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Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-06-12
Washingtou's Wants. -

In that primitive weekly newspaper,
The New York Packet, there appeared in
May, l789, just after the Inauguration of
George Washington as president, the fol
lowing advertisements;
4 Cook is wanted for the Family of
the President Of the United States Ma
one need apply who is not perfect in the
business and can bring indubitable testi.
monials of sobriety, honesty and atten
ton 70 the duties of the station.
a Coachman who can be well recon-.
mended for his skill in Driving, attention
to Horses, and for his honesty, sobriety
and good disposition would likewise FIND
employment in the Family of the Presi
dent of the United States. -Chicaoe
Tribune. Q
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-06-12
The Great Flo Invention.

When lived in Chicago queer chap
invented a cheap way to make files. A
bit of hot steel went into his machine
and the file was made at a single blow
and fell into tank Of strong mineral
water to cool Then bare armed work
man thrust in his hand and felt around
and brought it up for inspection. The
files thus made were a little imperfect,
but were good ones, and he explained
that the machine was a small expert
mental one and could not, of course, do
perfect work as a large and powerful
machine would Capitalists went around
and examined the machine and saw him
heat the steel in hand forge and put it
in the machine, and saw the red hot file
come out and drop into the water, and
they tried the file with their own hands
on iron which they had brought from
home and found it excellent. The only
secret was the chemical water into which
the files dropped, and which gave them
edge A company was formed and
money was paid in freely to enable the
inventor to make a SET of large machines,
and when that was done he disappeared.
1t was a fraud. He had bought good
files and defaced them little, and
stocked his tank with them. His ma
chine stamped the bit of steel into file
shape, and it dropped into the water
with the files, and his workman, who
was in collision, felt around and brought
up file instead of the steel Cor. Port
/ land Argus
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-06-12

With reference to the reported dis
coyery of a very rich tin mine about
forty-fve miles from the city of Du-
range, John Pershmaker, the owner,
says the discovery Of the vein was almost
an accident, He had gone to what is
known as the Diahalt mine for the pur-
pose of examining the yield of metal
bearing ores, not knowing that tin had
ever been found there. He found a shaft
about 300 feet deep, which had passed
through two light veins of gold, iron and
silver bearing ores
On making a close examination of the
sides of the shaft he noticed a large ana
very rich lead of oxide and tin, He ran
horizontal tunnel for a short distance.
striking a vein of ore over four feet wide
and composed of a solid mass of oxide OF
tin, assaying from 80 to so per cent, of the
pure metal. There is no sulphur in il
whatever, so that the work of reducing
the ore simply amounts to the work Of
smelling and casting into ingots. -New
York Telegram.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-06-12
Wealth of the RothschiIds.

The Rothschlds are believed to have
$50, 900, 900 invested in American secur-
tiles. Only the Rothschilds themselves
know what they are worth, and they
never tell family secrets. One of Their
notices is, Cold never repeats what il
sees, and another, "A man will not
tell what he has not heard" But some
idea of their riches can be gained from
the fact that since 1916 they have
raised for Great Britain alone more
than 81 600, 600, 900; for Austria, $3.50,
GOO, 600; forsPrussia, $200, 600, 900; fol
France $500, 600, 900; for Italy, nearly
$500, 600, 600; for Russia, $l25, 900, 900
for Brazil, from SOC, 600, 600 to so, 600,
600, and for smaller states, certainly
between $500, 600, 900 and $500, 600, 00(
more = perhaps SO, 900, COO, 900 = De
trOit Free Press.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-06-12

ooh, so muchi AIte, Marhguy Ia
queer. but she is so kind. And-and-
Mr.. Oswald Grey, her nephew, is very
polite"
sis he?"
ayes, said Eda, lingering at box Of
hooks and eyes; 81 like him ever SO
much, and he likes me. To tell the
truth, Ella
II see" said Ella, putting her arms
around her sister; "he wants you to be
his companion for life Ell. Eda?
"How did you know" faltered dim
pied Eda.
"Oh. I'm not quite fool" said Ella.
"But now I've got something to tell you.
/ finished Mr. Lessner's shirts, and they
fitted him perfectly. He says I'm the
only woman he ever knew who fitted
him with shirts on the first trial He has
saved upa little property and he wants to
invest it somewhere, and Aunt Medlaw
wants to sell out this store. So he's go
ing to buy it and I'm going to keep it on
condition that | marry him"
"Oh, Ellal"
"Not such a very hard condition,
either" said Ella. Because he's very
handsome and very pleasant, and like
him very muchi in fact, believe I'm in
love with him. There, now it's all out.
And | do believe, Eva, we're the two
happiest girls in the world, and all
through Aunt Medlaws thread and
needle store"
"Well, well" grumbled Mrs. Medlaw
80 the girls are gone, and I'm all by
myself again. 1t is rather lonesome
They were nice girls-but the young
men found it out as well as me. Young
men always do find such things out. y
Baltimore Daily News.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-06-12

The following is a Chinese joke;
In a certain house there was a baby
that annoyed every one by its contin
ual squalling. At last a physician was
called in. He administered "a bolus OF
the soothing virtues of which he had a
high opinion, and offered to pass the
night in the house to observe the eff
fects of his remedy After "a few hours,
hearing no noise, he exclaimed, Good
the child is cured" Yes, replied the
attendant, the child has indeed stop
ped crying, but the mother has begun
to mourn
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-06-12
A coLoReD RoMULus.


Reared by a W OH
Some twenty mouths ago "olii''i,
living on the banks of the brazos MISSED
her 3 months old baby from the pallet
where she had left it lying during an
obsence If few minutes Search was
made for the infant, but no trace Oh II
could be discovered, and the whole alai,
was wrapped in profound mystery uh'i'
q few DAYS ago. a party OF gentlemen
were riding through somewhat unire-
ouented portion of the thick WOODS tha'
border the river, when they were START
led by seeing a strange object run across
the road Thinking at first sight that
if was a wild animal, several OF the
Marty were about to fire on II, when the
one who had been nearest to 1t called 10
Them not to shoot but to ride 1t down
instead This was done with dlfhculty'
for the underbrush was thick, but at last
the creature was overtaken in dense
conse 1t was half running, half leap
inc first on all tours and then nearly
upright
The gentlemen dismounted and at
tempted to lay hands upon 1t, but chat-
tering frightfully and saVagely biting
and scratching, it broke away from them
They could see that it had a human face,
though the brown body was covered
with long. tangled hair, and the naits OF
fine feet and hands so long and curved as
to he claws 1t ran with incredible
swiftness. getting over fallen trees and
dense masses of creeper5 at rate that
Obliged its pulsuefs to exert themselves
TO the utmost to keep it in view. 1t I'm
ally ran into an immense oak tree that
law uprooted in the ground, and the
hollow trunk of which formed a yawn-
/ ing cavern. BY the dint of poking IN
the tree with sticks the party succeeded
in driving out an old wolf, which imme-
diatelv took to its heels. twas not pur-
/ sued, as it was not the object sought
/ This. too, was finally dislodged and las
/ soed with a lariat made of hides. II
/ hit and scratched so fiercely that it wa;
/ thought advisable not to approach it, as
it was half dragged half led home will
the lariat about its neck, bowling ano
yelping like a wolf
! The fact OF the negro woman chll'
having disappeared was well known t.
all, and it was decided that this must b.
the child The old wolf had evidentl,
stolen it and Tor some reason adopted
as its own The mother declared tina
this conjecture was correct, claiming
that her child had had a malformatiol
of one ear, which popularity was foun'
in the monster. 1t is kept tied upin he
cabin, suffering no one to lay hand
upon it, and is fed on raw meat, as
refuses to touch any other food. Tn
woman has hopes that she may yet re
awaken the human in it, but in tn
meantime she is reaping harvest from
the crowds who come daily from al
parts of the country to inspect tn
strange creature. Sandy Point Crex
Cor, Pttsburg Dispatch.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-06-12
NsnsEeIna M WlTA oNeAN.


nnA ,f Iif.'s Gutdeh Illusions bt~Peiied
by Getting Up TO" tariy'
can never, neNer--no, not II | live
~ the age OF Methusaleh forgive the
man who invented early rising, lie
has done me irreparable injury. lie
has destroyed one of the fondest illu
sions of my lifetime.
had such IA good milkman He was
one Of the sealed bottle breed. He had
the lovelest kind of a red wagon, and
he brought our lacteals in beautifully
branded glass jars, with the name of
fine farm and was almost going to
saw the hour of delivery stamped in
the glass
How | praised the fellow to my
friends | have no doubt that ut
times made perfect nuisance of my
self. At the dinner table, If had
company there, | would have Clarssa
bring in bottle of milk SO that could
make display of the yellow cream at
the top. This was grievous fault,
own. Let him who is without similar
sin cast the first stone at me.
At any rate the milking stool was the
hobby | bestrode, and | rode it almost
to death.
But one morning | was forced to gel
up early in order to do piece Of work
Alack the day! | set the alarm clock
little thinking that it was to ring 3
knell to one of my fondest hopes. ]
CROPPED my way into the habliment'
of dav, and with sleepy eyes launched
forth into the frosty and lonesome
street.
Just around the corner | heard til,
musical sounds of tin implements strik
ing against each other--the city man
nearest approach to that loveliest o
discords the Naturalization of til,
cowbells clangor-and looking up be
held the little red wagon of my owl
pet milkman drawn up close to tn
curb.
He was bending over some work, il
which he seemed to be absorbed, an'
as drew near had a chance to Sc
what its nature was before he caugh
sight of me.
And oh what do you think the rogu
was doing3 1t chokes me so that ca
scarcely speak the sentence. He wa
topping off" milk bottles from tn
cream can. He was putting that fins
and convincing head of gold upon tn
surface of the fluid which | had bee
taught to believe was bottled at til
dairy"
The same old forehead of brass an
feet Of clay! turned aside and wepr
1t matters to me no longer what til
fluid underneath really was; whethe
it ever saw a COW; whether it had don
service in other capacities-paid tribut
to the churn or come in the first plaC
from the pump or hydrant. My bott
of milk was "a cream topped fraud, an
l had been paying worship to II fal.
and hollow idol.
Henceforth forswear milk as a be
erage, and will confne myself to worn
wood and gall New York Herald.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-06-12
Something New In Decoration,

A California invention has just been
patented which bids fair to revolutionize
the methods now in vogue for decorat-
ing glass and porcelain. The object Of
the invention is to SO decorate such sur
faces as TO produce and permanently fix
upon them impressions of figures, por-
traits or scenery.
A sheet of glass or porcelain is covered
with an emulsion, and after being sua-
iected to a dry heat is placed over pho
tograph, engraving, etching or any kind
of drawing. The glass or porcelain,
after being sensitized, is exposed for
about three minutes in strong sun
light t,fter the exposure is made tie
picture is developed by the use Of ce.-
annie powders of any color desired
The powder is taken dry and sifted
evenly IN the desired locations and
brushed over with soft brush Grad
ually the images develop on the plates,
green foliage, brown trunks and branches
appear, vivid and true to nature. When
the image is thus developed Il thin coat
ing of iluX is applied, the plate is pat
into a firing furnace, and the picture
becomes permanent, - San Francisco
Chronicle
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-06-12
A Nice Beginning.

A young couple have just gone
through the marriage ceremony. Oh
reaching their new home the bride
throws her arms round her husband,
neck and bursts into tears.
He-What is the matter darling2
She-AIas! | never told you that
know next to nothing about cooking
He-Cahn yourself, my sweet you
will have precious little to cook, for
am a poet. -Dresdener Frauenzeitung
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-06-12

The Suez canal has a waterway of
eighty eight miles, of which sixty-six
miles were made by cuttings and the
remainder through existing lakes, which
only required deepening by dredging.
1t is twenty eight feet deep, with a
width of 229 feet at the bottom. The
total cost was Ely. SIS. 729.
Mr.. A. A. Low. the father Of Presi-
dent Low of Columbia college, has just
passed his eightieth birthday. Mr.. Low
has given $40, 900 to his birthplace-Sa-
lem, Mass.-to be devoted to the educa-
ton Of deserving boys
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-06-12

Italians are not very strong in domes-
tic ties. Of $4,000 Italians that landed
in Castle Garden last year $4,000 were
males. The emigration of females from
Italy is smaller than from any other
country, averaging but 10 per cent. Of
The whole number who landed. From
Germany the percentage is 40; from Ire
land, 45.-Boston Budget.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-06-12

a tramp putting his head inside the
door of "a grocery, asked:
Please, mister, gi' me piece o pa
per to wrap suthin' ill.,"
A piece was given him; the dool
closed, but in second opened again.
Please gi me su'thin to wrap in it. ;
Judge.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-06-12

But why should ast know tbe@
Bosp p when did sdd mot T3'v vhlt y
R'lgtls . to me. , when rh D'' jsr,
when | had not visited ,a.,orland, when
was the falls of swi TIE falls d 81
kane? So made my San nv fusl Nv "
TAM tam wish you had , seen al i Ii, ianaS
genial gel al fellow, aud very sl"i
From a Recent Speech
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-06-12
An Old Mnsket,s Charge.

Noah Stropp, l3-year-old white boy,
was killed at his fathers home on Lee
page street. The manner of his death is
most unusual All the rear portion of
his skull was blown away by charge Of
water fired from an old army musket, a
relic of the war. The boy and his sister,
younger than himself, were playing to-
gether in the kitchen. Securing an old
musket, which had not been fired for
twenty seven years, he unscrewed the
barrel from the stock, filled the BARI ell
with water and placed the breech end in
the fire of the stove. Calling his little
sister to come and hear the water in
the barrel boil he leaned over and
placed his ear to the muZzle of the
weapon. AS he did SO the explosion oc-
Cured and the boy was Instantly killed,
being blown several feet away and hav-
ing his head nearly carried Off The bar
rel of the musket contained a charge
which had been placed in it during the
war. The boy was not aware Of this,
and was merely in search of fun, New
Orleans Cor. Cincinnati Enquirer.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-06-12
FASHIONS 60 upoN HIN.

He loved a stately maiden
OF aesthetic, cultured taste,
And promptly at her service
His loyal heart he placed.
He struggled long and nobly
Her maiden love to gain,
Btu she queurhed his life's ambition
In words both cold and plain.
For when he stopped in rapture
Her answering words to catch.
She said his hair was auburn
And his mustache didn't match"
Laura w Sheldon 10 judge.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-06-12

The wife of Councilman John Halo.
ran, OF Cincinnati, has just received
through the mail, small box contain.
ing the wedding ring which was stolen
from her twelve years ago. She has no
suspicion of the identity of the con.
science stricken person.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-06-12

A trouser button manufacturer Mt
Barmen adYertises his Willingness to nav
S2oo to the heirs Of any man who may
De KILLED IN railway accident, provided
he Is shown to have been wearing nj
least six of the manufacturers hnttons
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-06-12

Col. Olcott is said to have created
veritable furore in his recent Buddhistic
tour through Japan. At first some of
the Buddhist priests gave him the cold
shoulder Then he began to excite pop
ular interest, which was intensified as
he went through the larger provincial
towns. AT Nagoya, a large commercial
town between TOXIC and kioto, he had
audiences at each lecture of about 1000
people, and it is said that the widest
applause everywhere greets his declara-
tons that the closest relationship exists
between the stable progress of the nation
and the maintenance of true Buddhism
The Buddhists who control his tour, see
ing the effect he is producing, are hur-
rying him about, SO that he is delivering
orations and lectures in three or four
different places in the same day He
does not speak word of japanese, and
his lectures are therefore delivered in
English and translated on the platform
by an interpreter, sentence by sentence,
as he goes along. Yet he arouses great
enthusiasm Not only the common PEG
pie hear him, but also the high officials,
In many of the large towns through
which he passed special meetings were
held at times suitable to officials, at
which they were alone present.-Home
Journal,
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-06-12

spriggins-DreadfuIl d day. 'h hor.
kinds Of weather in as many laio,ic dayOith'
Wiggins-The most pa saow until D',a
then blue skies until au is wig
s stars Bulletin
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-06-12

The Laureate's Dread of Being Mobbed.
Apprehension of being mobbed by
the ''profane vulgar amounts, as is
well known, almost to monomania with
the Poet Laureate. Many good stories
are told in illustration of this weakness
of his. One of the best of them will
perhaps bear repetition.
Lord Tennyson was taking a country
walk with a friend, when a fellow Great
ure was espied in the distance I'VE
must turn back, - said the poet, that
fellow means to waylay us His com
panion persuaded him, however, TO
continue on their path They caught
up TO the enemy and passed him He
took no notice of them whatever
''What an extraordinary thing!' cried
the irate poet; the fellow seems TO
have no idea who am london Tit
rs.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-06-12

II n clever writer exposes to public
ridicule private persons whose likenesses
are unmstakable, and whom he il
able to draw only because he is their
friend, he is social traitor a dishonor-
able man, who deserves TO be sent TO
Coventry quite as much as a man who
cheats at cards Literary talent of this
kind is open to immense abuse.
Drawing a portrait which is at once
recognized 10y the circle which is famil.
lar with the original, the artist may
weave into the wool OF his tale Incl
dents not improbable, and with skill
introduce situations which nre essen
TALLY compromising.
1t is a peculiarly malignant treaeh-
cry, and although no honorable writer
can be guilty of it it is an ofTense sure
TO be perpetual The blow is one OF
masked cruelty it is poison in a pre-
cious ring George William Curtis in
Harpers,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-04-03
Mr.. sophia Knowllon Holland.

Mrs Sophla X. Holland, who was born Jan.
81 lsra and who died last week + iday' was III
for several days with the prevailing rlhuenh' ,
and had been in growing feehleness for Tue p''S'
wear and more She was woman lhu'h H'"'''
line average IN natural ability, character anu
family connection. Her mother Was All'e Tue
daughter of Judge Luke knowllon oil NeNlah'
Hill history Her father was DE Sata'' IN n'1 ih
town and a surgeon In the reNolul"ia,i va
who died in 1856. She married Justice honalu' q
native Of this town, and se,Ileu uin" 'i Az tbis
homestead with her parents. Ihty Nlu'ru " s ,,i,'
village for a time but sOOn returned 10 tlr lu''i;
After her mothers death IN lhh5 ai li'' ~ ~ ~
NJ Mrs Holland bought ins M si,h h., inSeiGi
sister, Miss Lucinda stone, Tor "h"" S''' ''''
faithfully a few years longer. ,.,..,,. sh.
Possessed Of an excellent nina ana hlTlll1IS ~ ~
- ai,ta,s an Interesting companion, displaying
very discriminating Judgment ana lal sS ~ 80
of frinness Her life was quietly spent Iva ~ WI
not her way TO step aside from lllr Sh,, as eX.
Her tastes were simple and refined o'ir ~ Lii
tremely systematic. and her home was KEEP W.
scrupulOus nicely, mostly WIN hei ~ ',shauJ's
til about three years ago when lleI "Na"ia'v n,
nI.,,e Miss selma Holland Of Brandon, y - raln'
10 take the place of daughter IN caring l"' i,
In person Mrs Holland was nullcehur ~ u. ast
ness and spryness in walking 10 alilus' ns, 'n,'
year Her eyes we're bright and her features
rearcut indicating both mllunrsS hlu ~ ia, az,
Calmness was characteristic III i'Sl m, fir
her 1arents her husband her invahd SISTERS, hhu
to all these interests she is said TO nave u, I'M
faithful In her later years her mr"us VIZ ssb,J
pie to indulge herself ia whatever sue ,.,,,.
Ii she was not a woman subject 20 as genrr9,u,,
impulses as some. she was honorahe anu j u
her dealings and probably ehdtaNnI,en t u',,
ciously tu live up Ia her own claIitahle hlras al
Her friends will mis- her quiet good sense l, n's
Intelligent conversation. She was moi uhA
's"NJ h,iter mn "A good walker. Even after hrl
Goth wear she walked mp To her old nome u.
Nrwfanr hill. and was brought hack by Juik'
II. IL. Wheeler in his carriage, though sur '"''''
ou her ability 10 walk. 80 Cant
A sister. Mrs sarah Holland, widow ni ,aItu1
James Holland is the only one left OF hih1 ~,
nruhrW. Au+ri Stone 81 Troy, y. y, niece
Mrs Emily Rogers of Ensburg y anu ~,
other nephew Chas Holland OF Newlauri, ~, =,
many years Mrs. Holland mas ieth ''''
the Cnngregat ional church In this town
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-04-03

The Chicago cases against the Mckinley
tariff law, now awaiting hearing before
the United States supreme court, are found
ed ON three points or allegations. First,
that the bill the President signed was not
the hill which Congress passed, for the
reason that a paragraph which was in the
hill rs it passed Congress was not in it when
the President signed it. Second. because
it authorizes the payment of a sugar boun-
ty, which is exceeding the powers of Con
gress under the constitution; and lastly
because of the reciprocity clauses Of the
bill. These clauses, it is affirmed, give the
President the right 10 lay and remit taxes
at his pleasure a power given by the con-
sttution to Congress, which cannot be del
egated by Congress to any one, not even
the President On these three grounds the
court is asked to declare the new tariff law
invalid. The cases are brought by Chicago
business firms who profess and believe that
they have "A strong case.