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The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1894-02-03
WRITER'S AND THEIR Ways.


LucAN died repeating passage from
his own poems.
MILTON was extremely anxious to
have his poems properly punctuated.
RoscoMMoN died repeating the lines
OF his own translation OF tke Dies Irae.
DIR. WARToN says that. most of the
English poets were notably handsome
men
PASCAL often copied composition
six or eight times before allowing it to
be printed.
DRYDEN always trembled violently
Tor some time after concluding an in
teresting poem
CERvANTEs wrote a new dedication
TO one of his works after he had re-
ceived extreme unction.
CICERO was notable punster. A
collection, not now extant, of his puns
was made by julius Cesar
STERNE and Churchill were always in
a quarrel with some reviewer of their
works. Both hated critics.
HABDI. the great French dramatist,
wrote eight hundred dramatic pieces
between the years 1900 and 1857
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ITEMS OF INTEREST.

RAINDRoPs are said to be hollow. as
they fail to entirely wet the circle upon
| which each falls.
BEARS in southwestern Washington
invade the farms and carry off the
hogs, calves and sheep.
Wild geese in Roseburg. Ore. seem
to be dazed by the electric street
lamps, and dash blindly against them.
ELECTRIC ambulances are to be used.
in st. Louis. They viii run, when
possible, on the lines of the street rail-
ways
DR.. Ross, Nova Scotia mining ex-.
pert, says that Wyoming is richer in
minerals than any other state IN the.
country.
Most of the inhabitants of Landers.
France, walk constantly on stills. This
is because the soil is either marshy or
sandy.
AN English machinist has discovered
a new method of coloring iron. It en-
tirely prevents rust, even though the
metal be brought to a red heat.
THE largest check ever drawn was:
for the sum of 1888, $50. 1t was ac-
cepted as payment for the Kimberley
diamond mines, and was drawn on the
Bank of England.
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RIBBONS AND RuFFLEs.

A BONNET of slirred satin. with vel
vet rosettes and elaborate garniture of
lace and small ostrich tips, is voted
one of the most attractive models of
the season.
A MODIFICATION of the blouse waist
idea has the back drawn down
smoothly over the lining, the sides
almost close fitting and the front in a
full-draped vest The style is very
pretty.
A CHARMING evening bonnet is made
of roll of white satin and heliotrope
velvet. The crown is bit of oriental
embroidery in white and gold, and the
trimming is of aigrettes and tiny os-
trich plumes.
ALTHOUGH very much is said about
the oyerskirt, it must not for moment
be supposed that fashion arbitrarily
demands it. There are quite as MANY
dresses without as with it; and the
drappcry idea, while it gives variety to
an imported assortment, is not by any
means adopted by the generality of
woman
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1894-02-03
SETTINGS OF SCIENCE.

IT is proposed to establish in Rich
mond permanent exhibition of the
mineral and agricultural productions
OF Virginia, with which bureau of
information will be combined.
A sERE of experiments is to be
made at Yale college to determine the
relation of the nerves to the muscles
OF the human body and test new the
DRY that strength depends less upon
the size OF the muscle than upon the
strength of the nerve.
The Russian government has shown
much interest in the meeting place for
the twelfth international Medical con-
gress in 1896. 1t desires that Moscow
be selected as the city, and promises to.
donate $4,000 roubles toward the ex-
peDses of the congress.
1T is stated that there are now in the
United States more than 800 MINING
companies making use in their opera
tlons OF electricity for light and power.
About one-third of the gross amount of
copper refined in this country is now
treated by electrolytic processes.-En-
Magazine.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1894-02-03
HIS FACE WAS HIS FORTUNE.
The CgIiest Man in Missouri Gers Out of
Trouble In an On expected Manner

The OgIiest Man in Missouri Ceus Out OF
Trouble in an On expected Manner.
On the southern edge of Phelps
county lives Scott Swartzlander who
is considered the ugliest man in Mis-
souri,, and there are some of his neigh
bors who will bet his equal carnot be
| produced from any quarter. Swartz-
lander, who is thirty years old, says
the st. Louis Globe-Democrat, has
white hair, eyes like Chinaman. no
eyebrows, a nose of abnormal proper
tions, which lops over almost to his
check bone, and is ornamented at the
end with beautiful comic bulb He
l. lanlS and tall, and there are numer-
GUS other imperfections that add to
this picture of general and particular
ugliness. Swartzlander was arrested
about year ago for cutting timber on
government lands in Pulaski county.
and when his trial came up at SPRING
field before the United States court
the prisoner was promptly arraigned.
While the district attorney was read
ing the judge said, addressing the dia-
trict attorney: "You may enter nolle
prosequi in the prisoners case After
a careful scrutiny of his physiognomy l
am convinced that any man who is
compelled to carry that face is pun
ished quite enough for the amount of
lumber which he is charged with hav-
ing unlawfully taken from government |
lands. You are discharged, Mr. Swartz-
lander Go as quickly as you can, and
don't forget to take your face with
you"
Undoubtedly this decision of the
learned and discriminating judge at
springfield, Mo, entities Scott Swartz-
lander to the undisputed title: 1.-THE
Ugliest Man in Missouri"
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WHERE THE MONEY GOES.

SoETBEER says thHt the earnings Of
the Prussian people increased Is pei
cent from 1872 to 1885.
SINCE the beginning Of the present
century the land of Great Britain has
doubled in assessed value.
The average cost OF city houses in
this country is estimated at $4,7OO; of
country houses at 81 ,o50.
The world has large part Of its
wealth invested in 1926, 800 fixed and
107, $50 locomotive engines.
THE people of Great Britain devote
fs, SOS, 900 of their wealth every year to
the support Of the clergy.
THE merchant marine of Great
Britain is equal in value to that of all
the rest of the world rs ships.
THE assessed valuation OF the United
States, according to Mnlhau, is e1s,-
600, O0o, 600, or s65, 00o, oOO, 600.
The annual value of the clothing
made in the Unitcd States and Europe
is estimated at 81, eos, 0o0, 900.
ALL the Australian colonies are as
sessed at 81 SOC, ooo, 600, most of which
is mortgaged in Great Britain.
The estimated value of the beer and
spirits made in this country and
Europe is stated ut So, 055, 000, 900.
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INDUCING INDIANS TO MARRY.


The Indian Commisaloner's Scheme fol
Perpetuating the indian Race.
The commissioner of Indian affairs,
Mr.. Browning, is determined to prove
to the Indians that marriage is not a
4 failure. He has discovered that most
OF the red men under the bureau at the
present time have been induced to
believe that it is not the proper thing
to get married. and for this reason, in
the mind of the commissioner, the
numbers of the red men are decreasing
fast. 1t is not certain but that the
| commissioner, in the interest Of pre-
serving his bureau, was forced to give
some study and attention to the matter
OF matchmaking among the people
The commissioner has labored over
this matter very industriously, and, ac-
cording to the Kansas City Journ al, he
has evolved scheme. He proposes to
prove to them that they can get in ia
vor with the great father if they will
join in the holy bonds of matrilnony.
The scheme is novel one, and it is
the opinion of the commissioner that
very soon the leading duties of the
Indian agent will be to act as remarry-
ing agent for his colony. The reward
for getting married is a striking mar
rage certificate. 1t starts with
heavy sheet of paper with red Dor
der. Much is expected of this red Dor
der. Then the Omitted States of
America" is in blue, while the sour
Glorious Eagle has not the savage
look, but sort Of wedding-day smile. 4
and the 6 pluribus unum'' and the
American flag are displayed with an
intensity that would be cheap at any
price The eagle presides over mar
riage certificate in the usual form The
agents are to be instructed to make an
exhibit of the scheme, and to use their
influence in getting the Indians to
come to the conclusion that they will |
be out of luck if they refuse toget mar
ried. The agents are to show the I
certificates, which have been prepared /
with the hope that they would have
the catchy appearance, and to pos
sess one would be the ambition of the
average Indian. and this would last
him until after the ceremony was per-
'ormed- By the flash of the certificate
is hoped to prove that marriage is
success.
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PARNELL WAS suPERsTlTIous.
Tho Training of an Old Nurse Loft =
Lasting Eject on Him.


1 Lasting Eject on Him.
A little light is thrown on the some
what mystical character of the late
Mr.. Parnell by some curious stories,
says the Westminster Gazette. SUI
perstitious strain seemed, says Mr..
Healy, to thread its way through the
Irish leaders mind like vein of mar
Bile. When he was a boy he had an
old nurse, Mrs. Tuppenny, VINO
scared him with horrible stories: and
he never got over it. He would com
mence no important business on a FRI
day; he started if anyone offered to
help him to salt, and he would drink no
wine at table unless the decanter came
round from right to left.
These foibles affected even the leg
isfation he sought to compass. When
he and Maurice Healy had together
drafted in Kilmainham iail the amend
ing land bill afterward brought in by
Mr. Redmond, he discovered that the
final draft contained thirteen clauses
and threw it on the table as if he had
been stung. This will never do, :" he 4
said, sternly; and Mr. Healy could not
move him 1t was late in the after
noon, post hour approached, and an
other days delay might prevent the
draft reaching the queens printer in
London in time for distribution to
members before the second reading.
A hasty dissection of the bill was |
made, but only to disclose that it
could not well be shorn of clause
What could be hit upon? There, in
bewilderment and anxiety, stood the
statesman and craftsmen in her
najesty's prison ct kilmainhaIn, eying
each other in despair in the darlaening
cell as the minutes to post hour slipped
away.
At last a CLEAN flashed from Parnel1's
eyes, half ironical, half triumphant. 81
have it, said he. add those cursed
clauses OF yours and that viii get us
out of the difficulty" Thus were the
lenets of Mrs. Tnppenny saved from
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1894-02-03
MIsDIREcTED EFFORTS.
The Dutiful Intentions of a conscientious
Male Emu.

The museum of natural history at
South Kensington, England, has lately
received the skin of a very handsome
emu. the last of pair of these strange
Australian birds which had been kept
as pets for more than twenty-five years
by clergyman of Essex. The death
Of the first bird, a female, left it's mate
very desolate, and, as often happens in
such cases, he sickened and seemed
likely to die.
His mistress carried him dainties to
tempt his appetite, and also daily jar
of water. Again and again this jar
disappeared, and the lady was much
incensed against the unknown person
who made himself thus troublesome.
Finally the emu retired to his shed,
folded his long legs and refused utter
ly to come out, until his master, in the
hope that the sunshine might even yet
do him some good, took him up bodily
to carry him out. Then the mystery
was solved. Under the bird were all
the missing gallipotsl
The conscientious emu, feeling that
he ought to be fulfilling his destiny by
Matching some eggs, and having no
wife to lay for him, had seized upon |
these smooth round jars as the most
promising substitutes to be had, and |
would have persisted in the at
tempt to hatch them if his master had
not broken him up.''
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1894-02-03
PERSONAL POINTS.

THE prince of Wales smokes the fju-
est Cuban cigars, prepared especially
for him at a cost of four shillings EACH
THE queen of Holland has made F. J.
De- Peyster, of New York, Dutch
knight He is now privileged to wear
q strip of orange and blue ribbon.
A MONUMENT to the memory of Emini
Pasha, the African explorer, will be-
erected by popular subscription in
Neisse, Germany, where his sister and
little daughter live.
QUEEN VICTORIA will be settled in
Florence before Easter. At the close
of the following month she will be
found in Coburg, and the next May
viii find her seventy-four years old.
HARRIET DEEcHER STOWE. Mark
Twain" Charles Dudley Warner, Dr..
George H. CLARK, Albert Hardy, Annie
Eliot, Richard Burton and De Lancey
Pierson, all hail from Hartford, Conn.
JuDoE francis MARION Cox. of Macon
county, Mo-, died few days ago.
Among the pleasantest of the many
creditable things narrated of him is.
the fact that, in the course of his life.
he cared for and educated eighteen
orphan children.
SPEAKER CRISP at the close of the
last congress presented the gavel he
had used to Miss Savannah barrett, of
Augusta, Ca, saying that it lad ham
nered away silver, repealed the fed
sral election law, so far as the house
was concerned, and excluded the
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1894-02-03

and impartial committee appointed for
that purpose. The timbers used were
each 2x4 inches and 4 feet long, both
ends solidly braced and the weight APP
piled in the middle of the span. yell
low fir stood a strain Of 3s0Cs pounds,
common Oregon oak, 2,9S2 pounds
Fine-grained yellow fir from near the
butt stood strain of $685. pounds,
and best Michigan oak snapped with a
strain of only 2,42s pounds. The tests
were made by the Northern Pacific
Railway company at Tacoma, Wash.
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Adopted the Amendment.

A member Of the house OF commons
had been paying attention to young
lady for long while, and had taken
her to attend the house until she was
perfectly posted in its rules. On the
last day Of the session, as they came
out, he bought her bouquet, saying:
May offer you my handful of flow
ers? She promptly replied: 81 move
to amend by emitting all after the
word hand" He blushingly accepted
the amendment, and they adopted it
unanimously.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1894-02-03
WOMEN WHO SHOOT.
Feminine Sportsmen in England Are Nu-
merous and Stylish

Eeminine Sportsmen In England Are M.
merous and Stylish
A sport which has become popular
with English women has not yet beer
taken up by the American women OF
society, says the New Y orI1 Tribune.
Anglomaniac though she may be-she
does not shoot. She does not feel the
attractions of the pretty tweed cos
tune which is to be found among the
possessions of the young English WON
an of title-the shortish skirt. the trim
coat, the lsnickerbockers, the small
soft bat; she sees as yet no harm in the
little rifle, which, small as it is, car
ries an effectual quietus for game
birds.
Not few American girls are accom-
plished anglers, but there they pause
in the career of sport. In England and
on the continent nowadays feminine
shooting has become matter of course.
and even the Field records, the "heavi-
est bags" of the season made by the
fair pursuers of pheasant and wood
cock
An authority on firearms, by the
way, says that timid women in lux
1rious country houses ought to know
how to shoot in case OF the advent Of
Burglars, and that for them the small,
short "lady's rife" is much better
weapon than a pistol. 1t can be
handled with as much ease and quick
less as a pistol, and it is much more
'asily steadied for good aim by its pos
essor,
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1894-02-03
CLIMAX or A GREAT EMPIRE.


Great Britain Has Now Probably Reached
the Limit OF Her Expansien.
i The campaign which is now closing
in the country of the Matabeles, the
strongest native people in South
Africa, is evidently to end in confirm
ing the sovereignty OF England over a
wide region hitherto only nominallv
included in the British empire There
may, says the Cleveland Leader, b.
historical interest attached to til
event far wider than any business on
social changes in South Africa can be
felt 1t is quite possible that The most
extensive empire which the world ha
ever known is at its stage of creates
expansion. The regions in America
Asia, Africa, Oceanica and Europe
which are considered British territory
embrace about twelve million twc
hundred thousand square miles, or one
fourth of the land surface of globe
Russia and China together do not pos
sess much larger part of the earth
The British empire has been growing
very fast lately by the acquisition o.
enormous areas during the partition
Africa. Now, however, the limit must
be about reached There is compare,
lively little territory to seize in Africa,
which can fall into the grasp of Eng
land. On the other hand, the time
draws nearer and nearer when enor
nous losses must be sustained. Can
ada will surely come under the star
and stripes. The change is only mat
ter of time. Australia VIII as inevi
tably become independent. That
breaking of existing relations is like
wise merely a question OF years. About
eight million square miles of land and
lakes and arms of the sea are slowly
slipping from under the paws of the
British lion. India, too, will go some
day, but that loss will probably come
much farther in the future. Whatever
great changes there may be in the
next few decades are pretty sure, at
any rate, to cut down the size of the
worlds most prodigious empire, past
and present
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1894-02-03
Fir stronger Than oare.

1t would be difficult. says the ST.
Louis Republic, to convince the aver
age man that fir is a stronger wood
than oak, but such has been proven by
actual tests that we've made Ey fair
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-03-15
Hauntedy

A haunted house In these practical and I'M
romantic days is something Of rarity, but an
individual haunted with the idea that his all
ment is incurable is a parsonage frequently
met with. Disbelief in the ability of medicine
to cure is only q mild form OF monomania,
although In some cases repeated failures to
obtain relief from many different sources
would almost seem to justify the doubt. Hos
letters Stomach Bitters has demonstrated its
ability to overcome dyspepsia, constipation,
liver and kidney trouble, malarial complaints
and nervousness, and its recorded achieve
ments in the curative line ought at least to
warrant its trial by any one troubled with
either Of the above ailments, even although
his previous efforts to obtain remedial aid
have been fruitless. Used with pers stence,
the Bitters will conquer the most obstinate
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-03-15
HOUSEHOLD TREASURE.
Growing Popularity OF the Oxford sewin
f. mn Machines.

Growing Popularity of the Oxford Sewing
mn Machines.
There Ia nothing more truly u household
treasure than q good sewing machine. To
be without 10 Is To be willfully deprived OF
the immense advantage Of one OF the
greatest of all inventions A machine once
bought Ia perpetual treasure 1t de-
mands no wages, occasions no expense or
trouble and IS always ready without u mo-
ment's notice to render, the work of the
laborious house wife tenfold more ef1cien Z
and expeditions. Some machines com bne
the best ideas and suggestions which have
been SO abnndantly introduced In this re-
markable mechanism.
A machine which exhibits in liberal COM
bination all the best features introduced Is
the Oxford Improved Sewing Machine.
made BY the Oxford Manufacturing Com
pany, Chicago, description and cut OF
which can be seen In the advertising col
umns OF this paper. They make high and
low arm machines, with lock stitch shut
tie, running light and quiet These ma
chimes have the following important feat
lures: Cheapness (ranging from $40. so
upward); perfect. almost self adjusting
and graduated tension; are under control
of the operator. and are always positive
threading In all points. including the shut
tie. The needle is .self-se ting. and the
attachments are quickly md easily placed
and fastened. The shuttle has an easy
oscillating motion, causing 1t to keep its
proper place against the race. Their OK
ford, Home and Columbia Machines. with
attachments. we're awarded the medal
premium at the Worlds Columbian Expo
sitiOu ChicauO
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-03-15

handsome one, the Sioux taks1 the
lead, wheeling the empty carriage,
while his wife follows in the rear,
bringing on her back iarge-sized
papoose.
The Government furnishes the Indi-
ans with liberal supplies OF meat OF
nearly all kinds, but, nevertheless,
they expend large sums for this while
In the border towns. During the pres
emit pilgrimage one Indian visited o To-
cal meat market and purchased pork to
the amount of 1890. During these
visits of the Indians 1t is remarkable
how many stray dogs disappear from
the street.. A visit to the temporal y
Indian village In the outskirts Of the
town and an inspection OF the contents
of the large iron kettles steaming and
boiling over the bright fires would
solve the mystery. When the last
stray dog has disappeared into the iron
kettles OF the Sioux, and subsequently
into the stomachs OF the red man and
his friends, the Indians stroll through
the residence portion OF the town and
watch for dogs that are large and fat.
When such q cur is discovered the
Indians ascertain the owner, go to him
or her and offer to buy the animal.
Dog soup Is still favorite dish with
the Sioux, and probably will be for
many generations to come. An Indian
will cut his hair, wear white mans
clothes, adorn himself with white
shirt collar and necktie, cover his head
with a stovepipe hat, shine his shoes
occasionally, but he is not yet prepared
to relinquish his craving for dog soup.
After several days of trading and
sightseeing the Indians return quietly
to their reservations, empty in pocket,
but rich in this worlds goods. Their
money is all gone, but they know the
Great Father will give them more in
the future
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-03-15
A Story of George Sand.

A discussion arose one day about the
latest work OF singularly vapid and
dull writer, who had, know not how,
gained the privilege of being intro
duced to the attentive audience gath
cred together "autour de la table,"
There is no doubt" remarked Nine.
Sand, that all of it is not good to the
same degree, but it contains at least a
description Of Venice which pleases
me greatly" Several of us agreed
with her, albeit we were under the i'm
preston that we had already met with
this descriptive piece somewhere.
"Egad, know where" suddenly ex-
claimed her son, and off he rushed to
the bookshelves to get la derniere
Aldini," where, with a feeling of in
dignation at the plagiarist, we found
the very description, which had been
copied almost word for word.
"What, is this by me?" Nine. Sand
repeated, astounded and startled. Il
had no idea Of it. After all, it is really
not so bad"
Never was any modesty more sincere
than hers; no human being was ever
less self-consciOus.-Cen
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-03-15
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