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Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-11-19
Federal Official DIRECTOR,
OF
Idaho Territory.

TERRITORIAL DIRECT ~.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1889-03-21
Small, Swift Cruisers are the Best.

Commander Rockwell, of the Navy,
for the past three years was the ex-
ecutive officer and Lieutenant Com
mander on board the Minnesota, the
United States receiving ship for boys
lying at the foot OF West wenty sixth
street, has been making study OF our
new navy, and thus unbnrdens himself:
II think we are on the right tack in
buildingv ssels of the type of the Boston
and Chicago instead OF such huge RATS
as the English war ship Devastation or
the Italian ship Victor Emanuel -Four
lti-inch guns would b. carried by one of
these vessels, and l6-inch gun is the
largest gun afloat. There is no vessel
strong enough in the bilge, however, to
resist being rammed and sunk by . much
smaller vessel coming stem on. Vessels
Of the type allude to would lind it i'm
possible to get out of the way of such a
craft as the Boston, and if sent to the
bottom four Of these immense guns go
with her. My idea is to have large
fleet of swift, small cruisers, each carry
ing one Of the most powerful guns ailoat
and built as q ram. Four Of these
small vessels could tackle the largest war
ship ahoat and siuk her. She might
sink one or two OF them, but her own
fate would lac almost certain. don't
believe in the policy Of building large
ships; it is too much like putting all
your eggs in one basket"
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1889-03-21

vision, even if the surface was perfect
level, as that of the sea, would be
twenty miles on every side. But in
every land view there are prominent OBJ
lects that can be seen at much greater
distances, and no one who has ever
flown his pigeons but must have observ-
ed them looking on al sides, turning
the head as they wheel round and
round, until they discern some familiar
object"
There has been established during the
past year a loft of birds on one of the
naval vessels mt Newport, r. l., to be
used as message bearers from the shore.
The most active interest, however, taken
10y tbs government in utilizing the in
telligence of the homing pigeon, is
shown at the loft in Key West, Fla,
which is in charge of the signal officer
stationed there The birds were donat
ed by leading fanciers throughout the
country, and are used to report weather
conditions from the Bahama Islands.
The reports of success from this loft are
very encouraging. The homiDg pigeon
is also used to report shots in artillery
practice ut Fortress Monroe, and with
marked success. And the cadets and
officers of the Naval Academy, Annapo-
lis, Md, are seriously thinking of es-
tabishing loft there -Neo York Her.
aid.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1889-03-21
ext PPH I'M THE HTlAD,
\>AkA - AAAAAAAA o
A Big Bug and a Small, Potato.
! permanently cured by Or. sAGE's

Ex-Attorney General Palmer is fond of
a joke, and he isn't put out bit if the
joke is on HIM, Just so it Is funny. He
dresses very neatly and is not given to
jewelry except in the matter of scarf
pins, and an adornment OF this character
once led to remark about him that set
all Wilkesbarre to laughing. He had
purchased very handsome pin in the
Shape of bug, which was Of rather
loud size and pretty conspicuous. 1t
looked like an exaggerated potato bug.
lis friends guyed him considersb y
about it, and that scarfpin became the talk
of the town. One day prominent German
saloon kee per passed Nr. Palmer as the
latter stood at his Office door, looked out
the corner of his eye at the scarfpin and
smiled. Instantly the attorney, in his
quick, sharp way, sa d:
"Well. Duchy, what's the matter with
you2 What are you laughing at2"
"Oh, holdings, Mr.. Baimer2
Eyes you were You were laughing
at tkis scarfpin. What's the matter with
it2"
81 guess it's all right, Mr.. Balmer."
"Well, look at it aud see. Is there
anything the matter with it, Exam ne
st."
The German drew nigh, carefully
scanned the PIN, looked it over grayely,
and was about to turn away, when Mr.
Palmer said
''NNell. what's the matter with that
bug scarfpini What do you think9"
"Vcll, Mr.. Balmer.' said the = erman.
II don'd know but vat l think | never
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1889-03-21
The New Reporter Gets Solid.

1t was the new reporter who had come
In. covered with Precipitation and dust,
as the last form went to press
"Did it take you all day to do that
park water works detail, 'snarled tho city
editor
"S-s-hl speak low" whispered the
new special in the c. i IS ear. scot
on to an Al suicide out in the park
defalcation, probably
Great G. sar! and we have gone to
press" gasped the editor; ''the after
noon papers will get beat on us to-
morrow"
mot much "chuckled thereporter; II
knew couldn't get here in time for the
last edition, so Just queered the find I"
what do you meanin
why, | dragged the body into the
bushes and covered it up with grass and
things. A bloodhound couldn't find it.
To morrow we will develop the claim
and give 'em two-column sensation. I"
With tears in his eyes the city editor
arose and fell upon his subordinate's
neck. "You are an honor to the profess
sion," he sobbed; 'sl'll see that your
saary is increased 50 month. / will,
by lingo ~ Lnton Printer
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1889-03-21
SOUTH SEA CUSTOMS.
Sailors Toasted by Royalty-Drink
ing Kava With the Natives.

Even at this late perio ID in the nine
tenth century. when the people are
supposed to know something of almost
every habitable spot upon the globe,
they continually meet with something
new in the habits and customs of races
living in some remote part of the world
Members of the crew of the ship John
Bryce, which was wrecked in the Pacific
some time ago, give graphic account of
the drinking of "kava' by the natives of
the island upon which they landed after
being in an open boat seven days. 1t
was the island OF Manus. There is only
one white resident there-an English
man, who has been on the island nearly
forty years.
After the arrival of the ship-wrecked
party, King Malatus, who reigns over
the little island, gave them a banquet,
which is thus described by John Wilke
one of the crew.
His Majesty issued an order to his
subjects to bring in the material for the
dinner, which they did 1t was served
in large bamboo house at o'clock
in the afternoon, banana leaves being
spread on the floor for table cover.
The king sat at the head with his chiefs
on his right. Captain Murphy was to
occupy the seat to his left, but as he
was unwell the king daughter took the
seat. A crowd of natives were ranged
around the walls OF the house. while
women and girls were singing and dan
cling on the outside for the amusement
of the guests. The bill of fare consist
ed of ray fish, fish blood sauce, cocoa.
nuts, cocoanut milk, fowls, roasted pig
and sweet potatoes.
After the dinner two young girls
We're sent out to dig up some kava roots,
and when they returned with the re-
quired quantity they were ushered into
the banqueting hail. They washed the
roots and then sat down in front of
large basin partly filled with water.
Each maiden was provided with sort
of ladle, which was fastened under the
chin by means of thongs passed over
the head. root was then taken by
each young lady and the process of mas
ticatlon commence As they chewed
the saliva ran out of each corner of
their mouth and into the ladle pre-
pared to receive it under their ohm.
AS soon as it became full it was taken
off and emptied into the basin When
the root was sufficiently chewed it also
was spat into the basin.
When all the roots had been treated in
this manner the girls proceeded to rub
the stuff they had chewed between their
hands and wrung and squeezed the juice
out of it, throwing the juice away. The
liquid in the basin was then stirred up,
cocoanut she'll cups were produced, and
the decoction was handed to each of the
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1889-03-21
SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL


Carbon burns less freely in dried than
In moist oxygen.
Crude petroleum is largely used in
making the Pintsch gas.
The sounds of the heart have been
recorded and reproduced by the phono-
graph
The main strength of American
wrought iron is as, 500 pounds; English,
80, 74l.
Electricity has not get had as many
victims as steam, but its dangers are
deadly.
The photograph is novel instrument
devised by DR.. Mortimer Granville, an
English physician
The gravity road proposed for Read
ing, enn., may possibly develop into an
electric motor road.
Sedan, Kan, has cob pipe factory
that turns out nine pipes minute. They
are sold chiefly in the asst.
The electric cars are running in Bos-
ton, making good time and otherwise
satisfying the public demand.
Even 10, 900 of the threads spun by
tine ull-grown spider would not be equal
III substance to the size of single hair.
Boston electricians consider that the
use of electricity to thin out the ranks
OF the criminals is degrading that
science
Robert Eidermann, q German mo-
chanic, has invented an electro. magnetic
device for prolonging the sounds Of the
pianoiorte.
workers are using naphthaline
as wood representative. 1t is said to
leave thewood dry, and with only faint
aromatic odor
Congress has been applied to for an ap-
preparation of $1,000 for the purchase
of new telescope for the charting of the
heavens by photography.
Experlmentersa at Manhattan, X an. have
discovered that the use of salt on wheat
tields will greatly increase the yield. It
is also announced that salt will kill po-
tato bugs
An alum mine has been discovered in
Utah. 1t yields eighty to ninety per
cent. pure alum, which can be cxtracted
by simply placing the crude material in
boiling water.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1889-03-21
Send s1.oO and get the mammotb 1a-na,

Send s1.0O and get the mammoth 12-page
WEEKLY AGE-HERALD, the largest,
cheapest and best paper in America Every
new subscriber receives ticket to the grand
distribution of S, 063. SO of gifts to be made
July LIST, 1889 No article worth less than 81
and many $50, 500 and ten $500 EACH The
largest gift distribution ever offered by pa
per. The agricultural department makes il
the best paper for the farmer and the fire
side. Agents wanted at every postofice ant
liberal commissions paid Sample copies sem
free on application. Address The Age
Herald Company, Birmingham, Ala
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1889-03-21
THIS MEANS YOU
This Beautiful $4,000 Organ
PasftIuaJu Ciyao A,,.,,

To the first person sending for a5 pa cts OF
see =, ~ pact cts most beautiful Flower
seeds. packets OF the cho cest Vegetable seed,
Beans, Peas, * u dish, Pr rsnip, Tomato, Cab.
baRe, Union. Turnip. Beet, Musk Melon, Gu
each kemember we NIL you a present. Of tbs
organ as you get the worth of your money in seed.
We do this to get every reading his t'ad.' tic
buy their SEEDS us. The on sending the first
in "A half pound Of Coffee gets the Orr which
viii be sent by freight, securely packed. NAV LIST
or rssist red letter We will not compete with firms
the best at reasonable prices. Address plainly.
lKVING II. sWlNk, SCOTSMAN, Blooming
Glen, BUCKS Co, IENNA. Your choice any 1C
packets and one guess. so cts. Send guess il
pafate piece of paper size of postal card Mentor
Ibis
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1889-03-21
Now is the Time

To purify your Hood and fortify your system
nsains' the facilitating effects of spring weather
At no other season is the bitter taste in the mouth
more prominent the breath so offensive, the
owsy dizziness so frequent. or that extreme
tired feeling 80 prevalent. Hoods sarsaparlla is
Iust the M dicine TO build up the system purify
The God, cure iliousnes and headache, overcome
that tired feel ng and create good appstite Try IL
this spring
i hive taken three bottles Of Hoods Sarsaparilla
aud consider it the best blool medicine have ever
taken" Mrs. A. p LEIGHTON, Portland Me
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1889-03-21
NJ e

"Jimplecute ~ base failed" said
the confidential clerk of l'ardscrabhle Il
Hardscrabble to the senior partner.
well, they don't owe us anything,
do theya" asked the senior partner
Mo- as nearly as | can find out they
have failed at their own expense
s'Rah ~ said the senior partner, In dis
gust, shat is NOT failure at all That
Is the work II dnndctbeads, sir Do not
degrade The word failure By applying
1t to mere unbusiness- like smash up.
! am surprised It you, Mr.. Longmvter.'
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1889-03-21

fFish to enroll my name one OF those who
Hr +9---zived health from the of Hoods sarsa-
Me- Rr many years have taken it, especially
iiThe easS spring. when am troubled with dizzi-
ness duliness, unpleasant tas IN my mouth in
the morning. II removes this bad taste, relieves
my headache and m Ike me feel greatly refreshed
The two bottles have use this sprins have been
worth dollar a dose. l advise all my ffiends to
take it," JOHN BrsSs, ees AID Street. town of Lake.
Chicago. Ill.
N. ID. II you decide to take Hoods sarsapsrilla do
not be induced TO buy any other
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1889-03-21

'slf yon want to learn erman," said
Mr.. 60 Hirsch, S'ate printer, 81 can tell
you how to do so IN tsenty -four hou,s. !"
We'll, tell us, said his auditors 10
chorus and with increased interest.
Just take the h lie German Ian.
gnage. said ,If. HRS h slowly, soberlv,
and With emphasis divide il into
twens TOUR parts. and learn ono pari
very hour in the day -" cciumbus Di
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1889-03-21

No sensible man prefers wealth to health
Some fe have both; very many haven't
either: Well, you may have first choice
W hlch viii you take? Health Very well,
what's your ailment? "a little of eyervthinp y
What's the cause? Blood out of order. kid
neys weak digestion bad, hearts action irreg-
uiar." Yes. and every disease can be traced
10 these same sources. Just take few bottles
OF Bfo'cn's non Bitte1s, it will remove the
ca scot disease and restore you to robust
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1889-03-21
! R.a,, :, Cure for Epl,sp.,c rr,..

III the Edfto Please inform your readers
named disease which warrant to cure the
worst cases. Sosstrong Is my faith In Its vir-
tues that will serd free a sample bottle End
me his p o. and Express address. Resp'y,
H. g. ROOT. NJ. G. 1s3 Pearl St.. New York.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1889-03-21

Papa, sweetly l;sped little Hello
gabalns, what relation are the children
of first cousins to one another2'
Second cousins, of course" replied
AAgrippinus.
Mop. Guess again.
"They certainly are.
mop"
What relation are they, then, martyr
Brothers and sisters, of course"
Agrippinus studied fully five minutes
before he found the combination. -. san
Fruncasco Eaamiaer.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1889-03-21
Re.emb,ine n swee,meat.

BY the occasional use of Hamburg Figs,
which is less like a medicine than a sweetmeat,
the bowels and liver can be kept in perfect
condition, and attacks of constipation, indtges-
ton, piles and sick-headache prevented. Is
cents. Dose one Fig. Mack Drug Co., N. Y.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1889-03-21

When change Of life approaches women,
use Bradfields Female Regulator, thereby
passing safely the crises. Sold by druggists.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1889-03-21
Paine's
Celery Compound

quickly auiets and strengthens the nerves, when
krritated or weakened by oyerwork, excuses.
disease, or shock. IL cures nervousness, head
ache dyspepsia, sleeplessness nelancholta, and
0her disorders of the nervous system.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1889-03-21
Tones up the
Shattered Nerves

" For two years was q sufferer from nervous
debility, and thank God and the disc0verer Of
the valuable remedy. that Paine's Celery Com
pound cured me. Let any one write to me
Tor advice
GEORGE W. BouroN. Stamford, Conn
refreshing sleep. A physicians prescription, It
does not contain one harmful drug Like moth
ing else. it is a guaranteed cure for sleeplesS
ness, II directions are faithfully followed.
s1o0. Six for $500. Druggists
WELLS, RrcHARDsoN & Co., Burlington. VI
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1889-03-21

No amount of wealth sets one free from OBJ
legation to work
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1889-03-21

There is always rise in provisions
when the dumb white j. sent aloft with
Its load
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1889-03-21

only part OF bottle OF Paine's Celery Com
pound, and it has entirely relieved me Of
Slceplessness, from which / have suffered
greatly MRS. e. AUroIIrr Peoria, Ill
For long time was 80 nervous and worn
out that could not work. tried many medf-
Paine's Celery Compound, which OF once
strengthened and invigorated my nerves"
HARLEY SHERMAN, Burlington, VI
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1889-03-21
Hoods SarsapariIIa
100 Doses One DoIIa,

Sold by all druggists. 81; six for Is. Prepared only
by c. l. HOOD CO.. Apothecaries, Lowell, Mass
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1889-03-21
SIeepIess Nights

"For nearly a
month / was not
able to sleep, but
after using PArSE's
CELERY COMPOUND
for two days, In
somnia ned and
strength return
ed" E. @. SsurB,
canssen, s. Q.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1889-03-21

Swilts Spec nc cured le Of niaIIenAnt Blood Potion
sitter had be n treated n vain with CID so-eallsd
cune tho Blood Poison, Int relieved the Rheufna-
tisln wrich was caused by the poisonous minerals.
GEO. BOWEL. 1t12 al Avenue, n. X.
Nine years sxo Sorofula at acked two Of mv chill
dren. and they were badly all cted with the diefnse
WAS persusae$ e use swift SPECIFIC BY tseing an
n nj was appaSst from tn Srsf lew oses. and in !
short time my children We're cured. and are still
svlrrs SPECIFIC is n,irely Ne ,etable rem dy
md i the oniy medicine which refuzanently cures
Sssrof'ia. Blood Huuaorzs Cancer and (onteeieus
ktoNa Poison send for Rocks on Blood and Skin
Tile skif III sREcIFIc CO. brewer s Atlanta G.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1889-03-21

D'HWO"O DsHo Bssea~e Of poor Tmitations.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1889-03-21
100 Doses One Dollar

Sold by all druggists 81; sir for g. Prepared onl
by @. 1. HOOD Co, Apothecaries, Lowell, Mass
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-04-02

THE Tribune says that "L. B. Miner
falls into the happy position of Minister
to Central America and straight salary
of $4,000 year, aoith opportunities Of
Increasing that sum by a good figure.
We don't know what our contemporary
exactly means by that last remark. II
he means that Miner will get Congress
to increase his salary ''by good figure, !"
it is nonsense; but if he means that the
Minister will use his position to make
clandestine money out of it, he
is called upon to rise and explain.
Mr.. Miner is above small things, and
would not stoop to take such fees as
needy clients in Central America could
afford to put up. A man who could grab
nearly all the marsh and tide lands be-
tween San Pablo and Martinez, handle
successive Legislatures in his interest,
and become immensely rich by such pc.
culiar methods, is not going to forfeit his
reputation as manipulation en- grand
for the puny fees of Colombian Ministry
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-04-02

"THE laws delay" is being conspicu-
ously emphasized in the examination of
the bunco case. The prosecuting witness
is a stranger, and has no idea of remain
ing here for an indefinite time. Yet
unless he accepts the situation, and
determines to see the examina-
ton through, there will be a
miscarriage in the prosecution. In any
other State in the Union, preliminary
examination on charge of this char
acter is confined to sufficient testimony
to show probable cause. But here the
committing courts allow latitude which
elsewhere is only permitted in trials be-
fore jury in a court of final jurisdic-
ton. 1t is manifest that bunco men can
never be brought to grief under the
dilatory methods perm itted in our COM
mitting courts. Their victims will prefer
to pocket their losses rather than to be
put to the delay and annoyance of an in
terminable prosecution. In this view of
the matter a community infested by
bunco men is absolutely damaged in its
reputation, and is left without power to
suppress an evil that must work to its
material as we'll as moral injury.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-04-02

A VERY important decision has just
been rendered by the United States Su-
preme Court in the rancho Las Virgines,
this county, and one which will affect
many Mexican grants throughout the
State that were heretofore supposed to be
settled. The decision is in effect that
Mexican or Spanish grants to ranchos
that were not passed upon by the Court
of Land Commissioners, established by
the Act of 1851, are void, and the lands
held under them revert to the public
domain. 1t matters not whether the
grant was a perfected, or only an un-
choate, grant under the Mexican dispen-
-sation, if it was not submitted to the
decision of the Land Commissioners, it is
void. The object of the Act of Congress
in establishing the Board of Land Com
missioners was to determine what land
was held by grant and what belonged to
the public domain of the United States,
and this included the determination of
title in perfected as well as unprotected
grants. II is believed that there are
number of grants in this State that were
never brought before the Commissioners.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-04-02

Mr.. w. T. BAGGETT, prominent San
Francisco lawyer, is here to take part as
counsel before the Supreme Court in con-
testing the validity of the new City Char
ter. He believes that the failure OF the
Legislature to approve the Charter by
bill instead of by resolution is fatal; but
seems to be quite certain that on other
points the Court will decide against their
legality without affecting the instrument
as a whole. Among these is the article
on streets, which is in conflict with the
yrooman Act, general law. 1t is to be
hoped that the case may be made up SO
as to include all the doubtful points in
the Charter, and thus enable us to know
for certain what we can rely upon as
valid
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-04-02

THERE is in session in Los Angeles to-
day Teachers Institute whose member
ship comprises four hundred and twenty
seven persons. These teachers embrace a
high standard of professional and per-
sonal quail fcation. That such body
should assemble in this city is notable
circumstance, and it is specially notable
in view of the fact that, in 1858,
when San Bernardino county was segre-
gated from Los Angeles, there were in
this whole region only six hundred and
fifty school children. Now look on this
picture and then on that The teachers
alone in Los Angeles county, to-day, num-
ber nearly as many persons as the total
school attendance did then. And yet
rome people wonder that the world still
moves, as though Calico were aquestion
of yesterday, and his thesis still lacked
confirmation.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-04-02

AFTER all the loud pretensions of the
Republican party about morality and re-
form in the conduct of the city govern
ment, the community is Justly shocked
to find that, in the very important matter
of the appointment of police officers,
men have been placed upon the force
who belong to the gambling and ''mac"
class. Some Of the Republican papers
bear willing testimony to the fagrancy
of some of the appointments. Last
evenings Express, whilst it claims that
in the main the new force is
composed of good material, yet
@ there are some surprisingly unfit
men among the appointees." 1t
then proceeds 10 say that 'tto put
'pimps' and men who are either gamblers,
or in sympathy with gamblers, on the
police will not be considered as exactly
the way to improve the somewhat di-
lapidated morals of that branch of the
municipal government" This language is
strong enough, aud backed as it is by
facts, it forms a curious commentary
upon the moral assumptions of the Re-
publican party before the election. 1t de-
velops phase Of phariseeism which the
people will not fail to fittingly rebuke
when the proper time arrives to do SO.