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Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-07-29
Runaway Husbands.

Perhaps one of the saddest effects of
the late war which yet remain is the
great number of people who are still
missing from their former homes and
their old friends and relatives. For
instance, | had an uncle who came
home shortly after Appomattox. He
arrived about o'clock one afternoon
at his home in Kentucky, dismounted
and kissed his wife fondly, walked
about the place for an hour with her,
scarcely speaking and very moody.
Then mounting, remarked. Mary,
I'm going off for little while; be good
to yourself and the baby until ! come
back, and he has never been seen by a
relative since. We have Indirectly
heard of him number of times, but on
going 10 the point where he had been
seen he had, invariably, just left We
traced him to a point in Dakota,
finally, where he had established quite
large sheep ranch, but week be-
fore his nephew got there uncle had
sold at great sacrifice and left.
Sontherners can relate hundreds OF
such cases from personal kuowl-
edge. There are secluded regions in
the Ozark country which are inhabited
only by these broken hearted men. now
hermits, self isolated from soci-
ETY. and their relatives. Their fast
nesses seclude many husband of a
supposed widow, or father of children
who have mourned him as dead for
more than a quarter century.-St.
Louis Globe Democrat.
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ARCADIA " a CANYON.


Queer Colony Of yegetarians-P Prosperous
Women Members of It
The route from San Diego to the
desert slope on the eastern side Of the
county's mountain ranges, which was
partially described in Wednesdays
Sun. stopped midway at Ballena, 2,750
feet above the sea- From this point
the road ascends through narrow
canyon shaded with ancient oaks,
which soon open out into a great valley
of surprising beauty Turning south a
side road leading to San Vicente runs
down long canyon where some inter
esting people, devotees Of the yegeta-
rian cult, have made their homes.
They, too, wandered down from Col
ton, distance Of 1870 miles or more.
nearly three years ago
The party comprised Mr.. LIE Beuf,
his wife, and their ward, Miss Hadley,
all from ST Louis. Mo. MIR. lie
Beuf pushed large wheelbarrow be
fore him filled with their possessions.
and the women-notable for their
short hair and bloomer dress-trod
cheerfully along beside him. They
q
government land, and they chose il in
the widest part OF the canyon Mrs.
LIE Beuf's health had broken down in
kindergarten work at St Louis, and
for this reason they came to the coast
The invalid had found the weight of
ordinary clothing intolerable, and
both OF the women had therefore adopt
ed the bloomer costume, with high
shoes OF gray cloth buttoning up the
leg instead of the usual trousers Mr.
LIE Beuf went to work clearing the
land, and in short time had stretched
a circular canvas over the sapiings for
their dwelling. making it resemble a
bee hive. Lnseed oil was rubbed on
the cloth to make it waterproof. Fur
niture was constructed of the natural
woods VITA their bark and moses. A
garden was planted and grain sowed
Then Miss Hadley found a pocket
in the rocks little higher up the can
yon, which pleased her. and she filed
pre-emption claim 10 eighty acres.
A canvas dome also arose on her
clearing. which is now marvel OF
productiveness. Miss Cook, another
vegetarian, came out from Missouri to
assist her. These industrious young
women now have one and half acres
in grain. with not a weed on the en-
tire place. They make their own -four.
They have sweet peas, onions, lettuce.
celery, ETC., with blackberry bushes
and various other small fruits They
chiseled ten steps in the granite rocks
leading down 10 spring which breaks
a fissure in the rocks A cellar built
in the bank contains some 200 bottles
of peculiar grape cordial, which is
their only drink 1t is boiled down
without being sweetened, and is con
sidered a sort of grape cure.
These resourceful people manufact-
me all their own garments, including
shoes. lie Beuf's garments are some
what like a bathing suit
/ Several years ago a man named
/ Weidenmiller, also a vegetarian. APP
/ peared in the canyon, and week before
/ last he brought Miss Hadley down tc
San Diego in the stage, and here they
were married Miss Cook CONTINUES
to reside with them. The two men
work on the ranches Whereabouts as
opportunity offers, while the women
devote their leisure to books and the
cultivation of the gardens, San Diegc
ESun
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-07-29
The Ola Mau uad an o@et.

The other day we learned the facts
IN the experience of an Americas
young man who wooed and lost-five
dollars. He had courted the fair one
all along the winter months, burning
both wood and kerosene freely, and
had had a splendid time. He sold the
father of the young lady cow, and
received all the pay except five dol
lars. In course of time there came
upon the scene another young lady,
whom the young man liked better
He eoarted her. proposed. and hardly
was the marriage feast over before he
was in need al the i've dollars He call
ed upon the father OF his old sweetheart
and asked for the money. His request
was refused with the reply; You
burned my wood and my kerosene,
and now I'm going to keep this five
dollars as pay Sadly the Young man
took his departure, and he gets lit
tie mad now when you ask him about
that i've dollars -Anericus GAL Re
publican.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-07-29

/ am told of a well known young
lady here who is confined to her room
and in much danger of losing her eye
sight from the use OF hair dye. She
was originally tall, handsome bFu-
nette. but in the past year has under
gone a complete metamorphosis so FAR
as her hair IS concerned. and until
lately appeared as a most pronounced
blonde. L is as we'll known as any
fact can be that these dyes not only
very frequently cause the loss OF
sight. but OF the mind. and cases are
frequently published of women hay-
ing gone mad from the use of them.
Notwithstanding this, great number
of young women Of Louisville are to
day subjeeting themselves to these
teFrors for 40 other reason than that
they are dissatisfied with the hair
nature has given them. And the worst
of it Is the custom is rapidly increas-
ing and there Is no telling where il
will end Louisville Post.
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One Oh the Great Poets.

William Wordsworth the popular
English poet, was born April 2, ITO
His first poems were published In
1888, at which time be was in very
straitened circumstances, and became
writer on London journal. but
soon after received legacy which at
forded him great relief In 1929
Wordsworth settled At Grasmere and
became known as one of the Lake
poets, the Others being Coleridge and
Southey. In 1862 he married Mary
Hntchison and inherited e. OO0 from
his father While his poems did not
pay him financially, he secured a
handsome competence from the Office
of distributor OF stamps in 1880 He
succeeded Southey as poet laureate in
in 1S43- In 1919 he was regarded as
the greatest Of living English poets
and received i pension OF $500 year.
Wordsworth died April ., 1850. :
Philadelphia Times,
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-07-29

Speaking Of pictures. why Ii Il thai
people are 10 much more prndIsil
about them than about the books they
take hon4e2 Everybody who stops 10
thirk about II will know that the dis
tincti1n Is made. and nobody will find
it easy toexpIain the 5ncopsisfency Il
IL safe 70 nay that 4 nude fgurn can
not be f0Hfad among the paintings ID
any private house IN Memphis. II
would be considered she height of nm.
propriety 10 have such thing aEsosst
the place for young people ID look at,
although it would probably be admit
ted thai the work could not BIZ accusfss
Of impure suggestion, since j. repre-
sented only the human figure ia re-
pose II would be no more IrBrnodest
than the cuts III the plfysiologies that
the young folks study in school On
the other hand, books are read by the
family that are not only full Of vile
innuendo and calculated 10 give an
unhealtEful stimulus To the magma
ton Of the reader, but which have the
purpose OF undermining the very
foundations of the home.
Indeed, there seems 10 he genuine
craze for books OF this kind The
most valuable advertisement that can
be given new novel, for instance, il
to denounce ii as immoral The pub
lie does not want TO know If it is nice,
but if it is nasty. IF the latter, it Il
read with ayidity. and the book sellers
can scarcely supply the demand.
Memphis ID scarcely 50 eager for liter
arg filth as some other cities are rfre
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-07-29

George Frederick Handel, although .
native Of Germany. being born IN Halle,
Saxony, on Feb. "a, 1885. passed the
greater part Of his Iifein England. Even
in childhood he sacrificed his hours Of
play and his meals for the study Of
music, and at 10 years of age composed
a set Of sonatas that were not without
value. Az q composer, Handel was
great in every style. In his choral works,
he throws at an Unreasonable distance
all who preceded and followed him.
Very soon after his arrival in London,
in ITO, Handel attracted the attention
Of Queen Anne. A TIE Deum and Jubi-
late, composed to celebrate the treaty Of
Utrecht, gained him a pension OF eco.
Handel died on Good Friday, April IS,
1859, and was buried in Westminster
Abbey. The composer gave perform
ance OF his own compositions in 1749,
by which $500 were realized for the
Founding hospital, which institution re-
ceived 81, 900 from the annual repetition
Of this performance during the ten fol-
lowing years. Philadelphia Times.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-07-29

After Lucia Zarate, the smallest liv-
ing human being on the face of the
earth, is Pnygn-Fra, who resides at
Shigaken, Osaka. This pocket edition
of human being is but fifteen inches
tall by measurement taken by DR.
Burns in 1887. Americans who have
been in that country twelve to fifteen
years, and who have known the little
wonder ever since their arrival, say
they do not doubt that Pnygn is as old
as he claims-36-as ne has been a
man in every particular, except in
height since the beginning of their
acquaintance with him The foreign
ers have taken him in hand and edu
Gated him TO a high standard thigh
even for one of ordinary physical ca
pacity. He is fine linguist, and
writes a hand that teacher would
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-07-29

B. P. Shillaber, better known as
Mrs. Darlington, now lives at Chel-
sea, one of Boston's many suburbs He
is IA years Of age and crippled with
rheumatism He walks about the
house with cane and goes out Of
doors only in carriage. He has not
been to Boston for seven years. He
began life as printer, entering The
Boston Post IN 1888. He once gave
two or three years of his life to lee
turing tour. and though he was sue
cessful, he regretted it, feeling him
self not cut out for that line of work
Now, he says. he goes nowhere
With pen. paper, pipe and pills sit
here from years end to years end, pa
tent as may be, receive my friends
and wait for better life "-Pittsburg
Commercial.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-07-29

Recently outlines OF trees aud shrub
berry appeared in a large kettle be
longing to Mrs. Goode, of Tocoa, Ga
Two explanations of what caused them
to appear have been suggested. One
is that the smooth surface of the ket-
tie, from unknown causes, may have
been susceptible to impressions of the
rays Of light, the kettle acting as a
camera, and thus the trees and shrub
berry from some distance away were
photographed around the sides of the
kettle. The other suggestion is that
the inside of the kettle may have been
damp, covered by thin film of water
which froze, and in crystallizing the
minute ice spangles shot in the peculiar
form seen in the kettle, just as win
dow glass covered with many brilliant
and beautiful outlines on frosty morn.
ings in mid winter. Atlanta Amer
lean
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-07-29

Is has often been said that the in
dustrious newsboy, though shoeless
md poorly clad. has in him the max
fnR of the successful business
mar An incident which occurred
"a La Sale street the other
night was potent argument in
favor of this assertion. Near the cor
AAf cf Washington street a big bully
picked quarrel with asmall but wiry
u&Wsboy. The latter was not looking
Tor = light, but he responded nobly TO
nv call and was furnishing the big fell.
low severely. greatly TO the delight of
4 crowd of his friends who would
hare gladly rushed to his assistance
hAG be appeared to be getting any the
WoESt Of it, when up ratified the pa
eF0I wagon. OF course the officers
Qpk the wrong man, and the valiant
9Gmin was hustled into the wagon in
Qt order. Then it was that his
nlness instinct asserted itself As
4 wagon started off he singled his
ottner' out in the crowd of boys
Nd yelled instructions TO him as 10
40 proper care of his route the next
Worning. His faithful associate ran
Along with the wagon for a block or
{Ho making mental note OF the
x<K lar customers" referred to by his
Qnlortunate friend, and the instruc.
4H1 given were carried out TO the let
A newsboy who thinks SO much
~ bis business and his newspaper
xcH{e in the face of such a misfortune
4 ride in the patrol wagon is bound
g make his mark in the world sooner
~ later, Chicago Herald.
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A Rosron Calcniator.

An Italian vender of oranges was SO
surprised the other day at the reckon
ing of Boston merchant that he has
not yet gotten over his perplexity.
slow much are your orangesl" was
asked him as he entered the Office.
Three for ten," was the answer. Il
don't want three III take two for five, :
said the would be purchaser. ALA
righta, and the oranges were deliv-
cred. Then, with sudden change of
mind, the buyer said, with a twinkle
in his eye, an take two more for
Ave-" This bargain was made, and
then the Italian realized that he had
lost an orange. He is still looking
for that orange. Brooklyn Eagle.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-07-29

Talk about blue birds and robins
being harbiAgers of spring, the old
fashioned toad lays over them all He
is modest and unassuning. and doesa'
make auv pretensions TO being a
weather prophet but he gets there
just the same. He can't boast any
brilliant plumage, and doesn't dy As
high as his feathered rivals. but when
it comes down to good solid horse sense
ne takes the cake, When he tunes his
little pipe and begins his merry go
round of melody you eau bet your
winter clothes he won't get left This
lowly child of melody knows good
thing when he sees il, and never be-
gins operations till spring has been GA
hand a couple Of weeks. jackson
(Ga.y Herald
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-07-29

President Guild of the Boston Art
club possesses a letter writtea by Gen
Grant after the fall OF Vlckshurgs
which furnishes an example of the re
markabiy concise expression for which
the great captain was noted Even
the magnitude OF the event did not ex-
cite any axuberanee OF jubilation-
yp-zssuRs. July 4. 1854
Dear Father; vicksbarg has at LAST surrendered
afrsr siegsof over forty days The surrender uook
place on tile morutng Of the sth Of july. ] found
/ had continuously underestimate the force Ct
the enemy both IN men and il artillery. Taa
number OF prisoners surrendered Was S0a0 Tbs
process OF pAroiing is 50 tedious. however, that
many who are DESTROYS OF getting 20 their hosAss
viii escape before the parohng officers get around
to thea The arms taken are about $50 pieces u
artillery and over Sa,oo stand Of small arms TAs
eneny sill had about four days ratSons Of doer
aud uieat and 3 large quantity Ct sugar Tas
weather IS now exceedingly warm and lie roads
intolsrahly dusty. II cannot be expected unGs1
shese Circumstances that the hssith u this eoEa-
uaand can keep up IS il has dons. Ny troops
were not allowed one hours time after the ss1I>
reader, but were a. once started AFTER other
game Ny haalsh has continued very goo1 dur
Ing the campaign which has JUST cacsed
Remember nle 70 sA At home ULYssGS-
Springfield Union.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-07-29

Herr Nehrlng, speaking Of the do
mestic animals of the ancient Peru
vians, observed that the subject was
scientifically important, because all
the other peoples of ancient America
were very poor in this kind of prep
erty as compared with the Peruviaas
aud Bollvians and some of the Central
American peoples; and, secondly. be
cause the influence of domestieation
on the formation of races could be
better followed on these animals than
on those of the Old World We are
concerned in Peru especially with the
dog, llama, alpaca and guinea pig.
The speaker had examined eighteen
dog mummies from ancient Peruvian
graves, and had determined that they
belonged TO three different raees-a
shepherds dog, a daehshund and a
bull dog or pug He believed that the
Inca dog" was derived, not from
other South American Candle, but
from the Mexican wolf lupus ocei-
dentalis), perhaps through the feebier
Texan variety; and that several races
had been formed from it in Peru
through domesticatlon In this Herr
Nehring disseuts from and eoutradie,z
Won Tschudi's opinion that the yari-
cites had arisen from crossing with
European dogs, As the dog and like
wise the llama and alpaca are undoubt-
eddy of America. so also, In the speak
er's opinion, is the guinea pig, not
withstanding B. Hensel and other au-
thors believed that it was introduced
from Europe. - Popular Science
Monthly.
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The lob VS. Open.

One cold day during the war, flu
gitive slave was standing before fire
in Washington warming himself
Where did you come from, unclef'
asked pro-slayery bystander From
Culpepper, san. !" Leave your mas
terri Yes, sab" WAS he bad to
youi" No, sab; very good, kind
master, sab" Gave you all you
wanted TO eat and wear, did hef
Yes, sab, never wanted for much oi
anything. sah." We'll, don't you
think you'd be much better off with
him as slave than grubbing around
Washington for yourselfl" We'll,
sab, the job up dab is open for any one
dat wants it." responded the Negro
calmly, and in the laugh that went uI
the admirer of slavery disappeared. =
Chicago Mail.
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Rutadns Dswn ~ stzysnx ~ GA
orisiy wsth Hard SEA
Three Df lis hsd d camp olS lie xest
ern slope 81 the Hifter asoos means
taius. Idaho. and one AFTERNOON
took the hard sfed asss vert d HE
trail Il, bring sIOwn d deer Kessntssly
had shot There waz plenty of sssos
On the ground with 3 crust bard
enough 20 bear up a Ilorse and 1 had
no trouble In reaching t5ae spot where
the careas hung The sast 100 feel III
the way was passage not over ten
feet wide. between high wAI1s, and the
pitch was about taie sas1se = III ofslis
nary house roof 81
As there was do danger fr01n fhe
Indians, ard as I exJSscte3 81 have nv
hands full with the sfexk did nd
take my rifle. VIE hadnf sighted d
bear for four 8eeks, and / worked
sway getting the deer fast ou The rude
blt STOUT sled without tie sIigiatest
uneasiness / was about ready 10
Hart when j heard wool above
me, and looked 10 ID III BID griz.
zly Standing On aDrt 81 shelf about
seventy I've feet up the rnonntain He
Was looking tbis way ard that for d
spot % descend. A second woof Z
caused me 10 wheel about, aud right
below 10 the far end Of the road way
was Ephr1inn No 2 He sat In tIle
middle Of the road. and I'm d preyari-
Gator If his coHntenance didn't wear a
grin
The bears had put up job On ME
On my right was cliff, on my left q
precipice. III / got down at ali ii MUS
be by the road came up They wer<
In no hurry to bring matters ID q
crisis, seeming rather 10 e11ioy tbs
situation, and the lower bear sort B
winked at me and probably observed
Say, old fellow, does your nnothel
know of your Hhereaboutss
Ny revolver was OF no more MS
against a grizzly than popgun. and
did not take it from the holster In
deed. / was too badly ratified to hav,
made ia line shot at an object ten fee
away ! saw that my only chance wa,
by the roadway, but there sat the bear
waited for the upper one to make
move, and after about ten minutes d.
curled up and rolled of the shelf.
| jumped for the sled the same instant
gave a vigorous kick behind, ans
down that steep path | went with tn
I velocity Of cannon ball The sIes
struck something there was rua
and . howl seemed to rise into III
air, and opened my eyes 10 end my
[ self turning big bowider to til
trail couldn't swing the sled IA
enough. and went down 4 rough fh
short scrub, made jump of twsnt,
feet over tree top. hit the trail at al
/ elbow, and might have been goIn,
yet If had not smashed into a roe
near our hut
Ny friends had seen me make par
! of the journey, and were on hand t
pick up the pieces. They got thei
/ guns and went up the trail to loo
for the bears They found ore BY tn
/ big bowlder, and be was as cad a.
hit with brick house The her ha
1 left handfuls of his hair cleas throug
the scrub, but had finally checked 81
tumble, and sneaAed Cd. New Yor
Sun.
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A EARsER,s FAIRY STORY.
The Yarns He Tells 10 Distress the Attsa-
zion % Nersous Custemers.

- - esssr - s,trtszzpt st'r ~strss-
saon = Nsrs"ar C1stsasr.'
Oneof the artists in Billy" Youngs
tonsorial parlor On Dearborn street Il
i nephew of ex-Goveypof Rusk. of
Wisconsin nov Al Ina head II ts.e
vau dar,.r4 sI,s 800 FL 80
HI 49,. ~. 80 80. =.
xsrs IL 4 1870 = s,.1
e lzspils'h iis,a,' ss's11 Shs1 Llssse z W
tAl,ak ~ slonlu &c catlea 5chefiere'
xade, the tabled queen, wtlo saved her
life by telling the king. her huss,aud
sch nOnstrDus stories Sir. kusk
may not be worse barber than many
others, but Tor fear his razor may moi
% IN perfect shape, and 10 avoid any
possibility OF tlaCse whose temerjty
leads them 70 intrust their lives inahis
hands making any sort of q kick. he
- won't 70 bcguiie them with stories of
remarkable experiences that would
put Baron Muncilausen 70 tie blush
Ope daT recently he had pa
tent IN his chair whom be at osace
recognized as being egtrexneiy nervous
and he at once proceeded to soothe
him by relating low man who has a
large stock farm down IN the southern
] part 81 Kansas waS continually Fslss
ing cattle from his herds, but for a
long time was unable % discover Nhat
became Of them. Close watching,
however, proved tliatIt was only when
/ the cattle went near a lake or an i'm
i mense slough for drink that the dis
\ appearances tcok place. The affair
1 might have forever remained q mysT
terry had It not been for the ovsrcoB
fidence and perhaps extreme hunger
Of the cattle thief u had been noticed
that only the smaller cattle we're
missed One day watcher who
CHANGED to BE- near the Lake sas a
great commotsOn IN the water e.
though some terrible struggle was GO.
ing on beneath the surface Ii lasted
only short time. and then the whole
mystery wsts explained Out OF the
water came 2 most astonishing object
II looked like The body Of a gigantic
serpent wrIthing and twisting in q
horrible manner, ITS mammoth
Jaws opening and shutting with IN
tense vIciousress About where the
neck should be two large horrss were
seen protrudIng, and as the new ar
rival reached shallow water The hoofs
and part OF the legs OF a steer could be
seen slowly and laborIous walking %
dry land.
The JIG was up Inc serpent mad
been before content TO attack small
game that y couIu easily swallow pus