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Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-01-21

What is good for one is not always
good for another. This is illustrated
in tale told some time ago about a
French medical student. While in
London on visit the student lodged in
the house with man very sick with a
fever, who was continually besieged
by his nurse to drink very nauseating
liquids which were lukewarm. The
sick man found this almost impossible
to do until one day he whispered to
his nurse:
Bring me a salt herring and l will
drink as much as you please"
The woman INDUCED him in his re-
quest; he ate the herring. drank the
liquids, underwent the required res
piration and recovered.
The French student, thinking this
very clever. inserted in his journal:
salt herring cures an Englishman of
fever"
On his return to France he pre-
scribed the same remedy to his first
patient with fever. The patient died.
On which he inserted in his journal
IN. B.--A salt herring cures an Eng.
lishman. but killed a Frenchman."-
Harper's Round Table.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-01-21
k&;& Observation-Disclosures **x*x&St*k*xx&***&x
s BLOODHOUNDS GUARD TEXAS CONNECTS.

Austin, Tex, correspondence of the
New York World: Perhaps in no other
state in the union are 5loodhounds
used so generally and so successfully
to capture escaped conyicts as in Tex
as. The system of dealing with con-
Nicts adopted by this commonwealth
makes the use of dogs almost impera-
tive, and the convicts we'll know the
almost inevitable result of an attempt
to escape.
There are two penitentaries in Texas
one at Huntsville and the other at
Rusk. There are now more than 1900
convicts either at these institutions or
at some convict farm in the wilds OF
the state. II is at these convict farms
that bloodhounds are used not only TO
prevent the convicts from running
away, but also to capture them after
they have fed.
Fully 800 convicts are hired out
under Texas convict contract system,
e. system that enables the two peni-
tentiaries to be self-supporting and
occasionally return a profit to the state.
About 500 of the convicts are leased to
railroad companies, and are used to
keep the roadbeds in repair. Twice
that number are worked on farms. In
some instances the farmer hires a gang
OF men. paying the state a certain sum
monthly for their work. More often
the state and the farmer enter into a
partnership. The farmer furnishes
he land and the implements, while
he state furnishes the labor. In any
vent, the state guards and feeds the
men, and each convict camp is visited
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-01-21

on each of these farms. They sleep at
night in a long, one-story frame build
ing, with iron bars at the windows.
In one end OF the building is the kitch-
en-. The rest of the structure is
divided by narrow hall, with lattice
work walls. In this hall a guard with
a loaded rifle is stationed. He can
keep his eyes on all the convicts,
whether sleeping or eating. and his
presence keeps the men quiet and or
derby. At night the men sleep on
hunks arranged around the wall OF one
of the rooms. The other room is
used as dining-room, and is furnish
ed with plain tables and benches.
These convict farms are scientific
ally cultivated and are regarded by
Texas capitalists as good investments.
The work is not interrupted by holi-
days, camp meetings or Sunday school
picnics, and rain is the only thing that
will stop the ploughs and hoes.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-01-21
How Eagles Fly.

An eagle circling in the air maintains
his wings steadily motionless, but he
spreads his tail as wide as possible and
works it like the quarter revolution Of
a screw. The reactionary force which
he thus displaces drives him forward,
and, by exerting more force of pressure
with one side of his tail than with the
other, he diverts his course either to
the right or the left. The change in the
birds position is attended with short,
quick motions, as the point of one wing
is stretched forward, while that of the
other is turned backward correspond
ingly.
These short. convulsive movements
OF the tail escaped the observations OF
the ornithologists until quite recently,
and the fact of them not being noted
caused many exhaustive articles to be
written on the Mystery of the Eagles
Flight" Stein der Weisen, the Aus
trian naturalist. appears to have been
the first to notice the rudder-like mo-
tions OF the eagles tail. He says:
These motions Of the tail would prob
ably have escaped me also, but for the
fact that l had SO often observed the
peculiar construction of the side tall
feathers" 1t is interesting to the nat
uralists and the laymen alike to know
that "the mystery of the eagles flight
has at last been explained.-St Louis
Republic,
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-01-21

The phenomena of rain are initiated
by Prof. Errera of Brussels university
in a beaker. The glass, 5 inches tall
by in diameter. is half filled with "
per cent alcohol, covered with saucer
and thoroughly heated over a water
bath without boiling the liquid. 1t is
then carefully removed to wooden ia
bic. Soon the alcohol vapor is con-
densed into visible clouds by the cool
Ing saucer, irnumerahle minute drop
let's Of rain fall and the clouds become
gradually lowered away from the saa'
Ger. The miniature storm may last
half an hour. The action is intenslfiea
II the warm saucer is replaced by cola
one. Whirlwinds and squalls are pro-
duced when the alcohol is very warm
md II the liquid is warmer on one sue
the clouds may be seen to rotate arounc
horizontal axis.-Dxchange.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-01-21

The crown prince, taking his stand
In the arena, facing the king. then
made short speech, in which he
touched upon the origin of the enter
prise, and the obstacles surmounted
in bringing it to fruition. Addressing
the king, he asked him to proclaim the
opening of the Olympic games, and
the king. rising, declared them opened.
1t was thrilling moment. Fifteen
hundred and two years before the En-
perOr Theodosius had suppressed the
Olympic games. thinking, no doubt,
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-01-21

heavy burden, slipped. and, but for the
precious ones on his back, he says he
believes he would have given up, sunk
down and persisted. Their cooling, he
says, aroused him, and he would strug-
gle on.
Juneau was finally reached, and safe
ly. There the babes were weighed and
1t was found that they had grown fat
during their remarkable journey. They
when the Willapa arrived, took passage
on it for the Sound.
In a day or Two Day will leave with
his sons for Minneapolis, where they
Will be placed with relatives and edu-
stated. Old miners say the trip will go
down as the most remarkable ever
made from the Yukon district to Ju.
neau.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-01-21

in the literary world decidedly fat.
whether tall of stature or the reverse.
George Sand was fat and small. and
likewise Nine. De Stael. Fashions yo-
taries will doubtless continue to strive
after the slenderness which seems 50
desirable. For those willing to sacri-
nee the promptings OF appetite for the
desired aim an authority recommends
that they should regulate their days as
follows: A tumblerful of hot water
must be taken on waking in the morn
ing. Rise early and have tepid bath
with vigorous rubbing afterward with
flesh brush. Avoid drinking at meals
and have only three meals Gay. Take
one small cup of tea at breakfast, some
dry toast boiled fish or small cut
let and q baked apple or little fresh
fruit. At dinner. which should be at
midday, take white fish or meat. dry
toast or stale bread, vegetables and
fruit, either fresh or stewed. For sup
per, toast, salad, fruit and six ounces
of wine or water. Hot water with lem.
on juice in it is good for supper.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-01-21
GLASS AND GLASS MAKING

Flexible glass was known in Persia
In 1910.
Strass invented the glass that bears
his name in 1860.
The revival Of glass making at Ven
ice occurred in 1898.
Thevart discovered the art of cast.
ing plate glass in 1866.
Window glass was manufactured a,
Pitts5urg. Pa. in 1903.
Experiments in glass making were
Instituted in New York in 1872
A flint glass mandatory was es,ab.
iished at Sandwich. Mass, in 1925.
In 17i Connecticut granted 70 Thorn.
as Darling the exclusive right to make
glass in the colony.
Plate glass windows Tor coaches war,
made at the duke of Buckinsham.s
works. London, in 1873.
Fle,ible glass was reinven,ed -
France in 1920, but the art was again
lost with the death OF the inventor
Flint glass was rediscovered by the
English in 1916. In the same wear coal
was substituted by Sir Robert Man.
sell instead of wood as fuel in glass,
making.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-01-21
NOTES OF THE VOGUE.

Corduroy for jackets and waists Is
being made with very wide stripes. and
Is seen in attractive colorings.
Coli caps are again to the fore. The
newest pattern comes to the knees and
Is lined with plaid cloth or silk.
A handsome gown for a matron is
of dark blue MORE poplin. with wide
insertions Of white applique lace.
1t Is noticeable that almost every
imported reception or visiting costume
has in 1t somewhere trace Of yellow.
Among the rich capes recently seen
ut a fashionable furriers were several
wonderfully pretty designs In sable
tails.
Warm and becoming tints in serges,
corkscrews. basket cloths and cheviots
are shown in the ready made EtQn and
hussar suits.
The box coat, SO long popular in
heavy cloths and yelours. is now in its
glory among the Persian lamb and
sealskin corrections.
Cloaks worn with dinner gowns are
of heavy satin brocades in evening"
tints, lined with fur or satin. Some
have at the neck handsome collarsttss
Of marabout and ostrich featherA
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-01-21

at frequent intervals by an inspector,
who reports The condition to the state
prison board.
These convict farms are usually To-
Gated in unsettled regions, in order
that the prisoners may be isolated
from honest labor and incentives to
run away. One guard is assigned to
every eight men. and, rife in hand, re-
mains near them while they are at
work. Should one of his charges run
away no excuse is accepted from the
guard. He is at once discharged and
Efforts are made to catch the runaway
Bloodhounds for the Trail.
There is a pack of bloodhounds at
each of these convict farms. These
dogs, trained from puppyhood to look
upon man as natural enemy, are
never allowed to become familiar with
any man but their keeper. who is
known as the dog sergeant When
the convicts are at work in the fields
the dogs are always under leash near
by in the care Of their trainer. When
convict attempts to escape four or
Ave dogs are released and put on the
trail, while the trainer and guards fol-
low them as closely as possible.
AS a rule, convicts attempt to
escape during the late summer, when
the corn is high enough to offer a hid
ing place, or when working in a re-
Gently cleared field that is surrounded
!, by brush and underwood that will offer
security from the rifle of the guard
At such times when convict can hide
himself by a short run, the temptation
to make dash for liberty Is too
strong to resist. and the convict runs
away. Within a few minutes the dogs
are on his trail, and his capture Is
usually matter only of few hours
Negro convicts attempt to escape
much more frequently than white men.
but their attempts are rarely success
full.
When the hounds are released and
put on the trail they follow their quar-
ry rapidly, and the keeper is compell-
ed to keep we'll up with them. He
knows well that when the convict is
run to bay the dogs would make short
work Of him unless he is there to call
them of. Negroes when attempting to
escape usually act in concert. and sew
eral start at once. They walk in
streams. swim rivers and resort to
other tricks to throw the dogs off the
scent: but these tactics rarely avail,
for the dogs are put on the trail too
soon after the escape to let the run
away get far.
A Texas Convict Farm.
From 80 to 100 convicts are worked
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-01-21
1T AMUSED THE OLD MAN
they Helped Him to Get AWAY -.
His Dog.

His Dog.
The old man came down to the s,,,
ban station leading a most reprebs,.,
BILE dog. Leading is hardly the wo,s
for in reality he dragged the unwill;.s
animal after the fashion of s,.s
With coaxing words he lureo the scr,.
gy beast on, and finally he got it s,,s
ly slowed under the bench on the sbas,
side of the station. He bought nan.
then, and settled down to wait twen,.
minutes for the cityward train w.
Huffman and Mr.. Jodyngs had mart.a
the approach of the old man and h,s
smiled somewhat at his trouble WIZ,
the dog had pulled back with greats,
force. Its funny, isn't it," said N,
Jodyngs, that an otherwise reason.
able and sane man will take up with
such a dog as that and treat it as
pet?" Mr. Huffman assented. and said
he supposed the old man would 20 in.
to paroXysms of wrath if anything
were to happen the dog That sup.
gested an idea, and Mr.. lodgings nearly
burst with laughter as he thought uno,
that idea.
Suppose we steal the dog and put II
on the northbound train, and when the
old man finishes his paper and goes to
take the city train he will be furious"
This was Mr.. Jodyngs' idea, and Mr.
Huffman came near exploding. it was
SO funny. Mr.. Huffman sat down next
the old man, SO as to conceal the work.
ings Of Mr.. lodgings, and Mr. Jodyngs
with suppressed snorts of laughter, I'm.
tied the Irvine and hauled the dog
around the corner of the station and
into the express Office, where lie paid
a glad dollar and expressed the sorry
beast to a fictitious John Saith at
station dollars worth up the line
The old man continued reading, while
the up train stood at the platform, and
he did not wake up until the whistle Of
the incoming cityward engine was
sounded at the road crossing. Then he
looked hastily for his dog.
where's that dog?" he asked of his
eity-bound fellow-townsmen, who had
gathered about in obedience to the in.
vitation Of Mr.. lodgings. With fierce
peals Of laughter Mr.. Huffman told him
that the household pet was on the way
to Milwaukee. Mr.. Huffman explained
the joke, and clapped the OLD man on
the back in delight.
The face of the latter was a study.
He looked at Mr.. Huffman wonder.
ingly.
by thunderr' he cried, that's fun.
ny! You see. l brought the dog to the
station to-day, intending to carry him
as far in toward town as Jefferson
Park and there l had intended to kick
him Off. He's blamed nuisance
around the house, and l wanted to get
rid Of him the worst way. Much
obliged, lodgings"
But Mr.. Jodyngs. with his mind
dwelling on his dollar, was pillar Of
self-kicking silence.-Chicago Record.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-01-21
EAT WON EN-.
How to Get Thin-Diet an Important
Factor.

How to Get Thin-Diet an Important
Factor.
A great many women. convinced that
flesh is inimical to beauty-ls the
"deathblow to grace" as an arbitrary
critic puts it-iniure health III the en-
deavor to reduce weight, says the Ne"
York Tribune They put themselves ~
great trouble and inconvenience, s"ar
low all sorts of preventives ana RENT
dies in order to get thin ana theh stan"
aghast at the spectacle or their
Wrinkled. fabby faces and throats, the
result of the falling away OF hesh uh.
der the elastic skin. AS matter u
fact. a number of the notable women
of the world, famous not only Tor thei'
beauty, but for the rarer charms Oh III
tellect and subtle fascination, women
who have helped to make history anu
been power in their day, were OF as
tinctly generous proportions. Cleopa-
ira. she whose Infinite variety OF
charm and temper could win stern
hearted warriors to forget their ambi-
lions, was small and stout. Marie An
toinette was of the plump order, though
tall and of fine bearing, and, TO come
down to the present day, view the
widowed Victoria, sovereign OF the
united queendom;" the increasing pro-
portions of Queen Margherita OF Italy
and the generous outlines or queen
Isabella of Spain. 1t is worthy OF note
that most of the great interpreters OF
song are stout, OF bordering on that
condition, and there have been lights
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-01-21
Better Said Differently,

"My friends and fcllow-patriots." the
orator shouted, as ne pounded the de-
fenseless air. "our friends, the enemy.
have boosted that they can elect a yell
low dog this year. Let us get together,
put our shoulders to the wheel and
show them that we can elect lust "a
yellow n dog as they can. That Is to
say-er@"
The rest was lost in the vociferous
applause Of the patriots.-Indianapo
Journal.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-01-21

A gentleman from London visiting
Scotland, having heard that a man re-
siding in the district where he had put
up had just completed the Tooth year
OF his age, and being anxious to see the
centenarian, paid him a visit. In the
course Of conversation the cockne!
congratulated the old man on the
healthy appearance he had at his time
of life. but" says he, Il presume you
do not expect to see the end OF an
other 100 years." I'm moo very sure
about that. You must mind I'm
heap stronger the moo thin whin
started wi the first hummer" was tho
old mans reply.-Tit-Bits.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-01-21
LOnbardy's Iron Crown.

The iron crown of Lombardy takes
its name from the fact that within the
gold circlet is strip OF iron, supposed
to be made OF one OF the nails of the
cross. Napoleon was crowned with
this symbol at his coronation as King
of Italy.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-01-21

Testimony to Their MeritA
Dear Sir: Six months ago l bought
pair Of your Patent Never-Rip Bloom
ers. and since then l have felt like
new woman. ''-Up-to-pate.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-01-21

And She Only Shivered.
Park policeman to the KneiDnist
We:ing in the dew:
"Mornin', madam! Is it's it
Cool enough for you?"
Chicago Tribune.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-01-21

In times of famine bread has been
baked from wood bran and husks of
corn. The woodbread is made by Sc
Letting the sawdust of the least res
nous wood-the beech, for example
and washing it with water to remove
any soluble matter. IT Is then dried
in an oven and reduced to fine powder.
With the addition of little flour. some
yeast and water, 1t forms dough
which, when baked, constitutes bread
resembling in appearance and taste our
ordinary brown bread.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-01-21

that in abolishing this hated survival
OF paganism he was furthering the
cause of progress; and here was
Christian monarch, amid the applause
of an assemblage composed almost ex-
clusively Of Christians, announcing the
formal annulment of the imperial de-
cree; while few feet away stood the
archbishop of Athens. and Pere Didon,
the celebrated Dominican preacher,
who, in his Easter sermon in the Cath
Ollie cathedral the day before, had paid
an eloquent tribute to pagan Greece.
When the king had resumed his seat
the Olympic ode, written for the &C.
casion by the Greek composer Samara,
was sung by a chorus of one hund red
and fifty voices. Once before music
had been associated with the revival of
the Olympic games.-"The Olympic
Games of 1896" by Baron Pierre de
Coubertin, in the November Century.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-01-21

Even politics do not affect public in
terest in the Addicks drama.-Boston
Globe.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-01-21
Tho GroWler.

The GroWler.
Miss Vassar-"Who Is this Russian
the Growler hear spoken OFF,"
Miss Wellesley-"That's the Russian
Bear, l suppose. to Date.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-01-21
A STRANGE JOURNEY.
BROUGHT HIS BABIES FROM
THE YUKON DISTRICT,
U. Day. Miner Makes His Way Across the
summit of Chiicat Pass The Father
Suffered With Gold and Hardship, But
the Twius Grew Fat.

ORN within the
borders of a land
owned by the
United States, and
yet farther away
from the center OF
their country's civil
lization than any
other child or chill
dren, is the dis
tinction which will
follow Joseph and
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-01-21

Glass bottles were made in Brooklyn
In 1884.
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1897-06-16

For three years we nave never
been without Chamberlain's Cohc.
Cholera and Diarrhma Remedy
IN the house" says A. II. Patter.
with T.. G. Atkins d Co., Indian
apoIs, Ind, "and my wife would
as soon think of being without
flour as bottle Of tins Remedy
In the summer season. We have
used it with all three of our
children and it has never failed
10 c"rc-not simply stop pam, but
c""c absolutely. 1t is ali right,
and anyone who tries it will find
1T so" For sale by j. f. Mackey
u Co. and B. G. Hough d Co.,
Lancaster, S. G..
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1897-06-16
Relief i'm 6 Hours.

Distressing Kidney and Blad-
der diseases relieved in six hours
by the "NEw GREAT South AMERI-
CAN KIDNEY CURE This new
remedy Is a great surprise on ac.
cot Mt of its exceeding promptness
In relieving pain In the bladder,
kidneys, back and every part of
the urinary passages in male or
female. 1t relieves retention of
water and pain in passing it al
m9st Immediately. If you want
quick relief and cure this is YOUR
remedy. Sold by j. +. Mackey &
Co., Druggist, Lancaster, S. G.
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1897-06-16

found their genesis in the benefits
conferred on New England.
AS Mr.. Tillman spoke the cal
leries filled in anticipation of a
lively time. While speaking with
his usual vehemence of voice and
gesture, the senator adopted an
argumentive style, to show that
the farmers were receiving the
burdens, without the benefits, of
the tariff. When he referred at
one point to the Chicago platform
declaration on the tariff, this
brought Mr. Vest to his feet i'm
explanation. He voted in the
Chicago convention amid greater
uprOar and confusion, said Mr..
Vest, for the long, and in part
nebulous platform. He never
knew, until it had come out,
that the word "only" had been
left out of the declaration for a
"tariif for revenue"
"lf | had known it, proceeded
Mr.. Vest, "1wOuld have risen i'm
my place and moved to insert it.
for it is the creed of the Demo
cratic party; and | believe a
majority of that convention did
not know of the omission. as all
our attention was concentrated
on the money issue"
Proceeding, Mr.. Tillman turn
ed to his Democratic associates
and said they now had chance.
with the votes of a few Rcpubli
can senators mot lost TO all sense
of shame and dccency." TO give
some measure of relief to the
farmers. They would receive lit
tie or no benefit from the duty on
cotton and the cereals. They ask
ed for bread and were given u
stone. They asked for some relief
and Democratic senators set UP a
mummy and labeled it tariff
for revenue only
Great God. such Democracy.
exclaimed Mr.. Tillman. with dra
matte emphasis.
Democratic senators had spoken
OF "new evangel,H he said. and
had twitted him and others with
leading the Democratic party in
to Republican camp. These sen.
ators, instead of offering the car
dinal Democratic principles at
equality, gave the sodom apple
OF "taritf for revenne only" 10
their constituents.
"Gou are holding the telescope
with the big end to your eve"
declared Mr.. Tillman. addressing
his associates. "and at the little
end You see the legend, "tarifr
for revenue only. instead of that
great doctrine of Democracy,
equal rights tor all, special priv
ilegcs for none
In conclusion, the senator said
he believed in securing for the
south rs many benefits as posi-
BILE. He arraigned Republican
senators for the inequalities of
their legislation and for keeping
Cuba under the heel OF Weylcr."