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Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-01-23
KICK ON IRISH STEW
New Issue Being Raised at Uarv.,.
University.

University.
A new issue has been raised at Har-
yard which promises to eclipse in inn.
portance the question of athletic ra,a
tions with Yale.
This is the year of prohibitions n,
Harvard. Athletic contests with yalo
are prohibited, the gun shoot with
Ellis is prohibited, the Christmas
trip of the glee club is prohibited and
now it seems likely that the use of
Irish stew in Memorial half will he
prohibited also, says the Boston Post
The enemies of this homelike and
wholesome dish come from the ars-
tocratic portion OF the college poDuIa.
ton who are accustomed to eating
French dishes from silver platters in
the homes of the Back Bay. Tbov
have started a vigorous crusade and
are pledged to the total abolition nj
this old boarding house friend.
The students are forming themselves
into two parties, the Irish-stewists and
the anti-Irish-s The anti.
Irish-stewists posted petition on the
bulletin board at Memorial Yesterday
expressing in no uncertain language
the cause of their grievance and the
reasons which have led up to the pres.
ent vigorous campaign. The petition
was promptly removed by the Nemor.
ial Hall management, as it is against
the rules to have editions posted in the
main entrance, where they cause
crowds to collect and block the mass.
age way. The anti Irish stewists
down, and a regulation blue book has
been placed in the auditors Office for
signatures. The platform on which
the 'antis" will stand or fall has been
| drawn up as follows: I'VE believe
that the use of Irish stew should be
discontinued in Memorial Hail. The
stew is disagreeable in taste, and to
many men who simply connot eat it
| is an item of expense since it requires
| the ordering of extras The time lost
| in waiting for extras is seriously felt
| by men having lectures both at Z
o'clock and at 80. We appreciate the
wish of the directors to give as great
|
like this special variety. Finally. we
believe that food which is, as the first
petition showed, Objectionable to near
ly 200 men, should be no longer served
in Memorial Hail." in justice to the
1rish-stewists, it should be said that
many Of the signatures placed on the
bulletin board were put there merely
as joke. Such prominent names as
George Washington, Benedict Arnold
and Theodore Roosevelt are said to
have been among the signatures. A
director of the Harvard Dining Asso-
citation was seen last evening. He
| laid down a Marion Harland Cook
Book" as the Post representative came
| in. but refused to be interviewed.
What is all this stew about?" asked
the reporter.
NUNS the word" replied the d.
rector. do they expect we can give
meal for 81 a week?'
them humming birds on toast every
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-01-23
Encial EXnressi0nS.

Don't roll your eyes up into your head
as if they were marbles. A fine pair
Of eyes will be utterly ruined by this
operation. The girl with a pretty
mouth will purse it up into the prettiest
bouton and continue the habit until
many lines forrA about the lips and the
lovely mouth has to be put into the
hands of a beauty doctor.
Nearly every woman bites or sucks
her lips. Others contract the brows and
produce two burrows between the eyes.
Others wrinkle the forehead with
frowns. Others perpetually wear tip
tilted nose. The true expressive face
doesn't consist OF set of features hung
on strings or wires. Do cultivate placid
features.-St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-01-23
Time Changes All Things.

In days gone by when fighters
Fresh from Old England's shore
Came here to meet our scrappers
They brought expressions DER
That is to say, slang phrases.
And terms meant for rebukes,
Such as, You bloomink duffer,
Hi say, put hup your dukes.'
But now-Ah! time works changes,
We hear these words no more
AT least not with the meaning
They had in days of yore.
Bad scrappers now have vanished.
Prize fights these days are flukes,
TITS now the gentle heiress
Who says, Put up your Dukes!"
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-01-23
RUNNING A FAST TRAIN.
Engineers While In the Cab Always
Keep an Eye Ahead.

Engineers While In the Cab Always
Keep an Eye Ahead.
The locomotive engineer is a remark
ably placid fellow, with a habit of de-
liberate precision in his looks and mo-
tons. He occasionally turns a calm
eye to his guage and then resumes his
quiet watch ahead. The three levers
which he has to manipulate are under
his hand for instant use. and when they
are used it is quietly and in order. as
an organist pulls out his stops. The
noise in the cab makes conversation
difficult, but not as bad as that heard
in the car when passing another train,
with or without the windows open, and
in looking out of the engine cab the OBJ
jects are approached gradually, not
rushed past as when one looks lateralIy
out OF parlor car window The fact
is that the engineer does not look at the
side-he is looking ahead-and there
fore the speed seems less, as the objects
are approached gradually. Those who
have ridden at ninety miles an hour
on locomotive know that or a good
road land there are many such) the en-
CINE is not shaken and swayed in a ter
rife manner. but is rather CONSIDERABLE
and the speed is not SO apparent as
when one is riding in parlor car.
where only a lateral view is had. The
engineer can be very comfortable If he
is quite sure of the track ahead, and
it is only in rounding curves or in ap-
| preaching crossings that he feels ner-
vous, and it is doubtful If it is any more
strain to run locomotive at high speed
| than to ride a bicycle through crowded
| thoroughfares. Judging by the coun-
| tenances of the bicycle rider and the
| engineer the engineer has rather the
| better of il.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-01-23
DEATH IN ITS SECRET.
illuminate of Mercury. the Io"eriui
Explosive Used in Bombs.

Explosive Used in Bombs.
illuminate OF mercury, which is used
by European Anarchists in the manu-
facture of their bombs. is one or the
most treacherous and powerful ex-
ploSiveS known to science. Hereto-
fore it has been employed in percussion
caps and as a detonator for nitro-gly-
cerine prepa rations. 1t explodes wnen
subjected to a slight shock or to hea,
and not few expert chemists since
it's English inventor, Howard, have
been seriously injured or killed Whiie
preparing or experimenting with IL.
In France some years ago the ceie-
brated chemist. Barruei. was man!pu-
lating this dangerous product III
heavy agate mortar when MS atleA
ton was suddenly distracted and he let
the pestle down with little less care
than ordinary. The explosion WHICH
followed almost literally blew the NOR
tar to dust and it tore BarrueIs hand
from his wrist. Another distinguished
chemist, Bellot, was blinded ana hau
both hands torn off while experiment
ing with illuminate of mercury. JUS
tin Leroy, a French expert in the man
ulacture of explosives. was one DAY en-
gagged in experimenting with TINS com
pound in damp state, in when conul-
ton it was supposed to be harmless.
1t exploded with such force, however,
that nothing of NJ. Leroy, that was re-
cognizable, could afterwards be found.
An English chemist named Hennell,
while manufacturing shell for mill
tary use, into the composition OF which
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-01-23


70 see stranger on the grounds
abou; our home, for at each gaze
father had posted sign marked
"Private,' ard we lived there at Edge
water by the sea with an eXciusiVeness
that had made ME shy OF all strangers.
When told father what | had seen
he froHned, declaring that it must be
some tramp who had venturea inside
the grounds, and | know ne instructed
the gardener 10 look out for the man.
For a Kay Or two | was continually on
the watch for the unknown, and then,
seeing nothing more OF him, my fear
wore of
Among my fathers boats was a fiat
bottoMcd punt that lay on the shore at
high water mark. | had often been
cautioned about playing around the wa
ter, but one day | ventured to launch
the punt ana paddle about near the
shore.
know not how the paddle slipped
from nay hands. but it did so. and in
reaching for it plunged headiong into
the water. could not swim. and | GER
tainly vas in danger Of drowning, but,
almost before realized my peril. l felt
strong hands grasp me, and | WIS
brought swiftly and safely to the shore.
When / rubbed the water from my
eyes | found that had been saved by
the very man had seen pcering from
the shrubbery. He was laughing down
at me, and his face, for all of the beard,
rough and untrimmed. was pleasant
one.
So you thought you would take a
swim. oh. my boy?" lie said: and his
voice was quite as pleasant as his face.
Still l was scared and | burst into
tears, when. to my further amazement,
he sought to console and hush me in a
manner that was full of gentleness.
Almost before l realized 1t he had his
dripping arm about my dripping body
and he was talking to ME In way that
soothed my fears and quieted my
nerves.
did not run from him, as had done
the first time. for l came to think that
this gentle man who had saved me from
the water, rough and poorly clothed
though he was. could not mean me
harm. The sun was warm. and | sat
there On the rocks with him, while he
asked me a hundred questions about
myself and my home.
Before we parted he made me promise
that ! would not tell my father who
had rescued me from the water-made
me promise that would not say that
any one had rescued me. That, he
said Uas hiS rrira for saving nv life
He said ne had no home. and he was
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-01-23

years more and mere into the ret1racy
of his scraglo of beautiful women.
He spends more money than any one
man alive, and is constantly Borrowing.
He fears assassination, and is forever
provoking hatred. lie boasts Of alb
3temous habits. and maintains the
most luxurious establishment in exist
cncC.
Here are some facts about the Sui
tan and his subjects. that will show
what manner of man he is:
When a new Sultan ascends the
throne the harem women of his prede-
cessor may be unceremoniously dumped
into the 3osphorus to prevent them
plotting. Abdul Harlid is said to have
drowned l5i in this way his brother
having been On the throne only few
months and not getting much OF a start
for his harenl.
The Sultan drives to the mosque in a
magnificent barouche. trimmed with
gold and drawn by black horses. and
it is followed by his pony carriage and
his fayorite riding horse. SO he may
have his choice as to his method of re-
turning.
III \o-lHldIl tillol'ic tltci = uit l"o yin
ciai press censcrs, Mehmcd Effendi and
Aristotle EffonAi. enc of whom is an ex-
ship chandler. the other bootmaker.
These men direct the editorial policy
of the Constantinople papers.
Court witnesses in Turkey can be
hired in the cafes surrounding the Min
istry OF Justice. Many of these pro-
fessional witnesses are known to the
judges, but that does not destroy the
value of their testimony.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-01-23
the Sultan, who has sought to placate
public opinion at home and abroad.


BY trying to satisfy everybody he has
satisfied nobody, and or years his rule
has been one knlg series of miserable
compromises. JUST as in his dress he
wears trock coat with fez cap, and
in his morality prates of education, but
maintains harem Of over 1000 women.
Before the European visitor the Sui
tan poses as an enlightened monarch,
and before the fanatical Moslem he pre-
sents himself as the essence of Moslem-
ism. at once brutal, ignorant, and
superstitiOus.
What can be thought Of a government
in which the Grand Eunuch stands next
in Importance to the Grand ViZier, who
ia the prime minister. and whose daily
duty is to go down to the kitchen and
see that the dishes intended for his
master are not poisoned? Yet such is
the government under which 33 .000. 900
people live. more abject slaves than any
of the subjects Of the Car. govern
ment that is rocking with corruption
and distrust discreditcd in all the
money markets of the world and just
now tottering to its fall.
fet ADuui F1aiuio may not Dc uSiu
wholly responsible for this. He is a
weak man CT good intentions, but 4
strong man of bad intentions might
make a better ruler.
Without knowing what he wants the
Sultan. who is just now tifty-three
years of age. has many sides to his
character He has no one decided poll
cy. but just what kind of q man he is.
his fears and hopes. his amusements.
his habits. the queer things he does and
says. may best be judged from his sur
roundings.
This curious ruler. just now in the
forefront and not unlikely to be the
last of the Sultans. is afraid OF his life.
He trusts nobody. and lives q life of
terro-. which has driven him of recent
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-01-23

BATTLING MADLY ON THE GRASS.
staying nearabouts for a time: but IL
l told he was there. my father would
have him driven away.
Remember. l was no more than a
child. and knew very little Of the world,
80 it is not so strange that l gave my
promise to this man with the kindly
face and musical voice. had never
told my father a lie in all my life. and
i wondered how l was going to avoid it
In this case.
did not give my father much time to
question me. but l told my story with
rush of words, confused and !narticu-
late; but. with skill that surprised
myself, led him to believe that had
scrambled to the shore unaided. and
vet | did not say as much in SO many
words. It was deception. and my
heart was heavy. for felt that it was
nearly. II not quite, as bad as a lie.
But / had kept my promise to the
stranger who had saved my life.
After that / saw him often. and we
came to have regular time of meeting
each day. He had travelled the world
over. and he delighted to sit in the
shelter of the shrubbery and tell me
ta.es Of his adventures in many lands
while listened breathlessly to his fas-
cinating stories. At that time did not
think how strange man he was, al
though l did sometimes wonder why he
fingered there, even though he was a
tramp with no home.
Many times asked him who he was
but he would smile and shake his head
saying that I might call him Jim. and
that was the only name he gave me.
He said thai he had once been hon.
ored and respected, had good home
and family, but one false step had
brought him to shame and prison cell
and that when he had served his time
he went far away. resolving never
again to shame his family by his pres.
ence. He had kept his vow all through
the many years, but his one misster
had killed the ambition within him
and he never rose in life.
pitied him; between us there grew
a strong bond Of sympathy. Young
though was, I saw in this man one
that might have been noble and hon,
ored but for that false step, and my
heart was full of sincerest charity.
Several times urged him to let ms
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-01-23
why:

Here's your money, dolt. NOW u"
me why your scoundrelly master "fo''
me eighteen letters about thar coN,
temptible sum-" said the eXaspei"'''
debtor. :.
I'm sure, sir, l can't tell sir; ou' =
you'll excuse me. sir. l think II "S.s
because seventeen letters didn't -e'''
it,"
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-01-23
THE CRUEL MONARCH.
THE SULTAN OF TURKEY AN D
THE CRIMES HE COMMITS.
Hothing Like This mpir, Anywhere
Else Earth The Man Who Daily
Orders Wholesale Murders of Ills
Subjects. A

WEAK and vacil-
atinS man, sin X
ing down under o
burden of political
complexities which
he is unable to
master, is Abdul
Hamid II. The
Sultan of Turkey
has sought to
evade responsible
ties for the Ar
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-01-23
Management.

First Tramp-You are the hrSt 'e,.
that ever got a square meal from Ina
woman. How did yer manage?
Second Tramp told her d i'u, !,
10 cents and asked her to direct in' :
a free lunch saloon.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-01-23
One Way to Do IT.

It is coming to be generally believed
that the one chance for a meeting be-
tween Corbett and Fitzsimmons lies in
getting them both to enter Chicago
politics and take part in a primary cleo.
ton.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-01-23

Teacher-What is the moral OIL -
Ten Foolish Virgins? a,
Dick Hicks-They had no hsn''
their wheels.-N. Y. World.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-01-23

Illuminate of mercury entered. was also
blown literally to atoms. and the frag-
ments of the building where he was
conducting his experiments were scat
tered for hundreds of feet in every di-
rectiOn
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-01-23

Robbins-What is the best way "
velop negative? .,t.
Mack-Propose to an heiress.-o''
lyn Life.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-01-23
THE TRAMP.

HE Arst time | saw
him pcering at me
from the silrubborS
| was frightened
and ran away. but
it was not because
there was anything
fierce or aWesone
about his bearded
face. | was nat
urally a timid boy,
hut ( was startled
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-01-23

Nobody is mistake-proof.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-30
TIE MILKY SEA.
~ .. due to q Ml.t or TO rhe.phor..esn,

~ u Due TO q Mist or 90 rhosphorsaeen,
Animals.
In 1915 the expedition TO the Eas,
Indies under Martin Pllng when In IN,
tropical Pacific had one night what was
TO the members OF that expedition D
very mystifying spectacle. says Black.
woods Magazine They beheli the sea
all about them pale and white. resem.
bling a vast cheese vat. 30 that one
might have imagined the ship to have
been sailing In whey instead Of salt
water, Il carried such a milky appear.
snce along with Il. The air and SKY
at the same time looked white and hay.
without doubt the effect OF the relec-
tons from the surface Of the water 80
disposed and colored- In February.
1851. Mr. Daniel pidgeon. o very acute
observer. witnessed the phenomenon OF
this milky sea" Of the Pacific when.
he says. the whole ocean. from the ship
to the visible horizon. looked exactly
as u Il we're covered with snow. The
snowy surface evidently reelected the
light OF the sky. for Venus. being very
bright. threw a distinguishable line Of
radiance across Il. while the phosphor-
escent crests OF waves were now and
then seen breaking above the layer Of
shining matter which oyerlaid the
water" lie convinced himself that the
appearance was due TO a thin layer OF
miat. produced when the rca surface
happens 10 be considerably cooler than
the moist atmosphere above Il. 20 that
the air In immediate contact with the
water Is chilled below the dew point
and becomes misty. while the air above
remains transparent II would be IN.
tcrestine to know whether the same ex-
PLANTATION will apply to all displays Of
the milky sea" or whether the eject
should sometimes be attributed solely
TO phosphoresceal animals aud plants
and u not, whether In any case those
sources Of light contribute TO illumi.
nate the sea from below.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-30
GRAINS OF GOLD.


A knave cheats others; fool him
sell.
Waiting" Is the stumbling-block Of
progress and reform. Doing Is the
lever that moves In the world.
We should not too much rejoice In
hope II we would enjoy In reality. for
the mos, agreeable pleasures IN gen.
eral are those that We have least ex-
pected.
Aversion nom rcproof Ia not wise: Il
is the mark OF a little mind. a great
man can afford to lose; little lnslg-
nlhcant fellow ls afraid OF being
muned out
Tie who Is open without leylty. gem
er0us without waste. secret without
craft. humble without meauness. bold
without insolence. cautious without
anxiety. regular yet not formal. mild
yet not timld. frm yet not tyranical.
passes the ordeal OF honor. friendship.
virtue. Free silver knight.
Hut few men comparatively have an
opportunity to accumulate large for
tunes; but. when men fail TO lay by
what Il necessary Tor their comfort or
independence. almost without exocp-
don Il Is owing 10 their calculations and
management, not heing right Il 4 trag
there Is a liability to illness 30 "a
o,her oycrpowerlng causes. but Il Il
not 10 such things that disastrous re-.
suits. In the great majority Of eases
can be attributed.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-30
LOVE- the cHlLpRHN.
ssiashssss Bslss Taught 70 ths nsirs Of
ths Repubiic.

che Repubiic.
The home ls now ordered for and
wholly controlled by the ehiiaren. The
grown person receives no consideration
among a houseful Of children. The
meals. the house. the whole domestic
routine. Is ordered for the little folks.
The training Of Lycurgus couldn't pre-
vent such children from being selfish,
exaetlng and inoonslderate. Al home
conceded everything. abroad they exact
everything. Household rule Il a tyran-
ny Of the small boy and small girl.
tempered BY weak indulgence. The re-
suit Is seen In the schools. railway
trains, In hotels-whereye the small
person has a chance 20 exhibit his
spelling. How can good manners DO
expected from children thus trained o.
untralnedf In college they are unIniiu.
enced by the example Of the professors.
because their relations arc purely per
funct0ry. The natural bent. taken In
their tender years. comes out In harder
egotism n more boorish lack OF con
sideratlon for others
II Is a commonplace 10 say that to
be gentle one must be born gentle. yet
Il Is hardly the fact. In other days,
when the home was not devoted en-
tlrely 10 the pleasures and pastimes OF
the young folks. good breeding was az
general AZ ill-breeding h now. In a So
ciety where children take on all the
airs and 20 through all the social func-
tons In miniature OF their elders. there
seems 10 be no place for the correc.
lions aud refnements once thought part
OF very young peoples training. The
press OF the country Is perpetually
saiirizlng the public conduct OF Ameri.
cans In travel. In watering-places. In
theatera and public places. and Il h
an extraordinary fact that the so-calleo
better ranks Of the social system seen
10 BE- the most oulpablo. Women whe
manifest their Indignation when a toll
worn workman declines TO give her his
place In the street car by audible com.
ments on the Hclfishncss OF men will
In their own household encourage this
very selflshness by making everything
In the house bend 10 the whims OF q
spoiled boy or girl. demanding the iirsi
service at table or the entire house f0l
playroom. Colleges can not MAX,
fine manners a natural part OF youths
who have been thus m reared at home
Good manners must 10 certain degree
be the expression OF good heart: bu
conventional good manners are attain
able by watchfulness. and are often &C
quired by the extremely selfish.