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Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-09-28
oenMAn AND YANKEE

How an Independents Tis-PsdAisy Assss
ishsd m Unhespitsbls Teutos.
A German farmer, living In Mary
land. was notorious for his sti ogincss
and had never been known when an.
one entered his house whilst he was a
table to practice those rites of hospii IL.
ity so common among country people
He was in the habit, however. Of get.
ting over the omission by an impildeni
sort of turn that was inimitable. Il
traveller entered the house sabou,
noon. which is the usual hour for din.
her with American farmers, who Al.
generally very hospitable race Oh
people, he would say, in his Anglo.
(iermanlc dialect: "How t'ye do? Heb
you make your dinnerP'' And if he
received an affirmative answer would
say: well. den, you peats u.s. II
he got a negative answer, his regular
response was: "Wel. den, we peats
you" With this established character.
sn impudent Yankee tin-peddler once
tried an experiment upon his patience.
This fellow had prodigious canine
appetite. and was for this reason
the dread Of the whole circuit in
which he was accustomed to sell
his tins. He had. therefore, thought
1t prudent to annex to his perambul..
tons new district in Maryland; and.
hearing OF this German farmer, and be-
ing in his neighborhood. he, one day.
presented himself just at the dinner
hour How t'ye do? Heb you make
your dinner?" said the farmer. ~
guess | have" answered the peddler.
well. den, you peats u.s." he replied.
''You see," said the Yankee, II am one
of those critters that likes his dinner AS
soon as he can get it; howsumdever, TIL
jest take look at your taters till the
woman has done, and then, perhaps.
we can trade little" Upon this he
sat down. and helping himself to one
half OF the pork that was on the tabl..
he shot it down SO rapidly that all ey..
became fixed upon him. little suspectin
that the corned beef on the table wa
doomed TO follow it ins.anter. Hayiu
achieved the beef. he perceived near
him two fine young eabbages, the FIR
that had been gathered that summer
these. which were the Germans ev
dear dish. he had the inexpressible ho-
ror to see disappear in a twinkliny
down the implacable throat Of the or
nivorous tin-peddler Rising from hi
seat, full Of wrath. the farmer no
showed huge dish Of unskinned. seed
potatoes to the fellow, that were th4..
for the family. and screamed OF,
win you swallow de potatoes. ten
init me dish und de skinsp l Shout
like 70 see dat" no." said the va,
kee, Il guess I telled you I'd only il
look at your taters; it amt so long /
supper time. but I can hold on. ~.
T. Ledgss
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-09-28
HELPING THE POOR,


An Eccentric Rhode Islander Who Pre-
sents Homes to Worthy Neighbors.
They say up in Newport that George
b. Hazard one of the wealthiest citi-
zens, is crank. No one has ever ac-
cused him of being a fool. He made
big fortune in business and he has
it yet. He appears to have some
original ideas as to the proper employ
ment of the half-million dollars he
possesses, He has begun by giving
for nominal consideration dwelling
houses to several poor but worthy
residents of the city. He has given
clear deeds of the property, taking
mortgages for the amount of what
the rents of the property would come
to in ten years, the parties having per-
mission to sell or otherwise dispose of
the property in the meantime if they
find it to their advantage to do so. and
they can pay the mortgage at any time
they see fit. Hazard has many other
houses to dispose of in the same way,
and he doesn't propose to have any
wrangling over his property after
death. He has been in considerable
legal and other difficulties, and recent
ly was sent to Jail for six months for as
sault, and. later on, he had a two
thousand dollar judgment rendered
against him in civil suit for the same
assault, which he refused to pay and
was taken to jail, where he remained
until he decided to pay it.
Since his release the jailor lost his
position, and Hazard has now come
forward and provided him with a large
house free of rent. He gave a valua-
bic block on one of Newport's prin-
cipal business streets to one of the
State Board of Charities and Correc-
ton, ex-Postmaster Thomas Coggs-
hall, without any consideration, be-
cause Coggshall was kind to him in
prison. Hazard is nearly seventy-fve
years of age and in poor health.
Y Graphic.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-09-28

1t doesn't require much to start a
sensation stopping it is the trouble
Albany Goa Med sn.
Contentment is more to be desired
than horse that can Ego it" in two
minutes. Chicago Ledger.
With what an air of calm superior
ity hen will gobbe a worm after the
roos err has scratched it up! There are
lots of hens in the world The Judge.
The cry that wives are in demand
comes from the far West, and yet the
Chicago pork packing houses turn out
tons of spare ribs every day.-Piitdde =
phiG Herald.
He that putteth money in his purse
is liable to be robbed, but he that en-
rcheth his mind putteth wealth where
the sand-bagger can not come at it,
Don't Judge of moral character by
the countenance. The frog is moro ill.,
nocent than many an animal that has a
hsndsomer physiognomy.- 0ccident.
Its many years ago since the poet
wrote that "beauty draws us with a
single hair" 1t generally takes a fifteen
dollar switch to do it Chicago
ri Une.
Mime. Greville, in recent lecture,
said: "Once there was young man
who fell in love with young lady. ="
This is true. We were intimately ac-
quainted with the young man.-Norris-
toVn Herald,
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-09-28
GOTHAM'S C7GSUSES.


"hs oity Where Thousand Million
ARES Can BE Found.
w many lnillionaires are there
ew York and its vicinitvp
is interesting query can't be
efed by examining the tax rolls
e assessors. They she'd no light
ever upon it. Nor is it practical
= make house to house canvass
matter, A little priori reason
oeS' however, show their number
necessarily very large.
'h avenue begins at WASHINGTON
e' Put down half dozen or so
ohalfes OF the Knickerbocker
LOT The square and press on up
'enue' Between the beautiful
quafe' so dear to somnolent re-
apillty' and Central Park there
NO. street numbers. Making a
iaoIe allowance for the space
pea by club houses, BOARDING
. s"Iiiollng houses and churches,
or the ruck of high furniture
orac and modistes' establish
when are chasing the nobs'
En'es out toward Kingsbridge a
OF a mile or so year, there
lady not less than 400 private
n'o' on this portion of the
ABOVE Fifty-ninth street TO
, s,nl'h street there may be 100
when person lives on Eifth
- means one of these these
'"SS'-ellher that he is a mil.
terS OF t tn, he is living beyond
1 HnS' The proof of this is sim.
nc income of a single million
s SseSsion of which entities the
"a ~ the termination "aire
o ~ IN United States bonds NJ 155
~ w. per annum, with the Ger
t,,,;. 'Ie reduction of the capital
.PI'y to 100000. Invested in
'e Or bond and mortgage it
oouce from $4,000 to $50. 900
=, n,o invested in business which
prontaole than this it must be
fo u.s. extremely hazardous.
soIesr Sne expenses. The spring
Oh vacant lots on Fifth
;la 1--we been held. Narrow lots
les above Murray Hill. where
hri soat-cropped pasturage of
ing $4,000 each. On Murrov
course, they are worth much
l. Nneap houses are never built
ro, eNpehslve lots. The cost ~
mouse complete. INCLUDING
'om 100000 to. nna: |
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-09-28
Too Great a Risk.

"Well, you seem to be in first rate
physical condition." said the insur-
ance medical examiner to an applicant.
Il think you will do. Mr. Smith
Cunning to the agent think / can re-
port this risk good one-oh, by the
way Ito the applicant) do you know
how TO play base-ball?"
why, certainly"
ado you think you know enough
about it to umpire a game?"
Yes, | could umpire game; but"
"Mr. Smith, take him away. Com
pany can't have any thing to do with
him. "-Merchant Traveller.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-09-28
A WATCH SPRING NEST
How Wise Swiss Bird Built a HabitS
ton for Her Family.

ton for Her Family.
A RETURNED TOURIsr:-"Ihis las
trip, during my wanderings in Switzer
land, happened to be detained for ,
day in the little town of Soleure.
the day happened to be rainy one an.
there were few attractions for me in
doors, | strolled into the little loca
museum. The collection of curiosi
ties was not extensive and | found little
to interest me. | was about to leave In
disgust and seek in the seclusion of M
room the comfort which a pipe grants
when suddenly my eye caught some
thing, which turned out TO be a verits-
BILE curiosity.
1T was a birds nest, which at first
had nothing out OF the ordinary in its
appearance. and had it not been for d
metallic CLINT on q portion OF it would,
no doubt, have passed it by. Upon
examining it l found that it was
made of-what do you suppose? Watch
snrings.
Upon inquiry found that numbers
OF imperfect springs are thrown out o..
the little watch factories which abound
in this district. Some bird seem
to have considered them excellent
material OF which to construct her
nest and with infinite care worked
them together into as perfect a struct-
ure OF the kind as one could desire to
see. The nest was picked up short
time before my visit and was at once
placed in the museum. The idea struck
me that Switzerland is indeed great
country for matchmaking, when the
very birds know how to make use OF
watch springs. "-Jewe2ers' Weekly.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-09-28

An Illustration of the fact that
school attendance during epidemics
largely contributes to the spead of in
fictitious diseases, it is stated that during
the late serious outbreaks of diphtherla
in the ironstone villages of England the
closing of school proved in every in
stance an effective means of bringing
each local epidemic to an end Chicago
Herald.
Professor Eaton, of Yale College,
in a recent lecture to the students, told
them that it was not certain Eve
tempted Adam with an apple in the
Garden of Eden. He thinks it probable
twas ounce, ''because the apple of
the present day was propagated from
the crab apple, and it is not at all likely
Adam would have been taken in by
such 9 puckerv little bait"
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-09-28

The Glowing from the early town
records of York. Me-, we give verbatim
ct literatim: ''At Legal Town meeting
holden in York Sept the 25th, 17l7,
Voted that this Town will have Gram r
School Master for one year to Teach
our Children in the Larned Tungs aud
to Reade write CIPHER: to keep said
School in the Center of our said town
of York: which said School Master is
to be paid and subsisted by our said
Town"
The Tuskegee Normal School. at
Tuskegee, Ala, which was organized
four years ago. has been from the first
under the control of colored teachers.
During these four years five hundred
acres of land have been secured; two
large buildings have been put up, be-
sides half a dozen smaller buildings.
The institution opened with one teacher
and thirty students. There are at pres
ent II teachers and 225 students in the
normal school and I36 in the training
school. The school is largely dependent
on charity, there being an annual ex.
pense Of about Sl5, 100 Chicago Times,
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-09-28

1t Is rare to read the account of a
wedding nowadays that does not say
some thing about the beautiful. be-
wiichng and accomplished bride, and
refer TO the bridegroom as a shining
light in social and business circles. A
pug nose, a mouth like the Hoosac
Tunnel and small. slender intellect
are all magnanimously overlooked by
the discreet journalist who understands
our couutry's needs. Drift
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-09-28

The largest sum ever known TO
have been paid for single book was
$50, 900. which the German government
gave for a vellum missal, originally
presented to King Henry VIII. by Pop
Leo X. Charles ii. gave it to an ances-
tor of the Duke of Hamilton, and it be-
came the property of the German gov
eminent ut the sale OF the Dukes IL
brary few years ago.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-09-28
Circumstances Against Her.

WifeNt brcakfas)-Oh, dear. have
so much to do, and the children and ser
wants try me So!
Husband--And you don't look well,
either, my dear.
Wife-No; but when there is nothing
but turmoil and confusion, and one is
expected to look after every thing, what
possible pleasure is there in being sicke
N Y Sun.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-09-28

A late fad in social circles in Chi
csAgo Is news classes among young
ladies. A large party meets twice a
week in the afternoon, and the teacher,
a lady OF great culture, discusses with
them the news of the day. She takes a
newspaper, and selecting matters of
foreign and domestic interests. discuss
es and explains them in most enter
tanning manner, the members OF the
class asking questions, making comments
and suggestions freely.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-09-28
LAMM'S EXPLOSIVE.
New Substance Which II Far More Pow
erfui Than Dynamite.

New Substance which Il Far More Pow
erfui Than Dynsmite.
"Bell1te, the new explosive which
has beeen invented by NJ. Lamm, of
Stockholm, seems destined to knock
dynamite. and perhaps melinite, out of
the field. A select party Of scientific
men and journalists went down to the
Argenteuil quarries for the purpose of
witnessing some experiments with the
new explosive, which were made for the
first time in France, under the superin-
tendence Of M. Lamm himself. The
party included General Fredericks, of
the Russian Embassy, and was chaper-
oned by NJ. Herlitz. A tremendous
lump OF rock was drilled, and the bell
lite" being put in the hole was caused to
explode by contact with Illuminating
mercury. The explosion was not loud.
nor did the debris fly dangerously into
the AIR, as is the case with blasting by
dynamite On the contrary, the rock
gave way in huge flakes. Experiments
were then made to show the safety of
the explosive as compared with the
matter used by the 'Invincibles.
"Bellite" was placed on an iron rail
and was struck with sledge-hammer,
when it merely became heated, but did
not explode A small cartouche of the
material was placed on strong iron
rail and ignited. II reduced the rail
into fragments. sor.s OF which few into
perilous proximity to persons who were
placidly looking on from what they con-
sidered a safe distance. A shell was
next filled wi.cl .'bellite,r and blew a
wooden-raftered HI. to pieces. The
new explosive is evidently efficient for
blasting purposes. and its inventor
hopes to be able to demonstrate its
availability for ni.--ary use likewise.
''Bellite" is composed of about four
parts of nitrate of ammonium and one
part of a mixture of binito and trinitro-
benzine with saltpetre. 1t smells like
pitch, and is made up into capsules
which look like thick wax candles, and
are covered with glazed paper. The
stuff itself resembles sulphur in appear
ance.-LonGoa TELEGRAPH.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-09-28

Perfect equality in matrimony
was the belief of a late resident of ia
maica. l.. l. AS he married a young
woman with means of her own. he
charged her one-half of the family liv-
ing expenses. II he contributed to the
church or the improvement OF the vii
lage, just one-half of that sum did he
transfer from his wife's account to his
own. He reduced the system to such
fineness that when he gave his wife a
shawl IN remembrance of the anniver-
sary OF their marriage, her bank ac-
count suffered to exactly one-half of
the price of the shawl.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1888-12-12

The possibilities of usefulness tosociety in
herent in land are dependent for develop
mont on the labors of individuals or OF cor
p9ratiars. The greater the expenditure Of
labor the higher is the estimate of value
This Is the rule of civilization. Land has
reached its highest price on this side the At
lantic in the lower wards OF New York.
When tho Drexel building, at the southeast
corner of Wall and Broad streets, was
erected the price per square foot of tho
ground whereon it stands was the highest
paid up TO that time. When, In 1882 VIII
liam II. Vanderbilt gave $40 per square foot
for the lots on Fifth avenue, Fifty-second
and Fifty-third streets, on which the family
mansions stand, that was the highest price
ever paid for residential purposes. For store
sites on Fifth avenue sos per square foot was
paid In March, 1886. d. o. Mills paid SS5
per square foot for the area occupied by his
magnificent building on Broad street, the
Astors 500 per square foot for Nos 8 and 10
Broadway, and the Williamsburg Fire In-
surance company s115 per square foot for the
site Of their equally impressive structure on
the northeast corner Of Liberty street and
Broadway.
In the neighborhood Of the old Jumel estate
prices rose from 70 to 100 per cent. between
1889 and March, 1885, Tho ceaseess and
costly industry Of the commonwealth will
undoubtedly raise prices to higher figures
and entail heavier taxes upon owners. These
will continue to profit by the unearned incre-
ment Of value; to sell, mortgage, donate and
bequenth as usual; and how this can or
ought to DO otherwise, under the ordinary
operation of demand and supply. and Of the
natural desire Of possessors to make tho best
possible use of their own property, is ques-
ton that the vast majority will not pause to
consider. Richard Wheatley in Harper's
Magazine
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nlg cltIes Of Japan.

The big cities of Japan are in the Island Of
Hondo, which lies south Of the Yezo, and
which is several hundreds of miles long and
at places 200 miles wide. Here are the chief
agricultural regions, the manufacturing dis
tricts and, in short, Japan. Toxic itself has
a million inhabitants and it lies in the center
of the empire Its distances are more mag
niacent than those Of Washington and its
size is about that Of Philadelphia. Three
hundred miles west of Toxic is Osaka, which
has about as many inhabitants as Chicago,
and very few miles Off from this is Kiota,
which was formerly the capital of the en-
pire, and which boasts Of as many people as
Washington, Kansas City or Cleveland.
Osaka is now the New York of Japan, and
Kiota, with its temples, may be called the
Mecca Of the empire. Nagoya and Kanazawa
are cities each having over 100000 popula-
ton, and there are a dozen other cities in
Japan, each of which contains from 40, 1000 to
$4,000 people, There are countless villages
and many small cities, aud the land OF Japan
has been a semi-civilizsd country for centu-
ries.-Frank O. Carpenters Letter.
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why Organs Arc pIseordant.

A well known organist in Brooklyn says
that he Is sometimes blamed for using bad
combinations when tho fault lies wholly In
the atmosphere Organ pipes are affected by
cold and heat, and this organist says that he
has known the pitch OF certain stop TO alter
three-lourths of a tone in few hours.
"0ften," he says, ION Saturday night or
early on Sunday morning when rehearse
find the instrument In perfect tune, but as
soon as the furnaces are stocked up and big
audience assemblies the Thermometer rises
and the pitch Of some Of my pipes rises with
it. Commonly, the organ builder allows for
this, and as the reeds seldom change he
pitches them a trifie high In order TO allow
for atmospheric sharping of the other stops;
but how IL the temperature is low and the
other stops don't changel Then, you see,
you've got discord and you have to shut Off
the reeds altogether.
"Dampness and other changes affect organs,
too, and it is distressing when you are play
ing smoothly TO have one Of the notes cipher
1t brings you up with round turn and you
have to stop and disengage the obstinate key.
Organ playing is not all play. I've seen
Dudley Buck, while directing performance
in Steinway hall, writhe when the organ
struck in and signal to the organist to stop
playing, for the heat created by the audience
and the gaslight had thrown some Of the pipes
entirely Off, and the result was Il horrible
discord. "-Brooklyn Eagle
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1888-12-12
Common Errors M Dlet.

"Dining is an art" some one has in truth
said. Americans. as a rule, are given TO the
most absurd admixtures, which are burden
some to any stomach, and yet, were this or
that food left out, the rest would be easy of
digestion. But to herein point out all the
common errors in diet would be impossible.
Working on full stomach is also very hurt
full, and is sure to disturb digestion it makes
no difference whether the labor is physical or
mental 1t does harm all the same. II one
must leave the table and return at once TO
his daily employment, whatever 1t may De,
then he should eat very sparingly and Of the
simplest of foods. 1t must not be forgotten
that the human system is exceedingly conn
plex. 1t is quite nicely adjusted, and yet ma
ture has made provisions that trihing dis
turbances may not interfere with the action
Of its works, or, at least. not seriously disar-
range them. Self adjustment Is possible
within certain limits. But IL the system be-
comes weakened, be 1t the result Of disease or
errors In habit, the digestive organs lose
power, and are unable TO do the work which
they are capable Of doing in health. OF
course, in such cases, cure Is only possible
after the cause has been removed. Boston
Herald
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FIneness of Threads of Quartz.

@. V. Boys gives an account of some very
interesting experiments in the production Of
the finest threads Of glass and other mate
rails. The most remarkable threads he has
found are those of quartz. OF these he says:
"As torsion threads, these fbers of quartz
would seem to be more perfect in their elias
ITCHY than any known; they are as strong as
steel. and can be made of any reasonable
length, perfectly uniform in diameter, and
as already explained, exceedingly fine d. e.,
beyond the power Of any possible micro
scopeg. The tail ends Of those that become
invisible must have a moment of torsion OF
1O0,000,O00 times less than ordinary spun
glass; and, though it is impossible to manip-
ulate with those, there is no difficulty with
threads less than 000001 part Of an inch In
diameter Frank Leslie.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1888-12-12

It is a wonder that brain fever and idiocy
are not more common among infants when
one remembers that 90 out Of 100 babies are
greeted with this speech, on which there Is
no copyright, soon after their arrival in the
world:
'Well, well, well, It was dear, sect
Blessing, darling baby, SO it dess wasl Does
1t want to kyg Well, 1t sail ky dess all 1t
wants to, bless It's own booful itty heartums
Of It'll What would it quicker up its itty
mouf to ky-ky some morel there, there
they booze ii, SO they dess do, and they SAINT
booze it, no they s'ant--bess the little sweet
ness Of It'll Now, SAN it have on its own
pity d'ess9 Yes. it s'all--its own booful
dressmusI Oh, would Ii ky some more!
Well, well, ky weel hard il 90 want toll
There. there, therew-Time.
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!. rnad I'm so,ia coa,

The correspondent Of The Colliery Guar
clan reports case which, IL true, must be
Interesting to biologists. In the Coleford
district of tho Forest of Dean small col
liery hes recently boon opened, and while .
collier was engaged in breaking up a fall Of
block COAL he found toad in the center. It
seemed firmly imbedded In the coal and IL
was alive. Its form was imprinted upon the
face Of the mineral, and the animal Is still
living. The incident has occasioned much
interest IN the neighborhood. Scientific
American.