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Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-12-10

There have been times when her
lameness has been more pronounced
than at others, and inasmuch as Eng
blindly follow her lead in everything
connected with fashion, there are mo-
ments when most Of the fair sex in
London consider 1t their duty to walk
lame, too, their gait receiving the name
of 1.-The Alexandra limp" Her only
son, the Duke Of York, future king OF
England, is an undergrown and puny
weakling, the exact counterpart of the
present Car OF Russia, whose delicacy
ia inherited from his Danish mother.
King George Of Greece is in the last
stages of Bright's disease, and instead
OF devoting. as in days Of yore, his
time to frivolities Of nocturnal Paris,
he gives up all his days to a famous
French specialist.
King Humbert had a hunchback
brother, Prince Otto. who died few
years ago. and his father had brother
who was not only imbecile. but was
born without legs-a monstrosity, In
fact. The present Crown Prince of
Italy, who Is soon to marry Princess
Helene OF Montenegro, is not only a
dwarf. but also misshapen. the length
of his body being altogether out Of pro-
portion to his abbreviated legs, while
his arms hang down below his knees.
King Otto of Bavaria is incurably
mad. being afflicted with that form OF
insanity called "mathesis," and which
ike that ascribed in Biblical history to
Nebuchadnezzar. takes the form Of the
victim imagining himself to be either q
| bird or an animal.
Other royal lunatics are the Arch
| duchess Macmillan Of Austria, better
| known 6s the exsEmpress Charlotte Of
Mexico: Emperor Williams mother-in-
law. the Dowager Duchess OF Schles'
wig Holstein-A ugustenburg and Arch
duke Leopold of Austria. The reignine
Prince of Lippe is likewise madmar
| aud under restraint, as is also ex-Sul
tan Murad Of Turkey.
But perhaps the saddest Of all thes'
royal afnictions is that Of poor littl'
Prince Waldemar of Prussia, onl.
child Of Emperor Williams sailo
brother. Henry. The little fellow 1
deaf and dumb.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-12-10

Antiquity OF rarr,ng and Fsatherlng.
The punishment OF Earring and
feathering'' has an old and kingly
origin. When Richard l. was staying
at Chilon, in Normandy. in 1889. he is
sued certain regulations for the con-
duct Of pilgrims to the Holy Land. A
thief was to have his hair cropped like
a prize fighter. boiling pitch was to be
poured over his head. and feathers
shaken over him. ito know him BY"
and he was thus to be landed at the
first available spot.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-12-10
THIS IS SHOCKING"

C.-Thanks, Mrs. Keen. To tell the
truth, I am about done. It has been a
tough struggle all this week: but to-
day I haven't had q moment even to
snatch a mouthful Of lunch. and my
Nreakfast was mere farce.
Mrs. II. K.-(aside)-All the better.
tAloud) Dear me. how terrible! l will
get you something at once. CRings. To
Soo,man) James. bring whisky and soda
and a bottle Of the old port up. exit
<octman.)
CA whisky and soda would indeed
be grateful and comforting. To tell
sou the truth. things aren't going as
cell a hoped. Brook has turned out
unexpectedly strong. l fear my only
chance now lies In securing these local
option chaps votes. They will turn
the scale.
J Mrs. H. K.-But you can be quite
sure OF them. Heber said so. (Takes
whisky from footman and hastily pours
II outJ
G. (pleased)-Did he really? That's
good hearing. I say. Mrs. Keen. take
care. Surely you are mixing me Il
eOrker.
Mrs. III. k.-What nonsense! 1t Is al
coda. las C. takes peg from her hand
end drinks thirstily). There! you look
better already. do hope you'll win
You have all my sympathies. Get into
this comfortable armchair near the fire
Indicates chairl. So. now We can talk
and II you like cigaret. well--I sham
object. Besides. this Is Heber's den.
&C. (aside)--What a dear little crea-
cure she IL! had no idea she was such
q good sort. (AlouO You are indeed
hind, but that would be trespassing toe
Tar. especially as l have something tc
confess to y1p.
Mrs. II. Il. TO confess! What can Il
%ee
C.-That up to to-day had mis-
Judged you. thought you shared you'
Aunt Deborah's prejudices. and wert
altogether On Brooks side.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-12-10

Mr.. II. K.-How can l be otherwise!
Hasn't Cisera been friend OF mine LOT
years? And, although don't share hiS
views, still I'm not going to vots
against him.
Mrs. H. k.-Surely you admit d ma"
elected to fill SO responsible pos'tio'
ought to be of the highest moral char-
acter?
Mr.. H. K.-Weli. isn't Cisera as good
as most fellows-or better? what are
you driving at, my dear?
Mrs. II. K.-Oh, nothing. He seems
to me to have rather weak head
that's all.
MI. II. K-According to you. most
men suffer from that disability. my
love! But I can guess why you are
down on poor old Cisera. You think
that II he Is beaten your Aunt Debor-
abs friend will get In.
Mrs. II. K.--He certainly will. Every
one says Mr.. Brook and Capt. Cisera
are neck and neck. And, O. Heber. do
remember how greatly 1t will be TO
our advantage IL Aunt Deborah Is
pleased.
Mr.. II. X. (aside)-I know she leads
you by the nose. (Aloud) l tell you
am neutral. II Cisera gets in he'll have
my hearty congratulations. IL ne
doesn't--well, you can hint to your
aunt that we believed all along In
Brook. Ha! ha! Don't give me away
little woman. I'm OF now. Au revoir
Laughs. and exit)
Mrs. H. K.-How impracticable He
Der Ia! He knows as well as l do how
necessary 1t Is for us to keep in with
Aunt Deb. And she is convinced the
tate Of the empire lies in Capt. Cisera's
defeat. She promised that II l would
get Heber to vote for Mr.. Brook she
would see that I was asked to the deal
Duchess dinner. l never knew her sc
excited about anything before. and hers
ie Heber. with his Anticipated notion:
about friendship. spelling my chance
of doing her a favor. o. II there wal
only some other way!
Re-enter ,Heber--By the way. jill
I've come back to say told Cisera th'
local option people might interview hin
here this afternoon. 1t won't TAXI
long. He ia sure of their vote. He Il
very sound on the liquor question. (Ex
IT.
Mrs. H. K.-Sure OF their vote. Is he
What is to be done? (Walks up ant
down the room thinking) I'll do 1t
Yes. I'll do II, II it's to be done at all
The end justities the means. Aunt De
Ncrah will be pleased. and I shall go t
the Duchess dinner. It's well wort'
It. (tlxit.D
tScene-The same. some hours later
Capt. Cisera and Mrs KeenD
Mrs. II. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
tired you look. dear Capt. Cisera!
quite makes my heart ache to see yo
20 worn out DO let me offer you som
refreshment.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-12-10

It is said that Vienna physicians
have traced cases Of tuberculosis and
other contagious diseases to the use
of public telephones, and the sugges-
ton is made that a sponge with soul
ton of carbolic acid Ec kept in every
station for a daily cleaning OF the ap-
paratus.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-12-10
COMETS ARE COMING!
THREE NOW RUSHING To"AnD
THE EARTH.
rvo Will Sot Come Very Ne"''
There. No Telling About the ot"er
May bs So Close As to he '"''
~, a. Was the Comet OF 1oAo'

HE fact that anoth-
er comet-in fact
three contests ap-
preaching the earth
at a speed OF a
million miles an
hour has brought
up some very inter
esting facts about
these fery-tailed
bodies. One OF
these comets Is ex-
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-12-10

An Antarctic iceberg has been sen
that IL 20 miles wide. 40 miles in isRsth
and 500 feet in height.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-12-10
SOLD BY A WOMAN.

HARACTERS: Mr..
Heber Keen, Mrs.
Heber Keen, Capt.
Cisera, the leader
Of a deputatiOn.
Scene: Mr.. keen's
study during "A hot
ly contested cleo
ton.
Mrs. II. Kitten
you have decided
on being neutral,
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The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1896-02-20
Queer Events of One Day.
the syracues Journal.

From the syracues Journal.
The curious tn ,gs do not happen
once in awhile. They happen every
day. A summary Of the strange
events of a single day that are chron-
icled in the newspapers would make a
table of contents that would put to the
blush any sensational novel ever issued.
Here are just q few that appeared In
one day this week:
A man who lived six weeks with q
broken neck q man who left his for
tune In prize packages for his heirs q
protest against wasting good whisky In
christening the war ship Kentucky q
tramp In full dress found stealing a
ride in q freight car ; q man, lovesick
for fourteen years. sent to the mad
house death Of q tramp worth 500. :
900 thief in police uniform robs people
In Broadway two sexagenarians carry
their love affairs to court ; a woman
scared to death q would-be Chinese
bridge jumper tangled in his pigtail
and sandals; q misplaced tub of water
saves q woman from burning to death
rival lovers fatally wound one another
Q deathbed confession tells Of the
lynching Of an innocent man trolley
cars collide upon the porch Of . house,
and . young woman In revival meeting
tells Of casting $50. 900 In jewels upon
her bureau and one Of the congregation
steals them
And there are othersI
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1896-02-20

please you. but I can't marry Mr..
Clayton to please any one
In a moment Ellie discovered she had
said too much. Mrs. Dabney grew
white with rage.
You are an ungrateful, artful girl, I"
she said, "and know very well that
you refuse to marry him just to outwit
me, and keep me ground down in
poverty, while You enjoy what ought
to be mine"
"Oh, Aunt May, I am sure you do
not mean what you say" cried Ellie,
shocked beyond expression.
Mrs. Dabney in her anger was on
the verge Of haunting her with q prefer
ence for John, which she was very GER.
tain was the sole cause Of her refusal
Of Mr.. Clayton. To remove her out Of
the way by having her to marry MI.
Clayton was her absorbing thought
John must not marry q poor girl, and
she could think of no other way TO pre-
vent IL.
But fortunately for her plans Mrs.
Dabney thought It best to change her
tactics, and trying to appeal to her
n Of duty she exclaimed, Don't
you see we are OF the verge Of starva'
ton, and hat Is all that will a v US
from suffering r.
Ellie did not reply. Mrs. Dabney
saw that she was crying, and she was
hopeful Of carrying her point, now
that she had discovered the lever by
which to turn her. She was governed
by her sense Of duty, and when con-
WINGED that it was her duty to marry
Mr.. Clayton there would be no diff
Guilty in getting her consent
Mrs. Dabney had q nice little sum
Of money in bank, but Ellie did not
know it. She knew they were stinted
in everything. From weeks end to
weeks end it was the most puzzling
Of problems to her how they were TO
live. What could this be but poverty,
abject and pinchingf Could she chain
Mrs. Dabney to a life like this, when
she could open q door of wealth and
luxury to herr But could not John
provide for his mother' she thought.
Where was John now, and how soor
he would probably be in eternity
"Oh, ! know I am the most miserable
and unfortunate girl on earth r. she
+ exclaimed in her perplexity and mis-
cry. Feeling that she could not stay
in the dreary old house, she took hel
bonnet and started out to the old hick
CRY tree where she and John and Char
t lie had had so many pleasant talks to
} ,gether in their childhood days
"Where are they nowT' she wondered
as she leaned her head on the old lime
stone rock and cried like her hear
n would break. dear Father in heav
i en-, direct me to do right and not to b
selfish" she prayed audibly. TIL
sacrifice was so great, how could sh
n make it2 "Oh, John, If you could tel
g me what my duty is, it would not b
so hard, she %murmured, but Their
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1896-02-20

dents, one Of whom Is appointed by the
council, the other elected by the people.
The little republic has an army OF
$50 men, who are employed only as
policemen. San Marine Ii the only
country in the world that prohibits the
introduction Of the printing press.
The city Of San Marino, with q popu-
lation Of /, 700, is one Of the queerest
old towns in the world. It has under.
gone no change in 500 years. This
republic began in 1881.
A little bit larger than San Marine
in population, but six times as large in
area. is the republic Of Andorra It
lies in q valley Of the eastern Pyrenees
between France and Spain. 1t be.
came a free state in $40. It is gov
erned by a sovereign council Of twenty
four members, elected by the people.
and a syndic, or president, chosen for
life by the council. It has an army of
1. 100 men, and n big gun planted in
the center Of the republic. This gun
carries = ball twenty miles. and Europe
trembles at the thought Of its being
fred. In Andorra, the capital. lie the
palaces stone building several hun
bred years old Here the councilmen
meot The ground floor is the stable
where their horses are kept and fed by
their masters themselves.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1896-02-20
XIV.

Mr.. Clayton was to see Mrs. Dabney
now every day or two, and Ellie noticed
that their conversation always seemed
so confidential that when she entered
they had nothing to say. She noticed
too that Mrs. Dabney's mood toward
her had changed. She had grown
quite laxative and familiar, almost
kind and motherly. AS she took her
dinner to her one day the elder lady
went so far as to say what a pretty
girl she was getting to be, and what a
fortunate girl to have such a lover as
--fr. Clayton. "And he is SO rich and
generous that when you get to be his
wife you will have every comfort
wealth can afford, and can help me in
my old age and poverty"
"But / will never be his wife, " said
Ellie, in a positive tone.
"And why notR'' she asked.
Because, Aunt May, l can't like
him well enough to marry him"
Indeed; and whom do you like3''
Mrs. Dabney asked sarcastically.
AUNT May" Ellie said a little out
Of patience, II mean l don't love him
we'll enough to marry him."
"And pray, how much love do you
require for thatH" she asked again.
"Please, Aunt May, don't say any
more to me about him. l am afraid
will hate him and l don't want to do
that.
Hate him." Mrs. Dabney said IN
dignantly. "You are a simpleton to
talk about hating a man that loves the
very ground you walk on and is will.
ing to give you all you want. Remem.
ber, you have nothing yourself, and
never will have unless you marry
money"
"But, Aunt May" said Ellie, 81
cannot pledge myself to love and homo,
II man that I deSpise. That would bs
perjury, and I would fear Gods judg'
mentA"
hi nonsense / will tell yor
une thing before many months you
WIN be glad to take him"
God forbid" said Ellie fsrvently.
1nnt Nay ! have slwAys tried Y
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1896-02-20

/ as ! have. For a person who is disposed
to constipation, it is unquestionably
one of the best medicines that there is
on market to-day,
Yours respectfully,
"F. G. PIERCE,
Business Manager Chicago Evening
Journal"
A black cloud is no surer indication
of an approaching storm than persis-
tent headaches are of dangerous debil-
ity.
There is no n specific that can per-
manently cure headaches unless it goes
to the seat of the trouble. That great
nerve and brain restorer, Paine's cell
cry compound, does get rid of them
and leaves no chance for their return,
because the deep-seated cause.-the
weakened ervou system at least is
supplied with the food it has SO sadly
felt the need of.
The best physicians in.every city in
this country prescribe Paine's celery
compound, where a rapid building up
of the system is imperative. AS an
inyigorator in cases of nervous exhaus.
ton, sleeplessness and a poor state Of
the blood it is the mainstay Of the
ablest practitioners throughout the
United States.
A mere glance at the faces of weak,
nervous, run down persons after they
have begun to use this greatest Of all
remedies, shows how rapid is the nour
ishing effect of Paine's celery com
pound.
There are thousands upon thousands
well to-day because they used Paine'l
celery compound. I
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1896-02-20

A DIVIDED HOUSE.
. Story of the Civil War in
Missouri.
BY SIDNEY L. POWELL.
(Now First Published. }
BY SIDNEY L. POWELL.
(Now First Published. }
CHAPTER XIII.


The weary day dragged on and John
and Charlie did not return.
Ellie prepared her dinner, and took
Mrs. Dabney's up to her room. There
were no questions asked, and Ellie did
not tell her of this new trouble that
was almost breaking her heart. If Mrs.
her own selfish thoughts and feelings
she would have seen from her face
that something dreadful had happened.
But she hardly looked at her when she
entered, and taking the dinner from
her hands commenced eating it in
silence, This girl upon whom she was
now so dependent was a cause of con-
tinual uneasiness and irritation, and
she chafed under the necessity that
bound her to endure her presence.
That John was yet exposed to the
power of her influence almost crazed
her, yet she had it to endure or lose
her son in all probability forever.
As night approached and John and
Charlie had not returned, Ellie was
tortured with the fear that perhaps
John too had been arrested but as she
was lighting the lamp he walked in
and, coming up to her, said in a low
tone:
"Ah, little sister, I had to come
away and leave the poor fellow shut
up in jail, and dropping down in a
chair he buried his face in his hands
and wept like a child.
Ellie too had been crying bitterly,
but to see him so overcome was more
than she could calmly bear. Going
to him she pulled his hands from his
face.
John, don't kill me-" she said.
"Haven't l been suffering a thousand
horrors all day, and now to see you
give up, I feel like it will kill me
my very heart will break"
He looked up at her and saw that
same look of agony on her face he had
seen once before when his father died
and she was a little child WipinG
the tears from his own eyes and hers,
he choked the sobs down and smiled,
as he had smiled then. d
Little one, don't let it distress
you-see, I can bear it calmly AMI
will not be 80 weak again. Besides
he will not stay there long-I will ge
, him out on bail"
t "Oh, John, what does it mean?'
> she asked. "Why does trouble follow
, ii up this way. What have we don
that Gods judgments are falling upol
3 as, one after another2'
81 am afraid, Ellie. we have neve
done anything right. Our home ha
never been right since I could remem
Der. We have had, 1t is true, a go
snthroned here, but it was the. god O
j the world, not the God of right. VIII
; Is love too. and peace. The god W
I set up to worship here has brought u
0 selfishness, enmity and strife-a di
b vided house too II has brought uf
which the Bible says must fall. an
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1896-02-20

At the door Of every newspaper Office
might well be posted the general order
Rush
The busiest concerns in the busiest
streets are sluggards compared with
these newsgathering hives where hui
man fingers and brains are matched to
keep with machinery.
The brunt of this fatiguing mental
strain, unavoidable in getting ont one
of the big city dailies, for example, the
Chicago Evening journal, falls on its
business manager-in the case of this
Oldest daily in Illinois, Colonel Fred
eiick c. Pierce.
Colonel Pierce is one of the busiest
men in Chicago, a city of early and
late workers. Brain workers in every
profession will thank Colonel Pierce
for the following statement recently
made by him:
For several years l have been
troubled with sickheadache, caused by
constipation otherwise l have always
been in perfect health, and never sick
but for two weeks in my life. This
sickheadache has been very annoying,
l have taken a number of different
medicines which have been used and
recommended by others, but not until
l took Paine's celery compound did
find any relief.
This season I took one bottle and
was not troubled with headache for at
least six months. Since that time
have kept the medicine in the Office
and used it occasionally, and have not
boon troubled with headache since.
81 have recommended it to a number
of my friends, who have been benefited
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1896-02-20

Read the parallel accounts in Matt.
9IS and Mark 8 30. This Ease Of
raising from the dead differs from that
of the widow of Mains son in that
it was solicited. 1t must have cost
this ruler Of the synagogue some effort
to make this request of Jesus after
what had passed between him and the
rabbis in the town but distress
humbles pride and often quickens
faith" The love for this only daugh-
ter, at the interesting age of 10 years,
as she lay at the point of death, over
came all prejudice, crowded out every
other thought, and he fell at Jesus
feet and besought him to go with him
- $50 ''v"a,. 1H~'rliv" sI'.r'a'H or rvi
as already dead, and represents the
man rs worshiping him and asking
him TO come and lay his hand on her
that she might live.
Although ut the time engaged in dis
cussinS an important question with
some of Johns disciples, Jesus stopped
short and at once started with the
distressed man. When do we find that
he ever turned a deaf ear to the feeblest
cry Of distress or failed TO respond
to any plea for help and sympathy
If sometimes, as in this case, there
was some delay, we found that the
delay brought a richer blessing.
Here was a double prayer a prayer
for another and for himself at the same
time. Why should this child be
brought to life? Was she not better
off, and might not the Master have
con.olcl the father with this reflection,
and congratulated him upon his little
daughter being taken from the evil SC
come? All, there was another prayer
that stirred the compassionate heart Of
Jesus, and he answered that prayer
not for the child's sake but for the
fathers sake. Only those who have
lost a dear and only child can under
stand what it would have been for that
father to have gone back into thai
home childless. The father it was
that was dying. Jesus understood il
all, and started with the man with 6
large crowd following -.
Here we have interjccted, parenthet
ically, the account of the healing o.
an afflicted woman. AS one has beau
tifully said, "Such parentheses are tn,
beauty and glory of the history. Jesui
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1896-02-20
Making Himself Useful.
From the Shoe and Leather Reporter.

From the Shoe and Leather Reporter.
A woman living in a fiat ordered a
piece of ice. The youth who brought
it was a German. He put 1t on the
dumb-waiter in the basement to be
hoisted up. She pulled away. "Grac-
ious r. she exclaimed, chow heavy this
ice isl The iceman must have given
me good weight" By great exertion
she succeeded in getting it up. To her
establishment she found the boy seated
on the ice. With what breath she had
left she demanded, What did you
make me pull you up here forf''
why" replied the boy, II thought
the cake would be too heavy for you to
lift 90 ! came up to help you off with
IL"