Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1876-05-16

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WHEN . Norristown woman ayke,
her husband for two tdollars to buy
calico dress, be whipped : paper on
of his coattail pocket, and pointe'
to an editorial which clearly Shove,
that female extravaganza was the "a
ination Of some Of our best men, AMI
even the country itself was being de
moralized from the same cause. Thel
he gave her ten cents to buy hairpins
lit . ten-cent cigar aud left the house
and lost three dollars playing bill
iards before he returned home.
The profuse and ostentatious dis
play Of flowers at funerals has taken
the form of discussion in New York,
and evoked condemnation By the press
as an unhealthy and unpleasant extrav-
agance. The Herald, in it's remarks
on the subject, says: ut is web to
make our graveyards places of beau
ty, like that at Rome, of which Shell
ley said it would almost make one in
love with death; but it is not proper
to overdecorate = funeral and make
grief seem discordant and death itself
like q skull wearing o wreath of roses.
A CORRESPONDENT Of the Salem (Ore-
gon) Mercury. writing from Fort
klamath, says:
"The fact that Captain Jacks grave
sunk down last summer created con.
adorable discussion, and to put all
speculation at rest, the grave was
opened few days ago. Strange to
say, nothing but an empty rude pine
box was found in the grave. The opin-
ion is now that the bodies Of Jack and
other Indians hanged with him were
taken East, preserved in alcohol short
y after the Indians suffered death. and
that they will be heard Of again as
on exhibition at the Centcn
nial displays in the city Of Philadel-
phia.
REMARKABLE RACE AGAINST Tme.-l
The New York Sun has the following:
Very marvellous tales have have |
been told Of the endurance of the ma.
tive horses Of California, but the.r
speed and bottom han not often been
put on record, as sportmens phrase
has It. Not long ago two we'll known
sporting men of this city made bet
IT $50. 900 against $25, 900 ON the abil-
ty Of their horses to maintain speed
# 25 miles an hour, and by SO relays
Q run over the country road from New
iork to Buffalo and hack, cay 900
niles, in So hours. The SO horses
elected have arrived in this city, hav-
ng borne the fatigue of ten days in
he cars 90 we'll that their riders say
hey could have been put to trial with.
n two days. They were sent to past
re in New Jersey, and the grand tri.
! is soon to be made. What il most /,
emarkable n this match ID the cir
umstance that the animals are. to car. {
= the fifty pound saddle of the Pacific
lope and. the jockeys, who arc not &C. Il
.cted on account Of their light weight. I
. fact it is the temporary revival Of 9
ae pony express. ,.,,.s1'' Iu
HEAvY Guss FOR rHs Crsrrsxi.1llAl-ts II
scow freighted with. four heavy 8
uns. three breech.loaders and son. s
inverted, muzxle- e-loAder, destined forl::'
le' Canteugiaf exhib;tioin, was dis. :
atched from the govetnment dock: ct :
andy HoOklfOr experimental .pufpos. !
J. The 1afgest Of the breech.loaderr. Z
I'd, in fact, the largest ever manufac. =
red in tl,is country, is q twelve-inch I,
IN known as the Thompson breech- !,
sdcr, built Of cast-iron, with Z STEEL :.
be. weighing forty.two tons, and y
rowing . 6OO.pound shot. II has = :.
yer been experimental with, having :
'en sent only short while ago to : :
e Hook for that purpose. Tho other :. =
cech'loaders are . nine-inch Satellite, =
eighing twenty-five tons, supposed =
be able to throw : 25O-pound shot; 3
d an $40 inch Mann, weighing ten s
ns. and throwing : l7O.pound shot. . 3
. fourth gun i ~ eight-inch muzzle 81
lder, converted into ! rife By means e, u
the new and successful eystem of| = "A
reducing into the bore wrought !.
q rife tube, This piece has been J. =