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Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-11-11


The way the Democratic organs OF
the United States are CRYING out over
the passage Of tho Mckinley bill is
only equalled by the hubbub that
measure has stirred up IN Europe. A
disintercsted spectator would natu-
rally infer that tho Democratic news
papers were controlled by the Euro
pean manufacturers aud producers.
II we may judge from the tenor of
their wall, an invisible bond Of sym
pathy links them together even
though storm-tossed ocean inter
venes.
All this talk about European re-
taliation is baIderdash. England,
and France, and Germany will not
rstaliate unless II is to the interests
of their people so to do, and in that
event they will have perfect right
to retaliate. The United States has
not enacted the Mckinley law for
the narrow purpose Of restricting the
trade Of Europe. Her aim has been
the bettermsnt OF her own people,
tina increase of her own power and
glory. European statesmen under
stand this quite clearly. They would
do the same under like circumstances,
and they win make no counter moves
for the mere purpose of playing
even," unless they are convinced that
such moves would be to the advant-
ages OF their own people.
| Heed the advice OF the average
Democratic paper, and we shall find
ourselves consulting the wishes and
interests of foreign countries. That
may be international courtesy, but it
assuredly is not patriotic statesman
ship.
But If Europe we're disposed 70 re-
taliate, which she is not, wherein
could she strike blow? We now
import from European countries a
class OF manufactures not at all es-
sential to our comfort or prosperity.
We buy laces and feathers, wines
and silks, fine fabrics and thousand
and one little Injuries not at all es-
sential to mans comfort, and which
this country is largely capable of
manufacturing. Gu the other hand,
Europe is dependent upon us for
bread and light, for cotton and corr,
for tobacco and raw products of our
fields. She dare not indulge in re-
prisals, because she would be striking
blow at her own industry. If she
should levy duty on American raw
products her manufactures would
suffer, and were sbs TO tax the wheat
that floats to her hungry people from
the surplus shores OF America, she
would invite repetition of the his
torie revolt against the odious corn
laws.
In short, Europe panders to our
vanity, while we feed her people
with bread and meat. How can she
rstaliate?
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-11-11

A writer on minute marvels"
states that the nature Of bacteria was
for long time doubtful, but it has
recently been determined that they
are vegetable rather than animal, oc.
curing in four forms-spheroidal,
osoidal, rod-shaped and spiral. Sc
minute ara they that 1900 of them,
placed end to end, would only cover
a space equivalent to one-quarter the
head Of pin. They are composed
OF granular watery mass surrounded
by thickened walls A drop of water
is the ocean in which they live.
Among their various functions Is in.
cluded marvellous power Of rapro.
dnetion; IN twsRty-four hours one
baeterium will produce over l6,O00,-
600.
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sheria's Sale.

W. A. Wade, NJ. d, vs. Andy Carvan.
BY virtue of an execution issued out of
the Justice court OF Plaeerville precinct,
BOISE county, State of Idaho, wherein w.
A. Wade, M. d., is plaintiff, and Andy
Caravan is defendant. upon judgment
rendered the 25th day OF September, 1890,
for the sum Of $3.50, lawful money of
the United States, besides costs and inter.
est, ] have this day levied upon all the
right title, claim and interest of said de.
PENDANT, Andy Caravan of, in and to the
following described real estate, to.wit:
That certain lot in the town of Placerville,
Boise county. State of Idaho, adjoinin.
on the east side of Myers new store, and
fronting on Granite street on the north
side, and being feet In width and
extending back feet. commonly
known as Caravans barber shop and lot.
Public notice is hereby given that en-
Saturday, the ED day of Nov, 1890, ct
one O'Clock p. NJ Of said day. ON the prem.
ises In Placerville, will sell at public
auction for lawful money OF the u. s., all
the right, title, claim and interest Of said
defendant, Andrew Caravan, Of, in and to
the ABOVE described property, or so much
thereof az may be necessary to raise sutfi-
Client to satisfy said Judgment, with inter
est and costs, etc, to the highest and best
bidder. O. C. HAVIRD,
Sheriff of Boise county.
Dated Oct. 81, 1890.
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A special from New York says;
Members OF tho Ale and Porter
Brewers National Association have
signed an agreement to charge sl1
as the maximum price for hogshead
OF ale or porter of all grades. Mem
bers of the association spent some
time in discussing the ACCESSIBILITY OF
substituting American for Canadian
and English barley for malt used in
brewing ale. Ii was at last decided
to do this, and the farmers of the
United States can thank the new tar
i'll law for creating home market for
$4,000, 900 bushels of barley yearly.
A. E. J. Toney, secretary of the Ale
and Porter Brewers National Associ-
alton, said native barley, Is almost.
and in some sections, quite as good
IS any which could be imported.
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Justice Miller saw President Lin
coin for the last time at the inaugural
ball given in honor Of his second elsc.
ton. Tbs President turned TO him
with great cordiality and said: "How
are the Justices and their gownsP'
Judge Miller replied that they we're
oil right, and President Lincoln went
on: "Miller, you were brought up
on farm, weren't your" Eyes" re-
piled tho Judge. "Wsll," said Presi-
dent Lincolu. you must have seen the
breaking Of land and tho burning up
OF timber in a clearing. You have
seen the heavy bark fall from half
decayed log, while out from under
the bark would come great winged
ants, which would waddle off with
the funniest kind of clumsy dignity.
Do you know, judge, never see one
one Of you justices with your gowns
on but think of those ants which
we used to see on the farm in clear
ing"
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The oregouian very pertinsntly
remarks: "In Massachusetts, dis.
trict lodges a Republican majority
OF 5000 is cut down to 1000. This
is the Eastern view of the tariff ques-
tion- In an OHIO district (McK,a-
leyisl majority of 3, 900 is cut down
TO 800. This is the Western view of
the tariff question. In Massachusetts,
the manufacturers want ali the bene-
fits of protection; in Ohio the pro-
ducsrs OF materials want . share of
them."
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-11-11

II the wealth oss the Vanderbilts be
not overstated, it amounts to nearly
800, 600. 600. With this sum they
could purchase 3I2 tons Of gold and
have something left over, but they
couldn't purchase two tons of gallum,
that rare metal being worth $3,250
m ounce. With this metal the high
est price is reached, and it may we'll
be called the rarsst and most precious
OF metals. GIucinum is worth $3.50
per ounce; indium, $l56; iridium,
1868 . pound; lanthaniam, $175, and
lithium, slG0 per ounce. Niobium
costs $12s per ounce; asmium, palla
dium, platinum, potassium and rho
dunn bring respectively $640, $400,
$3.50, $32 and 1912 per pound.
Strontium costs s12s an ounce; tan
tium, $l44; tellurium 80; thorium,
t272; vanadium, 1920; yttrium, sI44,
chromium $3.50 an ounce. Thus we
see that tho commonly received opin-
ions as TO the most precious metals
are quite erroneous. st. Louis Globe
Democrat.
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Boise City
MARBLE WORKS.
Manufacturers and Dealers in
Italian Marble and Granite

Monuments, Tombstoncs, / blcis, Stat
ues, Iron Fences, and all kinds Of Gene
terry work. We have secured The services
of first-class workman from the East
We are better Than ever prepared to
do firstclass work, at such extreme
ly low prices as to d,fy competition
We have also received fine selection OF
original designs. both in granite and mar
Bile, so that parties can make as good Sc
lection from these designs as can be found
anywhere in the United States.
Please call and examine, or write for our
designs and prices, before placing your or
iers elsewhere We will make it to your
interest to do so
Our designs in Iron Fences are the best
and cheapest IN the world. We can fur
nish a good Wrought Iron Fence nearly
as cheap as wood fence.
JAMES DYMOKE,
Manager.
F. A. NOURSE,
Prsyrietr.
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The Greeks observe Monday as q
day OF rest; the Persians, Tuesday;
the Assyrians, Wednesday, the
Egyptians, Thursday; the Turks,
Friday; the jews, Saturday; the
Christians, Sunday.
The Dickinson press., 1890-02-08

a my money. I had fairly to trot be-
fore him, while he frequently encouraged
me to renewed speed by saying:
"Hurry along, my son! Git along as
fast as you kin. It's the only way to
make a Twin in this world"
We stopped just long enough to eat our
dinner, and finished planting the corn
about 4inthe afternoon. Then Mr.. Gray
said:
Now, sonny, you can make up the
balance o the day wedding my onion
bed"
So l pulled weeds till nearly 2 o'clock,
when l was called in to supper, after
which Mr.. Gray said, cheerfully:
"S'posin' you jist split up wood enough
to last Mis- Gray to-morrer, an then help
me do my feedin'-for good measure,
you know"
1t was quite dark when Mr.. Gray
pulled out his pocket book.
WE'LL, sonny" said he, you've done
right well, an I don't mind payin' a
man his money when he's ARMED it.
About how much. now, ought l to pay
you, ehY
was modest and bashful, and told
him to pay me what he thought 1 had
earned.
"Well, then," he replied, "s'posin' we
call it fifteen cents. Folks workin' by
the day don't gin'rally stay to supper, an
as you did l reckon fifteen cents'll be
bout right. Here's your money, an
next time l want a boy I'll give you a
chance"
l took the money with a good con-
science. l had certainly earned it.
Youths Companion.
The Dickinson press., 1890-02-08
Dreamlife.

While it is well known that the most
abstruse problems have been worked out
in sleep, and the most astounding plots
found in dreamland, still the majority of
dreams yield nothing that can be con-
verified into every day power. A fool is
not turned into a wise man when he
goes to sleep, though the opposite of this
does sometimes seem to be true.
Said a distinguished woman: "I made
up the most exquisite bit of poetry in
my dreams. 1t comforted me unspeak-
ably, and as I awoke I repeated the
words mechanically over and over again:
The COW was struck with an inverted
toadstool, and there's the end of it,"
That was the poem!
An artist of repute heard terrible
groans, followed by piercing yells from
the next room, where a friend was Sleep
ing. Thinking a burglar was numbering
the man, he jumped to the rescue. He
found his friend sitting up in bed, asleep,
but sobbing and crying like a baby. AZ
ter a few vigorous shakes, and stern ap-
peals to his manhood, he managed to
bring forth the following appeal:
"Don'tyo come! 1t will get you, too!
Get out of the way! It's dreadful
"What is the matter?:' demanded the
artist.
"Boo-hoo!" walled the dazed dreamer.
81 have been in such awful danger!
Boo-hoo!"
cts all right, old fellowl Tell ME
what it is"
The crying man sat up in bed. He
wiped his eyes with the sheet, gulped
down a sob, and feebly said:
'Oh, I've had such an awful time!
I've been chased all around by a piece of
brown paperr'-Youth's Companion.
The Dickinson press., 1890-02-08
Ancient Eeyptian Flora.

The National Museum of Egyptian
Antiquities at Bulak contains a very in
teresting collection of plants which have
been found in the catacombs and sepul-
chral monuments of the country. DIR.
Schweinfurth was the first to study this
ancient flora, which contains no example
of a plant that does not grow today in
the Nile valley. Nor does the most min
ute examination show the least differ
ence between the vegetation which flour
ished fifty centuries ago and that of the
present time. In some cases the color of
the flowers al be clearly distinguished,
as, for instance, the purple larkspur. the
red poppy, the reddish brown saffron
and the blue lotus.
The leaves of the watermelon contain
grains of chlorophyll perfectly visible in
the microscope. All these were found
in great numbers in the burial places of
the fifteenth dynasty, 5000 years B. c.,
and in IL tomb of the same time some
ears of barley. In later monuments were
discovered mustard, flax, cucumbers,
%lentils, pine cones, juniper berries, dates,
hollyhocks, chrysanthemums, figs olives,
onions and grapes. Around the necks
and upon the breasts of the mummies of
LOO B. G. were garlands of celery
leaves and blue lotus flowers. In regard
to the various specimens of grain dis
covered, it may be added that no at
tempt to make them grow has ever sue
ceeded, the plants having been subjected
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ing and burial, which, while it preserved
them, destroyedtheir germinatingpower.
The cases in which mummy wheat is
said to have been raised are due simply
to the fraudulent mixture of modern
with the ancient grains. -Chicago Her
aid.
The Dickinson press., 1890-02-08

An episode a few days ago, in whicha
delicate looking young man completely
knocked out an antagonist with fifty
pounds superiority in weight and the
training of a hoodlum, has given an i'm
petus to boxing, and during the past
week no less than twenty young men
have Joined the sparring classes. A
familiarity with the manly art of self
defense by no means inculcates a fight
ing disposition. A good boxer is more
than a match for mere brute force, as
his blows are not aimed in vain. A
quick, smart blow applied to the proper
spot will knock out a giant who would
withstand a blow from a hammer on his
thick head. No good boxer ever need
be shot by a man at close quarters who
is obliged to go to the hip pocket for his
gun, for when he reaches back his arm
he must raise his head slightly, he leaves
his entire front exposed, and the jugular
is temptingly displayed. A comparative
tap on the jugular will make the other
man forget for the time being that he
ever had a gu~n.-Interview in ST. Louis
Globe-Democrat.
The Dickinson press., 1890-02-08
Personal Journalism.

Apart from the value of personal
journalism as historical material, I hold
that the desire for personal details with
regard to public lei is healthy. rational
and should be yielded to. Statesmen
are not ciphers, without form of blood
or passion. Their utterances and acts
are not pure intellectual %secretions. If
you want to know how such and such
an act of weakness or folly is Ineligible
at some crisis in the history of a politi-
clan, you must have learned something
more of the politician than you can get
from the verbatim report of his speeches
OF the colorless and dry language of his
public documents. Behind every speech
and every act there is the mana weak
man or a strong man, high or low, gen.
erous in purpose OF base in intrigue.
You cannot get rid of this background,
if you want to describe the event accu-
rately. You cannot do so when you are
listening to the man, though you should
never have to describe hint. p.
O'Connor in New Review.
The Dickinson press., 1890-02-08
Well Earned.

The first money one really earns has q
value and an importance peculiarly it's
own-a value which is increased if the
money is earned by hard and faithful
labor. One man, at least, will never
forget how he felt on receiving his first
wages. He was q boy of Is at the time,
a western farmers son. Early one
morning a neighbor appeared unexpect-
edly at the door.
"My boys down sick, today" he said,
IAN l wondered if I couldn't git your
Jimmy to drap corn for me in a piece
I'm just finishing up. OF course I'd ex-
pect to pay him for it,"
AS our corn vas all in, SAYS the gentle
man, and my father was always glad to
oblige a neighbor, he said at once that I
might go.
I was greatly pleased with the idea of
being paid in cash for my services, as l
had never worked away from home, and
the spending money" that father coca
sionally gave me did not seem like money
I had earned.
Up and down, down and up the long
burrows l tramped before Farmer Gray's
hoe. 1t was an exceedingly warm day,
and Farmer Gray was a "smart worker
] and evidently intended that I should
The Dickinson press., 1890-02-08
On the Hill.

Miss Alice (waiting for the "bob' to
start)-Do you know, I always think of
the poor sailors at sea on Christmas eve.
1t must be so awfully dreary. They
haven't any of our pleasures-like this,
for instance.
Witticus-oh, indeed, you are mis-
taken. l know a sailor who spends all
his time coasting.
Miss Alice Gncredulous)-On the wa
ter?
Enthusiastically. You've heard of
the h,bstay, have youObt?
Miss Alice-Why, how stupid of mel
of course. But, do you know, 1 never
supposed they used the bobstay for that.
-Harper's Bazaar.
The Dickinson press., 1890-02-08
A Few Men Run the House,

Thus it appeared that of the $50 mem.
bers of the house not more than q couple
of dozen, or at the outside two score,
have anything more than a local or state
reputation. As a matter of fact, the
business of the house is in the hands of
q half dozen men, and when my friend
asked me to point out to him the men
who during the next two years will con-
troll, or largely control, the lawmaking
of that body, I showed him Reed in the
chair, alert and self complacent; McKin-
lego the floor, pale and reserved; Bayne,
of Pittsburg, bearded and strong willed;
Cannon, of Illinois, studiously reading
the revised statutes and chewing the end
Of a Wisconsin cigar; Cabot Lodge,
young, strong, clean limbed, athletic
literary, pacing to and fro in the rear OF
the seats like a lion in a cage, eager to
be off to the jungle; Burrows, smiling
and afable, and with his shoes-the
shoes which it is a matter of principle
with him never to blacken-stuck in his
favorite attitude upon the top Of his
desk, and one-legged Henderson, of
Iowa, hard at work, as usual, with pen
In hand and a formidable array of law
books beside. him.-Washington Letter.
The Dickinson press., 1890-02-08
AN Ee.s WITH WINDOWS.
Observing the Progress of Incubation
Through q Piece of Glass.

OOScISAuS Glo xEUkF06S OK 1uCuU0LlOu
Through q Piece of Glass.
A French scientist who removed the
she'll on either side of an egg, without
injuring the membrane, in patches about
the size of Tho diameter of a pea, and
snugly fitted the openings with bits of
glass, gives the following report of the
wonderful experiment: l placed the 6
with the glass bulls eyes in an incubator,
run by clock work and revolving once
each hour, SO that l had the pleasure of
looking through and watching the
change upon the inside at the end of
each sixty minutes. No changes were
noticeable until after the end of the
twelfth hour, when some of the Inca
mcnts of the head and Lody of the chick
made their appearance. The heart APP
cared to beat at the end of the twenty
fourth hour, and in forty-cight hours
two vessels of blood were distinguished.
the pulsations being quite visible.
At the fiftieth hour an auricle of the
heart appeared, much resembling a lace
CT moose folded down upon itself. At
the end of seventy hours we distin-
guishcd wings and two bubbles for the
brain, one for a bill, and two others for
the forepart and hindpart of the head,
The liver appeared at the end of the fifth
day. at the end of 1871 hours the first
voluntary motion was observed. AT the
end of 1888 hours the lungs and stomach
had become visible, and four hours later
the intestines, the loins, and the upper
mandible could be distinguished. The
Shiny matter of the brain began to take
form and become more compact at the
beginning of the seventh day.
At the Tooth hour the bill first opened
and flesh began to appear on the breast.
AT the 10Th the sternum appeared. At
the cloth hour the ribs had begun to put
out from the back; the bill was quite
visible, as was also the gall bl .dder. At
the beginning of the e36th hour the bill
had become green, and it was evident
that the chick could have moved had it
been taken from the she'll. Four hours
more and feathers had commenced to
shoot out and the skull to become gristly.
AT the Goth hour the eyes appeared,
and two hours later the ribs were per-
feet. AT the 331st hour the spleen drew
up to the stomach and the lungs to the
chest. When the incubator had turned
the egg $50 times the bill was frequently
opening and closing, as if q chick were
gasping for breath. When 45l hours
had elapsed we heard the first cry of the
little imprisoned biped. From that time
forward he grew rapidly, and came out
a f~ull-fedged chick at the proper time
London Standard,
The Dickinson press., 1890-02-08
A Sound Legal Opinion.

.. cambridge Munday, Esq, County
Atty, Clay. county, Tex, says: Have
used Electric Bitters with most happy
results. Ny brother also was very low
with Malarial Fever and Jaundice, but
was cured by timely u Q of this medicine.
Am satisfied Electric Bitters saved his
life"
Mr.. D: !. Wilcoxson, of Horse Cave,
KY, adds q like testimony, saying: He
positively believes he would have died,
had it not been for Electric Bitters,
This great remedy will ward off, as
well as r all Malarial Diseases, and
for all Kidney, Liver and Stomach
Disorders stands unequaled, Price 5Oc.
and 81, at j, ]. Fresman's.
The Dickinson press., 1890-02-08
Killing Rat. In Electricitx


Victor Poissant, a young electrician of
Omaha, has a very ingenious way of kill
ing rats. The prying rodent is caught
in an ordinary oval trap, the bottom Of
which is covered with tin. Mr.. Poissant
has a small dynamo Of his own manu-.
facture. One wire, connecting with the
dynamo, is fastened to the tin lining of
the trap, and another is thrust into the
prisoners cell. The we'll known pro.
pensity Of a Gagged rat to do battle asserts
itself, and he seizes the wire between his
teeth. In SO doing he makes the mistake
of his life. The circuit is complete, his
jaws close on the wire with death grip,
and without a squeak and almost with.
out a culver he passes into a state of
eternal desuetude.-Chicago Times.
The Dickinson press., 1890-02-08
POOR UUMANITY!

The common lot is one of SORROW say-at least
the pessimists, they who look at the worst side.
cnce, is often Swallowed by some ailment that
overhnngs it like a pail, obscuring perpetually
the radiance that else would light the path. Such
ness, or in other words, weakness of the nervous
system, Il condition only irrcmediablc where in
efficient or improper means are taken to relieve
it.. The concurrent experience of nervous people
who have persistently used Hostctter's Stomach
Bitters is, that it conquers entirely representative
ness of the nerves, as well AZ diseascs--so called
which are invited and sustained by their chronic
weakness. AS the nerves gain stamina from he
great tonic the trouble disappears. Use the Bit
tiers for malaria, rheumatism, biliousncss and
kidney troubles.