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Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-11-07
A Queer Place For a Nest.

Four years ago pair of robin,
built their home on the top of the
farm bell of w. II. Weemer in DON
egal township, and notwithstanding
that the bell was in daily use, tbev
renamed and raised their family
During the ringing of the bell the
female would remain on the nest
swinging to and fro apparently as
unconcerned as though she were
ng IN some secluded spot.
Whether it was the swinging that
pleased the robins or whether # was
the instinct implanted in the breast
OF every migratory bird to return
each year to the same nesting place
must remain mystery, but it is -
fact that every year since the SIM,
posed same robins have returned and
built their nest on the same old bell
-Greensburg Times.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-11-07

" neh we are 80 situated as to be
abe to confine sound waves az in q
tube or pipe, very slight dist,,rh
ance can be heard for long distance
In the cast iron water pipe of pr
which forms continuous tube VIII
only two slight crooks, and theso
. a * apa l's middle, the lowest whisper
a. q, one END can be distinctly heard at
s ene o! u! although the pipe is 8, 1920
ice. IN length. When some exper
i s, In this line were being con.
quoted, a pistol fired at one end of the
s lune actually blew out lighted can.
uie helu at the other end and violent
~ eleeted the shavings, feathers
paper etc which had been placed
IL one eno OF the pipe by the exper
menters. st. Louis Rennhl;c
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-11-07

In spite Of the nonsense which is
written about the identity Of the
mental characteristics Of men and
women there is a marked difference
between the two sexes--a difference
not necessarily implying superiority
or inierior1ty, but an essential dis.
JUNCTION IN character. The possession
OF the faculty Of quick determination
= not as well marked in the case Of
the majority Of women as it is in
men. and the question presents itself
whether this useful faculty l. cana.
Die OF cultivation. London Ouoen
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-11-07

~ was on a train going through
indiana. Among the passengers were
newly married couple, who made
themselves known to such an extent
that the occupants of the car com.
menced passing sarcastic remarks
about them The bride and groom
stood the remarks for some time. but
hnaliy the latter, who was a man OF
tremendous size, broke out in the
tohowing language at his torment
ors: Yes. we're married-just mar
ried' We are going 100 miles far.
tier on this train, and am going to
spoon all the way, If you don't
IKE 1t, you can get out and walk
She's my violet, and I'm her shelter.
ing oak" During the remainder of
their journey they were left in
peace. Philadelphia Ledger.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-11-07

When the last race had been run
and the result announced at Latonia.
there was big rush for the train
standing opposite the grand stand.
In trice the cars were filled and the
platforms crowded.
The train had just started when a
man on one OF the forward cars con.
vulsively clutched at his shirt bosom
and then the air was rent with that
old squeal, MY studs have been
pinchedT and a well dressed man
slid off the train, which passed ran.
idly on, leaving him standing on the
end OF the platform. His name was
not learned by the reporter.
Detectives Rohan OF Chicago and
Crawford and Schnucks were stand.
ing on the platform OF another car
and soon heard of the little episode.
They went through the train, but
could recognize no dips and SO could
do nothing.
well. it seems to me-" said De.
tective Rohan, that if any one has
got good stone, which is the same
as money, he should take care of It
There is no use in having stones
pinched.
Some of the late settings have
screw fastenings, so that dip to get
them must cut the twist, and few
dips are going to carry pliers" said
Detective Crawford.
IN tell you something that is bet.
ter than that, said Detective Rohan.
When man puts his diamond stud
In his shirt front, if he will only
screw it into little wad of cotton at
the back no clip can get it out, A
little cotton baton would save many
nne stone. Cincinnati ENQUIRER
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-11-07
Queer Russian Religion. Sect.

There are not less than Is 600 oot
followers OF insane and cranky no
IONS IN the empire Of the car. These
communities OF devout and deluded
beings are constantly being enlarged
N spite OF all efforts made to the con.
trary by the government.
one OF these scots is known as the
"Runaways." As soon as thew en-,
orace the new faith they fly from
their villages and towns, DESTROY
tneir identity as much as possible and
live as savages.-Phila.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-11-07
Giving rido nm Airing

A new and rather embarrassing oc.
cupation has been found for domes.
tic servanss Ii seems that a Young
woman who Is engaged as maid at
tendant' at salary of f2 a month
Is sometimes called upon to take her
mistress dog out for walk in the
streets at 1916 in the morning
Such at least was the story told by
an aggrieved plaintiff at the CITY of
London court. and 1t is hardly sur.
prising that she declined the duty of
personally conducting the pet at
such an hour. Thereupon she was
discharged, but her mistress said
that the reason Of her dismissal was
her excessive insolence."
The learned commissioner in the
result held that the servant could
claim n months wages. but the deli
cate question of dog law which had
been raised in the course of the case
was unfortunately not decided. n
therefore still remains moot point
whether it is permissible to ask
Mary Jane TO take Fido for q walk
before bedtime, and. if so. whether
what IL reasonable at 10 or II O'Clock
becomes unreasonable a couple of
hours later. Perhaps tho best solu
ton would be to let Fido take walk
by himself and defy the dog stealers
London Telegraph.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-11-07
The Primeval Atmosphere

An article by DR.. Phipson in The
Chemical News contains a bold sng-
geston that at remote periods the at.
mosphere contained a very large
amount of carbonic acid and, in fact
consisted principally of that gas, nj
trogen and vapor of water The crust
OF the earth may thus have possibly
cooled and soidified in an atmosphere
containing large proportion of car
bonic acid In volcanic regions enor
nous quantities of this gas are still
gwen OF, and the hypothesis is large
~ supported by the important part
which carbonic acid is known to nlav
In the formation Of many crystals.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-11-07
The Chinaman In the HouseboIa.

AS servants the Chinese are yerv
capable in many respects and yery
undesirable in others. They never
gossip about the affairs of a fam;ly
that employs them. They learn
whatever it is desired they should
know, acquiring skill with apparent
ease by means of their wonderful
power of imitation. They are Der
fectly willing to do every sort Of
homework, and the average servant
Will act as cook, chambermaid laun.
derer and waiter all for one salary.
They cannot bear to be ordered
about by women. They will takeany
amount of scolding or fault finding
from man and none from a woman
In two cases of which | heard The
Chinese servants chased their mis-
tresses out Of their houses with axes
A very vexatious thing is that they
never give warning when they ara
gong to leave a place. They sud
denly announce, Me want to CO.
and the utmost questioning is not
likely to elicit any more than Ne
want to go; me tired. Julian Ralph
III Harper's Weekly.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-11-07
A Definition For tho Art Of poo,or,nr

1t is the individuality of cases, the
TACT that to one patient we must give
a teaspoonful of medicine, while the
next will take two, that is at the basis
OF the ultimate failure of all cure
ais" And, oddly enough, it is this
very individuality of cases, bringing
with it to the physician SO MANY
hours of anxious thought, that makes
him reach out and welcome the new
treatment.
He is SO terribly anxious to relieve
his patients, to do them good, that in
the blind maze of uncertainty in
which he finds himself be halls with
delight anything that promises hope
tuliy. The practice of medicine
might be defined not unfairly as .
succession of conundrums presented
Tor solution, with death to the pa.
tient as the penalty for failure. Who
then, may blame the physician for
welcoming that which calls itself the
keyf 1t is the fashion to blame physi.
clans for their ready adherence to
the new, but it is an unjust fashion
when the facts are considered -Cv
rus Edison, NJ. D., in North America,
review 'A'
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-11-07

clean streets and pure air for our
towns, pure water for our reservoirs
better light in cities, reasonable
hours of labor and freedom from
aVoidaoie uncertainties of life and
income-these are all factors in the
development of beauty.
While the world waits for cities
ana corporations to move in these
matters there is nothing to hinder
each citizen from resolving himself
INTO committee of one to do all in
his reach for his individual improve
hent and perfection Shirley Oar.
In New York Herald
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-11-07

The Central park tennis courts are
so well patronized that they cover
the available ground like the squares
of checker board, and the players
are almost elbow to elbow.
This has resulted in an unwritten
law that every player shall field" or
throw back to Its ovner every ball
which strays from its proper court
into his court. The reply for the
courtesy is invariably, THANK your
The next step from this was easy.
Not knowing your neighbours name
three times out Of a hundred you are
unable 10 call his attention in any
very graceful manner to your ball,
which has rolled into his court un-
seen by him.
To shout "Sayl" at him or "HiW
is not dignified. To call out "MisterW
or "Oh, mister" is stiff. To yell,
"Oh, ma'am r. is dangerous, for she
may be a miss or vice versa. So play
ers have fallen into the way in such
cases of shouting, Thank you with
the emphasis on you" at the same
time indicating the person addressed
by pointing with the racket
The player SO pointed at under
stands that he is being thanked in
advance for returning ball which
he has not yet seen,
But the absurdity comes in when
the person addressed is SO engrossed
in his own play that he does not hear
or heed the call at once, and then the
petitioner comes out in imploring
tones with this incongruous tumble
Of words: THANK you, please
Thank you, please"
And all over the lawn Oh crowd
I'd day this queer wall sounds from
morn to night: Thank you, pleased
Oh, thank you, pleasew-New York
Herald.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-11-07

Why do all the world love Dickens
as they have never loved any other
writera Because his books make "
gentler, kinder, Drawer for the read
ing, and they must be true because
OF it. 1t is surprising how young
children understand and appreclale
him, and the treasure house oncs
opened they will wander at will un'
til they shall become hopeless cynic,s
1t is to be supposed that all glrS
are familiar with Miss Alcott's boosa
but many of them do not know Miss
Muloch. For good, wholesome views t,s
OF life no writer has ever exceliea
such works as "a Noble Life, .
Woman's Kingdom" and John bar
Tax, Gentleman. New York lines
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-11-07
THE TALE or A TRUNK.
One Journey soGieed to Turn a Thing
Beauty Into n Wreck.


One Journey SuGiced to Turn n Thing O
Beauty Into n Wreck.
When l left the shop last June.
was thing of beauty, and in conse
quence considered myself JOY for
ever. My complexion was faultless,
beautiful UNDERGONE veal color. and
my buckles were polished like a
patent leather boot. My straps were
smooth ana their holes symmetrical
and as round rs the letter Q, and my
lock operated inevitably in obedience
10 tho turn of the key.
well remember when left nv
mistress house, filed to repletion
and my girth supported and sustain
ed by lusty strap of leather Ash
reposed at the rear Of the carriage
which bore me away, could not but
pride myself upon my beauty and
perfect health. But my tranquility
received a rude shock when. upon ar.
irving at the railroad station, the
hackinan yanked me from my perch,
letting me drop on my end upon the
pavement with truly dull, sick-n.
ing thud.
Save the breaking Of one Of my
hinges, however, and the demolition
OF the leather on one end which re.
ceived the blow, sustained no detri.
ment from this downfall. Twas then
seized by one Of the railroad EN-.
pioyees and dragged across the depot.
rclinquishing two Of my casters in |
transit. and given in charge Of the |
baggage master, By him was
checked and chucked onto a truck |
Tor conveyance to the car. If re.
member Alright l dropped off only
twice on the way. but had become
used to falls by this time, and my adj
ditsonal COMMISSIONS hardly regarded.
Arrived at the car. was seized bv
two men, and away l few through
the air.
When landed my lock was broken.
my remaining hinge shattered, and
the tongue Of the buckle to the strap
which eneircled me giving way my
I'D came of. and my contents were
exposed TO the vulgar gaze and run
ning over upon the floor Of the car.
The clothing and things were forced
INTO me again and my cover forced on.
md what with the strap, a few nails
md few yards Of clothesline man.
'ged to hold myself together during
he journey. will not weary by de.
aiiing my various trials. Suffice it to ,
ay that what with knocks and falls
nd divers other misfortunes | be-
anne what You see me. What Ia
hat you sayi You sec no trunkl :
,nly handlei Wen, that is all !
hero Is left OF me. - Boston Tran. !,
cript
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-11-07

Dear me, have rubbed some nj
the color off your picture onto nv
wrap don't know whether 10 fael
worse for you or myself, said Miss
Harkaway to Sincere
How much did the wrap costa,
asked the artist.
"A hundred and fifty dollars said
Miss Harkaway.
Then feel sorry for yourself
This Is SIS picture. said Sincere
Harper's Bazaar.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-11-07
Tho Matter of Faith In BEING ou,,s.

IL you could persuade people to be-
hevo that the application of a cats
tail to rheumatic limb would cure
them, 1t Is beyond a question that
such an application would do them
good On this, then, rests many of
the stranger fads of practice. such rs
the faith cure, directly and indirect.
~, the grape cure, the milk cure tho
water cure, the rest cure, and in fact
nearly all of the cure alls. Asip the
water cure, some Of these bays dis.
nncuy hygienic conditions which on.
able nature TO do her best for the M.
henti but, added to these and LARGELY
aiding them, comes the belief which
brings about the curative influence
OF the mind on the body. Cyrus IA.
son, III. D.. in North American Re
view.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-11-07
GIVING COURAGE no INvALIps.
ecaics at Virginia Resort SO Fixed as to
Add Twenty or Thirty Pounds.

ecaics at n Virginia Resort So Fixed as u
Add Twenty or Thirty Pounds.
When tho latest young lady a
Fort Monroe got upon the scales ther'
was a hush Of expectancy. Up t.
that time everybody was pleased, be
cause ovory one seemed to have
gained in weight The little girl with
the auburn ringlets had uttered lit
tie shrek of delight when she found
for tho first time in her life she tipped
the scales at over 100 pounds. The
Youthful matron in black, who had
taid all along that it was only her
mourning that made her look thin
ner, was triumphant when her avoir-
dupois was registered at Ill.
AS for the fair creature with the
balloon sleeves and incipient crino-
line, she declared that she had never
before weighed within eight pounds
as much. When the latest young
lady got aboard, she said with anna
BILE resignation:
Put on that SC. pound weight. I'll
need it."
So the iron disk representing 30
pounds was put on, and the register
was slid along by the girl with the
auburn ringlets Strange to say, it
passed up to the very end of the bar
without making the scale drop.
Guess you'll have to put on an,
other SO" giggled the unfeeling crea-
ture in the balloon sleeves.
The latest young lady began to
look alarmed.
1T isn't so, she exclaimed indig-
nantly II don't weigh an ounce over
l79 pounds.
But the girl with auburn ringlets
had already added the extra 5O-pound
weight, which caused the scale to re-
spond at once. 1t promptly regis
tered 2O2 pounds. The latest young
lady looked as though she did not
know whether to burst into tears or
to slap off the bonnet of the girl with
the auburn ringlets and stamp on it,
1T is cheat and a horrid fraudl" |
she declared Then she raised her
parasol with an emphasis that nearly
broke one of the ribs and marched
away
just at that moment a colorea
waiter passed by with basketful of
napkins The youthful matron in
black stopped him.
rs this weighing scale correct9
The said.
''Yaas'm, he replied; then, scratch
ng his head, he added, "Dey is heb
'yweight scales"
What do you meant" she asked.
"Dey is fer folks what comes here
er health" he exclaimed. "Ebery {
ne weighs a lot more on 'em than {
ity scales. Dey is s'perior article {
b weighin machinea" ,
"Oh, ! see, " said the young woman {
black. They are expressly in
ended to afford encouragement to {
1valids staying at the hotel. 5
"Yaas'm," responded the colored I
IAN. Ten to thutty pounds with S
I encouragement. Youse got the t
lea. Washington Star. a
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-11-07
HELPING OUT A COUPLE OF PALS.
Wandering Burglar Breaks the Lock
and Is Thanked For It

a Wandering Burglar Breaks the Loci
Fl and Is Thanked For IL.
DI Two gentlemen, a journalist anC
an artist, were about to leavea small
hotel in one of the avenues leading
!. from the Arc de Triomphe, where
they had spent the evening Unfor.
tunately the concierge could not find
! the key. It was impossible for the
visitors to get out or for the tenants
Of the house who We're abroad to get
In. 1t was about / o'clock, and there
were but few passersby.
The two men, who knew q tenant
on tho ground floor, got out by one
OF his windows and promised to find
a locllsmith. All the shops were
shut, however, and never q sergent
de vile could be found. Failing to
find an officer they asked where was
the nearest police station. The one
in the Ternes had been shut up for
couple Of hours. the one Mt Batig.
nolles the same, and n. the third they
were simply sent about their bus.
mess. Meanwhile it was o'clock.
and long line of benighted tenants
was drawn up before the fast closed
door. Their would be deliverers were
beginning to lose courage when a
suspicious looking individual STUN.
bled against them.
The artist. who had all his wits |
about him. stopped the man quietly, |
and taking of his hat said. II beg |
pardon, sir, but you don't happen |
to have jimmy and a set of false KEYS
in your pockets" The man looked at
them suspiciously for a moment and
then whispered. rs 1t to crack a
cribf" "Alasl' replied the journal.
list, I'VE know of no one whom we
can rob at present. Our friends are
all at the seaside" And then the
artist explained to the night wander
err what was the service they re.
quired Of him. "All right but get
the inquisitive people out of the way.
don't want to give free lessons"
They returned to the house. and
the two friends announced that a
ocksmith had been found. and
begged the benighted ones to make Il,
way for him. They let him pass.
md the burglar opened the door in ,
he twinkling of an eye, amid per ,
'ect chorus of thanks. The two gen. !
lemen wanted to give the burglar n !;
'ouple of francs, but drawing him :
'elf up with dignity he exclaimed. /,
Sir, among pals Pail Mall Bud
,et
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-11-07
New rsr. city. ropni.,,o..

The city Of New York, the popula.
ton OF which is now beyond Geo i.
ooV, must within a very few years be
tne second city In the world. The
merit census viii most likely show it's
population to be greater than that OF
Paris. This city is growing more
rapidly than any Of the other chief
cities OF the world There were but
90. 600 people here at the opening Of
the century New York Sun.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-11-07
How HAIR clean.e. .he nc.d.

That the hair covering the body o.
an animal or the head of human
being serves the purposes of warmth
and protection is manifest, but one
would hardly expect to find that il
also acts as cleansing agent This,
however, appears to be the fact. The
minute scales which cover the outer
portion of tho hair are fastened at
one edge and free at the other, and
the free edges lie in the direction
away from the skin.
The surface of a hair, therefore,
Is like that of piece of fur or cloth
covered with nap. Rubbed from
root to tip it is found to be smoother
than when rubbed in the oppositedi
rection.
This being the case, it is evident
that particles of matter in contact
with hair must find their direction
OF easiest motion to lie toward the
tip end of the hair and away from it's
root. So by virtue of the peculiar
structure of its surface the hair
serves gradually to remove from the
skin which it covers all foreign par
ticles which may have found lodg.
ment there.
The oily secretion emanating from
the follicles of the hair probably as.
sists this action by gathering up the
line particles of extraneous dust and
Of scales from the skin, and thus en-.
abling the hair to retain them, SO to
speak, in the grasp of its curious sys
.em of brushes.
Every movement Of the hair, how
'ver produced, must tend to set the
PARTICLES sticking upon it in motion,
md as we have already seen, that
notion can be in only one direction.
Youths Companion.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-11-07

DR.. Wines had been formerly the
principal of n boys school. One dav
he had occasion to "trounce" n bow
anu IT Is to DO supposed did the work
thoroughly. The Lad took his revenge
In a way that the doctor himself
could not help laughing at.
Dr. Wines front door bore plate
on which was the one word. Wines
The boy wrote an addition in bio let.
tiers, 80 that the inscription ran,
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-11-07
WINES AND OTHER .IKERs.


when Herbert Ward, the African
explorer, was last In New York h,
told good story, the point of which
was rather against himself. He had
eeen chatting some of the natives.
declaring that they were direct de-
scendants from monkeys, alleging
their dark color as one Of the evI'
aences' One old fellow went quiet
y over to a captive ape. said he
ana turned back his fur. Then he
looked quizzically at me. The ape's
skln was white. - New York Sun
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-11-07
Divorce In Various Con,,r,.

A statistician who has been ,oor
ing INTO the matter of divorce has
found that the proportion of divorces
70 population is least of all in Tra
ian one divorce to every 400, i.
oeo inhabitants. In the fTnited
states the proportion of divorces 10
ON odninously large, ss.7l to every 100.
ooo OF population, the largest known
III tact, save in Japan, the fio1,re,
Tor that happy empire being Cos AZ
divorces to every 100, 600 Of popula.