Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1892-01-28

iet go the anchor, to give us all a rest
ana a breath before we started on our
perilous journey back to the ship.
Words to Country Girls.
IN FASTING up my scrap book the
other day l came across the following.
cut from some goodn publication O,
other, in which hope some of our dear
girls in the country will find helpful,
healthful and broadening suggestions:
The girl of 1891 can in afford to be
petty. Each one has her own capabil-
i'les and her own limitations. Her
mental development, social, progress
ana the good she can do are as largely
determined by what she elects to leave
out OF life as by what she grasps. The
country girl must not allow herself to
grow narrow. This is her danger. She
must constantly plan for q broader
outlook. She must win to her
| side the mates who have not
learned to see as she does.
Village matters force themselves upon
her notice, but let her determinedly
choose which suggestions shall be en-
tertained by her mind and activities.
Hc,' neighbors' personal affairs have a
growing fascination for one who in
dulges in their contemplation, but so
have the broader Interests of her neigh
borhood, and the fascination is more
healthy one. The building up of pub
lie sentiment is peculiarly her work.
When you see the heads of the young
women OF town together over sub
Ject you may consider it as pretty GER.
tain to be thoroughly agitated and ven
tilated. Can you also be sure that the
object is worthy of their thoughts and
energies? That is your province. Sol
omon's woman 'openeth her mouth
with wisdom; and in her tongue is thu
law of kindness Aye. and is it kind?'
Hoop-Kaclng.
With view to adding zest and nov
city to foot-racing, the boys of Brest
in France, have got up hoop club
They start out for long races on The
public highways (which in France ar,
better than anywhere else), and do Thu
NAoeaASSsS III way u Seti piC ~
winner of the principal race las
month was lad of some Is or l6years
who did the distance, some eight mile
and three-quarters, in an hour. Whel
one considers that he was driving
hoop before him. and that the cours
was not cinder track, but publ
road between two towns, the time
very good.
One would think that the Frenc
boy, with his national military il
stincts, would not be content only
race with his hoop; it would seem prof.
able that it would occur to him to pra,
tise military evolutions with it.
would be very pretty sight to Sc
some thirty or forty boys, in uniforl
dress, advancing and retreating. whee
ing and turning. forming fours an
squares, and each driving hoop befol
him. The French boys use woode
hoops, but iron hoops are better in ever
respect. The present writer can eve
now recall the feeling of pride ar
pleasure that he experienced when !
exchanged the wooden hoop wi,
which he played with girls for the ire
hoop which only boys, and pretty sta
wart fellows at that could handle
at least we thought SO then.
The Rosetta Stone.
The Rosetta stone" a famous Egg
tan curiosity now in the British m
scum, was discovered in the yegr II
by NJ. Bonssard, a French explorer, ne
Rosetta, seaport of lower Egypt.
is of black basalt, about forty inch
long and thirty inches wide, with thr
engraved inscriptions upon its surfac
The first of these is in Greek, the sc
ond a conglomeration Of hieroglyphit
the third is enchorial writing, a syste
, used by the Egyptians in recordi1
everyday matters. After years of
T porous research the savants of Euro
ascertained that the three inscriptio
, were three versions of Il degree in hon
of Ptolemy Epiphones by the priests