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Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-11-26
Deafncs. Cured in Ten Mun.se-.

Mr.. EDiToR-For some time | have
been troubled with partial deafness. and
lately could scarcely hear in ono car.
with a constant ringing noise. / con-
suited a doctor in Portland which did
me no good. finally went to DR.. Darrin
and in less than ten minutes he cured
me with electricity. l am engineer on
the steamer City Of Tocio, running from
Astoria to Kalama. G. SCHMITH.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-11-26

Mr.. EDiToR-For ten years pact have
been troubled with nervous debility and
pimples on my face and body, as hum
dreds of other young nen are afflicted
with. Have been under DIR. Darrin's
electric treatment for six months and
now find myself restored to health, and
the pimples have about disappeared.
Refer to me at Mulino. Clackamas
county, Or. G. L. KNOTS.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-11-26
Hoods SarsapariIla

sold by all druggists 81 six for S. Prepared only
by G.. HOOD & co, Apotheearies, Lowell, Mass.
Arizona silver belt., 1889-05-25
A Successful Inventor.

We wish all American inventors could reap as bountiful a harvest of fortune as Hiram Maxim, of New York, who has received $50, GOO for his last production, the quick firing gun, in England. Tie first Maxim essay, the small one barreled mitrailleur, has not been Q success except in theory, the tremendous discharge of LOGO shots per minute soon being too much for any single bore, however excellent of design or material. Maxim may be fairly accounted a prospective million aire, having previously to his ord nance inventions received some S1O0,- OO0 in the United States for his electric lighting patents. He is still a young man, and resides at Thurlow Lodge, which he has purchased, about twenty miles from London. The old mansion, surrounded by very fine grounds, is one of the historical English houses, having been the property and home of Lord Thurlow, the great English chancellor.-Army and Navy Jour nal.
Arizona silver belt., 1889-05-25
A Trade in Dog Skins.


 It is well known that in many dis tricts of Manchuria and China there is a great trade in dog and goat skins, which are employed in the manufac- ture of robes and mats; but it is com monly supposed that the skins are remnants Q. dirty and filthy animals whieh abouhd in those quarters. The idea, however, is a mistake, for the business of rearing dogs for this pur- pose is well established and is as sys- tenlatic an industry as sheep farming. There are countless dog farms scatter ed over the unknown regions of Man churia and Mongolia, where from twenty to 100 dogs are reared every year, and where the inhabitant is es- teerned according to the number of dog skins in his possession. It is prob able that the most beautiful dogs are to be found in these countries, for the exceedingly low temperature of win ter, where the thermometer falls to 30 degs. r. below zero, produces a magnificent coat and skin. The prices obtained are, however, very unprofit- able, a full sized robe eighty inches square, containing the skins of eight animals, being quoted at 14s. Cd. The value of trade from Newchwang last year is stated at &40,O00-London Times
Arizona silver belt., 1889-05-25
The Age CT Paper.
TFrom the Paper World.l


 We live in paper houses, wear pa per clothing, and sit on representations in paper cars, rolling on paper wheels. We do paper business over paper counter, buying paper goods, paying with paper money or charging them up in paper books, and deal in paper stocks on paper margins. We row races in paper boats for paper prlzes- We go to paper thsaters, where paper actors play to paper audiences.
 As the age develops the coming man will be more deeply enmeshed in the paper net. He will wake in the morning and creep from under his paper clothing on his paper bed, and put on his paper dressing gown and paper slippers. He will walk over pa per carpets down paper stairs. Seat ing himself Tn paper chair, will read the paper news in the mornlng paper. A paper bell will call him to his break fast, cooked Tn a paper oven, served on paper dishes, laid on paper cloth on paper table He will wipe his lips with paperuapkin, and having put on his paper shoes, paper hat and pa per coat and taken his paper cane, he will walk on a paper pavement or ride in paper carriage to his paper office. He will Organize paper enterprises and make paper profits. He will go to Europe on paper steamships and navigate the air in paper balloons. He will smeke paper tobacco in a pa per pipe, lighted with a paper match. He will write with a paper pencil. whittle paper sticks with paper knife, go fishing with paper fishing rod, paper line, and paper hook, and put his catch ln paper basket. He will go shooting with a paper gun. loaded with paper cartridges, and de- fend his country in paper forts with paper cannon and paper bembs.
 Having lived hls paper life and achieved paper fame and paper wealth, he will retire to paper leisure and die in paper peace. There will be a paper funeral, at which the mourn CTS, dressed in paper crape, will wipe their eyes with paper handkerchiefs. and a paper preacher will preach paper sermon in paper pulpit from a paper text. He will.lie in a paper coffin wrapped in a paper shroud, his name will be engraved on a paper plate, and paper hearse, adorned | with paper plumes, will carry him to a paper'lined grave, oyer which will be raised paper monument.
Arizona silver belt., 1889-05-25
Remarkable "neaIn in Coal.

A coal dealer in the suburbs of Bos- ton, relates The Budget, was called upon at his office by poor, hardwork- ing woman, and requested to send a basket of coal to her home. "We do not deliver so small quantity" was the merchants reply. Tt is our in variable rule never todeliver less than a quarter of ton"
 But 1 cannot pay for so much, 7" was the pitiful confession, land 1 haze left my little children at home in a frelcss room. What am I to do?"
 "Well, returned the dealer, a kind Her light beaming in his eye, ''I can not depart from my rules as to the quantity" Then, turning to his clerk, he continued: John, have a quarter of a ton of coal sent to the wonan's address as soon as possible"
 But 1 cannot pay for so much, !" she expostulated.
 q Ialready understand that you cant, so 1 will charge it to the children Give yourself no more uneasiness about the debt than they will be liable to do. Good mCrning."
Arizona silver belt., 1889-05-25
The Dinner Faster of Paris.

Paris keeps ahead in the invention of employments. The pitch of ma terial civilization to which they have attained has now blossomed in a 'din, ner taster." There is only one of him. He drives rapidly from one house tc another tasting the dinner and sug- gesting improvements and corrections, adding touch of oil here, advising the passing of this carving knife through garlic, correcting fatness by a squeeze of lemon, etc. He is a chef of the first order, and having made a great deal of money contemplated re siring, but his artistic nature revoItcd. so he explains to newspaper mal over there, against total divorce from the congenlal and sympathetic occu,. ton of a lifetime; and he invented i, himself the occupation of dinner tast. many people being delighted to ha the benefit of the criticism of such master who could not afford to cmpI, such one altogether.-New Tor Graphic.
Arizona silver belt., 1889-05-25
PresIden, Harrison and Silver.

Senator Stewart spoke before the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce, on the 14th, upon the silver question. In the course of his speech, he said:
 ''I have strong hope that President Harrison will not jein the bondhelders against the masses ef the people. His attitude in that respect will soon be known. 1 beleve that as soon as the pressure from oliice-seekers subsidies the President will buy more silver.
 There IS ne danger that he will be opposed to silver. he is pledged by his party te buy the maximum amount of S4,000,000 per month of it. and he cannot go back on It. Besides, con- tlnued contraction for the next four years would cause hard times, and Mr. Harrison cannot afford to have that. Moreover, he will doubtless learn frem the example of his predecessor that it will not do to make mlstake in so important a matter.
 The advocates of silver are now in the majority in Congress, and 1 have no doubt that in the near future silver will be fully remonetized. I think silver will be restored to par inside of the next year CT a year and half. I am in favor of immediate and aggres- sive action on silver
Arizona silver belt., 1889-05-25
BARTlMEUS.

Iwould receive my sight; my clouded eyes Miss the glad radiance of the morning sun, The changing tints that glorify the skies With roseate spiendors when the day is done; The shadows soft and gray, the pearly light Of summer twilight deep'ning into night cannot see to keep the narrow way,
 And so blndly wander here and there, Cropping amidst the tombs, or, helpless, stray Through painless, tangled deserts, bleak and
 bare.
 Weeping seek the way cannot find Open my eyes. dear Lord. for am blind And oft laugh with some light. thoughtless jest. Nor see how anguish lines some face more dear. And write my mirth, 0 mockng palimpsest, On plotted scrolls of human pain and fear: And never see the heartache interlined- Pity, Son Of DavidI I am blind do not see the pain my light words give; The quivering, shrinking heart cannot sec; So, light Of thought midst hidden griefs live, And mock the expressed tombs with slightest
 glee;
 Open my eyes, light, blessed ways to find Jesus, have mercy on me am blind Ely useless eyes are reservoirs of tears, Doomed for their blind mistakes to overflow; To weep for the thoughtless ways of wandering
 years,
 BecauseI could not see-I did not know These sightless eyes-than angriest glance less
 kind Light of the World, have pityi am blind
 Robert J. Burdette in Christian Advocate.
Arizona silver belt., 1889-05-25

A prominent consulting engineer who is in the confidence of tho Rock Island told a Los Angeles Tribune re- porter not long ago that the company will undoubtedly run its northern New Mexlco line through the central portion of Arizona, and cress the Col erado river between Yuma and the Needles and strike southern California somewhere in the region east of San Bernardino-Prescott Courier.
Arizona silver belt., 1889-05-25

The barbed wire patents, which have netted fortunes to their owners, have an interesting history. The first pat ents were issued te a man named Kel- ly, living down East. About two years later farmer at De Kalb, H., conceived the idea of keeping his un- ruly cattle in the pasture by putting short barbs on a wire and then twist ing it with a plain wire. This is known in the market as the Glidden wire, beng named after it's inventor, Joseph F. Glidden. One day while he was experimenting with It Ishbor going by shouted, Joe, you better be out harrerin in yeur oats instead of fooln' away your time with patents" " Glidden thought otherwise, and in less than two years received bonus of $60,000, with the guarantee of roy alty on all made under lns patents. For the year 1881 hls royalties exceed cd Sl74,0O0.
Arizona silver belt., 1889-05-25
An Fnnortant Collection.

The curator of the Luxembourg col lections in Paris is Etienne Arago. His method with regard to paintings and statuary ad to the collection is to secure sketches and models of the first draft, notes with respect to sales, criticisms on the object in questioR[, photographs thereof, and autograph letters from the artist. In this way he builds about each work of art a series of documents and pieces justi ficatives which may be of the utmost importance to students of art or writers. New York Times.
Arizona silver belt., 1889-05-25
They Cot Their Preacher.

A colored brother in the Alexandria valley, down in Georgia, sent the fol lowing request for a minister to his bishop: Send us a bishop to preach. If you can't send US bishop send us a sliding elder; if you can't send us a sliding elder send us a stationary preacher; if you cant send him, send us a circus rider; if you cant spare him, send US a locus preacher; if you can't spare locus preacher, send us an exhauster." That settled it, and he got preacher. Lincoln Journal.
Arizona silver belt., 1889-05-25

While the recent voyage of the In- man steamship City of Paris was the fastest ever made across the Atlantic, from Fastnet light to Sandy Hook, yet she must do still better before accept ed by the Company. as the builders stipulated that she and her sister ship, City of New York, would complete the passage In 5 days, 15 hours. Even this Is not the measure of speed ex- pected to be accomplished Tn crossing the Atlantlc, as the Cunard Company IS having two steamships built, the contract for which specifies that they shall make the trip inside eff five days They will have to average 273 miles an hour to accomplish this.
Arizona silver belt., 1889-05-25

Doubt is expressed at the Navy De- partment, of the success of the cruiser Charleston, built at San Francisco. The builders are confident that at the next trial, the Charleston will develop the required horsepower.
Arizona silver belt., 1889-05-25
Saturday, May 25, 1889.

The Prescott Courier states that Mr. Clark, owner of the United Verde cop per mines has decided to erect a 50- ton furnace.
Arizona silver belt., 1889-05-25

On the first day of May, of the stand ard dSllars in the Treasury Depart msnt, barely S12,935,713 belonged te the Government, while $254 ,939, ,203 represented to that amount the most actively employed part of the paper currency of the people-that is to say, that part of the currency which passes from hand to hand in the daily retail business of the country On the eth- CT hand, of the colnsd gold packed away ln the vaults of the Treasury ts the amount of $233,591, ,115, barely $42,002,004 of the amount was repre- ssnted by outstanding geld certificates. IN. Y. Mining Record
Arizona silver belt., 1889-05-25

Ths rrepesitiea HReeaa-~byy Sir ward Sullivan, that the oldest son of the Prince of Wales Shall marry an American, actually finds popular favor ia England. The people are tired of German royal alliances. The Protes- tapt families of Germany and the Russians of the Greek church offer the enly eligibles in Europe fer marriage with the royal fanily of England, and the people dislike any further inter- marriages of that kind. But there is no reSert left but the United States, and it is far from impossible that there may be an Angle-American alliance. Las Vegas Optic.
Arizona silver belt., 1889-05-25

In recent interesting lecture en- titled Congress at Work ex-Gov. Long, of Massachusetts, points out that all legislation, practically, turns upon the persistent conflict between the two parties. There are about 10000 bills introduced in each Cen grsss, net one in 100 of which can ever pass, or ever have any considera- tien. The power of the committees is absolute over all bills, and only three kinds, he says. can be reasonably ex- pected to succeed, to-wit: those to which thsre IS no objection, those to which no one dares to object, and those which have active friends on the important committees.-Globe-D crat.
Arizona silver belt., 1889-05-25

The law providing for the constitu- tlonal convention to prepare the con- Stitution under winch It IS hoped that New Mexico is to be admitted as a State, says that the convention shall meet at Santa Fe on Tuesday, Septem- Der Sd. The date for the election of the delegates is Tuesday, July 2d.
Arizona silver belt., 1889-05-25

We have in bellite, the new explo- slve, substance that can be thrown about roughly. A cartridge may be broken in two and burned in a fire, where it will consume slowly. Itmay even be lighted while held Tn the hand and no danger be incurred, or, what seems more wonderful, fragment of bellite may be fired frem a gun with out exploding when striking an iron target. Yet, fired by dstonater, the new explosive is far more powerful than dynamite.
Arizona silver belt., 1889-05-25

q doughnut received by Josiah Tillotson of Vermont, in his Christ mas stocking, sixty-four years ago, is now on exhibition in Bennington.
Arizona silver belt., 1889-05-25

As matter of sound public policy, Congress recently passed very strin- gent act to exelude Chinese immigra- tion. The U. S. Supreme Court has just pronounced the act constitution al. There is ne ambiguity about the decision. It lays down the broad dec Urine. not at ali new, that nation may expel or exclude aliens for any causs.-Chlno (Cal) Champion.
Arizona silver belt., 1889-05-25

The wife and mother of Bishop, the mind reader, alleged to have died after an exhibition of his wonderful powers, in New York, claim that he was not dead, but merely in a trance, and that the physicians killed him in the ps-t-naaE4enl examlnatioR held only four hours after his supposed death. The widow of Bishop afirms that he was subject to cataleptic fits and had several times lain in trance. apparently dead, for periods varying from six to ffty-two hours. The physicians who performed the autopsy, however, say that Bishop was certain ly dead before the operation on his body was performed.
Arizona silver belt., 1889-05-25

The lecal inspection bill, to prevent the importation of dressed beef lnte New York State, was defeated in the State Assembly by a vote of so to g.
Arizona silver belt., 1889-05-25

Eleven war ships of various sorts which have been authorized by Con- gresS will seen be contracted fer. These are an armored battleship of 7500 tons, cruiser of 5000 tons, a cruiser of the monitor class of 5000 tons, two cruisers of 5000 tons each and three of 20OO each, two gunboats of 800 tens each, and one new boat of the Vesuyius class of 800 tons. A contract for a coast-defsnse monitor was let to San Francisco firm a few days ago. The chances are that be- fore the close of the present Admins tration the country will have a navy.
Arizona silver belt., 1889-05-25
indis1 Eepred dations.

All persons who have claims against the Go 'erlilnent for losses sustained through In- dian t2epredations in Arizona and New Mexi- co, will find it to tht;r interest to crmmum- cate immediately with the undersigned in re- gard to the same. if they 6ssityto take d,an tage of the laws recently 1essed Inv Co -r,ss to reimburse all ,&rties who have suffered such losses. AM. o. O'NEILL.
 Attorney at law,
 Prescott. AriZf re
Arizona silver belt., 1889-05-25

Postofice Globe, Arizona. Range and res idence miles north of Globe.
 Cattle Brand T G on right hip; D L be- longing to members of the family. Ear nl Ks, right crop and split; left underbit' Horses branded same on shoulder.
 Member Globe Stock Growers Association.
Arizona silver belt., 1889-05-25
: ReagtiiaE aRa LastiHg Present..
FOR SALE.

By Froperty in the town of Globe and all my cattle are offered for sale. For further iiifarr,ation. address JOHN KENNEDY,
 Tucson, Arizona
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-08-03

have met and heard many professional
humorsts, but none, off or on the stage, could
equal .irtcmus Ward His appearance was
quaint. He looked like n smaller Bartlcy
Campbell. His manner was sup'rnaturallv
grave and earnest His fun WAS not in his
misspclinS, it was in tho apparently uncon
scinus association Of the most incon1ruous
IDEAS The Guinor vas not spontaneous. He
labored o"cr every word until he had it just
right, and then committed it to paper or
memory, and never varied it. Ono OF his
rules was always to make n joke plain and
clear to his audience. Another was to wait
for the laugh. Sometimes the audience would
not sec tho fun. He told me that the great
est compliment he Lad everrcccivcl WAS from
Il stranger stopping at ti!c same hotcl, who
asked him whether he had L-tcn to hear that
fellow, Artemus Ward, lecture.
80" replied Artem,ls. have you! What
do you think of li.n:
''Why he is the lalac!cst fool ever saw
1 just sat there and roarel TO hear him max.
ing such II show Of himself wouldn't have
missed it for SO"
at his first lecture the New York audience
did not know what to make of him He
seemed 50 nervous; fidgeted about 50; lost his
place, never said a word about the advertised
subject of his lecture. "Call mo pet names,
love; call me a bird" he murmured, "and
called her boiled owl" Then he waited for
the laugh. 1t came very slowly, first n soli-
tary snicker, then two or three chuckles.
when l said that in Chicago" continued
Artcrnus gravelv, Il had to so before JUS
tice of the peace and take my solemn atli-
davit that n boiled owl was bird before one
of them could catch the point. Then every
body roared. New Workers were not going
to be duller than Chcagoans Musical
Journal.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-08-03

The important question of academical dress
has been engaging the attention of the coun
Gil of the senate at Cambridge, which seems
to preserve more curious refinemcnts than
the sister university Persons to be pre-
sented for degrees tother than honorary arc
required to wear not only white nechtie
but also bands-which have generally been
laid aside by the clergy Another article of
what is commonly considered clerical attire
namely, the cope-appcars to be the ortho-
dox robe for university business of doctors in
all faculties, but the council CONSIDERABLY
suggest that the university should provide q
cope for the use of doctors other than heads
of faculties, as Rogers court suit served for
successive laureates
On festal occasions all DOCTORS except those
of music, wear scarlet gowns and hoods, but
with difference in the lining. which ranges
from pink and cherry color to violet and
light blue Doctors in music wear damaskcd
gown Of cream white silk, lined with satin
Of a somewhat dark cherry color Pro
fessor NiAicrs Stanford is the proud possessor
Of such gown, made about 1870 Finally, it
is recommended that, on ordinary occasions,
tlle doctors III the two new faculties of science
a:pl letters should wear the master of arts
gown, with a slight trimming of doctors
lace above the arInhole on the sleeve, tho lace
being p.lccd horizontally for science and
vertically for cttcrs."-Acadcmy
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-08-03
Hoy 1t WAS Settled.

The novel fact that Gen. George L. Becker
was once elected to congress, but was beaten
out of his seat by n game of seven-up, is prob
ably known by very few ut the present time
1t was in the fall of 1851 Tho territory Of
Minnesota had Just been organized, prcpara
tory to admission rs a state the following
year, and three men were elected to the lower
house of congress, to wit: George l.. Becker
of st. Paul. James NJ. Cavanaugh, Of Chat
field, and w. W. Phelps, of Red Wing, all
Democrats. When the census of the terri
tory was taken for the benefit of congress it
turned out that tho new state would be en-
titled to only two members of tho lower
house. There were three very much discon
ccrted young men, for they were hrimming
with life and ambition, and neither Of them
relished the idea of giving up the captured
prize. However, after a siege Of contriving
and pickering, in which neither gained II
point over the other, young Becker laughing
ly suggested that they decide the matter by
three handed game of scven-up The other
two jumped at the proposition, and i'll los.
than two hours proved to Mr.. Becker that he
had made very bad suggestion for hi, own
Interests. Becker accce:cd the defeat grace
fully, hut was unable to restrain feeling Of
contempt for the hands the other fellows
playcd.-St Paul Pioneer Press.