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he found progress impossible and descent GER
tainly fatal. The ledge on which he was sup
ported would only give space for one foot, and
the ground to which he chung above was loose
and crumbling. For some hours he endured
this suspense when the, visitors deserted him
from above. The news spread and crowd con-
gregated, but none dared venture along the
slight ledge by which alone the man could be
approached. To have thrown q rome would
have been useless, for the effort to catch It
would certainly have caused the poor fellow to
fall.
A coast guardsman named Regain volunteered
to be let down 100 feet over the face of the cliff,
quickened tenfold. The man below could only
hold out little longer. and the least disturb
ance OF the earth around him would inevitably
cause his destruction. In breathless eagerness
the spectators saw the one man near the other
By sudden effort the coast guardsman
clasped the man he had endeavored to save
with a sudden and strong grip, and they swing
Off the ledge together. Even then danger was
not at an end; but descent was safely effected
to ledge below, whence access to the summit
was gradually gained.
The spectators were too overcome to cheer,
but they did what was better-collected q good
round sum for the gallant coast guardsman.
Strange Conduct 81 the Sunflower.
From the Hartford Comm Courant August IL.
The sunfower is something of mystery, and
It's relations to the sun may be more intimate
than the poetic legends make it. Two years ago
when the ''yellow day" threw its lurid light ON
all the world and impaired . strange aspect to
the flowers, the sunfowef alone was perma-
nently susceptible to its influence. None of the
other flowers were injured, but all the sun
flowers in this region were blighted, wilted, lost
their yellow, and turned dirty brown. Nothing
but the blossom Of the plant was affected In
this way. Can the scientists account for this
phenomenon
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-08-18

aud you feel, moreover, that in solving the diff
Guilty you Will come nearer in some unknown
the matter over, Then my partner said, How
about the cellar? That's where the household
metal is They all laughed. He hasn't been
there in year. they said. We went down.
My partner glanced quickly around. and then
gave me look that l can almost feel running
cred some common household articles which
had not been used since the family had been
searching the fire-places. He was. in fact look
ing over lot Of coal hods. There ia our me-
talllc edge he said. He turned the hods over
carefully, and from out a mass Of waste paper
there rolled at last the $32, 600 worth of bonds.
The paralytic had fallen over the bod. and the
money had dropped into it among his waste
papers. Before the general search was made
an r9o6ish had been taken to the cellar. Our
friends had sought too deeply for what they had
supposed to be concealed money. and had
grossly neglected the science Of the obvious.
Some detectives do precisely the same thinu.
NY partner and I divided 5000 between US
that night. ~
eyes, they hide money In queer enough places
have found it in the covers of old family bibles
behind mirrors in the bored-out legs Of chairs
behind cupbOards nailed tightly to the walls
in false ceilings. balusters, pincushions. in the
lining Of old hats, in clocks, Stoves snd bronze
Images. In vases, with the bottoms covered in
side with plaster Of paris, in black bottles
weighted with mercury and marked poison, in
canes, shoes and vest Innings, In tomato cans
and tea canisters, in cracked walls covered with
wall paper In all sorts Of bedding and uphol-
stery, and In almost every conceivable place.
wi nat Is the best way to conceal money? I
can't say; but will tell you about q man whose
method was good deal talked about at the
time among the detectives. He was bachelor.
and well known as q 'concealer.' He died OF
heart disease, in Broome street, some wears
ago. Many attempts had been made to rob
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1883-05-18
A Foul Murder,

Mr. NJ. S. Lovinson, a former resi-
dent of Lewiston, was, on April 30th,
travelling on the Colfax road, near
what is known as Texas ferry on Snake
river, when he was overtaken by a man
on horseback. Mr.. Livinson made
some inquiries Of the man about a
package which he had lost from his
wagon, when the man told him that
his partner had fund the package and
had hidden it in the brush, and said
that if Lovinson would 60. back with
him he would help him find it. In this
way Livinson was decoyed into a
gulch, where, having some misgivings,
he went back to his team on the roaG,
but was followed by the man and shot.
Lovinson lived long enough to tell the
particulars of the affair, but died soon
afterwards. The murderer is in Jail az
Colfax, where it is to be hoped lie will
stay until justice is done him Nez
Perez News.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1883-05-18

Mr.. H. N. ELLIOTT, Of the firm of
W. w. Elliott & Co., photographers
Of San Francisco, arrived here yester-
day evening by stage. This firm is
preparing volume to illustrate and
describe Idaho. The plan of the
work is to represent by pictures its
most important features, as shown in
the residences, farms, mills, mines
schools, churches, hotels and business
firms. They turn out work that can.
not be surpassed by any firm in the
United States. Mr.. Elliott made us q
very pleasant call. He is brother
of Jack Elliott, Of this place
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1883-05-18

A very thoughtful woman: A man
went home the other night and found
his house locked. After infinite trouble
he managed to find entrance througla
the back window and discovered ois
the paro,' table a note from his wife
reading: Il have gone out. You will
find the key on the side Of the STEP
= Washington News.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1883-05-18

kETcHUM has awakened to the i'm
portance of wagon road from that
place to Challis over the Trail Greek
pass The Keystone says by grading
a few miles a road largely natural will
be opened between the thriving com
munlties now cut off from all commu-
ncation. Notice was given in the
Keystone for meeting for the purpose
OF raising a few dollars to start the
scheme.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1883-05-18
Metal that Answers all Purposes


Metal that Answers all Purposes.
A new metal having been discover
ed by Mr.. j. Edwin Sherman, the met
allnrgist, who claims that it has the
properties of silver, and yet is as use.
full as many other metals, without cost
ing near so much, reporter Of the
Commercial Advertiser called upon
that gentleman at his hotel to ascer-
tain some particulars relative to the
new discovery At first Mr.. Sherman
was not inclined to enter int particu-
lars as to the way he discovered the
metal, which was, as he said, FIRST the
result Of accident, and next the de-
velopment of scientific experiments.
The material from which it is produc,
ed, he SAID, is SO cheap that it can be
had for the mere carting it away, and
has for many years been allowed TO go
to waste.
In reference to the new metals, rel
alive comparison with silver for orna-
mental use, he said it is capable of
sustaining very high polish, which
will not become tarnlshed like pure
silver; therefore for spoons and forks
it will be valuable, while for ornaments,
such as plates and so forth, it will SUI
persede it in quality. The metal by
tempering can be made either hard or
soft, and can therefore be applied to
many uses that silver is not so suita-
bic, while in appearance it will equal
it. There is very little doubt, he said
that in time it will take the place OF
the amalgamation now used in com
mon plated ware, as that requires a
heavy coating of silver, while the new
metal needs only to be polished tc
make it as bright as silver. But there
are other uses to which it can be APP
piled. Being an excellent conductor
of electricity aud capable of being
drawn out as wire, even to guage
SO, it is far better and cheaper thar
copper or the other metals used fol-
that purpose, and has less resistance
to the current.
In quite number of ways it can
take the place of tin for the covering
of other metals used in domestic econ
omy For roofing it exceeds in quail
ity many metals now used, and can b'
more easily moulded than zinc for cor
nices and such purposes. 1t is nearly
as heavy as silver in gravity, yet cal
be rolled out to the thinness of very
fine paper without breaking the edges
and looks then as if it had been trim
med with pair Of shears. Although
Mr.. Sherman had filed his patent a
arlington, he had only entered or
the first stage of his experiments, al
it were, and was still engaged in max
ing researches as to the merit of his
new discovery. The new metal will
resist acids almost equal to gold, ant
therefore will not easily, if at all, cor
rode. There is such a difference be
tween the new metal and silver tia
it could not be used by counterfeiters
of coin without detection. The cos
of working the metal is much less
than iron, as it does not require such
vast machinery to get it into shape
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1883-05-18

HERE we are againl Just received,
oregon Hams, Bacon and Lard, Ore.
g0n Salmon bellies in kits; Island
Rlce, white Beans, Oregon home knit
DOCKS, Oregon Cassiner Over Shirts,
oregon Flannel Under Shirts & Draw
ers' Cotton Flannel do, do, Wool
lined overalls, plain Overalls. We
won't be nndersold Come and see us.
bottom prices for cash.
J. CAVE with Fl. RuHL.
iaano City, May II, 1888.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1883-05-18
Fairs Shooting scrape.

The following account Of the alleg-
ed shooting affair between Senator
Fair and Jimmy, Junior, is copied from,
the Stockton Herald:
About ten days ago it was reported
that the son of Senator Fair of Neya-
da, had drawn his pistol on his father
in San Francisco, in quarrel about
family matters. 1t is well known that
Senator Fair and his wife have been
at outs for some time, and the knowl-
edge of this fact gave color Of proha-
bility to this report. A member Of the
Herald's staff who was in San Fran
cisco last week learned the particulars
Of the affair between father and son.
The boy is wild and extravaganza, and
the old gentleman is wild and stingy.
The young man walked into his faith
er's Office in the Nevada block and
asked him for some money. The Sem
ator looked up amp saw that his hope
| full, who is handsome lad of twenty
was considerably under the influence.
of liquor. This and the recollection
of previous visits of the same kind.
caused the Senator to say in his rein
ed way to his son:
"You Cd ---; how dare yon
come here and ask me for money!
Young James replied fiercely: that's
the last time you'll call me that name.
want you to remember that my mo-
Their is lady, you! If You
ever call me that name again Til put
hole through you. By -, I've Ia
mind to do it noww and the young,
man reached under his coat tails and
ierked out his pistol.
A faithful secretary interfered ener-
getically and patricide was prevented.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1883-05-18
A jolly Good Time.


Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Church pave
out invitations last week to socia!
party to be given on Monday evening,
at their residence, as compliment to
Miss Lilah Dooley. of Baker City, who
is here visiting old friends, and is the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. G.. The Young
folks dropped in at an early hour in
the evening, and when all were there
the Idaho City Brass Band marched
up and hating in front of the residence,
hoisted their horns and gave the COM
pany a serenade, playing two or three
selections in excellent style, and then
went in and joined the merry throng,
the members Of the band being down
on the list OF invited guests. A num-
Der of the young ladies', including
Miss Dooley, favored the guests with
musicale, vocal and instrumental
Most of the guests being young folks
and lovers Of the Terpsichorean art, as
most all youngsters are, Centennial
Hall was lighted up and the "lads
and lassies" went over and the dance
was started up. and they tfipped the
light fantastic right merrily till be-
tween two and three o'cloch in the
morning, Mr. and Mrs Church joining
in the fun. An excellent collation.
prepared by Mrs. Church, was served
at - o'clock. Good music was
furnished by members of the brass
band, number Of the boys being
handy with a fiddle bow and at ma
nipuIating ivory keys. Pose Linvillt
was caller" aud be is a good one
The guests, as near as we can remem
Der, were the following: Young la
dies-Miss Emma Bullock, Miss Ella
Smith, Miss Lulu Miller, Miss Anna
Suhlsen, Miss Hattie Foster, Miss An
ma Martin, Miss Clara Garreeht, Mis-.
Emma Jones, Miss Julia Foster, Mis-
Lena Suhlsen, Miss Carrie Bradford
Miss Victoria Sullivan, Miss Aneli;
Jones, Miss Christie Orchard, Mis-
Emma Hang. Gentlemen--Dr. H
Zipf, Samuel Davis, E. w. Barry, Pos
Linvllle. Nelse Bottcher, Thos. Barry
Jr., Al. Hull, Jas. Davis, Lawrenc
Garrett, Henry Suhlsen, Fred. Gar
recht, julius Mautz, Louis Garrecht
J P. Barry, VIM. Orchard.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1883-05-18
WHITE. the tie contractor Oh Boise

WHITE, the tie contractor Oh Boise
and Crooked rivers, came up yesterday
from Boise, on board a boat The
boat is twenty-five or thirty feet in
length, and was on a wagon. t will
be hauled over to Crooked river, to be
used in that and Boise river in the tie.
floating business
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1883-05-18

Noscrlpts party, that has been sur
|ey'ng the route up Snake river, came
GOWN Saturday. Mr.. Moscript reports
'aat he has completed the survey a
Instance OF 100 miles, and left the re-
mailing part, which he thinks is short
Y 10 be finished by the party coming
0owh' lie says the route is quite
practicable for a road; that the heav.
ss' grade is on the last twenty miles
" his survey, and that will not aver.
age more than ten feet to the mile.
n'S party are here awaiting orders to
IINey down Snake river from this
pace Lewiston News, May 7th.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1883-05-18

The Nez Perez News says forty i'm
migrants arrived at Lewiston the other
day from Kansas, and that they are
the advance guard of colony of 500
families who want to settle IN Northern
Idaho and are willing to pay handsome
prices for good land.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1883-05-18

WE learn from the Wood River
znewS,Mlner that the Union Pacific R.
~ TO- have parties making practi-
s0S' examination of the Silver Creek
Soa' Held. The article has been given
'os' aud there is no doubt that it is
S0"' but the desirable quality must be
zs rou'ed by sinking, says the News
4'"er' The fields extend over dis
fance of about fifteen miles. The coal
I'm is from thirty to forty feet in
'u'h and crops out in the hills in a
a'e'nke formation on top and red
Z 1'S'ohe beneath. Hon /. w. Gar
H. Ohas' Black, Zimmerman and
s.'ers have secured claims and will
e"e The formation test.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1883-05-18

Poor Yawcob: "You say your wife
is trying to get devorce?" said the,
lawyer. "Yaw dot is So" "And yon
want to sue Jacob Schneider for dan
ages for alternating her elections?
"Yaw." "Was she good wife?' NO
she was bad vomau." "Did you low.
herr" "No am peter midout her."
"Well if she is bad woman and you
are better without her, you are no
much damaged if Jacob takes her OIL
your hands" "Yaw, it looks like dol,
amt it? Mabbe it's peter don'd say
something about it, but, Ply shiminies,
| btties dot Yawcob Schneider
The Book keeper.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1883-05-18

THE Wood River country is not be-
lod other sections in Indian scares.
An old Indian was seen over there the
other day in war paint and mounted
on cayuse, which has been regarded
90 sufficient cause for alarm.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1883-05-18
sanOrd's Opinion.
Winnemusca Silver State.

A. P. X. Stafford, Ex-Governor of
Arizona, is reported as saying in New
York that. if Crook is successful, the
whole country will applaud him, and
such thing as court-martial will
never be mentioned, but, if he fails,
Judging by the dispatches, the Admin
istration will call him to account for
disobedience of orders and infringe
ment Of treaty stipulations with Mex
leo. The facts of the case, when pro-
perly understood, should sustain Crook
whether successful or not. "Why?u
asks Stafford, Should this fire be open
ed in the rear of our own people, and
and why these insinuations by our
Administration? Why does not the
press come fearlessly to the front and
say these people have suffered long
enough and should have relief? Gener.
al Crook is right and we will stand by
him."
| These sentiments should meet the
approval of every body who has had
experience with hostile Indians. SAT.
ford in early days in this county,
joined many campaigns against the
Indians, and knows by experience the
folly of abandoning the pursuit Of fee
ing hostiies when there was proba-
bility of Furnishing them, because they
had crossed country, state or even
national boundry line. While Gov. oi
Arizona he saw the Territory ravaged
by the Apaches and on more than one
occasion, as he frequently did in this
county, Joined the citizens in pursuit O.
the savages. He knows that Crool
is pursuing the only sensible course
open to him, by following the Indians
into Mexico, and if he fails to capture
or chastise them because Of the treach.
cry of his scouts or from other unforc.
seen causes, the people of the West
should stand by him and make it SC
warm for the theoretical, red tape war
riors of the War Department that they
will regret the day that they intimatec
communicating Crook fer crossing
the Mexican frontier after the Indians
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1883-05-18

MyER & SMITH have just received a
ine lot of Hams, Bacon, Shoulders,
Lard and New York Cream Cheese,
which they will sell at bedrock prices.
Auderson's fresh ranch Butter, con-
stantly on hand. =
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1883-05-18

.1rsr received at Myer & Smiths. a
fine lot of Meerschaum Pipes, and
Cigar and Cigarette holders--also
gricr.root and wooden Pipes and pipe
Stems Call and see.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1883-05-18

MRs. NJ. G. Luney and Miss Sadie
uenlintock went down to the capital
Wednesday on a visit.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1883-05-18


A Hermosillo dispatch of May 18th
says: Col. Torres returned last night
from the Sierra Madres. He has been
pursuing the Apaches for 90 days,
and found them intrenched in a streng-
hold in the mountains. He attacked
them with 800 troops and dislodged
them. The troops fanked the hostiles,
charging their rear at the point Of the
bayonet. The Indians fed, leaving
| l dead Five soldiers were killed
and seriously wounded. Col. Torres
says the Apaches fought savagely, and
were armed with repeating rifles.
Torres thinks the Indian troubles in
Sonora are ended. The troops have
returned to Guymas, Montezuma, with
the wounded, ami to replenish their
supply of rations.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1883-05-18
LOCAL NEWS.

Cav. Irwin left last Tuesday for his
.ne in Iowa. He expects to return
:: .bout a month with his family.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1883-05-18

AL. HULL and Jim. Monroe will go
mp to the Golconda to-day to start up
their arastra. They will have it go
ing in two or three days.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1883-05-18
BISHOP Turtle held divine services
in Boise last Sunday.

SHERIFF Lawrence. of Ada county,
has handed in bis resignation. Cause
salary too small
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1883-05-18

Mrs Ben. WILLsoN's mother arrived
the other day from the East. Mrs. w.
met her at Boise. They passed through
here Tuesday on their way to Pioneer.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1883-05-18

JAKE WAGNER and Louis Garrecht
started for Bruneau Valley last We'd
nesday to purchase beef cattle.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1883-05-18
An EncurabIe Case.

LOVES language is as strong as
a yoke of young steers, and full of
comprehensive comparisons, on an
average, but for strength of style, ell
egance of diction, and sublime senti-
ment, mixed in with soft and tender
love cooings as strengthened, the
whole we'll stirred together after be-
ing seasoned with liberal sprink-
ling Of sweet similitudes, the follow
ing, recently written in an autograph
album, at this place, takes the ginger
bread:
Dearest -: Ny love is strong
er than coffee, patent butter or the
kick of a young COW. Sensations of
exquisite joy go through me like ho-
horts of ants through an army crack
er, aud caper over my heart like young
goats on a stable roof. feel as if
could lift myself by my boot straps to
the height of church steeple, or like
an old stage horse in green pasture.
AS the mean pup bankers after sweet
milk, so do | banker after your pres
ence, and as gosling swimmeth in
the mud puddle so DO swim in sea
of delghtfulness when you are near
me. My heart flaps up and down like
churn dasher and my eyes stand
open like cellar doors in a country
town, and if my love is not reciprocal
ted l will pine away and die like a
poisoned bed bug, and you can come
and catch cold on my grave"
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1883-05-18

MARTIN CArHcARr, of Placerville, has
lust received new stock of boots and
shoes, consisting of Ladies' Cloth,
Foxed, and Pebble Goat, and Buttoned
shoes, children's Calf shoes, boys Calf
boots, French kip and Rubber boots
for gents. Martins summer goods
will soon arrive-will be shipped via
Shoshope. The stock is large and COM
plete, consisting of everything belong
ing to first-class shoe store,
The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1883-10-06
Negro Superstition.

To let a child see itself in
looking-glsss or a brook of run
ming water, especially if the tide
is running out, is equal to making
its shroud. These coast Negroes
have many superstitions about the
tide, some believing that only
"when de tide run back to catch
de sea can death release de soul"
81 know my soul am clean as new
cotton" cried an old Baptist,
"cause ] WIS emersed when the
tide was running out" They
battle all swellings with an out-
going tide; and nothing can in
duce them to begin to churu with
willing hand when the tide is
running out, because hut,cr will
not come with but rising tide.
When a child Is cross ani irslful,
without known cause, the first
question that is asked is: "Whar
you hab that chil' the last time:''
and no matter if it was in the
field, or woods, or in Il neighbor's
house, some member of the family
is sent to call the child's spirit, as
they say j; must have wandered
too far away to hear the mother
when, upon leaving, she called it.
Their faith in this superstition IS so
strong that | have known Il mem
Der of family TO Charleston for
no other purpose than 10 call TIE
spirit of a child whose mother,
upon entering the boat. forgot to
say: "Come spirit, come! gwine
home now.-N. J. ini,p,nd.nt