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Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-04-30

One of The most amusing stories of
the day treats of mistaken philan-
thropy At certain army post there
was sentry on duty near the hospital
The surgeon was preparing to go to
bed inside when he was annoyed and
alarmed at the sentry's coughing His
experienced ear told him that the man
had severe bronchial affection, need
ing strong remedy. He debated awhile
with himself. and then. going into the
dispensing room compounded power
ful mixture. This he took outside to
the sentry with instructions to swallow
it Immediately. The man refused. The
surgeon insisted and finally command
ed tie soldier to take the medicine.
which he did with much grumbling.
Then the worthy surgeon went to bed.
pleased to hear no more coughing.
Next morning. to his surprise, the
commanding officer sent for him and
said that the sentry had complained
declaring that the surgeon had forced
him to swallow something he thought
was poison An investigation followed
and revealed the fact that while the
surgeon was mixing the medicine the
coughing sentry had been relieved anC
consequently the remedy had been Civ
en- to the wrong man.--London TitBits
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-04-30
Cost Of Handling Ear Corn,

A gentleman from the country says
that the cost of carrying ear corn one
year, or longer. is probably greater
than many figure it, on account of tho
shrinkage. For instance, the cost of
1000 bushels of corn at q cents is
$40: interest at per cent. for wear
$1i.70: expense of crib, $50; cost of the
corn at the end of one year. s244 70
But it is estimated that the shrinkape
will amount to 90 per cent. or 200 bush
els; therefore, there will remain but
800 bushels to sell. So $244.7O actually
represents the cost of 500 bushels at tho
end of one year, or a fraction over
30 cents b'lshel, without figuring any
thing for insurance or risk in holding
showing that Il cents now is equal to
about 80 cents a bushel one year from
now.-Ey.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-04-30
Pain Nee DIS Fresh Air.

The air where . palm is KEEP. mu,,
be moistened by tho evaporation o.,
water about the plant, or by the appli.
cation of it to its foliage. Fresh nj,
must be admitted to take the place o.
that whose vitality has been burned
out by too intense heat. The plan,
must have a place near the window
where direct light can exert its bene
fetal effect on the soil. Care must b.
taken to give only enough water to
keep the soil moist. Good drainar.
must be provided also.-Washing,or
Star
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-04-30

Oh. she stood upon the sidewalk as the
troops marched grandly by,
With the clang O. arms an music
kindlin' glory in her eye.
An my heart went thumpin'. jumpin'
till hardly trod the ground
When she smiled an nodded to me. tho
dassn't turn aronT/..
But the face O her.
The face O. her
Went floatin' ON before.
An the grace O. her.
The grace O. her
Mo colleen bawn astore!
4 ringin. swingin' quickstep led the
reg ment straight along:
From winder. roof, an balcony bright
flags an buntin hung:
An FRENZY thousands cheered US. but
only he'd in view
A snowy bit O kerchief an two eyes
o Irish blue.
For the sight O her,
The sight O. her
Is sweet as heaven to me.
An the right to her.
The right to her
Acushla gal machree!
Private VIII Stokes.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-04-30

Some OF our railroads are complain
ing because their taxes have been
doubled within the last few years. They
think that this is the result of an unjust
warfare being waged against them.
But what were their taxes before they
were doubled. and, also. have the taxes
of other institutions and OF private
property been doubled? We have not
fully Investigated the matter. but We
are aware that there has been great
increase of taxes In some of our states.
In Michigan the farmers have been COM
planning because their taxes are so per
cent higher this year than last. In
Illinois We have heard of n very strong
advance. Perhaps the railroads would
do we'll to find out whether they are be-
ing unjustly taxed or not. Comparing
a tax with what 1t may have been five
years ago proves nothing. An examin-
alton of the property would show the
true state Of affairs.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-04-30
Michigan horticultural Convention.

CONDENSED from Farmers Review
Stenographic RepOrt)
Mr.. Williams. Of Douglas, continued
his remarks as follows
In Douglas. my land consists of 90
acres, elevated 40 to As feet along the
river. The country is gently rolling
We did not try to use a windmill be-
cause our land is 80 sandy that an at
tempt TO build a reservoir would be Il
failure. So We have purchased Il 1G-
horse power engine and GEO feet of r
inch iron pipe. With the assistance OF
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-04-30

When II comes to vigorous and clear
cut oratOry go to the council chamber
Of the city Of Chicago. For instance,
listen to the words of the Hon. Buck
ingham Mccarthy when he sprang to
his feet in those halls of fame and i'm
passionately called out In his ricl
stock-yards tones: Hold here. now,
Mr.. Chairman. let's see what were
dom here. now" Did Henry. Webster,
Burke. Cicero. Demosthenes or the
swivel-tOngue cyclone OF Kansas ever
voice anything like this? Not much.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-04-30

A Perry. o. r.. father-in-law who
was thrashing a young man who had
become his son-in-law without first Sc
curing parental consent was struck in
the head with q stick Of wood welded
by his new relative and instantly killed.
This exemplifes the beauties Of the
eastern method of castigating a son-in-
law through the press, thereby doing
away with the danger and at the same
time managing to get a nice little bit
of judicious advertising.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-04-30

Louis Shelter, who resides near Mar
ion. ILL.,. went to town on his honey
moon trip. While there the bride
picked out a lot OF furniture. and in
order to raise the money to pay for II
Louie went out and forged note or
two. When Mrs Shelter found her hus-
band On Jail she declared she was done
with him forever. and begged the Off
GERS to take the rascal out and lynch
him. You wouldn't think that she would
have Jared up about little thing like
that. But she did.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-04-30

ror its part of all my breedin' that Old
Englands always right;
And don't want no more light.
figh, with England? She's our mother
Uhough the breed is rather
miXeO.
And I'm never going to smother my
affections when they're fixed.
For, howe'er the truth one minces, this
fact comes to him again
They've got lords and dukes and
princes. we've got nothing here
but men.
What do we amount to them
She amt doin' nolhin' novel down on
Venezuela sand;
Where her squatter's stuck his hovel
she has always claimed the land.
When folks there objected to it, she
has knocked 'em ont of sight;
IND of course she couldn't do it if she
wasn't in the right
She's spreader of the light.
NV" u HptlitliiiIi Il" lul sOltliH "h''
with Providence YOU fight,
TAX" her plans and overhaul EN-, think
in yOu can set EN- right
Eng!and'd never make that blunder;
she knows Destiny's strong hand,
And you see she's slid from under in
Armenia's bloody land;
She wants Turkeys power to stand,
Let her build her forts about us. she
don't mean us any harm;
She may sometimes seem to flout us, but
we needn't feel alarm;
With her guns the gulf cOmmandin' she
the great canal conld guard.
And no man of understandin' ought tc
take that very hard:
Why, 'twOuld be her strongest card
Since her love for us ne'er ceases. we
must show the Christians might
When our left cheeks banged to pieces
We must turn to her our right.
Sinrin' She can do no evil. therefore
all the rest are wrong,
And are children Of the devil. unto
whom they do belong
May the grip on them be strong"
New York Sun.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-04-30

Susan Il. Anthony has gone to Cali
fcrni1 to begin struggle to have the
word "maic" stricken from the states
constitution This is very modest of
Susan. Sister Lease would let the
word stand and simply prefix the syl!a-
Bile sc"
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-04-30
FARM AND GARDEN.
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO
ACRlCULTURlSTS
some Jp-tO- Date Hints About Cultiva-
ton Of the Soil and Yields Thereof
Horticulture, Suiaulturs and tiurt-
culture.

HE second talk OF
DR.. kedzie was
upon the Simple
Chemistry of the
Farm" Everything
in the earth is made
up of about 60 kinds
Of matter, but 80 to
90 per cent OF the
mass of organic
matter is composed
of four only, car
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-04-30

A Pi:tsturg confectioner Is being
sued for selling an indigestible sub
stance under the guise of candy. What
ever the courts may decide it Is safe
10 saw the confectioner has the sym
pathy OF the matinee girl.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-04-30

The commissioner of internal revenue
reports that $50 persons who paid their
income tax before the law was declared
unconstitutional have failed to ask re-
payment. and the department cannot
settle until asked to do SO. There ar ,
some people who can afford to be very
Easy in money matters.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-04-30

1t Is said that ST. Louis druggist
has window in which he displays
nothing but poisons. and he is looked
upon az the greatest philanthropist in
ST. Louis
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-04-30

The Future OF the Horse" was dis
cussed at banquet the other day. 1t
was the consensus of opinion that the
horse would eventually get there.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-04-30

A good deal has been said OF late
about the pecnlinrities Of Cecil Rhodes
eyes. Their most striking character
istic seems to be the ease with which
they wink.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-04-30

II was PadercWski's good luck to get
ont Of town before Jack the Upper
began his depredations among Chicago
iirsute
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-04-30

At leap year party at Fort Wash
incton. Wis. last week the men ap-
peared dressed in boomers and with
bishop sleeves in their coats.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-04-30

Twenty per cent tall women who ar
rive at manageable age do not marry
and 40 per cent OF college women are
found to shun the bonds OF matrimony.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-04-30

WHAT with Alfred Austin in England
and the cabinet in France these are
troubloGs days for European govern
meats
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-04-30

Out in Wyoming woman wants t.
be governor. In case she fails to real
iZe her ambition she can still be a gov
orncss without arousing any opposition.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-04-30

Chicago rumseIlers have declared wal
on the beer can When the saloon
keeper and the GROWER fall out some
people may have more bread and but
Ter.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-04-30

There seems to be no restrictions IA
tho sale or use of carbolic acid ono ~
the most powerful and dangerous poi.
sons known, and the result is a larrs
number OF cases of accidental poisonin,
are reported. Dr. Edmund Carlton
recommends cider vinegar as the be,,
antidote. Science News
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-04-30

II the Canadians really want popu
lar loan VIC will cheerfully lend them
our Mr.. J. Pierpont Morgan.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-04-30

1t takes a boy four times as long to 90
Oh an errand now as it took him
month ago. Marbles.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-04-30
Lew Waliace's bird story.

Gen. Lew Wallace yesterday related
au incident which shows to remark
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-04-30
Free to "Comrades."

The latest photograph Of the Hon. l.
N. Walker, commander-in-ch chief OF tho
Grand Army of the Republic. Write to
F. II. Lord, Quincy Building. Chicago,
and you will receive one free.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-04-30

Perrines comet, which was to have
hit the earth, has sheered off Another
strike failure!
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-04-30

The ladies of Decatur, Mich, are also
planning to run things.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-04-30

Mrs. Ormiston Chants attempt TO re-
form Chicago is a matter OF chance.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-04-30

You will never realize the scarcity 0,
your friends until you need one.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-04-30

Those OF our readers who have peach
orchards will do well to begin their
work during the fair weather of late
winter. Experiments have shown that
the first work to be done is to pick off
and burn the mummified fruit that NAV
still! be found hanging on the trees.
The reason for this is that the diseases
that are likely to affect the peach and
for which We spray may have foot
hold in this old fruit. The leaves are
gone and so will not prove menace to
the new crop. The work is all the
more necessary il the trees were affect.
ed during the last season.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-04-30

Billiard table, secondhand, for sas
cheap Apply to or address, =. c. AKIN,
Gil S. 18th St., Omaha, Esa
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-04-30

How to Irrigate.-Prof Emery writes
Much depends on the season at which
water should be applied to crops. On
lands in which clay predominates the
water should not be used until the grain
is far enough advanced to shade the
ground, otherwise the surface soil will
bake. to the great detriment of the
crops. Manifestly where water is used
on crops, it is desirable to get the seed
into the ground early, so as to hasten
the period Of development of the grain,
when water can be used without detri-
ment. FIX
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-04-30

Is tho time for purifying the blood
cleansing tho system and renewing the
physical powers. Owing to close con.
nnement, diminished Precipitation and
other causes, In the winter, impuritie.
have not passed out OF the system as they
should but have accumulated in the blood.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-04-30
Spring

IL therefore the best time to take Hoods
sarsaparilla, because the system is now
most in need OF medicine. That Hoodi
sarsaparilla is the best blood purifier and
Spring medicine is proved by its wonder
full cures. A course OF Hoods Sarsapara
now may prevent great suffering later on.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-04-30
VETERANS CORNER.
GOOD SHORT STORIES FOR SOL
DER READERS.
A Clever roeticaI Satire CIR John Bull
and His Iand.I;rabbinG ProrliNitie- -

HATS this talk OF
bloody hghtin =?
Why should
Congress Il p
and rail?
What's the use Of
Oineys bitin'
pieces off the
lions tail?
I've no need to go
to readin' bout
the causes or
~ a.. f~l,t
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-04-30

Is the season Tor purifying, cleansing, aud
renewing. The accumulations OF waste
everywhere are being removed. Winter,
icy grasp is broken and on all sides ar.
indications OF natures returning life,
renewed force, and awakening power.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-10-12
THE ELECTION IN GEORGIA
1t Looks Now as if Atkinson's
Majority Will Not Exceed
10000

Atlanta, Ga, Oct. S.-The of
hcial returns from Bluff county
she home of Tom Watson, show
the Popalists lave carried il
by 504 majority. Seabrighu
Wright carries his own county
Floyd, a former Democratic
stronghold by 200 majority
The later return show greater
P0pulist gains than losses.
Cobb comfy, the home OF
Democratic Chairman Clay re
ported last night an 500 Dem
ocratic majority, but to day
shows only $40 Democratic
maj ,ritY. Several Democratic
counties show up larger major
Ties than at first reported. bnt
IL is DOW believed Atkinson's
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-10-12
The Real Nice EnRIish Girl.

It is bonny sight to watch the 1.-the
and breezy English girl promenading
with her bally dog upon the bowldery
beach at Brighton. according to Sterling
Heilig. She will run foot race with
her S-year-old brother down the main
street of the village, utterly thoughtless
of attracting attentions If she happens
to pull up breathless and glowing.
flushed and moist eyed, with her golden
hair a-hanging down her back, in the
center of admiring friends, it is to ex-
plain to them that she has been run
ming. "Such larksI Tommy and have
been running foot race" It's not to
make her effect, as French girl would
Really, it isn't. She doesn't know
enough
She will scratch herself in company,
no matter where the mosquito has been.
She will fall in love with a man and
! will follow him about like dog. She
will sit on a rock and be Rugged, OBJ.
| livious of the fact that every one is look
ing. She is wonderfully frank. She
/ will say to seasick man: what q
shocking bad sailor you arel Your liver
must be in frightful statep She is 8
great fisher and can row boat. She is
all the time blushing. She has freckles
on her hands When she walks out with
her bally dog upon the blooming sands
you don't know which to whistle to-
both are so intelligent San Francisco
| Argonaut
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-10-12
Dana Never Hurries.

Charles A. Dana, who has been q
journalist more than so years and who
gets through more work in a day than
most men do in week, ascribes his ex-
cellent health, his continued mental
vigor and activity at time when most
men have retired mainly to his never
allowing himself to be in hurry. This
habit has, he says, saved him from the
nervous disorders from which more than
half of US Americans really die.--San
Francisco Argonaut.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-10-12
Enterprise.

The inventory of stock in hand had
Just been completed.
cts all right with the exception of
that rubber hose, +" said the senior part
ner. 1--WE have more of that than we
can sell in 80 years. don't see how we
ever managed, to accumulate such a
stock of it. "
"Oh, we'll, there's no reason why We
should have any trouble disposing OF
it." returned the junior.
"why. there's enough to supply every
lawn IN the city
"That cuts no figure. We can adver-
tise it as something new in bicycle tires
and get rid of the whele lot In less than
q week. Chicago Post.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-10-12
ARHVEY
What It Is .,a a n ssn

pounded with electricity, and eousti.
tating the discovery of great and
new principle 10 medical scieI ce. It
hes been demonstrated that it will
destroy disease germs, therefore
making it impossible for dist ase to
remain. Eodorsed by physicians and
scientists rs true tonic Of life. be-
cause it increases the vitality and
strength By clearing the system of
poison and germs, which impair the
life fluid. We all know that eIectri.
city has wonderful effect upon mat.
ter. but not until after years of scien-
tihc experiment was it at last discuv.
cred that electricity hsd very mys-
ierious effect npon certain herbs. and
producing q new medicine, which,
when taken, has marvellous curative
results. particularly for Dyspepsia
and @ eneral dibility.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-10-12
SENSATIONAL.
What Hanna Is Said to Have
Admitted in Private.

Chicago. October 8.-Mark
Hanna has thrown up his
hands. He admits that he is
not at all sure that Mckinley
will be elected. The laboring
vote he is now convinced will
go almost bodily for free sill
yer. Mr.. Hanna has not said
these things for publication,
nor has he proclaimed them
from the housetops, but he
has stated them privately.
For the benefit of the read
ing public, Mr.. Hanna today
authorized one Of his Chicago
lieutenants to state that he
(Hanna) has no doubt of Nc
Kinley's election, and, more
over, is prepared to wager
100000, if necessary, on his
own Judgment of the situation
Mr.. Hanna's private opinion
which he expressed in this city
during his last stay in Chicago
to one of his close friends, hae
an entirely different tone.
81 have but little, if any
faith in the election of McKin
ley" Hanna is authenticaIly
reported to have said. "And,
he continued, mo matter wha
we do or say to the laborins
men, Debs and other leader
have them so well organize'
and instructed that they vii
go to the polls and when the,
get inside the booths they wi
vote as they please"
These remarks were mad
by Mr.. Hanna in confidence t
J a prominent Chicagoan in tn
presence and hearing of tw
other friends. One of thes
friends happened to be tn
! wife of a well known politics
. leader of Indiana, who
espousing the cause Of Brya
and free silver.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-10-12

majority will not exceed 80, 900.
and perhaps it will not be more
than 10000. The Democratic
majority will exceed the vote
given for Atkinson by several
thousand majority.
The Australian ballot system
causes much complaint and the
Populists charge fraud in the
southern counties, where the
negro vote is strongest:
The following is from Dem
ocratic Chairman Clay: "Geor-
gia has gone Democratic by
10000. Gov. Atkinson is re-
elected Governor by at least
10000 majority over the com
bined opposition. The rest of
the State ticket is elected by
$4,000 majority.
"The Democrats elected forty
nine Senators and 151 Repre-
sentatives. This is approx
imately correct. Geor2;s will
give Bryan and Sewall a major.
lity over the combined opposi-
ton and will elect all the Dem
ocratic nominees for Congress.
"A.S CLAY, Chairman"
In response to an inquiry
from the Journal, Senator
Jones, chairman of the Dem
ocratic national committee, wir
ed the following:
"Chieago, H., Oct. SIC
the Atlanta Journal: The Geor
gia election means a solid
South, as well as a solid West
for Mr.. Bryan in November
Considering the fact that the
Georgia Democracy had array
ed against it the united strength
of the administration, the Re
publicans, the Populists ant
the Prohibitionists, a majority
of 10000 would have been re
garded as a good victory.
ut appears from returns s,
far received that we have doubl
that, having made gains il
nearly every county. conside
the result as assuring Mr.. Bry
an q majority of not less thai
10000 or 10000 in Novem bel
1t shows that the people ar
with Us in this fight, and the
cannot be diverted by an,
subordinate issues whatever G
local nature in the campaign.
81 am more than confider
that Mr.. Bryan will MT onl
). carry every Southern State, bu
also every State west Of tn
Mississippi river, as well as
) large majority of the centr;
Western States, insuring bill
an overwhelming majority
the electoral college.
JAMES J. JONES,
chairman National Democra
ic Committee"
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-10-12

CONVENT And ACADEMY

This institution of Learning,
chartered by the Legislature
of Texas, in 1885, will be re-
opened
On The First Day Of September
for the reception of Boarders
and Day Scholars.
Parents and Guardians are
earnestlyrecolnmendedt to send
their children or wards at the
very opening of the session.
his institution is the only
one on the Rio Grahde. en-
powered by the State to deliv-
er Diplomas to such pupils as
shall nave passed a satisfactory
examination on the branches
expressed in the charter.
For terms and further partic-
ulars apply to
Rev. MOTHER SUPERIOR.