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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-02

When the Senate had regained it's
breath, Mr.. Hill, who had been taking
notes, took the floor. At the outset
Mr.. Hill characterized Mr.. Tillmans
speech as a remarkable performance"
and expressed doubt as to whether he
did not err in making any response
at all to anything that had been said.
He, however, assured the Senate that
he should confne himself to some of
the ''gratuitous, uncalled for and un-
diginified remarks" of his friend, who
loved him.
"The Senator has denied here to-day
that he was a Populist." Mr. Hill then
proceeded. let me say to him. chat
what he has said leads on She straight
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1896-07-10
TESTING oHRoNoMETERs.
The Interesting Process of Adjusting
Watches for Temperature.

The Interesting Process of Adjusting
Watches for Temperature.
Before u first-class watch is sold it
has to go through a variety Of tests or
'GG iustments," and one of the most
important is the adjustment for tenn
,,crature.
Chronometers are adjusted for tenn
i,eratures varying from so degrees to
70 degrees, as rule, but scne makers
especially in France-cool them down
70 zero, and often they are heated to
20 degrees. Beyond this point it is
dangerous to heat them, as the oil
aould be liable to injury, and even the
b. orks might suffer.
Rocker watches are adjusted for tenn
nTatures varying from IS degrees to %
.c.gIees. The process consists il put
irE the watch in close fitting case.
I'D placing this in cold room, or 4
elrigcrator with ice, and leaving ii
here for some time, altering the works
. as to make it keep regular time
Then it is very gradually heated, great
arc Icing taken not to let the moisture
n The warm air condense upon it.
Next 1T is put in specially con
tructed oven, and heated to 50 or 1oG
d 100 degrees, the machinery being
gain adjusted to go regularly. Chron
lacters are usually kept weed, in til,
odd chamber, then a week in the hot
md again week in the cold chamber
lftcr that they are ready 10 make voy
.ges to any port between the equator
nd the poles without losing or gaining
Z minute.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1896-07-10
snowbalIs Rolled by tho wind.

Passengers on the Flint River divi-
zion Of the Flint & Pere Marquette rail
road who came to Flint, Mich, recently
reported observing a strange phenom-
cnon in large, level fields not far from
the city, says the Chicago Tribune.
Hundreds of snowballs, some of them
81 colossal size, have been rolled TO-
gether, it is thought, by the action of
the wind. The fields were covered with
them, and nature accomplished in one
night what it would take large force
of boys several days to do.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1896-07-10
cuRIous oAINEsE CUSTOM.
Calling to Mind the Blessing OF Having
Written Characters.


Written Characters.
In work entitled San Australian
II China" occurs 4 description of the
queer practice in China of honoring
waste paper by committing it to the
flames. In the center of the green
stands the hollow pillar, in which Chi
ncse waste paper is reverently burnt.
When letters were invented" the
Chinese say, Heaven rejoiced and he'll
trembled." Reverence the charar-
ters," is an injunction of Confucius
which no Chinaman neglects TO follow.
He remembers that ''he who uses let
tered paper to l1indle the fire has ten
dement's, and will have itchy sores"
he remembers that che who losses
lettered paper into dirty water, OF
burns it in a filthy place has 20 demer-
it's, and will frequently have sore eyes
OF become Blind" whereas, "he who
gets about and collects, washes and
burns lettered paper has 5000 merits,
adds 10 years to his life, and will be-
:olne honored and healthy, and his chill
iren aud grandchildrenwill be virtTous
and filial" But his reverence has strict
limits, and while he reyerences a piece
Of paper upon which moral preeept
is written, he often thinks himself alb
solved from reverencing the moral pre-
cept itself.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1896-07-10
A Tottering spire.

1t is reported that the spire Of Sails
bury cathedral, in the south of Eng
land, is lettering When the cathedral
was begun, in 1920, there was no
thought of erecting a spire on the cen
trail tower That was an afterthought,
and the architect who designed the
tower strained the strength Of the orig
inal substructure to the utmost. It has
always had to be carefully watched,
and the means talSep to streng: hen it
by iron bands and ties have only added
to the weight. OF late the stonework
has been decaying rapidly, SO that the
spire is in great danger OF collapsing.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1896-07-10
The Letter II"
A French GraphoIosist Says That 1t In
dieates the Writer'S Character.

A French GraphoIogist Says That 1t In
dieates the Writer'S Character.
a French graphologist has discovered
that character can be read from the
letter at alone. He claims that the
vertical line represents the fatality OF
life, and the horizontal bar the infu-
ence human will exercises upon this
fatality.
In addition, he claims that the higher
part of the vertical line-that project
Ing above the horizontal bar-has indi-
cations of the amount of ideality con-
tanned in the makeup of the writer, and
that the inferior part of this line CORE
spends to the practical and material
part of the mans character.
For instance, the optimist crosses his
It's with a line that slopes upward from
the earth TO the sky, as it were. The
poet often crosses his is quite above
the vertical line; in other words, in the
sky.
The pessimist crosses his It's with
downward sloping stroke. The line,
which commences at the ideal portion
of the letter, descends little by little un
til it is lost among the sad realities OF
earthly existence.
The practical man, it appears, always
steers n middle course, and crosses his
t'x neither in the ideal nor in the ma
teriaI, but exactly midway between the
Two
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1896-07-10
EARTHLY PARADISES.
Portions of the Earth That Approach
Climatic Perfection.

Climatic Rertectlcn.
For an inhabitant of the north tenn
perate zone the most nearly correct
climate would probably be the island
Of Tasmania, which enjoys warmth
without heat and freshness without
cold, and moreover possesses a climate
so equable that the average tempera-
ture ranges from A to 63 degrees, Civ
ing mean of about SO. In addition
to this, or possibly in consequence ofit,
and the purifying effect of the sea
freezes, there is practically no disease
ave what the inhabitants are response
Die for. There are many groups of IS
lands in the South Pacific which fully
deserve the name of earthly paradise,
but they have the fault of being too
much like paradise. The valley of Cash
mere in northern India and OF Quito
in Ecquador possess climates which
arc almost perfect, but they suffer the
disadvantage of great distance from
The sea. Australia is too dry and New
Zealand too damp to approach perfec-
ton; but Tasmania possesses the happy
mean which affords health and comfort
Without the danger of degeneration
which is the penalty of more luxurious
chimes. OF places near home, the Isle
of Man probably most nearly fulflls
the conditions of the question. Al
though SO much farther north, its aver
age temperature is almost rs high and
quite as equable as that of the Isle of
Wight, but it possesses the additional
.tdvantage Of freedom from the fogs,
which are the greatest disadvantage
Of the shores of the English channel.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1896-07-10
oWYHEE COUNTY DIRECTORY


COUNTY COMMISSIONERS:
First District-W. N. Nichols, Silver city.
Second District-John Scales, DeBamar.
Third District-E. w. Tindall, Three Creeks.
Sheriff John Joyce.
clerk Di trict Court-E. L. Ballard
Probate Judge-E. Lewis.
a ssessor-A. b. Crocheron.
Treasures. II. N. Smith.
Coroner-Dr. J. n. Weston.
Surveyors w. HuleJt.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1896-07-10

The Eject of Large Ideas Upon Small
ATfnda.


One of the most interesting of psy-
Geological studies, says the Century, is
the effect of large idea upon u small
Mind. a large idea entering a large
mind balances and dignifies it; its eff
feet upon small mind is often COM
pletely upsetting. The man becomes
intellectually top-heavy and unsteady.
When one becomes observant of this
phenomenon he finds much to amuse
and again much to deplore. He is
amused, fAr instance, to notice the re-
suit of this overlooking throughout
long career. Where subject is thus
acted upon by a succession of ideas,
each embodying an important truth
which the man is incapable of carrying.
his receptiyity to impression proves to
lie his bane- The sudden realization
Cor the first time of fundamental prin
ciple makes II mononlaniac of him. An
other sudden realization of still another
fundamental principle and he is spin
ming off of new tangent.
But there are times when this effect
OF large IDEAS upon little minds is most
mischievsus and deplorable. Thus is
bred the race of incurablc cranlls in
philosophy. theology, art and politics.
The word "crank" has been maliciously
nlisused for purposes of cynical ridi-
cule. but it is too descriptive name
to be set aside. The congenial crank
ia always started on his career of in
utility by this application Of big idea
to small brain The most firing
thing about him is his self-compla
cency, owing to his knowledge of the
fact that better men have been mis-
called by his own accurately descriptive
cognomen.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1896-07-10
APPLICATION OF A FABLE.
a Sleeps Skin Hides the Form of HUI
man Wolf.

man Wolf.
The story of the ass who clothed him
self in q lions skin in order to pass
himself of as the king of beasts is well
known, but the tale of the thief who
got inside sleeps skin to be better
able to carry on his nefarious trade
has yet to be told, says the London
Telegraph. Early one morning two
policemen. who were on duty, at the
slaughter houses of Paris, were aston
ishod to see u sheep endeavoring to
effect an entrance into the Enclosure
where creatures of its kind were dou-
bled when mans hand protruded from
beneath the stolen fleece. Their curl
oSity became intensified and they care
fully followed the sham animal, who
stopped Mt the pen which inclosed the
real article, and with great GOODNESS
chose the two largest and fattest of the
flock.
Still observed by the watchful guard
inns Of the law, this plagiarist of All
ancient fable proceeded to kill and cut
up his capture, and was on the point
of making of with his booty when he
found himself in turn the spoil of the
law and was quickly marched Off to
S1he police station, where he gave his
name as Eugene Lassot. From his ac-
count he made good living out of his
occupation by selling the meat to vari-
Gus butchers. For some time, Mt least,
it is to be hoped, that the animals at
the abattoirs will cease to be sent to
an earlier death by the depredations of
this latest wolf in Sleeps clothing.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1896-07-10
Provoked a Speech.

\ good story is told of the way in
which New England senator was
once aroused to make astirring speech.
Nt the outset of his political career he
had been known as a remarkably clever
orator of the stump" and later on, in
the lower house of the legislature, he
made a brilliant name for himself. But
when he became q senator he ceased
talking, much to the regret of his
friends and admirers. Finally the
liquor law came up for discussion, and
the wife of friend of the senator,
who was much interested in its passage,
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1896-07-10

TiHIS funny and instructive book tells
in a most humorous way how the
Angel of Liberty took Grover Cleve-
land from the White House in the dead
of night, and left him, ragged and hun
CRY in Oklahoma City, to tramp home.
Growers trials and tribulations as a
tramp are most ludicrously related, and
his conversations with farmers and la
boring men about the silver question
are very instructive.
Everybody should read it.
1t contains 176 pages of laugh-pro-
vol1ing matter, and 40 full-page Illus
trations of Cleveland as tramp.
PRICE, 25 Cents.
Send % cents for the book to the
SILVER KNIGHT WATCHMAN, 1920 New
York avenue, Washington, D. G.
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vas greatly disappointed to see that
the brilliant man had no apparent in
tenlion Of joining in the discussion.
Sic sat dow. and wrote a few words
on sheet of paper, which she inclosed
in an envelope and sent by d messenger
to the senator. do speak, Even Ba-
laam's ass spoke oncel" This brought
the senator to his feet and elected one
of the best speeches he ever made.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1896-07-10
Notice.

NOTICE Is hereby given that the DeLamar
Mining Company, Limited are the owners
of the Chicago, Wilson and Cash Millsites,
the lower town of DeLanar are situated. All
persons contemplating the purchase OF nny
building located on said Whistles should
or mas lease to the soil Any person pilr-
chasing or entering upon said Whistles with
out lease or licen"e from said DeLamar Min
ing Company, Limited, will be considered a
trespasser, and promptly prosecuted.
JOHN w. PLUMMER,
Manager
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1896-07-10
A Dor with Artificial Teeth.

tits said that dog in Mulliken, Mich,
possesses and uses daily o full set of
artificial teeth. The dog is very old, and
is family pet. When it lost its teeth
recently its owner, according to the
story, had the local dentist make the
animal full set of teeth, and they are
said to be perfect working success.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1896-07-10
He Never Drank.

Old Mr.. B., who lived in Bangor
several years ago, was called very
close" but grasping as he was he never
would accept Intoxicating liquor of any
kind. One day he was asked to drink
coy several of the neighbors at the vii
IaRe store, where drinks were sold al
cen cents each. "No, thank ye," he
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1896-07-10
Passenger and Fast Freight Line.

DELAMAR, NAMPA, CALDWELL.
Leaves Caldwell (yia. Nampa) Mon
days, Wednesdays, Fridays 4:90 a. m.
Leaves DeLamar and Silver City,
Tuesday. Thurdays, Saturdays. .6:30 a.. IN.
Arrives Caldwell via. Nampa) Tues
days. Thursdays, Saturdays. 800 p. m.
Aarrives DeBamar and Silver City,
Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays 800 p. m.
RUBE GEFFoRD, Agent.
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replied; 81 never drink, gentlemen.
But if it's all the ssame toyou III take
q gimlet instead."
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-07-04

body right up by settin' down fat on
the bottom in the straw we managed
to keep toiably warm, as said.
Father he joked with Ezekial, say
in he didn't believe them oxen could
ever tote us all UP Jimson's hill. But
Ezekial he allowed they could, and of
course they did.
'This Jimson's hill was long and
steep, and right at the top of it was
Munson's Corners, and just a little of
this side of the Corners stood the old
log meetin' house.
'Parson Dunlow was holdin' p'tract-
ed meetin's at the time, and long afore
we got to the top Of the hill we could
hear Deacon Wilbur's loud 'Amen!
and Square Munson's ringin' Halle
lujahp Ezekial and me had talked
matters over, and we had settled that
the day of our bein' made one on earth
should also be the day of our bein'
made one in the Lord; and Ezekial he
had seen Parson Donlow, and it was
all arranged.
We'll, we got to the top Of the hill
after long hard pull, and Ezekial he
drove to the door Of the meetin' house
and let us out; and we all hurried in
out of the cold, while he attended to
maxim them oxen fast someWheres,
SOS they couldn't get away.
The place was about full when we
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-07-04

gan to get frightened half out of their
with. The women screamed and the
children cried, till at last Deacon Will
burt, more or less scarf himself-and I
guess twas more--he jumps on to a
seat and hollers: Enough! enough!
Oh, stay thy hand'-and just then
there comes an extra hard thump, and
the deacon went spraWlin', heels over
head, into the crowd around the
mourners' BENCH and the motion
stopped as suddenly as it had begun.
That last jolt loosened the door, too,
and EZekial he rushed out all the rest
a-follerin him. and, bless me, if Parson
Donlow's little old log meetin' house
wasn't clear down to the foot of Jim
sons Hill! You see. Ezekial had
chained them oxen fast to the bottom
log at the back of the buildin', never
once thinliin' thed walk off with it,
and the shOutin' must hev started 'em.
Now, / kin never fergit oxen. not
the longest day ever live, an special
II them oxen of Ezellials. Ezekial he
has gone to his reward, and konw
that I must follow him soon. He
fought the good fight, and won the
crown. and i know that I shall meet
him on that bright shore beyond the
swellin' tide; and Il 'spose it's foolish
but somehow I fancy it's lust nnssi-
bic I'll find them oxen there, too.',-St.
Louis dIlObe-Democrat
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-07-04
undergo the water ordeal or the wine.


ordeal?'
''This was a staggerer, and I re7
ected for some moments.
II never heard of either Of them," L.
replied, ''but if you will give me some
particulars Of the two ordeals I shall
doubtless have but little difficulty in
That information I am forbidden.
to give was the answer. You must,
make your choice in ignorance and
abide by it,
That seems a hard condition. L.
said, and it is harsh to make strang--
er choose between two ordeals of
which he knows nothing. History tells:
us that prince was once drowned in
butt Of wine, and though many
drunkards have since envied him hiss
death, l am moderate man in all
things and do not care to proceed to-
such extremes. In Haddon Hall, in
England, there is an iron clasp fixed to
the wall in the dining room where one
who refused wine had his hand fast
ened in manner similar to my own at
this moment land the wine, which he
had scorned, was poured down his
sleeve, much to his discomfort. l do
not know whether your ordeal consists
of wasting good wine in that fashion,
for it seems to me a dry throat is the
only proper runway for sound vintage;-
but be that as it may, have had little
love for water all my life, and so in
the darkness, or rather in the moon
light, [ choose the wine ordeal
AT this a great shout arose from,
those assembled
You have chosen wisely, stranger.
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.:":My hopes was beginnin' to sink. fur
the old barn didn't bulge; but didn't
know what them oxen could do. 'Hoy!'
says Ezekial again, 'hoyH They was
pullin' together like they was one crit
ter, not givin' a hairs breadth of slack.
and sonlethin' begun to creak. 'Hoyr
says Ezekial, just ONCE more, and that
time told the story. Them oxen seem
ed to double right up; their noses
touched the ground; they fairly groan-
ed; and reckon that pull would have
been the last of 'em, but the creakin'
Suddenly groWed louder, and then the
old barn gave a lurch, and them oxen
walked away With it.
"Well father he was never no hand
to swear much, but that time he clap
ped his hand down onto his leg, and
he said he'd be goshed if he'd ever
seen the like! And Ezekial, when them
oxen had pulled the barn to where it
was wanted, he comes to me and takes
me by the hands and says he Keziah
yop are mine, and them oxen has won
yer
II never felt 50 proud in my life.
And father, as he was man of his
word, he allowed that it was fair
dicker, and he wouldn't back out.
"No, we wasn't married right away.
Ezekial he allowed we had better wait
till winter. sein' as we had waited so
long, and by that time he'd have the
house on his own place all fixed up
and ready. So it was settled that we
wasn't to be married till January But
the time soon passed, and almost afore
I knoWed it my weddin' day was at
hand. And it was a time I'll never
ferglt-the same as I'll never fegit
them oxen. l suppose nobody ever
does fergit their weddin' day. Any
how, l know I'll never fergit mine; and
while kin recall that day I'll always
recollect chem oxen. It was them that
took us over to Parson Donlow's little
log meetin' house at Munson's Corners,
where we was yoked for life.
"Munson's Corners was a good three
miles from our place, and on cold
night it was considerable of a. ride:
| and that Weddin' night of ours was
| about the coldest night that winter.
But we had a big party in the sled and
so we managed to keep tel'ably warm.
There was his father and mother and
| mine made four; and EzekiaPs sister
Prudence, she made five; and his
brother Joshua, he made six; and
Joshua's wife, she made seven: and
her sister, Experience, was eight; then
| my two sisters, they made ten; and my
sister Charity'S husband, he was elev-
en-; and Ezekial and me, we made thir-
teen. It was an onlucky number, SO
father said, but we just filed the sled
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-07-04

liking. There was nothing of the
money-maker about him, but when it
came to spending the coin he was as
lavish as his father was parsimonious.
This was several years ago. had
a letter from him last week saying
that his father had passed to his faith
ers; that the mills had been made into
a limited company, and young Smith
found himself possessed of several
millions, as consequence of which
he had just purchased the castle of
Hoenzugwaldergrab bernstein, the cellars
OF which he was busily engaged in
filling with the celebrated wines of
that name. l believe some sort Of title
goes with the castle, so I suppose the
name Of Smith will sink into oblivion.
l said to Smith once that it was a re-
1narkable thing that a man who was so
ford of ancient castles and monaster-
les should have been born in lumber
town on Lake Superior. He looked
across the table at me with mild sur
prise in his eyes.
'Bless you," he said, II was not born
in a lumber town, but in St. Goar on
the Rhine
I knew by this time that Smith was
unblushing in his statements, so an
swered with some sharpness:
'Why, you told me two years ago
that Turpentineville was your native
place" ),
''Oh, it was then,'' he nonchalantly
replied.
"But hang itr I cried, "you can't
change your native place, whatever
else you may get rid of. A man may
change his nationality hut not his na-
tive place."
"Oh, can't hep saiG Smith. "You
are mistaken in that, as you are in
many things"
''This is how it happened. A few
months ago was taking a walk along
the Rhine. I sometimes like to visit
the places frequented by tourists, as
we'll as the more remote localities. On
this particular, evening I started after
dinner to walk from Boppard to st.
Goar. The road between the two
towns mostly runs along the edge of
the water, although it sometimes
crosses the railway, but usually gets
back as quickly as possible to it's
place between the river and the rails
1t was a beautifully clear moonlight
night, and it must have been some
where near half-past 10 o'clock when