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Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-03-10
ABOUT RUNNING BIRDS.
rb.x Feed Their Young on Minute II
-. -. Al, Nactar of Flow ers.

They Feed Their Young on Minute IN
sects. Not on the Nectar of Flowers
Once upon time | saw large mum
ming bird at the lower end OF Stop
ing. leafy shaded glade, busly visiting
every tuft of sweet William up toward
where was lay down prone on
the tuft. with my eyes within sixteen
inches of a fine spray of flowers. Ihe
bird was a fine fellow, with his flashing
coat of bright emerald green. lie WIS
tied every flower of each clump as he
came up the little vale.
AT last he reached the one near my
face. and with no suspicion thrust his
slender beak into each purple cup.
When | would wink my eyes he would
stop and peer at me with his wee dla-
mond black eyes, but | could not see
what he got from the flowers to eat,
whether nectar, pollen or minute in
sects.
1t is generally supposed that they
feed entirely on nectar, and that their
tongue is a slender tube by which they
suck it up. The student of biology
should take no such hearsay stories for
granted; facts are his stock In trade
Nv wish was to find out on what and
how these tiny birdlings were fed, so
carefully hid my person in the greenery,
with my face within a few inches OF
the nest, and waited long and impatient
ly for feeding time, but the parent did
not show up in sight.
After an hour or more, thinking my
horse near by kept them away, moved
him and then hid still more carefully,
but in vain, and as the young became
restless concluded not to punish them
longer. Then, looking carefully, |
found numerous weddings of the young
on twigs around the nest and on the
ground below.
gathered a number of these pellets,
took them home, soaked them in clear
water, placed them under the glass, and
found them to be wholly composed of
the remains of very small gnats and
aphids, and seemingly nothing else. ]
could find in them no heads of small
caterpillars and grubs.
Many of the wings and heads of these
gnat remains were so perfect that the
trained entomologist might have deter
mined from them the species. There
were whole heads with the antenne at
tached, whole perfect leg cases, etc.
This seems to settle the question that
this humming bird does not feed its
young on nectar from flowers, as | have
read they do. These young, though
nearly full grown, had not their beaks
as yet more than one-third the length
of the old ones. Forest and Stream.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-03-10
WHAT TWO ofFlcE aozs -.

A"'a, Eesui. OF lat cprio.i,v :,
marks the Average New Ye,,. Which
Two office boys ut III Nassa' asf
were lett alone at luncheon ti,na = street
sole possession of the fonrth a. andh
room. They took advantage ' :, mont :,
freedom from restraint by 1tt;, y this
doll with pair of blaca trn,ls upa
white shirt and a black naat euSers
over its china head They tied q "a, mood
together and bound its arms hah ''s leet
back. Then they slipped ; '' n its
the end of long string ovo, Hoose at
and threw it out over an electria neck
SO that the doh hung danolina wire
twenty feet above the level = aooat
street. oi the
The first man who passed was
OF a high seated wagon, and be s yu'Op
up his horses to look at the eff,eS 9, ~
ing over his head. This cansaa 'iang
serby to follow the direction :, pas "a
drivers eyes and to stop altos ! 'le
The man Immediately behind bi sseief
boy coming toward him had -, - slla
at this, and seeing that the mo- - Aal'
looking up stared, too. -" was
Three men standing still on
Nassau street are enough to attraa, ' !,
attention OF a dozen Others. Tbadas VT
stopped, then another dozen lioo ay4en
on the other side of the street ~ up
said anything to any one else bn nto oa
stared up in the air at the doll = e'Vn
A man ON an express wagon saw a.
crowd looking up and pulled m i hs
morse and approached the don o,n
tiously He evidently thought th hau
was some sort of trick about II NV
that the crowd was waiting tbera a.a
laugh at him. So he stopped Th0
driver Of IA cab coming in the onro aa'
direction, seeing this, stonned t
This blocked the wagons and dravs ~ =
the rear, and the drivers shonted :.
the eNpressman and the cabman =
ahead. When they tried to do 60 th g.
found the delay had caused block ~
hind them, and they could not mass m
less all the wagons in the rear backsd
The first wagon could not back beeons.
heavy truck had turned in from H.
side street ans cut off its retreat
Then a boy on delivery w.co.
slipped in beside the cab and Iooloa
wheels. The cabman swore and tba
boy tried to back, and found Iona
double array of heavy trucks and draw,
barring his way. 1t was the same On
the other side. The crowd on the sidA
walk increased, until the men and bovs
coming back to their Offices from WORK
filed each sidewalk and climbed unoD
the steps. Shopkeepers came TO Their
doors, and their customers with them
a policeman pushed his way into the
crowd and pulled and tugged at the
horses heads, while the drivers swor
or sat silent and patiently observant
1t was fifteen minutes before the street
was clear. In the meanwhile the bows
had pulled in the doll and finished eat.
ing their luncheon New York Even.
ing Sun.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-03-10
Early Minstrel shows.

1t was in the early fifties that minstrel
shows first became so popular in the
States, and in 1857 Jack Raynor, who
used to be middleman and bass singer
for 3. P. Christie when his troupe
played IN old Mechanics hall, at No. Az
Broadway. New York, started the first
Christie MINISTRIES in London. Ravnor
Is one of the few old timers still alive
and he lives in Paterson, N. j., TODAY.
Another of the old leaders to the front is
DICK Hooley, who used to be with
OampbeiIs for years and afterward run
minstrel theatre Of his own in Brook.
lyn What's he doing now, d'you saw?
Why, it's the same Dick Hoolev. of
Hooieys theatre, Chicago, today, and
the same Cool White that was middle
man and stage manager of the Hooley
Opera house of the war timet. IS mana.
ger of Hooley's theatre today. w
McAndrews in Chicago Herald.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-03-10

The custom of paying eminent barris-
tiers large retainers to hold their tongue,
and not appear on the other side, has the
features OF own cousin to bride, especi-
ally If any jurist SO committed stiles his
convictions and looks on quietly to see
injustice done. l was informed by the
treasurer of Massachusetts railroad.
htty Years ago. that to get ahead of the
parties wishing to tap it with a rival road
he ran with all haste to Daniel Webster's
Office across the way. Webster, who had
been already approached, but not re-
tanned, IN the adverse interest, and who,
perhaps, preferred the new comer's cause,
answered, in cultural tones, that made
the treasurer stare: There arc no bones
broken, there IS no blood split" and put
the retainer Of 500 easily earned dollars
in his vest pocket.-Rev. DR.. Bartol in
The Forum
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-03-10
PERSONAL MENTION.

Edgar Fawcett does not like the use of
dialect in literature. And vet Robert
Burns made himself understood by it,
b. f. Stearne of Lynchburg, Va, has
in his possession curiously carved vio-
Lin, said to have once been the property
Of Thomas Jefferson.
Judge Pfeffer SAYS that Of the hundreds
of congratulatory letters which he has
received since his election not one has
come from the moneyed classes.
Colonel Dom Piatt has just COM
pleted an arrangement whereby he re-
turns to the editorship of BeiJord's Mag
asiae, which he left two years ago.
President Daz of Mexico, it is an
nouneed, will soon start for France,
where he will remain for several months
One Of the reasons assigned for his de
parture is i'll health.
Vera Sassulitsch, the Nihilist, has been
supporting herself in Switzerland by
translating. Her health is now failing
and her physician has ordered her to
stop and proceed to a warmer climate.
Inventor Edison il vegetarian. Nov
elist II. Rider Haggard is a vegetarian
Prof. Swing is vegetarian. Sir Isaac
Newton was a vegetarian. All the Greek
philosophers, seers and sages ate no flesh
Bishop Engle OF the United Brethren
denomination of Ka sas has been ex-
PEELED from the ministry on charge of
"lndiscreet financierng." lie specuated
in real estate; but this was not the
trouble-he also lost.
Senator Eustis of Louisiana has the
reputation OF being the LATEST man in
Congress. He is likewise the largest
man in the Senate He is a fine orator,
however. and whenever he speaks the
Senate is sure to listen.
The devil is not so black as he is
painted, and if Baron tirsch is a speci-
men bad man, as has been limned in the
papers, the world would be no worse il
other millionaires would 90 to the bad
also, and do as he has done.
Society circles and social clubs at
Nicksburg are discussing the rumor that
j. s. Richardson, the great cot on planter
and factor, is engaged to be married to
Miss Winnie Davis, daughter of the
President OF the late Coniederacy.
f. IIopkinson Smith, the artist and
author, is equally successful as a civil
engineer. He has an Office in down
town New York mt the top OF a seven
story building and may usually be found
there buried to his eyes in papers.
Herr Buete, a Director of the Madge-
burg railroad, has been instructed by the
German government to proceed to the
United States in order to make a careful
study OF and to draw up II report upon
the railroad systems of this country.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-03-10
CRIME AND CRIMINALS.

Governor Markham of California has
signed a bill offering s., 800 reward for
the conviction of the Napa murderers.
Anegro named Tom Robin was lynched
on general principles at Douglas, Tex
He was notorious character and guilty
of many crimes.
Teller Ritter OF the First National
Bank OF Evansville, Ind, has been ar
rested and held in bonds for trial on a
charge of misappropriating $4,000.
William Sheerin and Tony Levan, two
mortally wounded each other
at Butte, Mont, in Il gambling saloon
the other day. There were seventy-fiv
people in the room at the time, and but
one was wounded, c. j. Baer, although
eleven shots were fired
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-03-10

Persons of observing turn Of mind
the sleeves of coats, both civil and
military, but few, however have puz
zled their brains seeking an explana-
ton of the reason of the custom They
were first put upon the sleeves of sol
diers in the British army. Prior to the
buttoned sleeves soldiers had the filthy
habit of drawing their sleeves across
their mouths and noses upon every
occasion when Il pocket handkerchief
or a napkin could have been used to a
better advantage As a matter of
course the cuff became shiny and de.
faced.
Punishment and reprimand were
tried, but they failed to check the
habit. AS last resort board Of off,
GERS met and unanimously adopted a
plan suggested by one of their mum
Der, which was ito sew two or three
rough beads or buttons upon the top
part of the sleeve of every military
coat" This had the desired effect.
even if it did SAVIOR of putting ring IN
hogs nose to keep him from root
ing" By degrees soldiers as well as
civilians became more tidy The but
tons were not removed from the
sleeves, however only slid around to
the back or under side, where they still
linger, relic of semi.barbarsm, an or.
nament nevertheless. st. Louis Re
public,
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-03-10
The Merchandise Market.

Coal OH-Quote: 50 20 per case.
RIcE-Quote: S5.50@5.75 per GENITAL.
fIcKLEs-Quote: Sl.5O 3s; 1888.
CRANBERRIEs-Cluote: Cape Cod, 81
per barrel.
SALr-Quote: Liverpool, $l7 $19, $40
stock, SHOE per ton in carload lots.
CoFFEE-Quote: Costa Rica, z21%c;
Rio, 25l2c; Arbuckle's, roasted, 26A
per pound.
BEANs-The market is firm. Quote
Small Whites, sac; Pink, Sc; Bayos,
4s4c; Butter, sac; Limas, 4lac per
pound.
suGARs-Quote: Golden G, 43lc; extra
G, Sc; dry granulated, 6l8c; cube
crushed and powdered 63sc per pound.
DRIED FRUTs-The market 10 firm
Quote: Italian Prunes. 1215c; Pc
lite and German Prunes, l0c per pound
Raisins, $3.50 per box; Plummer-dried
Pears, l0@l1c; sun-dried and factory
Plums, @l2c; evaporated Peaches 18@
zoe; Smyrna Figs, zoe; California Figs,
Sc per pound.
CANNED GooDs-Market steady. Quote
Table fruits. $500, 21as; Peaches, $3.50
Bartlett Pears, 1925; Plums, 81 IS
strawberries, $3.50; Cherries, $2@2.50
Black berries, so; Raspberries, 1856
Pineapples, 1915; Apricots, 81 90. Pie
lruit; Assorted, s so per dozen Peaches
$3.50; Plums, 1925; Black berries, 81 IS
per dozen. Vegetables: Corn, $1.25
@l.50. according to quality; Tomatoes,
N.l5@3.50; Sugar Peas, 81. 40@I 80
String Reans, $l.lOper dozen. Fish Sal
mon, Sl.25@1.50; sardines, S0ctd$1 so
Holsters, S2@3; oysters, $1.5O@3.25 per
dozen Condensed milk Eagle brand.
$3.50; Grown, 81 Highland, 1878
Champion, $6 per case.
HONEY - QCote: One-pound frames.
l7c
NAHs-Base quotations: Iron, $500;
Steei, $40; Wire, $500 per keg.
SnoT-Quote; $l.75 per sack.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-03-10

DR. Brown-Sequard, in one of his
sneezing, coughing, etc, says: Cough
ing can be stopped by pressing on the
nerves on the lip in the neighborhood
of the nose. Sneezing may be stopped
by the same mechanism Pressing in
the neighborhood of ear, right in front
of the ear, may stop coughing. 1t
is so also of hiccoughing, but much
less so than for sneezing or coughing.
Pressing very hard on the top of the
mouth inside is also a means of stop
ping coughing, and many say that the
will has immense power.
There are many other affections as
ISOLATED with breathing which can be
stopped by the same mechanism that
stops the hearts action In spasm of
the CLOTHS, which is terrible thing in
children, and also in whooping cough,
it is possible to afford relief by throw
ing cold water on the feet, or by tick
ling the soles of the feet, which pro
duces laughter, and at the same time
goes to the matter that is producing the
spasm, and arrests it almost at once.
| would not say that we can always
prevent cough by our will; but in
many instances these things are posi-
bic, aud if you remember that in bron-
chitis and pneumonia, or any acute
affection Of the lungs, hacking or
coughing greatly increases the trouble
at times, you can easily see how i'm
portant it is for the patient to try to
avoid coughing as best he can"
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-03-10
ALONG THE COAST.

The official census report gives Oregon
population Of 3l3, 767.
Vancouver, 3. c., Is alarmed over the
arrival there Of q gang 81 burglars.
The dancing among the Umatillas on
the Umatills river has been stopped.
A quicksilver mine is reported TO have
been found near Cotton, San Bernardino
county, Cal.
A bill appropriating 81 go, 900 for a
postoifice site IN San Francisco was pre-
scented to the Senate and passed without
opposition.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-03-10
A Member of a Biz Grocery Firm.


Over in ward No 7 Of Bloomngdale
asylum there is a man who is as well
known to the merchants of New York
as A. T. Stewart was in his time.
This man is William A. Parshall a
member Of the great grocery firm Of
Thurber, Whyland s. Co. He was also
a member when the firm was II. K. &
F. B. Thurber He has been with the
concern sixteen yeacs.
1t is not generally known among his
friends that Mr.. Parshall is an inmate
of Bloomingdale. He has shown so
little improvement that the doctors
fear that he is afflicted with chronic
mania.
Mr.. Parshall was in a jolly mood
when approached by the reporter lie
has always been an epicure, and his
first remark to his visitor was, I'VE
had fried bananas for dinner and
they were great.
Mr.. Parshall also talks nationally IN.
til he speaks of the Prince of Wales
why, l wouldn't speak to the prince
if met him Oh the street. He sends
me a cable every day or so, but never
answer him | answer the lord mayor
of London when he cables me, because
he's a gentleman. sent him a bOu
quet on the day of the procession, and
he answered that he was sorry could
not be on hand. y
For several years Mr. Parsha was
the London representative of the big
firm, and it is this that causes him 10
speak so much about the English nota'
bilities. New York Journal
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-03-10
A New Gas Meter.

A new gas meter is being made in
considerable numbers in Manchester
England. By its aid a pennywortb of
gas can be obtained by the consumer.
The penny is dropped into a slot and
pushed home by piston or pusbnr
after which it drops into a locked
drawer or receptacle. While the pennv
Is being pushed through it releases =
star wheel which is operated by fingers
or paws fixed upon the drum At tl,o
same time "A conical valve bv which tha
admission of gas is controlled is raised
70 certain height. The revolution Of
the drum moves this valve down NJ &.
speed proportionate to thar of tbo
passing gas, and by the time the oman.
tlty which can be sold for a penny is
delivered the valve closes, shuttino or
the supply. ""
AS soon as the gas is supplied the me.
Ter drum is again locked bv tha da+an
ton Of the star wheel. If while =, ,on
nyworth of gas is being consumed tho
pusher is raised to repeat the oction
without a coin no additional enr,,I..
can be got, and the introduction r.
another penny nsures the valve bein,
opened as much further as is necegss,..'
70 supply that valve Of gas. altbongh
the remainder Of the first norton -
mains to be delivered. The ma.b.,,i',,.
Is wei designed to prevent any frandn.
tent use being made of it, and is very
simple and easily adapted to varions re-
oolfements.-New Orleans Picayune
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-03-10

The chorus 20 no 70, i ri ri caduI ON
TO- IN Sir Walter Scots poem The LGl.
iaby OF an Infant Chief means. freely
translated, Bye, bye, lullaby, sleen iii
Ihe morn. The pronunciation is, "Ohoro.
erere, cawdleguiaw;' at least, so saw two
scotch women, members Of my house
hold, who are direct from the hipblands
OF scotland, and who daily speak the Gao
Tic IN preference to the English language
Cor. Boston Transcript, o.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-03-10
The Meat Market.

The market is steady.
Beehive, 31a@ 4c; dressed, &c.
Muttcn-Live, 4l4@41ac; dressed, Sc
Hogs- Live, Az @434c; dressed, &C.
Feal-5@Sc per pound.
SMOKED MEATS AND LARD.
Quote: Hams, l0t; Breakfast Race,
9@llc Sides, 9@l0c; Lard, 0ssc
pound.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-03-10

A curious survival of ancient phrase
ology can be heard in Washington
market at hours when the crowds pass
ing up and down the outer aisles are at
their thickest. 1t belongs to the prem
tice days of Merry England, when every
shopkeeper had his prentice ladsmareh
up and down in front Of his WAREHOUSES
crying, what dye buy, ladies'; what
dye buy" Sir Walter Scott embodies
the phrase in his novels, ana it can be
heard just as pat" as if taken out of
the books from the lips of a tail. gray
haired man who has hams 10 sell, and
a sturdy, rosy young butcher who deals
in beef and veal. 1t has a quaintSound
whenever heard, this medieval voice
of the tradesman, aud sends semi
mental auditor away with a queer inn
preston of having somehow straddled
across two centuries in his lifetime or
of being mixed up in his dreams. New
York SIM
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-03-10
one. New Orleans Picaylllle'
80 Cnnscs 81 Heallaehe.

Neuralgic headaches are the e'p's .,
sion of an immense number OF lrf's ~
larities and diseases, Decayed '' nr
are frequent causes, and in not I lg+
instances severe headaches Of tll .I a. a..
are clearely due to teeth 50 slIgn' i,.9,t
cayed that only a dentist can ''''
the defect. ,rbrb
Headaches. especially those u Eo,,.
the pain is felt most in the lol r.i.sin
are frequently caused by ineqaa,l..a ,..
the eye. And often very sllsL' o'' ,r,
scarcely appreciable to the 'IeI.'. ,.'a,
sufficient to cause them. Many ,Fs
have one normal eye, while inc
is slightly abnormal siderable
In such eases there is conslay an n
strain if the eyes are USED n ,iJ 10
reading, which is especially n.,. si, b
cause headache, The only IgrgS plir
these eases is. Of course, proper ,po,a,ti,s
of glasses. Headache from .S ae' rpsop
SIGHT IS not always limited to the 3. ',5
Of the forehead, for sick he'a s5.toa
frequently associated Win h
Herald,
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-03-10
An Imprnyement in puIleys.

An important improvement has oeen
made in the covering of pulleys' @
which It is claimed 30 per cent more y
power can be transmitted, ana H
slipping is reduced to an impercePuo@
factor This system comprises llle lu'
lowing points 1t consists IN tile eur
ployment of Especially prepared 'e'''u.'
covering for the pulley when i @
tremely soft and elastic and ne'a
glazes by the rubbing action o. '~
belt, as is the ease when 9Fuiil''
leather is employed for this puFPos q,
# is applied to the pulley ana l(s =
firmly to it for all time by means y =,
special cement, which is soft ana py H.,
hardens like ordinary cement O I'm %,t
No rivets of any kind are employee .L ii
the leather covering is firmly a''as'~ nt
to the iron of the pulley by the cep''
alone. New Orleans Picayuhe
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-07-23
CRESCENT CITY CULLINGS.

RICE CLASSIFICATION - ATTEMPTED
SUICIDE-BOUNC1NG CHINESE.
New ORLEANS, La, July 1S.-The
committee appointed by the Produce
Exchange to represent Louisiana in the
meeting of the board of general ap-
praisers to rate Patna rice, left here
for New York. The committee will OBJ
ject to admitting Patna as uncleaned
rice. The question of Patna rice came
up under the Cleveland administration
and it was classed as clean rice, but
this decision has since been avoided.
The board of United States engineers
have decided to build locks at the
junction of Bayou Plaquemine with
the Mississippi.
the Italians who were killed in the
parish prison, who took laudunum
with suicidal intent yesterday, is in
critical condition from pneumonia.
The doctors succeeded in saving her
from death by laudanum.
Two Cinnamon, who arrived from
San Francisco and had been supplied
with certificates by the mayor in favor
of two resident Cinnamon, were sent
to Cuba with a lot of forty other
Cinnamon who arrived with them.
They failed to answer questions by
the special treasury agent and the
deception was discovered.
The levee board built levees on a
number of poor peoples land in the
Sixth district of the city and the own
ers demanded compensation for the
lands thus appropriated. The levee
board through its attorneys refuses
payment, citing law of the state.
Suit will be entered against the board
and state by owners of the land.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-07-23
BastrOp Budget.

BAsTRoP, Tex, July 1S.-There was
a slight shower Friday which is the
first rain since the storm of the 18th.
Cotton is doing well, but the storm of
She 18th damaged fodder greatly.
Carol and Vandalius, who were
Sired on from ambush last week are
doing very well. Edgar Childs has
l3een arrested, charged with the shoot.
ing, His trial is set for the eth.
County Attorney j. B. Price has
gigen notice that the Sunday law will
he enforced.
We are blessed with the white and
colored normals of this district. The
white under the instruction of Pro-
fessors Scott and Hood, has about
twenty teachers in attendance and is
doing good work for the teachers
The colored, under Professors Hunter
and Fly, with an attendance Of about
twenty five, is doing a splendid work
for the colored teachers.
The district conference that met
here last week was well attended,
there being nearly one hundred min
listers and delegates present. Presid-
ing Elder Rev. Smith preached one of
his best sermons, which are always
good and highly appreciated by all.