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Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-06-25
Wheu Blondin Was Afraid.

One Of the many stories told OF Blon'
din since his recent decease comes TO
the Washington Post from its London
correspondent.
One of Blondin's jokes was to o1er
to carry some distinguished spectator
across the rope with him on his back
Everybody naturally refused. and tine
great equilibrist, with genial smile,
would say: Il am sorry you are AFRAID
l should drop you." But he was hoist
once with his own petard.
He was exhibiting in Paris. and was
about to cross the Seine on his rope.
Cham, the great caricaturist, had come
to make a sketch. Blondin, recogniz-
ing him. at once invited him to cross
with him.
with pleasure" replied Cham, "ou'
on one condition"
"And that is?" Queried BlOndin.
''That shall carry you on my BACK
answered Cham. .
mot II I know myself" answered
BlOpdin.
"Ah!' triumphantly exclaimed Cham.
This time, Monsieur Blondin, 1t Is you
who are afraidv'
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-06-25
VIEWS OF {. Y. DEBS
TO REVOLt TlONIZE THE STATE
GOVERNMENT OF WASHINGTON.
He Does Not Know Whether or Not
the Question Can Be Solved
PcNcenblS.

Chicago. June 22.-.N II meeting of the
director, of the Social Democracy Of
America the following officers were elect
ed; +. Y. Dcbs, chairman; Sylvester kel-
iher secretary James Hogan. vice pre,i
dent: VIM. f. Burns. general organizer.
The directors, who chose these officers.
and were themselves elected at the meet
ing in the afternoon, are: +. '. Debs,
Sylvester kelher. James Hogan. Willia;n
T.. Burns and Leroy Goodwin The sal
AIRY of the officers was placed at about
800 per month. At the afternoon meet
ing the constitution of the Social Democ-
racy, which has been published. was for
nally ratified and adopted.
Dcbs explained at length the aims aud
purpose, Of the cooperative common
wealth. A colony should he sent to
Washington, from which place, he sail.
an official invitation had been received.
After establishing colony. he would Sc
cure control of the politics of the state
and start the cooperative commonwealth.
1.-The first thing we would do. after get
ting CONTROL" he said. would be to call
special session Of the legislature. Then
we would call convention and revise
the constitution and get all the rot out OF
it. We will have control of the taxing
power and drive tax syndicates and land
sharks out of the state. Persons shall be
taxed according to their means and shall
have according to their needs. We will
have trusts. nothing but trusts in our
state. but we will all be in the trust. The
operatives will not work IL or II hours
day, but four to five. We will be in the
men who represent the new life are going
to unite as if by magic for the overthrD"
of commercialism and the establishment
of cooperative commonwealth by
which the brotherhood OF man will be-
come IA fact. do not know whether this
question will be solved peaceably or 9th
erwise; hope peaceably. But | am one
of those who believe in getting ready for
any solution that may be necessary
Debs said that in setting up a coop
erative commonwealth in Washington
the colonists might be running against
the supreme court. He would consult
lawyers and learn just what the rights
of the colonists were. 1--WE want to know
our rights he said. "and make them the
rebels. If they send the military to in
wade our rights. then there will be an ~
my of 100000 patriots in the state ready
to meet them on that issue.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-06-25

ticular druggist. And while ~.
was being tried a law was dr.. ase
which forbids pharmacists from e,v, up
physicians Christmas or any other r ritta
A syndicate Of Indiana capitolis,. :,
negotiating for the purchase NJ -. !"
mense tracts of sand land in W.s.n%
Michigan with view of establish,.1
glass factories or shipping the sand hs
train load to points in Indiana to.hs
utilized in the manufacture of p,,ss y.
the deal Is consummated the consiao..
ton will reach 5000 to 500 600 .ns
may result in establishing glassmaLin.
rs one Of the industries OF Wes,o.s
Michigan.
Suits are being prepared at Franz.
fort, KY, and will be filed immediato,,
against the insurance companies o.,
the amount Of policies on the life Of ov
Treasurer Tate. which have been hon,
up for his daughter and son-in-law. NJ
and Mrs. Martin. The action does mo-
mean that there Is news Of the death ~
Kentucky's absconding treasurer Int
the suit will be based on the ground
that Tate has not been heard from 70.
eight years, and the laws Of Kentuckv
presume a man dead who has disan.
peared for seven years.
A curious divorce suit has been f,,sa
In Portsmouth, Ohio. Anna West asks
divorce from William West on grounds
Of absence. West disappeared almost
fifteen years ago, and his wife, finally
securing news Of his death in "A railroad
accident, married Mr.. Lair West
soon afterward reappeared and at once
instituted proceedings charging big.
amy. The case came up in court and
Mrs. WestLair was convicted and sent.
enced. After serving her sentence she
returned home and has now brought
suit for divorce from West for the pur.
pose Of becoming the legal wife Of Lair
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-06-25
preAlSlential NOns1n IN 1 Ia N = ,

Washington. June 22.-The president
has sent the following nominations to the
senate: John G. Foster of Vermont, to
be consul genral at Halifax; w. ID. Dick
ey of Louisiana, to be consul at Callao
Peru; Joseph W. Ivey of Iregon. to be
collector of customs for TIE district III
Alaska: Albert {. Thompson of Ohio
Alexander {. Botkin of Montana. and d.
b. Culbertson OF Texas. to he commits
sioners to revise and codify the criminal
and penal laws of the United States as
provided for by act of congress approved
June 4, 1897.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-06-25

late as 2 or 3 o'clock in the morning.
and attended to various other duties,
without fatigue or ennui. OF course,
he Is young yet, and can stand such
things. but he ought to be warned Of
his indiscretions by some Of the cX-
perienced members Of his profession.
1t is all right for a youngster in his
sixty-eighth year to commit such en-
cesses, but when he begins to grow
old he may regret that he did not live
on scrambled eggs and potatoes and
keep regular hours"
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-06-25
CRIME COMMITTED AT WARDNER
Tragedy Said to Have Been the Out
come Of n Previous Fight.

Wallace, Idaho. June 22.-Sheriff ne
ncy has arrived from Wardner with w.
l.. Rutherford, charged with killing Al.
Quackenbush there Saturday night. As
nearly as the facts can be learned here.
Rutherford assaulted Quackenbush in IN
alley Saturday night with Il club OF rock.
and beat his brains out The injured
man was found later in an unconscious
condition, dying before daylight. The
sheriff went down yesterday. II report
coming that lynching was feared. No
demonstration was made after the sheriff
reached there.
The only known cause of the crime
was that few days before Rutherford
was whipped in row. getting his clothes
very dirty. He took them to negro wo-
man to be cleaned. Quackenb,lsh, while
intoxicated, found the clothes there, and
cut up the hat. When Rutherford learn
ed this he waited for Quackenbush in an
0lley
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-06-25

The appalling catastrophe in Paris
IL In some respects without parallel
in the history Of human disaster. A
bazaar Of charity instituted by ladies OF
the highest rank was destroyed by fire
and at least 200 women of the cream OF
Partisan society were moderated In
the funeral pile. Princesses, duchesses
and other titled ladies, with many 9TH
ers Of high aristocratic blood, were the
victims Of death by fire. OF course the
poor and needy or those Of average
social rank feel as acutely as those Of
the highest blood the fortunes of death
In a holocaust. The sacrifice Of the
lives Of 200 persons of any rank Is a
manifold tragedy. carrying desolation
to homes as dear to their occupants as
are the palaces and mansions Of wealth
and rank. But 1t never before happen
ed that all the victims Of such Gre
nation were Of the highest rank. Fair
Sisters Of Charity died In the flames.
The circumstances inspire the event
with peculiar pathos. The rank. wealth
and lOveliness Of Paris had Instituted
the bazaar to procure money for the
support and relief Of the poor. The
wares exposed for sale were the
choicest finery. ornaments Of dress. the
fiimsy articles Of taste and fancy which
are the supreme art products OF Paris
ian skill and experiences. From recol-
lections Of the French department ut
the Worlds Fair an idea may be
formed Of the beauty and value OF
these exhibits. When fire touched the
infiammable materials the wealth of
beauty and values was swept away as
by breath. The world will sympathize
with the grief Of Paris and France In
their tragic bereavement. 1t Is not u
loss that gifts Of money can replace.
The event Is one Of the most awful
catastrophes that the annals Of mis-
fortune will record.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-06-25
DOROTHY DREW.

a black Pomeranian dog, to which she
has given the name PETE, her childish
variation Of pet" PETE accompanies
her in ell her rambles and a thorough
understanding exists between him and
his mistress. He Is just three years old
er than Dorothy and has lived at Haw-
arden since 1883. Miss Drew was born
in the house at 10 st. James square.
London. The Queen was anxious to
see the child who has played so promi-
nent part III the domestic life Of the
great statesman. and the ex-Premier
and his wife We're delighted when they
received Victoria's command that Dor
othy should visit Windsor Castle as a
special guest. Princess Louise accom-
panied her from London to Windsor.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-06-25
To Heat the New Tariff Bill.

San Francisco. June 22.-The eXpec-
tation of a new tariff law in early opera
ton has resulted in rushing big cargoes
of oriental goods to this port. The Brit
ish freight steamers Glenavon and HUI
peh arrived under charter and two other
vessels are on the way. These four steam
ers have joint capacity of nearly 10000
tons, and that amount of freight brought
here in II period of three weeks is in ex-
cess of the regular carrying trade of the
Pacific Mail Company's line steamers.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-06-25
Keen the Mouth Shut.

If you would avoid colds. keep the
mouth shut when coming out of an
over-heated room. especially late ut
night, and breathe through the nose.
Chllls are apt to ensue when people
talk freely while ont of doors just after
leaving a room full Of hot air, and
theater-gOers who discuss and laugh
over the play on their way home are
inviting illness. 1t is. in fact. during
youth that the greater number of man.
kind contract habits Of Inflammation
which make their whole life tissue Of
Disorders.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-06-25

"Money never should be inclOsed In
letters for transmission through the
mails" remarked an old post-otfice in
epector the other day. money orders
are cheap, and money in letter offers
Q constant temptation to those who
handle mail. 1t Is practically impossl-
BILE to place money In a letter so that
the postal clerk into whose hands the
letter falls will not instantly detect it.
Paper money has peculiar odOr unlike
anything else on earth. and the clerk
who IL dishonest uses his sense of
smell in spotting valuable letters rather
than the sense Of touch"
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-06-25

There IL probably no other commod-
ity that the average man Is more will
ing to give to his neighbors and more
unwilling TO receive than advice. The
reason for this may be easily seen. Ad-
vice il very frequently given In the
wrong spirit, aud 1t is probably more
frequently given by those who have
neither the prerogative nor the ability
to give advice that Is Of real value. Adj
vice given in the proper spirit and from
an adequate source may be of very
great value. Experience Is a good teach
Ell. and it is necessary for us to expert
ment; nevertheless We cannot afford to
learn everything by experiencNwe
must be guided by the counsel Of others
who have experimental for us.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-06-25

Pity not the honest. thrifty. hard
working poor, for labor sweetens rest;
pity rather the wicked for whose con-
ecious souls there Is no repose, no holt
day. SUNDAY dawns no Sabbath day
for them" 1t may be added that the
proper labor Of mankind Is the restora-
ton Of fallen men and women to their
true moral status. We talk Of the "out-
casts of society" but 1t IL the duty of
society to reform Its offenders. not to
cast them out. As to the best mode of
effecting this object, the wisest among
~ has yet much to learn. But 1.-The
world moves" Its philanthropy il be-
coming more practical and effective
with every passing year.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-06-25

patented by Western inventor. The
advantages OF such an arrangement
as that shown are clearly seen. 1t Is
supported to the head in such man
ner that the surgeon can throw the
light in any desired position. and with
out obstructing the vision when oper-
ating.
An apparatus Of similar construction,
although intended to magnify the field
of operation. has been devised by a
Philadelphia surgeon. AS shown in the
illustration, the instrument consists of
binocular lenses supported by rigid con-
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-06-25
DOROTHY DREW.

Popular Little Lady Who Has Had
Lunch with the Queen.
Dorothy Drew has had lunch with
the Queen, and she is therefore Il more
popular little lady than ever in Eng
land. Dorothy is now years old, and
is the pride and Joy Of the Gladstone
household. She is the granddaughter
Of the grand old man" and the daugh-
ter Of Rev. Harry Drew and Mary
Gladstone Drew. Mr.. Drew is the
warden Of st. Deiniol's, at Hawarden,
and his daughter is recognized by the
populace - the real mistress of Haw-
arden Castle. Dorothy has been allow
ed to grow up like wild rose. She has
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-06-25
A FORTUNE FOR A WARDROBE
Some New York Women Pay $25,OOC
for Winter Use Alone.

In speaking Of the enormous sums
spent annually by some of the society
women OF New York. such as Mrs.
John Jacob Aston, Mrs. Herman Del
richs, Mrs. Lorillard. Mrs. Belmont
and others Of the same set, the state.
ment has been made that several Of
them spent from $4,000 to $4,000 for
their winter wardrobes alone Mrs. O.
II. p. Belmont is said to have spent
$4,000 for her wardrobe the last
season. How this can be done will be
seen from the following list:
Ten gowns for ball and opera, 49,.
900; ten bonnets. $3.50; one sealskin
cape, $500; two fur muffs, $3.50; one
ear mutf, $129; one opera cloak, $3.50;
one opera cloak, $500; six pairs walk
ing shoes, 500; four pairs dancing
shoes, $48; four pairs kid slippers, $50;
three dozen long gloves, $500; four
dozen gloves for driving and walking
$144; ten tea gowns, $1,000; six dress
ing gowns, $500; three riding habits.
$500; fourteen corsets. $42O; twelve
pairs silk stockings, 500; four dozen
pair Isle stockings. $l44; two pairs
bedroom slippers, $50; four suits silk
underwear 5000; ten suits wooden I'M
dcrwear. 5000; lingerie. $500; four
dozen handkerchiefs, $40; two dozen
handkerchiefs, $4S; two dozen handker-
chiefs, $50; three dozen handkerchiefs,
$50; toilet articles, $1,000; tea gowns
for walking and driving, $1,000; three
bath robes, $3.50; three fans. $40; three
pairs riding boots, SIS; two bicycle
suits. $500: two travelling outfits, $500;
two winter wraps, 5000; two winter
wraps, $50; three skating outfits, $40;
trimmings, ribbons, etc, $500; four UNI
brellas. $4S; one sable-trimmed wrap.
| $1,000; three dinner gowns, 100; two
evening cloaks, $500; one dozen wells.
$3.50: jewelry. $1,000; one fur wrap,
$500; two fur boas, 5000; two morning
gowns, 5000; two sleighing outfits.
$500; three theater costumes. sou;
one fancy dress ball costume, $500; SIX
pairs overshoes, SO; total, 500. 749.
This does not include any of her other
personal expenses, such as the cost OF
flowers. the pay Of ladies' maids. mon
ey given in charity, the cost OF opera
and theater boxes and the charge 1or
entertainment and household ma1nteh'
| ance. On clothes alone Mrs. Belmont
spends in a single winter season wha'
would be a fortune to the ordinary
man.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-06-25

The vanderbilts are terribly worried
over young Shepard's marriage to a
chorus girl and are busy looking up the
latter's antecedents. II she had looked
mp Shepard's she might not have been
20 quick to marry him. He seems to
be q fellow who does not deserve to
have even n chorus girl for wife.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-06-25

The Phillips (Me) Photograph says:
'sThe only excitement of any sort in
town this week L. that one Of Fresi
Nolton's hens stole her nest and VIII
Douglass has caught a severe cold"
Well, isn't that enough excitement for
ma waAk9
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-06-25
He Suspected.

Dashaway-HellO, Uncle Jasper l
haven't seen you for a long time.
Uncle Jasper-No, sab. De rae Is
Use 50 shabby dat kinder hate pear
fore spectacle folks.
Dashaway-Well, now, uncle,
should offer you the choice between y
good glass Of whisky and a pair o.
trousers I've got upstairs, which woulu
you take?
Uncle Jasper Scratching his head
Well, boss. OATS a powerful hard nut
to crack. But spec II had dat glass
O. whisky frs I'd be dat good l couia
elocute 20 inter givin' me dat pair "
pants, sah.-Harlem Life.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-06-25

The State of Minnesota last year paid
out $5,530.44 In b0unties on wolf
scalps. When this bit of Information
reaches the East there will be all kinds
Of sympathy expressed for that jungle
Of wild beast west OF the Mississippi"
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-06-25
Safe Blown to Atoms.

Tacoma, WASH, June 22.-Burgla:s
have broken into the hardware store of
Baker 4 Foster ut Sumner. The safe was
blown to atoms with dynamite, portions
of it going through the front window. No
cash being found. the thieves hastily Sc
cured $50 worth of merchandise and es.
caped,
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-06-25

It Is said that young woman once
asked Chief Joseph II he had ever
scalped any one. When the question
was translated to him Joseph looked
at the fair questioner intently, then
walked around behind her and viewed
the knot of hair only half hidden by
her bonnet. ''Ten her." he said to the
interpreter, "that have nothing in my
collection as fine as that"
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-06-25

A New York woman who failed to
induce her drunken husband to return
home with her threw her wedding ring
at him. That's Just like a woman.
How much better work could have
been done by half brick!
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-06-25

nectiOn with the head. BY its use sim
gle vision is obtained, and full mag
nitication is obtained without at all sac
riticing convenience by bringing the
surgeons eyes too close to the part op-
Grated upon. The instrument Is es-
pecially designed for use in eye sur
gerry. and its value has been particular
ly determined in removing foreign bod
les and in other OperntiOnS.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-06-25

erly illuminate the
field Of work, es-
pecially IN t h e
d g eper cavities.
For some time the
surgeons ut Jefer-
son Hospital have
employed an ar
rangement similar
to that shown in
the accompanying
illust ration, al
though the exact
apparatus here de-
~int,1 has n A a n
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-06-25

The Baltimore American Is RESPONSE
BILE for this: Joseph Jefferson. during
the past week. played seven perform
ances. made seven speeches, delivered
q lecture. formed the center Of street
procession, ate i've special dinners. sat
up several evenings with the boys as
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-06-25

A cOnfectioner in Washington Of the
name Of Hebner died from grief at the
death of his mother-in-la 1t Is be-
lieved to be the only case Of the kind
ON record.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-06-25
A GrewsOme Advertisement.

A Columbia (Mo) undertaken Is about
to furnish an example Of advertising
enterprise. Jesa Davis. a stout negro,
died there recently Of alcoholism. The
undertaken bought the body and Is EN-
balming 1t. He will dress the corpse
in q neat suit Of clothes and have 1t
mounted in his store for advertising
purposea
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-06-25

A New York paper remarks: ut Is
aah that somebody is going to ship
IS, OOO, 900 in gold to Europe next week.
Who Is it?" Unless we change our
mind In the meantime we will be In q
position to prove an alibl in this case.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-06-25

Since Cornelius Vanderbilts right
side became paralyzed, he has learned
to sign checks with his left hand. The
handwriting Is said to look very anna
flourish and ''scmggy," but he would
be q very fastldio,ls man who would
refuse to accept Vanderbilt's check on
account Of his handwriting.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-06-25
Governor and His Son.

Olympia, Wash, June 22.-Fred j.
Rogers, son of the governor and assistant
professor of physics in Cornell university,
has declined a like position offered him
in the University of Washington.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-06-25
Had Joined the Church,

Clerk-Sir. I've joined the church.
GrOcer-Right glad to hear it; I've
been a member for some years; it's a
splendid thing. and
Yes, sir; and will you get some other
clerk to sell those pure spices now?"-
Adams Freeman.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-06-25

Several physicians In Atlanta are to
be prosecuted for allowing their pic
lures to be printed in daily papers. II
the pictures were as bad as this sug-
gests why not sue the papers?
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-06-25

A dispatch from Houston, Texas,
Gays that six or seven negroes We're
lynched." Isn't it possible to keep tally
better than that?
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-06-25

A shower Of sulphur fell in Harris.
burg, Pa, the other day, and now the
scientists are trying to figure out
where in Harrisburg it came from.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-06-25

Now it is said that the glow worm
possesses X rays. This is a case Of the
worm turning an old light on new
aubiect
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-06-25
No More boxing Contests,

New York. June 1S.-The police COM
missioners have decided that the So
called boxing contests in this city
should be stopped.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-06-25

New York. June 17.-William NJ.
Evarts, who has been i'll with la grippe
for some time past. Is reported to be
worse.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-06-25

Men tire Of everything else: 1t Is a
wonder they do not tire Of life.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-06-25
TOPICS OF THE TIMES.
ACHoIcE COLLECTION OF INTER-
ESTiN0 ITEMS.

Comments and Criticis,n. Based Upon
the Happenings of the Day -Histor-
Teal and NSws Notes.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-06-25
HELP SURGEONS IN OPERATIONS
Electric Light Greatly Enl0rGes the
Field of Surgical Work.

It is often difficult in surgical opera
tons in the region Of the head and alb
domen to obtain sufficient light to prop