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Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1895-10-03

| cert halls and billiard-rooms could be
| made a feature, and the Excise law
| would be null and void, not having any
application in that section of the town.
wet" Sundays would be realized in
fact as well as in name.
The question of ventilation has been
already attended to by the kingly in
ventor. He pumps air from the surface
through enormous tubes and manages
| to keep up constant circulation. The
| American inventor would have no
trouble pumping air enough for thou
| sands of people. The other details will
readily suggest themselves from a de-
scription of the Kings own glass
palace, which has been in use for a long
time.
| AS it is for himself alone, the room
| is but twenty feet square by fifteen feet
high. With the exception of the floor
| it is entirely of heavy plate glass close
| ly fitted into steel frames. The floor is
of wood and steel. and directly under it
| is second or false floor into which are
stored weights of stone. When floating
all these weights are removed, but
Wlen his MdJcSty uSSiteS Il COOlluS,
tons Of them are rolled in and the room
slowly and silently sinks until it rests
upon the bottom. 1t is then at depth
| of about twenty feet, and so arranged
that an abundant supply of air is OBJ
tanned from numerous tubes leading to
| the surface. By means of other tubes
he is enabled to hold conversation with
those in the royal palace on shore, and
also to transact state business.
The furnishings of this submarine
castle are as lavish as those of the
imperial palace. Every chair, table and
divan is inlaid with gold and heavily
studded with precious stones. The orna-
ments. statues and minor furnishings
are Of ivory, and the back Of the royal
chair is emblazoned with corOnet Of
emeralds.
When His Majesty desires to return
to the surface the weights are quickly
rolled out upon sunken raft by means
of levers worked in an ante-room, and
the room is drawn up. as If it were an
| elevator. by means of cables and hoist
| Ing apparatus operated from above. The
raft bearing the weights is afterward
| drawn up by the same method. The
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1895-10-03


One of the leading New York food re-
formers who would improve the diet of
mankind has put out proposition for
the eating of bones, after they are
ground fine. He holds that under the
existing regimen the bones of the hu-
man frame are not properly supplied
with the chemical elements needed to
keep them in sound and vigorous con-
dition, and that these elements can be
most easily obtained by consuming the
powdered bones of the animals ordi-
narily used for food. He would sprinkle
steak or chop, for example, with bone
dust, after the manner in which it is
sprinkled with salt and pepper, and he
maintains that thus the taste of the
meat may be greatly improved.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1895-10-03

whole affair IS as simple a.; it is III
genious.
Jnfolded to his gaze there is. ma
rine-li..e panoramic On which the eye
never tires OF leasting. Richly tinted
fishes move slowly through the green
waters, so near that the hand stretched
our could almost touch them. Little
feels of water warriors glide past ma
jestically, and ever and anon there is
witnessed a battle royal between OPP
posing forces. or the fierce struggle Of
a larger fish destroying its smaller
prey. Overhead the blue tinted sky Is
strangely changed by tie intervening
waters. and clouds and shadows put on
new shades. Truly, a more beautiful
ceiling for a palace could not be paint
ed by man, and the walls afford vistas
of new delight on every side.
The King of Siam. the inventor Of
this submarine device, is a wonderful
person. His name is, perhaps, the
longest of any monarch in the world.
containing hfty-sevcn letters, but he is
called Chulalankorn for short He HIS
+, ten different names IN addition to this.
and his titles would fl more than q
column Of newspaper space. lie is a
young man. but despite his tender ago
has 500 wives. Outstanding this
large assortment. however, he il SO
sacred and mighty that he must marry
nobody beneath him in rank. and his
only equal being members Of his own
family, his official wife must, therefore,
be his half sister.
She rules the harCm, wears diamond
and emerald rings on every finger and
ruby bracelets around her ankles Shr
occupies her time in smoking cigarettes
and chewing the bctel nut making her
teeth as black as ebony. This pleases
the king, who says that anybody can
have white teeth, but only monarchs
who are rich enough to afford the Lctel
| nut can have black ones.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1895-10-03
WATCHED THE MAN.
Huge Watch Presented to Massive

Huge Watch Presented to Massive
Man in the Ice Business.
John Bevans, the big Smoky Hollow
ICE man, is six feet four inches in
height, and weighs 290 pounds says
Philadelphia dispatch. There does not
appear to be an ounce of superfluous
flesh upon his massive frame. His shoe
is seventeen inches long, and nine
inches across the broadcast part Of the
sole. All the rest Of Johns clothing is
built in proportion. A number of his
friends the other day. in looking around
for a suitable birthday present, came
across huge watch hanging in the
display window of pawnshop. In
qulry revealed that the watch was once
the property of Chang, known all over
the civilized world as Barnum's Chi
nese giant. 1t was hunting case, sill
yer affair, and as it. was made es-
pecially for the giant of the orient, it
must have cost great deal of money.
The timepiece is five inches across the
face, about two inches thick, and
weighs pound and half On the
inside OF the case are some Chinese
characters. Beyans is very proud of
his strange watch, but he has been I'M
able to trace its history. All that the
pawnbroker can tell is that it was
pledged by circus man, who gave the
name of "Yopey."
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1895-10-03
TIE BICYCLE SULkY.
The Inventor Lost Chance to Make
Pile of Money Out of 1t.

Pile of Money Out of 1t.
Wherever the trotter and PAGER are
raced and the struggle to send horse
in harness a mile in two minutes Is on,
the bicycle sulky" is used. Three
years ago the first ones were received
with laughter, so odd did they look be-
side the old high wheeled hickory,
weighing twice as much, says Chicago
Tribune. Few are aware that Chi
cage newspaper man, William Welton
by name, an admirer of the harness
horse, and for many years a rider OF
the bicycle. failed to hear Dame For
tune when she tapped at his door with
the patentable idea Of the bicycle
sulky in her hands. 1t came
about in this way. He was at that time
a reporter on Detroit afternoon paper,
which prints also a Sunday morning
edition. He had been or the paper
only a week and was anxious to turn
over some good Sunday stuff" 1t had
occurred to him before this that sulky
rugged with bicycle wheels, rubber
tires. and, above all, ball bearings,
would run MANY pounds easier to the
mile than the old-style sulky and it
would make several seconds difference
in the struggle to have a horse trot in
two minutes. So he wrote fake"
1t was in the form OF an interview
with DR.. Gibson, of Jackson, Mich,
owner of fremont, 2:29A. sire Of June
mont, PA, and others. In the story
Gibson was credited with having sug-
gested the idea. The next fall the first
bicycle sullly appeared in Buffalo, and
was made sport of. but the horse beat
one he apparently had no license to
beat. To-day, not driver goes into
race without one. The newspaper
man, who never applied for patent
in fact, never thought Of it-who threw
away his chance to prove the invention
in later>years by giving all the credit
to third person, is still in the
grind" Millions have been made out
Of the rubber-tired, ball-bearing wheel
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1895-10-03
THE CASTOR OIL PLANT.
In India 1t Is Used in Many Ways. bat
@ot nc , so,r,.. of ,y,1i,iue.

The castor Gil plant, from the brown
seeds of which this useful oil is ex-
tracted, is among the tropical plants
that grow readily here during the sum
mer, and its deep, metallic-Sreen,
muchly pinnated leaves make it an or
namental plant. says New York Trlb-
Une. The writer. in walking by the
Arsenal in Central Park with friend
who has spent several years in India
was surprised to hear what really
useful plant is is. The plant, said
the friend, and many of its virtues
have been known in India for centuries,
but it is fact, nevertheless, that the
first Of this oil was exported to Europe
from the West Indies near the end OF
the eighteenth century. In India the
oil is much used as an illuminaHt. II
the oil has been cold drawn and has
been carefully and properly separated
there is rome better. Another thing IN
us favor is that, owing TO its SLOW COM
nUSt!Cn a saving OF 0nc-Qu2rtGr to one
hal, is made by using it, rs compared
with other oils. 1t makes an excellent
lubricant, and is much used in the
dressing Of tanned hides and skins. The
natives use it largely for preserving
their water buckets, and without it the
'bee3te WallGh.' or wat5r-GdIrier would
nave 20 renew his leather bak or bucket
in which he carries the water around
much oftcner than he does now.
The syce.' or groom, uses it TO kcSp
the 'sahib's' harness in good order, and
Il valuable attribute Of the oil is es-
pecially in such climate as India,
that it repels rats and vermin. In AS
sam the plant is widely cultivated as
| a food for the silk-worm. The stalks.
which give an excellent pulp, are used
for matching purposes. The oilcake is
| largely consumed as fuel, and is also
used as a manure. In Jeypore, the
palace. public Offices and streets are
lighted with gas made from a cheap
variety of castor oil, grown for that pur-
pose. The natives use the leaves as fod-
der for their cattle, declaring that it
increases the yield of milk. One thing
they have not succeeded yet in doing
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1895-10-03

very convenient mucilage can be
made out of onion Juice by anyone who
wishes to use it. says Good Housekeep-
ing. A good-5ized Spanish onion, after
being boiled for short time, will
yield. On being pressed, large guam
tity OF very adhesive fluid. This is
used extensively in various trades for
pacting paper onto tin or zinc, or even
glass, and the tenacity with which it
holds would surprise anyone on MAX
ing the first attempt. 1t is cheap and
good mucilage. and answers as we'll
as the more costly cements.-Invention
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1895-10-03
'ttl, Of wous Z $500 asasa
= the nell - A -
RAMS n
:,

The devil agrees witfSxkil IL cd craze
drinker WHIP says he can drink or let it
| alone.
When tle leeks and onions of Egypt
are remenloered, Gods mercies are for
gotten.
NO MATER what appearances may be-
the way God chooses for us is always
the best.
1t is better to wear a clean dress Of
homesput than a purple robe filled with
smallpox
Some Ten stop talking nice in church
about tt time their wives begin to
clean hdlse.
God isIas much against a giant S he
Is againit anybody else, when the giant
is in the wrong place.
Nothitg can make US absolutely fear
less utler all circumstances, except
knowint that God is with us.
Davidhad so many heavenly melodies
In his leart, that he never had to call
for his notebook when he picked up his
harp.
1t is likely that more sin and suffer-
ing haze been caused by the overindul-
| gence II parents. than by the hatred Of
enemie.
To sly that 'all things work together
for gold to them that love God" means
that fod can only give his children
good tifts.
Thehnan who seeks gold is often dis
appoitted. but the one who seeks God
Is sun of rich reward.
By aoing too much for our children
We often render them incapable of doing
| anything for themselves.
A iup Of cold water given for the
sakeIof Christ. is great deed only
| wheTit is all that We can give.
TIT way TO be a true disciple. is no,
to make a speciality of looking for feet
| to WISH. but 20 do in kindness and love
whatever needs doing.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1895-10-03

and something III your face, | thinli
that you have met somebody you like
while you were at Wimple Bay. Who
is this artist you spoke of? You have
never mentioned his name or said much
about him? Am l right in guessing
that you care for each other.'
Lilith blushed prettily.
''You are a witch. auntic. l scarcely
mentioned him"
perhaps reticenca speaks more than
words" said Aunt Eleanor in her gen
tie. sympathetie voice.
We'll, DO not think that I am in
. love with him" said the niece, thought
fully; hut he is very nice, ana ne
seems very fond Of me. He is coming
back to town in a few days, and spoke
about calling TO sec us
And what is MS name, dear? You
must tell me all about him"
His name is Ralph Trevor. and he
has three pictures in the Academy this
year, so | suppose he is quite a we'll
known artist | want you TO take me
to the Academy tomorrow to see them,
auntie. He is not young. between
thirty and forty, | should think, but he
is very hendsome. ] told you how we
met; We were cut off by the tide, and
he helped US 10 get on the breakwater.
l do not know what we should have
done il he had not come to our assist
ance. Next day he called on Mrs.
Montressor, to inquire whether she was
l. e., I, al, Il
we met every day afterward."
She had run on quickly without
glancing at her aunt's face. Now, as
she raised her eyes, she was surprised
by its expression.
What is the matter, auntie?" she
cried, springing up in alarm. you are
not ili?"
mo, dear; your news startled me,
that Is all. Tell me, DEAR" she pushed
back the pretty golden ringlets from
the girls low, smooth forehead as she
spoke, and looked earnestly into her
bright eyes, tell me, dear, that you
have not given your heart to this MIR.
Trevor?"
mo. auntie: like him very much
because he seems so kind and nice, but
do not think that am in love. Why?"
Il think that l ought to advise you
not to let yourself become too fond of
him." said her aunt. thoughtfully. 81
do not think he is a man who would
make my little girl happy"
DO you know him then, auntie ?
You have never mentioned his name
said Lilith, in surprise.
II have not seen him in ten years."
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1895-10-03
SINKING PALACE OF THE KING OF SIAM.

greatest arteries of the French capital,
along which particularly heavy traffic
passes all day long. is being repaired
with no fewer than six different kinds
of wood. These are pitch pine. pine
from the great swampy district in the
south of France called the Landes, the
inhabitants of which have to walk
about on high stills; teak, red karri,
box and particularly hard wood from
Borneo. Each OF these materials has
particular qualities of its own, such
as mpenetrability, non-slipping sur
face, etc. From time to time a COM
mittee of experts will visit the place
and draw up a report as to the sub
stance which best stands the rough
wear and tear.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1895-10-03

lol III rays vi Olu 80! Dy depOS1tlng
himself for hours at time in the cecil
ing If aqueous embrace of a lake
mere he sits in a house Of glass as
comfortable as con be, while the pond
lilies droop and the furnace-like heat
spreads itself all over his dominion.
The king and his royal retinue, en-
5conced in the lake, live anew the life
OF Poseidon, the Greek god Of the ocean,
and his wife, Amphitrite, who dwelt
in their tabled golden house under the
seas, at Ae5ae, of the Homerlc Isles.
The King, in the interests of suffer-
ing humanity. did not copyright this
interesting idea, and it has been adopt
ed by the Prince Khan Aryanluh, Of
India. The Prince has a magnificent
summer villa on the bottom of lake
on his ancestral estates at Agra.
Just think of the possibilities of this
novel plant If it was introduced here
for the benefit of swetering New
Workers. Instead of going to Coney
Island on Sundays we should take a
boat for the Peoples Submarine SUM
mer Hotel" located, let us say, off the
Battery or off Twenty-third street,
East River. There would be glass
palaces" submerged at convenient
points up and down the East and North
rivers and down the harbor. If made
large enough, bars. restaurants, con-
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HERE is THE ANSWER. AUNTIE."

HERE Is THE ANSWER, AUNTIE.' y
said her aunt. did you never mention
my name to him?"
only as Aunt Eleanor. think. How
strange that you should know him."
Eyes, the world is very small, dear.
Ten years ago thought that I should
become Ralph Trevor's wife. We were
both twenty-five then. You have often
wondered why l never married. Per-
haps ought to tell you now. Ten years
ago. you know, my father was alive.
and l was considered an heiress, more
Of an heress than you are. dear. for
your grandfather was one of the rich
est merchants in the city. Ralph was
rising artist then, and not so rich as
he is now, and he pretended to be very
fond of me. l considered him every
thing that was good and noble. and I
thought that was the happiest woman
in the world when ne wrote and told
me that he was coming to ask my
fathers consent and mine to our mar
riage l have the letter now, and will
show it to you when we go upstairs.
AS it happened, we were to have a
houseful OF people on the evening that
he proposed calling, and had to write
to him TO ask him to come on the fol-
lowing day instead. do not think that
the sting would be SO great if it were
not for the letter wrote him, for
showed plainly what my feelings were
for him, and cannot bear to think of
It even now"
She paused, as IL overcome by the
remembrance Of the heart revelation
which she had given to a man un-
worthy of it.
"And did he never Gomez asked
L:lith. gently.
mo, dear. the next day my fathers
bankruptcy was announced; he died
from the shock. as you know, and left
me practically penniless. II it had not
been Tor your dear father. should
have been without home. And all
through my trouble was wondering
why Ralph did not come 20 ne. could
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1895-10-03
Heretlca In RuSala.

A new heretical sect has been dis
covered in Russia. 1t is known as
1.-THE Pilgrims or Wanderers" and
numbers thousands in Tomsk and 9TH
er Siberian governments. Their mode
of life Is copied from the primitive
Christians; they believe that the reign
of the anti-Christ is at hand, and give
that as their reason for retiring to
Siberia. for when the archfiend comes
the orthodox church and the bureau
crazy of the government will be de-
stcoyed.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1895-10-03
Onc Door In Georgia I.arrooms.

Under new ordinance in Griffin,
Ca, a barroom in that town may not
connect with another room, and must
have but one doorway for entrance and
exit. Even if the proprietor of the bar
lives in the building in which it is situ-
ated, he must have separate entrance
to his house. and from his bar must go
into the street in order to get into his
home. The object of the ordinance is
obvious.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1895-10-03
NEWSY TRIPLES.

The widows cap is as old as the days
of Julius Caesar. An edict of Tiberius
commanded all widows to wear the cap
under penalty of a heavy fine and i'm
prisonment.
The 'periophthalmus," a native Of
the Malayan mangrove swamp, is the
only fish which breathes with it's tail.
II the tail be painted over with oil or
varnish the fish dies of suffocation.
The rainiest place in the world is
Cherrapingi, In Assam. where the aver
age rainfall for fifteen years has been
four hundred and ninety-two inches.
In 1861 it was nine hundred and five.
From June, 1871, to November, 1919.
the French government enrolled $685.
900 men, nearly three-fpurthss of whom
died in battle. of wouN 4~4btE eis sAsSy
contracted il the field ~ a.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1895-10-03

in India, and that is to produce a
marketable medicinal oil. This is
chiefly made in France. Belgium and
England, from the imported seeds,
Bombay doing large export trade in
this industry.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1895-10-03
FOR KEEPING COOL.
A PALACE ON THE BOTTOM OF
A LAKE.
Sinks or Raises 1t at Villa Novel
Idea Which Seems Practical. And Has
Been Copied by n Prince of India.
E@Tv..T1 HE PROBLEM q

HE PROBLEM OF
how 10 keep cool
in summer offers a
wide range oI glori-
US possibilities,
but probably the
most eXtraor binary
method ever heard
of is that OF the
king of Siam. This
ingenious gentle
man escapes the
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1895-10-03
Paris Experiments in I'avrmrnts

Considerable difference of opinion
being found TO exist among experts as
to the best Kind of weed for use in
street paving, the Paris municipality
has undertaken an experiment which
will be watched with interest. The
Faubourg Moutmartre. one of the
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1895-10-03

A II would never marry a widow.
The are always looking after Number
Onf B.-1 don't agree with you. II
seems to me they are Invariably look
ingafter Number Two.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1895-10-03
A DISAPPOINTED EMF.

ND NOW, MY LIT
tie girl, | think
that you have news
for me-" said Aunt
Eleanor. when her
niece had taken off
her things and Set
tied down comfort
ably in the cosy
drawing room after
her iourn ey. From
your letters. dear.
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a Mother MT IA.

The youngest mother in the state Of
Oregon is Mrs. J. F. Magee, of Mitchell.
She is Ii years OF age.
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II want you to take me to the
Academy. auntie. this afternoon. We
have not seen Mr.. Trevor's pictures
yet" said Lilith, two days later, and
her aunt looked up in surprise.
But you have asked Mr.. Trevor to
come at four, dear. for your reply"
II shall leave my answer" said
Lilith, and as her aunt's gentle eyes
questioned her. she went on:
Here is the answer, auntie It is
only photograph Of yourself taken
ten years ago. think that he will I'M
derstand. and hope you do not think
me very wicked girl for having tried
to make him feel a little of the pain he
gave you so long ago."
The Irish standard., 1895-09-28
Boys of Ireland.

According to recent discoveries of Ger
man Investigators, Ireland possesses In
her peat bogs remunerative and extern
sive field for the employment Of capital
and labor These Germans have formed a
syndicate and are at present exhibiting in
London new products Of peat, which
range from antiseptic wool for dressing
! wounds to bearings and journals for ma
chinery.
The labor of the chemist and mechani-
clan is needed to effect the transformation
Of peat. The first process which the raw
peat goes through after being dried is
that Of being thoroughly teased or "dev-
iled' by machinery, when 1t presents the
appearance of an exceedingly coarse
brown fiber. After further teasings and
cardings it changes to delicate creamy,
chocolate -colored fiber, which can be spun
into yarn or woven into wooden goods.
The fiber for the finer purposes is mixed
with fifteen per cent Of ordinary wool,
but in most OF The materials only the pure
peat fiber is used. The fiber can be
bleached to a snowy whiteness and dyed
any color. 1t can be produced for one
third the cost of shoddy, 1t is claimed,
and In the finer makes the appearance is
equal o8tweed. Several members OF the
royal family, including the Duchess of
York, have purchased dresses Of 1t.
The wool is proving great aid to the
surgeon as well as the Weayer, as 1t is an
antiseptic and possesses absorbent quaIi-
ties so great that it will soak up nine