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Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-01-22

TIE world mover loses interest in
reading about very old people. Wc
all dread the approach OF the seventh
age" with its pains. its feebleness. its
uselessness and its dependence. That
10 why tho sturdy octogenarian who
shakes his fist In the face OF encroach-
ing years seems like hero to us.
The veteran of ninety winters. who
dances till l o'clock in the morning.
Or who saws cord OF wood every day
before breakfast. is moro interesting
pesouage than the veteran OF the bat
tie field.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-01-22
JAPANESE AUTHORSHIP.
An Iutessstine Process. Very Different From
Authorship Hereab0sts.

Authorship Hereab0stx.
The Japanese anthor does not write
books. He paints them. As soon as
he reaches the Indispensable minimum
Of ideas he shuts himself in his study.
frightened slightly by a soft light
from four cornered white paper lam
tern. He has before HIM n polished |
table. one foot high. on which lie his
idyllic writing materials. The paper
is of an agreeable yellow and is mark
ed with perpendicular and horizontal
blue lines. His ink is held in u rich
ebony plate. deliberately carved and
with depression in which tho black
tablets are rubbed to nothing. The
plate carries also Ave bamboo brushes
which serve rs pens.
Az the spirit moves tho author
begins Iainting at the back end OF oil
the pages that are to swing Japanese
hearts and heads. From the left to
the right of each page his brown
hands sweep the brush up and down tho
perpendicular blue lines. With in
conceivable rapidity the pages are
covered with delicate and varied
marks from the brush. To u foreigner
a volume just fresh from such hand
is one OF tho prettiest things in tho
| world, and exactly tho article to be
presented TO q friend or patron as an
edi. ION de iure. But tho first success
OF IL work in Japan depends so cxten-
! sively on the artistic execution OF the
brush that no author would think OF
letting AN autograph work leave his
hands. When finished the painted
history, poem. or novel is intrusted to
Il professional copyist. who knows
above all others how to paint words
with skill. Beside the experiences OF
such book painter the scratching OF
European pen or the click OF type
writer seems as indicate as splitting
wood.
The next step OF the author with the
indispensable minimum OF ideas Is TO
! send the artistic reproduction OF bis
painting to the engraver. who pre-
pares the blocks, vets them with ink,
lays on the paper sheet BY sheet. ano
finally presses it down. SO that it may
take the figures, with great palm lea
pen. The leaves are fastened together
and bound in simple paper covers
Unlike tho western book .fancier. thu
Japanese book fancier cares little TO
, the exterior OF his volumes. He wlshe
. no ornament on the binding. aside iron
, the marks of the title in the upper left
, hand corner
, The arrangement OF Japanese au
a thor with his publisher is astonishihgl
o simple. One recently answered tn
4 question OF European Oh the subjee
9 thus:
( II myself pay the publisher. / tax
+ the risk of losses from my works.
could not allow. on the other hant
o that any one should profit from m
- labor"
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-01-22

Two FRENCH physicians. Binet aud
Eera, connected with what Is recog-
Missed c. the most authentic school OF
by pnotic study in Europe, tho Salpet-
riere of Paris. maintain that there Is
absolutely no barrier to the power OF
the hypno,izer once in complete pos
session OF his subject They demon
strate by many instances that 1t ID
possible to make the Involuntary
agent Of crime commit it hours and
even days after the will act by which
it is instigated; .nd then SO complete
" TO efface recollection OF 1t as &c
compel tho agent to deny it with sim
cerity and conviction. thus ''attackins
tho witness box" as a recent comment
ator on hypnotism puts It,
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-01-22

MOST of us are extremely skeptical
in regard to aerial navigation. We
will believe that the problem has been
solved when We sec tho practical
demonstration. Until then we will
incline 10 the opinion that the difficult
ties arc insurmountable. So long as
air ships have to be suspended from
huge bags or tanks Of hydrogen gas
We will be reluctant to believe that
they can be propelled against air cur
rents, and inclined to the opinion that
they must be at the mercy OF the
winds and incapable OF becoming q
reliable means OF transportation.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-01-22

IT seems to be q fact that the treat.
meut Of the Jews in Russia has been
recently severe enough to warrant be-
ing called persecution. Every possi-
bio measure has been taken to render
their existence there as wrctched as
possible All sorts OF exactions are
practiced upon them; almost every
mode OF earning u livelihood is denied
them; tho universities arc practically
closed to them. In tho courts OF JUS
lice they have no hope OF justice
They are ut the mercy of any drunken
official. They are subjected to ab.se
Of every SORT and have no chance o
red roeS
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-01-22
"BAB'S" IDEA.
The ..(set There Determination Of Some AmeHi
can Women.

The ..(set There Determination Of Some Ame1t.
can Women.
For nv own part, l don't consider
the American woman the creature OF
the future. l regard her rs the In.
dividual OF the present. She is healthy.
wealthy and wise-enOugh. We don't
want her TO know too much. the
nation objects to it. We like her just
as she is. without one plea In favor OF
dress reform or physical culture. and
we grow extravagantly proud Of her
when we see her contrasted with other
women. She may be bit like the
lily OF the field. toiling not nor spin
ming. but when she is. it is because
the American man considers it his
greatest pleasure to have lily in his
establishment and admire it. Aud
when she does toll she does it in about
half the time that it would take u
Frenchwo IN, and il it - q question
OF money making. can do more in ono
day than the average Englishwoman
could in a year. / don't believe in her
having to make mopey. l belong to
the association that believes in the
cud close to- a -man-and-being'
taken -care-Of, but my heart does beat
bit quicker whom think how an
! American woman can do 1t If she
wants to. She has lovely determin'
alton to "get there and she arrive:
on time. 1t is simply and absolutely
blissfully beautiful. That sounds ex
aygerated to q man. and ] don't know
whether those are adjectives or I'D
verbs, but they express what l mean
and therefore do their duty In Nie.-
"Bab" in Terre Haute Express.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-01-22

THERE are many towns and Ham,
let's, which, by u united effort OF the
farmers and such people Of other
callings rs would cheerfully join with
them, might be greatly beautified and
adorned. Tho results OF such work
would DO q source OF permanent graft
flcation 70 those who engaged in it, and
perhape to their successors. They
would increase the value OF property.
and make the places more desirable for
homes than they previously had been.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-01-22

IT IL likely. as q result Of low prices
for grain. that moro Of the arabic land
OF England will be diverted from grain
growing TO pasturing and to small
fruit farms and gardens. The acreage
in wheat pretty steadily 'diminishes,
but as the wheat is manfred highly
ito yield does not decrease In favorable
seasons in the same proportion. But
the small fruit farm is really the best
hope OF the English farmer. 1t is best
also for the landlord as we'll.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-01-22

The world is in no danger OF starv-
ing for many years TO come II its peo-
pie are willing to give intelligent cul-
tore to the soil. English authorities
assert that not one per cent OF the
aec >le land in the Argentine Confeder'
alton has ever been cultivated. Even
tho United States could double it,
present crops II all the farmers would
till the soil as intelligently. as eff
GENTLY and as industriously as the bcs
farmers in each state do now.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-01-22
HIS MCTHCR'C SONGS.

Beneath the hot midsummer sun
The men had marched all day;
And now beside IA ripping stream,
Upon the grass they lay.
firing of games and idle icsts,
As swept the hours along,
They called to one who unused apart,
Come, friend, give US song
~ fear Icannot please" he said
1.-The only songs know
Are those my mother used to sing
For me long years ago.
"Sing one of those" rough voice erica,
There's none but true men here;
To every mothers sou OF us
a mothers songs are dear"
Then swectly rose the singers voice
amid unwonted calm,
IAN soldier Of the cross
A follower Of the lamb!
..And shall fear to own his cause:'
The very stream was stilled.
And hearts that never throbbcd with fear
With tender thoughts were filled.
Ended this song. the singer said,
AS to his feet he rose,
"Thanks to you all, my friends; good
night,
God grant us sweet repose."
.sSing us one more" the captain begged
The soldier bent his head,
Then glancing round with smiling lips,
You'd join with me-" he said
wen sing this old familiar air,
Sweet as the bugle call,
All hail the power OF Jesus name,
Let angels PROSTATE fall"
All. wondrous was the old tunes spell,
AS on the singer sang,
Man after man TELL into line,
Aud loud the voices rang
The songs are done, tho camp is still
Naught but the stream is heard;
But an! he depths of every soul
BY those old hymns are stirred.
And up from many bearded lip,
In whispers soft and low,
Rises the prayer the mother taught
The boy long years ago.
Chicago Inter Ocean
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-01-22

not have anything to do with these old
souaw dances and few youn. girls arc
ever seen in the circle. They prefer
to be courted by the young warriors.
who stand like sentinels in the back.
ground away from the offensive fumes
of the kettle.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-01-22
eone Folks WAY,

Last year. as es imated by a railroad
publication, hal a mill.oa Americans
arrived ut the various depols in the
country from one to five minutes lato
for the train. and in each and every
case they exclaimed: well. this 10
fernal monopoly will have to pay for
tn .sr'
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-01-22
TIE criminal code of France is un-

TEE criminal code of France is I'M
like that of any other constitutional
country. Under its traditional opera
ton the presiding magistrate becomes
an assistant prosecutor and hectors de-
PENDANTS and witnesses. 1t does not
follow that there is a larger ratio OF
unjust convictions. for with all his
assumption of personal hostility the
Judge seeks truth aud the jury makes
tho verdict 1T tho facts as brought Out
by all questioners.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-01-22
'sII'

If you love me, come and be
in my heart Of hearts and see
How think Of naught but thee!
If you hate me, tell me so,
should love you still know
Hate to love viii sometimes grow.
If you neither love nor hate,
For your grace ] ne'or will wait;
You will never be my fatel
OF. Adams in ''POst Laureate 1dyls. F"
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-01-22
Quail en- II asst.

The nourishing qualities Of quail on
toast have been given by a New York
physician u be just one-tifth Of that Of
mutton broth. In other words. then,
10 not enough TO pay for working the
jaws TO get the combin .tion into the
stomach.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-01-22
Qussr Thin -

A Virginia negro threatened 70 XIII
a man who had been his friend. He
borrowed u gun. hid il under log.
and waited for an opportunity. Mean
while, the other found the gun. and
in carrying it home no fell down and
II was discharged and blew the Top Of
his head Of.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-01-22

The earliest mention Of holly In connec
ton With Christmas establishment Is
corol In its praise, written about itoo and
preserved in the Harleisn manuscript
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-01-22
The Cause of the Complain.

Irritated passenger-"Say: O ,
you open tho ventilators ana s,'b hot in
little fresh air? It's roasting nu,
this car" Conductor (respecttuiy' Il
..Ventilators are all open. SIT. y
doesn't do any good. Go tram ~ 81
Johnny. il you sell any more cDp I. ear
Amelis Rives' new story In TINS 90
IN throw you OF tho train!
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-11-05
AN OLD TIME LIAR.

Ills Snake Stories Frightened Swedesi
Away from Delaware.
No wonder the innocent Swedes
showed a marked reluctance about
coming to America two centuries and
half ago, as we are told they did 1t
was only natural that they should when
what little they did learn of this terra
incognita was furnished them by the
Rev. John Campanius Holme (the last
word being an affix to the name proper,
denoting the place of his nativity,
Stockholm), who was one Of the most
ingenious and picturesque liars that
ever travelled, a man Of more than
Munchausen ability in ornamental and
highly imaginative lying. Campanius
came over in 1913.
He was the second preacher who ar
rived on the shores of the Delaware lat
the site of Wilmington, and the first
who lived here any considerable length
of time. He sent home some hideous
stories of the country. For instance,
what would the gentle and timid Swede,
in his well ordered, settled, matter of
fact country, think Of this in the snake
linel
"There is here also large and hor-
rible serpent, says he, getting in the
fine work Of detailed realism, (which
has a head like the head of dog, and
can bite off mans leg as clear as if ii
were hewn down with an AK There
are horny joints in their tails, which
make q noise like children's rattles, and
when they see a man they wind them
selves in circle and shake their heads
which can be heard at the distance o.
100 yards These snakes are three
yards long and thick as the thickes
part of a mans thigh"
| Pretty good work that, to make {
nine foot long dogheaded serpent, ca
pable OF biting off mans leg, out o
a plain rattlesnake. But how's thi
for crabl "At Spiders Point" CBom
bay Hook, Delaware shore), says tn,
prevaricator, when the south WING
blows a great many sea spiders ar,
driven on shore which are not able t.
return into the water. They are a
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-11-05

given al lurn for the benefit OF the
poor. He gave Berioz, the great Frenc'
composer the large sum of 10000
francs, simply az II mark of admiration
for the latter's Symphonic Fantas-
tique" But better than this was the
manner Of his befriendlng a little
Italian whom he found playing on the
streets of Vienna.
The boy confided to him that he sup
ported his sick mother by his playing,
and that be had come from the other
side Of the Alps. Paganni was touched
at once, He literally emptied his peck.
cts into the lads hand, and taking his
poor instrument from him began ''the
most grotesque and extraordinary per
formance possible" Presently there
was quite a crowd around the curious
pair, and Paganini, concluding his
solo, went around with the hat. A
splendid collection was the result, and
after handing this to the boy Paganini
walked of with his companion, remark
ing, II hope have done a good turn
to the little animal. "-Cornhill Maya
zine.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-11-05
A Strange VIII.

Perhaps tie strangest will ever had
to draw up as that OF wheelwright
who had anlsssed quite a comfortable
sum In the exercise Of bis calling. He
was member of the Church of Eng
land, but he had great objection to
the clergyman of the parish because he
was in the habit Of preaching In sur
plice instead of the black gown to
which the wheelwright had been ac-
customed in his youth The old fellow
left the clergyman the very handsome
sum of 9200 on condition that he
preached funeral sermon over him OF
not less than two hours duration, and
wore black gown for the occasion.
When the old man died the parson,
who was rich man, very good ma
turedly fulfilled the conditions Of the
will, and gave the money In charity to
the poor Of the parish. But he must
have had hard work to spin out bis
sermon on the deceased wheelwripllt 70
the required length. =
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-11-05

One day Iawer dictated a special
writ of fieri facias to his shorthand
clerk, and, being in hurry, rushed of
to the court with the transcript as soon
as it was made, without reading it.
When it was presented the dignified
judge glanced through it, looked at a
certain part of it steadily, and became
convulsed with laughter. He then
handed the paper back to the lawyer,
stating that he was sorry he couldn't
grant his petition.
II think, please the court, that this
is according to rule" persisted the at
torney
well, this court is unable to do any
thing for you" replied the judge.
"Your request is unreasonable; just
take your petition and read it.
The lawyer did SO and found that II
requested the court to grand Especial
red fiery faces" to its petitioners. = Elk.
change.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-11-05
The Giant scalIop.

The scallop eating public is well
acquainted with the ordinary small
sized pecten, but know little about the
pecten magellanicus, generally desig
mated as 1.-THE giant" Fishermen in
remote sections use queer names for
all marine creatures, and so to the
Penobscot man a scallop is a "hen
clam" Along the coast from Hatteras
to Labrador there are ordinary seal
lops, but off the coast of Maine alone
are the big ones. 1t is the largest
edible mollusk on the Atlantic coast,
but big as it is it pales before the huge
edible mollusks of the Pacific, New
York Times.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-11-05
An Improvement for the Clock.

An early riser's outfit is one of the
recent electrical novelties. 1t has a
decided advantage over the old alarm
clock, which would run down and al
low the early riser to take another nap
The electrical outfit does not need any
winding. 1t keeps up its nerve grating
jangle for two hours, unless turned off.
The early riser is bound to get out Of
bed and cut off the current. And
then, of course, the purpose is accom-
plished; the early riser having arisen
and duly "cussed the alarm, remains
up for the remainder of the day. New
York Journf |.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-11-05

large as JorUolses, ana, ike them, have
houses over them of a kind of yellow
horn. They have many feet, and their
tails are half an eel long, and made
like three edged saw, with which the
hardest tree may be sawed down"
Whether the stranded "sea spiders
were accustomed to exercise their tails
on the forest trees or not is left to the
imagination. Perhaps Campanius sim.
ply meant to infer that they would
save the settlers the use of axes. The
sea spider was simply the king crab
Philadelphia Press.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-11-05
Egg In a Bottle.

If an egg be kept in strong vinegar
for a short while the shell will become
more or less plastic, and the egg can
then be rolled out sausage like until it
be of small enough diameter to go with
ease in at the mouth of a beer bottle
If cold water be then poured in the
bottle, the shell, the life of which has
been softened by the vinegar, will
harden and return to its original shape
--New York Recorder
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-11-05
Dumb Barbers Not Popular.

A boss barber in Chicago declares
that it is all bosh about people not
wanting to be talked to in the chair.
He once thought the other way, but
after hiring a dumb journeyman he
changed his opinion. Nobody would
patronize the journeyman after discov-
ering he could not talk, and he was
therefore dismissed. Occasionally,
suppose" continued the boss, "a man
comes in who doesn't want to be talked
to. but my observation is that when
the average man comes into shop
and takes chair he is much disap-
pointed if the barber doesn't entertain
him. know | have customers who
expect me to entertain them "a
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-11-05
Laws for CollIes.

A Judge Of assize has made the state
ment in open court that collies are not
as other dogs; that in striking contrast
to the rest Of dogkind they are Liable
to punishment for a first ofFense, an act
of parliament having been passed spe.
cially for their benefit. The ground d
this arbitrary action is the danger to
sheep. London Tit Bits.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-11-05
Tho Final Answer.

"If that is your final answer, Miss
Robinson" the young man said, with
i'll concealed chagrin, as he picked up
his hat and turned to go, 4 can do
nothing but submit. Yet has it never
occurred to you that when lady passes
the age of thirty-seyen she is not likely
to find herself as much sought after by
desirable young men as she once wasT
ut occurred to me with sudden and
painful distinctness when you offered
yourself just now" she replied. Good
night, Mr.. Jonesln-New York Ledger.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-11-05

Pearl Fisheries In the California Gulf.
1t is only in the Gulf of California
that regular diving gear is employed in
connection with the pearl fishery. The
beds there were pretty nearly destroyed
$50 years ago, when from 300 to 500
pounds of pearls were taken from them
yearly. The latter were packed on
mules and literally sold by the bushel.
Washington Star.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-11-05

1t must be evident even to the
youngest inmate of school that, as
the world now is, the person without
knowledge must take low place in
the industrial scale. He can be
nothing but drudge, unable even to
handle the tools which a workman Of
high grade is obliged to use.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-11-05
Three Pictures.

Noble painter, will you paint me-
You mustpaint them true as truth
Pictures three upon yon canvas
one of childhood, one of age and ore OF your
Let the first be bright and happy
IT'S mother and her child
Sitting where the western shadows
PLAY upon her features mild
Let her light brown hair hang loosely
Just lint it with golden hue,
And those sweet, blue eyes, so gentle,
Like drop of heavens own blue
Paint those eyes in fondest dreaming
Paint that look upon her brow,
Which will tell to all beholding
She is thinking, "years from now
And the little boy beside her
Standing patient at her knee
Listening to her words OF counsel
That would guide him DER LIES sea-
Let his dark brown eyes be looking
I'D in hers with loving light,
And his dark brown hair be tossing
DER his forehead broad and white,
Paint the next 0, worthy painter
Paint crowd that's wild and gay,
Sitting round the festal board,
Where the wine cur holds its sway.
Paint among them as they're sitting
Paint that form once pure and mild,
Taking here his first glass only,
Grown to manhood-paint the child
Paint those eyes little darker,
And his hair more wildly tossed
Let those lips, once sweet and stainless,
Now in cruel smiles be lost.
How his conscience wildly whispered
All the words his mother taught;
But this one glass only, surely,
Could not harm him, so he thought
Paint the third, 0, noble painter
Paint again crowd around.
And among them, noble painter,
Paint drunkard on the ground
You know how to paint him, painter,
More than can tell you how
Paint them like all other drunkards,
For my voice most fails me now
This the one glass more has led to!
This was once that little boy,
Standing in the evening twilight,
Then his mother pride and JOY
Paint so all can heed the warning
Taken from those pictures three
You must paint upon yon canvas
As I've pictured them to you.
Ida NJ Calkins Lacelle, Ii
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-11-05
AFFECTED tho MILK.

THAT COW is awfully cross. Don
go near her. D."
II had some of her milk this morn
ing"
"How do you know it was hers|
ut was sour, New York Epoch.