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Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-09-05
WONDERFUL PUPPETS.
They Are 80 Jointed to Execute the
Most Surprising Movements.

They Are so Jointed as to Execute the
Most Surprising Movements.
NJ. George Bertrand, a talented paint
er, pupil of NJ. Bonnat, who some
years ago exhibited large picture
called ''Patrie," which had great sue
cess, has given up painting in order to
devote his attention exclusively to the
construction of life-size puppets, which
are SO jointed as to execute movements
of the most surprising kind. The Figaro
newspaper. which has taken the inyen-
ton under its patronage, brought to-
gether yesterday an influential audi
ence to see and hear the first represent
tation. The figures produce striking
effect on the spectator, who might mag
inc them to be the characters in tale
of Hoffman, taking form and life.
A violonccllist plays an air full
of sentimsnt and spirit; four dancers,
carefully dressed after the fashion OF
the opera, execute a ballet A clown
PLAYS with artistic skill Oh; the violin,
and Spanish couple-the male dancer
with tambourine, and his partner with
castane ts-go through the most varied
Spanish dances to the tune of the
Espana of Chabrier.
The movements, the gestures, even
the expression of the faces, are marvel
ously hfe-like. The exhibition was
most successful. 1t was unanimously
applauded by those present. Curiously
enough, have never heard the
pictures Of NJ. Bertrand so much spoken
of as l have since he took to max
ing puppets. l may add that NJ Jules
Simon, who was present at the enter
tainment received quite an ovation il
recognition of his personal success a
Berlin.-LondoE Times Paris Core
spondent
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A rival of the strongest man on
EARTH" named Henri Toch, who was
celebrated as an athlete at French and
Belgian fairs, has lately met with ia
tai accident. He was firing . cannon,
which he carried on his shoulders, when
the gun exploded and killed Toch on the
spot. The departed mountebank was a
great favorite at the Paris Gingerbread
fair, which he generally attended in his
capacity as a champion wrestler. He
invariably threw his opponents, who in
Guided powerful fellow called the MAN
with the Iron Mask and an equally
herculean person named Bazin, both OF
whom had to bite the dust before the
formidable biceps of Toch, who, owing
to his prowess and muscle, was entitled
the Rampant of the North. London
Standard.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-09-05

In a village in Russia not long ago
lived poor family named Meaks and
rich man named Lapeu, wbose son was
infatuated with the poor mans daugh-
ter. He wanted to marry her, and as
her father would not consent TO the
match unless the young man brought
him money, young Lapeu stole $500
from his father and gave 1t TO Meaks as
the price of his daughter.
An early wedding was promised. The
Meaks family, however, quietly packed
up their goods, came to this country,
settled In Meriden, Conn, and with the
money obtained from Lapeu purchased
q house. Lapeu followed aud traced
his fiancee to Meriden few weeks ago.
He found where his sweetheart was liv-
ing and called on her, but the girl soon
convinced him that she was far from
glad to see him and that she wouldn't
marry him.
Lapeu then demanded his money
back When it was not forthcoming he
attached the house to recover his 50 800.
One of Meaks' sons, who has been living
at White Plains Junction, VT, was tele-
graphed for. He came and had an inter
view with Lapeu, who insisted on the
return Of the money, but the brother
persuaded him that he had better take
| the girl instead The brother induced
him to withdraw the suit by telling hin
that he would arrange the marriage
shortly. He got Lapeu to go with hin
to White Plains Junction, saying h
would set him up in business by giving
him goods to sell on commission.
At White Plains Meaks gave thu
young man lot of goods and compelled
him to sign paper in which he agreed
to return the goods in a certain time O
pay for them. Then he left Lapeu in |
desolate place in Vermont and though
he had seen the last of him. The youni
fellow tramped back, however, an
made another demand for the girl or hi
money. The son in Vermont was agai
telegraphed for and when he arrived h
had Lapeu arrested for alleged embez
element.
Hebrews who had taken an interest i
Lapeu's case sent to New Haven for Al
torney J. P Goodhart, who procured
dismissal of the charge and viii at ono
take steps to recover the $3,5o0.-Co
New York World
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China and Japan a. Odds.

In well informed circles the prospect
of war between China and Japan is be-
ing seriously discussed. The bone OF
contention is Japan's claim to the Lui
Chin Islands as Japanese territory, and
as the Chinese are said to be determined
to fight unless Japan gives up the islands
in question it is quite possible that fight
ing may ensue. AT all events, the
Chinese government is said to be ener-
getically preparing squadron for active
service, fact which perhaps serves to
account for the recent marked increase
of Russia's naval and military forces in
the far east.-London Figaro.
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SCHOOL AND CHURCH.


"A woolsey professo-ship Of BibIi-
cal literature has been established at /
Yale.
Princeton was the outgrowth of the
Log College OF Row. William Tenant
st Bartholomew Protestant Epis- :
copal Church of New York city has .
Chinese club of over 200 members-
The Presbytery OF Oregon has finally
decided that all candidates for q license
10 preach must abandon the use Of to-
bacco in all forms
The president Of q Presbyterian
college for freedman in South Carolina
informs the church, through the annual
catalogue. that among the pupils are
121 Presbyterians and 13s Christians.
The Peters pence for 1889 yielded
to the Pope thirty thousand dollars less
than in 1885 The legacies bequeathed
to the Pope during the year amount TO
seven hundred thousand dollars
"A permanent scholarshipof 81, 600 10
being raised wholly among the colored
people of Alabama for the Tuskegee
! Normal and Industrial Institute. A
good proportion has already been paid
in cash
4 ---On the west coast Of Africa there
are now 200 churches. SO, 900 converts.
100, 900 adherents, 2,750 schools and S0,-
900 pupils. Religious books have been
translated into IS dialects OF the section.
The destruction by fire of the UNI
versity Of Toronto removes perhaps the
4 finest educational institution in Canada.
Its libraries and museums were very
fully equipped, and its buildings the
best of the kind in the Dominion
The cornerstone Of a new college
for women was laid recently at Mont
clair, few miles out of Denver, Col
The building will cost about $500, 600,
and the cottage plan, instead Of dormi-
tories, will be adopted for boarding ar
rangements 1t is a Baptist institu-
ton, and is designed to be for the West
what Vassar is to the East.
DR. Amelia B. Edwards is reported
to have said respecting her impressions
OF America: 'sTbat which most sur
> prises and impresses me is the number,
size and importance Of woman's col
= leges, the enormous forward movement
Q for education for every body, and the
universally Anu actlfAIy VI "o"on
clubs"
The library of Cornell University
possesses an Oriental manuscript writ
:, ten on palm leaves, consisting of 49,
= strips or leaves, each seven by one and
} q quarter inches. fastened together by
? cord passing through hole in the cente
;, of each leaf. The writing is done OF
each side of the leaves by etching thu
characters with sharp instrument Oh
d the palm leaves which have been after
70 ward rubbed over with black pigment
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the ORIGIN OF COAL.

~ fdoa of How an Individual Bed OF the
.1 Fuel Is Produced.
fy6S1 nav be regarded as essentially
DorauoSed of more or less crushed and
oofn1f6ssed remains of the leaves,
ifSno11es, stems and seeds of different
k11d6 81 frs, calamites, ancient club
inoSo9s 81 the type of Lepi9odendron and
37IdF0 and ferns. The great ma
3oftty of these plants are "fowerless,"
xrd they indicate dense land vegeta-
tion, Krowing in low, marshy situations,
ma iii comparatively warm climate.
PnttinR the indications afforded by the
plAn feof the coal together with those
Afforded by the nature of the under
clay md the roof OF each coal
seam, we can form a good idea
or the manner in which an indi-
siaral bed of coal was produced.
Each coal-bed, in fact represents
IN Ola land surface, probably a vast and
nearly level marshy plain, apparently
placed little above high-water mark,
such - we may see at the present day
covering hundreds of square miles at
the months of great rivers like the Mis-
eiasippi and Gauges. The ''underclay,'
fmmediately beneath the coal-bed, with
IL tnnAimerable roots, is the veritable
old soil in which grew the tangled jun
eles Of FERNS, CaIamites, Lepidodendra and
HigjNafiG, which clothed these ancient
plains from the margin OF the ocean to
the far-distant uplands. The actual
sscoa1n itself represents the slow and
gradual accumulation, through enor-
mously long periods, of the leaves,
branches, trunks, and seeds of this lux
uriant Vegetation, now hardened and
compressed into mere fraction of its
original bulk by the pressure of the
rocks above it. Countless generations
of plants must have lived and died
before the dark and rich vegetable
mold could have accumulated to a thick
ness Aufficient to account for the pro
duction of even one foot of coal; but a
last we must suppose that the old land
surface commenced slowly to sink be
meath the sea, and the once verdan
plains were gradually covered by tn,
salt water of the ocean. Many of thu
monarchs of the forest must have fallel
where they stood, but others withstooC
the waves till their bases were burie,
By many feet of clay and sand tranquil
" deposited around them. The so-calle,
ssroof~ of the coal thus represents tn
f1rst accumulation of sediment throw
down upon the nascent coal-bed, and W
can readily understand how it should
10 rich in the stems and fronds of fern
and other plants, and how it shout
often be traversed by the upright trunk
cf trees. -Science for All.
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The N.rIire shirt.


Now Is the time to formulate plan OF
campaign in regard to wearing the
neglge shirt by business men during
business hours in the city. During the
winter there are large number of men
who bravely declare that they win wear
the aforesaid shirt next season in spite
of all possible sneers and criticisms. But
when summer comes it is found that they
invariably weaken: and they stick to the
old regular edition of boiled" shirt. Dur
ing the last winter the movement In IA
vor of the neglige shirt is said to have
grown in strength and it is believed that
the coming summer viii witness its tri-
umph. But this Ia little doubtful.
What is needed is for the neglige shirt
diciples to get together. Organization
always leads to victory in politics Why
should it not lead to victory in this holy
crusade? Let the neglge shirt party take
the hint.-New York Tribune.
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Robbery of Bombs at sebastopol.

Quite sensation has been caused in
military and official circles at Sebastopol
by the discovery of systematic robbery
of bombs from the artillery magazines
in that city. From the extent of the dis
coveries now made by the police it would
appear that the abstraction of bombs and
shells has been going on for number OF
years. The prosperity which during the
last few years appeared to follow the
operations of certain mechanical engi-
neer who ten years ago was working
iourneyman, and the display which this
individual has recently made, primarily
led to the extraordinary discovery. He
erected large factory, acquired hand
some private residence, and latterly drove
about the city in well appointed car
rage.
This sudden and unaccountable pros
perity attracted the notice of the police,
who made a raid on the factory, when
large hidden stores of bombs were dis
covered bearing the government mark.
The arrest of the engineer led to the
further discovery that an organized band
| of artillerists and others were implicated
| IN the roDDerleS. Inc ponce are VI JPN
ion that the burning of one of the artil-
lery magazines in Sebastopol last yeal
was the work of the band now under ar
rest, who presumably fired the magazine
to prevent the discovery of an unusually
large theft of bombs. To the SAINT
| hands is attributed the mysterious muir
der about the same time of an artillery
driver. The mystery which chiefly ex
ercises the authorities for the momen
is how the bombs were disposed OF t.
such an extent as to enrich so largel,
the organizer of the robberies and hi
confederates. -London News.
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Gold is such favorite trimming this
season that it is used on gowns for BRIDE
Maids, in open-patterned gilt pas
nementerie edging the V neck, and the
pointed waist of the bodice, banding the
pufIed sleeves, and bordering the full
uktrk This trimming is on silk muslin
Gowns, and on others of net, with dotted
stripes, made over satin skirts that are
bound at the foot with gold GALLON. A
pretty dress for child bridemaid is of
white China silk, with Greek key pat
tern, braiding in gold around the low
necked bodice and above the hem of the
SKIRT A wide sash is made of the silk,
aud the waist is worn over lace guimpe
With puffsd sleeves. A group of BRIDE
maids AZ recent wedding wore small
Wroaths of blue forget-me-nots In the
hair, and carried large bouquets of the
same flowers. The ushers at the same
0edd!ng wore enamelsa pins of forget
me-nots in large scarfs of white repped
nix. -Harper's Bazaar.
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INTERRUPTED MEMORY.
Two Remarkable Cases Recorded by His
torical Authorities.

torlcal AutnOrllleSs
From an article entitled "a Study OF
by Professor K. S.
Wood, in the Century, we quote as fol-
lows: During the Centennial Exhibi-
ton a big, burly Scotchman was brought
to the hospital unconscious from sun
stroke. l plunged him intol mass
of slush and water and piled great
masses of ice upon his head. AS he
gradually struggled back to conscious
ness, his first sensation was that he was
packed away in an ice-box and doomed.
When he came more fully to himself his
first inquiry was: Who am I| / said:
Who are you?' This he could not
answer. For four days thatman lay in the
hospital, apparently perfectly rational,
wondering who he was. During all this
time his friends were searching, and
detectives looking for him all through
Philadelphia. At last his recollection
came back, and he was able to give his
name.
"Some years ago in one of our South
srn cities man was seized by the POI
lice and taken TO hospital, where he
told the following story; know moth
ing who / am or where came from. AL
know is that found myself on the
railroad platform short time ago.
then drifted INTO a hall and heard q
temperance lecture; gosded into fury by
| the eloquence of the speaker, rushed
ont and began to smash the windows o.
n neighboring drinking-saloon; CON
seouent attack on me by the roughs led
10 my arrest by the police and my being
brought to the hospital. This Is all
know; who am can not tell At thu
time of the publication of the report o
this ease the hospital authorities has
not found out who the man was"
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Young Woman-I think journalism 10
Q grand calling, Mr. Verbose. Are you
the editor of the paper?
Young Man-N--no, not exactly. I'm
Q writer on space.
Young Woman with fine enthusissm)
On Spaced | can imagine that 1t must
be very ennobling to the mind, Mr.. YER
hose, to know all about astronomy
Puck.
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=
Mother Frochard stood near the door
Of the Amphion theatre, and her cart
bore Hckings Of holxy poky many.
Ice was high, the weather was cold,
and the soul of Mother Frochard wa
angry within her.
Yet the sun Was high, and If you but
stood well in its beams you might per
haps-if the hoky poky habit were well
developed in you-obtain wish for >
licking of the same from piece Of dirty
paper. At least score Of small boys
felt the inward longing, but alas: like
Simple Simon, they had not the neces-
sary penny. They stood about and eyed
the chatting woman and her cart with
looks like those Of Lazarus at the rich
mans door.
At length scion Of wealth approach
ed, airily jingling several coins In the
pockets of his trouserlets-
"Give us cents WORTH he said
haughtily. as became scion of wealth
Then Mother Frochard's ire arose.
"a cents WORTH she screamed; -
cents WORTH and she Hourished her
ladle in the face Of the scion of wealth
| In manner to make him blink. "Yer'u
get no cents worth CT me the day. Two
cents lick this summers the price. Let
me tell yez that, young felly. Don't yes
| know that ice has rizY
The scion Of wealth turned trembling
" away, and when it was too late Moth.
er Frochard looked as If she had been toe
hasty.
Beware, nnonopolists. You may go to<
far on this ice question New Yorl
Herald.
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According to Orders.

Proprietor-How did you enjoy your
dinner?
Customer-Well, the tripe had been
injured.
Proprietor with dignity)-you must
be mistaken, siri
Customer tell you it had been bat
tered Boston Herald
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rlon OF TIE JOKE.
Unique and Purely
American snap.

<,rotesque, unique and Purely
',- American snap.
. - illustrate for your benefit
Stion OF the chestnut. or The
Fall OF the Comic Skit,'" re-
Ion. Erastus Gurley. lighting a
flal cigar at the Merchants.
satellites Of the eminent
Immediately scrambled for
he vicinity.
6ften we hear the question
up the comic gags we see in
apers?'" continued the politi-
bier. "Well. can assure yon
<omic--originally comic-idea
cover a good deal OF ground
1t is hashed and rebashed
Is Of cheap humorists all over
~. The same idea reappears
DISCUSSES, and it plays many
$the journalistic stage. Take
ia: The Yonkers Statesman
man who Is willing to take
,they come finds usually that
II come
tkit, you perceive, contains q
mich attracts attention. Bones,
inorist OF the Wigville Wall,
d, presto. the succeeding issue
M contains the following:
y-Cheerup, ole chappie; take
they come.
Icy Yes, but things don't
6erading this time you see as a
l50, hired humorist of the Yell
Yelp, sees the last version; has
the original. and he tries his
hand on transposition Of the
The Yelp soon after contains the
(11e men decide it is best to take
~ they come, and die just before
|kIf comes
~ variations, you see; a-inos'
1Dtible.
Sfpot, comic artist of Smokers
ices Tambo's effort, and sit
&1d draws comic sketch, which
soon, showing big sign blown
~ moorings, and about to strike
e The back of the head, the mai
5rhile explaining to friend:
the coolest man you ever saw
IA life; l always take things a
6l6x1e.'
oiinx Pegasus, humorist OF tn
|14llle Te-!Ie. ia of a poetical cast
NJ the come picture, and his mus
n nth a big yearn to tackle Ii
Isl 10. The next issue of the Tell
|<ftened with this jeu d'esprit:
HI man who takes things easy;
3 Who takes things as they come,
X<1l ind when old and wheeZy,
That things avoid his home.
Amnn must up and rustic;
Must make things spin and hum;
And then in life's fierce issue
He'll catch Things as they come.
his Kettles it. The chestnut is no.
crown and ready for ten year!
is 10 the press. It's a great.
lQne, purely American snap, an
Shich, SO far, has eyaded the motto
~ O'Rell. st. Paul Pioneer Pres
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"Do you love me as much as ever.
dear?" asked Mrs. Gazzam, anxiously.
1T should think l did" replied Gaz-
Gam. Didn't eat two whole biscuits,
at breakfast, that you made yeusssiiS'
-Lippincotts
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The train which recently carried the
emperor of Japan to Nagoya made, it Ii
said. the best record ever reported over
a japanese road. 1t traversed the dis
lance of 2o6 miles between Tokyo and
Nagoya in nine and half hours, includ-
ing stoppages-
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Shop Keeping In Paris.

French Girl-Papa, man who looks like
an American is observing those gloves In the
window. What shall ask for themi
Shopkeeper-Twenty dollars.
Man (entering1-How muchl
Girl-Twenty dollars
Man-Sac-r-r-ri
Shopkeeper-Forty cents, Ms'seer.-Oma-
ha World
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A Wise Course.

al fell over the rail-" said the sailor,
.sand the shark came along and grabbed
me by the leg"
"And what did you do?"
al let him have the leg. I never dis
mute with a shark. IN. Y. Sun.
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The Limbless league is the latest po-
utical organization. It fiourishes In
Schuylkil county, Pa, and according to
It's founder, Arthur Jones, has 2,7oo
members who have lost either an arm or
. leg.
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Remarkable.

There is remarkable case of heredity in
San Francisco. The daughter of policeman
there frequently sleeps twelve days at
stretch. Minneapolis Tribune.
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Barber Ito customer1-Have you heard Of
the bad scrape young Brown has got intoP
Why, no; when did you shas e
him lastf'-The Epoch
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A pair Of horses attached 10 I hsxy3
truck belonging to Sme6ley Bro<hers. and
driven by Louis Woods, became fright
ened near the head u Long Wizard, II
New Haven, Conn. and nm AWAY. n
his efforts to control the azzima.a Woo3a
broke the bit in the mouth Of TIE 81
horse and they sped down tbs wharf =
. breakneck pace Just before re4chinx
the end Woods jumped, seeing that ~
horses would 60 over into thu hax6oe.
This they did : moment 1ates, harDeo
and truck disappearing In water tn ft>5$<
deep For = moment the team ~ ouf
Of sight. Then ons horse appenred o
the surface and struck ont for IL En1t
Haven shore. mile ard hl1k scxoao
the harbor. Some man followed n :
| rowboat
About : quarter d mis- from ~
| wharf the korse struck mud md nounr
dered. he was helped mp b. the nzsn n
| the rowboat and again started for Tia
| shore. A short distance further On be
again struck mud bank and rolled ovez
on his back, but once more be Was -
sisted to his feet, and working his w
through the mud readhed deep water,
He SWAN as straight as A arrow, md
did not need further assistance unti
within q short distance q The Shore
when be struck reef Of fine stone and
disappeared under the water. III
spectators on shore beld their breaxh u
expectancy that hs had gone down Al
good, but the next instant be came 4
the surface. and clearing tho rsef founl
| : firm fcothold and walked as3aor
through water about three feet deep
He was in an exhausted condition ate
his mile and half swim, and did no
manifest any disposition to run furthel
The other horse was drowned. With th
assistance Of derrick the truck Va
raised to the wharf Cor Now Yor
J Sun.
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William d. Howells recently re-
marked to a friend that he considered
foreign travel detrimental to the career
Of an American novelist
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Sudden Change of Terms.

sssnukes an embezzlerP What was
~ extent Of his operations?"
stonly about twenty dollar"
ssIn that all? The miserable thiefF
-Chicago Tribune