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Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-08-28

A WILD girl, some twelve or four
teen years old, has been discovered in
Catahoula Parish. La, and the people
there are anxious 10 capture without
harming her, and see II it ia not pos
sible TO civilize her She is thought
to be one Of two children brought
thither by gypsy tramp woman
some years ago, and to have been
abandoned ON account of club foot
that prevented her walking fast.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-08-28
PlTH AND POiNT.

1t is no use hiding from q friend
what is known to an enemy.
That man who is looking for SYM
pathy needs it. -Phildlslptia Gail.
The note that is not due till two
years will be harder on you than the
note due in year.
There is no place where STYLE
counts so little as in the lining of a
pocEetbook. -Dansri!ie Breeze.
Plain girls are thought to wear
best because it is noticed when they
lose til 'ir beauty. " o. Ptcayuue.
There are many people who would
like to trade their characters for their
regulations, and vice versa Ottaya
Ne,0S.
About every thing in this world
Is unhealthy except the uncomfortable
things which nobody cares for.-Nar.
tla'S FBsYqrI Herald
l never knew one who made II his
business to lash the faults of others
that was not gully of greater on es
himsolt. A Olson.
The reason some men can't noalya
both ends meet is because they are too
bnsily engaged in making one end
drink. It'd bis.
If an ugly woman of wit and worth
can not be loved until she is known a
beautiful fool will cease to please when
she is found out. -4yton.
To pursue JOY is to lose it. Tho
only way to get it is 10 follow s,cadilr
the path OF duty, without thinkinr If
JOY and then, like sleep, it comes nus
surely unsought.
He who hunts for faults will "
very apt to find them; but we Womb
advise all such to commence at homo
where they will likely find enoncb -
prevent their going abroad to seeI
for more SUN
The Only way to make money q,
morse races is not to bet. This i NOT
an especially fresh one but there aro
los and lots of people who have ms,
louhd 1t ou.-Nelctant 7rare,er
An adequate amount of small
change will give US The eonivaIent -
the largest piece of money bnt wLoi
aggregate Of little men vii amonnf ~
sung lie great one, that precions coi,
age q the mint Of nainre. Lo,c,I5
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-08-28

-ror some time pasr telegraph wire
No. 4. along the line Of the Wabash
road, in Indiana. has refused to work.
and on investigation it was found that
an old man had cut the wire and ran a
line into his house. where he was util-
izing the electricity as = cure for rheu-
matisn.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-08-28
a CANNY OLD LADY.
How a LAWYER Proved Himself Too Clever
by Half.

An amusing story was told me re
Gently as having occurred in one OF
the minor Boston societies. A worthy
and moderately wealthy old lady in
her declining years occupied hel
leisure in making silk patchwork
q ii $. This was before the idiocy of
the modern crazy q lilt" had been
sent rs Judgment upon the sinful
world, and these productions Were
hideous affairs wherein scraps of silk
we're Iaboriously patched together in
geometrical patterns. These quilts
were regularly donated to the annual
fairs whereby the church 10 which the
old lady belonged endeavored to re-
pleni,h its .canlily-furnisheI treasury.
Nobody wanted to luy them, and they
We're apt to b. raffi ID off in ignominious
fashion at the clos, of the fair, much
to the chagrin of the nics old lady,
who was deeply tingel with the femi-
nine feeling of emulation to have her
productions bought eagerly. Now
the mic, old lady was a shrewd and
canny person, and one day, jlst
before the time of the annual
fair, she sent for her lawyer and
had him adj cd icil to her will,
whereby the sum Of twenty-five dol
lars for each quilt was bcqueathed 10
the person who after that date should
buy her quilts at the church fairs.
The lawyer was astoniShcd at the
strangeness of the provision. and at
first wondered if the old lady were
not beginning to impair her faculties
On second thought however. he
smiled to himself and drew the codicil
as directed. eheerfully assuring his
client that her injunctions to strict
secrecy should be faithfully observed.
Far six years the dear old LADY,
lived to bestow upon the parish her
blessing and silk quilt annually. the
gift he ing thrifty made to take the
place of larger donations solicited Il
not expected. For six wears it was
noticed that a sister of the lawyer
bought Inc SILK quit on the very first
day OF the f~r and when the canny
Old lady was gathered 10 her fore.
mothers he lawy 7 supposed he had
secured for his sister the sum of $3.50
But the canny old lady had neatly
cut the codicil from the will, and nj.
sister was out Of poke; the price O,
six very unsatisfactory silk quilts
Inc tale has 10 moral except tina,
lawyers are sometimes too clever by
hali' - Boston Cor. Providence Journal
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-08-28

60. "A farmer in Gratiot County, Miehi-
gan Pio"ed up a fIty-pouni cannon
a o".i me other day. There is no record
81 any battle having been fonrbt -
INA, vicinity, and the people ara
came from. ""'" oAll
49,, = Brunswick, Ga, has invested in .
, NJ" MY cent Bible for swearing wit.
heSstS on The reason for fh;s ! t I''-
she 'ld Bible has Lad the fr.t fan '.
~, ,I, ICE I' Of Genesis kissed away. and
o enV lawyers are in doubt whether an
oath made on a Billie minus it, f, an
Tour chapters is biuding. - Hr>'
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-08-28
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Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-08-28

A man named Daniel knsall. Wis
Killed by train near San Buena Ven
tuna, Cal. He WAS completely be-
headed. The trunk was found living
near tie nail, and the head had rolled
on several feet. 1t Is though. he fell
upon the track.
The Deadwool quartz mill. on Deer
creek, three miles from Deadwood
Ch'' burned, causing loss of several
thousand dollars. The fire, it is sup.
posed, was Of incendiary origin. The
mil contained eight stamps. Tne
sheriff offers reward Of 5000 for the
arrest and conviction OF the guilty
parties.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-08-28

WIN you not smoke with -,
SAID preacher who was sn,,n1,.ir
church that Sunday with q viaw -
~ Inc father of that young man
'naS offered cigar, had amt fba ,,ro
Oh TOBACCO for fear that his son NM.
,aNe to 1t. That cigar. handed ont hr
Tue preacher, turned the scalas on5 ~
aS not called to that church ~
mother Of the young man said. Nv
CO.." a. : No. extremists, but we prefer that
our sons should not use ;ob,cc1 T 1lla'
r,,'' VT keep them from it if our own
.r uses it, That was n tbraa
ulo''sand-dollar cigar-we mem H.. :.
"a; tAree-thousand-dol!ar saIans
! = Hlch the cigar turned into smol-a
i'','''''''d Religions Htrald
/ virtue hersIl ary5 Is love Of
run Justice and goodness transmit.
leu from par n to children9 Fans
appear 10 answer these Questions In
Tue affirmative, In f gland it ha.
Deen ascerlained that out of una Inn
urea criminal children. six,v were
corn OF dishonest emit; thirty -
parents who We're prof gate bnt ~,
ssInllnai' and only ten Of parents who
we're honest and industrious Ths
~ - Vlrtnous parents raise yir.uo,s
ehl'dre ,. Not moro than ono ,n, y,
very Ten criminals "a been horn o.
honest religious parents III
nna, ae'efS OF parents and children ara
nearly AS much alike IS their fo,,nn =,
Morning journal and courier., 1888-12-24
Monday, December 94, Isss.
F0kk PURER ELECTIONS.

Representative Holman's bill to prevent and punish bribery at elections attempts to deal with an evil which is generally acknowl- edged to be great and growing. It defines bribery clearly, outlines improved means for the apprehension of bribers and provides penalties ommensurate with the enormity of the crime. But it has one weak spot. This is the section which exempts from the opera tion and penalties of the law all money re- ceived or expended in good faith under the statutes of any State or territory for the nec- or for the printing of tickets.
 Of course it is easy to call any expenses legitimate, and hard to prove that they are not so. The Providence Journal says of this defect in the bill: It practically prssupposes that all the money collected for Legitimate expenses" is really used legitimately, ,and that all the money collected to pay for printing tickets is really paid over to printers. If this were so there would be little need of the Hol- man bill at all. But as @ matter of fact, everybody knows that it is not so. Nearly all the corruption funds are raised under the guise of Legitimate expenses" and in ex- empting from it's operation those who collect and contribute to these Legitimate expenses" the proposed law is fatally defective. Under that exemption men could go on collecting big funds ostensibly for printing tickets and similar expenses; they could go on spending these funds as illegally as they pleased and it would be as practically impossible then as now to prove that the money was not legiti- mately used. Men could continue to contri- bute, and, so far as truth could show, to con- tribute ''in good faith" to that ostensible object, which really covers multitude of briberies and Legitimate ex- penses."
 The Holman bill is good as far as it goes, but something more is needed. In England an official and public accounting for campaign expenditures is required. With some such ar- rangement as this and the Australian secret ballot system, which does away with many of the temptations to and opportunities for bri- bery, we should have purer elections.
Morning journal and courier., 1888-12-24

Banana trust has been formed in New Orleans. What is wanted there is somebody who will trust for watermelons.
Morning journal and courier., 1888-12-24
THACKERAY AND WALLACK.
When she Great Novelist Was at Ills
 Best.

Best.
 Thackeray, says Lester Wallaek in the Christmas Seribner's lived with very great and dear friend of mine and my father, and they had rooms together in Houston street. had house next door but one to them, and this is how became so intimate with Thaek- cray. The name of this gentleman was will- jam Duer Robinson, member of an old and welI-known family whose property was con- ficsted in revolutionary times because they stuck to the King. Thackeray, I suppose took fancy to me; at any rate 1t was under stood every night when l came home from acting that if I saw light in 8 certain win. dow l was to go in and if not, it was & sign they had gone out to dinner or to bed. When I did find them in we never parted until half-past two or three in the morning. Then was the time to see Thackeray at his best because then he was like boy; he did not attempt to be the genius of the party; he would let Robinson come do the entertaining while he would be the audience. It did not matter how ridiculous or impossible might I be the things I said, he would laugh till the | tears ran down his face, such an unsophtstl- cated, gentle-hearted creatured as he was He gave large dinner, at which l remem- Der were Mir. Denning Euer my father. George William Curtis, w. Robinson, my self and others, IS in all. It was the most delightful evening that could possibly be imagined Thackeray two nights before had been to see my father play Shylock and he said: ''Wallack that is the first Shylock who ever gave me the idea of what an lll- used man he was" On that evening I re- member my father telling story which many an old actor here will recollect. It was the tale of shipwreck as told by 8 clergyman who was on board and the same scenes as described afterward by an old sail or, the captain of the mBintop. Thackeray' 8 gentle and generous nature was so aroused bv it that the tears ran down his face. Ger tainly one of the finest things my father did was the telling of that story. George Curtis and I sang a duet, l remember, s'Drink to me only with tkine eyes" and We were asked 10 repeat it three or four times. This all took place about the year 1855
Morning journal and courier., 1888-12-24

A health writer makes the point that while the good cigar has oAly one poison, the cigarette has five; the oil in the paper, the oil of nicotine, saltpeter to preserve the te- bacco, opium to make it mild, and the oil in the fiavoring
Morning journal and courier., 1888-12-24

whose husband is still living. Don't you hate him!" Jinks-"Well, felt that way at first but how I'm beginning to sort O sympathize with him. Philadelphia Record.
 Tommy-f'Is that lion or lioners, papaa" Pater-"Whieh one, dear?" Tommy-"That the top of its head" Patsr (with 6 sigh)- That must be lion, my boy."-Time.
 Mother (to daughtsr)-"WelI, Celia, did you have pleasant ride with young MT. Slatterya" Celia-"Oh, yes, mamma; and do you know that as soon as we got out of town he let me drive!"-New York Sun.
 In hotel dining room.-"Fresh" drum mer-"What is your name, miss?" Waitress -"Pearl." Second drummer-"Ahl are you the pearl of great priee?" Waitress ''No; am the pearl before swine. Amer ica.
 Husband-"I had my fortune told to day" " Wife-"You don't believe in that sort of thing, do youa" H.-"No." W.-Nor I. It's all foolishness. the worst of foolish ness" H.-HSo I think" W. (after a pause)- )-stWhat did she tell you, John"- Boston Courier.
 There is nothing in this world that so takes the starch out of newly married man as to
 be led into 8 jewe1ry store where there IS 8 young lady clerk with whom he used to walk in the gloaming for the purpose of look ing at some gold shoulder pins engraved with the word Baby. y."-Jewelers' Weekly. Propitious weather-Mrs. Hobson just be- reaved) )-"Must you go, Mrs. Hendricks?" Mrs. Hendricks-s'Yes, it is getting late. Let me assure you again of my heartfelt sympathy in the sudden and unexpected death of MT. Hobson. Goodbye, hope you will have pleasant day for the funeral. ."- The Epoch.
 Voealion-Aiss Rasper is to join the Screscher opera company, understand. Stops-Yes; I recommended her to Sig Screecher.
 Vocalion-But, my dear fellow, she can't sing worth 8 cent.
 Stops-I know that we'll enough; but she
 fas in my choir, and you can't bounce e pretty girl simply because she can't sing Lowell Citizen.
 Little Dot (after getting her handkerchief perfumed. lead pencil, an envelope, paper and stamp and numerous other useful arti- cles from the automatic nickel machines in 8 great hotel)-Oh, aint they funny, mammal Are there any more?
 Mamma-Perhaps there are; we'll look. ''Well, let's hunt till we find one that says: Drop a nickel in the slot and get a little brother. .'"-Philadelphia Record. 'Samantha," said MT. Chugwster as he entered the family room, ''I have brought Mir. Yellick, the author of the famous new 1 book, Random Reflections, with me to tea. He is in the parlor. have been telling him how much we admire the work, and he seems greatly pleased" ''For goodness sake, MT. ChugWater!" exclaimed the wife, 'stake him l into some other room while cut the leaves of that copy of Random Reflections that's on the parlor table!"-Chicago Tribune.
Morning journal and courier., 1888-12-24
af You Are Sick

With Headache Neuralgia. Rheumatism Dyspep- sia, Bi1iousness, Blood Humors, Kidney Disease, Constipation, Female Troubles Fever and Ague, Sleeplessness Partial Paralysis, or Nervous Pros tration, use Paine's Celery Compound and be cured. In each of these the cause Is mental or physical overwork anxiety, exposure or malaria, the effect of which is to weaken the nervous sys- tenn, resulting in one of these diseases. Remove the CAUSE with that great Nerve Tonic and the RESULT will disappear
Morning journal and courier., 1888-12-24
NEVER

Have we shown such a handsome stock of Holiday Goods, fin all grades and prices, as we now offer. We claim to have the best assortment and lowest prices in the city.
Morning journal and courier., 1888-12-24
THE BEST.

The best way to preserve apples is to keep them from exposure to the heir.-Terre Haute Express.
 Belle was asked where her little brothers, aged and 3, were. She replied "They are sitting on the doorstep talking of old times Boston Youths Companion.
 Miss Di Pert (unfeelingly)- y)-"This is, per- haps, the first refusal, you have received, Mir. De Tomg'' Mir. De Tom (sareastically) y)-"And perhaps the first you have ever given, MiRa Mauve. Flown Topics.
 Winks-"Soyo you married divorced wonaE
Morning journal and courier., 1888-12-24

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 Yearly advertisers are limited to their own imme diste business, Gall matter to be unobjectionable1 and their contracts do not include Wants, To Let For Sale. etc.
 Special application for contracts covering considerable length of time. or a large space.
 Yearly advertisements as the following rates: One square, one year, $40: two squares. one year 370; three squares, one year. $10O-
Morning journal and courier., 1888-12-24

1t was great concession to art when Tope ka gave out the verdict that the strains of Gilmore's band were sweeter than the native sorghum. m.-Hutehinson Ran.1 News.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-03-24

1t is estimated that over 40 900 of
very dangerous counterfeit of the $5 sill
yer certificate, issue of 1886, bearing {
vIgnette of General Grant, have been pu
in circulation in Chicago. Some of then
will undoubtedly reach Rock Island, anC
it will be well for business men to OBJ.
serve cautiously all currency which
passes through their hands The point!
of difference between the genuine and
the counterfeit are very few. In the gen.
uine, the slit in the key in the red seal is T.
shaped; in the counterfeit il is a straight
line. In the counterfeit the vingnette OF
General Grant is more or less blotched
and scratchy, and the bill is little
shorter than the genuine. The silk line
running through the bill is not safe
test, as it can be seen in both. The No.
of the bill couuterfeited is 2023.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-03-24
CHANCERY NOTICE.

In the Circuit Court of the United States, for the
southern Division of the Northern District o1
Illinois.
William c. Wilson vs.. Charles W. McGovern
Clifford NJ Anthony Horace n. Harris and
Minnie A. Harri--ln ChanCcry
In pursuance of a decree of tue said court en-
tered in the above entitled cause on the 5th day OF
March. A. d. 1888, J, Leslie D. Pnterbaueh. Mas
ter in Chancery Of said court, will sell at public
auction, to the highest and best bidder for cash,
at the Adams street front door of the court house
in the city and county of Peoria and state Of Hi
nois, on Saturday the Seventh day of April, 1883,
at 10 O'Clock in the forenoon of said day, the
premises in said decree mentioned. or 90 much
thereof as shall be sufficient TO satisfy said de-
cree; said premises being described as followa,
to wit:
The southeast quarter of section eight ts)
also, the east half OF the northeast quarter, also,
the northeast quarter of the southeast quarter all
in section seventeen % township twenty f20l
north range two east of the fourth principal me-
ridian, (subject to the right of way Of the Chca
go, Milwaukee & St Paul Railroad wnere LAID
across any of said land,) containing in all 273 :
acres more less, all in the county Of Rock Isl
and and state OF Illinois.
Dated at PEORIA Illiiois, March II, 1888
LESLIE ID. PUTERBAUGH,
II. c. FULLER, Master in Chancery.
Solicitor for Complainant.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-03-24

THE Otfice"at Davenport has sent out
very neat souvenir Of the Davenport
ball team of 1888 In the center appears
a photograph of w. II, Lucas, manager,
while clustered about ale The likenesses of
the players Briggs, Small, Mains. Man
love, McCabe, Reising, Cross ley, McSor-
ley, Williams, Phillips, Jacoby and Hol-
acher. As fine a looking lot Of men as are
generally gotten together. and Daven-
port will have reason to be proud of its
team before the season of 'SS is over.
There are many in Rock Island who will
patronize the games across the river this
season.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-03-24
Death a Welcome Release.

Must it not be to those who endure life
long bodily sufreriugs From childhood
to old age many persons are tormented
with rheumassm and neuralgia. 0rdin>
arily medication and topical remedies are
of slight. and always of temporary etiir
cacy. To escape the extreme tortures of
these agonizing complaints, they should
be annihilated at the outset with nostetN
ter's Stomach Btters, which eXpels from
the system the acrid impurities that be,
get them. The evidence as to its eff
cacy as blood depurent in this particu
lar is very ample, and strongly concur
rent and convincing. In violent forms
of these diseases the nerves are terribly
racked. A wineglassful or two of the
Bitters before the hour of retiring us,
ually brings a respite from pain, and en-
ablcs the sufferer to secure much needed
repose. For kidney troubles, malarial
complaints indigestion, liver complaint
and constipation. the Bitters is likewise
beneficial.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-03-24

Are you disturbed at night and broker
of your rest by d sick child suffering ant
crying with pain of cutting teethf II SO
send at once and get bottle of Mrs
Winslow's Soothing Syrup for chilireI
t,ething. Its value is incalculabie
II will relieve the poor little sufferer i'm
mediately. Depend upon it mothers
there is no mistake about il. 1t cures
dysentery, diarrhoea, regulates the stom
sch and bowels, cures wind collie, soft
ems the gums, reduces inflammation. and
gives tone and energy to the whole sys-
ten. Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup
for Children Teething is pleasant to the
taste, and is the prescription of one OF
the oldest and best female nurses and ply,
aicians in the United States, and is foI
sale by all druggists throughout the
world. Price 81 cents per bottle.