Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1899-10-04
Picked Paragraphs.

Egypt is the only country in the world
where there are more men than women
The male sex in the dominion of the khe-
dive exceeds the feminine by 100000.
Prof Rontgen, of Rontgen ray fame, is
to be transferred from Wurzburg to
Munich University this month, to sue
coed the late Prof. Lommel.
Lady Sybil Primrose, Lord Rosebery's
elder daughter, who is engaged to Lord
Granville, is said to be one of the best
posted women in the world on foreign
affairs.
The Prince of Wales is reported to have
developed passion for buying hats He
is especially devoted to soft green hats,
giving many of them away and wearing
one himself
| +. l.. Crane of Barre, Vt, has a curios-
ity in the shape of a gold coin called
Spanish ounce 1t is valued at SIS,
and was issued by Chile in ISlS-2S to
commemorate the independence of that
/
Mr.. Cranes family for over fifty years.
| did hear you say, conductor, that
the locomotive was at the rear end of the
train p YES, ma am. We've got loco
motive at each end it takes an extra one
to push us up the mountain" Dear,
dear, what shall | do? I'm always so
sick if | ride with my back to the loco
motive J
Inferior and adulterated drugs have
been introduced into Japan in such large
quantities that law had to be enacted
to the effect that all drugs landed in
Japan must be inspected at the govern
ment laboratories before being offered
for sale.
David Rankin of Taikio, Mo, who is
said to be the richest farmer in the world
made his beginning with no other CAPT
tai than horse. This he sold for $50
investing the money in calves, and bought
all So-acre farm. He is now, at the age
of "a, tall, athletic and rawbone,l. He
owns $4,000 acres of land, worth from
$50 to 500 an acre.
The German Emperor has a papt T
published and printed exclusively for
himself and the Empress II is the I'm
perial Gazette, of Berlin, and contains
clear and concise daily summary of the
worlds news. The edition of this paper
consists Of two copies, doubtless the
smallest edition of any paper published
A companion of Admiral Dewey quotes
him thus: Il did not imagine that lit
tie target practice before breakfast on
May l would bring new adjective into
the language, but, look here, have a
Dewey watch, with a case made from the
Maine. One of the manufacturers who
had named hat after me wished to send
me one, and wrote me asking what size
| now wore, | told him the same size.
wore before May l."
The statistics of the mineral production
of the United Itates in 1898 was $500.
Si6,75o, against s64S, 500 ,Se9 in 1897.
There was also production of copper
lead, silver and gold from foreign ores
and bullion valued at ssS,94S,i25 in 1895
against S7 $40. 1854 in 1897. A total in.
crease III production of So 900, 900. This
shows how the wealth of the country
grows
Fast Indian natives say that the tiger
iasciuates the peacock. An English
hunter was once strolliug with his life
about Ilindoo village, not thinking OF
game, when to his amazement he saw a
tiger creeping toward a peacock, which,
stood as if fascinated, The man was sur,
prised to see tiger so near the village,
but raised his gun TO shoot. Then the
tiger rose OH his hind legs, bowling.
No, no sanib, don't shootl' There was
queer shrinkage of the skin about the
belly when trembling native stepped out
and explained that he had been stalking
the peacock.
Anecdotes of the late Robert c. Inger-
soil are still finding their way into print
Here is good one from the BROOKLYN
Eagle: Ingersoll We nj into St. Thomas
Church on Fifth avenue, New York.
some years ago, to enjoy the musical ser
vice. 1t was early when he reached the
church and he walked down the center
aisle aud took seat in pew near the
front. As the congregation gathered :,
pompous, elderly man came down the
aisle frowning aud sat in the end pew
/ with lngersoll. Every few minutes he
glanced IN the direction of the intruder
and scowled. Pretty soon he took The
/ hymnbook aud wrote ON the avieaf, II
I pay $1,000 year for this pew" and
( handed it to Ingersoll The latter took
the book, read the line, smiled, wrote
you pay too - much" aud handed
it back
Candies and nuts at Michael's.
Miss Julia Forgerson is teaching the
fall term of school in district No. %
Slickapoo.
Miss Margaret Crockett has closed the
summer term of school in district No. 6s.
near Slickapoo.
School will begin in district No $ near
Leland as soon as the new text books
have ta.p