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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1890-05-08

surance.
The MAY Festival" at the N. E.
church 1T Rushm3re was the product
OF consummate skill, and much Z hard
work, on the part Of those having it
in charge. When we say that
Mrs. Sclaefer had the literary and
musical departments under her
care, our readers will know
that a perfect program was prepared.
The exercises were we'll conducted and
were greatly admired by the specta-
tors. Little Gertie Schaefer with
charming childish grace sang "The
Man III the Moon is looking at you."
Mrs. Pierce sang y solo with fine effect
and Mrs. Schaefer's singing was quite
up to its usual standard Of excellence.
The tableaux were very well designed
and beautiful. An accident ut the
closing tabIeaux created some alarm
and consequent confusion. Some of
the material used for the colored lights
caught fire, and for season there was
much alarm. but it was extinguished,
with no greater loss than the burning
of some ladies' wraps, aud the carpet.
ing in the cllancel. Mr.. Schaefer
heroically mastered the flames, aided
ey those near who retained their pre-
seuce of mind. The accident was to
he regretted, but "all's we'll that ends
WELL" The end was that no one was
seriously hurt aud the harm done is
easily repaired. Among the Worth.
ington guests present were Mrs. Frank
Lhwis, Miss Nellie Thompson, Mrs. G.
W. Smith, Mrs. Dean, Treasurer
Moberly and wife, DR.. Crigler and wife,
Eugene Gi!lett and wife aud Ferne
Bulls.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-01-24
THE FAITHFUL ELEPHANT.
One who Would Not Stir Until He Heard
His Masters Voice.

One who Would Not Stir Until He Heard
His Masters Voice.
In some countries in Asia an elephant
is made to carry the flag in battles.
This is because the elephant it so tall,
and the soldiers can easily Gee the flag
flying from his back. One of these ele-
plants, which belonged to the Poona
host, was very brave and very kind, but
he would obey the order of no one ex-
cept his mahout, or driver. One time,
while very fierce fight was raging, the
driver called out to him; Stand, my
brave beast, standn' A moment later
the mahout received fatal
wound and fell to the ground,
whore he lay beneath a pile of wounded
and slain. The obedient animal would
not move, though the battle ragged fierce
ly around him. The Poona soldiers, who
feared they were being overcome, were
cheered on by the sight of the flag still
floating from his back. lie never stirred
a foot, and all through the hot fight, the
noise, the smoke, the confusion, listened
patiently for the voice of his master
Sharp spears were hurled at him,
score of javelins pierced his sides, his
long ears dripped with blood, but he
stood like a rock.
Come forward, my mem" cried the
Poona Captains; 'our flag still floats and
the battle Will yet be ours"
His men, discouraged and ready to fly,
rallied at his command, and with a
cheer for the flag pressed forward. In
short time they had won the victory
and put the enemy to fight. And then
they gathered around the brave ele-
plant Offering to lead him where he
could be fed and cared for. But, though
wounded and worm the obedient Great
ure would not move until he heard his
masters voice That master could never
speak again. 4 rider was sent in great
haste to place fifty miles away, where
lived the drivers little son, whom the
elephant knew and loved. When the
little boy was brought to the battle
ground the elephant showed very plain
ly that he was glad to see him, and per
mitted the child to lead him away.-Our
Little Ones.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-01-24


Queen Victoria's dislike of Glad
stone is nj last explained. A recent
writer says that when the grand old
man used 20 visit the regal old lady
he wis wont TO talk TO her "about the
polity of the Hittites or the relations
between the Athanasian creed and Ho-
mer.' The Queen. perplexed aud I'M
comfortable, would seek to make a
depression. and would address re-
mark to "a daughter or offer biscuit
10 begging terrier Mr.. Gladstone
wonld restrain himself with TN effort,
wait until the Princess had answered
or the dog had sat down. and then
promptly resume AS | was say
ing. Meanwhile the food had
gathered force by delay. aud when 1t
burst forth again 1t carried all before
it Victoria used TO complain that GU
these occasions 1t was Gladstone that
was rudel She was probably In the
same predicament that Biddy Moriarity
was when O'Conneil called her a
parallelogram. Tribune.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-01-24
a DISHONEST OFFICIAL.
How His Crooked Ways Were Expose"
By Post-nflice Inspector.

How CroOkou V"yh
BY POST Once Inspector.
While the Government does not re-
,mburse the sender where money is
lost In registered letters. the chances
for losing money SO sent is only one In
$500. II package is lost, and 1t Is
traced to the carelessness or negii-
gence of the postal clerk he has 10
pay for 1t. We have case OF that
kind now. the loss being about $40
and the clerk has paid about $50 on 1t,
paving stated sums monthly. Some
peculiar things in this line develop. l
had a case not long since where a
county treasurer in Mississippi was
the con plainant. He claimed to have
sent 81 600 in registered letter, the
package being made up OF SIX *loo
bills, six $50 bills and Il check for 800,
the remittance being made to the
State Treasurer for taxes The pack
age reached its destination minus the
money Enclosures. / was sent to in-
yestigate the case. | called the send
or into the post-office. He had pre-
yiously made affidavit as to the details
of the matter, setting forth that his
daughter, who had received the SIX
500 bills for wedding present two
wears previously. had given the bills
TO him for this purpose. and that he
had procured the six $50 bills at
various places within his bailiwick.
had previously secured the envelope
and Enclosures from the State Trr ssur-
or, and with them COT 'ronted him with
the fact that had he inciosed the money
as claimed he had not paid sufficient
postage. He admitted that the post
Office clerk weighed the package at
the time OF mailing I put the same
number of bills in the envelope and
weighed it before him. showing that
the difference in the postage was SC
great that even a careless clerk could
not miss it. He thereupon began to
weaken little, but remained firm In
the declaration that he had inclosed
the money. / suggested that some one
might have stolen the money before
he had sealed the envelopei that a ne
gro might have been in the room and
taken it from the table. He readily
Jumped at the idea, and before he left
the office made an affi davit saying he
was not positive he had inclosed the
money, thus relieving the Government
entirely. 1t was afterward ascertain
ed, to my presumptive satisfaction
| that the man was short in his account:
rs county treasurer, and took this
means OF escaping exposure. l think
Congress ought to provide some mean.
of furnishing such offenders, or at leas
to reimburse the Government for the
fifty or one hundred dollars expended
in investigating the case.-St Louis
Globe Democrat.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-01-24
Facts About Shaving.

A close shave means the removal of
a layer of skin all around. The blood
vessels thus exposed are not visible to
the eye, but under the microscope each
little quivering mouth holding minute
blood drop protests against such treat
nent. The nerve tips are also uncov-
cred and the pores are left unprotected
which makes the skin tender and UNI
healthy. The sudden exposure of the
inner layer of the skin renders a per
'on liable to have colds, hoarseness ami
sore thr"at-Medical Classics.
Try cooking pan-casss IRA ory pau.
II the pan is smooth and hot, and the
batter of the right consistency, one will
experience no difficulty and will find
the cakes just as light and more deli
cate than if cooked in the old way
The Housekeeper.
Oyster Pie; Line deep pan with
sich crust. Put in quart of oysters,
season with butter, salt, pepper and a
little nutmeg. Add well beaten egg
and half pint of crushed crackers, pour
In the oyster liquor, cover the top with
crust and bake brown.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-01-24
HEROINES OF FICTION.
A Charming Young Woman We Meet In
Fashionable Novels,

Fashionable Novels.
A very pretty girl, with soft dark hal,
and graceful figure, was sitting on th.
gate Immediately before me, with
book in her hands. knew her at once.
knew that her ear resembled a deli
cate pink sea-shell. | knew that he,
eyelashes must inevitably be long. She
was the charming innocent type. The
hero finds her thus in her guileless vii.
lage simplicity, reading some harmless
story, in her inexpensive white dress
with the knot of common or garden
geranium at the neck. He starts her as
he passes, and she drops her book and
he picks it up. 1t is thus that the init
macy begins. She is the daughter 0!
the poor vicar, and he is the scion Of
noble house. He has come to the vii
lage for the sake of rest, or fishing, or
sketching. Whichever it is, he does it
rather better than anyone else. lisa
way these heroes have.
The poor, old, grey-headed vicar goes
pottering about his garden, and never
sees that train for three-volume novel
is being laid under his very nose. He's
devoted, of course, to his only daughter
and his blindness proceeds partly from
the childlike simplicity which is natdlsl
to these sylvan haunts, but also because
he must be aware by this time that the
story could not possibly get on without
it. So the hero makes love to hefi W
cause he is not in the least in love wi'e
her; and she does not make love to MIN
because she is very much in love VIII
him. In this sinful world the heroes
get most of the undercut. AS a RUE no
kisses her on the eyes and mouth aiohe
but the nose and back-hair are the ON!
part of a girls head which the ne'v
never kisses. He leaves the village ANU
marries some one else. Then CONES wv
breakfast-table scene, which We az
know and hate so well. She taxes Y
the newspaper with a merry laugh, a .sa
suddenly sees the advertisement. VI NV
hero's marriage. She turns deaai! pai.'
grasps the table to save herseii W. Nv,
falling and. murmuring that the nea'
is too much for her and that she "-n W.
better presently, staggers from 'ne iO ,.i,b
The complacency and blandness W." ~.
which this excuse is always rece ~" ~
simply maddening. Poor chiia, ri,
vicar murmurs pensively as ne slp' ,, L
last cup of tea, and then goes OUT " F rir
the fool among the azaleas wltnou' o
ing the matter another thought lima
If the book is to be sad, she is 70 pm, n.
and die; if it is to be cheerful VIZ h, in
ate. who has all the time adored hs. ,, !,
secret, now comes to the lore, ely
over the same old ground and n ! II,
marries her. As looked al hei' hsr
sorry for her. determined 70 gn AZ.
little variety in her mono. nn 10 her,
istence. So | stepped softly ~, as the lip
took her by the hair, and Klss s;rr auds
of her nose. There was VIM r,o,jon
click as of machinery SCI l IN crJ
Then she gave little frisn l;rbt have
and fluttered like bird. l in ~ nroducs
known it-a kiss is as certain % auto
this effect on the innocent anu Ofs
matte doll of fiction as the pia.f lsees
penny in the slot is to proc" corahll
when you want wax veStas'
Magazine.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-01-24
A PETERToWN QUARREL.
1t Was Fierce While 1t Lasted. But was
Made Up with a Kiss.

1t Was Fierce While 1t Lasted, But WIS
Made Up with a Kiss.
Miss Susie Tansy-very rel, Mr..
Hank Stoner, II you want to devote
yourself to Becky Weeden you are at
perfect liberty to do so.
Mr. Hank Stoner-Lord, Susie, what
in creation do you mean?
''Oh, you're mighty innocent, amt
you?"
What have done?"
''I'd ask If | we're you, Hank Stoner."
''Pshaw, Sue, what's the use of your
getting so jealous?"
jealous? Whose getting jealous, I'd
like to know"
"You are"
"I?"
Eyes, you"
Don't fatter yourself, sir. When
get Jealous it'll be for something worth
getting jealous of. I'll let you know
that"
"Well, what you want to kick up all
this fuss for because ! paid Becky
Weeden little attention at the party
to-night?"
"A little attention! I'd say a little If
were you'll Tagging at her heels ev'ry
step she took"'
Now, Susie"
'Its so, Hank Stoner. Isaw you Civ
ing her peppermint drops"
"Well, didn't give you some, too?"
"Well you chose her three times hand
runnin' in the kissin' games, and you
played post-ofiice and dug well, and
picked grapes with her, so you did.
"Well, what of it?'
what of 1t? There's jist this of it;
No fellow can take me to a party and
leave me to set around sucking my
thumbs while he's flirting around with
all the other girls in the room."
"Pshaw, Sue. played with you as
much as did with any body"
Eyes, you DID,"
"Well, did"
"You didnH | saw you kiss Janey
Plumm Jonr times in the Marching
Down to Old Quebec game"
well, great Scott, Sue! I'll kiss
you forty times now, if you so sou
"Smarty.'
~ will-scc if don't"
"Well, you just ,coat. If you can't
treat me as a gentleman should treat a
/ ady when he takes her to party, you
can just take back your old ring and our
engagement can end here"
Now, Susie"
81 mean it, jir,' /
mo. you don't"
81 do, sir"
'Oh you're just gassing."
you'll find out if you don't walk
pretty straight
Lord, Sue, you know you wouldn',
throw me over for any thing in the
world"
''Oh, wouldn't l? Mighty good opin
ion you have of yourself
"But III
''Oh, let's kiss and make up, Sue"
81 'c0at, Hank Stoner, until you-le'
me be-"
''IIee, hee, hee. Suze!''
sit amt any laughing matter with
stop that.'
stop WHAT"
"You know what, and-quit, sayl"
"N-o-o-w, Sue"
Don't you lure kiss me again, or II
Hank Stoner!"
"Well."
Behave Yourself"
"Hee. hee, heel"
"If don't-Hank."
Now, Susie!"
81 don't care, Hank; do think yo,
3 treated me real shabby, so you did, anC
If you erer do so again, III get mad anC
I'll stay mad, and now see if | don't. -
Time.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-01-24
IDAHO
hO-E.soRiNG CRlCKETS.
Peculiar Insects which Are Ravaging th
Grain rops of Algeria
4 9. X. JONES, Publishers,

Peculiar Insects which Are Ravaging tn .
Grain crops of Algeria
A peculiar species of cricket, the
stdaronotus mdroecdnas, infects the
eastern provinces OF Algeria, and Is
ravaging all the growing crops OF
grain.
This destructive insect, bred on the
dry and bare highlands OF the Tell,
has been descending into the cultivat-
cd plains toward the shores of the
Mediterranean during the past four
years.
The insects mouth Is armed with
two strong horny hooks In the upper
jaw. moving horizontally, crossing
each other like the blades of scissors.
With these. having climbed corn
stalk. they first quickly strip off the
beard and husks of tho ear OF corn.
which they allow to fall to the ground,
and then cut open every grain, devour-
Ing only its farinaceous part, and this
To the last crumb.
Five or six insects will ascend a
oornstalk at once, till II bends under
their weight; millions and millions
are In the field. swarmipg all round.
seeking an unoccupied stalk, for they
will seldom eat the husks or the stalk
itself
The female insect which Is much
larger than the male, lays her eggs
about the end OF June or beginning OF
July. She uses dry and sterile ground,
in which she bores hole an inch deep
by the fundamentally OF "A valvular
suckiug-tube at the extremity Of her
abdomen.
Applying the end Of this tube to the
grains OF earth or sand, which are
lossened by It's moisture. she lifts and
removes them sticking to the tube.
and continues the process till the hole
is excavated. Then she deposits in
the hole cylindrical ovary. n case or
shell OF hardened mucilage, contain
ing about forty eggs, very neatly
packed together
The eggs remain nine months In the
earth. and are slowly Matched by the
heat of the sun. till the spring OF tho
following year. when II little white
caterpillar comes out OF each egg; II
is speedily transformed into n cricket;
and these insects. collecting rapidly
over spaces OF hendricks of miles,
form vast and terrible armies, which
begin their march rs creeping things,
but are presently furnished with wings
ms they attain the full size of adults,
viii q they proceed in their devastat-
ing advance, guided by some mysteri-
Gus instructive knowledge, TO the corn
growing regions far distant from thu
land of their birth. illustrated Lon.
don News.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-01-24
puNoENr PARAoaApu.,'


He lyon women are -
Ing about your clothes s 81 ralk.
you men are forever talking abon, And
selves. = Boston Transcript ''u' Your.
--Algy (showinga photogrant,
do you like my bride that ~ How
kaustic She must be yerv . eey'
Wasp. reh.'-
marriages are made in :,
quoth Miss Antique. Then ' ,s
some chance for you yeti was tasfs i
reply OF her younger sister. Tue cool
Bazaar. harper,
Mr.. Cholmondeley-"Doc,o
suffering from dreadful pain ! an
base Of my brain, doncherkna.ans the
Solidsense-''I suppose Won nv D'.
you've got stiff neck, 0an that
WHO are the brilliantlv.a..
military men on the opposite IA Used
room?" she asked at the bali Ivy 's u The
are some of our glittering pena,.,, iaoss
replied her editorial escort
-Hus-.So your brother ia se'
Is his wife pretty?" George Married sr.
"A domestic, lovable little darliu. No'
haps?' moo; she is what ia III s, POI.
superior woman" "Oh Poor v.a ea
An Undetected Substitution. 'psn
man composing-room-"Someot J, fofs.
Of Miss Gushington's novel seems as :. ny
missing" Editor Well. ha.o Dc
'Gray's Anatomy and the .Dreas,ao,sis
Manual M Ike 1t up from them n s .s
equal parts. Puck. ABOUT
"A mild rebuke: Miss Rola,.
has angled in vain for a pronoss NOS '"na
don't think you would make q goag
der" Mr.. Mildboy-"Ohl bes 'l y. VOL
pardon, but why?" ''You have ., YOU
retiring disposition you would , ne
come to the point of action no no,e'
World. onana
--siter-'say, this slot machine !,
swindle. I've dropped five nickels i =
1T and haven't got any thino va ~"
Owner of the Machine-"Did Won ~, ,s.,
what 1t says on top of the macbia resa
Biter-"No" Owner "Wen d.
them Bitter reads: "Drop a nie w. ~
the slot and confirm the statement that ~
all the fools are not dead yet,n-.Ia@
renee American.
Mrs. Ruffenreddy-"I must conte,.
/ was kind o 'shamed O. you. Zebnlon
when saw you eatin' them beans viii
a knife. It's bad enough to have hem.
on the tah!e when young Giltedge !,
here dinin' with Matilda; but ses h.
was shocked when he saw Won w.as
inter them with yer knife" Old Ruse,
reddy--"Well, that young cub needn,
be so smart. He's so tarnal prona !
maxim it pint to eat with fork hs
cause that's the only thing he eve,
learned, | reckon. America.
AS a member of the four bundr0a
said recently, ''We have our pleasan,
little set, where we all know each otba,
intimately. These new people coma
here who are all well enough; but wbv
should we admit them to our little circlas
They have nothing save money to roo.
ommend them. 1t is so hard to 90 ont
side our little set-where we see each
other all the time, and do the sams
things every day-don't you think 50
Miss PIP why, really" said Mis-,
p, laughing, ''if you ask me for nv
opinion, think the hard thing to do /,
to stay IN ni"--Epoch
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-01-24
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Tse CHINESE PIG-TAll.
ORIGINALLY the Cue Was Badge
Uur,Iiiation and servitude'

Originally the Cue Was Badge u
UunIiiation and servitude'
The Chinese pig-tail is badge OF
servitude A little moro than three
hundred years ago the Chinese priueu
themselves on their long, black hair'
which covered the whole OF their heaos.
When they we're conquered by the Man
cbus who rushed in upon them from the
North, their conquerors maze 'he"
shave their heads as sign OF suph','
sion. Shaved heads became the iash
ion. and now even the Manchus thehi-
selves wear bald scalps. The Chinaman
has become proud of his pig-tall. ne
braids false hair into 1t to make ~
longer. and pieces 1T out with Diack SIN
thread. He oils it until 1T SHINES ike
polished Jet, and he lets this greasy
black snake hang down upon and SOIL .he
most delicate of yellow and sky-biue
s;lk gowns. He has his hair restorer
inst as has the American dude, ana IL
NAV be of advantage to some OF our
bald-headed men to know thai iaC raw
diet is supposed, in China, to be cohd"-
Give to hair growing. | asked my
Chinese servant, while travelling
through to Picking, as to the PRICES
of shaving. He told me that In the IN
terror you could get shave Tor cent
and that the prices rose according TO inc
wealth of the customer. "MandarlhS,
said he. "often have BARRIERS connected
with their yamens, and the swell China
man is shaved in his own residence
Ninety-nine hundredths Of the shaving
is. however, done on the street, ana the
barber's whole outfit costs less IMAM
three dollars. His razor, which Is IN
the shape of triangle, can be bought
for from five to ten cents. Inc strop
made of cotton or leather, costs about
nickel. and his brass basin Is less than
dollar. He has two little stools painted
red, without backs, upon which MS GUS
toners sit bolt upright while they are
being shaved. These stools have drawers
/ below them in which his shaving uten-
sis are carried, and he goes with them
hanging to the end of pole, balanced
over his shoulders, from place to place,
announcing his presence by an immense
tuning fork, about ten inches long,
which he pounds against the stools from
time to time. He uses no soap and often
shaves with cold water. Chinese women
usually dress their own hair. They
paint their faces and blacken their eye
brows, pulling out the hairs in order to
make the arch like that Of a rainbow
f. G.. Carpenter, in Louisville Courier
| Journal
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-01-24
THE FROLICSOME FROG.
An Entertaining and Instructive Chapter
of Natural History.

W
The frog is very curious animal re-
sembling the toad, but it has an advan-
tage over the toad in that it can swim.
1t has long pair of legs in the rear and
a deep bass voice in front. Some people
admire the frogs voice, but that de-
ponds upon the kind of mnsic they were
brought up to; others admire the hind
legs of the frog. This is owing to the
style of beef they have been used to-
An appetite for frogs legs is apt to be
hereditary, and not acquired at one sit
ting.
A frog, in the first stages of it's career,
gives no hint as to what it will eventu-
ally become. AS far as looks go, one
would suppose it was going to be a cat
fish. 1t spends the first days of its life
swimming about in some pool, wagging
the small tail that accompanies it. BY
and by pair of legs begin TO stick out
from under its vest these it uses for a
time to kick with, and then moves them
up to the shoulders to make way for it's
long and esculent hind legs. 1t is then
that the frog shakes its tail, quits wa
ter except for bathing purposes, and be-
comes an article of commerce.
The frog figures largely in fairy tale
literature, whore he is usually described
as young fellow who has determined
that 1t is his time to go wooing, and con-
sequently gets himself in trouble.
The largest frogs weigh from six to
eight tons. They are railroad frogs
Texas Siftngs,
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-01-24
THE BETTER LAND.

Ii is not far;
The swallow knows.
That flies beyond the evening star
And sees the everlasting rest
or peace and sweet content stretched far
In lines of gold. From out the west
Soft banks OF rose
And amethystine cloudlets fly
Straight on to where the white gates swing
Apart and let dead hours float by
Upon eternity's dark wing "A
1t is not farl
1t IL so far
The mother knows,
Who sees the waves creep DER the bar
And bear away her precious bark,
Wherein loved eyes, that shadows mar,
Stare 70 the ognt. The river, dark,
Stili swittly flows
On toward the aagolRuarded gate
Through which the cold, dead hours are
borne,
And near which yearning mothers wait,
And cry out in their grief forlorn:
Lord It is nr!"
OLA Perkins Toph, in Good Housekeeping.