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Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-05-31
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beats anything heretofore
made in
all these and other points.
The
wide-awake Farmer
will also get
our circulars and
satisfy himself
whether he can afford
to have his grain
wasted
by other threshers when he
can make money
by having his grain
threshed
with the New Vibrator.
Our pamphlet giving
full information about
Threshing Machinery
and
Traction Engines
sent on application.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-06-05
Anticlina Y.

] walked q city street, and suddenly
Jaw "A tiny iai. The winter wind
HoWlcd itt'il v. and OIL tie air ahufe
n. cioar-,ut out,iuu OF tho buildings tan
Seemed fil OF knives Hat cut aH'inst the
fare:
an awful mig Z among the unhousd poor.
Tie hoy was tgttcrcd; both bis hands were
thrust
For show Of warmth within Ills pocket-holes'
v Lcrc rockets bad not been Tor many gay
ono. frotl-cr-lcg was long enough iu hue
The naked flesh. but one, In mOckefy
4 world too short, tho he was mo str0us
small,
Loft bare and rcd his knec--a cruel thing.
Then swcllcd my selfish heart with tenderness
And pity tor The waif: 10 think OF one
So Young 30 seeming helpless, homeless 100
Rr0l-ting thc night a-hlFer with Tie coid.
Ginning little soon passed MIN by
Ms fingers re- ching for silver coin
To make him happier, IL only for
In hour whcu-i marvced as ] beard
His mouth was puckcrcd up ia CHEEKY wise.
And iu the very teeth Of fortune iroWn
He Whistlcd loud "a scrap OF some gay tuhc4
And must know that all my ready tears
Fell on "a mood more merry than mine own.
Richard f.. Burton. in HaTpcrs Magazine.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-06-05
THE CITY OF GEMS.
How the Treasures Of Ceyion are Tn
earthed and Find Their Way 20 London.

Ratnapura. the city Of gems is the
center of a district twenty or thirty
miles square, in almost all of which "A
stratum Of gravel six feet to twenty
feet under the surface exists. Through
ont this area gem pits are to be seen
near the villages some being worked
now others being abandoned The
natives work there ia companies of six
or eight, and pay a rupee per man per
month for the privilege OF working 4
certain allotment where they begin by
marking of square OF about ten
feet.
After removing about three feet of
soil the sounding rod, piece Of iron
about half an inch in diameter and six
feet long, is used to sound for the
gravel If successful the digging is
begun in earnest TIL about four feet
deep. On the Scconu day gravel is
taken out by baskets and handed from
one man to another till all within the
square is eXcuatcd Should the min
els lind the soil fairly firm at the bot
tom Of the pit they tunnel all around
for about two feet, drawing out the
gravel and sending il up also to be
hclped with the rest, which usually
completes the work of the second day.
Waterman remains near II all night
On the third day il is all washed
in % wicker basket bv circular Jerk
ing motion, which throws out an the
surplus light stone and rubbish. till
good quantity Of heavy gravel is left
in the bottom which is carefully cN-
anljued. There is hardly baskctful
that does not contain some gem, OF in
ferior value, which are usually sold bv
the pound for about nine rupees,
Should no valuable stones be found
another pit is sunk aud SO ON until
one or two on perhaps three really
valuable gems are unoarthcd, when
the work i, stopped and the whole
party goes OIL To Ratnapura with the
prize.
Ii these are worth say few thous-
and rupees they are kept secret and
only shown To one or two men OF mon
ey. who make the owners an advance
aud look after the custody of the prcc-
ious stones Then they gamble and
drink for some time till another adj
vance becomes necessary. and SO on
until half the value is obtained Then
the party, with the MORTGAGE, pro-
ceed- TO Columbo, or ltalutara. where
rich Moorish traders are summoned to
purchase. and The gems soon find their
way to London The general public
know nothing about these transactions,
and valuable gems are never heard of
in Ceyion and acarcrly see the light o.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-06-05

- GRADUATE Or
Bellevue Hospital Medic'I College.
NEW YORK. CITY,

Ably assisted by fun corps of competent
physicians and surgeons.
Treats, with unparalleled success. all chronic
nervous skin and blood diseases Of every
nature upon the latest scientific principles. He
particularly invites all whose cases have been
neglected, badly treated, or pronounced incur
able. Patients who are doing well under the
care of their own physicians need not call on
us, as our province is to treat those who can
not Ind relief otherwise. No money required
OF responsible parties TO commence treatment.
CURING OF PILES GUARANTEED viii
give $1,000 for any case of failure.
DISEASES OF WOMEN.-We shall continue
as heretofore, 10 treat with our best consid-
Grafton and skill the diseases peculiar 10
women. our operations for fstula, ruptured
creviX, uteri, ruptured perenum, and for
structure Of the creviCal canal, a condition
resulting in sterility, have been alike crafty
ing to both ourselves and our patients.
EPILEPSY. OR FITS positively cured by a
new and neYer-faillng method.
FREE EXAMINATION OF THE URINE
Each person applying for medical treatment
should send or bring from two to four ounces
ana mlcrOscopical examination.
REMARKABLE CURES perfected in old
cases which have been neglected or unskill-
fully treated. No experiment or failures.
Durable cases guaranteed.
Cases and correspondence strictly conhden-
tal aud medicine sent 10 any part of the
United States. List of questions free.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-06-05
Farm For Sale !

Consisting Of go acres located about seven
miles southeast ot Mineral Point near the
Darlington read. Good dwelling house, barn
and out buildings ON the place; well watered,
plenty ot timber and good pasture, all well
fcure5 VIII Doe sold reasonable and ON easy
torm- F.r further particular, apply at Rich'd
BENSON meat market, Mineral Point l7ml
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-06-05
FORWARD"
FNMlE. q. iEI.llYs.lEr gs.ssall.r
WISCONSIN STATE JOURNAL
THE OFFICIAL STATE PAPER.
DAILY AND WEEKLY.

The STATE JOURNAL has just passed
into thc hands of a strong corporation,
composed Of leading republicans and
prominent business professional and ed
vocational men.
II is the intention of the new manage
ment TO publish a vigorous, newsy and
enterprising paper, that shall contain all
the current news Of the day, be a stall
wart advocate Of republican principles,
and give a wide variety Of interesting
reading. Especial attention will be given
to the collection Of all state news of
political or general character. We prom
Use that the STATE JOURNAL shall be
lively, readable and reliable.
Now is the time to subscribe for the
approaching political campaign, which
promises TO be an exceedingly important
and exciting one.
TERMS:
Daily, by carrier, 81 90
Daily, by mail, %
Weekly postage paid, 90
STATE JOURNAL PRINTING co.
MADISON, WIS, May 1, 1890.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1890-12-13
Lead Pencils.

New York Sun.
Do you see this fine black pow
der? 1t is graphite. 1t costs
twenty-five cents a pound. This
white substance is German clay.
1t is brought as ballast in sail
ing vessels. We mix the clay with
the powder, and grind them in
mill, adding moisture, ill the mix
ture becomes a paste-like putty.
This paste is pressed into dies of
of the size of pencil lead, but four
times as long. Cut into proper
length, the leads are baked at a
high temperature. The degree of
hardness is determined by the pro-
portion of clay-the more clay the
harder the lead.
The wood of the pencil is cedar.
This is brought mostly from
Florida, and is obtained from fallen
trees. 1t is delivered in blocks
sawed to pencil lengths. Half of
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1890-12-13

Unless the silver situation speed
improves all the low grade mines
in Colorado will be forced to close
down. The smelters of that state
are loaded down with millions of
dollars worth of low grade ore, pur.
chased when silver was up, and
which cannot be worked at the
present price.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1890-12-13
A Sure Cure for Piles,

Itching Piles are known by moiture like
prcspiration, causing intense >ching when
warm. This form as we'll as biz d, bleeding
and Protrudlng, yield at once to D,. Bosanko 5
file Kennedy, which acts dieectly % the parts
Affected, abSorbs tunors, allays, itching and
ehectS permanent cure, soc. Druggists or
man; treatise free. DR.. Bosanko, Piqua, o.
Sold by HID. BIATcuIrv
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1890-12-13
Piles! PilesI PilesI

Dr; Williams Indian Pile Ointment will cure
Blind, Bleeding, and Itching Piles when ali other
ointment have failed. 1t absorbs the tumOrs.
allays the Itching at once acts as poultice gives
instant relief. DR.. Williams Indian Pile 0int-
ment Is prepared only for Piles and Itching OF the
private parts, and nothing else Every box ia
Warranted. Sold by dauggsts, or sent by mail
on receipt OF price, Soc and 81 per box.
WILLIAMS MFG co. Props,
Cleveland, o.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1890-12-13

these are thick to receive the lead
and half are thin to be glued upon
the others when the lead has been
inserted.
The blocks are wide enough for
four pencils each. They are
grooved for the leads by a saw.
The leads are taken from hot glue
and laid in the grooves. Then the
thin piece is glued to the thick one.
After the blocks are dry the four
pencils of each block are cut apart.
Another machine shapes them,
making them eight-sided, three
sided, round, or fiat, as may be
desired. They are FURNISHED by
machinery, and are then ready to
be tied pin punches.
The higher grades of pencils are
made by finer manipulation of the
graphite and the use of better
material. The average pencil costs
about one-quarter, of cent to
make. Of this grade of pencil an
operator will turn out twenty-five
hundred a day.
Quite a curiosity, which has
caused considerable talk, has been
discovered about five miles from
Russelville, Ky. On a high, cliffy,
miniature mountain, so thickly
overgrown with cedars as to render
the passage of human beings al
most impossible, was accidentally
discovered what is supposed to
have once been a city. Here and
there for several hundred yards in
every direction were found the
half-buried ruins of what were
once the homes of a people of
whom we know nothing. A stone
quarry close at hand showed evil
dence of having been worked in
the long ago, and from its capacious
bosom the material with which
the houses had been constructed
was taken. The most wonderful
thing seen was the one building,
which has stood the storms of ages
and is still intact, and good for
centuries more. 1t is a square
building about 3Ox40 feet, and is
built of huge blocks of stone which
are fully ten feet long by five feet
wide in the foundation, and grow
smaller higher up, until at the top,
80 feet from the ground, the cap
stones will measure about three
feet square. The unanimous opin-
ion of all those who have visited
the ruins is that this must have
been built and used as fort by
the inhabitants of the town in the
time of danger.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1890-12-13
A SAFE INVESTMENT

Is one which is guaranteed 20 bring YOU
satisfactory results, or in case of failure re-
turn OF purchase price. On this safe plan YOU
can buy from our advertised druggist bottle
OF DR.. Kings New Discovery for consumu.
ton. 1t is guaranteed to bring relief in every
case when used for an affection of the throat,
lungs OF chest, such as consumption, infam.
alton OF lungs, bronchitis asthma, whoopine
cough, Group, e,c., 1t is plesan: and agreeao
bic to taste, perfectly safe, and always can be
depended upon. II. d. Blatchley, Druggist.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1890-12-13

At the Nationalist meeting
written resolution was presented,
calling for Parnell's retirement.
Parnell tore it up, refused to put
the question and his opponents
withdrew in body.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1890-12-13

influence at work that stilled the
ieers that might have been uttered,
and the song of praise was sung
clear through, the minister repeat
ing and the crowd singing the
verses alternately.
Then prayer was held.
Newport Billy, the bad man from
the headwaters of Bully creek, at
first refused to bow his head, in the
fear that he might lose his balance
and fall from his perch in the win
dow sill. Looking around him he
saw his companions in attitudes
expressive of devotion and slid
from his roost and knelt behind
whiskey barrel. The stove door
flew open, and a chunk of fire
rolled out the open door,
but no one stirred. The
prayer was finished and the first
sign of interruption since the begin
ming of the meeting was heard.
There was a shuttle of feet as the
audience resumed its former post
ure, and a sleepy boy filled the
stove with fuel, shutting the door
with clang like peal from the
tower of Grace church. The spell
was broken, but respectful atten-
ton, punctuated by low toned COM
ment, was given to the short SER
mon that followed.
That's a corker," was said of
one palpable hit that was scored
during its progress.
Look at his fingers" said some
one, as the preacher made an
expressive gesture. "Wot a fine
fist he'd make of putting up deck
on a man if he only had the
money"
The man of God heard them not.
He concluded by thanking them
for their respectful attention, and
started to depart.
"No, you don't" shouted the
proprietor, mot until these live
faced scamps has paid fer their
entertainment. Jimmy, shove
around ther box, en- scoop up col
lection fur Their Reverend gent as
he made the time pass pleasant"
The appeal and Jimmy's move
ment resulted in a liberal donation.
The Rev. McCart accepted the
offering and went on his way
rejoicing.
Ten minutes later the crowd was
ranged before the bar and a pass.
erby heard one of them shout en-
Enthusiastically:
Il tell you, fellers, that was the
d--dest best sermon that ever was
preached"
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1890-12-13
A EAR FOR A PULPIT.
How Divine Services We're Held at
Vale, Oregon.

Malheur Gaze,ie.
The rougher citizens of this strag
Cling little village of the bunch
grass district in Eastern Oregon
where grass is cut with garden
hoe and the principal industry Is
the fattening of herds of cayuses
and Oregon cattle, washed thel'
faces on Wednesday evening last
and attended a prayer meeting,
writes Vale, Oregon, correspond
cnt of the Spokane Falls Review.
Nor did the action involve very
much in the way of departure
from the beaten paths where sin,
in the form of a huge bottle of tan
glefoot, is said to waylay unsuspect-
ing victims and bounce upon them
and chuckle, Ha, ha, l have you"
in a sardonic tone, as he lays them
low in the grave of the inebriate.
The citizens merely put an extra
touch to the fastening of his shoe
strings and said as he threw a boot
at his 6 year old:
Wife, Pm goin' down t. the cor
ner t. see election returns. Shut
up yer noise en- put the Children
bed" and went out to the nearest
saloon, kept by Tony Wells.
A dozen repetitions of this scene,
and a score or more of others,
resulted in the gathering of band
of tough citizens in the gilded pal
ace where beer and rum are sold
on week days, and rum and beer
60 over the bar on the Sabbath.
Presently the minister entered.
Everybody take off their chap
eau" said Tony, and the crowd
barred It's half hundred heads.
The Rev. Mozart opened his
Bible on the bar, and paused to
survey his audience. A row of
bottles behind him reflected the
light of the chandeliers and looked
like many candles upon a holy
altar. A decanter of red, but not
unfermented wine stood near, to
assist, if necessary, in the admins
tering of the sacrament. A dirty
towel hung from the bar in lieu of
the customary pulpit scarf.
Various small bottles of lemon
syrup, absinthe, bitters and essence
of peppermint, and pile of eggs
and lemons reposed along the side
board, the mystic emblems of a
strange sort of religious service.
These were observed by the audi
ence.
The preacher saw a motley col
lection of card tables and callow
youth, of billiard balls and buns,
motley tramps, and honest, but
misguided workingmen. The bar
tender stood on one foot at the
deor and assumed a threatening
scowl. 1t seemed to say: I'D
just like to see one of you make a
kick. This is my house and the
preachers my guest, en- you'd bet
ter walk straight er III be onto
you"
The stiffness which lasted for a
space of 10 seconds, was very pain
full. Then the chair broke down
with it's live weight, and silence,
shattered in thousand fragments,
fell crumbling on the floor.
The minister spoke first.
In a kindly tone, untempered by
affectation or a sense of his own
superiority to his surroundings, he
told them the object of the meeting.
''Mr. Wells thought it we'll enough
to have a little variety, and so he
invited me to come here and talk
to you," he said. Then he drew a
hymn book from his pocket and
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1890-12-13

A Western woman ran away
from her husband with an old
beau. The partner promptly got a
pistol, drew $500 from the bank
and started in pursuit. Catching
the fugitives he presented his
money to the gay Lothario in rec
ognition of the service he had done,
and when il was refused he swore un-
less he accepted the cash he would
shoot. He said he wouldn't let
any man do such an act of kind
ness without being properly re-
warded.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-02-22
Application Rejected.

The application Of Lamb 4 Tompkins
to purchase part Of certain school
section adjoining Rapid City, upon
which an alleged discovery of coal was
made, has been rejected by the officers
of the local land Office, upon the grounds
ofa failure to prove its coal bearing
character. The decision is too volum.
inous to publish entire we therefore
only submit the following pithy portion
bearing directly upon the merits of the
| case:
The theory ofthe protestants as COL
lected from the testimony clearly is that
no coal of any kind was reached by the
dimond drill in either boring, but that
the specimens exhibited at the hearing
were fraudulently substituted having
been obtained from some outside source,
that the first specimens exhibited in
the store of Tompkins were anthracite
Goa, but that after a few days, warned
by the surprise publicly expressed that
anthracite coal should be found in this
| locality, other cores Of bituminous or
Ignite coal were exhibited as coming
from the first hole bored, and also from
I the second. Much of the testimony is
devoted to proving or disproving this
theory. Its importance lies in the fact
that a party who resort TO such fraud
would stop at nothing.
Thirty days was allowed for appeal.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-02-22
Census Examination

Every enumerator appointed to take
the census is required to take an oath
that he will perform his duties faithful
ly. They take the oath in the light of
the fact that if they violate it in any
particular they are liable to fine of So
600 and three years imprisonment, and
the violation is punishable by the Unit.
ed States authorities. This means that
no man appointed as an enumerator will
dare return a single false name on his
list. The supervisor is placed uuder the
same restriction. And the law goes
still further than this, and makes every
householder amenable to the same
law il he refuses to give or fails to give
accurate and complete answers to the
questions by the enumerator. This is
done in order TO secure the most thor
oughly reliable and accurate returns poss
sible. The enumerator will begin the
first day of June, and in cities close in
fifteen days out. Enumerators, whet-
her paid by the day or per capital, will
be able to make about S3. The pay OF
the supervisor is 81, 900, and out Of this
he pays all his expenses. =
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-02-22
Looks Like Business.

The irm of Fitzpatrick Bros. 4 Collins
have resolved to develop their oil land
and see II there is any Oil in the country,
and for that purpose they have ordered
a first-class drilling outfit which will be
placed in position as soon as the wealth.
er will permit. This is the first move
in this vicinity towards the development
Of our oil country that has had show
OF success. But the well known push
and enterprise Of the projectors of this
enterprise is sufficient guarantee that
they will demonstrate one Of three
things-they will put hole down thro-
ugh to China, strike oil or satisfy them
selves that there Is no oil. Upon the
last proposition there is very little doubt
entertained but what there is oil il the
deposit can once be reached. The size
Of the first set Of casing will be ten inch.
es and the well will be cased from the
top. Starting with this size casing they
should not experience any difficulty in
reaching depth of at least $500 feet,
and this depth will be reached in short
space Of time after the drill is once start.
ed. The company has ordered all appli.
ances necessary to meet any contingen.
cies In the downward progress of the
we'll. They propose to profit by the ex.
perience of others and have taken all
necessary precautions.
Lookout for Newcastles oil fields. You
will wake up some morning and hear ol
genuine gusher, that is producing "a
J thousand barrels day. Alert.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-02-22
Cole Complimented.

Cole Of Custer is achieving quite rep.
as an orator in the lower house of the
state legislature, as indicated by the fo!.
lowing complimentary comments which
are taken from the Pierre Capital ana
Press respectively:
Mr.. Cole, Of Custer county, made a
very sensible as well as sarcastic little
speech yesterday morning, on a bill by
him, psesented to submit to the voters
an amendment TO the constitution
making it possible, when required, to
to establish other penal institutions in
the state. Mr.. Coles constituents need
not be alarmed about his representing
them properly in the house.
Cole, of Custer county, made neat
and modest little speech in favor of a
bill he had introduced. It was first
addressed to the house and won friends
enough for his bill to carry it by hand
some majority. Visitors and veteran
takers of the house are wondering il
there are ether good speakers among
them whose lights are being hid beneath
brush,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-02-22

The North Dakota lottery scheme is
the sensation of the period. It is not
only the subject of unlimited comment
in that state. but it is a leading theme OF
discussion throughout the the country
at large. 1t is being loudly discussed,
pro and con. by all classes and con-
ditions. Preachers devote sermons 10
it. farmers are contemplating it, and
legislators, many of them lin North Oak }
endorse it. The press, as a rule, de-
nounce it, but the Bismarck Tribune.
advocating it for revenue only, says !:
Revenue secured by lottery is Bet
ter than by begging-better than bond
ing or borrowing-better than confiscato
ry taxation--better than the delinquent
tax list-better than extending the time
for the payment of taxes--better than
mortgage foreclosure-better than seed
wheat liens or chattle mortgages better
than continuation of the present de-
plorable condition ofaffairs and impend-
ing deficiency in the state treasury"