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

erected In the newly built court hou..
in Boston. The statute in the CLAW hs.
been inspected by Joseph Choate N.
distinguished nephew of the great m.n
and it is said that he has pronounosa
it a most admirable portrait both !,
feature and figure. The statue denio,
Mr.. ChOate in one of his characteriS,,
attitudes. He is standing erect on.
hand grasping the lapel of his Prime
Albert coat, the other holding nun,
Der Of pages of notes, from which he h
speaking. The pedestal on which ,hs
bronze figure will rest is to be Of mar.
BILE, and the total height of pedest.,
and statue will be about fourteen foot
The monument is a gift to the city NJ
Boston by some person who does not
desire that his name shall be known
Rufus ChOate was a native of Massa.
chusetts and was born in 1899 He was
a descendant of the old Puritan STOCK
He was educated at Dartmouth stud.
led law, and, like his nephew, devoted
the best work Of his life to its practice
AS a lawyer he was pre-eminent, He
wrote some memoirs that are still read
and he might have been great as
statesman had he had the ambition to
pursue politics. His career as Congress.
man and Senator was remarkable IN
an era Of great men. He died in 1859.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-07-09

The good Bishop Potter, Of New York,
who has Of late years been called upon
several times to act as a mediator be-
tween labor and capital in the adjust
ment of their disputes, recently made
a few remarks which have called down
upon his head great deal Of abuse.
What he said was ON the familiar lines
Of the effect of labor-saving machinery
upon labors condition. He called at
tention to the fact that the introduce
ton of machinery had always been one
cause Of dispute between the workman
and his master. This truism has caused
the good man to be denounced as an
anarchist and a mischief-maker, when
as a matter Of fact he Is neither. The
church he represents is conservatism
itself. and its creed recognizes and re-
spects authority and vested rights. His
own work as a fair arbitrator should
protect him from charges such as have
been made. What he said Is platitudin-
ously true. 1t was simple recognition
Of q patent fact, but not necessarily a
condemnation Of modern machinery or
the uses made Of it. In fact. the day
after saying 1t he left for Europe OH
one Of the fast steamers.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-07-09

How much the possession Of happi-
ness depends upon the point of view
we choose to take in seeing things! He
who determines to look upon the bright
side of affairs will generally find that
some brightness Is visible; he who
wants to point out to himself and 9TH
ers that discouragements abound can,
as a rule, succeed to his own satisfac-
ton in the gloomy pursuit. There is
such thing as curbing ones natural
tendency to depression and in whole
some fashion costing lamentable mel
ancholy out of doors. And one means
to this end is mentally and spiritually
to outgrow the necessity Of being hap
py. The less one thinks about the dep
rivations and lack Of those conditions
which are commonly supposed to be
requisites of happiness, and the less one
cultivates a spirit of restless pursuit
Of happiness--a spirit which by It's very
lightness and delicacy eludes harsh
grasp-the more likely Is happiness to
come all unsought, particularly If one
Is more anxious about securing condi-
tons of happiness for others than for
ones self.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-07-09

The interchangeable Lieut.. Peary has
obtained five years leave of absence
and is prepa ring to make another dash
for the pole" There is nothing in hi"
published plans which materially diff
fers from the scheme of former eXpe-
ditions made by him. The public has
gotten over being curious about his
amusing and harmless northern jaunts.
The scientific world takes no interest in
these little trips of the lieutenant and
this leaves only the Eskimos of Whale
sound, who look forward to his period
ical appearances there with great eX-
pectancy. Peary is very popular at
Whale sound. although the inhabitants
have never been quite able to discover
why he should come so far to do so lit
tie. However, his expeditions are as
harmless as those of that other great
traveller and discoverer, Tartarin of
Tarascon, and they furnish him with
an excuse for lecturing and give the
Eskimos no end Of fun.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-07-09
An Ancient AirshiD.

Apropos Of the recent talk about an
airship. Arthur 7. Nettletom, of New
Milford, Conn. writes to the Newtown
(Conn) Bee saying that history of
Connecticut, published in London in
1871. chronicled the appearance of an
airship in Connecticut in 1916 The
people of New Haven had sent a shin to
England that year to procure a patent
for the colony and a charter for the
city. Some time after the vessel sailed
a storm arose, and day of prayer and
fasting was observed in the hone that
the safety Of the ship would thereby be
insured. At the close of the day tho
people looked up in the sky and saw
their ship under full sail, and the SAIL
ors steering her from west to east. She
came over the meeting where they had
tasted and prayed and then was met
by Euroclydon, which rent the sails
and overset the ship; in a few mo-
ments she fell down near the weather.
cock on the steeple and instantly van
ished. The people all returned to the
meeting. where the minister CAV.
thanks to God for answering the de-
sires of his servants and giving them
an infaliible token of the loss of their
ship and charter.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-07-09

die, and an instant later fell from MS
horse to the ground.
Simon, with the impulse OF gener-
Gus heart, ran forward to assist his fall
len foe, but before he could reach MIN
Filiciano staggered to his feet and at
tempted to remount his horse, which
had remained motionless beside him.
With great difficulty the wounded man
succeeded in getting into the saddle.
He was then himself again. Straighten-
ing himself up, he flashed defiant look
ut Foscalina and. eXclaiming. "NO muy
hombre" Il am man of courage). rode
on about twenty yards. Suddenly he
stopped, sat perfectly still for mo-
ment. and then began to sway again in
his saddle. and finally pitched headlons
to the ground-dead.
Thus ended the career of reckless.
malignant. dangerous man. There was
an inquest held and the cOroner's jury
found it case of justifiable homicide.
l must say felt great sense of relic.
when l learned of this desperado's
death. as there was no telling at what
time he might have taken notion to
ambush and kill me. 1t would have
been an easy matter for him to have
done so. and that, too, without the
least chance of detection or discovery,
county to travel through that part of
my bailiwick at all hours of the day
and night. San Francisco Chronicle.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-07-09
T Is not always when an act Is
first committed and is fresh In our

T Is not always when an act Is
first committed and is fresh in our
- minds that we receive our most
vivid impressions Of 1t. 1t is when we
recall our recollections of the event n
long time afterward that the images
and circumstances surrounding every
thing done by the participants come
back to us like dream almost, yet
withal clean-cut and clear as cameo.
Passing through Livermore valley on
the train a few weeks ago recognized
standing at the depot a person whose
face brought instantly to my mird a
food of "Reminiscences. An event which
occurred in 1SG6-just thirty-one Years
ago this summer-in which the person
l then saw was the principal acicr
flashed rapidly before my vision. lie
was a boy then. He is .nan now, ami
time is telling upon him. His small fig
ure is now slightly bent and the hair
and mustache are tinged with tue
frost of passing years. IKE little gen
tleman l have reference TO is Simon
Fosealina, now n resident of Liver
more, and the circumstances in which
he figured are as follows: There lad
been fandango at the house of Joe
Livermore, otherwise known as Post.
tas," at the Rancho Aqua Puerco, in
the Livermore valley. The party was
given in honor of the birthday Of one
Of the children of Joe Livermore, who
at that time was a well-known charac-
ter in Alameda county
The friends and relatives of the fam
lily always gather on occasions of this
kind. and generally manage to keep
up the festivities for three or four
days. Everything is free to those who
honor the occasion with their pres
ence. Hilarity is the order of the day
and night. Wine and other liquors
are dealt out with a free hand, and
where such is the custom trouble can
not always be avoided, however desir-
GUS the host may be to preserve the
peace. Whenever it is given out that
such party Is to be held all disreputa-
BILE characters for miles around gather
and make day and night hideous with
wild debauchery, drunkenness and
Quarreling. Pistols and knives are
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-07-09
THE FATAL SHOT.

SimOn's patience was evidently be-
coming exhausted. II do not deserve
such talk from you, Mocho," said he.
land If you run after me again l will
protect myself!' Upon hearing this
Filiciano became very much enraged.
and, exclaiming, "Usted no tengas val
orr" you have no courage), started
after Simon at full speed. This time
the young man could not avoid col
lision. AS FilicianO ranged his horse
alongside of SimOn's he made savage
lunge at Simon with his knife, cutting
through his coat. Had the youth been
less alert the knife would have been
driven to its very hilt in his body, The
lad was now somewhat alarmed at the
persistence Of Filiciano and began to
believe that the fellow was in down.
right earnest and meant to have his
life. So, riding off about a hundred
yards, he turned and warned the des-
perate man that If he assaulted him
again 1t would be at his peril.
Filiciano at once made another
charge toward his intended victim. and
n lively skirmish followed, Simon en-
deavoring to keep out of the fellows
way. and the other wildly bent upon
killing him. Finally Simon drew his
pistol and fred at his adversary. The
bullet struck Filiciano's horse in the
neck. The animal. smarting under the
wound. jumped and tried to run away.
but the ever-ready spurs We're plunged
into its sides. and it was headed again
toward the boy.
On man and rider went. rega rdless of
the almost certain death that was star
ing the former in the face. AS he dash
ed forward Simon again fired, but miss
ed his aim, Still the enraged Mexican
dashed on toward him. once more the
boy fired. this time evidently with bet
ter effect. for Filiciano rose in his stir
rups and placed his hand on his side.
Then turning his horse he rode. in a
walk, toward the house of Joe Liver
more. He had gone about sixty yards
when he suddenly halted. commenced
to sway from eide to side In his sad.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-07-09

Among the guests was q young ltal-
ian named Simon Foscalina. lad of
about IL years Of age, small in stature
but brave as lion. He was an excel
lent pistol shot and a splendid horse
man-in fact, none of the native Call
fornians could excel him in equestrian
exploits. 1t was about 10 O'Clock IN the
forenoon that Simon came riding up to
the Aqua Puerco rancho. Filiciano at
once caught sight of the young man,
and forthwith began abusing him. call
ing him all sorts Of vile names in Span
ish. Simon at first good-naturedly
laughed over his rough reception, tell
ing the despew . that he was intoxi-
Gated and did not know what he was
saying.
II am drunk. am II" exclaimed Fill
ciano, and hobbling to his horse Che
had been shot through the hips once in
an attempt at stage robbing and could
not walk very well, but was at home,
all the same. in the saddle). which was
standing at a short distance from the
house, he hastily united him. and in an
instant was on the animals back. knife
in hand. and dashlng furiously toward
Simon Foscalna.
"Hombre de dos caras" two-faced
NAM. he cried. II will show you wheth-
err am drunk or not. Stop and defend
yourself!'
Simon simply refined his horse aside
to avoid being struck. and laughingly
told Filiciano to behave himself and
act like a man. The quarrelsome fell
low ran his horse after Simon about
300 yards, and, finding that the youth
had the most agile steed and could
not be caught. turned his mustang to-
ward the house. Simon slowly follow
ed, and as he approached Filiciano sud-
denly wheeled about and made anoth-
err dash toward him.
Again the young man eluded the des-
perate knife-thrust. The willy Mexican
again essayed to draw Simon within
his clutches by pretending to have
given up his treacherous design. He
rode toward the building. and Simon
followed as before. Once more the
wOuld-be murderer turned and poured
forth a vOlley of scurrilous abuse.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-07-09

hourished in the most reckless man.
ner The more reputable persons pres
ent dislike to interfere for the preser-
walton Of order through fear Of being
harmed personally or Of having their
houses or crops burned, SO the desper
ate class of persons who congregate on
such occasions are received with as
good grace as an unwelcome visitor
prone to mischief can be, and are, per-
force, permitted to enjoy themselves in
their own peculiar way with the rest of
the company.
Among those who made it convenient
to be at the christening at Joe Liver
more's house that night and also to get
murderously drunk was one Mocho
Feliciano, a VIGOROUSLY bad character,
an ex-convict. murderer and stage rob-
Der. I prevented Filiciano from pull
ing the head off Mexican at the Alisal
one day. He had lassoed his victim
around the neck and started to drag
him. took hold Of his horses bride
and told him to stop. whereupon Fill
ciano dropped his RATA and, turning
fiercely toward me, attempted to jump
his horse upon me. Retreating to where
my buggy was standing, took from
the socket a good bone and gut whip
and. returning to Filiciano, again
seized his horses bride and vigorous
ly laid the whip upon his thinly clad
body until he cried 'bastante," and
ended by forcing him to ride out of
town crestftallen and badly punished.
Before left Alisal-nOw Pleasanton
that night Mexican friend caution
ed me to beware. as Feliciano had ours
ed me as he rode away and made all
sorts of threats about getting even for
the whipping l had given him. l al
ways remembered the threat of Fill
ciano thereafter and kept a sharp look
out that no harm came to me through
him. On the particular night of which
l write. at Joe Livermore's house. Fill
ciano opened the ball by flourishing a
large knife and boasting in loud tone
of voice that he was ''mucho valiente"
very brave,. and wanted every person
he met to test his courage.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-07-09
ACetYlene.

1.-THE Explosion and Detec'lon =
Acetylene in Air" is the title OF
per recently read before the ohe, ,n.s,
Society; and as many persons are ln'
ested in this new illuminating ga 4,
short account Of the results arrl'eu ~,
by this experimental will no. oe and
Of place. A mixture of acetyien., :,
air becomes explosive when as ii''s -,
three per cent. of the gas is p s.s 10
and the tendency to explode pers's i
to eighty lone per cent. FMS ia- ma,
extraordinarily wide, and eXceeuS
Of any combustible gas known.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-07-09

This Is only in exceptional cases. lM
general way is to lower long tofpe~
SO as to pass inside of the casing GOV.
to the bottom of the hole. The toflsss
is a tin can of probably 10 reef :. |.
length. Inside the can the space .
filled with nitro-glycerine. A peleu
sion cap on the top Of the can is 80 . y
ranged that the dropping of weieh' "
goodwill causes the device to eAp.o. u.
The rock Is rent over the bottom VI ~
well, and basin is formed when
comes a reservoir to pump from wasa
the we'll is ready for that par' VI :" :,
business. The cut shows the torrens.
oil that rushes from the subteriau un :
depths when the torpedo or sno'
exploded.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-07-09

At a special meeting Of the Bombay
municipal corporation the other day an
address of congratulation to Queen Vic
toria was signed by DIR. Bhalchandra
Krishn wadkar. Mr. Ryranyee
Nusserwanyee Seervai, Durashab RAJ
tanjee Chickgar. Rao Bahadur Drak-
jee Kashinathjen. Parduniee Bisnee
and Cusetjee Coorlwalla. There were
others. but their names were kindly
omitted to relieve the strain on the al
40 hat
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-07-09

st. Louis has recovered, at least in a
material sense, from the terrible cy-
clone Of last year, and almost every
evidence of that terrible calamity has
been effaced. Many Of the buildings
thus destroyed have been replaced by
others finer In every way, the owners
taking advantage of the opportunity
to improve their property. The city is
to be congratulated on it's recuperative
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-07-09

The refusal Of a Syracuse church to
pay for the statue Of an angel made
without wings Is drawback to the
newer idea Of angels. The question of
celestial locomotion Is Involved In this
case, not to mention its artistic bear
inGa
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-07-09

A California contemporary says that
american mixed drinks are making
great Roadway in Japan" And the
longer the Japs experiment with those
insidious and seductive mixtures the
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-07-09

A New Orleans paper brings the i'm
pOrtant Information that "henceforth
Chicago aldermen will get $500 n
year" II the time ever comes when
Chicago aldermen "get" only $500 n
year we shall be quite prepared to be-
lieve that the millennium is lurking
right around the next street corner.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-07-09

Jay Withers. Of Philadelphia. has
brought suit against his former sweet
heart, Minnie Pepper, for 5000 dam
ages for breach of promise to marry,
and also asks for an injunction re-
straining the defendant from marrying
anyone else. We infer that Mr.. With
ers is q very 'blue" Jay.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-07-09
Preparing and Cooking vegetables.


Although it is we'll known that the
American markets give an abundance
of vegetables. it is regretted that there
is no country where they are so little
appreciated" writes Mrs. S. T. Rorer,
in the Ladies' Home Journal. "To this
omission may be traced much discom-
fort among the poorer classes. The
leguminous seed. peas. beans, and len
ills. yield almost double the amount of
matchmaking food to be found in
beef. One pound Of beans costing 5
cents will give food value equal to
two pounds of beef at so cents, an item
Of economy worthy Of thought. l am
in this considering old peas and beans:
those green or unripe contain a larger
amount Of water and more sugar, and
less albuminous matter but on the
other hand they are more easily
digested.
"All concentrated vegetable foods re-
quire long, slow cooking to render them
suitable for use. A little baking soda
added to the water in which old peas
and beans are cooked removes the
strong flavor. making them much more
delicate. All vegetables should be
washed well in cold water Green veg
etables, such as spinach, caulifower.
cabbage. Brussels sprouts, cucumbers.
kale, onions, leeks, asparagus, turndp
tops, beet tops, Swiss chard, young
peas and string beans, should be cook
ed in boiling sailed water. and boiled
slowly until tender. not moment long
er or the flavor will be lost"
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-07-09

Luckily for the people who are sup
posed to reside upon the planet Mars,
they are so far away that there Is no
possibility Of them getting mixed up in
the bitter contention about the vera
scope pictures.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-07-09

been sentenced to the penitentiary for
ten years. which means about seven
years of actual Imprisonment. Seven
years of enforced idleness. with board.
clothing and lodging and SIC, 600 a year
doesn't appear to be severe punish
ment. 1t is mighty lucky for Johnson
that he didn't rob a henroOst.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-07-09

The bicycle had to be suppressed in
China 1890 years before the Christian
era, it is alleged, because the Celestial
ladies spent too much Of their time on
It. The feet of the Chinese ladies then
must have been much larger and less
defOrmed than now. Possibly it was
decreed that their feet should be
cramped in order to prevent any re-
viyal Of the wheel craze.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-07-09

Now. honestly. isn't Yvette Guilbert
real nice. gentle. dreamy sort Of
spring chicken to go into maudlin &C.
stasies about having found the ideal
man for n husband.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-07-09

Several esteemed contemporaries evil
IDENTIFY imagine that the Chicago h. b.
Club" which is being piloted about the
country under the guidance Of young
Mr.. Arson is baseball organizatio
whereas, In fact. 1t is the Chicago Bean
Rag Club,
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-07-09
a FLOWING PETROLEUM WELL

Powerful Explosive 10 Lowered and
Forces Out a Torrent of Oil.
Among the impressive oil region spec.
tacles the shooting of an oil well al
ways takes front rank. The well thai
is to be shot has been drilled to the oil
producing strata of sand rock. and
there the oily fluid is held in the pores
of the rocky formation. In some In.
stances the gas pressure is sufficient to
blow the oil into the hole drilled in the
rock, and no other means is required to
get the oil to the top Of the ground
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-07-09
Pulleys.

Cast-iron pulleys may be Jagged With
leather without the use Of rivets oy
first brushing over the surface with
acetic acid, which will quickly rust it
and give a rough surface: then attach
the leather to the face Of the pulley
with cement composed of one pound Of
fish-glue and half q pound Of common
glue.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-07-09

A scientific contemporary has dis
covered "breed of cats In South
America which do not know how to
new" Probably. like other cats, they
yOwl all the time.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-07-09

The world Is anxiously waiting to
learn what long, scientific name end
ing in "omania" will be invented for
the purpose Of allowing that wealthy
st. Louis smuggler to sneak out from
NNdpr
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-07-09

Young Mr.. Johnson OF Logansport
has succeeded in demonstrating that a
bank failure which isn't typewriter
can go just as deep as the latest style
in Chicago bank failures.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-07-09

A Chicago man has invented a kind
OF cloth which he says Is absolutely
bullet-proof. Why not test that inven-
ton on the cheerful imbecile who per-
sists In rocking the rowboat about this
time of year?
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-07-09

Between the policemen who do not
catch crooks and the policemen who
let the crooks whom other policemen
have caught get away, the Chicago
thugs and strong-arm men ought to feel
reasonably safe, comfortable and hap
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-07-09

If the smaller telephone companies
succeed in the undertaking which they
have assumed they will make talk as
cheap ms 1t was In the day of the man
who originated the proverb about 1t.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-07-09

The Springfield (A1o) Leader says:
"a pretty Springfield girl clothed in a
shirt waist is undoubtedly one Of the
most attractive sights on EARTH Quite
likely