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The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1899-07-07
UNUSUAL CHARITY.
Home for the Families of Captured
Outlaws.
TIE he Established by the Nan Who
Has Made His Money by Rum
ming the Despersdoes
to EnrfS.

Jim Jenkins, the man who has for
forty odd years been the great night
mare of every outlaw in the west;
man who, in his time, has brought TO
earth more bandits than any other sin
gle man in the world, and who has al
most single-handed arrested over $50
famous desperadoes, such as the Dali
tons, the James boys and others, has
now turned a new leaf in his life. He
has turned philanthropist. Not only
that, but he has the strangest scheme
imaginable into which he has now be-
gun to pour his wealth.
jenkins is counted as very wealthy
man out around Wichita, Kan, where
he lives, for he has over $4,000 at his
personal disposal, and men with a sum
like that are scarce out there.
Jim jenkins accumulated this great
sum as prizes for running to earth some
of the most notorious outlaws the wild
west has ever known. Jim is still at
work running criminals to death, but
in the meantime he has planned and is
putting into execution one OF the queer
est schemes of philanthropy that have
ever been known.
1t is estimated that there are still in
prison in this part Of the world nearly
100 men who would not have been be-
hind the bars were it not that Jim
jenkins caught them and had them
placed there. In most of these cases
the wives and children Of these prison.
ers are eking out miserable existences
in various ways, bat none OF them can
afford to throw away cent, and still
others are in actual want. This is where
Jim Jenkins great scheme comes in.
For capturing these men, who are now
in prison, he has received from the gov
eminent. the state and county authori-
ties, and the express and railway COM
panies. prizes which have made him
wealthy. Jim is getting old, and he
knows ii. He knows that in a COM
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1899-07-07

A newly -discovered mineral which is
of a lustrous color and which as fuel
surpasses coal and all other substances
heretofore known, is found on the
island of Barbados. in the Lesser An
titles, where the natives call it IMAM
jak-" 1t is thought that manjak is
petrified petroleum, great quantities of
petroleum being found on the same
island. 1t contains only two per cent.
of water, and fully 81 per cent. of
solid organic matter, thus surprising
in utility the best asphalt of Trinidad,
in which 30 per cent. of water is con-
tanned, and which has been classed so
far us the very finest fuel. Mixed with
turf it gives heat far superior to any
known.-Journal of Geology.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1899-07-07
NOTES OF THE MODES.
Some of the Gowns and Wraps That
Arc Announced for the Spring
Season.

The frills and graduated founces
added to the fur capes and cloaks of the
season do not in the least enhance their
rich appearance; on the contrary, the
arrangement suggests a compromise
with fashion and look as if the addition
had been made to lengthen out the gar
ment. Plated and crumpled-top fur
ruffies arching from shoulder TO shout
der, give humpiness to the figure that
is most undesirable though whfortu-
nately fashionable; and those who de-
nounce distending steel springs and
canvas and buckram are made to groan
under the weight of massed skirt ruff
f1es, frills, ruches, plaitings and draper
les, which produce a similar spreading
effect.
Among the tailors and modistes
angles seem to have been wholly dis.
pensed with. Every jacket, coat, cape,
tunic, fiounce-in short, every garment
that admits it, is rounded and sloped at
its edges. Indoor toilets and street
costumes are alike shaped on this prin-
ciple, and even some of the jackets made
with short Eton fronts have arched
basques of great length dipping at the
back. Sometimes the basque is cut in
one with the waist portion like an Eng
lish walking coat, cut away on the
fronts; again it is added, sloping gradu-
ally backward in polonaise style.
Stylish street gowns for next season
are made of handsome lightweight,
smooth finished costume cloth, with
simple decorations of stitched straps
of the same material, tailor buttons and
fine silk cord. Very many of the skirts
are cut in circular shape, faring con-
siderably at the foot. The plaits at the
back are closely underfolded, and the
skirt fastens there or else ON the left
side of the front under concealing
straps. The basque bodice is very short,
very chic and feminine in appearance,
and there is a choice between double
breasted, closely-buttoned model, one
open down the front and framed with
graceful revers, shape cut out in the
neck, with a fancy silk or other gimp
above. or an Eton style with short back
and tabled fronts. Many of the French
Jackets cut in double-breasted style
are very much cut away on the fronts,
which on the upper part close diagonal
~ from the shoulder to below he waist.
In the list of wrap models for spring
appears a garment short and closely
fitted at the back with semiloose fronts
deeply tabled and short, open sleeves.
This model is almost repetition of the
dolman OF past days; a most uncomfort-
able garment which pinioned the arms
closely TO the sides, and suggested moth
ing so much as fowls trussed for mar
ket. One could not raise handber-
chief or umbrella or adjust veil or
stray lock Of hair without the risk of q
rending of strings or material. Look
ing over the fashion plates Of times
past, we note the tied-back, over
trimmed and trained dress skirts al
most invariably associated with the
dolman. The new styles are made of
corded silk, armure, or satin royal;
lace, net plaitings, chenille ruches and
fringes, braiding, or a glittering sur
face of Jet bead work forming the gar
nitures.-N. Y. Post.
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paratively short time he will be laid
under the sod, with no one to weep over
what is left of him. He has TO near
rela tives, and his money would get all
twisted up in the courts. Therefore he
has decided to do what good he can in
this world, and he has begun 10 buiid
a very nice home, which will cost LiIn
$780, in cash. In this building and
with the odd $4,000 which he will have
left Jim will found home to which the
wives and children of the criminals who
are now in prison because Jim got the
best of them will always be welcome,
where they can live, eat and be merry.
The home is to be open to all Of them,
free of charge. 1t is to be located at
Pryor Creek, Indian territory.
During his forty odd years as scout
jenkins has helped capture Jesse
James, Bob Ford, Bill Dalton, Bill
Cook, and many other lesser lights
among the outlaw fraternity. He was
leader OF the crowd of deputy marshals
that captured Cherokee Bill in 1895. and
he ran TO earth both Jennings and the
Williams gangs. Jenkins said without
boasting that he had assisted in the cap
ture of over 100 real bad men, that is,
men who had gained n reputation us
train. robbers, to say nothing of the
other criminals. In the Dalton raid at
Coffeyville. Kan. when that gang was
nearly extinguished, jenkins was shot
eight times in various parts of the body
and laid out for dead, from a shot in the
shoulder.
Guess I was too tough to die then"
he said with smile when reeounting
his experiences. ANY way l lived. but
it was n mighty close call"
When young Bill Cook started out on
his train robbing career, jenkins was
among the first to start after him, and
finally assisted in his capture in Ari-
iona several years ago.-Chicago Inter
Ocean.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1899-07-07

A shoe filter comments on the sorry
condition to which ladies' skirts are
brought through the present fashion OF
trailing their length over the dirty
pavements. Ladies themselves do not
know" says he, "how much dirt they
carry around from this style of skirt,
If take off and replace pair of laced
boots have to wash my hands imme-
diately TO remove the dust that is
whipped in by the skirts and held by
the tongue and lacings of the boot, even
though the wearer may have walked
but short distance. The skirts are not
only long at the back. but at the sides,
and they act as brushes to sweep the
street dirt directly in about the ankles
and on the petticoat hens. 1t is con-
slant wonder to me that women of evil
dent daintiness and neatness will per-
sist in this very untidy fashion" The
filter echoes the surprise of nine-tenths
of the women who wear skirts, but
who would allow any other stupidity il
fashion demanded tn. Y. Post.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1899-07-07

after the thrashing machine came into
common use beans and buckwheat were
thrashed with the fail, Or. in the case
of the former, were trodden out of the
pods by horses Now beans also are
thrashed and potatoes are dug by ma
chinery.
1t would be impossible within the
limits of brief article to enumerate
the numberless machines adapted to
farm uses by the ingenuity of inventors
within the past so years. And it lis to be
noticed that the American farmer
gives every useful invention a cordial
welcome. However slow he may have
been to see the value of good roads, he
has been quick and generous in re-
spending to the efforts of inventive
genius. There is every reason to be-
lieve, therefore, that motor wagons and
carriages and some motor power other
than horses would find market among
the farmers of the country as soon as
they could demonstrate their practical
value.
The value of good roads as an object
lesson will be greatly increased by the
appearance of the motor carriage and
wagon upon them. When farmers see
how much more economical as well as
more speedy and pleasant the new We
hicles are upon suitable roads than
horses. the more liberal and enterpris-
ing among them will be eager to make
the stitution.-Rochester (N. "
Democrat
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1899-07-07
KITCHEN POTS AND PANS.
Modern Cooking Utensils Arc NOT
Very Dursble-Pointr TO Con-
slider.

There has been a great change in
cooking since those primitive days
when the kneading trough or bowl of
wood, the kettle that hung over the
open fire and the earthenware or clay
pipkins were the only kitchen dishes.
The invention of stoves has filled our
kitchens with multitudes of pots and
pans inferior to the old ones, which
lasted a lifetime, and sometimes several
generations. Modern utensils Of the
best kind will not bear such test.
In the rush to obtain variety in cook
ing utensils the special use to which
The dish is TO be put and the fitness OF
the material OF which it is made for
the purpose for which it is designed are
often overlooked. pot intended for
slow cookery, like one for cooking dried
fruits or vegetables, should be made
fthick earthenware. One intended for
cooking meats should be first of all
good conductor of heat, therefore
copper kettle will do the work of pre-
Daring stew or praised dish more ex-
peditiously than a pot Of iron. Iron is
a wholesome metal. but it is so heavy
that it ought to be discarded for kitchen
purposes whenever it can be, as it is an
indifferent conductor of heat. Copper
is also heavy, but it is such an excellent
heat conductor that it is generally en-
ployed by expert cooks for all superior
cooking, baking dishes as well as pots
and saucepans. In aluminium we have
the ideal metal of the kitchen. |. is
good conductor of heat, and it is ideally
light in weight and does not become
;arnished, as copper and all other met
ais do. The price Of aluminium still
keeps it out of the reach of many
kitchens, but the time must soon come
when all obstacles to its manufacture
at low price will be done away with,
and the kitchen of the poorest woman
in the land will be furnished with shin
ing lightweight kitchen pots and pans
equal to those of kings palace.-N.
Y. Tribune.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1899-07-07
THE MOTOR WAGON.
Improved Roads May Bring 1t In
Use In the Country.
Automobiles Are Rapidly Displas-
Ing the Horse in the Cities, hut
the Animal VIII Always Re
main on the Farms.

Some of our contemporaries are al
ready discussing the possible applica-
ton of automotors 10 country and farm
uses. This, of course, is upon the as
sumption that they are to be success
fully introduced into the cities and,
sooner or later, drive equine vehic.>s
from our streets. OF that there cannot
be much doubt. The extraordinary tri-
umph of the bicycle shows how rapidly
the public will adopt an improved We
hicle when its practical value has once
been demonstrated.
The motor wagons use in the country
is another matter. Automotor car
riages and wagons cannot become very
common on the ordinary country roads
of to-day. The highways must first be
improved SO that these motor vehicles
can be driven fairly up to their best
speed. There would not be much en-
couragement to farmers for investment
in them if they were required to drive
them over bad roads at slow pace and
to the detriment of the machinery. On
improved roads, however, they would
soon demonstrate their superiority
over vehicles drawn by horses.
Whether they can be proftably emf
ployed on the farm itself is question
hereafter to be solved. There are some
forms of farm work now done by horses
TO which it would be difficult TO apply
any other power known. Steam plows
are seen and used on the great prairie
farms of the west, but none has ever
been devised which can be successfully
applied to the small farms of the east.
Flowing, dragging, or narrowing,
drilling, hauling hay and grain from
the field to the barn, and other similar
agricultural work will tax the in
genuity of inventors who may try to
solve this problem.
BUTT would be absurd to declare that
it cannot be done. When the moving
machine first appeared it was thought
that no machine could be devised that
would do the farmers grain harvest
ing. But the harvester speedily fol-
lowed, though at Grst no one thought
of binding the grain by machinery as
it was cut. Two men were stationed on
the first machines, one TO drive and the
other to rake off the bundles. Then
others followed TO bind up the sheaves
in the old-fashioned way. Later came
the machine binder, and now self
BINDERS" as they have been called, are
in universal use. Farmers used 10 do
all their seed sowing by hand; now
every farm has its grain drill. Long
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1899-07-07

There are many people who econo-
mize in the wrong way, doing without
the necessities of life, and indulging
sometimes in the extras which it would
be better to do without. A woman
comes TO the conclusion that whenever
she does not buy anything, or cuts off
an expense, she is economizing. and
will often spend 25 cents worth Of time
to save five cents. To do without nour-
ishing food is more expensive, in the
long run. for doctors bills are costly
items. The right way to economic is
in extravagaces. not in necessities
Housewife.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1899-07-07
Alias Summons.

In the Justices Court, DeLamar Precinct,
Owyhee County, State of Idaho. Be ore John
Lamb, Justice OF the Peace
Robert Gamble, Plaintiff,
VS..
The Old Glory Gold Mining and
Smelling Company, IA corpor-
atom Defendants.
The State OF Idaho Sends Greeting:
To the Old Glory Mining and Smelling Com
pany, Il oorporation) Defendant: You are
hereby summoned TO appear before me, at my
office in DeLamar, in the County of Owyhee,
within ten days, exclusive of the day OF ser
vice. ii served within this county; or II outside
OF this county but within this Judicial District,
within twenty days; otherwise within forty
days, to answer the com plant of said plaintiff
The said action is brought TO recover from
you the sum of two handred and sxty-nine
dollars and nine;y-one cents claimed to be due
the said plaintiff from you for services rendered
you and money paid out for You while plain
tiff was in your employ, at the Big / mine, in
Owyhee county, Idaho
Or judgment will by taken against YOU Tor the
said sum of two hundred and sixty-nine dollars
and ninety-one cents toge her with the costs of
this suit, If you fail to appear and answer.
Given under my hand and Seal this 10th day
of June, 1899.
John Lamb,
Justice of the Peace of DeLamar Precinct, in
said County.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1899-07-07

81 come to ask you for your daugh-
ter" said the young man who has moth
ing but what he expects to earn, "but I
can't express myself"
Express yourselfT' sneered the
plutocratic parent. "You don't even
need to so by freight. Walking is ex-
peditious enough in this case. Don't
forget your hat."-Detroit Free Press.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1899-07-07
Magazines, Papers, Etc.

We will order any magazine, paper.
or other periodical you may want at
list price, thus saving you the price OF
money order, postage, etc. When in
need of anything in this line, leave
YOUR orders at this office.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1899-07-07

Little Eddie-Papa, what does haut
ton mean?
Papa-Whenever you hear anybody
make use of those words it means that
there is some one around who is trying
to show off and who has taken the poor
way to do it.-Chicago Evening
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1899-07-07
O WYHEE COUNTY DIRECTORY
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS:

COUNTY COMMISSIONERS:
Fi.a. District-Tim Shea.
Second Distriet-Henry Scott.
Chird District-John NeVan.
Clerk Of District Court-E. L. Ballard.
SherlR--0sear Brunzell.
Assessor-Chris Olsen.
Treysurer-John c. Connors.
Probate Judge-Geo. II. Handy.
Eupt. of Educa ion-F. s. Heer.
DELAMAR PRECINCT.
.p ! John d. Harris.
Justice oil fesce John Lamb.
Constable-James W. Pascoe.
LEGISLATURE.
senator-J. G, Watts. ,
representatives C. H. Arbuckle.
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Administrators Notice.

All persons having claims against the estate
of Charles Warner. deceased, are hereby no:i-
fed 10 present the same to me for settlement
within four months fIom the date OF this
JOHN &C. CoSSoRs,
Administrator.
Silver City, Idaho, March II, lsss.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1899-07-07

KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAs, DELAMAR LODGE,
hNo. %. Meetings Friday evenings at 1880
D. m. in Castle Hall.
]. G. CANrwRLL, C. C.
J. p. LINGyoRD x. Of R. and g.
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SOCIETY CARDS.

CYRUS CHAPTER NO. Q, r. A. M.-Meets
" every Saturday after full moon. SoJourn-
ing companions cordially invited TO attend.
julius 1sAY, NJ. 4. II. P
8. HIhrrs, Secretary.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1899-07-07

oliver CITY LODGE NO. IS, A. F. 4 A. NJ.
y Meets Saturday evening on or before full
moon. Sojourning brethren are cordially In
vitsd to attend.
in. weIton, W. N.
SIMON HAhRIs, Secretary.
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TILLA REBEKAH LODGE, no 81, meets
" the second and fourth Wednesday In
each month at Odd Fellows Hall.
Visiting members in good standing cor
daily Invited.
NIYIMIscO, Secretary.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1899-07-07

DELANAR MINERS UNION. WESTERN
DFedersti0n Of Miners
H. w...wARRES, Pres.
J. H. AoRcuN. Sec.
Meet every Monday night.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-06-24

and below the tavern, working from there a
roundabout course through the east side OF
the town or until / dared to come out on
the Broadway.
/ had little fear Of immediate pursuit, as
none save Bclden had an inkling of my
mission TO Clinton; and this. with the pre-
vailing excitement due 20 the explosion
and everywhere manifest, placed me out of
danger for the time.
With the cloak about me, both as 4 dis
guse and protection from the rain which
was still falling, though rapidly diminishing,
| strobe down to headquarters, and there
boldly sent in the name OF Captain Louns-
bury" TO the general in chief 1t relieved
me greatly TO note no signs of an unusual
stir about the place, nor did the guard at
the door show more than a passing interest
in me as he turned me over TO the flunky
within the hall.
Being ushered into the same great saloon
/ had known the day before, waited with
natural impotence for recognition was not
far from my appointed time, for the clock
on the mantel showed it was but quarter
of three, nor had i cooled my heels for long
before a lady entered. caught but a
glimpse OF her, seeing little more than that
she was richly dressed, but marked her APP
parent familiarity with the place by the
way she Immediately swept from the room
without giving an opportunity for the an
nouncement OF her name.
However, I was struck by the Difference
Of the uniformed attendant as he backed
away from her, and her ladyship had not
been gone above five minutes when he re-
turned With a glance askant at my cos
tune, he requested me TO follow him. We
traversed the length of the hall to an apart
ment at its end, where, throwing wide the
door. he loudly announced Captain Lorns.
buryi" and retired. while / entered TO find
myself in the presence Of the lady who had
left the saloon but a few minutes befose-
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-06-24
GENERAL LEE TOOK THEM.
The Children Went 10 the Circus and
They Had a Good Excuse for
Their Mother.

Gen. Robert l.. Lee, the famous con-
federate commander, was as kind
hearted and supplemented as he
was brave and able. While president
OF Washington and Lee university. Vir-
ginia, in the later years of his life, he
was greatly beloved by the children,
whom he loved in return. IL was his de-
light TO give the little ones pleasure
Prof. Nelson's two little girls were
great favorites The general would
turn and ride with them when they
met, encourage them to talk of their
dolls and playthings and then escort
them home with as much gallantry as IL
they were young ladies'. He would
alight and helping them down from
the gentle old horse they both rode
he would part with a kiss from each.
Once the strict Presbyterian rule of the
Nelson household was rudely shocked
by the general. A circus was coming
to town, and as Prof. and Mrs. Nelson
left for visit Of several days they
charged the children on no account 10
60. So the two little girls hung over
the fence. listened TO the music and
envied the children that passed on their
way to that tented paradise, but they
never once hoped TO go. Presently a
larger crowd of children than ever
came along, and in their midst was
Gen. Lee, keenly enjoying the happi-
ness of his little proteges. The'lit
Nelson girls joined the party without
word when he asked them to come
along with him. Soon they were all in
the tent, and when the performance
began all were given reserved seats
by the owner of the circus. Mother,
we went to the circus" was the greet
ing Of the children on their parents
return. "Why, children. didn't tell
you you must not go?" said their moth
er. but Gen. Lee took u.s." "Oh. well"
said their mother, ''if Gen. lee took
you that's all right" After II at going
10 the circus was Legitimate amuse-
ment for the children.-Troy Times