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Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-11-26

1t was at a country luncheon party
lately and they got on the subject OF
smoking among women. Opinions
varied greatly. III ! should find my
SELF" said one dignifiedlooking ma
iron. bristling with indignation, at
any social gathering where the women
were smoking I should leave at once.
We want no Jardin Mabille manners
in our drawing rooms" II know q
saint" said her neighbor, "a woman
whose life is devoted to doing good.
who is in the north but not of 1t, and
she actually smokes big, fat cigars.
Her daughters disapprove Of the habit
and she rarely does 1t In public, but
one day when there was house party
staying at her place over Sunday one
Of the guests left the rest, who were
sitting on the bench. and went into
the house for wrap. and there,
placidly reading the bible. with frag-
rant Havana between her lips. was the
sweet faced old lady enjoying the peace
and quiet Of the Sunday evening al
ter her own fashion. "-Philadelphia
Times.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-11-26

recently attracted 30 much attention
by her remarkable work In McClure's.
sits all day long. these scorching days.
perusing interminable "reminiscences.
letters Of counsel, Of grave caution. OF
suggestion, and Of praise, from every
town and mail station in America. 1t
would seem that every man In the
country above sixty years Of age en-
joyed a personal and intimate AcQuain-
lance with Lincoln. Now and then
Mies Tarbell puts her letters and her
manuscript aside to welcome an an
cient visitor who has come all the way
from everywhere to have little chat
about his old friend. However dis
pirlting the weather. however long tho
letter or the call. the patience and
pleased attention Of this young woman
never nags.
Miss Tarbell refers to herself 40 an
old plodder. She looks upon her his
torical and biographical work - Job
to be done thoroughly, and goes to her
labor every day very much ~ q good
mechanic to shop. dinner-pail in hand.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-11-26

a republican opponent in republican
city. Four years previous to his cleo.
ton that opponent was elected mayor
by a majority of $4,000 votes. While
mayor Mr.. Francis entertained Presi.
dent and Mrs. Cleveland at his own
house during the presidents visit to
St. Louis, and the young Missourian
vastly pleased Mr.. Cleveland. Since
that time they have been good friends
In 1888 Mr.. Francis was elected COVER.
nor. and Missourians were wont to looh
forward to his being president some
day. He was born in Kentucky and
was a republican in politics prior to
tho nomination OF James G. Blaine -
1894.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-11-26
SWUNG SELF AND HORSE OVER.

A PloneeF's IpganiOus Bridge Across .
Chsan In tho Moantsiss.
Len Henry. . well-known pioneer.
relates an adventure that 10 out OF
the usual order. says the Anaconda
Standard. He was travelling on mar
row trail above the raging 0rande
Ronde river. when he came to q land
slide about twenty feet across. that
left no trail. or even . niche in the
smooth precipitous rock. The trail
was so narrow that the horse could noa
turn back. He was trapped. Above
the twenty-foot break in the trail was
q sharp crag Of overhanging rock. On
his saddle bow was strong RATA six-
ty feet long and Henry IL an expert
in the use Of II. He steadied himself
upon the saddle, swung the rope over
his head and hurled It high into the
air. It was settled firmly over the
crag. He tied II carefully. It was
firm. His saddle was new and strong
one, with double cinches. Around the
horn he wound the rope He urged the
horse onto the edge Of the precipice.
The faithful beast stood Arm. He
world not step over, but the rider drew
up the slack and pulled with all his
power. Inch by inch he drew the
straining horse forward till his feet
slipped and he swung on over the
chasm. The rider held his breath 40
he looked at the river below and tho
slender rope above. but he was across
the gap. He sprang up the trail and
tugged at the reins to aid the horse In
gaining his feet. He pulled and the
horse lungsd up into the trail with the
chasm back behind. Mr.. Henry rode
away and left his rope dangling for the
use Of the next wayfarer who chance6
to come that way.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-11-26
PloUs FRAUDS.
The ss-Csllsd "Duadhs Trss' Of Noss1r
err Tablet.

The ss-Callsd "Baadhs 1FeS' Of Nessnr
err Tablet.
The fable Of the so-called "Buddha
tree" Of northern Thibet. which waS
FIRST mentioned by the French mission
AIRY Hue in 1S42 and which has since
been frequently described In works q
travel on central and eastern Asia. has
recently been thoroughly studied By
Lieut.. Kreitner, says the Philadelphia
Record. The Buddhist monks claim
that unpon the leaves and bark Of this
tree Buddhist prayers and formulas
may be read. Several European trAv.
elers attempted to buy leaves, but Il
took q great deal Of Imagination to
see anything which could be construed
A. letter or . sign upon the dried
surface Of these leaves. It II possible
that the designs made upon the fresh
leaves are obtained by stamping these
with red-hot iron. and such .
mark may remain visible for some
time. As the leaves dry the curious
marks upon their surface disappear
gradually until finally they can hardly
be detected. Monks sell great num-
DER Oh tue8O leaves 10 I00 I0It01Ul ~
levers Of the Buddhist creed. and the
manufacture and selling Of leaves n
probably upon . level with that other
pious fraud perpetrated by them for
centuries. the selling Of pearl shells
upon the inside Of which the Image Of
Buddha in . sitting posture 10 visible.
These images are brought about By
opening the inner surface Of the she'll
and mantle Of the pearl oyster to admit
q small image Of Buddha stamped In
lead. The pearl oyster cannot get rid
Of the foreign body inside and In time
covers It with a layer Of pearly sub
stance which. Of course. shows the ex-
act figure OF the leaden image raised
above the level of the shell. Some
times flve or six little leaden bodies
are introduced In . shell. all Of which
later on appear in relief upon the in
ner surface. The shells are returned
to the bed In the lake; in the course
Of year or two when hshed up agaiD
they viii bring exorbitant prices.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-11-26

cago ana not be known to the police
omcials OF that city. his measurements
are taken and sent on to this city with
request for the mans record, his
name being given as Smith Mr.. Sils-
bee refers to his book of measure
ments and finds the prisoner recorded
as Robinson. Although the names are
different, Mr. Silsbee knows there is
no mistake in the identity Of the pris-
oner as no two persons have the same
measurements, scars and marks. In
return he asks for and receives from
the Chicago authorities the record held
by them. and this Is added to the Local
records.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-11-26
FENCING WITH IL HUNG CHANo
The statssnAa Wished to Negotiate
Loan.

The statssmAa Wished to Negotiate .
Ii Hung Chang paid q long visit
yesterday morning to the Credit Ly-
onnais and M. Mazaret, the director
general. had his knowledge Of the
bank severely taxed. says the Paris
Daily Messenger. There was no sim
gle detail In any department Of the
bank about which the Chinese envoy
did not ask questions. The whole per-
sonnel Of the establishment had been
stationed in the hall for inspection and
after reviewing them Ii Hung passed
on to the strong-rooms. at which he
was greatly struck. There Is room
for four milliards OF bonds here" was
his comment after looking around. On
being shown one of the bonds Of the
Chinese loan the envoy examined 1t
with great interest for some time and
finally asked leave to keep it a. =
souvenir OF his visit. This was ex-
planned to him (an the conversation
being carried on through interpreters)
to be impossible, so he nodded grave
ly and returned the paper. Then came
some extremely delicate conversation.
which must have severely taxed M.
Mazaret's nerves and tact. The Chi
nese ambassador said that his govern.
ment desired to negotiate large loan.
but wanted to do 1t direct with bank
without the Intervention Of govern
ment officials. Could the Credit Ly-
onnais undertake this? NJ. Maxaret
asserting and promising moderate
terms, Ii Hung Chang asked II busi-
ness could be begun at once: but ia
this the director demurred. He want
ed a formal statement OF the offer and
its terms. LII Hung Chang expressed
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-11-26
DAVID r. FRANCIS.

Recently Appointed to the Cabinet ~
Secretary of the Interior.
Ex-Governor David R. Francis az
Missouri, who has been named to
succeed Hoke Smith to the secretary
ship of the interior, has been tho pet
of the Missouri democracy ever since
he made his debut in politics in 1855.
1t was twelve years ago. when he was
O. slender, handsome fellow Of "a, that
Mr.. Francis was a delegate to the ma
tional democratic convention, and the
year following he was nominated Tor
the mayoralty Of st. Louis. He had
just been elected the president Of the
St. Louis Merchants Exchange and
was at the head Of one of the largest
grain shipping and grain commission
houses in the west. He was elected over
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-11-26

theater as fine, although neces-
sarily on a smaller scale, az any play
house in the country. At first glance
this changing appears to be work OF
no little diflculty, but, as matter OF
fact, it is very easy. The entire me-
chanism is placed in one end Of the
car, and occupies very little room. BY
a peculiar arrangement Of double sides
and an extensible roof the car can
be made twice, or even three times its
ordinary width and height. The ex-
ira walls, or sides, can be folded up
and when in transit occupy a very
small place in the car. The stage can
be similarly folded out Of the way,
while the scenery and stage properties
are handled in the same fashion. 1t Is
necessary that two cars be used to
make a complete railway theater, and
when the company arrives at the town
where they are billed, both cars are
sidetracked on a double set Of rails,
which are carried for the purpose.
These rails differ in no way from the
ordinary car rails. except that they are
laid twice the distance apart that ordi-
nary tracks are laid. After the rails
are laid, the two cars are run out on
them side by side, but almost the
length of an ordinary box car apart.
Then begins the actual transformation
Of the two box cars into a complete
theater. The sides OF the cars are low
cred outward and downward. the two
sides nearest each other meeting and
forming the center Of the floor Of the
theater. The roof Of the two cars Is
raised to an angle, making a steep
pitched roof above the flooring between
the two cars. A portion Of the outer
sides Of the cars falls outward and
downward, while another, double por-
ton, is raised at right angle to the
wing floor, making the outer wall of
the theater. A portion Of the double
roof swings over and outward, meeting
the upright walls and forming a roof
on either side Of the steep-sloped CEN
ter. Glass skylights, which when not
in use can be folded up out of the
way, are set in spaces left for them in
the roof and sides, and the framework
of the theater is complete. From the
center of the roof proper Of one OF
the cars rises a conical tower con-
structed SO that it can be closed or
extended in much the same manner as
telescope Is drawn out. This serves
the double purpose OF ornament and
ventilation. From the roof OF the OPP
! posite car rise glass boxes which sink
down one within the other, into the
car when the theater is transformed
for travelling purposes. The stage is
set I'D beneath the high sloping root
between the two cars and like every
thing else about this portable theater
can be folded up and securely packed
within the box cars when not in use
Folding chairs furnish seats for the
audience, and there is an unobstructed
view Of the stage from all parts of the
structure, owing to the fact that there
are no pillars or supports larger thar
a steel chain or slender iron rod to in
terfere with the view. Immediately
after the perfes nance, the thsater, with
all its furnishings. can within a yer,
short time be taken apart. or NOR
pronerly folded together and securel,
packed for shipment within itself. a!
It we're.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-11-26
IDA NJ. TARBELL.

Every word of praise from tongue or
pen awakens mOmentary astonish-
ment. She does not even now realize
that she is famous. and she never
would, however much the world might
talk about her. She would simply
think that her circle Of acquaintance
was growing unaccountably large. and
wonder how she would DO able to best
serve all her friends. She Ia 10 thor
oughly broad and democratic in her
nature that even the most narrow
minded and bigoted person would never
suspect it. Life Is an everyday matter
to her, but the most ordinary incidents
of its routine are too real and full Of
Significance ever to become common.
She has no pride in her success. She
plods pcrsistently through any task be-
fore her, meeting every new emergency
with a new resource. and when her
undertaking Ia finished she puts 1t
aside as a cooper does his completed
cask. She puts down simple realities
in simple words. strong and clear. She
accepts life AZ she finds 1t. without
theory or friction. She takes people
as they are. without prejudice. She 10
both sensitive and sensible. Her
biographies are vital because they are
true. She does not idealize where she
admires. nor worship whore she loves.
II Ia because she never invests her
characters with any thing not theirs,
and because she IL never tempted by
sentiment to conceal or evade. that
even Napoleon and Lincoln, heretofore
rendered impossible or preserved al
mumm les, are now before us, alive and
well. raised from the dead by the pen
OF a plodder.
Miss Tarbell was born on farm near
Titusvillc. Pennsylvania. She spent
her girlhood among the mountains. In
the oil region, for her father was among
the first producers in that field. She
retains a vivid memory of those years
They are full of dramatic interest to her
as indeed they must be to all those
who passed through those exciting
times. Her school life was spent II
Meadville. From the seminary ah'
stepped almost directly into editorial
work. and 1t was largely due to her In
dustry and judgment that Chautauqual
grew from a pamphlet to well-edite'
magazine, possessing al influence out
side OF the organization on which
| rested. She left the Chautauquan t
20 abroad. and spent several years II
| Paris. She lived In the Latin Quarter
wrote articles for the American papers
became acquainted with artists, must
clans, people OF the pen. and people o
all sorts. She collected material an
I observed. She led contemplative an
an active life. and would probably still
be a contented student in the Latl
Quarter had not Mcclure whkxed he
away in one OF his whirlwinds back t
America.
In the last year Miss Tarbell ha
completed Life OF Napoleon" put
lished in McClure's Magazine, a ILL
of Madam Roland" just issued by th
Scribners. the first half Of Life {
Lincoln" now running in Mcclure
and several short stories and syndica,
articles.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-11-26

,,ve required columns to do justice to
,ho subject, but now 1t can be dis
watched in a few lines. the identifica-
lion of criminals having been reduced
:, science by Clerk Richard Silsbee,
NJ the Detroit detective bureau.
When that city makes an arrest their
srst effort is to secure the criminal
record of the prisoner, and to do this
much valuable time is consumed and a
large amount of money is annually ex-
nended. In many cases the prisoner
has been known to set the police at
defiance, refusing to give them the
slightest inkling as to his identity,
and ,clining to answer any questions
touching on his previous movements.
The police authorities would then send
The mans description broadcast
through the country in the hope that he
would be wanted at some place or an
other. Failing to hear from the au-
,horities of other cities. the prisoner
would be given his liberty. and the
police might later hear that he was
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-11-26

wanted for a serious crime and that
4 large reward was offered for his ap-
prehension.
Such an incident is now almost i'm
possible in Detroit especially, owing to
the record system recently completed
by Clerk Silsbee, and which has prov
en- of great assistance to the detectives
as we'll as a money saver to the police
department. So complete in its de-
tail is the system that it matters not
how long after registration, the GRIM
inal, II again arrested, can be identi-
fled within five minutes after he Is
brought into the central station. He
secured all the criminal papers accessi-
BILE and from these cut out the photo
graphs of noted crooks, together with
list Of the mems various crimes. All
newspaper clippings bearing on the
case were secured and these were
pasted on the back Of cards arranged
for the purpose and filed away for fu-
tnre reference. A large quantity OF
these clippings accumulated, and as
he had no suitable place for them Mr..
Silsbee made demand on the de-
partment for a large cabinet and
number Of books, but as yet the police
onlcials took no interest in his work
and the demand was not granted.
Some three or four years ago a ne
gro. Frank Lawson. shot a police Of
ficer in New York, and after being
sentenced to prison for ten years man
aged to escape. On Atwater street,
near the Brush street depot, in that
city, was formerly resort known as
the Chicago house. One day the local
police raided the place and brought
IN number of suspects, who were
taken into the detective Office and
questioned, among them being a COL
ored man. After looking at the man
Tor some minutes Mr.. Silsbee remem-
nered the New York case and in look
ing up his records found photograph
OF the man and history of his crime.
ms was given to Capt. Baker, who
closely questioned Lawson, but the lat
ter denied being the man wanted by
the New York police. The photograph
was then shown him and at this point
tne man weakened, confessed his crime
and was held until officers came here
ana took him back to New York. This
incident led the police authorities to
mink there was something in Silsbee's
PANS and he was at once given q
requlsition for the articles he needed
10 complete his system.
Among the articles asked for ant
received from the department by Mr.
oilsoee was a folder. which plays al
important part in connection with thu
system. On the outside of the folder
IS printed brief synopsis of the case
SWING the name, alias. date OF arrest
ana crime imputed to the prisoner: als'
.he bertillon and index numbers. With
IN the folder is placed the Bertillol
oiank, with the prisoners measure
ments, the date of his arrest, the of
tense. and the disposition Of the case
'nea brief history Of the case, to
setner with a photograph and all news
paper clippings bearing on it. Tho rec
ords IN the superintendent ONCE ar
also placed in the folder. which /
'nen ndexed and filed away in a cabi
net.
That the local record system has
woe reputation is demonstrated by tn
onstant requests from outside cite
as.'ns Tor the records of certain crimi
"s's' Should man be arrested at Chi
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-11-26

He came with his father to Illinois in
1851. He is called "the swamp fox"
presumably because he is naturally
shrewd and because he lives in the bot
tom lands near East st. Louis. Mr..
Forman is a lawyer, and he represent
ed his district aggressively and care
fuzzy while he was a member Of con-
gress. Since the split came in the
democracy on the coinage question he
has been for gold money and has like
wise been opposed to Governor Alt
geld and the governors political asso-
ciates. He was candidate for secretary
OF the interior from the time that the
first rumors OK Hoke Smiths retire.
ment was published.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-11-26

establishment at the amount Of Sc
curity required from China for tho
money lent to her.
do you demand such guarantees
from Russian" he asked.
Russian credit Is SO we'll known
pleaded NJ. Mazaret.
You have no confidence In u.s."
I'VE have every confidence in Chi
nese credit ourselves" was the diplo-
matte reply. But We could not prom
Use that the confidence would be shared
by the people from whom we should
obtain the money"
The visit lasted for an hour and .
half.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-11-26
THEATER ON WHEELS.
IT FOLDS UP AND MOVES FROM
PLACE TO PLACE,
now the Play House ID Arranged
10 Carried on Two Cars. Which Are
transformed Into u Complete ThsAter
stage Settings.

ND now 1t Is the
portable theater!
Hereafter you can
see " Hamlet. B"
"Tannhauser" or
eel Captain" on
the same stage, no
matter whether
you live in Chica-
go. Ell Paso or Sa-
lem, Ind, says the
New York Journal ,
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Coat In Englsnd.

One-twelfth OF the population OF
physician, DR.. Fehlaner, says that this
malady is often due to the excessive
use OF meat.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-11-26
jacks Allowance.

Yes; l realize that Jack was fast
before our marriage, 30 l make An al.
lowance for him."
Yes; but how, pray?"
We'll, till recently by teaching mu.
sic, but I'm now trying stenography.-
Brooklyn Life.
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IS A HARD WORKER.
the BlOORAPHER OF LINCOLN
A STEADY PLODDER.
0lss ida n. TarI,sll Has 6ho~n
marked Ability and Splendid Juds'
mont La Her Recent Artlcles-Lise II
the Mountains.

F you desire 10
know how many
particular and de-
termined old gen.
tlemen there are
In the world you
need only begin .
life Of Lincoln In
one of the popular
periodicals Of tho
country. Ida N.
Tarbell. who has
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-11-26

AS the population OF the world
averages 1o9 women to every 100 men.
there Is no excuse for any such thing
as an old bachelor or q widowsr.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-11-26

william q Fo1mon Of lninoia
William 8. Ferman, whose letter to
Governor Altgeld has created sensa-
tion in Illinois, formerly represented
the eighteenth Illinois district In
congress. which consists OF Bond.
Madison. Washington and st. Clair
counties. He lives In East St.
Louis. Mr.. FoYman was born as far
south as Natchez. and Is 40 years old
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-11-26
A Frenchmsn's View.

n Frenchman estimates that in Q
life of fifty years a man sleeps away
5000 days. walks 800 days, and the
rest of the time feeds and fuses.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-11-26

HE question often
arises as to the
methods employed
by the police in
keeping track Of
professional crimi-
nails, and to the
manner of identif-
cation when q
criminal Is placed
under arrest. At
one time it would
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-11-26

Patrick-"Moike won't be Z worrvk
tn day, sor. He's goin' to attind .
funeral" Employer-"U-um! Seema
to me Mike is always getting off ON ex-
cuses like that. Whose funeral II t
this timer" Patrlck-"His own. co.,"
-Up-to-Date.
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HARD ON CRIMINALS.
ING MANS SYSTEM OF KEEP
ING BAD MEMS RECORDS.

..o,t Oalcer the Originator or
s..m Of Identification That IL Be
..~ widely Adopted - How BIS Plan
Works.