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The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-03-31
NEW LIGHT ON THE ORIGIN OF

Not all the strange beasts which have
 left their remains in our bad lands are represented by living descendants The titanOtheres, or brOntOtheridea, for
 example, g gigantic tribe, offsho0ts of the same stock which produced the
 horse and rhinoceros, represented the continuation of a line of descent. They developed rapidly in a, geological sense, and flourished about the middle of the tertiary period; then, to use Agassiz' S phrase, time fought against them
 The story of their evolution has been worked out by Prof. Leidy Marsh, Cope and H. F. Osborne.
 The very latest bit of paleontological evidence bearing on the question of the introduction of species Is that present. ed by Dr. J. L. Wortman in connection with the fossil lineage of the edenta tes. It was suggested by Marsh. in 1S77 that these creatures, whose modern represen- tatives are all South American, or iginated in North America long before the two continents had any land con- nection. The stages of degeneration by which these animals gradually lost the enamel from their teeth, coming finally to the unique condition of their modern
 descendants of the sloth tribe, are illus trated by stril1ingly graded specimens now preserved in the American Museum of Natural History as shown by Dr. Wortman.
 All these and a multitude of other recent observations that cannot be even outlined here tell the same story. With | one accord paleontologists of our time regard the question of the introduction of new species as solved. As Prof Marsh has said, "to doubt evolution to-day is to doubt science; and science is only another name for truth. Henry Smith Williams, MD, in Harper's.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-03-31
THE CEDAR OF LEBANON.

Every girl and boy of the Christian world has heard and read, over and over again, of the "Cedars of Lebanon" but very few have any idea of the locality and surroundings of the famous grove. It is popular error, by the way, to suppose that there are no others ced- ars remaining besides this group at the head of the "Wady" (valley or canon) Kadisha. There are to my knowledge, ten other groves, some numbering thou sands of trees. This particular group that Weare about to visit is called by the Arabs by name which means, "Cedars of the Lord" They number about four hundred trees, among them a circle of gigantic fellows that are called by the natives The Twelve Apostles" upon the strength of an old tradition that Jesus and his disciples having come to this spot and left their slaves standing in the ground these slaves sprouted into cedar trees ...
 There is every reason to suppose that in the time of King Solomon these scattered groves were part of an enor- nous unbroken forest, extending the entire length of the Lebanon range of mountains, about one hundred miles. running nearly parallel with the Mediterranean shore from a little below Beirut. The summits of the range are from fifteen to twenty miles from the coast.
 The Lebanon.-that is, the White does not derive its name from glittering snowpeaks, but from the white lime stone cliff of It's summits, The first historical mention of the trees is in the
 Bible e Sam. " Il ): And Hiram, King of Tyre, sent messengers to David and cedar trees, and carpenters, and mason; and they built David an house."
 From that day to this the people have been almost as reckless and Wasteful
 of these noble giants of the mountains
 as our own people are of those cedars first cousins, the redwood trees of the | California coast range AS we approach the grove, which stands upon the top of
 a small hill the foliage is almost black against the snoW-covered crags of Dah- rel-Kadih, which rears it's highest peak over ten thousand feet above the sea- | Harry Fem in St. Nicholas.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-03-31

have attended our meetings have eN- pressed their satisfaction in no meas ured terms; but even they do not see all that is accomplished. We have a score of creditable collections started in l conchology, entomology and ornitholo- 1 gy, We have regular and large classes in entomology and taXidermy; indeed, the boys are in such deadly earnest that they threaten to use up all our | time and l have been forced to limit their visits to the laboratory, though l am loath to do so. One unexpected re- suit is apparent, and it may prove lm- portant The enthusiasm of the boys is injecting their elders, and more than one grave business man or society lady has been touched with the collecting 1 fever. All the better; we wish to make collecting a fad around Pittsburg, and the more widespread 1t is the more we shall be pleased.
 l The boys sent letter to MT Carne- gie, informing him that the club had been named in his honor; and the auto graph letter which he sent in reply is full of encouraging words. Through the generosity of Mrs. R. D. Brent this | lGlleE ndS DeGil udHCSolllSIy Al'AiASN'' and it will hang in a conspicuous place in the meeting-room. The fame of the society is spreading far and wide; nearly all the newspapers give reports of it's meetings, and "The Bulletin published a picture of the club in ses- sion. The meetings are really interest 1 ing and instructive; several of the boys l have read carefully prepared papers, quite good enough for publication.
 Just now we have a new enterprise in hand, and I wish to ask the support of your readers for it. We propose to 1 establish a little monthly magazine, to be called "The Carnegie Naturalist" 1 it will contain, at first, no more than
 eight or ten pages, though we hope to enlarge it In the near future. Of course
 such magazine must be supported
 mainly by subscriptions; we have not yet decided on the price, but it will not
 be over seVenty-tve cents per year, and I feel sure it will be worth mush more
 than that to an intelligent household
 It will contain not only the club news
 and essays by the boys, but matters
 relating to the museum, and contribu- 1 tions from various naturalists. And
 one wishing to aid the boys by sub scribing to the magazine may notify
 me by postal card; subscription money can be collected later. It is a good
 work; let us have a thousand subscri- bers
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-03-31

which felt is put to-day is for footwear, Entire boots and shoes and slippers are
 made of felt; others are made which have tops, insoles or Innings of felt, and these varieties are combined in many
 ways. The next largest demand Tor felt is for Things for mems and wo- mems garments, and the old-fashioned felt sirt is again coming into vogue, and will probably cause an enormous
 use of felt during the next few years, On the other hand, the use of felt for
 household purposes has fallen off a great deal within a few years. Felt for coverings has been driven entirely out
 of the market by the so-called art squares in ingrain carpet.
 For many centuries the felter had to
 be dependent upon practically one tool
 to make the staple of his trade. He is
 depicted in ancient sculpture beating his wool or fur with the taut string of a
 bow, and that was what he used up to
 few years ago, and sometimes still uses for some of the finer feltS. In the
 wool felts the finest, such as the piano felts and those for the government, are
 still made by hand, the prepared wool
 being beaten into place, layer by layer, under flat-faCed malletS Wielded bySkil- full Workmen. The variety and difficult
 ties of this work are indicated by the
 fact that man might upon one occa- sion make one of the government print ing blankets in two days, and at anoth-
 CT time he would require four or five days. Nowadays all the cheaper forms of felt are made by machines. The
 machines pick up one after another thin layers of fibre of wool and lay these upon one another under hot rollers, which consolidate them. Each layer is put on with the fibre running
 at right angles to the preceding layer For many of the felts only an all-wool face is needed, and the evidences of the process by which this has been pro- duced are seen in the dye. Cotton re- fuses to take the colors that dye wool, so by comparing the even color of the front with the white mixed color of the | back and then picking the felt to pieces and following the white threads | through it, the percentage of cotton is easily seen. A great deal of shoddy, or old wooden cloths picked to pieces, is
 used in felt making.
 A peculiar quality of felt, which par | ticularly adapts it to many purposes, is
 that it can be put into any shape under | the influence of heat and pressure, and l it will retain the form as long as the | fabric remains at ordinary tempera- | tures.-New York Sun
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-03-31

She-"You are always talking about the fashions. Now, honestly, do you think you would know the latest fash ion in hats if you were to enter mill Iiner's?" He-"Certainly" She How" He (ruefully)-"B looking at the prices. s.''-Comic Cuts,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-03-31

Neat-"Come, now, you've been a milkman. Is it true that they water their milk?" Boyis-"Not that I know of. I never did: that's all I can say
 I occasionally milked the water I de- livered tn my customers: but I never watered the milk Boston Transcript.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-03-31

Old Craftsmanship you mean to say that your teachers never thrash you?" Little Boy-"Never. We have moral suasi9n at our school" Whats that?" .s0h. we get keD' in, and stood up in corners, and locked out, and locked in, and made to write one word a thousand times. and scowled at and jawed at and that's all"-BuTalo Commercial.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-04-02
Death of SedRwIck.

A little before s o'clock ON the morn
Ing OF May 9 the general mounted his
horse and directed me and two other
staff officers to accompany him to make
an examination OF the lines in our
immediate front. says the Century
This day he rode a black pony called
JEFF Davis Given that name because II
had been captured in Mississippi on the
plantation Of Joe Davis, brother of
the confederate president). 1t was
turned into the quartermaster's depart.
ment. from which 1t was purchased
by the general on his Vicksburg cam.
paign. He was not well at that time
being afflicted with boils, and he took
q fancy to the pony because 1t had a
remarkably easy pace. which enabled
the general to make his long daily
rides with much more comfort than
when he used the horses he usually
rode. Little Jeff soon became a con.
spicuous figure in the Virginia cam
paign.
We proceeded to Sedgwick's COM
mand and the general had conference
with him in regard to the part
his corps was to take in the contem-
plated attack. Both officers remain
Cd mounted during the interview. The
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-04-02

gallant commander of the famous 9th
corps seemed particularly cheerful
and hopeful that morning and looked
the picture Of buoyant life and vigorous
health. When his chief uttered some
words Of compliment upon his recent
services and spoke of the hardships
he had encountered, Sedgwick spoke
lightly OF the difficulties experienced
and expressed every confidence in the
ability Of his troops to respond hero
ically to every demand made upon
them. When the general-i chief left
him Sedgwick started with his staff to
move further to the front. Our party
had ridden but a short distance to the
left when Gen. Grant sent me back
to Sedgwick to discuss with him fur
Their matter which 1t was thought had
not been sufficiently emphasized in
their conversation.
While l was following the road
had seen him take | heard musketry-
firing ahead and soon saw the body Of
an officer being borne from the field.
Such sight vas so common that or
dinarily it would have attracted no at.
tention, but my apprehensions were
aroused by seeing several OF Gen.
Sedgwick's staff beside the body. As
they came nearer l gave an inquiring
look. Col Beaumont of the staff cast
his eyes in the direction of the body,
then looked at me with an expression
OF profound sorrow and slowly shook
his head. His actions told the whole
sad story. His heroic chief was dead.
l was informed that as he was ap-
preaching an exposed point Of the line
to examine the enemy's position more
closely Gen. Mcmahon of his staff re-
minded him that one or two officers had
just been struck at that spot by sharp
shooters and begged him not to ad-
vance farther. At this suggestion the
general only smiled and soon after
had entirely forgotten the warning. In
different to every form of danger, such
an appeal made but little impression
upon him. His movements led him to
the position against which he had been
cautioned and he had scarcely dis
mounted and reached the spot on foot
when bullet entered his left cheek
just below the eye and he fell dead.
AS his lifeless form was carried by
a smile still remained upon his lips.
Sedgwick was essentially a soldier.
He had never married; the camp was
his home and the members of his staff
were his family. He was always
spoken of famiiiarly as Uncle John"
and the news of his death fell upon
his comrades with sense Of grief
akin to the sorrow of a personal be-
reavement.
l rode off at once to bear the sad
Intelligence to the general-in-chief.
For few moments he could scarcely
realize it and twice asked: "Is he really
dead?" The shock was severe and he
could i'll conceal the depth of his grief.
He said: His loss to this army Is
greater than the loss of a whole divi-
sion of troops. Gen. Wright was at
once placed in command of the 9Th
corps.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-04-02

/, A clergyman speaking In his pulpit
srecently. gave utterance to the often
repeated declaration that no man ever
honestly accumulated a million dollars.
Hills mistake was in neglecting to spec
iify employments. The statement would
perhaps be true that no man ever hon
,iestly earned million dollars laying
bricks. but 1t Is also true that man
could honestly earn million dollars
by his services in caring for great in
sterests worth hundred millions.
There has been at least one instance in
which man was paid during few
years three times million dollars for
exceptional service in behalf OF vast
pecuniary interests. and not one Of the
wise business men most interested,
found fault with this valuation of the
honest and faithful work he had done.
Bank robbers and highwaymen also
bitten accumulate vast fortunes.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-04-02
NEW VIEW OF HALL BEDROOM
low 1t Appears in the Eyes Of an Old
Soldier.

Soldier.
"The hall bedroom has alwars
seemed to me rather spacious and
comfortable apartment than other.
wise" said an old soldier. This feeljn,
is due, suppose, in some degree, To-
more or less experience of still smaller
quarters. Whoever has Slept under a
shelter tent, for instance, where he has
had to lie on edge to get any shelter all
all. will easily realize that the hall
bedroom may seem a fine room. indeed
And as compared with even the Al
tent, seven feet square at the base and|
rising, wedge-shaped, seven feet to thsl
ridge pole, in which four men COM
monty slept, and sometimes five, ths|
hall bedroom has greatly the advan.
tage. At the same time it is undoubt.
eddy better to sleep in an A tent than
outdoors, though one does get there al
very much bigger room. But it is Al
room that has it's drawbacks. 1t ii
sure, for one thing, to be damp and
uncomfortable in case OF cain, and a1
reality you would prefer a smaller
room that was less leaky. No. Thsl
hall bedroom does not seem TO me I'll
be the worst thing in the world; and
when you come to add that by the verdi
nature of things the dweller in it has
no guard duty to do, and no picket
duty, and no fighting; that in it hl
lives as 1t were in a state of perpetual
arbitration, why, you can readily sal
how it would be quite possible for il
to appear acceptable in some eyes
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-04-02
The Farm Birds.

At the recent session of the farmers
Institute the question, "how to rid lano
Of white grubs," seemed to evoke gen
eral interest, and to fail OF satlsiac-
tory answer. Fall blowing was sug-
gested as an aid, salt was spoken or
but the opinion was that birds were
the most effective remedy. One speak
er related an experience, and SAID q
large pine tree stood near a piece OF
his land infested with the gruDs ana
he noticed a number of black-blrds
making regular trips from the tree 10
the land, and on investigation discoV-
cred that the birds were after the
worms which had been turned up oy
blowing. He found seven birds nests
in one tree. He said he never allowed
crow or a black-bird to be killed on
his premises, and considered them the
greatest benefactors the farmers nave
in destroying the worm pest. This 10
but repetition of an oft-told tale yet
one not sufficiently needed. What pos
sible object there can be in killing the
birds no one can understand. and YET
farmers and farmers boys seem TO de-
light in doing so. There appears to De
wantonness about 1t, when, II they
would pause moment, they would see
that they were inficting severe In
jury on themselves. The robins may
carry off a few cherries and strawber-
ries, but it is only for few days, and
the remainder of the season they are
working for you and doing work you
cannot hire a man or boy to do. Pro-
tect the birds. let them build their
nests on your premises, and see they
are not disturbed. Encourage their in
crease, it will pay in more ways than
one
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-04-02

II suppose that one of the most ex.
citing episodes OF my life," remarked
Gen. Dudley Avery some time since,
was during thunderstorm a number
OF years ago on Avery's island, when
10000 pounds Of dynamite exploded. 1t
was most extraordinary happening,
and the most remarkable thing of the
affair was that l lived to tell the tale
l was in the vicinity Of the building
in which the dynamite was stored, and
when the storm came on took shelter
under shed which was some distance
removed from the explosive. and which
was used as blacksmith shop by q
man, who was employed in this capa-
city, and who served with me during
the war and at the battle Of Shiloh.
We were chatting together when / felt
a shock. and then to my surprise saw
the blacksmith going up in the air.
watched him pass through the roof of
the shed, but the man, who, by the
way, was an Irishman, did not seem
to get any further from me. Then
realized that l was going up, too.
suppose We must have assembled for
thirty or forty feet, and then we came
down with rush, reaching the earth
little disflgured and with lungs in a
state Of collapse. When we caught our
breath the Irishman remarked between
his gasps that little thing like that
couldn't scare US, as we'd both been in
explosions before. He was wounded
badly, however, while escaped with a
few scratches. We found upon coming
down that the lightning had exploded
the 10000 pounds OF dynamite. Where
the storehouse had stood was hole in
the ground about thirty feet deep, and
with a diameter of fully sixty feet.
shaped like a funnel. Trees In the
vicinity were burned black, and an oak
tree two feet thick, that had stood
twenty feet from the building, was
blown into shreds so fine that not a
vestige could be found. l have been
afraid to go near dynamite ever since"
New Orleans Times-Democrat.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-04-02
A Wonderful Needle.

Among the many treasures owned by
Queen Victoria is wonderful needle
made for her in Buckinghamshire. The
needle Is miniature of the Roman col
lumn of Trojan, but instead of the ex-
potts of the Roman emporers, scenes
out of the life OF England's queen are
depicted. One shows Victoria when a
young girl at Tunbridge wells, another
scene is the coronation of Westmin-
ter. while third shows the marriage
of the queen and prince consort. The
figures in all these scenes can only be
made out plainly by the aid of a mag
nifying glass. The needle can also be
opened. and it contains several others
all Of the same form, and all are
adorned with miniature figures in re-
lief.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-04-02

According to the recent annual report
OF Commissioner Of Fish and Fisheries
iBrice, NO less than 5000. 900 shad eggs
were collected. and from these SO ,O0O.-
300 fry were planted into streams emp
tying into the Atlantic ocean and the
Cult OF Mexico. The increase in shad
ieggs collected was 10000. 900 over the
previous year and II q bill now before
congress Is enacted into law auxiliary
lbtations will be established ON most Of
khe important rivers Of the Atlantic
coast. and result In an immense in
crease in the output OF this species. The
output Of lobster fry was $1,000, 900
against 72.00o.000 for the previous year,
and Commissioner Brice says that there
IL little doubt that the output In an
other year will be increased more than
100 per cent While the attempt to
keep up the constantly decreasing sup
ply Of mackerel along the New England
coast was more or less experimental,
-. 900 900 eggs were collected. Thirty
one million tautog clam eggs were col
lected In Buxzard's bay and 1900. 900
fry were liberated from them.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-04-02
MORE DISCRIMINATORY
The Discovery Made BY \ Ma,
Alert for An A7ro,t

A"e SO'eIy NSuc Dy . Man n, =,
Alert for An Anront.
There was that about his a..ira =.
his manner which showed tina,
though OF African descent, he vas .s
alive to the respect due him as .,4
zen of the United State and an sra.I
voter at the polls, says the Wasbinr.
Star. The salesman in the mems nv
nishing store FASTENED to learn =.
wishes and ventured to wish him "sa..
morning" in spite Of his naughty sl.,'
What can We do for you to-dav,s
"You can't do muffin much foa ~. 4
was the reply. Il come yum te, !.
somefin' fob YOU
"We-er-we don't need any bs,,
Il amt lookin' fob wuhk' oar
yuh to give you all some money n
wants ter trade an eff anybody pits II
bes' er de bahgain l don't recko, ~
gwinter be me. Only l don't wan,
bowin' an scrapin' like yoh inayi,..
wus de prince O Wales, an at de san.
time l don't want no sassiness An,I
desiahs is ter put money on de coun,..
an kyah off de goods, eff dey suits ma.
What do you wish to purchaser
"Er shirt"
"Ah, yes. am sure We can giv0 w..
a satisfactory article. Do Won wan, n
white shirt or colored shirto"
"Whut's dat?" and his hand reach.,
ominously for his hip pocket. n
II merely asked you whether w,
wanted a white shirt or a colorss
shirt" the salesman replied as nj
edged behind pile of hat boxes
Il s'pected it in de fus place an. mn,
knows it. I'm in de wrong sd
Whut's de good err civil rightso sop,
to de theayter an dey has white ses.,1
an colored seats. | goes ter de re,.
taurant an dey has white yit,les an
colored vittles. But when | comes vph
ter get some cotton foh my back an
yoh STAINS me up an tells NE dat yob
has white shirts for white folks anil
colored shirts fob colorel folks you,s
done got pas de limit. an dar ain
muffin lef fob me ter do, ceppn ter
hire a lawyer"