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The Providence Journal rises to remark that appearances indicate that condemned criminal is the only person whom an electric current cannot kill.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-03-29
Some Things Worth knowing.

There are 3,064 languages in the
world, and its inhabitants profess more
than 1000 religions.
The number of men is about equal
to the number of women. The average
of life is about thirty three years. One
quarter die previous to the age of
seventeen. To every |, 900 persons only
one reaches 100 years of life. TO ev-
cry 100 only six reach the age of sixty
five, and not more than one in 500
lives to eighty years Of age.
There are on the earth 1000. 900, 900
inhabitants; OF these 33,033, 033 die
every year, 81, S24 every day, $3.50 ev-
cry hour, and 60 every minute, or
every second.
The married are longer lived than
the single, and, above all, those who
observe sober and Industrious con-
duct. Tail men live longer than short
ones. Women have more chances of
life in their favor previous to fifty
years of age than men have, but fewer
afterward.
The number of marriages is in the
proportion of rs to every 1000 indi-
viduals. Marriages are more frequent
after equinoxes-that is, during the
months of June and December. Chris
tfan Union.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-03-29
Value of Punctuality.

1t is astonishing how many people
there are who neglect punctuality.
Thousands have failed in life from this
cause alone. 1t is not only serious
vice in itself, but it is the fruitful
parent of numerous other vices, so
that he who becomes the victim of it
gets involved in tolls from which it is
almost impossible to escape. 1t makes
the merchant wasteful of time; it saps
the business reputation of the lawyer,
and it Injuries the prospects OF the
mechanic, who might otherwise rise to
fortune; in a word, there is not pro-
fession, nor station in life, which is
not liable to the canker of the destrne-
tive habit. Many and many a time
has the failure of one man to meet his
obligation brought on the ruin of a
score of others. Thousands remain
poor all their lives, who, if they were
more faithful to their word, would Sc
cure a large run of custom, and so
make their fortunes. Be punctual, il
you would succeed.-N. Y. Ledger.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-03-29
Expecting Too Much.

A small man with great deal of
voice got his mouth slapped in a
Grand River avenue saloon the other
evening, and some of his friends in
sisted that he sail in and redeem his
personal honor He refused to do SO,
and they tainted him with cowardice
cit isn't cowardice. gentlemen, he
explained, "but you are expecting too
much of me. l got licked on Michi-
gan avenue on Monday; was half killed
on the market on Tuesday, and chap
on Fort street mopped the earth with
me yesterday. To-day l am taking a
vacation and using three kinds OF
plasters and five brands of liniment.
and my personal honor doesn't demand
that let this fellow drive me into the
earth foot or two.
And he placidly accepted a kick and
walked off.-Detroit Free Press.
A Lovers Stratagem-"now is II
you always take your intended to the
railway stationp" because we can
there kiss uudisturbed, and the folks
think we are merely saying goodbye"
Sitting down to brood over our
sorrows, the darkness deepens about
us, and our little strength changes te
weakness; but If we turn away from
the gloom and take up the tasks Of
comforting and helping others, the
light will come again and we shall
grow strong.-Rev. J. R Miller.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-03-29
a FORTUNE IN OIL
roor irish Day-Laborer Became
Multi -HiIliOnafra

Mutt millionaire
Persons who imagine the mamha,.
OF the Standard Oil Company ara a..
only men whs acquire more than ordi.
nary riches in the oil business are MOI
acquainted with the facts. The nil
country is full OF men who have ba.
come wealthy in the oil business. and
never had any connection whatever
with the big Standard. John Nc
neown, Of Washington, Pa, is reputed
70 % the wealthiest oil producer. and
ms hgure is placed at So, 600 900. al.
though it is likely to be much more
tnan this. Mr.. McKeown is a native
q ireland, and began his career in This
country In the oil regions, coming
directly from Castle Garden to The
pennsylvania oil regions during the
early excitement on Oil creek, about
iooA lie was entirely without
means, and began as dav la
borer, working for 80 dav
handling a pick and shovel for a man
VINO mad contracts for grading oil-well
uerflcks and tank seats. He soon be-
came a contractor himself, and from
That got small interest in we'll
winch proved to be good investment
Mr.. McKeown was not one OF those
whose riches were suddenly acquired
They came to him slowly, and only
through hard work and careful invest
ments. From Oil creek be went 20
bradford, in the early days of that de-
velopment. and there he was wonder
fully successful. His operations there
were mostly on the rich Bingham
lands, where every well was success.
de left Bradford a very rich man. and
went to Butler County, buying small
farm not far from Martinsbarg. AL
though small tract, this was one of
the most prolific in the great Butter
field, and Mr. McKeown realized an
other fortune here. During this time
he was making careful investments,
mostly In real estate in Pennsylvania
and the West, and these invest
ments, SO far as is known, have
all realized handsomely. Indeed.
none OF McKeown's friends can point
toany considerable investment Of his
that has not been good one. He is a
man upon whom fortune always smiles
His wonderful success in the Washing.
ton and Taylorstown oil-felds is ia
miliar to newspaper readers. In the
Washington district he probably de-
veloped the richest spot ever tapped in
the pennsylvania region. 1t is said
that three farms here Of which he was
the chief beneficiary produced So, 0Oo,-
900 worth of oil alone. Mr. McKeown
owns large amount OF valuable city
property in Baltimore and Philadel-
phia, as well as cattle ranches 10 the
West. He has invested largely in the
new Turkeyfoot district, lately opened
up by the Bridgewater Gas Company,
and if the region comes up to the ex-
pectations of the trade he will realize
another fortune there. Titusville
| Pa.) Letter.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-03-29
DON'T FRET AND WORRY7
A Pleasant Disposition Source of Con
tentment In Its Best Sense.

Pleasant Disposition a Source of Con-
tentment In Its Best Sense.
If you want good appetite, don't
worry. If you want healthy body,
don't worry. If you want things to go
right in your business, don't worry.
Women find sea OF trouble in theil
housekeeping. Some one says they
often put as much worry and anxiety
into loaf of bread, pie or cake, into
the weekly washing and ironing, as
should suffice for much weightier mat
tiers. This accounts largely for the
angularity of American women. Nerv-
business, which may be called the
reservoir of worrying-its fountain
and source-is the baue of the Amer.
lean race. 1t is not confined to the
women, by any means. but extends to
the men as well. Even business men
are sometimes afflicted, SO we have
heard, and so our advice moi
to yield to this habit will be most
kindly received by all classes of read
ers. What good does fretting dop 1t only
increases with Indulgence, like anger,
or appetite, or any other human inn
pulse. 1t deranges ones temper, ex-
cites unpleasant feelings toward every
body, and confuses the mind. 1t affects
the whole person, units one for the
proper completion of the work whose
trifing interruption or disturbance
started the fretful fit. Suppose these
things go wrong to-day, the to-mor-
rows are coming. in which to try again,
and the thing is not worth clouding
your own spirit and those around you,
injuring yourself and them physically
for the mind affects the body-and
for such trife. Strive to cultivate
a spirit of patience, both foi
your own good and the good o
those about you You will never
regret the step. for it will not only ado
to your own happiness, but the exam
pie of your conduct will affect those
with whom you associate, and in whom
you are interested. Suppose somebody
makes mistake. suppose you are
crossed, or a trifling accident occurs
to fly into fretful mood will mo-
mend, but help to hinder the attain
ment of what you wish. Then, wher
thing is beyond repair, waste no use
less regrets over it, and do no idl,
fretting. Strive tor that serenity o
spirit that will enable you to make the
best of all things. That means con
tentment in its best sense; and content
ment is the only true happiness of life
A pleasant disposition and good worl
will make the whole surrounding
ring with cheerfulness. America al
Artisan
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-03-29
The TELL LEGEND.
Theatrical Manager Explains why He
Takes 1t in Good Faith"

Theatrical Manager Explains Why He
Takes 1t in Good Faith"
Do | believe there was such person
as William TellP ! do. / have faith
in legends and fox lore Even if there
Is much that will not stand the fierce
light of critical research, | would not
have the mind freed from these precious
superstitions, if you choose to call them
so. If you go on with this pernicious
iconoclastic work what is to become OF
the Minnesingers and the Master
singers, the Nibelunged Lied, and how
then will Wagner standP l think
would murder the man who should tell
me that the grand incident of the noble
Sydney denying himself the proffered
drink OF water TO give it to the humble
soldier was myth. They will be tell
ing us pretty soon that Nelson in his
last breath on the quarter deck did not
say, kiss me, Hardy" Or that Law
renee never said, Don't give up the
ship" or that Perry failed to remark.
I'VE have meet the enemy. and they are
ours No, sir won't have it. l am
aware that the old biting bitter destroy
err OF myths and shams, the great Vol
taire, was one of the first to cast doubt
upon the reality of the Swiss hero. But
what else could you expect of a French
manp Had he lived to this day he
would have said there was no such per-
son as Bismarck-o at least he would
have wished there was not. Did not
Voltaire call Bismarck savage? Take
away Tell and his magic arrow, his son
and the apple, and you rob Switzerland
of its splendid romance, and the mlnd
of man of one of its loveliest Illusions.
Trust to the poet; he will always set
YOU right with his unerring instinct.
Schiller has wrought for us one OF the
prandest dramas out of the legends OF
the sturdy Swiss in their struggle for
independence. To read or hear his
thrilling poetic play is to breathe the
air of Uri and Unterwalten, and to be
Inspired with the lofty ideas OF liberty
sd virtue impaired by contact with
t-4e ether where grows the edeiWeiS
Sheridan Knowles has given the Eng
fish stage an excellent play on the SUD.
iect of the Swiss Liberator. Yes, sir;
believe in William Tell.-St. Louis
Glohe-DemOcrat.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-03-29
HEROIC MAGGIE O'FLYNN.
A Pathetic Story of Irish Life and Wo-
manly Charity.

A Pathetic Story of Irish Life and Wo-
manly Charity.
In cabin on sunny hillside over
looking the Bay of Dublin dwelt
middle-aged brother and sister, The
man was helpless cripple, entirely
dependent upon his sisters exertions;
and on her death a car was sent from the
poor-house to bring him thither for
shelter. The poor wretch chung to the
only home he had ever known, and he
utterly refused to leave it. crying that
he would die if deprived of his ''say
air and shut up within prison walls"
His loud lamentations had brought the
priest and some of the neighbors to his
side. and one of the latter, Maggie
O'Flynn, felt deep impulse of pity to-
wards the unfortunate man. She was
single woman of about fifty-five, of
weather-beaten and certainly not at
tractive appearance. She acted as herd
on the estate OF a gentleman close by,
| to whom her services were invaluable.
'.Hould hard" she said to the poor
house officials; .'It's not Maggie
O'Flynn that 'ull see apoor craytur taken
to the poor-house when she can give him
shelter. It's a corner and \ welcome
in me own cabin Mick Costilloe shall
have" But here his reverence inter-
posed and vowed he would allow no
such scandal in the parish as an un-
married man and woman sharing the
same dwelling, cripples or no Grip
pies "Shure, Maggie, you won't go
back on your word?' implored poor
Mick. Maggie hesitated moment,
then turning to the priest, said: "If
there's no other way to save him from
the house. your riverince, I'll marry
him, an sorra haporth will any one
be able to say agin it thin" 1t was in
vain that his reverence pointed out the
terrible burden Maggie was taking upon
herself Its for the love of God I'm
marvin him an not to phase meself, J"
was the answer she returned; AN sure
the Blessed Virgin will niver let me
want for the bite an the sup when she
sees me sharin' it with the craythur
| that has naythur.n The marriage took
place, and until his death. several
years later, the kind-hearted Maggie
OFlynn carefully tended and supported
the poor helpless cripple in her own
cabin. Pail Mall Gazette
Scientists agree that it is a cold
day when Indian summer gets left,
During the year 1888 nearly 700
persons disappeared in Philadelphia
a large percentage of whom was never
heard of.
Anybody can tell you what to take
| tor cough. The man who can cure
| one has not yet appeared N. y.
Picayune.
1t detracts something from the In
terest of the report that man has
been found with two hearts to learn
that they were both up his sleeve
Binghamton Republican.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-03-29
R
DEEP SEA FISHES.

now they Are Enabled to Bear the Pres
sure OF the Water Above Them.
FISHES have been found, it is said,
['hree miles below the surface of the sea,
ahd when a speciality has been made of
aeep-sea sounding as in the voyage of
lne challenger and others, the ocean
Foepths have been found to be very pop
uous. Plants, however do not live in
'le deepest seas, and it is supposed that
'ne aeep-sea animals either prey upon
Vle another, or get their food from dead
organisms and plants which sink down
,o.nem' The phosporescent fishes which
snt up the waves about them so bril-
elahtly' are found as far as a mile below
le surface. The most of the fishes
Funaoltlng what are called the .'abyssal
tOnes have only rudimentary eyes.
uu' hey have long feelers, which enable
l''n 70 grope their way along the bot
Om oil the sea. Other species, how
'er' nave very large eyes, and these
Nc suppose to follow the phosphores-
GUY nshes, who act as moving lamp
,ss ior deep-ocean streets. The light
sOne OF these phosphorescent fishes
aousht up by deep-sea dredges. is so
,shl, that during the brief space the
'iias survive it is quite easy to read
~ The reason that fishes and mol
s s. 'hat live even three miles under
a'er are able to bear the pressure OF
y waves above them, which amounts
several tons to the square inch, is
cause they have exceedingly loose
issues, which allows the water to flow
avusn every insterstice and thus to
aaine their weight. Indeed, it is as
49, ~ 'hat when this pressure is re-
e ~ they perish. The account OF
n ,shaIlenger expedition states that
,ae sharks brought up from a depth
si @rfe quarters of q mile were dead
MAJ u,9 = lhey reached the surface. Chi
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-03-29
"A writer in the Manchester Mirror

A writer in the Manchester Mirror
saws that the wealthiest town OF Its
size in America is Brookline, Mass,
of which the assessment valuation Is
S4O7. 454, OPS. The distinction claimed
for Brookline has been generally sup
posed to belong to Canajoharie, in this
State. That village is very small IN
comparison with the Massachusetts
town. and the number of residents
there who are many times millionalres
is considerably greater than can De
counted on the fingers OF both hands
OF the educational system IN the
New York public schools, condemned
BY the report Of the committee Oh .ne
board of Education, the Phlladeiphl"
Record says: Such system causes
teachers to devote all their energies 10
nreparations for the expected examln-
alton. disregarding the real advance
nents of the children, and loading their
memories with facts and figures to De
drawn out at the proper moment by the
looked-for question. The use OF mem
DRY simply as an educational tool Gun
never stimulate the mental powers nor
enable them to rise above the lever oi
c,t-and-dried uniformity" -
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-03-29
MASCULINE JEWELRY.
The Signet Ring the Only Bauble of a
Well Dressed Man.


Well Dressed Man.
"The fashion of wearing jewelry
among men is growing to higher points
than it reached even in 1884. 1t was
then, you know, the practice reached
high-water mark. 1t attracted a good
deal of attention at the time, as prior
to that the jewelry of men had been
notable mainly by reason of its alb
,sence The dudes. who suppressed
watch-chains. scarf-pins and the like,
allowed themselves full liberty in the
matter of finger-rihgs. and from this
the general run of elubmen took their
cues. Many fashionable man wore
five or six rings on his fingers The
great design then was the snake-ring,
and after that what was known as the
glove-ring. The latter consisted OF a
heavy band of gold, usually square in
design, in which were set diamond
with ruby or sapphire on either side
of IL. The stones were set well down
in the gold and were perfectly flush
with the top, so that man could pull
a glove on over the ring without diff
Guilty.
Perhaps the greatest success which
was reached then was when the brace
let appeared as a masculine adornment
The natural result of all this tinery
was that the smaller clerks and cheap
Johns of the town followed the suit of
their leaders, and the market was
flooded with tawdry jewelry. After a
time good healthy reaction set in
and men went back to the ring which
they always return to.
"What is that?n
ut is the old signet ring. am
more or less familiar with the history
OF Jewels, and it has struck me often
that this ring, which monarchs of two
hundred years ago wore on the first
finger of their right hands usually, is
the only one which has a staple place
in the affections of mankind. Not only
do men return to it after they have
been led astray by gaudy diamonds,
and the like. but it is very often the
case that the best dressed of those who
are the most exquisite about their jew
elry give up all sorts of precious stones
when they become forty-fve or fifty
vears of age and settle down to the
plain signet ring on the third finger oil
their left hand. -Je welers' Gazette.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-03-29
HALplN's puPLtclry.
~" 80 Made It Very satIsfac,.Y,
| Source Of Revenue,

ae Made It a Very sstIsf..,.-
Source Of Revenue.
uoing over on Weehawken farrv-
poaI The other day was an old fellow -
urea IN an 1910 sporting costume. the
principal element Of which was an Irish
cape-eoat reaching from his hat hr;rn
to his heels. z ~
! Ills little ferret eyes snapped unaas;, .
IRON under pairof moustachio brows
ana 1t was evident that he was MINING
Tor somebody to talk TO.
That somebody, in the person n .
washington market butcher. came il
presently, and, taking an adjoining
seat opened the ball by remarkinp that
1t was wet day.
wet amt no name for it," was the
prompt rejoinder, '.it' a reg lar soaker,
Whar' yer frompp
"Noo York;
sho! ! didn't know but what YER
might be from sennygamby. Did YER
ever hear a man crow
"Wha-a-tp"
hVer near man crow like a
rcoster?"
cit Quit"
fletcher life, kim
LES hear ye," and the marketman,s
eyes betrayed an overwhelming curl
osity.
/ Costs a quarter, my friend, and ii
yer amt satisfied, yer gifts yer money
back. Ii | can't crow to beat any
Shanghai you ever heard, I'll go N jump
overheard. Thanks. Any ono else
wanter hear me?'
Several coins were handed to the
original professor, and an air of expect.
ancy pervaded the cabin, as he prepared
for tho performance.
Turning around sideways, and purr-
ing his chin deep down in the recesses
OF his collar, he suddenly let our clear
shrill penetrating ..Cock-a-doo-dle.
doo? that was absolutely perfect in its
imitation of big-lunged ,barn-yard
King. and his effort was followed by a
thunder OF applause which shook the
boat. Il told yer SO. he said, as his
face came into view again. They ain
no flies on Grower Halpin. Wanter
hear another?"
More quarters were produced, and he
was just going to repeat the feat wher
the butcher BY quick spasmodic move.
ment reached down under the Skin Of
! the great-coat and pulled out fine
specimen of Jersey chantic eer W til
the terse remark: Say, friend. tn
next time you try a chicken bunct
game. be partic lar that your pal keeps
his tai-feathers from showin'." 1t wa.
very fortunate for the ferry company
that even the boat was left when the
crowd followed that old man ashore. =
| Time. 4 ~
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-03-29
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SOME CLEVER BIRDS


now They Dlsp1ayed Their intelligence
and Parental love.
One morning when my little sister
was walking with mamma, she found
young Iettuce-bird Id the path. 1t
had evidently fallen from the nest. but
they could not see where ii was, and
fearing the bird would be killed If it
were left in the road, mamr1a told
Bessie she might bring It homo. and,
as it WAS seed-eating bird. they
hoped to be able to raise it in the cage
with the canary bird. She carried the
little thing home and put it in the
canary's cage, which hung in the shady
front porch.
LII little while we heard d com mo-
tion among the birds. and, hurry ing
into the porch, we saw q pretty sight
Two fuil-grown lettuce birds, evil
IDENTIFY the parents Of the one in the
cage, were fluttering about the bars
with some food for their baby. He
was standing on the perch, and seemed
afraid to try to fly down; so the canary
few down, took the seeds from the old
birds, and carried them to the little
one. They did this several times.
The next day Bessie met small boy
who had another yellow bird about
the size OF the one she had found the
day before, apparently one Of the
same brood. She bought 1t from him
for five cents. and carried the fright
ened birding tenderly home and put
it with the Gagged birds After that
for two days the parent birds came at
daylight and flew in and out until dark.
feeding the two young ones.
On the third day the male bird came
alone, and we feared the little mother
had been killed. After about q week.
however, she came again, bringing
with her third bird about the size d
our two pets. It seemed clear thai
after trying to care for the divided
family together, the intelligent bird:
had agreed that the father should take
care OF the Gagged birds, while the
mother tended the lonely birding III
the nest until it was able to fly, wher
she brought it to visit its brother ant
sister They we're all by this time oil
enough to fly, SO, although we grievet
to part from our little friends, we de
termined to reward the wise and loving
parents by giving their children thu
freedom all birds love SO well. WI
opened the cage door and after a few
timid twitters and hutters, the young
birds few out and the reunited
family few away in the sweet summer
air As for the canary, virtue had t.
be its own reward. but it seemed tt
satisfy him, for he followed his depart
ing guests with beautiful burst 0
song. Swiss Cross.