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Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-10-15
The Girl who Teacher.

sound health is prime necessity
ior any worker in the world. no mat
Ter what the line Of work may be. but
IT becomes Of the greatest importance
II the work is to be carried on in the
school-room. writes Caroline b. lie
Row in the Ladies' Home Journal.
There not only the physical but the
nervous and mental forces are taxed
to their utmost. The young gradu.
ate has hitherto gone to school to
sit comfortably at her desk;
TO stand occasionally for reel.
tatiOn; to use her voice
but little; to have constant variety in
her work; to enjoy her recess with
perfect freedom and in congenial com
partnership. As a teacher she goes to
school to stand upon her feet all day
long; TO use her voice necessarily,
perhaps, too, in large room filled
with the tumult OF the street; to keep
noisy. and, very likely, rebellious and
disobedient children not only quiet,
but interested; and to spend the recess
in care OF them in the halls and the
yard. Besides this she is to stimulate
their brains. and certain amour,
OF time-usually prescribed by a
board OF education. the mem
bers of which know little of the ca
pacity and possibilities OF the youth
full minds allotted her, in which sh,
must, somehow or other, succeed il
teaching them certain number o
facts-no allowance being made TO
the slowness, stupidity, or disorder
which increases the friction OF thu
work and delays the doing. No mat
ter how complete the education o
how enthusiastic the spirit, the powe
for physical endurance is absolutel
necessary.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-10-15
FOR NOTHING.
Mould tho House Mother Make q HYA
chine of Herself.

Cblno OF d0fS0lfs
Self-sacrifce comes natural to wo-
men says Harper's Bazaar. Much Of it
Is bonn in them, and what IL not Is
ground into them from their childhood
BY education. For the sake Of her
home duties a girl gives up amuse-
ments anGsprivileges which her broth
er would never be expected to forego
for the like reason. As she grows old
err. this spirit grows. encouraged by
all tradition and outside influence.
Often its power masters her altogether.
and her life becomes one long devotion
to endless labor and acceptance of un-
pleasant things, that the pleasant part
OF living may be kept sacred for the
rest OF the family.
The purely useless side OF this entire
self-abnegation must sometimes strike
the beholder Such effacing OF in
dividuality Is not uncommon. And it
gives as little real benefit to the family
as 1t does to the individual.
Putting aside the moral effect on
the younger members OF q family
brought up to regard their mother as
q machine run for the family service.
does the woman who 80 gives herself
for the well-being Of her family really
accomplishes all she desires? II she
works without pause or slackening day
In and day out does she always feel
satisfied. with admiring on-lookers
that it Is the noblest way to 90 spend
her health and energiesp II she re-
nounces all recreation and higher life
for herself. and gives up all commun-
ion OF mind and spirit with her hus.
band and children. Is the reward ade-
quate that is paid to them in better.
kept house. a more bountifully sup.
piled larder, or handsomer clothes?
II over-fatigue causes hor to become
petulant or complaining, is not the
atmosphere Of home more greatly in
jured than the added cleaning ant
cooking can repair? II she is too worr
out to give sympathy and help to thu
children's joys and sorrows. what d.
the finer clothes and furniture obtained
avail? And if, as it sometimes hap
pens, outraged nature gives way, an,
others must step into the breach. d.
their own work and the played-Ou
wOman's as we'll. and take care OF he
into the bargain, what has she gainet
by her efforts that she has not lost b,
the breakdown.
A life laid down in worthy cause
not lost. but gained; but is this caus
worthy?
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-10-15

Observation and experience teach me
that a man must stay with his farm
and pay strict and close attention to
every department OF the work that is
going on, as well as close. observing
attention to the comfort and care of
all the stock that is on the farm. He
must also apply his own hands to the
work il it Is agreeable. With the boss
In the field every thing goes smoothly,
and think is done little better than
it is when he is in town loafing. Or
at least I find this to be the case in my
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-10-15
oo,her's face rs young and frai!

10, mothers face rs young and frai!
This is what father seems to see
A. Ethel kneels beside his chair.
Her sweet eyes gazing tenderly
yn,o his own, while In his heart
Hs feels how quickly they must part
crownc more beautiful and good,
Aore ike her mother day by day.
nerfect flower Of maidenhood,
How pare how bright. no words can say.
he faln would keep her by his side
Who soon will be happy bride.
For twenty years his thoughts go back
Along u Swallowed path OF life,
n And with sunshine on the track,
The long lost vision of his wife.
What wonder IL his eyes grow dim
That face SO like, upturned to him.
All. well. his thoughts are uncOntessed>
He would not mar her joy tonight!
Ha knows young birds will leave their mes,
And paints her future fair and bright
One last fond kiss-she must not stay
Tomorrow is her wedding day.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-10-15

own experience. There 10 such = va
riety OF work connected with general
farming. that II he looks after and
keeps up every end he will find that he
must spend the most of his time either
in hand or head work. His presence.
or even the thought that he might APP
pear ut any time will make men more
careful and do their work better. We
must be close observers and look after
the little things or there is constant
loss In farming. These believe are
among the first rounds in tho ladder to
successful farming. National Farmer.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-10-15
Handling Erxs.

Regularity in the collection OF newly
laid eggs Is one duty every farmer and
poultry-man should rigldly follow.
This il more or less neglected duty
In many poultry yards and should not
be. Fix time. say in the fore part Of
the afternoon and collect all eggs laid
that day and place them In q dry, cool
room. with small end up. Hens Of the
best laying breeds should lay from $50
to 1870 eggs per annum and sometimes
many more, but the average Is here
given. The habit Of egg-eating 20
prevalent among 80 many Of our best
fowls but more especially among those
that do not have q regular supply of
grit and bone, should be watched care
fully and prevented. Take quantity
Of mustard. mixed thickly, then take
an egg. blow out the contents by maxi
ing small hole with = knife blade in
each end; after all the egg is removed
the mustard is worked inside by aid OF
straw until the inside shell is we'll
covered. The hen will endeavor to
eat it but the dose will not be very
much relished, and in nine cases out OF
ten. II kept up for few days. it will
effect cure. If it fails 1t would be
wise to cut her head on as the habit
has the better OF her.
Many farmers with large flocks Of
laying hens construct shelves OF light
board. one-half inch stuff being light
and suitable. Holes are cut large
enough to permit the large end OF the
egg to rest easily within. The egg
can then be placed In rows and In u
suitable room, not too warm but mod
erately cool. A large number of eggs
can be 30 stored until ready to sell or
use. The egg rooms should be dark
or nearly so, convenient and easy OF
access to the laying quarters Some
breeders keep eggs in bran. this is a
very good plan. especially SO for eggs
for eating or marketing purposes.
For setting. the eggs placed in the
boards as mentioned first is preferable.
the eggs being better preserved fol
incubation.
Never place the egg small end
down. but on the contrary large end
down is always the better way. Eggs
SO kept have been u month old and
sixty per cent Of the number Gel
brought forth strong, healthy chicks.
1t is best in packing eggs for shipment
to pack in bran Or fine sawdust; wrap
ping each egg securely in tissue paper
and placing in the bottom Of the has
ket with first layer OF bran and thu
, eggs large end down. with bran packed
around each egg. will prevent then
. from coming together. When thu
bottom OF the basket Is covered. Z
layer OF brown paper Is then place.
, over them. and this will double tn
safety of them. Then over the papel
a layer OF bran is placed and the egg
placed in tissue paper as before. TIL
| lid is fastened by sewing it with stronl
, Irvine and labeled for delivery to tn
express Office. Eggs SO packed will
r safely carry around the world II neces
sary. Eggs are very delicate fruit
to handle. consequently you shout
study tho best method to safely handl
r them. for they will mean cOnsiderabl
profit or loss in a season IL many ar
4 broken. There is always the rigt
o and wrong way Of doing everything
). We have given few practical hint
that IL needed will be found to be i
o every sense useful to YOU --Ohi
J, Farmer.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-10-15
says vans,n. va. sssrAerea.

TIFsIS. Ohio, Sept. ls'-Ons year
ago last June Charles vantine. we'll.
known stock dealer. was found dad
In Q bed ON his farm near Republic,
nine miles east Of this city A bullet
hole through his heart and . revolver
with one empty chamber on the door
suggested the theory OF suicide. To-
day . man claiming to be Springfield
detective came TO this city and COM
menced an investigation which Il most
startling in its nature. He claims that
Vantine was murdered and that he has
the Information from . guard In the
renitentiary. and promises develop
ments that will be surprising.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-10-15
D-sersn,a.a 70 Lyaes she Chlsa..sn.

FOREST HILL, CAL, Sept. "A Span.
lard named Nunas wound up pro-
tracted spree yesterday by smoking
opium in . Chinese den. He was taken
dangerously i'll. and the Chinese, fear
ing the wrath of the citizens il his
body was found in their place, carried
the dying man TO pond and were
about to throw him in when they were
discovered and stopped The Chinese
were placed in Jail. which was attacked
by . mob of citizens, but they were re.
pulsed by the officers. The Jail is
strongly guarded, but the people arc
still determined to lynch the Chinese.
Nunas died shortly after being res
oued.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-10-15
mir Chance for Damages.

Farmers wife-'Why in the world
do you buy such lot Of old broken
down cowsy'
Them city folks mex door
is gettin' UP an archery club. Judge.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-10-15

Mrs. Mary Clement Leavitt who is
now in Chicago, has just completed a
tour of the globe in the interest OF the
Woman's Christian Temperance un-
ion. This undertaking occupied eight
wears and subjected Mrs. Leavitt to
many hardships.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-10-15

New York Weekly: Mrs. Bibbs (sus-
piciously)--I don't see how 1t is that
type writer girl of yours manages to
dress better than can. Mr.. Bibbs-
WHY. you see she works for a living
and you don't.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-10-15
Triumphs Of College Girls.

The triennial prize OF $500 offered
by the Golden Club to the Victoria
University at Manchester for the best
essay on an economic question has
been awarded TO Miss Victoria Jeans
for an essay on the industrial and
Commercial Effects. Actual and Pros-
pective. OF the English Factory Act
Legislation" This is the first Cob
den Club university prize that has
been taken by a woman.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-10-15
Cholera at Bombay,

LONDON, Sept. ,6.-Fifteen deaths
from cholera have occurred recently
ON British war vessels stationed VI
Yombay.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-10-15
How to mako = Cup Of Coffee.

It is asserted by men Of high profess
sional ability that when the system
needs stimulant nothing equals cup
OF fresh coffee. Those who desire to
rescue the drunkard from his cups will
find mo- better substitute for spirits
than strong. new made coffee. without
milk or sugar. Two ounces OF coffee to
one pint of boiling water makes q first-
class beverage but the water must be
boiling not merely hot. Bitterness
comes from boiling too long. II the
coffee required for breakfast be put in
q granitixed iron kettle over night and
a pint OF cold water be poured over It.
it can be heated to just the boiling
point, and then set back to prevent
further ebullition; it will be found that
while the strength Is extracted the
delicate aroma Is preserved. Az our
country consumes ten pounds OF coffee
per capita it Is pity not 70 have It
made in the best manner. 1t 10 as
serted by those who have tried it
that malaria and epidemics are avoided
by those who drink a Guy Of hot coffee
before venturing into the morning air.
Burned ON hot Goals. 1t IL q disinfect.
ant for sick-rOom. Bv some physi'
clans it is considered a specific In
typhoid fever. The Epicure.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-10-15
Notes About Women.

Mrs. Mary Mapes Dodge. the editor
OF ST. Nicholas. does her work at
home, leaving the Office in charge OF
the assistant editors and clerks. The
unpleasant duty OF seeing impecunious
writer's and declining their manu-
scripts has been transferred to the as
sistant editor. The St. Nicholas gets
about six hundred manuscripts q
month. and probably does not need
thirty-fve.
The New York Infirmary for Wo-
men and Children was one Of the first
Institutions in the country to be man
aged by women physicians. More
than eight thousand patients are
treated each year, either in the dis
pensary or outside. The allumnn
are now planning o hospital in con-
nection with the work. It has long
been needed. and they are endeavor-
Ing, in every possible way. to secure
funds for the extension OF their work
Mrs. Annie Meyer, author OF re-
Gently published book on the work OF
women in the United States, is beau
tiful young woman OF twenty-four'
with a fair face, from which her dark
brown hair is gracefully rolled back
Mrs. Meyer Is sister OF Emma Laza-
rus. the Jewish poetess, and was the
nrst woman to take an examination al
Columbia College. She was also
among the enterprising women to
whom Barnard College for Womer
owes its existence.
The Rev. Ida C. Hultin. who has
been pastor OF the Unitarian Church
In Des Moines. Iowa, for the past fy'
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-10-15
THE FARM AND HOME.
CONVENIENT AND SAFE METH
obs OF STORING EGGS.

Eggs Always Large End Down-AbOut
Watering Your Horses-DiscOv
cred Waste In Churns-Farm
Notes and Home Hints.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-10-15
Domestic Dota

Don't give way to depression, but keep
a cheerful face II you do not feel cheerful
inside.
Don't forget the corners and crevices;
the oftener they are looked into the easier
for you.
Don't fail to take good dose Of sleep
loss to the busy woman.
Don't try to copy dinner menus Of four
or five dishes when you may devise an &C.
ceptablc one Of two dishes.
Don't let soiled clothing accumulate for
a weary days work, when little washes
between times may be done.
Don't fail to have white collar Or frill
| for morning wear, with q prettier one and
| white apron for AfterD sons
Don't miss reading . passage from the
| Bible, also from Bacon's Essays every day
failing these, the next best.
Oyster shells, finely pulverixed and
mixed into thick paste with the white OF
an egg, viii produce q good cement.
The odor of onions may be much more
readily removed from dishes by first wash
ing them in cold water, then in hot water.
As soon as eggs are taken from the nest
rub them entirely over with butter, and
put them in cool place, and they will
keep good for months.
1t is said to be q good plan to soal
whalebones few moments in warm watel
in order to make them flexible and con
form to the figure when put In the castings
Powdered alum stirred into water will
cause all dirt to sink to the bottom an
make it fresh and clear. The proportion
are tablespoonful Of alum to four gallon
of water.
Never set your lamps upon red table
cover. II you have not green lamp ma
put piece Of green cardboard under tn
lamp, and you will find the reflection upO
your work much more agreeable to tn
: eyes than that from the red cover.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-10-15
An American Beauty Abroad.

The latest American beauty to catch
the favor of London society is Miss
Green Of Detroit. granddaughter OF
Robert McClelland. who sat in
Pierce's cabinet Miss Green is tall
blonde girl and her glory is her lux
uriant golden hair. Her eyes are
brown. She was presented to the
Prince and Princess Of Wales at Ascot
a year ago. was presented at courtthe
same season and caught the eye OF
Emperor William in his recent visit
to London.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-10-15

1t is the easiest thing In the world
to make an assertion. Consequently
there is no difficulty in saying, AS a
modern sage does say. that the pos
session Of great personal loveliness is
incompatible with an equal amount of
good sense and good feeling. But one
might be allowed to ask why? Where-
in lies the subtle connection. or dis
connection. between these qualities?
The question is certainly an important
one. II it is true, as has been as
serted. that. in addition to being q
Ounce and q virago. Helen as rule
marries unhappily, then certainly it Is
time something was done about it.
Helen's mother should take the mat
ter in hand ut once. Fortunately. or
unfortunately. personal beauty is east
ly gotten rid OF. Nothing on earth
is more fragile. or more illusory. 1t
is possible that this may not be true
in a state OF savagery. where stand
ards, tastes and habits are quite
unlike our own. But ven-
ture to say that in this quarter Of
the globe. and in our day
and generation, any mother who fears
that petite Mile. Helen will. as she
grows older, be harmed by her beauty.
can easily put an end TO the danger il
she wishes. Persistent recklessness.
disregard OF the laws OF health, care
lessness and bad taste, generally. will
soon make this un fait accOmpli. II
hereafter Paris aud Menelaus contend
| for her favor there is little fear that
it will be her beauty that calls them
to arms.-Lippincotts.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-10-15

When people accept the idea that
the "best is the cheapest then and
only then will the people insist on
making roads in tho proper way.
though they may cost more In the be-
ginning. A road properly built adds
to the prosperity Of the community,
and the cost II maintained In good or
Ger need be no more than is now used
for hauling mud and stone into the
middle of mud holes; and as for the
work. this is SD miserably done that II
had better be left undOne. Indeed 60
universal is this feeling becoming that
the Office Of supervisor is ignored in
some places and in the writer's dis
trict no supervisor was elected. the
people realizing the uselessness Of thai
official. A country can never prosper
where six months Of the year all the
necessary driving on the road II TO b
through mud and slush; whore thu
horses are worn out and the peoples
tempers likewise in just getting to
gether the necessaries Of life. IL
any wonder that the farms are being
given over to foreigners. and our in
telllgent farmer gentleman becoming
thing Of the past?-NatiOnal Farmer
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-10-15

A thoroughly satisfied hog always wants
to sleep.
1t costs about one-half as much to put
flesh on q thrifty, growing animal, ~ Il
does ON one that is already matured.
Do not calculate on providing ventila-
ton for the stock and fowls during the
winter through cracks In the buildings.
Apple trees may be planted ON land too
rough for small grain or cultivated crops,
and II given good care will return fair
profit.
Some farmers buy what meat and lard
they can consume and do their own grunt-
ing, while the prosperous farmers keep
hogs to do the granting and supply the
meat and lard.
To keep up the fertility Of the farm, II
10 necessary not only to feed out the pro-
ducts a. fully as possible to good thrifty
stock, but also to save and apply all of thu
manure possible.
Every swine grower, II he would attain
| to the highest success, should mako It {
study to use alfalfa as much as possible II
| all his hog operations. Mako 1t one Of tn,
principal forage crops for the pigs.
In making a start with an incubator 4
| will be best to commence on . small scale
There is much, both In the Management o
the incubator as well as of the poultry
that can only be learned by experiences.
Here are some reasons why ''iarmini
does not pay that are worth lacking up
ON the barn door: First, trying to con
duct farm without the use Of home mad
manure; second planting more acres tha
can be properly cared for; third, seekin
to raise rich crops from poor seed.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-10-15
The National Roma


II the patriotism OF the Americans
10 to be measured by their familiarity
with the words of our National hymn,
then some other motive than s'love OF
country would save the Nation we're
its freedom imperiled. On Decora-
ton Day about one hundred women
we're assembled in the parlors OF one
of the women's clubs Of Sew
York. The first number on
The program was the National
hymn to be sung by the audience.
The first verse was sung. after the
first two lines, with firmness; the in
terlude was played and the first chord
to begin the second verse given. There
was perfect silence. except from the
piano, which was under the hands OF
a master. Again the chord was struck,
when venturesome soul struck
wildly into the first line of the third
verse. Each woman gained courage
and began independently wherever she
CHANGED 10 remember Il word, and the
verse was sung in what was practi-
cally Volapuk, for each mumbled the
words TO hide her ignorance of what
the rest we're singing. Imagine that
happening in body OF German wo-
men! The moment that soul-stirring
Watch on the Rhine" was started it
would roll heavenward, in sound ii
not in music. The French woman
would lot hesitate, but boldly. firmly
would sing the national hymn, living in
imagination the history OF her coun-
try as she sang it, while every form
would respond to the command. ITO
victory Or death!' and an army OF
woman would seem possible. The
English woman would sing her ma
tional hymn more coldly. perhaps.
but would consider herself u traitor
we're she not able to sing the praises
of her Queen. What is the reason
that an American audience stumbles
and mumbles through the Nation
al hymn? The first verse can
be counted as familiar, but beyond
that the hymn is failure. The in
telligence OF the audience has moth
ing 10 do with it. Is there not a
moral force in the sentiment expressed
in our hymn that would make us all
feel more strongly love OF country
II we could, when we come together
form common bond OF sympathy, a
union o. 7oice and heart? Every
American woman should consider it
her duty to know the words OF our
National hymn. and feel them; she
should consider it apart OF her duty
that every child brought under her in
fuence should know the words and
understand their meaning. The
knowledge word for word. OF the
Declaration OF Independence and Of
our national hymn would have an in
duence in killing the machine politi'
clan; it would stop the cry that We
are ruled by foreigners. A
people that do not know the
reason for their existence a:
a nation and feel NO common bond o
sympathy and sentiment, must suffer
the lack Of cohesive power, OF thu
sense OF kinship. There is a grea
truth in the statesmanship that de
clared Let me make the songs OF I
people and l care not who makes it.
laws" The sentiment woven in tn
songs would make its laws. If the PEG
pie knew and sang the songs.