Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-05-07

Inc greater and more varied the
knowledge necessary to perform a GER
tain line of duty. the greater the ex-
treme from the inferior to superior tai
ents; hence in proportion is the SER
vice rendered increased or decreased
in value.
"A little Moslem child accounted for
the preference for the Christian reli-
gion by saying: Il like your jesus be-
cause He loves little girls" With I'M
errng in tinct she had seized upon at
least one of the great differences be-
tween the two religions.
BY educating our daughters they
will get more out of life. have broader
views; it is not how long we live, but
how well life is; it should not be reck-
oned by the number of days and years
we live, but in the manner we improve
what we have Mrs. Watson.
If you want to have good compan-
ions about you, don't be afraid to count
good stories among those good COM
panions. They can teach you some
thing, can turn your heart toward bet
ter things and induce you to nobler
and truer life. Robert Collyer
Tho American Missionary Associa-
ton supports II schools with 80 teach
ers among the Chinese. OF the 1.131
pupils 1876 are protesting Christians.
They have churches among the In
dians, with 1877 members, with 1,O9l
children in the Sabbath-school. They
have Is day schools, with $50 scholars.
Instruct your son well, or others
will instruct him i'll. No child goes
altogether untaught. Send him to the
school of wisdom, or he will go of him
sell to the rival academy kept by the
lady with the cap and bells. There is
always instruction going on of some
Sort Just as in the fields the progress
OF vegetation is never idle.
Shells found in the lower levels OF
the caves at Dordogne, France, indi-
cate that the Neanperthal man made
common use of the oyster, which is
thus proven to be the Oldest domesti-
Gated delicacy known to man.
1t is claimed that persons addicted
to the use of alcoholic liquors can be
entirely cured by the new French
method of hypnotism. The patient is
hypnotlzed and then told by the doctor
that he must never want to drink
again, but must feel disgust for liquor.
Inns method of treatment is said to be
successful in every instance.
The question of the origin of the
dog has recently been discussed by
frof. Neiring, who believes that it has
descended from various still-surviving
species OF wolves and jackals The lat
Ter animals can be tanned; and many
attempts to domesticate wolves have
peen successfully made in recent times.
Herr konge has so completely tanned
young wolf that it follows him exactly
as dog mightdo.
I'll 2,3l9 shoe manufactures in the
United States lob are in Massachu-
sets, lS5 of them in Lynn, 40 in HAY
erhill, 70 in Brockton and Campello
In New York there are 1853. of whom
40 are in New York City; in Pennsyl-
Vanla 10. of whom LOG are in Philadel-
phia; in Missouri, A, 20 of them in St.
LOUIS in Ohio IS, 30 of them in Cincin-
natl; in Maine SO; in Illinois IS, of
which IS are in Chicago.
1t is said by scientists that fishes
and mollusks living at depth of more
than hree miles under water have to
bear pressure of several tons, on &C.
count OF the great pressure of the
superintendent brine. The reason
they are able to bear this tremendous
pressure is because they have exceed
lngiy loose tissues, which allow the |
water to How through every interstice
ana thus to equalize the weight. When
the pressure is removed they perish.