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The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-07-18

between them a jolly little fountain
goeo forever
Leaping toward the sua-heart to be
warmer.
Then recoiling In 4 tremble from the too
much light above.
But despite the pleasant aspect Of the
place and his aunt's adoring ministra-
lions, Frank Harland found the days
dragged. To have been hur; In foot
balm practice game ut that! To be
obliged TO leave the team and cuddle
down and kesp still Ike naughty child
who u doing penance In the corner!
Worst Of all, to be even temporarily de-
barred from the youthful companion
ship in which he 90 delighted-it was
deuced hard-it was disgusting!
''Now that you're sitting up you'll be
out In no time" his aunt assured him
cheerily. "Now, It's time for your
nourishment. Eth, my dear?"
.sWho 10 sheT' cried the young fellow.
He had caught her arm suddenly. Yes
there! Coming out Of the opposite
house. She passes here every day. See
-out Of that house with all the beautt-
ful flowers In the windows"
"She1 o, her name IL Isola Ray!'
..Isola Rayl' he repeated His dark
poetic young face lit up. 'What de-
licious namey'
.sShe has been away at boarding
school. She graduated this summer.
She IL giving music lessons. They say
she Is bright. She's relative Of the
old people over there. Why-she 10
coming in herer'
A trim little figure in fall suit Of
moss green with . bewitching little
toque Of cerise silk on her fair hair had
come In at the gate-was ascending the
steps.
Miss Denslow huttred to the hall
dior.
"Come iny' abe cried Hospitality.
Thank you. no. just brought q few
lowers for the poor young gentleman.
win you give them to him with my
sympathy
SIZE smiled disappeared Ara Frank
Harland found himself HOLDING, . mas
| OF scarlet geraniums and delics 70 ferns.
The next morning It wus lite bumcf
| e late violets the day aDtar q bouque
| q fragrant hsllntxope. But despite hel
dainty Aoral gifts the youn muHt
teacher never came IN.
ASK hee," Frank wouh entrent
Ten her wish to thank hse.s
r AAyA ny 0ear." No auA3 would e2
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-07-18

chance they were exhumed by the peo-
pie Of far-distant age.
1t was but short time ago that the
excavations were begun which result.
ed In these singular and extraordinary
discoveries. The finding Of the re-
mains In the first place was quite acct
dental. H. ]. Simmons, superintendent
Of the Arizona and New Mexico Rail-
way, was making excavations along
the lines of the railroad near Clear
Greek. Galveston County, when bones
were found In the earth removed. On
examination of the contents of the
steam shovel, skulls and human teeth
were noticed, and further search led
to the discovery of skeletons Of whole
families. together with ivory beads and
other objects of human handiwork.
Realizing the valuable and scientific
character Of the discovery, a systemat-
ic search of the strata In the vicinity
was made. Biologists say the whole
section Of the State was once covered
by the Gulf Of Mexico. The idea at
once came to Mr.. Simmons that In far
distant ages tidal wave had occurred
at the time the gulf covered more Of
that part Of the country than at pres
ent and that these bones were the re-
mains Of the thousands Of human be
ings who had been drowned In the
overflow Of the waters Of the gulf. Hia
theory was later upheld by leading sci.
entists.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-07-18
lOCf RACE OF TEXAS.
Prehistoric City Near Galveston "a
quilted by a Tidal Wave.

ShCAlotUTlS Alty wear 10lVeotOm In
quilted by Tidal Wave.
Relics Of . prehistoric race were dis
covered in Galveston, Texas. just previ-
GUS to the storm that flooded the city.
Nearly 1000 human skeletons were
found, and scientists who examined
the excavations had just given the
opinion that an ancient city had been
submerged by tidal wave that drown
ed all the inhabitants. when the calam-
!ty Of centuries ago was repeated.
The bones We're discovered In a
search for relies for the archaeological
exhibit at the Pan-American EXPOSE
ton, which Is to be held in Buffalo, N.
T., next summer. The skeletons are
beyond doubt several thousand years
old, and the character Of the people
who occupied the coast Of the gulf at
this period is an interesting subject for
speculation. Whoever they may have
been and whenever they may have Av-
ed, the remains found show beyond .
question that some terrible outbreak
Of nature caused the sudden death of
thousands Of these ancient people and
their burial In the strata where by
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-07-18
THAT BOY OF MINE

mes rosv a. the summer sky IA,
At dAwaing Of the day: g.,
his little "goo-goO's" signify Ia
The things that he would say.
hes innocent Of all desire
In babyland to shine,
And yet the neighbors all admire
That little boy Of mine.
-.
Like many other baby boys
He dearly loves a row,
And oft l wish he'd stop his noise,
And smooth his troubled brow.
But when his little eyes are dry
Where tiny sparkles shine
The wealth Of klondike would not buy
That little boy Of mine.
His faults are few-if faults they be-
tell them in q joke
10 visitors, but generally
Feel sorry that spoke.
For ere they have a chance to laugh
His grandma cries, "Why, joe,
You used to make more noise BY half
Some thirty years ago."
Then as we lay him down to rest,
In childhood's snowy bands,
And fold upon his little breast
His chubby little hands:
In pure and perfect innocence
He looks almost divine
The sweetest gift Of Providence
Is that wee boy Of mine.
Chicago Record.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-07-18
SMALL BOY AND THE HORSE.
Acts that Stamp the Human with the
Badge of Nobility.

Acts that Stamp the Human with the
Badge of Nobility.
What nuisances these small boys are
sometimes. The streets are full OF
them. They play tricks upon US. They
SNOWFALL our tall hats. They steal up
behind us and placard our backs with
Il am blind" or Wanted to buy 100
cats" We are made aware Of it only
by the people who pass us, stopping
and pointing and sneering at us. How
angry we are! And then we discover
peeping around the corner three or four
small boys. They are so cOmical we
burst into laugh; that Is, IL we are
wise, and remember that we have been
boys ourselves some time in the past.
And SO the incident passes with the
comment, Boys will be boys"
For our part, we like small boys. We
can get along with their pranks. We
can endure the noise they make, muddy
footprints on the carpet, pillow fights
in the morning when we would like to
sleep. the new suits all bedraggled and
muddy with holes in the knee. the
studied toe that must be washed and
done up, bedlam in the house in gen.
eral. Why this moralizing upon the
subject Of the small boy? you ask.
Just this. We saw u small boy. as we
were passing along the crowded street.
stop and caress a horse. 1t was not
a royalty bred. heightened beauty, but
an ordinary work horse, standing wear
lily by the sidewalk waiting for Get up
here" and perhaps the lash of the whip.
The boy was eating an apple. He
stopped and patted the horse. He gave
him part Of his apple. He caressed
his nose, placing 1t against his face.
You should have seen the mutual quick
understanding between horse and boy.
| Would we trust that boy? Surely we
would with uncounted money. His
frank, honest face, his eyes speaking
sympathy and kindness. intelligence
and pent-up fun and life. were an index
Of his character and natural bent that
were unmistakable. Boys. you are
soon to be men. Such incidents as the
above are worth your consideration.
They are indexes of what you are and
what you may hope to be. They have
a reflex influence upon you. too, that
will help you In after years. The boy
was understood by the horse; the OBJ
serving man understood the boy -
well-BOston Traveller.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-07-18

IN despair. "Here, you're getting fev0
ish again. You'll nave a relapse. I can.
think what's coming over YOU"
The days did not drag now-at Lead
n&t until after Isola had passed. The
there was the afternoon to watch fol
when she came home. A delightful ant
nation thrilled the vv4valescent ath
lete. Once she had met his eyes-and
blushed. The next time she smiled
Finally-ecstatic day! she bowed.
But there came day-One glorious.
copper-colored October day whei,
Franks aunt got shock which left her
treathless-and Isola Ray got another.
This is the way 1t came about: Twitter'
ing old Miss Denslow. swooping in ON
her beloved patient with tray Of deli.
cacies, almost dropped the tray at sight
Of her tall nephew. erect, smiling,
clothed in his ordinary habiliments.
"It's all right" he assured her. Il
couldn't play i'll one day longer-nOt an
hour! To stay indoors with that sky,
that sun, that breeze! 1t would be
criminal Here, Ill drink your broth
auntie. I'm only going for a short
walk"
1t was a short walk. 1t was only al
| far as the house with the dOwer-flled
| windows across the street.
1t was Isola Ray herself-Isola, in q
Quakerish little gray house gown. thai
matched her eyes, and a fetching little
apron Of rufIled lawn. who opened thu
door to him.
"You" she Hammered. She grew
quite white. "Why-you-"
"I'm not ghost" he assured her
smiling. my name Is Frank Harland
I've come to thank you for all thos,
exquisite flowers. Won't you ask NIX
IMP
But I-but my-my friend said thai
you-you were crippled for life! And
thought thought"
"Now. Isola Ray!' protested . plain
tive voice. The mistress Of the hous>
came up to the hall. II thought whe1
you asked me about the sick gentlema,
at the window that you meant old Mr.
Benham, who lives at 50. He's been al
but bedridden for years. did not know
you meant Miss Denslow's nephew
Come in, Mr.. Harland."
Never was invitation accepted will
more alacrity. That wasn't the onl!
time Frank entered the fOwer-dllet
parlor-ah, not by many!
"a year ago." he says to-day, an<
signs. ''NOw know the dire effects o.
. football fatality"
And when his friends question him
he just glances at glittering stone Oh
. white fnger-and attempts explana
ton.
But his fiancee stops him. And the.
both laugh. Which, after all, ia tn
only thing to do whsa one is happy
Chicago Tribune.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-07-18

South American eQuihbrist was struck
with the bright Idea Of giving his per
Torrance on the balancing stone, and
= large number OF people assembled
from far and near to witness this moved
performance. Having commenced BY
climbing to the top Of the stone with
Characteristic agility. The acrobat cool.
" went through al the tricks IN hia
repertoire one altar another. his ekerta
bslns literally punctuated By tn
hearty appliance ~ his gaxhsg1n&
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-07-18
Suspicious IAberality.

1T was 4 mean trick" said Jones,
With 4 smile, ''but wantsd my wife %
come homo. and it was the only way
that could think Of to get her back.
She went away about hve weeks ago on
vacation and left me alone to ret
along as best could. 1t wasn't loag
before grew tired Of the arrangement
tired Of getting my meals downtown,
tired Of sending checks in reply to her
demands for moro money. Three days
ago received 4 letter asking me to
send her $25 at once. 1t Wa then that
my plan suggested itself. BY return
mail sent her . check for double the
amount that she had asked for, and in
closed It with . note that read: Don't
hurry back
ut worked - thought It would. Ny
wife returned BY the hrst train with .
strange CLEAN Of inquiry in her eyes
and Z Get about her tips that BODIES
trouble for me II she confirms the hor.
nble suspicious that she y laboring I'M
der. However, have her 1T homo. and
l am not losing any slssp over what she
may suspect"-Dstroat Free Prsss.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-07-18
Stealing HE Thundsr,

Stealing Hfs Thunder.
The man with slight fresco Of ye3.
tow mud on his shoes stopped the pat.
ant lsathered frlsnd and exclaimed:
"Ha, hav'
"What's the roubler
mo trouble whatever. This 10 10y.
Ny turn has come 1t last Aren't you
sne Of the people who used to make fun
It me because lived away out IN The
,uburbsr'
II believe So"
didn't you ray facetious things
about 'Lonesomehurst' and when you
NV me performing feats ef equilib-
dunn with . tall bunch. Of bundi1a,
aidn't you make comic references b
the human express wagonT
YES; believe -"
"Well I want to call your attention
70 the fact that am living only q few
nundred feet from where the cars START
I'm one Of the few people who ere surs
II getting seats on . warm evening, and
who brush proudly BY while you stand
n the corner. ana izaDlore the conduct
or humbly, but In vain, to take your I
.entA"-Washington Star.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-07-18
ELEPHANTS IN THE WATER.

fhey Were the Only Animate Ths<
eavud Thenselves In . ehipwreck.
When number of elephants are ship.
oed Z strong structure is erected Oh
deck and there they are stabbed. chain.
I'd by the feet. No doubt In an emer-
sency they could easily walk away
with their chains and the deck flooring,
throwing the stable aside II it offered
any impeachment to their progress and
the door happened to he shut Ele-
plants, fortunately. ore not always put
ding forth their pr0wess and the chains
In ordinary weather and ordinary cir.
cumstances keep them sufficiently in
check. About twenty years ago WILL
lam Jamrach, who had made fortune.
was returning from India with cargo
Of elephants. black panthers. tigers.
cheetahs, leopards. hyenas, apes. SER
pents, orang-outangs and rare birds OF
all kinds. He valued the lot Mt $50, 900.
The Agra;-that was the name of the
ship he was coming home on - was
swinging at her anchor of Point de
Gale, Ceylon.
Suddenly there was beard a fearful
crash that gave pause to everything.
The chattering. the screaming, the
growing and the roaring Of the ami
mails stopped dead. The startled men
looked for just a moment straight in
the face Of each other. Then the ex-
clamatiOn. "Great heavens. she's sink
ing!' was followed by a clamor that
just blotted out the stilluess. At one
and the same moment both man and
beast seemed to realize the situation
and at one and the same moment they
Ill began to exhibit symptoms Of the
alarm they felt. In the case of the men
they were free to devise means o. es.
cape and they Immediately brsieA
themselves accordingly. In the case Of
the animals they were confined and
had to undergo the horror of facing .
death they were powerless to avert. Il
Is natural for an animal to die in com,
bat with an enemy and while the com.
bat lasts there Is hope Of escape. There
10 NO facing of death here. the animal 10
otherwise engaged-engaged. too. in .
natural way. But with the animate
ctoped up on the Agra. with never a.
enemy to fight, It was far different. and
they gave vent to cries OF unbounde(
despair. The elephants made q noise
600, but there was not one touch Of des-
pair there. 1t was the businesslike
sound Of crashing timber. and before
the Agra had reached bottom q herd
OF elephants was swimming to Ceyion!
-Cassells Magazine.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-07-18
DARING OF AN EQuILIeRisr.

Performed Feats on the Great Andean
Balancinw Stone.
Nature does many strange things-
and 50 does man. Yet It Is seldom that
the two combine. A singular instance
Of this, however, recently happened in
the Argentine Republic. At Tandn 10
Z remarkable rocking stone, curiously
placed on one Of the peaks Of the An.
des, In the midst Of the picturesque
hills Of blue granite which furnish paw.
ing stones for the capital. So unique
II this that all travellers passing In the
neighborhood make point Of going to
zee this freak Of nature.
Happening to hear Of Il lately, .
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-07-18
Where Pure Air IL Found

The chemical composition Of the At
mosphere differs little. II at all, where
ever the sample be taken; whether it be
on the high Alps or at the surface OF the
sea the relation of oxygen to nitrogen
and other constituents Is the same. The
favorable effects. therefore, of q change
Of air are not to be explained by any
difference In the proportion Of its gas
eous constituents. One Important diff
ference. however. is the bacteriologic-
nj one. The air Of high attitudes con-
tains no microbes, and 10. In fact, ster-
lie, while near the ground and some 100
feet above it microbes are abundant.
In the air Of towns and crowded places
not only does the microbic impurity in
crease. but other Impurities, such ~
the products Of combustion Of coal. &C.
crue also. Several investigators have
found traces Of hydrogen and certain
hydrocarbons in the air and especially
In the air Of pine, oak and birch for.
ests. 1t is to these bodies. doubtless.
consisting Of traces Of essential oils. ia
which the curative properties Of Ger.
lain health resorts are ascribed.
Thus the locality OF ar forest IL said
% give relief In diseases Of the respira,
tory tract. But. all the same. these
traces Of essential oil and aromatic pro
ducts must be counted. strictly speak
ing. as Impurities, since they are mo-
necessary constituents Of the air. Al
r.ecent analvaes have shown. fhest
bodies tend to disappear In the air al
= higher altitude Il reached. until they
disappear altogether. It would seem
therefore, that microbe. hydrocarboni
and entities other than oxygen and nit
rogen, are only incidental to the neigh
Oorhood q human industry. ANNA
life. damp and vegetation.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-07-18
The Toad in. the Rock.

OF late days have noted, says ~
cent writes. q considerable number Of
reputed cases Of the occurrence OF
live frogs and toads in what were al
legged to be solid rocks. This Il, OF
course, an old, old story that appears
to possess perennial powers (like the
toad Of revivification. l had thought
that Dean auckland Gather Of the
genial Frank had exploded the toad
in the rock myth once for all. The
Dean incl0sed toads and frogs In cells
cut in blocks Of stone. and buried them
three feet deep In his garden. Here
the conditions were even less rigorous
than those under which the amphibiana
are reported to survive for ages In the
s.sOlid rock" Dean Buckland's tOada
were nearly all dead by the end OF the
first year Of entombment and none sut-
vived the second year.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-07-18
MUST BE A HEALTHY PLACE,

washin xton Mau's Wife Spoiled His
Chances Of Sinking Duty.
A young Westerncr who nailed q JOB
In one Of the departments about . year
ago got into the habit from the jump OF
putting In a time slip pretty frequently.
explaining eacn time to the CHIEF OF his
division that bis wife was very delicate
and that she had sent for him. TheM
the young man would repair to his "a
vorite maison de lush and put in . COW
pie Of extra hours Of enjoyment Or cross
the river ON the electric cars to that
large shed where even money, and even
money only, 10 given against race
horses that are to at the track, or
otherwise toy with the blithesome
hours.
During the past summer the young
Westerner tore one hour OF the daily
stunt every day. leaving the ONCE ct 3
o'clock, and put In slip. Informing
the chief Of his division that his invalid
wife was staying out in the country,
near a small Virginia town, and that
IL he didn't catch the 3:15 train he'd
have to remain in Washington over
night.
About 12:45 on last pay day spleen
did buxom woman, who would prob
ably have tipped the beam easily at 176
pounds and whose cheeks were like wild
roses, walked into the ONCE Of this
chief Of division and sweetly asked u
she could see her husband. She was
the young Westerner's wife. The chief
told her that her husband was out At
lunch. She said she wouldn't wait, and
swept out, regal. handsome, the very
model and picture Of robust physical
health.
"Say," said the chief Of division
who is malarious. dyspeptic and ema-
ciated-to the young Westerner when
the latter returned from his lunch.
where did you say your wife spent last
summer2''
The young westerner named the
place, not without wondering II any
thing had happened to put his chief
next"
"well." said the chief. ''that must be
. rafting healthy place. and blamed II
don't believe TN move down there
with my family. Your wife was IN here
Z whilA ago!"
taking shout feeling IKE q nickel'u
worth . strawberries IN the middle O
winters remarked the young Western
or afterward, IN telling the story upon
observation-disclosures Post.
S5s
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-07-18
A Municipal Restaurant.

For fifty years the city Of 0rsnoble.
b France. has maintained municipal
restaurant and kitchen, where meals
are cooked and supplied 1t cost The
food 70 q the best quality, the cooks
arc skillful and the service u excellent
One may dine there on bread and SOUP
tor cents and have his hunger thor
sughly appeased. or may pay II cent?
and enjoy Z course dinner.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-07-18
Life-savlne Politenoss.

= 4AAO-68VAbA8 = Vths0ssOOVs
Patriotism and politeness are great
virtues. and japanese physician,
Doctor Aoyama, owes his life to the
fact that he possessed them both in
high degree.
He had caught the plague. and was
dying for need Of the food which. in
his delirium. he refused to take. His
nurse was In despair. but finally con-
ceived the idea Of playing upon his
patriotism by filling glass with liquid
nourishment and then Offering to drink
70 the health Of the mikado.
This was repeated dntiL ardent
patriot a he was, the doctor felt that
he had honored his sovereign enough.
Then his politeness was appealed to,
the nurse proposing . toast and re-
preaching the sick man for not joining
II It. In this way the patients strength
was maintained until the dellrium sub
aided and he became convalescent.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-07-18
no Gee Under Water,

An instrument for seeing objects IN
Ger water has been invented BY . hy.
lrsgr1phic engineer Of Russia. BY III
aid the bottom Of rivers. to depth of
from festy-0vs TO sixty feet can 10 dis.
dnctly viewed. In the examina&1ea e
wrecks this submarine telescope WIN
. Of Rroat service.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-07-18
Franks Football Fatality
661T might be worse, Frank, dear! r

660T might be worse, Frank, dear!'
consOled the rosy little aunt
ut mightv' admitted Frank,
gloomily.
tits a pleasant street to look out on,
II 1t Is quiet" she added.
It was a pleasant street they were
looking out on then from the window
Of the little old-fashioned house with
lts nuttering dimfty curtains and bright
brass doorbell. 1t is tucked away on
the West Side. 1t is no: more than two
blocks In length. The houses are de-
tached and have quite an air Of exclu-
sivenesa. Two long green grass plats
run down the center Of the street, and
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-07-18

4 ntt1s AeR b. any sth9 1Ama
VoQaA lou1<loao owou @ w.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-07-18

a police baeAaiaf always s1vo . IN
eat n . crow1B1 cas - . W1(ossS -
lang stp1dlne
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-07-18

Many q man suspected Of having .
hidden sorrow Il simply tired Ct fuvot
ity.