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Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-01-30
NARROW RoADWAYS
A Suggestion for the improvement of
East Main Street
a. VICTIM

People on east Main street have
been complaining this winter about the
bad condition /of the streets in that
section and have been figuring on prob
able cost of Improvement The matter
was agitated about n year ago and a
petition circulated asking for an as
sessment of % cents front foot for
such Improvement Such an assess
ment would make a sum of $3.50
available but for some reason the as
sessment was never made because it
was thought perhaps that the amount
was inadequate for the purpose.
Perhaps it would be if the whole
width were to be improved. but a mar
row roadway could be made the full
! length of the street at a cost that
would fall within the sum to be raised
and the people would be well pleased
with the result.
The advantages of narrow roadways
on streets are we'll known to many en-
gineers, but the citizns are not so we'll
! advised. To speak of a narrow road
way is apt to cause people to excIaim
against any narrowing of the street
for they usually think of the roadway
as being just the width between the
curbs. No sensible person would adj
vocate any narrowing of the streets
They are often much too narrow at
best
The width of any roadway should be
adapted to the traffic demands-the
greater the traffic the wider the road
and vice versa.
! The advantages of a narrow road
are: First. lesseniHg the original cost;
second, maintenance, a sprinking cart
being able to cover a twenty four foot
roadway with one /passage-thus re-
ducing the cost of sprinkIing the cost
of sweeping and repairing pavement is
also reduced. Grass plots can cover the
other width of the streets up to the
paved partition and thus keep down
can be put down along the unpaved
portion and the pavement not dis
turbed
The only objections offered to mar
row roadways are that twenty four
foot roadway will not accommodate its
traffic and that teams can not turn
around The traffic of a street will
determine the width of ne road and it
will be easy to widen it at little cost
If the traffic demands it at any flu
ture time.
AN EAST ENDER
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-01-30

spring of 1889. was on my way to
Portland. Ore, and when we got past
Pocatello. Idaho, 1t was found that the
SHOWS were melting so fast that a good
deal of the track was under water. We
had no sooner got past Pocatello, in
fact, than a big hunk of the track
was washed away entirely.
When we reached Glenns Ferry. it
was a case of halt The big trestle
over Indian creek few miles ahead
was wobbly and so II was a case of
stay there until something could be
done. We found five trains already
stalled at Glenn's Ferry-two of them.
like our train, were bound west. and
could not go on on account of the
twisted Indian creek trestle and three
bound east, that were unable to pro-
coed on account of the bad track near
Pocatello.
Well the folks on those six trains
made up great outfit. There were
millionaires in palace cars. buck SOL
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-01-30
TRAINS were BLOCKAOED
AT GLENN'S FERRY IN 1889
Idaho Towns Was the Scene of Distinguished
Gathering During Railroad
Blockade Lasting Week

A very interesting article appears in
zhe Washington Post. which owing to
MS local color is worth reprinting.
Glenn's Ferry is located in Elmore
county. Idaho and about thirty miles
east of Mountain Home, Glenn's Ferry
is on the lire of the oregon Short line
and is a town made up principally of
railroad men who are employed in the
short line shops there.
"One of the most realistic features
"a Owen wister's The Virginian' is the
account he gives of the six stalled
passenger trains out in the sagebrush
country and of the conduct of the pas
sengers of the trains during the block
ade." said a. special agent of the gov
eminent whose position requires him
fo' carry hts office in his hat the
major portion OF the time. to the re-
porter of the Washington Post.
Il happened to get mixed up I'm an
almost identical mess out In the land
a the sagebFush myself back in the
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-01-30
Farmer Josh and Good Roads

Says Farmer Brown to Farmer Josh
II think it's goin' to rain B'gosh
Wed better get our corn an grain
Quick as scat to the railroad train,
For If we don't them agitators
Ii tell us what we lose on taters.
An SIGH
An sech
An so forth
One million horses, one million cows
One billion wagons two million sows,
Five million tires. ten million dollars.
Six million men and countless horse
collars.
Ten billion bushels, twelve million tons
Five million daughters and five million
An SIGH
An sech
An so forth.
Says Farmer Josh to Farmer Brown
don't give a rap bout those fellers
IN town
With their tigers an picters and all
SIGH rot
Come over to my place an see what I've
/ got;
Brown went with Josh in the barn took
peep
Well vumt bran new air ship
loaded a heap
An SIGH
An sech
An so forth.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-01-30
Make a Fad OF II

While women's clubs are discussing
fads in all phases fads OF all shades
from yellow journalism TO microbes In
everything, there Is one good d-fash-
ioned fad that is clearly overlooked
1t is the fad of good cooking 1t Is
seldom discussed and rarely ever prac-
ticed. A careful inquiry might find in
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-01-30
AN EAST ENDER.

diers in tourist sleepers. emigrants in
their odoriferous rollers, miners. pros
pectors and cowboys in day coaches
all sors and all kinds, but all Of them
perfectly good natured under rather
measly conditions and all of them
ready to take the game as it come
along Fortunately the little eating
room of the station happened to be well
stocked with provisions. for the grub
on the stalled dining cars wasn't a
mouthful to the big mob of people on
the six trains, all of them rendered
unusually hungry by the keen. crystal
clear, sweet whey air of the sage
brush country. We ate in that little
eating room in relays, the rich man
alongside the emigrant. the dainty
woman alongside the buck soldier-a
picturesque crowd. YOU may believe
me
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-01-30

When your watch needs rana,-,nu
send 1t to Geo. H. Lake. who win do
IT properly and at prices as low as con-
sistent with first class work. Maj, or.
hers will receive prompt attention
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-01-30
Sergeant Could Shoot

Glenn's Ferry was then little bit
of settlement on the bank of the incon-
ceivably sinister and gloomy Snake
river, which is doomed over by tall en-
bankments at that point. A few little
things happened while we were stalled
there that came pretty close to show
ing just how small this world is The
sergeant in charge of a detachment of
regular army soldiers on their way
west was crackerjack marksman.
On the second afternoon of the block
ade he was standing over the bank of
the Snake river amusing a bunch of
swell passengers by shooting at-and
invariably hitting-silver coins tossed
into the air.
Well he was still plugging away at
the coins when a tidy-looking little
woman, clad in long Newmarket coat
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-01-30
WOOD! WOOD!

Whe have just purchased 500 cords
of red FIR wood all of which was cut
last winter and is thoroughly seasoned.
Give us a trial order. 1t will suit YOU
We guarantee full measure. Roselyn
coal always in stock.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-12-14

silk and outlining the fronts of the pei
crime and the cuffs of the same embroid-
cred satin headed by lace completing the
sleeves lend rare cachet of elgance to
the entire gown.
The new hats are as eccentric at the
present time as they were in 1880 days
when huge poke bonnets or cabriolets
were worn, with their extraordinary
decorations of flowers, feathers and
streamers. Surely no lady of the time
of Louis Philippe ever appeared with a
hat more absurd than one seen at a gar
den party not long ago. 1t was in mauve
straw and fitted snugly to the head at
the back and pitched forward in such a
bewildering way that one was in con-
slant fear of the wearer. One side was
rolled very high and trimmed with a
huge garland of some kind of mauve
flowers. The hat was so strangely bal
anced on the young woman's head that
it looked doubtful whether it would
reach home in safety.
The small high crowns are conspicu-
GUS among the new hats, which also bear
fiat crowns. Some very pretty creations
were noticed in contrast to the eccentric
models. They were made of white crepe
de chine, simply trimmed, with a twist
of velvet around the crown, or banded
with a velvet ribbon fastened in front
with fancy buckle.
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dressy types of tailor-made garments,
such as are worn on the really smart oc-
casions. One of the favorite trimmings
for such frocks is soft ivory suede
strapping.
have seen one of the prettiest ivory
cloth gowns showing waistcoat of ivory
braid, silver thread and a touch of pale
blue. 1t was quite tight-titting and
plain, the coat bodice fastening with two
buttons over the waistcoat, and made
with a beautifully fitting basque; it was
further strapped with soft ivory suede,
this strapping appearing on the tight
fitting sleeve, which ended in rather
broad suede cuff and some old blue ell
amel buttons; neat rolled collar of
suede finished the neck. The skirt was
cut plain, but sased slightly at the waist,
and full at the feet, after the umbrella
shape, trimmed WITH seven rows of
graduated strappings. This skirt Just
touched the ground all round. showing
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-12-14
SUNSHINE in THE STABLE.
Light Is Essential to the welfar. NJ
Horses and Other Animals
Confined Within Walls

Sunshine is just as essential +,
horses and other farm animals as
is to human beings. Do not lose SIGH
of this fact when building stables an, /,
pens This is too often done, and
stables for both horses and cattle are
. too dark. The eyea of horses are noE
infrequently injured by being keps in
dark stables. Our houses, as rulek
are much better lighted than OUT
stables, yet we all know how uncomj-
Portable it is to go out of a well lightl
ed house into the glare of sunshine
especially If there is snow on the,
ground. The effect is even worse Oh
horses and COWS. Aside from anyl
special effect on the eyes, light ano
sunshine in stables are of vast i'm!
portance to the general health and
thrift of farm stock, and they should
always be constructed with view ID
admitting as much as possible Of
both. In old barns and stables where
the stock quarters are dark, and, as q
necessary consequence, damp, it would
be good idea to put in some win
dows to admit light and sunshine
into them. The present is a good
time to attend to this, and the con-
sidesate person will do it.--Thomas
w. Lloyd, in N. Y. Tribune Farmer.
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FINE FEED FOR THE HENS.
Unthreshed Grain Produces Results
That Will Surprise Those Who
Have Never Fed It.

Save a small amount of unthreshed
grain for the poultry. You will save
the thresher's bill on it, and the poul-
try will even pay you nice profit for
the privilege of working it over for
their own benefit, by an increased sup
ply of eggs, and thriftiness and growth
among the flock. Wheat is best for
this purpose, but rye and oats are also
excellent. If so desired. you can select
some Of your poorest grain for this
purpose, as the main object is to fur
nish the poultry with some interesting
employment. Save enough of the I'M
threshed grain to furnish one good
sized bundle for every 80 hens in the
flock daily. Whole grain can with ad-
vantage be scattered among the straw
1t will prevent the greedy ones from
and weak ones have chance to gel
their share of the grain. After the
straw has been thoroughly worked
over and all grain picked out, it should
be all ralSed up and removed before
bringing in a fresh bundle. If possible
| the unthreshed grain should be placed
| Under shed or in barn to keep dry
If unthreshed grain cannot be OBJ
| tanned, dry fresh straw and chaff will
be good substitute to sprinkle the
grain among, If frequently changed
but it will not give as good results al
the unthreshed grain, owing to thu
amount of healthy exercise which tn
| unthreShed grain will furnfsh.-Mid
] land Farmer.
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that the smarter tailor-made will not be
worn short, although, of course, there
will be no trained effect 1t is only the
tweeds and more practical garments
that clear the ground
A delightful blue serge showed a
killed skirt. This just cleared the
ground and was worn with short cut
away coat of serge and folded waist
coat of black silk, with an inner vest of
white muslin. The coat was finished
with neat blue velvet collar and cuffs,
and was cut almost like habit bodice,
the sleeve being severely plain and hav-
ing only the slightest suspicion of full
ness at the elbow. 1t was to be worn
with one of the new wide toques made
entirely of plaid silk. somewhat re-
.sembling large Alsatian bow, and
tilted slightly to one side. 1t had no
trimming beyond an enormous bandeau
and rosette of dark blue velvet. This
is the sort of toque that was worn Is
years ago with veil reaching only Just
below the nose. 1t is distinct novelty
now, however, though doubt if it finds
favor.
One of the simplest hats of the moment
is coarse straw of any shape trimmed
with thick ruches of black peau de sole
or glace.
Very smart is the improved style of
toreador turned up abruptly at the side
with bandeau and bird, the crown only
i trimmed with a thick satin ruche.
Some of the Panama and coarse straw
Breton sailors, as we'll as the new felts
of simple shape, are trimmed in the
same way. These hats are all suitable
for wear with the practical tailor made.
The smarter specimens of similar head
gear are sometimes adorned with au-
tumnal foliage.
A very chic French hat to wear with
a blue serge is in mixture of plated
straw and felt, of Robespierre shape, the
crown simply trimmed with fold Of
dark blue velvet, and at the side bright
orange Paradis plume
A daring but effective mixture is that
composed of orange and blue, and some
of the blue serge Elton coats have double
breasted waistcoats Of orange cloth. the
other wise plain serge coat and skirt be-
ing braided in black in narrow twisted
scroll design.
ELLEN OSNoNynr
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: #. -~
In the city for dances and for such In
tellectual treats as the performance
last winter of Greek play by native
Greeks. Away up is roof garden.
where to admission is free except on
Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights.
The place is godsend to the east
side. 1t is becoming a favorite center
for weddings. parties and festivities of
all sorts. The concerts are decorum
itself.
Now this is hotel. 1t serves
liquors with meals. There is no bar.
A good course dinner is served for So
cents. l have just eaten dinner there
tonight, not for the first time. There
was practically no drinking at the
tables about me; but to run hotel in
New York without liquors and expect
the very people it is necessary to
reach would be fantastic. Clinton hall
is business proposition. 1t pays five
per cent. No one feels as if he were
accepting charity in patronizing 1t.
Others like it are to be built in differ
ent parts of the city.
The most interesting" place of pub
lie resort in the neighborhood of Clin-
ton hall is a down-cellar restaurant,
whose proprietor has made money by
furnishing four kinds of wine to his
dinner patrons and filling up their
glasses as fast as they empty them.
Rows of carriages stand in front of
the door waiting for people from up
town with plenty of money who have
come to ''see bohemian life" After
dinner everybody goes upstairs to
drink more stuff and to sing and frol-
ic. More than half the people who eat
there any night are more or less
Sprung" The music is tantalizing,
the heat of the place provokes thirst.
Which influence in the neighborhooi
is the worse-that of this free booze
place or Clinton hall? This is the
kind of problem New York likes to put
before visitors.
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cally paw up the soil and deposit it in
two-horse carts, single shovelful to
a cart. When the shovel swings again
the next cart is there to receive it's
load. Two hundred and fifty horses
are employed in the work, 1875 wagons.
This is called the greatest piece of ex-
cavating ever attempted in New York
for single building.
The opening of the subway in Octo-
Der will be the first of series of gil
gantic openings that will mark New
Yorls physical transformation Soon
Wlll come the tunnels under the East
and West rivers, the completion of
two gigantic East river bridges, the
electrification-if that's the word
the Grand Central station, and the
furnishing of the New Haven suburb
an lines with a siX-track Service. Ma
terially it is wonderful place thai
the men behind the Shovel are SCOOP
ing out.
OWEN LANGDnN
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SOME FACTS FOR BREEDERsi
Why Close Attention Should Be Paid
to the Individual Merits Of
Farm Animals.

The breeder of cattle sooner or later
comes to realize the fact that individ-
ual merit must be the chief thing con-
sidered in an animal At first he is
inclined to stake everything on pedi-
gree, but after time he comes to
realize that pedigrees are indicative
only of certain facts in the past his
tory of the breed, but are not enough
to use as a foundation in building;
up herd. A remote ancestor of his
animals may have been wonder in
his ability to make meat, but it will
be seen, after little figuring, that
very small part indeed of the blood
OF that animal can be in the animals he
owns. If in-breeding is not prac-
tlced, the tenth generation after an
animal each of his progeny will have
IN him less than one-thousandth part
OF the blood of that sire or dam and
the rest will be from the blood Of
animals not particularly noted.
Therefore individual merit must re-
celve large amount of attention.
Some one has said that pedigree run
ming back Is generations would contain
over $4,000 names, which will show how
little of the blood of any remote ances-
tor any one animal can have. Pedigrees
are of value, but sometimes they are
positive injury to the breeder, who keeps
an animal with pedigree when he
would have killed the animal before
breeding it if it had no pedigree.
But for all this the buyer of cattle.
II they are to be used for breeding pur-
poses, puts great weight on the pedi-
gree, though there may be little in it.
There is always chance that something
unusual may come out of it, and the
ordinary buyer is ready to take the
chance. In many cases pedigrees are
profitable only in the sale of an animal.
and that only because of the sentiment
OF the buyer. We believe there is more
danger of losing sight of the individu-
atty OF an animal than of losing sight Of
pedigree. Therefore we say, nav
close attention to the individuality of the
animal that is to be used for
breeder, and if he does not, in conforma-
ton and other qualities, come up to the
type desired, fatten him or her for the
hambles.-Farmers Review.
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perpetual amusement to the hotel bell
boys. Quite the proper thing in Eng
land for all archbishop, it irresistibly
appeals to the risibles here to see
solemn, clerical countenance rising out
knee breeches.
The primate Of England will find in
America the same questions OF high
church and low church that worry
him in England. He will see on the
west side a great ritualistic church.
where more men than women kneel in
prayer at all the numerous services. A
little way further down he will see
another, smaller, so high church in its
tendencies that it owns but nominal
obedience to Bishop Potter and looks
for spiritual direction to a bishop
away off in Wisconsin.
Upon another local problem that
has troubled Bishop Potter the arch
Episcopal visitor took prompt stand.
He cannot see why Bishop Potter
should be criticized for assisting to
open decent inn, such as English CO.
religionists have found SO useful, and
he calls Bishop Potter great and
wise leader of the church"
Time does not lessen the virulence
of the discussion Of Bishop Potter's
part in opening the Subway Tavern -
But good deal of the quarreling IN
this world would stop if people could
meet each other, try to see with each
others eyes; try to understand.
/. think the solid sentiment of New
York is behind Bishop Potter. Admit
that the joke is rather caustic when
young men of the east side talk about
dropping in for ''sanctified cocktail
It does make you vince little. And
yet
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feet square, in end opposite door, for
air and ventilation; two exits for fowls
in front. Have platform length of house
3 feet wide under perches to catch drop
pings. This is kept covered with dirt
or dust.
Between dropping boards and floor is
platform for nests. ALI platforms
and perches are removable. Houses have
earth floors. Each house has one large
door placed in the end, close to the front.
The exits are 12x16 inches, placed close
to the ground. On stormy days the door
is kept closed, the fowls going in and out
through the exits. The windows have
strong, fine meshed wire nailed on the
outside.
These houses are about rods apart,
and there are no fences between them,
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built this wonderful place for Mus
chenheim, who has been favorite ana
successful restaurant keeper. The
managers of the great hotels are now
adays mostly German-Boldt, of the
Waldorf-Astoria; Hahn, of two or
three big places; Muschenheim, Of the
Aston. For time the new place, four
miles as the crow flies from the city
hall, will be the acme of possible lux
ury in public accommodation. 1t takes
good deal to phase" blase New
York crowd, but the street front Of
the Astor is blocked with gazers won
dering at so much of its magnificent
appointments as can be seen from the
pavement. The hotel is not larger
than the Waldorf-Astoria, but in mag
nificence of furnishings it IS not sur
passed in the world. Its fire protection
is the best that art can devise. 1t has
a great Louis XIV. ballroom, grill
room decorated In American Indian
STYLE" appropriate for burning at the
steak" it has suite of rooms for
rich collegians, decorated with wall
paintings of college sports. A yachts
man can have suite fashioned like
the cabin of ship. an idea that may
have been suggested by the sterns of
Spanish galleons initiated in the win
dows of the New York Yacht club on
Forty-fourth street.
The building of q great 100000
hotel is no experiment for Mr.. Astor.
There seems to be no limit to the pres
ent taste for luxurious surroundings.
The 20 splendid and costly hotels of
New York are its most successful ones.
Mr.. Astor's personal holdings in New
York real estate are assessed at $685.
100000. On real estate he pays the
heaviest tax in America. Marshall
Field of Chicago pays upon larger
total, but $1O,0O0,O0O in his case is per-
sonalty, partly merchandise. Mr.. As
tors wealth is really far in excess of
$35,OOO,OOO. His mother, Mrs. Astor,
and his brother. w. w. Astor, of Lon
don, are both great holders of local
lands. The latter is assessed for $27,-
100000.