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Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-06-18
Barbarities to Smokers.

While Englishmen smoked and
laughed Mt their kings wondrous ways
or growled mt his tenacious grip upon
their pockets, Eastern potentates were
treating their subjects AS only despOts
can for daring to indulge In the Frank
ish novelty of smoking. In Persia,
where hut recently jealous strife ragged
for sole possession Of the tobacco indus
try. Abbas |. OF dread memory cut of
the lips OF those who smoked and the
noses Of any who ventured to SNUFF. On
one occasion he threw an unfortunate
man whom he discovered selling tobac-
90 into a fire along with his goods. Yet
by and by this demon of cruelty him
self was enthralled by NicOtiana's
charms and become one Of her most
fervem devotees. The Turks under
Amurath ". were similarly punished
for infringing his edict against smok-
ing
Not less cruel were the barbarities In.
ficted upon Russian subjects, who, un.
der Car Michael FedOrowitZ, were
publicly knouted for using tobacco in
any form; In some instance their nos
trils were split open. II guilty Of sec
ond offense, death alone could wipe on,
the crime-Gentleman' Magazine.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-06-18

night passed, and then day and an
other night. and still her son came not.
Almost week went by. full Of tedious
waiting. One day at noon the pOstman
rode up to the little house in the
meadow.
"A letter, Mother Kathrine, a letter
from your only one" he cried. He
recognized the stiff, ungainly charac-
tiers Of the absent peasant lad.
Mother Kathrine fortified her eyes
with her old horn spectacles and hob
bled with her letter into the broad strip
OF the monday sun that came stream
Ing through the small window. The
wrinkled hands trembled, as she broke
the seal. Is he coming home at last ?
No, not yet!
On the worn-eaten bench the old
woman dropped. clutching the letter
which was soon soaked with the tears
that rained from her poor old eyes.
No, her lad was not coming! He
may never come again. He was locked
up In prison cell because he had
Killed man in a drunken broil.
Mother" he wrote, Il am innocent.
cont know how 1t happened
Yes, she knew. First a boys rejoic.
ing, because he was free to 60 home
tnen a spell in the tavern over the wine
cup-a quarrel, insulting remarks
uerce, angry blows. a knife, and then
ulurder. Yes, she knew!
ihree more years to wait! At the
emo OF that time his sentence would
uaVe expired. The trembling lips never
complained. The wrinkled hands reso
,uteiy wiped away the tears. Mother
Aa'hrlne arose, put on her Sunday
oonnet and her friendless mien, ant
went to see her relations in the village
one told them, hesitatingly at first
.uu then glibly enough, that Jano, hel
oaiy son. had shipped as a sailor on 6
Ols man-of-war and was making a triI
around the world. The relations lis
ened to her tale with establishment
1nd praised the lads courage. Soon thu
"noie village knew it. The womel
ucI, anu BIC
supple woman, turned dissembler IL
uef Old days for the love Of her son.
Mother love must shield him from
a'sgrace. The villagers must neve
Nnow that Jano was a murderer. Nc
aor katha, his sweetheart, who love,
u'm and had been true to him, count
Jug The days till his return.
IA the night, when the villagers slep.
"o'her kathrine sat weeping befor
oe, Bible. and prayed for Jano, he
only son. Another care presented i,
n 10 the ever-thoughtful mothe
near' Jano must have new clOthe
"nen he returns, and money-his saw
h ss from his long journey. And sh
esah to save and stint to pile up Ii,
We store Of silver. Like most wome
y, ner age. Mother Kathrine was fon
'ne sugar In her coffee. but from no,
W she drank 1t unsweetened. All da
.uu half the night she knitted socks fo
tge concern in the city, and ever
A sne carried the humble produt
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-06-18
Lived in Goat.Hair Tents.

Rupshu, a district on the north slope
of the Himalayas, $1,000 feet above the
sea level, and surrounded by noun
tains from 5000 to 5000 feet higher,
has permanent population Of 500 per-
sons who live in goat-hair tents all the
year round. Water freezes there every
night, but no snow falls on account of
the dryness Of the air. The people are
shepherds and dress in pajamas and a
long cloak, wearing an additional cloak
in unusually cold weather.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-06-18

ed face. and eyes. frantic with fear,
were riveted upon him.
"katha." he said. "You are CRYING,
What troubles you" Katha buried
her face i'll her hands and sobbed
aloud
"katha tell me, your lover" He lift
ell the hands from her face
"Jano." faltered the trembling lips.
by our love. tell me, is IL true, that
you have not been around the world,
but have been in prison the while!"
Jano was Mortified. "Eatha--who
told you:"
The girl paid no heed to his question
rs 1t true Jano:" she reiterated.
"Yesw
From the finger Of her right hand
katha took the little gold band with
which she had plighted her troth to
him. She threw 1t at his feet aud left
him.
"kathaw
Jano did not rave. The blow stunned
him and the loss of the girl seemed
small when he thought Of his mother.
Poor mother! You have hungered
and tortured, and stinted yourself for
nothing. Tomorrow everyone will yell
1t into your face that your son is an eX-
convict, and your old days will be filled
with shame and misery. Poor moth
err"
The night was unusually dark. not
even the stars came out. The crickets
chirruped in the corn to tighten the
gloom. The splash Of the river was
eery and sad. and from away off there
came shrill Cry Of anguish.
In the dawn Of the early morning q
little procession wendell its way to
ward the village. Two men carried q
stretcher, over which black cloth wa.
thrown. outlining human form. Be
hind the bier strobe the miller and thu
justice.
II don't know how he got into tn
mill pond, but when we found him HI
was stone dead. He must have com'
| down with the current in the river"
Il wonder" said the justice.
I'm sorry for the old woman" con
| tinued the miller ITO be taken from
her like this, after waiting SO man.
| years for him.
Eyes, poor old Mother Kathrine!
reiterated the justice.
| They reached the little house. "Wai
outside" said the justice, It'll W
break the news to her"
The sun was on its upward way. TIL
sky was aflame with red. Its refle
licked the tiny windows. swished owe
the white pine table, and over the fac
Of old Mother Kathrine, who sat wit
folded hands in her armchair. Til
small white head inclined upon tn
breast. A sweet, peaceful smile no,
cred around the pale lips. only til
wide-Open eyes We're CLASSY and set.
She had been spared the blow.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-06-18

Mother kathrine chuckled with glee
whenever she thought of her boys sur
prise.
Bread and ham, sausage and butter,
and mug OF cider made the old pine
board look like Christmas table. Ev-
erything was in readiness-JanO could
come! On the bench by the stove she
sat waiting. straining the half-deaf
ears to catch the sound of his footsteps.
1t came. The door opened slowly.
AS II stricken with palsy, the faithful
old mother sat glued to her seat. The
tall form Of a man, STOPPING as he en-
tered. stood In the moonlight that came
with him through the door. Two dark
eyes looked into hers out of white set
face.
The mothers arms opened wide.
"JanOv
With a bound the man knelt at her
feet and buried his head in her lap.
Jano, her only son, had returned!
Mother love had banished the peni-
Tertiary specter. The villagers well
coined him cordially. The lads who
had grown up with him took him to
the tavern, and demanded that he tell
them Of the strange sights he had seen
during his long absence. Jano related
what he had heard others say, and
what he had read In books. 1t was
like gospel truth to the young men.
who had never been twenty miles away
from their village. After the first days
of greeting Jano hired out as farm
hand and worked untiringly. In the
evening Katha, his sweetheart, came
to the little house, and the three sat
together and made plans for the future,
when Katha and Jano would be man
and wife. Soon Jano forgot the ugly
past. 1t seemed like dream that had
nigh wearied Mother Kathrine and her
son to death.
One sultry afternoon JanO came
along the dusty turnpike with his rake
over his shoulder Toward him trun-
died the bent and ragged figure Of a
man. A tramp. thought Jano, then
stopped suddenly. pale as death. The
beggar, too, made halt. when he saw
JanO.
"Halloow cried he, with sheer. my
mate from No. Z. Don't you know me-
Lanky Jake, your old cell-mate"
What in Gods name do you wan,
here?" stammered JanO.
The beggar laughed. picking vi
what l can get-dOn't you see?'
Jano put his hand in his pocket ant
took out dollar.
Take that" he said. "and go away
Don't go to the village, and don't tel
anyone that you know me-"
The ex-convict pocketed his coin.
ASHAMED to know me, hey?"
"Not that" said Jano, with a shud
der. But they don't know here tina
I've been in prison. I'm leading al
honest life"
I'D like to do that myself. Have NJ
fear, I'll not tell 'em. You were goot
to me in those days"
He laughed and hobbled away. Jam
stood still and looked after him till b.
disappeared from view.
"The storm has passed." though
Jano and hurried home.
He had scarcely turned when good
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-06-18
Did Not Hold His Peace.

I attended mountain wedding in
Mcdowell County in West Virginia.
said a postottice inspector. Everything
went along smoothly Mt first. The cabin
was brilliantly lighted with candles,
and one Of the best tiddlers in the cOun-
ty was present to furnish music for the
dance to follow the wedding cere-
mony. Nothing occurred to mar the
proceedings until the minister came to
the point where he invited any one
who had anything to say why the cou-
pie should not enter the bonds Of mat
rimony to speak or thereafter hold his
peace. when rough mountaineer
arose and said:
Anything ter say, parson? WAL,
reckon hev. l hev allus intended ter
marry tibet gal myself. an tibet Teller
knowed it. so he jess kept Outen my
way. l sent i'm word ter prepare for a
llckin', an he lcf' the country, but KEEP
a writin' to the gal. Now, I'm here to
make my word good, an fore this hyar
event goes any farder the taller-faced
coward Jess has me ter fight"
In vain the preacher tried to restore
order A ring was soon squared in the
center of the room, and the men went
at it. In about ten minutes the groom
announced that he had enough. and
the victor. taking the arm Of the blush
ing bride, deliberately changed the
groom's name in the marriage license
to his own. while the vanquished lOvel
made his escape. Everybody appeared
to be satisfied. and the marriage tool
place as though nothing had occurred
to mar the solemnity Of the occasion.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-06-18

looking young peasant. who had watch
ed the scene between the two, emerged
from behind thicket and FASTENED
after the tramp.
That night in the tavern over glass
upon glass Of fiery wine and silver
coins piled up to the height Of five. the
handsome young farmer learned from
the tramp Jano's secret. He was Jano's
rival for the love of Katha, the pref
test girl in the village. The next even
ing Jano, as was his wont, FASTENED to
Katha at the end Of his days labor, to
bring her to his home for the chat I'M
der the apple tree, and the walk back
through the blooming fields. This
night Jano looked into q pale. distress
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-06-18
A Recon- m endatiou.

"Where did you get the idea for this
story!" asked the editor Of the con.
tributOr.
"Out Of my head, sir"
"If you have any more ideas Like that
in your head l advise you to have II
utated."-IOuisville Courier-JOur-
nal
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-06-18
DeuOraliziu1.

Flo-rm afraid l must give up cy-
cling. find 1t SO much more difficult
to be good.
Tom-Why? Blasphemy?
Flo-No: but I'm always coveting my
neighbours wheel-Pick- Me-UR
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-06-18

Mr.. Cavort-GoOd-by love. In case
am really prevented from coming home
to dinner l will send you telegram.
Mrs. C.-You need not trouble to send
it. l have already taken IT out Of your
pocket.-Tit-
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-06-18

Menelik's capital will soon have all
the attractions Of Paris. The Negus
has ordered from a Meinlngen artist a
panorama Of the defeat Of the Italians.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-06-18

1t is a rare man who Is dissatisfied
because he was sprinkled as a baby.
and insists upon being baptized after
hA u grown.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-06-18
Tho Caro- Of Wells.


There Is no need Of further proof Of
the dangers which wells present, from
the point Of view Of possible contamina-
ton with disease germs. notably those
of typhoid fever. 1t n well known
how many villages have been depopu-
lated by that terrible malady, simply
because the wells which afforded the
water supply had received not only
water from pure springA but also
drainage from cesspools.
DR.. Koch, having recognized the posi-
tive character Of this peril. advises the
arrangement in wells Of sand 6ltering
apparatus. for which he offers a very
simple plan. At the center of the we'll
he lowers IN iron tube six or eight
centimeters two and half or three
inches) In diameter, OF which the lower
extremity, tightly closed by a metallic
plug, Ia pierced with a series of small
holes that permit the water to enter the
pipe. In the open space between this
part Of the device and the sides of the
we'll (which should he well walled up)
fine gravel should be placed. rising
above the highest level which the water
Is liable to attain. The coarse sand
should be filled in even to the mouth OF
the well. and a pump-plunger inserted
inside the tube. The water which II
pumped in Ia then filtered by its pas
sage through the sand. 1t Ia not posi-
BILE. perhaps. to say that all the bac
terra will be arrested. because sane
alteration Is not recognized as abso
lutely eflicncious. but It Is at least q
great safeguard, and the installation II
very simple. 1t is especially importan
that fine sand should not be permitted
to enter and accumulate in the body o.
| the pump.-Denver News.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-06-18

A woman does not care how cold she
Il. II only she doesn't look frozen.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-06-18
NAL alternately takes a mouthfua OF
hay and q sip of water.

NAL alternately takes a mouthful Of
hay and sip of water.
Mexico has an excellent federal tele-
graph system. and nothing of import
ance can happen nowadays anywhere
In the country that President Diaz does
not know Of 1t almost Immediately.
night service has recently been begun
by which telegram of ten words can
be sent for ten cents.
The food Of the swallow IL composed
Of insects alone, and the number these
birds destroy in q single summer IL in
calculable. They are In summer on
the wing for fully sixteen hours dur
ing the day. and the greater part Of
the time making havoc among the MILL
ions Of insects which infest the air.
The manufacture of artificial honey
has reached such proportions that
much attention Is being given to its
analysis. The Germans suggest the
use Of acetone, baryta, iodine and ethyl
alcohol in very satisfactory tests for
honey made from or adulterated with
starch. strip. commercial dextrine. mo
lasses or cane sugar.
Delaware Is State in which old
forms and usages are still strictly OBJ.
served. The ceremony Of burning the
old applications for licenses and re-
ceipts for bills paid was gone through
mt the Dover courthouse recently. Un-
der an old Delaware law, the clerk OF
the peace of each county Is ordered to
burn these papers every Ave years.
The miners OF Glacier Greek. Alaska,
are doing a great deal Of burning
this winter-that Ia, thaw out the frog.
en- gravel by fire. Streams freeze solid
at the beginning Of winter. Wood costs
| "a a cord Mt the stump and $40 and 81
for hauling. The gravel Is taken out
and stored and not washed till warm
weather thaws the rivers.
Lavender Is still used in English lin
en- closets, but the supply Is threatened
with extinction. The growers In the
viallge Of Hitchin, one Of the chief cen
ters of the lavender industry, asser
that owing to a succession of bad sea
sons the plant Is dying out there. and
that. moreover, they cannot compete
with foreign limitations Of lavender
water.
In England the telephone Is brancl
Of the postoffice department, and sine
1892 Parliament has voted $1,000 ,OO'
for telephone construction and exten
sion. London has several circuits t
Liverpool and eight to Manchester. Al
underground telegraph line will b
built to Birmingham. and when 1t
completed the overground lines will b
used for telephonin4.
The Florence tribune., 1897-09-11
Something xew in the Stars.

It would hardly occur to anyone ex- cept an astronomer to search among the stars for new chemical element. Yet the much-talked-ot. helium was de- tected in stars before it had been found on the earth, and in the corona of the sun there appears. a gas which has not been identified with any terrestrial sub- stance. Lately. it was discovered that a star in the constellation Puppis, and a few others, exhibit strange spectral lines, which were at first supposed to. belong to Yet another new element, But more Recently reason has been found for thinking that the strange lines are fiue to hydrogen jn some ex- traordinary condition, only attained in those particular stars.-Youth's Com panion-
The Florence tribune., 1897-09-11
Bryan iA a Railroad Wreck.

EAPoRIA, Kans., Sept. 8.-One of the worst wrecks in the history of the Santa Fe railroad occurred three miles east of here at 7:10 ?. m. tonight. From twelve to fifteen persons were killed and as many more badly injured. The fast mail train from the east and the Mexico and California express vest bound collided head on. The Mexico and California express was pulled by two locomotives and when they struck the engine drawing the fast mail, the boilers of all three engines exploded and tore hole in the ground so deep that smoking car of the west bound train went in on top of the three en- zines and two wrecked mail cars and balanced there without turning over. The passengers in the smoking car es- caped through the windows. The wreck caught fire from the engines. The cars in the hole are smoking and burned to ashes in short time. In climbing from the smoking car several men fell through the rifts in the wreck below, and it is impossible to tell whether they escaped or were burned to death. The westbound train carried eight coaches and it's passengers included many excursionists who had been to hear the Hon. ". ]. Bryan at Burlin- game. Mir. Bryan himself was on the train, but was riding in the rear Pull man some 400 feet from the cars that were wrecked. Mir. Bryan was one of the noblest in the crowd of helpers. He Helped to remove the dead and wounded. He brought cushions for the injured and was everywhere pres cut to minister to the wants of suffer- ing. It is feared that nearly all the seven mail clerks perished in the dis aster, but so far only six bodies have been taken from the wreck.
The Florence tribune., 1897-09-11
P.neapnIe hrarmalnde.

Pare and grate six sugar-loaf pine apple'i, then weigh them, allow for six poun is of pineapple pulp four pounds of SD gar. Place the pulp in kettle over the fire, and boil 90 minutes without a GOV CT, then add the sugar. boil ten min Ut es, fill the marmalade into small g lass jars or tumblers, cut some tissue I1aper into rounds to fit on top of the tumhlers, dip the paper into melted wax, lay it on top of the marmalade, put on the cover and place them in 8 cool place.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Florence tribune., 1897-09-11

United States District Attorney E. E. Ellinwood expects to devote his time in the future to building and man. aging railroads and this morning filed in the office of the Territorial Secre- tary notice of intention to construct two lines of railroad in this Territory. One will be built from Phoenix to Globe by way of Tempe, Mesa and Pinal county, a distance of about one hundred miles, and the other from Queen Creek wash in Pinal county to Florence, distance of fifteen miles. to connect the first with Florence.-IPhe nix Herald.
The Florence tribune., 1897-09-11

IF Mark Hanna had the horse sense which he is reputed to possess he would pay off his political debts with a essh consideration instead of having appOinted such disrepntable characters as Helary Demas for Naval Officer at New orleans and George Christ for Surveyor General of Arizona. But it is noticeable that Hanna is not disburs- ing IS much sound money as he did just prior to the election.
The Florence tribune., 1897-09-11

IT isnt the proper thing to gloat over a mans downfall, but when any one thinks he is bigger than the law or the people, the sooner he is brought to his senses the better. These re- marks are brought out by the recent removal of Colin Cameron as chair man of the Live Stock Sanitary Com mission and of George Sanders as re- ceiver of the Casa Grande Valley Canal company. And then again, if lnodesty did not prevent, it might be stated that the Florence TRIBUNE is a hard proposi- ton to buck against. When it's tow-line gets fastened on a thing, either to haul in or drag out, something has got to ooma
The Florence tribune., 1897-09-11

FINAL county appears to be enjoying un- usual distinction and recognition under the present administration. She captured the U. S. Marshal the Judge of the district, the Sacaton Indian agency, the chairman of the Live Stock Sanitary Commission. Now she has captured the us. Court for her judicial district If there Is anything else Pinal county would like to have let her name 1t for nothing succeeds like unto success, Pinal county must be political hypnotist but she provides good timber for official honors all the same.-ITucson Star.
 Pinal county is doing very well. thank you, for little fourth-class county; but she wouldn't object to the capitol, penitentiary and poor farm. At least one of them will come this way next time. No, we don't want muchy
The Florence tribune., 1897-09-11

A misapprehension has existed here in regard to the verdict on the death of Ed. Stump. Judge Perrin, who held the inquest last Monday, is in the city and gives the verdict as accidental death due to a fall. Your correspond ent yesterday gave the verdict as near as he could gather it from the best i'm formation at the time obtainable, and while in part correct, he finds from the statement of Judge Perrin that heart disease was not mentioned among the causes of death. The jury after in- vestigation decided that Mir. Stump was engaged in cutting down tree on the side of the hill, and in some manner lost his footing and fell down the hill, which is precipitous at that point, breaking his neck. The wound on his head was caused by the axe, which went down with him. Bisbee Correspond ence Tombstone Prospeetor.
The Florence tribune., 1897-09-11

R. W. WooD, who is we'll and favor ably known throughout Southern Ari zona as a banker and capitalist, in- formed the editor of the TRIBUNE while in Los Angeles the other day that he belonged to Silver Republican club in that city which has member ship of more than five thousand, and that he does not know of solitary man who has gone back on free coin- age or who regrets the step he had talrar,
The Florence tribune., 1897-09-11

". D. Wisdom appeared before Jus- tice Meyer yesterday afternoon for sem tence, having been adjudged guilty by a jury on Tuesday of the crime of obtaining money of I. E. Crum on false pretenses. He was given forty-fve daysin the county jail. Wisdom was formerly clerk for J. Roe Young at the sacaton Indian agency, and his father was also Indian agent under the Cleve- land administration at Muskogee, I. T. -[Tucson Star.