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Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-05-13

EMMA CONNORS AND THE SCHOOL HOUSE.
Connors is teacher, and has for some
months been in charge of u school in
Clark township, Montgomery county.
Recently she secured the erection of
flagstaff at the school house from which
the stars and stripes were displayed.
The ensuing Saturday the pole was cut
down and the flag stolen Miss Connors
stated the case to the Charlottesville
G. A. R. post, and the members of that
order. in conjunction with the Sons of
Veterans and Patriotic Sons of America,
soon saw that the damage was repaired
The teacher also received a gift of a
small repeating rifle, with which she kept
watch over "old glory" while attending
to her school duties.
But the climax came at the Craw-
louisville meeting already referred
to when Miss Connors was presented
with magnificent silk banner. Speeches
were made by General Manson, Hon. M.
D. White and others which were full OF
patriotism, denunciation of the flag
stealers and praise of the maiden they
had met to honor. At the schoolhouse in
Clark township the ''star spangled ban
ner still waves"
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-05-13
"A just Beast"

The London correspondent of The
Manchester Courier says he heard rath-
er an amusing story the other day about
the bishop of London which has not,
he believes. appeared in print. When
Dr. Temple held the head mastership
of Rugby boy in the school came up
before him for some breach of disci-
pline. Facts seemed rather against the
boy, who was in imminent danger of
being expelled. He had defense, but
being neither clear headed nor fluent in
the presence of the head master he could
not make it clear.
He therefore wrote home to his father
detailing at length his position and his
explanation. His father very wisely
thought the best thing he could do was
to send the boys letter as it stood to
DIR. Temple, merely asking him to over
look any familiarity of expression. Ap
parently the father had not turned
over the page and seen his sons post
script, for there Dr. Temple found the
following words; If could explain it
would be all right. for though Temple
is a beast he is just beast" The
bishop in telling the story is accus
toned to say it was the greatest com
pllment he has ever received in his
life,
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-05-13
The Little Ghost.

''The Poplars" is the name OF the old
Revolutionary homestead. 1t is a great.
square. white, stone house built in the
center OF a Thousand acres. The master
OF it was childless His little boy had
died week before. and he had gone
away. Every night little figure in
white with light was seen fitting
from window to window in the old
library. When the servants, led by the
gardener, assembled at the library door
the light and the figure would disap-
pear noiselessly and simultaneously The
light and figure We're never seen in any
other room Of the old mansion, and now
1t was remembered that the dead heir
had spent more time III the library than
In any other room in the house
When the master returned, toward
the end of autumn, he was informed of
1t all. He hid behind the tapestry night
after night, and one night he was re-
warded by seeing a little white figure
glide in, light candle, climb up to one
of the highest shelves. take down rare
old book and begin to pore over it. IL
was the gardeners son, and he is now
the lord of ''The Poplars," and the no
blest landlord in the west of England
New York Herald
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-05-13
Abraham LincoIn,s E,thar

Within seven miles of Nation is the
farm which Abraham Lincoln's father
used to own, and where he lived Abe
was OF age then. and he didn't live on
the farm, but he visited his father once
year and always brought him pres
ents. Thomas Lincoln died on his
iarin and is buried in Gordon's grave
yard, near by. Beside his grave is that
OF his second wife. For many years
the graves were unmarked. Later on
Mr. Dunlap, of this city, brought the
matter to the attention of several lead
ing citizens of Nation and Coles
county. The result was that plain
monument marks the place. Robert
Lincoln, hearing of the subscription.
sent MIR. Dunlap a check for 500. =
Chicago Tribune.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-05-13
THE ECLIPSE OF THE MOON.
1t Recalls an Historical Event of Con
siderable Interest.

1t Recalls an Historical Event of Con-
siderable Interest.
The recent eclipse of the moon was
one Of unusual interest, not only be-
cause it afforded astronomers extraor-
binary opportunities. but because Of
its historical importance Like other
eclipses, its recurrence can now be cal
culated both for the future aud the past
with absolute certainty, and in the past
it has often been important, the most
notable case being that of which Column
bus made use.
In the year 1904 he was driven upon
the island of Jamaica, where he and his
crew were in great distress for provi-
sions, the natives being unfriendly.
Knowing what was at hand, Columbus
told the Indians that the gods were
angry with them, and that in token of it
the moon would on certain night hide
her face and show the color of blood.
The Indians laughed at him, but on the
night of March 1 the eclipse came, and
thereafter all that the Indians had was
his to command. 1t is interesting to
know that this is the same moon and
was a recurrence of the same eclipse.
Also that it will come again in 1909.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-05-13
He Tnnk IL IincIs.

An extremely stout, choeric old
gentleman sat in his Office on Friday
tuning over lot of papers and swear
ing 10 himself He was in a beastly
temper, for things had gone wrong
ever since morning, and now and then
he cast his eyes about as if in search
OF something to kick as an outlet for
his tempeStuous state of mind
THAT book agent is out here, sir. .
said clerk, thrusting his head
through the door.
"Show him in, !" yelled the old gen,
tleman, greedIly, 'and I'll kick the
everlasting stuiling out of him"
A minute later pretty little girl
came demurely in, and, calmly draw.
ing chair up to the old gentleman's
desk. smiled sweetly.
Just excuse me minute" said the
old fellow; there's nasty book
agent coming
Il am the book agent, SIR" said the
girl, and she thrust a hand away
down through a hole in her dress and
brought up IA volume.
Can't | sell you copy, sir" she
said cheerfully, running through the
leaves. al is only IS, and is profuse-
~ illustrated and SO needful that no
home Is complete without one Buy
a copy, please, and shalt forget that
you called me nasty"
Il didn't, pulled the old gentle
man, exeitedly. Il swear never said
anything of the kind Leave the book. ;"
Then the old man yelled, John,
give this young lady IS"
When the old gentleman picked up
ms book to carry it home he discover.
ed that it was collection of love
songs. New York Sun.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-05-13

One Of the Italian exhibitors of per
forming birds lost green parrakeet out
OF his cage the other afternoon on Park
street The bird flew up into an elm
and chartered at the distracted Italian.
"Seenyore, seenyore, climba re tree" he
cried. But no one in the big crowd vol
unteered to "elimba re tree" Ii was
the English sparrow that finally settled
the business both for the parrakeet and
the Italian. A solitary English sparrow
spied the green bird, and set up a loud
"cheep." In three minutes time fifty
sparrows were mobbing the parrakeet
He took wing with the noisy pack in hot
pursuit Boston News.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-05-13
The Way She Fixed Him.

Young Wife You are not going out
tonight, are youa '@
Husband Yes, my dear, | mus, 90
back to the office aud post nv books
I'm afraid I'll be kept late.
I. W:-Not going anywhere except
to the Officer p
H. Moo.
Y, W,oWell, then, step into Strong
Smell q Co.'s around the corner from
your office on your way down. THEY'LL
De open until s o'clock. Get a couple
OF mackerel and bring them home
when you come
H1Ye-es, my dear. Good night
\. w: Ito herself as her husband de
parts)-He won't do much theatre 90.
ing with those mackerel in his pocket.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-05-13

John Clarkson tells an interesting
story of how he came near being de-
voured by large army of rats in the
Baker coal bank Ii was his custom to
cook his meal in the coal bank at din
ner time. One day IA he was sitting be-
fore fire boiling his meat he was star.
tied to hear the noise made by running
rats. The odor OF the cooking meat per-
meated the bank. attracted the attention
OF the rodents and they came tripping
along to the ire at lively rate.
John says he thought the ''old bob
was after him. In little while there
mast have been fully 500 rats gathered
about him and his heart was in his
mouth. He threw them piece of the
meat, and while they fought for it he
stole away.-New Lisbon Patriot
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-05-13
He Maa Accommodated

Does this car go up Tumbull ave.
nuef he asked of the conductor as he
got on at Woodward avenue.
YES, sir
How far is il to the end of the
line2"
About two miles"
will you be an hour and half
going up9"
About that; why2"
I'm gong up there to see wilder
We've been counting for a year We
are engaged, want 10 funk out of
IT. want time to collect nv
thoughts, and get my excuses ready
An hour and half will do purity well,
| guess, but make ii two hours If you
can. I'm a patron, You know, and
the line orter run for the benefit oil
patrons. Detroit Free Press.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-05-13
Ten Anxious MiDutes.

Captain Anderson rescued the crew II
a Dutch schooner from wild part Of tia
island OF Formosa, after firing upon some
OF the natives. His return is thus de.
scrlbed in "a Cruise in an Opium Clip
per- Our way took us in single file
through narrow pass, and as entered
It at the head of my men. for second
my heart almost ceased to beat at the
startling sight that met my gaze.
''The pass was lined on both sides with
ferocious looking natives armed with
pole axes, spears, huge knives and many
other death dealing instruments
Although ! was taken fiat aback by
the sight, some instinct carried me for
ward sword in hand looking to the right
and left with COOL staring eye, which
seemed to curb the revengeful spirit Of
the natives
Son arriving at the other end Of the
defile stopped, turned round. saw all the
men safely through, and then told them
in unmistakable English to make clean
pair of heels for the ship. while brought
up the rear at sharp pace as soon as
had got little way from the entrance of
the pass. SO that the natives might not
see us in too great IA hurry
How they let US through without
touching hair of our heads or once
making motion toward US passes my
comprehension
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-05-13
Letters That Never Came.

They tell a funny story OF man who
rented box in the postoffice awhile ago
he appears to have been new to the
business and failed to get the hang o.
the thing Aftera month rso hecallea
on one of the postoffiee officials and be.
gan to kick about the box. THE blamed
thing never had any mail in it, was his
complaint.
III have looked in that box every Gay
since | rented it and it hash had thing
in it the whole time even addresseua
letter to myself and never heard iromi''
The two took look at the box ana
the postoffice man inquired II the poA
renter had ever opened his box why,
no, of course not. Couldn't he see slia'
there wasn't anything in it.
OF course it turned out that ne llaa
forgotten the number of his box though
it was on his receipt, and had oeea
watching and swearing over an unfel,eu
one. He found stock OF mall III ~,
box at last and went away feeling s.lal'
enough to crowd inside of lt.--buliai0
EXPRESS.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-05-13

A laxative driver is almost invari-
ably bad one. He may be all there
over difficult bit of road, or deter
mined enough with FESTIVE horse.
but in long drive is almost certain TO
become careless, and the result is fire.
quently broken knees. Accidents
seem generally to happen in unlikely
spots. | have been in good many
and never saw a horse fall ON a steep
bill, and only once collision, and
that a slight one, occur at dangerous
corner. A gentle slope down which a
horse trots with almost slack rein, is
generally the place where he falls.
Horses are very clever at avoiding
collisions on dark nights, and their
sight is, | fancy, much keener than
mems. More than once have |, when
unexpectedly benighted, been indebt
ed to my ponys quickness for my safe
arrival. One day the train had been
TO meet was very late; the evening
was dull and heavy clouds were gath
ering in the westward, aud we were
still two niles from home when twilight
had disappeared completely. There
was one very bad piece of road before
US, narrow place overhung by
trees, with steep bank on one side
and a narrow but rather deep stream
on the other. The darkness was in.
tense under the trees. Suddenly my
cob. which was going very freely,
swerved to one side, drew the cart
close to the bank on the left, and stood
still. | then heard the rattle of a
wagon and shouted A voice answer
ed and an empty wagon with two
horses came past at full trot, so close
that | thought we must have been
smashed Chambers journal.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-05-13

The explanation of an eclipse is one Of
the simplest problems in astronomy.
AS the sun is much larger than the
earth it follows that the shadow of the
earth runs out in long point. Now, if
the moon moved around the earth in an
orbit on the same plane as that in which
the earth moves around the sun, there
would be an eclipse of the moon every
time 1t passed through the earth's
shadow, but as the two orbits form a
slight angle it is only at intervals that
the shadow strikes the moon. This
gives astronomers their opportunity to
get exact measurements and other i'm
portant facts.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-05-13
Pipes Coming Into Use,

The return to the pipe is compare
lively new fad Until six months ago
| never had pipe in my store. MY
trade called for nothing but cigars,
cigarettes and chewing tobaccos. The
French started it. Of course your En-
gllsh tourist always has his pipe, and
he thinks no more of starting it up on
the street or in the smokers room of
the sleeper than you would of taking
out the most fragrant cigar But the
French have started this fad of several
pipes with various stems, and the Gus
tom is taking it up,
The meerschaum pipe craze died out
several years ago It is a wonder it
ever came in. You can buy a meer
schaum pipe cheaper than you can a
French sweet briar don't mean to
say that the American smoker will ever
go SO far as to smoke pipe on the
street, but for home and office comfort
he has already taken up the pipe. In
terview in Chicago Tribune.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-05-13
Browninr,s strik.na per.onalitv.

The society of London offers nc
| more striking or interesting figure
than that of Robert Browning. 1t may
safely be alleged that no one meeting
him for the first time, and unfurnish-
ed with clew, would guess his vocar
ton. He might be a diplomatist, a
statesman, discoverer or man of
science But whatever were his call
ings, we must feel that it must be es-
sentially practical OF the disordercd
appearance, the unconventional de
meanor, the rapt and mystic air,
which we assume to be characteristic
of the poet, he has absolutely none.
And his conversation corresponds to
his appearance. Ii abounds in vigor,
in fire, in vivacity 1t is always gen
timely interesting, and often striking
ly eloquent Yet all the time it is en-
tirely free from mystery, vagueness or
technical jargon. 1t is the crisp, EN-
phatic and powerful discourse of a man
OF the world, who is comparably bet
ter informed than the mass of his con
geners.
Mr.. Browning is the readiest, the
blithest and the most forcible of talk
ers. Like the monsignore in so
THAR he can sparkle with anecdote,
and blaze with repartee, and when he
deals in criticism the edge Of his
sword is mercilessly whetted against
pretension and vanity The infection
Of the voice. the flash of the eye, the
pose of the head the action of the
hand, all lend their special emphasis
TO the condemnation II like religion
to be treated seriously" he exclaimed
with reference to recent novel of
great renown, ''and don't want to
know what this curate or that curate
thought about it, No, don't" Sure
ly the secret thoughts Of many hearts
found utterance in that emphatic cry.
When an unduly fervent admirer
had buttonholed him throughout a
long evening, plying him with ques
tons about what he meant by this
line, or whom he intended by that
character there was exquisite grace as
well as just rebuke in the stress on the
words, "But am monopolizing you"
with which the master at last extricat
ed himself from the grasp of the disci-
pie. New Review.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-05-13
suil Fighting.

It would. in the opinion OF some
not persons Of the most austere virtue.
but still people OF average morality
be a pity if the bull fights were to dis
appear from Spain. Humanity must
disapprove OF it, but, none the less, II
is piece of picturesque barbarism
a thing the tourist loves Besides, in
Spain It is in its own house. II has
always been there, and, whatever the
preacher may say, 1t no more brutal
ICES the Spaniards--a naturally civil
and affectlonate nation than the
practice OF catching fish with hook
and leaving them to die on the bottom
of boat or on river bank brutalizes
the many estimable. nay, even low
able, gentlemen who adhere to it.
Let us clear our minds of cant. The
bull fight at home and the bull fight
abroad are two very different things
The mere fact that it is not natural TO
any country condemns its introduc
ton to that country Those who
would bring it in act in defiance OF
the accepted traditions of their own
society, which is bad in itself, and
seeing what the nature of the show is,
they must be Indifferent to the inflict
ing or watching the inflicting OF pain
Those surroundings and that past,
which, if they do not redeem, do al
least, to some extent, veil the real
character of the show in Spain, cannot
be reproduced elsewhere. What can
be imported is the torture or slaughter
of horses and bulls, and the risk to the
lives of men, which, as the well in
formed know, is always great. De
liberately to import these is, and must
be, brutalizing in the last degree. :
Saturday Review.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-05-13
No PlOl,

A Chester county physician has
read the dictionary through from
cover to cover, word for word" and
was seventeen years and six months
accomplishing the task. The plot of
me olctionaiy is not sufficiently ex
citing and complicating to enchain
the readers attention, and induce him
TO finish the work at one sitting. The
absence OF thrilling situations, start
ing cllmaxes and love making epi
sodes prevents the book from being in
great demand at our circulating libra
RES, Sentimental young ladies sci
dom call for it. Norristown Herald
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-05-13
THE NAlAD.
Il was hns a phantom indeed

1t was hun phantom indeed
pisafmed me- the ptnperor's knight
Who stood in the way OF my steed
The eve 'twixt fight and fight
A truce of delight;
Said Dearest her breath on my cheek,
And Follow her hand on my wrist.
Her eyelids were holy and meek,
Her eyes like the perishing mist
That moonlight has kissed
Months after, at dawn as we rode
All trembling and tender spake she:
Beware of the brook in the wood,
Whose willows drip aye from the knee;
never must seer
Bur straight in the forest path cold
Ere Rolf Of his bride got grace,
With cry and thrill from my hold
Slipped soft as a star into space
Her voice and her face
What was IL ran under my feet,
Rich golden and asflen and blue,
As swift as my love and AZ sweet2
All. that was the brook that knew
My soul had to rue
For God drew my senses from thraii
As moons lift the tide | could see
Mid shadows that sprayed In their fail
The weird sapIngs, glossy and three,
Drip aye from the knee
Not now Ia the banner bright rank,
The shield to my breast like bride
But weak lily. washed on a bank
To pine for the known and deuied.
Here viii have died
Well rid OF the years and their guile
And blessed forever In this
To end near her step and her smile.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-05-13
SEMI WEEKLY WORLD.
IDAHO CITY, IDAHO
H. &C 4. JONES. Publishers.
IDAHO


Doubtless it was the daily spectacle
of the abuse of horses which stimulated
Henry Bergh to the great service which
has justly made his name renowned.
But the guilt of the abuse is not confined
to draymen and teamsters. The igno-
rance and Indifference of wealth and
fashion to the treatment of horses are
quite as conspicuous, and for obvious
reasons much more objectionable.
The horse, which is one of the most
sensitive and delicate of animals, is
greatly to be commiserated as he APP
pears in the fashionable drive Of Central
park. He is treated as part of the
show of the parade, and he is at the
mercy Of the owner, who buys horses
not because he likes them or knows
anything about them, but because he
must have an equipage, and he aban-
dons them to the care OF grooms and
cOachmen, whose sole aim IL to produce
a more ''swell" effect than their rivals.
For "stylish" effect the horse is robbed
OF his natural ornament and defense,
and is checked aud trussed and tortured
by harness which encumbers his ma
tnral action and forces him into an arti-
fetal gait.
Human knowledge and skill directed
to an auxiliary animal like the horse
should aim to develop his natural apti-
tudes. He should be treated as hui
name and skillfnl gardener treats tree
In our modern landscape gardening, not
as a tree was maltreated by the false
and morbid taste of two centuries ago.
Such remarks do not apply to the low
ers OF horses who care for them with
sympathy and intelligence, who compre-
bend their practical helplessness and
acknowledge their faithful service. Such
lovers permit in their stables no "fash-
IONS invented byignorant and inhnman
grooms to produce stylish action" to
impress similar ignorance and folly
Harper's Weekly.