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RECRUITING FOR HAREMs.


They Are Taken From.
The Revue Britannique contains an
article descriptive of the training of
girls for harems. Their education is
begun at a very early age, children of
from seven to ten years being usually
chosen for the purpose. The girls are
then sent to a regular harem school,
where they are educated and taught
various accomplishments Those in
tended for the Sultan's harem are
taught music and French; if, however,
as they grow older, they are found to be
stupid or wanting in good looks they
are sold as slaves to the lower nobility.
Girls from Persia and Afghanistan are
in great demand, particularly from the
latter country. Circassians generally
supply the Turkish slave market, not
only with their own children, but with
girls who have been stolen in their in
fancy from R<-ssia and the Roumanian
provinces OF Hungary. The Gypsies, it
is stated, up to the present time entice
young children away from their homes
and travel with them to the market of
Top Home, where there is constant
demand for good-looking girls Some
few years ago these thefts became so
common that the Hungarian Govern
ment instituted an inquiry into the
subject and since then the trade has
decreased, but 1t is still carried on
secretly to a certain extent. One of the
rules of the sultanic harem is that
when a slave has reached the age of
twenty i've and does not meet with the
approval of the Sultan she is immedi-
ately removed and married to one of
the court officials, whose taste is not
consulted, but who acquiesces in the
inevitable with truly Oriental indiffer-
anna
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One married man describes his mo-
dus operandi which is sure to dispel the
wakeful mikes; it consists in laying
his head on hop pillow and allowing
his wife to tell him all the things she
wants him to buy when he goes down
town; and another heartless monster
declares that there is no need of hop
pillow if one just sets his wife to talk
ing about her relatives. The hypnotic
state is very speedily produced, even
before she has half finished enumerat-
ing the virtues of her mother.-New
York Sun.
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BEHIND The TIMES.
The Tallow Candle Still Reigns Supreme
In Old England.

The TalIow Candle Still Reigns Supreme
In Old England.
The English are slow to adopt new
ideas. Strange as it may seem, the
people are still using tal1ow candles all
over the country. They didn't know
what kerosene was in Warwick ard
BLACKWELL They had never used it. At
the Warwick Arms and Charing Cross
hotels in London we had to go to our
rooms with one tallow candle, and sit
with it, too, or pay sixpenee for an extra
one. After writing by our splendid
kerosene lamps in America this trying
to write by the light Of tallow candles
Is something dreadful 1t is going back
to barbarism.
At Oxford l got fairly exasperated,
and calling the porter / asked him if he
couldn't go out and buy me a kerosene
lamp.
what be that there?" he asked in
amusement
"Why. something to burn-to give a
good light" | said.
.Lor', yeas. | do know whar to find
that their and off he started. But
what do you think the fool brought me?
Why, six tallow candlesi Light theml
Why of course / did, and if you'd seen
me trying to write with eight tallow
sandles in row you would have taken
my table for Catholic altar ard the
writer for bald-headed monk.
In London they are just beginning to
use .kerosence a little. They call it
parafine, but it has the same old Oil
City smell. One snuff convinced me
that had struck oil The smell was
| pleasanter to me than the perfume of
flowers. 1t was real good old home
smell. 1t was the first time that l ever
thoroughly enjoyed the smell of coal
oil The dealer told me that he sold it
at sixteen to twenty-four cents per gal
lon. They have no splendid lamps to
burn it in yet, but they will come in
time. They are now burning it in
small lamps without chimneys in many
instances. There is field for some
enterprising American to come over
| hers and introduce some good lamps
/ Candles are sold here at eight to ten
cents per pound; very cheap indeed, il
| you want flame without light, but
dear enough if you have to stand eight
In row to write letter by. They tell
nae the French are burning our kerosene
very generally and that they have very
beautiful lamps. Letter.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-09-26

Mlxure of an Emperor Beheaded.
1je men employed at the Eden
l3168S hose business it is to comb the
tn wax figures, keep their faces
TIA clean, and brush their clothes.
XAl posed to be done out of BUSH
but occasionally some of the
caught. One of these things
me people call a funny coin
pened the very day that Bis
1p&x &eeigned. The young man who
hq 1&xge of the crowned head wax
nSnt, without any knowledge of
Whnf eSs going on in Germany, went
az1onS the crowned wax heads with
brush ana comb.
Ihe heads of these figures are fastened
ga ln much way that they can be easily
xemoyRd, 1t was therefore funny CO.
incident that on the day the young Ger
man emperor accepted the resignation
"a the old Iron Chancellor the young
hAiK bfuaher of the Musee took off the
heexl t the young emperor to comb and
1Eush the hair. 1t was still funnier
xheza Az forgot to put it back and sew
eEnA x1sitors saw the figure standing be-
! e esss< :.:ss beheaded Chicago Tribune.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-09-26
11e~ Rim othy Grass Was Named.

1zno<hy or herd grass is the most com
mon xzn of continental Europe, grow
inG Nald throughout all that vast region
betRsen the Mediterranean sea on the
n0szfh md the North sea in the direction
n1e4e implies. 1t is not known ex-
ae1zy w1en it was first introduced into
Q4iSed States, but this much is
takes its name from Timothy
farmer of Maryland, who
A1Q into general notice as hay
After he had cultivated it extern
fcr his own use for years. The
name for the grass is phleum
1t is a curious fact that, al
~ native home is Europe, the
Unt<f4 states is the first country in
Hn7e1 e was grown, cut and cured for
4t longer ago than 1855 some
beads and seeds were taken to
p3lend and exhibited as curiosities.-
a. AouN Republic.
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FEEDING 4 BIC SNAKE.

ms AppstIs,ne MsaI ~ Rabblts that !.
Boa Constructor Desixhts IN.
Three ccrpulent rabbifa 81 Be10ian
breed were Gagged ii 4 soar-l,ox auieflv
awaiting their fatA Tbav wera Ana
meal for which the snake was anxsousl
awaiting. He had not tasted mezt Il
yawned like 1 bottomleas iii for the mn
fortunate trio in the soap-box. Mana
ger Bell appeared and drew forth one
81 the rabbits. After strolrinr sabuunv,s
on the back for q moment he opened
the door to the snakess den and thrust
him in. The huge bora had coised him
self nm III / corner. INIT II once rousf,d
himself for action. He was fully
twelve feet long, and having recently
shed his winter coat his skin Rlfstened
and shone like satin. He raised
his head foot or ~ from the floor and
viewed the arst course Of his quadri-
annual meal The rabbit showed no
signs Of fear, bnt rather seemed to en-
Joy his new quarters. The snake slow
" lowered his head and cautiously -
gan 70 stretch himself along the side Of
the den. He never once took his eyes
on the rabbit, which was still uncon-
scious Of his danger. Suddenly the rab-
bit began to act strangely and to cut All
sorts OF ridiculous caperR He would
leap back and forth over the snake, and
then rub up against it and appeared to
be fascinated Slowly ana stealthily
the snake turned his head about until
y WAS within foot Of the rabbits
launches Then, quick as Hash. he
darted forward, seized the rabbit in his
mouth. and In another instant there was
nothing to be seen OF the little animal
save the tips Of his ears, which pro-
truded from between the to Of the
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-09-26

The big chain that was used in rails
ing the steamer Armstrong was made
by the British government for the pur-
pose of blockading the harbor in the
Crimean war. 1t was sent out to Que
bee by the British admiralty, many
years ago, to be sold for what it would
bring. Some idea of its size and
strength may be conveyed by the fact
that each link of this great chain
weighs 6S pounds, and is supposed to
have breakage capacity of 125 tons.
Exchange.
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HUMOROUS.

--aHow do you like that cigara"
"Well, candidly. Harkins, I'd rather
smoke ham or red herring. Epoch.
Merchant lin want of boy, to APP
plicantl-'Can you spell correctly?"
Boy Yes sir. C-o-r-r-e-c-t-l-y. -
Harper's Bazaar.
MIR. Borrowit--'T wish you would
help me out little to-day" Mr.. Busy
with pleasure. I'll hold open the
door. IN. Y. Weekly.
1T seems queer. remarked Fang1e,
''that while no animal wears a hat,
there is only one that goes bear-head-
Mrs. Fangle, with deep interest-Jury.
said sweet, charming. lovely young Mrs.
Il really don't know what a KrsP'
rouge heard her speak,
Kissed her plumb on the cheek,
And said as he did it, ..Why, Thrsr'
Lawrence American.
-ssWhatl Have you never met Mr..
De Courcey? Why, he's great society
man." Let me see-how can describe
him? think his name will give you
good idea of the man." what is it2''
Reggie.-N. Y. Sun.
First Tramp-.I saw Bill jackson
last week; I've tramped good deal
with him" Second rramp-"How is
Bill getting along, going to the dogs?"
First Tramp-'tNo, the dogs go to him
the same as er."-Philadelphia Press.
-Old-fashioned people who do not
quite understand what is meant by the
electrical storms" they read about so
frequently are respectfully informed
that they are the modern substitute for
the old-fashioned thunder-storms.-P
adelphia Inquirer.
Miss Addie Pose-'I do wish could
fnd some means of falling off in my
weight i am getting to be perfect
sight" Miss Gracefully don't you
try riding bicyele?" Miss Addie-
"Would that do me any good?'' Miss
Grace-"'Pm not sure. but heard my
brother say that when he first rode. he
fell off considerably. America.
First Student-'You will play a
game of poker, won't you?" Second
Ditto-'I am sorry, but l don't know
how to play poker" 'Then you will
Join me in game of billiards." 81
don't know how to play billiards
either" Good gracious, man, what
have you been doing all this last term2"
-Fliegende Batter.
-Arthur-"Hello there, Sam. come
over here; you don't owe me any money,
do you ?'' Sammy-"Not that I'm aware
OF. Why ?" Arthur-''Oh. nothing,
emily l noticed you crossed the street
every time you saw me coming, and
thought perhaps you owed me some
money and 1 had forgotten 1.-THE
Jester.
The printers were eating their mid
night lunch, says the Olympian. Says
Sam: Tom, have you got your take
up?" to which Tom replied: mo. I've
got my coffee cup" On another occa-
sion Sam took umbrage at some remarks
from Tom, and he sarcastically re-
marked: '.Tom-ass." But Toms ready
wit was equal to the occasion. He re-
plied: "Sam-mule. Seattle Press
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PERSONAL AND LITERAFtx.


Jay Gould wears 10 jewslss szseept
4 Tie National Library ID Raris IL Is
Pc greatly enlarged Il nov contains
nearly 4 million volumes
The Eppefor of China Il young
man who looks like an American college
student, but behaves himself very mach
better.
Stanley Il said 10 have received
no. 900 ii cash TOR his l&test book The
story that ne was paid 500. 0oo for II u
absurd l5l
Tennyson does the greatsr p.rt 81
bis literary work III the morning ~
tween breakfast and lunch and loAfs tae
rest of the day.
lotto Goldschmidt Ii engaged busily
In writing life 81 his wife, ths late
Jenny Lind IT ii said that soma 81 The
memoira will be very curious.
Mrs. Garfield lately sold j farm near
Prestonbuxg. K IL spectators Tor
| n. 0o0. which General Garfield bought
turing the early days - TIE war for lsss
than $780,
"A Russian society Aas begun the
publication 81 newspaper IA London
ealled Free Russia, which Is designed
I 70 influence English opinion in fzvor Of.
fconstitu tional liberty ID Russia.
| Some relic hunter has cut out and
sarried away from the Union College
building, in Schenectady. n. "a,
section Of window sill IN which en-
President Arthur cut his name pears
sgo when student there.
| Lord Acton ii considered the NEST
learned man ii England He IL
Roman Catholic His library contains
40 less than 100, 900 volumes, All Of
which are carefully selected and num-
Der among them some very rare books.
1 Count Charles Dillon, who died in
Paris recently. WAS one OF the four
survivors Of the Court Of Charles Xxi, to
whom he wns page Of honor during the
last four years OF his reign. The Count
bad lived in England and spoke English
Huent1y.
The Afhouuanrn aoru that ~ F.,.s
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Mr.. Cooley with strong musical fer
vor)-Perhaps you'd like to have me
give you rendering of my last ballad2
It's called: mo sleep comes to my fe-
vered brain"
His New Landlady Mr.. Cooley, II
you are aware that that is piano bed
stead, think you are very unkind TO
make fun of it-Judge.
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Miss Agnes Harris, seventeen years

Miss Agnes Harris, seventeen years
old, of Pittsburgh, swore out warrant
against Harry Davis on a curious
charge. In her affidavit she states that
Davis caught her ia his arms on the
street and rubbed her chin and cheeks
with his stubby, stiff beard. Her face
panied her for some days and then sores
ware developed aud a physician had to
be called in. Davis promised to pay
the doctors bill, but later refused to do
90. Hence the present suit for assault
and battery.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-09-26

Some of the South American states
have reorganized their armies and now
have ten private soldiers to one general
The generals kick vigorously, as there
used to be ten to one private, but on the
whole the people consider it to be sue
cess.-Detroit Free Press.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-09-26

A Philadelphia manufacturer OF
morocco has upon his sign a goat ramp
amt. He is rather proud of the work OF
art, bnt when the other day a half tipsy
man entered the store and demanded =
glass of buck beer, the morocco man
felt like taking down his goat--Shos
and Leather Review.
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Matching chickens in Georgia.

While a man in Americus, Ga, was
boiling eggs to be used on the lunch
counter he heard the chirp of a chicken.
Looking. he found young chicken,
which had kicked out of its shell, in the
tepid water in which he had placed the
eggs. He took it and carefully dried it
and gave it food. 1t now is as lively as
a cricket and promises to grow to ma
turity
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An Opelousas Q.a.) gander has
learned to turn the faucet of cistern
with his bill, and when the water be-
gins to flow he sits down under the
stream, flaps his wings, takes a bath
and has good time generally
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-09-26

Fruit and Bread Dessert Heat any
kind Of fruit either fresh or canned,
boiling hot and sweeten to taste. But
ter thin slices of bread, with which line
the bottom of deep dish, and cover it
with the hot fruit Add other slices OF
bread and layers OF fruit, until the dish
Is full, having fruit on the top Eat
while 1t Is warm. Monthly.
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"Why is Jones trying to live such
an exemplary life in his latter daysa"
HE is considerate of his friends.
"In what particular2"
He doesn't want them to have to
lie about him in writing his epitaph-"
Chicago Times
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SCHOOL ave cnuRcH.


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what They spared.

Mrs. Tangle--John, tho kitchen sjust
oyer-run with cock-roaches- They've
eaten up every thing in it.
Mr.. Tangle-What, every thing?
Mrs. Tangle-Yes. The only thing
they haven't touched. is all that Patent
Deadshot Roach Food that / put all
around for them.-Light
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A slow Animal.

Goslin (applying the WHIPPED like
to pass that man ahead there, but l
don't think can do it with this horse.
Dolley-of course not That horse
couldn't pass resol ution- West Shore.
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A mans opinion should be good for
him. It should fit his conscience and
make him feel comfortable. But o man
with an opinion has no right to insist
that others should have the same opin-
ion,
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To Memory Dear.

"Why so sad?'
81 once wasted some money"
"But why dwell OH that now?"
Because now need it so confound-
edly. Chicago Times.
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THE ROMANS.
ID = Capital o. isrtsk and
4 Nae nj trars,ye.

ri n ia ri tai o. HEISE ana
\ one Of Marble.
noe ~ Roma tha hc.saa
j n sschad cottagea After
zsrned Nv the Gapis they
q I mora : snacious ana con-
and az more substantial
= great WA the haste "a
ected. that no Attention
raoularitv ~ tho streeta.
down His hapitation a.
ypwu taste o. fancy.
az the Rom An arma il
t, INTRODUCES an immense
Is the Ron,xn architect-
nrd the Aura,stan era.
sill boast 81 the u,arnifi-
buildinra During the
astus. the Improvement "a
been conducted on : yerv
Ia. and to have justified
8n exclaiminr. that he had
brick and had left IL 81
however, the streets con-
and crooked. and the
pr the most Dart Of wood.
EA dreadful confIarrati ton
n Nero reduced the greater
Eto ashes. but IL wes soon
increased splendor.
Ebre made Of rrea ter width.
Nth more regularity. and
standard. Every house
s. be isolated. and 10 be
"a "a "a be 1ass subject
bv Are. This also con-
- health and marnificence
nigh there were many at
Is censnred the improve
defended that the narrow
lofty houses produced an
&de in the heat of summer.
the city both pleasant and
nle of the golden palace Of
Extensive that 1t had three
ia 4 mile in length. and
"a q large basin Of water.
" SO many buildings that
ted the appearance Of q
xas made in general Of dif-
OF wood, such as cedar.
and oak, but sometimes Of
brass. The doors Of the
rhey were, in general.
ve the street by a fight OF
81, this was the case in the
. in all probability. also. in
/ Rome. though the doors
BIS of Pompeii are found
opened inward. like
by us: but among
ind in order to confer honor
Ions citizens among the
is made to open outward.
the custom, when a person
~ out Of a house. of knock
,or. to warn those who were
, get out OF the way-a cir
hich serves to explain some
he dramatic authors Of that
1oor was shutit was secured
locks; sometimes two bolts
be above and the other be-
TX seems to have been NOV
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Food of Hebrews.

xa6H of Montreal says that the low
de&fh 1&te among Jews is owing to their
e1ll1Eezice to the Mosaic law, which per
mj11 tox use as food only the flesh of such
ol,tnaieas divide the hoof and chew the
cQ{ the killing of these animals the
cfrfcteaf Examination had to be made to
Prevent the communication of disease to
m@n As to fish, the Jews only eat those
With both fins and scales, and oysters, in
~ Qplnion, are simply the "scavengers
q ~ eea. (" Holsters, crabs and other
4xu1&ce are likewise tabooed. Chicago
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X44V Were on the Collection Plate.
L4ndAdy-Our new boarder Is q
GOOD olSurchman.
Qan6bter- do you knowf
Loudlndy-There are no buttons In
~ poskets. Chatter.
Fergus County argus., 1890-05-01

"Is gambling licensed i'm Montana 2"
asked an Enquirer man OF John Rem
ner, who now resides at Great Falls, in
that State.
"Oh, yes; only faro and poker; but
you can't shake the box for drink
under a penalty OF 500 fine and
thirty days Imprisonment. There is
n great deal OF gambling going on,
especially i'm Helena and Butte. The
skin game and sure thing men are run
out. About three weeks before came
here three prominent millionaires,
bankers. were at the club and had a
social game OF poker. There was a
gentleman from the East who had a
card to the club tor ten days. and
knowing one OF these gentlemen who
were playing, asked il he could get
into the game. One OF the parties
said, "ies. Sam, give the gentleman
some chips"
The tenderfOot pulled out a 500
bill, threw it on the table and asked
for that amount OF chips.
Sam pushed him over one white chip,
and the gentleman said IL want a
hundred dollars worth"
sam said, THAT represents "a hun
dred dollars"
"Iou mean to say it's hundred
dollars Il chip
That's what do"
well, that game is too siiii for me.
] guess I'm not in.
Fergus County argus., 1890-05-01

Philadelphia Inquirer: There was n
quiet little game Of poker at a club
house last week in which Il very
remarkable hand was filled from he
discard pack. There We're seven in the
game, and after the pot was filled the
players drew for u show down. The
last man had nothing whatever IN his
hand, but held up the ace and five
of clubs and called ion three cards, but
when the dealer reached him there
were but two cards left in the deck for
him; they were the deuce and tray of
clubs. The player looked at them
and Il smile broke over his features.
"Give NE another card, he said to
the dealer.
The dealer took mp the discarded
cards, shufiled them and took one our
Of thecenter. Holding its back toward
the player he said, what do you
want ~
A. it was "a show down, the player
laid his ace, deuce, tray and five of
clubs on the table, face upward, and
said, "G;ive me that four of clubs"
TO the astOnishment Of every one,
the dealer threw the card in his hand
down on the table, and. sure enough.
it was the desired four Of clubs, max
ing straight flush, the highest hand
possible, which took the pot. This
WAS the topic of conversation at the
club for the rest Of the week.