The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1874-03-19
IDAHO CITY. THURSDAY. MARCH 10, 1874.

be made the sea-urchin with five departments
to his shell, and with some other general char
acteristics in common. So, running on through
all the species of the Radiates, are found ira
ces of the same taste and skill Thus the whole
of creation becomes diversified manifestation
of the one Infinite Mind. Even finite minds
display a tendency to repeat the tastes OF the
Creator. Hardly an ornament used in archi-
lecture, hardly thing of beauty worn by fash
ion, but can be found in some form of animal
or vegetable life, or some part of the internal
structure of animals or vegetables. God has
as certainly set the conditions of beauty as ne
has the laws of right and wrong.
Whatever may be said of this theory, it most
certainly exalts the Infinite. and leads man to
think of his Maker. 1t is derotiomal and in
some measure Agassiz was devout. With the
class of thinkers who seem anxious to put God
out of all their thoughts, he had nothing in
common. While his views on Christian doc
trines are not clearly set forth, he never seems
purposely to shock the religious faith of hu-
mauity Humble and teachable as a child, low
ing and gentle as woman, he ever sought to
spare a virtuous sentiment, and labored earn
estly for the elevation of his race. The man
was more than his philosophy, and the world
will never let his memory perish.
NORTHERN IDAHo.-We take the following
items from the Lewiston Signal of Feb. 28th:
Rich quartz discoveries have been made in
| Nez Perez county. Rock taken from the sur
face of one of the two new ledges, named "Ex-
gold, and 500 in silver. Four ounces of rock
from the same, yielded 30 cents in gold. The
Excelsior" is six feet wide, runs nearly north
and SOUTH and the cropping can be traced two
miles. The other ledge, the Elmer. is about
four feet wide, runs in the same direction, and
shows free gold.
John Hulsr, stage driver to Lewiston, picked
up Chinaman on the road almost chilled tG
death. The Chinese passengers on board the
stage refused 10 assist Mr. Hulse in getting The
unfortunate celestial into the stage, but he IN
sisted on having help, and after dragging tw'
of them out of the stage by the collars, the!
picked the poor fellow up and placed him ii
the stage.
A COACH with mails, was Overtaken by
snow slide in Burnt river canyon. aud buried
recently. The horses were killed, but the dri
yer escaped. Our informant did not learI
whether there were any passengers aboard o
not
A Boston man at Walla Walla, has invente'
a new pow 1t will plow four acres to one b
any other plow now in use. and consists OF
. cylinder five feet in diameter and seven fee
long. with eighteen spades at equal distance
. around the surface of the cylinder. The lengt
of each blade is FIVE feet, and depth of cut eigh
inches.
Wesley Mulkey and II. 0. Adams have bee
; selected by agent Monteth to act in conjunt
h ton with himself. as appraisers to value tn
q improvements of Indian farms outside the re-
ervatlon.
Surprise parties at Lewiston.
s A smoke-house belonging to S. G. Thompson
e near Lewiston, caught fire the other day, bt
was discovered in time to prevent damage
The roof of the dwelling of J. NJ. Dormer. ais
caught fire last week But little damage.
n Cattle are in good condition in the vicinit
v of Lewiston.