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Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1884-04-11
Our Cash Prices.

81 1b Crushed Sugar for.... 81 90
" per 100 fb l6 C. per 1b
6 ib G. Sugar for. ........ l 90
" g per 100 ID 14cts per fb
3 1b old Gov. Java coffee for | 90
A +" =" Costa RIGA do. =" l 90
4 " A No. l roasted do " l 90
3 cans vegetables +" / 90
Tobaccos all brands from rs to 90
cents per lb. In quantities we will
sell above goods for less. Everything
else in our line at very low rates. Our
sugars are pure California refined su-
gars, and not Eastern sugars which
contain 40 per cent. glucose.
MYEE & SMITH,
Idaho City and Placerville.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-08-16
Old.FashiOned Furniture.

Quaint ''bits" of old fashioned furniture
have for long time past been much
sought after, and pretty examples are
now to be met with in almost every
house OF refinement and taste. One
occasionally meets with old-fashioned
things which from change of circum-
stances can no longer be used for their
original purpose. The slver-forks-
which most members of the present
generation have never seen-were,
when not in use, stored away in spe-
cially made satin wood or mahogany
box, often beautifully decorated with
inlaid marqueterie work, and in the bet
ter examples the mountings were Of
chased silver. The interior of the box
was apparently solid, with a separate
slit for each knife and fork, which, han
die uppermost, stood upright. Until
recently these beautiful specimens Of
the cabinet work of by-gonc age could
be purchased for very few shillings
each. Some one has discovered that by
removing the interior false top and
adding divisions for paper and envel-
ope., these old knife-boxes can be easily
transformed into choice and covetable
stationery cabinets, and dealers are
now buying them up, and when trans
formed are asking almost as many
pounds as they gave shillings. Another
ingenious persona lady well known in
society--has discovered that the highly
polished, old-fashioned double handled,
plethoric copper or brass tea urn
wherewith our great-grandmothers de-
lighted to adorn the table when their
friends assembled to discuss a dish OF
tea can easily be transformed into a
noble table lamp of striking pro-
portions The urn proper forms the
body, and paraffin lamp, with its Or
binary glass receptacle for oil, is fitted
into the space formerly occupied by
the heater. which with the lid Is Of
course discarded The projecting
spout is likewise banished, and SIM
pie metal boss, with corresponding
one for uniformity on the other side,
takes its place. To complete, an extra
large shade is fitted over an octagon-
shaped wire framework of ordinary
construction. Chambers journal.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-08-16
Cigar Store Dead-Head

"How many dead-heads do you sup
pose man in my position has to deal
with every day." asked the proprietor
of one of the largest cigar stores in the
Sity last night.
II really do not know said the
american man.
well, for my own satisfaction,
kept record Of days experience,
and this" taking up piece of pape
lis the result: los wanted light, 5
wanted change, 40 wanted postage
stamps, II wanted ice water, IS wanted
10 see the directory, 9 wanted to leave
packages and yalises, wanted pens.
nix and paper. wanted therloan OF pen
and ink only, 5 wanted the scrap ends
of tobacco and 32wanted private favors
"a grand dead-head total of 1852. How's
thatp''
s'Rather bad for you, should say
Eyes, it is bad, and what's worse,
very few of these people ever buy any
thing. For instance, eountrymaE
came in here to-day with three valises.
He asked the privilege of leaving them.
OF course granted it. He came in here
three times to take things out aud put
things in. He even went SO far as Ia
use my mirror in arranging his hair
and putting on clean collar. And
after All, be went ont without buying s
cent Morth, ~ Baltimore AgteFjc6S.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-08-16
Unnatural Natural History.

The pelican feeds its young with the
life blood from its own bleeding bo-
som. This is . beautiful mistake.
that will live forever in symbol and
legend. The ''real live' pelican has
a large bag under her unwieldly
beak, and digging with the beak
toward the breast, she feeds her brood
and soils her feathers with red-stained
tidbits OF fish from the bag. The
nightingale leans her breast against a
thorn and sings in pain In the old
poets not only has she thorn in her
breast but she puts it there. Instead
of being the voice of lonely love she
ought to be the emblem of those dis
contented people who, in position en-
viable to others, first make their own
troubles and then spend their lives in
self-commiseration. OF course the
looks in poetry. Swans are said to
sing death song; this is poetry too
But they are Matched during thunder;
and this is prose-the belief of other
wise sensible folk. Crows and curlews
hate each other so that their eggs put
in the same nest will all burst Talk
ing of eggs. the cock of the south Of
England lays an egg when the hen has
ceased laying; it is small, insignif-
cant affair with no yelk in it, clear
ly an amateur attempt. These cock $
eggs are to be found in Sussex, if no.
where else. As we have got to the
poultry yard let Jobs turkey have
. word; the Americans have the honor
of discovering that ill-conditioned bird
They say las poor IS Jobs turkey that
had to lean against fence to gobble,"
but there we must leave him, as he
does not strictly belong to us.-AA The
Year Round
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-08-16
A Genuine Freeze Out.

Another effect of the curious San
Francisco climate is of considerable in
terest to strangers, as it makes nine
out of every ten sick the first week they
are here. The traveller from New
York, or even Canada, coming here at
this season does not bring his furs and
fannels. Before getting to California
he crosses thousands of miles of plains
and deserts, and is nearly baked. He
smiles if San Franciscan happens to
be along and talks of overcoats, and, if
the San Franciscan is smaller man,
feels like knocking him down when he
sits up and watches him wipe the pers-
piration off his brow and talks about
cold winds and flannels.
1t must be confessed that along the
Arizona or Utah desert, with the ther-
mometer boiling in the shade, the
easterner has a right to feel angry with
the San Franciscan's talk, and even
until Oakland, only three miles from
the city, is reached, his incredulity
seems Justified but now it is different.
Mark the change that short three
miles briggs. Mark how paltry half
hour will draw that self-confident east
ener up, will chill and turn blue his
erstwhile smiling lips. The keen wind
sweeps across the bay, and by the time
the terry lands at Market Street, San
Francisco, climate has got in its work,
and the easterner goes to bed shivering,
while one of the porters goes out and
gets him "back-warmern and some
winter clothing.
Wealthy people here 60 away in the
summer to get warm, instead of cool,
and about the first of every June the
furs and fannels are packed away,
while paterfamilias buys his ticket for
Los Angeles and other hot resorts
Cor. Rtitadetphia Fress.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-08-16
The Habits OF Monkeys.

Rengger, who studied the American
monkeys carefully, says that they evil
IDENTIFY understand each others ges-
lures, and this is evident enough to all
who spend little time in a large col
lection of them. They have their likes
and dislikes, and submit to be leased
and bullied by some favorite. although
of different species; the contrary, how
ever, is the usual occurrence, and they
resent familiarities very readily. Per.
haps the most amusing instance of this
fondness is given by Mr.. Darwin, who
had it from the Superintendent of the
Gardens. Two cbimpanzees, which
were rather older animals than those
usually brought to England, were in
troduced to each other for the first
time. "Ihey sat opposite, touching
each other with their much protruding
lips, and the one put his hand on the
shoulder of the other. They then
mutually folded each other in Their
arms. Afterward they stood up, each
with one arm on the shoulder of the
other, lifted up their heads, opened
their mouths, and yelled with deli ght. "
Mr.. Bartlett, of the Geological Gar
dens, states that the faculty of atten
ton which is necessary for imitation,
obedience and teaching is very vari-
able one among the same species OF
monkeys. and told Mr.. Darwin the fol-
lowing anecdote: "a man who trains
monkeys to act used to purchase COM
mon kinds from the Geological Society
at the cost of f5 for each, but he offered
to give double that price if he might
keep three or four of them for few
days in order to select one. When
asked how he could possibly so soon
learn whether a particular monkey
would turn out a good actor, he ans
swered that it all depended on theI
power of attention. If when he was
talking and explaining anything to a
monkey its attention was easily dis
tracted, as by fly on the wall or other
tritling object, the case was hopeless.
If he tried punishment to make an in
attentive monkey act it turned sulky
On the other hand, a monkey which
carefully attended to him could always
be trained. CasseWs Natural History.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-08-16
Plotting Plants.

The soil to be used should be MKT
ure of leaf mold from the woods, sand
and good loan, little powdered char
coal being an improvement. A piece
of broken pot should be laid over the
drainage hole, then enough soil put in
so that when the ball of earth is placed
in the pot, there will be about an inch
of space from the surface of the soil to
the rim of the pot. Fill in the soil all
around the ball and pack it moderately
tight. Finally, give the pot tap on
the bench to settle the soil. After all
are potted, put spray nozzle on the
sprinkler and give them a good water
ing, shviing with newspapers two OF
three days during sunshine until re-es-
tablished. Never use large sized pot
for a small-rooted plant. If you do the
soil will so1r and the plant sicken apd
die. Farm, Field and Fireside.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-08-16
Going to Form a Society.

81 think it is shameful, the way some
people talk about their neighbors, said
Mrs. Whistleloud to Mrs. Blababout the
other day. eff there is anything | do
detest, it is folks who talk about their
neighbors.
Yes, it is awful the way some people
tattle. There is Mrs. Tellall, over on
Prairie street. She goes from house to
house and tells all she knows and a
good deal she suspects about all her
neighbours"
"Yes, and Mrs. Gossiper Is even
worse than she is. She has something
i'll 70 say OF every body she knows"
'And they do say she, herself, is not
above suspicion"
II have heard that she is a grass
widow, and that size was such terma-
giant that her husband could not see a
moments peace"
"AEd Mrs. Tellall is none too good,
either. She has the name of being a
mean. hateful old thing"
Il have heard the neighbors say that
her husband is jealous of her, and |
would not be much surprised if he has
good cause"
I've heard some pretty bad stories
about her, and her eldest daughter is
but little better, from all reports"
''And some people say that Mrs. Bill
singer, her sister, is no better"
II am not much astonished to hear
that, for the whole family is none too
good"
1T is too bad about the Solfarino
family, amt it?'
"Why: what of them?o
''Oh, the folks that live next door say
he beats her awfully."
'tWell, that is to be expected. His
father Is drunkard, and he could not
be expected to amount to much.'
well, it is shame for him to beat
his vito, but she is nothing to speak
Off
NO, | suppose she can't be very re-
fined. Her father was gambler, if all
reports be true"
And had you heard about Mrs. Oba-
diah Smith,"
mo; what has she been doing? |
half expected scandal in regard to
her two months ago
''They say she took on awfully when
one of her boarders was sick the other
uay, anu IL Is whispered around Inat Sne
thinks too much of him for the peace of
mind of her husband.
Yes, | expect it goes pretty hard
with him. 1t is said he has been drink
ing good deal lately
Il just think we ought TO form So
ciety to prevent gossiping."
$50 do l."
"Let us do it,
1--WE will. '-Btoomiqgton Through
Mail.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-08-16
The First Watch. :

At first the watch was about the size
of desert plate. 1t had weights and
was used as pocket clock The
earliest known use of the modern name
occurs ia the record of 1862, which
mentions that Edward vi. had s'onc
larum or watch of iron, the case being
likewise of iron gilt, with woplum-
NETS of lead" The first watch may
really be supposed to be of rude execu-
ion. The first great improvements was
IN 1860 The earliest springs were not
coiled, but only straight pieees of steel
Early watches had only one hand. and
being e wound p twice d s ; they could
exactly. The dis,s were e silver and
of brass; the cases had a. crystals, hut
opened At the back aud front and were
four or five inches IA diameter. A
p1Aiu wntoh - rnoraitkkm Al 500 ~
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-08-16
The Ornamental Spending Of Money.

This sudden accession of wealth has
greatly affected manners. The orna-
mental spending of money requires an
education of several generations, and
wealth has of late years come by mil
lions to people unaccustomed to the
spending of money. Lavish display
has naturally been the results and
wasteful, almost criminal indulgence
has become the habit of whole classes
criminal, because false fashion is
set up by the example, and is forced on
those upon whom it bears hardly. II
you dine with young man at his club
or young officer at his mess. for
example, this false fashion demands
that he should give you champagne to
drink, and so entails upon him an ex.
penditure of generally double bis days
pay. Extravagances, however, are
common to all generations, and gen.
orally right themselves in the long run.
There is nothing new under the sun.
Chaucer acclaimed against the extrav-
agance of ladies' long skirts, and it we
spend more money upon sparkling
wines than we are Justified in doing we
have ct all events improved in other
ways. A three-bottle man is more rare
now than q black swan, and the con-
tinual "nippingu of fifteen years ago
has given place 70 more wholesome
habits. We are luxurious, perhaps.
but orr luxury has brought with it q
refinement that is having very bene-
fetal effect On the national health -
AL the Fear Round.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-08-16
The Better Self.

A great deal of the unhappiness in
this world arises from.the fact that men
| and women are not true to themselves.
| There is not one who is totally depraved.
There is not man however SCARED by
sin and crime who has not, hidden
away in the innermost recesses of his
heart, a tender spot that may be moved
by the impulse and principle of good.
All mea are not alike. Some came into
the world with the instincts of evil APP
pareatly uppermost. The good in
them is buried from sight If the i'm
pulses of evil are cherished and allowed
to have full sway, wasted life is the
result. But there are times in the life
of every man when his true and roble
self. the image of his Creator, stands
up and asks for recognition. This is
the time for man to assert himself and
show that he is not to be controlled by
the evil elements of his nature.
In others the good seems to predomi-
nate at the start. There is every facil-
ity in their natures for the cultivation
Of good and the suppression of evil.
The surroundings of early life assist in
cultivating or destroying the better ma
ture. as the case may be. But the time
must come when man must depend up
on his own judgment as to what is the
best for him. Here comes the
struggle. If he listens to his better
self and casts behind him the insid-
ious temptations which invite and
allure him into paths of evil, and even
crime, the victory is won. 1t is more
easy to be good if one cultivates the
habit. Every successive triumph of
good renders the future less hard to
contend with, Just the same as each
step in wrong doing deadens the heart
to the teachings of conscience and
paves the descending way for the foot
steps of the tempted. 1t is very essen
tial that the young should take care to
keep before them the image of their
better selves, and not allow the view to
be clouded by the dark and deceitful,
even though alluring. shadows of evil.
The first memories. the first impressions
and the first lessons of most men are
pure and good. 1t is an advantage
given them for their future guidance
and benefit. They are the reflections
of mans true self. Conscience aids in
keeping the better nature OF man be-
fore the mirror of his soul, until per-
chance it is deadened and stiled by in
fluences of evil.
Then it is highly important that
every man should seek TO listen to his
better self and keep his better nature at
all times uppermost. 1t is often very
hard to do this, but we must live and
build for the future as well as for the
present There can be no question as
to which is the better way. In after
years will come the reward of well do
ing in earlier days. And the reward is
not altogether confined to the future.
The present brings its own blessings in
the life of the well-doer. Burlington
Hdwkege.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-08-16
Waiting on the Combination.

An editor who had procured safe
on an advertising account is toying with
the combination. Man waiting to col
lect bill.
Eighteen times slow to the right,
stop at 80 - the editor soliloquizes.
Copy" yells the boy who sets up
the paper.
Hastily abandoning the sac the cd
itor cuts out half-column article from
an exchange, marks it editorial"
hands it the boy and returns to the CON-
bination.
Lets see," he muses., ''stop at 325,
stop at 49," and then looling up at
the collector, he paused and inquired:
"How much is that bill OF your'n?''
1.-Two dollars
"Can't you come in tomorrow?
haven't any change about me, and
don't like to ask you to wait until open
my safe."
Just as leave wait as not re-
spondcd the collector.
Besides continued the editor, II
haven't anything less than a 500 bill
in the safe. Break 500 notep'
Yes. two of EN-" was the disheart-
ening response.
.'All right. Lemme see. 16i. Then
to the right past l63-but hold up
seems to me half of that bill was 10 be
taken out in advertising. How is
that?n
No such thing"
"SureP"
"Yes'
Very we'll Then to the right past
l64 fourteen times TO the left, stop at
Is. Look here" to the collector,
"better come in tomorrow. This is an
accommodating combination stops at
all stations, and besides that, it, tagged
every few minutes" he added, as the
boy called MIN out to see ..that woman
with some more poetry
"You couldn't wait till / read this,
could yeup' he asked. "or may be YOU
would ike to skim through it yourselfp"
he added
But the collector said he felt fainty
like, and would just sit still and wait
until the SAFE was opened,
.'Oh, you will, will youP Correct
Is, then to the right past rs thirty-eight
times slow. stop at w a hundred and
sixty-eight times. stop at 43; then to
the right past 43. Sayl rather you'd
come in tomorrow. Pm little pushed
for time now. Can't wait? Then to
the right, past 43 six hundred and
twenty-five times, stop at ID. This is
long stretch Of country I'm going'ovcr
now" said the editor, as he whire ed the
knob, "Dut when l get to ID I'll be
nearly half through confound it, I've
passed i'll Have to begin all over now.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-08-16
VOLUME XIV.
BEAUY AND BOWS.

And so the Archery is DER,
o, dear! what shall do?
Thcro's not the least amusement now
OF any kind In view.
30 many thoughts / dare not tell
Just now my memory throng;
In order to compose myself
must compose song.
Now, list to me, for good advice,
Each well skilled archeress,
On what concerns you. even more
Than crinoline or dress;
You all expect to win and wear
"A prize some day, ] know;
Dear girls, your every chance depends
On managing your beau.
In choosing bows. you must exert
The very utmost care,
The new-made ones are apt to warp.
The old ones will not wear.
While worthless ones are vanished
And oft deceive the eye,
And some are stiff and cross-grained, too,
And very apt to fly.
Some ladies hold their beaux too high,
A plan disapprove.
Hold fast, but gently. in your hand
The bow should freely move,
And never, never trust your bow
To any other hand,
For very, very few indeed
VIII such trial stand.
Some ladies choose their bows by weight,
No doubt, on prudent grounds;
They like TO boast their hand can draw
With ease, so many pounds.
Sharp-sh0Oters they, to me tbs quite
Amazing to behold
How earnestly their eyes and hearts
Are fixed upon the gold.
This fact, state rot of myself,
speak but what hear;
Some ladies in our archery club
Have found their bows too dear.
Good beaux are DEAR and should be 80,
They're scarce found anywhere;
j almost think I'd give my hand
To find thing 80 rare.
Select bow that bends with grace
Obedient to your will,
However light you pull the cord.
You bend it plant still;
For I've heard married ladies say,
The point can't decide,
That every beau begins to snap
Soon after it is tied.
The Judge.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-08-16
The finest private ship in the world.

The finest private ship in the world
William Astor's Nourmahal, is nearly
as large as some of those ocean steam.
.crs which first began transatlantic.
navigation. She is built of steel, and
her length is 232 feet, her breadth 30
feet, and depth 20 feet. Her engine is
l,4Oo horsepower, and her supply of
fresh water is 4,500 gallons. To this is
added an ice machine which will make
100 pounds per day. Think of such IN
immense vessel devoted to one family
The finish of the saloon is in the finest
possible style, and the Nourmahal is
really Fifth avenue palace adoat ~
T. Sun. RAJ f
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-08-16
NUMBE1
scHocr. AND CHj

Samuel Noble, Of A.
has given $40. 900 toward
free high school at that Pm
The theory that .
popped into a school, like
mill, to come out, after
for use, has been explodq
experience of nearly all q
it-Fresman' 5 JouTndI &
The study ofthe Irju1<
becoming popular among
men in this country. IA
large cities there are cl1s6
for the purpose. Tho
classes, for instance, nV
pills. Philadelphia Rress]
Among the regulatiod
formed church among
South Africa was the Toll
member Of this church
mitted to drink the white.
or native beer. nor touo
lips" AalA aihs
1T is proposed 10 orr
the auspices of the Ar
Science Association, durl1
nual session at Saratoga,
Historical Association,
professors, teachers, sp(
others interested in the ID
history IN this cou
journal.
H The Now Haven u
DUDLEY Buck has politely
degree of Doctor Of MQ
by Yale College, giving 4
ion that American college,
fer such q degree. This shc
Yale College authoritleg5s
absurdity of continuing O.
ity in this direction. j" (.
4 During his sermon IN
Henry Ward Beecher. ref
nation. said the idea a
ton Of the body would ri
obstacle to the pagan c>
ing the dead. There mi
reasons in crowded popul
sons of convenience, in IL
tom, but all the belief
speaking ard Germanlsp1
were violated by the idoa
ton.
MIR. Charles &. Leland
interesting facts in regard
teal utility of the Fhilad
trial Art School, for which
so much. 81 have asc6f
pertinent, he says, "that
ly first-class, highly int
teacher, SCHOOLGIRL dren.
tanning high averages in
can, every one, earn from
to even five dollars by II
two afternoons in the wee
after from fifty to one huu
can do this in several brat