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Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-05-06
"BeFORE AND AFTER"
Trips to Thibet's Holy City Not Con-
ducive to Good Looks.

Last summer Mr.. Henry Savage Ian
dor, artist. author and traveller, and
grandson Of the celebrated Walter Say
age Lander. undertook an exploring
expedition through Thibet. His obJec-
tive point was the sacred city of Lhas-
sa. to which entrance is forbidden on
pain of death to strangers, and especi-
ally to Europeans. 1t was most dar-
ing enterprise. but one that appealed
strongly to Mr.. Landors adventurous
spirit.
Mr.. Lander had almost succeeded in
getting within the gates Of Lhassa
when his disguise was discovered ans!
he was taken prisoner. All his COM
panions. except two faithful coolies,
deserted him and fed. The Thibetans
inflicted the most horrible torture upon
him. His body was scared with red
hot irons until he was almost lifeless
Then he was condemned to be behead
ed, and was actually taken to the place
| of execution.
The grand lama, who appeared on the
scene. however, decided to commute
Mr.. Landor's sentence. His life was
spared. but for over a week he was
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-05-06
to converse in French with many of
his business friand,

TO converse in French with many of
his business friends and employees.
All the others had tried to convert
him. but Oily Slick as we had duh.
bed him. took the other tack and hu.
mored the old gentleman. He at once
assured him that we had French re.
ceiVers and transmitters, and imme.
aiateiy put up temporary line to show
that he was not misrepresenting goods
When French was sent and received
over the wire. the result delighted thu
man OF wealth. and oily actually sold
TWO sets OF telephones for a dozen
places where they could be made use.
.ui IN the old mans business, charging
% apiece more for the French than 70,
the English. 1t was six months befor.
he discovered that he had superf,u.
Gus lot of telephones on hand. Their
ne laughed as heartily as any one and
tried to hire Oily to 60 on the road y
detroit Free Press.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-05-06
ONCE IN A WHILE

Once In a while the sun shines our.
And the aching skies Ire perfect Que;
Once In a while mid clouds OF doubt
Faiths fairest stars come Ieepins
through;
Our paths lead down by the meadows fai1.
Where the sweetest blossoms nod anu
smile,
And we lay aside orr crops of care,
once IL a While.
Once in q While within our own
We fee the hand OF 4 steadfast fr'ehd'
Once in a while We feel the tone
OF love. with the hearts own voice ID
blend,
And the dearest Of all cur dreams come
true.
And on life's way is a golden smile.
Each thirstlng flower is kissed Win de"'
Once IN a while.
Once in a while in the desert sand
We tind a spot of the faire>t green;
Once in II while from where We stand
The hills of Paradise are seen,
And perfect JOY in our hearts we ho!d.
A joy that the world cannot dehle.
We trade earth's dross for the purest soid
Once in while.
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ter that she was a circus rider-a girl
of the people-that she was shorn OF
her pomp and glitter? Though she
were the very scum OF the earth. he
loved her. She was his queen-a queen
in rags
One glance told him old Meg was
dead and gently he relieved the girl Of
her burden.
looking into her beautiful eyes. You
can do no more for her. She is dead.
"She was the only friend had. Oh.
what shall do without her." sobbed
Cam. Il have no home. 1t is all a
strange. dark mystery; do not even
know my own name
Then 1t flashed across Ronald that
those papers-that rambling talk-had
not been delirium after all.
so you are really my cousin? 1t Is
you who must reign here. and not l."
"And what shall you do:"
up He met her gaze steadily
Never now must this girl know that h'
worshiped her. II shall go back Il
| Australia" he said huskily.
There is room enough for us botl
| here, Ron. But, IL you must go"-shy
! ly-''you will take me with you:"
Then she was In his arms.-Answers
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-05-06
Mark Twain and = Lyceum MANAGER

Before We left the ante-room he par
ticularly requested me not to introduce
him to the audience, and told him (for
he called 1t "a whim Of his') that this
little within Of his should be respected.
When We reached the stage l began.
after a while. to feel not a little nery.
Gus for fear that he would never intro
duce himself. But he at last arose, and
taking a semi-circular sweep to the
left, and then proceeding to the front
opened something like .his:
Ladies' and gentlemen: I-have-lec.
tured - many - years-and-in-man
-towns-large-and-small. have
traveled-north-south east - and
west. l - have-met-many-great-
men; very-great-men. But-I-bay.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS - me
- -president-of-a-country-lyce
-who-coud--introduce-me-to-
IN Observation-Disclosures
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LOCKED IN A SULPHUR o..
Imprisoned for Four Hours . w.
Dies of His Iujur;es M

ASS "a AAAS injuries.
Edgar Allen Poe's description q, ~.
sufferings of a person under the sf.a wv
Of slow suffocation has BEEN rar,s.s
to some extent by an incident whioS
has just been inquired into at tho aaa
City cOrOner's court. A blanket stova.
named Pickard. employed by a Iowa.
firm Of manufacturers. had h,mss,.
locked into sulphur room, and lipbtss
the stoves In the belief that he cor,s
leave by another door, which was Nc,
ally open.
No sooner had he done so than he ~
membered that this door had been ,oo,.
ed on the outside earlier in the dav n,
his own order. The man who had shr,
him in was deaf. and had gone aw,v
disregarding his knocks and cries. ana
he was thereupon overcome by panic
He could easily have extinguished tho
sulphur stoves, and might have remain.
I'd in the room without danger till 70.
l'eved, but such was the state Of hjs
mind that instead of doing SO he stin
spent his time in endeavoring to attract
attention.
The sulphur fumes soon filled tha
place, but even then it did not occur ia
him that he could put out the stoves
by means Of one of the blankets in thu
room. He next tried to reach an apey.
ture above the door by means Of rope
and u plank, but it was only q small
one, about four inches or six inches In
width. and was covered ON the outside
by strip Of wood.
Then he became quite exhausted. and
fell against one of the doors, which had
resisted his utmost strength. There
was air enough coming in beneath tue
sill to keep him alive and conscious;
and in that plight, expecting death and
clinging to life, he lay for four hours.
In the end his whereabouts was discov.
cred by his son and a Waterman.
Pickard could see the flicker Of the
watchman's lamp under the door. and
knocking with the little strength re-
manning to him. was released. He died
however, eleven days later as the resul,
of sulphur poisoning.
1t is related that after being released
from his terrible Imprisonment he re
membered he had not lighted the stovei
in the other bleaching houses, and actu
ally went into each of them and con
pleted his days wOrk.-London Mail.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-05-06
Ill.

Ronald King went home. haunted by
the supplication OF those beautiful eyes.
lie hurried over an important engage
mcnt next day to go to the last per
fornance. but reached the place only
to find that the Arabs had folded their
tents and silently stolen away. One
solitary caravan alone marked the spot,
and, lighting a cigarette, he strolled up
to where It stood.
The sound Of moaning came from
within. and. after knocking vainly. he
opened the door. A miserable sight
met his eyes. An old wOman-lll. dy.
ing. lying on a rough straw pallet
turned a haggard face to the Intruder
Ronald had seen sickness before. Out
in the bush any one helped a dying
comrade, and soon he had moistened
the parched lips. arranged a pillow un
der the aching head. lighted the swing
ing lamp, and sat down In the miser
able howell: while with eager hands thu
woman gave a packet into his keeping
and told him a story which seemed Il
the young man only the rawlings OF dc
lirium. 1t was vain to seek a docto
then: the nearest one was miles away
, In the morning he should come.
Presently the moaning ceased. an
the old woman slept. Then ROnal
slipped quietly out with q strang
! thankfulness at heart that 1t was nc
the beautiful Queen Camilla who ha
| fallen a victim to this terrible scourg'
. With morning light he was bac
, again, but paused on the rickety steE
, of the caravan at the sight that met b
eyes; and in that moment his heal
, went out from his keeping.
Seated on the door In Cinderella gai
I Of brown rags the woman's head In b
Ian. vas the girl hs loved What ma
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-05-06
To NV Left Hand.

I envy you your life Of rest. You live n
luxury.
You e'er enjoy the very best the fates r.
serve for me. 80.
You've never worked in all your hle'
You've never known care.
You've always lived apart from strlfe-eA'
istence sweet and rare.
My right has e'er my writing DONE "n"'
YOU have stood aside. D.
You've had your full share OF the ion'
and yet in peace abide.
You've never penned line for me- '''
ever struck blow,
And it is very plain to see you We ne'e'
known woe.
And yet, dear friend. I cannot say 'n'
time will ever be ,.,
That there will be the dawn of day wheA
you're not dear to me. hr,
My right hand is more uselul' 'e''
prithee, do not pout. ..,.
You are friend, l must CONFESS
not do without.
So here's to you. my left hand may w.
ever live in peace. Stand
And may the joys that round you
forever more increase. ar
Let others sheer because your u"'0
passed in luxury, ,ou'e
And ever placed in happy ways
mighty dear to me.
st. Louis Republic.
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subjected to the agony of the rack.
How he survived can only be explained
by his marvellous fortitude and iron
constitution. The torture concluded. he
was babe to leave the country at once.
and it goes without saying that he did
not tarry.
When Mr.. Lander left for Thibet he
was in the best Of health. the picture
above on the left showing him to be
both youthful and handsome. The pic
return. 1t shows man seemingly
aged and a physical wreck. OF the
twenty-five scars Of wounds he bears
many are on his face.
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A cat in a Chicago dog hospital has
brought up family of five puppies.
Ostriches are fond of waltzing. &C.
cording to writer in the Popular Sci
ence Monthly.
The male ostrich at time utters 4 cry
which sounds like an effort to speak
with the mouth shut tight.
Red irritates oxen because 1t is the
complementary color to green, and the
eyes Of the cattle being fixed so much
on heritage. anything red impresses
their sight with increased intensity.
II you were cruel enough to cut of a
wasp's head and put 1t on the point of
a needle in front Of sugar and water.
you would find that it would begin
greedily eating it. quite unconscious
| Of the fact that the food was dropping
out Of its outlet as soon as swallowed.
Some time ago the experiment was
made Of letting loose at Compiegne a
swallow belonging to Antwerp, in com.
pany with a number Of pigeons. The
swallow Immediately made q Decline
for home, and arrived there in one
hour, while the pigeons required three
hours.
After a long and peculiar illness, q
horse belonging to Frank Heinen Of
Reading, Pa, died the other day, ant
a post norton examination revealed
that the animals stomach was partly
filled with broken glass. some pieces o
which had pierced the tissue. TIL
glass was Of several kinds, going t
prove that the horse had fondness 70
that diet.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-05-06
A Beautiful Pass.oe

A very vain preacher having de,iy.
ered sermon in the hearing Of the
heV. robert Hall. pressed him, with =
mixture of self-complacency and ind4li.
cacy' TO state what he thought of the
sermon. Mr.. Hall remained silent For
some time. hoping that his silence
would be rightly interpreted; but this
only caused the question to be pressed
with greater earnestness. At Length
MI. Hall admitted, There was on,
very me passage" II am rejoiced ia
near you say 80. Pray. sir. which wa
W Why. sir. it was the passage
from the pulpit to the vestry..
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| |

HOuIb-la. she ~ shiili
the air more lightly than ever that
night. though her face was rigid. and
it was with difficulty that she sum-
moned a smile TO her lips. She trotted
round amid even louder applause than
usual; but her little artificial. salute
that sham stage klss-was lacking that
night. Perhaps Queen Cam had forgot.
ten.
At the entrance she was met by Meg
Hudson.
Come away. my lammie" said the
old woman. folding the girl In her arms
as she slipped from her saddle. 1--WE
got a nice bowl o milk for your sup
per. then We can go straight to your
bed. You shall have no more harsh
words to -night-no, nor any other night
from that old tartar, if can help it,"
A flaming placard on the boardings
next day announced a specially attract
i've program for the last night at Brax-
ton. But before night came the circus
| tent was struck. the caravans were
packed. and the travelling company had
| lied in sudden panic.
| Old Meg had been ailing for two or
three days. No amount of warm gin
had succeeded in banlshing the SILVER
ing which took possession of her. and
that morning she was seriously Ill, and
no doctor was needed to pronounce the
terrible word smallpox" Old Meg
was left deserted in the small caravan
where she lay. The wardrobes, fortu'
nately. were not in the same caravan
and Leo Salternes circus company took
IA rapid flight to the nearest town.
Queen Cam had begged hard to stay
behind. but the manager wouldn't hear
of it: so. weeping and reluctant, she
| took her place. She would be required
for the parade. and besides. II she go,
smallpox and lost her beauty her ca
reer would be ended. An old woman
more or less didn't matter. and secretly
the manager reioiced that "A sure anc
certain means was at hand OF silencinl
Meg's tongue forever. She was the
only one who knew the dreaded secret
1t was eighteen years now since Jacl
Forrest, the handsome young riding
master. had run away with the only
daughter of the squire Of Braxton. TIL
squire had never noticed his daughter
since. and when Jack broke his neCl
over a gigantic hurdle IN view OF :
crowd the shock killed his young wife
who left behind her In old Meg's charg
a few valuable jewels, her marriage
lines and tiny babe girl. Old Me,
had stuck to those treasures fiercel!
through thick and thin. but the secre
would die with her. Camilla's identit.
would remain unknown and the man
ager would take possession Of the CIR
soul and body.
There was hue and cry In the cam
next morning. for the queen was miss
ing. Her rough bed had not been slep
in, but all her tawdry robes and finer
were there. She must have gone ava
In the veriest rags. OF course the
knew where she had gone. for Car
knew no such thing as fear. and tn
manager swore loudly that some on
must go ut once and fetch her. BIZ
there was the smallpox-that was
, greater terror than the manager
. | wrath.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-05-06
PICTURESQUE Costume.

The Princess of MONTENEGRO. w
beautiful mother Of the Crown ii,D, md
Of Italy, has been visiting hom. nor
startling the Romans by wearing 49, u
picturesque national costume. wi" slt
driving she wears a brigh. sca '.n Gold.
cloak thickly embroidered WIN ~. ve.
and on her head diadem OF ola'. .oms
vet rlistened with gold coins anu ,a 10 Il
For the opera she dresses in e'0''
gold
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d-consideration-w my merits
deserve"
After this deliverance the house.
which had stared at me for several
minutes with vexed impa tience for not
pressing the buttOns' was convulsed
at my expense. and gave him unremit-
ting attention to the end.-Harper's
Magazine.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-05-06
Tapestry Made by Mexican Moths.

At a recent meeting Of the st. Louis
Academy Of Sciences specimens were
exhibited Of a kind Of tapestry said to
have ben woven by the larvae OF
moths on the ceiling Of a corn loft in
Mexico. The silken sheet seems to
have covered the entire ceiling. 1t was
composed Of fine threads crossing and
recrossing in every direction. was near
" white in color. and resembled a piec<
Of softtanned sheepskin. The insect.
that made 1t destroy corn stored II
warehouses.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-05-06

ner. 1t can be taken off at will. the
wire being intact. and enables one 70
tell the time no matter how dark mo
surroundings. When not in use ii bangs
on the chain. Being incased In soid
or silver reflector, it looks quite pre-
sentable.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-05-06
aeal or the Treasury

The seal Of the Treas~! pe ,h,rtysi1
which has been In use TOT IND nd cur.
years in the division OF loans ., serious
rency, begins to show signs OF NJ ' q new
wear, and it will be replAee0
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-05-06

Girls should not run around and tell
about It when they are cutting their
wisdom teeth: 1t gives away their age.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-05-06
deepest Well.

Gallagher township Clin s,anest well
In the State. The oil anu enor,mepts
has decided to sink It's
we'll to a depth Of $500 feet .
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-05-06

People will pay more for . quarrel
than Tor anything else
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-05-06

When one man prop ,rooses
thing. another man usua'y .,hins =
one 80 much better thai
done. -
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-05-06

Never say pants; speak Oh
pantaloous, or pantalettea
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-05-06
TELLING TIME IN THE DARK
Small Electric Light Which Is Carried
on the Watch Chain.

The electric scarf-pin. which many
up-to-date young men have been wear.
ing. now has a rival. A design similar
To the pin is now hung on the watch.
chain. 1t is charged in the same man
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-05-06

Blest with yict'ry and peace. may the heav'
en-rescued land
Praise the power that hath made and pre-
served us a nation.
Then conquer we must, for our cause IL II
just,
And this be our motto: "In God Is our trust;
And the star-spangled banner In triumph
shall wave
Ger the land Of the free and the home OF
the brave.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1898-03-19

who will report to him as willing
to serve as such delegates, by
nctlfyin" him by April 9th.
Mrs. L. J. P. Bishop gave a
talk on ,'Primary Union Work
and its ways of working, assisted
by Mrs. T. P. GatTney of Oca,a,
at which time Miss Sa1Ie Whit
field was appointed to act as
secretary for Marion county
until the state meeting at
Gainesville.
Mrs. L. j. P. Bishop Of Citra
Miss Elisabeth 3. Sharp and
Mrs. Lee {. Groles Cf Oc4la were
appointed as a committee to
frame bylaws for a primary un-
ion OF teachers and ali interr~'" I
in teaching children to brighter
and better lives.
Mss T iZabtth B. Sharp treat
ed the convention TO Il practical
lesson in teaching by bringing
her Kindergarten class together
with as many little ones from all
the Sunday schools of Ocala as
could be gathered for this class,
and in her own talented way,
taught the class as an object les
son before the visiting delegates
and mothers Of OcaIa. Words of
praise We're heard for her work,
and also for the class for the
manner in which their interest
seemed 10 center, as their teach
er, Miss Sharp, IS a gifted worker
with children. a crowded house
greeted her work.
At the evening session an in
vitatlOn was extended from Citra
Sunday school to hold the next
annual convention with them.
1t will be considered by the eXecu-
tive committee. After short
talks by workers. Rev. William
Shaw gave an illustrated lecture.
giving pictures of the Holy Land
and Egypt.
At the convention pledges and
offerings for county Sunday
school work We're made by the
different schools Of Marion county
and individuals amounting to
IS, so. Much good was accom-
pllshed by adding enthusiasm in
our county work.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1898-03-19
CALIFORNIA FIc SYRUP co,
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
LOUISVILLE. III. NEW YORK. RE

Secretary and Treasurer H. G..
Groves for the years work in
the interest Of our association,
much of the success Of which is
due to their labors.
To Mr.. J. VI. Sibald of Lexing-
ton, Ky, for his able assistance
in leading the singing at our
convention.
E. S. CPHAM,
G. +. HOOD,
II. b. STEVENS,
Committee.
Your committee would also Of
fer the following resolution:
Whereas: 1t has pleased the
Heavenly Father to remove from
our midst during the past year,
our brother, jeff d. LytIe of
Stanton, we bow IN humble sub
mission to His will: that we ex-
press our sense Of sorrow and be-
reavement at his loss. That as
superintendent Of the Weirsdale
Presbyterian Sunday school aud
in all other relations we have
known him as an earnest, sincere
Christian, and we extend to his
parents and brothers the assur-
ance Of or heartfelt sympathy.
Z. S. UPHAM,
G.. +. HOOD,
II. B. STEVENS,
Committee.
The nominating committee
nominated the following officers
who We're elected to serve for the
ensuing Year:
President, +. S. Upham, South
Lake Weir: vice president. J. \.
Mellon, Ocala: secretary and
treasurer, II. c. Groves. Ocala:
also to be members of the exccu-
tive committee. Following are
the additional members Of the
executive committee: Isaac
Stevens. Miss Anna Sharp. Z. L.
Ley, Ocala: L. J. P. Bishop.
CItra.
r0,,,,nit+aa also rnCor,,,nrl.5
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1898-03-19
" ants Bids

Receiver CT. G. StapyIton has
until April 10th to receive bids
on the First National bank build
ing, and if after that time, he
doat not receive a better bid:
acting upon his order from the
court, he will accept his bid of
$500, So h. is open and anxious
for a better bid.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1898-03-19

Mrs. ella Wallace. 90 Years Of age.
who, at the opening Of the opera season
IN Chicago last year, wore gown worth
$4,000 is Tonight. in the language of
Chicago. to eclipse her record" 10y wear
ing a gown and jewels valued al 500
900 The lace founce alone cost $4,000
and the sleeves and corsage draPings
5000 II her comb is an opal said to be
the largest in the world. in a horiated
setting of diamonds. She IS a widow
and childless. enormously Wealthy and
given l. phi anthropjc work in accord
ance with the demands II good foI1a.-
Metropolis
What pity She doesn't know
Frank Harris.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1898-03-19

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The wurIar-gvCr4lCr. that makes weak men
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