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The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1892-01-04
INDUSTRIAL NOTES.

A TOBACCO expert says that Oklahoma
will become a great tobacco growing
region.
To SHOW the growth made in the in
dustry of furnishing kindling wood, a
single factory in Pennsylvania turns
out 5000, 900 bundles month.
THE representative of Swiss dairy
men has returned to Switzerland with
options on land in three counties in
California, the intention being to estab-
lish a colony for the purpose of devel-
oping the dairy industry.
THE new aqueduct from Loeb Katrine
to Glasgow is to be twenty-four miles
and quarter in length and mostly
tunnel. Syphons are to be used in two
places. The new service reservoir at
Craigmaddie will hold 100000, 900 gal
Ions.
A COMPANY in Wyoming proposes to
tap the North Platte river in Natrona
county and reclaim about 250,OO acres
of land by building main canal $50
miles in length, eight feet in depth,
and 100 feet in width at the top. 1t will
cost 81, 000 600
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1892-01-04
FOREIGN PEOPLE OF NOTE.

HENRY M. STANLEY is educating
three negro boys about twelve years old
whom he rescued from slavery by pay
ing three cents apiece for them.
DIR. EDWARD WARREN BEY, the Amer
lean physician, of Paris, has just been
promoted to the grade of commander of
the Order of Isabel the Catholic of
Spain.
THERothschilds brothers of London
Baron Lionel, Alfred and Leopold-are
noted for their transformations charity,
great love of order and attention to bus
mess.
COUNT TAUBENHEIM, of Wurtemberg,
who has just retired from the public
service, was known in the 70's as the
recipient of more medals, decorations
and orders than any other man in
Europe.
SEVEN sons of Mrs. Keziah Needham,
of Lewisham, Eng, were at one time
members of British regiment, and
fought shoulder to shoulder. She was
lately compelled to seek assistance from
the town authorities. She is the mother
of twenty children.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1892-01-04
. LITERARY CHIT-CHAT.

Two OF Mr.. Howells' children have
taken to writing for juvenile magazines.
SIR EDWIN ARNoLD's son Julien is a
Woodworking member of the London
Telegraph staff and doesn't put on ANY
frills because his father is editor in
chief
Mrs. FRANCES HoDGsoN BURNETT,
who recently completed her forty-sec-
ond year, is IN much better health than
for some time past. She expects, it is
said, to resume her literary labors soon.
RosEGGER, niclznamed at his home
"Styria on Two Legs" is described as
the Dickens of the East" He is the
son of an Albanian peasant and has
written novels and things to fill twenty
volumes.
CARLYLE was fond of quoting from
Schiller's "Wallenstein" the sentiment
that against stupidity the very gods
fight in vain' This may remind one
that Sir Edwin Arnold thinks authors
'sas rule are dull and stupid com
panions.
Miss BRADDoN, the novelist, has one
great hobby-the collection of old
china She has series of magnificent
cabinets of this at her house in Rich
mond, near London, and one room is
known as the plate-room, because it is
hung around with china plate.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1892-01-04
WEEK DAY SERMONS

LIES run. Truth walks.
WRONG doing begins with wrong
thinking.
REAL good never shrinks from any
kind of test.
EVIL is most dangerous when it looks
most like good.
NOTHING outside of man can ever
make him truly religious.
THERE are some big churches which
have very small front doors.
THE man who has one talent and is
improving it will soon have ten.
WE can help one another to live, but
no man can help another to die.
OF all counterfeits there is none more
contemplate than counterfeit humility.
No MAN can harm his brother until he
has first killed all love for him in him
self.
WHEN you find chronic Pathfinder
you generally find a person who loafs
too much.
THERE are people who wouldn't lie
with the lip for anything, and yet they
live a lie every day in the week.
THERE is something wrong with the
religion of the man who never looks
happy except when he goes to church.
Rams Horn.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1892-01-04
HAPPY OLD MAIDS.
Their Curious Organization and Its Work
In NiJfor1 Conn.

Their Curious Organization and Its Work
In Milford Conn.
This town boasts of as many pretty
girls as any in Connecticut, and it also
boasts of some odd ones. AT Minor
was an assembly of girls, who proba-
bly, have no counterparts in this state of
hasty marriages and easy divorces.
They used to be called the ''Bee Hive
society of the First church of Milford, !"
but at their meeting yesterday they
voted to adopt 'Old Maids society" as
the title of their organization.
Thirty-fve years ago thirty young
women BELONGING to the church organ
lied the "Bee Hive society for fun as
well as work in an evangclistic way.
They passed rule that only unmar-
ried women might belong, and that if a
member SO far forgot her promises as to
marty, her name should be stricken
from the rolls, and her picture on the
wall of the society's club-room was to
be draped in mourning. Each member
paid twenty dollars initiation fee. This
money was invested, and the interest
was to be used in providing an annual
dinner The principal could not be
touched until only one member was left,
when the whole sum, with accumulated
interest, was to revert to her.
For several years the society flour
ished, but at last Cupid came, and the
youngest and prettiest member fell
victim to him Her picture was draped
with BLACK and she was formally ex-
PEELED. The next year two more of the
original thirty withdrew to marry, and
soft went on in spite of the earnest
protestations of each member that no
man living could tempt her to marry
This year just half the original num-
Der remain, and they were all present
at the supper at Smiths hotel. The
Oldest member confessed without
bushes to being sixty years old, and
the youngest is forty-eight. They are
handsome, sprightly women, and only
one wears glasses. The president called
attention to the fact that not set of
false teeth could be found among them,
and wanted to know where the reporter
could find fifteen better-loolzing or bet
.ter-spirited women of their age.
Residents of Milford are watching
the club with interest. Their work
among the poor of the church and town
is spoken of with the highest respect
by the pastors and selectmen, and, al
together, the Old Maids society is not
such bad thing. The original fifteen
hundred dollars which formed the as
sets of the club had been SO well in
vested that the amount is now five thou
sand dollars.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1892-01-04
THE WARDS OF TIME.

Mrs. RANDALL, over ninety years old,
who dug and picked up barrel of po-
tatoes in one day this fall, is champion
among the smart old people of Caribou,
Me.
BENJAMIN THOMPSON, of Kennebunk-
port, Me-, who is ninety-eight years
old, owns and manages a large farm.
Last summer he raked hay every day
during the harvest and pitched off two
loads unaided.
AMOS A. PARKER, of Fitzwilliam, N.
H., recently passed the century mark.
He is the Oldest living college graduate
in America and has been successful
editor, lawyer, author and poet. He
was an intimate friend of the Marquis
de Lafayette.
MONROE county, Ga, has three citi-
zens who have lived under every presi-
dent from Washington to Harrison.
They are Alexander Perkins, Cyrus
Sharp, Sr., and Andrew Zellner. They
are respectively ninety-seven, ninety
four and ninety-three years old.
THE last of the survivors of the Brit
ish officers who fought at Waterloo is
believed to have been Lieut.. Col.
Hewitt, who has lately died in England
at the age of ninety-six. An old French
officer who was engaged at Waterloo
still survives in the south of France.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1892-01-04
INTERESTING FIGURES.

New YORK city consumes 165, oOO, O0C
gallons of water daily.
THERE are 100000 of people in the
United States who have red hair.
IT is calculated that $1,000 people
sleep nightly aboard the steamers on
the Thames.
IT has been estimated recently by a
shoe man that the people of the United
States spend $3.50, 100000 annually for
shoes.
THERE are 25,oOO,OOO people in Russia
who owe taxes and cannot pay them,
and the government is short $50, 1000, 900.
There are 2S6,OOO,OO0 people in India,
an increase of 27,5OO, 900 in ten years.
IN the lumber season just closed in
Minnesota the ''cut'' for the year was
47,71S,2 52 feet, 207, 221, 200 shingles and
97,697, 600 lath. This beats the record
of last year by 1O3, 1873, 800 feet of lum-
Der, 45,003,5 shingles and 17,40O.250
lath.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1892-01-04
Avenged His Friend.

An instance of effective communica-
ton by dog-language is reported by the
Bath (Me.) Enterprise. Alderman Hig-
gins, of that city, is the owner of two
handsome and valuable dogs. One is
quite small, while the other is a good
sized fellow. They are both well-be-
haved and quiet. The other morning
the little dog started up the street
alone. Before he had gone far two
other dogs met him and q fight ensued
in which the little one was badly pun
.ished. After getting away he turned
and went to the Higgins studio, where
his big chum was reposing. A few mo-
;ments later the larger dog wanted to
go out; the door was opened and he
darted up the street. Before going far
he met the two dogs who had assaulted
the little one and, in the language of
the small boy, ''hc licked 'em both"
Having accomplished this work he
went back to the studio wagging his
tail and apparently much pleased at
having avenged his comrade.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1892-01-04
Chinese Justice for Rebels.

The Chinese government has adopted
extreme measures in order to convince
foreign powers that the government is
in earnest in its efforts to protect for
+eigners. A decree has been issued max
ing the printing and publishing of anti
foreign placards capital offense, and
it has been given ;ex-post facto effect
Those already under arrest are to be
lbeheaded at once;aS warning to 9TH
,ers. In the ordinary course of events
their execution might be delayed two
months, but the government wih not
suffer the laws delay, small though it
may be, to interfere with it's demonstra-
ton OF sincerity. Whether western
nations will be pleased by an exhibit
ton of zeal which outrages their prin-
,ciples of justice remains to be seen.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1892-01-04
KNOWN AND UNKNOWN.

MRS. PHILIPPINE OvERsToLZ, of st
Louis, is said to be the only lady Pres
ident Grant danced with during his oc.
cupancy of the white house.
THE longest congressional career il
the history of the country was that Of
Gen. Samuel Smith, of Baltimore, who
for forty years was continuously in con.
gress as representative or senator.
ROBERT MANTELL, the actor, once
paid the price of nights lodging to
see Miss Wallis play Juliet, and slept
that night in an empty wagon. Six
years later he was playing Romeo to
her Juliet.
Miss MARY SMITH, of Whitesburg,
Ga, is the proud possessor of a bed
quilt quilted over one hundred years
ago by Miss Taylor, a niece Of Gen.
Zachary Taylor, who picked and spun
the cotton of which it is made.
THE Beau Brummel of New York's
middle-aged millionaires is Mr.. D. O.
Mills, who follows the fashions in male
attire very closely, wears his clothes
well, and is altogether model for a
metropolitan Cresus to pattern after
ANDREW JACKSON, when judge of the
supreme court, held the first court ever
convened in Tennessee under an old
sycamore tree at Elizabethton. and
photograph of that historic tree is
one of the priced possessions of Ten
neseaean
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1892-01-04
Girls as WhistIers.

The bellies at some of the fashionable
rural resorts this season, says the New
York Sun, have attained such skill in
the fine art of whistling that they can
initiate the songs of bobolinks and
other birds in way that deceives even
the ear drum of trained listener. They
whistle while rambling in the woods,
or standing on the hilltops, or reclining
on the lawns. They whistle in groups
SO as to produce pleasing effect, and
sometimes one will whistle all by her
self in way to thrill the soul of the
nearer. The custom may yet-who can
tell?-be introduced into the city here,
so that we shall hear the hght-hearted
daughters of New York whisling like
bobo.inks or canary birds as they roam
or march through our inviting streets,
avenues, squares and parks.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1892-01-04
CAPERs OF THE YOUNG.

A HANNIBAL (Mo.) boy stuffed an old
pair of pantaloons with straw, smeared
the outfit with red paint and threw it
on the railroad track. All the report
ers in town were promptly ON the
spot"
A GRAND RAPIDS (Mich.) young man
while escorting two young ladies the
other night cspied his ''best" girl and
-
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1892-01-04

DeLamar people respectfully invited to call upon
when they up to Silver City, and immense
stock of Dry Goods Clothing Hats Boots and Shoes Gents
Furnishing Goods Beds and Bedding Furniture Watches and
Jewey Fancy Goods Pipes Cigars and Tobaccos and long
list of not included the above We keep
fine goods all the above lines can be found in the State
and content with reasonable profits Especial attention
invited to large stock of Fine Clothing We just
receipt of large invoice ofvery fine Shoes Call see us
AFULL LINE OF GROCERIES JUST RECEIVED
Silver city, Idaho ADAMS & ALLEN.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1892-01-04
svrians In Georgia.

It is not generally known that there
is a colony of Syrians in Macon Ga,
vet such is the fact They are small
tradesmen, dealing in fruit, etc. For
some time they congregated at lit
tie fruit-stall on Fourth street, near
Cherry, but are now scattered in varl-
Gus places around the city. When at
home they wear the fez and some other
parts of oriental costume, but when at
business they don ordinary clothing and
appear as American citizens.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1892-01-04

gave the two the shake. This aroused
the two girls ire and they attacked hin
with their fists. 1t ended in his inglori.
GUS flight.
YooNG WALTER HARMON, living near
Clinton, Ia. wanted to marry Mary
Allen, but Mary didn't like him. When
he drew revolver and began flourish
ing it around, Mary slipped her revolver
out of her pocket and fred first, putting
the ball through Walters right arm
near the wrist
SCIENCE FOR THE MASSES.
FROST has variety of effects upon
different products. Under the same in
duence eggs will burst, apples will con-
tract and potatoes will turn black.
THE Arkansas city of Little Rock has
system of sidewalk and street paving
with vitrifed brick, which is agreeable
to man and beast, and will do service
for ages.
DIR. PINEL of Paris bases an argu-
ment against the widely accepted theo-
ry of animal magnetism on the fact that
hypnotic patients obey words spoken
by monograph quite as readily as
those spoken by a person.
TWELVE thousand sillsworms when
newly Matched scarcely weigh one-quar-
ter of an ounce, yet in the course of
their life, which lasts only about 35
lays, they will consume between 800
and 400 pounds of leaves.
A MARITIME laboratory of biology and
zoology will be opened next year at
Bergen, Norway. Situated in region
where the marine fauna is particularly
rich and interesting, it is destined to
render great service to science. 1t has
been decided to allow the free use of
the establishment to foreign savants.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-08-05
THE FIRST GUN.
Vermont Republicans Ready to Open the
CampaIgn.-Able List of Speakers Sc
cured in the State.

Vermont Republicans Ready to Open the
CampaIgn.-Able List of Speakers Sc
cured in the State.
A special despatch to the Boston
Journal, dated st. Albans, July 31st,
says: "The campaign for Harrison and
Reid and Fuller and Stranahan in Yer
mont will be actively begun the first of
August under the joint management of
the Republican State Committee and the
Executive Committee of the Republican
State League. The plan of the campaign
adopted contemplates grand rally
under the auspices of the Republican
League Clubs to be held at Burlington
the last of August, with Gov. William
Mckinley of Ohio as the principal
speaker. Gov. Mckinley while in the
State will be the guest of Police Com
missioner Osborn of Boston, who has a
summer home at BTattleboro. 1t is
among the probabilities that James G.
Blaine will be one of the speakers at the
club rally.
"The organization of Republican clubs
is still progressing, and reports received
by the Secretary show more than 100
League Clubs already organized. 1t is
proposed to hold one mass meeting, to
be addressed by distinguished speakers
from abroad, at some central place in
every county, to be supplemented by
local rallies in nearly every town in the
State. Among the prominent speakers
secured by the State Committee are
Senator Wolcott of Colorado, Congress-
man Dolliver of Iowa, Congressman
j. II. Walker of Massachusetts, ex-
Congressman Greenhalge of Lowell,
Mass, Gen. Stewart l.. Woodford Of
New York, Hon. Geo. NJ. Dewey of
Michigan and Hon. Charles L. Griffin,
ex-Secretary of State of Indiana. The
first county rally will be held at New
port in connection with the Republican
County Convention on August End. The
speakers will be Congressman ]. H.
Walker of Worcester, Mass, and Con-
gresham William w. Grout of this
State.
"The campaign in Windham county
will be opened at Brattleboro on We'd
nesday evening, when Gen. Stewart l..
Woodford of New York will speak on
the issues of the day. Gen. Woodford
will address the voters Of Caledonia
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-08-05
TROY,N Y.

clerks, constables, moderators and
selectmen of the towns of the several
counties meet in convention at the shire
town or some convenient place in the
county to consult, compare nomination
papers, forms of ballots, etc., and dis
cuss the advisability OF having caucuses,
so that candidates names can appear
printed on the tickels. This would
avoid the confusion that will probably
otherwise arise under the law in towns
where it has been the custom to make no
nominations. The law says that one
ballot only shall be used, but from the
amendments made at the special session
of the Legislature, infer that such is
not the intention or construction to be
given to the act. There will be required
three boxes in which to deposit the
ballots, one for State, Congressional,
County and Probate districts, one for
town Representative (the box to be
turned at three o'clock, and one for
Justices of the Peace 1.-THE boxes TO be
turned at five O'clock),n
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-08-05

county at ST. Johnsbury on the evening
of August Sth. Senator Wolcott of
Colorado is expected to make his first
speech in the Vermont campaign the
last of the week, when he will speak at a
flag-raising at Rutland. He will be the
guest of Senator Proctor.
"The list of prominent Vermont Re-
publicans, all of whose services are at the
disposal of the State Committee for the
campaign, includes the following we'll
known speakers; Congressman Powers
and p. X. Gleed of Morrisville, C. A.
Prouty of Newport, Col. j. c. Baker,
Col. c. H. Joyce, Judge Veazey and
Judge G. E. Lawrence of Rutland. Col.
G. w. Hooker, J. L. Martin and Col. K.
Haskins of BrattlebOro, Judge L. NJ.
Read of Bellows Falls, Major Josiah
Grout of Derby, Ex-Governor w. p.
Dillingham; of Waterbury, Hons. w. l..
Bunage, Henry Ballard, D. j. Foster
and Col. U. A. Woodbury. of Burlington,
Hon. Frank Plumley of Northfeld, ex-
Speaker j. K. Batchelder of Arlington,
j. V, Carney and Major A. B. Valentine
of Bennington, Col. NJ. S. Colburn of
Manchester, Hon. H. C. Ide, Judge w.
P. Smith, Hon. II. G. Bates and Col
Franklin Fairbanks of st. Johnsbury,
Hons. G. w. Wing and II. A. Huse of
Montpelier, ex-Lieut Gov. Dale and H.
M. Mansur, of Essex County, ex-Gov
Farnham and Major J. II. Watson of
Bradford, S. II. Beard of Chelsea, Hon.
w. L. johnson of Woodstock, j. C. En-
right and Hon. G. A. Davis of Windsor,
Hon. w. w. Stickney of Ludlow, ex-Gov
S. Z. Pingree of Hartford, o. s. Davis of
White River Junction, Congressman w.
W. Grout of Barton, Col. George T.
Childs, Col. A. A. Hall and Col. Willard
harrington of st. Albans.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-08-05
POTATOES AND THE TARIFF

POTATOES AND THE TARIFF.
The argus and Patriot picks up the
gauntlet thrown down by Washington
County IN. ", farmer, and epitomizing
it after the Democratic halfway method,
says: "The Bennington Banner copies
with much approval an article from an
exchange on the effect of the tariff on
potatoes, which is IN effect: Abolish
this tariff, and the potato industry in
this country is ended 1t ought not to
be necessary to call attention to the
utter nonsense of this statement. Any
possible tariff on potatoes probably
would not affect the price of potatoes
five cents per bushel either way. The
price is practically wholly regulated by
production. Two years ago the price of
potatoes was comparatively high because
of small average yield, and now the
product is almost valueless because
everybody raised potatoes last year. The
supply regulates the price, and the pro.
lection given them is of absolutely no
consequence"
Our readers will recall the item and
that it covered very much more ground
than the argus allows; but, take our
Democratic friend in his own chosen
position, we will let washington
County Farmer reply to it, as he does
in these words:
"Given two men.
Zone of them buys a carload of pota-
toes in Granville, taking them from
farmers in Granville, Hebron and Hart
ford. These farmers take the money
home with them. They pay school taxes
to support our schools. They pay some
to our ministers, some to doctors. They
pay their hired men. They settle store
bills and blacksmith bills. They pay
State, County and road taxes. In word
the money paid for carload of potatoes
bought in Washington County is paid
out here and benefits the people here.
1t builds up our country, gives employ
ment to our people and makes us what
we are, in spite of howlers, prosperous
people. The second man buys a carload
of potatoes in Canada, ships them to
New York, with no duty to pay. They
were grown at a trifling expense; for
wages on Canada farms are very low. He
sells them to customers in New York,
takes his money from New York. Per-
haps he buys a meal in the city and a
railway ticket home. He returns to
Canada and gives the money to the
farmers there, who use it in settling
their taxes and bills as the American
farmer did with the first carload. Now,
Mr.. argus, l want TO ask you in all
candor which carload benefits the farm
ers of Washington County the mOsti
Which carload benefits the people OF
Washington County most? am in favor
of furnishing our cities with American
potatoes and having the money where il
will benefit me and my neighbors. Will
you tell me just where the benefit will
come to me from free trade that will
admit Canada potatoes free to compete
with mine?"