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Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-05-15
Earring SumptuousIy Every Day.

have in my mind several men, about so
years of age, bachelors, men about town,
who appear to have everything that God and
creature can provide. They have money
they live in sumptuosity, their names printed
among the elite of social gossip concerning
their comings and their goings is frequent,
ami, if one might judge by appearances, they
are happiness personified They are bach
elors; they go and come at their own whim
and caprice. Here today, in the south of
France tomorrow, quartered in the mag
nifcent Ponce de Leon the next day, shoot
ing on the boundless prairies of the far west
later, back again for the Gatherings of the
metropolis Immediately thereafter.
They live for themselves.
They eat, drink, drive, shoot, walk, attend
this, that or the other entertainment in
search of what-contentment, comfort, pleas
ure, enjoyment.
Do they get itl
Apparently, yes. In reality, no. Follow
them from the club to their own apartment
A valet undresses him and puts him into bed
and leaves him. There he is alone. He goes
to Sleep perchance to dream, of whats What
has he done the livelong day to make himself
happyl He has had enough to eat and to
drink and to wear. He has done nothing for
his kind, has thought of no beneyolence, no
humanitarian idea has crossed his brain, he
has simply Rugged himself, he has added an
other day TO the delusive experience that he
is popular because his name is properly
spelled in newspapers a. an attendant at a
ball or a concert or an entertainment Of
some nature, and he SHORES as any pig SHORES,
through the long watches of the night and
wakes to repeat the experience the following
/ day.-Joe Towards Letter.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-05-15

The magazine rife selected for the use Of
the British army was recently put through
a series of tests to measure its accuracy
penetration, range, etc. The dilatoriness of
the English seems to have stood them in good
stead this time, for while the Germans are
discariing the "Mauser-10-S6' magazine
rifle scarcely a twelve month after its adop-
ton, because of its caliber III mm.l, they
have benefited by the experience, and pin
their faith to a caliber nearly one-third
smaller. The new gun weighs no more than
the Martini Henry, which, modified more or
less, has been in continual use in the British
army for seventeen years. 1t has detacha-
bic magazine placed i'll front of the trigger
guard and holding eight rounds, with one
more rarnmed home in the breech, making
nine. When one magazine is exhausted 1t IS
detached with a single movement and an
other snapped on. The powder is compressed
on the Swiss system, with the result that
smaller and lighter bullets may be used. The
soldier will be able 10 carry lis rounds,
where before he had only seventy. Still bet
ter. the trajectory is fiat and the range
much greater than that of the old style rifle.
Scientific \ American.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-05-15
A Story for ylxi.sctionists.

A physician, who was also professor in a
medical college, was engaged for great part
Of his time in the vivisection of animals He
had little daughter of whom he was very
fond, who was tenderly devoted to him he
resorted to all sorts of methods to prevent
her from learning of his chief occupation
She grew to the age of Ii without any krowl-
et:ge of the fact One day she was visited
by another girl, Of her own age, who, with
tears in her eyes, said she had lost her white
greyhound.
What shall we do to find herr the visitor
asked
''Oh, know said the doctors daughter.
I'VE will go to the college and get papa, and
be viii help US find her, for you know there's
no time to be lost"
The two girls started for the Medical col
ege. A careless doorkeeper let them into
the laboratory where the professor was at
work. They saw two students standing over
4 table, and the young girls father. the doc
tor, was engaged in the work of dissection
upon a living dog, which was none other
than the lost greyhound
"Ieda!' screamed the dogs mistress.
The poor animal heard the call, reused it.
self and sprang away from its tormentors.
It was unable TO stand and sank again to the
floor. The dogs mistress screamed and
rushed away from the room But the pro
tessor's daughter remained, as still and pale
rs death, her eyes wide open and staring al
her father. just as he, looking up, perceived
what had happened, he saw his daughter
sinking down in faint. He sprang to hel
and seized her in his arms. She did not re
cover consciousness for two days, and was
then in terrible fever. Recovering from
the fever, it was found that she had vel
| nigh lost her reason She will, the narrator
Of the story says, probably always be tbs
| victim of mononania.-Boston Transcripts
| Listener
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-05-15
The Newspaper Mt Ham,.

IN many families the newspaper has be
come forbidden object to the hands az
EYES Of The younger members. Their parsnts
nave become unwilling that they should ia
nuiiarlze themselves with the records ~
crimes to be found there, with the fart Of rhs
oiushcJ o. such crimes, or with the fire.
iuentiy iight and 1ippant ways of mention
nis men, while In many cases the advertise
i +. nave become sources of apprehension.
, ~ ~ . pity, however, to deprive the growing
epitiren OF ell knowledge Of what is going on
~ 'le world In different regions from those
Vi crime, and households have ALWAYS their
safeguard in the provision Of a weekly paper
which, while keeping It's readers abreast with
inc current Of the world, is not bound as
matter Of news to the daily consideration OF
the last theft Or murder. -Harper's Bazar
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-05-15

''You are mistaken, sir" said Signor
Tuley to dignifed looking gentleman
from the east, who was protesting against
the price charged for an outside room, the
other day; lit costs more to run first
class hotels in the south than it does in
the north"
But you get your negro help for less
price" argued the guest"
There again you are in error" said the
one and only. 'sour best colored help
comes from Chicago They are bright
young fellows who drift up that way and
learn the business and then return to
their native heath. Not one in hundred
of the corntield negroes indigenous to this
section would make good hotel servant.
I've been thirteen years in the south and
l know whereof l speak. Memphis
Avalanche.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-05-15

The movement in the direction of what Is
chilled reform clothing" for women IS GER
tainly progressing. had occasion to WISH
shop where women's wear is sold ana was
.ontshed at the number and variety OF the
improved" garments kept in stock a good
many of them seem to be very sensible, 100
for they combine an amount OF comfort l"
their use with that gracefulness OF appear
o,,no which women find an essential OF the
fashions The shopkeeper said: There are
hundreds of ladies wearing the divided sklr'
now. though only about their houses. men
tbev ro out of doors they dress in the ola
STYLE. In the new fashions of undereiothlhS'
however, the use is getting to be uiiVetS NJ.
Women are more sensibly and he lthiuuS
dressed now than ever before, but they VIII
never come to trousers, you may be sure.
AS the speaker was woman and smart !.
one I am happy to take her word for It,
Alfred Truinble in New York News
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-05-15

1t is said that years ago Mrs. Scott Sid
dons' dressmaker advised her to leave of her
corsets what, lose me stage figures" she
cried "Impossible!' The dressmaker urged
that she was losing her figure anyhow, and
that the only means of saving it was TO take
radical measures at once. well, here go
me STAYS" said the actress, and the milliner
proceeded to fit her twenty-five inch waist,
At the end of the season she came back again
make me a twenty seven inch waist, she
demanded, but in the meantime her figure
below and above the waist had resumed their
normal proportions, her skin had grown two
shades fairer and clearer, and she looked
younger. Since then she has never worn
stay, and she says that whereas before she
abandoned them it was all she could DO TO
drag through the last act, after she had dis
pepsed with them she was so fresh and vlSor-
Gus that she could have done sixth act and
not minded it. She still continues to wear
very gorgeous gowns-New York World
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-05-15
NINE SENSIBLE SAYINGS.

Curses are like PROFESSIONS; they return t,
the place whence they came
The brave man is an inspiration to tho
weak, and compels following.
What we believe is right is more often s.
because it grinds our ak than otherwise.
Never did any soul do good but it came
reader to do the same again with more Ell
joyment.
There is nothing like settling with our
selves, as there is i deal we must do withou
IN this life.
To smile at the jest which plants thorn ii
another's breast is to become principal il
the mischief.
Nothing is so contagious as example; VT
are never either much good or much evi
without irnitators
Wickedness may prosper for a while, but
in the long run, he who sets all knayes a
work will pay them.
The nerve that never relaxes, the eye tha
never blanches, tho thought that never wan
ders, are the harbingers of victory New
York Mail and Express.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-05-15

The effect OF applause upon artists is
often quoted as due to their nervous sus-
ceptibility. The fact is overlooked that it
is all unmistakable evidence of approval,
aud is as such desired. Artists do not
relish such expressions on the same prin-
ciple that our heather visitor delights in
the tom tom. or our own civilized small
boy in the GLORIOUS Fourth" racket, 1t
is the direct medium of communication
across the footlights. But that artists do
possess nervous susceptibilities of a most
pronounced order is very generally the
case, aud is n point in their favor as indi-
eating the temperament and tastes Of
genius, even though it does not insure the
possession Of its creative force. A highly
strung nervous organization may, and
usually does, introduce into the character
If its possessor much unexpressed pathos,
md is, therefore, less comfortable than q
more stold nature; but it is also more
prompt and active, and the world owes
much of its stirring music to the instru-
nents it holds at concert pitch.
Olcott's Letter.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-05-15

A highly interesting and suggestive &C.
count of what may be called sunstroke by
electricity was recently printed in The St
James Gazette. AT the CreuZot foundry
in France an electric furnace is used, in
which the light equals that of l0o,0ou
candles, and the heat is such that steel
melts like butter in a few seconds. Now
people standing at distance of few
wards feel no heat, thermometer fN6
wards away does not indicate much in
crease of temperature. Yet subtle IN
fiuence is at work, and spectator who re
mains for an hour or two is said to eX
perience "a burning sensation, with more
or less pain in the neck, face and forehead,
the skin at the same time assuming cop
perry red tint. Later symptoms are head
ache and sleeplessness. Afterwards the
skin OF the face gradually peels off in
broad flakes, while the complexion is left
of a fine brick color" The symptoms arr
those of continued exposure to hot, bright
sunlight. In extreme cases they are those
of sunstroke, though the only apparent
agent has been intense light.
AS to this it must be remembered that the
Quality of radiant heat is TO pass through
the air without appreciably raising its
temperature When it meets calorliic
body that body is heated, as Illustrated in
room warmed by glowing fire. The
air may not be warmer than 90 degs.,
while the furniture is warm to the touch,
vet no sense of chilliness is experienced,
because the body and its clothes have the
property of absorbing the heat thrown out
from the fire. In the same way the III
tense heat of the electric focus may exert
its influence at distance. The value OF
the observation, if it is correctly reported,
lies in its suggestion as TO the way IN
which sunstroke of the indicated type Is
produced, Public Opinion.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-05-15

No, the pathos of life is not exhausted ~
ga, sarrotys Of women; nor is its cruelty al
together the prerogative of men IL hee''
s,s<t ~, told here how merciless are the eNac-
t;ors of social life in our great cities, Win
their memorable must bes" and must
bavc,sn vet women, whose eyes VIII over
flow ms they talk of the burden OF huuian
sorr,,u. ond who honestly believe the law OF
Io,,o and ,oercy rules their lives will accept
-, i.ill;rr sacrifices. They feel no com
nn r as they put on graceful costumes
and wraps which express perhaps oiosi
80 " nrder too great pressure, departure
from strict ideal of honesty 10 We 49, -,
know that life is full of wrecks h'''s 40 '''N
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-05-15
FISH in THE DEPTHS.
Peculiarfties OF Deep Sea Denfxena.
They Carry Their Own Lights.
<.xt1

stWhat an odd fish,
An old member Of the Maritime Exchange
was exhibiting in a bottle one OF the queer
est submarine monsters that the fancy could
paint. 1t apparently had no beginning and
no ending. One could hardly tell where its
outlines left off, and the alcohol in which il
was preserved began. 1t was like jelly.
SIT must be rensembered,' explained the
owner, that at the depth OF 1000 fathofns,
the pressure upon fish or any other body is
equal to a ton to square inch. These fab
by looking fishes, that can be tied in a knot
at the surface, at such depths are firm bod
led and vigorous When fish, apapsed by or
ganization to these depths, are brought to
the surface, frequently their bodies are rup-
tured, their viscera protrude, their eyes
start out and they present the appearance Of
having suffered frightful death. When the
fish ascends and the pressure upon his body
becomes less and less, the gases in its body be-
gin to expand, and the expansion causes the
demoralized appearance Of the fish. II the
fish could be popped up out Of the sea in an
instant, it would probably explode with a
bang when it reached the surface
.'Just look at its jaws" continued the ex-
hibitor. when the fish are brought to the
surface most Of them appear to be soft, pulpy
ieb9oCS- e-iiA dptS1hi W Dc
fcebly developed. The tissues seem thin,
weak and easily ruptured. These conditions,
| implying muscular weakness are apparently
| inconsistent with the powerful shape Of the
| jaws and the rapacious looking teeth Of soma
of the productions fishes.r
| sHow do they livef'
THAT IL hard to say. To the absence Of
| light is due many Of the most wonderful
| peculiarities Of the deep sea fish. Some OF
| them are totally blind, having no eyes at all
or mere documentary eyes. Others have
huge eyes, SO organized as to collect os many
light rays as possible. Sunlight, it is said
does not penetrate to desth of 200 fathoms
| II there is any light theie at all it is tbs
nerest glimmer. and below chat depth thers
| is absolute darkness
Now these deep sea fishes being cut of al
together from the sunlight, many of then
furnish their own light They have no or
ganized gas companies, but each furnishe.
his own light-carries a lantern or torcl
around with him They have organs tina
emit phosphorescent CLEAN and shed ligh
on their path. Some of them carry littl,
torches in the form Of tentacles that ris.
from the tops of the heads. Many of then
have regular symmetrical rows Of luminou
spots on their sides. New York Mail AM
| Express.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-05-15

Gen. Horace Porter, who is one OF the
most constant diners out and best AFTER
dinner speakers in New York, says tha'
he would have had 10 give up dining long
AGO if he had not adopted system OF ms
own. Instead of drinking the dlneren'
binds of wine that are served with each
curse he confines himself to one, and
only eats the simpler dishes that are
served, passing the entrees oS "ltnou,
touching them. He does not see now l'iet
can drink half dozen wines ana eat lu'
of iudigestible made dishes, anu Aeet
themselves in any sort OF conaiuoh--
Harper's Bazaar,
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-05-15

Hit were not Tor clothes a great part of
| hA world would have nothing to do and
ntbing to think about. Clothes are to some
What books and pictures and brio brac,
nEsic, poetry and conversation are to others,
F hey take the place of metaphysics, astrono-
! NJ and psychological research. Possibly it
nay require as much thought to plan a re-
| option gown as to calculate an eclipse, espe-
aaly when the purse is slender; to imagine
.Haw shape for bonnet, a new drapery, a
LEV trimming, as to invent philosophical
2EdOn OF the universe or to compose a SYM
pony; but the mind is more enlarged and
zrfhed by one than the other. We do not
Eaaly want to live for clothes, to satisfy
EDuls with such material things, although
any are apparently content to give all their
tSra and thoughts to them, and are no
aEer Oh with the old clothes than they are
y With the new. They always have dress
t-.er IN tao house and shopping on hand
llr literature is fashion reports. They
aTt no interests to speak of apart from this
aTooas pursuit, or none so great, so absorb.
y Happiness for such people consists in a
s.1dro5c where no omission can be detected.
Bat let it rot be supposed that this adora-
Laop~b rca1v heliove 90 Ara nat fo, - az "a
sy,orb bo+b !, tho ,,,asc,,1ira Irando,i 81
,5o,p ony ea,,,i,ina s1-,,o 49,, e. -,
. D rmrce i WOW bo ,rcrad tha+ w., -
miller formations which CONSUME thar tine
h, tbar min1s orc ,o+ % $3.50, go % ~ ~,
raa-a1 IN, +he sh.,a ~ a coIIar h,,t +t;s -
pshaps onlv an orr,,mant in favor Of tho
B-ber pdnea+;o,, If vn,n.n II thai. r,inds
nm ne olarantlr nnd a,,i+n,,,r s,.ni.,od 10
Gas. of 4he;r h,a+ha,, r-o,,1d 49,, no. -
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-05-15
WOMAN AND HOME.
any CORRESPONDENT TELLS
.,u TO CARE FOR THE HAIR.

Recreation--A Well shaped
r,,pan--To Break Up hahy'' Cold.
corsets and reform" Clothing.
p,ts of Information.
.,mon whose hair reaches TO her waist,
A,,.o,a,s wrist when braided, needs no
D, ornaments to adorn her head, and
a"1 .,nt bair needs less care to arrange than
So ,.v crop All women can possess such
- they give the proper care. 1t is not
~ ree, the hair closely cut; after seven
ps. " med not be touched by the scissors
IS' 0t to clip the forked ends once every
eu PIX Constant brushing is the secret of
liant shining tresses, as it strengthens
1T 'lair and brings out its natural luster, and,
!" Ir,sbne. the ugliest red hair can be
Y assd 70 q warm golden tint. Use hard
CIR S. do not pass it lightly over the hair, but
n ~ arm steady strokes brush until the
VIZ In Flows. If just before retiring you
~ ~, vour hair and brush it this way you
~ ind YOU can sleep much better Braid
: n two loose plaits, or, if very short, leave
nnboupd. as the hair should always be well
- and need not be bound unnecessarily.
M NOT use pomades, dyes or preparations of
~ lind, and above all things don't wear
ss.bt caps; covering the head with n cap is
1900 .l1ost as bad as putting a clothes Pin on the
ga at night to keep out the cold. Many
sg.a have the mistaken idea that the head
.,J faco should be closely covered when walk.
rr even O short distance in the sunshine; go
10 orten into the air and sunlight, except at
IN, beneflts the complexion as well as the
In Tow headed people should remember
10. the sun changes the color of their hair to
ro-c agreeable shade.
Combs Gro not necessity for long hair, ex-
sot To comb out tangles; the sharp teeth in
MA the scalp and produce dandruff. Wash.
M tho hair in cold sage tea promotes the
roWth and prevents falling ont; burdock
mi tea is also good. Washing the hair with
.<,renders it coarse and brittle and splits
=. ends instead Of which take the yelk of
!, err, beat slightly with the hand, adding
NV very few drops of water and rub well
,o The roots This cleans the scalp and makes
es hair soft and silky. Allow about two
minutes to get nearly dry, then rinse the
kesu We'll III Lbi'iA "ttS%fr iiibc NiltCu pour u
INV drops of ammonia ammonia is the most
talthful stimulus known for the hair and
CHICKENS its growth when nothing else will
bS. After washing wipe and rub the hair
dry with towel; brush and part carefully
viii the fingers and dry in the sun, or, in
rin.er dry by the fire. Never go into the
zen air until the hair is thoroughly dry.
sahpooing the hair every morning in cold
sater and then brushing until the scalp
COWS is good for the hair when it is short
nd will not grow. Crimping pins do not IN
trc the hair, unless they are of metal and
DO hair is put up too tight on them. If the
hir is unnaturally dry, mixture of half an
2nce of carbonate of ammonia in pint of
Eet oil makes the best hair invigorator.
Ann Biscuits in Detroit Free Press.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-05-15

~ ol men each Of whom, like Lydeate
ne george Eltots story starts with mrs
WINE sails on what Is to be a tripmr,hr,
80 mistakes such as other men have
S'Ila-Dat' she who should have been his IN.
spiratioii' his star, Is his ruins With Ler IN.
eSoraDio needs che Is the insenate rock mon
mn,ch DC 10 wrecked, and his lofty aspiration
W. lair ideal go DOM fathoms deep in mud
Magazine 1A'nercan
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-05-15

A woman can be good housekeeper with
OUT taking all her time to dc her housework
IL she cannot let her, after all, be satisfied to
DC an ordinarily good one, and take some of
tne Time from her previously self imposed
urudsery for reading, education of children,
sell Improvement and for recreation. There
Is no reason why Icing programme of work
should be laid out for every day, nor why it
should be carried through at all hazards. If
each hour of the day is arranged for some
Kind OF work, one hour at least ought to be
set apart for recreation, and that hour. of ell
Others, risidly observed. Cor Good House
keeping
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-05-15

'Oia fashioned" rooms are rather a fad
Just now. They are furnished just as hand
some rooms were furnished before the aes-
thetlc craze set in, with hair cloth furniture.
pictures in the regulation places-over piano
and sofa; cut glass chandeliers, with tinkling
drops; heavy curtains, looped back over lacs
ones, and all the other adjuncts of the ssbest
parlor" of the past. Strange though it may
seem, such rooms have certain solid stateli-
ness OF their own, and rather relieve the eye,
wearied with the wilderness of decoration
tat marks the modern drawing room.-Ne~
York Commercial Advertiser.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-05-15
. .R,ack Republican. Ticket.

An Albany club has a curiosity in the
shape OF the first Republican ticket ever
cast for state officers i'll that city. Ii was
voted at the fall election of 1890. Ths
ticket is printed in white on a black back
ground, showing that the voters of that
day had fondness for the name BLACK
Republicans, bestowed upon then os
their opponents. The ticket has been
framed and presented to the Grant club,
Chicago Herald.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-05-15
Buttons Going Ont

There is wailing among the button makers.
The gorgeous buttons that have illuminated
ladies' dresses by the dozens and dozens are
going out of fashion. The correct thing now
IS to conceal the fastenings, Boxes and boxes
of buttons lie unsold on the shelves of the
dealers. But-such are the compensations OF
trade-the hook and eye sellers are delighted.
New York Sun.