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Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-03-14

@There is more in the old saying a
friend at court than many people i'ias
ine," remarked physician VINO = Nv nv
enjoying lucrative practice IN lnis III. .;vs
"At least have found it so, Let iie ia IN
you bit of personal experience; ! s'a a"u
medicine under difficulties, and was ev',
PEELED to resort to pretty much ever, ~ 20
pedient in the shape of employ'hen. stn.
keep my head above water wn,ie ~,
dent and meet my tuition fees. bu. nv S
through at last, only to find mysei.,, r nsv.
ever, confronted with the necessity v, r,,a
ing a lump sum bordering close uP Tua, n
for the expenses of graduation. put
do | was at loss to detern''ne
eventually bright idea struck me. : o,s
81 had a friend who was an oiiicet ~ NV
of the courts went to him, sta'e. nm
dilemma, and asked him to get me for
moned as juryman. He did So anu That
nearly two months | did duty ~ ~, not
capacity. How il was managed LIZ n. tho
inquire, nor do know to this day. Nv ~ .or
fact remains that my services were - With
slant demand. My name was draw aroto
a regularity that would have been l ',,s ;ury
nous had it not been that each ia. ths
duty brought me two dollars nearer ling
amount | was in need of and was wo .aos
for. When gave up the job nau ,nired
thing over and above the sum ! tn sT ;ury
and my future was assured. IrI y g;mes
Il q great institution. New hofA
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-03-14

general Sherman narrated very strik.
ing pattie incident. He had rallied bis
troops and led them to charge which was
everywhere successful. As he rode into
en s enelny's camp he saw soldier lying on
a barrow and an officer standing over him
Win an npifted knife. He shouted to tho
onaeer not to strike, and spurred up to the
group to discover that the men were botb
ueao, the only solution being that the Off.
cor, VINO was a surgeon, was in the act ~
performing an operation for the extraction
OF bullet upon the soldier when the con.
eussion OF cannon ball passing near them
Ia" Killed them both, and they had Stiff.
ehed In the attitude they occupied at tn .ha
Francisco Argonaut. o@n
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-03-14

remember being at table in the Astor
House, New York, when a gentleman
entered who was an almost exact coun-
terpart, so far AS personal appearance
went. OF Daniel Webster. The shape of
the head and face were the same, the
expression much alike. | was pro-
fonndly impressed and resolved to make
his acquaintance. | did SO and found
that he had for years conducted dark
alley saloon in the oil districts until a
lucky strike made him man OF wealth,
but left him mentally where it found
him-but little better than fool. No,
you cannot judge a book by the cover,
but you will generally find that the
showlest covers are put on the most
worthless books. Interview in st. Louis
Globe. Democrat
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-03-14

Wagner, when young man, wrote a
sonata which had fair success, but in
after life he made every effort to suppress
It, Going to the publisher he saick "Haye
you any copies of that miserable thing still
unsoldy' Yes" was the reply, 81 have
quite number of them in stock" Send
them to me at once, with bill" said the
composer A thousand copies were soon
afterward delivered at his door The bill
was big one, but it was paid, somewhat
grudgingly, and Wagner thought he had
done with the thing. What was his sur
prise, then, at receiving two or three
months later on another consignment, this
time OF five hundred copies.
II thought you had only a thousand of
these things" he protested. "That was all
had in stock, explained the dealer; but
these have been returned by my agents, to
whom | wrote that you wished to have The
sonata suppressed" Wagner winced; but
there was nothing for it but to pay the
bill. And thereafter, whenever business
was dull with this crafty publisher, a few
hundred copies of the sonata would be
struck off on shop worn paper, and deliv,
cred at the composers door, with memo
randum to the effect that they had Just
come back from remote places where they
had been sent for sale.--San Francisco
Argonhnt
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-03-14

range when all at once ] saw an Indian
standing about twenty feet ahead of U.S.
He was drawn up TO his full height and
was In full war dress, eagle, feathers, paint
ETC., and was eyIng us from under his
bent brows as IL trying to make us out
MY horse caught sight Of him at about
the same time and began to rear and
plunge in such manner as to preclude
all progress on my part, but Houston rode
on, though his animal resented ii also.
watched the young man approach the
stately figure in the road and then all at
once saw Houston shoot out of the saddle
over the horses head and fall in the road
He lay perfectly motionless, while the fig.
ure Of the Indian vanished, even as looked
at 1t. then rode forward. and, dsmount-
ing. looked at Houston, to find that he was
dead with broken neck. had to put the
body on his horse and lead him back to
town"
This was in 1873, and misfortune at.
tended Colonel Jenkins every time he went
to find the mine. Fred Lathrop tells of
meeting the old warrior resplendent in
war paint and feathers. II was amazed, +"
he adds, that was able to see objects in
the road beyond him just as IL he had not
been there, though the figure, when locke
at closely, seemed as palpable as any other
thing about me. paused, scared nearly
to death, as l do not mind confessing to
you, and too much bewildered to even
turn my horse around The Indian then
came forward and took my bride in his
hand and led the animal about. While it
was held by the ghost the poor horse kept
starting and was bathed in perspiration all
over. The phantom continued to lead the
hprGa for tho Of ar.Jp, 7
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-03-14
Protection for the Ant Bear.

An effort is to bemade in Cape Colony to
prevent the threatened determination OF
that curious but useful quadruped, the
hardware, or ant bear, which is one of the
very best friends of the white colonists nj.
though they have only lately been induced
to believe it. Its food is the white ant.
winch does enormous mischief to the crops.
Against these pests the bear wages cease.
less warfare, digging out their nests and
destroying them in countless numbers.
Unfortunately the natives are especially
Iona OF ant bear meat, which resembles a
very good quality of pork, and also hunt it
Tor Its hide, which is worth about four
dollars in the market. Time, however.
is already beginning to work ont the
aardvark's revenge. The white ant is in
creaslng with ominous rapidity and the
farmers associations are in state of con.
Siderable alarm. They are demanding pro-
lection for the ant bear, and that harmless
creature may yet survive to enjoy season
OF great prosperity and peace.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-03-14
Flexible Glass Interior Conduit,

AS new residences and new buildings of
all kinds are now almost always wired for
current, the matter of an efficient interior
conduit that shall have fexibility, insula-
ton and ability to resist fire has come to
be of the utmost Importance. Such a con-
duit will even allow of an installation be-
ing made in an old building without undue
cutting of the walls. The best insulator
in use is glass, and glass conduit which
Is at the same time flexible and waterproof
has exceptional advantages.
Such conduit was shown at the cleo
trical exhibition in Providence, where a
section of it was connected with lighting
circuit and passed through a glass tube
filled with water. This tube was bent
twice at right angles in a sharp curve, thus
showing the great fexibility and water.
proof qualities of the conduit. The con-
duit is inclosed in string woven Jacket.
which gives it high tensile strength and
q strong abrasion resistance, and the whole
Is then soaked in an insulating material.
The systems of connections is simple. and
Its cost is small-New York Commercial
Advertiser
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-03-14

This Is a story that goes to show what
the association of ideas-or perhaps it
would better be called the association of
words without ideas-will bring about in
the mind of child. Carl, Yonkers how.
seven years old, told his mother with plee
about new playmate whose name was
Douglas. "Is he Douglas, tender and true,"
asked his mother
"Ill ask him." said Carl meditatively.
Ihe next day he came back to his
mother. "Will you write down what YOU
SAID yesterday about Douglass" he said to
his mother
What did l say yesterday" she in
quired, 81 have forgotten"
We'll, you write and I'll tell you. Write
Douglas" She did.
NOW write what he was rare and
fat"
Alas for the poetry of the old songl
render and true" had suggested piece of
Sun
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-03-14

Great was the commotion when she ap-
peared in the morning with the evidence
of having slain seven coOns, and she has
been hunter ever since. Her father pre-
scented her with double barreled shotgun,
and she is an expert in it's use She is also
fearless rider well educated, quite good
looking, and not Il bit masculine in appear
ance. But she naturally loves coon hunt
ing. One night she fell into quagmire
and had to send her dogs home for help.
Twice she has been severely bitten and
scratched by coons, the last time about a
year ago.
One night she heard racket in the hen
house. Thinking that coon had got in,
she arose, and taking a lantern and her
brothers ball club went out to dispatch
the animal. The farm hand had forgotten
to close the door of the henhouse, and Lena
found it wide open. The chickens were
still restless, and going to the door the girl
held the lantern over her head and looked
In. AS she did so a monster coon attempted
to run by her through the door. The girl
struck at the animal and hit it, but did not
disable it. As she raised her club to deal
it another blow it sprang upon her with
such force that she staggered back, and
striking her heel against stick she fell,
with the coon scratching at her throat.
Protecting herself as best she could with
her arms the girl called for her father,
who came running from the house with a
gun. The coon, undaunted, kept gnawing
and scratching Mt the girls arms. Her
father did not dare to attempt to shoot the
animal for fear of killing his daughter,
and clubbing his gun he knocked the coon
from the girls body and the animal es-
capped. The girl was seriously hurt this
time, and she was obliged to lie in bed
three weeks before her wounds healed and
she recovered her strength.
She makes good deal of money from
the skins, and has made herself magnifi-
cent hunting dress of tanned coon hide
elegantly trimmed. In this she is said to
dazzle the eye as n splendid Diana of New
New England.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-03-14

"A certain handsome junior of our State
university was as bright as a child as he is
no" brilliant as young man. He read
much when he was little fellow, and his
memory held fast to any fine sounding
WORD that came in his way In his grand
mothers household he often caused amuse.
ment by mistaken or exaggerated use OF
the pollysyllable words that struck his
fancy one day he rushed into his grand
mothers room; out of breath as he was
with haste and anxiety he painted OUT
Grandma! Grandma send a man to the
new oat field. Quickly! The pigs have
broken in and are eating the beautiful oats
most deliberately" Wide Awake.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-03-14
PHANTOM OF THE MINES.
An Indian Ghost That Causes Lots OF
Trouble.

An Indian Ghost That Causes Lots o
| Trouble.
F, Haunted houses are common, haunted
men have been reported occasionally, and in
the highest flights of romance the haunted
mine figures. But of all the ''haunts" ties.
titled to by reliable witnesses that of the
'lost mine" in the Santiago mountains,
near Las Cruces, N. NJ. holds its place
most persistently. Railroads and modern
science have no effect on 1t; the most skep-
tical white materialists realize the presence
Just as powerfully as the Indians did fifty
years ago.
The ghost is that of an old Navajo In
dian, who knew the location of the mine
and was killed by the first white pros
pectors for refusing to reveal it. His name
was Jacopo, or is rather, for he is still on
deck, and the latest view Of him was by
Henry Williams and George Goggans, two
men from Milwaukee, who recently made
q fishing and hunting tour in the Madre de
dos, small stream flowing through the
Santiago valley
Two nights in succession both dreamed
OF seeing strange looking Indian. The
third night they watched and saw him in
the spirit or flesh. Next night he came
again in their dreams and warned them
not to seek the lost mine. They had never
heard Of it before, and of course wanted to
find 1t at once. They started into the
mountains, but soon Mr. Goggans fell and
sprained his ankle badly, whereupon the
old Indian issued from the rocks, laughed
In derision. and vanished like puff OF
smoke" They had to ride back to Las
Cruces for surgical aid, and decided not to
hunt for the lost mine any more.
Colonel Jenkins and Fred Lathrop, OF
Las Cruces, have also seen the Indian, and
the former gives this account:
II was accompanied by young man
named Houston, Wat Houston. from Ten
nessee, who had no fear of ghosts. had
heard Of the phantom that haunted these
mountains, but put no confidence In the
story. feeling myself equal to any specter
that I might sec. Well. Houston and l
were riding down gorge half way up the
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-03-14
FALSE rgerH ARE COMMON.
Artificial Teeth Are So Cheap That No
body Need he Toothless.

Artificial Teeth Are So Cheap That No
body Need BE Toothless.
"We sold 100000 more false teeth
last year than we ever disposed Of be
fore in twelvemonth, said the man
ager Of the greatest dental supply es
tablishment in the world to q reporter
yesterday. II don't imagine that it was
because people are losing their teeth
more rapidly now than heretofore, al.
though 1t Is unquestionably the case that
the enduring quality Of the human chew.
ing apparatus has become progressively
less from generation to generation in
this country.
ut Is more tho fashion now than II
has ever been in the past to wear false
teeth, partly for the reason that the pub
lie has come TO realize what excellent
substitutes they are for real ones. and
partly owing to the fact that toothless-
ness excites much more disgust than IL
did In old times, when such an affection
was commonly observed and was regard
Cd as unavoidable.
at 10 very rare to see person now
adays, whether man or woman, visi-
bly, disfigured by the absence Of teeth.
Anybody whose grinders fall out will in
nearly every case go to dental surgeon
and procure artificial ones. They don't
cost much. You can get q complete
double set from sixteen dollars to sew
enty-fve dollars. Probably fashion
able dentist will charge you the latter
price. His margin Of profit is consider
alba iraaunurh M tha tacth xha,,..nt.xa-
cost only from fifteen to eighteen cents
apiece. They are made Of porcelain, Of
kaolin usually, baked in an oven.
For the plates the material best ap-
proved IL rubber. The handsomest
plates are made Of celluloid, and they
have the advantage of lightness in
weight, but the celluloid does not resist
well the acids with which it comes into
contact in the mouth. Aluminium has
been tried, but it is affected by vinegar
and salt as wei! as by other substances
that are eaten. the result being the de-
velopment OF salt Of aluminium which
Is thought to be injurious to the system.
1.-THE enamel Of artificial teeth is
composed of metallic oxides, and the
finishing processes to which they are
subjected are so delicate that no two
teeth produced can be made exactly
alike IN point Of coloring. Among all
the hundreds Of thousands Of teeth
which we keep in stock probably no two
would match to absolute perfection. But
those that are most nearly alike are put
together so that the eye Of nobody but
an expert would detect any difference.
After all natural teeth exhibit marked
dissimilarities in any individual.
at does not do TO make false teeth
look too handsome, lest they appear I'M
natural, and dental surgeons commonly
carry their imitation Of nature so far as
to make teeth In many instances look
more or less defective, the better to
carry out the deception. Washington
Star
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-03-14

Owing to the reckless slaughter Of
humming birds for ornamental purposes,
certain species are already on the verge
Of extinction. This does not seem sur
prising when one learns that 3,0ee skins
OF the ruby and topaz humming bird
alone were shipped not long ago from u
Brazilian port in single consignment,
while at public sale Of birdskins, held
In London, March 81, 1888. more than
1900 humming bird skins were disposed
OIL And In one week during the same
year there were sold at auction in Lon
don 100000 RUNNING birds and other
birds from North ard South America
PHILADELPHIA Times.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-03-14

A neatly dressed old lady giving her
name as Mrs. Gardner arrived in Rrazil
Ind, the other morning in search of her
son. Edward Trolley, who. she said. was
stolen from her by his stepfather in 1871
from Hillsboro, His, where they were then
living. Since that time she has done moth.
ing but wander from place to place in search
OF him. In every town she visits she max 90
thorough house to house and shop to sbon
canvass in order to be sure that she has not
overlooked him. She says that She has
spent $50 900 looking for the bow. Sbs iaft
for Chicago.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-03-14

:. according to The Schoolmaster. "stabil-
lty" was recently defined ms being ..tba
cleaning up of stabe;" and an answer In
some question about insurance had this
passage; The money is provided by the
company to defray the expenses of tho
pirth OF members in pecuniary distress y
IN summer, IL seems, ''the day is LONGER
owing to expansion by the heat" and tbot
season itself is thus explained: "Once n
year we have the whole bright side of the
sun turned toward us. Then it is snm-
still" anu scands
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-03-14
CLIFFORD cALyFRIy

ford Calverly, of Toronto, an agile youth
OF some twenty seven years, who gained
the nickname Of 1.-THE Squirrel" while still
lad, by his remarkable ability as a
climber.
He recently crossed the Niagara gorge on
wire rope $40 feet long In six minutes and
eight seconds. Much OF the distance he
ran, his elevation above the water being 900
feet For speed he excelled both Blondin
and Dixon. In fact there is no record of
such distance having been made in SO
short a time. Mr. Calverly seems to be
one OF those rare mortals constructed with,
out IA tendency to giddiuess
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-03-14

ihree prominent and successful SCOTCH
men OF the present day have behind thar,
nara experience, which. no donbt ther
,ecali with pleasure. They lived toget Ler
~; ior Ut least a year at Aberdeen univers;tr
III room which contained but one bod !,
was not very large bed, and could NOT hs
persuaded to hold three persons Mt once so
they went to bed he rosa. al" "en
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-03-14
why bakers Lose Their Teeth

DIR. Hesse, Of Leipsic. states that
bakers are liable to suffer from carious
teeth on account of the -four entering
the mouth during work, collecting on
and around the teeth, where it decom-
poses and generates an acid destructive
TO the dentine.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-03-14
SHE HUNTS cooNs.
A Connecticut Girl Who Is Modern
Diana.

Miss Lena Beeman, sixteen years old,
ranks with the champion coon hunters OF
western Connecticut, She lives with her
parents on rather wild ridge known as
Grow hill, and there is SO much rocky
woodland and other waste ground there
abouts that coons are numerous and
great nuisance to the farmers Miss Bee
man longed from childhood to go coon
hunting, and one night three years ago,
when but thirteen years old, she slipped
out with two young dogs and took to the
big swamp near by.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-03-14

In Berlin cafe coffee is brewsd hv .,
tricity. platinum wire passes in sni.ei
through several glass jars, tho electrical
current quickly raising the water contained
70 ooiiing point, and the coffee is TINS
prepared IN the view of every one in the
room; then small electric railway trans.
mus the coffee to the several tables, so that
,ne guests may help themselves to their
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-03-14

The great Blondin still lives, and &C
casionally delights crowd in England OF
France by some high waking, but in the
Niagara feat he has at last been equaled
Some go so far as to say he may soon be
nutdone. The new hero of the air Is Cliff
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-03-14

"No, Bobbie," said his mother. zone piece
pf pie is quite enough for you"
It's funny" responded Bobbie. with an
injured air. "You say you are anxious for
me To learn to eat properly, and yet you
won't give me chancs TO practice. "-Ex-
shange.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-03-14

Dashaway-Look here. Uncle Jasper. |
Thought you said your wife's new dress
was trimmed with feathers' / didn't see
any yesterday when she had it on.
Uncle Jasper-No, sab. OATS de 'culiar
lily bout dat dress. De feathers is dar.
sab. but you can't see 'em.-Cloak Review
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-03-14

Daughter latter the theater)-That play
was SO interesting l couldn't do thing
but just sit and listen to 1t.
Fashionable Mother-It was abominable.
the way you watched that play. People
must have thought we were from the coun.
try.-New York Weekly.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-03-14

1ones,Ihe Rev. DR.. Pessimiste said yes.
~ ~,"ay snat the devil had not invented any
"e~ temptations for thousand years
.ooshap.He was right; the old ones ay.
sht'reiy SUFFICIENT Rams Horn.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-03-14

Among mussels the mytilus is famous
climber, throwing out its cables, using its
foot to attach them, and SO hauling or edg-
ing itself long distances Another is a
leaper; another appears to fly through the
water. trailing behind streaming tentacles
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-03-14

captain shaw states that, apart from
CHIMNEY fires and false alarms in London
tnere were 1855 calls to fires in 1880 of
which aug were not, and l5S were attend.
ed with serious damage.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-03-14

Wife-It is the fashion now for ladies' to
wear crowns instead of hats at the opera
Husband-Could human idiocy 90 fur.
therf Crownsl Crowns in free America
Cost fortune, too, suppose9
"lie-Nery pretty little trinkets for
opera wear can be got for fifty cents
Husoand-Um-one might as well be on,
OF the world as out of the fashion 90.
o lie, OF course.-New York Weekly