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Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-02-13
Ne zperce Items.



The subject for debate at the literary
tomorrow evening. Resolved-"That
saloon would be benefit to Nez-
perez" Everyone should be in at
tendance.
Fifty families of Russian Fins are
said to be making preparations to
leave the vicinity of Endicott, Whit
man county, Wash, for the Nez
Perces country. Enhcott is too cold
for them.
Miss Lowden showed US at the
Hotel Wayland nice lot of Butter
cups which were gathered in Nezperce
VALLEY during the week. Every
month in the year flowers sbloom in
this Eden OF the WEST.
There are number of people
anxious to build business houses. but
cannot get lumber to go ahead.
Hotels, stores, printing offices, black
smith shops, butcher shops, etc, etc.
are waiting. for lumber.
From six miles square in the vicin.
ity of Nezperce will be raised | BOG, 00O
bushels of wheat which will necessi.
tate the service of 2, 400 ears to haul it
out of the country. This is of inter.
est to railroad magnates.
In writing the name Of Nezperce 1t
should always be written as one word
and, letters addressed to this Office
shodld be addressed "Nezperce p. O..
Nez Perces County, Idaho" This is
ny authority OF. the U. S. postotfice de-
partment.
We are informed that the Portland
Horse. meat company nave made an
offer per pound for all the Indian
horses on this reservation. This is
altogether the best and most profit
pblS way to settle the vexing question
Of what DIDO with. the pony herds.
There is proposition on foot to put
on a stage between this place and
Lapwai to connect with the stage there
and thus secure quick trip into Lew.
iston. We believe ti,e' scheme is a
good one and will pay the managers a
good revenue during the coming
spring and summer.
There has been a report sent out to
the effect that well water cannot he
procured In the town Of Nezperce.
This Is erroneous and should be UNDER
stood ass SD at once. Several wells have
been sunk here and goul water secured
at the depths Of seventeen and twenty
feet. One well at the rear Of this office
At a depth of seventeen feet furnishes
an abundance of water for all pur-
poses, there being at this writing over
eight feet Of water in this welt. Good
water may be found in any quarter of
the t0wnshipslte.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-02-13

Collar pads 80 cents at Siers' old
stand.
4 complete line of stationery always
on hand at the OWL DRUG STORE.
Cash paid for all kinds of furniture,
harness, saddles, etr,.'at Bremen d.
Follett's.
Geo. Bremen, the Second Hand
Store man, has just received a large in.
vote" of springs and mattresses.
$50 whips, all kinds and escriptions,
at reduced prices at Bremen & Follett's.
The Star Saloon, McGrane & Boice
Props, handles the choice Fl CAPTAIN
General Cigar Try one.
DR.. w. w. Watkins of Moscow,
was in the city on Observation-Disclosures
Cash paid for all kinds of Saddles
and Harness, at the. Second Hand
store, corner Third and Main streets.
Bicycles thoroughly cleaned aud
oiled for $3.50 each. All kinds of
olcyle work done cheaper than by any
body else. KEARIEs
Peanuts, walnuts, filberts, almonds
oranges and lemons, always in stock at
IN" Lewiston Commission Co.'S store
--First-class workmen, with years of
experience on all kinds of sanitary
work and pipe fittings at &C. Bun
nelPs.
-Brener & Fol!ett have purchased
the entire stock Of the former Siers'
Saddlery Coand are closing it out at
cost. Corner Of Main and Third
streets.
After looking through the hole in
the old red sandstone of BED Rocku
come and get fresh goods at Dent &
Buffers
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-02-13
knights OF Pythias Bali.

The X. of p. Rail- Annual ball to I've
given In this city next Tuesday even
ing is a social entertainment that is an
ticipated with pleasure. This society
is both strong in numbers and popular
with the lublic. Their entertainments
are always very enjoyable.
Reception-Mrs. Ed McConville, Mr.
and Mrs. Mounce, George Richie, Mr..
and Mrs. Reid.
Floor-George Erb, e. +. Leland, Ed
Arant and p. Nj. Davis.
Decoration-L. l.. Strong. l. G.
Mcclure, Mrs. Doris and Mrs. Dubuc.
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Redemption of County Warrants

All warrants on the Current exneus..
iund registered on or before July 22nd
1895.
ana ali warrants on the Road fund
registeted on or before July 18th. lS95
VIII DE paid iipreSented at nv Office
Interest ceases after January 3I.t ISoe
All warrants called Nov. LIST, lse5
ana not presented within sixty DAYS
VIII nave Ia be presented to Board nj
county Commissioners for an order m
nave the same paid. Interest ceased
on said warrants Nov. LIST, 1896.
}. b. NORRIS, Treas
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Told in The Teller.

As sure as comes the balmy spring,
And we're looking up at everything
Our admiring friend, divides our
time,
To look down upon valentine.
Cash paid for chiskens, at the Boss
Meat Market.
Miss Nellie Smith has returned from
from visit to Portland, and is now
employed a. book-keeper IN the Vol.
mer Store. =
DR.. Richardson does gold and porce-
lain Inlay work..
O. A. Ktos has in preparation his
catalogue for 1896. 1t will be illus.
trated throughout and will contain
about sixty pages.
Five cent beer, large glasses. now on
tap at the Palace Sa loon.
Mrs. Frank Borge and daughter, who
have been visiting in Moscow the past
six weeks, have returned to their home
in Lewiston. So
-Bagle's tomato sauce for sale at The
Lewiston Commission Co.'S store.
ut Is something over week since
David Fairburn, late county assessor
has been seen or heard OF, and the
story ia. again afloat that he has
skipped the country"
..-Specitications and prices on Bath
tubs and fixtures, Range boilers, etc,
The following article from the Mos
COW Star would leave The impression
with the reader. that the editor of the
Star thought he was better man than
Mr.. Walker OF the Times Democrat:
All kinds Of Sanitary work a special
ty-and absolutely guaranteed by C
q Bunnell.
lie two little waits, who have been
In the care ofthe Steamer Lewlston's
employer for the past week, were met
by their uncle Sunday and taken to
Ms home i'm the Gfand Ronde country.
III. you don't think that Bunnell
has the stock and can give bottom prices
call and see.
Don't forget the photographic en-.
tertainment tonight at the M. f. !
church. The program includes choice
selections from the masters of music
and sspeA Price Of admission rs and
Is cents.
-6oecificqtiaEs on Sanitary work
and fittings given ON short notice
Prices always satisfactory at c. &. Bum
nell's.
Before reaching IAN oasis in the
DESERT" don't faint by the wayside
but stop aud get some smelling salts or
line drugs Of any description at
- DENT 4 BUTLER'S.
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Notice.

To whom 1t may concern, J. s. Good
night has been appointed EARN
Superintendent for all the farms
owned by JohI p. Vollmer, S. f.
Vollmer, Bessie Vollmer and the First
National Bank of Lewiston. Parties
desiring to rent farms will please apply
to him.
J.P. VoLLMER.
Lewiston, January 80, 1896.
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Lewiston, January 80, 1896.
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Teachers Association.

|
III this city on March Z, deserves NOR
than passing interest. No other sub
Ject Is as sacred to the American peo
pie rs that of our educatio1ial.. institu
tons. Our public schools are especi
ally dear to the true patriotic hearts
The public schools are to the stat,
what the honfe circle isto the family
10 a>s'''l any phase of the established
methods OF common school govern
ment is treason as universally resented
as an attack upon the character of .
member OF loving family. Indiyid
ual development, moral .velopmen,
and good citizenship are in the keep
ing of the teachers of the public
schools. They are the! guardians
at the threshold barriers that
protect the sacred family ties, the
political and the commercial world.
The nobler sentiments Of the human
heart are inspired by tire precepts Ct
the public schools,
Industry is the worlds greatest NOR.
alizer. Industry is the result of disci.
pine, either voluntary or enforced.
Young America is endowed with a
superabundance of energy. The same
tension OF nerve.chord that makes the
incorrigible, makes the worlds great.
est men. The direction of the ener.
gies of youth Is the mission of the
grand public school system of our
great country: The teachers ipfju-
ence reaches every heart. His power
is ONLY less than omnipotence.
Only countries which support good
public school systems are noted for
either intelligence, industry or moral
ity In this fact Is proclaimed evil
dence that above catechism as NOR.
a'izer is the general Intelligence &C.
CURED no place SO perfectly as in the
public schools. Under no other con.
ditions are habits of industry to be
imbued SO thoroughly into the nature
OF the individual as through mental
discipline. The world has never
known II man of general education
who was not industrious and energetic.
The most intelligent man Is always
the best artisan, whether he be a well
digger OF sculptor.
The following program has been ar
ranged for the entertainment of the
County Teachers Association, 10 be
given in this city on March It'll:
Music.
Remarks by Chairman.
Paper, Worth .Whilen-Mrs. M.
Discussion lead by
Pres. Geo. f. Knepper.
Paper-Miss Lille Stamford. Dis.
cussion lead by Rev. l.. Sibbett.
Paper, "Schooi Laws"-Judge p. E.
Stookey.
Paper, cart of Observation-Disclosures
Ida L.. Baker. Discussion lead by |
Prof. Mathes.
Music.
Paper, Physical Culture, Miss
Lizzie Haner. Discussion lead by
Rev. Henry Brown.
Calisthenic Exercise-HiSh School
Pupils.
Paper, Literary SOcieties"-W. w.
Wright. Discussion lead by Mr..
)'Neill.
Class Exercise Miss Carrie Crum.
Paper, "Thoroughness''-Mr. Raj.
ton Vollmcr. Discussion lead BY
Judge p. f. Stookey. II
Music.
EVENING.
Music.
Paper, 1.-THE Main Point"--Mrs. {.
4. Day.
Paper, "Attention''--W. o. Cum
nings.
Recitation--Mrs. Kroh.
Paper-Prof. Matbes.
Music.
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"hen Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria-
When she was Child, she cried for Castoria.
When she became Miss, she chung to Castoria'
When she had Children, she gave them CastoriA'

Vegetables of all kinds, cranbef'
ries, fresh eggs, preserved fruits,
bacon and fresh butter for sale 10y The
Lewiston Commission Company, 81
the head of Srd street.
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Notice to Shareholders.

me Regular meeting Of the stock
noiuefs of the Lewiston National Bank
TOT the election of Directors, called for
January IA, 1896, having been post
poneu, special meeting of the stock
noiuers of said Bank has been ordered
ny the Board of Directors t6 held at
the me Office of said Bank on March 9th.
1895, between the hours of 2 and 3
O'Clock p. m.
GEo. III. KEsTEE.
Cashier.
Dated, February 9Th, 1896.
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Raisins, mince meat, dates, figs, corn,
prunes, champaign puffs, biscuits and
pretzels, at the Lewiston Commission
Company's store.
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For Rent

800 acres of agricultural land, located
three miles from Lewiston. Terms:
One-fourth of crop, apply too,
J. w. DENNY,
Lewiston, idaho.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-02-13
Wanted.

Two persons can find on Idaho
street II pleasant front room, and
board, reasonable. Inquire at this
office.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1896-05-16
ABSURD INDIAN NAMES.
Carious Mess tho Aborigines Make in
Their Family honenc,ature.

There isn't a great deal of funny read
ing in the blue hook which tells oil
about what everybody gets who works
for Uncle Sam, be his or her station
what il may, but there is little. Per
haps it seems funnier than it really is
on account of its environments, but
it does seem triAe ridiculous to read
in dry-as-crust chronicle of Where
born, where appointed from, where
employed, salary the name of Grover
Yellow Boy. This distinguished name
sake of the president is drawing wages
from Uncle Sam and has to Sign the pay
roll-or did last year, at any rate
along with another Indian policeman
named Grover Mountain Sheep.
Political names nre not common, but
they do get on the rolls. Witness, HolSe
Red Thunder. That is direct bid for
sympathy from the great and GOOD
secretary of the interior. Another
name to lie remembered is that Of
Burchard Hayes.
Most of the first names are Anglo
Saxon and they are to the tribe of the
Indians as n plug hat upon Apollo Bel
vdere. Dismounts Thrice is one mans
name. That tel'sa story of how, when
little boy, came into the world and
with the first thin, sharp squall be ut
tered getting the new-found mir out of
his lungs to get more in, md so Keep
up this process by day and night until
the world ended for him, the father
stepped out of the tepee and he saw IL
man get off his horse three times. One
wonders what was up. Was he thrown
off? What was he about, anyhow?
That was what went into the mind Of
this mans father. He wondered at it,
and SO named the child for the strange
thing he saw.
But how it cheapens all TO tack on
before the name the handle civilian"
Henry Looks for Horses is another such
rame. So is Ivan Star Comes Out.
Where got he that Ivan? So is James
Clinches and John Crazy Dog. But
what is William Walks Underground?
A mole? How came Geoffrye Chips By
his first name7 And what eastern man
will think of chips as anything else
than what an AK would cut from Il
piece OF wood? Plainsmen will smile
little at that notion.
What do the middle initials of the
name of Noah B. r. |. Woods stand for?
Brian Poor Thunder! That tells of
storm muttering in the west when this
boy was born, and the father thought
the rumble tame affair. There are
plenty of men named Lightfoot, and one
nan calls himself James c. Lightning
Some day, if they don't all die off,
these names once fixed will be as hon
orable as that of the man who ence
kept hogs and whose descendants now
are rather proud that their name is
lIeSyard, or Hog-Ward, to get down to
the bones Of the thing.-N. Y. Press
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1896-05-16
MENTAL STATUS" CRANK.
Ho Found That the Woman's Club Was
Not All Bachelor Maids.


1t happened, once upon q time, that
very intelligent man was asked to
speak upon certain subject in a WON.
ans club of high grade. lie never felt
so complimented in all his life, but,
man like, he chose to act as if it was All
ordinary, everyday affair. The day
came, and the lecture was n model Of
everything clear and scholarly. II was
justly the cause of many warm con-
gratulations from the club women, and
number of them were presented to
him. In commenting upon the occa-
sion to party OF men q few nights
after, the lecturer took occasion to
compliment the club women, and added
the remark that If such fine and in
tellectual body of women would turn
their thoughts to matrimony, family
duties and to raising up q family the
next generation could not fail to be
race Of mental giants. This so ticklcd
the ears of some one present that he
could not help telling it to his wife.
$50 he takes women's clubs to be en-
tirely composed of bachelor maids, does
he?" quoth she. "1Ic must be enlight-
cned or he'will make goose OF himself
in public way"
a short time after the gentleman in
question received an invitation to a
social occasion" at the womar's club.
AS he was a widower, he embrt ced the
Opportunity TO meet SO manyfine women
with many pleased emotions. The club
house was all ablaze with light and
merriment when HI arrived, but the
social occasion was surely n childten's
party. There were gay little groups
of nurses and mothers about, all very
animated, and there seemed to be n
large joke in the atmosphere somehow.
He was greeted with great effusion and
made the guest of honor.
81 did not know the club was so 1uuch
interested in children" he ventured to
remark, after time
Then the explosion came.
ooh, Mr.. D., we could not resist
the temptation of showing off 20 you
the coming mental giants These arc
oil the children and grandchildren of
the club members. We are very proud
OF your kind remark"
Then the nurses and the mental
giants" were dismissed, and the oe-
casion became the usual feast of reason
and flow of SOUL" When the guest
felt in his oyercoat pocket the next day
be found statistics which showed him
that to the II members of the club
belonged 154 children, including seven
pairs of twins, 30 grandchildren and two
great-grandch.! on. He is net bother
ing himself at present about the men
talstatus" Of the next generation.-Cin-
oinnati Tribune.
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member-by lingo, I remember like it
was yesterday-how internal handy u
eotton-headed, hatchet-faceted, shirt
tail boy is around farm.
But the old lady Watson-whch the
Watsons they have been liyin down
there in the forks of Long Creek for
years and years--she come by our
house one day last week and made me
sorry | was sorry when she come,
end sorry when she went away, and l
am sorry till yet. I doubt mighty Sc
lious if l could tell you what am sorry
about and who | am sorry for. But, at
any rates, am sorry.
az pore old broken-hearted, God-fOr-
saken woman, with her gray head
bowed down in sackeloth and ashes,
has come to mix her tears and share
he- sorrers with you," says Misses
Watson when she first driv up to the
HORSEBACK, and hit rainin. Then me
and mother we went out and told the
old lady TO light and come in and take
a chair and make herself at home till
tile sltONtl lldGStd ONSl' anu Slc Ntul
with us.
Little Steve is gone, Rufus" she
went on to say between her sobs and
tears, Little Steve is dead and gone"
and with that she broke down and
turned loose and cried and cried as if
her heart was split wide open. By
this time mother she had been hit liz
a soft spot, and the tears rolled down
her pretty cheeks as fast and free as
the rain drops from that April shower
But she braeed herself up as best she
could and put her arms around the
tremblin and troubled old soul-soft
and tender like and soothin as she
could-and quoted some familious
Scripture and told her it would all
turn out for the best somewheres down
the line
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1896-05-16

there all night. and their families and
friends were greatly alarmed and sent
out searching parties for them. All is
not gold that glitters even at Clearwa-
ter At half-past one o'clock, while 1
was nodding in my chair, was suddeh-
ly awakened by the sound of voices, and
my heart bounded with gratitude and
joy. The long suspense was over, for
had imagined many distressing things.
Twice the little girl had talked in her
sleep and sighed and said: "Oh.
merey!"
My daughter threw herself into a
chair and exclaimed: "Oh | am sn
tired and so thankfully" and another
daughter said "Now, don't scold us
one bit, but listen to our tale of woe;
We started back at three o'clock, but
soon found our boat becalmed away out
in the gulf, and we could not move half
mile an hour. When night came we
were five miles from home, and after we
got into the north pass we lodged on
sand bar and had to wait for the tide to
rise and float us off, and the four gentle,
I0eU then got INTO the niue boat ana
pulled 1T the oars with all their might
for three hours and towed the big boat
after them. Oh, it was awful, and some
of the girls got awfully sea sick and fed
the fishes and lost their dinner, and we
had new pilot and lost our way; and it
was just awful, awful! If | live thou
sand years, will never go out so far in
the gulf again.
Well, of course, | did not scold them;
but will bet two dollars they go again
next week If they are invited. Already
this morning they are Boosting of what
Il good time they had at the grouper
banks, and how they caught 81, and one
that Miss English caught was three feet
long, and would weigh 30 pounds. There
is such a charm about these waters, that
they cannot keep away from them.
But am going home to my better and
bigger half tomorrow and work in my
garden. and in hers, too, of course, for
''the winter is over and gone. The time
for the singing of birds has come, and
the voice of the turtle dove is heard in
the land BILL ARP.
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SO Handy and so peart.

Tile was so handy and so peart, Rufus
but you all llnowed little Steve" says
she, and then it seems like she broke
out in fresh place and would Jest nat
urally weep herself away ut never
was so late or so soon, so hot or so cold
but what | could call on little Steve and
he was right there" she went on,
wringin her hands and rockin to and
fro. He was sieh a help and comfort
and blessin to his poor old widdered
mother.
"My other boy Bob--he is still with
me in the flesh. But even when he was
the right size Bob was never so peart
and handy and ready and willin as little
Steve. And then as TO Bob-he has
now come up to that pint in life where
he amt fifteen for nothin much but
to loafer and swell and swash around
lurin the day and go gallin every
night the good Lord sends. If Bob amt
a man-with a few scattcrin whisllers
on his face and woman on his brain, he
is fool enough to feel like enc, which
amounts to the same thing with his old
mother,
But little Stcve-he was so nimble
and so quick, so handy and so peart.
Rufus. He could stay up later and git
up sooner, and go faster and come
quicker, and turn off more odds and
jobs in less time than any boy that
ever come to light amongst the Wat
-, J. 4 l,p
good Lord had but only took Bob !
could stand it whole heap better.
But to see little Steve-my onlyest little
Steve-put in his coffin and toted OUT
and hauled Off and laid away to rest
it was too much for his pore old
widdcred mother to bear"
And with that the old lady let loose
onct more, and wept and went on at
such tremendous rate till thought in
my soul she would faint on the spot.
But mother she made a rush for the
camphor bottle and her last years
turkey tail fan. and between the two
we brung the old soul to her senses.
Glow can | forget my little Steve.
and how can | ever give him up? lie
was so handy and so peart. In summer
heat or winter cold he could git up at
the break of day and split the kindlin
and fetch in the wood and make the
fires and feed the stock, and draw the
water and tote out the Stops and drive
up the cows and rope off the calves and
churn the milk, and sweep the yard
mud hoe the garden and tend TO the
chickens and rock the cradle and nurse
the baby. | reckon no doubts our lit.
tie Steve is better off where he is-bc-
youd this vale of suiferin and of sin.
But he was the apple of his pore old
widdered mothers heart, and | will
never see the like Of him no more. lie
was so handy, Rufus-so handy and so
peart."
By this time that April shower had
passed over. Then presently old Misses
Watson she braced up sufficient TO say
rood-by and driv on back home. And
from that sad day till this blessed
hour have been rale sorry about some
him or other. To save my life J
rouldn't tell you for certain what !
sm sorry about or who l am sorry for.
But l am sorry.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1896-05-16
RicYcle Tint Runs Alone.

A St Louis man claims that he has
invented bicycle that will run alone.
Upon examination, however, it is found
that it will not do quite that, which
would be a miracle, indeed. His con-
trivance throws the weight of the rider
ahead of the hub or center OF the front
wheel, which weight acts as a pressure
in the direction in which it lies. This
weight therefore, becomes a propell-
ing force, and the rider is able to move
the bicycle much easier and with less
energy or power. liy gearing the rear
or sprocket-Wheel higher, ne can gain
from six to twelve incsios in speed with
TIE seine force in each revolution Of the
pedals.