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Morning journal and courier., 1891-08-26
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 There have been some interesting occur rences at the meetings of the Board of Education, but few have surpassed in in, terest MT. Walter Leighs fno use of the words Gin toto" and MT. Howarth's indig- nant characterizing of these words as Chinese. We suppose that MT. Leigh knows what these words mean. He cer. tainly used them as if he did, and his ex. perience in the Board of Public Works has been such as to give him opportunities tc hear and use words which are not com, mon Indeed, it would not be surprising to hear MT. Leigh employing Greek phrases. We regret, however, thai he felt obliged to step out of the beaten path in the debate Monday evening. We do not suppose he did it to display his learning. It was simply to add weight to his argument He could not have foreseen the effect tha Gin toto" had upon MT. Howarth. No body could. But it was not right for MT Leigh, who has been educated in warm de OaGo III uauy pollGlCdA utoIluSS, GO tuu take advantage of fellow member of quiet body like the Center street board ''In toto" is bad enough, but suppose MT Leigh had become reckless and had sluns around other Chinese phrases in us among the learned. We would not hav been answerable for the consequences Mir. Howarth couldn't be expected to stant everything.
 This incident should teach the member of the board lesson before another nor aggravated case of the kind happens an, blood is shed. We have seen what effec a simple Chinese phrase had upon on member. What might happen if one o the debaters should take it into his hea to launch forth long and complicate Chinese sentence? Would it not be wis for the board to make a stringent rule fol bidding the employment of any languag but English in the debates? This woul make what is said understood, for eve such English as is sometimes used at th Board meetings is more intelligible tha the best Chinese. It is certainly not fa
 for @ member of the board who happens { know little Chinese to use it on fello
 member. Let us have no more fin toto
Morning journal and courier., 1891-08-26

whisper. At that he turned on the dark lantern and sprang into the room. The moment he enteren it the noise ceased and it was vacant. More than that, the furni- ture stood just as it had been left. We examined the doors and windows, and they were ss we had left them, The floor too, was examined, and no opening was there. Before we had finished our e1- animation, noises began upstairs, and in other rooms. A dozen men with heavy boots seemed to be running up and down the stairway. With our dark lantern we ran upstairs and through the several rooms, but could see nothing. Whenever we would enter Q room the noises would seem to be in the next room-or all over the house, for that matter except in that one room. To make the story short we re- mained in the house until daylight, and the noises continued all night. We chased from one room to another until we were almost completely exhausted, and not once did we catch sight of of any living object. We couldn't have been mistaken in the noises. It couldn't have been imagination, for neither of us was excited or frightened. Those noises were made in the house but what by is the greatest mystery of my 1ifa u
Morning journal and courier., 1891-08-26
WEDNESDAY MORNING. AUGUST 26 1891

said that even these quotations are un- trustworthy, so far as regards sales of any magnitude, for if large block of stock were thrown upon the market, it prob ably would not realize half the figures given.
 MT. John R. Graham of Kansas is the author of the latest device for giving every body money enough. It does not differ from the general plan of issuing money by the government, except that the issue is to be made in the first instance to the States, and each State is to distribute its share as its government may deem best, and the notes are to be convertible into coin cer- tifcates bearing 1.S2 per cent. interest. The merit of this scheme is supposed to lie in the contrivance of State distribution as a preventive of centralization. The amount is limited to $S0 per head of the popula- tion, a trife of nearly $5,000, ,000, 900. Each State is to give security for the money received by it in the shape of State bonds bearing per cent. interest and payable in greenbacks. Y~
Morning journal and courier., 1891-08-26
old Cures For Insom mia.


 To backward be ye merry, or have merry company about you, so that, to backward no anger nor hesviness, sornes nor pensi- fulness do trouble or disquiet you. To bed ward and also in the morning, have fire in your chamber, to waste and consume the evil vapors within the chamber, for the breath of man may putrefy the air within the chamber.
 In the night, let the windows of your house, especially of your chamber, be closed; when you be in your bed, lie a lit tie on your left side, and sleep on your right side. And when you do wake of your first sleep. the sleep on the left side, and, look, so often as you do away, so of ten turn yourself in the bed from one side to the other.
 To sleep on the back upright is utter to be abhorred. When that you do sleep, let not your neck, neither your shoulders, neither your hands, nor feet, nor no other place of your body, lie bare undiscovered. Sleep not with an empty stomach, nor af- ter that you have eaten meat, one hour or two after
Morning journal and courier., 1891-08-26
The old Tavern in Woodbridge.

Where yonder highway warps and winds, Half hidden by the trees, A weather-beaten dwelling stands Upon the browning pasture-lands, With crumbling roof and tattered blinds That chatter in the breeze. The ivy chambers round the caves
 Above the dingy door, And tarnished hinges, stiff and dumb, Are silent now, no footsteps come To rustic in the withered leaves
 That fall upon the floor. Within it's dim, deserted walls
 The village children play; They wonder at the ancient clock whose pendulum has ceased to rock And echo down the oaken halls
 To count the hours away. Foot-weary pilgrims rested here,
 Where shadows come and go, And sheltered by that dying oak Enjoyed meditative smoke And watched the daylight disappear At curfew, long ago. Its beams, upreared by honest hands, The lives of men outlaSt; Two hundred years have seen it there, And storms have drowned and skies been fai While still the lonely tavern stands .. picture from the past.
 JOHN MERIDIAN DENsLowK. New York
Morning journal and courier., 1891-08-26
King of Medicines
.Scrofttlous Huntor-A Cure "4Imost MfrdcuLous.v

Almost Miraculous"
 "whsn was i4 years of age had severe attack f rheumatism, and after recovered had to go on crutches. A year later, scrofula, in the form of white swelllngs, appeared on various parts of my body, and for II years was an invalid, being confined to my bed years. In that time ten or eleven sores ap- pearcd and broke, causing me great pain and suffering. Ifeared never should get we'll
 "Early in 1886 went to Chicago to visit sister, but was confined to my bed most of the time was there. In July read a book, "A Day with Circus in which were statements of cures by Hoods Sarsaparilla. was so im- pressed with the 5uccess Of this medicine that decided to try ii. To my great qualification the sores soon decreased, and began to feel better and in a short time I was up and out of doors. Ieontinued to take Hoods Sar- sapariIla for about year, whC :, having used six bottles, had becIne so fully released from the disease that went to work for the Flint & wallIng Mfg. O., and since then
 HAVE NOT LOST A SINGLE DAY
 on account of sickness. I TbcIiCTe the disease Is expelled from my system, I alls avs feel well, am in good spirits and have good appetite. am now 27 years of age and can walk as well as any one, except that onc limb is little shorter than the other, owing to the loss Of bone, and the sores formerly on my right leg To my friends my recovery seems almost miraculous, and think Hoods Sarsaparilla is the king of medicines" WILLIAM A. LEHR, N. Railroad St, Kendallville, Ind
 Hoods Sarsaparilla
 Sold by all druggists sl; sir for S. Prepared only bye. l. HOOD & O., Apothecaries, Lowell, hAsa-
 100 Doses One Dollar
Morning journal and courier., 1891-08-26
BASEMENT.

Don't come and zee us if you expect to buy the best Tinware, Agateware, Woodenware and all other kinds of Kitchen Furnishings, including Dinner and Tea Sets, at one-half their actual value, as it couldn't be done on the best goods. We will sell you the best Tin ware and articles made, guaranteeing everything you buy as low, if not lower, than you can procure in this country
 Poor tin we do not handle, and trust our trade will always approve of the best, as it is certainly the cheapest in the end.
Morning journal and courier., 1891-08-26

DELIVERED BY CARRIERS IN THE CrY, 15 CENTS A WEEK, 50 CENTS A MONTH, s FOR SIX MONTHS, $6 YEAR. THE SAME TERMS BY MAIL.
Morning journal and courier., 1891-08-26

Swedish Boys Idea of Columbus.
 In Swedish school recently the class in composition was ordered to give an &C., count of Columbus and his life work. This is what one of the pupils wrote:
Morning journal and courier., 1891-08-26
SINGLE COPIES THREE CENTS.

Notice.
 We cannot accept anonymous or return reject cd communication In all cases the name of the writer will be required, not for publication, but sa guarantee of good faith. Situations, Wants, Rents and other small ad- vertisements One Cent "ord each fnser- umee).
 Display Advertisements-One square Gone inch), one insertion, $1.2o; each subsequent in- Obituary notices, in prose or verse, 15 cents per line. Notices of Births, Marriages, Deaths cents per line.
 Yearly advertisers are limited to their own immediate business Gall matt to be unobjec- tionable), and their contracts do not include Wants, To Let, For Sale, etc.
 Yearly advertisements at the following rates: year, $70; three squares one year, $100. Special rates furnished on application for con tracts covering considerable length of time or . large space.
Morning journal and courier., 1891-08-26

An inhabitant of Milford Massachusetts,
 has lived to be 100 and has smoked regu- ] larly for the last S6 years. Moreover this
 inhabitant is woman and unmarried, Miss HuIdah Arnold. No moral.
Morning journal and courier., 1891-08-26

Peaches in Maryland are selling at if teen cents bushel. Some difference be- tween fifteen cents bushel and fifteen cents quart.
Morning journal and courier., 1891-08-26
4nurmaI and Guaxrier.

The Oldest Daily Paper Pub
 liShod in Connecticut.
Morning journal and courier., 1891-08-26
EDITORIAL NOTES.

General Lew Wallace is at work on new story. It will probably not surpass "Ben Hur."
Morning journal and courier., 1891-08-26
FALL TRADE.

FALL TRADE.
 The New Haven Rattan Go. are offering at retail a large line of Fancy Plush and Rattan Chairs. Also a line of Fancy Ia bles finished inMahogany, Antique Oak and 16th Century. All persons who anticipate fitting up for student boarders will do well to call and examine the great assortment be- fore making their pur- chases.
 New Haven Rattan Co.,, ER2 State Street
Morning journal and courier., 1891-08-26

A crazy woman has made her appear ance in New York and insists that her name is Comrades, Comrades, Ever Since We Were Boys" Probably she couldn't escape from the song and it turned her head,
Morning journal and courier., 1891-08-26
Mcintyre, Mcguire
 & CO. Great Value DRY GOODS.

54c yard, case Brown Sheeting,
 old price 7c. 7c yard, case A Bleached Sheeting,
 old price S4c. $3. 3.25, case 11-4 Wool Blankets retalled last season at $4.5 will not be dupli csted this season. 25c will buy Ladies' Hemstitchei Hand Embroidered Initial Handkerchiefs,
 cheap at 123c each. 19c will buy Hemstitched (colored bor- ders) Ladies' Handkerchiefs,
 always sold at Sc. 85c a yard will buy the best quality and finest line of 32 inch fancy Drapery Fig ured Silk ever shown, value $1. 48c yard will buy the best assortment of Plain China Silks in the market,
 value 624c. 25c, great value in Stamped Linen Splash CTS, Tray Cloths, etc.,
 actual value soc. Remnants of Dress Goods less than half price.
 Remnants of Silks and Velvets at any req sonable price over one-third value. Odds and ends in Ladies' Hosiery and Un derwear, at most your own price. All Bathing Suits, Summer Jackets and Ladies' Shirt Waists must be sold before September 1. Please call and procure a bargain.
Morning journal and courier., 1891-08-26
No. 2o4
B1tsceIIanenns.
MAKE SURE OF THIS.

VT WHENEVER AM| a cooking re- wv ceipt calls for w baking pow
 der, use only the Royal" Better re- suits will be obtained because it is the purest It will make the food lighter, sweeter, of finer flavor, more digestible and wholesome. It is always reliable and uni form in its work.
 A. FoRTrs. Cixg Waite House. for Presidents Arthur and Cleve- land: ''i have tested many baking powders. but for finest food can use none hui Royal
Morning journal and courier., 1891-08-26

And now it is said that the people of
 India are going to have rice enough and therefore they will not starve. Perhaps
 it will by and by be discovered that the people of Europe are not obliged to buy
 our wheat at any price we may put up, | on it.
Morning journal and courier., 1891-08-26

Facts gathered by Dr. E. N. Carpenter,
 an expert on the subject of intemperance,
 who has recently examined 1000 cases of inebriety, shows that the professions ranked as follows with regard to the rela- tive number of inebriates: Physicians,
 lawyers, engineers, druggists. journalists, artists, students, reporters, clergymen, actors. This last will astonish many peo- | pie, including the actors themselves.
 The present condition of the Panama Canal company is shown by the recent quotations of sales of its stock in the Paris stock market. These have been the equiv alent of $5.50 share for stock that was issued under par value of s100. It if
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-01-22
At tho Euloum.

Lecturer-This young lady. dear
people, Is undoubtedly the greatest
curiosity on exhibition ON this or any
other earth. She Is neither II giantess
nor dwarf, a mind reader nor a iv.
ing skcieton, she WAS never captured
by the Indians nor can she eat glass.
but. ladies and gentlemen. she is the
young woman who. when asked to play
the piano, did so without saying she
WAS entirely out Of practice and
couldn't play without her notes
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-01-22
Influence Of Example.

There are always new illustrations
OF the "inAuence OF example," and
here is one OF them. The proprietor
OF u large mercantile establishment in
this city strides loftily across its floors
and through Its various departments
daily looking after things. His stride
Is strong and impressive, and it is u
curious fact that in the course OF
years. this stride has come to be un-
consciously copied by all the employees
In his establishment The heads OF
departments initiate his example by
striding rapidly across tho floor; SO do
the clerks on every story; 50 do the
boys in training for clerkships. Some
OF them formerly walkel about In a
shutting way or in other dubious
ways; but after while. all OF taem
stride in the proprietor style. Even
q couple OF feminine typewriters in
the establishment show by their move
ments that they have felt the influence
al his strident example. New York
Sun,
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-01-22
Electrical Furnaces.

1t seems not unlikely that electricity
Will be applied 10 smelling furnace, in
the near future. An electrical furnace
has been patented in England which j.,
said TO have given excellent results III
the series OF tests TO which il has been
subjected. The electrodes are blocks
OF carbon secured in metal eases. ana
placed opposite 20 each other in the
walls OF the furnace. The metal cases
containing the carDons are kent cool
by circulating water around them, and
the cartoons themselves are capable of
automatic adjustment to compensate
for wer. Provision is made in the
furnace for the escape of gas ana for
the introduction of the charge, ANA
the electro motive force of the current
can be varied according to the varying
resistance OF the charge. New YORK
Commercial Advertisers.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-01-22
A Tin 70 I dian Flght,rs.

Among tho Indians it pays for a
white man to appear to be an idiot il
he thinks his life Is In danger No
Indian will harm u lunatic. because
the savages think fools are under the
especial care OF God. Among the
Blackfeet in Canada an eccentric
white man has lived twenty-five years.
He speaks BlackfoOt as we'll as they.
and he can do anything he wants to
with the most lawless and savage men
IN the tribe. He Is said to have stolen
\ lot of fnery from Roman Catholic
Bishop on one occasion; Mt all events
he distributed the BishOp's property
among the Indians When IL was
called for every Indian gave up
What he had. I'VE give up the
;hings." said a chief, '.because we
never take seriously anything that
nan does. We would have killed him
twenty years ago. but what 10 the use
he 70 not responsible. IN. Y. Sua.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-01-22
LANTERN SYMBOLS OF RANK.
4 Strange Old Custom still Prevailing In Parts
Of GERMANY.

The distinctions Of rank which ey-
lst in European countries give rise TO
troubles. which. though they may
seem rather amusing us we'll as trivial
to US, are in reality quite serious to
the persons concerned in them. In
Stuttgart, years ago, says the Youths
Companion. there existed q curious
custom which is not yet entirely
abolished. and. In fact, still fourishes
quite vigorously in some parts OF
Germany aud Switzerland. This was
the use Of lanterns Of different vari-
cites and sizes by which. ut night, the
rank Of the party could be easily dis
tinguished.
The lanterns were carried by tho
servants who were sent to escort their
mistrcsses home from places OF amuse-
ment, and they made the square in
front OF the koya! Opera House, where
most of the entertainments were then
given, quite picturesque, WITH their
lights bobbing up and down in every
/ direction.
The differences between some o.
| these lanterns were slight, but they
! had to be strictly observed, or trouble
arose. The order of rank. as set forth
in the crank list" was something
from which they could never swerve
Some had lanterns OF tin, some o
brass; some had wax lights. ant
others tallow; even tho number q
lights was prescribed for each separate
class OF rank. =.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-01-22

This question is a "pert" one, but we
mean it. Win you sacrifice . few paltry
dollars, and save your lileP or will You
allow your blood to become tainted, and
your system rundown, until, finally, you
are laid away in the gravep Better b.
in time, and "hold up" Your hands for
DR.. Pierccs Golden Medical Discovery,
a guaranteed remedy for all scrofulous
and other b,ood-tairts, from whatever
cause arising. 1t cures all Skin and
Scalp Diseases, Ulcers, Sores, Swellings
and kindred ailments. 1t Is power
fully tonic as we'll as Alternative, or
blood-cleansing, In its effects, hence II
strengthens tho system and restores
vitality, thereby dispelling all those.
languid, stirred feelings" experienced
by the debilitated. Especially has It
manifested its potency in curing letter,
Salt-rheum, Eczema, Erysipelas, Boils
Carbuncles, Sore Eyes, Goitre, or Thick
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Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-01-22
How Plate Glass Is Mad..

A visit 10 plate glass WORKS reveals
nothing more interesting than the
casting tables, whence come the heavy
plate glass that is used in all show
windows. The casting tables. the
superintendent tells you, are the most
important pieces of apparatus in the
cstabl shment. Each table is abou -
feet long. Is feet wide and inches
thick. Strips OF iron on tach side Il
the table afford bearing for the roll.
ers and determine the thickness OF the
plate Of glass to be cut
The rough plate is commonly ninc.
sixteenths OF an inch thick, but after
polishing it is reduced to six or seven
sixteenths. The casting tables arc
mounted on wheels and run on track
that reaches every furnace and anne"l-
ing oven in the building.
The table having been wheeled as
near rs possible TO the melting furnace,
the pot of molten glass is lifted by
means OF Il crane and its contents
poured quickly out on tho table. The
heavy iron roller then passes from enc
to end. spreading the glass to uniform
thickness. All this is done in half the
time it takes to tell it, each movemen
being made by skilled men in The
quickest possible time.
In contact with the cold metal Of thu
table the glass cools rapidly. Thc'
the door of the annealing oven /
opened and the plate of glass intro
duced. The floor of the oven is on III
same level as the casting table, SO tina
the transfer can be made quickly
When. after several days, the glass
taken out OF the oven. its surf CO
very rough and uneven. 1t is used !
this condition for skylights and othe
purposes where strength is desire
rather than transparency. The create
part of tho glass, however, is grount
smoothed, and polished US we see it
the shops.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-01-22
inexpensive DelightR

A middle-aged man with satchel
between his feet sat in front OF q
Canal street hotel the other evening,
when pedestrian accosted him:
well, are you OFF," Beg pardon,
sir. but you have tho advantage oil
me-" replied the first. "Well, we'll.
but that's queer. We have beer
together four weeks" "You-are-
not" II am Ka-bush-ky, the Zulu,
who can't speak word of English anf
prefers raw meat to cooked. You arc
Tornado Tom. the celebrated scou
and Indian slayer and are modestly
credited with having killed thirty
seven Indians. We both exhibited
from the same platform in the
museum" Thunder! but so We did
Well. what's new?" Going home t.
Indiana tomorrow. Tho old maj
wants me 10 help him run the grocery
and l am tired Of the Zulu business
too much sameness about it; have t
: hold Il peach-stone 10 my mouth l.
proauce the gutteral. and it wears OF
my teeth. Which way are you &c
ing?" Back TO Toronto. I'm tire
Of this cowboy business; public ask to
m ny questions; felle-s come In ever
day and want to SEQ my scars. Nv
90. Dakota, Kansas aud Nebrask a
mixed up in my geography. and some
body gets onto mo every day for
deceiver. II start out again. 1t wi
be William Belding, the Australia
murderer who was sentenced to
hanged seven different times, b,
who finally proved his innocence.
We'll Tornado, SO long" '.Ka-busl
Ky. goodbye. and may luck 60 wit
you. New York Sun.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-01-22
Feared Being Hurled Alive.

Albert l.. Dunn. Ii veteran of tho civil
war; was buried at Burlington. a.. the
other day. He died several days ago
y. the age OF 81. but in accordance
with the request he had made. the in
terment was deferred as long as posi-
bic. This was the second time Dunn
had died. 10 all appearances. Several
years ago, after peculiar illness. the
doctors pronounced him dead. and his
body was placed in Il casket. Shortly
before the coffin was lowered into the
grave Dunn showed signs Of lie, and
in few days was we'll and strong.
The story OF his experience was thrill
ing. He claimed that he was conscious
Of what was going on about him; un-
derstood the conversation; could even
see the faces of his family as they bent
over him; but could not speak or move.
Afterward he had Il dread OF being
buried alive and it was for this reason
that he made the request for delay
Philadelphia Ledger.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-01-22
Wom,u IL China

Tho Chinese law imposes no die
qualifications on sex. except 10 so far
as they are necessitated by family in-
stitutiona- Daughters, for instance.
do not inherit, as the law-giver did
not wish that the possessions Of family
should bo scattered 1t Is obvious.
therefore. that marriages tor money
do not exist in China A wife car
ALLEVIATE. buy or otherwise dispose Of
property to the Same extent as Is IL
the power Of the husband.