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Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-10-01

inal main track use. Experiments with
the renewed rails in actual service
proved eminently satisfactory.
In the accompanying illustration are
shown three sections Of worn rails.
The sections given show the different
ways in which steel rails wear. tOgeth-
err with fiOwage Of metal. e., excess
I've curve wear, ordinary curve wear,
and tread wear The fact that these
different forms Of worn rails. varying
in weight from SAG pounds to $3.50
pounds per yard, were all renewed to
the standard c, weighing So pounds
per yard. demonstrates that the maxi
mum reduction due to the process need
not exceed % pounds per yard and the
resultant product Of any lot Of worn
rails will be within five pounds Of the
original weight.
In sections of rails shown in the Sec
ond illustration the original rail was
of English make, and was In the track
twenty-nine years. In the rerOlllng
process the rails were altered to admit
the use of modern joint material.
In operating the process the rails
were charged into furnace that was
sufficiently long to accommodate the
whole rail. After being brought up to
bright red heat the rails We're drawn
from the end Of the furnace opposite
to that used for charging, and carried
by a steam-driven carriage to the back
side of a three-high set Of rolls, and
entered between the top and middle
rolls. After passing through they fell
upon driven rollers, and by them EN-
tered into the final or finishing pass be-
tween the middle and bottom rolls.
They were then carried to the hot saws
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-10-01
Exit TOmpktns.

Tompkins is one Of those gentlemen
of kind disposition who are ever "
the outlook for a chance to impp'
their neighbour mind. Seeing MAJ
apparently a country fellow. sitting On
the fence, regarding the teieesps
wires carefully, Tompkins approacn'"
and said:
watching the wires, Ell"
"Yes."
"Waiting to see a message SO W.
eh?" ,
Yes, sir" the man replied. sin'nas MILLS
Then Tompkins spoke kindly 10 W..
and explained the mystery OF the e'e w..
tric current, and that the messas''
were invisible, and finished up VIII:
NOW you know something apou' !.
Then, as he was going away, ne sa %,
by the way, "What do you work AZ
ME and my mate over yohdel o.
telegraph workers. and we've Ju' "1
ished putting up a new WIRE
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-10-01
He Made q Sale.

He was very small boy and very
ragged, but there was look in his eyes
Of shrewd intelligence beyond bis
years. His left hand he held behind
his back, but his right was extended
and between two grimy fingers he held
half-smOked stump Of cigarette
He had his eye on a well-dressed man
who was walking jauntily along the
street swinging his cane.
"Say, mister" said the boy, ''ginmea
match, will yer, please"
The man stopped good-naturedly and
smiled when he saw the dirty cigarette
stump. He made pretence OF search
ing his pockets for match, and finally
said:
II haven't one, bub."
The boy hastily slipped the stump
into his pocket, and withdrawing Dbl
left hand from behind his back DIS
played a large box containing an ID
sortment of small boxes.
III yer amt got no matches sa'o
he, 'now's a good time for yer 'a
buy. got 'em all, wax and wood, anu
some what won't blow out IN the WIN
and udders what will. Yer takes yer
pick"
He sold two boxes for a nickel.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-10-01
WRECK OF A WORK a.. -
statue OF Agnes Gilker.o, =.
3shed.

Statue Of Agnes 0ilker.o,
ished, aels
The costly marble statue =,
Gilkerson, for years an obiec+ - =
terest on the lawn Of the He.s., =
Smiths mansion at Smithv,ll.
was broken into thousand. a. :,
the other day. The wreckaee y ~. y.
remarkable work Of art was thsn y.
IN Rancocas Creek, and tho 49,
NAL to Congressman Hesek,sh :
Smiths folly went out of sieht -. =
The story Of Smith and Agne, GIN
son Is one Of extraordinar ro,.. s''
and wrong, and, when first mad. n.' )
lie, stirred the whole country nv
man had deserted his rightfui ,., .a'
at Woodstock, VT, and made = .
home at Smithville with the wom.. !.
his infatuation. He became m,ll,,s
aire manufacturer. creating a erp., !,
dustrial plant in the out of the v,v !.
treat he had selected. He also vs,. =.
Congress and grew to he a political A. y
ure In the State, Agnes Gilker,as
known to those who knew Smith th.,
as his wife. pushing him onwar, ,.I
upward. He would doubtless h.,s
won higher political honors but N.
past became known. When the wnm.'
died the inconsolable and aged mann
facturer had a statue of her made !,
Italy and placed it on his front /. Nm
where he could see it always.
Captain Elton Smith, one Of the man
ufacturer's surviving children, recent,
come into the great property Of nj
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-10-01
Cost OF Trolley Power.


A table taken from the annual re.
ports Of the railroad commissioners OF
New York and Massachusetts, for near.
" all of the street railway properties
shows the cost Of the electric power re.
quired to run car one mile. under av.
erage conditions Of load, etc. The table
gives the number Of cars owned, the
car mileage per year and the cost Of the
electric power per mile and per passen.
ger. OF the nineteen companies op.
Grating less than 100000 car miles four
are obtaining power at a cost of less
than cents per car, six between 2 and
8 cents, Ave between and cents, one
between Z and 8 cents and three at
more than5 cents: of the Ave companies
operating over 100000 car miles per
year one obtains the power for less
than cent per car mile. three between
and cents, and one between and 3
cents: other similar figures are also Civ.
en- between these limits. The Brooklyn
Heights Company has the cheapest
power. OS6 per car mile, followed by
the Binghamton with 0.04; the cost of
power for Massachusetts, roads in.
cludes repairs and depreciation of thu
station plant. which Is not the case OF
the New York roads.-Street Railway
Journal.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-10-01
A MAGNETIC Drill.

The use Of magnets for lifting pur.
poses and as substitute for clamps is
rapidly extending. and to see the ease
and facility with which five-ton cast
Ing can be picked up and carried
around the shop is very striking. With
the old process holes have to be bored
In masses Of metal In all sorts Of odd
and incOnvenient places and at angles
SO that very often 1t Is necessary to rig
clamps for holding the drilling machine
to its work. The application Of the
portable electric motor for this purpose
was u long step in advance, and this
method has been Of great service In
dealing with the armOr Of the new
cruisers. When portable drill. how
ever. Is coupled with magnetic clamp
Ing device the ideal conditions are real.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-10-01

window screens punch several holes
from the inside with some instrument
about the size of lead pencil, thus
leaving slightly funnel-shaped aper'
lures, having a rough. jagged edge on
the outside. This renders 1t Impossible
for the flies to enter through these
holes, while the flies which have
strayed into the house the first time
they light on one Of the screens crawl
to the upper part. and, seeing these
holes, imagine there Is some place
where they are not wanted on the
other side, and out they go. I'm this
manner" said q hytrap dealer. II
house can be kept perfectly free from
flies."
Newest Things Out.
For business wear the proper shirt
waist Is Of alpaca wash silk, or silk
finished gingham.
Linen collars and cuffs and a satin tie
are the only accessories to travelling
frocks of tussore silk.
Ready made rulings Of mOusselipes
and Persian organizes for skirts are
feature of the lace counters.
An odd waist Of turquOise-blue gloria
silk has yoke Of white chiffon and
bolero Of heavy white point lace.
One of the grotesQue fads Of the mo-
ment Is the cravat OF mammoth pro-
portions to be worn with silk or cotton
shirt waists.
Cross bars Of ecru lace on deep ma
room ground, giving the popular canvas
effect, constitute new design In
Scotch Bingham.
Double warp cashmere, closely re-
sembling dray d'ete In delicate tints
and beauty Of finish. is one OF the love
lest light wool summer fabrics.
During her strolls along the seashore
porch the stylish summer girl wears a
picturesque mess jacket of brilliant red
military cloth. braided In black silk, q
la West Point.
Strips Of white embroidery set hori-
zOntally on the blouse bodice and
| curved pieces Of the same on bOlerO
jacket pieces give a lovely effect to
lavender and pale green lawns. dimi-
ties and chambreys.
Even the most expensive materials
are now yelled, SO extensively has the
fad for nets, grenadines and filmy chif-
fons developed. In French gowns the
predOminating effect is that Of black
and white.
| With black lawn gowns that are
trimmed In white stylish women wear
broad-brimmed hats of tulle, chiffon OF
Batavia straw trimmed with masses OF
white lace, mousseline, flowers OF
plumes.
characteristic Of the exquisite new
shoulder capes Of tulle, lace and sill
now shown In bewildering variety. II
evolving single cape vast Quantitie!
of light lace, plated chiffon and baby
ribbon are consumed.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-10-01
DECLINE OF SPAIN.
GREAT LOSS OF TERRITORY IN A
HUNDRED YEARS
Once Owned Nearly All Of Both
Americas - Cuba All that IL Left
That Likely to He Dropped Because
Too Hot to Hold.
Sold aud Lost In War.


In losing Its hold upon Cuba Spain
the New World. 1t still holds 4 tiny
Island, but uses u only as a coaling and
provision station.
Columbus found a continent across
the Atlantic and took possession Of it
In the name Of his sovereign. Then
Spain "owned" the New World. But
other explorers Immediately took pos
session of corners Of 1t. England took
. big slice. People came from Holland
and parts Of England, and. banding
themselves together. finally called
Themselves the United States.
In 1901 Spain found herself deprived
Of the continent she had discovered $50
years before to a great extent. The en-
THE eastern coast was gone, both in
North and South America, and there
were alarming inrOads In the center.
But Spain still owned California. Flor
Ida, Central America and all the west
ern part Of South America.
To-day she owns nothing Cuba Is
practically gone from her. She does
not govern It, neither does she get its
products. The rest Of North America
has passed away by conquest. by grant
or by purchase. South America, true,
has Spaniards living In it. But they
have formed independent colonies and
are known as Chileans, Bolivians, Pc
ruvians and Colombians. They love
Spain. but they love themselves more
They will not pay direct tribute or Join
In her government.
Spain must soon withdraw to the
Eastern hemisphere, where she has q
lovely little peninsula, and confine her.
self to that territory and a few rich
little Islands In the Pacific that still be.
long to her.
In losing North and South America
Spain has shown not such bad general
ship. nor In the opinion of her sover
eigns such bad judgment. England ii
the only country that has been able te
divide herself gracefully and govern
lands across an ocean. She does It BIZ
broad policy that allows home rule
and almost absolute Independence or
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-10-01
As TO cORsErs.

r OW small waisted women are
- now. with full skirts and full
Il L bOdices strapped In by q leath-
er belt! Tight lacing," one IL inclined
to say, but really the trimness Of the
waist Is largely suggested by contrast
to the fullness about 1t, and II the
Parisienne does pull her stays in a
trifie too much she does 1t at the most
comfortable and least dangerous spot,
the very waist line. The corset affect
ed by the English woman-perhaps not
by the best class, although they are all
more or less sinners In this respect,
much to the despair Of their Paris
dressmakers-may pinch the figure in
an iron frame for It's whole distance Of
twelve to fifteen inches, but the style
Of stays approved Of in Paris IL only
fashioned with the idea Of nipping in
the waist. The looser. larger meshed
goods or canvas weaves are lined with
changeable silk and have belt and COL
lar to match one color and a silk vest
of the other. All have the loose blouse
cOrsnge.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-10-01

chased Of Spain IN 1919 for 5000. U0O.
There were $1,000 square miles, and
the whole country was rich In vegetA-
ton and minerals. 1t was called the
floral region of the New World and was
named for the Spanish Easter, upon
which day 1t was discovered.
England. all this while, had been TAX
ing pieces Of country from the original
Spanish owners. Part Of its present
Canadian territory 1t got because the
Spanish wanted to Join the English.
Much 1t got from the French. who had
taken 1t forcibly from the Spanish. A
little 1t got by purchase.
So rapidly did the land pass out Of
the hands Of the Spanish Crown that.
within a generation the lower half Of
North America from being Spanish
country became part Of the United
States. California was added to the
United States In 184S, after the Mexi-
can struggle. 1t embraced the Inn
mense tract that Is now divided up into
six States. and in 1849 1t became the
Territory Of California. A few men,
now known as 1.-THE forty Miners" went
there and came back with such as
founding reports Of the richness Of its
fruit. the fineness Of Its wood and the
variety Of It's ore that others started
out. There were fairy tales told Of its
glittering sand. In 1850 1t became .
State and soon proved to be the purse
of the United States. holding money
that could be traded on with foreign
countries for that which the United
States needed.
Neither Spain nor Mexico would have
parted with California. Including Ore
gon, II they had known what lay there
The old Spanish residents tried to keep
the secret, and from that fact comes
the romantic Spanish stories Of the
West.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-10-01
AGED ILLINOIS PREACHER.

Father Rupp, Of Clarke County. Wa.
Born Niuety.twO Years Ago.
Rev. Father Henry Rupp, Of Clarke
County, Illinois, Is the oldest active cler-
gyman In the State, II not In America.
At 81 years Of age he is still preaching
the glad tidings. He walks into town
three or four times q week. He has a
kind or pleasant word to say to every
body. and he Is beloved by all who know
him. Father, Rupp was born ninety
two years ago in Lebanon County,
Pennsylvania. In 1882 he immigrated
to Wayne County, Ohio. and in 1S47 he
came to Illinois. At this time this part
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-10-01

trudged over miles Of coun,-. -
In order not to disappoint n. - ii
lions. For more than slxt, soassen
mas oeen a preacher and has b,.a =
great multitude Of people !
Christian religion. On . mo u
day he preached in Mart,nss., b
the church was filed with n. Il. ~
friends and admirers. Faths. =
stu hale and hearty. Hi ~, .a :
pastime Is fishing. and whe, 's'0.iss
earned q vacation he spends \ = -
recreat ton. " III
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-10-01

the part Of the Governor General. VIC
toria Regina's name u upon the Official
nOtepaper aud her head upon the
money, but she does not grind" the
people or compel them to pay more than
they would have to pay to their own
government Of they were Free"
Spain In giving up her western lands
had made some pretty good deals. 9th
err were not 10 good. The outcome Of
the Cuban war win tell whether she
has profited by the Cuban struggle. II
she gets It absolutely back II will be
hers forever to hold In state Of mental
subjection-to punish and starve for
generations, to come. But II she parts
with It and makes II self governing. she
win not get the tribute from It which
the island needs to pay Its own debts.
epain's nrst loss. In the early part Of
tho century. was the great district call
ing itself Louisiana. Spain had got
Louisiana In 1762 from the French.
who originally discovered 1t. But when
Napoleon became Consul he got Louisi-
lana back. and the big "New Orleans
territory" and held them secure. This
embraced all the southern and middle
portions Of the United States, and was
the largest and richest piece OF land
then known.
The United States got It from the
French In 1903 by paying SIS 600.
and Il 10 said that the Spanish have
never ceased to mourn that they could
not have held It until this purchase.
which would have enriched their then
diminished Golfers greatly.
Spain's next loss was Mexico. by con.
quest, in 1873. On that date Mexico de-
clarcd herself free. And then began a
long series Of wars, In which all coun.
tries Joined, but which resulted In Mex.
lean independence ON hard and sure
grounds in lS4S. Spain lost heavily by
'this war.
Texas still was Spanish territory. But
by act Of United States Congress In 1916
Texas was purchased from Spain. I,
had a debt Of 81 COO, 900. which It seem
"a as II 1t could never pay Oh. and
Spain allowed the United States to take
Texas II 1t would assume that debt
There was vigorous opposition ut the
time, n the country was In state Of
financial distress. But Congress In
oisted, and with what good results the
subsequent history Of Texas shows.
Spain BY this act lost q territory q
$4,000 square miles, and twice ~ larss
- Ohio. New York and Pennsylvanis
a1l three put together.
Florida meanwhile had been pur
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-10-01
oLp RAILS MADE As NEW.

Cheap Method Of Renewin9 Worn Out
Railroad Tracks.
A new method Of treating worn out
steel rails. and one that has received
the Endorsement Of practical steel rail-
maker, Capt. II. w. Hunt. Is described
by him In Casters Magazine. This Is
the invention of Mr.. e. w. Mckenna.
for years identified with large railway
systems. His idea was to heat the
worn rail In its entirety and cause as
little reduction Of weight Of section as
possible, and restore 1t to perfect Sec
ton and make It suitable for It's orig
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-10-01

ised. DIR. Louis Bell recently described
DRILL Of this pattern. 1t consists of
motor and its worm-driven drill. to.
gether with a universal mounting of
four adjustable feet. When placed fair.
~ upon ships plate or other mass OF
iron these drills have an adhesive force
OF nearly half a ton each. The drill
can then be adjusted and clamped by
the simple turning Of . key. and 1t will
then bore holes up to an inch in diam
eter as fast as 1t can be safely worked.
The whole affair weighs only about 200
pounds. These portable drills in small
sizes. particularly when the clamping
10 magnetic. are Invaluable In general
machine shop practice. and in modern
building work. Engineering Magazine.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-10-01

father, and one Of his first acts was to
order the statue of Agnes Gilkerson
destroyed, SO it should never more
plague him or his. A dozen stalwan
men armed with sledges and axes sent
the white statue crashing to the ground
and hammered the marble flercely un.
til nothing but pile Of debris remain
ed. Some of the villagers tried to &C.
cure pieces of the statue as souvenir
but a cart took the whole mass to the
creek. where it was dumped into ten
feet Of water and covered with stones.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-10-01

in the usual way. and after being cut
to the desired lengths, We're put on the
hot bed to cool, subsequently being cold
Strengthened and drilled for splice
bolts. The loss in heating and rolling
ram from .O5 per cent. to .OS per cent
With one heating furnace the product
was over 100 tons per turn. A plant
Is being built at Joliet, ILL.,, to renew
rails by this process.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-10-01
No Difference.

A Chicago Jury discovered, wnen "
retired to make up its verdict, tnat ~
of it's number did not unders'a""
word Of English. However, ne n s
made up his mind that the ac.u. en
men were guilty, and as the eie'. !.
men thought likewise. they brousm -
q verdict to that effect
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-10-01
TO Take etssns on Walls.

Very disfiguring are grease marks on
wall paper. There Is a way to remove
them, though the process should be
gone through as soon as possible after
they appear and before they have time
to sink too deeply into the paper. Take
some pipe clay or fullers earth and mix
1t with cold water until 1t makes a fair.
ly thick paste. Put layer of this ON
the grease marks and let 1t remain for
twenty-four hours. BY this time It
should be perfectly dry and can be
brushed OF. In the case Of old stains
1t may be necessary to repeat the pro-
cess
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-10-01
Formation OF Character.

Character takes shape by a very slow
process. No one becomes at a bound
that into which he fully natures, ST.
lently and In a measure imperceptibly
also we tend in this direction or In that.
Then God sends some special contin-
gency or combination Of circumstances,
and. 10. It Is disclosed what manner of
men we are. upright or false. manly or
cringing, true or liable to equivocate,
strong or weak.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-10-01
Jingle Blanketo,

1t Is a good plan to have your blan.
kets singly and not In pairs, as they
are usually bought. Very often two
make one too warm. and one is all that
Is necessary. Cut them apart and but
tonhole the edge with silk or worsted
to match the border. This can be done
with Q steel crochet needle In single
crochet.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-10-01

OF the country was very thinly settled
and as the people here spoke English.
OF which Father Rupp was ignorant,
he was compelled to set to work to
master 1t in order that he might con.
tinue his ministerial duties. His cir.
cult covered many miles. and the roads
were new and rough. Many times he
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-10-01
Getting RID Of the F,,e.,

Nowadays people In civilized regions
endeavor to keep fiies out Of their
houses by having screens placed over
their doors and windows. This keeps
out the greater number Of the little
pests. but few always manage to ind
an entrance through some crevice or
Granny. To dispose of these an in
genious mind suggests the following:
Near the tops Of the screen doors and
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-10-01

corner BOOkC00e.
The corners Of a room are always
rather difficult to arrange so that the
effect shall be satisfactory, and for this
purpose the corner bookcase pictured
here will meet every need. The frame
Is fine quartered oak, highly polished,
and finished at the top, with a hand
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-10-01

an adventure in New York recently,
when thief snatched her card case
from her in broad daylight. He was
soon captured. but Mrs. Yerkes took
pity upon him and refused to prosecute.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-10-01
An Uafortuuate Adnissiou.

Husband (shaving)-"COnfOun the
raxorv' Wife-"What's the matter
now9 You're dreadfully cross-tem.
pered." Husband-"The razor Il sc
abominably dunv' Wife-"Dun? Why,
I ripped up ON old skirt with 1t yester.
day and It cut beautifully r'-Ttd- Bits.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-10-01

The smartest costumes for the river
or seaside are Of white piQue. either as
full bodice and skirt or coat and skirt
with cambria shirt. At Newport re-
Gently one Of these costumes was worn
over a white shirt with yellow necktie,
combined with white straw sailor hat
with q yellow band Of ribbon,
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-10-01
A Fair Chicaxoau.

T0if CuIC0KO0ne
One Of the handsOmest of the Windy
City's Four Hundred is Mrs. Yerkes,
the charming wife Of Charles T. Yerkes,
the Chicago millionaire. She had quite
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-10-01

A woman a. Q circus clown y worse
than q woman In politics.