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The Washington times., 1906-12-30
Street Lighting by Clock

is am advantage, II - Clhlmed' oNS1
any other controller now on the mar
ket. one adjustment = year being sum
Client
The gas can be turned on and on in
the ordinary way. quite Independently
Of the gas controller. This is I'M
rortant, as il might be necessary to
turn off the gas for the renewing OF
the fucandesceTf manteis.
These controllers are now on trial at
Bath. and the engineer of the gas com
pqnv there informs the municipal gas
deuartment in Birmingham that so far
as their experience goes Il gives salts
factory results In the city Of Biz
mingham proper there are 1850 street
lights. and IN the district outside.
which is supplied by the municipal gas
dapartment OF Birmingham, there are
HOS street lights. their caretakiug
costing SlU3 4SS per annum. To equip
those street lights with this gas con-
frouer would involve an expenditure
of Yl5G. .06l- Tho cost Of operating, IL is
claimed would he Just Oue-half. The
price OF controller is now S7.2s.
The Washington times., 1906-12-30

sIunoerdIv extinct NCD0HHId auu UI7
PARTNER. Jim PIscuti decided % oA-
piorr them. They were moved io t"'~
not purely hy tho desire tu see tine
SIGHTS. or entirely by "a spirit of ScI"u-
rfn, research some ui the richest
strikes i'm jbr mining history "' lHt
West have been made ir the regions
ono. inhabited hy the rin dwsIIsr7
So il came to pass Jh8, early last
AlHv Mcdonald and plecuu isft the
copper camp ana headed to ths eliu
dvfl!crS- country Her, i- NcpoH-
AIDS story of what befcl thom-
After reaching the village. h"
saws 1--WE decided 20 explore some of
The Washington times., 1906-12-30

HE experiment station of the
State Agricultural College and
branch Of tHa state Normal
school have just begun their
second year ln possession Of the old
Fort HAYS. In Hays city Kan, where
has been made $50 much history OF the
early DAYS of the West The long line
of frame houses that served as offic-
ers. residences is now used as homes
for the professors OF are being sold 10
farmers for dwellings. I'm "a short
time there viii be- little left of the old
fort. Yet it was but a short time ago
that settlers for scores OF miles de-
nended on the soldiers from Fort
flaws to protect them from the In
5fans a condition shat now seems i'm
possible
Fort Hays was established iu 1854
l- 1rous-Iv spoa king At that time a
,osr was FIRST stationed in this county.
il was called Fort Fletcher. and was
built ON Big creek. about fourteen
miles southeast Of this place. II had
accommodate for several companies
of troops. and their object was to tight
Indlvns The post was on the level
lands along the creek. In the summer
of 1867 western Kansas had terrific
rains. and Big creek became food.
the wide rra -rjcs were covered and the
troops had T., hurry to the uplands to
save their l5Vcs. Among the troops
were a. number OF colored soldiers, and
part of these lingering behind to gath
er more OF the goods left in camp
were drowned.
Fort Fletcher was abandoned and
Fort HAYS was established, near the
CITY and well out of danger of hoOd. by
General Pope. and so remained until
"a few Yeas ago when the gradually
diminished forces were all removed.
since which time it has been in
state of desalauon awaiting the action
OF Congress
The history OF the fort has been
greatly bound up with that OF the town
which bears the same name. Hays
CIV I'm the early DAYS was one Of the
widest OF :ue frontier settlements, ana
The soldiers d5d not detTact any from
tEe picturcsQUCHcSs OF it's SHINING II
was one of the Kansas cattle towns
and the CoWhoyS H7d full sway when
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UirF and some other light tools iu
ms belt. ] carried "a coil Of rope
over my shoulder Neither one of
u- rad ID gun. It's not an Indian
nur yet a EriZz So country. and there
didn't sorm to hu amy likelihood Of
uur needing shooting irons
eve Thought picks Hnd ropes we're
about aiI we'd need to explore the
Heu-es of ID departed pismv race-a
dsfuuot civilization.
AFTER climbing up through a pretty
thick growth of scrubby Cadars We
cam. to ;ho entrance of what must
u4y. been au imposing dwelling in it's
day. regular Fifth avenue mansion,
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A HARVEST PICTURE.

Along the heavens barren pasture land
The moon is treading with her silver
feet.
Like some poor maiden through the
darkness fleet
Pursued by her own shadow. In her
hand.
Inverted. flames a bright and blazing
That lights the dingIes innermost re-
treat,
Ana tints the russet on the bearded
wheat
That with the morrow waits the gleah-
ars hand
a hin iucircled with "a forest, spurs
The FAR horizon with seeming trust
a bepg9r bv the gate awakes the curss
DENYING him The pittauce of crust.
Rrfore him winds thc road hcueat1
the nr-,
And spreading lu iu' moon fl~ bdch-
less dust
-ALonzo Leora RicC. IA Unity.
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n rf7rsl Society ~ Craftsmen.
- az ua East S.uetee1th street
\ New. York CITY. almost every
-.a-s of nan5iwark has a human iA-
ta~ser story behind it. There are l'-
instance. she AradlsH weaving a""
tnr Sewcomb -mbro'aerles-
Fr.a- since thc days 0f EEarEeIia-
f.a s~adlau women have been "ear
frz In their Louisiana homes r'l
7--- ago they were discovered oF
z.---ar who lives on an island IN inc
g-ff Of Mexico Mrs. Sarah avery
Leeds She brought the.T WORK L'
rzrl and IS introducing IL 10 the arr
..-4s aaroree= Of the country
-rer weave soft. tufred cotton
r,urr.rpanes and all sorts Of quaint
cotton Hamespun materials. In fact
u tz tho weaving 81 the North
hundred years ago preserved ana
zdaptes TO cotton yarn instead or
gy00IeG.
Tho &rwcomb girls seizes upon this
romesuuu as well as other quaint ana
unusual materials wherever they could
md them for their eubrOideTles- me
<evcomb potteries have long attracted
attention bv originality Of design The
workers 5u the art department Of the
S1rrfa Navgcomb College for girls. "a k
fgE their designs from the luNuri mt
=en7.-trap5csI vegetation around t'tem,
produced noteworthy effects. Now they
are sending out cmbroideries 10 WHicA
rrav follow the same plan
The 1gxurfGut buds Of the magnolia
and Southern jasmine and other beau
uuT flowers of the region are ConVen-
ronaHz~d fu oriEinal designs lt Is IN
torestinE 90 note their difference from
the urfm blue and white Of The Deer
field anbroidsrles beside them. in ~hien
the women OF Deerdeld. Mass. have
created q renaissance OF the nand.-
,rst Of Colonial New England.
Miss Josephine Fosrd has on exhibit
her Hrst display in New York Of Pue-
bio pottery from the Government kiln
at Iaeuus. n N This is the hrst
glazed pueblo pottery made since
prehistoric tin-es.
Miss Foara. who Is a New Yorker
worked for three years before she got
the Government 10 establish a kiln
and make an appropriation for th"
purpose NJ aiding the Indians through
the cultivation of their own peculiar
industry.
Acoma. the Youngest Of all the Pu-
ablos. being only 200 years old, IS built
on top of butte 800 feet high. From
the plain below there is no access
except bv foot trsU, and up that the
women carry every drop 0t water used
in great pottery jars borne upon their
heads lust as they have done for two
centuries.
The white people round about de-
clare that beans never taste so good
as when they are baked in the two
quart bean Jars mar by the Acoms
women. They also make small bowls
and vases to sell at the railroad sta
Jious
The Pueblo women have always fired
their pottery i'm their own way, They
placed piece on a stone and covered
il with fuel: then another. and SD on
The Washington times., 1906-12-30
IELLTARTS AND ARITHMETICAT COLLEGE

were preparing for -hc colonial lunch
con given st THANKSGIVING time the
need for the knowledge of halves.
thirds and fourths rf their cups waH
supplemented by necessity foT learn
ing the divisions 0f those parts and
combinations OF different values
At first. when working a. his prob
lens. each child held his measuring
cup in his hand, later many of the
children represented upon paper or
blackboard the operations 90 be per-
formed. and some quickly learned
that the quantities could ar represent
ed by symbols alone. and referred TO
their measuring cups only in cases of
doubt. or u proof or work wHeu The re-
suits have been challenged.
one Of rhe problems recently place B
before the students of the seventh
grade Of the elementary school, was 80
find out how much sugar was needed
% make jelly. and 90 solve the Uroo-
Tenn ass 20 what difference it would
mako IT varying amounts We're used.
Helen Griswold solved the problem
as follows
"If Il pound of sugar costs cents.
a cup of sugar would cost -iz cents.
and half cup would cost Ia cents
We had one basket OF grapes and tha-
cost 30 cents. and we used three-quar-
ters of basket that cost Is cents.
and for fourteen people it cost r.
cents and SO one cup or grape juice
would cost 1l5 cents. and one-haJf cup
would cost IA cents. If ] did not use
any sugar my grape jelly would cost
ia cents.
sam cross. jr.. produced tho follow
IuE result
II started out 10 make grape jelly
6 made my Jelly without any sugar
I got mv Juice aud 7 put IL on 20 coos
/ cooked 10 until 100 degrees Cent
grade. had ons-quaTter of wine
glass of jelly one basket or grapes
cost 20 cents Three-quarters of a bas.
kct cost % cents. Ny jelly cost l-lt
The Washington times., 1906-12-30
Enter Dim Tunnel.

-Eu lighted r. osgs'- ard led the
way. and followed close ~ his heels
Ne sar iHt. Harrrw passage Ike
Hrll perhaps r'tv f-rt long. and b., led
u- straight into huge cave. There
wasn't soul H the cave. but there
had hr.l. THAT rarr startled u.s.
"EEe were surprised that the remains
of SIN extinct civilization should bf 50
we'll preserved There were so7s
beans i1 "a JAR and qugTT. coarse
bread tuat might have been baked
yesterday. and certainly didn't look
older than Iast weeks
.~hEre were several move doors 60
..iz cave IaadInE into Railways or
tunnels like rHe ono we just came
through We took the biggest and
The Washington times., 1906-12-30

"E.~ raHt.l .o explore auolr~- pas
sage. and D. being tired. ls.fa-1 90 -i-
laVH ans va|t faF him. All Of sud-
aau rra.d Sim calling me- +IIs voice
souDd-d a~ n he were badly scared.
and fpr moment 2 ruul5r't make ont
where 90 came from. Then 3 realized
ta4. a, was shouting an ra mo frnw rho
tunnel. where hc had entered BE was
calling Ton help. and = wondered what
could possibly he ailinE him. Then
made ont that something was after
H.m. and It seemed as though he said
elm IUsIaEs
"Tbr sounds came nearer and nearer.
and ru minute Jim appeared. running
for dear life. ] looked just once and
then . ran. too
The Washington times., 1906-12-30
s GRoTEsQUE as The aaysa-

g GROTEsQUE AS the advea-
n lures OF GulIfyor with the Lii
~ Hputians. We're the experience
of d. o. Mcdonald and james
PlsgutL with ,ly hitherto unknown -"-
r1Iia-likr piEmie~ OF iae copper region
NJ san Diego county. California dr-
rcribed b. Mcdonald I a letter tu
friend iu Los Angeles.
Mcdonald s- we'll and fevorahlE
known u the Western country. Ha
mas had adventure ag the score. and
aair-breadth escapes. rorroh0ratrd bE
credible witnesses Tie o. regarded
a- quick witted and uervv and poo
more given to telling Wild snd lurii
tales thaa the next fellow. lie has
been a miner and prospeCt0r for years
geld silver, copper. anything sd iouE
- IT'S mines. Lately he has uf0u
particularly enthusiastic uu JHs sub
iect of copper. Augustus b.. HeInZc
is his hero, although they have never
met. Mcdonald has been visiting all
the bIE copper camps Dos tlr country,
and early last spring started for one
az Jerome. i'm San Diego county. CAL
And it was while there thar bee had the
adventure which he described later to
his Los Angeles trienc
The Washington times., 1906-12-30

ELITARTS and arithmetic 20
hand i'm hand at the University
of Chicago. This does mott mean
that students indulge iu pastry
while adding figures i'm tho classroom.
u is statement merely OF "a r0voiu-
ton i'm the methods of teaoHfHl chill
lren the A e C's OF arithmetic.
cooker, has been tested 10y profess
-or- of the university as "a means q"
further tho teaching ol arithmetic in
t-.. elementary schools of the iustitu-
lou and $50 tar has proved grand
success. When the time for the aTiln-
m,tfe class comes for recits ton, add
iourumrut is made - the cooking de-
uartmsut or the building ana There
the days lesson is learned
Arithmetic is held hy the professors
to be most dry" by conventional
methods. but lu tho laboratory system
i'm the new educational processes 30
has been discovered Jnat the most
profitable means Di teaching the
schooIboy ais fractions is Co have him
rsH up his sleeves. put his hands I'D
eour and solve the problem of max
ing bread 10y his own EFFORTS
some OF the boys have solved cgua-
tiou~ by preparing grape Jelly. others
have been more successful ny MAX
inc brown bread with raistus iu it,
while those with more ePicureau
tastes have produced answers ny
angel food cake. plum pudding. ninee
pie. and. of course. pumpkin o.
NauraUv arithmetic no loussr ls
dry at the University of Chir5go-
There is never am answer of "l just
can't do that sum. IL IS, Here,
teacher. see what "a nuc cake ] have
made aud the fractions are right too,
'or YOU can taste % and see. The
-ucCess attending the experiment has
)eou marked, and now the course OF
tudy I'm elementary arithmetic VIII
.ouow the lines of cookery.
Dean Wilbur s Jacllman, Wlo be
icves there is no such person as "A
lazy boy, is at Jhc head o. the move
ment His assistants however, are
the prime movers ia the new order OF
things Miss Caroline May Pierce.
who holds the position of critic teach
er" ina the faculty. is "a leader iu the
change.
Her views are expressed as follows
There is no subject taught i'm the
elementary schools which rs more liable
To deaden the mental growth and re-
fsrd the development of the reasoning
powerS of "a child Tran authmetr.
The work in beginning fractions I'm
our school is based almost entirely
upou the children's work n cooking
In measuring ma riaIs for their sr5pe
Iellv. cranberry sauce. brown bread.
and other articles of food which they
~ Inn
The Washington times., 1906-12-30
Pursued by PiemieS.

we lodged m-o Jna nearest passage
and came ont into the biggest room
re1.
PROM an directions they began To-
pour in ON us.
"Tho Digwi@s' The supposedly extinct
cfr dweI,ars oC California.
Little wcazau=d. brown. hairy
The Washington times., 1906-12-30

tho house dwelling of nNEuur
civilization ss Lha E@oEgap1Ier i-" ,H
ealI them. But there are Some tliu--
ug discovered. that tne gsnsra H."
books don't know. and that Jim aHt q
are noy. Iu H position to teach Oh w.
one rs that civilization isn't one-hali
$50 far gone by as the chaps that write
seem to think. and the cliff dweIlcrs
arc not one-half SO extinct as we
have always been brought to believe
The Washington times., 1906-12-30

found e Ied Us into SET another cave.
bigger than The one We came from.
we thought TT was curious that if
"a civilization was extinct its fires were
hot For in the middle of this big
room was "a pile Of ashes. some partly
burned wood and 20 fow red cnbors
stil glowing In the gray.
The Washington times., 1906-12-30

-..orH.- 90 .#- lVeusrs' sf4uasrd-.
It WAS about thirty feet Io-E by l-reel
wide THa walls were OF large rocks
hat.r I-ra sort 1f mut cement Dr-
ua=.ta cha front door was O. little ls-
significant back door. ana. OF course.
us Had zoo Ea and sec where t1st
The Washington times., 1906-12-30
Exciting Episode in The
Lives Of Two Min
ing PFOsPe CtOTS
Who Found That
the eLittle Brown Men
Of California Were
Not Extinct.
MAD race for life from the
little brown pigmieS of
California;
Ch3SedthTOughStran


tunnels and a weird village by
grunting, gibbering horde OF men
whose tribe had long been believed
extinct, was the exciting experience
of two mining proSpectors in the
copper region of San Diego county.
The tale reads ike the Ggment Of
an ovtrheatei Imagination, yet the
man who tells II and his companion
in the episode who vouches for it
are esteemed veracious, honorable
persons who would not stoOp TO spin
a wild and lurij yarn for the sake of
notoriety.
If the two miners tell the truth,
here is something new for the an
thropologistS TO figure out
The Washington times., 1906-12-30
Start Out Prospecting.

.Jirl and I started ont to prospect
the cIn dweuers' homes. Jim went
The Washington times., 1906-12-30
Rnincd LIN NilIages.

Not very far from Jerome are zau..
Of the ruined villages of the ancient
people known as tine clin dWcll"rs.
noted by scientists and explorers and
The Washington times., 1906-12-30

then Iespcd at us as = they meant 30
t-sr u7 TO pieces. With no weapons
except our hands with which ro COM
bat the horrible people, Jim and j re-
allied that our only chance was "a
fight. as there were. perhaps -@o
hundred OF the cliff dV'euors- Rush
ing through the horde pcli nell, kick
ing aud dodgirs. we manages % reach
the entrance 20 the ar-aa. again. and
started back the way We came.
- =
Flight Through village.
FIunEiu- through au opening we
came out .uJC valley. up which ne
The Washington times., 1906-12-30

ONST-L ALBERT HALSTEAD.
Of Birmingham, reports that
an automatic gas controller
has been patented and is now
on sale In England which may mater
iaIlv lessen the cost of public lighting
in the municipalities Of the United
states II in practical operation IL full
fle the claims of its owners
The controller is said to'be adapt
able 10 any type Of ncandescent burn
4r 10 fit any lamp. auj TO be instan-
taneous ir Its lighting and eXtinguish-
irg. The mechanism consists OF
clock which can be so set as TO light
the gas each night and eNtinguish II
each morning. so as to make an auto
matte variation OF the time OF light
ing and eXtinguishing, according to
Tie calendar. I'm short. by means OF a
chart. the street lights are turned on
and off lighted and CNIiHEulShed- ~ a
.Iiffarc1t moment each day throughout
the year. according 10 the season This
The Washington times., 1906-12-30


OF water. Suddenly we rounded q
turn Ia tho beaten path that We were
on and came into q small village
There were several little huts scatter
Cd around on each side of the stream.
Three women were bathing their little
ones iu "a poo. iu the stream as we
approached They had not heard the
HaIowiug behind us. Tor by rHis time
we we're perhaps half mile ahead OF
aGr pursuers when the women saw
us they screamed with fright and
FASTENED into their houses Their nude
bodies. which were covered with nairi
resemuled gorIas more raau human
beings.
Rushing through the village. we
came 90 place. I'd mile or so beyond,
where the valley naraua4 very abrupt
rr. and following tHa pathway antl
IL terminated In a drdle iu the canyon
soon found ourselves 5H she iuii Stare
af the sun Hastily descending the
cliffs We reached th- level ground,
several hundred feet below We were
almost dead with fatigue and fright
but felt thankful for our miraculous
aeIirerauce from what had appeared 20
be certain death.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-08-17
PERSONAL

e. Erickson is in the city from Kip
pen and will remain for a week TAX
ng medical treatment. He is suffer-
ing from rheumatism.
A big schooner Of beer for five cents
At the Tacoma.
DR.. s. p. Nourse has returned from
Walla Walla where he was called on
professional business. While there he
operated In four cases where skillful
and delicate surgery was needed.
Pacific beer the best east or west
At the Tacoma.
william Chandler IL in the city today
from Orofino.
Steve Hepton went to Kendrick this
morning to look after the final arrange
ments for big stock shipment he is
to make from that place early next
week.
Charles Fifeld Of the firm of Cole
and Fiield left the city on the spo-
kane train this morning for the coast
where he will be gone for few weeks
on an outing trip.
J. H. Shildts left the city on the at
ternoon train for short visit with his
wife and relatives at Lenore where
they have been spending the summer,
]. D. McConkey left today for brief
business visit to Grer.
Good weather for beer. Pacific beer
10 good. At the Tacoma.
A. ]. Payne left for Orofino this
afternoon and win 90 next week to
Cottonwood where 10 is directing ex-
tensive improvements in the hotel
property that he recently bought
GEORGE X. Force Of Peck made a
business trip to the city today
TRY scue ~ oar cold drinks, chas.
tain MeNs'- Drum Co.
Miss Zella Provins. of Charleston.
returned to the CITY this afternoon af-
ter SPENDING a week in Spokane where
she attended the wedding of J. Earl
Ashbrook and Miss Kittie Cox.
Rev. ]. w. Wood 1T the Charleston
Presbyterian church left the citv this
afternoon for a short trip to Culdesac.
Miss Alice Fertig returned to the
city this afternoon after an extended
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-08-17
QUICK
Piano SELLING
THE BIG CUT PRICE SALE AT
ElIERS PIANO HOUSE
STARTS OFF WITH
THREE SALES
THE FIRST
DAY.
Floor Has Been Braced From Base.
ment SO There is No Danger
to Customers.

The forced sale of fine pianos and
organs started yesterday morning
and before 4 o'clock in the afternoon
three sales were recorded. This sale
bids fair to eclipse anything of the
kind ever attempted in Lewiston and
why not? Every piano and organ,
come so in number, have been
marked down from SIS to 1910 for
reasons stated in yesterdays Tribune
and these quick selling prices will be
maintained until our present stock
has been reduced 40 per cent.
Fine large orchestral upright pian-
cs, In fancy mottled walnut. figured
San Domingo mahogany or antique
and English brown oak cases, that
would be considered cheap at from
1875 to $525 are now selling at S26S,
s27S, $500, $344 and 1866.
A number of very slightly used
ind second hand pianos 1892, $3.50,
1898 to 1857, and the beauty of 1t is
YOU don't have to have much cash
20 snap up one of these bargains, q
small payment down and monthly or
quarterly payments secures any one
Of them. Don't wait until tomorrow
Come in today. Just the piano you
want might be gone If you put it off.
EILERS PIANO HOUSE,
VIM. Larson, Mgr. 236 Main st.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-08-17
THE WEATHER.

LEWISTON. Idaho, Aug. IL
Forecast for Lewiston and vicinity for
tonight and tomorrow: Fair tonight
and Saturday.
Following data recorded at local
IT, S. weather bureau office:
Maximum temperature up to 3 p.
M, IS degrees.
Minimum temperature this morn
ing, So degrees.
Mean temperature for day 20 de-
grees
No precipitation.
Weather Conditions.
Two low pressure areas appear on
his mornings map, one in southern
Arizona, and the other over Alberta
and northern Montana. AS yet, lit
tie or no precipitation accompanies
either depression, but the Alberta
low" is preceded by a decided rise
in temperature in Wyoming and the
Dakotas, the thermometer at Bis
servation time.
An area Of high pressure is moving
off the New England coast. A second
"high" is developing off the Wash
ington and oregon coasts, giving clear
and cool weather in the north Pacific
cost states. This high pressure area
indicates fair weather tonight and
Saturday for Lewiston and vicinity.
L. M. DEY, Jr.,
Official in Charge.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-08-17
Real Estate Transfers.
Reported by the Commercial Trust
August Is, 1905.

Reported by the commercial trust
company, August Is, 1906.
Deeds.
Lot s, north half Of northeast
quarter, section IS, township 81,
range west, consideration $4,000.
PatentA
United States to Frank j. Young,
southeast quarter of section 20, town.
ship 40, range 2, east -
United States to Horace B. Horton.
west half OF southwest quarter, Sec
ton %; west half of northwest quart
er, section 81. township 50, range 2.
west 17A
United states to Benjamin f. Casa
way, lot 2, northeast quarter of south
west quarter, southeast quarter of
northwest quarter. southwest quarter
OF northeast quarter, section 10.
township SO, range 4, west.
United States to Harry Kole, south
east quarter of section IS, township
"a, range 8. west.
United States to John F. Shuss,
north half of southwest quarter.
north half of southeast quarter. sec
ton %, township "a. range 8. west.
United States to John Shuss, lots
IS to 20, section 5, township 33, range
2. west
United States to Margaret Shuss,
lots 10, II, 10, 81, %, IS, "a, section
5. township 33, range 2. west.