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Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-04-22
Tomato Graftin1.

Replying to an inquiry about graft.
ing tomato slips on potato vines, the
Philadelphia Record says: "As tomato
cuttings will take root. 1t Is not diff
cult to handle them. The process Of
grating tomato on the potato is as yet
experimental. and Is not always sue
cessful. Whole potatoes should be
planted, removing all eyes but one, so
as to get stOcky plant The tomato
slip should be only large enough to be
OF service about three inches), and may
be inserted into the potato vine by
Sitting the vine, leaving no bud of the
potato vine. II the bark Of the potato
and tomato are united 1t will be. better,
hut 1t Is claimed that such Is not al
ways necessary. Keep the vines moist
at the ground and shade the plants II
necessary.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-04-22
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T#Histe9]%

Three drops of a black cats blood is
a sovereign cure for Group in the folk
lore Of some people
In London many people make living
by supplying food for the myriads of
cats II that eiity. They are called cat
~! .:.:s::" a..
I'm Ssyhes cats are kept in the many
churches to catch the 6ilce THAT ,a{est
them. They are supported BY. the au-
thorities. and they may be often seen
during the services, sometimes walking
seaately before. 1.-THE altar during mass
or pui1C at the feet of worshIpers.
.somefy lime ago a learned professor
made thf important announcement that
eats possess a distinct language which
he declared is much like: that of the
Chinese, being musical, mellifiuous and
pleasing to the Senses" He claimed to
have discovered sixty primitive words
In the cat language
The cats on the Isle OF. Man have no
tails This singular circumsta nee is ac-
counted for by tradition which saws
that cat while going on an errand of
mercy had Its caudal appendage seized
by the devil, who pulled that member
on close to the body. Since that time
Manx cats have been taiiless.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-04-22


There are no prisons in Iceland. There
are not even any police In dit tQtrntryl
The people are so honest that there is
no need of such guardians of peace and
property, nor places of punishment
The history of Iceland for one thousand
years records no more than two thefts,
or these two cases one was that Of n
native who was detected after stealing
several sheep, but as he had done so
to supply his family. who were suffer-
Ing for want of food, the stigma at.
tached to his crime was considered sui.
nc1ent punishment. The other theft
was by a German, who stole seventeen
sheep. But as he was in comfortable
circumstances and the robbery was mn.
licious, the sentence passed upon him
was that he should sell all his property.
restore the value of what he had stolen.
and then leave the country or be execut-
ed. and he left at once. There ia. of
course. provision for the administration
or Justice, which consists. first Of. all.
IN the sheriff's courts; next. by,aprress
10 the court of three judges at .Reyk,
Javlk. the capital; and: lastly. lii. all
criminal and most civil cases, 10 the su.
preme court at Copenhagen, the capitif
OF Denmark. Of which Kingdom the ISL
ana forms part. The Island of Pa.
naris' one OF the Lipari group. is equal
" fortunate in having neither prisons
nor lawyers, and being ahso,u+oly dos
titute of both paupers and criminals
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-04-22
Lost "a the Atlantic.

From March, 1910, until March, l ,,s,
122: transatlantic vessels-s'ea. naar,r.
plying between Europe ana Ane Al.
only-Yere lost Ell route. anu a. Inst,
rect result of this $3.50 lives were % s~s
The estimate of lives lost from vai'0o -,
other causes is 600. The num0e s,, 81
steamships never heard from ,,' uIS,
leaving port was II. The nO ,ouu.
burned was 8, and the number l .s'ar.
dered was u. The other wrecNs "hed
caused by collisions, being wa' a,e'
ashore, collision with icepe'sS o., of
From March, 1893. to the beglnn, ~ tbe
the present year the loss OF l', ,e. 81 than
Atlantic has been very much less s. two two
In former years, though one . o. mis- nj.
large steamers have had serious ..om-
haps and one was never nea''
Washington Times.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-04-22
How to See Plants Grow.

To observe plants growing under the
microscope the American Monthly Mi
croscOpical Journal says: Procure
little collomia seed. Take one of the
seeds. and with n razor cut Off very
tiny slice, cover with a cover glass and
place under the microscope. The In
When 1t is well focused and lighted
moisten it with drop Of water. The
seed will absorb the moisture and throw
out very large number of spiral
fibers. giving the appearance OF verit-
able termination. Beginners will find
it easier IL one applies the moisture
while the other looks through the In
strument" go.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-04-22
Mother Goose and Her Melodies.

Mother Goose, or Grandmother Goose.
as she Is sometimes called, was not
fictitious, but real individual. Her
maiden name was Elizabeth Foster
and she was born in 1865. She married
Isaac Goose in 1903, and a few years
after became a member of the old
South Church in Boston, and died Ill
1853. The first edition of her songs
which were originally sung 10 nef
grandchildren, was published in bos'ou
in 1716 by her son-in-law. Ihoh'a'
Fleet. 1t Is said that Fleet, out Of IT,
spect for her, collected the little sone'
that she sang to her grandchildren INV
book form and published them TOT ,n'
use Of mothers in America. Inc of,e
inal editions of Mother Goose NEW
dies are now very rare ana 'aiAa"''
but SO many subsequent issues nav. .
been made that the book Is one u NV
best known: in the English laisua. 10Y,
The song of the little girl ana ner ". ~.
curl does not appear in some Oh ~, 'ns
early editions. and was probably auu''
to the collection by some edltol so''
Guent to Fleet.-Globe Democrat
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-04-22
Immensity Of the Chinese Wall.

): Speaking of the great Chinese wall a
correspondent Of the Washington Post
says. Being in Picking some thirty
years~ago"l made a journey to this
great rampant. spent several DAYS on
top of the wall and towers. walking and
climbing certainly twenty-five miles
per day. The word climbing 10 used
purposelS' for many portions Of the
~all'are exceedingly steep. III merely
mounting these sections was exhaust
ing, what must have been the hhman
toll In lifting all the materials to these
rugged heights, from five hundred to
four thousand feet? 1t is true that the
wall runs straight up the steepest
mountain sides, follows their SUBMITS
ana as abruptly descends into the deem.
est valleys and ravines, thus defyinp
all rules of modern military and civil
ehgiheering. and laws Of Notifications.
Earl Mccartney, of the British en-.
bassy. who. in 1892, visited and meas.
ured the wall, estimated that at that
time the cubic yards of materials used
IN Its construction exceeded in bulk all
the materials Of all the buildings Of
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-04-22

Great Britain put together. ~.
also took measurements a, ~ vrtes
which averaged twenty-five 80 .an
and fifteen thick. the found.t,.n ,sA
ing Of cut stone, laid in regular "". "
with mortar. as hard TO-DAY w
stone itself. The sides Of tho .,ar ~ Tue
parapets and the towers are con.. 'ns
ed Of burned brick. The inner Ts"..'
of the wall is filled in with sar tS'uea
broken stone. we'll rammed md a. aad
pacted, while the top, between IN. , s
apets' Is paved with burned brick ~, s,s
stone. About every two thoussnd t taa
t t IS a tower some thirty-dve fes s,
high. forming n part of the wal, ,.. .ee!
but projecting beyond and overIoo'' ''
the face of the wall on eithar -.
These towers evidently formed .S
guard rooms or barracks for III. Wv a'
dierS. WI
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-04-22
Parsuips for Late Use.

The parsnip is not only one Of the
hardest Of garden vegetables. winter
ing In the open ground without injury.
as also does satisfy or vegetable oys-
ter. as 1t is generally called. but. like
the last mentioned plant, 1t starts to
growing very early in the spring. So
soon as the leaves start on either. the
roots should be pulled up and carried
TO cool cellar or pit. as the growth OF
leaves will very quickly make the roots
unfit for use. All the first leaf growth
Is taken from the root. and Is the begin
ming towards seed formation. The root
rapidly shrivels and loses its succu-
lcnce when the leaves grow larger. The
part OF the parsnip Mt the surface OF
the ground will taste acrid. and it
doubtless possesses some poisonous
qualities. as is the common belief
among farmers. No kind OF roots which
are biennials are fit to eat after their
second year growth has begun.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-04-22
Seeding Clover:

There are customs which are rigidly
adhered to In the sowing or planting OF
the staple crops. Glover Ms. usually
sown on the wheat land ip the spian&'
the seed being scattered over the
ground when 1t is covered with snow in
order to facilitate the work. One OF the
rigid rules is to SOW certain quantity
OF seed las little as possible II seed. Is
high, and should the stand be light
the cause Is ascribed to everything :but
the seed. The fact is that Seed should
be use more literally. as much '6fdt!s
destroyed in various Ways before germ
nation. the saving in seed causing a
loss Of clover. Another point is to har-
row the wheat, seed dawn the clover
and then use roller on the land. The
better the preparation for clover the
more seeds will germipate and. the
more perfect the catch"
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-04-22
The ALIEN HAND
Large Tracts of American Re.,r
Owned by English peon,. 's

Large Tracts of American R..,r
Owned by English Peopl.
How much property do English 49,,
jects own in America? The aprras.,s
based on absolute facts, is known 70 n,
at least 2O,OoO,OOO acres.
The largest of all is probable a..
Texas possession Of, the syndics,s
which includes in Its meniiiershin ths
Duke of Beaufort and Rutland Nov
CadOgan and the Baroness Bnniatt
Coutts.
Fhe total amount of land held by hi,
association is 3,2OO,OOO acres. II ia o.
Is. the case with most of the Tex,.
land: largely composed of what is called
range country-tlat is.'land that is ha,.
ter adapted for cattle raising than any.
thing else. 81
Cattle and wheat are what the Enp.
'lish investor seems to think money
should be made on in the United
States. That is why the Syndicate rem.
resented by the English capitalist Vim.
cent Sc,llx owns 5000, 900 acres of land
in Nebraska, Iowa, and Illinois. This
property is situated in the heart of the
wheat-growing section.
Two American girls who now wear.
by virtue of their marriage to English
peers, two Of the highest British titles
the Duchess of Marlborough and LADY
Al, hi
with Sir Edward Reed in a syndicate
that owns 100000 acres, situated in
Colorado. Wyoming, and New Mexico.
This Is purely cattle country, and on
1t range thousands of head Of live stock.
There Is another syndicate which In.
cludes among its members the Earl Of
DalhOusie, as well as ViScountess
Cross, Lady amilton- Gordon, the Mar.
quis Cholmondeley. and several Others.
., Here is a holding in a still differen,
part of the country. for the lands Of
the syndicate comprise 100000 acres
IN Mississippi. including cot0n planta.
lions, acres and acres Of sugar cane,
and enough swine to stock thousand
farms.
Lord Tweedale is syndicate in him
self, and owns a clean 100000 acres.
Like most individual landowners with
large holdings, his property includes
vast territory which, like that OF one
of the syndicates spoken of, includes
immense tracts of grazing lands. Near
ly all of this immense possession is de-
voted to live stock and hay.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-04-22
TIE POINT OF VIEW.

And the boy. did you say, has gone
wrong
Won the badges of disgrace and should
wear them?
1t appears that dishonor and trouble will
throng.
When the heart is less able to bear them.
You call him a criminal-but l
Can't forget all his baby completeness;
You say mercy should pass. like the LIE
vite. on by
/ remember his infantile sweetness.
tell you truth that will live:
The adult may be bad as you've thought
him
But the heart that loved the child will
forgive
The man for the Joy baby brought him.
Cincinnati Enquirer.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-04-22
Suhstitute for Roller.

An easily made substitute for a
roller is shown herewith. 1t is from
the Farm Journal. The sides are cut
from two planks. and narrow strips are
then nailed to the lower edges. This
continuance can be weighted to any de-
gree desired and will do good service In
fining or tirming the soil. A roller Is
one Of the most valuable Implements
that a farmer can use in making a fine
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-04-22
Eertiliziuu.

But few fasYers accumulate as much
manure as they desire. Instead Of
spreading the manure over too much
land. 1t will be better to use only one
half Of the farm for crops and grow
green materia! OH the other half to be
turned under. In this manner it will
not be many years .AefOre every acre
will double its evarage yield. and the
penses will be cOrrespondingly, re
duced
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-04-22
Lima Beano,

Pole varieties are preferred by those
who grow Lima beans for market, as
there are "old standards" that are IA.
vorites. The bush Limas are probably
to be preferred. as they may be planted
in rows and be easily worked. They
require no supports, and are usually
earlier than the pole varieties, and are
fully equal in quality to the others.
They make . valuable addition to the
garden cropa.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-04-22

One Of the garden crops that thor
oughly understands how to take care
OF itself is rhubarb. II planted In earth
that Is not very dry. 1t will continue for
many years without receiving any par
tlcular attention. 1t Is. however. very
fond Of high living. and those who de.
sire to have large and succulent stalks
should give good top-dressing Of man.
ure every season.-Meehan's Monthly.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-04-22
Girls as Sandwich Man

Some OF the sandwich men in Lon.
don now are girls. They march about
the streets. wearing white felt Ounce
caps and skirts and coats of bright.
colored cotton, with calico signs stitch.
ed on their gowns. Their pay is only
two shlllings day. but this is twice 90
much as the men get for similar work
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-04-22

For preventing lice and mites. more
depends on the care of poultry than
upon the style of the building. The
hen house should be sprayed inside with
kerosene once a month during the sum-
mer, paying especial attention to work
ing the oil into the roosts and down
boxes. Clear out the dropplngs ut least
once week. Lice and mites breed In
the droppings. After cleaning put in a
little fresh earth. 1t will be a good
plan to smoke the inside with sulphur
II the house Is tight enough. Give the
hens a box Of earth to dust in AMI add
some powdered sulphur. Keep the In.
side of the house well whitewashed,
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-04-22

persist In running
down the outside.
To make easier
milking, have a
top made as shown
in the cut. The
haring sides will
catch the stream
Of milk and cop:
duct 1t Into the
pail. 1t @E, BE,
well to tie apiece
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-04-22

times the collar should be pulled for
ward so as to allow the air to strike the
part. On no account should the horse
for the first week or more be allowed
TO work In the rain, or be hard pushed
when he'is sweating. Care in the be-
ginning Of the season will save Gle
horse perhaps from being disabled for
work during a large part Of the sum.
mer
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-04-22
SUBSTITUTES FOR ROLLER.

seeded. but scarcely one farmer out
of ten owns a roller. The cost or the
trouble to make one Is the excuse given
for their absence from the farm tools.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-04-22
First Work for Tea ms.

After their winters rest. II 1t has been
such. horses need to be broken into
work very gradually. Their necks and
breasts. where the harness chafed. and
which had been toughened by whole
seasons work, have grown tender
again. and it will require several days
of light work to renew the cuticle which
disuse had allowed to disappear. There
should be frequent rests. and at such
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-04-22
G ueasiu Weight Of stock.

1t Is surprising how many farmers
who grow live stock which they some
tines expect to sell on the hoof take
sc little care to ascertain It's weight.
Their ignorance In this matter often
costs them dear, as the butcher or 9th
ei person who buys OF them generally
Is supplied with scales, and can gener-
ally guess within a few pounds what
an animal will weigh. In the writer's
boyhOod. his father frequently bought
cattle and sheep to be fed awhile. and
then butchered, to supply his custom
ers with beef and mutton. 1t does not
take long to learn how to guess on the
weight of beef. The size alone Is not
always II criterion. Old cattle, and es-
pecially old cows. will not weigh so
heavy as they look, and will usually
have more Of their weight in inside fat,
now worth very little. owing to the
competition of cOttOn-s seed oil and othe:
vegetable oils.-American Cultivator.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-04-22
Horus on Domestic Animals.

All the reason for horns on any do
mestic animal ceased when they came
wholly under mans protecting care. 1t
was all right for the animal to defend
itself with horns while exposed to pred
atory animals. like wolves and bears
When cattle run wild. as they long did
In the State OF Texas. aud as they still
do on the plains Of South America,
their horns constantly increased in
length aud formidableness. But under
civilized conditions there Is no need
for horns. In some breeds they have
already been bred of. This will doubt
less become more general. as dishorn-
ing at least the cows has become a
quite general practice. Calves may he
prevented from ever growing horn
by applying stick Of potash on the
head where the horns would start. and
removing the hair. SO that the potash
will make slight sore on the skin.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-04-22

The sketch herewith. from the Or
ange Judd Farmer, gives suggestion
that can be adopted in many situations
both as to utility and beauty. Where
there Is a path through farm fence
near ones buildings. necessitating a
narrow gate. this gateway can be com
bined with an arbOr, as shown In the
cut. This gives the ornamental part OF
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-04-22

bottom of this top piece. thus .straining
the milk as 1t goes in to the pail. '1.et
this faring piece just fit into the top Of
the pail.-American Agriculturist.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-04-22
Milking Device.

Slovenly milking Is often to be &C.
counted for by the small size OF the
pail's top. A good deal Of the milk will
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-04-22

A man may wear extra sleeves oro-
MS shirt, without necessarily doing anv
great amount Of work.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-04-22

the device. or will when covered with
full part will be very apparent When
such ornamentlng of ones premises can
he combined with that which is purely
useful. there is small excuse for not
having farm promises more attractive.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-04-22
KEEPING HISPROMISE
.. ,xR. MOPSI.EIGH was ar

X. MOPSLEIGH was an
aspiring man. IT.: motto
was Upward and ION
ward" And. to a certain
extent, he had lived 'uQs to
1t; for. beginning life with
no greater capital than a
ragged coat. a. shoeblSdE
and a box Of blacking. he
had succeeded in amassing
q fortune Of something over
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-04-22

Spurious mummies have IRON a, a and
time been palmed of on the pu IS to
a doubt arose in Vienna mus # tie
the validity .of one daughter + a.
Pharaohs in their COLLECTION Oh. General
Cured to them. in view OF u. n Is LADY
hollowness of life. that the .V "a IN Biz
might have been manufacture poeu..
mincham. So they turned In' At one
gen rays upon her and saw vans the
through her many folded won rlaced
amulets which the Egyp''aaa lad thus
mon the bosoms Of thei. - pes.
proving the genuineness Of 'ns''
men. IT,
Notwithstanding the hard l hNp, tho
skins are worn the year roun'
seals. ,ojcal
It isn't always the mos wsst
girl who has the smallest
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-04-22

girl who has the smallest W."
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-06-23

Chicago, June 21.-The wrestling
match Monday night between
'Strangler" Lewis and Yousouf the
Terrible Turk" was witnessed by
10000 people. 1t was for purse of
$500 and the championship of the
world, the best two in three, catch-as-
catch-can, no holds barred except
throttling, two points down After
a struggle of three minutes, Lewis be-
ing on the pad, stomach down, the ref
cree separated the men and gave the
match to Lewis on a foul, because
Yousouf, as the referee said, was
throttling the stranger. To appease
the bowls and yells of the disappoint-
ed crowd, it was decided, after some
discussion, to give an exhibition
match. The first fall was given 70
Lewis on foul, Yousouf having Lew
is on the floor in exactly the same way
as before, with his hand on Lewis
throat. The next three falls and the
match were taken by the Turk.
Iousouf clearly surpassed the
"strangler' at his own game. Lewis
said after the bouts: Il was licked;
the Turk is the better man.
Lewis lives at Barneveld, Wis,
where he has a hotel. He was first
brought before the public by Thomas
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-06-23
YOUR SAFFRON SHEETS.

The New York World was recently
caught in a most clever fashion by the
Journal, the two being rivals in the
arena of yellow journalism The
Journal, so the story goes, set a trap
for its hated opponent. The former
had long been convinced that the
latter was pirating it's news dis
patches, particularly since the war
commenced, and in order to prove the
fact published a dispatch purporting
to come from the seat of war announc-
ing the fatal wounding Of Colonel
Ref1ipe w. Thenuz, an Austrian artil-
lerist Of European renown. The next
day, the Journal alleges, the World
published dispatch dated from it's
dispatch boat off Santiago de Cuba,
and copyrighted, announcing the
death from a wound of Colonel r. w.
an Austrian artillerist, we'll
known throughout Europe. Then the
Journal calls attention to the fact,
which had escaped observation, that
the name of the Austrian colonel,
'Refrpe W." if spelled backward.
reads eve pilfer" The surname "the
nuZ,' completes the sentence
If all this is true even how much
more unreliable are the saffron sheet
than the public had ever supposed
But, happily there are not many such
The two New York papers really stand
alone in the disreputable class which
hey created. They find no followers,
no imitators.