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Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-07-08
Growing All Large Potatoes.

One of the secrets OF single-eye plant
ing is that where it is practiced the Pc
tatoes are all large and fully matured.
OF course, such potatoes make Det'e,
seed, and where the practice is continued ss
from year to year it may be profltaolhs |.
Single eye planting should, however, ~
confined at first to drills. One stalk may y
be enough Tor each foot or fifteen incns ss
in the drill, or if it fails, the loss is not os
much. But, if planted in hills three
feet apart each way, the failure OF aI sin,
gle hill becomes serious matter. VIII
ordinary Seed single eye planting m a..,
result in many missed hills. Az n,s sS
therefore, only enough should De plan ,;rs
by single eyes for seed for the ensa
year. 1t may then better be determln s,i
whether the gain from having no sn asl
potatoes to sort out is sufficient. 70 UNI ~.
ance the lessened yield from slngie'es'
planting.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-07-08

There is a pastor in midland Yom .S
whose reputation for honesty Is 50 nls s.
and his Judgment of horses SO goou 'a S;s
he is employed by the gentry IN n'5
neighborhood to buy their hunters sa ~
carriage horses For this purpose ~
visits the principal Irish fairs 10 ~
great an extent has this calling w.
forced upon him that he has oeen W. IN
PEELED to become quite dealer
horses; and while he gives satls,ao' ..s
to his clients he faithfully fu'hils san
duties of his more sacred office. -Lonao'
Tit Bits
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-07-08

Some years ago plowman at work in
Cornwall had the good fortune to strike
KIND OF urn and scatter a number of
CONS which on examination proved to
De Roman, many of them of the time of
the first emperor. They were of various
SIZES and generally in a state of good
preservation. The man collected about
l,ooo OF them, and, as he was ignorant
OF their value, disposed of them at a
penny apiece; but undoubtedly at that
rate ne would be well satisfied with his
nays work.-London Tit-Bits
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-07-08
Hides, Wool and Hops.

HIDEs-Dry hides, selected prime, ~
@Sc; &c less for culls; green. selected.
over 90 pounds, 4c; under IS pounds, Sc
sneep pelts, short wool, 3O@50c; me-
lngs, lO@2Oc; tallow, good to choice,
WooLCUmpqua Valley, 16@1Sc; Will
annette Valley, 15@l8c, according to
quality; Eastern Oregon, lO@1Sc per
pound. according to condition.
HoPs-Nominal; 10@1Sc per pound,
according to condition,
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-07-08
How the Gadfy Laws Its Egv.

AN insect known in the west as the
gadhy attacks horses, laying its eggs on
the animals. The horse ticks itself and
conveys the eggs to its stomach, where
.hey are Matched, the worms clinging to
.ne stomach walls. Very often thew
pore through the stomach and kill the
horse. Washington Letter.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-07-08
The Place for wickaa p.

Inc bad little boys will relish this:
henry. You are such naughty little fell
ow mat you are not fit to sit with those
sooo boys on the bench. Come mp here
1nd St beside me-" exclaimed an exasnar.
ssd ssachG.-Once . Year.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-07-08

BEEF-Live, 2@Sc; dressed, 41a@6c.
MuTToN-Live, 31a@3Ac; dressed, Sc,
HoGs-Live, 5@51ac; dressed, Sc.
VEAL-5@7c per pound.
SMOKED MEATs-Ham, 131s@14ac;
breakfast bacon, 121S@141Sc; sides. 101s
@llc; smoked bacon, 1l4@IAc per
pound.
LAsD-Compound, &C.; pure, 1890
i2c; Oregon, lO1a@l21ac per pound.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-07-08

Never keep a young tree out Q. .a sn'
ground after it arrives from the nur'e,y ,
The greatest misfortune that can nappt ~
to a Young tree is to expose Its roo''
dry winds,
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-07-08

Burlaps, S-oz., 40-inch, net cash, csc;
purlaps, l0-oz., 40-inch, net cash, nc;
puriaps, 5O-oz., 60-inch, net cash, Sc
ouriaps, 15-oz.. 6O-inch, l2c; burlaps, 20.
o., 76-inch, l414". Wheat bags, Calcutta.
2Sx36, spot, Sc; three bushei oat bags
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-07-08

NAns-Base quotations: Iron, $500
steel, $500; wire, $3.50 per key
lRoN-Bar, BIC per pound; pig iron,
$24@7 per ton.
STEEI-lO1ac per pound.
I'M. Q. charcoal, 14x20, prime quail
ity, $S.OO@S.50 per box; for crosses, 81
extra per box; roofing, 14x2O, prime
quality, 1915 per box |. G. coke plates,
l4x2O, prime quality, 1915 per box.
LEAD-49sc per pound; bar, 61ac.
SHoT-$l.75 per sack.
HoRsEsHoEs-$5.
NAVAL SToREs-Oakum, $4.5O@5 per
bale; rosin, $4.80@5 per $50 pounds tar,
Stockholm, $l4.00; Carolina, $7.OO per
barrel; pitch, $500 per barrel; turpen-
tine, 65c per gallon in carload lots.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-07-08

HoNEY-1O@18c per pound.
SALT--Liverpool, $l5.OO@l8.O0; stock,
$11@12 per ton.
CoFFEE-Costa Rica, 2116c; Rio, Zoe /;
Salvador, zoe; Mocha, 271a @3Oc; Java,
25@274c; Arbuckle's lO0-pound cases,
~ 17-2Oc per pound.
BEANs-Small white, Sc; pink, 21a@
sac; bayos, Sac; butter, SIC; limas,
31ac per pound.
SuaAR-D, 41ac; Golden G, 47sc; extra
G, &c; Magnolia A, SIC; graduated,
SIC; cube crushed and powdered, SIC
con fectioners' A, 53sc; maple sugar, 15@
lfc per POUND.
SYRUP-Eastern, in barrels, 4O@55c;
half-barrels, 521a @571ac; in cases, $50
SOC per gallon; $2.25 per keg. California
in barrels, 20@40c per gallon; $1.75 per
keg.
RIcE-Japan, $5.OO@5.2 5; Island, IS. go
@5.50 per GENITAL.
DRIED FRUITs-Petite prunes, 7@9c
silver, SIC; Italian, 9@11c; German,
Csc; plums, 6hsc apples. 5@6h evapor-
ated apricots, 1OHc peaches, 81 @l01ac;
pears, &c per pound.
CANNED GooDs-Table fruits, assorted
quoted 81 SOC l.S0; peaches, 81 .SO@2.OO;
Bart lett pears, 81 300 80 plums, 81 .3711a
@ l.5O; straw berries, 1925; cherries,
1925 @2.4O; blackberries, $1.S5@1.9O;
raspberries, $40; pineapples, $2.25@
ESQ; apricots, 81 .60@l.70. Pie fruit: AS
sorted, $1.00@1.20; peaches, 1925;
plums, $1.00@I.10; blackberries, 81 .25@
LAO per dozen. Vegetables: Corn, 81. AS
@2.0O; tomatoes, 95c@$1 90; sugar peas,
$l.60; string beans, 9Oc@$1.OO per
dozen. Meats: Corned beef, $1,000. 90;
Clipped beef, S2.10; lunch tongue, Is,
$500; "a, s5.5e; deviled ham, 81. SOFAS IS
per dozen Fish: Sardines, 75c@1 80 !;
Holsters, $3.50 @3.5O; salmon, tin. Lib.
tails, $l.25@l.50; flats, $1.75; 2 lbs,
$2.25@2.50; 4 bbl., $3.50.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-07-08

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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-05-25
Coffee Mary"

The only professional bunko "lady" in
town is to be found at the Grand Central
Depot during the hours at which the ma
iority of the suburban trains depart.
She is known to the police as Coffee
Mary" the name arising from the Ineth
cd which sheemploys TO yictimize her
sister women.
In appearance she is distinctly rural
and her eountenance is Of a cast that
would mislead the most suspicious Of
minds The properties with which she
performs her act consists Of a satehel and
g ticket to Bridgeport, the latter some
what shopworn. Selecting a woman
who looks sympathetic, Mary takes
seat in her immediate vicinity and pro-
ceeds to give an imitation of a person
who is on the verge of an immediate col
lapse.
This, Of coarse, elicits an inquiry as
to what the matter IS and gives Mary an
opportunity to spring her little legend.
She has been in town all day shopping
and her money went so quickly that it
required the last penny of it to purchase
her ticket back to Bridgeport.
Lunch had been forgotten and now
she finds herself fainting with weakness
for the lack Of the coin with which TO
purchase q cup ofcOffee and something
warm.
Supper Eaitsin Bridgeport, but mean
while
Sympathetic female at once offers to
loan money. Mary takes it, gives an
idyllic name and address, and totters
away for the suppositious refreshments.
Sympathetic female goes home, and after
a week or 50 it gradually dawns upon her
that she has been taken in.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-05-25
Something Off.

A Maine man, notorious for his "near-
ness" according to the Kennebec Jour
nal, lately went into a meat shop and in
quired the price of a certain soup bone.
The proprietor Of the shop is a gener-
ous fellow, and in answer to the old
mans question he said:
"0h, I'll give you that" :"
The customer put his hand to his ear,
He is hard of hearing, and had misse d
the reply.
"Cant you take something off Of
that" he asked.
The dealer took pity on him.
Yes" he said, "call it ten cents"
And the old man went home with
comfortable sense of having driven a
good trade.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-05-25
ADangerous Habit.


" ] can tell you," said a prominent
physician to a representative Of The Cal,
what IS z fruitful source Of disease"
And what is il ?n
In riding in the street cars you have
no doubt seen passengers, particularly
women, take a piece ofcoin from a pOck-
etbOok and place it between the lips
while waiting for the conductor TO come
along. 1t is habit formed by many
and most dangerous one.p
"Why?7
" Did you ever for a moment think, +"
continued the physician, where piece
Of coin may have been before it came in
to your possession, 10 what use it may
have been put, or where its place Of lodg-
ment was2 I have known many instan-
ces in which coins have been used to
close the eyes of leprous Chin amen.
Then again, there is a certrin class Of
women who are superstitious and believe
that if they viii place in their stocking
the irst piece OF coin they re 'eive in the
day luck viii follow them all day long.
And how many are there that carry mon
ey in their boots or shoes and draw it
from there as necessity demands? Just
think Of money that has been used in
the manner have described being plac-
ed between the lips of any one-man or
woman. Money carries with it many a
blessing, but II also carries many a curse,
for bright as it is, it carries upon its face
the germs OF many disease which is
communicated TO the people in the man
ner have described.-.SIa Eraacisoo Gall.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-05-25
The Monument

Harper's Heclly gives the following
description Of the Grant Monument
The architect, Mr.. John H. Duncon, Of
New York, has designed classical struc-
ture, with an exterior composed Of mate
rial as light as viii stand the severity Of
the climate.
The inside is to be pure white, with
the exception OF some well chosen orns-
mentation in black. The foundations Of
the edifce are now finished, and the
first course Of granite ten feet in height,
has been put under construction. The
structure, which will be visible from all
points ofthe upper part Of the city, IS
placed at slight angle TO the Riverside
Drive, so as squarely to face the point to
the south on that approach where it first
presents itself to the observer and it
forms the terminus to the vista Of l23d
street looking toward the west. In gen.
eoal dimensions it is square Of about
Io0 feet at groundline, exclusive Of the
steps and portieo projection. The total
height of the mausoleum will be 100 feet
from the base-line, or nearly 300 feet
from the water-level of the Hudson riy-
er. From the centre Of the hall floor TO
the dome is 100 feet, and the outer gal
lery, 80 feet above the ground-line, will
afford view Of the surrounding country
for many miles. The interior Of the
dome is supported by pendentiEes, figure
subjects formed Of marble mosaic, above
which are thirteen openings into the in
ner gallery. In the panels over these
openings are placed the seals Of the orig
inal thirteen States, beneath disks with
the names and emblems Of all the States.
Facing the south, near the beginning Of
the step approaches, will be the pedestal
and equestrian statue of General Grant.
Surmounting four of the columns will be
placed equestrian statues Of his principal
commanders, and panels on the east and
west Of the structure will receive bust re-
liefs Of other officers associated with his
victories The black granite sorcopha-
gus will rest in the crypt below the main
floor, directly under the dome, which
will receive light from the sky.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-05-25
Farming On wrong PrIncIpIes.


Miss Busby had good farm and il
was well stocked and conducted by her
self in a lucrative manner. Mr.. Higgins
lived neighbor 10 her and bad q pretty
good farm himself One day he went in
and sat down on the porch steps and
watched her Smelling peas.
"You've got nice farm here, Miss
Busby," he said at random.
I think So" she responded, with q
touch Of pride.
SCOT fields Of truck CROWN all around" !"
@Yes."
"Got ten fine COWS and lot of other
cattle"
"Yes.T
SCOT some good horses and mules?'
~Yes."
@GOt comfortable house and a good
bsrlg"
"Yes."
"GOt a lot offat chicken and turkeys
and geese?'
"Yes."
Got money in the bank ?"
"Yes.7
Got most everything you need on q
farm, haven't your"
"Yes."
"Got no husband, have your"
This was so unexpected that Miss Bus
by almost dropped basket of shelled
peas on Mr.. Higgins head.
No." she answered hesitatingly.
3" a husband is mighty handy on q
farm sometimes" be ventured.
Have you got one? ?" she asked with
a sharp little laugh.
No. he replied, @but-"
Have you got a wife?" she Interrupt
ted.
@Have you One?7 he quickly asked,
cornering her.
T" No"
Well, it seems to me, Miss Busby,"
said Mr.. Higgins, that we amt farmin'
on right principles. S'pose we set a
meetin' and talk it over"
S'pose we do, Mr.. Higgins"
"Will this evenin' at early candle light
be too soon, MariA?" inquired Mr.. Hig-
gins
Not at all, Hiram" responded Miss
Busby, and they talked II over success
fullY-Dofroa Fee Pres.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-05-25
Painting the Town Red.

Hugh Slioer, Of the old banking firm,
Greathouse 4 Slicer, told me that the
laconic term, painting the town red,
grew ont Of little argument between
Jakey Williams and a miner named
Rogers, which took place on a snOwbsnk
before the door Of the Fash ion saloon in
the spring of 1855. Certainly the town
was painted red, and remined till the
late spring carried away the bloody snow.
If ever brothers blood @called from
the grave the blood Of that poor miner
did. But be should have left the with
cred Mexican woman alone and stuck to
his mining claim, ten miles away. And
50 the miners did nothing.
Rogers fell a victim to what the boys
used jocosely to call the " fatal FIVE
shooter" There was but one weapon in
all the Sierras as fatal-to the man who
used it-as the fge-shOoter, and that
other was the Allan "pepper-box." The
row between Rogers and redheaded
Williams began in the Fashion, VIII
liams following up with a knife and
Rogers firing his little five shooter rs he
retreated into the street and up the snow
bank. Here he fell dead, cut all to pieces,
but not till he bad landed every bullet
in his enemy's breast
Williams got well, and was, Of course, a
hero" lie had killed his man in a
hand-to-hand fight and was drunk with
his importance. He did not long keep
quiet. But his record is a low, cruel one.
lie Was in at the death of the famous
Cherokee Bob and his friends in Florence,
Idaho, in ls62, and was finally knitted to
the heart by a Mexican while United
State Marshal Of Idaho. But the blood
and the snow in Yroka It spread aud
spread and spread. They poured hot
water on IT from the saloon, but that
only made it tspread the more. The snow
at length fell so deep that the open street
became impossible, and men kept along
the sidewalks But the blood came right
mp through it and spread and spread and
spread, till, as Hugh Slioer said. il
painted the town red"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-05-25
A wicked Fraud


He attracted considerable attention, even
in Chicago. where deformities and beggars
are at every turn, for theterrible character
of bis injury. Both legs had been taken
of at the thigh, leaving hardly trace Of
even 8 stump. He was planted on the
sidewalk Of one of the busy West Side
streets a few days ago, leaning back
against a pile of lumber that lay at the
edge Of the walk. Without the support
he must have lost his balance, for be used
no crutehes, and II appeared that his
hands were the only propelling power he
could use.
The poor Erefch's oTercost was longer
than he was, and the skirts Of it were
spread out around him on the walk,
while before him lay his hat upturned
for aims
He needed the aid of no verbal appeal.
Everyone noticed him, and almost all
gave Of their substance. A gambler
dropped in . dollar and felt that he had
earned luck for week. Pretty girls and
their attentive companions reduced their
pocket money. Even an Italian fruit
vender passing dropped dime in the
hat with thought that this vas his
Easter offering, If a little late. Con-
tributiIons were rapidly transferred to
the substantial leather pocket in the
ragged oyercost. The man seemed to be
getting uneasy. At last the hat was
emptied and returned to the other post
Of service on his head. Two men came
hurriedly out Of the store in front Of
which the beggar had been transact.ng
business and walked over TO a pile Of
lumber.
Get out, said one TO the cripple
@ We want TO hustle this lumber into the
basement.
And the deformed wretch placed his
bands on the pavement, gave hitch and
a scramble, and drew out Of a coal hole q
pair Of excellent legs, terminated by
equally seryice2bIe feet, which had been
resting on the pile Of coal under the
sidewalk. Several dollars worth Of the
coin of the republic jingled in his pockets
as be entered the double-hinged, back
action doors Of the nearest institution for
the amelioration Of arid suffering.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-05-25

Gone mad
the person with bad blood who's not
taking DIR. Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery. You are bereft of judg-
ment and good sense if you allow
your blood to get out of order, your
liver sluggish-life dull, everything
blue, for you may soon find out that
you're in the grave-or next to it
because you did not procure the
G. NJ. d. soon enough, and some
dread disease, may be influenza
or consumption, may be typhoid
or malarial fever, has taken you.
Consumption is Lung Scrofula- For
Scrofula in its myriad forms, and
for all Liver, Blood and Lung dis
eases, the Discovery" is an un-
equaled remedy. Everybody, now
and then, feels rundown " ""played-
out, with no power TO generate
vitality, in fact, Just too sick 70 be
well. That's where the right kind
of medicine comes in, and the "Dis-
covery" does for a dollar what the
doctor wouldn't do for less than five
or ten.
We claim that nothing Ike it has
been discovered for a blood-purifer.
It's guaranteed by the makers. Your
money is returned if it dosen't bene-
fit or cure you.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-05-25
struck the Wrong Girl

FAYETTEVILLE, S. C, Nay l6--Seventeen
miles below here Albert Gilmore, notorious
outlaw from South Carolina, entered the
house Of the house Cf the Rev. William
Brunt yesterday, and finding no one bu
Miss Brunt there, forced her to prepare din
ner for him at the point of a pistol. After
eating heartily, with an oath he lesped cut
and fired Is buckshot, striking Gilmore, from
which he died in few minutes.
A reward of$5O0 was out for Gilmore to
which Miss Brunt becomes entitled, and sic
is the hero of the hour.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-05-25
He Had Some Feeling.


One Billie, 8 ten-year-old, not 1000
miles from Detroit, is about the worst
youngster on record, and, strange to say,
bis fond mother doesn't seem to know it
half as well as the neighbOrs do. Not
long ago she opened out on a man who
spoke his mind very freely TO William.
Did YOU tell my son to go to the bad
placer" she asked, with a flash in her
eye.
No, ma'Sm, I didn't, was the prompt
contradiction.
Did you say he would go there some
timer" she continued.
No, ma'am, l didn't" and the ms Ii
became hot, 81 suppose he told you
did, but it isn't true. haven't much re-
spect for the bad place, ma'sm, nor new
er had, but I've got enough sympathy for
itnOt to wish it any such bad luck as
that"
Then he got around the corner quick.
-Dsfrod Free Prea.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-05-25
BuckIens Arnica SaIve.

The best Salve in the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever
Sores, letter, Chapped Hands, Chill
blains, Corns, and all Skin Eruptions,
and positively cures Piles, or no pay re-
quired. 1t is guaranteed % give perfect
satisfaction, or money refunded. Price
% cents per box. For sale by J. n Sny-
dor
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-05-25
A Reasonable Presumption.

Dukane-I see in the newspapers
something about the discovery of large
deposits Of what is described as steel
ores" in New Mexico.
Gaswell-I thought the largest depos-
its Of steal on this continent were in the
Canadian banks.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-05-25
Injustice to the Pig.

Weary Mother-You little imp Look
al yourself; you're as dirty as pig
Willie lappealingly Papa, mamma
says I'm dirty as a pig. What do you
think Of that?
Papa (ealmly)-I think mammals pref
ty harsh on the pig.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-05-25
Appropriate Treatment.

This is cool thief Your Honor
said the policeman.
lie shall be put in the cooler, then"
replied the magistrate.