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Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1903-12-21
Turned the Tables

An exchange tells of lady who de-
cided to scare her husband who was
quite hard drinker so he would re-
form. To do this she employed the
costume of the devil, which she has had
worn at masquerade. The next time
the erring spouse came home feeling
happy, she quickly donned the cos
tune. AS he opened the door she
stepped forward and in sepulchral
tones said: Come in with me, / am
the devil" The result rather startled
her, as the response which greeted her
was Eat so? Shake old man-Tm
your brother inlaw married (hic) yer
sister"
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1903-12-21
CHRISTMAS FESTIVITIES
Indians Preparing For Great Holiday
Dance

The Indians are making great prep
arations for their annual Christmas
dance which will commence at the Len
Henry place for a week or more and
will then move to some other conven-
lent place to continue the Christmas
festivities. says the Culdesac Register
1t is probable that the dance will con-
tinue later this season than common as
the Indians enjoyed a prosperous sea-
son and are in a bettet financial condi-
ton than for many years. The dance
is held in large lodges, generally 100
feet long and made from the union of
several of the large family lodge tents
The music consists of the beating of
tom toms accompanied by war songs
of the braves and chanting by the
squaws. The dance generally continues
for three weeks but it is probable that
the tribe will not meet this year for
the nightly pastime until late in jan
uary The music viii be new, as a
number of the braves have been prac-
ticing on new war songs for the past
three weeks and many of the Indians
will appear in new costumes during the
season.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1903-12-21
MAY HAVE
TWO LINES
Irrigation Company Expect to
Build an Electric Line From
Here to Lake Waha

Reports have reached Spokane of an.
other important electric enterprise-the
building of railway from Lewiston
more to the south and west says the
Spokane Chronicle.
The project, as reported, would be
backed by plenty of capitalize men
who are now planning to use the waters
of the lake to irrigate a great. tract OF
perhaps 100 square miles of land lying
between that body of water and Lew
iston.
The plan. 1t is stated is to use the
dirt thrown out in excavating for the
ditch to make the roadbed for the cleo
trio line. 1t is thought this line. as
well as the ditch, may be constructed
during the coming year
The proposed electric road comes as
surprise to Lewiston people, as the
Spofford- Randolph project has here
tofore claimed the inside on the efec-
trio railway. proposing to build from
Grangeville to Lewiston. While the
Trainer. or irrigation. interests have
not officially announced their plan to
add the electric line in their ditch
scheme, it is now reported that the in
tention is to head off the Spofford in
terests by getting into the field first.
The Waha scheme. backed by Chi
cago men led by James c. Trainer, to
irrigate about 100 square miles of rich
land south of Lewiston and tributary
to that city, appears to be a go" The
plan is to convey the waters of waha
lake about twenty miles from Lewiston
through the intervening country be-
tween the lake and the Clearwater
town.
The land in this particular sect:on is
even superior in quality, 1t is stated, to
the famous tract around Charleston
One advantage is the additional depth
of soil, the soil on the Charleston SIDE Of
The river being reported as shaIfower
than found on the proposed irrigated
section.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1903-12-21

walked in the front door and pointed a
Winchester rife at him, demanding
money. Stubers had no recource but
to hand over the cash which he was
counting. In the meantime Stubers'
wife and brother in-law, who were in
the living rooms of the rear of the
store, overheard the commotion and
Mrs. Stubers sent her brother in-law
upstairs for gun but before he could
return, the robber backed out with the
money in his possession and disap-
peared in the darkness.
There is no clue as to the identity
of the burglar and Mr.. Stuber is totally
at a loss to know who his visitor was.
The officers at Grangeville have been
notified and a posse is in pursuit of
the robber.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1903-12-21
THEY WANT
A TRAIL
North Fork People Anxious to
Have Easy Access to
Lewiston

S. Thompson and Frank Surprise of
Ahahka have been in Lewiston for the
last few days in connection with the
construction of the trail up the North
Fork from Ahsahka to the mouth of
the Little North Fork 1t is proposed
to begin the work of constructing the
trail as soon as possible and to push
the work to completion this winter.
Mr.. Thompson states that the North
Fork country is being rapidly settled
and that this trail will render commu-
nication with Lewiston easy and bring
to this city great deal of trade that
is now being diverted to other points
on account of the absence of facilities
for transportation.
The settlers along the river are
greatly interested in the proposition
and are contributing to the construc-
ton of the trail both in money and
labor, and with a little assistance from
Lewiston the trail will be completed
within the next few months.
1t is proposed to solicit aid from the
business men of Lewiston in carrying
the proposition through and subscrip-
tions for this purpose will be circu-
lated. In return for this assistance
the trail will be posted with the adj
vertisements of those business houses
subscribing in order that the settlers
may know by whom they have have
been assisted and that the subscribers
may receive direct returns for the
money invested. The funds subscribed
will be placed with one of the local.
banks and paid out upon the order of
a treasurer representing all of the per-
sons who have subscribed
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1903-12-21
STATE LAND SALE
Two Thousand Acres to be Sold at
Public Auction

On Saturday of this week at the
court house in Lewiston will be offered
at public auction 1000 acres of choice
Neg Perez county agricultural lands.
Lists of lands to be sold can be OBJ
tanned of c. A. Hastings, county treas
urer, Lewiston. Terms of sale are re-
ance on ten years time at six per cent
interest. Exceptional opportunity for
those with limited means to secure
homes. Full information concerning
conditions will be given at the OPEN
ing of the sale at 10 o'clock Saturday
December rs.
Norman Jackson,
21-26 Chief Clerk.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1903-12-21

1t Is now reported that in addition to
the irrigation scheme the company pro-
poses to run an electric line from Waha
lake to Lewiston, the dirt taken from
the excavated ditch to be used for the
road grade, which would follow close
along the line of the ditch.
The contract for the digging of the
big drain, ii is expected. may be let
about the first of the year.
The price of the land to be irrigated,
1t is predicted, will jump from $40 to
$500 per acre. Mr.. Trainer has just
returned from visit to the Lewiston
country and is now on his way t6 Chi
cago.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1903-12-21
RAILROAD OUTLOOK SHOWS
HEAVY WESTERN TRAFFIC
Heavy Crops in the West and Southwest Give
Assurance of Good Years Business
Despite of Industrial Depression

/ but there is a disposition to hold off
temporarily until the financial situa-
ton becomes clearer. Regardless of this
fact, traffic man say they are we'll sat-
isfied with the showing their roads are
making. The demand for staples rep
resents actual necessities, yet it is suf-
ficient to keep cars pretty well en-
ployed.
Most of the equipment now in use on
the principal lines is of a greatly larger
carrying capacity than a year ago, so
that the business being handled is at
a less expense than at that time. Near
ly all roads are operating on a basis
of smaller expense. The matter of in
creased wages is said to be out of the
question and further retrenchment in
this direction is likely.
Some officials are enthusiastic
enough to believe that the coming year
will show nearly as good and in some
respects better net results than during
the current period or the preceding one.
They are all getting the benefits of
great improvements, and in immediate
future. Some officials seem to think
that there is enough grain in the coun-
try to tide over the period of indus
trial depression, and. should another
year bring forth good crop results.
the roads will hardly know what a
lean year is. The growth of popula-
ton in the territory contiguous to the
big transportation companies constant
ly increasing and at the moment is
large enough to preclude the idea that
the roads will not have a ell-balanced
traffic in the future.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1903-12-21

Especial Telegram to Evening Teller.)
CHICAGO, Dec 21.-With the ex-
ception of grain, little surplus freight
is in transit or awaiting shipment, yet
western railroad officials are quite con-
fident that conditions will remain sat-
isfactory owing to an uninterrupted
demand for necessities. The equipment
of all roads is kept busy, and the num-
Der of empty cars available is not
greater than is needed. The volume of
merchandise moving is less than a
year ago, but this is beneficial as
prompt transmission and delivery is
facilitated, much to the satisfaction of
shippers and consignees.
The only nplaint comes from the
southwest where the floods did so
much damage last spring, but the stu
alton there Is not nearly so bad as pic
tured by some of the complaints. Cen
eral prosperity in that section keeps
the roads busy Miscellaneous package
freight is heavier than a year ago.
During the last few weeks a large per-
centage of II has been made UP of holi-
day goods of a better ana costlier kind
than has been going into the west for
some years. There has also been a
good movement of the kinds of high
class goods.
In the west and northwest this con-
dition is not quite so pronounced, al
though ii does not necessarily mean
that Afhe farmers and others are mt q
prosperous as those in the southwest.
There Is a good healthy demand ema-
mating from the first named sections,
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1903-12-21
Notice to Investors

We have Investigated the fruit and
vegetable canning proposition for Lew
iston and find eminenuy r,lir end sat
isfactory and that the people of Lew
iston ought to put 1t on its feet.
We have subscribed for the stock as
literally as we could.
Mr.. George w. Morrison and Mr.. j.
B. McGrane will solicit subscriptions
for balance of stock necessary to put
enterprise on good financial footing.
C. w. COLBY,
LEWISTON FUEL & ICE CO..
per o. NJ. Lattimer. Mgr
c. w. BURDICK.
VIM BOLLINGER.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1903-12-21
vAMOOSED WITH
THE CASH
Green Creek Merchant Held Up
and Robbed by Masked
Highwayman
Especial to Evening Teller.)

NEZPERCE, Dec. 21.-word was re-
ceived here this morning from Green
Creek, thirteen miles southwest of this
place, to the effect that Barney Stub
ers. who runs general store and the
postpffice at that place. was held up
and robbed by masked burglar at
$40 Saturday night, the robber Sc
curing between $3.50 and $500.
Stubers was making up cash, pre-
paratory to closing up the store and
postoffice. when a man wearing a nksk
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1903-12-21

Pipes of all kinds at Ed L. Virgins
Cigar Store.
Arizona republican., 1903-12-21

ger suns that are a thousand times bigger than he is, and he will drop into the larger one and be lost in it's great bulk.
 The crash of the two stars coming together will at once set them on fire again. When you remember how fast they are speeding through space, you will not be surprised at this. Our little earth, for instances, is travelling at the rate of 500O00 miles day. and that is not called rapid transit in the universe.
 If the earth were brought to a sud den stop, the shock would create as much heat as the burning of fourteen earths of sclid coal. Il would not only Le set on fire. it would be turned into 2 mass cf burning mist like the tail of a comet.
 Imagine, then, what the result would be if two stars, each going half a mill lion miles a day, were to have a col lision head on, like two locomotives. This is one of the terrific possibilities in this sensational universe.
 Every collision of stars makes it more likely that other collisions will occur. because the stars that remain will be thrown out of their usual course. In the end the universe will be filled with fire mist. There will be no earth, no suns. no moons.
 Then, in the course of ages, which TO tiny human mind can count. the fire mist begins here and there to cool and to form into small whirllng masses again. What we call life comes to take the place Of death. The whole magnificent growth of worlds begins once more. Such is the grand circle of change which we, small as we are, may study and think about as our earth whirls around the sun.-Herbert Cas- son in San Francisco Examiner.
Arizona republican., 1903-12-21

Johns gospel and II corinthians. The old Testament is almost, complete. It was probably written in Alexandria in the fifth century. and was among the first used by Biblical scholars.
 The manuscript in the Vatican dates back still another century; yet despite it's great age, it is especially beautiful because of the fineness of its vellum and the symmetry of its characters. It contains most of the old Testament and to H Hcb~ews ix, IA, of the New Tes- lament. It is thought to have been written in Egypt and to have been brought to Rome in the fifteenth cen- turw. The original writing is correct ed in many places by later hands. This valuable manuscript is regarded of first importance in study of the New Testament text. Another manuscript of great value, known as the CodeX Sinaiticus. which is at St. Petersburg, contains all of the New Testament, the Epistle of Barnabas and much of the Old Testament. It is believed to be one of the fifty manuscripts prepared for Emperor Constantine in 331.
Arizona republican., 1903-12-21
CHARITY AT HOME FOR ONCE.

This is at least one season in which good people all turn to the true stand ard of missionary work, which Is the rescue, the relief. the eXaltaticn of their own. As Christmas approaches, VIC bcgin to think less of the heather souls than Of the moral, religious, and material welfare of those who dwell and suGer-within the reach of us. No doubt it is fine thing to rouse a pag- an from his besCtted dream and reveal tC him the beauties of our own super for creeds and practices. Perhaps since s7 many excellent persons seem to think so-it is better to disturb a Lnscar ia his theological hopes than to carry hCre. and comfort, and sur cease of pain to a helpless and afflicted ncighbcr. We are not sure upon these points. and there is no need to discuss thsm now. But it is quite clear to our mind that Christmas ushers in dis pCnsation which breaks down contro- VeTsy and brings the hearts Of all into a very noble harmony. For the time being, at least, we are Of enc mind as to our most pressing and immediate duty. For the time being, we take
Arizona republican., 1903-12-21
PHoENIx. ARIZONA. DEC. 21, 1903
One Supervisor Awakened

It is gratifying to know that at least one member of the board of supervisors is at last alive to the fact that the board is in disfavor with the ccmmu- nifty. It should be no surprise to all the members to learn that the people now demand some attention to the public needs and less attention to polit- ical gratis, for they ought to know that things will not be tolerated now which formerly went" without much objection MT. Norris seems to real Ze that fact. and he attempts to apologize for the mismanagementa and neglect of the road problem, and he endeavors to excuse the maintenance of the pest house where it is.
 Only noticing now Supervisor Norris position on the pesthouse question, We have to remind him that his excuses will not do It is not at all necessary for the county to sell the 0ssthouse property before it locates a similar in- stitution elsewhere. Indeed, the prop Crty should not be sold for less than us N3lue. put llle super ' iSCAE III NI-7N make arrangements without delay for another location, regardless of any perding sale of the old property. The people will not accept MT. Norris eX- cuse that 1t is difficult to ind a suita- ble site elsewhere. He was elected to look after the public business, and $ paid for attending to lis duties. Mere difficulty in 6heir performance does not relieve him of the obligation. It is the Sresent business of himself and his as sociates on the board to find new location. and it is not the business of citizens to do the work for them. Ev- erybody knows, as a matter of fact, that sites could be found fr the vicin- ity of the river, on the desert, with n four O. five miles of town. where there would not be a habitation within a mila
Arizona republican., 1903-12-21
The Luxurious Senate.

For easy legalized graft position in the United States senate offers op- portunities which turn the head of the average politician.
 The annual report of Charles G. Bonnet the secretary of the senate, which has just been made public, gives the expenditures on behalf of the sen ators during the past year. Some of the items 1t contains are likely to attract attention For instance, there are entered as having been purchased for the senate several dozens of wrist bags, ranging in price from $2 to S30 each. There also are chatelaine bags, leather cases for railroad passes, manicure sets, card cases, pocketbooks, and other items of a like nature. These articles, however, are not purchased with government money and turned over to senators. They are placed on sale in the stationery room. where sen ators and other attaches of the capi- tol may buy them at cost.
 In the office of the sergeant-at-arms it appears, there is a medicine chest where senators are given free treat ment. For this chest there was pur- chased last year about 3O,0OO grains of ouinine pills, and other medicines m proportion Among the other puchases were pepsin and soda mint tablets in large quantities, a dozen packages ot toothache wax, and not less than twenty pounds of horehound drops these for the use Of the senators while they are speaking. In buying a dozen packages of court plaster, the serg -aa-- at-arms possibly had in view encouH- ters. which it is hoped will be averted
 Two or three gallons of cologne and other perfumes. several gallons of dan druff cures of different kinds, bay rum in large quantities, powders. &c-, are among the toilet accessories the gov ernment furnishes the senators. It is understood that certain amount may be expended for newspapers for the use of the senators, the idea being that they should keep themselves in- formed of the trend of public senti- ment. One senator from far western state placed a liberal interpretation on this provision, and included in his list the DelineatOr, d womsn's fashion mag azine: the Ladies' Home Journal, and the Youths Companion.
Arizona republican., 1903-12-21
Where the Bible Comes From.

Miss Helen Gould, who is always do- ing original things, whether it be en- tertaining @ whole ships crew of sail ors or building a fire under the seat of Senator Shoot, has undertaken by novel means to stimulate Bibly study. The sum of $1,750 has been offered by Miss Gould for the best essays on the history and origin of the Roman Cath olic and Prostestant versions of the English Bible For the best essay S1, OCO is to be paid. The second prize is $500. and the third $250. Nine judges are to decide the contest, and the RO- man Catholic church is to be repre- scented on the board as strongly as Protestant denominations.
 It is not as easy as upon first through it appears, to answer the question: Where does the Bible come from? This would seem the simple question of child, yet it has perplexed theOlogians throughout the ages. Even before the tine of Christ the Hebrew high priests were divided in their opinions as to the exact source of certain parts of the old Testament; and ever since His crucifixion controversy has followed controversy concerning the origin and interpretation of the books of the Christian era. It has not only been a question of who wrote the various parts of the Scriptures. but also how these writings have been handed down to the present age.
 The essays for the Gould prizes are not to exceed 5000 words in length. The contention" said a prominent minister in New York the other day, will result, l believe, in the most cOmpre hensive research. We are con- fident that the most eminent Bible scholars living will enter the contest, for it will be conducted entirely free of prejudice. and for the object of ascer- taining truth and light and of making people think"
 From an exhaustive article filling many columns of the New York Tribune the following facts are con densed.
 The two versions whose history and origin form the theme of the essayist who would enter the Gould prize con- test are the Douai Bible and the Re vised Version, American Standard Edi- tion, of the King James Bible. The first is the Bible of the Roman Catho- lies. The second is the Bible of the Protcstants.
 N New Testament manuscripts have survived from the time when Christ lived. A gap of many years exists be- tween the days in which he was on earth and the date of the first extant Christian writings. As the "Encyclo- paedia Brittanica" says:
 The original copies of the New Testament writings were probably written on papyrus rolls and were SC. soon worn out by frequent use that we
Arizona republican., 1903-12-21

CURRENT COMMENT
 A MYSTERY OF THE UNIVERSE
How Dead Worlds Come to lif.
 Again.

In Herbert Spencer's great book, First Principles" |" which you can now and then buy from street peddlers for 9 cents. there is thc story of what happens to a star when it becomes cold and dead.
 Those who have not had college education cannot read it, because it is full of sentences like this: 'Dissolu- ton is the absorption of motion and concomitant disintegration of matter So. to give it to these who cannot un- derstand the iong words, yet who can understand the ideas I will try to put what MT. Spencer says into common everyday words.
 We know that in millions and mil lions of years the earth will become cold and dead like the moon is at the present time. So the question comes up-is that to be the end of it? Will the time come when every world will be ccld and mo tionless, in a dark and silent universe?
 No, says Herbert Spencer. There is no death that does not hold the pos abilities of life. Death, in fact is only life asleep. Of course this earth will rover be reproduced exactly as it is today. There may never again be another race Of human beings just like us, but every atom of matter in every world in the universe will live forever and ever.
 At the present time the whole uni verse is filled with scattered groups of stars. It is like a mighty river when the ice has broken up in the spring. These stars are all moving like the atoms of dust that float up and down in a. ray of sunlight.
 They are all influenced by what we call the law of gravitation." We do not knew what this law is, nor how it started, nor how it works. We only know that all thinks attract one an- ether. and that the bigger a thing is the more strongly it attracts.
 Therefore, says Mir. Spencer, the mill lions or billions of stars are new form into into little groups. A new star that is still hot and whirling rapidly. IS not so easily attracted as an old star that has sepnt it's force. But little by little, as the stars grow old and cold, they will come together They will organize a great trade union of stars-a vast cooperative common wealth of worlds
 One by one the smaller stars will fall into the big ones. Our moon will fall into the sun. Then. ages and ages afterward, this earth will also drop into the sun. The sun in his travels may come near one of those far big