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The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-08-07

- possraiss ~ the rsa men who live
= NJ pagsA Such Wild susrOundinss
eo1lA not but stimulate : naturally
active iaAaginatian and the lnau<ace u
~ wtlAesAre& angm<0ted Afterwards
~ IT, somewhat similar inaueuc< Of
- -. p<rvaded NJ e0ttr~ life
From private tutae BE rec~svea hin
earaiest educaSica and a the are Of Is
9meeeed the freshman class u Yale Col.
1aeA Aecordine 10 his swn acxvuns.
- teaxned hut little a. cvnllee~. His
lsse e eusof-dsors freedem led him 10
Aeg4ee4 NJ books and he rsamed ahous
~ expaorsa The rugged Aiass ncrtA-
waea - Nsw Havea and the >usally
uece0s~oQUs shores ~ Long leland
1oanA 0fadaaily b hecsm< wilder
ana 00re persistent IN hin deaAnce a.
acaaeatc rsssralnts ard was aaaIly a.
pe11e<A
o. lsaviae HI stsdiss the here q
ae&avsly ard adveatur~ hid hold o. the
ysu4A aAd - decided 10 take up the
afs - . seaman In lsAae he made hss
1rue voyA9e n . sailoe before the uaast
- he chip STERLING. sailing from New
TCfk with cnneO a Aees ss< :c-Ssa
AAarkstA After this BE sersed eSe q
tiane ~ msdsAipmAn On the vesuytus
ard VAS later ordered b Os~eeo n
=. with = ccaatrsctsca party 10 eussd
. ortx tor servke On Lake Ontario,
Taea y waa givea charge q The gun
bat notiila On Lake Chamnaasa and
waa saheeQuently oraesea 10 the Wash.
In ISL Ae married daaahtee Of John
Peter Delaney. u WesscAe~ser Ccun-
q. n. r. and restgneSl hi rSaa.tiou IN
~ navy b srttie tase . quiet. asus<s-
- ute In deferrac~ 10 his wif~a
whAea - built Ass home in wessrAes.
~ Cennu - what was knewn a the
Ahees..e s.s= :. - ssx5 of s<an.
1A1A y wAtcA iccality many stssrsae
prsnn - ~ Revcaussea had takea |
lAcA n t1pcssstsns gained from |
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-08-07

respects . sample Of the authors tai
enI II dealt with high life In En-
gland. a subject with which the writer
was personally unfamiliar. save
through the pages Of action. and while
the vensure can hardly be said 10 have
enabled him TO taste Oh sh< sweets OF
authorship. II had the effect Of s,suaa-
latlnx the desire to write. Its modest
SUCCESS caused his friends TO urge him
upon some more familiar theme. and
remembering an interesting tale Of q
spy that he had heard scme years be
fore from the lips at John Jay. he set
about putting u into = story. The
Spy" was the result and during the
winter Of iSsfs2: the American public
awoke 10 the fact thst II possessed 4
novelist of iss own. ard the immediate
SUCCESS Of the ts<sok. which was un-
prece1ensed a tine time In the annals
u Americas literature. determined
Coopes's futnfe career.
The next ave years witnessed the
puhitcatson u some q his best workA
aDoag tAe0 being The Pscueerxs-
Tie Ps3oe-- ana "Lscael Lanccan~ In
lScs HI popularity had attained IN
senish utsA the pubikatioa o. The
Last - Tie NsAsAss-~ Hut with fame
cans esvy ard snehafssahaeneas from
HI cssseapssarses 81 home and
abreaA EagiisA rsviswess claimed him
~ native. axtag HI htrshpaace In the
lsse - MN. anA deaoanced him ~ Z
rsaega4e. Naturally q Q heaA-strcax
and cs0hative disposastoa. - rcseut<d
IL accnaations asd inssauasions thrust
spce him and In - dolas coald NOT
help hut Gre edease 10 . Arge raasa
Hia seas~Aa<stive uaane4 nade hin
eaemses anea9 uea who could not an
derstSnd Ass nature. He made fre-
ousns visits to ENGLAND. dusfns wArA
his company was souxhs by the nexs
distin9usshed m<a II the time. nd
during one a these vixits be was un-
willingly hrcugAs Into 4 controversy
over the ecouomy and t4aciency Of the
Cnttcd States EoveFnm<0t. His utter
anc~s On this ssh3ect we're snsscen-
strued and his puhaishsSl l~tt~rs
hrcaxht forth what now seeses an m.
together uaexriainaAie bitterness
against their author.
A one q the most successful Of an
therA Cocper's fame b assured. Hh
hhea suits and ccutrpversses are for
gctten his o6ena.ve criticisms are sea
dom rad and he b remembered only
- the uess brilliant ana ssccessfai 81
a
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-08-07
An AMATEUR DETECTIVE.

Ascertaimed Facss by sherlock Hol.esp
eyssea Of Dedacsica.
sherlock Holmes has 4 promising RI
val In barber known to the Philsdel-
phsa Record He astonished one OF his
customers the other day by asking him
II he were not left-handexi. The man
admitted that be was. and suggested
that the barber had probably seen him
hang up his hat.
NO" said the barber: II hare other
rays Of nnding out such thtngx. Isee,
10. that you are q bcokkeeper.-
Yea" admitted the customer, -your
gnessrs are cerrec1- How do roo
knowr
Its easy" said the hart<r. In
shanpooing your bead I noticed ink O
your hair ~ ths left tenpse. Thss ink.
concluded must have ece there frorz
pen resting - your ieff ear. which IN
dscated that you we're . per~ea who
used pa . great DEAL, rs ooly such
per~aos use their ears ~ pea-raekA
That dsdat ceavisce me shas yoa
were . eookkeeper. however. h<saus~ Z
literary man ntxhs stick his pen s-rhaaa
his ear for conrenseRce ! learned of
your pscfessscn ~h@A azF.akra the
lAtA<s. This made the Ink On your hair
wash out. and discovered rye shades
cf ink-red and black. Nefcdy but q
ssook k~<Fer usex red and tsaack ink 70
II MAS easy to class you a. q bcek kexp-
e1
4 knew yeu were sefs- handed be-
cause the ink was an the less s5ae-see
sisae that left- handed writer weald m
voluntarily use whea sticking his pen
back 1t his ear
Wcadesfnl vcnaerfnl..- said tn
Customer. -%e~. suppose rea xsep
taking for q while, and tnish sian vsnr
me-
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-08-07

couples live together il q humble home,
lear Chesterfield. Ohio. Since the dop.
bic marriage. almost three-quarters of
century ago these people have never
been parted for q period exceeding two
weekA The brothers courted their
wives together. proposed and were a.
cepted the same evening, and we're
married together.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-08-07

JAMES y. COOPER tiancy within. II II
Of small importance that his early life.
spent In s.mless pursuits. WAS wholly
without promise of future achieve
menta. and soon but q regrettah bic neHi-
CRY will also be the fact that during
the last few yearx Of his life through
mtsunsierssa ndings and misr~prcsenta-
lions his breast was fiiled with fesl-
tnga Of deep rancor toward men who
should have been his friends and who
In turn denounced both him and the
products u his pen. The~e circum-
stAnsva. the Inevitable contradictory
accompaniment Of rvxognized ability.
hare waned indisfinctiy into 4 haxy
background. against which stands bold
II the undisputed truth that the author
OF The Spy and The Filot" b Justly
worthy Of all praise that has been or
may be Accorded him.
The life Of this varying popular and
unpopular author had its beginning
September rs, I1sa at Burlinxson. n.
]. His parents we're both Of Quaker
extraction Seen after the close Of
ahe Revolutionary war the Cooper fam
w sstablishesi 4 household within the
hngs1ers Ut New YORK state near the
aeadwaters Of the Susanehanna River,
They encouraged the regulating Of this
vicinity and subsequently, laid out the
site ~ Coopcrxtown The Cooper fam
~ decided 10 make their permanent
Anna< IN the town founded by them
md IN isae completed the erection Ut
. epactoua manor house. known ~ OF
1s9o Hail. which was for many years
H. mcst commoitona and stately pri-
vate restiensv IN ceatral New York.
- svssy reader that has been charm.
- with he spell Of Cocpcr's Indian 10
1anceA The SURROUNDINGS Of his hoy-
Aood days ars signitlcant During those
yeass The foremost pi0neers OF emigra
- Aad barely began to push their
way westward through The Nohawk
vaasy. ~ arst available Highway TO
~ wesl Out u the forsst that N,os.
1sesa 0tasge Lake indians came To-
0artse. % puesibly with hostile inteat
- frsm thaae - doubt Coopsr dr<w
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-08-07
YOUNGEST rs NlNETY.ONE.

Brothers Married Sisters. and the Fou,
Have Lived Together for IS Year,
Ludlow Deham and Elliot DehS-.
brothers. are 90 and 81 years old re-
spectively- They are married to sisters,
vhcae respective ages are 81 and 80.
An four are alive and well. The two
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-08-07

gress fer bra very.
He Is q rasurasigs-s
cisssea Of the
United States. aid
as thcrcG sally
Amer.cauinSa as
his thirty years
residence beg. An
"a BE him. Charley
was q meUtxr ~
the Greely relief
expedition Of 1854.
c d m m an ffea hy
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-08-07

An rpto~a pAysscsan seals Of 4 Ger
man Tread q rssor 5sssoeynan baker.
Who cent Aia wife 10 local ha<va,ai
whea she fen a. TIE pAyxican Al
wsys asked ~itA ias<r~s after the coa-
citizen ~ the ssck v'emas when h. pee
tie German and vas soad Ia rpxsy:
We'll doctor. fh<y say at the hospital
there's tmyrevenecf.- This rezsy dA
- -sz5 fr~m any % day for q speu,A
81 more. &sa was saxays srek<a hy
de German rery sseasdsy, rs sAosrA
se really did nos zee IN the RESORT sny
grouDds for hcpe Ther one rper1snx
meeting the eaysacsan and being asked
DE usual ao<xssan. be xsia.
% she's dad dae1er.-
Deads sp~alei the pAysscasA
what d tA<s say She died exY
leey di2nr say-sA<y dsess hare
tn.- answerca tie German Il kprw.
she dscd % tao many inY11veuesn-
PAiaaoeapssa rireA
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-08-07

unique and distiDc-
tive. IL matters
but little bow that
,!s literary genius
should have re-
manned q or Ia a Mt
for ~ hong a time
as q diamond tn
the rough before
cc.denf clipped Oh
the crude exterior.
disclosing the tr!l
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-08-07

The largest and the smallest road
commissioners In America are shown
In the accompanying illustration.
Samuel Wise. the little man. Is the
popular ofncial who looks after good
roads 1t Shreve. Ohio. He ID thres
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-08-07

when the son -
very young. Joh.
swinton learned Is.
printers trade, afte,
sWuu'ns a good
deal Of time on ON,
estern frontier. Il
the early sos 4, .
preparation for na-
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-08-07

for Cleaning saips an tnxenscus and
simple devtc< waa rs~~afiy fnv<ufea
III ehjecs being 10 ciean ans~kay ana
thoceCshg the bottom or ssS~s os =
veaael
Il consists 81 tvo separated nrusA<s
which are s8rg,est~d BY arsrs. ana al :
eollow heAy portion. wAhcA h conps<s.
- x.sA sAe s:s=<. Ii has q hcs.r c~ur..
ting and q jes nexzae. wAsch n ~ 1xes
that u 10 crcssx.se 10 the frxsn. ar c,~n.
Ing face 81 the hFush~A Il Il sAss r,a,.
kle which sparS the brusAes ssu m ~ars
and e<sahsics them 60 move rarlyssv nrsr
the e~cttem. and. II desired a. .,.,s~
81 q ship
las aesSe can ee optesfed By any
on~' ana taese wso hare seen Il tested
say 'aa' u dses IN w~-k snarsaesy
we'll
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-08-07
JOHN swlN-oh
LAHORE Able Cha m io, VI.

LAHORE Able Champion Who~
Passed Away in ,!ev Yor.
John Swinton. for over . on.
century one OF the best know. 81
tors and political and socialists va
ers OF the country. died at hi.
In New York. not long since. '''ae
Mr. swinton was born in Scotia.
Il years ago. and was educated ,h. 10
and in Massachusetts, His o..
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-08-07
ONE GREAT NOVELIST.
VARYING CAREER OF JAMES FEM
NiMORE COOPER.
Coproo ising Youth of This Recognized
0eoins- HE Long Dor ms ant fo~er.-
Chssge from Popularity to Cnpopu-

James Fennimore Cooper, the dean
OF American noveiisis. holds a posi-
ton in Our native literature at once
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-08-07


Edwin SuaseUeyer, In his Boys
Life at Mckinley" gives an animated
picture Of the great sfatesman's fidelity
- . member ~ Ccagreaa
we could always rely On Mckinley.
aid one Of bib fellow Representatives
There wasn't an industry that be do
not know something about. and genes
ally he could give yea the figures q
dat sndusny's oatpat o6hand or
course couaAg ffo0 IN iron district
eoe would e1Dect him 10 know all about
the Iron u1de: bat he coald tell you
about sAe COTTON trade Of the South
Of the lumber trade II the Northwest
just ~ we1. remember one day .
member asae6 him e6hand about the
etaA fa>1Orse> In he country and the
value a she output and Mckinley gave
him he actual figures gut ~ his bead
! could Aar1H believe hin. and Voted
the agures dsw1 On pad Afservard
l fcand they were coerect.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-08-07

since 1Sl2 the United Scases has
srown s~9 81. Srooo. 90 of corn. over
Sia6SAoA0oe of hay, ever 81. $50 60
go q wheat over $lsaosoooo az
eatA e~er 0-&6a0ao II potatoes. oyer
N-ss0ooo0o ef barley. over sssaOsa.
=" q tobacco sAd ever Hoa 0oaoso q
eockUAeat
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-08-07

and thorough in his dutieA
The larger man = Frederick Cre6-
bin Of Detroit. AkA He b six feet
one inch tan. and very large In pro
portion to his height Crebb.n = =
yean old and WAse b % Crebbis
weighs over so pounds. while wise
scarcely tips the beam At IS. ThuA
Crehbin il just six times ~ large ~
Wise. although their duties are about
the same Both are Obliged TO have
their garments made to their special
ofoerA
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-08-07
a HEROIC CHiNAMAN.
HE Bravery Attracted the Asseasioa
Of Goa gre~--

Charley Tong Stag. whose hotne is IN
Los Angeles. Cal. il the ozly Cara man
no ever received q medal frsesS Goa
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-08-07

oenf sc how he can expect % suc-
esea - m an1Aac Why. he caat VIM
eeDDc0 SeanA~
n ooe11t AAve 10. An IN sapran
- u 91a1ecx.-PA0adeapAis Rnn,sn
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-08-07

A unmarried maa essasan a. rrrssy
cassees fsr SoGea 10 hessee taan . mar.
as1 man Z t<ss0se BE Is r< easscd b
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-08-07

II alxacaa ;urrs a xnxs srr~ ~,
tFsenas % hcas . nan BE- desekss hoan.
ing tAe0
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-02-07
Government Bonds.

Bid. Asked.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-02-07

Wabash ................,,.. 23ls 23!4
 DO pfd ............-........ 4552 433s Wells-Fargo Express ......... 193 19S Western Union Telegraph .... 911a 9l9s Wheeling X Lake Erie. IS lSA
 Do 2d pfd .................. 29l2 50
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-02-07

"A large portion of the above named l fund, which was covered into the trea- sury, acrued from the amounts of un- paid money orders existing prior to lSo2' 1 At about that time there was a radical | departure from the then existing poi 1 icy of the department as to the pay ment of money orders. Then lnIorlhd- tion concerning the payment ot mo- ney order was withheld from the payea and the remitter, and neither was lh- formed as to it's non-payment. Ihls was found to be a mistake, and the amounts of these unclaimed money or ders necessarily accumulated, as l have stated.
 EVERY EFFORT MADE TO EFFECT
 PAYMENT
 ''Of late years every practlcaple elloIt has been made to effect the payment or orders within the shortest possible perl cd after the date of issue. The depart ment at present transacts money or der business of nearly $1,O0O,O0O day It is estimated that the average money order is paid within five days after ls- sue, the average money order amount ing to $7. There is in transit, there ] $5 COG, GOO constantly. Postmasters are required to notify all payees Of unpaid money orders at their offices within thirty days after the receipt of the ad- vice. and some go to even more ehef- getic measures to have the people call and get their money. The result IS gratifying alike to the public and the department, and the number of unpaid orders has been enormously decreased
 But the department does not stop here in it's effort to place the money ei- ther in the hands of the payee or the remitter At the end of year from it's date, postmasters send in all or the unpaid advices on hand, technically known as invalid advices The de- partment then undertakes the task of trying to get the money into the hands of the remitter, no stones being, left unturned to accomplish this purpose.
 'sThis repayment when the remitter is located, is accomplished by what is known as a warrant These invalid advices average about S5,OO0 month, demonstrating that out of the $575 O00,- 900 of money orders annually issuad and paid at present, payment is effected at
  this sum is greatly sealed down by pay ments effected by the means of war rants issued in Washington.
 How we'll this is done may be shown briefly Postmasters have transmitted to the department invalid advices to the amount of $3171S3. In 1895 it re- stored to remitters $27,OOO, and each succeeding year the annual amount in- creased until last year we were enabled to hand back as high as $SS, 900, or in all since 1895 S311 000, leaving at present outstanding only a few thousand dol- lars
 ''The department considers that the issue of an order is a contract to trans fer the amount thereof to the payee the considerat ton being the fee, and the public may rest assured that if the con- tract cannot be carried out the amount will be refunded to the remitter if it is possible to locate him. Money order funds are regarded in the light of trust funds to be honored whenever the cor
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-02-07
Etnamrtxl.
THE STOCK M 4 RKET.
General Tone strong-Con1idcnce c
 Shown,

General Tone strong-Confidcnce
 New York, Feb 6.-The stock market
 showed considerable access of anima-
 ton to-day and the dealings were much better distributed than for some time past There were stocks in the list which hung back and some which fell away on profit taking after recent considerable advances. But the gen. eral tone of the market was strong and speculative sentiment seemed much more confident The reason for this was not very obvious and there were many ingenious efforts to explain the conditions. These surmses had to do large extent with possible develop ments in the suit against the Northern Securities company Confident express sions were heard, but on anonymous au- thority, that the decision of the su- preme court was made up against the admission of the suit to argument. The published expressions of confidence in the outcome of the suit by those large ly interested in the Northern Securities project doubtless gave rise to these con- lectures The supposition also found expression that the projectors of the great merger have an alternative plan to fall back on in case of the declared illegality of the present company. It was argued that a foreign corporation might hold the securities of United States corporations and be without the jurisdiction of the United States laws. The reported formation of a leasing company to control Metropolitan Street Railway on a guarantee of the dividend was not of much benefit to that stock
 but the evidence thus given of con- tinued planning on the part of capital towards development was an influence on speculation. The prominence given ing of millionaires in Philadelphia was also made much of, especially as men rated as antagonistic were reported to be present on affable terms. The inn portance attached to such unsubstan- tial conjectures indicated the continued predominence of professional opera tons in the market The trdaers also made much of the reduction in the dis count rate of the Bank of England as promising a relaxation of the pressure upon New York gold The very strong return of the Bank of France pointed in the same direction But it was also plausibly argued that the English banks reduction of its rate was prompted by the relief afforded by to-
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-02-07
The Union Trust CQlnlalE
NEW HA VEIN.

NEW HAVEN.
 CHARTERED by the State of Connect,. cut with authority to act as Executor. Ali. ministrator, Guardian. Receiver or Trustee. under will or deed.
 Court and all Public Trust Funds. Acts as Trustee for Municipalities, Corporations and individuals, and administers trusts of all kinds. Empowered to act as registrar of stocks, bonds, or other evidepces Of indabt. edness, manage sinking funds, and do ail business such as is usually done by Trust Companies.
 1t also does a general Banking business. collecting checks, notes. coupons, and re. ceives deposits. The principal of each Trust is invested by itself and kept separate and apart from the general assets of the Con. nAny.
 This Company is by law regularly exam. ined by. the Bank Examiner of the State of HENRY L. HoTCHKIss. President
 EUGENR S. BRISTOL. Treasurer.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-02-07
OUR UNCLAIMED FUNDS
MONET ORDERS THAT FAIL TO BE
 CALLED FOR.
The Efforts to Effect Payment and the Amounts Restored to Romitters in six Years.


 Unclaimed funds" is always an al turing title to the public, and perhaps there is no more popular error, which has gained credence by going the rounds of the press than that there lies on deposit in the vaults of the treasury of the United States in Washington the sum of $2,500,000 accumulated by grad ual increase in annual deposits of the amounts of thousands of unpaid and unclaimed money orders, awaiting claimants, like funds held by the En- glish courts of chancery, to which thou sands of Americans believe themselves to be entitled.
 No doubt this belief has caused many persons to rummage through their eff fleets stored in dusty garrets in the hope of turning up an old forgotten money order or two with which to assault this fund to the extent of the figures thereon.
 Should their search be rewarded by the finding of an old money order, in- Vestigation as to it's prior payment will be promptly made by the postoffice de- partment upon it's receipt in Washing ton, and if it be found to be unpaid the government will pay the amount to the rightful claimant, as the government is always ready to meet it's money order obligations upon demand and proper Identification of the parties.
 UNCLE SAM PAYS HIS JUST DUES.
 The government of the United States in it's money order transactions does not avail itself of technicalities nor lapse nf a ie ha paG with Of he foreign postal administrations. For in- stance, in Great Britain money orders lapse as payable vouchers after a cer- tain number of years. and the funds thus obtained revert to the royal trea- sury, amounting, 1t is understood, to as high as $30000 in a year.
 In discussing this mythical fund.- in this country and the disposition of un- claimed and unpaid money orders with a Star representative this morning Su- perintendent J. T. Metcalf of the money order system said:
 Ut is mistaken impression on the part of the public to suppose that there is a segregated fund of this kind. Un- der the acts of congress of 1882 and 1894 the department deposited at various times $2250,000 of funds corresponding with the amount of unclaimed money orders, and no doubt the impression thus got abroad as to the segregated fund This money was covered into the treasury in the usual manner, ap- piled to the expenditures on the account of postal affairs, and not kept tied up to meet any demands which might be made of the nature under discussion. Unclaimed money orders are paid out of the ordinary and usual postal funds on hand by regular system