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Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-08-04

by seed OF oysters ls meant the milk
OF spst or spawn which is deposited dur
ius the breeding season in summer ard
AdhereS TO some object or other i'm ms
water OF the beds, As soon "A The
nhlik hnds resting place, helped bv
.ne action OF The sea water. il begins Ia
harden and tn take foriu. just AS ths ,ybi,a
iquid china clay Of the pate-sur. pate chin
sSeorator 10 it, elevations aud depresSiopS
nsfarns npoh the side Of a cup or vase. and
~ Tue dlherenl thickness Of its hardened
layers forms the lovely figure. we ses in
arr eoiieetlons, 80 the milk" of the ovs,ar
grows into the shape intended for II Nv
nature Though the oyster shell is So mn
soath and rough In outline. yet what won.
afous alchemy is thisl- Edward 1. Wilson
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-08-04

Anybody who has ever looked ont NJ ops
OF the old fashioned windows with sixteen
Or twenty four panes OF ''bnbbly'' uIass
Knows the peculiar appearance which oh
Jeets present when seen through such a
medium
Odd lady Flawley." who had lived sev
eniy two years IN house literally sun
pied with windows OF tins Kind. and who
spent good deal OF time looking ON al
Item, WAS Oiled with amazeneni wben
SHE irst sal down To view tho innducnna
from her niece Mehitables best room .
where the old fashioned paaes had been
replaced by new ONES OF good clear glass
and modern siza
Well, do declaref' she calculated nfte,
ABOUT I'VE t'lfiites ut does beat ali how
ioiks iook through this wint;eri Makes a
slKhl am renee IN their gaits, seems 4 ef
It's ailns 'pearrd 10 me = If my neirbbor
Mis- spohotd, he'd kind Of hobblin
walk when she 40, out onter the road bu,
she's jest gone past. steppin as straight an
ken he. ''
but. there" she went on, al dunno bp,
IKE my winders on some accounts Twin
IN = KIND OF lonesome spot az do. Fer
not'ee man goiu past here looks Ike lea,
one man, but through my winders he ailus
LOOKS Ike gin'ral musterr'--Youth,s
Companion
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-08-04

Before came to Mexico was told that
would find nothing good to eat in the
country. Every one said that the boteis
were horrible; that everything Mexican
was mixture of red pepper and grease
that the only good hotels in the country
We're those kept by Americans. | yeptured
INTO the land with fear and trembling and
at nrst patronized the American hotels
round them dear and nasty The cookino
was abominable and the service was worse
then tried a Mexican hotel and found II
eNceiient Some of the best meals | bave
ever had l have eaten in Mexico. and I
snail not soon forget dinner at Toluc,
where Mexican boy gave me a dinner of
zen courses, and where the cuisine was
equal to that of a good Paris restaurant
throughout southern Mexico fonnd
splendid hotels, The Mexicans serve their
meals one dish at time in table d,bota
style Mexican frijoles, pronounced free
noiles," always form a part of the meal
ihey are Mexican black beans and are
superior to the Boston baked beans on6
every one eats them. They are never eaten
On the day they are cooked and thew are
Always served in great abundance. They
ciose the meal as rice closes a dinner IN
yapan.-trank Carpenter in New York
World AoiA
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-08-04
work Done by New York,s pau,.rs

DurlnS three months of 1890 in the vcorl,
mousse 800 cubic yards of stone were hroI,am
W y"ras OF rag carpet were woven . *
CUBIC teet OF stone foundation wera Ri
| oy masons, |, los square feet of foor s,,n
lace were concreted, 500 pairs of women,,
SHOES and 100 pairs of women,s sI;,,,,n,s
were manufactured, 5000 square feet -,
pine nooring were laid by carpenters he
siues the work of tinsmiths. iocksni, I've I'VE
oiacksnlths, painters and harness male,
In the workhonse laundry duripI, 80
quarter 9s,9S7 pieces were washed In NV, 'ne
WARD S island insane asylum 23l 100 nieces
were washed. There were made bera d,n
ing the quarter 295,5l5 pounds of whito
bread i''2l3 pounds of Graham bread
Ii'4oi pounds of gingerbread and saT,
pounds of cake. anu o'4'
thousands of printed forms used j., a.
paftments under the care of the ch, III ue
and correction commissioners are set u,9
anu run Oft each quarter on Wards isl.n up
in uJ o,' sne ishp branch the crops planted
sno.uued eight acres for potatoes. one for
solu, one Tor cabbage, four for rye and
sn plots for carrots beans. onio ~
to' parsnips, beets, leeks cno,,,,s
'e's ana sweet corn. New York SIM
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-08-04

"A diamond necklace was possessed b,
Nine GsoHery de st. Hilaire, the wife of ~,
famous French naturalist. 1t was one OF IN,
ehiefest OF her "contentments, as Hlndo,
women sptiy term their Jewels One dny
madame missed her necklace. There wn.
aterrible turmoil In the house. aud all The
servants down TO he foolish, fat scullion
were suspected, but Ia turn proved thei,
innoccnce At last 1t WAS remembered
Una, NJ de 80, Hilairc had pet monkey,
ana On search being made In the GLORY
ho'e OF the quadrumane the precious han
ore was discovered hidden away with n
whlle satin shoe, several cigar ends a pen
cal case aad decomposed apple
Inc renowned naturalist eauly observed
that be had frequently seen the monkev
playing with tile neck lace. ''Why did Won
not take II from him" Indignantly asked
hisspouse II thought 1t belonged To him ),
replied Nj. de ST Hilaire. lie eyidenliv
thought there was nothing nonnatnraI IN
an ape possessing diamond neck lace a,
DIS personal property San Francisco Ar
gouaut. a.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-08-04

Ayoung man came along fremont street
near the West End side line eating ba
nanas. The rain was pouring down, ant
the young fellow, to save releasing his
| hands from the umbrella, gracefully tore
the SKIN from banana with his teeth let
ting it fall to the sidewalk An idea seemed
TO occur to him, and he stopped to kick the
banana skin into fremont street. But the
banana skin had glued itself to the wet
walk. After several Intellectual kicks he
gave up the attempt.
After his departure a newsbov, who had
been watching, approached the spot and
renewed the kicking. The obstinate ba.
mana skin, however, had fastened itself
firmly, and the newsboy's attempt resulted
in the spreading of the banana skin over
quite number of square inches. also in
detriment to his shoes
AN old, kindly disposed gentleman next
happened along He espied the banana
skih' ana at once began an animated dis.
course 10 the several people waiting for
the car that didn't come Ton time)
lhere, said he, there is an instance of
carelessness which should be punished
II we had an ordinance in Boston forbid
dlng the throwing of banana skins on the
sidewalk it would be blessed thing
Will throw it into the street, if nobody else
WIZ, anc the poor old man waltzed over
10 the spot where the innocent looking
banana SKIN lay, waiting for its prey.
~ resisted his attempts He lifted one
1901 nigh and brought it down upon the
SKIN. The yellow skin remained, but the
1901 passed by the spot with an annibilat.
ing energy, and the old gentleman and the
umbrella sat down in the muddy water
che umbrella on top. That was the last
attack on the victorious banana peel II
was eyed respectfully by the spectators
nue no one cared to renew the struggle
Boston Journal.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-08-04
THE INTRODUCTION or MeNraol.
It Was Utterly Unknown In England Twen-
ty-fivc Years Ago.


The medicinal use of menthol in China
and Japan goes back into the dateless
ages. Isolated references to its applica
ton in the east are met with here and
there in the records of western travellers
in those parts, but we shall probably
never know tho name of its discoverer or
the early history Of its introduction.
We do not know with absolute GER
tainty when and by whom menthol crys-
tails were first brought to the notice Of
European pharmacologists. 1t is said that
they were used pharmaceutically on the
continent as long ago as the end of the
last century, but if that statement is cap
able Of proof the drug must have fallen
into oblivion shortly after its introduce
ton, for it was certainly utterly I'M
known. even by repute, to most persons
in the drug trade % years ago. Some
where about 1864 q consignment of the
drug was received in London under the
name of Chinese peppermint oil and
passingly commented upon for it's curious
property of solidifying with fall in the
temperature.
To the late John Mackay of Edinburgh
belongs the distinction of first having
called the attention of British pharma-
clsts to the valuable properties of men,
thol. Mr.. Mackay is believed to have
brought 'po-ho oil" with him from
Paris, where it was then sold in the
small, red labeled Chinese bottles famil.
lar to eastern travellers as kind of pro
prietary article.
Had menthol been an utterly valueless
medicine it would perhaps have taken
Europe by storm then and reigned for a |
season, just long enough to gather for
tune for its first exploiter But as the
irug happened to have solid thera-
peutic value it had to wrestle through
,he familiar stages of contumely, ridi-
'ule, luminosity and unreasoning popu-
arity, just like any new creed or re-
ormer.
The commercial interest of menthol
practically dates from 1878, when an
English firm in Yokohama made small
hipment of it to London, determined
lot to rest until they had succeeded in
for the remedy footing upon
he market. After many months their /
hlpment went back with note from
he agents announcing that ''the STUFF t
ould not be sold there, as no one knew r
that to do with it. But the Yokohama /
rm persevered, and they reaped their S
4ward. -Four years later menthol crys- b
us were the rage of the season, selling il
TO shillings per pound, wholesale, and t
irried about in cone shape by all per.
ms with any pretense to the possession v
civilized nervous system. Chemist a
i'd Druggist. q
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-08-04

william. earl OF Warren. 10 the Tina n,
nln9 SOM. while standing upon the castls
Wills saw two bulls fighting IN the eestI la
meadow, VII all the butcher dogs PURSUED
one OF Tue inaddened butts quite thronvh
.ne town The sight pleased the earl so
niueh thht he gave the castle meadows
Wners The duel OF the bulls began. for a
common to the butchers of the town. after
.ne ntsl grass was moved, on conditlon
.hat they should find mad bull the dav
SIX weeks before Christmas day for ,bs
Tit Bits AN''iuou
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-08-04

WHERE TO SHOOT BIG GAME.
DR.. Hall Advises Hunters to Always Aim
- A.. Iir,.l,, Itxlnad of Iha Henri.

DR.. Hall Advi Hunters to Always AIN
at tho Brain Instead of the Heart,
Although the sportsman should always
epdeayor to cause death rs pninlessly ~
possible, he cannot do SO To attain this
end he should, In hunting with the rifle
always strike the BRAIN but this, whether
with rife or shotgun. Is obviously out OF
the question
| A bullet striking the bones Of the head,
or solid parts connecting Herewith, as the
horns In the deer family. ordinarily pro
duces one of two results. II may, firstly.
stun the animal. causing what surgeons
term Conclusion OF the BRAIN" or, SEQ
ondly. caiS. death. either from the severity
Of the shock or from direct injury to the
brain substance
The writer has known large deer to fall
dead from the impact of a heavy bullet
against the base of one horn, a result anal
ogous to death produced by the sand bag
applied to the human skull Had the ball
struck near the tip of the horn the deer
would have merely been stunned, probably
recovering quickly enough to escape in
safety, Undoubtedly many animals are
reached and slain with the knife that
otherwise with little longer interval
might escape.
A missile passing through n portion OF
the brain substance almost invariably
causes instant death. There are however
many examples Of recovery after such an
injury scattered through medical litera-
ture Even in these cases the patient is
necessarily rendered unconscious for
many hours, so that the hunter who in.
ticts such an injury upon an animal at
tains bis end
In hunting dangerous game at close
quarters, then, the brain should ordinarily
be the objective point, unless the bullet be
very heavy in proportion to the size of the
animal 1t is generally accessible, and il
struck invariably renders the game harm.
less. A grizzly bear with a rifle bullet
through the heart may yet live long enough
to kill his destroyer, ii at close quarters
Several such instances have occurred. |
With his back broken, the bear may yet |
strike viciousy with his paw, but shot In |
the brain ends the battle.-J N Hall, NJ. |
D., in Scribner's
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-08-04
Our Daughters.

,ers ~ uousehold blessed with noble daupb
rs 1usut TO be happy one. Ruskir
I in;h, ."a' most parents forget, however 70
30 I t", 'nen' with a love of nature which i
80 inVlgorating aud healtbfIl NN Is
give them" says he. mot only noh,.
than1 uss' out noble teachers, and gfvs
Sana i cue neip which alone has sometimes
hein more than all other intuences-tbe
han,; y, VIA and fair nature You came,
t o"p'']e them rightlyin inch deem chnroh
. .ou's unless you baptize them also in =
s.s,,s waters which the great Law G,v v.
Iand torth from the ROCKS of your nari i
thu Thu iou cannot lead them faithfully 70
,ho o.e harrow AK hewn church affairs wbils
wi,h anure affairs in heaven remain, for von
bu, I hv inscription affairs built. not 70
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IDAHO
rhoagh, ], ,llgn. nare neen . nln,.

Thought II Might Have Been - Hint
Il like candid girls" remarked Fitz
percy to his friend Some girls are dou BIZ
faced, doncher Know
That's true" replied young Dinwiddie
They'll be az good ny pie to you when you
are with them, but will laugh at you be
hind your back
yes, and even talk OF a fellah and make
nun OF him to their friends"
"All girls are not like that, though
Dinwiddie went on. Now there's Amy
Gaswell One thing like about her IL
that she II 80 outspoken There's no beat
Ing about the bush with her She never
hints"
I'm vewy glad 70 hear that" added
Fltzpercy, eagerly she never hints al
anything, doesn't shet'
Never"
I'm glad OF that, doncher know. he
canse something happened the Iahst even
Ing called on her, which thought might
have been intended for a hint, but It we
lieves my mud to learn that she ueyab
does such thing
What wa 1t that happenedi"
Well, You ree, II WIS neahly 70, and we
were talking about push aud enterprise
aud that sort Of thing. and Miss Amy we
marked. lido so Ike II man with some 90 |
TO h'ni, and just Az she said so she looked |
al the clock. didn't think anything OF it |
at the time. but IL stwuck me since that
possibly she intended it as a hint, but am
glad 10 be weiieved Of such doubts. doncher
know =
Did you leave at that timer"
Oh, no, ] staid an hour or so longer
aud didn't leave I'LL she had yawned two
or three times, aud thought perhaps she
was sleepy Then had some considewa
ton fot her and went home. "-pittsbure
Telegraph.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-08-04

ne was weary faced TRAVELLING mn.
VINO mad been the victim of ever h ,nal
'owner whom he had met '0oi
., ne entered the Office of ticket soon,
.he other day, and purchasing a tbr aser,'
ucEet for the east said: " 'Afoush
have at least made one good ;rvo,.
meet since have been in This Nv ses' y,
the country - ''iis part of
agent. sy"pathetic
m,n e "a out eyen," replied the eastorn
Nav W as ne walked toward the door :
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-08-04

he now stat quantity of chorate of potash
ouaptitv e 81 ana mixed with an equal
he linh. OF powdered sugar. candle ,na,
ont n n.eu oy means of the mixture win
pressinn mes, Place little of it in the do
has s h"oa around the wick of candle ,h ue
the mi pv.r previously used, and then to ,n
which h h"a with a glass rod the end ~,
will nix h, mas been dipped in oil of vitrio Iu o.
Nav Sn, U W, into flame, lighting the c r
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-08-04

that =. ths tenure l Of grand sergeaptv me,ns
inc tha tenant tenant is bound, instead Of sarn
some snn @rng generally in his wars to d.
in nersam ,''ai honorary service to the kin W.
or 10 ha L.; as TO carry his banner. his swnrs
the eoron n,s champion, his butler etc s' n,
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-08-04

y n inc Roman Campagna at the senp,-
cher OF Metalla, wife of Snlla tb~- pui-
an echo that repeats Eve times, each ha.
ing IN a different key. 1t will also repeat
:, nexameeer line or another sentence
mat Sna, can De spoken in 81 seconds-New
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-08-04

lower I or raganlni any one belonging to tho
, ,.aa orders was always addrasas 70 the
70 n nl When such an i ndividna, as an
s w speak to him he would tnrn aa ha dared
s anu inquire of his companion WIS ms back
'nis animal want with me,o nat does
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-08-04

Diu you make good impression. An.
netteF asked her mother AL
Wen, rather" returned Annette .t1o
.r'eo 70 kiss me, and left the print n, 80,
PING hnger nails right along his ,,vo
sheeks. New York Enoch '"0
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-08-04

The magician threw teacup into the
ar, and iteamed down in fragments, Then
he threw the fragments in the air. and
the cup came down whole. Now. wbv
should every one call him saucerora-
Harper's Bazaar.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-08-04

Nsai father, we are all well and han
py The baby has grown ever so NIB
ara mas a great deal more sense than be
used 10 have Hoping the same of Won
remain your daughter Molly" 0
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-08-04

Inc use OF pillow is not a matter Of
n ,neie oiinu usage. 1t has a physlologieal
osisis' Wesleep, for the most part, on the
sue ana without a pillow the head would
than the body
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-08-04

rure air and sunshine are natures
nsai.n glvers, and care should be taken 10
Gi them literally into every room
uise your children plenty OF both. indoors
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-08-04

T.. Much rs the oyster has been attended 70
~ our own country, aud large as the crop
Is, 1t Is said that our methods of culture
are rude and clumsy
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-08-04
New Method of Starting Stree, c.u

, The latest method of starting street
cars IN Denver is said to result in n say.
ing OF at least so per cent over the cost
OF the ordinary system. The diffionltv
oi maintaining schedule time with a
large number OF cars is well recognized
ana on many lines if the car be DELAYED
py an accident for a quarter of mn hopr
or ~ minutes the whole line will Ina 80,
demoralized that schedule time win NOT
DC oVertaken during the whole dav. In
the city OF Denver there are "A miles OF
electrical and 10 miles Of cable tracks
recurring l0S trains ia daily operation
10 ooV'ate the Inconvenience which n
breakdown of any kind inevitably causes
asystem OF telephone circuits has been
arranged with various call points. nil
communicating with the head office Ev-
cry conductor ON arriving at the ter,ni-
nus OF the route immediately reports tho
number OF his car TO headquarters and
receives in reply his proper leaving time
ana any instructions that may be naces.
sary, Tho dispatch clerk is in this wa,,
ADVISED OF tue whereabouts of each car
ana Is very often enabled to fill mn
space OF from 30 to 90 minutes caused bv
a parade" The saving of starters 81
the various termini is taken ms n satoH
against the expense of the telephones : |
C.icago News Record
Methods For Secret Correspondent.
AT trial in France ii was shown tho,
the chemist Turpin, who is undergone
hve years Imprisonment for treason
made arrangements with friend 10 carry
on secret correspondence. A letter from
.he prisoner, giving the necessary direc.
nons to his friend. was read in court An
oincli'i inquiry was made and some in
'eresting information supplied by the
eoh'icts' from which il was shown thai
wheh private news is TO DO supplied to a
prisoner formal letter, apparently con-
tanning nothing of importance. Is sent
ms being read by the governor, wopld
oe passed ON to the prisoner. who, under.
standing the missive, and that II was
only necessary to read between the lines
written In milk, he could make this ner-
leetiy decipherahle by rubbing it over
with dirty finger or an old slipper An
form of secret corresnonS. ,
shce consisted in leaving letters ont ~ .
y, as II the writer were illiterate. |
The omitted letters put together formed =
Inc requisite words and sentences II ON :
Ion Public Opinion. o !
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-03-31
CIUCAGO pRODUCE.

Chicago, H.. Murch 30, Speculation
llrht, aud fluctuations narrow on nc
board of trade today Temporarily al
least. the cyclone Ia wheat seemed at an
end and everybody appeared disposed
90 take u easy and look over the stu.
alton before making any pronounced
move. The fact tha, tomorrow, Good
Friday. Is 20 be q holiday on the board,
contributed TO the dullress. The gen
cral opinion was the deal was only rest-
ing, the principals on both sides getting
ready for another fierce bout. The c1.
IRENE range IN prices today was only
] Is cents. the market leaving OF IL
lower than last night
Loading futures closed:
Wheat March, as -; May as Il;
July. az / -.MiI3 IS
Corn March. 40 IS: May. Al 346f
III rs; July, A. lMri2 3-S.
Oats MAY. 30 l-26,30 5.S; June. 80 5-S
@3O "a; July, 30a30 rs
Mess pork-Muy, SLIP IL; July,
Lard-May. Slos5; July slO22 -;
September. SlO32 IL
short ribs-May S9l7 IL; July,
S9t7 IL.
Cash quotations;
No. , spring whcat-I4 1A@I4 3-S,
No. . red, "A l40t7I 81
No . corn 40 IL
No oats-2p -.
Mess porkSl0O7 1-20ilTO0
lurd-S1O17 IL.
Short ribs Sides, loose. S0l5Gi0 1872
Dry sailed shoulders S037 $4,000
Short clear sides-Boxcd, Si01ONlO15.