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Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-03-13

Cornelius Price, the Tacoma detective,
whose work among the opium smugglers
of Puget sound is well known, can stand
on Market street in the rain longer, and
tell longer, more probable and more in
teresting stories than ang man in San
Francisco.
did you ever hear that had served
nv time in the chain gang he inquired
of Detective Handley one DAY last week
mo: Well. I'll give it to YOU so that you
will get it straight. 1t was when these
men were running in so much Of their
opium all around the sound that finally
located some of the workers at a little
landing about twenty miles from Tacoma,
where there are about a dozen houses.
Ny wife was there at the time visiting
friends, but did not have time to an
prise her of my coming. made myself
up as the seediest kind of a tramp, and
footed it into this little place Just al
dusk, and nearly the first person met
was my wife. forgot about my dis
gIIise and the effect it might have upon
her: so | braced up. and, taking her by
the arm. said, Hello. my dearr
when she gave jump and screamed
/ thought | had simply startled her By
speaking suddenly when she wasn't ex.
pecting it, 50 started TO take her arm
again, and bless me if she didn't 90 W
the street screaming at every step,
About that time the constable grabbed
me for insulting ladies' on the street, but
when my wife declined to appear and
prosecute they put an additional charge
OF yagrancy against me and locked me-
up in a little 'calahoose. Next day
was found guilty and sentenced to eight
days in the chain gang with no aIterna
tive, and | didn't dare let the official.
know who l was, because had reason
TO believe they were concerned in the
smuggling operations. | sweated il out
breaking rock on the road. But C0i
even. The justice Of the peace and con
stable are peggiug shoes in the territoria
prison now for muEglIng. san Fran
cisco Examiner.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-03-13

Probably not one person in a thou
sand knows why leaves change their
color in the fall, remarked an eminent
botanist the other day. THE common
and old fashioned idea is, that all this
red and golden glory we see now is
caused by frosts. a true and scientific
explanation of the causes of the col
oring of leaves would necessitate d long
and intricate discussion. Stated briefly
and in proper language, those causes ale
these: The green matter in the tissue Of
a leaf is composed of two colors, red and
blue. When the sap ceases to flow in
the autumn, and the natural growth Of
the tree ceases, oxidation of the tissue
takes place Under certain conditions
the green of the leaf changes to red
under different conditions it takes on
yellow or brown tint.
This difference in color is due to the
difference in combination of the original
constituents of the green tissue, and TO
the varying conditions Of climate, ex-
posture and soil a dry, cold climate
produces more brilliant foliage than one
that is damp and warm. This is the
reason that our American autumns are
so much more gorgeous than those OF
England. lnele are several tlllL5s atOu'
leaves that even science cannot explain.
For instance, why one of two trees grow,
ing side by side, of the same age and
having the same exposure, should take
on a brilliant red in the fall and the other
should turn yellow, or why one branch
of a tree should be highly colored and
the rest of the tree have only a yellow
tint. are questions that are as impossible
TO answer as why one member OF family
should be perfectly healthy and another
sickly. Naples and oaks have brightest
colors. Field and Farm.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-03-13
Thread snonls.

Among the peculiar industries which
flourish in western Maine is the making
of thread spools. They are cut from
smooth. white birch timber-a wood
which works easiiy-by various kinds
Of improved machines. There are nu-
merous mills throughout the numbering
region, where the birch is sawed into
strips about four feet long and from one
TO two inches in width and thickness.
These strips then 90 to the spool facto-
ries, to be converted into spools. The
processes they are put through are nu-
merous, and one Of them, the method OF
polishing them, is quite interesting. a
barrel IS filed nearly full Of them ard
then revolved by means Of machinery
and betting until the spools are worn
smooth by rubbing one against another.
Spool manufacturing is the most i'm
pcrtant industry in several Of the vii
lagos oi Oxford county. and viii doubt
less continue so until the supply OF
white birch timber is exhausted. The
manufacture OF shoe pegs is another
peculiar Maine industry. though shared
in to some extent by other New England
states. These are cut from maple and
white birch by machinery, and are worth
at the factory from thirty-five to ninety.
five cents bushel. The COMPRISING Of
sawdust is also llourishing business il
Bangor in that state. There is a firm
there styling itself a compress com
pany. who convert sawdust and shaw.
ings into solid bales by compression
which finds ready sale in the large east.
ern cities. -Timberman.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-03-13
Climate of southern California.

Winter as we understand it east Of the
Rockies does not exist. l scarcely know
how to divide the seasons. There are
at most cut three. Spring may be said
to begin with December and end in
April; summer. with May Cwhose days.
however, are often cooler than those Of
january and end with September; while
October and November are a mild au-
tumn, when nature takes . partial rest.
and the leaves of the deciGuous trees
are gone. But how shall We classify a
climate in which the strawberry none
yet in my experience equal to the east
ern berry, may be eaten in every month
of the year, and ripe tigs may be picked
from July to March?
What shall say Of a frost IAN affair
of only an hour just before sunrise
which is hardly anywhere severe enough
TO disturb the delicate heliotrope, and
even in the deepest valleys where it may
chill the orange viii respect the bloom
of that fruit on contiguous ground fifty
OF a hundred feet higher
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-03-13

Missing literary treasure supposed
TO have been once in the possession Of her
majesty the queen! The precious relic
referred TO Is a copy Of the original eli-
ton Of a Christmas Carol. " presented by
Dickens to the author of VANITY Fair, -
with the interesting autograph inscrip-
ton, Nv. NJ. Thackeray. from Charles
Dickens twhom he made very happy
once a long way from homel." Tie
story runs that the queen possessed q
strong desire 10 own tie h-Ile Volume
il which the names of these two great
contemporary masters Of fiction were
thus associated: that an unlimited com
mission was given for its purchase, aud
that il eventually became her majesty 5
property for the sum Of 50 IDS. and
was Immediately transferred to her keep
ing.
The original authority for the state
ment appears to have been the late Mr..
Hotten, the publisher; but it is more
important TO note that Dickens bog
rapher, Mr.. john Forster, has given il
additional currency. The strange part
of the matter. however, Is that the royal
librarian knows nothing about it, except
that no such book IS included in the col
lection under his care.-London News
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-03-13
slaHTLess BUT NOT HELPLESS.
The Active Business Life Of a Chicago
Man Who Is Wholly Blind.

80 NSef| business Lie OF Chicago
Man Who Is Wholly Blind.
The wonder of West Harrison street is
blind man, William f. Buschick. who
lives at 11t5, where he conducts a retail
cigar and confectionery store. A casual
observer would not be apt to discover
that the storekeeper is totally blind from
the manner in which he moves around
and shows off his goods. Mr.. Buschick
Keeps his own accounts, waits on the
customers, takes in money and hands
out change as deftly as any saleswoman
In down town store. He seldom makes
mistakes in handling coin, and if any
BODY were mean enough to try it would
not be an easy matter to pass counter
felt coins OF him.
His sense of feeling is keen, and per
maps more so as result of the absence
OF sight. He hands out any brand of
cigars asked for, and his sensitive finger
tips light upon the right brand Of chew
ing gum without any fuinbling. His
eyes, which are not concealed from view,
are beautiful dark blue, and a stranger
looking into them would not guess that
they were so utterly useless.
Mr.. Buschick buys all his stock. going
down town On the street cars and about
the crowded streets Of the business sec
ton Of the south side without a guide.
He never loses his bearings. When
ready to return home he waits qs1ietly
beside peanut stand and asks the ven
der to tell him when Harrison street
car comes. This car passes his store. and
he intuitively knows when it is opposite
| his home.
He jumps from the car while it is in
motion. He walks about his store and
turns sharp corners without mishap
He can walk straight to door and grasp
/ the knob without fumbling it, or trip
down stairs as lively and as gracefully
as young woman, and never makes a
miscalculation when reaching the last
step. He is a candy maker and makes
all the candy he sells.
Az is usual in cases Of blindness, the
loss Of this mans vision has quickened his
sense Of feeling and hearing When his
I eyes went out Of business their available
assets appear to have been transferred to
NE N@AS anu AA5Si UPS MS aDL3lF 70
locate objects by sound is wonderful
This was demonstrated one night when
burglar broke into his store. The rob
Der left hastily with leaden bullet in
his anatomy. as spots on the floor proved
the next morning. The blind man
handles revolver cleverly and shoots
accurately for one 50 heavily handi-
capped, locating the object to be aimed
at by sound.-Chicago Tribune.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-03-13
Hor.emanship of Mexican Bow.

One Of the finest and most inspiritinc
sights of small town Life In Mexico i
the craftsmanship Of the boys from s to
l7-perfect young Centaurs, as much at
home in the saddle as Arabs. How they
60 laundering through the streets, what
marvelOusly short turns they make, and
how instantaneously they come to a
short. sharp stop in a headlong Callop.
These country towns of Mexico are the
nurseries, 50 to speak, OF the national
cavalry, an arm Of the service in which
Mexico excels. The finest sight in the
world. one on which the gods must look
down approvingly. is q high spirited lad
astride a good horse. a Mexican boy
takes to tie back Of a horse as a Cape
Cod boy does to a boat. st no age Is a
rider holder than in that enchanted
period OF existence lying between child
hood and manhood.
\ Mexican lad, in default of saddle,
will enjoy himself hugely bareback He
early learns 10 use the rope or RATA. and,
beginning with lassoing dogs and pigs.
he advances to mules and cows, and
finally essays the roping OF q lively bull
So expert do they become that in war
they frequently drag their enemies from
their saddles by q sEillful cast Of the
rope. Some Of my younger friends here
seem TO me to live on horseback They
come home at nooutime to snatch bite,
as most boys viii. but off they are again
on their tireless horses They have the
good fortune 10 live in a country which
en- Joys a climate which makes out-uf.
door life possible all the year round. and
the country lad, continually on horse
back. grows up straight, robust and
daring Boston Herald Mexican Letter.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-03-13

There is said 10 be no instance in which
A peasant ever refused 10 pay his taxes.
Once a year the collector enters the vii
LACE. tsps al the window and calls
"Kazar' Then the man or woman OF the
house comes ont with the money, which
IS always ready. losses it into the bag Of
the collector, who does not count il, be-
cause he knows it is all the moulik has
got. When night comes the collector en-
tiers the best house in the village, hangs
his money bag under the image OF the
Saviour. and carouses or sleeps Till morn
ing, being perfectly confident that his
money will not be disturbed, because of
the generation for the car, whom he rep
resents. and the image under which the
treasure is placed.-William Eleroy Cur
It's in Chicago News.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-03-13

II was down in that Oklahoma coun.
try three years ago" said an officer OF
Gen. Miles staff, at the Cafe Royal 1T
is certainly a beautiful region FOR the
agriculturist. and it is no wonder the
lands are coveted. The soil is rich
and well watered, the country Is roll,
ing prairie, the climate is mild and
eauable. the grass in summer Is
holly deep. and two railroads are
now built through the heart OF
the vast. unoccupied domain. Any
thing can be grown there that Will grow
in Missouri or Arkansas. 1t would be
the finest fruit country in the world. Al
Fort Reno peaches, pears and piuIas are
raised which cannot be eQualed any
where outside of California. Inc most
ma .nificent corn | ever saw Is raiSeu III
oklahoma by the few hall oreeus allo"c3
to til the soil. There are splenulSa
streams. the Canadian river ana us nor'ii
frra. which course through the ia!lO';
There is no snow, very little ir9sl' anu
ncy,1 a sign of a blizzard. II docs
som pitv that such a superb agrlcult'
nraI rcrion should be shut out from
sefflem6nt and given over in perpetulty
70 a worthless lot Of Indians, who cannon
use it even as a hunting grouhd' -0a'
Francisco Examiner. --.,,,,-,,,.,,,,
Parents. IN choosing an elppio! mn
for their children or giving them advice
mon the subject, should study the'i
temperaments aud inherited Tenderness
CbjIdren of consumptive parents shonlo
seldom engage in sedentary occupations
1,I,ose Who have inherited weak heart
soil
should not engage IN work 'n'0'' ing
much severe STRAIN.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-03-13
"A Man" in Capsule.

The problem Of being able to ''sce a
man" during the play without being
obliged TO walk on the toss Of half q
dozen gentlemen, and, pcrchanoe, On the
dresses of several ladies. has been solved.
Those to whom the drink in the euu act
is an essential Part OF their enjoyment of
a performance can now, without leaving
their seats. indulge IN their lidations. a
clever Boston chemist has struck on the
idea Of having whisky handy and other
strong liquors put UP in Celatine capsules
ike those used in administering uaIse-
Gus medicines. only considerably larger.
The capsules are colored 50 Is 10 res m
bic large hot house grapes. They are
easily broken in the mouth and the con
tents swallowed without attracting at
tention. The capsules are sold III boxes
containing q dozen each. The box Is Of
convenient size for the pocket, ana the
quantity of liquor contained II the cap
sules sufficient TO make the ordinary man
feel comfortably happy hy the time the
curtain falls on the last act.
The idea IS not altogether IN original
one. About two years ago similar cap
sules were sold in all the leading drug
stores in this city, bat instead Of being
gelatlne the capsule was of very thin
IuILtI+ II n - SYN 4EAt-A t---L A-le e+ei-
Der conveyed the reverse Of 6 pleasant
taste to the liquors. and they rapidly
went out Of fashion. The new gelalne
capsule impaTts no favor whatever 10
the liquor, and il promises soon l. be-
come boon to the gentleman seated IL
the middle Of row OF orchestra chairs.
and 10 earn for its inventor the gratitude
Of the ladies. whose plants over their
ruined dresses and crushed hats lately
filed SO many columns in tie papers
New York Graphic
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-03-13
AN ARAs IVORY RAID.
A Cruel Attack of One Tribe Upon Ar
other In the wiIds Of Africa.

A. Cruel Attack of One Tribe Upon Ar
other In the wilds Of Africa.
Soon after Tippo Tbs occupation Of
Stanley Falls in 1879 rumo4s reached
Yabuli and the neighboring villages Of
oppression and persecution by the Many
ema. Chiefs met together to inquire Of
each other the reason of this invasion.
Less than three years after Stanley's
fight with the Basoko at the mouth Of
the Aruwinli, the Manyema mercenaries
Of the Arabs attacked and destroyed sew
eral villages higher up the same river,
having Travelled overland from the Congo
through the dense forests below Stanley
Falls; and descending the Aruwimi river
in canoes they laid waste all the villages
by the way, capturing men and women,
and imposing fines Of ivory for their re
dernption upon those of the natives who
were fortunate enough to escape to the
woods.
Although every precaution was taken
by the people of Yabuli to guard against
surprise. they instinctively felt irnpend-
ing evil and a gloom settled over She
village affecting young and old alike.
They all appeared to realize their isc-
lated position, escape being impossible
as their neighbors were at enrnity with
them and with each other. and the poor
wretches lived in a condition Of fear
bordering upon panic
At last the evil day arrived. Early
one morning, Just before daybreak, they
were suddenly startled by the loud re-
ports Of the Manyema guns. The forest
around the village appeared alive with
armed men, who rushed among thei,
dwellings from all sides, firing reckless
ly, sometimes in the air, into the door
Of the huts, and at the panic stricken
saFages, who rushed toward the wood.
for shelter. A few Of the drawer native
stood their ground and hurled spear.
and knives at their assailants. but on.
by one they dropped, shot By their bru
tai enemy.
After firing their muZzle loading mus
kets many of the Manye1na rushed upol
the natives and cl1bbed them with tn
butt end Of their guns. The women en-
numbered with their children, whom
they were bravely trying to carry of t,
the shelter of the woods, were soon over
taken by the Manyema, who roughl
threw them TO the ground and bouni
their arms and legs. Nearly two-third
Of the women and children were capt
ured, including the fayorite wife Of
Ioko; but many Of the men and few
women managed to escape to the woods
-Hlrharf W9~7 in SS-~lb47er
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Hunting Lobsters-

For a seaside sport the visitors to a
Cuban watering place have devised the
safe pursuit of Holsters. The author Of
THE Pearl of the Antilles describes the
chase:
For this sport big barge is secured
and after having been furnished with
carpets and rugs for the ladies accom-
mediation we proceed to navigate the
shores and creeks of the harbor. Three
or four black fishermen accompany us
and bear long torches of wood by the
light of which the ground beneath the
shallow water is visible.
Our prey is secured by throwing a net.
in the meshes OF which the lobster be
comes entangled: but should this prove
Intellectual a long pole forked at one end
is thrust over the creatures back. and as
he struggles to free himself from the
pronged embrace a nimble negro dives
into the water and captures him alive.
Great excitement prevails when lob
ster comes on board and bounds among
our crew and passengers. Houths Com
DanlOQ.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-03-13

Iiseh morse, man animated hv 81.
IccAless DARING likely 10 come IN q y,;Id
tree NE, and The Gentaur ~ anc;nu,
lapie may be fairly realized GO
spohdeht OF the Omaha Herald hs,1;rs.
sisitcu an Afapaboe camp. gives the foi'
ioM uis account Of an indian drill -
ueTed iul his amusement. "
fhty lne looking young men mounted
upon ponies, drew up before The tents
~ signal from the chief thew beosn
ineir eVoiutlons, with loud veil
N moment they disappeared ovar i.
neis lloorihg hil. Then there silddenlv
rose mighty trampling of horses' feet
anu they swept past again, SO comnact
and men. uo Vi nofses
2'iittlhg IN two, one body swept to the
lisne ana another TO the left. and AGAIN
tney disappeared. Presently thew CHARGED
each other in solid lines. and while ~
Spectator waited breathlessly for the
SHOCK OF collision, the files skillfuIlv
opened TO the right and left. and H.
INES passed through the intervals with.
out touching. ~ "''"-
NOW came the moment for disnlay;,o
Individual horsemanship. Some az ne
riders approached, each living so close ~
his pony's back that nothing but the ~
morse could be seen. Others stood erect
upon their animals backs. some 6nna
70 the horse by one foot and one hand
so that their bodies were Completely nro'
tected by those of the ponies.
These young warriors also threw OBJ
Jects upon the ground, and picked them
up at full gallop, and drew bows and
silot arrows from beneath the horses
necks. Some of the men EXCHANGED
horses while riding.
Again, man would fall from his
horse, as if wounded, and two Others
riding up beside him, would take him by
az an; arm ana leg, swing him between
Their horses, and carry him off.
This exhibition lasted nearly two
hours, and, at its close, men and horses
were completely exhausted. All that
evening the human performers Law in
their lodges, while the Indian women
brought them food, bathed their limbs
and combed their hair.
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Marvels of the Connecticut River

Ferhaps as curious and delightful a
Dook as we could select at random is this
History OF Connecticut" which lies ha-
lore me II is little calf bound volume
printed anonymously about a century
ago, and generally ascribed to the Rev.
samuel Peters, clergyman Of Hebron.
Conn. Mr.. Peters lived in a credulous
age. and some Of the facts which he
gravely relates seem little startling to
our modern sEepticism. Here is his de.
scription OF the Connecticut river: "The
middle river Is named Connecticut. after
the great sachem to whom the province
belonged. II takes its rise from the
White Hills in the north Of New Eng
iand' where also springs the river Ken
nebec. Two hundred miles from the
Sound Is narrow of five miles only,
formed by two shelving mountains of
solid rock, whose tops intercept the
clouds. Through this chasm are com
PEELED to pass all the waters which in the
time of the floods bury the northern
country.
People who can bear the sight. the
groans, the tremblings and surlv motion
OF water, trees, and ice through this aw-
full passage, view with astonishment one
OF the greatest phenomena in nature.
Here water is consolidated, without
frost, by pressure, by swifness, betwee
the pinching. sturdy rocks, to such a de-
gree of induration that an iron crowbar
floats smoothly down its current; here
iron, lead and cork have one common
weight; here, steady as time and harder
than marble, the stream passes, irresisti-
bic, if not swift, as lightning" Quite a
remarkable phenomenon. And vet not
many years have passed since the good
people of Connecticut believed such
things. My grandfather was a boy when
this book was written. A NJ. Cummings
IN Boston Transcript
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Some persons seem to find much COM
fort in the statement that Swiss women
dispute the most lucrative trades with
men; but really before bowling down and
worshiping the country of economy 1t
will do no harm TO remember that the
women also dispute the work of agricult-
ure with the men and even with the ami
mails. There is no gsllantry or ehlvalry
about a Swiss at home He is said to be
honest in his native wilds when not keep,
ING hotel, and it should be remembered
that he has a tremendous stock OF non
esty TO draw upon in that LETT behind as
useless by his countrymen serving IN va.
rious European armies, but for sentiments
toward women he has no use whatever
Boston Transcript.