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The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1874-07-18
s.RRD FISH"

| "RKD FISH"
About ono hundred miles To tho northwar
of Idaho Citysis /" Payette Lake." beautiful
sheet Of water ~ can be found. This lake
the largest Of cluster Of four or Eve situate'
in ito immediate vicinity, and il about twelv
miles in length by three miles (average). il
width. It 10 both fed and drained by the Nortl
Fork Of the Payette river, which passes direct
/ " through it. sIts waters are said to be hun
dreds Of feet deep, and are ~ clear az the mos
finely polished mirror. The country aroun.
the lake il mountainous. and the scenery vari
ed, but picturesque aud beautiful. In it il
found q species Of fish known here by the nam,
Of Red Fish," an appellation derived from
their color, which is beautiful vermillion. with
the exception Of the head and fms. which art
Of dark earthly green color. Their habits
are similar to those Of the salmon, and like thu
salmon they spawn and then die. The male
and female are easily distinguishable. the col
ors Of the male being much brighter than those
W IuC lVtuOtC. uVy uSC Su suc OVNP WukVt ~
the lake, and we have no account Of one ever
having been seen in the lake only when coming
up out of the water at the mouth Of the river
when going up the river to spawn. which they
do from about the last Of July until nearly the
last Of October. When ascending the river
they travel in schools numbering from one to
two or three hundred. and fishermen land them
in large quantities by means Of drag nets and
seines When fresh. or when properly cured.
they are esteemed u greater delicany for table
use than even tho mountain trout; but great
skill and care. and above all, great cleanliness
10 required for their preservation in q manner
fefor the table. Dried. they are preferred to
either herring or Goldfish. but the best way to
preserve them 10 in brine. Put up in this way
care being observed to have them perfectly
fresh and perfectly clean-they are probably
not excelled by any fish ia the world. The
writer has seen them late in the fall moving
down the river A. If returning to the lake. but
such multitudes Of them die along the stream
that it 10 believed IN be impossible that any get
back alive. In sixe. tn. Red Fish" vary but
little. being generally about twenty inch : long.
and weighing from three and q half to Eve
pounds Being unknown to both British and
American fishermen. they are coming to be
looked upon ~ confined solely to Idaho and to
Lake Payette. and the object Of this article is
t. call attention to the fact Of their existence.
and to draw out an expression Of opinion from
persons capable Of judging ~ to their place
among the 6nny tribes" Besides. they are a
great drlicacy. and it may yet be found prac>
tirable to stock the lakes of California. Oregon.
Nevada. and perhaps Of nil the Northern aud
States and Territories with them;
the only apparent requisites necessary Ia their
propagation being depth If pure. cold water.
aud . gravely stream for their spawn.
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1874-07-18

A STOCKTON man has invented new broom,
the handle of which fits tightly in socket. and
can BE- removed at pleasure. II effects great
saving VI brOomcorn in domestic misunderstand-
iags.
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1874-07-18

WHEN /" worthless fellow" 10 killed out In
Montana, they just "hush tho matter up" uatil
the other fellow has time 70 get away.
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1874-07-18

fr u reported ut John HAPPY hss been on
eagel to girl 10 vesasnt i've times. and has
net mole hse Happyysk
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1874-07-18

THE Walla Walla Stasesmas INDUCES in this
little bit Of sarcasm:
Day Creeker 10 informed that It IL not nee.
essary to be- = petty thief In order TO be elegi.
BILE t. the County Board. Honest men have
served in that capacity, but thieves generally
manage to get the inside track.
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1874-07-18

A HARRISBURG. Oregon, man, has invented
. combined cultivstor and seed sower, light.
neat and convenient machine, which will SOW
On acre per hour, and can be run with ease and
facility. So says the State Rights Democrat
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1874-07-18

Santa CRUz. California, has l6o children
~ 10 not attend schools Js;ls, sca1olds and
siaiiar primitive correetives Of esd will To-
crease q that $50 unfortunate children i'd
vanoe - uaaahood and womanhOod.
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1874-07-18

GOVERNOR Davis Of nissesots. asks the
War Department to Issue rstioas for tho suf.
Iersrs there from tie seourge Of grssshoppers
sal locasts, With which that State bas been
Visited this sumner
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1874-07-18

ACCORDING to tho State Rigkts Democrat.
100 Teal. Of Oregon, recently sbeared 2623
pounds Of wool from fourteen head Of sheep.
TIE heaviest 1eees weighing PSI pounds, and
the )ightesE sixtees pounds.
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1874-07-18

DIREcToRY.-A United States Business Di.
rectory i soon to b issued In Boston, Nsssa-
chusetts.
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1874-07-18

THe espsems Judicial sosst 81 Aassacha-
setts. Aas decided ttst ths prUhittt0ry liquor
Dsw y tAat etsis y sst uDeosstifsfioasl.
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1874-07-18
IDAHO CITY. I
Too THIN.-Our reforming contemporary

Too THIN.-Our reforming contemporary
quotes itself to show that it is in favor Of re-
duction Of public expenditures But it goes
back to 1872, when an election campaign was
going on; and when everybody knew what sub.
sequsnt events have proven. that ito reform
balderdash was intended to catch votes for ito
party. The trick 10 altogether too thin. There
was time in its history. when even false pre-.
tense Of desire to reform might have resulted in
good to the Territory; that time was during
the last session of the legislature, and it let the
opportunity pass unimproved. Nay. ito Wi.
tsrs. il we have been correctly informed, Ia.
bored to prevent any reduction in the wasteful
expenditures Of the Territory. If they had
been actually DESTROYS Of reform. they ought at
least, to have taken stand in ito favor where
good could be accomplished. Men don't usu-
ally oppose the accomplishment Of their own
desires. No. gentlemen. your gloss il too thin
IL conceal your identities. Put on another
layer.
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1874-07-18

head Of the comet 10 only volume Of glowing
gas. But there 10 no warrant for the favorite
idea Of astronomers that the weiskt Of . cum.
ct might be carried in ones vest pocket. A
globe Of hydrogen gas. which 10 the lightest
eas known to 10 (if We accept tho hypothcal
Abaron), If equal in bulk 10 the earth and Of
the same density ~ that at which the eas 10
measured ct the earth's surface. would contain
one part In 1000 Of the quantity Of matter
contained 10 the earth. Now, We can scarcely
conceive It 10 possible that density l0C times
lees than that Of hydrogen gas at the earth's
surface would permit the reflection Of the sun
light to our eyes from distance Of $1,000 900
miles. Yet, even this stretch Of tho imagine
tiou towards tho limits Of. tangible tenuity
would give. for globe Of tho sire Of Coggia's
comet, msss which would weigh not lee than
$1,000, 900 900 .000, 900 tons. II il could Be
brought down 70 the carth's surface. This
compares with the moon % ] 70 $500; with
tho earth % to l00, 900. and with the sun -
10 -, 600, 000, 900. Il 10 not improbable. how.
ever, that tho mass Of the comet 10 much great
er than this quantity. % that i would CON-
pare favorably with tho largestof tho planetoids
revolving between the orbits Of Mars and Jupi.
ter. That largest planctoid b excelled $50
times In volume By tho moon; and Il Ito densi.
y should b tho Same @ that Of the moon,
then 10 mass would b equal b that Of the
comet, u the latter had N average density
sixtees times lees than that Of hydroeen at the
earth's surface.
Colbert's remsrka on ponderosity arc die
cooraging h tie svsat It oolllsioa With The
oomet.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-11-18
The Late Bryan Waller Proctor.

The Athenmum p" thus refers to the
late Barry Cornwall and to his contem-
poraries, whose contributions have ap-
peared with his in it's columns: ''In
these days, when people are forgetting
Byron, it may not be amiss, and yet we
feel half ashamed to do it, to quote the
lines in Don Juan referring to Barry
Cornwall. Some persons, on the publ
cation of the Dramatic Scenes, mag
ined that the author would prove sec
ond Byron, minus the Satanic ele-
ment. Consequently, in the 18th canto
Of Don Juan. when speaking of contem
porary poets, Byron wrote:
Then, there's my gentle Euphues who, they
Sets up for being a sort Of moral ms,
He'll find it rather difficult some day
10 turn out both, Or either, it may be-
In Mr.. Proctor we have lost one of the
last of those who wrote in the Athe-
nRum when we numbered among the
contributors to our columns Charles
Lamb, Landor, Miss Barrett Miss Bar
rett Browning,) Hood, Jerrold, Allan
Knowles, the Coan-Law Rhymer, the
Ettrick Shepherd, &c. Mr.. Carlyle.
Mrs. Norton and Mrs. Hewitt are
among the few still surviving Of our
contributors of that day. To the first
of Barry Cornwall's contributions, his
lines To the Snow-Drop, we prefxed
when we printed it, the following note !:
owe wish we were permitted to give
the name of the author of the following
beautiful little poem, but we do not
doubt that most Of our readers will
know that fine Roman hand One
might swear to a style of writing as one
swears to writing; and no real
poetic reader, put in the witness-box,
could help stating that the following
lines were written by-B. c."
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-11-18
Fancy Work with Autumn Leaves.

The bright tints Of autumn leaves are
very lovely for ornamenting our parlors,
boudoirs, and dining tables. Brackets
and picture frames can also be adorned
with them, and they add greatly to the
beauty Of ones surroundings. Collect
large quantity, combining every hue,
from crimson to scarlet, from scarlet to
yellow, and from yellow to green. The
red beech and the beautifully varie-
gated sumach are very desirable, as also
are the oak and ferns, but the maple ex-
ceeds them all IN great variety OF It's
tlnts, and the various sizes Of it's leaves.
Smooth every leaf on the wrong side.
with a moderately warm iron, holding
it upon the leaf only minute Then
take a camel's hair pencil, and a little
olive Oil, and carefully brush over every
part OF the leaf, Place them Oh a fiat
surface to dry, and let them remain
until next day. For wiring these leaves
into garlands, &C., Or for preparing
them for bouquets, take the fine green
covered reel wire, such as is always
used III manufacturing wax flowers,
and attach it round the stem, first lay
ing it SO that it will extend the entire
length Of the leaf to support it, After
wards wind around each stem to conceal
the wire, either narrow strips of green
tissue paper, OF brown Berlin worsted,
and join the leaves together in sprays;
of course the Individual leaves on each
spray must be of the same species
Prepare large number of these sprays
mounted on wires; and then arrange
them in vases, about picture frames,
over mirrors; and as ornaments to lace
curtains, apartments will present fes-
tive appearance, although the dreary
winter weather has Drowned the face Of
nature. Oak leaves, acorns, and brightly
colored beams, gummed upon card
board frame, will make handsome cor
ner brackets, or wall pockets and vases
to hold your beautiful leaves. The
acorns and beans ought first to be cut
i'll half, when used for this purpose
Country Gentleman
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-11-18
The JaDa nese Stage,

The great theatre Of the japanese
capital is situated in the Asatisa suburb
The performances begin st six in the
morning and terminate at eight or nine
III the evening. The body of the house,
lighted from above, is quadr1lateral In
form. The basement is divided into
small regular squares, which, by way of
assimilation, we will call the private
boxes. In these the Japanese dilettaati
ensconce themselves On the first floor
are the public boxes. Above these there
is an amphitheatre. The orchestra is
located in a stage-box, and the actors
reach the stage by means Of long planks
placed on level with the private
boxes. i
The changes of scene are effected by
means of turntable, like those of our
railway s, and of which one-half is visi-
bic at time. At @ given signal this
table revolves, carrying with it all the
performers between whom the dialogue
seems to be going on, and the opposite
actors conversing, is presented to the
public. This arrangement Is very con-
venient for young dramatists, by saving
them the bother OF entrances and exits.
/ have seen the turn table revolve five
times In half an hour, to transport us
alternately from the ground floor to the
first floor of o house and back again.
Another strange invention is the
Shadow. This is the only way in which
[ can designate an individual, all cloth
ed in black, and with his head covered
by coWl, who stands behind the actor.
following all his movements, and not
leaving him an instant. He hands him
the properties he needs, and supplies
him with a small stool on which to sit
unobserved, instead of squatting incon-
veniently On his heels. 1t is some
time before the eye becomes accustom-
ed to this black figure walking about
the stage. But is not everything con-
nected with the latter conventional? IF
this fact be once admitted, the services
rendered by the Shadow are immense.
Among them highly important one is,
at night to hold lighted candle at the
end of a long pole under the actors
nose, SO as to illuminate his gestures,
and physiognomy.
With regard to the pieces performed,
they are generally long dramas lasting
from morning to night, very minute,
very realistic, and presenting on the
stage national legends founded, as a
rule on revenge. The comedies are
more simple. The most celebrated one
is entitled "Djayeh, the Paper Mer-
chant, and is very similar to " La Dame
alix Camelias," by Dumas, Junior
London Musical World.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-11-18
A Bird Ghost Story.

The Athen@um, noticing book on
birds, says: g Birds have great fear
of death. A hen canary belonging to
the author died while nesting and was
buried. The surviving mate was re-
moved to another cage; the breeding
cage was thoroughly purified, cleansed
and put aside till the following spring.
Never, afterward, however, could any
bird endure to be in that cage. The
little creatures fought and struggled to
get out, and, if obliged to remain, they
huddled close together and moped and
were thoroughly unhappy, refusing to
be conforted by any amount of sunshine
or dainty food. The experiment was
tried OF Introducing foreign birds, who
were not even in the house when the
canary died, nor could, by any possibil
ity, have heard of her through other
canarles. The result was the same; no
bird would live in that cage. The cage
was haunted, and the author was oblig-
ed to deslst from all further attempts to
coax Or force bird to stay in it.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-11-18
Z" Augusta Evans, That Was.o

"Curtis, fthe Chicago Inter Ocean,
writing from Mobile, says of favorite
Southern authoress:
"Among the famous denizens of the
town is Augusta j. Evans, the author of
st. Elmo. She is Mrs. Wilson now,
and lives in beautiful little chateau in
the suburbs. Her husband is banker
Of wealth and influence, and she is a
plain, unassuming lady, about thirty
five years old, I should think. From
her appearance, one would not imagine
that she has wrestled with Confuc1us,
the Sanscrit philosophers, and the an
cient Greeks. T meant to have ASKED
her how she comes to know SO much as
she does about things of which
everybody else is ignorant; but {
Couldn't was afraid it would
be impudent. Imagine tall, slender
lady, OF dark complexion, black hair,
and eyes Of an Indifferent color, features
plain, but full of animation and inteli-
gence, and manners that are at once I'M
obtrus1ve and attractive, and you have
TINS De Stael of the South. She is seen
put little III society, and seldom enter
talns any but intimate friends; but the
poor know her well, and the hospitals
and institutions for the homeless and
frlendless find in her local Florence
Nightingale. During the war she was
very active In the Southern hospitals,
and, 1t IS said, gave the larg
er portion Of the profits Of
her novel, :" Macaria," which was
published IN 1862, for the benefit of the
sick and wounded soldiers. The novel
is story OF Southern life, and is very
popular down here, as / find all her
works are, and the lady herself, from
her excluslveness, is looked upon as
something better than the common sort.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-11-18
Stealing a Locomotive.

A railroad in New England-say in
Vermont Statement up a few months
ago, greatly embarrassing the principal
contractor. This contractor owned sew
eral locomotives, employed in construc-
ton. One of them was attached and
put in charge of a keeper in Vermont.
The contractor was DESTROYS of obtain
ing the locomotive, to use it elsewhere.
There was no let-up on the part of the
creditors, and the locomotive remained
exposed at the precise point where it
had been seized, and the keeper
placed in charge. The con
tractor resorted to strategy. He
sent up an engineer and fireman
with written request to the attaching
parties that they would allow the en-
CINE TO be fred up and worked, so as to
lubricate the machinery and thus save
depreciation. The bait took, and the
keeper was instructed to allow this
privilege. The engine was fired up. and
the keeper went on the experimental
trip until they arrived at station near
which there was well-known saloon.
It was proposed to step off for refresh
ments. The keeper agreed, the fire
man accompanying him. Meanwhile
the keeper kept his eye on the locomo-
tive, and seeing the engineer backing
and filling he thought all was right.
Suddenly the engineer opened the throt-
tie "wide," and in short time was
over the line and in New Hampshire.
leaving the keeper a wiser if not q more
thirsty man.-Bosto1a Traveller.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-11-18
A TiGuOr-SelIer,S Defense

The San Francisco Alta says: GA
man tried in !Toulumne County, Califor~
MIA. lately, for selling wine to the In
dams, sought to escape punishment on
the ground that the liquid he sold as
wine was really mixture of water. vim
egar and sugar. He failed to prove this
aYarment; but he called attention to the
fact that on previous occasion he had
been tried for selling whisky, which
proved, on examination, to be water,
vinegar, and cayenne pepper. So it
seems to be a crime to sell the genuine
article, and no crime to sell fraudulent
imitation. A man proves that he has
been guilty of greater offense to es-
cape punishment for smaller one." s.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-11-18
Aquarelle.
BY EDGAR FAWCETT.

Placid and pearly, the broad bay sleeps,
On it's tawny shore faint foarning So -
Fleeced with daisies, the meadow sweeps,
Under the suaye blue cleaning.
Eastward the sheer bluffs, height by height,
Lessen to violet hazes
Over their shadoWy curves the night
Mellows her moon and raises.
Cleaylng the marsh that is plumed with grass,
In their breezily-rippled clusters,
Lapses the creek, with it's gloss Of glass
Purpled il lovely lustres.
Far away, westward, the cattle go,
Dotting the lands dim edges.
Realmed in the roseate after-glow,
Darken the long cloud-ledges.
Burning each moment with warmer beams
The moon, by her sweet, chaste power.
Lulls the world into lotus dreams,
And hangs like a lotus flower /
-Locke's National Monthly.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-11-18
A Scene fer a Study.
JEAN INGELOW.

JEAN INGELow.
White lay the snow over roof over void
White hung the moon in the frosty sky;
And huddled sheep, that crouched in the fold,
Wore the white raiment dropped from on
high;
But little window, rustic and old,
Cleaned cheerily red on the wanderers nigh.
A painter passed on his way, that night;
..What scene for study !" the painter
said;
Fairly CLEANS that ruby light,
Icicies fringe it from overhead;
Oh moon, thou art ghostly! Oh world thou
art white
I'll look in the window all warm and red"
SO he looked-but whatever his eyes might see
His pencil told not. his lips were dumb,
I might guess. but who would listen to me!
And the days of the painter have told their
sum.
Would you know you must wait till your soul
is free.
And you two meet in the world to come.
Here is the study the painter wrought;
little way Off that window CLOVIS,
And the prints of children's feet brought
Up to the doorway, athwart the SHOWS,
And the moonbeams fsn like an afterthought,
And sil7ers their pathway who now repose.
Cold shows the world and the sky round about.
And warm breaks thai ruddy light between;
OF the painters thought | need not doubt,
For long like his study his life has been;
All. long time his lot was to walk without
From the one light apart, in wintry scene.
But hope, where the white flakes freeze nc
more,
l hope, where winter is overis over and gone,
For the cold Of the night that went before
He almost forgets how lie made his moan;
And almost forgets how they closed the door,
And doomed him to work in the world-alone
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-11-18

The last number of the Army and
Navy Journal comprises an extra con-
tanning a graphic and accurate account
of the battle Of Fair Oaks, by General
Mindil, accompanied by map. It ex-
poses. some gross errors in General
e. Johnston's "NaratiYe.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-11-18

MENTION is made of wedding in In
diana, on scale which one hardly ex-
poets to encounter outside the pages Of
fsaoelals. The happy couple together
weighed SOB pounds, while fourteen
gallons Of wine and seventeen kegs of
Lager furnished forth the marriage tai
BILE.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-11-18

males, who began laying; the day before
this happened the brothers had eaten
their roast potato, and but for the time
ly supply Of eggs for food, they would
have persisted.
In Septic mber passing French YES
sci communicated with them, and, in
return for some penguin's eggs, they
obtained about half a hundredweight of
biscuit, and were disappointed of fur
ther supply Of stores by the captain put
ting to sea. Ii October 1872) a sealing
schooner named the Themis communi-
Gated, and landed six men from Tristan
da Cunha. The captain of the Themis
gave the brothers a small quantity of
salt pork, biscuit and tobacco. On
leaving the captain promised to return
in few weeks time, but did not do so.
At the end of October the supply OF
penguins' eggs failed, and on the 10th
OF November the biscuits and pork
were finished, and necessity obliged
them to make preparations for swim
ming round the bluff in search of food.
The powder, matches, and other things
required to be kept dry, were secured
III g cask, which they towed round the
bluff. The night was spent at the foot
OF the cliff, and the following day, with
great difficulty, they succeeded In
reaching the ridge, and, crossing over the
west side, descended to their first land
ing place. A pig was shot, and they
enjoyed hearty meal of fresh meat,
the first they had partaken of for many
month. In this way they lived until
the 10th of December, having shot six
goats. A hut was built at this time on