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Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-05-14
WIDOW WADE.

OF course she does;;" and he put his
pipe back into his mouth with a
chuckle at the idea that anybody
should question the widows powers.
So it is all through the town, and the
surrounding towns, too. There are
many highly educated persons in Cas-
tile. Some Of them are quite ready to
ayow their faith in the Widow Wade's
gilt Of second sight" Others do not
wish to be quoted on the subject, but
all have given evidence of their belief
Ia her power. She makes no boast OF
her ability, and exercises it only when
requested to do SO. Another peculiar
Characteristic, which distinguishes her
from the professional quack, is that she
Will not accept money for her services,
though often urged to do so.
Since the Lord has sent this gift"
she said to the reporter. He certainly
intends me to use it for the benefit OF
my fellow creatures" The Widow
wade is sincerely pious woman. and
this is her way of looking at the mat.
ter
Mrs. Wade is past 60, and for forty
years she has been finding things for
ner wyoming county neighbors. Their
feelings toward her were we'll ex-
pressed by an old farmer named Will
let's on the outskirts OF CASTLE. A lot
ol MS grain had been stolen, he said,
ana when he appealed to the Widow
wade she told him where it had been
concealed. He went to the spot, and
sure enough. he found the bags OF
gram. bearing his name.
But do you really believe it posi-
We that this woman can possess such
power?" he was asked.
don no." said the old man, scratch
Jug MS heal in perplexity. Il don't
oats"
Inc Widow Wade owns a little house
,aa a small patch of ground in the vii
'ase' but, having no family ties, she
passes much of her time in visiting
.oand among her relatives in CASTLE
raa rike. She is pleasant faced old
.auy' and Is always willing to receive
,'s"ofs and to talk to them, but she
:, ao' fond of speaking of her power OF
...'a'rVoyance. She is cheerful. some
.mes even jolly. Her way of finding
.Os. articles is very simple. Take. fol
Instance. the case OF Farmer Willetts
.ua MS stolen grain. When he hat
e .Olu MS story to Mrs. Wade she tool
~, a small glass which looks like ar
s.u'nary glass: it is her only medium.
.ne sazed fxedly into 1t for some time
Then she said:
H. see TWO men carrying bags of grair
om your barn to a wagon which
tso oy the road. Now they drive tt
wi. west Then she described theil
~ along the ~oad which ran past tn,
ner house and on for three or fou
. . Here they turned to the RICH
sau went up HILL" and SO on. Sh,
., .n' carefully over the route, which
81 "afd was found to be the one tn,
m n'eves had taken, and ended her state
tse H, by telling the farmer that i,
NY, naSmow of a certain harm severa
and he did ' 9 "
No Years ago the glass that tn
CIV o* mad long used was dropped &C
nn'a'ly over the high banks of tn
SSee river. aa6 was not recovered
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-05-14
ROYAL Women Smokers.

Six women wearing European
crowns are habitual smokers. The En-
press of Austria's allowance is from
thirty to forty cigarettes a day; the
dowager Czarina of Russia smokes a
good deal. but only in her private
APARTMENTS: the other smokers are
Carmen sylvia. the poet Queen Of Rou-
mania. the Queen Regent of Spain.
Queen Margherita of Italy, and Queen
Amelie of Portugal.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-05-14
Newspapers.

Our legitimate newspaper Is our
public arena; it is our safety valve: it
is The artillery that turns threatening
revolutions into needed reformations.
1t is our public conscience.-Rev. Joas
eph Kruskopf.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-05-14
A swedish Traveller.

The Swedish traveller. NJ. Sven He'd
din, after succeeding in making his
way across the still UNEMPLOYED parts
of Thibet, has arrived at Lian-chaufu,
whence he started for Pekin. After
a short stay there M. Sven Heddin pro-
poses returning to Russia, and hence
to Sweden by way of Siberia
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-05-14

keepers. who seek out English-speak-
ing women in distress and assist them.
Over nine thousand girls of all classes.
including students, governesses and do
mestic servants. have received help
at the Avenue Wagram Home alone.
The homes are not self-supporting, but
are aided by subscriptions from those
interested in the work.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-05-14
The Leighton Memorial.

The Leighton memorial in st. Paurs
cathedral is to be a monument on the
wall of the nave. designed by Mr.. w.
B. Richmond. and il will cost about
$4,000.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-05-14
THE CHIEF ENGINEER.
GEN. JOHN M. WILSON CHIEF
OF ARMY CORPS.
His Appointment Ono Of the Last on.
cial Acts of Ex-President Cleveland
His Record In the Service Of the
United States.

ENERAL JOHN NJ.
Wilson. chief OF the
army en- 8 ! n 9 e r
corps, who has just
been promoted to
that position and
has been made q
brigadier = general.
is by no means UNI
known to the mar
liners Of the great
lakes, The general
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-05-14

a sa. at finding lost ar
beales sonld he incredible II there were
e's' m.nv trustworthy witnesses 10
p. .,h sor every one of them: Castle
Ou.u rall town in a fine farming coun-
snd onc would think that the resi-
'.,. s NJ the place would look upon the
u 'ra Wade as the one lion IN the
" .,sSho,hood but they don't. A strang-
s;s;tine the village is taken first OF
~ - see the water cure. as the big
- a.,,.ripm which stands on hill near
:" !. called and then to look over
r.,v trivial features Of town archl-
.ac,ure and landscape. He would not
NJ likely to hear of the widow at all
u,,ss, he were to inquire for her. She
~, lived in CASTLE all her life and
has been seeing things, hidden from
o,hers for SO many years that the ma
t;ves have come to regard her extra
ordinary power as matter OF course.
Tho repcrter asked a man who sat in
front OF the postoffice smoking:
us it true that there is woman here
Who can find things without knowing
when or where they were lost?"
Hub" said the man. looking up In
surprisc; you meant the Widow Wade.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-05-14
EaE SEES THE UNSEEN
v WADE AND HER PEcuL-
kIoo" Jar POWER.

,.v. second sight-Residents
\" Town Tell Of the Cases IN
Oh. Has Demonstrated Her
ABILITY.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-05-14

published, with some OF her verses.
She is greatly interested in the woman
question.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-05-14
HIS BLOODY LIFE.
THE MAN WHO HAS ENDED
MANY CAREERS.
He Is ExecutiOner In the Service of the
King of Ashanti-Hss Executed More
OF His Fellows Than Any other Per-
son Living.

HE & e mt l e m a n
whose picture Is
8 h o W n here has
done enough work
in his line to en-
title him to much
distinction. Fol
thirty years he was
he great execution
er in the service Of
the King Of Asian
ri The ONCE he
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-05-14

and In 1893 ne was recalled to Wash
ington and given his former position
as superintendent Of public buildings
and grounds. Gen. Wilson Is one OF
the ablest men in the engineer corps
and his promotion is the reward Of
merit.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-05-14
Japan's Empress.

The Empress of Japan writes poetry
and keeps a diary which was recently
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-05-14

N most places when
persons lose things
they try to getthem
back either by look
ing for them or by
advertising. In the
town of CASTLE, N.
Y. it is different.
There, II anything
of value is lost, the
loser consults the
Widow Wade. The
Vxy;dow Wade'9
Daily camera., 1897-12-16
GUNNERY PRACTICE
PeriIa That Outsiders Know Little
About.

About.
An officer of the United States navy
relates the following as illustrating
some of the perils Of gunnery at sea:
II came very near going up into the
air in small bits on this last squadron
cruise. We were at heavy gun practice
al sea, and but for the quickness of
gunner's mate would have never re-
turned AS you probably know, the
heavy guns in the turrets are fired by
electricity, the gun being discharged
simply by pressing button. The OFF,
Ger in command of the forward turret
on our ship during rapid-firc practice
was just about to press the button to
nre one of our big guns when a gun
ner's mate was seen to grab at some
thing On the wall of the turret and then
fall in a heap on the floor. The officer
pressed the button, but the gun was not
discharged When the mate came to he
was asked what had happened, and he
Informed the officer that the brcech OF
the gun had not been locked, and that
what he grabbed at on the wall was the
wires forming the electric firing cir.
cult. When he saw that the officer was
preparing to fire the gun, and at the
same time observed that the breech of
the gun was not locked, the only thing
that occurred to him to prevent the gun
being discharged was to destroy the cir
cult, which he did promptly and effect
lively. When all this occurred there was
charge of $50 pounds Of powder in the
gun, another charge of the same size in
the turret ready to be served, and the
Tassageway leading to the powder mag
azine was wide open. But for the quick
css Of the gunner's mate the gun would
have been blown out inside the turrct.
the gases from the burning powder
would probably have ignited the charge
lying in the turret. this explosion would
have ignitcd the powder in the maya
zine, and the chances are thatth whole
ship, crew and al, would have gone up
in the air. A thought that has occurred
to me is this: Suppose the acoident-had.
occurred, what do you imagine the ver-
dict OF a board of inquiry as to the cause
Of the loss CT the shi p would have been?
Since his experience the department has
adopted electrical means to prevent the
discharge of any of the large guns until
the brcech is locked."-San Francisco
Chronicle -.-
Daily camera., 1897-12-16
Sherin-s Sale.

BY virtue of execution. Fl ia and fee bill is
sued out of the clerks office of the district court
f Boulder county and State of Colorado, and
to me directed, whereby | am commanded to
make the sum of ten thousand dollars (slO,Wo),
and costs of suit, the amount of a certain
Judgment recently obtained agains: Isaac L.
Bond in favor of George W. Teal and Clarence
Colyjn. out of the lands. tenements, goods and
chatteis uf the said Isaac Bond, have levied
on the following property, to-wit:
One hundred shares of stock in the boulder
Electric Light Company, represented by GER
titicatc No 81, for - shares and certificate No
=. for nifty shares standing upon the books OF
said company in the name of q. 3. Bond and
certificate No. &c, for fifteen shares standing in
the name of C. &. Bromley, trustee.
Therefore, according to said command shall
expose for SALE at public auction, all the right,
title and intarest of the above named, Isaac l..
Bond, in and to the above described property, on
Saturday, the 18th day of December, 1877, at l"
O'Clock a. m. at the south front door VI the
court house, in Boulder.
Dated at Boulder, this eth day OF December,
1897. WARRES Z. DIER,
Sheriff of Boulder County.
GEO. ROGERS attorney for plaintiff.
First pub dec. S-lnst dec II, ".
Daily camera., 1897-12-16
Never Taken OF,

Sunset Sims (drowsily)-Dey say de
prince Nv Wales never wears = suit Nv
clothes more dan once.
Weary Willy-NVell, needer do we
only it's a longer once.-Puck.
Daily camera., 1897-12-16
SPLIT LOGS FOR A LIVING.
Occupation ImInOrtn1izcd by Lincoln
Followed by Two Girls.

Occupation ImmOrtnIizcd by Lincoln
Followed by Two Girls.
Splitting logs is the vocation followed
by two women in the woods back Of
Walls station, on the Pennsylvania
railroad. Annie and Mary Wilson are
the names Of these two women. They
are sisters They split rails and make
pit posts and caps for the Spring Hill
Coal company, whose works are be-
tween Wilmerding and Wallis. They
do ali the work of Telling the trees,
saving them into proper lengths and
finally with their axes splitting them
into pit posts. They are assisted to
some extent by their younger brother.
The girls work together always and
can swing an eight-foot cross-cut saw
through an oak tree with apparently
typewriter.
When the tree is sawed through and
ready to split one OF the girls sets an
iron wedge into one end Of the log and
with large maui weighing about 20
pounds drives it in, splitting the log
from end to end. The operation is re-
peated until the log is split into sizes
for posts. Then the axes are brought
into play and the posts trimmed up and
shaped. The girls came from Indiana.
The work is not hard when you get
used to it, said one, "and then we can
make more money splitting rails and
making pit posts. in one day than we
could in a week working in kitchen.
What's the difference, SO long as the
work is honest, how enc earns living?
Although | work hard every day, rain
or shine, | never get sick. was never
sick in my life. The people around
here all talk about US, but we dom t care
for that. We are earning good liv-
ing and don't owe anyone cent
Chicago Chronicle.
Daily camera., 1897-12-16
Hold On q Minute.

81 can tell you of a little trick in the
use of the telephone which may come in
useful" said the man who tends to the
"hellos" on the city telephone. That
is, when using the phone do not hang
up the receiver the moment you hear
good-by, but wait for moment to hear
whether your correspondent has some
thing further to say or not. | will
wager that fully one-quarter, or per-
haps one-third, of ourcalls are by peo-
pie who have forgotten something they
wanted to say, called off and then re-
membered it. Just hold on to your
phone for moment and see how often
you will be greeted with chorus of
Hold on IL minute, Say and :hen Cen
tral. just give me So-and-So again =
Philadelphia Call
Daily camera., 1897-12-16
How to Look Good.

Good looks are really more than skin
deep. depending entirely on healthy
CONDITION of all the vital organs. If the
liver be inactive, you have bilious look
if your stomach be disordered, you have
a dyspeptic look; if your kidneys be af-
fec,ed, you have pinched look. Secure
good health, and you will surely have
good looks. Electric Bitters' is good
Alternative and Tonic. Acts directly on
the stomach, liver and kidneys. Purihes
the blood, cures pimples. blotches and
boils and gives good complexion
Every bottle guaranteed. Sold at Chas
c. Giesick's, successor to Boeck Bros.
Parlor Drug Store.
Daily camera., 1897-12-16
Useful
Holiday Gifts

Are the ones that will be appreciated and
are the most constant reminders OF the
glver. What could be a more acceptacl,.
gift than handsome SHAVEING SET
a chest of useful and ever handy TOOLS or
: set of the best SHEFFIELD STEEL
CARVERS. with natural stag horn or ruh'
Her handles. We have many other useful
articles that are appreciated by both o q
nd Young, suitable for the season,
PARKER s. WILLS.
12th aud Pt.ri
Daily camera., 1897-12-16

Mrs. Mary Bird, Harrisburg, Pa, says,
MY child is worth millions to me; yet
would have los; her by Group mad | not
invested twenty FIVE cents in a bottle of
One Minute Cough Cure" 1t cures
coughs, colds and all throat and lung
troubles. Chas. c. Giesick, successor to
Boeck Bros. Parlor Drug Store.
Daily camera., 1897-12-16
ClVlLlZ!NG THE CROWS.
A Recent Agency visitor Finds Prog.
ress Has Been Made.

William c. Evans. a retired farmer
and stock man and prominent citizen
of West Liberty, Ia, found time the
other day between trains to call on
few former citizens of West Liberty
who now live in Lincoln. He was re-
turning from a visit to q son who is
storckeeper at the Crow agency ii Wy
oming. Mr.. Evans went all through the
Big Horn region in 1854. and he was
much interested this trip in observing
the progress the Grow Indians had made
towards civilization since that time. e
The Crows. he said. were always q dull
race. almost nonresistant, and 50 had
not so much warlikeness 10 get rid of
rs some other tribes. A number Of
them have taken land in severalty and.
til it quite successfully.
It is, Of course. with the younger gen
Grafton that most has been attempted
and accomplished. Mr.. Evans attended
Sunday school there and, found the chill
hren bright and well instructed. The
day schools have had about 100 pupils,
and should have about 200 if all attend
ed who are the proper age. The fam
lies get off hunting. however, and it is
hard to get some of the children back.
Just at present the schools are dis
missed on account of an epidemic of
measles. The teacher is thoroughly
qualified and doing much good
A number of Crow men wear the civ
ilized costume in its entirety and others
partially. The women, however, cling
to their tribal dress. The children at
the school must all wear clothes like
white people, but when they return to
their wigwams they often go back to
the more primitive styles. \ few wom-
en- who are graduates of Carlisle set an
example of civilized dress.
The Crows are a fine race physically.
Many of the men are more than six feet
high ard straight as the traditional red
man. The women. through burden
bearing and hard work, are less attract
i've in appearance.
On the whole, Mr. Evans thought that
The tribe was really moving forward
and that after awhile they might be-
come really self-supporung and civil
lied enough for all practical purposes
Nebraska State journal.
Daily camera., 1897-12-16
Carried Sy Birds.

DR. Howard. the new secretary of the
American Association foE the Advance
ment of Science, writing of the manner
in which seeds are carried to great
distances by birds. recited an expert
ment of Darwin which had a curious
result Adhering to the leg of s wound
ed partridge Darwin found a ball of
earth weighing GH ounces. From the
seeds contained in this ball he raised
80 plants belonging to five distinct
.pecies.-Youth's Companion.
Daily camera., 1897-12-16
a Silrewd Parent.

''You have been very generous in buy
ing Mabel new gowns" recarked Mrs.
Cumrox.
Yes" was the reply 81 don't like
that man who pays her SO much at
tention.''
L don't see what that has to do with
t."
Il desire to give him something to
think about when I ask him if he can
support her in the style to which she
has been accustomed. ."-Washington
Star
Daily camera., 1897-12-16
Atthe Old Stand.

Tie reliable and expert jeweler and
watch and jcwelry repairer, c. P. Pettin'
gill. will always be found atthe old stand
ready and anxious to serve his old time
friends and customers.
Daily camera., 1897-12-16
4 VoluahIe Eoent,

My being good musician saved my
life the last time the !evee gave way
said Mrs. Mississippi.
why, how was that?" said Mrs. Bos-
ton.
We'll. you see, my husband floated
down the river on the stove"
"Well?"
81 accompanied him on the piano.
Judge.
Daily camera., 1897-12-16
New E.s,.ra,s Pe,ul.t,,,.

The urbsn population Of New Eng
land has more than doubled since 1870.
while the rural population has stood
.till-Ch;cago Inter Ocean.
Daily camera., 1897-12-16
No Secret.

How do you keep your cat
,. So sleek and fat?
why, that's the least of laborh
We only have to keep
Him here to sleep,
He boards round with the neighbors.
Chicago Tribune.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1897-04-29
HOW EASY 1T is.

How easy It is to spoil day!
The thoughtless words of cherished
friend
The selfish work Of child at play,
The strength of a will that will not bend,
The slight of a comrade, the scorn of foe,
The smile that Is full Of bitter things
They all can tarnish its golden glow,
And take the grace from it's airy wings.
How easy 1t is to spoil day
BY the force Of a thought we did not
check!
Little by little we mold the clay.
And little flaws may the vessel wreck.
The careless waste of a white-winged hour.
That held the blessing we long had
sought,
The sudden loss Of wealth and power
And 10! the day is with Ill inwrought.
How easy 1t is to spoil life!-
And many are spoiled ere we'll begun
In home light darkened by sin and strife,
Or downward course of cherished one;
By toll that robs the form of it's grace,
And undermines till health gives way;
BY the peevish temper, the frowning face,
The hopes that go and the cares that stay.
A day is too long to be spent in vain,
Some good should come as the hours 20
Some tangled nhze may be made more
Some lowered glance may be raised on
high.
And life is too short to spoil like this;
If only prelude, It may be sweet;
Let us bind together its thread Of bliss,
And nourish the flowers around our feet.
-Watchman.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1897-04-29
Electricity to Preserve Eggs,

New York electrician has discov
cred method for preserving eggs in
an edible condition for a number of
years. The only successful method now
is to soak the eggs in lime water. which
closes up the pores of the shell and kills
any germs which may be attached to
them. Under the most favorable con-
ditions, however. this method will not
preserve an egg for more than three
months. The new method is much
more complicated. 1t is well known
that an eggshell is more or less por-
GUS, and that air passes into the egg
and hastens its decay. In preserving
eggs by the new method the egg is
first placed in vacuum chamber which
draws the air from the interior. The
eggs are then painted with compost
ton which renders them air-tight.
After this they will be placed in barrels
of water and subjected to AN electric
current strong enough to destroy any
germ life which may be present.-N. Y.
World.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1897-04-29
A Blind Pig of Ability,

The Sun told recently of little pigs
finding it's way home after having been
carried half mile in a covered basket.
Samuel Horner, who lives near Car
michaels, Pa, tells a more remarkable
story of blind pig that found it's way
home after having been carried three
miles or more in box. The pig was
Of litter of four and was blind from
birth. When about three months old
the litter was sold 10 neighboring
farmer, who took them all home in a
large box in his wagon. The road was
not only crooked one, but was cut by
several cross roads and it passed
through village with several cross
streets, the neighbor's farm being about
two miles beyond the village. The pigs
were turned out in small lot. On the
morning of the third day after the
blind pig had been taken away, Mr..
Horner found it in his hog lot with his
other pigs. None of it's companions had
returned with it. There was no other
way for the pig to return home than by
following the road over which it had
been carried in the box.-N. Y. Sun.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1897-04-29

Mrs. Samuel Stamm, of Logantown
bore her thirty-four years of suffering
with courage and fortitude. Her trouble
was rheumatism in the knee. In conse.
quence her limb had become 80 stiff that
she could hardly walk. Mr.. stamm is a
well.to do merchant, and had spared nc
pains or expense to relieve her, but with
little success, until one night when il
grew go painful that she could hardly
endure it, he persuaded her to try Cham
berlain's Pain Balm. The effect was
magical. The first application relieved
the pain. and lite continued use has re.
moved all stiffness and given her the free
use of her limb once more. Ifyou have
friend who is troubled with rheuma
tism insist on their giving this remedy q
trial. You can do them no greater favor
as it assure to give prompt relief, and il
they are little patient it will effect a
cure. For sale at 25 and so cents pei
bottle by Garrett & Ayres. druggists.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1897-04-29
Relief in Six Hours.

Distressing kidney and bladder die.
eases relieved in six hours by the "New
Great South American Kidney Cure"
This new remedy is great surprise on
account of its exceeding promptness in
relieving pain in the bladder, Kidneys
back and every part of the urinary pas
sages in male or female. 1t relieves re.
tention of water and pain in passing it
almost Immediately. If you want quick
relief and cure this is your remedy. Sold
by W. R. Smith & Co., Druggists.