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

why on earth do you read such books."
said sensible man few evenings ago to
. woman of highly sensitive and suffering
organization, who had just been through
the thousand pages of Stanleys "In Dark
est Africa" 'sSuch books are simple poi
son to you. You ought never to read line
of them" "Whatf' she answered, do
you think / should be justified in keeping
ignorant of the misery and degradation of
millions of my fellow creatures,"
Yes" was his answer, 1.-The more igno-
rant of such things persons like you keep
themselves, the surer their chance of being
sunny and helpful influences in the world.
The record of these horrors simply para
lyzes you. 1t works on your sym pathetic
imagination till the whole head is sick or
the whole heart is faint. At night you lie
down, and in the morning you get up in
darkest Africa yourself Had you spent
your time in reading something beautiful
and cheering you would have been health
Ter and happier and hundred times more
use to your husband, to your children and
to society"
In the especial case in hand the man was
right, and the case stands for thousands of
like ones Overwrought sensibility to the
suffering side of life, and the gloomy spell
this exerts over the Imagination, is an act
ual disease of the day. Nlmberless are the
people whose constant aim in life ought to
be to get away from the contemplation OF
distressing objects, and who should take as
much pains as the florist with his roses to
expand the broadcast possible expanse Of
clear glass to the rays of the sun. With
out sunshine, and plenty of it, they can
never thrive. Just rs some plants can
flourish under the densest shade, while
others mildew beneath it, SO it is with
different human organizations. - Boston
Haral1
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-01-06

A dear old Scotch friend of mine paid a
bad compliment to the shade of Sir Chris
topher Wren. Visiting London for the
first time, he was of course advised 10 in
elude st. Paul's cathedral among the nota-
BILE sights to be done during his stay in
the metropolis. On his return, in narrat-
ing his adventures down south. he created
some establishment by the assertion that
he ''dida care" for the glorious fame. 81
went" said he, "but couldns hear what
the meenister said, so cam GOT again.
1t never occurred to him to go at any other
time than on Sunday morning, or for any
other purpose than to attend the service.
Very practical, very proper and very
Scotchi-All the Year Round
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-01-06

In the North of England pigeons have
long been used to convey messages between
country houses and market towns, and in
Russia they are now being employed to
convey negatives Of photographs taken in
balloons. The first experiment of the kind
was made from the cupola of the cathedral
of Isaac, and the subject photographed
was the winter palace. The plates were
packed in envelopes impenetrable to light.
and then tied to the feet of the pigeons.
which safely and quickly carried them to
the station at Volkovo.-Cornhill Maya
ziae.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-01-06

Levi Lincoln held the office of governor
of Massachusetts from 1925 to 1884; Caleb
Strong from 1900 to 1907; John Brooks from
1916 to 1923, George N. Briggs from 1874 to
1851. Since 1851, the longest term of Office
of any governor of this state was that of
Governor Andrew, whose occupancy Of the
position lasted from 1851 to 1866. During
the period between 1851 and the present
time there have been six yearling governors,
one of whom, however, declined re-elec-
tion.-Boston Transcript.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-01-06

A broker in Boston has brought box OF
cigars regularly every month Tor the man
in the office on the floor above him. his
reason is that the man could leave the
water running in his shbasin, and there
By flood the room below. The one above
probably accepts the cigars on the ground
that the one below could start smudge'
and smoke him out.-Detroit Free Press.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-01-06
How to Clean Chinaware.

All ordinary china or earthen ware Is
porous, and the fine pores will fill up with
grease or fatty substances, which IN time
becoming rancid will give an offensive
otlor and taste to any food put into such
vessels. Soap should not be used for wash
ing such ordinary china and earthen yes
sells (the solution of soda is better, and all
vessels should be afterward well rinsed
with clean. hot water, free Of any fatty
substance Soda forms with any grease on
the vessels soapy compound, but, acting
stronger than soap, it will remove the
grease more thoroughly.-New York Jour
pni
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-01-06

Il
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artfkss IIIuatrnfs4-
y ons q - biggest Nv ot1ces 4 III ~
thsrs = employed iittle, pais fscsd W
Who's bright eyes are forever % IT, al.rf .
oesecs something He doesut ears much
Whist n = p that 4 vtoiatee Some n d. rniea
hsd down ~ hfs smpleyefs o. sssms % him
% b wrong o. uesdfdI n coFrecsiua HI
eonfsmpt Tor wesith aud power , nnnus-
$3.50 and b VIII detect some slight lrac-
tars q ne RULES ~ famous mas 40 ch;ds
hum = quickly = though - wers IT, poor
- client On IL lst ~ bis employe1 ah
nttse dsak = uear the eufrHnce, and hWD -
~ tarougnous The day With his pointed ehin
Y NJ hands and bib eyes 1xsd upon somss
bloody sals q hsirbrsadth esespss Bat his
VIA are alwAys on edge, ard III fan u the
nRnssss footstep without c1lzses him - prick
Up ns e.Is and listen with every Aber q his
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-01-06

What, in plain language, does mare
clausum, or closed sea, mean?
In international law closed sea means
a body of water entirely surrounded by the
territory Of the nation claiming jurisdic-
ton, and having no other communication
with the ocean except through channel
or channels or under the control OF that
uatiou.-St. Louis Globe-Democrat,
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-01-06

Upon two pitchers in the British museum
are to be seen domestic cats in the interior
of a school of music. One is tied by
string, and the other stands upright on
stool, and a young man is offering cake
to it. All these pictures, which are authen,
tic, and which date back more than 2'Ool
years. reproduce the image of cat, per
haps little simmer than ours, but Ike
the animal as we know it.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-01-06
shaksspears.s Limitations,

1T beats me-" unused the modern theatre
manager. This here William Shake
speare wrote the play of Hamlet in which
Ophelia gets drowned, yet he leaves the
drowning scene out"
1T does seem queer" observed the stage
carpenter, with touch of vanity, "but
maybe he didn't know how to make q
tank. New York Weekly.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-01-06

-" - =. . = - =
80 1o.s 1us l.sA4 % me ever
,.s1,-', ~ 49,. - ne quession resent
asNeA - : Psollanen1 pnia pay
= .Aan extent Vas nh reply. !
nAse sne 49, nefs q some very interest
Ius eonclAs.on, Ill ~ AsO m
1850. = uea.n = "a aees Inc exam-
- ~ .AAsu iroM ~ e0noissons o. hie,
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s - uea...s 2. snese 1soso nad oecurred IN
yin ole ssa = ny noof curing the twenty
souh, ~ WOuao nave occusIed eacn hour,
W. snis - y 70 means tne GO
Anere arg swo nouH N Wnlcn the pro
PorI.0n Va remarkably below tnis-two
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-01-06

There is certainly sound sense in Marshal
Booths succinct statement OF the SALIVA,
ton methods, Said he: "Scruoology ana
soapology, instead of theology, In dealing
with the submerged twentieth OF society
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-01-06

II your child is cross. do not punish him.
but divert his mind from the subject that
annoys him. II he continues to be cross,
suspect his stomach, and assure yourself
that this is in perfect order; troubled
digestion is the root of bad temper.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-01-06

A jeweler says that it is rare thing for
him to sell a solid gold watch chain. Ev-
erybody buys the plated article nowadays,
even those people who are well able TO a.
ford the solid
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-01-06
Ferns and Rheumatism.

Every one has noticed ferns as they spring
up from the ground in spring. The stalk
and leaves are curled into a ball, which
slowly uneoils under the influence Of the
sun and warm rains. The patient is given
an infusion Of the roots OF ferns, and is
supposed to receive power from the friendly
plant to straighten the members which are
curled and crooked by the spirit of rheu-
matism, just as the fern Strengthens its
own stalk.-Youth's Communion.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-01-06

Chill, the Argentine Republic and Uru-
quay, Of the countries Of the American
continent, gather their wheat in January,
and Australia and the adjacent islands axs
engaged in Il about the same time.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-01-06
A Fakir's Yarn.

Many of the street patterers occasionally
let drop things which are worth preserv-
ing either on account of their wit, their
comicaliry or their novel audacity There
is one gutter merchant who comes before
the public nightly with stock Of penny
bottles of hair restorer, snd In recommend
ing it he boastfully claims that through
the fast growing adoption of his specific
the occupation of the wig makers will soon
be entirely gone forever.
He tells funny story to the effect that q
certain old gentleman whose badness most
sorely grieved him, as it was the means OF
preventing him from marrying a young
and beautiful heiress. on hearing Of the
wonderful hair restorer, sought an inter-
view with its discoverer at his private resi-
dence, and consented to have his scalp
operated on forthwith
The gutter merchant then unblushingly
assures his hearers that, although only one
single bottle of his restorer was used upon
the old mans shiny pate, SO powerful and So
sudden was the effect of its application that
before arriving home that day he had to
drop into no less than three BARRIERS shops
to have his hair cut.-London Tit-Bits.
The Portland daily press., 1893-01-27
PERSONAL.


Mr.. Edward Gould, the veteran cashier
of the National Traders Bank, celebrates
his birthday today.
DR.. Sheldon gave very interesting
lecture on Alaska at Free Street church
vestry yesterday morning.
United States District Attorney Dyer
and u. S. Marshal Saunders went to
Augusta yesterday to attend hearing
there before United States Commissioner
Choate.
Mr.. Charles Fl. Sheldon of this city, at
tended the dinner of the Wholesale and
Retail Marble Dealers association of
New England and the Provinces at Bas-
ton Wednesday evening, and was elected
vice president.
The men who shine as after-dinner
speakers must look to their laurels if
Miss Charlotte Thomas is to continue in
the field. Her remarks at the Burns
banquet Wednesday night, brief, peril
nent, witty, were not only worthy of the
occasion, but would do credit to the
brightest post-prandial talker in the
land
The Portland daily press., 1893-01-27
Mainc Farmers Got Left.

81 have been surprised at the Maine
farmers this season." said Mr.. Henry B.
Peters, of the Portland Beef Company:
Casually they are quickest to hear of an
advance in any commodity and most ex-
acting in their demands for full price.
No one gets ahead of the Maine farmer
in a bargain, ordinarily. But this sea-
son they have lost thousands of dollars
upon pork. They might have had these
profits as well as not. At the least esti-
mate they have let So hundred slip
through their fingers, and some of them
have lost 81 or SIS on hog. They are
just catching on to t cir opportunity.
but as most of them rushed their pork
into market in December or before, they
can not expect to realize anything espe-
cially on the small quantity that is left.
Not only have the farmers been selling
right along, at prices less than they
should have demanded, but they did not
shrewdly anticipate the continual adj
vance and await the most favorable
time for selling. One man offered me
pork at SIT per barrel, when the lowest
price at which I could buy western pork
was $21. The man thought that he was
getting remarkable bargain, too"
The Portland daily press., 1893-01-27
AN EXCITING RUNAWAY.
Mr.. John C. Brown Receives Very Serious
Injuries.

Yesterday noon Mr.. Frank D. True OF
Portland and Mr.. Linzee Prescott OF
New York, were driving down Fine
street in Mr.. True's sleigh when they
overlook Mr.. John C. Brown, son OF
Mr.. Philip Henry Brown, and invited
him to get in and drive to the Athletic
Club with them. Mr.. Brown accepted
the Invita- on. Just as the horse and
sleigh reached the corner of Emery
street, heavy snow slide from the
Brown block. startled the horse and he
gave slew to the sleigh striking II
against tree. The force of the blow
threw all three gentlemen out of the
sleigh. Mr.. Brown struck the tree with
such force that gentleman who wit
messed the accident said the blow sound
ed as if a mallet had struck the wood.
His scalp and ear were badly torn and he
was rendered unconscious. He was tax
en- into Mrs. Batchelder's almost pulse
less, and stimulants were given him.
Later he was removed to his home in the
ambulance. DIR. Seth G. Gordon was
quickly called and considered the young
mans injuries very serious. Messrs.
True and Prescott escaped with bruises
and cuts.
After the accident the horse with the
runners of the. sleigh attached to him,
started on dead run down the street.
On Congress street he just grazed lady
crossing at Williamson's drug store.
People scattered in every direction and
sleighs made way for him. In front OF
the Morton block the horse took to the
sidewalk and there were several narrow
escapes. In front of Portland Theatre
he ran into the gas post which he lev
elled with the GROUND. A woman to
whom fear lent wings, ran at tremen-
dous pace along the sidewalk in front OF
Clapp's block, with the runaway close
behind, and sprang into doorway close
by Elm street just as the horse ran
around the corner, down Elm street
Oxford, Alder, Cumberland to Preble,
where he was Caught dpoue oAH"1ouo1'
On Cumberland street he grazed the
back of sleigh containing lady who
was driving the horse.
Mr.. Brown is about 20 years of age and
a member of the Institute of Technology.
The affair is particularly sad, coming as
it does only few days before the wed
ding of his sister and Mr.. True.
At late hour last evening, Mr.. Brown
had not recovered consciousness, and the
surgeon said he might remain in his
present state several days before any
change would be noticed.
The Portland daily press., 1893-01-27
CITY OF DEERlNG.
General Francis Fessenden's Horse Gre
ates Much Excitement by Running
Away-Genera1 Fessenden Not Hurt.


As General Francis Fessenden was rid
ing in Dee1ing yesterday, his horse took
fright at some clothes on line near the
Name Central depot at Woodfords. The
frightened animal first tipped Genera
Fessenden out, and then took to the rail
road track, dragging the sleigh over the
sleepers in the direction of Portland.
But on arriving at the Brighton street
crossing the horse turned about and
came back along the track towards
Woodfords until Mechanic street was
reached. Leaving the railroad here, the
horse ran up Mechanic to Grant street,
and over Grant to Prospect street, where
he was caught by Mr.. Frank Foster. The
horse was a spirited animal, and threw
Mr.. Foster down once, but finally yield
ed.
General Fessenden had not been hurt,
and when the exciting chase was over
he remembered Mr.. Foster with a suita-
BILE reward.
The affair created much excitement at
Woodfords, many cit zens and boys turn
ing out to pursue the horse.
The Portland daily press., 1893-01-27
For additional Local News see
Fifth Page.
BRIEF JoTTINas.

Yesterday was very mild, the warmest
since January End.
A special meeting of the Deering city
government will be held this evening.
There was clam boil enjoyed at the
Falmouth Club last evening.
The school teachers will be paid today
from a. m. to p. M, and from ESQ to
4 p. m.
The continued case of Charles Rich
will come up in the Municipal Court at .
a. m. today.
Wenonah Council, D. of P, gave sup
per last evening, followed by an enter
tainment. 1t was delightful affair.
The regular weekly meeting OF the
Westbrook Seminary Club was held last
evening in the Seminary parlors.
The old organ of the Woodfords M. E..
church it is thought will be taken by the
South Portland Society.
The Women's Christian Temperance
Union will hold devotional meeting to-
day at SO Oak street at 8 p. m.
The dredger. after being interrupted
for about a week by the cold weather and
ice, has got back to work in the harbor.
Ex-Sheriff Webb arrived at Thomaston
Wednesday with Dennison, alias Irving,
and the burglars 20 years sentence has
begun.
Savers scow was engaged yesterday
in taking the summers supply of ice
down to the Waldo at Great Chebeague.
Clark & Chaplin were furnishing huge
cakes % inches thicH, clear as crystal
and cut square, with about 400 pounds Of
ice in cake.
The judiciary committee of the legisla-
ture will grant hearing Friday, Febru-
ary 3, at 2 p. M. to the petitioners for
municipal suffrage for women. The
Maine Central railroad will grant half
fares to those women who desire to at
tend the hearing.
All members of Sisterhood Branch,
e52, Iron Hall, that would like to join in
a sleighride and supper at Mitchell's.
Thursday, February End, will please cali
on Mrs. Kennard, IT'S Brackett street;
Mrs. B. A. Norton, 736 Congress street,
or Mrs. L. G.. Gilman, 51S4 Congress
street, before January 31st.
There was break in the water main
on Danforth street last evening and the
cellar of Hon. W. w. Thomas's house
was filled with water.
A hack was standing in front of Mr..
Carriers residence on Congress street
yesterday when the horses ran away. On
State street one of the horses was seen
with the pole attached. making fast time
to Commercial street. We do not hear
that anyone was hurt.
Rev. S. S. Conger will lead the teach
ers' Bible class at the Y. M. c. A. this
afternoon at 4.3o o'clock. All interested
in the work are cordially invited to be
present.
The Portland daily press., 1893-01-27
A GREAT MEMORY.
A Portland Customs Inspector Who Per-
forms Wonderful Feats of Memory
Several Years Ago He Had Still Bet
ter Memory Than He Has Now.


Mr.. George F.Small Of Cape Elizabeth,
one of Uncle Sa as inspectors of Gus
toms at this port, has gained great rep
utation among his associates for his mar
vellously retentive memory. 1t is part
of his work as an Inspector to take &C
count of the cars that arrive with goods
for shipment abroad. His record Of the
cars has to be made by their numbers.
As is well known, these numbers run up
into combinations of several places. like
$3.50, and down through all grades to
car No. of some small local line. A
train of 20 of these cars, from all par of
the country and bearing all kinds of
numbers, will be standing on the track
ready to be recorded. Most inspectors
walk along with paper and pencil and
note the numbers on the paper. Not SO
with Mr.. Small. He walks along and
looks at the numbers, but makes not
note. When he has walked the length
of the train he goes into the inspectors
office, sits down to his desk and writes
the numbers in his record book without
hesitation or mistake. Mr. Small is not
limited to a train of 20 car He can re-
member the numbers of even more, but
usually does not tax his mind with over
25.
Some years ago he could, be thinks,
remember figures even better than now.
He was in the mackerel business, and as
well known, mackerel barrels are made
so that each barrel receives a number
and the head receives the same number.
When the time for packing in the fish,
ONES, the heads are taken from pile
by number as the barrels to which they
respectively belong are filled. When
about 20 barrels would be filled it used
to be the custom to send Mr.. Small to
pick out the heads. He would glance
along the row Of barrels, note their num-
bers mentally and the 90 the pile of
heads and lex out the he for each
barrel by its numoer.
The Portland daily press., 1893-01-27

This beautiful baby boy, the son of
Geo. B. and Janetta Harris, Webster.
Ind, is one of thousands completely
cured by the CuTIcURA REMEDIES of a
torturing and disfguri G skin disease,
after many doctors and remedies had
wholly failed. The marvellous cures daily
performed by these great remedies have
astonished al familiar with them. None
but mothers realize how these little ones
suffer when their tender skins are liter
ally on fire with itching and burning ecze-
mas, and other itching scaly, blotchy and
pimply skin and scalp diseases.
To know that a single application
of the CUTIcURA REMEDIES will
afford instant relief, permit rest
and sleep, and point to permanent
and economical because most speedy
cure, and not to use them, is to fail in
your duty. Parents, think of the mental
and physical suffering to be endured in
years to come from neglected skin, scalp
and blood diseases. Cures made in infancy
and childhood are almost invariably per-
mament.
The Portland daily press., 1893-01-27
veteran Firemen.

There was a special meeting of the
Veteran Firemen last evening, Vice
President Plaisted in the chair.
The annual dues to the New England
Veteran League were ordered paid.
President Fox resigned as delegate to
the League, and A. J. Cummings was
elected.
]. W. Plaisted, A. ]. Cummings, a. A.
Fogg, J. g. Davis and M. L. Stickney
were appointed committee of arrange
ments for the proposed ball of the asso-
citation.
The donations were: Bill of fare OF
Casco No. rs banquet in 1S49, from Ma
ior G. P. Sherwood and d. G.. Drink
water; photographs of the recent great
fire in Boston, from Miss Ada A. Keene
of Boston; photograph of Hose Reel,
No. 5.
The Portland daily press., 1893-01-27
Peoples Ferry.

The Portland Shipbuilding company
has the work of constructing the,drop,
pontoon, ETC., for the Peoples Ferry
company well in hand. The drop will
be 1O6 feet long, and will be made in
sections in the eompany's yard, and
carried to the slip where it will be laid,
as it will be joined. upon stage. The
pontoon will be weighted and drawn be-
meath the drop, after which the ballast
will be unloaded, thus allowing the pom
toon to rise in the water to lift the
drop from the stage. league G. Bennett
are at work at the slip. The old piles
will be drawn and new sound piles will
be driven. The slip will be widened
about 10 feet.