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Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-12-10

The 8. b. HEADACHE AND LIVER
CURE taken according to directions
will keep your Blood, Liver and Kid
neys In good order.
The s. b. COUGH' CURE for Colds,
Coughs and Group, in connection with
the Headache Cure, IL as near perfec-
tlon a. anything known.
The s. b. ALPHA PAIN CURE for in.
ternal and external use, in Neuralgia,
ToOthache, Cramp Collie and ChOlera
M0rbus Is unsurpassed. They are well
liked wherever known. Manufactured
ut Dufur, Oregon. For sale by all
druggists.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-12-10
E. DARR,
BLACKSMITH

Blacksmithing in all its branches
will receive prompt attention. Repair
ing carefully done, at lowest living
prices. Horse.ehoeing speciality, and
patronage of the general public respect
fully solicited.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-12-10

CITY COUNCIL.-Meets first Monday
evening Of each month ut o'clock. d.
NJ. White, Mayor; J. NJ. Howe Clerk.
BOARD OF TRADE.-Meet. every Sec
ond and fourth Monday evenings Of
each month, at city council room, at
7:30. DIR. J. b. Morris, Pres; J. NJ.
Howe Secretary.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-12-10
Churches, Secret Societies, Eta.

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH--Rev. Sam.
uel Wood, pastor. Services every Sab
bath at II 9. M, and 7 80 p. m. Sunday
Sch0Ol ct l2m m.
CHURCH OF ST. Cath
olic) Rev. J. n. GUIDI, pastor. Mass on
every Sunday at 10 u. m, Sunday school
ut ? p. M, vespers at Z p. M.
CHURCH OF THE NATIVITY. b.
McC 0nkey, rector. Services every Sum
day morning ut II a. m, Sunday school
at 12m. Sunday evening services at 7:0O
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-12-10
Palace Saloon

Keeps constantly on hand the A No:
Cutter Whiskey, also Wines of all
kinds. Best brand of Cigars.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-05-02
RAVENS IN ALASKA.
Peculiar Superstition of the Natives il
Regard to Them.

The Alaska raven l. Il iiuc-lo0king
bird. a. large a. turkey. and upon
closer acquaintance. Il real handsome
fellow. SAYS the San Francisco Chron-
icle. His coat L. indeed black. but Of a
black glossier and richer than silk and
softer than velvet. while in j semi-shade
the feathers are tIngcd with that rec;l-
liar color 50 often seen on Well-pre-
served blue-hlack bronze. 1t i very
funny IL see those birds holding, H. il
We're. Il conClave. Ten or L dozen
aliyht on the ground and walk L. the
meeting place with Il stately, erect
step. their every movement cool and as
sured.
Then an old bird steps gravely into
the middle, and the meeting begins
with a series of cultural and harsh
croaks. which gradually swell in volume
until the entire lot OF birds have joined
IN the debate. Along comes a dog. and
Tor hum they scatter. resumlng their po-
sltIons when he passes until the meet
ing again terminates. and then fly off Ia
| the beach and hills These birds are
seldom killed. unless il be by some
sailor in pure wantonnesS. If you eN-
anime the bills of these ravens the PEE
CuIlar construction X remarkable.
They are a combination OF chieel. scie-
sor>, dagger and gimlet The hill forms
an impurtantant factor in the raven :
existence. for he has IL dig on the beach
for clans. bore the hard shell by repeat
ed chopping and again in pure mis-
chief he will tear and break ANYTHING
that his bright and unerring eye lights
upon.
The natives from Eukatat BAY,
through the network Of islands as far as
Z -
| legend that the raven WAS the bird that
brought light from darkness " hen the
world was created ON this account
they Venerate il. and the totem # the
raven Is regarded as denoting the most
| illustrous descended family
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-05-02
A NIT OF WEIGHT,
What is "Carat?"-Here's the Explana-
ton.

ton.
The word ''carat" comes from the
Abyssinian name of bean. 1t CORE
spends in weight with a certain species
of East India bean and was originally
used only as weight, in the same man
ner rs our word grain" comes from a
grain Of wheat, and has also its average
weight. The exact relation of the carat
to the grain, Troy weight, is in round
numbers, as 4.60S to 1885, or. in other
words, 1.lSo carats are equal 10 4.6OS
grains Troy. BY division of the last
number by the first we find for the
weight of a carat 5.SS grains very near
". The carat is the weight by which
the jewelers. sell diamonds. The carat
is now only used for weighing precious
stones and pearls, because the grain is
too small.
In ancient times it was used as the
unit of weight for gold, but is now, on
account of the greater abundance of
that precious metal, superseded by the
ounce. In regard TO the alloy of gold,
1t has been accepted to take u carats of
gold or I5 grains, very near, as the
standard of pure gold, and to call gold
In which 20 carats i'll a carats are pure
gold, gold of 20 carats; when three
fourths is pure, or IS carats out of "a
carats, it is called lS-carat gold. SO in
regard to the alloy of gold, the word
carat has become similar to the express
sion of a percentage, with the difference
that II is substituted for 100 So IS
carat gold is identical to - per cent.
fine: l2-carat to 80 per cent. fine, etc
That this manner of estimating the
value is kept up is simply due to the
custom of following the duodecimal
system in making alloys, which natu-
rally drives us to the expressions, 20, SO
or 90 per cent, when speaking of the
tineness of the most valuable metals
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-05-02

ily which To hitch il 10 the cultiXatOr.
Through the end of this bore a hole and
faSten croSsWays. by bolt. 2ylS inch
piece Of wood aS indicated 50 the V
trough will stay in the ditch and not bob
nut 4 small hole is bored iii each end
Of the cross stick. through which wires.
ropes or small chains are secured and
left long enough 10 fasten 10 the inside
shanks Of the caitiSator: thus holding
the trough III the ditch, and the trough
IL turn keeping the ShovclS out Of the
ditch. Lcngthcn or shorten the wires.
II ropes or chains used, according 10 size
OF the corn and the amount 81 dirt YOU
want III the ditch We hold the shoyeis
III the ground their full depth and throw
dirt all over the trough. covering up as
much OF a little of tile corn as desired:
all weeds not eNtirpated BY the >hotelS
are buried under the overthrow. BY this
method tho work is not hard: III fact. il
i easier than ploWing. planting, etc. by
"old style; and, il i much faster. for
Won can 20 on the ran ii desired Make
the trough strong bat light. The second
time through we HSe shields and four big
shovels for third time the same as for
regularly planted corn-Dfungc judd
EFJIhff
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-05-02
THE Kite HEN.
PRACTICAL keCineSx

Fec >oIr-Boil four eggs for twenty
INMATES, let them cool, open them, aud
crate the yolkS, and chop the whites
Pas two tableSpoonfulS of butter
and two table>poonfulS of flour in a
saucepan. and stir over the tire until
they are thoroughly incorporates: then
add one quart each of hot water and
milk, Season with pepper. salt and a
little nutmeg; add the whites aud serve
fl>H WITH CHEE>E.--Cut up together
few mushrooms some parsley and a
small onion. and fry them i'm butter: sea-
son highly with salt aud pepper Batter
4 baking dish and put the fried Negcta-
hleS on the bottom: then put IN a laver
of cold cooked founder or any other fish
with large flaky meat. Sprinkle bread
crumbs ON top. moisten with stock
aud bake. Serve slices of lemon with
| this dish.
lARpEp LIvfR.-Lard calf : liver
With slices of fat bacon. Prepare some
vinegar "a follows: Take sufficient VIM
| egar to cover the meat. and add thereto
Il slice 81 onion. some sage. pepper and
salt. Put the liver. in this and let il
| lie for twentyfour hours: then take from
the vinegar and roast II, with little
water in the pan. Basic often and serve
with brown gravy.
FRIED ONIONS AND PoTA roES.-Put
TWO large tablespoonful> OF butter over
the ire, and when very hot add TWO
small sliced onions: sprinkle with salt
and pat cover over them: when they
have cooked ten minutes put in six good
sized potatoes that have been peeled and
cut into dice. Stir all together, then
! add salt and pepper: cover the pan again
| and let them cook until brown on the
bottom. shaking the pan occasionally.
but not mixing the potatoes and onions.
"a N haY y, cd ~, Z.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-05-02
These are Signs of Spring.

If Won read these learned maximS and
take note of each small thing. YOU may
come TO be a prophet and forctcll the
gladstone spring. When trees begin 10
blossom and violets to bloom; when the
bull-frogs in the meadow warbi,. boom
INSTRUMENTATION when ducks are fly-
ing northward and bright butterflies are
out, and robins go to housekeeping in
the broken waterspOut: when grashop-
pers are hopping, and bats come out at
night and venture i'll Your bedroom, at
tracted by the light; when birds fly
down the chimney, and hens walk in
the door, and beetles hold conventions
in the center Of the floor; when the
mud is 0 er your shoe-tops az YOU cross
the new-plowei land-you can count on
II as certain that sweet spring is near at
hand
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-05-02
A CURIOUS RIVER.
\ Stream Which. Contrary to Custom
Flows Inland


There Is an interesting instance of
water flowing inland from the sea. 1t
is found on the island Of Cephalonia in
the Ionian Sea, west of Greece. The
phenomenon occurs on the northwest
side of the island, near the small town
and port of Argostoli. Two streams
flow at short distance from one anOtif-
or straight from the sea for a few
V DIS, and then follow different courses.
Oh turns at right angles and runs for
some ways parallel with the shore and
close 10 il. Then il turns again toward the
sea, and running, of course, deeper ana
deeper, doubles completely under it
self. thus forming loop, and finally
passes out Of sight deep down III the
iandward direction. In its course 1t
turns two Hour mills, which will give an
idea of the strength Of the current.
There is no tide in the sea here, and
the flow Of the salt brook is steady and
continuous. The other stream disap-
pears in the ground in Il similar way.
This curious phenomenon has not at
tractod much attention because Argos
toll is not Oh one of tie REGULAR tourist
routes No one KNOWS what becomes
of this water, but it probably flows to
some subterranean reservoir. and 1T
may have something to do with the
earthquakes that occur in that neigh
borhood once in a long while, or posi-
blv it feeds some distant Nolc mo, for,
as is we'll known, the most generally ac
cepted theory of the cause Of volcanic
eruptions is, that they are due to steam
generated from water, admitted
through cracks in the carth's crust or
in some other y.-Goidht~ate'S Geo
,t,opBjr1y tJg,,u -jEy
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-05-02
A TRIFLE HIGH.
How the skiIlful Physician Increased His
Income.

Income.
4 certain physician in Il large New
England town. says the Youths Com
panion, had acquired an unenviable
reputation for making his bills a. large
as possible without much regard to the
state of his patients purses. There
it really seemed us if there were
visits on his bills which had never
had existence anywhere else.
But he was Il skillful physician, and
his tendency to oVerrate his services
only served IL alnusc some of his
patients who had plenty of money, and
were not especially sharp i'll looking
after it.
Why said one man 10 another
speaking of the doctor, ''he brought my
daughter Jennie up from her attack OF
pneumonia, when two other physicians
had said there was no hope for her;
but when she was quite we'll again he
charged me for three calls he made to
inquire i'll friendly way how she was
getting on
That seems Il little forced" adj
mltted the other man, but IL : nothing
compared to an experience | had with
him, at the Seashorc a year ago.
We happened L. be in bathing al the
same time one day. and ! swan up t.
him. and inquired for his wife.
shes very we'll, said the doctor.
- And you daughters > asked.
''Ihey'rc perfectly we'll. both OF
them. replied he rather shortly,
thought So | said. II IN delighted IL
hear 1t; remember me 10 them, and
SWAIN away.
And what DO YOU think ! received
from him week or two later? An
itcmiZcd bili-onc item.
To consultation ut sea. 81 -
Although no one has ever seen that
bill. the story chngs to the doctor
name To- this day, after lapse of many
wears
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-05-02
IWhen Is q Hen Too Fat

A hen is too fat when she is appar-
entity very heavy behind, when she il
lazy and cares nothing for work. seeking
only to have the owner feed her. She
cannot easily fly, soon becomes tired
from exertion when chased, does not lay.
though in good health, and is very heavy
when held in the hands. We do not
state that any one OF the above causes
indicates fat hen, but to observe her in
all Of them. OF course, the surest
method is to lift her and the weight will
be there. Examination of the rear OF
the BODY will also show the fat under the
skin by It's color.
As TO what should be- the character
and quantity OF the food required to keep
them in healthy condition, cannot be
correctly stated, as no two hens are
alike. LeghornS and Brahmas TOR other
large breeds should not be kept to-
gether. If hens are in good condition,
the best food is chopped clover hay
chopped half an inch i'll length and
Scalded). all they will eat in the morn
ing tablespoonful of ground meat
mixed with mashed potatoes; and scatter
wheat for them to pick up before going
10 roOSt.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-05-02
QUEER CHARACTER,
A Brooklyn Man Who Changes His Resi-
dence Weekly.


There is well-known bachelor of
middle age and prepossessing appear
ance in this town who resembles Thomas
De Quincy, the English opium eater,
in every particular trait of his charac-
ter, says the Brooklyn Citizen. He al
ways maintains four or FIVE different
lodging places, and rotates from one to
the other at his own sweet will. His in
come is sufficient to permit him to live
as he pleases; but he shows eNtrayagance
in no other way, except in the number
of these lodging places and the purchase
of canes, which he has deposited in
large lots and varieties in his several
habltations. Once a week he usually
dimes at the Clarendon with four or five
bosom cronies, and he may often be
seen III the lunch-room of that
gilded hostelry; but none of his most
intimate friends ever knows just where
to find him at home. Nor does any
of his landladies know when to an
ticipate the sound of his latchkev
His rooms are kept ready for his coming
at all times. He has not figured yet as
an eccentric man in any novel or dra-
matte representation, nor does he pose
for any way eccentric among business
men; but ii is certain he has figured in
good many romanceS of the heart and
is still searching for fair partner who
will bring his odd existence to fitting
climax in marriage Not having mar
ried. he has tried to supply the lack of
an establishment of his own by substi-
tuting fragments of expensive lodging
houses. Instead of constantly moving
his belongings every time he finds the
house noisy or crowded with uncon-
genial persons, he merely walks away
when night comes to another of his
abodes and tries that for variety. In
the course of a month or SO perhaps he
will get around to the first one he left
and find it improved. This has been
his way. of living during many years.
Among other lodgings, he keeps one,
summer and winter, away off in the To-
cality of patchopue
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-05-02
TIN fOtLTRY-N ARD.
fce,iin. for Eugs,

Tn,re is much IL learn in feeding
fowls for egg productions in the season
when eggs are III dvmaus.. far then and
only then does the profit Justify the en-
ira attention necessary 10 accomplish
this. 4 good hen should average To
eggs per Year. Some ! Will admit have
laid from $50 10 10, but am only cal
Culating the average, 50 ~ not 10 scare
the inexperienced poultry man. il being
nearer the average productions. Did you
ever stop to consider that TO eggs repre-
sent All aggregate weight of l6fh Of nu-
tfiment in ltS mos; condensed form. and
and 100 eggs an aggregate of ~ th2 one
tenth Of this, or perhaps a tribe more. 5
fat. \ surplus OF material a Well a.
energy III the ~ecretiNe organs is neceSs-
airy, So it is a fact that The mere feeding
Of ezra foods Will not b. sufficient,
II should te borne III mind that vital
lied productive eggs are one thing and
those used FOR food another If il were
possible 10 control the production OF the
hens, the policy To pursue would cause
the breeding stock 10 produce but one o.
two chickens. They would be more apt
10 be fertile aud the chicks constitutions
ally more healthy ard vigorous. 81
ally fowl starts laying al or 10
months old. She does not lay a. con-
Srantly and as well al first a She will
the second year. but Sic viii demand
more food for development the first sea
son and during the period OF melting, say
from August until November, she will
not lay al all II the winter IS eNces-
siseiy cold, unless Very warm aud COM
Portable quarters arc provided as well a
GOOD food, She will seldom favor you
with an egg.
n feeding fer eggs We mg:t use proper
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-05-02
She Sheds Her Bones.

\ woman Il years of age, W no has
twice exfoliated or shed many Of the
bones from her body, and had new and
sound ones grow in their stead, has,
through the mediumship of DR.. Bell. of
ParrottsvIlle, Tenn, set the East Ten
nessee Medical Society guessing as To
how and why she does it, says the Phil
adelphia Record.
She is Miss Sarah Lees, of Coney' :
Branch, Tenn, and there is abundant
proof that she has shed and given as
souvenirs TO friends JOG pieces of bone
This exfollation, marvellous as it
may seem, has included the shedding
twice of Miss Lees entire iawbone: Vet
all the teeth but two in her new Jaw are
intact.
During the last twenty-one wears she
has twice shed, in addition to the jaw.
the bones of the hand and forearm,
arm and shoulder-blade. and this with
out leaving any deformity and without
suppuration and with entire conscious
ness ofthe change on the aged patient :
part. Her health i good.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-05-02
FIGURES TO REMEMBER,
Points in Which Travellers Should Post
Themselves.

Points in Which Travellers Should Post
Themselves.
Here are some facts borrowed from the
Philadelphia Record, that prospective
visitors To Europe this summer will find
it handy to cut out and treasure up for
the time at sea when they want to APP
pear well booked as old tourists on mat
tiers of transatlantic travel. The first
steamship that crossed the Atlantic was
the Savannah, in 1919, in twenty-five
days, and the first regular line estab-
lished was the British and American
Royal Mail and Steam Packet
Company, in 1910. \ knot is $3.50 feet
long. The distance from New York to
Liverpool is 1904 nautical miles by the
northern track. and 3,l39 miles by the
southern track. From Liverpool to
New York the distances are respectively
1853 and ;. 100 miles. In estimating rec
ords the points taken on either side
are Sandy Hook and Daunts Rock
Queenstown Harbor. The first
light sighted or the British
coast is the Bull, Cow, and Calf, Ireland
and the American coast either Nam
tucket or Fire Island. The largest pass
enger steamship in commission is the
City of Paris. II, i49 tons displacement.
and the Steamship carrying the largest
number Of cabin passengers is the
Etruria, 900. The longest steamship is
the Teutonic, 5G5 feet. The greatest
days run record is 5l3 miles \ big
steamship burns about 300 tons Of coal
voyage to Liverpool and return is
steamship of the great lines costs near
ly ~ Ilb nll
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-05-02
Judgment and not gravitate to either ex.

judgment and not gravitate to either ex.
tremeS. We all know or should know
that hen overfed will not lay well.
The fat accumulates about the ovaries,
which means loss of action in the egg
organs Feed well. avoiding such foods
as produce fat. Corn is one food of this
kind, and sometimes warm cooked food
without exercise means the building up
of fatty element foreign to the makeup
of a good layer. Do not understand
that | mean that corn should never be
fed, nor warm feed, but only sparingly.
Wheat and bran are producing
foods when used in moderation. Rice is
also good, as is meat chopped up finely.
1t matters but little whether the meat
contains much fat or not. Ground bone
and milk in the morning and evening are
excellent for old fowls that lay. Egg
shells broken up fine can be fed to them
and also lime in the form Of old mortar.
An excellent mixture for she'll material
for general digestive properties is made
up of 10 parts of ground new oyster
shells, , of cayenne pepper and ! of
powdered sulphur. Place two full table
spoOnsful in soft feed three times week,
which is sufficient for a dozen hens.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-05-02
THE HOUSEHOLD.
Hints to HOusekeepers.

To PREVENT LAYER cake from sticking.
grease the tins and dust in a little -four.
HARTsHoRN usually restores colors that
have been taken out by acldS of any
kind
SALT sprinkled ON any substance that
is burning OH the stove will stop the
smoke and smell.
\ LITTLE turpemtine mixed with the
starch will give finer gloss 10 shirt
bosoms, collars and cuffs.
HoT milk is simple means Of comfort,
and is most reyiying 10 one who is fati-
gued by oyereNertion.
By rubbing with flannel dipped in
whiting, the brown diScoloration may be
taken off cups which have been used for
baking.
DiSinfectantS are useful possessions in
all households Even the most sanitary
plumbing may need the occasional puriti-
cation Of disfnfrctants.
Ir is said that to drink sweet milk
after eating onions will purify the breath
So that no odor will remain. A cupful
Of strong coffee is also recommended.
A GERMAN prescription for preventing
cold-sores and boils from coming to a
head is TO paint them five or ten times
daily with equal parts of boracic acid and
water.
SPONGE carpets occasionally with hot
water i'll which either common salt or
powdered alum has been dissolved. This
not only brightenS the carpet but pre-
vents moths.
LAY piece of thick Canton flannel
under your tablecloth. Even coarse
napery will look a much better quality
with sub-cover than if spread directly
over the bare table top.
BY applying a little Of the best ear
riage oil varnish carefully with a camel'S
hair brush TO the edges of broken china,
the parts being neatly Joined together,
the fracture Will, when thoroughly dry.
be h,.rdly perceptible. and the china will
stand fire and water.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-05-02

AND THEY MADE UP.
The Threatened Revenge Had the De-
sired Effect.

A big man and little man had wal
of words on Congress Street west the
other day. The big man dared the
little man to tackle him tor a cent, or
any other sum of money which he
might care to put up, but the latter an
sWcred:
"No, sir, | will bide my time, |
can wait !"
''Going to hit me with brick-bat
some dark night, are YOU"
NO, sir. | shall take u manly re-
venge."
"Write letter to my girl, ell ~
mo. sir | am going to California
When get there | shall box up stone
weighing about twenty pounds and
send it to you by express, {. Q. ID. II
will cost you about sl4 to pay the
charges"
But won't receive it,"
''Oh, yes, you will. Curiosity to
know what is i'll the box will be toe
strong for you. You'll take it quick
enough, and my revenge will be com
plete.
''See here, old fellow" remarked The
big man after a moments thought, 81
was too fast. have wronged you, and
| beg your pardon. Let's shake and
make up.'
And they shook