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Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1883-08-23
NUMBER 46.
BILLINGS va vuLARD.

A special to the Minneapolis Tribune,
dated New York, July Is, states that
rumors have reached there within I dAy
or two FROM the northwest to the efscs
that what was known as tie Billings party
have succeeded in regaining possession eg
majority Of the stock Of the Northern
Pacific railroad company, and intead 70
uso their power at the next annual meet
ing in September to retire Willard froa
the presidency aud substitute Billings or
some one to be designated by him. TAs
statement comes from the line ef tAs
road that vice-presideat Oaka, who Aas
hitherto boen been considered tAs Ies-
tenant and confidential representative Of
president Willard, has beea making Md
sale removals Of employees, iadua;nx
large Member who was supposed y eajoy
the friendship Of Mr.. Willard. fhs ~
ton On the part Of Mr.. Oakes Aas bsea
interpreted to mean that the days II N.
Willard control are nunlbered, nd ~
the vicerresident is setting n view Il ths
coming revolution. Inquiry IN New
York among the few Official goaaenAa
who remain during the dog days, fails =
conhrm ia any degree whatever the L.
gree alluded to- One pronineat f;asl
of MIR. Willard in Wall stssot deelar,l
that nothing short Of N earthquake
could Interfere with that gentleman,
hold upon the Northern Pacific, and TIA,
there is no noreprospect Of lossing maAage
ment either this year or next than lthcs,
! is OF the road failing to b. eonpletel h
) 1883. The same party adds tia. NJ
Billings is entirely content with the s~
ent conduct Of affairs aud is not schenial
, for change.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1883-08-23
THE COUNTRY SOUTH OF US.

During last week We took 4 tour
through the country between the Palouse
river and Lewiston ou Snake river. Lew
iston is 33 miles south of Palouse City
and two miles east. The finest body Of
agricultural land in the Columbia basin
lays between the palouse and Snake riv-
ers. Numerous little towns are located
in this area Of land, and the population
is more dense than in any other portion
of the Paousc country. The soil is Of u
uniform grade, we'll watered, (thcre be-
ing but few quarter sections without
living waeer on them, and AN abundance
Of timber in the mountains at q conveil-
lent distance. The most remarkable thing
about this section Of the country is its
power to resist the damaging effects of
drouth. There has been no rain in the
palouse country since seeding, and yet
the fall grain aud early spring sowing is
Of exeell,nt quality. The best portion
Of this body of land is in the vicinity OF
Uniontown, Cotton and Genesce There
will be fair yield Of grain all along the
l.ssc Of the mountains, but the choiccsl
lots will be harvested on upper Union
Flat We saw leids Of wheat in tha,
vicinity that will yield not less than 81
bushels per acre. The barley and oats
will also turn out we'll Where is the
country that can produce 35 bushels OF
wheat from one acre Of ground without
it having drop Of water on it after the
seed is put i'll the ground? We would
like 10 have that Kansas historian(? p
come and see the grain around Palouse
City and the surrounding country. The
yield may not be 80 very remarkable, but
there is NO danger Of Kansas zephyr
b!owirg away what little we have, which
lis quite an item IN agriculture, 10 say
nothing regarding the safety OF the youog
granger - boomerang.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1883-08-23

CARRYING WEAPONs.-We have
never yet seen gentleman, a scholar, a
person Of politeness or refinement, while
engaged in the duties Of civil life, carry
a weapon. We have rarely met an in
nate coward, brute, gambler, rough or
dead beat" one who expected u carry
himself through every controversy with
de6an, temper and scourging tongue,
and to come out of it first best" wheth-
er right or wrong, who did not carry a
pistol The class most unfit 10 carry
weapons are the only men who ever carry
them.-Chicago Inter- Ocean.
We suppose this refers to carrying
weapons among civilized people. In a
hostile Indian country the case would be
different.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1883-08-23

Foor AMpUTATED.-On last 1oalay
man by the name Of NcGee, ivin4
near Pullman, accidently shot kinsek
through the foot with . shot gun, nsag.
ling the foot in . dreadful manner. -.
Webb, Of Pullman, aud Or. Fitch Il p.
lousc City were called, and they fossa /
necessary to amputate the foot above -
ankle joint The man had nearly hsd
to death from the wound, and is Iov =
a critical condition. Bo0merdne.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1883-08-23

GREAT FALLING OF SToCKs.-The
Orsgonida of the 18th contains tele-
grams from New York of date | 3 and IA
to the effect that the Northern Pacific,
Q. r. 4 \. Co, Oregon Transcontinen-
tai stocks have suddenly dropped down
10 per cent, and that the Western Union
has gone to 6 points. The Western I'm
ion afterwards rallied to7:. The knowing
ones pretend that Jay Gould is at the
bottom of the break If this continues,
what effect will this have on Willard
great excursion party?
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1883-08-23

PAssRs.-Gencral Manager IIoupt of
the Northern Pacific has issued a notice
iorbidding all kinds of free passes and
closes with the followin. "The North
crn Pacific Railroad Company proposes
TO pay for all couresies received, and
will accept proper consideration for all
services performed" Only as ew days
ago he, through his Portland agent want
ed us to publish the comrany's time
ca,d for passes over the road, and our
objections, no doubt, have brought him
to time. This is positively true, every
word of it.-.Sedttle Hera'd.
How is this to apply to the 500
guests, who sre to so over the road free
aud have all the expenses paid.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1883-08-23
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FROM LEWISTON.

LEWISTON, Aug. II, 'S3
Mn. EDITOR Would it not be ad-
visable 10 institute day Of fasting and
prayer, seeking to have the smoke and
dry weather to disappear 1t seems the
effect Of these is becoming disastrous to
the peace of the community. In almost
every paper is recorded some dastarJly
deed Of murder; assault with intent to
murder or do bodily harm; disruption in
families; scandal; attempts to traduce
the character aud standing Of ncighbors
and friends, and q general strife for
money or the ascendency and advantage,
showing the developement Of selfish
and heated brains, and wanton prosti-
tuition of all good order and peace in So
city. Give US little cool and moist
weather and perhaps the moral tone Of
society may improve. The condition Of
the weather is no excuse for crime and
disorder, but with class who never
practice sell denial and patience under
difficulties, cooler weather might effect
iavorably. S.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1883-08-23
"QR AN MA ALAS DOES

/ want to mend my wagon.
And has to have some nails
Just two, free will he plenty
We're going to haul our rails;
The splendidest cob fences
We're maxim ever was
Iwsh you'd help us find EN-
Gran'ma alas does.
Ny horses name is Betsey
she jumped and brohe ed her hel 4
! put her in the stable,
And fed her milk and bread.
The stables ia the p.rlor-
We dii'ut make no muss
! wis you'd let it stay there
Gran us A'a's does.
I'm goiA' TO the corn held,
To rid, on Charl~y's plough
Ispect he'd like 80 have me,
wants ~ No just now.
Oh, won, gee up awful,
And whoa like Charley whoas
I wis you wouldn't bozaer-
Cranma never does
! wants some bread and butter;
Tse hungry worstsst kind
But TAddie mustl't I have none,
Cause she wouldn't mind,
Put plenty sugar omit;
l tell yoa. what, knows
It's right ~ put ON sugar
Gran'ma alas does.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1883-08-23

A thousand men can go to work 4 {
oc clock in the morning without the riAg>
ing of bell, and why is it that 800
people cannot assemble in . church With
out previous ding g-dongiSg lasting Aalf
an hour FIRE. Press. Why, naa. i
Is because they 60 out 7 o'clock " gee
money. Put $50 gold piece IN saah
pew every Sunday, and you nay ~
your bell for old metal.-Courisr-ysur
nal. Employ preacher who ca psiat
out the way to make money and II VII
be prompt without bell
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1883-08-23
From the Yakima SionaI: The

From the Yakima Signal The pro-
position recently sdvasced to open Up .
portion Of the Yakima Indian reservation
to settlement, by giving farm in sseva-
atty to each Indian and selling tie ~
mainda 70 actual settlers, and plsaas
the proceeds to the credit Of the IAdias.
is said to be heartily favored by tAs
more intelligent members Of the tribe,
who will no doubt do all in their pewu
to encourage the passage Of such neas
ure this winter.
So will the Neg Perccs only give tAen
a chance.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1883-08-23

The Short Line company are ~ec1S
ing machine shops at Shoshoac- AaE
ing refused all offers for their erecion -
outside contractors. The shops viii -
the most extensive west of Omaha, md
will supply the entire line from Grsa -
to Burnt river. Work is being pushed
with the greatest Union.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1883-08-23

The "Villard party" will consist # o.
er 500 people, aud the special trsia spn
which these distinguished people VII
travel will consist Of 80 Pullman Plsss
Sleeping. Dining and Parlor cara-U1
ion.
Wa!la Walla expects to iaduss -
large party to leave the main he ~
come 80 miles aud back TO ~ 0Gn
town.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1883-08-23

The engine ran into Clark's Fork ~
cr, near Weeksville, sometime since nj
buried itself in the mud sevcnty-Svs ~
under water. has been raised and i nov
in tow on its way to the shops for rspsiu.
1t was raised by the use of . daziGk
placed on two seow,, with ropes attached
t, an engine on the track Uriss.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1883-08-23

Engineer kingsbury and his clerk
have been ordered to move their Office
from Yakima City to Ainsworth, so as to
be within reach Of telegraphic communi-
cation
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1883-08-23

In Yakima, Judge Nelson has iatss-
duced species of wheat, which he cals
"White Moses" Chief Moses will haD
to introduce another and call it ..'Red
Moses" to get even.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1883-08-23

France is making it hot for young
men who decline to marry, and as the
wives make it hot for those that do, the
condition Of young man in France docs
not appear to be an enviable one.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1883-10-27
Death of Two Lovers.
Romantic story of the Old Fort of st.
Augustine.

A legend is told concerning the old fort
at St. Augustine, Florida, that is worth
publication. In 1905 Menendez, who is
remembered as tyrant, became the Ade-
lantado or Governor of Florida. Don
Manuel de Calvedes, Grand Master of the
Holy Order in Spain, loved Inez de Cas-
tro, one of the most beautiful of the ladies
of the Court of Philip IL, of Spain. He
secretly married her, though the act was in
violation of his VOWS He was condemned,
but the queen interested herself in his case
and the pair were made happy by being
quietly exiled to Florida, As soon as his
lady love arrived Menendez determined to
possess her and offered to desert his wife.
Inez Indignantly refused his solicitations,
and he confined her in dungeon Of the
fort, hoping to subdue her. Time and again
he went to her dungeon, but at last, in the
chapel casemate, which is still there in the
fort, she finally refused and deied him.
The fair Inez was now cast into the deep
est dungeon, gloomy place as old Sergeant
Mcguire points it out, and, hoping to win
the lady in another way, Menendez sent
Don Manuel to her, believing that his love
would cause him to advise the lady to re-
lent in order to escape such horrid dun
geon. Don Manuel, however, determined
to use the opportunity to restore his be,
loved Inez to liberty.
Inciting the Indians, who hated Menen-
dez, strong party entered the fort, and
Don Manuel seizing Inez in his arms, car
ried her to the parapet and, throwing her
in the water in the moat, plunged in and
swarm with her, amidst shower of arrows,
to the north side of the fort and finally es-
caped to the woods. The couple were
tracked by bloodhounds and, on being cap
tured, were placed in two small iron cages
four or five feet apart, which were chained
to the walls of the inmost dungeon, and
left to die In 1885 an army officer dis
covered an opening to new dungeon IN
the fort He tore away some mortar and
Coquina stone and found a room twelve
feet square. Pursuing his investigations,
he discovered two iron cages and the bones
of man and woman One of the cages
was almost destroyed by time. The other,
it is said, is in the Smithsonian institute,
with the bones that were found, but this
is probably not true. The story of the
LADY Inez and Don Manuel may be fc-
ton, but two cages and the human bones
were undoubtedly found. The dungeon in
which they were discovered is reached
through the casemate and two dark and
dismal cells. As old Sergeant Mcguire 5
torch lit up the dark and nOisome place the
suggestion of the sufferings of the poor
mortals who ended their lives so horribly
was overwhelming. President Arthur ex-
amined the dungeon closely and was great
ly interested in the sergeants story.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1883-10-27
Women in Early Ages.

We are told that the ladies of Lesbos
slept on roses whose perfume had been
artifcially heightened. And in those times
court maidens powdered their hair with
gold
The women of the Roman empire In.
dulged in all sorts of luxuries and excesses,
and these were revived under Napoleon l.
in France. Nine. Tawlein bathed herself
in wash of strawberries and raspberries,
and had herself rubbed down with sponges
dipped in milk and perfume.
Ovid says that in his day girls were
taught to smile gracefully.
The beauties of ancient times were just
as vain as modern bellies, and spent the
greater part of the day at their toilet
The use of cosmetics was universal among
them Roman ladies were so careful of
their compilations that to protect them
they wore masks. The Athenian women
of antiquity were very studious of their
attitudes and actions, and thought hurried
and sudden step sign of rusticity.
We have certain styles of beauty now-a-
days SO had the Greeks They went
wild over the 'sideal chi" neither sharp
nor blunt, but gently undulating in its out
line, and losing itself gradually and almost
insensibly in the fullness of the neck.
The union of the two eyebrows was
esteemed by the Romans as beauty.
1t is said they admired the air of dignity it
gives to the face.
An Albanian belle of to-day presents
rather striking appearance She is, as
rule, gaily coifed with seed pearls and
coins, and enveloped in a black serge
pelisse. She uses paint on her face
profusely, and her taste runs to cherry
lips and cheeks and jet black eyebrows
strongly drawn. An Albanian bride dis
cards paint for while and, if wealthy,
wears suit of something like this: Rose
colored under-robes, with an over-robe of
dark green velvet, the idea being taken
from rosebud half folded in its leaves.
Thus arrayed, the girl of handsome features
is said to look really bewitching.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1883-10-27
imprisoned by a Bear.

Last Tuesday an old gentleman who has
been engaged in hunting for some time
past met with an adventure SO thrilling and
interesting that he became for some time;
deranged He was hunting near Bing-
hams Mill, in Ogden Canon, when deer
sprang up and started to run down canon.
Being a good shot, the hunter soon rolled
it over and proceeded to skin the same
He had progressed but little when large
bear came rushing toward him. Again he
levelled his rife and sent bullet crashing
through the thick hide of bruin. Instead
of killing the bear it only enraged him, and
after moments delay, more furiously than
ever, he renewed the mad rush for the hum
ter Seeing that his only hope for safety
lay in flight, the hunter at once dropped
his gun and ran along the hill until a
friendly cave was discovered, and in this he
took refuge. The bear was unable to fol-
low into the black hole, but obstinately
took position at the entrance, which for
two days and nights he maintained. Oc-
casionally the hunter would emerge from
his hiding place and look over, expecting
the animal had taken its departure, but
each time he returned disappointed. With
the imprisonment came hunger and thirst,
and finally the loss of reason. After forty
eight hours of waiting the bear finally left,
and the hunter slipped noiselessly from the
cave and rushed as fast as he could to
Binghams Mill, where he was taken charge
of, and with good treatment gained his
reason and related his wonderful adven-
ture. Search was then made for the bear,
but nothing could be found of him, although
the mouth of the cave was trampled hard
where he had paced back and forth doing
sentinel duty waiting for his victim.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1883-10-27
How to Tell a Good Potato.

The Philadelphia Ledger says: Direc-
tions on this point are, if not new, at least
seasonable. The same proof that is usually
applied to the excellence of pudding is
necessary for absolute certainty in selecting
potatoes, but one can't always boil and eat
them before buying them, and if they stand
the following test the buyer is tolerably
sure of getting good ones When cut into,
the color should be yellowish white; if it is
a deep yellow it will not cook well. There
must be considerable amount of moisture,
though not enough to collect in drop and
fall off, even with moderate pressure. Rub
the two pieces together, and if it is good
white froth will appear around the edges
and also upon the two surfaces after they
are separted. This signifies the presence
of proper quantity of starch. The more
froth the more starch, and consequently
tho better the potato while the less there
is. the poorer it will cook. The quantity
of the starchy element may also be judged
by the more or less ready adherence of the
two parts. If the adherence is sufficient
for one piece to hold the other up, the fact
is evidence of a good article.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1883-10-27
The Profit of Farming.

Twenty per cent. is small return tor
money we'll invested in farm and stock ;
5000 for 81 900, or 50, 900 for $4,000 is a
very common income from well-conducted
farm, and there are abundant opportunities
for doing better than that Many farmer
has gone west and has bought land there
which has paid him 100 per cent. for sew
eral years. Hop-growers, fruit-growers,
poultrymen, bee-keepers, and even dairy
men sometimes make 100 per cent. proht,
and rarely less than % or 30 per cent.
Let farmer sell his farm for $1,000 and
put it in 20 per cent. mine, and get
$4,000 year income. He rents house,
buys his provisions and his fuel, hires
horse or carriage when he wants to go out,
and at the end of the year he will lind his
income quite insufficient to keep him IN the
comfort he enjoyed on his farm, while all
the time the mine is being worked out, and
some day he is told ''the bottom has fell
out of it" and he finds all his money has
fallen out with the bottom of his mine.
No certain, sure and permanent investment
except farm can be expected to pay more
than five per cent. nowadays, and all above
that has proportionate element of risk In
it. But what risk is there about farm
that is free from debt? The bottom never
falls out of that, and one may securely en-
JOY it as long as he lives, and leave 1t to
his children, knowing that thousand years
hence the soil will still be returning Its
generous dividends.
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Mineral Wool.

Mineral wool or silicate cotton is one of
those curious and unexpected inventions
arising from the ever increasing efforts of
modern science to utilize the waste mate
rial of industry. 1t was first manufactur-
ed in large quantities in one of the large
gun factories of Krupp, in Essen, large
town of Prussia, on the Rhine, where such
immense quantities of mineral refuse or
"slag" had accumulated year after year
that how to get rid of it became serious
problem. 1t had formed quite respecta-
bic sized mountains, when some one con-
ceived the idea of experimenting with it,
and found by the action of hot air and
jest of steam under the pressure of three
or four atmospheres, blown upon the Stag
when nearly at a white heat, it became
transformed into light, coherent spongy
substance, something between wool and
grey cotton wadding in appearance, and
capable of being purified so as to become
as white as wool. 1t is Of course, perfect
ly incombustible 1t is also bad conduc-
tor of heat, and relatively cheap; about a
cent and half pound or about So Gu
bic yard. 1t will probably become cheap
er as the supply increases.
Its uses are many and varied. 1t makes
excellent coverings for forcing beds, wraps
for water pipes and faucets to protect from
frost In building it is especially valua-
BILE. Placed between the outer and inner
surfaces of walls it is most excellent pro-
lection against the cold of winter and the
heat of summer; while for the stufing of
partition walls and floors it is the most ef-
fective deadener of sound yet discovered
1t is lighter and less expensive than most
substances used for this purpose, and has
the great advantage of being inaccessible
to mice as well as preventing the spread
of flames in case of fire. 1t is not water
proof, but is made so when required, by
coating it under heat with bituminous or
resinous matter. The demand for this ma
terial is increasing, but its manufacture in
this country is controlled by parties who
hold patents thereon.-Industrial Neics.
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Select poetrp.
YOUTH AND AGE.


From Chambers Journal
sang song, when life was young,
A song of glory, strength and fame;
dreamed dream, spring leaves among,
That in worth's roll I'd carve name
The spring leaves darkened; life grew strong
The roses bloom said-summers here;
And clustering duties grew along
Ny path, and began TO fear
That fame was i'll to find.
O sweet. sweet were the summer hours,
And blue the sky which with them came
met my dear wife 'mong the flowers
OF leafy June-nor cared that fame
Should pass me by, and onward press
Her glittering way-the loving light
In Iizzie's eyes, the golden tress
OF Lizzies hair, were far more bright
Than aught on earth beside.
Then little children reverence gave
A something grander far than fame;
And when we laid one in the grave,
We whispered low the Fathers name.
Small was the hand which reckoning led
Our hearts far from earth's glittering wiles,
Pure was the soul which from us fed,
To find home where Jesus smiles,
And summer never ends.
Now winter comes with falling snow;
We gather round the bright home fire;
We feel no lack of fame's gay show,
For rest is all our hearts desire.
clasp dear, dear hand in mind;
Ny Lizzie's hair is silvered now;
Her eyes with love still constant shine;
uar abf1drap'c hlaecfyoc oroxvtl her hrOty
And sweet content is ours.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1883-10-27
A CHANGE in Proprietorship
IA OF THE
WESTMINSTER CITY HOTEL.

Having taken charge of the above Hotel
and thoroughly renovated it, | am now pre-
pared to accommodate either transient or
permanent custom in the best manner. Per-
sons attending Court will receive especial at
tention.
The Stables are in charge of reliable and
experienced hostler, and guests are assured
that their horses will be promptly fed and at
tended to.
Free Hack to and from the depot for all
guests. ID: ID. ~" bh,
Formerly of Dill House, Frederick; Antie-
tam House, Hagerstown; Arctic House, Cape
May, and proprietor of the City Hotel, Ian
caster, Pa. may o-d