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Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1876-04-18

At Fort Hill, in England, on Sun
day, March 18th, lie remarkable phe-
nomeba known as red snow was seen.
Immediately On the ground becoming ;tr
fairly covered with snow, there .ap.
pearcd at intervals on The garden
paths rediisl, patches Of somewhat
. circular form; on some Of the flower.
beds, and in . sheltered part Of the
grass plot, the .redness was more gen.
'eral and Less distinguished BY any
particular ''l1 i shap. ., though noWdsis
quite continuous. On being taken %
y. 2 spoon the red sllpwD had ) very
'' !'s!lH!|'f red tinge, much resembling
s'lra Y ice end On melting Nh !
So asPes't xA n MAJ 4 WI lov'''
p p.':s s n1sEs ~ elp!sst'
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1876-04-18

/ .DExocaArIc . ,RErRrxcnnESrrThc
Democratic majority Of the Lower
House Of Congress- has dong every.
thing IN its power to redeem ts,c
pledges made by the party 10 reform
the Civil Service and curtail the Iex.
penses Of the Government, and Il ;ts
measures inthiso direction fail il will
!, be on account u the Radical H:enate
refusing to',eopperateF with thcm
The Hartford Herald says:
It's saving from $2O, 100000 r.
50, 600, 900 iroin tho grasp ct thieves :,
i y unearthihg Emma mine fraod a.
Il isexposing the Indian lrpbt,er;er'
It is bringing Beltnap and his War
Department to an account. ~
+ !. brings Sebehck IN > hurry atoIex.
y i geltisg At the NE n<n.,,.
l1isnf sYindleS h.:ss ~ " ~ 1
60 =! ksn,Ing tagesl,er insa ~new ,sesl, -
many q TIE A. bt n I mr.
SERVED eeiufe ~ tsi,sSe 81 ,I'F n;'' y.
dsJss 80 CREST pnceresa &, s' = y
g ls! "a ,,prpu1 lii
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1876-04-18

A story comes from San Francisco
Of a boy in that city possessed Of a re.
markable vision. The lads name is
johnny Palmer; he is about nine years
of age, and has hitherto been regarded
as as almost blind Recently he has
been doing considerable moon gazing.
and his revelations are such as to com
p'etely upset The theories II reference
70 that plan.t. He asserts tliatI living
beings IN tie moon arc. completely
vikib!e'to him, differing from those IT
the earth;ethat t',echiidwn are shaped
like pumpkins, and that there are no
volcanoes upon it, and tia, it is shaped
like chariot wheel minus several Of
the spokcs. California savan,s con.
sidered the case worth, taxing III hand
and to them the boy reiterated his
wondrons discoveries, Just while
this boy exists it would be folly to use
Lick's appropriations for that big tel
n - stf E &4* Gf9 .gnsf9sHNM s5a
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1876-04-18

SoDoM and Gomerrah were destroyed
FOR their wickedness. If the radical
party is allowed another four years
lease Of power, we may reasonably
expect tide Of fire and birthstone 10
r roll Love- over. the Il land There seems to
be principle in nature that when a
people ,a become e 2 Ns;, wholly Corrupt an
,,avenging Deity sweeps them from the
face Of the. earth. A.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1876-04-18

The Dominican government has re.
solved to build the Pacific railway
through British Columbia west from
che Lake, Of the Woods to the coast as
rapidly as possible. The coast termi-
nus has not been decided upon, but it
will probaly be either Butte inlet or
Dean channel. The eastern extension
of the road has been abandoned.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1876-04-18

A FEMALE seeress has predicted that
Virginia City is soon to be visited by
another calamity, and that the Sutro
Tunnel Company will shortly strike a
subterranean river. This latter occur,
renee will probably throw some light
upon the locality whence came the
cyeless fish recently. found in the min
ing shafts at Virginia City.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1876-04-18

The Changers are not referred to
much at present as apolitical element,
but they exist and are at work, and it
may be whispered in the ear Of presi-
DENTAL candidates that these same
Changers have $lS.OOo,Ooo invested
il their various enterprises. .'"
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1876-04-18

rs "A STRANGE funeral procession ar.
rived At Santa Fel one day last week.
There were twenty freight wagons 81
the procession, and each wagon vas. a a
lsearse, loaded with the 'remxiris IF s,l-
oilers, in different stages Of d.ca:;.
These had been buried, one hy one,
I ranging through a period Of, several
years, at Fort Craig, and recently the
REMAINS were ordered removed Il, the
government cemetery at Santa F,..
The bodies, were cxhulned, packed in
gunny sacks, and each one labeled,
Just like sacks Of ore. Only one body.
that Of Lieutenant Drew, was trans.
ported il q coffin. This officer Der.
ished e thirst on the tornado, del
Maerta, six years ago. Ills ;sara ia.
when exposed TO inspection at Sa,.ta
&c, presented . rather natural appear aop ar.
ance. The tongue, Or What. remained arp.si
81 i, still .pronuded ffom the .i mouth.
evincing the suffering; attending h;s
horrible death, Ii this singular jar. and
gkastly procession were 14o bodies.
The wagons discharged their skeleton,
HE freight y, the govcrament semetesy;
!, qgg33 eaa gsnny sack and its eos,ents
- idropRed into !, 2 separate, gzass.
.igll lAgsas ao sligipas osa;lie,sy SCR,
QE FeiqpHiee apd the a,ss,b ired
b the Prscspsiaa ! tas4sd
3 aPont .i1l n, ~
! I Z taal IN n |ss
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1876-04-18

California is constantly increasing
Ter aocks Of Angora goats. The skins
If these goats have Of late been
dressed with the fleece intact. and
manufactured into robes, mats, rugs,
raeyes, etc, with much success. af
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1876-04-18

Tx Spencer. Wis, there is secret
society in operation, of which the pub
Nc will probably learn much soon, as
The members are. being tried for the
murder Of a candidate while undergo
ing initiation.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1876-04-18

& ,JoHH MoRRIssEy.says that Schenck
viii have to retire to privaterlde, and
adds, .'but / would rather play Bob's
game Of poker than to be President OF
the United States for three terms
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1876-04-18

plOred until two weeks ago, Wile'l
wolf.wss followed into its gloomy re-
cesses. By.tA.use Of torches the ex'
ploriu4 p3ly found hat DE cave e2
tended ITO All drock i distance Of
two hundred ysrds he arch raising
to. thassLeight IS fifteen feet, twenty
feet from the entrance. The floor was
quite dry, but strewn with the re.
mains Of q pumber Qfskeletons OF wild
animals. some Of them showing evi.
dences'of freslness and others were
yellow with ago At the farthest ex-
tremity of the cavern four human skel.
etons were found, dark as ebony. the
enamel worm of, and the bones fiaeIy
perforated in many places with min
ute holes. a. measurement Of the
skeletons was taken. One was seven
feet six inches in length, another sew
en- feet exactly. one six feet FIVE inch
cs. and the tallest eight feet They
were lying aide by side, as it placed
there by human hands, or their form
or owners had found death while seek
ing sleep. One Of the party, who had
studied anatomy pronounced the
smallest skeletons those of females.
The teeth in the skulls wer the best
preserved, Near the skeletons were
found stone Ratchet, several stone
vessels, q pestle, and a number Of flint
arrow.heads. The. writer Of tie letter
says an effort will soon be made to
make it an object for Professor Con
don to come up there and scientifically
examine the cave, skeletons, etc, as
all believe the remains belong to \
prehistoric race Of giants. aa
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1876-04-18

FEARFUL EsrIxarE.-The New York
Bulletin a journal especially valued
as financial authority, makes fear
full summary Of tho results Of Radical
rule, in the following words and fig
|ures: 81, ~ -. sar
AFTER allowing for the inevitable
addition to the taxes arising from war
expenditures, it may be safely estima-
ted that for the last ten years the taxes,
including all kinds, have been swelled
by corrupt political influences al the
rate Of $3.50, 200, 900 a year. lf.this cs.
innate be correct VIC have paid Within
one decade sa,5oO. GOO. ooo--an amount
sufficient to extinguish the whole ma
tional debt, and equal. to four years
net earnings Of the natie,r--ss the
penalty Of to!erating political corrup-
lti0n.n ~ Is 49, '' - -, 81.
! This estimate, cmbracing as il. docs,
taxes OF all kinds. Federal, State,
County and Municipal, can hardly be
in excess " the facts, It il not 'snr-
prising. therefore, tina. fhe cry Of bard
tines gocs.'rp III all parts bf the
country. The only wonder Is, that,
the country has been able to bear
such I. weight Of corruption. 80
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1876-04-18

0rs. DeNvE ulolle fhose Pc
sons mentioned = the most suitable
to,1b President and Vice
ptebi { 81 nitcd States IS Gen:
DEM sf5 IT Is whose name already
il;eJ ! He p gthead Of several west
ern y ;spa},sts. No one in the ccon:
trv presents clearer Or more brillalt
record as warrior, statesman and Pc
triot. snd-his name would go before
the national convention with mora
strength, perhaps. than any other
man. Col. F. A. Stevenson, OF this
place, who is we'll acquainted with
him, says that Denver is one Of ma
lures noblemeIi, and he alsoagives us
the following as the man incidents in
his career: He served with great dis
tiuction as d captain under Gen. Scott
in the Mexican war, and at it's close
returned to Missouri and soon after
headed a company !, Of adventurous
spirits across the plains to California.
Arriving there his talents and great
personal popularity soon carried him
into the state senate, then made him
SECRETARY Of state, and finally elected
him to the congress Of the United
States. At the expiration Of his con-
gressional term he was appointed by
President Buchanan commissioner OF
Indian affairs, and in 1851, Governor
Of Kansas Territory. in which position
he gave the utmost satisfaction to all
parties and factions. Leaving Kan.
sas he again returned 70 California,
and at the breaking out of the rehcll-
ion. rendered his services to Mr.. Lin
coin in behalf of the Union cause and
was appointed Brigadier General, com.
handing the third brigade Of Sher-
mans division Of the army Of Tennes
see. During his military career he
was noted for. his remarkable bravery,
as we'll as humanity and justice to-
wards those who opposed him. Since
the close Of the war he has been an
earnest advocate Of universal amnes.
ty and the cultivation of the most
friendly relations between the North
and South. He is also President Of
the Mexican Veteran Association, com.
posed Of the survivors Of the Mexican
war, and is now engaged in pressing
upon the attention Of Congress the ne.
cessity of granting to these brave old
soldiers now rapidly passing away
the triAing pension which many Of
hem SO badly need and are justly en-
titled 70. He is Lying at Whining
tor, Ohio, where he is engaged in
:tHtit .1tg r n
= b. ttev s,t t
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1876-04-18

TUTsDl PR q 1870.


Tox THUMB is going to Texas to live.
and the Chicago Times thinks that
some daF we shall hear of Tom being
waylaid and abducted tya fExas
grasshopper. s''s. ~
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1876-02-24
Meal and Hay for Fattening Stock.

" An old farmer" who has been accus-
toned to feed and fat:en a few animals,
has recorded small item Of his practice
in regard to feeding raw meal against
cooked meal. He writes:
My practice in fattening beef and
swine, Is well as feeding cows for milk,
has been to pour boiling water on as
much meal as would not make the ami
mails bowels move too freely, at night,
and in the morning; when the mush is
cool, give it to the cow or pig. In COW
ering the meal with boiling water in
this way, tho starch OF the grain is dis
solved, and the latent nutritive properties
extracted, and the animal receives the
entire nutriment of the grain. have for
two years past fatted two ordinary sized
cows, feeding only hay, and only 800
pounds each Of the former, and each
yielded upward OF forty pounds ofrough
tallOw. Salt was given once week, and
occasionally a tablespoonful of wood
ashes. In my experience 100 pounds
scalded and fed as above is8edual to zoo
pounds fed dry"
Live stock do not, in eating dry meal,
receive more than one half of the goodness
Of the meal, or there would not be 10 many
farmers a. he knows who feed from four
to eight quarts Of meal day to one beef
creature, till they feed from seven to ten
cwt. Of meal to one animal. Those farm
ers never slaughter IN ordinary sized beef
that yields upward Of forty pounds of
rough tallow.-Rssr0l NosC YOTker. "
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1876-02-24

Of Mr.. Erb can be easier imagined than
described, Is he walked home through the
keen air. But his troubles were not vet
over; for at his gate he met his dog,
which had 80 cowardly deserted him; and
though afraid of three black men with
pistol, he now gave unmistakable signs
that he was not afraid of one white man
with his arms pinioned. Failing to recog-
nize his master, he kept barking and snap.
ping through the pales at his legs. Mrs. Erb
being aroused by the noise, looked out of the
window, and seeing his white figure dane
ing in the moonlight, thought it was q
ghost, called her father-Mr. Henry @.
Boozer, who was staying with her ut the
time-who came armed with shot gun
and opening the door he called off the
dog. He then desired to know the mis-
sion Of one in so strange an attire. Never
was man more willing to speak, or more
unable than Mr.. Samuel Erb. So the only
reply was few mods Of the head, accom-
panied by as many jumps with the feet.
MIR. Boozer then brought his weapon to
his shoulder and taking aim at the sup
posed ghost, demanded It to speak imme-
diately or leave the premises. With this
he coupled the promise that failure to
comply would cause him to fire. Mr..
Erb was now in great dilemma. Speak
he could not. If he stayed he would be
shot, and if he went away he would freeze.
In fact he was nearly frozen already. He
turned to 60, and as he did so his wife saw
his arms were tied to his back. Telling
her father this, that gentleman called to
him to come back; but kept the gun
pointed, saying as long rs there was no
evidence Of hostility, there need be no
fear: Mr.. Erb tremblingly obeyed, and
on drawing near was recognized and taken
In and cared for. 1t was some time be-
fore Mr.. Erb could give an account of
what he suffered during the last hour. He
says the robbers were white men in dis
guise, and thinks there is no possibility of
detecting them."-PottsutNe tPa.) Aiaers'
Journal.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1876-02-24
Deacon Marvin, Of Lyme.

One Of the early settlers of Lyme was
Reynold Marvin. He was q rich land
holder, q militia Captain and q deacon of
the church. He professed to be governed
by Divine communications. On one oc-
casion he announced that the Lord had di-
rected him to distribute his COWS among
the poor. A shiftless fellow who was
omitted in the distribution finally went to
the deacon and said he, too, had received
. communication from the Lord, who had
sent him there for cow.
"Of course, then, you must have q
cow" was the reply. " But what sort Of
q COW did the Lord say must give you
. new mich or . farrow?"
A new milch COW, SIR"
Indeed! Your communication could
not have been from the Lord, for have
no new mich cow"
The bafiled beggar departed.
Another time the deacon opposed some
church measure, which was carried In
spite Of him. He promptly refused topsy
his church taxes, and was sued, and hfs
saddle taken for the debt. He esteemed
himself deeply wronged, and rode upon :
shecp-skin wheeled vehicles had % yet
hardly appeared In the colonies) forever
afterward. And riding upon his sheep
skin one day, be reined HE horse up o
the cottage door Of pretty Betty Lee. i
was an old Dutch door, cut In two in the
middle She came md leaned upon the
lower hall, her blue eyes opened wide,
and her dainty hands holding last 70
plase which she was wipiqH
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1876-02-24


Betty" said he, solemnly, "the Lord
sent me here to marry you"
Betty's eyes fell upon the doorstep, and
80 did the plate. The demure maiden,
however, rallied instantly.
The Lords will be DONE" she re.
Piled.
The deacon nudged his horse and trot-
ted slowly away, and the maiden finished
washing her dishes. Betty's father was
not friendly to the deacon, and tried IT,
break the engagement. He did not sue
coed, as appears from the punishment
which, according to the custom of the
times, was posted upon the church door.
1t was the production of the prospective
bridegroom, and ran thus:
Reynold Marvin and Betty Lee
Do intend to marry:
And though her dad opposed be,
They can NO longer larry
They were married, and lived in peace,
and in a small stone house on the west
side Of The Street, brought up large
family of children, and in due course of
events were gathered to their fathers. On
time-worn headstOne in the Lyme Gem
etery may be seen the following inscrip.
ton.
"This Deacon, aged sixty
IL freed on Earth from sarving,
Nay for crown no longer wait
Lyme's Captain Reynold Marvin
-Aartha J. Lamb, in Harper's Magazine.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1876-02-24
Personal AND LIrERARY.

Brigham Young recently had re-
lapse. No danger, however-he Is sure
to rewive.-ROchester Democrat.
Flood, the California banker, lately
mining operations. aTiere is tide in
the affairs of men which, taken at its
Flood" etc.
"A. T. Stewart is spreading HIMSELF
New York this winter. 1t seems sad to
this way, doesn't it!
"A daughter of Lucius w. Pond, the
Worcester Mass. torger, has been serv-
ing as waiter in q restaurant in that city
for several months, voluntarily working
out debt of 500 which her father owed
the proprietor. $3.50
Among the passengers on the steamer
Wieland on Its recent arrival at New York
from Europe, were Mrs. Thomassen. the
wife of the author of the Bremenhaven
dynamite disaster, and her four children.
She expresses her unwillingness to talk
about the cause of her unpleasant promi-
hence particularly in the presence of her
children. who Is yet are ignorant Of the
whole affair. She proposes to seek re-
tirement in her own home. in this country.
The Boston 7racellsr relates the fol-
lowing As an illustration of Winslow's
skill: Zone morning last summer Wins
low had note of $4,000 to pay before the
bank closed at TIVE o'clock, and not ten
dollars in his pocket, or the promise OF a
single dollar; but he raised the money,
and with apparently very little trouble.
Having genuine note for $1,000 from q
wealthy Boston capitalist, he made three
copies, putting them into as many differ
ent banks. An officer of one of these
banks went to the maker of the genuine
note, and asked him if he had given any
such note. Being told that he had, and
supposing that they had that note, and not
an imitation, the bank offices rested in
content until they discovered their loss q
few days ago."
I'm her "reminiscences of her life at
Southbridge, Mass, Jennie June says:
~ had only one enemy in Southbridge
to my knowledge, and that was an elderly
deacon's wife; the way it came about was
this: was my nephew's teacher as we'll
as my brothers housekeeper, and on one
occasion, when we had been invited to
dine in state at her house, she called out
to Egbert in q high voice from her end of
the table. Sonny, won't you have some
puddin's" and, to the horror and con-
sternati N Of his papa and myself, the
terrible infant replied, quite as loudly, Il
guess if you lived at our house my aunt
would make you say puddiw.' am
sure at that moment I wished grammar
and correct pronunciation we're with truth
at the bottom of we'll, but it was of no
avail. Going home. my reverend brother
remarked, 1T will never be forgiven,
Jennie'-and he proved to be right; it
never Mas.N
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1876-02-24
PRusstNG'B White Wine Vinegar Works, es-
tablis he'd in 1e4S. arc the large 1t In the world.

GALVANIZED sheet-iron, when first In.
troduced, was applied chiefly to sheets Of
corrugated iron, or sheet-iron bent by .
peculiar process into alternate semi
circular elevations and depressions, and
this soon became extensively employed
for roofing purposes, especially for rail-
way sheds, which were then beginning to
be in great request. Now, for cornices,
galvanized iron has almost entirely super
coded both wood and stone, the immense
weight OF stone necessary to give the re-
quired projection being one of the princi-
pal objections to its use, while the danger
to wood from fire-besides the great cost
-precludes its employment as cheap,
durable and substantial material. Then,
too, the absorption of moisture, TO which
freestone Of every description Is liable,
causes it to scale alter damp and frosty
weather, while in case Of fire it is liable
to split and fly to pieces; Ito cost, more
over, is several times as much as that of
galvanized iron, while the latter will look
better and wear out any quality of stone
that may be emplcyed.-N. 7. Sun. 8
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1876-02-24
A Strange Truth.

The other day when a prominent dry.
goods house in this city seemed to be alive
with lady customers, journalist said to
the proprietor:
!" You are having big afternoon
trade"
"Bah!" replied the merchant.
"There's fifty ladies in here" said the
journalist, as he looked around.
"And that signifies nothing" replied
the merchant. "See those two over
there. They have been here over half an
hour, looked at twenty different articles,
and are now going away without maxim 8
a purchase. Fifty ladies in a dry goods
store may mean $40. $25 or $50, but
hardly ever more. One buys q spool of
thread, another bit Of ribbon, third a
pair OF gloves, and the cash aggregate is
nothing"
Who ARE your best customers 81
asked the Journalist
Farmer people, old ladies and men.
Farmers hardly ever buy less than $25
worth at time, and old ladies want good
solid goods and don't waste much time in
purchasing, Let man come In here tor
goods and we will sell him $50 worth ana
have him out Of the store in fifteen min
utes. When he sees what he wants he
orders it cut of, pays his cash and away
he goes"
Then the hundreds of ladies who 10
shopping are not good customerss"
"Scmetimss. They buy summer and
winter clothing in season, but never Until
they have gone the rounds and called
here from two to four times. It's what
you might call between seasons now.
On fine day ladies will walk or ride a
mile to reach the store, stay here an hour,
buy paper Of pins and 60 home. They
come out to see and be seen, to meet and
gossip and have no idea of trading. If
the man of the house had the buying six
clerks would be enough for any store in
Detroit. now keep thirty, and the time
of twenty at least Is wasted In throwing
doFn and putting up goods"
As the journalist went out q clerk hand
ed lady a tiny package-two or three
yards of ribbon. She laid il on the coun-
ter, gave him sharp look, and said:
"Send that to my carriage, sirr'-De-
t,0it Free Press.