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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-11-20

=, New York. was evacuated by the Britlsl, on
the 10Th Of November. 1888. Tho winter
which followed was one of great distress. hut
the merchants set themselves resoiuiciy
TO work. not only Ia revive their ancient trade.
but to ."pen new avenues Of comm"rcr Most
Important OF these was that with France, TO
which All impulse was given by III" establish
m"nt Of a regular line OF packets between
New York and he French port Of L'ori"nt by
The Government Of France. Tnis WAY under
the control! OF tho French Consul General. It.
John dc CrGve-Cmur. and tho five packets
which made monthly trips were managed by
Mr. " Ham Seton. one Of the founders Of the
Chamber. gentleman Of scotch birth. whose
spcctcd citizens. Tho next Important enter
Prise was the Opening OF trade with China
called from, New York on her first voyage on
Wn6hingt0n's birthday. lISl.
tho petition of It's rntriot ruenhrrs. The Cham.
h"r arrl!ed 10 and received from The Lesisla-
tuf" u The state rs rev charter and took lie
GGams Of the Chamber Of Commerce OF the
mate ~ New york. and chose i.r its tresident
Thomas Hicks afteran original w an unknown
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-11-20

NaNt in tho limo Of these early worthirs
comes TIE roltrlii OF Henry White the second
President Il cory BY Henry Peters Gray, after
u lin. nri=,n4l 10y john Singleton IyIlsy.
L"l"nEs 10 Mr. Augustus Van Cortlandt. Henry
Whites Erea,, grandson. late the,I ropr!etor Of
We!shIap by birth. and cDgugsd 10 English
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The plan Of obtai ming portraits Of tho Pres-
dents OF the Chamber was conceived in 1855.
aud four Of the six colonial presiding officers
were ,shor,'y obtained. That ~ John Crugcr
i!is first. who served from lIGS ITO. IS an
enlargement ny Ihoms Hicks Of IN exquisite
miniature Ia the possession OF the family. The
trugers were su,rcss,ul aud enterprisng
merchants dur! the last century. from It. he.
ginning to tho breakins out Of tho KeyolUtinu.
When tho British army entered New York. Mr..
Cruger retired TO Kinlerhook on tho Huds on.
where no disd a. nm advanced age. He never
tinued in the tsscunlan,s Of his brothers.
Henry and Nicholus. Henry was the Mayor OF
Bristol. England. and colleague of Burke in
tie, british Parliament sitting for that town.
Nicholas was anersonal and trusted friend OF
Washington. THO CruGegs .nther and son.
OF tho last century. The three hrothers owned
a number Of ships and traded with Bristol and
other English ports and besides extensively
with tho British Mcst India Islands, whsrs
Instance tn II young Alexander Hamilton came
70 Sew York fer ne education. Their place Of
~ the east side OF Whitehall slip. on the Inst
which swept nearly the entire lower part OK
the city. began. All the Crucer warehouses
WGrc destroyed.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-11-20

Mr.. Norman was one OF the first promoters
OF tho Hudson River Railroad. which opened
for traffic in 1851. The son, of his partner Ia
ident Of the trustees OF the Metropolitan Art
Museum. and MIR. Johnston has in his veins
the blood of Christopher COLES. the first and
for nearly u halt century tho persistent advo-
cate Of the Erie Canal.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-11-20

HANILfOH, III TEVMDUII,
The decade which followed the peace OF 1888
was one Of intense activity in this city, Thou
York to take advantage Of the exceptional
situation. The new Government o! the nited
htaler. unl.r which we nov live. was nor.
Congress Was here h.ld The tate .; Tnw
York had h"en with dihirnlty ted Icy hamilton
~ entar into the nsY system. out. in snite Of
opposition. by h.S mastery constructive
GrniMs he had Won 20 himself large support.
In l7si ho hal devised the hanking plan urd-r
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-05-03

remember some curious facts of my
own experience in the army in 1862 and
1868. was not strong. aud indeed was
hardly fit to be In the army at all. And
when l found myself exposed all day
long to steady rain, and ut night tc
the outdoor air, with no fire, no change
Of clothing, no shelter but u canvas GOV.
ering open at both ends, through which
the rain dripped constantly, 1t seemed
certain that the death o. cold" so often
predicted must surely follow.
Why 1t did not follow was more Of q
mystery then, however, than it Is now.
For was in place where the art oil
man no longer excluded one of the prime
principles OF health. | breathed pure
air because could not help it. During
q service Of fifteen months, with severe
exposures, but fresh air constantly, the
same immunity from colds prevailed.
4 remember, too, that when | came
home fIom the army the blessing and
the curse-at least one of the curses of
civil life--came back together | had
comfortable rooms to eat, breathe and
sleep in on the one hand, but very soon
colds, sore throats and related troubles
on the other. Rev. J. w. Quinby in
Popular Science Monthly.
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wor.hiping Medicine Bottles.

An eminent lady missionary In Bur
nah recently gave DR.. A. j. Gordon an
instructive but somewhat startling chap
ter from her experience. In one of her
tours, she said, she came upon village
where cholera was raging. Having with
her quantity of lannon's painlsiller
she went from house to house admin
istering the remedy to the invalds and
left number OF bottles to be used after
she had gone. Returning to the village
some months after the missionary was
met by the head man of the community,
who cheered and delighted her by this
intelligence: Teacher, We have come
over to your side. The medicine did us
30 much good that we have accepted
your God"
Overjoyed at this news. she was CON
Quoted to the house Of her informant,
who, opening n room, showed her the
painkiller bottles solernnly arranged in
a row upon shelf, and before them the
whole company Immediately Frustrated
themselves in worship. Modern Church.
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DAVID AND DORA pEAIs.

than run the risk of losing his child. So
on the succeeding day he announced
through the papers and In other ways that
he would give 5000 for his sons return,
that he would ask no questions and that
he would make no prosecution. At noon
he received notice to meet "A stranger at
the postofIice. He went there. but failed
to see the person who had written 10
him Early in the evening he returned
home, despairlng and broken down.
The bell rang about 1880 p. m, aud the
servant who answered the summons
sbrieked when she saw on the steps
masked man. The stranger inquired for
MIR. Beals, and when he came to the door
made his terms. On promise Of immunity
from punishment and the payment of
5000 he agreed to deliver the child to its
parents between Top, IN. and ga IN. The
conditions were agreed to, and at the FOR
mer hour the unknown caller arrived
with little David safe aud sound. He re
ceived his money and departed.
Meanwhile the authorities had not been
idle. They tracked and arrested Lizzie
Smith aud friend of hers named Albert
King, but the man who delivered the child
and got the cash eluded capture.
Mr., Beals declines to prosecute, claiming
that by the solemn terms of his agreement
he Is In honor bound to make no attempt
to punish the kidnapers.
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ward. AT this moment remembered that
II threw my arms out of the water and
failed to seize anything the movement
would help 10 sink me, but that had no
other chance had no time to reason this
out. 1t was Il conviction.
The arms went up. could see nothing.
but fortunately | touched something
which knew was the boat. | cannot say
how knew it, but did. One hand-the
naked one-caught no hold The gloved
lett hand caught the rowlock and | felt
some hope
Up TO That moment-only few seconds
at most-l had been intensely excited,
without control really of muscles or
thoughts. With the first touch of hope |
began to reason
FIRST, recalled the fact that could not
get INTO the boat over the side. must
reach the end. Next, for my head was not
yet out OF water, | wondered whether |
dare draw myself upward far enough to
get breath, or whether it would be better
first to work my way toward the bow or
stern.
decided to try to get BREATH and nulled
my chin up to my hand To my dismay |
found it was not out of the water had
TO work toward the end of the boat and
mad little time to do it. Just then | re-
memhered that single minute of total
suspension of the breath is enough to kill
an average person, and | wondered how
many seconds had left.
was afraid to try to work with my glove
ON, so shifted my hold to the right hand
and pulled the glove off with my right
thumb aud foreiinger. AS let 90 of it |
thought OF my gun-a favorite piece-and
regretted that it was probably lost.
with two free hands quickly got to the
bow of the boat and pulled my head out of
the water. Then, after drawing long
breath, yelled as never before gays
voice. knew if Jim heard that veil he
would be with me quickly, and if not there
was no use in yelling. My business was to
Try TO turn the boat over and get into it.
frantically AS worked at this-for my
reasoning powers seemed to leave me after
had reached the last step-I could not do
IL, and the rest is a maze wherein cannot
Trace thought further than to know that
great chill overcame me and that | pres
entity ceased struggling, knowing that nv
only chance lay in Jim's coming quickly.
After he had pulled me out, and [ had
recovered consciousness, remembered
'hat had not recalled anything of nv
past life Dawn A r,n1,,,
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BABY sgAls, ADVENTURE.



by His Father.
The most remarkable case of kidnapping
since the historic and still unsolved lnys.
terry Of Charley Ross disappearance is that
of David 4. Beals, Jr., the two year-oltl
son of David T. Beals president of the
Union National bank AT Kansas City.
The family were at dinner the other
evening, when a recently engaged servant
known as Lizzie Smith remarked, an get
Mr.. Beals' paper" and went into the hall
where the baby boy was playing with his
six-year-old sister Dora The woman picked
up the child, darted out of the front door
and disappeared. Within three minutes
the family knew that their darling had
been abducted, and every means that law.
love and money could command was set in
motion to effect his rescue. Friends hocked
to the aid of the afflicted parents, the city
police guarded the depots and turned out
all available men for special duty on the
case. while n general alarm was sent to the
regular patrolmen, and the Pinkerton
agency detailed its skilled Operatives to
find the trail
1t developed during the night that the
kidnapping was the result of a well laid
plot in which two and probably more con.
spirators were involved. With the Ross
case wildly before his mind Mr.. Beals de
to submit to financial loss rather
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-05-03

The pawnbrokers sales shops have held
me before their windows many and many
an hour since childhood, and today wheI
pause before one feel u keener touch
of the impulses of youth than anything
else can bring back to me, There is much
humbrg in the Bowery, but there is nc
humbug in what these stores display. Pa
thos and tragedy are constantly exhibited
and enacted on every block of that throb-
bling avenue, but it all seems to me as
nothing beside the tragic and pathetic
tales that are told by the goods in these
store fronts. The vanity OF man is felt
by every poor stranger who is knocked
about and jostled by the crowds that
throng the pavement, but for sermon
UPON vanity know no text in all New
York like the contents of one of these
windows. Julian Ralph in Century.
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The Flight of the Stork.

Inc stork Is remarkably picturesque
oird; its snowy body contrasting with
ehe bright red beak and legs and black
quiz feathers of the wings, make It a
striking object The flight is magnif.
cent oolder and more buoyant than that
OF heron. Like most large birds. IFS
powers of flight show best when il is nj
great height When we were ON fine
bastel rock, in Saxon Switzerland a na;r
passed overhead, flying southwark
Though high above us, we could clearly
see the black pinion feathers, and as we
watched the powerful beat of the vida
spreading wings we thought of the
angels IN Zachariah's vision who had
wings like the stork Chambers .Ionr.
nal 'oui
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-05-03
FOSSIL shells Near BOSTON.

Twenty-oae specimens OF fossil shells
have been found in the vicinity of Bos
ton. Some OF these fossils We're found
in the Muddy river, ON the border of
Brookiine, some have been found in the
dredging of the Charles river near the
Back Bay. Some of the oyster shells
are ten inches long, Other specimens
come from South Boston. midway be-
tween City Point and Castle island
None OF these are now existing north OF
Cape Cod and but few north OF New
Jersey, except in rare cases. -Phila-
delphia Ledger.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-05-03

FuJIYAMA BEFORE THE EARTHQUAKE.
tion Of their dwellings. The city of
Nagoya contained zoe inhabitants.
Within its limits only one house was left
standing
From this point as II center the seismic
disturbance seemed to spread in every di.
rection for hundreds of miles. The earth
split and gaped for victims that fell into
the crevices by thousands. Ancient tenn.
pies and modern structures alike went to
ruin. Volcanoes supposed To be extinct
added their fire and smoke to the steady
rumble OF the earthquake and for awhile
1t seemed rs II the end of the world was at
hand.
Even Fuiiyama, the sacred and beauti-
full mountain" suffered, This wonderful
peak, long celebrated in song and story by
natiye and trayelel alike. was shnken 10 It's
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Inc top of Mount Everest is. of all
the world, the nearest point toward
heaven Fugiyama, the sacred snow
capped mountain of Japan. is not half
as high as Mount Everest. and if mon,
DRY serves Inc, the SHOWS of Mount
Blanc are at least 10000 feet lower
uo 10 the top of Mount Blanc. ascend
III balloon straight upward for two
miles, and you have about reached the
attitude OF this highest of the Hima-
,aya mountains. 1t dwarfs everything
ah .lie Andes and the Alps, and it is a
h'tihs KING to this noblest range of
mountains in the world Prank a
Carpenters Letter.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-05-03

The mineral output of Belgium
given for twelve years from 10"
1888. In 1877 coal was raised 10 ~
extent of 10. $50, or tons 2, 2oi poun .lss
of $50. 5S4. 442 francs value, and IN i0'5
the total reached 10 2ls,4oi 'oh' !;
1872, olS, 600 francs value. iron oi. ~.
minished in output from Zo4' ~ ~ ~,
in 1877 to 1855, SIP tons in 1880 is'D "a -
(galena) decreased from H. OH 'O'' "a
Ala tons only, while manganese ~
which was not produced N n Ions tnns
reached a total output OF Zoo ' IN.
in 1888; zine blende, %, $40 1oils' NM
cala,nine, Is, 677 tons, and lroa Pm ~ !,
26, 1O7 tons in 1877, declined u ne ieV ,oo,
~. $40 tons, IL, 167 tons and . 'i ,s ,v
respectively. Chicago Jouri'ai %
fnnrpP
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The right arm is always little larger
than the left, but the left foot is almost
always larger than the right, presumably
because, while nearly every man uses
his right arm to lift weight or strike a
blow, he almost invariably kicks with
his left foot, while the lounger stands on
his left leg and let's his right fall easily
because he has learned by experience
that this is the best attitude he can as
sumo to prevent lassitude and fatigue.
This constant bearing of the weight
on the left foot makes it wider than the
right, and it often happens that man
who tries on shoe on the right foot and
gets close fit has to discard the shoes
altogether because he cannot endure the
pain caused by the tightness of the left.
Ii when riding on the street car you will
take the trouble to notice, you will see
that in laced shoes the gap is much
smaller on the right foot than on the left
while with button shoes the buttons
have to be set back ten times on the left
shoe to once on the right-St. Louis
Globe-Democrat.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-05-03
The Manatee In Washington.

The manatee, or sea COW, two speci'
mems of which have been on exhibition
here, is now almost an extinct species
The two seen in Washington were cap
tured in the Indian river, Fla. The
larger of the two weighed about sOO
pounds and was nine feet long. The
other was a foot shorter and weighed
about $50.
The two in Washington were said to
be the only specimens that ever lived
more than week after capture and
they were apparently in good health
Capt. Zellers says he hunted several
weeks for these specimens, following
them for number of days after he tirst
discovered them. They usually are
found in herds, which combine ior
mutual protection when attacked pac
ing their young in the center lhe!
are great towards, always trembling III
fear of danger Mature Las talsu u
provide them with any weapon Oh ue
Tense except the power to outs"llh VIC
sharks and whales
The disappearance of the sea COW
accounted for by the fact that tlie liiue
is valuable and the flesh held IN lish
esteem for food. These spc@'me welo
driven into nets and pulled aboa.u WIN
a rope, which the captain looped aoou'
their tails. He says that he VIII iish'
an effort to catch a couple for Tie 40
tional Geological park. Specimens y,
manatee have been harpoonea VIM,
weighed four tons and were '"'"'
feet long. Washington Post.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-05-03

The eAasgerations of Vossius, Lpsius
and Chateaubriant, who give to imperial
Rome l4,000,00 10000 and 5000 600
OF inhabitants are too absurd to deserve
notice. Hume, who, in his mastery es.
say on the "Populousness of Ancient
Nations, has discussed the question of
the population of Rome with his usual
learning and good sense, arrives at the
conclusion that Rome, when at her
zenith, might have been as populous as
London in 1850; in other words that she
might have had from 700, 900 to SOC. 900
inhabitants. Gibbon estimated the popu.
ation at 100000, but it would appear
tnat the more moderate estimate of
hume Is the more accurate The popu.
atlon of Rome at its largest, therefore
did not exceed that of Brooklyn in 1891
Brooklyn Eagle
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-05-03
A simple Cur. for Consumption.

An American physician, DIR. Helmer,
asserts that dose of peroxide Of hydro
gen, twenty drops in water every day,
will do more toward curing consumption
than anything previously used for that
purpose. He further states that sixty
drops viii sterilize quart Of milk and
render it harmless to children This is
applying peroxide of hydrogen to nobler
uses than bleaching hair. for which pur-
pose it has been principally used. New
York Recorder
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what lie Did

was alone, my companion being half q
mile away in another boat. Excepting
him there was no human being within
two or three miles. The conditions were
all favorable for first class accident, and
| realized that fact having often specu-
lated as to the chances against me in case
Of one.
saw duck. slipped off one glove,
dropped the oars, seized my gun and turned
to shoot The duck, as if divining my pur-
pose, swerved quickly to the extreme right,
and turned as quickly. The boat was n
light one and my motion was awkward.
| fell into the water face downward
Among the memories of early youth
there is one that everybody cherishes. 1t
is the myth that II drowning man remem-
bers all the deeds of his life while he is
struggling Having been twice or thrice
before in imminent peril of death by
drowning, | was skeptical of this. Now
know it is untrue. | jotted down my
thoughts while they were still fresh, and
they were these:
First, before | was fairly wet, said to
myself 81 told you So This is the chance
you take going in a boat weighted down
with boots" Then, instluctiyely, ! tried
to swim, and found | could not because of
the boots and heavy clothing. | might as
well have been clad in armor remen-
bered that ! must not try to breathe, being
under water, and | promptly suspended
that function. Then | wondered how deep
the water was, and remembered that was
in the channel and that it was far over my
head
Quicker than electricity came three
thoughts. First, II cannot swim;" second,
"If 20 down cannot come up again for
the boots will anchor me-" third, 81 must
get hold of he boat" With these thoughts
came u realization that the boat was prob
ably capsized.
Then came physical struggle which |
cannot exactly recall. 1t was a conclusive
turning ia the water and a reaching up
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Why They SkedaddIed.

A cherry tree in a colony of negroes near
Lake Contrary, Mo-, hloomed recently, and
an old colored woman, who is credited
with supernatural powers, declared that it
was an omen of the approaching end Of
the world The colony became excited,
held religious services aud waited for the
end. But two weeks passed and the ex-
element began to subside, Then several
trees bloomed aud all the negroes in the
colony packed their household goods and
left the place. just how their flight could
have any influence toward po,tponing the
expected Judgment day does not appear.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-05-03

The Japanese festivals are easily re-
mernbered: First of first month, the
new year; third Of third month, feast of
dolls, for girls; Fifth of fifth month
feast of flags. for boys; seventh of sew
enth month, the day for the god and
goddess OF love. Tonabota; ninth Of
ninth month, the escape to the noun
tain" the feast of chrysanthemums The
latter is not now generally observed. =
Philadelphia Ledger.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-05-03

a horse, stabbed with his mate and
.hira morse, stole hay from the STRANGER
10 give to his mate, while he was con.
tented with the ration that had bssn 81
t1!'ea nm and horse in team, nib
onng some rich grass on his side gave nj
intervals mouthfuls of it to his connam'
ron, wmen could not reach it.-Popular
Science Monthly. pA'"'
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-05-03

what is that" said an oriental ruler
at his banquet, (which did not come last
year, has not come this year and will
not come next year, An officer, un-
abashed, replied. 1T must surely be our
back pay Instead of being punished
for his humor the man received what
was due him and was promoted to q
higher position. Francisco Argo.
uaut
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-05-03
A coo,,,uc school Graduate

she-Darling, please tell the grocer s.',' y
send me up two quarts OF ules' w.
sponges. Of the
He-You can't get sponses :. me
grocer's, ducky, but I'll stop y YOU
druggists for them. What kil'u ~
wantl r. max.
She-I want the kind used -, nust
ing sponge cake, and tell him 'p''
be fresh. Seattle Press
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lffom drawing by native artist
mighty foundations. There was report
like that of uncounted cannon on a battle.
field of giants, and section 200 by Go
feet in size rolled down from the summit
to n yawning abyss. Truly the occasion
WAS one of Understandable terror, and the
fate of the living in the stricken districts
is more pitiable than that of the dead
The latter are beyond earthly torture, but
the former lack for food