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Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-11-21


Deering, Hon. Walter a. Wood. Levi.
Miller, Col. A. L. Conger and Gen a.
S. Bushnell.
Purpose of the Combination.
The purpose Of. the new company il
the building of harvesting machinery. :
said Col. Conger, when questioned by a
reporter. he present Generalization
OF the busin ess necessltated the forma-
tlcn OF new company | can recall
over eighty different companies engaged
IN the business which have failed, en-
failing. a loss upon farmers. lab0ring
men and manufacturers and others OF
between $35.0O0,000 and SIC, 1000, 600.
While some companies have been snc-
cessful, the general condition Of the
business was such that it became neces-
sary to give the farmers better ma
chimes at lower prices, if possible, with
out disaster to the manufacturer. For
several Years manufacturers have been
selling machines at so low price as
to give them no fairly compensating
profit.
The cost of materials has been adj
yancing, SO that it has become necessary
either to raise the price of machines to
the farmer or through economy, nro-
duce and distribute them more cheaply,
us it is the purpose and expectation If
this new company to do. 1t is no less
the interest of binder manufacturers
than that of the farmers themselves
that the latter should obtain binder
Irvine at reasonable prices, and til ahope
OF eifecting this object is one Of IL i'm
portant reasons for the formation Of this
new company. Freight will be saved
by having machines made at factories
located so that there will be as few as
possible of cross-shipments and unnec-
essary expenses, burdensolne to both
maker and user.
There is no intention to raise the
prices of the machines. We do not ex-
peet to check competition, but shall
Probably carry on the manufacture Of
the present machines at the several DIFF
ferent works. The only way to accom-
plish this was by the formation of AN
entire new company, and the names Of
the directors whom ! have mentions
Will be a sufficient guarantee that the
company will te successfully and con
tentatively managed. We have not de-
cided upon all the officers, but it is un-
derstood that Nj. Mccormick il to he
president, Mr., Wood vice president, and
Mr. Zee ing chairman Of the board OF
directors.
The other gentlemen interested in the
formation of the new company rndorsed
the statement made by Gen. Conger.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-11-21
Cigars at Eastern Coat.

have the stock Of cigars Of Major
Bros a out 50, 1900 Of the best brnds
&c. and Zoe cigars, to close out whole
sale or retail, far below The price of
such 90 DIS. Smokers will make a
note of it, Mauzy o30,d,tf
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-11-21

Very latest styles in mems and
boys clothing at Bloch Bros.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-11-21
To- lnfants and chIIdren.

"castoriaiseo well adapted 10 children that
Irecoinneud it as Superior 70 any prcscrpliua
known to me-" II, A. Aacnrn, N. D.,
III 50. Oxford ST., Rrookiyn. N. liz.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-07-11
ScalIcp Shells.

In olden times when pilgrims came
from the Holy Land they wore as an
emblem of their VOWS a.pretty brown
and white shell, called St. James shell,
now better known as u scallop shell
Large shells of this kind were early
utilized as baking dishes, and have
given their name to a great number OF
excellent scalloped or 'escalloped"
preparations of fish and meat. OF late
years luxurious taste has demanded
something more costly, and silver shells
In the shape of the old sea shell, at $50
dozen, have taken the place of
scallop shells at sixty cents a dozen.
The smaller scallop shells are exceed
ingly pretty for many decorative pur-
poses Their wavy shape and delicate
hues of brown and cream are SO beau
tiful that they have been used for fancy
work by many people who would have
been shocked if they had known the
shell was as common as an oyster, and
was thrown away from our market
stalls by the bulk.
Inc natural scallOp shell is covered
with rough coating, which is easily re
moved by soaking it in weak solution
of chlorate Of lime and water, in pro
portion of half pound OF lime to a gal
Ion of water. The shells must each be
pierced four times ON each side of the
base and once higher up on each side if
they are to be sown on velvet or silk to
border cushion or form a wreath
around the base of a pretty circular
work bag. This is done with a single
drop OF caustic. Only a tiny drop must
be used, and u hole must be instantly
drilled through with a strong needle.
As soon as hole is pierced the shell
must be dropped in cold water TO stop
the action OF the acid, which might
otherwise spread, AS soon as the shells
are pierced varnish them with the finest
white varnish used by artists. 1t will
hardly show, but will bring out the col
ors as holding a shell in water does. --
New York Tribune
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-07-11

A young man with q gilnlet two
feet long stopped in front of tele-
graph pole IN an uptown street the
other day and began to bore into it.
Another young man, reporter on
The Sun, stopped also and asked the
first what he was about. II am going
to find out how long this stick will
stand up" he said, twisting the handle
rapidly. II am employed by the com
pany that owns the pole, and it is my
business to go about the streets making
inspections like this. Every pole is
numbered, and when / make my re-
port the company takes action accord
ing to the condition of the wood.
This Is the only way we can tell how
strong pole is, for decay begins be-
meath the surface and works toward
the center. II shows on the outside
last. So you can't tell from the looks
whether pole may not come down in
the first high wind, or light one,
either, for that matter. This one,
and he withdrew his gimlet and looked
at the fine shaving cliuging to it,,
will last at least a year without dan
ger There is one on the BoWery, near
Fourth street. that looks perfectly
sound, much better than this one, in
fact, and yet it is decayed almost from
surface to surface, and is liable to fall
any day" The young man did not
know when the company would re-
place the dangerous pole, and, after
making a memorandum in a book, he
proceeded up the street to probe the
next stick. New York Sun.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-07-11

"Talk about a woman's inconsistent
cyl Well, ] had an example of it to-
night that fairly took my breath away"
and the speaker took puff at his CT
gar. II was at the theatre, and of
course my seat was directly behind
one which contained woman with a
big hat The hat was not only high,
but it was topped off with waving
plumes, and it soon started in to spoil
the evening for me. The woman bob
bed her head from side to side in way
| that played the deuce with my nerves,
because l was kept jumping from side
to side in my efforts to catch glimpses
of the actors. At first didn't know
what was the cause of her activity, but
| finally | discovered that the woman in
front of her had on even bigger hat
than she wore herself. Well, gave up
trying to see the stage the rest of the
first act and devoted myself to enjoy
ing the plight of my tormentor, as she
lodged ON this side and then on that
To avoid the big hat in front of her.
''At the end of the act got another
seat, where | could see both the stage
and the woman who had sat before me-
She wasn't young or pretty (women
who wear big hats at the theatre sell
dom are), and / confess | took great
glee in seeing her go through the con
tortions through which she had recently
put me- She became furious, and
dropped remarks to her husband which
| was sure were by no means compl-
mentary to the woman in front.
after the play managed to get
alongside the woman and walk out of
the theatre ut her elbow If she wasn't
muttering all the spiteful things imagin-
able to her husband about the poor
creature whose hat had put her in such
a temper, and bless you, it probably
never occurred to her that she had been
doing the same thing herself which she
thought so mean in her guilty sister
hope that her experience taught her to
look for the beam in her own eye first,
but I've no idea it did. New York
Tribune.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-07-11
WHERE HIS THOUGHTS WERE.


A Lightly Clad Somnambulist Visits His
Sweetheart at Midnight.
The strangest somnambulistic feat
we ever heard of occurred in the woods
near Interlachen the other night.
A young man, whom we will call
Tom Jetfreys, by way of illustration,
was very much infatuated witha young
lady who lived on the public road,
three miles from his home Every
body who has travelled that part of the
country knows that the neighborhood
is thicllly settled and for miles you
go without getting out of sight of
some ones house The road is travelled
about as much as some Of our back
streets.
One night, about o'clock, he re-
tired early. 1t was bright moonlight.
In his sleep he got up out of bed, and,
in his night clothes, walked undis-
turbed to the house of his lady love.
As is generally the case in this coun-
try, stairways run up to the second
floor on the outside of the buildings,
and this one in particular leads from
the ground to the young lady's room
door. Young Jefreys walked up
those stairs and sat down unconscious
ly near the lady's door How long he
remained there he does not know. but
when he awoke his head was resting
on his knees and it WAS 10 o'clock
Imagine his surprise. There, at his
aflianced's home, in his night clothes,
three miles from home. As easily as
possible he crept down the stairway.
He could hear the old man down in
the field attending to his horses and
cattle, Everything was still The PEG
pie in the house were quietly chatting.
An open space of about twenty feet
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-07-11

A most valuable and interesting doc
ument of antiquity has been obtained
for the Louvre museum. 1t is the
speech against Athenogenes delivered
by Hyperides, the friend of Demos
themes, and the defender of the motor
ious courtesan Phryne, who was ac-
cused of impiety, but was saved by the
orator, who pulled off her peplum and
displayed her charms to the eyes of the
astonished judges The incident has
been depicted on canvas by Gerome.
The history of Hyperides and his
speech, as set forth by NJ. Revilout in
his report TO the Academy of lnscrip-
tons, is curious enough. Athenogenes
had perfumery shop which was man
aged by a man of straw, or rather a
slave, called Midas, to whom a client
of Hyperides had left money. Being
unable to recover the sum the client
resolved to buy the shop and the
negotiations were carried on by lady
friend of Athenogenes, to wit, Anti
gone, a red haired and black eyed
Athenian damsel.
All this traffic led to legal squabbles
between these extremely interesting
Greeks, and gave Hyperides an oppor.
tunisy of descanting ON bargains af-
fected by women, who were treated as
badly by Scion as Napoleon afterward
treated them in his ungallant code.
The pleading of Hyperides has
a wonderfully modern tone about
1t, and-but for tho names, dates
and places might have been de
livered in the royal courts OF
justice in the Strand or at the Paris
tribunal of commerce. The speech is
mentioned by Longinus, who also re
fers to that in defense Of Phryne, but
it has only recently been found OF
papyrus by NJ. Revillout, an assistant
keeper of the Louvre museum. Lon
don Telegram.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-07-11
He Paid for 1t,

81 would like to see some diamond
rings, said foppish young man witt
q dainty manner of speech, entering q
three ball emporium on Halsted street,
near Taylor.
'You would, eha" said Marx, the
proprietor, to himself, as lie travelled
along his counter toward the threaten
ing to be customer; "but bet me dot
Teller ish no good, and aloud, in the
most genial manner, "Anyding you
want, sir, you shall hat"
The young man quickly chose ring
with three carat single stone of
prime light and requested that it be
kept apart for him, as he had no money
at that moment. Marx cleared away
the rings, when the young man, sud
denly leaning over the counter indi-
Gated a spot upon the shelf where the
chosen ring should be left until his
return. In the movement his elbow
went through the glass top of the
showcase.
Upon my word" cried he, chat
was a most awkward trick. | do not
know what to say. You may add the
damage to the price of the ring"
Der glass cost only tree dollar"
said Marx with some i'll grace. why
don you pay it now2'
why, sir, | am out of funds" was
the distressful protest.
you will egscuse mo if l correct
you blandly replied the broker and
bending over the case he seized the
protruding end of a $40 bill and
plucked it from the young mans vest
pocket.
The purchaser was covered with
confusion and averred that he knew
not that he had the money. He was
ready, however to have the cost of the
glass deducted.
When Marx deposited that evening
the bank clerk returned to him $50
bill on which he had deftly imprinted
IN large violet letters the condemning
word, Counterfeit. - Chicago Tri-
bune
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-07-11

DO you know" said Manager
Rogers recently, that of all non
senslcal superstitions this popular idea
that thirteen is fatal number is the
worst, | always count it lucky. II
has ever been so with me. That re.
minds me that Bill Nye and Whit.
comb Riley stopped at the same no.
te 3 mat we did at western city. The
CLERK was going to give them room 10,
but Riley wouldn't have it because of
the number, SO / took it. But Riley
got room 6 and Nye room Z, which
they occupied en- suite and gave them
a IL In spite Of all. You ought Ia
have seen Riley; why, he was as ner,
Vous as wet hen. Buffalo Courier.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-07-11

A Kingston man, while looking
through file of newspapers published
in Kingston in 1922, found a descrip-
ton Of a new invention" repeat
ing tirearm The gun was manufact-
ured in New York city and was
invented by a man named Isaiah
Jennings. The description reads as
follows: 1T is single barrel and
lock stocked in the usual style, and is
perfectly simple, safe and convenient.
The number of charges may be ex-
tended to fifteen, or even twenty, each
charge being under as complete con-
troll as a single charge in an ordinary
gun, and may be fired in the space Of
two seconds to a charge or at longer
intervals, at the option of the pos
SCISSOR, with the same accuracy and
force as any other gun. The princi-
pal can be applied toany musket, rifle,
fowling piece or pistol, and can be
made TO fire from two to twelve times
without adding anything to the in,
cumbrance of the piece, except five or
six ounces to its weight kingston
Freeman
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-07-11


1t would appear that some little time
ago a man was driving a spring cart
in the neighborhood of Hexham. On
the road he met a poor creature evil
IDENTIFY very i'll and too enfeebled to
walk. His appearance did not appeal
in vain to the sympathy of the kind
hearted driver, who generously under
took to convey the dying wayfarer to
comfortable quarters He assisted the
man into his cart, and was proceeding
along the road, when whom should he
meet but an officer of the inland rev
enue. And very lynx eyed officer
he was, too. The law was not TO be
broken under his nose with impunity.
Here was clear case without a doubt.
A passenger was being carried in an
unlicensed conveyance, and so our
jealous officer hurries Off and lodges a
charge. For the offense the owner of
the spring cart had to appear at Hex
ham petty sessions this week.
1t was not denied that he had given
a man lift on the road, but in ex
tenuation of this breach Of the law it
was stated that the passenger was in
such sore emergency that he died on
the very next day after the incident
referred to- The magistrates very
properly refused to become mere auto
matte registers Of the law and dis
missed the case Nobody ever sus-
pected that the heart of an inland
revenue officer was susceptible to SEN
timent. The one who prosecuted in
this case is man of authority, who
viii have no straining of mercy Like
Shylock, he claims that the claw al
lows it, and he is not going to be sat
istied with anything less than the full
pound of flesh. He gave notice Of an
appeal to the next quarter session. The
owner Of the spring cart, between
trouble and expense, is being made to
pay pretty penalty for his compass
sion. 1t should be an awful warning
of the danger of playing the good Sa-
marian with an untaXed cart. Dun
dee (Scotland0 News.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-07-11
Proof THAT the Earth Turns.

II has puzzled the heads of good
many Youngsters to know how the
earth turns round. A German educa
tional journal, published in Frankfort
gives the following directions for prov.
ing that the earth docs mover
''Take a good sized bowl, ell it nearly
full of water, and place it upon the
floor of a room which is not exposed
to shaking or jarring from the street,
Sprinkle over the surface of the water
coating of lycopodium powder-a
white substance which is sometimes
used for the purposes of the toilet, and
which can be obtained at almost any
apothecarys. Then upon the surface
Of this coating make, with powdered
charcoal, straight black line, say an
inch or two in length.
Having made this little black mark
with the charcoal powder on the sur
face of the contents of the bowl, lay
down upon the floor, close to the bowl,
O stick or some other straight object,
so that it will be exactly parallel with
the mark. If the line happens to be
parallel with crack in the floor, or
with any stationary object i'll the room,
this will serve as we'll Leave the
bowl undisturbed for few hours, and
then observe the position of the black
mark with reference to the object that
it was parallel with, 1t will be found
to have moved about, and to have
moved from east to wcst-that is to
say, in the direction opposite to that
of the movement of the earth on its
axis. The earth, in simply revolving,
has carried the water and everything
else in the bowl around with it, but
the powder has been left behind a
little, The line will always be found
to have moved from east to west
which proves that everything else has
moved the other way. Court Jour
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-07-11

The problem whether a manager can
or cannot compel vocal artist to ac-
cept an encore has probably not been
seriously considered hitherto. Per-
formers are, as rule, only too ready
TO respond to demands made upon
them by an audience or portions of 1t,
and it can hardly have occurred to any
one to conceive that an occasion would
arise in which a vocalist would be
censured by his employer for not con
ceding an encore. Such an occasion,
however, would seem to have arisen in
connection with ar English opera
theatre, and the case, it is said is GER
tain to come into court. The singer
has been fined one nights salary for
his alleged irregularity, and, accord
ing to his statement, the fine has been
justified by the management on the
basis of private regulation, to the
effect that any artist in its employment
refusing to take cali shall be liable
to fine in question.
We shall not attempt to anticipate
the decision which may hereafter be
given, but, apparently, much will de
pend upon the meaning attached py
Judge and jury to the expression tax
ing a call" In ordinary theatrical
parlance cali is simply a summons
to the footlights, not a request for the
repetition of song or verse, 1t would,
however, be almost a pity if the prob
lem named above escaped legal pro
nouncement because of the nicely OF
meaning here involved. 1t would be
interesting to have it formally declared
whether an artist has any choice in the
matter Of encores, or whether he or she
must concede them willy-nilly. Should
the latter conclusion be arrived at
some vocalists will feel that new
hardship has been thrust upon them
and salaries may rise accordingly. The
general public also would be more than
ever at the mercy of those whose
passion for encores is undlscrimin-
ating. London Globe.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-07-11

Tricks of speech grown into mannerisns
often betray people into blunders absurd
enough One instance of this comes from II
town in Maine, where dwelt a man who quail
flied his reply to every question with the
word "handy" twisted into some sort of a
conditional clause. H was even asserted that
he proposed to the lady who became his wife
by declaring re would like to marry her "if
she could make it handy" but this very likely
is a fabrication of invidious gossips.
Calling recently at a house, OF which the
late master was lying unburied in the parlor,
the visitor was asked if he would like to see
the remains of his old friend.
"Wel, yes" he answered, "that is, I'd like
to see them if you've got 'em round handy.
If you haven't, it's no matter. Boston
Courier.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-07-11
Why She Tarried.

At leading summer hotel during lne p' t
season Mrs. d. was among tire last guests "
leave, taking her departure only when, m WI,
the 1st of September, the closing Of the ho'e''
became imminent At
aWhy is this thuslyl" asked friend. ~, -
thought You were going to bar h"iOo'
Augustp -,.at II
ayes" said Mrs. D., 1--WE did talk apou ron nv
but in the first place we were perlecti9 VA !
Portable where we were, and in the Seeot s',,t
noticed that everybody who lett was "a pS 80
picked to pieces by those who reinain Irntect
like the dove in the fable, / staid 10 p'0''
my reputation. philadelphia News
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-07-11

An attempt was made to wreck the
Tacoma bound Northern Pacific train
at Linton, seven miles north of Port
land, Ore. The train was suddenly
tagged by n tramp named T. s. Tay.
lor, who told II strange story of an en-
counter with train wreckers. He said
that while walking on the road to Port
land he saw three men piling old ties
and fallen trees high ON the track
When they saw him they put pistol
to his head aud made him take seat
on a log and keep quiet while they
proceeded with their work Their work
SO engrossed them that he managed to
slip away unnoticed just in time to pre-
vent a wreck
Taylor was taken aboard tho train
and treated like n prince. He was sent
back from Centralia, and Sheriff Kelly
took charge of him to get description
of the wreckers Taylor claimed that
he knew nothing about the country,
but he was so minute in his details in
describing the instructions piled ON the
track that the sheriff suspected some
thing. Finally, he turned to Taylor,
saying; You did this" Taylor wilted,
and confessed and told all. He said he
piled the stuff on the track and pre-.
vented wreck for the purpose of be
ing richly rewarded by the company
He was arrested and is now in Jail
There were 200 passengers on the train
st. Paul Pioneer Press.