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Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-06-19
Six Tons of LOCuStS,

In one week six tons oflocnsts were
destroyed in the province of Ghizeh,
Egypt. This illustrates what a
pleague of locusts means. Some in
teresting facts about locusts have
been obtained from observations of
the swarms which invaded parts OF
India last year. L. c. Cotes, of the
Indian Museum, says that all the
different species which are found in
different parts of the world, breed
permanently in barren elevated
tracts where the vegetation is sparse.
In years when they increase inordi-
nately they descend in fight from
their permanent breeding grounds,
upon cultivated districts. where they
destroy the crops, lay their eggs, and
maintain themselves through one en-
tire generation, but are unable to
establish themselves permanently,
usually disappearing in the year fol-
lowing the invasion, to be succeeded,
after an interval of years, by fresh
swarms from the permanent breeding
grounds. The damage done by
locusts is occasioned in the first in
stance by the young, wingless insects,
and afterward by the winged individ-
uuls into which the young are trans
formed after a couple of months Of
steady feeding.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-06-19
Unexploded Lands.

A great part of Asia and nearly
three-fourths of Africa is q sealed
book to us moderns. The explora-
tions of Stanley, and those who pre-
coded him, are mere spider tracks il
the desert, and our best maps OF Al
RIGA are half guesswork.
In Asia there is Tibet and Tur-
kestan and in Africa the great desert
OF Sahara to be explored. We know
almost nothing OF Borneo, Papua or
Madagascar, and thousands of ISL
ands in the Pacific ocean are still un-
explored.
Great tracts of Australia have new
er been trodden by the foot OF Ia white
man, and nearly all OF South Amer
lea inside of the coast lines is known
only by hearsny and tradition. Com
ing up to our northern half Of the
continent, we encounter more un-
known lands. Central America and
Mexico offer fertile fields for explora-
ton, and lower California has never
been thoroughly explored.
In the far north is Greenland,
Baffin Land, the great Hudson bay
! region, all OF British America north
| sf latitude 500 and our great terri
sory OF Alaska.-Golden Days.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-06-19
Cold Water.
Murat IIalstead.

Murat Halstead
That the idea of restraining citi-
zens from destroying themselves with
water has fun in it Tor those gifted
with humOr cannot be denied and
need not be evaded, but the spirit of
levity should not run riot. First,
let it be noted that great deal Of
water is feariully impure. The most
deadly diseases are propagated in it.
1t is the American habit at each
meal to begin with n glass of ice wa
ter. There is not a hotel waiter in
this country who does not under
stand this and act upon it, ofcourse.
The ice water chills the stomach and
dilutes the gastric juice. This pre-
parcs not for digestion but for dys-
pepsin. The habit of deuging the
stomach with ice-water has Il tenden-
cy to over-work the heart. The first
thing at the German springs where
heart disease is treated is to forbid
the use of water. The reason is that
the force pump must not be over
worked
Whom human beings become sacks
of water, the heart has extra
work thrown upon 1T, and
heart-failure follows. The Ger
man prescription for overworked
hearts is a mild cup OF tea in the
morning and evening, and pint OF
sour wine during the day. No coffee
and no water. In case of great thirst
the mouth may be mostened with
out swallowing the liquid used, and
n little dish OF ice cream is permitted
in the evening. There is not n bit oil
~ Joke about this, and science is be-
hind it. One of the terrOrs of the
times is Bright's disease, and the
common story is that it is in it's orr
Gin alchoholic. But not long age
anesteemed citizen of Cincinnati who
never drank a drop of spirituous OF
malt liquor, termented wine or cider,
died of a well-marked case of Bright s
malady. What was the eXplana
ton? He was an Incorporate water.
drinker. The kidneys are destroyed
by torrents OF drink, no matter
what. only it is reasonable to hole
that hot and cold rebellious liquors
; hasten the decay. Here we have tn
three great vital organs-the stom
ach, the heart and the kidneys-as
sailed by the abuse of water. TIL
victims of the water habit are to b.
seen on all sides and counted b,
thousands and tens of thousands.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-06-19
The Family Names of Women.

There is lawyer who does a great
deal of real-estate conyeyancipg one of
the chief whose grievances in life is
the scant respect that women show to-
ward their names. The fact that
certain alteration takes place in the
name mt marriage destroys. so he
claims. whatever regard a woman might
be expected to pay to an exact render
ing, and the fact that any legal signiii-
canoe can in any case attach to the
form seems to be quite beyond the
grasp of the average feminine brain.
Ii girl baby is christened Elizabeth
she will sign herself when called on to
put her name to deed after she is
grown. Lizzie Lisa. Elise, Lisbet, or
Lisbeth, according to which diminutive
happens to be her favorite for the year,
and will omit her middle name, give II
in full. or by initial, or sign instead OF
her own her husbands name, accord
ing to her sweet liking. The task of
the lawyer who has to trace up half >
dozen Of these signatures to make sure
that they all refer to the same person
is not calculated to make easy the task
of his wife who has to soothe his ruffled
temper with good dinner. That the
married woman should in all cases re.
tain her own family name, preceding il
by her given name and following it
with her husbands family name is the
lawyers plea If he is to be saved from
! insanity. Frances Folsom Cleveland.
Julia Dent Grant. Louise Chandler
Moulton. Julia Ward Howe. Ellis
Wheeler Wilcox. and others set in this
respect good example.-N 7. MoI.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-06-19
A WeIl-Known Divine, Retires.


Rev. DR.. Theodore l.. Cuyler, the
eminent presbyterian divine of Brook.
Ign, will retire from active service in
the pulpit. He preached sermon
on Easter which was not only one OF
farewell, but also one Of review OF 80
years continuous service in this one
parish. He. is 6S years old and
has performed an extraordinary
amount of hard work in his life.
time. He ranks next to Rev. DR..
Storrs in the length of his service in
Brooklyn, and for years his name was
linked with those OF Beecher, Storrs
and Talmage as the most popular
protestant preachers in that city. DR..
Cuyler said that in the first year of
the war $4,000 in gold was raised
for the Union soldiers. Five offshoots
had sprung from the original church.
In the 80 years of his pastorate DR..
Cuyler said that he had married 6S2
couples, baptized 962 children,
preached 1850 sermons, besides
making public addresses. Since he
has been pastor the church has spent
$6O5, 900 for ecclesiastical and be-
nevolent purposes, and 100000 for
maintaining worship; there had new
err been a mortgage on the church
building.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-06-19
BuCOIiC.

4 countryman walked into the of.
fee of a lawyer one day, and began
his application:
"Sir, l have come to get your ad
vice in a case that is giving me some
trouble"
"Well, what is the NATTER"
Suppose now" said the client,
that a man had n spring of water
on his land, and his neighbor below
should build a dam across the creek
through both farms, and it was to
back the water up into the other
mans spring, what ought to be
done?"
"Sue him, sir; sue him, by all
MEANS" said the lawyer, who always
became excited in proportion to the
grievance of his clients. "You can
recover heavy damages, sir, and the
law will make him pay we'll for it.
Just give me the case and I'll bring
the money from him."
"But stop!' cried the terrified ap-
plicant for legal advice; cit is that
have built the dam, and it's neigh
hor Jones that owns the spring; and
he threatens to sue me-"
The keen lawyer hesitated mo-
ment before he tackled his ship, and
kept on. "Ah! well, sir, you say
you built a dam across. What sort
of Il dam was it, sir?"
"It was a mill DAM"
"And is it good mill; is it a mill
for grinding grain, sir?"
$50 it is, sir"
"And oil your neighbors bring their
grain to be ground do they?"
eyes, all bnt Jones"
"Then it il great public con
venience, is it not?"
ITO be sure it is. l would never
have built it only for that"
"And now" said the old lawyer
"you tell me that man Jones is com
planning just because the water from
the dam happens to put back int
his little spring, and he is nov
threatening to sue you. Well, all
have to say is, let him sue, and h
will rue the day Us sure as my nam
is Barnes"
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-06-19
Church Widows.

"What would the churches do II it
wasn't for the women?" Inquired one
citizen of another as the two met in a
reading-room.
"They are very successful in church
work, that's certain" answered his
friend carelessly, adding, "Give me o
light, Charlie"
"Do youknow what they call those
excellent women who go to church
alone every Sunday?" asked the first
speaker. 49,
"No. Thrust be some sanity title,
I'm sure
"They are known as church widows,
lecause their husbands are never seen
with them. twill be little hard on
some husbands II after all they can't
got into heaven by proxy. won't 1T"
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-06-19
Heroes All Around Us,

New York Herald: There are he
roes and heroes, and there are hero
ines and heroines.' said Chauncey NJ.
Depew, in speaking of the matter OF
personal bravery. THE man who
shows bravery on the battlefield is
not always the greatest hero. In
fact. | believe that great many
brave deeds were done on the battle
field in the heat and excitement of
action by men who ordinarily would
not be considered brave at all. Many
Il brave man has refused to go out
and be shot in a duel, and manga man
at heart n coward has faced the bull
ct of an adversary with no oatward
sign of fear. As Il result many per-
sons would call the man who fought
Il brave man and the one who refused
n coward.
bravery is a hard quality to de-
fine, continued Mr.. Depew. There
are blue shirted men who 60 over our
railroad lines every day in engine
lbs who would laugh ut YOU if YOU
minated to them that they are he
roes, and who, in spite of all, are ns
brave as any man who ever drew Il
sword or carried n musket. They
| don't make any fuss about what they
do. but when the time comes for them
to preiorm some duty ut the risk OF
their lives they are scarcely ever found
lacking in spirit and determination.
Nor are women behind men in this
matter of personal bravery contin-
ued Mr.. Depew. Take the case OF
the woman operator at Johnstown,
Pa, at the time of the great food
there. That woman might have es.
capped had she chosen TO leave hel
post oiduty while there was yet time
She refused to do it and stuck to her
instrument, sending the news of the
great disaster as long as she could.
She lost her life. She must have
known rs she sat at the instrument
the water rising and the building il
which she was working tottering tt
its fall, that she was doomed. But
she stayed at her post and met hel
post and her death without finching
This is what ! call heroism. You
may search the records of any mum
Der of the battletields and you vii
find nothing finer
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-06-19
AIS Well That Ends Well.


4 Young man who travels for
New York bible concern was at the
Bloody house yesterday, says the
Toledo Blade, and along in the after
noon, following the promptness, or
rather the wooings, OF the spirit,
started back to the bar for drink.
He had just reached the door, when
he was startled by an apparition in
the somber clothed person OF his en-
ployer, who had stopped over Il day
on a flying trip to Chicago, where
bible houses find a large and attr act
i've field.
Seeing the employer. the young
man unconcernedly walked on into
the Mushroom, and began to lave his
hands. The employer carelessly sam
tered down the long corridor, round
through the billiard hall. and. Just as
he entered he bar, again encountered
his travelling cmploye, who, bowling
politely, walked on into the billiard
| hall, and became absorbed in watch
ing Il game OF billiards.. But he kept
an eye on his employer, and when he
/ disappeared returned to the bar after
the coveted drink.
Again he ran into the old man, and
proceeded on into the Mushroom,
where he again bathed his hands.
The employer then took turn
watching the spinning ivory globes.
Anon, the young man made another
effort. The employer was again en-
countered. Then they changed places
once more, and the young man watch.
ing the billiards. and the Old one
washing his hands.
The drummer then conceived and
executed coup d'etat, or something
of that sort. He called for his coat
at the courtroom, and told the ole
man as they again passed in the ban
that he gessed he'd 90 out and cal
on minister whom he was working
up into II bible-buying mood.
Then he walked around, came
through the billiard-hall and once
more went into the bar.
Well" he said, smilin" pleasant,
as he encountered his employer again
''lorgot to wash my hands," Their
he stole into the Mushroom, peeret
around the corner of the wall until h
saw the old man disappear; then h
FASTENED back to the bar. The sam
inspiration had fired the old man
and they collided once more. Thel
: they had to wash again.
by this time their hands were whit
and soft, and their fingers beginnn!
! to shrivel up like a Canton avenu
washerwoman. Both were growing
G desperate, and the old man said in
: careless, off-hand manner:
= "Oh, by the way, Phillip, do 20
e ever drink n glass of beer?!'
Phillip. said: well, once in a gren
y while"
Then great feeling of relief file
them, Distrust was metamorphose
into perfect trust land sweet confi
f. ence, and the dark despair of the hol
:, that was dying in each longing brea'
" suddenly frightened into the gla
joyous, sparkling sunshine of eXpe
! tations all fulfilled and hopes full
q realized.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-06-19
Three Kinds Of Married Wom-

They were discussing n certain clev-
er and well-known married woman,
who is prominent alike for her bust
ress and social success.
How does she sign her name?" ask
ed bright-faced listener from anoth-
er State.
"Let me see?" unused one of the
group. II believe she always writes
Mary W. Smith"
"Then she isn't advanced and she
still loves her husband" said the
first.
"What do you mean?" half a dozen
women demanded at once.
"Just this" was the answer. 1.-THE
married women of to-day is Of three
classes-the woman who puts her
husband and his interests first. the
woman who considers herindividuaI-
ity and interests Of equal Importance
with her husbands, and the wom-
an who considers the name Of
her husbands family alone amply
honorable and dignitied, and writes
her name as your friend does. The
second adds her husbands name to
her own family name and writes
Mary White Smith. The third
writes the family names with a by.
phen between them and wishes to be
known as Mary White-Smith.' The
first woman is conservative; the sec.
ond, progressive; the third, 'advanc-
ed New York Evening Sun.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-06-19
Strange, Wasn't 1t?

Henderson says young women are
awfully touchy creatures, and this is
how he proves it: They were getting
up some amateur theatricals, and
when Henderson told the girls that
they must let down their hair, accord
ing to stage directions. they all de-
clared They'd have nothing more to
do with it-all except one. a girl who
without hesitation shook out her
tresses, which reached almost to the
floor. "And do you know" Fender.
son says, "all the rest of 'em declared
she was brazen faced thing. / can't
understand il now. by Jove!'-Bos-
ton Transcript.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-06-19

had decided to stay month longer,
much to her ratitca,ion.
At the end OF that time he diScov.
cred that travelling alone is not only
decidedly unpleasant. but positively
dangerous tor an unprotected female
SO he accompanied Miss Br | home.
RumOr SAYS there is be Il we'd
ding ut the Bell mansion IN the near
future, as Il result of Eugene 5 rllic-
ulous mistake.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-06-19
Working the Chopper.

whats troublin' yer. JakeyF" In.
quired the proprietor of a Thirteenth
avenue restaurant, as he noticed his
head waiter hanging around the cash
desk. DE cook wants to know wottle
we do wild yestiddy's pieces" much. ]"
"Quite some "WOt are deyp"
"Dere's half n ham, five cold veal cut
lets. some liver, nineteen chicken
wings, and twelve pieces of mutton"
You tell de cook. Jakey. to put thcm
in and work de chopper, and den put
on de blackboard: Special To-day
Excelsior CroQuettes. Two for Ten.
N. Y. Tribune,
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-06-19
THE WHEEL THE WORLD.

The wheel OF the world turns round and
round,
Those who are uppermost soon may be
Down in the dust under ground;
The king in chains. the serf set free.
Over the track in sunshine and rain,
1t rolls on, over and over again.
The wheel Of the world moves day ana night
And its swl't re volutions bring
Nations from darkness tolight,
Where bells o the good times coming ring
Over the plot where the palace shown,
1t rolls in the dust OF the crown and
throne.
Around and round the wheel turns and goes
And we go with it. now up. then down,
Few win the prize that many must lose,
Tired at the goal, how late comes the
crown
The brave, the true. the noble the inst,
Will never be lost in the whirliHg dust.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-06-19

The black-head bug has appeared b
the millions III the turpentine forests
Of southeast Georgia and i doing alarm-
ing damage. Great tracts Of pine
woods already show blight and aro
dying. The bug statae ~ ptne vheye
Il il boxed and works ueder ne bngk
then around ths trunk. IT. beelnR
prevents the sap ffom golsg up q ~
tveo and eventnally - ~ a.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-06-19
a MIDNIGHT SHOWER BATH.

T had been snow
ing heavily for
several hours,
and a few feath-
cry flakes were
still falling when
the up train
stea m ed into
D. station at
10 o'clock.
OF the half1OZ-
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1890-03-29
The Town Election.

Tn our sorties from the editorial sane
6uui, and our promenades about the
streets lately, We have discovered some
indications of an approaching election.
The saloons are little more frequently
througed by certain gentlemen. We
think we can discover more whispering
ON the streets, more button-lloling, more
cordial greetings and meetings than are
TO be seen during the monotony of off
ciai tenures The colored gents OF poll
tical availability are more suave and
prominently posed about the corners
and on the banquettes. They present,
COO, an appearance of fenliyenment which
under ordinary circumstances, is to be
seen only 0n Saturday afternoons.
Seme of them seem to have partaken
freely of laughing gas, or It's equivalent
in some other popular fluid. just who
the hopeful benefciaries at the election
Ssoxes are to be has not yet transpired.
We have not exhibited, (because, to say
1he M1hole truth. ne have not felt much
anxiety on the subject, any curiosity to
know who they are, alb we feel snre
good patriots abound who are willing to
servo the tlear people in any capacity
that pays.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1890-03-29
The o. II. II. e. I'D. Associations
Orchestra.

| With satisfaction we notice that the
o. p. T.. & D. Associations Orchestra
will give their second grand ball and
dramatic performance on April 18th
The great success which these talented
artists and amateurs, under the able
leadership of Prof. R. Mayer, have
achieved at their first appearance will
insure them at all times, the patronage
of our music and dance loving people,
and we are not saying too much if we
acknowledge that it is the best orches.
trail music we ever heard in our COM
munity, ana We feel proud that the
city of Opelousas, possesses such Or
chestral possibilities. On inquiring we
learn that they will soon practice con-
cert music, and intend to give weekly
popular concerts on the European style
in order to bring all available musical
talent before the public. and to give
them an opportunity to hear first-class
music at nominal admission fee.
Such an undertaking should certainly
be encouraged by our people. and we
hope that the orcaester will meet with
sufficient encouragement to carry out
this very laudable enterprise. The mu-
sic on such occasions will be varied, 80
as to snit the different tastes Of our
people, viz: Piano Solo, Violin Solo.
Singing, Choruses, Organ Music and
Operatic Orchestral Music; in fact, the
indefatigable Professor will see to it,
that every variety of vocal and instru-
mental selections, from the oratory to
the comic song will be produced, and
these concerts in time will become me-
cessity to our people, not only affording
the public an opportunity Of spending
a delightful evening, but will materially
aid in bringing the rising generation
under the refining influence of music,
and gradually leading them to appre-
ciate the divine art.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1890-03-29
The Free School Systems. !.
Times. Democrat, March 10.

That the public school system OF
Louisiana is inadequate is not a mat
ter for discussion it is self-evident
fact that is recognized by every citizen
of the State. This is especially true in
ali the interior parishes where the
school fund derived from State taxa
ton is not supplemented by local ap-
preparations from municipal. councils
or police juries. And with striking
emphasis does it make itself felt where
the population is sparse or widely scat
tered in the rural districts, SO that the
meagre found is soon exhausted IN the
pay of teachers who are compelled by
the necessities of the case to give their
time and attention to limited number
of pupils for few months in the year,
or worse still, in those communities,
remote from centres OF population,
which are entirely deprived OF all bene-
fits of free education.
These thoughts are suggested by data
kindly furnished by Hon. Jos. A..
Beaux, State superintendent OF Public
Education, which give in detail the
school statistics for the year 1889, en-
bracing all the parishes except Tensas
This report Shove q total of about $780,
900 pupils enrolled, With an average at
tendance of only q little over &C, 900, or
more than 80 per cent who receive no
benefits from the free school fund.
With this large percentage of absence,
which in SOME degree tended to
leDgthen the terms, tha schools were
kept open only Eve monthe in tie pear,
and even this brief period would have
been considerably shortened if the pay
of teachers had not been reinforced by
local funds. Another fDatHrs oil the
report is the scanty compensation of
the teachers, who constitute not only
an honorable corps 0f workers but n