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Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-09-10

Anybody who wishes can go into the
big Crane Il Cos factory at Dalton
Mass, and see the workmen place the
blue silk on the machine that makes
paper for all the United States notes
The silk comes in spools. and is made
by Belding, of Northampton. ltissold
in Bangor. There is no more Sc
cret about it than there is about the
water flowing over the dam above the
TOLL bridge. The real secret
IN the composition of the paper. The
silk thread idea is secured by patent
to be sure, but the making Of the pa
per, the compound of the ingredients
Is safe in the head of J. Murray Crane
who received the art from his father,
who made bonds for Salmon X
Chase, Lincoln's Secretary OF the
Ireasloy, away back in war times
The pure linen pulp is IN
big room, looking for all the world
like any linen pulp. Then cones >.
Murray Crane with a gripsack. no
and the grip" enter the room togeth
er, and it is presumed that he locks the
door, - the doc. is locked on the IN
SIDE and the grip" does not seem a
eted a half an hour. When they
come out the pulp goes to the paper
machine, and Mr.. Crane and the grip
go home. But the pulp is changed oy
that visit, and nobody has been a0le
to penetrate the Crane secret. Inc
company gets about fifty times ~
much for that paper as for other linen
paper made in the same mill.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-09-10
He Liked Sausage,

A correspondent sends from Michi
gan true story OF a farmers dog who
had been guilty Of obtaining goods
under false pretenses.
He is extremely fond OF sausages,
and has been taught by his owner to
go after them for himself, carrying a
written order in his mouth.
Day after day he appeared at the
butcher shop. bringing his masters
order. and by and by the butcher be-
came careless about reading tho docu-
ment. Finally, when settlement day
came. the farmer complained that he
was charged with more sausage than
he had ordered.
The butcher was surprised, and the
next time Lion came in with slip of
paper between his teeth. he took the
trouble to look at it. The paper was
blank, and further Investigation
showed that whenever the dog felt a
craving for sausage he looked round
for a piece OF paper, and trotted off to
the butchers.
The farmer is something out OF
pocket. but squares the account by
Boosting OF his dogs intelligence.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-09-10

Adam he said to Himself, well, !
guess l can do better than that if try
again." and then he made Eve. God
liked Eve so much better than he did
Adam that there has been more wo-
men in the world than men ever
since. Boys are trouble.
They are very wearing on everything
but soap. Ii l could have
my way half the little boys in the
world be little girl, and the other
half would be dolls. My
papa is so nice to me that l guess he
must have been a girl when he was
little boy.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-09-10

excuse for Dick. Business is business,
and he has got to be sober enough to
tell the dead body of man from mule
and proceed accordingly or shadow
will fall across his path.
NEVER DID IT.-Our esteemed con-
temporary came out in a double loaded
editorial yesterday charging us with
many bad things, and advising the peo-
pie OF this town to shoot us full Of lead
We think he wrote the article under
a misunderstanding. He knew that
we knew he had been in the
Ohio penitentiary for stealing two cows
and lot of pork. He supposed we
were the only one possessed Of the
knowledge, and when he fountl the
story all around town the other day he
jumped to the conclusion that we had
betrayed his confidence. We never did
it, Bill Overton spouted it while half
drunk, and the way Bill came to know
was because he went to the same prison
at the same time for stealing forty
bushels of wheat of the same farmer.
We think we know what editorial
courtesy is, and we aim to practice it.
Our contemporary ought to have known
that we wouldn't give him away in any
such fashion. We are sorry the facts
came out, but they won't hurt his cir
culation any. He's got seventy six
subscribers anyhow, and as they are
all relatives, they will stick by him.
No. lO.-As is we'll known to our To-
cal readers, Reubc Smith, general
loafer, who was familiar figure in
this town, is no more on earth. Yes
terday we paid Henry Towner, the pop
ular undertaken, $3.50 in cash for Rcube's
burial expenses, and his headboard is
already set up in our private grave
yard. 1t is marked No. 10.
We had nothing in particular against
Reube. While he had refused to sub
scribe for the Kicker, we didn't lay it
up against him. A man who can't read
has no use Tor newspaper. Two or
three weeks ago. when we wrote a
brief local in regard to his biting Jim
Smalrs ear off, we didn't bear down on
Reube very heavy. We said we
tho ght he'd lived here long
enough, and that he'd have to either
skip or hang, but we made it rather
light for him. Sunday afternoon Reu-
ben found US in the United States hotel
and spat In our hat and pulled our nose
and slapped our jaws. That's where
he made the mistake Of his life. He
thought we were q coyote. and ne
probably crossed the dark river still
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-09-10

duit, the apparatus begins to o..
In the Magian, twenty-nine Of ERA. u
double boxes are employed. ,'hsss
are distributed over the stage at dH isssa
of the soffit curtains. The teight
others are beneath the stage an SSe ~
oritice whence the steam escanaa The
traverses the flooring. pes add
This system of conflagration n. .
fects of which are heightened bv pe''
gal lights, lycopodium flames. v.r; Den
colored jets of electric light, and sw
pieces Of fireworks designed to st t;,,a
late the leaping Of the sparks nro s,,,au
by the sinking of the statue is not Hus Se
solutely new. 1t has, in fact. al h. ae
been employed at Dresden, and IN aS'
'Theater de la Monnaie, at Brussels we \
the mounting of Valkyrie. At D. ~
for example, it has been notablr ai -
proved by Mr.. David. At Dresdsr M 4
fact, the boxes were of wood and N
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-09-10
The Editors Weak Point.

Future Greeley-"Have you any va
cancies on your editorial STATE"
Busy Editor-"No, sir; no, sir. Good
da-"
Future Greeley - "I'm sorry you
haven't. because it's my only chance to
get position in this town."
Editor (suspiciously)-"Eh: Have
you been working on the Daily Blower
across the way? Did you come to me
after being discharged from that mis-
cradle sheet?"
'Oh, no, sir; l never worked on that
paper"
"Oh, you didn't? Then, suppose
you applied for position on its edi-
torial staff, and
Editorial staff"
eyes"
Editorial staff! Bless you, no. I
didn't suppose from the looks of the
sheet that it had any"
Young man, your hand! Sit down!
Have cigar! I'll see what l can do
for YOU"
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-09-10

naturally, all hands, the lmPIesarll,
machinists, scene painters, etc., put
their wits to work lin most cases with
success) to crafty his taste. Each new
spectacular. piece reveals to us some
novel innovation, and, in truth, 1t Is an
occupation not without interest or util-
ity to study the notifications and I'M
movements that have been made IN
time in the same scenic effect.
Let us take, for example. the rep
resentation of fires, in the theater.
Formerly, as in Mignon. or in the
Prophet, some flames of lycopodium
and some red Bengal lights sutficed to
satisfy everybody. Great improve
ments have bee1 made since, and IN re-
cent years the skillful stage mounters
of the opera-house have twice shown
us first In Sigurd, and but few days
afterwards in the Magian, Mr.. Mas
sent's new opera) contiagrations that
have been improved to such a
degree as to be capable of vying with
real fires, as far as effect is concerned.
In this regard, the setting Of the Ma
gian is particularly remarkable. We
are at the last act Of the drama. The
temple Of Djahi is in ruins The Tu-
ranians have burned it. Alone stands
intact the triumphant statue OF the
goddess, before whom, like smoke OF
incense, rise puffs of blush vapor from
the rubbish. The Magian Zarastra
contemplates the pile of debris with
horror, and near him stands Anahita,
the queen of Turan. Meanwhile,
the priestess of the temple, Ware
dab, mortally wounded and ~
ing prone upon the earth, revives and,
seeing Zarastra triumphant near her
rival, invokes the Djahi in burst OF
fury. The latter obeys her voice. The
fire, which is still snoldering under
the ashes, breaks out again. At first,
the smoke becomes more intense, and
its spirals. on rising in the air, become
tinged with red. Then the flames soon
reappear along the cornices that are
still in place, the statue gives way,
the fire extends by degrees. and the
stage is soon nothing but an immense
glowing brazier, in which sparks are
cracking, flames are Pickering and
smoke Is curling.
Now what is the secret of this
wonderful stage mounting? 1t will be
recalled that in Slgurd the effect OBJ
tanned is produced by jets Of steam to
Of Bengal lights The steam under
pressure enters through large conduits
running under the stage and escapes
through small tubes soldered to the
supply pipes and traversing the stage
floor. The maneuver is executed by
operating a cock. The inconvenience
of the process lies in the loud strident
noise made by the steam escaping into
the air.
In the Magian, where the orchestra
music at the moment of the fire is rela-
lively soft and low, this circumstance
would have been most ANNOYING. It
therefore became necessary to find a
means Of producing the steam in abun-
dance, while at the same time prevent
ing noise being made by its escape.
The difficulty was happily surrounded
as follows:
The steam generated by a boiler is
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-09-10
The New VersiOn.

New York Editor-'See here! Don't
you know executions by electricity are
the law now?''
New Man-''Certainly."
Then, sir, what do you mean by
using this old-time, chestnutty, moldy
quotation, Give a rogue rope enough
and he will hang himself? What do
you mean, sir? We are not living in
the middle ages"
what substitute would you sug-
gest?'
Say, Let rogue go on shocking
society, and he will get shocked him.
self"
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-09-10

A powerful little machine for saving
steel and other metal bars is manufac,
tured by the Millers Falls company o.
New York city, and is adapted to -
run by belt One saw blade use0 ~
this machine will do much more wor1
than one used by hand, as the speea
and pressure are regulated and ans
form. We have seen q steel bar NV ".
Inches in diameter that was cut quiz
clean by this machine. 1t may be W.
Tor cutting railroad rails. The machin.
runs at the rate of forty strokes Q mn ..a.
ute, and does its work without atseH
ton.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-09-10
Tired Standing.

Old Lady (in electric car)-"Dear mei
We're going to have a thunder storm
Bad Boy hanging to strap)-''I don't
see no sign OF it num-"
Old Lady-"No signs? Why, the
lightning is beginning. See the flashes
and hear the thunder"
Bad Boy-''That amt outside. mum.
That's in the car. guess something's
wrong with the 'lectric connections"
Old Lady-'Goodness me! Conductor!
Conductor! Stop the car; want to get
off,"
Bad Boy taking her seat}-"I guess
the old lady kin git into some store
before she gets wet"
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-09-10
That BOY.

His name is not Solomon. There
are many things he does not know.
Remember that he is only boy. You
were one once. Call to mind what
you thought, and how you felt Give
that boy chance. Keep near to him
in sympathy. BE his chum. Do not
make too many cast iron laws.
Rule with a velvet hand. Help
him have a good time" Answer his
foolish questions. Be patient with his
FRANKS. Laugh at his jokes Sweat
over his conundrums. Timber up
your dignity with game OF ball or a
half-day's fishing. You can win his
heart utterly. And hold him steady
in the path that leads higher up.
That boy has soul. and a destiny
reaching high above the mountain
peaks. He is worth million times
his weight In gold.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-09-10
Little FlO,s Letter.

A sweet little baby brother
Had come TO live with Flo.
And she wanted 1t brought to the table
That it might eat and grow.
at must wait for awhile" said grandma
In answer to her plea,
For little thing that hasn't teeth,
Can't eat like you and me-"
"Why hasn't 1t got teeth grandma?"
Asked Flo In great surprise.
''Oh, my but isn't II FUNNY
No teeth-but nose and eyes!
lguess after thinking gravelv)
They must have been fordot
Can't we buy him some, like grandpaf
I'D like to know why not"
That afternoon to the corner,
With paper and pen and Ink,
Went Flo, saying. Don't talk to me;
II you do it'll stop my think!
Tn writing q letter, grandma,
Tosend away tonight
And cause it's very 'portant
lwant to get II right"
At last the letter was flushed
A wonderful thing to see
And directed to God In Heaven.
please read it over to me-"
Said lite Flo to her grandma,
ITO see II it's right, you know"
And here ia tho letter written
To God by little Flo:
Dear God--The baby you brought US
Is awful nice and sweet,
But cause you forgot his toofies
The poor little thing can't eat.
That's why I'm writing this letter
Apurpose to let know.
Please come and finish the baby.
That's all. From LITTLE Flo"
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-09-10

A rich man who was poor when a
boy, was asked how to become rich.
He replied: my father taught me
never to play until my work was fin
ished. and never to spend money until
l had earned it. II had but one
hours work in day. must do that
first; after that was allowed to play.
Then l could play with more pleasure
than II l had an unfinished task.
formed the habit Of doing everything
in time. 1t soon became easy to do
So"
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-09-10
SOME STAGE MECHANISM.
A PEEP BEHIND A MODERN
THEATER'S CURTAIN.
How 81: Stage Fires ore froo"ee~
r,..hes Of Lightning that Make the
Failing water Drops APP mr. AiAe
Zeal shower OF Rain

TAGE MOUNT
ing has become
one of the most
complex and re-
fined of arts. The
spectator, In fact,
is no longer sat
ished, as of old,
with a vain illu-
sion that his imag-
nation is called
upon to complete,
but he requires q
semblance Of real
ity capable Of CIV
ing him the sensa-
ton Of the genu-
inc thing, and,
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-09-10

a man and rubs his fur the wrong way,
we want him to show up with club
or a gun and have it out with us. and
most IF EN- are men enough to do So
Now and then, however, when we
observe that such or such a man ought
to be strung up by the vigilance COM
mittee to make more room for coyotes
and rattlesnakes, he hunts up Hank
Brown, the one-eycd, one-horse shys-
ter lawyer and sues US for libel. Such
a man is Pete Foster, who began a
$40. 900 suit against us yesterday
for defamation of character. We
gods! but think Of It.. A capper, a
thief. liar and eK-convict Injured
in his character in this town, and in
jured $4,000 worth! Why didn't the
old coward come in with a club and
show his manhood? Why didn't he bor-
row q gun and pop at us through a
window? Why didn't he send us word
he'd pop us on sight, and then skip out
Of town on the pretense that his mother
was dying?
It's our turn now! We give him
three days to withdraw the suit. Ii
he doesn't do it we shall go to buckle
bcrrying. He will be our buckle berry.
If we happen to run across Hank Brown
VIZ oAuL SutASI Hill III as NCll. w uuJ >
left OF the pair after we get through
had better leave town or we shan't try
to hold the boys in. We've been very
patient and kind with this libel suit
business. We've let twenty different
people sue us and bother and annoy
We've got through now. This is the
end. We are willing to be shot at, but
we won't be bothered with lawsuits.
II you won't shoot, we will.
A WORD OF ADvICE.-Wednesda
afternoon, when Maj. Thomas rode
into town and brought the news that
an unknown white man was lying
dead in the hall, our coroner was so
drunk that he could not take
charge of the case. This is only
one of several occasions, and we
think the time has now arrived
for us to observe that II Dick Blodgett
doesn't brace right up and head in a
new direction something will happen.
Out this way we never wait to impeach
an incompetent official, nor is COM
mittee appointed to ask him to resign.
He is pulled up to limb and then
given chance to git. If he doesn't
take it, the next pull leaves him up
there.
In this instance the dead man turned
out to be old jim Carnahan who ought
to have turned up his toes long ago,
and who went out and died to get rid
OF his own company. But that's no
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-09-10

carrying that belief. We pulled on
Reuben and dropped him in his tracks
As in the nine other instances, we had
him buried on our own lot, paid all
expenses, and shall keep the headboard
in good repair.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-09-10
Must Como to II.

Customer with little boy)-"Have
you good thick sole leather that boy
can't wear through in week?"
Cobbler-"The very hest. Do you
want me to make pair of shoes for
your boy?'
Custorner-''No; want you to make
him pair Of pants"
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-09-10
A Use for Greenles.

First eportcr-How did the Daily
Getthere obtain report of the Highup-
Tiptop wedding? No reporters were
admitted.
Second Reporter-They sent a new
man there, and he looked so scared
that all the attendants mistook him for
the groom.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-09-10
Good Apple Year.

Strangar-'This tree seems to be
loaded with apples"
Rural Miss-"Yessir. Pop says this
is good apple year
Il am glad to hear that. Are all
your trees as full of apple as this one?"
20. no. Only the apple trees"
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-09-10
SUED HIM FOR LIBEL.
THE ARIZONA KICKER II
TROUBLE AGAIN,
Pete Foster Wants Cash for Defama.
ton Of Ch ara cter-The Coroner Will
Bring Subtitle Editor ora Contem.
p0rary In Dlsgrace-Humor.

f A II f s U f D
again. There is p
certain element ii
this town which is
a deep and lasting
disgrace to it. It
is composed of men
who haven't the
sand to strike from
the shout d er or
pull a gun and let
flicker. When the
~
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-09-10
Social Aspirations.

Jinks-''That fellow Winkers is try
ing to get in the Four Hundred, isn't
hep"
Binks-'I don't know Why do you
think so?"
Jinks-"He has given up business,
and has begun living on his wife's
money"
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-09-10
Just Dropped In.

Citizen (waked up at midnight
"WhO's therc?"
Noice-'Only me. lust dropped in.
I'm burglar"
Citizen-'..Iust dropped in, eh?"
Voice-''ies, just dropped in through
the skylight."
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-09-10
No Danger.

Little Boy-''Mamma, may l go
swimming?"
Mamma-''Im afraid you'll get
drowned"
Little Boy-"Why, this isn't Sun.
day"
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-09-10
A NclghbOrlY Call.

Neighborly Caller-How many chill.
dren have you, Mrs. Newcomer?
Mrs. Newcomer Gust moved in)--
Two.
Neighborly Caller-Only two. Dear
me. ! thought heard about a dozen.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-09-10
A Girl's Competition on Boys.

Boys is men that have not got as big
IS their papas and girls is young
women that will be young ladies by
and by. Man was made be-
tore women. When God looked al
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-09-10
Identity Disclosed.

Identity Disclosed.
De Poker-'That stranger is an Eng.
lish lord in disguise"
De Club-"liow do you know?"
DE Poker-'I caught him cheating
at cards"
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-09-10
JiOks' Son.

fellow, isn't he?" e'''eS
Jinks tproudly)-.sWho told vou 600.
Winks-"Hs did" ~" "o'
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-09-10
A Warm Day.

A Warm Day.
Mother-'.Im afraid you'll catch
cold II you sit in that draught."
Little Boy-"But mamma, I'll catch
hot if don't" ''''
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-09-10

On the 81. John River,
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-09-10

Hurry up. We close at lo o'clocl
on saturday."
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1891-03-14

under the general laws of the State
Such notice must be made by pub.
LEGATION one time in a newspaper
published in the city, town or vii.
lage, or in case no newspaper il
published therein, then by printed
or written notices posted in for
public places within the limits of
said town, city or village.
Section 10 refers to ADVERTISING
and selling delinquent taxes.
Sec. IA. Whereas, an emer.
gency exists, this Act shall take
effect aud be in force from and
after its passage.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1891-03-14
NOTICE FOB PUBLICATION.
Land Office at Boise City, Idaho.
Ian. 20. 1901.

Jan. 80, 1891.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice OF his intention
to make final proof in support Of his claim,
and that said proof will be made before the
Register and Receiver at Boise City. Idaho, on
March Is, 1891.
viz: Thomas M. Glenn who made D. S. No.
4ooo for the 81 NWA Sec. 20. TIP 4 N
r Nv. He names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon and cul-
tivation of said land, viz: Thomas T. johnson.
James A. Dement,, Firman l.. Kellar, James
Ward, all Of Caldwell, Ada county, Idaho.
CHAs. S. KINGSLEY, Register.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1891-03-14
WORLDS FAIR .
The New Town Law.

Be it e'aocted By the Legislature Of the
SECTION /. The Board of Trus-
tees shall have power, by ordin.
ance, to provide for the election
and the duties and compensation,
of a city, town or village. assessor,
who shall assess the assessable
property of the city, town or village,
for city, town or village purposes,
in the same manner as county
assessors assess property for county
purposes, independent of the assess
ment rolls made by the county
assessor.
SEC. 2. That section 2238 of the
Revised Statutes be amended so as
to read as follows;
Section 2238. The Board of
Trustees have the power to levy
and collect for general revenue
purposes, not to exceed ten mills
on the dollar in any one year, on
all property within the limits of
such incorporated town or villages,
taxable according to the laws of
the State of Idaho. the valuation
of such property to be taken from
the books or assessment rolls of
the county assessor If the county
in which such such town or vii
lage is situated for the last proceed
ing assessment, except where a
city, town or village assessor has
been elected as provided in section
one of this Act, in which case the
valuation shall be taken from the
assessment roll made by the said
assessor.
Sec. 3. That section 2239 of the
REVISED Statutes to be amended so
as to read as follows:
Section 2239. The assessor OF
such town or village must make a
full and fair assessment of all the
real and personal and other prop.
erty within the limits of such town
or village subject to taxation under
the laws Of this State, and to do
this he must copy and make up
such list or assessment 50 to be
made by him from the books and
assessment rolls Of the last preced-
ing assessment made under the
laws Of this State by the assessor
of the county in which such town
or village is situated, except where
a city, town or village assessor has
been elected under the provisions
of section one Of this Act, in which
case he must make the assessment