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Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-01-06
Tho Changes Of Time.

The other day he returned. He stood
again In his native village He found the
can where he had hid It, He procured a
pint OF milk, He went to his old familiar
boyhood's home, entered, and ia u hest.
tating and trembling voice, said, Father
and mother, here's your milk" He was
given warm welcome, but be noticed
there was a change In his parents appear
ance; they had net the old familiar look.
He questioned them, explanations follow
ed. The young man discovered that,
though the good people were still his
parents, the change In their personal ap.
pearance was readily accounted for Short.
ly after his sudden aud mysterious depart
ure from home his father died aud his
mother married again. Then his mother
died and his new father married again
Thus on his return the wandering boy
found the dear old home AS he had left 1t,
the only difference being that he had new
father aud a new mother. Verify, truth Ia
stranger than iietion.-old Colony Gazette
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DOR the price of brandy rose from two dol
lars to thirty dollars per gallon, and other
sorts of commodities advanced in propor-
ton. CarOusing and murder filled the in
tervals between cruises, and eventually the
thrifty gambler, by direction or indirection,
got all the spoils of piracy. Then il he tried
to get away on some honest vessel bound
Europeward he suffered spoiation and
death at the hands of his former dupes,
and the coin journeyed back to Tortuga to
fulfill its former mission of supplying
means for hdeous revelry.
| There is one pirate, however. about
whom there seems to have been many re-
deeming features. He fourished in the
early part of the present century on the
Island of Barataria, not far from New Or
leans, and during the war with Great
Britain helped jackson win his famous
fight against Packenham, After that ne
founded the city of Galveston, and aided
at least two South American colonies in Sc
curing freedom from Spanish rule. His
name was Lafitte, and the manner of his
death is not known to history.
Piracy, according to the old acceptatiop
of the term. does not exist at the present
day. save in the China seas and adjacent
waters. The maritime Monaghan is a nat
ural robber and a coward by instinct. He
preys only where he is sure of success, and
when successful his cruelty is indescriba-
BILE. A good second to the Chinaman Is
the Malay, and the Barbary corsalr has
still a right to at least mention. But
the rover of the Flowery Kingdom leads
them all, and it is matter of record that
last year the viceroy of the province of
canton alone caused the beheadinp of 100
pirates.
ms being the situation, it seems slightly
amusing to hear Of the poor negro wreck.
ers of the Bahamas and the common wa
ter front thieves Of the big cities classed
as pirates But the queerest "piraten
OF all is man who has been a resident of
chicago for score of years and who has
been In trouble with the authorities every
summer. He is known as BLACK Jaekn
iattaw, and lie dispenses liquors from a
boat anchored out in Lake Michigan. n ,ar
the government pier and about a mile
from shore, lie applied for a CITY license
decade or SO ago and was refused the
authorizes saying they had no jurisdic-
ton.
lhey reconsldered this afterward hut
JACK refused to listen to them. and the
row Is now one of the annual summer sen.
satlons of the town. Yattaw is termed
the 'bumboat pirate" by the local papers
but as he has only one ear and is short on
myers, it would seem that in personal en-.
counters where blood flowed he came off
second best. It's quite drop in piracy
isn IT, from the CORY Blackboard who
forced hundreds of people to walk the
plank, to the disorderly BLACK Jack y
whose highest ambition is to make his
patrons pay fifteen cents drink for five
cent whisky! NV
Verify, piracy is a thing of the past ON
american waters at least.
F. X. WHITE.
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Poisoning from Fly Bites.

A case came under my observation ID
August, 1888, Immediately after my 70
moval to okomis, Ills. There waa
called to see IL young butcher, suffering
from a swollen arm, high fever and severe
symptoms of depression. This Is me
history of this case; Three days previously
he had been working with bare arms among
the rubbish at the slaughter house wnen
all at once whole swarm of ilies alIghle'
on his arm--fiies which had been leastins
on the bones and refuse generally found III
such places.
In driving them oil his arm he crushed
number of them, and forgot the raet ul'n
three days later, when his arm Decams
wit bout any visible cause, palnlu' AM
swollen, causing Il most serious illness, ~
this case could not prevent suppura'iou
although used the most rigid antlsep.s
measures and most careful internal 'reae
ment, and lie recovered only after yer,
protraeted illness. Dr. Henry bafsens ~
Halls journal of Health.
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A sensIhle Rxperimsnt.

Miss Elizabeth was very peculiar WON,
an. She had n great deal Of sense Not
that she was different from other women
In this respect. but she had 30 much Of IL
that It surprised many young men.
One day young Robinson went to call ON
her. Young Robinson was also very sensi.
bic, He and Miss Elizabeth were we'll
matched. They could talk together on any
number Of subjects, and they knew lust
when and where TO stop, just what to say
and what not To say. On this particular
day there was long story in the after.
noon papers abont "A person known as Jack
the ktsser. who bothered many young
women and girls In the streets by CATCHING
them and kissing them.
Miss Elizabeth said that she did not
think that a girl could be kissed by any
man unless she wanted him to kiss her.
Robinson said that any man could kiss
any woman by brute force. Miss Eliza,
beth said that that was all nonsense.
IN tell yot what we'll do" said Robin
son. "You are certain that man cannot
kiss woman unless she Is party to the
kissing ] am certain TINT man can
We, you and l. will try IT,"
Miss Elizabeth said that she didn't zee
any harm Ia that, so Robinson began to
try to kiss her After several minutes
and trials he succeeded, and she, seeing
that it was useless to combat him further.
gave In and let him kisr her all he wanted
to-
When 1t was all over Miss Elizabeth had
a. inspiration.
I'm tell you what well do" said Miss
Elizabeth. my foot slipped that time
Well try 1t over again. New York Even.
ing Sun
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-01-06

There is great chance for old maids in
the Argentine Republic" remarked Henri
Bosquet, OF Buenos Ayres There are
about sixteen men to one woman there.
and the unmarried males are more than
anxious to secure wives. This is especially
true of my city. When new woman as
we call the welcome arrival, comes to town
about fifty men make u wild effort to Sc
cure her, 1t is quite an interesting con
test, and the one who captures the prize is
looked upon rs something of hero.
The local papers write columns about it.
and about everybody in the city turns out
to the wedding. 1t doesn't matter much
about the woman's age or looks; she is re-
ceiVed with open arms and married off in n
jiffy 10 some real nice man. The woman
Will have about fifty good looking sutols
TO pick from, SO she need not be auxious
about not tiudiug the kind of man she
wants. The love making doesn II last long
however Three days is the usual limit u
Chicago Tribune
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-01-06

There is an old fashioned toy that is
quite easily made at home which yields a
good deal of amusement at family parties
To make 1t you take base Of firm wood,
round by preference. but any firm piece
will do. From the back you drive long,
sharp pointed nail or screw right through
It into the feet OF little tigure-a doll
dressed in red cloak like an old witch
Then you take a circular piece OF card
board. and ruling lines Ike the spokes OF
wheel ill in the spaces with notices such
as Beware, your pride will have fall, +"
"You are loved again" you will marry
in leisure aud repent in haste" and such
like sentences. The figure has wand fixed
in its hand. The disk of cardboard is placed
50 as to balance, free TO revolve with a
touch, and the answer is of course found
by the direction of the wand pointing to
the senteuce at which the disk has stopped.
IL is very old novelty" but things half
forgotten are often more popular on their
revival than quite fresh and original ideas
New York World
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Where the Ash Ire. Was Sacred

Inc Celts aud Germans and Scandinavia.
ans worshiped the mountain ash, and it ia
especially in the religious myths of the lat.
ter that the "Askr Yggdrasil" PLAYS a
prominent part To them it was the
hottest among trees, the world tree.
which' eterhaily young and dewy, repre-
sehted heaven, earth and hell. According
to the Edda, the ash yggdrasil was AN ever.
green tree. y specimen of it grew at I'm.
saia IN front of the great temple, and an.
other IN Dithmarschen, carefully guarded
by u railing, for it was In mythical way
connected with the fate of the country
When Dithniarschen lost its liberty the
tree wlthere'i, but a magpie, one OF the
pest prophesying birds of the north, came
auo punt lis nest on the withered tree and
hatehed five little ones. all perfec,Iv Witt
as sign that at some future TINA ~
country would regain its former liberty
Deutsche Rundschau.
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ing his Drawny arms on Tie bar, ne couio
tell the story of the fight. and how Gusts,
huge colored blacksmith who had shop
down Swanson street, below Queen, sheared
the pirates head off Mt 'one whack.' 30
the tavern was known ms 'Patton's
l II was at Newport that Charles Harris
met his fate. II also was an Eighteenth
century rover, but the manner OF his cap
tnre showed that he had little sense. lie
and his .'partner," Edward low, In these
two vessels tackled warshiI,, thinking It
IN be a merchantmen. In the subsequent
argument with cannon Mr. Harris and his
crew were taken and twenty-tour OF them
met well deserved death. Low escaped
with his ship, harried the Newfoundland
banks, captured forty-hve vessels, killed
and tortured the sailors and then, grown
plethoric with plumber, steertd his course
for the Azores and was never afterward
prominent before the public.
The scoundrels already mentioned, how.
ever. were but feeble limitations OF the cor
sairs of the Seventeenth century who raw
aged Spain's possessions in Central and
South America The buccaneers and ma
rooGers are types of the hideo,is ferocity to
which man CHI utSCeAu NHch tohiihheSH
by the lust for gold. They generally
scorned to tackle anything less formidable
than we'll armed treasure ship on the
high seas, but they made speciality OF
storlning and sacking cities. They STEPPED
the shores of the Caribbean sea and the
Gulf of Mexico in blood.
One band crossed the Isthmns OF Darien,
as it was then called, and sacked the pros.
porous city of Panama. If the amount OF
plumber reached less than $500, 900, an ex
petition was thought a failure. One OF
these stupendous scoundrels, Henry Nor
gan, was knighted by Charles II Of Eng
land, because Of the sufferings he had in
flioted on the Spaniards. He had for con
telnporaries such fiends as Teach BLACK
beard Kidd, Roberts, Avery, Lolonois,
Pierre le Grand and Portuges-
When any Of these buccaneers made
haul" they went to the Island Of Tortuga
to spend their i'll gotten and blood stained
gold On that sink Of corruption vice
reigned unchecked. Vile men and viler
women welcomed the gentlemen adven-
turers" When pirate ship put into har
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Every day the lumber Of English won
en- of good post on who I, into trade as
profession Increases, and, paradoxica %
it may seem, the blue bluoded danes grow
rich and are PR nd and happy over their
successes. Half If the smart bonnet hops
of ondon are kept b. them, and they
havr now begua to SET up perfume and
GLOW, bazars, stationery stores, etc. II
must not be sup 'osed, h,,wever, that every
decayed gentlee oman is fitte to find
fortune in the till, simply becaus he'
nam happens t figure in the peerage.
Certainly pos ton c0utts for good
deal; but capita shrewdaess ard energy
are three prere luisites that stand first 10
the ace, no mi tier how exalted the title
may be that lacks them. Whenever
gres lady dete mines to adopt the yard
stici and scales she first goes through
coaching process, and learns from prac
ticai experience just how it is done. She
takes lessons ii bookkeeping, learns TO
watch the market, is taught to gather wis
dom from her rivals, and, most important
of all, studies TO be patient and amiablt
and attentive to details. Illustrated Amer
lean
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One is afraid to say how many thousands
OF years ago were made the first ohserva-
lions of stars OF which we have any certain
knowledge; but in all probability they
were made not less than seven thousand
years ago, by priests in Egypt, who re-
quired TO know when certain stars rose
above the eastern horizon, in order that
their morning sacrifice might be offered at
the proper time, that is, exactly at sun
rise.
Nowadays. such eye observations have
given place to others made by elaborate In
stramsnts, which enable us TO observe
stars not only on the horizon but in any
part Of the blue eSpanse OF heaven, while
by the increased power of telescopes the
number of stars within our ken has been
increased from six thousand-the number
which may be seen In both hemispheres by
the naksdeeys-to probably about eighty
million.-J. Norman Lockyer In Youths
Companion.
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The origin Of the National Marine band
at Washington Is most curious Nearly q
hundred years ago Yankee captain kid
mapped a strolling troop of musicians on the
shores Of the Bay Of Naples and brought
them TO this country From this handful
OF Italians the band was developed. Tho
descendants OF these stolen Italians are
now among the wealthiest people of Wash
ington. Some Of them are prominent law.
yers, and others have their names con-
pected with the best known hotels aud the
largest real estate offices in the Capital City
New York World
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-01-06
TIE Mooul SNAKE DANCE.
Ghost Dancing Is sedateness Itself II
Comparison with 1t.

ghost Dancing StuNteucss At"o'A ="
Comparison with 1t.
benjamin Brink, Moqui, Ariz.," was
written on the register at the Palmer House
by robust looking man of 90, somewhat
stoop shouldered.
"E'rom what have heard Of the ghost
dance'' said Mr.. Brink, "Icannot see why
It should stir up such row. The snake
dance believe, is ten times moro excit-
ing, and the Zuni. Navajo and Moqui In
dams on the reservation near my home
work themselves into perfect frenzy dur
ing its progress, but never think Of modest
ing the whites.
1T Is part of their religion, though, and
II any attempt were made to stop IL be-
lieve there would be bloodshed. The dance
takes place once in two years. Prepare
tions were made several weeks before 1t
came off, and ] was as anxious to he
spectator as they were. stranger or
wilder ceremony never saw. | hope
shall never see 1t again. The dance took
place just before shutdown, and got up on
high ledge where could get good view.
The space allowed for the dancers was not
large and was inclosed. Fifteen fine look
ing Indians began to walk rather slowly at
first around huge stone in the center of
the Enclosure. They were almost naked,
and every part of their bodies, even to their
feet, was smeared with red and green
paint. Each man had a fox's scalp dang
ling from hi, waist, and iii each hand car
ried rattle made of gourd. Hoofs of
deer were tied around their ankles and
wrists, and at each step and movement OF
the arm noise enough was made to wake
the dead.
IL. L.. l.. Al l.
been caught several days before the fete,
and just before the dance had been placed
In cluster of trees beneath where | stood
After the men had yelled till they were
hoarse and had made themselves tired
with stamping on the ground, fifty more
painted redskins came rushing down hill,
filed into the Enclosure, and then began
such tumult as | never want to hear
again. At given signal the sixty-fve now
thoroughly frantic men made rush for
the grove where the snakes were hidden.
Each man came rushing back with wrig-
Cling aud squirming snake, its neck be-
tween his teeth 50 it could not bite him, re-
entered the ring, and began slow walk
around the center stone. The reptiles
Kissed and dashed their tails and bodies
around the necks of the apparently mad
red men. Several of them were bitten by
the snakes, which were the most venomous
In the country. 1t is Il wonder all Of the
performers We're not bitten. Two of them
died Il day or two after hedance, the herbs
applied not being sufficient to draw out the
poison.
after the ceremony each man snatched
his snake from his mouth, ran down into
the valley below, aud there the reptiles
were set free. The Indians were thorough
ly exhausted after their violent exercise.
and could scarcely crawl back up the hill.
From what could learn such ceremonies
as the snake dance have been held for
centuries. Chicago Tribune.
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"hen the Sioux 20 on the warpath in
anything like reasonable weather thew
exercise great economy in dress. They
paint their ponies with red and black paint
III crosses, They also wear their hair loose
ana flowing and put liberal allowance ~
req ana black paint on their faces. Deco.
rative art prevails largely in their makeun
Bugs, reptiles and animals, as nearly ne
the rndely artistic mind of the Sioux can
eontrlNe, are painted on their forebeads
aud chins, while cross OF red and black
paint adorus each cheek. -philadeln
Ledger. pun"
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-01-06

heard the other day a funny story illus
trating the ignorance and stupidity OF
some Russian provincial governors. The
Russian government resolved TO gather
some statistics regarding its fer of PROV
inces, and to that end dispatched letters of
searching miuuteness to all the officials.
One was received at st. Petersburg, in
which a certain question in regard to the
progress of cisilization was thus answered.:
"The civilization is not to he found in my
province. 1t may be on the Chinese Dor
der; but two Cossack horsemen have been
sent to hunt it up" On further inquiry
the fact was developed that the official
thought some unheard Of tribe Of nomaas
was meant. -PhiladelphiA Timea
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ne following note left by a tramp was
ioun ne on the kitchen table by Mrs. Jacobs.
u youngstown, o., the other day; CIV
i pear GOOD Lady Friend-I came here a
stranger and found nobody at home. 7
was hungry and took a piece of pie. | will
return some day and pay you for it. Mucb
ooilged' This is all have got. Keen them
until l return" With the note was left
Ledger. 'i'i"oeiphia
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People often push others in crowd in
the street in II manner much ruder than
they would ever employ were not those
jostled into their way entire strangers.
A Boston gentleman was crossing a
crowded street one day, when a we'll
dressed, ladyhke looking woman gave him
real blow on the shoulder while attempt
ing to push her eager way past him. He
lifted his hat.
Madam he said courteously, next
time you assault me in public, would you
mind striking little higher up ON my
shoulder, as that place is lame."
The lady rushed by him. her face lam
ing with modification. Exchange
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IDAHO



How well the boy knows him, the boys
mani No necd to tell him this man likes
boys. He shows it in all his actions II he
doesn't say anything there is a kindly
twinkle III his eye every time 1t falls upon
. boy that speaks volumes. Perhaps he
has boys at home, perhaps he hasn't. for It
isn't every father Of boys who IL boys
man. have known the father Of dozen
boys to be no more comrade for them
than the sphynx. When they were little
they ran and hid every time they saw him
coming he frowned on all their youthful
sports and dealt unpityingly with every
boyish folly. Then have known man
with no boys Of his own who loved and
was beloved by all the boys In the neigh
borhood.
Happy the boys who have : boys man
for father. He can Join them in their
pleasure and sympathise with them in theis
youthful griefs. The boys man IL rarely
disturbed by the shout and laugh Of en-
uberant boyhood II some sour neighbor
be not looking on he wouldn't mind taking
. romp with the boys himself. He IL in
dulgent when they trample through ths
garden IN search Of flying ball, and Il
they invade his orchard In search Of early
fruit he Is more likely to look the other
way than to set the dog on them. He Il
cApitaf c0mpany- togo hunting or hshlno
with, and II he knows where the best
strawberrfes or black berries grow he isn't
satisfied until he tells the boys all about IT,
He Il indulgent TO the pranks OF boys.
He IL never disturbed by their tin horns
and firecrackers on the Fourth Of July.
and II II would be any satisfaction to boy
watching around the corner to nee him
kick an old hat with brick in It on April
FOOLS day, why be will just up and kick II,
corn or no corn. And the boys man never
hcks behind, Boys can always hang on to
tho hind axletree Of his buggy, or climb
into the tail end OF his lumber wagon, Oh
load down his cutter or bob~lsds, and be
never 80 much as threatens them with his
whip. On the contrary he shouts Jump
board" and becomes the jolly center o.
their youthful glce. Siftings.
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- VINO was the Ch@ronian sage, the Celtic
Homer and the French OvidY
= Fintarch, who was born in Cherona. in
noena, one of the old Greek provinces, was
sometimes called the Cheronian sage Nv
.he term Celtic Homer, Ossian probably Is
meant. He is supposed to have lived in
.he Ihird century. Several writers at one
ume ana another have been called the
freneh Ovid, but the characterization has
oltenest been applied to Du Bellay, who
nved In the Sixteenth eentury.-St. Louis
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Who Is the author of the saying. Moth
Ing Is certain but death and taxesf"
This mot first appears in literature in q
letter OF Benjamin Franklin. written in
lss9, to NJ. Leroy, 4 distinguished French
man. Franklin says: Our constitution Is
In actual operation, everything appears to
promise that il will last, but In this world
nothing is certain but death and taxes."-
St. Louis Globe Democrat.
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Sonthey is considered TO have oes I'll
generally well paid poet, He received,
however, but $50 for his Joan Oh AS
and only Ellis for the first edition Q, -. Il
laba." Sheley's writings brought nln ,ls
no profit, and Goethe complained t''aI pa Il.
works were great expense to nun, i'Nth
ert Burns and Thomas CampDeii .v
Jared more or less badly, and were ns sani
all their lives engaged in a hand " -
fight with poverty. Campbells Ile 'saon
of Hope" brought him in only s2o,--i'0n''-
Tit Bits
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No Wonder She Was Apople,,,c.

physician tells "A story Of u lady who
""s seized with apoplexy while PLAYING
' Sa'us' she was unconscious from Thurs,
my evening until the following Sunday
,oa and when she spoke the first
VIRUS she uttered We're, what is trumns,n
boston Herald. '""'ps'