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Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-02-07

These must he very carefully attended TO,
rs the supply of pure air depends upon them,
and IL they cannot do their duty properly
The loss is great, The one farthest from the
bed should be kept constantly open at the
Top, If the upper s~sh is not arranged to let
L down, 1t can easily be made to do so by re-
moving the cleats underneath it, II can then
oo kept in place by a stick reaching from one
IL the cross bars of the top of the window
ash, the width of the opening being resulat
NJ by the length of the stick This opening
should be covered by strip OF flannel tackled
IN one side 10 the top of the window frame
and ON the other 10 the top of the sash This
will admit fresh air without a draught. II
4he window runs ON cords light frame may
Dc made 10 fit in the opening and covered
with flannel
In cold weather board the exact width Of
he window and about three inches wide may
81 placed under the under sash. A stream
If air will then flow into the room where thu
lpper and under sash are separated A green
linen blind should be provided To darken the
room when required aud no draperies should
% permitted To remain; they only accumu-
ate dust and serve no good purpose In cx
Temely cold weather, when enough artificial
heat cannot be secured TO keep the room at a
temperature of Is dogs, the window must be
closed. in this case, several times in the
lay, the patient should be closely covered
NTH extra blankets and the face protected
while the window is thrown wide open for
lew minutes, The extra coverings should be
eft ON until the room is warusagain. In a
mail room where the bed cannot be put out
f direct draught, the window in the hall
Dr. IN a communicating room, must furnish
he ventilation.-El Elizabeth Robinson Scovl
IN Good Housekeeping.
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A Woman's Cash Value.

ave don't care about insuring women
said the agent Of an insurance company the
other day. I'VE take women in the company
but we never seek them; and at most we only
insure them for g., 800 Some companies re-
fuse 10 insure them at all. Let us hope that
none Of us VIII be so ungallant as TO say that
they are not as valuable as n man. and the
old gentleman bowed with great suaveness
"but there are other reasons which compel us
TO DO cautious. The expectancy Of life is not
30 great with them, The liability which they
are under OF bearing children makes the risk
in insuring. | have no doubt that the de
cision of the insurance companies is based on
mortuary statistics, though | know that the
popular impression is that greater number
OF women live to exceeding old age than men.
II is true that men are more liable from tho
nature Of their lives to be killed accidentally.
and it is also true that their vices cause much
physical degeneration
But ON the other hand, women are sub
ject TO many complaints incident to their
sex which make them bad investments from
the standpoint of an insurance agent. am
not among those who assert that they will
not insure women because they do not wish
to have any business dealings with them !
have heard IL said that they were not prompt
in keeping up their policies, but that has not
been my experience IL is even said that the
examining agents cannot trust woman To
tell the truth about herself--that she will
neither confess to her diseases nor her age
and that she il inaccurate in her statements
about her ancestors. Personally, 1 would be
lieve man as quickly as II woman. How
ever, have heard that objection seriously
urged.
I'm England, though woman cannot in
sure herself, yet husband can insure her
annuity, If she has one The inference Is,
that II he has II good reason for killing her
oil he WILL but IL no only got her insurance
at tho termination cf am annuity, which is
more valuable TO him than the insurance,
why ii is probable that he will allow her to
hive ON. The women of Great Britain should
be very thankful IL is not only possible but
easy, suppose You know, to insure dog or
u horse You remember Tennyson's line
Something bettor than his dog, little
dearer than his horse I'm afraid life insur-
ance companies don't even go that far. OF
course it seems hard when widow is work
ing for her children that she cannot insure
herself for them for good round sum. Ii is
not that her life is not valuable, but simply
that il is uncertain. She is moro apt to break
down than man would he under the same
circumstances And SO it stands, and will
stand for n good while to come, | fearn-
Chicago Herald
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Rare Old Books.

Every once in while a bookseller will run
across real curiosity in the most unex-
pected manner. Last week | purchased a
Dutch Bible, printed in 100, from two young
ladies', the daughters of deceased clergy
man, and an old fellow | had never seen be-
fore dropped around the next day and sold
me an Abyssinian prayer book printed with
pen on hoeskin leaves and bound in board.
1t is rare curiosity, and l haven't as yet
found any one who could read it. A man
will have lots of funny experiences in the
second hand book trade. Recently young
fellow sold me book for 81 which learned
on the same day he had purchased of an agent
III the time payment plan for IS. learned
af;erward that, although he had sold the
book to me Immediately after the first pay
nent, he made all the other payments
promptly. On another occasion a lady
wished me to visit her house to SEQ some
looks, and | called and bought all ency-
,iopedia. Two days afterward her husband
called and purchased another set, and told
me how his wife had sold his set because she
never saw him use them and they took up
zoo much room in the book case-Dealer in
Globe Democrat.
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aught by her silence lIeie are times in
mems lives far more than in woman's when
my reply to hasty or careless remarks Or
complaints, however just. of inattention or
supposed neglect would be most untimely
md perhaps cause serious trouble
A woman in comfortable health naturally
rises in the morning in a cheerful, happy
frame of mind inclined to sprightly CONVEX
sation, and, We're her husband able to be
,qually So could in those few moments OF
morning converse and greeting drink In
enough nectar to make her eyes bright AMI
ler step elastic all day long. But a life uf
business or public duties is seldom conducive
20 a good nights rest or a cheerful, happy
waking, However, it often happens that the
short time devoted to waking and dressing
ire the very moments when a wise woman
will hold her peace, content to know that
Kindly attentions and pleasant words have
more power and are better appreciated after
1 hot steak or chop and good cup of coffee
Than before, Mrs. ii. w. Beecher in Pitts
burg Dispatch.
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The monthly payments of soldiers in the
army began on the first of the month. The
new system has already become exceedingly
popular with the enlisted men. The pay
ments were only made at New York, San
Francisco and few other posts having large
forces. Applications come in daily from re-
mote army stations asking that the men on
duty there be accorded the benefit of monthly
payments; but, owing to the limited number
of paymasters, such applications have been
refused. 1t is thought, however, that within
few months the troops will be so concen-
trated that monthly payments can be made
throughout the army and the old quarterly
system abandoned altogether York
Times
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Rumping Up Against Strangers.

consider myself a person of very patient
md equabln disposition, but can't get used
TO being jostled can stand crying babies,
meddling stepmother, hot weather and
earthquakes without murmur. But when
stranger brushes up against me, and tits
my hat or shoves my arm around, and walks
way without making any sign of regret,
always feel like kicking him or splitting on
him. The reason l never do either is til 1t
am not prepared to go through with twenty
isticuffa day. But while am so vindictive
against jostler my anger is subdued the
moment the offender makes the slightest ac-
acknowledgement. 1t matters not whether he
says courteously beg PARDON" or whether
with less polish he CALCULATES "Ohl" 1t is
enough to know that he recognizes the I'M
disturbances of humping up against stran-
gers. If he shows this spirit, he may collide
with me violently enough to shake out my
false teeth, and my temper is unruffled 1t
is only your beastly impolite jostler that ever
makes me lose my temper.-Cor. Chicago
Journal
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The Editnr's Inspira.iOn

"Mr. Kajones, ;" said the foreman Of szA
rn Illinois paper, as be went into th p
,nce of the editor the other day, 1we'7eH1
day and half for that blank paper ID
hasn't come yet. If VIC don't 50 to prs
afternoon we'll lose two stickfusd lesas
hat have got to be printed before to-n'Ta
What are we going to dor
"Have we any blank paper atallF ln,1s
she editor.
awe have ten quires Of brown Wr'A
paper, such as butchers use.'
"Then," said the editor, as the fire Of ~
len inspiration flashed from his eyes II
,se that And he turned to lis csII2
wrote the following editorial, which H ~
70 the foreman, with instructions 70 a1l
lead it and put it at the head OIL '@ I
column on the editorial page; !
"Of all the papers in the United s'a'a \ \
Welbin Ringer is the only one tOa' u J
enterprise to print a correctportrali CT w Y.
Kapiolani, of the Sandwich lslana,, W.. :
viii be found in another column ls \
ines of this portrait have eenensrS'su i
great care, and the cut is guaranteed y
an accurate copy of the latest pa0'Os'aIa !.
her ma jesty; while in order to SNOW u a n i
plexion as it really is, we rave guu' y,
trouble and expense of printing Oa ~, ~. .
,dition on paper whose color ana qIA.. y.
.ctly reproduce the complexion anu En- +.
If the skin of this now famous queen, ~ =
copies of this weeks issue wlap ti' a,cs u.
mailing, can be had at five cents Sr t,~r
nlving at this office. Chicago iliUu"'
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NeglcCt of the Wifi.

How about boxes of candy taken home, not
to the children, but TO the wifel How about
pleasant surprises and love tokensi You ex-
cnse indifference and neglect and the with
drawal of fond and foolish gifts and
demonstrations just as dear to her at 20 as
at 20, with the thought, "Oh, WELT She
knows love her What's the use of spoon
ing at our agel" By and by there will come
time when you shall see her lying in her
'otlin, perhaps, and you would sell your soul
That day to be able to shine away long years
of cold neglect, with the manifestation of
the love that was in your heart certainly,
but carefully kept ON ice Call it "spooning"
If you like, or any other name Of contempt
but tell YOU there is nothing SO sad in all
lifes history as the vanished opportunity to
manifest love for which some friend went
hungry through long years of our undemon-
strative and stupid reserve. - Amber in
Chicago Journal
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Cherish Your GirlIhood.

Dear girls, don't be so often wishing you
were grown up women, that you viii neglect
vnn~ nirlhood In the rusl, and hurry Of
these fast times there is danger thatyou viii
reach and strain after young ladyhoo1"
100 much. BE girls awhile yet. Be tender
ioyous, loving, obedient and industrious
Womanhood, with its privileges and power.
is burdens and trials, WEI come soon enough
On this point one has wisely said; "Wait
patiently, my children, through the whole
limit of your girlhood. Go not after woman
hood; let 1t come TO you. Keep out of public
view Cultivate refinement and modesty
The cares and responsibilities of life will
come soon enough. When they come you
will meet them, trust, ns true women
should But oh! he not SO unwise as to
throw away your girlhood, Rob not your
self of this beautiful season, which, wisely
SPENT will brighten all your future life
Atlanta Constitution.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-02-07

Tho kecnness of the sailors organs Of sight
is almost provcrvial This effect has two
causes. The cold, salt spray dashing into
tho seamen's eyes, strengthens and hardens
them. Also, the mariners practice Of con
stantly piercing the atmosphere &c sec so;ie-
thing, often absolutely undiscernible, greatly
trains the organ in clever acuteness. a
thought is immediately suggested; would it
not Ike beneficial TO teach children to test
their ability to see distant objectsl Tho
hands Of the court house clock, am incoming
vessel, family appearing train, the rapidly
fading forms of birds in flight, and many
other objects that the little ones would be
esger TO notice if So directed, would aid 60
7Npand and perfect the various delicate and
minutely beautiful parts which compose the
eye.-Frances Wadsworth Johnson in Good
Housekeeping
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sEMI-WEEKLY WORLD.
WOMAN AND HOME.
A MATTER OF PAIN AND TROUBLE
TO OLD FASHIONED PEOPLE.

Cash Value of n woman--A Mothers
lence-Divorce--Hos - Girlhood.
Notes and Items.
II is often somewhat shocking to people of
middle age, or past that period, to observe
the nonchalance with which far too many of
the young ladies of the present day speak of
their engagements of marriage; that is, with
no shrinking, or hesitation, or reserve. and,
as it would appear to the observer, with no
delicacy. And not only is it the want Of
delicacy that strikes one, but want of re-
spect toward the engagement a treatment of
1t as if it were the lightest of affairs, without
especial significance unless one pleased, an
arrangement for lunch, a rendezvous at re-
ception, not nearly so serious, indeed as a
dinner engagement, which is something that
must be kept, but part of the frivolities of
life, not TO be looked at intently or spoken of
gravely, but entered into half in prank and
frolic, continued as long as agreeable, and
broken as lightly as bubble II child blows
from pipe.
The manner too, in which these engage
u,ents are formed is n source of surprise and
shock, again, to the reputable middle aged
woman, who is convinced that things were
nUt uone III HeT young uh1s-~tue bpttl
levity and want of sentiment, the young
mans purse and general ability to provide
a fine MENACE and eauipage having more to
10 with the solidarity Of the enterprise than
virtue or personal charm; genial manners,
good dancing and pleasant temper beng
enough for the temporary arrangement, and
she temporary arrangement being tolerably
well understood 10 be only for the season,
terminable, like various other copartperships,
at the will Of either party.
Bnt equally is il matter OF pain and
trouble to the astonished observer to notice
the manner in which the engagements are
broken, letters returned, all but telltale
few; SOME gifts returned and some retained ;
little romance, little sentiment, rs If just
fc0she plays sake, few tears, under which
the laugh comes sparkling presently and the
way is clear for the next asprant. And then
the affair IS spoken OF AS coclly and openly as
any event Of yesterdays dinner or of last
nights ball-such and such thing happened
when this young person was engaged TO So
and 80; or no, was it then or when she and
Young This-and-that were so epris with each
otheri The whole affair of the engagement
is a glove that has been dropped, a flower
that has faded, a story that is told -Earper's
Bazaar.
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A New One nm n,

ut -. nutef
was talking with Cougresnr 4,
Iuiaiapoiis' recently said Mr. Vi
'sooAo'' Ill 'he iopoy OF the Paxton \,
S"'e me "nao Thought was new On /,
pen Du.'er' An ohlo Congressman I
"n' ~. name, represented one d 4
erior districts OF his state at tie tn
ou''el was having no end Of troabA
,a'', ooA anu a good many other pa
'ne house. ana doing them all up noss
II MS own peculiar way. Tie Ohio rai1
'ee'i ioa lea ior benjamin for some tHe
IL las' one Gay ne got bis chance.
his speech was Simply a torenta
,ouse' anu would nave attracted uunia.a
iissuse naa IL not oeen Tor bis peai1 J
1res' winch tempered the disgust within
ue haa a lashion OF raising bis arms itij
iigh ABOVE us mead as possible AMI d
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waning strengtn 10 execute these plans her
fingers fashioned an elaborate silk quilt.
which brought a fabulous price at a charity
fair.
Aunt Charlotte aud ! looked on In awe
md wonder and admiration.
"There is one comfort" said my aunt; ashe
sn't the kind to have things twice, 80 she will
not have that sickness again. She never had
the mumps or tho measles but once; YOU
know some children have them several times
I've been thinking, Harry dear, perhaps the
Lord meant for women like her never to .,top.
perhaps they are needed just now to hold ur
he world They seem To me like the early
martyrs; only, instead of being burned at the
stake, they are being consumed in LIES fire /;
but they are too exalted to notice what ia
happening to them'-Aunt Charlottes ewes
shone-"there's something grand about it,
Harry dearp
As | had not considered Helen or any of
her friends in the light of the early martyrs. 1
looked at Aunt Charlotte anxiously and said
| feared her Imagination was growing ex-
allied. "Wel, | don't know" said nv aunt
Il can't help thinking about the other world.
suppose it is wicked, but there's been SC
much said lately about going right on
studying languages and giving concerts and
'ketchng and helping people, just the same
as here 1t wouldn't be my heaven, but it
might be IIeIen's-only do want her to have
quiet place to rest in flistl' Then, as il
shocked by this familiar handling of sacred
,ubject, my aunt hastily opened hymn book
and said she knew it wasn't right to say such
things; and |, watching her, wondered vague.
ly if Helen would ever find time to answer
ihe question l tried to ask so long ago-for
The question still waits its answer. Harriet
Lewis Bradley in The Century.
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FROM A Two YEARS, SENTENCE

Back from two years sentence
And though il had been ten,
You think were Scared no deeper
In the eyes of my fellow men.
"My fellow mens'-sounds like {. satire,
You think-and so allow,
Here, in my home since childhood
Yet more than a stranger now
Pardon. Nor wholly a stranger,
For have wife and child
That woman has wept for two long years,
And yet last night she smiled
Smiled, MS | leapt from the platform
OF the midnight train, and then
All that knew was that smile of hers,
And our babe in my arms again.
Back from two years sentence
But have thought the whole thing through
hint of it came when the bars swung back
AMI looked straight up in the blue
OF the blessed skies with my hat Off
Ohio. I've a wife and child;
That woman has wept for two long years,
And yet last night she smiled
james Whitcomb Riley in Indianapolis Journal
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"The best thing you can 40 y tr,pr.:
ieve that you are prize ilsn'e III u Ts|
and govern your habits accoru,n irss,,d Il
was the advice which | heard au uiain, u
20 me for I pride myself on re' = oln5 d
youthfulness of figure, but TO . -. vsI I'D
,ere in Boston who, having li'eu .,,,.,cvjlss
out too well, has acquired an a ,hs Mix.
rotundity of person. looked up p, 'St sjnlr
md find that the advice was mos ' N i
ble. A modern prize fighter ' /. vnrisy |
proved principles He enlvs 10, g a vsrst
nourishing food and goes thrOuI otsly y
of exercises. In the regimen, ! oiarS
lisled, of two notorious iisn' En-, mills 81
some very pleasant features iO u"s =
boat; walks, enlivened by au C &c nnpcll..
an hours vigorous exercise IN pro ~
leather bag; an attendant 70 aun peril
as if you were horse Of d.. s', = onist i
beef, mutton, toast and t a,la . . 81
after dinner; billiards in tue ,, sssr staa
long nights rest. What glO ancb : ~
only of body, but of mlna' 'O''
must induce. Boston Post
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Hospitality without Grudging.

The writer was once invited to spend n
week in u family where the extra expense
of an additional member was frequent sub
ject of discussion, greatly to her disturbance.
"Have the milkman leave an extra pint be-
cause we have company or "order more
berries today than usual and tell the grocer
we shall want six pounds of butter this week
instead of FIVE" were among the orders given
by the mistress with extreme frankness in
the presence Of her guest, greatly to tho
latter's discontinue. At evening time it
was the custom of husband and wife to dis
cuss expenditures and make up accounts,
aud the excellent habit was not waived, as
it might have been, till the couple We're alone,
but every item was talked over; if surprise
was expressed at any one charge, the wife
would kindly explain that ono must expect
company to add something to the expense.
You are so much at home with us that we
don't mind you, was frequently said us q sort
of apology for the uncomtortably candid con-
versations that took place in her presence.
But the company did not thoroughly ell
joy her visit and gave herself strict orders
never to let her own future guests feel that
they caused trouble or expense in her house.
True hospitality spares no pains to make a
visitor comfortable, and little self sacrifice
10 gain that end counts as nothing in truly
cordial, warm hearted family.-Ncw Orleans
picnyune.
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To Cleanse rcathor beds.

To cleanse feather beds there is no better
way than 70 empty the tick, wash and scald
II thoroughly, and when dry, return the
. theirs 10 it and let the bed lie in the sun
for several days, turning it every day and
beating it up carefully. Some housekeepcrs
wash the ticks of feather beds without re
moving the feathers, b using a brush and
hot soapsuds, then rims ag carefully in clear
water, and leaving the bed in the air and sun
until it is dry. Feather beds are much crit
icised by writers ON health, and with reason,
but for the very old III very cold nights they
are com Portable
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Knows when to BE sIient.

But no matter how much a woman NAV
rave gentle attentions and loving notice, if
wise she will teach herself TO understand the
great power she may earn by silence-not
grim, unamiable silence, but that which
gently, unostentatiously tends to peace. Its
patient continuance viii often enlighten the
eyes which have been unconsciously holder
to the unintentional neglect which has, per.
aaps left shadows on the home life, and once
recognized they will love and honor the wife
all the more for the quiet lesson she has
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PERSONAL No1to'

NJ. De Lesseps, at 81, Is 'ns VIZ
academiciaa. = VesIfl
Ex-senator Henry G, DAVIS u
ginia, is worth S30,OOo,oo' NJ nrj|
The latest malady attributed 10 -
is abscess of the liver ,.,a ttrgs
Algernon S. Sullivan leaves
to his widow and one child sss
Lord Harrington, the Eng.i' anaelels no
has ordered dozen cafpe'
Grand Rapids, Mich e.r A nj
1t is said that Mr.. Baliouri ,'aS compete
ten days visit to Dublin loV Chile away
shaken and had aged visiuiS Vs." "a an isf'
President Cleveland has acS Sdciety d =
sation to be the guest of the - sd a diunG
Constitutional Centennial w
Philalalyhia on Jan. -