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Williston graphic., 1903-07-02
FEATHERED ARCHITECT.
clever Little Hamn erhead Builds
Regular Apartment House In
Wllds Of Africa.

A great many other birds build very
elaborate nests or houses, but none
seem to have acted with quite the same
modern architectural spirit is the
hammerhead. Most birds, too, are con-
tent with providing warmth and shell
ter for their little ones, without hav-
ing any care for themselves; but our
bird seems much more civilized than
that. It is not q very large bird-not
more than IL inches in length; yet it
builds house nearly ten feet long.
and lays it out in rooms!
It selects a sheltered ledge of rock
when possible, sometimes choosing a
spot almost inaccessible to man, but
sometimes building also on the open
plain. The structure is half as wide
Williston graphic., 1903-07-02
A QUIET GAME.

in the resting intervals of fighting on
the skirmish line. Generals like Rose-
Grams had small patience with this COM
dition of affairs, and did much to REM
edy the evil. In our regiment, how-
ever, an incident of no great moment
did more to bring about effective re.
form than all the generals efforts and
orders.
Zone day it so happened that half q
dozen poker players were thrown to-
gether on an advanced post guarding
a road through the woods in our divi-
sion front. The boys knew the enemy
was abroad and alert, but it was very
quiet there in the woods, and the next
picket post was not hundred yards
away. Four of the men decided on q
quiet game, leaving two men onwatch.
The game soon became very interest
ing, and the men on guard drew near-
er to watch the play. They, as we'll
aa the men playing, soon We're SO abb
sorbed that they lost sight of their
surroundings, and when the confed-
crates rushed the post, all were made
prisoners without firing shot.
"For few minutes there was con-
sternation, almost panic along the
line, but the post was reclaimed and
the gap closed before the enemy could
take advantage of it. The lieutenant
in command, knowing the men, knew
how they had been captured. The cap
tain knew, also, as did the colonel, and
all the: poker players Of the command
wore very serious faces. Six good men
had been sacrificed, and the regiment
had been put in a very awkward posi-
tion- That night five of the captured
men sneaked inside our lines. They
reported that Buffer, the instigator
of the game on the picket post, had in-
weighed his captors into a game, and
when fairly started had given his fell
low prisoners slow motioned wink,
which they quickly interpreted and
broke guard, running toward,our lines.
Buffer himself remained a prisoner
for six months, and when he returned
found regiment that played. poker
only when it was safe to play"
Williston graphic., 1903-07-02
CUSTER RODE WAY OUT IN FRONT.

CUSTER RODE WAY OUT IN FRONT.
Sheridan. I was within 20 feet of
him.
"May I charge them again?' in
quired Gen. Custer, as he came up,
with a salute.
"'No, d-n you; when I want you
to charge I will give you orders,' was
Sheridan's reply, and it was the only
time: ever heard him swear.
1T was not long, however,, until
Gen. Custer received the orders he had
been anxiously awaiting, and he went
after the confederates again, fighting
them in mud that almost mired his
horses, but he cut his way through, and
again saved Gen. Sheridan's force. He
was the bravest man ever knew"
''There are other men equally as
brave, of whom we never hear" said
Gen. Schofeld. "Those men who made
that charge with Gen. Custer, for ex-
ample"
'That is true,' replied the other,
"but Custer rode way out in. front of
the line with his sword in the air, and
1 do not see how it was that he es-
capped being shot,"
Williston graphic., 1903-07-02

OME boxing appeared
immense
- that nothing
non
sort OF gaows picture shows The
cardboard His invisible
OF his wire the end of which
sealing platform
other should
a
hand and rubbed a slkha or a fur
oni violently repeled by blow the
combat
trick The electricity produced rubbing
the promptly
electricity
when itnak
fesha attac
brooklyn Eagle
handkerchief should be
tses tAs IRE 70 make them perfectly dry.
Williston graphic., 1903-07-02

ness as the cat was wont to exercise
in former times. We show herewith
the latest idea in the trap line, which
comes to us all the way from Cape
Colony. This device is to be suspended
from the. pantry shelf, and has an open
ing leading across what looks to be 9
perfectly safe path to the bait inside
the cage. But woe to the mouse OF
rat which attempts to reach that bait
for the path turns out to be fitting
platform, which at the proper moment
swings on its pivots, releases itself
and slides the animal into the water
tank beneath. The picture shows the
trap doing its cruel work.-Milwaukee
Sentinel.
Williston graphic., 1903-07-02
LATEST MOUSE TRAP.
Thereby Leave the Old Family
Cat without Occupation.

Years ago cats had a value all their
own, according to their ability to rid a
house or barn of the rats and mice
which infested these buildings, but
with the introduction of the automatic
trap, the felines may possibly have
been the authors of the exclamation
recently attributed to the horse when
the automobile made its appearance:
my occupation is gone!" However,
the cats still have the consolation Of
being retained as pets, with an occa-
sional mouseras secondary considers
tion. The trap has come to stay, and
goes on dealing out death to the rodents
with as much regularity and faithful
Williston graphic., 1903-07-02
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HE LOVED A FIGHT.
General Custer Saved Sheridan Twice
On . Famous Raid In the
South.

Former Gov. Edward. Schofeld and .
friend, who served during the war of
the rebellion in the Sixth United States
cavalry, sat discussing the times when
'war waged it's wide desolation over
the southland" says the Milwaukee
Sentinel. 81 have heard lots of men
say they were aching to get into a
fight" remarked the old cavalryman,
'bHt I did not take any stock in
thet declarations. In fact, I sat on
my horse when the battle of Antietam
was impending, and I saw regiment
after regiment of soldiers march up,
throw their knapsacks down in regi-
mental piles, and go forward to take
their places in the line of battle. AL
most without eption every man was
just a little pale, and as he moved
away from the piles of kna apsacks and
other belongings which he was obliged
to leave behind him he turned and
cast long, lingering look at them.
1T was an easy matter to guess the
thoughts that were running through
his mind: Shall I ever see them
again?' You who have never been
soldier cannot fathom the full mean
ing of that expression. In those KNAPP
slcks piled up on the border of the
battlefield were the pictures Of the
members of the home circle-the wife,
the mother, the father, brothers and
sisters, the sweetheart-thec connect
ing link between the soldier going for
ward with his. life in his hands to fight
the battle of his country and the home
that he might never see again. 81
II never saw but one man in all my
career as a soldier that thought en-
joyed: going into a fight. That man
was Gen. Custer. He saved Gen. Sher-
idan twice while we were on that
famous raid, when we went within
IL miles Of Richmond. The confed-
crates had US surrounded, and Gen.
Custer obtained permission of Sher-
idan to charge through the. confed-
crate lines. shall never forget the
look of pleasure that lighted up his
countenance when he received his or
ders. He made the charge, captured
confederate brigadier and a battery
of guns, and made gap in the confed
crate lines through which we rode in
triumph. ,..
eve found ourselves again nsurround-
ed few miles further on, and Gen.
Ousetr once more approached Gen.
Williston graphic., 1903-07-02

she goes And Lieut.. Robert Emmett
Kavanaugh sighed.
Bob Kavanaugh couldn't keep any
thing to himself, and in five minutes he
was telling his woes to Capt. Percy Ian
yard, of the artillery corps. "Brace
up, KaSanaugh," said Lanyard; !;
''Aluggs is going to send general pris-
oner through Chicago to Fort Sher-
man to stand trial. He was going to
send sergeant in charge. It isn't a
very pleasant duty, but if you'll vol
unteer, think Muggs will send you,
AMI you can stop of on your way back
from Sherman-it is only few miles
from Chicago-and see your blue-eyed
Norah before she gets on the Florida
limited"
Twelve hours from that time Bob
Kayanaugh was sitting in smoking
car on. Chicago bound train, with a
big Colt revolver strapped around him,
and an enlisted man, with downcast
look, sitting alongside Of him. Bob
Kavanaugh had soft heart. The
soldier at his side had seen eight years
Il Va &ESAvACOs 0uO uaO uSScE OScu IN
trouble before. He had assaulted the
stop" sergeant, a serious offense in
the army, as may go without saying.
'Cheer up, Spencer" said the lieu.
tenant; you've been good soldier,
as know, and I don't think It will
60 very hard with you-six months at
the most-and then you'll be restored
to duty"
81 hit him all right, lieutenant" an
swered Private James Spencer, ''and
he deserved it, if ever man did, but
you cant do such things in the army,
no matter what the top says to you,
and SO I'm good for two years and a
'bobtail' discharge. It's tough. never
saw the inside of the mill before in
my eight years service, except when
was on guard"
Part Of freight train went into the
ditch ahead Of the Fort Grady passen-
ger train. Kavanaugh and his prison
er were delayed i've hours. The lieu
tensut fumed and said things under
Ais breath. Finally the way waa
Williston graphic., 1903-07-02
Trrnea-UP Troasers.

These fellows who keep the bot.
toms Of their trousers turned up rain
or shine" said tailor, ''may think
they are right in it, as far as the ultra
fashionab]es go, but they don't know
the first thing about getting the best
wear out of their spring clothes.
Nothing spoils pair Of trousers
quicker than tnrning them up. Il
should never be done except in muddy
weather, and then with care as to the
correct crease. Many men roll them
mp in any old style, and then wonder
that the trousers don't set well osel
their boots"
Williston graphic., 1903-07-02
Flax Has Pecullar Interest.

Flag Has Peculiar Interest. -
Gen. Eugene Griffin has in his pos.
session the American flag made by
the sailors in Lieut.. Gilmore's party
out of patches and strips of their
clothing after their rescue from the
insurgents in the widest part OF
Luzon.
Williston graphic., 1903-07-02
Little Chance.

Madam" said the leader of the bri-
gands, well have to hold you until
your husband ransoms you"
"Alaa" replied the woman 81 wish
I'd treated. Aim q little better.-Chi-
ago Post.
Williston graphic., 1903-07-02
Between Eriends. }.

Mayme-1 hear you are going to be
married again.
Edyth-Again? Why, I've never
been tied up as yet.
"No; but 1 can't recall the number
of times you were going to be.
Chicago Daily News
Williston graphic., 1903-07-02
Great Yellowstone Falls.

Great Yellowstone Falls.
The Great falls of the Yellowstone
river, in the Yellowstone National
park, are more than twice the height
of Niagara falls, but the volume of
water is not so great.
Williston graphic., 1903-07-02
An Earth Angel.

st. Peter (at Heavens gatc)-
Come in.
Fair Spirit (anxiously)-ls my
halo on straight?-N. Y. Weekly.
Williston graphic., 1903-07-02

Canada's export trade per capita is
Just 3M times q much As oura
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1903-05-22
FEDERATION CLUB MEETING
interesting Session Held at Masonic Hall
Delegates from all Northern Clubs Present
Meet at Wallace Next Year.

The second annual meeting of the
Third District Federation of Women S
Clubs for northern Idaho closed a success
fnl three days session at Masonic hal
! yesterday afternoon and the delegates
! were entertained at social ball at the
armory building last night.
Delegates were present representing
every woman's club in Northern Idaho
and the programmes of the meetings
were carried out with spirit and enthus-
iasm. The sessions were open meetings
and many lady visitors were present.
In the temperorary organization Mrs.
F. B. Willis was chosen chairman and
she presided throughout the meeting,
dispatching business with fairness and
promptness that won for her a warm
resolution Of thanks from the delegates.
Mrs. Sarah G. Johnson acted as secretary
during the meeting.
The address of welcome was made by
Mrs. c. W. Shaft, president of the Tsce
minicum club. and responses were made
by Mrs. Barton of Moscow aud Mrs
Copenhauer of Wallace. After brief
business session in the morning the
regular programme announced was taken
up. Mrs. r. V. Cozier of the Historical
club Moscow, read a paper on General
Influence of Club Women, and Mrs. w.
w. Leeper of the Tsceminicum club,
Lewiston, paper on Philanthropic
Work of Women's Clubs.
A reception and Musicale was given to
the visiting delegates at the Armory
building Wednesday evening by the
ladies of the Lewiston clubs. The re.
ception was a brilliant social event. A
special musical programme was given
and the band orchestra was present and
played at intervals through the evening.
AT the morning session Mrs. Young of
the Pleiades club, Moscow, gave an ex-
cellent paper on Domestic Science.
Miss Norma Vollmer rendered delight
full vocal solo. The afternoon session
concluded the business of the federation
and officers were elected as follows:
Mrs. Orland of Moscow. president; Mrs.
Goddard of Wardner, first vice president;
Mrs. w. w. Leeper of Lewiston, second
vice president; Mrs. Copenhauer of
Wallace, third vice president; Mrs. Truit
of Moscow, secretary; Mrs. Reed of
Grangeville, treasurer The next an
nual meeting will be held at Wallace.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1903-05-22
Memorial Services Next Sunday.

Next Sunday the people of Lewiston
will meet in the union church services to
to observe memorial day in honor of the
dead that fought to save our union. The
services will be held at the Presbyterian
church at eleven o'clock. Rev. /. A.
Pine Of the Christian church will deliver
the sermon
On May the goth the decoration day
exercises will be held at the cemetery
and fIiends will decorate the graves of
veterans departed.
The local militia company under the
command of Lieut.. Albert Chapman, will
act as escort on both occasions and
furnish firing squad at the graves.
The R B. Hayes post will turn out in
force on this occasion.
A statement made by one of its mem
bers ''that out of the local lodge of this
order of patriots onlv two or three that
are left have the nerve and strength
that it would require to fire salute over
the graves, of their dead comrads T"
brings to the hearer the force Of the fact
that it will not be long until it will be
left to the posterity to memorial the lives
aud deeds Of the noble saviors of our
country.
The following order has been issued to
the members of R B. Hayes post of the
"A R.:
headquarters K. B. Hayes post, de-
partment of Idaho, G. A. R., May II.
1903. Special order No. I.-All mem
bers of this post are directed to meet at
G. AR. hall, tcorner of Eighth and Main
streets) at 10 am, on Sunday, the 24th
in order to attend the memorial services
at the Presbyterian church. The column
will be formed at 1890 am. sharp. Co.
G, l. N. G. Lieut.. ]. E. Chapman com.
manding WILL take the right of the line
as escort. ALI old soldiers are earnestly
requested TO join with US in the march
and services.
"By order of
II. PERR2ULT, Commander
Official: GEo A. MANNING,
Post Adjutant.n y
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1903-05-22
Lewiston PLAYS Ball.

Manager Rust left this morning for
tour of the Inland Empire With his in
vincible sluggers. They will play at
Palouse this afternoon, at Garfield to-
morrow and Moscow Sunday returning
home Monday.
The line up will b- virtually the same
as has been playing OH the home
diamond. Penny and Siglev will play
first and second base in pace of Kits.
miller and Sprague. Kester and Brown
will pitch the games and Howley will
catch. Captain Brown states that his
team is in fine condition FOR the contest
although they have the two new men on
frs, and second bases.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1903-05-22
State Game Law Criticised.

eth ere is a feature of the new state
game law that has not been discussed by
the press or the people of the state which
affects the citizens of this common wealth
perhaps more than the license portion, ("
SAYS S. G. Isaman prominent orchardist
of the Lewiston valley, "and that is the
prohibition placed on the killing Of sorg
birds. In house bill No. II9 section II
the last gis'ature made the following
law:
"'It shall be unlawful for any person
or persons within the State Of Idaho, to
hunt, kill, capture or destro, any song,
insectverous or innocent bird, except
English sparrow, magpie or bee bird at
any time of year or to destroy the eggs
or nests of such birds
"The law further makes ii misde-
meanor to violate this law.
For the prevention ofthe small boys
cruelty to birds this law seems feasible
but to the orchardists of the state it
sounds different. The new crop of cher
ries are coming on and the robin and
oriole will soon take their place on the
tree limb to begin destruction. The robins
eat the fuit they pick but the oriole
amuses itself going from cherry to cherry
and berry to berry picking each one and
then as Mr.. Isaman states. throws its
head back and laughs at the grower to
scorn on account of the protection OF the
law. 49
The swallows nest canyon is hatch
cry for these birds and every morning
they visit the orchards around Lewiston
for their days work returning home at
night. If there is no relief furnished the
horticulturalists of Idaho will lose thous-
ands of dollars with the increase of such
pests.
As TO catching insects Mr. Isaman states
that they destroy m re insects that ben
eft the trees than they do Of those that
! do harm.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1903-05-22
Snake River Dredse Boat.

Word is received here from Portland
stating that the government has let the
contract to Featherstone Foundry of
Chicago to build steel dredge boat for
work OIL the upper Snake river. The
boat will be launched at Lewiston. The
river to be deepened by this boat ex.
tends from Riparia to Pittsburg Landing.
distance of $50 miles. The channel
will be deepened and number OF large
boulders will be blasted out.
The boat will be built in Chicago and
shipped to Lewiston, knocked down.
where it will be put together and
launched as soon as the June rise recedes.
Congress last year appropriated $751;
900 for work on the Snake river this
year and $4,000 of this money will be
put into this boat.
This means that a greater and more
important work will be carried on in the
future.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1903-05-22
ACCIDENT ON GREER GRADE
". B. Ramsey and Team Thrown over the
Grade by Slide - One Horse Killed, Wa
eon Demolished. Mr.. Ramsey Seriously Hurt

|
NELPERCE, May 22.-W. B. Ramsey, a
| we'll known Nezperce farmer, met with a
serious accident on the Greer grade last
| Tuesday afternoon and escaped fatal in
jury only by sheer good luck. Mr.. Ram
sey and sons started down the Greer
grade to the station and near the top
came upon place in the road where the
rains had started slide. The boys got
out to lead the horses and Mr.. Ramsey y
remained in the buggy, thinking he
could drive across the slide without seri
Gus damage, but when the team and
buggy got on the gravel the whole sur
face moved down the hillside and Mr..
Ramsey, team and buggy were thrown
headlong into the canyon below. The
team and buggy were turned over and
over down the hillside, carrying Mr..
Ramsey with them. The sons fastened
to the rescue and found one of the horses
dead and their father partly under the
dead horse and the wreck of the buggy.
They secured axes, cut away the buggy
and released the imprisoned man, who
though severely bruised and battered is
not seriously injured. He is, however,
confined to his bed.
August Paulson of Wallace purchased
the Archie Cole property here this week,
paying $500 for the corner. Mr.. Paulson
is one of the owners of the Hercules mine
at Wallace and expects to make this
headquarters for the loaping of some
$5o, 900 of the surplus money of the lucky
stockholders of that com 2any
The residents of this section are very
much gratifed over the action of the
county commissioners in dividing this
road district. All that part of district IA
lying east of the east town line is put in
the new district, No. 3S Dan Hoover
has been made overseer and a subscrip-
tion of 5000 has been raised to supple
ment the amount given by the county to
be expended on the Kamiah grade. This
will put that part oF the road in first class
Notices were published this week call
ing for bids for the construction Of the
new Catholic school building. 1t will be
a two-story structure, 64x8o feet, and will
cost approximately 5000.
Harry Richardson, who died recently
of smallpox at Greer, was former resi-
dant of this place and has many friends
and relatives here.
The six inch snow fall of Monday has
now all disappeared and the farmers will
soon be at work again.
There is great deal of activity in Nez-
perce this week in the way of municipal
Improvement. The lumber for the side
walk construction is here and several
crews of sidewalk builders are busy
Street grading is in progress, too.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1903-05-22
NEW DEPOT FOR LEWISTON
The Northern Pacific will Build new Freight
House and Remodel old Depot - Cost
Thirty Thousand Dollars

Recent developments show that the
trip of Superintendent Beamer last week
over the Palouse and Clearwater branches
of the Northern Pacific railroad was not
without beneficial results to Lewiston
1t is understood that the Mark Means
Transfer company expect a notice from
the railroad company to vacate the prem
ises as the ground will be wanted for
other purposes.
Inquiry has brought to light the fact
that the present depot will be converted
into first-class passenger and baggage
depot with ladies' and gentlemen's wait
ing rooms. A second depot will be built
between the round house and river side
tracks for the purpose of holding the
freight. The freight depot will be large
structure especially constructed for
handling the city freight and the transfer
freight from the Palonse local to the
Clearwater points. The passenger traffic,
local freight and jobbing work has en-
larged to such an extent that these i'm
provements are necessary to handle them.
The next service that wi be asked of
the railroad by the public will be night
train between Lewiston and Spokane.
The railroad has always shown itself to
be ready to accommodate the people as
far as it was found practicable and this
addition can be expected as soon as the
traffic will justify second train.
The new freight depot will cover the
ground now occupied by the Valley Lum-
ber company and Mark Means Transfer
company. These improvements will cost
in the neighborhood of Sac, 900
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1903-05-22

Mrs. Fred Woods who has been spend
ing the winter with friends and relatives
in Cleveland. Ohio, returned home
yesterday evening. She was accompanied
by her mother Mrs Fannie Fellows, who
will siiake b. Il home with Mrs. v'os,la iii
the future.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1903-05-22
Socialists Rent Hall

The local organization Of the socialist
party has rented the Modern Woolmen's s
hall in the Adams block They wis aoli
their FIRST meeting there at eight o,c,oc9
Sunday evening, admission free.