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Alpena argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1893-1909, 1893-10-11

did your husband swear he
loved you before you married
himp" mo, he did not; but you
should hear him swear now when
he has to walk the floor at night
with the baby."-New York Press.
Alpena argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1893-1909, 1893-10-11

1--WE might as well consider our
engagement as broken, Reginald.
~ don't see why! Your father
said postponed"
Postponed until you arrived at
years of discretion. And in your
case, Reggy, dear, you know what
that means."-Life.
Alpena argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1893-1909, 1893-10-11

II should like to know when you
are going to pay that bill. | can't
come here every day in the week?"
"What day would suit you bestp"
Saturday" very well, then you
can call every Saturday. Petit
Parisien.
Alpena argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1893-1909, 1893-10-11

Cook Ito nurse "The mistress
says to be very careful in moving
the clock, and not let it fall"
Nurse-"Then you carry the baby
and let me carry the clock. You
might let the clock fall."-Texas
Siftings.
Alpena argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1893-1909, 1893-10-11
0. |. PARTRIDGE.
Real Estate Agent

Rooms 4, 8, Dawson Block.
wIi take charge Of estates for residents and none
resdents. collect rents. pay taxes, place Insurance
obtain abstracts OF title. etc.
Once hours-10 to 12A. M, 4 to 8P.M.
Alpena argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1893-1909, 1893-10-11

IL was her first trip in an eleva-
tor, and she was not aware Of the
fact that she was about to ascend,
but when the thing started she seiz-
ed her companion with both hands,
and screamed as only a woman can
scream: godfrey Jones, Nell, but
I'm dying" A fact.
Tattersall-"Wot ye been doin'
lately, Wraggesp"
Wragges-"Travelin' with the
atrical company"
Tattersall-"What part did you
playP"
Wragges-"Didn't play no part.
l joined 'em when they was walk
ing back to town. Puck.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-05-05
pnni.bment. In MOROCCO.

The notion of suiting the punishment to
the crime, however it may have found ia
vor with the great medieval sultans OF
Cordova, does rot occur to the Maroquine
officials of today.
A Moorish law court Is n parody OF all
that Europeans mean by justice. Extor-
ton is the main object of the judges, and
the contempt for suffering is absolute.
The rich may escape with whole skins, but
those without palm oiln have scant mercy.
For instance, the mere accusation of a
paltry theft, if made from some favored
quarter, will bring on the accused the or
binary punishment for such conduct. This
consists in breaking the ankle bones and
pitching the sufferer into the nearest lane
or ditch, whence his relatives may or may
not remove him. AS there are no surgeons
and no medical appliances, the bones can
not be set, and reunite SO as to leave the
toes turned inward directly facing each
other. At Tangier / have several times
seen one of these poor creatures-possibly
quite innocent of the offense attributed te
him-hobbling over the cobbled alleys
while the passersby nudged each other and
muttered "Thief."
In the prisons men and women, chained
together night and day under every cir
cumstance of indescribable filth and hor
ror, wait until their friends, who brinf
them all the food they get, are able O.
willing to offer bride sufficient for thei
release Nineteenth Century.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-05-05
Indian Chess.

Indian chess, or t'chaturanga," Is played
with a rajah, an elephant, horse and q
ship, and four foot soldiers. corresponding
to king, a castle, a knight, and bishop
and four pawns, and there are four play
ers Each player faces his partner, and
places his pieces in the order Of ship, horse,
elephant and rajah, beginning at the left
hand corner-the four foot soldiers being
of course in front. Partners are thus on
the opposite diagonals. The players move
in the order of the sun. The tactics of the
game, apparently from the "Bhaviahya
Purana," are not to attack your opponent
who has just played, as would be done in
double chess, but to obstrpct the opponent
who has to play next. The game is dis
tinguishcd from double chess by marked
variations
There is no queen, and the ship or bishop
is "lame',-can only move two squares at a
time, though he can hop over an interven
ing piece If he likes. Moreover, player
can take his paetner's.rajab If things ars
not going we'll, and SO assume command Of
both armies, and If both sides have lost Z
rajah they can be restored by mutual con
sent.
The game is thus pervaded by militar!
spirit, though not SO stiff bnt that thu
opening moves are made by the aid OF dice
In this. early game the rajah could b
taken, but he can always, il all the othe
pieces are taken, retire with the honors o
war and draw.-I4ondon Spectator.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-05-05

What Was the Matter with the Cake1
A socially inclined young couple who
are comfortably quartered In one OF the
large apartment houses mp town inyitel q
few friends to a card party one evening
last week. Owing to q misunderstanding
regarding the date not one Of the expected
guests appeared on the evening in ques-
ton. The young wife WAS greatly vexed.
She had prepared tempting little supper,
and he1 economical soul revolted at the
Idea Of its being wasted. One Of the fea-
lures Of her table was large ornamental
cake, which she had purchased at neigh
boring confectioner's She cut the cake
and endeavored to induce her husband &c
eat portion Of it, but he did not like cake
She was determined. however. that some
body should eat it, and she offered II to the
hall and elevator boys, of which there were
four. They accepted it with enthusiasm
and quickly disposed Of it.
The following day every boy was sick
very sick. A doctor was called, and BIZ
Investigations led to the suspicion tina
something was the matter with that cake
He said that the boys had undoubtedl.
been poisoned. The confectioner's shol
was vis.ted, and the story of the rniscbie
breeding cake was told to him. He has
evidently heard q similar story before, 70
he hastily exclaimed: "Ob, it was part Q
that varnish batch of cake. am 80 sorry
You must excuse me. My cook put in cul
Of varnish. That is all. You see ] hav
been having the woodwork in my stor
vanished. Yes, that was it. He put Il
some varnish. That is allp
The boys got well, and the story Of tn
"varnish cake" has been. repeated all owe
the neighbOrhood. When the hidden guest
who staid away from the card party hear
Of it they were glad that they had misur
derstood the date.-New York Times.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-05-05
A City DESTROYED by silence.

Amycle, if the old legend OF its fate Is TO
be relied upon, actually persisted through
silence. The legend concerning the unique
end of this ancient city is as follows: Amy
cle was a town of Laconia, founded by the
Lacedemonian king Angela. 1t was an
independent city for many years, but wa
finally conquered by the Spartans. me
city had been so often alarmed by false
rumors of a projected Spartan invasion
that at last, weary of living in state OF
absolute terror, it was decreed that II
should be made a public offense to report
the approach of an enemy. so, when eh'
Snartans at last actually appeared before
The city. no one dared to warn the ofhclal>
of their approach, and thus they were apl'
to take the town with scarce an ei1ort.
There is, it must be admitted, another
"silence" myth concerning Angela; ser
yius says that the city was founded ..
Pythaeoreans, forbidden by laws OF tneil
order to speak of or to harm serpents' IN
result was that the snakes from the nun
sought the precincts of the city, and nc
one daring to speak of it to his nelshpor o.
to harm the Shiny creatures, one oy ON
the Inhabitants left, until finally the city
was completely turned into snake den
CT ouis Republic.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-05-05
Do Not sleep on Your Left Side.

When patient complains of bad taste
in his mouth every morning on waking up,
the first question ask him is as to the pc
sition he assumes when going to sleep
An immense number of people sleep on
the left side, and this is the most common
cause of the unpleasant taste which is gen
orally attributed to dyspepsia. II meal
has been taken within two or three hours
of going to bed, to sleep on the left side is
to give the stomach a task which 1t is diff
Scult in the extreme TO perform. The
81 udent of anatomy knows that all food en-
I tiers and leaves the stomach on the right
side, and hence sleeping on the left side
soon after eating involves a sort of pump
ing operation which is anything but con-
ducive to sound repose.
The action of the heart is also interfered
with considerably, and the lungs are un'
duly compressed. 1t is probable that lying
| on the back is the most natural position
but few men can rest easily so, and hence il
is best to cultivate the habit of sleeping OIL
| the right side. 1t is very largely matter
of habit, and the sooner it is acquired the
better for the sleeper and the worse for the
physician in St. Louis Globe
| DemOcrat.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-05-05

Judge Monroe 80 Decided in Favor Of
Il Eeily-xe1ly ". fenlow.

John J. Kelly vs.. Peoples Bank ct al. Plant
III began this suit BY SEEKING lottery ticket,
one-twentieth Of whole ticket, which had won
900 and had been forwarded TO the Peoples
Bank for collection, and in which he claimed
one-fourth interest as owner. BY consent the
ticket was cashed. and the unclaimed three
quarters were Withdrawn, leaving the contested
one-quarter, which was also claimed by John
w. Fcnlow, under control OF the court.
The parties live In st. Louis, and have been
quite unfortunate. In 1891 Fenlow, Kelly, Norle-
man, O'Keefe and Connors formed quasi club,
and on three or four occasions purchased Ave
fractions Of LOTTERY tickets said fractions cost
| ing 81 each, and each member, contributing his
proportion Of the price. was equally intere-sed
In the winnings. Fenlow generally was charged
with purchasing the tickets, and held them
until the drawing.
The members usually paid their contribution
beforcth drawings, and Fenlow paid the lot
/ terry ticket vendor.
In April, 1892, they. invested lconnors HAD
dropped out). All paid except Kelly, who haS
agreed to pay his dollar on the day precedint
The tickets had been selected BY Noriemsn
There wnS no further intercourse between tn,
Tuesday. April Il, when Il was thai on n
Of the four tickets had won Q15 900. The ticket
have been paid for by Fenlow, and the question
for the court to decide Is whether Fenlow paIt
for account Of Kelly u, or whether 1t was 10
his own account.
The day after the drawing Kelly rendered hi
dollar, but was told that he was dtoo lafeu an,
Il that he WAS mot in it,"
The court concludes that Fenlow gave Kell
to understand that he FenIow) would see thu
Kelly's interest in the ticket would be paid fOl
l. 1t Is therefore ordered, adjudged and decree
that there be Judgment In favor Of John
Kelly and against John W. Fenlow, decreein
Kelly to have been the owner Of an undiyide
one-fourth interest In the lottery ticket an
that plaintiff receive and collect e375O reprt
senting the one-fourth Of the proceeds Of th
lottery ticket now on deposit.--New Orlean
, HA) City Item. February.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-05-05
Shows the ROYAL to be a
cream of tartar baking pow
der, superior to all others in
leavening power g & aisa $; 1s & ;eg


r.. sentimental monts de piete had their
y. ~ IN the Italian monti di pieta, large
os ,hsrs Of which were founded ID Italy
nnaarshout the Sixteenth century. and the
'1i .Osqs Of which were, in the first instance,
0 0..'sutialJy charitable, the avowed purpose
b tho institution being to counteract the
. " III effect of usury by lending money
l ls'dsnosts at an almost intinitesimal rate
~ ~ ;atsrest. The Franciscan monks were
~ frst 10 lend money on goods, and in 1913
' Nov were allowed by the pope to receive a
s.odsrate amount Of interest; but in pro
.sss of time the Italian month di pieta be-
.sme extensive banking corporations,
s shicb were occasionally plundered or hall
mined by forced loans exacted by tyran-
u r princes and sometimes brought to
s .rtIre collapse by injudicious financial
culations.-London Teleeraph:
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-05-05
HEADACHE AND DYSPEPSIA.

William p. Rockwell, No. 5i2 West 57th
street, New York, says:
~ have been martyr to bilious head
ache and dyspepsia. Any indiscretion in
diet, overfatigue or cold brings on fit Of
indigestion, followed by headache lasting
two or three days at time. think l must
have tried over twenty different remedies,
which were recommended as certain cures
by loving friends, but it was no use. Al
last though would take simple course
of pnrgation with BRAEDRErH's Pills. Fol
the first week took two pills eve night,
then one pill for thirty nights; in that time
/ gained three pounds in weight, and never
have bad an ache or pain nee"
Disease in one part of tie body will
eventually fill the whole body with disease
Every year or two some parto the system
grows weak, and begins to decay. Suct
part should be removed at once and new
matter be allowed to take its place. There
no need of cutting it out with q surgeon'
scalpel. Purge away the old, diseased ant
WORKOUT parts with RANDRETH's PILLS.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-05-05
rxperimenting In u Tank.

One of the most interesting and vaiuaoie
seatnres in the shipbuilding yard OF the
Dsnnvs. on the Clyde, is what is known as
the experiment, which is 800 feet long anu
n feet deep. In this tank are experiment,
aI,v determined the speed, resistance anu
other similar qualities of all vessels 70 De
hnilt before the designs are completed,
This tank and the models which are used
are bv no means toys, but are OF vaiuaole
resistance as mathematical methods OF
sc;entifically determining facts OF the Ut
most Importance. ,a. from
The models employed are made from rom
naraffine wax, and by an ingenious ma
chine are cut from this material to the eA
oct form of the ship they represent upon
anv desired scale. This mechanism =
ia rgely automatic and self registering, anu !,
works with remarkable accuracy, IL i !
Sne TO the experiments which are carrie.
an in this tank and other methods OF =
sir,;lar character that such successiul re
snits are obtained in the construction %
vsssels with excellent speed and sea going
Qualities. New York Telegram.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-05-05
At q Quaker Wedding.

No clergyman is needed at Quaker
wedding because the happy principals per
form the ceremony themselves. This is the
formula repeated by the bridegroom at
recent wedding: Friends, here, in the
presence of the Lord and in the divine
presence, ! take this, my friend, Edith
Mary Hamburg Aggs, to be my wife, prom
Using, in the fear of the Lord and with
divine assistance, to be her faithful and
loving husband" The bride repeated a
similar declaration, the certificate OF mar
rage was signed by witnesses, short ad-
dresses from Scriptural texts were made
prayers were offered, and the ceremony
was ended.-Exchange.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-05-05
No Show with That Jury.

One of the old settlers of St. Paul. weary
ing of calling and dunning for a bill,
brought suit to enforce its collection:
When the day of the trial came on the old
settler was a little late, and the jury had
been impaneled and sworn, He entered,
sat behind the attorney, and rapidly ran
his eyes over the jury When he reached
the last man he sprang to his feet and re
CARELESS of court etiquette and decorum
called out. Judge, every man on that jury
owes me bill Dismiss the case quick OF
I'll turn up in that fellows debt"-St
Paul Globe
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-05-05
A Big Game Bag

MI. total amount of big game brought
t hno during the Maharaiah's shikar party
70 oA slsven tigers, three panthers' two
was TWO rhinoceri, eleven buffaloes, forty
D 'saa ds s% and twenty -one bears. The iel
i nine us. ware the weights and lengths OF the
i s's b;grest tigers: Length, 10 feet - -
; nvS o.s weight, 493 pounds; 10 feet, 4ae
lncnes, o feet 5 inches, 467 pounds; y lee.
PG iuches 80 pounds; Q feet 9 inches ,p su9
Oa amra The six largest swamp deer 'E ~,
pounaS duyacelli) were $40 pounds, $40 9
Os1vus 500 pounds 400 pounds 400 pounds
pUd go pounds. The two lasges. sam aach
apa ~ sristotilis) weighed SOB pounds eAcn'
-Iand and Wates.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-05-05

A servant who had just been engaged by
q Madison avenue mistress was told by her
mistress that everything was to be done in
the house with great punctuality. II shall
expect you to get up at Q o'clock, dine at L
and go to bed at 10. 'That's all right,
was the response. ''If have nothing else
to do this place will suit me exactly. -
New York Evening Sun.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-05-05
BEWARE OF OINTMENTS FOR Ca
TARRH THAT CONTAIN MERCURY,

As mercury will surely destroy the sense OF
smell and completely derange the whole system
when entering 1t through the mucous surfaces.
such articles should never be used except on
prescriptions from reputable physicians, as the
damage they will DO is tenfold 10 the good you
can possibly derive from them. Halls Catarrh
Cure, manufactured by +. j. Cheney d Co., To
ledo, o., contains no mercury, and Is taken in
ternally, acting directly upon he blood and mu-
cous surfaces of the system. In buying Halls
Catarrh Cure be sure you get the genuine 1t Is
taken internally and made in Toledo, o., by T.
J. Cheney L. Co. Testimonials free.
~ Sold by druggists; price, rs cents per
bottle.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-05-05

Sicilian women, two or three hundred
years ago, excelled in the art of the drawn
work embroideries now SO popular. They
traced their patterns on linen, then drew
the threads from the parts that were to be
transparent, and filed in the openings
with fancy stitches to give them lacy ap-
pearance.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-05-05

Our readers will serve themselves BY
noticing the remarkable offerings advertised
in another column by. the Sherwood Hall
Nursery Co. of Menlo Park and San Fran
cisco, who are leaders ON the coast in fur.
nishing everything for the farm and garden.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-05-05

Herbert Spencer is now man of seventy
though he looks ten years younger. he L
of medium stature and his head is bald
except for thin fringe of hair He has al
aauiline nose, rudy skin and an intel
lectual face.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-05-05

Itwould take all the Lancashire COTTON
factories 400 years to spin thread ious
enough to reach the nearest star Az sne
present rate of production Oh aooo' 49,
OOO 600 miles per day.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-05-05

Syrup

William Mcclellan, Druggist at
Bloomingdale, Mich. "Ihave had
the Asthma badly ever since / came
out of the army and though I have
been in the drug business for fifteen
years, and have tried nearly every
thing on the market, nothing has
given me the slightest relief until
few months ago, when 1 used b.
schee's German Syrup. I am now
glad to acknowledge the great good
II has done me. lam greatly reliev.
ca during the day and at nightgo to
sleep without the least trouble. o
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-05-05

One of the choicest relics in the fine col
lection of George W. Childs, OF Philadei
phia, is a little green harp that once be
longed to Tom Moore, and which the poe
carried into hundreds Of lxish homeA
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-05-05

The roe deer is the smallest ana mos.
nearly domesticated OF the tnree spe. ,hs
which inhabit Germany: IL Is News. .; ~
most beautiful, and its flesh Is tue uaih''es'
vanison known to the epicure.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-05-05

II is a curious fact that mayohnaise
dressing will disagree with deiicate peop,e,
whereas the same ingredients pue s,, -.
without an egg French dressing) VIII ''
s.,sily digested.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-05-05

Portland, Or.

ia assuring fringe), which we will mail to you
H. IL 30 cents sent us, with % cents for postage
,os suggestion from our house-furnishing line
,vL making your home attractive. Our special
vners are not to get your money for the article
nurssnlloned, but to get your attention to our
p pa !. and qualities. We know they'll convince
bonasania t you are assured of honest goods and
Cs onest values from us every time. Our Spring
oa''Nogue is sent free for the asking.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-05-05

A Kentucky gentleman has been confirmed as
Minister to Peru Here is the good old combi-
| nation OF whisky and quinine over again.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-05-05

AS a cure for sore throat and coughs
"Brotrn's Bronchial 7roches y have been
thoroughly tested, and maintain a good
reputation. @
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-05-05

Can you think Of anything moro ecnvinc-
ing than the promise that b made by thu
propEietcru Of DR.. 6ags's Catarrh Remedy
Il & this; !" II W can't cure Jour Catarrh,
wsu pay you $500 IN cash"
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-05-05

Riches may have wings," said the tight
listed man, but there are no hies on my
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-05-05

A man feels proud when he il working hia
necktie undertakes 70 do the same thing.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-05-05

Blobbs-I drink q cheap California clare
which know to be reliable. wigwag-Yes:
know the kind-poor but honest.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-05-05

She-What's the most animated spectacle yot
ever saw2 He-A Boston girl chasing stree
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-05-05
aDEG1sIVEl
Baking Powder Tests
The United States Official

Investigation of Baking Powders made by authority Of
CONGRESS-, in the Department Of Agriculture Washing
~ D. c.. furnishes the highest authoritative inorma
;on as TO which powder is the best The Official Report