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Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1899-12-13
klass & Pleger
House Painting
Sign Writing,
Paper Hanging

Estimates furnished, Signs speciality.
All work done promptly in an upto-date
manner. Shop one door east of Henley
Bro s. grocery, Main street.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1899-12-13

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brook promise tn so on forever
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1899-12-13
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friends in The east free,
postage prepaid by u.s..

A copy of our handsome
illustrated new pamphlet.
1t gives actual experiences
Of Vinelanders in their
own words, with photo
graphic illustrations OF
their homes, orchards and
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the prosperity, climate and
healthfulness Of Lewiston
Valley as compared with
conditions in the regions
east Of the Rocky Noun
tains. Call at Our office
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Idaho.
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siberian GcntIeman's Life.

"For FIVE months of the year the Sibe-
rian man of fashion lives In the open
air, either at the mining camp or in the
hunting field" says Thomas G.. Allen,
Jr., in Ladies' Home Journal. "He Is
an early bird under all circumstances,
and Invariably rises between and
o'clock, although he may have had but
a couple of hours rest. Nearly every
meal is succeeded by nap. However,
dressing operations do not take very
long, for when he retires the Siberian
only divests himself of his coat and
boots. Shirts are unknown in Siberia,
and in many houses beds, also The
samovar is set on the dining-room table
at a. m, together with eggs, black
and wl.ite bread, sardines, jam and
cakes, etc. Breakfast is eaten, and
washed down by five or six glasses Of
tea stirred up with sugar, cream and
sometimes jam. At l o'clock dinner is
served. and at 3 In the afternoon an
other small meal, much like that of the
morning, Is taken. A meat supper fol-
lows at o O'clock
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he Is at home the ladder Is always up,
and no amount Of calling, shooting or
other noise can make the baron lower
1t or persuade him to poke his head out
of the door.
When, fifteen years ago, he moved up
among the trees the servants he then
employed brought to the nest a small
folding bed, rocking chair, tiny
table, cooking stove and a safe.
These things are known to be In the
shanty-whether there Is anything
more besides the baron's fierce watch
dog nobody knows.
1t Is surmised, however, that Van
Hyussen keeps much money, gold and
silver, on hand, for he is miser. Pass
ers-by, it Is said, often hear the click
click of coins coming from the leafy
dome; on such occasions the baron Is
supposed to be counting over his treas
ure, but whether this surmise is true is
a question. Perhaps he Is merely try
ing his gun. Shooting is the only pleas
ure he allows himself, and. being the
owner of the forest where he lives, he
provides all the meat for his table.
Wonderful stories are in circulation re-
specting the mans skill as a crack shot.
Maybe that Is one reason why he never
yet was molested by burglars or rob-
bers.
Twenty years ago Baron Van Hyus-
sen held the post of chamberlain at the
court Of old King William. He was
then one of the gayest dogs in the king
dom and aided his royal master In
many an escapade, for he was full Of
money and health. Suddenly, in the
midst Of pleasures, he withdrew him
self from society, appointed an ad-
ministrator for his estates and went to
the forest, where he spent month put
ting up the house shown In the illustra-
ton. That done, he discharged his SER
wants, sold his horses, carriages and
furniture and said "good-by" to the
world. He has rarely spoken to any
one since.
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wINpow-oAzERs EARN MONEY.



New Method Em pioyed by Merchants
TO Attract Attention.
Modern conditions, needs and COM
petition develop many queer pursuits"
said the State street merchant. "The
business of carrying signs about the
treet-'sandwiching' 1t is called-is q
century old. Merchants used to ad-
vertise their goods. you know. by hir-
ing man to 60 about ringing a bell
and crying the wares of his patron.
That is one OF the street noises we have
lost. / sometimes think 1t would be a
good scheme to revive It; 1t would pay
while its novelty lasts. The queerest
profession of all professions. think. Is
the professional window gazer. All
pursuits are professions these days,
as you are aware. We haven't any
trades left. Never heard Of window
gazer?
There are many in Chicago, and al
though they don't get rich they are paid
enough to keep body and soul together.
A window gazer, as the name implies,
Is man or woman who makes a living
by gazing into a window. You know
that If you stand In State street, look
fixedly at the twelfth story Of build
Ing across the way, you will have
sidewalk blocking crowd about you in
no time at all. Well, that is what the
window gazer does. He strolls casual
ly along until opposite his employers
window Than M vo1 with
an appearance Of deepest interest. In
five minutes a crowd Is gazing with
him. AS individuals Of this crowd get
enough and move on others will take
their places for possibly half an hour.
From nearby street corner the orig
When the crowd has melted away to-
tally he gathers another by the same
simple method. He works from 10 In
the morning until at night, and he is
paid 81 day. This may seem large
sum for such work, but 1t is not when
the character Of the window gazer is
taken into consideration. He must be
q gentleman in appearance. To dress
we'll Is desideratum with him. You
will perceive that man fitted out like
a tramp might look into window for
an hour without exciting any attention
or inducing anyone to stop and look
with him. The nearer q window gazer
can approach to the ensemble Of a man
of leisure and wealth out for stroll
the more valuable his services are. The
same things hold good of women gaz-
ers. They are generally placed in front
of the displays In the finer millinery
shops of the department stores. You
can spot one at any time by taking the
trouble to hang about any establish
ment of this character and keeping
your eyes pen."-Chicago Chronicle.
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The Professors Nom de Plume.

They have a new name for Assistant
Professor Walter A. Wyckoff of Prince
ton university. Since he had his re-
markable experience as a laborer,
which led to his epoch-making book,
"The Workers." he has been called
Weary" Wyckoff, after Weary Wag-
giles of the comic weeklies. 1t is pop
ular and will stick.
. The professor, in spite of his name,
Is much liked by the undergraduates,
and the townfolk have made him, nexs
to Grover Cleveland, their chief social
lion. He has become an experienced
diner-out, and no one would recognize
In the well-groomed young man Of ex-
quisite manners and the broadest of
broad English accents the workman
who dug bitches for Illinois farmers
for $50 a month and keep" and talked
social problems with his employer af-
ter the chores were done. The English
nccent Is an inheritance, for Professor
Wyckoff was born in India, and En-
glish as she is spoke" in London and
Boston comes to him naturally.-Phil-
adelphia Post. -
Crawford avalanche., 1899-06-08
Naming the Child.

Among the plantation negroes in the
old times" writes a correspondent,
"the naming of a child was matter of
great moment. Since they all had the
same surname. the distinction had to
be made in'some other way. And since
there were 100 or more to be named,
the Bible, classics, literature and his
tory were culled from very freely by
the master or some other member Of
the family to assist the parents In this
matter. Among the various names
recall this was the most original one:
Elijah the Prophet Lucius h. Polk
Mars Abberth L.. The later name
was a compliment to one of the young
masters, and not to have given the
title would have been an act Of dis
courtesy. The name, however, was
abbreviated to Prop and he was so
called."-New York Tribune.
Crawford avalanche., 1899-06-08

den, with few friends whom he trust.
ed more than any others, sat In his
armchair, his slippers Off, his feet in
cased In the woolen socks which had
been favorites with him since child
hood days. and toasted them before the
fire of hickory logs, and revealed his
plans for the campaign, his plans for
the commission, and sometimes, when
In n philosophic mood, told his philos-
ophy of human nature, of politics and
the commercial influences that made
men successful in his day.
Those were his happier moments, but
1t always pleased him to show discrim-
mating friends the choice works In his
library, the beautiful collection Of en-
cravings and etchings, and he could be
complimented in no surer way to draw
from him thankful smiles than to ex-
press admiration for the lavish and yet
artistic decorations with which he
beautifed the interior of the house ut
the expense of over 100000. All Of
that expense goes for naught. The
house sold for little more than
enough to represent its actual value as
q piece of real estate.
Crawford avalanche., 1899-06-08

lieve that 1t will continue in that direc-
ton. Civilization, so far as we know,
began in the Euphrates valley, moved
to the Nile valley, and then to the east
end Of the Mediterranean. Rome took
1t up and spread 1t entirely around the
Mediterranean, and afterward it drift
ed out into the Atlantic. There was
never any change or shadow Of turn
ing in the course civilization would
pursue in its march over the world.
Meanwhile eastern trade was had by
the advancing nations-frst Venice
possessed 1t, then Spain and Portugal,
and next Holland and England. Venice
ceased as world power, and her sue
cessors to the trade OF the Orient,
while continuing in the rich traffic,
looked ever out toward the west AT
length nations surrendered that trade
to commercial companies, and them
selves sought more and more to dis
cover and occupy new lands in the dis
tant west. Exactly three centuries
ago England incorporated the East In
dia company, when England was en-
gagged in making conquests on the
American continent. Westward the
course of empire takes its way" 1t
was pursuing that course when 1t left
the Atlantic States Of this republic and
made its way over the Alleghenies and
into the Mississippi valley. Again it
was pursuing that course when, in
1S49-50, the Pacific coast was reached,
and the intermediate country began to
be occupied by intelligent people. Our
interest in "empire" Is, or was until
recently, limited to these United
States. How far that interest may ex-
tend and how permanently nobody
Just now can say. But 1t is absolutely
certain that the part the United States
are to have in the trade and commerce
Of the beyond-of all the Asiatic coun-
tries--is to be immense and soon to be
realized. The completion of the trans
Siberian railroad is an event Of the
greatest significance to this country.
1t means, first, that Siberia, country
as large as all North America and
Crawford avalanche., 1899-06-08

from thiGtp< - 49, - kayo - make
Il. At nrst thought TINS promised short
ening 0f'the time 306ld seem to bode
anything but good to the transconti-
mental traf{lc of the United States and
Canada which has bean heretofore af-
forded by England In her commerce
with Asiatic countries. But the intense
rivalry existing between England and
Russia Is to be taken into account. The
trans-S siberian road viii not be extens-
lively patronized by England-it will be
supported by Russian traffic and. In .
degree, by German. Time. It is true,
Is q valuable element In commerce, but
1t will be lost sight Of by the English
while pushing their own interests In
opposition to those Of their most dan
gerous rival. England. at any rate
until the Nicaraguan canal Is construct
ed, will continue to support the Cana
dian Pacific Railroad by her shipments.
and at the same time and from the
same source the transcontinental lines
within the United States viii have
each share of benefits.
Course Of Empire Turned Back.
tits for other reasons not to be feared
that the course of commerce-of en-
pire-will be changed, turned back on
itself, and made to move toward the
east. 1t has ever been westward go
ing, and there is every reason to be-
Crawford avalanche., 1899-06-08
AROUND THE WORLD IN THIRTY-THREE DAYS

about as diversified as respects clf-
mate and soil and general fertility as
large portions of North America, will
be filled up with Industrious people,
and that before the twentieth century
is half out all Asia will be teeming
with new life and sharing modern
prosperity. Secondly, 1t means that
the United States will then exchange
products on large scale with Siberia,
China and every other country In that
quarter Of the globe 1hen the Pacific
Ocean will be white with steam and
sail, as the Atlantic now is-and our
Pacific States will be populated per-
haps not less densely than Japan. The
civilization on the Pacific coast will be
the best on this continent, and the
splendor Of its trading and commercial
achievements will eclipse anything that
has been known la the past on the east
ern side ofsthjs continent. Only-the
United ststeS besitAtss to face about
and face the Pacific and the Orient.
Crawford avalanche., 1899-06-08

world be completed next year 1t will
have been nine years in course OF con-
struction. The preliminary plan OF Its
construction was outlined by the late
Emperor Alexander III. of Russia IN
his rescript addressed in May, 1891, to
the Czarowitz. Surveys were made for
portions of this continuous trans-Sibe-
rian road in 1sS7-SS. Designed to be-
gin at Chelablnsk, near the boundary
between European and Asiatic Russia,
II was to end in Vladivostock on the
Pacific ocean and, together with the
system of Russian railroads. was des-
tined for connecting the Baltic Sea with
the Tactic. For the sake of facility OF
construction it was divided into seven
lines under the following names. re-
spectiyely: The Western Siberian Rail
Crawford avalanche., 1899-06-08
TIL.OEN'S HOME.

The Historic Gramercy Park Resi-
deuce Lately Sold at Auction.
The old residence of Samuel ]. Tilden
In Gramercy Park, New York, which
was recently sold at auction for $780,
600, is one Of the interesting places of a
historic neighborhood. Nearby are the
residences of such famous men as
David Dudley Field and his brother,
Cyrus; Hamilton Fish and ex-Mayor
Hewitt.
Tilden's house Is rich with traditions
Of the campaign Of 1876. Here he re-
ceived the notification Of his nomina-
ton for the Presidency. Here came
that memorable and momentous COM
mittee to advise with him in respect to
the advisability Of agreeing to the pro-
posed commission by which the con-
tested election was to be submitted to
an arbltrating tribunal. Here, in a
richly-decorated back parlor, before a
noble fireplace with logs big enough to
crafty lumberman in his camp. Til
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fluence which Russia is certain to WELD
over all the interests of Eastern Asia.
No Wonder It Panied.

A tender-hearted old woman noticed
a horse with broad rubber band
stretched around its leg just above the
hoof. She asked the waiting driver Of
the cab why 1t was there and suggest
ed that 1t was more than cruel to place
1t on the animal.
Eyes, num-" replied the cabby. ''its
painful to the horse no doubt, but
that's not the worst of it. It's the get
ting of it on that pains the poor thing.
Why. we had to stretch the band and
draw it over the horses head and down
all his body to get 1t on"
"For the lands sake alivew exclaim-
ed the old woman, and walked away
horrified. Chicago Inter-ocean.
Crawford avalanche., 1899-06-08

and made disgusting charges against
the Earl. She could not prove her
charges nor obtain her divorce, but q
man whose name she had dragged
into the scandal sued the Countess for
libel and obtained damages against her
to the amount Of $4,000.
Earl Russell 20. divorce from his
Countess, and for q time the public
heard no more Of the unhappy pair.
But the Countess and her mother, Lady
Lena Scott, began soon to circulate
most horrible stories about the Earl,
and finally, In 1896, the Earl had Lady
Scott arrested for criminal libai. After
q trial which brought out many sensa-
tional things concerning the family,
Lady Scott was convicted. In the evil
dence produced at the trial was a letter
from Lady Scott to a bookseller, who
had prepared, at her order, the printed
libels which she circulated. She said
In this letter: II want you to find me
a rich American gentleman to help me
bear these expenses, with a view to
marriage. / have had plenty Of good
offers, but l must have riches"
Though no "rich American gentleman"
was found to furnish funds for Lady
Scott, she got enough English money
to enable her to continue her fight
against her son-in-law and to send her
scandal broadcast. Lady Scott and
those arrested with her for the libel
utterly failed to prove the charges
which they made against the Earl.
Lady Russell was always fond of
dancing. and some years ago appeared
at the Royal Theatr, London. She is
now determined to remain on the stage
and earn her own living by her wit and
her beauty.
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road. SS5 miles; the Central Siberian,
l,149 miles; the Baikal Loop Line, 1876
miles; the Trans-Baikal Railroad, 6S9
miles; the Amoor, LII miles; the
North Oussouri, POT miles, and the
South Oussouri, 252 miles. So that the
total length of the railroad in Asiatic
Russia was designed to be 4,507 miles,
and the total distance from St Peters
burg to Vladivostock, or from the Bal
tic Sea to the Pacific, was estimated at
6,232 miles. This gigantic work has
been prosecuted with marvellous vigor
and steadincss and year ago was de-
clared to be nearing completion.
Changes in the Line.
Changes have been necessitated In
the line by recent events in China
originally only one port on the Pacific
was thought Of, Vladivostock, and that
was to be reached, first, by northerly
and then by a southerly bend entirely
through Russian territory. But owing
to interests obtained by Russia in Man
churia it was deemed inexpedient to
follow the line as it was originally sur
veyed, and accordingly new line d.
rect from Irkutsk southwest to Vladi-
vostock was adopted. Still more recent
events In China have caused another
change In the main line to be made, and
Port Arthur will be the terminus on
the Pacific. So that the trans-Siberian
Railroad divides into three prongs as
near approach is made to the Pacific.
One prong goes straight on to Vladi-
yostock. another strikes down through
Manchuria and a third bears In a south
erly direction down to Port Arthur.
Either Of these latter is a shorter cut
10 the sea by several hundred miles, the
Port Arthur route being the shortest
Of the three. Vladivostock is not to be
abandoned; 1t will have its railroad and
be made in consequence a commercial
place Of Importance, but 1t has the dis
advantage Of being during one-half the
year under snow and ice. Port Arthur
is OF the year round. But this latter
port IS In China and before Russia de-
eided to extend its trans-Slberian Rail
road thither Russia must have come to
n satisfactory understanding with
China. Within the present year, then,
st. Petersburg will be- connected by
rail not only with vladivostock. but
with Port Arthur, and probably within
next year by branch roads with Can
ton and Pekin.
II is estimated that after the road is
repaired after the first few years of
traffic the journey from st. Petersburg
to Pekin will be made in i've days.
From London the most important har-
Dor on the Japan Sea Will be seventeen
and half days. 1t is now possible by
the "North Express to go from Lon;
don TO st. Petersburg in two days and
four hours. 1t will therefore be possible
TO reach Pekin from London In seven OF
eight days. But this in the future.
While the road Is new and stiff thespeed
at which the trains will run will not
be greater than twenty miles an hour,
but even so 1t will be possible to &c
from London to Japan IA sixteen days
and to China In scveSteen days. The
shortest cut at present from London
to those countries Is across the At
1sntio across the United States ol
Canada and across the Pacific
and with the besx Of luck It takes
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do when be feels too weak to carry
anything through 10 to 50 direct to bed.
and to stop there az long as he can.
Sleep IL the only recuperatog Of brain
power. During sleep the brain d In a
state OF rest. IN q condition to receive
and appropriate particles Of nutriment
from the blood, which takes the place
OF those which have been consumed
by previous labor, since every act Of
thinking burns up solid particles just
az every turn Of the wheel or screw Of
steamer Is the result of consumption
by fire Of fuel In the furnace.
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RUsSIAY BIG ROAD.
onEAT vRANs-slBeRiAN RAIL-
WAY SYSTEM.


The Russian minister Of railroads Is
quoted in recent st. Petersburg dis
patches as saying that there Ii no
longer doubt that the trans-Siberian
road will be finished next year and
that when 1t is completed 1t will be pos
sible to make the trip around the world
TN thirty-three days. In this same dis
patch Bremen Is taken for the Euro
pesn starting point, for the reason that
IL 10 reached by steamer from New
York; thence the route indicated is
from Bremen to ST. Petersburg In one
and half days< St Petersburg to Via
livestock, ten days; vladivostock to
Ean Francisco by steamer, four and
one-half days; San Francisco to Chi
cAgo, three and one-half days; Chicago
TO New York. one day; New York to
Bremen. seven days.
Should this longest railroad In the
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444 OF Hootoences
II the neighborhood Of Huis ten
Bosch. where the peace conference met
In Holland. lives Baron Van Hyussen,
an eccentric Holland nobleman who
prefers tree to D house as a residence.
J, His nest" is a shanty ten feet high,
eight feet broad and ten deep, stand
ing fifteen feet above the ground
among tho branches OF mighty oak
In thethickest part of the forest. Baron
Van Hyussen says his house Is cool in
summer, being protected by the green
roof, and not too cold In winter. He
wouldn't exchange 1t for any palace In
the world.
He reaches 1t by ladder, but nobody
else does. as he has no friends and Is
not on visiting terms with his rela-
tives. When he leaves his refuge to
walk among the trees or to fetch food
or water he lets down his ladder-draw-
bridge and Immediately pulls 1t up
again by Especial contrivance. When
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4 COUNTESS As 4 oAIErv oIRt.


Divorced Wife Of Earl Russell Creates
eensation In London.
One of the social and dramatic sensa-
lions of London was the appearance
during the season Of a real live Count
ess a. "gaiety GIRL" The Countess
Russell furnished this sensation. and
incidentally she has raised more than
one furore during her dramatic life.
Countess Russell is the daughter OF
the late Sir Claude Scott q well-known
London banker. Mabel Edith Scott
was young and pretty when she mar
ried the grandson of the great English
statesman. Lord John Russell, In 1880.
and became the Countess Russell. They
had not been married year before
there was an estrangement which
grew from a family AFFAIR to a public
scandal. After few months of mar.
rjsd life the Countess sued for divorce
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when Leap Years will BE No Moro.

Within eight more centuries leap
year will have become relic of the
present time. BY that time the extra
eleven days lost to make up the chang
es from the old Julian calendar to that
of the present day will all have been
duly accounted for, and the world will
run around ia just 365 days, and no
more.