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Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1893-11-10
Boulanger Souvenirs pawned.

A curious result of the decline and
fall of General Boulanger has been
brought to light in the public pawn Off
ces. These state supported establish
ments, called generally monts de piete,
have been inundated of late with busts
and medallions of the defunct general.
The pledges in marble, plaster of paris
or bronze have been put in the clou by
poor enthusiasts, who in the days Of
Boulanger's brief glory desired to have
a memento before them of him whom
they deemed to be the coming man. +"
One branch Office in the Montmartre-
Clignancourt district, where M. Bou-
LANCER was particularly popular, is said
to have nineteen busts of the departed
agitator. News.
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English POstmen.

The postmaster general has issued in
structions to the surveyors of the postoffice
throughout the kingdom that in future
vacancies, whether temporary or perma-
nent, among the rural and provincial town
postmen are to be preferentially filed by
the appointment of soldiers of good char
acter belonging to the reserve, or having
served their time. Applications from suit
able candidates should be made to the Off
GERS commanding the depot centers, or to
the Guards Employment society.
This system cannot at present be adopted
in the metropolis, because up to certain
period the telegraph messengers were en-.
gagged on the prospect of being appointed
to vacancies as postmen when of proper
age, upon approved service and ON passing
certain examination. But about l6 900
places will thus be opened to soldiers
They will, of course, have to pass the ex-
animation prescribed by the civil service
commissioners, and their good character
must be vouched for by the military au
thorities.-London Tit-Bits
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1893-11-10
The Land of Bloodless Revolutions.

The recent revolution in Brazil is an
other instance of the peculiar character
of the government changes in the great
South American republic, and the
strange thing about them is that revo-
luton follows revolution always with
out bloodshed. The late Dom Pedro alb
dictated and went into Punishment with
out war; the president who succeeded
him, and who undertook unsuccessfully
to play the part of dictator, yielded to
indignant popular opinion without she'd
ding blood, and now another govern
ment has been set up, and so far the in
ternal troubles have caused no blood
ed.-Forum
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Africans with Tails.

Various stories have been told of the
tails of the MAN Mans of central Africa,
who have also been asserted to be canni
balls. Their tails have been described as
smooth and as hairy, as peculiar to the
men, and as possessed by the men and
women both. The most interesting and
circumstantial account of this feature is
given by DR.. Hubsch, of Constantinople,
who examined IA tailed negress. Her tail
was about two inches long and terminated
in point. The slave dealer who owned
her said that all the Nam Mans had tails
and that they were sometimes ten inches
long. DR.. Hubsch also saw a man of the
same race who had tail an inch and a
half long, covered with a few hairs; and he
knew at Constantinople the son of physi-
clan who was born with tail an inch and
half long and one Of whose grandfathers
had like appendage. The phenomenon,
he said, is regarded generally in the east as
a sign of great brute force-Popular Sci
ence Monthly.
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The Modus operandi.

Wife-My dear, left my thimble in the
pocket of my new Dress and wish you'd
run up stairs and
Husband-Now, see here, Pm not going
off on any such job as that.
How foolish you arel Nothing is easier
than finding the pocket in a Dress All you
have to do is to slip it on"
Slip what onS"
THE dress, of course. But you needn't
try to button it, you know"
"Oh, needn'tl''
No; slipping it on is enough"
well, then what?'
use common sense, of course. All you
have to do after the dress is on is to dive
down and crossways and little slanting,
and up and around, just as you see ladies
do in the street car when the conductor
comes along, and your hand will go straight
into the pocket. New York Weekly
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~. s. BE lid open with my


1 49, ~. Re lid open with my
i .ei7 against It's locking and
imtseSiI stitIl{,g us: hut il had more
than IN inch 81 outer rim, which com.
pletely hid my fingers.
1t was not a moment too soon We were
! scarcely hidden, when heard the great
claws scratching along the floor, and the
hungry smiling of the jaguar showed me
that he WAS in search of food.
He came straight to the chest and paused
a moment, as if he feared a trap. Then he
put his head close to the small opening. SO
that could feel his hot breath. He shifted
awhile and then tried to raise the lid with
his paw.
How trembledl But, thank heaven.
the great paw would not 20 in the narrow
creyice, and held the cover fast by cling
ing to the inner part of the lock with ali
the strength of desperation. All he could
90 was to stretch out his tongue and lick
my fingers until they bled as If they had
been scratched by "A saw. And then, as he
tasted blood, and heard Lolita cry flor my
poor darling was just as frightened as /
was), his eagerness increased and he began
10 utter piercing yells, which sent icy chills
| over me.
| wonder why the fright did not kill me,
Dut the touch of Lolita's little arm around
my neck seemed to keep up my courage.
Still the worst was yet to come.
When the jaguar found that he could
not reach me from below he sprang upon
the chest. His huge weight crushed nv
fingers between the two parts of the lock.
Then thought all was over and shrieked
SO that Ely cries rang through the whole
house.
But my cries were presently answered by
sound which made my heart throb with
loy-answered by the barking of our blood
Mound. The jaguar heard it, too, for he
sprang down and stood for moment lis
tenlng, then ran to the door as il to flee.
Again came the sound of the dogs bark
this time nearer-and at the same time
the voices of men calling to each other.
contrary to expectation they were already
coming back.
Meanwhile the jaguar seemed to be be-
wildered, and ran wildly to and fro. Sud
denly loud cry came from one of the win
dows, followed by two shots and a fearful
howl; then my husbands voice anxiously
called:
"Cachita, where are your"
had just strength enough left to get out
OF the chest, drag myself to the door and
let my husband in. Then swooned away.
Ihey told me afterward that our blood
mound found the jaguar's trail, leading
straight back to the house, and they ali
hurried home at full speed, fearing harm
would come to me.
My husband and Jose came in front of
the rest, and shot the jaguar through the
window, but my husband told me that
when he saw the animal in the house he
felt as If stided.
could not move joint of that hand for
many weeks afterward. The Indians gave
me medicine to heal it, and they say that af-
ter awhile shall be able to use it again. |
dld no6 need this injury to make me remem-
Der that day. If were to live Thousand
years l could not forget the few terrible
moments that | spent in the chest-mo
ments that seemed to comprise an eternity
of terror.-Boston Courier.
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A Bright Girls way of Framing Picture,

A Bright Girls Way of Framing Pictures.
A wise young woman who was the fortu-
nate possessor of more good pictures than
she could afford to frame, bought Il sheet
of pulp board at a printing office and made
a mat about five inches wide for charcoal
picture. She cut the board very carefully
with sharp knife, and after lacking the
picture on the wall the mat was put over
it and secured with small tack at each of
the four corners To relieve the plain look
she fastened u red ribbon across one lower
corner with brass headed tacks and slipped
five or six photographs under the ribbon
and the edge of the mat The cost was
only ten cents and the effect remarkable.
A steel engraving may be framed in tie
same way.-Chicago Herald.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1893-11-10
Terms Used In Addressing Animal

DR.. Darlington Bolton, of New York
city, attempted some time since to collect
and investigate the terms used in talking
to domestic animals, most of which are not
found in dictionaries. India will furnish a
fruitful field for these inquiries, rs many
different terms are used there in different
parts of the country. Thus, to make the
OK go, in the Punjaub, the driver says, bur
burburl In central India. ra ra chul chul!
and in Bengal, ioschi. joschi. joschi!-
PHILADELPHIA Ledger
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European Famines.

In A. D. $50 famine prevailed all over the
south of Europe, raging worst in Italy,
where parents ate their children, and in 739
England, Scotland and Wales were raw
aged, also in 1923, when thousands starved,
and in 954, when the crops failed for four
successive years. In 1915 an awful famine
ragged throughout all Europe and again
from 1913 to 1895, when crop failures caused
terrible suffering In England and France
the people ate the flesh of dogs and cats
and many cases of cannibalism were re
corded.-Providence Journal.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1893-11-10
SAFE. SURE AND SPEEDY.

No external remedy ever yet devised ha.
so fully and unquestionably met These
three prime conditions as successfully a
ALLcocK's PoRous PLAsrERs. They are safe
because they contain no deleterious drugs
and are manufactured upon scientific prin.
cipies OF medicine. They are sure because
nothing zoe, into them except Ingredients
which are txa. lily adapted to the purposes
for which plaster is required. They are
speedy In their action because their medic
inal qualities go right to their work Of re
ileving pain and restoring the natural and
healthy performance of the functions Of
muscles, nerves and skin. Ask for ALI
COCKS, and do not be induced to accept a
substitute.
BRANDRErH's PILLS are safe and sure.
1t Is rather too much to expect man on his
uppers to be q a-knled fallayx -
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A Plea.

The feeling of superiority in the sterner
sex is Unborn.
Mamma, do you think you'll go to heav-
enf" said Jack, thoughtfully looking into
his mothers face
Eyes, dear, if am good" said the moth
er cautiously, wondering what would come
next.
"Then please be good, for papa and /
would be lonesome without you. kate
Fields Washington.
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Knew About Servants.

Little gill to her nurse, who has told
her the story Of Adam and Ewes dis
missal from the garden Of Eden-I sup
pose they were both sent away without
a character. London Truth.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1893-11-10

When We recollcof that tie sfo1
grind laboratory IN which food is n
into the secretions which furnish visor s. =
system after entering and enrichinF the bio5X
that II is In short the fountain head OF strength
i is essential 70 keep this important supplying
when II becomes inactive This Hosfetteris
stomach Bitters does most effectually season.
ably, regulating and reinforcing digestion, pro.
mosing due action of the liver and bowels.
strength and quietude Of the nerves depend n
great measure upon thorough Digestion There
Is no nervine tonic more highly esteemed BY
clans also strongly commend 1t for chflls and
fever, rheumatism, kidney md bladder trouble.
sick headache and want Of appetite and sleep
8ake Winegiassful three times day.
The only time a man is willing TO stay at
home and take care OF the house Is when his
wife wants him to go to prayer meeting with
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1893-11-10

BY local applications, as they cannot reach the
way to cure Deafness and that is by constitu-
tional remedies. Deafness is caused by an in
named condition of the mucous lining of the
eustachian tube. When this tube Is infiamed
you have a rumbling sound or imperfect hear
ing and when 1t is entirely closed deafness il
the result, and unless the Inflammation can be
condition, hearing will be destroyed forever;
nine cases out OF ten are caused by catarrh,
which IL nothing but an infiamed condition Of
the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case OF deafness (caused by catarrh) that cannot
culars, free. FL. CHENEY 4 CO..
Toledo, o.
Use Enameline Stove Polish; no dust, no smell.
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siDt out Of mind, Il Vanished ap ,l W. , ~,
Yet, to the helmsman standing at the wbeaI
Broad seas still stretched before the eIidln,
keel. -e SHINY
Dlsasters Changei--he fell no slightest sipn.,
NOT dreamed he of that dim horizon line.
90 may It be, perchance, when down the tide
cur dear ones vanish. Peacefully they glide
IN SSI level seas, nor mark the unknown hound
we call It death--to them tits life beyond.
james Buckham in Catholic World.
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Anything "just a. goods or as snrs e
bring help, could be, and would Be, sold In
just that way.
This guaranteed medicine IA an invirora-
ting, restorative tonic, especially adapted TO
womans needs and perfectly harmless In any
condition Of her system.
Il builds up, strengthens, regulates, and
cures.
For periodical pains, bearing down sensar
lions, liberation, Inflammation thirr
that's known as q female complaint,n ft's =
remedy that's safe, certain, and proved.
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DEAFNESS CANNOT Bn CURED

1t Is rather too much to expect man on h
uppers to be whole-soled fellow.
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Try GERMEA for breakfast.

Use Enameline Stove Polish; no dust, no smell
The morning call., 1893-10-31
THE REPEAL BILL IS PASSED.

There has not for some days been any
doubt as to the action of the Senate on the
repeal bill. There were more than enough
Republicans ready TO vote for the bill to
make up for the Democrats who would
oppose it. The bill passed yesterday, as
was expected. and is now practically the
law of the land. 1t is the most important
measure that Mr.. Cleveland will be called
upon to sign. 1t gives the sanction Of the
United States to policy which takes the
money function from one-half the money
in the world. Renceforth in this country
all securities aud all kinds of currency will
be payable in gold. Silver dollars will
still be used, but as heir number is limi'ed
they will pass at their gold valuation. The
depreciation Of silver bullion will not affect
the money value IF a silver dollar. The
victory OF the money power seems to De
complete. How long it will stand there is
no one wise enough to know.
The morning call., 1893-10-31
RIVERS AND DRAINAGE.

Through the cultivation Of the land
noticeable change is taking place in the
condition of navigable rivers. In the
dry seasons of the year they have less
depth Of water than they formerly had.
and in the case of the Ohio, which has
a great commerce as far I'D as Pittsburg,
where it is formed by the junction of the
Monongahela and Allegheny, the Difficult
ties at certain points are snch that the
river route is becoming unreliable. That
this route should fall into disuse would
be a serious misfortune to trade, as New
Orleans thus gets cargoes of coal on barges,
amounting often to 10000 tons during the
winter seasoD, and TRANSPORTATION eXclu-
sively by rail would be serious blow to
the port. The causes Of the decrease In
the volume Of water are easily assigned
The whole watershed Of the tributary val
leys has come under cultivation, and
drainage and improvements of the water
courses have so facilitated the escape Of
the rainfall that the supply falls of rap
idly, and the flood waters soon decrease.
A storm brings rapid rise in the river.
aud its abatement is marked by a rapid
lowering of the volume. The Ohio waters
debouch into the Mississippi sooner than
they were wont to do when the country
was wild and sparsely Inhabited. 1t has
been suggested that large reservoirs, con-
tanning many thousands of millions Of
gallons, should be formed, from which
the Ohio could be sustained at a nayigablc
level all the year round. Doubtless this
work could be carried out successfully,
but it would involve heavy initial ex-
pense. The various contiguous States are
directly interested in maintaining the
waterway. and they may prevail on the
Government at Washington 10 pay the eX-
pense, as has been done in constructing a
dam below Pittsburg. But Congress may
be chary about laun ching into such expen-
dtfnra
The morning call., 1893-10-31
PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT.

DIR. Ella y. Chandler of st. Paul was
unanimously elected a member of the
State Dental Association at its late meet
ing in that city.
The love of;music amounts almost to
passion with the Countess of DunraveD.
When living at Adare she always sings in
the village choir.
The Queen Regent of Spain has returned
with her children TO Madrid for the wiuter
from San Sebastian. where she passed the
greater part Of the summer.
Verdi, the veteran composer, passed his
eiehtieth birthday recently. He lives in
absolute secluSion in his beautiful villa Of
SAINT Agata, near his birthplace at Bus
seto, and is still. In spite OF his age, an
early riser.
1t IS generally believed In Germany that
the Emperor's real Object In making ad-
vances to Prince Bismarck is to induce the
ex-Chancellor to give up number of let
ters which he wrote to him during the Ill
ness of the Emperor Frederick.
Lady Shelley, widow Of the late Sir
Percy Florence Shelav, Bart. has pre-
sen;ed to the British Museum one of the
only three known copies OF Shelley's
"Gdipus Tyrannus, or Swelltoot, the
Tyrant," the entire impression Of which
was destroyed, with the exception of seven
copies.
Many years ago Mrs. Manse, Talcott
gave the Chicago Orphan Asylum fund
bringing an annual income of $500. stpu-
lating that the money should be spent In
buying new shoes for all the inmates on
Oc oher II. her husbands birthday. This
year 232 children received new footwear
on that date.
The morning call., 1893-10-31

of which will not confuse the senses.
California is in the proud position OF
being able 10 supply both qualities. On
the whole 1t would be very much better il
We could reach the houses OF consumers
directly, but we cannot refuse TO supply
Countries which handle our wines afresh.
z rance is the principal sinner in this re-
spect. 1t buys largely Of Spanish, Italian
and Hungarian wines, puts them through
mixing processes and sells them as French.
No other nation could make the miracle 90
so well. All this may be changed by i'm
provements In our Own methods and by
enterprise in placing our wines under their
own brands in Europe and the East. Con-
gress could give material assistance By
putting an end to the importation oi
empty bottles and cases from abroad.
which are only used to deceive the Ameri-
can consumer and 10 cheat him Of the
higher price be is willing TO pay for
supposed wine Of reputation from Europe.
The morning call., 1893-10-31
Suit Over Clipperton Island.

The long pending disputes over Clipper
ton Island have resulted in a civil suit. F.
w. Permien. the plaintiff. maintains that
he has been wronged out of an interest in
The island. and that an effort is being made
TO dispossess him entirely. He says that
in February last be was the sole owner,
and that the island. with its guano deposits,
was worth S5,000,o00. His attorney, M. c.
Chapman, advised him to organize a COM
pany TO develop the island and induced
him 10 convey half Interest to j. A.
Magee Jr., 2. j. Latin, A. A. Cornell, j.
j. Bigelow and Andrew Anderson. He
received no money ror this interest, but
made the conveyance on the representa-
tions of his attorney to the effect that Ii
was necessary under the law relative to
the formation Of com panies. He now asks
that the CONVEYANCE be declared void.
The morning call., 1893-10-31
ARGENTINE WHEAT.

The capacity of The Argentine Republic
as a wheat producer should suggest to
American legislators that the foreign mar
ket for our agricultural products is al
best precarious. No one can limit the
amount of wheat Argentine may produce
when she gets her finances in a condition
to help to develop her agricultural re-
sources. There is another new country
whose resources are as yet unknown.
Australia is now an immense sheep pas
ture, but water viii turn pasture into a
wheatfeld, The rapid increase in the
wheat product or Argentine in the last
four years affords suggestion as to what
Australia may do. The prospect in view
Of the American wheat-grower-ifb he must
sell his product in competition with the
wheatgrowers of these new countries,
where land and labor are cheap-is not in
ytng. But if the United States preserves
its own markets for manufactured goods
there will SOM be little wheat to export.
1t has been estimated that under protec-
tive policy the home consumption Of wheat
would be equal to the product as early as
1900. When that time comes the American
wheatgrower would demand protection
against the Argentine and Australian
wheai-grower. and would get it. Wheat
would then be worth what it costs to pro-
duce it without much reference to the
prices recorded in Liverpool
The morning call., 1893-10-31
SILK DEPARTMENT!


orr will this yard
out his sweeka per yard
o.
10
10
eprice
u S a. per
wilbe eclosdou is week at Yard.
will be
Is
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former price will be at
The morning call., 1893-10-31
ANOTHER TEST.

Yet another foreign commissioner has
begun a tour OF California 70 test our
wines and ascertain whether any Of them
are suitable for Dding and relabeling as
tie vintage of foreign growers. This
visitor comes from Spain, and he may well
take a paternal interest in the condition
of our vineyards, the most ancient of
which drew their stock from the Iberian
Peninsula In the days Of the missions.
He has hopes Of finding here some vint-
ages that may dilute agreeably the very
rich and heavy wines of Spain. which
thereby may command a wider market
Unfortunately for Spain there is falling
off in the demand for heavy and heady
wines. which were the principal in con-
sumption long ago, and the preference is
for light. exhilaratiug wines. few glasses
The morning call., 1893-10-31
REPEAL AND THE MARKET.

Although the repeal Of the silver pur-
chasing clause of the Sherman act was
considered certain, yesterday. for some
reason or other the New York stock
market opened sluggishy. Fluctuations
were not heavy and in the end
there was a decline. Repeal did not
furnish the stimulant that its advocates
had promised. The reason for the decline
is that London was selling American
securities in the face of repeal. Several
reasons are given for this disposition of
English holders. but probably the prin-
cipal one is that they preferred the money
to the stocks. They cannot now put for
ward the plea that they were afraid that
the value of the stock would eventually
be paid in silver. Whatever fall iE prices
that may now set in will be due to the
contraction of the currency.