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Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-11-30
BUILDING A HOME.
Sanitary Con iittons That Should Be Pre-
served at All Hazards.

served at All Hazards.
Presuming that location has been
selected, with IL special view of ar
rangement of cesspools, wells, cisterns
and out-houses, which should flow
down and away from the foundation of
the house, and which should at no
time flow toward you from neighbour
ing dwellings, the greatest thing then
to consider IS to preserve sanitary con-
ditions. It seems somewhat superhu-
Gus to warn one against keeping de-
cayed vegetables in the cellar, but
there are thousands who, through sheer
neglect, invite weekly aud daily germs
of infectious disease through this most
common of household evils. In the
cellar. above all places, plenty of fresh
air should be admitted. There is hard
IL housekeeper, no matter how Wig
orously the reader may resent this i'm
putation, who is entirely free from the
charge of shiftlessness. Wherever re-
fuse bits of food are left to mold, a
plate left unwashed, wash cloth
uncleansed, and even where fresh milk,
meat or other foods are left uncovered
in living rooms or bed rooms, there
disease will propagate, not instantly,
understand me, in Il virulent, venom
GUS form, but insiduously the iInpurl-
ties arising from the slowly decompos-
ing matter will leave their effect upon
all inhailing the air of the apartment
impregnated by the rising gases.
Many houses are now built to rent or
sell. and constructed in the most hlmsy
manner. The mere advertisement that
a house is furnished with the most ap'
proved sanitary appliances should moi
| be considered as sufficient guarantee
| The cellar should be visited. Ii 1t:
walls are cracked, damp or coloreC
with mold, if water stands upon 1T
door, and if light and ventilation arr
not provided for. seek some other hao
| itation. OF course newly-constructet
walls are always damp until seasoned
! by time. A great amount Of water L
used in the mortar and plastering, ant
much of this must evaporate before thu
building is tit for occupancy, Nelthe
should house freshly painted witt
lead paints be occupied until the pain
is well dried. The living rooms SHOULD
be placed on the sunny, airy side of tn
house, and the bed rooms examined
| with reference to their means OF VENT
lation.-Pbiladelphia Home.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-11-30

A farmer near Orlando, Fla, saw
in the sand the trail of what he thought
was very big snake. He followed It,
and after ten minutes trailing came
upon the largest serpent he had ever
seen. 1t was engaged in swallowing a
rabbit, and the farmer waited and
watched the operation. After the ran,
bit had disappeared he walked forward
to get a good shot at the monster
which. according to his story, at once
-earea up its head ms high rs good
sized man and began racing back ana
forth before him, drawing nearer each
time. kissing and darting out Its
tonoue.n The farmer shot and broke
the snakes back, and another shot
killed it. 1t was 'coach-whip' snake
Of the boa constructor family, and meas
nred sixteen feet and two inches In
length. and was four inches wide across
the head.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-11-30

Citizen ito Uncle Rastusl-- You're more or
less familiar with yellow fever, aren't you.
Cnclo Rastusl
Uncle Rastus tconfidentlyl-yes sab, !
knows eli about de yaller fever. Use seen
thousan's OBJ cases.
Citizen-Well, there's sick stranger up at
the hotel and his case looks like yellow fever
We want you to come up and give US your
idea of it.
Uncle Rastus Cunning CHASTITY pale1-
Wha-a-ti | used to know all about WALLER
fever, but | wouldn't know now if it was
yaller OF green or white, kase you sec, sab,
lse been color blind TO- mon foteen yahs
And Uncle Rastus hurried away.-Nev
York Sun.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-11-30

Has any one, not conversant with
statistics, any idea of the army of
school children in America? The total
enrolment, according to latest data, is
over 1000, 900. Dakota shows the
greatest progress of late, followed, very
curiously, by Indiana as second of all
States in educational progress. In
New Hampshire, Vermont, South
Carolina, Ohio and Nevada there has
been a decrease of enrolment. The
North Central States are far ahead of
all the rest of the Union. and the
Southern States, while making great
strides. still remain in the rear. III
the South Central States seventy-nine
out of 100 children are on the rolls OF
schools The number of children daily
in attendance on the public schools
average about 100000. The numbers
enrolled should reach $4,000, 600, and
the daily attAndanea II non.onA st
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-11-30
Funny Circulars sent Out sv a.r
Austrian SIerchautx

Austrian Merchant.
Inc Germans In their own ,.ountrv
are great reachers after trade and send
out business letters, price-lists and Dir.
cuiars IN profusion to foreign coun-
tries. They either themselves translate
their communications Into the language
OF the people who are to receive them
or employ some one to do it for them
and frequently some one who knowa
not much more OF the language to be
used than do they. The idioms of
their own language, as well as its
peculiar sequence of the words in
sentence, Is carefully followed. and the
result Is frequently very funny. Many
Vi ehese herman merchants seem to
prefer That peculiar style, and when
ever the meaning is perfectly intel
Ilglple the idea Is not bad one. for tho
recipient can not fail to read the cir-
cuiar or other communication just be-
cause OF its oddly. Sometimes. how
ever, the meaning can not be decipher.
ed without a key. Several instances
OF TINS queer translation into English
are given by Kuhtow's, itself a weekly
commercial paper published in Berlin,
put written in the purest English.
which, indeed. that journal asserts .is
the universal language of commerce. y
As matter of fact. says Kuhtow's,
mat peculiar and arbitrary dia lect
which is known in England as EN-
gilsh as She Spoke" and which may
be ciassed as sort OF patois of Pidpiu
English, is more widely spoken. or
rather has more extensive literature
lere than anywhere else in the world.
:" take ourselves the liberty to in
troduce IN the person of Mr. n, our
general agent, who is ordered to founder
hlial house in your place, is speci-
men which we have lately come across.
we know manufacturer who STYLES
himself doubtless with pride) MAN
ufacturer after his own system"
and We have heard of a glass factory
which produced Glassware for house
keeepings 6rinkings and coffee
houses and which was situated in
Low Austria" ''Soape and Parfum-
cries Ceresin and Paraffin for export
ing, wax tapers, smooths and adorned
and Christmas-beam candles The
uninitiated reader may, perhaps,
inquire what beam-candles are.
We are quite unable to enlighten
him. But that an extensive market
for this class OF goods exists is clear
from the fact that an opposition estab-
llshment not to be overdone offers
candles for the Christmas-even-b beam
and ceresin-Articles for exporting"
which have the additional advantage
that their quality is very well guar
anteed.n 1t will, doubtless, interest
the British, American and colonial
market to learn that there is a glass
ware manufacturer whose ''refyneries"
are situated in Bohemia, and are con-
nected with a depot chemicals phar-
maceutical articles of glass" Another
manufacturer supplies his productions
with instructions for use gratis and
| free postage" his prices ranging from
sixteen kreuzers a kilo upw ards " Does
any body know what Original Hats OF
garume stirian Cloth" are? If SO, he
will be pleased to hear that they are to
De had at moderated cost-price. y
oAoe aud Leather Reporter.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-11-30
Depth of Mans Love.

Emma (who has 81 $40. 900 a year
of her own)-Do you think, Fanny,
that he loves me for myself alonea
Fanny (who has had experienced
Yes. Indeed, OF course he can not
marry your money without you. and |
really think he would as soon love you
with it; and that is very passionate
sort of love-for man.-Ltte.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-11-30

Lieut.. Goldoraid twho is enjoying on the
porch delightful conversation with Miss
Smith, but who is somewhat annoyed by the
presence of young Bobbyl-Don't you get
tired at times playing, Bobbyf
Bobby-Yes, sir; tired Of the game TN
playing now.
Lieut. Goldbraid-WEa game is that
Bobby-Ma calls it propriety. New York
SIM
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-11-30

Indignant Old Lady son incoming train It
Thirty-ninth srrsesg--DHe dollar FOR carrying
this little boy and me and "a small trunk from
one railway station 70 another only three
blocks awayf Young man. haven't you got
any consciencef
Agent 6oris-IyI-None TO speak Of, mum.
work for an omnibus lime One dollar.
please. Thanks Baggage. sirf Going any
further than ChicagoE Chicago Tribune.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-11-30

Dead beats might learn a lesson
from the fly. It never thinks Of tax
ing your sugar or things without ''set-
tling on the spot for it.-Ddnsrills
Breeze.
in the era of flint steel and finder.
Alb. then WAS the time When our sires
Uaa 10 yaliantly strike for their altarA
And also 10 ssriks for their ORES.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-11-30
Remarkable conde-cension.

Mrs. Yerger-W here were you employed
tasti
Il was de wash lady for Mrs Eurnel Jones
what Lbs on Robinson hill, but quit her, =
replied Matilda SNOWFALL
did you have any words with her when
yen leftg''
I'VE didn't perzactiy hab m words. jess
spoke to her as one lady mout spoke ter an
udder. Texas Siftings
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-11-30

rs Mr.. SSagestruck, the actor, natural
istf-
Mo-
But what, then. b he doing with that mi
crcscopeF
He is searching for last seasons salary
Yankee Blade.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-11-30
A Change in Appetite.

ma" said Bobby, cant have some pep
perrnint tea before go to bedF
Certainly you can, Bobby. The doctor
says you can have all you want 1t viii do
you lots of good"
"Well, ma," continued Bobby, after a
thoughtful pause, why can't have some
thing else to drink to nightr-New YORK
Sun
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-11-30

The beginning of hardship is like
the first taste of bitter food; 1t seems
for moment unbearable, yet If there
is nothing else to satisfy our hunger
we take another bite, and find 1t pos
sible to go on. There is ~ despair so
absolute as that which comes with the
irst moments OF our first great sorrow
when we have not yet known what 1t
is to have suffered and be healed, to
have despaired and to have recovered
hope.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-11-30

Grafton-Good heavens, Pawcival hsv you
GAVIN stark, staring Uadi Why, you've
shaved the top Of yeah head as smooth as 81
billiard BALI
Won Baboony-Aw, deah teIiak. I'm only
following the fashion of the queens heir, ye
krow.-Judge.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-11-30

A man recently found dead in Indiana had
an uncontrollaole mania for stealing womeu's
shoes, and no less than fifty pairs were found
in his hut He was what might be appzo
priareiy called q pretty tow down thief In
the class Of criminals. he went to the foot
avery time-Norristown Herald
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-11-30
Business Is Business.

First New York Policeulan-That Teller
with the big double team is driving kind o
reckless, amt hel
Second PoIicelnan-Naw. That amt recl1-
Iessuess, that's business lie hauls fer a
crutch factory Philadelphia Record
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-11-30

81 say, Fwed. I've been terribly annoyed
"Why. Charley, what can be the nsasterF
Il met the pretty Robinson today about 4
o. m, and I'm banged, Fwed, If didn't
have an j. II scarf onn.-New York Sun.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-11-30
After the Vacation.

Coles-Back from the countryf
Boles-Yes
Coles-Feel recru. ted
Boles-Haven't been back long enough &c
feel the benefits yet.-Lifs.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-11-30

A Kentucky negro, who found a
Kettle containing S4Q0 in silver. bought
81 worth of canned peas as starter
oward taking cold comfort.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-11-30

Mr. Khan, tie Persian minister, who has
arrived in Washington, VIII doubtless form
a very favorable opinion of this country, If
some wretch doesn't ask; ''Can Khan dance
the eau canf'-Norristown Herald.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-11-30

Young Doctor--They don't bleed people
nowadays as they did twenty years ago, do
they, professori
Professor-Nos With the lancet.-Docsor.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-11-30
MORSE'S DRAWING.


of the TeIeg graph.
When Samuel F. B. Morse, after
wards famous as the inventor of the
electric telegraph, was a young painter
studying in London. he made drawing
from small cast of the Farnese Her.
cules, intending to offer it to Benjamin
West as an example of his work. Being
very anxious for the favorable opinion
of the master. he spent a fortnight upon
the drawing and thought he had made
it perfect. When Mr.. West saw the
drawing he examined it critically. COM
mended it in this and that particular,
and then handed it back. saying:
Very well, sir, very well; go on and
finish il. ="
But it is finished" answered the
young artist.
20, no" said Mr.. West: s'look here,
and here, and here" and he put his
finger upon various unfinished places.
Mr. Morse saw the defects, now that
they were pointed out to him. and de-
voted another week to remedying them.
Then he carried the drawing again to
the master. Mr.. West was evidently
very much pleased. and lavished
praises upon the work; but at the end
he handed il back. and said. as before:
Very well, indeed, sir; go on. and
finish it,
is it not anished?" asked Mr. Morse,
by this time almost discouraged.
Not yet; see, you have not marked
that muscle, nor the articulations of
the finger joints"
The student once more took the
drawing home. and spent several days
in retouching it. He would have it
done this time. But the critic was not
satisfied. The work was good, very
good indeed remarkably clever" but
still it needed to be finished.
Il can not finish it" said Morse, in
despair.
Well" answered Mr.. West. II have
tried you long enough. You have
learned more by this drawing than you
, would have accomplished in double the
| time by dozen half-fnished drawings.
| 1t is not numerous drawings. but the
character of one, that makes thorough
iraughtsman, Finish one picture, sir,
and you are painter"
1t was a good lesson. One principal
part of a teachers business is to keep
his pupil from being too easily salts
ded. Y9Hth's Companton.
A little girl asked her mother:
Mamma, what makes all the people
we rent houses from so mean? Why
| iou't you rent a house from q good
man sometimes?n Had she been the
| daughter of a landlord she would prob
ably have asked: What makes the
| people you rent houses to so mean?
Why don's ,ou sometimes rent house
| 10 good laansn People look at things
in the light of their comfort and con-
| 7enienee. sad not in the light of truth
and right. As George Eliot says:
They translate their convenience into
L fs.sss a
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-11-30

Philaielphian That St. louis friend Of
yours is tl- most qulet, unobSerVing, unob-
trusive western man ever met in my life.
st. Louis Man--Yes: he used to be a pc
hcenan Philadelphia Record
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-11-30
Going Through Life.

The best recipe for going through life In
orunendable way is to feel that every oooy,
% matter how rich or how poor, needs ali
ae kindness they can get from others In the
-,orld
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-11-30
Ner York Society Note.

The engagement Of Miss Nora Cogan TO
Mr.. Rhiuelander De Lancey is announced
Miss Cogan is engaged as cook for so a
month.-SGu.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-11-30

An editor advising his contributors says:
"Brevity always gets to the front" Not il
it happens to lie doing duty as rabbits tail
Bling hamton Republican.
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a correspondent of English
H. e $, alleges that a perfect cure
s'eepIessness is to think of some
H. eam one has had, the more recently
n :. letter and to begin to go over again
|F T. tae mind as nearly as possible the
~ .,' ol the dream. Sleep comes, he
| |asserts' almost invariably ed often as
4~'A'y as the fall of curtain.
-'eneral Washington was quite a
sr anVee In his day. In Il letter to
sG o,one, Nadsworth, March 10, 1879,
~aeFal Greene says: 1--WE had a little
9nsst az my quarters few evenings
15an@., Ills hXcellency and Mrs. Greene
R;tt;. 0u uP%ard of three hours without
\ n down. Upon the whole we had
|" pretty little frlsk.n
Ill.,, IA Muscatine woman went to sleen
}faca watermelon rind tied on her
E bnrr, TO improve her complexion. A
ham, gar ., entered the room that night,
|sr a@ the apparition in bed and WAS So
H. sn,ened that he was paralyzed, and
has, as found in that condition in the
H. He has since become a raw.
~'oiac' Omaha Herald,
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-11-30

"Why are yoa always SO blue, ScribblsrF
because, said the author, I'm SO seldom
red "-Harper's SaEar
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-11-30

II you would not have afhicaon
visit you twice, listen at once 70 "na'
IL teaches. -A. L, kHoT, -
Morning journal and courier., 1888-03-26
a NoTARLE MEETING.

The Womans International council, which
began it's sessions in Washington yesterday
and will continue to meet for eight days, will
be a notable affair. Woman has done a
good deal since she started out for herself,
and evidently means to do good deal more
before she sits down to rest a great while.
A great many women who have achieved
prominence will be present at the meetings
and discuss the various subjects which will
be brought up. Susan B. Anthony, Mrs.
Livermore, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lii
lie Devereax Blake will well represent the
believers in women's suffrage. Miss Grace
Dodge will represent the Moral Purity society;
Frances Willard the Temperance Union;
Madam Bayelot prison work in France; Julia
Ward Howe the Society for the Advancement
of Women; Mrs. Ashton Dixie the Liberal
party in England. That tho women are not
looking for subjects to talk about at the con-
ventions they may choose to hold is shewn
by the fact that about fifty topics for discus
sion have been selected for this meeting,
among which are the following: Enlightened
Motherhood; Women in the Church and Pull
pit; Prison Reform; the Influence of Litera-
| ture upon Crime; Prenatal Influence; Wom-
an in Dentistry; Organization as Related to
| Civilizations Kitchen Chemistry; The Use of
Money; Ethics of Dress; Discoveries in the
Formation of the Human Voice; The Kinder
garten; The Development of the Animal
| Kingdom; Industrial Education; The Genesis
of Crime; The Colored Women of America;
Public Charities; Womans Need of q Busi-
ness Education; Motherhood Physiologically
Considered The Value of Simplicity in Child
hood; Occupations of Old Age; Moral Cul-
ture; Women Architecture; Children's Books;
The Need of Women Physicians in Asylums
for Insane; Factory Girls; Scientific Study
for Women; Legal Guardianship of Children
and the Status of the Mother; The Indian
Pnsblem; Rights of Children; The Needs of
the Religious Nature; The Women of Utah;
Hereditary; Work of the Red Cross; Work
of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
to Children; Prevention of Nervous Strain;
How to Extend the Sympathies of Society
Women; The Temperance Training of the
Young.
These are all very important matters and
their discussion will be interesting and bene-
fetal. Many wise things will be said and
some dark things made more or less clear.
Ii will be hard week for tho senators and
representatives who have no such views IS
the women of the council think they ought
to have
Morning journal and courier., 1888-03-26

kens elegant bachelor apartments in East
Ninth street. There Mr.. Van Valken in
sisted opening another bottle of wine,
after which the old playmates went to bed.
Mr.. Van Valken awoke sometime the next
forenoon. His friend had arisen and dressed
and was gone.
"Gone to attend to business and didn't
want to wake me up" said Mr.. Van Valken
to himself. f'That's right. Business before
pleasure. Yves is a pretty decent sort of
chap. A little quiet and straight-laced, but
I'd soon break him of that. 1 wonder what
time it is This is q fine head I've got on
me this morning"
Then Mr.. Van Valken got up to look at
his watch. 1t wasn't in his vest pocket. It
wasn't under his pillow. Mr.. Van Valken
plunged his hand in his trousers pockets, but
it wasn't there. In examining his trousers
pockets Mr.. Van Valken discovered also that
about $500 in cash, which had been there
when he went to bed, wasn't there any more.
Mr. Van Valken began to feel queer He
made up his mind to dress quickly and hunt
up his friend. When he put on his shirt he
found that there was no gold button to fast
en- the band behind, there had been the
night before There was no 800 diamond
diamond stud glittering in his shirt bosom.
Where pair of $75 sleeve buttons had
clasped his cuffs together the night before
only two gaping buttonholes met his eye.
With horror in his eyes he glanced around.
4 number of small but valuable pieces OF
bric-a- brac that had ornamented his mantel
were gone. Prepared for anything by this
time, Mr.. Van Yalken made an examination
of his bureau and wardrobe. A dozen new
shirts, just that day from the maker and still
in the package they were sent home in, were
gone. Three pairs of trousers and an over
coat were missing from the wardrobe. TAX
ing an account of missing stock, Mr.. Van
NAlKnn fOnRd q Ina in he viz
ity of 81, ,000 Dressing himself as best he
could he made his way through the storm to
the hotel where the friend of his carry days
said he was stopping. No such gentleman
as Wesley Collins of Dayton was a guest
there. a stranger, answering the descrip-
ton given of that person, had been lounging
there the day before, but had disappeared.
Mr.. Van Valken has not been able to learn
anything of Mr.. Collins, but he is certain
that the sleek and pious youth was the per-
son he said he was, as no one could possibly
have known as much about his boyheod days
as Wesley Collins of Dayton.