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Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-01-18
MINERS OF SCOTLAND.
CIergymen and Doctors Who Began LII
rs ColIiery Hands.

C1ergymen and Doctors Who Began Life
rs ColIiery Hands.
In Scotland there are three distinct
is the Scottish miner pure and simple,
then there is the Scoto-Irish miner,
and lastly the miner who Is altogether
an Irishman. The first OF these Is un-
questionably not only the best miner.
but also the best man of the three; he
has In most cases an education quite
equal TO that Of skilled artisan; he
reads much, he thinks much, and has
opinions OF his own concerning him
self and other people, which he is in
no way slow to give expression to.
The golfers Of this stamp are for the
most part sober, steady and thrifty;
not infrequently they own the houses
they 1.-Two in, and they never put any
more of their sons than they can help
30 their own calling. The sldest boy,
ms a rule, must go dowa the pit,
and 1t Is an even chance with the
second that he shall do 30. too; but aft
or that tho lads are almost sure 10 be
sent To work that is above ground, as
II liz phrased. 1t frequently happens
that lads OF this class work In the pits
till they are young mon. and then take
measures to give up the calling OF a
collier. l know clergymen and doc
tors OF medicine who, when young men,
were GOLFERS. and found the means for
their education by working In the pits
during the summer months while they
attended the University OF Edinburgh
or Glasgow in the winter ones. This
OF course meant the cultivation OF
learning on little oatmeal. but young
fellows such as l am referring 10 did
not think much OF that. From their
boyhood up they had been accustomed
20 do big darg on spare diet. and
checrfully toiled away alternately with
the pen aud tho pick until they
achieved that on which they had set
their hearts. Many pinch. too. the old
folks at home made to give 1.-THE lad
dies" holp In their time OF struggle,
and felt far more than repaid for all
their self-denih when they saw John
''wag his pow Ia a pulpit or found
Sandy with brass plate on his door
with the letters NJ. ID. after his name.
Those. however, who aim at divinity
and medicine are necessarily small
minority; the bulk OF the youngsters
who do not go into tho pits, or go into
them and afterward leave them, take
10 tho ordinary calllngs OF n country
district and become blacksmiths. car
pentors, taiiors ana shoemakers, OF
Join the ranks OF the various shop
keeping occupations Most of the OF.
noers about colliory como from the
same class. the overseers and tho roads.
men under ground. tho engine-keepcrs
and the pithead staff above ground
being almost TO man Scotch collieri
or the sons OF such. --- Nineteenth Cent
Grg,
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-01-18
Wouldn't Do for Her.

Mrs. Newrich, a wealthy lady on her
travels, visited Paris. and whi,e there
1t occurred to her that it was the proper
thing to have her portrait painted by a
famous artist. Accordingly she hunted
up the studio of painter of high repu-
tation, and raped at the door. A pupil
OF the great painter opened the door to
the lady.
"Will you kindly sit down and wait
few moments?" he asked, when Mrs.
Newrlch had stated her errand.
well, I'm in hurry. Is your mas
ter busy?" she asked.
yes, madam, he is engaged on a
study"
On st'ldyr' exclaimed Mrs. New
rich well, no matter, guess I
woD't wait. l shan't want him to paint
n'g picture. want an artiss who has
got all through with his studiesr'-
Youths Companion.
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TUNISIAN FISHERIES.
Tho Export of Sponges an Important
Branch of Trade In Regency.

Tho Export of Sponges an Important
Branch of Trade In Regency.
According to Mr.. Sandwith's report
on the trade of Tunis for the past year
the sponge fishery continues to be an
important branch of industry in the
regency, from Zarzis in the extreme
south. as far north as Sfax. The Vice
Consul at the latter states that 400
Greeks, 500 Sicilians and l, 400 Tunis-
ians are engaged in the fisheries. One
London and three Paris firms have
agents at Sfax, who buy up the whole
produce. The diving apparatus called
the scaphandre used to be extensively
employed by the fishermen, but 1t has
been superseded by an Instrument
called the gangara, a species OF
dredger resembling that in use in the
oyster fishery. It's employment, how
ever, is forbidden during the months
of March. April and May, when the
sponge's growth is most active. The
harpoon is also much in use by the
fishermen. The total export of sponge
from Tuni5 in 1887. according to the
customs returns, was E34, 09I, against
E35, 9l5 in 1886. The funny fishery is
n monopoly OF the State, and the pres
ent lease was made for term of fifty
years shortly before the French occu-
patton in 1881. The fish enter the
Mediterranean in tho spring and one
body of them strikes the coast of Cape
Bon, at the northeastern extremity OF
Tuns Here tho fish are interrupted
by nets, and are harpooned by boats
men stationed round the nets for the
purpose, and dragged into the boats,
AS many as 600 being sometimes thus
captured In single haul. They are
then cut up and preserved in olive Oil
and packed in tin cans Of various
sizes and at once soldered up. About
three-fourths OF the whole are thus
treated and find ready sale in Italy;
of the rest what can not be sold
and eaten fresh is sailed, and is mostly
sent to Malta and Sicily. sailed funny
fish fetching only half the price OF that
preserved in oil. The average annual
value OF this fishery is estimated at
10000, which does not figure in the
customs returns, as funny pays no
duty. The fishing season opens about
May 20 and continues till near the end
of June, between POO and 5000 men
being engaged in tho work. Even the
octopus is not neglected in Tunis rs an
article of food. e., 800 worth having
been exported last year to Greece,
being almost the only Tunisian prod
uct which finds its way to that coun.
try. - LcUant HerdM.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-01-18

Mrs. Pamela c. Calhoun. widow
OF John Calhoun, who published the
first newspaper in Chicago, is said to
have been tho first newspaper woman
OF the Northwest, she having assisted
In the editorial management of her
husbands paper, the Chicago Demo
crat. 1t was published by Mr.. Call
houn from November, 1888, TO Novem-
Der, 1886. and was continued by John
Wentworth for twenty-five years.
"A vigorous defense of the power
of Dickens to create gentaSman has
followed Mr.. Stevensou's charge that
the great novelist was unable to pro
dtlce character of that type. Among
the gentlemanly characters mentioned
are Pickwick, Sir Leicester DedloclS
Allen W oodcourt and Arthur Glen
nam. Mrca depends upon ones def
milton of gentleman, and yet al
true interpretations would certainly
include some of the characters of Die
kens.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-01-18
MILITARY GENIUS.
A Power Which Has Been Possessed by
All Great Generals.
dger.


There is a quality that must not be
ignored In any analysis OF military
genius. mean the power of calculat-
ing chances. This power Is much more
natural to some than to others. have
known men with whom 1t is a second
instinct, while with others 1t is merely
an arithmotical process, learned by
book and never thoroughly effective,
This, think, is to be accounted for by
want of Imagination. The General who
can not in his minds eye see before him
the whole scene that some projected
operation will present, who can not, as
it were, picture to himself in series OF
mental dissolying views all tho various
and progressive phases of, say, an at
tack upon his onemy's position, lacks a
natural quality which no amount of
study can supply. If you can not In
your own mind identify yourself with
your antagonist; II you can not put
yourself within his brain, as 1t were,
and reason as he is doing at every crit
ical moment OF n campaign. and from
your knowledge of men, and of him in
particular, gather what he means TO do,
you can never be in tho front rank of
great commanders. A vivid imagina-
ton, allied to cool, calculating brain,
can alone insure this power to any one
The poetical, the Imaginative side
Of war can not be dispensed
with by tie able General, the great
leader. Wellington, in conversation
long after his great achievements, said
that he had spent his military life in
trying to divine what was taking place
behind the ranges of hills which bound
ed his view. He was above all things
man OF sound common sense; unim-
questionable, and the last man whom
the world would have accredited with
brilliant imagination. The story OF
his life always appears to the casual
reader OF history as the abnegation Of
poetry. And yet he must have had a
large share Of Imagination to have en-
abled him to foresee his enemy's move
ments with that perspicuous clearness
which was manifest in all his cam
paigns, Waterloo alone excepted.
Great military genius is impossible
without combination of all these quail
itios, many of which are rare, even
when taken singly. They must be
well balanced, also. so that no one
quality shall overweight or outrun tho
olher. No one can be omitted without
leaving a weak point, breach into
which uncertainty of decision and con.
fusion OF action may penetrate so the
utter destruction of the man and OF al.
committed to his care General Us.
eo"'H Holseley, in fortntghtly ReNew.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-01-18
MODIFIED SUN-LAMP.
An Electric Light of simple Construction
and Great Power.

hh Ifknt VI
and Great Power.
One OF the most attractive OF high
power electric lamps Is that known in
France, where 1t was invented, as the
'iopipe solicit 1t consists OF wedge
OF some refractory material, marble
preferably, held between two carbon
rods that arc inclined TO one another.
This Is set In n cavity In Il marble block
held in an iron frame. A very simple
lamp Of this kind can be made by bor-
ing couple OF holes in u block OF
marble so they are slightly inclined
and approach within about quarter
OF an inch at the bottom, and putting
In two carbon rods. IL this BIO sup
piled with an alternating curront TO
form an arc between the carbons, tho
OFF a brilliant. mellow light OF u
golden tingc, very different from
the piercing but rather Disagree
able light of the ordinary arc
lamp. A very high candle-powor
can be obtained from it, and 1t is abso-
lutely steady. The objections TO its
use arose from the facts that it was not
certain to start up automatically when
tho current was turned on, and it re-
CURED alternating currents instead of
direct. This was some years ago. be-
fore alternating cusents had been
largely introduced. From the fact
that larger surface has to DO heated
than In the ordinary arc-lamp, and the
surrounding material conducts away u
considerable amount of heat. the lamp
Is not SO economical rs are arc-amps.
In the last fow years Advantageous
rent distribution has been developed,
and now nn English syndicate is being
formed to introduce IL modified sun
lamp, In which many OF the objections
OF tho old form have boon removed.
The lighting is now automatic and GER
tain, and tho lamp can be used either
with continuous or alternating current
generators. For lighting halls, gal
lories. etc, and in general for interior
| illumination, this modified lamp should
have an extensive field. ~ Science
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-01-18
HINTS FOR MOTHERS
How to Take Care of Baby's uair and
Whom to Feed Him.

We 60 not believe that "hcavy hair
takes away strength" Heavy hair
may be burdensome to weak people by
its weight, in tho same way that a
heavy head-dress might be. Its
growth is only weakening in the same
sense that all growth may be, and the
growth is ordinarily compensated for by
food. In any event there is no way OF
retarding the growth of the hair; cut
ting only stimulates it. but it may re-
lieve the sense of weight.
The height of II child at birth is on
an average from twenty to twenty-one
inches; at the ond OF II year the aver
age gain is about eight inches, making
twonty-eight or twenty-nine inches.
Tho gain during the second year will
perhaps average about four inches.
A child of six months should, if we'll,
have five meals per diem, and the
same arrangement will continue until
it Is ten months or more OF age. Sup
posing that it wakes at six a. m, and
Is fed directly, four-hour intervals will
make the meal hours six and ten u. IN.
two, six and ten p. M; no food in the
night between ten p. IN. and waking in
the morning These hours and inter-
walls will vary little, according to the
time of tho child's morning waking.
Too frequent feeding is to be avoided.
Very young babies tako food much
oftener than five times daily.
We should do nothing for the hair
beyond keeping the head clean. Macy
children are extremely slow in getting
hair, but 1t comes ultimately, and. SO
far MS we have observed, t.st as asun-
dainty as in other children. 2he growth
and development Of children is very
often titful and uneven, one part grow
ing seemingly at tho expense of an
other for TIA time,
The sucking of thumb is thought
by direct pressure TO sometimes make
the central part of the upper jaw pro
trudo But tho habit is so common,
and the result relatively so rare, that
we do not feel sure of the consequence
unless the jaws were rickety. The
sucking of tho whole fist would not be
likely to give pointing of the jaw
BdbViQRd
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-01-18
MR.. CLUGSTON TILTED.

An Editors Terrible Experience and His
More Terrible Revenge.
1t is useless to prolong the painful
scene, Mr.. Clugston."
as your decision final, Miss Bella
my, may | askP'
ut is. Our intimacy must cease
from this moment, and we shall prob
ably not meet again unless you
choose to bring the matter into the
courts and mako me the defendant in
suit for breach of promise"-and the
young lady drummed indifferently Oh
the table with her fingers.
aside from the fact that I am the
editor and proprietor of the Doodle
vile Yetper," said Mr.. Clugston, fold
ing his arms and speaking in slow,
dignified manner, land that it would
be inconsistent with my position as a
journalist to bring such a suit, | am
not sure'-and Mr.. Clugston looked
about the modestly furnished apart
ment and shook his head gloomily-
81 am not sure that any verdict that
might be rendered in my favor would
be productive of material results suffi-
cient to meet the last payment on my
quarto-medium iobber with patent
throw-oif and automatic two-color at
tachment. And that payment" he
continued, with increasing gloom,
"comes due the Goth of next MONTH"
LAS a citizen of Doodleville," began
the young lady, Il sincerely wish that
your career as editor of the Yelper
may"
"Calista Bellamym exclaimed the
young editor, vehemently, 'in the
name OF constituency of over a thous
of $50 actual subscribers Q forgot
that you know the exact number) ]
protest against the injustice of this
dismissal. You have given me no
reason why you thus cast me off. You
tell me that all is over between us as
coolly as if you were candidate for
coroner calling in the next day after
election to order his paper discon,
unued. Have you no feelings, no sym.
pathy, no"
MT CluSston, since you seem tc
insist on knowing why 1 have decided
10 cancel our engagement, 1 have nc
objection to telling you that the-the
ring you gave me month ago turns
out to be brass with a thin gold wash
on the outside. l don't want AM
plated goods engagement, Mr.. Clug-
ston."
THAT ring, Miss Bellamy," said the
editor, was taken on a contract for a
three-inch ad., six months, local pace.
next to reading matter, baseball news
preferred. If it's snide goods it isn't
my fault. | thought it was at least
Tour n But that is neither here nor
enere, Calista Bellamy," he con-
.inued' thoroughly aroused, II had not
intended to say for several weeks vet
what am about to tell you, as I in
'ehded 1t for surprise, but it NAV
snow you what you have deliberately
ana without just cause thrown away.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-01-18
COMPLExION-MAKERS.
A Member of the Craft Talks About TIL
Secrets OF the Calling.

A Member of the Craft Talks About the
Secrets OF the Calling.
The custom of making faces" is
now very general IN this city; in fact,
the climate and dust make it an al
most necessary one, and when any
ball or party is to be attended the
ladies drop in at my place and |
"make" their faces to last an evening,
perfectly. These are my regulars, "
whom ! arrange every day, calling at
their houses in the morning. and they
are beautiful for the day. 1t is an
easy method when learned, but re-
quires a studied fs CO artist to accom-
plish the result. / see that the skin
is perfectly cleansed, then | rub on a
liquid solution. After that comes the
liquid rouge, and over that carefully
prepared powder to cover the surfaces;
then tint the lips with raspberry
lotion, which is harmless if the wearer
should happen to get any in her mouth.
The eyebrows are penciled next
and delicatcly arehed. whilst beneath
the eyes 1 draw line, ending in a
longer and deeper mark at the ex-
tremity OF each orbit. This gives the
languid, fascinating chances so many
OF our ladies have. The dye on tho
eye-lashcs comes last--the darker the
dye the longer the sweeping effect
given 10 the eye fringes. when subtle
clinging perfume Is added to the lobeg
of the ears, and touching the perfumed
bandolncd bang the make up" is
completed, and my ladys beauty an
assured thing all day. The art is per-
feet now. and so deity is the lotion
made that 1t deiies the most glaring
and scrutinous efforts at detection.
Why, nearly half the women you see
with velvet skin and perfect tints
which seem Gods own coloring arc
simply the result OF cosmetics. AS to
the danger. Is there not danger in
every thlngp One thing about the
ladies'. though. Is that they make no
secret OF the makeup" process with
each other. Possibly. however, that
is because 40 many are In the cosmetic
swim. st. Louis Globe Democrat.
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q
ding trip that wouldn't h. ,0f ssd.
cent =, except for reireshn,a a,s cost Il
herern nients. In.l
Mr.. Clugston drew ,rom ),
breast pocket OF his waIstoe eas laaiis
and pathetically Nat l es,Ss long
and from its innermost , co'a Wallet
LOOK out card resembling th p.afsnsut
.'''.---.-'....... ......... WIS:
Form g. ''.'.........,
SPOON RIVER & sKKpuSK vAri No. isM
Pas Pass Mortimer Clugston an.
Good iii Nov. 81, ISL Fork and isssn non
D. HEAD op,A
DO you sec thatp" he aw ,.,.',....;;
'Mort l clagston and wi tiy1a' @
pas. to snaw's Fork and retnra, !, IN
Bellamy!" said the young sd; usns Aia
~ as he held the card at arm. =, as' =,
and looked at it with gleami,. 'sassa
do you 81 ppose this trim mas. sys
to be wastedP DO you think ! ! gong sa
gone to the trouble of eettina a''s
for myself and wife from Doos, s,s
to shaw's Fork and return ALI t =.
mgr Not by "a joyful, Miss R Raj a0'A.
on may not go on that trim hnt .al''
body else will! If you 90 r. ~ az s0lle.
Fork on or before November a. Sn ,asl
you'll pay your way like anv ~ =. aU's
passenger. Where's my hat,n 0'aes
In less than ten minutes M. "
mer Clugston, editor and pron,;a. .O''. !.
the Doodleville Yelper, with ths. IS .
pass safs in his inside pocket s s.s 'ilp
MS hat 'aslished down tightly a = =
head, his aeeth set hard, and ,o - y !.
desperate resolve on his faca - y
knocking at the door Of a house ~. ~
mile away. occupied BY a deli,o a,.
subscriber who kept no dog and dI -,
nine manageable daughters-on,,ua..a.
Tribune. 0"'ca9a
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NOT IN A HURRY.
A Conversation Overhead at Rauroa"
station Ticket window.

A Conversation Overhead at Railroad
station Ticket window.
Enter woman: 49,,
"Is this the X. Y. 4 z. ticket ofHceP'
ut Is"
"Can I take the train here for Pump
kin HollowP'
..You can In just ten minutes"
"What time does the train gor
eat $50"
LA mel They told me up at Catch
EN- & Cheatem's that 1t went NJ hall
past six"
"And so it does"
"Hey!"
"The train leaves at half past six.
Will you have ticketP"
"Well, / dunno, kinder thought
drop down and SEQ what time the train
won't out tonight, cos I'd about made
up my mind to wait over and go in the
mornin'. S'pose | can go in the morn
in, can't lp"
SAT 9:45, madam"
"Ieyp'
"You can leave here for Pumpkin
Hollow at 9:45 tomorrow, standard
time"
Law sakes-what fibbers some peo-
pie is! / just asked that big French
policeman outside there, and he said
the mornin' train didn't go until a quar-
ter to ten! S'pose the farrell be the
same if wait over and go In tho morn
in, won't itP'
"Just the same"
well, you see, Mary Jano-that's
my darter by my fust husband-she
lives here, married to Teller by the
name OF John Smith; mebbe you know
himp Never heard OF himp Law, SUI
you don't say! Now that's Gurus. hain'i
FTP Live in the same town with my
darter's husband and don't know him
never s'much as hearn tell OF him
Well. as | was saying. Mary Jane wants
me to stop over and go to prayer meet
Ing with her tonight an kinder sex
the sights. Now, 1t won't cost me
cent to stay, but l never could abide
that John Smith. Didn't want Mary
Jano TO marry him in the first place
and"
Excuse me, madame. but will yor
have ticketp"
"Well, don't DO In a hurryl l was
tellin' ye about John Smith and"
"But you see there are others waiting
to be servedp"
"Well, Iguess my moneys as good az
anybody's, and don't stir from thi
window until get my ticket; now SCI
II dol"
"Ticket7 Dollar tent"
"Well, here's two dollars. l spos'
you can make the changer"
NINETY cents. Next"
"Wcll, don't be in a hurry; we'll JUS
see if it's ninety cents / amt got an.
too much confidence In railroads sincs
they run over that red hotter Joshu'
bought of Jim Madden's widder ant
then went to law cos we wanted wha
she was lawfully with. They didn'
want to pay us but twenty dollars fe
her, but we got a jury Of farmers, ant
tel you they made that air old rail
road talk turkey in-"-GeneraL Man
dger.
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In Scheberschin. an out-of-the-way
town in Russia, n Leading Jewish in
habitant died and was buried A short
time afterward his grave was found
open, and little distance off lay his
skeleton, from which every scrap OF
flesh had ''een removed. The deed
was traced to two men of evil repute,
who finally confessed that with the
flesh cut from the corpse they had
hoped to make an ointment which,
rubbed upon their bodies, would make
them invisible and enable them to COM
nit crime with impunity.
Eligible women are at premium
in Dutch India They are so scarce in
that country that young men who wish
to get married write TO friends in Hol-
land to find them wives. The friend
selects willing lady and forwards her
photograph. If all is satisfactory the
would-be husband sends back soiled
left hand glove with power of attorney.
The frien- then marries the young
lady as sort of legal proxy and the
marriage is as binding as though the
groom himself were present.
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How to Take a Woman

He Con the brink of proposal ,a
like your charming sex so mucn ~.
know; but really, don't know now "
take woman. ,.,,-.
She (willing to help him on)-i 'niD'
| can tell you.
"Howp"
"For better or for worse. ~ .
Tribune.