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Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1886-01-12

REMEMBER the grand ball to be
given by Mr.. Carrigan at his place
in Garden valley next Friday night.
Mr.. Carrigan and family never fail to
provide for the pleasure and accom-
mediation of guests, and the fact that
they are giving the ball is guarantee
that it will be success, socially and
financially. All the dancers who
can go will be on hand. Remember
that the price of ticket is $4-$1
less than the usual price.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1886-01-12


The 200 white clgar-makers from
Eastern cities, who passed here last
Friday were welcomed in San Fran
cisco with imposing demonstrations.
They we're met at the ferry landing
by large delegations from different
branches of the Knights Of Labor
and the Cigar-makers' International
Union. A procession was formed
headed by brass band, which
marched through the principal streets
Of the city. The newcomers made a
very respectable appearance, and
were watched with much interest by
the Chinese who were seemingly
anxious to form an opinion of their
Eastern competitors in the cigar-ma-
king business. Every cigar-dealer
and smoker IN Nevada should en-
courage this movement to suppiant
Chinese cigar makers with white men
by purchasing cigars that are known
to have been made by the latter
lWinnemucca Silver State.
: %---------------
The New York Sun says: One
significant effect of the rumor that
Evarts is about to take sides with the
friends Of silver has been To canse
the New York Board of Trade and
Transportation to send out mani
festo declaring this contrary to the.
general understanding of Eyarts
opinion and contrary TO those of
New York upon this important ques-
ton, also suggesting that all who es-.
TEEN that distinguished gentleman
should write to him upon the subject
at once. The situation is too criti-
cal for delay. The Sun adds: 1t is.
evident SO far that talking to Evarts
has not availed to make him give de-
cided assurance that he will not de-
liver the dreaded grafton, but will
the letters fetch him? The CONNER
clal says, on the authority of two of
Evarts' Washington friends, who OPP
pose silver coinage, that Evarts will
surely make his silver speech.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1886-01-12

En-. BARRY says railroad fare on
the Short Line is eight cents per mile,
and the fare on the Oregon line four
cents per mile. He says the town of
Payette, on the Short Line, is almost
as large as this place, and is growing.
A large fine hotel is going up in that
village. Weiser is little larger
than this burg, aud has several fine
business Lolses. Ed. says the largest
and finest hotel to be seen outside of
a city is at Huntington.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1886-01-12

Ed. BARRY, of this place, returned
Sunday from visit at Baker City.
3D. was on the U. S. grand jury, at
Boise City, and when the jury was
discharged he boarded the train for
Baker. He informs us that there is
still considerable excitement at Bak-
sF over the mines of Pine Creek, Spar
% and one or two other districts
Nd says S. w. Wulf, formerly of
'nls place, and who has had con-
SUMPTION for several years, is grow
ing worse.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1886-01-12

The examination of Plat Burr for
obtaining money under false pretense,
was closed Tuesday evening before
Justice Lennon, who held him under
$500 bonds for his appearance before
the next grand jury. He did not give
the bonds last night, but says he has
plenty of property, and will soon be
/ able to do So News Miner.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1886-01-12

POSTMASTER Silsby received the
following letter of inquiry:
81 have seen in a newspaper an ac-
count of the killing of man, in or
near your city, named G. w. Shook.
Will you he so kind as to let me
know all the particulars. He was a
brother-in-law of nine. He was
about twenty-eight years of age and
six feet tall.
Yours Respectfully,
MICHAEL BALTUs,
Auburndale, Wood CO., Wisconsin.
No man by that name was ever
killed here or at any other place in
Idaho that we are aware of,
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1886-01-12

DELEGArE Haley writes to the Nez
Perez News as follows in regard to
his annexation bill: 81 have bill
prepared and ready to introduce
which 1 think Mr.. Voorhees, and my
self can put through Congress, favor
ing the annexation of the Northern
counties of Idaho to Washington
territory. | shall introduce and try
to have it passed at this session. The
bill provides for the northern counties
to pay their proportion OF the terri
torial debt according to the proportion
of property they have; also that
Washington territory pay to Idaho a
pro rata proportion of the cost of
keeping all the territorial prisoners
under sentence, on the basis of as
sessed property in the different coun-
ties. Also that Washington territory
shall take and keep all the insane
that have been sent from the north
ern counties to the insane asylum,
and that after the act the counties
annexed shall be under and subject
to the laws Of Washington territory.
All business to be transferred to
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1886-01-12

Jan, 5, 'S6-4w,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-08-19
FRANCIS SCOTT KEY.
characteristics of the fallen ted Author O
the "Star-Spangled Banner"

characteristics of the Talented Author O
the '.StarSpangled Banner
Francis Scott Key, the author of the
''Star-Spangled Banner was prom
inent citizen of the District of Columbia
when l can first remember it. He be-
longed to an old Maryland family, and
was quite a noted lawyer, serving for
ney. During this period he closed the
haunts of vice at the metropolis, and
there was less crime than before or
afterward. Mr.. Keys mind was in-
ventive, imaginative and yet logical.
He reasoned with great ingenuity, and.
though his reasoning was not abstruse
nor very profound, it never wanted
vigor, plausibility or effectiveness. He
addressed himself to the good sense and
discrimination of the Judge and jury.
and, though in high degree poetical,
he seldom or never INDUCED in the mere
ornaments of imagination or the ''daz-
Zling fence of argument" In early
life he had devoted himself to
the muses., and threw out from
time to time poetical illusions which
indicated no common talent. Like all
ardent and imaginative minds he loved
to battle in the Pieran fountains. and
to repose by the waterfalls of Helicon.
The law, however, is inimical to poetry,
or the indulgence of poetical feeling,
and. like Blackstone and Story, he ADAM
doned the muses. and devoted himself to
the arid study and laborious practice of
the law, which he regarded with rever-
ence as science, and believed, with
Hooker, that, cher seat was the bosom
of God, her voice the harmony of the
world" His political predictions,
however, did not altogether forsake
him, and his beautiful lyric, the '.Star
Spangled Banner written in the meri-
dian of life, showed that he could not
wholly abandon his first love. And
yet it will appear strange that, with all
his poetical fervor, his speeches at the
bar and elsewhere displayed nothing of
poet:cal temperament, and were dis
tinguished only by great SIM
plicity of style, with scarcely any
attemnt at ornament. He believed
that good sense and argument, not
establishment, at the bar. were the
fDrincipium ct tors of his good speaking
as well as writing. Mr.. Key died in
oauudEA. 1Cfcs anu WAS DuIICh. Will
other members of his family. in q
picturesque cemetery at Frederick City,
MARYLAND. from which can be seen the
Sugarloaf and Catoctin mountains. In
1857 his brother-in-law. Chief-Justice
fancy. published Keys poems in New
York. Taney says, in his Introduction,
speaking OF the "Star-Spangled Ban
ner'': THE song Is becoming a National
one, and will, think, from its great
merit, continue to be SO, especially in
Maryland Like all men, Mr.. Key had
his faults. but they were overshadowed
by the splendor OF his virtues. He was
ardent in his attachments, but bitter in
his enmities, benevolent, but prejudiced,
useful as citizen. and alike eminent
for his philanthropy, his political abil-
ity and his legal talents. Pertey
Poore, in Boston Budget.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-08-19
TED AND PERCY.

They We're Naughty, Thought Nobody
Loved Them" and They Ran Away.
Mamma said I was naughty, and
nobody loves naughty boys, go III go
away and not have any folks. faint
the city, and there ar'n't any police
mems; nobody can find me, and I'll go
away. 'Onder if Teddy don't want to
go. I'll ask him. and Percy ran of
to the barn in great hurry.
Teddy, tome in the stall. I want
to 'hisper to 'ou.
Teddie dropped the brush with
which he was decorating the goat stall
and sat with Percy under the manger
'Ets yum away from mammas and
big sisters that make US do tings we
don't amt to- said Percy.
''And leave the goats?" asked Ted
dy, opening his eyes wide with sur
prise
'.E-s'' answered Percy, slowly.
mo, 'ets take EN-" and Percy
jumped to his feet, took the harness
from the nails. and began Harvesting
Trot and Frisk. lou go and ask
Mary for some crackers and ere is lots
of berries on the road, and ell ask the
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-08-19

before she emitted an angry snort and
started for the bottom at rate that
made the line smoke and emit sparks
as 1t ran over the bows. But the cap
tain and the boat steerer peered uneasily
into the clear depths as the line stopped
running out, and minute later the
former shouted: Back all! Back hardr'
The five ashen blades bent and quivered
with the strain put on them. but it was
none too much, as the boat was scarcely
dozen feet away when the huge bulk
of the Infatuated whale rose to the sur
face and spurted twin columns of brine
high in the air. Before the animated
waterspout could repeat the dose the
boat was out of range, both of the tire
extinguishing apparatus and the terrible
t1ukes that soon commenced to thrash
the water into foam. Her contortions
were so violent that the captain could
not get in a shot with his bomb gun,
which he raised and lowered half
dozen times without pulling the trigger.
Finally the fiukes quit their thrashing,
and like a flash the leyiathan dashed
away at a terrific rate, burying the boats
bow between two walls of water fully
eighteen inches high, but the speed was
such that scarcely drop entered the
boat. This gait was kept up for good
ten minutes, and then the speed COM
menced to slacken, and the wounded
monster swan easily and quietly on top
of the water.
The living tug came to total stand
still at last, and, pulling around to a
broadside position, the captain was
given his opportunity. The second ex-
ploson was followed by the whistling
of the rubber winged bomb, which bur-
ried itself in the great mass of blubber.
Scarcely had the smoke cleared away
from the bow before the mutfled boom
of the bomb exploding in the historical
residence of Jonah sounded the death
knell of the poor old whale. The vic
tim huge bulk grew animated again,
but only for a moment. The tlukes
thrashed violently for few seconds,
while the water-spouts became tinged
warm red. Struggles and spoutS be-
came more and more contracted, until
with a last final effort the inwardly-
wounded monster rolled over and ex-
pired. The other boats made fast, and
hard pull of three hours landed the
prize on the beach, where it is to be cut
up.-Santo Cruz (Cal.) Cor. San
Francisco alta.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-08-19

! cooks in the houses for tea, ere won
| be any mammas to say-SCu must dlnk
milk, Percy and Teddy'-'e'u dlnk tea
from a bowl like at man 'esteriay.
By this time the goats were harnessed'
and the two little boys, with FEW
crackers in the bottom of the cart
drove away. The goats trotted along
brlskly. There was long stretch OF
road without any houses, and no one
missed the little boys, whose mammas
had gone to the city for the day.
Percy and Ted felt very big as they
drove along with their hats on the
backs of their heads. They came to
lane, and thought they would drive
through it to the end, and stay there
all night-for they had heard their
papas say that tranips did not keep on
the main road. they had not driven
far into the lane when voice called
out: Good afternoons; wait a minute.
The boys started with surprise. There
was the very man that drank the bowl
of tea.
where are you going?"
ITO Tamford." answered Percy, in a
trembling voice.
'.This IS not the way" said the man.
''Drive in here to these woods. III
show you"
Lets 60 home, Percy" whispered
Ted; Il don't want to run away"
Come" said the man, and he
turned the goats through the bars into
the woods The boys were too fright
ened to speak. After taking the boys
some distance into the woods. he told
them to get out of the wagon. He
then embarrassed the goats. and with
out speaking, led them deeper i'm the
woods by rope.
Ted's and Percy's mammas and
papas were driving up from the boat
in the early dusk when Ted's mamma
called out: 'Why, that looks like Trot
and Frisk," as two goats were led by
the wagon.
goats answered by prolonged cry
carriage, the man dropped the rope
with which the goats were tied. and
ran away with all his might. The
goats were tied to the back axle of the
carriage and they all started for home.
Great was the surprise and terror when
it was found that the boys. the car
riage and harness were gone.
A vigorous search showed which way
the wagon was driven. The tracks
were closely followed, and the two lit
tie boys, very frightened and tired. an
swered to the calls given by the search
ers.
Ted and Percy decided that mammas
knew better than little boys what was
best for them They stayed two months
longer in the country, but the goats
We're fastened in the stalls with pad
locked chains, and the harness hung in
a locked closet. Ted and Percy were
not allowed to harness the goats again
-CbriStidn Union.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-08-19
KING kACAKAUA.

Astonishing Profligacy of the Sovereign
of the Sandwich Islands.
David Kalakaua has now been on the
throne of the Hawaiian kingdom for
twelve years. Previous to his elevation
to the throne he was boatman in the
harbor of Honolulu, and used to pick
up some money at night by playing the
banjo in one of the waterfront dives.
He is superbly-built native, but like
most of the Kanakas, he has no regard
for principle, is profoundly selfish and
hopelessly given up to gross vices. He
had strain of the old Kamehameha
blood in his veins, however, and when,
in 1874, an election was held under the
face of what is called a constitutional
monarchy. Kalakaua'was picked up out
of the gutter and was run by the strong
American party in opposition to Queen
Emma, who showed great Partially for
England. Kalakaua's friends were the
better politicians and they were success
full. For two or three years the change
did him good and he behaved well, liv-
ing economically and taking a warm in
terest in the welfare of his people.
With proper advisers Kalakaua might
have remained model monarch, but he
suffered from the influence of evil coun-
Observation-Disclosures who took office I'M
der him merely to further their private
ends and who suggested many ways in
which he could legally divert the public
funds into his own pocket. One of his
early attempts was to seize the
fees which reverted to the crown for
certain duties performed by officers OF
the Interior Department. He was
greatly incensed when the honest head
of this department refused to deliver up
these fees, and declared that they were
public moneys. The King has been
literally provided for. as well as most
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-08-19

OF his family, yet he is always IN straits
for cash. He is given $4,000 every
two years for the private purse, 800, OOC
a year for palace expenses, $4,000 for
the Queen, and like sum for Mrs. John
Dominis. the Kings sister and the wife
OF the Governor of Oahu Maui; the
Governor himself receiving 1920.
Another sister of the King, Mrs. Archie
Cleghorn, receives $4,000; and ner
daughter $4,000. In addition to these
generous allowances-for it must be re-
membered that the annual expenses of
a native are not more than $50, as he
lives mainly on poi and raw tish-the
King was allowed $4,000 by the Legis-
lature for the palace stables. This sum
he used to build private stable, which
he stocked with horses and ten hacks,
which he hired out to be run in Opposi-
ton to the regular carriage companies.
in Honolulu. Besides all these sources of
revenue the King receives a yearly
rental of not less than $1,000 900 from
the crown lands, which comprise some
of the best sugar estates on the islands.
The opposition party in the Legislature
have tried for several years to compel
the King to disclose the exact sum which
he receives from these crown lands,
but without success.
With all this money Kalakaua is per-
ennially in debt When he took the
famous trip around the world he brought
in bill for $22, 800, which was paid
with some grumbling by the Legisla-
ture. When the coronation was pro-
iected an allowance of $4,000 was
made, with the provision that, if this
sum was exceeded, it should come out
of the Kings privy purse. The lavish
coronation ceremonies cost $4,000.
and the sum had to be paid, as the
privy purse was empty and the King
himself so deeply in debt that
for the credit of the Kingdom
the Legislature voted him $50, 1000
to satisfy the most pressing of his
creditors. What becomes of the large
sums received by kalakaua is mystery
which no one has yet solved. He has no
more idea of the value of money than
had Ludwig of Bavaria. He has few
expensive tastes, but he has one strong
passion which, freely INDUCED, drains
him of all his coin. This Is gambling
The Hawaiians are as fond of all games
of chance as the North American In
dian, and the King is said to be no mean
hand at our great National game OF
poker. -H0nOlulu Letter.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-08-19
LESSON IN HEMISTRY..

Story of the Wonderful Laboratory That
Jack Built.
This is the laboratory that Jack
built.
This is the window in the laboratory
that Jack built.
This is the glass that lighted the win
dow in the laboratory that Jack built
This is the sand used in making the
glass that lighted the, window in the
laboratory that Jack built
This is the soda that, melted with
sand compounded the glass that lie ht-
ed the window in the laboratory that
Jack built.
This is the salt, a molecule new. that
furnished the soda that, melted with
sand, compounded the glass that light
ed the window in the: laboratory that
Jack built
This is the chlorine, of yellowish
hue, contained in the. salt. molecule
new, that furnished the soda that.
melted with sand, compounded the,
the glass that lighted the window in,
the laboratory that Jack built.
This is the sodium, light and free.
that united with chlorine, of yellowish,
hue, to form common salt. a molecule
new, that furnished the soda that.
melted with sand, compounded the
glass that lighted the window in the
laboratory that Jack built.
This is the atom that weighs twenty
three, consisting of sodium so light
and free, that, united with chlorine, of
yellowish hue, to- form common salt. a
molecule new, that furnished the soda
that. melted with sand. compounded
the glass that lighted the window in
the laboratory that Jack built.
This is the science of chemistry that
teaches of atoms weighing twenty and
three, and of sodium metal 50 light and
free, tn at united with chlorine, of yell
lowish hue, to form common salt. a
molecule new, that furnished the soda
that, melted with sand, compounded
the glass that lighted the window in
the laboratory that Jack built. Chem.
fcaI Nes0s.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-08-19
A Curious Crab.

There are a great many kinds of
crabs, andy have seen some of them,
no doubt. do mot believe you have
ever seen the oneI am going to tell you
abeut-the famous Robber or Cocoa
nut Crab. A great crab he is, too, and
walks upon the tips of his toes, foot
high above the ground.
He IS a cocoa-nut eater, because
where he lives they are the best things
he can find. But you would not guess
how he gets at the meat in them.
When he finds a fallen cocoa-nut he
begins tearing away the thick husll
and fiber with his strong claws He
knows very well which end to tear it
from, too,-the end where the three
eye-holes are, which we call the "mon-
KEYS face" Out of one of these the
Young cocoa-nut tree would grow.
When he has found 1t he just hammers
through one of them with the point of
his heavy claw.
But how do you think he gets the
meat out? He can not put his claw in.
because he has no proboscis. like a
butterfly. But he turns himself rounds
and puts in pam of hind pincers,
which are very thin. With them lie
scoops the meat out of the cocoa-nut.
and so puts his dinner into his mouth
with his hind feet.
He does not waste the husk either.
He lives in deep burrow, like a rab-
bit, and likes to sleep softly So he
lines the burrow with this fiber, picked
clean and fine. just as if he were going
to make cocoa-nut mating of it. After
taking bath every night he sleeps
soundly upon it. He gets so fat in his
old age that he carries about on his
body more than a quart of pure oil. -
Our Little Ones.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-08-19
The United States has been Il

The United States has been the
richest gold and silver producing coun-
try in the world, though but little of the
precious metals was found here before
the discovery of gold in California in
1S4S. The chief produced was in the
Southern States. The total amount OF
gold mined in these States from the dis
covery of the metal until 1873 was $780,
600, 900. From 1S48 until 1873 the to-
tai value of thegold product of the United
States was 81. "a. 200. 900.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-08-19
READING FOR THE YOUNG.
TWO Mammals.

o dolly, my dolly, love you,
Far more than / ever can tell,
With your red red cheeks ana pretty new
dresses,
NV dear, dainty doll, Isabelle!
And can not help feeling SO sorry
For lame little Maggie Malone
Her mother does washing for mamma),
Who hasn't one doll of her own.
Why don't send mine to her, mamma?
You can't be in earnest, guess.
Could give up my twO-months-old dolly?
You thought was sorry? Why, yes,
But-there is poor Mrs. McDermott
Mamma with a twinkle of fun,
She hasn't baby; why can't you
Just send over gour little one?
YOUTHS Communion
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-08-19

Mr.. Smilingboy was telling Mrs. S
about a farce he had attended the CHIT
before ..Ah,'' said he. you'd have
died laughing if you could have seen
it!'' And then he added in a tone OF
burning enthusiasm: How 1 wish you
had been therer' Even now he can not
ouite understand why Mrs. S. 5 remarks
directly afterward took such an unusu.
ally and violently personal turn.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-08-19
An Experienced Journalist.

"Ah," said the summer tourist, lean
ing over the fence and addressing the
farmer, 'may l make bold to inquire
what that great quantity of green vege-
tation growing over there ise''
Cert My. mister; that's corn"
''Ah. thanks. And those large ami
mails over beyond the fence, they are,
er-.'
Cows, my friend, every one of 'em
cows. Say you don't seem to be very
well posted on these ere things
Perhaps not The fact is my bust
ness has kept me so closely confined
that this is the first chance I've had to
get out in the country?'
Running bank or something like
that?'
mo. sir; am editor of an agricult-
ural paper. 1 held that position for
thirty years. "-EsteLtine q. TO Bell.