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Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-12-09

MAJOR Allatt warns us against some
stories regarding long flights by trained
pigeons which have been put forth on
high authority. 1t was at his sugges-
ton that an apocryphal tale of pigeons
sent out to and returning from the arctic
regions, which has even been imposed
upon Yarrell, was expunged from the
last edition of that writer's British
Birds" An equally false account of a
pigeon flying 1900 miles in America is
also extant.
MAJOR Allatt believes the greatest dis.
tance pigeons have flown of which we
nave any accurate record is in the races
which have taken place two or three
times from Rome to Belgium, distance
OF between 800 and 800 miles. But in
every one of these cases a yery large
proportion of birds have been lost
London News.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-12-09

Drop a penny in the slot, and out
comes a tiny bit of chewing gum neatly
wrapped in colorel paper. Are you
hungry or thirsty? Then treat yourself
to this one cent lunch or drink and be
happy.
A penny for stick of gum is small
item, but the 10000, 900 pennies spent
every month make a pretty big item.
Think of s., SOC, 600 for chewing guml
That is what Americans pay every year.
Think OF one city using 5000 boxes a
day. each box containing 100 sticks.
That is what New Workers consume
every twenty-four hours. 1t is no ex-
aggeration to place the output of chew
ing gum in the United States at $780,
600 pounds per annum, representing a
total value Of $2,5O0,00o. - Pittsburs
Bulletin,
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-12-09
Figure Signs.

Some of the down town streets are
particularly rich in figure signs.
Warren, Murray, Frankfort and
other streets in that vicinity are
filled with gilt coffeepots, saddles,
guns, pipes and many other objects.
One Warren street dealer in cutlery
has set up huge knife and fork
over his door on one side and an
equally large razor on the other
while on Frankfort street q rocket
of enormous dimensions conjures up
visions of the GLORIOUS Fourth" A
figure of Peter Stuyvesant is set up
by one insurance company, Phoenix
rising from the flames symbolizes an
other, while a third is well repre-
sented by globe half sunk into
a lettered sign board. New York
Times.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-12-09
What "A Cipher Ia.

A cipher dispatch is simply a dis
patch in cipher, and cipher is sim
ply an arrangement between two or
more persons by which certain
agreed upon words or signs are used
instead of the real words. There are
thousands of ciphers in use; practi-
cally every business house has its
own cipher; every department of
the government has its cipher, of
more or less intricacy; and many
private persons have ciphers. There
are two or three cipher makers in
in this city. An ordinary CONNER
cial cipher will make book of SOC
pages or more.-New York Sun.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-12-09
rrnin.s Poker niur.

George Cole, Of Fairhaven, WASH,
who has had charge OF Port Townsend
southern party of engineers for some
time past, was in the city the other day,
and talked freely Of the experiences the
ssboys" had had with big game in that
Wild region. One of the stories which
be relates Is as follows:
During the summer we had a pet
bear--one that we caught when 1t was
only few weeks old, and kept until il
rot to be nuisance. We had trained
It down to a fine point. You have heard
Of the educated hog that could read
Well, Ruby couldn't do that exactly, but
he could play cards, and when it came
to bluff at poker he simply couldn't be
beaten. He was sublime.
1--WE seen him when there was pot Of
Fifty or more Jumps of sugar--we al.
ways played for sugar when Ruby was
in it--bluff the entire gang and rake in
the stakes when it proved he had moth.
ing better than pair Of twos. No, he
couldn't talk; but he'd wag his head II
he wanted to pass, and his eye stood
him in good stead when 1t came to any.
thing else. Wonderful eye had Ruby,
and ! don't suppose we would have
killed him II we hadn't caught him one
day, after he had won nearly all the
sugar in the outfit, scratching his ear
and pulling out AN extra ace from one Of
the big wrinkles in his neck. Alas, poor
Rubyi He was thoroughbred, but toe
smart for this country, and we had part
of him for dinner that day"-Forest and
Stream.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-12-09


The old, wrinkled, dusky aunties o,
southern plantations will tell children,
"Do not eat the bluebirds' eggs; they
make you love to wander" They believe
that the pale blue eggs Of that beautiful
creature. ''that violet of the air." thai
bird with ''sky tinge on his back, earth
tinge on his breast" will make the greedy
nest robber restless as long as he lives
No place, however enticing, can hold the
being who has once tasted bluebird',
egg.
He who eats u mocking birds egg will
be compelled to "tell all he knows" Tn,
one who robs n killdees nest and eats III
eggs win surely break an arm.
He who eats doves egg will be fol
lowed by bad luck, while the egg of any
bird Of yellow plumage will be sure Il
cause fever, and he who eats an OWL
egg win be always shrieking The eater
Of a crows egg will always, rs old aunt
les say, ''be gwine ON foolish like crow
does go on, Hal Hal Ear But par
tridge's eggs" they declare, "du des max,
you thrive an grow fas'; dey is de onlies
sort er birds eggs dat you kin eat widou
fndin' 'em dangersome.' Youths Com
panion.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-12-09

In Toxic, the capital Of Japan, thsu
exists gigantic statue OF woman
made of wood and plaster and dedicated
to Hachiman, the god of war. In helsn
it measures tifty-four feet; the neaa
alone, which is reached by Winning
stairway in the interior Of the hgu !,
being large enough to comfortably aoa
twenty persons. The figure holes
huge wooden sword in one hand l'lA
blade of the weapon being twenty'se'tn
feet long, and ball twelve tee' y
diameter in the other. ),
Internally the figure is fitted up VIVA
an extraordinary anatomical arraise
ment, supposed to represent tne ulla =
emit portions of the brain. A hne ,ss
of the country is obtained BY ioOAis
through one of the eyes of the sta'rs'
London Tit-Bits.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-12-09
ue FOUND FATHERS BODY.
though lie Had Laid In Na"'e'e''
Grave for Many Years.

r,oupb He Had Laid In Na"'e'e's
Grave for Many Years.
aNow this is true story said a
,a,tleman whose Office is q door or two
eff upper Broadway, ''and the question
a was Il fate, psychic attraction, an
overriding Providence or--but III 'ei'
you the incident. -
..wben the war broke out my brother
and n classmate of his, to whom he was
much attached, both enlisted at the
same time and departed for the south,
leaving behind in the little toWsi III
western New York their young wlves'
to whom they had been married put
short time. My brothers chum, whom
we may call Ned Brown for conven-
ience. had, | think, been a husband put
civ weeks when he left for the front.
Brother Jack was soon after transferred
to the adjutant generals department, SO
saw little of active service, and Ned
was in the division of the army winch
remained in the vicinity OF Washington
for about a year. Then came the Battie
Of the Wilderness and with 1t the
startling intelligence to Jack that Ned
had been MORALLY wounded and had
sent for him. He made all haste to the
side of his friend, who soon after ms
arrival died in his arms.
GAS was usual after great battles, the
dead were buried, many together, in
large trenches, and my brother was
mnch troubled over the probability OF
tbere heinp no means of locating or
identifying the body, when, as he feit
sure the family would wish to send for
it, There had been little son born 10
the young soldier in that far away VII
lage by the lake, and he felt that the
child. who had never looked upon his
fathers face, would one day want to
know at least where his body lay.
1.-The men in charge assured Jack that
the body should be placed at the head OF
the trench, and if any mark could be
left upon it it would be easily found,
For some time my brother wondered
what he could do. Then an idea struck
him. He found bottle, and placing IN
side of it paper upon which was
written the name and regiment OF his
! frlenu, ne lieu ~ duo - tiO HSSn " 800
corpse.
"Some time afterward when friends
of the dead soldier came for the body
other trenches had been dug near the
first, and it was impossible to identity
the spot. though the grief stricken
widow could scarcely be prevailed upon
to give up the search.
"Well, just the other day a young
commercial! drummer from Rochester
house found himself in the quiet town
of Petersburg, Va, and to pass away a
dull Sunday went out to the soldiers
burying ground. After he had wan
dered around for time among the
green mounds he suddenly saw painted
upon wooden slab name that made
his heart leap.
sit was his fathers name. And thi'
was Jacks boy, the boy the brave young
soldier had so longed to see. Years ago
when the bodies were removed from thu
old trenches and reburied, the bottle
with its bit of paper had been the mean
of identifying one at least.
"That night there flashed over tn,
wires this message to the soldiers wi
! dow, Il shall bring home fathers bod,
with me next week. New Yorl
World.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-12-09

Mashoupa was once the re 7 nou aban-
missionary, but the church = - bscsusi
doned and falling into ru 1ie,a At theft
when asked to repair the edlil, Wa =
own expense the mel, ;r,pyerentf
waxed wroth, and repliea n a,sn hcuss,
that God might repair MS Js blsnks
and one old man who reeelss linz divine
for his reward for at'en 'a remarked
service is reported to hase ..No NOR
when the dole was stopped. ! fear rs
blanket, no more hallelulan' welded %
the men of Mashoupa ai0 psyiow
heathepdom. -Fortnigbtly W.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-12-09
FROM THE JAPANESE.

so young, he cannot know the way"
Thus heard a mother say
At the close Of summer day;
But be knew the road, 1t seems,
Into the shadow land of dreams,
And she ept above his clay.
Since though, young, he knew the ~ay.
Goae. where summer moths resort,
Or ANAL boats that leave the port,
Sailing over the stormy brine,
AS, with this long sleeve Of mine
Under the gloom Of alien skies,
dry my weeping eyes
II could be where the billow whirls,
In Iacqucrcd skin, with a paddle Of pearls
Young no more, but old and gray,
You may be sure I'D know the way.
r II. Stoddard In Scribner's
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-12-09
Too Much of n Good Thing.

A French paper relates that bs ,.. !
Lutz, late prime minister OF tne sin s, i.
Bavaria, was much addicted TO s,lu ~,
ing all his actions in mystery ila,~ avg
seriously hurt both his legs on on :. v' i,
sion, he consulted separate uoo'o' ,r Il,
each of his injured limbs. Inc o ~, s y,
treated the right leg was to'aii, nod
aware that fellow practitloneia ' ~
been called in for the left one anu =
versa. ., ess
Just fancy that, instead OF MS . ,.0S.ssdl
each of his ten toes had been olssa,' !,
Why, it would have taken lg,'I Iii.
pay the bills of ten doctors'
mana
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-12-09
Without Rome.

"A tunny mistake occurred lately in
printing labels for meat preserving
company The printer had been in the
haoit OF labelling tins of beef or mutton
as tne case might be, with the words
NV without bone prominently displayed.
Inc company having added kidney SOM
~ us list, the new article was duly tick
e'ed as Kidney soup-without bone.r-
London Tit-Bits.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-12-09

According to a telephone authority
tne easiest Language for telephoning is
Chinese tits principally monosyllables
and is made up of simple rising and fall.
ing infections. German, it seems, is
not as bad language for telephonine as
might be thought. French is not had
put t 1t Is almost as sibilant as English
Yankee Blade.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-12-09

Allen OMyers was lecturing in an up
country town. He had been speaking
ten minutes, when man in the front
row arose and started to walk out. Ths
lecturer was not taken aback by this ex-
preston of disapproval, but said, Hold
on, my friend, I'll join you outside in
q couple Of minutes" The audience
laughed, and the man returned to his
seat without cloye.-Cincinnati Com
mercial Gazette.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-12-09

A box Of hardware weighing 600
pounds fell overheard from vessel at
Vancouver, and an octopus, who thought
he had struck a soft thing, drew it along
the sandy bottom of the harbor for a
distance Of 400 feet before becoming dis
Outraged. Among the ''dont's' to be OBJ
served is don't fool with an octopus
Detroit Free Press.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-12-09
A LEGAL INCIDRS5'
"A TRAGIC ENDING o. vs. M
CRIMINAL coNylcr,oss '''l

what stror~ r,.n.
p,d In ths c... =, ' Esl<s.
=. MA xv, Trusted a..
learned ~
VS. ''en' "sfsrs tbs lev
The following thrilling ~.
from the lips Of wen Enn,y sonx
Of the Pennsylvania lar. . nenh
A very bad and dishopest -,
occurred, in which a cart, ,s''a y M
clerk seemed to have been , a., 1faIi
larger share Of the crime s's 2 Nj
employer, was arrested srS NJ wnAt|
with the crime. The clerk M, ss.1 saal
tested his innocence and Sssa N
knowledge of the fraud q az. sa
ton with his employer. w e'an's
However, there was cb.;.
cumstantial evidence woven ars. y et
which was exceptionally ss,na Al!|
which his counsel could not brsss It!
although he was firmly conv;,,,ss =!
self Of his innocence. The r,sss 1
convicted and sent 10 Jail ~ s.s u "!
years. 'Aa
After being confined in No.. 81
about year the poor fellow's M, ,ssa \. ~
gan to weaken, and finally 4.
down completely. He was tat.. ~
prison and transferred to 4 hos,sss 4 "a
the insane. All the time tbe KIN y
tinued to protest his innocencs q Y,
he had been confined in IN 49,. ill.,
three or four years, certain All. q n I
failure were elected which clearl !, Z. !!
that the unfortunate clerk was & III XIV. "
innocent of having commitfad 81, NJ. ", ~
OF course steps were immss NV y,
taken to secure the pardon ~ ~
the facts were laid befora n. u. W,
board at their next meeting and y ~,
was given for his immediate relss.s 81 =
1t now became the delicata Az. 4.
the counsel in the case n brssI an N
happy intelligence to the parflonad A. .,. 4
But the question that CONFRONTED ~ H..
was what could be done to resto,s I.
reason, and would he believe the NJ !.
Ii his mind could not be RESTORED Il !.
could not be taken away. What al,
be done? After consultation betv.~
the counsel on both sides Of the csss :, !
was agreed to call upon the NOR sl..s
and make an attempt to rouse hin ~.
the apathy and lethargy into which 4.
had fallen. This they decided IL Il !.
accusing him again Of the theft y II
funds. Whenever this snbieet u
broached he always reused himself Il,
became greatly animated, ALWAYS Won,
ously denying it.
While his mind was aroused Nv A.
stimulus it had been decided that ora \
the counsel was to announce that 4,
matter had been fully investigated M
his innocence fully established. nj
parties to this strange drama assemhlai
iu the room Of the stricken man. h
sat silent and immovable, with bis beai
in his hands.
| As the old and ever ranking cbars
of dishonesty fell upon his ears the Il
feet was exactly that which had bes
foreseen and expected. He slowly rais,
his head. Looking his pseudo accuse
straight in the eye he repeated in
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-12-09

Sailors are bowlegged class. An old
salt always walks as if he were on the
deck OF ship, and he never takes great
strides like landsman. He is used to
having to walk great distances, in his
imagination, on the quarter deck, and he
can t get nd of the habit of making the
most of his promenade
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-12-09

The number of postage stamps IA IA
In a year is something enormous. ~ ii
Instance, the ordinary postal 'e ssrlnsiys
The year ending June ~, iosl' .ss as,
Of the money order business 81 va q ZANE
o65. s9s. 81. of this s4l,4Ss, lss,'o !, I'M M
from letter postage. The bulk ak. o. nd # /
Is of course in two cent s'an Nv If this
is safe to pnt the whole pulllOt thau tva
Denomination used at more , 'l''V Wash.
billions per annum.
ington.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-12-09

My dear, said Mrs Dennis, 81 want q,
get a yachting suit A"' 10
heavensr said Mr.. Dennis WHAT.
that fori Why, haven't got a vsch, 1a'
II know it," replied his wife ..hn. NJ.
S.asner mas suit, and it will never do to let
view anu suit he
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-12-09

A new leather dressing is stuffing or
nlllng compound in which are employed
neatsfoot OIL beeswax, extract of loo.
wood borax. CASTLE soap and other in.
gradients, in specified proportions in
order TO soften and polish as well as pre-
serve leather. p-e
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-12-09

Senator Morrill,, in spite of his 80
years. Is devoted heart and soul to the
Improvement of the Capitol bnild;nc ~
washington. 1t is to him that is to he
given the credit for the beautiful ter.
races which add so much of elegance
anu beauty to the Capitol building
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-12-09

Banker lsidor Tormser, of New York
probably spends as much money for
cigars during day as any other man in
the city. He smokes from fifteen 10
twenty cigars a day. The Perfecto ia
us taVorite brand and they cost him
twenty cents apiece ~
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-12-09

James said Mrs Slasher, II wish when
you go to town today you would stop and
match these ribbons"
Clara" replied Mr. Slasher, ''you go and
let me stay home and mind the baby.n-
Cloak and Suit Review.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-12-09

A boy of 6 years, who's. sistsr h.s b..
completed her course in Tn, tioh sah a yuss
frisnS. g, Related related the fact to some young
, n.ehas, informing them that his sister had
s.nuiateo Just the day before.-Excbana.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-12-09
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e ss lencouragingly,-Wen, Georgei
sally, do you suppose your ma wou,d n.
"uilng to be my mother-in-laww
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-12-09

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The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-03-12
HELPING OUT THE FOREIGNER.
How the Prohibitiyr Tariff On Pocket
knives Works.

How the Prohibiti,r Tariff On Pocket
knives Works.
y pockctlinife is an innocent little
thing. They cost usually from ten cents
TO two dollars each. The editor of this
paper Is the pOSseSsOr of one, and there
by hangs Il tale. \ friend of ours
brought this knife from Scotland and
presented it to us. 1t is Il very handsome
knife. and OH examination we found it
had been manufactured by a noted
American manufacturer. We knew it
had been purchased ut Glasgow. Scot
land, FOR the mcr"h Nit's card of that
plac" was sill ON it.
For curiosity we inquired of the gen
tleman who bought it what it cost. Two
shilllngS wa his answer. Two shillings
make fifty cents III our money. Struck
by the CheaInr,S of the knife, we looked
around in our hardware stores i'll this
city till we found IL mate to it. At last
we found it AMI asked the price: Sl.25
we were told. We thought our mcr-
chant WAS II little steep. and said So.
NO, he replied, these knives cost us
ut Wholesale twelve dollars per dozen.
or IL dollar each" We rather doubted
this statement, though he is q reliable
merchant. He noticed our dubious look
and immediately produced the bill from
the wholesaler to prove that the knives
did cost onc dollar each.
The more we think OF this matter the
more we wonder how these high tariff
protcctionis's can explain this state of
affairs. Ii don't seem To reconcile itself
with the idea that protection don't cost
the consumer anything. 1t hardly seems
possible that this American manufac-
turcr, through love for the people across
the water, would send his knives oven
there 10 he sold below cost of produc-
ton. There seems little doubt but that
this knife which reiai!5 in Glasgow for
fifty cents wa, sold by the manufacturer
at a fairprotit,
II this We're true. and no sane man
wOrl dispute it, how do"s it become
necessary for the same manufacturer TO
sell lib" sam" knife So it must be sold in
his r.tutry for %i.25: IL amy one
slnlpi" cnptlth 10 suppose that this manu-
t}"turrr l,Hvs his m,n this scventy-iive
cents extra N each knife; No: he don't
pay his Workincn one mill extra, bUt
well wager t"u 10 one that his donation
10 the Republican national committee
next summer viii he away up in the
thousands. Wrll. il can afford to hc, >.
long rs lac hopes to keep the HarrisOus
III" Blaincs ur the Mcliinleys i'll power
- that he can rob The consumer Of