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Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-12-19
zoo Boz. nema-t,1le pnn.-.

VI an The feats common 10 hunting life
anu Woodcrait none seems to me half "a
WONDERFUL Is tracking or trailing. As
practIced by man tracking is wonderful
enough, but far more marvellous is the
power by which a dog or fox can follow
Its prey at fun speed, guided only by
scent, without efring or being led agfrav
To US the word scent has but little
meaning. 1t is the name Of a mower
with which man is connarafiyely almost
uhendowed- We 20 into the woods and
see nothing but leaf strewn ground.
tfinly scattered over with herbs and
thickly planted with trees; we see no
quadruped and find no sign of any, per-
haps, save the far away chatter Of a sduir-
rel. But our dog, merrily careering about.
Is possessed Of superior power. At
every moment of his course he is gather.
ing facts and reading a wonderful record
OF the past, the present and even of the
future. Here, says his unseen guide.
rs where deer passed minute ago, =
or IAN hour ago. this was the course
Of fox week ago." that was the
direction in which a rabbit flew by few
minutes ago, and, ohol there was
weasel after hint
Such is the curious record Of scent, re-
vealed to the dog, but hidden from the
man, and even inexplicable to him, for
though we have theoretical knowledge
OF the subject it is too imperfect to make
US fully understand that not only has
every kind of animal. but each individual
animal, its own peculiar scent. Thus the
dog can distinguish not only the bucks,
does and fawns of the deer tribe. but can
pick out Of a dozen the track of the par
tieular buck that he is following and
never leave it or lose it, Moreover, he
can tell by the scent which way the ami
NAL is going and he is never known to
run backward on a trail.-St. Nicholas
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silver Hated Ribbons.

Rather neat, chr
A Broadway dealer in fancy goods
was showing Il reporter a handsome pur-
pie ribbon on which his initials were
written IN silver letters.
You want to know how that was
done? Well, I'll tell YOU. Make a Solu-
ton Of nitrate Of silver. and add a little
gum to il 50 that the liquid will not run.
Then, with camel's hair pencil or
quill pen. draw any sort of ornamental
figure on the silk. After the drawing is
dry, hold the ribbon over a vessel con-
tanning water, zinc and a little sui
phuric acid In a short time the silver
will be reduced and adhere quite strongly
to the fabric. By this plan almost any
thing can be written on silk. A PICTURE
could be painted in silver and there Is no
end to the fanciful designs thaF might he
made. New York Mail and EXpre>s.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-12-19

And all around, look which way I
will, the Interchangeable east asserts it.
self prominently on every side. Hump
necked Brahmin oxen Craze drowsily
beneath the shale of broad leaved ba-
nanas. Dusky youngsters, whose entire
clothing seems TO consist of two brass
rings and a broad grin, stare at you
across the spiky bosses Of a formidable
mass of prickly pear. Through the
clustering leaves a large eyed Cingalese
beauty. whose hereditary taste has
turned four yards Of white cotton into a
toilet which the most gifted milliner in
Paris might despair Of initiating comes
gliding as noiselessly as q shadow, carry
ing her earthen pitcher poised on her
graceful head, just a. the mother of the
Hebrew race carried hers to the far off
MesopOtamian well 4. GOO wears ago. And
yonder, in front Of a tiny hut matched
with palm leaves, a shriveled old woman.
lean as a bayonet and hideous as a plate
of the fashions. with ring through her
nose like Pig, is powdering some grain
in a rude wooden trough, and keeping
time to her work with a low monoton-
Gus song. which has been handed down
unchanged from the days when Abraham
was sui an unknown shepherd lad upon
the steppes of the uphrates.-David
ker in New York Times.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-12-19

japanese houses are TOYS in size and
toys in construction. resting on corner
posts set on large rocks, that Juey may
give and sway with earthquakes, and
held in place and made stable by the
heavy roofs Of mud and tiles The only
way Of stemnung a fire is to tear down
the houses in advance Of the flames, and
it is done as easily as child knocks over
a house of blocks or cards. a rope is
fastened to one Of the upright corner
posts, the crowd gives one pun. and there
is a crash and a cloud OF dust as the shell
Of mud ana tiles falls upon the ruins Of
the fiImsy dwelling y thatChed roof or
a sl-ngle roof drops quite as easily The
ordinary house or shop in ihs town sci
dom exceeds twelve feet in frontage, and
if there is a second story It is quite as
much in miniature and the roof not more
than fifteen feet from the ground. Il
sounds frlghJful to hear of 500 or 600
houses beiue burned in a night, but with
these liIiputian dwellings and their mi
croScOplc landscape gardens back Of
them the area need NOT be more than
that of two OF four small city blocks -
Yokollama Cor Globe Democrat
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-12-19

Each must work in his own way, and
the only drill needed is TO keep writing
and profit by criticism. Mind grammar,
spelling and punctuation use short
words and express as briefly as you can
your meaning Young people use too
many adjectives and try to write fine. e
The strongest, simplest words are best
and no foreign ones if it can be helped
Write and print if you can. if not, still
write and improve as you go on Read
the best books and they viii improve
your style. See and hear good speakers
and wise people. and learn of them. =
From Private Letter IN St Nicholas.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-12-19
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Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-12-19

OF the many schemes which were
tried aboard tie Volunteer to add a trifle
to her speed in the international races one
comes to public notice now ard then In
a conversation the other day about the
influence of ''windage" on a yacht 5
speed Gen Paine dropped a hint which
showed how fine things were worked up
on the Volunteer 1t appears that during
the Thistle races all the reef points were
taken out Of the Volunteers maInsail to
get rid of the resistance which thew
would cause Then. to make the surface
OF the canvas as perfect as possible. the
holes where the reef points had been were
plugged with soap. Boston Globe.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-12-19

Having once possessed knowledge, We
can never lose it; the power 10 use 1t
may be temporarily lost hut there is no
knowing when the proper chord may not
he struck, and the old fact OF memory or
the old problem long worked ont may
not be regained. All our experiences
may fade away into the realm of uucon-
sciousneSs, vet they are not lost; they
are only dormant and biding their time.
Francis Speir in Popular Science
Monthly,
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A Rich Mans Flower Window.

The house III Philadelphia where the
widow of Matthew Baldwin now lives is
in the center of the business part of
Chestnut street, and is remarked upon
by many of the passers by because of the
peculiar arrangement Of a conservatory
built on the level with the street 1t is
like a good sized shop window, bat as
there is no door visible it cannot be mis-
taken for one. Beautiful flowers bloom
there all the year round.
1t seems that when Mr. Baldwin was a
lad. before he ever dreamed Of fame as a
manufacturer of locomotives. lie was
daily in the habit of passing on his way
to work a window filled with flowers
As he had passionate love for them, he
invariably stopped and gazed upon them
with delight for a moment OF two. After
he became q rich man and looked back
to his boyhood days, when he was sJrug
Cling for livelihood and found 50 much
cheer and comfort from this glimpse If
natures lovelineSS he resolved that he
would be the means of giving .~1me other
boy a chance to look and admire in the
same way. lie built his house with
special regard to this window of flowers,
and it Is unique both in conception and
construCtiou.-New York Press Every
Day Talk.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-12-19
The Empress Coronation I,re...

The empress Of Russia has sent her
coronation dress to the national museum
The mantle was literally cloth Of gold
for il was a very supple gold tissue, with
the heraldic eagle Of the Romanotfs ap-
pliqued in black silk. On the heart OF
the bird was the arms of Moscow. the
sacred city; on the wings those Of the
kingdoms over which the ear reigns and
of the duchy OF Finland The train OF
the dress was also Of gold tissue, richly
embroidered. and the combined weight
of so much metallic thread as was used
in the dress and mantle caused great
fatigue to the illuStrious wearer. Boston
Transcript
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-12-19

Erlenmeyer, in his work on the opium
habit. records a case III which fatal tuber-
cular poisoning was believed to have been
produced by the hypordermic needle.
A physician, aged IS, who had been &C
customed to use the same needle for HIM
self and tuberculous patient, died sud-
denly, aud ut the autopsy Il tuberculosis,
strictly localized to the p,ritoneum, was
found.-Chicago Times.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-12-19

Roscoe Conkling, who, since his retire
ment from public life, scrupulously re-
Trained from expressing his opinions
otherwise than privately upon public
especially political-subjects, said Two
kinds of letters bother a man most
those that he writes and those he does
not write. "-Philadelphia Ledger.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-12-19

The Pueblos-commonly called In
dams, but really descendants of the an.
Gent Aztecs--have numerous supersfi
tons. The eagle is a sacred bird with
them the winged throne Of their en-
peroT god, Montezuma, for whose prom
ised second advent they stlIi patiently
wait. In any of the Pueblo cities YOU
will find the great dark eagles. either
tethered upon the housetops or penned in
little corrais Of cedar. and religiously
tended The Pueblo hunter always has
marvellous luck, if he carries with him a
tiny stone image Of coyote with a tinv
arrowhead dashed to its side Though
nominaIly converted to Catholicism. the
Pueblos are still secret but ardent fire
worshipers. The snake. too. is sacred to
them, and you will find its symbolic coils
in their rock sculptures and on their
quaint silver jewelry. New Mexico Cor.
GLOBE Democrat.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-12-19

I have been lately enjoying the adj
vantage Of mediJauus over the relative
discomfort of govt and acute rheumatism,
having had both at the s1me time. Cont
is not pleasant; the part affected feels rs
though an iron band a size too small were
being squeezed round 1t. with an &C
casional interlude Of a hot coal being
dropped on it. Bur, on the whole, pre-
fer it to rheumatism, when the latter as
sumes the form Of tearing of the mus
cles.-Loudon Truth
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-12-19
Nretehed English in \. w.papers.

Such wretched English as we get in
our newspapers exclaimed a certain
Chicago clergyman not long since
There Is no polish in the work Ii is
clumsily done Words are badly chosen
shades Of meaning are hst in buugling
composition and sometimes there are
grammatical errors don see why our
newspapers cannot be better written.
One night last week tins clergyman
happened to be in a newspaper office.
Near where he stood talking with one Of
the editors of the papers was a reporter
writing On the desk IN front Of HIM
lay his watch open With one hand the
young man was moving a pencil at an
amazing speed. and wieh the other was
manipulating a cigarette with that skill
and ease which only come of long expert
ence,
The clergyman curiosity was reused
why the watChF he inquired oh, -"
replied the editor the young man has
just come in from his assignments. He
has been busy all afternoon and early in
the evening gathering Information con
corning a matter OF considerable public
interest He has been dong some lively
husyhng. and is probably tired lie is
also hungry. but his superior has told
him that he is to have his copy finished
al a certain hour In TWO hours he must
write a column and half That is why
he has his watch out He is timing HIM
self Ii he finds he IS falling behind he
will work all the harder to catch up.
That is the way newspapers are made.
Would sou ike 20 write your sermons in
that fashion, and then have somebody 90
over your work Al MS leisure and crit
else yeur style and your choice Of
words" Chicago Tribune
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-12-19

Ao lne wild mice of southern California
NJ NJ deadly enemy in tho snakes
b. l"0'l abound there. In order 10 avoid
- reptiles the shrewd old mice take
sl lsS,sSlon of the birds nests in the cactus
pants and there rear their vonng 4
Hmon ,e'gt states that he has seen an old
MI II run down the trunk of a cactus
m; %h .G'l dozen young ones holding ON
AL. 'n%ir mouths to various parts of her
~ ~. How they do this without being
H. y" a oy the cactus banks is a mystery,
neye sr' parks are so sharp that snakes
.olant, "''elnpt to climb the trunks of the
cincinnati Enquirer.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-12-19
fndia's Sea Of Popp'os.

The country then took a creeuer ap-
pearance in wheat. gram Il think it Is
vetch), castor oil, dahl or split pea and
poppy. Some Of the fields of the latter
at distance in full flower looked like
snow fields, so white and pure was the
bloom. England will require long gen
erations Of piety to undo her great wrong
in coming gold as she does out of the
mania and misery of so many Millions
Carter Harrisons Letter,
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-12-19
cANzoNE11E

Ten me Dot whore rrssca blow
Tel ne. wtere 10 rn-s=s 90
When THEFT sweet s'aves one 10y one
Perish heath the raIn and minf
As Gueried came reply
From soice thai n.s-fled oy.
Roses, wheu ear1bs be5uiy dies,
Bloom afrsssh in Paradise
Bay not Whence affections flow
Tel. me where our life loves 20.
when our senses breath by breath,
Chill into all senseiess deafhi
As queried came reply
From the love ciose ne, tied by:
Earthly loves with souls arise
Still TO live in Paradise
Espy " Il winiams
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-12-19

Inc yelk Of an egg has in its middle q
Tue Jelly like specll or germ, from winch
eie young bird is Matched. The yelk is
l matte that this germ is always upper
4loN(. no matter in which position the
- ueS; SO that when the hen is sitting
pe germ Is always nearest to the
Natmth' The yelk and the albumen (o1
ln'ei furnish food to the bird while it
III the shell. AT the larger end of the
81 between the skin and the she'll. is a
'pIce illIed with air for the young one
y oreathe.--Milton Argus.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-12-19

Oil of peppermint in vapor diluted
even TO a part in 100000 will kill cock
reaches in an hour, they dying in con
vulsions. One drop of the oil placed
under bell jar covering cultivation Of
cholera bacilli will kill both bacilh and
spores in forty eight hours. 1t is also re-
garded as among the best surgical an
tiseptics, and of great value in phthlsls
and diphtheria. Boston Budget.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-12-19

Family affection is perhaps the uoblest
characteristic of the Greek character.
Nowhere else think. does one see fra
ternal love - strongly developed. nor the
women of the family SO tenderly cared
for Should the father de the brothers
take his place. and 80 hong rs a sister Of
marriageable age remains unportioued
and uuwed they viii not think Of taking
a wife Boston Budget.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-12-19

In Russia every conceivable act of man
is regulated by law No private enter
prise can be established. no corporation
formed no business entered into without
the consent of the state This law is not
the act Of a legislative body. but the de-
cree of the car. Some DEGREES read:
Il forbid others: 1T is permitted.
In other countries what is not forbidden
by law is allowed. In Russia everything
is forbidden which the law does not ex-
presSly permit or the spirit Of the execu
tive power tolerate 1t is not the good If
the people that is studied, but the vel
fare Of the despot. There can be no mis-
take; it is impossible for the car or his
agents 10 DO wrong. They have an ex-
preston in Russia; He has offended. "
Whatl That is nobody's business. He
has offended the police, who accept no
apologies and seldom forgive. He NAV
not have violated written law. or even
custom; he has simply offended. and
that is enough. He goes to prison. per
haps to Siberia, as the tyrauts dictate,
for no court mterferes, and no habeas
corpus Is known. There Is very little for
the lawyers to do but bride the police
William Eleroy Curtis.
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Tie Illinois haard Of health has

The Illinois beard Of health has sent
notices to all the railroad companies cen
terins in Chicago directing them 10 al
once put their stations and grounds IN
good sanitary condition Tins Is done in
connection with the efforts being made 10y
the board to prevent the appearance Of
cholera and OTHER epidemic d'se;S,es in
Illinois this year. New Orleans Times
Democrat
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-12-19

The japanese students at Cornell uni
versitv have way of cooking English
starrows 50 that they make a very pala
table dish, aud the Japs like them SO
much that shey make standing offer OF
three cents apiece for all the sparrows
brought to them. New York Sun.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-12-19

The old English idea of starving an
athlete in training has long since beer
exploded. Ii has the effect of weaken
ing a man when he needs his strength
more than anything else. Exchange.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-12-19

An American who has Travelled for
two years in Germany says he never
heard one German ask another 10 solve
conundrum. They simply don't have
any.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-12-19

There is an Indian tribe in California
consisting of one man. When he dies
his language will cease to be spoken
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-12-19

In some households the wind is always
in the east, " and no one qu5 se knows the
reason. The causes. patiently traced.
usually center in some one member He
may not have what IS usually meant by
"a bad temper" and mas 20 on. day
after day giving others little cause for
active complaint against him. And yet
his personal atmosphere is so depressing
that the cOusututlouaIly sober are made
melancholy by his presence. and the
light hearted find themselves deep in the
blues, Il don I see why everybody COM
plains Of my manner, once said 4 most
estImable gentleman, Il N sure don't
easily loose my temper and | never say
disagreeable things. An. but you
always iook as if you were thinking them.
friend RepresSed criticism is indeed.
sometimes harder TO bear than frankly
uttered complaint Exchange.
Light from tne Ar.
Since total calnls in excess of two DAYS
duration are practically unknown in tie
United States il Is entirely feasible to
light country houses by wind power. An
electric dynamo may be operated by
windmill aud storage batteries charged
for use as needed 1t viii probably be
found that the cost viii be greater than
oil; but there is 10 comparison IS re-
CARDS convenience and beauty. and it is
probable that the windmill viii be used
as a source of power fer lighting the
houses Of rich country people.-Clicago
Herald
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-12-19

Electric slaughtering Of cattle has
proved successful in St Petersburg
Death is instantaneous
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-12-19

The first telescope Of Calico was made
from part Of a lead organ pipe, in each
end of which was cemeuted a suiIaOis
spectacle glass.