Idaho semi-weekly world. (Idaho City, Boise County, Idaho Territory) 1867-1868, 1867-10-19
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

A FEW DAYS since a party of freed
men had assembled to have a prayer meeting
and one of ode brudders" getting warmed III
with the subject, cried out: Dress de Lord
Mars Abe Linkum set dis poor old body free
and de Lord sot de soul free, and if / was {
June bug I'd fly right away from dis world o
sorrow and tribuIation right up to hebben.'
An old darkey standing by responded, Ny
Lord, bradder Moses, a pecker-Wood cotcl
you fore you git half way dar-"
We REMEMBER seeing, some years
since, in an agricultural work now out of use
an article on ECONOMY of Candles, which
may be new and useful to many of our read
ers, When, as in case of sickness, dull light
is wished or when matches are mislaid, put
finely powdered salt on the candle till it reach
es the black part of the wick. In this way a
mild and steady light may be kept through the
night by small piece OF candle:
THERE ARE in New York according
TO the late census, / negro to II whites Con-
necticut to 43; New Jersey, to 25; Ohio,
/ to So; PENNSYLVANIA, l to SO; Illinois to
223 Indiana, / to 116; Michigan, to 1903 5;
Wisconsin, / to AS; Minnesota, / to 1872; Or
egon. / to 152; Kansas, to 1872; Nebraska, |
to $40 Nevada, to Isl, and in Kentucky,
/ to 40.
AFTER the Crimean war, says the
London Star, young officer IN the House OF
Commons wore tremendous moHstaches, Oh
which one of the members said: my, dear fell
low, now that the war is over, why don't you
out your moustaches on. the peace establish
ment?'' ''Had you not better put your tongue
on the civil list!" was the prompt retort.
Dexter is a brown horse, nine years
old, fifteen hands and one inch high, and was
raised in Orange county, New York. One OF
his best performances under the saddle was in
October, 1865, when $4,000 was bet that he
could not beat 2:19 He made the mile in
2:18 1-5. But his fastest time was in recent
contest with Ethan Allen -2:l63.-
The greatest curse that afficts the
northern people throughout the circle of the
globe, is the passion for intoxicating drinks,
and as consequence the deep disgrace of
drunkenness The countries most noticeable
for inebriety are the Unitnd States British
America; the British Isles, northern Europe,
Russia and Siberia.
A PRIVATE LETTER from Mexico states
that Macmillan was spat upon in his. prison,
that his naked corpse was hung up by the neck
in public view for eight days, and then exhib-
tied under glass for money, and his beard and
hair sold.
A ScoTcH- old maid, who was asked
to subscribe to raise men for the King, during !
the Peninsular war, answered g Indeed, IN
do no such thing; I. never could raise man
for myself, and Lam not gcing to raise men for.
King George
THERE has been strong case of.nlis-
cegenatiou ih Evansville, Indiana Al pretty
young white girl has married a coal black mel
gro, and her father is very much out about it |
the negro is also much put out-of the house
NoNE of the members Of the senior
class of Princeton College would accept the
jerome gold medal, which was to be given to
the most gertlemanly member of the class
They consider Themselves all gentlemen
The OTHER day two policemen in st.
Joseph, Mo-, were chased up tree by hog.
They finally succeeded in capturing their as
sailant by lasso and were thus relieyed.from
their lofty imprisonment
The EXHIBITION PALACE at Paris is to
be torn down and sold to the highest bidder
The French Minister of War demands that
every vestige of it be removed by the first of
january next.
AT A CONCERT recently, the conclusion
OF the song There's good time coming,''
brought up,a country farmer, who exclaimed,
Mister, You couldn't fix the date could you ~
JOSH BILLINGS says: Il never knew a
very handsome woman engaged in the swo-
mans rights ,buslness-tha kan play the kards
Ina alreddy hold to better advantage
.SAUK County, Wisconsin, is great on
hops. The crop this year viii bring nlillion
ind half of d0Hars, and require an army ofI
oeople to gather it
PRENucE says " We won't believe
hat to Kiss pretty girl is so delicious, tin we
ave it from her own lips. =
.Mosve for a new trial-courting a
second wife. /