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Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-12-28
IN A LIONS DEN.
4 welsh Professional Boxer Ming,e- With
Savage Heasts.

4 welsh Professional Boxer Miny,e- nth
Savage beasts.
An announcement made by the crier
the other evening that man named
William Samuels, local innkeeper
and the champion boxer Of Wales,
would enter alone den OF lions at
menagerie, located at Swansea. caused
considerable excitement in the town,
and drew great crowd to the show.
At nine o clock the band played '.For
He's Jolly Good Fellow" and then
samuels. accompanied by Mr.. Bostock,
The manager OF tho show, walked up
70 den containing a lion and about
iozen lionesses. A great crowd at
,nce assembled round the cage. MIR.
termed the public that his old friend
5amuels had volunteered to per-
form deed OF daring such as had
neyer been done in the menagerie since
its establishment In 1905. Mr.. White
head, he said, recently at Cardiff,
entered the cage accompanied by Nine.
Saliva, the lion-tamer, and had by his
action caused great sensation In South
Wales. But Samuels was going to sur
pass this feat, for though urged to let
Nine. Saliva accompany him, he de-
,lined TO enter the den at all unless
allowed to do 80 alone. This he was
now about to do,
The announcement was received with
great cheering, though 1t was evident
that, on the part OF many present. there
was feeling OF considerable anxiety
and alarm. Samuets. however, seemed
TO share none OF these feelings Of I'M
sasiness. Attired as a prize-tighter
and with blue rosette on his breast
no appears at the entrance OF the cage,
and, cudgel In hand, boldly entered It,
The lions appeared In no way to relish
this intrusion, and IL looked Us though
Samuels would have had warmer
welcome than he bargained for. Pos
sessed apparently with nerves OF steel,
the man walked undaunted up to the
end OF the cage where the animals were
huddled together, awaiting only the
slightest encouragement to spring on
the intruder, and held his cudgel
overwhelmingly before the nose OF the
nercest Growls OF rage greeted this
act; but Samuels, in no way discom.
posed. walked among the animals. and
made them fly right and left before
him. This he did several times, and
on one occasion acted so rashly thai
grave fears were entertained for hi,
safety by those in charge Of the exhi
| bition. These--who as ~ precautior
we're armed with red hot irons -wer,
ready TO act promptly, when Samuel
again obtained the mastery over his saw
age companions, and showed his fear
lessness OF them by firinga loaded pisto
in their faces. Then, his courag,
maintained to the last, he went to Thu
cato OF the den and waited in dan
gerous position while Mr.. Bostocl
presented him, amid the cheers Of thos
present, with unique chain compose'
Of spade and crown, and with n certiii
cate recording the fact that he had &C
complished his purpose. lmmediatel
afterward the band played See tn
Couquering Hero Comes" and Samuel
was borne in triumph out OF the men
agerie and through the streets. Sont
Wales Datly NeWs.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-12-28
TRAINED SENSES.
some instanccs of Extreme skill with
Eye and Hand.

some instanccs of Extremc skill with
Eye and Hand.
We hear great deal about tho won.
derful precision and accuracy OF ma
chinery In these days, and OF course il
Is wonderful; but the degree of accuracy
to which the human hand can be trained
is equally wonderful.
Playing cards are required TO be GU,
with the sides quite parallel to each
other, because II q pack be trimmed by
the machine slightly wider at one end
than the other, and they become turned
''end for end" in dealing, the excess in
width OF some cards over others Mt the
end OF the pack will be double the vavi
alton In any one card, which would
facilitate cheating, a very minute vart
alton being perceptible. The men who
test these cards for this, make calipers
of their finger and thumb and by pass
ing them along from one to the other
detect difference in width between
the two ends which IL is difficult to
measure by any other means.
There are men employed in factories
where dried yeast Is made whose bust
ness II Is TO put the yeast into packages
weighing certain amount each. 1t Is
on table in front OF them in large
plastic mass, and there are the scales
COR Weighing it. But the mon do moi
use the scales. They simply separate
from the mass with their hands lump
of 1t and put 1t up, and you may choose
at random and put 1t on the scales. and
1t viii weigh exactly the right amount
the scales beam just balancing.
Where large numbers OF eggs are
handled and shipped to market there
is a process known rs "caudleing" eggs
when consists In taking them up in the
hands CASUALLY two eggs in each hand
at u time) and holding them up before
lighted candle. The light shining
through them reveals 10 the praeticed
eye the exact condition of the contents.
But some OF the men soon get so that
they do not need to use the candle, the
mere contact OF their hands with the
shells depoting the condition of the
egg just as infallibly and much more
quickly. Aud they distinguish in that
way not merely eggs, which are decid-
edly bad, but those which are just be-
ginning TO lose their freshness.
Here are three different ways in
which extreme skill of the hands ID
shown by persistent training; First, in
detecting slight differences in magni
tude; second, in weight. and lastly, il
texture or character OF surface handled
american MachiRiSt.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-12-28
pisrILLINo LIQUORS.
4 Process which In Its Primitive Forms IL
Knowp to All savaKeA.

Primitive methods OF distillnt!on
may be found existing In nearly all
savage nations. 1t Is probable that
some method OF distilling liquors ex-
listed In the time Of Homer; but tho
strong alcoholic liquors OF the present
day are u comparatively modern In
vention. Tho discovery of alcohol Is
generally credited 10 an Arabian ply
stefan. Albus Kasem. who lived In the
eleventh. century. A monk named
Marcus, however, as early as the time
Of Clovis collected the steam from the
heated spirit OF white wine on wool
and squeezed out OF the wool Il
balsafn. which Is described by
writer's OF tho day TO have been
capable OF bringing the dying
back TO life Savonarola wrote n treat
ise on the water-of-life in the fifteenth
century which gave start 10 the art
Of brandy-nalsing In France. In ll94
distilled liquors had become such u
curse 10 England that laws were made
prohibiting their use. In 1861 spirit
Gus liquors were used TO such an alarm
Ing extont Ia Sweden that Emanuel
Swedenborg presented several meas
urcs 10 the Diet 10 diminish the num-
Der OF drunkards. The Diet finally
adopted his proposition to limit the
distillatlon OF whisky by farming out
the right TO distlll II to the highest bid.
der. ''that is" he adds after making
this suggestion. III the consumption Of
whisky can not be done away with
altogether. which would BIO much more
desirable for the country's welfare ant
morality than all the income that could
be realized by so pernioious drink.
M T. Tribune.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-12-28
Selfish Man.

Cultured Dame-Just like MAJ .ssp t
grab tn, paper as soon as it arr'vss mot "
all to yourself, and then blame ms ~
ing informed on matters of puohc n,', n. %
Husb,,nd-Wsil, my dear, III reaa sno,s
per aloud, If you wish. Let NE seq :
Ocean Horror"
''Oh, ion't read that" ,n,p
~ dart care for politics"
"'lss,.es of the Hour"
"Never mind that" =.
-'Science Solves Problem
81 hate science" .;,r al W
"'alrs.. Tiptap's Party-Descripn0n "
Dresses" o..ord
"Oh, read that. philadelphia W.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-12-28
Extensive outdoor Adv,r,i.Ine.

On great thoroughfares some men are only
too glad to put up fences for the owners anc
consider the permission privilege. And they
erect costly fences at that. Where an OLD
building ON Broadway, for instance, is being
raised, master bill poster or advertising
sign man will fence the lot and pay some
thing handsome for the exclusive use OF
the boards. He will use the tcss material
and have the job done in first class style.
When the big postofiice was in course OF
erection the contractor received small
fortune for the use of the extensive fence that
surrounded the plot Of ground, and the sub
contracting advertising firm is said to have
realized thousands of dollars during its pro
1acted stay.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-12-28

hast bc could in clothes from his own =,
,ma,drobe, and as soon as he was wen
enough, sent him back to his ioslns s
,yife md filial sons. As he approaches
the house some of the latter saw anu
recoonized him. Notwithstanding the
strangeness of his garb, and being sln'
core believers in the doctrine oil trans
mipration, rushed to their mother'crS
mo aloud that their father had come
back again to earth, and that tnis ,i'n =,
10 had been born foreignsz. IA.
ro,o,neycial .fdrertiStr.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-12-28

Now let me sing my Nelly's fame,
For other men have done the same
And praised their IDOLS charm and Witt 1890,
30 If do. what harm, Is IL,
Large, lrstrous eyes, yet full Of fire
Teeth small and white as you'd desire,
And hair SO thick and soft to press,
Its luxury invites caress.
The compass of her voice, tits true.
Might not please critics such as youy
But truth 1t Is cannot sing,
So that don't count for anything.
Friends will her sometimes catch and hoLs
With clasp that's warm, and touch that's bold
No Jealous pangs arise thoreat,
Because my Nelly Is a cat. Evening Sun
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-12-28

A peculiar incident of history is
the fact that two Jews Of Bagdad have
bought the entire site of the ancient
city OF Babel, the great capital OF Ne
buchadneszar. The purchasers are two
brothers Efendi, one OF whom was
elected member of the Turkish Parlia-
ment which convened in 1878. 1t Is
remarkable that two jews have be-
come the heirs of the gardens OF Semi
ramis and the palaces of Nebuchad-
nezzar, or what il left OF them
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-12-28

--"Miss Screechowl sang at tho
musicale last evening" said one mu-
,ician to another, land she effected
wonderful transformation" "lndeedi
How?n s..Well, she sang 1t Was
Dream. and turned It into an ortho-
lox night mare. ~ Yonkers Statesman.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-12-28
Wen Up In Bankiur,

Business Man-Now, don't fo.pet. ds,,v..
THIS note to the president of the Millior.,r.
a. A On no account give it to any one elsa
u .,sn' 70 the president and hand him thi,
'I M sen. Don't let any Of the clerks take IL
s,.a essenger Boy-Don't yer fear. Them
dudes can't fool me.
"Often.n " '"nAS
ar now 90 you find the presidentF
. Look Ter the cove in the shabby ru,t n.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-12-28

The largest johnny-cake known to
have been made was thirteen feet long
and in twenty-six parts, each repre-
senting a State. 1t was made by ladies
during the former Harrison campaign
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-12-28

Next gent. ooS'on barber shop
you say agen "next shent~
gu at vonce. We no a.
shentlemen.-New Yr
Minded Clerk.
pg store)-How is this Per.
lppliedi
f, ndedly)-Give 'em a tea
meal-Ths Epoch.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-12-28
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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1888-12-26

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lItd A. W Lewis Wiswel
sin
by To iseof
Portland would ride This
tie
Sunday
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We give the facts
prices goods warranted against defective
and good all around road wheel CATALOGUE FREE.
SPRINGFIELD BICYCLE MANUFACTURING CO. COnh Boston, Mass
SALE
PACIFIC HARDWARE CO., Id.
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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1888-12-26

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THE SPRINGFIELD ROADSTER BICYCLE!
WE STILL HOLD OUR OWN.
Moderate Prices Good Quality Hill Climbing Safety Speed
features of merit which sure to lead
RECORDS FOR 1888.

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mile safety Toronto Canada,
Wheel and mile safety Rochester, N mie open
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Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-03
MORE CORN THAN RECKONED.

Mr.. Haun. Of the Wichita elevator, SAYS:
1T has turned out that there is more corn
in Sedgwick county than most people were
willing TO believe. He says the cry was
raised last fall that our corn crop was a
complete failure. We have not only had
sufficient for home consumption, and a
large local demand in surrounding states
that come to this place for their corn. but
we have a considerable amount OF this ce-
real yet on hand. My firm has shipped a
very considerable amount of corn to these
surrounding local points, and when we
have been unable to supply the demand it
WAS always owing TO the fact that farmers
were holding for better prices. There is
today great deal of corn in this county
that will be marketed before another crop
is raised"
Il can tell you of one little station Just
north of this city Maize that will yet fur
nish more thau one hundred car loads Of
corn for shipment tell you when this
county has no corn TO ship it is cold day,
indeed"
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-03
A BEAUTIFUL SOUVENIR.

Hyde & Humble are getting out work
which will afford the citizens of Wichita
an opportunity to give distant friends
better idea of the city of Wichita than
could probably be given in any other way
An expert from New York, who came on
here for that purpose, took series of very
fine pictures of the city by a patent
camera and special process, which give
perfect perspective and all details to mi
nuteness The work is being done in
Berlin, the process being unknown to any
American firm. This album of pictures
will contain brief description of the city,
and will be sold by single copies for
twenty-five cents, with a discount for
larger numbers. The souvenir will go
readily into an ordinary letter envelope,
and in this respect will have great adj
vantage over the board of trades book
Mr. Hyde informs us that the work is
going rapidly forward
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-03
THE COURT HOUSE BONDS.

Since our court house bonds have been
voted capitalists are turning their atten-
ton to this investment. The proposition,
sioners TO issue per cent bonds. But it
is daily becoming evident that capitalists
are not only willing but anxious to take
these bonds at par value and at less rate
of interest than 6 per cent Eastern par
ties have indicated their willingness to
take these bonds at a premium if issued
drawing 6 per cent interest. A business
man of this city said Secretary of State f.
b. Allen told him that the state school
board would take these bonds
at par drawing ) per cent
interest. The business man thought
that these bonds should not be issued
drawing six per cent interest and sold at
a premium, but that they should be sold
at par, and for the least negotiable rate of
interest. He was of the opinion that
great many people do not understand this
premium business, and such people would
think if our county commissioners were TO
issue two hundred thousand dollars of
bonds at six per cent interest and get four
or six thousand dollars premium for the
county that they would have done very
shrewd thing. when in reality it would be
very foolish thing. You can readily see
that if 500, 900 of bonds We're issued draw
ing six per cent the yearly interest would
be $4,000, while at five per cent it would
only be $4,000. This in twenty years would
make difference of $4,000 10 the tax
payers.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-03
NORTH TOWN NOTES.

Excavating for the packing house com
menced yesterday. Sixteen teams and
thirty men were employed and more will
be added as soon AS can be worked to ad-
vantage The plant is on Topeka avenue
Just north of Twenty-tirst street.
The street railway company also COM
menced work yesterday on the North To
pela avenue extension from Seventeenth
street to the packing house, and then will
90 east to the locality of the pillow factory.
A number of new buildings have
been commenced in the last
few days in the north part of the
city O. o. Brown is eXcavating for two
story brick, sixty feet square on Egh-
tenth street and Topeka avenue. Several
residences are in course of construction a
block west of the packing house and a
number are being built around the factory
plant.
The work on the Burton car works goes
bravely on with a large force of hands.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-03
'OLLEGE OF MUSIC
or Garfield University, Wichita, Kan. Friday,
February 3, 1sss, at 3 O'Clock, p. NJ

First quarterly concert given by the
pupils of the College of Music, represent
ing the departments, in band, piano, violin
and voice. The band will render selections
before and after the program is given.
PROGRAM.
Piano-fa, nocturne, b, intermezzol.
Observation-Disclosures. lSldor Seiss
Mrs Nellie Harvey Glenn.
Violin, sixth air. Dancia
Master Ward johnson.
Piano-PolanaiSe &c sharp minor. Chopin
Miss Maude Terrill
Song-Pastorelle ..........H HAYDEN
Miss Nlrgallne Lucy.
Plano-Songs, without words Nos. g.
- and ., hunting Song. Spinning
song, Folks soma. ........ MendelsSohn
Miss NoSceline Baldwin.
Concerto for piano and orchestra &c
MAJOR. ......--...... Beethoven
Mrs. George c. Stroug.
Violin. sixth air. 60. de Reriot
Mr.. o. I. Brandon
Piano-Waltz ia fat. Noszkowski
Mrs, q. Mccoy
Serenade and allegro for piano and or
chestrs Mendelssohn
Mn. :. Il. Winch
Song-Embargassrue Franz Abt
Miss Nesta Hobbs
Two pianos-Danse Macahre Saint SaefIs
Mesdames Winch and Strong.
The orchestra parts TO Nos. 8 and Q SUD-
piled by second piano
The audience are requested TO maintain
perfect silence during each number.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-03
HE COURTS.
DISTRICT COURT.

In State vs. Bill Dean, the defendant,
who was charged with running gambling
house. came into court and pleaded guilty
to the charge He was fined SIS and costs,
which amount he paid and was dis
charged.
In Mellia a. Thomas VS.. Phillip Glunt,
ct al. a Judgment was rendered for the
plaintiff for $500.
During the day Frank E. Johnson VS..
Wichita and Western railroad company
was on trial. The plaintiff claims $4,000
damages for injuries sustained from the
defendant railroad company.
Nineteen civil cases were yesterday fled
with the clerk of the court.
A divorce was yesterday grated in Anna
Wahle vs. Frank Wahle upon the grounds
alleged in the plaintiffs petition, habitual
drunkness and abandonment.
JUSTICE COURT.
The day at both of the courts was mostly
spent in the trial of civil cases. Late in
the afternoon, however, three prisoners
were brought before Judge Walker to
answer for offenses committed.
Chas. Brock, who was charged
by Jack Sublet with assaulting
ana iiAlll, was SI'.Do anu
in default of payment was committed to
the Jail.
Charles Kester was brought into court
Yesterday, but his case was continued for
ten days in order to see if the assault
which he made upon Emma Morton would
prove fatal.
Young Martin Toorney, who had thrown
a stone and injured another boy, was
brought into court and was fined 81 and
costs, which his father paid. As soon as
he was dismissed he left, as bold and de
fiant as ever, and looked as if he was about
to challenge the whole world to combat
PROBATE COURT.
Inventory of James l.. Dyer, special adj
ministrator of the estate of Henry O. Bur-
leigh, deceased; resignation of James L.
Dyer in the same accepted.
Petition filed and letter of administra-
ton issued in the estate of Minnie l..
Finch, deceased.
Marriage licenses was yesterday issued
to the following: w. +. Snyder, Louis
burgh, O., aud Nellie f. Page Springfield,
Ills: Walter L. Larkin, of Santa Fe, and
Katie NJ. Elder of kinnundy, Ills; &. II.
Berger and Anna Decker, both of Wichita.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-03
COLLIER-WILSON.

Mr. Robert Collier and Miss Anna VIII
son We're yesterday united in the holy
bonds of wedlock. In honor of the occas-
ion the happy couple and their friends
were given reception in the evening at
the residence of Mr.. George Jones, 137
South Pattie. 1t was one of those good
old fashioned receptions, the memory of
which remains forever, and re-
fiected much credit upon Mr.. and Mrs.
Jones, and also upon Mrs. S. A. McCor-
mick, of Sedalia, Mo-, whose presence
added much to the comforts and enjoy
ment of the occasion. Music and dancing
were INDUCED in to the satisfaction of the
throng. The gay and festive George, who
has an eye to comfort, provided goodly
supply of soda water in big bellied bottles
of reddish color, and the way that soda
was appreciated was caution.
The Knights of ST. Joseph Band put in
it's appearance about 9 O'Clock and treated
the gathering to delightful serenade.
The boys all accepted an invitation to
come in and partook of the Inequalities in
general, A fine assortment of refresh
ments were served later on, after
which the merriments of the hour
were again passed with flying feet. Mr.
Collier is agent for the TT. Scott railroad
at Oatville, which position he has held for
some time. He is well known here and is
universally esteemed. The bride is
Wichita lady, handsome and intelligent.
To Mr.. and Mrs. Collier extend hearty
congratulations, and hope for them moth
ing but happiness. The following guests
were present: Mr. and Mrs. Avery, MIR.
and Mrs Fermes, Mr. and Mrs. knightly.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mckenzie, Mr.. and Mrs.
Andrews, Mr. VIM. knightly, Mrs. Buck,
Mrs Davis, Mr.. Cartwright, Miss Minnie
Wilson, Miss Laura Wilson, Miss Ida
Wilson, Messrs. Ed and Bert Abbott, (mu-
sicians), Nick Herrick, Miss Lean, Mr..
Frank knight, H. c. Tucker, r. s. Elem
ing, DR.. Hood, Misses Laura and Mary
Cain, Miss Ida, Messrs. George and Orie
Menassie, Miss Menassie,. Nick Hermes,
Misses Rosa and Maggie Hermes, Miss
Mary DAILY, the Misses Nolan, Tony Nolan,
Miss Meek, Miss Josie Stafford, Ella Nc
Donald Miss Bohr the Misses Gould, Mr.
j. Gould and Alfred Bruce.