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Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-07-04

Very few years ago nothing would
please but glass blown to the utmost
thinness, either plain or engraved with
ornamental designs, but now we have
returned to tLe heavy faceted decanters
and goblets, which we were brought up
to despise. Which Is the stricter tastel
Undoubtedly that which we have just
discarded for the special quality of glass,
which can be rivaled In no other mate-
rial, Is its transparency and capacity for
being blown into exceeding lightness.
When cut into facets, the former quality
Ii impaired. tho latter Is not displayed,
and the object depends for beauty on its
brilliancy. IN which 1t completes at dis.
advantage with rock crystal. The virtue
OF an art consists not less Ia bringing out
the highest quality OF material than In
revealing the mind Of the artist. Black.
woods Magazine.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-07-04
Spelling Comes by Nature.

In confirmation of the saying that
spelling comes by nature" the case may
be cited of certain little girl. 6 years
Old whose parents are both good spell
ers, AT school recently she was given
to write ont Il list of IS words, which
contained many rather hard ones, such
as "hatchet, receive" "neighbor" and
so on She spelled every word correctly
and was the only scholar in the school
who did SO.
Now and tken it happens, however
that the child of a famous speller breaks
its parents heart by proving an incor-
rightly bad speller IN spch case the
disappointed parent may console himself
with the reflection that the child inherits
his bad spelling from a grandparent, or
even from some more remote ancestor
Youths Companion.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-07-04

Prior had several qualifications for
diplomatic work. Though he must some
times have been hampered by his hum
BILE origin. he never failed to maintain
the dignity of his official position. His
special knowledge of commerce., his
readiness, his humor, his fuency in
French, his familiarity with Horace Ia
useful accomplishment in the Augustan
age) and even zee visage de bois, as Boil
ingbroke called it, must often have been
OF service to him. But Prior's life when
he had the honor of representing Queen
Anne at the French court was not happy
His letters during that period show that
he was uneasy about the prospects of his
party and felt his own position to be in
secure.
In those days, moreover, the British
government was not good paymaster;
generals had sometimes to find money
from their own pockets to pay their sol
diers, and ambassadors salaries were
often in arrear. When the crash came
Prior found himself in an unfortunate
plight He was looked coldly on both by
the new administration and by his own
party 1t was stated that he had made
revelations, and it was even supposed
that his indiscretion was the cause of
Bolingbroke's i'll judged fight. For this
malicious report there is, so far as we
know no trustworthy foundation. Lon
don Athenaum.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-07-04
boiling Down a speech.

An old newspaper man IN Washington
tolls this story Of Mr. Blaine;
my first experience with Mr.. Blaine
was when. rs correspondent for west
ern paper, endeavored to get him to
withdraw from the official reporters Of
the house "A speech which he had made
In order that might make an abstract
Of IL.
Chow much OF this do you want to
user Mr., Blaine asked.
II replied that thought would send
about half Of IL.
"'Then will make an abstract my
self, said he, reducing 1t ene-half do
not doubt your skill. but want this
speech boiled down by its friends. -
New York World
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-07-04

At length, in the fall OF is7l some un.
usually cool fellows got a good view of 1t
by moonlight. II was white man Of great
size and covered only with Struggling hair
1t grcedily devoured the bacon rnds and
scraps about the camp, but dashed into the
lake asusual when spoken to, not, however,
until one shot had been aimed Mt it by Il
good marksman 1t was seen no more, but
Us many witnesses declared that 1t always
made for little point of black lava rocks
a careful Investigation was made.
AT the waters edge was discovered an
opening unknown before, and by it the in
vestigators crawled into cave some 10 or
II feet square and feet In height In it
lay the ghost" dead man, entirely naked.
The floor was covered with rags, straw and
bones. The county coroner was notified,
and the wild mans corpse was decently
buried, but no Information could be had as
10 the name or history of the poor ghost OF
Owens lake.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-07-04

1t was good man. Christopher Sewer,
who made the first punches and matrices
and cast the first type in America. The
anvil he made them on is still preserved.
They We're for German Bible which he
published. The price of our newly fin
ished Bible, in plain binding, with a
clasp, will be IS shillings," he said. but
to the poor and needy we have no price. {"
John the Baptist sent the message to
Christ. Art thou he that should come,
or do we look for another?" and Jesus
sent back word, The poor have the Cos
pei preached to them" Sewers Ger
man Bible was printed in 1913 and was
the first Bible published in America in
any European language.-Age of Steel
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-07-04
WOMEN GET OFF CARS BACKWARD.
rhey Are Usually Thinking of Walking
Back Over the Route.

rhey Are Usually thinking OF NMAh's
Back Over the Route.
After the woman had rolled over two
Or three times in the dust and made a
yoluminous display Of lingerie, she strug-
gled to her feet Her face was very red,
her back hair was terribly unused and
her draperies in most inartistic disorder.
She scornfully refused to give her name
to the conductor, who rushed to her as
sistance and would not say whether she
was hurt AS she turned to walk away
The conductor whistled "go ahead" and
smiles began to show among the passen-
gers.
s"She's like all the rest of EN- was the
contemptuous comment of the conductor
rs he jumped on the car.
II never knew a conductor VINO
stopped his train at the right place"
sneered fat woman who overheard the
conductors remark. Its the greatest
wonder in the world that more people
are not killed by the carelessness OF them
conductors. They haven't bit OF ac-
commodation in their souls"
Ibid you hear that womanY' inquired
HHotlleT pdSSeHBcr ohe uinihoo ono
conductor for that woman's tumble and
will in all probability alight from the
car backward when she reaches her
destination. have been a close OBJ
server of this perverse habit OF women
who ride on the street cars, and believe
that have solved the problem.
why do they turn their faces the
,lx-p. nd
the other day in IA newspaper that left
handed women were never seen to take
a tumble because their stronger arm
aided them to retain their balance when
alighting. But it really makes no differ
ence whether woman is left or right
handed She gets on Il car and tells the
conductor to let her off at Twenty-first
street She has been down town shop
ping and is in a hurry to reach home.
"All the time the cable is pulling her
homeward she keeps thinking of how
much she will have to do when her jour
ney is ended The conductor yells
'Twenty-frst street,
"She is aroused with start from her
study, intent only on getting off the car.
You have noticed, no doubt, that u cable
train always passes a crossing before it
stops. There is the whole secret of a
woman's many tumbles. She would be
safe and happy if the conductor would
only stop the train so she could step off
at the right spot exactly. But the car
passes the crossing, and unconsciously
she turns her face in the direction she
wishes to go Ii she would wait until
the car stops all would be well, but the
thought that she is being carried past her
destination makes her hurry. Before the
car stops, she thinks of the few extra
steps she will have to take if she is
carried any farther and jumps off
You know the rest, and there is the true
reason why 80 women in 100 get off a
street car backward. The Tooth woman
is on the rear seat of the last Car and
steps off at the right place. Chicago
Herald
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-07-04
An Important Influence.

One phase of the movement known as
university extension has not received due
attention. What can the system do toward
directing the reading of the young into
proper channels?
Our librarians tells us that large mart
OF the reading of the young is novel read
ing, Beyond "A certain extent this is an I'M
deniabe evil, In meeting it two methods
have been used. One-the old method
consists in discouraging such reading.
There are still parts of our country under
Puritan influence in which this is the only
method conscentiously used. The result is
a resortlng to the street in the case of boys
and to gossip in the case of girls.
The new method-which might also be
called the positve-consists in putting into
the hands of the young other reading than
novels and exciting lively interest in it.
This requires an effort, but the end is we'll
worthy such expenditure of energy and
money.-Kate Fields Washington.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-07-04

Why isit that 90 persons out of every 100
tre more afraid of the dead than of the liv-
lng--that Is, Il they believe the dead NOV
Ing about themf That il Is so is proved
for the ten thousandth time by recent man
lfestations in Paris. Now, there is super
ttition enough in France, and many visions
have been attested in-the provinces, but
Paris, pleasure loving and skcptical Paris,
has been exempt. Recently, however. a
dwelling in the Rue de la Soudiere has been
afflicted as the French say, in a way
that beats the police.
The unseen operators break the glasses,
toss the kitchen utensils about aud play
practical jokes without number. Locking
and barring amount to ncshing The POI
lice have watched, but without result. OF
course the dodgers have abandoned the
place, and the landlord is in despair Paris
now believes in ghosts--at least many Pa
risians do. The police having failed, the
priests are trying their hand, but according
to the latest accounts the ghosts are still
banging the kitchen utensils about in spite
Of curses and holy water.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-07-04
THE GHOST OF OWENS LAKE.
When Materiaiised. He Ate Bacon Kinds
and Raw Flour.

When Materia1ized- Ife Ate Bacon Kinds
and Raw Flour.
Owens lake in Inyo county, Cal, Is one
of the wonders OF the world. Certainly 1t
Is the strongest water In the world, for the
solid contents OF any given quantity are
nearly three times those of the Dead sea
and are chiefly salt and soda. OF course
there Is no living thing in the lake, and the
water Is acid even to being poisonous,
though fresh water mountain streams fall
into II. The lake has no outlet.
For many years Transfers who camped
along the road which skirts the lake told
stories OF a ghost which invaded their camp
at night and when spoken to plunged into
the lake. No sooner would skeptics prove
the story absurd than another reliable man
would report that he had seen the ghost.
As familiarity lessened the dread of it,
few men observed that the apparition was
like naked man and that II picked up the
scraps left from the campers evening meal
At length some OF the boldest fired at it,
but as 1t plunged into the lake and was
seen on later nights the ghost theory took
precedence again.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-07-04

The hard weather is favorable to the
study OF frost crystals, and Professor Mel
doia has drawn attention to the beautiful
aroorescent patterns sometimes produced
oy irost on our muddy pavements. Snow
ana Ice crystals, like other crystals, renor-
mally rectangular, but when their free
growth is impeded they are sometimes cur
villnear These curving forms, resembling
vegetation, such as ferns and MOSES, are
also seen in the capitalization of metals
irom solutions under the influence of cleo
trlc current and in the ''dendritesn of peol-
ogy' an example of which is seen in the
moss agate" We may add that the abo-
resent figures produced by lightning and
electric sparks are very similar to these
All these phenomenal are connected, in some
way not yet understood, with stresses in the
eener'-New York Commercial Advertiser.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-07-04
The Value of a Good Address.

Young men should study to tax wen
to state their propositions with acltA'
ness and force that will make Their aeai,
ers feel that the speaker has reacnea 'ii0
gist of the matter, and that his OPINION .
of some weight. You will notice iliau
coming into the office. There Is SUM- ~,
thing in his very appearance anu "a.
way he carries himself that conlllian ~.
respect and attention. A canyasse ss. ~.
; book came into my office only yes'' i
day who was a splendid illustra,lon y, :.
It. had no intention of buying IN a ~
clopedia. But he was well dressou . and
intelligent. He seemed to unaeis ,.sre
my wants, and in five minutes We s s,s,
talking busily together. lie sold in0 ~
worth Of books. ,,.oss is
l think that good personal auus md
something too little cultivated T rstar.
rather have it than profession -iD'''
view in New York Press.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-07-04
One Form of CITY Charts

A grocer complains bitterly because
wealthy patrons of his establishment
send tramps and paupers there with
notes saying, Mr.. B, give this man a
pound of crackers and box of sardines,"
or 1.-THE bearer would like four bundles
OF kindling and pound of coffee"
The applicants get the stuff because the
grocer wants to retain the custom of
those who send them and who have not
the slightest intention of paying for
goods thus given away. Its pretty
cheap charity for these rich people to en-
gage in" says he, "but my experience is
that it hurts rich man worse to give
up dollar than it does a poor man.
New York Sun.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-07-04
Caleb Cushing,s DOG Case. i.

Caleb Cushing's celebrated dog case
WITH Fernando Wood went the rounds
oi all the papers in the country. Being
much disturbed and unable to sleep on
account OF the barking of a dog owned
by the latter, Gushing, after trying in
VAN TO have the dog sent away, swore
out warrant against Wood for main
tanning nuisance and appeared in court
oo.n as a witness and attorney to prose-
cute nim' After an extended trial and
lengthy arguments, the animal was ad-
judged nuisance and ordered removed.
Cor. Cincinnati Tribune.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-07-04
The Ways OF Elephants.

A big elephant which was employed to
drag away the carcass of dead bullock
and had allowed the burden to be at
tachcd by ropes without observing what
IL was happened to look around and in
stantly bolted, Its fright increasing ev.
cry moment as the unknown object
jumped and bumped at its heels After
running some miles. like dog with a
tin can tied TO its tail, tho elephant
stopped and allowed itself to be turned
around and drew the bullock back again
without protest. London Spectator
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-07-04
Waiting to BE Called.

The solicitor of mountain district of
North Carolina few years back was J.
M. Gudger. On one occasion five col
ored men of unusual blackness of tint
We're on trial. When the case was called.
the Judge, noticing the group, inquired,
what have you now, Mr.. Solicitor?'
instantly came the reply, "a flush of
spades, your honor. San Francisco Ar
gonaut.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-07-04

A well known railway man who
mas returned from tour of inspec
ton in Europe states that in Ireland
the trains would run fast enough be
tween stations, but would wait for 5
or 10 minutes at each stop. AT one
long stop where the driver took
water and told him 5-act story. and
the stoker oiled around, he heard an
old fellow in the car next the engine
say "Tha dhriver has shtopped to
bile tina wather agin. | wonder pbv
they don't bile it runnin, like they do
in England. Exchange.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-07-04

Professor Fontaine of the Lycee at Yer
sailles tells of an animal that might have
belonged to the progenitors of our bank
officials who have made their home recent
ly In Canada. With a companion he was
spending his vacation in Inverness. About
that town they were followed by "A dog that
was sent out with Il locked box on his neck
to solicit aims for school. When NJ. Fon-
tame undertook to put a penny in the box,
the dog caught it in his mouth and ran
away. They followed and saw him enter
q bakers shop, where he bought bun and
ate it, This was found to be a trick of the
dog, who might fairly be set down as an
embezzler of trust funds. Louis Globe
Democrat.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-07-04

The famous column of Traian is
I27 feet high, composed of 81 blocks
Of marble and sculptured from top
TO bottom. There are $500 human
figures in the sculptures besides al.
most as many horses and several
military engines. Its summit is
reached by IA spiral staircase Of 1874
steps. st. Louis Globe Democrat.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-07-04

1t may be doubted, strange as MANY
may deem the assertion, whether con-
tinuous education will produce beauty,
whether the growth of intelligence will
even in ages yield the physical result
which we notice the authors of Utopias
always assume, as if it were a scien-
tlhcaily demonstrable consequence of the
new SDcl,fv - NFst1s.,
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-07-04
Too Many Entertainments.

Little Daughter-Say, mamma, won't
you take me to Cousin James funeral?
Mamma-No, petite. You went to the
matinee yesterday and a party last night.
You mustn't have too many entertain
ments at time. You don't want to give
yourself up entirely to mirth and frivol-
ity.-Texas Siftings.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-07-04

The central chamber of the great
pyramid is room hewn out of the
solid stone, 46 feet long, i6 W de and
% high. 1t contains a sarcoI hagus,
probably of the builder.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-07-04

A teacher asked her class to name
five different members of the eat"
family. Nobody answered till at
last one little girl raised her hand,
Well" said the teacher encourag.
ingly. Father Cat, Mother Cat aud
three little kittens Exchange.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-07-04

In India, up till the last few years,
the wife, either according to her
wishes or otherwise was cremated
on the same funeral pyre that con
verted her dead husbands remains
into ashes
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-07-04

A confectioner being curious as to
the weight of 500 pennies placed
them in a paper bag on confection-
ers scales and found that they
weighed 3 pounds 81 ounces.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-07-04

Ofall the possible means of counter.
acting the effects of confinement in
the Office, or Of other sedentary EN-.
Payments, walking is one of the
surest and easiest.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-07-04

When a young mar talks IA aD ~ voice
business of "our firm" in a pi'on ~ II a
that can be heard from one ena sim
street car to the other, it is a SUI, ~ s6 a
that his wages have been raisea "
week.-New York Herald
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-07-04

There is no accounting for tastes in
this topsy turvy world. A New York
woman wears ring in which is set in a
circle of diamonds her first babys first
tooth.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-07-04

A little 5-year-old, after shopping
with her mother at leading drapery
establishments, said, Seems to me
that there are good many boys
named Cash. ,"
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-07-04

1t is worth while for man u ling ship,
his life to carry rope u +" - 70 win
or to save a great cause ou' nnlause Of
line in a college paper or the ap he price'
a crowds such glory worth 'n'
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-07-04

Seneca, when tired writing his treatises
on morals, found amusement in going
over his accounts and calculating how
much interest was due him.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-07-04

Nathaniel Hawthorne wfo'o - Seven
which he called 1.-THE House ., = the
Gables" His son Julian, y, who 10. h sOu,s
father of seven children, cam
.The House of Seven Gabplers'
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-07-04

When a woman says that she is afraid
of particular man, it is a covert, per-
haps an unconscious, confession that she
Is strangely drawn to him.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-07-04

The man who hasn't any work to do
never seems to be quite happy unless he
Is pothering somebody else who has
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-07-04
Convinced.

Judge-Prisoner. do you achn0"
your guilt Tho sneech for
Prisoner-No, my lord LUG ne Of my
the defense has convinced even
innocence. Exchange.
The herald., 1893-05-16
wArERY GEAvEs.
Four Men Allowed to Perish In Lake
Michigan


-Four Men Allowed to Perish In Lake
Michigan.
CHICAGO, May 15.--Four lives were
lost in Lake Michigan off Lake Bluff
Saturday apparently through the negli-
gence Of the people on shore. A lady
walking on the beach Friday afternoon
saw q small sailing vessel some distance
out flying. signals Of distress. Through
q glass she could see four men on board.
She reported the matter to laborers at
the campmeeting grounds, but they
laughed at the story. For some unac-
countable reason nobody thought any
thing more Of the matter until
Saturday afternoon, when come
boys, who had been watching
the craft from the shore, reported
that they saw itgiye lurch and every
thing disappeared but the top mast.
Then interest was taken in the matter
and some men went out in boat. They
found the body of John Larsen dashed to
the mast but the others had foated
away. An investigation revealed the
fact that Larsen, Charles Landberg,
Peter johnson and John Swanson started
from Waukegan for Chicago Friday
intending to sell the yacht
when they reached here. The craft was
in bad condition and became unmanage-
able in high wind and the unfortunate
men found graves in the lake.