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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-01-18
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woNpAy EgEN1No, JANUARY 10.
REPRESENTATIVE HARTER, OF Ohio, uls
sosaoa iu New Yo:k, last Saturday, hisl''
in y hlch he lad: -

RppaysENTATIyE HARTER, OF Olios otu
.noaoa in New York, last Saturday night
in " ich he lad:
.F.ea coinses ia aurely scheme for skin,
oo1fabio nropsrty which protection hos ie
t;ro Fac co:naGe aod nrote'lon a!e
s1nonvmons. and the former threatens 10 GO
rnora hErra t, the public good Ia t"eiVe
M, I, IA tina, ever eucn monstrous iDiqai,y
90 the Mckinley bill can probably 90 10
tneIva wars Proclaim the fact thst VITA
f,ae silver In the national democratic pis',,
f,rna o, free silver bill In Congress paased
he dsmocrstic votes, in the House, We csn-
MI bons to carry New Hampshire, MsesS-
chnsette Rhode Island, Connection t. New
Ierssv or Marylend In 1892 but we small
have ia support OF our etforts LOT souuu
currency the powerful iLfuenoa OF every
hesitating !ezdsr In the democEtt-c parry oi
the Unittd State'."
As Mr.. Mills, Ms. Cleveland, Senator
Palmer. uoBt sill tina oher leading Dem
o,a,s IN III, country, ce ,iniy all the "ises'
ones. say. the tariff is tle main qaee'
tim now before the American people. Ihose
neople want relief from the double tax they
now have to pay on almost every snins
they have to Guy. Whether the owners o.
native and impo ID silver be paid one DOL
lar for every seventy. 6vs cents worth q
siIve7 t1ey bring t, the ni' t., is aouo,iess
of vast imp ortsnoe to them. but II certainly
Il a matter o, secondary consideration u
the whole people OF the country, the vast
majority o! whom work tor wages psia VILE
depreciet. d silver, and the la t dime O
which Is spent in paying taxes imposeu w
tbs ,rlff Oh TIE recpsssres CT life.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-09-13

The swan is the longest lived bird, and
it is asserted that it has reached the age
of 100 years. Knauer, in his work emit
tied "Naturhistoriker," states that he has
seen falcon that was 1852 wears old.
The following examples are cited as to
the longevity of the eagle and vulture:
A sea eagle captured in IT'S, and already
several years of age, died i84 years after
wards, in 1919; white headed vuIture.
captured in 1905, died in 1926 in one of
the aviaries of Schoenbrunn Castle. near
Vienna, where it had passed 11S years
in captivity. Paroquets and ravens reach
On age of over 100 years. The life of sea
and marsh birds sometimes equals that
of several human generations. Like MANY
other birds, magpies live to be very old
in state of freedom, but do not reach
over 20 or 25 years in captivity. The
nightingale lives but 10 years in captiv-
ity, and the blackbird Is. Canary birds
reach an age of from 10 to Is years in
the cage, but those flying at liberty in
their native islands reach a much more
advanced age.-Detroit Free Press.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-09-13
Baby. MetropolItan Jouru.v.

The baby came from down south and has
only been in town few weeks. but she has
made the most Of her time. She has
black nanny, mamma and some friends,
but she is herself 211 years old and has ad-
ventures of her own. The other day she
went out to the florists with her mamma.
Look after baby" said the mamma: IL
must run back for letter"
But the baby toddled along at the moth
er's skirts, SO the friend returned to her
flowers. Then she went to meet the mann
ma returning with the letter.
"Where is babys"
4She went with you"
mo; she did not"
The conversation was not prolonged.
The baby was nowhere to be SEEN The Do
lice station seemed the likeliest place, and
the distracted women rushed there, but
without success. They sent kilograms to
knowing people for aid, and secuted the
neighborhood, with horse cars running by,
butcher, baker and grocers' carts dashing
by and cutdling the blood in their veins.
The black nanny, ignorant of the town
and its ways, went down Tenth avenue in
quiring If anybody had seen her baby.
Baby was standing on the corner of Forty
second street and Tenth avenue talking
cheerfully to the most typical little tough
in the neighborhood. The black NANNY
fell upon her with tears and kisses Baby
was annoyed at the Interruption wat
you come for me forf" she asked. Baby
had made the journey from Fifty-seventh
street to Forty second, crossing Tenth av
enue three times, guided only by the little
cherub that sits up aloft, whose business
it is to look after the steps Of the innocent
and the helpless. York Commercial
Advertiser.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-09-13

Mechanics and storekeepers have the
largest savings bank accounts. Natu.
rally we do not have many professional
meE as customers, but among the COM
paratively few that patronize savings
banks doctors seem to lay up the most
money. Lawyers generally keep their
money in national banks, as the nature
of their profession requires them to have
their funds where they can draw checks
upon them. Many professional men.
though, keep money in savings bank as
a side investment, upon which they can
draw for rainy day. Some classes OF
men, from the nature of their employ.
ment, are unable to accumulate much
money. Painters, for instance, and
actors, usually live through the summer
upon their winters earnings. - Inter
view in Brooklyn Eagle.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-09-13

If, by chance, l happen to go into a
strange cigar shop and the man at the
case asks me if want an imported cigar
l make up my mind that he doesn't know
his business or that he takes me for a
fool. A man is supposed to know what
sort of cigar he wants and ought to say
so at the start. An imported cigar, at
the average cigar stand. at the common
price, is a delusion and snare. If go
into place where am not known and
buy cigar l am always particular to
notice the box. If the cigar does not fit
the box know the seller has practiced
some deception. He has put different
cigar in the box than the one called for
by the brand. If he is mean enough to
do this he is mean enough to palm off a
poor cigar. I am not a cynic in any
thing; but have noticed one thing in
my travels-it is easier for a man to be
swindled on cigars than anything that
grows, runs or stands still. If the cigar
man doesn't know you you get the worst
of it.-Chicago Tribune.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-09-13
An Honest OmciaI.

Did you ever visit the departments after
2 in the afternoon did, and a huge
placard telling me there was no admission
confronted me at every one. But wanted
to go In and conveniently ignored it.
When it first stared me in the face was
nalf minded to recognize it, but by unusu-
ally rapid thinking formulated my plan,
and with a sudden assumption of that
businesslike and important air I've seen
in the man who thinks he completely fills
all space, sailed in and safely passed the
wardens and on into the desired haven.
Only once have | met with hindrance,
and that was in the person of an eagle
eyed and grim visaged veteran at the
treasury front. | sublimely disregarded
him, but he would not stay SO. He hur-
ried after T. and refused to be ignored
Neither would he believe | was deaf l
told him was not an ordinary visitor, and
that wanted to see Mr.. Cash on important
business
You coot not see him."
Il will give you dollar"
81 yoost hat bay day"
Il will give you kiss"
81 bin marriet."
81 represent The Kicker"
"Certainely; go ride in"
Here was loyal soul who could not be
bribed, and who literally interpreted his
instructions; but what of the others Mrs.
Smith in Washington Post.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-09-13

Mrs. East. the wife of an English pa
per maker, happens to drop bluing bag
which she holds in her hands into a vat
of pulp. She is frightened and says
nothing about the accident; her husband
storms when he finds that the paper has
a peculiar tinge, but the astonished
workman can throw no light upon the
matter. Thereupon he sends the paper
to London with instructions that it be
closed out at any price. The public,
however, accept it as a purposed novelty.
1t becomes the rage; orders pour in for
more of the same sort. The wife con-
fesses, the husband forgives her-and
well he may, for his fortune is made
This is the very simple origin of tinted
paper.--Illustrated American.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-09-13

The following table is one that is used
by the London assurance companies, show
ing the prospect of life at various ages 1t
is the result of several years of careful cal
culation, and is said to seldom prove mis-
leading or incorrect. OF course sudden
and premature deaths, us well rs lives I'M
usually extended, occasionally occur, but
this is table of average expectancy of life
of the ordinary man or woman: A person
year old may expect to live 80 years longer;
of l0years, 81. of 20 years, IL; of 80 years, "a
longer; of 40 years, 2S, of so years, 81; of 80
years, IA more; of 20 years, 9; of so years.
L. Readers can easily gather from the
above statement facts which will tell them,
approximately at least, how many years
longer they may reasonably expect to live
according to the law of averages Louis
Rpnublic
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-09-13

Locked horns are becoming quite a
fad with some Of the swells at the me-
tropolis," said a gentleman the other day.
"andsomeof the Adirondack hunters and
guides are making nice little sums by
occasional sales of the curiosity that is
demanded. You see, the old story about
the bucks that fall to fighting, and in
some manner get their horns locked SO
they can't get apart and then starve to
death, has taken a strong hold upon the
romantic natures Of many people and if
they can only get a set Of locked horns
mounted they are happy.
$50 the hunters select nice horns that
correspond as to size, and by the use of
twisted cord and case spring them to-
gether as if locked in their death en-
brace by the maddened thrusts of fight
ing bucks. Then, on account of their
great rarity and the difficulty of finding
them, they are sold to the rich curiosity
hunter for big price. His friends look
in wonder and envy at them, while he
recounts the story told him by the guide
who found their skeletons held together
by the horns and the earth all trodden
down around the place SO solidly that
vegetation had not grown there in years.
etc., and the guide goes back to the
woods and fixes up another pair for the
next curiosity seeker. Utica Observer.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-09-13

In order to fasten glass letters, figures,
etc., on glass (show windows) SO that
even when submerged in water for sew
eral days, they will not become detached,
use an india rubber cement. The best
for this purpose consists of one part india
rubber, three parts mastic and fifty parts
chloroform. Let stand for several days
at low temperature to dissolve the ce-
ment. 1t must be applied very rapidly,
as it becomes thick very soon. When
spread with camels hair brush over a
crack in glass or porcelain vessels this
cement effectually closes it, and the YES
sells may be made serviceable for holding
water. though. of course, they will not
bear the application of beat.-New York
Telegram.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-09-13

A curious coincidence happened in one Of
tn, parts OF the supreme court the other
day while jury was being impaneled to
try a case. The clerk gave the wheel In
which the names OF the jurors had been
placed whirl and then pulled out a card.
John Smith," he called out, and inn
mediately two men started toward the jury
box.
This caused no establishment, because
with the innumerable John Smiths in the
directory it was not much wonder that two
Of them had been summoned for the same
jury. The card had the address OF the
John Smith intended, 80 this little diff
Guilty was straig htened out easily enough.
Then the clerk called out. George
Rogers"
This time no less than four men respond
ed to the name. When the right George
! Rogers had been selected from the quartet
the clerk reached in once more and pulled
out another card. This time there were
actually six men who responded to the
name John Brown.
After the John Brown identified by his
| address On the card had been selected, the
work of completing the jury proceeded for
few minutes until eleven men had been
secured. Then the clerk pulled out one
more slip to complete the jury.
Jacob Levy" the clerk called.
1t seemed as il every man in the court
room arose in response to this name. The
clerk counted them and there was just an
even dozen Jacob I.evy's who had been
summoned to serve on that jury. The
right one was picked out and took his place
in the box, his honor re-narking that all
the labor of securing the jury one at a
time might have been avoided if the clerk
had only CHANGED to pick out Mr.. Levy's
name frst--New York Tribune.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-09-13

It is one of the oddities of human ma
ture that people are always looking as
far away as possible from the ground
they stand upon, not only for their best
chance for distinction, but for the dan
gers which they believe are most be-
setting.
A lion tanner ventured into the cage Of
the most ferocious beasts, apparently
having no fear of them. although he
was often quite badly bitten. But he
had dreadful fear of taking bronchitis.
One day, after he had entered, with
perfect composure, cage containing
two half-starved bears and panther,
he shook his head gravely as he came
out
"Well. well. sir" he said to a gentle
man who stood near, "this is going to
end badly for me some day."
"You are afraid those ferocious ami
mails will devour you, them
1.-THE animals? Pshawl You don't
think I'm afraid of them, sir! Not at
all; but these cages, sir, are such a
dreadful place for draughts!"-Youths
Companion.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-09-13
Hardly Courteous.

During the epidemic of influenza in
one of our cities a gentleman who was
suffering acutely from it went down
town one morning, and on the way me,
at least dozen sympathetic friends
At the twelfth encounter his patience
was exhausted.
"Have you the prevalent cold?" in.
quired his twelfth assailant. a burly
good natured man.
Eyes" said the invalid. cautiously; Il
have. Have you the prevalent sympa
thy?"
The retort was hardly courteous, and
the man himself felt ashamed of it after
ward, but at the moment it seemed to do
him good. Youths Companion
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-09-13
The Lottery obeys the Law.

In view of the contradictory rumors
circulated regarding the intentions OF
the Louisiana State Lottery Company
and in order to accurately answer num-
erous inquiries, representative of the
Times-Democrat yesterday interviewed
Mr.. Paul Conrad, the president of the
company, with the result expressed be
low:
Rsporter-Mr. Conrad, it was asserted
some weeks ago in the Northern news
papers, and the statement has since
been revived recently, that the company
is about to remove to Nicaragua, and
there, under government franchise,
open up the business on grander scale
than ever.
President Conrad-I have heard some
thing Of this, but there is no foundation
for it. The company has officially stated
that it bows to the decision of the Su-
preme Court and will respect the laws.
Reporter-Then you have no plans oil
future action?
President Conrad-I cannot state the
case more strongly than was done at the
time the company decided not to attempt
to obtain renewal of it's charter. lean
only repeat that the company will con-
tinue in business until the expiration OF
its present charter and then cease TO
exist. cannot understand, alter all
that has been said, why there should be
any confusion in the public mind about
the matter.
Reporter-Have you any objection 10
my stating this as finally for the salts
faction of the public?
President Conrad-None whatever.
Reporter-Some of the Eastern papers,
Mr.. Conrad, persistently assert that the
lottery company continues to use the
United States mails in the prosecution
of it's business; will you kindly tell me
that is true?
President Conrad-Itis utterly untrue.
We are obeying the law in its letter and
spirit, and our agents everywhere are
instructed to obey it. We are using the
express companies only in our business,
and in all our circulars are printed in,
,structions to all persons dealing with us
ito avoid the mails.-Times-D Democrat,
New Orleans, La, June /.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-09-13
A Wonderful House.

DR.. Siemen, the Berlin electrician, dwells
in a house which is known throughout
Germany as THE Wonder of Wansee." 1t
is fitted from roof to cellar with electricity
The dining room, kitchen and wine cellar
are all connected by means of miniature
electric railway.
In order to carry things from one room
to another the article required has only to
be placed on a little car, button pressed,
and the car is almost instantly where it
ought to be.-Ilondon Tit-Bits.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-09-13

1t is said that stammerers rarely If
ever show any impeachment to speech
when speaking in whispers. On this
fact new method of treatment has been
advocated by DIR. Coen, which is as fol-
lows: In the first ten days speaking is
prohibited. This will allow rest to the
voice, and constitutes the preliminary
stage of treatment. During the next ten
days speaking is permissible in the whis-
pering voice, and in the course of the
next fifteen days the ordinary converse
tional tone may be gradually employed.
New York Telegram.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-09-13
MUSICAL ACCENT ILLusraATeD.


Witness Exp1airs the Term TO the sattsr
faction Of the Court.
At trial In the court Of kings bench
as to an alleged piracy Of the "Old Eng
lish Gentleman. one Of the first wit.
nesses put into the box was Cooke.
.Now. SIR said Sir James Scarlet In
his cross-examination Of Cooke, "you say
that the two melodies are identical, but
different. What am l to understand by
shat, sirf'
what said," replied Cooke, 'swas
that the notes in the two arrangements
are the same but with different accent
1.-The one being in common while the
other is In triple time; consequently the
position Of the accented notes is different
In the two copies"
'sWhat Is a musical accentS Sir James
dippantly inquired.
my terms for teaching music are q
guinea a lesson" said Cooke, much to
the merriment of the court.
II do not want to know your terms for
teaching" said the counsel, 81 want you
to explain to his lordship and the jury
what is musical accent" Sir James
waxed wroth. "Can you see it?' he
continued.
"No," was the answer.
"Can you feel itY'
"Well,r Cooke drawled out, "a mu.
stefan can" After an appeal to the
judge the examining counsel again put
the question. "Will you explain to his
lordship and the jury-who are supposed
to know nothing about music--the mean.
ing Of what you call accentr'
Musical accent" rejoined Cooke, "if
emphasis laid on certain note just in
the same manner as you would lay stress
on any word when speaking in order tc
make yourself better understood. will
give you an illustration, Sir James. II
were to say you are donkey the &C
cent rests on donkey; but If instead
said you are donkey it rests on you
Sir James, and have no doubt that the
gentlemen of the jury will corroborate
me in this" The story is more personal
than polite = nevertheless, it is well
worth telling as an instance of forcible
illustration. 1t is useful, too, since it may
serve to impress upon the minds Of that
very large circle of people who plume
themselves on being musical some faint
notion of what accent in music really is.
It is the outcome of that wonderful in
vention, the division of music into bars,
but for which music might still be only
the magical accomplishment of a few
Gentleman's Magazine.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-09-13
RUSH Al SPECIAL sALea

~ way rsw Hsrk Assrssanss pr,w !
Crowd NJ Enthusi.stis shsppsre
Special sales are Z feature AZ Me-
York commercial life Ia the retail line.
and they contribute more to woman,s
pleasure and caprice than any other one
phase Of shopping experience. Those
who have never been to one have missed
heap Of fun. In one OF the large m
town stores recently there was 4 run
on gloves They were Of ! superior
quality, and sold for forty Ave cents.
The sale started at in the morning.
ana directly there was . spirited scene
around that counter. Women rudelv
pushed one another away in their Wild
endeayor to get . pair Of gloves. One
gave = bill and cIamored Tor her
change Another held pair over the
heads OF the crowd and endeavored to
give her money to one Of the saIesgirls.
This woman, after patiently waiting for
time and seeing no chance OF getting
up to the girl, quietly put the gloves in
her muf and sauntered of. She had
bargain.
After while the change from IS was
Drought back The salesgirl had BY this
time become ratified with the confusion
and rapidity with which the gloves were
being bought, and handed the money to
the wrong woman, who put It in her
purse and walked away. The lady to
whom the money belonged, getting nm
easy at the long delay, finally elbowed
her way through the crowd, demanding
her change, and creating no little
excitement. The rush was 90 great
that the girls behind the counter grew
frantic, and began to cry. The door
walker ordered the sale closed for
three hours, announcing the time Of
reopening. Then scene of wild con-
fusion was dispelled, and the glove pur-
chasers dispersed themselves over the
store and were soon busted with other
purchases.
Three hours later the glove sale began
again, only to find even greater crowd
clamoring for covering for their hands
than in the morning. It continued only
thirty minutes when it was again stopped
because the clerks could not wait on the
anxious customers. It was never re-
opened, but the establishment, all the
same, got first class advertisements out
OF the attempt to sell dollar and a half
gloves for forty-five cents.-New York
Star.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-09-13

Meat three times day is more thar
average down town dwelling human ma
ture can endure. Functional disturb
ances of the liver, gall stones. renal cal
Gull, diseases of the kidneys, dyspepsia
headache, fits OF ill temper or of the
blues, irritability and general absence OF
the joy of life are largely due to an ex-
cess of meat and other highly concen-
trated food. What shall we eat2 We
reply, eat more food.-Nedical Classica
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-09-13
ugust,.
lower

been troubled five months
spepsia. I had a fu1lness
ing, and a heavy load in the
~ stomach. Sometimes a
s sickness would overtake
was working for Thomas
"A, Druggist, Allegheny City,
hose employ I had been for
ars. fused August Flower
Feeks. I was relieved of all
/ can now eat things 1
pt touch before. I have
Eenty pounds since my re-
". D. Cox, Allegheny, Pa. o
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-09-13

In ancient Persia an aquiline nose was
often thought worthy of the crown, but
the S matran mother carefully fiattens the
nose of her daughter. Among some of the
savage tribes Of Oregon. and also in Ara
can, continual pressure is applied to the
skull in order to fiatten it and thus give il
a new beauty. Yankee Blade.