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Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-05-28
ELLIS IN TROUBLE

rye got a letter. parson, from my son
away out West.
An my Of heart is heavy as an anvil in
my breast
To think the boy whose futur' l had once
80 proudly planned
Should wander from the path o right an
come to sich an end!
I told him when he left US only three
short years ago
He'd find himself a plowin' in a mighty
crooked row
He'd miss his fathers counsels, an his
mothers prayers. too.
But he said the farm was hateful, an he
guessed he'd have to 80.
know thar's big temptation for a young
ster in the West,
But l believed our Billy had the coura &c
to resist,
An when he left warned him o the
evcr-wnitin' snarcs
That lie like hidden sarpints in life's path
way everywheres.
But Bill he promised faithful to be keer'
full, on allowed
He'd build a reputation thatd make US
mighty proud,
But it seems as how my counsel sort o
faded from his mind,
An now the boys in trouble o the very
wustest kind!
His letters came SO seldom that some
how sort o knOwed
That Billy was trampin' on mighty
rocky road.
But never once imagined he would bow
my head in shame.
An in the dust'd waller his Oh daddy
hOnored name.
He writes from out in Denver, an thu
story's mighty short;
just can't tell his mother; it'll crush he
poor Of heart!
An so l reckoned. parson. you nigh
break the news to her
Bills in the Legislator, but he doesn'
say what fur.
Denver Post.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-05-28

Brooding Small Chicks.
A. a substitute for expensive brood
ers, this device illustrated In Farm and
Home, will make good home for early
Matched chicks. 1t IL 2h feet square
and about the same height in front,
while behind 1t Is enough shorter to
give the shed roof a nice pitch. Nearly
the entire front is glass. beneath which
IN . place for chicks to pass In and out.
This can be closed when desired by
slide door as shown in the illustration.
A curtain Is let down over the sash dur
ing the night and rolled up out q the
way in the day time. 1t Is warmed by
q common barn lantern which Is held
in position by square box. which ex-
tsnds through the roof, and also serves
- q ventilator. The cap Of the ven
tilator Is adjustable, permitting the Ian
tern to be taken out and put In Mt pleas
ure. The ventilator is perforated at the
base to permit the heat to radiate
through the room, and also near the
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-05-28
Periis in the side saddle.

FerlJe In the side Paddle,
Women have chosen to abandon the
side saddle because it is uncomfortable
and unsatisfactory, and, secondly, be.
cause it Is less healthful than the sim.
pie method which men have too long
arrogated to their own use. Women
are as fully at home in the masculine
saddle as If they had enjoyed its use
for lifetime. There is one thing
however, which will win followers for
the new movement, and that is the
character OF their costume. The garh
adopted by the women who ride astride
deserves nothing but praise. Its upper
part differs in no degree from that of
the conventional young woman who is
bent on riding a side saddle to the end
Of her days.
The only deviation which the nd.
vanced young woman permits herself
Is the substitution of boomers 70,
skirts. The long, dragging, cumber
some riding skirt is put away with q
sigh of relief, and the bloomers adopted
in Its stead are so full that they ar,
really more of divided skirt. The,
reach a little below the knee and mr.,
met by long. trim riding boots, which
complete the costume Of this end-of
the-century equestrienne. The strong
est arguments In favor Of the new
method of riding are the truly formid
able list Of evils that have resulted
taAm the old A crooked position. sucl
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-05-28

no women among them he was pretty
certain that they were band of
Apachcs on the war-path.
This news was somewhat alarming,
to say the least. for we well knew what
our fate would be II we fell into the
hands Of the red devils. and a strict
guard was set that night for, previous
to that time. we had been living n hap
py-go-lucky kind Of life. secure in our
fancied isolation. leaving the camp to
take care Of itself. after We laid our
pipes by and rolled ourselves in our
blankets. No attack was made, how.
ever. and three days afterwards a
reconnaissance Of the creek above
brought the welcome news that the red.
skins were gone.
EARLY that afternoon some one sug.
gested that We should visit the aban.
doned camp. and five Of US, including
myself and Moriarity. set out for tina,
purpose. AS had been reported, the
savages were gone and all that re
manned Of the late cantonment was the
ashes Of the dead fires and the debris
Of some Of their barbaric feasts.
I'VE were still wandering over the
apparently deserted plateau when q
hair-raising yell behind up brought nj
about with n start to see q score OF
mounted Ap;.cc."s urging their mus
tangs ut the top Of their scaed towards
"a.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-05-28

There was no time for hesitation.
We were close under n row Of small
cottonwoods, which fringcd the creek.
and in q moment We're out OF our sad
dies. for we were mounted. peppering
away at our assailants for dear life.
and making pretty Luch every Shot
tell too.
1.-The conflict was brief but decis-
i've one. Within fifteen minutes it was
ended hy the complete rout of the
Apaches Or rather of all but one. lie
was heavily built fellow, radiant
with wa,pant. and brstling with TOM
ahawk. knife. arrows and long spear.
He was evidently the leader and op-
posed the fight Of his followers with
fiery vehcmence. When he found HIM
self alone. instead of Joining the STAN
pede, he turned on us fiercely once
more 1t seemed as II he single In nded
and alone proposed to assail us again.
"As he whirled his mustang about |
drew bead on him. He caught the flash
of the sunlight on my rife barrel. anu
raised his spear. Then came report
and a whiZ in the air at the same time.
The Apache dropped backwards from
his saddle. and clapped my hand over
a deep spear wound in my arm.
"'rhe lance had struck me IN the
| flcshy part Of the left forearm and
dropped to the ground. Moriarity. who
was an old Indian fighter. snatched ii
IN and examined the head, which was
a section of an old knife-blade ground
to a razcr-like edge. He dropped it III
a moment and turned to me with Il
very grave face.
~ thought So he said anxiously..
"'rhought whatT asked, endeavor
ing to staunch the flow of blood tina,
streamed over my hand. What do yot
mean"
~ mean it's pizened, sir was the
reply.
"And so it was. Upon the point of thu
spearhead We're still some spots o.
thick green substance, vegetable poi
son used by the sAvagcs to render thei
primitive weapons more deadly in ef
feet. Within five minutes ! tainted
with the incxpressible agony Of thu
wound.
Boys, I've been partially scalped
I've been torn by the claws Of savag'
beasts: I've been bored through ant
through with lcaden bullets. and I'v'
went for days ut time, under no
broiling sun. without SO much as
drop of water to drink, but never be
fore or since have experienced the In
tense suffering, the terrible miser.
which endured during those few pre-
ceding minutes.
when recovered consciousness
half a pound OF flesh, more or less. hat
been taken from my arm. The opera
ton spoiled its usefulness in meas
ure, but it saved my life.
"rhe Indian? Oh! He turned out t
be Hawkeye. one of the most famou
chiefs of the Apaches. He and eleve
Of his followers reached the happ
hunting grounds Mt about the sam
time. My bullet had found his heart.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-05-28
The MOsOuitO.

The female mosquito, after she has
filed herself with blood-the male in.
sect is not a blood sucker-seeks out
some dark and sheltered spot near
stagnant water.
At the end Of about six days she
quits her shelter, and. alighting on the
surface Of the water. deposits her eggs
thereon. She then dies. and. as rule,
falls into the water beside her eggs. The
eggs fioat about for n time, and then.
in due course. give birth to tiny swim
ming larvae. These larvae. in virtue
of n voracious appetite, grow apace.
casting their skins several times to ad-
nit Of growth.
Later. they pass into the nympha
stage, during which. after time. they
float on the surface Of the water. Final
ly, the shell Of the nympha cracks
along its dorsal surface and young
mosquito floats on the surface of the
water while its wings are drying and
acquiring rigidity. When this is com.
plete it flies away.
The young mosquito larvae. to salts.
~ their prodigious appetites. devour
everything eatable they come across;
and one of the first things they eat. IL
they get the chance. is the dead body OF
their parent. now soft and sodden from
decomposition and long immersion.
They even devour their own cast-ofI
skins. In examining mosquito larvae
one often comes across specimens
whose alimentary canals are stuffed
with the scales. fragments Of limbs
and other remains of the maternal in
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-05-28
HANDSOME BADGES.

r ERE'S the very pretty official
- badge the Woman's Board OF
L l. the Tennessee Centennial INK
position has adopted. 1t was designed
for the Woman's Board by Mrs. Annie
Champe Orr. The insignia is in the
form Of a pin and pendant OF light
blue enamel and gold. The banging
portion is suspended from golden
bar by a ribbon of satin, light-blue In
color. Light blue is the color OF the
exposition. This pendant is oval IN
shane. and is surrounded by beaded
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-05-28
Reception Dreao.

For those who do not want to go to
Immense expense for an evening dress
but need. nevertheless. something nice
for receptions, there come the most de-
lightful poplins. with satin face, that
make up into evening gowns of unex-
celled beauty. The palmer the pattern
the better. One Of these dresses. just
completed for n woman of much ele-
gance in dress. is cut princess back and
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-05-28

band of gold, with four scrolls as or
naments. The seal Of the State Of
Tennessee, made in raised gold, forms
the center piece. 1t lies within circle
of light-blue enamel. upon which are
Inscribed the words, "WOman's De-
partment," in letters of gold. Mrs. Orr,
the designer Of the badge, received a
vote of thanks for the appropriateness
of her design from the board. and was
highly complimented for her work by
the President. Mrs. Van Leer Kirk
man. Another official badge has been
adopted by the reception committee OF
the Woman's Board, Of which Miss
Mary Bass is chairman. This badge ia
also a gold pin with a pendant. which
Is in the form of n large open-work
gold monogram made Of the letters
''R. c." The Woman's Board has 1OC
members. and the reception committee
tlirty-three.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-05-28

Next to the brilliant red no"e"
the soft, dainty violets, the very 4.
ionable blossom Of the season y
poetic narcissus, called most freques
" the daffodil. 1t will. on accom-.
the continued popularity OF the ~
and delicate yellow dyes, renm
vogue all summer. first as a eenS.
blossom, afterwards as an imita'nr'
in Difference to the marvellous sAlu
the Partisan flower makers. as a Ns..
duction. The lack Of vitality. IKE
OF many Of the artificial roses, ca
be discovered in the beautiful COPY <
til one has touched the flower - :,
ceives the eye entirely. having ~
fresh, fragile appearance and na'~
delicate glow Of the true blossom
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-05-28
The Hin Yoke IN sl,..

me nip Yoke on Skirt.
Upon some imported gowns for ~
special wear appear skirts with d.1
hip yokes, fastened the designer NJ.
knows where, says the New Yort w.
The yoke has the effect Of siu.n,r :
circling the hips without a break ~.
seam showing. but it is, of cou,,.
hooked invisibly. A very .l.,,.
model Of darkest green repped I'M
with a very lustrous finish. ha, a A..
skirt yoke Of Persian satin boc,A.
showing a blending of exquisite AN
entail colorings. The bodice is Of ~
corded silk, with an indescribable d..
Grafton combining the silk with the m.
cade, a slashed effect predominant,
both front and back. The Floren,,n.
sleeves also show a similar ,ieft .M
intricate mixture that stamps |, n.
work Of trained artistic Partisan. n,
gren skirt is finished simply with ,
deep hem and is unlined. but en- suite /,
a gored petticoat Of plain Lyons taiYek
silk made Of one Of the colors in a.
brocade, and trimmed with one VIII
hounce, with vine embroidery At Il,
hem In exquisite shades Of pale, M
dunn and darkest green.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-05-28

that can be moved from place to place.
with the work Of but moment. The
construction Is plainly shown in the
illustration. nothing but narrow strips
of board being used in any part. The
uprights at the ends are nailed firmly
to the rack and have the lower ends
sharpened. 90 that they can be driven
into the ground wherever 1t IL desired
to set up the rack.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-05-28
po,,,n.aour In Favor.

Consuelo Marlborough Is salo y
partly responsible for the fact 'n~
idea Of parted hair is going out " 4
ion. Pompadour effects are CONN -
and one Of the prettiest OF tns
ways of hairdressing is a revivai ~
cleveland" style. The hair Is
ed" on the temples and waved ~. .
the neck and ears. At the pacA 4,
is a soft roll about the middle ~
head and the top is slightly W.
dour.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-05-28
Frequent Churnin9 Beat.

Apropos Of the gossip about Queen
VictOria's Ill health. Edwin Barron re-
peats in the Chicago Times-Herald the
rumor that the Prince Of Wales will
never ascend the British throne. Al
bert Edward lacks ambition and ener.
gy, and many think he has by the con.
duct of his life forfeited the right to
succeed a sovereign Of such noble char.
acter as Victoria. On the other hand,
the Duke Of York Is very popular, and
it Is predicted that Victoria will abdi.
cate this year and he will become King
George the Fifth Of England.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-05-28

top to allow the gases from the burn
ting oil to escape. The entire bottom Is
arranged to slide In and out as draw
q. % It may be taken out and cleaned.
which should be done every day. 1t
costs but a dollar or 20, according to
material used.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-05-28
namp Weather and Roup.

There is more roup In the spring
months than in winter. due to spring
rains and dampness. While the drafts
Of air in the poultry house may not be
cold. yet they are damp and chilly. rem
dering the fowls very uncomfortable.
1t Is at night that fowls seem to take
disease. During the day they are &c.
tive and at work, but Mt night they can.
not change their positions on the roost
and are consequently helpless to avoid
damp drafts of air. The longer days
and warmth at midday induce the
fowls to remain outside during the
spring season. and they consequently
do not always resort to shelter in damp
spells. 1t Is then that they are FIRE.
Quently attacked by roup. A little ex
ira attention until dry weather sets In
viii greatly aid in preventing roup and
the liability to disease.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-05-28

Fund to Injured Railroad Men.
In ten years $1.OOo.OOo has been paid
out by the casualty fund Of the British
Benevolent Institution to injured rail.
way men and their families.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-05-28

There is one thing about o crop Of
wild oats: 1t harvests itself.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-05-28

as the side saddle neccsA;tat4s h..
the rider into very great dan,.. ]
spinai curvature. Then it is urged n.
the side saddle promoted gres.s, !.
IMAM the cross saddle. and jar 4 =,
tainly not conducive to health
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-05-28
seed Potatoes.

At the Rhode Island Station four.
teen varieties OF potatoes Of Maine
grown and home grown seed were test
ed during two years on sandy loan soil,
MANFRED with commercial fertilizers
applied on q clover sod. Ten pounds OF
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-05-28

TwosButt0n Gloves: .esI
Two-button kid gloves are ~ -
to be worn with the new longs
theater and evening waists.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-05-28

bolero front. The only trimming Is
very deep rufile of chiffon around the
neck. The sleeves are small puffs edged
with the chiffon ruffle. Both neck and
sleeves are modest in their outlines.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-05-28
How to Graft.

xICpdEC yOuloCAA WIN u AuIACs
a small wedge, a saw, a ladder. cions
and wax. Clons will keep best on
trees. Cut as wanted until the buds
begin to start. then cut, store In cellar
covered with damp moss. You are now
prepared to graft until apples set.
Graft cherries very early, splitting
limb. All limbs must be split before
sap starts. After tine bark peels, all
thick barked limbs should be set un-
der the bark. Cut tree shape of um-
brella. not too far in or out: give room
for CRAFTS to grow. Cut ciOn to thin
one-sided wedge; be careful and take
the outer bark of from point. then in
sert. by peeling bark from wood with
point Of knife; cut side to heart. two or
more In each limb: nick bark back of
cion II very thick; spread wax on all
cuts and little down the limb back of
cion. When limb Is split make true
wedge by cutting both sides. leaving
side next to heart thlnnest. Have three
buds to every cion. Trim the sides of
the split smoothly. insert. keep inside
bark even. Put ON wax and 1t Is done.
Western Rural.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-05-28
The Corn Crop.

me AOfu AVOUs
Mr.. ]. ]. Chandler, Of Solomon. Iowa,
raised four thousand bushels Of corn
last season, and, after disposing of 1t,
found It had netted him nifty three and
three-quarters cents per bushel. Where
did he sell IT? He did not sell 1t. He
fed It to cattle. His account stands:
Sept. 1, 1896, 1O1 head of cutie
cost In Omaha. .$S,661 %
Cost Of driving same home. 80. . So
Interest on money. Il ~
1Ot0I. .$O, no o.
Dec. ~, 1896. sold 1O1 cattle in
Chicago. net. gu, l41 o.
Balance. observation-disclosures 1,S9S I'd
Amount Of corn fed. four thousand
bushels: net per bushcl. hfty-three and
three-quarter cents.
How much better than selling his
corn crop for what he could get for It.
And the g, 30S G5 does not represent the
entire net profit. Hogs were fattened
with the cattle and brought In addi-
tional dollars, and the manure from the
herd for the four months they were
fattening Ia also worth a good many
dollars to Mr.. Chambers farm. 1t is
brains that count on the farm.-Farm
News.
Movable Feed Rack.
A sketch in the American Agricultur.
tst shows an easily made feed rack
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-05-28
Ploutain Weed Seed.

When buying clover seed 1t Is always
best to use a microscope to detect weed
seeds that Of late years have become
very plentiful In clover. No one Of
these weeds IL worse than the plantain,
or sleeps tongue, as 1t used to be called
from its long, narrow leaves. 1t has
innumerable small. black seeds. much
smaller than clover seed. When land
Is once seeded with the plantaln 1t is
almost impossible to get rid Of it, as the
seed remains in the ground for years
only terminating when the pillow brings
successive strata Of seed filled soil to
the surface. Both sheep and cattle will
eat plantain. though 1t Is less nutritious
and palatable than other grasses, and
Of course much inferior to clover.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-05-28

Actress Now . Lassie.
Miss Ada Ward. a prominent En-
lish actress. has forever abandoned u,
stage to become q soldier In the ranh
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-05-28
ecedo In Appleo,

There il great variation In number
and size Of apple seeds. even In fruit OF
the same variety. While the small nat.
ural fruit has usually the most vigor,
GUS seeds, this fact il often due to such
trees being isolated, and having larger
supplies of potash and other mineral
elements than do trees In the orchard
1t II known that potash il necessary to
grow the seed. 1t IL possible that the
liberal use Of potash. as a fertilizer
may make fruit seeds plumper and pr
haps more numerous. This would only
be an advantage to those who wished
to plant the seed. In the fruit the seed
and its attendant, the core, IL common
ly thought q necessary nuisance.
Frequent Churninx Beat.
1t L. harder work to make the bes
butter from one-cOw dairy, especially
late In the season, when the milk les
sens. The best butter IL made will
least expense when the dairy is larg'
enough to require churning every day
This makes a great deal OF hard work
unless it impels the dairyman % pro
vide power Of some kind. 80 as to re
lieve the hard labor. This It ccrerall,
does. Whenever the dairy Is iarg
enough to require churning every day
a creamery or separator will Fay. no
only by the saving Of labor. but o!
making more Of the cream than IL pos
sible by the old process Of hand skim
ming tho milk
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-05-28

seed or each variety was used, cut In
one case to $50 pieces, In the other to
two sets, and planted sixteen inches
apart In the row. The vines were
sprayed for potato blight. OF the mer.
charitable potatoes, the Northern grown
seed tubers produced a greater per.
centage In eleven out Of fourteen varie
ties and greater yield in nine out OF
fourteen varieties, the average increase
being 17.O4 bushels per acre; the home
grown tpbers gave greater yield II
i've out of fourteen varieties, the aver.
age increase being 1904 bushels pei
acre.
Glover Needs Undetermined Laud.
While the country Is new clover seed
with a little land plaster is sufficient
usually to insure a good catch. What
Is quite as important, the clover grows
and makes good stand. living until ii
has produced seed crop. when as
clover IL biennial 1t naturally dies. But
rs the country gets older and it's veg
etable matter Is exhausted by contin
ued cultivation the clover crop becomes
more and more uncertain. 1t Is hard
to get good catch, and even when the
seeding Is all right the clover winter
kills badly. Wherever this is the fact
It shows that undertaking Is needed
Whoever has underdrained a field
knows how much more certain the
clover seeding and growth Is there
after. With an outlet below for water,
and warm air constantly rising from
the subsoll. 1t Is easy to make a good
seed bed for clover seed and get good
catch. The same conditions also pre-
vent the clover seed and get a good
catch. The same conditions also pre-.
vent the clover from being winter
killed by freezing and tina wing In win.
ter and spring.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-05-28

Movable Feed Rack.
A sketch in the American Agricultur.
tst shows an easily made feed rack.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-05-28

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