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Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-01-23

The value of whitewash in destroying
infection has been investigated by doc
tor of the Pisa university. He tried the
experiment on the microbes of cholera,
typhoid, carbuncle and tuberculosis
Portions Of the walls of a room were in
fected with the various microbes and
covered with a coat of whitewash, the
room being closed Theoretically for
twenty-four hours. The doctor then
found that the whitewash effectually de
stroyed the cholera and typhoid bacillus,
but the microbes of the other diseases
survived several repeated applications.
New York Telegram.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-01-23

At the conclusion Of a festival an ex-
eellent teacher, DESTROYS Of administer
ing tritiing moral lesson, inquired OF
the boys if they had enjoyed the repast
With the ingenious modesty Of youth
they all responded, Yes, sir" Then,
asked the excellent teacher, If you had
slipped into the garden aud picked those
strawberries without my leave would
they have tasted as good as now" Every
small boy in that stained and sticky
company shneked, mo, sirr' why
not| cause" said little Thomas
with the cheerfulness of conscious vir,
tue, "then we shouldn't have had su,
gar and cream with EN-. New Yorh
World
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-01-23

Our broad national distinction gave us
the name Israehte in the time Of our an
Gent greatness, a greatness to which all
people may at some time in the long fut-
IRE rise. and then we may again, to-
gcther with all God fearing people, adopt
Che umne of Israelite. Before our an
ce,tors We're, in a national sense, Israel
i,es .ley We're Hebrews, a name which
was and is today race distinction. The
word JEWS a narrow name in use for our
separate religious distinction. Nothing
could be palmer to us, Hebrew refers
to the race. Israelite refers to the nation,
jew to the religion. Hebrew Journal
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-01-23

A familiar figure in down town
beanery, where one finds no more Hlab-
crate menu than is comprised in such
utterances as liam anar' Draw one!-
and Three siiikesst' is an old man with
white hair and certain something
about him that suggests better days.
This person generally makes his ap-
pearance IN his favolite haunt about
noon and sits there until o'clock in the
afternoon. He always has a pencil in
his hand and piece of paper before
him on the table, on which he OCCASION
ally jots down a memorandum. Every
now and then he chatters earnestly to
himself. Many customer has had his
curiosity SO far aroused that he has APP
pealed to the proprietor for an explana-
tion Of the old fellows mysterious con-
duct.
He learns that the mysterious habitue
is an old Bostonian whose children live
in New York and support their father.
The old man used to be wealthy, but lost
his fortune and his mind together some
years ago.
His favorfte amusement is to sit all
day, as described, noting the orders as
they are given by the patrons of the res
taurant. Every time pork and Bos-
ton" is the order he scores one for his
native town. and when the toothsome
bean is ordered New York style he also
reluctantly jots down the fact.
The proprietor says that he can always
tell how the orders have run during the
day, because when orders for pork and
Boston have been in the majority the
old man goes home with satisfied all
and pleasant word at the desk, while
when the case is reversed he goes out
with a troubled face and muttering an
grily to himself.-New York Herald.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-01-23

A few days since man living in the
west wanted to pay off a grudge against
a neighbor without any risk to himself,
and placed a dynamite cartridge in a
sheaf of wheat The castridge was dis
covered before it went into the thrasher,
and no one WAS hurt. This suggested
an idea to an Ohio coward. who tried the
same plan. and succeeded in blowing up
the machine, burning the barn and in
iuring several men, but killing no one.
If bad examples were rs slowly followed
as good what fine thing it would be-
Detroit Free Press
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-01-23
Canning for a Mans Life.

Before the war a man was on trial in
Lauderdale county for murder. The
circumstantial evidence against the man
was very strong and when the Jury re-
tired and took ballot the result was six
for conviction and six for acquittal. 1t
remained this way tor two days and
nights, neither side showing any DISPOSE
ton to change their minds. AT last one
of the jury, named Silvertooth, proposed
game Of seven up between the oppos-
ing sides. one man to be selected from
each side, and whoever won the losing
side was to stand by the result.
This was agreed to, and Silvertooth,
who was in favor of acquitting the pris-
oner, and another juror, who was strong
ly in favor Of conviction, commenced the
game. 1t was holly contested game,
and each juror had scored six points
when it came Silvertooth's time to deal.
He shufIled the cards carefully and
dealt off the right number to each and
then turned jack, which made him win
the game and which saved the prisoners
life. The six who We're for conviction
voted with the other six for acquittal
and the prisoner was discharged from
custody.-Atlanta Constitution.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-01-23

Little Egyptians Of both sexes trot
around without any clothes on, and the
poorer classes of the Chinese children
are often without clothes | have seen
quite large boys and girls naked in Ha-
vana, Cuba, and in southern California,
or rather on the California peninsula,
the mother puts the child at the age of a
few months a-straddle of her neck, and
with his legs hanging down in front
thus carries him from place to place.
Washington Letter.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-01-23

A list of military sentences recently
made public in Paris contains this PEN
atty, adiudged upon a cavalryman'
"Trooper b is sentenced to four days
in the guard house for having cruelty
struck his horse while it was eating hay
with a pitchfork.
Perhaps French horses may take on
from their masters something of the ira
ditional politeness Of the French race
but it is not really likely that this cav
airy horse found way to eat his hay
with n fork.-Youth's Companion
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-01-23

A luminous harness has been patented
so that a horse being driven at night
looks like Il sheet Of chain lightning and
you think EEjah's chariot has come to
earth again. There are luminous match
boxes and luminous ghosts to scare away
grave robbers. After every noted grave
robbery metallic collins come in by the
scores, and l looked at one coffin sur
rounded by bars of wrought iron, bind
ing the casket and extending out from
it at such a distance that when set in
the earth it would be impossible to move
it except by derrick.-Frank G.. Car
penter's Letter.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-01-23
AkosmlsM.

ava ,cho 20 Some long locked chamber goes,
~ II lstpls there 70 what the dead have said,
90 are there moments When my thoughts are
led
- ,,ose dun chronicles whose pages close
l ~ and ages IN the same epose
irhat shall the future. as the past,. oerspread;
.nd where but Memory may tend the dead,
-. ,'r,,p,. the IVY where once grew the rose
y. ms there to me from their pages streams
lrbe incoherent story Of the years,
The aiinlessiiess OF all we undertake.,
,.,,na ON lives ARE surely but the dreams
nt snirits dwelling IN the distant spheres
IN MS we die do one by one awaky
Edgar Status In Belford'a Magazine
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-01-23

MARY Ann" her mistress told her,
"before ironing the fine linen always try
the heat Of the iron on something coarse,
so as not to scorch the material. i
don't need to, mum. Thank hevlns l
hev a nose, and | knows when the linen
is searching by the smell Of it, mum. y
Exchange
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-01-23
4 Georgia Negroes shoes.

The largest pair of shoes ever seen in
Dawson were received the other day by
Mr.. L. c. Durham for a negro by the
name of Alex White. The shoes were
numbered fifteen and weighed four
pounds and FIVE ounces. White can
never find any shoes in stock that will
fit him, and always has to put in special
order for hem.-Macon Telegraph.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-01-23

Levelhead-Thereg goes the writer Of
the latest successful novel-one that
everybody is going crazy over; millions
of copies sold.
Friend-That man? He doesn't look
as if be had particle of genius
Levelhead - He hasn't. - New York
Weekly.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-01-23

There is a sign in this city which would
have called out the authorities in short
order in the days of Salem witchcraft,
and the author of the sign would have
surely been knighted for his originality
as well as for his photography. The
sign reads Sandwiches" He's a
gritty dealer, to say the least.-Norwich
Bnlletin.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-01-23

During a hunt lieutenant fred at a
rabbit, but missed it and narrowly
missed the major of his regiment, who
was in front Of him.
'DonnerwetterI exclaimed the ma
jor. Il say, lieutenant, are you shoot
ing at rabbits or for promotiony' Texas
Siftinrs
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-01-23

Inc writing Of novels Is. in ENGLAND
more nearly a profession than any other
work IN literature The novelists thonph
incidentally they may write poems or pa
Pers ma Their life work and their liveli
uood III notion writing, and most of them
RUE thelr lives to that end The reader
VINO SKINS the last new novel" in the
swift hours of few days forgets by rea
son OF It's naturalneSs the toll that has
gone 10 make 1t. The mere writing ont
OF long novel, perhaps two or three
t'1hes over Is mechanical labor that
would sorely try the patience of most pa
tlent people and this is only the final and
outward expression of months of toll and
years OF study and experience that must
go to the making of the book.
Anthony Irollope, the most business
like of novelists. who once confirmed To
me the statement that he kept one or
TWO completed novels ahead Of current
demand in his desk, ACCOMPLISHED his ex
traordinary productiveuess as a by call
ing. being for most OF his life a busy
postotlice official, but he was an excen
ton to the rule that novel writing is the
most absorbing of callinCs Charles
Reade collected incident as Herbert SDen
Ger collected sociological data. and his
study was almost like the counting room
OF man OF affairs, with its pigeon hoed
papers and array of scrap books What
neart blood is put into a real novel
what nervous exhaustion comes with its
climax and ending, no one can fully tell
Dickens has confided something of this
inward tragedy to the reader in his pa
thetic record of his wanderings about the
streets OF Paris after the death of Little
Paul 1t is this which gives to the nov
elist "contemporaneous human inter
est beyond that OF his books, and makes
readers eager to know Of the personality
and methods and look into the faces of
their tavorite story tellers. - Harper's
Magazine
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-01-23

Briggs-They say a watch keeps better
time when it is kept at certain distance
from the ground. That must be why
yours is so irregular.
Griggs-I don't see the point.
Briggs-Because it is put up so often.
--Clothier and Furnisher.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-01-23

Trouble puts mp a great many packs,
and you must carry some one of them.
There is no sandal so thick and well
adjusted but some thorn will strike
through it.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-01-23

Benevolent Individual - Need help
again, do you, Uncle Ebony? Well,
here's dollar. l presume you find it
difficult to keep the wolf from the door?
Uncle Ebony amt 'fraid no wolves,
sab keep 70 dogs.-Good News.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-01-23

The water barometer in ST. Jacques
tower, Paris, has glass tube over forty
one feet long and about three-quartcrs
of an inch in diameter-the largest yet
made.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-01-23

You don't seem well this mornings"
''No, | lay insensible for eight hours
last night"
Goodness gracious! What was the
natter
u was asleep. Chatter.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-01-23

is your father in:'
mo: he is in the country"
"Ah! gone away for rest SUPPOSE
mo; he has gone away ON a vacation. "
Boston Courier.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-01-23
ITS NOURISHNIENT.

In living sponge this perpetual and
unceasing circulation OF water proceeds.
This is the sole evidence the unassisted
sight receives of the vitality of the sponge
colony, and the Importance of this cir
culation in aiding life in these depths to
be fairly carried out cannot readily be
overestinated.
Let us now see how this circulation is
maintained. Microscopically regarded,
we see here and there, in the sides of the
sponge passages, little air chambers or
recesses, which remind one Of the pass
ing places in narrow canal. Lining
these chambers we see living sponge
units Of type different from the shape
less specks we noted to occur in the
meshes Of the sponge substance itself
The units of the recesses each consist of
L living particle, whose free extremity il
raised into kind OF collar, from which
projects lashlike flament known as a
nagellum This lash is in constant
movement. 1t waves to and fro in the
water, and the collection of lashes we
see in any one chamber acts rs a yeri-
table brush. which by its movement not
only sweeps water IN the pores, but sends
it onward through the sponge and in
due time sends it out by the bigger holes
or oscula.
This constant circulation in the sponge
discharges more than one important
function. For, as already noted, it
serves the purpose of nutrition, in that
the particles on which sponge life is sup
ported are swept into thecolony. Again,
the fresh currents Of water carry with
them the oxygen gas which is a necessity
Of sponge existence, as Of human life;
while, thirdly, waste matters, inevitably
alike III sponge and in man rs the result
of living, are swept out Of the colony and
discharged into the sea beyond. Our bit
Of sponge has thus grown from a mere
dry fragment into a living reality. 1t
is a community in which already, low
/ as it is, the work of life has come to be
discharged by distinct and fairly special
lied beings. London Illustrated News.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-11-20

With the November number Romance,
the monthly magazine of complete sto-
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Publishing Company, Astor Place, New
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world-Kipling, Haggard, Daudet, Rob-
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Upper, and hundred more; and this
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liam Curtis, another by Zola another by
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The publishers have devised an ingen-
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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-11-20
Do we Teach GeolopY2

The cultural aspects of civilization
are due to geologic structure, but in
how many of our institutions are stu
dents taught to appreciate the topog-
raphy or configuration of the earth's
surface and it's relation to structure, or
to observe with inquiring eye the forms
and contours of the Handicapped The
student usually learns the chemistry of
certain nicely arranged hand specimens
of hard rocks and memories the names
of leading fossils or the crystallography
of minerals under the guise of economic
geology. As result, the study is sup
posed to be merely the study of hard
rocks and curious fossils.
Although the student knows these by
sight he cannot trace rock sheet above
the ground or below 1t, or see the great
soft terrenes void of fossils and rocks
which make up the larger area of our
country, and cannot appreciate the
broader relations of structure to agri-
culture, hygiene, climate and civiliza-
ton. Hence the great unfossiliferous
terrenes are unknown; for example,
the nonmountainous regions of the
west and south, over which in places
one may travel from the Rocky noun
tains to the Gulf of Mexico without
finding fossil, a crystal or a building
stone. Robert T. Hill in Popular Sci.
ence Monthly.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-11-20
WEST WARDSBORO.

Calvin Barrett was in this place
Sunday.
May Parsons has gone to Boston
to work this winter.
Mrs. P. A. Perry is in Boston at
tending the National W. c. T. L.
convention.
Mr.. and Mrs. Niles from Shafts
bury have recently spent a few days
with relatives here.
G. H. Ryder has sold his farm tc
G. A. Waite. Mr.. Ryder having
purchased VIM. Putnam's place
Possession given March LIST.
About Is men worked on the par.
sonage grounds last Thursday, the
ladies getting dinner for them in the
vestry. After dinner as M. M
Shine was coming down the hill from
D. A. Hammond's barn, the pole
slipped through the neck yoke letting
the dump cart on to the horses, ano
they started to run. Mr.. Shine was
thrown from his seat, one of his legs
was broken twice. He also received
severe scalp wound and other in.
juries. He was taken into d. A
Hammond's and later in the day was
removed to his home. DR.. Ray was
called and at the last reports the doc,
tor did not know but amputation Of
his leg would be necessary.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-11-20
SIMONSVILLE.

Ladies' Society will meet at 0. W.
Leonard's Wednesday evening, Nov.
25th.
Jerome West has purchased the
house lately owned by Rev. VIM. B.
Cary and will take possession Dec.
LIST.
Mrs. Geo. Cutler and baby of
Springfield are visiting their relatives
here.
Mrs. Eliza Haseltine is on the sick
list.
Rev. VIM. B. Cary of No. Ston-
ington, Conn, is spending a few
days here.
Josiah Andrews has lately moved
to C. b. Chase's house near the
church.
Frank Fuller has finished his work
in Springfield and is at home for a
while.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-11-20

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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-11-20
EAST DORSET.

"The beautiful holds off first rate
there isn't fake to be seen on the
loftiest mountain peak and a pleasant
err fall the "oldest inhabitant" don't
boast to have seen.
All crops are good except money
and if we could escape debts, taxes
and death the hearts sunshine would
be bright on our features.
For amusements or antidotes for
dyspepsia we are having, besides the
every day giggle, Christian Endeavol
sociables, Knights of Labor balls
and the opportunity which some are
availing themselves of, of attending
Foley's dancing school at Manches'
ter Center.
To sober us we half expect somt
female evangellsts, disciples of evan
gelist Moody, about the middle o.
December. Home Missionary Mer
rill gave us this hope last Sunday.
Gillie Wilson is home from Alban.
for a short stay. Also Owen Sher
lock from Lee, Mass.
Joel Grout, teacher in Burr (
| Burton Seminary, was with his uncle
Is. Circuit over Sunday.
| Most of our teachers are on tn
home stretch and each diurnal revolu
ton of school duties seems to adj
dimples and smiles.
Teachers of the north shire will
have a meeting here on Saturda.,
next.
The north-bound sleeper killed
fat COW for Michael Pickett Monda
night.
Griffith & Shelter have sold hal
million feet or more of lumber to
party in Hoosick Falls and hav
commenced shipping.
Two of our lads James Horan an
Fred Rich, receive and sell quit
large bundles of newspapers ever
week.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-11-20
WESTON.

John FELTON, and Sally A. Hall
were married at Londonderry, VT,
Nov. 4, 1871 by Rev. William Wick
ham. In honor of the fiftieth ami
versary of this happy event some
thirty of the friends of Mr.. and Mrs.
John FELTON, met with them at their
home in Weston on Nov. 4th to eel
citrate. Presents of money and va
rietv of useful articles bore testimony
to the respect and esteem in which
the happy couple are held. Among
other things being handsomely dec
Grated wedding cake from So. Lon
donderry bearing the dates lS4l-
1891. After supper, and a pleasant
social time, the company separated
amid congratulations and good wishes.
Had the anniversary been more gen
orally known, a much larger company
would have been present. Some were
deprived of the privilege on account
of ill-health. Only one Of the guests
of fifty years ago was present on this
occasion, most of them having passed
away. Of the five children, only two
remain, they being present with their
families, which include two grand
children. Remarks were made and
prayer offered by their pastor, Rev.
Mr.. Austin. A letter appropriate
for the occasion was written by Mrs.
Lucinda Hall and read by Mrs.
Annie Woodcock.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Hannum are
visiting friends in Boston and vicin-
ity.
The usual union Thanksgiving SER
vice will be held in the Methodist
church at 10 AS a. m.
Miss Eliza Sayers of Thetford is
guest Of Mary E. Spaulding.
William Abbott has moved from
A. H. Drury's tenement house into
the Turner house.
The Baptist people have nearly
completed their horse sheds.
A. II. Drury has gone East with
a drove of cattle.
The fall term of the village school
in the primary department was taught
by Miss Lula Rounds of Andover.
while that of the higher department
was taught by Miss Fannie Rounds
also of Andover, who both proved tc
be efficient, painstaking teachers
Their mode of teaching and governing
their schools were peculiarly theil
own, but nevertheless successful and
gave general satisfaction throughout
the district.