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Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-08-12
PASSENGER FARES WERE CUT.
Reduction That VIII Affect All
Western Rates.

Chicago, Aug. "a passenger rate war
that will affect directly every fare in the
west has been declared. Next Monday
the rate between Chicago and st. Paul
and Minneapolis will be IS. The tariff
is now $ll so. On the same day and
thereafter the rate between Chicago and
Omaha will be 80. %. The normal rate
is Sl275.
Tickets may now be purchased between
Chicago and Kansas City for $40. So The
normal tariff is sig. so. The Chicago,
Milwaukee & St. Paul took the initiative
in the fight. Other lines have declared
their intention of following its lead.
Blame for the necessity for these reduc-
tions is placed by the Chicago, Milwau-
kee 4 st. Paul on the Canadian Pacific
That line, the Milwaukee & st. Paul de-
clares in its notice, brought about war
of rates to Alaskan points. The applica-
ton OF these low rates-about 60 per
cent below authorized tariffs-affected
the Chicago-St. Paul situation to such
an extent that brokers have had no diff
fieulty in selling tickets for either st.
Paul or Minneapolis for S. and S.. So
The same rates have been made by the
brokers for weeks from st. Paul to Chi
cago The reductions made VIII affect
not only st. Paul, Omaha and Kansas
City traffic, but all that beyond these
points, the new fares being rendered as
basing mates to connecting lines.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-08-12
TIMES vAGARtES.
We wandered by the river side,

We wandered by the river side,
The maiden fair and |;
My arm about her waist was tied,
Her looks were coy and shy.
The moon on high in brightest sheen
Looked down with face benign
My years they numbered just sixteen,
While she was twenty-nine.
We talked in lovers tend'rest strain,
That maiden fair and l:
My blighted state was my refrain,
She gave me sigh for sigh.
And sweet words, too, which she did
mean,
Were meted out to mine
My years they numbered just sixteen,
While she was twenty nine.
But cruel interruption came
Betwixt that maid and me.
And / was hurried off to claim
A fortune Ter the sea-
l thought Of her. my fairy queen
And for a while did pine
For was only just sixteen.
While she was twenty nine
Now. thirteen years have come and gone
Since we met by the shore.
And I've come back from torrid zone,
And we have met once more.
But what is this-it beats me clean
Explain il. orb divine.
The lady now is just sixteen.
And l am twenty nine!
Life
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-08-12
A Legend OF Aino-LaDd,

The legend runs that when a certain
god and goddess were selected at crea-
ton to evolve from chaos the island of
Yezo, they were endowed equally with
materials and ability to complete the
task. To the god were allotted the
eastern and southern parts of the ISL
and, while the goddess was to attend
to the western portion. They began
together, vying amiably with each
other during the progress Of their
work. But, alas! the goddess one day
met a female friend, and, after the
manner of women, stopped to chat
with her. This friend. sister of Aioina
Kamui lone of the most ancient fore
fathers-indeed the Adam of the Ajno
race, must have been a seductive talk
er. for the two conversed idly a long
time about their nelghbors and ac-
quaintances, while the god In the east
kept steadily at work. Looking up
suddenly. and seeing how nearly COM
pleted his portion was, and frightened
at the state Of her own unfinished re-
gions. the goddess hastily drew togeth-
er her remaining materials In a care
less and slovenly manner, leaving this
western coast In Its present rugged
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-08-12
HIPPOPOTAMI DISAPPEARING
The Last One In Natal Has Reen
Slaughtered.

The last hippopotaumus has been
slaughtered in Natal. All the larger and
more curious creatures are disappearing
so fast that this will be a monotonous
world, at any rate for the natunlists, in
another century. Not so long ago the
hippopotamus haunted the rivers of Cane
Colony and Natal, and "lake COW bacon,'
as the sailed layer of meat underlying the
hides is called, vas a favorite dish, bu.
now this huge creature has disappeared
from both countries. The hunter has
been its enemy for many century, but
the rifle is a far more deadly weapon than
the assegai.
The animal had an appetite proportion
al to its bulk, and can accommodate a
great deal of vegetable produce. Besides
TINS 1t Is wasteful feeder, tramping
down and tearing up much more than it
consumes, and it prefers cultivated plants
to wild vegetation. That has proved its
doom in Natal.
One herd was left at Seaeow lake, a
coast lagoon near Durham, and was pro-
tected by the government. 1t consisted
of parents and family of FIVE Upfor-
unately these, like young people all the
world over, loved "sweeties," and made
nocturnal raids on the neighboring sugar
cane plantations. The owners petitioned
the government, warrant OF execution
was granted. and the parental bull, who
must have been nearly 30 years old, was
the last TO fall. and will henceforth be
only an exhibit" at the Durham muse,
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-08-12
QyEzlR EdPlE5

Statistics recently published by the
Interior Department show that the
Government still has over GOO 200, 900
give each of the 73.000OOO people
in the country homestead of eight
acres and still have 100000 acres
left. The land Is distributed among
twenty-six States and Territories. The
largest amount Is located In Alaska,
where there are 800, 529. 600 acres. Most
of this land will never be available for
homestead purposes. of course. but Its
mineral value may be more than If the
whole vast tract was available for
grazing and farming purposes. The re-
mainder of the land lies in productive
States, but much of Ii Is barren and
arid or mountainous.
There are 1.l93 postoffices in the
State of Maine. and although many of
them. especially In the Southern and
more thtckly populated portions of the
State. bear plain, simple, short and
easily pronounced American names,
there are considerable number in
what may be called 1.-The backwoods."
or the interior, which bear names of
Indian origin. In Aroostook County
there are Wytopitlock- Mattawamkeag,
Oxbow, Mooseluck, Meduxnekeag and
Macwahoctown. In Piscataquis Coun.
ty there are Mattagomonsis, Spurdna-
bunk. UnsumtafAm. Nahmakanta, AL.
laguash and Pamedecook. In Somer-
set County. Chembasabamticook, eau
quomgomoc. Maskampbunk and Sc
boomook. In Franklin County, Moose
lookmeguntic. In Oxford. Malehunke-
munk, Parmachene and Umbagog.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-08-12
and dancerons connItion I'm, 49,

ana dangerous condition. BUT, add tha
Amos in telling their legend, no on,
even If disposed to grumble at m,
dangers of these shores. should pra.
sumo to blame the Creator for such i.
state of things, as it is wholly the FAM,
of his deputy and her tendency to pos.
sip. The moral is said to be ofton
pointed by their lords at women who
talk too much: Set a watch over your
lips. and attend to your duties; for
see how rough the west coast of Yezo
is. and that all owing to chatterinp
goddess. Century.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-08-12

seven or eight years ago, but had never
had any inducement to build it, and
when the town of Baldwin gave him
two central lots 50xT5 feet each to build
1t in their town he then. with this as an
inducement, began the work and erect
ed the barrel on one of these lots. He
is the owner Of the barrel. but not of
the saloon. Mr.. Egli has inherited the
trade of a cooper, his father before him
belonging to this class of work men. He
has built quite number of very large
tubs and barrels all over that part Of
the State.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-08-12
tongue.
Kissing.

Kissing and applause in theaters be-
gan some time during the seventeenth
century. "As the mediaevaa plays IN
France" declares one writer. were Or
ganized by the church, applause was
forbidden, and in 1850, when a play by
Fontenelle was produced, kissing was
heard for the first time. The cla4ue is
said to have come into existence III
France as early as the eighteenth CEN
fury, when the number Of comedians
increased, and actors felt more and
more the need of applause. In order to
make 1t certain, the claque was hired.
There was a rebellion against the
claque almost as soon as the custom
was first introduced, and it's condemna'
ton has been constant ever since. But
the institution still survives In France.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-08-12

cracked ice, only to me awakened every
two hours by a friend who said: Heres
Your medicine, old man" He gave you a
pill OF two pills and a drink OF water,
took the candle and went scutfng away
in his bare feet to the next tent or to
the next compartment of the shanty, If
you happened to be living in a shanty,
there to give medicine to somebody else.
This condition lasted a day or two
more, the pains in the bones gro" less
sharp, the loathing for food and the de-
cline of strength increased.
Maybe the fifth day, to the patients
great amazement, his clothes, or such Of
them as lay handy, were gathered up
and wrapped in his blanket, and he was
told he would be taken up in the woods, y
Il vague wave OF the hand toward the
south indicating where up in the woods"
MAS.
Questions as to the reason of this were
not answered with the completeness to
be desired \ newly established hospital
was there, it was clean and dry, the
air was pure, you would get more care
and be better off in every way. But you
didn't want care, nor did you yearn for
the pure air OF up in the woods" You
wanted only to be let strictly and Sc
verely alone. The prospect took on
dreadful possibilities to mans sick and
fevered brain. You got quite dramatic
and said with a fine air; IF I'm going to
die, | want to die among my friends. II
you try to pack me of up there I'll cut
and run
Remembering how uncertain my legs
then were, | think as a runner | would
have been a picturesque failure. Oddly
enough, my friends didn't seem to relish
the proposition of having me die among
Them nor yet to tarry in their midst
They kept steadfastly at work gathering
up my belongings, and in way quite
regardless OF meas if | had been a child
or an insane man-saying to one another:
Think he'll need this?" or Had better
pack two suits of underwear or three?'
Protests were in vain. Flatly l said
wouldn't go, and somebody said Don't
talk that way, because they'll take you
by force if you don't go willingly"
With that great hatred of mankind
and the realization that | was a martyr
overlook me and l said, Every we'll. u
The little engine that hauls the coal trains
of the Spanish American Iron company
steamed up the line with a mmshackle
and very primitive open summer car
and a fiat ear attached to it. Cots
blankets, clothes and men were bundled
into it, some of the men on stretchers
All were angry-att least those who had
strength left for an emotion and all
were ignorant of the fact that the dreaded
scourge, of which we had deard so much
and which we feared so greatly was heavy
upon them.
The engine yelled twice, and slowly
moved toward up in the woods" where
we were to stay for days that seemed as
long as weeks, days in which nothing
seemed to happen, so weary were they
Yet so many things happened that
can make another story about them.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-08-12
Fire Insurance in Canada

According to the Statistical Year
Book published by the Canadian Gov
eminent, in the twenty-seven years
from January 1, 1869, to December 81
1896, the people of Canada paid to the
fire insurance companies of Great BRIT
ain, Canada and the United States
126,O47 ,254 in premiums. During the
same period the insurance companies
returned to the people the snug sum OF
$50. 95S, 343 for fire losses. In other
words, the companies profits from
their Canadian business in twenty-sev'
en- years amount to $40, O99, 911, or near
" a million and q half OF dollars every
year,
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-08-12
GEORGiA'S BIG BARREL.
1t Has I wo Stories, and Is Used a
Barroom.

1t Has ! wo Stories, and Is Used as a
Barroom.
The largest barrel in Georgia is locat-
ed at Baldwin, a small town on the
Southern Railway. Baldwin is just in
side the Banks County line which is a
wet county. and therefore. this large
barred is used as a bar-room and is
known all over this section as The
Barrel" Its size is twenty-five feet
long and sixteen feet in diameter, and
If used as barrel proper would hold
about 10000 gallons. 1t is SO construct
ed as to have first and a second story,
but the second story has not yet been
completed.
Mr.. Henry Egli, one of the builders Of
this barrel, planned and designed 1T
himself, and says that he thought of it
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-08-12

''The fact that l was a good musi-
cian," said the lady from Johnstown'
"was the means Of saving my life dur
ing the food in our town a few years
ago" "How was that?" asked the
young lady who sang. when the water
struck our house my husband got on
the folding-bed and foated down
stream until he was rescued" ANA
what did you DOR "well, accom-
panied him upon the piano.
York Journal.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-08-12
Faith Cure Doctors Called Sham,

Judge Wright. of Baltimore, recently
decided in a suit 10 recover pay for at
tendance on patients by two faith cure
doctors that they were not entitled to
any remuneration whatever and that
their services were virtually q sham.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-08-12

F1o-Do you love me. sweet? WILL
Dearly. "Would you die for meF
"No, my precious girl; mine Is an undr
Ing love."-Philadelphia Call
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-08-12
MANILA OFTEN SHAKEN.

Destroyed by Earthquakes.
The Philippine islands lie along the
tends from Japan to the MOluccas. says
the Scientific American. Earthquakes.
the usual accompaniment of volcanic
activity. are too common to the Philip
pines to be remarkable. unless they
tumble ones house about his ears. The
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Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-02-24
S0CORRO COUNTY PROSPEROUS.
Mr.. ". W. Jones Talks En~tertainingly 0
That Section Of New Mexico Bright
Future in Store.

Mr " w torn. ~ San Marciol
'
CHAIRMAN OF Tue ooard ot county com-
m%issioners of socorro county, who is in
Santa Fe. looking after business. was
irtorviowed Nv a Nrw Mrxr,AN ranre.
- ~
sentative IN regard 10 conditlons IN MS
county, and In answer to q number OF
questions said:
upusiness ,s steadily improving in
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-02-24
PERSONAL MENTION.

Commercial men at the Palace: Fl. $.
Bonney, St. Joseph; Jas. M. L~eszynsky,
New York.
Albert c.. Teichman, a well known
Cerrillos business man, was in the city
today on business.
Governor Otero is spending the day in
Las Vegas. He is expected to return
home this evening.
Frank Barnett, a sheep man, came
over from Las Vegas last evening. He
is registered at the Bon Ton.
Thos. Burke and George Martin are
here from Albuquerque, on their way to
Taos. They stop at the Bon Ton.
Mr.. j. B. Mayo left this afternoon
for south Santa Fe county, where he
will look after his mining interests.
O. L. Merrill, assistant superintendent
of the territorial pe%nitentiary, who has
been very i'll, is reported as slowly i'm
proving.
Carlos Gabaldon, ex-collector of taxes
of San Miguel county. and brother, now
in the mercantile business at Rowe, are
guests at the Claire.
Don j. Amado Lucero, county com
missioner, spent yesterday in the city
and was a passenger north to his home
at Espanola this morning.
DR.. j. B. Brady has returned from a
weeks visit with his brother at Chama
and TERRA Amarillo. He reports hay
ing had q most enjoyable time.
Mr.. A. R. Green, inspector of United
States land and surveyor generals
offices, is in the city on an official mis-.
sion and has a room at the Claire.
Mr.. Donald McRae, for many years
engaged in mining in south Santa Ft
county, and well known in this city, is
reported dangerously i'll at Las Cruces.
Mr.. T. J. Helm, the popular and ca
pable general agent of the D. & r. G.
railroad system with headquarters al
| Santa Fe, has so far recovered from his
recent illness that he was able to resume
active work this morning.
Mr.. Seybel, night clerk at the Palace
took a party of sightseers to the Tesu'
que Indian pueblo today. There were
in the party: Messrs. Hilly and Irwin,
Miller, Chatskey and Hymes.
Mr.. Bernard Seligman, head of the
well known firm of Seligman Brothers,
left last evening for New York and
Philadelphia, to purchase goods for the
firm. He expects to be absent several
weeks.
MI. Charles Woods, who has been en-.
gagged in mining at Telluride, Colo, for
many years, came in from the north
over the d. & r. G. railroad last night,
and Immediately left for Bland to join
his brother, Henry, who has recently
sold his interests in the Albemarle and
other Cochiti mines for a small fortune
and is about to engage in general bust.
ness at the Cochiti metropolis.
Hon. c. M. Shannon, of Clifton, A.
T., who served as collector of internal
revenue in Santa Fe during the former
administration, came in from the south
last night and registered as usual at the
Palace hotel. He left this morning over
the D. & r. G.. for Denver, to close q
deal for a complete smelling plant to
treat on the ground the large bodies OF
high grade copper ore in his great
mines at Clifton, but promises to spend
to or three days visiting his friends in
this city on his return trip in about two
| weeks.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-02-24
ALBUQUERQUE NOTES.

Judge Crumpacker discharged the
petit jury at Los Lunas yesterday, and
it is expected that the grand jury will
complete It's deliberations today.
The p~ostoffice building, corner of Sec
ond street and Silver avenue, is receiv-
ing a new coat of paint. Postmaster
Grunsfeld is fixing the office up in good
shape to be turned over to his successor,
whose appointment is expected to be an
nounced from Washington in a few
days, says the Citizen.
1t is stated that NJ. S. Otero, of this
city, has become the fortunate Owner Of
the we'll known Sulphur Hot springs.
This will be good news for a large num-
Der Of summer visitors to that beautiful
resort, as it goes without saying that
Mr.. Otero will leave nothing undone
that can add to the attractiveness and
comfort of the place.
Charles Chadwick, since he branched
out in the sheep purchasing business for
himself, has developed into II of the
best and most extensive buyers of New
Mexico. A few days ago he purchased
from Epimenio Martinez, of Wagon
Mound, 5,7OO ewes and lambs, and only
two days ago completed the purchase of
5000 wethers from different parties in
Albuquerque, these wethers to be de-
livered to Mr.. Chadwick about June l.
A. G. Wells, the well known general
superintendent Of the Santa Fe-Pacific
and California Southern railways, in
special car No. 100, and Division Super
intendent Hubbard, with headquarters
at Winslow, in special car No. so, came
in from the west night before last and
made a general inspection of the big
railway shops in south Albuquerque.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-02-24

In the county there are over 100000
head of sheep, and at present prices
the owners are not complaining OF hard
times.
agriculture never promised as much
as at this time. In the vicinity OF San
Antonio there is three times the area OF
land under cultivation there was TWO
years ago, and the acreage under Gull
tivation is increasing all over the coun-
ty. Much talk is heard of the sugar
beet and canaigre industries, and | be-
lieve the talk will result in the building
Of factories to handle both vegetables. A
factory for the manufacture. OF sugar
will surely be erected at San Antonio
in the near future. Persons interested
in canaigre culture have found an I'M
limited sale for the extract, and some
active measures looking to the building
of a factory will 0 o be taken. A short
distance above San Antonio, a survey
has begun for a high line ditch, which
completed will increase the acreage OF
tillable lands very materially.
II must say that the general outlook
for Socorro county is very bright, and
the present year will see a great ad-
vancement made in all industries, and
our people are very much encouraged"
Mr.. Jones is undoubtedly the best
posted mar in the county concerning its
material and advancement,
and his views certainly reflect general
conditions in SOcOrrO.