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Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-01-22
THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE.
Constant and Rapid Growth of the Peo-
pies Using 1t.

In an article, THE Future of the
English-Speaking races" Mr.. Glad
stone computes that the habitual speak
ers of English have increased from 15,
900, 900 to 10000, 900 during the last
one hundred years, that they will num-
Der 120, 600, coo by the year 1900, and at
the rate OF increase, seven times in
century, they will include $40, 100000
Of people by the year 2000.
The increase during the last century
has, of course, been due chiefly to the
growth OF the United States. Since
1887 our population has been multiplied
twenty times, while that of the British
kingdom itself has only a little more
than doubled. We have increased
from about s, 100000 to more than Co.,
200, 600, and England, including all the
British isles, has increased from H.
300, 900 to IS, 900, 600. In other words,
while this country contained only one
fifth of the total of English-speak-
ing people century ago, it now con-
tains three-fifths.
The increase during the next century,
"a computed by Mr.. Gladstone, must
also be in the United States in chief
part. If the present rate OF growth
about 8 per cent, annually, should con-
tinue, our population 100 years hence
would be 700, 900, 900, or nearly twice
the present population of China Even
assuming the gradual fall OF the ratio
Of increase to 2 per cent. year. II
would be more than $50, 900, 900, and By
The wear 1000 out of the $40, 00o,ool
Euglish-speaking people in the worio
more than three-fourths would De Ii
the United States.
Mr.. Barham Zincke, a well KNOWN
writer. astonished the world IN 1893 py
estimating that in 100 years from thai
lime the aggregate of the English-speak'
NO races would be 1000, 00o,O oo' "
.hese he gave the United States ooo'
300. 900, estimating our rate OF increase
1t Q per cent. annuity, or douollng o
he population once in every twenty
,ve wears. That would be four-hiths 0
be whole, while England itself wouI'
nave only 20, 900. 900, or a very lnslg
: ,ifcant part of the English-speaklns
population of the world. Another com
utation, by continental writer, esIi
mates our population century heho
It ZOO, oO0. 000 or ten times the nuhpe
) hat can reasonably be estimated tor IN
British islands.
whether the present rate OF increas
: This country continues during Tn
,ext century, or whether it falls from
n % ? per cent, or even lower there l Is n !.
question that here is the great seat c
), he English-speaking race ana Una
It rns,and itself and all its English oolC
y les viii steadily decline in relative IN
,ortance, until they become SO Ia. - =
erior in numbers and power rs ~ .. g., =
; completely overshadowed,-N' l. '"'
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-01-22

No man is kept from study by laeh
of time: vet no excuse for a failure 10
study is more common than that OF 81, lack aea
Of time A man who studies all the
time he can study, often wants more
time than there is; and If there were
more time. he would use it But 'he
mn, who refuses to study because ne
has no time. would not study II ne har
n mo-, TO do but to Study D
Times.
What the Bible will be to one $ soui
aarerds on the attitude OF his soui 70
Nd the Book divine. II he oelleVes
!, 70 he the Word of God, and devouIiy
resds and studies it as SUCH 1t VIII Se
80 him tbe Book Of books. H. on .iie
othar hand, he is caviler or a skept,e'
~ viii not be charmed with the blpie'
nnd will hardly read it at all. 1here =
Nv. = yast difference between these TWO az "
tit,,des of the mind and hearty L
Independent.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-01-22
SELECTING TURKEYS.
How to Pick Out Prime and Tender Bird
for Roasting.

for Roasting.
Experienced marketers know that
prime food of all kinds looks well
while uncooked; this is specially the
case with poultry; it is carefully
plucked without defacing the skin,
which looks soft and clean, and shows
layers of yellowish fat and light-col-
ored or whitish flesh beneath. When
poultry is dressed with the head and
feet on, it is easy to select the best
the eyes will be full and bright, and
the skin and joints of the feet soft and
pliable; in stale and poor poultry the
| feet are dry and stiff, the skin hard
and discolored in spots. the eyes dull
and sunken, and the flesh dark under
the skin, almost purple in very poor
birds. When there is any greenlsh
discoloration of either flesh or skin,
especially about the rump and vent,
the poultry is upon the point OF spoil
ing. The odor of good birds is per-
fectlv sweet and clean. II birds have
not been properly tasted previous to
killing. the undigested food in the
crop and intestines Is apt to lmpart
n disaoreeable smell to the entire bird,
especially in warm, damp weather;
they should be shut up without food
for at least a half a day before killing
hut should have water to drink. When
they have not been tasted they may be
drawn as .can as they are killed and
nluclzed, but there is an objection to
this method. especially in summer; the
action OF the atmosphere upon the cut
surfaces. which are exposed by the
withdrawal of the entrails' favorS
ranid decomposition, and consequently
the poultry will not keep in good con
ditiou as long as it would If no all
could nenetrate to the interior; there
fore If poultry has been drawn, ant
gives forth the least unpleasant odor
Il should not be used. Reject tina
which has a thick skin and long hairs
haeause it will be too tough for roast
ipg. a male bird which is plump ant
and full-breasted, with yellowish Ia
and white flesh showing under tn
tb;n skin. and smooth feet and legs
will he excellent, either roasted o
linked. Hen turkeys are smaller an'
shorter. of less fine flavor, and bette
suited for boiling or boning. 1ounl
turkeys are tender and delicate but
less intense flavor than full-grow
birds Housewife.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-01-22
ANTIQUITY OF BAKING.
a Prehistoric Art rrsctieeo by the An.
Client Egyptians and Hebre,xs

The origin OF baking preceaes tha
period OF history and is involved In the
opscurity OF tho early ages OF the hu-
man race. Excavations made in Swift
erland gave evidence that the art ~
making bread was practiced by our
Prehistoric ancestors, as ear,v ma the
stone period. From the shape of loavas
1t is thought that no ovens were used
al tnat time. but the dough was rolled
into small round cakes and laid on hot
stones, being covered with GLOWING
ashes. Bread Is mentioned in the book
OF Genesis, where Abraham, wishing
to entertain three angels. Offered IN
fetch q morsel OF bread" Baking is
again referred to where Sarah has in
structlons TO make ready quickly
three measures OF fine meal, knead IL.
and make cakes upon the hearth. -
Lot entertained two angels by giving
them unleaven bread. The mere men,
ton OF unleavened bread shows that
there were two kinds OF bread made
even at that time.
The art OF baking was carried TO a
high perfection among the Egyptians.
VINO are said to have baked cakes in
many fantastic shapes, using several
kinds OF flour. The Romans took up
the art OF baking and public bakeries
were numerous on the streets OF Rome.
In England the business of the baker
was considered to be one so closely af-
fecting the interests OF the public that
in 1866 an act Of Parliament was passed
regulating the price to be charged for
bread. This regulation continued IL
operation until 1922 in London, and un.
til 1886 in the rest OF the country. The
art OF making bread has not yet reached
SEINE countries in Europe and Asia. Ir
the rural parts OF Sweden no bread il
made, but rye cakes that are bakei
twice year and are as hard as flint
1t Is less than a century ago t.iat brea&
was used in Scotland, the Scotch
people OF every class living on barley
bannocks and oaten cakes OWNS
to the fact that bread,is sold very cheap
ly in Great Britain, the bakers of tina
country are a poorly paid class of la
borers. For years the employers mad
use Of child labor to such an exten
, that parliament in 1868 passed Law
making it criminal offense to emplo,
a young person under the age of eigh
, teen years to work in bakehouse be
tween the hours of nine p. m. and fv
g. m. As most of the work done b.
bakers is in the night, this statutor
= law in Great Britain virtually prohibit
child labor in bakehouses. In all coun
= tries of the world wheat -four is tn
! principal material for making bread
: although rye is used largely among tn
peasantry in some parts OF Europe
:, The price of bread has always followe
= the market price of wheat very closely
: and recent rise in wheat advanced til
price of a pound loaf in Chicago rs pc
cent - Chicago NeOs.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-01-22
MOISTURE III HOUSES


o. Doiiarr Worth of wall
Papers, ETC.. Are Ruined,
AZ 10 stated that the sudden change
OF The weather recently from cold ~
warm and damp, has caused thousands
OF dollars of damage to wall papers
and others articles in ho,ses ar
course 1T has, and it is 80 simple he
cause many people do not study the
pialnest common sense principles in
airing their houses.
one evening lately, people went to
ped with hunt for extra blankets ba-
cause OF the sudden and severe chill
In the atmosphere. When thew rose
IN the morning their bedrooms, par
iors, dining rooms, ETC.. were vet
emily from the cold 81 the previous day.
while the outside atmosphere had sud
denly became not only warm, but hot
and oppressive with dampness.
lnconsiderate people open their win
dows and doors because the weather
was warm, forgetting the excessive
moisture in the atmosphere would
| rush In with the warm air and swiftly
| deposit Itself on the cold walls, furni-
ture' etc, and penetrate wall papers,
curtains, bedding, and every thing
within reach that presented surface
colder than the air that carried it into
the house.
vi course the moisture loosened and
dlscolored paper; made curtains az
limp as washrag; made beds damp
and musty, and generally spoiled every
thing that water could spoil; but all
could have been avoided by following
the plain common-sense rule of no,
opening houses suddenly to suddenl,
changed atmosphere, carrying an ex.
cessive quantity of moisture.
A pitcher filed with cold water ant
placed in a room in summer will
''sweat'-at least that is what it il
commonly called. The pitcher does
not sweat, because it is not porous ant
can not sweat; but the cold water in
side of it chills the outer surface
and as soon as the outer surface O
the pitcher becomes cooler than tn
atmosphere in the room, the moistur
OF the air will be precipitated upon tn
pitcher in drops.
This simple illustration should teacl
, all housewives to avoid suddenly open
ing rooms in a house when the outsid
, atmosphere is warmer than the temper
allure Of the rooms and full of moisture
In all such cases the wall paper, furni
: ture, etc. being cooler than the outsid
, air will speedily have the moisture O
the atmosphere precipitated upo
them, and it will require days to re
: store the house to the dry conditio
that is essential to health.
a There are no arbitrary freaks in tn
laws which govern the atmospher
surrounding US, and there is nothin
abstruse in mastering them. Warn
4 damp air will ever precipitate il
moisture in houses or elsewhere whei
a ever it comes in contact with any thin
r chilled by cooler atmosphere, an
that is the whole story. The onl
thing to be added is, that when poop
have thus ignorantly or negligent
allowed their houses to become dam
they should light fires and dry the
as promptly as possible. Phtladelph
| Times
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-01-22
LONG-HEADED BUILDER.
How He Proposed to Mako His Opera
tions Come Out Even.

How He Proposed to Mako His Opera
lions Come Out Even.
A number of mechanics were con-
gregated about the stove of a certain
rurql store that sells every thing,
from whisky to shoe-strings.
How much are you charging a
day, now?" asked Mr.. Butternut of
carpenter
Three dollars" replied the carpen-
ter.
III you will work for dollar day."
said Mr. Butternnt, II shall be happy
to engage you"
The carpenter did not reply in
words, but opened one eye very wide,
that Mr.. Butternut might observe and
study any thing of an emerald tone
contained therein,
what are you getting per day AT
present?n asked Mr.. Butteruut of a
plumber who was smoking a corn-cob
pipe that couldn't freeze and burst on
him.
-Four dollars!'' responded the plumb
err as he gave the pipe-stem a faucet
twist to screw it more firmly into the
bowl
u will give you one dollar and thir-
t-three cents per diem,n said M But
ternut.
Il must Decline" replied the plumb
err 81 plumb for the health of my
clients, never for my own. If | &C
cepted your rates, | should certainly
burst, Hike four-dollar zinc boiler"
Mr. Butternut then turned to a stone
mason.
Nv hat wages are you askingP"
Three dollars per day!"
u will give you one."
u could not work for that figure |
you furnished the cement and ever,
'aing else. 1t would pay me better t.
stay at home and lie on the Persia
couch, replied the stone mason.
Mr. Butternut left in despair, an
went to lumber-dealer, brick mar
anu several others trading in buildin
materials, and offered them all one
mlrd of the price asked.
lhey each and all refused; and
~hen one of them asked him to e2
pam his nickel-plated, full-jeweled a:
surance, he replied:
am going to build ten-thousant
dollar house,
l see" said the dealer. brightenin
W little; IAN excellent idea"
ana when my ten-thousand-dollf
mouse Is builded, it will have cost fl
~en thousand dollars"
AND thenP" asked the dealer
building materials.
and them" replied Mr.. Butternu
my ten-thousand-d dollar house tn;
soS' hiteen thousand dollars will on
"e worth five thousand dollars, grour
%' al, And l only want to get ever
.a'hg Tor third of its actual valu
'A"' may come out even. Puck.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-01-22
,.,oefp YEARS AGO.

aud Customs OF Soo'osy ."
fbs MANN the Last Century
dinners and cookery
century e Generally dined at three
classes ssociety'' an hour later; but
oelo scn,iIsan's chief meal still hung pack
store = as1 eats-more bread than
ste-austh a Englishman naturally give
meat W. ,.oater, perhaps, because
hins' nror5therly latitude in the matter
more nv o,r strictly island cookery,
Of hesn' ,ow was simpler. admitted OF
then , y than the Frenchi and few
lsss n u,oo will, even in these mod
c0sn a.gs Of vide and electric travel,
er a, ~, the suffrage of their palates
vlinu .he London chop or steak of the
rom multiplying grid, or cry oh! at
ever n w. heel of England, except, in
u apsa lit 4 be in the chorus OF Fielding's
s0aS' oeremonious dinner rarely went
~ couple OF joints and
Osso' .ssietts yolantes, presumably
soin' ga nae to call sids dishes, con-
x ''ns.r Of vegetables and (YorkshireP)
Sis, .a;aas. followed by dessert OF
p sa.e or fruit, according to the sea-
CIV The philanthropist praises, en-
SOU iaallv the "whiteness" of the
i.sher's meat, which for all that, was
quo "a nutritive as that OF Paris.
NV r,.ome no mean judge, thought dill
,srently; but the so-much-vaunted roas
~, s"ss the idol of the English, was easier
O y aigestion than the French, being
". COMPACT. What he wanted to ex-
nress no doubt, was that it was not sc
iasrb The vegetables, fruit ant
s,sas were tasteless, and cabbages
s-nins and spinach near Londor
.a,,od Of the coal smoke which filled
aoir Game, too, although abund
ant at thirty miles distant from Lon
aou was eaten on the spot in the coun
.rr. that OF Picardy being preferred il
mo capital; and we can quite believe /
rben we see the way in which thu
English farmer of the present day still
allows himself to be driven to the wal
bv the fowls, eggs, dairy produce ant
,so-tables and fruits of the Continent
Oar dinner furniture include
.roupd-handled, twe-pronged stee
forks for carrying solid morsels to tn
mouth with the left hand. directl
after each such morsel was cut wit
the right, which was constantly arme
with a knife, and that knife broad an
round-pointed, for use like trowel,
taking up sauces, ETC." For the FL
glishman did not ply his good knii
and fork by awkwardly passing thos
weapons from hand to hand, like otht
nations, and could thus be detecte
anywhere in Europe before he opene
bis mouth, at all events, to speak. III
constant use of knife in the right ham
however, suggests to the ethnologi
mider social manners in race whie
could tolerate the custom without Il
apprehensions it would naturally evol
in a country where another and
lethal "use of the knife" was mo
common Westnain ster ReUtet0.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-01-22

White Elephant of Siam, Lien Of Eng
land, Dragon Of China, Crass Of Switzsr,
land. Banner OF Persia, Crescent Of Egypt.
Double Eagle of Russia, Star of Chill, The
Circle of Japan, Harp OF Erin.
To get these buy boz Of the genuine
DIR. G. MCLAsE's CELEBRATED LIVER
PILLS, price % cents, and mail us the out
side wrapper with your address, plainly
written. and cents in stamps. We viii
then mail you the above list WITH an Gle
CANT package of Geographic and chro
matte cards.
FLEMING Bros. PITTsEURG. PA.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-01-22

I'm. W lldred," said he, while his
na, MI qnlvered with tremulous
Ge, nos' nave loffended youP" mo,
Sra 80 you nave not" Then why
~ sou so slIente" Don't ask me-"
sca ~o' uarllng, think, you have spoken
roay twenty words in the last hour.
do %o no' Dear the gloomy quiet. Why
talA, ~" not speakP Why do you not
fama Because, George, l want
inc :. / am woman, and | am try
eiseo n make record. San Fran
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-01-22

would have been created one hundred years ago
~ nc sight Of one OF modern express trains
Whlz@ihs aigng AZ the rate Of sixty miles an
hour. Just think how our grandfatiiers would
pave stared at such d spectacle 1t takes a good
deal q 70 asfonish people nowadays. but some OF
by DR.. Pierces Golden Medical Discovery, have
created widespread amazeInent. CONSUMPTION
y at last acknowledged durable The .sGoIden
for II: II taken at the right tfme-whieh, bear
IN mind. Is moi when the lungs are nearly gone
1t VIII go right to the seat of the disease and
can.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-01-22

The Winter after the great fire
in Chicago contr acted Bronchial
affections, and since then nave
been obliged to spend nearly every
Winter South. Last kovemberwas
advise ed to try Scott's Emulsion OF
Cod Liver Oiiwith Hypophosphites
and to my surprise was relieved at
once, and by continuing its use
three months was entirely cured,
gained flesh and strength and
was able to stand even the Biz
Yard and attend to business every
day. 9. CnCnS
Sold by all Druggists.
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.sHad been worried RI Ye.r..,,

1t should have read 81 married." but the proof
reader observed that Ii amounted to about ths
same thing, and so did not draw his blue pencil
through the error. Unfortunately there wa
considerable truth in his observation. Thou
sands OF husbands are constantly worried al
most to despair by the i'll health that affiict
their wives, and often rohs life of comfort ane
happiness. There Is but one safe and sure wa,
TO change all this for the better. The 1adie
should use DR.. Pieree's Fayorite Prescription.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-01-22

We once heard a man complain of feeling
badly, and wondered what allied him. A hu-
moroHs friend said, Give a doctor 81, and let
him guess" IT was cutting satire on some doc
tors, who don't always guess right. You need
not guess what ails you when your food don't
digest, when your bowels and stomach are In
active, and when your head aches every day.
and you are langufd and easily fatigued You
are bilious, and DR.. Pierce's Pleasant PHrgative
Pellets viii bring you out all right Small, su-
gar-coated, easy to take. OF druggists.
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FLEMING Bros. PITTsEuRG, Pa

Times go by turns, and chances change b,
course
From foul to fair, from better hap to worse.
---Ss}httsreu
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Nothing keeps a from being rich like
thinking he has enough; nothing from knowl-
edge and wisdom like thinking he has both
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-01-22

sublety may deceive you; integrity never
will-Otirer CroBa,reH
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ySome persons spend so much time In making
promises that they have no time left to fulfill
them
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Coughs, Hoarseness and Sore Throat.
=" Broion's Bronchial Troehes' give immediate
relief
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German statistician figures up
that England has caused the deat s,o "
so 600 900 people and has wrought Wv
900 600 900 worth of destruction
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1+ts sold the BOYS in Scotland are

1t is said the boys in Scotland aro
not in the habit of using profane worus'
When a Gang of Scottish boys in one
of Mr.. Blacks novels suspended GaS
Of their number over stream WIN WIN
,ba threat that he would be droppeu
therein If he did not ''say a swear
tbe worst thing he could think oil was
..Daovilr But that was considered SO
VA that he was promptly released
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han 70 amend II aftefwafd
, 1889-08-17
A FEARFUL PLUNGE.
A Railway Train Drops Over
An Embankment.
Three People Killed Outright
and Many Wounded.
Other Railway Collisions and
Casualties of all Sorts.
Railroad Accident.

hhiiIOhu hCClucnt.
PITTsBURG, Aug. l6,-A south bound
passenger train on the Butler branch of
the Western Pennsylvania railroad which
left Butler. Pa, at 2:35 O'Clock p. M,
jumped the track at Sarver's station and
the entire train consisting of two passen-
ger coaches and combination smoking and
baggage car went over an embankment
and was totally wrecked. Three persons
were killed outright and twenty. FIVE 9th
ers injured, a number of whom will die.
The killed and injured are as follows:
Killed = w. Powers, Lawrenceville,
Pa; a child of Mrs. Farrell, of Butler;
Mrs. Duff, an old lady. residence un-
| known.
The wounded as far as known were:
Elk Mayor Lyon, OF Pittsburg, seriously
in the shoulder; Capt Lowe, of Pittsburg,
head badly cut; d. A. Jones, of Pitts
burg, seriously hurt and bruised; j. A.
Mclaughlin, of Pittsburg, fatally injured;
Col. Rowly. of Pittsburg, slightly injured;
Conductor Gray. Of Butler, seriously in
jured internally; Brakeman Harms, of
Butler. back broken; Mrs. Croft, of Pitts
burg, injured seriously; Bessie Fallwood,
OF P~ittsburg, cut IN the head; Capt.
Grace, jamestown, n. Y. painfully in
jured.
About fifteen others were more or less
injured, whose names are understandable at
this writing. The accident was caused by
the spreading of rails on a small bridge.
The rails were on stringers which had
rotted with time and long service. The
engine passed over the bridge safely, but
the first car was derailed aud plunged
down into the abyss some thirty yards
below. The rails ploughed through the
second and escapes were miraculous. One
lady had her dress cut rom the waist to
the shoulders, another lost a small piece
of her cheek, a third had her chin cut
and many others in the second car mar
rowly escaped.