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Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-03-19
LAUGHING GAS,

Elder Berry-"What is your idea OF
fa1th?" Joblots-"Putting a nfckle in
the plate and expecting a crown of pure
gold. New York Herald.
Dilzon-"Nice umbrella, that. What
did 1t cost your DalZey-"Six dollars
what did yours COST" Dlzon-"Oh.
Just little effort. "-Roxbury Gazette.
She-"Why doesn't Mr.. Pompous join
the church? He seems to be quite
good man." He-"I guess he feels as il
the church ought to join him. "-Detroit
Free Press.
Customer-"A loaf of bread, please
baker-"Five-cent loaf or ten-cent
ioai Customer (precisely)-"I will
take one OF the loaves that you sell for
n'e cents. '-Somerville Journal.
Gus-"How did you happen to ask
her TO marry you the first time you ever
met her? y-"Well,-aw-you
see | had just been introduced to her,
ana l-ah-couldn't think of anything
else to "-Harper's Bazaar.
mat was very kind of your uncle to
pay your debts" "Humph, don't think
50. ne might have given me the money
ana let me pay EN-" What difference
would that have nader" 1T would have
re-established my credit. "-Harpers
Bazaar.
Al military examination--OfIicer
ne opponents of our military system
say mat standing armies are disastrous
70 the country. Can you name anything
mat Is more DISASTROUS" Cadet-"YeS,
runaway army."-Chronik der Ge-
genwart.
bllggins is fine fellow" remarked
Tue proinlscuous eulOgizer. Il believe
ne would share his last dollar with a
friend Well" replied the chronic
aeotor, maybe he would. guess |
nave never been so fortunate as 10 run
across him when he was down to his
iast dollar. '-Washington Star.
Lord Bleshugh-'.Afwa to follow
Tue mounds: Why, l didn't think You
AlAer"lcans were afwaiI OF anythtng'
WOOL E. West-"Wen. | amt mugn of
horseman. and blamed if I'm going
10 take the chances OF one OF ,hem
o!oooea horses taking the biz aEi run
mig clean off your Little island with
me. Puck,
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-03-19
MEEE BASE INVITATIONS
Most CT the Antique Furniture Sold +.
America Is of Modern Manufac,ur.

Most OF the Antique Furniture Sold l.;
4 America Is of Modern Manufacture.
Beware of alleged antique furnituro
shipped from this country Tor sale in
America. Such furniture, if ge,,nise
can generally command ready sale in
the London markets, and TRAVELLING
Americans prefer to buy their own rel.
les on the spot a friend of mine WIN
lives in the garden county" OF Eng
ond-Devonshire--tel ne lha: in tbo
midst of green meadows in the remots
part of the lovely county. there work.
a firm of cabinet-makers whose achier-
ments in the art of taking" can hardly
be excelled even by the artists who
transform pOt-bOilers into works of old
masters. These people contine their of.
forts entirely to manufacturing antioue
furniture for the American market ana
this is the way, for instance. an "olde
oaken cheste' is fashioned. First Of
ak the chest is strongly built of ,.ea,
oards-practically a superior packing
Case-the nails are sunk and the cav.
tiles filed with some kind of cement
Then the chest is stained and the re-
markablc resemblance to old oak is at
tanned. To secure the specific gravity
required very shallow false bottom is
arranged, in which is placed perfect.
~ fitting sheet OF lead or course. the
best part Of the fake is in the carving
One member of the firm is particularly
clever in this direction. His insnira.
ton is derived from an old family
Bible, the Illustrations in which arc
surrounded by borders OF quaint and
curious design, with the srotesque
heads such as one sees in eargoylps
The complete result is calculated to de-
ceive any but an expert. It is said that
a lively market for the stuff was once
obtained il London. where it was sold
by auction, also that a smart American
UPSET the game. He suspected a chest
which Was being offered. and surrepti-
tously applied his penknife to such
purpose that he laid bare a patch of
white deal and broke ZIP the sale Now
me firm export their wares Ia the
United States Oh commiss on.
But chests are not the only article
offered for sale by these collectors of
antique furniture" They have even the
temerity TO attach a historical interest
to some of their products. Thus a cary
en- chair may be labeled as having be-
longed to Queen Elizabeth, Or a cabi-
net deliberately wrought, but with rusty.
llhcouth hinges. as having been owned
by Oliver Cromwell or Sir Walter
Raleigh. The rusty hinges by the
way. are taken fOm barn doors in the
neighborhood and tutored into con-
venient shape. A capital effect is
gained by loading up a pistol or a gun
with a heavy charge Of sparrow shot
and firing it at the furniture from a
due distance. This represents the ray.
ages of the insidious worm.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-03-19
Tho Bible Won.

The credit Of actually winning an
election is claimed for party emblem
In the little town Of Benton, Ky, where
a local option election was held a few
days ago. The campaigners for license
adopted jug as their emblem. The
prohibtionists later adopted a picture
Of an open Bible, with the words Holy
Bible" in big letters across the top
OF the open page as the emblem of the
anti-license forces. The people of Ben
ton may be thirsty. but they are pious,
and 1t Is related that when the open
Bible and the jug Of whisky were pic
torially placed before them, they
couldn't vote against the Bible, even
though they favored license. The
choice between the two touched them
in vulnerable spot. and the election
went very dry.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-03-19
JUST ABOUT WOMEN.

me mother of Dwight l.. Moody il
Still! living, at the age of co.
The empress of Austria, who has
been staying at Aix-les- Bains. insists
upon taking her mineral bath at 4
O'Clock every morning.
IN several OF his popular novels Will
lam Black speaks of his wife as Queen
Tltania,' and gives the impression that
she is small woman.
Sarah Bernhard drew a large audi.
ence to Paris civil court lately. where
she was sued for not paying a horse
dealers bill.
some women in Galicia. Austria. have
sent the Emperor Francis Joseph a
petition worded as follows: Sire, we
women OF Galicia, PROSTATE at the foot
OF the throne, present this our ardent
request: At present. whereas eyerv
man, young or old, is liable to military
service, we women, often more robust
than efeminate men, think we ought
not to be excluded. The arms now in
use are we'll made and easy to handle,
We therefore. pray your majesty to in
stitute corps Of amazon volunteers
Mrs. isabel c. Barrows, one of the
hrst women to enter the civil service
at washington. for long time figured
on the pay roll as Il. c. Barrows." TO
avoid the reduction of pay which would
prcoaniy ersue on the discovery of her
sex, All went well unit! she was oh.
heed to appear in person. together with
other government employees. TO take
the "iTon-clad cath" that she had never
horhe arms against her country. Tho
-asI which most conclusively proved
that she had not also result! in tho
pairing Down Of her pay.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-03-19

suppose that We sell at least fifteen
pounds here day. You have no idea
how many young fellows, schoolboys
between fifteen and eighteen years, bur
them They cannot buy liquor in sa-
looms. 50 they buy whisky drops and
think they are real sporty.
Grown men purchase therI. too. on
Sundays especially, and say. You would
lie laughing to see how embarrassed
some Of them are when they come in.
They don't know exactly how to ask for
them. and | suppose feel bit ashamed
at buying candy for the liquor there is
In them.
We put up two classes of 'winks,'
braudies and whistles. 1t is hard work
for anyone not in the business to tell
then! apart. In fact, in their innocence
lies their charm. A number of our
women customers, and We have any
number of them, have discovered the
case where the drops are kept and in
stead of saying that they want whisky
or brandy drops, they merely point to
the tray and say. "A pound of those,
please. To the uninitiated they appear
to be purchasing ordinary chocolate
creams.
We have been selling brandy drops
for years without being bothered by the
law, and 1t was only to meet sudden
demand that whisky was used. The
idea of person getting Intoxicated on
brandy or whisky drops may sound
funny but there was q girl who for
merry worked here that ate them to
such an extent that she used 10 get
sleepy III the middle OF the day. She
lost her place on account OF her dcyo-
zion to the wink drops"
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-03-19

the same position opposite to her. So
entirely was the latter transfxed by the
gaze OF its enemy that it never moved
when the child went quietly forward,
ana gently taking up the rat by the
neck, carried it into the adjoining yard.
IL remained quite quiet in her hand,
out on being placed on the ground, and
man stupidity taking hold of it by the
tall' 1t immediately turned and bit him,
pclhg by that time aroused from its
stupor. That the ancient Egyptians
held the harmless necessary cat" in
great veneration may be known from
tue mummied remains of the animal
preserved in the British museum and
elsewhere. They were even in the hab-
1t OF expressing their sorrow and re-
spect by adopting outward signs of
mourning when the family possessing
cat was deprived of it by death,
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-03-19
Superstition in Prussia.

At Peukuhl a small village in Prus-
STA, farmer died last March. Since
then one Of his sons has been sickly,
anu somehow rumor was started that
the dead man would not rest until he
mad drawn nine members of the fam
lily also into the grave. To "conjure"
the spell. near relative must open the
grave and decapitate the corpse. Ac-
cordingly the sick man. armed with a
spade. went to the cemetery. exhumed
his fathers body, and cut off the head.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-03-19
Deer Are Foolish,

Three deer jumped on the railway
track few hundred yards or so ahead
Of a locomotive near Trout Lake, Mich.
a few days ago and remained staring In
surprise at the headlight until they
were struck by the pilot and tossed from
the track. Instances Of single dee-
being thus attracted by a locomotive
headlight and falling victim to it's
curiosity are not uncommon in Michi-
gan, Maine and other regions where
deer abound. but for trio of the ami
mails to be hypnotized in this way at
one time is q novelty.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-03-19
Contempt for Trade.

The Prince of Wales has not that con-
tempt for trade that many lesser So
cial parsonage possesses. At the MARI
borough club one evening an intimate
of the prince asked him how he liked
the idea of having relatives in business
an allusion to the two brothers of the
Marquis of Lorne, one of whom is stock
broker, while the other is in the tea
trade. IF -- would have me-" an
swered II. R. H.. mentioning shop
keeper on a huge scale, Il would go
into partnership with him myself to-
morrow"
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-03-19
THINGS FOUND IN AMBER,
How Nature Has Emhalmcd Some Rare
Plants and Animals.

In many museums may be seen in the
most perfect state of preservation in
amber fossilizcd remains of plants and
animals. The science of Egypt in its
highest Development did not succeed in
discovering method of embalming so
perfect as the simple process taking
place in nature. A tree exudes a
GummY resinOuS matter in a LIQUID
state. An insect accidentally lights in
ii and Is caught. The emulation con
tinues and envelops it completely. pre-
serving the most minute details of its
structure. In the course of time the
resin becomes fossil and is known as
amber. The history of fossil insects is
largely indebted to the fly in amber.
Ana TO the preserving properties of am
Der we owe. likewise our knowledge
OF some of the more minute details of
ancient plant structure. The coasts OF
the Baltic are, and have been from the
days of the Phoenician traders, the
great source of the amber of commerce.
1t occurs in rolled fragments. in strata
Known to biologists as oligocene. These
are tertiary rocks Of date little more
recent than those of the London basin,
and equivalent to the younger tertiary
series of the Isle of Wight The frag-
monts OF fossil resin were washed down
py the rivers from the pine forests OF
the district along with sediments and
vegetable debris. In them are found
most perfectly preserved remains of the
period, as well as of insect life. Frag-
mcntS OF twigs. leaves, buds and flowers,
with scpals, petals, stamens and pistils
sun III place. occur. Pollen grains have
likewise been found A recent genus
dtHfZia. has been recognized by its
characteristics Stamcns; the valves of
the anthers Of C!nnamomum are seen
III others In one specimen the pendent
cathln of species of oak is seen as dis
tlnctIy through the clear amber as If
II were fresh flower. And beside the
insect and plant remains thus sealed up
IN amber stray relics Of the higher fall-
ma OF the forest have also been met
with. Fragments Of hair and feathers
nave been caught in the sticky RESIN
ana preserved. Among others wood
pecker and squirrel have been recog.
nized in the Baltic amber.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-03-19
Hismarck's Stntue.

Bismarck's statue for the Rudelsberg.
representing him in student costume, is
now ready While the sculptor was
modelling the figure recently the iron
chancellor said to him: "All artists
have painted my portrait without the
lower lip; that is wrong. My lower
lip is very pronounced; not too much,
for that would indicate obstinacy, and
| was never obstinate when found
views that were better than my own.
But a well-developed lower lip signifies
constancy." When the model was fin
ished he marked the letters V. b. on the
clay himself
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-03-19
Where England Fights Best.

The prospect of another Ashantec
war recalls Sir Wilfred Lawson's sum-
mary Of the English campaign in 1873.
He asked in the house of commons
what England had gained by her VIC
tories over the Ashantees. An old
umbrella and treaty." he made an
swer to his own question. He was re-
minded that there had been no treaty.
He remarked that he was not sorry as
the treaty would have been worth no
more than the umbrella.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-03-19

license to sell liquor they 20 not fear
any trouble from what, at first glance.
may seem to be a harmless infraction of
the law. But as young girls and boys,
as vel as grown men and women, are
buying the drops, the excise board will
nave every excuse for interference as
soon as they have read this article.
A Sunday World reporter bought rye
whisky bonbons at two places in Broad
way last Sunday and at one place III
Columbus avenue, near Seventy second
street. He also bought brandy in bon
bons at two places. In two pounds of
this mixture of whisky and candy was
enough intoxicating liquor to produce
decided feeling
The chocolates put up with whisky in
them were not put on sale in this city
until two weeks ago. Since then the
demand for the article has been great.
Brandy drops were made years and
years ago on small scale, but not un-
til the screws were put on Sunday
drinking did the whisky drop make its
appearance. The whisky drop is not
different in appearance from the old
time chocolate or brandy drop, and is
about the same size. At some OF the
shops it is covered with plain chocolate,
while at the more stylish places it is
wrapped In tin and gold foil.
In some Of it's forms it is composed OF
a little jug made Of crystalized sugar,
into which the liquor is squirted with
syringe. Then the small opening is
plugged with sugar and dipped in boil
ing chocolate and laid out on boards to
dry. The foil is put on to hold the COM
pound together in case it is exposed to
a damp atmosphere.
People who have no. bought whisky
drops, and who have no idea of the
amount of the juice OF the rye contained
in them. will be surprised by the fol-
lowing figures, derived from an analy-
sis:
In a pound of chocolate drops there
are eighty pieces. Each piece weighs
% grains, Troy weight After drop is
broken and the whisky is poured out
there are found 55 grains OF sugar and
chocolate and 40 grains of whisky
Counting eighty drops to the pound.
there are 5000 grains Of whisky in each
pound box Of the new mixture
A half-pint of good rye whisky
weighs 1885 grains. Thus in each
pound Of chocolate whisky drops there
is half pint of whisky, less fifty-five
grains.
Bartcnders say the average New
Yorker does not pour out more than
one sixth Of a half pint for drink.
According to this there are about six
average drinks Of whisky in every
pound Of the new candy.
There is a gallon of whisky. accord
ing to the statement of a manufacturer.
in every sixteen and half pounds OF
this candy. The price of the candy of
course. depends on the quality of the
brandy. Some pound boxes cost 50
cents, others cost GO cents.
Diluted opium is mixed with choco-
late drops in China, and IN New Orleans
a factory has been making absintho
drops for the past Ave years.
The saicssi:l IN one OF Broadway'e
largest candy storos said:
we have seen selling wink drops.
us We call them, for the past two weeks.
and the sale is growing every day. II
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-03-19
n Monster Moose,

The biggest moose ever taken in the
Aroostook region of Mainc. the states
best hunting ground. was killed re-
Gently by Col. \. A. Baker of Newport
Il. |. A game official measured the an
Imal, and his figures were: Weight,
dressed and including hide. with bob
sled on which it was hauled, 1860
pounds: spread OF antlers. - inches.
The antl2cS have iiteen prorgs on one
side ana thirteen c. the other.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-03-19
The Cars Mugs

In tho kremlin at Moscow they are
regilding the great copper crosses that
surmount the cupolas OF the Church of
the Ascension, where the czars are
crowned, in preparation for the coming
coronation. Four hundred Thousand
mugs bearing the czars portrait are to
be distributed to the people who will
drink free beer from them.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-03-19
Against the Wheel.

A. d. PenfOld, general auditor of the
Merchants Dispatch company, New
York. said recently in an address be-
fore the Y NJ. c. A. of Troy: IF the
devil ever constructed vehicle to carry
his victims to hel! it is the bicycle In
New York see so many on Sunday who
would go to church if they remained
in the city riding into the country on
bicycles. They are no better than
hClthpnS -
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-03-19


live in a climate which makes idlencss
a pleasure. They do not worry about
the morrow, which may develop slave
raiders, European explorers. or como
eccentrteity on the part Of their rulers
If there were one thing lacking TO
their happiness. a civilized observer
would possibly have said soap. This,
doubtless, il no! the native view. There
Is no saying. however that they might
not like it, Il they could get it without
expense or trouble.
1t is now announced that a large num-
hor Cd tho inhabitants of Northern tr-
rica are in this fortunate position with
out knowing it They have SOAP grow
ing all around, waiting to be plucked.
When 3ishop llcber sang OF the lands
whera "e7ory prospect plcascs and Guly
man II vile, he had IL Ejhd, no doubt
to some extent. the personal habits rf
the inhabitants. In future this vel 50
may he added to his grand hymn:
" art, wait, ye winds, tic story
That tells the hcathen wight,
How. without cost or worry.
He may be clean and bright;
bear across the hriny
This news unto that zone,
TIL Afric mugs are shiny
with soap of natures own.
This great discovery of natural soap
has been made by learned professor.
He sends from Algiers a repor: con-
corning very large growth of trees Of
the sapindus or soap-bearing order.
They are amazingly prolific and their
fruit contains about So per cont of
saponin, full-grOwr tree yields from
100 to 300 pounds of berries capable OF
producing soapsuds by the gallon.
III native Of the region wants to
wash or shave himself he merely las
to send his wife out into the woods TO
pick few berries and then proceed to
improve his appearance. unfortunately
he never wants to do any of these
things. For grease. paint and jewelry
he has ardent desires, but not for soap
The berries now 90 to waste, but It is
believed that In the near future they
will he made use Of
The soap-berry tree is not new to
science, but, so far as Is known, no one
has eyer made use of it's soap bearing
capabilities. The center of each berry,
or fruit, contains hard black nut.
These nuts, mounted in silver, were
many years ago used in Europe for
waistcoat buttons. They were valued
for this purpose on account of their dur
ability and beauty, and were at enc
time very popular. 1t Is sad to reflect
that TO the minds of our ancestors
waistcoat buttons were more manifest
need than soap. Thep have left it for
the energy Of to-day to utilize the fruit
rather than the nut-to make soap In
place OF waistcoat buttons from the her
ries Of the s0ap-berry. tree.
The professor speaks OF the wild, un-
tanned growth Of the Sapindus sapon-
aria. This Is certainly on account OF
its neglect by the natives. who are ig-
norant Or its real value. Unfortunately,
1t Il more than doubtful II the native
African can ever be educated up to the
immense advantages of plucking his
soap along the highway, as the free gift
OF Heaven.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-03-19
Temperance In England.

A temperance banquet was given to
the mayor of Southport. England re-
Gently. at which the drinks were or
ange champagne, ginger champagne,
lemonade, ginger ale, gingerette, win.
terine and coffee.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-03-19
Two Chinese Girl Students,

There are at present two Chinese
girls at the University of Michigan.
One OF them, Miss SHE, has been elect
ed secretary of the senior class The
ultimate object of these women is to
return to China as Christian medical
missionaries
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-03-19
NEWEST KIND OF JAG.
CANDIES WITH WHISKY INSIDE
OF THEM.
And Sold without "a Iiccuse-vcry Pop
uiar with Women and Many Male
straight.

II f YER Y latest
phase of social
wickedncss is the
bon Ion with q little
ag' concealed be
meath its sugary
exterior. You can
get drunk on candy.
With your chocolate
creams and gum
drops you can buy
whisky or brandy
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-03-19

The largest police station in the werld
is the new Scotland yard. London. in
which 5000 officers can be accommo-
dated.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-03-19

Westminster sahcol recently cole
0rated the 2o0lA anniversary of the
death OF Dr. Richard DusDy. who was
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-03-19

OCIAI. pHlLDSO-
pliers have con-
tended that aaVageS
dwelling in the
luxuriancc of the
tropics are the most
fortunately situnt-
ed of mOrtals. Tho
Africans are no pX-
ceptiOn 10 this rllln.
the slave trade not
Withstanding.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-03-19
AFRICAN SOAP TREES.
THEIR BERRIES YIELD So PER
CENT OF ESSENCE.

But They 80 to Waste Africans
Might Have soap With"ut cost
rrouhle. hut They Have No Liking for
II.