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None Better

for the relief and cure of stomach and
liver disorders. = Philandcr w. MeliCk,
Elizabeth City, y. c.
Il have found in Ayers Pills an in
valuable remedy for Constipation. Bill
iouSR"SS. and other disorders peculiar
To mia$matic localities. Taken in small
and frequent doses. these Pills act well
on the liver, and aid it in throwing off
nalarial pui>ons. thu, restoring its nat
ural powers. | could not dispense with
the use Of Ayers Pills. C. +. Alston
Quirman, Texas.
" For Sick Headache, caused by a dis
ordered condition of the stomach, Ayers
Pills are the
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Headache,

Nothing else does me any good" II. J.
Rennolds, Reno, Mo.
During the past two years I was a
great sufferer from Constipation, Head
ache, and General Debility. Ny skin
was yellow, and | had constant pain in
my side and back. Other medicines
failing, L took three boxes of Ayers
Pills and am cured. Herbert ElwclI,
East Saginaw, Mich.
. was troubled with Sick Headache
for ten years, but was finally cured by
using Ayers Pills. p. j. Haag, Scott,
Wisconsin.
"A sufferer from Liver Complaint,
Dyspepsia and
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Another assortment of Mil
linery Goods.
Latest novelties.
Hats in all new shapes and
goods throughout are marked
low.
For those who buy one dol
lars worth, a box of. candy
will be given.
Mrs. NJ. A. NELSON,
Elkton
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Neuralgia

for the last twenty years, Ayers Pills
have benefited me more than any medi-
cine have ever taken. p. Il. Rogers,
Ncedmurr, Ind.
- For months | suffered intense pain
from Nervous Headache and Neuralgia.
| was nearly crazed and, until | began
To uSc Ayers Cathartic Pills. was I'M
able to obtain relief. One small box
of these Pills cured me. e."-R. Noble,
Evans Mills, New York.
:" | find relief in the use of Ayer,s
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This common trouble should be
given attention while it is reducible.
Irreducible and strangulated Hernia
may follow with probably fatal results
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Pill Is

whenever attacked with nerralgic pains
in the head. y James NJ. Mccain,
Midway, Texas.
Sold by all Druggists and Dealers in Medicine.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-12-21
Brigham Young.s Ready Wit.

1t is believed that the following anec-
dote of Brigham Young has never before
been published The high priest Of the
Mormons often had to exert the whole of
his wonderfully quick wit in order tot pre-
serve the faith that his followers had in
him, but he was generally equal to the
occasion. certain elder, while chopping
wood, had cut his leg so badly that 1t had
to be amputated- As soon as he was able
he came to Young and stated his case to
him somewhat as follows: II have always
been a good Mormon; have several wives
and a good many children, and In my
present MANNED condition do not know
how am to provide for them l believe
truly that you are Christ's representative
on earth, and that you have all the power
that he had. If you like you can work
miracles; If you like you can give me a
new leg. ard now ask you to do IT,"
Young assented to ell the fattering
propositions as they were laid down, and
when the elder had finished speaking he
said: Il can give you new leg, and
will, but | want you to think about it a
little at first. When the day of judgment
comes, wherever you are buried. your old
leg will find you out and join itself tc
you, but If give you a new one that will
rise with you, too, and the question Is
whether you would rather suffer the in
convenience of getting along with one fol
efw years here or go through all eternity
with three legs"
The choice was quickly made, and Brig
ham Young's reputation as a miracle
worker was saved.-New York Tribune.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-12-21
A universal relegraphio Cipher.

The system has the merit of extreme
simplicity and at the same time provides
every man with his own cipher, which Is
absolutely secure. There is not space
here to enter into details. but this single
example will show it's compactness and
effectiveness. The cipher dispatch Is
Jackets" one word. and the translation
Is: Market opened unsettled. Corn in
Chicago 1 cent lower. Wheat in Chicago
cent lower Corn in New York cent
higher. Wheat in New York cent
higher''-in all twenty mine words. The
method is simple. Eighteen consonants
stand for any possible condition of the
market. ] stands for market opened I'M
settled" They also stand along the same
diagram for conditions of corn and wheat
in Chicago and New York. The vowels
count for ne hing-merely to make 1t an
Ineligible word 1t will readily be seen
how adaptable and valuable this system
may be made to any business In which
ciphers are used. New York World.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-12-21
vENOMOUS SNAKES.
Those Most Frequently Encountered b,
Travellers In India.

liking COBRA" the largest poisonous
snake known, sometimes measures over
fifteen feet The cobra is poisonous
snake and can be found 5000 feet high
in the mountains. They are OF many
colors and attributes. The females OF
the cobras are "hooded" and the males,
the rat snake" are said to be harm
less. A male cobra once bitten by a
..hooded'' cobra died from the effects
Of the poison infused into its system.
Once wear, during the rainy season,
the cobra lays it eggs and when born
the snake is about seven and one-half
inches long. OF all serpents the cobra
is the most easily charmed. II Its
attention is attracted it will not turn
to strike one seizing 1t.
The Kiait, often found in India, Is
venomous and subsists on smaller
snakes.
In the "chain viper" the fangs are
very long and being very fierce II Is
the most dreaded snake in India. Inc
chain viper has been known to live
whole year without food and gets to De
seven feet long.
The green tree viper is cousin Oh
the American ratulesnake and consists
of eight species, though but one species
is well known Chicago Netos.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-12-21
How One. D..tlny !. shaped.


How slight circumstance may deter
mine q mans destiny! 1t was Darwin's
wage in tine ship Beagle that. without
doubt, laid the foundation Of Ids marvel
GUS success as naturalist, and ultimately
gave to the world The Origin Of 6pe-
cies" Had he not had the wonderful OPP
portunities which this trip around the
world afforded him for the observation
and study of natural phenomena. he
would probably have been known to the
world only as somewhat heterodox eler-
gyman Of the Church of England, who
had little love Of theology but kind I'd
generous heart and passion for the
Of beetles and plants His fathers oppo
sition at first led him to decline the pro-
posed voyage, and when afterward he was
led to reconsider the matter and make q
visit to Capt. Fitz- Roy. the commander
of the Beagle, that disciple Of LAvater
came very near rejecting him, as was
afterward confessed. ON account of the
shape of his nosel The commander had
grave doubts whether any one with nose
like Darwin's could possess sufficient en-
eRgy for such voyage.
According to Sir John Lubbock the great
Psychologist and physicist. Helmholt7
dates his start in science to an attack Of
typhoid fever This illness led him tc
the acquisition Of microscope, which he
was enabled to purchase, owing to bis
having spent thu autumn vacation OF
1s41 in the hospital. Frustrated with ty
phoid fever; being pupil, he was nursec
without expense. and on his recovery hs
found himself in possession of the saw
ings of his slender resources.-Wester1
Druggist.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-12-21
"a LITTLE NONSENSE"

There is no duty on vegetables in
their natural state, whether that State
be Massachusetts or Texas. Texas
Stfiimgs.
A man died in Connecticut who
smoked over two Thousand herrings a
day. Worse than the tobacco habit.
No wonder he died.-Burlinoto1s Free
Press.
"A Western village boasts of q
woman who ''goes out and chops
wood with her husband" 1t is GUS
tomary to use an axe, but he may be
an unusually sharp man.
Cavalry Colonel-"You saw the
Indians. you say?" Colored Boy
.Yes. Boss" Cavalry Colonel
Hostile, were theyp" Colored Boy
mo, Boss, dey was on foot"
Professor in Physics-"Now. Mr..
A.. what was the first phenomenon
noted in connection with the force OF
gravityp" (Mr. A. hesitates and a
Biblical student prompts him):
Adam fell"
Jumping as means OF earning q
living appears to be increasing. Some
jump from balloons, others from
bridges, but the most successful are
the fellows who jump their board bills.
Hotel Gazette.
First Old Party (on hotel piazza)
What has that young man got that
big sash around his wrist fora" Sec
ond Old Party-"Dunno, unless he
has got pane in his stomach. Dos.
ton Commercial Bulietin.
-Teacher-''Try to remember this
Milton, the poet. was blind. Do you
| think you can remember itpn "Yes,
| ma'am." Now, what was Milton'i
great misfortune?" He was a poet.
Kentucky State Journal
Say, Jim. what's fortifcation''
said one boy to another. Whats ,
fortiication!" echoed the other, VIII,
had just begun to learn arithmetic
"Well, l guess it's two twenty-fica
ti6ns. "-Harper's Young People.
-"Helloa, bub! Who are your
johnny Blake" "Old Bill Blake
boy, ehp Now, you don't look q bi
like your father. You take after you
mother, l supposed" mo, she's al
ways after me. That's her coming u
the lane now. with stick"
INSTRUMENTATION, your hus
band charges you with assault.
Madam--"Yes, your honor; aske
him il he would ever cease to Low
me, and he was so slow in answerin
that hit him with mop. I'm onl
a woman. your honor ltears], and
womau's life without love is mer
blight."-Life.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-12-21
A Singular Experience.

Dumley is man of singular ex-
periences." When he can't stop a
busy friend and tell him some singular
experience it's because he isn't feeling
well.
Brown he said. buttonholing that
gentleman. "a most singular expert
ence occurred to me this morning. l
have owed Robinson some money for
long time and / wanted to pay up.
Not knowing his address was about
to step into a drug store to consult a
directory. when whom should l see
coming up the street but Robinson
himself; singular, ehP"
"Er-did you pay him the money~
Yes"
Yes. Dumley. it was singular for a
faet IN y SIM
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-12-21
A Wedding Ring Motto.

The word Mizpah is of Hebrew origin, and,
literally translated, means beacon, or watch
tower From this it has come to mean the
memorial or reminder of covenant. The
earliest mention we have of this word in the
Bible is when Laban, pursuing the fleeing
Jabob finds and becomes reconciled to hirn,
and the heap of stones piled up by them both
On Mount Gilead served double purpose-
Is witness to the covenant between these two
and as landmark of the boundary between
them Laban called the place Mizpah; for,
said he, the Lord watch between thee and me
when we are absent from one another. The
word Mizpah is frequently, in the sig,lifica-
tion thus expressed by Laban, engraved in
engagement or wedding rings, both as q
token of the covenant and as prayer that
the watch angels of God will hover over the
halOved
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-12-21
The Fun of Dictionaries.

There Is no end to the involuntary
pmor of dictionaries. The Boston
Ingland) corporation records OF 1873
Pntain the entry: THAT dictionarye
Jail be bought for the scollers of the
Zee Scoole, and the same boke to be
ed In cheyne, and set upon deske
Inc schoole, whereunto any scoller
hy have accesse as OCCASION shall
rye" Possibly they obtained Rich
Hulote's "Abecedarium" which
lis us that "cockatryce" "is a SER
EnI called the kynge OF serpentes,
nose nature is to kyll with hyssinge
~ But even Bailey's famous die
pnary' which is the foundation of
Pnnsons, tells us that the loriot or
Piaen auriole is "a bird that being
oked upon, by one who has the yell
" laundice, cures the person, and
r. nimself,' Edward Phillips. though
nephew OF John Milton, defines In
dictionary of 1868 gallon as ~
sasure containing two quarts" and
ain' quaver is stated to be "a
assure OF time in musick, being the
!. Oh crotchet, as a crotchet the
VI OF quaver" And Webster, in
hrst Issue, has some curious mis-
me- In crlcketing terms. The wick
aeeper, he says. is "a player in
as' VINO stands with a bat to pro-
'ne wicket from the ball." and a
.'top Is lone sent to stop balls
~ long distance. An anonymous
A1ographer of 1859 derives hassock
.om Inc Teutonic Hare, an hare, and
sAs' because hare-skins are some
1s wore instead of socks, to keep
ieet warm in winter. boston Bea.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-12-21

Presiding Bishop Williams, of the Protes
ant Episcopal church, is about to celebrate
,is iubilee. 1t was on Sept. ., 1883, that
Iohn Williams was ordained deacon II
christ church, Middletown, Conn, by Bishop
Rro,rnel whom lie has since succeeded both
a. bishop of Connecticut and as head Oh
the conference
Speaking Of the curiosity of great men,
philadelphian says that he has seen Austin
Corbin stand in crowded thoroughfare ano
watch tho manipulations OF street iakif
who was crying to call attention to some
thing new in tooth powder" while at another
time he saw Senator Quay gaze Tor long
time with interest upon hneman eiiino'ns
a telegraph pole
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-12-21

Kan 81 was the first lady who carried :
fan She lived In ages which are past
and for the most part forgotten. and she
was the daughter Of Chinese mandarin
Whoever saw mandarin. even on tea
chest. without his fanf In China and
Japan to this day every one has . fan: and
there are fans Of alb sorts for everybody
The Japanese waves Ids fan at you when
he meets you BY way Of greeting, and the
beggar who solicits for aims has tho ex.
ceedingly small coin made ON purpose"
for charity presented to him on the tip uf
the fan. In ancient times. ainong Greeks
and Romans, fans seem to have been
enormous; they were generally made Of
feathers, and carried by slaves over the
heads Of their masters and mistresses, 10
protect them from the sun, or wave about
before them to stir the air
Catherine de Medici carried the first
folding fan ever seen in France, and IN
the time Of Louis XIV the fan was I
gorgeous thing, often covered with
jewels, and worth small fortune. In
England they were the fashion In the
time Of Henry VIII. A fan set In dia-
monds was once given to Queen Elizabeth
upon New Years day. Tho Mexican
feather fans which Cortez had from Mon
tezuma were marvels OF beauty; and In
Spain large black fan Is the fasorite.
It Is said that the use Of fan IL - caro-
fully taught In that country Is any othel
branch Of education. end that by well
known code Of signals Spanish lady can
carry ON long conversation with any
one. especially an admirer. The japanese
criminal Of rank is politely executed By
means Of q fan. On being sentenced x
death he Is presented with = fan, which
he must receive with low bow, and, u
be bows, prestol the executioneer draws
his sword and cuts his head on In fact
there is fan for every occasion In japan
Detroit Free Press
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-12-21
A Rash Prediction Fulfilled.

When the roads forming the line be-
tween Philadelphia and Harrisburg.
Pa, were chartered in 1885. and
town meetings were held to discuss
their practicability, Hon. Simon Cam
eron, while making speech in advo-
cacy of the measure, was so carried
away by his enthusiasm as to make the
rash prediction that there were per-
sons within the sound of his voice
who would live to see passenger take
his breakfast in Harrisburg and his
supper in Philadelphia the same day.
A friend of his on the platform said to
him after he had finished: That's all
very well, Simon. 70 tell the boys, but
YOU and l are not such Internal fools
as to believe it." They have both
lived to travel the distance in "a little
over two hours. General Horace
Porter. in Scribners:
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-12-21

The average age of the American col
lege student at graduation is certainly
not greater than that of the German stu
dent in leaving his university. The
American student is. however, not only
better educated man, in the best sense of
the word. than the German student at
corresponding age. but the average Amer
lean college graduate, who has not yet en-
tered upon any professional study what
ever, either in law. medicine, theology or
science, but has spent three years at an
academy of the grade of Andover, Exeter
or Easthampton, and four years at any of
the leading colleges Of New England. Is.
by any fair test to be instituted by com
mittee Of British or European educational
experts. better educated man than the
average German student who has com
pleted both his gymnasium and his
university studies.-Rev. Henry Looriis in
American Magazine.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-12-21
A Eailure for Bismarck.

Score one f.ilure for Bismarck. The
establishment of colonies, apropos OF
Which he displayed such enthusiasm ,, 8
few wears ago, and for which he nearly
,,,.acinitated a war with Spais, Is ac'
knowledged by his official organs to be al
',tter fsiInre. Prince Bismarck's purpose
VAS to divert the stream of emigranes
from the United States to some iana o. o.
lands where they would con.Sine 10 DC
German in speech. tastes and habits, ID
ssead Of becoming speedily unreeogniza-
IIo No of German origin. This he pro,
n o.e n, 70 do by means of his agricultural
Colonies" in Africa and his "pian,ation
colonies" in the South Pacific Islands Is.
For Mi the money expended IN the eftoIi
not kreutzer has been received IN pl9u''
and the colony craze is to be abandoned :
Once Week
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-12-21

This is the nom de plume OF Charles God.
frey Leland, but is now little used by its orig
inal bearer. Mr.. Leland was born in Phfia-
delphia, Aug. Is, 1924, and became a member
Of the bar Of that city, May 6, 1851. Litera-
ture, rather than law, has proven his voca.
tion, anu to it he has for many years devoted
his time. He Is distinguished for his knowl-
edge of the Romany tongue, being, it Is said,
the only American who has mastered the
speech Of that strange nomadis people, the
gypsies. The diligent study of and acquired
familiarity with the history and customs OF
this interesting people, which distinguished
George Barrow in England, likewise distin-
guishes Charles Godfrey Leland, who is also
widely known through his Indian researches,
especially for his works upon the language
and legends Of the Alsonquins Mr.. Leland
Is at present residing abroad
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-12-21

It lasted four days, commencing Sept 2,
1866. 1t broke out accidentally in a house.
near London bridge. A strong east wind
caused it to spread with great rapidity, aud
thus London was given up to the flames
Two-thirds of the city was destroyed-eighty-
cine churches, including st. Paurs cathedral,
and more than Is, 900 dwelling houses One
GOOD result came from this fire-it purified
the city and rid it of a plague that was far
more fearful even than the fire. We are told
in the Dictionary of English History" that
"the fever dens in which the plague lurked
were burnt and the new houses which were
erected were far more healthy and better ar
ranged
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-12-21
PERSONAL AND lMpeRsoNAL.

The man who paid Lord Lans.
downe q quarter Of q million Tor three
pictures is Sir Edward Guinness Of
ssbrown stout fame.
Mr.. William Pool, Of Limestone
Hill, w. Va. has powder horn that
General Washington gave to his grand
father over hundred years ago.
Lord Wolscley tells Of a soldier
who was the bravest man he ever
knew. He was SO lazy that in battle
he would expose himself 70 the most
imminent danger rather than move
ten PAGES to place Of safety.
I'm writing to friend IN Pennsyl-
vania who had named . girl-babv after
her, Mrs. Cleveland said: II ought,
perhaps, 70 tell you that am never
I called FRANKIE though my intimate
friends sometimes call me Frank
Mrs. Captain Tom is the name Of
the richest Indian woman In Alaska
She Is worth about 10000 and sup
ported two husbands until lately, hay-
ing to give up one when she Joined the
Presbyterian mission. Mrs. Tom Il
ugly, fat. over forty, and : shrewd
trader.
One Of the largest Plantations IN
the South Is that of Major B. W.
Beilamy, In Jefferson County. Florida.
Il comprises 5000 acres, and nearly al
Of II IL Ia cultivation. More thar
1900 negroes are employed on The
plantation, and the Major knows them
all by name.
There is . young lady school
teacher in Harlem who writes verbatim
reports Of DIR. Howard Crosby's ser
| mons entirely from memory. The
Critic (New York; IL 80 assured By
DR.. Crosby himself. and adds that 4
knows another young lady who can re
peat the 5000 lines Of Tennyson's III
Memoriam" without prompting.
Chief Justice Fuller Is the smalIes
man on the Supreme Court Bench. HI
is five feet six inches In height an.
weighs 1875 pounds- Justice Gray il
giant compared to Fuller, being 81,
feet FIVE inches in height and weighing
nearly 800 pounds. Justice Harlan
also a large man, being two inche
over six feet in height and weighin
$50 pounds
Commodore Vanderbilt made hi
great fortune OF $3.50, 900, 900 after h
had reached the age of sixty-fye. A
} that age his wealth was $15. 900, 0O(
and by the purchase of the Hal
lem road his wealth was doubled
Then he bought the Hudson Rive
! road and doubled his fortune agar
} Finally he acquired the Lake Shore
Michigan Southern ard his Wester
properties, and for third time his e,
tate was doubled.
The late Charles Croker, of Sa
. Francisco, who left an estate of $25
600, 900, was never so happy. it
said. as when enjoying the fun b
wealth enabled him to get out I
his fellow-millionaires. 1t is told {
: him that he enjoyed with the keennes
of a boy the sport of running up til
! price of a picture or bit OF bric-a-brt
: that some other millionaire was BIZ
q ding on. and that he was equally We
Q pleased if the other had to pay bi
round sum for it, or if it was knocks
down to himself
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-12-21
An Old Conplet.

luo cOuplet
For he that fights and runs away
May live to fight another day,
will be found in Goldsrnith's "Art of Writing
Poetry on New Plan" Buffers ''Hudibrss.S
written about 100 years before Goldsmith,s
version, contains the following:
For those that fy may fight again.
Which ~ can never do that's slain.
Rays History of the Rebellion u75s) and
Udall's translation Of Erasmus tl44o) ex-
'ress the same idea In almost the identi.
cal language Of Goldsmith, allowing for the
more primitive state of the langL-ss in
Udall's time. Ray gives it:
He that fights and run away
May turn and fight another day.
In Udall's translation, from Erasmus the
couplet Is:
That same man that r1nneth awaie
MAZE again fight another dale.
Tie last is the earliest English expression
Of the thought, which can be traced to Ter
tullian, who lived in the Second century.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-12-21

An Old Saying.

,sNecessity Is the mother of invention"
This is a very old aphorism, dating back over
200 years. Its origin is attributed to tranek
Northern Memoirs" written In the year
1868. These memoirs, however, were not
printed until 1894, and twenty-five years pc
fore the appearance Of said publication Sle'2
tho idea was expressed in Wycherlys Love
in a Wood" act iii, scene 5. George tarqa,
har also makes use Of it in his Twin fivais'
net l. produced in 1i05.