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Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-06-07

The gasmakers have at last succeeded
of electricity. without the danger and I'M
certainty of the latter. The process by
which they do this is very interesting
In North Carolina, on Green river, in
Henderson county, is mine from which
zircon is dug 1t is an ore of the metal
chromium, and the mine on Green river
is the only one thus far known in Amer
lea. The black crystals of zircon are
reduced by chemical and electric pro-
cesses to a fine white powder. This is
zirconia. which is oxide of chromium
1t is now ready for use in the incandes-
cent gaslight. A glass chimney is fitted
over Bunsen burner. In this chimney
is suspended hollow cotton wick. 1t is
no different from any wick except that
it has been thoroughly filled in all its in
terstices with the white powder. The
gas is turned on and match applied.
The flame runs along the cotton wick
| and burns it up Immediately. But there
| is something that does not burn. This is
| the zrconia When the cotton wick is
| all consumed u thin, delicate, snow white
| hollow column of zirconia is left, exactly
| the shape of the cotton wick. This heats
white hot and glows like an electric
| light. 1t seems almost to last forever il
it does not get broken. This is the new
est rival to the electric light.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-06-07
Emphatic,

Literature is full of poetic declara-
tons of love, but sometimes the ring of
truest feeling is TO be found rather in
real life. Jennie and Jim are twins,
and inseparable companions. They
walk TO and from school together, and
they play together, pore over the same
lessons at night. Both rejoice in this
close companionship, and neither
dreams OF forsaking it for newer ties.
Come, Jim, come along with us,
called one of the boys, as they issued
from school on a snowy afternoon
~Don't hang round there waiting fol
Jennie. She can take care of herself.
perhaps she can" said Jim, stout
ly, but she shan't as long as I've got
an umbrella and she hasn't
Then leave it for her and come
along with us. I'd be ashamed to &c
round with a girl under an umbrellaY
Il say, Jim, said another, II should
think you'd get awfully tired of thai
sister of yoursl"
Jim had been growing more ant
more crimson. He seemed to consider
whether lie should resort to words o.
blows.
Il tell you what, fellows" he burs
forth, at length, I'm not tired of her
and shouldn't be if the days wer
twice as long, and there were two o
her instead of onel"
Surely, no declaration could hae,
been more effective. Youths Com
DauiOn
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-06-07

feopie may say what they like
aoout trashy novels" said nervous
iiille bright eyed woman the other
Jay, but | must say they are better
than medicine for me at times am
as plenty of other women are. a natur,
a. worrler; that is, | am given TO Dor
rowing trouble and looking ahead
WIN apprehension of disaster 10 come.
| should have been born a man.
sometimes think, and tusseled with
me world myself; but sitting al home
Us do, the mother of a family, and
having to wait and watch my hus
band try to lay up something for our
Ola age IN his own way, | easily fall
INTO the habit of useless Worrying
ABOUT the future, which tends 10
stimulate regret for the past, and
often, am sure, makes the present
unnecessarily unpleasant for those
around me. When used to fall into
such a mood spirit of restless energy
would take possession of me and /
would work away at my household
duties far beyond what my strength
warranted. Ny weary body would
Then react on my worried brain. and
The result would be total collapse
from which it took time and nursing
to recover. But | found remedy al
last in silly novels. When feel a
worrying mood coming upon me now
fall into reading them. They keel
me from thinking, they sooihc me
into unexpected maps, they require nc
mental effort for their comprehension,
they stir no strong emotion within
he' III fact, a short course of then
induces a sweet torpor of the brain
which, while no doubt not to be de
sired III the young, or in any one as 6
permanent feature, has often proved
Of incalculable benefit to me, and {
great comfort to my family. New
| York Tribune
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-06-07
A Cunning Bird.

Canary birds are easily trained, as we
told you recently. Two Of our girls
send us the following letter about one
belonging to their aunt. Everybody de
lights in trained bird and there is nc
reason why boys and girls should not
teach their little pets all the tricks our
young friends here tell us about.
DEAR Mr.. EDIToR-After reading about
canary birds in your paper we thought
you would like to hear about one oul
aunt has in Washington. 1t is very
tame and flies through the house, boil
up and down stairs. One day he follow
ed grandma out into the front yard with
out her knowledge. She was scarce
when she saw him on the step, but spoke
sharply to him, saying, Pete! you ras
cal! go in the housed" Rather to her sur
prise he turned and hoped in.
When any one uses the typewriter h
gets on the carriage and rides back ant
forth, sometimes running along on it a
if trying to beat it. He will go to I
stranger when spoken to and he neve
gets tired playing with any one. III
will also lie on his back in the palm o
your hand and play dead bird"
People often bring their friends to SCI
him, as he is SO very amusing. Beside:
he is beautiful singer.-Philadelphii
Times,
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-06-07
strange Firebugs.

There is apparently an epidemic Of ar
son this spring. Two girls, sisters, OF
Summit. N j., were recently arrested
for setting fire to n number Of buildings
One was an overlooking tenement house.
In the room where the fire was applied
AN infant lay asleep in its cradle The
girls left it to its fate with the utmost
Indifference. One of the feminine in
cendiaries ~ 10, the other l6 The only
explanation they could give of their
fiendish conduct was that they liked to
see big blaze and crowd. 1t is
thought they may be insane.
About the same time the girls were
discovered a band of boys was uDearthed
in a Catholic protectory in New York
whose amusement it was to set fire, time
after time, to the schoolhouse and out
buildings. They had no motive, appar-
emily. One of them, however at last
confessed that the instigator of the crime
was his father, who had been discharged
asa workman from the protectory
But strangest, most diabolical of all
are the organized gangs of desperate
men in our large cities who make bust
ness of setting fire to buildings for a
share of the insurance. Their plan is to
first gain the friendship of the keeper OF
| a small store or shop. Then they induce
him to insure his house or stock. The
firebug puts the torch to it; up it goes in
flames The insurance money is col
lected, and the firebug and shop owner
share the proceeds. One hundred dollars
is often paid for such a nefarious piece
| of work.
For their purpose the men use bologna
| sausage bladders filled with benzine.
fuse is attached. The fire fends have
brought their trade to perfection
| Twenty -four such bladders were recently
found under the bed of one of the con
| spirators Another confessed that h,
had belonged to an Anarchist organiza
ton, but had been tuiAed out because o
his unlawful practices. He was so bat
the Anarchists would not have him.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-06-07
Under the Snow.

Every one knows that Mrs. Stoves
Dinah had occasionly ''clarin' up
time, when all her possessions were
brought forth from their deepest re.
ceptacles, put sedulously in order, and
kept so for brief interval. Dinah.
however was not very wise; she had
not learned, like certain other "shif'.
less person, TO let nature do her
cleaning for her.
There is family in a thrifty New
England town, which respects law,
but has no regard for order. During
at least half the year, not only Their
house, but the yard is Uttered with
objects worthless and out of place,
but. with the first snow. comes a
''clarin up time"
II do feel so pleased TO see the snow
come down" said Mrs. Slattern, one
winter morning, as she stood at hen
door tossing tin cans, bottles, OLD
boots and other rubbish into the door
yard. IF 'twasn't for having it few
months in the year, don't know as
should ever feel cleared up"
What difference does the snow
make2" inquired the neighbor ad
dressed.
why, you see," explained Mrs
Slattern, so many useless things col
lect in the house, that | don't know
what to do with 'em all, so just tos:
EN- out doors, and the snow cover
ON up as nice as you please"
But they are there in the spring."
"Oh, of course, and terrible eye
sore they are, but then, 'tisn't long be
fore the snow Gomez again and hide
EN- Youths Companion.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-06-07

Woman in politics is a success. Her
work is not on the surface, to be known
of all men, but here in Washington the
signs of her activity are plentiful. Here
is a member of the house, able, respect
ed, holding a very high place in COM
mittee, whose wife, rich woman, found
him poor and struggling. She married
him, educated him, pushed him into
politics, and will not be satisfied until
she has made him president, or dies
trying. There goes an army officer who
has had promotion after promotion, by
the favor of one president after another,
till he is now near the top of the heap.
How did he win so many Announcements!
By valor or long service? No, by the
tact, push and persistency of his wife
Gen. Greedy, the Arctic hero, now holds
a high place in the army. He has sue
cessfully contended against many enc
mics, and is likely, in good time, to reach
the summit of his ambition by having
the signal service made an independent
army bureau, with himself at the head.
Is it Gen. Greely's Arctic record that Is
bringing him this success, or his extra
ordinary ability? No. Though an able
and useful man, his success is largely
due to the political and social genius OF
Mrs. Greedy. She is indomitable, re-
sourceful and devoted. - Washington
Letter.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-06-07
Oil on the Waves.

A genuine instance where oil abated
the force of a raging sea has oc-
Cured off Cape Hatteras. The coast
line steamer Chattahoochie, bound from
Savannah to New York, was struck by
the tremendous April Atlantic storm
The most dangerous portion of the At
lantic coast is that in the vicinity Of
Cape Hatteras. Snow, rain and great
hail stones struck the ship, accompanied
by furious winds. Sea after sea broke
over her decks. An appalling wave
struck her on the port side. then a SINH
lar one on tho starboard. Her cabin was
filed knee deep with water, Two days
the storm continued. The second day
the captain hove to and stopped the ship.
He hung perforated bags of oil over the
vessels bows. 1t lessened the force OF
the waves and helped the disabled ship to
ride the storm in safety.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-06-07

President Guild of the Boston Art
club possesses a letter written by Gen.
Grant after the fall OF Vicksburg,
which furnishes an example of the re-
markably concise expression for which
the great captain was noted. Even
the magnitude of the event did not ex-
cite any exuberance of jubilation.
VcKsBuRo. July G, 1865.
Dear Father: Vicksburg has at last surrendered
after siege of over forty days The surrender took
place on the morning Of the 4th OF July found
/ had continuously underestimate the force OF
the enemy both in men and in artillery. The
number of prisoners surrendered was 1920 The
process Of paroling is so tedious, however, thai
many who are DESTROYS of getting to their homes
will escape before the paroling officers get around
to them The arms taken are about $50 pieces oil
artillery and over 30 600 stand of small arms The
enemy still had about four days rations OF tioui
and meat and large quantity of sugar The
weather is now exceedingly warm and the roads
intoerably dusty II cannot be expected under
these circumstances chat ths health Of this com
mand can keep up it has done. My troops
were not allowed one hours time after the sur
rt.uder but were at once started after othe
game. My health has continued very good dur
ing the campaign which has just closed
Remember me to all at home. uLYssES
C,,rirrfeld Union
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-06-07
], Up A LOVERS QUARREL

,.sa, All, fold your arms closer
feH al NV NV head nearer your breast;
NJ p I'm has grown weary with thinking ana
| nj 81 pra los -
ffap'"1 heart is longing for rest
,rny "" tv,aRe when within your dear hand
| a. Gal HIN, n,,nc with quickenlng breath,
ya claS nod that. foisaking all others.
W 'oT'u " vI love me and keep me TIL deathf
'ysu sou''
s,oke, Is there any one dearer,
| ssh au .q,,f mans heart cries aloudf
~ sro" I,,,., hope lying dead Ia your bosom.
stners any ..ar,ia,,e vow hides like shroudf
fhaI Yom n,i.lokr when thought could cheer
Sr all "'''
y0t nan your pathway through life'
lpd ~'sm a,, of face that Ii fairer than my
facet 81, d.,orar than wifay
,..r all a mistaken Are you longing for free
don' .,.,,o NAV ha near
A. p .s's arms may take me and bear me To
n,l death > a'''' ~
hea.e] 'sbot was that7 Not tearl
Ioas% avn you are weeping You're sorry you
S' singer that made those words fall.
TVS e,e sol,,self. dear and don't let death
have me, an
fd From The Toronto Globe.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-06-07

The narcotic properties of certain
members of the vegetable kingdom
have caused many superstitions. In
Brazil it is the custom among the In
dians to the present day to give mar
cote drinks to children, i'll order, by
the resulting dreams, to gain informal
ton about the future. In several parts
of Europe the four leaf clover under
the pillow will cause prophetic dreams.
The somniferous qualities of the hop
pillow are we'll known, but the Rus
Slams go step further than ourselves
in the use of plant named nontrava,
which induces dreams presumed to be
prophetic. Firstly, TO dream of white
flowers has been supposed to prognos
ticate death; with which may be com
pared the popular belief that, 'If a
white rose bush puts forth unexpect
edly, it is a sign of death in the near
est house, dream omens, in many
cases, rejecting the superstitions OF
daily life. Folk Lore of Plants.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-06-07

Herr Nehring, speaking OF the do
nestle animals of the ancient Peru
VANS, observed that the subject was
scientifically important, because all
the other peoples of ancient America
were very poor in this kind of prop
c..ty as compared with the Peruvians
aud Bolivians and some of the Central
American peoples; and, secondly, be
cause the influence OF domesucation
on the formation of races could be
better followed on these animals than
on those of the Old World. We are
concerned in Peru especially with the
dog. llama, alpaca and guinea pig
TIE speaker had examined eighteen
dog mummies from ancient Peruvian
graves, and had determined that they
Belonged TO three different races-a
shepherds dog, dachshund and a
bull dog or pug. He believed that the
Inca dog was derived, not from
other South American Candle, but
from the Mexican wolf lupus occi
dentalis), perhaps through the feebler
Texan variety; and that several races
had been formed from it i'll Peru
through domestication. In this Herr
| Nehrinc dissents from and contradicts
Won Tschudi's opinion that the vari
cites had arisen from crossing, With
European dogs, As the dog and like
wise the llama and alpaca are undoubt
edly of America, so also, in the speak
cr's opinion, is the guinea pig, not
withstanding B. Hensel aud other au
| thors believed that it was introduced
from Europe. - Popular Sciencs
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-06-07

When We place in the focus ofrne
telescope a highly sensitive photo
graphic plate, the vibrations OF the
rays Of light throw themselves assidu-
ously on tie plate and steadily apply
to the task of shaking asunder the
molecules of silver salts in the gela-
tine film. just as the waves of ocean
by necessarily beating against shore
will gradually wear away the might
lest cliffs OF the toughest rock, so the
innumerable millions of waves OF
light persistently impinging upon a
single point of the plate will at length
effect the necessary decomposition and
so engrave the image of the star. 1t
will be obvious that this process will
be the more complete the longer the
exposure which is permitted, and thus
we see one Of the reasons why pho
Biography forms such an admirable
method for depicting the stars. We
can give eXposers of many minutes,
or OF one, two, three, or even four
hours: and all the time the effect is
being gradually accumulated. Hence
it is that star which is altogether too
feeble to produce an impression upon
the most acute eye fortified by teie-
scope of the utmost power, may yet be
competent. when sufficient expos
ure has been allowed, 10 leave its re-
cord on the plate. Thus it is that pho
tographs of the heavens disclose to us
the existence OF myriads of stars which
could never have been detected except
for this cumulative method of obser-
walton that photography is competent
to give. -.MacMil lan's Magazine.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-06-07
Springfield Union.

An unusual accomplishment for dog il
shelling peas, but setter who lives in q
suburb of Boston shows that it is entirely a
canine possibility. He takes a pod in his
mouth, and, after giving it a dexterous twist
with his teeth, which opens it, drops it upon
the ground. AS the peas roll out of the
open pod, he takes them up one by one and
eats them with evident relish, leaving the do
spised pod untouched
From the nature OF things, | an
morally certain that mind free from
passion and prejudice is more fit to pass
true Judgment than one biased by
affection and interest. Bishop vii.
kins.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-06-07
An End Accomplished.

Little Randall was pounding vIIgor
ously at the door one day ana GAZING
his mother to unlock it and let MN
in One of the neighbors hearing himI,
said. "Why, Randall, you are max,
inc an awful noise; what if you should
hreak the door down2" Il could get IN
then was the reply.-Portland lMe)
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-06-07

Lewis Hayden, the late colored mes
senger in the office of the secretary OF
state of Massachusetts, had held his
place there for thirty years He was
the first man to suggest to Governor
Andrew the employment of colored sol
diers during the war. Governor Andrew
went to Washington. laid the suggestion
before President Lincoln, and it was
a1oDte1
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-06-07

One cold day during the war, iu-
pitiye slave was standing before hire
in Washington warming himself;
Where did you come from, uncleT
asked pro-slavery bystander. From
CllIpepper. sab. Leave your mas
teriS Eyes, sab" WAS he bad to
youq" mo, sahi very good, kind
master, sab" Gave you all you
wanted to eat and wear, did her,
Yes, sab, never wanted for much of
ANYTHING, sah." We'll, don't you
think you'd be much better off with
him as a slave than grubbing around
Washington Wa hi for yoarselfa" Well,
sab. the Job up dab is open for any one
dat wants it." responded the negro
calmly, and in the laugh that went 5 up
the admirer of slavery disappeared
Chicago Mail.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-06-07

\ lady of this town recently set a
pot of cream in spring near the
ho,se, so that it might keep cool.
During the night frog fell into the
cream pot, and in his struggle to get
out actually churned the cream, SO
that when the lady visited the pot the
next morning she found the frog SIT
ting on ball of butter, washing his
feet in the buttermilk. Mddietown
Enterprise.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-06-07
Illiteracys

There are in South Carolina 5,ooo
uh;,es who cannot read or write, an
equal number in Tennessee 1 ~ 900 in
Georgia, 10000 in Alabama, lo' oV on M
Mississippi, 90, 900 in Louisl ana wv w
in North Carolina, and 70, ooo III VIZ
ginia.-Brooklyn Eagle.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-06-07

An ingenious way has been found to
get rid of the snakes that infest India
Electric wires are laid around the house
and in front of the doors. If snake
crawls over them he is either killed out
right or his serpentine nervous system
gets such a shock that he never visits
that house again.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-06-07

The annexation fever is epidemic this
spring. New York has it. Chicago took
it and enlarged her population some
5000 by the town of Cicero, and thereby
got into an election snarl Now Boston
has the fever. 1t will increase in VIC
lence as the next census approaches
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-06-07

About 100 years ago man named
Droz made a very.curious eioc5' Upon
the top sat negro, shepherd "a. ana Ia
dog. When the clock struck the NE,
gro played six tunes upon nule o, an1
the dog moved toward him as tnougn
glad to see him.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-06-07

In Massachusetts the majority OF the
illiterate males are engaged in transpor-
,ation; the majority of illiterate fe-
males, naturally in domestic service.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-06-07

James Redpath calls s0year-old Glad
stone grand old humbug. Prooaoi!
Gladstone will survive it.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1889-06-06
at spokane E Ills.

SPOKANE FALLS, W. T., May 30
Memorial day exercises here were IN
usually interesting. Business was very
generally suspended. In the afternoon
Reno and Sedswick posts Of the G. A. r..
Sons of Veterans and Company G
Second regiment, Of Washington Guards.
paraded the streets, preceded by the fife
and drum corps.
Subsequently appropriate exercises oc-
cured at the American theater, which
was filed to overfl1win.. After ritual
lslio service by the G A r. posts, y
broken column was decorated and
"rca'hrd with flowers by the Relief
Corps and comrades children, in memory
of the unknown dead.
Mrs. A. j. Shaw sang Whistier's
Barbara Frei,cb,' which was enthusiast
'ical'y applauded. Addresses were de-
'ivered ly Captain II. +. Allen, OF the
Sons of Veterans, Judge Calkius and
Department Chaplain Macomber, of Fort
Sherman. Idaho. The g!avcs of dead
comrades, about twenty in number, were
decorated by Committees.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1889-06-06
Abundant and Glossy,

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