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Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-01-30
LOVE THE CHILDREN.
self.bness Being Taught to the Heirs o!
tho Republic.

Selfsbness Being Taught to the Heirs o!
the Republic.
Tire home is now ordered for and
grown person receives no consideration
among 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,
exacting and inconsiderate. At home
conceded everything, abroad they exact
everything. Household rule is a tyrsn-
ny of the small boy and small girl.
tempered by weak indulgence. The re-
suit is seen in the schools, railway
trains, in hotels-wherever the small
person has a chance to exhibit his
spelling. How can good manners be
expected from children thus trained or
unframed? In college they are uninfiu-
enced by the example of the professors,
because their relations are purely per-
functory. The natural bent, taken in
their tender years, comes out in harder
egotism more boorish lack of con-
sideration for others.
be gentle one must be born gentle. yet
it is hardly the fact. In other days,
when the home was not devoted en-
tirely to the pleasures and pastimes OF
the young folks, good breeding was as
general as ill-breeding is now. In So
ciety where children take on all the
airs and go through all the social func-
tons in miniature Of their elders, there
seems to be no place for the cOrrec-
tons and retinements once thought part
OF very young peoples training. The
press of the country is perpetually'
| satirlzing the public conduct of Amcri-
cans in travel, in watcring-places, in
theators and public places, and 1T is
an extraordinary fact that the so-called
better ranks of the social system seen,
to be the most culpable. Women who
manifest their Indignation when a toll
worn workman declines 10 give her hia
place in the street car by audible COM
ments on the seifishness of men will
in their own household encourage this
very selfishness by making everything
in the house bend to the whims OF q
spoiled boy or girl. demanding the first
service at table or the entire house fol
a playroom. Colleges can not make
fine manners natural part of youth;
who have been thus i'll reared at home
Good manners must to a 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.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-01-30
almost entirely through. The mattress

almost entirely through. The mattress
cs were of the coarsest straw.
A small, cheap pine table stood over
by the window, a cook stove by the
mantel. There were four wooden chairs,
and one old-fashioned rocker covered
in horsehair. That was all. What
scant clothing the family possessed.
save what they were actually wearing,
was hung up on nails in little recess.
A few plates. cups and saucers were
scattered in lonely way on the row OF
shelves along by the mantel.
Upon one Of the wooden chairs Sulli-
van sat, his face buried in his hands.
On another chair. close by the stove,
was mis- wife, holding puny, pallid
four months old babe to her breast. BY
the shelves stood the oldest child, Ma
mic, a girl fourteen years of age. en-
deavoring in her poor little way to tidy
up and make things nice for mother"
Mother" needed to be helped--no one
more. For it is not one of the least OF
John Sullivan's troubles, terrible and
hard as they are, that he has a crippled
wife.
Between Mamie, the little housemaid,
and the baby of four months. Willie,
there are four little Sullivans. Nine
came, in ALL to this household, the most
of them in the days of Sullivan's COM
parative prosperity, but three have
died. The six living are Mamie. who
bids fair to be the prettiest girl on
Cherry Hill within a few years. with
her piquant mouth. her prettily tinted
skin and her beautiful black hair; Liz
zie, aged ten: Johnnie, six and half;
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-01-30

woolly west" that there is more excuse
for the following account Of 4
Colorado girls bravery which is takel|
from London woman's magazine. THU
is the story:
when Eva Bates, the girl in quss
tion,wa teaching her class an enormouI
mountain lion sprung into the room
and, falling upon a little anteloN
which had been brought here by tie
child whose pet it was. killed 1t anf
at once began to devour it. The chiF
dren were panic-stricken and fled 70 Y
corner of the room, where they huddle
together for mutual protection, whls
the lion, which had left the dead ~
telope, seemed to be preparing to attae.
them. AS soon as the antelope On
fallen the little teacher saw she wouA
have to be prepared to defend ~
charges, and, remembering that tne'
was a gun loaded with small shot
the next room, she decided to get IT,
do this she was compelled to cross y
room and get out by the door, wnlcA
opened near where the lion was croesa-
ing. She hurried by and in momsa
had seized the weapon. Then sne
fiat on the floor, and, creeping alol
quietly, with the gun in front OF na
pushed it until the muzzle ie's
against the head of the beast anu
moment later as he was about TO sp'.,
she drew the trigger and the Drus
back, with his head blown to atoms
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-01-30
GRAINS OF GOLD,

A knave cheats others; fool him
self.
waiting" is the 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 most agreeable pleasures in gem
eral are those that we have least ex-
pected.
Aversion from reproof is not wise: 1t
is the mark Of q little mind. A great
man can afford to lose; a little insig-
nificant fellow is afraid Of being
spuifed out.
He who Is open without levity. gen.
erous without waste. secret without
craft, humble without meanness, bold
without insolence, cautious without
anxiety, regular yet not formal, mild
yet not timid, firm yet not tyranical
passes the ordeal of honor. friendship.
virtue.-Free Silver knight.
But few men comparatively have an
opportunity to accumulate large for
tunes; but, when men fail to lay by
what is necessary for their comfort OF
independence, almost without excep-
ton it is owing to their calculations and
management not being right. 1t is true
there is a liability to illness. and tG
other overpowering causes, but it is
not to such things that disastrous re-
suits. in the great majority of cases
can be attributed.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-01-30
FLOTSAM AND JETSAM

The largest cooperative creame'
the United States is located al o.
bans, VT.
In Philadelphia a connection An..
as "hot pectoral" is sold by Inc :"
while ice cream vender. n
Private companies in Japan ha'e'
mitted to the government Pr"
about 1000 miles OF new ralivV"
One man makes all the p~
"jimmies" used in London.
no law by which their manufae'u
be stopped.
Public-spirited citizens OF D =.
ham, Ala, have given Unitea
flags to the schools OF the ca"
white and colored. ~,
Philadelphia has forty-one s.
banks. forty-five trust compan ~
savings banks and ninety-SA
bankers and brokers.
The Scotchmen of Cleveland
ming the erection of a buiiains =
as headquarters for the seVe'
fish societies of the city. -
This season there has been III
in Connecticut on partridge y, aet'
and gray squirrels. but the GUS"
ing has been simply poor -
An enormous flight of CARR ~ sv u
was recently held in Paris oO', ,,afJ
having been set loose in on.
from the neighbcrhood ca
| tower.
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Jealousy. Leon. jealousy. | saw his
eye kindle with the venomous light OF
a snakes yesterday when you beat him
in throwing the bolas. You did do
wonderfully well after so little prac-
tice."
1T was ar accident. Arlo. ] could
not do it again If | should try thou
sand times,
"Well. accident or not. ii came In at
the right time, and it is no wonder Tip
pc envies you your victory. But beware
of him as you would of puma"
The youthful speakers. neither being
over Is. were cantering leisurely across
that remarkable pampa region lying be-
tween the Parana and Paraguay rivers,
the Gran Chaco They were on the eH-
IRENE southern border belonging to the
vast estate Of Manuel Strain. who lay
claim to the ownership of more than
thousand horses. forty thousand head
of cattle and nearly a hundred thousand
sheep. feeding at will on his domain
of panpas.
Aro Strain was this wealthy estan-
cierO's only son, ard his companion,
Leon Lyons, was an American poy'
whom Arlo had met and formed
strong attachment for while he was IN
this country getting his education. inc
grandfather OF Arlo had gone from the
United States 10 settle in the country
north OF Buenos Ayres.
Leon had been glad to accept an In
vitation to visit his South American
friend, and never had he enjoyed HIM
self better than on his wild rides over
the panHaS. How he slept at night.
And he often declared that he had
never known what it rs to have an
appetite before.
1t was then the season for rounding
up" the cattle At first he had to con-
tent himself with seeing the gauchos, or
herdsnen, as they rode down and las
seed the animals, but finally he had
ventured to join his companion in the
exhilarating work.
1t was wonderful how these sons Of
the pampas performed their feats Of
lance and lasso. but when Arlo OK,
planned that they had been trained tG
1t from infancy; that long lines were
given them to practice throwing. ant
that by the time they were years ole
they were put on the back Of spirited
horse, with genuine lasso to use. ht
did not marvel so much at their skill
Arlo had acquired good deal Of tina
skill and Leon was fain to believe tina
few Of the gauchos could Guido him
but when he said as much the othel
laughed, saying:
wait till you see what Tippo car
do He can throw lance farther ant
lasso surer than anyone ON the es
tancias."
The gaucho Guiesippo. whose nam
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-01-30

so poor that half a. loaf of bread must do
for your Christmas dinner-yes, half a
loaf of bread. divided among father,
mother and six little ones?
Christmas afternoon a New York
World reporter and photographer
started down into New YOrk's east side
tenement district to find just such a
picture of suffering and want as this.
In $4,000 firesides. happy children and
men and women were clustered, $4,000
tables were spread with bright silver.
glis:en;ng glasses, luscious turkey, rich.
red cranberries and flaky pumpkin and
mince pies. In 100000 other households,
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-01-30
THE MILKY SEA.
1t Is Due to a Mist or to Phos pl crescent
Animals.

1t Is Due to a Mist or to Phospl, orcsccnt
Animals.
In 1916 the expedition to the East
Indies under Martin Ping when in the
tropical Pacific had one night what was
to the members of that expedition a
very mystifying spectacle. says Black
woods Magazine. They beheld the sea
all about them pale and white, resem-
bling vast cheese vat, so that one
might have imagined 1.-THE ship to have
been sailing in whey instead of salt
water, it carried such a milky appear
ance along with it. The air and sky
at the same time looked white and hazy,
without doubt the effect of the reflcc-
tons from the surface of the water so
disposed and colored." In February,
1881, Mr.. Daniel Pidgeon, very acute
observer, witnessed the phenomenon of
this milky sea- of the Pacific when.
to the visible horizon. looked exactly
as II it were covered with snow. The
snowy surface evidently reflected the
light Of the sky. for Venus. being very
bright, threw a distinguishable line of
radiance across it, while the phosphor-
escent crests of waves were now and
then seen breaking above the layer Of
shining matter which overlaid the
water" He convinced himself that the
appearance was due to thin layer OF
mist, produced when the sea surface
happens to be considerably cooler than
the moist atmosphere above it, SO that
the air in immediate contact with the
water is chilled below the dew point
and becomes misty, while the air above
remains transparent 1t would be in
teresting to know whether the same ex-
PLANTATION will apply to all displays OF
the milky sea" or whether the effect
should sometimes be attributed solely
to phosphorescent animals and plants
| and If not, whether in any case those
sources of light contribute to illumi-
nate the sea from below.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-01-30

while there was less plenty. Christmas
cheer reigned over all.
But on the slope of Cherry Hill, at
No. 20 Cherry street, in tiny room on
that dark and noisome byway known as
Murphy's alley, the Sullivans, father.
mother and six youngsters. sat desc
late, respondent, with barely the half
of loaf between them and starvation.
1t was an instance merely; not an ex-
ceptional case. The reporter could have
found thousand more equally wretch
ed families.
No fancy picture this. Merely an
actual story in simple and unexagger-
ated detail Of what actually is. The
photographs here reproduced were ia
ken with difficulty in this little room.
so tiny that the photographer found 1t
almost impossible to focus the camera.
indeed even to set it up. Alone, almost.
with the need of hardly line Of letter
press, these photographs tell wildly
the story OF the hapless Sullivans.
Yon have seen at night time, out In
the open country. the headlight Of
locomotive far away, but growing
brighter and brighter as it swept on to-
wards you. So, for the past two years,
John Sullivan has had to stand pas
sively by and watch starvation creep
ing closer and closer to his little family.
When the World reporter stood before
him Christmas afternoon, the mans
head was bent, and he sat crouched in
| low chair, figure OF despair itself
Christmastds, 1895. was to this
strong man a mockery. Able-bcdied.
| willing, even keen. to work. man
! clean limbed, who looked as If he would
be prize to any one wanting a pair of
not cent in his pockets, and but little
more than half loaf on the bare
shelves that did duty as cupboard.
| Up to two years ago he was a pros
porous workman, sure Of $50 month,
and sometimes making a trifle over
that. Neither drink nor incompetence
has brought this man down to where
he is today, but simply the implacable
Juggernaut of Hard Luck"
This was the picture presented in
the one room of John Sullivan. station
| airy engine fireman by trade. now long
shoreman by necessity. and out of work
a good part OF the time. The room itself
was about II feet square. 1t was on
the ground floor OF the begrimed tene-
ment in the alley. just one step up from
the broken. ill-kept pavement. The
door did not even open upon hallway
but on the alley itself. One small win
dow lighted the low-ceilinged room
from the courtyard, another openinf
on a dismal air-shaft.
In this ili-vcntilated. narrow room
eight people had to eat, live and sleep
Hardly the barest necessities of lif'
were between these four walls. At tht
back stood. end to end, two tumble
down bedsteads and q ramShackle crib
They had no sheets or pillcwcases, ant
| the peisproads were ragged and worI
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THREE ENGLISH GHOSTS.
The Lady in Cream and Man with
BEARD.

The Lady In Cream and n Man with
There is hardly a castle or ancient
manor house in all England that has
not some ghostly tradition connected
with it, says the New York World. In
some mansions the spectrCs are said to
stalk and gibher and shrek night after
night, while in others they appear only
at long intervals. The latter seems TO
be the case at Clandon house, near
GuildfOrd. which belongs to the earl OF
Onslow, but which is at present let by
him to a tenant. Here the ghosts, for
there are three of them, nave but re-
Gently made their appearance, and,
though they seem quite familiar with
the centuries-old structure which they
inhabit, no one OF this generation has
been able to recall anything about
them. The first is that of a beautiful
lady, richly attired in cream-colored
silk robe and wearing profusion of
great jewels. Sometimes she covers the
cream colored silk with black cloak,
and occasionally she carries dagger
or a tumbler in her hand. All the do
mestics say they have seen her many
times. and the under footman stoutly
maintains that he once saw 1.-The lady
in cream" take book from the library
shelves, and, after glancing through it's
pages, carefully replace it. The second
spectre is more terrifying for it ap-
pears in the form of very ugly female
black dwarf, with glittering ring in
her nose, and whose dress indicates
a condition of servitude. She always
bears in her hand lighted lantern. A
rough looking man makes up this
phantom trio, and he has great beard
that is evidently the pride and Joy of
his ghostly existence. He Is not so often
seen as the lady in cream and her hide
GUS companion, and has the bearing OF
one oppressed by Il great sorrow. A lady
spiritualist has had the hardihood to
visit the house and converse with the
cream -colored apparition who. 1t Is re-
ported, related to her as sad story as
ghost ever told. In her time she had
sinned, she said, and her husband found
her out He accordingly bribed the
black dwarf. his wife's attendant, tc
kill her mistress. which she did. and
she has ever since been going about
with a lighted lantern looking for for
giveness. The appearance of these
ghosts has caused great excitement ir
the quiet country neighborhood, ant
many people besides the domestic!
claim to have seen all three.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-01-30
WHAT THEY SAY ABOUT lJs
Some Interesting Tales from the For.,..
MAG azincs.

Some Interesting Tales from the Forsi,,
Magazines
One must read the English magazins,
to find out what queer things we do !,
this country, says the New York Prea
Americans have, 1t is admitted, a doc,
interest in potatoes. In many parts NJ
the country potatoes are considered a,
equal importance with hominy. Rnt
that the potato flower was born :.
greatness had never dawned upon n,
until we read that: 1.-THE millionaire.
of the United States are getting weary
of displaying their wealth in gorgeou,
hot house flowers, palms, orchids, lille,
and other botanical rarities. Instead a,
some hundreds Of pounds being spen.
on the floral decorations at some ri,
dinner or reception, sweet and pastoral
Or more correctly. agricultural-sim.
plicity is now the fashion. The modes
potato flower reigns supreme. Their.
anyways have been fashions in flower,
but we do not remember that the f,ck,.
goddess has ever yet sought her favor.
lite in the kitchen-garden. Was II
chosen as a delicate compliment to the
Irish nation? Did the Americans sud.
denly feel conscience-stricken that dus
honor had never been paid to the harm.
less, necessary vegetable? So nov
with cultured Boston leading the way
| the potato flower adorns the proud
beauty in the ball room and blossoms in
the buttonhole of the dandy" Amer.
| cans themselves believe such foolish
stories in regard to the wild and
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-01-30

A Japanese native paper states that
judgment was recently given by the
Yokohama local court in the case Of
Tel Keihe. Chinese residing at its $50
settlement and Misawa Hatsugord, a
naturalized Japanese of Chinese birth,
who were arrested while INDUCING in
the use Of opium at the residence Of an
other Chinaman named Ryo-zei. Ryo-
zei was sentenced to hard labor for six
years for having sold the opium and
two others to major confinement for
two years. Remembering much of the
medical evidence given before the COM
mission in India, what perverted no.
tons concerning opium the Japanese
authorities must have!-Exchange.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-01-30
RIDING LIKE THE WIND.

RIDING LIKE THE WIND.
had been corrupted into Tippo. was
tall, swarthy, herce-looking native,
whom few liked. but many feared. He
was known to be desperate fellow
when arouged. and his passionate ma
ture would brook little or NO opposition.
It was he that Arlo meant In his warn
Ing to Leon, for 1t had been the latter's
misfortune to incur the cnmity Of Tip
po at game Of bolas the day before,
when, quite accidentally, the American
lad had won the laurels from the boast
full gaucho.
Little dreaming of what was likely
to follow the simple affair. however,
Leon Joined enthusiastically in the
wild work of cattle-hunting on the
pampas. He had never known such
sport before. and feeling his blood
tingle under the excitement of toe mad
races, he dashed hither and thither.
with more plnck than prudence.
II was the agreement tina, he and
Arlo should keep together. but 1t Is not
always easy to carry cut the plans on
such occasions. Thus. toward midday.
% the latter dashed through clump of
date palms to head of bunch Of cat
tie, he suddenly missed his companion.
Knowing the importance Of quick
action then. he wheeled his horse and
glanced hurriedly over the scene. He
did not look in vain. for away to his
right he saw Leon standing over the
dead body of his horse.
What had happened to bring about
this calamity he did not have time to
consider, for at that very mo-
ment more startling aspect
was lent to the scene. From
Icons left, concealed from him
NO doubt by the tall grass. was one OF
the old bulls that were the terror OF
the herds sweeping furiously toward
the dismounted boy. 1t was doubtful
II the enraged animal had seen the help
less victim in his pathway yet, but tina,
fact could not change the inevitable
result, for he was sure to catch sigh,
of him soon.
Arlo was about to shout to Leon Of
his peril and dash to his rescue. wher
the cry froze on his lips at the sight hi
beheld on the other hand. The SECOND
peril was nothing less than Tippo, rid
ing like the wind down upon the boy
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-01-30
Best He Could DO.

Mr.. Gotham-The doctor says need
rest and quiet and must move to the
country. / want to find small house
in a perfectly quiet neighborhcod,
where there are no noisy children, no
barking dogs. no Growing ROSTERS, no
disturbing sounds of any kind.
Suburban Agent (thoughtfully)-Let
me-see. Hadn't you better buy a Gene
terry lot and build on it?-New York
Weekly.
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The Newest Comet.

1t will require fine telescopes to catch
a glimpse of the newly discovered COM
ct. 1t is now about $4,000, 900 miles
from the sun. The distance will de-
crease and reach a minimum of about
10000 900 on Dec. IS. 1t will undOubt-
eddy be visible with telescope assist
ance within few weeks.
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LANCE AND L ASSO.
Ty Victor ST. Clair.

Il IS AS I REACH-
CrOilS as a puma,
Leon, and | advise
You to keep your
eyes open. Mark my
words, he intends
to harm You at the
first opportunity.
What can be his
reason Tor wishing
TO harm me. ALTO
| have n eN c +
harmed him.
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BETTER THAN NOME g
THAT is WHAT SOME WILL SAY
OF SULLIvAN'S DINNER.
Graphic Picture of Poverty In New
York Teucmen;-A Family "f Eight
Have Half n Loaf OF bread for Their
Christnas Dinner.

S there any reader
who did not have
enough to eat on
Christmas day? Is
there any reader Of
this page who did
not have a Christ
mas dinner? Is
there any reader Of
this article who can
really understand
what it means to be
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The income of new cardinal for the
first year, 10000 francs. is spent In fees.
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