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Idaho semi-weekly world., 1893-11-28

Colonel Dent Armstrong, wealthy
ranchman, aud Lew Mitchell, a grocer of
Ellsworth, kas., had II sharp dispute re-
Gently. The colonel dismissed the matter
from his mind as soon as it was over, but
Mitchell brooded upon 1t and finally re-
solved to seek summary vengeance Arm
ing himself, he went by roundabout route
to Armstrong; ranch, about seven miles
from Ellsworth, and called for the colonel
to come to the door, intending to shoot him
on sight.
But the colonel's little daughter. stealing
around the side of the building to neen AZ
the visitor, ran back and informed her
taoner that man with gun was waiting
for him.
so put upon his guard, Colonel Arm
stronS covered his enemy from one of the
windows, and Mitchell was forced to dis.
mount and lay down his gun and revolvers.
"heh TINS was done and his horse led
away, he was informed that if be cared for
MS lie he would have to run for it, The
mounds on the ranch were then turned
loose and set upon him, and with only half
minute s start Mitchell fled for his life
toward the timber a quarter of a mile dis
tant.
ihe uoSs overlook him just as he reached
,ne ilrst tree, a small sycamore, but he
kicked them Off and swung himself out of
the way Of their swapping jaws Colonel
armstrong then rode to the spot and IN
formed Mitchell that he meant to keep him
prisoner there at his pleasure, and calling
OH half the dogs set the Others on guard
over him.
Mitchell made several attempts to de
scend during the night, but the hounds
raiiied each time with such fury that he
was WA slad 70 climb back. In the morning
ot the pack being put on duty in their
stead. For two nights and days Mitchell
hung In that sycamore, not daring to sleep
lest he fall amid his alert foes and tor.
lured by hunger and thirst. He was re.
inced to sucking the dew from the leaves
ma to eatin.. them. On the third day the
,rty " az
Idaho semi-weekly world., 1893-11-28

~ sctice that young Lady has been
vrfithg TO periodical that Love IA not 10
very SsisSealt - lsain, hut Is very difficult 20
Keep. said Harry Richardson. an author
~ en- aEalrs of tho heasr, as be led tho cor.
r'lof man into sunny corner OF the I.aclcxio
roinada Nor II Ia painfully evident that
the soang aspsrart for literary honorn has
stadiesi tie bogus article only. False love
10 caaiiy got 's.sd easier lost, but the rcnuin.
ertieie IL very rarc aud cYasiyc bird tbat
tcsnetiiEes requires years OF paticn, en-
eeafof TO aomesticate Once rot, however
u Is harder 10 ioSe than n waller dor or
Giro novel detective All this pratt a
sbost love being fragile Cover, ever ready
10 shrsyei up like en- unripe anglcworra OF,
q sea coal fi-c, II the ycriest moonshine,
written by very young pcoplc. who imagine
themselves In love when they arc bat on
taelr ised or troubled with disl,runtled
LIVER.
True love IL harder TO kin than a man
p~ialer. IL Is rugged plant that viii
siand ipore neglect than q poor rotation.
Esore hardship than street car mule. more
ahesS than succcsful candidate Itise
spark ot the divinity, and howcvtr r.uch 1.
a.say wish for death II can not die. II tho
I1tle nrcher ever GETS u square shot et that
y9anS iaay's heart and Il Is big enough TO
stop IA arrow, she will write differently.
s-e mey learn to her sorrow that love Is
no, nsfio that waits upon the Judgment,
eal hnd herself loving man shc heartily
seApis~S For love Is not blind. as the poets
gay painted him His eyes are prctcrnat-
tfaisy Leen. aud Lc sometimes takes
Lehassh delight Ia showing ia tho impcr-
Democrat
Idaho semi-weekly world., 1893-11-28
Inc Pummeling Arc ofCr,.,

zine, mnen Iennyson put forth his vont,,
.otame Of Poems, Chiefly Lrross, S s0uthinl Gno
,a; u had to run the gantlet Of l.ind MI $50
.eisa N now happily extinct Tho Ut crit
sa.o h .. 'ne nngentle craft are still 'itson too
adopts in the art of giving pap aim onG roG often
mase assea Ia and all uncharitabeness % waor envy
slasa ua'sk OF zeal for good liternturs wear the
ssx;n sinlng article is no longer in uosn But the
.;Sa sts,ewer may be unfair, supercilieMs iue The
alharily nowadays cali his victin m uoes s not or
ans hn ialot and intimate that he n haa an ass or
au ana rotten heart. an addle
ouch little endearments we,.
reg .Is IN the days of the re quite en-
a, .ha the early years of "Frassss "Fwsoas :, wits"
flee, fNs the abandon, with which aSeFs.~ T,1 The
On uoeknaIt mart and Maginn poured ont ison and
con.a om Sockney or Wing, their 'u, r,dicule
~ .n1 h h6lackguardy epithets that tS called him.
,S 70 nm the personalities Of i tbsi shey applied
caese are iuSuries that no taf attack
Sa..h San now afford. And vet 1,Sple Gb review
ls lsoSS ioved' as Carlyle said Of hia man though
>'SAS"-a' A. Beers in cen.arga N u1' to give
Idaho semi-weekly world., 1893-11-28
a Singular Cripple.

singular story comes from Rnss;,
OF young man, known as the "Dvino
Prophet. who for several months n,si
has died. to all appearances, every Sat.
urday and returned to life every Mon.
aay' This person, by name Tagarell;
was born at Titiis. in the Caucasus and
has been bediidden since early ch;lJ,
mood. AT the first of these s;ngplar
phenomena his body was prepared for
burial, which was to have taken nlaoa
on Monday, on which day he returned
TO life He declares that he really doe.
u'e and Ia obliged to look upon tba
o''oS oil the recording angel and see on
It's pages the names of his acopaint-
ahces. with the list of their evil deedo
anu thoughts. These he tells to those Of
'he'r perpetrators who visit him. and II
IL s'id' never makes mistake.
among Others who visited him was q
newspaper reporter, who went with the
asowed purpose of exposing n frana
Oh. he rushed from Tagarellis room
With white face. exclaimimy 10 h;a
Trends; Take me away! have l;va5
an a. honr in the day of judgement. "~pnh.
lie Opinion. ul'-
Idaho semi-weekly world., 1893-11-28

one OF the New York thcatcr managers
was down ut the seashorc. nnd whlio wan.
eering abett the hotel piazza ran acro., a
friend. who touched him up for a pass The
manager searched In his inside pocket audi
then shook hts head. "l'd give YOU ON,
willingly. but siidnt bring my cards I
eoat st'c how can do II without them. Z"
The deadhead looked blank. Suddenly the
manager spoke, "i'li tell you what / can
no. Instead OF using carl IN lust wri,s
Pass isarer' on your shirt front. and that
viii grs yea Ia all right WIN that dor"
The man aS-snte'l, aud the pass was writ.
ten That evening the tcadhcad saowcJ
up ~ the theater, and the man at the gate
no''Hea when he looked 1T the shinInr
bosom An right That's good The
de'~ihynd passed. through the gate and
1afte'' into the theater lie had only taken
lew ste.'- when ,he gatckccper called hir,
bsek- The maa looked snrpriSe.i What,
tie hiH'ier now' Isn't II all rightr" Ths
Eaiekcper nodded YES but you mus,
sarEeadsr sAe iEisa a"-Bo>tou Budsv,
Idaho semi-weekly world., 1893-11-28
THE COLD STORAGE WAREHOUSE.

en- its way down the wooden siding between
the iron chimney and the staff exterio,
until the men on the balcony were cut off
A shout from the assembled thousands told
them of their danger They had beer
Watching the flames above them and dis
| covered those below only when it was toe
late.
Chief Murphy himself had led his men on
their perilous climb to the balcony, and
when the fire broke out below he ordered
them to save themselves. They could not
go down rs they had come up, for the in
terror OF the tower was roaring crater.
The heavy ladders could not be drawn to
the roof in time to save them. They rushed
to the south side of the balcony and swarm
ed down the line of hose. Five men slipped
down the smoking tube, and then it gave
way.
The calmness of despair settled on the
men still in the balcony. To remain where
they were meant cremation; to jump meant
to be dashed to pieces. Over, under and all
about them surged the hellish fire. Not
man lost his head. None shrank back.
None cried out. When every vestige of
hope was gone, one by one they dropped
through the sea Of flames that surrounded
them to the roof below. Sixteen men
jumped from the burning balcony, and as
the last one sprang out the tower, COM
pletely cnveloped in flames, tottered and
fell with a crash
But the horror did not end here. Three
minutes after the fall of the tower the en-
tire roof was ablaze. One hundred men
were on it. The only way of escape was
down n single ladder at the north end Of
the building. The deeds of heroism. of self
sacrifice and courage performed in the few
minutes that it took to clear the roof will
never all be told. The ablebodied men
rushed to save their helpless fellows who
lay about with cruelty broken bodies, the
result of the leap from the tower. Every
one who was not buried in the burning
DEBRIS was lowered to the ground by ropes
or In strong arms. Then the bIistered
heroes sought the north ladder About
them surged the fire. Flames curled around
1neir legs, stabbed at their faces and licked
OH their mustaches and eyebrows. But
aere, as IN the tower, there was no outcry,
no struggle for precedence, no cowardice.
lhey TOOK their turns, and one man who
wore white helmet stepped back and mo-
'ioheu lor fireman to go before him. Then
me man with the white helmet stopped
Town ana selzing the hose that dangled
, ro" ohe edge OF the roof went whizzing
iown lts length and landed as lightly as q
'i'o u on MS feet. lie was Fire Marshal Muir
'hy, and from that moment he was n
marked man in the eyes of the thousands
Sho crowded about the burning building.
Next the crowd saw the man with a white
lelmet climbing ladder on the east side
y u the building. Then fireman sprane nm
he ladder. Another and another followed
,ntii iour were going hand over hand after
ne man with the white helmet.
Inc white helmet disappeared over the
use OF the roof along with two black ones
men !ney reappeared, their wearers were
truggllng beneath limp burden r. wos
he body Of Captain Fitzpatrick in th.
rms OF Fire Marshal Murphy. Cantain
,.,ennedy and Fireman Hans Rebfeldt
background of fire.
Idaho semi-weekly world., 1893-11-28

star a-dogging the moon," wild aad tenn
pestuous weather is sure TO follow. IL Y
proved, however, that a full moon has
tendency to clear the sky Of light clouds or
as sailors say, to "skoff them up.
The rainbow Is the subject Of many su
perstitions both on land and sea, The nau
tical proverb concerning the rainbow IL
well known;
Rainbow at night, sailors delight;
Rainbow in the morning. sailors take warning.
Seamen look upon morning rainbow rs
indicative OF more rain or Of short. heavy y
rains: night bow of coming fair weather.
Two or three bows foreshadow pleasant
weather presently, but settled bad weather
In a few days. When the green color is
prominent, rain and cool weather will fol-
low, but wind and rain will occur after II
rainbow in which red predominates. A
rainbow In the air signifies the next day
will be clear When seen in the distance,
the rainbow means fair weather; when near
at hand, bad weather For some Of these
beliefs there Is good reason. OF course an
evening rainbow shows clear sky in tho
west, while morning rainbow indicates
the opposite.
flight Of birds probably prevented
Columbus from discovering this continent.
for when he was growing anxious Martin
Alonzo Pinzon persuaded him to follow a
flight OF parrots toward the southwest. 1t
was good luck 10 follow In the wake of n
flock Of birds when engaged upon voyage
Df discovery-a widespread superstition
among Spanish seamen OF that day-and
but for bis change Of course Columbus
would have struck the coast of Florida.
That would probably have given the pres
mt United States Roman Catholic Span
sh population instead of q Protestant
,blc Importance. Never" wrote Hum
'oldt, had the flight Of birds more i'm
'ortant consequences"
- hat awful tragedy which has been SO
'ften explained" but is still something of
! mystery, the conviction and hanging Of
Spencer and two seamen on |
he United States brig Somers, the officer |
= command appears to have given much |
..uit to various absurd statements by the |
ailors. These illustrated what may be
allied tho superstition about piracy which |
or many years seemed to pervade every
essel sailing in the West Indies. Almost
nvariably the men began to talk about pi
ates as soon as they reached those waters
nd soon began to suspect some of their fel-
)ws OF intentions to mutiny; hence three
lnocent men were hanged
The phantom ship off Sandy Hook, above
s.eri ed to, was generally believed by sea
len to have been one of those on which the
zen had mutinied and murdered the Of
GERS. An old pilot who saw this vessel
nd beiDed send off n hoat saws. tsrhev ra-
Idaho semi-weekly world., 1893-11-28
Tho Dawn Of Tn. cep,ur,.

We bear god deal just now Of the l...
Ter days ef thv century. Perhaps a few
words about the dawn OF the century may
rot bs altogether III timed or uuwelcon,,d
IL was the hsyday for stamp and paper
datles There were about bali n duxe,
newspapers, too dear for the multitude TO
buy and probably only pabliShcd. like The
Quarterly aud Edinburgh Reviews, for the
selee, few 10 reasl There was no uts. OH
lamps ssilissav,l the streets. and at the the
strfs candles, supposed TO be wax, drtpped
down the back OF your drcss clothes. Chel.
tsa was viilagv separated frun London
by the Five Fields" at Pimlico and tbs
Footpad's pass, called Bloody Bridge"
sosnewherc where the Court theatcr now
stands. Visitors To the playhouscs from
Chelsea used to Assem- bic after the PERFORM
snce st the bottom OF 81. James stree, nm
I'll they numbered about 30 or 20 strong
and then marched across tbs Five Fields
with torches, blunderbusses and bludveon.
"A mutual protective association. Nolhing
was fsfe-not even the Bank Of England.
The Fl note was not universal favorite.
and the street poets sang that they would
rather have guinea"
Idaho semi-weekly world., 1893-11-28

iiov Is # that womsn who arc sweet and
Frntle uainral resort TO the I,reatrst OK
Us rars when once they turn from the mai n
q restttii'ir and became llepds inraruat.,
ihcs need noi necessarily murder or steal
c. rrel about IN drunken frcnsy. but " hen
enee they start 10 talk about soue one for
whom they have taken dislike there
feert- To hc 40 limit TO the vsncn, Of the.r
ioa~ne Men woald hnvr IL out In opr
sSand elthtr with fStieuffs or hard. shnrn
"o'''N And The matter would drop there.
ueE woiseu ke~p np the feiid and Sem 70
take pseis~srs in the flsv shisl. their wor,,,
Aaaa'ir. fSr lrnirrt nnd ja-t jndum.pt
eofnns-sd q woman 10 a mans t,,errr b,,
u 'issi5csiz - having her literally torn 20
pieces ty the Lab and Seourge of niercilc..
criticism turn her over to her feminine
ffienSs who oise day parr and tho next eaay
scratch. -pbitsielphia TimeA
Idaho semi-weekly world., 1893-11-28
Three Future UIshops s,o,. a..

In the course of an interview Ca,aI,,I
Manning, a short time before his death n
ferred to his boyhood days a. follows
well, If you want me to talk nonseux /
Will say that it is y long way back Ia !.
member for | am eighty three. but / spgt
my childhood at Totteridye. A boz ID 4,
Coombe bank, Christopher Wmlswnrb
late bishop Of Lincoln, aai Charles Wu,
worth, bishop Of St. Andrews, were M
playfellows. frankly admit was rp1
mischievous.
The two Wadsworths and conceived
the wicked intention of robbing the yiner,
The door was always kept locked aa
there was nothing for it but to cuts
through the roof. There was dinner
party that day, but there were no grapes
This is probably the only case on pcori
where three future bishops were guiltyd
larceny. Were we punished, No. wevn
discreet. We gave ourselves UP and ven
forgiven. "--Strand Magazine.
Idaho semi-weekly world., 1893-11-28
HEROIC flREMeN.
A Story Of Heroism That Ought to no
Made Historic.

A Story Of Heroism That Ought to bs
Made Historic.
Heroism like that displayed by the Chi
csgo fipemen at the recent burning Of the
cold storage warehouse in the Worlds fair
grounds deserves to be made historic, Ono
cannct read of It without thrill Of min
gled admiration and sorrow, and it almost
reconciles man to death to know that
men can face the king of terrors SO bravely.
There is no need to recount the particu-
lars Of tho fire. The nation knows them.
But the heroic conduct Of the fremen
should be embalmed among the precious
memories Of the generations of men. 1t is
thus described In the Chicago Herald by
an eyewitness;
A score or more of men had clambered
up the winding stairs Of the tower to the
top balcony, where l50 feet above the earth
the yellow flames were curling about the
cupoln. Suddenly the fire burst through
the white sides of the tower midway its
height. The treacherous element had eat
Idaho semi-weekly world., 1893-11-28
She May Choose,

The late Colonel Burnaby tells us tia.
when a TurcOman belle is to be settled b
life the whole tribe turns out, and H..
young lady being allowed the choice d
horses, gallops away from her suitors Shs
avoids those she dislikes and seeks tothnr
herself in the way of the object Of her aaes
tons. The moment she is caught she BE-
comes the wife of her captor, who dls
pensing with further ceremony. takes boz
to his tent.
The bride race is also an established cas
tom among the Kalmucks, and the glib
are such excellent horsewomen that,
are told, it would be impossible to catA
one against her will.-Iondon STANDARD
Idaho semi-weekly world., 1893-11-28
CONDEMNED TO row FOREVER,

strate the taliacy OF the prejudice a New
England shtpowner laid the keel of a new
snip ON Friday, launched her on Friday
anu put master on board by the name Of
fnday. She left roit en- n Friday and
possibly may have been lost on n Friday
Tor nothing has been heard Of the vessel
from that day to this.
Such Is the mysterious influence of the
sea,
The vast, salt. dread, eternal deem.
that even well educated men whose lives
are largely passed on shipboard are stranc,~
ly affected by Il. Lord Nelson either be.
heyesi Ia or for SOME reason fostered som,
snperstitions lie nailed horseshoe TO N.
tnizzen mast of his flagship and guarded Il
lealousiy. IL Is well known that Napoleon
Bcnaparte was very superstitious Once
when he was anxiously awaiting news from
Egypt he heard that Nile boat had run
ashore and that the crew had been put 10
death. This boat bore the name of L'ltalia
Napoleon was much concerned when he
hearu this last piece Of news lie looked
upon u as an omen that his hopes Of an.
nexing Italy to France were TO be shattered
Nothing could induce him to believe the
contrary. Ny prsentiments never de
ceise me, he said; "all Is ruined am
sa'isn-d that my conquest is lost" The
certainly proved true.
Patient and lahorious search, with minute
for over 60 years. proves can-
that changes Of the moon have
nothing whatever to do with changes Of
the weather, yet nearly all seamen aud
many landsmen believe they have When
ever planet or large star is seen near the
moon. er 70 quote Jack literally. "a big
Idaho semi-weekly world., 1893-11-28

from evidence taken before d.
thar cue .ne metropolitan bridges II .aa,.',
nrasu. rraa southwark bridge, with T.. seems
ina o''un.s, ~ .s cost Ecs6,oo0 Before ,ha '' ap
ineoms M .ne new London bridge in ina, upen sh
GOO appual,r Inns bridge g was as much as e7 CIV
its approsnSo. Waterloo sate bridge cost with
tersea BRIDES bridre laas aas1'@l lis. ID Old Bat lat
original cost s.o.l msted over 100 years It.
., ola putney bridge, buil, nown, =" n.
sha.n ou. III, 600, the capital consis,; s'' cost
rares hr;d' OF al.coo each. H'.na Han',a OF 30
briJse :, quilt in 1924. cost ss5 s5sini.n oo0 n
stated Is !, a private one, and its cost :. new
years a,d ~ T., was bought by perso, s Is mot not
Of esso Tor go 100 subject to an some
cost aSnS Of aso,ooo SFidgG was built in l774 at
about 60 years ago SS'ea aSd ea., bridge was built
Idaho semi-weekly world., 1893-11-28
Pretended Deaf Mon.

IN tne countries of Europe in which the
i'ary consumption exists many tricks
' iesorIed TO by conscripts in the effort Tn
e'odpc service. Often men have been known
sn o nu' late themselves, as by cutting off a
ciohiiser' In older to render them unfit for
VIC s'['ice Pretended inability to seq ia
eApUsed ny The surgeons without great DIE
noui'y' put pretended deafness somet;n,a %.
| battles the examiners '''iie'
c,'uhcer trick on the part of the officers
f.as', a ior m some time effective against this
.auu. lhe recruiting officer, after n con
ieiap' hao pretended to be deaf. remarked
q. ,u t.h ordinary tone of voice, lyon are Nv,
.aa 49, to' the service; you are Free" In many
- tses !ne recruit showed by evident sions
mark. neaiu 1he re-
~ "as ehen recalled, told that he had
barracks 'u ana sent to the
c,r1a 80 -. linie' however, the conscripts be-
,rLa ~ 700 wary to be caught in this tra,
49, n,'u he'trd OF the trick and were -.
- 'ooh OUT ior this remark, and when n
60 no., eU'efed they made no sign of inte,li-
,7 Lately the French officers have y,
- n'eu new trap" the success of which
co,,n, .uiious Illustration of the inprainod
oo''rt or at least the assunntion ~
classes. Va 'rehchmen OF all
c;ta @ .ne You are free" has failed to nv
cr';.,a hs sign or understanding In tho ra-
shon. race the command to "gon =,
.i shou'ed ut him. lie starts ont of +h
;oa, imI uoor OF which is held open bv mochnm' J'
officer says: p'''se' through it the
This ,ittIl i.,Ght ut least shut the doorp,
mans nn,;.o nr,,e unjust impeachment of the
10 of pretondos ,dnsss Is said in 0 cases out Of
.urning ot .t deafness to result in quick
,alled 6,ct n. we mans head. He is then
It for tho a aon a.la told that he has been found
'''o Servlce.-New York World.
Idaho semi-weekly world., 1893-11-28

Eieafrr Chacc, an 6o-yoaroiti citizen Of
Wilmington. Del, thus rrcoupts the acci-
Sents OF his lifetime: II was sliding ON tbs
crust whea a loy and aid over fence- run.
nszS sake iR;o me aud making a h.d
voand. Oucr. when mr. mother was max
sng soap. saw n siiprcr al what I thouch,
Was wsiier AID drank three swallows Il
rEuyssi 10 be strong iye My mother melt
81 sorss sailew and gave 10 10 me. aad the
coesnss said that was all that saved my life.
Ionr times came near getting drowned.
twse breaking through the ice into the
river. once falling from raft into tho mill
posd, and oree fell out Of boat ss,o
river.
'.iwasnearly killed twice by being thrown
from Lossrs- fell frou, loaded team to the
ifssen srouhd and was picked up for dead
and FELL out Of q wagon and had n leg
caught between the spokes Of ono Of ,he
wheels oace was driving coysrrsl war-
On when the stanch.on bolt came ou.. let.
ting the hody down. The min hook caught
me In the forehced. tearing a great rash
and when ] fell OUT | struck nay bead ON
the axle. Twice ] fell - frpt f-om stag.
t'g. and onee fell down trap In car.
HIATT house on u pile OF boards below and
started rib incppcd on n scythe aud
tut my foo, badly. and a cake Of lac fell on
ny loot shd burst open one Of my toes; cut !
my ankle very badly with en ax, broke a
nessile In my heei. which was not removed
for two monsha, and stepped on n trnpsnny !
nail and drove IL Into my foot. making n
hhi No'h,i from which pieces Of the shoc
aiss stn< king were rvmuytsi and which had
" be cut open aud the bouc scrapc,l. i
II had "A windiass rope br,4,k when truss
ina mp a lafnl. aud IL broke out two OF my
teeth. have bcen blown np once while
bias;ias stolie ana WAS ba,tly bnruesl three
iifs.es NJ hnn,i wa- caught Ia the feed
rooi of pisker ! wis ls.dly hurt once
With circular stw aud again with buzz
r'aner. ieil en an IS Inch belt when 1t Was
running ansI OF top Of four foot gear
q hen that was running: twicc have fallen
Gown stairs 10 the mill, the first time hurt
lag niy hack badly, the secoi Il time start
lnR tlree Of my ribs IN the winter OF
'si-3 fell over scalc and broke two r,b,." ("