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Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-04-10

An invention that Is likely to revolutionizc
lighting, aud provo powerful protection TO
cities and hnrbors from hostile attacks. l..
cen Berdnns torpedo loat IL Is n plate
teel war ram OF high speed with double
5nds, decked like ferry boat, and CARRYING
attachments that will plant torpetloes in the.
bottom OF craft at n great distance in
hort time. 1t Is double ender, with screws
md steering apparatus at each end The spur
s only six feet long, aud Is intended to peno-
trnto that distance into n ship when il is
pverhaulcd The deck Is rounded liko n ferry
)oat, and can stand severe shock IL has n
radius of twelve degrees, which protects the
'pur when the ram approaches at an angie
less than forty five degrees, With this, it III
'ald, there can bo no loss or breaking OF
pura Tho smoke stacl, and steam pipe are
quilt 10 telescope when within mile of the
encmy's ship aud the ram can then run the
remainder of the distance on reserved Steam.
At tho moment of contact IL Ii only Necessary
70 turn lover which libcratcs long,
lointcd arm of positive motion, and this will
AIRY tho torpedo through the water md
plant IL firmly IN the bottom Of tho other
snip, which cannot hope to escape To u o.
Get tho ram from small torpedo boats Of tn,
enomy, II can lbs accompanied by two small
essels of the Same character All four of
tho torpodocs can be exploded at once. 1t is
said that these torpedo boats will prevent
any possibility of IA city's being shelled --
Demorests Monthly.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-04-10

LahdlnS ut various points ON the bank. the
raSp OF their teeth, as they gnawed through
The frs and ahers, was soon succeeded
ny the crash Of falling timber, as the trees
.uccumhed to their brisk attacks And
mere was first NANTES a lack of that bur,,,
reason attributed to these animals by so many
'rlters. Instead of always cutting the t,ss
upon the lower side, so that it would fan
coward the water, they attacked it upon
whichever side the shape of the ground n,
the growth of the bushes around maee il
most convenient, and, as consequence. the
frees fell IN ali directions-some up the hin
some down ami some across
he large ma nr.ty, it is true, fell down
alII, and the reason was plainly apparen,
upon Il dayight examination, as fully 90 Der
cent OF them on both sides of the valley t,,d
the same statement holds tiu. of all tbosa
mountain gorges which we have seem Iao,.-l
III that direction; fact probably due NOT
only TO the common vegetable instinct of
reaching out toward light and an open snare
Tut also 10y the pressure, each succeeding
spring, of the sliding snow upon the uppeT
,lde. That high water mark of civiiizotin,, :,
the division of labor, was seen here i'm finn
force, for while one set of laborers confined
themselves to telling the trees, another sci
topped of the branches and divided ti,c
trunks into sections OF the right Iengtb H
T. Utford in Outing.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-04-10

"rhcres an itom for you" said II gentle
man IN the postotleo, just as a dudtsh lool,
I'M, follow darted ont OF the Seneca street
door and disappeared in the crowd "Ilalt
AN hour ago, ho continued, Il met that char
on Main street, amt he took out letter and
asked me for two cents To mail it. lie said
ho had just struck town and was dead busted
gave him ten cents, and in less than tw,
minutes he tackled another man with tn,
sap,c story That fellow gave him five cents
another gave him a stamp, and SO on | hay,
been watching him for half an hour, aud
dnully, after making sofpothing hike dollar
he came in hare, suppose, TO mail his letter
| was just waiting for an officer tn have hin
arrested, but the sneak got ON to me- and
F.uc-, Eve lost him. He has hit a new scheu,,
aud it seems to work like a charm, ~ Bullal,
News
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-04-10
what Are Black Headed Piuss

Sitting alongside lady in the elevated
train the other day she had occasion to
adjust portion of her dress which was
fastened ,:ith black pin, when the head
broke In fragments and disclosed the fact
that il was some kind of composition
fastened on II broken needle. Curiosity
led me TO make some inquiries, and
found that nearly all the black headed pins
in the market are made from needles
which are broken in the factories in test
ing the eyes. Any enc who has handled
the black headed pins has probably noticed
their remarkable sharpness as compared
with the ordinary white pins sold in the
market. This is the explanation-that
they are old needles. York Tribune.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-04-10

Cigarette smoking is one of the worst of
habits, physically, that n boy can form. Il
INJURIES the heart and the digestion, and it
ends TO check the growth. 1t gives lad
,alse and silly notions, and it does not bring
him into good company. The parents duty
: u simple ono. LIT him point ont tho in
luriousucNs of the habit; lot him laugh at it,
md If this is not enough, as it should be with
my right feeling boy, then let him forbid it
with penalties, and do seasonably what is to
be done. | am not of those who think that
severe measures are often necessary in the
management of children that receive care
ul and alectionato training But if in
omo cases nothing else win do il is we'll to
'o'lsidcr that IA switch in time saves nine -
nr Coam IN llarpcl's Young People,
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-04-10

While we were lying around the camp fire
one evening after supper boy some IL or IA
years old came along driving some cows, and
stopped for short call. Briar had been for
some time meditatively watching the smoke
of his pipe curl up and mingle with that OF
the fire, when he turned to the boy and said:
Wont you have a smoke! Ive got al
extra pipe in my pocket, and here's some to
bacco.n
Il don't never smoke" replied the boy.
''Thats right, replied Briar. Il su. POSED
you did or | wouldn't have asked you /
wouldn't try to induce any boy to use to
bacco-it's a bad habit wish | had never
begun its use myself-you just keep letting
it alone. Haven't you sometimes found ii
hard to keep from smoking when around on
the farm where nearly every man has pipe
in his Houth?'
"No, dunno as l have very" replied the
boy. you see, I've chawed ever since
was Z so that has kinder helped to keep me
from wantin' to smoke. If you've got any
good eatin' terbacker handy | wouldn't mint
takin' bite-dark plug is my style-fine GU
is only about right for babies! PRED II
Carruth in Chicago Tribune.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-04-10
MEN WHO FIX THE WIRES.


Work and Hariships of Topographic Line
men-1Iuch Toll and Little Pay.
There are employed in this country nearly
1000 telegraph and telephone linemen
They are all expert men i'll their business
md, while the work is extremely hard, they
IRE fairly well paid.
Their work is peculiar. If break occurs
n wiro they have to start out, find 1t ana
'epair it. BY instruments now in use 1t Is
possible to tell pretty nearly where the
trouble is, but it requires even then man
with quick eye and long experience 10
find it out without the wasting of much val
nable time. This is particularly so int big
'ity, where sometimes as high as 100 wires
ire strung on one pole.
Some of these men are able to pick OUT a
'ertain wire and follow it for almost any
distance, though it may be one of dozen on
5he pole.
The mon begin work as groundmen or as
istants, They carry the wire and attend 10
ne work on the ground, while the regular
inenen climb the poles and attend to the re-
.)a.rs Gradually the groundman learns 10
limb with spikes and to keep his head clear
It great heights. Then he is given some I'M
Important work to do als,t until he gradually
becomes expert enough to do any kind OF
work.
The lincman has to do his work at all
lines of the day and night, and in all KINDS
y weather. In fact his hardest work IS gen.
orally in the coolest and most disaGreeable
weather., for it is then that the worn dam
lSe is dono to the wires. In the winter time
no has to climb poles covered with ice, ana
handle the wires when every touch Is llaoie
TO take the skin off his hands.
In tho city when big snow storm occurs
there aro bound To- be a great number Oh
wires broken or grounded. They have to be
fixed at once, and the whole force is sent OUT
working night and day.
Out in the home of the blizzard the great
northwest, the lnemen have particularly
hard time, 1t is SO cold there sometimes tha1
they find it impossible to work more tnah
half an hour or so Mt time on the top OF
telegraph polo. When the blizzard is par
ticularly hard one it is frequently necessary
to have gangs from all the surrounding
country following the track of the storm, 50
that no time may be lost in getting the wires
into working order again. York freSs'
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-04-10

A delightful summer dessert is composed Of
one quart of milk, one-third of a box of gela.
tine, four tabespoonfuls of sugar, tlpee eggs
and vanilla flavormg. Put the gelatine IN
the milk and let stand for half an hour. Beat
the yolks with the sugar and stir into the
milk. Set the kettle into hot water and stir
until the mixture begins to thicllen like soft
custard. Have ready whites of eggs beaten tt
a stiff broth; the moment the kettle is taken
from the fire stir them III quickly and turn
into mods Set away in cold place &c
hardGn
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-04-10

"When l was in England" said ex-Secre
tary McCulloch, Il was struck with the com.
piacency with which the people then spoke
of their national debt. That sort of thing
may do for monarchy, but not for republic
We are an extravagant people and pay
enormously in little matters | was surprised
to observe how saving wealthy Englshnen
are in small things. In the matter of dinners,
for example, and refreshments at an enter.
tainment, the best people in London do no,
mako such an extravagant display as we dc
here in Washington. They have got all over
that foolishness Dinners of sixteen courses
are often given here! That is preposterous.
No one man can partake of so many kinds
of food with any satisfaction or safety to his
health The English serve few courses,
but have all the food well cooked We neei
a reform in our tables. Fuller Walkers
Washington Letter
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-04-10
EATING WELSH RAREelTs.
A Hotei 9Inn Gives Few Points Con-
corning the Famous Dish.


,sTbe quantity of prepared cheese nightly
consumed by actors and men about town Is
surprising said James Butler, of the Gilsey
house the other dav. After the theatre ali
of the uptown chop houses and cafes are
crowded with gentlemen seated at well ap-
nointed tables slipping malt liquors end eating
Welsh rar,bits, OF rabbits, as some call
them"
ssVhy is this dish called Welsh rarebits
when according to Brillat-Savarin it is OF
Swiss originf' asked the writer.
"Welsh rarebt is slang term," said Mr..
Butler ''belonging to u large group which
describe in the same humorous way tn.
special dish, or product, or peculiarly OF q
particular district. 1t is quite English tc
call things by some outlaudish name. In
England an Essex lion is calf. A field
lane duck is a baked sheepshead Glasgow
MAGISTRATES and Norfolk capons' are RED
horrinos. Irish apricots' and 'Munstel
plums arc potatoes, and tho dainty sal
water shrirnps are called 'Gravesend sweet
meats. The original Welsh rare5it was
made as follows: Take as many eggs as you
wish. according to the number of guests, ano
weiph them Then take piece of cheese q
thlrd of the weight Of the eggs, and piece
of butter weighing onc-siXth as much. Beat
the eggs, after which add the butter and the
cheese, either grated or cut into srs Il pieces
Put the ingredients into saucepan, and over
GOOD fro stir until the mixture IS smooth
and thick, yet SOFT Add salt to taste, and &
liberal quantity of pepper, which Is one OIL
the principal charms of this dish.
II imagine the foregoing dish would sci
rather heavy on the stomach of the average
late supper eater DR.. Austin Flint, how
ever, has been quoted as recommending ms
friends and patients to eat Welsh rarebits, OF
ANYTHING else they take a fancy to, whenever
they are hungry He said: 'Dyspeptics ar,
chiefly persons who eat regularly, restrici
their diet to simple food in small amounts
| and constantly have their stomachs on then
minds The only time the busy New Yorker
links of his stomach is when ii is empty
| Even then business may prevent HIM from
| satisfying its demands.
| "Does the modern Welsh rarebt contain
| eggsl asked the writer.
! "No, the American Welsh rarebit is made
| as follows: Cut up quarter OF pound OF
| mild cheese Put it into a saucepan with /
| pat of butter and stir over the fire until it il
| thoroughly melted and free from Jumps
| When quite smooth add a wineg lass of ole
ale and mix it well into the cheese. Put t
thin slice of hot toast on a hot plate or side
dish, pour the melted cheese over it, ano
serve as quickly as possible 1t should b'
| eaten from the platerin which it is served.
"a golden buck is made by adding /
| poached egg to Welsh rarebit. A York
shire buck is made by adding bacon to a gol
den buck. 1t is quite fashionable for gentle
! rlen to cook their Welsh rarebits in chaiin:
dish at table. A few of the patrons at on
restaurant are celebrated for their mode o
preparing them. New York Evening sun
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-04-10
SOCIAL ETIQUETTE.


Manners aud Customs rracticed In
Polite society.
In considering the training of children In
he ohservances of good society an authority
n such matters is Of opinion that "a child
will remember word spoken in secret that
would pass y him UNDECIDED il it is mentioned
IN the presence of others Faults may be-
corrected very easily ii taken in this manner
The rubuke is a sacred secrecy A public.
correction except it he for fragrant act of
lisrouttcsy, should never he inflicted upon II
child, and it never is in wisely conducted
households" In fashionable city society
children never appear except on birthday
or at weddings when there are invited guests
in the drawing room. On these occasions, if
properly bred, their manners will I've unob-
truSive and gentle. II Il little tempestuous or
over hilarious, and a word of disapt roval is
Insufficient, the little rebel is sent of to the
nursery without further remonStrance. One
such lesson is quite enough for an entire
childhood for most children. This treatment
may seem severe, but it is a fact that one
punishment of this kind is far less ntolerable
and injurious to child'S temper than that
constant nagging and rebuking in the pres
ence of visitors which was too frequently en-.
dured 10y both guests and children before Ell
luette forbade it, refusing to tolerate longer
lis public oifense to good taste and decent
manners. Those who we not the wisdom to
accept disapproval of agginS and scolding
small people before que because it is coars,
and unwise will be sure to change their fam
lily usages in this matter as soon as they know
that in polite society it is pronounced bad,
very bad form"
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-04-10

] was in Nicaragua with Walker. and
in other Central American countries and
can explain what the instrument ul
weapon for il is both really is The
machete is the most priced and the most
used of any implement. The native al
ways carries II with him wherever, when
ever and for whatever he goes. 1t is hi~
weapon for defense against man and
beast. Ii cuts his way through the dense
Juugles. 1t cuts the grass and chop of the
green corn for his horse or mule. With
II he kills aud cuts up his hogs and beef
and with it he slices his meat and bread
1t is his best aud most reliable farming
implement II is a knife rar,i in. in
length from eighteen To twenty four
Inches, and about TWO inches wide, taper
ing to point. He uses primitive pillow
sometimes, but the machete always
With it he clears the briers, the brush and
the long grass, and with sharp stick or
this same machete he punches holes in the
ground at irregular distances, drops in his
corn, covers it with his heel, and retres to
the shade for kind nature TO do the rest.
or rather for nature to do the work and
himself to rest. As IA weapon it is most
formidable, and was much dreaded by our
soldiers during the invasion of Mexico
There Is class of mounted scouts, armed
with machetes and known as Machateros,
who are much dreaded in war.-Col.
Lewis A. Clark i'll Globe Democrat
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-04-10
PHYSIOLOGY AND HYGIENE.

Dr. Edison on Candy and Chewing Gum.
Sea sickness, Asthma and Othc- Ills.
DIR. Cyrus Edison, of the New York health
department, is reported as stating that it is
safe to cat candy i'll New York nowadays.
Once IN great while some cheap little MANI.
tacturer on side street is caught colorinc
his candy with chromate of lead, hut the
great mass of candy is harmless sugar Con
trary also to the belief of many good people
who apparently think that anything pco dc
take notion to is a deadly drug, or at least
hurttul, DR.. Edison holds that the practice
Oh chewing gum, especially before and after
meals, Is an excellent one. 1t increases the
now of saliva and aids the digestion, ami
there Is no danger of adulteration. Gum is
gum, and not TO swallow, but to chow.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-04-10
FACTS WORTH KNOWING.


Hold hot shovel over furniture to remove
white spots
To give good oak color to Pine floor
wash in solution of one pound of copperas
dissolved in gallon of strong lye.
To whiten tho hands melt half an ounce of
camphor gum, half an ounce of glyceriue and
ono round OF mutton tallow, and apply every
night.
A hornets nest which has been deserted by
tho hornets bound on the throat with piece
Of flannel, will cure the most malignant sore
throat.
Salt and water will prevent the hair from
falling out, and will cause new hair to grow
Do not use SO strong as to leave white par
.lclas upon the hair when dry.
To restore gliding to picture frames, re-
move all dust with a soft brush and wash the
gliding in warm water in which an onion has
been boiled; dry quickly with soft rags.
Mahogany furniture should DO washed
with warm water and soap; an application
Of beeswax and sweet oil upon n soft CLOTH
and polished with channels, gives rich finish
Dackheads may be removed by washing
the faco a, night with hot water, then driving
briskly with crash towel and applying a
mixture of one ounce of liquor of potassa
and two ounces of cologne.
A free application of soft soap to fresh
burn almost instantly removes the fire from
the flesh. If the injury is very severe, as
soon as tho r~in ceases apply linseed oil and
then dust over with fine flour. When this
covering drys hard repeat the oil and flour
dressing until good coating is obtained
When the latter dries allow it to stand until
it cracks and falls of, as it will do IN day
or two, and n now skin will be found to have
formed whore tho skin was burned
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-04-10
ON THE TURF.

T.. j. Baldwin's stable will leave the Pacific
slope for the east in April.
One of the leading features of the grand
circle trotting matches in 1858 viii doubtless
be double team races.
Trotting to sleigh by electric light is the
latest thing IN turf sports. New Workers
have been enjoying it ut old Fleetwood park
Murphy will begin jogging Maud S. on
Feb. IS, and Will put her in condition to de
fend her laurels should II rival appear in the
Geld.
Just at present, Green Morris says, Sir
Dixon will start for the Kentucky Derby.
As matter OF fact he is more likely TO start
him for the American Derby.
The betting 81 the English Derby remains
practically unchanged. The latest London
figures ON the favorites are: Friar's Balsam
3 to | against, with no takers; Orbit, to
against. and AYRSHIRE to | against
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-04-10

The Biographies furnished by members are
nnetlmos deliciously funny, Ono man wrote
4 yo1ummous sketch of himself, mentioned
hat be was separated from his wife, but it
NaS all her fault, and gave n circumstantial
account of his domestic infecilties, asking
Ms fellow numbers to take his word for it
NJ lie was surprised and Disguised that
Il didn't come out Other members in
heir first term. ceb furious with the com
ller of the directory for not cutting out
PORTIONS they have written in all conf
leucc, because they soe the screaming alb
nrdltY of II as soon as tt is coutlastod
With the modest biographies furnished by the
eudug men in congress. w Washington Cor.
Session Transcript
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-04-10
CENTRAL PARKS POLAR BEARS.


They Rejoice Greatly at the Coming ol
the Blizzard-Tricky Creatures.
The Polar bears appeared to be in a first
rate humor Their gray eyes sparkled with
| fire, and they tumbled and tossed and boxed
with each other as if they had been imbibing
an early morning invigorator They had
broken through the ice in their tank and
every few minutes Tom or Jerry would souse
| himself in the water and come out pulling
and steaming as If emerging from a Turkish
bath, while the water dripping from his long
white fur turned to drops of ice in the cold
air. In the adjoining section of the bear pit
are three black bears and young grizzly
The cold weather had made them sleepy, and
they were packed away in the corner of the
cave at the end of the pit, their heads con-
cealed, and the mass looking like a great pack
of fur rugs. The Polar bears, which Direc-
tor Conklin secured two years ago are
nearly five years old They are now about
half grown and are thriving vigorously
"They hain't ben very well this winter
aided the keeper, "bocause it's ben SO warm,
aud they've got disguised like with the
weather. Tom would sit up on his hind legs
for hours munching up an icicle and looking
sorrowfully at them weather iixins on top of
the arsenal, and saying as plain as could be;
i wonder how long this kind of thing Is
goin' to last On cold stormy night they
wouldn't so to bed at all, but Jest stayed
frisking aud growing about in the snow
When blizzard is coming they can tell as
well as any barometer and Jerry-she'll
jump into tho tank and splatter the water
all over the floor of tho pit SO it'l freeze, and
they can slide and tumble over it, Fact the
honest truth; Two saw it dozen tiinesn
''Do you have any trouble attending to
Them asked tho listener
Well we don't go up and pat 'em on the
back much. All bears is tricky and don't
like fondlin', but especially Polar bears
They treat you all right at a distance, but il
you come close they're ugly Them black
bears ARE not so bad, but the grizzly in with
'em is CROWN big and he won't stand any
footing When the sun comes out good and
strong they'll be up ns lively as ever, but II
they had hole big enough in the rocks
expect they'd 30 in and sleep through the
cold weather We don't let people get too
close TO them, though the bears look very
gentle when they're playin."-New York
Tribune.