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The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1896-12-18
SHORT sCissoRiNGS.

From an old tub well lately dis
covered in the Roman ruins at Silches-
Ter in Hampshire, tub in goou preser-
walton, though the wood is somew hat
rotten, has been taken out. 1t is be-
lieved to be !, eco years old.
Licenses to sell cigarettes in Fort
WAYNE, Ind, cost $500 each, and some
dealers have taken advantage of the
political campaign to circumvent the
law. They sell party buttons and throw
in the cigarettes.
According to the reports sent out
from Kentucky, the only difficulty
squirrel hunters experience now is in
lodging their game, for the squirrels
scramble from limb to limb on every
side of them in the woods, and run in
every furrow of the cornfields.
Marriages in Ireland last year were
far above the average, the number he
iug %, 100, and the average of the last
ten years 22,OOn. Of those mari led
s31h per cent. were able to sign their
names on the register. There were ten
marriages between Quakers and only
five between Jews.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1896-12-18
BRIGGS MULE HAS MYoPlA.
Some Queer mistakes lie Makes Around
His Masters Earnya-d.

Some Queer Mistakes lie Makes Around
His Masters Barnyard.
Stories have been told Of horses With
snakes in their eyes and horses with
watch ewes or an evil eye, G blind eye,
and vast amount of information has
been printed about pink eye, Tut i IS
doubtful if any authentic history us
been written of the peculiarities Of the
animal owned by Col. Hayeocb BriggS,
Of Mex Jersey, whose baryan VII skers
were recently described and illustrated.
It is afflicted with myopia or near-s' ght-
edness.
q reckon that the reason fur il " sad
Col. Briggs. sis that my horse is
i9cwl. Can't see a fence tin he gets
his nose within three foot of If, aud
then he shies. Mistakes the pig zen
for the barn an tries to git in with
the hors. Stumblcs over the pasture
fence and stubs his nose, which r,afes
him kick. Drinks out o. the milk raj
cause he thinks it's water, end gently
makes an all-round mewl fool of Lis
self
'sLeastwise," added Col. briggs, that
was the sdtlWaIlOu up 10 lhi'C ii-N'i4' -
ago. when an idee strikes me, w'fch
mentions to Maria - that's Mrs.
Briggs. IF you need glasses r. reed the
newspapers. says l to Maria, chat mewl
reeds glasses to see whether he's eatin'
oats or sawdust, and I got him fitted,
an he's got to like 'em so he won't str a
PEG without EN-"
Col. Brirrs' specialized mule is the
wonder of all that section of New Jer-
sev Ground Scuttleville. The lenses arc
octaroral in shape and are in heavy
leather frames, which are STRAPPED to
The side straps of the bride. They ere
so adjusted that the animal gets a
ocrfcct vision while looking ahead or
sideways. When first Put on they
opened M such an unexpected y's+'
tlat the mule backed into well ere
had TO he hauled out with derrick.
Tut as soon as he got accustomed to
,her ho bTayed loud and long every
time thew were taken off.
'sPoo~Ie kin laugh" said Col Pr'@gs-
"hut T don't keer. Ell had near-sight-
cd oyster and wanted to cut srecs on
him I'd do it, an let 'em laugh TIL they
busted."- Y. Mall and Express.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1896-12-18
HAPPENINGS OF ENGLAND.

A conscientious registrar OF births
and deaths at st. Ives, England, recent
w certified to the death of an infant
aged one minute.
An old lady of Greens Norton, Eng
land, celebrated her Tooth birthday re-
entity by presenting a stained-glass
.vindow as a thanks offering TO the par
Ssh church.
St. Saviour's church, in Southwark,
where John Harvard was christened,
has been completely restored, with the
exception ofsome of the smaller stained
glass windows.
A royal commission on the financial
relations between Ireland and Great
britain has handed in seven differing
eports and two memorandums as the
nearest approach it can make to an
agreement
London omnibuses carried 100000
passengers in the last six months, more
han twice the population of Great
Britain and ireland. The receipts were
2.491,3 and the profits 932e,GS5; 1,003
omnibuses Travelled 11,6sS,ooG miles.
ITandePs organ, given by the compos-
er to the London Founding hospital in
1850, is being renovated. Handel played
on it himself at the dedication, when
the crush was so great that gentlemen
were requested ''to come without their
swords and ladies without their hoops.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1896-12-18
TIE a. B. c,s.

w is simply double U, no distinction
being formerly made in the shape OF
the U and Y. In some languages 1t IS
called double Wee.
c is the third letter in all alphabets
derived from the Greek and Roman, but
with the anciente it is believed to have
had the sound Of G.
Twelve letters of our alphabet were
borrowed from the Phoenicians aud
are still pronounced in exactly the same
way that they were over 1000 years
ago.
q and V We're, until 100 years ago,
he same letter, interchangeable. The
Hebrew name for the letter V is Way,
a hook, the significance of the name be-
ng obvious
Q is the tailed letter. from the
French Queue, a tail. 1t is an 0 with
tail, the handwritings most in vogue
in Europe making this letter Ike an
0 with a small curl at the bottom.
T was Tow, q crossmarl, and. though
a respectable ancient letter, indicates
BY its simplicity that names among its
makers had probably become scarce,
when they were driven to so simple an
expedient.
The letter Y was formerly called the
Sanian letter. IT was used by Py+ha-
goras as an emblem of the narrow path
Of virtue, which if deviated from the
further the lines extended and the
wider the breach.
The letter E, in old Phoenician manu-
script, had a name which in our IAN
guage signifies window" The letter,
as originally mqde, bore strong re-
semblance to the window of house.
| The Hebrew name was he, a window.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1896-12-18
.,neNeLLANeOOo q ems.

-Florida's barrooms number 10
more til1E half of them being IN three
counties. The states revenue from
them is sics,OOo.
LOUIS Nv, spoken of by his conten-
roraries as a man OF majestic stature,
was only of medium height. When the
royal tombs of st. Denis were violated
during the revolution the body Of this
monarch was dragged out with the rest
and discovered to be only five feet SIX
inches.
in celebration of the Mexican ma
tional holiday crown of incandescent
lights was placed above the head Of the
IIidalgo statue in the Hidalgo plaza OF
Monterey. ard there was electric illumi-
nation in profusion throughout the
souore in honor of the Mexican father Of
his country.
Photography has lately determined
the depths to which the suns rays can
penetrate through water, and inc result
isthatat depth of 553 feet the darkness
was about equal to an exposure on
clear but noonless night. The exposed
plates at this depth gave no evidence OF
light action.
1t is now said that Japan is turning
its eyes toward the vast unpeopled ter
ritory Of North Australia and that Jap
anese colonies VIII soon be established
there. This matter has been talked OF
before, and Englishmen have predicted
that Il the attempt should be made
trouble would follow
"A Frenehman's pipe recently saved
him from Disagreement. lie was at
tackled by discharged waiter, who
throw a bottle of yitriol at his face.
The bottle broke en- the pipe he was
smoking, sending the greater part OF
the contents. into the fact OF his assail-
ant, who was terribly burned
The Locust was 50 much dreaded in
eastern countries that it furnished
John. in the Book Of Revelation. with a
terrible description Of the rest. lie com
rared the locusts to war horses, having
the teeth of lions, the faces Of war
riors. the crowns OF Kings. a7d the
sound of their wings being as tire sound
of many horses running TO battle.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1896-12-18
A RoYAL DAIRY.
low the MIX. Butter and Cheese OF
PriRcess Are Housed.

low the MILK. Butter and Cheese or
Priacess Are Housed.
The dairy of the princess OF Wales is,
according 10 the Gentlewomnn, haunt
to dream OF on warm summers day.
Like her sister, the empress OF Austria
the princess positively revels in dairy
And the prince once, during her al
sence from home, wishing to rrepera
Il little surprise for her, had che walls
decorated with tiles which he hai
brought home with him from bombay,
tiles of darl. blue, ornamental with
design Of roses, shamrock ard thiE'!9
and The motto, "Ich bien." 4 lonT
millcpan painted with the same desia5
nv Princess Louise of Lorne is here III
n corner and in another corner you Sc
the head of the princess fayorite Al
1crpey. with an inscribed silver plate
telling Of her virtue and rcnovn.
As for the treasures which lie scat
erred about on shelf and bracket. tit,
.rc TOO rnarv to count. a silver cHur'
often used Ivy the princess herself
models of cows and calves in silver. al
baster, rorcelain and terra cotta-ai
lifts 10 the princess-and other ln!c'
'.nacks too numerous to mention
When the prince and princess ar
marlborough house a number O. tn
rnts of butter are sent up raiIy fTcin
SandrinphG7n for their use. Tho prince
is ''faddy" about his butter, and likes It
to be just perfection
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1896-12-18
IT WAS CREAM.
How the Waiter Made the Acquaintance
or BInk Inspector

How the Waiter Made the Acquaintance
or BInk Inspector
'sPeaches and cream, sir?" inquired
the os;cioua waiter, as he pointed it out
on the co,Tee-stained bill of fare with his
greasy niger.
The stout man with the curly hair
stared in a stupid way at the spot indi-
Gated and asked;
"You are sure they are not dried
pcaches?"
ooh, yes; they are fine yellow peaches
sir"
"And real cream ?"
Eyes, sir; nice thick cream" q
mot milk, but cream, eh?"
"Yes, sir; cream"
"All right; bring me some.
When the waiter returned he found
the stout nan with a lot of machinery
in front Of him. There was something
that looked Ike glass pump. some
thing else that looked like a compass
glass tubes and rubber hose. The stout
man picked up the cream and dropped a
little into the compass.
That's the cream, sir, explained the
waiter. "That isn't machine OIL
"No, that's Skinned milk. I'll take
all you've got Of that" and the offfcious
waiter made the acquaintance of In
spector Doclsery .-San francisco post
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1896-12-18
Notice.

NOTICE is hereby given that the DeLamar
Mining Company Limited, are the owners
OF the Chicago, Wilson and Cash Mlllsltes,
on which Aiillsites most Of tie buildings IN
he'iower town Of Del imA. are situaied. All
persons contemplating the pu tasf any
building located on said Mlllsites Sro ~
satisfy themsei YES that the veno'f ~ NJ
or mas a Ieass. ~ the soil. Any person rl'-
chasing or entering upon said Whistles ~
out lease or licence from said DeLamar Ait''-
ing ompany, Limited, will be considered d
John w. PLUMMER,
Manager
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1896-12-18
oWYHEE COUNTY pLREozoRl
counrY coMMIssIoNtKs:

COUNTY COMMISsIONtKs.
First District-W n. Nichols, silver city.
second District-John Scales, De Lamar.
Third District-E. w. TindaIl, Three Creeks.
Sheuf-Jobn Joyce.
clerk District Court-E. l.. Ballard
Probate Judge-E. Lewis.
A ssessor-A. B. Crocheron.
Treasurer-S. \. ~ smith.
Coroner-Dr. j. n. Weston.
Surveyor-F. w. Huiett
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-15
ENGINEERS ARE PREPARING FOR
THE COMPLETION OF THE FOss-
TON BRANCH
TO DEER RIVER,
WHERE 1T WILL COMPLETE A d.
RECT LINE TO THE
lakes.
It's Progress Fraught with Great
Importance to the Granaries of
the Northwest.

The general belief among railroad
men is that the Great Northern is fig
uring upon q very important piece of
railroad building early next summer,
the construction comprising the extern
sion of the Fosston branch in a south
easterly direction about 1875 miles, TO a
point near Deer river, the present ter
minus of the Duluth, Superior & West
ern.
A glance al the map will Immediately
show the great Importance of such an
extension. The Fosston branch runs
down into a very fertile and produc-
tive territory, but the line Is practically
a dead end, as all the produce is re-
quired to be hauled back to the main
line, and thence come down via st.
Cloud, Hinckley and other common
points on its way to the head Of the
line. This entails a haul of say 300
miles, perhaps somewhat less, whereas
the construction Of the proposed Foss-
ton extension would cut the distance
one-half and would make a direct cross
country line to Duluth, via the Du-
luth, Superior & Western.
The mere fact that the extension
would furnish a more direct outlet for
Minnesota products is only half the
advantage gained to the Great North
ern, for the reason that the proposed
extension would enable that road to
haul it's cargoes from the Pacific coast
direct to the head Of the lakes with
out necessitating the circuitous route
via st. Cloud. 1t would mean a tre-
mendous saving in time and operating
expenses. Another advantage would
be that the proposed extension would
furnish another direct route to a point
connecting with the 500 and the Du-
luth, South Shore & Atlantic, to the
great advantage of ~eastbound ship
ments. 1t would create a new trans
continental system, practically speak
ing, by the mere uniting Of the two
ends in the northern part of the state.
1t is said that the Great Northern
already has a large force of surveyors
in the field, and that these engineers
have one over the entire route and
are now rapidly approaching Deer
river with their lines. 1t is not known
whether the proposed extension will be
run to the north or the south Of Lake
Winnebigoshish. Which ever way the
line is run. it vii traverse the Indian
reservation by the same name. It is
not unlikely that the road if built will
be run between Leech AXE and Lake
Winnebigoshish. Deer river is in town
145, range 27 and section IS.
The country Whereabouts and along
the line Of the proposed is
timbered with valuable pine in a num-
Der of places, and much of the country
Is in the wheat section. The. extension
would afford a valuable outlet to the
great Dakota fields. 1t is estimated
that the road can be built for SIS, 900
a mile.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-15
ESCORT THE ADMIRAL.
railroad Magnates Accompany the
Japanese officer West,

President Samuel Hill, Of the Mon
tana Central; J.. N. Hill, OF the Eastern
Minnesota; Chief Engineer Stevens. of
the Great Northern, General superin-
tendent ]. M. Barr, M. c.. Healion, of
the presidents Office, and w. J. Muir
ply, OF the Minneapolis Tribune, left
yesterday afternoon in private cars for
the coast, to be gone a month.
Genera Superintendent Barr had. as
his guest In his w private car, Adj
m1ral Mayaoka, Of the japanese navy
who has been naval attache of the Jap
anese government at Washington. Ad-
miral Mayaoka spent the day with
President Hill in the latter's Office, and
it is supposed the conference had some
thing to do with the new Great North
ern ocean connection, the Nippon Yusen
Kaisha Steamship company, which is
under the control of the emperor. The
admiral is on his way home and will
meet his ship at Seattle. He is a hand
some man, with bright, keen eyes, jet
black hair and a splendid figure. He is
a graduate Of the Japanese naval acad-
envy and took a prominent part in the
Japanese war with China. Admiral
Mayaoka declined to be interviewed,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-15
FAITH CURE A GOOD THING
In Some Diseases, But 1t Is a Failure
i'm Stomach Troubles.

Mere faith will not digest your food
for you, will not give you an appetite,
will not increase your flesh and
strengthen your nerves and heart, but
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets will do these
things, because they are composed Of
the elements of digestion, they contain
the juices, acids Inc peptones neces-
sary to the digestion and assimilation
of all wholesome food.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets will digest
food If placed in a jar or bottle in water
heated to SO degrees, and they will do
it much more effectively when taken
into the stomach after meals, whether
you have faith that they will or not.
They invigorate the stomach, make
pure blood and strong nerves in the
only way that nature can do it, and
that is, from plenty Of wholesome food
well digested. 1t is not what we eat,
but what we digest that does us good.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are sold
by nearly all druggists at 80 cents for
full sized package, or by mail from the
Stuart Co., Marshall, Mich.
Send for book on Stomach Diseases.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-15
NEW SIBERIAN O A
James j. Hill Watches It's
With Interest,

President Hill Of the Great Northern is
a close student of the growth of trans
portation facilities in foreign countries,
especially in Asia, Siberia and Russia.
The reason for this is that he shrewdly
sees that every mile Of railroad built
on the continent Of Asia means either
an increase or a decrease in shipments
from and to the ports Of the United
States, especially tor the ports of the
North Pacific coast, Mr.. Hill is a
very thorough student Of the geogra-
ply of the continent. He can pro-
nounce the names Tof the most difficult
and unheard of Chinese cities and
provinces, and all the mountain ranges,
rivers and lakes of Siberia. He is in
timately acquainted with the Russian
cities, and car tell just where the work
of building the great trans-Siberian
road to the Pacific is at almost any
stage Of the game.
'"They are at Tomsk now" said Mr..
Hill in a chat with the G 10 b e yester-
day. Mr.. Hill placed his finger on a
may of Asia and said tina the route
to the sea had not yet beer decided
upon. He predicted however, that a
route would be selected toward the
after working down through the noun
tains, the terminus would be liked at
Port Arthur, where there is q fine
harbOr. Speaking Of the result of the
building of the road upon the export
Of American grain, Mr.. Hill said: 1T
is all foolishness to ak about the Rus
sian grain driving the American grain
out Of h Chinese n Japanese mar
kets. Now how many people do you
suppose there are in this strip Of land
along the southern coast of China and
back a few hundred miles into the in
terror, who are dependent upon flour
for their sustenance? There are over
80, 900, 900 Of them, and all the grain
raised ON the Pacific coast in the Unit
ed States would only give each mar
and woman in that $4,000, 900 but a lit
tie over seven pounds in a year.
I'VE will continue to ship all the
grain over there that we have on the
coast. The shipments of wheat from
the Pacific coast to this section have
had considerable to do, 1 believe, with
the advance In prices"
How is the new steamship line do
irg?" was asked.
Mr.. Hill. 1.-The last steamer for Japan
was required to leave over 500 tons of
freight which she could not carry.
There are now 500 bicycles awaiting
shipment to Australia in Seattle, via
Japan and the1Nippon Yusen Kaisha
line. The influence which this line has
had upon shipping is already very
great, 20 only lin freight but in pas
senger business. The shipments via
San Francisco have fallen off material
ly. It is surprising to see the train
loads of cotton which come up this
way and go to Japan via this new
steamship connection and the Great
Northern"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-15

in obtaining an outlet for Senator
Prfce's Ohio lines for Chicago. A
deal had been contemplated with the
Baltimore & Ohio for the use OF it's
tracks from Chicago to a connection
with the Cincinnati, Jackson & Mack
inaw railroad. but 1t appears that this
idea has been abandoned and the
Wabash will be used as an outlet from
Chicago.
The most profound secrecy has been
maintained as to the traffic in which
w steamers which have been
contracted for by the Lower
Lake Steamship Co., to the
Chicago Ship Building Co., are to
engage. 1t is the general opinion in
lake transportation circles that the
boats are to be the nucleus of a new
Line OF steamers between Chicago and
Oswego with the seaboard connection
with the Western & Ontario railroad,
which lone has been seeking an outlet
to the West with a line Of its own.
II this surmise is correct Chicago is to
nave another important lake and rail-
connection with New York, at the OPEN
Ing of navigation next spring.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-15
INTERCHANGEABLE TICKET.
Western Roads Have Decided to De-
lag Action.

CHICAGO, Nov. 1.-THE roads of the
Western Passenger association have
for some time been considering the ad-
visibility of placing on the market a
5,000-mile interchangeable ticket. and
at the last meeting of the association
in this city the matter was discussed
in a very thorough manner. To meet
some Of the objections that were urged
against the ticket it was suggested
that the sale of the tickets be placed
entirely in the hands of the chairman
Of the association, each DAD to be paid
for whatever portions Of the ticket it
might urn in. At the end of the year
If it be found thai the aggregate col
lection of slips does not call for the en-
tire amount Of receipts of the associa-
ton from the sale of the tickets, the
balance remaining in the hands of the
chairman to be divided among the
roads in proportion to the amount of
mileage shown on the slips turned in.
After a long discussion it was decided
that it would be h better policy to de-
fer action until after the meeting Of
the Eastern lines, which has been
called for this city on Thursday Of
next week for the purpose of consider
ing the interchangeable ticket plan
suggested by General Passenger Agent
Ford. of the Pennsylvania lines. If no
action is taken by the Eastern lines,
the Western roads will take up the
matter themselves.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-15
TRIED TO BREAK JAIL.
Bold Scheme of OwatOnna PRISONER
Frustrated.

frustrated.
OWATONNA, Mimi. Nov. 14.-This
city is all excitement today over the at
tempted Jail delivery, which was dis
covered In the county jail last night.
Sheriff j. z. Barncard returned to his
home, which is a part Of the Jail, about
IL o'clock last night, and, after remov-
ing his o~vercoat, sat down to read, as
is his usual custom. He had not been
In the house long ere he heard sounds
emanat1ng from the Jail. Stepping into
the Jail corridor, he thought to reach
the peep hole" and see what was go
ing on, but a slight noise warned the
prisoners OF his presence, and SO all
work was instantly suspended. To
carry out the blind, the sheriff returned
10 his room, shutting the door with a
lam, but was, of curse, soon back on
the lookout. The prisoners had taken
precaution to stuff the peep hole with
bread, but, this having been removed.
the sheriff saw that the prisoners had
broken from the cage and were in the
corridor. They were working on the
brick a by this time, and so the
sheriff summoned his wife, and, sud-
denly turning on the electric lights,
broke in on the surprised culprtts.
The men were soon hustled into their
individual cells, and an investigation
showed that, with two iron sides Of
cots, the men had pried off the Stats
of the cage, and, being then free. they
had at once proceeded to dig their way
through h outside brick wall. But
n more tier stood between them and
freedom when they were found. The
jail was full, n man being held on a
charge Of highway robbery, and one on
a charge of rape.