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Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-06-07

The italian villa of the Coltons is also
closed. After the generals death his
daughter Carrie married man who died
soon after, leaving her 100000. Two
years later she remarked, only to lose her
second husband Her villa has not seen
her since.
The Crocker residence, near by, is one of
the finest structures on Mob Hill. 1t is
now in litigation, each of the elder Crock
er's sons claiming to be entitled to it. 1t
is nominally occupied by Fred Crocker, but
it is really tenantless.
To go back little further IA more strik-
ing contrast is afforded by the chateau of
Malmaison, which was once the home of
the great Napoleon Bonaparte in the hap
pest days of his life-the days when he
basked in the sunshine of Josephne's love-
Then Malmaison was maintained by an ex-
penditure of about 100000 francs year,
whereas now it is advertised to be sold,
along with the park, which is to be plated
up into building lots, and it is doubtful if
the proceeds of the entire sale will be more
than the former cost of maintenance for
one year. 1t would seem that the historic
associations of Malmaison, clustering as
they do about one of the most remarkable
men the world has ever produced, would
insure a handsome price for this estate,
but the name of Napoleon is no longer a
word to conjure with in France, and be-
sides these are days of intense practical.
ity, when things are bought more for their
intrinsic than "associational" value NAL
maison was gorgeously decorated resi-
dence, and Josephine's bedroom would
have been described by the enthusiastic
correspondents of today rs "a DREAM
One of the tireplaces is said to have been
incrusted with precious stones.
Another place which has been offered
for sale through the commonplace medium
of newspaper advertisement is Myrtle
Grove, near Youghal, Ireland, which was
the home of Sir John Pope Hennessy up to
the time of his death, which occurred re-
Gently. This fact may have served to make
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An Ancient Hot Bath.

Remains of ancient hot air baths or
sweat houses still exist on the island of
Rathlin, on the northeast coast of County
Antrim, Ireland. The Rev. D. B. Null
cahy describes one he visited on the farm
Of Widow McCurdy, in the townland of
Knockans. Mrs. McCurdy said she had
used it fifty years ago, and that it had
been used by the islanders from time i'm
memorial. A heap of ashes lay outside
the doorway showing it had formerly
been heated by fire.
Mrs. McCurdy said further that pre-
vious to ii bath Il fire was kindled inside
and when it was sufficiently heated the
ashes were swept out The people came
to be cured of rheumatism There was a
hole at the top to let out the smoke and
admit light. a stool or scraw ON the
floor was used to sit on or stand upon in a
STOPPING posture. Philadelphia Ledger
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roo FOND or HIMSELF.
So Much interested in the Fair Passens
ger That He Paid Double.

so Muen hHt6TGsttG tuS FAbF ASSSss~
ger That He Paid Double.
A pretty young woman, dressed in the
height of fashion. got into one OF the
Fifth avenue "bussesr the other day to
drive up to Central park. Some of these
buses still run on the old "bobtair sys-
tenn, that is. they have no conductors to
collect the fare, and passengers must
themselves drop their nickels into box
at the end OF the conveyance. The
driver is supplied with quantity of
small coin to make change for passen-
gers who have not the exact fare. AS
this handsome young woman took out
her purse, several men bent forward ex-
pectantly for the privilege of passing
her coin up to the box for her. Ignoring
their readiness, she made her way up to
the box herself and dropped a dime in
to it.
Then she waited for her change. No
change came, however. She looked at
the box anxiously, evidently thinking
that perhaps she needed to pull out a
handle or press button somewhere in
order to see her change fall out, but all
she saw was little sign, PUT the exact
fare in the box" The men whom she
had overlooked only grinned. She APP
pealed to the driver for change. He told
her he could not open the box, but that
IL she would wait until another passen-
ger got aboard she could have his nickel
instead Of his dropping i'll the box.
Pretty soon IL typical 'chappie,' with
monocle and English covert coat much
too large for him, stepped into the bus
and offered tho driver ten cents to be
changed into two nickels. The driver
explained to him the predieament the
young lady was in and asked him to give
her one Of the nickels.
Certainly, with all tho pleasure in
the world" said the young fellow, as
with 'ain't-l- just-in-it" smile he raised
his hat, bowed profusely to the young
woman and dropped nickel into her
little gloved hand. He beamed into her
eyes rs he did so In way that evident
iy embarrassed her, but he grinned
wider at her blush and looked around at
the others as If to say, "Watch me mash
her the first time" Then with jaunty
mir he dropped the other nickel in the
box,
Then several men snorted and the
young fellow looked up surprised to see
what they were laughing ut. He could
not help seeing that he was the object Of
their mirth. He could not understand il
ut first, but pretty soon 1t struck him
that he had got rid Of two nickels foI
one ride. Then he blushed up to the
roots of his hair, got very hot Indeed
and went out on the roof to cool off. -
| New York Tribune.
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Asbestus and India Rubber.

The use of asbestus in connection with
India rubber is now practiced in various
directions. Asbestus and india rubber
woven sheeting. for instance, consists of
asbestus woven cloth, coated ON both
sides with india rubber and then vul-
canized 1t is used as substitute for
the asbestus millboard for packing for
steam joints and in other situations
where it is desired to resist both heat
and moisture, while affording high
degree of elasticity.
Asbestus and india rubber woven
washers are also made. and asbestus
and india rubber woven tape, for max
ing steam and water joints. India Rub
Der World.
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builded them and made them home! A
few weeks ago | set my feet upon the
grave OF one Of them. 1t lies more than
a hundred miles west Of the odd lit
tie Spanish American town OF Socorro,
n. NJ, and over seventy five miles from
the nearest railroad, mp In the heart
OF one OF the numerous short ranges OF
bleak pinon and cedar covered mountains.
which run parallel to each other through
the southwest. | had heard in Socorro OF
an opal and garnet field over on the west
ern slope Of this range, which had yielded
some beautiful specimens OF these gems
and with my soul fired with the hope OF
finding some Of them for myself engaged
II little Mexican for guide and we started
across the plains and over the mountains
to find the beds where lay the precious
stones.
We had saddle horses. with an extra ami
NAL to carry the necessary tools for digging
aud limited supply Of provisions. The
road for sixty miles after leaving Socorro
WAS straight and smooth enough, and we
made That distance before sunset of the
first day. But the next morning when we
got well into the mountains the trail grew
winding and devious and the miles in.
creased to an indefinite number without
any apparent progress westward Then
halted my guide. Look here" said.
Our animals are good; why can't we ride
straight over the ranger What's the use
Of our following the wagon roadY
He was Mortified. The Mexican is nat
urally as conservative AS Chinaman,
and he told over II lot of Spanish oaths at
the utter foolharliness Of leaving the trail
which he and every other man who had
crossed the range had used since the coun
| try was inhabited "Pshaw! Nonsense,
answered in plain English, "come on,
and striking my pony's flank started of
on sharp trot in direction at right an
giles to the trail. 1t was with very bad
grace that the guide obeyed, remonstrat
ing at almost every jump of his horse ovei
the rough ground, but my pony kept wei
| in the lead and he had to follow.
| by noon we had covered about twenty
miles of the sixty which interviewed be
tween the camp where we had eaten break
fast aud the opal fields, and determined
to halt at the first convenient grazing place
for the animals. We were soon involved
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She Was Mistaken.

Maria said Mr.. Jones. looking ten
derby nj his wife, there is a NOUS
"Oh. mercy goodness, where? Oh,
save me. Jeptha, save me--save your
Marial" and the frightened woman
jumped on the sofa and screamed hys-
terically.
"Good heavens, Maria. what is the
matter don't see anythingi Where
is ityr'
''You said there was mouse"
II didn't say anything of the kind !
said. or tried to say, there was mousse
lin delaine dress in Browns window
which was exactly like one you had
when we were married. | wish you
wouldn't interrupt me like that, De
troit Free Press.
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When the earth was young. says DR..
Ball, astronomer royal for Ireland, it
spun around at such a rate that the day
was only three hours long The earth
was liquid then, and as it revolved at
that fearful speed the sun caused ever
increasing tides upon its surface until
at last it burst in two. The smaller
part became the moon. which has been
gong around the earth ever since at an
increasing distance. The influence of
the moon now raises tides ON the earth,
and while there was any liquid to
operate on in the moon the earth
heaped mp much greater lunar tides
New York Journal
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-06-07
Health of the survivors, of the War.

While the health of some men have
been improved by their military service
during the war, even to the preservation
of lives that would have been lost had
the owners remained exclusively in civil
life, the health of the average veteran
has been deteriorated by his service, and
that he suffers more from illness and has
a somewhat less expectation of life than
other men of his age. This conclusion,
based as it is upon an examination of the
census data for small part of the coun-
try, is provisional one only.-Dr. John
s. Billings in Forum,
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THE COTTON RESIDENCE.

builliuu the deeper the shadow in the re-
sultapt mental picture of retrospect. PRICE
and wealth together have conspired 10
erect many pile which still stands, though
abandoned, mute witness to the instability
of human prosperity and to the truth OF
the adage that "Man proposes ana uod
disposes" Death, that grim leveler, VINO
reaps ruthlessly in the fields OF the rich
and poor alike, is mainly responsible ior
the large number of empty palaces winch
today repei rather than attract the VISITOR
although poverty and sorrow have also
contributed their full quota OF silent wit
nesses of departed greatness"
Mob hill is the aristocratc residential
portion of San Francisco. Most OF the
mutimillionaires of the Golden Gate"
have built palatal homes there. and nearly
all of these magnificent structures ARE now
tenantless.
Senator Leland Stanford's mansion is
one of these. 1t occupies one-half OF the
block upon which it is located. 1t is not
as imposing in external appearance as
some Of it's neighbors, but inside it is a
yertable palace Treasures of art have
been gathered together there from every
quarter of the globe. But its owner sell
dom spends day under Its roof for it was
from this house that the body of his only
child, Leland Stanford, Jr., who died
abroad from Roman fever In 1883, at the
age of sixteen, was carried to it's final rest
ing place His room still contains all Of
his boyhoods belongings. Senator and
Mrs Stanford now spend their time IL
California at their Menlo Park residence
within sight of the university which they
have erected to the memory of their son al
cost of many millions.
The most expensive house on Mob Hill is
the one built by J. c. Flood, at cost o.
S3,50O,O0O Flood died and his family ha'
since resided in San Mateo.
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Some funny stories are told about the
marriage service in the Isle of Man.
One of them relates how an old man
brought rather unwillingly to the altar
could not be induced to repeat the re-
sponses. my good man." at length ex-
claimed the Clergyman. "a really cannot
marry you unless you do as you are told"
But the man remained silent. AT this
unexpected hitch the bride lost all pa
tience with her future spouse and burst
out with, "Go on. Say 1t after him just
the same as ii you was mockin him. .
The same difficulty occurred in another
case. The clergyman. after explaining
what was necessary and going over the
responses several times, without the
smallest effect, stopped in dismay,
whereupon tho bridegroom encouraged
him with, "Go ahead. pass'n, go ahead!
thou'rt doin bravely." Upon another oc-
easion it was, strangely enough. the
woman who could not be prevailed upon
to speak When the clergyman remon-
itrated with her, she Indignantly replied
Your father married me twice befoor
and he wasn't akin me any Of them i'm
percent questions at all. London Satur
day Review.
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Tue Hungarian woman likes to eat
well, takes naturally to swimming, dane.
ing gymnastics. aud has not the least
objection to being admired Although
not specially inclined to sentimental ef-
fusiveness, in one sense of the term, she
may, In moments of love and passion,
give Il profoundly stirring expression to
her emotions; she may clothe her senti
ment ia words of enrapturing naivete,
drawn from the depths Of the national
temperament. IL it does not find utter
ance in the all expressive "jai." whis-
pered In the acme of ecstasy, accom-
panied by an ineffably blissful glance
This is true of the so called girls of
the people no less than of women of the
higher classes, for grace and beauty
know no difference between high and
low. and often bestow upon poor,
barefooted, short skirted peasant girl
with her face In kerchief tied under
the chiul the same enchanting form. the
same magieally attractive glance. rs
upon her more favored sister. Wilhelm
Singer in Harpers.
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To Prevent Counterfeiting.

II is curious to observe mt this day
the complicated geometrical patterns in
which some of the ancient Roman seals
are designed, Enthusiastically for the pur-
pose of defeating the ingenious counter
feiter. as the engravers at the bureau of
engraving and printing try by similar
means to multiply the forger's difficult
ties. The usefulness of this art is shown
by the fact that the coins of the civilized
world are canoes multiplied to any ex-
tent by dies. Jewellers Weekly.
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IDAHO
a Terrible Insect.

A sailor on coasting vessel which
plies between Galveston and ports on
the gulf has some very interesting spec
linens which he secured while on the
coast of Yucatan, Among them is .
large jar filled with enormous spiders,
which he says are looked upon with
greatest fear by the Indians OF the CEN
trail portion OF that country. and which
are undoubtedly the largest ever seen.
The body of the spider is fully five
inches in diameter and the legs are
short and thick, being especially adapted
to running and climbing. They are
about two inches long and are as big
around as an ordinary lead pencil. The
animal is OF grayish brown color, but
is most peculiarly marked by deep red
bands, which cross its body, extending
clear around diagonally from shoulder
to hip, crossing each other at the middle
of the back and the center Of the belly,
The fierceness of the insect and the
marking on the back have induced the
Indians to name it tho Devils Soldier"
and they say that it is undoubtedly the
worst foe to man in that whole country,
making it almost impossible for any one
to go into the interior, for 1t abounds in
such numbers that no place is free from
IT., and its bite is certain death.
Only one instance is known to Indians
where man has been bitten and did
not die, and this man was wildly insane
ever afterward. The spider makes its
home among the rocks. and when any
thing approaches it PUSHES boldly out
and makes an attack 80 fercoly that 1t
In almost impossible to escape 1t. 1t
runs with great rapidity and climbs
sticks and trees as easily as II it were on
the ground. Atlanta Constitution.
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What One Man Saw.

Blake, distinguished English painter,
who was liable to disordered sensations,
described a fairy funeral which he
seemed to have witnessed. He was
walking in his garden one night, when
he apparently heard a low and pleasant
sound, and at length saw procession of
creatures of the size and color of grass
hoppers bearing body laid out on a
rose leaf. which they buried with songs
and then disappeared. Youths Com
panion,
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west Point song declares that "pro-
motion S very slow" That may be the
case IN the United States regular service,
ous Things are apparently different in the
argentine Republic. There they have a
s.anaang army in which the privates num-
oer ooVo' These are commanded by fifty
generals and proportionate number of
colonies, majors, CAPTAINS and lientena mrs
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A kemnrknbIe Medal.

A gentleman of Canajoharie, N. Y,
has a remarkably fine brass medal from
an Indian grave there. 1t is about an
inch in length, and has on one side the
head of Christ, with the words 'sSalvator
Mundi." On the other side is the Virgin
Mary, with the words Regina Celi."
The engraving is bold and the medal ia
IN a line state of preservation
delphia Ledger.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-06-07


81 am afraid have greatly interfered
with my own practice" said celebrated
aurist, ''by giving the following advice
to many of my friends: AT the first symp,
toms of earache let the patient lie on the
bed with the painful ear uppermost
Fold thick towel and tuck it around
the neck; then with a teaspoon fill the
ear with warm water. Continue dong
this for fifteen or twenty minutes: the
water will fill the ear orifice and flow
over on the towel. Afterward turn over
the head, let the water run out and plug
the ear with warm glycerin and cotton
This may be done every hour until re-
lief is obtained. 1t is an almost invaria-
BILE cure and has saved many cases of
acute inflammation. The water should
be quite warm, but not too hot. Lon
don Tit-Bits.
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Apple seeds are used in the manufac-
ture of prussic acid. A Vermont farmer
picks them from his cider press and sells
them to chemist. Out of lao bushels
of apples he gets about one bushel Of
seeds.
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81 never look at the poe. ssiisudainfully !,
local paper" said BJenk,nsh langu'
"You don't2" was someO
reply. -, ~ don't Tne ~.
is. YOU see, Pm a poet sc0rns' -
Someryille Journal
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ITIES not merely
dead, but dead and
buried - SO very
dead and buried
so very deep that
they do not even
live In the trali-
tions of the few
remaining frag-
ments of the tribes
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A little girl whose attention was called
to the fact that she had forgotten to say
grace before beginning her meal shut her
eyes meekly and said, Excuse me.
Amen"
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-06-07

Paper properly treated with chemicals
and then subjected to great pressure is
being used for flooring material and for
general use in building as a fire resisting
substance,
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-06-07

In the manufacture of agricultural i'm
plements. it is estimated that new ma
chinery in the last fifteen or twenty
years has displaced fully so per cent. Of
muscular labor formerly employed.
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A Moment Of CanaoI'

Mrs. speakermind T.! ts.,s s nc, iurer
mum show)-Why is there s sas ssths
over such commonplace howe
chrysanthemumf m = inst what "
Everybody Else-Iha'y oyL Weekly.
came to find out.-New io'A
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-06-07

Sportsman-Why do you suppose
the stork is all neck, legs and wings2
Enthusiastically that he may be
utilized for boarding house chicken
fricassee. "-Harpers Bazaar.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-06-07

Il see you obey military ORDERS" he
said as he looked admiringly at her deli
cate cheek.
what do you means" she asked, Won
derinR.
"You keep your powder dry" he an
swer with sublime audacity.-Detroit
Free Press
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WI 4fFSH
Each turn of the hand each stroke of
the spade brought to light something more
wonderful and curious than had been seen
before, and leave was only taken, regret
fully, when the supply of provisions gave
out and hunger drove us homewartl And
did not reach the opal and garnet fields
that trip either.
william r IJcUToN
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-06-07
Between Two Fires.

Bobby-Why didn't you pretend Won
were so sick that you couldn't go to
school2
Little Johnnie-'Cause ma would
have given me medicine. -Epoch.
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"You are not giving US a any ~ editor %
the hot weather" remarkei
the funny man. ...r wiping ne T.
"No," replied the latter Ling II mattel :
spring brow. ITS no Z
Yenowine's News
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DESERTED PALACES.
GORGEOUS MANSIONS THAT ARE ST.
LENT AND TeNANTLESS.

The Unoccupied Residences on San Fran
c:sco's Famous Mob Hfii-Maima'so"
In tho Market and Walter Raieigh's
Old Home for Sale.
Nothing so forcibly illustrates the ephem-
eral nature of the foundation upon when
mans wealth, pride and fame rest as a de-
rerted mansion The more luxurious the
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