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Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-04-30
The MaelstrOnA Is n Reality.

So many marvellous tales have bee,
told Of the Norwegian maelstrom thu,
several writer's, even Of geographic.
works, have pronounced it entirT
mythical. But the whirlpool is
reality. and from surveys has becoms
we'll known. 1t is ON the Norws!
coast to the south of the Loffoden isles
and runs between a small island callei
Maskenes and u rocky islet. The dept
Of the water in the straits is about IN
feet. while just outside a 1,20O-fos
Inc will scarcely touch bottom, AM
the strong currents rushing in and out
of the fiords create not only the mae
strOm, or mill stream, but numbers d
other whirlpools that render naviss
ton exceedingly dangerous.
The strait OF the maelstrOm is perl
fectly calm at ebb or at flow tide bu3
with the rising or the falling Of thd
tide, or when high wind is blowin|
or a storm raging the waters driven 4
from the ocean find their way out aga1
through the strait with such might
violence that no ship can pass throus
the eddies. There is little downwa1
suction as is commonly supposed, ID
danger being that the vessel will y
come unmanageable and be driven
the rocks. 1t is said that whales hal
been found in the vicinity with the
heads completely crushed in, havln
been caught in tho current and dash'
against the cliffs. The Norwegr
government has surveyed the ma
strOm and warned all navigata
against its dangers.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-04-30
DR.. DEPEW,S STORY.
How the World Moved In Peek,kiu
When He Was Young.

When He was Young.
DR.. Depew told railroad story tba
other evening. It was at meeting Of
the railroad branch of the YOUNG
Mems Christian Association in their
building on Madison avenue. Cornelius
Vanderbilt was present. The doctor
had been speaking of the change pro.
duced in mems manners and their
different ways of doing business since
the invention of modern TRANSPORTS.
ton.
"You can have no notion, you young
men in the audience" continued the
Doctor, chow slow people used to be,
There was an old man up in Peekskill.
where l used to live, who used to be
known as the Village Oracle OF all
the places in the village where the
Oracle loved to spout, the corner
grocery was the dearest to him. There
he would sit on cracker barrel and
solve, off hand, the knottiest political
problems of the day. One day
entered the store and found the Oracle
tearing to pieces the Constitution of
New York State. 1t ought to be
amended so that certain power
might be delegated to the Federal
Government. l was fresh from my
law studies, and was able to tell him
thst the State Constitution did convey
that identical function to the Federal
Government. He doubted it. and said
he would consult the learned author.
tiles on the point when he got time
He had the books at home.
II came to New York" continued
tho Doctor, "and spent a pretty busy
ten years, and never happened to meet
the Oracle again in the grocery, but
one day found him declaiming, as he
had been declaiming ten years pre-.
viously from the head of a cracker
barrel, to a crowd OF villagers. And
he was at the same idea, that the Con-
stitution ought to be amended.
% But Uncle l said, don't you
remember that told you ten years
ago that the Constitution already con.
tanned that provision?'
" Did YEP said the old man.
" Yes l replied, and you said
you would look it up in the Constitu-
ton for your self
" 'Mebby I did, mebby did, he nj
piled, but l hain't had time yet I'll
hunt it up"
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-04-30
METALLIC TIES.
Iron Proves to be Vastly Better Than the
Costly Wood.

Iron Proves to be Vastly Better Than the
Costly Wood.
Metallic railway ties are by no
means a new invention, although the
railway companies of the United States
have been singularly backward in
adopting them. They were laid upon
European roads rs early as 1860, and
since that time the number has in
creased, SO that in 1890, no less than
10, 222 miles of track were laid with
them. In addition to this, there were,
in the same year. 1891 miles in Africa,
9314 in Asia, chiefly in India, and 1888
in Mexico, Central and South America;
but in the United States, a nation usu-
ally in the lead of all improvements,
there were only two miles, these hav-
ing been put down as expert ment.
Quite aside from the question of cost,
it would seem that that of safety, alone,
were of sufficient Importance to justify
the substitution OF a substantial: metallic
tie for the short-lived wooden one, with
its unreliable fastening. Three-fourths
OF mile OF track were laid with these
ties on the Chicago. Western
& Indiana Railroad in Chicago
in October, 1889, and the time
elapsed has been sufficient to give
results of some reliability. The ties
were laid at point where the ballast
was light gravel, and the traffic eighty
regular trains in one direction each
day, the heaviest engine weighing Co.,
600 pounds, with $4,000 pounds on
each pair of drivers. During the fif-
teen months that the ties have been
down, 81, 500 trains have passed over
them; and Mr.. Clarke, the manager,
states that the cost of maintenance has
been so small as to be hardly worth
taking into consideration. The ends
of the rails. where those laid upon
wooden ties become slightly hattened,
had remained perfectly smooth and
even, indicating the absence of the
wheel blow at the joint, injurious to
rail and rolling stock alike. Riding
over the section had been as if it were
laid with continuous rails. Tho rails
had stood perfectly upright, and had
worn evenly upon the top. The freez-
ing and thawing Of two winters had
had no effect upon the track, which
had remained in perfect line and sur
face. The fastenings had remained
good. and the track was as firmly held
as when first laid.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-04-30

Mrs. Fatpurse-"You paint pictures
to order. don't you?"
Great Artist-.'Yes, madam"
'.Well, want landscape. with lots
of deer. and ducks, and quail, and red
birds, and cattle, and sheep, and pigs.
and so on. you know: and put lake
and an ocean in--fresh and salt water
you know; and be sure to have plenty
Of fish swimming around, because It'll
for the dining-room. New Yorl
Weekly.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-04-30
For the COMPLEXION.

Circassian women, it is said, who
are noted for the velvety softness of
their compilations and rosy bloom,
never use Ointments Of any kind. They
apply to their faces half an hour
before their bath a thorough coating
Of white OF egg. When this has COM
pletely dried they wash it OFF with
tepid water, and then proceed to battle
as usual in soap and water.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-04-30
Pussy's Way OF Catching Birds,

A lady in Cincinnati has wonder
ful cat named Dick. we'll known for its
sagacity. She has been in the habit
OF taking crumbs from the table and
shaking them on the ground outside
50 that the birds could feast therefrom.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-04-30
None to Spare.

'YOur money or your life!" abrup'
observed a highwayman to strsns
whom he met by chance.
'sWell. not much of either just
present., F." affably responded the otns
gentleman. ''The fact is, I'm pre-
far gone with consumption, and hs's
wealth enough to pay my funeral
penses. Nothing else can do for
to-day? Good evening, then. "
glad to have met you."-Puck.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-04-30
Deeds Heat Words.

There are one hundred and y
thousand terms in the English langa'
and yet there is not one that does
situation justice in the opinion o.
man who has just put the hot en-
his cigar in his mouth. This is an'
er proof of the superiority OF o.
over words.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-04-30

The Atchison Globe says: Dc.
OF the man who smiles with his ~
alone. There is one in ACE
whose lips spread into an encns'
smile, but whose eyes never en-
A man Of that order needs watcnn
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-04-30

Somehow man can display much
more wisdom in giving advice on what
is past and can't be helped than in
telling what should be done in the
future. -AtchisOn Globe
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-04-30

'I'm on to you." said the dN
ink to the blotter, In o tone OF q
cradle asperity.
DRY up" replied the blotte|
agely.-Munsey's Weekly.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-04-30
An Old Tree,

On the farm OF Levi Peterson near
Vera Crux, Lehigh county, Pa, stands
a pear tree known to be $50 years old.
One at Monroe, Mich, is still older.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-02
MINNEAPOLIS.
Chamber of Commerce.

Wheat was higher, caused by scare among
shorts. There was no important news TO Hf-
feet prices sharply, but there was sort Of
balance OF trade against those who had sold
earlier in the week on breaks. and when
prices were lower. They covered through
freight. That supplied demand that worked
the market upward. Then there were seile y
of calls that were getting in too deep wn,er.
and they bought against the privileges
they sold last night, aud with these
things working together and forcing the
market up 1l2c, some of the large short lines
were driven in. The bulk of it all was done
early in the day, and kept the trade busy
with all active business and large transac-
tons. There had been notable a sence of
cold wave scares for some time. Such
thing was reported, and, regardless of its
probable effect on prospective crops, II was
EMPLOYED for its effect on elevator wheat
Cables were dull and wheat abroad was no
higher. The demand for spot wheat is large
in this country and that leads futures. heat
closed: No. hard, January, Csc: on track,
9512c; No. 1 Northern, January and Febru-
ary 94c; May, g7c; on track, 94l2c: No. =
Northern, January Ole; on track, 91l2@92l2c.
Cash Wheat-The activity in futures and
the higher prices they brought reacted upon
the price of cash wheat. 1t was the activity
of general demand for spot wheat thai,
added to fears of shorts. shot up futures 10
sharply, and the rise of the latter made
further advance in cash wheat. Sentiment
favored higher prices, and with Incidental
circumstances the same way higher sales
were secured. Millers bought, for they had
to or shut down the mills, but as an Offset
flour buyers are coming III more freely for
supplies. Receipts were fair and shipments
light.
FLOUR AND COARSE GRAINS.
Flour-The added daily output of the mills
grinding yesterday will probably aggr, lie
q, 900 bbls. Shipments, 1921 bbls. Quoted
at S4.55@14. 90 for first patents; S4.3C14.5 30 for
second patent; S3.6004.10 for fancy and ex-
port bakers; S1Sc12 10 for low grades in
bags, including red dog.
The increase in the demand for flour, based
upon higher wheat prices and the prospect
OF further improvement, has caused larger
output OF -four than was noted at any other
time since the end Of November Ii il said
that the price il brought has not equaled the
higher cost of wheat. and one mil. al | asst.
is going to be shut down. because there is Il
loss in making -four on the present basis Of
relative values of wheat ana flour. Prices of
wheat may fall, or flour advance TO equaize
them, however, when all would quickly
change to activity or work again, for the
mills are built to run.
Quoted at SIS. 2jG515.50 for bran, Sl5.2iG5l5.1j
for shorts and SIS 75@I6.25 for middllngs.
Corn-Receipts. 1850 bu; shipments, none.
Quoted at 47GlSc on track.
Oats-Receipts, $500 bu; shipments, 100
bu. Quoted at 4l@i3Ac by sample.
Rye-Receipts, none; shipments, tOO hu.
Quoted at 65Ql66o for sample cars OH track.
Barley-Reeeipls. 800 bu; shipments. 100
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-02
DULL AND HEAVY.
Wall Street Exhibits No Lively
Features.

NEW YORK, Jan. 31.-The stock mar
ket to-day was dull throughout and
rather heavy. Northern Pacific was the
weakest point in the list still, and there
is evidence that there has been realizing
for the past few days but the loss was 4
small fraction only, and in all other
eases, with the single exception of Jer-
sey Central. the fluctuations of the day
were entirely insignificant. The granger
stocks, however, continued to droOp,
while the VanderbiltS and the Gould
stocks were the strong points. Union
Pacific is stronger. The movements in
the market call for no comment, and
the general tendency was down.
ward, owing to the mild pressure of the
bears during the early hour. After the
issue of the bank statement there was
frmer tone shown. and the close was
firm, though dull, with a promise of
stronger market next week. The final
changes are in almost all cases small
declines, but Jersey Central is down
per cent. Railroad bonds were rela-
lively more active aud stronger than
stocks to-day, and on transactions OF
1886, 900 there were q number of marked
advances scored, though these were gen
orally among the inactive issues which
have not been traded in for some days.
Government bonds have been dull and
steady. State bonds nave been neglect
ed. The export of specie from the port
of New York for the week aggregated
S611, l95 silver and S5S, 567 gold. The I'M
ports of specie at the port of New York
for the past week aggregated S194, 995,
of which $40, 534 were gold and s154, 46l
silver. The only trading in petroleum
to-day was in February option, Pennsyl-
vania OIL. These contracts opened
steady and closed firm. February op-
ton sales, $4,000 barrels, opening at
751ac; highest, 752lc; lowest. 1910;
closing, 75&c.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-02

NEW YORK. jan 31-Flour-Receipt pts. &c.
900 pkgs; exports is bbls 10,0G0 sacks: strong,
1c@15c more asked. moderately active sales,
g, Zoo bbls. Cornmeal quiet; yellow Western,
S2.ss@S.25. heat-Receipls. $1,000 bu; ex-
ports, 81, 900 bu; sales, 100000 bu futures,
$1,000 bu spot spot market stronger. m cd
erately active; No. . red. Sl.lC9l. 1913 in
elevator, $1.11s4 afioat Sl.11@l.12ss T. o. D.;
No. red, S1.04@4 ungraded red, Sl.O6D
Liza No. Northern S1.1Gls; No. + hard.
S1.195s; options a4@1Ac higher on reports
OF comparatively moderate, holdings IN
farmers hands and weather accounts
AGAINST I the crop shorts shorts e g, 011hH
Ito, closing at S1.O97s; March, 81 .ogas@
11O14, closing at S11Cl8; May, SL06@l.0il3,
closing at SLOTS; June, 1.05@l.O5ss, closing
at S1.05ls; July S1.00A@S1.t1ss. closing at
S1OO7s; August, 9.ss@9,9sc, closing at 97sse;
December, 977sc@S1. closing at 99s.c. Rye
quiet and steady; Western, U@6Oc Barley
steady. quiet. Corn-Receipts, Ii, 700 bu; ex-
ports, 59,773 bu; sales, 100000 bu futures,
$1,000 bu spot: spot stronger, moderately
active: No. >, 62Ia016312c elevator; 6i14c afioat:
ungraded mixed, 6aQ6.s4c; steamer mixed,
62I2@63l2c; options i4c clover on near by
and Zee OIL May and July: February. sc :
March, 6Os4@6lAc; May, closing at
SEA; July; oc closing at 3gs4c; oats 0ats-
Receipts. $4,000 bu; sales, 100000 bu
futures, 104, 900 blu spot; spot market stronger
moderately active; options hrmer, dull;
May, 515a05178c, closing at 5l1sc: spot 40 :
white, 53@53l2c; mixed Western. 50954e;
white Western, 53@62c; No. ? chicago, 534
@53l2c Hay steady; shipping. 4oc; good TO
choice, 55@65c. Hops firm. quiet; state com
mon to choice. 29G36c; Pacific coast, go
35c. Coffee options opened barely steady
unchanged to Is points down, closed steady
to 10 points down, quiet; sales, 1880 bags.
Sugar-Raw, dull, nominal; refined quiet,
firm; G, 4 1516lo5c: extra c, 5ls(1, Ac; wnlle
extra Z, 55-lt@5ssc; yellow, 413:lt9
415-16c. Molesses-New Orleans. quiet, firm
Rice active, firm. Petroleum quiet, steady.
Cottonseed Oil dull, steady. United petro-
leum closed at 75a4c for February. Tallow
quiet, firm. Rosin steady, quiet. Turpent1ne
quiet firm, at 4l@Al2c. Eggs about steady !;
Western, 24A@24l2c; receipts, 4, 3l4 FaeKages'
Hides quiet, firm. Pork gool demand firm.
Lard opened steady; closed easy, quiet;
Western steam. S. 10; sales, 800 te r: H3
option sales, $500 tierces February, $500,
closing al S. 10 bid; March, S6.15@6. i. closing
SOL bid; April S6.2s May So l3e96 - So clos los,
ing $3.50 bid. Butter quiet, easy; Western
dairy, 12019c Western creamery, 17O26c !;
Elgin. &c. Cheese-Strong fair demand !;
Ohio flats, 7l2@l0c. Pig iron quiet; Amerl-
can S15 5Cf0I1 M
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-02

ST. LOUIS Jan. 31-Flour firm. Wheat,
all news to-day being in favor of bulls the
market advance from the start with great
activity and intense excitement. The close
was 2ls@25sc higher than yesterday. No:
red. cash. 99Ac@S1; May. 9Sl2c@Sl.O0S4,
closing at SlOO84; July. S7l2@9OSsc. closing
at 9Ossc bid. Corn trading light. but closed
ssc higher in symra;hy with i, wheat z No;
July. closing at 539sc. Oats firm, higher;
No cash. 45Ac; May, 45S4O46c, closing at
46lsc bid. Rye nothing done. Barley, Min
nesota, re. Hay dull. Bran strong; STAG
94c. Flaxseed firm, higher, $l.2l. Lead
higher, better demand. $4.1504.1il2. Butter
dull, unchanged Eggs lower, 19c. Corn
meal steady. S2.T@2.75. Whisky, Sill.
Provisions dull, unchanged. Receipts-Flour,
1000 bbls; wheat 10000 bu; corn, 5000 bu;
oats, $1,000 Blu; rye 1900 bu; barley, 1000 bu.
Shipments-Flou 10000 bbls; wheat $4,000
bu: corn, 1900 bu; oats, 1000 blu; rye,
none: barley 900 hn
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-02

coming back from market farmers have
overtaken me and gone by slap bang,
only to be overtaken themselves by my
fast walking team before they reached
the top of the next hill. When they
stopped trotting their horses Stacked up
to about half the rate OF speed that
mine kept steadily. | have always
thought that | get around just as
quickly in the long run and with
a saving of horse flesh and wagons,
by not trotting step when doing
heavy team work, that is where the
horses are trained to walk fast and
know that IS the only gait that will be
required of them. 1t is called twelve
miles from my house to Akron. Inc
last three teams | have had walked IT III
three hours and ten minutes, coming
home. Going requires thirty to sixty
minutes more on account OF steep nils.
This when they went over the same
road every day in the month.
Al home on the farm we never work
the horses more than eight or ten hours
a day, and for this length of time they
will keep pretty well up towards the
four miles an hour gait when drawing
many of our tools. | saw men moving
last summer behind slow. mopIng
horse. cultivating corn or potatoes. MY
man, behind Il free walking horse, cas-
lily cultivated seven acres of our narrow
rows one way in day OF about nine
hours. The other man Will get over
about three acres. Which do you
choose? The fast walking would
throw dirt over the little
plants, you say. Nc, we have on
purpose teeth so narrow that they can
not throw dlt,so as to accomplish twice
as much in day Another good plan,
after you get your horses trained to
walk fast, is to never hold them IN, on
the cultivator or pillow, or any other
tool unless it be necessary; let them
work at natural gait. How it pro
vokes me TO see man make free
walking horse drag him along to the
rein | will not allow my horses dis
couraged. When blowing or cultlyat-
ing, after getting started we always
hang the reins loosely on the handles OF
nIOW Or cultiyatOr
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-02
CRIPPLED FINANCES.
Failure OF a Mutual Fire Insure
nnce COmDanY.

CHICAGO, Jan. 31-The Consolidated Mu.
tual lie Insurance company, with Offices i'll
this city, made an assignment in the county
court this morning to its vice president,
George II. Ritchie. On its fee the failure
appears TO be very bad one, as the schedule
OF assets IS but Sl3,29j, while the liabilities
are an even 100000. The officers of the
company and its attorneys claim the collapse
is due almost solely 20 what they term the
nrbi rHry ard unwArranted rulings of state
Auditor G. f. Pdvey. who. they say, has
apparently determined to drive the mutuals
out of existence. The company was organ
ICED ABOUT eighteen months ago, succeeding
the Cunsondated Fire Insurance company,
concern that had been in existence about
four years. The company since its Orsau-
izalion has done big business It is claimed.
I he following well -known business men are
the officers of the company W. A. Donahue,
OF Domaine q Henneberry. printers, presi.
dent e.. ii. Richie, OF the Malcolm Mcneil
Lumber company, vice president; John Mar
Tier, of Ma Ger, Luse " Co, printers, treas
urer and John Ormsbee, secretary.
NEW YORK, Jan. 81 schedules IN the as
sgnment OF Patrick j. Mackeon, dealer in
gentlemen furnishing goods at Nos. 2l0 and
ZIP Sixth avenue, to James u. Squires, were
Tiled to-day, stating liabilities at SIS l16; NOM
inal assets, ,2ss, and actual assets, Sl5,sSS.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-02
81. Paul Produce.

Butter-Creamery LIST. ga. :: creamery
ID 1SQl20c; dairy LIST, 1s@2Cc; dairy I'd, La l5c
roll and print, lC@12c; packin: SOCK, are.
Cheese-FulI cream. Ollie asked
skinned 3G05c
Eggs-Fresh, ls@10c per doz; ice house, ID
Ollie per doz.
Maple Sugar-S01Oc.
Maple Syrup-Per gallon, s1.1!6125.
Honey-SlOw at quotations: fine white new
clover, iS020c buckwheat, 1J@l1c.
Malt-Per bushel 75@1S0c.
Oranges-Messinas, S3; Floridas, 81 Cali
fornias, $3.50.
Lemons-Fancy, S35004.
Nuts-Pecaps, Texas polished, medium TO
large, S010c per lb; almonds, Tarragonas.
lie: California soft-shelled. 1Sc: hlberts,
Sicily. 12c; walnuts, new California. l2ll15c
cocoanuts, So per 100: hickory nuts. Si.5I per
bushel; shellbarks, SI.7501.s5 per Dushel
BraZils, logic: peanuts, Virginia hand
picked s12c; roasted, 10I2c.
Dates-Persians '9Sc; i'll mats 5l2e; figs,
new. 120l5c
Cider-Choce Michigan, legal kegs, 49,
per keg; choice refined, legal keys, 90;
choice refined. 32-eal bbls, SS0lJ per Dul
-Dressed-Turkeys. LOO lie; chick
ems 6Ia@7l2c; ducks and geese, eQJc.
Veal-Si.5006.
Rabbits-40c
Jack Rabbits-S3.
Sweet Potatoes-Illinois, SL50.
Apples-Fancy, SGS650; standards, So
$50; choice, S}.75@4.
Onions-New, Sl@l25 per bu-
Carrots-4GG150c per bu.
Celery-25c.
Pears-S3@350.
Cranberries-Bell and bugle S1o@l2; bell
and cherry, $S91O per Dbl; Cape Cod, $l00l2
ner bbi