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Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-06-26
Relics of Washington.

Of the relics of Gen. George Washing
ton none, perhaps, exceed in interest or
are more valuable on account of their
associations than the collection now
owned by Mr.. Lawrence Washington, of
Marshall, Fauquier county, Virginia,
who inherited them from his father,
Col. John Augustine Washington, the
last of the family in ownership of Mount
Vernon. This gentleman inherited them
from Judge Bushrod Washington, and
he from Gen. Washington. These relics,
kept at Mount Vernon from the time of
Washington till that property passed
from the possession of the Washington
family to the Ladies' association, are
more intimately associated with Wash
ington's home and, having been for
nearly century in the possession of his
male heirs, are probably more intimately
associated with his name than any other
collection, and while every article INF it
is highly interesting there are two pieces
of surprising interest not only to Ameri-
cans, but also to the people of France.
The first in point of interest is full
length engraving of Louis XVI, presented
to Washington by that unfortunate mon
arch, whose support of the American
colonies in their struggle for independ-
ence SO largely contributed to his own
destruction by the impetus given to
liberal ideas. This engraving (tho only
one of its kind, the plate having been de-
stroyed with that intent, to make the
present more of personal compliment,
was accompanied by an autograph letter
from Louis, which was burned with a
number of other valuable papers about
the close of the late civil war.
The other relic deserving special notice
is a statuette of Neckar, to the pedestal
of which are attached two brass plates.
On the upper plate is the inscription,
"Qu nobis restituit rem" and on the
lower, Presented to George Washing
ton, President of the United States of
America, by his most dutiful, most
obedient and most humble servant, Els
taing, a citizen of the state of Georgia,
by act of February Il, 1888 and citizen
of France, 1890. Washington Cor. New
York Herald.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-06-26
Mhnt "Jnhn" Has Done.

At least in one way the public gener-
ally have been benefited by the influx of
Mongolians into this country, The Chi
nese at one time threatened to com
pletely monopolize the laundry business
throughout the United States. There
was only one way for the American
laundrymen to fight them, and that was
by doing superior work. The Americans
realized this, and rose to the occasion
Every device for improving their mode
of washing and ironing clothes was
rapidly taken up. Steam laundries
multiplied everywhere, and their sys-
tenn was gradually perfected until now
no laundry workmanship is finer than
the American. On the other hand the
Chinese have not made the slightest
effort to keep up with the American
system. They have no idea of progress
and the few people who happen to pa
tronize them are still sure to have row
with John and to run very likely
chance of losing their linen if they
should happen to mislay the pigtail's
hieroglyphic check, which he furnishes
in the first place as receipt for the
clothes.-St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-06-26
One Way to Lay q Ghost.

"Bill Skimmins buried his father in a
most unhandsome way very near his
barn, said the man at the other end of
the table. The neighbors thought it
was a shame, and made a good deal of
talk about it. One of them thought he
would punish Bill by soaring him, and
laid in wait for him near his fathers
grave on dark night.
AS Bill went by on his way from the
barn the man rose up as if from the
tomb and exclaimed in a ghostly voice,
I'm Your father, Billr
"'Who said you warmth Bill answer
ed. Git down thar inter yer hole whar
yer belongr and he struck him across
the face with bride he was carving
such a rap that the would be alarmist
carried the scars for months. Lewiston
Journal
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-06-26
Learning We'll.

A few months ago an acquaintance
came to friend of mine and confided
with tears in her eyes, that her DARLING
boy, not yet years old, was learning to
swear. She supposed he caught the
habit from the boys playing out of doors,
and she had tried everything to break
him of it, but all in vain. What should
she do? My friend was much troubled
10y the dilemma, but her sympathy
changed to am opposite sentiment when
the next day she was greeted by the grief
stricken mother with the following
words; "Oh, must tell you what Ralph
sad just now was sitting here at NV
work and he was strutting about the
room IN his lordly style, when he spied
wooden toothpick on the floor. Wen
what did that child do but strike an att,
tude and eXclaim in the most tragic
tone; My Godi Here's toothpickr"-
Babyhood
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-06-26

A doctor happened to be telling his
family of an amusing scene he had Wit
messed at a patients house during the
day. "Mr. Brown" said the doctor,
twas not seriously ill, but his wife really
made matters worse and herself supreme
ly ridiculous by rushing in and out like
a wet hen" The doctors son, Bob, a
very bright boy of six, was present when
his father said this, and treasured his
words. A day or two afterwards Mrs.
Brown called on the doctors family,
and when Bob came into the room lie sat
down on a stool and fixed his eyes on the
visitor. By and by he asked very serious
ly, Mrs. Brown, do you know anything
about a wet hen?" OF course she replied
in the negative. and Bob's face assumed
very puzzled expression. After
brief pause-horrible to his sisters-Bot
said: 'Well, it seems to me you ought
to."-Pittsburg Dispatch.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-06-26

The cigarette is Il miserable apology
for a manly pleasure. Nothing shall
ever induce us to believe that Il man who
really likes tobacco for tobacco's sake
prefers cigarettes. And the proof of this
Is that the more precious the cigarette is
the less pure, invariably, is the tobacco.
We do not want to enter into the endless
controversies as to what the loading
really IS, or into the other endless fght
about cigarette smokers throat" Sat
If any one with some faculty of taste and
smell will enter (the only way of judy
lng) room where some few whiffs of
any fashionable brand of cigarette have
been smoked, himself fasting from to-
bacco, he will perceive at once that the
flavor and odor are of tobacco plus
something. Never mind what the some
thing is; it is there. 1t is not the smell
or the taste of the very best Turkish to-
bacco (such as makers would have us
believe is used} smoked in a clean pipe
by itself Its not the smell of any other
kind of tobacco mingled with it. The
perfume and flavor of, say, the best gold.
en- leaf smoked in Il pipe, or the best
Havana cigars, or the best tobacco, and
cigars unauthorized of any other kind
and country are different enough, but
they differ like the flavor of different
wines-all distinct, but all vinous. The
flavor and otl-r of the cigarette, at least
the popular manufactured Turkish or
Egyptian cigarette 1--WE know, of course,
that vast quantities of ordinary Ameri.
can tobacco are smoked as cigarettes).
are, IN great part, not those of tobacco
at all, but of something quite distinct
from, and added to, tobacco; and we
believe that all honest persons gifted
with discrimination will add that it j.
a deletcrious something's something
provocative of head and throat and
stimulative of a great desire % drinz.-
Saturday Review
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-06-26
AL ACE OF A fAIR HUNrRess.

She delights I'm the dovecote and dairy
And she knows OF the kennels each n"oA'
On the value of acres as prairie
She can argue and speak like hooH'
And to think of the fences she TOOK
That last run-it depriyes you OF hreath'
She will ride like a brick at n brook
But her pride's to be- In at The death
She can sing she can dance like tairy'
She can scull, She can sketch, she can COOK
She can climb like an ancestor hairy;
And they say that the bishop she SHOOK
on a doctrinal point in ST, Luke
She has written critiques of Macbeth
And an essay on Banquo, his spook-
Rtt her pride's to be in at the death
She can tickle the troubling unwary'
she's a terror to rabbit and rook;
She makes pets of the calf aud canary,
She can shepherd her lambs with n crook
She can tie salmon flies on hook;
She is fair AZ the daughters of Heth,
She talks tongues from Chinese to CHINOOK
But her pride's to be in at the death
L'ENvoI
Princel sorely my soul she has "strook"
Clr Keats in his poems, thus sath);
She might mate with dean or duke
But her pride's to be in AT the death
r l.. w In St james Gazette
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-06-26
How We should breathe

DIR. Campbell said the object .[ o. O pIood
inr was primarily to yitalize the OlO ~,
The injury of breathing bad ar wa was , ,hs
so much the taking of impurities iil p,srr
lungs. but a lack of nourishmen1 n,tI
molecule of the body was kept IN ' iuU~
by the breath The reason seuen'j n.
employments and tight lacins Ws,S ygen
furious was not a failure to get oA9 OF.
to the blood. but the failure to st mont
ficient motion to the molecules, WIN" The
which good health was mposSlllh,sa,5 lbe
vitalizing Of the blood furl,lsp s ,ook
mind with new truths The lullEs sa %
in four times as much air as "aI Il 50
sary and rejected lhrce-fourthS o. ,a ~ to
should the mind take in all tina. 'a a"efrl
it and reject all that was MOI w. deep
There could he no good, pure cle'i hrsalh
thinking without good, deep lu1t t had its
ing. Every occupation ana "p ',an train.
own method of breathing. a 'l', .hs the
inp for a foot race did not hrea'ar many
same as IA billiard player a s''nations
ailments due to sedentary o'eaip,hing
might be cured by abdominal o, ',,er and
Deep breathing was a cure for 'T' and
uncharitableness. -Chlcaso iis'
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-06-26

"ohhenthal' one of the most prominent
actors OF Vienna, had very unpleasant
experience. He was asked to appear ot
Riga and accepted the invitation tboro
beng large German speaking colony in
That city. Shortly after his arrival thera
the project Of police issued an order sum.
marIly eXpelling him from the car
domain There was furry Of excito
ment' as Sonnenthal is held in very Ligh
estimation, Inquiries as 60 the cause Of
.,ie order elected the information that
t',o So'o reason was that the actor had
m 30 cohtolnaeious as to be born of
aao,', Parehtagei improbable as it NAV
seem 1t required negotiations between
the Austrian ambassador nj St D.
burg and the highest Russian offici.J Lo
'ore the outrageous order of the nol;na
could be revoked.-San Francisco thron
icle. 0'''' enron
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-06-26
SEMI WEEKLY WORLD.
IDAHO CITY, IDAHO
H. &C. E. JONES, Publishers.
Chinese Wine Making.

Wine making is said to have existed
for thousands of years before the intro
duction of distilling. The process is sim
pie Glutinous rice. or hwang-mi, is
placed over a fire in a large iron pan and
goftened with warm water. 1t is made
into a thick, solid sort of cruel. This
stepped rice is placed on "a table with
raised edges to prevent the fluid from
overlooking. Over the rice, when in
this state, the leaven to aid fermentation
is sprinkled The whole is then mixed
and mashed with an iron masher, and
remains in a large stoneware jar for
several days. If the wine is desired to
be of sweet taste two days are enough;
but for wine without sweet taste four or
five days are required. To make the
second kind of wine stronger the Chinese
brewer often adds spirit. After all this
the wine, solid and liquid parts together,
is placed in a cloth bag, and this goes
into pressing chest of wood called cha,
the wine press. A heavy stone presses
it down and the wine flows out from a
sort of teapot spout in the side of the
press.
The remainder of solid matter is called
tsan, and is used to feed animals or as
ferment The method of distilling was
introduced in the Yuen dynasty. To
the wooden cylinder which holds the
millet there are three covers. The outer
and upper one contains cold water and
keeps the second one cool to condense
the spirit The spirit rises from the
softened red millet below, which has
been under manipulation for several
days, and passes through the first cover
to the second 1t here becomes con
densed and flows down the sides into
a triangular trough which receives it
and delivers it from spout. Williams
and Morrison's dictionary and Legg's
classics seem to have been compiled with
the impression that the Chinese practiced
distillation in ancient times. This is AN
error. The Chinese only knew the or
binary process of fermentation Chinese
Recorder
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-06-26
A Worthy and Misc Hem

Bridgeport, Conn, has a hen with a
head for mathematics, She sat this
spring and hatched out few chickens,
which were taken from her and added
to another flock. But she would not
give itup. Instead, she went outside the
coop and clucked till she got her proper
number of chickens-no more, no less
and strutted about with them at her
heels the proudest fowl in all the Nut
meg state When the young ones were
big enough to go to roost they feared to
follow her to such a height, SO she took
them one by one upon her back, and set
them Off carefully in a row, then perched
at the head of them, confident that she
had discharged the whole duty of a hen
New York Commercial Advertiser.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-06-26
eRANDMA's BOY.

"Eer little boy grows up so fast"
Said grandma that some sunny day,
He'll wake and be a AT last.
And wander from her far away
Oh, then, what shall his poor old grandma dos"
Don't very. !" said he, I'm take care of your
Il fear her boy may soon forget"
Sighed grandma, those who loved him here
And leave them with one scarce regret,
Maybe without one sign or tear"
tender look beained in his eyes of blue;
He whispered, Grandma, Ill.take care of you'll"
But grandma will be very old,
And only in the way, she Fears"
His chubby arms her neck eufold,
His earnest eyes are full of tears,
And oft we give the old love for the new |"
But, grandma, said he "I'll take care of you ~
TN build for you house so fine;
And you shall have six easy chairs
Dozens of servants when you dine,
And lot of comforts everywheres"
While grandma smiled her knitting through,
Don't fret said he. for I'll take care of you
Dear grandma softly shades her eyes
The sunlight. maybe, makes them weep;
Close to her heart her darling lies,
Rocked in calm and gentle sleep.
And kisses fall upon the lips, so true,
That said Don't worry; III take care OF you"
George Cooper in The independent,
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-06-26
An EFectuai Extinguisher.

The Listener has n venerable friend
who is very deaf, being able to hear con
versation only through long flexible
tube with a trumpet at its extremity
This old gentleman knows how to use
his silence compelling veto in most
graceful way sometimes. Not long ago
he did young man favor which was
of immense value. The youth, over
whelmed with gratitude, visited his ben
efactor and seized the ear trumpet with
emotion.
"Oh, Mr.. -" he exclaimed, II can
never
The old man removed the other end OF
the tube from his ear. The youth found
himself talking to thin air. He went
off into ridiculous pautomime of en-
treaty. all the while brandishing the un-
connected ear trumpet. The old man
smiled.
There are times" he said, "when ii
is very convenient to be deaf.
The young man was obliged to go
away without having communicated to
his bencfactor a single word of thanks
Boston Transcript.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-06-26

A messenger boy last week broke the
record and ran mile and half in eight
cen minutes. He was coached during
the entire distance, however. There was
a dog fight at the close of the first quar-
ter, street band at the end of the half
fire engine at the third quarter and
circus procession at the finish, while
woman who had a letter she wanted him
to mail was close second to him all the
way You can get an awful burst of
speed out of these fellows if you know
how to work it.-Burdette in BROOKLYN
Eagle.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-06-26

"Dr, Tanner was not the first man
who lived ON water for forty days" said
Smudge,
Mo- queried Fudge.
"Of course not"
"Who else?"
"Well, what's the matter with Noah?"
Toledo Blade.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-06-26

In the course of Professor Jibb's speech
at the entertainment in behalf of the
Longfellow memorial, he said The pc
culiar source of Longfellow's immense
popularity has been his faculty of saying
what every one can feel as true in form
which every one can recognize as beauti-
full; he pleases fastidious minds, but he
can also speak to the hearts of simple
folk with such power as to make his
words household words among them:
he deals with universal sentiments but
he was not commonplace; he was lifted
above that 10y his delicate truth of feel
ing, his exquisite fancy, his sense of
humor, and his perfectly trained gift of
expressions we might apply to him what
Mrs. Browning said of Euripides; his is,
indeed, touching Of things common
till they rise to meet the spheres. y
Glasgow Herald.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-06-26

The idea of this school seems to be to
train such girls as must earn their living
by homework, so that they may obtain
good situations and their employers re-
ceive in return good work. This is well
so far as it goes, but no housewife can
tell when work is properly done unless
she herself knows how it ought to be
done; and she cannot know this unless
she has been trained to do it. No trade
or profession in the land requires more
skill, good Judgment and sound common
sense than does housekeeping; and yet a
man must learn his trade or profession
before he is considered fit to practice it
woman Is put to housekeeping without
any real knowledge as to its require
ments or skill in doing it. This is all
wrong. Put all girls through thorough
course of training in every department
of housekeeping, whether they are to be
mistresses or servants, and the question
about housekeeping will be solved. New
York Star.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-06-26
A Beverly Girls Queer Ring.

Miss Minnie Kennedy has been utiliz-
ing an iron washer for the finger ring,
and the consequence is that the flesh has
grown around it in such way as to re-
quire the services Of surgeon to re-
move it.-Beverly lMass.) Times.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-06-26

The iturbide, in the city of Mexico. il
probably the grandest hotel in fine
world 1t was built by the governor for
his palace, and cost S3,OOO,OO0 1t con.
talns room, used by Governor Yhlr.
bide for chapel, that is frescoed in
solid gold
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-06-26

big Mouth Charley, the gay and
festive Indian who playfully sent D
Pete to the happy hunting grounds at
Red Bluff, for which commendable ac
ton he will enjoy the hospitality of the
state for seven years AMI four months
distributed his personal effects as follows:
To Jim Turner, his brother he gave his
oldest wife, Lizzie, also his real estate
and horses; the land is 100 acre timber
claim. To Coyote Pete" a friend, he
gave his youngest wife, Susie. To Deer
Tom, another brother, he gave Mollie
Turner, his dead brother Ike's wife. His
thirty head of dogs, five Winchester
rifles, 500 rounds of cartridges, two re
volvers and four knives, he gives TO jim
Turner; consideration, love and affection
for Lizzie. He had deep set grudge
against Coyote Pete" which is the
reason for placing Susie under his pro-
lection. She is tolerably tough piece
of femininity.-Red Bluff (Cal. News.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-06-26
Bobby Proposes an Amendment

After Bobby's father had repeated the
usual prayer the other day Bobby asked
u say, pa, what makes YOU pray for
daily bread all the timer"
"EhY
Amt it about time to pray for some
early vegetables Journal
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-06-26

The electric light let down in the fish
nets used between tho Isle of Man and
Ahglesey attracts the crustacea and
other creatures OF the deep in large
numbers.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-06-26

According to lie Genie Civil, DR.. Du.
ardln-Beaumetz recently exhibited at
the Paris Academy of Medicine n new
allmentary substance - "fromentine"-
which Is obtained from wheat ny the aid
OF special mlllStones. Fromentine is the
embryo of wheat reduced to -four and
deprived Of the oil which i. contains
Inc substance contains three times more
heterogeneous substance than meat. and n
strong proportion of sugar. Thus. the
amount OF heterogeneous matter in it is 81
per cent, while that of the richest meat
mutton, Is but 81 per cent, and the pro
portion of digcstble substance reaches
81 per cent. of the total weight. Hence
1t would appear that it might advan-
tageously replace powdered meat as n
concentrated food, 1t can be used for
making soups, and even for making bis
cuts, the taste of which would not Inc
disagreeable.
Inc wheat germs employed are by
product IN the Schwiet2er process of
manufacturing -four which can be kent
Tor long tlme Sthout detorioratinr.
Little frankie was taken in to see a
new sister who had arrived during the
night lie looked at her moment and
exclaimed: ''Yats! You call that a sis
Ter; it's nothing but a yed baby. Troy
Telegram.
The elecy.ic light let down in the fish
nets used between tho Isle of Man and
"A
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-03-13
THE three Farmers Alliance mem

IHE three Farmers Alliance men,
bers of the Illinois legislature
have hung the legislature up for over
two months, because they would not
endorse the Republican or Democrat
ic candidates. They have stubbornly
stood out, refusing to listen to any
reasons, from any source. But two
of them came out with long mani
festo that they would vote for Palmer,
the Democrat, giving as reason that
the expense of this delay is so great to
the State that it is their duty to put
an end to it. But such bosh will not
go down with thinking men. If these
legislators are naturally so susceptible
to the compunctions of conscience
they would have discovered their duty
before the expense to the State had
run up into the hundreds of thousands
of dollars. 1t is now probable that
little financial greasing lent material
aid to the arousing up of their long
sleeping conscience. Had they set up
this plea for yielding after a few days
of dead lock, it would have looked ma
tural to the general public, but after
about seventy days of such expensive
folly their high moral reason does not
look creditable.