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Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-06-28
ARTEMUS WARDS FUN.
no" the Humorist Used to villa
Laughs In His Lectures.

How the Humorist Used to VIA
Laughs In His Lectures.
However much the audience might
laugh, even to a tumult of merriment
lasting minute or two or perhaps
longer, Artemus Ward stood with the
gravest mien and unmoved face. He
could not help laughing while writing
or planning good thing. but no NEGRO
mancer was ever more self poised
when he stood before his audience.
The greatest fun of the whole was
the manipulation of the panorama IT.
self. Things would go wrong every
now and then, and the audience would
fairly scream with laughter suppostng
1t was a mistake, while as a matter OF
fact Artemus was always at the bot
tom of it nll.
For instance, the prairie fire would
60 down at the wrong time and then
break out again when the scene it was
to illustrate had wholly passed, or the
sick looking moon would refuse to
stay down in the midst, while the lee
| turer was apparently almost overcome
with vexation and despair. Then the
wrong music would be played, and the
! house would break out into roars of
! laughter, as when he touched upon one
really pathetic recital and the plane
ground out Poor Mary Ann"
in the midst Of really instructive
talk on the Mormon question or truly
impressive description Of the mountain
scenery around Salt lake he would
stop as If sudden feeling Of distress
had come over him which must be ex-
planned, and, pointing to an absurd
animal in the foreground of picture,
he would tell the audience how he had
always tried to keep faith with them,
but mistakes must sometimes occur.
II have always spoken Of this animal
as buffalo and have always supposed
he was a buffalo, but this morning my
artist came to me and said, 'Mr. Ward
can conceal it from you no longer
that is horse!" The effect was aim
ply indescribable. .
When quiet came again. he would
seemingly become wholly lost to ev
erything around him as he described
some absorbing and thrilling incident
turning 1t into ridicule the next minute
by the innocent and apparently merely
incidental remark, II did not see thil
myself, but had 1t from man jus
as reliable as am."-Enoch knight II
Putnam's.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-06-28
Mine Preserved Bodies.

A curious story illustrative Of the
preservative properties of carbonic acid
gas, or "choke damp" comes from
China. In the province Of Nganhwei
a party of miners opened an ancient
shaft where, according to the official
records, terrible catastrophe had &C.
Cured 400 years ago. When the min
ers entered they came upon the bodies
of ITO miners who had persisted in the
mine, lying where they had been over
taken by the deadly gas four centuries
back. The corpses to the eye We're as
though of yesterday, quite fresh look
Ing and not decayed In any way. The
faces were like those of~men who had
Just died. On an attempt being made
to move them outside for burial they
one and all crumbled away, leaving
nothing but pile of dust and the rem
nants Of the stronger parts Of their
clothing.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-06-28
LaIands and Neptune.

The astronomer Lalande narrowly
escaped being made famous by dis
eovery. He accidentally struck Nep-
time with his glass on May 8, 1875. but
supposed 1t was star. He put 1t down
In his notebook as a star and recorded
its exact situation. Two days later be
struck 1t once more and made a record
of 1t. Bnt when he looked over bis
notes he found he had 1t down as be
ing in two different places, and as a
star cannot move in forty EIGHT hours
he supposed he had made mistake in
one of his notes. If he had used his
mind little less mechanically, he cas-
fly might have been a Columbus.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-06-28
postaoe stamps.

1t is often desired to separate post
age stamps that are stuck together
without destroying the gum. This can
be done by dipping the stamps in wa
ter for few seconds only, shaking on
the excess of water and heating With
a match as much as possible without
burning. The heat expands the water
between the stamps and separates
them, SO that they can be easily pulled
apart and are ready for use.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-06-28
unonuntahIa.

Tourist Ito boy 6shing)-How many
iash have you caught7 Boy-oh. ]
couldn't count 'emi Tourist Why. you
haven't caught any, you little vaga-
bond! Boy-That's why ! can't count
'eml
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-06-28
a almIlarltx.

star Boarder = There's something
wrong with the coffee. Boarding Mis-
tress- Yes. rs rke you-slow about
settling
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-06-28

TsllsF Want &c bFing Tesalta.
The Washington times., 1907-02-24
Came During civil War.

Kate made her first visit to the navy
yard while the civil war was stin in
progress. She has been there contin-
uously ever since.
a "bumboat' in navy parlance
means a small boat or launch. from
which articles, usually apples and 9TH
er fruits. are sold to the sailors.
For her "bumboat old Kate uses
a launch, running il alongside the yes
sci and boarding them 10 sell her
wares.
All the men like Kate She is witty,
has a smooth way with her. and
bit OF barney that takes the otherwise
too tart edge Off Of some OF her sar-
casm Many an evening is spent in
the forecastle OF one OF the ships. with
Kate yarn" spinning. as the central
figure and the crew sitting around.
She tells them stories of her past.
grooming plaintive old Irish melodies
tire while in a murmuring minor key,
which sounds now like the moan Of a
''banshee." now like the wind whist
ling about a peat hut in the boys.
The Washington times., 1907-02-24

Until 1850 small crown appeared
over the lion; from 1907 TO 1880 the
puncheon followed the outline Of the
lions body; after that the lion APP
peared on an Oblong shield.
These various forms OF the hall mark
Indicate certain broad periods. and are
sometimes helpful in determining the
age Of piece of silver when the date
mark is indistinct.
The date letter or year mark system
seems TO have been definitely settled
about 1918. for although there was an
alphabetical system more than fifty
before II IS customary TO go back 10
1918 as an accurate starting point
Charles III raised the standard OF the
metal and i'm 1925 the new quality was
given a new mark Britannia sitting in
an OblOng pUncheun. with "a lion : head.
erased. The standard was found TO be
too soft for practical purposes. how
ever. and in 1920 there was a return TO
the old and present. standard of metal,
with the leopard s head ana lion pas
SAINT. Naturally, these Britannia pieces
are rare.
Makers began to- use their private
marks about 1853 At first they used the
first two letters OF the surname. about
1873 the initials were substituted
For example, prior TO this date Paul
T4amerie's mark was La; afserward il
became L.
Thus there were four marks on the
silver up to 17S1-ieOpard S head. lion.
date letter and makers mark In 1854
the sOVprpiCn'S head was added-the
government customs matchmaking five
punches I'm all
There were changes made from time
70 time IN the fixed hall marks which
are worth noting. For example, the
The Washington times., 1907-02-24
Says Dewey COurted Her.

But Kate has her little varieties She
says that at one time no less a per-
sonage than Admiral George Dewey.
who sunk the Spanish squadron be-
meath Manfa's waves. ardently
courted her. She says with some trace
OF tartness that she regrets having
been ''cut out by a widow"
Sure an it's the big shame il was.
said Kate in a rich brogue, that the
likes OF him threw me over fer the
loikes o'her Arrah, but he's the foine
feny.
An dent we both serve the same
flag, an the same navy. well? Sure.
an the loiles O. me would make the
betther wolfe, fer ] could command
with him. as well as command him.
An say, this oagerly-isn't st me
who has had the -pay-rience. an
who is it knows the regulations bet
Their than Guild Kate? Isn't it these
foorty-foive years o. service been
seem right here I'm Washington? Aba,
answer me that
And Kate's gray head wagged and
her fingers twitched with intensity
The Washington times., 1907-02-24
Marks on Old Silver

II VERY mark on your old silver
- means something. and II you
care 70 be sure about its age
or maker. a study OF these
marks and the system is essential.
y record has been kept at Cold
smiths Hall, London. for five centuries
"f all annual date letters and OF the
registered silversmiths and their pri-
vate marks
In la51 King Edward III granted a
charter Ia the Goldsmiths' Guild. Dur
Ing the reign Of Edward " the Gold
smiths Company of London. as 81
came 20 be known, invented and put
into practice an alphabetical system
OF marks, changing each year. There
were similar codes in the provincial
assay offices.
This system is one OF the few be
quest of t6c Middle Ages which have
stood the test Of time practically with
out change. says Country Life in
America. By the. provisions Of this
system we have not only a lasting
index by which To judge the age Of
gold and silver but we have a guar
antee OF genuineness.
Neither the date marks nor max
er's r'arks are hall marks. properly
speaking. though all marks on silver
are commonly referred to as hail
marks. The true hall marks are the
leopard and the lion. The leopard
head was used first from 1900. and in
f545 lion paSSant was added These
marks were punched into the metal
with "A die the animal appearing in a
shield or obloug field
The Washington times., 1907-02-24
Their Use in Determining Its
Age and Commences.

leopard's head was set in a puncheon
following its outlines until l6Is, when X
began TO appear in symmetricaA
shield of FIVE sides.
Tn 1895 the head was reduced some
what in size. Ia i12O the leopard lost
his beard and his shield became OBJ
long and in lN1E = crown Was taken
away from him.
These were 1li London marks The
Edinburgh han mark dates from 1881.
u was 4 triple uurreted castle or tower.
The standard mark was a thistle,
which was substituted for the assay
master-e initials In 100 The date let-
tel cNr.t 3ssan in Edinburgh in 1851
silds-su had n curious ennblem-a
tr,e with 81 bird In the top, a Dell
hanging from one branch. and FISH
across the trunk stamped IN an oval
puncheOn. The Sheffield and Birming
anchor. respectively. with the Hon
PEASANT aS the standard mark.
Dublin hal a ,rowned harp. Other
special marks were long used in Ches-
ter. Newcastle, and many Scottish
towns Familiarity With these provtn-
Cial marks viii often prevent confu-
SION in studying old silver
Now. to go back 10 tho subject OF
date marks. I cannot do more than
barely Indicate what there is in the
Suci ect for those who wish to 20 into
II seriously. Different cities or halls
had year marks. / viii deal only with
the London marks, as being by far
the most important
Each year had assigned to IL a letter
OF the alphabet. which was stamped
on every piece of silver made or sold
I'm London that year. When the al
phabet was used up they went back
70 A again taking usually a slightly
different form Of letter. These alpha
BEES stopped at the letter u. so that
each OF these cycles IS an even twenty
years in length
The Washington times., 1907-02-24
Wears Ten "Chevrons."

old Kate considers herself in the
light OF an enlisted man She
mingles with the marines as though
she were one OF them. except that she
deports herself as though second in
command at the navy yard. on one
OF the sleeves Of an old jacket she
sometimes wears, she has sewed ten
stripes, and is as proud Of them as n
they were real chevrons.
Kate arrives in the navy yard al
ways at sunrise, and never misses sa-
lutinC the colors at their raising and
lowering.
Kate IS said 20 be the only civilian
I'm the United States who has free ac-
cess 10 the entire navy yard at all
The Washington times., 1907-02-24
Got Ross Appoinied!

An do We mind that it was none
other than me that had Commissioner
Ross app'iuted. in spoite av McKln-
ley?" ramblcd on the bumboat wom-
an. An didn't I traipse meself TO
the city hall an sure Misther Ross ne
thanked me right to me face fer his
appointment"
But old Kate has had more than one
romance, she AYERS. Nothing can
shake her In her statement that Major
Gen. Charles Heyw%od. retired. also
courtcd her in 81. when she was
Young Sorry. indeed. s. she that "cir-
cumstauces" arose which prevented
her accepting MIN.
"Wina. wirra the day. but just
The Washington times., 1907-02-24
Some Freaks of Nature

~ HEN she IS ina frcakish
M mood nature seems to revel
v i'm making human beings
who are a constant mys-
terry 10 their fellow-creatures Such
man IS Herr Schwarz, the 'armor-
plated man." who is such puzzle 10
the doctors Of Europe
Herr Schwarz has for some years
been undergoing an ossification OF the
whole of his body. and Is rapidly de-
veloping into the hardness and immo-
bility OF "A statue. His back has now
b',come quite rigid, the muscles stand
ing out hard and immovable; iu fact.
he seems 10 De envelOped In "a kind Of
armor plating, consisting of surface
bone as hard as stone. lie is no long
or able TO move his jaws. and is com
PEELED T., take food I'm a liquid form
through a tube. some Of his teeth hav-
ing been removed FOR the purpose. And
yet this osseous man enjoys excellent
health. and not long ago was married
10 a charming young Berlin lady.
a curious contrast To this indurated
gentleman Is Herr Stahl, whose bones
arc so brittle that hc can scarcely
move without fracturing one OF them.
BY simply stepping of "A pavement he
has broken leg more than once; n
hearty handshake has broken his arm.
and slap ON the back not long ago
laid him up for weeks with fractured
shoulder Herr Stahl has numbered
only twenty-four years. yet he counts
two fractures for every year he has
lived; I'm fact. as he humorously says.
the only safe place for him is a glass
case
Captain Vetrio. an American. is a
freak Of another order. for he can
make hearty meal OF poisons which
would provide work for quite a large
number OF undertakers. II others
were 10 partake or H. Not long ago
), Berlin he sat down 90 dinner
which consisted OF a plate Of verdigris.
a liberal portion Of ultramarine and a
compete" OF sulphur and borsx. fol-
lowed by a dessert Of white sulphur.
These ediblcs were washed down by a
bottle OF patent rat killer. made OF
powdered glass, arsenic and atropine.
This meal he devoured with evident
saIoynent to the Amusement OF the
government officials and doctors who
looked on.
william II. Mack is perhaps the only
man living who can defy the law OF
sravitation. Although he weighs but
i25 pounds. dozen strong men cannot
raise him an inch from the ground.
and an entire football team has failed
10 push him off the edge Of a plat
form.
The Washington times., 1907-02-24
Chest Fun OF Letters.

Rates most treasured possession is
chest full OF letters from the differ
ent commandments who have been at
the navy yard In the last forty-hve
wears. In their letters, one and all
commend her for her "rnarine-like
hearing" and obedience 70 the rules
and regnlations-for Kate never
hoped the wall or went on Il e
brig
Kate in.ists that she served in two
wars-she won't tell which ones-and
asserts that she VIII make application
tosthe Soldiers Home when she gets
too old to perform her naval duties
Lieutenant Russell is dubbed by
Kate "a foine lookin' young figure as
q man. an good fghter-but faith,
he's too young fer me, she adds, her
eyes a-twinkle.
The Washington times., 1907-02-24
Odd character IN tn
Says She's An
Admiral DeWev.

YER hear of Kate, the
Bumboat Woman?"
- No? Wen. it's sure sign
sou don't hang about the
navy yard much.
old Kate Royal, or
Royal Kate" as the tars are wont
to cali her. has been "a picturesque
figure about the navy yard for forty
Ave years
Although her form is bent beneath
the weight Of seventy-two years, ana
her face scanned with wrinkles. her
eyes retain the same brillioucy and
sparkle they had when she was just
an Irish lass.
The Washington times., 1907-02-24

times All respect her. from the com
mandauJ to the newest marine.
lH the summer Kate carries a large
assortment OF wares. selling anything
the sailor may rcquirc-from pia TO
o. piece OF cat plug. In winter she
spends much OF her time I'm the marine
library az the gate.
The Washington times., 1907-02-24

ka,e says that the soldier or marine
of today is not as good as that OF
years ago
Now, just look at those young
ships she said, scornfully pointing
at some of the younger Marine guards.
walking about the navy yard Il could
train all those omadhauns mesilf. All
they do, nowadays. is to drink beer.
smoke cigarettes. and stand half the
time in the brig I'd have half o
thin shot, she added Jocosely.
The Washington times., 1907-02-24
KATE ROYAL,

The bumboat woman processes great
love for the "ould flag
Faith, I'm about to retire said
Kate, sadly. 1--WE served me country
actively as long as I could. But before
J withdraw I would loike to meet mp
with a tall. good looking bit of n sol
der who has smelled powther in a
war or two-loike mesilf-an' who is
ouId enough not 10 have 10 ask his
mother if he can go out doors.
Nc take sailor? Not on your
sowl, WHO'D, Sure an they're the
byes that have a nancy in every port.
Besides. the widdys is all after the
sailors and get the best av thin"
The Washington times., 1907-02-24

~ HEN she Is ina frcakish
AA mood nature seems 10 revel
" v i'm making human beings
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1907-10-30
THE FINANCIAL SITUATION.

In view of the reports in the daily
papers it is due to our readers few
words as to the financial situation.
The recent financial furry on Wall
Street has been due to reckless specu-
lation. and over selling of stocks.
To one who has followed the course
of the stock market in the past. there
is little surprise at what occurred
during last week. This year has
been no exception. 1t is not because
there is want Of money to answer
the legitimate demands of trade.
because there never was 90 much
money in the country as at this time.
but there will never be sufficient
money to meet the requirements of
the reckless speculators on Wall
street.
It is evident that the stringency
which now prevails will prove but
temporary. as the financial skies are
alreadv clearing. and business prom
ises soon to assume normal conditions.
The large importation of gold from
abroad to purchase our crops and
stocks is most reassuring.
Happily for US. locally conditions
throughout the West generally are
satisfactory and our county will moi
be effected by the brief furry.
4 e
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1907-10-30

this city their home for the past
twenty -one years.
Mrs. Harthun was the mother of
ten children. FIVE of whom. Herman.
Anna. Julius. Hugo and Henry survive
her. Mrs. Harthun has been an in
valid for seventeen years and for the
last seven weeks Of her illness was
confined to her bed.
Funeral services were held at the
home on Tuesday afternoon. Rev
Hansen of Schfeswig officiating.
Many fr' ends not only from Denison
and vicinity but from Manning and
other towns in the county were pres
ent. The pail bearers were
Messrs. A. Z. Bafie. c. C. Kemming.
H. Koenekamp. L. Seemann. j. F..
Pfarr and Chas. X. Meyers. Mrs.
Harthun was woman of strong
character. true to every relation of
life. faithful to her friends and loved
ones. kindly, self-sacrifcing. helpful
and loving. Our hearts 60 out in
sympathy for the bereaved husband
and children and we feel that we.
also. have lost friend.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1907-10-30
RELIEF CORPS CONVENTION
Fourth District of Iowa w. r
c. Convention in Denison

Denison has extended q cordial
welcome to the ladies who came to
our midst TODAY in attendance on the
district convention of the w. r. C. Of
Iewa. No more pure and worthy or
ganization Of woman exists in the
nation. The convention was honored
in that Mrs. W. A. McHenry Past
National President of this city was
able to be with it during the after
noon session. Department. President
Mrs. Plopper of Iowa Falls was pres
ent. The ladies of the M. E. church
gave magnificent dinner and supper
to the visitors and members of the
local Corps. G. A. R. post and camp
of Sons of Veterans. Flags were
raised on all staffs in town in honor
Of the convention. Mrs. Mcclellan
has taken much interest in arranging
for the affair.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1907-10-30
NINE HUNDRED AND FIFTY.
Names Printed in the Review Last
Week Of Local People.

With correspondence from eighteen
different parts of the county and the
large amount of local news from Dem
ison in the paper of last week. our
curiosity was aroused to see how
many people were named. A count
revealed that nine hundred and fifty
persons were mentioned by name in
the isssue of Oct. %. No wonder the
Review is interesting to the people of
the entire county for there is not
locality from which the news is not
sent. From the northeast comes the
news from Jackson. West Side and
Vail. in the southeast Hayes and
Aspinwall makes showing: to the
south the notes from Manila let few
local matters escape. Moving west
Buck Grove and Dow City let the
people know these towns are wide
awske. The Arion department i
booming. From Willow on the west
there is a letter also from Charter
Oak. Not far away West Soldier
news can be found. On the Pump
kin Vine" The towns of Ricketts,.
Schleswig. Kiron. Boyer and Deioit
send news. and the items from Good
rich end the round up. When you
come to think about it, there certain
ly is much to be proud of in the news
service we are giving.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1907-10-30
ALL THE LETTERS USED.
A Sentence in the Magazine Supple
ment of October has ali Letters Of
Alphabet.

Our brilliant young friend of, the
Bank Of Denison. Mr.. Miller has been
puzzling his head to find the least
number of words in which he can get
all the letters of all the alphabet,
allowing for certain duplicates. On
next to the last page OF the magazine,
last week. was given supposed tele-
gram which gets in all the letters
and no duplicates. Did you notice it:
Well. here it is: jug CIV doz.
qts. milk by wharf pen. The man
who made this remarkable specimen
establishes it's claim to expressing
sense by explaining that a milkman
had q COW pen at the Wharf and that
he wired that message to his son who
was in charge.