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Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-05-14

FORGOT YOUR NIGHTCAP, SADlE!
talked softly for little while, straight
ened her pillows, kissed her forehead
and then left her.
ut is hard to see him learning to do
without me. Why have | not noticed
It before?" And so thinking, she sat
up. brushing back her hair with both
thin hands.
Made tapped at the door. When she
stood beside the lounge. her mother
looked at her eagerly. Made, go and
ask Mrs. Mosely to come and see me
in the morning, please"
Something like hope grew In the
poor. miserable soul. Was there way
out. and did this CHEEKY little woman
know that way? If life was so poor a
thing. how was it that Mrs. Mosely
man aged to enjoy it so?
Sadie was too excited TO sleep. but 1t
was a healthy excitement. When at
last he did lose herself. her slumber
was sweet and refreshing. and she was
astonished to find that she had forgot
ten the op!ate that had so long been a
necessity.
When Howard came In next morn
ing and noticed the little white folded
paper on her table. he looked at her
wonderingly.
"Was there anything neglected. dear?
You didn't get your powder" he said.
II forgot it. Howard"
Forgot your nightcap. Sadie" and
she actually smiled, for he had not
called her by her name for so long.
Then Mrs Mosely came. why, you
are in a new room" she began, then
flushed and stopped. for she remem-
bered resting with Emmie just outside
the window.
The two women were alone, now
and Sadie held out her white hands
"Yes, l heard. and sent for you; hell
me, If there Is a way" she said pite
ously, and Mrs. Mosely, dear little WON
an that she was. just dropped dowr
on her knees and put her arms abou
Sadie. and cried, as tenderheartet
women will. you know.
"a way? Why. bless your soul. yes
| child. there is a way. Do you suppose
that the Father wants his poor littl'
girl to shut herself away from all tn
good things He has taken pains to &c
ready for her? No. my dear, even i
you had consumption, or some othe
awful thing. there would be no need o
that. When it's only nerves and things
why there isn't one bit of sense in i,
The hope has gone out of you, and yo
need to get it back. You've let you
will dwinGle away. and you need t
get 1t stronger. l don't suppose yo
could be as strong as your Irish cool
but you can be full of life. if you will.
Sa lie listened to all this and to niue
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-05-14
WHY WIRES co OVER HOOSAC.
1t Is So Damp in the Tunnel the In
sulation Wears Out Quickly.

6ulatiOn Wears out GucAN'
at is strange how little pieces of mis-
information will travel and how gener-
ally they will be believed. SAID Jew
e,ar tho other day. For instance,
some newspapers started a little para
graph to the effect that it was lmpos-
sible to telegraph a message through
the Hoosac tunnel. on the FitchDurs
railroad, and this paragraph went the
rounds of nearly every newspaper III
the country l had Travelled on the
Fitchburg, and had gone through the
tunnel. knew it was lighted by cleo
tricity, incandescent lamps being used,
and l couldn't understand why 1t was
impossible to make the telegraph work,
so wrote to an official Of the road, ask
ing If the newspaper paragraphs were
true. and if it were to give the reason
for the failure. l received reply say
ing that there was no truth in the para
graph. but that the wires were strung
over the mountains instead OF the tun-
mel as a matter of economy. There IS
SO much dampness in the tunnel that
the insulation on the wires wears out
SO faSt that IL is cheaper " VA 1'S A
over the mountain.
Il have noticed another paragraph 10
the effect that there is one red diamond.
As q matter Of fact there are many req
diamonds They are rare, especially In
America. but are frequently seen IN IN
dia. Baldwin, the White Mahatma, mas
a couple of red diamonds. number OF
pink ones and green one. He has a
white ruby, paradoxical as that may
seem. But a stones name depends on
its composition and not it's color. HIS
| diamond is not an emerald. because II
is green nor is his ruby diamond be-
| cause it is white"-BuffalO Times.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-05-14

fast? haven't had mine yet, for l
left Susie to wait upon her father; l
wanted TO come to You at once"
Il didn't think anyone cared so
much; but I never take anything but
a cup of tea, in the morning" Sadie
said.
ooh, we'll, that was In the used to be.
We aren't going to bother with that
old blotted page. now that we've turned
a new leaf" and there was a CHEEKY
breakfast.
In few days Mrs Mosely announced
her intention of going on a visit to
her mother, and asked Sadie to accom-
pany her.
why. it's been so long since went
out doors even; the world would seem
SO big and strange to mel" Sadie said
pitifully.
Thank the Lord, 1t is big enough for
us to move about little. and strange
enough to interest u.s. Howard says
you may go. and so I shall take you,
for mothers is such honey sort OF
place."
And Sadie went She knew nothing
of the daily letters that went back to
Howard. nothing of the anxious ones
that came to the old farm. nothing of
the careful watching and management
that made her days just the pleasant
ones that they were.
Life and health began to come timid-
ly back to her. Sc rejoiced at the
pink flush on her cheeks and the new
light in her eyes. She was growing
more and more like the woman she
used to be. The weakness was leaving
her, the melancholy slipping away
Life began to assume new attractions
and she saw the end Of 1t. not as the
old. dreaded darkness, but simply as 8
going farther on. 1t was slow work
| but 1t was sure. There was no back
ward glance. Every step to which shf
| mounted was better. pleasanter place
| and she remembered too wildly the
horrors of the valley up from whict
she had come, to risk even glance
back at the COLLINS and ghosts thai
peopled it.
After a time, Howard came for her
| All, yes. there was the old light in hi
eyes! She was no longer an object o
pity. He had no longer to reach dowl
in his efforts to comfort her, but jus
straight across to one on as high
plane as himself. And in a momen
he felt it, and gave her back all tina
he had unoonsciously withdrawn. won
dering at the renewed joy and content
ment, and taking it gratefully, with
| out understanding.
But wise little Mrs. Mosely knew
only she laughed and chatted abou
everything else, just as if she hadn'
| an dea.--Womankind.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-05-14
OLD FOLKS S.

Obed Thornton of Arcade. N. Y, Is
nicely past his 102d year He was one
OF twelve children and his own children
were also twelve in number.
Another of the old ladies who saw
Napoleon is Mrs. Augusta Manthies.
who lives near Shamokin. Pa, aged
lO4, and who was the subject OF re
cent thrilling fire rescue. a<-.,-
John Rogers of dGkland, Cal. is lOi
years old. and veteran 81 1872. on the
British side. He was YorA in; Aa4A
Another person wh6remeIhssfs lSl2
is Isabella Graverat. a Chippewa. who
recently visited Detroit to give testi-
mony in a lawsuit. She passed. thrQpgb
the place in 1912, but her age Is I'M
known. ~ : III
Three singers are still living WHO
took part in the first performance ~
Elijah" in Birmingham, England. 50
years ago.. ~
Recent deaths: John Swim, Della
ware. Ohio, aged 1903. Mrs. Hannah
Cuddebach, Vermiiion, same state, l0o,
Louis Allard, Cohces, n. y, 100: Pos
sum Steve Ross, Massillon. Ohio, esti-
mated age. los.
Patrick John Hinde OF Norwalk. Ohio
is Just past 100. Pioneer William Scott
of Delphos, Ohio, is the same age, and
says he's the only Jackson-p onocra'
living.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-05-14

1t is next to impossible to cite an
instance in which a dog Identifies an
object by its hue and there is little posi-
tive evidence that the larger quadrupeds
have much sense of color. Domestic
cattle are so far affected by violent con-
trast of white and dark that the pres
ence of a black, white, or very clearly
spotted animals in the herd sometimes
results in calves being thrown of the
same color or markings. But, though
red Is said to initiate a bull and to
excite hunters by association of ideas,
the latter statement rests partly on sur
mise The writer has seen setter refuse
to retrieve black rabbit, becauseit ap-
paren'ly thought its master had shot a
black cat. But house living dog shows
no preference for a red carpet or rug
over a blue or variegated one and
expresses no surprise or curiosity
whether its master wears a red uniform
or black evening suit. None of the cats
whether wild or tame, show any par
! TALLY for bright hues; and among all
the s.ratagems used from time imme-
mortal by hunters. the use of color as a
lure fot qaadrupeds is notably absent
| EXCHANGE
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-05-14
Here's n Way Worth Init ting.

Charles H. Patterson, a manufacturer
of Dayton, O., speaking in New York
recently, told how he had made money
by being kind to his employees 900
girls. He started a school to teach
them how to work more intelligently,
gave them five minutes for rest and
calisthenics morning and evening, put
a stove and colored woman in each de-
partment and served coffee and soup
free, started a laundry to save them
the trouble of taking their aprons home
to wash. bought 1000 aprons for them
fitted up a room with a cot and medi-
cine chest, and says it all paid-the best
of girls eagerly seek the work, and
they work willingly and we'll.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-05-14
GOSSIP OF THE STAGE.

Marie Tempest is negotiating for the
American rights of the new Gilbert and
Sullivan opera.
The Rise of Silas Lapham" is being
dramatized by Paul kester, with the
collaboration OF the author, William
Dean Howells, and William H. Crane is
to produce the play.
Next season in HOyt's midnight
Bell" Digby Bell will take the part
| originally played by Seabrooke, that
of Deacon Tidd and Mrs. Bell Cknown
as Laura joyce will play the role Of
the school mistress, first created by
! Isabelle Coe.
Louis Harrison has been engaged for
q leading part in new piece by Chew
err Goodwin and Woolson Morse, which
| is TO see the light in Chicago. There
are three acts, and the characters of
| each act get lost and do not reappear
in the succeeding acts, all except MIR.
| Harrison.
l define an actor as a man who can
play at least one part in Shakespeare
and play it we'll. The part may be a
trivial one or an important one. 1t may
be in comedy or in tragedy. Shakes
peare. in my opinion, is the crucial ties,
of an actors intelligence.-W. J. Fer
guson, in Dramatic Mirror.
Very few people know" says Henry
Irving, that Edwin Booth and played
together in Manchester in 1860. | was
a young man then, and Booth was il
the midday of his marvellous career
We were together six weeks. Ny feel
ing for him was one of love and rever
erce. l sometimes believe that | shat
never look upon his like again. Blu
ever all his life was the shadow of
great tragedy. You could read it i.
his face, md it tinged all he said an;
did"
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-05-14
ONLY A SCORE LEFT.
The Annlhiletion of Snake River IN
dams Began in 1868.

dams Began in 1863.
Capt. Jim mot the BannOck captain),
accompanied by Camas Jim and two
other Snake river Indians, paid a visit
20 Gov. Mcconnell the other day for
the purpose Of receiving information as
to the game laws and soliciting a square
meal. says the Boise Statesman. The
governor gave them document, with
flaming ribbon attached. setting forth
the law and stating that it applied with
equal force to white men and Indians.
The visitors are members of remnant
OF a small tribe of Indians that have in
habited the Snake river valley for no
one knows how long. The tribe was so
small that the government never placed
them en- a reservation. There are only
twenty of the tribe left. The annihil-
alton of the band was commenced in
1868, when four men who lived at the
Salmon falls ferry killed something
like fifty of them. One of the men, a
fellow named Beach, had a shotgun and
discussion arose as to it's efficiency as
an Indian killer. To test it's merits a
band of Indians was induced to come
into narrow pass near the house OF
the men, when Beach opened fire and
the buckshot fairly mowed them down
Later an attack was made by the
men on an Indian camp and twenty
six redskins were killed.
Since then disease has played havoc
with the tribe and but twenty of the
Indians remain. They live on the
game and fish caught during the fall
and spring.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-05-14

Make up your mind"
Il think | have done that"
"All right. now you want sunshine.
and something to eat, and an entertain
ing book Yes, know,"-as Sadie
glanced at her well worn Bible-"but
you need something else: you've spoiled
that book. and made it tell you lots
Of things that are not SO. I'll pick
you out some verses. and YOU can take
just one wee one at time, and that's
enough until your mental digestion is
stronger. And I'll just send you over
one of Josiah Aliens Wife's books.
They are just as healthy as sunshine,
And now, shall l get you some break
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-05-14

sang blithely and butterflies floated
lazily in the soft air.
But all sweetness and beauty was
shut away from Sadie Bascome as she
lay in her darkened chamber, knowing
nothing of the loneliness outside her
closed blinds.
The door opened, and little girl
came in, her hands full OF roses:
Mother. two ladies have come to see
you; they are waiting on the veranda.
shall bring them in?"
mo, Made. moving from my old
room has upset me so. Say I am not
SO we'll, and take the roses away"
The child went out, and Mrs. Bas-
come closed her eyes YEARLY. The
new room was a great trial to her.
pleasant as they had tried to make It.
She felt no curiosity as to who the two
callers were, and cared nothing for the
roses her little daughter had brought
Presently she heard voices. Made was
practicing in the parlor The two
ladies were resting on the veranda just
outside the closed blinds of Mrs. Bas-
comes window.
at is such a pity; feel so sorry for
Howard" said one Of the ladies'. and
Mrs. Bascome recognized the voice as
belonging to her husbands cousin.
Yes, but pity Sadie most. How
ard will console himself-men always
do-and the children have Sara; but
really Sadie is to blame for giving
way. A man has right to expect some
thing else A firm will and undannted
hope would cure her; without these
she will die just of no disease at all.
And then it will be as I say. How
ard has a big, loving heart. Emmie,
and some other woman will fill it when
Sadie is gone 1t is only right and
natural that 1t should be so. But we
have rested now, let's be going"
Sadie Bascome lay back on her pill
low, her heart beating rapidly. Yes.
it was true: Howard. handsome.
happy natured man. still young and
full of energy, would not waste his life
grieving for the wife who had only
been a sort of shadow against his
brightness That he loved her. Sadie
knew we'll She thought Of their happy
counting days, of the few blissful years
of welded life. What lover he had
been! The memory of those old days
had not come to her in such long time.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-05-14
EDvDtiaD Medical Eeceip'"

Georg Ebers, the ESyptoio9Is'' na
discovered that many OF ING fi,h
medical receipts found in Old his nn.
and German books came from luz
cient Egyptians. They were not A" ..,r,
to the Greeks, but were spfeau .,s
Salerno. the great medical schooi 0, -,
Middle Ages, to which they ni"' .rs.
come through Coptic and Araoic '''
latioNS.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-05-14

According to the latest statistics -.
public debt of the European ha. ss,
aggregated s2s 800, 600 900, or ABOUT ,l.,'r
per capita for the whole popuiIh,si
The heaviest per capita of the 'nNe .or,ss
ness, $3.50, is in Portugal. fTa''s ohou.
next with s135. England's rate Is q
s10s switzerland is the smallest g
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-05-14
IRRIGATION THECURE
FAILURE OF CROPS DISHEART-
ENED FARMERS OF KANSAS.
MANY Moved Away and Towns OWN
died to Hamlets. but California Man
Demonstrated What Could BE Done by
Irrig alton.

N Finney county,
near the western
border of Kansas,
thousands of acres
were planted to
wheat, and it SEEM
ed the sanest OF
projects to build a
grist-mill to grind
the crop. This was
undertaken n e a r
the Arkansas river
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-05-14

Without Assistance.

h a. Without Assistance.
She-WRat are, you going 10 DO fol
Easter, Frel4
He-Nothing. What will you do?
She-EyerWhing.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-05-14

Art is long, and time is fieeting,"
remarked young portrait painter, as
he introduced his watch to the pawn
broker.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-05-14
THE TRUE WAY OUT.

r WAS A BEAU
tiful summer after
noon; the sun
shone warm and
bright upon the
flower beds, and the
shadows played
hide and seek
among the grasses
under the trees;
the air was full OF
fragrance; birds
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-11-26

The question of state revenues is 60
ing to be an all-absorbing one in the
extra session. It will excite more in
terest close to the people. 1t affects the
interests of every person who owns prop
erty, and it can't be STAYED off this time.
1t will have to be settled when the code
is adopted. Several very important
changes in the mode of collecting taxes
and making assessments are proposed.
It is the intention to search out all the
untaxed property and make it bear it's
just share. A great many men think
that state taxes in Iowa will have to be
higher than they have been to saccom-
modate the growing needs of the state,
and they say that Iowa's rate of taxation
for state purposes is muchi lower than
other states and that no scandal has
ever fastened itself on the expenditure
of state funds in Iowa.--Des Moines Cor.
Nonpareil.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-11-26
HE WANTED HIS FEES.

An intoxicated individual, whose name
is Withheld, walked into the district court
last evening while Judge Green was fin
ishing up a few entries in the docket be-
fore adjournment and approaching the
bench inquired:
Are you the judge?'
II am" replied the court.
swell, I waet to get my witness fees
in that there case of Charley Humans
fernist the Lake Manawa Railroad COM
pany."
"You will call at the clerks Office for
statement that fees are due you"
"Well, want to get 'em right off;
need 'em and my family has to have 'em
to get along"
"Well, you get your statement fixed
up in the meantime and come back day
after tomorrow and will make an order
allowing your fees to be paid before the
case is finally determined, il that is the
case" replied the Judge, whose kindness
OF heart is so great as to unfit him for
turning a deaf ear to any entreaty.
The man stood before tho court num-
bling some unintelligible jargon, till the
court finally began to suspect mutiny,
and ordered him to proceed along the
line mapped out.
Couldn't you do it right off p persis-
ted the man.
II can't act as your attorney and
everything. no; now you come back day
after tomorrow, as | told you; l don't
want to talk about this any longer"
Hump said the three-sheets gentle
man, "a court that couldn't do that amt
any court at ALL"
lie was cut short in whatever else he
may have intended to say, the court
directing the bailiff to remove his ana
tony from the room.
The order had scarcely been given
when Capt. Cousins had the fellow by
the ear and half way through the door,
Tomorrow is anxiously awaited.-Non
pareil (Tuesday)
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-11-26
AN OUTSIDE VIEW.

The two leading parties in Audubon
county made a worthy effort to catch
the Danish vote this year. The good
people of that nationality are strong in
three townships and WELD controlling
influence. The republicans nominated
Martin Esbeck for recorder and the
democrats nominated Thomas Lohner
for auditor. The Danish people tum-
bled to the racket with alacrity, even as
the boys turn out to picnic. They
not only helped elect Esbeck, but while
the republicans csrried the county by
nearly 800 they also elected Lohner,
democrat, for auditor by a majority Of
10. AS soon as republicans recovered
their presence of mind they instituted a
contest against Lohner and have list
of All votes which they claim should
not have been counted. They went
after the Danish vote, but didn't expect
to get it quite SO khard.-Fontanelle
Observer.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-11-26
ABOUT FRANK RICHARDSON.

The grand jury has been investigat-
ing the late disappearance Of Frank
Richardson, this week, but have failed
to unravel the mystery The missing
man resided near Kimballton, and
owned 1000 acres of Shelby and Audu-
bon county land; his total wealth is said
to have been close to 100000.
He had plenty OF money which he
loaned TO his needy neighbors, and al
ways carried considerable OF the lucre
on his person, as we'll as numerous
notes and other papers. On August 4th
last he went to Kimballton and execu-
ted some papers. Next day he rode to
town with a man named Nelson, with
whom he had been stopping, being a
widower and without family. When
they got to town, Richardson said he
had business at certain place and got
out OF the wagon, aud that is the last
seen of him by Nelson. 1t seems
strange that Mr.. Richardson said moth.
ing to Nelson about returning to Kim
ballton with him, or that Nelson did not
look for him; this is a matter not de.
finitely known.
Richardson was somewhat parsimo.
NOUS in his habits, and would go into
store and buy bit of cheese for his
dinner when he came to town, rather
than pay quarter for square meal.
Horace Richardson and ]. w. Clap.
per Of New York, brother and nephew
OF the missing man, have been here
some time trying to find a clew to his
whereabouts, and offer reward for any