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Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-10-02

In these holes are inserted four stout
pieces-young saplings are excellent
and to their ends are fastened light
sticks forming square, over which the
cloth is stretched and tackled. The ar
rangement of the seat on the various
makes of mowers, sulky plows, ETC., is
so different that no directions for fasten-
ing the oak block can be given. In most
cases the iron seat is held in place by an
iron bolt passing through the center.
Then a hole is bored through the center
of the block and it is placed directly
under the seat. A larger block may be
used, making tho uprights farther apart
as the driver must sit between them.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-10-02
The 1urnip Crop.

The turnip with some ersons il looked
upon as of little account, but it has never
received tile consideration to which it is
really entitled. 1t is a crop moreover
that is put in at time when the hurry
ing work of the season is over. and oc-
cupying ground that has already been
used for something else. The cultiva-
ton also, say of from one to two acres
of turnps, involves comparatively little
labor The crop, too, is harvested in No
vember, when there is almost no other
labor on the farm to interfere with it.
AS to the variety of seed to SOW. I
think there is no turnip equal to the
Purple Top A top dressing of bone ma
nure is almost Indispensable to an abun-
dant crop. For an early crop take the
Early Flat Dutch; the Purple Top for
the regular farm crop. This should be
sowed in drills 80 inches apart. and when
the turilips are the size of a hickory nut
thin out to or 10 inches apart in the
row. They seldom fail in affording a
satisfactory crop. The crop can be put
in the first half Of August Where land
is little short, SOW among the corn at
the last working They will not inter-
fere in the least with that crop generally.
and very little when !; is harvested. Be
sure always to procure seed from estab-
lished seed houses of reputation. and use
that grown here instead of in Europe,
if you wish the best and safest article. -
IJOhn Ames
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-10-02
MARTIN, the LION tanner.
Recognized by the Beasts After Five
Years Abacnce.

When the celebrated animal tanner,
who died lately, had retired to private
life, one day lie took notion that he
would visit his former large menagerie,
which lie had not seen for five years. 1t
Was in Brussels, and he started for that
city from his country seat near Rotter-
dam At 4 O'clock the time for feeding,
l,s entered the menagerie. Being winter
time, Martin was wrapped in cloak.
He mingled with the crowd and waited
until the animals would receive their
fo.od, for which they were waiting with
wild Impotence. While they were eat
Ing he began to cough. Suddenly the
animals paused in their treat and lis
tened, then broke into wild howls of joy
and tore at the iron bars SO that many of
the timid visitors fed from the menag-
erie The parrots, kangaroos, pelicans.
and monkeys began to screech and
scream. the hyena and the wolves
howlel-in short, it was perfect bed
lam.
Then Martin stepped forward. With
q movement Of his hand and with his
powerful voice he commanded silence,
and suddenly everything was quiet. He
swung himself over the bar which sep
arated the visitors from the animals, and
put his hand in cages to fondle the ami
mails. A mighty tigress showed more
Joy than any of the others. When Mar
tins hand glided over her magnificent
fur her limbs trembled nervously, she
uttered weak tender grunts, and through
the iron bars, with her rough tongue,
/ she licked the face of her former mas
ter. When he went away she lay down
without eating any more food.
There was lion named Nero who had
once bitten Martin in the hip and had
been severely punished by him for it.
The lion had an unreconcilable hatred
for the animal tanner. Nero made nc
other motion at Martins approach, than
lift his head and eve him intently. He
remained in his place, lying still in the
back of his cage, when Martin came
near. Martin spoke to him. He did not
answer, but viewed Martin with ap
parent indifference. But when Martin
was going away the lion, with mighty
spring. entirely unexpected, threw him
self against the grating, pushed his
paws through the iron bars. and with hi
claws tore off part of Martins cloak
By quick movement Martin escaped
another injury from this animal
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-10-02
GOVERNMENT slNEtUnEs.
low Two Sides Of Door verc Watched
Day After Day.

How Two Sides Of Door Werc Watched
Day After Day.
Judge Holman is not the great OBJ
1ector that he used to be. During the
present Congress he has let the Republi.
cans spend money as they wish, accord
ing to the we'll understood policy of the
Democrats to let the party that controls
all branches of the Government lave all
the rope it wants and then hold it re-
sponsible for the expenditure. When
the Democrats regain power in the House
the watch dog will undoubtedly be found
1T his old stand. How he came to place
himself on the economical side of ques-
tons is interesting, and the little circuln-
stance that necessitated his taking the
position which made hin famous is
vouched for by several old members. 1t
was during the war, when patriotism
and sentiment We're at food tide and the
rolls of the two houses of Congress were
increased to make room for wounded
soldiers who had been discharged from
the service and had drifted back as far
as Washington. Frequently colored
fugitives were cared for in the same way
until the doorkeepers, messengers, and
watchmen were so thick around the Cap.
itol that they were in each others way.
1t was hard work to give them assign
ments and leave standing room about
the corridors. Judge Holman happened
to be in the basement under the big dome
one day and endeavored to go through
doorway guarded by a one legged veteran.
Cant get through there" said the
keeper of the portal unconcernedly.e
~ am member of Congress-" replied
the judge quietly.
"That don't make any difference" said
the veteran. "That door is screwed
up"
"Then what are you here for9" in
quired the judge, whose curiosity was
naturally excited.
II am here for $500 day. There is
fellow from the Sixth Pennsylvania
cavalry watching the other side Of it, and
mebbe he can tell you more than cam
BY cucuitous route through commit
tee rooms the Congressman reached the
other side of the door. Sure enough,
there sat another veteran leisurely read
ing newspaper. He was equally frank
in announcing that the door was screwed
fast.
"You see." he explained, "both me
and my partner are subject to rheuma-
tiz since we've been in the Army, and
we screwed up this door SO we wouldn't
be in the draught."
Judge Holman thought that if the Gov
eminent was paying two men So. 20 day
each for watching door that could not
be opened. it was time that somebody pro-
posed retrenchment He threw himself
into the breach, secured a reduction in
the House rolls. and has ever since been
the determined enemy of sinecures and
extra salaries,
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-10-02

IT has been estimated that Great
Britain's naval and merchant marine
tonnage amounts to 8. 444.4O6 tons,
which would enable her in case of war
to transpor: to this country in one voy-
age over million soldiers-hOrse, foot
Dragons and artillery-all ready for
battle. This is. of course. a formida-
ole showing on paper. In this Repub-
lie In case OF invasion every able
bodied citizen would become soldier;
and from the census returns 1t may
rightly be estimated that force OF H.
10000 able-bodied men capable OF
bearing arms could be placed in the
field for defense OF their homes within
three months. There is an adaptable
ity about figures which makes them
astonishingly useful in the discussion
Of each side OF question.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-10-02
TWO OLD TOPERS.
ae. sr- Curious Conversation ~
Overhead.

The. sr- Curious Conversation ~
Overhead.
heard an instructive conversation
yesterday between two old topers, in
certain chop house in this city. A day
went by laden with barrels filed with
some kind of LIQUOR The old topers
were struck with the size of the barrels.
and one said to the other: tom, those
hogsheads hold more than even you ever
drunk in your life, and that's saying a
good deal
"Yes," replied his companion, more
than ever drunk, but not half what
you've drunk, Jim.
"What are you talking about?"
about just what l mean. I'll bet
you quart OF champagne, and leave it
to the proprietor, that l can prove by
your mouth that you have drunk twice
as much liquor in your life as those hogs
heads could hold"
Done.
The proprietor was called; the bet was
stated to him, and the proof was begun.
Said Tom: Jim, how old are you?"
"Fifty six" "When did you begin
drinking?" "When 1 was about 81. I"
"And you have drunk steadily ever
SINGER" "Yes. "How many drinks do
you average day?"
This was delicate question. but
after some discussion, Jim owned up to
six drinks day. Tom was magnani-
nous. Said he: II won't be as hard on
you as that. l will assume that you
have only drunk gill of whisky day
for IS years, which you yourself must
admit is very light estimate. Now, a
gill a day is about 12 gallons year.
Thirty five times IL is 42o gallons. Those
we're 40 gallon barrels on that cray. So
you have drunk what would more than
fill 10 of them. There were only five on
the dray."
Jim was dumfounded at Toms arith-
metic. Tom chuckled, and called for
!..e bottle of wine. just as it was
brought, Jim reused himself from some
probably as serious thoughts as he had
had for long time "Tom." said he,
laying his hand on his friends arm and
speaking very earnestly, "for heavens
sake don tell my wife of this little cal
culation of yours. believe it's true,
and if she was to hear of it, it would
drive her crazy Don't tell your wife,
either, for she would tell mine. Tom
gave the required promise and the two
old "boys" drank the wine in silence.
| Toms mathematics seemed to have a SOL
emn effect on both of then.-[ New York
| Star,
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-10-02

There is no reason why the man on
the sulky pillow. riding cultivator,
mower, or reaper should not have pro-
lection from the hot sunshine Heat is
weakening, and the more we escape it
the greater our capacity for work. 1t is
found that an umbrella, fastened beside
the seat is convenient, but too short
lived-the support in the center is not
enough in gusty weather. A canopy
easily made and durable is shown in the
illustration. A block of oak, 9 inches
thick and 10 inches square, is selected.
Near each corner is bored hole in
clined outward at an angle of As degrees
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-10-02
Four Facts.

Lewis Wright. without doubt the best
authority on poultry the world ever pro.
duced, in his Illustrated Book of Poultry,
gives four facts us the result of careful
experiment and inquiry:
list The eggs of young pullet are
generally longer and more pointed ut
the smaller end than those laid by the
same bird either later in the season or
the next year.
2d. These early pullets eggs will pro-
duce on an average about the proportion
of six cockerels to four pullets.
81. Eggs laid early in the season by
older hens are also, as rule. perceptibly
longer and more pointed than those laid
later in the season.
4th. 1t is well known that cockerel
oftener predominant in early broods, and
u,ilets in later ones
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-10-02

IT is sad day in the life of a young
man when he decides that there is an
easier way to obtain money and goods
than by honestly working for them.
It is just such decisions as that that fill
the jails and warehouses and keep the
ranks OF the great army OF deadbeats
full to overlooking. 1t is just such
decisions that make young man pull
his hat over his eyes and dodge into a
doorway or scoot across the street for
fear OF meeting a man to whom he
owes an honest debt which he has
deliberately decided never to pay.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-10-02
sarge or Small Farms.

We have been reading an English lst-
ter-that is to say. letter by CORE
spondent in an English paper-on the
subject of large farms in England. and
in which he grants" that large farms
are more successful than small ones on
the Western continent. whatever they
may he in France. and thinks that being
30 here, it ought to be the same in Eng
land; and he makes this the principal
plea for the farming Of large tracts there
instead of small ones, as in France.
We do not know how the idea came to
prevail in England that large farms in
America are more successful than small
ones, but we all know that it is not SO.
1t perhaps came about from the fact that
in the far West large tracts are taken up
for corn or wheat; but this is scarcely
farming in the true sense of the word.
Whenever a varied assortment of objects
have to be looked after, as they have liz
we'll settled Notwithstanding districts,
in reality-these large tracts are very
seldom, indeed, managed we'll. 1t is also
we'll known that one of the troubles of
our agricultural position is that our farms
are too large; and it has become com.
mon expression that one-half of our farm
ers would be better off if they would sell
half the land they own and put the pro-
ceeds on the land they have left.
The English writer goes on to make an
argument in favor of large farms by such
illustrations as these: If we have farm
of 900 acres we have but one set of farm
buildings, one set of good tools and inn
plements, one good set of brains to man.
age the whole. If we have 10 farms of
100 acres, instead of the one, we have to
multiply these tenfold. We know here
how this argument deceives. 1t is true
to certain extent. but not nearly as
much as it appears. 1t requires more
barns, perhaps, but yet not much more
barn room. On the other hand, one man
will generally get double from 100 acres
alone than he will from 100 acres that is
part Of L. 900 acre tract, unless lie has "a
tremendous capital and the brains to di-
rect that very few men possess. Very
small farms are perhaps as disadvantage
Gus as very large ones. There is, to be
sure, larger outlay of capital buildings
than would be required for large ones,
though not in the same proportions; and
then, even when the best cultivated, not
enough can be made to support large
family we'll.
After all the real question is not the
actual size of n farm, but how large q
farm has the cultivator means to work
we'll, and how much can he successfully
supervise? We know the most of our
people have too much land for the
money-too little money for the land;
and it is because of this that large farms
are not the success in America which in
England they are supposed to be.
1t is remarkable how we get wrong
impressions of other countries. Here we
see in England how they think that Of
us which is not correct. 1t is not impos-
sible that the much vaunted small farm
system of France is no more Of real
succe sthan our very large one is thought
to be.-[Germantown Telegraph.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-10-02

PEOPLE will accept for Il time fair
promises as good intentions promptly
delivered, but as these articles soon
fail to have material or CONNER
cial value. they pass rapidly down.
ward as bogus coin. Acts speak more
potently than smoothly spoken words
which are intended to gull the unsus-
pecting even. A keen intellect is not
always necessary to pierce snams.
Ordinary minds detect differences.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-10-02

Recent members of the Forum and Of
the Country Gentleman have contained
articles from G. Wood Davis. Kansas
farmer, which attempt to show that the
arabic lands of the public domain have
been SO rapidly taken for agricultural
use during the past 20 years that they
may be completely occupied at i.uch
earlier date than has heretofore been
deemed possible. The fundamental rea-
son generally given for abandoned farms
in the East and depressed agriculture in
genen,l has been the rapid expansion Of
the cultivation area Of the country. sad
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-10-02

II used to be that every farmhouse was
we'll filled with people, sons and daugh-
ters, poor relations, and hired help, which
last the introduction of agricultural ma
chinery has made unnecessary. When
the lads and young men We're satisfied
with homespun clothing and every one
of them did not require falling top
wagon three or four brothers could stay
on the farm very we'll, and they did SO,
not only because to stay at home was
possible, but because there We're not many
opportunities for employment elsewhere
As country people live now the farm will
not support the large number of people
that it did before manufacturing and trade
centers were established and as it might
have done during the high prices of war
times. The main point, after all, is
whether those who are left behind upon
the farms and the farms themselves are
any worse off than when every room in
the farmhouse was occupe ed. Clearly
they are not In Pennsylvania there is
no abandonment of farm lands. Instead,
the farms, except where they have come
into the market as town lots, are Letter
worked than ever. There have been hard
times in agriculture because of the com.
petition of cheap Western lands and for
eign importations, but the times would
LIE much harder for the Eastern farmer
if lie had as many mouths to fill and
bodies to clothe as he had formerly
philadelphia Inquirer.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-10-02

EVERYWHERE the people are de-
handing that business methods must
and shall take the place Of mere po-
litical methods, or. to put it in other
words, that all political methods shall
be conducted on the same plane that
the business methods pursue. But
this is only one demand, which does
not exhaust the subject Others fol-
low closely on its footsteps. The chief
of these are the qualifications that
candidates must possess. There never
has yet been time in the history OF
our government when the citizens, the
voters, scanned the qualifications Of
candidates half so closely.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-10-02

MANY years ago the government as .
sumed the task Of compiling the official
records OF the civil war. That great
struggle ended more than twenty five
years since, but the official records of
it are nowhere near completion. The
work comprises 120 volumes in all; and
until these shall be accessible In print
ed and bound form no accurate history
of the war OF the rebellion can be
written. Progress in the work is dis
tressingly slow.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-10-02

THE average man" SAID celcbrat-
ed writer. ''forms an intinitesimal part
of the universe" We often hear per-
sons say that the value Of certain
thing is next to nothing. or SO small
that it need not be considered. Few
people ever stop to think how great q
part the infinitesimals or next-to- no tn.
ings play in three great sciences-en-
cheering. astronomy and chemistry.
In these sciences they are all import
ant In engineering the next-to-noth-
ings determine the strength. fitness
and durability OF works and lnator ials;
the infinitesimals cannot be disregard
ed by the engineer who would be sue
ceSsful,
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-10-02

"Roscoe ConkIing had wonderfully
tenacious memory. 1t is related that
once when he spoke for four hours in
the New York Academy of Music. John
C. Reid of the New York Times held the
printed slips in his hands and followed
him closely, sentence BY sentence" said
Chauncey N. Depew to an interviewer.
"Mr. Reid told me, added MIR. Depew,
shat Mr.. Conkling neither interpolated
nor omitted q word in the entire speech.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-10-02

THE British government will soon
take the census of India. The British
censuses 60 into no such variety of
subjects as ours. and in this case little
will be done except enumerate the
vast population. But even this is a
difficult undertaking. The enumerator
in India has rathor tougher time OF
it than even the enumerator who at
tempted to get answers to all the
questions put down by Porter.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-10-02

be far wrong. If one can not do that,
he has no business to undertake to make
contracts at all. It may be t.lat there
are times when . man may 60 into a
business engagement without definite
idea of what his pay is to be. AMI there
may be men who will always settle sat
isfactorily. But one is never safe 10
make engagements in such lax way.
False modesty always stands in the way
of sensible business arrangements. But
it has no place in business. As an old
merchant said once to writer: I'VE are
friends, and trust will always remain
so. Perhaps it is against my interest to
tell you 80, but when you are making an
agreement for the purchase and delivery
of goods, don't think of your feelings to.
ward each other at ALL Buy of me a.
you would of q stranger, consider your
own needs and profits, and don't hest.
tate to buy where you can do best. It
should be exactly this way in making
arrangements for employment. Treat
the matter simply rs business. pure and
simple. You can't afford to do business
without making proper arrangements
for all points. These sensible sugges.
tons from the National Grocer have
more than a money value. business is
business" seems sometimes like heart
less proverb, but it is fact that no bus
mess is likely to prove so satisfactory as
that which is done strictly on business
principles Here is where the great
value of business education comes in.
1t impresses upon the mind at every
stage of its course that business is bust
ness.-[Church News.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-10-02

The farmer who gives his note to a
travelling quack doctor on a ''cure or
no pay" contract and afterwards finds
his note in the nearest bank for col
lection without having experienced
any relief from his bodily ills. surely
don't read his county paper.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-10-02
A New lSlt.

Here is al ingenious bit that meets a
number of objections in the ordinary
straight bar bit or the jointed bit, and at
snaffle. For colts it is admirable. 1t
consists of two cross bars attached to
rigid side frames in such way Us to
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-10-02

IT is to be feared that the very ex-
cellent parents who compose our
select circles" have no more intelli-
gent idea Of the amusements affected
by the ''set" with whom their sons
and daughters disport themselves.
than they have Of the entertainments
Of factory holiday, or fremen's
nicnic.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-10-02

The domestic in the European
countries is content with her social
grade. The people who work in :..:.e
United States recognize no social
grade, and the domestic servant is the
one who feels that social grade sur
wives for her.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-10-02

In view OF the spectacle presented
in the mountains of Kentucky where
troops are frequently necessary to
guard the courts of law, 1t would seem
that the people OF that state should
pay little less attention to the cult
walton OF the quality Of its whisky and
more to the cultivation of citizenship.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-10-02

yield to the movements Of the horses
mouth, and when necessary to pull hard
in OH the jaw with decided clinch. For
docile horses it is as restful rs any bit
can be, and for ugly beasts it is terror.
Any village blacksmith cen make one,
or any saddler can find them in the mar
let