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Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1876-10-20
Am Arkansas man thoughtlessly 5.

An Arkansas man thoughtlessly set
some spring guns in his poultry
yard, and the next morning in the
rising sun he rubbed his spectacles
and started in speechlcss amazement
at eighteen candidates for governor,
sitting on the fence, picking bird7shot
out of their thirty-six .legs.-Burling.
ton Haukeye.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1876-10-20

AN old colored preacher in Georgia
was recently lecturing youth Of his
fold about the sin of dancing, when
the latter protested that the Bible
plainly said: .Therc is time to
dance.n "Yes, dar am time to
Dance said the darkey divine, land
it's when boy gets a whippin' for
gwine to q ball.p eu
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1876-10-20

ALI do not know that lemons
sprinkled with loaf sugar almost com
pletely allay feverish thirst. They
are indispensable in sick room. In
Yalids affected with feverisllness can
safely consume three or four lemons a
day. A lemon or two thus taken at
tea time is recommended as an entire
substitute for the ordinary supper OF
summer, and will.often induce q COM
Portable sleep at night and produce q
good appetite for breakfast.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1876-10-20

LIRE IN CoLoRADo During onr stay
in Del Norte, says q correspondent on
flying visit to Colorado, we put up
at a little tavern, half mud and half
boards It was crowded with tile
-strangest assortment Of human beings
| ever saw together. Cow boys in
butternut, rapchmen, a couple of Off
GERS on their way to Fort Garland, an
English tourist, greasers, halfbreeds
a Ute Indian, professor of chemistry
under contract with mining compa-
ny, stage drivers and a couple Of
young ladies from San Juan City, who
had been to wind upr and were on
their way back. When man rides
all day on horseback in this atmos-
phere he generally shakes all the fas-
tidionsness out Of him. Ibelieve if
the supper at that house were set be-
fore me 10 New York it would nause-
ate me. only know that ate it
with keener relish than ever attend
ed banquet. 1t was ham. 1t al
ways is. Ham simmered in its own
oleaginousness and q little water.
Hot biscuit, monstrous yellow balls of
-four and saleratus, and "apple sass"
and fried potatoes.
Well, it was feast of honeydew,
and the coffee, weak, very muddy, and
vile as it was, turned out to be the
milk of Paradise. We all stuck our
knives into the butter. Nothing
would taboo man 40 quick in this
country as putting on airs. One of
us burdened with ham grease yearned
for napkin, but he knew that he
would be laughed to scorn. So he
wiped his fingers on the CLOTH; as
many better men than he had appar-
emily done before him. "Airsn these
men will not stand. The chemist in
an evil moment asked for those cakes,
meaning "them biscuit,' and | heard
several of the gentlemen of the place
referring to him afterwards with cut
ting emphasis as that Internal fool.
There was among the guests an
anomalous character, in snow-white
corduroy suit and wide-awake hat. At
first sight he looked like a young Eng
lish swell on the trail of buffaloes.
But he wore hang-dog air that was
remarkable. He had done something
that he was ashamed of. / struck up
an acquaintance with him In order to
find out. What do you suppose was
the matter with him?
"You see," said he, II was all right
till got to Canyon City, and there
had these duds" {neaning his cordu,
roy suit and hat) washed, and they
come out white. I'xpect | look like
a horse thief, anyhow
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1876-10-20

ez-s. M. PErrESarrIk Co.. lc State street, .bos.
,r 4 park Row, New York, and 7O1 Chestnut Street
pbiladelphia are our Agents for
for the rDAHo WORLD in the above Cities ano
authorised to contract for advertising 1t our loves
rates.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1876-10-20

'So,p said lad recently to an Alb
erdeen merchant, your pretty daugh
ter has married q rich husbanda'
"WelI," slowly replied the father, Il
believe she has married q rich man,
but I understand he is q very poo
husband
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1876-10-20
Notice.

gTyoL LUcrus Owens AND CHARLES Owens:
You viii take notice that the undersigned
owners IN common with you In the second exten-
sio, weet Of the Tahoma quartz ledge, in the Mid
dle Boise mining district. Alturas county. Idaho
Territory. claim that you are indebted to them for
the work Of representing your interests N SAID
mine to the amount Of Eighty (Sa0 Dollars, and ual-
Iea vc,, nav the same the interest Of both OF you
viii BE sold III accordance with law to pay for said
sraserss - a,,t tatton work. HENRY CAsEY,
.sf WrrLTAM noLAN.
Oct. II, 1875 JAMES DAVIS.
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Notice TO Tax PAYERS.

vEyHE TAX PAYERS OF BOIsE COUNTY WILL
fake notice that the Territorial and Comfy
taxes are now due and payable. ANA that the law 10
relation to their collection VIII he strictly enforced
and that the time for collecting expres0n "Wednesday
fhe ffht day OF November JOHN GORMAN,
Assessor and icio Tax Collector Of Boise Coun-
ty, 1T.
IDAHO Crr1, Oct. ls. 1870.
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onsTACLEs no MARRIAGE.

Happy relief to young men from the effects Of
Infnedirnerts to marriage removed. New method
AZ treatment. New aud remarkable remedl 2.
Books and circulars sent free In sealed envelopes.
address HOWARD ASSOCIATION Al9 y. Niuth -.
pblsaenha. Pa. An Institution having high reps
rtaton for honorable conduct and professional sAii
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October 10TH 1871 !.
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use III Controller once for the year lSas ~ ac'
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said printing to be delivered - ns 0'TS1 ronosss
ut.,',5 IA addressed. Proposals for hTinlng
5.iaks for use of Controllers ONE sor snc sal
Ao". Controller Idaho Territory.
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Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-04-19
BAD BOOKS

Beware of bad books. They are
traitors in the household. They are
"thc enemy" who snatches away the
wheat, and sows tares in its stead.
They are poisoned sweets, destroying
healthy appetite. They have the sem.
blance of knowledge, but not the real
ity, They are blind guides, that lead
TO the ditch. I'D 4 e. al
Are we known by the company we
keep? Our books are our company
In reading the words OF an author, oui
minds come in direct contact with bis
mind. For good or for evil, we are
under his most direct inhuenc. 1t has
been well said, that we reflect the color
Of the rock upon which we lean; and
it is so. When Moses came down
from the mount, after talking with
Be jealous then Of the books you
read. Weigh them in the balance O.
the sanctuary, and, if found wanting
discard them from place in your Ii
braries, homes and hearts. f
A clergyman once visited prison
where a young man, who bad thrown
away many advantages, was confined
for murder, and was there awaiting
his trial. He went to his home and
looked At his shelves; they were lined
with books. What kind of books were
they Bibles, tracts, histories, works
of science and true tasteY No; cor.
rupt novels, licentious poetry, reveal
cd the rock which had impaired il
color 10 the criminals life and charac
ter. Let the young avoid bad books
as.they would bad men and women.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-04-19

A MOTHERS ExAMPLE.-Thc first
book read, and the last book laid
aside, by every child, is the conduct OF
its mother. In dealing with children,
therefore, let your whole course be to
raise your child to high standard.
Do not sink into childishness yourself.
Give no needless commands, but when
you command, require prompt obedi-
ence. Never indulge child in cruelty,
even to an insect. Cultivate sympa-
thy with your child in all lawful joys
and sorrows. Be sure that you never
correct child until you know it de-
serves correction. Hear Its story first
and fully. Never allow your child to
whine, fret, or TO bear grudges. Early
inculcate frankness, candor, generosi-
ty, magnanimity, patriotism, and self
denial. Never mortify the feelings OF
your child by upbraiding it with dull
ness, neither inspire IL with self-conceit
Before you undertake the Office of cor.
rector, be quite satisfied the evil you
would remove is of o nature 10 need
absolute abandonment on the part Of
the child, and IL one to which yon dc
not give way yourself The force OF
example is paramont, Therefore do to
your children as you would be done by
for much OF their future good or evil
depends on your example.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-04-19

The Gar Nicholas, who had fine
qualities, was once hardened against
an act of clemency by the undaunted
spirit of prisoner. Relief, men of
letters, had been implicated in the con.
spiracy of December, 1925, and SEN
fenced TO be hanged. He was actually
launched from the fatal ladder, when
the rope broke and be was thrown to
the ground, severely bruised but con-
scious. He picked himself up and said,
quietly: "They can do nothing in
Russia, not even twine cord proper
ly." 1t was formerly the custom in
Russia to grant pardon to the con-
demned who seemed to be thus saved
by the special interposition of Provi-
dence. Nicholas was informed of the
accident and his pleasure demanded.
"What did Relief say ?" demanded
the Emperor. "Sire," replied the
messenger, "he said that they could
not even twine cord properly in Rus.
sia." "Prove to him the contrary"
rejoined Nicholas.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-04-19


KIT CARsoN's REMAINs.-The Rocky
Mountain Herald, in an article upon
Kit Carson, says "his body now lies
chucked away in cayote patch, un-
der the shade of a couple Of cotton
woods, on the Arkansas Southern
Colorado), without even piece Of
picket railing toprotect his grave from
the prowling wolves, or even pencil
mark on a shingle for a headstone, TO
tell that Kit Carson sleeps beneath it."
Surely the scores of people who are
under obligations to Kit Carson tor at
tcntion and protection on the prairies
and in the mountains of the Far West
will not suffer such state Of things to
continue. If republics are sometimes
forgetful, let not the people run in the
same way.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-04-19

SuccEss.-Every man must patient
ly bide his time. He must wait not
in listlcss idleness, not in useless pas
time, not in queralous detection, but in
constant, steady fulfilling and accom-
plishing his task, that when the occa-
sion comes he may be equal to it. The
talent of success is nothing more than
doing what you can do well, without q
thought of fame. II IL comes at all, 1t
will come because II is deserved, not
because Il is sought after. 1t is avery
indiscreet and troublesome ambition
which cares so much what the world
says Of us TO be always anxious about
the effect of what we do or say; TO be
always shouting TO hear the echo OF
our own voices.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-04-19

Consular salaries In 1870 were s4l4,
800; in 1876 and under this bill, fol-
this bill follows the estimates Of thu
department, they are s546, 400, max
ing an increase from 1870 to 1876, o
s431 600.
The contingent expenses Of consul
atcs in 1870 were sS3, ,0O0 they ar,
now sl31 $50, making an increase o.
s3S, $50. This whole increase is alarm
ing, and it calls Cor reduction. Appro
priations il is true must be based on
our judgment, but also upon the ne
cessitics of our people, and not upon
the estimates of the departments OF
cnactmcnts made through appropria'
ton laws Of the past. gao In.
Let us examine this matter in detail,
and have done. Leaving out Of view
everything but the diplomatic and
consular service proper, we find that
in 1870 the diplomatic salaries proper
were 1857 $50. Under tho Senate bill
they are s39l, 800. Contingent ex-
penscs of foreign intercourse were
100000, and they are 100000 now.
Consular salaries then were s414, 800 ;
to-day they are s546,500. Then the
contingent expenses of consulates were
$50, 900, and by this bill they are sl3l, :
$50. So that from 1870 TO this bill
and the appropriations of last year, we
find that the totals have increased
from s955,650 to 81, 169,750, making
an increase since 1870 of s2l4 ,000
So, too, with aggregate ordinary not
expenses. In 1870 they were sl64,-
900 900; in 1879 they were but sl53,-
100000; in 1876 they are s179,OO0,-
900. Can the Government not be con-
Quoted as chiefly now as it was in
1872 Is there any reason why sl5,-
100000 OF increase in the net ordinary
expenses OF the government shall be
maintained and continued from 1870
to 1876? If it be good doctrine to
maintain sinecure consulates, to con-
unue increases in diplomatic inter.
course if it be to keep thirty-one min
listers abroad while we receive but
twenty-five, il it be TO maintain full
missions were our commerce is in
creasing-if that be the true policy of
n suffering and plain people, then con
tinue this policy. If il be not, let us
hearken to the representatives of the
people when they send us their bills
and reduce and retrcnch where we can.
1t is sald by Senator that this is
one Of the results of the war. i say,
on the contrary, it is the result Of de-
moralization among the people and ex-
travagance in governmental expondi.
ture. Is il not the resistlcss force of
power and public patronage impelling
forward those who are in control
Power inevitably gathers toitself more
and more as il goes forward. II is so
with those who control the govern
mcnt forces now. They cannot stop
If they would. They are pressed for
ward by the resistless force OF the pow
or that they themselves possess and
control. The House, representing the
people, the branch Of Congress that Is
nearest the people, invites us TO re-
trench, TO lessen their burdens, and in
this bill TO lessen them s462 900. ,Tnis
IL the INVITATION OF the people them
selves. Is it not based upon their ne
cessities ? Is it not our plain, clear,
and manifest duty so to do2 am
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-04-19
RAISING GRAIN AND MAKING
Y N BEEF AND PORK.

If man 10 u jidicious manager,
and has a correct understanding Of oil
the details incident 10 raising coarse
grain, maintaining the fertility Of his
land, and making beef mutton, and
pork, he can mako moro money by
having his grain consumed ut home
and changed into meat than can be
made by selling 1t. In o practical
point of view this is nothing moro than
what farmers on the Western prairies
are in the habit Of doing every year.
When their corn Is abundant and cheap,
instead Of paying the railroad compa-
mics two bushels to convey one to mar
kct, they turn it into pork, and in this
ccndensed form ship II all over the
Union, at profit. Farmers In Europe
can buy wheat cheaper and better than
they can grow 1t, while they can raise
the best beefand mutton in the world,
and enough Of it, by simply putting
their wheat fields into grass We can
furnish England with all the wheat
she wants with less trouble and risk
than we can ship fresh meat, though
we have an abundant supply Of beef
pork, and good manure.
BY the introduction Of stcam.power
to such a vast extent as it is now em.
ploycd in propelling ocean steamers
and railroad cars, space has been al.
most annihilatcd. The high price Of
farming land in England, added to the
uncertainties of her climate, makes
wheat the most precarious and un.
profitable of all her agricultural crops.
The average annual wheat deficiency
of England is estimated at 10000, 900
bushels, and Mr.. Scott thinks that this
deficiency or the greater portion Of It
may be obtained from the United
States Russia, however, would sup
ply large quantity. tits qaite proba-
BILE that England would largely profit
by this change, as she would thus be
able TO raise her own meat, and OBJ
viatc the necessity of importing cattle
and preserved meats from abroad.
In order to derive the greatest posi-
bic advantage from the practice of
making beef or mutton to sell in lieu
of coarse grain, the manure made by
live stock must be husbanded and ap-
Piled judiciously to the soil. If neat
cattle are fattened on the coarse grain
produced on farm, and their manure
is wasted. the practice of making beef
will end in grievous iailurc.-Practi.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-04-19
INFLUENCE.

How little do people in general think
of the influence Of things at the time
Of their rcncc-cspecially Of the
influence of little things. But this Il
not 80 very singular when we reflect
that, not unfrequently, man no more
knows what becomes Of his influence
and example, that arc borne far be
yond his ken on thciruncertain mission
than does the flower know what bc.
comes Of it's odor, which is waited away
upon the passing breeze. Great deeds
produce great results but little every
day occurrences seem too trivial TO be
of weight or durability, and the CON-
mon but dangerous sentiment, that
such or such event will make no differ
once hundred years hence, creeps un-
hidden into our hearts. The thunder
and the lightning attract more atten-
ton than the silent dew, but do they
accomplish more good ?
Truly, life is made up of little things.
II was mothers kiss which made a
well-renowned painter OF Benjamin
West A degraded drunkard was in
duced, with his trembling hand, TO sign
the temperance pledge; but not being
strong enough to keep it, he fell. A
second time he signed it, and this time,
with Heavens help, he kept it. And
from so weak n beginning arose the
philanthropist, John b. Cough.
How much unhappiness has been
caused-how many lives have been
clouded by one unkind word ! A peb.
bic dropped into the brook makes at
first buta small ripple, scarcely greater
in circumference than itself but the
next moment greater ripple is OBJ
servable, and still a greater-each sue
ceeding one extending farther than
the former, until the entire surface is
affected thereby. Thus may man be
a blot, spreading his dark influence
outward TO the very circumference of
society; or he may be blessing, radia-
ting beneficencc over the length and
breadth of the land but blank he
cannot be. For every word, every act,
however trifling, affects eitherourselyes
or others-exerting an influence we
know not how enduring.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-04-19
THE MIRACLE.


The following Is the last poem by Hans Chris.
'lah hhuersoh' anu " NO" io' INV n's' ""' ~
llshsd In English. Tho translation Is by mis'
Adam'ne sinoefg' OF bos'on' anu '''a'"' ;"
very happy manner tho flavor OF the original
from pyramid IN 'he desert sanu
mummy was Drought 10 pen"''"' ''""
The hlerogiyphle inscription ,oa n..a
ihat ,he oouy emoa''hsu ""' '"'e' '"''''A'
..
II was tne oorpso o' n,say queen
s ner u,oseu hneoIs VY.n ~, " ,,..n, "nes
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-04-19

HoSoR LABoR.-Labor, honest labor,
is mighty and beautiful. Activity is
the ruling element of life, and its high
est relish. Luxuries and conquests are
the results of labor; we can imagine
nothing without IT, Tho noblest man
Of earth is be who puts his hands
chcerfully and proudly to honest labor.
Labor il q business and ordinance Of
God. Suspend labor, and where are
the glory and pomp OF earth-thc
fruit, fields, and palaces, and the fish
ioning OF matter Tor which men strive
and WARP Let the labor-scorncr look
TO himself and learn what are the
trophies. From the crown of his head
to the sole of his foot, he Is the debtor
and slave oftoil. The labor which he
scorns has tricked him into the stat
ure and appearance Of a man. Where
gets he garmenting and cquipage
let labor answer.
Labor-which makes music in the
mines and the furrow and the forge
oh, scorn not labor, you man, who
never yet earned morscl Of bread
Labor pitics you, proud fool, and
laughs you to scorn. You shall pass "a
dust, forgotten but labor will live on
forever, glorious in its conqucsts and
monuments.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-04-19
is THERE A GODY


How eloquently does Chateaubriand
reply TO ibis inquiry There is a Godl
The herb Of the valley, the cedars OF
the mountains bless Him the insect
sports His beams the elephant sa-
lutes Him with the rising orb Of the
day the birds sing TO Him in the foil.
age; the thunder proclaims Him in
the heavens; the ocean declares His
immensity; manalone has said, "There
is no God" Unite in thought at the
same instant the most beautiful objects
in nature suppose you see at all hours
OF the day and all seasons of the year,
a morning of Spring and a morning OF
Autumn a night bcspanglcd with
stars and a night covered with clouds
meadows covered with flowers, and
forests heavy with snow fields gilded
by tints Of Autumn then alone you
Will have just conception of the uni
verse. While you are gazing on the
sun which is ploughing under the
vault Of the west, another observer ad-
mires him emerging from the gilded
gates OF the east. By what inconceiv.
able magic does that aged star, which
is sinking fatigued and burning in the
shade OF the evening, reappear at the
same time, fresh and humid with the
rosy dcws of the morning2 At every
instant of the day, the glorious orb L
at once rising, rcsplendcnt at MONDAY
and setting in the west or rather oui
senses deceive us, and there is, proper
ly speaking, no cast, west, north oi
south in the world. Everything re
duccs itself to single point, from
whence the king of day sends forth a,
once a triple light in one substance
The bright splcndor is perhaps thai
which nature can present that is mos
beautiful; Tor while il gives us an idei
of the perpetual magnlficence and re
sistlcss power oil God, II exhibits Al
the same time q shining image of th'
glorious Trinity.
u
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-04-19

d KEEPING rHE LAw.--There was IN
old Quaker who had an unfortunate
reputation of non-resistance. 1t was
said that any one could jostlc him,
tread ON his toes, or tweak his nose
with impunity, until one market day q
clustering fellow, being told that yon-
der was . man who, II he was smitten
on on one cheek, would turn the other
also, thought Il would be sport 10 try
him. Stepping up to the sturdy, good
natured Friend, hc slapped his face
The old man looked at him sorrowfnlly
TOR q moment then slowly turned
his other cheek and received another
buffet Upon that he coolly pulled Of
Mn coat. II have olcared the law
said he. ''snd now thee must take H.
And be gave tho cowardly fellow I
tremendous thrcshing.