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Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-05-07
IN AFRICA.
Experience Of Young Scandinlvia In
the Wllds.

Experience OF Young scandinavian IN.
the Wllds.
If a young man is really bound to 20.
to Africa, he can find an opportunity
one way or another, and if he doesn't
mind roughing it in a savage land and
an unhealthy climate, he has plenty Of
experiences and adventures that are
sometimes exciting if not always agree
able and does not regret his visit to
the new world. Mr.. Carl Steckiemann
a Scandinavian who lived in Indiana,
is an example of this sort of u young
man. He went to Africa a poor boy
when he was hardly out of his teens.
He was determined to go and see some
thing of the land which Stanley and
others had SO eloquently described.
Casting about for an opportunity, he
finally succeeded in securing employ
nent at the station of a Liverpool. firm
in the West African trade, and short
time after, found him at Mayumba,
some way above the mouth OF the Con-
go. Here he lived for about three
years, during which time he learned
the Fiote language, studied the natives
carefully and collected a grea. deal of
information about their habits. and
folklore, made an overland expedition
through the little known valley of the
Kwilu-Niari to Stanley pool, and finally
returned to this country vita one of
the largest collections of African cur
| iosities that has ever been brought
here. His fine examples OF native
carvings, cloth and many othe- manu-
features have been seen by many thous-
ands of our people, particularly in In
diana and Ohio. Steckelmann had no
intention OF remaining here very long.
Nearly two years ago he returned to
the west coast again. and is now at the
head of the large trading station where
he was originally employed as q clerk.
When he was passing through New
York two years ago on his way back to
Africa, he said he loved that country
very much, and that it was the ambi-
ton of his life as soon as he had accu-
mulated money enough, to do some
thing in the way of original explors>
ton.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-05-07
The cities of New York and Brook.

The cities of New York and Brook.
lyn contain about one-half of the entire
number Of registered insane persons In
the state OF New York. BY the last
annual report of the State Commission
on Lunacy 1t appears that while the
actual increase in population in these
two cities has been enormous, the
reported increase Of the insane has re.
manned at between $50 and 800 a year,
thus showing that in these cities, a,
least, there has been q relative de.
crease Of insanity. Doubtless it would
be found on investigation that the same
gratifying condition Of things exists
whenever o humane and intelligent
policy in regard to the supervision ant
control Of insane persons is right!
carried out.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-05-07
A New Looped Fabric.

A foreign textile journal records the
invention of a new kind of lo0ped
fabric, which has a novel and beautiful
effect with durability never before at
tanned. The popularity about it Is
that worsted is used for the thread
forming the figure Of the design. and
alpaca or mohair for the threads form
ing the ground OF the design. The
contrast between the lustrous and
beautiful threads Of the mohair and the
worsted gives. it is said. an effect that
% strikingly novel.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-05-07

THE socialistic community establish
ed by Tolstoi. the Russian novelist, in
Charkoff. has gone to pieces because of
he jealousies and incessant quarrels
Of its members. In this particular the
fate of Tolstoiism does not differ ma
terially from that which has overtaken
nearly every similar enterprise that
was ever undertaken. The only people
who manage to conduct their affairs
on the socialistic plan with success are
the Shakers. All others who have
attempted to put the theories of So
cialism to q practical test have failed.
The trouble with all such social po-
litico-economic reforms seem to be
that they are only adapted to idea
human nature.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-05-07

.PUCK MEYER, the New Yorker
whose corpse was cremated and whose
ashes were scattered to the winds of
heaven from the summit of the statue
of liberty, has set an example which is
likely TO lead to many other eccentric
dispositions OF the remains of the SUBJ
jects Of cremation. 1t is his unique
request undoubtedly that led man at
Louisville to direct that his body be
cremated and his ashes thrown into
the Ohio River.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-05-07

''Be you DR.. Smith," asked tall,
lean specimen, walking into the Office
OF the fashionable practitioner in New
York.
Il am, replied the doctor.
''Well, look-a-here. old Teller" re-
marked the visitor, I'm glad ter find
ye at last Dye remember in '68,
when you was in Kansas. how yer set a
feller's arm and didn't charge him for
it?"
Yes" said the doctor. with the
prospect of a big fee rising before him.
I'm that Teller; an I've broke the
other arm. an come ter have it fixed
on Their same terms. l
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-05-07
CHAPTER XVII.


SIN the darkness of his close and
81 small cell, with the heavy tramp
Of his guards alone waking the
stiffness around, Pierre Leroux lay
through that weary night. With con-
seriousness came back the memory OF
all his folly had brought upon him
the words OF his foe-thc sweetness OF
the knowledge OF her innocence that
even gave him gladness in this hour OF
martrydom.
'.Oh, God" he prayed. again and
again, Ito be free only for one hour!
To see her face once more, and tell her
/ believe in her at last
But when freedom might have been
his the bond Of his word had fcttered
him as with iron, and now in the
eyes Of all men he was traitor, and
arSaigned on the heaviest charge that
cosld be laid against soldier. The
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-05-07

A DOLLAR bill may carry to its re-
celver the vilest infection. 1t is a
sponge that takes up filth ana disease
germs from every hand through which
it passes, and from everybody with
which it comes in contact The small
err the denomination Of the bill the
more likely il is to be contaminated.
Not SO the silver dollar. It is purity
itself. No evil associations can con-
taminate it. For your health's sake,
therefore, eschew the small notes, and
insist on being paid in silver.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-05-07

Or the peoples who go to make up
the great American nation mono have
been more favored than the Jews.
They have come here and developed
into active, intelligent citizens, making
he most Of their opportunities under
free government. And the reason
hat they have made such progress is
mat they have endeavored to develop
themselves in the way of becoming true
American citizens rather than building
up separate caste. In other words,
they have aimed at becoming Jewish
Americans rather than American Jews.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-05-07
LINK BY LINK.
A THRILLING STORY OF THE
FRANO0-PRUSSIAN WAR.
by MAURICE LEGRAND.


His enemy looked on him as he lay
crouched there in the abandonment
and forgetfulness of that moment.
'You believe me now" he said.
There was no answer. The man
did not even hear him. He came
nearer, and laid his hand on his Shout
der and shook him with savage force.
"Do you hear?" he asked. If you
believe in her, confess where she is
hidden. Have You held communica-
ton with her? Say?"
Pierre looked up. His face still
radiant with that wonderful knowl-
edge, his eyes glowing with the lnten-
sity of love that had never died, and
now seemed but to have gathered
fresh force from its many sutferings,
its long denial. Il will say nothing"
he answered, calmly. Her very, name
is polluted by its passage through your
lips!"
Won Brandstein threw himself on
the foe who thus dared 10 brave him,
and with his hand at his throat he
shook him to and fro till the breath
came in spasmodic gasps from his
lungs, and his weaken frame lay like a
log where he had thrown it. In the
struggle paper fell from the mans
bosom. The eagle eyes Of his adver-
sary caught sight of it, he sprung for
ward, raised it from the ground, and
began to peruse its contents.
80" he shouted, triumphantly. Il
have caught you at last, my fine SOL
der! My sanity martyr! A plot, in
deed--and as live-heavens it is her
writing!"
..Hers!"
These words brought back life and
frame. With one bound he staggered
to his feet, and hurled himself upon
his powerful foe.
All was forgotten now. The long
endurance, the gentle patience, the in
exorable self-control of the past weeks.
All he remembered were the wrongs
dealt to him and to her-the insult
that had struck him down-the reve-
latiOn of her efforts to save and rescue
him, while he had been thinking of
her all that was vile, scandalous and
unjust! How plainly he saw it all
swift as lightning flash. This UNI
known friend-this patient watcher
over his welfare-whO could it have
been but the woman who loved
him SO we'll, and of whom he
had been SO quick to believe
i'll! These thoughts nerved him with
the strength OF desperation-almost of
hatred.
Keeling, swaying, struggling breast
to breast, so they strove, utterly-re-
lentlessly. But the enfeebled frame
| Of the French soldier was no match for
the ferocious strength of his Antagonist.
| A moment, and there was crash-a
| heavier fall that echoed afar. and
brought the soldiers from the garrison
and courtyard in tumultuous mass.
They saw the powerful frame Of the
Prussian officer trembling with tenn
pest of passion-his foot on the fallen
body of the man he had injured and
tortured so long, and on his face the
lust OF ferocious hatred "A blood
thirsty longing. terrible as the shadow
| of premeditated crime.
Take him awaym he cried to the
men, land put him in irons for the
night. He has concoted plot to es.
cape, and struck superior officer. He
will learn his fate soon enough!"
And with heavy hearts and great
compassion for one who they knew had
at last been tried beyond his strength,
they bore him away TO his solitary
cell!
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-05-07

The Congressional Record is fraud
and false pretense. 1t is not what it
pMports to be and what it was origin
Ally intended to be-a record CT things
said and done on the floor of the Senate
md House during sessions. Not only
10 members revise the reports of their
speeches, altering according to their
Wish, and frequently changing them
materially, but they are in the habit OF
extending their remarks in the Re-
,ord" by adding to few words spoken
IN debate q great mass of stuff that no
body with power to save himself would
listen to.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-05-07

The new universal language, "Es-
peranto," has made great progress.
Esperanto textbooks have been printed
in fourteen languages. This is the
rival of Volapuk and now claims to be
the coming language to be used when
the world is bound together in one
federation.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-05-07

THERE are spots in the South where
the colored race, so far as numbers
are concerned, have it all their own
way. There are 176, 235 whites to
IS, 6O3 colored people in New Orleans,
In some of the sparsely settled coun-
ties in the interior of the state the col
ored people outnumber the whites fif-
teen to one.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-05-07

IT would not be bad idea to engraft
q slice of French law upon the adulter-
alton laws Of America. A Paris tobac-
conist who had perhaps been in Ameri-
ca, advertised cigar to be 1.-The best
in the world for cents" He was ar
rested. failed to prove it 1.-THE best and
was fined $50 for malicious intention
20 deceive"
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-05-07
No CupidS for Him.

An old gardener amasscd sufficient
money to take a small village hotel.
and the local decorator had fitted up
the barroom entirely to his own fancy.
The day for inspection Of the premises
arriving. a neighbor accompanied the
old man to see that everything was in
order.
q. M.-..What's them babies dom
on the wall there?"
L. D.-''Those are cupids, sir. An
allegorical frieze OF music"
O. M.-'Rub 'em out and put in old
folks. I'm not a-goin' to advertise no
in amt projedics in this blooming
place.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-05-07
They Are All had.

The man who plays the clarionet,
The man who blows the horn.
The man who makes the flute his pc:
And wakes you up at morn,
The man who plays the tenor drum
May put the soul on thistles,
But the one who oftenest makes you glu
Is the blooming wretch who whistles.
Washington Post.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-05-07

In England they make a short jot
Of taking the census. 1t is but a mat
ter OF q single day over there, and
there is no chance given for a booming
city to pad its returns or to protest
that short count has been made.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-05-07

Weather poets ought TO know meterol.
OgY.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-05-07

y
fore me, sOlemnly swear l speak but
the truth. The story may be hushed
up-doubtless it will-but truth,
sooner or later, comes to the fore;
and then, in other lands and in
other tongues will my wrongs be pro-
claimed at last, and men will learn
how Germany allows private luminosity
to take the lead OF public justice, when
dealing with a conquered foe!"
There was an instant's silence. The
faces OF the judges grew sterner and
paler. Something in the noble bear
ing, the calm, heroic face OF the pris-
oner touched them with compassion.
Yet they knew his doom was sealed.
Military justice is stern in is action,
undertaking in its DEGREES. With the
close of that day sentence was pro-
nounced. He must die.
He who had SO long prayed for death
as the sweetest boon man could bestOw
trembled AS he heard his doom. Then
his eyes turned to his foe and met his
malicious cxulting glance with the
calmness OF despair.
"You have your triumph" he said,
so low that scarce anyone heard him.
Then he was led back to his cell. there
to await the end OF his martyrdom.
Faint and weak with long illness,
Ninette lay in her close. narrow room.
Tho confinement, the absence of air,
the loathing OF life, all combined to
! weaken the vigor Of n frame used to
the freedom OF the fields, the freshness
OF cool, sweet winds, the width OF
meadow and forest, and whose eyes
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-12-17
What The Editor Gets.

When the child is born into the world
the physician ID present and gets about
$40 officiating at the important event,
The editor heralds the advent of the
stranger and gets a cursipg for making
d mistake as to the sex or date of arri-
val. After while the child becomes
man; the minister is called to peaform
the marriage ceremony and the parson
walks off with a $40 bill in his pocket
for his trouble. The editor is again
called upon and chronicles this event
by drawing on his Imagination to make
the bride and groom the best and most
respectable people in the county His
only pay is to be asked for a few sam
pie copies of his paper to send to some
absent friend. In time tile once baby,
once happy groom, but now well ad.
vanced man, is brought down 10y death.
Again the physician is called in and
makes his bill; the undertaken is pres
ent and officiates at the funeral and in
time wants 500 for performing the last
sad rites, while the editor Is expected
to complete the drama by holding up
the deceased as model gentleman,
and one who at present, is singing the
song of the redeemed around the throne
of God in New Jerusalem. The proba-
bilities are at the same time that the
baby, the groom, and the dead man,
had been SO Internally stiney that he
had stinted his wife and children and
had never contributed one cent TO the
support of his local paper. What does
the editor get? He gets the very
on all sides for mistakes that are not
his fault.-Ibid.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-12-17
Secretary.
Those Interviews.

The Register has taken upon itself
the task of closing the joints in Great
Bend. Last week its editor started out
to interview a number of the citizens
of the city, asking them whether CT
not they ''desire the joints closed" and
reported the replies of forty-eight men
in last weeks issue, promising more to
follow this week. If the replies o.
those fory-eight men are properly re-
ported i'm the Register, 20 of them pro-
nounce themselves unequivocally in
favor of closing the joints; 20 others
are non-committal or Indifferent, and
the other announce themselves I'M
reservedly as of the opinion that the
prohibitory law as now constituted is a
detriment and injury to the state.
Of the 20 who are non-committal and
evade the point in the question. we
personally know that Is of them are of
the opinion that our state would be
better off with high license law, than
the present law. and only refrain from
openly expressing themselves that way
because of business reasons only.
Also, of the 20 who say the joints
should be closed, there areas every
one knows who know the gentlemen
named in the Register-at least 10 who
would like to see the prohibition ques-
ton submitted to vote of the people,
and at least five of the ten would vote
for high license law instead.
Therefore, if the Register man viii
60 ahead with his interviewing, and
put his question fairly, he Will be do
ing good work. though not in the
direction he antieipated ON the start.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-12-17
Random Shots,

What is preacher? He is a man
whom you need to treat with a great
deal Of respect; and you want to be very
careful what you say about preachers,
for you may be talking to one unawares.
Did you ever have the curiosity to in
vestigate row many men living all
around you are preachers, or have at
some time tried to preach or imagine
they were preachers? Try it some time
and you will be surprised. Fully one
third of the men in every community
at one time thought they had call to
preach, or had preached whenever they
had all, opportunity, or would preach
now, if there were fools enough within
reach to give them congregation.
This is complaint that is no respector
of race, color or previous condition of
servitude.
While every civilized land is full of
joy do not forget the poor heather in
the lands under the tropical sun. Con-
tribute portion of your wealth to send
them missionaries. Do not send them
clothing for that they never wear; do
not send them books for they can't read i.
But send them missionaries. Them
they will gladly receive; for they have
come to regard missionaries as mighty
good eating.
Remember the poor, whom you
always have with you. Do you not
know families who are destitute and
in distress; naked, hungry, sick and in
want of some cheerful, instructive
reading? Hustle around and supply
their needs. A little timely relief now
may do untold good. Send them some
thing-a hive of bees, a secondha
grindstone, few blank chattle mort
gages.-Sol Miller.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-12-17
SPECIAL MEETING.
OFFICE OF THE CHAIRMAN OF THE 4
KANSAS STATE DEMOCRATIC ,
EDITORIAL FRATERNITY

OFFICE OF THE CHAIRMAN OF THE
KANSAS STATE DEMOCRATIC ?
EDITORIAL FRATERNITY.
Arkansas City, Dec. Z, 1891.
A special meeting of the Kansas
State Editorial Fraternity will be held
in the city of Newton on
SAINT JACKsoN'S DAY,
January s, 1892, at 10 o'clock a. %.
This meeting is called in response to
numerous requests from editors from
different parts of the state. The object
being the consultation upon and dis
cussion of the policy to be- pursued in
the approaching campaign for The great
principles which the Hero of New
Orleans loved so well and defended SO
bravely. Every democratic editor in
the state is invited to be present and
join tbs fraternity, and participate in
the discussions of the day and the fes-
tivities of the evening
7. MCINTYRE,
c. *. HOLIDAY, JR, President.
Secretary
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-12-17
Atchison Globe Philosophy.

Every man with boil thinks he is a
Job.
Expecting trouble is worse than hz=-
ing had it.
If you do not look after the main
chance it will not look after you.
Women are silly when men are fools.
Wise men have found women not silly.
Every man has serious rival in the
ideal man a woman likes to sit and
dream about.
Trust to luck very much, and you
will soon find that it is the only thing
in town that will give you credit.
You wish you were in your neigh
boris shoes, because you see how nice
they look, and cau't feel the pinching.
People are always ready to applaud
when other mems rich relatives leave
their money to public and chritable in-
situations.
Give a man crumbs of comfort, and
he will remember while picking them
up that you keep the loaf in your own
hands.
You can form very good estimate
of how a man treats his wife by the
way she acts when she has the misfor.
tune to lose a sum of money.
When a woman dies. and her hus
band refuses to marry again, is it 8
compliment to his first wife, or is it 3
sign he has had enough of it2
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-12-17

IT Is A pitiable thing to see a wife
begging for money from her husband.
once knew a woman who would allow
her bills to accumulate considerably
and then get some friend to 60 with
her to her husbands office, where she
would casually remark: Oh! by the
way, darling, that bill CT Madam's for
my last three dresses has been sent in,
you had better let me have the money!
and out of pure shame the husband
would open his purse strings. When
one thinks of the miserable thwartings
and where is the last ten cent piece 1
gave you" life many women lead. it is
not unnatural that they should scheme
to save or turn an honest penny when
they can, yet they get little credit for
self sacrifices or trif1ing economies
which to them are necessary, while, by
the head of the house more, than the
poor wife would ever dream of possess
ing, is frittered away for such things as
billiards, cards, racing, tobacco doL It
count because it is as necessary to man
as powder is to woman) and such pas
times while the wife sits at home turn
ing last years dress into new one for
this season, and puzzling her weary
brain to thiuk where clothes are to
come from for all the children. Men
surely have the best of it in the battle
of life, and yet, we'll, and yet, being a
woman, would not give up for worlds
the sw eet privileges of being woman.
-Seaforth, in Wichita Mirror.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-12-17
DEMOCRATIC ARTICLES OF FAITH.

Thomas Jefferson laid down the fol
lowing articles of democratic faith
which are worth preserving:
1. The people, the only source of
legislative power.
2. The everlasting severance of
church and state.
8. The freedom, sovereignty and
independence of the respective states.
4. The Union a confederacy, COM
pact; neither consolidation nor a CEN
tralization.
5. The constitution of the Union, a
special writ Of granted powers. limited
and defined
6. The civil power paramount to the
military power.
Z. The representative to obey the
instructions of his constituents.
8. Elections free and Suffrage uni
versal.
9. No hereditary office, or order or
title.
10. No taxation beyond the public
want.
II. No national debt if possible.
IL. No costly splendor of admins
tratiOn.
Is. No prescriptions of opinion or
of public discussions.
IA. No unnecessary interference in
individual conduct, property or speech.
Is. No favored classes and no mo-
nopolies.
Is No public money expended ex-
cept by warrant or special appropria-
ton.
II. No mysteries of government in
accessible to the public eye.
Is. Public compensation for public
services; salaries moderate, pervading
economy