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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1893-02-17
M!E!ss.s Bros.
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SPECIAL SALES are. Crowds
and crowds of well-satisfed
customers show this without
any further proof.
Here is still another item
for next Monday that will
cause a saving in many a
household. We have twenty
odd dozen ladies fast black,
full regular made imported
hose, worth over any counter
in this city, $50. to 4oc. a pair,
and good value at the price.
On next Monday, Februry 20,
we will offer this entire lot at
22c. a pair, cash down. We
have only twenty-odd dozen,
but you'll not fail to find them
if you come early.
Monday is not the only day
that you'll find bargains here.
It's day after day, and week
after week that you will find
us laboring to buy the best
goods for the least money, so
we can sell them to you the
same way. And why do we
do this? Because it pays us.
Take our carpet department
as an example, and you won't
find anywhere, either in this
city or elsewhere, such anoth-
er line of carpets with such
little prices attached. That's
our style of doing business.
Short profits but big sales.
We have just received a
pretty lot of spring ginghams
and now is a mighty good
time to buy them and get them
ready for the fine weather
that is coming. Same way
with white goods, Hamburgs,
Torchon Laces, etc.
Everybody tells us that we
are leEe[headcd on the shoe
question. We are after quail
ty first and then we work on
the price. From low priced
goods to fine patent feathers,
we are prepared to please you
in quality, style and price.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1893-02-17

About catarrh. No matter what You
have tried and found wanting, you can
be cured with DIR. Sags's Catarrh Rene
dy. The proprietors of this medicine
agree to cure you or they'll pay you 500
~ SASh.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1893-02-17

have James Means So shoe,
the best wearing shoe on
earth for 3d. Both above and
below these prices we have
what You want. Everything
in ladies shoes too. 1t will do
you good to see our line of
ladies OXtord ties. Not all in
yet, but they are coming in
every day For $I.5o we can
show you an Oxford tie that
you would guess the price
yourself NOT to be under S..
They are warranted to wear
as well as they look, too.
Our buyer has gone CASTOR
spring goods Wen show you
something soon.
ltyou see tin our ad. it's so.
Yours, ANXIOUS to please,
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1893-02-17
NEW BALL DRESSES.
OLIVE HARPER DESCRIBES SOME
DELlGHTFJ j. COSTUMES.

All Dancing Dresses Have Full Skirts, and
None Is LonG-Tlowers and Ribbons
Are Worn-Evening Wear for Young
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-12-19

A Los Angeles physician told Us the
other day that the most trying time in
all his experience was during the past
five weeks, when he stood hopelessly by
and saw poor ranchman near Puente
die by inches of what is known as pro-
gressive paralysis. The patient was first
affected in one big toe. In short time
the limb was paralyzed to the knee.
Two physicians were called, and all the
known remedies were applied to stay
the progress of the deadening attack,
but in vain. Hour by hour death moved
on its victim. The patient was propped
up in an armchair and fully realized
his condition. He awaited the end with
the GOODNESS and bravery of martyr.
As the line of death crept nearer and
nearer his heart he made calculations as
to how much longer he could live. He
said, "Now it has reached the body"
indicating the exact place with his
finger. In little while he said, at
has reached the bottom of my lungs"
Another short wait and he said family,
SIT has touched my heart" and he fell
over dead.-Pomona Express.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-12-19
Rich Sap From Maple Trees.

The more uneven. rocky and ledgy the
land and the drier the soil, except where
cold springs abound, the better are the
products of the maple. Trees standing
in or near cold springs will discharge the
most and the sweetest sap. lam acquaint-
ed with one tree standing by a spring,
seven quarts Of whose sap will make
pound OF nice white sugar. The rich
ness Of this sap will be realized when it
is remembered that it takes 16 quarts Of
average sap to make pound. The black
maple is the richest for sap of any vari-
ETY.. Our poorest sugar orchards give
us about two pounds of sugar to the
tree, while our best ones yield five and
six pounds tree. Ihave heard of a few
extra orchards yielding Z. 8 and 10
pounds to the tree, and one extraordi-
nary one that has yielded l6 pounds to a
tree. The quantity of sugar that can
be made from single trees in one season
of six weeks at most will depend on
many circumstances.
The more spouts put into tree the
more sap is obtained and the more sugar
is made. From the tree already referred
to as standing near cold spring there
were made 30a pounds in one season
with two spouts, which emptied into the
same tub. They were set in holes bored
II inches deep with three-eighths bit.
Another tree have known of yielded 80
pounds. and a third 49, Still another
tree was tapped with 10 spouts, and 90
pounds of sugar were made, but it killed
the tree.-Timothy Wheeler in Garden
and Forest.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-12-19
The Books of 1891.

The last number of The Publishers
Circular gives the usual analytic table
of books published in England during
1891. The grand total is 5,706, made up
of 4,429 new books and 1871 new
editions. These figures show a slight
decrease on those of the previous year, a
larger decrease on those of 1889, and a
very considerable decrease when COM
pared with the grand total of 1885, which
was 6,591. There has been no material
variation of recent years in the proper
ton of the several classes, except that
novels are still growing steadily. Since
1880 the total number of novels NEW and
old published in year has increased
from $50 to 1915, or more than twofold,
and miscellaneous Including pamphlets)
has increased from 1853 to 73l. again
more than twofold.
On the other hand, arts, sciences and
illustrated works have decreased from
479 to only ll6, or less than one-fourth;
and theology has decreased from 975 to
627. The annual output of poetry seems
to remain constant at between 100 and
ITO volumes; while the new editions of
old poetry, which come into competition
with contemporary verse, also remain
pretty constant between 40 and 70 vol
mes.-London Academy.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-12-19
Danger on Every Hand.

An electric light wire caused a fire in
Pittsburg store the other day. 1t was
very simple. The insulation coating was
worn off, and the wire rubbed itself into
a flame among the stock in show win
dow. The result was blaze that would
no doubt have destroyed the whole build
ing had it taken place in the night, when
no one was about, instead of in the day
time. AS it was, the fire department re-
sponded promptly, and the store was
saved, with comparatively slight dam
age. But the danger to life and prop
erty from the general use of electricity
for Illuminating purposes is growing
from year to year.
In SO many homes the convenient
white incandescent light has taken the
place of the yellow, fiaring gas, that the
peril from bare wires is growing greater
from year to year. The natural gas
fires that are liable to spring up in the
night and set fire to the house is one
source of danger and the electric light
wire is another. Then there are bur-
glars, sneak thieves and other perils, SO
that altogether the Pittsburg house
holder is in the midst of dangers that
require all his ingenuity to meet.-Pitts-
burg Bulletin.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-12-19
Stranded In Artistic Surroundings.

1t is really amusing and sometimes
pitiful to see how men suffer from the
artistic mania of their wives. know
of case where husband was not al
lowed to touch any of the furniture in
the drawing room for fear he would dis
turb the effect of color and outline. He
wisely stipulated, however, that he
should have his own chair in the room,
which he was to be at liberty to do with
as he liked.
Being man of infinite jest he manag-
ed to evolve the most delightful and
comic situations when visitors were pres
ent, explaining that it was his want of
artistic feeling which made it necessary
for him to carry his chair about with
him. He asked that when his friends
contemplated their surroundings from
an artistic point of view they should
kindly consider him and his chair out of
the picture. Needless to say it was not
very long before all restrictions were
withdrawn and he was allowed to work
what havoc he pleased in the drawing
room as well as everywhere else in the
house.-Boston Globe.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-12-19
OF THE SEA.
The Adventures Of a Sailor on a
Single Voyage.
III THE GRASP OF A DEvILFIsH.

So
After Escaping Horrible Fate the Unfor-
tanate Mariner Was Thrice shipwrecked.
Fire Days In an Open Boat--Cast Away
ON an Island.
There landed recently in the port Of New
London, Conn, a Danish sailor who will
think twice before he again ships for q
whaling cruise in southern seas. The story
OF his adventures is thus related by the cor
respondent OF the st. Louis Globe Demo-
crat: The Dane was member Of the crew
Of the whaling ship Tristram, that was
cruising in the vicinity Of Coughs island.
One day whale was sighted and chase
made for him. A harpoon was fixed in the
flesh of the animal, which Sounded . drag
ging the line after him with terrific speed.
In running out the rope somehow caught
the Dane around the waist, and in the
twinkling Of an eye be was overheard and
being dragged toward the bottom of the
sea with fearful speed. With great diff
Guilty he drew his knife from his belt and
cut the rope. He shot upward and caught
sight Of the circle Of light over his head
that indicated the spot where he would rise
to the surface, when the water about him
suddenly seemed filled with squirmirg rep
tiles, and that instant he felt the Shiny
arms of devilfsh Unfolding him. Had it
not been that the line was still fastened to
his wrist the man would probably have
been carried to the bottom by the ferocious
fish. As it was, the men in the boat rap
idly drew him up, and when he came to the
surface he was slashing at the snaky arms
that were Tightening around him. The fish
was an unusually large one and had no in
tention of giving up its prey.
When the sailor got SO that he could
breathe, he regained his strength and cut
and stabbed the pulpy mass, but the arms
continued to tighten around him, and he
found that he was in danger of being
crushed to death. The sailors in the boat
were chopping at the hideous fish with
hatchets and jabbing it with harpoons. The
Danes arm finally fell into the grasp of the
fish, and he became absolutely helpless. All
that he could do was to call to his fellows
that the fish was surely crushing the life
out of him.
After fearful struggle the fish was SO
completely chopped to pieces that it could
do no further damage and the sailor, I'M
conscious of pain and the loss of blood, was
drawn into Che boat. where the tentacles of
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-12-19
why Will They Do TT

A Massachusetts minister pathetically
said to newspaper man the other day,
why don't some of you reporters get
up an article on Why women stand at
the door Especially the screen door in
fly time) for the last words after they
have taken five minutes to half an hour
indoors to say Goodbye" The poor man
has suffered, as his wife admitted at the
time, and spends half his leisure in sum-
mer fighting flies.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-12-19

Mason Evans, the much Photographed
"wild man" Of Monroe county, is dead
The fatal grip took him off. Evans had
been great curiosity in this section for
more than forty years, during which
time he had roamed in the woods, apart
from the comforts of civilization, sub
sisting on roots and herbs dug from the
earth, with an occasional fowl surrepti-
tiously taken from some convenient
barnyard. He was captured several
times but always managed to escape.
Seven or eight years ago he was captured
by some fearless fellow with an enter
prising turn of mind for the purpose OF
entering him in dime museum as the
"Wild man of Borneo."
When taken his body was as hairy as
that of a bear and covered with filth
and vermin. His eye cleaned like the
eye of maniac and he had almost lost
the power of speech. For twenty years
he lived in a cave of the Chilhowee
mountains, and was never known to
have spoken a word during that time.
He lived in a state Of nudity, and was
fond of raw meat.
Those who know his history say that
he was born in Monroe county, near
Hiwassee college, in 1927 or thereabout.
He was of good family and received q
splendid education. At about twenty
years of age he was engaged in teaching
school, and in the meantime fell in love
with handsome young lady of his
neighborhood. She received his atten-
tons with apparent favor. One night
he called and asked her to become his
wife. She said mo" He went out into
the darkness and it was many years be-
fore he was seen again, and then he fed
from his fellow men like frightened
deer.-Cor. Chattanooga Times.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-12-19
In Mrs. Bismarck's House.

The Princess Bismarck conducts her
house on the most delightful free and
easy plan. Breakfast is served at all
hours in the morning, each member of
the family and each guest appearing
only when ready. Dinner is supposed
to be served at $3.50 o'clock, but it is gen.
orally 4 o'clock before the party is gath
cred around the board. Then they have
coffee, and about o'clock promiscu-
GUS supper is served. - Philadelphia
press
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-12-19
His ola Pipe.

"1sn't that rich col0rr said q wen
known lawyer the other day a. he held
up brier wood pipe Of an almost ebon
hue. Then he stroked it fondly with his
hand and finally took to rubbing 1t with
his coat sleeve. TT has taken meover q
year to color that pipe. and don't think
You could buy it now at any price. /
used to smoke cigars-I do now to some
extent-but prefer pipe when read
ing or working over my papers. You
see cigar Is always dropping ashes and
mussing things up Then the smoke
gets in your eyes when leaning over.
But q pipe oh, there is nothing like it
for real solid comfort. Ny wife says this
old fellow is getting dreadfully strong,
but she hasn't the heart to ask me to dis
card it for new one. See the way that
rich chocolate tint merges in the black
that velyety looking black--and then the
gloss that seems to have grown up from
beneath the surface.
Strange how a man should become
attached to such thing. But, on the
other hand, think Of the nights this old
pipe has stood by me when | worried
my brain over legal tangles; when
grew cross and irritable, how its sweet
perfume has quieted and soothed me-
Friends might forsake me and fat fees
vanish into thin air. but my old pipe was
ever at hand with its comfort. What q
sense of calm contentment settles over
me when the work Of the day is done
and sit down in the library at home,
with my wife and little ones about and
this old fellow filed to the brim and go
ing! Why, man, the cares and worries
of the day slip off and away with the
curling smoke. just look at that ex-
quisite colorr-Brooklyn Eagle.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-12-19

The people around Dark harbor, Grand
Manan, are somewhat excited over big
whale which got into the harbor and
cannot get out. The whale ran into the
harbor on Friday, it is presumed in pur-
suit of a school of herring. At high
water there is only ten feet of water at
the entrance, and, as the water runs in
for two hours after high tide, his whale
ship, when he tries to get out after that,
finds the water too shallow for him.
Exchanpe
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-12-19

Some bad boys climbed to the top of a
church steeple in Los Angeles the other
day and pelted passers in the streets be-
low with pigeons eggs that they found
there in large quantities. They were ont
of reach and enjoyed the sport thoroughly
until a policeman mounted to the belfry
and took them in charge.-San Francisco
Call
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-12-19
Cruel Treatment of Mother-ln-law.

VrueI IreAtmeut OF Mutner-fn-iHWs
In Dantzic two weeks ago the shop
keeper Code, from Pasewalde, was sen
fenced to eight days imprisonment for
frightening his mother-in-law, Frau
Weiss, with a telegram. Code owed
Frau Weiss money and she provoked
him by writing for it. She had once
warned Code never to send her tele-
gram, as she twas so nervous that 1t
would kill her. Immediately after re-
ceiving the dun from her, Code tele-
graphed back, my wife is dead" Frau
Weiss tainted and was i'll for week be-
fore she learned that Frau Code was
well, and that Code had sent the tele-
gram out of malice. Then she had him
arrested and punished. York Sun
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-12-19
An Umbrella Is Good For Shower.

A man was once advised to take
shower baths for the general improve
ment of his health A friend explained
to him how to fit up one by the use of a
cistern and colander, and he accordingly
set to work and had the thing arranged.
subsequently he was met by the friend
who had given him the advice and was
asked how he enjoyed the bath.
"My dear fellow" said he, sit was
capital. liked it really well, and what
do you think? kept myself dry too"
whatever do you mean3" exclaimed
his friend, in natural surprise. "How-
ever could you manage to take the show
er and yet remain quite dry?'
"Why, you can't think for moment
should be so stupid as to have shower
bath without an umbrella" was the in
nocent reply.-London Tit-Bits.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-12-19

Fifty-one pearls, eight of them pale
and almost white, the others brown or
black, were found in an oyster served on
the half shell to customer at Tonnili-
ers restaurant yesterday. The Gus
toner tried to eat the oyster. Suppos-
ing it to be full of gravel he made the
interesting discoyery.-Pottstown Cor.
Philadelphia Record.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-12-19
Girl, Have a Right to smoke.

An officious policeman at Louisville re-
Gently arrested three young women for
smoking cigarettes ON the street. In the
city court Judge Buckley decided that II
the cigarettes were paid for the girls had
right to smoke them ON the street or slss
where II they saw 1T. ~
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-12-19

The eldest son of Emperor William
has inherited his fathers talkativeness.
He makes military addresses to his little
brothers at table. He is not yet ten
years old. - -j--
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-12-19

as they struck the water and saw the
bubbles rising as they sank Then sud-
denly the noise ceased and the midnight
assassins vanished into thin air.
Then CHEEKY voice sang out loud and
clear from the Albicore: "Come along
side. boys. I've got steaming kettle
of coffee for you on the galley fire."
It was the voice of the cook, and was
the most welcome sound that ever
reached my ears. We pulled alongside
and climbed aboard The cook had been
in the galley since 10 O'Clock making
himself suit of canvas clothes. He
had heard and seen nothing of the mys-
FERROUS conflict on deck and laughed ct
us as we described it. After drinking
our coffee we turned in, having had
enough fishing for that night.
At dawn next morning ! had occasion
to go aft on the quarter deck, which
was raised about three feet from the
main deck. At Gloucester the decks,
which had become covered with slime
while the derelict was wallowing dis
masted in the trough Of the sea, had
been planned smooth. The skipper took
vreat pride in his little quarter deck,
and it had been holystoned until it
shone like hounds tooth. No fish were
allowed in that part of the ship, and the
sailors were made to wipe off their sea
boots whenever they took their trick at
the tiller or went aft to haul In the
mainsheet, Imagine my surprise when
saw a deep crimson circular stain just
abaft the cabin skylight. 1t was about
three feet in diameter and it seemed to
have been made by pool of blood that
had soaked into the snowy deck planks
At this moment the skipper came up
the companion ladder. The first thing
that attracted his attention was the STAIN
on the deck.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-02-16
Americana in San Domingo.

NEW YORK, Feb. 10.-The citizens
of the United States are practically in
control Of San Domingo, says San
Domingo city correspondent of local
paper. Iu the course of a lengthy
article he says: Gan extraordinary
condition of affairs have developed
here which may be compared to the
English operations in Egypt. The cit.
liens of the United States have &C.
quired rights in San Domingo which
place them in virtual control of the
nation Customs receipts have been
placed in the hands of the American
Santo Domingo Improvement COM
pany, organized in New York, and
the company has the right to appoint
every custom official in the country,
1t is the master OF the Dominican peo.
pie. q These A americans have secured
rom Western Dorpe & co bankers OF
amsterdam, who originally under
took the work, the right to complete
and operate the railroad from the in
terror to Puerto Plata, fifty miles or
more.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-02-16

government was established. Some
attempt was made to secure suspen'
sion OF martial Law, but the Council
only complied 30 the extent of length
euing the dark hours during which ii
was permissible to be abroad without
pass.
An important new law defining and
prescribing penalties TOR treason Is
leveled agaidst any attempt TO SUD-
vert the new government by It's TRENDS
and supporters OF Old, whether by
native or foreign residents who might
be- in sympathy with the ex.queen.
By the act passed Jan. u the ma
tional guard of Hawaii was organized
on Jan. 80, John H. SOper, command
ing the volunteer forces of the prOVls
iopal government, issued an order by
which all citizens are requested 10 re-
port within three days all arms III
their possession. The governments
volunteer army is increasing every
day and recruits are being rapidly
brought in with the result that they
make very creditable showing. The
legislative hall and other rooms at the
government building have been
lutDtU lHIU iOh VIZ
Everything possible is done for their
comfort and supplies are constantly
being taken into their quarters. The
palace grounds have been patrolied
by guards to prevent loiterers from
entering, bat occasionally concert Is
given by the band on the government
grounds for the benefit of the public.
Company A. composed of Portuguene
citizens, numbers forty-tive men,
armed with rifles
Queen Liiuakalani has spent most
of her time outside of the city, but is
charged by one paper with returning
at intervals to consult with some Of
her loyal adherens.
The British miuister has recognized
the provisional government, pending
instructions from his home govern
ment. Pc, tugal and Japan have also
recognized the new government, COM
pleting the complement of foreign
powers.
Messrs. human and Prince David
arrived at San Francisco on today's
steamer en- route to Washington to
present the Hawaiian side of the ques-
ton.