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- KANSAS CITY w dnedey. December 81, y. u.
- CUNTIAIIODCIlIE. .-.. Friday, JaGu1fy =, D. m.
- NACDDt II saturday, Jan s. ) D. m.
oorertlhg wfh Central Railroad OF Georgia and Sayan.
ah Florida and Western RAILWAY for all points IN
@T0EtIA. FLORIDA. SOUTH CAROLINA. ALA
uANH and LOUISIANA Unsurpassed accommodations.
:" u UNSIfAGEN. Nv. H. RIlErT. Gen. Agt
"a. ~ : T. and w Ev savannah Fast Line.
1~"'' oCi proidwlv 81 Broadway
II l. WALKER Agent Ocean Stoamsh hip Co.,
Sew Pier 3D. North River.
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Ocean Steamers.
DED STAR LINE.
la RIM ANTWERP AND PARIS.

Sailing for New Oh and Antwerp weekly
NOOEDiNND - Wetne-da December 81, a. m
t,ITYNINVD o.. Wednesday, January I, D. NJ.
cabin Rats FIRST Cabin s45 and upward. Excursion:
ss5 aud inward second cabin. s3j. EXCURSION $50 ana
s72. low rates. 49,
PETER WRIGHT & son. Genl ACTS bowling Green.
CHARLESrON, 5. c., the south Y Southwest
" JACKsONNILLE AND ALL FLoka5DA POINTS
THE CLYDE STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
From per - l.. X. foot l,OJscVc tst.l AZ D. M -
STNii[DT,F CharlotJn and Jacksonville Mon Dec. -.
IpO0iOis Charleston and Jacksonville W,d.. Dee. 81.
tiGOEcI ~ Char -ton and JacH-OnN HE lti JAN. p
Xi;uASCEI Charleston and J1csenN lille Mon, Jan. D.
All steamer, nrstcIass passenger d,ronnoiatons
Insr,nr uudr Old, policy effected One1h Of
cent Wh T. CL1Df' q ~, p-''I.l ~ 49,
r. q TGFR Gcn' Az. q. S. Fr't Line 3i7 Broadway.
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1neirufIlon.
Enr Ynnnc I.alies-Cilv.

ri. ~ MY DE AND MRS GAEpNERS
\. SCIIOOI FOR GIRLS. GO1 dh-aN", 50 yea
Mrs. GARDNER. Author 81 "hls1'lE 10 N'f'"-
MISS N BLACKwdLi5S SchU0' ~, So rN.. 3D., '
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Ocean Steamers.

TROPICAL TOUR $50.
~ Tourist, visit Jamaica and her GREAT Elk.
UBITION rer an there = day. including Board and
Residence. a: the CONSTANT SPRING HOTEL. az
kingston or tour Of tn, beautiful island by the ATLAS
LINE STEAMERS ior $50. with the option OF extend
ing their TIP a. - rate OF
FIVE DOLLARS 4 DAT
TO Nayt and Colombia. "a. HIOdst.on, frst.cilsa
PIN. FpI.WOOD = CO.. Agents - StAtr>t. y H.
IIOMAs OOOh 4 SnH. AO....t AgoAlIc,.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-29

For Both SeNcs-City.
AIRS BURNZ SCHOOL or SHORTHAND ANp o
nroadwav-Separate and thorough instruction advance,
mont rapid certificate OF competency on s"ouAlon "a"
forc cir
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-29
SMALL TRADERS RULE.
STOCKS EXTREMELY DULL.
GAINS AND LOSSES OF THE NATIONAL
TREASURY.
Sunday, Dec. esp.

Sunday, Dec. Esp m
The United States Treasurer last week five
days received from customs s., 494, 4s2 from in
tcrnal revenue $3.50, IL q and from misce aneous
sources SlG6,631 total from all 80, ,2s5
against S7,290,9Oj for the preceding week. Yes
terdays weekly Treasury statement shows loss
to the net cash in vaults of S20s6,347. In ad.
dition 10 this loss there fresh issue Of new
legal-tender notes, in payment for silver bullion
amounting to Sl,l91,193 making the total ex.
pansion of legal money in circulation little over
Si5OO,G00. The TreasuIy's deposits in National
banks were decreased 1854 SOP, that by the
statement the net reduction in cash in vaults and
banks was S3.3il,li9. The principal changes in
the vault balances were made up as follows A
loss to the gold balance of 81 .s25,O63 by an issue
of 81 Bar $50 certificates, less gain Of S2,5l7-
So bullion and a loss to the silver balance Of
s597, 02O by an issue of S1l90,s9l certificates
less an accumulation of S393,sil coin and bullion
The Treasury's liability for the redemption OF sur
rendered National bank notes was reiaccd during
the week S403,9l0, leaving the amount OF deposits
of legal money for that purpose at S5l ,5l5,776.
Subjoined is yesterdays statement. compared
with that of December 20:
Dec. 20. Dec. y. Differences.
l.1I l.sI
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InE MONETARY SITIAIION.

Dec. % IS Dee IS 50. De-. -. 90.
........ sass. s02 81 sisl i63.l67 sie5 80 i,33;
i'd l31l5t6 i0b, $40 ii3,-is
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Total. o. go. ~ 5l90si S6.isi.osS Inc. tl65 s9' y
THE WEEK At THE STOt X EXCHANGE

y
The total transactions in stocks in the h'e
business days uf last week iij.243. againss
s5l $50 shares in the preceding week ana s'ot''
in the corresponding week last year Ire "
trcmc dulncss which these figures prov" was 10.
an unmiNcd evil. IL was not unexpected ana NV
unusual but was particularly agreeable TINS year.
Tie control of the market has been given mp 10
small traders, who in the habit al '"Sin.
their contracts every day. While there ven ~
indications of general public interest IN slFcuL|
ton there was also no pressure of long sio'hs
and present holders appear cOntented 10 await 'e
DEVELOPMENTS of the year. All the con-
ditions in the money markets of the world ana al
The conditions affecting railroad Interests snpPi.
thcir evident lie lei in the future. second net.le
of Western railroad presidents VIII be heh pr
ably i'm thc first week in JanuaN, ana the LIZ
number OF companies that have already a>seh,eu ~
the agreement gives promise that the assoclSl
will hc completed Already the effect has pet u
felt in increased returns from tIafhc ana s
further maintenance of rates by the WesteIA i"h
roads can have hut one result. There seems ~
some question, merely as matter OF pol's..
whether the meeting shall he held at Shl,dSpD
IN this city. but il may not he serlousA uox"G
that the preference will he given To NeW-i",a
Whether this will prevent one or t"o oil "c e',
panes from being represented Is matui va
little cons,sl uence, aud probably will have Nv
bearing on the establishment Of the new assoc'"
. ton. - -as
The most important occurrence Of the week W.
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vy.y NORMAN INSTITUTE founded ls11l. Hone sHt
Y 1av School GOLD AND RRoNZE MEDALS PN Md.,
- 90 AiO->' 49, Nine VAN NORMAN. principal
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-09-18

an unrivalled place of winter residence.
and its magnificent suburbs open up such
unlimited opportunities for development,
that capital will continue to be attracted
to aid in the somewhat aesthetic real es-
tate movement that has prevailed. Moth.
ing like it has been witnessed elsewhere
in the world. The growth of Paris
that is, the architectural Development
was purely of governmental origin and
execution. The growth Of Washington.
proceeding on similar architectural lines.
has been a popular movement, unsup-
ported by the Government except in so
far as plans of a magnificent city were
originally laid out by General Washing
ton under Government direction.
No other city has such magnificent
suburbs as Washington, and their at
tractio are only just beginning to be
appreciated. Already the drives in tile
vicinity of the city are unsurpassed, and
their full development will create at
fractions that all the world will be will
ing to come and see, and which all pa.
triotic Americans will take pride in.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-09-18

"As a matter of fact, he continued,
@the papers last week recorded no less
than three cases of young girls who had
left respectable homes to take up a life OF
vagabondage within the limits OF tais
city. In one case girl Of 10 lived Tor
three days in the open air in Central Park
and was finally surprised by policeman
sleeping on a bench alone with the mis-
cellaneous collection of tramps usually
to be found of an early morning. Now
what l would like to know is. what
literary tendency is it that is producing
this result?"
Literary tendency" echoed allstener.
eyes It ia not for us to under
rate the influence Of literature. We
ali know the success of dime novels in
producing incipient highwaymen and
precocious Indian fighters. and it is in or,
der to inquire what particular Hranch Of
literature Is now working upon the mag
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-09-18
Live and Dead Ivory.

There is ivory and ivory, as learned
while talking with William Cooper, who
spent two years on the Congo River. The
so called Live" ivory is the quality most
sought after. because it retains an elias.
ITCHY which is not common to the dead"
ivory. The distinction between them is
that the latter is taken from skeletons of
elephants who have died natural death,
leaving their bones to bleach in the ele-
ments. Either is valuable enough, a
single tusk of ivory on exhibition in
14th street, New York, being worth $500.
1t weighs something over 100 pounds.
For ornaments the dead ivory answers
as we'll as the other, SO that it is at a dis.
count of only 20or rs per cent. For bill
lard balls the dead ivory will not answer
at all. because it lacks elastic qualities.
Mr.. Cooper says that Africa is full Of
dead ivory, because up to the present
time traders have confined themselves to
buying live ivory, as it costs them no
more, and would bring higher price;
but he predicts that as the supply of tusks
that have been taken from freshly killed
beasts becomes less dead ivory will be.
come great and profitable African con.-
modify
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-09-18
HAS 1T COME TO TllISr
to go around.

II this thing goes on, the value of the
watering place dude, already quoted far
above par, will be inflated to an extent
hitherto unknown.
1t may be asked, what has be-
come of the young men: The truth
is, that they are here in the city, grinding
away at business, and putting in what
little leisure they have at the clubs and
at nearby watering places, where they
can come and go in day. The conditions
of modern business grow more and more
exacting for the individual man.
and the leisure class-even for
the hot summer months-grows less
and less The fact may not be palatable
to the summer beauties, but it may be
said that candid and unprejudiced
survey of the field gives the impression
that, in view of all the circumstances
the young men are doing pretty well
JEROME.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-09-18
The Golden Casket's Contents.

The Germans have story which the
home LOVING people love to repeat A
father, when his daughter became
bride, gave her golden casket with the
injunction not to pass itinto other hands,
for it held charm which in her keeping
would be of inestimable value to her as
the mistress Of the house. Not only was
she to have the entire care of it, but she
was to take it every morning to the Gel.
lar, the kitchen, the dining room, the
library, the bed room, and remain with
it in each place for five minutes. looking
carefully about. After the lapse Of
three years tho father was to send the
key, that the secret talisman might be
revealed. The key was sent. The cas-.
ket was opened. It was found to con-
tain an old parchment, on which was
written these words: "The eyes of the
mistress are worth 100 pairs of servants
hands" Tho. wise father knew that the
practice Of the inspection followed faith
fully for three years would become q
habit and be self perpetuated-that the
golden casket and the hidden charm
would have accomplished their mission.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-09-18
Nearly Lost His Tongue.

A curious accident happened recently
in Baltimore. A boy Of Is named John
Deutsch is employed att basket factory.
and during dinner hour. while taking
pull at his coffee flask. his tongue was
drawn into the nozzle by suction so that,
try as he would, he could not get it out.
1t was drawn further and further in
until the flask was forced into his mouth.
To make matters worse. the tongue be.
gan to swell. and after vainly trying 10
get it loose himself, he hurried to the
hospital. After some difficulty the doc
tor released the disfigured member.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-09-18
THE ELL GA NJ X.
'Just GuoSs Where the Little Green Pea
Il, Gentlemen."

'Just Guoss Where the Little Green Pea
Il, Gentlemsn."
Familiar to every one who has ever
visited the race track or attended
country fair is the shell game. The out
fit is very simple, much more simple
than almost any other outfit known to
the art of gambling. There is a little
table about foot square set on three
legs The legs fold up into a cane, and
the top of the table, being of cloth on a
little frame. rolls up into small cylin.
der like black ruler.
When the police come, and they are
always coming when the games are in
progress, presto! the top of the table
vanishes into an inside pocket and the
legs go Oft in the shape of walking
stick.
The rest of the outfit consists of three
empty walnut shells, or rather three
half shells. and what looks like green
pea, but which is really little green
cube.
The game consists of juggling the pea
under the shells and guessing under
which shell it is. The juggling looks
easy enough, and almost any bright eyed
man would swear he could tell under
which shell the pea is after the Jug
Cling is over. In fact, the shrewd jug
gler does his work in such way that
the eye can easily follow the pea and
thus convince the beholder that he
knows where to place his money.
But there is trick. 1t comes in just
after the man has made up his mind that
he knows where the pea is and is reach
ing for his money. Quick as a flash the
fakir changes the position Of two OF the
shells
When the man who knows where the
pea is looks up he sees the shells in ap
parently just the same position they
were before, and he antes his cash. ant
with look of eager triumph indicates
the chosen she'll The juggler lifts i
from the board, and underneath Their
Smoothing
Angry. hot, and excited at being beaten
he bets again and again, wins once o
twice, but finally loses all and goes ava.
disguised. Sometimes he catches on
to the trick and begins regular run o.
the table. Here the juggler's confeder
ate comes to the front. and when tn
sharp man bets s. he bets $50. If tn
sharp man goes SIS he raises $50, till II
crowds him out of the game, very niue
after the manner of the bluff" in ORA,
poker.-[New York World.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-09-18
A SERIOUS CONSULTATION.

the particularly offensive attitude into
which Lord Salisbury has forced Great
Britain by way of conciliating Canadian
opinion. 1t is believed in the best in
formed circles that Lord Salisbury has
two strings to his bow, and that his.pur-
pose has been quite as much to offset the
growing independence of the Canadians
and the increase of the annexation senti-
lnent as to oppose the American claim
of exclusive jurisdiction in Behring Sea.
The Tory sentiment has been tottering
in the Dominion, and was threatened
with overthrow at the next election, and
the pretty little game of English bluff
has been played with an eye to strength
ening the loyalty of the FESTIVE Kanuck.
The game is not yet played out. how
ever, and there is no doubt that Uncle
Sam has his thinking cap on, and is cog
itating over the adoption of such policy
of retaliation as " ill remind the British
premier that the particularly offensive
methods exhibited at this stage of the
Behring Sea controversy in the use Of
threats. and the assemblage of fleets on
both the Atlantic and Pacific coasts, will
be sharply resented by this country.
War is not deemed probable-at least
at an early day-unless England should
force that issue; Lut policy of com
mercial reprisal is not unlikely that may
lead to hostilities in the long run.
80
The building boom that characterized
!hls city for the past few years is suffer
aug slight lull at present, but it is evi
oently only a breathing spell. A sharI
revival may be looked for in the fall
ana 1t VIII go on until the last vestige O
Old Washington has disappeared, an,
until the great suburban develonmen
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-09-18
A Chiid's Victory.

A coal cart was delivering an order in
Clinton place the other day, and the
horse made two or three great efforts to
back the heavily loaded cart to the spot
desired, and then became obstinate. The
driver began to beat the animal, and this
quickly collected a crowd. He was a
big fellow. with fierce look in his eye,
and the onlookers were chary about
interfering, knowing what would TO-.
low. II pity the horse. but l don't want
to get into a row" remarked one.
Il am satisfied I could do him up with
the gloves on, but he wouldn't fight that
way" added a second.
I'm not in the least afraid to tackle
him, put in young man with long
neck, "but about the time l got him
down along would come a policeman
and arrest us both"
The driver was beating the horse, and
nothing was being done about it, wher
little girl about Syears old approached
and said:
"Please, mister"
swell, what yer want?"
IF you'll only stop, I'll get all the
children around here and we'll carry
every bit OF the coal to the manhole ant
let you rest while we're doing it,"
The man stood up and looked arouno
in a defiant way, but, meeting with oul,
pleasant looks, lie began to give in, AM
after a moment he smiled and said:
~Mebbe he didn't deserve it, but Tn
out Of sorts to-day. There goes til
whip. aud perhaps lift on the wheel
will help him."
The crowd swarmed around the cart
a hundred hands helped to push, and tn
old horse had the cart to the spot wit
one effort-[New York Sun.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-09-18
Especial New York letter.

town on the continent. There are over
400 established clubs in this city, and
there is no knowing how many informal
organizations of the kind; and they run
the whole gamut of clubdom.
There is nothing strange about the
growth of club life. although certain
writers habitually indulge in exclama-
ton points when referring to it. Man is a
social animal, and also delights to get the
most for his money and these two traits
lie at the foundation of every successful
club. In short, the club gives its members
larger field of social activity and bet
ter entertainment than they could OBJ
tain for their money in any other way.
Nearly every club is run by men with a
genius for social organization, and for
procuring the best results at the least
cost, and for more or less trifling sum
any respectable fellow who can show
good credentials can take advantage of
the same.
There are big expensive clubs in this
town run for the mere object of giving
meals and lodging. OF course some Of
the members incidentally shake hands,
exchange few words, or smoke social
cigar together, but the majority merely
run in and out at meal time, or take a
room if belated at business or for any
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-09-18
PAYING THE PUBLIC DEBT.
The American People Make an Unparal.
leled Record.

leled Record.
A statement of the debt ex.inguish-
ment of our country since the war never
ceases to be impressive. 1t reflects not
only the growth, but the patriotism and
prosperity of our people as no other
statistical exhibit does. The mere fact
is startling that 25 years ago, less than
generation, the public debt was 81, 1885,
600, OOO entailing an annual interest
charge of SOL 000, 900. and it is now
only 1921 900 900. and the interest charge
is but $40, 500, 900. The face of the debt
has decreased to one third its maximum
size, while tho interest charge has de-
creased to one-iifth its highest amount,
owing to refunding at the constantly de-
Ginning rates of interest. In the past ID
years Il large proportion of the debt has
been extingui,hed. At the time of the
1880 census the public debt was 81 3d.
900 900, and the interest charge was S19,-
SOC, 900, so that in Il decade the debt has
been reduced $09S 900, 900, OF say ST.
900, 900, 900.
1t will thus be seen that if the country
remains prosperous and continues to be
we'll governed it will be entirely possible
to extinguish the entire remaining public
debt in the next 10 years. so that the
! people of the United States could, if
they choose, enter dpon the twentieth
century with a net surplus in the treas
ury. 1t las been the historic fiscal
policy of our country to pay off its debt;
we presume it will continue to be.
The present census will show 65 ,00O,-
600 people in the United States, in all
probability, and this will figure debt
at the present time of only Sl4 per in
habitant, which is small. while the in
terest charge of 500, All COB entails a tax
of less than so cents per year per inhab'
liant. Our readers will see from this
how slight burden the national debt is
in comparison with the real taxation OF
the people, which is local taxation
ranging all the way from 50 to $40 pei
1000. The problems which confront
this generation of Americans are moi
those of poverty, certainly. i Boston
Advertiser.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-09-18
QUEER FACTS ABOUT OATHA
How People Swear and Where the Cuss
Words Came From.

Words Came From.
"You need not have looked severe be-
cause said that didn't care dam,
said Srutf old Senator in Washington.
THAT is not swearing Tho expression
has very different meaning from what
is popularity supposed. and was origi-
mated by the Duke of Wellington. A dam
in India is the smallest piece of money
known, and not to care that muck means
simply that one is very Indifferent That
was all the phrase was intended to sig
Nifty. The word DAMN from the Latin
verb meaning to condemn is very diff
ferent thing. Curiously enough, it seems
almost invariably to be the first word in
our language acquired by foreigners, and
it has always been such a favorite with
| the English that in the last century
| the French always referred to them
as the 'Goddams. A distinguished
Gallo writer of that epoch said that
'Goddam' was the basis of it. People
Of that nation, he remarked, 'have a
few other words which they use in con
versation but the principal one is God
dam. You can so any where in Eng
land if you know that
A funny misapprehcnsion also exists
as to the expression. go to the deuce.
People generally suppose that deuce
means devil, whereas as a matter Of
fact it is derived directly from the Latin
Deus God SO, when any one tells
you to so to the deuce he is unconsciously
uttering the best of good wishes for your
welfare.
Speaking of Latin reminds me that
among the ancient Romans it was con
sidered the thing for each man to have
some particular god to habitually swear
! by. Some swore 10y Jupiter, others by
| Mars, others still by Minerva, and so on
/ The demi- gods, like Hercules and Castor
and PolluX, We're also made use of in the
way of oaths Castor and PolluX were
usually appealed to as the Twins - BY
exclamation BY Jimmy 1t wa
thought very improper for Roman ladie
to swear by the male gods, but they were
permitted to take the names of the Twin
in vain, and also especially that of We
nus. In moments of great aggravatioi
they might go so far as to cry Mecas
tori BY Castor!' The Greeks swore b,
tho cabbage, which was the most price
Of vegetables, and even to this day TIL
same oath is often heard in Italy, Will
in France a lover is being intensely al
| fectionate when he calls the lady of hi
heart his petit chou or little cabbage
| BY jingo' is from 'Jincoa, the Basqu
name for God. Barbarous tribes hav
been accustomed to swear by the hea
of their ruler. Queen Elizabeth is sal
e to have been very hard swearer, q
II ladies were very apt to be in her day
1t Louis TX of France forbade the use b
his courtiers of such paths as Pardieu
e. 'Cordieu,' 'Tetedieu,' and so on. Their
N CHANGED to belong to one of the ladies {
g the court small dog named Bleu.' tt
1T courtiers made up their minds to swel
I'd by the dog instead of by the Deity, al
y hence came the parbleus and corbleus
IS later times. Pythagoras had favori
re oath which most people would consid
n, not sufficiently forcible to be satisfactor
or He swore by the number four, whi'
50 the Greeks regarded as symbolizing pc
he lection"