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Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1903-12-15
Working the sports.

"Biff! Bang! That's it! Hit i'm again!
Bet on the young one"
Such were the cries heard by those
who happened to pass Board of Trade
court about 2:30 one afternoon few
weeks ago. In the midst of Il crowd Of
about forty people composed of mem
bers, clerks, messenger boys and visit
ors were two ragged urchins fighting
for all they We're worth.
The larger of the two was about thir-
teen years old and about feet 4
probably as old, was considerably
smaller.
For the first five or six minutes they
fought quite evenly, until the smaller.
apparently finding the opening he was
looking for, landed hard right swing
on his opponents jaw. This was fol
lowed by a few more, and while the
larger boy made his way out of the
crowd the smaller was greeted with a
shower of pennies, nickels and dimes
which he quickly gathered up and was
seen no more.
In an alley two blocks east two boys
met, one rubbing his chin.
How much?" he eagerly inquired OF
O smaller boy.
1.-TWO dollars an, twelve cents; femme
see-dat's one dollar an six cents
each"
Oats all right; city hall next; lot
of sports dere-only don't come In 81
strong at the inish."-Chicago Record
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Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1903-12-15

meeting Mrs. Edmonds. And now" and
his genial face beamed with good ma
ture, 81 see how true it is that I'M
expected pleasures are the keenesG
Funny thing, Mrs. Edm0nds. but !
= didn't want to come here at all"
At this Edmonds smiled at his wife.
Neither did we. Now we are glad we
did, he said. But. Tom, why haven't
you called? You might have found us
before this in the directory"
oh, yes" Tom rejoined; but you're
such dreadful swells | didn't dare.
You see," he explained whne Mrs. Ed
monds tried to tell him how modest
they really were, I'm just beginning
When you just begin, people don't IKE
you, and mostly you don't take to them
and so have thought it best to KEEP
away by myself until had done some
thing worth while"
Goodwin made himself very agree
able, and Mrs. Edmonds liked him
Her husband got deep in debate with o
#, business acquaintance, and the two
men presently drifted to the other side
of the room, so when the music began
. in the conservatory Goodwin took MRS
Edmonds up stairs.
"It's awfuliy good OF you. you know
he said to heE.as they seated them
selves next d dense mass Of palms In
the ballroom. mot to insist on dane
ing, but to talk to me. You're so cheer
full and seem so contented. VIII Is
fortunate man. Mrs. Edmonds: -
How oddi | was discontented anc
blue when ] came here tonight" she
said. 'aIl because / was-well. l wal
covetous."
Tom laughed. 49,
"We all get that way at times. ! ran
cy," he remarked. Look at those "
Puysters standing over there. the ricn
est people here. You wouldn't beiiev'
it. but they are ridiculously Jealous o
the Four Hundred. How the Fou
Hundred fare we never know. but tn
De Puysters ape them as far as the!
can. while some of us are silly enough
to ape the De Puysters. am gia'
you are not one of those"
Before Mrs. Edmonds could COMES
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1903-12-15
UNDER the
SURFACE
By Roy Richardson
Copyright, 1909, by the
S. s. Mcclure Company

"Tm sorry we're invited" observed
Mrs. Edmonds to her husband as they
dressed to go out. 1--WE shan't have a
good time"
"Why" her husband inquired. II
always liked Ned"
"Yes," responded Mrs. Edmonds 81
like them both, but, Will, try as hard
as l may, they make me absurdly jeal,
GUS"
Mr.. Edmonds grew serious. 1.-THE
old excuse, Grace. l thought you had
outgrown that bad habit. We've got
so much that they can never have
Therew he cried, pinching her cheek
Lets put it aside. We have each 9th
er while you know they quarrel. We
must have them here some evening
soon. You can sing while | juggle
the chatting dish. Ned Constable never
could make a decent rabbit His wife
won't let him learn how"
Mrs. Edmonds sighed even at her
husbands picture of a pleasant even.
ing at home. II shall depend upon
you," she said as they rang the Con
stable doorbell, "to keep me cNntented
tonight, WILL"
1t was quite an affair. Mr.. and Mrs.
Constable, whatever they might be
when alone. were a charming host and
hostess.
How we'll they do it"" exclaimed
Mrs. Edmonds to her husband as they
sat eating Then, with a dangerous
tone in her voice, she said. II wish
, oh, so much, that you and p
There, there" Edmonds broke il
gently. Were not going to speak OF
that, dearie. By Jover he calculated
suddenly. 81 do believe there's ole
Tom Goodwin over there all by himself
You remember Tom. don't you, Grace
the fellow who was too poor to come
to our wedding and who said he was
sending forks instead of buying a rail
road ticket? haven't seen him fol
months. He writes things, | believe
You must meet him. good old chap"
do you know" Goodwin remarked
a few moments later. seating himself
beside his new found friends. Il al
ways promised myself the pleasure O.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1903-12-15
A New English Fighter.

Birmingham (England) folks are
much interested in the doings of Matt
Precious of that city. Precious has
just issued challenge to fight any one
in England or America at 105 pounds
for $1,000 or $4,000 a side Those who
have seen Precious box say he is just
as clever as Pedlar Palmer and a bet
ter puncher than the latter.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1903-12-15

Shat indeed she was one Of them there
came to her ear from behind the palms
by which they sat the sound of voices.
They both recognized the tones of their
host and hostess. 1t was an awkward
position, but they could not have es.
capped being seen from over the palms.
Constable was evidently remonstrat.
ing with his wife. "You can't mean to
pretend" he was saying, Ito be keep.
ing pace with the De Puysters. One
would think you were, to see us to-
It, and that's fiat"
That's what you're always saying
cant afford this; can't pay for that"
cried Mrs. Constable, with considera.
BILE heat. why don't you go into
bankruptcy and be done with it? You
never used to complain"
"We would look well bankrupt.
wouldn't wew her spouse cut in II
never used to complain, as you say,
because l was getting rich fast then
1t is changed now, and I'm often pinch
ed for money to the verge Of despera
ton. I've told you so, Anne. While
I've no objection to your entertaining
end having a good time. there's limit
to our means, you know, and where the
devil the money for this is coming
from l don't see."
you never told mew cried Mrs. Con
stable. "You merely said you were
worried. And I'll tell you right now,
Ned Constable, l do intend keeping
pace with the De Puysters and fiatter
myself have done So"
"He stuck me on Change for $4,000
last week." muttered Constable. You
may be able to keep up the pace; but,
by thunder, 1 can't at that figure,
Annew
There was pause. Then he said pa
officially: you go at 1t wrong, and, as
your husband, l must correct you.
Look at VIII Edmonds and his wife.
They are poor. as the world takes such
people, but they are richer and hap
pier than we are"
YES" exclaimed Mrs. Constable
land live in a little place where yor
can hardly turn around and where yol
meet starved musicians, impecuniouI
actors or authors who hope to startl.
the world some day Perhaps yo,
would like to change places witt
them"
Il may have to-" Constable murmur
the people are doing. We must get
downstairs"
Goodwin and Mrs. Edmonds arose. h'
serious, she trembling.
"Tell me-" he asked her, SHOULD W.
have gone away"
/ Eyes and no." she answered. 1--WE
couldn't without their knowing" Then
putting her hand in his as they came
to Mr. Edmonds, she observed serious
ly: "a little while ago | was jealous
of them, Mr.. Goodwin. Now an
not, and my little place where you cal
hardly turn around seems sweet ant
good to me. Come and see us in it. W.
will welcome you, and you may get al
idea how nice humility is. Good night
l thank you for being here"
AS Grace and Will stood again il
their own house later that night sh
said to him as she kissed him, witt
tears in her eyes: Il thank the Lord
Will, dearest, for our little place wher
some people can hardly turn around
Shut your eyes, Will, and say it afte
me: Bless our little place where yo'
can hardly turn around. Amen"
The Gifts of the West.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1903-12-15

AS Grace and Will stood again il
their own house later that night she
said to him as she kissed him, with
tears in her eyes: 81 thank the Lord
Will, dearest, for our little place where
some people can hardly turn around
Shut your eyes. Will, and say it after
me: Bless our little place where yor
can hardly turn around. Amen"
The Washington times., 1903-05-12

i
Prosper From Prison

eminent servants. accepting foreign dis
tinctions, a rule which was never law
of the land, since there was nothing
save social usage to prevent English
private citizens from wearing foreign
decorations anywhere save at court The
rule will certainly contribute to render
the evening dress of Englishmen more
picturesque, since there is nothing that
serves to tighten it up more and 10
distinguish it from the costume of a
servant than bit of ribbon and the in
sigma Of some order.
At the same time there will be some
who will regret the disappearance of an
old English usage, which rather served
20 distinguish English people from
foreigners. and which led the great Tai
leyrand to remark of Lord Castlereagh,
who was the only member of the ceIe-
brated congress of Vienna that wore no
decorations or order of knighthood, that
just on this account he looked Isl dis
tingue" $50 Distinguished
The Washington times., 1903-05-12
Wanted Debate Deferred.

When Governor Cummins was in
Washington two months ago he then
sought to impress upon the President
the necessity OF making changes in the
schedules and Incorporating q tariff re-
vision plank in the national platform,
but it was generally supposed that he
went back without having met with any
material degree of success. The Presi-
dent and his counselors wanted the
question of tariff deferred until after
the Presidential election, and Governor
Cummins. who desired to have it taken
up at the next session of Congress, was
forced to abandon that part of his pro-
gram. His success, however, in obtain
ing complete mastery over the organi-
zation in Iowa and the adoption of his
views as party creed in the State. in
spired him TO continue the discussion
OF the matter with the President. Hence
it was no wonder that he wanted to ride
in the carriage with the President and
to deny that honor to Representative
Hull. an anti-revisionist
The Washington times., 1903-05-12
Hundreds of Permissons Granted.

Since the Kings accession to the
throne hundreds OF pirmissions to wear
foreign decorations Conferred years ago
during the previous r.ign have been Off
cially granted by hin and gazetted, and
on the occasion of lis state visit the
other day to Rome, lie not only allowed
all the members of lis suite to accept
orders of knighthood from the King Of
Italy, but likewise tie members of the
British embassy at Rome, Sir Francis
BERTHE pronounced Earty). the ambas-
sadOr, receiving the Grand Gordon of
the Order of st. Maurice and St. Lag
arus, Sir RenreI Rode the secretary to
the embassy, being appointed a grand
officer of the Order q the Crown, all
the other members of the embassy staff
receiving minor decor,tions. The Hon.
Charles Hardinge, tn, assistant under
secretary of state fot foreign affairs,
and who was in Attendance on the King.
received on the same OCCASION the Grand
Gordon of the Order OF ne Crown
This may be regarded as constituting
the abrogation OF the oil rule against
Englishmen, and especially English gov
The Washington times., 1903-05-12
TUESDAY, MAY u, 1903.
At Odds Over the President.
Tacoma and Seattle Quarreling for
Possession of Him.

Here are two Of our youngest and
most enterprising cities of the North
west quarreling like two old fish
women over the question Of which
shall have charge of President Roose-
welt and his party when the President
Is escorted to the Puget Sound navy
yard fortnight hence. Tacoma and
Seattle are at it hot and heavy, and
the wars of the Montagus and Capu-
lets would seem like peaceful love
feasts III comparison.
Tacoma, it seems, will have the
first bite at the che1y-if you can
associate with our present President
fruit which usually calls up sug-
gestions of Washington and his little
tomahawk. She will get her talons on
the Great American Traveller, who is
now doing the continent with an eye
single TO q second term, and in ar
ranging a run up the Sound she had
planned to shut out her sister city
No more than twenty-five persons be-
sides the President are to be allowed
on board the little steamer. and
twenty-five prominent citizens" of
Tacoma have already been invited.
Yet the navy yard at Bremerton is
somewhat nearer Seattle than Ia
coma.
Now, what is to be done? Plainly,
Tacoma has got the apple and has re
marked to Seattle, There is TO be no
core" But President Roosevelt wants
Seattle votes as much as he wants
those of the Tacoma brand, and it is
not likely that he will permit himself
to be turned into a stalking horse
for the purpose of putting the civic
pride of one little pine-board town at
the expense of a sister hemlock city.
What will he do about it? Cannot
he send a double to Seattle, some one
to read off one of his favorite
speeches?
As for cutting the President in two
and enjoying him share and share
alike, we cannot for an instant
countenance the suggestion Why not
toss up a red cent or else meet on
the CORY field of honor and fight it
out to a inish2
The Washington times., 1903-05-12
SHIPPERS ECONOMY
KEEPS HIM OUT OF PORT
Lies Of the BTeakwater, and No Tug
Will Answer His Hail

PHILADELPHIA, May 12.-Almost as
badly of as if she were high and dry
ashore. the French bark Quevilly lay at
anchor off the Delaware Breakwater yes
terday and today unable to reach this
port for want of a tugboat 10 tow her
up the bay.
The bark is regular oil carrier be-
tween this port. Dieppe and Rouen. She
reached the Breakwater yesterday morn
ing.
Tugboats swarmed about her on Sum-
day, but paid no attention to her. Re.
CARELESS of the day. the French skipper
raved, stamped and beloved at the
tugs, but without avail. Becoming
noarse, he finally deputed the mate TO 10
the shouting, but that officer got a frog
in his throat.
All the trouble came OF the captains
idea of economy. Trading here regularly
about four times a year, he thought he
could save money by getting a yearly
contract for towing in and out at rates
"cut" below the regular port charges.
He got a cut" rate contract last year,
which expired last month. The tugboat
man with whom the contract was mads
owned a boat which was only licensed 10
go as far as Bombay Hook, and he was
not able 20 go 10 the bark. He explained
the matter TO the Tugboat Owners Asso-
citation, and several of his competitors
having ocean going boats agreed to help
him out until the expiration of his con-
tract. provided he did not renew it for
another year They claim that he has
broken his agreement by making con-
tract for the coming year with the
FceG..chhlTnan, who arrived here from
Dieppe on Sunday. the vessel being con-
signed to the Continental Oil Company at
Marcus Hook. Hence they refuse 10 tow
the bark, and VINO viii foot the bill for
demurrage on the vessel If the boycott
is kept up is 4 problem
As long as the weather is fine and the
vessel is in no danger, there is no law
to compel the tugboat captains to tow
the Quevilly to port. If a storm should
blow up and the vessel were in danger
of going ashore or getting into lumber"
the towboat men would reap a harvest
of salvage
The Washington times., 1903-05-12
May Accept Foreign Decorations.

King Edward has. as l predicted at the
time of his accession, to all intents and
purposes abolished the rule against Eng
lsh citizens, and especially servants of
the English crown, accepting orders of
knfghthood from foreign sovereigns The
rule dates from the days of Queen Eliz-
abeth, who In the coarse language of
the day intimated that she would have
mo dog of hers wear the collar of any
other master or mistress" It was
strictly enforced until the close of the
reign of Queen Victoria, the only excep-
ton ever made being in favor of the
first Duke of Wellington, who, in conse-
quence of his having exercised supreme
command of the allied armies, and hav-
ing crushed Napoleon at the battle Of
Waterloo. was permitted to accept the
order of The Golden Fleece from Spain
and the highest decorations and distinc-
lions from those other European SOW
ereigns who had been harassed and op-
pressed by the great Gorsican.
The King, as Prince of Wales, showed
however, his disapp-o1al of this rule Of
Queen Elizabeth by not only permitting
the members of his household and of his
encourage TO accept foreign decorations.
but even by nominating them for honors
OF thls KIND, and / could mention at
least dozen well-kpown EngIishInen
VINO have received the Legion of Honor
from France on the nomination of King
Edward while still Prince of Wales.
can also recall his hauling one OF his
eQuerries over the coas at Sandringham
Tor having omitted to don the Order Of
Inc Dannebrog conferred upon him by
King Christian of Denmark at the dinner
party given there to Celebrate the event.
The Washington times., 1903-05-12
Attending Medical Congress.

Among the hundreds here to attend
the Congress of Physicians and Surgeons
are number Of eminent foreign sur
geons. Among them are DR.. II. Carver,
OF Alexandria, Egypt; DR.. Luc. of Paris :;
DR.. Wagner, of Berlin, and DR.. Walter
Brown, of Edinburgh, Scotland. They
came to Washington 10 attend the con-
gress and deliver addresses before the
society on subjects in which they are
specialists.
DR.. Luc. who is registered at the Shore
ham, came to New York a few weeks ago
and has been studying the American hos
pitfalls. He is one of Paris distinguished
specialists and known over the greater
part of the Continent. 1t is his first
visit TO Washington and he spends much
OF his time in visiting the places of in
terest.
Dr.. Carver, of Egypt, is in charge of a
hospital in Alexandria and came TO the
convention to get the benefit oG. others
experience. He will remain IN Washing
ton for several days after the convention
adjourns
The Washington times., 1903-05-12
Ohio State Politics.

Judge Frank Taggart, of Wayne coun-
ty, Ohio. is a guest at the Ebbitt. The
Judge is accompanied by his son. who Is
about to enter the civil service In a
talk concerning Ohio politics, Judge
Taggart said:
There is no doubt the Republicans
will nominate Myron T. HerrIck. Of
Cleveland, who is perhaps the strongest
candidate available He is clean in
every political method, and will have
the hearty Import of the better class
of people II the entire State AS to
Mr.. 4erricks aspirations Cor the second
place on the Republican national ticket.
have no faith in such reports, and
think the rumor originated with some
one Who desired TO politically injure
him.
Il think the Republican majority will
be larger next election than ever before,
and l lnow the people OF Ohio will put
a STAMP OF approval on the national Ad-
ministrttion. Roosevelt will have the
support Of Ohio, but If Hanna were a
candidate there might be a change"
The Washington times., 1903-05-12
NEW CUNARDERS WILL
HAVE $1,000 HORSE POWER
Tonnage of Coming Giants VIII Be
32,ooo-To Be Longest Vessels Afloat

LONDON, May 12.-Telegrams from
Liverpool say the displacement OF the
new 25-knot Cunard line steamers will be
80. 600 tons and that they will have 65.
0G0 horse power.
Various indefin tie statements as to the
size OF the new express steamers for the
Cunard line have been published, but
the figures given above probably come
from the steamship officials. The pro-
jected vessels are so much beyond pre-
cedent in size and contemplated speed
that the element OF uncertainty has ne
cessitated much careful planning. They
will be approximately 760 feet on the
water line, with so feet beam. AS about
IS, 600 horse power is the most that has
been put hitherto on one shaft, II has
been thought wise to adopt the triple
shaft and triple screw system.
With $1,000 horse power the new liners
will have nearly 90 per cent more than
the Kaiser Wilhelm II, which has =, 0O0,
and more than double the total of the
Lucania. In a statement sent 10 the
New York Herald" by wireless
telegraphy as the new Kaiser pass
ed the Nantucket Iightship. Herr
Plate, president OF the North Ger
man Lloyd Steamship Company. de-
clared that it would take $4,000 horse
power TO reach a sustained speed Of 81 TO
2412 knots, and 100000 horse power 10
reach % knots. He believed the limit OF
speed had almost been reached.
The new Cunard ships VIII be ffty-four
feet longer than the Kaiser Wilhelm II.
now the longest vessel afioat. Their dis
placement, however, viii be $500 tons
less than that of the Cedric, which viii
still remain the largest vessel in exist
ence.
The Washington times., 1903-05-12
Boy Criminals.
The Difficult Problem of Reforming
Them.

The Difficult Problem of Reforming
Them.
A twelve-year-old boy was recently
convicted, in Chicago, of a burglary
ingenious enough for an experienced
criminal The judge, in passing SEN
tence. said that he could not draw the
line IN ages, and that some boys no
older than this could teach lessons Of
crime to men in the penitentiary
Nobody is likely to be severe on the
judge for refusing TO be lenient with
this young offender In fact, it IS
difficult to know just what ought to
be done with so young a criminal.
His reformation, to be effective,
should have been begun with his an
cestors
There are hundreds Of boys Of this
type in every great city, looking for
ward to the life of the crook" and
proud Of any particularly successful
bit Of lawbreaking. There is not
much doubt that this boy, if SEN
fenced to prison. viii regard himself
as something of a hero for having
been caught in q penitentiaIy Of
Tense. What Is to be done with such
youngster7 What hope is there
that he will ever be anything but a
thief?
The unfortunate feature Of the sit
nation is that very little has been done
anywhere to save such boys from
drifting into criminal life. They are
the most difficult problem Of the mod
err city. They are street-bred and
street-trained, and the utmost pa
tience, kindness, and sagacity are
needed if their reform Is to be un-
dertaken hopefully. They are averse
to routine work, or to any sort Of
work if they can avoid it. They en-
JOY living by their wits. Obviously,
the only practical plan for their
reformation viii be one which will
employ their wits as well as their
hands, and this has not, IN most eases.
been tried.
Yet there Is no reason to regard
The Washington times., 1903-05-12
The FIELD of Politics.
Convert to iowa Idea"

1t is reported that the President has
become a convert to the Iowa idea,
that he has come to an agreement with
Governor Cummins, the father Of the
tariff revision" movement, and has &C
cepted the latter's plan for inserting
the plank in the next Republican ma
tional platform. The President, return
ing from the Yellowstone en- route to St
Louis, passed through Iowa, and when
not engaged in the pleasant pastime Of
kissing the rising generation of Hawk
eyes was "closeted" with Governor
Cummins on board the Presidential
special discussing tariff schedules. AS
q result he has become convinced that
the governor is right, that the tariff
must be revised" not reformed, as the
Democrats would do. for it must be re-
membered that there is a world Of diff
ference politically between revising"
the tariff and reforming" it.