Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-06-11
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NuieS Mst Seur WIS TIC Io"ec' w aeS-
ord.
The head Of every Chinese male in
FAINT Is shaved when he is about a
month old.
The New York police commissioners
are considering the question Of cheaper
uniforms for the patrolmen.
The fire loss in the United States for
seven months of 1895 was So. 5S20OO
against $77.92O,2 200 in 1894 and $685.
1Ol 300 in 1893.
Reports from Labrador say that the
fishery this season is the best on rec
ord. many unprecedented catches hav-
ing been made.
The midwinter fair ut San Francisco
and left profit enough to erect public
museum in one OF the parks.
The German army Is to spend 1OO,-
600 marks for bicycles this year. Two
wheels are assigned to each battalion
for work formerly done by mounted Or
derlies.
The murder percentage Of Great Brit
ain Is comparatively small, with the eX-
ception of London and Ireland. and
personal safety in England and Scot
land is commendable OH all sides.
The Emperor of Germany has no use
for the people OF this country. The
story goes that in letter to one OF the
English nobility about the Kiel fete he
wrote; There will be no Americans
present; --- them all!'
EastpOrt. Maine, has a genuine new
woman, but of type not likely to be-
come fashionable. She regularly does
a mans work on woodpile. handling
the bucksaw and AK with all the skill
of the hardest male expert.
A property owner in st. Gall. Switzer-
land. has posted In all the kitchens Of
his houses a notice that 1.-The use Of
coal oil In starting kitchen fires Is stric~
ly prohibited. under fine of to IA
francs. One-h half to go to the informer."
Navy officials complain that 1t is hard
work to get the best seamen nowadays
for the reason that the private yachts
are able to command their services.
And yet the United States navy pays
it's enlisted men better than any other
nation on earth.
|, a man was arrested in New York the
other day for wearing women's cloth
ing. He says he Is ~ years old. and
with the exception Of u brief period
never wore anything else than women'i
garb. Then, he claims. he was arrest
ell Us woman masquerading as q
man.
The youngest member of the new
, British parliament Is % years old ant
the oldest Is 93. These figures may b,
said to mark the limits Of the age o.
: public men in Great Britain. AS ruiz
, they begin earlier and they live longe
than public men in the United States.
!. In his address before the British Med
, ical Associations congress. Henr.
I Morris said that the anatomy Of tn
I brain and nervous system had been al
!. most wholly rewritten during the pas
. ten years, all because Of the new dat
h esta blished by modern scientific invef
\ tigation.
+ A pear grower in Blackshear ha
j. made cider from his pear crop wit
= good results. The cider il sweet an
r has a very good flavor. If 1t is Above
i to ferment, hard cider results, whic
Il resembles Rhine wine to some degree
l. An excellent vinegar can also be mad
!. from pear cider.
MonsoOns are periodical winds whic
sweep the northern part of the India
ocean. changing their direction aftt
an interval Of about six months. an
hence the term monsoon, the Anglicize
form Of the Persian mousum. or til
- Malay mossin. signifying Il season, r.
,, ferring to their perlodicity.
10 Two newsboys OF Syracuse, n.
4 have been arrested for selling paper
d In that city on Sundays. According
= an ordinance framed by an intelligel
member OF the board of aldermen, Il
only persons authorized to sell newsp
pers on the first day Of the week al
licensed vendors of milk.
Professor Emery Il. Smith OF CA
fornia has succeeded in experiments
cross fertilization In producing an G
tIItlN ut" NioIVt, SsNhtCN
Of great beauty. In size the flow
covers an American silver dollar.
color Is a clear violet purple. whi'
does not fade The fragrance is We
powerful.
One OF the queerest clubs in 4
world IL the Lazy Club" Of Vienn
1t Is said to have n membership OF
= and there are thousands waiting
NJ admission No member Of this Orgal
IN zation can do anything for n liviL
bo and the slightest suspicion Of wo
,n that rests on member means his {
pulsion.
An interesting illustration OF the
dams clever horsemanship was Civ
by young buck at Wilbur, Wash,
few days ago. Carrying in his hand
ordinary cup brimful OF water, he ro
" on cayuse at full gallop the length
- the main street and returned witht
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