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Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1895-12-25
KlNcBIRD AND sPARRows.
The Little Birds Objected to the Prss-
ence Of the Big Stately Visitor.

The Little Birds Objected to the Pres.
ence of the big Stately Visitor.
Probably more than thousand peo-
pie stopped by the Frog Pond, on Bcs-
ton Common. between and 6 O'Clock
In the evening and looked up into the
trees. 1t was apparent that something
unusual was going on. The air was
filled with birds uttering sharp cries.
and the din was kept up for over half
an hour.
kingbird started all the trouble.
Where he came from nobody knew, for
kingbirds are not common birds; that
Is, not birds common in the Common.
One of the sparrow sentinels, which had
had little to do this summer except to
note the inroads of the tussock moth.
awoke from doze in the branches OF
tall tree on the north side OF the pond
and spied the intruder. His sharp cries
for help brought a number of other SEN
tinels from trees In the vicinity, and
they gathered around the kingbird at
safe distance and chartered. The king
bird sat still. Then the sparrows dectd-
ed to summon posse" 1t did not
take long. for sparrows Of all ages and
all sizes had begun to crowd around to
see what was the trouble. Within two
minutes after the first alarm the air
in the vicinity was black with spar
rows. They rushed in from the trees
along the Park street wall, they few
up from the subway sand heaps, and
even the aristocratic Beacon street
sparrows came down to die for their
country. II necessary Then began o
vigorous and concerted attack ON the
kingbird, which sat like stole, uncon-
scious Of the fact that he had no more
right on the Common than has an An
archist orator. The sparrows began
by swooping down on the intruder as
though they wanted kingbird feathers
to trim their hats. but they wisely kept
out OF reach of the big fellows beak.
They darted at him from in front and
behind. from all sides and from above.
and all the time keeping up 4 scream
Ing that caused the people on the walks
to stop and see the fun. Now anybody
who has ever seen kingbird harry a
big hen hawk knows that kingblrd
Is game, but the thousands or more
sparrows In the air began to make 1t
uncomfortable for the intruder. Fin
ally. when the kingbird saw the people
gathering on the walks he began to
fear an attack from below, and, with
what, In bird language, probably
stands for "hoarse. hooking laugh"
the villain fed over the Public Garden.
A small body Of sparrows gave him an
escort out of sight. but most of them
remained to talk over the matter.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1895-12-25
He ErOHe the Bank.

Mexican Herald: A local sport named
Salazar walked into the gambling room
of the Cantina del Teatro at the COM
mencement of play the other afternoon
The first hand at monte was being
dealt. Laying down what appeared to
be a ten-dollar bill with 81 in silver on
the top of it on the "siotc de bastos,"
he calmly awaited the result of the
draw. The card won and on the deal
err proceeding to open the ten-dollar
bill, he was surprised to find neatly
folded inside two one thousanddollar
bills. The sport had won SOFA, which
was promptly paid, although it took the
whole bank and $14 more to do it. The
lucky gambler rolled a cigarette in the
customary Mexican nonchalent manner
and, bowling politely to the croupiers,
left the room, leaving those gentry star
ing vacantly at the waste OF green
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1895-12-25
cloth in front of them and wondering
what was the best thing to do
An Apes Superstition.

Chief Titan, the auburn haired orang-
outanS at the zoo, is very superstitious
and his convictions with regard to
straws are not limited to the mere fact
that they tell how the wind blows. The
chief believes that chewing straw
with certain supernatural qualities will
bring his dinner hour around before one
O'Clock, the regular time. and he daily
tries to put this theory into practice.
From among the heap Of straws in his
cage he selects with great care the
longest and straiShtest. and. after hay
ing placed it in his mouth. he goes to
the glass front of his cage and, shading
his eyes with his hand. peers to the
right and left in search of the keeper
with his dinner. If the keeper Is not in
sight the chief throws the straw away
as not possessing sufficient charm"
and selects another. This performance
is repeated over and over with the ut
most gravity until the meal arrives -
Philadelphia Record.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1895-12-25

The summer just passed was the
mildest ever known in Greenland, &c.
cording TO reports brought here on tho
bark Silicon, which arrived en- Sunday
from lvigtut. The mountains for the
first time ever known are bare of ice
and snow, and wild animals accustomed
to extreme cold have been compelled
to go further north. Birds are plenti-
full. as we'll as other kinds Of game,
particularly grouse. and a number were
shot by the Silicon's passengers. Blue
berries were plentiful for the first
time in many years. The water about
the southern coast of the island was
warm enough to battle in. luxury in
which the natives seldom indulge.
Those Oh the Silicon who took an Arc
tic bath for the first time say that they
have met with colder water often on
the Jersey coast.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1895-12-25

The Princess of Wales is always
loath to adopt any exaggerated fashion.
Simple bonrets. neither too high nor
too broad, are those she prefers. Many
buttoned gloves she invariably dis
cards for those with but three or four
buttons. At the theater she has lately
appeared in something approaching
demi-toilet. with long sleeves to her
wrists, and decollettage the least pro-
nounced possible. At the opera she
is, of course, much smarter, although
she seldom adopts the grande toilette
of danes of less high degree. AS to
Jewels, she wears not too many dia-
monds, but just diamonds enough,
and is rarely without her long
necklace of pearls. II the princess has
a weakness it is for old lace. Her col
lection of lace is, indeed, beautiful
one. and one of great value.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1895-12-25

KATHLEEN BLAKE WATKINS.
correspondent and editor of the page
devoted to the "Woman's Kingdom"
This latter department Is one OF the
most striking and attractive on any
journal in the world and has gained
a large and steadily growing constit-
nency. Mrs. Watkins has published a
series OF popular sketches on "Dickins-
land" being the result Of explorations
In every portion OF London made ia
nous by the great English novelist.
Her letters from tho Worlds Column
bian Exposition in 1898 were remarka-
BILE for their brilliancy and literary
merit and she has since issued In book
form resume Of the exposition. Mrs.
Watkins is best known by her PEN
name OF Kit" over which she has
done the greater portion of her work.
Miss Harriet S. Monroe, of Chicago.
occupies secure place among Ameri-
can poets. A volume OF her poems,
published under the title Of "Valeria
and Other Poems," has won from well
known critics pronounced and cordial
commentator. Miss Monroe was born
in Chicago. December %. 1860. her
parents having moved from central
New York five years earlier. Her edu-
cation was begun in the public schools.
and continued In Dearborn seminary,
and at the age of sixteen she entered
the Academy OF the Visitation, at
Georgetown, ID. C., where she remained
two years. While there she gave spe-
cial attention to the study of compost
ton, and to some extent INDUCED her
inclination to write verses for her own
amusement. After leaving school she
engaged seriously in literary pursuits,
but for some time was content to have
no other audience than her immediate
friends. "Valeria" was first printed
for private circulation in 1891, but in
the latter part OF 1892 the work was
enlarged and brought out by Chicago
publisher. BY request OF the commit
tee on ceremonies of the Worlds CO.
lumbar Exposition. Miss Monroe wrote
the Opening Ode" for the dedication OF
the White City. which occurred Octo-
Der p. 1892. Parts of the poem were
read and parts OF it sung by the great
chorus on that memorable occasion. In
prose Miss Monroe has done consid-
cradle journalistic work, chiefly in the
line of art and literary criticisms. and
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1895-12-25
Tho Daughter Of Jenny Lind.

Mrs. Raymond Maude, who is mar
ried to nephew OF the present head OF
the Maude family. Lord Dovercourt, -
the daughter of Jenny Lind Mime. l..
GoldscnmidU. Her father, Otto Cold
schmidt. who is still living, is the we'll.
known orchestral conductor and COM
poser. Mrs. Raymond Maude is very
musical. and her children also promise
to develop lovely voices. Mrs. Ray
mond Maude is we'll known as a COM
poser, and her delightful and sympa-
thetic setting of those exquisite little
lyrics, Rhymes about a Little Wom-
an" show promise of attaining an i'm
mense and well-deserved popularity.
Mrs. Maude Is thoroughly British in
character and manner, having been
brought up in England, and only shows
traces Of her Scandinavian origin in her
fair hair and complexion.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1895-12-25
A Real Drainage System.

It is said that the most perfect town
in the world, as regards its drainage
system. is Pullman, near Cnlcago, sit
uated on the bank Of Lake Calumet,
and containing about 1900 inhabi-
tants. The whole of the sewage is
pumped to a farm of 800 acres, three
miles distant from the town. The
sewers are ventilated by connecting all
Of them with a high chimney stack.
which also serves for the engine fires
at the pumping station. The conse-
ouence is that when one is passing an
open grating in the street. he is not
assailed by whiffs Of malodorous sewer
gas; on the contrary, the down draught
caused by the high central chimney
sucks the fresh outside air into the
sewers, which are thus kept whole
some and innocuous.-EN
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1895-12-25

born in Boston, Mass, March "a, 1928
lie received a thorough preliminary ed
ucatlon and was a graduate from Har-
ward in 1915, and from the Harvard
Law School in 1S49. He was admitted
to the bar in 1851. and found niUss i
a. olce in a field congenial to MS spe-
cial talents and inclinations. He was
appointed reporter of the supreme jul
dicial court OF Massachusetts in 1854
and held that position until 1851, when
he was appointed associate justice Of
the same court August 90, 1864. His
remarkable legal ability was mani
tested in his position on this dignifea
telch and in 1878 he was appointed
chez justice of the court. in that po-
sition he became widely known because
Of his legal learning and the thought
ful!hess and fairness of his decisions,
and December 10. 1881, he was commits
stoned associate justice of tn, Supreme
Court of the United States. He has
filled the difficult position with all the
ability and fairness that was expected
of him and is distinguished member
of the highest judicial tribunal Of the
world. He is one of the hardcs, work
Ing members Of body where hard
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1895-12-25

ies, and soon after her graduation she
wrote her first novel, The Leaven-
worth Case" which at once attracted
the attention Of the literary world, and
was atterward dramatized. Her sue
cess brought eager invitations from
publishers to furnish them stories, and
other novels followed including "A
Strange Disappearance" The Sword
OF Damocles," Hand and Ring" tx. Y.
z" The Mill Mystery" ~ to IL" BE
hind Closed Doors THE Forsaien
Inn" "A Matter of Millions" Cynthia
Wakeham's Money" and "The Old
Stone House." Her poetical works are
embraced in volume entitled The De-
Tense Of the Bride, and Other Poems"
and "Risiii's Daughter" a drama. In
November, 1884, she was married to
Charles Rohlfs, OF Brooklyn, N. Y.
With descriptions and farcies glitter
ing with delights and every variety OF
splendor, the stories Of Harriet Prescott
Sponord would be charming if their
only merit was their artistic coloring.
Mrs. Spofford began writing when very
young. She was born in Calais, Me,
April 3, 1885, hut in her youth was
taken ny her parents to Newburyport,
Mass, which city has ever since been
her home. At the age of seventeen she
was graduated at the Pinkerton acad-
cmy, at Derry, N. II. While
in school at Newburyport her
prize essay on Hamlet attracted
the attention OF Thomas Went
worth Higginson, who became her
friend and counselor. Her father,
Joseph N. Prescott, suffered stroke of
paralysis which permanently disabled
him, ard her mother also became a con-
firmed invalid, so that she felt the need
OF making her talents available, and
began TO contribute to the Boston story
papers. In 1859 her sparkling story
OF Partisan life, entitled "In a Cellar"
appeared in the Atlantic Monthly, and
gave her reputation. From that day
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1895-12-25

Have you pewter porringcr? III you
haven't do not rest until you come
across one. Have ii polished at n shop
where such things are done and keep
it for a bonbon tray. 1t will almost
rival silver for brightness, and is one
Of those things which guests at wo-
mems luncheons are Inclined to call
"dears.' The pewter OF our ancestors
was frequently of extremely good
shape. and any pieces of it look we'll
in dining room cabinet.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1895-12-25
GDz1E,aD -

And is the subject OF comments by
learned lawyers, to whom 1t appeals
b. its mastery Of legal points. Anna
katharine Green, which is the authors
maiden name, and the one by which
|she is known throughout the world, in
|herits her legal turn of mind. She is
ike daughter of a lawyer, and was born
lin Brooklyn, N. Y, Nov. II, 1876.
|While she was yet child the family
removed to Buffalo. and there her edu-
|cation was conducted until she was old
enough 20 enter Ripley Female college
lat Poul.ney, VT. In her childhood she
composed innumerable poems and stor-
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1895-12-25

journal and for herself. She Is ma
tive Of Ireland, born in Castle
Blakeny, in May. 1868, and educated in
Dublin and Belgium. She was married
at the age of sixteen and came to this
country in 1884. She entered upon a
journalistic career in Canada. where,
with the exception OF extended visits
to the United States and abroad. she
has since resided. A remarkable feat
ure OF her work is that she conducts
successfully two entirely separate and
distinct departments OF the newspaper
she represents, being special travelling
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1895-12-25
BADLY Stored mmunitiOn.

How ammunition gets slowed away
and forgotten on board vessels whose
business it is to carry it was shown at
the recent overhauling in Baltimore Of
the old revenue cutter Ewing. The Of
ficers experimenting the work found
among the stuff on board about hun
dred loaded and fused twenty-four
pound shells, which had been on board
the vessel during all her service at the
Cape Charles quarantine station. and
were then in danger of passing into
the possession of a junk dealer, and
possibly causing considerable damage.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1895-12-25
DALTON M CARTHY.
Inc Leader OF the Equal Rights Party
In Dominion of Canatla.

In Dominion of Canada.
Dalton Mccarthy occupies an enyia-
bic position in Canada. He is about
nifty years of age and was for
many years barrister of prominence
IN Barrie, Ontario. He moved to To-
ronto, where his success was contin-
ued. He became a queens counsel,
taking lively interest in politics, and
became eventually 4 member of the
Dominion parliament. He attached
himself to the conservatives and soon
acquired prominence in its councils.
The time came when certain differences
OF opinion between him and the leaders
OF the party became so marked that he
separated from them, though his af-
f1llations did not extend in the direction
of the liberals. He became the recog-
nized head Of what was known as
the equal rights party-a sort of bal
ance-wheel. The party has never be-
come dominant in Canada, but has al
ways been respected alike by conserya-
tives and liberals. Mr.. Mccarthy, aside
from being a jurist OF admitted
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1895-12-25
SETTLING AN OLD CRUDCE,
TWO Chlckamauga Veterans Remind
Each Other OF the Time Long AGO.


Each Other OF the Time Long Ago.
Right here" said the old Union ,ol-
der, digging his cane into the ground,
4 stood on picket duty thirty-two years
ago"
And I stood on picket duty right
over there said the grizzled old Con-
lederate warrior, pointing with his long
nnger at spot few furlongs away.
1 wonder" exclaimed the former,
II you are the Johnny Reb that gave
me plug of tobacco when hadn't had
chaw Tor twenty-four hours and was
half-dead for one!"
IF you're the Yank that gave me a
canteen nearly full of whisky when l
was dying for a drink" rejoined the
southerner Il am"
The voice of the old veteran from
the north trembled slightly when he
spoke again.
/ have always thought" he said,
that II l ever met that man this side
OF the fords Of the river Jordan I'd tell
MIN that that tobacco was the mean
est, orneriest, good-for- nothingest, dog
goned stuff that I ever put into
my mouth"
Yank,' replied the old boy in gray,
Win emotion, I've always wanted to
i've long enough to meet the man that
gave me that whisky and tell him
II was the vilest, nastiest, cheapest, in
fernalest booze that ever insulted the
stomach of white man, begad, sah!
linen the two old warriors shook
hands and moved off arm in arm in the
direction of a tent that had barrel
inside of it.
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Tho New.

lie was rooted to the spot.
NOT table, he gasped. dazed by
what he saw.
fausing only to be sure that the wo-
nah actually alighted from the street
Gar while facing toward the front the
hhlght Grant fastened home and
aonneo his heaviest coat of mail.
sne Is not fable" he kept muttering
Tribune.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1895-12-25

work has been the rule for I long time,
in fact from the beginning of the gov
erlment. and his opinions are respected
by his associates as highly as is his
character by the country. he has in
verbally voted against the interests o.
corporations. In the income tax cases,
however, he voted with the chiet justice.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1895-12-25
rWO NOTED WOMEN.
heir STORIES HAVE BEEN
READ BY MILLIONS.
lima Katharine Green and Her Liter
arv Productions - Harriet Prescott
S,offord's Work in the Field OF Fic-
,ion-Tfc Formers Poems.

HE MOST ASTON
ishing thing about
that widely-read
novel, THE Leav-
en- worth Case" is
that it was written
by a woman. 1t is
now used in Yale
college as a text
book to show the
fallacy of circum-
stantial evidence,
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1895-12-25

Husband-"My dear, it was very
thoughtful of you to buy this elegant
smoking jacket for me. but l really
cannot afford to wear anything SO ruin
ously expensive"
Wife-"Thats too bad; but never
mind, they will take it back
"And give you the money!"
"Oh, no, but they will exchange it for
a dress pattern"
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1895-12-25
COL. r. @. INOERsOLL,

The ver-Tongued Agn0stic Docs Not
Draw So Well Now.
Robert G. Ingersoll lectured In CHI
cago the other night before very small
audience. Ten years ago Chicago used
to turn out en- masse to hear tho silver
tongued agnostic. the most ga red dog
mas of the Christian religion. The
question now arises why this grea. dis
crepancy in Chicago audiences. Has
Chicago changed? Or han Ingersoll
changed? He Is certainly as much OF
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1895-12-25
Oheyed the Doctors.

Housekeeper-You don't look as II
you had washed yourself for month.
Tramp-Please, mum, tn doctors
says tn proper time to battle Is two
hours after a meal. and l haven't had
anything you could call meal in six
weeks.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1895-12-25
COL. r. g. INGERSOLL.

an agncstic as ever-for money. Chi
caso, the most liberal minded OF all
American cities. Is growing tired OF In
gersollism and every other kind OF
fraud. One Chicago paper says that
Ingerso.l does not believe a single ord
that he breaches. This Is about the
size Of it. II Ingersoll really believed
what he was preaching he would not
charge fifty cents and do!la- TO %
heard.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1895-12-25

Foreign Suitor-l lay at your feet a
coronet and castle with long rent
roll. / am sure you cannot do better
than to accept.
American Beauty-You fatter your
self, sir. One of my suitors is an Amer
lean who sells coal in winter and ice in
summer.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1895-12-25
MIR. JUSTICE GRAY.
HIS RECENT ILLNESS CAUSED
SOME UNNECESSARY ALARM.
Biographical Sketch of His Life Gradu-
ate of Harvard Law School and u
Thorough scholar - Is Invariably
Against the Corporations.

GRACE GRAY.
the youngest of the
associate justices
o t { h e United
States Supreme
court. and whose
I zee n illness
caused some alarm,
was called to his
present position by
President Arthur.
.l1stica GRAY was
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George Alfred Tow nscntl.

George Alfred Townsend, whose por-
trait is printed above, is kc,wn TO
newspaper readers everywhere rs
Gath" has lately attached himself to
the stan OF the New York Morning
Journal. AS Il writer on political af-
fairs Mr.. Townsend has no peer. He
was horn in Georgetown, Del, in 1871.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1895-12-25
WRITE FOR THE RESS
TWO WOMAN WHO ARE HANDY
WITH THE PEN.
Kathleen Blake Watkins tho Leading
Woman Journalist OF Canada-Harriet
Stone Monroe. Authore<s of the Cello
brated Columbian Exposition Ode.

EW WOMEN ON
this continent excr-
else so direct an in
fuence upon q
newspaper as does
Mrs. X a h ! G Q n
Blake watkins, OF
the Toronto Mail.
BY her brilliant
work Mrs. watkins
has made a splendid
reputation for that
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OutWIttimg tho Cashier.

Minks-So Gunton's cashier has run
off with the funds, Ell? Well, it's Gun
tons own fault-n0 management. No
one will ever hear OF my cashier run
ming off.
Winks-How do you manage?
Minks-Simple enough | give my
wife the freedom of the safe, and it's all
the cashier can do to corner enough to
pay his own salary
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1895-12-25

HARRIET PRESCOTT SPOFFORD.
she vas welcome contributor. In
1850 she was married to Richard S.
Spohcrd, lawyer of Boston. Among
MRS Spofords published works may
De mentioned Sir Rohan's Ghost"
me Amber Gods, and Other Stories
AzaEian,' New England Legends"
Inc Thief in the Night" Art Decora-
'ioh Applied to Furniture" Marquis
OF Carabas," Poems" Hester Stanley
al St Marks" THE Servant Girl Cues
uoA, and Ballads About Authors"
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1895-12-25
HARRIET STONE MONROE.

has written number of clever essays
on the English poets. She is n grace
full and entertaining writer.
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reputation for that