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Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1879-12-05
Make Home Attractive.

There Is way Of making our homes
. hundred fold more attractive than
they ara now. Those parents cannot
expect to keep their children away
FROM outside dissipations unless they
make the domestic circle brighter than
anything they can find outside of it.
DO not, then, sit in your home surly
and unsympathetic and with half
condemnatory look, because of the
sportfulness OF your children. You
were young once yourself; let your
children be young Because your eyes
are dim aud your ancles are stiff, do
not denounce sportfulness' in those in
whose eyes there is the first lustre, and
in whose foot there is the bounding
joy of robust health. We thank God
that in our drawing-rooms and in our
parlors there are >innnmerable games
and sports which have not upon them
the least taint Of iniquity Light up
all your homes with innocent hlarity.
Do not sit down with the rheumatism,
wondering how children could 60 ON
so. Rather thank God that their
hearts are so light, and their laughter
is so free, and that their cheeks are SO
ruddy, and that their expectations are
so radiant. The night will come soon
ell ough, and the heart break, and the
pang, and the desolation- 1T will come
soon enough for the dear children
But when the storm actually clouds
the sky, it will be time enough for you
to haul out your reef tackles. Garry
then, into your homes not only the in
nocent sports and games which are the
inventions of our own day, but the
games which come down with tht
sportfulness Of all the past ages
Chess and charades, and tableaux ane
hattlcdore, and calisthenics, and al
those amusements which the young
people of our homes know so well how
TO contrive. Then there will be the
parlor socialities- groups of young
people assembled in your homes, will
wit and mimicry and joviality, filling
the room with JOY from the door K
the mantel, and from the carpet to th'
ceiling Oh, is there any exhilaratioi
like score Of genial souls in on,
room, each one adding q contribution
If his own individual merriment t
II, aggregation Of general hilarity.--
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Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1879-12-05
4 Wager that vas Accepted

Last Friday ternoon while a lady
of our town was viewing the surround
ings from porch of a principal hotel
on Florence avenue, Il citizen passed
by with wheel harrow Another cit
Yea was coming across the avenue
the time, and he remarked to Tho lady
'I'll oct you you're afraid to ride up to
the school-house and back in that
wheelbarrow." (The distance is a
block and half, and the course
through a principal street.) Let's see
the color Of your coin" she replied.
The citizen produced five dollar piece
and in moment she covered it with
another, and placed them in the hands
of a stakeholder 'I'll show You
whether am afraid TO ride in a wheel
barrow" said she, getting into the one
wheeled vehicle. Now, go along;' and
away they went to the end of the
course named; and amid loud shouts
of laughter she triumphantly returned
to the starting point, when the staked
amount was passed over 10 her She
remarked that riding in one horse
vehicle pays better than keeping a
lodging house.-.Sutro Indepehdant
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1879-12-05
Arrival and departure oi slaiis 10 and
from lewiston 4.

To and from Walla Walla and intermodia,e
points. Leaves duly, tsunda4s excepted.l at
GA. NJ. Arrives daily. tsnpdsys excepted
at Y. NJ.
To and from Mt Idaho, Fiotenos, "srfoEs.
ELK City and Slate Creek. lcoses d9i'y
Sundays exeopted) at 3 4. Nj. arrive 81 : ?. NJ
To and trom Pine Grove pnd inte,psia;c
RENTS Leaves Monta,a, Wednesdays ami
fridays vi +. 4 Nj. Arrives iuesdli- Thar.
days and saturday at Z, 7. NJ.
TO and from Pierce City. Leaves Mondays
at Il. 81. Arrive Saturdays nt ), r. NJ,
TO and from Cc!tax. Leaves Tner in,s
Thursdays and Saturiaya at i A. NJ. Arrives
Mondays. Weanesd Us ani Fridays 1t Z, I. NJ
TO and from Wsl!axs. Leaves Mondays
Wednesdays and Fridays, arrives Tucsd.y.,
ThutsiaS : AMI f,,s.rjays.
WaLa--ieAses 'ftie-laNs an arrive "tdsn,-
davs
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1879-12-05
We CLAIM A SPEC!a LITY IN

Fine lamps, Fanc, frockery ami Glassware
Notions. Tons, Musical Instruments, Pnpeterie,
Smokers al,iees. including Ii est Tobaccos AMI
Cigars.
A line Of fancy goods. suitable for Birthday
or HOLIDAY GlFi : of almost any description
These goods are all first class (No Aucti N
OF latest impartations. Fresh and Beautiful in
sty.9 am designs aud specially selcc ed for this
market.
These goou. wcre bought within the | st sis
weeks st very hoittm rr,ees. and we will sell ut
c'rresp"udng Low lRipt
Come and satisfy yontseif and if there is
anything you can not find at he ether stores,
You are ali most sore 10 find i, here.
VIII SELL. filFAPthe snsplus goods of my
INDIAN 'GFNti AWARD. consisting in
psri ii. Hsriword, Steel Iron. Crochery. etc.
etc. 49 Il
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1879-12-05

POISONED. "A young man of fine
family recently died at Salt Lake from
the effects of smoking opium. This
led to an investigation, and it was
proved that large class of young
men and boys were frequenters of the
Chinese opium dens. This is strong
hint to some who have been visitors Of
such places in this city.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1879-12-05
etter frOn GrsSgeville.
Grangeville Nov. 25th 1879.

Ed. TELLER Mr. Crocker, clerk for
agent G. d. Warner, LApwl agency,
past through Camas Prairie on the
way to Salmon river, accompanied by
ten OF the Nez Perce Indians, for the
purpose of gathering up all the hostile
indian cattle that was sold by order Of
the war department by Capt. Samuel
McKeever, commanding officer Camp
Howard. 1t is presumed that the In
dians have represented to the agent
that they own the cattle that have been
SOLD by the military, and he has list
ened to their side of the story without
knowing anything about the facts in
the premises. Everyone here remem-
bers that the fall succeeding the In
dian war, the agent j. b. Monteith,
gave the Nez Perces permission to go
and gather all their cattle that ranged
between Salmon and Snake river
Mr. Monteith told us that they had
then driven from that point to the
Lapwai, and Komiah, about siz hun
dred head. The agents statement was
right, for there arc men here who will
be willing to corroborate it at any
time. Now that J. B. Monteith is
dead, the Indians have an idea that
they can 60 and tell these stories to G.
ID. Warner with good grace, and that
he actually believes them, will be seen
| by sending his clerk on the mission with
the Indians. They will find out that
those cattle really belongs to the gov
erlment if they belong to anyone, and
before they get through with theil
thieving scheme they will learn that
we have an officer here at Camp How
AID that will wake them up lively
We will admit that some of the cattle
may have straycd back after being
irivcn away, but Us the Indians have
tncu ovortbere very 'cftcn since, it is
supposed they would have all that they
ever owned.
The Grange harvest feast that We
spoke of in last weeks letter, was 8
very enjoyable affair. The supper was
one that would do credit to any com
,nunity. All the delicacies that yov
cauld enumerate was arranged in the
most pleasing manner. The ladici
and especially the pretty young ladies
lasar1aa un'iouns'ed praise for havin.
everything so pleasant and home like
Altogether the evening was spent very
proiitahly and enjoyed by all; and they
repaired to their respective home after
the entertainment was closed knowing
that the inner man was well supplied
During the evening there was o story
going the rounds ahou collar buttoI
but we did not get il all, q gentleman
collar button two. All Of last week
we had fine November weather, this
morning snow, hut hot cold, indication
of rain and snow. Farmers on tho
prairie are holding on to their wheat
with the expectation Of getting better
prices. Mill men are paying seventy
cents a bushel for wheat. This is con
sidered a remunerative price in a coun
try where grain yields as this does
There was fire in town early las
week, j. L. Crooks house caine yer,
; nearly being consumed, only for tn
FIRE being discovered in time the hous
would have burned to the ground, a
: the wind was blowing hard at the time
Defective fue the cause. Still tn
election news becomes more glorious a
we get the official count. TEMUs
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1879-12-05
soLD ny DRUGGISTS GEsKRALLY

Vas sehnneh. sies-s.en q c.. Whsessels
0hhet0rers' prices.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1879-12-05

George Eliot says: "Women DO
not love men for their goodness" :"
This is lucky, if true.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1879-12-05

sTHE desire for Walla Walla and
Columbia counties to slough off to
Oregon is not SO great now in those
counties since Washington prospects
are so bright for railroads.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-01-16
Lectures for Farmers.
Editor Farmer and Mechanic.

1919
Will you allow us to suggest the
Importance and practicability of hav-
ing a curse of lecturers on Geology
and Agricultural chemistry, delivered
at the University sometime next winter
for the benefit Of such of our farmers
as would avail themselves of such a
privilege?
We think if such a movement were
inaugurated, and properly worked up,
we could have three or four hundred
farmers and producers from various
parts Of our State, with nc doubt some
from others, to meet at our University
during vacation for this purpose.
Now let us see with DIR. Ledoux,
Prof Kerr, and Prof. Redd, we would
have just the faculty such a movement
would require. The expense Of such
an enterprise would be merely nominal,
provided the requisite number of at
PENDANTS could be had. A matter which
could be easily determined by the time
the proper season of 1880 would roll
round. If successful it would bring
together some Of the most enterprising
of our agricultural people, besides max
ing the University of vast benefit to a
large class not otherwise to be reached.
To which may be added the impor-
lance of bringing to the support of the
University a number larger of sympa-
thisers. Nothing we think, under the cir
cumstances, would do more and do it SO
expeditiously to advance a knowledge
of agriculture based on scientific prin-
ciples.
We see Prof. Kerr delivering a course
Of lectures on Geology, and the origin
Of all our soils and their composition,
and many other things, giving US a
mass Of information, which we could
not read and study out in ten times
the length of time such a method would
require. Then DR.. Ledoux and Prof.
Redd to come with chemistry applied
to Agriculture.
We think such a thing could be
gathered up with an expense Of not
exceeding five dollars as an entrance
fee, to which board for thirty days may
be added at not more than fifteen dol
lars, if the requisite number can be
can be had. Let US hear from some
one else in the meantime put down our
people.
d. p. M.
RALEIGH, Jan, 4th 1879.
DR.. Mecham's suggestion is worthy
OF consideration. Not a day passes but
we have evidence that the farmers of
North Carolina are awaking to the
need of higher ideas of farm culture.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-01-16
Seeking Homes in the South.

There is and we are sorry to see
it, an increasing travel to the
Southern States in search of per-
manent homes, Some go for the
winter only, looking for health,
but many others are attracted by
cheap lands or a more salubrious
climate, and the hope of some day
achieving an orange grove and in
dependence at the same time. The
Times states that two hundred fam
lies have left New York and
Brooklyn this winter, most of them
for Florida, while the immigration
from all parts of the North to
Texas continues large. There are
cheap and good lands at the South,
abundance of them, and it is easy
for a stout worker to obtain a living
there from the soil. Labor also is
cheap and plentiful. The one
great drawback is the malarial
character of the country during
wet and hot seasons Of the year.
increased by imprudence in diet
and the opening of new lands to
cultivation. Those who 90 and
cannot afford to leave during the
summer may as we'll prepare them
selves for an abundance of quinine
and a tussle with torpid livers.
When thoroughly acclimated with
the land subdued and in comforta-
bic dwellings there is no reason
why some of their dreams of earth
ly felicity should not be realized
New Jersey Times.
This writer, like many others,
does not know that two thirds of
our State is absolutely free Of
malaria and fever! Ed. F. M.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-01-16

A Georgia man changed his residence
eight times in eleven months, and the
last time his wife said she didn't even
care to go to Heaven, for about the
time she got fixed up and learned
where the water was and everything,
her husband would want to move.
There are two things in this country
that puzzle many minds. One is why
when a lady is but half clothed she is
said to be in full dress, and the other
is why a gentlemen is in full dress
when he has the same style of clothes
as the waiter that attends him.
The Waco, Texas, Examiner wants
to form a society of two hundred far
mers who will devote a portion of
their land to the culture of tobacco.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-01-16

a great work of internal improvement
az trustee of the University, and IN the
trial Of a law suit Of the utmost mag.
nitude and in all these difficult and
varied employments he displayed, ad-
dress. nerve and brain force second 20
that possessed by no man in this coun-
try. He could analytic a subject and
extract its kernel with a power and
precision equal to the most perfect sur
gical operation. His fund of mum r
was iaexhaustable. His kindness OF
heart was most admirable. There Is
no station of government to which he
might not with propriety have asp.red
had it pleased God to spare his life.
l have written these lines, because
canuot. let him pass away, and be silent
l recall him with gratitude, the inestl'
mable privileges his friendship afford
ed me, and remember with unspeaka-
ble pleasure of the many social CT arms
with which he invested our frequent IN
tercourse. But he is dead and there is
none other like him ieft.-Rdteagh
NelcS.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-01-16

enjoyed, but it vas impossible at the
limited allowance GRANITE.
Prof. Kerr in the preface to his
latest report, a work hat is in con-
slant demand by Northern home
seekers, says
The benefits Of a geological survey
have come to be recognized III all Civil
lied communities. They are two
fold. positive and negative. In this
state they are seer in the discovery
and development of mineral wealth,
coal, lion, copper. &c. IN preventing
or diminishing wasteful and lll-ad-
vised and uinous enterprises. Several
sing'e mines, OF copper, OF iron and
of coal, whose development Is due to
the operations of the Survey have
brought into the state au amount of
capital many times greater than the
whole Cost of the work. More than a
million dollars. for example, has been
invested In four or five such mines
within the last three or four years,
and only a beginning has been made.
And | make no doubt that In the re-
preston and prevention of mistaken
adventures. n pecunlary value OF
Tue "OTk mas Oeen Stlll more lulpOT>
tant. And many who live in the cas-
tern section of the State will readily
understand that the most important
function of the Survey is found in the
direction Of agriculture:-the saving
to the farmers OF that section in one
year In the matter of commercial! fer
tl'lzers alone is counted by hundreds
eff thousands; without mentioning the
direct benefits, from the analysis of
marls peats, &C., and the extension
and direction of their use. And the
educational value of the work is great
er than a easily be stated; and the
influence on immigration and the
general influx Of business, capital, and
the better class of population is far
greater and wider and subtier than is
commonly imagined
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-01-16
Too Much Land.

W. knew a farmer who, ten years
ago, owned one hundred and fifty
acres, and was doing we'll; he now
owns five hundred, and is worse off
than before. And why Because
this large farm is a great bill OF eX-
pense to him !; he cannot afford to
keep it up in good condition, and
it hangs a milestone Of care about
his neck. His wife and children,
both sons and daughters, are
obliged to work hard to keep the
great machine running. We pre-
sumo his boys declare they will
leave home as 500 as they are old
enough; and the girls say they will
die before they will marry f; r.nerS.
Neither sons nor daughters are
educated as they deserve to be;
they cannot be spared for this farm
work on the big farm. Now, we
declare that such a farm is "a curse
to it's possessor and his family, and
an injury to the whole agricultural
interest. If that man wants to
save himself and his household,
he should sell at least one half of
his land, improve the remainder to
make it more productive, release
his children from bondage, and
try to make his home a comfort.
He will live longer, lay up as good
a property, and will train up a
more intelligent and a happier
family.-American Agriculturist.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-01-16
David M. Garter.

1t is impossible to do justice TO the
memory OF a great man The st: ength
Of a great intellect may be inperfectly
portrayed by the pen Of a master, but
a perfect realization Of its i'm nensity is
IA only In the presence Of the living
owner. Col. Carter was IN extraordi.
nary man IN every way; in most le-
spects he was head and shoulders above
any man Ia North Carolina. In reach
and breadth of mind he was without a
peer. 1t was an impossibility for him
to discuss any subject without getting
at the DO, tom of it. His simple state
ment Of q proposition exhausted it.
He was essentially enc who opposed
and exposed sham in all it's forms. As
a jury lawyer he was irrcsistabl,. Els
views upon every subject were broad,
comprehensive, conservative. He was
a statesman; not q parlizan. Had
he ] we'd in the great Northwest he
would Lave out ranked Chase or David
Davis, although the Ieople Of North
Carolina may never know what a won
derfal man David n. Carter was, vet
the splsndor of his genius Will be re-
membered by those who knew him as
long as memory lasts. In mind, boiy
and hear he VS. July magnificent.
His mental and moral iLtegrity were
complete. Popular passion and, clamor
passed him by without disturbing ona
single element of his mental, moral or
physical machin ~.
lie was a ripe scholar, a thinker of
rare elaboration and cooluess, and
his matured options were expressed
with matchloss ntIe pidity. 1t has
been my great good fortune to be
associated " tn him in the direction of
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-01-16

We nave the largest stock OF Farm
and Freight Wagons in the Southern
States, and solicit a call from all whn
may be III need of wagons OF any sizs
OUR ASSORTMENT
comprlzes every size, from the Light
est One-Horse TO the Heavies, 81
Horse, and the manufactures ~
Mitchell, Lewis x Co., and the >tp3..
baker Bros. W. have also the
Tennessee waxon
e can sell a Good Farm accn for
Sixty Dollars, and from that price I'm
to one hundred and twenty dollars. Cal
and examine before you buy, or nrltr
to Us for special catalogue.
OLIVER CHILLED PLOWS
This celebrated Plow IS sold sal,f.
by US for this section. IL - beNon1
question the
cNT pihM ~ Haa
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-01-16

consideration. II tney are "loe
they will send agents to England
to make known in the most thor
ough manner the resources OF their
States; the cheapness of lands; the
ease and certainty of a comfortable
subsistence on these lards; the ad-
vantages and facilities they can Of
fer to settlement in colonies; the
inducements they can hold out to
men with some capitalize the class
called '.farmers" in England-to
bring yer capital and laborers and
transfer their operations from Eng
land, where they complain of ex-
orbitant rents and decreasing prof
its, to this. country, where they
may become the owners OF estates
and pursue their callings with GER
tain profits. The condition of
England, and in a less degree Of
Germany also, is such that with
persistent, carefully directed efforts
we can turn a new stream of emf
grafton towards this country, which
will not only enrich us, but estab-
lish millions of our European
brethren in comfort who now see
before them only anxiety and
want.
In what direction that tide shall
be turned, will depend largely on
us. Our country is the nearest the
mostly chcaply reached; capital
and labor are alike secur of large
rewards with rs. What we need
is that the advantages which the
Western and Southern States can
offer to industrious settlers, with
or without capital, shall be
thoroughly and Systematically ad-
vertised, and hat the stream which
must soon begin to flow some
whittier, shall be skillfully turned
in this direction. 1t is not lndl-
vidual migration which needs to be
encouraged and made convenient
and safe, the means should be
found for inducing colonies to set
tie here; trades unions, co-opera-
tive associations and all the labor
organizations should be utilized,
and the farmer class who see their
capital lessening in England,
should be shown hat they may
advantageously bring hither not
hat only, but their laborers also,
and thus build themselves up Sc
curely on new foundations, but
with old materials. This is the
best work which many of our State
Legislatures can do this winter;
but they must, to begin with, Sc
lect agents for the work who will
scrupulously tell the truth.
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I'M a.. 0NCEMENT
B 49, III STER
o. NORTH CAROLINA
GRANGE.
MASTERS OFFICE,
n. G.. STATE GRANGE,
CHARLoTT, Aug. 81, 1e1e.)


Bros j. r. Winston W. L. Cobb
and }. A. Harris were appointed a
Committee on the Organ under the
above resolution. SAID committee
have reported that they have
made satisfactory arrangements
with the FARMER AND MECHANIC,
an Agricultural Journal, published
IN the city Of Raleigh, and do re-
commend the FARMR AND Me
CHANIC S the organ Of our order.
Patrons Il is with pleasure /
announce to you that the FARMER
AND MECHANIC is the organ Of our
order. In it will be published all
reports and communications from
the asters office and the office Of
the Executive Committee. that
can be made public. Each patron
should not only subscribe for it.,
but should send to the manager all
Items" that will be of general in
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Secretary's Of subordinate oranges
will have this announcement reaa
before their respective oranges.
Trusting that each of you Will aid
IN extending the circulation of our
organ and in building it up.
l am, fraternally,
S. B. ALXANDR,
Master n. G. State Grange.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-01-16

Lady calling IN intimate friend,
who is married and has only one ser
want y ''Is your mistress at home, Sa-
rah :" Sarah: ''No, num-" Lady
'.Then will you kindly say that I called
to see il she could come and spend the
evening with u.s." Sarah: "Oh, no,
num-" am sure she can't, cause it's
nv turn out"