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Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-06-12
Venus a. 8 Sister World.

While watching these graceful wind
ings of the planet, we naturally inquire
as to its real condition. Readers are fa-
miliar with the idea that it is world
like our own earth, travelling In smaller
but otherwise almost similar orbit around
the sun. On more minute inquiry we
find that the likeness between it and our
earth is in some points very great
greater, in fact, than in the case of any
other planet In the fundamental ele-
ment of size they are almost alike, our
earth being 1900 miles in diameter, and
Venus 1900 The force of gravity on
the surface of the latter is very nearly
nine-tenths of what it is with US. Its
density is almost the same fraction as
that of the earth These facts show that
ii. transported to the surface of Venus
we should feel more at home, SO far as
some essential features of experience are
concerned, than on any other planet
known to us We should weigh Just
about nine-tenths of our present weight,
and should find distances bearing much
the same ratio to our muscular power of
walking that they do in this world; while
in all probability the surface rocks and
earth, if such be formed there, would be
compacted and constructed like those we
daily see around US.
This would not be the case on planets
so much smaller than the earth, as Mer7
curry or Mars, or so much larger, as Ju-
piter, Saturn or Neptune. Again, the
year on Venus would be about POS days
in length, good deal more like what we
have on the earth than is the case on
any other planet. In the length of the
| day we should find q still more home
like experience, as the difference would
be imperceptible except to careful OBJ
servation. Venus rotates in twenty
three hours, twenty-one minutes, twenty
eight seconds, and the earth in twenty
three hours, fifty-six minutes, four sec
onds. The day, of course, depends a
little upon the motion of the sun in the
sky, but the difference between this, as
seen on our earth and from Venus, would
not appreciably affect the similarity of
the days in each These ikenesses 10
the length of our day and year and to
our worlds density would cause SINH
larity, in all probability, in the impor-
tant matters of mountain form and of
vegetation. In fact, SO far Venus is
nearly the twin sister of our world. -
Chambers journal
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-06-12
,ue QUEENS FORESTER.

a,hey chose me for my sturdy frame,
.rHa /, 80 tall and strong,
w., ms swift step, and my sure aim
che chose him for his song,
All sing he doth and rarely sing,
And in her eyes revealed,
,tnow a song, a fairer thing
Than speaks from flood or field
,hear bis song Goat through the afr.
Melodious and grand;
Z Gee the light their faces wear.
R,t cannot understand.
Az i've the body, he the soul,
Vet there's q look between,
There Is but one commands the whole,
There only is my Queen.
Nv face Is ruddlest brown, but white
His brow, and passing high;
he warbleth songs meath the moons light,
like tired hound lie.
Ivish loved stars more than sleep,
songs more than paiuest fare
Iylsh my suffering went deep
More deep my gladness were.
And vet this hard. rough peasant hand
And brain aud heart I'D spend,
II rol might take my stand
Reside you at the end,
Might hut the angels point one way,
And say mo bar between
Unlike in soul and body they,
Yet had they both one Queeni''
May Kendall In Longman's
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-06-12
A Hint for Christmas.

Those wise virgins who keep theiI
lamps trimmed against the important
day are already busy with their fancy
work for Christmas, and their latest ma
terial is art cord or COUGHING silk, as some
call it, This is an unusually heavy cord
that is used on everything-tidies fol
chair and sofa, squares for the tops Of
tables, large and small, coverings foI
cushions everywhere. 1t has the twofold
advantage Of being showily effective and
filling up fast. One of the novelties Of
the season on which this art cord is used
is a round cushion The cushion is filled
with the best elder down and covered
with unbleached or yellow linen, stamped
with design for Roman embroidery.
The edges are joined by full putting OF
China silk OF some bright color, Around
the edges of the cushion are sewn, at
intervals, small brass rings, over which
is c1ocheted wash twist. Through these
rings is drawn the art cord Of 9 bright
gold color, after the manner o' a LAGER.
backward and forward, and is then tied
in little bow with tasseled ends. The
idea is new and will doubtless take for
that very reason. Buffalo News.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-06-12

An amazing system of carrying little
children as passengers seems to have
been in practice hitherto upon the Rus
sian railways The Russian ministry of
the interior has just issued an ordinance
to all railway officials prohibiting the
further packing of small children dit
orally 'sucklings) in baskets, to the
number of eight in basket O, and for
warding them to the founding houses
in the great towns as hand luggage"
This abuse, says the ministry in the cir
cular, Is no longer to be tolerated, since
it involves a serious injury to the health
of the children, and is also an attempt
to evade the regulations for the carriage
of passengers by rail In Russia lin
fants must be paid for, Boston Bud
get
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-06-12

A new place of entertainment for Pari-
slams, called the Moulin Rouge" has
been opened a: Montmartre, and it is
needless to say that the variety shows"
which are there exhibited nocturnallv
would have short shrift at the hands OF
the gentlemen who grant Emusic and
dancing licenses in London. The artistes
who perform have borrowed largely
from the Spanish and Egyptian dancers
OF the exhibition, and the "Red Wind
mill, on the whole, bids fair to be a
favorite resort during the winter. The
building, by the way. is the most origi-
nal Of the constructions which have
graced the Bohemian or artistic part Of
Montmartre for many a day
Over the entrance is rea, windmill,
while round this is corridor with i'm
mense Gothic windows, which gives the
place semi-cathedral look. In the CEN
ter of all is a garden, which at night
glimmers with Chinese lanterns. The
name adopted by the proprietors of the
new TRUSTING place of noceurs is histor-
ical, for there was of old a famous
Moulin Rouge" in the Champs Elysees,
at the corner of the Avenue d'Antin and
the Rue Jean Goujon. Under the en-
pire the place was restaurant which
eclipsed those of Laurent and Ledoyen-
then in their infancy-and was the sum.
mer evening rendezvous of a host OF
political, literary, artistic and fashion.
able celebrities. The "Moulin Rouge
of Montmartre cannot boast of many Sc
lect frequenters, but it will be patronized
promiscuously, and will serve to en-.
tighten lugubrious part of Paris which
borders on metropolis. London Stand
ard
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-06-12

Hunichen, the deaf and dumb land.
scape painter, whose death from an acct
dent is Just announced from Wittenberg,
was walking memorial of the horrors
of the Russian invasion of Germany in
1913. He was born in Birkenbush, vii
lage about two hours journey from Wit
tenberg. One day, during the Russian
commandment of the town, the villagers
all left their homes to watch the firing
from the heights, and Frau Hunichen,
with her infant, was left alone in her
cottage. Suddenly there appeared at the
door two brutal Cossacks who asked for
money. The Young mother tremblingly
told them she had none, whereupon they
seized her and her child, bound them
together. and logged them with their
knouts until they were both insensible.
On the return of the villagers they were
restored to consciousness by medical aid,
but, as result of the injuries he had re-
ceived, Hunichen remained deaf and
dumb until the end of his days. His
death was, indeed a direct consequence
of the maltreatment he had received
seventy-six years ago, inasmuch as he
was run over by a wagon, the approach
of which he was unable to hear. Hum.
chen was a very capable painter, and
was much patronized by the German
imperial family. York Tribune.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-06-12

Congressman Dougherty, of Florida,
is an earnest believer in the rabbit foot
He says that when he was first nomi-
mated there was great opposition to him
One day during his campaign he was
training lot OF young hounds and they
scared up a rabbit which ran into bury
ing ground and disappeared under a
tombstone. When he went home he
mentioned the circumstances, and his
friends decided that he must have that
rabbit. Some OF them were so supersti-
tious that they vowed they would not
vote for him unless that rabbit was
caught. The moon was shining brightly,
and a party went out one night and
caught the rabbit One of the feet was
cut off and mounted, and Mr.. Dougherty
says he carried it and was elected in
spite Of the odds against him.-New
York World.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-06-12
Helping ElectrIe Cars uphill.

At Seattle there is about to be put into
operation a novel method of running
electric cars up steep grades, The
electric railway there has a very
steep grade about 500 feet long, and
it has been found that the motors
on the cars are inadequate to sur
mount the hill. To correct the difficulty
small conduit about two feet square is
constructed, and in this is to mn a small
car as "a counter balance. Two ropes
will be attached to the counter balance
car at the top When an ordinary car
is attached to the rope the counter bal
ance car runs down the hill, but when
the car reaches the top of the hill it runs
down on the other side, and aided by the
motor, it pulls up the counter balance
car which is now ready TO take up an
other car. Boston Transcript
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-06-12

NJ. Henri Pieper, Of Liege, has just in
vented a new incandescent lamp of very
simple construction 1t consists of two
horizontal rods of copper, placed abou,
four milimeters apart. \ thin pointed
rod of carbon, placed vertically, rests on
the copper rods and forms bridge be-
tween them The current passes be
tween the copper rods through the car,
bon, which ii renders incandescent. The
copper rods are mounted on springs,
which cause them to rise slightly when
bring them against two contact pieces
thus preventing the rupture of the cir
cults Louis Globe Democrat.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-06-12

The Boston journal relates a good
story of a prominent legal firm in that
city, which does great deal of business
for a rich mercantile concern. It lately
rendered bill which the senior partner
of the mercantile establishment (who was
accustomed to liberal charges) thought
was too high He, therefore, took the
bill to the law firm and asked the chief
to look it over and see if it was all right.
The account was subsequently returned
with $40 added for "advice as TO the
reasonableness of the bill
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-06-12

The proprietors of Buffalo park have
received a cable from London ordering
three pair of young buffaloes TO be sent
to England. Sir Joseph Naylord is the
purchaser, and he has been correspond
ing for a long time to get these animals.
The six butfaloes are sold at five hundred
dollars each, the purchaser to pay the
expense of Grating and all other expenses
connected with their shipment.-Cor,
Denver Republican.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-06-12

Mr.. John H. Hall, who died recently
in Townsville, Ga, was the first CAPT
talist to take hold of the project of the
elevated railroad in good faith, and II
was largely due to his energy that the
roads were completed, He was a very
wealthy man, and besides his great in
terests in the elevated he had large rail-
way interests in the south.-Cor, Phila-
delphia Press.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-06-12

DR.. BRAND, a distinguished young
French physician attached to the hospi-
tai at Villejuif, is reported to have
effected some wonderful cures of con-
sumption by means of the cold air cure.
which consists mainly in gradually ac-
customing the patients to exposure until
they are able TO sleep out in the open
air, regardless of the weather. - Ex-
change. l
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-06-12

A grand fete out of compliment to
America and Corsica, " the latter as the
most formidable claimant to being the
birthplace of Columbus, will be given
on Oct. 10 in Paris for the celebra-
ton of 1.-THE 397th anniversary of the dis
covery of the New World" There will
be procession of delegates from all the
American states and from the West In
dies New York Sun.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-12-09
EXECUTIVE MANSION,
December 3, 1891.
1T WILL BE UNIQUE EXHIBIT.
The Chesapeake Bay Dog Club Will Show
Ducking Blind at Chicago

The Chesapeake Bay Dog Club Will Show
Ducking Blind at Chicago
The Chesapeake Bay Dog Club is arranging
for an exhibit at the Columbian fair in Chicago
to be illustrative of typical Maryla institu-
ton, the shooting of wild ducks. The Chesa-
peake Dog Club proposes to place on the lake
at the fair double sink box and complete
stool of 500 decoys Another stool of decoys
not so large is to be properly laid out for a
bushwack boat which is to also float on the
lake. A third layout will be in front of a
ducking blind and fourth around a tub. The
sink box and the tub are strictly Maryland in
Stitutions-
1t is intended also to have big gun skiff in
which will be mounted the big gun formerly
used by the father Of the great Hayre de Grace
gunner, Wash Barnes The bushwhack boat
and the big gun skiff viii use the bushwhack
stool of decoys alternately.
One or more expert duck shooters will be in
attendance. At intervals the bushwhack boat
will be sculled out to the decoys and a
blank shell viii be fired Then the big gun
skiff Will be padded out, and when at
will be fired from the gun. The at
PENDANTS will also show how expertly they
can handle themselves. They viii show how
easy 1t Is after one once learns how to throw
ones feet out and turn and shoot at ducks COM
ing at the head of the box or from any quarter
Mr.. j. u. Mallory of the Chesapeake Bay Dog
Club viii supply from his kennels several OF
the true type OF Chesapeake bay dogs. The
intelligent work which the dogs can do while
Iii the water Will also be shown. When cunning
from the blind the dogs will be made to re-
trieve some objects which viii be thrown over
board for them.
The true type of Chesapeake dog is rare and
the animals will doubtless attract attention.
tolling-blind will also be erected and one or
more toIlIng dogs will be worked from the
blind.
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AUCTION SALES.
THIS AFTERNOON.


~ st6 and sts. NV.
EXECUTORS AND TRUSTEES SALE OF VAL.
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WEST An L9oTRINs th Az AyESnt ko Ab
STREETS soUTHWLsT;
f VT 4S k fIfH5E ssa UG4T
BY virtue of the powers in MS vested we will offer
sale. at pubic auction. in front Of the respective
ON the days and Ct the h91s IN s
cry, g Wit; on WEDSEsDAY.. The Ninth pAl
II ThR PREEC det6dk a D. 1891. at AAli-fASr
s l 10Ts He
with depth Of 100 feet. ana inpgoysd 9y large Lrek
f eGSis s a
next to tue Nat,ona! Bank Of Bspubc; ana nov under
@ r snMF ea S SfiHp' At oJARF FER FOUR
N PART OF LOT 8. SQUARE ass,
RS Se Ur 2 nGr; and use
tt
pFSrsy are The
business Of most any character. and for investment
nG US P THURSDAY. TIE TENTH DAY OF pEcEM.
Der. A. p. 1871, at Four O'CLOCK PM. PART
Lots C. D and I. square ss5.
Fronting 90 feet oa street south By depth Of So
dwelling southeast OF 10th and south
PAST -FOUR O'CLOCK PM,
| LOT Is. SQUARE 800.
Fronting 20 feet Sth east by depth of 124
feet inch. this lot being just south Of PENNSYL-
WANNA AVENUE.
Terms: One-auarter cash balance in equal INSTALL
ments at J. ana years. notes to be gwen Tor de-
ferred payments. bearing Per cent per annum inter-
est payable seIniaiTlay and to be secured by deed
of trust the premises sold, a cash. at option of
purchaser. ConyeyancIng. &c, ut purchasers cost.
deposit of $500 required property 316 eth
street northwest; r1,COO property O,S3 Louisiana
avenue and 500 each OF the other two pieces
time property 10 bid off, Terms be complied
~ day the right reserved to resell the
erty in default at the risk and OF the eiauitin
purchaser or purchasers after 10 days advertisement
of such resale in newspaper publishes WASH
ington ID. e. HENRY BRADLEY.
GLOR6EG BRADLEY.
Surviving Executors and Trustees.
no26-d&ds DUNCAASON BkOS. Auctioneers
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men, to whom a consideration OF the question
Of the evils connected with our election system
and methods might be committed with good
prospect of securing unanimity in some plan
for removing or mitigating those evils The
Constitution would permit the selection Of the
commission to be vested in the Supreme Court.
if that method would give the best guaranty OF
impair TALLY.
This commission should be charged with the
duty of inquiring into the whole subject Of the
law of elections as related TO the choice of Off
Gers of the National Government with o view
TO securing to every elector free and unmo-
Tested exercise of the suffrage and as near an
approach to an equality of value in each ballot
cast is attaInable.
While the policies of the General Govern
ment upon the tariff, upon the restoration Of
our merchant marine, upon river and harbor
improvements, and other such matters of grave
and general concern are liable to be turned
this way or that by the results of Congress
sloDal elections. and administrative policies,
sometimes involving issues that tend to peace
or war, to be turned this way or that by the
results of a Presidential election. there is q
rightfui interest in all the states and in every
Congressional district that will not be deceived
or sllenced by the audacious pretense that the
question OF the right of any body of legal vot-
ers IN any State or in any Congressional dis
trict TO give their suffrages freely upon these
general questions is a matter only of local con-
Germ or control. The demand that the limita-
lions OF suffrage shall be found in the law. and
only there. is just demand and no just man
should resent or resist it. My appeal is, and
must continue to be, for consultation that
snail proceed with candor, calmness, and pa
thence upon the lines of justice and humanity,
not of prejudice and cruelty"
To the consideration of these very grave
questions 1 invite not only the attention of
Congress, but that Of all patriotic citizens. We
must not entertain the delusion that our peo-
pie have ceased to regard free ballot and
equal representation the price of their ale
glance to laws and to civil magistrates.
A Glorious Future.
have been greatly rejoiced to notice many
evidences of the increased unification of our
people and Of q revived national spirit. The
Vista that now opens to us is wider and more
glorious than ever before. Qualification and
Amusement struggle for supremacy as we con-
template the population, wealth and moral
strength of our country. A trust momentous
IN Its influence upon our people and upon the
world, IL Tor a brief time committed to Us, and
We must not be faithless to Its first condition
the defense OF the free and equal influence of
the people IN the choice of public officers and
Ill the control of pubic affairs.
BENZ. HARRISON.
EXECUTIVE MANSION,
December g. 1891.
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AIlMLh q SLOAN. AuctIoneers.
AN ELEGANT
THREE-STORY AND BASEMENT RESIDENCE,
No. ZIG VERMONT AVENUE.
AT AUCTION.

On WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, DECEMBER
NINTH. 1891, at FOUR O'CLOCK. in front of the
premises, shall offer at public auction that valuable
three-story and basement residence No. lll6 Yer
mont avenue. containing sixteen rooms, with modern
improvements. carved walnut mantels, fine chande
Tiers. capacious aud elegant bath rooms. pantres and
closets. wide halls wide and deep o with fine bricl
OF the most desirable residence properties in the city
and where property is rapidly increasing i'll value.
Terms: One-third cash; ba anee in one, two and
three years. with bearing and secured by
deed OF trust the property sold AL conveyanc Ia
and recording at purchasers cost deposit OF 500
will be required at the time of sale.
no.s-d&ds LATIAIEB L. SLOAN, Auctioneers
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Minister Esan's Reply to Chile.

A communication was sent to Minister Egan
Saturday by the president of the chamber OF
deputies, requesting permission to serve cita-
tions on the refugees now in the American iega-
ton, against whom indictments have lately
been found by the Chilean Congress. Mr. Esan
wrote to Foreign Minister Malta asking
him by what authority the presiden,
OF the chamber OF deputies sent such
a communication to him. He said be did no,
recognize the right OF the president to commu-
nlcate with HIM except through the foreign
o.iice- senior Matta apologized but made a
similar request, TO which Mr.. Egan replied that
the request WAS not admissible unless he re-
ceived specific instructions from tie United
states government, as the refugees were il the
legation under extra-territoriaI rights.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-12-09

Dick Lundy. colored, was shot to death in
jail in Edgerfield county, S. c., Monday by a
mob for the murder of james Gusts. son of the
sheriff CT the county The murder occurred
last Saturday night Lynching was expected
all day and an immense crowd gathered in
town. The governor was notified OF the fact
and called out the Edgerfeld Rifles The lynch
ing occurred, however, before the orders
reached the place. The governor has offered a
reward OF $500 for the apprehension of the
chief Of the lynchers and $50 for the acces-
sOries
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-12-09

A sensation has been caused at Sofia by the
discovery that Baron de Taube, the Russian
military attache at Bucharest, and who is a
lieutenant colonel in the Russian army, has
offered $1,000 francs to high Bulgarian official
for draft of the scheme for modifying the
Bulgarian army. The high official reported
the oher to ii. Stambuloff, but no action can
be taken on account Of the absence of any
direct representative of Russia at Sofia. NJ
S,ambulof has offered to make the facts known
10 the representatives, of other powers as al
indieaton OF the supposed warlike designs Of
the Russian government.
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FUTURE DAYS.
~ yth and ID streets nOrtl west.

PERFNpTORY SALE OF VERY DESIRABLE
PROPERTY, CORNER OF FLORIDA ANENuE
AND NORTH CAPITOL STREET, Improve
By SIOIiE AND DWELLING.
On TUESDAY. DECEMBER FIFTEENTH, 1891
at Ii ALt-PAol -FOUR O'CLOCK L. NJ, We will sell
III front OF tie premises lot square GlD (ecens4y
suby ded into lots 100, 19l. 49,. Island I4), front
lug about Ia teet iorldI These lots
lS feet each Florida avenue, except lot IJ, which
has front OF 20 eet. and lot 1914, WHICH has IrOnt
OF ~ % feet Florida avenue aud IT, 7eet North
Capitol street ami is improved by store and dwelling
Terms OF sale: over anu above trust OF s3.Uuo.
which becomes due september 20 1893. one-haI cash,
balance i'll from date, note TO be secured by
deed OF trust the prop rty sold and to bear per
cent interest per apiu interest payable seuii-annu-
ally. ConNeyanclnZ, &c. at purchasers cost. A de-
post OF 800 required at time o. sale Ii terms
not complied with fifteen days from day OF sale
the right IS reserved esel the property at the Iisk
and cost OF the de.autlg purchaser alter hye daS s
advertisement OF such resale newspaper pub
lIshed in Washington, ID. &.
/. a. ,-dSIs DUNCANSON BROS Aucts