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Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-01-21
Not to he Pleased.

IN well-known bank in Edinburgh
Inc clerks are presided over by rath-
CT lmpetuous manager, whose violent
hts OF temper very often dominate his
reason. For instance, the other day he
was wigging one Of them about his bad
work. Look here, JONES'" he thun-
aered. this won't do! These figures
are a perfect disgrace to a clerk! l
could get an Office boy to make better
ngures than those. and l tell you l
won't have it! Now. look at that S. 1t
LOOKS just like a 5. What do you mean,
ST. by making such beastly figures
H1pia!n! "1-er-I beg pardon, sir"
suggested the trembling clerk, his
neart huttering terribly: "but-er-
"eii' You see. sir. it is g." "A 80"
,oared the manager. why, you idiot,
LOOKS just like q So And then the
subject was dropped for an indefinite
period.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-01-21
VENUS or MILO.
Dssssd N IN OAK Comn Dusiae Nnp9
o.Prusslan Wax. s sc

Dsgasd IN an Oak CoMn Dusane
Franco-Prussian was.
The death Of n. Henri Brest. 49,
namc was celebrated many ySarD $50
in connection with the statue o. veau
now one Of the great treasures 8 -
Louvre museum. brings to mind -
interesting souvenirs connected w
that statue. says m exchange. y 49,
indeed n. Henri Brest who discoveso9
the wonderful statue which had -
unearthed by q peasant In the lsaaA4
OF Milo and who bought Il o. him -
nero song In 1920. He soon SOLD y
to NJ. de Marcellus. through whom e
reached the Louvre. Tho wonder11A
statue remained undisturbed IN tho ~
lery Of the Louvre. Of which II va ~
principal ornament. till the France
Prussian war. in 1870. when the means
OF preserving It against the poesdbso
pillage OF the Germans caused greee
anxiety to the curators. Few EngIlso-
men are probably aware that the Veuue
dc Milo was on that occasion piace1s
IN an immense sort Of padded oAk ccG.s
nm and buried mysteriously IN eroees
trench made to receive It In the oo0xsr
yard Of the prefecture OF police. Thjg
was done In the middle Of the night ~
the presence Of very few witnesses, VIII
the object Of keeping the hiding placeE
OF the statue perfectly secret. + 49,
thought by the oflicials Of the LOny1Ws
that the statue was In perfect oatotyS
there: but their anxiety for the fA3os
OF the treasure was revived. aftar IT,
signature Of peace, by the outbreak q
the commune and the setting iire - tn
prefecture OF police and to the Palais
de Justice opposite. Fortunately, how
ever. when that insurrection had been
put down the curators Of the Louvre
on once more unearthing the status,
found It had suffered no deterioration.
The inscription on the pedestal Of the
statue In the Louvre does not even
mention the name Of N. Henri Broot
It relates simply that It was bought
by M. de Marcellus for the Marquis
de Riviere, the French ambassadoe, who
presented It to King Louis XVIII. -
1921.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-01-21
SWINDLINC SHOPKEEPERS,
New and Ingenious Devices Practiced by
Render Moi of the Canital

l.
Rendez-MOi of the Capital.
A fashionably dressed Partisan the
other day entered tobacconists shop
in the Rue st. Honore, in which several
persons We're being served. He select
ed cigar, which he lighted, and stood
for few moments as If waiting for
something. He then turned to the shop
girl and asked for his change out of
the 5-shilling piece he had given. The
girl denied that she had received any,
at which he appeared very indignant
and said that If she looked in the till
she would doubtless. find it, adding that
it had certain mark on it. The girl.
to satisfy him, looked and found 81
shilling piece marked as described.
and, apologizing for her mistake. was
about to give him the change when
two gendarmes, who happened to have
observed his maneuvers from the out
side, entered and took him into GUS
tody. He was taken to the commits
sary of police, where he was recog-
nized as a skillful practitioner of the
description of thief called rendez-moi.
His plan was to send someone Into the
shop, some little time before him to
purchase a trifling article with a
marked 5-shilling piece, and then to
enter himself and act as described by
which process he managed to get from
40 to SO shillings per day.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-01-21

worker in her intellectual and club
life. and, above all. is a devoted mother
and homemaker. Mrs. Breed has hosts
Of admirers in Chicago. gained during
her visits to Mrs. H. o. Stone, whom
she has known for many years.
Her house on the rock bound
coast of Massachusetts is rich
in evidences of wealth and
culture. There the most distinguished
men and women in the world of art.
music and literature may be met drawn
as they are to the beautiful place by
the intelligent sympathy Of the gra-
cious hostess. Personally Mrs. Breed
Is most attractive, combining in her
manner the graceful charm Of the well
bred woman with a simplicity and sim
certify and render her wonderfully en-
gaging. Besides discharging the So
cial duties that fall to her lot Mrs,
Breed superintends the education OF
her five children. Two of them, Miss
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-01-21

for their country. About this time DR..
George F. Root, patriot, poet and COM
poser. interpreted the emotions Of the
people In song. giving to the country
THE Battle Cry OF Freedom" "Just
Before the Battle, Mother" Rally
Round the Flag" Tramp. Tramp
Tramp" the Lumbards singing them
first in Chicago. The brothers went
to the camps OF the soldiers and sang
on the night before the battle, while
the fight was going on and after the
victory or defeat. The whole army
knew the Lumbards and idolized them.
At the close of the war they resumed
life in Chicago. Frank engaging In
mercantile pursuits until his death q
few years 60. A short time before the
ereat fire Jules went to Omaha, where
he has since resided, being agent Of thu
Pennsylvania railroad. Mr.. Lumbard
retains all the fire. energy and splendid
voice which made him SO powerful 81
years ago. He Is the gentlest of men
and so generous that he will probably
die poor.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-01-21
The Cow and tho Ring.

A gold ring that is supposed to have
spent nearly two years In q cows
stomach was sent the other day to its
owner, a young lady of Homestead.
Pa. Two years ago the young lady
was visiting on a dairy farm near here.
and while in the barn picked up kit
ten and tossed it in pile of chop and
bran. With the kitten went the gold
ring from her finger. which could not
be found. and was given up and finally
forgotten. Several days ago Edward
Jones. Suterville butcher. bought .
cow from Frank Hough. the dairyman,
and when the COW was killed the ring.
with the young lady's name engraved
upon it, was found in its stomach.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-01-21

A costermonger, while trundling his
apple-laden cart down London street.
was run into by coaching party. The
coster looked at his cart, looked at his
a wheel, and its rudy freight being
scattered all over the street. The driv-
er of the coach came back to settle for
the damage and expected to come in
for a volley of choice cursing. But the
coster looked at his cort, looked at his
apples, looked at the coach, and finally
gasped out: Gunner. dere event no
word fer it.''-Argonaut.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-01-21
why He Was ANNOYED,

Sometimes" remarked Methuselah
to his favorite great great-great-g great
great-grandchild; sometimes l wish l
had died young: say. in my sixth or
seventh century"
why, grandpop?"
"Well, it is peculiarly annoying to
me to hear my ninety-fourth wife say,
as she does every day or two: You are
certainly old enough to know better "
-Tit-Bits.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-01-21

A Topeka man, who has always
laughed at superstition and even made
his engagement ring an opal one, has
been gradually getting poorer all the
time until short time ago, when his
wife-he had married her since-broke
the opal and threw the ring away.
Since then his salary has been unex-
pectedly raised. his wife has secured
three boarders, his widowed mother
has secured her long desired pension
and two Of his heaviest creditors have
died. Now he is picking up pins and
carrying rabbits feet and buckeyes.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-01-21
MUST TAKE ROBBERS ALIVE.
Uncle Sam Pays No Reward for Dead
PostOMlce plunderers.

Uncle Sam Pays No Reward for Dead
Postomce rlunderers.
Some very curious cases have been
postofflce department relating to re-
wards for the capture Of robbers OF
postoffices. Judge Thomas has Just
rendered a decision against a claimant
at California. NO., where a postofiice
safe was robbed. In such cases the de.
partment pays 5000 each for the con-
viction of the persons engaged in the
robbery. There were five persons In
the affair, but the authorities had no
clew to the men. 1t happened that the
guilty persons were In a saloon some
time afterward, and one Of the crowd
got into a dispute with a farmer. A
row ensued in which the farmer shot
and killed the man. The other men
ran and were captured by other per-
sons, not because they were postomce
robbers. but because they were en-
gagged in the row. 1t turned out on
examination that the man killed was
the ringleader and had the bulk OF the
booty on his person. His death re-
suited In proving the completely In the
robbery of the four other men. The
men who captured the four have been
allowed $500. The farmer made appli-
cation for $500. but it Is said that, the
reward being offered for the arrest
and conviction" of the robbers, he can
not be paid the amount. The dead rob-
Der was neither arrested nor convicted
Of the offense. Judge Thomas said thai
1t was rather hard. but under the law
he could do nothing else. He recalled
case in Oklahoma, where there had
been a robbery and three notorious
desperadoes were pursued. and, after
fierce encounter, one was killed, an
other MORALLY wounded and the othel
captured. The dead robber was thu
leader and had nearly all the stoleI
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-01-21
MANY YEARS OF Prediction.
Joseph o. n. swan. the eags 81 Whneo
Water. Feeble Old Ma.

Joseph Q. u. Swan, the 0age 81 Wheeos
Water. . Feeble old Ma.
Joseph G. H. Swan, the sage d
White Water" tKansas). = Ii Z xeeble
condition and his services 70 tho farm
ing communities Of the west have MOI
made him rich man. Weather foro-
casting is not profitable business ana
the old man Ii now travelling about ~
country selling his book for living.
'Old Probs" Hwan was born -
Wayne county, Ind. where the city q
Richmond now stands on July 3, 1421.
He came to Kansas In 1876. Mr.. Swan
received little or no education, and thAt
fact made q weather prophet Of him.
He began to make daily records OF tho
weather and finally discovered that 81
moved in cycles Of twenty years The
repetition OF severe frost In hls
twenty-seven years OF daily observa-
tion led him to 60 over his data, ana
to his surprise he learned that he was
repeating or duplicating HE past rec-
ords. Making this discovery In Sep
TENDER. 1863, the following January ~
wrote brief forecast to cover the merit
four years. After coming to Kansas ho
wrote an article or two for the pres
and began to write for the Kansas tar
mer. His readers began to call tor tho
publication of his predictions and In
1880 he printed volume Of prognosti.
cations covering forty-six years. He
claims that all his predictions have
come true. Between his weather re-
ords and his experiments he II believed
by many to be the best posted man q
to farming now living. He does iii
forecasting from history. covering CEN
turtles of the past In addition to thu
proof Of his records. He has looked n
statistics and meteorological reports q
far back az can be found In America
He refused an appointment In thu
weather department some years ago
preferring to remain at his home herr
and be Independent. He has An hon
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-01-21
AUGUST HERMANN N.
New President of the Municipal I'm.
proyemeut Society.


provement Society.
August Hermann, the newly elected
president of the American Society for
Municipal improvements, was born IN
Cincinnati, Ohio. thirty-seven years
ago, and has lived there ever since. For
six years he has been member OF the
city board Of administration. having
charge of eleven municipal DEPART
ments. He is also member OF the
board of water commissioners, and has
been a member of the board of educa-
ton. He is a self-made man. Early
in life he became a printer, and worked
for several years as a compositor on
the Cincinnati Enquirer. He gained
recognition and prominence as a citl-
zen by the interest he manifested in
public affairs. He is active in politics
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-01-21

~ the influence of his vigorous mind
~as felt in all the councils of the party
o. .bat length of time prior to his de-
,arture for Europe. In 1869 he was
annointed minister to Switzerland. He
occupied that post in the diplomatic
service until 1877, and on his return to
wisconsin he resumed his old place at
tho head Of the committee and re-
NAMED in it until he went to Boston in
1879 to become the editor of the Adj
vertiser. In 1880 he returned to Mil
waukee and started a paper in opposi-
tion to the Sentinel, but two years lat
or the two were consolidated, and from
that time on he was the commanding
spirit of the newspaper. During the
HAYES campaign his influence was felt
keenly in political affairs, and 1t was
owing to his efforts that the state went
republican by 10000 plurality. This
meant a change of $4,000 votes within
four years. Mr.. Rublee was born in
Vermont in 1929, and came west to set
tie in Sheboygan when II years old. In
1S49 he entered the small academy that
is now the university of Wisconsin,
He paid for his education with the
earnings he made at the printers
lease" and began his career in journ-
alism as a reporter for the Madison Ar
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-01-21
An Eagles Food.

The Westminster Gazette gives the
.oiio"lng as to an eagles menu: The
soracity OF the eagle and similar birds
=. prey is well known to naturalists
ou' 1t has been left to Swiss hunter
:" oenne exactly the variations which
axe place in its daily menu. In nest
~ the Alps, side by side with an eaglet
NC found hare freshly killed, twenty
seven chamois' feet. eleven heads OF
.oNis' eighteen rabbits. marmots and
squirrels"
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-01-21

property on his person. The other
were tried and convicted and tn,
wounded man died. The reward O
$500 was paid for the capture OF tn,
two, but, although the special agent re
ported In favor or paying the rewart
for the dead robber, it was found NO
to be in accordance with the law ant
was refused. Postoffice robbers mus
be taken alive in order to secure re
wards.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-01-21
His Queer Collection.

A collection OF 10000 buttons, inciud-
ing specimens of those worn on all the
uniforms IN the world, has been left by
a rich Englishman named Hamilton.
who died recently in Vienna. He had
also brought together $50 fans which
had each belonged to beautiful women
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-01-21
St. Lawrence River.

For seven years the St. Lawrence
river gradually decreases in depth;
then for seven years it gradually in
creases in depth. the difference in level
being about five feet. Why it does so
40 one has yet discovered.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-01-21

A lady who was looking about In q
bric-a-brac shop with a view to DUR
chasing something old noticed a quaint
figure. the head and shoulders of which
appeared above the counter. What ia
that Japanese idol over there worth?
she inquired. The salesman replied in
a subdued tone: Worth about flO 600.
madam; it's the proprietor"
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-01-21
Valuable Rug.

A rug only four feet square but
"hien had 576 stitches and knots TO
,ue square inch. was lately sold in
london for sum equal to $4,000 of
sur money.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-01-21

Queen Victoria now rules 1861, 0OO, 900
people, greater number than has ever
before acknowledged the sovereignty
Of either a king, queen or emperor.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-01-21
A SOCIETY WOMAN.
MAY BE NEXT PRESIDENT OF
THE FEDERATION.
mrs. Alice Ives Breed Of Lynn, Mass,
Is Among the Prominent Candidates
for the Honor-Has Two Daughters
Also Conspicuous In Swelldom.

RS. Alice Ives
Breed of Lynn,
Mass, Is the woman
most talked Of for
the next president
of the General Fed
Grafton of Wom-
ems Clubs. Mrs.
Breed Is q woman
of fashion. She is
also a great travel
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-01-21
A. HERMANN.

and was twice president of the Young
Mems Blaine Club of Cincinnati He
induced a strong delegation OF Cincin-
natl officials to attend the meeting In
Buffalo two years ago, at which the
American Society of Municipal Inn
provements was organized. The So
ciety met at Cincinnati last year, when
he was honored by being elected first
vice president. He is married and has
one daughter.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-01-21

William Heacock OF Marcus Hook,
Pa, has Q yellow pine chest formerly
owned by Andrew Jackson, president
II the United States.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-01-21

the gold coin now in circulation
England, small proportion only
''af an e.-,ier date than 1879.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-01-21

GRACE RUBLEE,
the distinguished
editor of the Mil
waukee Sentinel,
who died recently,
was one Of the FORE
most citizens of
state and city. For
a decade he was
chairman Of the
state central repub-
lican committee.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-01-21
HE WILL DIE POOR.
LUMBARD. THE WHlTE-HAIRED
SINGER OF PATRIOTIC SONGS.
Recently Made His Reappearance - .
Campaign Singcr--Was Known In Every
Regiment During the Civil War--A
Friend of Linc0ln's.
ULES HUBBARD,

UhES AUM6AnO,
the white haired
patriarch Of song.
whose reappear-
ance in the west
after long years Of
absence, has helped
to send an old time
thrill Of patriotism
through the hearts
Of the people. 10 q
nh n r0 ri or ,SniUlaA
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-01-21
THE LATE MIR. RUBLEE
.coNs,N EDITOR WAS A DIS
~,McuIsHED DIPLOMAT.

..-,can Minister to Switxer-
,..a from 1860 to ls7e-A Leader
,,,cal Thought In Wisconsin for
Many Years.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1897-09-16
nRIsrow VS.. HIssELL.

Fourth Assistant Postmaster Gen
erAl Bristow has made a ruling that
completely upsets a ruling made by
Postmaster General Bsseli, under
Cleveland.
Bissell ruled shat q fourth class post
master could serve four years from
the uAte Of his commission and that
his appointment 70 ill out vacancy
carried with it four years term, NO
matter how much Of the four years
term his predecessor had served. He
also ruled that where man was serv-
ing As fourth class postmaster and
the Office had grown TO be presi.
Dental Office and the incumbent WAS
reappointed he could serve four years
from the date Of his recommission as
such presidential postmaster, regard
less Of the time be had served as a
fourth class postmaster.
Bristow has decided in the above
character OF cases that the successor
Will only be allowed 10 serve out the
unexpired term Of four years.
There Is some sense 10 BristoW's
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1897-09-16

ruling. while there never was a parti-
Gle Of sense or justice in the ruling Of
Bissell. and thousands upon thous-
ands OF Republican postmasters held
on to their jobs when Democrats were
entitled to them.
This ruling Of Mr.. Bissell justly ez'
cited great Indignation at the time
throughout the country and called
forth much bitter criticism, for II
would nave been an easy matter 10
have perpetuated these fourth class
Offices in the adherents OF one polit-
ical party, as all that was necessary tc
do was to resign and have new ap
pointees commissioned on the eve oi
the retirement OF the administration
and they would be safely housed foi
the next four years.
Bissell did not have the sRgacitY tC
comprehend this, and the country sui
feredno great loss when he retired
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1897-09-16

The New York Sun, gold standard
paper, speaks truly when 1t says that
the silver movement Of 1896 is very
live subject aud that the Democratic
position on that question has not been
altered in the slightest degree by the
improvement in business. " and that
"those who think otherwise are either
the victims OF their own illusion OF
they have been deceived by the palter,
ing and insincere course OF certain
Democratic leaders in Republican
states" The Sun is right, and Il
might have continued its warning 9
little farther and said that in 1900 the
Democrats will reAfirm the platform
OF 1890 and carry it to victory with
nine million votes, instead Of the sia
million SIX hundred thousand they gor
In 1896
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1897-09-16
HOW CROPS FARE.
What the Observer Says About Last
Weeks Crops

September A. 1897.
For the week ending Monday, Sep
tember l3.
Another week OF hot, dry weather.
The average temperature, 70 degrees,
is e degrees above the normal.
Rain is reported from every section,
but it was not general and consisted
only OF showers on the 9th and 10th,
very badly distributed. A very heavy
storm occurred on the line OF the Rock
Island road Friday evening. The
force OF this storm was central In
Kiugfisher county, where the rain was
very heavy, ranging from so TO 500
inches mcst OF which fell within one
hour. Rain was heavy from Okarche
In Canadian county on the south TO
Round Pond, Garfield county, on the
north. II extended west over por.
tions OF Blaine and Woods counties.
At Winnview the rainfall was l.O9, at
Waukomis 60, and from one 10 two
inches in portions OF Woods county.
A heavy rain occurred over portions
Of Cleveland, oklahoma, Lincoln and
Pottawatomie counties on the evening
OF the a, and a heavy rain at Ber.
wyn, Chickasaw nation, on the same
evening; elsewhere light showers, do
ing no good.
In the northern section the hay,
kaiir, corn, broom corn, sorghum and
castor bean crops are about gathered,
all OF which are reported very fair,
Flowing and threshing continue and
some farmers have begun sowing
| wheat.
In the western, central and eastern
sections finishing threshing, plowing
and picking cotton occupy the farmer,
In the southern section cotton picking
Is the principal work.
Cotton has been injured by the con
tinued dry weather both in Oklahoms
aud the contiguous southern and east
ern Indian Territory.
Special reports from the Chick Asaw
nation state that the yield will be
from 90 to 40 per cent. less than wal
expected two or three weeks ago
The growth has stopped and the mid
die and tops are shedding badly.
In Oklahoma the damage is not 81
much, but the indications are that the
middle crop will be light, and top croI
less. Thus far that picked is not uI
to expectations. The crop will be inn
proved in localities where rains wer,
heaviest, but these sreas are compare
lively small. Altogether the outlool
for cotton is less favorable than
week ago
With the exception OF two or thre'
counties general heavy rains are BADLY
needed to put ground IN condition io
plowing and for sowing wheat.
AT this writing, Tuesday morning,
heavy rain, which appears 70 be gen
eral, is fs'ling in this city.