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The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1874-09-12
IDAHO IDAHO CITY. SATURDAY SEPTEMBER y. 1874 -

IHE END OF FOUR GREAT MEN.-The four
conquerors who occupy the most conspicuous
place in the history Of the world are Alexan-
der. Hannibal. Cesar and Bonaparte.
Alexander. after having climbed the dizzy
hight Of ambition. with his temples bound with
chaplets dipped in the blood Of millions. looked
down upon conquered world and wept that
there were no other worlds to conquer, Get .
city on FIRE and died in scene of debauch
Hannibal, after having-to the astonishment
and conformation Of Rome-passed the Alps.
and having put to fight the armies Of the Mis-
tress Of the World. and stripped "three BUSH
els Of gold rings from the fingers Of her slaugh-
tered knights" and made her foundations quake,
fed from his country, being hated by those who
once exultingly united his name with that of
their god, and called him Hanni Aall; and died
at last by poison. administered BY hisown hands.
unlamented and unwept. in foreign land.
Caesar. after having conquered eight hundred
cities. and dying bis garments in the blood Of
ons million Of his foes; after having pursued
to the death the only rival he had on earth was
miserably assassinated by those be considered
his nearest friends, and in that very place the
attainment of which had been his greatest am.
bition.
Bonaparte, whose mandates kings and popes
obeyed. after having filled the earth with the
terror of his name. after having deluged Eu.
rope with tears and blood, and clothing the
world in sackcloth. closed bis days in lonely
banishlnent. almost literally exiled from the
world, yet where he could see his country's
banner waving over the depth. but which did
not and could not bring him aid.
Thus these four great men. who seem to
stand the representative of all those whom the
world calls great. these four great men, each
in his turn made the very earth tremble to its
center by his tread, severally died; one by in
toxication. or as was supposed, BY poison min
glrd with his wine; one by suicide. one mur-
dered by his friends. and one lonely exile
How wretched is the end Of all such earthly
greatness Stock Reyorf.
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1874-09-12

CuR1osrrrEs OF THE BIBLE-A man who
was condemned to solitary confinement for life
in q prison, relieved the tediousness Of the
years by ascertaiuiug the following facts: Inc
Bible contains 1856, ,489 letters. 773 692 words.
81 .l73 verses, 1,1s9 chapters, and 66 books.
The word land" occurs 46.277 times, word
"Lord" occurs 1854 times. tho word "Rever-
end" but once, which is in the 9th verse OF the
l1th Psalm. The middle verso is the 9th verse
the llsth Psalm. The 21st verse Of the 7th
chapter of Ezra contains all the letters Of the
alphabet except the letter J. The finest chap.
ter to read is the 18th chapter Of the Acts OF
the Apostles. The 18th chapter Of II. Kings
and the S7th chapter Of Isaiah are alike: The
longest verse is the 9th verse Of the 9th chapter
Of Esther. The shortest verso is the 55tn
verse Of the 18th chapter Of st. John The 9Th,
18th. 2lst and 3lst verses of 10th Psalm arc
alike. All the verses of l36th Psalm end alike.
There are no words or names Of over SIX syl-
tables.
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1874-09-12
From the Chicago Tribune.l
PASTOR AND PARISIIONER.


whatever sins the Beech9- -Tiltou scandal
may nnaily disclose. it will probably have one
sooo result 1t will check tha great intimacy
'oat now prevails. a. rule. between popular
preacher and his feminine parshloners Wo.
men are more pious than men. They idealize
more than men. The church means more to
tnem. They are its main stay. They are apt
70 worship God 10 embodied in bis servant who
ministers to their spiritual comfort or they
hate the devil ~ embodied in tho minister whom
they dislike. When q church is divided into
two factions. one for and one against the pas
Tor. the women are ever the fercest foes.
They love or they hate. Witness the McCar ty
trial. during which separate entrances had to
be provided for the two factions, because the
feminine church members fought so bitterly
A minister who was driven from a Chicago
church some years ago BY the active efforts OF
one lady said that be had never believed in q
personal devil until he met Mrs.!- But we
are taking the case Of u popular preacher,-a
Philip Brooke. with bis barrelful of slippers, a
Dillingham; Of Aldrich's fiction. who would have
had to be centipede to wear all the slippers.
and hydra to wear all the smoking. caps be
received from admiring ladies' of his congrega.
ton.
Such q man is. perforce. on very intimate
terms with women. He comes to them as
messenger Of the Being they worship and re.
vere Their ready fancy invests him with
some Of the attributes Of bis Master. He can
do no wrong. His words are holy. Fair devo-
tees relate to him their troubles. Such cease
less adulation cannot but harm. No man can
stand it, least Of all member OF the single
profession which declaims, week after week,
to an audience that regards doubt or criticism
Of the defamation as sin. A minister gets
no healthy criticism. II he gets. instead Of it.
constant adulation. he is in danger Of becom
ing Rev. Cream Cheese. And beyond all this
there lies deeper pitfall II he is naturally
q man Of low passions. or II sudden temptation
can burn through his sef.control. his opportuni.
ties are vast Is it wonderful that he some
times yields aud brings deadly dishonor upon
himself and his victim-or himself and his
temptrrl 1t is not right that the ministry
should be exposed to such trials. The fact Of
sex cannot be ignored. A man, though arrayed
in the straightest OF coats and the stitf.st Of
chokers, is man still. This should b- remen,-
bered. Enforced as it has been, BY the Beech
er scandal. it will doubtless serve to break up
the false social relations which now too often
exist between pastors and parishi"ners
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1874-09-12

Old FR1ENDs.-Never give up old friends
for new ones. Make new ones if You like. and
when you have learned that you can trust tnem.
love them if you will, but remember the oid
ones still. Do not forget that they have oeen
tried and found true; that they have been ner-
~ with you in time Of pleasure; and wnen
sorrow came to you they Borrowed also. NO
matter if they have gone down in the social
.cale. and you up; no matter if poverty ana l
misfortune has come to them. while prosperity
and plenty to you, are they any the less true
for that9 Are not their hearts % warm ana "a
tender If they do beat beneath homespun Mn IN
.te.d of yelvetq Yes, kind friend, they are %
true and tender, and loving, and don't forses
old friends s-a
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1874-09-12

GRANTS AsPIRATIONs.-Mr. Wattereon. Of
the Louisville Comrier-.Jomrnal, writing from
Washington, thinks Gen. Grant means third
term" and that "he has even more than that
in his minds oye" Others. less brilliant than
Mr. Watterson, but quite as sagacious as he.
thought as much years ago
We do not doubt that Gen. Grant aspires to
a third term and to more. The era Of revolu.
ton upon which the United States have enter.
ed must be terminated by the iron will and
strong hand of master; and there is much in
Gen Grants life and conduct to remind one Of
Napoleon and Cromwell. Ambitious, brave.
patient. selfish. interruptions, cool headed, i'm
perturable. and unfeeling. with the prestige Of
thirteen years Of unbroken successes at bis
back. his habits may be ridiculed. bis associa-
tioos NAV be sneered at. and bis abilities dis
paraeed; hut, il the republic is worth preserv.
ing. or rather, if it is worth an attempt at its
restoration, he is t. be feared as no other liv.
ing man should BE- feared in his place.
Will he succeed7 The chances are all in
favor Of third term. All opposition seems to
strengthen him. All revolts from within his
own party against him inure to his benefit. He
has control Of the sword and the purse; and in
revolutions such as this we are passing through.
these are all but omnipotent. And BY one dex-
ferrous stroke Of tho pen. in his veto Of the
currency bill. he has killed of his most formi.
dable opponent for the presidency and summon.
ed to his support the influence and power OF
Wall Street and the moneyed interests OF the
nation. To-day, the prospects Of no other man
for the presidency in 1876 are 90 good a. his
Southern Argue.
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1874-09-12

COMMON EvENTs-Make common events
serve holy purpose Of old tunes Michael
Angelo took his copies from the persons in the
streets, and wrought them out on the walls OF
the Vatican. changing a beggar into giant.
and an ordinary woman who bore q basket OF
flowers on her arms into an angel, and the
beggar and Aower-girl stand there now in their
lustrous beauty. speaking, to eyes that wander
from every side Of the great world. The rock
Numbered in the mountain. and he reached his
hands out and took it and gathered the stones
from the field about him. and built them into
that awful pile which. covering acres on the
ground, reaches up its mighty dome toward
heaven, constraining the mob Of the city to
how their foreheads and to VOW great prayers
70 God. So, my brothers and my sisters, out
n the common events Of life. out Of the pas.
.;ons nut BY God in your hearts. you may paint
on the walls Of your life the fairest figures, an
o.l. and prophets. Out Of the common stones
Of your daily work you may build yourself
temple which shall shelter your head from bill
harm and bring down on you the inspiration Of
God.-Theodore Parker.
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1874-09-12


Docs AND THEIR COsr.-The st. Louis
Globe has been making some calculations from
recent statistics on this question, and sums up.
in reference to the State Of Missouri. a. fol-
lows:
"Our 100000 dogs fnrnish one Of the most
important economic considerations now affect
ing the State In the first place they initiate
against the mutton crop annually to the extent
of at least 600 0O0 secondly. they cost. at an
average Of Is cents week each. $500, 900
enough to run all our common schools and leave
q large stealable surplus; thirdly, they slay an.
nually through hydrophobia At least 12O per-
sons, which, at 5000 each-the average price
paid by railroads for the very poorest Of break
men-amounts to the further sum Of e6OO,OOO.
Here is direct expenditure Of nearly $780,
900 for does, not 70 mention the Zines. costs
and moro remote sentimental damages result
ing from lawsuits abcet doG54ahts apd sever
ance Of friendship between tho owners Of tne
oombative ours. Capitalized. our dog repro.
sent waste Of 160 O00, 900. and invested q
compound interest their Worthleeeness WouId
nav oif the national Debt bs6bse l9Oos ST.
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1874-09-12

! THE ART or THMKING.-Too much stress
cannot be laid upon the fhndamental import
ance Of perfect command over thought How
many student finds lack Of this power the
chief hindrance to progress! How many page
must be re-read, how many lesson conned
over and over to compensate forl Thought!
In the possession or sbseuce of this power over
mind lies tho chief difference between mental
strength and mental weakness. Some mon
think - child plays with hammer, striking
little bows here, there, anywhere, at any OBJ
ject within reach. Tho action Of strong mind
may be compared to the stone breakers sledge
hammer, dealing stubborn blows successively
upon one spot, till the hard rock cracks and
yields. 3r asa R.ey aag4 q4;.
The power to classify and arrange ideas in
proper order 10 one that comes more or less
slowly to even the best Of minds. In propor-
ton as this faculty is strengthened, desultoryi
and wasted effort diminishes. When the mind
acts, it acts to some purpose. and can begin
where 1t left off without going over the whole
ground again to take up the threads Of it, ra-
tiQcinations. Concentration and system are
thus seen to be the chief elements In the art of
thinking. To cultivate the first, constant watch
fulness to detect the least wandering, and the
immediate exertion Of the win to call back and
hold the mind upon the subject under consider-
alton. should be vigilantiy exercised. TO se-
cure the latter, the practice Of analyzing and
considering the different parts Of subject,
FIRST separately and in their relation to each
other. is discipline to which every young mind
should be subjected. and which, we are sorry
to say, is much neglected in most methods Of
instruction.
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1874-09-12

THIS beautiful continent 10 found 10 sno
Nesc North West: To orr = human. NO ,Mes
arc passed without errors. The bess ana .ao
meanest Of Gods human creatures can. !, 49, ~
ant anv great stretch of memory, recall the
time when they got hold Of tho wrong end O
the poker. 80 Haf
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-02-21
General News

Ihe House Committee On Appropriations
yesterday, completed the Indian Apnro-
priatlon bill. 1t appropriates over s.. O60 600
a reduction of 81 SOC, 600 from the esli-
mates. ~ ''
line National Crop Reporter, OF Jackson.
shie, ILL.,, estimates that As per cent of the
nav crop ct Illinois, Iowa, Kanssa. Ohio.
.l ihhesota and Wisconsin remains in III q
hands OF the farmers.
Inc petition of steel consumers asking
congress 10 reduce the duty on steel. is
ss.gneo by over $50 prominent man iacturers
sion ain pats eas oi the country, who represent
sloO QUO COO capital and employ over so OOO
persons. Western New York ,PennsyI,anIa
anu a. New England are largely represented
IN The petition.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-02-21
Vests Of Extravagance.

10 illustrate practically tho manner in
Mnicn tue public expenditures have in .
creased, instea,l OF being Diminished nndar
me present Administration, Mr.. Dawes sub.
nitied tabular statements showing iks
1E.uai I receipis at every port of entry IN the
revenue. Some curious facts were brought
10 ilght respecting this subject that reveal
tue plocess oy means OF whicn extra age nee
has been encouraged.
mere are l36 ports OF entry 10 all, and
inelr aggregate receipts for the last wear
reached slS4 $50 .045 OF. OfthIs sum si75
3yo ,25Z 20 was collected at eight ports. and
New I ork atone contributed sl24,754 6o4 as
as her snare. So that in point of fact New
entire revenue from customs.
More than half OF the whole number of
ports are regul ar charge upon the Trsa.
sury that Is 70 say, they do not return as
much revenue as Is required To keep them
up. In nearly one fourth OF them there re-
DO receipts at all, so that corps Of offic RS
~ maintained whose only duty is to draw
their salaries.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-02-21
The Cost of Government.

The cost of Government in this country il
simply enormous. And as the villages
grow into cities expenses increase until the
interest u. on the debts incurred, becomes II
burden, wnereas a. villages they had nan8g-
without any debt and yet the peace aud or
der OF the community was preserre eli and
The public affairs seemed to bs quite AS well
attended 10. But when the town takes upon
itself the dignity OF city, debts begin To
aceum nlate ana continue to do ~. until the
tthecsing citizen is astonissed.
Ihuse having The management uf rural
districts are far more prudent, about con-
ttaciInS debts, aud it Is we'll it is SO. We
lind that our school districts, and hundreds.
ana counties, are very cautious about run.
ming into debt aul extrayagant waste In
deed many OF those who have tho manage
nent in rural districts are entirely too
iIiiberGl ami hence We ind the schools not
up To the proper standard, snd the roads IN
bad order. The failure 10 provide properly
Tor these two Important matters is sure to be
f-it IN ii { tEi
3saih Inc building OF bridges ,prisons and
uiher matters hy cur county legislators is
ZOO 1reqnaiity u I.ir in an l.!-fior manner
snu as cDHst i Ieuce .rt 400 olien very soon
required /" De Rebuilt. Bat on he " hole the
STAIRS of rural districts although mucb
more difficult 10 attend to, are very much
bstter managed so lar as the tiuances are
concert cd thau tuose ofthe cities they are
not found so heavily indeht, i, or bidding
Llgh for money 10 keep down Interest ac-
counts.
The disposition OF incorporated bodies to
contract debts is general, and from one end
of the country to the Other. " ith very few
exceptions. the cities are heavily bu-aened
''th deot incurred in greater part by the
cost OF useless government, and Tor salaries
OF ohlce7s that might have been dispensed
with.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-02-21
he Grangers.

MEETING AT hoRTICULTURAL HALL, PHILA-
DELPHIA.
meeting of the Patrons of Husban dry
was held on Monday afternoon last, at Horti-
cultural Hall, for the purpose of forming a
permanent organization of the Eastern Coun-
ell. About two hundred members from Eas-
Tern Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, and
New Jersey were present temporary or
ganization was affected by the election of W
b. Roberts as master, and r. ii. Thomas as
Secretary. The Committee on Permanent
Organization was then appointed, who report
ed in favor of Council of Graugers, whose
business interests centre in Philadelphia, with
the following officers
Master-John J. Carter OF Grange No 9,
Pennsylvania.
Oyerseer-R. W Pratt Of Grange No. L..
New Jersey.
Lectnrer-Thomas j. Edge, of Grange No.
63, CT Pennsylvania.
1reasurer-C. Conroy, of Grange No. 8,
New Jersey
, Secretary-E. 5. Marsh Of Grange No. 20,
Pennsylvania
The Council then adjourned TO meet again
N the city in August next.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-02-21
= SCnUNpREL AT SEA.
he ATTEMPTS HORRIBLE oUrRAc

he ATTEMPTS HORRIBLE OUTRAGE.
NEW YORK, Feb. 20.-A littlegirl, aged 10
years, who in company with her brother, aged
-, and sister, aged G. were passengers On The
steamship City OF Brooklyn, coming to join their
mother in New YORK, was accosted at The pumn
On shipboard, last Saturday, by bedroom.
steward named Wardell, who gave her eome
NUS, and at the same time requested her 10 90
forward. Getting her 10 the forward part Of the
ship, he pushed aer into the closet, where he
commenced taking liberties with her.
She began 10 cry, and for fear of detection. he
desisied, al the same time threatening to murder
her II she exposed him The little girl becom.
ing terrified at theihrest di mot summon courage
until late 10 The afternoon, when she made il
known to la iy passenger, who Immediately in
formed Captain Murray, who had the lille girl
point out the scoundrei in the crowd. He was
Immediately arrested. aud on arrival of the shin
IN port this moring, he was handed over to the
authorities at Castle Garden.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-02-21
n e1vSpaper Gossiu


-'eNcr IN the history OF the country has the ia
pceh greater freedom in descriptions of public
llen and personal details Of Their lives than at
washington to-day. Many OF the papers make
Il point to dwell on all piquant bis Of scandal
40 oe even subordinate figure in the national
n'Vlj or 70 nave been one IN Lines not too re-
hotely past, .s to be target for the scribbler's
pen. Take this for example Of the l.rst wife of
Chief Justice Chase
Inc world and society were as necessary 10
L"r as warmth and sunshine a bird or butterfly.
ashlon vas her element, and despoiled of its CAV
tdorpment She fouud herself without the resonr
ces winch habit had made essential 10 her being
Aer freedom was as dear TO her as life! She conid
no more oear confinement than a colbri. Liberty
was accorded TO her ia the only way possible I'M
ger 'he clfeUm stances-that Of an ellly death 49,
~ IL not meant by these remarks 10 throw The
spEhtest dlsparagement on Mr.. Chase or The
oflght, ballroom belle he selected 10 prace his
Lome' Iheir marriage was a mistake on both
sues lhe very grandeur OF his nature fand ,ts
consequent lnfexibiity) was q barrier between
'nem. lie v as an impending cliff above a rose.
ie'ening every blanch, every bud fol sunlight
peyond lis shadow. He was never conseions
probably OF the distinctions his cast of cnarsc'
iei presented to everything like true hone and
enjoyment in one who could not brook such re-
-lralhi IL was Ike surrounding a baLbling foun
tain with marble walls, and thus conyertlng II in
10 cold and stagnant tarn. Who knows how
tnuch OF this same influence entered INTO the brief
Ves and earl deaths of The success so, S of Catha
rine Garniss. - N"''''
Is this right? Have this family no fe.lino. n
he considered? This is not the worst snerimsn NJ
such gossip We could select. 1t is bad .nouob
no"eFei and 1t Is time that the practice Mas
stopped Bat while the public read with ayiditv
: uth tIsonsl particulars more often false Than
'rue the papers will publish them :-Balo. Ga.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-02-21
STATE ITEMS,
seaiord utfers annoyance from unruIy


Seaiord suffers annoyance from unruIy
boys.
Fishermen are preparing their s9ines for
spring husintss
The law for the protection of hiros went
into Effect on sunday.
Messts. Manners, Fisher y Co, Al Sta
ford. are cnlsrging their wharf.
The NJ. Church extra neeiing-. al
Smyrna, Will he continued another week.
\ Ssaford lady lost coasiierable money
by toe recent failure OF the franklin Trusi
Company, uf i'h a,'elnhis.
Mr.. Hiram - ~ hi n"u-s in
Mltiofd. ~ UhL. AZ 'esiding,
Ia Mr.. J. m"r. Drap@t. Atr" l,Soo.
Mr. Cnas. r Triellsr, I'll M..iord, Ia to
7in.. m tue Wilmington Opera House, next
Thursday evening. Mr.. =. Is an excellent
vocalist.
Tosl estate Investments are likely to be soon
made IN that section OF the State. hy North
ern capita llsts.
The tnion NJ. j.. Church. ia Ellendale
Circuit, Srssox county. To take the place ol
smiths Chapel, OD. N.,) will bu Dedicated
ON SUNDAY, March lst, 1874.
a valuable horse, belonginG to MIR. John
Owens, of Seaford. died last week from
over driving. Mr.. Ovens had tw" more
Killed recently, on tho railroad.
While kindly iasioning a saddle girib, for
n young lady On horseback, iow days ago,
u Sea!ord gallant, wa- kicked almost into
uncon scicusness by the ungratefui horse.
While train on the Dorchester Is Della
ware Railroad was crossing u bridge near
last Monday, the bridge settled
about Is inches, and the train narrowly es-
capped destruction.
Mr.. Hiram Barber, of Milford, |. con-
structing a new steam saw mill on his lot
near the depot 34x60 feet. two stories high.
The capacity of this mill will be about
double the capacity OF the old mill formerly
run by Mr. b.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-02-21
The Fancies of the Sick.

A diseased imag gnation is the usual conco.nitant
Of torpid Stomach, There is no complaint to
which humanity is subj ect which the dyspeptc does
not at different times suppose that he has, or is
about to have. The only way to dsabuse the suf-
ierers mind Of these Jsnces which are realities TO
lin, is to infuse lite and visor into his digestive
gans and the most potent preparation for thN rur-
pose is Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. There is no
y fiectien of the stomach. n irregularity of the
liver or disorder of the bowels. consequent upon
Indigestion for which it is not absolute specific
During the twenty FIVE years that it has been the
standard tonic and Alternative OF America, mill
capacity to enjoy life by the sole aid OF this whole
some and searching vegetable preparation. AS an
assimilant and an anti bilious agent, remedy for
lasstude, debility. nervousness and morbit fan
ees. there has never been anything comparable to
il in any age or country. feblyto26
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-02-21

During the year just closing, the recel DTS
OK the Milford town corporation amounted
= 70 sa'ooo 70, aud the disbursements to
There are sixty colored men in the Legisls-
tore OF South Carolina, the majority of whom
eau neither read nor write.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-02-21

bill making ten hours legal day goik ;of
1nhdren urdcr sixteen yoars OF age has passed
10th louses Of the General Assembly OF Mary
and, been signed by the GoyerLer aud is now a
iaT.