Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1885-11-05
A CENTURY HENCE

The Chicago Herali On the 2GtI 81
Sept. 1885 publishes an edition. 81 wiog
wildly what was taking place in III
world at that time. Ii Is very srarhie
describes the Capitol at Washington, Us
being converted into skating rink. The
weeds as growing On Iandeibilj's and
Gould's graves without monun Mt or
headstone 1t gives the account Of the
discovery and taking possession Of the
North Pole by a Lieutenant in the Uni
ted States navy land not by an army Of
fcer), and the placing of the stars and
stripes on the top of the Pole, and affix-
ing dynamite SO as to destroy any party
who might attempt to wrest it from its
position. Nearly al! travelling was done
in aerial cars, with nets spread under
them to catch all love sick and crazed
persons from committing suicide by
jumping out of the cars. The following
are some items which the paper contains
The new criminal code of New York
makes MASKING capital offense.
A New York paper reports that the
graves of Gould aud Vanderbilt in that
city are oyergrown with weeds.
Chicago is the name of thriving
nav town on the northern coas, Of Hud
s,u Bay in the,State Of Kane
A Salt Lake paper which was once
the organ Of the Mormon church is now
doing IS good business matrimonial
journal.
There are only two lawyers in the
House Of Representatives, while the
journalists number Ito and the farmers
AL.
The United States has not been en-
gagged in rebellion since the war of 1861,
but the Pension Office still employs a
greater number of clerks than any other
department.
The New York committee on Grant
Monument Funds reports encouraging
progress. If contributions continue to
come in freely, work will begin on the
shaft next year.
Boston reports a freak Of nature in
the shape Of a child born with natural
eye glasses, the fame being Of bone and
the glasses Of tender skin stretched Ike |
! drum head.
The American company which rur-!
chased the great wall Of China, built a
railroad on top Of it and used its vast
chambers for warehouses and granaries, |
has just declared a dividend Of ten per
cent.
A New York penny museum claims
TO have on exhibition North American
Indian. A number Of scientific men ex-
pressed doubts as to the lineage of tie
specimen, and claim that the race is ex-
tinct.
Ia Pnkaway County, Ohio, last week
! baby was born with ballot in its
hands. When three days old it learned
70 say "The rebels are in possession of
the government and will be exhibited
on the platforms Of political meetings.
The thirty first revision Of the Bible
will BE- finished by the international
Committee in about six months. A
Brooklyn, N. Y, minister has been CON-
pairing the last version with an old copy |
If the Scriptures printed in 1905. He
sould find but few points of resemblance.
Since the removal Of the National
Capital to Chicago the government has
been trying to find soms means of dis
posing Of the great Capitol and some Of
he other public buildings. In the ease
i the Capitol this problem has been
'olved, as the building has been rented
or skating rink.
A girl living at Council Bluffs has
shaped ears The lobes are
onrteen inches long, and hang below
ler shoulders. On each tip is dubious
Irowth,. resembling walnut Inyesti-
yation shows that her female ancestors
sere addicted to the old time barbaris,n
4 wearing earrings, and her aiflicsion is
imposed to'be hereditary.
Il is rumored in newspaper circles
lat three Of last weeks issues Of the
lev York Sun were gotten out with no
nc in the editorial rooms but the office
Il. The fodnder of that paper, the
rcat Dana, never would have lesn guilty
t such carelessness. He always insisted
bat the Office cat should not be asked tn
0 more than one-half Of the editorid
pritinc.