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The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1869-08-20
Does The Spider Eat It's Web y

Fired with emulation, ! carefully watch
ed common garden spider (Epeira dia-
den,a). which found rs entertaining rs
wonderful. I commenced by destroying
the web of fine fat spider. and the owner
appeared excessively astonished rs her web
collapsed around her. At length she took
refuge in an inverted Howcr-pot where
found her two hours after. am inclined
to think that during this period she was
preparing materials for u new web. l
found in every case where a web Is destroy
ed. that the spider goes away to some quiet
spot, and, drawing his legs close around
him, remains quiet for two or three hours.
During this period of repose the spider Is
stupid and dull-just gives an impatient
shuttle when touched, but does not run oil,
as spiders generally do when disturbed.
I watched again, then left, and when re-
turned in half an hour found the spider
as active as spider could be, In building
new web, the old one. which Mt my last
visit was still hanging. had now vanished.
Had the spider eaten 1t ''that's the rub"
BY lucky chance another spider came n
long the piece of wood, from tho end Of
which my spider had fastened one Of her
foundation lines. "They met" and in m
instant the claws of each were shot out
with dexterity that a pugilist might en-
wy; the blows were given in exactly the
same manner as q cat strikes her antago-
mist. The trcspassing spider was soon con-
vinced that It would be the height Of folly
to stop where he was, SO. fastening line
from where he stood, he let himself down
on convolvulus leaf. My friend rushed
to the spot where spider No. had fasten-
cd his line, and seizing on It, the other
end of which, DO 1t remembered, was In
communication with spider No. 2's body,
began to wind him of, that Is to say she
drew tho line In towards herself, In the
same manner that o sailor hauls In rope.
but with rapidity that was truly wonder
full, the front legs were moved so quickly
that my eyes could scarcely follow them.
Spider No. 9 having decided objection
to his vitals being wound away in this sort
of manner, put an end to my friends lit
Ito pastime by cutting the line. Spider
No. had now collected web that amount
cd to the size of large pea; when she
found the supply cut of, she began stow
Ing 1t away in her own body. forcing 1t In
with her two front claws, and In few
moments not n vcstige was jeff.
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down to his mathematics drink pint OF
the poorest beer, and he viii be painfully
conscious Of loss Of power. Or. let any
salesman before beginning with a diff
cult, but important customer. perform the
idiotic action Of taking drink" and he
will soon discover that his ascendancy
over his customer Is impaired. In some
way this alcohol, Of which we are so fond,
gets to the brain. and Injuries it.-PARroS
In Hc atlantic.
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~, Mrs. Brown inpr inquiries gentle

"Is Mrs. Brown IMP" inquiries gentle
man of the servant who responds TO his
ring at the door.bcll. "No, sir; she's not
at home" "wcll. I'm sorry" says tho
gentleman. In regretful tone. '.a owe
her some money. and called 10 pay IT,"
wbcrcupon voice from over the balu.-
trades Is heard: 'Oh, am In; TO be sure
I am! why, Sally, didn't you know that'
Ask the gentleman to walk in!-'
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While the congregation were collected
at church, on certain occasion IN old
dark, Manufactured, skin and bone indi.
vidual was seen vending his way up the
aisle, and taking his seat near the pulpit.
The officiating minister was one Of the
class who detested written sermons. and
as for prayers he thought they ought to oe
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NoTIGE

NOTICE
HAVING psrchasi ths Interest q fvery II. rO-e IN
III hIs Mili ard whcsl mAeafsctosy, Dov intend y
make thai my essosss Beinz ve pss,ed In ths vant q
carriage uAsatctarsg. think can give p>rss s~tzfe
ucn Whssh always On hard a. v.ssu.ss 49,.
saeo, Arl 1891.
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1869-12-23

A GREAT SALT MINE.-The San Jose Pa
triot thus describes the Humboldt salt mine,
about eighty miles northwest of Austin, and
not far from the railroad:
The surface of the salt plain looks exactly
like that of q lake frozen over. The salt ls
hard and also as smooth as ice. Were it not
for fine PARTICLES which are condensed from
vapors arising from beneath. and which cover
the crystalline salt to the depth of perhaps one
eighth of an inch, it would make an excellent
skating rink at all times of the year, except
the very unfrequent occasions when covered
with water. This magnificent expanse of crys-
talizcd salt is no less than twenty miles in
length, and twelve in width, without break
or flaw, or one particle of soil for the greater
portion of that extent. The stratum of solid
salt. we had almost said ice, which it continu
ally suggests to our mind, is about six or seven
inches thick, under which comes layer of
sticky, singular looking mud, about two feet
thick, and under this again another stratum
of solid salt as hard as quartz and transparent
as glass, of unknown thickness to us. When
we visited the mine about tour years ago, we
found hole which had been sunk about six
feet into its lower layer of salt, near the edge
of the deposit without going through it. In
Summer, this salt plain. glittering and scintil-
latng in the light of an almost tropical sun pre-
sents a brilliant appearance. The frosty COW
ering and solid salt is as white as the driven
snow, while that portion when exposed reflects
dazzling prismatlc colors. OF course there is
salt enough in this immense deposit to supply
the world for untold ages. 1t Is remarkably
pure, being ninety-fve per cent. salt, and five
per cent. soda, purer than we use for our tables
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1869-12-23
JACKSON AND THEPORTUGUESE MINISTER.

A New York paper publishes the following
extract from advance sheets of Mrs. Ellets
new book entitled "The Court Circles of the
Republic":
According to Bailie PeytOn, when McLane
was Secretary of State, new Minister from
Lisbon arrived, and day was appointed for
him to be presented to the President. The
hour was set and McLane expected the Min
lister to cali at the State Department. but the
Portuguese misunderstood McLane's French,
and he proceeded alone to the White House.
He'rang the bell and the door was opened by
the Irish porter, Jimmy O'Neil. "Je suis venu
voir Monsieur le President" said the Minister.
"What the dvl does he mean?" said Jimmy.
"But thin he says President, an | suppose he
wants to see the Gineral" Having arrived at
that conclusion Jimmy responded: The top
o the mornin' to ye, sir-r!'' 'Ou, oui," said
the Minister, bowlng. "Bedad," says Jimmy,
''an it's polite ye are; enough for any ginte-
man." and he immediately usherrd the Minis
ter into the green-room, where the General sat
smoking his cOrn-cOb pipe with great cOmpO-
sure. The Minister made his bow to the Pres
ident, and addressed him in French, of which
the General did not understand word. "Do
you know what he says Jimmy? J" "Divil a
word, sir; but l reckon he's furriner. He
sphoke of 'le President an so l brought hun
in, sir" "Try him in Irish, Jimmy" said Old
Hickory. Jimmy spurted at him volley of
genuine Milesan but the Minister only shrug-
ged his shoulders with the usual "Plalt II"
"Och!" exclaimed Jimmy, che can't 60 the
Irish, sir. He's French, to be sure" ''Send
for the French cook. and let him try if he can
find out what the gentleman wants" The cook
was hurried from the kitchen, sleeves rolled
up, apron on, and carving-knife in hand. The
Minister seeing this formidable apparition and
doubling his presence with the head of the ma
ton, feared seme treachery and made for the
door, before which Jimmy planted himself to
keep him in. When the cook, by the Generals
order, asked who he was and what he wanted,
and he gave a subdued answer, the President
discovered his character. At this juncture
McLane came in, and the Minister was pre-
sented in due form. 1t is said Gen. Jackson
always resented allusion to this incident.
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1869-12-23
RADICAL TREASON.

Mr.. Sumner introduced bill providing that ap-
pellate jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of the
United States in cases proceedings commenced by
the writ OF hdteds corpus is hereby repealed and abo
ished.'
The above is taken from the dispatches Of the 9th
of December containing the proceedings of Congress-
and is only verifcaton of prediction in recent
issue Of this paper We then said that should
pect to hear that of the first bills introduced
the present session Of Congress would be Act to
clip the wings of the Supreme Court and deprive
them of jurisdiction in the Yerger It has
turned out exactly expected, and we are not
the least bit surprised at any accumuating evidence
of Radical infamy
Mr.. Drake opened the ball in the Senate by intro
ducins his bill prohibiting any Court created by Act
of Congress any Judge thereof, in any what
ever that might come before them, from abridging
deciding any Act Joint Resolution of Congress in
valid for any supposed repugnancy between such Act
or Joint Resolution and the Constitution of the
United States and upon the heels of that infamous
measure follows Mr.. Summers bill to prevent the
Supreme Court entertaining, appeal cases
or proceedings in habeaS corpus Sumner insisted on
immediate action on his BILL and this taken i'll
necton with the present status Of the Ierger case, is
sufficient to satisfy any that the whole object of
passing the Infamous measure with such indecent
haste is to prevent a decision being rendered by the
Supreme Court which they satisfied will determine
the unconsttutionality Cf Radical reconstruction.
They unwilling that their treason and nfamy
should be exposed 10y decision of the highest judi
cal tribunal known to the laws of the land. They
are satisfied that when examined in Constitutional
light their measures will be pronounced unconsitu-
their pet measures also Will go the Radical party
Their villany may triumph for the time being, but
the old adage that murder will OUT will be again
verified ana the Radical traitors and scoundrels will
later be overtaken and visited with that
rctribution which they justly deserve for their
crimes against the Government and the people.
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1869-12-23

ANOTHER WHOLESALE MURDER.-On the night of
December 9th, five men were murdered in cold blood
about twenty miles from Stockton California. The
names of the parties murdered were Frank Medina,
and his clerk named Frank both Italians, two MeXi-
cans named Rosario and Lorietto, and an old negro
called ''Old Boss" Their bodies were found i'll a
gulch near Medinas store with their hands bound
with cords The perpetrators have not yet been dis
covered but undoubtedly will be.
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1869-12-23

REDUCTION OF PosTAGE.-It has been officially an
nounced by the Posoffice Department that on and
after the 1st of January 1870 the postage on pre-
paid letters of half an ounce less, between the
United States and Great Britain and Ireland, will be
reduced to six cents.
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1869-12-23

BUTLER AND THE CENsUs.-Upon the question of
the next census Congress- Butler proposed that it
be taken by the Internal Revenue officers, and in
speaking of them said "here is a pure well-traned
body of officers, who could do the work well' A
wonderfully pure set they are; scarcely newspaper
can picked up that does not contain accounts of
the frauds and steallngs of some of them.
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1869-12-23

BUTLER.-General Butler is perfecting a
plan for the payment of pensions through the
lnoney-order office, and is framing q bill to
effect this urpose.-Erchange.
We shall expect to hear of Grant appointing
Butler Postmaster at some place very soon.
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1869-12-23

CoNUNDRUM by clergyman at a dinner
party: "Why don't they build mills on the
Lower Mississippi" Answer: damn it they
can't" Response by a lady of the party:
"Why does the devil never skate!" Answer:
''How in HI can he!''
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1869-12-23

RADICAL STAB AT THE JrpIcIARY.-We observe, in
Missouri has introduced bill regulating and defn-
ing the Jurisdiction OF Courts OF the United States
prohibiting any Court from declaring any Act or Joint
Resolution of Congress invalid on account of sup
posed unconstitutonality. We have been inclined
to thiuk that the Radicals had slight, lingering
respect for what remains Of the Constitution but this
bill Of brakes will make us skcptcal the point.
man who has taken an oath 10 support the Consti-
tuition Of the United States and would then introduce
and cndcavor 10 pass such bill, is guilty Of per-
jury as any man can be- and is of the most dan
gcrous enemies to the Government; and such an at
tempt to undermine our system of Government, by
illegal entcavor to hamper and to tie the hands
and smother the Judgment OF coordinate branch of
the Government, is about the most brazen piece OF
cfroueIy that has ever been exhibited i'll Legisla-
tive body. Bat nothing better could be expected of
tins scoundre Drake who at the breaking out of the
war; made secession speeches and advised the young
men of St Louis Missouri, to fall into the Southern
ranks and then shortly afterwards turned complete
political somersault and out Hcrodcd Herod IN his
party by means of which he wormed his way into
the Senate. where he has endeavored to prove him.
self the most cruel and proscrptivc of all the Jaco
bin members of that body. With the exception of
sumner there is not prominent Radical III Congress
who has shown much bitter animosity and vindic
tivcncss towards the people of the South as those
scalawags who once were Democrats and afterwards
joined the party of plunder-such men as Butler,
Logan, Drake. Stokes, and few others we might
mention; whose private characters are in perfect
accord wth the infamous schemes they endeavor to
carry ont. We believe that should they consider it
necessary; in order to accomplish their purposes,
they would not hesitate to pass bill to abolish the
Supreme Court altogether on the ground that it is
dsloyal body standing in their path and obstructng
Radical plans of so-called reconstruction. 1t would
be blessing to the people should visitation Of Prov
idence wipe such men from off the face of the earth
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1869-12-23

Fc1rMEN1CA1 CoUNCIL.--Thc Ecumenical Council
was opened at Rome the Sth inst with great
mony 700 Bishops attending the Pope to the Council
Hall in the Vatican The ceremonies are said to have
exceeded, in splendor and magnifcence, anything
that has occurred in the nineteenth century.
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1869-12-23

"BRETHREN." said a minister once to his
congregation, as he rose to read the notices
just before preaching, =" | have been thinking
that if this church were a steamboat, leaving
the dock at hal: past ten o'clock. good many
of the passengers would have been left on this
mornings trip"
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1869-12-23

To BE HUNG.-We learn from the Walla Walla
Union that j. M. Wood, who killed Duffey at Lewis
ton in Nez Perce county, has been convicted of mur-
der in the first degree and sentenced to be hung on
the 18th of January, 1870.
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1869-12-23

RoCHFORT, having returped to France un-
der the Emperor's amnesty proclamation and
been elected to the French Chambers, has re-
Gently made violent speech against the Em-
peror. He is dirty dog trying to gain noto-
rety in some way.
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1869-12-23

PRISON BEING DEMOLIsHED.-The old
prison of the Conciergerie in Paris is about
being demolished, and with it the cell in which
Charlotte COrday was confined and also from
which Marie Anteinette was taken to execution.
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1869-12-23

LECTURE.-On the evening of December
9th, Perc Hyacinth delivered lecture in New
York city at the Academy of Music. He still
maintains his opinions, and will undoubtedly
be excommunicated by the Pope.
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1869-12-23

DIVORCE HARvEsT-At late term of the
Superior Judicial Court Of the counties of
Merrimac, Hillsboro and Belknap, eighty di.
vOrces were granted.
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4 tHEAT IMPROVEMENTS IN ppAri-
N TRY

HEAr IMPROVEMENT IN ppsrn-
N TRY
:, Tia" attention of the public is cailcd to u grea,
discovery III Dentistry.
THE GREATEST ADVANCE STEP EVER
MADE IN THE ART.
HE main difficulty in wearing artificial teeth is.
they do net hold in their place firmly enough.
and add to this the annoyance of food getting
n'der the plate while eating. | have discover
ed method of so constructing the plate on
which the teeth are set that they will not start
~ drop while eating or speaking, neither will
any particles of food get under the plate. no
matter what tho condition of the mouth is
'hch Is not true of any method hithcrtoused
have secured Letters Patent tor the United
States, England and France.
Inc improvement IL not in material, but in
the construction, wliichs ecurcs the atmospheric
pressure on the entire plate.
have sold the exclusive of said Improvement
to Dr.. H. Gilman, to wit, the Counties of Frank
i'm, Washington, Chittenden, Lamoille and
Grand Isle. Those wishing - avail themselves
OF such improvement, will call Oh
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ST. ALBANS. .................. VERMONT
y. T. FOLSOM.
November. H. 1861. 19l-tf
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There is a good stream of water to the house
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VT VIM. w. CIRCUIT
land situated in Wheelock about three miles
East Greensboro
Also, set of good buildings with one acre of
land, in Hardwick. Inquire as above. t262-tf
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