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Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-02-04

naming use-it will have become the
cemetery of the world. both the old
and the new. The great valley below,
which is to us the bottom of the sea.
will be densely crowded with popula-
ton which will admit OF no increase.
How the people Of that late and de-
clining age will solve the difficult prob
lens that will confront them 1t is hard
ly possible even to conjecture, but meet
them they must, or perish. A highly
paternal form Of government would
seem to be inevitable. for the water
must be parcelled out with the utmost
wisdom and impartiality, and no waste
can be tolerated. Navigation, of course
will be a thing of the past; even the
fishes will become almost or quite ex-
tinct. More than this. man will doubt
less have suffered actual physical mod
ifications, gradually brought about by
the changes in his environment. Some
Of these will be due to atmospheric
changes, for the air, besides being
much diminished, will almost surely
be impoverished in it's most vital ele-
ment. II is very suggestive fact that
to-day the proportion of oxygen is only
about one part in five: we are pretty
safe in assuming that the proportion
was once considerably greater. Oxy-
gen is an extremely active element,
eagerly entering into combinations o!
various kinds which lock 1t up in solid
or nuid form. Nitrogen. on the con-
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-02-04

an atmosphere so slight that we cannot
detect it. And owning to this thin
ness of air there will be few clouds, and
little if any rain even the winds will
subside into insignificance. At the
poles, however. and on the heights,
snow will still fall, and on the .''*N
snow will still fall, or at any rate frost
will be deposited in large quantities;
and the melting of the ice caps thus
formed will furnish the whole available
supply of water. The streams from
this source, which will be fairly abund-
ant in season OF flood, will be care
fully guided through an intricate sys-
tenn Of canals and stingily boarded in
huge reservoirs, whence it will be
drawn for irrigation and other neces-
sary uses. Gold and silver will not
be half so precious as this beautiful,
transparent liquid of which we are SO
lavish; wealth will be measured in cub
ic feet of water, and spring or foun-
tain will be more valuable than any
mine. Nor can this be called q mere
fancy picture. To all appearances it
is exactly the state of affairs which OBJ
tains on Mars at the present time.
The whole ocean bed, therefore, will
be like a vast valley of the Nile
fertile, indeed, but rendered so only
by incessant care and the highest en-
gineering skill; while above and around
1t will lie chill Sahara, a desolate
and deadly waste, unwet with show
ers, unprotected by any veil Of cloud,
its impotent atmosphere scarcely SUI
ficient to drift its Astounding dust. All
over it will be scattered the unvisited
remains of the cities that we know,
and it's plains will be furrOwed with
the half obliterated channels of our
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-02-04

The high-water marks of several
extraordinary high tides have been
kept at Easton Point, st. Michael's and
Oxford. What is known as the cen
tennial tide" Of September, 1876, has
held the record of the highest water
mark, and still holds it, although last
Thursday mornings (Oct. u tide was
within an inch Of the centennial mark.
The recent food had a singular effect
on the flow OF the artesian wells on
Tilghman's Island These wells aver
age 400 feet in depth. and many OF
them have a surface overflow, which In
creased fully double in velocity and
more in volume when the tide was at
it's highest. 1t has been noticed before
that any unusual high tide is percepti-
BILE in the effect 1t has on the flow OF
the wells.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-02-04

News comes from Belgium that the
young Prince de Chimay Is seeking a
divorce from his American wife. Prince
de Chimay married the beautiful and
accomplished Miss Clara Ward Of De-
troit in 1890. Miss Ward was educat-
ed in France. She met the Prince
Joseph de Caraman Chimay, eldest son
OF the minister OF foreign affairs and
premier OF Belgium when she had COM
pleted her studies. then a girl in her
teens. Their marriage was speedily
followed by the death of the princes
father. which made Joseph the head OF
the family. The young couple then took
possession of the Chimay chateau In
the Province of Hainault. near Mons.
The charming princess inherited con-
siderable fortune from her father. who
was at one time numbered among the
richest men in Michigan. The Chimays
have always been poor. and 1t Is not
unlikely that a large sum OF tho
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-02-04
A Cheap Meal.

During the past few years, Mr.. Lee
Jones, honorable secretary OF the Liver
pool Food association, has labOred I'M
tiringly to rid the seaport OF under
feeding and starvation, and every day
he feeds some thousands of school chill
dren. Each child Is given one pint
OF thick soup and one slice Of jam and
bread. For this they pay one-half pen
ny-one farthing defrays the cost of
the food and the other farthing pays
the working expenses. The meals pro-
vided are, We are informed, practically
vegetarian. Mr.. Lee Jones conceived
and began the scheme. and in view of
the anticipated development Of the as
ISOLATION. he has been appointed hon
orable director.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-02-04

princess dover was used to make Inn
provements In the old castle. The
prince Is said to have spent his days
in hunting and evenings In heavy
sleep. Quite naturally the beautiful
young princess began to, repent Of her
choice, and she bitterly resented his
treatment. and sought diversion IN
court society. Princess Chimay has
sparkling wit and great beauty, which
gifts were not destined to make her
popular among the dowagers and
grandes danes Of the little Kingdom.
Two children have been born to the
Chimays. The second. boy Of two
years old. was christened with much
pomp, King Leopold being one Of the
sponsors. The men OF the Chimay
family. barring the old prince and
younger son. who 10 now first secretary
of the Belgium legation In Paris. do
not enjoy an enviable reputation in Hu-
rope.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-02-04

strange career. He Is lawyer, orator
and politician, and withal one of the
most brilliant men ON the Pacific coast.
In 1886, when he was only % years old.
he went from Georgia to Seattle. He
is native Of Virginia and spent his
boyhood in Augusta, Ga. He was grad
uated at the University of Virginia and
started out west to build up name
and fortune. At Seattle his first work
was as longshoreman on the docks. He
was kind and unselfish with his fellow
workmen. among whom he became very
popular. He had pretty good educa-
ton in the law and opened an Office
with the Swings he made from his
work. He became the legal adviser
and advocate OF the working classes,
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-02-04

:, tho earth drying up? 1t is start
49, question: and, what is yet more
... 1 the answer given by science
!. undoubtedly affirmative. Not that
.s.re is any occasion for alarm. The
terrestrial water supply is adequate for
,onq time to come. 1t is not in our
d,v that the fountains of the deep will
tsil. neither we nor our children, nor
nur children's children, are likely to
eurer from a general water famine.
The question is real one, none the
less and most serious; for upon the
answer depends the ultimate fate Of
tho human race. And this answer.
based upon strict scientific reasoning
and the most just analogies accessible
IN US, is, as has been stated, affirma-
five Our earth, in very truth, is slow
ly drying up.
OF all the planets of the solar sys-
tenn Mars bears the closest resemblance
TO the world on which we dwell this
Is conceded Further, it is in every
way probable that Mars is, or has been,
covered with vegetation; there Is much
reason to believe that it is even now,
like our own orb, theater Of life.
But it is older-in effect, much older
than the earth. Listen to what Per-
ciyal Lowell, one of the highest au-
(thorities on this subject, says of its
present condition. After a careful sur
yey of all the evidence he summarizes
the matter thus
1T follows that Mars is very badly
off for water. Such scarcity
Of water on Mars is just what theory
would lead US to expect. Mars is a
smaller planet than the earth, and
therefore is relatively more advanced
in his evolutionary career. He is older
in age if not in years; for whether his
birth as separate world antedated
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-02-04

his dress, and he was soon tho fashion
plate for all the young men about the
town. Within year after his arrival
in Washington he was elected to the
territorial senate. He was offered, at
26, the democratic nomination as con-
gressiona! delegate. but declined.
When the territory became a state in
1890, Lewis became chairman of the
first democratic state convention. He
refused sevcra! nominations. including
that Of governor, but accepted the
nomination for congress In this cam
paign. He Is gallant, courtly fell
low, and derives his title of colonel
from his rank on the governors staff.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-02-04
WHEN o,RLs SHOULD MARss.
Only when They Have OualIAed ThsaD.
selves to be Cooks.

Only when They Have OualIAed ThsaDr
selves to b Cooks.
A girl should marry when she -
capable of understanding and fulfilling
the duties of a true wife and thorough
housekeeper, and never before. No
matter how old she may be, II she II not
capable of managing house in every
department of 1t she Is not old enough
to get married. When she promises -
take the position Of wife and home
maker, the man who holds her promise
has every right to suppose that she
knows herself competent to fulfill IT.
II she proves to be incompetent or I'M
willing he has good reason to consider
himself cheated. No matter how plain
the home may be. II It II in accordance
with the husbands means and he Ands
it neatly kept and the meals (no mat
ter how simple) served from shining
dishes and clean table linen. that ous-
band will leave his homo with loving
words ana thoughts and look ahead
with eagerness to the time when hs
can return. Let . girl play tho piano
and acquire every accomplishment with
In her power. the more the better, for
every one will be that much more power
to be used In making . happy home.
At the same time. II she cannot 60 In
to the kitchen. II necessary, and cheef-
fully prepare just a. good meal -
any one could with the same material
and serve 1t neatly after Il 10 pre-
pared. she would better defer her mar
riage until she learns. II girls would
thoroughly At themselves for the posi-
ton Of intelligent housekeeperS before
they marry there would be fewer dis
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-02-04
contented. unhappy wives and more
happy homes.


The Dukes OF Grafton. az descend
ants of Barbara Villiers. bear the royal
arms OF Charles IFS time, which are
CHARTERED on the shields OF four other
ducal families-those of Buccleuch,
Cleveland, Richmond and st. ALBANIA
The last two represent respectively the
unpopular Duchess of Portsmouth and
the popular Nell Gwynne. The Vanss
derive arms and dukedom by intermar-
rying with the Fitzroys: while the
House of Buccleuch has Quartered the
arms Of the Merry Monarch ever since
its representative, 1.-The greatest hoiress
and finest woman Of her time" eapeus-
ed the unhcky son of Lucy Walters.
who came to grief at Sedgmoor. The
House OF Normandy quarter the royal
arms Of James H., that king having
granted them to his natural daughter.
Lady Catherine Darnley. whose heiress
married Mr.. William Phipps. The Fitz-
elarences bear the royal arms as borne
by their progenitor, William Nv. The
Beauforts quarter the arms of Eng.
land and France, or rather the royal
arms Of Edward III. In token Of their
descent from Shakespeare's "time-hon-
ored Lancaster" famous John Of Gaunt
and the Dukes of Somerset quarter the
lions of England between SIX fieur de
lis, being the coat of augmentation
granted to their house by Henry VIII
upon his becoming connected with 1t by
his marriage with Lady Jane Seymour.
No less than forty-five peers still claim
the right to quarter the royal arms Of
: the Plantagenets upOn their shielda
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-02-04

ours or not his smaller size, by causing
nlm to cool more quickly, would nee
essarily age him faster.
But as a planet grows old it's
oceans In all probability, dry up, the
water retreating through cracks and
cavities into its interior. Water thus
disappears from its surface, to say
nothing Of what is continually impris-
oned by chemical combinations. Signs
VI having thus parted with its oceans
we see in the case Of the moon, whose
so-caiied seas were probably seas in
.neir day. but have now become old sea
bottoms.
As ON Mars.
IN Mars the same process is going
on out would seem not yet to have
progressed SO far. the seas there being
midway In their career from the real
eas 10 arid and depressed deserts. no
.Vnser water surfaces. they are still
ue lowest portions of the planet. and,
therefore, stand to receive what scant
"a'er may yet travel over the surface"
N"aFs. PIP. 122-l23.)
mere. then, are not one, but two. i'm
r'essiVe object lessons, and any care
~ reader will readily perceive that Mr..
az "eii assumes as unquestioned that
~. is analogy Is strictly applicable to
.Ne earth. Mars has gradually dried
sway until its surface is like a desert,
N1i"ash parts Of which the streams
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-02-04

trsry, IS remarkably inert, entering in
to combination with reluctance. and
freeing itself with extraordinary facil-
ity; its compounds are notably unsta-
Bile, often to the extent of being vio-
lently explosive. ahd it is as useless
for the maintenance OF life as ashes to
feed fire.
Our Dead Earth.
We conclude, therefore, that the at
mosphere, while 1t becomes less in VOL
ume and density, will at the same time
deteriorate in quality, and the lungs
of man must needs accommodate them
selves to the change By gradually en-
larging their capacity. Thus the very
constitution and aspect of the human
race will in the course Of ages suffer
marked alteration. And what will be
the final outcome? 1t is disheart-
ening picture. Even the scanty supply
Of water which We have thus far as
sumed, must at length begin to fail; 1t
will no longer be sufficient for the en-
tire population. Unavoidably some must
perish. There Is no imaginable alter
native; and who shall 1t be? 1t is i'm
possible to conceive of any other solu-
ton than struggle for bare existence
f1ercer than anything which history re-
cords-a conflict In which the strongest
and most INSCRIPTIONS will constantly
prevail. Such a condition Of things
means, of course, a rapid reversion to
savagery; and that, in turn. will but
hasten the end, for the elaborate sys-
tenn of works necessary to make this
decadent world habitable can be main
tanned only by strong and wise gov
eminent under high civilization. II
this fails. the last degenerate remnant
of the race will soon be extinguished-
the sooner the better, when that sad
stage Is reached. And what next? At
last poor mother earth. dry and
! shrunken with age the bloom of flower
and leaf quite faded from her cheeks,
her face SCARED and pitted with the
tombs Of all her offspring, will lie as
dead and silent as the ghostly moon.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-02-04
HE is ALL AMERICAN.
ONCE A LUMBER SHOWER NOW
A MEMBER OF CONGRESS.
Tho Career Of Col. james Hamll-
ton Lewis of tho State OF Washington
Offers Hope to the Humble Best
Dressed Man In the State.

r ON a lumber
HEAVIER to congress
Is the height climb
ed by Col. James
Hamilton Lewis,
the best-dressed
man in the state Of
Washington. He
will represent the
people in the next
congress. Colonel
Lewis has had q
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-02-04
Sold Her Head

A New York woman. whit has a mar
velously retentive memory, has sold
her head for Is to medical college, to
be examined by the experts after her
death.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-02-04

Dukane--"Spiffins has refused 10
honor that sight draft" Gas~eil--
Perhaps he regarded 1t as an over>
sight dratt."--Pitssburg Chronicle
Omaha daily bee., 1897-06-25
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.

Dubuque Times: A call has been iGsued
for a convention of sound money democrats
to be held at Des Moincs July T. 1t is not
definitely decided to make nominations for
the offices to be filled at the November cleo
tions, The call says If the convention, after
a conference, concludes that it is wise ito
participate in the state elections this year,
nominations will be made.
Cedar Rapids Gazette: Any county in the
state is entitled to ten cars of broken stone
for road purposes by paying the freight from
Anamosa. Linn county should find a place
for it's ten carloads without much difficulty.
Ten carloads would not make much of a
showing, but would serve to make perma-
nent Improvement on some bad bit OF road.
which the supervisors may be able to find on
the Marion-S SpringyiIIe Monticello thorough
afaTe
Cedar Rapids Republican; In eastern Iowa,
at least, there has not been the faintest
evidence of popOcratic enthusiasm. The Linn
county gathering was tame a wake with
out whisky. Down in Charlton county a
large proportion Of the townships were not
represented. There was apathy down In
Cedar county. There was no enthusiasm in
Benton The eastern iowa pOpocrat has not
even found his voice yet, much less his
nerve.
Des MOines Capital: Iowa will be the cen
ter OF attraction for legal attention, now that
the decision of Judge Shiras Of the federal
district court for northern Iowa has placed
tho federal law superior to the state law in
the case OF Waite, sent to gain evidence
against Van Leuyen, accused OF crooked work
as pension agent Waite was tried on
Omaha daily bee., 1897-06-25
A SPOTTED POLITICAL FENCE.

The cuttlefsb tactics Inv which tho
World. Herald socks to bocloud its devi.
ous maths and crooked work in the inter.
ost of nublic thieves will not blind tho
poople Of Nebraska who oro familiar
with its serpeuf,pe wovs BEFORE the
ORGAN of borus reform can set itsnlf right
before the public If viii have TO answer
these plain questions
As an opuositiop manor tro World
Herald was presumed TO koep q yieiInnt
censorship over rcpublicap public Off
cials. state county and city. Politically
If not morally n clean. honest demo-
cratic or popujistic paper would he i'm
dutv bound to cxuosa ana dcnounce
every act of dishonesty or lawlessiiess
committed pv rrpubli.ap oilicrholdcrs.
Why then did the Worlt Herald cDnduue
and wbitewash tAn .anc of rmgstcrs
that wore I'm roiluSion with 0undliug coli
tractors who looted tho treasury with
thrir countyauccy Why did the World
Herald stand up for johnny Allen and
the cntcric of rnsraIs imppached by the
legislature? Why did it, stand UP FOR
Bill Dorgan's $4,000 ppnitcntiary job
engineered through a brace of Clisrcputa-
bic and dishonest republican officials?
we can understand why in iSg4 the
bogus reform organ knitted the fusion
nominee for governor and Supportcd
Majors. tbo republican Doodle candidate.
Seventy five dollars a dav for editorial
space and PROMISES Of police commission
patronage were irresistible temutations.
But can thc World Hnrnld explain why
IL shialded Bnrtley before and after his
rn-o1nrfion9 Was # bpcallsp Treasurer
HARTLEY had drnositrd q large sum of
stotr school morpv i'm q certain Omaha
bank on condition that part of it be
loaned TO the owners of the worm-eaten
uoIitiral fence? How does it come that
Mr.. Hartley has during his trial held
snynrol confidential conferences with the
chief owner Of the World.IIcrald? Is
the current rumol. true that part of the
Bartlcv shortage is uaceable to the re-
form concern that braveiy fights honest
rent,bliraus and always cO-operateS with
dishonest public oflicial, of all parties?
# IS tr.uo that in 1SD3 the World-I Ter
AID onposad rho rr-rlrction of Henry
Bollu ms city treasurer OF omaha. 1t is
also trun thot Tho Rce sIm,torted Mr..
polln's .andidncy believing him. MS
,,,.,r,.. ,,,,, ,ls, believed ot that tiiro to
Omaha daily bee., 1897-06-25
ORLENFIL TRADE.

The representative of Il number of
commercial associations in Japan whc
has come to the lnited States for the
purpose of advancing if possible, the
trade relations between the two com
tries, says that the japanese prefer t.
trade with this country rather than With
any of the European nations and eX.
pressed the opinion thar n large recipro-
cal trade might very easily he built up
between the two nations. lie said that
as II rule the important products of
Japan do not in any way conflict with
American manufactures and he could
seq no reason why the trade OF both
countries could not be greatly extended
10 their mutual advantage.
Some concession was made TO the
products of Japan by the senate few
days ago ana ii seems to be settled that
the proposed duty ON tea will not be
imposed. 1t is of course desirable to
cultivate trade with ths Oriental coun-
Omaha daily bee., 1897-06-25

tries and particularly with Japan. whose
enterprise and progressive spirit win
make her q generous customer Of any
country that wins her trade, but we can
not reasonably be expected to seek that
trade by sacrificing any Of our own in
! duStriCs For example, the free admis-
| sion of Japanese mating would proba-
! bly, result in destroying, or at any rate
! in greatly damaging. the domestic in
grain carpet industry. We also have a
| silk industry that would suffer from
oriental competition if not fairly pro-
tcctcd We ought to take care of these
home industries. in which our people
have large investments and which en-
ploy great deal of labor, even at the
risk of losing some Japanese trade. 1t
Is pot likely, however. that in any event
the IIplurSe viii decline to do business
with this country If HEY find it to their
advantage to buy what they need here.
If we can supply them machinery ana
other things they require of as good
quality and at as favorable prices as
any other country undoubtedly we shall
have our share of their trade whether
we make tariff rates on their products
high or low, so long as we do not make
the rates prohibtivc. Commercial rrla-
tions are not determined by sentiment,
though that may exert some influence,
but by practical considerations and the
yankees of the East are quite rs much
subject TO such considerations as any
other people. While, therefore. we
should do nothing to repel Japanese
trade, we are not likely to lose any OF
it by taking proper care of our own in
Omaha daily bee., 1897-06-25
SIGNS OF THE TIMES.

Globe-Democrat: Postal receipts for May
1897, were about / per cent larger than those
Of the same month a year ago 1t is an
other indication of a gradual but steady
business Improvement
Chicago Tlmes-Herald: More than 10000
additional employees will be set to work this
week in the iron industries of western Penn
sylvania. OF course, the professional calam-
ity howler, who always sees everything up
side down, will find in this fact incontro-
vertiblo proof that the whole country is on
tho down grade to industrial perdition.
Philadelphia Record Late advices from
the Alabama iron mills show a stiffening in
prices The advance in pig iron is about
81 per ton. More furnaces are starting their
fires and very considerable foreign orders
have lately been received. This pleasant
Intelligence, with the further assurance of
fair crops in the south where the harvest
is already begun, is much liveler and more
comforting reading than the reports of con
gressonal proceedings,