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Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-12-28
Snow Melting Apparatus.

A system of snow melting has been devised
by Mr.. F. Lyon, London. When it is con-
sidered that fall of snow inches deep, over
one mile of road 60 feet wide, amounts to
1856 cubic yards, the impossibility Ct remov-
ing it promptly by horses and carts is at once
apparent-the more so when it is remembered
that some metropolitan vestries have from SO
to 100 miles of road, and thus would have to
deal with from 100000 to 100000 cubic yards
of snow, assuming q inch fall to occur. The
principle of Mr.. Lyons invention, according
to Scientific American, is that the snow can
be dealt with in the roads on which it falls,
when it is in light and fieecy condition, and
therefore easily melted.
The apparatus consists of wrought iron
tube about IS feet long, having a furnace at
one end and a short length of vertical pipe
for a chimney at the other. The tube is
made III lengths of feet, and each length is
tapered SO that they all fit into each other
and are closely packed for transport on
wheels. When fall of snow occurs the ap-
paratus is to be laid along the cutters of the
roads to be cleared, the width occupied being
about feet. A fire is then to be lighted in
the furnace, the heat from which will pass
along the horizontal tube which has fatty
arched top. The snow is then to be shoveled
on 10 Inc heated tube, which Will melt 1t, the
resulting water flowing away to the nearest
gully. A trial of this apparatus took place
in the st. Marleybone district in February,
1885, on some snow which had fallen long
previously and had been twice carted. Not
outstanding the solidified condition of the
snow and the imperfect condition of the ex-
detrimental apparatus, it is stated that 81
yards of the consolidated snow, weighing 10
tons 5 cwt 8 qrs., and equal to 1sS yards of
freshly fallen snow, were melted in ten hours
with consumption of coke of the value of
Is. I'd, or under l3ld. per ton.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-12-28
Who VIII Buy a Castle?

Who wants to buy a fine old English
castle, dating from Henry II Such highly
romantic property is now in the market, and
will be sold at auction on the 2lst of this
month in London. Its name is Devices
castle, and it is situated in Wiltshire. As
long ago as l149 it passed into the possession
of the crown, was given dover to the
wives of various kings, and thus became en-
titled to the immunities tof royal castle.
Portions of the original structure still re-
main The approach to the castle is through
battlemented gateway. 1t is protected by
an ancient moat. 1t can boast of secret
chamber in its ivy tower, of dungeons, of
bear gardens, of Norman gateways, of RAM
part walks, of bastions The auctioneer's
beautifully illustrated pamphlet, from which
these facts are CLEANED, makes no mention of
a first class ghost, who can a tremendous tale
unfold and can be depended upon to show
himself at regular intervals. However, it is
only fair to assume that such ghost goes
with such an estate-New York Tribune.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-12-28
What They Don't Like.

Our compact and interesting letter from
the Mantle summer school for teachers
had in it a whole sermon in that one quo
tation from teacher that there wa mt
but one way of larnin' young ones any
thing and that was to give EN- what they
didn't like" What picture 1t offers Of
the way some people regard children, and
the sort of people who sometimes secure
positions as teachersl That the senti.
ment as expressed bristles with errors of
grammar does not, unfortunately, prove
that teacher did not utter it verbatim.
But the essence of the whole thing Is In
that notion of ''giying EN- what they
don't like" as means or education. 1t is
the philosophy of life for some people.
They go about. as moral and religious
duty, taking the happiness out of other
peoples lives for their good, choosing the
disagreeable where choice cutters, and
turning to the left in crowd because
the others turn to the right. "They give
'em what they don't like, and know it's
the right thing because those who get it
don't like it." 1t is pitiful way of
looking at things. and it doesn't belong
in the Nineteenth century, but it is still
to be found and when found it cannot be
cured. Hartford Courant.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-12-28
The patro, wagons Exhibition.

The ''hurry up wagon, as the boys call II,
might be improved One day last week q
great crowd cheered and ran after 1t as IL
clattered along Fifth avenue. There was
drunken woman in the wagon and sne pre-
sented a sickening spectacle. 1t was TINS tna'
attracted the Immense crowd. 1t Is horrioi'
to witness two or three policemen dragging
drunken woman to the station house. lhe
wagon shes .ens the exhibition. But why
make an exAibitiona A cover could oe pro
vided, with jeather curtains which coula pe
pulled down. The moral effect would De
worth the Price of thousand cs--tains' does
any ssnsihs man think it Improves ths
chances OF boy TO haul him up INTO .ns
wagaA and place him where all eyes can see
hims A palmer, more palpable error "as
never made. We need not sneer at the gener-
alton that nurtured the pillory as long as We
use patrol wagons without covers.-FitsshufS
Bulletin.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-12-28
EDUCATING HORSES.


b
Generally Useful.
men green colt is first put into
harness. he naturally makes great
many awkward moves and gets himself
INTO shapes" that will not add 10 bis
value II they become chronic. Mpch
Of this awkwardness wears awav j.
tme as the young horse gets into the
line OF his work. but 1t often hannah.
through want Of care on the part Of Ii,
driver that certain coltish tricks that
came from awkwardness in the first
place cling to him all through life n
Is easier to teach young horse what
you want him to do than to break nm
bad habits which he may have con-
tracted, so 1t is very important to com.
mence right with him. Horses bred
and broken in on the farm are. as q
rule, more awkward than they should
oe' and It is mostly due to the fact
that those who train them are too
easily satisfied. A skilled horseman
Will take a young horse fresh from the
farm' and in few weeks work a great
transformation in him. Good manners
are worth money in selling a horse.
and farmers who raise one or more
colts Tor market each year should take
more pains in educating them and get
better prices. 1t is not best to at
tempt to develop speed, for that is ex-
penslve business and is the work of a
professional, who has the necessary
skill and appliances; but any one can
teach a colt to walk we'll, to stand
quietly until his driver is ready to start.
and dozen other things that go
to make horse pleasanter to handle.
and consequently more valuable in the
eyes of the would-be purchaser. Colts
should not be worked when very
young, for their strength is not often
up to the work required of them, and
they get into awkward habits that
stick to them. A two-year colt may
easily be ruined as walker by putting
too much of load behind him. A
colts education should begin as soon
as he is weaned, however, and he NAV
be bitted and made quite supple long
before he is old enough t. wear har-
ness Teach him to back with ease.
as far as you want him to, first on
smooth ground and then over rails,
door stills, or other like ob.structions.
Turn his neck by easy efforts until he
will place his nose at either shoulder
without moving out of his tracks.
Many other simple exercises will sug-
gest themselves that will aid in giving
the colt full control of his muscles
and so making him graceful and handy.
Never use harsh means, but insist up
on being obeyed. When you command
movement carry your point, but do
it in such a patient way that your
young pupil will not get distaste for
his lessons and sulk. Let him know
that you appreciate his efforts to
please you and so keep up his interest.
Enough may be added to the value of
q young horse in this way to we'll re-
pay you for the trouble.-Philddelphta
Press.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-12-28
A Curious Old Clock.

There is clock on exhibition at the San
Francisco mining bureau which is very
curious in construction, and, though over 2o0
years old, keeps excellent time. 1t is inclosed
in long glass case on a three foot stand
The clock is but twelve inches long and about
eight wide. 1t is made of japanese brass
and has two side doors, which are kept open
in order to allow visitors to see its unique
construction Instead of the hands moving
they remain at standstill, while the dial
continually goes ronnd and every minute a
small weight moves up peg. The face Is
covered with japanese characters. The
clock is wound up daily by pulling two small
weights, which are attached to cord and
Move larger and heavier weight so as to
touch the works. This clock was the proper
ty of the niizado's household for over 100
years Chicago News
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-12-28

a drop OF apparently clear water placed
on glass slide and put under the objec.
Ave, will cause wonder and astonishment
when the mnltitudes of animalcular life are
brought to view. There they are, swimming,
twisting, standing, but how large are theyl
Don't know, because there is nothing to com
pare them with. Take piece of soft glass
tubing and soften it in the fame OF gas or
alcohol lamp, and then draw it out into a
very fine thread, which viii be a capillary
tube ssee Fig. u. That it is tube may be
proved by inserting one end in water and
blowing into the other end, when minute
bubbles will risa
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-12-28
Art Of window Dressfnr.

The shop windows have put On their
last persuasive touches as the season
wanes The milliners' windows look like
ayiaries in which bonnets and hats are
perched like birds OF gay plumage. But
nothing is done to attract the feminine
eye more skillfully than that which allures
the men The artistic possibilities Of
neckties are shown In many WAYS. Ono
enterprising dealer has hung his entire
window in deep indigo neckties splotched
with spots and waving lines. The lllu-
sion is Of very deep sea aspect and very
taking. On another street red and blue
shirts are made effective by displaying
them in lines SO that the bars Of color
shall tell for all they are worth
The art of window dressing we have
learned from the French. Two things
are necessary, sense of color in masses
and by contrast and an appreciation OF
the value Of forms repeated These
Americans are getting and 1t marks
progress on the way to becoming an artis-
tic people A glove shop and place for
wonlen's gear is case in point The
window is laid in black. On small raised
stands are long black silk stockings
folded with hanging ends, and on each Of
these are perched long. yellow kid gloves
knotted exactly in the same way. Above
these. which suggest, by the way, pre-
Raphaelite flowers In foreground, are
black knitted silk vests, hanging like
banners between the long yellow gloves,
which have the effect Of streamers. In
the center of all is another vest, crossed
by magnificent pair Of yellow embroid-
cred CATERS. Tho window, with its re-
iterated yellow and black, might serve
for an Austrian rally.-New York Press.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-12-28
ESQ of Ethereal whisky,

According TO The Lancet, in certain dis
tricts in the north of Ireland ether is
largely used as an intoxicant. A special
kind of ether is prepared for drinking
purposes, and its success in supplanting
whisky appears to be owing to its cheap
ness, for a person can obtain for penny
sufficient OF the potent fluid to intoxicate
him. 1t may be here mentioned that the
SO called chloric ether which, under its
newer name of spirits of chloroforn, is
prescribed to give pleasant flavor to
nauseous draughts, has often been used
as stfraulant by inebriates who have had
access te L. 1t is not ether, but consists
of solutjsn of chloroform diluted in
nineteen parts of rectifed spirit. With
regard to ether sold for drinking pur-
poses, 1t is asserted that the excise
authorities have been applied to. but they
have no power to control its sale
Chambers Journal
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-12-28

The cuisine Ia The hotel and GOOD =.
staurants u very fine, and comfortable
good In the cheaper houses we have tried.
Nowhere = living dear. Tea, most deli.
cious. with nice bread, and enough for
two cost eighty kopeck4, snd 1 tr!nk sel.s
to the waiter Of say tenn Ill a6out
forty cents, Chocolate. two Timber
full, and bread or cake for two. sane
price. a good dinner Of soup, two kinds
meat and Vegetables, with compete Ind
glass Of beer. costs In the best places. for
two. about $1-10 Of our money. II
same at respectable place, bnt not n
well prepared, yet good enough. about
thirty i've cents per person Of our money.
nAkeit rule to try allskinds Of plAcea
where food il clean and respectable Rus
sian tea is very fine. II Is served fhus:
A teapot large enough to hold one large
cupfnl, and half full OF leaves, u PLACED
before two persons. with another large
pot Of boiling water. We half I'll our
cups from the teapot and ill up with hot
water, and. if desired. with cream q
with milk, at the same time filling the
I teapot with hot water In this way ~
can have as much rs we can possibly de.
sire
Inotice Russians drinking and rekiIinR
until the decoction coming from the ipot
e barely colored. We. however. reill
only once, getting thus two large cuns of
delicious tea The third cup Is strunxs
enough for table use. For each purtion
twelve Jumps Of sugar arp fnmished md
bread enough for . fair break fast IMs
tice Russians putting sugar ii their
mouths and sucking the tea through It a.
eating It after swallowing soma tea. Thix..
however, when tea is taken simply a. )
nd xry94k = 81 -
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-12-28
A snlart Girl.

''Rebecca. you shall not shpeak nit dot
Moses Levi vonce more.n
80, fadder, you preak mine heardt We
yos almost engaged. Wy shall not shpeak
Of hlmf'
sHe hat sheated ne He hat sold me a
haste diamond for shenuine shtonen
40. fadder. dot shouldt recommend him to
you as son-in-law. If he can fool wise
man life you sec vat a fortune he hat in de
chesclry pizineSs"
"Vell, Rebecca, you vas schmarder as
thought Get married ven you like. am
ankchious to 60 into partnership with
mine son.in. Flaw. San Francisco Wasp.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-12-28

This story Is told of certain Boston
publisher, and it is reproduced as showing
a unique way Of appraising literary work:
A gentleman who does much with his pen
In the way of rather lurid kind of story
writing had frequently disposed of manu-
script to the publisher in question. One
day he entered the Office of the latter with
q story to sell, and handed him tie parcel
of manuscript. "Wel. how much for
this?" was asked the author, while the
questioner kept posing the manuscript
on his open palm. Fifty dollars" was
the reply. Fifty dollarsf' repeated the
publisher. the .1-as infection In his voice
denoting surp1se; why. it's not nearly
SO heavy "a the one gave you forty for
not long since. @-Boston Budget
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g''eG little here and a IlttIo There Iog
s,ihes not actually needed, and &C
when tue real need comes the NOME.
70 meet Y. is gone. Then II ID hard a
pay debts Crops may fall, lcs3 NAV
come In many ways, and it il sHa Is.
ueed when the relentless money -leste,
takes the farmers all. Let every
,arIner avosd debt as something TO be
dreaded and Stunned. II ia NOT p.,.as
sary to be stingy and parsimonious
put self-denial is necessary. and how.
ever hard, 1t is not as hard as financial
ruin. Cor. Rural N.qn Y,rLa.. n
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-12-28
A Remarkable Salt Bed.

One of the most remarkable salt beds in the
world, says American Naturalist. is located
on the isle of Petit Anse, southwestern Lou
isiana, 125 miles due west from New Orleans.
The deposit is pure crystal salt. So far as it
has been traced there are $50 acres of I'M
known depth explored 40 feet down The
surface of the bed unduates from one foot
above to six feet below tide level By
analyses the salt is go IS per cent pure. The
position of the salt shows it to be older than
the coal and sandstone which lie above it.
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Now insert this tube in cup of stagnant
water, and the water will readily enter it,
rising, perhaps, several inches above the sur
face of the water in the cup "a in Fig. q.
Hold the tube OBJ before you No larger
than hair OF your head and the bore much
smaller. Is it possible there are living Great
ures in that small spaces
Place the tube under the microscope, and
iol many curious creature disporting itself
In as much space as man would have in
wide street of a city &C. in Fig o. These have
been seen where it would take at least score
of them placed end to end to make chain
long enough to reach across the space in the
tube.
How large are they? Hold up the glass
thread before your eyes and consider 1t is
small, the bore is smaller and they are
twenty, perhaps fifty, times smaller still.
Yet each is a perfect creature, with organ
lied structure, and organs adapted for vari
Gus functions. How large is ones mouth,
foot, heel! Where is the limit2
IT'S said that all the larger eas have lesser feas
to bite 'em.
And these in turn have smaller feas, and so ad
minimum.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-12-28
- a,JFfALo MOTH.


..r,,inate This Cruel Enemy Of
70 h rags and Carpets.
a. naphtha or benzine are all
w. etlicacious to kill the buffalo
Wy and entomologists have not
~ ~ thing better TO recon-
u t n' the purpose. The grub OF
u.,salo moth. which is The GREAT
. pa does the mischief. is appar-
! J nroof against all other forms OF
u fa A little natural history
A Soe,le which causes so much de-
s,,on may be repeated with value.
ssetle measures rather less than
|pishth Of an inch in length. 1t is
i, sli,l,tly hairy and has . bright
q rad down the confer Of It's body.
-. not eat carpets. but feeds on
Rsal,ep Of several different shrubs.
| Known to be so fond of the spires
1 4 "a not wise to allow that orna-
In hush to grow near the house,
n the premises at all, II possible.
/ heatle flies in the open window
laws It's eggs in any WOODEN sub.
ksa It can find, especially in the
N Of carpets. If abundance Of
k,tbrum, or Persian insect powder,
I'm at the edges of the carpet be-
m the paper filing and the carpet,
y thing else is used OF the many
bgs, like pepper or camphor, that
Esekeepers use to make the edges OF
! carpet disagreeable to moths, it
grobable that the buffalo moth will
j on to more welcome quarters.
Uention is better than cure in this
! Once established in a house,
j. generation of beetles seems inn
"a TO return to the same place, and
Here Is a possible dark, unguarded
her where they can locate they
Z.
fhen the grub or pupa of the beetle
Latched from the eggs in the carpet,
Hing but vigorous doses OF benzine,
Ehtha or gasoline will kill him, and
hdance must be used. He is lit
Thrown, hairy worm-like creature,
tcely a quarter of an inch long,
khatehes out about the middle OF
il. He easily hides in the fuzz OF
carpet, but his presence may be
mn by his tracks. He eats the nap
the carpet in lines quite symme-
ii and regular. If you can not see
thing eating the carpet, but notice
eaten spots it is wise to suspect
presence of the buffalo moth.
he is no danger in using gasoline,
the precaution used by Fl. R.,
writes that she used it, "opening
" door and window for a day and
light afterwards, and allowing no
or light near the room for the
e time" Gasoline Is the most
[erful, naphtha is next and is not
Explosive as gasoline; benzine is
best and is still less explosive,
Ugh no fire or light should be al
bd near the benzine bottle when in
1.-THE floor, closets and drawers of
be are kept sedulously clean, and
Rthrum powder or little powdered
|hur is used at the edges of the car
and, above all, all the wooden
pents, hats and any other articles
n use are packed away in news
ers and camphor till needed and no
bish is allowed to collect about the
hises moths of all kinds cease to
terror T. Tribune.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-12-28

The duplex principle has been successfully
adapted to the Phelps system of inductive
telegraphy, so that messages may be sent to
end from moving trains in the ordinary
manner without interfering with the trans
mission of messages by injunction With
this improvement, single line is all that is
required for both train and ordinary teleg
raphy.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-12-28
FARMERS DEBTS.

borrowing Money as Something to
BE Dreaded and Stunned.
pere are many farmers who are In
anger of getting into debt. They
Fell off, have money in the bank
PANIED elsewhere, and make good
Is from their farms besides their
{est money. Such farmers always
plenty of money, or. if not, they
only to draw from their invested
Fal. 1t is far otherwise with a
class OF farmers. If not aleady
Ppt more or less they are often near
prders and strongly tempted to en-.
Two classes of influences are at
10 get farmers into debt. One
includes the desire to make a
10 ride in style, etc. Often the
ff works hard and economies.
ing out of debt till his children
ro~n up. They must have things
Father and mother never thought
wing. They have no scruples
running in debt; it seems easy.
pa lolks oppose in vain and the
enter upon a course which
untold pain and sorrow. | have
an instance where a man and
lie worked hard, bought farm
heafly paid for it. But one of
sons must have a fine horse
arfiage and other things to match.
esult was that the farmer got
e'ea In debt and in the end, which
alne' he lost all his property ex-
'is household goods. That son is
very little to-day, and the father
lo'ner mad no home in their old
NoePt by the charity of others.
saa thing to go in debt to crafty
~ love OF pleasure. Let farmers
'eir children beware of this great
'lere Is another class of infu-
when lmpel men into debt.
are tunes when it certainly
oes' TO hire money. Take an
10 A son takes the old farm
: poor buildings. He brings his
Vhe' children are born to them.
hnds the cold, inconvenient
. Killing the dear ones. He has
money saved up, decides to fix
giu mouse as the timbers are
ae mas say, 5000. This he
WI, 20 the work, but so much
uohe that in the end he finds
one two, or three hundred
~ oeht. Suppose he has to paw
ave or eighteen or more dollars
- hIefest, the added comfort
s,ehience and health of his
a'iy repay this, as well as the
'epalrlng. Other cases occur
when it seems necessary to
~ aeot; but if farmers were
piy impressed with the evil
uney would suffer much before
themselves to be bound by
ill.,. 1t is always best to have,
a sum laid by to use in
sudden need for money.
hew 10y come' a horse may die
na o,ie nave to be bought, a
h unforeseen cases may occur
!, oney will have to be used,
ID . not at hand, it must BIO
cssh 1t Is very good plan to
roau i account, noting down al
,bs 'sea and paid. This shows
money goes. Too often it
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-12-28
Drilling Hole. In Glass Plates.

An experimenter tells of his successful ex-
perience in drilling holes three-sixteenths of
an inch in diameter through glass plates about
ore-eighth of an inch thick, by the use of an
ordinary bow drill, with spirits of turpentine
as lubricant The holes were drilled from
one side until the point of the drill just pune
tured the opposite side of the glass; then the
glass was turned over and the holes finished
by drilling from the opposite side