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Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-01-31

The Boston Menling Bureau and Laundry
company - new thing In our city, though
a similar establishment has been In successful
operation In New York for sons tifno. Their
plan of work and object can bo told in few
words, aud the whole thing Is so extremely
sensible and feasible that tho only wonder Is
that 1t WAS not thought Of years ago The
bureau comprises laundry, dye house and
n repair shop, In the last Of which expert.
ence,l tailors and slillful necdlewomon art
constantly employed In putting into order
every sort of wearing apparel
Work Is done here for both men and
women, though 1t il especially useful, OF
course, TO bachelors and other lonely men
who have no ono 10 keep their clothing IN
order for them. Wearing apparel when
soiled or worn may be taken to the bureau or
called for on postal card ordoi, and put into
thoroughly good condition again The linen
is washed and done up, missing buttons are
replaced stretched out buttonholes reduced
to their proper proportions worn tapes and
strings renewed, gaping holes IN the stockings
iilled up, while tie outer clothing Is clcausol
dyed, pressed, darned, patched or otherwise
attended TO as IL may need, These things are
all done at n very moderate price-a pair of
socks dained for five cents, unless too far
gone-and other things In proportion, the
the price being fixed Ia most instances by the
lcngth of time which the task requires
Frequently also the bureau makes q con
tract with gentlemen 20 press, repair and
keep In order their clothing by the year or
month"; the principle being tho same as that
by which the Chinese pay their physicians to
keep them we'll. The bureau has IA dozen
branch Offices IN the suburbs and different
portions of the city, so that patrons living at
distance may be- easily accommodated
There are nuubcrlesa busy mon and women
for whom the bureau will save many dollars
In the course OF year "a stitch In time
saves nine" according TO the proverb, and
mending tho ravages of wear and tear upon
ones clothing saves a good deal else at the
same time. Boston Globe
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-01-31

The wild Indians OF the northwest had
some beliefs that paved the way for the re-
ception of Christianity. In their legends they
made frequent mention of the "Son of God. n
and he was always spoken of as Il beuefactor.
They had also many remarkable legends
about Satan, and his name in their language
means "rhe Father of Lara" They believed
him to be an ayaricious being, always prowl-
ing around seeking something to satisfy his
appetite, and full of deceit
They had firm belief in future existence.
The Indian word for "deathn does not convey
the Same idea as it does In English. 1t Is the
equivalent OF Separated" or parted into two,
rs a rope that has been broken by being sub
lected 10 too much strain. They said OF an
Indian who had just died that he "had
parted" "hnd separated They had u tradi-
ton, also, that earth and heaven were in
close proximity TO each other, 80 that every.
thing that was said in heaven could he heard
upon the earth, and all the noises of the earth
were distinctly heard in heaven. Finally the
children OF men on earth became so turbulent
and caused such racket that the chief in
heaven could not sleep, and so he Just took
tho earth and pitched it aS far as it now is
from heaven.--Z. l.. White in American
Magazine.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-01-31

Charles Ward hackman at West Point,
hns a fund OF information about the military
academy and some Of the now famous gen
erals who were once cadets. A reporter
visited West Point the other day and was
driven through the grounds of the college by
Ward. He appears to bo 81 OF 90 years old
ii "A large, broad shouldered man, with a full
beard, stroaked with gray, and an honest
countenance. He was born in tho town aud
has been there over since
"Iou knew them all, then--Leo, Sheridan
and Grant," asked the reporter
81 knew tho first two-that is, | saw them
whom boy and remember how they looked
ami acted Gen. Lee was aptain of the post
acre in 1858, and my father used to sell him
milk every day. | can remember bow Gen.
Lee would shy, with smile, to my father:
Now, desire you to bo careful aud not get
too much water Ia your milk. Tho milk you
gave me tho other day had "a suspicious taste.
He said IL, though, in such kindly, nice way
my father never took any offense. Capt
Leo was the most sodierlv looking Of any OF
tho cadets Why, sir, when started TO walk
ON the parade ground OF from ono quarter to
nnothor be went AZ straight us u bee line, and
never looked back, it made no difference how
much noise tho other cadets made in his rear
lilo was straight, too, as an arrow, and not
very stout l shall never forget hun as he
looked in those days New York Mail aud
Exur,sa
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-01-31

This little story Major Ben Butterworth
had from Il worthy Scot: ~ visited our agri-
ultural fair" said he, "and was disappoint-
vi to find that the premiums offered FOR the
hest horses were SO large as compared with
the poultry premiums Well, | was called on
tor speech, you know, and took advantage
Of it to call attention to the matter. l said.
Gentlemen, it seems to me that your com
llttee has made II mistake and done an act
Il injustice to the hen. The horse is noble
animal and is worthy of any encouragement
you feel able to give him in the way of a pre-
inlum But, gentlemen, you ought not to forget
that our exports OF the products of tho hen
cggs-exceed in value the exports of horses.
Besides, gentlemen, your horses, once export.
ei are gone. Not so with the hen. She re-
mains at home and keeps right on doing
business at the same old stand Wei. Won
know, that speech made such an impression
that the committee determined to give the
hen better show hereafter New York
Tribune.
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Language of the Hand.

Hands indicate character A thin, skinny,
narrow palm expresses feebleness OF intellect,
as well as absence of energy or moral force.
A hollow, deep palm indicates misfortune,
loss OF money, misery and failure In enter
prises. Shakespeare tells OF an "itchlng
palm;" that indicates that the blood is out OF
order, with covetous disposition. A stiff,
hard hand, that opens with difficulty to it's
full extent, betrays stubbornness of charac-
fer and reluctance to open to calls OF charity
Supple elastic fingers, On the other hand,
while maifesting tendency to extrava-
gance, nevertheless indicate talent and sagac-
,ty. Those who have short fingers are quick,
impulsive, and act usually on the spur OF the
moment, more readily tlpn those who have
long fingers. Short, thick fingers, nearly all
" the same length, Indicate a callous, cruel
character, and betray clumsy unhandiness in
manipulation, as well as u constant tendency
20 falsehood and the defamation of the charac
Ter of others. Long, slender fingers betray
peevish worrying disposition.
Young women ought to choose husband
whose hands are naturally red; and hands
made rod with difficulty should BIO carefully
wooded. A man with dark colored hands rs
Inclined to biliousness and melancholy. As
IN indicator OF character, however, the
numb Is the "boss." A small, i'll formed
eebly balanced thumb betrays vacillating
disposition. Small thumbed persons are
governed by the heart, while the large
humbed are swayed by the intellect. indie
oendent self reliant people have large
humbs, or ought to have them, from the
'oint OF view of the chiropodist, while plant,
dependent and easily governed natures may
10 known by the sinallness Of the digit
lways remembering that tue feature must
% judged in proportion to the size of the
land and the fingers on the same hand
Joseph Simms, M. D., in Halls Journal of
Health.
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NEW JERSEY SAND.
Its fermentation into California Gold
Mt the "Long Branch"


| Mt the s'Long Branch"
After the war of 1861 was over these peace.
| full villagers, who, having contributed their
| part toward it, were just settling down again
for another fifty years nap, were awakened
again by certain capitalists, who bought up
all the cheap land they could find within
sight, smell or sound of the ocean, and pro-
ceeded to invest money in it. Our old school
speakers contained an affecting poem about
little Alfred, or Charley, or some similarly
named child, who found shilling coming
home from school one day, and exclaimed
"I'll have a fortune, for I'll plant it right
away" These capitalists initiated little AL
fred or Charley, with much better luck.
They planted not shilling, but Thousands of
dollars here in the sand; they seeded these
acres of the shore with more money than
Capt. Kidd has ever been proved to have
buried anywhere and they finally have har-
vested a large urea of golden financial VI heat.
One of their first shrewd methods of tillage
WINS to make their new, struggling, one
strected town the summer capital Of the
United States. They built miniature White
House near the edge of the sea and invited
President Grant to live there two months In
the year. He came, with that simplicity of
greatness which never enjoys pleasure any
Jho les because it happens to be a source Of
profit TO others Tho "long branch" OF
Shrewsbury river, which gave name to the
whole locality because it had its arm half
way round the older town, loaped in one sea
son into world wide fame.
The old war CHI 4 Of hemisphere settled
down hero with ns little ostentation us no now
rests in Riverside park; but there were plenty
Of commonplace people, with commonplace
wealth, willing to furnish all the style neces-
saI.y for such a yiiIapc and Tn s,o TINT tho
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The Water Supply in Curacao.

The governor, courteous Holland gentle
man with fluent English at command, lives
i'll handsome house that forms part of u
fortress of olden date, when church and state
alike needed help from good stone walls and
ready cannon. There was once, so they told
me, handsome park in front of the gray,
lichen stained walls that now look bare and
shadeless upon the bay; but when it became
Il question between water for people and
water for trees, the latter naturally went
without. For they do not arrange their
water supply properly, these Curacaons
When we arrived, it was raining in a de
liberate fashion from out an abso-
lutely cloudless sky, and no one
minded it i'll the least. Around our
ships bows. and everywhere upon the
deep dark waters of the bay, small rainbows
danced i'll jolly play, and sparkling drops
shone bright on every rope aboard. In n
few minutes it was over; n few more and
another shower came; the clear sunshine con-
tlnulng steady through all, as if it had no part
whatever i'll such freaks. This sort of thing
had been gong on nearly every day for
fourteen months when we arrived, and the
land was wet sponge i'll consequence And
then, on the debit side, until that time, it
mad been eight years since any rain at all
had fallen! At that time water was brought
from the mainland in barrels sufficient to
Keep animals alive, and it may easily be
imagined that little was given to tire, s. As
IA result the island is quite bare There are
occasional clumps of cocoa palms, or man
goes, but the general landscape is treeless.-.
Magazine Az
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-01-31

A seedy looking man got aboard CHICAGO
ana northwestern train at Racine the other
day, The train was about two miles ont Of
Racine when the conductor came nm and
asked him for his ticket
Amt got any, but I'm railroad man nv
self" 'i'''i' my
Where do you want to go tosu
"Chicago."
w ell said the good natured conducto,
reaching for the bell rope, IN do the best
can for you"
-hanks, thanks, We railroad men shoul,-
stand together"
es, We have heavy train TODAY and
this Is down grade along here. l think the
.iaih VIII run about 800 feet before it comes
10 stop I'll carry you that far With
pleasure" 'i'n
"A minute or two later the seedy looking
man was jumping Off into the snow.n
~ cure very kind, he said, "to carry mo
even this far. But seems we're both rail
road men, you know, couldn't Won chance
your mind and take me further3D
Sorry l can't oblige YOU" replied the 10,
ductor, waving a go aheadn signal IN tb,
engineer, but the fact is, that we have IN y.
very particular since congress has pot 70
passing laws governing railroads, Under The
law the most can do for You is To Give vn,,
a short haul Good dav.p '''
ANA the train pulled on in the diract;o,, -,
ohlcago.-Chicago Herald.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-01-31

An alligator's throat is an animated sewer.
Everything which lodges i'll his open mouth
goes down. He is a lazy dog, and instead of
hunting for something to eat, he lets his
VIC uaiS hunt for him. That Is, he lies with
us great mouth open. apparently dead, like
the postum Soon bug crawls into it, then
fly, then several gnats, and a COLONY of
mosquitoes. The alligator doesn't close his
mouth yet; Ire is waiting for whole drove
OF things; he does his eating by wholesale
little later lizard will cool himself under
the shade of the upper jaw; then few frogs
Will hop up TO catch the mosquitoes; then
more mosquitoes and gnats will light OH the
frogs Finally, whole village of insects
ana reptiles settles down for an afternoon
picnic; then all at once there is an earth
quake; the big jaw falls, the alligator bliuks
one eye, gulps down the entire menaperie
ana opens his great front door again for more
visitoIs.-Southern Letter.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-01-31
WORK OF THE sreveooRe.
The Cost OF Loading "a Cargo-Ihe steve
dore's Liabilities.

The loading and unloading OF vessels Is
never done by the ships crew. IL is effecteo
BY contract with middleman, called steve
dore. In New York harbor there are, al
told. 800 of these stevedores, and many nave
amused great wealth. They are in effect the
agents of tho consignees to whom cargoes are
brought and like agents for the "chirOo'
party" the legal maritime term for any per
son or company chartering vessel 10 convey
a cargo of goods from one port to another.
To illustrate: A vessel has been chartered 70
convey a cargo from New York to Liverpool
She is ready for her cargo and her cargo
ready for her The "charter party" calls Tor
his stevedore, as all large shippers usually
continuously employ the same man, ana COLI
tract with him to put their cargo aDoaru.
This does not mean that it shall merely be put
on the vessels deck. 1t must be stowed
away in the hold and between decks III
proper manner for an ocean voyage. Ihese
contracts are based either on weight OF
measurement, and often on both; and AS the
cost Of loading u cargo Of !, O~0 ton Dark ol
a great ocean steamer will vary from Si,oo'
to So, 900, the opportunity and measure foi
profit and loss on the transaction are such
that the stevedore at once becomes person
age of no little Importance.
Willie the vessel is being loaded he is prac-
tically its master. For while ships captain
may suggest regarding stowage, he must aipes
all yield to the arbitrary ruling OF the steve
dore, who thus becomes the responsible party
for the good condition OF the cargo on De
livery at its foreign port, barring general sea
risks; and the recourse of the captain VINO
heplessly objects to the manner OF loading
may DO had in any port OF the world, where,
il he discover that his freight is coming out
IN bad order from improper stowage, he can
demand and secure a survey by port war
del,' on whose certificate he bases his own
and his vessels immunity from damages, and
likes them back upon the stevedore. There
fore, while the stevedort's profits are often
large, his liability to loss ia also very great
New York Cor Globe Democrat.
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SEMI WEEKLY WORLD.
WHAT THEY WEAR.

ceen and gray wells are very unbecon
The hat pin grows in size and novelty O
sossation.
Fasseincntcrie and peltry stand first anon:
rap trimmings
Gray trimmer trims green cloth dresse
cry handsomely.
Fringes made of ostrich feathers are notet
1901 dressy wraps.
The long tulle veil remains in favor fol
fashionable brides.
English pelerines or shoulder capes of fur
arc immensely popular.
Some of the new felt bonnets and hats are
made Co initiate straw braid
''Cerdova," or leather color, is a fashion
able color for promenade costumes.
Tho muff should always correspond with
tho fur of the pclerinSor shoulder cape.
The shoes of an evening toilet are always
correctly made Of the material of the gown.
Red and black is favorite combination,
and the reds SO employed are of the brightest
Cashmere gauntlet gloves with plush backs
are In favor for muf wear In tho coolest
weather.
Green Is a popular color, and IL seen In all
shades, from pale lettuce color to dark Rus
sian green.
Mask wells are worn In all the new shades
of copper, acajon, gobclin blue, old rose,
green and gray.
Bedford cord Is the name of handsome
wooden material which resembles corduroy,
but lacks tho velvet finish.
Rich fabrics, sin.ple styles and exquisite
color effects characterize the dressy evening
toilets OF the present season.
The favorito bali dress for little girls Is Of
white, cream on tinted yelling, with lace Gus
cades agd ribbon flots for trimming.
Narrow bands OF curled ostrich feathers
are used to finish the edge of tir,ssy bonnots,
producing very soft and pretty effect
Fur eoliarcttes, which are also called
scarfs, are cut deep and round and are
pointed in front or finished with square ends.
Gauza fabrics made up over light silk are
chosen by young women for ball toilets, and
an endless variety Of airy fabrics are shown.
Natural plucked beaver. brook ottor aud
other brown fnrs are used ON white cloth
cIoals for small children, with very pretty
effsct.
Theatre or iorgnette reticuies grow moro
drcssy, 1t Is now the fancy 10 trim them
with lace and na elaborate monogram In gold
or silver embroidery.
The fashionable evening toilet can scarcely
have Zoo many jewels, or jewel ornaments Ia
this hair the cars, On the neck, the arms, tho
fingers and the dress itsolf
The latest fancy In ball gowns IL 10 trim
the open VIZ of the bodice, back and front,
with garland OF fine flowers that terminate
IN sharp points NJ the waist limo
Tho ociagou loop Is worn only by young
girls Tho Diane Psyche aud empire Golf.
fnrts remain tho favorite arrangement for
tiso hair Of older bellies and married women
Some Of the richest trained dinner gowns
Of pcan dc solo and plush brocho are trimmed
with cascades os la-a aud bands of some rich,
long pilo fur, corresponding In tone with tho
celors Of tho gown
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-01-31
The Application of the Ru,.

,;, Sone si,ne since the wife Of prominent
=, Zen . oi New York city was trying to instiu
IN the mind of her 5-year-old son what il
meant to be generous, thus:
now Willie, dear, suppose mamma shoula
give you cake and tell you to give mart .,
II 10 marry, and when you divided il on.
piece was larger than the other: IL Won e,a Wv
!, ~. 70 nun that would be generous, but if Won
you understand itl" IL
The little fellow thought he did.
Inc next afternoon, wishing to test tho Of
,ect OF her teaching, she gave Willie a Iaroa
Juicy orange, saying: T" iai se'
Il oom' wine take this orange and divid.
generously with Harry
Mnen, to her surprise, the child (wbo wa.
pasSionately fond of oranges) gave IL boct, a.
ner, saying, with a roguish twinkle in h !.
bonny blue eye: 'A'' Al Ms
here mammal won't you please give II 70
larry and tell him to divide II ea sso u 70
with me."-Judge. GENEROUSLY
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-01-31

Gen Grant had a strong aversion to being
interviewed, in the newspaper sense of the
word. An incident occurred in Syracuse
during the presidential campaign of 1880
which first revealed to the writer the genial
side of Grants nature. The ex-president and
Senator Conkling We're just bringing to a
close their famous series of campaign meet
lngs for Garfield and Arthur. A correspond
ent who had accompanied them on their tour
through this state ventured to ask Mr.
Conkllng i'll Gen. Grants presence for his
opinion as to Gartield's chances of CARRYING
New York. With aggravating sarcasm Mr..
Conkhng begged to be excused from 'makine
guesses for the delectation of the genera.
public" Gen. Grant looked at Mr.. Conkline
steadily for few seconds and then re-
marked to the correspondent i'll a half apollo
getic tone, The senator does not seem to hive
MS guessing cap on this morning. /, how
ever, do not object to hazarding guess O,
Two on the result of this campaign. l guess
that this state will go for Garfield and Ar
thur by good handsome majority. Ano
With mischevous side glance at Conklinr,
you may also say that I guess that Senator
Cohkllhg guesses SO to.n-New York Times
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striking instance of labor saving machin.
cry IL that which makes tin cans One of the
machines used in the process soldiers the lon
Situdinal seams of tho cans as the rate of fifty
minute, the cans rushing along in u contin
nous stream; of course n drop or two OF
solder Is loft ON the can. The drop ON the
outside IL easily wiped or, but IL is not so easy
to secure the drop left ON the inside. An in
genious workman has patented am arrange
ment for wiping the inside of the can without
stopping tho machinery. Result, several
thousand dollars in royalties In his own
pocket and a saving Of SIS worth of solder
per day 10 the firm that uses it, Thirty thou
sand cans Is \ days work for this machine
Boston Transcript.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-01-31
TEA TABLE TALK.

The medern scrap book is an elaborate and
expensive volume with index and gilt clasp.
teapet stand i'm the forrl of the figure :,
Is something NOW and pretty for O'Clock
tca9
For somo unknown rC~son, cut glass Is said
10 be advancing In price just like ton of
coal
Japanese goods show some now patterns
anu styles, and dealers say tho demand is az
great as oyer,
Tiny silk banners that hang on lamp
shades or globes are something new Ia house
hold decoration
Among lHdis', diamonds arc moro and
snoro reserved Tor full dress, formal and cer-
einonial occasions
The latest fad Tor bridesmaids is to have
them enter the church and attend tho brtlc,
carrying Shoes tlllcd with flowers, At Sir
Robert Feci's dau. shters wedding the shoes
were Of pink satin, filled with pink roses aud
hung from Tbs arm by pink ribbons,
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-01-31

Amphitheatres were vast structures in the
Roman empire, to amuse or rather brutalize,
the people, and qualify them for military life,
by the exhibition of murderous contests be-
tween gladiators and wild beasts. They were
Of an elliptical form and adapted for thous-
ands of spectators, to whom carnage was
made a pastine. They were invented by
julius Caesar and Curio and Augustus caused
shem to be erected everywhere. In the reign
If Tiberius one fell at Fidene, by which 50,-
300 persons were killed or wounded. Vespa-
,ian built the first of stone, the vast Coliseum
Of Rome for 100000 spectators. Its longest
diameter is 6l5.5 feet and the other $40,
covering five and one-half acres, and being
100 feet high. In the different amphitheatres
If Rome on the triumph of Trajan over the
Dacians IL 900 animals were killed, and 900
yladiatois fought during 1913 days. The
gladiators ut first were malefactors, who
fought for victory and life, or captives and
slaves, who were made to fight for freedom;
but soon many followed the profession of the
gladiator for gold and fame.