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Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-09-24

home place, the largest gasoline pump
ing plant In existence, which will be
used for pumping water from the river
with which to irrigate several hundred
acres Of lard.
This plant consists OF an 8O.hOrse
power, horizontal single cylinder, Her.
cules engine and Krogh Manufacture
ing Com pany's l5-inch centrifugal
pump, guaranteed to raise 5000 gal
Ions Of water per minute ~ feet high.
There Is also smaller pump OF 400 gall
Ions minute capacity driven by the
same engine. This is for tank purposes
The engine 10 arranged to use either
gasoline or distillate oil, and as the lat
ter 10 very cheap it will no dolbt be
the fuel selected for use. The 2O-,nch
suction pipe. made Of No. 10 steel,
PASSES through the levee, on an incline,
into the river, and at its lower end il
large foot valve weighing 1900
pounda
A 20-inch discharge pipe carries the
water from the pump to head box 90
feet square and feet high. For the
foundation Of the machinery an excava-
tion was made and filled with concrete.
Tho first test made showed much
larger pumping capacity than the con-
tract called for. the fiow Of water OK.
ceeding 1900 gallons minute or 1884,
600 gallons an hour. or 10. 1913. 900 gal
Ions per day Of ~ hours enough water
TO cover a84 acres an inch deep, or SO
acres 10 inches deep every day Of "a
hours.
A very important part is the exceed.
ingly small cost Of the fuel, it being
only one-eigh.h gallon per hour for
each horse power actually used, and
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-09-24
Bibles for tho Masses.

The annual report of the New York
Bible Society, just published, for the
year ending September 80, shows the
following distribution Of the Bible by
the society in the city Of New York
for the twelve months: To public insti-
tutions. churches and Sunday schools,
1851 volumes: families and individ.
uals. through the agents of the city
committees, S.1s3; individuals at Of.
fee. 1856; by postal card system, 400;
among 271.O69 immigrants arriving,
6O.55O; to sailors in the harbor, 1857;
to hotels. 253; to repositories, 1,O74:
total distribution for the year, 81, 283
volumes.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-09-24
Brain.WOek.

The Washington Star has surprised
two high-schoOl girls talking about
their graduation essays.
Have you written yours yetT' asked
Maud.
YES" answered Ethel.
wasn't 1t lot Of wOrk?"
"Just dreadful! First, had to hunt
up words that were big enough, and
then I had to keep looking in the die.
tionary to see what they meant, and
honestly. l began to think never
should get Il finishedv'
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-09-24

~ q Mental 0ti-.,
An eminent French critic .s,
lecture recently in New York th.. y
distrust what we like is the Ar. 49, II
site OF progress in art end in l,fs" W
did not mean that books that a.. az
agreeable are the only books -. w.
reading. But he did mean tho, wv. "UH
which opens up a new field q, ~. Ivy
edge, a new outlook upon literatn' NV
life, Is not at first likely to civ" ~
pleasure that comes from ono ,,, ~
simply reflects the old familiar a.. a'el
which we say complacentIv IN.
good and true that is. for I've fol, INV :.
said it myself" A book that nat. ~ ~
on the head or heart all the time !. ~. ~.
to be little more than a reflect,o, ~ J,
your own narrow experience. and W. "
will not learn anything from it. A hoo.
that makes one feel ignorant Is AZ NM.
tifying to ones pride as superior NJ.
son.-Ladies' Home Journal. ~
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-09-24

the popular character Of their subjects,
Is probably the most grewsome Of any
he has yet taken. This photograph
portrays an exceedingly beautiful wo-
man dressed as for a ball, through
whose body the bare arm of a man is
thrust. the hand clasping the handle Of
a sword that is dripping with blood
The woman's face is distorted as though
with pain. and she seems about to fall
to the ground.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-09-24
IA GIANT PUMPING PLANT
Packers Great Irrigation En-.
terprise a Success.
Hundreds OF Acres Of wheat Land Along
the Sacramento River Sup
piled with Water.

Pumping plants have been so i'm
proved in the last few years as to lead
one to hope that in that direction lies
the solution OF the irrigation question.
George F. Packer, although considered
one of the most conservative men in
the county. has led of in a number of
things. Some years ago he checked of
some land and put in fiume for win
ter irrigation and planted alfalfa. He
made survey himself to determine the
'practicability Of taking the water ont
Of the river below Stony creek to water
the river lands, and wanted the cooper
alton of some Of the farmers to build
the canal. He opposed both the Colusa
and the Central districts because he did
not believe in that plan-and time has
shown that no was wiser in that than
many Of us. He wanted to know who
was to manage.
Again he comes to the front. The
Hercules Gas Engine Works of San
Francisco has just completed, on his
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-09-24

Arabian horses manifest remarkable
courage In battle. 1t is said that when
. horse Of this breed finds himself
wounded and perceives that he will not
b able to bear his rider much longer
he quickly retires from the conflict.
bearing his master to place of safety
while he has still sufficient strength.
But II. on the other hand. the rider 10
wounded and he falls to the ground.
the faithful animal remains beside
him, unmindful Of danger, neighing
until assistance 10 brought.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-09-24
Plants that Spread Quickly.

The dandelion Is an Old World flower.
not native In America. save far to the
North and on some Of the highest Of
our western mountains. But somehow
it was brought here. perhaps from Eng
land In old colonial times. Now we
see Its golden heads and feathery balls
ut every grassy roadside. the clocks"
the boys and girls blow to tell the hour.
A few years ago farmers in the North.
west found a new weed, a vile prickly
weed, In their wheat fields. In a very
short time this weed, the Russian this
tie. has spread over wide acres Of the
best farm land in that part of the coun-
try. and has done great injury to the
crops.
Hsw do these plants spread % fast
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-09-24
&@|??@R*S
SPRING SAVES ACHING BACKS

A USEFUL attachment for a sew
n ing machine is a ''relief spring
Il \ attached to the pedals and I'M
der part Of the table. 1t saves much
labor and many a backache by doing
the hardest Of the work of running the
machine. The pressure of the toes
downward Is the only motion neces-
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-09-24

character Qua The achievement. :.
ana an queens and princes doas !. Of tAa|
~" ,nas OF - history by any means ncs asA
n lnss OF ', the common people, ss. rhe I
.'ass which keeps the world ,. ne nss|
t true and helpful-make tho n"s s vi
Tory. and women who realize sO .s
are women sharing with al ~. =. Y ]
. .ne'r sex the highest aims .u ~aen 8
IONS Tor the good of the r aaa ~
mace made a discovery that gives I m.a M
1ere emit color and makes a wo,. nle =
sloli'ties rise to the noblest hs..a. -
true club woman is usuallv J n
ana intellectual patriot, and a. 'a'4
student OF political measure. ~. a.ass
indeed. women claim that IN. aua Avn
club Is a fine school for cu,. ~onaai
broad mental occupation, and .hs ~
wloe-awake woman Is prov,ns Ie use
a power In the world-a power ~. us'.eii
permanency. atsa
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-09-24

driven from point to point. On March
8. 1865, he was paroled and liberated.
On his release he was commissioned
a major for gallant conduct at the
battle Of the Wilderness. Mai. Sco-
field went west after the war and took
the position Of foreman Of a lumber
company at Oconto, Wis. He Is one
Of the leading manufacturers of North
ern Wisconsin.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-09-24

sary, as the spring brings the treadle
back again. saving the heel motion.
This latter is what causes all the back
aches, and with the spring is done
away with entirely. This spring can
be attached to any machine. 1t is OBJ
vious that this arrangement will prove
great relief to every woman who
sews. 1t does half the work.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-09-24
Frog ekins for Glow.

The latest in the realm of gloye.m..
ing Is gloves Of frog skin. This akin !.
said to be the finest and toughest le.,h
er in the world. The demand for than
Is not great, but of sufficient dimsD.
sions to make 1t worth while to mann.
facture.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-09-24

Ouser Petition for Pardon.
James johnson, convict in the Mis-
souri, penitentiary. has petitioned the
governor for pardon on the ground
that he wants to 60 to the Klondike
sold nelds."
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-09-24
Washes for Fair HAIR.

Take one teaspoOnful Of borax, and
the same quantity of salt; two ounces
each Of spirits of wine and ammonia
water; two drachms of tincture Of can.
tharides, and four ounces each Of rose
water and distilled water. II the hair
10 naturally dry, little almond oil may
be added. Or take one ounce Of borax
and half an ounce Of camphor, and dis-
solve them in one quart Of boiling W.
ter. When cool, says the London Star'
this will be ready for use.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-09-24
A Clever Device.

A clever device for utilizing the beau
ty that remains in fine lace curtains
that have seen their day is to cut out
the rich raised work rings and wreaths
from which the delicate net has worn
away. Apply them to squares Of velvet
or satin for use as cushion covers. Ap
piled on olive or metallic green velvet
or some soft wood brown shade the ef.
feet is rich and elegant. especially
when further set of with frill Of lace
and the back Of the pillow made Of silk
of corresponding tone.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-09-24

MIS- Berry was married last year and
went with her husband to spend the
honeymoon In the gold fields of Alaska.
When they were married they were
poor. now they have $3.50, 900 in gold.
SO much for love. pluck and luck.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-09-24
wind stopped Trains.

The violence Of the wind on the
Grampian hills IL 90 great that on sew
eral occasions it has brought to stand
still trains travelling from Perth to the
north
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-09-24

Cycling costume Of plain green CLOTH
trimmed with fiat and corded braid
The skirt closes in front beneath the
two straps of braid. The smart little
bolero opens widely in front to show
the white linen shirt with three studs.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-09-24

Lots Of people are robbed who neye
say anything about It
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-09-24
Aprons Again in Favor.


aprons, for SO many years regarded
as the distinguishing mark of serving
women. promise to be the rage in the
smart set in London. The apron of the
future, however. will differ from that
OF the past which our grandmothers
used to wear. In the days gone by 1t
was a somber affair of black silk or al.
paca, sometimes set Off by few dainty
tucks or rows Of herring bone stitching
and a little very fine lace. Now the
very cheapest aprons are made of the
finest white linens and muslips and
batistes. and are pulled and frilled
with lace and trimmed with ribbons
until the old ladies of hundred wears
ago would never dream that they were
aprons. The finest aprons are made of
real lace. and are well worth passing
down from generation to generation.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-09-24
Business Ability Of wom..

1t Is said that through the medium NJ
clubs women are developing business
ability. executive capacity, tolerance
for the opinions and views of other
people and a broad sense Of charity
and loyalty toward the world, which
VIII mstarially strengthen her entire
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-01

HOW ABOUT
Your Letter Heads
And Envelopes?

When you are oEs. -enence.
ira. yor car &c; { Ia Nh-;e
Envelope printed a. this oslce.
Il 5000 lots, tor 500 PEI iho1s-
and.
This Is less than ycz can bay
TIE pain EaveioSe.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-01
CONNECTIONS.

No. 1ci. Kansas Matthias reclining chair
cars (seats free) and Pullman drawing room
sleepers 20 Wichita and Burton, Kan. Con-
meets at Wichita, Kan, with a. T. ;. r,
Cor points IN Cherokee Strip and Okiahoms
Connects at Burton, Kan, with a. T. &
S F., for points In Kansas.
No. i02. 81. Louis Matthias reclining
chair cars (seats free 20 ST. LOUIS and
Pullman drawing-room sieepers 20 Monet
Connects at Pierce City. Mo. with No go
at Monet with No. 5. the Texas Limited
Vestibuled) which has reclining chair cars
{seats free), Pullman drawing-room sleep
ers to Galveston via Paris and Dallas; mas
dining cars Talirina to Dallas: connects at
Monet with No. 2. which connects at
Union Station st. Louis, with ali lines for
the east, north and southeast.
No los. Colorado and California limited
Has reclining chair cars seats freel 10
Burton and Anthony. Kan. Pullman But
Get drawing-room sleepers 70 Burton. Kan.
Through Pullman sieepers Burton, Kan,
to Pueblo, Denver. FL Paso. Los Angeles,
San Diego and San Francisco. Connects
at Burton, Kan, with A T. & s. F., for
points In Colorado Wyoming. Utah, NeVa-
da, Idaho Montana Oregon. Wash.n ton.
New and Old Mexico Arizona and Calfor-
mia
No. Jos. St Louis Limited-Has reclining
chair cars (seats free) and Pullman Buffet
dra wing-room sleepcrs 10 81. Louis Re-
clning chair cars Seats free) and Pullman
Palace Sleeper Monett 10 Dallas Tex. via
points in Arkansas and Texas, Connects
at Monet with No. s. which connects a, st.
Louis Union Station with al lines for the
east north and southeast
Fur further information call on or ad-
dress l.. {. !OAG.
City Ticket Agent
Or, ". TORREY. Depot Agent.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-01
VALUE FOR YOUR MONEY.

You want an stzblisn~d u1e84una. yol
want TO patTOuszs those VINO are csps-
be OF patr0nlzl1s you You F~c<iss
the benefits from the serenity enngsDyss
OF the Eagle you get more clrrslAfso7
from the Weekly Eagle than you can
anywhere else The readers % the
Weekly get four tines as much nrs
news Tor GOO a. they get from the ofbse
useklles ,or fI00 and g. % 1hssss ms
time when price and quantity tell ToB
get al you can ana pay az little ~ yo1
car. Therefore fns Weekly Eagle 10
the paper s0r The advertiser ard rssdss
alike
Rates made kroTn On application
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-01
Make it Known
To the People
Through The Eagle.

Advertisements under above classical
tons must be in the counting room by 9
O'Clock every night except Saturdays when
the closing hour IS TO-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-01
Globe Iron Works

sgz-1sszst--s sazsaes arr bcsierS. zS1 al
bsa5s - .-1E ard erzs. czxrs-rs- Dszssrs
T. tc1s- -gtr< szsz-- p2p@s- o-2zS gees.
x.Ea z11 rsnp packing. ef@-
A. FLA0d. Prof. Wichita. Kan
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-01
FOR SALE-HNTSE

S~S>~~~S~-o~o~-~~~o-N---~-
FOR RENT-No. SIS y. Topeka avenue
Mex s-roor modern residence Dean Cor
DON l5e-wed-tf
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-01

Anyone waiting roo5 fesd.zz Steers o
tine oE cxse WcG}5 60 wsl = see ne
Re:ersnce- Fo-stz Sz.s5ae1 Bzzk Rom
s, over n East Do1slss aveE-z. W.cs.tz.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-01

CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND AND PACIP
&c RAILWAY.
Time table effective Sept 13. 1898
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-01

WANTED-A competent white woman
cook; must furnish reference. I6A Fair
view SS-1t
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-01

All letters pertaining TO the business o.
the printing department, oindeTy. subscrip-
ton or for advertising should be addressed
20 the business manager. AL other COM
MT MICA tons 10 the editor.
The only daily paper in Southwestern
Kansas or Oklahoma receiving ne COM
plete Associated Press report
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-01
+. =. PARSONS
CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER.

Estimates furnished on all classes OF
buildings either in city OF country. job
work in city given careful attention. Of
Zee ll5 South Lawrence avenue. Wichita.
Kansas
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-01

HAVING SOME SURPLUS FUNDS. We
WILL make loans on furniture and all other
security OF value, cheapest and mos; I.S-
eraSterrns 10 be had. Apply room !. over
rs " Main ST. ?5-ts
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-01

WANTED-A woman or young girl for
general homework, at q place In the cour-
try. Do not answer unless you are tidy in
habits and a good washer and ironer. Adj
dress by letter. Mrs. Allen, North Wichita,
Kansas. d5s-f.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-01


WANTED-To loan money on Seigwick
county farms. Hewlett & Wheeler. Old
cou-, House building. les Eas: First street.
l53-su-wea-fri II
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-01
The
Greatest
Medium.
THE WICHITA WEEKLY EAGLE


years has stood at the head OF ali Week.
lies in the state. There are people IN
this county who have read Il from 10
first issue and are readers today. Why
do they read IL. Simply because they
are after the reliable and --latest news
and can only get IL through this medium
~ has more columns % 1--we reading
than ali the WeekIies 81 sae county
Business men are approached daily By
representa- ives and even proyristors OF
these local papers with the stereotyps1
expression tina: they nave the largsse
circulation In the county. We'll. We pay
the postage. They do not X they
are the local papers they claim they are
hard 10 locate. There have been hun
dred- II them IN the twenty-f01r years
that the Eagle mas been ia the field ani
have died az many more ppGst 90 un-
der their false representation. You
want a good medium 20 Dc your aiysr-
tiging IN. you want
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-21

taking the other position the woman seems, by one
OF lifes little iron,es, to have exchanged with inc
man only when her original end OF the bargain was
tho better one. ,, ,
One little variation upon the usual position gives
sometimes added touch of plcturesquehhe e;i;
When extra luxury IL desired the saddle Is buiit
up with a fiat pad of such size that the rider Is
able to sit cross-lcgged and to smoke cigarettes
during her afternoons exercise with as much
lndolent comfort as II on the cushions OF her
boudor The saddle-coth is always bright -colored,
usually red. The donkey is fancifully clipped, so
to look as II wearing stockings or elaporats
patterns, and IS further adorned with a collar or
brass bangles. whose jingle Is supposed to keep
off the evil eye. Strings of blue and white beads
added commonly: and donkey and rider thus
accoutred, and attended by donkey-boy in whi,e
skull cap and flowing blue gown trot through the
streets OF Cairo, quite ohlivous Of the modernN-
ing influence of the troley-cars that whizz past
them: for the new ana the Old seem better able
to live side by side In Lower Egypt than else
where.
The Egyptian woman has no riding boots. but
sticks to her loose, heelless slippers, which in
turn however the donkey gallops, stick to her
sometimes ii seems by miracle. She rides with
brown baby astride of her shoulders, In the man
ncr of Nile babies: she rides smoking and she
rides chewing sugar-cane. With all her slouchi-
ness of look she rides If she had been born on
the back of her animal.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-21
YELLED WOMAN ASTRIDE.
THE ORIENT SEEMS WHIMSICAL IN SOME
DISTINCTIONS. BUT ITS RIDING
HABITS ARE FAIR

Every and then the effort Is revived to induce
horsewoman to ride asride. The sidesaddle Is cried
down as unsafe and bad for the spine In
Egypt, where the Arab sits on his donkey as natu-
rally and as often woman-fashIon as In any other
way the woman inva ably rides man-fashion. The
wife OF a pacha drives the wife of fe.iah trots
on foot after her husband. as he drums with both
bare heels on the neck OF his ambllng donkey: but
the wife OF the merchant Is to be In the saddle
frequently. She usually fine white crepe
yashmak and a white band about her hair, and she
Is mufled In a voluminous cloak Of dark blue cot
ton with pale blue perhaps white border. This
COAX ties with a gathering string about her waist
and II drawn up over her head 1t Is sleeveless and
makes a peculiarly clumsy figure OF a woman. espe
ca.ly when riding. To add to the awkwardness OF
the effect very short stirrup straps used that
the legs are bent The Egyptian donkey
Is ridden with high cushioned saddle. which Is also
very wide. The width Of It may be one reason why
the Arab rides so frequently upon side In
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-21
FAREWELL TO Az OLD CHURCH

goodby service was held In the Old Dutch Re-
formed Church, in Norfok-st. near Stanton yester-
day afternoon, at which the Rev DR.. David J. Bur-
rel. Of the Marble Collegiate Church. preached the
sermon. The old church society. which was founded
In l75S erected the present structure in 1854. The
congregation has been gradually moving out OF the
district until at last II deemed best to sell the
Norfolk-st property ana move uptown. The lot
sold for 10000. and a big nathouse will be
built on the site The church has purchased n new
site In East Eighty -sixth-st.. between First and
will be rapidly pushed
The church well filled at the service yester-
day afternoon. DR. Burrel preached "A sermon
from Ezekiel xxxiv. and ?. AT the close OF his
discourse he said that the church had been n
source Of great blessing to the neighborhood; that
IL had sent forth many individuals who had car
ricd Chrlsts life into the community The Roy
Carl Sohlegel the pastor. also spoke