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Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-11-27

road from the Palouse country to
Puget sound by the Farmers Alliance
of Whitman county. This proposition
may seem like dream, but it is pos
tive fact that the leaders of that body
are making a tremendous effort to Or
ganize company to build and equip
such road. OF course it will be
stock concern and little contributed
by many farmers will very soon make
large total. Freights alone Oh the
grain raised in Whitman county this
season will amount to $5,OOO,OOO If
shipped to Puget Sound or Portland,
and about 81 900, 900 if billed to st. Paul
or Chicago. Five or six millions, the
alliance argues, will go long way to-
ward completing the proposed road.
The farmers are terribly in earnest and
business men all encourage them. The
state of feeling among them can not be
imagined by anyone not associated in
their midst. Both the Northern and
Union Pacific lines have practically
refused to transport their grain, by q
combination with the elevator com
panies to control the prices, thus clos
, ing the market entirely. No commun
: ity of farmers ever were SO thoroughly
aroused as are those of the Palous'
country, and if the proposed railroad
t scheme fails, they will at least offer al
} immense bonus to the Great Northern
t to build branches for their relief by tn
time another yield is ready for market
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-11-27

a A Justice of the Peace for said Precinct
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-11-27

G.. A. r. Posi-, No. 2-Meets the last
Monday evening of each month, at tn ir
hall. All comrades are invited to at
tend. J. l.. Richard, Post Command
er: H. Perrault, Adjutant.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-08-02
Have a PURPOSE.

Young man, have purpose in your
heart. Now, what is your purpose in life
Is ii that under all circumstances you will
do what you think is right2 Or is it to
become rich at the expense of principle
and right9 The first purpose you should
have is to care for yourself Young men
nowadays don't; and when the body is
wrecked they hobble through life, making
every body about them miserable. Find
out what diet best agrees with you and
adhere to it. Daniel began by abstaining
from wine. This would b. good start
for you, young man.
Next, take care of your intellect. Study;
if you have intellect-there are some
you g men who don't-improve it. Many
hard worked men have acquired profound
education by being studious during small
intervals of leisure. Get an hour day if
yo,, can get no more. Devote half of it to
the study of the Bible, and the remaining
thirty minutes to the study of astronomy,
botany and geology. Do this one year,
and you will be surprised at what you
have accomplished.
Then take care of your manners. The
manners of Americans are degenerating.
There was time when young man
would not offend lady by putting cigar
smoke into her face Now l see it done
on the street cars every day. Initiate the
gentleness of Daniel. Be affable, suave,
courteous and kind. Never utter a thought
less word that will pain. Start in life
with the principle, ''I'll be a gentleman,
come what will"
St. Landry democrat., 1890-08-02
Fanaticism in the Dark Ages
RELIGIOUS ENTHUSIASM THAT sTREWED
snurHERN EUROPE WITH CORPsEs.

RELIGIOUS ENTHUSIASM THAT sTREwED
SOUTHERN EUROPE WITH CORPsEs.
The term Ozark Ages" is somewhat
vaguely applied to that period following
the fail of the Roman Empire and pre-
ceeding the revival of letters in the four
teenth century. In alluding 10 the Dark
Ages, however, as general rule. we have
In mind the period of the crusades to the
Orient for the liberation of the Christians
and the Holy Sepulchre. In 1913 Peter
the Hermit made pilgrimage to Jerusa-
lem, where the oppression he witnessed
caused him to resolve to free Christ's PEG
pie and the relics so dear to the Christian
people. Peter led the first host of the
Crusaders in person other bands soon fol
lowed. In all it has been estimated that
not less than 1000. 900 human lives were
lost in this wild attempt to keep the Pa
gans out of Jerusalem. In the year 1912
the crusades took different form; child
rem were drawn into the movemer:,
In the early summer of the year named
two immense armies of children were
gathered In France and Germany in re-
Spouse to the call of two boy prophets,
neither of whom was over twelve years of
age. These youthful leaders believed, or
affected to believe, themselves the chosen
of God, and that it was their duty to lead
these children through the Mediterranean,
as Moses had led the children of Israel
through the Red sea. The excitement
caused by the workings of these boy
preachers spread like plague; whole
families of children joined the hosts al
ready organized; no amount of remon-
STRANGE on the part of the parents could
check the epidemic in the least. Children
who were locked up to keep them from
going on this tramp of death died in IN
WILSON'S or lost their minds in hopeless
melancholy.
The first great host Of children left for
the Holy Land under the leadership of
Nicholas of Cologne: the second band I'M
der the leadership of boy whose name is
unknown The combined number of these
two armies was so, 0O0, about 5000 being
girls under eight years of age. In the same
month another army left France under the
guardianship of Stephen of Vendome this
army numbered not less than 80, 600. The
| first two legions crossed the Alps-Ni ho-
las at Mount Cents and the unknown
| leader at St Gothard-and descended into
| Italy. The combined armies of Nicholas
and his unknown ally lost not less than
1900 children by heat, hunger and
| fatigue before reaching the first valley in
| Italy Stephens French army suffered
still more terribly, 10000 of them dying
| before the mountains were reached, and
another 5000 before they reached Italy,
the entire route being strewn with corpses.
| OF the 1000 children which the fansti-
| cism of .hs age allowed to join the cru
SADIE, less than 10000 returned to thei,
native land alive st. Louis Republic.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-08-02
Broke the Bell.

In the DAYS of the chestnut bell a lot of
US were waiting at Trenton for the Long
Branch train, and one of the men began
telling about his experience on wrecked
vessel in mid Atlantic. Near by, on a
passengers trunk, sat a pale faced, weary
eyed young man of 90 summers, who was
going down to the Branch with his ma.
He wore chestnut bell, and this was per
haps the first time he had had chance to
ring it The gentleman was proceeding
with his story when ting s-ling went the
bell H. stopped and looked around and
then continued. but afrer half minute
the young man belled him up again. The
man looked annoyed, but went on, and
during the quarter of an hour he was talk
ing, that bell rang about fifteen times
When ne had flushed he looked over to
the weary youn man and asked;
"What is that bell fort
"Chestnuts," was the reply.
Hnw do you mean?'
"Why, you know, when you hear any
thing old you ting-s-lng on the bell
"Oh, you do. guess LII try it once. y
He got up, shook the young man out of
his coat and collar at the first shake, and
then whirled him around, ended him up
and gave him a toss over heap of bag
gsge The bill boy got up covered with
dust and a wreck, the hell broken by the
shock and his collar hanging by one end,
and as he disappeared into tie ladies room
we hesrd bis mother exclaim:
"Why, darling, dion't l warn you to
look out for the locomotive?'
And the man who had told the story
added:
BEST to take such cases at the start and
administer strong medicine. He might
have rung that bell on somebody who d
have got mad and damaged him beyond
ropo;r " Y sam
St. Landry democrat., 1890-08-02
Success in Fruit Culture.

The conditions of success with fruit are
not difficult to comply with when they are
understood They require knowledge OF
insect enemies. and how to war against
them, but this does not imply severe
manual toll demanded by most kinds OF
general farming. The important requisite
is promptness in doing whatever is to be
done. If the work of destroying insect
enemies be delayed, the possibility Of
profit is destroyed for that and probably
for subsequent years. There is also much
in proper pruning snd manuring. The
habits of trees must be studied, and the
treatment required by each variety be duly
given. All this requires careful thought,
and is perhaps more bar to general fruit
culture than would be much severer toll,
that could be done without increasing
mental activity.
The most successful plum grower we
ever knew had his orchard surrounded
with hen proof fence. In it he reared
all his poultry allowing the fowls to run
all through the orchard. he used to jar
the trees frequently on cool mornings, and
as the curculio dropped, the chicks, which
followed him around, picked them up.
The ground was never plowed or cultl-
waited, and seemed bare as highway, and
vet he. had big annual crops of corn
Rural World
St. Landry democrat., 1890-08-02
A Great Mans Courtesy.

There are several stories af1oat about the
late Fletcher Harper, which reflect great
credit upon his memory. He was one of the
most courteous gentlemen in New York,
gentlemanly By instinct, training and in
tellectual purpose. When he was on his
deathbed he had much difficulty in speak,
ing so as to make his wants known, but he
never failed to say, "Please do this" or
tPlease do that" to his nurse, who was
an experienced and kind-hearted woman
Once she said to him 'Please, Mr.. Har-
per, tell me when you want anything
with out attempting to say please. know
how diff cult it is for you to speak, and 1t
pains me that you always use that extra
exertion to say please when 1t is unnec-
essary." There was smile on his face as
he responded 81 must always say please.
It Ia courteous, and it is my habit Court
esy costs 80 little, You know, but 1t makes
life pleassnter. "-Nsse York Prsss.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-08-02
THE CITY's POOR.

They dread the summers bright fierce smiles
They know her but by scorching heats
Which fall untempered on the roofs
And dingy courts and narrow streets
With her, disease walks hand In hand
And claims it's victims day by day
Wan little children, who for lack
Of space and air, sad price must pay.
For them no scented breezes blow
Fresh from the flower de cked mOors and bulls
They may not cool their fevered feet
In pebbly shadows of the IiS,
Nor lie at length upon the grass,
Nor pluck at will the growing flowers,
Nor know that country summertime
Is but chain of pleasant hours.
o children Of the favored sort,
Who roam all day the happy fields,
pray you gather daisies white,
And all fair things thai Nature yields
And send them to the city streets,
Unto the poor. and sick, and sad,
SO some faint CLEAN of summers Joy
May make their weary spirits glad
And ye Of wealth and kindly heart,
Give freely, largely, of your store.
And help these little ones to share
The dear delig hts Of hill and shore.
Lillian Grey. In CA7tstt4n Herald.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-08-02
Its Mother Is in the Baggage Car.

1t was on Pennsylvania railroad train
coming North from Washington. All tbs
passengers, but two, in the sleeper had
dozsd off. The exceptions were young
man and baby. The former was willing
to follow the example of the ma jority, but
the latter objected in loud voice. Its
cries awoke the other passengers, and
some pretty strong language was heard.
The young man got out of his berth and
carried the baby up and down the car, try
ing to soothe it. But the baby was ailing
and fretful, and it's voice would not be
stilled Finally, gray headed man, who
was evidently an old traveller, stuck his
head out from behind the curtains and
called to the young man in rather sharp
voice:
''see here, young man, why don't you
take that child to its mothers She will be-
able to manage it much better than you.
1t evidently wants it's mother"
Eyes, that's it," echoed half dozen
other irritated passengers.
The young man Continued to pace up
and down for moment, then said, in a
quiet strained voice:
"Its mother is in the baggage car"
There was an instantaneous hush for a
moment. Presently the gray headed man
stuck his head out into the aisle again.
'Let me take it for a moment" he said
softly perhaps l can quiet 1t. ~. J.
Sun.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-08-02
One Swindle Explained.

A drummer who travels for Boston
grocery concern says that he sees in Maine
some Of the sharpest tricks that are prac-
tied anywhere on his route. He gives the
following specimen:
A farmers wife hustled into store In
Washington county the other day and
went for the proprietor with
"Mr. B., bought six pounds OF
sugar here last week. and when | got 1t
home found stone weighing two pounds
in the package
eyes, ma'am."
s.Can you explain the swindle, sir :"
~ think I can" was the proprietor's
placid reply. "When / weighed your
eight pounds of butter week before last |
found two pound pebble in the jar, and
when weighed your sugar the stone must
have slipped into the scales somehow. We
are both growing old, ma'am, and am
sorry to say that our eyesight isn't TO be
trusted. What can / do for you to-day,
ma'am"
For moment the woman gazed at the
tradesman over her brass bound spectacles.
Then she recollected herself and remarked
that she had dozen eggs which she
wished to exchange for hooks and eyes.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-08-02
The Farmer and The Ballot Box.

The agricultural journals are beginning
to speak out in bold language, urging the
farmers and laboring men generally to
vote for their true and tried friends, that
will defend the laborers' interests in Con-
gress and State Legislatures as well as on
the hustings and the stump. Laborers are
tired of fattefy on the stump and talk
about the 'thard listed yeomanry 1.-THE
honest old farmer"-'the pillars of the
State and of liberty" and afterwards see
ing these oily-tongued adorers of the
laborer sell out to trusts and corporations,
and betray the laborers who elected them.
And, doubtless, these same crafty orators
laugh in their sleeves when they count the
money paid them by the lobby members
for valuable services rendered, and won
der st the stupidity and credality of the
men who sent them to the Washington
gold mines. -ErctGnge.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-08-02
The BARRIERS Terror.

CONDENSATION IN SHAVING SHOP
CAUSED BY A MAN WITH a GLASS EYE.
"Never stare at man while he is
shaving you" remarked the barber as he
mixed his lather at you do, the chances
are ten to one he will remove slice of
your damask cheek or downy chin. 1t
makes barber fearfully nervous" he con-
sinued, rs he 4athered the customer, 60
have man glare up into his face, and
when he grows nervous it is impossible to
keep the hand from shaking. man with
\ glass eye is bad customer | remember
an experience | once had with one of these
artificial optics. | have about as strong
set of nerves as any man, and it requires
a good deal to shake them. While oper-
ating on gentleman one day | noticed
that one of his eyes scene to follow me
about, keeping me in sight, no matter On
which side of him | stood. Finally | con
cluded there was g. cas-. in it, for It seemed
TO twist around entirely independent Of its
mate. | didn't mind 1t at first, but aIter d
while it began to fa9cInate me | could
not keep my eyes off it. Suddenly tbs
gentleman gave sudden short exclsma-
ton as my razor clipped off piece Of his
chin apologized and tried to pay close
heed to the shaving. Blu, imp, ssibie.
That eye, with its cold, stony stare watch
ing me so closely, drew my own eyes back
to it again. My hand began to shake.
The gentleman mutbered an angry oath.
This time had clipped him again. Again
apologizsd, and again clipped him Ny
whole arm began to tremble | could
hardy draw my razor across his cheek.
The ey still kept its glance upon my face.
| was afraid | would cut the man badly
and finally asked him to please not stare at
me so, as it made me nervous.
"I am not looking at you, he replied.
Go on with the shave
II had the shave half finished by this
time. and pulling my nerves together b, q
strong effort. endeavored to finish the job.
But that villaiuous eye seemed to grow
more and more watchful. | felt as il 1t
suspected me of some crime, and was
posing as the al seeing eye. A cold per
spiration broke out on my face and neck,
and my customers life was in danger Of
being ended.
you'll have to stop staring at me- l
said, if you expect me to shave you de-
Gently
"sWhy, blank it., he answered angrily.
I'm not looking at you.
"'But, my dear sir, you have kept one
eye stcauIy uPou uc eFVA SlASo SohA-
menced to shave you
"'You're mistaken haven't looked at
you since | sat down
"'Why, that left eye of yours has
"'Oh, the left eye. That's glass eye
"Of course felt rather bored at this,
but still, as it gazed away and tried to
pierce through my manly bosom and make
survey of my inner conscience, it was
! lst 8 hard as ever to 81 ave him, and
upalty asked him to close his eyelid. This
he did and i ad no difficulty in finishing
the job l have several times had to ask
customers to close their ewes, if they per-
sisted in staring at me. - Washington
Sunday Herald.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-08-02
About After Dinner Speaking.

'Stop when you get there is an ancient
form of schoolboy irony, and it applies ex-
cellently to the occasional orator. When
he has excited a laugh, or tribute of
hearty applause, then he may count HIM
self happy in being through with his task.
He has assuredly ''got there"
But if he does not in short measure make
such an impression he will do well to
bring his speech to close with the same
memorable promptitude before his hearers
have time to vote him a bore, which they
will most certainly do, secretly, if not
openly.
The fortunate orator Is he to whom
speech making is such second nature that
he can follow Rousseau's advice for com
posing love letter, and "begin without
knowing what he is going to say, end
without knowing what he has said
Youths ConaDnnion.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-08-02
The Possibilities of an Acre of Land.

No one can estimate this with GER
tainty. We know that more than $50
bushels of corn were made from an acre of
land by South Carolina man in 1889
That 700 bushels of potatoes, 5000 pounds
of sugar, 5 bales of cotton, 400 bushels of
sweet potatoes and $50 of strawberries
were made upon the same area, but we do
not know that the limits of production
were reached in either case.
A big crop is not always a profitable
one; it may cost too much money to make
it. What the farmer should aim at is to
obtain the greatest possible yield at the
smallest outlay of money and labor. To
make every foot of land tell and not to
skim over the whole farm or plantation
but learn to make a large crop on the
smallest given area of land.
Keep up the fertility of the land by con-
slant rotation. Use fertilizers with econ
omy and discretion. Cultivate well, and
do not fail to grow in addition to the
money crop full supply of everything
that is necessary for the sustenance Of the
family and live stock on the farm.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-08-02
What Cause Headache.

OVoIsbuuy'
Overwork indoors.
Neglect of the bath.
Want of fresh air in bedrooms.
Nervousness, however induced.
Want of abundant skin exciting exer-
else.
The excitement inseparable from fash
ionable life.
Neglect of the ordinary rules that con-
duce to health
Over-indulgence in food, especially of
q stimulating character.
Weakness or debility of body, however
produced This can only be remedied by
proper nutriment.
Work or study indoors, carried on in
an unnatural or cramped position of the
body. Literary men and women ought to
do most of their work at standing desk,
lying down now and then to ease brain
and heart and permit ideas to flow. They
should work out of doors in fine weather
with their feet resting on board. not
on the earth-and under canvas in wet
weather. 1t is surprising the good this
simple advice, If followed, can effect.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-08-02
2
The Bow Choir.

Captain John Dull Fer, who sailed a
whaling vessel out of Nw Bedford for a
great mary seasons. accumulated fund
Of experiences which stood him in good
use for anet dotes through ell the years
after his retirement; but perhaps the b. st
of Captain Dullivers stories, the one Of
which the recital alway causes the most
amusement, was one relating to an Incl
dent that happened after he left off whal
ing. The captain and his wife were sit
ting at friends table at supper one
evening The captain helped himself
pretty literally from plate OF cheese
g, h, re, there" said Mrs. Dul1iver,
you're goin an eatn lot more O that
cheese? You'd better stop right where
you be.
ooh, wal. Maria" said the captain with
a gin, Il guess it'll BE- all hight this
time "
Wal eat it, John. cat it! It's me that
has to suffer, any way
Glow is that, Mrs Dulliver?' her host
asked.
Whereupon the captain, being the story
teller of the family, took up the narrative
of his wife.
Eye see," said he, still grinning, ''my
wife, she's afraid I'll throw out the bow
anchor agiu. 1t want more'n month
or six weeks ago that we was down to
Boston to Lily James visitin. an they
had jist about the same kind O cheese on
the table at you We got here eat little
ont. oh you nee dat look, Maria! way
be eat good deal ont
oval, that night after we was gone to
bed, / dreamed | was to sea in the brig
Priscilla, same's use to be Seems If
we was comm up past Ha teras Twas
my watch, an ali to ones there come on
one O. the wust squalls ever see in them
parts The wind blew like the nation.
an the vessel was nigh on her beam ends.
"There want but one th'og to do
Seems If the mate was the only man
within reach. an sings out to him:
"'Mr. Coffin says i, heave that bow
anchor overheard"
$50 the mate he ketches hold O. the
anchor, an he pulls an tugs an he
can't start it. An all the time the storm
grows
Mister Coffin says I, g't'in desperate
over with that anchor now, an mighty
quick 7
"But he can't bulge 'er. The wind
howls an the ship careens. Then l goes
for'ard, an says |:
stan aside, yer luDDer' dn leu We
heave that bow anchor over myself, or
we'll go to the bottomr
"An' with that put both arms round
the big anchor, an give terrible tug
an lift, an over the ships side she went
An as I'm a Twin man if that bow an
Choir didn't set up a scream that riz over
the whole roar o the tempe at, an it
| yelled:
John Dulliver, Jonn Du)liser, oh,
what be you doin'r
AN | woke up, an if there want
Maria on the floor sci eaming' an takin'
onl I'd took her fer the anchor, an
heaved her overheard, sure enough.
Mrs. Dullivers was the only tace in the
room that remained without a smile
| throughout this recital.
Yes" said she, "you throwed me out
onto the floor as if l wan no more'n SO
much old junk. An there You go, eat'n'
that cheese as if nothin' hadn't hap
| pened - YOUTHS Companion.