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Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-01-09
The Death of w. IL. skinner.

"Bill Skinner is dead" said a man coming
into the office of Dakota newspaper
"Moses and thunderp yelled the editor, be-
ginning to jump around the desk, that old
thief hasn't died, has hel l begun to think
the Old fossil would live forever He owed
me four years back subscription, but l am
willing to lose it just for tue satisfaction of
knowing that the bowling old hypocrite has
gone whore he will get what he deserves Be
sides, if went out and said a word about it,
the old woman and the boys would chase
me Off the place with a pitchfork Got to
give him an obituary, though, l s'pose"
Then he sat down and wrote:
at is with heavy heart and tagging pen
that we make the announcement that Will
lam Horatio Skinner is no more! For many
years he has been a leading citizen of this
place; man honored, respected, large
hearted, able; Il man who touched nothing
that he did not adorn. This usually happy
community is plunged in the deepest gloom
by the sad event But what is our loss is
heavens gain, Rest in peace! He was a
kind husband and an indulgent father."-
Dakota Bell.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-01-09
He Got "Inside Fipures -

Scene i'll a real estate brokers' office two
years hence. Enter man with money to
invest,
Customer-Got anything good for man
to put little money mtoa
Broker-Yes, sir. Have some fine corner
lots on Sellington avenue, extended only thir
teen miles from where the depot will be built
when the railroad runs through Jayesburg.
The towns all surveyed and laid out Here's
a plot if you'd like to look at it.
Customer How much is that ground WORTH
Broker-Weil, III give you inside figures.
Considering that you're an old friend, IN let
you have as much of it as you care to take at
s1.55 a quart. Merchant Traveller
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-01-09
IndefenslbIe Injustice

About one-tifth of ali males in m,ss.
chusetts average less than 81 ner a..
The females working III this low SOL ~
wages comprise 72.0i per cent. of ali ~
workers. No intelligent reader win fs;,
to realize what this fact means A. M
scale OF wages rises the number If 60
males enjoying them grows steadily aso
OF total of Z 1857 workers receiving con
a week and over, only 26s are females
The figures simply show that in the e,0
Payments in which the very lowas.
wages are paid women constitute ovo.
70 per cent, of the workers, while in tba
employments where as high as 400
week are paid they constitute bardlv
over 3 per cent.
In addition to all this is the humiliatin,,
fact that in the same occupations stand,
ing side by side with men, the fe,nals,
are paid less wages for the same work
or, what amounts to the same thing :,
woman of 20 years or upward is made IL
work side by side with Il boy of 10 At the
same wages, Women are compel,ed
then, to fill most of the cheap places
and paid less wages for the same work
at that. We have no hesitation in saving
that this is an n6efensible injustice. and
one so gross as to shame civilization.
Why do Legislators sit passvely under
such determinations of sex in the matter
of work and wages? Simply because
they know that the women carry no
votes and that mere sentiment bova,or
just, can neither seat nor unseat poll.
tician. But it will not always be thus.
Boston Globe.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-01-09

Hitherto in the galvanic coating of
plaster casts there has been a difficulty
in stopping the pores Of the surface SO
effectually as to prevent the galvanic
bath penetrating into the interior of the
plaster and there producing first crystal
lization and then disintegration. This
obstacle appears to have been overcome
by the discovery that saturation in tan
not only closes up the pores of the plas
ter, but adds very considerably to its
strength. Specimens so prepared have
been covered with copper one millimeter
thick, thickness which is not only suf-
icient to resist atmospheric influences,
but which enables the surface to be fur
Their worked up and finished by hand.
The price of Il cast coated with copper is
said to be one-ifth of the cost of a copper
casting New York Commercial Adyer-
tiser.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-01-09

Mr.. Julian Hawthorne advocates the
Punishment of illustrations from the mag
azines in order that more space NAV he
devoted to the writings of American au
thors, Mr. llawthorne's suggestion does
not tally with the notions that prevail
among magazine publishers, who ought
to know their business pretty well We
happen to know of an eminent poet who
was requested to furnish a poem for one
OF our leading magazines not long ago
lie complied with the request, End an EN-.
inent engraver was employed to illustrate
1t: When it came to making up the pages
of the magazine it was found that the il.
iustratious required more space than was
left on. the rage after the poetry had been
put in typo. Accordingly it became nee.
essary to sacrifice a part of the poetry or
a part of the illustration. Which had to
TO goI The Illustration? Oh, mol 1t was
one of the poet S beautiful verses.-Bos
ton Herald.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-01-09

Jack-What on earth is the matter,
old fellow?
George (wildly)-The proprietor IS
away and has left me in charge. It's
pay day, and the cash is in the safe :;
also the combination, which | put in
there for safe keeping and have for
gotten it. I've dipped the mucilage
brush in the ink bottle, and to Office
boy Frank, run out and get me a
quarters worth of rat poison Pitts
burg Bulletin.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-01-09
II mining Birds as Pets.

A young lady Of New York amuses her.
sell with humming birds as pets. They
bulld their nests in the lace curtains and
ia have raised little families in tho parlor
There are plants for them to fly about in
and every day the florist sends a basket
OF flowers for them to extract the honev
from They are like little rainbows fv
ing about the room, and they light on the
mead OF their dainty mistress with perfect
freedom She has an especial affinity for
the feathered race, and pigeons, canarics
ana bullancscs are included amonm ber
household tavorites.-Chicago Herald
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-01-09

T. IL mayor wise to intrude ones prey
pdices upon the general public since
there is everywhere some one capaoiu
of taking up such prejudices ana urn urn
~, tbem 10 ridicule. Nowhere Is tiiis
moro true than in the case OF s'r''li'
GERS in country towns, fornowhere uoes
roodv wit find expression more lreeiy
than under such circumstances. g,
II is related that there formerly llVeo
!, BOSTON lawyer named hltciilie'
who was famous in his circle Tor MS
skenticism and his hatred OF reiigiouS
thincs One time this Mr. Ratclliie
hod occasion to 20 to st. Adams, w.,
20 take testimony in law case III
which he was engaged. lie ailluseo
himself during the proceedings by con
tinually abiding to the town aS al
hans instead of st. Adams.
Presently one of the local lawyers
present asked, why do you can tills
place Adams" :,
because | don't ike SAINTS s'iu
Mr.. Radcliffe.
"Ohw
Nothing more was said on the sub
iect but by and by, the work beng
completed, the Boston lawyer rose TO
take his departure.
"Good-by, gentlemen" he said to
the three or four st. Adams men VINO
were present.
"Good-by, Mr.. Clifrel" they all an
swered
"NNhat do you mean by calling me
Mr.. CliffeY" he exclaimed.
"Why. we don't like rats, =" said one
of the st. Adams men. Youths Com
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-01-09

If the liver is inactive, and conse-
quently fails to make bile enough, the
poisonous waste elements which should
be eliminated in this manner are re-
tanned. The bile is not retained, be-
cause it is not made. The materials
for the bile are not bile, any more than
alkalies and oils are soap. One of the
elements of bile is resinous substance
called ch2le5terina. If this is not car
ried off properly very serious and some
times fatal consequences follow In
the liver itself it accumulates and
forms gall stones, Il diseased condition
accompanied with the greatest pain.
Gall stones are sometimes so nearly
pure RESIN chat they can be ignited and
burned, Halls Journal of Health.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-01-09
A Real Case of stupidity.

Kosciusko Murphy How do you like
Miss Jonesl In my opinion she is not
only handsome, but very intelligent.
Gus de SMITH agree with you as
far as her looks are concerned, but she
is not Intelligent. I've been counting
her for the last six months, and don't
think from the way she acts that she
has found it out vet.-Texas Siftings.
The Chinese Dead.
The Chinese bury their dead in the
fairest spots in the land. They are ex-
traordinarily devoted to the dead, and
the labor contract of every coolie emf
grant specially stipulates that in case
of death his body shall be carried back
TO China that his dust may mingle
with that of his forefathers and join
their spirits in the nowery kingdom.
Otherwise he believes that his soul
will wander amid strangers unknown
and astray.-Once a Week.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-01-09

1t is always better for a man to be
several years the senior of his wife, and
I'll tell you why The average girl
who marries-God bless herl-stays at
home and makes a home blissful
abiding place for her husband and her
children. The man goes ont into the
world and has the responsibility of car.
ing for those who are at home, and yet
time does not seem to set its seal on
him as it does on a woman. The little
cares of life ruffle her and too often
make her look, as we say, old before
her time" Now, even when this does
not happen she does proportionately
grow old in appearance sooner than a
man, and for that reason she wants to
take the benefit of the doubt and let
him have the added years to start with.
Then, too, you should desire to keep
your heart and mind young, TO be his
intellectual companion, and this is much
easier when your husband is old enough
to be 1.-THE guide, philosopher and
friend. The love of a woman to her
husband always has a little of the ma
ternal in it-that is right and tender
but she does not wish to be mistaken
for his mother.
Be wise and marry a man older than
yourself; one who has seen life in its
many phases and who can guide you
over the rocky place; one who has
learned that it is not always wise to
obey impulse, but that any important
duty should be we'll thought over :
Ruth Ashmore in Ladies Home Jour
nal
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-01-09
poisonous Erects of Nicotine

1t is said that Turkish tobacco W.
tains prussic acid, and that Havana ao nj
bacco has another alkaloid called V w.
dine, of which one-twentieth OF a u, ,r
will kill a frog with symptoms OF psra y.
sis. The half liquid matter tna' Ill
cumulates in the bowl of PIP, w.
kill a small animal in three drop ao az,
A few drops of nicotine inserted l,' np filI
the conjunctiva of an animal WIZ vii r
at once. Eight drops of nicotine WIN WIZ
kill horse with frightful genera, . .S
vulsions. 1t has been observed ' tOI
the living systems quickly become 1. N"
Grant of tobacco poison-ah a, ''.'l ana.
that is thrown into convulslohs " ,ri.a
half a drop one day will require !, 's fo,r
as much the next day, and SO ~ ,a.h
or five days four or five times as i-'
New York Telegram.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-01-09

Camphor is made in Japan in this
way After a tree is felled to the earth
it is cut into chips, which are laid IN a
tub over large iron pot partly hllea
with water and placed over a slow lre'
Through holes in the bottom OF the tu9
steam slowly rises, and heating the cillIs
generates oil of cainphor Of course
the tub with the chips has close Ut
ting cover. From this cover a BAMBOO
pipe leads to a succession of other tuo5
with bamboo connections, and the lass
of these tubs is divided into two con-
partments, one above the other, the d,
viding floor being perforated with Sinau
holes to allow the water and OIL 10 pas
to the lower compartment. ThlSlo"ei
compartment is supplied with a ia!'i
of straw. which catches and holaS 'n'
camphor crystals that are beng aepOs
tied as the liquid passes to the coouns
process. The camphor is next sePr
rated from the straw, packed IN woo NY,
tubs and is ready for the market iu'
oil is used by the natives for lllulliiI n
ing and other purposes. st Louis "'
public.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-01-09
GoodbN, GoosN.

"Little do you know how we bartenders
are imposed upon. Woe is our lot. Today
a six footer entered our saloon and called for
brandy. He imbbed large quaR.
"'Has Goosy been inF he asked
"NWho,e GoosyF said l.
"'Goosy walks like this
"The six-footer dropped on his launches,
spread his legs apart like painfully handy
legged being and waddled towards the door.
Suddenly Strengthening himself out, he
howled at me 'Goodby, Goosy,' and fled a
mile up the street before found time to run
from behind the bar. Philadelphia News.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-01-09
AN IMpnessIon.

A cypress dark AZ at tho .lss
That deepens up - ,,s.1 ma
As never painter dat. d and rev,
A marble shaft tla' Ends nions
Above wreck II scllpiin,,d .tons
Win gray gr~'n alues ogererowp.
4 hill side scored w.;h hollow vein,
Throu-a age bong vast ui s,imtnar -.
As purple M with vintage stains, A''''
And rocks thar white the hours nm
Show all the Jewels me by one
For pastime Of tile summer sun.
A crescent ssll upon the sea
So calm and fair ana riuple frea
You wonder storms can ever he.
shore with deep lndentcd haya
Aud DER the cleaning waterways
A glimpse oi islands in the haze.
A face bronzed dark to red and f,ela
with mountain eyes that seem Ia bol,
The freshness OF the world of oll.
A shepherd s crook. Il coat Of e,.ae.
grazing Hook -the sense OF peace
The long sweet silence this is C,rea,.,
-Rennell RoAa
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-01-09
DIVIDED.

IL thou vert by my side, dear love.
And l could walk with thee,
The path unto the mountain crest
No toll would seem to me.
But now my feet walk wcariiy,
And heavy are mine eyes,
And dread and dark the winding way
That leadeth to the skies.
Yet if thou vert beside me, love,
MY hand within thine own,
Perchance my weight would hold thee back
Tho thou canst win alone.
Thou mightost stumble, following me;
Or lettering by the way,
Seel;ing the sweets and flowers, my feet
Might tempt thine own to stray,
But now by different paths, my love.
We seek the self same goal,
So far apart no check am |,
No hindrance to thy soul.
And tho my heart doth ache for thee
My lips for thy lips long,
see thee toiling upward still,
And hush my pain with song
And when upon the mountain crest
We stand where souls are free,
The bliss that doth elude US now
Must come to thee and me.
Not one brief thrill of JOY, of pain
One smile, in tears TO end,
But an eternal crown OF love,
When soul with soul shall blend.
Housewife.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-01-09
NIatrimnnY In Znni Innd.

In Zuni land the woman makes the first
advances looking toward marriage 1t is
right The woman raises the family She
transmits the name She sends to the
youth she chooses n basket of meal or
some peaches, and if he is inclined toward
her he forthwith makes present of "pri
mary consideration. consisting of pair
of moccasins of a whole deer skin, beau
tifully dressed and snow white That
signifies that she is provided with shoes
for life The skin is placed over the foot
and then rolled around the leg and
strapped down with delicate thongs You
can always tell newly married Zuni
woman by the large roll Of deei skin, and
by the small silver buttons that adorn the
leggings Whenever the foot piece wears
out it is cut off and the roll is replaced
When the women become old the roll is
small
The only sanctifcation of the marriage
Is the formal adoption of the 9uug man
after the acceptance of the b. 10 He is
then the stepson of the gals father
When the youth desires to consummate
the courtship he sends the girl dress,
which, theoretically he weaves That is
to show that he can provide his wife with
clothes He works for her in the fields,
to show that he can provide her with
food. Each of those little things has a
significance They seem small, but they
are of great importance Tho Zuni In
dams are small tribe, but in them is
condensed the history of the greatest
people that has ever populated tho Amer
lean continent. Prank Hamilton GUSHING
in San Francisco Chronicle
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-01-09

How 1t Happened
Never he'd no kind o use
Fer that Dan;
Always ruther liked big.
Thick set man.
He wuz on the spindlin' build
Sort-uh spare;
He'd to look right sharp to know,
Dan WIZ thar
Feared like he wuz at my heels
Night n day;
Couldn't toll him Off in no
Kind-uh way.
Thought treated him right mean,
deciar'
Thet ! couldn't sneeze but whut
Dan wuz thar.
Little sandy headed skite,
Thout much wit.
'Cept he beat the bugs, the way
He could sit
Out the balance of my beaux;
Let em glare;
They Put out at o; at 10
Dan wuz thar.
onct / told him plain an fat,
That CT he
Wuz tho unly man on yearth,
Him an me
Wouldn't suit; lowed my words
Made him stare
Come next night. like other nights,
Dan wuz thar.
Curyus like, married him
AFTER thatl
Thing wuz done fore l Enowed whar
wuz at.
How it come, my Judgment amt
Very cl'ar;
Reckon t must hev been becuz
Dan wuz thar Thine.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-01-09

Hotel GUEST don't believe in this modern
custom of tipping. l want yor to under
stand that
Waiter-Is been to school, sab, an l hap
pen to know there amt nothu' modern about
it, sab. The custom is as old as civilization,
sab
"Oh, come nown
Sac, sab. l learned in history, sab, that
one time rich man like you named Caligula
went somewhere to supper an it cost him
$40O,0 coo before lie got through, sab BY the
way, sab all the things you ordered Is out,
sab Omaha World
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-01-09
Bound to Pay a Compliment

While at the races MI oue ~ ~
well known turfman OF heli'u.4 ths
marked: "Do you know WIG" ~, II
sandy spot in here reminds me N that /
reminds me of fellows farm !. va vas a
saw once down in hentucky' aor thst
terrible sandy place, and 50 PoV On the
you couldn't raise n disturoanosn .v and
place. I stopped there Que oSnetbins
of course / wanted to say 80 50
complimentary about the pla 1er, yol
said to him, Colonel, l deo ar cav to
have got the finest place !. CIV. ,oer Pres
scour knives. "-St. Paul PloneU
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-01-09
NellUw-Green skin.

1t has been observed that the skin of
Arctic travellers has yellowish green
tlnge after the long winter of six
months, and the effect has been gem
orally attributed to faulty eyesight.
DR.. Gyllencreutz has studied the mat
ter and decides that it is due to changes
IN the pigment of the blood. RAMS
Horn.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-01-09
WHY She Masn,t There.

First Omaha Girl Just home from school,
1t was too bad my friend Clara was rot at
the commencement to read her essay. 1t WINS
beautifully written and she had a perfectly
lovely graduation dress.
Second Omaha Girl-WLat was the title of
your friends essay2
"fhose Beasts of Menu
"She ought TO have read it and let some Of
the beasts of men know what we think of
them. Why didn't sheF
well, you see the night before Commence
ment she eloped with one Of them.n-Omaho
Herald.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-01-09

Mrs. Magnus Scott prepared to 20
out)-Does this gold necklace match
the white lace Of my dress2
Mr., Magnus Scott-It does
Mrs. NJ. S.-Would silver look bet
ter and coolerl
Mr.. NJ. Sit would not
Mrs. NJ Slow does my hair lool,1
Mr. N. S.-Comme il faut
Mrs. NJ. S.-Isny bonnet on STRAIGHT,
Mr. NJ S.-Very, Can you see the
hoies IN my socksl-Jewelers' Circular
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-01-09

1t is not often that grain is found to
grow in a mans boots, but such case
Is reported. A farmer brought pair
of boots to a Guelph cobbler to be re
paired. When the shoemaker com
menced operations on them he found
grain growing to the length of several
inches. Such is certainly a curiosity
Guelph (Ont.) Herald.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-01-09
RURAL REALITIES


As Guy Carleton Found Them TOO Near
New York.
1t is now the golden time when the Thought
fnl man says unto himself, 10, 1t Is hotter
than beeswax in town, and ! VIII arise ana
flee as bird to the mountains; Will lay me
down, languid with midsummer nights
dream, by the bank Of the laughing waters
under the trees beloved by the slow stirring
wind; | will view the coming of the chariot
of day through the gates of pearl garlanded
with roses: will listen to the choir of happy
birds, the drone of the wandering bee, the
pipe of the nestlings under the caves, the
fiddle of the locust and the deep throated
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-01-09
A Detrnit Arab.

where are you going, my little lad?"
ITO see de baseball match, sir. ~ he said
"Have you got ticket, my little lads"
NAV. l don't need one, sir he said.
SLOW will you see it, my little ladf"
IN shin to de fence top, SIR he said.
"Here's dime to get in with. nv little lad
Hi dis viii buy smokers, sir. he said
And the little Arab scampered away,
Nor stopped he a "thankee, sir" to say.
Detroit Free press
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-01-09

Iralnboy-IIaye a copy of "'Baled
Hay" sir2
Pennibs (author of the book)-Ah,
um' do you sell many copies Of 'Baled
Hayp
Trainboy-Oh, l catch a sucker oncs
In a while. Puck.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-01-09

OMAHA Mani thought you went to St
Louis to start dime museum}
snowman did, but all my savings were
swept away by the loss of one curiosity
"A frakp
MOI eNa tly. imported a South African
king at great expense and got everything
started, when the man suddenly diedn
Consumption"
"NO, sunslrnke n-AnnI,n y-..1I
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-01-09
sunstroke "-Omaha World,


An amateur editor in Indiononolis
s nas made fortune by his pen. His
ia ,,4 died Of grief after reading ono
editorial editorial and left him $3.50, OOo.-Union
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-01-09

"Hello, old boy Heard you're going to be
married-and fine girl, too, ehn
"Well, yes, she has a very comedy figure ="
ooh, but that's aside from the question.
How about the incomely fgureln-Detroii
Free Press