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Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-07-22

In the town. The entire population de.
ponds on rain water caught on the far
roofs Of the buildings and conducted to
the cistern, which occupies the create,
part Of the courtyard that is an e.
sential part Of Spanish houses the
world over. but that in San Juan, On
account Of the crowded conditions. il
small. There is no sewerage. except 70,
surface water and sinks. and the risk
Of communicating the water is great
and in dry seasons the supply Is entire.
ly exhausted. Epidemics are frequent
and the town Is alive with vermin, mos.
quitoes, and dogs.
The streets are wider than in the DID,
err part Of Havana and will admit two
carriages abreast. The sidewalks are
narrow, and In places will aceommo
date only one person. The pavements
are of a composition manufactured In
England from Stag, easily broken and
unfit for heavy triffic. The streets are
swept once a day by hand, and are
kept very clean. From its topograph'
ical situation the town should b
healthy, but 1t Is not The soil under
the city is clay mixed with lime, 20
hard as to be almost like rock. 1t Is
consequently impervious to water and
furnishes a good natural drainage. The
trade wind blows strong and fresh,
and through the harOor runs a stream
of sea water at a speed not less than
three miles an hour. With these con-
ditions no contagious diseases, II prop
erly taken care Of, could exist; without
them the place would be a veritabs
plague spot.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-07-22

A dry goods firm in Pittsburg adver-
tised special sale Of ladies' wrappers
one day at 9S cents. The figure nine
type dropped out Of the newspaper
form, and the store was besieged with
applicants for the Scent wrappers. The
arm realized that ''some one had blum
dered." but sold the garments at large
loss. and sent bill for $4O5 to the
newspaper. 1t was paid without pro-
test. Both business houses kept faith
with their patrons. and for once the
shoppers who T. 20 get something for
nothing Auccc"o q.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-07-22

until the end Of the war. But absence
wrote to each other every day. but the
dreadful shadow Of the Philippines
was over all. They couldn't stand it
The storm burst. The climax came
Miss Smith was hurriedly summoned
to San Francisco and got there just in
time to be married before the steamer
sailed transporting her husband afas.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-07-22

Among the most gratifying results of
such splendid examples Of bravery as
those Of Admiral Dewey and Lieut..
Hobson IL the effect they have had up
on the spirit OF the navy generally. No
more conspicuous examples of skill and
personal courage have been furnished
In any war than have been presented
during onr own; and while every man
connected with them has proved HIM
self hero. there Is supreme gratifca-
ton in the fact that all has been accom-
plishel without the sacrifice Of a single
life. The effect has been to inspire the
whole navy with q spirit of patriotism
and courage.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-07-22

The government now proposes to col
lect cent on every seat or berth occu-
pied In a parlor car or sleeper. But II
revenue Is the only object, why not go
for the fellow who has the money and
tax the porteri
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-07-22

A most useful lesson from our Span
ish troubles Is. that as In war the read
mess Is all, Congress must. when peace
Ia secured, either provide a substitute
for the national guard or make 1t the
duty Of the respective States to organ
ixe and maintain some similar force
which shall be III fact that which the
present guard has been. and is. only in
theory.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-07-22

"Wanted. a young man to be partly
out-of doors and partly inside hotel"
reads a late advertisement In bush
paper Of Australia. A correspondent
feels compelled to ask what would
happen when the door was shut.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-07-22
nrHonest Parents.

my opponent" shouted 'n s.c, ,hs,
..bas seen fit to refer to the fae' AID Aid.
my mother took in wasllihs' .,nt shs
and, what is more to the p0'A
always sent it all back - m 10
After that there was notnn ~ msr
whose parent showed such e, ~ duty,
perfect honesty and attention.
-JndiananOlis Journal.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-07-22

them. The United States imported only
So. 90 worth Of Manila tobacco last
year Why should not all Of that tOhac-
co crop come here next year: Another
thing. we buy good deal in the Phil
ippines. but sell little there. 1t is pro-
posed to make II a market for our
goods, in the future.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-07-22

The Bradford Era says: 1.-The WON
en- Of the Philippines are said to he
extravagantly beautiful. They wear
little clothing, have long black hair,
large, dangerous eyes, small bare feet,
and all smoke strong black cigars.
But perhaps civilization may be able
to reform them. 80 far as tobacco IL
concerned,
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-07-22
FOR THE AMATEUR.

Very Convenient Triple photographs
Plate Holder.
Here Is triple slide holder. when
consists of waterproof case Tor hoio'
ing three double dark slides. with 40
extra space at the back for prints
memorandum book or small focus'ns
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-07-22

La wfence. were en-
gagged to be mar.
ried. Buchan's reg.
iment was ordered
to San Francisco.
At the parting II
W a > un derstOod
that the wedding
was not to occur
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-07-22
Naming Ships of the N.'y IN,

Naming Ships of the ~ limited
The naming Of vessels Vi ~ ,aw YES
States navy is regulated by la% ',red to
sells of the first-class are ~ The
he '' named after States, those o, ,b i
second after rivers, those " I'D towns
after the principal cities anu pu,ssideu.
and those Of the fourth as tue
may direct.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-07-22

Six hundred OF the Kansas volun-
teers are schoolmasters. They should
be good shots. as it has been their bust
ness to teach the young idea how to
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-07-22

Germany has been shipping Krupp
guns to Spain as Kitchen furniture
They must have been passed through
the custom house by range finders.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-07-22

The colored editor remarks that 1.-The
black millionaire Is on the way" or
course he Is; sleeping car porters al
ways are on the way.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-07-22

And now an Ohio ccachman has been
made captain of a company OF volun-
teers. His lines have evidently fallen
In pleasant places.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-07-22

After this war is over the Spaniards
might lit themselves better for the DeXt
war by establishing a few night schools
for gunnery.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-07-22

cloth. In the front is wm'e 80,
surface washable tablet. on "i'.n ,~s
be recorded particulars of the eApO U.h,ch
and In each partition Is 'ap, uoa ont
enables the slide to be easily pun. ,1,ds,
A pencil and pencil holder are 'n. lion,
and altogether this makes an eH tn the
protection for dark slides. either -
camera case or in the holder aio"'
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-07-22

In many cases rumors arise from cor
respondents wandering in their minds
ill they become lost in conjecture.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-07-22

Spread OF English Io one Of ths
One-fourth of the land sur,a .neakinl
globe is occupied by EnS''Sn
people.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-07-22

Lost-Mason and Dixon's line: no re-
ward is offered, for it is gone forever.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-07-22
Married Before He Sailed.

When the war broke out Capt. Fred
Buchan. Company b. Twentieth Kan
sas, and Miss Lucinda NJ. Smith. of
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-05-01

the beginning Of his reign which
touches one Of the four queens so close
ly that it may be interesting to recall
it. While the young king was in exile
he fell in love with Mercedes, who was
a cousin of his, and he would doubtless
have married her whether he had come
to the throne or not. Upon his access
sion, the authorities tried to induce him
to marry all sorts Of princesses, among
them the present queen regent, but he
would have none but Mercedes, and at
last they were forced to let him have
his way. Happy marriages among
royal personages are SO rare that it
seems a pity this one could not have
been crowned with happiness, but
nothing could be sadder than the early
taking away Of his lovely young bride
Of scarce five months The king was
then compelled to comply with--the
necessities of state and to please his
ministers he married the Princess
Christina. niece of the Emperor Francis
Joseph of Austria. But he named their
first child Mercedes in memory of his
first wife, and it was this daughter
who was proclaimed queen at the time
of his death. Queen Christmas life
was not any too happy while the king
was alive. and once she actually took
her little daughters and went home to
Austria, but when he died, her condi-
ton was pathetic. She had not made
friends with the people. Even the
kings sisters thought her cold. But
her womanly dignity, her devotion to
her children, and her charitableness to-
ward the poor have won for her a place
of her own in the hearts of true Span
iards. Should anything happen to
cause the death of little Alfonso, his
sister Mercedes would be proclaimed
queen at once, as she is now eighteen
years old. Her sister, Maria Teresa,
who is just the age at which her grand
mother Isabella was forced to marry,
has never done anything Of Importance
except to have a Spanish warship
named for her.
The only other women Of the Spanish
royal family are the young kings
aunts, the Princesses Maria del Pillar.
Maria del la Paz and Eulalia. The In
fanta Eulalia is the most popular wo-
man in Spain. She has inherited much
Of the affability and good temper which
compensated for so many of her moth
er's failings. and were she in the line
received with open arms as queen Of
Spain. Her visit to America as the rep
resentative Of her country at the
Worlds Fair is we'll remembered here.
She also represented Spain in London
at the Queens Jubilee in 1887.
ANNIE LAURIE WOODS.
Copyright. 1898. by The International
Literary and News Service.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-05-01
FAIR ATHLETES AT
THE TRAINING TABLE.
Athletics Now Recognized Branch Of LonanS Educaton
Outdoor Sports al he|leSieu vaSSar, BrIn Maur
and Other Institutions.

In every leading college in the coun-
try athletics is now a recognized
branch Of woman's education. Ten
years ago only. the idea, then in its in
ception, was frowned upon by many
conservative educators as tending to
dull the finer feminine instincts and
by some old fogies it was pronounced
Injurious to womans health as we'll.
The Athletic Girl who can row, run,
jump and play basket ball as well as
quote Latin and Greek is doubly armed
for the fray. She is a splendid speci-
men of up-to-date womanhood. If
circumstances force her into public life
she is physically .rong for the contest;
IL she enters domestic life she becomes
the mother Of children representing the
highest type of civilization.
Just now basket ball is the sport
that is INDUCED in most enthusiastic
cally at the various schools. Every
college has it's basket ball team; its
substitutes and coaches. At Syracuse
University; at Rosemary hall. at Cor
nell. and Wellesley there is a regular
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-05-01

cannot help thinking how beautifully
the girl of artistic tastes may cover up
the accident spots or stains on an
otherwise well-preserved gown with
painted flowers. There is even a
remote possibility that the patriotic
girl will paint flags or eagles on her
dress if the exigencies of the times
bring her to such a pass Of patriotism.
AS if to tone down the mixture of
brilliant colors, black is introduced in
to many of the summer dresses to pro-
duce very pretty effects. 1t is a great
favorite as trimming for white dress
es, and there is no suggestion of second
mourning about it either. Black lace
and ribbon are both used in the great
est profusion, and black and white
plaid ribbon frequently makes a stun
ming finish as a sash and neckband for
the simplest white dress.
A white organdy which is part of the
summer wardrobe of one of the Brice,
girls has an effective arrangement of
There Is deep, circular flounce around
the bottom of the skirt which is banded
in a diamond pattern with narrow,
black ribbon. The rest of the skirt is
plain, as Is also the yoke of the waist
but below the yoke there is the same
diamond shaped trimming as that on
the skirt. A tiny ruffle runs straight
down the front of the bodice from neck
to waist, and just in front of the left
shoulder is a big, fetching black bow.
Black lace is used to advantage with
cOlored organizes. An imported dress
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-05-01

She was married, April 20, 1894, and the
celebration of the fourth anniversary
of her marriage is not far off.
By right of descent, Isabella's title
to the throne would never have been
disputed if she had not been a woman,
and it should be set down to the credit
of the Spaniards that they upheld her
in her rights until she proved herself
unfit for them. Her troubles began with
the marriage which was forced upon
her at the age of sixteen by her mother,
Queen Christina, who was in conniv-
ance with Louis Philippe of France.
The husband which these two forced
the miserable little queen to marry
spect, and Isabella no sooner married
him than she banished him, proceeding
thereafter to choose her lovers as she
pleased. The Spaniards endured this
and fairly idolized the young queen for
years, and her final downfall was only
caused by the continued filching from
the treasury which was kept up by her
mother until the populace were ready
to lynch the "thieving queen"
At last, Isabella was compelled to flee
to Paris. taking her children with her,
and for six years the country strug-
gled between the attempts of Don Car
los to obtain the throne and the efforts
of liberals to establish a republic.
When none of these succeeded, Isa-
bellas son Alfonso was called to the
throne.
There is a romance connected with
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-05-01

No summer outfit Is complete with
Sut its thin white dress, this year.
Nothing is SO dainty and fresh as a
white organdy, and many young girls
behaving evening dresses made simply
of white. with nothing but flower or
two for relief. A stylish white dress
may be made with no trimming but
ruffies. Those on the skirt should be
about an inch and half in width and
should slope gradually upward toward
the back. They may cover the entire
skirt, or half Of it, or merely trim the
edge. A pretty waist to go with this
skirt has inch ruffles running around
the bodice and half-inch ones on the
sleeves. The ruffies on the bodice should
stop at the shoulder and leave a plain
yoke above.
Fine tucks are also used in much the
same way as the fiounces. In fact any
device which requires a great deal Of
labor and close work seems to be the
particular delight of the designers.
Could they have had a foresight that
men would be too busy over war mat
tiers this spring to attend social func-
lions of any kind, thus leaving women
more time to devote to their wearing
apparel?
Many of the white pique dresses are
embroidered, and there are black
gauzes which are hand painted. One lit
tie black null dress has tiny rose buds
and forget me-nots painted on the ruff
f1es that trim the bottom of the skirt
and the sleeves. 1t is a dainty thing,
and while this remains the fashion, one
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-05-01

system of training for the members Of
the teams.
This excludes all sweets and pas
tries and makes regular practice in
athletics and early hours for retiring
necessity. though of course this is not
compulsory in any case. The trainers
and coaches give the girl students to
understand that a certain regimen Is
necessary. and there are few cases In
which the student athlete falls from
grace.
The University Of Syracuse, which Is
"Co-ed" school, has one Of the best
basket ball teams Of any in the coun-
try. It is a selected team and regular
practice has been INDUCED in for sew
eral weeks past. The training Of this
team is perhaps more rigid than that
Of any other college. Early in the sea-
son the Basket Ball team issued
general challenge to all other basket
ball teams of girls for an inter-colle-
giate championship. 1t is possible that
the spring will witness such contests
which will mark an era in the ad-
vance Of the athletic girl.
Wellesley has not only her basket
ball team but her varsity boat crew,
too. The college is famous for its ath-
letics and has several champion girl
runners and high Jumpers. The crew
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-05-01

but to understand it thoroughly it is
necessary to go back to the early part
of the century and see how it started.
The story is full of romance, good and
bad, and reads like novel with very
pointed moral. The trouble began when
Ferdinand VII. died, though there was
trouble enough while he lived, if his
torians are to be trusted. His greatest
oversight in Spanish eyes, however,
was his neglect to leave a son behind
him. He did take the precaution,
though, to have repealed the law which
forbade the accession of a woman to
the throne of Spain. He did this to
please his queen Christina, a woman
who was given to having her way at
any cost.
This act, however, MORALLY offended
Ferdinands brother the original Don
Carlos who thought he ought to have
the throne because he was the only
male heir, and he was not slow to dis
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-05-01
Must Live 100 Years to Get His
Money,

Isaac Gordon, the money lender, sued
Bath printer last week for 939. The
originsl loan was ESQ. The judge Or
dered payment of Cd. monthly. Mr..
Gordon will thus recover his money in
1870 years, if he and the debtor both
live.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-05-01

question so difficult. So far as they are
concerned, the royal family would
probably be relieved to pluck the gem
of the Antilles out of q crown that is
heavy and unbalanced without it's add
ed burden. but this would furnish a
popular pretext for the present Don
Carlos to GUST them. Through his first
wife. Don Carlos inherits the title to
the French throne, as her father was
the last male heir of Louis XIV; and
from his second wife he has obtained
a fortune, which is more to the point
in pressing his claim to the Spanish
throne. His second wife, the Duchess
of Madrid, is a member of the four il
lustrious houses of Rohan, Lorraine,
Bouillon, and Savoy, the last mentioned
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-05-01

has already began practice on the lake,
and a rowing contest with Cornella
woman crew is looked for ere long.
vassar is noted for it's Basket Ball
contests, but the extreme privacy that
is observed at such games loses the
players much Of the athletic fame that
might be theirs if less rigid rules were
adopted. There have been many hot
discussions among the Vassar Basket
Ball players as to the admission Of men
to the contests. In fact at all the COL
leges this has been in dispute for two
seasons, without any definite result
having been reached. The girls are in
favor of the admission of men students
at the "Co-ed" institutions. but teach
ers and few parents object and the
matter still remains undecided.
The principal objection is founded on
the fact that the costume worn by
basket ball players consists of a blouse
and boomers worn without any out
side skirt, when the game is properly
played. But while the game is lively
one, engaging the players in many
lively scrimmages, it is entirely deco-
rous, the costume being far more mod
est and suitable for the sport than
skirts would be.
Bryn Mawr College has been promi-
nent from the first in athletic lines.
and the girls of this institution are
especially noted for their prowess in
basket ball.
Rosemary Hall, Girls School in
Wallingford, Connecticut, has attained
considerable amount Of athletic dis
tinction. 1t is a self governed school.
the experiment having proved great
success Here the girls not only play
basket ball but have a base ball nine
and football eleven. They play hand
ball and cricket as we'll. and have car
ried all before them in their games with
pupils of other colleges.
Adelphi Academy in Brooklyn, N. Y,
has always had an excellent record for
it's girl athletes. It was one Of the first
colleges to take up the study Of physi-
cal development, under the direction Of
Professor Anderson, a famous athlete,
now instructing the summer classes Of
ChautauQua.
At Doctor Savage's Physical Culture
Institute in New York there are indoor
classes in all the sports and during the
evening hours there are classes of
working girls and busy housekeeping
women who have learned that the
surest road to happiness is good health
and strength of body and mind. The
Savage Institute Basket Ball team of
girls not long ago defeated the Will O,
the Wisp Club after a close contest.
the score being to 8.
KATE MASTERSON.
Copyright, 1898, by the International
Literary and News Service.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-05-01

white embroidery which is worked only
at the edge. The waist is a. jacket with
blazer front trimmed with insertion
and ruffles. The laundress is to be
pitied this summer, for the labor Of
ironing one dress is sufficient to keep
her busy for a week.
Parasols are ruffied as much as skirts
and there are varieties enough to
match any gown that is made.
1898, by The International
Literary and News Service.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-05-01
GAUZY CLOTHES FOR HOT DAYS TO COME.
Hand-Panted nSPatrotC Girls Na Paint Their RuffeS
With FLAGS and Ea0feS if War Spirit
Increases

which is now being exhibited in the
show room of large New York store
is made of rose colored organdy with
black lace insertion as trimming. The
insertion is put on in bands that run
down the front and sides Of the skirt
and then turn right angle toward the
back. There is an organdy ruffle around
the bottom Of the skirt, and other mar
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-05-01
Four Organdy Gowns of the Newest Design.

of ribbon and lace like those on the
skirt, and the sleeves are trimmed in
the same way. The dress is finished
with a white organdy sash that is
edged all around with black lace.
Colored piques are frequently
trimmed with white. A blue one has a
dozen or so of ruffles made Of narrow
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-05-01

Newport. The skirt is trimmed with
white organdy ruffles about four inches
wide, each edged with black lace and
headed with narrow ribbon and an
other edge Of lace. There are five of
these ruffies, and above them the trim
ming continues in rows of ribbon with
a lace finish that are set on parallel to
the ruftles. The waist has more bands
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-05-01
SPANS QUEENS WOULD
STOCK A PACK OF CARDS.

rightful queens should be enough for
one country. But the fact is there are
enough Spanish queens to stock pack
of cards, and it IS always a question
which is trumps.
Both the other queens have been pro-
claimed such sometime or somewhere
in the country, and both have a very
creditable claim to the title. One of