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Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-02-04

Travellers Tales.


Mr. Il. a. Fitzgerald, in his Climbs
in the new Zealand Alps" gives the
following graphic account of night
spend the night. This was ledge some
impossible to spend the night where
We were, hanging on to narrow lodges
Of rock, covered with thin ice; We were
obliged slowly to retrace our steps for
little, till We should reach spot where,
| thought, it might be possible to
spend the night. his was ledge some
fourteen feet long and eighteen inches
broad on which the three of us could
just manage to sit. 1t seemed to us as
sheltered place as any upon this
slope, but should any great fall of
stones really come down upon us in the
night, feared that we should have had
a small chance of escape. No sooner
had we seated ourselves than we heard
the ominous whizz of falling stones.
This was but the commencement of a
cannonade that we found was to be
kept up at intervals throughout the
night. The rocks few past us, so close
at times that we could almost feel the
wind from them on our faces We
never dared so much as close an eye
all night, for fear of slipping into the
abyss below. The cold became intense,
the thermometer dropping to % de-
grees, and as most of our garments
had been soaked in wading through the
melting snow during the day, our
things froze hard. Harper took off
his boots and placed his feet into his
knapsack or "swag" as the Colonials
call it, so that. had he fallen. he could
not possibly have recovered himself.
Zurbriggen also took Off his boots and
sat upon them to keep them warm for
the morning, lest they should become
frozen tight and he would not be able
to get into them again. We did our
best to keep up our spirits through that
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-02-04
Terrible Tiger.HuntinG Adventure.
A British officer in India had gone

A British officer in India had gone
out upon an elephant in search of
tiger, which had just killed a man and
two bullocks within half mile of
camp. The hunt was brief, and the Off
Ger presently got two shots at the tiger.
but without killing him. The jungle
was heavy. and it was already getting
dusk when the servant touched the Off
Ger from behind and said, There he
is" The adventure is best described By
the man himself, as quoted by General
Wilkinson. The tiger was lying with
in ten yards of me- unable to rise, as l
afterward found out, from his lons be-
ing broken. Seeing that he was no.
dead, however, was in the act of TAX
ing up my rifle when something struck
me on the back and damned me to the
front of the howdah. | had just time
to lay hold of the branch Of a tree and
pull myself out of the howdah. other
wise my back would have been broken.
Then the frightened elephant ran away.
and left me suspended Immediately
over the tiger, which lay looking up at
You may imagine my feelings. In vain
tried to get into the tree, and at last
my fingers becoming cramped, l lost
my hold and fell on the tiger. 1t was
like dropping into the jaws of death.
The instant l touched the ground, the
tiger with terrific roar seized my left
foot in his mouth. and with one bite
crushed the heel and anklebone to
powder. Then he gave me three other
bites, two on the calf of the leg and
one on the knee. every bite breaking
the bone to pieces. My agonies were
dreadful In vain | called for help,
but after struggle l got my right leg
free and gave the tiger tremendous
kick on the head. which induced him
to let go. Instantly got up and hob
bled to the foot of the tree, where
fell exhausted, with the tiger still a
few PAGES off. The sepoy who had
been with me in the howdah, had lodg-
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-02-04

Alvord.-- From $50 to 300 COWS. or
5000 pounds of milk.
Gurler.-There should be 1000 pounds
daily for the season.
Gould.-From $50 to 300 cows.
Dawley.-Three hundred.
Mathieson.- Hoard's Dairyman" has
placed the number at 300: that is GER
tainly small enough. | think 500.
Carlyle.-In Minnesota and Canada
we consider that it requires 800 good
cows, or daily average of about 5000
pounds of milk, to justify the building
and operation OF good creamery.
There are instances, where the pros
poets are very bright for largely in
creased number of cows being fur
nished. where a creamery might be
started with 200 to $50 cows.
Adams.-Not less than 200 cows.
Boardman-The answer to this ques-
ton depends upon number of condi-
tons and circumstances. II the terri
tory Is partially occupied by other
creameries, thereby limiting the
chances of q gradual increase OF pat
rons, a large number of cows should be
obtained; but II dairy herds are small
and an increase can be expected and
territory can be extended. smaller
number will warrant the beginning.
Would say from 800 to 500 cows. or
5000 to 10000 pounds of milk per day.
Brandt-Milk. 5000 pounds daily,
| cows, 300.
Morgan--From 500 to 500 cows. At
| present the margin Of profit is small,
and should low prices continue the
smaller factories will be driven out Of
the business.
| Nissley-An average daily supply OF
$500 pounds at the start, with fair
prospects of increasing to G,O00.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-02-04

Anton LOvrie, Of the crew of the AL
batross, tells of the horrible death of
Baron Norbeck, the German explorer,
in the following letter to a Berlin pa
per:
My Dear Gustave: l suppose you
have heard before now of an adventure
with the bloodthirsty cannibals of the
Solomon Islands. 1t was exciting while
it lasted, and they came near getting
me for supper. They would. had it not
been for Johnny Paramata. a native
guide. One of the bushmen who at
tackled us had an axe raised over my
head, and would have imbedded it in
my brain but the guide struck the fell
low a swinging blow with club that
battered his head all out of shape. 1t
was powerful blow, and we'll deliver
ed. These fellows of the islands are
muscular chaps, and they know how to
swing a club.
l was with Baron Won Norbeck when
he tried to get to the top of Lion
Head, but lost his life in the attempt
About thirty of us left the camp at the
base of the mountain to guard the Bar
on, but he had not gone far when a
horde of the savage natives rushed up
on us. They seemed to come up out
of the ground, and so suddenly that we
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-02-04

The spines of the porcupine are very
loosely attached to the body and they
are very sharp-as sharp rs needle
at the outer end. At almost the slight
est touch they penetrate the nose Of
dog or the clothing or flesh of per-
son touching the porcupine, and they
stick there, coming away from the ami
NAL without any pull required. The
facility in catching hold with one end
and letting 60 with the other has some
times caused people to think that the
spines had been thrown at them. The
outer end of the splnes. for some dis
lance down, is covered with small
barbs. These barbs cause spine once
imbedded in a living animal to keep
working further in with every move
ment of the muscles, so that it is no!
a pleasant thing to get stuck full Oh
them.-Portland Oregonian.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-02-04
SETTING THE RIVER ON F,p,
Origin OF This Popular and Expres.,,.
Phrase,

Phrase.
Sometimes when person wants ;.
make an unpleasant remark in q Meas
ant sort of way about a dull hoy h.
will say: THAT boy will never set tho
river on fire. says st. Nicholas. Nov
that is all very true, for even tte smart.
est man in the world could never CO,
a stream of water on fire, and so per.
haps many of you who have heard this
expression have wondered what !.
meant by setting the river on ire In
England, many. many years ago. he.
fore the Iniilers had machinery for sift.
ing flour. each family was Obliged IA
sift it's own -four. For doing this II
was necessary to use a sieve, called i,
tense. which was so fixed that it comb
be turned round and round in the tn,
of barrel. If it was turned too fas,
the friction would sometimes cause II
to catch fire; and as it was only the
smart, hard working boys who could
make it go SO fast as that. people got
boy by saying that he would never set
the tense on fire. After awhile these
sieves went out of use, but as there
were still plenty of stupid boys in the
world people kept on saying that they
would never set the tense On fire. Now
the name of the river Thames is pro-
nounced exactly like the word tense"
and so, after many years, those persons
who had never seen or heard of the
old-fashioned sieve thought that "set.
ting the tense on fire. meant setting
the river Thames on fire. This expires.
sion became very popular and Travelled
far and wide, until the people living
near other streams did not see why il
was any harder for a slothful boy to
set the Thames on fire than any other
river, and SO the name of the river
was dropped and everybody after that
simply said "the river" meaning the
river Of his particular city or town,
And that is how it is people today talk
of setting the river on fire.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-02-04
EARLY MINING LAWS.
In Former Years the Gold DiSginss
Were Public Property.

In Former Years the Gold DiSginsl
Were Public Property.
"The earliest mining laws were en-.
acted not by congress, but by the min
ers themselves in the mining districts"
writes ex-President Harrison in the
Ladies' Home Journal. ut is curious
fact that from 1849 to 1866. the period
Of the greatest development in the
mining Of gold, there was no law Of
the United States regulating the sub
ject. The prospectors roamed over the
public lands, located placer Or quartz
mines and took out fabulous store
of wealth. A policy to reserve min
eral lands from sale under the general
land laws prevailed for many years and
had been expressed in suitable laws,
but no provision had been made for
the sale of such lands. In the land
grants to the Pacific railroad companies
it was provided that mineral lands
should not pass under the grants. The
river beds, gulches and mountain sides
were proapected by men who carried
picks and basins in their hands and
brace of pistols in their belts. They
were a1lame with the lust of gold and
among them were many desperate men,
but they had the Anglo-SaXon's in
stincts for organizing civil institutions
and his love for fair play. There were
no mining laws and in many places
none of any sort. They met the emer.
ency by public meeting, which re-
solved itself into legislative body with
full powers to make a code that did
not cover wide field, but covered their
case. The limits of claim and the
distribution of the water supply were
prescribed and established and every
man became q warranter of every 9TH
err mans title. These camp Legislators
had this advantage of congress and
of other legislative bodies that know
of-they had a good practical knoW'
edge of the subjects they dealt with.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-02-04
MExICO'S NEW BOAT.
A war,hip Now Being Built Tor i''
New Orleans.

A reporter went up to Walnut street
to see the boat that is being punt tueie
for the Mexican navy, says the Ne"
Orleans Times Democrat. II Is III,
first boat that this government has No.
constructed in the United States anu -
the experiment is a success othei uo@..
will probably be built. Lieut. o.noA
p. Blanco of the Mexican navy hap-
ncned to be on the grounds at the til!ie
and he told all about the making vi 'no
beat and it's use in Mexican "a'ei''
The contract was awarded ABOUT wv
months ago TO V. Zueich of TINS clls'
who was to deliver the craft u en0
Mexican government WITHIN H'o
months. The builder decided 10 pa
tronize home institutions, so he pun
chased his material from the iocai
firms. The boat has cypress rlDs' VIII
be planked on the bottom ana SUES
with cypress three and four INCHES
thick: will have pine planking between
the decks and will be finished in oak
The length is 65 feet by "A feel peaiii
by u feet depth and the draught VII.
be 2,s feet. When completed the 'olai
height will be "a feet. The hea'y
armament will consist of two guns, one
in the bow, the other in the stern.
These and the small guns will be
placed aboard the boat after 1t mas
been delivered to the Mexican govern
ment and is in Mexican waters inc
cost will be $4,000. Lieut.. Blanco, ia
speaking about the boat, said that II
would be used on the coast of 1ucatan
and mostly in the Cheturnal bay. into
this bay flows many rivers, from which
much mahogany is RATED. Formerly
the Yucatan Indians owned all the hnd
about the head of these small. shallow
streams. but recently the Mexican gov
ernment took possession of this prop
erty. By this action the fucatan In
dams were deprived OF lucrative bust
ness and the government has not been
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-02-04

long night, singing songs, the most APP
propriate of which seemed to us. at
the time, to be We won't so home till
morning There was no moon and the
night was intensely dark, though the
weather was clear. while the slight
breezes from the southwest seemed to
chill us to the very bone. After mid
night we gradually became more silent
and did not even talk, while Harper
dozed for a moment or two and nearly
tumbled of. l had to catch hold Of
him and retain my grip till he could
regain his balance. 1t then occurred
to us that II we spread one Of the pieces
of macintosh sheeting over our heads,
lighting some candles beneath it, We
should be warmer. One of the reasons
which led us to make this discovery
was that. when Zurbriggen hal lighted
one of the lamps, he wanted to have
the pleasure Of seeing smoke from his
pipe. as otherwise he would not have
known whether 1t was drawing or not.
He had gradually let the lantern drop
down to his knees, and had pulled up
the macintosh covering over him, and
said that he felt warmer. We found
this plan of spreading sheet OF mac
kintosh over us most successful, and
We kept on lighting plenty of candles.
so that we could warm our fingers at
them and still remain seated in our
cramped position. Luckily We still
had an ample supply Of candles, SO that
It was possible TO continue in this way
till dawn began to appear. 1t seemed
to us as IL We had been seated for
weeks on this ridge. and when 1t was
light enough for us to move we were
20 stiff that it was with difficulty We
gained our feet"
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-02-04

were totally unprepared for them. The
Baron. who was little in advance.
was surrounded by half dozen of the
cannibals, and before We could get to
axe and given his death blow. 1t was
a lively fight for minute or two, and
before it quit l got even with Johnny.
the guide. for saving my life. Two Of
the horde of bushmen were pressing
him pretty hard with their weapons,
and he was making good fight against
one of them with his club, with power
enough to kill an OK, but. unfortunately
it Fell short, and the force of it threw
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-02-04
Aluminium for War Materials.

After an exhaustive series OF tests
the minister of war in France has de'
cided that aluminium is the best materl-
al for army utensils. All the camp
equipments in the French army VIII
be replaced by those made of alum,
1um. The cost will be enormous. anu
The change would use up all the alum
mum in sight were it made at once.
For this reason the new material wiz
De used in the equipment of only t"o
army corps at first. Gradually oh'
corps after another will be sufpiieo'
until the whole army will be equippea'
Aluminium equipments were used ~
che Madagascar campaign, and s'oo'
the test splendidly. Besides being very
light, they showed no signs o. wear
and are easily cleaned.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-02-04

Johnny off his balance. Before he
could recover his defense, one of his
assailants was driving the blade Of
stone axe direct for his head.
l sent a bullet through the fellow.
and dreadful as 1t may seem to tell it.
it gave me lot of pleasure to kill
him. The other bushman turned to es-
cape. and he ran to pass me to gain an
opening through the bush. swung the
butt Of my rifle and caught him on the
chin as he went by. He never moved
after hit him. The marks of his
teeth are in the stock of my gun.
The natives would get out of the bush
a few feet in front of the muzzles of our
rifles and so close that the powder
would burn deep holes in them where
the bullets struck.
For few minutes | never expect
ed to get back alive. The grass AMI
thick brush swarmed with the natives
They are cannibals, and those of our
comrades they killed, as well as .he
Baron, have no doubt been made the
subjects OF feast before this. We
could not carry their bodies back with
lis and care for our wounded, and we
We're compelled to let them lay where
they were killed. 1t is with the deepes,
regret that l pen these words.
ANTON LOvRIE.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-02-04

ed safely in the tree. and witnessed the
whole scene. Now he came down with
in few feet Of the ground, and begged
me to get into the tree. At first I
thought l could not, but when the
sepoy told me that the tiger would be
at me again, gave the fellow my
hands and he managed to pull me up
into the lower branches. By and by
my brother officer, whose elephant, like
my own, had become unmanageable,
came back, and finally killed the tiger,
after which l was somehow got into
the howdah and carried back to camp"
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-02-04
N.f'YfM

Farmer II they have not grass, CAP
bage or turnip-leaves may be used as
green food, but should not De given
until after the regular feeds, and III
limited quantities. At noon and night
give good, sound wheat or corn, the
latter being preferable for the last
meal OF the day, which should be CIV
en- just before they go to roost. In
preparing the mash use boiling water
and cover 1t up to cook through
until cool enough to feed out.
This not only makes it more
digcstible. but actually adds 10
the nutritivc value. Oats are very good
for growing chickens, but are not lat-
tenlng enough for this season. nor ls
wheat as good as corn. Plenty OF clean
gravel and pure water are indispensa-
Die for tattening fowl II not conven-
tent to give the hot mash as early as
they desire their breakfast, give a i,sht
reed OF corn early, and follow with the
mash as soon as it can be made READY.
Bee that the hen houses are closed
against all draughts OF cold air during
the night, but guard especially against
such as would blow across the roosts.
"A cold at this season will take on flesh
more rapidly than cornmcal can put II
on. temperature Of sixty degrees IN
tho hen house at night Is not too warm
but they should not be so crowded as to
get more than that when the glass Is
held near them while on the rOost. ana
few visits about 9 o'clock may he
necessary to know whether this tenn
perature is exceeded or not, as the flesh
or fat can be sweat of as we'll as
worked of. OF course lice must be
Kept OF by using kerosene on the
roosts and walls. and by blowing In
sect powder among their feathers II
necessary. A little grease on the back
OF the head and under the wings may
be needed to dislodge one species of
large gray louise that frequents these
points more than elsewhere. For old
fowl tho treatment may be nearly the
same, but IL they are already fat and
are not laying. care may be necessary
to see that they are not fattened too
much, so as to cause death from apo
plexy before Strengthening time comes.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-02-04

able to stop all timber depredations
In spite OF the best vigilance the In
dams continue to cut the timber, raft
the logs down the rivers and sell them
to the ships. This illegal traffic the
government wishes to have checked
and when the boat is put into commits
sion the officers hope to compel a stop
to the business.
This is the first boat that the Mexi.
can government has contracted to have
built in the United States.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-02-04
Newsum Knew Some.

James Newsum. of Evansville, lnu'
is the defendant for the seventh time
in a divorce case, and has surVl'eu
ten other wives, making a total OF Sc
enteen. The la test Mrs. Newsum kne>'
the record of her husband. but declares
ne was - fascinating she eolldnt re-
fuse him.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-02-04

AS the sandy desert Of the Sahara
has it's palms, so the grassy plains or
"pampas" of the Argentine Republic
have their sheltering tree, the solitary
"ombu." which affords thick shade
to the weary traveller. The trunk of
the ombu is very thick, and its roots
extend for a great distance from tin
some cases for at least 200 yards. The
specimen which We illustrate grows at
the old military hospital Of Buenos
Ayres. A hole or cell Is feet wide has
been carved in the trunk, and serves
to hold three beds for the sentries to
rest in during the heat OF the day.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-02-04

DR.. Gerber, the Swiss scientist, class
ifies the causes of tainted milk as fol.
lows:
l. Poor fodder.
2. Poor, dirly water. used not only
Tor watering cows. but also for wash
AEg cans.
5. Foul air in cow stables.
4. Uncleanliness in milking.
S. Keeping the milk too long in too
warm and poorly ventilated places.
6. Neglecting to cool the milk
quickly after milking
Z. Lack Of cleanliness in the care
OF milk.
8. Poor transportation facilities.
3. Sick COWS.
10. The cows being in heat.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-02-04

Water Not Butter-Mr. Robert Glib
son, dealer in Irish butter. tells the
creamerymen some plain facts about
their methods of ALTERNATING. One
point we note for the benefit OF our
makers who have leaned to the belief
that water could be sold for butter.
THE roguery Of Intentionally making
water stand upright by the aid of some
butter, and selling 1t as butter. is of
much too frequent occurrence. This
is wrong. Only yesterday august 10Y
l had lot supposed to be creamery
butter, the firmest Of which showed on
analysis no less than 2205 moisture,
and from its appearance, and its ap-
pearance while being analysed. there is
no doubt that the water being there
was no accident. but that 1t was DELHI
erately forced into the butter. 1t Is wo-
full, wilful, wicked waste to make stun
that is not wanted except at miserable
prices. while 1t Is so easy by care to
wanted at good prices.-Ex.
Failures in Cooking Feed.-The fail.
ures consequent upon feeding cooked
feed to hogs have resulted from bad
management. Through carelessness
the hogs may have been allowed to
gluttonize themselves and lose their ap-
petite. The ration may have been de-
ficient. the feed may have been ground
too coarse and then not thoroughly
cooked, the feed may have been made
too sloppy, 1t may have been too dry. IL
may have bee fed too hot or too cold,
1t may have been fed in filth and dirt.
1t may have been fed too irregular, and
II fed to young pigs 1t may have been
allowed to sour. and then failure would
of course follow, and the short-sighted
feeder would attribute 1t to cooking the
feed rather than to his own careless
ness.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-02-04
Pa rs Golden Notes.

Nine. Adelili.. .stti during the course
of her operate career has earned five
million dollars. Or, rather, she has
received that much money for sing
ing.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-02-04

CCASIONAL mess
cs OF boiled pota-
toes mashed up and
made thick with
meal may be given
to vary the feed,
but do not feed
these or Olher
cooked vegetables
too freely, is the
opinion of a writer
in New England
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-02-04

Strange Qualities OF n spanish River.
The River Tinto, in Spain, hardens
and petrifes the sand of its bed. II
stone falls in and alights upon another,
in a few months they become one stone.
Fish cannot live in the waters.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-02-04

The correct walking boot Is to have
q broad sole this winter.