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The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1892-09-10
A LOVER OF I76I.
Mournfui Confessions of One of Cupid,s
BashfuI Victims.

Mournfui Confessions of One of Cupids
BashfuI Victims.
Fly present suit and service is paid to
certain lady, who is as fearful of re-
ceiving any token of my affections as 1
am of offering them. l am only per-
United to admire her at a distance:
an ogle or leer are all the advances
! dare make; if 1 move but finger it
puts her all in sweat; and, like the
sensitive plant, she would shrink and
die away at touch \ also
once plucked up courage sufficient to
attempt squeezing her by the hand,
but she resisted my attack by so
close touch of her fist that my grasp
was presented with nothing but sharp
pointed knuclSles and lorg thumb
nail, and was directly after salutcd
with violent stroke on my jawbone
II walk out with her, 1 use all nv en-
beavers to keep close to her side, but
she whisks away from me as though |
had some catching distemper about
me- In short, sir, 1 begin to
despair of ever coming in close contact
with her. But, what is still more pro-
Voking. though she keeps me at SO re-
spectful distance, she tamely permits
4 strapping fellow of the guards to pat
aer on the CHEEK, play with her hand, |
md even approach her lips, and that,
90, in my presence.-Bonnel Thornton.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1892-09-10

certain street day or two ago when a
customer came running out of his
house and accosted the man who had
just thrown piece OF artificial ice in
to the yard and said: I've told Won
two or three times to stop bringing me
manuf actured ice. If | can't ret natu.
raj ice I won't have any I happened
along, and winking the other eve at
the driver, / said to him: That's Mi
right, Bill. Tell Jim to bring his lake
ice wagon around this way and rive
Mr.. - lake ice.' That's what
wan, said the customer. l sent the
other wagon around, with artificial ice.
in it, of course, and the customer wa.
tickled to death, and says it's the best
ice he ever saw, etc. WI ceiling Regis.
-~Of> ~
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1892-09-10
Tho JeTersonlan Cofree Pot.

II that sturdy old democrat Thomas
Jefferson had q particular weakness it
was his fondness for cup of good cof-
fee So finicky was he in this respect
that he toted his own special and ex-
elusive coffee urn about with him on
his travels and that distinguished arti-
Gle, little the worse for wear. but still
IN the ring, now occupies the place OF
honor in the window of a Broadway
Jeweler. 1t was made for Jefferson in
1857 in Paris, while he was acting as
minister to the court of France. and
the family coat of arms which decks It
was engraved at later date in Enp-
land. The present owner is Jefferson
NJ. Levy, of Monticello, Va. In shape
the urn follows the lines of an ancient
Grecian vase, and its design is peculiar
ly chaste and beautiful. The faucet is
OF ebony, but all the rest of the urn Is
made of solid silver, fact which shows
that "Jeffersonian simplicity" in the
accepted sense, was not oyer-rigid in IT,,
adherence to its own principles.-N. Y.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1892-09-10
THE MILITARY.

The militia of the various states num-
Der 100000
MORE than 1S,0oo,o 900 men stand ready
for battle in Europe.
The new fourth class at West Point
will contain 206 members.
DESCRIPTIONS from the army in Great
Britain cost the country about 5000, 900.
A RESIDENT of Stamford, n. Y, is the
proud possessor of rare relic of the
revolutionary war-nothing less than
the watch which Maj. Andre offered as
a ransom to his captors.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1892-09-10
THE DE LAMAR NUGGET.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10. 1892.
ANCIENT UICe innOvv1lVG.
A Favorite Form of Gambling Among
the Old Romans.

JIG Olu Romans.
The number of dice used was three.
being marked with a minimum of one
and a maximum of six spots. The
most fortunate throw called venercus
by Cicero Idle Divin., l., 13,) and basili-
Gus. by Plautus, (Curculio, IL, 8, 79,)
was when the dice showed three
seniones, or eighteen spots. The prog
ress of the game was marked on the
board by the movement of the men
Qatrunculi) backward and forward
The gravity of. the losses depended
naturally upon the amount of money
at stake, and the fines that were paid
when the dice showed one or more
aces.
1t is difficult to explain what skill
had to do with such game, still Isl
dorus describes how inveterate gamb-
lers could succeed in throwing the six
and IN avoiding the unit. I suspect
that this skill was not always in
nocent, and that heavy particle of
lead was perhaps concealed on the side
of the unit. In graffito at Pompeii an
honest player congratulates himself for
having gained a good sum of money
without fraud. Plautus dwells some
times on these dishonest practices, to
avoid which several instruments were
invented from time to time, such as the
horn (pyxis cornea) and the fritillus. 1t |
seems however, that these instruments
did not always fulfill their purpose. A
third one was consequently invented,
in the shape of a tower, with a spiral
staircase inside and a funnel on the
top. The dice shaken first in the horn
Or in the fritillus, were thrown into the
tunnel and rolled down the spiral
staircase until they landed on the
able. Such precautions rendered cheat
ng almost impossible. in
North American Review.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1892-09-10
CHAPERoNING AS A BUSINESS.


Dright Women Who Relieve Anxiou.
Mammas for the Summer,
Inc very latest development in wom-
an work is the chaperoning of vonno
girls on summer tours, either of travel
OF stationary residence at large hotels
Vi boarding places. The quick wit OF
| some American women saw what could
De done In SO wide field and started in
10 reap the reward, with, of course
many lmltators when her success was
found to be solid fact.
mother cannot always leave ber
Ialiliiy TO escort one member of II 10
lake George, Bar Harbor or Newnort
heIatlves may have other plans fr;enas
are perhaps not exactly such onarl;ano
as she would be willing to trust her
enid with, and she longs for a reliable
trustworthy party to undertake tho
Just here the'paid chaperon stems in
ana is welcomed gladly. She is usually
lady In reduced circumstances con,
versant with the ways of society and
ene intrlcacies of travel, and provided
with lndisputable references as to char.
acter, capability, etc.
a party of young Philadelpbia p;r,s
saiied Tor Europe. last week in cbargt,
u one OF these paid duennas and couri
eFs rolled INTO one. She was a bright
pressing woman of thirty-five, shrewd
ana businesslike, yet not Extensively
Vatchful. Her expenses are paid and
I've hundred dollars beside for the sea-
On.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1892-09-10
FLOORING TO NEW ENGLAND.
French Canadians to the Number of Half
Million Now Over the Border.

french Canadians to the Number of Half
Million Now Over the Border.
quieter immigration movement on
scale 50 extensive as that of the French
canadians to the United States has
never been witnessed. The majority of
our citizens have as yet no idea of the
extent and results. 1t is chiefly within
the last generation that this new M
ton," as 1t may be styled, has noiseless-
~ ovcrspread the northeastern states
To-day, according to the New England
Magazine, this new population through
out the United States numbers consider
aoly over 100000. In New England and
New York there are more than 500. 600.
IN Massachusetts alone -the figures
reach 10. 000 This is an astounding
aggregate for the brief period of their
and the extent of the
sources of supply. This result far ex-
ceeds, proportionately, that to the
credlt OF either Ireland or GERMANY.
according to La Guide Froncaise DIES
htats Unls QS9D, they own real estate
70 the amount of sos, 32S, 800, and TO-
40 OF the race are doing business for
"a. As we have already seen,
dis people, chiefly agricultural, back
Sara IN education and primitive in
,aolt' numbered $4,000 at the time of
ne cesslon of Canada to Enplapd-1759-
o-while at the present time there ara
100000 of them, not including the ont
ow to adjoining provinces and the
United States. sAo
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1892-09-10
MUTE SOLDIERS.
A Military Company Composed of
Deaf and Dumb Members.
The Drilling Is Conducted Entirely by
Signals and the Work Performed
Is Described Simply
Wonderful.

The only deaf-mute military company
IN the world is now the leading attrac-
ton at the Illinois institute for deaf
mutes at Jacksonville, Ill, and the
work performed by this silent company
is simply wonderful. Every member of
the company, with the exception of the
captain, is deaf and dumb. A few years
ago DR.. Gillett, the superintendent, en-
ployed as storekeeper George H. Sour
lock, a pupil of the state normal school
at Carbonate. Mr.. Scurlock at once
began the study of the sign language,
and in due time made himself familiar
with that difficult mode of communica-
ton. He put it to use little dreamed
OF by the superintendent or the trus-
tees. AT the university he had been
drilled in military tactics by Lieut.. C.
6. Starr, of the United States army. and
he conceived the idea one day of form
ing company from the pupils of the in
stitution.
The first thing to be done was TO in
vent code of signs representing the
orders given in the marching, drill and
manual of arms, and to this he bent his
energies for some weeks, and at last
had 1t so far perfected that he deemed
1t safe to begin his experiment.
1t was early in the spring of 1891 that
he collected thirty boys together and
told them his plans, and they at once
into the idea with all the eager
ness of youth.
Some of his signs are as follows:
About facel'' is given by raising the
hand and 1nalyipcr +l,a 1o++o.. g.. >,
IS by holding the index finger behind
The middle one and then turning the
1and round. fright facel'' is by hold
ng the hand up and turning it to the
light, and LEFT facet" by the reverse
movement Forward march!' by OK
ending the hand forward on a level.
Haiti! by simple cut with the sword
II the letter 81, which is made by ex-
ending the first two fingers forward. I
foursH' right or left, by holding the
and up and the fingers separated and {
hen turning them to the right or left {
the case may be. Form Triangle a
pointing the index finger toward t
ach. Form square, by Indicating r
ne side of a square with the hands in il
he proper position. ITO the rear" by G
0hoinS cne open hand up and quickly Il
'yerslng 1t. MARK time" by drawing s
lie right hand slowly over the other d
md, doubled up into fist. Fright 81
'ess, by two fingers pointed in the di- u
ctlon desired, and as explained, these d
ID many more constitute the code Of fl
eparatory signs or orders and when nj
e captains sword goes up they are w
ecuted. Of
The more intricate orders are given OF
combination of signs. All the drill w
executed as promptly as by hearing a
dlers and it will be readily seen thai ty
lulck eye is necessary and close at ia
ltion to business. The cadets never tn
n their heads, but maintain a true of
ileriy bearing, and when they or any 70
them are SO situated that they can't to-
the captain the order is repeated as he
ok as flash. du
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1892-09-10
lie Pants for Fame.

The Guthrie State Capital says that
a boy in the Wichita schools has been
suspended for reading the following
essay on Pants" pants are made for
men and not men for pants. Women
are made for men and not for pants.
When man pants for a woman and n
woman pants for man they are pair
OF pants. Such pants don't last. Pants
are like molasses; they are thinner in
hot weather and thicker in cold. The
man IN the neon changes his rants dur.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1892-09-10
ON THE sAReAsso SEA.
German photographer Has Sailed There
and Knows All About 1t.

| Inc Sargasso sea, or floating masses
OF gulf weed in mid-Atlantic, which i'm
peded the ships of Columbus four hum
dred years ago, according to the London
Globe, has been the subject of careful
study by DIR. Krummel, German mare
ographer, who takes different view of
It's origin from that commonly accepted.
lie shows, to begin with, that the sea is
much more extensive than Humboldt
supposed. The middle or thickest part
is elliptical in form, the great axis
lying along the tropic of cancer and the
foci at forty-fve degrees and seventy
degrees west longitude. Around this are
more extensive but thinner accunuIa
lions OF the weed, which vary with the
winds.
The gulf weed (fucus natans). which.
with its little round berries is not
unlike the mistletoe in form, but of a
orownlsfl-yeilow color, has been thought
to have lost its property of roofing on
rocks and to have acquired the power OF |
wing atioat. 1t has even been suggest |
81 that the sea marks the site of a sub.
merged continent, apparently the lost |
Atlantis DIR. Krummel holds that the
weed has simply been drifted TO its pres
mt position by the gulf stream and its
fiuents from the West Indian islands
nd the gulfof Mexico. It is now proved
nat the gulf stream is not a single
arrow river of the ocean," as Maury
officially described it, but consists of q
lumber of currents not only from the
lexican gulf but the Antilles. The
'eed, according to DR.. Krummel would :
Ike fifteen days to float as far north as
lie latitude of Cape Hatteras and five
nd half months to reach the Azores.
the Sargasso sea it becomes heavy
I'd sinks, but the supply is kept up by
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1892-09-10
LIGHT OF COMING DAYS.

a Scientist Thinks Phosphorcscent Glow
VIII Supersede Electricity.
1t seems hard to believe that in a very
few years the incandcsccnt lamp. which
we now regard as in many respects an
almost perfect light, will be regarded
as crude makeshift, which mankind
awaited itself of while science stood en-
the threshold of the discovery of the
perfect luminant. Blr. Tesla has shown
IN his experiments an ideal form of
electric lighting which would transcend
IN luxury and convenience our present
system of electric lighting by mean
descent lamps SO far as the latter tran
sends the oil lamps and tallow dips
used by our near ancestors. Every
drawing room would become an electric
neld IN continual state'of rapidly alter
mating stress, in which the occupants
would live, experiencing no unpleasant
erect whatever, while vacuous tubes
or phosphorescent globes and tubes,
without care or attention, would shed |
soft, diffusc light of color and intensi- |
ty arranged to suit the most luxurious
fancy. Mr.. Tesla's watchword is that
the phosphorescent glow is the light of
If the future: he hints at artificial au-
'orn spreading from the summit of
overs OF hitherto.undreamt height,and
lie has, at all events, got as far as pro-
Iuclng In the air at atmospheric pres
ure glowing plane bounded by two
lngs about foot and thirty inches in
1ameter respectively. Whether all his
isions will be realized remains to be
roved; there is no doubt that they are
uiding him Alright.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1892-09-10
COSBY GLEANINGS.

IN Japan for every 100 men there are
only 1892 women.
IHE uneXplored area Of Canada is
100000 square miles.
1T is estimated that about $50, 900, 900
bricks are used monthly in the United
Kingdom.
A FEW years back over $4,000, 900
ieeches were used incidentally in Eng
land every year.
LADY JENNIE estimates that there are
,oo9, 400 domestic servants in England,
OF whom 1,35O,O00 are women.
1T requires upward of las, 900 acres of
rlch land to produce the sugar yearly
consumed in the British islands.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1892-09-10
OVER THE RAILS AND TIES.

OUR street railways employ 70, 1874
men.
The life of steel rail is about eight
cen years.
LIE tramway car lines of Great
britain extend to 963 miles, and the
sum of el4,000,0O0 has been expended
on their construction, upl1eep and plant.
HE railroad which is at some time or
other to traverse the African continent
has been opened as far as point near
Cazengo, 14O miles from the starting
point st. Paul de Loanda.
For the first half of the current wear
the returns of no less than seventeen
English railroads show falling off, and
the loss in coal freights is responsible
for more than half of that.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1892-09-10

the gulf stream. Dr.. Krummel is GER
tainly right in giving the Sargasso sea
much wider area than Humboldt did
and than our maps usually portray. 1t
has been encountered some two or three
hundred miles northeast of Barbados;
but whether this weed is solely carried
from the West Indies and the gulf is
perhaps open to doubt.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1892-09-10
rreiudice in oueer rorma-

Prejudice is queer thing" said an
ice dealer, as he stopped to beg light
from the reporter. I've just had an
instance Several of our wagons are
lettered for artificial ice and several
arc not We were delivering along
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1892-09-10
a MUSICAL DOG.
He Sang in Court to Convince tho Judge
of His Ownership.

| He Sang In Court to Convince the Judge
of His Ownership.
A very unique and amusing trial de-
veloped out of suit of replevin for a
dog, brought by DIR. E. T. Brady
against John A. Levi, in Justice Shan
mons court the other morning, says the
Kansas City Journal.
Both parties claimed the ownership
of the dog, and after several witnesses
had been examined on either side the
judge was at as great loss TO decide
the question of ownership as at first.
Mr.. Brady's attorney, however, stated
that they could prove the claimantship
beyond doubt by the recognition of the,
the dog for Mrs. DIR. Brady, and she was
accordingly summoned. The dog i'm
mediately jumped from his place in the
prisoners dock and showed with every
demonstration of canine joy his recog-
milton of his mistress. In consideration
of the adverse testimony this was still
not convincing to the judge, SO Mrs. :
Brady agreed to give last indisputable
proof of the dogs ownership.
She stated that if she would sing n
certain song the dog, in response to his
training, would join in with her in his
dog fashion and voice and sing the song
through. This she did and at the first
words of the song the dog 1eaped for
Joy and fulfilled his part of the duet to
the establishment of the spectators and
the court.
No further evidence was taken and
The dog returned home with Mrs. Brady
BY order of the COURT
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1892-09-10

ing the eclipse. Don't you go to the
pantry for pants, you might be mis-
taken. Men are often mistaken in
pants. Such mistakes make brooches
of promise. There has been much dis
cussion as to whether pants is singular
or plural Seems to us when men wear
pants they are plural, and when they
don't wear pants it is singular. Men go
on a tear in their pants, and it is all
right, but when the pants go on a tear
it is all wrong"
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1892-10-28
SHAME ON THEM

The waiting room Of the Southern
Pacific railroad at Lafayette IS
shame and dlsgraee to the management
of the road. There is but one room,
where white and blacks have to wah
for trains. The management of thu
road and some people may think that
it Is none of our business, but it 10
our business. We are not making
the kick on account Of The people Of
Lafayette bat our people have to use
hat waiting room some times, IS q
young lady Of Lake Charles who
came down on the OpelOnsas branch
some three weeks sgO. The waiting
room was full Of dirty negroes, with
bundles which looked like they might
b. full Of yermiH. The you0g lady
stood 1t IS long as she could, when
she went out on the gallery and we
obtained q chair for her uEtii the
train came up from New Orleans,
when she boarded the ears TO come
home. The people of Lafayette ought
to kick, and keep kicking, until this
matter is Femedied,
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1892-10-28
orr WROWG,

The Parrot of this week, IA 80
article beaded mot Cuff" says snow
Mr.. Echo comes out, admits that the
sheriff bas done bis whole duty, but
the police jury has erred in payment
of claims such as the payment Of sl46
to Mr.. Tbad Mayo for making index
for bis use while IS clerk" bat to us"
bis oWn language HE FAILS 10 TELL
YOU FHIs.
The police jury bought from Tbaf
Mayo the lpdrx to suits in The distriGl
aud parish courts and tbe index to
SUGGESTIONS. Mr. Thad Mayo bad the
books made and pad tor them, and
made the ipdexes for bis OWE nse,
Wkfts as eisrk, They were biz proper
", aud rather than see them taken oa'
IF the office, the police jury bosgb'
them for The use of the Office, and
very psefQl they are. They are now
tbe property Of the parish.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1892-10-28
THRe New EiFms

Yesterday we called upon Messrs.
Richardson II Boyle who are opening
m immense stock Of dry goods, etc a.
the old stand Of the Murray Brooks
Hardware Go These gentlemen came
from Natchez, Mississippi, With the
highest testimonials for integrity and
fair dealing and we bespeak for them
q cordial reception and fair share Of
the patronage Of ear yoapg and growing
city. ....
While upon this subject We wish N
mention ore fact that II viii Pas The
consumers Of this eity md parish ~
bear 10 mind. The eitg Of Matches, cid
aId aristocratie. hag laag been potea
for us elegant stocks ri mefeiandise
and its cheap prices, apd IN order 70
aset the sharp composition, this firm
las necessarily been one Of the closest
and beet buyers in the entire country.
They beg Leave b state to the Pnblic
that the same methods will be continued
here and they will keep the best of
goods At the lowest prices compatible
With safe business.
The Grand Opening commences %
The 2gsb, aud . cordial Invitation y ex-
tended To al, but especially to tbe ladies',
to call and examine theiF stock whether
With view to Purchass or notiit VIII
be i pleasure 70 them 70 show son their
goods and lot you compare prices for
yourselves see their large advertise
| naent on editoriai page.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1892-10-28

The play of Christopher Columbus. in
FIVE acts, by the Magnolia OIuD, Of Lak 6
Charles, was grand success. The play
was well cast, all the characters being
by local talent, and where ali did 60
we'll, it woRId be making iuvidious dis
elimination 10 make sp, cial mention OF
any one, The opera house was Allied
bFim fuii by as recherche an audience
es ever filed the house, The tableaux
were well conceived aud admirably exc.
cuted. Every one left the opera honSe
fully satisfied that they had received
the worth of their money, aud pleased
with the manner IN which the Iadies
aud gentlemen composing the MagnoIi~
Club had acquitted themselves,
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1892-10-28
Democratic mass BEeesrngs.
HEADQUARTERS CONGRESSIONAL GAMPAIGB
GOMMITFER, THIRD DISTRICT.
DoNALDsONyILLE La, Oct. 10, lS92

HEApaUARFEKs CONGRESSIONAL GAAPAIGN
GOMMITFER, THIRD DISTRICT. :
DoEALDsOEyILLE, La, Oct. 10, 1891.
Democratic mass meettDgs have been fixed
by the Congressional Campaign Committee
and will be held az follows, IN the Third
Congressional District, viz:
New Iberia, Thursday, October 20.
FFaI kiln. Friday. October 81.
Thlbodaux, 81 uFday, October ~,
Honma, Sunday, October %,
RapolrDDyille, Tuesday, October p.
Donaldsopyiile, Wednesday, October 26
New River, Thursday, October ~.
PlsqnemiDe, Friday October ~.
Abbeytlle, Sunday October, 10.
Breaux Bridge, Monday, October 81.
Lafayette, Tuesday November /.
JenulnRs, Wednesday, November ?.
Lake Charlie, Thursday, November 3.
Cameron, Friday November, 4.
Morgan Guy, Sunday. November Q.
United States Senators GIBSON and
WHITE, Hon. ANDREW PRICE our chosrg
candidate for congress Hon. THEODORE
WILKINSON and other eloquent and emf.
nept orators VIII speak at these Democratic
rallies.
By order of the campaign committee.
r N SINS, Chairman.
B. MoCuLI.oH, srcre:ary,