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Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-01-16
FOR SHARP YOUNG FOLKS.
Spelling Eees and Pronunciation Matcho,

Spelling Hees and Pronunciation Matches
Create Fun.
A pronunciation match" is fine
way of entertaining party OF clever
young people in a dull evening hour.
ANY number can play. One is elected
as leader. At first he will call out
letter, as a, and each person must
think quickly while he counts five.
and be ready to tell the name Of city
in the state agreed upon before the
contest begins. For instance. the lead
err, while he counts five, points to one
of the company who must give the
name of city beginning with the let
ter A, B or c, as the leader may an
nounce. When one answer has been
given. he quickly counts again, and
points to another person, until some
one fails to respond, when he Is de-
clared leader and also pays forfeit.
1t is very amusing and teaches people
to think quickly and keep their wits
about them. 1t is also sometimes
played by choosing sides, as in a spell
ing match, and in that case each one
who misses takes his seat, and the side
which remains on the floor longest Is
declared the winner. A new kind Of
spelling bee is what the following game
is called: One of the company begins
the game by naming letter of the al
phabet, and the next must name an
other, which. in connection with the
first, will help to make a word, but
which will not complete ii. The rext
adds another letter, and SO on, each
aiming to put in letter which will
not finish word. This goes on until
1t becomes necessary for some one to
complete it, and the unlucky one is
compelled to pay a forfeit. To illus
trate: The letter begins with l.. The
next adds III, the next a, another &, and
the next, instead of adding e, and COM
pleting the word says i. The following
one gives n, and the next, by happy
thought, does not give t, but says a,
and then follow t, j. and IL. when the
word has to be completed in spite of
ALL 1t is about the most amusing
game | ever saw played, and it is also
quite instruct;ve.-St. Louis Republic.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-01-16
WORTH KNOWING,

There are said to be 6,O03 pieces in the
modern high-grade locomotive.
The worlds consumption of cham
payne amounts to about q, 900 900 quart
bottles a year.
Under the headlines Living Cues
tions," st. Louis paper proceeds to
discuss the city morgue for half COL
umn.
In London the natural increase of the
population, from excess of births over
deaths alone. is about 1000 month.
Most European nations average for
the male feet inches, but the Aus
TRANS. Spanish and Portuguese just fall
short Of this standard.
Unterrified small boys in Portland
Me-, few days ago stole the grave
markers from the cemetery for use in
making bounds for hockey playing.
The cult known as Christian Science.
founded in Boston in 1866 by DR.. Mary
Baker Eddy, now has 200 incorporated
churches in the United States.
Last month was the most prosperous
in the history of the Brooklyn postof-
flee. The sales from stamps, stamped
envelopes, ETC., amounted to sos, 56S. 80
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-01-16
CURIOUS NOTES.

The deepest gold mine in the world
is at Eureka, CAL, depth, 1900 feet.
The Pearl Lumber company of Wam-
bega, Ont, has whistle on its saw
mill that can be heard forty miles.
Green lake, Colorado, is said to be the
most elevated body of water in the
world. having an altitude of 1O,252 feet
above sea level.
The longest word in the dictionary is
palatopharingeOlaryngeal. The next
longest is Observation-Disclosures
Railroad authorities say that the av-
erage locomotive travels upwards of
10000 miles in the course Of a year.
The largest private house in Great
Britain is known as Wentworth Man.
or" 1t is the property of Earl Fitz-
williams.
Mexico's largest gold nugget was
found at Pianchas Placers, Sonore. in
the spring of 1892. 1t weighed 14A
pounds.
According to Oriental tradition. the
tomb Of Noah, the Ark builder" is in
the small town Of Nakhtchevau. near
the foot Of kount Ararat. 1t is said 10
be niche in the wall of an abandoned
fortress.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-01-16
Cause OF Red Noses.

"Redness of the nose" is caused by
Indigestion, not intemperance The
remedy, it is stated, is to "abstain from
over-indulgence in fats and sweets"
This dictum will be appreciated by
many worthy persons whose noses are
unduly rosy. For years they have been
misjudged by irreverant scoffers who
did not scruple to ascribe the nasal tint
to excessive imbibitions. Now science
comes to their relief. 1t is fats and
sweets" that make the trouble, causing
indigestion, which produces rush Of
blood to the nose. Some persons given
to alcoholic stimulants do indeed have
red noses, but the redness is stomachc,
not alcoholic. The ''fire-water" may
"5urn out ones coppers." and thus in
directly produce the luminous pro-
boscis. but its owner is now in posi-
ton to assert that it is an error to say
drinking did It,"
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-01-16
Ancient Laws Against Eeggars.


For an able-bodied man to be caught
third time begging was held to be a
crime deserving death, and the sentence
was intended on fit occasions to be car
ried out. The poor man might not
change his master at will, or wander
from place to place. He might not keep
his children at home unless he could
answer for their time. If out of en-
ployment, preferring to be idle, he
might be demanded for work by any
master of the craft to which he be-
longed and compelled to work whether
he would or no. If caught begging
once, being neither aged nor infirm, he
was whipped at the carts tail. If
caught a second time, his ear was slit.
caught a third time, being thereby
proved to be of no use upon this earth,
but to live upon it only to his own
hurt, and to that of others, he suffered
death as fe!on. So the law of Eng
land remained for sixty years. First
enacted by Henry VIII, it continued
unrepealed through the reigns of Ed
ward and Mary, subsisting, therefore,
with the deliberate approval of both the
great parties between whom the coun-
try was divided. Reconsidered under
Elizabeth, the same law was again for
mally passed; and 1t was, therefore, the
expressed conviction of the English ma
ton that it was better for n man not to
live at all than to live a profitless and
worthless life.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-01-16

An enthusiastic Philadelphia photog-
rapher caught capital snapshot while
at Asbury Park, showing a man who
was pitched out Of a rowboat just as it
was being beached with party from
yacht. The man struck the water
hands first. and the camera caught him
with his heels high in the air. While
travelling in the west the photographer
met company Of gentlemen, and in
the course Of conversation seashore ex-
periences were taken up. One of the
group related that while at Asbury
Park he had met a queer adventure
while coming in shore from a yacht.
The amateur had the photograph in
question with him and thereon pro-
duced it, picturing the very occurrence
of which the participant was telling
Philadelphia Call.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-01-16
HOW 1T FEELS TO DIE.
Contrary to General Belief sudden
Death Is Pleasant.

Death Is Pleasant
DR.. Herin. the celebrated geo.oglst
and professor of the Zurich university,
who nearly lost his life few months
ago, by falling down mountain SIDE
in the Alps, has described his sensa-
tons on the occasion. and has collected
from others their impressions on VISITS
to the valley of the shadow OF death.
The doctor says that sudden death Dy
a fall, by being run over by train, by
being swallowed up by water or snow,
is the most beautiful way of leaving this
life. 1t is unaccompanied by pain or
the other unpleasant concOmitants OF
bodily dissolution and the mind Is clear
and rapid in action, without the least
feeling of uneasiness. In the prayer
book the Christian beseeches that ne
may be spared from sudden death, but.
in fact, the faces of those who SO ended
their earthly career reveal no fear. an
xiety, pain or terror, but are more plea
SAINT, more tranquil, more hopeful than
those of persons who died in their beds,
says the San Francisco bulletin. With
them death did not last a second. Their
serene and composed features indicated
that at the time of death they were
above physical pains; they were rush
ing down into blue, rosy, magnificent
heaven, soft and b,issful-and then sud
denly all was over" The doctor him
self slipped in snow field between two
enormous peaks. Quick as the wind he
flew against the rocks, rebounded, and
vas thrown upon his back head down
ward. Then he was carried through
the air and dashed against high snow
WALL He heard distinctly the dull thud
caused by the striking of his head and
back upon the snow-covered rock. He
reckoned that his fall occupied five or
six seconds. but he says it would take
him two hours to relate the thoughts
which passed through his mind during
that period He took comfort out of
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-01-16
JEWELRY AND SILVER

Bronzes attracting attention show
gray-green finish known as the Roman.
All sorts of beautiful possibilities are
developed in colored enamels on gold
and silver.
Buckles Of gilt, silver and enamel
are worn on belts of chamois, leather or
silk webbing.
Ivory with gold or silver trimmings
furnishes a pleasing change from all
silver articles.
Fancy pieces of silver are rendered
unusually attractive this season by the
aid of gliding, enamel and small jewels.
The grape vine affords an exceedingly
graceful design, which is effectively
presented on some flatware for the au-
tumn trade.
The newest silver tableware. various
ly termed "Old English" and Colon
ial." consists in modified copies Of the
ware used by colonial danes.
Diamond cluster brooches owe their
continued popularity to the irregular
arrangement of large and small brill
l'ents which can never weary the eye.
A stone on which the decree of fash
ion has Sc. decided value Is the peri
dot. or evening emerald. 1t affords ex-
Quisite shades of green, and is species
o. Divine.
Jewelry Is influe aced by the wheel Of
fashion. The revival OF mode in dress
brings the ornaments of that period
into a temporary vogue; in witness
thereof are the artistic miniature
brooches, Mt this moment so popular.
Gold buckles afford an Infinite variety
as regards shape, size. design and dec
Grafton. This diversity enables jewell
ers who cater to an exclusive. fine trade
to meet the demand for something new.
which milady with long purse always
exacts.
After dinner coffee pots. as a rule.
stand high. One style tapers upward to
n slender neck. but swells out at the
lower part into an oetagonal bowl. An
other style tapers gradually from base
to top. while yet another shows straight
upright sides.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-01-16
IzlIII


was baptized by John. The professor
and his party carried the latest scientific
apparatus, and Herr Vogel's forthcom-
ing book on Palestine will throw new
light upon many interesting things In
the land where the Savior lived and
preached.
The railroad leading to Jerusalem
has no branch to the Dead Sea. and the
travellers rode for ten hours on horse
back before they heard the roar of the
waves of the largest inland lake, which
is popularity supposed to lie silent and
calm. Surveying the country from the
top of Mount Olives" says Prof. Vogel,
II judged the distance from Jerusalem
to the Dead Sea to be not more than
three hours ride, but soon discovered
my error after travelling through the
barren and stony landscape.
Very frequently we had to dismount
for fear OF breaking our necks in climb
ing the precipiccs or descending into
the Wabis Valley. After about four
hours ride we came to a great white
mosque, erected over the grave Of
Moses, so We were told. The MOslems
seemingly never heard Of the passage
in Holy Scriptures which says and no
one has found his grave up to this day.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-01-16
THE RIVER JORDAN WHERE JESUS CHRIST WAS BAPTIZED.

the recollection that he had placed a
phial OF vinegar ether in his waistcoat
pocket instead of leaving it in his wal
let. He felt that he was likely to die,
and he fancied in his mind the scene
when the news Of his death was carried
to his family. His life from childhood
to manhood passed before his minds
eye, with all it's joys and sorrows. He
was serenely happy as he saw blue
heaven opening to receive him, while
rose and violet clouds floated on the
horizon. Consciousness did not leave
him till a little while after he struck
the rock, and pain was not felt till an
hour afterward.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-01-16
HUMOROUS.

A man who sits around and boasts OF
his ancestors makes mighty poor an
cestor himself.-Atchison Globe.
In other words-"What is your fav-
orite dissipation" "Sir" beg
pardon! I mean of what sin are you
most tolerant in rs?"-Puck.
Zones has inclosed stamps with his
contribution" said the editor. wen.
are you going to publish it?' I've so1
to. I need the stamps. Atlanta COZ
stitution.
Landlady-If you don't pay to-nign'
you must leave. can't stand this any
longer! Student-Calm yourself. VIII
write to friend Immediately. Lahd-
lady-Will he send you money? SUI
dent-Oh, no-but I think he has va
cant room.-Buch fur Allie.
Appetite Sam-Say, kind lady, won
you please give me nickel? hiau
lady-lf do you will go and get drunA
Appetite Sam-Say, kind lady. II you
know where man can get drunk on
nickel give me the information anu
keep the cOin.-Philadelpnia Bulleun
"Ain't dollar pretty high for mes.
like that?" asked the tourist. i don
mind ownin' up that 1t is" SAID .he
landlord of the Cowboys Rest. gu.
them meals cost me IS cents apiece
But l happen to know that you sell :
tenmeal ticket for S." eyes, know
do, but about half the fellers that o"!'
them tickets gifts killed before tne'
have ct two meals. "-Indianapoiis 'ou'
nal.
There is some excuse" said the po
lice Judge, "for a man becoming eAos
perated by the strains of hand oisa,'
but to rush out and attack the musl,i'.
with an AK is carrying things WIN =.
little too high a hand" II know -.
1edge," pleaded the man who had ne'..
been in police court before. "Dat W.
blame dog comes along jist ai'e. "a.
man has had an argument with MS w. :,
about whether he gifts an overcoa'
her a cloak. and begins playin Ho
Sweet Home 1t is more than neSn -
blood kim stand.'-Indianapolls '"''
nal.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-01-16
INFLUENCE OF A SONG
It Caused Artist j. G. Brown to r.
crate to America

It Caused Artist J. c. Brown to En-.
crate to America.
After thirteen months in Edinbur,,
he went to London. Every young man
in the United Kingdom with a particu.
larly brainy head, and a fine pluctv
confidence in his ability to hew ont
his fortunes, drifts to London, lust as
in America clever young fellows from
all parts of the country come to New
Yo-k. There in the vast metropolis.
tn. young art student made designs for
a manufacturer of stained glass win.
COWS. and also painted portraits. He
WAS getting away from the glass fac.
tory little, and was taking a stronger
hold on art. He was perfectly willing
to paint portrait for s. or $40. h
could finish two of them in week. Oua
night he heard Harry Russell sing some
OF his emigrant songs. Russell was A
concert singer of those days; he had 4
sympathetic voice, and sang popular
songs. That settled it for young Brown
He would emigrate. He must "cross
the wide blue sea-" And he did. He
arrived in New York ON his 22d birth.
day. and he has been here ever since.
AS usual, when he made a change from
one place to another, he at once sought
for his art instruction in the new field.
His f3 prize and his portrait-painting
at $40 a portrait had not yet enabled
him to sink the artisan, and be only the
artist. So he got employment in q
glass factory, and went to the night
clarses of the Academy of Design, then
on the southwest corner Of Broadway
and Thirteenth street. Thomas s.
Cummings had charge of these classes
at that time.
So far young Browns career had been
very like that of the good young man
in the story-books. Now, in the story.
books. the good young man, as a rule,
marries his employers daughter So
that though this is always most beau
tiful and delightful thing, it does not
seem thrillingly novel or original On the
part of the hero. Still, this is what ].
G.. Brown did, some years after he ar
rived in America. He married Miss
Owens, the daughter of hts employer.
They went to live in Brooklyn, where
Mr.. Brown took a studio on Atlantic
and Clinton streets. And after they
had been one year married Mr.. Owens
died, and year later came the panic
of 1857, in which whatever property the
Owens family had was lost. Mr..
Brown is ever so much better able to
endure these hard times to-day when he
is 63 than he was then when he was e.
But he went ahead, with the grit that
has always marked him, painting port
rats, and about this time he began to
paint children, pictures of little boys
and girls, with "story" in them. His
fondness for this class of subject
brought it about that after while he
was spoken of as 1.-The Child-painter"
He is still entitled to this appellation,
though his tough" little newsboys and
bootblacks are almost too bold and in
dependent to be styled children. Most
Of them are little men. John J.
A'Becket, in st. Nicholas.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-01-16
THE FALLEN NAPOLEON.
All Had Turned Against Him When He
Finally Left Paris.

All Had Turned Against Him Wnen IhO
Finally Left Paris.
1t was a stubborn fight with fate that
went on in the gilded Elysian palace
in the street of st. HonOre in those
bright days of a Paris June. An en-
peror was trying the hard task OF rul-
ing his own spirit; conqueror was set
to the bitter struggle Of conquerlng
himself. Than this there is no harder
task in all the world, whether for boy
or emperor. And, in this fight, aliies
were not to be depended upon; foes
really were friends. For the first would
have tempted the overpowered mon
arch to stand at bay against victorious
Europe and distrusting France; the
others were determined to drive him
from France at all hazards. And, in his
case, to go was his only safety; though
had he died fighting for his lost crown,
history would have given him even
greater glory. Then came the end,
when his ministers set themselves up
to be his masters; when those he had
most richly rewarded became his keen
est foes: when France refused to &C
knowledge as its ruler a man twice
overthrow; when from those to whom
he looked for counsel came only luke
warm loyalty. false protestations. or
unwelcome truth: when from anger at
the unreliable chamber of deputies,
whom he, like Cromwell, threatened to
turn out meek and heels" he would
change to indecision, silence and even
timidity, it was plain there was but
one thing to do.
He did it. On the 22d day Of June.
1915, Napoleon signed second abdl-
cation, proclaimed his little son, whom
Austria had kidnapped, emperor of the
French, and three days after left Paris
forever. He drove to Malmaison.
twelve miles from Paris, that beautiful
estate, half palace, half villa, which had
been the home of the Empress jose
phine. Here Napoleon had spent many
happy hours in his days of power aud
prosperity; here Josephine had died
while he was at Elba; here the emperor
had planned out his greatest CAM
paigns, his most glorious victories; and
here Philip came to him.-From "A
Boy of the First Empire"
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-01-16
A Novel Drink.

A novel drink for the breakfast on a
hot morning is "egg coffee" which,
with bread and fruit to make up the
necessary bulk for the stomach. has
been found an excellent repast. If the
coffee is to be served cold, shake an
egg, some bits of sugar and ice together,
then add cold cafe AL lait. If hot Ii
quid is used, put the egg, cream and
sugar in a glass and shake thoroughly;
then add the hot coffee, string quick
Try all the time.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-01-16
They have grave Of Adam. too, In one
OF the Jerusalem churches. After dis

They have grave Of Adam. too, In one
Of the Jerusalem churches. After dis
mounting for luncheon at the mosque
we discovered another party Of tourists.
the Society OF Hotel Employees OF
Cairo twelve in number. Their leader
informed us that the Dead Sea was but
a few miles away, but the observation
proved as much of an optical delusion
as my own was on Mount Olives. We
had yet to climb many a height and
had to traverse many stony valley
before we reached it's neighborhood.
"When we were about half a mile
from the Dead Sea We heard the terri
BILE roar of the breakers, and five min
utes later we saw the white foaming
surf. About ten feet from the strand
the water was calm and of blush color.
A fresh, refreshing wind blew over the
lake and into our faces, and we had
hearty laugh over the stories that say
q whiff from the Dead Sea is poisonous
Poisonous. indeed. and that no bird
dared cross 1t! / saw hundreds flying
about In the best of spirits.
Another superstition Is that 1t would
be suicidal to battle In the Dead Sea.
None OF us could swim, but that mat
tered little, as the density OF the water
Is 90 great that the human body will
mot sink In It. Before we reached deep
water, however, we had become very
much exhausted by our battle with the
tremendous surf.
Riding lurther north, we came to
49, Fc~,1 - ho Yr~dou w ar O,iv n vfOr
was baptized by John.
Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to
Jordan unto John to be baptized Of him.
"'But John forbade him, saying: II
have need to be baptized by thee, and
contest thou to me?'
"sAnd Jesus, answering. said unto
him: Suffer 1t to be SO now; for thus
It becometh US to fulfill all righteous
ness" Then he suffered him.
And Jesus. when he was baptized.
went up straightway out of the water.
1.-THE description of the neighborhcod
In Matthew iii. holds good to this day;
the river flows at this point through a
muddy nat, and we found the ford pas
sable as it was in the period when our
Lord was baptized there.
"At this famous historical point we
were surprised to find established a
German saloonkeeper. who welcomed
us in effusive style. He lived In sort
of barn constructed of rafters and dried
mud. And there was beer garden,
too with arbors offering protection
against the hot sun. rough tables and
benches. The proprietor proved to be
native of the Prussian town of Gnesea:
his name was Mayer. He sold beer or
some kind of stuff masquerading under
that name, and native wines. the latter
being quite good.
THE photograph we took of the river
gives a faithful picture Of the neigh
borhood, but the camera missed sign
pole near the edge of the water with
the legend Boats to Let Mayer had
half dozen Of them, beautifully paint
ed. and asked two francs per hour for
their use We had a good meal and rest
. at his INN. and in the morning departed
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-01-16
Monaghan Pheasants.

Monaghan pheasants have been sue
cessfully introduced for game purposes
in various parts Of Oregon and Wash
ington in the last few years, and now
an attempt is being made to propagate
them for the same purpose in Cali
fornia. A number have been imported
into Santa Clara county from Oregon.
and lettuce seed is to be planted by the
mountain springs to provide food for
them. They are protected by statute
for three years.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-01-16
Tho Ideal Man.

Christ is the example for humanity,
the one and only perfect man. He is
the perfect ideal of every pure soul.
Every human being has some ideal,
and the nature of the ideal will deter
mine the character. The tendency of
human nature Is constantly downward.
and the only hope for lost world is a
perfect moral idea.-Rev. w. G. Par
fridge.