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The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1871-04-06

THE painful ingenuity Of those who tabri-
cate false news for the PURPOSE of hanging bad
Jokes thereon was outdone many years ago by
an Oxford dignitary, DR.. Barton, the Warden
of Merton, who gave dinner one day, and in-
vited Mr.. Rock of his own college, Mr.. Crow
of New College, Mr.. Woodcock of Christ
Church, and Mr.. Partridge Of Braxennose. who,
according to express invitation, we're punctual
at S o'clock. well, gentlemen, = said the Doc
tor. 81 think have got all the birds Of the air,
but we must wait q little for one bird more"
In order to get in this stupendous joke, Mr..
Birdmore had been invited to come half an
hour later than others.
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1871-04-06

A YOUNG NAN, whose moustache is visible
by the aid of microscope, was the victim of
his selfimportance short time ago. He had
been particularly sweet on very young lady.
and had previously paid her several visits
The girls parents, thinking both too young to
begin keeping company with each other. gave
them gentle hint to that effect--irst, by call
ing the girl out of the room and sending her
to bed; and second, by the lady Of the house
bringing into the room q huge slice of bread
and butter, with liberal molasses attachment.
ard saying to the youth, in her kindest manner,
"There, Bubby, take this and 60 home; it is Q
long way, and your mother will be anxious"
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1871-04-06

UNEARTnING TREASURE. - The Sonora
(Cal.) Democrat OF March l1th says three men
came to that county in 4 wagon, procured n
lot of tools and began digging around stumps
aud trees. all over hillside near that place.
After two or three days work they inquired of
an old resident where it was that certain old
chimney had stood. stating that they had a dia-
gram OF the spot. but they had failed TO inter
pret it. On being pointed to the spot they dug
short time, returned the tools, stated that
they had found what they came for" and lett.
In 1855 the Stockton stage was robbed of s32,-
600, of which $4,000 was subsequently, found
buried in that nrighborhood, and it is surmised
that the remainder of the treasure lost in that
robbery was what the party were hunting for.
One of the men was named Dover, and was at
one time resident of Sonora He stated that
the party came from San Diego. and we're al.
ter treasure hong ago buried there.
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1871-04-06
SUGAR FROM SWEET POTATOES.

The report of the Department OF Agriculture
for February is at hand, and it is an unusually
interesting number 1t contains an item on one
new branch of industry which will doubtless
be extensively engaged in throughout some por-
tions of the Southern States,-in Louisiana
and Arkansas especially. 1t is in reference to
the manufacture of syrup from sweet potatoes,
of the yam variety The average product is
said to be over two gallons of syrup to every
bushe of sweet potatoes, and that the residu-
um, after the juice has been extracted, is q
valuable edible for either man or beast AS
there are large and extensive tracts of barren
"piney-woods lands throughout Arkansas aad
Georgia, and other Southern States. which are
almost worthless for any purpose, except that
they appear to be peculiarly adapted to the
growth of the sweet potato. the development
of this new branch of industry will prove q
God send to those hitherto barren and unpro-
ductive regions Ii man with one mule can
cultivate fifteen acres in potatoes, and the
yield will exceed ON an average two hundred
bushels to the acre,swe have as the result of
one mans labor SIX thousand gallons of syrup,
which is probably worth not less than fifty
cents per gallon, as the syrup is said TO surpass
that of the beet in delicacy of flavor. 1t is
stated in the report above referred to that the
yield Of syrup from sweet potatoes Is much
more abundant than from beets, and. such be-
ing the case, there can be no reason why the
sugar product from the same source should
not be proportionatey greater.
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1871-04-06

SIGNS OF THE HANDS.-A little work on
Modern Palmistry" brings together large
amount of amusing gossip, but we cannot say
how much you believe of it. The person who
will carefully study the wrinkles, burrows. lines
and hollows on the hauds, will be able to tell
fortunes as well as any modern Gypsy.
If the palm of the hand be loBg, and the
fingers well proportioned. etc; not soft, but
rather hard, it denotes the person to be inge-
nious, changeable, and given to theft and vice,
If the hands be hollow, solid and well knit
in the joints, it predicts long life, but if ever
thwarted then it denotes short life.
Observe the finger Of Mercury-that is. the
little finger; If the end Of it exceeds the joint
of the ring finger. such man vii! rule in his
own house, and his wife will be pleasing and
obedient to him; but if it be short and does
not reach the joint he will have a shrew, and
she will be boss. Aa.s
Broad nails show the person to be bashfui,
fearful, but of gentle nature. a.ta..t,
Narrow nails denote the person TO be in-
clined to mischief and to do injury to his
neighb0rs.
Long nails show person to be good-natured,
but distrustful, and loving reconciliation rather
than differences.
Oblique nails signify deceit and want of
courage. "3
Little round nails denote obstnacy, anger
and hatred.
If they are crooked at the extremity, they
show pride and ierceness.
Round nails show choleric person. yet soon
reconciled, honesty, a lover Of secret sciences.
Fleshy nails denote person to be mild in
temper, idle and lazy.
Pale and black nails denote person to be
very deceitful to his neighbor, and subject to
many diseases. L3
Bad and marked nails signify choleric and
martial nature, given to cruelty; and as many
little marks as there are, speak SO many evil
desires.
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1871-04-06

RADICAL THRIFT.-Mr. Tom Fitch, whose
term recently expired as a member Of Con-
gress from Nevada, appears to have followed
the Injunction, make hay while the sun
shines" During two years. term in Con-
gress, on a salary of $4,000 per year in green
backs,-during which time he lived in elegant
style, notwithstanding he was as poor as Jobs
turkey when he went to Washington two years
ago,-he has shown remarkable ability as a
Radical financier, and it is said that (out of his
salary, of course) he has saved several hundred
thousand dollars, has purchased palatial resi-
dence in Washington City and is now enjoying
his leisure by making the tour of Europe, one
purpose of his visit being, while in Paris, to
purchase complete set Of the finest furniture
for his new mansion. The American market,
it appears, does not contain anything sufficient
ly elegant or recherche to meet the require
ments of the fastidions and thrifty ex-member.
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1871-04-06

Ifedged hopes Of the highest place in the future
of the Speaker, arising from the quarrel which
has been unfortunately forced upon the Re-
publican party at the other end Of the Capitol
of which he is waiting to take advantage.
knew all that; and therefore was careful to
say no word. did not say that the Speaker
wrote the resolution; did not know that he
did; but knew he suggested it. / appeal to
the Speakers fairness-no, cannot appeal to
that. will state what said when he came
to my seat yesterday and showed me the reso-
luton and asked me to 90 for it, and said I
should be chairman of the committee under it.
said, 81 will be damned if will. tGreat
laughter will have nothing to do with it."
am sorry to be obliged to use the word here
and apologize for it-but when asked to be-
tray my associates with whom had voted in
caucus it seemed a very good one to meet the
exigency Laughter That was my answer;
and when he read the clause containing an ap-
preparation, even l. with my ignorance of the
rules as he claims, told him how, if he was de.
termined to put the resolution through, it would
escape an objection to it to be differently
worded did this because ! believe that he
suggested to the gentleman from New York
( Mr.. Cox to make the point of order against
the bill Of the majority Of the House, which
carried it over under the Speakers ruling
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1871-04-06

RECoNsTgCCTED.-The State of South Car
olna is claimed by the Radicals as being one
of the thoroughly reconstructed States, and of
course as such must have a model Radical
State administration. The Legislature is com.
posed almost entirely of negroes and carpet
baggers the sable element largely predominant
ing in both branches. The amount of taxes
paid by all the members of this "loyal" as
sembly amounts To the enormous sum Of just
s257 50 and yet this conclave of loyal men.
dicants, the filthy spawn OF the congressional
reconstruction acts, imposes millions of dol
lars of taxes upon the ostracized white proper
ty holders OF that State Such is the Radical
theory of Republican Government and is a
stnging commentary on the reconstruction
policy of the dominent party
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1871-04-06
MASONRY AND THE LATE WAR.-The Chi
cago Times SAYS: S. A tsHHes~

An addle-headed old pedagogue, by the name
of Blanchard, and who has probably at some
time or another been blackballed when can
didate for the Masonic degrees. has perpetrated
the discovery that Masonry brought on the late
civil war. As Blanchard, in addition to being
an ass. is an abolitionist, he ought to be very
grateful to Masonry if it brought on the war
of secession, for the reason that one of the di-
rect results of the war was the abolition of
slavery. Blanchard ought also to be grateful
to Masonry, in that, it being the sworn destroy
er of fools, it has thus far mercifully spared
his life Let this venerable noodle put on his
spectacles and take another look ut the matter.
Ii he will, the chances are that he may become
as friendly to Masonry as he Is now hostile to
that Order.
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1871-04-06

MRS. Stowe thinks there comes time q.
ter marriage when. husband has sometning
else to do than to make direct love 70 hls wile.
This is probably the time when he u making
love to another mans wife, r4;stss
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1871-04-06

A NEW CoMPANY.-The Nevada Transpor.
tation Company was Incorporated in San Fran.
cisco, March 11th, with Len Wines, S. Barclay,
A. ID. Whitney, A. p. Williams and d. w.
Earl as Trustees. The object of the company
is to carry on general transportation or
freight business in the States of California and
Nevada, and the Territories of Utah and Idaho.
The principal Offices of the company will be in
San Francisco, Sacramento and Eko, and
they will commence business a. an early day.
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1871-04-06

FoRrT years ago. Simon Cameron purcnaseq
for 500 l spur Of the Broad Moulta'u' @ onas
sylyaaia. Itia now worth slOO,UVs I asseI
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1871-04-06
DIR. C.. f. FREEMAN,

DHYSICIAN SURGEON AND ACCoUCHEUR
1 othce at the Drug Store. cESTERFIL l. T
Nay -, lsI0-tf
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1871-04-06
GEO. AINSLIE.

a TTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW. IDAHO
4 City, l. T. Office ON Wall street. IT the IDAHO
WORLD printing office. nl9
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/ name speaker
And that I dare maintain.

felt all that, I knew all that, and therefore
was scrupulous not to use word in my let.
ter that was unparlamentary or could give
just cause Of ofelse. was aware of the new.
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1871-04-06
SAM'L 4. MERRITT,

A TroRNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW. OF.
n nee ON Commercial street. second door above
the court house. nl6.
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1871-04-06
aprufessiunal Cards.
JONAS w. BROWN,

A TTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW, AND
Y Notary Public, Idaho City. I. T. Win practice
in ali the Courts of the Territory. OFFICE Com
mereisl street. next door to W., F. & Co.'S Express
Once mar 10 ill.,
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1871-04-06

JAMES GORDON BENNETT pere 10 worth
ten millions dollars,
The Shasta courier., 1871-05-13
A LITERAL IsrERpRErATloN.--R Rare and

A LITERAL INTERPRETATION.-R Rare and
racy John Phoenix was once walking
along the streets of New York, when a
wagon drove past bearing the incription,
"Eagle Bakery" Phoenix Immediately
hailed the driver, and going up to him
when he had pulled up his horses, asked
for baked eagle. The astonished driver
glared at the sober-visaged party having
such preposterous want, and informed
him, in a most decided manner, that he
knew nothing about eagles, but was ven
der of bread. "Now, see here my good
fellow" said Phoenix, pointing to the in
scription on the side of the wagon, and put
ting sternness in his voice, "you give out
by your sign that you are dealer in baked
eagles, and yet when purchaser appears
you cody inform him that you know moth
ing at all about eagles. Now, if You don't
either alter your sign, or get in stock Of
eagles, Pll have you iadicted as a swirdler
with your seagle bakery good morning "
And Phoenix with face full Of Indignation,
moved on, leaving the poor baker in high
state of alarm, and the firm conviction that
bis light loaves were nothing but unlawful,
hypocritical dough.
The Shasta courier., 1871-05-13

The CROPs.-It is a settled fact that
tie grain crop in California this season
will be failure, generally. On a recent
visit to Marysville we observed that there
was no prospect for grain between Davis
vile and Marysville. Almost the entire
country between these two points, on the
line of the railroad, is parched up; even
the tule land below Knights Landing,
reclaimed by the Sacramento Reclamation
Company, is SO dry that the crop is fail
ure. Mr. Charles f. Reed informed US
that he has sown one thousand acres of
grain on these lands, which is an enter
less. In order to make feed for stock the
food gate at the mouth of Sycamore
Slough has been opened to let the water in
and food the reclaimed land. that it may
be the means of starting the grass. It
will overflow about twenty five thousand
acres, which will make feed for a large
amount of stock, should it have the desir
ed effect Our farmers in this vicinity
should feel encouraged at the prospect of
their crops, for the only encouraging pros
pect we saw was between here aud Suisun,
with the exception of small strip this side
of Putah creek 4 Vallejo Recorder.
The Shasta courier., 1871-05-13
LOCAL ADVERTISERS.

D. WE'LL BROTHER, Dealers in Dry Goods
B Clothing, Main Street
JOSEPH IEAACS. Dealer in Dry Goods 4
Clothing, Main Street.
C. c. BUSH co, Dealer in Groceries
Provisions, Main Street.
DANIEL LYNCH, Dealer in Groceries 4
Provisions, Main Street.
THOMAS GREENE, Shasta, proprietor Patent
Clothes. Washer.
SCAMMON TIFFIN, Wagon making 4
Blacksmithing, Main Street.
SAMUEL ISAACKs, Blacksmithing Main
street.
SAMUEL RICHARDS, Bl.cksmithing and
! WaRop-makibe Main street.
JOHN v, SCOTT, Empire Hotel, Main Steet
D. H. DUNN, Boarding House.
MRS. H. L. GREENE, Hotel, Main Street.
A. COLEMAN, Dealer in Hardware, Fuse, &c.
Main Street.
]. NJ. MANASSE, Books and Stationery, Etc.
Main Street.
VIM: HARTMANN, Bathing 4 Shaving Saloon
Main Street, Shasta.
L. wELLENDORFF. Dealer in Drugs, Med
| icines, ETC., Main street.
WIN. H. DUNN. Livery Stable and Coral
| Main Street. =
o. 4 C. STAGE CO.. Jno. Craddock, Agent
Office Empire Hotel.
GRANT TAGGART, Shasta and Weavervills
Express Line, Office Empire Hotel. Also, Livery
| and Feed Stable, Main Street.
JOHN FLEMING, Proprietor Of the Brandy
Creek Saw Mill.
CHARLES MCDONALD, Saloon and Reading
Room. opposite the Court House, Main Street.
HENRY F. JOHNSON, Commission Mer
chant, Red Bluff.
RANTZAU SHAW, Commission Merchants
Red Bluff.
SAM JAYNES, Agent California Steam Naviga
ton Company, Red Bluff
G. C.. SCHROTER, Saddle Harness Maker
Charter Oak, Main Street.
PETER HOFF, City Meat Market, Main
Street.
J. E. PELHAM, Physician, Office up stairs in
Wells Fargo 4 Co., building, Main Street.
JOHN S. F0LLANSBEE Attorney at Law
Shasta
SAMUEL COOPER, Agent fer PhGnix and
Home Insurance Companies, Office Main Street
Shasta
HENRY HABICH, Dealer in Books Station
cry, Main Street.
E. LEVIN Co., Matchmaker L jewelers.
Main Street.
E. DORROwsKY, Gunsmith Machinist,
Main Street.
A. DOBROWSKY, Matchmaker and Jeweler,
Main Street.
W. A. SCOTT, Bootmaker, Main Street.
S. GILBERT, Expressman.
|, G. r. KNOX, Saloon, Greene's Hotel building.
The Shasta courier., 1871-05-13

Stuck TO HIM.-There may sometimes be
met in the streets of Portland brlght-eyed,
rosy little woman, usually accompanied by
two children. one fair little girl and the
other an apple munching urchin of six or
eight years. Nothing extraordinary about
that but thereby hangs tale. At the
time of the ''late unpleasantness" this little
lady's lover was soldier, and was down
with Phil Sheridan in the Shenandoah.
where be lost a leg. The lady's friends
notified her that of course she would regard
the engagement as Cancelled. II shall do
nothing of the kind" she replied. "What,
marry a one-legged man ?" "Of course Pm
going tol Why, bless your souls, if they ID
shot James all away and saved the leg, I'd
have married that p Thank heaven, says
Q local paper, she was not reduced to that
james has good cork leg, good situation,
two nice babies, and one of the truest little
wives.
The Shasta courier., 1871-05-13
NUMBER 7.
A nice trap to catch suckers.

The State Board of Equalization in their
last circular to County Assessors, say: at
was not intended to have property assessed
at its full cash value, as, with the present
State rate of taxation it would be to bur-
densome for the people. The rule was
only meant to define the true meaning of
the law, and to provide for the estimate of
full cash value, in the columns provided for
that purpose, in the form of assessment
roll transmitted by the Board to Assessors"
Now this is brilliant idea, certainly,
and was no doubt considered shrewd
game for getting verdant County Assessors
into pretty predicament. The Board, in
unmistakable language, direct the Asses
sors to violate the law and their official
oaths, and then to acknowledge, the fact
in their own hand writing and make it
matter of record in the county archives
The State Board has furnished the Asses
sors with new form of assessment roll
different from that prescribed in the rev.
enue law of the State. In this new form
of assessment roll, are two seperate columns
of valuation--one of which is for the valu-
alton of property for the purposes of taxa
ton, and the other one is for the estimated
"full cash value as this term has been
defined by the State Board, and they ask
the Assessors to fill out both Of the columns
Of valuation. In other words, they direct
the Assessors, that after assessing land at
$40 per acre which is ordinarily estimated
in the market as being worth 800, per
acre, that they put the value, at 500 in
the "full cash value column. AS the law
requires the Assessor to assess all property
at its full cash value, he would place him
self in decidedly bad fix by certifying
that he has done nothing Of the kind, but
on the contrary, that he has violated the
law and only assessed it at one fifth its
value. If county Assessors know what
they are about they will not get caught in
this nice laid plan of the smart men COM
posing the State Board of Equal zation.-
San Mateo Gazette
The Shasta courier., 1871-05-13

MAD Doc IN SAN lRANClsCO.-The
Bulletin of the 24th says: ,.ft
An unusual scene for, San francisco oc-
CURED near the corner of Taylor and jack
son streets yesterday, and came near hav-
ing fatal result. A splendid hound, be-
longing to Mr. Collins, merchant, became
mad, frothiug at the mouth and showing
other signs of hydrophobia. The dog
-sprang Tor the throat OF friend of Mr..
Collins, but was dashed to the ground by
his owner. The dog then darted on Tay-
lor street at high rate of speed until he
reached the steps learning to Col Cathe-
woods residence. Impelled by some in
stinct, the brute bounded up the steps and
attempted to open the door-just inside Of
which a little child was playing. ~ gentle
man in the house, surmising the condition
of the dog, quickly closed the door and shut
him out. The dog endeavored to scale the
fence, but lacked the strength, and fell
into the yard. Mr.. Collins subsequently
arrived on the scene, and fearlessly dis
patched the dog with his cane. While the
dog lived, and was suffering from hydro
phobia, the whole neighborhood experience
ed great alarm.
The Shasta courier., 1871-05-13

WHAT MANURE DOESN'T Lawes, of
England, who has been conducting series
Of experiments for twenty seven years in
the wheat culture, has produced the follow
ing results: One piece has had no ma
nure; another has had very plentiful
supply of barn yard manure, and the other
has Lad liberal allowance of ammonia and
other artificial manures Each Of the
plats has been cultivated in wheat every
year. The first piece, with no manure,
produced in 1874 fifteen bushels per acre.
and this year (1s70) the yield was pre-
cisely the same. The second piece yielded
in 1874 twenty-five bushels per acre, and
In 1870 thirty-six and half bushels per
acre. The third plat yislded this year
forty-fve and half bushels per acre-the
first yield of this plat not being given
In 1868, Gone of the best wheat years in
England, the pieces yielded respectively
III, A, and 559 bushels per acre.-Kan-
sas Farmer
The Shasta courier., 1871-05-13

The coal troubles remind US of an old
story: Scene, Boston; time, morning;
"Is it cold, Billy p "Werry cold father. !"
"1s the cutters froze, Billy 7" "Werry
hard, father" "Dear, dear /! Put up the
coal two-pense pail Billy. God help the
poor"
The Shasta courier., 1871-05-13

A census taker out West reports eight
thousand Colonels in his district. "There
used to be more in Chat part of the coun-
try" he says, "but large number Of them
have been raised to generals"
The Shasta courier., 1871-05-13

Western Star Lodge. No. 2, +. & A. M.
n L. wellendorf, W. NJ; John ". Scott
~S. w.; C. G. Bush, J. W; Benz. Shurt.
N left. Treas; A. Dobrowsky, Sec.; G. G
>schroter, s. D.; J. Ashfeld, J. D.; Chas
Anderson, g.; W. P. Hartman, s.; Isaacs, NJ
J. F. Scammon, T.