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Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-10-21

a cash register has been invented tina,
will be welcomed by storekeepers thronrh.
out the country. By 1t a proprietor can
sit In bis room and tell exactly what ths
days receipts ut The store are. The cash
drawer il opened automatically by the ne.
ton Of the lever which register. the sal.
The drawer can be opened and change
male without registering, but every tj,ne
II Is opened record Is made OF the fact
In other words, il the drawer Is openea
SIMPLY TO make change no record IA made
OF sale, but u record Is made that ths
drawer has been opened for the purpose Of
making change.
A strong point Of the invention "a that
there Is no way Of ''beating'' IL, II any
attempt i made 10 tamper with Il the hell
rings, Furthermore. the bell rings when
ever anything gets out OF order and cen.
unnes TO do 40 until the fault has been
attended SO. No money can he taken fro,n
tbe drawer without detection. The device
Is worked electrically and the battery
which supplies the current VIII last sir.
teen months without rocharging. which
Telegram. AosA
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One OF the most interesting and remark.
able OF the many regions for the obserya-
tion Of sand dunes lies between Bordeaux
and Bayonne, in Gascony. The sea here
throws every year upon the beach, along a
line Of 100 miles in length. some 3. Oo0 ooo
cubic yards of sand
The prevailing westerly winds continue
picking up the surface particles from the
westward Side, whirl them over 10 the In.
ward slope, where they are again deposit
ed, and the entire ridge by this means
alone moves gradually inward. In The
course OF years there has thus been formed
a complex system Of dunes, all approxi-
maiely parallel with the coast and with
ONT another, and of all attitudes up 10 on
feet. These are marching steadily inward
at a rate OF from three to six feet a wear
whole villages having sometimes been torn
uoWh !" prevent burial and rebuilt at
q distance. 49, Goldthwaite's Geogranhicai
Magazine
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reporter was sent at the last moment
70 write up an important theatrical per-
iorinance In New York. He hurried to the
fhcaier, but did not arrive until after the
play had begun. In getting 10 his place
he was forced TO disturb General Sherman.
who, with lady. occupied seats next the
aisle. The reporter begged the generals
pardon. but the old soldier was evidently
annoyed.
He said nothing, however, until after
the curtain had fallen on the first act.
Then he leaned over toward the reporter
with frown and said;
Young man. yon ought to know that Il
IL great annoyance 70 he forced to stand
up and let person pass while the play IA
In progress. You should either Oct to
your seat before the curtain rises Or STAY
away from the theater.r
The reporter flushed and answered
quickly:
General, am newspaper man. | was
ordered 70 come to this theater tonight to
report this performance. came As quickly
as could after received my orders. and
spologized for disturbing you when came
In. I''----~
Here the general interrupted him. The
old mans frown was gone.
beg Your pardon now,v he said II
didn't understand. You are perfectly in
the right, sir. Always obey orders. Obey
orders II you have to make a whole thea
Ter fnli Of people get up and stand on their
feet for an hoar."
Then the general held out his hand and
shook the reporters heartily. They met
several times after that. and the distin.
guished warrior always had smile and a
pleasant greeting for the reporter who
"obeyed orders. ~ Youth's Companion.
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German territory in East Africa is
placed already under most careful svs.
tenn Of administration. Zanzibar is tba
headquarters for the imperial commits.
sioner, Maj. Wissman, and the main
staff, while each coast station is under
charge OF a commanding officer. respon.
slble for both the political and military
Management. These officials send an elah.
crate report monthly to headquarters
While at the same interval, the commits,
aoner visits each station for a personal
inspection. Four steamers, with whale
boats, gigs and smaller vessels. keen nm
regular service for passengers and
mails between the various stations and
Zanzibar. The military forces COMPRISE
2o7 officers, 1900 Soudanese troons ana
ooo Zulu and Arkari soldiers. besides a
oody OF Somalis for police duty. and are
divided into two corps, for duty resnect-
lvely In the north and south. each in
charge OF sub-commander. Hosnitals
are established at Pangani and Baga.
moyo.-Exchange.
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Too Much Money for 81 p;ct,,r.

Meissonier's picture of Napoleon in
1914, only 80 inches by 90, has just been
sold for $4,000, the highest price ever
given for the work of living artist,
The art world naturally exults over this
solid proof of appreciation; but we won
der whether it really benefits by these
prices even in pecuniary sense. We
suspect not. 1t is found in the literary
world that an overpowering demand for
single book arrests the sale of books in
general, the reservoir of cash for buvino
books being in any one year a fixed
quantity. If that economic rule extends
to art, M. Meissonier's phenomenal tri-
umph just prevents thirty-four artists
from receiving 900 apiece. That NAV
be good or bad for art-we are not decid-
ing-but it limits sadly the number of
art producers, among whom might be
found, if we may in the teeth of the
market suggest so audacious a possibil-
ity, even M. Meissoniers superior. That
the huge price will help NJ. MISSIONER
to paint still better is an assumption re-
futed by all art MISREPRESENTATION.
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mother going ont, I'm sure, and vet
begged her not to, the weather is so threat
ening and she's so frail; but" with a re.
signed shake of her red-brown head
mother is very willful sometimes"
Don't you know dear" said this same
Miss Charlotte Crabtree to me the other
day, for all my frolicsome ways behind
the footlights, there's much more of tragedy
THAN OF comedy in my compostion2 You
should see me just before the curtain goes
up. Ihere's an atmosphere of solemnitv
IN my very presence then. Instinctively
all demonstrations OF levity cease when
come upon the stage, even before my adj
monitory 'Shl' and enter into my HOY.
denish roles in the mood of a tragedy
queen"
Lolita Is the center of an admiring CO
terie Oh friends in Washington. She is
quite an adept with the mandolin and il
quite fond OF giving informal little must
Gales at her home. When asked whether
she intended to return to the stage. she re-
piiedi I'm reading play now ON an
prevail. don't even know its author
though. It's called The Little Runaway
ana In 1t am cast for six different charac.
ters. may appear in il in the autumn
iotta Is an enthusiastic spiritualist.
Another famous woman, Mrs Frances
hodgson Burnett, may be said to be n
Washingtonian. She has luxurious
nome ON Massachusetts avenue, which she
occupies with her distinguished husband
and handsome son.
br. burnett, whose modest single Ia
disported In one OF the stately windows of
us residence, is one of the most eminent
ocniists in America. The story goes that
he Is kept in dire marital SUI objection by his
brilliant wife, but stories will Ego. and
who takes the time TO give them cretleneei
1t was DIR. Burnett who many years ago
rescued Frances Hodgson from direst nov
erty and obScurity in little Tennessee
10y making her his wife. He
was her neishbor, and the alliance was
oeemed eondescension on the part of the |
struggling Young physician. But times |
change" aud now DIR. Burnett, even ss |
distinguished as he is. is lapsing gradually |
into the capacity simply OF Mrs. Bur.
uett's husband"
In the sumptuous medievalesque hall
way OF Mrs. Benefits home, a trife
stnny perhaps with plethora of rugs.
iufSish hangings, coats OF mail, oriental
IDOLS ana cu,ios adj infinitun, hangs an en-
craving which depicts scene of Little
Lord Fauntleroy,' the figures shown heinz
'"S fiafhathet anu the dog
contrary TO the popular idea, It was his
brother Lionel who died in Europc and
not the original OF Little Lord FauntIe.
roy, who Is Vivian, and very alive and
sturdy boy he is too. This same Vivian
IS quite journalist in embryo, publishing
tiny paper in the basement of his fathers
house lie calls his journal The Moon.
Mrs Burnett has no particular affinity
or the interviewer She shuns him as She
would the plague.
or all the many petticoated creatures in
v ashinyton who provoke national admira.
Ion, ana aduiation almost, none can wrest
he palm from Courtenay Walthall, thu
oYeiy adopted daughter Of the distin.
,nished and picturesque senator from Mis-.
issippi. she Is "winsome wee thing.n
IS fresh and pretty as ap apple blossom
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John Wanamaker carries 81 ZOO ooo
NE Insurance. No man in tho ~,
prooaoiy no two mem supports snch y
,"i. OF policies as he. 1t is quite Ger.
tam that he must have policies in nearlu
every company in the world. Only tbrcs
companies will risk as much as sIoo oo az
York. '' "i0 III New
ms amount of life insurance must
cos. Mr.. Wanamaker between s3oo ooo
ana Sioo,oOO per year. but it is n ~oo gii Ivy
tra ooa'ea. II a man engages in such large
transactions as he, because if it enters
INTO his business standing it gives thoae
ne deals with certain knowle,lge tI,as
wheh he dies there will be MONEY s'''
carry on the business.-Chatter "
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upon their surface impossible fuchsias and
morning glories in gay glass beads Gro.
cheted tides" and knitted rugs. Mrs.
Southworth is essentially "home BODY
and does not care for the glitter of society.
The beautiful woman who has been
carrying all things before her in the Wash
ington social world is Miss May Cuyler, of
New Jersey, who with her handsome
young mother has been dispensing sumptu
GUS hospitality from their luxurious home
on & street. Miss Cuyler is dazzlngly
beautiful to look upon, her physical charms
exceeding those of any other girl in this fair
and fashionable capital city. She has fine
physique, the coloring of Hebe and fea
lures well nigh faultless.
Miss Cuyler's father was the late Captain
James Wayne Cuyler, U, S. A. He was a
native of the District of Columbia and
married Miss Holten one of the bellies of
Wisconsin, who was a girl of SURPRISING
beauty. Mrs. Cuyler, who has pretty
home in Morristown, N. j., is very proud
OF her beautiful daughter, who so closely
resembles her. She has Travelled consid-
erably with her in Europe, and Miss
Mays education has been received prin
cipally on the Continent, particularly in
farls. Miss Cuyler has a rich, full voice,
which she has cultivated under the best
masters of the world. She is a great ia
vorite in Washington society no less on
account OF her charming manners than be.
cause of her great beauty and numerous
accomplishments.
A woman whose beauty is that Of pnr
pose and whose charms are born of no
bility of character and grace of heart IS
that notable creature, Miss Clara Barton.
whose name is known wherever suffering
IS to be relieved and whose deeds of kind.
ness have canonized her wherever the in
nuence of the Red Cross" organization is
lett. She lives in very modest quarters in
washington and labors assiduously.
The handsomest senatorial woman of the
nation is Mrs. Anna Agnew Davis, wife of
Senator Cushman X. Davis, of Minnesota.
She Is charming creature in her early
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veritaoie flower OF girl, with roses ten
der, beatifio influence. She has eyes like
great velvet panses. purple or bronze or
deep claret color. It is impossible to tell
which, and she hasacheek like ivory, with
just the faintest reflection of a flush upon
1t. She Is more in demand than any girlin
Washington. No fashionable function,
from those in the White House down the
official scale until the homes OF private
citizens are reached, seems complete with
out this much sought after young creature.
She is pre-eminent among the bellies of the
capital.
Mrs. E. ID. T.. N Southworth, that indie
fatigable novelist, who has perpetrated
more works of fiction than any other
woman on record, has lived for forty years
in her quaint little abode, Prospect cot
tage." that hangs so perilously over the
Potomac, like an eyrie.
She il feeble old lady. with snowy
hair and big white caps, and kind and
gracious are her ways.
"Yes, I've written seventy novels, my
dear" she said, "and I'm busy OH another
now. 1t was the exigency of dire poverty
Ia my youth that forced me to resort to my
pen for my daily bread, even before knew
had any talent for writing. My phenom
enal success was AS great surprise to my
self AS to the public"
In the quaint little parlor are many
specimens of the old lady's handiwork in
Der youthful days. There are prim geo
metric baskets of wax flowers under tall
glass cases; chair bottoms representing
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Fewpersons know how excellent a razor
strop is the human hand or arm re :
razor is in fairly good condition and not
IN need of the oil stone it may soon he
wnetted to fine edge on the na1m
Vi the hand or the inner side If
:; Inc forearm. The latter is best if if
Is lree OF hair, as it frequently is for il
a presents se a whetting surface quite as LONG
as the ordinary razor strop. The fat
eor1ion OF the palm, between the little
nnger and the wrist, however. makes nm
excellent strop. The process of stron
ping a razor on the forearm appears q
th ,s alarming !; ilg to the locker on, though
, Inele Is little danger that skillful man
VIII do himself harm.-New Vol. S n.an
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rwo sMAar LlrrLe YOUNGSTERS
they Fight. scd Their Papers and Divide
the Proceeds.

They Fight. scs Their Papers and Divid
the Proceeds.
| What the small boy who haunts Cit,
Hall park does not know about the in
and outs of human nature Is hardl,
worth knowing at all. He understand
among great many other valuabl,
| things that the elderly and well to d.
citizen generally likes to see fight, ant
afterward, regretting his yielding K
brutal longing for scenes Of gore, isready
to make amends in some way or other
This fact received practical demonstra
tion day or two ago.
Two newsboys, dirty, ragged and
shrewd, as is usually the case with the
urchins in the park, stationed themselves
where homeward bound Brooklynites
would be sure to see them. These boys
were not of a size. One was fairly
plump the other was a weakened bit of
humanity, but he understood his business
thoroughly. They played their farce
neatly and very much in this fashion:
The larger boy bears down upon the
other, cuffs him, uses disgraceful Ian
guage and tears his papers. The at
tackled youth drops the papers and re-
turns the compliments verbal and pugi-
listic. There is a clinch and the small
boy goes down. By this time several
Brooklynites have halted and little
crowd has collected. Then the battle is
renewed. The youngsters seem to strike
out viciously, but few of their blows tell
Again the smaller boy goes down. He
comes up pluckily again and once more
he is worsted. He squeezes a tear or
two from his eyes, picks up his torn
papers and begins to wall.
His stock in trade is ruined, and he
must go supperless to bed. Two or three
bystanders put their hands in their
pockets. They have been entertained in
rather disreputable way, and remorse
suggests atonement in the way of help
ing the youngster out of his troubles.
In no time his stock is disposed of, and
he isn't asked to make change. A park
policeman, attracted by the sight of the
crowd, is approaching, and the little fell
low, pocketing his gains, slides away.
His antagonist has already disappeared.
IHelo arc wv SCeicS III luc iaSU act. |
One is on the steps of the bridge. Two
or three men are taking look at the
newspapers they have just bought from
the urchin. The inspection is not all |
that might be wished in its results. The |
papers are two or three days old. The
other scene is in cheap restaurant not
far from the park. Two boys who have
but just now been engaged in seeming
ly desperate combat are seated socially
at the same table. "Well go some pie,
too, Jimmy" remarks the smaller. 81
tell yer, that's the greatest racket ever
worked on the suckers. New York
Times.
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The Bureau of the American renrh1;o. :.
Informed that the Argentine governman,
, nas issued orders for the corvette Argen-
.,na' Tue oest vessel in the navy of the re.
puo.ic, 10 prepare for a cruise to Europe
'or .ne purpose OF participating in the
, en- at the port of Palos, Spain, on
cue oa OF August next in commemoration
0, tne 4ooth anniversary of the departure
o U Coiambus on his voyage to the New
ORD. In view of the condition of its
tnLe say sne Argentine government will
celebration in Spain, but desires at loast
Columbus. w Tue hume OF
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Electric Launches

An English company has sixteo, ,,.
ure launches plying on the Tbamdps peas y,
t Hoaheu py electricity, and charging sta.
th on s nave oeeh built at various points nm
VT. .ne oahA OF theriver, so that if a pleasure
party Is delayed or chooses to extend &c
ehacurslon' all it has to do is to put into the
gaa nA ana recharge its batteries. The LARGE
, meet oil electric launches now IN tse
York Telegram. "'' '0a's'-New
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DO you know why it is that t,nu
hnn ,,S'n z. Gladstone invariably uses the
oorr' postal card for the purposes ', Of
81 o.iespohdeneef 1t is because he il th Ua
Ia'ner OF the postal card in Great Rr; l. t"e
ne iiade long and hard battle IN ~
socacy OF Its adoption, and now he - . ~,
IL more than any twenty othor Ne uses
pISc nie 70 prove his faith in its utility u,
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Great Expectations.

Mrs. Tiptop-Why in the world y, -
you allow your daughter to engage "
self to Mr.. Churchmouse? He hasn
cent.
Mrs. Highup-No, not yet; but 'inA'
Of his prospects. .n
Mrs. Prospects? Why, thefe III,
ten lives between him and the iai I'm,
fortune, and they are all strong nsa'''s
young men. :,
Mrs. H.-Yes; but none OF them IN.
get from his home to his business WI
out crossing Broadway.-New
Weekly.
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IDAHO
1-asouehere,s Two + owl. Of l.anen.

1abouchcIe'a Two owls OF Punch.
Here is a very curious story OF Henry
Labouchcrc as in lion boy; 1t happened
that one day young Henry, having more
money than he knew what to do with, de-
termined instead OF treating his chums to
do the "big toffp alone. He accordingly
dressed himself with great care, and, feel
Ing somewhat epicurean Robinson Cru
zoe, sailed forth TO the largest hotel in
Elton, engaged there private room, and
ordered the waiter TO bring him bowl of
punch The discreet waiter stared, but
brought the liquor. 1t was then the
Etonian's turn to stare, and to wonder
what on earth he should do with the huge
bowiful OF a fluid the very oslor of which
made him feel faint. At length his eye
lighting upon good old fashioned cup
board OF antique oak, brilliant idea
struck him. He opened the door and
poured the whole OF the punch into the
basement Of the cupboard. Then, after
waiting few minutes to see whether the
obnoxious liquor would make inroads upon
the carpet, the pattern Of which was that
OF golden crowns on regal blue ground,
be rang The bell again, and on the waiter
ruapperrsng orr hero. In still more author
isative tones, ordered another bowl.
Mr. i~ascuchere declares that be will
never forget the expression Of terrified |
Anazenienf which came over the mans |
The second potaflou went |
The way Of the FIRST. inst Is 70 saw. into the |
cupboard Alexander the Great. after hix |
ractnry ever Darius, coslld not have felt
prouaer than this E;an boy when he called /
'ar the bill, dishursed hall sovereign Tor
he punch and ten shiiiings more for the
private parlor, tipped the waiter and swas-
srrea into The street. fully persuaded that
he eyes OF the whole inn were upon him.
which, OF course. In his exultant state OF
nind, were taiatainount to those OF all
surope. He took great care, however.
ever to 60 20 that hotel again. London
,cr. New Yorkworld.
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From all accounts Manitoba must be one
OF the most delightful spots TO be In the
spfingiime- At that period Il Is said
thonsatlds Of prarse lArks there saint. tbe
dAy by bursting All Together into splendid
explosion of song, pouring out their rich
strong voices from every little height and
perch, singing with all their might. THEY
sing all day. and at night joyoasly hail
the uioon--Philadelphia Ledger.
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The current over the Mersey bar since
the extensive dredging operations has been
FOUND to Increase. much TO the surprise Of
number OF the engineers engaged in the
work, who had thought that lf the chan.
mel was deepeued the current would be
more slugeish.-Sew York Times.
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AT the Masked n.u

fair partner "No you are, my
rem Ditto-Who am then, Draw,
Male Ditto-Oh, | am opite rp 10y
teeth. "hite pearly
,0d nriilale pitto-Why, only got them tb,.
morning. Hal r-Seifenblasen ih 'h's
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a painter arrested 10 Litchfieh. Conn.
while at work, walked along quietly for
few minutes, when he suddenly turned
ana DASHED his paint brush into the
sheri1s eyes. He then escaped. m
sheriff is badly injured.
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The poor of Paris know bou -
tho ,a' a", money in way that approaches
t the senteei' AT the tables in front Of
Wit oa tp tney sip their cheap red wine
Win The air of persons of leisure "in'
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Inc horses intelligence has been 60
marked by every nation, ancient ana
modern, that he has always been t., anu
ns symbol of the human intellect o.
understanding. Hence in the mvtbo,oe ~
b No, a a. n l he has been used as sym.
Dol OF the intellectual principle - III
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A Charming Tribute.

Papa" said little girl who had
been getting great many satisfactory
answers to great many questions,
whats the use Of our having die
donary In the house while you are hereY'
--Harper's Bazaar.
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rra ane narbor of New Haven, England
tan osun'S an excellent example of the ex'
.ensiVe use of plastic unset concro,I
ehls material having been almost exe'''
1,aeiy used IN the construction of that
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Teamster-Pcor little fellowi I wonder
who be IL. lie is sick.
frlend-How do yea know that boy Is
Ieanstsr-iiew waited on the sidewalk for
the team TO pass instead OF crossing in
front Of us.--Cooa News.
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Young Authoress Creading Ms.
aioudl-But perhaps / weary your
Enthusiastic Friend-Oh, no: long
10 hear the end Of your story.
Bored Friend with equal fervor)-
So do ll-Kate Fields Washington