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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-08-01
DRIVING A BARGAIN,

A Great Disappointment EncoupsereA In
Twenty Pounds Of Rags.
Prom the Detroit Free Press.
"Ra-a-s-g-s! Rs-a-a-gs! Old bottles
Ra-a-a-g-s to buyw
Out pops feminine head from window and
a feminine voice asks eagerly:
How much you giving for old rags today2"
"Half a cent, mann"
SIS that alp" in disappointed tone.
ats all we ever give, ma'am."
"But mine are lovely, clean rags. There isn't
any old shoes or corsets or bustles among EN-.
Seems to me you ought to give three-quarters
Of cent"
'Couidnt do 1t, ma'am. Rag biznsss il dull
now"
have"
He comes shambline in with an old eunny-
bag in one hand and . clanking pair Of steel
yards in the other.
Nov you'n weigh them fair?" shs s.ys
pleadingly.
"You won't cheat?'
"No'm."
"And you're sure your scaies weigh rieht?
Yes m; finest set Of steelyards in this coun-
try. gave % for EN-"
We'll. you weigh the rags carefully, now"
"Ies,m: Just twenty-five pounds"
"Is that alp
well, you can see for yourself, ma am."
But that says twenty-five pounds. You are
trying to cheat
II take out three pounds for the bag"
"0h; that bag don't weigh three pounda"
"lndeed il does ma'am."
II don't believe it. Now you Just weigh It,"
How kin l. ma'am, with the rags in IT'D
Here's your IL cents"
Il don't believe but those rags weighed more
than that: Why, sposed had at least fifty
pounds Of en-
old bottlesY''
Maybe there's three or four lying around.
How much are they worth?'
rubbers?'
mo. guess not"
"Oid books?''
"No-o-o. guess not"
"Any old carpets"
Not today. I'm awfully disappointed about
the rags. You're quite sure you weighed EN-
right"
Dead sure. ma'am," and he goes on his
wicked way. while sine hurried off downtown
and buys $3.50 worth of things with her ii
cents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-08-01
A CORNER OF CAI.yI.

That would. indeed. appear strange If one
did not consider the very peculiar situation of
Calvi in the history Of the island. Calvi was
The first and most important colony Of Genoa
IN the Island Of Corsica. Tyrannized over by
the Gsnovess government the Corsicans con-
founded in their hearts the hate which they bore
toward the metropolis with their feeling toward
its offspring. This sentiment was so Keen that
u even existed down 10 the end of the last CEN
nry, and the Corsicsns saw not without pleas
70 Ne town of Calvi You may understand
men, how IL was that the writer's of contem-
PofAry times, Petro Cirnso, filippini and Linn
Perani; the only historians who would have
ceen aba to speak of Christopher Columbus
sid not claim for city that they disliked the
eoaor OF having given birth 10 such man.
Tarisn rivalry In Corsica was stronger than
anywhere else. And then. too, in the fifteenth
century, a. today, the young people o. Calvi
MI aems 81 IN early age, passed forty or ffty
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-08-01
4 Practical Illustration.

From the Fliegende Blaettsr
Tourist-"What do You mean by slapping my
face?'
Mountain Guids-"Excuse me, cir. merely
wanted you to hear the seys,.souud echo. I
had no pistol with me-"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-08-01

From the Epoch.
He-"What can do to make You happy"
She-'Do without"
He-'Without what?''
She-"Ms."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-08-01
CALVI, CORSICA.
A City Claimed as the Birthplace of
Christopher Columbus.
A FRENCHMAN, NOT ITALIAN.

Do II 10 Claimed by M. G. 10 Notre in IN In
Genious Article in Paris WeekIy-The Ar
sumsnts Employed to Sustain This Theory
An Engiishman's Discontinue.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-08-01

DALDNEss v eften preceded or accompanied by
grayness Of the hair. 10 prevent both bsldness
and graypess ne Hans Hair Remover, an hoasst
remedy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-08-01

snake.
JEALOUSY AND HATRED.
Zone case in particular was very painful. I
and the leading lady had had q frightful row,
the elimination Of weeks of jealousy and sauab-
bling. She had called me some OF the hardest
names had ever heard and had threatened
to call In a policeman and have her elected
from the premises. 1t was that sort of a wild
vulgar fight, you know. That night we played
our lover parts usual. l had gone through
the most difficult scenes heroically, not shirk-
ing the caresses at any point. She had little to
DO but submit. but in tho third act she had u
bit of sentimental business all to herself 1t
consisted of coming up behind me as l sat on a
sofa, putting her fingers over my eyesand press
ing her lips to the top OF my head. Well, / was
wearing toupet in the part. She came up
behind me, clapped her fingers over my eyes,
and knew there was going to be trouble. In
the first place she nearly blinded me with the
pressure Of her fingers and when she drew
back felt my toupet separate from my head.
Instantly threw my hands up and caught at
whatever l could, as drowning man will catch
at straw. My nails dug into her cheeks, but
l saved my toupet. which she was dragging from
my head with her teeth. My next piece Of
business was to spring up and catch her
in my arms, at the same time smotherinX her
in kisses. This did, but through my teeth l
Kissed: You she devil, while she, powerless to
get away, replied: You dog and brute And
the curtain tell on the act the audience under
tho impression that we were two souls with but
single thought and that such stage practice
In the art Of love would surely lead us to the
altar in real ife"
PANIC II TEE yAlCx-coMEDY MARKET.
There has been something like . panic all
this week In the farce market, which IL
stocked beyond all the possibilities Of demand.
Over hundred Of these drauAtissd variety
Idaho semi-weekly world., 1891-05-12

One of the most important sardine
centers of France is Concarneau, a
place of 5000 souls, and a favorite re
sort for American painters who have
very little talent and an enormous
quantity of self conceit. Situated at
the head of the bay of Toret, on pict-
uresque point, and in country where
fish and food are very cheap, the town is
regarded by artists as a sort of earthly
paradise The gulf stream gives it a
temperature so soft that snow is rarely
seen camellias and fucshias bloom in
the open air in midwinter, mimosa
flowers in February, and the climate,
though much more humid, is as mild
as that of Cannes, and yet the place is
in the same latitude as Bluehill, Me.
or Bangor
Islands shelter the bay and make its
clear and tranquil waters, in whose
depths may be seen the most magniti
cent specimens of marine vegetation, a
favorte resting place for sardines not
yet in oil, and every year Concarneau
puts up as many as $4,000, 900 to 20,
600, 600 boxes Of them, These cost,
purchased of the fishermen, LOCO, 600
francs, the preparing them 100000
francs and the oil and tin boxes $50,
600 francs more-in all not bad
years work for a town in Brittany
Cor. New Orleans Picayune.
Idaho semi-weekly world., 1891-05-12
Is the world Becoming Gluttonousq

We have made too much of cooking
We have talked and written about
cooking, and praised and exalted it in
every way until at last we have raised
it into the position of a high art-al
most a religion. We have become, in
talk and literature at any rate, a ma
ton. or rather a world, of guzzlers and
gluttons. We have learned to speak
of our dinner as if it were something
between a science and a sacrament. The
hdppv man is the man to whom the ob
legation to dine" part of the religion
of most Epclishmen) every day and
under all circumstances, and at what
ever sacrifice of business or pleas
ure, is as great superstition as the Mo
hammedan obligation to abstain from
wine. A good dinner is good thing
no doubt. But the fetish dinner, thu
universally obligatory dinner, the din
ner which must be eaten every day,
runs away with about half the pleas
ures which men of moderate incomes
might otherwise enjoy. London Truth.
Idaho semi-weekly world., 1891-05-12
cHlcAeo's LITERARY TASTES.
bankers and Men of Leisure Who GIoat
Daily Over Dime Novels.


Daily Over Dime Novels.
IL is the general impression that the
reading OF dime novels and kindred lit
erature is confined to the imaginative.
aspiring youths and sentimental or
stage struck maidens. Although this
impression is to large extent correct
there Is a class of readers who indulge
In the cheap libraries who are never
suspected of having any such weakness.
Wmle IN conversation with Madison
street newsdealer recently | learned.
very much to my surprise, that some of
the leading business and professional
men OF the city while away the tedious
hours which their pursuits allow them
with blood curdling tales of love, mur-
der and revenge.
Men who labor all day long, their
brains in constant strain. find it very
dlfiicult when the shades of night re-
heve them from their tasks to settle
down to calm, inactive enjoyment. The
busy intellect Is not to be stilled into
activity by the tinkle of the dinner bell
or the rattle of the home going cars,
but insists on continuing with the labors
which have occupied it all the day long.
For this reason a great many men find
1t impossible to rest until after having
read some light literature, and the de-
mand for dime novels is the result
Detective stories in general are the most
sought after by this class OF readers,
although some seek for Indian stories,
whose tales of dismal swamps, toma-
hawking and scalping are truly hair
raising
There is one old gentleman" said
the newsdealer, "a North Side banker,
who comes to my store every Sunday
morning and buys about dollars
worth of these ten cent novels. He al
ways asks for Indian stories, and |
keep supply of redskin tales on hand
just for his benefit. l have a great
many customers way up in the walk
OF life who indulge in ten cent ltera.
ture. Detective stories are largely in
the lead as to demand When these
old fellows come in here they always
have their novels wrapped up, and al
ways appear to be ashamed of their
purchases. One of my wealthiest Gus
toners never even allows me to see
what he has. He goes back to the
counter, selects his books, puts them in
a bundle out of sight, and then tells
me the amount of his purchase. They
read quantities of stuff, never seeming
to tire of the wearisome sameness
the work of the dime novel writer"
| saw several other newsdealers, and
while all admitted that they secured
some trade in cheap books from wealthy
patrons, more seemed to enjoy the
business in this line claimed by the
Madison street dealer. Chicago News.
Idaho semi-weekly world., 1891-05-12
An Old Act for Compulsory Education,

An Old Act for Compulsory Education.
1t is of the year 1494 and belongs to
Scottish legislation 1t reads as follows:
Item, 1t is statute and ordained
through all the Realme that all Bar
ronnes and Freehalders that are of sub
stance put their eldest sonnes and aires
to the schules fra they be sex or nine
zeires of age, and till RENAME at the
Grammar Schules quhill they be com
petentlie founded and have perfect
Latine. And thereafter to RENAME
three zeires at the schules of art and
jure, swa that they may have knawl-
edge and understanding of the Lawes
throw the quhilks justice may RENAME
universally throw all the Realme.
''Swa that they that are Schiretfes or
Judges Ordinares under the Kings
Hienesse may have knawledge TO doe
justice, that the puir people sulde have
no needle to seeke our Soveraine Lords
principal Auditor for ilk small iniurie
And quhat Barronne or Freehalder of
substance that haldis not his son at the
schules as said is, havand ma lauchful
essoinzie, but failzie herein, fra knawl
edge may be gotten thereof, he sail pay
to the King the summie of twentie
pound. y. n Hallock in Christian at
Work
Idaho semi-weekly world., 1891-05-12
He Owned a Sand Bar.

A gentleman from Maine bought a
dozen lots in a South Dakota river
town some time ago as a speculation.
He paid his taxes regularly for several
years and finally went out to see his
property. The agent who sold him the
lots met him at the station, and after
shaking hands with his client said:
"Ah, Mr.. Pettibone, you came upon
US at an inauspicious time"
What do you mean, Mr.. Comy-
shunT
Your lots, sir"
Eyes, what about themr
''Well, sir, you know suggested that
you buy near the levee."
Certainly l do. You assured me
that when the Great Midland railroad
built out from here it would cross the
river at this point, and my lots would
treble in value"
Quite true, so I did. But man pro
poses and God disposes. He has sent
his rains and his floods and changed
the course of the river so completely
that the Great Midland has decided to
cross twenty miles above here"
And how does this affect my lotsY
You see that little bush out in the
middle of the rivernear the end of that
sand bar2'
'Yes, yes; what of itF'
That's the southwest corner stake
of your block "-Chicago Herald.
Idaho semi-weekly world., 1891-05-12
swusT AN ASS AM II"

tboucht himself as fine look
in bis ncighbor, the horse, until he,
~ 9, eow himself in the looking
4 pn' ,'., M when he said "What an ass am !'
" tberc not scores of people who
." coo themselves as others see
Eseamg s'n They have bad blood, pim-
[ w. blotches, eruptiona, and other kim
E disbursements. All these annoy
4 ,h;ngs could be entirely eradicated,
u tbe skin restored to lilly white
4 ~ II that world-famed remedy, DR..
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|tce given a fair trial.
+ cnres all humors, from the ordi-
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4 ,,nred, The "Golden Medical Dis
|,oyerya is the only blood purifier
|,,o,dntesa to do just what it is rec
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BOctAnoN. Proprietors, No. 663 Main
sueet, Buffalo, N. Y.
Idaho semi-weekly world., 1891-05-12
4 SOLDIER OF FORTUNE
The Vieissitudes Of a confoo,
aud Since tbe ri,.t -, curing

u a Confederate Dorina
,n Sh' since the civIl War.
an. In ieIo' said Maj. George A. Van.
oegr1t I met as typical n soldier -
fortune rs ever Lever imagined -, =,
gone IRON st. Louis to Grafton sivtr
,'i'e9 ABOVE, on an excursion to witness
ei' eclipse Of the sun. On the baat 80
turning to the city there was d.no;a.
~ 'ile cabin, and as | stood ,gatchi1ss
sao p"ncers observed a man starino
At me- lie was typical soutbarnar - -
appearance, tall, handsome and civil.
ing looking. His gaze annoyed me- 60
That left the cabin. '' 81
Returning again he renewed 4ho
stare, and finally found him stond r
ing Dy my side. He said, i BEG nar
uoh' out you don't know me I SEQ
mo, said, I don't 4 know Won ba
replied. IN 1861 you were a lientenant
NJ NJ tne Second Ohio regiment in front Of
" asiiihgton, weren't youg 'Yes,Iaa
sented- In '63 you were adiutant n
.lie second in front Of Murfreeshoro
= renhf Yes In the latter part Of
"a you were on the Little Miami rail.
way Yes, | said, getting interested
out you We the advantage of me for !
can Z recall ever seeing you
/ know you, you see, the stranger
S'id' and I'll tell you a story In '61
l was boy of 20; | was in your comn
In front Of Washington selling fruit
and trinkets to the men. was a Con
federate spy then In '63 I was still .
spy, and struck your camp at Murfrees
Doro. 1t was odd that should get into
tile same camp again, but did. There
were SO many officers there, you among
them' whom | knew, that feared de-
lection anCAhed The latter part Of ,e4
was captured-not as a spy, fortu.
nately' but as a rebel soldier-and sent
as prisoner to Camp Chase. 0.
"One night nine of us succeeded in es
Gaping from prison, and making our
way as far as Alton, on the Little Mi
ann we boarded the midnight express
We were sitting together, concealed as
much as possible, when the car door
opened, and who should walk in bnt
yourself. | told the BOYS the jip was
up, and we jumped from the train and
took to the woods. We thought Won
were an officer in pursuit of the fupi
tiyes. You were not2 God, | wish
we'd known it then.
" After the war he continued q
drifted down into Mexico and Joined
Maxlmilian's forces, where was cant.
ured and came within an ace of being
shot with Maximilian. From Mexico !
went to South America and fought in
two or three of their revolutions
grew tired of that and came back To
the States. I'm tired of it here. and
I'm of next week to enlist in the Papal
zouaves, as | see Victor Emmanuel and
the pope are having trouble, and his
holiness has advertised for recruits.
Good-by! and he was off. 1t was Gu
rious that he and | should have met so
frequently, and I've been rather sorry
that | lost track of the fellow after
ward. He was a true soldier of fort
une, and there were lots like him in
the war "-Cincinnati Commercial Ga
zette,
Idaho semi-weekly world., 1891-05-12

Diamonds are nearly third dearer
than they were a year ago, says a Bos-
ton dealer, and if the indications can be
relied upon they are going still higher,
have been in the trade for good many
wears and have handled three or four
bushels of the sparks, but during all
my experience l have never known .
time when diamands were in greater
favor than now. 1t seems as if every
body has penchant for them. Why,
know a hundred young men in town
whose salaries are not above $40 week
who wear stones averaging in cost all
the way from $50 to 800. They buy
them on the instalment plan. Boston
Herald.
Idaho semi-weekly world., 1891-05-12

A party Of eountrymeu were in town en-
loving the sights At last they came by one
Of the theatres ON Broadway.
.Suppose we take it in, says one
,,Retter see how much it is first, ," said an
other ,,-.
After inquiriug the price of admission
thev decided TO pool their issues and send one
- tbe Marty inside to see whether it was good
fo,. anvtbing or not. After remaining for
some time the delegate returned.
"How is itin asked one,
aNo GOOD A lot Of fellers fddlin' in front
of big pietur'. Come on - MunSsy
Weekly.
Idaho semi-weekly world., 1891-05-12

uBrain food, - he said, as he leaned over
the counter of a fish store.
"Yes, sir Let me seel
Herummaged among his papers TOT '"'e0
or four minutes and then said:
81 bod - memorandum, but have mlslaid
it, and will have to take the chances
"What chaneesF Ill
"Whether fresh cod furnishes ne" ll"'gI J.. "a.
to the brain or only acts ON the liver ~"
much, sirf-Detroit Free Press
Idaho semi-weekly world., 1891-05-12

IHEeE Is more Catarfh 10 this section OF the
country than all other diseases put together and
unlii the last few years was supposed to he In
cnfabe. For great many years doctors pro
nouneed 1t local disease, and prescribed local
remedies, aud BY constantly failing to cure with
locai Treatment, pronounced Il incurable
Science has proven catarrh to be constitutional
disease, and therefore requires constitutional
treatment. Halls Catsrrh fufe, manufactured
by r. :. Cheney d Co., Toledo, o., is the only
constitutional cure on the market. 1t is taken
internally in doses from ten drops to teaspoon
fui. 1t acts directly upon tie blood and mucous
surfaces Of the system. They Offer 800 for any
case 1t fails to cure Send for circulars and tes-
timonials. Address
2. J. CHENEY & co Toledo, o.
FT~ Sold by Druggists 75e
Idaho semi-weekly world., 1891-05-12
VALUABLE DISCOVERY FOR THE
BLIND.

DR.. La Grange wishes to make known his Ne,g
Treatment for the cure Of all diseases of the Eve
-Catdroct, DefectfUe Vision, Inflammation ETC.
without Operation or Pain The remedy can be
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and nerves of the eye, removing pain almost in
1t is a marvellous discovery and
a blessing to the sufferer
For further particulars address with stamped
envelope r. J. La GRANGE NJ. D.. 2l5 Powell St,
fourth door from Geary, san Francisco, Cal.
Office hours-l1 till 3.
Idaho semi-weekly world., 1891-05-12

In a Sunday school class in the neighUol.
hood of Meridian Heights the teacher last
Sr,aov osked who was the first man.
Adam, replied the small boy -.,.,a
utn1 Who ,vas the first womanf she asked
IL little girl ,.... .b.,, bar
face frightened 49,, ..ocb.r
.AIadam.p she sung out, and the teacher
hadn't the heart to correct her " aSNiNA 'O1
Star
Idaho semi-weekly world., 1891-05-12
The Fitness OF Things.

A certain Young Mems Christian associa-
tion recently invited a gentleman to deliver
an address. He did so, aud aattered himself
that he made good impression on the audi
ence, but was somewhat taken aback when
the chairman at the close of his address gave
out the hymn; Art thou weary, art thou
languid, art thou sore eoppressedf'-New York
Tribuua
Idaho semi-weekly world., 1891-05-12

H ALLcocK's are the only genuine Porous
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ertanty, and can be worn for weeks with
apt causing pain or inconvenience. They
Ne invaluable in cases of Spinal Weak
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Malaria Ague Cake, strains, Rheumatism
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Beware Of limitations, and do not be de-
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ALLcocKs 5, and ct no solicitation or ex-
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Idaho semi-weekly world., 1891-05-12

c,d and moisture combined have torporiz
IN eject upon the bodily organs, and the di.
Es.tiye and secretiye processes are apt to De
n &o,e tsrdiy performed in winter than i'll tbs
ia. The same is true also OF the exeretor!
Emotions. The bowels are often sluggish, an
Il pores OF the skin throw off but little waste
Tstter at this season The system, therefore
%0ares opening up little, and also purifying
n regulating and the safest, surest and mos
thorough tonic and Alternative that can be useo
IL these purposes is Hostetter's stomach Bitters
Person, who wish to escape the rheumatic
Ni1ges, the dyspeptic agonies, the painful dis
fl5snces OF the bowels, the bilious attacks, anG
liz nervous yisitations, so common at this time
4 The year will DO well to reinforce their sys-
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Id invlgorsnt. It improves the appetite,
rengthens the stomach, cheers the spirits, and
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4 To be great your opportunity must come when
Idaho semi-weekly world., 1891-05-12

Mr.. Smallpurse-My dear what dc
you say to a flying trip to California
and backl
Mrs. Smallpuse That would be
charming, but you said you could not
afford to go anywhere.
Mr.. Smallpurse-Yes, but I've just
heard that the sleeping car porters are
out ON Il strike. Good News.
Idaho semi-weekly world., 1891-05-12

DR.. Wallace Ely has removed his offices to 215
Powell street, San Francisco, Cal where he con
tlnues 70 give special attention to Kidneys, Blad
der, Prostate Gland and all diseases arising
therefIom. Diabetes aud Brights Disease treated
according To the latest approved method. Most
cases can be treated successfully by correspond
eEee. Consultations daily from 10 A. NJ to 4 P.
N. WALLACE ELY. NJ D., 215 Powell street, four
doors from Geary street, San Francisco. Cal
Idaho semi-weekly world., 1891-05-12

There is one thing about a dumb
man | like"
whats thatp
He doesn't talk too much with his
mouth "-Harper's Bazaar.