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Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1879-02-25
what Is in the Bedroom.

Ii two persons are to occupy q bed
room during night, let them step
upon weighing scales as they retire,
and then again in the morning, and
they will find that their actual weight
is at least pound less in the morn
ing. Frequently there will be o loss
of two or more pounds, and the aver
age loss throughout the year will be
more than one pound. That is, during
the night there is loss of q pound OF
matter which has gone off from their
bodies, partly from the lungs, and
partly through the pores Of the skin
The escaped material is carbolic acid,
and decayed animal matter, or poison
Gus exhalations. This is dt1nsed
through the air in part, and in part
absorbed by the bed-clothcs. If sim
gle ounce of wool or cotton be burned
in room, it will SO completely satu-
rate the air with smoke that one can
hardly breathe, though there can only
be an ounce Of foreign matter in the
air. II al ounce of cotton be burned
every nalf hour during the night the
air will be kept continually saturated
with smoke unless there be an open
door or window FOR it to escape. Now
the sixteen ounces of smoke thus
formed is lar less poisonous than the
sixteen ounces Of exlalations from the
lungs and bodies Of the two persons
vino have lost a pound in weight du'
ring the eight hours of sleeping, fol
while tie dry emoke is mainly iaker
into the lungs, the damp odors from
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1879-02-25
4 NIL FULL OF REPTILES.
Atchison lKansesl Patriot.


Mr.. j. III Beeson, tho well known
Central Branch contractor, gave the
Patriot pleasant call this morning,
and flom him we learn the particulars
Of the most remarkable story we have
ever heard. In the extension of the
Central Branch road from Reloit to-
Cawker City the line passes through
the town of Glen Elder. A short dis
lance from Glen Elder, on the Solo
mon river, is a steep and rocky bluff,
about fifty-fve feet high, a large por-
ton Of which had to be blasted away
to make room for the road bed. A
few days ago, while the excavation
was III progress, a blast Of nitro-gly-
cerine caps and giant powder tore Oft
an unusually large part OF the bluff,
and down the decliyity there came
writing and rolling a bunch Of snakes,
which Mr.. Beeson assures us was al
most as large as a barrel They were
/ of different varieties, rattlesnakes pre-
dominating, with racers, adders, gar
tcrs, etc. When first disturbed from
their warm bed they were active and
dangerous, but coming out into the
severe cold they were soon compare
/ lively harmless, and were killed by
! the men without much trouble, or COW
cred up in the dump by earth and
stones. But this is very small por-
ton of the story. Every day and
every blast, since this first batch APP
peared, has brought another huge bun
die of reptiles. Every hour a moving,
writhing lump comes rolling down the
. hills only to separate at the foot, and
what escape the laborer's pick and
! shovel crawl off to get covered up III
y tie dump. Thousands of them have
been unearthed and killed, and every
blast brings thousands more, rivaling
in number the famous snake den oil
Concordia Not single case of snake
bite has yet occurred, Notwithstanding
it is many times almost impossible tc
avoid stepping on them. Mr.. Beesou
says there are no unusual monsters
among them, the great majority being
as large round as mans wrist, and
about three or three and half feet
long. He also says that farmers fol
five miles around tell him that this il
the winter den for these venomous
creatures, and that during the fall the
snakes in that country which are dis
covered are healed in the direction Of
the bluffs, and the only way they Car
be turned from their course is to xii
them. 1t is said to be one of The
, most rnarkable sights ever lookcc
upon, and hundreds from the surround
ing country visit the quariies TO see
the snakes
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1879-02-25

the body are absorbed into the lungs
and into the pores Of the whole body.
Need more be said TO show the impor-
lance Of having bedrooms well ventl-
lated, and thoroughly airing the sheets,
coverlets, and mattresses in the morn
ing, before packing them up IL the
form of neatly-made bed?
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1879-02-25
STATISTICS FOR GIRLS.

A young English statistician who
was paying court to young lady
thought to surprise her with his inn
mense erudition. Producing his note
book, she thought he was about to in
dite love sonnet, but was slightly
taken aback by the following ques-
ton:
How many meals do you eat every
day@
"Why three, Of course; but of all
the oldest questions"
"Never mind, dear; I'll tell you all
about it in moment"
His pencil was rapidly at work.
At last, fondly clasping her slender
waist:
Now, my darling, I've got it, and
II you wish to know how much has
passed through that adorable little
mouth for the last seventeen years
can give You the exact dsures!'
Goodness gracious! What can
you mean?"
Now just listen says he, and you
will hear exactly what you have been
obliged to absorb to maintain those
charms which are to make the happi-
ness Of my life"
"Rut I don't want 10 hear
"Ah, you are surprised, no doubt;
but statistics are wonderful things
just listen: You are now seventeen
years old, SO that in fifteen years you
have absorbed--oxou or caves, s.;
sheep and lambs, IA; chickens, 1921;
ducks, 204; geese, II; turkeys, 100;
game 81 various kinds, S24; fishes,
1860: eggs, 1920; vegetables (bunch-
~, 200; Frat { baskets, Cos; cheese,
1913; bread, cake, etc, (in sacks Of
iioprl, so; wine {barrels), IL; water
lgallons), 5000
st this The maiden revolted, and
jumping mp, exclaimed:
= ''iil.k yon arr very impertineut,
end Disgusting beside, and Will not
stay {" listen 70 soup upon which she
Kew INTO the ho,,se
Re gazed after her with an ali
sifaeted air, and eft, saying to him
s,4f:
IF she kept talking at that rate,
twelve hours out Of the twenty-fonr
her jaws would in twenty years travel
a distance Of 1892. l24 miles,
The maiden, within two months,
married a well-to do green grocer who
was no etatistician.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1879-02-25
gperial Notifes.
a CARD.

TO all who are suffering from the errors
and indiscrctions of youth, nervous weak
ness, early decay, loss Of manhood, &c, !
will send & recipe tnat will cure you
FREE OF CHANGE This great remedy
was discovered by missionary soutl
America. Send selfaddressed envelop*
to the REV. JOSEPH L. INMAN, Station ID
Bible House, New York City.
Sen. d. ,71-1y.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1879-02-25

WHEN johnny was questioned as to
why his engagements with Miss ID.
had been broken of, he rolled his eyes,
looked very much panied and groaned,
"Oh! she turned out deceiver." But
he forgot to mention that he was the
deceiver she had turned out Elk.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1879-02-25
sermons in Brief.

The perfectly contented man 10 also
perfectly useless.
The ideal saint Of the young moral
ist is cut from sappy timber.
Faith that asks no questions kills
the soul and stiles the intellect
He who thinks poorly OF himself
cannot win the respect Of his neigh
bors.
Happy is the man who has neigh
bors willing to forgive his mistakes.
The trouble with a good many COM
munities is that their dead men refuse
to be buried.
Only infinite wisdom is able to dis
tinguisf the difference between some
men and beasts.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1879-02-25

can make money faster at work 4, J.
AZ anything else. Capital not rsn ~ y sna
VIII start you. So per day ii h S'5a,seo; y
pr. wa os sse Men women ssys
the time. Costly outfit and terms ~ ~ soEh
TRUE 4 Co.. Augusta, Maine IJ j,u,s aadasa
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1879-02-25
HOUSE, SIGN & WAeoH
z AIM 8! 419f,
PAfER HANGING
KALS0MINING and GRAlNlNe
executed IN best style By Y
J. n. RUNYlA.

YHE SING HOP COMPANY u.s
sold out to Hen Lee ali thsir 49, ~ Ahis DAY
lot, buildings and all othor properss 1891 ~ tp
tfen on Montgomery street, in Idaho c;s cHnec ty
SING HOP CoMp.rr
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-29
ON THE STRIKE.
The Cabinet Makers Union Kicks.

The Cabinet-makers met yesterday after
noon in Arbeiter Hall, for the purpose of
organizing a Union. President Herschel
was in the chair, and Mr.. Leiwer acted as
Secretary. The delegations of the different
shops reportetf the answers from their enl-
ployers as follows
Rammelsberg u Mitchell-Refused to in
crease.
II. B. Mudge-The wages the same.
Macke & Busching the wages
10 per cent and promised to make it Is ii
the other factories would do the same.
Kreimer & Bro-Will increase if Ram.
melsberg & Mitchell will do the same
Steinman & Meyer-Refused to increase
wages.
Sextro Furniture Company-Increased
wages Is per cent.
Central Furniture Association-Prom.
ised to increase the lower wages.
Agger & Sanning-,hcreased the wages IL
per cent.
II. Kindt & Co.-Will increase wages il
the other employers will do the same.
Liberty Furniture Company-No answer.
Hille, Heller & Co.-Will answer to-day.
Belts Furniture Company-The working
men have struck already.
Cabinet Makers Union-Will increase
wages with new patterns, but not with the
old ones.
H. Closterman & Co.-Refused to increase
wages.
Streit & Schmidt--Same.
f. j. Rennekamp u Bros.-Will increase
wages if the other manufacturers do the
same. -
Feldcamp-Same.
Phoenix Furniture Company-Same.
Mr.. Mcguire recommended an immediate
strike and astroDg organization.
Mr.. Hoffman spoke in German, and Of
fered the following, which was adopted:
"Resolved by the furniture workingmen in
meeting assembled, That we shall strike
work until all employers have agreed tC
give US an increase of'wages of 15 per cent. y
On motion then, the meeting appointed
the following Strike Committee for the ar
rangement If the strike: George Stoffel
Gustav Taulke, Halstrich, August Seitz
Bernhard Horse. Winning and Wellmann
1t was further ordered to found an organ
ization embracing all the luborers employed
in the furniture trade, and to appoint tht
following Committee to prepare C"nsti
tuition: Herschel, Kriebusch, Friedemann
Ley and Canisius.
The Striking Committee reported to thu
Chairman to-day at Arbeiter Hall that TIN
thirty employees of Stille & Dollmeyer, OF
Mclean avenue, struck this morning ant
refused to 20 to work unless the fifteen pc
cent. raise was added to their salaries.
The Chairman said that the COMMITTEE
was making its rounds of The shops to-da.
and full report would be had this evening
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-29
The United States Rolling Stock Company
Works at Urbana, Ohio.


The Urbana branch of the United States
Rolling Stock Company is one of the most
extensive establishments for the manufac-
ture of railroad rolling stock in the country.
A hasty visit by our reporter to their shops
day or two ago was surprise at their ex-
tent and the completeness of their facilities
for producing almost every conceivable
modern device demanded for operating rail-
roads The company possess in addition to
the branch at Urbana an immense establish
ment at Chicago, with their main office in
New Yofk. The Urbana concern occupies
As acres ofground, and has for its own use
some miles of Its own side track to &C.
commodate the handling of such stock as it
handles and turns out
The. shops here consist of the repair shop,
40 by $50 feet the machine and erecting
shed, 80 BY $50 feet. and two other sheds 30
by $50 feet. They give employment regu-
larly to one hundred and seventy-ti men I;
are running on full time and are crowded
with orders to their fullest capacity. Their
coaches are in use on different railways,
from Manitoba to Texas and from New
York to Denver City. The President of the
company is A. Hegewisch; c. H. Jauriet is
the Master Mechanic. The coach depart
ment is under the charge of ]. E. Clark; b.
f. Leonard is foreman. J. w. Hunt has
charge of the freight department, asd Jas.
Howe of the machine shops. John FerrOn
has supervision of the laboring hands, and
George Grant is foreman of the paint
shops.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-29
THE LADIES' BAZAR.
Elegance Of Display, Attendance, and Do
nations.

Elegance OF Display, Attendance, and Do
nations.
The attendance upon the Ladies' Bazar
is as large during the afternoons and even
ings as the hall can accommodate. The
small and low priced articles are being rap
idlv sold, but there is not much custom
for the rich and rare goods of which there
is fine display.
Many of the more costly articles have
been sent from Europe. many have come
from New York, Philadelphia and other
cities both East and West, and many are
the work of the inmates of converts and
will compare favorably with the best that
the market affords.
These articles the ladies are now offering
for sale at as reasonable terms as could be
obtained elsewhere, and they earnestly re-
quest the ladies of the city and the visitors
to the Exposition to call and examine them
during the early part Of the day before the
crowd arrives.
Several of the churches have made spe-
cialty of children's clothing and ladies'
underwear, while others have a large
amount of fancy work and such articles as
quilts, sheets, curtains, baskets, ETC.,
etc, which have been made with unusual
care, and are well worth the price asked for
them.
The ladies Of the Sacred Heart table wish
to have it understood that the proceeds of
their table goes to Protestant creditors OF
the Archbishop, and they invite the pat
ronage of Protestant people.
One of the finest pieces of carving in the
city is on exhibition at Mrs. Lincoln's table.
1t is a small writing desk made of bog oak
by D. O'Brien, of Dublin and was
presented to Mrs. Lincoln's table by Rev. J.
B. UDonoghue, of Morrow 0.
| The desk will be voted to Gen. Ewing OF
Chas Foster, at % cents vote, the candi
date receiving the largest number of votes
to be presented with the desk. Rev. Mr.
O'Donoghue started the contest with TWEEN
ty votes for each candidate.
At the meeting of the Bazar Committe,
Saturday night the following donations
we're reported: McBrair & Sons, chrome o
R. R. Springer; Kate Dyer, bolt of Ions
dale muslin; A. & 7. Levi, signs; Mrs. Del
trich, Baltimore, Nd, handsome lace para
sol, worth $50; Tice & Huntington, cut
glass Jelly dishes with silver stand; McHen
ry & Co., handsome lamp Isbell q Co..
handsome pair OF vases, one jewe
box, one silver stand and one syrup pitcher
Duhme & Co., pair vases; H. & S. Pogue
one bolt fine muslin; II. F. West & Bro.
pair vases; Danbury Hat Company, sill
hat a friend, $25; Rochester Paper Com
pany, $50; Eagle Pencil Company, fiv'
gross pencils, worth $40; Mrs. Judge W. w
Cleary (Covngton), handsomely decorated
cake and sundry articles; from ladies o
Hamilton, O., a large number OF fancy artl
clos a
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-29
Tom Rayard's Future.

TSpringfeld (Mass.) Republican, lnd. Rep.J
Thomas Bayard is to-day the only
prominent leader with an immediate
future in the Democratic party. He
represents something more than the
Democratic organization. He represents
independence in politics. He can get
that floating vote which isgiving Repub-
lican minority candidates control in
State after State. In his case the blum
ders of the extra session were redeemed
by splendid fight against caucus dicta-
ton. He has much to hinder him.
Delaware is a discouragingly short base
line on which to project Presidential
campaign. Democrats all over the coun-
try are heartily sick of hearing Bayard
called "the just"
For some inscrutable reason he does
not attach to his fortunes the best ele-
ment of his own party in States strongly
Democratic. He is narrow. He held
slaves. He is a survival of past political
conditions rather than the product of to-
davis need. Still he has high purpose,
integrity, brains and backing outside as
we'll AZ lIloluo VIC 4CHlOCAouiS P"i icy' =
Against any but the best Republican
candidate, Massachusetts, is a Bayard
State. The Worcester Democrats, repre-
senting an overwhelming majority of the
Democratic voters of this commonwealth,
show hard sense in choosing Bayard dele
gates The first gun of the Presidential
campaign within the Democratic party
is a salute to Bayard.
His candidacy would have Its serious
difficulties. TO win the full independ-
ent vote, man like him, with so much
of sympathy for the South from the time
its representatives left the Capitol till
they returned, would need to adjure his
past and set his face to the future. He
would need a platform, better still a let
ter of acceptance, iron-clad against
Southern claims, strong for National
Union, resolute for National supremacy,
promising administrative reform, COM
mitted for revision of the revenue, out
spoken in favor of stable financial sys-
tenn, based on the current money of the
worlds exchange. With such platform
and such candidate, even the Demo
cratic party would deserve success. Even
then it would be heavily handicapped
and further displays of folly might make
it impossible to win for Bayard the inde'
! pendent vote.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-29
The Zulu War.
The Baltimore Gazette says:

The Baltimore Gazette says:
When Mr.. Beecher declared that the
blood red cross of St. George was fitting
emblem of British butchery and cruelty
Me came as near telling the truth as is
possible for man of hisbrilliant imagin-
alton. Since the day that the British
first crossed the Channel to plant the ban
ner of conquest in France the history of
British wars has been but record of bar
barous cruelty and crime. From blowing
Sepoys to pieces at the mouth of cannon
to butchering Zulus in the melie fields Of
Africa there has been nothing but shame
and reproach for our civilization. A let
ter has lust been published in London
from young British officer who took
part in the campaign OF Zululand-in
the most unrighteous war, it may be said,
of the century.
This jolly young chap assures his
friends that he finished the career Of six
promising Zulus at Ulundi. He says
that no quarter was expected, and none
was given. He writes: "When the fight
ing was over some of our native troops
were sent out on the Ito them congenial)
errand of dispatching the wounded,
many of whom had crawled away into
the long grass and even into the ant-bear
holes but our allies were even with them
all around" In other words, the British
officers turned loose after the battle a
horde of bloodthirsty and ferocious barba-
rians to slay the wounded natives who
had fallen in righteously defending their
homes and their soil. More demoralizing
warfare could hardly be imagined, and il
may be- truthfully said that England has
purch., ,sed with shame the paltry terri
tory which she has added to her posses
sions in South Africa"
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-29
MINOR LOCAL MENTIONS.

Captain Stone will arrive in the city
IAis evening, with the celebrated mare,
laudS.
Fourteen shirts found by Officer Bra
MI on Rat Row are awaiting Identification
st the Chiefs Office.
Mr.. W. G. Terrell, tried at Burlington,
Kentucky, for the murder OF Harvey
Meyers in 1874, has been acquitted.
A pantomime performance by the
Asaf mutes of this city will be given at
Turner Hall next Thursday evening.
Police Commissioner Sutton sresidence
NJ 574 Eastern. avenue caught fire yester-
Isy about noon and was slightly damaged.
The Milton Club has postponed their
spsning entertainment and hop to October
nth, Melodeon Hall, instead Of the Sd, as
previously announced.
The mail from Nicaragua announces
hs death of Captain James Smith, near
placs called Matagalpha. The Captain was
. Cincinnatian and we'll known here as a
politician.
Entries to the one hundred and fifty
yards foot race, open only to members OF
the old Volunteer Fire Department, should
ks made this evening before so'clock at
1awley's.
The annual festival of the st. Aloysius
Catholic Orphan Asylum was held yester-
lAy. About five thousand people were
present High Mass was celebrated by Rev.
etehle, and in the evening Rev. Francis
Ling. of st. Francis Church, delivered a
&isc0uYse
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-29
Reception BY Miss Mary Spencer.

1t was pleasant social gathering held at
the studio of Miss Spencer on Saturday eve
ming, when the artist and art friends OF
this lady met to look at the charming
studies and pictures that grace her atelier.
Along with tine feast of reason was an ap-
petizing collection. of which the guests par
took while wishing many returns OF the
happy day tn their genial hostess. We
woIiid be glad to speak moresin detail OF
Miss Spencer's recent works and may do
80 at another time when our columns are
less encumbered with the wonders of the
Exposition.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-29
nslance distributed in other parts of
MONDAYS MARCH
q Miserable Mischief-Maksrs Before Judge
Wilson.

IL 01SoraDle M1ScnleI-MaA5Tb DoiUIe JuQS6
Wilson.
George Lang and Joseph Oberly, for rails
fpg big disturbance in the saloon of Mich
sel Rohr on Vine street. were fined $40 and
costs.
Peter Klauer, ]. c. Dorm, Conrad Drrn
md John Diebold were charged with fight.
ing in front of the Tivoi Hall. Private
Watchman Waltz testified pretty strongly
seaipst the men. Conrad Dorm then testi-
6ed that he was standing by, looking on
1t some other parties fighting. when Waltz
valtzed up to him and knocked him down
With club. Upon this statement being
made the Judge dismissed all the defend
mts.
VIM. G. Meyers was charged with an as
ssult upon ]. w. Naugle. The latter testi-
fed that he was speaking to Young lady
when Meyers came up and knocked him
down. Three months in the Work-house
was the sentence OF the Court.
J.H. Massman was arraigned for disor-
Aerly conduct on complaint of ]. H. Kline
The latter stated that Massman had been a
source Of annoyance to him for some time
mast, That last Saturday he (Massman)
had held a mock auction at his (Kline's)
house, and had sold the premises for $3.50.
The Judge put fine OF $25 against Mass
man, which was remitted on condition that
kassman lets Kline alone hereafter.
Fred Hosting was given three months in
de Work-house for disorderly conduct.
Balser Wolfersberg, for carrying pistol,
vas fined $25 and costs.
Lewis Burns, colored man, was ar
fsigned for discharging firearms in the city
limits. 1t appears that last evening Officer
Murray caught colored boy in the act OF
throwing stones at house on East Seventh
street, occupied by man named Lewis
Burns; that when the boy saw Murray he
Yan into the house followed by the officer.
When the officer got upstairs Burns came
cut and mistaking Murray for the
boy blazed away at him with pistol, the
ball Just grazing Murray's head. Murray
then arrested Burns, but in the Police
Court this morning was not very anxious
10 prosecute him, as he was satisfied thai
Burns would not have shot at him had he
known who be was. The case was con
tinued until week from tomorrow
Burns being released on his own recog
:..cc :..-.::cc.
Henry Newman, teamster, was attacked
by several roughs yesterday in the Deer
creek Valley. They beat him so badly thai
he suffered fracture of the left arm ant
had to be taken to the Hospital. Patricf
Flynn, supposed to be one o
the assailants, was arrested, bu
there not being evidence enough agains
him to convict him of being participan
In the assault, a charge of drunkenness wa
put against him, for which he was fined $l'
and costs.
r. w. Adams was sent to the Work
house for three mouths for being common
THAI