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The morning call., 1891-02-11
OPERA AND DRAMA.

The Hess Opera Company in Robert tho
Devil'-Nadage Doree at the Bijou.
The Hess Opera Company reopened at
the new Powell-street Theater last evening
with Robert the Devil'' in the presence of
large and appreciative audience We can
not say Meyerbeer's work had the best
presentation under the circumstances. There
have been, of course, numerous OBJECTIONS
from the lyric ranks since the company first
appeared here. Nevertheless the rendering
OF the opera was good considering all these
drawbacks. The appearance of Miss Fran
cesea Guthrie, who doubled the parts of
Alice, foster-sster TO Robert, and Isabella,
Princess of Sicily, was hailed with long-c u
tnued applause from the audience. The
lady sang the numbers of her dual role with
a freshness and vigor which must be at
tributed partly to the rest she recently en-
joyed and IN greater degree to the mag
ni1leent natural equipment she is blessed
with to undertake the most arduouS
lyric work. Mr.. Albert Guile as
Robert asserted himself in his usually mas
trrly style, and came out especially strong III
the fourth act. Mr. Pier Delasco, the new
basso, who has come prominently forward
of late, assumed the role OF Bertram, the
tiend-father of Robert, and his fine voice
was an important factor in The success OF
the performance. The opera may be called
a spectacular one in some respects. In the
third act there is resurrection OF nuns AT
the bidding of Bertram, and this IS the occa-
sionsof a ballet in which Nine. Butot, wife
of the tenor, dances pas de seul, anu very
gracefully, tco it must be added. The
same opera will be repeated this evening.
The morning call., 1891-02-11
Barry suIIivan's Start.

number of theatrical men stood around
the bar of the Baldwin yesterday, and as
actors generally do when together, talked
''shop."
Said one of them: I've heard Barry Sui
livan laugh heartily as he told the story OK
his first deciding to take to The e. ge When
a boy it seems ne was employed Us clerk
in linen-draper's suep 10 DubHr Bad vas
fond Of amusing his feil0E~A,llir s, es Nv re-
citing extracts froin-~various pi that he
had witDe se3. One day the p75pretor
chance9 to be out ana Barry picked up
Piece OF black cloth which CHANGED to be
lying near Throwing 1t around him he re-
cited the lines beginning, It's not alone
my inky cloak In the midst of it his en-
ployer walked in, and seeing the situation
said slowly Barry, I'll have to let you
60, think. This business is entirely un-
suited for you. It's on the stage you ought
| to be-
Barry took the hint, and few days later
appeared IN minor part al one of the local
theaters."
The morning call., 1891-02-11
pistributing the Mails.

After the 10th inst. the contractor for
carrying the city mails between the
main Postofiee and Station E, located at
Third and Townsend streets, will be re-
The morning call., 1891-02-11
Another Version of "L'Affaire Clemen-
ceau.''

The Bijou was reopened last evening
after tolerably lengthy closure by Miss
Nadage Doree in production of her own
version OF ''The Clemenceau Case Ali the
Objectionable features in Dumas book had
been eliminated, there being nothing what
ever in the play retained that would offend
the most fastidious With this exception
the plot follows the original story closely.
Miss DOree, who appeared as LA, halls
from New Orleans and has had French
education. She played the character with
fnesse and delicacy that stamped her as an
actress of much promise. Her work was
agreeably free from suggestiveness of any
kind. She has a slight vocal defect which
no doubt can be easily overcome. She has
a pleasing face, and the statuesque scene
revealed a well-knit form, her costume for
the occasion being pretty and picturesque.
In The other scenes she appeared in several
handsome and very becoming gowns. The
supporting company might easily be im-
proved upon. An element in the gallery
made itself obnoxious during portions OF the
performance. A few summary ejeetmenis
would have had a Salutary effect. The
same bill will be presented during the week.
The morning call., 1891-02-11

AN IRRITATED THROAT is soothineIy treated
by Dr. ID. Jaynes Expectorant, an old as
IaDllshed curative for Coughs and Colds, and ali
Bronchial and Lung troubles
The morning call., 1891-02-11
Stoppage of Work.

1t was learned last night that work on the
sewer at the corner of Market and East
streets had been stopped and nothing more
would be done for one week. The cause
could not be learned.
The morning call., 1891-02-11

The ruling price of hops in the Puyallup
Valley, Wash, is q cents a pound, though
some raisers insist upon 80 cents.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-05-08

At Tromsoe, the sheltered capital OF
northern Norway, our steamer remained
just long enough to allow us to visit ar
interesting encampment of Lapps, and
their reindeer in the neighborhood The
company we visited had pitched Their
tents on the side of the mountain. and
about dozen or more seemed to live
comfortably enough in space we might
portion off for so many hens and chick
ems. Both men and women were re
markably short, seldom more than fouI
feet high, with eyes wide apart, and aat
expressionless faces.
They wore reindeer garments, witt
leather boots up to the knee, and bright
colored hats in form Of sou westers or
their tangled locks. At our request the
men called loudly to the Lapp-in-chief
who was waiting for a summons upon
the hills to bring down his herd of rein
deer, and very soon the cries of the dogs
and the rafting of the horns OF the deer
were to be heard, as the beautiful crea
lures answered to the call of their mas
ter and bounded down the hillsides to
ward us. The patriarchal Lapp, after
We had made few vain attempts at ex-
changing courtesies, signifed Unexpected
a handsome donation for his trouble, and
on sewing good by, we noticed that
the Norwegian sailors who accompanied
US each gave his coin in turn, it being
considered unlucky to part with LapF
without Offering some small gift.-Tem-
pie Bar.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-05-08
The Oil Cartridges.

The power which petroleum exerts in
calming the surface Of q troubled, even
tempcstuous ocean, is conceded by the
most conservative navigators. However
efficient petroleum may be in rousing a
storm on land and generating a cyclone
in every oil exchange Of the United
States, on the briny deep its influence is
wholly in the direction of peace and
quietness aud restfulness. 1t lulis King
Neptunes stormiest moods, and few
gallons have brought gallant ships safely
through watery connections that threat
ened them with sure submerging. Here
tofore a simple throwing or dripping OF
oil from the ship has been the method
pursued. Now Yankee inventor has
patented an oil cartridge, which, fired
from gun, projects the oil far in ad.
vance of the vessel and thereby stills the
waves before the ship BY means OF
these cartridges, it is claimed that 3
serene path an eighth of mile wide can
be made through the heaviest seas.
These that go down to the sea in ships
owe much to the memory of Col. Drake
of Pennsylvania. -Pittsburg Bulletin.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-05-08
Iron aud Wood Ties.

Iron cross ties have proved a failure
on the Pennsylvania railroad, where they
have been tried for several months, and
white oak ties are being substituted
The wooden tie yields sufficiently to the
motion Of the train to make the riding
easy and comfortable, while the iron tie
fails to give on the road bed of broken
stone and makes the riding hard and I'M
pleasant to the passengers as well as
wearing on the locomotive and rolling
stock; more frequent repairs to the ROAD
bed were found necessary with the IRON
ties. too In England and France, where
iron is much cheaper than here and wood
much dearer, ties Of the latter are used
in prefefcnoe,-Frank Leslie'S News
paper
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-05-08
The AcronoIi. Of TODAY.

The town OF Athens, and especially the
Acropolis, is now passing through very
remarkable period in its existence. Il Is
with mixed feelings that even those who
reside here. and whose chief interest Is
in archaeology. look upon the sweeping
alterations that have quite changed the
character OF its appearance. The tend
ency to demolish all monuments of me-
diBval or modern history has been al
lowed free play of late years; in a short
time hardly anything will be left that
does not go back at least to Roman times.
The line will probably be drawn here,
though if one regards nothing but the
work of the great age of Athens as
why tfor instance) the pedestal Of Agrip-
pa deserves more respect than the
''Frankish tower" which certainly was
more picturesque and of higher histori-
cal interest.
But now it is too late to regret what
may have been lost. Only two or three
Insignificant fragments Of later walls re-
main, and those of quite recent period;
when they are removed the Acropolis
will appear but for the wear and acct
dents of ages-much as it did when the
so called ''Beule gate was first built.
This is an Ineligible aim, and we inn
agine it will now be recognized by all as
the best attainable. The Acropolis can
never again present that picturesque
medley of historical associations and
monuments of all periods that delighted
the visitor twenty or thirty years ago;
but We may hope, when the ugliness of
recent excavations and alterations has
worn off, when a painfully exact appear
ance of order and arrangement has been
avoided las is promised), and, above ALL
when the old verdure and flowers have
o2ce more spread over the whole, that a
new and more purely classical charm
may be found to have resulted from the
temporary loss of beauty. Athens Cor.
London Athenmum.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-05-08
Oiling the Shears.

Standing in a prominent hardware
store the other day, the Stroller watched
a lady purchase pair of shears. She
decided upon the size and style desired
and tried four or five pairs, reject
ing them all because, she said, they
''saueaked." But she was finally suited
with a pair that didn't squeak" and
went her way. AS the accepted pair
happened to be one of those first re
fused, the salesman was asked how the
metamorphosis was effected. THAT,
said he, sis one of the very simplest Sc
crets of the man who sells shears. Oh
serve this" He picked up a pair Of
scissors which 'squeaked" wofully when
worked. Then he ran his thumb and
forefnger thoughtfully down the side of
his nose and rubbed them over the scis-
sors. which came together as gently and
noiselessly as though saturated with oil
That's all there is of it, he said
"You see, there is always a little oil col
lected in the corners on the outside OF
your nostrils. Scrub your nose as hard
as you will, the oil will be back there in
five minutes. So when a customer comes
in, tries pair of shears and complains
that they squeak and come together hard
we can oil them up and make them
run smooth without exciting suspicion
What was the oil put on the nose for
To help the hardware man out, sup
pose. But then what have told you is
a good thing for all nervous people who
don't like squeaky shears to know
Chicago Journal.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-05-08

The food which is most enjoyed is the
food we call bread and fruit. In all my
long medical career, extending over
forty years. have rarely known an in
stance in which child las not preferred
fruit to animal food | have many times
been called upon to treat children for
stomachic disorders induced by pressing
upon them animal to the exclusion Of
fruit diet, and have seen the best results
occur from the practice of reverting to
the use of fruit in the dietary. say it
without the least prejudice, as lesson
learned frcm simple experience. that the
most natural diet for the young, after
the natural milk diet, is fruit and whole
meal bread, with milk and water for
drink
The desire for this same mode of susie
nance is often continued into after years,
as if the resort to flesh were a forced
and artificial feeding, which required
long and persistent habit to establish its
permanency as part of the system OF
every day life. How strongly this prefer
ence taste for fruit over animal food pre-
walls is shown by the simple fact Of the
retention of these foods in the mouth
Fruit is retained to be tasted and relish.
ed. Animal food, to use a common
phrase, is ''bolted." There is natural
desire to retain the delicious fruit for full
mastication; there is no such desire, ex-
cept in the trained gournand, for the re-
tention of animal substance One further
fact which | have observed-and that
too often to discard it, as fact of great
moments that when a person of ma
ture years has, for time, given up vol.
unfairly the use of animal food in favor
of vegetable, the sense of repugnance tc
animal food is soon so markedly deveE
oped that a return to it is overcome witt
the utmost difficulty.
Neither is this a mere fancy or fad De
culiar to sensitive men or over senti
mental women. have been surprised
| to see it manifested in men who wer,
| the very reverse of sentimental, and wht
were, in fact, quite ashamed to adnli
4 themselves guilty of any such weakness
have heard those who. gone over from
/ a mixed diet of animal and vegetabl
/ iood 10 pure vegetable dlet. speak
/ feeling low under the new system, an
declare that they must needs give it u
in consequence; but have found evel
these without exception) declare tina
they infinitely preferred the simpler
/ purer, and. as it seemed to them, NOR
natural, food plucked from the prin
source of food-untainted by its passag
through another animal body Richard
son in Longman's Magazine.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-05-08

When the inundation approaches the
capital-usually at the end of June or
the beginning of July-the Nile criers
begin their work.
These criers are men whose business it
is to call out, or rather to recite, before
the houses of those who wish it, how
much the Nile has risen during the last
twenty-four hours.
The Oriental does everything, no mat
ter what it is, graveiy, slowly, with
much dignity and verbosity, and is never
chary of his time or breath. Even the
form of his greeting in the street is a
complicated ceremony of words and
motions, which usually takes some min
utes to perform. And in the same way
this announcement of the rivers rise,
which seems to us such simple matter,
is a most serious affair.
The day before the crier begins his
talk, he goes through the streets accom-
panied by boy, whose part it is to act
as chorus, and to sing the responses at
the proper moment. The crier sings:
God has looked graciously upon our fields"
RESPONSE oh day of glad tidings."
Tomorrow begins the announcement
Response: May it be followed by success"
Before the crier proceeds to give the
information so mucn desired he lntones
with the boy a lengthy, alternating
chant, in which he praises God, implor-
ing blessings on the Prophet and all be-
levers, aud on the master of the house
and all his children.
Not until this has been carefully gone
through does he proceed to say the Nile
has risen so many inches.
This ceremony is carried on until the
month of September, when the river has
reached its eliminating point, and the
crier, as bringer of such good news,
never fails to claim his "baksheesh," or
drink money-sometimes humbly and
sometimes, too, very imperiously.-Lon-
don It'd Bits
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-05-08

What grave errors are frequently COM
mitted through mere thoughtlessness.
If we could foresee the pain that is often
caused by lightly spoken words, how
much more careful would we be in
weighing their significance before utter
ing them! One of the gravest errors of
the kind have ever known occurred
the other day had called at the office
of one of our leading citizens on mat
ter of business. He had just returned
from a visit to his old home, where he
had been attending to the sad duty of
burying a near and dear relative,
and as we sat talking about the business
affair that engaged our attention friend
of the leading citizen walked in, shook
him warmly by the hand and asked him
when he had got back. Their mutual
greetings were warm and cordial until
the caller wound up his by exclaim-
ing, thoughtlessly, no doubt, and with
out for a moment approaching how
apropos was the remark: Hope you had
a good time. l shall never forget the
look which passed across the face of the
afflicted man as, without replying, he
waved his visitor to a seat and resumed
his conversation with me. l thought to
myself, if that man knew what mis-
take he had made he would be more
careful in future of speaking without
thinking. Chicago Journal
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-05-08
Jack.

Jack was one Of the train Of mules
with which the earl Of Dunrayen made
an excursion in the Yellowstone park
lew years ago. 1t is not often that a
mule gets 50 good character from his
master as Jack receives, but it was well
earned
Jack would ascertain, by some means
best known to himself, the exact width
OF his pack. and would measure his dis
lance between the trees to an inch, run.
ming through apertures that looked far
100 narrow for him, but never striking
or getting jammed. He had some extra
ordinary method also of determining the
height of his pack, and could tell pre-
cisely whether he could pass under an
overhanging bough without STOPPING,
and, if not, how much he would have to
stoop
If necessary, without pausing for a
moment in his trot, he would double
down until his belly almost touched the
ground, and wriggle himself through
under fallen tree in the most ludicrous
manner.
1t Is no easy task for a man, even
though he be accustomed to the noun
tains and the forests, to make his way
through the matted labyrinth of these
primeval woods; but through such
places, il they were practicable at all,
Jack would run, jump, climb or crawl,
picking his way without pause.
His faculty of STOPPING under branches,
though very useful at times, was incon-
venient when he was required as riding
animal He would forget for a moment
that he had not tall pack upon his
back, and in passing under some leaning
tree, to avoid which the rider would
merely stoop his head, not expecting for
moment that the mule would stoop
also, down he would go. and with a
twist and wriggle of his body writhe
himself under the supposed obstacle,
much to his riders surprise and discom-
fort.-Youth's Companion.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-05-08
Getting Even.

When the '''lin Soldier" was done In
Chicago for the first time ! played the
plumber. Eugene Field was present and
seemed to enjoy the performance i'm
mensely. Next day he gave the piece a
very flattering criticism, and said that
all the people played their parts well
with a single exception. The actor who
played the plumber seemed to have no
conception of what the author intended.
| had to good naturally take the general
laugh at my expense and foot up the bill
for numerous ''smiles," whose combined
frequency was sufficient to make a very
respectable laugh. | determined to get
back at Field. He is as well known and
as familiar figure in Chicago as Col.
Ochiltrea is in New York. On the follow
ing evening | had him occupy a box at
the theatre. In one of my scenes took a
copy Of The News, and advancing to the
front, pretended to read Gen. Fields
Sharps and Flats, said, as if just COM
ing to the column of his bright exploita-
tons. Then, with a broad smile,
apparently continued reading. After a
while the smile gradually faded, and was
succeeded By an expression of positive
pain. The paper was thrown to the
floor, and, with very tired expression,
l threw back the lapel of my coat and
rang a chestnut bell The chestnut bell
was something new in Chicago then, and
the little piece of business went tremen-
dously. Fields box was SO situated that
he could not withdraw from the view of
the house, and he had to take the laugh
like a good fellow The Tin Soldier
has made on an average about $4,000 a
eason.-Charles Il. Hoyt.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-05-08
Two Kinds of Consclenees.

Let US take the case of a man of very
meager culture and education, whose
ancestors for generations have been op-
pressed and their lot one Of bare survival.
Has he true conscience in reference to
a large range of moral questions? To be
sure he knows it is wrong to steal, and
he probably could be trusted not to steal
money; but how about pilfering? On
the contrary, if your man of culture
steals it will only be large amounts, for
he despises and would feel disgraced by
pilfering. Here you have the two ex-
tremes of society, with common con-
science about stealing; but it is a weak
conscience at opposite ends.
The high born follow will not pocket a
slice of ham, but he will default in the
handling of an estate or bank deposits.
The one is feeble in moral judgment just
where the other is strong. These two
men have also common moral law
against murder. Neither one dissents
from the commandment, Thou shalt
not kill, but one of them, who is fond
of society and dislikes the burdens of
large family, does not hesitate to COM
nit foetieide; the other would recoil in
horror at such a crime, but he is ready
at a moment for a shindy in which he is
liable to kill some one or to be killed
himself In neither case does conscience
speak loudly or condemn keenly. Your
conscience is your power of morally
seeing things. 1t is your inherited and
acquired ability to judge when an act is
wrong. 1t is far more easy to have
poor conscience than it is to have good
one. st. Louis Globe Democrat.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-05-08

Two men met on a down town corner.
One asked the other to accompany him
to lunch The invitation was cordially
accepted. They started along the street,
arm in arm, and finally the host led the
way into a restaurant. Now the friend
knew that the host was himself the pro-
prietor of a big restaurant, and he Won
dered why he had not taken him there
for lunch. When they were seated at a
table and had given the waiter their or
ders he asked the reason for this move.
"I'il tell you" said the restaurant pro-
prietor, as he removed a pickle from his
rivals crockery. You see, over at our
place we make our own butter. The
process is very expensive and the but
ter costs US a great deal of money--so
much that when go into the place l
do not eat butter, because l do not feel
that l can afford to do so. Here l eat
the butter because l do not pay for its
making. Do you see?' The friend
thought he did, and he realized what
lovely advertiser the man was.-Chicago
Herald.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-05-08

l met Carlyle once-the man who en-
riched the language by the word gig
manity." He was strolling along CheynC
walk, where his home was in Chelsea
and a small boy running across the pave
ment before him tripped and fell, cryins
in the philosophers way. Instead @
taking compassion upon the poor ht's,
fellow, Carlyle struck him with his stick
At that [, who had been doing q bit a
quiet hero worship, could not contai
myself, and burst out: "Sir, | have rea'
your Tailor Retailed' and was about (;
begin on your French Revolution By
no man who can find it in his heart f.
cane an unofTending child can write
books that it's worth my while to read.
Carlyle didn't care, suppose, but thcr,
was a certain amount of satisfaction 4
me in freeing my mind.-San Francisc(
Weekly.