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The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1903-05-01
Filed the Deed.

A deed conveying the site of the
supreme court building from the city Of
Lewiston to the State of Idaho was put
Of record yesterday The site is in the
city park at the corner of Fifth street and
Third avenue. The commissioners ap.
pointed to act on the plans and construc-
tion of the building will meet in this city
about May 20. Bonds to the amount oil
$4,000 will be sold to construct and
furnish the building.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1903-05-01
Fire in the CITY Jail

About $3.50 a'clock this morning fire
was discovered in the city Jail. Albert
Coburn, working in the paint shop saw a
volume of smoke issuing from window
in the rear of the building and gave the
alarm. City Marshal Masters rushed in
at the front and discovered a FIRE in a
bundle of blankets which had been put
up III window for an airing. There was
only one occupant in the Jail at the time,
b. A Sullivan thrown in Tor drunkenness
early this morning. He was awake and
CRYING fire When the Jail WIS opened.
The burning blankets were thrown in
the street and The damages amount Ia
loss OF the hedling and lew charred
boards in the window Sullivan protests
that the FIRE Vas set from the outside but
this hardly seems probable. Mr.. Writers
of the Globe Lodging house, who was
working at the rear of his place at the
time, says that there was no one in the
enclosure at the rear of the Jail nor had
there been all morning
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1903-05-01
Bank of Camas Prairie viii Pay Int,a..'

After ten years of prosperous business,
the board Of directors of the Bank of
Camas Prairie have authorized the pay
ment of four per cent. interest or all time
deposits directors meeting was held
last W elk, when the president, Mr.. r.
w. Kettenbach, was here. Upon a
Through examination OF the affairs OF
the bank, it was found that its financial
condition and standing would fully war
rant this change of policy, and in view
of the fact that banks generally through
'ou' the state are paying interest OH this
class - deposits. it was thought that this
concesslon WIS due to the people ol
Idaho county u return for the libe' al
patronage The bank has enjoyed
Grangeyile Standard.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1903-05-01

Monday Of this week Hans Bugge sold
to F. E. Becker of Lewiston the II. B.
Hodgins residence property for $I7Io.
Mr.. Hodgins says that he is now un.
decided as 10 what he will do. About
the goth of May he will leave for the
coast and may locate there. Mr.. Becker
ear ,no,,S ,,at Msn,hars ~ his sa,,,,i,,
will probably invest in farm lands
Genesee News.
The book is on the beer today aud the
special spring brew from the Weisgerber
brewery is on tap.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1903-08-06
BLOCKS THE WAY.
d. IL. q n. Oppose Building the
Portage Road.

The O. r. &. n. will not grant right
of way to the state portage railroad be-
low Cello. This was the upshot of
conference yesterday between officials
of the company and the State Com
missioners. President Mohler declared
that the 0. r. & n. had none too much
land along the Columbia for the growth
of traffic, and that the concessions asked
for by the state would constrict the ex-
pansion of the trackage facilities of his
company.
Governor Chamberlain announced
last evening that the state would at
once proceed to acquire right of way by
condemnation.
"It looks pretty blue for the portage
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1903-08-06

railroad" said the Governor. "But we
need not give up We can at least try
to get the road. and nobody knows what
he can do until he tries. We shall
ascertain Just where the line of the
portage survey fringes on the O. R. &
N. Then, if we cannot secure right of
way from the company, we can bring
action to condemn. 1'y this procedure
we shall ascertain whether we must
build over or under mountain, in order
to get around the O. r & N. Perhaps
the portage road could be built outside
of the o. r. & N. holdings by expenoi-
ture OF sufficient money, but if it should
cost say 81 900 900 to do this, the project
is entirely impracticable, in view of the
funds available. If we should have to
pay the o. r. & n. q sum which was
suggested at today's conference, as
possibly sufficient to make good what
the company would give up, [ do not
see how we could 90 ahead with the
enterprise. l shall insist that before
we begin construction we shall be abso-
lutely certain that the cost can be held
down to the amount OF the appropria-
ton, that is, $l65 900
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1903-08-06
CATCHING BIG FISH.
Delayed Run of Salmon Comes Into
the River.

Astoria, Or, July 81 The first
genuine big run of salmon for the
season is now on and the greatest bene-
fit from it is being derived thus far by
the gillnetters. While the catches
made by the fishermen drifting about
the mouth of the river have been
gradually increasing during the past
few days, it was not until during the
past few days that the big run came in.
Some of the boats made catches of
nearly two tons each, while all drifting
in the lower harbor are estimated by
man who is in position to know to
have averaged 1900 pounds.
The traps are also reported to have
done we'll and more encouraging reports
are received from the up-river seinng
grounds. The latter are expected to
make as the fish proceed up stream.
While none of the plants have been
blocked both the canneries and cold
storage companies have as large forces
of men at work as they can secure.
The salmon resemble in every par.
ticular the big run of last season, which
was then called a delayed June run.
They are large size and excellent color.
As was anticipated, the price took a
slight tumble as soon as the big catches
were reported, and, with the exception
of the Tallant-Grant Packing Company
and S. Schmidt & Co., all are paying )
cents per pound flat. These two COM
panies are still offering and cents,
the figures that have prevailed for some
time.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1903-08-06
FELL into WILLamETTE
Rotten Beam. Breaks and Side
walk Falls.
TWO PEOPLE ARE DROWNED
Spectata tors on Morrison Street
Bridge to See Swimming
Feat are Victims.

OItidHu, huRu5V l,~CoNcA tOAS
weight of shrieking humanity dropped
from the eastern end of the Morrison.
street bridge IN Portland, to the VILLAIN
cite at five minutes before O'Clock yes
terday afternoon.
Two persons were drowned. At least
so were more or less injured.
Miss Lottie E. Cameron, aged 16, and
Eddie Shank, aged 13, were the
victims.
Without warning rotten by 12-inch
timber broke short off at the point
where the bridge walk adjoins the road.
way. 1t was the central support OF 40
feet of the walk on which were crowded
fully 14O people, largely women and
children. The break occurred on the
south side of the bridge, opposite the
Portland Rowing Clubhouse.
A great throng had assembled to see
"Professor" Lutz, the "armless
WONDER" swim the river from Kelogg's
boathouse to the Rowing Clubs float
From end to end the Morrison street
bridge was crowded with spectators. As
the swimmer neared his destination,
surrounded by fleet of launches and
rowboats, the crowd naturally surged
toward the eastern end of the bridge to
see the finish. No such numbers were
assembled, however, as to cause danger,
had the bridge been sound.
Lutz was about 90 feet from the float,
swimming easily in the midst of the
swarm of small craft. The antics of four
sportive Italians in a skiff had diverted
the attention Of the crowd. This Joyous
quartet had just given burlesque ex-
hibition of rowboat upsetting, in front
of the boathouse, when a scream was
heard from the bridge.
The people seemed to drop in lump, as
a load of coal is dumped into a cellar.
The tall from the top of the walk to
the surface OF the water was about 20 |
feet. 1t was broken by two scows, or
small, floating lighthouses, directly
With fearful crash the
section of walk and it's screaming,
scrambllng load OF men, women and
smashed through the roof of
these. The walk seemed to fall square.
ly, thus preventing people from being
crushed underneath. A few people
slipped off the western end of the fallen
walk into the river, but were quickly
dragged out. A lot more were tumbled
n heap on top of the debris aboard
Doth floats, but fully one third plunged
n bunch between the floats, which
we're separated by about five feet OF
open water. That so many people could
nave fallen in such a space without
stunning or thrusting a number of those
deep into the water, so that
n rising they would be caught under
he floats, seemed Incredible, though for
! time 1T was thought no one was drown
ID. The river here is about 20 feet
ieep.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1903-08-06

La Rix, an eccentric individual, resi-
dent of this place for ten years, who hal
been the subject of much curious com
ment, man known to have knowl
edge Of chemistry and metallurgy, anC
of an experimental turn of mind, fel
under the suspicion of counterfeiting
and was compelled to explain to tn,
secret service men the causes and re
suits of certain experiments.
1t transpires that he has worked con
stantly for ten years, unknown to his
nelghbors, upon the theory of the ex.
pansion and contraction of the atom BY
the addition or satisfaction of the iron.
He explains thus: The gold atom con.
tains when pure, about 1876 900 ions to
the atom, while silver contains about
$1,000 ions to the atom, hence the diff.
ference in density and weight. He say
he is able to reduce the number of ions
or electrons in gold, to about so per
cent. or in other words, to transmit gold
into silver, but he will neither affirm nor
deny his ability to increase the ion or
electron in the atom, which is necessary
to transmute the baser metal into that
more precious.
From his notes, which were surrepti
tiously scanned by the Government in
spectors, it seems he has developed
new metal from commercial slate, abun-
dant here, which has an affinity for the
atom of gold or silver, which be calls
rixum.
The theory he has been working upon
is the dsintegration of the atom into
unit ions and the subtraction from gold
and the addition of rixum ions to the
silver atom. The process consists OF a
strong acid solution com bined with pow
erful electric currents and long ex-
pOsures to their action, causing the
destruction of portion of the ions in
the atom by electrical conveyance into
similar solution of rixum.
Whether the reverse of the electric
current would transfer the ion of rixum
into the atom of silver treated similarly,
ls not known. If such notes were in ex-
stence, they were most secretly cherish
ed by Mr.. La Rix, as they were not |
found with the others, nor would threats |
Or persuasion induce him to say one |
word upon the subject. He is furious
hat his private affairs have become
public gossip.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1903-08-06
DISCOVERS A NEW METAL.
Merlin MetaIIurgist Endeavors to
Produce Gold.

Merlin, Or, Aug. "A rumo- OF a
startling discovery along the lines of the
transmutions Of metals is rife here. J..
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1903-08-13
S53.Ss TO CALIFORNIA

Daily until June 18TH. the Illinois Con
trail X. X. will sell tickets from Evans
vile TO all California common points for
Si2 -. Tourists sleepers every Tuesday
and Friday from Princeton. Ky, 10 Los
Angeles, San Francisco and Intermediate
points.
Lon johnson. Agt., Marion, Ky.
\. III. Hanson, G.P.A. Chicago, H.
J. A. Scott, G.P.A. Memphis. Tenn.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1903-08-13
If You Want an Education
Investments i'm
Southern Lands.

Such investments are not speculative
The South is not new country Mar
kcl and shipping facilities are adequate
and first class The climate is mild aud
favorable. Notwithstanding these add
other advantages, southern lands arc
selling for prices FAR below their real
value, and at present prices net large r.
turns on the investment. For fee set
OF circulars, Nos. 10 10, inclusive, cpn
corning the possibilities ~ lands IN Ken
lucky, West Tennessee, Mississippi add
louisiana, on and near tho Illinois Cen
trial Railroad, for homescckers aud IN
yestors, address the undersigned.
FIR. WHEELER,
l2G Main ST.. Evansville, Ind.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1903-08-13

Last week six car loads of silver
amounting to 100000 pieces,
were shipped from the PhiIadel.
Mia mint to New York for Ma.
Mia. which place will be reached
in two months.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1903-08-13
HEARIN 4 SON,

No paint like 5. ", =. to spread, to
stay on, and to look nice. Because it j.
made Of iurs lead, pure zine and pure
lindseed. mixed in the proper proportion.
People.who use this paint never CON.
plain oi.poor results from mixed paints.
For sale by Walker < Dodge.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1903-08-13
Still in the Ring

And to do you good if you give
us the chance. We are the old ST
grocery people in town aud have
the largest, newest and cleanesi
stock of groceries ia Marion. We
will not be undersold by anyone
handling the same class of goods
There is big difference in Lard
and compound, also in all other
goods you buy, so don't conf,uud
our prices with the cheaper class
% goods. We will treat:you right
come aud see for yourself.
We will be at Piney again this
year better prepared TO cater to
che wants Of the people than ever
before Don't fail to come to see
us when you are there, il you
want something cool. good aud
refreshing
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-12-18
NAMES OF FABRICS.

Muslin is named for Mosul, in Asia.
Serge comes from Xerga, the Spanish
for a certain sort of blanket.
Bandanna is derived from an Indian
word signifyng to bind or tie.
Calico is named for Calicut. a town in
India, where it was first printed.
Alpaca is the name of species of
llama from whose wool the genuine
fabric is woven.
The name damask is an abbreviation
Of Damascus; satin is a corruption of
Zaytown, in China.
Velvet is the Italian "vellute. woolly,
and is traceable farther back to the
Latin velus, hide or pelt.
Shawl is from the Sanskrit sala
which means floor, shawls having been
first used as carpet tapestry.
Cambria comes from Cambria, gauze
from GAIA. baize from Bajac, dimity
from Dametta and jeans from Jean.
Blanket bears the name of Thomas
Blanket, famous English clothier who
aided the introduction of woolens into
England in the fourteenth century,
Philadelphia Bulletin.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-12-18
Dogs In China.

Dogs in china are chiefly despiseo'
.,c.nt as house workers or for Gun
,orr nurposes. A black dog with ye'
low eyebrows is valued as a hrsI ,.',, ra'e !,
nouse dog. but a white one with ola'N
eyebrows will bring luck TO ms oN 'e', ,
wbile a black dog is the king OF h's
..oo , lion dog belonging TO u'r
small. shaggy northern or'eu-M ~ :,
hrinc good fortune. while the oh'S 'eI,
Shin.so ~na canine pet is the sleeve dog
- noned from being small enough %
No IN the capacious Celestial sl''Ne
Retrievers are apparently HnNnom "
while creyhounds are lanSy ana S'o"
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-12-18
Family Disacnaions.

Dissension in families often arises
from lack Of mutual consideration
among the members of the family. The
soft answer That turneth away wrath
is forgotten for the hasty reply, the un-
kind retort. that kindle the fire of Ill
feeling. Love does not linger in the
home where rudeness shows its unlove-
ly qualities 1t chooses to dwell IN the
home where the spirit of unselfishness,
of self control of thoughtfulness and
of charitableness makes the atmos-
phere sweet. The woman who Is quick
TO take offense is not like her of whom
Holy Scripture says, Her ways are
ways of pleasantness, and all her paths
are peace" Happy homes depend on
happy hearts. Home Is distinctively a
womans sphere. and she who sweetens
II most makes earth nearer heaven.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-12-18
PlCklNGS FROM FICTION.

Inc future is lutte without strings
nary MacLane In my Friend Anna
bel Lee"
lou either laugh Mt frauds and fools
:" eise your scul's imbittercd by their
poison, I've noticed.-Philip Payne IN
me Mills Of Man"
me greater number Of men marry
Ior The very good reason that some one
marries them.-Mrs. Fred Reynolds in
Ane Man With the Wooden Face"
lime moves at a strangely different
-" Tor the person gone away and the
vne staying hOme.-Jane Welsh Car
"le In New Letters and Memorials
seems to me that the life Of a peace
"'ils husband is one of human in
ueHo' made SO by the aggressive an
ssuiaflty Of an assertive wifc.-Mc.
'!eAar-Collins In "A Parish of Two.
ihe squirming capacity of boy who
waiting while persons converse OF
A''hss In which he has no interest has
ue'er been expressed In figures. but 1t
"oulu count up large.-Max Adeier 10
Al Happy Hollow"
we lie In business. and we lie in re-
.s'oh' and We lie to women Perhaps
man stopped lying to a woman by
snu by he might begin to stop lying
.ur money and at last stop lying with
n,s Maher.-.ames Lane Allen in THE
"e''ie of Your Pastures"
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-12-18
TWO TON BLACKFiSH.
4 school That Was Driven Ashore
at Cane Cod

One day in November. several years
ago. the good people living on the
Massachusetts bay shore nj the north
end of Cape Cod We're wrought TO the
highest pitch Of excitement by the ar.
rival of an immense school of black
6sh which were on the flats chasing
bait. as the small fish they feed on are
called. ana gradually working inshore
The news spread like wildiire WI,
lage stores were hastily closed school
bows deserted schoolrooms and even
women tocked to the shore. The hats
along the coast make out from hall TO
q mile and half practically level and
almost dry nj low tide where at hlsh
tide is four to eight feet of water No
school of blackfish so large as this had
ever been heard of. And by good luck
the tide was ebbing.
Hastily the boats were launched,
each taking half dozen men and
bows. those not rowing being armed
with sticks and pieces of board. In i
uuarter of an hour they were In posi-
ton in half circle and to leeward of
the fish.
"Close in now" came from the com
modorc," "and make all the noise you
can" And they did. fairly ehurnins
The water with boards and sticks. he
thousands Of squid and herring on
which the backtish were feedlng as
sisted in this movement hy getting III
10 shoal water as far as possible so
that the blackiish could not ioiio"
fhem The result was inevitable ne
fast ebbing tide soon began to leave
the big fish in such shoal water 'Da'
II was difficult for the larger ones 10
swim Gradually the circle OF ooa's
drew nearer and nearer, ana III WV
hours 90 per cent Of the entire school
was stranded on the flats. FOR weeks
after the villagers were engaged III
cutting up and trying out the OIL ! ne
total catch netted some S2ol"o' man!
of the fish weighing two tons apiece
Outing
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-12-18
BURIAL CUSTOMS.
TAe Various Methods usea Tn -.
UlspOaal of the Dead

Aue disposal of the dead among civ.
ilized nations has usually consisted of
one Of the following three ways:
flrstly' of closing up the body in earth
OF stone; secondly, of burning the BODY
anu committing TO earth the ashes
ana, thirdly, the embaming of the
pouy Ihe earliest form of interment
OF which we have any account was
mat of the paleolithic cave dwellers.
who buried their dead in natural grot-
toes and crevices in the rock similar to
those in which they had lived.
When we come to the later stone age
we ma that the people throughout
Europe buried in chambered barrows
ana cairns. Next comes the bronze
age, with its changes. and among 9th
ers the burial of the dead. The cham
Dered barrows passed away, and in
their places barrows were frequently
used without chambers, and cemeteries
OF stone cists set in the ground were
largely employed. - uently nat
ural eminence OF sanu or gravel was
the place assigned for burial, and
around it were circles Of standing
stones. During these prehistoric times
cremation was also practiced side by
side with the simple interments Of the
people. In pagan times 1t was custom
ary, whether the dead were buried
with or without cremation, to put In
their graves such articles as urns or
vessels of clay, bronze gold or glass.
clothing. personal ornaments, imple-
ments and weapons of warfare
Cremation was largely abolished
when Christianity spread over the
country. and the interment Of grave
goods was restricted to kings and
priests, who continued to be buried in
their royal and sacerdotal robes and
with their insignia Of office.
! Down to the tenth century cremation
was customary among the tribes locat-
ed along the Nolga Here also human
sacrifices in honor of the dead pre-
vailed Records OF eyewitnesses Of the
horrible ceremonies have come down to
US. Charlemagne prohibited this usage
among the conquered SaXons under
pain of death. In India the living wild
ow was in many instances down tc
1920 burned with the corpse of her hus
band
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-12-18

tist and scientific breedres will
state that l have succeeded In nro
ducing breed Of cattle, which re-
tanning all the hardihood of the buf.
laio, possesses all the fine qualities of
the domestic animal. The high bumns
ana heads have disappeared, but the
long deep booies have remained civ.
ing a weight Of at least 90 per cent
more to the grown animal. and at the
same time improving the flavor Of the
beer. These cattle, like the buffalo.
VIII grow fat on grass which would
starve the ordinary polled Angus herd
and their ability to go long without
water and face the severe storms Of
winter Is one Of the most important
features OF the new breed. A most re-
markable feature, however, is the fact
that even down to the eighth blood
they retain the fourteen ribs to a side
possessed by their progenitor-the
native buffalo-thus giving more
steak-cuttiDg meat and additional
weight. Perhaps the strangest char
acteristic Of all Is the fact that while
the buffalo is excitable and afraid OF
human leings, the crossed breed Is
much more gentle even than the or
dirary Angus animal and seems to
crave human attention rather than to
fear it."