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The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-04-11
DICK NoRToN's LUCK

SIT was . wet, sloppy day In late
September. There were only few
people on the car, and they were I'll
intent on their own AFFAIRS, except two
boys who were chatting together In
true school boy fashion. All 1t once
sne Of the boys spranS to his feet gave
the bell a sharp jerk, and started to
leave the car.
"Here, where are you going, Dick1"
cried his companion, astonished ct his
friends sudden desertion.
"I'm going to stop and help that old
woman. Just look there" Dick called
tack over his shoulder. pointing to the
pavement, where a misehievous boy
nad overset an old woman's fruit stall,
and then ran on, leaving her to gather
up her scattered stock as best she
>ould. The poor, bewildered old crea-
ture was bobbing distractedly around.
beneath her dilapidated umbrella, max
ing frantic grabs at the apples and
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-04-11
MRS. GEORGE KEPPEL

England's Reigning Beauty and ia.
vorite of the Prince Of Wales.
Mrs. George Keppel, the noted En-
glish beauty who 10 coming to America
with her husband. IL the daughter Of
Sir William Edmondstone and the wife
Of younger brother Of the Earl Of
Albemarle. Mrs. Keppel first attracted
widespread attention in 1899. when the
Prince Of Wales showed his especial
admiration for her beauty while the
Keppels were visiting the Riviera. The
Countess Of Warwick was RELOCATED to
the rear in the Princes favor. and the
new social star wac lining brilliantly
when a snub from the Duke Of Rich
nond somewhat dimmed her light. The
Duke positively refused to allow her to
be guest at his house. The Prince at
once put Richmond on his blacklist and
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-04-11
The Catch About Il.

The business Of fre insurance seems
to have been a good deal Of a mystery
to the middle-aged Eng1ishwoman who.
according to the Leeds Mercury, called
at an agents ,ffice and said that she
wished to insure her house.
"For how much :" asked the agent.
"Oh, for about f2OO."
every well. III come NO and inves-
tigate It,"
II don't know much about insur-
ance," she said.
"It's very simple, ma'am."
III I'm insured for 600 and the
house is burned down, I get the mon
ey, do IT"
Certainly"
"And they do 1T ask who set 1t afire ?
"Oh, but the. do. We shall want ID
know all about It."
"Then you needn't come up" she
said. as she rose to go. Il heard there
was some catch about 1t somewhere
and now l see where It IT,"
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-04-11

ing the lamp proper directly under.
meath the body of the vehicle. with the
oil reservoir located below and at the
rear Of the lamp. Leading from the
reservoir to the lamp Is a curved tube
containing the feed wick, and in line
with the blaze Is the glass bulrs-eye
through which the rays are emitted.
Directly over the flame is q vertical
tube leading to q warming chamber
contained inside the body Of the wagon.
and a passage for smoke is formed BY
q continuation of the pipe. 1t can b
readily understood that IL the wick 10
ignited and the feet are placed over the
warming chamber and covered with q
robe they will be perfectly comfortable
themselves, and also aid greatly in the
circulation Of blood through other por-
tons Of the body
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-04-11

ful and worthy Of preservation. Al Q
rule 1t has not even had the advantage
Of being profitable. Very much Of this
appalling destruction has been done
without leaving the owners of the big
tree as well or - they were before it
began"
Series Of amphlets to BE Issued.
The pamphlet which was published
by the forestry division Of the Depart
ment Of Agriculture Is one Of q series
which will be issued in behalf Of the
big trees. The report was prepared for
the Information Of the Senate Commit
tee on Public Lands, which was at the
time considering the preservation Of the
Calaveras and Stanislaus big tree
groves. 1t Is the first document on the
subject which has ever been published
by the government. strange rs the fact
may seem. Prof. W. r. Dudley, At
Stanford University, who aided WITH
the work. is now preparing a more de-
tailed account Of the big trees and the
big tree groves, which will be published
by the government forestry office. The
pamphlet now out contains an excellent
map of the forests Of California. con-
tanning big trees. together with a de.
tailed account of each Of the larger
groves.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-04-11
THE srcxEL pRoJkclILk.

provided centrally with an opening to
receive a firing cap; the projectile prop
er. or B, screws snugly into A. Inside
B 10 q canister, G, containing an ex-
plosive; the space between the outer
and inner shells is filed with balls or
bullets. Through the rear end Of G
time fuse, subject to regulation as to
period Of burning, extends from the in
terror Of G into the chamber Of A. The
powder to hurl the projectile is packed
into A; when it is exploded. it also ig-
mites the fuse; this burns into G, and
the explosives there in turn explode the
projectile and scatter the balls. 1t 10
intended that the time of burning OF
the fuse shall be SO regulated, relative
to the charge in A. that the explosion Of
G shall occ ar at the moment the pro
jectile reaches its destination.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-04-11

writes. LAUNDERING is rapidly sweep
ing them OF; forty mills and logging
companies are now at work wholly or
- part upon big tree timber. The
southern groves show some reproduc-
t10n, through which there 10 hope Of
porpetuating these groves. In the
northern groves the species hardly
holds it, own"
IN introducing . history Of the big
eesA With facts concerning each Of the
groves now existing. the writer says:
At tho present time the only grove
thoroughly safe from destruction 10 the
1ariposa and this 10 far from being the
most interesting. Most Of the other
groves are either In process Of or In
danger Of being logged. The very finest
of al, the Calaveras grove, with the
biggest AMI tallest trees, the most nm
contaminated surroundings and prac-
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-04-11

ideally all the literary and scientific as
s0ciations Of the species connected with
It, has been purchased recently by
aumberman, who came into full posses
sion on the LIST Of April. 1900.
1.-THE SeQuoia and General Grant Ma
tional parks, which are supposed to en-
brace and give security to a large part
Of the remaining big trees, are eaten
into by Q sawmill each and by private
ttmbering claims amounting to a total
Of 1.172,87O acres. The rest Of the
scanty patches of big trees are in fair
way to disappear-in Calaveras, Tue
lumne, Fresno and Tulare counties,
they are now disappearing-by the ak.
In brief, the majority Of the big trees
Of California, certainly the best Of
them, are owned by people who have
every right and in many cases every
Intention. to cut them into lumber"
scieutiAc Value of Big Trees.
Further along these same lines the
value Of the big tree is thus considered:
'The big trees are unique in the world
the grandest, the oldest, the most ma
1estically graceful trees-and II 1t were
not enough to be all this, they are
among the scarcest of known tree spe-
Giles and have the extreme scientific val
ne of being the best living representa-
tives Of q former geologic age. They
are trees which have come down to us
through the vicissitudes Of many GEN.
turtles solely because Of their superb
qualifications. The bark of the big tree
Il often two feet thick and almost non
eombustible. The oldest specimens
felled are stu sound at the heart and
fungus IL an enemy unknown to it. Yet
with al these means Of maintenance
the big trees have apparently not In
creased their range since the glacial
epoch. They have only just managed
% hold their own on little strip Of
country where the climate 10 locally "a
vorable."
Everyone who II interested in the biz
HseA - everyone must Be either from
curiosity, . natural love Of the forrest
q 6ee scieat1e rsaseaA must deplsel
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-04-11
A Toy World.

The astronomer in charge OF the VI
servatory at Arequipa, Peru, announces
that he has succeeded in obtaining four
photographs of the recently discovers
planet EreA. This tiny orb-a veritaD~
toy worlt., 1t might be called-is envy
about nine miles In diameter. One iea'
son for the interest attaching to 1t y
that 1t IL the nearest to the earth, anu
nearest likewise to the sun. OF all tns
minor planets. In 1894 It was only TO-
100000 miles away from Us, mefs
tribe Of distance from an astronomlc"
point Of view, and this month II ~
proaches within 5000. 600 miles.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-04-11

the destruction Of these forests. Every.
one who has visited forest in any part
Of the world will regret the destruction
Of these jwngles Of beauty. Every
thoughtful American is waking to q
realization Of the criminal carelessness
with which the forests Of this country
have been wiped out. The numbering
Of the big trees, with its accompanying
waste and devastation, seems q partic-
ularly unnecessary and almost immoral
proceeding.
Forester Pincto* says ~ It: "The
numbering of the big trSs u obstructive
to most unusual degreN III the first
place, the enormous size ard weight OF
the trees necessarily entails very con-
siderable hreakage when one Of them
falls. Such q tree strikes the ground
with forcs Of many hundreds or even
thousands OF tons, SO that even slight
inequalities are sufficient to smash the
brittle trunk at its upper extremity into
almost useless fragments. The loss
from this cause is great, but 1t 10 only
one of the sources of waste. The great
lightness of the wood, their enormous
weight make it impossible to handle
them without breaking them up. For
this purpose gunpowder Is the most
available means. The fragments Of
logs blown apart in this way are M
only often of wasteful shapes, but un.
less very nice judgment is exercised In
preparing the blast q great deal OF
wood itself is scattered in useless spin.
ters."
AT the mill, where waste is the rule
in the manufacture Of lumber in the
United States, the big tree makes NO
exception. This waste, added az 1t 10
to the other sources Of loss already men
toned, makes total probably often
considerably in excess Of half the total
volume Of the standing tree, and this 10
only one side Of the matter.
1.-THE big tree stands ~ . rule In .
mixed forest composed Of many spe-
Giles. The result Of seQuoia numbering
upon this forest ID almost ruinous. The
destruction caused by the fall Of enoe-
nous trees 10 In itself great, but the
principal sourse Of damage 10 the Inn
mense amount Of debris left on tho
groundNthe certain source Of future
fires. This mass Of broken branches,
trunks and bark. IL often ave or six or
more feet In thickness and necessarily
gives rise to nres Of great destructive
power, even though the big tree wood 10
not specially inhammable. The devas-
tation which follows this numbering 10
~ complete and deplorable a. the un-
touched forest 10 unparalleled, beauti.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-04-11
TROUBLES or The TyRANr.,

4an Has Grievances to Coin plain OF q
Well ~ woman.
At the fathers' congress, held in thia
city shortly after the adjournment q
the mothers congress, Fred Presp@y
delivered an address on Man; Flow,
When and Why 10 HeF" He said n
part:
Man that IL born Of woman II q
few days and full Of microbes. He
hoppeth out Of bed in the morning and
his feet are pierced with. the tack OF dis
appointment. He walketh through the
streets Of the city in the pride and glory
Of his manhood and sippeth on tia
banana peel Of misfortune and unjoin&,
eth his neck. He smoketh the cigar a
contentment, and behold! it explodeth
with loud noise, for II was loaded. He
Gideth down the bannister Of Life and
encounters many slivers Of torture. He
lieth down to sleep at night and IL stung
by the mosquitoes of annoyance, and
his frame Il gnawed by the bedbug Of
adversely.
"What Is man but the blind worm o(
fate? Behold. he Is impaled upon the
hook Of despair and furnishes bait for
the leviathan, death, in the fathomless
ocean Of time. Sorrow and travail fol-
low him all the days Of his life. In his
infancy he 10 afdicted with the worms
and colo, and in his old age he IL At
dicted with rheumatism and ingrowing
toenails. He marryeth q cross-eyed
woman because her father Is rich, and
1nceth that she hath not sense enough
20 try the festive chuck steak. His
father-in-law then monkeyeth with op-
lions and goeth under.
what II man but the tumor on tho
neck Of existence2 He playeth the
races and betteth his all ON the brown
mare because he hath received q tp.
The sorrd gelding winnetn by neck.
Behold, he runneth for Office and The
dead-beak pulleth his leg ever and anon
and then voteth for the other man. He
exalteth himself among his people and
swelleth with pride, but when the
votes are counted he flndeth that his
name IL mud. He boasteth Of his
strength In Israel, but 10 beaten by. .
redheaded man from the Bloody Third.
He goeth forth to breathe the fresh air
and mediate upon the vanity Of III
earthly things, and y accosted by .
bank cashier with = sight draft for
$500. A political enemy heth in wait
for him In the market place and walk
eth around him, growing like . cock.
"Ve1ily, man 10 nothing but wart
ON the nose Of nature "A bundon On the
toe Of time-a freckle ON the face Of TIA
universe."-Salt Lake Herald.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-04-11
KEEPS THE FEET WARM.

conoined CarftaEs Lamp and Foot
Warmer Recently Patented.
The Illustration shows the comb,nen
carriage lamp and foot warmer recently
patented by John B. Bartholomew Of
Detroit, Mich, for use in cold weather
The object of the invention is to pro.
vide simple and effective means nv
which continuous warmth at little ex.
pense may be supplied to the feet Of
the occupant Of the vehicle, and in
which the arrangement Is such a. to
provide light whose rays may be d.
..ected on the road In advance of thu
team. This object il attained by mount.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-04-11
Growth OF Population In German

Growth OF Population In Germany.
The growth Of Germany since the
war with France Is the most remark
able phenomenon Of modern Europe.
Since the treaty Of peace was signed
In 1871 Germany has not extended her
territory by single acre on the cont.
nent Of Europe " we except the acqu,.
sition Of Heligoland), but she has In
creased her population by 10000. 600.
The Germans numbered 10000, 900 n
1871; they number 56,O0O,O 900 now, and
yet although there are 20 many mora
mouths to feed, the Germans are better
fed, better clothed. and in every way
more prosperous than they were then
This IL attributed largely to the faq
that for twenty years Germany a.
voted herself to improving the els
msntary education Of her people.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-04-11
A Precious Necklace.

The most magnificent and costly
pearl necklace in the world Is In the
possession of the Countess Henckel, .
lady well known in London and Paris.
It Is made Of three historical necklaces.
each of which has enjoyed considerable
celebrity In former times. One Of them.
valued at $4,000, was sold to the
Countess by a grandee Of Spain, and IL
Ii known as the necklace Of the virgin
Of Atokha:;" the second belonged to the
ex-Queen Of Naples; and the third was
the famous necklace belonging to the
Empress Eugene, and by her sold to .
London jeweler for 100000.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-04-11
Some Big Houses.

The Sultan Of Turkey has built q
Mecca the biggest house in the world
Il 10 intended for the accommodation q
pilgrimA and 10 capable Of sheltssinS
5000 persons. The next bi9eese house
IN the world IL In . suburb OF Vienna.
lt accommodates 2,112 tenants. Next
come the three Rowton Houses In Loor
DON with 800. CIT and 500 tenants ~
epoct1vely.
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,ranges which were rolling about in ali

,ranges which were rolling about in ali
"Oh, pshaw! Come back here, Dick.
It's past time now. and the boys won't
wait. Somebody else'l attend to your
old woman. Come back, say"
mo, Ned, this is my business and I
can't afford to leave 1t to somebody else
to attend to-" Dick answered, with q
smile and wave of his cap.
That's Just like Dick Norton, for all
the world" grumhled his friend. half to
himself. half to the,keen-eyed man who
SAT across the aisle, and who had OBJ
served the boys with interest during
their short dialogue. 1--WE were going
to have just Jolly, good time this af-
,erncon. A lot of US boys were al 60
ing together over to Whites to see the
trained dogs, you know, and now he's
gone aud run of to help an old woman
that he never even saw before and he'll
miss the fun. There won't be much
fun anyway, without Dick. He's the
jolliest boy in the bunch" he added,
drearily. with little kick at an empty
oaper sack which someone had thrown
on the floor.
"Too bad he should miss the fun, but
suppose the old woman u glad to
have help IN her trouble" said the gen.
tleman. as he again took up the paper
khich he had laid down when the boy
srose to leave the car.
Two weeks later long row Of boyl
It one Of the big downtown stores
awaited anxiously the summons to On
tse the merchants private once, eeef
aoping that to him would be given tn
Soait3on which each had come 10 seek
They al eysd one another askance. ant
Whsn yet another boy entered the room
10 was met With looks ef DECIDED a.
Cavoe.
''Hsllo, Nedi You hsEer" 10 cried. 4
| sv1deae 9xpEisa. waiting over - -
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-04-11

HERE'S his ragged roundabout, |
Turn the pockets inside out: !
Sse; his penknife. lost to use. :
Rusted shut with apple-juice;
Here, with marbles, top and string
II his deadly "devil-sling,"
With its rubber limp at last
As the sparrows Of the past!
Observation-Disclosures straps
Bullets, and box Of caps
Not a thing at all, guess,
But betrays some waywardneso-
Fen these tickets. blue and RED,
For the Bible-verses said
Such % this his mem'ry kept
"Jesus wept."
Here's fishing hook-and-line,
Tangled up with wire and twine.
And dead angle and some
Slugs Of lead and chewing gum.
.
Here's some powder In q quill
Corked up with liver pill;
And = spongy little chunk
OF punk.
~
Here's the little coat-but O!
Where Is he we've censured so!
Don't you hear NJ calling, dear?
Back! come back, and never fear:-
You may wander where you WILL
Over orchard. field and hill:
You may kill the girds, or do
Anything that pleases you!
All, this empty coat Of his!
Every latter worth 4 kiss:
Every stain ~ pure instead
Az the white stars overhead:
And the pockets-homes were they
OF the little hands that play
Now no more-but, absent, thus
Beckon NJ.
FLAMES Whitcemb RILEY.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-04-11
THE elckEL PRoJE1r,LE.

Expected to Do Maximum Amount or
Execution.
Mr.. Hiram Bickel, Of Guffey, Pa, has
paAented an e4paSave shell designed to
afford what its invenes& eoaAidscs .
maximum degree Of destructiveness. 1t
10 designed for rifles or guns Of large
caliber, and is described as follows, ref
erence being had to accompanying illue.
tration, which shows q cross-section Of
the projectile,: A Is cartridge-shell
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-04-11


b, Who stood nearest the door. end
giving him friendly punch IN the rios.
Eyes, l saw the 'ad.' in the paper, ana
Thought I'd come" The boy broke
OF in the middle Of his sentence. Tor
lust then the office door swunA vpen
and the great man stood before tA.sin.
"Well boys" he said, with q smiiins
glance at the line Of eager races
suppose you all want place ana, -
there's only one place for the baton OF
you. I'm afraid some Of you are bound
to be disappointed" Then, as his Keen
ewes glanced over the row OF faces
again, there flashed into them look OF
recognition, and he said to the two boys
at the head Of the line: Hello. my
lads! So you want . Job, do your Step
into the Office, here" and . momemS
later they found themselves in the
office alone with It's owner, who SAT
down in his swing chair and REGARDED
them intently through his gold-bowso
glasses.
1--WE saw the Advertisement in &"
began Dick, nervously.
Eyes, l know" broke in the mer'
chant. "But first want to know about
your old apple woman, and II you got
to the show in time"
"WEy-what---" stamlnered DICK.
confusedly, looking as II he thought the
merchant had suddenly taken leave OF
his senses.
"Oh, yes! know" cried Ned. He
was on the car that day taat you tum'
bled or to help that old woman. Don't
you remember, Dick?"
"Oh. yes. Well, sir" Re said. turn
ing with a pleasant smile to the mer'
chant. II missed the show, but !
helped the old woman a little bit, !
guess. I picked up her rolling stock
and got 1t on the market again"
you'll do" chuckled the merchant
and think you're the boy for us. You
can come down next Monday, and the
manager viii sct !, on to work: and II
you attend to your duties, AZ I'm I'm
clined t. think you viii, I'll do the best
can to sdvance you, for believe .
boy who viii do a kindness, unasked.
and at the expense Of his own pleasure,
and who thinks he can't afford to leave
It to someone else to attend to, y the
very boy W. eecd IN our business"
Hobbs" he added, as . clerk an.
swered his tap Of the bell, tell Mr.
Jameson to take this boys name and
set him to work; hen begin next Mon
day morning. And tell those other boys
they may go. Phe place Is filled. Good
day, my lads" and the busy merchant
turned ag9in to his parer-strewn desk
A little later the boyv found them
selves again in the street. For q few
moments they walked along in c:lence
when Ned burs: out:
"Well, l declare, Dick Norton, you're
the very luckiest boy in :htS city. 1T
perfectly plain 20 be seen that old Farm
ham has taken shine to you, and your
fortunes made. haven't any doubt
"Oh, not quito as good as that, though
am glad to get the place, III confess,
answered Dick, whose beaming face
showed pleanly his qualification at hi
success.
"Whv ever would have thought" re
turned Ned, ''that your tumbling OF tn
car that day in the rain would hav,
got you that snug berth with the yer!
best house in the city? Yes. sir, Dick
you surely are a lucky dog"
But, between you and me, think l
was luck that Dick well deserved, ant
I have no fear that Farnham & ca
win ever regret taking him into thei
emplOy.-Detroit Free Press.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-04-11
DESTROY BIG TREES.
CALIFORNIA GIANTS ARE RUTH.
LESSLY GUT DOWN.
Necessary Waste Of Lum bering Mann.
I. mioths Over Fifty Per Cent-Forestry
Department Demand That Efforts Be
\ Made to save Few Remaining Groves.

Clifford Pinchot, United States fores-
~. has issued pamphlet concerning
~ big trees Of California which has
created no little comment through its
eodeAvors to state clearly and emphat-
1cally the necessity for the preservation
e the California mammoths. The
writer protests against the rate at
which the big trees are being destroyed
~ private owners, pointing out clearly
that the chances Of a renewal of the
wonder growths are to be little consid-
oced.
"Most Of the scattered groves Of big
trees are privately owned and, there
tore, In danger Of destruction" he
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-04-11
Florida Tobacco.

Florida, according to local papers, 10
becoming one of the great tobacco-pro.
ducing States. and the product has been
pronounced in some respects equal ID
that Of Cuba. Sumatra wrapper tobac-
CO raised in Florida recently took the
prize at the Paris exposition over the
world
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-04-11
A Matter OF Taste

beg pardon" said the postal clerk
who had sold her the stamps. "but you
don't have to put q Scent stamp on Q
letnof for Canada"
II know" said she. 'but the shaAe
Just matches my envelope. you know"
philadelphia Press.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-04-11

The nagy to be hoisted at one time - =.
signaling At sea never exceed four. -
- an interesting arithmeticsl tact snes
with eighteen various colored nAss' s
never more than four ct . time, NO ie"
q than 7R0l2 slanals can b. gwen