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Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-01-05

A reasonable degree of self confidence
is almost essential to ones comfort and
efficiency, but if man has very ex-
allied opinion of his own abilities he
will do well to keep it to himself.
A certain dry goods clerk was in the
habit of saying to his associates that
the concern would find it pretty hard
to get along without him. These re-
marks came to the ears of the senior
partner, and he called the clerk into
the inner Office.
Mr.. Jenkins" he began, you have
been very efficient and we highly APP
preciate your services, but we have
heard it said that if you were to die the
business could not possibly survive the
loss. This has worried US good deal,
for you, ike all the rest of US. are liable
TO drop off suddenly.
I'VE have concluded, therefore, for
our peace of mind, to experiment while
we are both in good health, and see if
the concern can bear up under your
loss. You will accordingly consider
yourself dead for one year, and we will
try to get on without you for that
length of time y Exchange.
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sAPPHO BEMOANING PHAON.

Osweet, sweet, sweet!
While the moon, with her doves eyes fair,
And her beautiful yellow hair,
And the sea.snaSe eoiling around her silvsry
walk'd dumbly up above in the jeweld air,
Waving her luIn nous wings,
To lit upon this crag above the sea
Ciasp'd close, so close to thee.
Pale with much yearning, while the murmur-
ings
OF the grsat waters .eem'd to watt to me
The name of Phaon,
To whisper Phson, Phaon,
Phaon. phson. Phaon, with deep informing;
Hush!uisy, hushiuily moaning!
o bliss, bliss, bliss!
Though the moon look'd pale In the sky
On thy passionate heart to lie,
TO cling 20 thy burning lips with kiss on kiss,
Family watching the butterfly stars swim BY
In the track Of that Queenly moon;
And in a dream, cl6sp'd close, SO close, to thee,
To list and seem TO lie
A portion OF the faint monotonous luns
Made for It's mistress by the serpen sea,
That whispered Phaon,
Phson, Phaon. Phaou,
Phaon. Phaon, Phaon. while Dian darkening,
Stoop'd hushfui!y, hushuily, harkeninsl
Opain. pain. pain,
While the moon, IN Il SKY as clear
A. OF old, walks on, and hear
Her palpitating foot on the living main,
While, under her feet the green sea-snaks creeps
Kissing with scales that CLEAN,
To stand upon this crag beside the sea,
And dream and dream OF thee
With clinchei white hands, set teeth and
robes that stream
Behind me in the wind. while audihly
The waves moan Phaon.
Shri, ( Phaon. Pnaou, Phaon.
Phaon, Phaon. Phaou. with deep informing,
Mournfuily. mournfully, moaning.
o rest, rest, rest!
While the moon with her virgin light thro'
e.ernities OF nlgnt.
Humhly PAGES on 10 tee east from he west
To m.ng!e with the waves that under the
height
Marmur along the shore.
To mix nv virgin love, my agony,
Into the serpent sea.
Iaat Dian seeks t. silence evermore
To climb ;aOse white skirts and mourn Of thee,
O Phaon, fhaon,
Restless for love OF Phao1.
Phaoa. Phaoa, Phaou, with ceaseiess motion,
Sootled by the soother OF oceaU.
- ROb<rt Buchanan
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r. A. PlCKERNELL.

and the mayor of New York at the other.
with nearly 1000 miles between them,
chatted with almost as great convenience
as they could have done had they been
face to face. Sixteen years ago Prot. Bell
talked through two miles Of wire to Will
lam II. Hubbard at the Centennial exhi-
bition, and the world was amazed as it
had not been by any development of
science since the day when Prof. Morse
revealed to the astonished members of
congress that it was possible to commune
cate by means of electricity with the
speed of speech, between Baltimore and
Washington. Prof. Bells two miles
of wire has now been so ex-
tended that conversation is easy
between Chicago and New York,
and a greater triumph has been accom-
plished in the opinion of capitalists and
those of commercial inclination, since it
has been shown that the telephone of
Bell in 1876 is no longer toy, but one of
the mighty agencies of civilization of the
end of the nineteenth century. 1t is not
play.hing. but an agent, the use Of which
involves many millions of capital and the
direction of which furnishes thousands a
means of livelihood and gives to capital
is this practical side which appeals to the
commercial world.
F. A. Pickernell is the engineer who
planned the telephone that extends from
New York to Chicago, and it seems almost
incredible that this young man. with the
first flush of youth still tinging his cheeks,
his eyes bright with the enthusiasm of
victory and his manner suggestive almost
of the student who is sharing the excite
ment Of his mates when contest for su.
premacy in a boat race OK on the ball field
is going on, should have been the man in
whose brain was made the computations
which demonstrated as a theory what in
that room was proved to be fact
MIR. Pickernel is only % years Of age. In
the not very distant days when he was a
member of the Massachusetts, Institute of
Technology he would have been selected
as chief rusher for football team had his
college possessed one, for his stature is
great, his shoulders broad and his strength
magnificent. Having been thoroughly
trained in that institute, Mr.. Pickernell
became an instructor in it, and he then en-
tered the laboratory, pursuing with the
enthusiasm of a true man of science a line
of investigation and experiment there.
Thence he graduated. so to speak, into the
service of the telephone company and
became the chief of its technical staff.
That is an office wherein the science of
teephoning is so handled that it becomes
commercially available. The financiers
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Kansas. After the war. as member of the
legislature of New Jersey, he had either
moved or seconded a resolution rejecting
the fourteenth amendment. These facts
were established By record evidence dur
Ing the canvass, yet with the exception Of
certain of General Wickham's own SER
wants. the negroes who voted for General
Wickham were hardly worth taking into
account. The negro. however, neither
bears malice nor gratitude long He is.
for the most part. kindly creature, who
simply follows his impn ses and is duped
more easily than a child. One of the
most active workers for General Wick.
hams opponent was one of the old ser.
wants, who it might have been supposed
would. owing to the following facts, have
supported him on personal grounds. IL on
no other. Just prior to the war PhiIs
father. who belonged to a neighbor, was
arrested for burning, and was tried before
the old county court OF five magistrates.
The proof was complete, and four of the
magistrates were for hanging. but GEN
eral Wickham, the fifth one. refused to
unite In q judgment so severe where no
life was taken. and so the incendiary was
saved. His son, so far from voting for
him, however. was unsleeping in his OPP
position to the man who had saved his
fathers life.
This was the bitterest campaign recall
IN virginia, for section had split of from
the Democratic party. and with the read
justment" Of the public debt as an issue,
was organizing the negroes, a fact which
at once greatly aroused the race feeling
on both sides. The negro churches
"a tremendous enginery among the
increasingly, and for the
first time the negro women organized and
took an active hand in the work. They
formed clubs and the air was filled with
minors of violent talk
One of the most vigorous of these was q
former cook of ours, known as Aunt Char
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lotte, who with her husband and family
had been living for years on the edge of
the old home place, rent Free except an
occasional barrel of corn, which certainly
did not average two year. The Sunday
before the election one of the young men
found Charlotte visiting" In a fit of ILL
humor and evaporation he ordered her
out of the house. She boldly defied him.
eli. amt l got much right heah as
you? ! aim gwine nowhar. Whar l got
go to your friends whom YOU are try.
ing to elect. and don't come back here
any more" stormed the young fellow.
She rose and walked TO the door, where
she turned.
II know amt gwine to DAT man." she
said. with fine scorn, "cuz l ain't knew
nuthin' t all bout him, l gwine to come
right heah to Miss Betsey whenever I gifts
out. The entire family turned on the
young man, and TO do him justice. when
Charlotte left she had a quarter of his in
her pocket and n half amused, half angry
apology to her for his rudeness. Which
reminds me of the saying of one of our old
git mad wild" her, ''Cuz if he bellers at
me dat means quarter, and if he cusses
me dat's 80 cents.'
On election morning the open spaces
about the polling places were filled long
before light. The rumor had gone abroad
that the negroes would try to get possess
sion of the ground around the polls and
hold it, so both parties arrived early, and
when day broke there were at the poll
which l attended probably fifty men of
both races At the poll near the homes of
the candidates the forces on both sides
camped o the ground all night. 1t was
an anxious time. The poll at which
was was in a section known by the I'M
savory name of "Helltown," end was
strong Republican precinct. There were
several dangerous men at it, particularly
if they had whisky.
The most dangerous was white leader.
who had "apostatized." He was told that
if row were precipitated by him that
day. he, and not the negroes, would be
held responsible. The next was Phil.
His vanity being known to be one of his
chief qualities, he was sworn III as dep
uty constable. decorated with a badge. and
so made to help conserve the peace he was
in some danger of violating. The election
passed off there as quietly as May morn
ing, but il did not everywhere: or, ut least,
the days preceding the election did not.
When I reached home that night heard
for the first time of the fatal collision
which mad taken place three days before in
Danviile. l believe now, as | believed
then, that collision might easily have
been precipitated in Hanover but for the
GOODNESS and good temper of our people,
white and black. An incident OF the Dam
vile riot was a speech of one Of the old
time darkies there-Col. RS old body
servant.
The leader of the negroes after the riot
issued secret orders that on election day
all negroes were to keep away from the
polls and abstain from voting, his object
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bright and sunny if want to be well and
live longer than other people. Therefore
you will notice that l often converse at
table. and may be seen summing my mind
on pleasant days on the lawn. allowing 1t
to run about shifting the bright. crisp air
while keep vigilant eye on the cat.
For this reason I opened little bit of
CHEEKY talk with tall. thoughtful man on
my left at the table. He was grave man,
with long. copper-colored whiskers, which
he buttoned inside his vest. SO that
when the robins nest again they will
have to 60 elsewhere. He had the
air of student Of the old school. When
l say that mean one of the pallid stu
dents of the day when men studied so
hard that their sons often filled chap
pies grave. The typical student of today
is a young man with out of doors tenden-
cies and freckles on the back of his neck.
He may not be able to translate the Songs
of Solomon from the original, with words
and music at sight, but we hope that he is
the forerunner of a better race.
II see that another great man has come
out with the statement that he can no
longer vote with his old party" said,
spearing another roll and cutting the hot
and steaming thing open with my knife in
OrOer 10 snow tnat 1elt no restraint no
matter where might be placed.
"Ahv he said, ''2S, %, 3O-to whom do
you refer-31, 32-may l ask 2"
ITO a large malt dealer in Philadelphia,
who says that the Mckinley bill is running
the malt businesses, "a. 3d. &c." added,
in order to show that / belonged to the
same lodge. but really not knowing what
he was driving at.
Exactly; but-11. H. 10. ID, 15-why
does the Mckinley bill have that effect on
the-16. II, Is, 19-malt business?" he
asked as he swallowed his oatmeal and de-
clined glass of buttermilk on account of
his mustache.
"By making the tariff on Canadian malt
so high that it is pronibitory, thus COM
polling the dealer to depend upon the
American barley, which is falling off, the
American farmer refusing to raise it be-
cause under a Republican administration
he finds that the sharp boards of the bar
ley while being thrashed worked down his
back-20, II, -. %" l replied.
"Ah. yes-24. 25, rs. 81, 2S-might I ask
what your views are on the tariff-29, 30,
81. 1927"
"Certainly-33, "a. 35-if You will tell
me what chapter of the Phi Kappa Psi
you belong to, so that l may see if am
working in your degree or not-36, 81,
So. So"
"Yes. yes: you refer, no doubts, 10,
II. Ito my habit of enumeration and
mastication."
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being. il was charged. to create the i'm
preston that they were afraid to vote.
These tactics became apparent early on
election day. when no negroes appeared.
II then became the OBJECT of the Demo
Gratis TO show that they were not intlm-
idated. and Cot. T., as he was getting
ready TO go to vote, called his butler and
asked him if he had voted.
Mar, sah," he said. Il amt voted. an
| amt gwine vote"
Why? Are you afraid?" asked the
colonel.
Mar. sab. sin't feared; but y'ail done
shoot for it and win ii. now you Ken
have it
Al another poll in our county that day,
where the leader of the negroes was Davy
Wallace. the husband of another of our
Old servants who has lived with us ever
since the war. there we're not less than HI
teen negroes with old army mussess.
What are you doing with all those
guns ?" asked one of them.
We're huntin'," he said, and perhaps
he was
Al! OF this, however. was some years
ago. and Phil and Charlotte live still! on
the edge OF the old place and GO over on
Sunday or whenever they wish - ge,
better dinner than they have at home,
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who had for some time believed that it
would be possible TO build a line 900 miles
long which would work as satisfactorily as
the common metallic circuit telephone
stretching only few miles away from
central Office, called Mr.. Pickerne!i 10 them
and said 10 him: demonstrate 10 US
whether this can be done or not, and Mr..
Pickernell returned TO his offices TO under
take this stupenious demonstration. He
lad two things 10 do; first. 10 prove that
il would he possible 10 s.retch me nearly
half across the continent over which the
voice could be carried by the electric cur
rent. so that il should De audible, and in
the second place he had TO show that this
could he done AZ such cost as would make
it likely 10 De of vaiue as commercial
agent. He went TO work and set MS
staff to work Some o. the computations
that were made were OF extraordlnary deiI-
cacy. Some OF the experiments were diff
cult. There were many conditions that
were un.avorable that had 10 be met and
conquered. but as he progressed with the
work he found that his Investigations all
pointed towards success. At last he stood
before the financiers. and he set his plans
in good order for their understan ling, so
that they saw them a. person who pro-
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THELONG TELEPHONE
By Which Chicago and New
York Talk to Each Other.
VICTORY OF TWO YOUNG MEN.
Boston Capital Has Developed Bells
Great Invention-Ths College
Graduate In Scieuce.

NEW YORK. Nov. z.-tSpecial Core
spondence. Last winter +. A. Picker
nell went before little company of men
representing many millions of capital and
possessing great ability and said to them
in effect: elf YOU will construct copper
wire of certain quality and size (which
he namely and put it upon poles erected
in certain way (Which he also namely so
that this wire can reach from New York
city to Chicago in what Is practically q
straight line, you will be able to use it
with perfect satisfaction as telephone,
and you will build it at the minimum
cost" This Mr.. Pickernell stated as
prophecy what was recently demonstrated
to enthusiastic scientists and capital
lists to be fact accomplished. Never
was the truth contained in that saving
which Charles Darwin so greatly admired.
that Prediction is the essence of science"
more splendidiy demonstrated than when
the mayor OF Chicago at one end of wire
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THE NEGRO AS VOTER.
!, Election Day He Becomes a
Fnll-Fledged Politician.
/. REPUBLICAN, BY ACCIDENT.
Nelson Page Discusses the Ten
Asssy Of the Blacks to Combine
Against tho Whites.

:. ~,se of the negro on election dav
act have the paper political is almost
.'....;bIe. for the negro is nothing if not
.s;t;csl, and election day. Of all days in
go is that on which his politics be-
=. concentrated. All the rest of the
- bears or may bear a different rela-
~ the body, polite and social. He
Ia citizen. laborer. a servant, a
"a but as election day approaches he
-, to shed these characters somewhat
.. Iocust does his shell jacket, and on
s"~,ou day he emerges-a full fedged
s,&sicisn.
ri, il the chief cause of the trouble
.s,rh has existed in the South between
- and the white. and however deplor-
=. !, msy be. until different DISPOSE.
-, in.eryenes on his part, it is apt to
.,utinus source of trouble. This is not
,.s,uaed 10 be political-for the fact that
Ne negro is Republican is an accident.
a. might be Democratic and the same
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NYE EN- ROUTE AGAIN.
He Meets a MethOdical Man at
q Railroad Station.
oLADsToNE's WAY OF EATING.
The Englishman in tho Pullman Car
How He Looked In His
Slumber Robes.
copyrighted. 1892, by Edgar W. Nys.l


We breakfasted this morning at Cul.
pepper, Va. where fried chicken is to be
had without limit. Fried chicken seems
to be the motif, as we say in music, and
all the other frills and little dashes Of
color trills. runs. arpeggios, and what Mr..
Seidl SO truly characterizes as funny BUSH
ness, are mere accessories of the fried
chicken. 1t is good chicken, too, though
sometimes cold. because it has to be pre-
pared on the table at the time when the
train is due, even if the train should not
be on time. This is hazardous business,
and very slight hot box may mean acute
cold chicken sometimes.
/ have been told by my physician that
should be cheerful and enter into a lively
conversation at mealtime to keep the mind
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TWILIGHT AT SIASCONsEr.
Across the turnpike darts toe wary quail.

Across the turnpike darts the wary quail,
The swallow circles spoytlyeiy on high.
And wTapt II dreams ne misty pastures lie,
While cricA cts chlrp rognd messy stone and rail.
Long strips Of oeryI through the distance trail,
And with the rose and turquoise richly vie,
Itiail is softly blurred from earth TO sky,
1hi de. peniug shadows DER tSe landscape sail.
Through the still fwillgbts lin and misty folds
Pulses the p.alnGve wailiag OF the loon
GA lonely Inoors with heather blowing free.
An. Ger the sunsets lingering pinSs and goids
The sim red sickle OF the harvest moan
Drops through night starr silence 10 the sea.
R Il HuaIis.rck
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10
my notions, briefly. regarding the tar
i'll are that the man who says he can tell
you the ultimate effect upon the varied in
dustries Of this country. considering both
employer and employe. and their future.
not for two or four years. but for q genera
ton, prevaricates. If either party can
make votes by reciting isolated instances
OF great prosperity among manufacturers
who have married wealthy wives and put
their money into the business, or, on the
other hand, the cases OF manufacturers
who have been compelled To shut no os-
tensioly on account of the Mckinley
law, but really because they did
not advertise, let them do so.
rode from Atlanta with man
who wanted the duty of So retained
on peanuts, but aside from that wanted
ABSOLUTE tree trade as soon AS possible We
are a. broad and iberal in our tariff views
as We are in our religion. We forget that
some constitutions require the heroic
treatment While others yield to gent er
methods and the ail-powerful and all-hu-
MANNING influences Of love. We should