Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-04-08
MISCELLANEOUS.

in Iceland thore arc no prisons and
no police. Only two thefts in 1000
years.
There is sure to be something serious
on foot when "A man goes to the chiro-
podists. Boston Courier.
An eighteen year-old girl who could
sneak little English was recently sent
from Texas to New York, with card
mined to her dress giving her destina-
ton.
The English-speaking people num-
her one-tenth of the human race. The
wealth of the world is largely in the
hands of Christian nations.
The crews of the United States war
vessels conn osing the squadron OF evo-
luton were attacked by the influenza
in midocean and forty-eight men were
prostrated. This experience indicates
that atmospheric causes produce the
disease.
A Battle Creek, Mich, man request
ed the city recorder to order all the sa-
looms in the town not to sell him any
thing to drink. The recorder took the
sensible drunkard around to all the gin
mills, told the proprietors tc take good
look at him and to not sell him bulge
on pain of prosecution.
/ There has been placed in the Man
chester, Mass, public library copy OF
the Bible published in 1899. 1t is the
gift of Miss Ella Lee, daughter of the
late Charles Lee, to the Manchester
Historical Society. This rare and valua-
;.,1- no pich -
Bible, and was first printed in 1868.
Java is the most fertile, the most
productive and the most populous tropi-
cal island in the world. The Dutch
have had possession of it many years,
and have derived great revenues, espec-
tally from the coffee plantations, but
have done little for the religious eleva-
ton of the people, who are Mohamedans.
The Detroit journal has undertaken
to create fund for the purpose of pre-
senting to France a fitting token of re-
membrance and gratitude for the assist
ance rendered this country in her strug-
gle for independence. The amount is to
he as large as possible and is to be raised
by one dollar subscriptions, the descend
ants of Revolutionary officers and sol
diers to take the lead. The names Of
subscribers are to be bound in book
form and accompany the testimonial.
Justice. London paper, has been
giving the results OF some curious cal
culations, which, ii correct, will make "a
fellow little cautious about guessing
on the size of crowd, and offering to
bet his last dollar that he is right. Ac-
cording to the calculator on the staff OF
Justice, all the people in the world
about l. 400, 900, coo, could stand in field
ten miles square, and, by the aid of tele.
phones, could be addressed by single
speaker.
"A large class of applicants fol
teachers positions assembled in the
rooms of the Santa Clara, Cal. schoo
superintendent last weak. They were
set to work on the examination papers
and everything went smoothly unit
the question cropped up in the history
division: What was the name of the
! head steward of SANKEY'S exploring
party, and was he any relation to the
ameer of Swat?" The whole class 81
lently left the room and walked out il
! the drilling rain to cool off.
q The original post-office box used il
the town of Pomfret, Conn, 100 years
ago, is now owned in that town, bein.
+ the property of benjamin Grosvenor
q one of whose ancestors, Lemuel eros
: venor, was the first postmaster appointe,
: between Hartford and Boston. He re
8 ceived his appointment from Presiden
= Washington, and held the Office unit
Y the election of Martin Van Buren,, whel
. the intirmities of age demanded his re
o linquishment of office. The box itsel
h is "A feet in height and feet in length
G There are two apartments at the to
V with five drawers underneath, making
r curious relic of the earliest postal day
I and service in Connecticut.