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The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1870-02-17
MORE wH1TTEMoRE.

We take the following from the Southern
Home, which includes an extract from the
Sumter News: ...~asv..t.
A carpetbag malignant, the Rev. B. F.
Whttemore, has established such a dreadful
state of things in Darlington and the adjoining
counties of South Carolina that hundreds Of
the best citizens Gre leaving the State. The
Reverend wretch has succeeded in being sent
to Congress by the negroes. It will be seen
by the extract below, from the Sumter Nc,us,
that whatever may be his other faults, the M.
C.'s loyalty is beyond suspicion:
GALLANTRY.-The Rev B. F. Whittemore,
NJ c., took charge of several Feedman's Bu-
reau ''school-marms" on their way North. At
Florence, while waiting for the train, he pro.
posed to give Mr.. Gamble, of the Florence ho-
tel, the go-by, and take dinner with reverend
colored brother. They did so, and had very
good dinner, for which the honorable member
collected of the ladies the sum of one dollar
each. Subsequently, one of the ladies' eompli
mented the reverend colored brother uponsthe-
excellence of the dinner and the moderate
price charged, when, to her surprise, she.
learned that he made no CHARGE and had re-
ceived not a cent from the uncolored brother.
1t appears from the above that Moulton'ss
"dear brother is on the "nip" as well as on
the "make." He not only swindles the ignor-
ant negroes out of a few thousand dollars, but
even obtains money under false pretenses from
the Yankee "school-marms' by making them
believe that he paid for the dinners. He is o
sweet-scented scrub to take upon himself the
guardianship of the morality and civilization
of Idaho.
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1870-02-17

A RADICAL PAPER ON CARPET.BAGGERs
The st. Louis (Mo.) Democrat, which is ono OF
the leading Radical papers in the West, and
which claims to be one of the most loyal pa.
pers in the country, thus discourses of carpet.
baggers, in its issue of January 10th:
We think, with Mr. Farnsworth of Illinois,
that but for the Vaccinations of few men
who are hungry for Office and power, who have
gone South to seek places to which no North
ern community would ever elect them, there
would be no objection whatever to the admis-
sion of Virginia. We can speak only for our
selves, but we know there are great many
others who have become exceedingly disgusted
with the behavior of portion of these carpet.
baggers who now claim to represent all the 10y
atty in the South. It was notorious fact that
the votes of such men were openly offered for
sale at the Chicago Convention, and that the
votes of such men in Congress are not always
the wisest, nor are their reasons the soundest.
No party can afford to make itself responsible
for such men very long, and we do know that
the ablest and most independent Republicans
are very tired of their everlasting cry that
there is new rebellion whenever they fail to
get Office.
Wonder what old D. (Pauncheous) Noggle
thinks of such language emanating from a 10y.
al journal He will come to the conclusion,
after while, that the press needs little re-
constructing. Reynolds of the Statesman is
not alone in his denunciations of carpetbag-
gers. Query: IF they would sell their votes
at the Chicago Convention would they not also
sell their votes when occupying other official
positions; and would they not be for sale if
they saw an opportunity of making anything
by iti These are questions which naturally
suggest themselves after reading the above ex-
tract. and they are liable to present themselves
to others of an inquiring turn of mind.
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1870-02-17

DELEGATES FROM TERRIToRIEs.-Georg
Alfred Townsend. the able Washington CORES
poRdent of the Chicago Tribune, thus aptly
describes Territorial Delegate In Congress
A Delegate is a sort of Congressional tad
pole. He can swim and dive but not croak
He has no vote upon what he has been talking
about. He says: "My voice is still for war %
but that is all of him that is. He is cruelty en-
dowed by Congress to put his nose into every
question, but his hand nowhere. He disobeys
his Bible every day, which says: "Let all your
conversations be yea yea and nay nay -
while, according to the rule of Congress. he
has everything but yea and a nay. Besides,
he is subjected to the indignity of being sworn
in after the regular members" like negro
Methodist who is allowed to speak in a class
meeting after the poor white trash have done.
This kind Of second hand Congressman COM
miserate. He is like Shylock, invited to Bas-
SANTOS dinner. "To smell pork; to eat of the
habitaton; to buy with them, sell with them,
talk with them, walk with them, and go fol-
lowing but not to vote with them!" f"
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1870-02-17

IMMIGRATION SCHEME.-EnOugh has been
done in BOISE county to demonstrate the fact
that not less than $500 per annum can be
raised in this county alone toward the organi-
cation of a Company for term of ten years,
for the purpose of aiding European immigra-
ton to Idaho Territory. If made plank in
the next Democratic platforms, county and Ter
ritorial throughout the Territory, to call the
attention of the next and ensuing Territorial
Legislatures to the Importance of providing by
reasonable legislative appropriation and appfo-
pirate legislation for the encouragement of
such an object, the success Of an incorporated
Company thus protected would be placed be-
yond all doubt, and Idaho will soon realize
manifold advantages and reap many benefits
from this policy. If Ada, Owyhee and Oneida
counties, particularly, lend helping hand,
Southern Idaho will within short time be re-
ceivlng valuable accesslons to the present pop
ulaton. 1t is a subject upon which the entire
Territory is alike and equally interested, and
should receive the hearty cooperation of all.
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1870-02-17
THE GOLD PRODUCT OF IDAHO.

The official, so-called, u. S. reports of the
gold product of this Territory in past years
are greatly defective and far within the actual
facts. One instance alone will show this
so cOnclusively as to demonstrate the gross
Injustice done to Idaho in this important par
ticular. The estimated population of Boise
county alone in 1863 was 10000 The voting
population was greater in this one county in
Idaho than the entire vote of the State of Ne.
vada. Now, of this number of people, by far
the larger portion brought little or no money
into the country with them. At that time, as
all old residents know, the actual necessary
living expenses exceeded 81 per day for the
main staple articles of diet, bread, meat, tea
and coffee. This, with but a little margin for
vegetables, canned fruit, beans, dried fruits,
butter, syrup, etc, etc, actually then cost over
an average of $500 per year to each person.
The item of clothing would certainly average
over $50 per person at the then ruling prices.
Every tobacco user, and most were, had to pay
not less than $50 per year for that necessary
article. This makes $500 per person for
living expenses For incidentals at saloons,
wash bill, barber bill, public amusements, etc,
etc, inclusive of money expended for political
purposes at that time 5000 per person while
exceeding the expenditures of many, was ex-
ceeded by the expenditures of as many more
and is within the actual average of those times.
This makes 81 900 per annum per person, and
for $4,000 persons aggregates to S16,000,000.
To this is to be added the large sums expended
in mining implements and improvements, and
wear and breakage of miners tools, buildings
and town improvements in the county for the
year. The only deductions to be made are the
amount OF money brought into the country,
certainly not exceeding Sl,000,000, and the
amount of sales on time that were never paid,
which in those cash times were less than ten
per cent of total sales, making, say 81 100000.
Taking then 81 500 900 from Sls ,000,0 900, we
have SIS ,200, 900 for the gold product known
to have been Welded by BOISE county alone, in
Idaho Territory in the year 1863. 1t was not
less in 1864, making from one, county nearly
as great 4 product OF gold in two years, viz:
$50 400, 900, MS is credited to the entire Terri
tory by L. S. official reports, viz: S34 900, 600
in five years, viz: 1864, 1865, 1866 1867 and
1868. The fact is Idaho Territory stands
credited upon the L. S. Government official
records by j. Ross Browne, A. d. Richardson,
Rossiter w. Raymond and the Department of
the Interior with less than one-half of what
belongs to this country, and less in
fact than has been the actual gold product of
Boise Basin alone. 1t is time that justice is
claimed whether accorded or not.
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1870-02-17

MODE OF COOKING MEN.-In giving an ac-
count of the eating of French soldier by
cannibals, the London Daily Ne,cS says:
If any of us look forward to being eaten by
cannibals he may wish to be informed how he
is likely to be cooked. It is comfort to know
that the savages who may deVOur him are by
no means devoid of refinement in their cuina-
ry disposition. Some French soldiers were
recently taken prisoners by the Kanaks and
one of them was killed and eaten. His COM
rades described the process. The Kanaks first
decapitate their victim; matter of no small
difficulty considering the bluntness of their
hatchets. Ten to fifteen blows are necessary
The body is then hung up to tree by the feet,
and the blood allowed to run out for an hour.
Meanwhile hole yard and a half deep and
a yard wide is dug in the ground. The hole is
lined with stones, and then in the midst of
them q great fire is lit. When the weod is
burned down little and glows with heat, it is
covered over with more stones. The man is
then cleaned out and divided into pieces about
a foot long, the hands and feet being thrown
away as worthless. The pieces of the man
are placed on the leaves of large rose tree
peculiar to the tropics. The meat is surrounded
with cocoanut, banana, and some other plants
noted for their delicious flavor. The whole is
tied together firmly; the fire is then removed
from the pit; the meat is placed among the hot
stones, and thus, carefully covered, is left to
cook for an hour. Women don't partake of the
warriors feast. Men alone are permitted to
enjoy so great an honor and so rare delicacy.
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1870-02-17
A GRACELESS SCAMP.

A GRACELESS SCAMP.
We take the following interesting article
from the Ovid (New York; Bee:
1t will be remembered that it was a Radical
member of Congress from South Carolina who
attempted to defeat the passage of the resolu.
ton admitting Virginia by ali sorts of fllibus
tering. The New Haven Register tells the fol.
lowing truths about this graceless scamp: "It
was Whttem0re, the Reverend carpet-bagger
from Boston, who now sits in Congress as a
Representative OF South Carolina @, who at.
tempted to defeat Mr. Bingham's resolution to
admit Virginia by a motion to adjourn. Whit.
temore made $500 out of the negroes among
whom he squatted, by frightening them half to
death with the announcement that they were
all going straight to HI because they were
living the same rs married without ever hav.
ing been married by a minister, and winding
up with the announcement that he was q min
lister, and would marry 'em and save 'em for
the low price of 81 each He bagged their
money, and then got himself elected to Con-
gress by their votes. These are the fellows
who perpetuate disunion."
This is the same "Dear Brother" who re-
ceived the pathetic appeal of Stout the carpet
bag Receiver at the Boise City Land office, i'm
ploring the ex-Reverend scoundrel Ito clean
this Augen stable here" whose series 90 night
ly to God" and who sincerely assures "Dear
Brother" that Moulton twill plant morality,
civilization, here" Noggle, Moulton and
Stout have been ventilated to some extent, and
the people are beginning to realize what kind
of morality and civilization they are endeavor-
ing to plant in Idaho. They are beginning to
understand the sterling moral worth" of these
men who, under the cloak of friendship and
party affinity, accept the hospitalites of gen.
tleman's house, drink his wine and whiskey,
and then turn around and stab him in the back
by writing batch of falsehoods to "Dear
Brother Whit" denouncing their host as an
habitual drunkard. Now we know something
of Whittemore. We were satisfied that his
character was about on par with his brother
carpet-baggers here, but knew nothing of his
antecedents further than that he was Massa-
chusetts Yankee elected by nigger votes from
South Carolina, and that fact alone is sufficient
W val oHc III Wiling ului uOWu d
scoundrel. Even the Radical papers, such as
the st. Louis Democrat, st. Joseph (Mlssouri)
Herald and N. Y. San, have changed their tune
and instead of the fulsome praise which they
formerly INDUCED in, they now denounce the
carpet-baggers in the South as an unprincipled
set Of thieves and sc0undrels, who could never
receive the countenance or support of the peo-
pie from whence they came, but that having
." left their country for their country's good"
have succeeded in imposing themselves on the
ignorant and unsophisticated negroes in the
South. Such man is Moulton's Dear Broth
err Whlttemore, and it appears their combined
villainy had little effect on the President, who
it seems did not consider that General Moul-
ton was the choice of the people of Idaho.
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1870-02-17

STORY OF PARRoT.-Once upon time,
so the story runs, very pious old lady was pre-
sented with parrot. Now, the parrot had
been in low company and picked up naughty
words, and his favorite appellation for the old
lady was, "D-d old fool" The old lady paid
no attention to it first, thinking he would for
get it, but as that did not succeed, she tried
remonstrance. Then she adopted more strin-
gent measures, ducking him in pail of water
every time he repeated the offensive appella-
tion. Wearied with frequent dimensions, which
failed to break him of the habit-for he applied
the same language to her again on reaching
the surface, the old lady set him out on the
stoop to dry. While there, an old hen, whom
a mischievous boy had been ducking in barrel
of rain-water, came all dripping as she was
upon the stoop. "Hello," said Poll, shave you
been calling somebody d-d old fool, too"
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1870-02-17

A WIFE's inability to make good bread is a
good ground of divorce among the Arabs, who
still retain that remnant of having once been
the most civilized people in the world. A bach
elor friend insists it ought to be good ground
Of divorce everywhere. Unreasonable brute!
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1870-02-17

BRIDGE CoMPLETED.-The last span of the
great Ohio bridge at Louisville was completed
on January 31st last. The length of the bridge
is one mile and it has one span of $40 feet and
another of 400 feet.
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1870-02-17

A MAN at Newburyport, Mass, recently tied
his horses head and tail together, and drove il
in circle to cure it of baking. In one min
ute the animals spirits were entirely broken
and SO was its neck, from running against post
The unfortunate owners name was Moulton.
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1870-02-17

THE SUMMIT of Moulton Hill, near Newbu-
ryport, Mass, is said to be ornamented with a
single mullen stalk, the sole agricultural pro-
duct of a ten-acre field, to the top of which
daily in midsummer crawls solitary grass
hopper, vainly looking out with fearful eye for
some place to emigrate to- Poor grasshopper.
1t is to be pitied.
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1870-02-17

C0ATs OF ARMs-The Louisville Courier
Journal says: Admiral Dahlgren hos for his
family coat of arms, on his carriage panel, two
Dahlgren guns, telescope, an aachof and q
furled flag, with the motto, Quorum pars
tui." Butler should have for his field Of
Bethel, gallows perspective. rogue pendant,
two spoons rampant; motto, Et tx Brute" II
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1870-02-17

MARK TWAIN is reported to be worth about
SIS, 900, oil made by his pen, except what his
quartz speculations in Nevada netted.him.
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1870-02-17

GEN SIGEI. has been appointed Assessor Of
Internal Revenue for the:6th District Of N. Z
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1870-06-09
special aotIees.

Has been tested in every variety Of climate and by
almost every nation known to Americans. Ii is the
almost constant companion and ines Unable friend of
the missile and the traveller. and land. and
no one should travel on our LAKES Or RINERS
WITHOUT IT
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1870-06-09

The last victims of Spanish vengeance,
two bro hers, Gaspar and Diego Aguero,
paid with their lives. on the l4th inst, the
penalty of their patriotism to the cause of
Cuba-and, like the brave Goicouria, met
death as only the heroic can-without fear
and with perfect calmness and serenity.
Both were young men of superior educa-
ton and noble birth, belonging to the old
blueblood families of Camagney. The
elder brother was the more obnoxious of
the two to the Spaniards, having been once
before captured by Valmaseda and sent to
Spain. from whence he escaped and re-
turned to the lnsurgcnt ranks. The next
morning after their capture they were
hastily tried by drum-head court martial
and sentenced to die by the gar
rote Before being taken to execution the
irons were removed from them that they
might bid each other farewell. AS the
chains dropped from their limbs they en-
braced each other; the elder looked firmly
and lovingly n his brothers eyes, quietly
remarking in French, Mon frere, mOTOns
trdRqliUes ct sans parter let us die tran-
gully and without saying anything The
procession was then formed. The brothers
thanked some of the gentlemen present for
acts of kindness, and both mounted the
scaffold, Gaspar, the elder, with smiling
countenance, smoking cigar as uncon-
cernedly as if he was going to party, aid
ed the executioner to tie his hands. The
usual movements were then gone through
with by the hangman, death-like silence
ensued, a twist of the iron screw by the
masked man was given, a convuisive
twitching of the muscles was seen, and the
souls OF the unfortunate victims had sped
into eternity
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1870-06-09
A New story on Tom Corwin.

Dom Piatt, in one of his Washing ton
letters, relates the following anecdote illus
trating the politeness and humor of the
late Tom Corwin, of Ohio:
He arrived at Dayton, Ohio, late one
night, very tired from long stage ride
during the day. The great humorist and
statesman retired to bed, observing as he
did SO that some one occupied another bed
in the opposite corner. The Honorable
Tom was soon fast asleep, aud snoring ire
mendously. The other traveller bore the
infiiction as long as human endurance
could 60, and then he sang out:
sOhl sir, sir, sir.
Hello, hello" cried Tom, sitting up
wildly in bed; "what is the matter ?"
oh! sir" exclaimed the sufferer, you
snore. SIR"
Ibid snore ?" demanded Corwin. els il
possible? really beg your pardon, sir.
And so saying, he dropped asleep again.
and again the dreadful snoring went on.
The poor man in the next be3 again COM
planned.
''Sir, sir; oh SIR"
81 say, what is it 2" responded Corwin.
"You are snoring again, sir.
''Why, really. sir, | am ashamed OF my
self beg thousand pardons for impo
likeness"
And again the Senator sought repose;
but the snoring was worse than ever, and
the sufferer once more called attention to
the offence.
Look here, SIR" cried the Senator,
'.you have wakened me up three times. and
twice have apologized, what more can a
gentleman ask? Now / am tired and
if you disturb me again, I'll brain you with
a bootjack."
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1870-06-09
The Late Mark Lemon.

Mark Lemon, whose death is announced
by the cable, was, We believe, a Jew by
birth. He held q conspicuous position
among the journalists of London, by reason
of his long connection with Punch. When
Panch was established. in 1841, he became
one of its editors, and two years later he
was appointed sole manager. and so re-
manned till the day Of his death. The OBJ
vious comic relation of his name to the
name of the paper suggested that the acid
ity of Punch was the ingredient he suppli-
ed, but there was nothing sour in his ma
tdre, and no professional satirist was ever
more kindly spoken of by the world.
Besides conducting Punch he was fire.
quent contributor to Dickens Household
Words before it was merged into All the
Year Round, and OF late years has been the
literary editor of the London Illustrated
News. Though he wrote industriously, his
contributions to literature were mostly of
an ephemeral character. His most popular
work, perhaps, was the play of "The Sc
rious Family" which was not good basis
for an enduring reputation. He wrote
several extremely dull novels, not one of
which had even moderate success.
In person Mark Lemon was large and
corpulent For several years past he has
been afflicted with deafness, and when Mr..
Dickens resumed his readings in st. James
Hall in 1865, after long intermission see
ing Lemon in the audience, the reader
would not begin until a chair near the plat
form had been specially set apart for his
friend.
Mark Lemon died in his sixty-first year.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1870-06-09
Reckless Marriage COntracts-A Warn
ing TO Clergymen.

The Rev. j. III. Noble. of Troy, married
a runaway couple, the other day. not stop
ping to inquire as to the wishes of the
friends of the parties. though the girl was
but sixteen years old and being acquainted
with her family, he must have known that
there were serious objections to her private
marriage. And it seems that he had been
equally indiscreet on other occasions. VIM.
pensberry writes to the Troy Wing to con-
denim him. 81 experienced" he says, 'the
same deep writhing agony only few years
ago when .he announcement was made tome
by ne;ghbor that my little girl. only is years
Old, had been clandestinly married by this
injudicious, unieeling reverend in question.
My feelings can better be imagined than
described when / learned that the cere-
mony of my daughter had been performed
in dwelling of a very questionable charac-
ter, in a secret and cowardly manner.
There S something very strange IN the
fact that such marriages are by no means
uncommon, and that the clergymen who
perform the ceremony are frequently men
OF the highest respectability. 1t Is hardly
possible that familiarity with marriage
services can breed for them a certain
contempt in the eyes of these clergymen.
The relation is perhaps the most sacred
of any which it is in the power OF men
snd women to enter into, and should never
be lightly accepted, whatever the circum-
stances of those who aspire to it may be.
Yet girls and boys, running away from
their parents, find no difficulty in getting
themselves united. Disparity in age,
feebleness in intellect, drunkenness, even at
the time of the acceptance of the bond. APP
pear to be no bar to marriage, though in
addition, it may be apparent to the officiat-
ing clergyman that the parties have es-
capped from those who have the right to
protect them. This is all wrong, and
clergyman who so imposes upon the sacred
ness of the bond ought to be severely pun
ished