said.
recent discussions in regard TO my the"-
ries Of religion" There was an expect
an: rustic throughout the congregation.
" Am orthodox. or am heterodox ? This
morning. aud at Other times shall set
before you my theories of religion. My
Theological studies have had a different
effect upon me than upon many Every
year tear out something he tore 1t out
from my theology. Now | have only three
or four leaves left. have noticed in nv
study Of Gods word that it is necessary to
drop this belief aud that dogma : unes-
scutial. The ono great truth remains
Man is a sinner, and Christ mighty and
divine Saviour"
Mr. Talmage then told his hearers that
the text referred 10 Gods daughter, reli
gIon. There was sunshine about religion.
" have passion tor sunshine" Mr. Tai
mage shouted, " FOR throwing open the
shutters in the Room and letting il in. " and
he opened an imaginary window and basked
IN Imsgrnery sunshine. There is too
much sepulchral gloom about religion now
adays. RelIs ion is full of Joy" The last
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A Romance Spoiled.

highly effective ghost story connected
with the execution of the unfortunate Ma
.ior Andre has been for many years familiar
10 English readers. ami has often been Ie-
peat.d upon what appeared t. be exceed
r-gly good authority. The story goes that
at the time OF Andres execution N Amer
ica, a young lady ia England, 10 whom he
was engaged. was sitting at the piano,
when she suddenly screamed out and fell
back IN swnou. GA her lscnvory she ex-
planned that The major had appeared To her
hanging fiom a gIbbet. Her friends at
there could he no truth IN her vision, be-
cause, as her lover was an English officer,
he would Ue shot, aud not banged. If his
l3fs were taken at all. When the news
cution had taken place At the Wv time the
yenng lady swonned. and exic.ly as she
had seen il IN her vision
1t Is pity that good a story should
he spoiled by prosaic facts. 4 writer in
Notes and queries says: About a conple
of years ago | wished tn make use of thi,
story, aud therefore inquired of the friend
from whom had first heard ii for such
authorization as he could obtain. He took
some pains IN the matter, and the result
was that the story entirely failed. Andre
was attached. but not engaged, to the beau
tiiul aud accomplished lIonora Sn.vd. who
afterward became the wife oT Richard To-
veil Edgeworth. the father OF Maria Edge
worth. and died of consumption on April
30. l'eo, live mouths and two DAYS before
the execution of Andre. Further. il was
CONTINUED ON FOURTH PAex.l
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ton are, il Is believed. not So much prac
tced now AS at some former periods; but
the beautiful art of electIo-metallurgy is.
unfortunately, made To assist roguery in
these matters. \ case that attracted much
attention ia London some tim. back show ed
how far tins Is carried Ia a buAy neigh
b"ihood, soyerrIgus were rendered fur
purchases at numerous shops, good silver
10 be received as balance. The soyereiyus
were So undoubtedly gold. the ring $"
sound, and The devices So perfect, that the
COINS were taken without suspicion. But
the person who makes the purchase became
known To the shopk.cpers; question, were
asked Eo" golden suyercIeus happened 10
be ;" plentiful IN such i quarter; aud an
essay OF the com was determined on On.
81 the sor.ieins were found To be good
gold, and the right ring, but was one tenth
short OF the proper weight. The police.
furnished with 4 clue obtained eutrauc.
INTO squalId room containing ralvauic
battery. sui phuric acid. sulphate of zinc.
suiphato of copper. aud cyanide of putas
sum -ascettalnsd by an analytical chemist
la De such besides these, were found in
the room bent wires. files, plaster Of Paris.
emery powder, 4 board with round r-cesses
sunk ia It's surface, steel burnisherz. small
crucinles, a blow pipe, ami other articles
The facts after wards ascertained showed
that the chief culpTt was 4 man who had
moved III better society, and possessed con
siderable knowledge of chemistry and
electro. metalIurgy. lie knew how 10 take
oil two shilllngs worth of sterlines gold
from a sovereign without interfering with
the sharpness of the device: aud then to
restore the lustrc in the proper places b,
means of Il steel burnisher. The victims
had n" other satisfaction than that OF
bringing The criminal TO punishment \
banker would hot have been deceived a.
the shopkeepers were; measuring and
weiehlns would have revealed deficiencies
not mace manifest by ringing ON counter
81 testing with touchstone.
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word was shot out OF the sneaker. cana.

word was shot out OF the speakers capa.
cious mouth at an unknown angle nf forty
degrees. The recoil shook Mr. IaImags
severity. Wherever ! can fiud a bell /
mean to ring 1t, grasping hypothetical
bell rope. " II any one is anxieus TO hold
on TO thcr m"Iarchnlv let them depart this
service a. '- i'.o-u.LaL.y 40 one was
anxious 10 hold on to their melancholy. for
no one made the least movement toward
departing; IN fact there was an expectant
semi. 10 on nearly every face.
Mr. Ialmage said that he didn't know
where to begin with the subject A mother
saw her little child holding spoon and
sitting III the sunlight. The child when
asked as to It's design, replied that it Was
getting 4 spoonful of sunlight. Over Mr.
Talmages face there stole a smile, and,
leaning over the platform, he shoveled up
supp"si,ipuS sunshine with "a suppositiuus
spoon. Then. suddenly spriugiug erect,
he announced his determination To- present
70 his hearers Drumming chalice of Cos
pei sunshine.
There vas Sunshine in Christian society.
Nr. Ta.ma.o didn't know any thing more
Go!eful than the society Of the fun makers,
The ON Hoods aud Artemus Wards They
made others laugh, bu: down IN their souls
was terrific di,quIe,uie. Laughter was
II" sign of happiness. The maniac laughed,
the hycna laughed, the loon IN the loHeli-
urs, of thu Adirondack LAKES Ituuhad =
My nature is vofacious for joy" Mr..
Tal;nagc shouted. and he looked vuIaclous.
= must have II; | like II walk OH the
sunny side of the street. have crossed
over into Christian society like it bet
ter than the society OF the world. That is
too dull for me
Then Mr. Talmlge described i worldly
party. He entered the door Of the man
down stairs. and entered the drawing room.
There he saw a number of persons talking
about the weather, apologizing for stepping
on long trails, and trying hard to keep the
corners Of their mouths up Nr. Talmage
SEEMED 10 have no drni atty IN keeping his
up. In fact they Went a good way upl-
aud going around with an iiiolic he, he.
Loud laughter Then there was the col
lati"n. then more apologies, and Mr.. Tai
mage, thinking it lime to go home, assured
the hostess tha; he had had delightful
evening" and went the slam of the
door the only satisfactory event of the
whole evening
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Gl.EANINGS.
Why do ladies wear such tight shoes :?
Nautical gentlemen should have wave
.-ha,r

Why do ladies wear such tight shoes :
Nautical gentlemen should have wave
y-haIr.
True affection grows stronger as it
grows older.
Joseph Cook calls fashionable churches
Sunday clubs.
-.,459,000 cards were mailed in Paris
on New Years day.
-S,rasburg is now TO be girt with revolv
ing ironclad towers.
Rural sign: No hosses shodded sun
days except sickness and DEATH
decision and perseverance, are. in my
opinion, the uoblest qualities of men.
Mans highest merit always is, as much
as possible to rule external circumstances.
If any young lady should knit a black
scarf for her young man, wouldn't it he
crow shade?
In two divisions of Prussia the crime
of bird catching led last year To the arrest
of LOO persons.
Ones conduct is often eensured by the
very persons who would have advised it,
had one consulted them.
Which of us arrives early at the happi-
self in its own pure combination, without
extraneous forms?
Trust him little who praises all: him
less who censures all, aud him least of all
who is indifferent about all-in short, don t
trust anybody at all.
A man never realizes the beauties of
this world till he drops two square inches
Of thoroughly buttered toast on the pol.
ished side Of newly laundried shirt bosom.
"A French naturalist says that oysters
have the power to reason. And the great
est problem of their lives IL to reason why
it requires 50 few of themselves to make
church fair stew.
A ship lately took to Africa 500 gallons
of rum and one missionary. The propor-
ton of rum to missionary seems rather
large. but the Hottentots probably know
what they are about.
In certain office they never speak of
butcher, but of "a gentleman engaged
in lhe occupation of summarily deprivlng
bovines Of the vital spark in order to get
them i'll readiness for human pabulum.'
THAT was good. though rather 4
severe pun which was made by an Ediuburg
student when he asked a" Why is Professor
w. the best revivalist of the age =" and ON
all giving it up said: " Because at the
end of every sermon there is a great awak-
ening.'
1t is noticeable fact that the people
IN that prairie country Of Iowa do more
work than any other people in the West
This IL bscause there is nothing about the
top rail of barbed wire fence that invites
men to sit on it and talk politics while the
grasshoppers get in the crops.
A relative of Abernethy's, not remark
able for his iIndoo ablutions, once applied
to him for remedy FOR sore throat.
Why, said the doctor, gravely, ill a
pail with water as warm you can bear it
till II reaches up tn your knees: then take
4 pint OF oatmeal aud scrub your legs with
II for quarter of an hour Why,
hang il, man, :" interrupted the other, this
Is nothing more than washing ones feet
- Certainly, my dear John said he, - /
do admit that 1t is open TO that objection"
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Clear profit, leaving the land rich, 81; -
would here remark that. although
used 20 600 herring. 20 600 to the acre i,
quite sufficient. and will make a more Ger.
tain crop than greater quantity. have
used this spring, catfish and perch for my
potatoes, and find them as good again as
the best stable manure: and you will iiad
at Messrs. Bradford X Coech's in lew
days, a barrel Of potatoes made from the
fish. Yours respectfully,
BENJAMIN F. MACkALI
Wilma HI's. CteR CO.. oct -, 1929.
The above article is from the pen Of
the father Of our fellow-citizen. DR..
X. c. Macksll, who then resided at
Mackall's Mill. on the Little Elk.
GUILE
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y ROMANCE or THE Press. A gentle
man Of talents and means is connected with
The press on the Pacific coast. At the
house OF friend. newly arrived, he saw
au album filled with portraits. The edito-
rial gentleman was attracted by the pic
ture of a New York lady. A correspond
ence was opened, portraits exchanged. an
engagement was entered into, and a con
tract Of marriage made before either had
seen ths other. The gentleman showed
that he meant business by sending on a
royal sum 10 pay expenses. The lady dis
played her pluck by setting out for the land
OF gold, all alone, foi a husband and hom.
1000 miles away. The parties met at Og-
den and exchanged salutations. The lady
found her expectations more than met, as
her intended weighed over 200 pounds
The couple reached the coast IN the oven
ing and wer. married the same night. As
may be presumed, so excellent a business
man did not fail to have a domicile EN-
gagged FOR the arrival There was no bridal
tour. as the aure-nuptial ride Of the bride
was sufficient.
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How the Reading Of Newspaper In.
ceISed an Actor.

Last night, as the Wiliamsons were half
through their performance of .Struck
Oil at the Wheeler Opera House, Toledo,
Ohio, it was aotced that one Of the audi.
rnce sitting III the paIqucttc was engaged
IN reading newspaper. The company
noticed it. Mr.. Williamson noticed it, Ii
evidently annoyed them to think that
person coh'd be more highly entertained
with a newspaper than with their match
less acting. They thought, perhaps, they
were not doing as well as usual, so they
redoubled their Efforts and were awfully
funny. The audience was fairly convulssd
with laughter.
But that one person sat there unmoved
ana unaffected by their superb comedy.
Mr. Williamson made another attempt.
but IT was no use. That newspaper was
too much for him. The criticisms in a
paper could be tolerated, even compi-
mentary personal mention of himself in
The columns OF the press did not annoy
him very much, but to see newspaper so
eugross the attention Of one of the audi
cnce, sitting way down front. too, where
all the best points could lie most readily
caught and appreciated. that he never
smiled smile except when he came across
funny paragraph, that was too much.
Man can stand great deal. Man is NOR
tai, and actors ale men. consequently can
stand lots, but this
Mr.. Williamson was just making one Of
his cutest remarks when his eye again wan
dered towards that unlucky newspaper.
whose reader Was totally UNCONSCIOUS of
The storm that was brewing. 1t acted like
a red flag in the arena. lie cut of his
line AID turning square 20 the amazed
reader, recited All Grafton. of which the
following is short hand report:
The gentleman sitting there '-iudi.
eating the unfortunate very plainly by
pointing directly at him" is annoying us
very much by reading that paper 1t is
impossible 10 20 on, and unless he stop.
The play will not be finished. If he is not
sufficiently entertained " it'll this perform
ance we will chesr!ully refund him his
money at the box oil e. But he must put
up the paper"
This eirqneBt specimen of oratorical
ability brought down the house The gods
in the gallery applauded vociferously. and
there was great applause in the pit. The
unconscious creator of all this trouble
quietly folded his paper, and, apparently,
one Of the most intensely interested
spectators during the remainder Of the per
Torrance. But somehow there WAS damp
ness in the spirit of the actors.
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% New aud improved first class
SEWING MACHINES,
Twenty five Dollars aud upwards.
Terms easy.
All kinds of machines repaired.
John WILKINSON.
E.klon, Nd
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-. 600 herring. III 81 cts, 50
Haulipg } load of herring, ,
81 -, "'-'
Ploughng in do. co
Expense of planting and .oo
cultivatlng corn,
$50 il
CREDIT.
BY 20 bushels corn, at - cents
which was the price last fall, '
Clear profit on the first crop, > =;
say nothing of the fodder, leay
ing that to pay the expense of get
ing IN corn
20 bushels of wheat At 81 ~, 81 p
3s -
ENPESsFs.
bushels Of wheat AT S1.25, $3.50
Cultivation, 80
800
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~ There are two occasions when we do
not trust an"ther,-one when We don't
know him, and the other when We do. Is
this not true
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HIS HEROIC SACRIFICES,

and spoke his euiogy in July of 1861, at
the Smithsonian Institute, Washington, ID.
C., in the presence of Mr. Lincoln and his
Cabinet, and great audience, the lllustri-
Gas Prof. Joseph Eisnry in The chair.
The civil war had Just begun. Most of
the great actors ON the Government side
were present. Stevens, Stanton. Chase
Ben Wade. Cameron, Sumner, Fsssendcn
were present, all gone but Cameron. Lin
coin mourned his old adversary with hon.
est gr.ef not simply because they had be
come friends, but because no looked To
Douglas To sustain his Administration, and
because he knew that with his aid the De-
mocracy. North and South, would he favor
ably affected in the same direction. 1t was
On the book that the great Tribune would
have been called into the army had he
lived. In that event hs might have been
to day formidable rival for the Presidency
lie would now he SO. about the age of Til
den % or Thurman 81 s. who are hun
gsring for the Democratic nomination in
ISSn
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