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Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-04-03
THE coLohsL.s Ts,A,
Nm, s ~. TO Hear Miranda TIA

E,, ~ near Miranda Tail
nut She Wouida't Hush
:, ono OF the most annoying fanl,s =,
o aas ,,rea ''colored lady is her perais,
W, disposition to talk about tho a,v,;r
VI "ef own family. Sometime, desr;,,
~. attempt t-disconraqem mt 49,
~ oes'n story, of which her brotha,
.ne nero and keep it up until ma.
. '.; Is gray-haired with age. NJ,
rihda Napoleon. likely coloraa
woman applied to Colonel Wethar,,
lor a position Of trust in bis So.
quo began to tell him of her honesty
mat makes no difference said tho
Colonel Il don't care whether vn,,
Are honest Or not. and YOU NAV ha
reasonably negligent in the discb,rno
oiyour duties. but there is one thine
"ian 10 impress upon your mind.r
:" nat $ dat, Colonel case can do
any thing Can 10
Il do not wish you to taxa r,o ;..o
'u. confluence and tell me about your
l,"iily. don't want to hear a word
about your mother and father
u tn erstan Ia. sab"
u VIII pay you extra to koen vorr
mouth shut. Speak when Won are
spoken to. and then nicely answe,
questions" "'"e'
Hnv' sab, dis is de place dat Use
oeeh looking TO all desc wears
spies folks dat is allus wantin' err pps-
son Ter tain dem wild conversation
case cr boly gifts tired. Now. dar,s
my sister Jane. she's de udder wav
am" "''J'
family" u youF
Dat 5 de pint, sab, dat's de pint
warkeu last year for Misses Simson
an de folks KEEP me er talkin' all do
time' an mudder she tell me not ter
pay no 'tention ter de folks"
Never mind all that. | don't wish
10 near anything of your mother. I
don want you to mention your family
wliie yon are in this house,
Cose yer doesn't, sab; an doesn',
Diane yer tall. De las word nv brud
der Henrv said ter me fore | lef dis
hIawnin wus gibben me vice how ter
please der white folks Henery he's er
Iav''1t all down in our neighborhood
Worked for old man Dcsmukes tire
Years, an wouldn't er quit den 'cepl
de ole man died an ernuder pusso<,
tuck de place. Hcnry's de fines han
VIA horses yer ev,r seed. Dat clay
bank hoss o Mr.. Anderson's, whu
wonldn 'tlet nobody go in de stable
Say. Marinda, you"
Its jes' like tell yer. Oar want
Blessed soul on de place dat could d.
nuthln' wild dat boss. an Henry
Listen TO me. tell you'll"
ayes, sab. What was yer bout "a
Observer"
Il told you that | wanted to hear
nothing about your family. | see
though. that you are like all the others
tio OH
Yes, but Henry he tux a bin
oridle-"
Stop"
Didn't yer tell me ter 90 on2"
"1eS. | tell you to- 20 away from
here. | don't want YOU"
"Whut yer gree ter hire me fur, deni
Amt my s'ciety pleasiu' ter yer?"
You cant keep your mouth shut,
and don't want you. Now 60"
why, yer's de earliest pusson neb
Der seed. Doan' kcre ter stay heah,
case yers >orer common folks. no
how. rse glad refused yer offer ter
hire me. Good mawnin', sab. "-ODit
Rcud, in TeEas Strings.
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STORMS AND RAILS.
How Rain Appears to Follow the Layir
of Railroad Tracks.

How Rain Appears to Follow the Laying
of Railroad Tracks.
A singular theory has been promul
gated in Mexico concerning an allegeo
relation between the steel rails of rail
ways aud the prevalence of storms
The northern section of the Mexican
Central road has been seriously dam
aged by washDuts, and people who OBJ
served the phenomena express the opn-
ion that the waterspouts which burs
on the track were attracted by tn,
rails and the telegraph wire, An elec-
trio current, they say. runs along the
track. which makes convenient av
enue for storms.
This would appear to be somewhat
fanciful conjecture. but the engineers
engaged in building the Guadalaiara
branch of the Mexican Central railroad
offer testimony which gives it at least
an air of pltusibility. They state thai
as fast rs the construction advances
rain follows. and they believe it is due
to the large quantity of steel rail on flat
cars which are carried lotNtru rs idsl
as th1 work permits. The country, ac-
cording to their report, is dry in al
vance of the construction trains, and
also behind them far many miles, but
in circle of IL few miles in diameter,
having its center at the p int where the
steel rails are, the rain comes down in
torrents.
Ii appears that enough importance is
attached to these theories to induce
scientific men to make them subject
IF study. We do not, however, antici-
pate any Immediate practical results OF
treat value. With all the skill and
knowledge which the Government can
bring to bear, it has not yet succeeded
even in predicting storms with such
certainty us would he desirable. and
when it comes TO producing or prevent
jnr them. we shall probably have to
wait some time before the matter as
umes the character OF an exact sci
anca - Snfefu Tdlrs.
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HOLDING A LUCKY NUMBER.
Enables Good Man to Materially In
crease His Stock.

ENABLES Good Man to Materially In
crease His Stock.
On Main street, Petaluma, opposite
Odd Fellows Block, a quiet unpreten'
tious gentleman merchant has for
years passed the even tenor Of his
Way-slowly but surely adding to his
wealth from year to year. Learning
that he was the lucky holder of one
tenth of ticket No. 33 442, which drew
the first capital prize of $4,000 in
We January drawing of The Louisiana
ntate Lottery, we interviewed him on
Wednesday last, to see what effect his
suddenly acquired wealth would have
on him,
We asked him ii it was true that he
mad been piid the $4,000 He replied :
Yes, sir. Don't this look like it?''
pointing to some large boxes OF dry
gods that he was assisting to unpack.
We'll, Mr.. Schmidt, is there any
Danger of this suddenly acquired
wealth turning your head?'
mo, sir. 1t might have made a fool
OF me IT 1t had happened when | was
d good deal younger than | am now,
lou see that am using this money
10 increase my business, and the lucky
,urn WIS not only a great help to me,
! nut 1t Is help to this community, IN
mat 1t enables nae to buy goods lowet
man before, by paying cash, and in
'iiis way 1t helps other people, for !
VIII be able TO sell goods IL little
cheaper"
DO you pltroniza this Lottery as y
regular business, Mr.. Schmid -
oh, no buy a ticket occasion
any, That man"-pointing to on
VINO Is IN business nearly opposite
hlni-"rather forced the ticket upon
me 1t was nearly time for the draw
ing to take place, and he had more
ucSe's than he wished to carry, and
70 accommodate him | took the tickets
on lar as | can learn, this WIS the
only ticket in town that drew anything
mat month";"
ms Is the first big haul that any o.
our people have made in The Louisi
ana State Lottery, and we are certainly
slal that it happened in this instance
'ot II greatly assisted deserving, hon
~ man.-Petaluma (Cal.) Argus
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Use Star Re- Melting Roller Composite
GE3!E151l3 7Jiy 5IIE3!I.Ii7IZ
A REMARKABLE TALE,
Snakes Will Not Live on Soil From tn
Emerald Isle.

Snakes VIII Not Live on Soil From the
Emerald Isle.
James Francis Hogan, in his book.
1.-The Irish in Australia" relates that
Vaucluse. one of the prettiest spots on
Sydney Harbor, has curious and ro-
mantle history. At the beginning of
the century it was chosen as his place
of residence by Sir Henry Hays, an
Irish Baronet, who had the misfortune
to be transported for abducting the
lady on whom he had set his affections,
but who did not see her way to recip-
rocate his tender passion. Though
technically a prisoner, Sir Henry
rank and social position caused him to
be treated by the authorities as priv
LEGGED person, and he was allowed a
full measure of freedom on giving his
word of honor that he would make no
attempt to leave the colony and return
to Ireland. Sir Henry accepted his
fate with philosophical resignation.
and commenced to build a new home
for himself on the beautiful estate
which he had purchased and called
Vaucluse. But though the place was,
and still is, one of the loveliest spots
en- earth, it had at that time one seri-
Gus and annoying drawback. 1t was
infested with snakes.
One day, however, a bright idea
struck Sir Henry as he was eogitating
on the subject, and wondering if there
were any practical means of Kidding
himself of these unwelcome intruders
He resolved to try a bold and re-
markable experiment. He would see
whether the virtue of st. Patrick's pro-
hibition of snakes on Irish soil would
extend to the same soil if transferred
to the other side of the world. He ac-
cordingly sent home for a number of
barrels of Irish soil, and they arrived
in Sydney in due course. Sir Henry
then spread this imported earth. as far
as it would go, around his residence,
with the result. very gratifying to HIM
self, that his domestic precincts were
never afterwards troubled by snakes,
although the other portions of the es-
tate continued to be infested by the
reptiles. Succeeding occupants of
Vaucluse. among them the distin-
guished statesman. W. C. Wentworth.
all agree in testifying to the singular
fact that snake was never known to
cross the charmed circle of Irish earth.
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Ins,on' ancous Photography is no
oncer gu sion to be determined by
indy and experiment. but mas "',
umcl the place of an a'compilsnSu
81 familiar fact. Ole nf most inter-
sting achievements in this direction
= described in London paper or g
.,a,cd in the question MS TO whe'n n;
he upper part of the wheel OF a , ven y
,.o y hen i ! mo ion travels faster than
he .wcr part In determining Inns
,,,uer by instantaneous photograph
hn aust took the ph"ioSrar" OF a"
,,.,,bu. en- route. and IN TINS pn"'o-
,ronh while the lower 'nd' Oh tne
snokes Immediately aj.cS'' 10 me
round are not percep'iD" u"I"" ~
nnd by the motion. the tops OF .ne
,prrr smokes show an angular mo'io"
r corr ,ondirg to about ten degrees
The photograph il this case most sue
nessfully expresses the -act 'ha' 'ne
Wheel it represerk IS in rapid notion
N J. Sam
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A REPRIEvE FOR THE couDrmsYn

"retched men and women long condemned
10 sunsr the fortunes of dyspepsia, are filled
WIN new hope aftera few doses OF Hosteiter's
stomach Bitters. This budding hope blossoms
INTO the fruition Of ce' tainty if the Bitters is
persisted In. 1t brings a reprieve TO ali dys
pepucs who seek its aid. Flatulence heart
nurn, sinking at the pit Of the stomach between
which chronic indigestion is the parent, dis
appear with their hateful progenftor Most
oenencent Of stomachics who can wonder that
quence In those who benefited By it, speak
voluntarily in its behalf. 1t requires a graphie
pen TO describe the torments of dyspepsia, but
proprietors of the Bitters these are portrayed
with vivid truthfulness. Constipation, bilious
ness, muscular debility, mslariai fevers and
rheumatism are relieved by it.
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He Is such q f1ckle incon sistent fellow, you
will never tie happy with him. said Esther's
friends when they learned Of her engagement
ing sad fiirt- Esther. however anew that her
lover had good qualities. and she was willing
TO take the risk. In nine cases out of ten it
an uncommon girl and to every ones surprise
Fred made . model husband How was it,
Well Esther had q cheerful sunny temper and
o great deal Of tact. Then she enjoyed perfect
health and was always 30 sweet, neat and
wholesome that Fred found his own home most
pleasant, and bis own wife more agreeable than
any other being. As the year passed and he
saw other women of Esther's age grow sickly,
faded snd querulous. he realized more and more
that he had - jewel Of . wife" Good health
was half the secret of Esther's success. she re-
tanned her vitality and good looks. because she
warded off feminine weaknesses and ailments
by the use Of DIR. Pierce's Favorite Prescription.
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woMAN's WAY.
. Startling Business Proposition.


Iittls over six weeks ago Mrs. Fowler Of S2'
Ellis street. San Francisco. stopped in at leading
city druggists to ask what effect Joys Neeetaol'
sarsararills. about which she had heard so mnch
-s,srtiv would ave in cases Of dyspepsia ahuslSk
headache. She was assured tAat in mo I css,s II
,rorlI ralieve both. She was. however SO lnsfeuu.
Ions that finally the druggist gave her d oo'e, NO.
to he paid for unless it effected aeure "a @ re-
ZION so startlingly practical as seldom II ever u
fore been made The following lustreceiNeul 70 'Ne
conytscing conclusion, aud tells its own story
San Francisco, February s, ISIS.
Dr,p SIR. write to admit that notwi'hsHini,-
fpy nv misrivin-s joys Vegetable sarsspatita
a. al 4bat Won promised. l had tried SO many
prescriptions, to no purpose, that hsd come "a
believe nothing would relieve my dyspepsIa Auu
.ick headaches. but l have not had a return y.
either since commenced taking IT. oei,'He on.
,srmsnently cured but will. ou OF an sou'uiiiIs
caution continue to take itreeulariy ior h,i
vst You have my permission to make TINS pun pr,
~. 10 nv helief that remedy that will cure d! $
n, psia and prevent sick headaches should be gem
orally known Respectfully
Nu,o. III. FRITZ.
SAT Ellis street,
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Manly Purity and Beauty

No tongue nor pen do Justice 70 the esteem
In which the CUrIcUaA REMEDIES are h.Id by ths
thousands upon Thousands whose lives have been
made happy by the cure Of agonizng. humilia,ing.
itching, scaly and timply diseases of the skin,
seal and blood, with loss Of lair.
CuzIcUaa, the great Skin Cure, and Currcu RA
Soar, an exquisite Skin Beautiler, prepared from
IL, externally. and cuTIcURA REsoLvEsr, tho new
Blood Purifier, internally, cure every form Of skin
and blood disease, from pimples to scrofula
Having been sufferer for two years and hall
from disease caused by bruse On the leg, and
having been cured by the CurrcuRA REMEDIES
when ell other methods and remedies failed, ]
deem it my duty to recommend them visited
Hot Springs to avail. and tried several doctors
without success. and at last principal druggist
Mr.. John P. Finlay to whom l shall ever feel
grateful, spoke to me about CUrIcURA, and con-
sented to give them trial, with the result that
am perfectly cured. There is now no sore about
me- think can show the largest surface where
my sufferings sarang from Of any one in the State
ALEXANDER BEACH, GreenyiIle, Miss.
Sold everywhere. Pri e: CurcraA, Soc; Soar
25c.; REsoLvESr, g. Prepared by the POTTER DRUG
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TT Send for GLOW to Cure Skin Diseases 81
pages, 80 illustrations, and 100 testimonials.
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n I had known Of the CurrcrRA Rxuxpru
twenty-eight years ago, It would have saved me
100000 1.-TWO hundred dollars) and an Immense
amount Of suffering. Ny disease (Psoriasis> COM
menced on my head in SPOT not larger than . cent
It spread rapidly all over my body and got under
my nails. The scales would drop on Of me all the
time, and my suffering was endless and without
relief One thousand dollars would not tempt me
to have this disease over again. am poor man,
but feel rich to be relieved Of what some Of the
doctors said was ieprosy, some ringworm pso-
one year and q half but no cure. went to two or
three doctors, and cure. / cannot praise the
CuTfcuRA REMEDIES too much They have made
my skin - clear and free from scales as q baby'A
All used OF them three boxes OF CUrrcuRA
and three bottles Of cur1cURA RKsoLyEs1 and
two cakes OF CUTIeuRA SOAP. II you had been
here and said you would have cured me for 5000 on
you would have had the money. looked like the
picture in your book OF Psoriasis picture number
two. 'How to Cure Skin Dissases'), but now am
as clear as any person ever Through force Of
habit rub my hands over my arms and legs to
scratch once in while, but to no purpose am
| all well / scratched twenty-eight years, and il
got to be kind OF second nature TO me. thank
you thousand times Any one Who reads t,i.
may write to me and will answer it.
DENNIS DOWNING, Waterbury Vt
I
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A ROYAL SAVAGE.
me Residence of King George, the Rule
of the Tongan Islands.

me residence of King George, the Ruler
Of the Tongan Islands.
We called at Tongatuba, the princi-
pal island of the Friendly. or Tongan,
group, and, learning that the King was
then in residence. determined to pay
our respects to the celebrated old man,
OF whom we had heard so many and
such strange stories. His house, we
found, was very nice-looking two
storied wooden building. close to the
sea, and stood in good-si7ed COM
pound, fenced in on all sides. Passing
through handsome pair of cast-iron
gates we arrived at the mansion itself,
the veranda of which appeared to be
used as coach house, for there was
proudly and snugly stored away the
royal buggy; rather an anomalous
sight for palace and strange posi-
ton for an equipage of state.
There were no signs of life about the
place. and failing to wake any one by
repeated knocks at the front door, we
decided to circumnavigate the estab-
lishment, and did so, finding it chill
and lifeless everywhere till we came to
a row of cool houses and upon curious
sight. There, in the veranda of one
of them. squatted an ancient and dusky
person, with only scant cloth fastened
about his waist, and bending his head
obediently before an old woman who
was literally plastering it with lime.
As soon as the curious pair became
aware of our presence the process in
operation was arrested, and. perceiv-
ing this, we were about to address
them to explain our presence and ask a
few questions. when the gentleman of
the limy head roared out something in
truly terrible voice. and at the same
time fine young Tongan, very oily
and three-quarterS nude, came rushing
out from the Interior toward US. With
much politeness and evident agitation
he conducted us away from the veranda
and back to the big house, where in
broken English. backed up by much
gesticuation, he revealed to us the APP
p:Gling fact that we had trespassed
upon the privacy of no less a person
than his majesty the King.
Having humbly apologized for oul
innocent intrusion and received a re-
assuring answer, we were ushered
through the window into sort OF
drawing-room, a well-furnished apart
ment, with a number of red velvet
chairs set around long mahogany
table-one chair Il little higher than tbs
rest, acting. no doubt, as a throne.
Here we waited for about half an hour,
when his majesty entered, accompa'
MED BY an interpreter, and was graci'
ously pleased to accord us formal in
terview. He shook hands very pleas
antly with our party, and we all sa
down on the red velvet chairs, the in
terpreter squatting on the floor be
tween.
The King. seen at closer quarters
was really noble specimen OF a semi
savage. standing quite six feet foul
inches. of wonderfully well proper
toned and athletic build, upright as :
dart, and moving grandly in spite o
his advanced age. London GLOBE.
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THE BANCROFT COMPANY

louccessols to A. L. Bancroft & Coz
are now located in their new History
building, 72l Market ST., S. F., with
fresh new goods. The latest pub]ica,
tons received daily. Elegant printing
from new type. Everything in the
book and stationery line, pi4nos and
organs. Address, The Bancroft Com.
pany, History Building, 721 Market
ST. s. F
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All the art and taste Of the best artists seems TO have
been conbined In the magnificent package of imp rted
Geographic ADD Cbromatic Cards which Is being offered
BY the well known firm Of fleming Brothers Of Pitts
burRh, Pa
To procure these elegant frosted and satin frnged
ca,ds buy box Of DE-. @. McIape's Celebrated Liver
fis for Is cents from your druggist and mail the out
side wrapper with your address tainly itten) and
Tour cents worth of stamps to Fleming Brother Pitts
Durgh, Pa You viii be surprised and delighted with
the beauty and variety of the cards you will receive
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BETTER THAI oururur.

Quiuine is not only an expensive medi-
cine, it is harmful one If taken too freely
and too often. OF course the world insists
on taking great quantities of it for fever
and ague. Some persons think nothing
else will cure fever and ague. We say
positively, and testimonials b ok us up,
that BRANDRETH's PILLsshave often cured
bad cases Of fever and ague y hen quinine
has failed. BRANDRETHs PILLS brt ak up
the worst attack.
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Mr. Waldo Ga guest of Mrs. Wa
bash, of Chicagol THAT is very odd
looking table-knife, Mrs. Wabash; sill
Yer, is it not?" Mrs. Wabash--"Y es,
1t has been in the family great many
years, and prize it very highly as an
heirloom. | only use it to eat pie
with. "-Ier1s SUtings.
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An American who was travelling
in Switzerland was taken for the
p,ince of Wales travelling in cog. and
his hotel bill for two days was one
hundred and forty dollars. He had to
own up that he was only plain Yam
lee to escape bankruptcy.
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Mothers, Overworked Men, and for all diseases
inability to digest Ordinary food, or from over
work Of the brain or body. ali such should take
Ac0tt's Enaulsion Of Pure Cod Liver Oil
with HIypophosphites. II used the Emulsion
with Bronchitis. II put her in such good health
and flesh. that must say It Is the best Emul-
sion | ever used."-L- p WADDELI, M. D.,
Hughs Mills, 8. G.
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CONSUMPTION SURELY CURED.

10 Lh6 Edft0F =
Please inform your readers that have a DOS
tive remedy for the above named disease. By
its timely use thousands of hopeless cases have
been permanently cured. shall be glad to
send two bottles Of my remedy FKEE to any OF
your readers who have consumption II they viii
send me their Express and p. o. address.
Respectfully,
T. A. SLOCUM, M. c., 181 Pearl st.. New York
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REWARD!

H,nnn VIII he paid each and every grain OF pcis
AlUUU onous substances found in wisdoms Ro9ertine,
acknowledged the most delightful and only really
harmless toilet article produced for beautfyhs
and preserving tbs complexion. removing TAM sunburn
reckles and al bleishss and roughness OF the skin
Used and Endorsed by the elite o. society and the
stage Sold by all druggists at 50 cents per bottle
white and Flesh Manufactured by W. NJ. WISDOM
4 CO. Chemists Portland Oregon