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Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-07-21

In the vast deserts of Africa. Asia and
Australia W. find all the requisites Tor
the full development of heated air cur
rents The whole surroundings are ia
vorable and sand being d poor conductor
the powerful rays of an undimmed sun
warm the superficial layers to an extraor
binary degree and this excessive temper
allure is communicated to the superin
cumbent atmosphere in the usual way
Between Tripuli and Murzuk there is a
sterile tract of more than fifty miles Of
sandy country, where thermometer
thrust six inches below the surface re
corded a temperature of 1870 degs In
South Africa Sir John Herschel found a
ground temperature of 1879 degs In the
severe drought of the summer of 1877, in
the Fiji Islands the black bulb thermom
eter On the grass registered l12 dogs. So
exceedingly hot was the ground that the
poor natives, whose feet are las tough as
cowhide, often enabling them to walk over
fire or on the top of live coral, an ordeal
almost equally severe" were compelled
for once to bandage their feet for protec-
ton against the fiery soil
On some arid desert plains the tempera.
ture OF the sand reaches 200 deps and
even higher During Capt Sturts wan
derings in Australia he found that
match would fire by simply dropping it on
the ground Burton's feet were scorched
while pitching his tent in the Arabian
desert. The same authority, describing
the lnenge district of Central Africa,
states that under the burning yellow
sky the grass is as white as the soil; the
fields - stubblcs stiff as harrows - are
stained only by the shadows of passing
Clouds the trees, except upon the nullah
banks are bare; the animals are WALKING
skeletons, aud nothing seems to flourish
but flies, white ants and caltrops. Intense
heat and want of water have dried the
land The Ragolay, an important river
system of Abyssiuia, receiving many trib-
utary streams is unable to reach the sea
a. the hot dry air and sand between them
drink up the whole Volume of water
Cornhill Magazine.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-07-21

He was cabin passenger. and the
steamship was one of the ocean racers.
The company, even those who occupy
the NOSE expensive staterooms, is not
always select in the society sense ;
but this man seemed more than ordin-
arily out of place Who was he' No
one knew
One day the mystery was solved. lie
seated himself beside Il distinguished
lawyer and opened the conversation
eve read your speeches in the news
papers many time, and I'm pleased 10
know you.
"Thank you" the other answered
and then, improving the opportunity
he added, do you live in New YORK
"Why, bless you!7 was the answer we
"you must know who am. I'm Mlhs
Mccarthy; everybody knows me- i've
been a boss teauster in New YORK lof
more than forty years. '-YouthsVom'
paniOn.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-07-21

Everybody knows the crazy bone"
in the elbow A man has had his at
tention called to an alleged crazy spot
above the nose, about which little has
been said. He sneezed while in the
BARRIERS chair having his hair combed.
did touch the sneezing pointn in
quired the barber. He then proceeded
to explain that the ''sneezing spot was
a sensitive place to the left of the mid.
die of the forehead why" said he,
there are men who come in here who
sneeze regularly every time | comb
their hair or shave them, just as soon
as the comb passes over that spot
had man in here who sneezed three
times just as hard as he could, all be
cause touched the 'sneezing spot. 1t
must be very small nerve that tickles
the nostril. Albany journal.
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TAKING TOO MUCH EXERCISE.


! walking Matches Not Particularly Hero
fetal, says an observant rhysician.
DIR George f Shrady does not sympathi2e
/ with the six day go-as you please walking
match people 1t is all TOO much the ednea
ton OF the heels at the expense OF the mead
Moreover the over exertion, he says, CANNOT
fail to work injury It is like winding the
clock up and then suddenly pulling tue
wessilt, which Is surpassed to drop gradually
down TO the bottom IL is like pushing the
pesdulum, that always racks the WORKS ne
breakdown is sure to come more quickly
The great thing for proper living and long
life is an even coordination of all the parts
of the body The stomach is like the boiler
and the muscles like the other parts Of an EN-
CINE None OF the parts must be strained
but all must be developed, cared tor and used
Just enough For this reason ply steal eSer
cise ceases to be the best physical exercise
when il begins to tire DIR Shrady insists
that there are thousands OF persons in this
town who are really more healthy and have
really more vitality III them than any one OF
the six day walkers, or, indeed of the most
noted athlete
The ouly possible advantage, DR. Shrady
thinks, wdiCb can be derived from long
distance contest, is that it manifests and en-
courages pluck, and that, most likely is the
reason why so many spectators are delighted
10 applaud But the pluck becomes fool
hardness and nonsense and then there are
SO many chances for the development of
moral and mental pluck.
The doctor referred to the fact that in the
war, soldiers after marches of four or five days
would have heart troubles The same thing
was noticed in the Franco PrusSian war and
In the English army 1t is true also of boat
races-t Is all athletics in too many colleges
football games and contests on the dia
mond The participant is too excited to
know that he is suffering permanently But
he is sure, sooner than under the normal con
ditons, to find himself unequal TO some ordl-
nary task, aud the breaking up of the human
system, perhaps the day of death itself, is
pretty sure to be fastened
James Albert Cathcart, champion six day
pedestrian OF the world. seems not to agree
with all this expert medical opinion He
says it is all nonsense, this supposing that it
injuries a man permanently to run III a six
days raca His observation has been that it
has the other effect 1t strengthened a man.
Else how was it that these Old fellows who
had been at the business all their lives lasted
SO well. He was in hospital for months in
1881 and the doctors all gave him up But
he pulled out and was stronger aud tougher
than ever Then he raced again and then
rested couple of years, and after that was
when he made the Cpl miles He always
felt better and stronger after the immediate
fatigue of the race was over. New York
Press
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OF the spacious hail In a few momen's
an elderly gentleman appeared and asked
me my business with him | drew the
letter from my pocket. and, handing II
to him. told him that was for my grand,
+ father Adjusting his spectacles' he read
fine envelone carefully, and in a tone OF
sunrise exclaimed: My dear miss, the
gentleman to whom this letter is adj
dressed has been dead for fourteen years
/ They say he died Of broken heart
! caused bv the disappearance of his only
daughter. who ran away ana got mar
ried At all events he never torgave
her. and forbade her name to be men
toned and finally died, leaving every
thing to his only son, with the condition
that if he should seek out his sister the
propertv should go to an institution. Inc
/ son, not caring to live in the old house
after his fathers death, sold it to me and
moved about three or four miles from
the village of Oakdale, a distance OF
twenty miles. but it will be impossible
for YOU 10 get there tonight, as there
are no more trains, but | will call nay
daughter and she will find you bed for
the night
"A few minutes later he returned with
very prepossessing young lady, whom
he introduced as his daughter. After |
had Joined them at supper she desired me
to follow her into the hall up stairs into
the pretticst room had ever seen. The
pale yellow carpet. with its punches OF
roses; the carved cherry bedstead, with
its dainty hangings; the dressing bureau,
with its pretty cover of satin and lace;
the pretty little willow rocking chair
everything gave evidence of refinement
and luxury
"The next morning, after partaklng OF
a hearty breakfast, thanked them for
their kindness and started on my journey
to find my uncle For nearly two days
journeyed along, sometimes getting
lift from one of the farm wagons, and
occasionally a meal from some of the
kind hearted people whom | would ask
to direct me Towards night the cold
grew intense, and became SO weak from
want of food that could go no further.
and-and- but YOU know the rest.
AS the farmer listened attentively to
her sad story his face grew pale, and
striving to conceal the agitation which
convulsed his entire frame he demanded
in husky tones the name of the uncle she
was trying to seek.
John IIaN kins, replied the girl, as
sie regarded the farmer with Amusement.
As soon as he could sufficiently control
his Yp,ntinps IN sDp4t he stretched ont
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SEMI WEEKLY WORLD.
IDAHO
STOPPING ElecTRlc CARS.


Results of Some Experiments on Boston'i
Principal Line.
Some experiments that have been
made to determine the distances re-
quired to stop an electric car under or
binary circumstances, from various
speeds, have furnished interesting re.
suits as to the brake power of street
cars, as appears by the annual report
of the railroad commissioners. In max
ing the experiments the following con-
ditions were observed A man with q
number of surveying pins was sta
toned on the step of the rear platform
two observers with stop watches stood
upon the platform; fourth gave the
signal for the driver to stop. With the
necessary to determine-frst, the rate
of speed, and, second, the distance re-
CURED to make a stop
AT a given signal the first stop watch
was started and a pin was dropped
upon the ground. At the expiration
of ten seconds the observer with his
stop watch gave another signal and
stopped his watch When this signal
was given a second pin was dropped on
the ground, the second stop watch was
started and the signal given for the
driver to put on the brakes. When the
car came to rest the second stop watch
was stopped and a third pin was
dropped The time required to pass
over the distance between the first
and second pins showed the rate of
speed. The distance between the sec
ond and third pins was the length of
stop.
On a subsequent occasion the speed
was obtained by measuring the time
necessary to pass over the distance be-
tween given streets. This method of
observation was easy to carry out, but
was, of course, not precise, and the
given lengths of stop were slightly
greater than the distances passed over
from the time the brakes were actually
applied to the wheels, owing to the
fact that fraction of second was
probably lost in giving the signals
A great variation was shown between
the different stops made. Surprising.
say the experts, ''the friction to be the
same, the length of stop should be as
the square of the velocity. Really the
friction is less the greater the velocity,
so that the length of stop should be
somewhat greater than in proportion to
the square of the velocity, This was
shown in a stop in thrty-six feet at 6. 3
miles per hour, and in a stop in forty
eight feet at 1872 miles per hour in
stead of stop in IA feet, MS it would
be according to the square of the veloc-
ity; or if the stop in forty eight feet be
taken as basis of comparison the stop
from six miles an hour should have
been made in twelve feet. The grades
in these cases were not greatly differ
emit Again, comparing two expert
ments in which. the speed was nearly
the same, the stop on the down grade
was much better than on the up grade.
Other discrepancies of similar charac-
ter were noticed Boston Transcript.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-07-21

Calling at the room Of bachelor
friend of mine the other night | was
Mortified to see him light his fire of birch
wood with a copy Of the London News
or some other illustrated paper These
things should always be given away in
stead Of destroyed, and society exists
for that very purpose. tried to set
before my heartless burner of picture
papers the amusement that some child
in hospital, for example, might derive
from the leaves that he had put to the
base use of "kindlings,
1t is related, remember, of certain
great writer that he could not bear to
see destroyed any piece of paper that
carried printed words, and consequent
ly might be part of literature. can
not go quite SO far rs that. but | NAV
truly say that the destruction of a pict
ure always gives me slight pang in
some unascertained part of my anat-
omy. Boston Post.
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fAoNrLeaoy IN DIFFICULTIES.
A Newsboy Who Could Not Stand Dudes
Frees His Youthful Mind,

A Newsboy Who Could Not stand Dude,
/ Frees His Youthful Mind,
A number Of passengers about u
cross the bridge from Brooklyn wit
messed an amusing scene the other day
A gentleman who had just purchased
a ticket in gathering his change from
the ticket sellers window let fall from
his hand II quantity OF coins--eents,
nickels and dimes, They scattered IN
all directions over the muddy pavement,
\ little urchin OF "A newsboy, from
whom the gentleman had bought u
paper for which he had not yet paid,
went to the rescue OF the truant coins.
At almost the same moment another
little fellow clad in the familiar cos
tune of u little Lord Fauntleroy--
leather leggings, gloves, long hair and
all-hove in sight He was acconpa-
MED by a faslIionably attired lady, evil
IDENTIFY his mother,
Human nature is very strong in a
boy, even Lord Fauntleroy. Espying
dime the newcomer forgot the dig
nifty of his exalted rank. He stopped
down and with his diminutive hand
picked from the muddy pavement the
coin which he promptly pocketed.
The tatterdenalion saw the act and
made a grab for Fauntleroy, who chung
to his mothers skirts. Watcher dom
wild de gents money!" he said Don
cher know no better den to stealF'
The mother of the little aristocrat
was dreadfully shocked at seeing her
offspring in the dirty hands of the news
boy. She flew to the rescue. Take
your hands Off my child, she said, "or
I'll have you arrested, you young scoun-
drel."
II amt no scoundrel," said the
ganin, dropping his hands and releas-
ing the little lord. Make yer kid give
up de money he continued "He
amt got no right ter keep it,"
Little Fauntleroy was pleased enough
to be released from the clutch of the
two begrlned little hands of the news
boy. He gave up the money readily
enough and with his mother, who had
brushed the dirt off the miniature box
coat sleeves, he hastened on his way to
New York to make Il society call The
newsboy watched the retreating forms
contemptuously
Say, boss, lie said, returning to the
gentleman, who had watched the affair
with interest, and yet had been unable
to take any part in it SO rapidly had
the entire scene been enacted.
Say, boss continued the boy, dat
young teller would 'ahooked yer money
but fer me. Amt yer goin' to give me
a dimeE'
The gentleman told him that he
might keep the money.
~ anks" said the urchin. Il tell
yer" he added. "Deez young Euntle-
royz an sailors wild long hair, dey
makes me tired. guess day'll steal
sooner den a noosboy amt got no
use for feilers like dat. Dey don't have
no fun, an my! how dey gets licked
by us fellers when we gets de chance.
Dey gets licked, too, if dey gets a spot
on de close dey wears. Yer can bet
I'd sooner be Il noosboy nor dude wild
long hair wot gets licked fer nothn'."
The gentleman continued his trip
over the bridge. lie has been debat-
ing since the occurrence, however, if
there was not great deal Of truth in
the newsboy's rude philosophy. New
York Herald.
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1t was in the ears, where sooner or
later he who listens can hear every
thing from declarations of passion to
the quarrels Of hate, the weightiest af
fairs of the nation to the lightest gossip
of the frivolous Two women were
chatting together of funeral which
they had been out Of town to attend
Yes, " one of Them remarked, Il
don't know when I've been To such a
sweet funeral
No the other responded, nor |. -"
"Dodnt you think that was II beau
tiGnl selection from Scripture"
Yes; beautiful
And those two hymns; weren't they
appropriate:
Yes; there couldn't have been any
thing more appropriate
"Weli, the corpse chose 'eln all. v
Boston Courier
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Proper Position While Readi,c

Inc position OF the person with regard to
Tue night should be 50 that the latter will foil
upon the page he Is reading and not upon his
eyes 1t Is generally considered most con
Venlent to have the light shine over the left
shoulder so that IN turning the lea YES of the
oook the shadow OF the hand upon the pare
Is avoided 1t Is not always possible To do
TINS, however. and at the same time to get
p'enty OF right upon the page When one
mas himself compelled to face the light in
reading or IN standing at desk bookkeeping
1e snou'd Always coutllve to shade his eyes
rom direct Hsht THIS mny he done with
d urge eye shade projecting from the brow
TREND OF nine, physician, is very fond ~
reading by seroSeue lamp the la,un hem,
placed on table 10y his side. and the d,rs,%
hSht Kept from his eyes 10y means Of q MOI
OF @idhoari stuck up nv the lamp chimney
Professor David " custer Al IA
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Several gentlemen were standing sA ~
the lobby of the Emery hotel tlie ne, mos ,nos.
evening when Il rather small slzea 'n nae
senger boy rushed in and hanae s,.o Un,
Of Them a telegram. The gentleman .ha
glanced at the clock as he signed l.. um
blank and said. We'll, didn't know ao
it was that late; where is time gong N. ~,
anyway Quick as a flash cli ia air..
reply from the little fellow. i hnok he
nifty" and picking up ms Oo the re.
walked out. The oddity o. ~ and
mark struck the men as lui'n t,,,ocb.
they laughed loudly at the litt l,, p laughs
err for a moment, and then tue "a 'h' one
died out ON their lips and eh ,ina Of
looked as though he were tialns' hssari
something like that which he nau =
when he was boy.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-07-21

The latest development of the auto
matte fend is railway library. which
means a case Of books fitted into rail.
way carriages. The volumes are pro.
sumably to be restored to the case at
the end Of the journey, but what is to
prevent one passenger handing hi,
pennyworth to companion who il
going on furtherl Nor indeed world II
be difficult for traveller, with uncertain
ideas on the subject of honesty, to carry
away under his rug any especially thrill
ing tale that he had not time to finish
In the train. london Letter
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-07-21
Leather Brake shoes.

Railway brake shoes are made of
compressed leather scraps in New South
Wales. Scraps are stepped in a solution
and subjected TO hydraulic pressure to
mold them into any desired shape
This leather shoe weighs 4 12 pounds
against p 1-2 pounds for iron, and has
a greater co-efiicient of friction, SO that
forty pounds of air pressure is as effect
i've as seventy pounds with iron brake
shoes. Exchange.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-07-21

A Ledyard boy on Monday ii ,covered
a woodchuck in heap Of leaves in an
Old tree and pulled him out. He was
corled up, with both forepaws pressed
closely over his eyes, When his paws
were pulled off his eyes he did not open
them, but yawnei and gapal as "A heavy
sleeper might be expected to do. The
animal could not be arousad from HE
dormant condition until he had been in
a warm room for several hours.-New
London Telegraph.
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Very Few Who Walk Well.

How tnditferently and even ridiculously
most people walAl To be satisfied of this
nix your eyes upon any person on the side
walk and let them follow him ohservantly rs
be passes your window Most thoughtful
men while walking raise and droop the head
at regular intervals of from five to ten stems
Or men, one In hundred may be good
walker; OF women, not more than one in
live hundred walks gracefully, or even we'll
Very few walk TOO slow, nearly all walk too
tast Some squat as they step, some shuttle
some sidle along, some bounce some wiqgle.
some turn the toes IN, some turn them ont too
tar, some stOop, some throw the shoulders
TOO lar back, some swing the arms TOO much,
some don't swing them at all some step too
short some too long, some project the head
forward, some lean it to one side, some carry
IL so stilliy erect as to awaken an apprehen.
SION that II it were moved suddenly it would
ran on Some grin as they walk; some look
awluiIy solemn, some gaze in a dazed sort of
way at everything and everybody they pass.
yet do not see anybody nor anything dis.
ttnctly, while others, with their ewes looklno
straight ahead see everything and every,
body Most people walh as if they were not
In the fullest Of self possession. A few only
walk as though they had found themselves
ana these are the only good, or a. least the
oest' walkers A. s. Pease in Troy Press,
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She was little girl and she came to a
sleepy father and stood at his bedside-a
hower Of purity and MISUNDERSTANDING
IN her arms an exceedingly rneasly look
ing pup
Cant keep this nice little doggie?'
she asked
NO take him away" murmured the
father, drowsiiy
But, said the little one, sit isn't a
him, but she, and his name is Fanny. =
Minneapolis Star
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-07-21

There has been no school in the OLD
school house fronting Bh1hlliSn'''
cemetery for the past thirty years ye'
the yearly rental for said school house
was only an ear of Indian corn T .p
it was in its palmy days. Other sc'ioO NV"
houses have been erected and TINS one
left to decay. The school house v','
sold in 1919 to Isaac sharpless' Josep'
Brinton, Brinton Jones and AV'a oa
Darlington, school directors II n |s'
sold 10y William ITawley, Edward Du
lngton and Phillips Price. trustees ~
pointed by the Bi1nin CHAM prsP Sns
ative meeting 'of the people ~, p'' oar
Quakers, as the deed has 1t. ~ lin in
of corn rental is expressly stlpul''''O '
the will -Westchester Local News
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y pretty fan was presented to a little
girl -four years ago, and she. wishing 10
show ler new treasure, hung it on her
finger and held il out at arms lenrfh
a lady on entering the parlor was NJ
tracted ny the peculiar attitude Of the
little girl, ami finally said to her: Ism
II very fatignIns to hold out your arm
in that way SO long, Said little Elsie
with deep sigh: Isn't 1t railways fatiau.
ins 20 be elegant" - Wide Awake.
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Barnes Chiyalry.

George-I'm surprised that Barnes
struck Homer on the nose after he was
down.
Henry-Oh, Barnes is chivalrous. He
always prefers to do thing to a mans
face rather than TO his back.-Kats
Fields Washington
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should BE Punished

Mr.. Scrubs Indignantly Sir,
have just discovered that your son has
engaged himself to two of my daugh-
tiers
Mr.. Grubbs (stupefed)-The young
rascal He should be compelled to
marry them both. London Tit Bits
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Inc Old adage, Early to bed and early to
''S''' thaReS man healthy, wealthy aud wise. 81
Is n contemplate fraud. We have followed
us precepts faithfully for thirty years, and
where are we todayi We are not feeling nj
an Wen; we are not worth a cent, and we do
zen N'S'