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Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-06-14
STROKE or FEMININE GENIUS.


simple, but Effective. Plan TO Prevent
Barking Ones shins.
The man who says that women have
not originality not only speaks untruth
but deceives himself.
Every one has had occasion to 90
through room in the dark on more or
less frequent nightly occasions when
locking the back door had been for
gotten or the pitcher Of ice water
omitted from the nightly preparations
Tor slumber, and every one knows how
each individual piece Of furniture ia
each dark room traversed, including
the pianos sharp corners and the rock
Ing chairs twin projections, is collided
with.
And all these hard knocks are sus-
tanned by the stretch Of bone from the
knee to the ankle that is commonly
called "shin, and is particularly sensi.
tive because it has no layer of muscle,
merely coat Of sensitive skin to pro.
tect 1t.
When open doors are run against the
nose suffers.
Now there is young Mrs. D., WHOSE
blue eyed baby isl year and half old
and not infrequently does Mrs. D. have
to get up of a night. go down stairs t.
the refrigerator and get milk for baby
She does not say how often or how
seriously she was hurt before her geniu
suggested the brilliant plan which sh,
now has for avoiding these petty noe
.urnal injuries, but she is really proud
Of her plan for getting unscathet
through room in the dark, and ha
impaired it to her lady neighbors.
1t is too clever an idea to be lost, an,
its great merit is in its simplicity. Tn
scheme is merely to walk backward.
In the dark one can see as well goin
backward as forward, of course. TIL
lower limbs are, when going backward
well protected from slight raps by tn
more or less liberal pad of muscle a
the calf, and heels are less sensitiv
than toes.
| And il one is to run into door tn
blow can be better borne on the bac
of the head than on the face.
Mrs d. is genius. Washingto
Post
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-06-14

Lady Physician think the shade
of his complexion is more harmonious
today. and the tint of his tongue more
delicate. Just cut this plaster on the
bias and arrange it artistically on his
forehead. Intermi1 this powder with
water. and let him introduce it into bis
interior at intervals of one hour each.
-Munsey's Weekly.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-06-14
-farys Of journalism.

There are Eve Iiarys potent in New
York types: Miss Mary L. Booth, editor
of Harper's Bazaar; Mary Mapes Dodge.
editor of st. Nicholas; Mary j. Lamb,
editor of The Magazine of American His
tory; Mary Kyle Dallas, of The New
York Ledger, and Mary E. Bryan. OF
George Monroe's Fashion Bszar.-Wil-
liam III. Ballou in The Journalist.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-06-14

Man traps were made in South Stat
fordshire, chiefly at West Bromwich,
ten years ago, and are probably still to
be bought. The pattern books of sew
eral manufacturers had and probably
still have an octave page engraving,
showing poacher gripped by the leg
and dropping the hares he had picked
up. These modern man traps were,
however, ''human man traps" with
plain bar jaws, and not the saw tooth
grips, which would mangle limb and
probably break the leg bone. Similar
tiger traps are also made in the Black
Country, and are formidable AID
crushing devices. Spring guns are made
in Birmingham, but these are only
alarm guns, to make a loud report and
frighten a poacher or bird stealer by
noise, without shot; but the older
forms swung the small cannon around
and fired volley of shot in the direc-
ton of the wire trodden upon. Notes
and Queries.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-06-14
roo BIG 4 HURRY.
Advice TO City People The Sssss ~
Rapid Transit.

,ttf
Advice to City People The Sssss ~
Rapid Transit.
Rapid transit! 50 that Is what you |
want? Well, you don't want anything |
Of the kind. taking want to mean need,
as properly it does. What You mean to |
say Is that you desire rapid transit.
Very well; YOU are very foolish per-
son; that's all. Yon desire rapid transit
as children desire things not good for
them. Why do you pine for rapid tran
sil? What are you in a hurry about? To
get to businessY Then start ten minutes
earlier and take your time; yon will do
your work better and more easily II you
take it up with mistaken nerves. To
get home2 Home will be 'sthere" at
8 :35 r. N. Just as surely as at 6:25;
1.-THE kids'--chIldreh, If yon are too pro
per person to accept the classic slang
and their mother had rather see yOu
come home in q placid than in rufiiad
state OF mind. What are you in ia hurry
about, anyhow Nv
For every beating pulse wetell
Leaves but the number less
4 50 sung very pious and truthful YER
sifier OF the last century. Why do you
ssSsA0 ~ uou"'c .i'e mum ~ ~ PeS'7 o'sass
Dy the uncomfortable excitement q
rapid transitF Ihe numoerless y
accomplished rapidly enough by the
siowest process Soon shalt thou forget
al tnings; soon by all Things shalt thou
oe Forgotten. SAID Marcus Aurellus some
S,ouv years ago. why 90 you desire 70
quicken the trot q the procession Toward
uie inevitable cnasm Ct oolvion!
what you need-no mafser what you
oesire-b comfortable transit transit
tnat Jars no nerve py rumpilng cable
Joiting spring, ciatter 81 hoof On stony
pavement direiul Sroan OF iaDorlng en-
gine, more difeiui shrek o. steam wnistie
o. most dreiui ]angie 81 orass Delis OUT
OF tune. You don want 70 Dc packed IN
SUI &c traveiing car OF any sof.; you
don't want your nerves 70 quiver with ap-
prenension ior tne rate OF tne reckless
neWsnoy-too oiten neWscnid-wno ex-
poses iimseit 20 more danger WINE
hopping cars 10, an hour tnan many
pattie neid disclosed IN cay. ana
you uon want % Pc hoisteo intO an
enlarged ediion OF . cash ana parcels
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\. Il !, AZ cor.tr,set I'd rh.t H. c. r.~.s.
orc rs . Dislnins Rvd Dsee water. 6
The magnetic needle has long been
considered q Eiiabie medium Tor slivfn-
ing the location az veins containing
lronssof5c. srof1ser similar deposits, and
ipvtse cotsrseo Of some experiments con-
lncted BY Professom Rucker and
Thorpo. and other eminent men Of sci
ancss 1lIle remarkable combinations Of
nnd additions to the theories hitherto
held on the subject we're achieved II
was found that on approaching an area
beneath winch ironstone was deposited
the needle became detected Ii cases
where the iron was near to the surface
the detection vas most acute. and
where 1t was hidden far below the sur
lace the degree Of detection was nc
cordingly diminished, SO that By care
fully noting the movements 81 the nee
die II was possible not only to f1x the
exact locality where iron was 10 be
found, but also, according to the de-
fy1nna ~ 1aAa<effxSu r. Az vss&l. %xsI~>. liz
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-06-14

''piif. tiheu with curiosity hut 49,.
mind not to speak flrst M 'e'
ny name Il ric,xett
eft said the man az Il ~ 'cA
fcrring Il favor. Ne'' cohi
Mr.. Whiring nodded .,a Me- I'm.
Ing tried ,!esperrtelv IL 49,. -. "n's
that She might hear better s's
Il was told :, won, - -,
in d way perfectly II keenina ,.;.s, ~;
trousers and his chains and h;s ,.,n,.a
shat Mr.. Samual Rorna. - ~ s'o'eS'
Be YOU hinl'' looking AZ NJ yUh,.;,
who said slowly:
No, | amt him. M he DIM, ras,aa
here
From that minute" said MFR. Whit. |
ing, IN relating the incident afterward
IRON that minute knew something
was up bout that woman"
mat woman meaning Mr.. Barnes
second wife.
Can you tell me where Mr. p.-ra.
does reslde!" was the next question.
can, was the answer. But be-
lore giving the information Zenas
thouglit he would ask question:
who be you"
Il told you-Leander Fickett.n The
TWO who heard him say this were try.
ing IN vain to recall when they had be-
lore heard that name.
Yes, but who be you2" retorted Mr.
| Whiting
Il am" said Mr.. Pickett in his large
way, Il am Mr.. Samuel Barnes wife's
husband.
Mr. Whiting whistled. He looked
at his helpmeet, who actually gasped
as she returned his glance.
Cant ye come in2'' she inquired in
a voice which curiosity made cordial.
Now Leander Pickett was man who
would rather talk about himself than
do anything else. He knew he was
well worth talking about His visit at
the residence of Mrs. Barnes could
wait.
! He accepted the invitation, and was
soon sitting on the best haircloth chair
in the Whiting parlor. The chair
creaked, but it bore up. The first thing
Mr.. Pickett told his companions was
that he was worth more than 81 900, 600,
and that in two years more he should
be worth double that sum-all out OF
the Leading Star mine He had come
back after his WIFE,
He guessed them divorce papers
didn't amount to much. He guessed
he N Mr.. Barnes could arrange it.
Charlotte always did like to handle
money. He'd had some trouble with
Charlotte, but he kinder hankered to
give her the handlin' of some of that
; money. He didn't reckon there'd be
much difficulty He considered that he
could make it all straight with Mr.
Barnes. Folks wasn't so particklel
bout such things out where he'd ben
He was willin' to do the fair thing, bu
, he guessed he'd take Charlotte bacl
with him; he guessed she'd 60"
} He was right in his surlnises. Char
: lotte did go
On this particular day Mr.. Barne
was absent until nightfall. When h
returned there was only the hired CIR
in the house. She told him that mis-
Barnes d gone off to ride with a gen
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-06-14
where Air Is Purest,

The popular belief that occupants of
the highest floors in city house live in
the purest air seems TO be upset by tests
made of the atmosphere of London,
which showed that the purest air was
obtained between thirty and forty feet
above the streets. New York Times.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-06-14

1t costs $40, 900 merely for the spring
of a great hotel like the t1fth
Avenue. To take mp the carpets,
cleanse and repair them. and put them
down again; to wash the paint repaint'
renaner and all the thousand and one
things which great house heeos WIZ u.
coch new wear, costs the proprietor OF
tho Fifth Avenue $4,000. New York
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-06-14

The largest and heaviest building
stone ever quarried in England was
taken from the Plankington quarry,
neor Norwich. in February, 1859; 1t
was in one piece. without crack or faw,
and weighed over thirty-five tons; II
WAS IS feet long, 6 feet high and 5 feet
wide.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-06-14
Freaks Of College Life.

College students have peculiar Gus
toms, some of which certainly could
not be adopted by outsiders to advan-
tage. In certain New England col
lege for instance, favorite gala cos
tune some years ago was linen
duster, tall white hat and pair OF
top boots, rig calculated neither for
wet nor dry weather. neither for heat
nor cold. In the same institution Of
learning, Immediately upon the ringing
of an alarm of fire, it was incumbent
upon every able bodied student 90
throw open his window, thrust forth a
tin horn, and blow as if the fire fiend
was known to be as averse to the sound
of fish horn as were the college faculty
themselves.
Signs and door plates, numbers from
street doors and the gilded wooden
keys, boots and watches customarily
displayed before shops were all looked
upon as most desirable adornments for
students sitting room. Happily
these and similar freaks of student life
are being weeded out, and the day Is
at hand when even collegian viii not
be ashamed to behave like a gentle
man, and learn to possess his soul in
patience, even though some callow
freshman dares TO carry a cane and to
''sport" (the proper technical term) a
stovepipe hat. -Harpers Young People.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-06-14

was talking recently With an En-
glish clergyman of the Episcopal church
who gained his B. A. at Oxford nearly
half century ago. The conversation
turned to Harvard college and the dec
grafton of its founders statue. The
reverend gentleman said that his rec
objections of his Oxford days contained
plenty of episodes of like nature and
he accordingly related several. Upon
the great quadrangle of the Christ
Church college a number of the halls
front and upward of fifty doors open.
One fine morning every one of these
doors, which were of oak, was painted
bright crimson. OF course there was
great agitation, but the identity of the
artist was never disclosed The dean,
in order to prevent recurrence of the
deed. stationed Waterman in the
quadrangle, and so well did that func-
tionary perform his duties that the
doors were not touched But the stu
dents resolved TO circumvent the dean
and outwit the sentinel.
| One evening u piS undergraduate,
who had possessed himself of flowing
gown and wig, personating the dean,
entered the quad mag as the court
| is affectionately termed, and approach
ed the wstchman "Ahum, album y
he began in deep pitched voice, Il
am glad, my man, to find you attend
ing to your duty so well. Now you 60
to my kitchen and my cook viii give
You good supper and plenty of ale.
will keep watch while you are gone.
FIattered and pleased the man accepted
the invitation and went. He was gone
fifteen minutes. In the meantime each
one of the fifty doors was painted a
sunset red. Boston Advertiser.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-09-03

There were about 300 newspaper
men in attendance Mt the Chicago
convention, and their seats woro
pleasantly situated and were looked
upon with covetous eyes. Outsiders
were continually trying TO slip into
them. Ono morning an end chair
was occupied for few minutes by 4
prominent politician, who had como
up TO speak to one Of the correspond.
cnts He took out his pencil and
fingered some paper TO deceive tho
sergcant.atarms, who was lynx Dyed.
II wns during one of tho speeches,
and he forgot tho role he was play.
ing in his enthusiasm ut some point
made by the speaker.
He sent up a shout that took sew
oral of tho correspondents almost
out Of their chairs No one seemed
TO mind it particularly except a man
who was busy with slips OF paper
headed with the name OF n Phila.
delphia journal. When tho first
shout Went up from the disguised
politician, Philadelphia squirmed n
good deal, but kept on working. At
the second one he turned aud glanced
ut the enthusiast, but three was too
much. He said;
stop that yellingl Stop It'll Stop
It, say You are II foolr
Tho politician stared ut him, as
much as 10 say, "What am here
forf but said nothing Another philn-
delphia correspondent turned around
and said;
Amy newspaper correspondent
who win go TO q convention to work,
and then take part in the yelling
is'--
What he said was lost in another
yell by the crowd. have been won
dering since whether tho politician
thinks ho disgraced himself IA a
newspaper correspondent or ms a pol
itician. Chicago Inter Ocean.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-09-03

resolutions congraiuIating the Cam.
dian northwest and northwestern
States OF tho American Union on the
cordial good fecting bc%wecn them aud
nm earnest desire for closer business
relations, declaring that the conditions
OF the great northw,at on both eldep OF
tho International boundary make IL de.
sirnble that all restrictions in the way
of trade between the two countries
should be removed, consistent with the
revenue requirements OF tho two mn.
tiona; favoring extension and enlarge.
ment OF existing waterways and
construction Of additional means OF
communicailon from the great lnhes 20
the sea; declaring that commerce pass
ing through the channels Of the great
lakes should be free OF all tolls;
declaring the improve mVnt Of the Red
river of the north and Columbia river
should be- proceeded with by both the
Canadian and United States govern
ments; declaring that In view Of tho
demand for furtncr facilities for trans
portation, advantage should be taken
as coon ne possible Of the natural and
c onvcni,nt Hudson's bay.
Copies of the resolutions are to he
sent TO the American and Cana.
dian governments and distribute
among the organizations represented
ut tho convention.
Discussion OF the resolutions occupied
the entire session. st. Paul was 90
lecled as the place OF the next meeting,
which IL TO take place within six
months. Adjourned sine die.
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In modern cables tho core IA nj.
ways protected first by n serving Of
hemp or iutc and then by nm outer
sheath of soft steel wires, which aro
relied on 10 furnish the mechanical
strength which the cable must have
in order that it may stand tho pulling
about which 1t receives in laying and
repairing But in the pioneer trial
there was no idea of q protecting
sheath; tho naked core was TO bo laid
in the Channel to form the first tclc.
graph between England and France.
1Scro was but II single wire Of cop.
per inside nowadays there * always
a strand of several wires twisted to-
gcthoi), and this was covered with
gutta porcha no thiclily ny 10 bring
the diameter to half an inch. The
covered wire was wound on n great
reel on the deck of u steam tug in
Dover harbor, and after a number of
preliminary trips the line was laid on
Aug %, 1850. Lend sinlleIs were at
tached at every 100 yards to carry
the cable to the bottom, for in the
absence OF any heavy shcathing its
specific gravity scarcely exceeded
that OF sea water
The attempt was ut once made TO
open communication, but, though
signals seemed topass, nothing could
he made Of them, and Mr.. Smith re-
cords that tho operators ut each end
We're regrotfully forced 10 the con
clusion that those at the other end
had been luncling, not wisely, but
too well. Next day matters wcro
worse; no signals would pass at ALL
The cable was broken, and 30 ended
this first attempt at submarine toleg-
raphy.
The signals of tho first day had
been unintelligiblc, not because OF
any breach of continuity on tho part
of the cable or failure in temperance
ON the part OF ia guardians, bu,
simply in consequence of olcctrostatiC
induction, the influence Of which in
retarding the electric pulses was not
then understood. London Saturday
Review.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-09-03

DIR. Gilbert, who was tho trusted
physician TO EDglands maiden
queen, Elizabeth, brought more light
TO bear upon electric science than
any other man of his time. lie claims
TO DO the creator of electricity, for.
getting God tho first cause. He
drew his first and best experiments
from amber but he found many
other substances besides amber con.
tanned electric power or the power
OF attracting light. Glass rubbed to.
gether produces electricity; so do
sulphurous crystals and many other
substances. Diamonds became n
powerful attractive force for Light
New York Telegram.
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A Comparison Between the Laws Of
America and England, Bear.
ing on Immigration.
GLADSTONE AND FOWLER AND
OTHERS CONSULT.
Cholera Fairly Mastered in Great
Britain.-lt win No; De.
come Epidemic.
ny Telegraph to the NEWS.
CHOLERA IN ENGLAND.
Legal Difficulties discovered In Conn
batting H.


batting H.
LONDON, Sept. 9. 80 Copyrighted
1892, by the New York Associated
Press. l-Presldcn Harrison's circular
relative 10 quarantining vessels carry
ing omigrants finds general approval
ana even admiration here. IL aroutes
some feeling Of envy also that Ameri-
can law enables the government 10
take such prompt and thorough steps
10 stop the importation OF cholera. The
British government, In cooping up
omigrants ut Grnvesend and elsewhere,
Ia acting Illegally, ard will be- obliged
to ask Parliament TO pass retrospect
i've net legalizing what they have
done.
II IL feared that one result OF Presi-
dent Harfieon's movement VIII he u
stop this stream OF alien emigration 10
America and make England the
permanent location Of many fami.
lies who intend 10 seek new
homes across the winter. Tho
prolonged quarantine declared by
tho United States In not regarded In
anywiHe as hostile 10 England, but
with "a Wow to cOunteract lis undoubled
tendency to throw crowd OF injected
emigrants Into Great Britain. Officials
OF both boards urge the government TO
make immediate nssent To the prohibi.
ton to landing emigrants from infected
ports.
In the absence OF an act empowering
such measures, II Ia held that the
privy council could Issue an edici.
Gladstone and Fowler, SECRETARY OF
state, for war, today communicated
with Sir Charles Russell, attorney
general, and Rimby, sjlicltor-gcncral,
to obtain their advice with regard 10
tho means to meet the legal diillcul-
ties.
Agents OF the leading steamship
companies thin, the Presidenpa cir.
cular needlcsply severe. Despite the
circular, however, some vossels are
certain to take iull complement Of
omigrbnts. Several steamship com
panies now refuse TO book even first
ana second class passengers halling
rom Germany and other continental
pofts, but some companies hav-
ing thousands Of Storage pass
engcrs already booked arc Ia
n quandary. In the meantime cholera
IN Great Britain seems to have been
fairly mastered. The chief physician
OF the local government bOaru t0iu an
Associated Press representative today
that the outlook was entirely satisiac-
tory. He said although about thirty
catci OF cholera at all the ports OF
Great BIi.un had been dealt with
during the last ten days there was no
single instance OF the disease spreading
beyond the person fret attacked. The
fact is palpaole to everybody that tue
public has BECOME utterly unconceTned
an imbucd with the conviction that
tue disease Will not he allowed 10
spread, and 1t will never assume an
epidemic form.
Physiclsf Of the city will discuss
the proposal OF the establishment Of nn
internal cholera commission TO report
on the origin Of the plague, it's line Of
march through different countries
where II has made IT. appearance, and
the various methods oil treatment em'
ployed In tho cares.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-09-03

It ia said that tho dinlcct OF Dev.
onshiro is so dear TO persons born
within sound Of it that, whatever
their after training, they drop into
its familiar phrases when unaer tho
pressure Of strong excitement.
4 colonel Of tho North Devon mi.
litia was one day reviewing his regi.
ment, and soaing.a haro jump out in
the midst Of tho men, ho shouted
wildly, There he goth, u lushiDg
great shavcrW Then, forgetting the
exact point at which he had ceased
giving the word OF command, ho
turned about and asked;
"Whcro wor |, drummer boyp
present arms, sir, responded the
youth, and the inspection went on.
Youths Companion.
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a proccssIun of Ants.

w. L. Lcisching, writing in tho
Selborne soCiety's magazine ON ants
in Ccylon, says he saw ono day Il
string of ants streaming forth evi.
IDENTIFY in senrch of pastures new. "
He flicllcd away the leader and wait
ed TO sec the result, An immediate
halt was made by the foremost ants
and q scene Of tho utmost confusion
ensued. The ants from behind kept
arriving at the scene Of the catas-
trophe, ard thoro was soon n black
crowd OF ants huddling and iostling
one another. Some detached them
selves from the main group and
took turn around, trying TO find
traces Of their leader.
At last tie tail end of the tribe ar
rived, and after brief consultation
they all started ofT again, and u limo
soon began TO unravcl itself from
the tangled mass moving back 10
tho hole from which tho whole com.
pany had SO lately started on plea
sure bound Or labor I'LL intent