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Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-08-23


SuFER1NTENDENT OGLESBY, of the
NElnI phir, informs US that the Comfort
,.oe n. 20. has ordered from Fraser &
lslmeEs Of Chicago, 20-stamp
u with oapacity to increase to so
lmpe and that the machinery will
on The ground in time to erect the
thls Aii. They have also pur-
lDAn' ased t05sting works for the new
!. oos An "a snking of which will be
= mnnesoed very soon. Fifty tons of
WssshiF ~ Is now at Reeser's mill,
red al y viii be reduced provided Uncle
ke's Water holds out sufficiently
.-..fg q % - Rocky Bar Bulletin.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-08-23

ny SHERlrs Carey Haviri returned
Ala sterday from Graham, where he
ance WI party went out to fight the
oocs WV est 6re heading for that place.
] !. Aav ,.s, senty men went out from this place
T. Z Centsrville. The main fire was
BqRIl 3. ire. G''s'"' fs~ miles ." tra~ 'ss
aham Nere extinguished by tine
. oprm. 4he party set out back fires
p the vicinity of Graham, so there
Aso' nov belno danger from the fire
the Eivoss should it reach there.
hf'ee' uoun1eins surrounding Graham
pre- y, NJ wkit1wit snow last Monday
se''' rninos Carey said the regiment of
7 - 9Gkee( Vould arrive here to-day.
i, Frsuas =
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-08-23

las attained e standard OF excellence viii
dnits of no superior.
il contains every improvement that invent
enius, skin and money can produce.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-08-23

No. 320-In favor of F. Cooper. .$175 90
S. c. SILSBY,
Treasurer
Idaho City, Idaho, August IL, 1899.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-04-05
Ia ,hion Notes.

India silks continue to have great
run.
Cloth shoes and boots are coming into
into fashion again.
Silver ard gold embroidery is more
and more used on reception costumes.
The richest costumes seen this season
are those oil matlassc silk, with the figures
outlined in embroidery.
Sleeves are now worn in almost infinite
variety, but all of them somehow attain
IL hi h-shouldcrcd ect
Velvet robes Of the most sumptuous
kind are much affected by matrons this
season for full dress occasions.
OF the eight grays now fashionable,
steel, stone, mouse and elephant are re-
gardcd us the most fashionable.
Ermine, the fur of royalty, which has
been out of fashion for dozen years or
more, is now the favortc lining.
Rust, copper and coral reds and peach
blossom pinkS are the rosy hucs Just now
most in favor with good dresscrs.
In default OF monkey fur, dealers have
had recourse TO coon, which is dyed n
fine lossy black, and not half bad us
substitute.
The blues are simply numbcrless, but
sky blue, paper blue, kings blue,
soldier blue and navy blue are the tints
most in use.
London's favorite stuff for evening
cloaks is brocnded velvet in scroll pat
terms, so elaborate that they cannot be
copied and vulgarizcd in cheap stulfs.
An effective garniture for bonnet of
II l. Il. =
carnations or pinls, enclosed in their
green calyXcs and showing long stems
Stylish short capcs of fur have wired
collars which project outward in true
dircctoirc style. Such collars arc al
ways faced with different kind of fur.
Tho round, ball shaped fur muff Gems
to go with the fur boa, and has super
fuously long ends of ribbon hanging
down on either side 10 liuttcr in the
wind
Color combinations in dress are more
eccentric than artistic. The most in
consistent and violently opposed hues
aud shades are consolidated in remarka-
bic style.
There are many new shapes in collars
lichus and labots o. lace for dressy wear.
Indications of return 10 tat shapes are
shown in the wide collars of plated
lace, some OF which are large enough to
cover the shoulders.
a made trimming of ostrich plumage
intended to trim broad trimmed hat,
has three long plume' of equal length,
and at the quill end is set q full bunch
of tips, the entire trimm ng being
mounted ready for use.
The favorite colors fer wool dresses
for small girls are copper red, bright
scarlet, Gobclin blue, the new green
shades and French gray, the latter
frightened by blue or Veronesc red
velvet, cords, g.mps or ribbons.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-04-05
LEOrARp SEAL.

position and dive instantly. In this
way young and injudicious mothers not
unircquently drown their pups by re-
manning TOO long under water, aud the
little otter, who is only half strangled,
cries Justify upon coming TO the surface.
not unlike human babies after n
ducking. Young offers arc of n
fearless and confdiug nature, and
may be readily approached; but MS
their fur is valuelcss, and. though easily
tanned, they seldom survive captivity,
few of them are taken. Left to himself,
it seems impossible for baby otter to
sink. The writer has often amused
himself by watching the earnest but
futile efforts of one to get himself under
water. A prcttier or more engaging
little creature it would be hard to mag
inc. ~ pair of bright, round eyes, n
round face with the most innocent and
charming expression, and for the rest,
just fluffy ball of yellow, wooly fur.
The otter belongs to the ORDER of marine
mnmmalin, and, like the seal, suck les its
young. Unlike the seal, it may hardly
be called amphibious as it is very seldom
seen OH land. During the summer seat
son it keeps we'll oil shore, but in winter
frcquents Kclp patches and reefs.
At about the age of one year the otter
becomes, commercially speaking, worth
talking about. and from that time on, il
well preserved, the older he grows tho
better he is.
The crew of an otter schooner, all
told, generally numbers eighteen men,
the captain, mate. second mate (wher
the captain himself hunts, in which casC
there are only two other hun,crs), three
hunters. if the captain does not hunt
cook, cabn-boy and nine or ten sailors.
Some large schooncrs carry double sets,
or from twenty seven to twenty eight
men. The average time is from seven tt
nine months for the round trip, ant
meanwhile the hunter is storing up. be
sides seal and otter skins. enough strong
| yarns to cnlivcn the dull interval that Ii,
spends on shore before the next voyage
Aside from the more familiar forms o
danger, such rs landsmen contcmplat,
with their minds eye when they pictur
the dangers OF the dcep-fire, shipwrecl
and the prev ailing order of accidents,
thousand unique pcrils besct the life o
b hunter for which he will need un
dauntcd nerve and quiclkness OF resource
One young fellow tells of meetin,
which occasioned mutual surprise, t
say the least. and the effect of which wa
highly disastrous to 2OOO-pound SC
lion. While prospecting for game on
rocky island, the hunter had climbed
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-04-05
A Green Mountain Patti.

Miss Marie Howe, the Vermont girl
who went from Brattlcboro, VT, to Ber
lin, and took the town by storm, has lust
been heard of in Paris. She is n new
member of tho colony of clever Ameri-
can women who will keep the Fronch
capital gossiping the coming year. With
Sybil Sandcrson and Blanche Roosevelt,
she completes notable trio, though
Miss Howe is distinctly unlike either one
Of her American sisters. 1t was of her
that Director Engel of the Berlin Opera
House, said:
cat nineteen years of age she shows
more signs of being second Patti than
any woman in the world"
A little information about her expe-
rience abroad has come to a writer for
the Sun through letter from Brattle-
boro, VT, and permission has been given
to make it public. Miss Howe's devoted
admirer, preceptor, and manager is her
brother Lucien. When he took his sister
to Berlin to study it was hard work to
geteven enough money for the trip over.
and once there the brother taught music
and worked in every possible way to Sc
cure his sisters advancement. After her
tremendous success in Berlin, the Howes
returned at once to Vermont. Tho girl
lived quietly in her country homo for n
month, and then the brother took her on
aconcert tour. He gave eight concerts,
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-04-05
Dcvtcrous siamosc Dnncers.

Poised on tiptoe, bending their arms
and Inns back rs far as they will reach
and picking up bits of stray with their
eyclids, the dancing Urls of Bangkok,
siam, arc always exercising in the royal
gymnasium. The new volume in the
Lying series. Journeys in the Anti.
pod"s, gives very graphic description
OF the wonderful physical training of
these girls. whose ages vary from five to
twcnty years The curious and subtle
feat of picking up bit Of straw with
the cyclids can he LEARNED only Ivy the
youngest OF them, who are made to prac-
ticc il in order to render them flexible
in every part of the body. There are
two long rows of benches, one little
higher than the other. On the lower is
row of little girls and on the upper
bench arc laid fine polished bits of straw.
At the sound of the drum the little
girls all together bend back the head
aud neck until they touch The Lifts of
straw, which, with wonderful dextcrity
they secure between the corners of the
cyclids.
The cup dance is the most graceful
and poetic Of their dances. a row of
young women, with Il tier of cups on
their heads, take their places in the cen
ter of the gymnasium. ~ burst of joy
GUS music follows. On learing this
they simul taneously, with military pre-
cisioa, kncel down, fold their hands,
and bow their heads until their fore
heads almost touch the marble floor,
keeping the cups steadily on the heads
by some marvellous jerk of the neck.
Then, suddenly springing to their feet
they describe II succession OF rapid and
intricate circles. keeping time to the
music with Their arms, head, and feet.
Next follow miracle of art such as
may be found only among people of the
highest physical training. The m sic
swclls into rapturous tumult. The
dancers raise III ,ir delicate feet. curve
their arms and fingers in seeming i'm
possible textures, sway TO and fro Ike
withcs of willow, agitate all the muscles
OF the body like the iluttcr of leaves in
soft evening brcc c, but still keep the
tier OF cups on their heads. At other
times = cup iull OF some liquid is placed
on the floor in the center Of the hall. A
girl will spring to her feet and dance
nbont it in round. Wild cddics, and, sud
denly laying l.crscf down, keeping her
arm; folded tight on her breast, will
take up the cup with her lips and drain
the Ii uid without S illing o drop.
Miladciphia Ne,cS.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-04-05
The ART o. Crane Gractip~

Nearly all of the cultivated varieties
oil the grape will grow and thrive
moderately we'll when grated upon wild
vines, but it re ures considerable ex
pericncc and skill to perform the opera
ton successfully. The mechanical part
OF the operation is simple enough; but
to have both stock and cion in the right
condition aud then hit upon the proper
season Tor insuring success is what
puzzles many an experienced nursery
man. In warm climates, and where the
ground does not freeze deeply in winter,
the best time for grating the grape is in
the autumn, soon after the leaves have
las!en. BY performing the operation
early, the cion becomes firmly united 10
the stock before warm weather causes
rapid How of sap in spring. We
would advise you to try few gratis
II the weather will permit. Cut down
The wild vine ut the surface of the ground,
or Il few inches lower if convenient {:
then split the end with chi.cl or sharp
knife, making the cleft two inches or
more in depth. Then make your cion.
cutting it wedge si.apc, leaving one bud
on 1t at the upper end. Press it firmly
into the cleft ut The stock and nj one
side, so that the outer or young wood of
both shall dc i'll contact If the stock is
very large then two cions may he in
serted into the C eft, one at each side.
Wind with Irvine to hold the c;on in
place, and then pack moist soil about
the stock and cion, the latter being
covered up TO the bud at the upper end.
No wax is used, the moist soil answer
ing every purpose in the way of protec-
ton. We have sometimes covered the
cion with earth to the death of six
inches or more. and removed il at the
approach OF the growing season in sprln {.
| ---Nc.o York sun.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-04-05
SEALS AND OTTER.
WHEN AND HOW THEY ARE
HUNTED.
Their Hnunts ana Habits = The
Pcrils and Profits of Hunt
ing-A Rampagcous
Sen Lion.

Most hunting vessels, whether scaling
or other schooncrs, set forth in the early
part of February, in the very teeth OF
| our heaviest storms. Seals may be
found in greater CIR less numbers all
| along the coast, while the otter chooses
for his habitation the higher attitudes,
and is less gicgarious III his habits.
Formerly the otter hunter bctook him
self TO the coast of Japan, where game
abounded, but nowadays the best otter
shooting is to be had on this side. in
the vicinity Of Alaska, or us much
further North Us one cares to go.
In one sense, oil is fish that comes to
the net OF hunting schooner. That is
to say, an otter schooner will not dis
daln to take in any number of seals,
while with even greater alacrty will n
sealcr fondly stow away valuable otter
skin in the hold. For n scalcr 5000 skins
is considered good catch, while an
otter schooner is thought fairly success
ful II she makes her home port with 100
hides on board. Otter skins, which range
In ,alue from $25 to $500 each, are not
only scarce, but so difficult to get that
only the most skilled and cX-
perienccd hunters engage in their mr.
suit. Apparently the otter has due
appreciation OF its own value, and is re-
solved to enhance rs much possible the
glory OF its capture, for more wary,
tantaliing creature it would be hard to
find. Scnis, on the contrary, are sound
sleepers, aud are frequently caught nap
ping. The willy otter will, it is true,
fcign sleep, but it is questionable If he
over yields himself utterly to the drowsy
god. DO you doubt it2 Behold him
then at n distance, floating TRANQUILITY on
his back, his queer hind legs or hippers
gently beating the water, while his short
iorepaws, not unlike those OF cat. are
deity raised TO shade his eyes from the
sun. Did ever You see Il swcctcr picture
OF innocent Inconsistencies? Draw
noarer, bold, bad man, within rife
range. false your gun-Prestol lie is
gone to the bottom Of the deep, blue
sea, and when he energies, which will
not be for very long time, it Will be in
an altogether different locality.
The female seal bears its young on
land, and leaves them there until they
are old enough to paddle about for
themselves; an exception to this rule
being the leopard seal, which some
times carries its young on its back.
The infant otter, born on the water
shares the maternal adventures while
it Is yet literally in arms, and it is n
pretty sight TO see mother swim.
ming scrcncly on her back with her
baby claspcd to her breast. Often
there is round spot there, worn
almost hairless by the friction of the
little head. Startlo her, and she will
grasp the small otter closer, reverse her
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-04-05
America,s rirst Rolling Mlll.

The man who built the first rolling
mill in the United States is in Atlanta,
Ga. In 1896 Major Walton built at
Bunton, N. j., the first rolling mill in
operation in this country. He was then
a young man, having been born on the
Isle of Man in 1908, and had just finished
his apprenticeship in New York. In the
same year he built at Plumpton, N. j.,
the first blast furnace, which is still
there. In 1927 Mayor Walton also built
at Lu:kige, N. Y, the first mill for
manufacturing implements and articles
sold in hardware stores. The Major has
been in the iron business ever since he
was fourteen, except such times as he
was fighting Indians, .Mexicans and
Federal soldiers Ohicago Herald.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-04-05

THE SEA-LioN AND THE HUNTER.
"a matter of two hours or less), his ONLY
care is to hunt, which even the best of
hunters will do with widely varying sue
cess, sometimes making $50 or $50 in a
few hours, and again, owing to stress of
weather or ill luck, getting nothing for
days.
When of duty he begules the time
pleasantly enough with reading, gnmes,
"swapping yarns" or playing with the
ships pets. Nearly every vessel has
its "hnppy family" more or less curl
ously made up-one boat having on
board dog, cat, three kittens, two cows
and tame seal.
The provisioning OF some schooncrs is
quite luxurious, including all kinds of
canned goods, to which are added every
delicacy of the sea and occasional contri.
buttons from the land.
Grouse and sea gull eggs are eagerly
sought for and much relishcd, especially
when scrambled. Indeed. there is moth.
ing catable. whether in the heavens OF
earth or the waters under the earth, that
hungry hunter will not try, even to q
sea parrot, which, though much rcsem-
bling the traditional "bilcd OWL" was
once pronounced "not so bad for q
change" by those who had the hardi.
hood to partake of it.-San Fraurisc0
| G.. r0nicie.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-04-05
sEA-oTTER ASLEEP.

sharp peak to reconnoitre. He found
facing this elevation and separated from
it by only narrow hollow a second
peak, on top of which was an enormous
sea lion. For space man and monster
eyed one another critically from their
respective perches, the hunter ardently
coveting the lions carcass and at the
same time calculating the difficulty of
getting it out of the hollow. where 1t
was sure to fall, up over the first peak
and along q stretch of rocks to the boat
He decided that it would be useless to
XIII the creature and forbore to waste
cartridges on game that he could not
secure. Meanwhile the lion had been
making up his mind about the hunter.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-04-05

inches long, being largely utilized by
the Chinese rs toothpicks). The catch
is usually limited 10 the month OF June,
Mt which time they repair in great mum
bcrs to the rocks, intent upon love and
war. Tho combats which cusuc bet ween
rival -uitors ale fearful to witness Many
of them are slain outright. others arc
fearfully wounded and die n lingering
death and not unfrcquently the finest
skins are so scanned aud sashed rs to be
utterly worthless.
One of these monsters, weighing ton
or more, will seize his opponent by the
chest and shake him till his teeth tear
out through the inch thick hide. Some.
times lie will LIT the other lion bodily
till only his tail touches the rock, and
the enemy will in turn lift him.
Notwithstanding his immense size and
awkward makeup, the lion is an agile
creature and rivals n professional BAL
player in the skill with which lie will
catch and throw away whatever is flung
to him.
To landsman it might seem little
incongruous that while ong sea lion
is In hunting parlancc ''pup, " the pups
mother is Il Cow" Why this Should
be is, rs Dundreary would say, zone of
those things no fellow can find out"
The COW scalion's devotion to her
young is sometimes very touching. a
mother has been known to carry her dead
pup about her for days. cuddling it
against her neck, licking it and coaXing
it to nurse.
AS II rule, the young sea -lions-cf
which the female bears one ycarly--are
wcaned Mt the age of few months, but
the writer has seen fnrrow COW nursing
and caring for, with the utmost tender
ness, ycarling pup nearly rs large rs
herself. Finally the COW laid down,
whcrcupon the monstrous infant
stretched himself out on her back and
went to sleep.
A fur-hunter's life is, on the whole by
no means sorry one. If II seller, he
makes from 5000 to $l4O0 year cx-
elusive of his keeping, but, if an otter
hunter. the chances are rather less favora-
bic. Aside from having to stand watch
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-04-05
E,ercise the Nrarns.

Too many farm horses are kept idle
during the winter. Through no fault
of theirs, they consume ali the nro +
from their labor during the summer.
They would be all the better for at least.
paying for their keep during the cold
wcather-stronger more vigorous, with
better appctites and digestion, and Injured
to work when the pillow is to be started
In the case OF brood mares, there is the
further reason for giving them exercise
that it is demanded for the good of their
foals also. If the marc has moderate
regular labor, she will have better anne
tite and digestion. hence greater vigor;
and as Is the vigor of the mare during
pregnancy, so must be in great meas :
ure the vigor of her foal. AS the mare
must consume and digest enough for
the nourishment and growth of the foal
as well rs for her own needs, there is
necessity of that exercise without which
both appetite and digestion must weaken.
Long confinement of any animal That ha,
the ability to move freely is a severe
strain on its nervous system, and most
severe in the case of horse, which is
naturally the most active of our farm
animals; and ms the temperament of the
young largely depend upon the nervous
condition of the dam during pregnancy,
and the value of the horse more than any
other farm animal is affected by its
temperament, we see that depriving the
mare of her exercise may take much
from the value of her foal. The foal can
not be fully developed unless the mare
has proper exercise; but the other ex.
treme Of violent or sudden exercise must
also be avoided. -.4mericaa Agricui.
| furist
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-04-05
Corn FOR the Cattle

All cattle of any age intended only to
lie put into the bcei market should be
leu some corn every day during the next
cl:ht to fifteen Notwithstanding upon
their latitude north of the line Of the
mouth of the Ohio River. Many cattle
growers think the arc that much ahead
when quantity OF corn is saved. which
they felt all the time would be cujoved
by the catt'c. 1t was saved. of course, n
trip TO market with the cattle, when it
would have been paid for ut twice the
rate per bushcl it will ever bring if sold
rs corn alone. Set it down us a fact,
TINT beef grown on grass, hay, straw,
corn stalks. etc, but into the compost
ton OF which no corn enters after the
calf is one year old, is not rated high in
the market. Buyers are always raisin.,
the question; "Arc the cat,l c corn fed ,"
In proportion as the feed is even will the
range Of prices be fixed The farmer
who grows cattle on high priced land has
III his plans of feeding tway out" Of
the competition with the range cattle. q"
The objection to heavy corn feeding in
winter, that it is slavish, has weight.
But feed corn i'll winter, moderately if
you choose. Int always in sufficient
quantity to more than hold all f csh well.
Then when cattle go on to green grass in
the summer use the corn as strong as
their susceptibility will permit. Have
them ready 10 go to market any time
after September Is, rs the markets con
dition demands There should he no
al Guilty TO realize $I0O or $2.OG per
cwt extra on such cattle, if their blood
is of the modern sort. Grunqc .ui,k
Farmer.