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The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-10-31
OLDEST MEMBER or
THE W. x. e.

Mrs. Maria Lowndes Allen, or
Grandma Allen" of Elyria, Ohio. the
.ldest member Of the Women's Relief
Corps, recently celebrated her ninety.
l,inth birthday.
Mrs. Allen joined the Elyria corps
when she was SO, her name being the
first on the charter, the post and corps
being named in honor OF her gallant
son, who served in the Civil War. She
sent three boys to the front-William.
the eldest. who served on the frigates
Savannah and Ohio during the Next
can war: also on the Y. S. s. Fort Jack
,on as quartermaster during the rebel
Ion; Capt. Richard Allen. Company l,
Eighth o. V. l.. who was wounded Mt
the battle of Fredericksburg. Dec. IL.
| 1862. and died the following January
at Douglas Hospital, Washington. and
Lieut.. James Allen. who served three
years in Company II. One hundred and
third Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-10-31

The murderous assault upon the Pres
ident called attention to at least one OF
the dangers Of what might be called
tue public official Misunderstanding habit.
The assassin found his opportunity at
the public reception In the Temple Of
Music at Buffalo, where the President
was cheerfully submitting to the ardu-
GUS ordeal Of shaking hands with thou
sands Of people whom he had never
seen before and probably never would
see again. President Mckinley had
nothing to gain by this unpleasant task.
nor was 1t one Of the duties Of his office.
He was going through the ordeal mere
" because 1t was the custom and be-
cause he had kindly feeling for every
body. Wholesale Misunderstanding Of this
kind has no particular meaning or
value, In the opinion Of the Chicago
Tribune. 1t merely gratifies Idle curl
osity and gives people chance to say
they ''shook hands with the President"
Their names remain unknown to the
public official whose hand they have
shaken, and to him they are merely in
dividual members Of crowd as before.
To the official himself the process is not
only stale and Improbable but Is for
midable physical burden. There are
few kinds Of work more fatiguing than
that Of shaking hands continuously for
hours with long procession Of people.
Few men are strong enough to endure
It for any great length Of time. When
an attempt IL made to bestow q smile
and q word upon each individual the
strain 10 further increased, and the
whole performance soon deteriOrates
into q perfunctory act with no particu-
lar results except an aching shoulder
for the unfortunate man who is being
exploited. 1t Is time to stop these In
discriminate Misunderstanding functions.
They are superannuated survival Of
the early days when every public. OIL
cial could be personally acquainted
with most Of his constituents. The ma
ton has NOW grown 30 large that the
performance OF hand-shaking In such
cases has become meaningless and bur
densome. 1t ID extremely insanitary
ana exposes the ofiicial victim to dan
gers OF all kinds Of. contagion. The
tragedy at Buffalo has shown that free
for-all receptions Of this kind olfsf ex-
Ira opportunities for homicidal assault.
Il 4 time to exempt the public servants
Of the nation from the dangers and an
noyances Of wholesale hand-shaking.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-10-31

want you to give me away. The people
In Williams think that you killed Nc.
kinney. and they have sent me to per-
form an autopsy on his body. Scott.
the justice and coroner, to hold an in
quest, and Hurd. as an expert trailer,
to find the body, II you've tried to dis
pose of 1t. They were talking pretty
earnestly about hanging you before you
left, and you had a narrower escape
than you imagine"
This candid tale left Bass In no en-
viable frame of mind. but happily the
party soon met an Indian, who gave
the cheerful Information that the Hav-
asupais had found Mckinney, had kept
him for three days, and had then sent
him home under friendly escort.
Thereupon Bass returned to Williams,
and the first man he saw was McKin-
ney. who approached and offered his
hand.
II don't shake hands," said Bass, In
dignantly. with man like you! You
went OF and left me, and never even
thought 1t worth while to send an In
dian after me. l might have starved,
or been killed, or worried to death for
fear Of what had become Of You. for
aught you would have cared"
II didn't think" said Mckinney.
'No. you didn't. and your not think
ing nearly got me hung. lost my time
and my grub, and never got to zee the
Havasupais, after all. I want nothing
more to doswith man like you."
That night says Bass, Mckinney
took the train and left. and has never
been seen here since.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-10-31
Private Cars

Any man who Ii reasonably well to
do may own private car built accord
Ing to his own specifications. A car.
renting company In New York City
buys old Pullman coaches. tears the In
side furnishings out and refits them &C.
cording to the wishes Of its customers.
Whatever kind Of private car man
may wish he may order parlors, hand
somely carpeted sitting-roOms, dining
rooms-all with equipment more or less
perfect according to the price. And
cars are RENTED in this way and sold
for prices varying from fifteen hundred
to fifteen thousand dollars. Very hand
some and serviceable carr have been
bull. from. the old 'castaways," and the
man Of moderate means can travel pri-
vately and comfortably In home OF hid
own.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-10-31

Emma Goldman's ideas on the sub
ject Of marriage appear to coincide very
closely with those Of Rev. DR.. Heron,
late Of Iowa and NOW Of New Jersey.
Marriage" she says. ''is private mat
ter. l do not see, then, why ministers
or judges should interfere with It," DR..
Heron enunciated the same idea some
time ago and has numerous followers
who believe the same thing.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-10-31

LOHD sTRArHCoNA ust besides that OF
high commissioners. He II chancellor Of
McGill University, resident governor Of
the Hudson Bay Company, president Of
the Bank Of Montreal, and q director Of
the st. Paul. Minneapolis and Manitoba
and Il the Great Northern Railroad.
When he landed on this side Of the At
lantic he was poor lad. Now HE
home In Montreal Is one Of the city's
show palaces.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-10-31

In view Of the almost general legis.
lation against cigarettes throughout
the states and the numerous crusades
Tor their suppression, some statistics
recently presented by Tobacco will he
OF Interest. The fact that there has
been q pronounced decrease In the sale
OF paper-rolled cigarettes in the last
three years leads the journal quoted to
conclude that IAN equivalent Of at
least 100000 smokers have ceased to
use paper cigarettes or that a larger
number are more moderate in their
USE" At any rate, during the time
mentioned the number Of cigarettes ON
which internal revenue has been col
lected has fallen LAG, 629, O9S. The sta.
tistics used cover a period OF twenty
years, or from June 80, 1881. At that
time the cigarette was not known out
side few Of the larger cities. The to-
tai number manufactured was $685.
1913, 1888, and the internal revenue tax
was $1.75 thousand. May /, 1888,
the tux was reduced to so cents q thou.
sand, and within twelve months the
total tax-paid product reached 0OS, &c.,
723, or an increase of so per cent ovel
the year previous. From 1885 to 1890
more than 100000 cigarettes were
annually added to the number made
and consumed. With the tax still at so
cents a thousand, q production Of e.
233, 254 $50 is recorded for the fiscal
year 1890. Then came a fierce storm
OF competition, purely retaliatory in its
nature, by which more than LOCO, Co.,
600 were added to the tax-paid product
In less than four years. In 1897 the
high-water mark In production was
reached when 4,153, 252, 40 cigarettes,
or about fifty-six for every man, wom-
an and child in the country, paid the
government tax of more than $1,000
GOO. In the following year competition
was some what lessened and the tax
was raised to 81 a thousand. Both Of
these checked further growth, and
since then production has fallen of
materially. Ii there are not as many
cigarettes sold now as there were three
years ago, there are not as many
smoked; and whether the reduction is
due to decreased demand or increased
cost Of production, the result Is equally
gratifying to those who have labored
sealously to combat the widely preva-
lent cigarette habit.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-10-31

In London, whose
desire It 10 to dis
lodge the old hnan-
cier from the post
Of high commits
Sioner Of Canada.
II the richest Of
King Edwards
subjects In the Do
m inion. Lord
Strathcona occu-
pies numerous Of
ices Of honor and
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-10-31

"How should you like to have boil
on your neck and q stiff collar constant
" chafing IT." was the pertinent Ques-
ton which q Massachusetts, Judge put
to man arrested for driving a sore
backed horse. Then. to stimulate his
imagination In the future. a fine Of $50
was imposed.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-10-31

The growing tendency to look upon
marriage asa temporary bond which
can be thrown OF or assumed at will IL
the logical result Of loose divorce laws
and the increasing tendecy to initiate
the customs Of the fast sets abroad. 1t
is high time for persons Of all CLASSES
to protest against the general laxity Of
morals that d seen to exist in present
day society. Public sentiment 10 on the
right side, and It u important that the
old traditions which once guarded the
American home should be revived.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-10-31

Emperor william has decorated all
the encourage Of the Gear and the Gear
has conferred like favors on those who
surround the German Emperor. II
these visits become common the court
favoeites with need ''caddy" to carry
their emblems.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-10-31
MARROW ESCAPE FOR BASS.
Came Near Being Hanged for Another
Mans Forgetfuinese.


Mans For9etfuinsss.
William Bass, described a. 1.-THE ONLY
real guide into the Grand Canyon Of
Arizona" had an early life full Of peril
and adventure. A chapter of I'm and
Around the Grand Canyon" 10 devoted
to an account Of one Of his thrilling
experiences.
Soon after his settlement In Williams
he became interested in accounts Of the
Havasupai Indians. peculiar peor lie
said to preserve many characteristics
Of the Indians Of centuries gOoe by. 30
he started out to find them, accom-
panied by 4 man Of the name Of Nc
Kinney. whom he had casually met at
restaurant.
After three or four days. suffering
not little from heat and thirst, they
arrived at a place which they took to
be very near the Havasupai village. At
McKinney's suggestion he went on to
the village. leaving Bass to guard the
stock and provisions.
by the next afternoon" says Bass.
in relating his adventure afterward, II
concluded that AZ Mckinney had not
returned. he had been bitten by q rat
tlesnake or had fallen, over cD6. So
went to look for him. I came to q
nest Of rattlesnakes, and some OF them
killed with the gun, thinking that the
sound might warn Mckinney It my
approach.
''Soon l saw pony and mo.casin
tracks which threw me into trnpida-
tion, for common report said thai II q
man was found anywhere near the
Havasupais with revolver and cart
ridge they would kill him. I began to
try to climb the south wall OF the can
yon, and succeeded in doing 70 uEtil I
came to a perpendicular wall about
five hundred feet high.
directly over my head, but about
twenty-five feet above me, was an
overhanging angle Of rock. must
either get over that or 60 back. So
with an almost desperate throw n an
aged to get the rope across the project.
Ing angle. Fastening all my supplies
together, and tying them on the END Of
one Of the ropes. began the ascent
placing my back against the wall sud
pulling myself up hand over hand.
ION reaching the shelf above. rolled
over upon It exhausted and nearly Ia
! sensible. but had presence Of niii.d
enough to secure myself with the rope
| When came to, I found that one more
effort would release me. and gathering
ali my remaining strength, made II
, and reached the top just - the suf
was going down."
After three days Of similar hardshipi
and adventures Bass reached Williams
and started to organise searching
/, party to 20 after Mckinney.
"No one seemed anxious to co. b,
says, ''and l soon noticed groups Of
men looking suspiciously toward me
! taking earnestly q came up. bu
remaining ominously sun when I up
proached.r
/; But II was not until the seasehins
! party had been organized ana was wei
On tn way that The doctoe. who ha<
made one ef the numb6R. ~ q. Dass
J sBaaa ] fsei sotry fos you I'm %
~ y IN 20 somsehinG NJ I dea'
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-10-31

The warm summer has dislodged the
Ice Of the North and great hopes are
entertained that the pole can be pulled
mp, II found. It would be great
scheme to bring the thing back and
plant It where It win not be 90 difficult
to reach.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-10-31

fever at the coun-
try home OF the
Morris family In
Hanover County.
Va. Her profile
adorns the souve.
mir medals Of the
Pan-American Ex-
position.
Miss Woods was
q years old and
was educated at
<hx. VSn1,lsnl~ ma
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-10-31

Japan ID short one mountain. thanks
10 recent earthquake. This must be
Encouraging to real estate owners
there.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-10-31

The Eastern clergyman who declares
the earth to be only one Of 100000. 900
inhabited stars and planets on which
wickedness exists has evidently been
Z great traveller In his time.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-10-31

II the striking down Of the President
by an assassin's bullet should cause
revival In the strict enforcement of all
laws, against high and low, rich and
poor, good would come out Of terrible
evil,
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-10-31
AMERICAS HANDSOME WOMAN

She Died In the eunuy Southland
Which khe Ad0eue
Miss Maude Coleman Woods, the
most beautiful woman Of the blonde
type In North America, died Of typhoid
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-10-31

The Candid Friend. a London weekly
paper, asserts that King Edward Is suf-
fering from heart disease. Heaven pre-
serve us all from our candid friends!
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-10-31

Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait claims
that one-fourth OF the American mil
lionaires are women. The next impor-
tant query ID; what proportion Of the
millionaires are widows?
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-10-31

Tight shoes have Just caused the
death of New York woman who was
70 years old. Some Of them never seem
to rise above It.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-10-31

No great interest attaches to the fact
that the Chinese protocol has been
siened. There IL nothing left to loot.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-10-31

A penny saved may be penny earn
a. but the one carried as pocket piece
doos not draw any interest.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-10-31
Revolntionary War Claim.

ES0vOHMUSOu3Ey We Os8us
A Revolutionary War claim for 800.
the special value Of which was $4,000
contracted under the act Of l770. has
recently been lquidated by the Treas-
my Department. The interest and pin
cipal amounted to &12o0620.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-10-31

Certainly that New York man who
vas arrested for having twelve wives
haa been sufficiently punished.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-10-31
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Men do not understand that 1t is hap
,,ness that makes women attractive.

A Texas heiress has run away with
farmers boy. Thus the combinations
az capital keep going on.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-10-31

male Institute. She was musician Of
taste and culture Her disposition was
retiring and It u no secret among her
friends that she shrank from the pub
licity and notoriety caused BY her se-
lection by the committee Of the Pan
American Exposition a. the typical
beauty Of North America. She was
4 daughter Of Micajah Woods. who
was major In the Confederate army.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-10-31
Lord strathcona.

Lord Strathcona and Mount Royal 10
the object Of bitter attacks from promi-
uent members Of the Canadian colony
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-10-31
our Agricultural Products.

Since 1912 the United States has
grown over $27. 200 0O. 600 Of corn.
over $1965O. 600, 900 Of hay. over Sill
ESQ, 100000 Of wheat, over IS 16O. OOO.-
600 Of oats. ovev $3.50. 00O. 900 q pota-
toes. over n ~. 600. 900 Of barley, over
SEQ. 100000 OF tobacco. end over $500.
900 Of buckwhoaE
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only SAID she was going 10 marry you.
Punch. s4.
Il saw a girl with four sets Of teeth
in her head yesterday" mo" Yes
She wore side combs. "-Philadelphia
Bulletin.
whats your dogs name?" Tip
"Short for Tippecanoe" "Oh. NO!
Just call him Tip because he's point
r"-Philadelphia Press.
"Poor Matte, her marriage was a dis
appointment" WAS it?" "Oh, yess
she didn't get half the nice presents she
counted On."-Boston Traveller.
The Don-And what part did you
take in this disgracetul proceeding Of
holding Mr. Waters under the pumpf
Undergrad (modestly)-His left leg, sir.
Tit Bits.
He-One cannot always tell whether
a girl means what she says. She-And
one cannot always tell whether man
cares whether she means what she
says.-Puck.
Deadly Duel: did you hear Of that
duel between those two medical stu
dents?" mo. Pistols or swords p
Neither; they prescribed for each oth-
er."-Tit- Bits.
Dumleigh-lt was an awful trial for
me to make that speech tonight. Mild
may-Don't mention 1t. old boy; just
think what the rest Of US suffered
Boston Transcript.
Johnny. how many different kinds
- IL.
kinds. Teacher-Name them. Johnny
Bodily force. mental force. and the po-
lice force.-Tit- Bits.
"Billie got all the Greek and Latin
prizes at college" did heY What's
he doing now?' 1.-THE only job he could
get was as assistant to the coroner
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Kept Awake. Anyhow: Heidi you
enjoy the concert. dear? She-very
much. sat next to Mrs. Gadahout.
whom hadn't seen for years. We had
q nice long chat-Tit- Bits.
II should think the SPHINX girls would
. feel their disgrace. Their father has
been proved a common thief." Moth
ing OF the sort. Why. be appropriated
nearly quarter Of q millionv'-P hilae
lelphia Bulletin. fa
Silas--How did Exry Marks come tew
; lose his farm? Jason-He thought hia
, neighbours fence wux encroachin' on hin
land, an the very fust darn lawyer he
spoke tew about It thought 20. too.'-
. Boston Traveller. ls.
. II suppose" said the wire to the cleo
trio button. 'that son felt highly hon
ored by the attention tho President.
paid your "Yes." replied the button.
II was much touched by Cleya>-
; land Plain Dealer.
!. Mrs. Newbride- How much are your
spring chickens7 Poulterer- Dollar !
mir. ma'am. Mrs. Newbride Well
er-rve got to be very economical, -
just give me the very smallest pair you
have.-Philadelphia Press.
Breaker. THAT young man Jon intro
|. duced me to must be q millionaire tho
way he spends money. 6urfton-Nct
at all, but you see he has to get rid %
his years salary at s. week IN dve
days vacation.- Ohio State Journal y
, "Harold. what are you and Reginald
7 quarreling aboutT' called the fond
J papa. why. Reginald swallowed tho
: pennies out OF his bank" answered
Z Harold, land now be says he has more
I cents than have" - Baltimore Ameri-
!. can.
|. A Natural Cure: aWhat u the rem.
: edy for poverty r demanded the iecturs
: - In thunder tor1ea HN naunAd for X
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-10-31

plain citizen speaker cowboy
whk
his
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-10-31

4 mans opinions have more Of ~
voieht with his wite-ususlly -
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1901-05-23

Then Alice went,s ,ato her dressing
room and plunged Her feet, with the
dainty stockihgg Of Black silk and lace
insertion, in hot water. Then running
back to the larger room, tracking with
wet footprints thepink- and-gree car
pet, she pushed al armchair near to a
window, opened the sash, seated her.
self and, favored by the winter twi.
light, raised those charming and
soaked extremities. to the SILL laid
back her head and,closed her eyes to
take, literally, her death of cold.
There she sat for a long time, weaving
who knows what wild dreams of love
and death, until Ehe could bear the
chill no more. A Ger which she rose,
made careful toilet, and went down.
stairs to dine with her parents and
some guests. In fact, the Willard fam
lily. She was even more than usual gay,
gentle, DESTROYS to please everyone
proudly cherishing her secret of sui
eide.
But fate willed to make her ridicu-
lous. The next morning, indeed, she
felt the ill effects ct the mad exposure.
And how? Oh realism, what crimes
against the poetic are committed in
thy name! Truly, neither more nor
less than cold in the head; one of
those colds which are symphony in
sneezes; when the eyes weep on their
own account; when the lips are tumid
and parched and apart, because one
must breathe through the mouth if at
all; the nose-and Alices was charm
ing, a delicate, thoroughbred little
nose-becomes red,,- swollen, shape
less, unremittingly inper4nnate in its
demands for attention. What state
for heroine! Figure to yourself the
Tragic Muse with the snutfles! Poor
Alice was utterly desolate. She de-
tested her good lungs of a vigorous
contralto, which. halresisted the cold
damps of the winter twilight; she
hated still more the weak little nose
that had succumbed. BY force of hab-
it she went, a few minutes before
three, to watch for the passing of her
dear Anatole. At the Ssupreme mo-
ment her feelings got the better of her
caution; she leaned forward to look
at him; he glanced Up, saw her and
bowed. Then deri@ smile curled
his mustache; his shoulders gave a
true Partisan shrug, very expressive.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1901-05-23
THE DISPERSAL OF ANIMALS.
How Chance Agencies Convey stray
Brutes from One Locality
To Another.

The manner in which animals may
be conveyed from one area or region
to another by what may be called
chance agencies has always formed a
subject of much interest in the eyes of
naturalists. The same opinion may be
expressed Of the dispersal of plants,
says the London Chronicle. Darwin
found over so seeds in little clod Of
earth attached to the leg of a migrat-
ing bird, and we can readily imagine
how such agencies serve to widen tho
distribution of life. Sir c. Lyell gives
an instance of q pig-an animal popu'
larly believed to be anything but an
adept at swimming being found far
out at sea brayely making it's way to-
ward some haven of rest. Such ami
mails as tortoises may easily be con-
veyed on driftwood over long tracts OF
ocean. A recent report of the Indian
marine survey gives case in point.