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Lewiston inter-state news. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1905-1906, 1905-08-01
A DEEP SEA GlUTTON.
This Marine Wizard Can Swallow q
Fish Twice Its Own Size.


That one animal can devour another
twice its own size at single swallow
is q statement that may seem as in
credible as any fish story ever invent
ed" writes DR.. Sanderson Ehristison.
Nevertheless IL Is true Of cert ~ fish
es. So far as known such fishes are In
habtants OF the deep seas. where utter
darkness perpetually prevails, with an
unvarying temperature almost as cold
as ice and a pressure ranging. accord
ing TO depth, from a quarter to three or
four tons upon every square inch Of
their body surface. The deep sea is
commonly regarded as commencing
where the rays of sunlight cease to
penetrate. which is estimated to be less
may extend to twenty times that dis
lance or even much more. down to the
bottom of the ocean. Fishes have been
dredged from below 1900 feet.
- deep sea fish, the Chiasmodus nj
ger. six and five-eighths Of an inch
long, has been found to have swal-
lowed another fish ten and a half inch
CO IOHk. iiC sloLidNu vi tuc uCNOuIcI
Is stretched as thin as gold beater's
skin. 1t has sharp, hooked teeth, which
cross each other from opposite sides of
the mouth and usually point backward.
According to Gunther. the fish after
having seized its victim with its capa-
cious and very movable jaws partly
presses it down as snake would do
Il
prey is received into an esophagus and
stomach the membranes of which are
as extensible as an india rubber pouch
The stomach when empty is contracted
and folded up and projects but little
below the abdomen.
when a deep sea fish is brought tc
the surface, how gradually and careful
soever, its bones are often like SO much
touchwood and it's muscles like rotten
pulp, while its eyes are burst from its
sockets and it's viscera are often blown
out of the body cavity by the expan
sion Of the air bladder. 1t frequently
happens that deep sea fishes are founc
floating helplessly on the surface OF
the ocean with large prey in theil
stomachs. Their appearance under
these circumstances is accounted fol
by the efforts of their struggling vic
tins to escape from their jaws. caus
ing them to ascend beyond the horizon
! tai zone which they usually inhabit
I Deep sea fishes are commonly blacl
or dark brown. But, although it Il
claimed that light is essential to tn,
! formation Of colors. some deep Sc:
fishes are scarlet in parts or uniform
red or rosy. Others are silyery white
while, according to Alcock. the neo
copelus Is 'one dazzling sheen of pur
pie and silver and FURNISHED gold
amid which is a sparkling constellation
of luminous organs"
Lewiston inter-state news. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1905-1906, 1905-08-01
DANES AND DAUGHTERS.

One Of the recently elected officers Of
the French Academy is Frauicin Schlie
mann. president of the German Teach
ers' association in France.
Mrs. Taft is an exceedingly att.ac
tive woman, shoulder as Il girl. with
clear skin aud soft light brown hair.
She Is the youngest OF the cabinet
hostesses.
Mrs. Burlington Booth Is asking 1000
men to piedg" themselves for 81 IL
month each for one year to be devoted
to the forwarding of her rescue work
among convlcts aud ex -conNicts.
Baroness burdet -Coutts. the worlds
greatest woman ptiilanthlo ,is, who In
given ava. about S25.tUu.uNJ, nearly
all her possessions. on Aprll II cele-
abrated her u.nety second birthday.
Fraulcin johanna McStoc., director
of the Museum Of National Antiquities
III kiel. Germany. has won the gold
medal for scientific achievement which
is annually offered by kaiser Wilhelm
Mrs. Joseph r. iiawiey. widow OF
= General Hawicy, has deposited with
tht Ni'ut SotlttN
large number OF relics OF her husband
including memcutos of the civil wal
and gifts from foreign governments.
Mrs. Annie NJ. Weightmau Walker
heiress of the Weightman fortune oi
about $5O.0O0.Ot). is said to be living il
fear of poison. and at her apartments
In n New York hotel has surrounded
herself with Detectives to foil any ef
forts Of her enemies to reach her.
Miss Jessie b. Hunter. a graduate OF
the Glasgow university. has been cho
+. sen out of iifteen applicants for the
!; post Of assistant medical officer of tbs
x Bracebridge LincOlnshire, England) LII
; matte asylum. She has occupied ths
position al private asylum in Lin
c0lnshire since 1902
Lewiston inter-state news. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1905-1906, 1905-08-01
Little Love Taps
Between Two Ladies

4 I one Of the recent White House
~ receptions there was little
case Of rapier thrusting between
two ladies', and it was delightfully."- en-
pertaining t. those who saw and heard.
There is famous man in Washing
ton, one whA came from the plain peo
pie and who continues as one of them
He has beautiful daughter Of aristo-
cratic tendencies. who has dug up a
family tree somehow or other and who
affects superiority which she does not
possess in ary sense.
The wife tf congressman from q
western STATE was introduced to the
young lady and pleasantly said:
Il have met with your distinguished
father, Miss -"
Il dare say" replied the young lady
languidly. Papa in his position meets
all sorts Of people"
The western lady flushed and flashed
back Instantly: Il should suppose so
Especially when he is at home" Lip
pincotts Magazine.
Lewiston inter-state news. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1905-1906, 1905-08-01
SOME ODD UEATHERS.
Prepared From the skins of Various
Aquatic Animals.

Leather Is prepared from the hides of
nearly all aquatic animals, principally
the seal, whale, porpoise. alligator and
walrus. The use of these hides Is al
most as old as man himself, and they
have ever been most eagerly sought
after for the many uses to which they
=! be put after being prepared as
or At the time Of the Russian
T.. alton of Alaska they made great
Il of walrus hides. Furs were usual
~ wrapped up in these skins, and when
mart of those days, the skin was sewed
over chests of tea. On arrival at Mos.
COW the soundest portions were re
moved. cut up and stamped into ko-
pecks and variety Of small change.
This formed the chief currency Of Alas
ka for time The Russians also made
harness Of walrus leather. while the
natives Of Alaska used the skin as a
covering for their boats.
A Queerer kind Of leather. however,
comes from the bodies OF fishes. An
extremely fine quality of green leather
made in Turkey is manufactured from
the skin Of an ugly fish called the angel
lish The sword grips Of the German
army are made from shark leather,
which is beautiful in pattern, being
marked with dark diamond shaped fig
ures. This skin comes from a North
sea shark called the diamond shark.
Leather manufacturers have tried to
produce substitute from animal
hides, but In vain. Unlike animal leath-
er. fish leather Is absolutely impervlous
to water and never gets soggy from
dampness. Therefore 1t is ideal for
sword grips, as, no matter how much
the hand may perspire. the grip re
mains hard and dry.
Leather is made from the skin Of the
Pacific coast and great lakes sturgeon.
which Is exceedingly tough and is used
in making laces for joining leather
betting In Canada the skin Of a spe-
cies of siluroid Is used in making
gloves
Lewiston inter-state news. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1905-1906, 1905-08-01
A TERRIBLE PENANCE.
Tfbetan MOaks who suffer Life ~
prison meat In Dark Cells.

Perhaps the most terrible penalce
suffered for religious reasons anywh ore
IN the world is that of the monks OF
Nyen kyi-buk, as described by Per
ciyal Landon In The Opening Of
Tibet" These monks live in the ordi-
nary manner during the novittate: then
they go into cells for Il period Of six
months; then, after an interval. for
three years and ninety three days: la
ter for life
And such cell, Almost on a level
with the ground" says Mr.. Landon,
ethere was an opening closed with a
fat stone from behind. In front Of this
window was Il ledge eighteen inches in
width, with two basins beside It, one
at each end The abbot was attended
by an acolyte who. by his masters or
ders, tapped three times sharply on
the stone slab. We stood in the little
courtyard In the sun and watched that
wicket with cold apprehension 1
think. on the whole, 1t was the most
uncanny thing saw In all Tibet. Aft
er half a minutes pause the stone NOV
ed or tried to move, but it came to rest
again. Then very slowly and uncer-
tainly 1t was pushed back. and black
cbasm was revealed. There was again
pause Of thirty seconds, during which
Imagination ran riot, but do not think
that any other thing could have been
as intensely pathetic as that we actu-
ally saw.
"A hand, muffled in a tightly wound
piece Of dirty cloth, for all the world
like stump OF an arm, was painfully
thrust up, and very weakly It felt
along the slab. After fruitless fun
bling the hand slowly quivered back
again into the darkness. A few mo-
ments later there was again an inef
fectual effort. and then the stone slab
moved noiselessly across the opening
"Once day water and an unleav-
ened cake OF flour Is placed for the
prisoner upon that slab, the signal IL
given. and he may take it In. His
diversion is over for the day, and in
the darkness of his cell, where night
and day, moon, sunset and the dawn
are all alike he-poor soul.-had
thought that another day of his long
penance was over"
Lewiston inter-state news. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1905-1906, 1905-08-01
DANES AND DAUGHTERS.

Mrs. Matilda A. Pereau Of Nashua.
n. H.. eighty five years old, has fifteen
children, sixty grandchildren and six
ty eight great-grandchildren.
Mrs. W. II. C. Keough. member Of
the Chicago board of education, Is max
ing q vigorous campaign in that city
against the sale of dime novels to chill
dren
Miss Clara A. Brown, who has supel-
intended for eight years the deaconess
work in Spokane. Wash, resigned. Her
successor Is Miss Mary COmstock, Tor
merry Of Milwaukee.
Miss Mclaughlin made a new worlds
record for woman swimmers AT Gas
gov on Nov. %. She swan fifty yards
in thirty-seven seconds, which Is
second faster than the previous record
Mrs. Elizabeth Ryle, who has just
died in Paterson, y. j., during her lire
time gave $500, 900 to charity. The free
public library in her city she reared to
the memory of Charles Danfofth. her
father.
Miss Molly Cunning Of Long Island
has taken a daily plunge in the surf
for the last two months. Even the re-
cent blizzard did not keep her from
her morning sea bath. Il was never so
healthy in my life" she says.
Miss Violet Elliott Is London's latest
musical wonder. She is known as the
"lady bass and takes the lowest D
in singing. Miss Paley could sing the
Z fiat. D is halt a tone lower. Con-
::altos are usually asked to take no
note lower than G..
Therese Humbert. who is confined IN
the prison at Rennes. has developed a
mania for writing abusive, incoherent
letters to officials concerning the sup
posed dissipation of the Crawford mil
lions The authorities are considering
her transference to an asylum for the
insane.
Lewiston inter-state news. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1905-1906, 1905-08-01
GCEANlNGS.

Wildcats are on the Increase in Scot
land. One measuring four feet long
was captured ia trap in POOlewe u
few weeks ago.
The Danisi, government has decided
TO adopt corporal punishment. which.
~of all European countries. Russia alone
still practices.
Nearly all the young native children
were sold for food during recent
severe famine In the Upper Benue re-
-gion OF northern Nigeria.
Among the new taxes suggested FOR
increasing the revenue OF Sweden Is q
levy upon all concerts and other enter
tainments By foreign artists.
The castle Of Bertoiay. in Wales
which was destroyed by fire a few
weeks ago. was built in 1916. 1t wal
Situated 400 feet above the sea and
looked like q fortress.
Lewiston inter-state news. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1905-1906, 1905-08-01

The neighbors We're discussing the
pecullarlties Of an eccentric old resi-
dent. II do think" remarked Mrs.
Higgins. that old Mr.. Tightun Is the
contrariest man on the face of the
earth"
What's he doing now?" asked Mrs.
Joggins.
Doing? You remember he used to
say that when he had accumulated
$4,000 he was going to quit saving
mOney-the old skintiint.-and settle
down to the enjoyment OF it?'
Yes"
well. he's actually done IT,
Lewiston inter-state news. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1905-1906, 1905-08-01
THE PARIS CAFE.
1t Is the Frenchman's Outdoor Home
Part of the Day.


For an hour or two of the day the
cafe is the Parisian's outdoor home
There he gets all the morning and aft
ernoou papers. There if lie likes he
may write his business letters and pri-
vate correspondence. Many a client
writes all or most of his correspond
ence at his little marble topped table.
The garcon brings him the black port
folio stocked with letter paper and en-
velopes and pens and ink. Notre client
may use up as much paper and en-
velopes as he pleases. These are pro
vided by the staff of walters at their
own charge, not by NJ. lie Patron, the
landlord-a curious custom. Notre
| client Is welcome to sit there all day
long over his newspapers and CORE
spondence and his glass of bordeaux
| or his ''lait chaud" perhaps with nip
of rum in it when the weather Is cold.
The counter is reserved for walters
and for Nj. lie Patrons wife or daugh-
ter or lady clerk. who sits behind it re-
ceiving orders.
The .'habitues," mos clients" or pass
ing customers are comfortably seated
at their neat, scrupulously clean little
tables. Outside the chairs and little
tables are arranged in rows, three
, four, five, six deep. There NOS clients
sit at their ease underneath the broad
awning when the sun Is ablaze. Win
ter drives 'notre client" indoors
though out he will come again on the
slightest temptation from the weather
for your Partisan loves fresh air. loves
to gaze over his light bordeaux or his
block" at the tide of human life as i
sweeps by. On the inner half Of thu
pavement beneath the awnings, behint
the trees, along the miles Of boulevard
sit in their thousands in spring. sum
mcr and autumn the customers OF thu
Paris cafe.-London News.
Lewiston inter-state news. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1905-1906, 1905-08-01
MODERN SURGERY,
Time saving Is Onc OF Its Most Ina
pOrtant Considerations.


pOrtant Considerations.
Time saving is one of the most i'm
portant considerations III all surgery
ANY major operation lasting more thar
IN hour and Il half entails an addition
al risk. In operations OF long dura
ton the chances of recovery are com
Paratiyely small This is due to shock.
10 the cumulative effect of the al
aesthetic. TO loss of blood and to lower
Ing of the patients temperature by the
exposure of Internal areas to the air
Because OF this the best surgeons work
with mechanical precision and econ.
omy of movement. Everything Is ready
before the operation commences; an AS
siStant Is at hand To look after the de-
tails of actual work, such as holding
back the edges OF the incision. adjust.
Ing the iiyatures. etc: an expert in an
aestheSia handles the chlOrOform ana
watches the subjects pulse and respi-
ration In order that the operators time
may he devoted wholly to one point.
and a def nurse, adept In the use Of
every instrument. needle and chemica
ready to hand out at a word-some
times before the word-the shining i'm.
plements already filed In the order OF
their probable use.
Two visiting surgeons at one OF the
New York hospitals got markedly
varying percentage Of mortality in q
common abdominal operation.
what 10 the difference between the
two operatorsy l asked Of one Of the
house star In attendance.
About twenty minutes" he said sue
cinctly.-McClure's.
Lewiston inter-state news. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1905-1906, 1905-08-01

Common clear glass left exposed In
certain desert regions Of the earth soon
changes greatly in appearance and &C.
Quires color. sometimes rose purple
and sometimes amethyst. This change
has been attributed by some observers
to alkaline soils. but others maintain
that such changes occur where there Is
no alkali and that it must be due to
the great activity Of the actinic rays Of
the sun where the atmosphere is very
clear.
Lewiston inter-state news. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1905-1906, 1905-08-01
Paid For the Advice.

Old Hunks Injecting physician at
the club,-Doc. what ought man do
when he has an all-overish feeling, as il
he were going to have an attack Of the
grip; Crusty NJ. Die ought to con-
suit good physician about 1t. Old
Hunks-Well, that advice ought to be
worth dollar, anyhow. Here it is.
III go and hunt him up.-Chicago Trib.
une
Lewiston inter-state news. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1905-1906, 1905-08-01
STEAMER LINES
Snake River Route

DAILY EXCEPT FRIDAY.
Riparia. Wash. Lewiston. ldaho anu
Charleston, Wash.-Steamer Le"is'o"
leaves Riparia at $40 a. m on Mo"
days, Wednesdays and fridays,
steamer Spokane leaves Riparia Nv
a. m. on Sundays, Tuesdays anO
Thursdays; no steamer out of Ripaf'a
Saturdays. Steamer Lewiston iea'es
Lewiston at Z a. m. on Tuesdays
Thursdays and Sundays; steamer spo
kane leaves Lewiston at a. m NV"
days, Wednesdays and Saturdays
steamer out of Lewiston Frida!s'
G. ". MOUNT, General Aeen.
I>v1seeo. Idahs =.
Lewiston inter-state news. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1905-1906, 1905-08-01
No Sleep Even There,

Il suppose | do looA haggl ard" said
til" worldly man. I've got troubles
eGuugh To mike me so"
''lf YOU only ha,i Il church to turn to
you'd find relief" replied the pious
man.
Not me l wouldn't enjoy it. I've
got insomnia. Philadelphia Press.
Lewiston inter-state news. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1905-1906, 1905-08-01

Higgins-My wife says II l should
die she would remain a widow un-
til death. OF course she might change
her mind. but 1t Is sort OF consoling
just the same Jinks-Eyidently your
wife thinks there il no other man in
the world like you. Higgins-On the
contrary. she's afraid there Ia and that
she'd get him. Boston Transcript.
Lewiston inter-state news. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1905-1906, 1905-08-01
Vain HOPE,

Banks. can you remember Just how
much ! owe you?''
Thirteen dollars and twenty five
cents"
That's the exact sum. Ell! Thank
you"
"Well-why did you want to know p
Il thought perhaps you'd forgotten
Il: that's ll."-Cleveland Leader.
Lewiston inter-state news. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1905-1906, 1905-08-01
They.

First Girl-Read anything lately?
Second Girl--Yes: just finished one Of
Shakespeare's plays.
First tiirl-My. what an idea!
Second Girl-N-hy so?
First Girl - Why. they're not read.
ing Shakespeare now.-New Orleans
Times Democrat
Lewiston inter-state news. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1905-1906, 1905-08-01
His Chief Interest,

"les. he was pretty well fixed at one
time. but he got silver crazy in 1896
and he lost all he had"
Il suppose he's still interested in
free silver at rs to | ="
NO. he's more Interested now in
Press.
Lewiston inter-state news. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1905-1906, 1905-08-01

She-AS ii general thing woman has
more honor than Il man.
IIe-Oh. | don't know. II they are
occupying hpX at the opera the
chances are the man has more on
hinL-Detroit Tribune.
Lewiston inter-state news. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1905-1906, 1905-08-01
Even Tempered

is your husband an even tempered
man."
Yes" answered Mrs Cornstossel
Ties right even tempered. He's jes
about as cross one Cay us another -
Washington Star.
Lewiston inter-state news. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1905-1906, 1905-08-01

Mr.. Meekton says he never spoke q
harsh word to his wife"
"Yes." answered Miss Cayenne. "but
I'm not sure whether that Is due to
kindnesa o. caution" - Washington
Lewiston inter-state news. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1905-1906, 1905-08-01

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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-05-14
JOKE MADE TENDERFooT RICH.

A practical joke brought q fortune to
E. H. Kelley. of Ell Paso. Texas.
Kelley was the tenderfoot in party
of four examining placers in the south
ern part of Chihuahua, Mexico. One
day the leader OF the outfit lost a large
gold filing from one of his teeth, and
the brilliant idea was advanced Of using
1t to salt gravel bar on which
Kelley was working. just to see how far
the tenderfoot's eyes would stisk out
when he found the color in his pan
Il found the gold all right" said the
Ell Paso man, taking up the story at
this point but / did not go up IN the
airI went down into the ground after
more.
For four days I worked up and down
that bar without finding another par
tfcle of gold. The rest of the bunchh
tried their best to get me to move on
but / had a huneh there must be more
gold where such a chunk as that was
found.
f inally the others left me with TWO
weeks supply of grub and moved sew
eral miles away 10 another dry creek
And the very next afternoon, not 100
feet from where they had planted the
gold filling. | struck pay dirt that ran
IS to the pan.
II had 500 cached when the others re-
turned. empty-handed, of course Then
they told me what they had done. and
fcrgave them. in view of develop
ments.
I'VE built sluice. worked SIX weeks.
and placed to our credit in the Bank
OF Chihuahua just $4,000 In gold dust
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-05-14
To HOLD NATIONAL
GAMES At CHICAGO
Illinois Athletic Club Will Petition
Amateur Athletic Union for Sane
ton for Big Meet.

CHICAGO, May 1s.-The Illinois Ath-
letic Club. of this city. is considering
the proposition 10 hold the National
Amateur Athletic Union track and field
championships here during July. AppIi-
cation has been made for q sanction.
and If 1t Is granted the contests will
be held in Lincoln Park The meet will
be free to the public, and the expenses
will be borne by public subscription and
the sale Of reserved seats
A prominent officer Of the club stated:
I'VE are of the opinion that such a
meet would be an immense success. If
we can secure the sanction from the
Amateur Athletic Union, which we
have been after now for several weeks
we will go ahead with the work. We
would have the meet the last of July to
give us about ninety days to get ready
for 1t. 1T will be a unique affair in
that 1t is given in a public park and
will awaken q new interest in athletic
sports in Chicago.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-05-14

Patten Only Remaining
Member Of 1901 Club.
IN ALL PARTS OF COUNTRY
Few of Manning's Men Are Still in
the Big League-Their
Wherea bouts.

Case Patten is the only one left or
the Washington pay roll out of al
those athletes that Jimmy Manning
took along TO the National Capital from
Kansas City.
Certainly changes oceur more often
in baseball than in any ether wall;
of life. Here 1t is only four years ago
yet that Washington team is scattered
over all the country. Dale Gear Is now
manager at Little Rock. where he nlust
feel right at h me, for he has taii-end
team. Poor Win Mercer has pitched his
last bail. while Carrick is twirling in
the New England League under the
name of Page. Wyatt Lee is drawing
his pay from Toledo. That finishes up
the list of the pitchers
The Catchers.
The catchers were Bill Clarke end
Mike Grady. Both are National eaguers
now. Clarke being with the Giants and
Grady with the Cardinals. First base
Was held down by Grady and sam DUN
gen, the latter being with the Memphis
Southern Geaguers. Second Baseman
ice Quinn quit the diamond year ago
after about twenty years service, while
Farrell. who succeeded him on the key
stone sack, was recently r, leased by St
Louis
shortstop Clingman is also a Toledo
Mudhen, while Bill Coughifn is starring
at Detroit. Dale Gear, Sam DUNCAN,
Farrell, and Waldron were the outfield-
ers. wild Bill Everitt, who also
played at first base while, is now with
Colorado Springs.