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The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1892-06-04
FUNNY DECoYs.

Pup Seals and Other Counterfeits Made
Out of Wood in Alaska.
Shut up in drawer at the National
museum, where nobody has the privilege
of seeing them, is curious collection Of
decoys, says the Washington Star. Per-
haps the funniest among them is pup
seal, about a foot and half long, quite
artistically carved out of wood. It's
little paws are folded across its chest,
and it is intended to float upon its back
upon the water, just as the animal it
represents does in real life. However,
it Is not meant as a decoy for mother
seals, as may be imagined, but as a
float for tying q fishing line to. Fishes,
recognizing the innocence of pup seals
in general, are not likely to suspect
that one would dangle a hook and line
to catch them. This is an Alaskan de-
coy, Of course. The natives of that re-
gion employ decoy ducks made of wood
in similar fashion-not to attract real
ducks within reach of arrows or bullets,
but as floats merely To the floats, set
a-swimming in the rivers, lines are at
tached, with hook and bait for salmon.
No ordinarily wise salmon would be
afraid of a duck So these fishes bite
eagerly at the lures suspended from the
counterfeit birds in the water and are
caught. Another very queer decoy in
the drawer is a fish, cut out of wood
and painted white. No label states, un-
fortunately, precisely how it is en-
ployed, although it is certain that it
is a counterfeit intended to attract
some big fishes. Big salmon could swal-
low prey of such size, and it may be
designed as a bait for them. Think,
however, of the disgust which would be
felt by any scaly ogre at finding that
he had taken in wooden fish one foot
longl
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1892-06-04
FRAMEWORK FOR A ROMANCE.
A Strange Story of the Woman Hermit on
the Other Side of the Potomac.

| "A Strange Story of the Woman Hermit OF
the other Side of the Potomac.
On lonely bit of pine-fringed road
Just across the Potomac and not far
from the city there stands a rude apol-
/ ogy for house, a mere frame lean-to
that at first seems deserted, says the
| Washington Star. Closer investiga-
.tion, however, is always challenged by
a gaunt pack of half dozen dogs, and
this usually brings out .their owner, a
woman looking scarcely less wild, who
eyes all visitors, especially men, with
sullen distrust. On her story hangs the
tale, one of those sorry tales of every
day life, that carries dull ache with it
and makes us wonder that some people
should still care to live.
1t seems that years. ago this victim of
circumstances was living happily-that
is to say, at least like the rest of the
world, perhaps even little better, and
envied by, maybe those less fortunate
In quarrel with which she had moth
ing to do her husband killed a man.
Unfortunately she was witness of the
deed and, whatever may have been her
personal feelings in the matter, she re-
fused to shield the principal and it was
on her evidence that her husband went
to the states prison.
The man vowed vengeance on her and
all others who had a hand in his con-
viction and swore to kill her on sight
after his release. AS the years passed
on the fear of his threat grew upon her
and she moved from place to place in
hopes of throwing him off the trail
Finally the thought haunted her to the
extent of driving her from society, and
as the time for the expiration of his SEN
tence drew near she took to the woods
and now lives in her lonely cabin with
few chickens and pack of vicious dogs
for pets and companions.
She goes armed, it is said, and if the
would-be murderer should succeed in
tracking her down there is a serious
Question whether he would be the vic
tor or the victim. Her present name is
of course assumed and people living
within mile of her for the last year or
more have not yet learned her real one.
She is good enough neighbor, but
neither lends nor borrows and does not
cultivate acquaintance.
The negroes, of course, fear her as a
voudoo on account of her strange mode
of life, and strange tales are told by
them of ''pearances" that haunt the
lonely clearing. None of them, for love
or money, will pass the place after dark,
and its name is a potent spell whereby
to control unruly pickaninnies.
So she lives, hiding from the fate
which will soon be seeking her, but if
it takes her unaware it will be more
than any other visitor in that region
has yet been able to do.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1892-06-04
The Work of a Maiden.

A noteworthy stained-glass window
that viii be seen at the worlds fair has
just been made in New York for the
new alumnp hall at the Western Female
seminary, Oxford, o. 1t viii be pre-
sented to the school by the class of 1866,
of which Mrs. Calvin Brice was mem
Der. The artist was Miss Mary Tilling-
hast. The window, 1719 feet high by 6
wide, has for its main feature maiden
bearing folio in one hand and lighted
torch in the other. A lamp burns on q
pedestal beside her. The original Of
the figure was Senator Brice's daughter
Helen.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1892-06-04
TIE DE LAMAR NUGGET.
SATURDAY, JUNE 4. 1892.
ABOUT ELEPHANTS.
Be Used Here for Food and for Trans
portation Purposes.


Be Used Here for Food and for Trans
portation Purposes.
here is u man in California by the
me of Newbuary who has great
ope in the future of the elephant, and
) wants to introduce the animal into
hat state All African explorers speak
nighly of elephant steaks. The full
grown elephant weighs about seven
thousand pounds, and Mr.. Newbuary
estimates that he can count on some
three thousand pounds of frst-class
meat from each animal. In twenty-five
years he expects to see elephant meat
for sale in all markets.
y Steaks as big as mattresses will hang
up. on all sides, and French elephant
chops with handles on them six feet
long will lie on the counters. Elephant
hides, he thinks, will be found valuable
for leather, slightly thick, perhaps, but
it can be split. Then there is the ivory,
always in good demand. The clip of
wool from an elephant will, of course,
he admits, be small, but there were
formerly woody animals of the elephant
kind, and he does not see why careful
breeding may not revive the species.
Fine all California elephants wool
clothing he considers possibility of the
future. But it is not alone in these
ways that Mr.. Newbuary expects to
be able to teach California to profit
from the elephant. 1t is powerful and
intelligent animal, and as beast of
burden will be as successful in Cali
fornia as in India. 1t can be readily
broken to harness, and can draw enor-
nous loads. Nor does he despair al
together of the elephant as driving
animal.
He thinks it not unlikely that the
California trotting elephant may be
evolved, as the American trotting horse
has been. Cabmen may yet call out:
''Keb, sir, keb Nice closed keb and
rapid elephantr' Of course as a saddle
beast the elephant has proved his supe-
riority in the Orient. It's gait, how
ever, is at present irregular, but Mr..
Newbuary sees no reason why it may
not be taught graceful canter and
swinging gallop. But the most practi-
cal place where the elephant can be put
to immediate usefulness Mr.. Newbuary
considers to be the orange groves
SIN picking oranges" says Mr.. New
buary, ''the trained elephant would be
a great success. He would come as a
boon to orange growers. He'could readi-
" reach all over the trees with his trunk
and carefully pick the fruit and place it
in a bago his back. He could pick more
oranges than ten men, and would never
strike for higher wages or flirt with the
hired girl. If were asked to name in
three words the hope of California for
the future, 1 should answer: Ele-
plants, elephants, elephants"
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1892-06-04
Rather Queer.

In April, 1889, E. E. Reynolds, the
Utica IN. " music dealer, was visited
by E. E. Reynolds, of New Haven, Conn.
Each acknowledged that their names
were Elmer Ellsworth, and each were
named for Ellsworth, of Zouave fame.
Each was born in the same year and
week. The publication of these curious
facts brought letter from Rev. e. =.
Reynolds, of Ludlow, VT, named the
same and born same year and week as
the other two.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1892-06-04

The vagaries of South American jus
tice are ably illustrated by story that
comes from the Panama Star and Her
aid. Two prisoners were implicated III
a murder at Guar. The Guayaquil
court, being unable to fix the relative
guilt of either, passed the following
sentence: "They shall draw lots, az.
the one favored by chance shall
executed and shall have his
committed to Imprisonment
which sentence he shall serv
prison of the capith of the r
after being present at the execf
the other murderer,
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1892-06-04
wellington.s Battle steed.

Copenhagen, the battle steed which
carried the duke of Wellington fourteen
hours at a stretch at Waterloo, has been
honored with monument at Strath-
fieldsaye, the country seat of the duke.
British papers have lot of anecdotes
to tell of the horse, one of which says
that the brute was buried one cold win
try morning at six o'clock, and that the
old duke turned out himself at that I'M
canny hour to attend the funeral He
saw in dismay that one hoof of the dead
horse was without shoe, at which
sight he grew very angry. After the
fdneral he ordered a search to be made
for the lost shoe and a groom brought
one, saying it was Copenhagen's. The
duke was pleased and had the relic made
up as an inlzstand for a lasting memorial
Of bic faithful c+aa1
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1892-06-04
virginIa's Plans.

Virginia promises to take as consplcu-
Gus a place at the exposition as she has
always held in the sisterhood of states.
Her legislature has already appro-
priated twenty-five thousand dollars.
and it is regarded almost certain that
it will vote as much more at an extra
session next winter. The counties and
cities have been authorized to make APP
preparations also, and many of them are
so deeply interested in the exposition
that it is believed that from fifty thou
sand to seventy-fve thousand dollars
viii be provided in that manner Then
subscriptions from private sources, Gen.
Groner announces, are being made lib
orally and promise to reach fifty thou
sand dollars in aggregate. Thus the
state worlds fair board, which has been
organized, with Col. A. S. Buford as
president, will probably have about
one hundred and fifty thousand dollars
to expend to secure creditable repre-
sentation of the Old Dominion. The
state will erect a fine building
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1892-06-04
An Intcraational Calamity.

An awful thing recently happened in
New York. A celebrated creator of cos
tunes designed charming ball dress
for a New York woman, and basely
made its counterpart for Partisan
resident, not thinking that the twins
would ever meet, says London Figaro.
But last winter both went to Washing
ton, and at British legation ball the
two met and stood aghast. Each was
struclS dumb at the sight Of the other,
md each thought she was facing mir
r until she saw another head and
ders above the corsage, for the
-psre fac SMILES in every detail.
kwent to the base man mil
he next mornings mail; two
ners withdrew their patron
reely advertised his viRainy.
as,met in consultation to see
ere any more duplicates in
robes, and to draw lots for
We rights to any more mas
the duplicity rather than
afeeling gay world with an
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1892-06-04
The Courtesy.

Robert Browning was not only poet
but true gentleman. To him, man
was "a man" whether he was served by
many people or the servant of others.
Temple Bar tells charming anecdote
of his simple courtesy. On one occasion
his son had hired a room in a neighbor-
ing house, in order to exhibit his pic
lures there, and during the temporary
absence of the artist, Mr.. Browning was
doing the honors to roomful of fash
ionable friends. He was standing near
the door when an unannounced visitor
made her appearance, and, of course, he
shook hands witt her, greeting her as
he had the other arrivals. sob, beg
your pardon" she exclaime Ssbrf
please, sir, I'm the CO
asked me to come
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-29
DEMOCRACY MEANS FREE TRADE,

so SAYS ITS PLATFORM USMIsTABABLY. !
At first the Chicago Convention thought to NAH
double shuttle BY putting this in its platform: 2
In making reduction In taxes, IL IS not proposed b
inture any domestic industries but rather 10 promNI
their healthy growth.
But that squinted 100 much at Protection. AID n
they dropped It and came ont at-fOoted' for I'm
Trade. IN these words
We declare It to he n fundamental principle Of "
Democratic party that the Federal Government II
no constitutional power 20 impose and collect tai
duties EXCEPT FOR TIE PURPOSE OF REVENUE
ONLY.
Commenting upon this. thst able exponent Of Demo
cratic doctrine The Hon. Frank Hurd. said
understand the platform 10 declare that then
INTO THIS cot NTRY WHICH CONE INTO COMf
TITION WITH SIMILAR ARTICLES PRODUCED
THIS COUNTRY.
And The London Times" an uncommonly roo
AUTHORITY on Fee Trade added
The Declaration Of the democratic Convention =
Chicago in favor Of \ TARIFF FOR RENENt f 0yL|
was ~ unqualified /: Wa Unexpected. II cDnteso-
not Only The economical eXreenci o. prote' tive dunes
lut the constitutional o'nr,iencc Of H." bsl,latin
To impose any duties whatever fJr any other par
pose or 10 any greater extent than mrht De rrquTd
10 meet the ordinary charges Of government. Tn'
policy. II fairly and logically earned out. i NOT 7
BE DISTINGUISHED FROM FREE TRADE In u
practical form in which We are familiar with H.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-29
amusemenIs.

ACADEMY OF MUSIC-2-S-The BscA Crook
AMBERG THEATRES :15-En vcrdaechtger Schweger-
sohn.
AMERICAN INSTITUTED a. m. until 10 p. H.
Industrial Fair.
RIJOU THEATRES ;10-A Perlor Match.
BROADWAY THEATRE-2-S-The Lady o. the Tiger
CARNEGIE MUSIC HALL-lo-6-The Dore Gallery.
CASINO-2-S :15-Naude\ine.
COLUMBUS THEATRES 15-The Power CT the PRESS.
DAYS. THEATRES :15-Dolars and Sense
EDEN MUsEE-The World in Wax.
FIFTH AVENUE THEATRES I5-Puranh
GRAND OPERA HOUSE-2-S-The Planters VIE
GARDEN THEATRES :1j-Mary Stuart
HARLEM OPERA HOUSE-2-S ia jolly Surprise
HARRIGAN'S NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Sovereignty.
HERRMANN'S THEATRE ;l5-S :15-Masc.
HOYT'S MADISON SQUARE T1IEATRE-2-e ;3o-A
Trip 10 Chinatown.
ROSTER & BIAL'S-2-S-Vaudeville.
LYCEUM THEATRES 15-Captan LettaTolar
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN-11 Q. ~ 70 IL p. M
Food Exposition.
MUSIC HALL-4-Philharmonc Society.
PALMER'S THEATRES :l5-The Masked Ball
pROCTOR'S THEATRES :15-Ye Earle Trouble
STANDARD THEATRE-2-S :15-Jane.
STAR THEATRE-2-S Is Diplomacy.
UNION SQUARE THEATRE-2-S :l5-Candy
14TH STREET THEATRE-2-s-The Idea
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-29

onslaught upon Minister Egan. When this
Democratic recruit was pressed into service as
a Cleveland stumpcr he opened his canvass by
q wanton assault upon distinguished Irish
man who had been hOnOred with the confidence
Of President Harrison. Great irritation and re-
sentiment have naturally been caused among
Irish voters of this and other cities. The TACT
that Mr. MacVeagh was intimately associated
in business with his sons law partner VT.
Cleveland impaired additional significance TO
his gross political blundcr. II is not strange
if Irish Americans are already in arms" as
Senator Hill says against party which not
only advocates English policies, but also open
" affronts Irish citizens.
OF course, everybody knows what was the
real source of Mr. MacVeagh's inspiration.
"The Evening POST during the last four years
has never ceased to condemn President Har-
rison for appointing the ex-treasurer OF the
Land League to diplomatic office. Columns
and even pages, of TIE TRIBUNE could be
filled with "The Evening Posts abuse and
denunciation of Minister Egan. In the crisis
of the Gillian affair it even went so far as to
advocate peace on any terms. however dis-
honorable, because lone effect OF such war
would be to make statesman OF Pat Egan'"
Throughout the CHILEAN complications, when its
columns were fairly bristling with assaults upon
the American Minister. it was matter OF pub
lie notoriety that Don Ricardo Trlmbuli,
hitter enemy of Mr. Egan, was furnishing 1t
with secret information and inspiring its fran
tic defamation against the Blaine lrshman.
MIR. MacVeagh, with the immcderate zeal
of new convert, took up" The Evening Posts
parable. He set ont in his wild career as
vote winner for English Free Trade by reopen
ing fanatica Cleveland organs campaign
against the ex-treaSurer of the Land League
who had been trusted by Irishmen all over the
world. The result is rcco of the Irish vote
from the Democracy Senator Hill Is shrewd
enough 10 count the cost of all this folly. lie
says, plainly, that Mr.. MACY eagh " should be
rcpudiatcd by the party for It's own self
rpSDeCt "
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-29
DENOCR1 re DELIRIE.U.

He i, the shrcwdest Democrat who has learned
that il is useless for his party to fight against
facts. Never before, in the whole history OF
political controversy in this country, has any
party been so completely wiped out in argu-
ment by the records Of National progress and
growth as the Democratic party has been in
this campaign. 1t has come to this, that the
most impartial and careful records that are
prepared for purely commercial information and
use, having Tor years been recognized as trust
worthy and accurate, are denounced as the
worst Republican campaign docum, nts that can
be printed" but there is no way of suppress
ing them. Commerce and Industry will have
their necessary information and records II
every fact IS a shot into the Democratic ranks,
the only remedy is for the Democratic party
10 get out of the way.
Thus there comes the regular monthly re-
port Of production of pig-iren and stocks ~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-29
PERSONAL.
Irish votes.

Miss Harriet Monroe has been authorized n, ~.
Ways and Means Committee Of the Worlds r., =
print and sell her COmmemoration Ode on the prr.
ton grounds. F"'
Mrs. Jennie l.. Crays, an experienced teacher. IA.
been nominated by the Minneapolis Republican, =.
member OF the School Board. !"
Mrs. Eunice Ross Davis OF Dedham, Mass. r.-
nisety-two years DID, Is the only surviving menu.
Of the womsn's Anti-saverv society. She is suu =.
rather vigorous health. Last spring she suffered ~
q severe attack OF pneumonia.
The late Governor IIovey, OF Indiana, mads . -.
cularly favorable impression on President Diaz du,,
his visit to Mexico, shortly before his DEATH scarab
had the Hooser statesman returned to his hotel am,
paying his respects to the Chief Magistrate OF An,
slstcrrepublic before his call repaid by the Prs
dents secretary who promised that II the GcvernS,
would be ordered out for the DISTINGUISHED visitor 4
review. 1t was on his way home from Mexico, ara
this visit. that Governor Hovey overtaken by n.
Illness which resulted in his DEATH
Verdi, the composer, has set his heart on hay,,,
the great French baritone Maue for the leading nj,
In his new opera, "FastaH.' hut It Is reported 1,
Rome that signor RiOord The publisher who W,
delegated to conduct the necessary negotiations ind
that the Frenchman viii charge a fabulous price q,
his services and 1t does not seem practicable to ag
10 the terms demanded. In consequence Verdi \
said to be much depressed in spllis.
Miss Frances Power Cobbe. who has recently wa,,1
vigorous war on the vivis,ctonists in Engsnd. b
described as an extremely Jolly Old lady, very stout
with a round, ubicund face, and her merry laugh q
most infectious. She worship, the animal creato,
and LOOKS upon IL a mission laid upon her 10 pp
test with al her might and main against their benz
ill-troatcd She IS generally surrounded BY ar arm;
Of pet dogs. Miss CObbe l. lriSh-dIighter Of N.
late Charles Cobbe, OF Newbridge liouse, Coun,Y
Dublin.
Paris, oct. 25.-Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Carnera
who have been staying in this city for several dau
started for the south OF France to-day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-29
mn SOUNDS Az ALARM.

Senator Hill has the reputation OF being Il
.brovd n,l;t;cian. Ant-SnappcrS and lndc-
pordents NAV not like him, but they must at
least give him credit for possessing clear dis
comment and practical Judgment in political
affairs They will hardly venture to question
tho accuracy of his estimate of the harm done
NV Mr.. MacVeagh's raid against IIsh-AmeIican
,ot,rs "Thc Ncw-York Herald reports him
~ having his respects " to that venomous class
of nolitical hypocrites and mountcbanks which
coems TO crcp out in Pennsylvania as well as
in other States" We quote the Senator's pre-
else language:
cannot sufficiently emphasize IN words my con-.
,smpt for this class of political renegades as well
for boilers and malconents within the party II Mr.
M.cVeagh were a patriot and an honest man. as he
now claims 10 be- he would not have waited for six.
1yldrn was honestly elected In 1879. The Demo-
CRITIC party has prospcrcd without him. and the ness
this vangorous person has already made will do the
Democratic party more injury than good Our Irish
friends are ALREADY in arms. and the he explains
the more, he condemns himself. lie should be ~
pudated BY the party for It's seif.rspcct II
does not need him and should not recognize him b.
listening to Lbs hsiangues. 1t Is not Democracy.
Senator Hill is undoubtedly right in his est
nate of the DAMAGE caused by Mr.. MacVsaxA's
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-29
VUEPF V1EF-E1PNERS BELONG.

Mr.. Stevenson has been SO active III his can
vass in the South and West that he has missed
some of the cues which Democratic officials in
this State have provided as safeguards against
political oratory. For example, he is quoted
by The New-Yorl World rs saying
Let me ask the wag~earncr II his wages have In
creased. II your wages have increased THEN your
Mac. +, I'm III. ranks Of the Republican party. They
tell YOU that the country hss grown enormously fch-
How much OF 1t have you got' laugh'er) ~ IS
easy enough TO talk Of millions and billions. Don't
YOU know that It has gone IN u large measure TO me
favorites OF the high protective tam. which enriches
one man willie It takes money from million people
Mr.. Stevenson declares that II wages have
increased under the Mckinley act, then the
wage -earners belong in the ranks OF the Re
publican party in tho coming election. Let us
have some expert Democratic testimony on this
point:
Net Increase Of wages. NerYors State.
in 1901 rs reported by Commissioner
Peck (Dem.). So'''|"~'
Net increase Of savings hank deposits.
New York state in 1891. a. reported
BY Superintendent Preston dem. 1900 4s
Amount invested In building and loan
associations Newlofk state. In
1891 a. reported by superintendent
Preston .Drnl ..............." IS'SeI3"
Increase Of savings bank deposits In
eighteen months January l. 1901, to
July /. 1892. reported by slpeifn-
tcndent Preston DEM ............... 3o'ssOoos
Mr. Stevenson and the Democratic officials
Of this State being the witnesses, the place for
the wage earners whose earnings have been
increased BY the Mckinley act is in the Re
publican party this year.