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Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-06-12
A Marvellous Escape.
IS done.

1T was in 1892, on the 9th of June;
you will see why have no tronble in
emembering the date.
1T had been an exceedingly hot day.
not cloud to be seen. with the sun
beating iicrcely down, and not breath
of air stirring. We sat out on the
porch after supper, trying to find a
cool place. The clouds were beginning
to gather. and it looked as if there
might be shower. The three little
ones went early to bed, and in spite Of
the oppressive heat were soon fast
asleep.
1T couldn't have been far from
eight o'clock when | heard sound
which at first thought was thunder.
The others noticed it, too, and as it grew
louder terrible rushing sound came
with it, and we looked ut one another
in silence for Il minute. and then ran
to where we could look out westward.
My heart almost stopped beating.
when saw coming toward us with
terrific speed Il black. funnel-shaped
cloud, the rush and roar accompany
ing it growing louder every minute.
Run for the cellar!' | cred. My
wife ran and seized the baby, and I
caught up the two other children from
the bed. There was no time to lose.
1.-The one who first reached the cell
lar-door--it was one of the older chill
dren--had just time to seize the knob.
nothing more, when-crash! such .
terrific noise! felt myself lifted in
in the air, and thought my time had
come. The next thing knew, l felt
the splash of cold water in my face. I
must have lost consciousness, but the
water revived me, and in moment I
| knew where was.
| II had come down head first into the
we'll!
THE water was some ten feet deep.
l was thoroughly ut home in the water.
though wasn't used to diving in that
fashion. and managed to right my
self and come up head first.
The well was not more than three
feet across, and the pump had been
broken of and carried away. leaving q
two-inch iron pipe standing straight up
1 in the middle. ,-.
was very nearly out OF breath when
came to the top of the water. My
hands touched something floating on
the surface. thought it was the cat;
imagine my surprise when found it
was Charlie. our tive-year-old boy!
He was terribly frightened, and As
amazed as was. to find himself not
alone In the we'll. The wonder was
that we were not both of US impaled on
that iron pipe; how we escaped it can
not understand.
The cyclone had passed on, and a
terrific, steady wind was blowing. I
could hear it roar above our heads;
and by the flashes of lightning could
see that tho rain fell in torrents. We
were both SO wet we didn't mind the
little extra water that splashed down
on u.s. and as soon as possible raised
Charlie to my shoulders and by aid Of
the pipe managed to work my way up
to the top of the well. This took some
little time, and the wind and rain had
nearly ceased when set my feet on
solid earth again. and found we were
unhurt." - N. Louise Ford. TN St
Nicholas,
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-06-12
THEY CAN'T SCARE HIM.


ually But want to say that you should
never use the word except when you
want your horse to stop. IL you are
driving along street aud you come to
n crossing or bad place, and you wish
your horse to slack up in speed use this
language: Steady. there. my boy But
when you wish him to stop then speak
out sharply and firmly. Whoa" lfyou
will practice this in driving you will
have your horse IN two weeks so that he
will understand every command that you
give him. You must never give many
meanings to one word. You must never
lie to your horse or deceive him. You
do deceive him il, when you want him
merely to s.acken in speed you say
Whoa and then later when you want
him to stop aud stand still you ay'Whoa.
How can horse understand just what
you want of him if this is the system you
pursue? Never say Whoa unless you
mean it. and when you say it. see that
the horse stops.
Mr.. Gleason started the horse around.
and drilled him on the true import Of
the command, Whoa! BEGINNING ON
his fright lesson, he said: You Lust
make your horse understand by cxamin-
alton and experience that the things liza.
BILE to brighten are really harmless. You
must be sure not to whip him for being
frightened. Always let your horse face
the object Of fear, and when frightened
remember that the slower you move your
horse the more power you have over
him. There are times when letting a
horse trot is almost Us bad US letting him
run away"
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-06-12
The "WhisperphOne."

A doubtless veracious reporter of the
Ansonia (Ct.) Sentinel tells this story:
Recently man appeared in Birming-
ham and sold for 81 each little in
strument which he claimed would
greatly facilitate talk by telephone.
He even claimed you could hear wo-
man whispering mile away-over the
wire. of course. The result was that
he easily disposed of several of the i'm
struments, which he termed whisper
phones AS a general thing they have.
with the imagination, assisted the
transmission and added the receiving
messages immensely. But the novelty
is wearing out; and likewise the pa
thence of the people. With one man
this is particularly the case. The per-
son called a reporter into his store and
contidentially told him that he had
Just taken that blank thing of that
telephone and walked all over it, and
he said further: When it was neces-
sary to use selves to scrape husks of
his voice he'd borrow one from his
wife, The 'whisperphone' has not
proved successful"
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-06-12

throw newspapers in his face. Most
horses would run away If on country
road. or anywhere. in fact, a bundle Of
loose papers were thrown at them. This
horse. however, did not get the chance
to run away. When the first papers
were flung at him the word "Whoar
was sufficient alone. and Gleason did not
have to snap the whip once. Then they
tied string Of bells around the horses
belly and string Of tin pans to his tail
and set him going. At first the beast
acted AS il he wanted to kick and tear
about, but the exclamation "Whoar'
Gained him. Then Gleason fired off q
gun over the animars head. 1t startled
the spectators and made the horse lump.
"Whoar quoted him. however, aud az.
ter a few more discharges of the weapon
the horse stood still without even the
reassurng word. This was all pretty
good. but MIR. Gleason said he could go
it one better" He took off the head
harness. and. calling up his attendants,
they went through the noisy perform.
auce without the animal being in the
slightest degree disturbed. The picture,
They can't scare him." shows how it
ic dana
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-06-12

GETTING KICKER DOWN.
horses foot up to his body; then he took
hold OF the halter with his left hand and
pulled the horses head around to him.
As he did so he placed his right elbow
against the animals side and sang out:
Lie down." The beast was scared at
first by this unusual treatment. The
pulling up OF his fore leg hurt just a
little and he manifested his disapproval
Of the necessity OF standing upon three
legs by fighting and trying to kick.
This opposition lasted some three min
utes. Mr.. Gleason held to his head. and
kept it yanked around, and at last the
astonished brute went down. Then Mr..
Gleason let him get up, and repeated the
performance several times. always using
the command Lie down, lie down. sir"
as he pulled upon the rope and the hal
ter. Here Is how the horse looked when
he was downcd.
But this was only the first step. Horses
have no reasoning faculties beyond the
limits of their experience. 1t is only
through an act that something may be
impressed upon them. This horse had
had his own way with his owner and
with everybody until Mr.. Gleason had
taken him in hand. Ho had contracted
! the bad habit OF kicking; he had kicked
viciously whenever any one tried to com.
mand his services, and by kicking he
kept himself free. The horse knows
this. and he knows it is a power. But
here comes q man who by harness de.
| vice upon his fore leg succeeds in throw
| ing him no matter how much he kicks.
The horse appreciates this, and he real
ICES that this new man has deprived him
Of his former power. The conceit is
taken out Of him; he begins to think
| that the man is his master. This &C
complishcd, Mr.. Glcason's next move II
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-06-12
HAD A ROW.
We two had q row,

We two had a row,
Somehow.
Pemaps she was fretful. and didn't care,
rperhaps did something that she couldn't
lear
Or perhaps depression advanced in the air;
But however that be the disturbance was
there
And storm began to brew,
At first it muttered,
And hard words were uttered;
Then harder and harder until things grew
Supremey unpleasant for each of the two
And came to think
Wereached the brink
OF the grave of n friendship whose loss We
should rue,
So begged her pardon-what else could l
do?
She declared she was sorry-I hope it was
true.
And the tempest's frown,
Smoothed slowly down.
And it rumbled and sighed,
And whispered and died
Away.
Yet all can say
To this day,
ls-we two had a row
Somehow.
But couldn't make out
What brought it about,
And don't know now.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-06-12

TEACHING A KICKER TO SUBMIT TO RErNs.
to get the horse to obey the reins and
run about without kicking. 1t was just
Q little difficult to get the reins in place
on the horse in this experiment, but
when it was done Mr.. Gleason cracked
his whip and sang out to the horse to so
ahead He did go ahead; he ran so fast
that Mr.. Gleason had to make his long
legs move mighty quick to keep up with
the running beast. Then suddenly the
horse lifted his heels and began kicking
savagely. Instantly Mr.. Gleason pulled
on the rope leading to the fore leg and
calling out: Take care there, sir!'
brought the kicker to his knees. That
fall, following after his attempted kick
ing, and a number of other falls coming
after other attempts to kick, taught the
horse that it was not proper to kick. that
Just as certainly as he kicked he would
be tumbled to the ground.
1t took the trainer some twenty min
utes to teach the horse that it was wrong
10 kick. and that an ATTEMPT to kick
would be followed by forced fall. In
his management Of the horse Mr.. Glea-
son punished him only for the fault OF
kicking. The result was that finally the
animal saw fit to run around the tanDark
quietly and good naturally. The spec
! tators looked OF with interest. but the
| owner was the most interested. A boy
was called up to try to drive the sub
dued horse. The lad took the reins
and everything was all right. Then
the owner tried it. and. for the first
time. had no difficulty in managing the
horse.
| Another horse was brought in. Thi,
was one that was easily frightened by
horses and strange objects. His sir'
and dam had given him good blood. ba
his early training had been defective
The slightest strange object frightened
him, and Il WAS not safe to drive hin
anywhere. When he was brought to tn
tapbark Nj. Gleason put On . pecQlta
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-06-12

bride Of his own device. and drove him
about as fast as he could follow him.
Mr.. Gleason carried long swapping
whip and first taught the horse the
meaning Of the word Whoa" This, he
thinks, is the greatest command in
Craftsmanship. AS he drove the animal
around, stopping here and there before
the boxes of the spectators, he said: 1T
is the habit Of almost every person. when
driving, TO use the word Whoa coutin-
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-06-12
VICIOUS HORSES.
SOME SPECIMEN LESSONS SHOWING
HOW THEY ARE Tanned.

The Right Use of the Word "Whoa," and
the Advantages of Throwing IL Horse
In Order to Teach Him.
The accompanying pictures represent
some scenes in the work OF Oscar r.
Gleason, the horse professor, the Rarey
Of these days. lie has been giving les.
sons in New York, says the Sun. and on
the night when this particular exhibition
was given the first horse brought in for
Mr.. Gleason to tackle was q kicker. His
owner wanted to use him with buggy
for his family. but the animal didn't care
to have anything to do with a buggy ex-
cept to smash it with his hind feet and
then run away with the pieces. The
horse was good looking. lie was brought
into the taubark enclosure with only a
halter and the harness shown in the first
picture. Mr.. Gleason said his plan was
to throw the horse to the ground He
stood on the nigh side aud held in his
right hand u rope which passed under
the surcingle down to the fore leg, as
represented ia the drawing. MIR. Glea-
son pulled on this rope. 1t drew the
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-06-12


Two attenannts then came into the
tanbark enclosure. One carried an open
umbrella, the other bass drum. While
Mr.. Gleason drove the horse along. the
attendant with the umbrella doomed up
before the horse and Haunted the um-
b-ella In the animals face. 1t scared the
brute and he started to plunge. The In.
slant the trainer saw the horse tremble
with fear he snapped his whip sharply
and shouted Whoa because neither
this nor any other horse can think OF two
things at once. The animal at once halt
ed and stood stock still.
= you see," said MIR. Gleason. that
the horse Is distracted by the umbrella,
so distract him from that distraction
by the crack Of the whip and the com.
mand Whoa The horse stands there
looking at the Haunted umbrella. 1t is
some distance from him. and though
it is being waved vigorously, he sees
that 1t does not hurt him. Now have
the man with the umbrella come nearer.
He waves 1t more ferccly. See, the horse
is Just little frightened. He
whoa! Whoar' aud crack. snap.
whack. goes the whip as the tanner breaks
in on his lecture to call the horse from
the scare that the approach OF the UNI
brella had caused:
1t was splendid picture Of how a
man with only his little human strength
can overcome frightened horse about
to rear and jump off with all his brute
force. Tho muscles Of the shapely mech
quivered. the long body heaved. Tho
tendons OF the legs stuck out, and thu
big four-footed beast hesitated in hi
sudden, fierce demonstration oNsuperiol
force, and then. trembling under the
tension of unexpended effort. became
quieter. and at last absolutely quiet. III
stood rooted in the tracks; the umbrella
vas shaking before his eyes, Gleason
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WON I Run FhON EUWEn CNHCAn6
held the reins loose, and the spectators
burst into applause. And now up and
down the tanbark the trainer drives the
horse. The fellow with the umbrella
runs before the horse and bv his side
and shakes the umbrella before his eyes
and by his stle. but it has no effect.
bring on the drum" exclatms MT.
Gleason. When the boy beats it. the
brute rear. : little, but the whip snap.
and the word ..Whoar- brings the horse
to ale ealmer senses. He makes up his
mind finally that neither the umbrella o.
The drum can hurt him. Then thsy
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-06-12
A Burnt Child breads the Flrs.

Jawkins-I wonder why old Gu6y
never married. He looks % melan'
choly when conversation tutn9 -
woman that I am afrsid thetesis pou4e'
sad romance connected with his yQafA.
Hogg-So therc 10; be got ntpped -
badly Ia breach Of prOmtse cAse ehee
he could never look q : we1an saee
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-06-12

Terre Haute Express: Parishioner-Which
do you think is the better. wealth or fame?
Country siinister-Now, that is fine question
to come to me with, amt 1t!
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THE WATER FRONT.

Chief Inspector Of Customs Thompson hss
been busy for ten days checking and weighinS
out the cargo OF the British shin MELVILLE Island
She left for Seattle 1874 barrels Of ccnenf
weighing 400 pounds each: 400 boxes OF fin nlatss
DSZS, ~ boxes OF tin plate 1ix20, the whole
weighing about IS tons; Is cases pale ale: eases
extra stout; IS cases Irish whisky and ii e.ses
Scotch whisky. The Melville Island left Toudon
July 4. She win loed -four and salmon n Ia
coma for the return trip.
The tug Sea Lion came into hsrbor yesterdav
from Port Townsend and laid ND ri the Oregon
Improvement Company's wharf, where her ma.
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The Bailey Gatzert will begin work tomorrov.
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and p. m. She win make three trips a iay
after her machinery has been given enough easy
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Purser John shaffer has been transferred IN thu
steamer Emma Hayward, and Z. NJ. Bucklin
taxes MS place rs purser of the steamer Cos
mopolis.
A new gangway has been built Mt Yeslers
wharf, and number OF new piles driyeniat the
outer end.
The steamer Jeanie, from San Francisco. arriy.
ed last night with good cargo OF freight
The steamer Fanny Lake brought Ia a heavy
load OF hay and grain from La Conner.
The tug Rainier is bringing In q big boom Of
logs from shelton.
The Haytian Republic is due from San Fran
cisco tomorrow.
The bark Elsinore win 60 to sea today with
cargo of coal
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SEATTLE, Wash, Dec. 6. 1890.

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THUKsToN COUNTY COURTHOUSE
A Seattle Architect Gets the Contract
for the pIans.

A dispatch from the Olympia correspondent OF
the PosT-INTELLiGENcER records the victory OF :
Seattle architect, WA. Richie, In securing the
contract for furnishing plans and specifications
for the new Thurston county courthouse and
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Ever since the commissioners for Thurston
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100000, architects have been on the qni rire to
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At this juncture Mr.. Richie stepped In with Mi
plans. The board was more than pleased witt
them and the two new memberselect OF thu
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were called In 10 examine them. The result RI
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members considering that they could do no bet1
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The building viii be OF stole, three stories In
height, of Romanesque style OF architecture
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out and will cost $4,000 exclusive Of furniture.
Plans will be completed in about six weeks and
work will be begun on the building about Feb
ruary /, and the building viii be Completed b.
fore the end OF the year.
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SAN FRANCISCO MARKETS.
pRoprcg ggcErPTs AsD ouorAIIoss.

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$500 sacks hides. 900.
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FOREIGN MARKETS.
FINANCIAL

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90 9-l6; ditto, account, assz: u. 4 a. isasf. n
fas, voss; money, per cent; bar silver, lsd
BREADsTUFrs
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