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Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-10-07
along stealthily looking along the road.

along stealthily looking along the road.
which showed white in the moonlight.
But what o'clock Is it," asked the
duke. Il was to have been on guard"
Some one answered him.
Jean Victor has gone in your place"
At that moment a soldier came run
ming along the road.
What's happened" they asked as
he stopped breathless
1.-The Prussians are attacking .
we must fall back on the redoubt."
"And our comrades?"
They're coming . all but that
poor Jean Victor" ...'
WHAT" cried the duke.
KILLED dead on the spot, with bul-
let through his head he hadn't
time to say. OUR 900. '
One night last winter. toward two
o'clock In the morning. the Due de Har.
dimont was leaving the club with his
neighbor. the Count de, Saulnes; he
had lost few hundred louis. and felt
something OF a headache. '..' -
eff you don't mind. Andre" he said
to his companion. I'VE will walk home
+. want some fresh air"
s""As you like. cher ami although the
pavement is horribly bad"
They sent away their broughams
turned up the collars Of their fur coats
and walked toward the Madeleine
Presently the duke sent irolling some
thing which he had struck with the too
Of his boot; 1t was, q large crust OF
bread. all covered with mud.
- Then. TO HIS Amusement. NJ. de Saul
mes saw the Duo de Hardimont pick nr
the lump Of bread, carefully wipe Il
| With his crest-embroidered handker
chief and place lt on a bench Of til.
boulevard under the light, Of g. gas lamp
where it. could well be. seen. ...t..s 81
but what on earth is it you are do
hg?' said the count. bursting into 1
laugh. Are you madT'
| s,"It is In memory OF a poor man wht
died for me-" replied the duke. hi
voice slightly trembling a. -. Don
laugh. mon cher; you hurt mer--Fron
the French Of Francois Coppee.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-10-07
Hardly Worth While"

The st. Louis Globe Democrat tells
what purports to be true story of an
Eastern woman" who used to be no.
torious among her friends for the long
time 1t took her to dress. AS the news
paper puts 1t, There was no case on
record of a guest who had been greet
ed under her roof with any degree Of
prOlnptitude." Now she has reformed,
and this is how the reform came about:
One evening, at a private entertain
ment of some kind, she encountered a
certain bishop, an old friend Of the fam
uy. u.,o" .-.u -" go .ae $40 ga .
"Ah, my dear Mrs. Smith," remarked
the ecclesiastic, How are you? l
passed your house yesterday. and
thought of dropping in to see you
"And you didn't do 1t? That was
very unkind of you '' .'''''
"Well. no. You see, said to myself,
I have just one hour to call upon Mrs.
Smith. She will take fifty-seven min
utes to dress. That will leave Just
three for our talk. 1t is hardly worth
while" ...,..- ..,
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-10-07
WORLDS LARGEST MELON.
Attained Enormous Dimensions with.
out Loss of Flavor or Quality.

Attained Enormous Dimensions with.
out Loss of Flavor or Quality.
Watermelons five feet long. thirty
four inches thick and weighing ninety
eight pounds would make pickanin-
.ny's eyes bug out" to an alarming
degree. Those accustomed to huge and
luscious watermelons would feel as II
slighted by Providence at sight of the
dimensions asserted for the product OF
Rocky Ford, Colo. But the size herein
recorded is duly and authoritatively
asserted for the product Of State Sen
ator G. ". Sevink's farm in the Gen.
tenfial State. The particular melon
which was measured and found to be
thus great was the last Of last year 8
crop. 1t was placed in storage for the
winter and recently formed a portion
Of q! feast given by Mr.. SeyiDk to his
neighbors. ........l .ft3...,.,. .4..
The cultivation of melons. canta.
loupes and similar fruit was COM
menced by Mr.. Sevink and number OF
neighbors in the Rocky Ford region
some eighteen years ago. The fruit
grew successfully, attaining enormous
dimensions without losing flavor or
quality. In fact, the usual penalty OF
overgrowth was entirely lacking. the
products being exceptionally sweet and
Juicy, as well as Of mammoth girth
The superiority OF these melons was
attributed to the nature Of the soil
about Rocky Ford, which has been
found the best in the land for such
propagation. The melons grown there
exceed in size, favor and juiciness al
others in the world.
Four years ago Nat Wetzel. a st
Louis, Mo-, provision merchant, visited
Colorado and sampled some Of thest
big melons. He was so well pleased
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-10-07
Forest Fires.

Denver, Col, Oct. 3.-The forest lireS
on the west slope of the Rockies continue
to spread and only heavy rain can S'op
them. Fires have also appeared on inc
west slope of Pixies peak and large sec
tons of timber are being destroyed
The fire on White river has bu1neu
over an area of one hundred square miles
and is still sweeping eastward in stre'ch
ten miles wide. The towns OF hokohio
and Hahn's Peak are reported to be in
danger. Glenwood Springs is enveloped
in clouds of smoke and the situation in
that vicinity is becoming worse.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-10-07
Gssa~.paa'tsFt ~--4M
T'NEHAat o.

Within the antarctic circle there has
never been found a Towering plant.
Scarlet flowers, are said to stand
drought better than any others.
IA horse will live twenty-five days
without food, 4merely drinking water.
The oyster Is one of the strongest Of
creatures and the force required to
open It is more than 1900 times its own
|Awelght. a,..' VIZ. 800.
Z a horse will eat In a year nine times
his own weight. a COW nine times, an
OK six times and a sheep six times.
According to Nilsson, the zoologist,
the weight of theyG greenland. whale Is
100 tons. or 1000 pounds. or equal to
that of eighty-hve' elephants, or 440
bears. TilErrTfN uriW i7"q aff -
An organist says that COW mooes
In q perfect fifth octave, or tenth: a
dog banks In a fifth or/fourth; donkey
brays In a perfect octave, and horse
neighs in descent on the chromatic
scale. ,..s nj.
Live bees are. sometimes shipped on
ice, so as to keep them dormant during
the journey. This is particularly the
case with humble bees Which have
been taken to New Zealand, where
they are useful in fertilixing the red
clover which has been Introduced into
| the colony.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-10-07
A NEW NARCOTIC.
IL Now Being Used In Mexican In
sane Asylums.

sane Asylums.
"A new narcotic Is being used in Mex.
lean asylums for the insane. The plrin.
cipal OF one OF these Institutions Be:
came much concerned at the large
number of deaths among the inmates.
caused by congestion OF the brain. fol-
lowing the excessive Use of narcotics
administered to the women to overcome
the Insomnia which is. the frequent act
Compartment of insanity. He therefore
requested DR.. Altimirano, principal of
the National Medical Institute, to try to
discover a narcotic which would pro-
duce all the good results without incur
ring any danger. 4...t .,,,fl,I ....,...,.-.
DIR. Altimirano at once answered that
he had already SUCH a, NARCOTIC. 1t
consists Of an extract prepared by Sc
cret process from the seeds of the white
zapote. The dose for the insane Is from
so to 60 cehtfgrams, administered all at
once. In from half an hour to an hour
the patient falls into a quiet and re-
freshing sleep, When given to hysteri-
cal women this antidote has remark
ably soothing effects. 1t is specific
for calming the. nervous system during
the periods Of excitement which are
frequent both in the case of hysterieal
and insane women. For hysterical
women the dose Is 10 centigrams mixed
with 80 centigrams Of BROMIDE potas.
stun. or camphor. administered every
half hour. nptil the hysterical symp
toms are brought under thorough CON
| troll,
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-10-07

to the time Of her formal introduction
to the social world Of Washington she
led the life Of a school girl. Her days
were divided into hours Of study and
recreation. and her social pleasures
were few. Miss Letter accompanied her
father on several of his European trips,
her sisters. Daisy and Mamie, also be-
ing of the party. When she made her
debut in Washington. at the age of IL,
she at once became the acknowledged
belle of the city. Beautiful of face,
with a slender, graceful figure, regular
features, and dark hair and eyes. Mary
Victoria Letter even as a girl, had an
individuality and magnetism that were
remarkable. A bright conversational
ist, and possessing much general In
formation on important. topics of the
the center Of group OF prominent peo-
pie. .,.........-.
Shortly after her Introduction to
Washington's social life the Letter fam
lily went to London for the season,
Mary Letter was presented at court and
there, as in America. became a belle.
IT was during one Of her. subsequent
seasons In London that she met George
Nathaniel Curzon. eldest son of Lord
Scarsdale.
Young Curzon gained considerable
fame through a series of prize essays
that finally made him medalist in the
Royal Geographical Society. He paid
marked attention to Miss Letter. and
the following year came to America to
WOO her.. The announcement of her en-
gagement to Mr.. Curzon followed short
ly after his arrival here. and created q
considerable sensation in both coun
tries. They were married April 25
1895, at st. Johns Church, In Washing
ton. After the wedding Mr.. and Mrs
Curzon returned to England and tool
up their residence In London. ....
Mrs, Curzon has always been prom
flnent in the social life of her adopted
| country. but it Is said that the Ameri
can girl has infected her husband with
| the ideas Of her native land instead Of
becoming entirely Anglicized herself.
As "Vicereine of India Mrs. Curzo1
will occupy the highest position tina
/ can be held, by woman outside, o
the royal family. Her word will be tn,
social law Of the country, and at tn,
royal palace in Simla and the various
viceregal, residences she will rule su
| preme.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-10-07
FIRST LADY OF INDIA,
An A american Girl Will Represent Vic
toria In the Oriental Em pire.

An A american Girl Will Re preseut Vic
toria In the Oriental Empire.
When George N. Curzon enters upon
his duties as viceroy Of India his beau
tiful wife. Mary Victoria Letter, Of Chi
cago. will become the first lady Of that
land and a member of the British peer
age. Her title will be Lady Curzon of
Kedleston," and for five years she will
rule as the social queen Of the Indian
empire. ..,. .....-... .......... ia.
Miss Letter was born in Chicago in
1870. When her father withdrew from
his Chicago enterprises the family
home was removed to Washington,
where Miss Letter grew to young won.
anhoOd. While her childhood was an
extremely simple one. her education
was acquired from the best instructors
and Ut an early age she was proficient
In the. French and German languages
and music. and familiar with art. Ul
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aECOIIECTIONS,

Methinks I see il even yet
An old house, deep~in roses set;
u smell the fragrant nignonette.
"A girl among the leafy bowers
Her small hands fun Of bright-hued Aov
yhe ross~leaves fsa in tinted showers
Upou the tresses. waving fire.
Above her brow of ivory.
Hex face il very fair to see.
=
She warbles sweetly on her way.
Her silvery notes are clear and gay
As skyarks' joyous morning lay.
IT'S but a mem ry-iong ago
we-iaid her meath the winter snow,
Where bending weeping willows grow.
- - u.
The old house lies In ruin gray.
Long faded are the blossoms gay.
And am tar, so far away.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-10-07
CM0RADO|N; SEASOF F[AN[.
CITIES AND FORESTS BURNED
Colorado Springs Loses n Mtl,,o,
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Are Perishinx
In the western Portion of the u
happy State.

Colorado Springs, Ooi., Oct. 3.-This
city had a visitation Of fire Saturday af.
ternoon which threatened for four hours
to destroy the entire business district,
The wind was blowing As miles an hour
from the southwest when the fire started
at the d. 4 r. G. rfelgnt depot at the
foot of Cucharis street at 2:lO p. m. and
grew rapidly. A strip four blocks long.
north to south and two blocks wide from
east to west has been burned over, but at
this hour Is p. m.l the confagration is
believed to be under control. The flames
are still leaping high in the air over the
burned district but the wind has died
down and there is no doubt that the fire
engines which have come from Denver and
Pueblo in response to appeals for aid, will
be able to confine the flames within the
present limits.
The Antlers hotel, one Of the largest
in the west, three lumber yards and two
blocks OF business houses have been des
troyed. In round numbers the loss il
estimated at 100000; insurance one
half of that amount. u q ..
The fire started in, q pile Of rubbish I'm.
derneath the platform Of the Denver {
Rio Grande freight depot Within five
minutes it had communicated to freight
cars and it spread 80 rapidly that it was
impossible to move any Of the cars Hall
a car Of powder consigned to G. S. Barnes
& Sons exploded. The cars ere thrown
for hundreds OF feet and the wonder is
that nobody was injured. Then came the
terrible danger to the city.
While the big fires were burning, sew.
eral small ones broke out throughout the
city, destroying several residences, and
threw the people into CONSERVATION. The
limits of the burned district are the Den.
yer & Rio Grande railroad on the west,
Cascade avenue on the east, Pixies Peak
avenue on the north and Cucharis street
on the south. Among the business houses
burned out are the following: MacFarland
& Hills, blacksmiths; Irving & Sons
blacksmiths; Silver Moon restaurant
Kelly Coal Company, Felix Americana
Bloome, tailor; Dietz, blacksmith John
Kline, painter; Bartlett, blacksmith;
Dreamer & Jordan, blacksmiths; Mosco-
it's, clothing; A. Sephiro, clothing; j. NJ
Holliwan, shoemaker; S. X. Kline, jew
elry; Marlowe Bros, confectiones; Camp
bell feed store, second hand store, restau.
rant, and grocery next to Gulf depot, Sal.
Walton Army hall, Cuba Clothing Com
pany, Seldolridge Warehouse Company.
Their losses range from $500 to $4,000.
Ten partly loaded freight cars on the
Denver & Rio Grande tracks were burned.
Several arrests have been made of per-
sons suspected of starting or attempting
to start fresh fires, but there is no ques-
ton that the first fire at the Denver 4
Rio Grande freight house was entirely ac-
cidental, possibly being caused by a spark
from a locomotive.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-10-07

that he contracted for part Of a car
load for sale in his home city. The in
PRODUCTION was fortunate, for that year
there was failure of the Missouri
crop. The venture proved a success,
and the following year eighteen car
loads were contracted for and disposed
Of without trouble. Last year the en-
tire product of the region was shipped
to St. Louis and found ready sale, 124
car loads being the total amount
shipped to the Missouri metropolis.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-10-07

eign' noblemen. The comtesse herself
has had most unfortunate experience.
She was Ouiria Benson of Brooklyn.
the daughter Of Henry John Benson. a
captain in the revenue service, and a
neice of John Benson. the California
millionaire. and also Archbishop Ben
son, of Canterbury. She went. to school
at Paris, and there she met the count,
who married her. as she now knows,
because of the million dollars she IN
herited from her San Francisco uncle.
The count himself was of a splendid
family and a member Of the family of
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-10-07

the famous artist, Purvis de Cha
vanne. When the count had spent all
Of her money he treated her shame
fully. She left her unworthy spouse
and, shaking the rust Of the Faubourg
de st. Germaine from her shoes. came
to Philadelphia, where she has several
cousins, who welcomed her gladly. She
has written this book from a sense OF
duty to warn other American girls lest
them encounter a similar fate. The
countess is tall. with golden hair and
lovely complexion.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-10-07
Queer German Habit.

The men Of Berlin have an old habit
of brushing and combing their hair and
whiskers In public. In the restaurants
and cafes men pull out their imple-
ments and spruce up" while waiting
for their orders to be filed. They do
not take the trouble to leave the table,
either
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-10-07
Women Growing Less Intellectual

Women Growing Less Intellectual.
The remarkable discovery has been
made that women are continually
growing less and less intellectual in
comparison with men. In skulls Of pre-
historic times the difference in capacity
between male and female skulls was
IS cubic centimeters. while at present
II Is from 14O to 90 centimeters.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-10-07
Derelict Raft in Port.

Santa Cruz, Cal, OFT. 3.-The derei''
raft containing 100000 feet OF lunoei'
which broke loose from the steamer ri0'
gresso on the way from Puget SOUND was
found by the steamer Whitesboro anu
towed into this port
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-10-07

Misress-l saw two policemen sitting
in the kitchen with you last night,
Bridget. Bridget-Well, ma'am, yea
wouldn't how an unmarried lady be sit.
tin alone with only wan policeman,
would yez? The other wan wuz a chap
eron.-Puck.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-10-07
New Electrical Iron.

A new type Of electrically heated
iron derives it's heat not from the ex-
penditure of the current in passing
through wire of high resistance, but
from an electric arc formed inside Of
the iron.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-10-07
AN AMERICAN COUNTESS,

She Has a Story to Tell Girls Who
,,.. Want Titled Husban6s. n!p
Comtesse Loveau de. Chavanne,. an
American, girl, has. written from her
own experience a book, In which she
advises other American women to
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-10-07
Indians for Mexico.

Fort Gibson. /. T, Oct. 3-klchai"
Adams, general manager for the DelaN",'
Indians, says the tribe has purchaseu ''''
600 acres of land in Sonora, Mexico aH'
will emigrate there as soon az possloie'
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-10-07

When the girls are in doubt as to
whether visiting girls complexion is
real" they take her wading and find
out. ......|.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-10-07

1t Is lucky for some people that ell
collectors are not as troublesome with
their bills as mosquitoes are.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-10-07

What has become of the old-fashion.
ed man who, when he was mad, said
he had his Irish up?
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-10-07
"By the way, did old Biggeers tell Won

about my telling him some unpalatahle
truths?" HE didn't put it that way.
He said you told him things that were
pretty hard to swallow."-Indianapo-
lis Journal.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-10-07

"A hearty shake Of the hand was ex-
changed between the two men. and rs
night was falling, and they were be-
ing harassed by watches and alarms.
they re-entered the cabaret, where a
dozen soldiers. lay sleeping upon the
straw. and, throwing themselves. down
side by side. they. sank intoAa heavy
sleep. Is .4k lEsE"
Toward midnight Jean Victor awoke
he was probably hungry. The wind had
blown away the clouds. and a.moon-
beam. shining into the room through
the rent In the roof. lit up the charming.
fair head Of the yonng duke, sleeping
rike an Eniymion, Still touched by the
kindness OF his comrade, Jean Victor
was looking at him with naive admira-
ton, when the sergeant Of the platoon
opened the door to call the i've men
who were to relieve the sestinels, at the
ortposts. =. The duke was OF the num-
| Der, but when his name was called he
did not awake, "a-.i 'fn," .r,'u., h.
."Hardimont get up repeated the
| sergeant. "9"''" ''' 'e."' fnl''''''' p"
*If YOU will be good enough to let
me. sergeant y said Jean Victor, rising,
IN mount guard for him he's
so'fast asleep 80. :, and he's my com
rade." r..u.l..... ..-... .. 49,
| -As thou choosest." ... .,...
And the Ave men gone. the snoring
began again. But half an hour after
the sound Of firing, sharp and very
near. broke In upon the night. In an
instant they had all sprung to their
feet: the men FASTENED from the cab
7 aret, and with finger on trigger, stole
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-02-19
KIPP REFUSES TO GET OUT.
Matter Will BE Brought Up In h
Supreme Court Today.

Pierre, Feb. 12.-ln the Lee-Kipp
s%quabble over the insurance commits
sionership n formal demand was made
personally on Commissioners Kipp yes
terday TO urn over the Office, which he
declined to do. The governor will go
into the supreme court this morning
TO test his power to remove the com
missioner without notice of such ac-
ton on his part.
The situation for a part OF yester-
day was rather amusing, as the gov
ernor, Mr.. Ayers, his new appointee,
their attorneys and the chief of police
held down the governors Office, while
the insurance commissioner, his dep
uty. three attorneys and a deputy sher-
if held the insurance Office.
The legal fight which begins today
promises to be n long drawn out one,
as both sides are determined and will
carry the matter to the last ditch be-
fore acknowledging defeat.
The general trend Of legal opinion
here is that the commissioner has the
best of it from n legal standpoint. The
party press over the state is yet hold
ing aloof from any part in the strug-
gle. While their action would have no
bearing on the ease the political situa-
ton is likely to be very much affected
thereby.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-02-19
Fifteen Were Killed,

Pittsburg, Pa, Feb. 12.-The loss of
life and property by the fire last night
was the greatest in the history of
Pittsburg. At least fifteen persons
were killed and over a score injured.
Property valued at 81, SOC 900 was de-
stroyed. The dead are:
Lieutenant of Police John A. Berry.
John Dwyer.
William Scott, jr.
Stanley Seitz.
George Loveless.
Mrs. Mary Sipe and her mother.
Stanley Sipe.
Lieutenant Jonas Johnson.
A fireman, name unknown.
VIM. L. Walleston.
Three unknown men.
The missing:
Nathaniel Green, accountant of the
Dollmyer building, supposed to be in
the ruins.
Thomas Lynch, an iceman in the
employ of the C%hautauqua company,
supposed to be in the ruins.
Edward Berry, Waterman of the
storage building.
1t is believed that there are ten more
bodies i'm the ruins which, are still too
hot to be moved.
The Death List Grows.
Pittsburg, Feb. 12.-Three more bod
les have been taken from the ruins this
morning. The dead now, it is thought,
will reach twenty-five. Those taken
out this morning We're:
johnson Hanna, bookkeeper, cashier
of the Chautauqua Lake Ice company,
John Scott, another son of President
Scott.
Unknown fireman.