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The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1871-04-27
IDAHO CITY. THURSDAY. APRIL 27, 1871.
BEN BUTLER.

The Boston (Mass.) correspondent of the
Sacramento Union, writing under date of
April Sd, thus refers to Ben Butler:
This gentleman, who already fills large
place in the public eye, has won additional
prominence by his performance in the Senate
on Thursday. | have heard nobody speak of it
who did not regret that Senator Davis did not
smite Butler full in his oblique optic Yet this
expression was i'm most cases qualified by the
afterthought that such punishment, richly
deserved though it might have been, would
have been seized upon by the unscrupulous
manufacturers of public opinion as an ebuli-
ton of Southern hate and violence. II only
some New England man had pitched into Ben,
aud given him sound thrashng, say many
commentators on the affair, it would have been
national blessing. | was talking about the
case with prominent merchant, the other day.
Said he, Il think there is no man in the cOun-
try who so fully realizes the common idea OF
the devil as Ben Butler" / objected that his
satanic majesty was generally credited with
shrewd policy. and sometimes stole the livery
of heaven to serve his own ends THAT is
just the point of most striking resemblance"
said my friend; "If Butler would always show
bis real nature. he would be stunned as an up-
mitgated brute; but it is his Internal craft
with which he DISCUSSES himself that makes
him so devilish.' "Yet," my friend continued,
~ suppose he is to be Governor of Massachu-
setts, and we can't help ourselves" fear this
last hypothesis is correct. for Butler seems to
have hold upon Massachusetts as strong as
that of Victor Hugo's devil-fish. That act of
his that would SO disgust the public as to make
him relax his hold may be in the list Of posi-
bilities, but fear it is not probable. regard
Butler as one of the most astounding anomalies
of the time; probably there isn't man in the
world who respects him; there are thousands
who fear HIM, and hundreds of thousands who
hate him; yet he is the most powerful man in
Massachusetts, to-day, even Charles Sumner not
excepted. Those of your readers who have
never seen Butler cannot fully appreciate the
grossness of his insult 10 Senator Davis; those
who have seen and heard HIM can readily un-
derstand how he can make his stare more in
tolerable than blow.
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1871-04-27

AFTER THE "CALL"-.-The Pioneer, the
organ of the woman suifragists on the Pacific
coast, comes 10 the defense of those strong
minded females who have been in attendance,
daily. during the trial of Mrs. Fair ip San
Francisco, and in reply to aa article pub
lished in the Call, the latter paper receives
not only "A merited rebuke, but thorough
drubbng at the hands of the fearless champion
of woman's rights. II the evidence adduced
upon the trial was too indecent and disgusting
to be detailed in the presence of ladies. it was
certainly not proper matter for publication in
a decent or respectable Journal, and more es-
pecially in one claiming to have the largest cir
cuation of any daily paper published on the
coast, aud which would thereby bring to the
notice aud attention of probably thousand
times as many respectable women, as there has
been present during the trial, the same inde.
cent aud disgusting particulars. But We think
there is no excuse for either. 1t is certainly
immodest, to say the least of it. for any woman
to frequent the court room and listen to such
evidence as must necessarily be elected in
trials of that character. The excuse that the
defendant requires the presence of her own
sex, to give her courage and nerve to go through
the ordeal of trial for her life, may satisfy
those women who were present and justify
them in their own minds, but it will be diff
cult to convince the public that anything but
their uncomfortable curiosity prompted them
to make such an exhibition of immodesty.
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1871-04-27
DIR. c. f. FREEMAN.

DHYSICIAN. SURGEON AND ACCOCCHECR.
/ Office at the Drug Store, CENTERrILLE. /. r.
May l9 lS70-tf.
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1871-04-27

HEAvING THE LEAD.-Any one who has
travelled on the Mississippi river during low
water, has witnessed the process of heaving
the lead, and will see where the 'laugh comes
in in the following, without much difficulty.
The was coming down the Upper
Mississippi, loaded with pig lead. As she was
going over n shallow place, the pilot gave the
signal to heave the lead. The only man for
ward at the time was green Irishman.
why don't you heave the lead I" shouted
the pilot to Pat.
ais it to heave the lead, yer honorl And
where to 2" faa So = sal@ ss9a
Overheard, you blockhead." ,saa ha.4
The Irishman snatched up one of the pigs Of
lead and threw it overheard. The mate, in en-
deavoring to prevent him, lost his balance and
fell overheard. a st.s sa.1ae ar5
The Captain. running to the edge of the roof,
asked:
"Why don't you heave the lead and sing out
how much water there isl ,lat te. si.a
The lead is heaved, yer honor, and the mate
is gone down to see how much water thereis,"
responded Pat.
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1871-04-27
GEO. AINSLIE.

4 TToRNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW. IDAHO
n City. l. 7. Ofice Oh Wall street. 1T the IpaHe
WoELD printing office. MIG
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sprofessiunal Gara6.
JONAS w. BROWN,
SAM'L 4. MERRITT,

A TTOgNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW OF.
\ nee Commercial street, second door above
the court house nlG.
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1871-04-27

REINsTATED.-The Oregon Bulletin OF April
18th states that j. b. Sinclair had been nomi-
mated to the Senate as Second Lieutenant in
the 10th Infantry. We presume that the SIM
command ut Fort Boise.
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1871-04-27

SoLD.-The Salt Lake Herald states that
the celebrated Emma mine in Little Cotton
wood, Utah, has been sold to New York COM
pany for SI,500,000. One or two of the old
proprietors retain their interests. This is the
second sale reported of this mine, but the Her.
aid says it is a "sure thing" this time.
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1871-04-27

A MOVING MouNTAIN.-The organ of the
Zurich Society of National History publishes
curious account of the travels of the glacier or
Monte Rosa during the last sixty years. For
fifty years it steadily and surely approached the
town of Zermatt moving at the rate Of about
three feet week during the spring months.
Its way was through pastures and grain fields.
over which tpassed like q devouring pestilence.
Its approach was heralded by great boulders
which it kept constantly moving before it.
Serious apprehensions were at one time enter.
tanned for the safety of the town, which lay di-
rectly in its track. But during the last ten
years this ice monster has changed the direction
of its movements and thus the danger has been
averted; but the fields through which its track
lay can never be again. cultivated, on account
of the immense fragments of stone by which its
course was thickly marked, and which are
deeply imbedded in the soil. ......f
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1871-04-27
II. r. FOOTE,

4 TTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR At LAM, IDAHO
n City, l. T. VIII practice in all the Courts sf
the Territory. Office Commercial street two
doors 3boye court house. nl9u
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1871-04-27

TnE Woman's Journal, in speaking of Vim
ME Ream and her stafueiof Lincoln,a says that
lattery and petting, and the granting to curlss
what i only due t1 brains. can do woman no
real good. Which only sounds like another
way.of saying, r I hate you, becanseyousar&
more admired BY men thap yeare tno1l -
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1871-04-27

RIGHT.-Madame Jenny Lind Goldsmith
and her husband have recovered damages
amounting to about $4,000 against English
newspapers for publishing libel in reference
to their married life.
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1871-04-27

HIGH WATER.-1he Willamette rive is now
high enough above Oregon City to allow boats
to run to Eugene.
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1871-04-27

To MEET HIM.-An eastern paper says it
is understood that when Grant starts for Cali
fornia the San Francisco Committee on Pres
ents will meet him ut Cheyenne or Ogden to
learn whether he prefers real estate or gold. /,
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1871-04-27

STILL YoUNG.-Ole Bull the celebrated
violinist, is not so old as his name indicates, rs
his wife recently presented him with daugh-
ter ut West Lebanon, Maine.
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1871-04-27

ExCHANGE SOLD
On the head Office of the Bank. in London
On all the branches of the Bank of Ireland, in Ire
land; and
On the British Linen Company Bank, in Scotland.
Drafts payable on demand on either of the above
countries are issued at the rate of 50 10 to the
Pound Sterling, or S51 80 for every ten pounds.
a5-orders for Drafts, accompanied by remittances,
and an addressed envelope may be forwarded by Ex-
press prepaid, to the Bank in Portland. either in
Coin or Dust when the proceeds viii be forwarded on
to destination. and the duplicate draft sent to the per-
son remitting the money.
Deposits received, and Interest allowed on Money
left for Fixed Periods
EDWIN RUSSELL, Manager.
Portland Oregon, Feb. !, 1871. [feb10m3.l sa
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-07-13

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whence ~ Games aIit at wy,t!st ~ Y -, !,
ItrlRlitel 70 aco Qg3it. NVty 'nvuas ~
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would 0ok Yitll a Ay0rRp ~ ~ X ~ Y.
him, ne lflad cc'!rca Y 1ss 3 reYo'vcti
mad I! MS way slenlne, tne sseise y, ~ !, 4
nave dcssri ripeC anu ptlgf l, nis Rluh "
INTO cxecutiop, nring " iIlo tne lilgs i.s
lIent n ieit nlS Slnos LID nlakiiiS iS t,is
way nurrieuly IRON inc st9ge, ~ y sne
mlest oL me cxelyeMent WnIc9 y, Sioi. q,
Lowed ihe claenu N " ne nal \, llllcn
down thechasm tnroug ! Wnlcii y soHlo y Y
scenery was 70 h9ye poeillfNisosA fs y I'LL 1 \:
the last scene alld na0 irac.urc't ~ W
Skull SO padi ylat ~ llas.s,vc Y ~ s,lSs
naving ! previously givei' Y tss's'''s y
his amlable intentions. y Y J, 4 . \ I. !
My y cousin nag neartl SoL nly eAl'e, !
d!tlon, and, wishing to savc, I, oIlo , q l,
nls fanny from Wnnt ,s !iic = Was Z plcnscN n !: Y
20 Term '1a proicssion q fi3wgrlIls y
tendencys nag caliea nn !. !. iisrutI Y : ] y; !;
SHOWING MN l9 pean an.iIls5e y 4 y, lrlclu !
9! Of NINE ltar!ing lnaor1nea i nlin : 81 y
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Consumption Tho MIlk curs.

Some years ago physicians had q
habit of recommending every con-
|suinpsive paticut 10 take cod-liyer
|Oil. Tho incredible nastiness Of tho
dose must have constituted its Decll-
liar merit; for, as q matter OF iact
any result accomplished BY cod-liycy
|oll would havo bcom attained bv ihe
patient had cream instead Of oil
been prescribed. SnddonDy This i,Ica
seems to have dawucd uD0n ti,s'
medical faculty. Az q consctl lue,,,,o' ~
wc now havo tlic .sniilk c,,rcv ~.
lnotsi'ccd as q specifc for cons,,n,,,-
ton. Patients wLo 'lbrn,crlyr :, : IN
thotr trust Iii cod. .Ilyers. ,are' ne,H
told Tint The cow Il fhulf onIs kns,c.
They are made 10 tlrink va oiaaii.
tIcs. Of pure milk, lns,caiI 6i ffcqucnt
doses OF the n,lspcakably wild co,l-
!lycr oil, Tie eject u all thai enm.
- !s desired. The patient who Mss
me milk c(zru npds hfnlsslf I1pI(lIt
growing 0k aud Is a b snla (|iil
bland In Aie g @u1slS0k Tho a1ynn-
nges Qf W IN flk-eqfp will dopIlIess
l!lol - - O. tatocIY popular AIhi0px
!! !hose khs bavc hitd Il saiA 10 swai,
low todS Sliver oiI
.sr,r ~ = LIZ. ~ =, I
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GOSSIP FOR THE LADIES.

"A TcNan WIDOW mas married aC inc
age of Is. II.
The majority Of applications tor di-
vorcc are filed by women.
Afternoon tca-partics are much ip
Vogue. t
Pearls are the proper stones for en-
gage ment rings.
The fashionable notc-papcr for to-day
is of IL pale straw tint.
The latest thing in invitation cards
requests people to be on time. "a
Next to q puppy with an eyc-glass,
q Spitz dog is the favored pet Of mo-
dern belle.
1t is the correct thing for young men
to carve, as well as to color their own
meerchaums. NS5
| Americans arc adopting the English
fashion of naming their country places
distinctivcly.
Ifyou wear. your ring outside OF YOU
glove, my daughter, people will consid-
cr you yulgaw.
Uncaryed ivory fans and ivory glove
stretchcrs are considered suitable gifts
fora bride to receive.
Saccrdotal bows are again the fashion
So are sacerd0tal bealix. or, indeed
bcaux OF any kind.
Long silk scarfs are worn with beaver
hats by equestrienaes, and have utterly
superseded the wells.
| !. Monogram buckles on the instcp oil
their shoes II the latest fancy of the
dcmi monde and shoddyites.
Tortoise-sliell chains, with every
other link fastened on the side toward
the neck, are now much worn.
House weddings arc becoming Ia ,eoae
because of the insuflerable snobbishnpss
and vulgarity at church weddings.
John Morrissey will not permit ladies
to visit his hell at Saratoga:
Gen. Schcnck's daughters are at the
| Countess Granville.
| A lady has carried OIL the chemical
prize at Edinburgh, out OF a class OF
240.
| American Consul at Paris, was in a
| closet at the back OF her house, during
The seaside is white with Japanese
sun umbrellas, and looks like the en-
camp ment of a convention of circnsos
The ladies of New York have cstab
| lishcd an Aunty- Tobacco Society, aud
their labors are being blessed for good
Sarah Aiken rows $4,000 worth Of
passengers across the Mississippi, at
Clinton, annually.
Every style Of hair-dressing Is fash
ionablc this year. Long chatclaine
briids are, however abolished, aud
the c0ronct braid worn on the top oi
! the head is much inyogllc.
A Memphis belle was challenged by
u young man to propose to him. She
did SO, and there was a wedding twenty
minutes later.
The New York Nation cites the ilota-
| bic ferOcity of the French women on
| both sides, to show the female suflragists
| that there is no probability Of wonan's
purifying politics and eliminating Bit
terlless or strife.
Mrs. Henderson, OF Harrisburg, is said
! to have s'inndvertcntly broke her baby's
neck, while engaged iIi.throwing him
up She lld no business to swallow
him. ~
| Mrs. Meredith Reed, wife OF tic
American Consul vt ParIs, was III d
closet at the back Of her house, during
the bonbardmcnt, The front had been
knocked to pieces by casual shells.
A careful woman in Boston has or
slercd q cofiln OF camphnr-wcosl, because
/ 1t keeps out nlOtlie. She evidently
isn't bound 70 the happy land, because
! there moth and rust In not e.nrrunk II
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admire ne marvc 'vqricu4aIn,-- ,,,' Y, !
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pleasantly Tarnlt ana follrscigars are als
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aspect 0ftllc world ln general I AI0u, "a,
dear reader, lctllcr you pc y, Il toi thc
cntrallcltlscd ~ sllnclli llirancMseu seS,
would likc Chal'llg Y Y ordo Il v ilray
come and (cill lis. q !,
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South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-06-30
Shopping in Japan.

O. : Taking it for granted that the time of
our visit is steamer day." as on such &C.
casions the assortment of merchandise is
most complete, and displayed to the best
advantage, we soon find ourselves among
groups of newly-srrived passengers curl
ously examining the various wares. In
blandness of manner the Japanese mer-
chant cannot be surpassed. Seated on a
neat mat-covered floor, elevated say two
feet above the street level, his heels for a
chair, and attired in g calico gown with
flowing sleeves, he salutes his customer
with suasive voice, "O-hi-a," which might
DE considered synonymous with "How
are you?" Even though no purchase were
intended, it would be hard to resist an
overture so pathetic. But take heed lest
you outrage common propriety by treading
on that bleached straw mating o p0lished
floor with dirty boots. Conform to The
usages of the country, and if you desire a
closer inspection, Of with those leathern
integuments, no matter if you capsize in
the operation or burst a blood-vesSel. -
If, by a stretch OF courtesy, the trader
signifies that so much trouble IS needless,
then step daintily, lest violence be done to
good-nature. To learn the price of an
article you say ESo-rGh, "how much?'
Invariably an exorbitant figure is named,
which, if you have been initiated by some
thoughtful friend, will be repealed with
feigned establishment. The merchant at
once responds, allow much you give? %
One half the price asked will be a reason
able offer by way of compromise. A pro-
found consultation then take place among
the several traders interested, all of whom,
by this time, will have emptied their pipes
and risen, some one of their number mean
while rapidly shutting on wires the little
balls of a calculating machine. If your
offer is accepted, several mods of the head
and a simultaneous clapping of the hands
signify assent. If rejected, make no more
than a trifiing concession, for if by any
chance you are permitted to leave the
store without a bargain, a messenger will
probably be despatched IN hot pursuit,
saying, "Can dol" A porter is at once
instructed to deliver the goods. For the
latter service volunteers are always at
hand. To attempt to carry ones own
package would not only be a fragrant
case of mira dig, but operate as a direct
challenge to the whole horde of burden
carriers along the street" Jdaats in
japan" in Seri5Rcr's Monthly.
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-06-30
Rats.

THE best kind ov bate for a rat, IL
toasted cheeze, and the best kind ov a
trap IL the n that will ketch them the
oftenest, and hang onto them the most.
1t amt always q n thing tew ketch a
nat bi the tail, j hav knew them tew blight
oph their tail just outside ov the jaws oV
the trap, and thus save their rat meat.
Bob-tailed rats hav ceased tew be a Gu
riosity to me long ago.
t, Once j shcrld nave looked upon a bob
tailed rat with mingled pheelings ov pity
and surprise, but them dsze hav fed from
me, i look upon a bob-tailed rat now, as a
cluss bizzness transsckshun.
Rats are one ov the far-famed butys of
civilizashun, they won't live in the wilder
ness, and i Wouln't if i WIZ they.
Sum folks are so enlightened they kant
bear rats. but az i lay in mi bed, at mi
boarding hous, at the deceased hours ov
night, it IL one ov nj privileges tew hear
the rats chawing holes thru the base
boards, and playing tag in the wainscote.
Rats are very prolifck, n pair OF as
sorted rats, will keep a phamily In rats for
years.
Rats are very easy tew keep, there amt
but phew things but what they will eat,
and them phew things are locked up
Rats are not q subjeckt ov diet in this
country, but i am told bi m~issiOnarys, that
rat pi IL thick in China.
3 l shouldn't wonder # rat pi might be
good, but i hav alwus accustomed miself
to plain vittles.-Joeh BMizgs. l.s
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-06-30
The Cows Intelligence.

That cows have memory, language,
signs, and the means of enjoying the pleas
ant association combining for aggressive
purposes, have been recognized, but scarce
ly to the extent the subject merits.
Travelling in Italy, many years ago, we
visited some of the large dairy farms
in the ~neighborhood of Ferara. Inter
spersed among much of the low lying, un-
healthy land, remarkable for the prevalence
on it of every fatal forms of anthrax in the
summer season, are fine undulating pasture
lands, and the fields are of great extent.
We happened to stop at a farm house one
fine autumn afternoon when the cows were
about to be MIXED. & herd of over one
hundred was grazing homeward.
The women took their positions with
stool and pail close to the house, and as
the COWS approached, names were called
out which, at first, we thought, were ad-
dressed to the milk maids. Rosa, Floren-
"a, Giulia, Sposa, and many names, which
were noted by Us at the time, were called
out by the oversee- or one of the women
and we were astonished to see COW after
cow cease feeding or chewing the cud and
makesdirect, sometimes at a trot, for the
woman that usually MIXED her.
The practice, we found, was not confined
to n farm; all the COWS en- each farm
knew their respective names, and took up
their position, just IS readily as the indi-
vidual members of some large herds in
this country turn in from the fields to take
up their places inthe sheds.-LOnd0n MIX
Journal.