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The St. Johns herald., 1893-12-28
IN THE HEART OF A POPLAR.
The Strange Place in Which a Kentucky
 Skeleton Vas Pound

4 surveyor of McCraclzen county, Ky. recently told the Paducah core spoudent of the Louisville Times about a GiscOverv made by some vvO-kmen oL his farm. about ten miles from the former place. The men felled a large poplar tree. some five feet in diameter at the base. The surface of the trunk was perfect except in one spot where a "catface~ indHzted that there had once been hole into the interior On chOpDing uD the trunk and splitting it. hollow was fOun1 t0 ruz through it. and in that hollow was the slzele- ton 0f a rlan. The sl-uII azd teeth were intact. and also a good portion of the Vcrtcbre, the breast bone. the knees and the feet. It stood upright, the lower part being about two or three feet from the ground The thinnest part of the wood covering these bones was fifteen inches. When the discOv- cry was made hundreds of people in spected the wonder and carried off the bones as relics. Various were the opinions. wise and otherwise. that were expressed as to how and when this hu- man skeleton became imbedded in the very center of an apparently perfect tree.
 Those who are familiar with the growth of forest trees were of the Opin- ion that it must have been encased in its upright coffin at least eighty years. Was it an Indian or a white man? Had he taken refuge there from an i'm pending danger, and, being unable to extrieate himself. had he died and be- come encoffined by the natural growth of the tree. or is it the secret of some terrible crime committed in the long distant past? These are soIhe of the questions which none could answer. When the surveyor was asked why he did not preserve the bones for scientific examination, he replied that before anything of that sort suggested itself the skeleton had been broken up and distributed far and wide.
The St. Johns herald., 1893-12-28
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 Throughout her fathers illness she drove the stage. and did it as well as Old Hen ever did. Her independ- enee and bravery commanded atten- tion and forced respect. Miss MOrrf son is only abont twenty years old. and is a refined and well-edueated young lady. She had made the trip with her father many a time and had sometimes driven the horses. Why should she not do So during the eonvaleseenee of her father? With her to think was to act, and for nearly month she manip- ulated the lines.
The St. Johns herald., 1893-12-28
Al n Washington Reception.

The comments of high life below stairs on the fashionable entertain ments given in Washington are char acteristic and amusing, says Kate Fields Washington. The last large re- ception given by eX-Postmaster Gen. eral and Mrs. Wanamaler, it will be remembered, was to the employees of the post office department, without re- gard to age, sex or previous condition of servitude. In speaking of the ap- preaching entertainment one of the guests of the house, thinking to please the dignitary of the kitchen by remark ing on the great number of acceptances received, said: We shall have great crowd here tonight; we have 1,O53 ac- ceptances." ''Yes," responded the chef. loftily ignoring Q respect of per sons in his reply. and they will bring I.O3S empty stomachs with them"
The St. Johns herald., 1893-12-28
Awoman Turkish Soldier.

4 Turkish woman has lately been discovered serving in the Fifteenth regiment of the sultan's army, under her brothers name, where she had shown herself a capable soldier, and for a period ef three years her sex was not detected. Her reason for serving was to save her brother, who was the only support of ther widowed mother. The sultan. on hearing her story, and also that her conduct had been in every respect above reproach, sent her home, bestowing on her the Schefakat order (third class) and life pension of five pounds sterling (Turkish) per month, and has also exempted her brother from serving in the army.
The St. Johns herald., 1893-12-28
Tne Fisb In,lustrv ir Ckina.

The waters of China abound in fish. and it is estimated by high authority that one-tenth of the people of that empire derive their food from the water. The coasts are crowded with enterprising and industrious fisher men. and beside the net and hook a great number of ingenious expedients are used to capture the fish In the eastern provinces cOrmOrants are trained in great numbers to catch fish, which they bring to their master, who sits in a boat from which he watches at the same time fifteen CT twenty of the birds.
The St. Johns herald., 1893-12-28
When Carlvle Was Happr.

The following story of Carlyle is told by Lord Houghton. the vieeroy of Ire land. whose father was friend of the great Scotchman: It appeared that the grim old Chelsea hermit had once, when child. saved in teacup three bright halfpence But poor old Shet- land beggar with a bad arm came to the door one day: Carlyle gave him all his treasure at once. In after life in referring to the incident he used to say: The feeling of happiness was most intense. would give one hun dred pounds now to have that feelinp for one moment back again"
The St. Johns herald., 1893-12-28
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 Conplrisoa sFith NeW Lerk.

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 CoaI irisoa eith New Aerar
 Ihe verv essenee ot Alner5can. pvog- ness is its u-llltarian splrit, and ot all the great cities ot America, Chicago lS the most American ia this sense, says writer iD the Loneon HOtel. To at tempt to judge that city and it's m2T- vel1us productions bT the coDceD- artistic development is an injustice It must not be judged in comparison with either ancient Rome. buried Pom pei. ruined Athens or modern Paris, but it may be compared with any and all of the existing hives Cf industry, homes Of manufacture or cenCerS of commerce and rapidly growing wealth with sUrpassing honor, glory and fame to its energetic citizens. Chicago is the center of industrial. eOmmerciaI and agricultural America. It is the most American o5 all it's great cities, it has made the most phenomenal prog ress. has recovered from almost ruin Ous disasters. and has acquired the rec ognized highest position amongst the marvellous cities of the great republic. As a center of commerce it's tonnage is almost equal to that of London and Liverpool combined; as a city it's houses are the largest and highest on the surface of the globe, it is the home of several of the largest industries in the world, and its population is grow ing at a pace which must inevitably soon make it the most pOpulous me tropOlis in the universe. These are hard utilitarian facts, appealing per haps but little to the artistic mind, but full of fruitful reflection for the social and political economist
 New York is almost a foreign city as compared to American Chicago, and were it not that New Yorzz's unrivaled position makes it the leading port from the old world it would long ago have ceded its title of empire city to the new ly crowned national metropolis of the great west. ChicagO is a city which has sprung into its high position under the energy and fostering care of the younger generation of New England's sons. Its leaders have been the sciOns of the best stock of old English blood found in America, and their latest eff fort has been the organization and completion Of the greatest and grand est jubilee exhibition which the world has ever seen. The Chicago exhibition is huge success, insOmuch that it ont does everything ever done before, and is the crOwning triumph of the Ameri- can spirit of Chicago.
The St. Johns herald., 1893-12-28
The Modern Picnic.

''When we went on picnics when I was a boy" said middle-aged man, we used to carry our cake and things in baskets. They were pretty heavy, going, but we used to think how much lighter and easier to carry they were coming home, and we were quite will ing to carry them. But see how in this latter part of the nineteenth cen tury even that little detail of life has been made simpler and easier 1 heard my twelve-year-oli boy this morning say to another boy with whom he was going on 9 picnic: Bring your things in a paper bag and then you won't be bothered with anything to lug around after tae picnic is over"
The St. Johns herald., 1893-12-28
RAID OF THE PLEAS.
Lively Insects Make a Visit to Fashionable
 Residents of Gotham.

Lively Insects Make a Visit to Fashionable
 Residents of Gotham.
 New Workers have a plague. The wicked flea has come to town. The fashionble district between Eighth and Eighteen streets and Third and Fifth avenues has been invaded by fleas.
 They come not as single spies, says the Morning Journal. but in battaliOns. They have entered every mansion and hotel in this large district. They the house owner at the door. They dance on the dinner table, hold con- ferences on the sideboard and prone nads in the drawing-rOom. They take maps in the bedrooms, swim in the bath and train their muscles in the gymnasium. Wherever the house holder flies he finds feas-
 It is rumored that the fieas were brought to the district by a wind from Ellis island. A zephyr which passed over some Russian immigrants on Ellis island ble-. over the lower part of the city and conveyed the feas to Union square and vicinity. The fleas were so lively that it was thought they came from France. In fact, they had the vivacity of French fieas.
 Fleas reign throughout the entire district, and their acrobatic feats are the amusement and delight of many spectators. They occupy the city houses Of those who have gone to the country. They make themselves ia miliar with those who are still staying in town. They are jolly, lively and irrepressible. In fact, they are the hurnorists of the insect world.
The St. Johns herald., 1893-12-28
kARENlFE BEQEE5Ts,

The Cost Cf LeavinE EeElocns to
 Miner Las4tGaa
The St. Johns herald., 1893-12-28
Cost of Training 2 sailor.

A few years ago there was much criticism because so much money was spent in educating cadets at the An napolis naval academy. It also costs a good deal in other countries to edu- cate officers for the navy, especially for the British navy. A complaint was published in one of the London papers a few days ago because each cadet costs about $500 year. On the train ing ship Britannia at Dartmouth there are PAS cadets, with a staff of 1G2 in- structors. and it costs about S20O,000 year to maintain them. Of this amount the parents and guardians pay to the government about SS5,000 a year. The royal naval college at Greenwich is said to be another quiclsard for the public money. It costs S250, 1000 a year to keep it running, and according to the average attendance each officer there instructed costs the country about S1,e50 year.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-05-23

A parlor talk recently on the Wends,
who, it seems. were originally Slavs, but
conquered 400 years ago BY the Teutons,
and therefore ancient dependents of Ger
many. reveals the fact that some curious
customs originated with these little known
folk 1t was always leap year. in limited
principle. at least. with these people, TO.
the maids selected their husbands Then
the mans mother took hand in the trans
action, declining or accepting, as she
thought best If the marriage took place
the groom donned green velvet jacket
with heart embroidered In gold thread on
its sleeve. hence the expression to wear
ones heart on ones sleeve. At the end Of
six months the young husband resumed
his usual garb. While be was thus pnb-
fishing abroad his joy his bride was n
black over her sorrow st having left the
home roof
Ii Is probable the Wends did not dis
cuss lis Marriage a Failures'' With the
husband willing to proclaim his joyful
captivity TO the world for half year and
the wife approaching that to leave the
parent nest was critical step. the ulatri-
monial conditions must have been of the
best.-Her Point Of View in New York
Times
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-05-23
Excess of Conscience.

Professor Palmer, of Harvard, discuss
ing the teaching of morals in the public
schools, says that excess of conscience
has desolated New England like a
scourge Conscientiousness becomes a
moral disease and takes the place in the
spiritual life of nervous prostration in
the physical life, People who are always
lingering their motives, and unwhole-
somely preoccupied with directing their
acts, lose spontaneity, sense of proper
ton But what is more important to
human society Is their tendency TO be-
come bores, whose virtues are worse than
their vices. y better rule OF conduct is
that of person who says, I've made
reasonably sure that my instincts are all
right. so LET my acts take care of them
selves New York Evening sun
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-05-23
In a Dangerous Place.

A writer once got into hot corner while
hunting antelope He was out with the
Seventh cayalry-Custer's regiment-foi
lowing a trail which took short cut
across one of the big bends of the Mis-
souri,, the neck of which was not more
than mile wide.
The scouts and Indians were skirting
the river two miles to the right. Sudden
ly several shots were heard in that direc
ton, and herd of seven or eight hundred
antelope was seen sweeping over the prai
RE. The cavalry with the wagon train
spanned the narrow neck from side to side,
so that the antelope found themselves in a
cul de sac, from which there was no Is
cape.
The writer, being midway between the
column and the scouts. had full view q
the fleeing herd as it charged two C.
three hundred yards past him. Seeing
several stragglers he dismounted, picketed
his horse and killed two or three.
He was beginning to enjoy this battne
shooting, when a volley of bullets came
whizzing by. Instantly he dropped on the
ground He was between two fires, the
scouts firing as they advanced from the
river and the soldiers pelting away AS they
closed in from the neck The bullets, be
fore reaching the spot where he was hug
ging the earth, struck the ground and
then came tumbling and ricoeheIing over
his head, buzzing at times so close is Il
make his position highly uncomfortable,
During the lulls in the firing he signaled
several times to the soldiers not to xii
him. But he had nerve" and kept OF
shooting, firing forty shots aud killing
eight antelope On riding over the GROUND
forty or fifty dead antelope were found
enough to keep the regiment in meat fol
several days.-Exchange
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-05-23

CHARLES said a Broad street woman
the other night after church, Il think we
ought TO have a eoachman. We re away
behind the style
might as well be behind the style as be
hind red nosed ooachman,'' WAS the reply.
"Why. Charles, the English people, you
know
Are the worst buffers aud plugs lmagin
able said the unreasonable man
II think a coachman with n beayertine
suit, tall silk hat and white pearl buttous
adds so to the style of q turnout"
"Why not dress him III red, white and
blue, to represent Uncle Sam:'
ooh, Charlesl Why, the Prince of Wales
turnout
"Oh, yes, pin mortgage to your coach
mans coat and cali him the Prince Q.
Wales"
NO use to talk to brutev' snapped the
wife, and closed the disc,.ssion.-Columb bus
Post
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-05-23
Ba,aness Among Married women.

There is no apparent reason why girls
should not inherit a tendency to badness
as well as boys, unless that tendency Is
checked by some other factor. Such a factor
is sexual selection, for | presume it is hard
ly necessary to argue here that a baldheaded
woman would not stand much chance Of
survival in the struggle for matrimonial
honors As men have always practically
done the selecting" and viii probably
continue to do so more and more as the
conditions of modern life render the COM
petition for husbands more severe, the wou-
ans voice in the matter, when she has any,
being limited TO simple negative, it IS not
likely that the state of badness 10 which
the human race Is said to be tending VIII
ever affect the feminine half Of it--Miss
E F. Andrews in Popular Science Monthly.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-05-23
oye AND RTE WITCHES.

.asa little. fearful maid.
whsse mother left her all slones
d,.,r with iron bolt she Etaid,
Hell. IN T,,,in5i IL rolled a lucky stone-
e. e. n,,ny anight she'd wakcd with fright
,ysen witches By the nouse had flown.
-. n,,ins lutte In an niidnight,
70 w.n comes a-singing at the door
~, sboyeth seams OF golden light
i, asb open. darling, ifnploret'
eheco,,M moi help knowing twas Love.
sIthongh they'd never met before.
g. viftly shot the iron bar.
I'd rolled the lucky stone away.
"a careful set the door aJar--
n sNow enter in. Sir Love, pray.
Nc mother knows 1t not. but | have
watched for you this many day."
sv,,h fan and roar of gloomy wings
Thsr paye the door a windy shove;
rtsy rerched on chairs and brooms and
like bats they beat around above
Door little maid. she'd ief the Witches IN
with Love.
o.. MARY T.. wilkins in Century.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-05-23

Do not have your bedroom walls covered
with plain paper. 1t gives them a cold and
unfinished look, unless you have plenty OF
pictures to hang there-snd many pictures
do not belong in a bedroom The wall eff
fects that are good for living rooms. libra
ries, dining rooms, etc, do not suit bed
rooms; the pretty ehintz pattern papers ara
best for these. One is soft green. with grsen
tiles around the fireplace; another with blue
woodwork and blue Trenton tiles. With
chocolate colored woodwork you can have
large pink and cream peonies on the walls
With cream colored paint have yellow how-
cred wall paper. Ledger.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-05-23
Three Million stockings in a Year

The women, girls and children of New
York wear close upon 5,0OO,OOo pairs o.
stockings in year, and that is putting the
average only tribe above three pairs 10!
each. The difference in the price of stock
ings is so great, ranging from the un
bleached cotton, which you buy for four
cents pair, to the beautifully embroidered
silk pair, made To match the costume ana
bringing 500, that it seems absurd to try
to name the average price.-Isouisviile
Courier-Journal.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-05-23
s,orie. of Boundles. wea,,h.

All over the world there are fascinating
stories Of boundless wealth which IS wais-
ing for the seeker who knows the way 80
seek, but according to popular mythology
all kinds of enchantments defend the mys-
FERROUS boards Dragons and serpents,
monsters of every form, COLLINS and demons
of all ranks are commissioned TO assAil
the hardy adventursr. The chest of gold
that is just in sight sinks deep with an
earthquake shock into the very bowels Of
the earth.-All the Year Round
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-05-23
A shrewd Rusiness Man.

First Manager-Sone prina donnas
want the earth
Second Manager-Thst is so once
engaged one who demanded all the re
ceipts of the house, but still made
money.
How did you make out to do that"
Il married her when the season was
Texas Siftings
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-05-23
CREDULITY OF MAN.
TWO GOOD STORIES ILLUSTRATING
4 BROKERS' THEORY.

4 BROKERS THEORY.
Some Men VIII Believe Almost Anything
Without logical Investigation n some
body They Happen TO Know Appear. to
BE In Earnest.
They wandered from subject to sub
5ect in listless way over their coffee
and cigars, as men often do when they
lave enjoyed good dinner. until the
broker got ON his fayofite hobby--the
average mans credulify. His companion.
lawyer. disagreed with him, and that
at once started them ON lively argu-
ment. After a few minutes of general
discussion the broker said:
Well. I'll give you an instance. It is
pretty good story anyhow, and per
fectly true, almost incredible rs it seems.
In the town where was born there lives
an Old river captain named Stewart. who
Is great practical joker The proprie-
tor OF one of the two hotels in the place
Is rather pompous and conceited old
man. Stewart walked into the Office of
the hotel one day few years ago. and
drawing out a one dollar bank note asked
the proprietor if he could change an
eleven dollar bill. The old fellow said
yes. and took the bill. which. sure
enough, had the number eleven in the
corners. and Just CHANGING al it handed
the amount in change to Stewart.
:. 10 !oAsi ill'u si'e'esi afoiner hsure IN
-, In " 'ne numbers on the OIL. and as
the AL u
piie.ol .uu MOI IKE 10 acknowf-
euge INA. nc had never seen an eleven
u ~ oi,n De,ore ne naa only glanced at
casually before nuttlng II IN tine
aiaMe o.ewals ~aiKesi ont OF the no
". =, anu 'oia all Inc men ne met ABOUT the
Jon
Doas = Yen niinu1es ai'er stewart
~ 10y q lia'' wa'Kea IN anu sa'd 70
'na ptppl,e.or
ar hsnheoy,l understand tnat you
na,e an eie,en uoiiar OIL mere. may
ioon az III He'er saw one
he,ineay pfooucso u, ana the man
La seieu over ~ ior seserai minutes
Leiore NC got through examining II an
othe, Lian "aiAeu III anu asaed 70 see
,ne pni' anu 'hsn aiio.her ana announcer
many nenneay CURIOSITY became ex.
el'eu anu ne tlioasn1 re Sosiid zee "nat
lne o,ii reany iooaed me- ne saw az
ohce now u nal oeen h1ea' ana ms
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acAho"ieuge tnat 'ne cigars were Oh
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