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n Woman Ambassador.

Aitnoush women are now branching
out into nearly every avenue of ME
cuAne activity. yet the part played 6y
woman in politics of the world forms
q very interesting chapter in the his
'ofy OF the human race. The Sabine
women were stolen from their parents
ana interceded with them for Romulus
auu MA gallant knight-errants. We
nave Veturia saving Rome from the re-
sense OF her son, Coriolanus, when the
senate had despaired of it. There is
Tue record Of Roman matrons saving
~ me city When Brennus besieged it.
me treaty Of Cambray was the work
~ the mother Of Charles v. and of the
uo'ner OF Francis /. These may be
e''ed AZ the work of self-constituted
"omen ambassadors. The first wom-
~ VINO Was completely and formally
invested with the dignity of an ambas-
sauor IL Catherine de Siena. She was
ueputed by the Italian Government to
soncl'iate Pope Urban vi. after his
Isn't and induce him to return to
Non'e. which she successfully dis
charged.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-01-14
BOGUS CLASSICS.

1t II Now Clsimed That soms o. ths Anei-
ent writsrs were Eakirs.
The assertion 10 now made that Some
Of the ancient classics are for9orios.
Almost every one OF the classics has
fallen under this suspicion at one time
or another. ~
A French writer asserts that, with X
few exceptions. every one Of the Greek
and Latin classics are forgeries dating
from the period OF the Renaissance.
The practice Of literary forgery u ~
most as old az literature itself. In the
sixth century, B. c.. Onomacritus who
was intrusted by Pisisratus with pre-
pairing an edition Of the sacred writ
ings Of Musaeus. was detected n the
act Of forging them. There II also 1T
tie doubt that q passage In Homer re-
ferring to the exploits Of the Athonians
at tho siege of Troy was inserted to
glorlfy the Athenians Of later ages.
There are several passages Of Virgil
that labor under the Same suspicion. Il
has been plausibly argued that several
books Of the Annals OF Tacitus were
forged by Poggio Bracciolini. . Flor
entine scholar, whose marvellous at
tainments rendered him quite equal 70
the task. The duties Of the editoF WsFs
also very literally construed In the
past. Hardly any Of the extsnt writ:
ings Of Aristotle can be attributed %
the philosopher himself. They are
mostly expansions Of loose notes Of
lectures published under his nams n
order to give them wider acceptance.
The acumen Of Richard Bentley has
long since convinced the world that
the celebrated Letters Of Phalaris are
nothing but forgeries. The Same may
be said Of the writings Of Ingulphus,
the Decretals Of Isidore, certain pas
sages In Hesiod. and in many other an
Client authors.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-01-14

fhe London Office of Mr. G. Z. S<:eet,
the designer Of the Lau Courts in the
Strand. and then plunged into pai.ting
and artistic decoration. The influence
of Ruskin was strong upon him, and
in his decorative conceptions he was
true to all that was best in art. In
1857 he was associated with Leigh
Hunt. Val Prinsep. Burne-JOnes. and
others in frescoing the walls OF the
Oxford Union debating hall with leg
ends from the Arthnrian romance. But
painting alone did not allow sufficient
scope for his feelings. In 1858 he pub
iished THE Defense of Guinevere, and
Other Poems" Ten years later The
Earthly Paradise" appeared, though
The Life and Death of Jason" begun
ss one of the series OF the epic. was
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-01-14
HISTORIC CHURCH.
One OF the Few Relics in the Earl,

One OF the Few Relics in the Early
Northwest.
The old Mission church ON Mackinac
Island is one of the few Protestant
temples that have come down to the
present time unchanged from pioneer
days. 1t was built in 1929 when the in
habitants Of the island were fishermen.
1t fronts on the main street and looks
across the narrow road just as it did
when its builders put the finishing
touches to it's roof. Before the mission
are clustered several cottages with low
caves. These were built in the old
days, too, and served as homes for the
hardy fellows who caught fish in the
lake. Two great elms half hide the
view of the building from the shore.
The edifice was put up under the direc-
ton of Rev. DR.. Ferry. whose son has
since risen to eminence as a United
States senator. 1t was built firm and
strong. In spite Of the fact that al
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-01-14
IL England Menaced?

The chief obstacles to the progress of
education In England are partly spirit
and religious intolerance. Proposals
for educational reform are discussed
and decided, not in q philosophical
spirit but with all the acrimony of
partisans. Yet 1t Is admitted that the
case Is a very urgent one. that England
Is engaged in a struggle with her for
eign competitors not only for the su-
premacy but even for the very exist
ence Of her industries, that her work.
ers are worse instructed than her riv-
ais and are on that account going to
the wall, and that better education,
both elementary and technical, lie vital
to the continuance OF her prosperity.
1t is the fact that in both town and
country elementary instruction il SO
backward that even II adequate tech
meal schools were provided the mass
Of the people are unified to take full
advantage OF them. Yet. notwithstand-
ing all this, English statesmen will
postpone reform indefinitely II they
can see their way to secure party ad-
vantage thereby. The only hope IL
that public opinion may appreciate be-
fore it Is too late the position Of edu.
cation, both elementary and technical
may become agreed as to the direction
in which development ought to TAKE
place and may force parliament and
the government to grapple with thu
difficulties which have to be overcome
North American Review.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-01-14
w. NJ. CASTLE,

ors and physicians claim she is moral
terest manifested in the case is with
out precedent.
In San Francisco the Castles move
In the best society. Mr.. Castle Is Al
years old and member Of one of the
wealthiest firms in San Francisco. His
education was finished at Brussels and
London. His wife is pretty woman
who for some years has been a leader
In Jewish circles in San Francisco.
Since the two were arrested the United
States embassy has been flooded with
cablegrams and kilograms from per-
sons vouching for the integrity of Mr..
Castle and demanding something to be
done for the couples release and &C.
.quittal
Those who have thus expressed their
indignation are Gov. Budd of Califor-
mia, Mayor Sutro of San Francisco, Sen
ator White. Congressman Mcguire, the
chlef OF the San Francisco police, the
district attorney, members of the
chamber OF commerce and an army of
the business men of California; in
England Lord Rothschild sent his pri-
vate secretary to intercede, Claus
SpreckleS' agent called on behalf of his
employer and no less than seven bank
managers voluntarily offered bail TO,
tneir American friends. In the face
VI all this the decision of the all-pow
erlul magistrate with his stern idea
u DUTY will be eagerly awaited.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-01-14

published In 1867. This work STAMPED
him as q poet among poets. Among
his numerous other works were trans
lations Of Homer's Had. the Aeneids
Of Virgil and some Icelandic sagas rem.
dered in English verse. OF his prose
works THE Decorative Arts and Mod.
ern Life and Progress" and "The Wood
Beyond the World" are probably the
best known.
Meanwhile Morris was not recluse:
he lived in the world and was tremen-
dously affected by the darker side Of
life. The squalor and misery of the
poor appalled, him. the want Of taste
Of the middle classes distressed him.
In 1861 he induced several of his
friends. among them Burne-Jones.
Rossetti, MADDOX Brown and Philip
Web. to join him in Incorporating a
company for the manufacture Of artistic
furniture. wall paper. pottery and
household decorations Of all sorts. The
venture was immensely successful. and
a craze for artistic decoration spread
throughout England. Cheapness waa
no longer synonymous with ugliness
Rocco decoration gave way to sim.
plicity and heavy furniture was ban
ished to give place to light. Like every
other craze. 1t was carried to excess
the long haired aesthetic cult devel'
oped a mania for blue and white chins
and Japanese umbrellas; girls outvied
one another In resembling the midiae
val creations of Burne-Jones' brush
until they became the butt of the news
papers and the stage. But this wa
| only an excresence on the growth o
healthy Morris sentiment. From dec
grafton Mr.. Morris turned to printing
and bookbinding, issuing from tn
| Keimscott Press series of exquisite
reprints Of old works. the last ant
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-01-14
Ghastly joys.

Hendon, north of London. has a
tavern in a churchyard, with tomb.
stones all around it which has been
kept there for many hundred years,
and is the only licensed house in such
a place.
The original building was burned
down 200 years ago. the present house
having been built soon after the res
toration of Charles ii. 1t Is believed
that it was once a church house, as
by the terms of the lease room must
be set aside for parish meetings, and
for the preservation OF the parish rec.
ordS.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-01-14
DIED PROM Jok.

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Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-01-14

Df the international chess matches, be-
sides being a member Of the Manhat-
tan Chess Club.
1t was more excited when It discov-
cred that J. Nathan was In q reality q
nobleman. Count Joachim MaltSan,
with an ancestry ten centuries old. and
that all these years he has been living
unassumingly in New York tending
strictly to his business, which consists
OF manufacturing mucilage. When
seen Mr.. Nathan said that 1t was true
his wife was away, but that there was
no trouble between them: his wife's
sister said that all that allied Louise.
the counts wife, was that he had
spoiled her by INDUCING her and she
was spunky over some trihing differ
ence and would soon return. She
spoke highly of her titled brother-in-
law and said he was q good husband.
He went to Germany last year to visit
his relatives, but his wife would not
accompany HIM, through some mistak-
en- idea Of American independence. She
did not know he was q nobleman till
in the marriage ceremony the clergy
man who welded them six years age
made use of her husbands title.
The count denies that he will inherit
large estates In Germany. as he repre-
sents the younger son Of the house, and
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-01-14

and sent him to a private school In
the village kept by DR.. Greig. a Scotch
man. On the death of his father In
lS4S the family moved to Marlborough.
and he went to the celebrated college
OF that town. Here. although fond Of
outdoor games and Of robust build. he
displayed a fondness for Chaucer and
Tor archaeology and medieval lore.
-Four years later he matriculated at
Exeter College. Oxford. just as the re-
vivai Of mediaevalism was spreading
through the university. 1t suited his
poetic temperament: he took to writ
Ing verses and became a devoted ad-
herent Of the reRaphaelite school. In
his second college year he Joined with
his friend. Burne-Jones NOW Sir Ed
ward Burne-Jones). and other mediae-
val enthusiasts, and started a monthly
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-01-14
The DEAF NAV HEAR.

That Is, When They Go to DIR. G. II,
sPslding's Presbyterian Church.
Many an old lady goes to church Of a
Sunday and sits through the service in
a frame Of mind devout to a degree,
but never hears a solitary word Of the
sermon. There is a preacher in Syra-
cuse. Rev. George B. Spalding, D. D..
who has changed all that. DR.. Spalding
Is pastor of the First Presbyterian
church, a religious body made up in
the main Of wealthy folk to whom
money is no particular object. Moved
at first by the lamentations Of some Of
his aged Pensioners that they could
not hear his preachments-Dr Spald-
ing was a newspaper man before he
Joined the clergy. and is a practical
soul withal-he arranged. for the bet
ter delivery Of the gospel to those deaf
brethren and sisters, speaking tubes
which ran from a large metal receiver
really megaphone-immediately in
front Of him on the pulpit, down under
the flooring of the auditorium and up
into the pews. The megaphone Is built
into the front of the pulpit. SO that
when reading or speaking the doctor
addresses it directly. So successful did
the clergyman's device prove. that
speaking tubes were put into every pew
in the great auditorium. Any person,
who is hard of hearing and happens to
be visitor to the church, will find
means at hand Of hearing the sermon.
One deaf old lady, who went to DR..
Spalding's church the other dav, hav-
ing heard of the speaking tube system,
/ burst into tears when she put the
transmitter to her ear and caught the
sound of the preachers voice. She said
it was the first sermon she had heard
for over q quarter of a century.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-01-14
This Actor Drew Blood.

An anecdote is going the rounds in
Australia concerning the manner In
which a well-known leading actor sup
piled the accidental absence Of neces-
sary item OF makeup" He was play
ing Macbeth. and when he came to the
murder scene he asked In vain for the
blood with which he had intended to
imbrue his hands.
After abusing the property man
roundly for his neglect. the actor.
struck with happy thought. suddenly
hit the functionary on the nose. 30 that
a good supply Of crimson fluid was oh.
tanned, and in this the actor bathed
his hands. 1t is said that after the per-
Torrance there was realistic" con-
flict between the PRO" and the proper
ty man. in which more ''claret" was
"tapped'-this time not for stage pur-
poses.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-01-14

Australian millionaires seem to be
unduly sensitive to criticism. An un-
fortunate capitalist in Vienna has
committed suicide. He left letter be-
hind him explaining that he could NO
longer endure the attacks Of the anti
Semitic party, and especially the un-
founded allegation that he had Inn
ported goods into Vienna without pay
ing the proper octroi duties. 1t seems
an excess of scruple. Imagine an
American millionaire cutting his throat
because somebody said he had been
trying to dodge the payment OF ma
taxes,
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-01-14

magazine called the Oxford and Cam
bridge Magazine, which lasted. how
ever. but year. His contributions
consisted of a series of medieval ro-
mances, full of rich color shaded with
the gray vista Of the LONG ago." and
some poems, of which Summer Dawn"
was perhaps the most beautiful. Ros-
setti. too, was contributor; among
others his poem, THE Blessed Damo-
EEL" first made it's appearance in this
magazine. After leaving Oxford Nor
ris studied architecture for a year in
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-01-14

most seventy northern winters have
beaten upon it. the old timbers are as
stanch as when they were put togeth-
err, and the tin on the tower shines as
lustrously as the day it was smelted.
Along in the sos, when the fur COM
pany dissolved. Mackinac lost it's char
acter as a field for mission work, and
the building and the grounds about 1t
were sold. The old church passed
through a somewhat precarious exist
ence until some of the cottagers and
islanders bought 1t.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-01-14
He Never Could.

Two ctersymen were walking to-
se'net recently. when one of them had
que misfortune to fall over some orange
peei Ha, da!" exclaimed his brother
y. 'he cloth. the wicked always stand
vi slippery ground" so II seems"
sa'a the fallen one. "but never
couid."-Pittsburg Dispatch.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-01-14

The oldest inhabitant in Boston, and,
Incidentally. the Oldest voter, is Jo-
seph David Jones, and he is an in
mate Of the Home for Aged People in
West Springfield street. II Mr. Jones
lives until December 80, 1896, he will
have reached the age Of 80 years. This
aged citizen Is wide-awake to the top
les of the times Mr.. Jones is a regis
tered voter. and declares that he will
exercise his privilege as a sovereign
citizen just as long as he is able to do
so. Mr.. Jones was born in Boston,
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-01-14
MRS. NANSEN.

She 10 very lovely woman and Z
vocalist Of local renown. singing In
public in Norway. There II story
going the rounds Of the press that be-
fore starting on his three years voyage
hansen divorced his wife in order that
she might be free to marry should he
never be heard of again and his death
not be legally proven. The same re-
port says that he remarked her on his
return.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-01-14
COUNTESS LOUISE NATHAN

Ais cousin. who has large family. Is
the holder of the estates. The story
that his wife married him for a
wealthy nobleman and was thereby
swindled he brands as false, as she
did not know but that he was a plain
German till the wedding day. He APP
pears deeply in love with his wife.
Mrs. Nathan Is pretty woman and
Is addicted to the bicycle. She wears
bloomers because her husband IL OF
the opinion that is the only rational
bicycle costume.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-01-14
NANsEN's WIFE.

Personality Of the Companion ef the
Great Artic Explorer.
While all the world has heard Of
Nansen, the explorer. and has seen
many pictures Of him. tho face Of his
wife is less familiar. though In hes
way Mrs. Nansen. too. II celebrity.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-01-14

not far from Faneuil Hin, in 1897. In
his early days he was dry goods mer-
chant, and later became a manufacture
er Of tinware. He was friend of Gar
rison, and was personally interested in
that mans great work. 1t is remark
able how well he retains his faculties.
His mind is clear, his hearing is acute.
but as he himself puts 1t. II am COM
PEELED to use glasses when read
He is active on his feet. and the only
aid he uses when walking Is a small
cane.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-01-14

a sectional blackboard for school
pu'po"es. with sections so arranged
!" permit several scholars to work
~ once without interference.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-01-14
SET SOCIETY AGOG.
DISCOVERY OF AFULL BLOOD
ED COUNT IN GOTHAM.
He Married . Poor Americas Girl WAo
Remained lgnurAnt Of His little Uneal
Their wedding Day-GensFAl Rsvsrsal
of Order Of Things.

ERMAN society In
New York city was
shocked when 1t
heard that Mrs. ].
Nathan had elop-
ed, after . quarrel.
from her husband
and was in hiding,
because ]. Nathan
is well known ~ .
business man and
was also manager
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-01-14

An ingenious hinged garment
stretcher. which Stimulates the human
form and when not in use folds into a
small compass.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-01-14

Potomac. The water in the river is
low and cicar.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-01-14

=, the charge of shoplifting.
Larceny in England is felony the
enlistment for which is practically
ruIimited. The Castles were arrested
st the complaint of furrier who miss
al some valuable goods after a visit
the two paid his shop. and when the
hoxes Of the San Francisco couple were
onened such an array of valuable
tribes. brio "A brac. laces and dress
goods met the astonished eyes OF the
oficials that they say unless Mrs.
castle has a most perverted mania for
Collecting such things she is either a
kleptomaniac the like Of which has
never been seen or else daring thief.
Although Mr.. Castle shared his wife's
arrest it is not thought he was an ac-
complete.
The defense will be that Mrs. Castle
Is a kleptomaniac and her San Fran
cisco physician has sent long cable
gram to London outlining her physical
and mental condition, which 1t Is
thought will go long way toward Sc
curing her acquittal on the charge OF
shoplifting. The case rests with a
magistrate who is noted as being the
most severe in London in the dis
charge of his duty. There is no doubt
of Mrs. Castles guilt. but her solicit
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-01-14
4VERY STRANGE CASE
..r WHICH is NOW THE
TALK OF TWO CITIES.
~, and san Francisco Stirred Up
.., the Accusations Against tho wife
~. n, tho Golden Gates Leading
-,,.,ens--A slave to stoaNnS'

OF in a decade
has society in Lon
don and San Fran
cisco been so
stirred up and ex-
cited over an Oc-
currence as It Is
now over the ar
rest in London re-
Gently Of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. M. Castle
of San Francisco
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-01-14
REMARKAB
THE LATE WILLIAM MORRIS A
MASTER IN MANY FIELDS.
He Began His Career ~ . Student Of
Painting, Then Tried Architecture and
Finally Became y P0et-Noted for His
Artistic Designing.

HE eldest Of a fam
lily of nine children,
the late William
Morris of England
was born ON the
cath of March, 1884,
in Williamson. =
village in Essex,
not far from Lon
don. His father was
q business man OF
moderate means
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-01-14

hon.
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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1897-06-08
OBITUARY.,

After a long and ]protracted ill
ness, God has saw fit to visit the
home of Mr.. G.. w. l.. league and
claim for their own their little
daughter, Clara. She passed away
at 10 o'clock Thursday and was
conveyed to Waterloo on the fol-
lowing day for jntcrmcnt. We do
sincerely ~sympathize with the be
rcaved family and commend them
to Jesus who is ever faithful and
true and able to comfort them that
put their trust IN him.
Clara, thy noise now is hushed,
Thy warm true heart is still,
And on thy young md innocent
brow is resting deaths cold chill.
Thy hands are clasped upon thy breast,
we nave kissed thy lovely brow;
n in our aching hearts we know
We have no darling now.
When we see thy precious blossom,
mat VIC tended with such care,
itudely taken from our bosom,
How our hearts almost despair.
Round thy little grave we lingcr,
Till the setting sun Is low,
Feeling all our hopes have persisted,
With tho flowers we cherished SO.
Jesus while our hearts are bleeding,
Ger the spoils that death has won,
We would at this solemn meeting,
Calmly say thy will be done.
Though cast down, we're not forsaken,
Though afflicted not alone,
Thou id'st give, thou has taken.
Blessed Lord thy will be done.
"A FRIEND.