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Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-03-27

The gondoiers OF Venice will get their
price because they can make travellers very
uncomfortable when left on the ioorst,ps of
palaces. There is no walking home in Venice
and the stranger does nos know which way To
swim. New Orleans Picayune.
ASir,' said a gentleman in a crowd, do Won
know that you are pushing me unnecessariiyp
"Sir," said the gentleman addressed TO the
party Immediately behind him, do you know
that you are pushing the gentleman ahead OF
mo unnecessarily Then he turned to the
first speaker and said, "rvs passed it down
the line. '-Harpsr's Bazaar
A boarding house proprietor announces
that his prices have touched bedrock. Persons
who have slept in his house assert that the
beds conform to the prices Haven
News.
Long Island is in the shape Of fish, re-
marks u learned exchange. While on the sub
lect OF shapes, we might as well add that
Manhattan island is in the shape Of shark.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-03-27
The Language of tho Graduate.

The training in the handling Of their o"n !,
language which college students ,,,,d.
painfully defective. | have kno"n '.,sctly.
yates who could not even speh oo' .,;,snt
and yet who were bright, active ni. .''Ients
and doubtless took good rank as s.u /,
The graduate who can write gooo s,;on--
a rare exception, and as for pu''o'"" ',,.rect
IA matter almost as important Us net no,
spelling and unimpeachable grain'p ,,se
one man in a hundred knows the plop, tl,s
ot a single punctuation marx eA''f
period. The Cbautauauan
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-03-27
MARRIED WoMgN's MECHANICS.
The Odd Ways In which the idiors at
Saratoga Address Their Wives.

Saratoga Address
When lounger on the veranda of one
Of the big hotels ut this place hears man
say Hurry UP, little one" or Come
along, birdie, he may be sure that IL Is a
husband addressing his wife ana that she
Is enormously fat Apparently all nus
bands of fat women address their wives
with diminutives, IL not with nicknames
fit only for small women or little girls.
"Daisy. ~ Birdie and Baby appear to
be the pet names most favored by the hus-
hands OF mammoth women. In this haven
of conjugal rest, for Saratoga is distinc-
lively for married couples and has less
conveniences and attractions for lovers
than any place in America, one gets q
deep knowledge Of the ways OF welded
folk This matter OF nicknames Tor wives
Is one of the most interesting studies. 10
pursue this branch of learning it is only
necessary to sit for an hour or two, on any
afternoon, while the music is playing III
the inner garden either OF the United
States hotel or of the Grand Union. All
the rest the married couples Will do Tor
the student. They will talk unguardedly
In his hearing, and he Will soon be able
to classify the couples and the pet names,
for certain names go with certain sorts OF
couples rs infallibly as pie goes with sup
per in New England.
The very swell and exquisite young
married men, who dress vainly and seek
to give the impression that they belong to
tho II C. d. c.. dance at UelmonicO's and
know all the fellows who have yachts,
call their wives with monosyllables, such
rs Puss, Chris, Hen, Fan, Loo, Tot.
There seems to be only one marked ex-
ception in the list. You often hear one
of these wives called "Popsy." There
are two Popses at the States and there il
one at the Union. Oddly enough, the
fathers of these same fellows, men so well
kept that you can't say whether they are
45 or G5. are fond of drawing out the full
names of their helpmeets, as, for instance,
Come heah, Frances" or "Now, my
deah Eleanor, you must have a wrap
Equally fixed is the rule that thin and
s;ckly women, dyspeptics, neuralgics, and
the like are addressed by their liege lords
as wife, madame, or Misses Thompson,
Misses Brown or whatever. The invalid
husbands, and all the prim and precise
ones as well, address their better halves
as ''my dear" This, by the way, is the
established custom with the Hebrews,
though they usually are heard to pro
nouncc the words ''mine tecr" The
clergymen seem to have united upon the
word mother AS u title for their wives,
and the men who are so common here,
and who seem to be wrapped up in an
only girl or boy, call their wives ina"
Other nicknames resist classification
thus far though perhaps the key to all can
be found by diligent application. There
is no end to the Dollies and the my
loves" while one hears a miscellaneous
lot of passersby addressing their comrades
as pet" One plump little wife is grad
ually becoming known to everybody in
one of the hotels rs Sugar. the nick
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-03-27
For the Welcoming Cough.

A ready experiment for the relief of the
distressing cough occasioned in children in
cases of whooping cough is this: Drop oil of
turpentine on the pillow where tho fumes
will be inhaled while sleeping and during the
convulsive cough, hold handkerchief before
the child's face with fifteen or twenty drops
on it-Herald of Health
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-03-27

mamma" said little Willie, after return
ing from dinner to which he had been in
vited, Il allus kinder thought that cake was
just cake; but | see there's n difference in it.
Aunt Susan's cake is cake an pie an puddin'
an peaches an ice cream an everything good
together, but yours is nothin' but cake ~
Elmira Tidings
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-03-27

homes all the happier If more time and at
tention were given to domestic affairs, and II
every woman knew how to be her own cook,
housekeeper and dressmaker. Such things
arc far more easily learned than dead Ian
guagcs mathematics and are OF infinitely
more use to woman in going through life.-
Mrs. Boyle in Cassells Magazine.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-03-27

Full evening dress for a gentleman eo l,.h;,o
Of dress suit, self tied bow o, "
cambria OF null. lavender gloves anu Par ~or-
leather shoes With the latter 1t Is 'l' ,srh
rect thing to wear black silk hall nos, ,o,or.
Or without embroidered clocks OF sans WV
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-03-27
rramps Never Bald Headed.

81 never saw" said an officer who has don,
duty for a long time, "a bald headed tramp
Whether they stop tramping when their hah
falls out, or whether those who tramp neve.
lose their hair, can't say, but tramps al,
never bald headed. Grand Rapids Eagle
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-03-27

1t is reported that the culture Of maize OF
Indian corn Is rapidly increasing IN Russia
II is now used for fattening hogs, and tn,
prospect is that large quantities of it wi.
soon be exported to c;sIntries IN western
Europe
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-03-27

Spider silk offers little hope of profit.
aole industry. seasons work of a col
rector IN India resulted in ten pounds of
spider webs at a cost of about SIG In
Bombav.-Arkarsaw Traveller.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-03-27

People who suffer bad odor in tho breath
should use, as wash, mixture made by
adding a teaspoonful of the tincture of myrrh
to n tumblerful of water. This remedy is
thought to retard decay of tho teeth.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-03-27

A preacher was complaining OF the little,
ness and inattention of his congregation,
when an Old deacon spoke up and said !:
hungry sheep will look up to the rack If
there is hav in :.n 49, -
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-03-27

Take a bucket of fresh water into your bed.
room every night, and let it remain uncov,
cred. 1t will absorb all poisonous gases.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-03-27

The oftener flour is sifted for sponge cak,
tho lighter the cake will be.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-03-27

The water in which Goldfish has been soaked
is very good for washing the zinc under thu
StOye
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-03-27

A toothbrush, kept for the purpose, will
aid greatly in cleaning cut or pressed glass
ware
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-03-27

Keep a separate saucepan for boiling pc
tatoes in if possible.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-03-27

Bathrooms should not open into sleepin.
apartments.
Tho sure preventive for cholera is cleanli
ness
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-03-27

A Physically Perfect woman--What Chit
dren should Learn-A Lazy Husband.
A. Point Dress-Educational Hints.
Comfort for wives-Items.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-07-07

Many years ago the late Leonard
Horner communicated to the Royal So
ciety the results of a series of borlngs
which he had caused to be made in the
upper part of the delta of the Nile,
with a view OF ~ascertaining the antiq-
uity of the civilizations Of Egypt.
Since that time, Figari Bey, an Italian
geologist in the service of tile Egyptian
government, has made and published
the results Of a large series of borlngs
effected in different parts Of the delta;
but his work Is hardly on a level with
the requirements Of modern science. 1t
has been thought advisable. therefore,
by the British government, to take ad.
vantage of the presence Of its troops in
Egypt in order to carry out a series of
borings across the middle of the delta,
in the full expectation that such bor-
ings, if made with proper care and car
ried down to the solid rock, will afford
information Of the most important
character, and will throw a new light
upon the natural and civil history of
this unique country. Instructions
have been sent to the officer command
Ing the engineers to undertake the OPP
erstions, and 1t is hoped, that, before
long, information will reach us which
will be Of no less Interest to the arch
eologist than to the geOlogist.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-07-07
Hood,s .
A Thoughtful Banker.

SIT is uueer,n said the gentleman
who told the story, show a man IKE
that will sometimes do a thing ina
you would think none but the Yeriest
blockhead would be guilty of. l re-
member the day WE'LL suppose 1t was
thirty years ago. at least-when it hap
pened, one summer day, in business
hours, that everybody in the bank ex-
cept Bolton and myself had gone out.
All at once l remembered an important
errand that had to be done. l told MIR.
Bolton about it, and asked to go out.
Eyes said he, go out and attend TO
IL, and I'll take care of the ban I'LL
you come back l put on my hat and
coat and sailed forth. 1t seems that
had scarcely got out OF sight when
Bolton remembered a most important
engagement that he himself had out
side. Things were primitive In Cam.
bridge at that time, and he simply went
and got his hat and started to leave the
bank. He had got to the steps when
he called to mind the fact he had left
the safe unlocked. He went back and
locked 1t, and then 1t occurred to him
that when l came in 1 ought to be able
to get into the safe. So he put the key
In a safe place. at the bottom of the
waste basket. and covered it over With
envelopes and scraps of paper. 1t was
safe enough there, but how was L to
know where it was? He got around the
difficulty by setting the waste basket
under my desk, and plnning a note on
the desk, in plain sight. Then he
went out about his business; and when
I came in 1 found, pinned there in
plain sight, staring mt in the face, a
note that read:
"John: You will find the key of the
safe at the bottom of the waste bas-
ket. b.
Any chance thief who had come in
at the unfastened door of the bank
would have seen that note, and, guided
by 1t, could have opened the safe and
carried off all he could lay his hands
on. But Bolton was one of the most
careful investors and financial advisers
that ever lived in Cambridge or Bos-
TONI
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-07-07

DR.. BLISTER had only been in town
a few weeks when a plainly dressed
man called on him.
81 hear, doctor, that you are going
TO settle In our cityr"
YES, I am gong to identify myself
with the place and help build it up. /
feel a deep interest In the future pros
perity of this town"
81 am glad to hear it. l think we
can work into each others hands much
to Dur mutual interest. 1 feel q deep
interest In the place myself"
"Are you the proprietor Of a drug
storer'
"Oh, no; I am only q poor ~grave-dig-
GER"
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-07-07
20


NaturaliSts have not been able to de-
eide of what material the edible BIRDS
nests are composed. Some have re-
garded them as made Of pure animal
secretions; others believe that alg8
enter large into their composition. MIR.
L. L. Layard has suggested that the
nests of the first quality, or those that
are made early In the season, are made
of secretion, but that later on, II the
nest be destroyed, the birds cannot re-
place them by this secretion alone, and
have to use extraneous substances to
help in the construction. Mr., j. r.
Green, of the Physiological laboratory,
| Cambridge, has examined specimens of
the nests of various qualities. and has
found them all to become alike gelatin.
Gus in texture on soaking, and made
up of lamine affixed by their faces to
one another. Some nests Of inferior
quality show the presence of algae, but
neither in their mode of disposition
nor inthe quantity did they confirm Mr..
Layard's view. The scanty amount
and irregular position of the algae
would be better accounted for on the
theory of their being accidental consti-
tutents. The nest substance gave no
micro.chemlcal reaction that could not
connect at all with c~ellulose. SO that 1t
could not be formed by the partial d.
gestion of the algae and regurgitatlon
of the resulting matter. One the other
hand. it did give very striking evidence
of its close relationship with the sub
stance mucine described by various au.
thors. and well known as a product Of
the animal body.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-07-07

BAG MARKING INK.-Boil one pound
of logwood chips in n gallon of water
at boiling point ten minutes, then stir
in the eighth of an ounce OF bichromate
of potash. and boil this ten minutes
longer, then add when cold, one-third
pound of common gum, dissolved, and
stir well in. This will flow well from
the pen, and will mark bags with either
the stencil plate or block. The cost OF
the above ink 10 about twelve cents per
gallon, the permanency Of which is per.
feet, even when bags filled with chemi-
cal manures have been in rain and sun
shine for ten days.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-07-07
What is Man?

Harriet Beecher Stowe is failing.
Her memory grows daily more treach-
erous. She is much of the time her
old self, %conversing on all the topics
in which she is now interested with
great intelligence and fluency. But
there are intervals, not infrequent,
during which she forgets the names of
friends, loses track Of her own business
concerns and cannot speak accurately
Of the events Of the past. In some of
these forgetful intervals she has denied
all acquaintance with people whom she
Is known to delight to honor and occa-
stoned no little temporary embarrass-
ment thereby.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-07-07
Action without reason is like a set
ting hen without eggs.


GAS glares the tiger on his foes,
Hemmed In by hunters, spears and bows.
And, ere he bounds upon the ring,
Selects the object of his spring"
SO disease. in myriad forms, fastens its
fangs upon the human race. Ladies who
suffer from distressing ailments peculiar to
their sex, shoule use DIR. Pierce's Favorite
Prescription. 1t is apositive cure for the
most complicated and obstinate cases of
leucorrhea, excessive flowing, painful men-
situation. unnatural suppressions, prolap-
sus, or falling OF the womb, weak back,
female weakness" anteversion, ~retrover-
sion, bearing-down sensations, chronic
congestion, inflammation and liberation of
the womb, Inflammation, pain and tender
ness in ~ovaries. accompanied with "inter-
nal heat"
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-07-07

no Broadway, New York, March II, 1886.
have been using ALL COCKS
PLAsrERs for 20 years, and found them one
of The best of family medicines. Briefly
summing up my experience, I say that
when placed on the small of the back Ii
COCKS PLAsTERs fill the body with nerv-
Gus energy, and thus cure fatigue braih
exhaustion, debility and kidney difficulties.
For women and children 1 have found them
invaluable. They never irritate the skin
q cause the slightest pain, but cure sore
throat, croupy coughs, colds. pains In side,
back or chest, indigestion and bowel COM
~nla,uts. @. d. FREDRICKs.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-07-07

WATERPROOF Observation-Disclosures
one of borax In water, and In
this dissolve gum shellac until 1t Is the
consistency of thin paste; add lamp
black to color. This makes a cheap
and excellent backing for boots giving
them the polishing Of new leather.
The shellac makes the boots or shoes
almost entirely waterproof. Camphor
dissolved in alcohol, added to the black
ing, makes the leather more pliableland
keeps 1t from cracking. One dollar will
buy material enough for a gallon.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-07-07

SPICED GRAPEs.-To every pound
of fruit allow one-half pound of sugar,
one pint Of vinegar, two tablespoonful
Of cinnamon and cloves. and one table,
spoonful Of allsplce. Cook pulp and
skin separately. skins until tender, and
pulp until soft, and seed by running
through the colanders. Put pulp and
skins together, and vinegar, sugar and
spices 1.-THE latter in a bag), and cook
until OF right consistency.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-07-07
W 4 Y F?

WHY do I have this drowsy,
l~ifeless feeling? WHY do I have
Backache? WHY Neuralgia and
Rheumatism? WHY does Scrof-
ulous faint and Erysipelas show
itself? ..
BECAUSE your bloodis filed
with Poison, which must be
completely Eradicated before
YOU can regain health. You must
90 to thereof of the matter. Put
the Kidneys-the great and only
blood purifying organism COM
plete order, which is complete
health, and with
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-07-07

Mr.. WOODBURY., VINO Is a banke
does not live very happily with his
wife. They have frequent scenes. II.
does not 60 out much, but she mad,
him go to the theatre for q change
After the play was over she asked him
how he liked 1t.
"It's too much like our home lifr
for me to enjoy 1t very much"
"What do you mean?"
at was one scent right after an
other"
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-07-07

"JAsPER," she said severely, as he
returned from the usual b~etween-the
acts digressions "why do you go out o!
the theatre and down stairs to see d
man when the house is full OF themp"
"Maria," he replied with the earnest
ness of an injured man why do you
always look under the bed to see a mar
when you know the only man in the
house Is in FTP"
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-07-07

A SLIGHT Observation-Disclosures
and agonized wife-Is it thrue, thin
Con Rafferty,, that me Moike were tool
to the lock upp
Calm and collected 'cop'-He were.
Thoroughly angry wife-Thln IL
were took by mistake. he were.
Cop (still calm and collected-Naw
Mis- HOolihan; he were took by foou
av the biggest men an the 'foorse' al
the patrool wagon,
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-07-07

Everybody has heard of a ''horse laugh"
but who has ever seen an equine gifted
with the power OF speech2 Such an ami
NAL would be pronounced a miracle; but 80
would the telegraph and the telephone nave
been a hundred years & q. Why, even
very recently a cure for consumption
would have been looked upon rs miraeu-
lous. but now people are beginning to real
ize that the disease ia not incurable. Dr..
Pierco's Golden Medical Discovery will
cure It, II taken in time. This world-re-
nowned remedy will not make new lungs.
but IL will restore diseased ones to q healthy
state when all other means have failed.
Thousands can gratefully testify to this.
All druggists.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-07-07

As seer in operation In o New Bed
ford shoe factory, a new process fol
lasting boots and shoes without lacks
employs a cloth tubing in which Is en-
closed a piece Of Irvine. This Is stitch
ed around the edge Of the upper, which
is then placed on q last and the twlne
pulled tight. thus drawing the upper
about the inner sole.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-07-07

Tile trusses OF the old part Of the roof
OF the Basilica of st. PAUL, in Rome, a
contemporary remarks were framed so
far back as the year 816. and were
found to be perfectly sound and good
in 1914. after the lapse OF nearly a
thousand years. These trusses are
made of fir. The timber work Of the
external domes of the Church Of
st. Mark, in Venice, is more than $40
years old and Is still in a good state Of
preservation. Timber under favorable
circumstances lasts very long. Sound
logs, for instance, are dug out of boys
from time to time from places where
they have lain for an indefinite period.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-07-07

odd she have a raw hide when she
assaulted your" asked his honor of a
meek gentleman who accused his wlfe
of assault with intent to kill.
"No, your honor" said the poor
man, feeling OF himself tenderly, I'm
the one that had the raw hide; in fact,
your honor, 1 have it STILL"
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-07-07

Some of the conclusions of science
would indeed be appalling but for their
practical harmlessness. Thus. geolo-
gists assert that IL the continents and
the bottom Of the cea were graded
down to a uniform level, the whole
world would be covered with water q
mile deep, so much greater is the de-
preston of the ocean bed than the ele-
walton of the existing land.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-07-07

To CAN GRAPES. Pick them care
fully from the stems, taking care not
TO tear the skins much, put them in a
porcelain kettle with q little water, stir
them very carefully and only enough to
make sure that they are well heated
through, then put them in the cans.
The pulp will then be whole and the
sauce not all seeds and skins.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-07-07

WIFE Ito husband. who is ostenslbly
going off for a days fshing)-Ah. l do
hope that you will be successful. John.
1 see that trout are quoted at 81 a
pound. :,
Husband-Nol One dollar a pound!
I guess. my dear, 1 won't try for trout;
I hear they are very shy. But you can
look out tor o nice string of founders.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-07-07

TEACHER-What are the names OF
the seven days in the week?
Boy-Monday. Tuesday, Wednesday,
Thursday, Friday, Saturday.
THAT'S only six days. You have
missed me-. When does your mother
90 to church,"
"When pa buys her a new hat"
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-07-07

eyes, l had a very narrow escape" SAID
a prominent citizen to a friend. II wal
confined to my bed for q year n my
friends gave me up for q consumptives
grave, until | began using Kemp's balSam
for the Throat and Lungs, and here l am
sound and hearty" You will find II iol
sale by all druggists. Price zoe and si'
Sample Bottle Free.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-07-07

PURsER (makiug dinner talkD Glad
you made up your mind to come back
with us, NJ. Menu. Did you go every
where you intended?
Pa Venu-Yep; didn't miss nothln'.
Went all v Italy, n all over.
Purser-You spent some days at
Venice, of course?
Pa Venu-Nop. Meant to, but when
we got there, Their was a flood or some
thin, and the hull place was under
water. Everybody goin' round in
boats. So we cleared right out.
Ma Venu-We vas so disciplined,