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Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-01-14
"Yaukees Can't Shoot"

Our Civil War corrected several
wrong ideas which, like a bee In
Scots bonnet. buzzed alike In the
heads of Southerners and Northerners.
Among these was the belief that most
Yankees didn't know gun from a
pudding stick" and couldn't shoot
The Washington correspondent OF the
Chicago Times Herald reports con-
versation between a Southern gentle
man in which Colonel Howell told
how that notion was quite impressively
taken out OF him.
Speaking of Yankees" said Col.
Evan Howell, of the Atlanta Constitu'
ton, II recall, just as the war was
breaking out, a speech Ben Hill made
ND my way. 1t was war meeting,
and you should have heard Hill talk
| remember distinctly how he exhortee
us to enlist.
1.-The Yankees he said. are good
people. but they are deficient in manly
accomplishments. They can't shoot
they can't ride horse; they have
been in trade all their lives, and II
has Slapped them and left them without
that stark manhood and high courage
which to-day, all unframed though he
be. makes every Southern man as good
q soldier as ever marched upon bat
| le-field
at does not present a case of mum.
bers, this pending strife between the
| North and South. The Northern man
| Is by education. and by nature, too
incapable Of r. He can't shoot
Then" continued Colonel Howell
"Hill called on us all to enlist, which
We did very generally. 1t wasn't six
weeks before We were in a fight. and
met the Yankees Hill had been talking
about. There was an hour in that
fipht which furnished the hottest mus
kerry fire l ever was introduced to.
I'VE were in bunch of trees, and
the lead was peeling the bark In big
scales and blotches, and with patter
| like hail. 1t got so thick that all a
man of any sense tried to do was to
stand behind his tree.
Those Yanks-and I understand i,
was a Maine outfit firing on us
! let SOu SttSh SouA AoOV AAou
behind your sapling. Stick 1t out and
they'd wipe it with a dozen bullets.
was planted on the safe side of good
sized oak, and wasn't looking out OF
trying any experiments.
"A couple of rods from me was fel
low named Dismucks. also behind {
tree. Dismucks couldn't look out an!
more than I could. and there he stood
mad al q hornet. Finally he looked
over at me.
"'Howell' he yelled. while the bull
lets kept knocking the bark and spin
tiers, Howell. do YOU recollect wha
Ben Hill said about these Yankees no
knowing how to shO0t?'
II answered that l did. l was think
ing of the very same speech.
Well retorted Dismucks. disgust
! edly, as a rife bullet sent down
shower of dust and bark from his tree
L wish We had Hill here. II thes
Yankees couldn't shoot when he mad
that speech six weeks ago. all I've go
to say Is they've learned mighty fest
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-01-14

Bulletin No. 105 from the N. !. AZ
ricultural Station (Geneya) treats Oh
the effects of drought upon milk pio-
duction. The object of the bulletin Is
to display the results Of study OF tne
milk production OF fifty herds OF cows
during the season of 1895 from the hrst
of May to the first Of November. no
purpose of this study was to determine
the changes in the compositioh VI
milk as affecting the yield OF puttel
and cheese, especially the latter, as wen
as to ascertain the variations IN tne
actual production from these neras
during this period of time. when tht
cows received only such food as the
pastures afforded. Stated in general
terms, the results are the following:
/. With the exception Of the montn
Of September, the pounds OF fat In lo'
lbs. of milk increased steadily 1ron
May to November.
2. The percentage Of casein dimln
| ished through May. June and july ant
then increased through August, Sep
TENDER and October.
3. The cheese-producing power OF lo'
lbs. of milk increased through May
June and July, and then steadily AM
rapidly increased through August, Sep
| TENDER and October.
4. The total cheese yield was larges
in June. and then rapidly diminished
through July. August, September AM
October, with the exception OF an IN
crease in September over the yield
the preceding month. The same coul'
be said of the butter capacity OF tn
total milk produced.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-01-14

One of the new things introduced in
this record-breaking meteorological
year. is the system OF night warnings
10 mariners by means Of electric lights
and eolored rockets. From seaboar1
stations Of the Weather Bureau. the at
tentiou Of shipmasters is attracted by
searchiight beams thrown upon their
vessels. AMI then they are warned OF
impendinx storms by means Of rockets,
the Significance OF which Ii understood
by the mariners.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-01-14

Simple acts Of friendliness and 10y
atty become heroic when performed in
great and tragic situations. Then the
hero Is found to be one who has fitted
himself for a season Of trial by COM
monplace acts Of everyday faithful
ness. In the hardest days OF Lieuten-
ant 0reely's disastrous Arctic expedi-
non one greatly desired object was to
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-01-14

MY dear" said he. that waist
doesn't At you in the back at ALL"
1T doesn't matter" she said. "Peo-
ple in front Of me can't see it. and l
don't care what they say behind my
back"
The feminine reader is allowed the
choice Of two solutions: Either the
woman who didn't care about the At
of her waist was hbbing. or. what ID
moro likely. she never existcd.-In-
dianapolis Journal.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-01-14
About Coughs, Colds and La Gripp,

Mrs, Hannah Shepard, 304 North l6thSt
Omaha, Neb, writes: About four year,
recovering had . very bad cough. !
couched almost continually ever since,
tried several doctors and various cou,h
medicines, but could not get any relisi
Your DR.. Kay's Lung Balm was Recommend.
ed to me, and after taking one package IL.
cough left me entirely and consider myself
entirely cured. cheerfully recommend
YOUR DR.. Kay's Lung Balm to all who a.,
in the very bad condition that wala
See advertisement.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-01-14
In Merry England.

Indianapolis journal: Why" asked
the visiting American, "why do YOU
fellows always turn to the left on Ii.
road?''
because" said the resident Englisix
man, sit is right"
Eight days afterward the true-b born
Briton suddenly scandalized the con,
gregation by laughing aloud in thsI
midst of services 1t had dawned op|
him that he had made n pun.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-01-14
A Hadsome Monument.

A Budapest correspondent Of ths
Philadelphia Ledger says The mon.
ument to Empress Maria There's.
which is being erected at the ancient
coronation city of Presburg, on The
Danube, will be one of the Handsome,
raised to commemorate the millennium
The elaborate work it has engen.
dered is approaching completion, but
the executive committee fear that the
date fixed for unwilling will have TO
be postponed Hntil the spring of next
year,
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-01-14
A Moving Motion.

"Girls of the jury" exclaimed .A'
counseless for the defense. we an
guilty of numbering our husband AM
four children. but we plead extenus
ton. We look perfectly lovely =
black"
1t was evident that the twelve COD
women and true were Profound
moved. Detroit Tribune.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-01-14
Merchants Hotel, Omaha.

CORNRR FIFTEENTH AND FARNAMsTs
Street cars pass the door to and from
both depots; in business center of city
Headquarters for state and local trade
Rates 81 and So per day.
PAXTON & DAVENPORT, Prop'A
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-01-14
On Growing Old.

They say am growing old becaus
my hair is silvered. and there an
crows feet on my forehead, and ny
step is not SO firm and elastic as befor
But they are mistaken. That is not
me. The knees are weak, but thu
knees are not me. The brow is wrinkled
but the brow is not me. Thisis ta'
house l live in. But ! am youns
younger than l ever was before
Guthrie,
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-01-14
Conf Iobacco spit and Smoke Your Lib Avr

Ifyou want to quit tobacco using easily
and forever. regain lost manhood, b made
we'll, strong. magnetic, 1ull of new life asa
vigor, take NoTo BAG, the wonder works
that makes weak men strong. Many gain
ten pounds in ten days. Over 400 0O0 cured
Buy No-To-Ba, from your druggist who vi
guarantee cure. Booklet and sample malA
free Address Sterling Remedy Co., CAL
caao or New York.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-01-14

Every mother should train her chill
dren as carefully as she would II she
knew they were to be kings and
queens.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-01-14

The inventor of the corncob pipe has
1ust died. but the discoverer Of the cab
bage-leaf az a Substitute for tobacco
lives on in his infamy.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-01-14

And It should be distinctly under
stood that the $780, 900 bushels OF wheat
In the Chicago elevators that burned
was real wheat.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-01-14


eggs for Matching this sum-
mer, says Farm Poultry. A neigh
Dor had admired the White Wyandottes
quite frequently, and expressed WISH
to buy sitting of eggs. Mr.. 5. toid
him he had none to spare this year.
wanted them all himself. After he was
all done setting hens for the season the
neighbor came again and wanted eggs.
M. !. told him he wasn't keeping them
separate. but thought he knew the
White Wyandotte eggs pretty WELL anu
could pick out sitting. Feeling not
quite certain, however, he put in seven
teen eggs, thinking he would surely
get a dozen that were right. FIVE OF
six weeks afterward the nelghDor
stopped as he was riding past. ana on
being asked how the eggs came out,
expressed himself as not very wen
pleased-said he thought they must De
from rather poor stock. On being ques-
toned he said he got but nine chickens
and that they had begun to die OH ny
the time they were week ola, anu
he had. but four left now. Being askeo
II the hen had attended them faith
fully. the man said she was hen ne
borrowed from a neighbor, and ne
thought the weather was so warm the
chicks didn't need her. and he returned
l,er when they were two or three days
old. Asked II he had only one men
to put the eggs under, he said he had
only one. There was only one sitting
Of eggs. and he didn't think he needed
more than one hen. Asked II she was
busted for lice, the man said, mo, and
by the way, the chicks were awfulis
| lousy. You could see the lice crawling
| over them, especially over the down or
their heads"
And he thought it poor stock!
Seventeen eggs under one hen, ane
that hen borrowed" and perfectl!
covered with lice: the chicks takeE
from the mother at only two or three
days old. and the lice so thick on then
they just swarmed all over them. NJ
wonder more than half the chicks died
IT'S wonder they didn't all die! 1t Il
practically certain that this man viii
soon be another failure in the poultr!
business
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-01-14

The man who says no to himself l.
nothing has the devil for a travelling
companion.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-01-14

1t Is what you do when not at WORK
that mainly forms character and cause:
success or failure.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-01-14

The man who thinks more of amuse
ment than he does of business never
really enjoys either.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-01-14

Sympathy is a very fine thing in the
abstract, but 1t hasn't saved great
number of Armenian lives.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-01-14

The devil almost gains our consent
to stay when he proves that nobody
else is doing anything to make him
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-01-14

The public has no right to inquire
into a mans affairs beyond the extent
necessary for self protection.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-01-14

The man who can adapt himself to
all kinds Of society Is not an ornament
TO any sort.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-01-14

The stock yards company at Chica,,
Is building the largest swine ouarter.
IN the world. 1t covers fifty acres ana
will accommodate 200, 600 swine ruests
at one time. in all the luxnrv ths..
taates REQUIRE. ~~e"
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-01-14

because he did not keep quiet until
spoken to.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-01-14

e met Mr.. Henry
SOwden of Mans
field on a train the
other day, and
while he was tell
ing us about his
White Wyandottes,
and the pleasure he
had in them. an
amused III ii e
came into his face
as he told us OF an
49, OnvI n q
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-01-14

When bilious or costive, eat a cascsrs
candy cathartic, cure guaranteed. l&
Csc
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-01-14

pnAZ KNOW that tho
q =: ! !; !" /: ::
S2slH world-the great
XSMS6 big world
ME- NWl From a peasant
- E2H up to king.
WY. Nkl Has a different tale
". from the tale
XE2 And different
~\a song to sing.
But for me, and I
care not single fig
II they say was wrong or am right
I shall always go in for the weaker
dog,
For the under dog in the fight.
I know that the world-the great big
world
VIII never a moment stop
To see which dog which may be in the
fault,
But will shout for the dog on top.
But for me, l shall never pause to ask
Which dog may be in the right.
For my own heart will beat, while ii
beats at all.
For the under dog in the fight.
Exchange.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-01-14
DAIRY AND POULTRY.
INTERESTING CHAPTERS FOR
OUR RURAL READERS.

How Successful Farmers Operate This
Department Of the Farm-A Few
Hints ~ to the Care of Live Stock
and Poultry.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-01-14

Bantams are both the par excellence
of pets and very useful as we'll. They
make the best Of pets because their
pompous. strutting ways, coupled with
their ridiculously insignificant size
render them objects of great attention
to all mankind. They are useful. "a
they lay many eggs. which, though
quite small. are rich in taste and Of
high quality. 1t would seem as il no
childhood would be quite complete ex-
cept the boy or girl has a few bantams
for his or her own amusement and
profit. One good thing about bantams
is the ease and facility with which thew
may be kept, even in small town and
city lots. where the backyard" ia a
very limited and circumscribed factor
The bantam quarters can be put up at
very little expense Of time and money
In fact. an old dry goods box. with
slight alterations. will answer in lien
OF better accommodations
Vegetables in the Home.-It ia mi.
versally acknowledged that freshly
gathered vegetables are far superior to
stale ones. and yet it is big undertake
ing to overcome a universal custom nj
buying. And yet how easily could a
large proportion Of families raise al.
most all the vegetables they use, saws
Pacific Rural Press. and how much
more they would use If they could got
them fresh from their own gardens. I,
does not require very large area m
supply family. and where water ;s
handy two, three. or even four Grow
the year. """ ~
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-01-14

Good apples are selling for ten csnts
\ bushel In portions Of Missouri.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-01-14

To CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY.
Take Laxative Bromo Quiniuo Tablets y
Druggists refund the money if II fails 'ocure
Longfellow's literary life covered apefR1
Of forty years.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-01-14

The election returns show that there
Is large number of false prophets in
the land.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-01-14
Few young men ever appreciate how
much their sisters do for them.

Not until We know mans heart
have we any right to say that We know
him.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-01-14

Suffering often puts into the human
voice tone that seems divine.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-01-14
VETERANS CORNER.
SOME GOOD SHORT STORIES
FOR OLD SOLDIERS.

wouldn't Allow WhiSkey on the inside
Of the Line - True COmradeship -
"Yankees Can't Shoot - and 0hher
Sketches.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-03-12
PEOPLE OF NOTE.

DR.. Charles James Branch, bishop o!
Antigua, who has just died, had spent
the whole of his ministerial life in the
West Indies, and was beloved by all
classes.
John Warwick, the telegraph super
intendent of the Midland railway OF
England, who died recently, was the in
ventor of the block system, used on
many European railways.
Prof. Andrew Seth, who holds the
chair of philosophy in the university oil
Edinburgh, once held by Sir William
Hamilton, is now in this country, and
is the guest of President Schurman, Of
Cornell university.
]. NJ. Barrie visited Smith college re-
Gently with George W. Cable, whose
guest he was. He made little speech
in which he said that he had never be
fore been called upon to speak to 90t
girls all at once, and he found 1t lit
tie hard
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-03-12
POLITICS IN THE FUTURE.
Deadly Love Letters VIII Be Used to Pre-
vent Personalities.

Deadly Love Letters viii Be Used to Pre-
vent Personalities.
'"ro what am | indebted for the honor
of this CALF"
1t was Mrs. Ellen Mary Ricketts, who
spoke. She held in her hand the card of
Mrs. Eliza Jenkinson, which had just
been laid ON her desk by the Office girl,
for the card was followed almost in
stantly by the entrance of the person
whose name it bore.
There was really no necessity for the
use of the card, either, for the two had
frequently met.
Mrs. Ricketts, was the candidate for
congress of the optional headgear party,
while Mrs. Jenkinson was the non
cuspidor nominee. Under the circum-
stances it was natural for her to be sur
prised at receiving call from her OPP
ponent.
81 came to see you on small matter
of business" observed the visitor.
"Pray proceed"
81 have learned from good authority
that your agents are bent upon a cam
paign of personalities, and that they
intend to give to the press certain SLAM
deSous gossip about me, calculated to
injure my candidature."
The speaker paused. and Mrs. Rick.
etts said, interrogatively:
"Well?"
"Well," echoed Mrs. Jenkinson, 1--WE
must keep personalities out of the cam
oaign."
eve must, must we?"
eve must"
Mrs. Ricketts, sneered.
Mrs. Jenkinson waxed wroth.
"Look here, Mary Ellen Ricketts,"
she exclaimed, "don't you dare TO turn
up your snub nose at me, now!"
ELIZA Jenkinson," retorted Mrs.
Ricketts,, my nose is not snub, and
don't you dare to presume to dictate
what my agents shall or shall not do
in this campaign"
"We'll see about that, Mary Ellen
Ricketts,; you were engaged to my hus-
band in your young days, good many
years ago."
"I'm not nearly as old as you, I'd have
you know"
"You are"
"Tm not, you insulting thing"
"You are"
"I'm not"
eve will pass that point, but want
to say that when l married my husband
all your love letters were still in his pos
session, and have them now"
"You spiteful thing"
'Many good laugh have had over
them. What perfect goose you were!"
81 just hate you, so there!"
"And merely wish to add that on the
very first publication of a personality
about me in your newspaper organs
shall print in the Daily Bugle every
single one of your lackadaisical epistles
Do you understand"
The two women glared at each other
a half minute, and then Mrs. Jenkin
son withdrew, leaving Mrs. Mary Rick
etts deep in thought.
The campaign was conducted without
any personalities.-N. Y. Telegram.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-03-12
CURIOUS FACTS.

Potatoes in Greenland never grow
larger than a marble.
The greatest length of England and
Scotland, north to south, is about 6Os
miles.
The offensive weapon of the ostrich
is his leg. He can kick as hard as a
mule, and it is a remarkable fact that
his kick is forward, never backward.
The humming bird, in protecting its
nest, always flies at and pecks the eyes
of it's adversary. Crows have been found
totally blind from the hu1nming birds
bill.
Until 1871 there were no shad in Pa
cific waters. In that year few thou
sand were introduced by the United
States fish commission. Last year the
catch sold for nearly $4,000.
Every guest at Norwegian wedding
brings the bride present. In many
parts keg of butter is the usual gift,
and il the marriage takes place in
winter. sailed or frozen meat is offered,
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-03-12

Their names
aie. in the paper
every day. In the
obituary column.
The names of men
killed by neglect
of their health
combined wit
overwork. They
should serve as a
warning to others
who are fast fol-
lowing in their
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-03-12

footsteps. No man can
stand the strain of modern business COM
petition who wilfully neglects his health.
It is not good policy to overwork, but the
man who looks after his health can stand a
great deal of it. The man who neglects his
health is soon untitled for work. When
mans digestion is disordered and his bow
els are irregular, his blood becomes impure
and the body is badly nourished. The vic
tim of these conditions suffers from brain
fag, nervous prostration, and debility, and
eventually falls victim to consumption.
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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-03-12
One Who Succeeded.

He gave up whisky and tobacco,
Vowed from vice to be exempt,
And he kept his resolutions.
For he died In the attempt
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-03-12
photographlnr Rlfls nullst..

Rifle bullets are now photographed in
their course by means of the electric
spark. The camera Is taken into dark
room, which the bullet is caused to
traverse. AS it passes the camera It Is
made to interrupt an electric circuit
and produces a spark, which fllumi-
mates it for an instant and enables the
impression to be talcan-