davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-05-02

Peter the Great thought to civilize his
savages by making them shave and i'm
posed tax of 100 rubles on the wealthy
and middle classes and a copeck on
peasants and laborers. Now it was a
superstition among the poorer people
that no beardless son of Adam could
ever enter heaven, and being obliged to
part with their boards the great ma
jority treasured up their hairs to be
buried with their bodies. In dealing
with his soldiers Che great Peter enlisted
the aid of the priests, who cunningly
pointed out the fact that they We're CO.
ing to fight the bearded Turk and that
their patron, st. Nicholas, would be I'M
able to distinguish them from their enc
mics unless they sacrificed their boards.
This was all right, and the boards of
the beloved Russians went down before
the razor in Difference to ST. Nicholas.
But, unluckily for the priests, the next
little war happened to be with the
Swedes, who wore no boards, and thus
it was that the Russian soldiers de-
manded to be allowed to ALLURE the
razor, so that the holy Nicholas might
have no difficulty in arranging for their
protection. English Illustrated Maya
zine.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-05-02

1t has been thought, or rather, more cor
rectly speaking, only fondly hoped, by the
learned men throughout Cbristendom
that among the rubblshy chronicles of the
kairouin there would some day be found
the missing classics, the lest books of
Euclid and OF Livy, among Others. Indeed
In some of the more ancient books of travel
on Morocco II is expressly stated that many
OF the manuscripts that were saved from
the burning of the Alexandrian library
were taken to Seville, Granada and Fec.
In weighing these statements think it
should be remembered that the Kairouin
was founded at the very least 100 years
after the FIRE that was so disastrous to
learning, and that these MANUSCRIPTS
would have had a lot of knocking about
before they found home on the shelves
In the suhterranean cellars of the Kairouili
think 1t possible that on leaving Seville
and Granada the Moors may have brought
with them TO Morocco many of the precious
volumes which are known to have been in
these libraries, but which have now dis
appeared Fortnightly Review.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-05-02

The year 1891 was certainly one of
those III which new industrial applica-
tons of paper We're most numerous.
The idea of using paper in place of stone
in the construction Of houses is already
old, but paper to take the place of glass
In windows, Of clay in fowerpots, of
iron in railway rails, wagon wheels and
horseshoes, of porcelain in laboratory
ware, of wood in barrels, it having al
ready taken the place Of that material
In small boats, paper in pulleys, are ap-
phcauous rs novel as bold. The manu-
facture of window panes of paper was
first tried in the United States.
The panes have the appearance of
milky glass, and the property of inter
cepting the light rays while letting the
heat rays through, which makes them
suitable for greenhouses. 1t is estimated
that paper window pane ninety-four
by sixty-three centimeters in Dimensions
IN wooden sash with iron appliances.
will cost about eighty.fye cents, and
last ON an average four years. e
Ration in Popular Science Monthly.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-05-02
thousands of Years
LAKESIDE CLUBHOUSE.

The Holland society, as its name i'm
pies, collects documents and data on
The settlement of New Netherlands,
traces the connection between the old
families and their kinsmen in Holland
and generally cultivates a sentiment of
reverence for the Dutch ancestors of the
knickerbockers. 1t is of course strono
among the Four Hundred, aud has done
great and valuable work for local his
tory. The Salmagundi is an old and
famous organization of artists. The
Triple Alliance, oddly enough. has moth
ing to do with Germany, Austria and
Italy, or with American politics. 1t is
SIMPLY union of dealers in carpets
furniture and upholstery.
The objects of the PLAYERS. Press
Neurological, Turtle, Chess. Authors
Glee, Jockey, Driving, Riding, Fencing,
Jersey Cattle and Merchants clubs are
shown by their names, and there are
separate clubs devoted to the raising
ana improving the breeds of fox terriers
spanlels, mastiffs and collies, aside from
the innumerable kennel clubs. The Gre.
nation club wants mankind to disnose
OF the dead by burning, and its mem
bers agree to be thus disposed of after
death. The Titans consist of ..6rst
class business men and good fellows"
not one of whom is under six feet high.
The Storm King club takes its name
from its summer home on Storm King
mountain, and finds its amusement in
collecting historical relics of the Hudson
valley and vicinity of New York gen.
orally. And in all the New World tbera
Is no richer field. The mammoth and mis-
contemporaries first. and then in success
sion the mound builder, Indian. Dutch
man, colonial enterpriser and Revolu.
tlonary patriot have literally sown the
region with rich remains. At present
tne club is industriously exploring soma
ancient mounds and marking the graves
OF the last Indians to die in the valley.
Inc Sea Serpent club is composed of
snip news reporters of the New Yorl,
oailles, and its latest social function vos
banquet given to Mr.. Emil Boos lone
the agent Of the Hamburg A merica@
racket company. He is but thirty-eight
years Old, but has been in the companv's
employ twenty years and is a noted lin
gust speaking the principal European ,,
tongues with fluency and having a smat. |
tering OF others, including the Chinese
somewhat akin to the Sea Serpents are
the Argonauts of Chicago. though tbe
Ia consist largely of railroad men
= W. years ago this club was organized
ana obtained possession of a landing
place at the end of the Illinois Central
railways pier. "'i'i
Far out in the lake. at the end of tho
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-05-02

morists took it for granted that woman
was not clubable, and when the now
famous Sorosis was first projected the
photographers made merry over it, but
now women's clubs are well estab-
lished institution.
The Manhattan, Union. Knickerbock-
err and few other New York clubs are
known of all readers, and the Union
league on one side and the famous lro-
quois club of Chicago on the other are
powers in politics. In fact, this is the
clubbing age So numerous are clubs
that the ordinary nomenclature is ex-
hausted, and when IL new one is organ
lied the choice of a title is recognized as
the task of the most learned and versa
tile member. There is, for instance, the
Whitechapel club of Chicago, whose
name suggests the CHASTITY, and whose
performances, if reports lie not, are
worthy of its name.
There is also the Argonaut club of
Chicago, with its quarters on boat that
was never launched. In New York city,
in addition to those well known, are the
Catholic, the University, the Tender
loin, the Vaudeville, the Hoot, the Thir-
teen and the Glover clubs, the Colonial
the Eccentric, the Federal, the Down
Town, the Clergy, the Snowshoe, the
Triple Alliance and many others of a
social or literary nature, besides long
array of those composed Of the foreign
born, each bearing name designating
the nation.
The Thirteen club has for its avowed
object ito combat injurious supersti-
tons" The Eccentric is much the same
and membership is limited by the merci-
less restrictions, THE abolition of myth
and substitution therefor of science and
reason, the possession of ideas and origi-
nal thought, and the faculty of express
ing the same orally or in writing in
prose or veys Evidently such a club
is to be very select, and has entered on a
work which bids fair to last it some
thousands of Years.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-05-02

The chief authorities of towns in moot
ages incurred much responsibility. at
Ripon we have a good example of their
liabilities. Here formerly, after the
blowing Of a horn at o o'clock at niobt
and until sunrise next morning. if a
house were robbed, and the owner and
his servants had taken proper precan
tons Tor IT'S safety, the wakeman had Ia
make good the loss sustained. EacG
householder paid an annual tax of two
pence If he had one door, and fourpenct,
If he had two doors to his dwelling fo,.
maintaining watch over the city. The
tax has long since been discontinued
but the horn is still blown at night
London Tit-Bits.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-05-02

A-Nos-so-wAY CLUBHOUSE.
when compelled to leave his paper, The
Citizen, and go to Washington he put
the scholarly T. O'Neill Russell, of New
York, in charge. Mr.. Russell is an en-
thusiast ON the Gaelic, which he speaks
and reads with musical fuency, and soon
got other Irishmen interested, and SO the
club was formed, with Mr.. Russell pres
ident and Maurice Cream secretary.
With class of $50 intelligent Irish
men and Scotchmen such rapid progress
was made in the study that in a few
months Gaelic was the vernacular of
the club. They declare with one voice
that it is a language very easily ac-
quired, though it certainly does not look
it in print. Two ladies of the class,
teachers in the Chicago high schools,
testify that in eight months they learned
it sufficiently to translate English into
Gaelic at sight. No club in the country
has a more enthusiastic membership
than the Gaelic.
Last on this list of Chic .ylubs must
be the Shaw-wa-nos-so-w way, so named
from the Indians who once ranged
around Lake Shawano in Wisconsin.
The name has no particular bearing Us
to the nature of the club, as it is almost
purely social affair, and will study In
dian antiquities only when it has no
livelier amusement. It will make
speciality of hunting up good clubable
fellows from other cities who may visit
the Worlds fair, especially members of
prominent clubs, and will try to make
Chicago like home to them.
AS the ladies began late they have
not yet developed SO great variety in
clubs as the gentlemen, but the Woman's
Columbian club, recently organized at
Louisville, deserves special mention. AS
its name implies it is an organization to
aid in representing Kentucky at the
Worlds fair, and very appropriately its
active president is Miss Ida E. Symmes,
granddaughter of the famous John
Clevis Symmes. This gentleman was
not only brave soldier in the wars of
the border and that with England, from
1902 to 1915, and a pioneer of Newport,
where he died, but also puzzled the sci
entists with plausible theory that the
earth is hollow and open at the poles
"Symmes' hole had a long run among
the semlscientific jokers.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-05-02
DIR. poliinger on Tobacco.

Driven into an inn by shower IN QUE no "
his walks, the late DR.. Dollinger o. w.
many, was greatly annoyed by tle coa' .Ss
of some young men, who swore " .Ir
weather, smoked ard called impalisN"'
for beer. ,;scsl
"Tobacco and alcohol are Gemoh's.aS
powers" said Dollinger, half IN Jess ;sns
half in earnest. Smokers are oafpa 'ls bv
The eternal smoking of pipes ana cisG hr;ns
our forefathers doubtless helpea U u.t ~.
about the short sight which has , NV :,
come hereditary in Germany ss;ysl.
smoking is the ruin of society ana Oh 'A''''
rous conduct toward women"
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-05-02

uns wharf. ssaedg their peculiar elab-
asune called tne .Ar;Fo. IL Is club,
house in hip winch coeld DO launched,
but probably never VIII be. AS the
club l. IKE Argonant and tlie clubhouse
Che Arpo, 20 the membership is limited
to fftv.one. The number assigned By
Greek mythology 70 the famous crew
which made the often sung voyage IN
search Of Tie golden fleece. since
June /, 1891, the Argo has stood at the
piers end locking rs II just ready to be
iaunched-a two storied structure with
u roomy deck, where the I Chicago
Argonauts enjoy themselves and keep
cool in the hottest weather.
No other club in Chicago will re SO
handsomely housed as the Lakeside,
which was organized in 1884 aud now
has 256 members, when its new place is
finished. 1t stands at the southwest
corner of Grand boulevard and Forty
second street and will have five high
stories and an apex roof, the whole max
ing it nearly the equivalent of an ordi-
nary ten story structure. The whole bou-
levard front will be occupied by its hand
some parlors, and it will have banquet
ing hall 81 by % feet, and an assembly
hall 70 by 12l feet exclusive OF the large
stage, besides many other rooms for club
use. The structure will be chiefly of
buff Bedford stone and will rank among
the finest buildings in Chicago.
Still another Chicago institution wor-
thy of note is the Gaelic club, composed
originally of Irishmen, but now contain
ing Scotchmen also, and all devoted to
the study and culture of the Gaelic Ian
guage and literature. This club owes
its origin to the election Of Hon. John
F. Finerty to congress. All the world
knows his intensely Irish feeling, and
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-05-02
Tho Politician as an Actor.

There are multitudinous small things
which, as u little man, ono would suppose
must press heavily upon an eminent poll
tician. He must be civil to all men--civ-
Her perhaps TO the fools than to any. The
fools he has always with him--always.
The eminent politician must serve as the
especial butt to a vast and wonderful array
OF bores. How he must despise the large
majority Of his so called followers! With
what scorn he must regard them in his
heartl Aud yet how lac has to 20 out of
his way to solicit the favor of their vote
and INTEREST," How he has sometimes to
palter with lle--he must havel How he
must be all things to all meni
He Is an actor as much MS any actor that
ever trod the mimic stage, and be he sick
or sad he has to give satisfaction TO the
audience In front, II he would keep his
situation. He has to struggle and strive
to keep IN his hands the ends of fifty diff.
ferent strings which are being pulled in
fifty different directions, and preserve his
balance and his head amid them all
And what is the end of Il? What il the
reward of the eminent politicjanp 1t is
when one considers this question that one
Is amazed to think that any man should
think 1t worth his while to pay the penal
ties of political greatness. ALI the Year
Round
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-05-02

Jnke-Mfs GROWER wants two more Yards
OF that cloth she bought here yesterday. but
she says we charged her ten cents more than
Wool s. Co.
Deaier-How much did they charge her9
JaRe-Sixty cents, aud we've been GETTING
seventy for it,
u, Deaier-Weil. why don't she buy it at
Woods then.
Jake-Ihey haven't any; nobody in town
has it except us.
Dealer-How much did you say it was a
yardi
Jake-Seventy cents
Dealer.And she wants two yards morel
Jake-Yos
Dealer-Nohody else has ita
Jake-Nobody.
Deaier-Well, let her have it for ninety
CENTS then. Detroit Free Press.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-05-02
m. sandringham Funeral sermon.


The wide interest taken in the ques-
ton Of recognition in eternity was Illus
trated by the extraordinary sale of the
sermon preached Mt Sandringham on the
decease of the Duke of Clarence and
Avondale, the eldest son of the Prince
and Princess of Wales.
The profits during tho short period of
six months amounted to no less than
El,S 300, of which the sum of $3.50 was
given by the Princess of Wales TO tho
Gordon Boys home and G650 to the
British Home for Incurables. Over co.
600 copies were sold in that time--a sale
certainly unprecedented in the annals
Of profit from single sermon of few
pages.
The preacher has been heard TO say
that this sale was not due to his slender
sermon, but TO the touching anecdote
told by the princess, forming the prefa-
tory note, and which she gave permits
sion to be printed. The substance of
the story is that in 1883 all tho five chill
dren Of the princess We're with her at
Sandringham, and they all partools of
holy communion together. Il gave
Eddy little book" said the bereaved
mother. land wrote in it:
Nothing in my hand bring.
Simply to thy cross cling.
''end also
Just as am. without one plea.
But that thy blood Was shed for me-
o Lamb OF God, come.
"When he was gone, and lay like one
sleeping" continued tho princess, eve
laid a cross of flowers on his breast, and
after we had done so turned to the ia
BILE at his bedside and saw the little book
In which were written these words, and
could not help feeling that he did cling
to the cross, and that 1t had all come
trus."-Leisure Hour.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-05-02
renny,on'. Interview with the Queen.

Tcnnyson's Interview with the Queen.
1t was in the latter part Of 1869, the
year after the death of the prince consort,
that was conversing with Mrs. Tenny-
son on the sudden death of much val
ued common friend and tho loneliness OF
his widow, when Tennyson. who had
been stalking up and down the end Of
the bow windowed drawing room with
his usual long strides, suddenly broke in
with, ~ saw another widow three days
ago. Indeed" | replied. 'and who
was thatY' THE queen" he replied in
his deepest tones. "She sent for me to
Osborne" said that supposed her
majesty wished to thank him for his
noble tribute to the memory of the
prince consort. and with perhaps par
donable curiosity went on to ask what
the queen had said to him. II can't re-
member" he answered; Il lost my head.
only remember what l said to the
queen-big fool that ! was.'
"What was thatY why, what an
excellent king Prince Albert would have
made. As soon rs 1t was out of my
mouth felt what blunder had made.
But happily 1t proved to be the very
right thing to have said. The queen re-
piled that that had been the constant
sorrow of her life--that she was called
to govern. while he who was so worthy
OF the first place was obliged to take
secondary position" Tennyson had lit
tie more to say of his reception except
that, Notwithstanding the perfect calm
s...1
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-05-02

One Of the humorously attractive
characteristics Of child is his large
sense Of personal importance. a little
girl was walking with her father on the
shore Of Lake Michigan, where the
waves were gently tapping up on the
beach. Suddenly one came up higher
than the others and swept over her foot,
when she exclaimed, "Oh, papa, the
lake stepped on my toe."-New York
Times
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-05-02
No Moro Isrnunin~

are you going into the Browning club
business as steep this winter as you did last,
Mater asked Miss Chicago of her friend Miss
St Louis. -
NOT by long shot, replied Miss Kate,
e,nphaticaiiy. "A reaction has struck ON
browning club, as knew it would. We've
voted to cheese Browning and have some OF
our good old fashioned taffey pullings aud
cotiilon and euchre parties this winter. How
y, we ever got drawn into that Browning snar
u mystery to me. anyhow. n-Tima.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-05-02

a new system of electrical railway con
Quits has been invented which is depend
ent for its insulating qualities in wet
weather upon the principle of the diving
bell The wires are supported in the tor
OF an inverted trough made in short sec,
tions with closed ends, but open at the bot.
tom, SO that when water fills the conduit
the air contained in the inverted troughs
viii prevent the water from rising to the
height Of the wires. New York World.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-05-02
| CLUB LIFE OF TO-DAY.
THIS IS THE AGE OF CLUBS, AND
SOME OF THEM ARE QUEER.

The Argouaut, Sea Serpent shaw-wa-hos-
so-wny. Storm King, Tiians and Triple
Alliance The Thirteen and the Eccentric
Antisuperstition Clubs and Many Others.
downright, 1892, by American Press Associa-
toni
Cain and his club have furnished the
jokers with matter for many pun, ana
in the Of comic almanacs the wife who
feared her fate would be that OF Abel
because her husband was too devoted to
his club was a familiar figure. From
Aristophanes to Artemus Ward the hui
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-05-02

Douglas Jerroll wrote BLACK Lyea
Susan when he was twenty-one' anu
contributed to Punch the immensely
popular "Caudle Lectures not Tonga
erward. But at nine years of age young
Jerrold had been scarcely able TO reau'
and it was not until he was apprehl.oceu
to printer, after serving for some 'lli,
as midshipman at sea that ne sho WEI
either desire or capacity for -ntelleetuai
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Standard.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-05-02

stranger-What is the fare to Inter.
lRken?
Driver-Twenty francs.
Stranger = But Badeckern guide.
book says only twelve francs.
Driver-Oh, we'll; then let "Badecker',
drive You himself. -Basler Nachrichten.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-05-02

Just as the monks of the Roman church
In Europe devoted attention to making in.
struments for measuring time, SO the
buddhist llamas, at an earlier period, were
similarly engaged In their silent retreats.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-05-02

The largest sum ever paid for dog was
that given by the late Fritz" Emmett, the
actor, who paid 5000 for the largest St.
Bernard in the world. The dogs name
was Plinlimmon.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-05-02

We imagine from the looks OF t l ' " Great
who are in society that it must pe q IMAM
deal easier to stay at home and Set s.ar moon
it is to wear tight dresses 70 a 1.nsb at
teas and say polite things ana i@"s
foolish kes.-Atchison GLOBE.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-05-02

1t Is worth while to remember that there
are other qualities that an employer val
ues more than the tactless and independ-
ent self assertion that is commonly known
Is ''push.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-05-02

Fond Mother--My child, you will
always have something to be proud of.
You were born on the queens birthday.
Sweet Child-Dear me, ,nAn=.a, were
ZIP twins l-Exchange.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-05-02

One English football club is seia " wbils
$4,000 yearin wages TO us p'a ~ hsndages
another team buys over mile OF o"nu's
annually.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-05-02

The honorary president is Mrs. ]. Law
renee smith, and among the members
are Mrs. Henry Watterson, Mrs. Basil
Duke, Mrs. John B. Castleman, Mrs,
Patty Semple and others bearing names
long honored in Kentucky.
J. Fl. BEADLE.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-05-02

In hot climates Roman sola'u u,rSoyidsd
sandals; in cold regions they "s-'
with excellent leather shoes,