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Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-07-09

Georgia's Governor has just appoint
ed eighty-one militia colonies. Posi-
bly, the executive is silent partner in
some brass-button and tailoring con-
Germ.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-07-09

Greece's spineless princes have at
least proved that an ability to smoke
vast quantities of cigarettes does not
necessarily make man good hand at
military strategy,
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-07-09

Those trainloads of Greeks who left
this country for the sake of fighting the
tyrant Turk ought to be given rain
checks good for the next war.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-07-09

A Baltimore paper says: "a young
lady suicided yesterday in Mora" Per-
haps she had arsoned. or bigamied, or
done something of that sort.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-07-09
Noveltv in Headgear.

Aluminium helmets have no p' n,
successful in the German ARM. I'd.
saving in weight being mere 'ha nsn y
set by the metals storing heat "a,
blistering the foreheads Of the
era
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-07-09

A Chicago contemporary claims that
the bicycles are soaring birds out of
the parks. This should be charged to
the boomers, not to the BICYCLES.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-07-09

The Nashville Banner says there is a
child 3 months old in that city who can
talk distinctly. Girl, of course.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-07-09
An Able Argument.

He had both hands in the air and was
looking into the barrel Of a revolver,
but he retained his presence of mind.
II presume" he said. that you be-
lieve in an equal distribution of prop
erty."
That's wot." replied the highway
man as he began going through the
victims pockets.
II supposed so. That's usually the
way with men of your class. but you
argue from false premises. You try to
justify your actions"
shut up"'
'Oh, I'm not going to give you lee
ture on your evil ways. In fact, | may
say that am quite willing to accept
your theory Of life temporarily"
well. shell out. then"
Certainly; anything have. But am
I to understand that you insist upon
operating upon that theory?"
The highwayman nodded, and the
victim deposited a bunch of keys. an
old silver watch and two nickels on
the fence post beside which he was
standing.
That's all have" he said.
The highwayman gave an exclama.
ton of disgust and pushed all the arti-
Giles off on to the sidewalk.
II amt robbing paupers." he said.
"Of course not" replied the victim,
cheerily, but this isn't robbery, you
know, It's the theory of equal division
of property. You get half Of that stuff,
and I'll just take one of those hand
some revolyers that you have. That's
fair and right in line with your
But the highwayman declined, and he
did it very roughly, too.
And yet" said the victim, as he put
the silver watch back in his pocket. "he
was the one who upheld the theory.
Il only shows that these idealists don't
live up to their teachings when it
comes to the stern realities of life"
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-07-09

there are no angels should not limit his
observation exclusively to Boston.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-07-09

Johnnie johnson, the Logansport
hank wrecker, who stole 100000 has
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-07-09

To love one that is great is almost tc
be great ones self.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-07-09
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IN bronze. David c. French ,ba a
New York sculptor, has inc, o .ue noted
a life-size statue of Choate, whio .p'e'ed
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-07-09

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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-17

Canada failed to materialize at taat
time. Meantime, in the form of the
~despised scum oozing from the old
Oil Creek farm he had de-
serted, it was making the effort ma
ture afforded to force upon the world
more fitting recognition of the volume
and value of it stored in the hidden
natural reservoirs from which IT came.
This oil found its way to the sur
face at various points along the creek
fats, notably in the vicinity of the lum-
Der mill OF Brewer, Watson & Co., per-
haps a mile south Of Titusville. Event
ually a higff value was put upon 1t
for medicinal purposes, and the gather
ing of it-principally by the process OF
soaking 1t from the water with blank
ets-became quite a profitable business.
1t also had a limited use as a lubricant,
and a more limited use as an illumi-
nant in its crude state. In 1852 DR..
F. B. Brewer, son of Ebenezer Brewer,
of the firm mentioned, took a bottle of
the oil to Prof. O. P. Hubbard, of Dart
mouth college, at which institution DR..
Brewer had been a student. Prof. Hub
bard's verdict was that the product
was valuable, but would not be found
in sufficient quantities for commercial
purposes. Some Of the oil was also
left with Prof. Dixie Crosby, Of the
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-17

1t was not long before his death that
William Morris said to a friend, q
have enjoyed my life-few men more
SOL When he was talked to concern
ing the peril of such a life of intel
lectual tension as his he laughed at the
talker. Look at Gladstone" he would
say; "look at those wise owls, your
chancellors and your judges. Don't
they live all the longer for work? 1t
is rust that kills men, not work" His
concentration was marvellous. The
Lovers of Gudrun, which many of his
readers delight in as his most beautiful
poem, was practically produced at q
sitting. He worked at it from 4 O'Clock
in the morning till 4 in the afternoon.
and wher he rose from the table he had
written 750 lines.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-17
The Greek, be he from PeloponI

or elsewhere, is gifted with a keen apt
itude for business. Be he ever SO poor,
his sole ambition is to become master
of himself, and for this purpose he de-
votes the best energies of his youth.
He disdains anything like servitude;
he would much rather be the sole own
er of a push cart selling fruit or be the
owner of a corner flower stand than be
bossed by others, and 1t Is on this ac-
count that very few Greeks are en-
ployed as servants or walters at ho-
tells, where their t~ireless energy and
their ability to in several Ian
guages would be highly appreciated
and literally recompensed. It is true
that a few Greeks have started life in
this country as walters in some of the
fashionable restaurants, but they have
only followed that occupation for the
purpose OF acquiring a knowledge of
the language and to familiarize them
selves with American customs and hab-
Its, which experience they turn to adj
vantage in the future. Thus equipped,
after a couple Of years service. plus a
thousand or more dollars OF savings,
with a light heart and a pleasant smile
they bid their employer an affection
ate adieu and start out to seek their
fortunes. which they feldom fail to
find.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-17

There Is nothing more comforting 10
a Greek fruit or flower peddler after
his days work Is over than to 60 and
spend the early part OF the night in
one OF these restaurants. TO partake OF
a plate OF Greek dish" and discuss
home politics over a quiet game OF ca
sino. The average Greek always takes
a deep interest in all matters relating
to home politics. no matter how far on
he may bs from old Hellas.
One of the hest-known Greeks In this
city Ia Consul-G General d. N. Botassi.
For thirty-iive years he has represent
ed Greece In the United States. AS a
linguist Consul Botassl has few equals.
His long researches into the origin OF
Albanians, the topography, history
and language OF their country have
rendered him almost an exclusive au-
thority on matters relating to that
country. Consul Botassi Is 90 years OF
age. a native of the heroic island OF
Spezzia. and a direct descendant OF the
hero who did so much for the liberation
OF Greece during the struggle for In
dependence. In his manners Consul
Botassi is noticeably u~nassuining, and
though OF a very nervous temperament.
is extremely agreeable to those around
him. and has the faculty OF making
strangers feel at home either at his
offices or at his residence. Most Of his
evenings the Consul spends in his IL
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-17

The New York City Chapter of the
Daughters OF the American Revolu-
ton at the recent election of its dele
gates and a~lternates to the coming
Continental Congress at Washington,
broke its record for the shortest, most
effective, and most harmonious meet
ing ever held by that body of women.
All the fourteen representatives were
chosen by unanimous ballot in the
space of thirty minutes. This year it
sends the largest delegation yet sent,
as the list of members is constantly in
creasing. Those who are to go to the
Congress are Mrs. Donald Mclean, by
right of Office as regent of the chap
ter: delegates. Mrs. Roger A. Pryor.
Mrs. R. Ogden Doremus. Mrs. Janvier
lie Due, Mrs. Clarence Postley, Mrs. F.
Edna B. Allen, Mrs. Edwards Hall,
and Miss Emma G.. Lathrop; al
ternates, Mrs. John Russell Young,
Mrs. Walker Curry, Mrs. John Stan
ton. Mrs. E. M. Bentley, Mrs. Leon
Harvier, Mrs. James Randell and Mrs.
William Cummings Story.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-17

will be sold here, as everything of that
sort can be obtained in the restaurant.
The chief difficulty in carrying out
the ideas suggested by the artist Is in
obtaining photographs Of the beauties
of all nations, as he desires. From the
best Of these he would have taken a
composite photograph. 1t is his inten-
ton to at once send requests to the
authorities in the larger cities of diff
ferent countries, asking them to CO.
operate with the Exposition officials in
securing pictures of the most beautiful
women known in the vicinity of the
residence of the person addressed.
When all photographs desired are re-
ceived, it is the idea of M. Ger
maine to have a committee of artists
appointed-a beauty committee-who
shall decide from which pictures the
composite Photograph used as the
statues model shall be made up. This
committee will have one month in
which to inspect the counterfeit pre-
sentiments of beauty and make its deci-
sion. The architect declares that the
result cannot fail to be pleasing in the
extreme.
The photographs thus secured are to
be by no means permitted to waste
their loneliness in unappreciated Sc
clusion, but utilized in adding to the
surroundings in the reception rooms or
the first floor.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-17
A Papuan Feast.

According to a recent visitor to the
island of Papua, the basis of exchange
there is arrack, or Java rum, one hall
gallon of which is reckoned equal tc
n days work at fishing or rattan
cutting. No money is used. when
this nectar of the Papuan enters a
home every occupation is dropped and
the family devotes all it's attention
with enthusiastic energy t. it's con-
sumption. Their efforts never fac
while the rum lasts or strength re-
mains. The resulting stupefaction lasts
for days, but on recovery the family
.cheerfully proceeds by persevering in
dustry to acquire the means of procur-
ing more" Arrack, we learn from the
same authority, is without a rival as
the most villainous ~intoxicant
known" and it's only competitor in the
affections of the Papuan is roast wild
pig. Together, they are said to be to
the Papuan simply irresistible.-West-
minister Gazette.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-17

land secured from Brewer, Watson
Co, taking in the oil spring well ne'
the mill. This company was not a su
cess, except perhaps In the stock-pla
Ing sense.
Three years later. primarily. throue
the efforts OF James M. Townsend,
New Haven Comm investor in Il
stock OF the original company. the
was a reorganization in the name
the Seneca OIL company. The land
the Pennsylvania company was su|
leased on a royalty to the new orga|
ization. The latter sought to devell
the property by means OF trenches ei
other crude methods. but was unsS
cessful. At this juncture Mr.. Bissl
happened to notice In the window |
a New York drug store a circular 3
scriptive OF a bottled preparation calp
"Kier's Petroleum." which came fro
salt wells at Tarentum. Pa. and hi
been put up by s. M. Kier, a Pittsbg
refiner. The circular set forth TIT
fluid was found at a depth OF seval
hundred feet In sinking the salt Yves.
IL had been encountered in oter
regions In the drilling OF salt wAs,
but. as its real value was not then &C.
ognized. 1t was considered a nuisace
to be gotten rid OF in the best ayl-
able way without spelling the alt
wells, just as the striking Of salt wter
subsequently, in the drilling of oil
wells became a similar annoyance
This incident suggested to Mr.. lis
sell the idea of drilling into the pck
for oil. The other stockholders ere
favorably impressed with the suges-
ton, and on May 1, 1858, the comhny
sent to Titusville, to take charge Z its
work. Col. Edwin L. Drake, whohad
been a railroad conductor at gew
Haven, Conn, and was a small lnest-
or In the oil stock. His salary was
to lie $1,000 a year, and the company
had provided him with $1,000 with
which to go ahead with the wok of
sinking a well. The little villae af-
forded but few Of the necessary auip-
ments for the work. and the nArest
railroad station. Erie, Pa, was forty
miles away.
Presently his funds were exhausted,
and the company, losing faith d the
enterprise, and becoming indifferent,
failed to advance him more money. 1t
was then that Col. brakes trDubhs be-
gan. The drillers he had engaged failed
to appear. This was due in part to the
report spread over the regions that
Drake was crazy in believing that oil
would be found by drilling into the
rock. But his faith on this point was
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-17

sex. II II Is possible to avoid Il. All thesi
are rather unusual things for an archi-
tect TO consider. but not only has NJ.
Joseph 0ermaine planned the structure,
but so enthusiastic is he over his idea,
that he has included in his documents
submitted to the French Commission,
all the details quoted here.
OF course there will be plenty OF light
and air In this strangest OF structures,
but the windows are TO be Of peculiar
shape and 80 constructed as to leave
unmarried the contour of the face and
in no way detract from the general APP
pearance OF the statue. In fact. the
architect claims that every detail will
be attended TO so carefully that the
usual appearance OF haste which has
marred SO many structures. will be en-
tirely absent here. He believes that
the artistic effect will be so thorough
ly maintained that the whole structure
will be the wonder OF the world and
the delight OF the entire profession Of
artists.
The promenade arranged on the hg-
ure is, perhaps. its most unique feature.
In a way. The wreath that rests with
seeming lightness upon the crown of
the statues head. is divided into two
sections. These sections are about
thirty o. t~hirty-ive feet apart, and
the intervening space constitutes the
promenade. The entrance to this is
from the restaurant. and openings will
be made through the material which
composes the wreath on each side, that
will admit OF full advantage of the
view being taken. No refreshments
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-17
lowed.

scome way, of possibly rich deposits
OF coal oil across the Canadian bor-
der, to cause him to leave OIL Creek
and repair to Canada. 1t Is not surpris-
ing tnat a resident OF the then unde-
veloped Pennsylvania oil regions
should have been easily drawn else
where. The regions were a wilderness.
The chief aren't of the subsequent oil
activities, the Oil Creek valley, from
Tftusville southwark to the Allegheny
river, or to the present site OF OIL City,
q distance of about twenty miles. was
practically uninhabited. Titusville was
a little numbering village.
1t is not a matter of wonder, there
fore. that the disheartened settler Of
whom the incident referred to is re-
lated was SO easily attracted to Can
ada. One of the Objectionable features
of the farm he left, according to the
story, was .hs oozing of a greenish
scum to the surface OF the streams, so
much that at the point where his
horses and cattle drank it vas neces-
sary to construct a surface dam, in
order that the animals might drink
without being compelled to dip through
the noxious deposit floating on the sur
face Of the water. This floating sub
stance was of an oily nature and long
had been used in the war paints. rites
and medicines OF the Indians of the re-
gion, from whom ii derived its name
Seneca oil. No thought, however, of the
immensity of the supply or Of the null
tiplied uses to which it might be put
was entertained by anyone. The oily
wealth the restless settler sought in
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-17
A TYPICAL OIL N

mistaken, after his study of the salt
wells and other Investigations of in
sanity only served to intensity his de-
termination to demonstrate that the
theory was correct.
1t was not until the middle Of June,
1853, that he was able to proceed with
the well. He was enabled to do SO
then, not through any aid rendered by
the company, but through the sympa-
thetic personal assistance Of r. II.
Fletcher and Peter Wilson, Of Titus
vile, who provided him with local
credit and Endorsed at a Meadville bank
(about thirty miles from T~itusville) the
paper on which he raised the neces-
sary funds to go ahead with the we'll.
Uncle Billy" Smith and his two sons,
drillers from the Tarentum salt regions,
came on to take charge of that part Of
the work, which was done at that time
by the old spring-pole process. On
Saturday, Aug. %, 1859, the drill at
the shallow depth of sixty-nine and a
half feet, about t~hirty-fve feet in the
rock, dropped into a crevice as the days
work was being finished, and the tools
were pulled out until Monday morning.
The following day Sunday the senior
driller, Uncle Billy" took a stroll
down to the well and saw what seemed
to be oil within a few feet OF the ton.
He dipped an improvised bailer into
the well and it came up filled with Pc
troleum. Thus was the first oil well con
ceived and completed. AS has been in
dictated, it was not the first artesian
well in which oil was found, but it was
the first well sunk for oil.
The period in hich the high-tide
mark was reached In the regions. in
the volume of business, in interest and
population, was in the six years follow
ing Col. brakes strike. The climax
of that period found fully 100, 900 peo-
pie in the regions which had been prac-
tically a wilderness but a few years be-
fore; and in this estimate no account
is taken Of the tender transients whose
courage failed them after they had
found their way into the regions by
wagon, by raft, on horseback, and on
foot, and who waded out as soon as
they could, bearing with them night
mare recollections of canals OF mud
called roads; of ioundering mules.
hp$ses and drivers: of so-called hotels
aid &oardIng-houses where entrance to
the dining-rooms at meal time was fire.
,qylently by the iying-wedge process
used by the football players; where tbs
floors as well as the beds of the slosY-
ing rooms were crowded with tired hui
mainly, and where the cracks in the
drying green lumber Of the walls we're
often so large that the inquisitive red
sbirrel had little gnawing to do in
order to effect an entrance.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-17

bO ADD.
brary. He is a regular attendant at
the Sunday services at the Greek
chapel, and often takes a leading part
in the choir, when his tenor voice lends
additional melody to that of the Byzan-
tine style of singing.
The Greeks in the city worship at
the Greek chapel, Holy Trinity. in the
basement of a German Presbyterian
Church at 354 West Fifty-third street.
1t was the first Greek Orthodox church
organized in this city, about five years
ago. by the Greek society, Athena. It's
first priest was the beloved Father
Ferendinos, who, after serving two
years, was obliged by failing health to
retreat to his mother monastery, on
the island of Patmos, followed by the
good wishes of his congregation. His
successor is materially assisted in car
ing for his flock by Mr.. L~ivierato, a
gentleman of culture and means, a
merchant and superintendent Of the
Greek Sunday school. The Greeks of
Chicago are talking Of building a EN-
pie of their own, and 1t is more than
probable that they will succeed, thanks
to the tireless efforts of their pastor,
the Rev. Father Fiamboli.
Another prominent Greek figure in
the mercantile circle of this city is Mr..
Scion J. vlasto. He is the husband of
an American wife, and with their son,
a robust young man, 10 years old, they
live at the Gerlach. Mr.. Vlasto is also
the owner of a weekly Greek paper, the
Atlantis, published in this city, and
the only one of its kind published in
the United States. Mr.. Vlasto launch
ed the Atlantis as an experiment, for
the purpose of advocating the intro
duction of the modern Greek pronun-
citation in American schools and coll
leges, but it seemed to have supplied a
need, and the demand for the paper
has steadily increased during the
three years of it's existence. An anus
ing incident occurred in the Office of
Atlantis during the last Presidential
campaign, which goes to show to what
extent political factional hatred is
carried by the descendants Of Pericles.
The Atlantis espoused McKinley's
cause, and the proprietor handed the
chief compositor, a young Athenian,
an article to be set up. The Greek
~compositor, though only three years in
this country, was al ardent admirer of
Mr.. Bryan. Upon perusing the copy, he
handed it wei to one of his assistants,
remarking that he was a Bryan man
himself, and under no account would
he lift a finger to help set up an article
that spoke against Bryan. The article
was set up by his assistant, who had
been a few months in this country, and
his political preferences were still In
developed. On election night the grief
and disappointment OF the Athenian
foreman were painful to witness as
the returns told the story of the de-
feat of his candidate, and several days
elapsed before he regained his usual
equanimity.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-17

Screws are Q made altogether by
machinery. The rods or wires from
which the screws are manufactured are
received by a machine which stamps
the head, cuts the groove in the top
and then makes the spiral, by cutting
out the material in a gradually de-
creasing cone, until finally the point
is reached. Watch screws are made
OF a size SO minute that, to the un-
aided eye, they resemble grains OF
sand, but when viewed through a mi
croscope are seen to be .perfect.in every
respect, even to the groove on the top,