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PRESIDENTS VINO WERE SENATOR'S.
James Munroe was Senator from
Virginia in 1850 Andrew Jackson
was Senator from Tennessee in
177S, John Quincy Adams was a
Senator from Massachusetts, in 1903,
Martin Van Buren, was Senator
from New York in 1921, Wm. Henry
Harrison was Senator from Ohio
in 1925, Franklin Pierce was Sen
ator from New Hampshire 1887,
James Buchanan was Senator from
Pennsylvania in 1884. John Tyler
was Senator from Virginia in 1897
Andrew johnson was aSenator from
Tennessee in 1857. Thus Of the
fifteen actually elected Presidents,
seven had before their elevation,
been in the Senate, and of the
three who became Presidents
through the death of the actual Off
Ger, two had been Senators. Those
who had not been in the Senate were
Washington, the first Adams. Jeffer-
son, Madison, Polk. Taylor, Lin
coin. Grant. and Vice-President
Fillmore.
, 1876-06-24

STUDENTS of German language
will rejoice to hear that the Ger
mans are actually talking OF adopt
ing the ordinary Latin character in
printing. The German type is a
great stumbling block in the way of
learners, and the abandonment of it
may we'll be compared to the open
ing up of Japan to foreigners. 1t
has made the Germans themselves
a spectacled people, and is tor
ment to the eyes of every foreigner.
The printed characters are so
grabbed and forbidding in appear
ance as for themselver to dishearten
the student, and have thus greatly
hindered the student of German.
If the Teutons would make their
wisdom more generally known to
the outside world they will hasten
the Introduction of this reform.
, 1876-06-24

- The purchase of the New York
World by Mr.. Hurbnrt is an event
in American Journalism that creates
much comment. Mr. Hurlburt is a
pen-driver who for many years has
given his brain to the building up OF
other mems prosperity. Known
only to few admiring friends, his
able articles have gone into COM
mon stock where his identity was
lost in the name OF the proprietor.
Whether Mr. Hurlburt will succeed
in the control Of Il journal he has
done so much to make popular and
influential remains to be proven.
He has our best wishes, whether he
cares for them or not. He would
make by a change from a democrat
ic organ to an independent Journal.
This excitement over Il Presidential
election may for time benefit the
partisan press; but the people are
weary of such, and in the long run
independence is the winning card
CuDH0{
, 1876-06-24
The 7th. on the school question,

The 7th, on the school question,
raises an issue where we think none
actually exists, and suggests rem
edv where none is demanded. The
public school systems Of the several
States are essentially domestic insti-
tutions, depending for their vitality
and efficiency solely upon municipal
laws and the character of the people
wherever they exist. 'The public
school systems of the several States
is the bulwark of the American Re-
public" in the same sense that re-
ligion, general intelligence, good
morals, the inviolability of the mar
riage relation and all the social and
domestic institutions are the bull
warks Of popular government !;
though there IS probably more dem
agoguery and hnmbug about popu-
lar education than upon any other
subject. The General Government
has no more right to NEEDLE with
our public schools than it has to
NEEDLE with the municipal govern
ment of the city of Seattle. We
most decidedly deny the right
of any community or municipality
to tax the public for the benefit of
any sectarian institution of any
kind; and we deny the right of any
government in this country to ex-
empt from taxation the property of
any religious denomination for that
Is practically taxation of the public
for the benefit Of sectarian institu-
tions. But these are purely mu-
nicipal and domestic matters, sub
iect exclusively to municipal con-
troll, and not within the purview of
the General Government. organized
for no other purpose than to regu-
late our foreign relations and the
intercourse between the States.
Sth, 9th and 10th have no particu-
lar significance. The 11th merely
calls for an investigation OF the
Chinese question. That is all. The
10Th is simply complimentary to the
wonan's S rights movement.
18th we protest against as not
true. The Constitution confers
UPON Congress no sovereign rights
over the people of the Territories.
The right of self government is de-
clared to be inherent and inalien-
able, and the Constitution confers
upon Congress only eminent domain
in the lands and other property.
The balance of the resolutions are
merely declaratory. With all our
objections to this platform, we only
wish the St. Louis Convention will
adopt rs good an one.
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THE London Newspaper says -
-Four guns of the same size as the
stupendous piece of ordnance OF 81
tons, which has been making such a
nois eat Woolwich lately, are being
rapidly constructed for arming the
Infleyible' and if we can only find
a captain and crew who do not mind
going on board and living at such
close quarters with such monsters,
the ship will be very terrible craft
indeed. or the thirty nine other
vessels building five are also iron
clads. but of much smaller capacity
than many we now possess while
all the rest are unarmoered vessels
of various kinds. There are two
swift despatch vessels, twelve fine
corvetts to act as cruisers, and some
smaller sloops and gunboats. The
despatch vessels are to be called the
Isis and Mercury, will be a novelty
in their way they are to be built of
steel, with wonderfully powerful en-
gines, and strongly armed It is es-
timated that they will be so swift as
to run nearly 20 miles an hour.
while their size being considerable,
upwards of ;, 600 tons, they will be
handy for transporting large bodies
of troops from one colony to another
in case OF urgent necessity. Each
will be armed with ten heavy guns,
so that while endowed with GREAT
, 1876-06-24

The IRREPRoACHABLE WAY TO BROIL
A STEAK.-First see that the ire Is clear
and not too much of it open vide all
the drafts to carry off all the smoke
that is made during the process of broil-
ing then see that the gridlron is
smooth and quite clean rub it well
with whiting or chalk : lay on your
steak. Do not pound it. nor after il is
o., the fire stick fork into it, as the
juice will escape. Neither salt nor pep
er it do that on the dish. Place the
gridiron close to the fire ror the first
few minutes. to carbonize the other
side. Now it should be exposed to a
slower fire on which. place two bricks
on their edges. and Test the gridiron on
them. The steak should be turned re-
peatealv and earthly. and when it feels
rather firm to the tonch it is rare, and if
SO liked it should be takensoff. laid on
3 hot dish on which, y. ounces
of butter has been melted. less
than one-half teaspoonfull of chopped
parsley. well mixed lay the steak on
one side and then on the other. Serve
Immediately, hHr $3.50
, 1876-06-24
DEMOCRATIC CON
VFNTION.

The Convention will meet IN ST.
Louis on Tuesday, the 27th inst.
No Convention ever assembled in
this country with so little deter
mined upon i'll advance, either in
regard to candidates or policy: in
view of which even conjecture Is
dumb. To a ST p ,rfc,al observer. it
appears that Gov esncr TiIden is the
only candidate named who would
stand any chance against the strong
ticket presented by the Republicans;
the only one who has made an un-
mistakable reform record, inde-
pendent of party, and hence the
only onc.who would command pop
ular support outside Of party con-
siderations. But Gov. Tilden is a
pronounced hard money man,
and among the Democracy Of the
Northwest and the South the g rag
money delusion prevails to an
alarming extent; and with the Bour-
bon Democracy, including nearly
all who refused to support Greeley,
is held paramount to all other
issues, their leaders and newspapers
declaring that they will support
no candidate not fully committed to
perpetual paper currency. At
present there seems to be no pros
pect Of compromise upon this
question, and it bodies certain defeat
to the Democratic party unless it is
compromised. To avoid this con-
fict as far as possible, the probabil-
tiles are that the politicians will
bring in some man without civil
record, like Gen. Hanckcock: or
some one who has been out of the
fight for some time, like James r.
, 1876-06-24

Doolittle; neither of whom would
be satisfactory to the Confederate
Democracy, but, if concurred in
generally, might be able to main
tain very equal contest with the
Republican candidates. The
chances, however. are that the ST.
Louis Convention will break up in
a row, as the Charleston Convention
did in 1860. The class of which the
"rag money Democracy is COM
posed regard political martyrdom
with great self-complacency as con-
elusive evidence OF devotion to
principle.
, 1876-06-24
INVENTION BY AN INDIAN CIVILIAN.

INVENTION BY AN INDIAN CIVILIAN.
Mr.. r. H. W. Dunlop, @. B. of
the Bengal Civil Service, has in
vented series of plates for the
hands and feet as aids to human ma
tation, which were practically ex-
hibited few days ago at the Mary
lebone Swimming Baths, in the pres
ence of large number of swim
ming amateurs. The plates are made
of wood. Those for the hands re-
semble in shape beavers tail, and
have a superficial area of sixty to
seventy square inches. The plates
for the feet are cordate in form, and
resemble an artists palette, the IA
cility with which they are used be-
ing increased by the exclusion of
the heel, for which a gap is made.
After Mr. Dunlop had delivered a
lecture on swimming and descrip-
tive of the plates, two expert swim
mers went into the water, and
showed that a very powerful stroke
may be attained by their means.
One of the swimmers swan with a
fortytwo pound weight suspended
from his neck, and another traversed
the length of the bath dressed and
equipped as IL soldier, with half
stone weight on his shake. A third
went the same distance along the
bottom of the bath with inflated
belts. Mr.. Dunlop asserts that the
use of his plates raises the specific
gravity of the body to that of the
surrounding element, and that a
swimmer who has adopted them may
with perfect safety go to sleep in the
water.
, 1876-06-24
A FALSE REPORT.

The 7ribaae of last evening gives
its editorial endorsement, by publ
cation in its chief editorial column
to the following malicious canard:
A SrAHTLfNG ITEM. \ correspondent
ut Washington of the Baltimore Gdzette
telegraphed the following on the olst of
Nav:
..E. 2. Ferry, Governor of Washing
tor Territory, recently confirmed sec
ond time fer that Office, and for four
wears Surveyor General of that Terri
to,v, is charged on the books of The
treasury as still indebted to the amount
of Sl3, 900 The original detici. was
S47, ,000, which occurred when Ferry
was direct taX-commissiOner in Ten
nessee in 1SG3-64, He is gradually
working out the balance, his pay having
been stopped.
Two weeks ago, Or more, we re-
ceivel from Hon. 0. Jacobs, tele-
gram -pronourcing this report, here
endorsed and put in circulation
again by the Tri5nne, as without any
foundation in fact. We published
tnat telegram at the time with edito-
rial comments. Judge Jacobs was
there upon the ground, with access
to all the records bearing upon this
case. Gov. Ferry was there ready
to meet any charges which might be
preferred agains thin. Steilacoom
Chapman was there with hostile in
tent, preferring charges against Gov
Ferry to a Democratic investigating
committee, which he utterly failed
to sustain. The story bears internal
evidence oil its own improbability
4 defalcation OF S47 900 occurring
twelve years age, during which time
the defauiter has almost continu-
ously held q succession Of Offices of
the highest responsibility and trust,
while known to the Departments as
criminal, involving in his crime
all who suppressed the evidence Of
it. and finally the deliberate false
hood OF our Delegate in Congress,
is too large dose for the most ieno-
rant credulity. The medium through
which this malicious invention is
given TO the public in this section,
is worthy Of its source; newspa-
per devoted mainly to personal sean
dal, whose conductors delight in ev-
cry gossiping rumor calculated to
bring reputable people to their own
social level and force themselves
upon social recognition under the
penalty OF dragging others down to
their own social status by falsehood
and dctraction. No personal scau-
dal. however absurd Or improbable.
is ever ignored by them, and the
paper is distinguished chiefly for
the malice OF its inventions and the
poltroonery of its retractions under
constra:nt. 1t cannot affect the per-
sonal character Of Gov. Ferry. or
any. other gentleman in this commu-
Mtg but, as Territorial journal
may reflect suspicion upon the char
acter of our Chief Executive, where
he is not personally known.
, 1876-06-24

The Centennial CepnIfree for sup
plying fireworks on the / str'!. q !aly.
have awarded the contract Mr. Samuel
jackson. of Philadelphia, he Offering to
furnish two hundred distinct pieces of
fireworks for 80, 900, the limit of the
appropriation. The feature being an
allegorical temple. representing the rise
and progress of onr country. the center
of which will be formed by thirteen
columns, emblematlc of the original
States of the Union each colemn bearing
a shield inscribed with the name of the
State and date of admission into the
Union. The balance of pieces will be
chiefly of a patriotic and historical
character.
, 1876-06-24

Art received rather an awkward cri.i-
cism from free-and-ea-y yonng man
who recently met u sculptor in a social
circle, and addressed him thus :: !. Er
-er-sO you ar. the m,n err thni
makes er mud heads p And thi,
was the artists reply Er-er--not
all of 'em l didn't make yours
, 1876-06-24

Senators have their little idiosyn-
crasies like other mortals. a Wash
ington correspondent SAYS Senator
Thurman uses a red bandana hand
kerchief. and blows the loudest nose
in America. On one occasion Sen
ator Jones, of Nevada. who early in
life had been hrakesman on rail
road, dropped to sleep at his desk.
Senator Thurman. whose seat is
near the bonanza statesman, solemn
ly waved his red bandana, and gave
his nose terrific snort. The sleep
ing Senator sprang to his feet, and
seizing his desk commenced twisting
it with all his might. He after
wards explained that he thought
Thurman blow was an engine whis-
ting down brakes" and the red
handkerchief a signal of distress;
hence his twisting of the desk.
, 1876-06-24


A lot of students at the Fort Ed
ward IN. Y Institute the other
night, secured the old field piece
which has done duty in that town,
for the last hundred years, on all
Fourth of July celebrations. and
placing it directly in front of the In
stitute building, loaded it up to the
muzzle with powder and sod. A
rope was then attached to tie bell
on the Institute building, and all
being ready, shortly after midnight,
the gun was touched off and the be |
violently rung. The gun exploded.
flying into thousand pieces, smash
ing lots of glass in the vicinity and
soaring folks half to death.
BALTIMORE, June 10 Christian
Klet. aged II years. yesterday mur-
dered at McRea street. the daughter
of his employer. aged II residing
near Clermont mills. On confess
ing his crime. he was taken to a
neighboring tree and hauled up,
but being cut down he asked for a
gun to shoot himself. 1t was sug-
gested that he might as well hang
himself, when he Immediately
climbed the tree, placed the rope
around his neck, bid the company
good bye and dropped.
The manner in which notes are
counterfeited is thus described by
the Philadelphia Record g A paste
is prepared, upon which the note to
be reproduced is laid. and allow
to stand until clear impression o.
the finest lines are taken. The NE
is then removed. and the ot'5eil
time becomes almost as har | Il |
stone. An electrotype OF the "
preston is then taken. anlthe - -
are struck off. and are so :, !
that none but an expert can l...--
the fraud.
A Young lady's sentiments If it
was not good for Adam to live single
when tbt re was not woman on earth.
how very criminally guilty are old bach
elorS. with the world full Of pretty
slrl>.
AS Jesse Pomeroy, the boy
fiend, has not murdered any one
since he has been in Jail, the Boston
clergy are of the opinion that he
means to reform.
Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin. has
placed the NIquor license at five
milllon ooiiai wv and several
saloon-keepers t...
business.
LACoNNoR. W. t.
ish Columbia dispute
river ut >uinosI il
high water mark nint
still rising
, 1876-06-24

1t is said that the oldest church
edifce in America, except a Rom
ish church in St Augustine. is St
Luke's, Isle of Wight County, Vir-
ginia. about five miles from Smith
field. It was built as early as 1885,
and, after being roofless for a
century, the present roof was pnt on
somewhere about 1880 and 1895.
It is now used for worship. and the
grounds around it are used for bu-
rial. It's thick walls and high tower
are still strong.
OLD Ben Russell was once fairly
canght in his own trip. He was better
known AS old Major Pen Russell. and
being laet by his old friend Busby. he
was famiIiarly saluted by a hearty shake
of the hand and the words:
How do you do, old Ben Russell -
Come now." said Major Ben, I'll
not take that from you ; not a bit of it.
You are as old as am this minute "
Upon my word.' said Mr.. Busby,
"you are my senior by at least ten
years >
Not Mt all. friend Bnsby. and if you
please We will determine the question
very soon. Just tell ME W hat is the first
thing yon recollect.
" Well" said Bnsby. I" the first thing
l recollect was hearing people say,
There goes old Ben Russell ~
A Glasgow antiqnary recently visited
an old castle. and asked one of the villa
gers if he tnew anything of an old
story about the building. cay" said
the rustic. ''there was anither auld story
but it fell down lang syre.
In Philadelphia they have hardker-
chiefs with the Declaration OF Indepen>
dence printed on them in French Ger
man and English, so "
blow his
, 1876-06-24

LACoNNoR. W. T.
,sh Columbia dispntc
river mt >niucsI il a
high water mark nine
still rising.
, 1876-06-24

A Young lady's sentiments If it
was not good for Adam to live single
when there was not q woman on earth.
how very criminallv guilty are old bach
elor>. with the world full Of pretty
ylrl~.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1876-07-28
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AOtnc " OrAlnS IIAS9.-We can furnish ZOE
employment at which you maze very large paw
Ia your own localities, without being away from.
home over night. Agents wanted in every town
and county to take subscribers for The Centennial
Record. the largest publication In the United States
-l6 pages, 81 columns; Elegantly illustrated.
Terms 81 per y ar. Mhe Record is devoted to
whatever IL Of interest connected with the Centenui-
|al year. The Great Exhibition at Philadelphia ia
fully illustrated in detail. Everybody wantsit The
whole people feel great interest in their Countrys
Centennial Birthday. and want to know all about t.
Al elegant patriotic crayon drawing premium ri.t-
ute Is presented free Ia each subscriber It il ent-
tied, "In Remembrance Of the One Hundret1:h Ami
v.rsary Of the Independence Of tho United States.
Size, 23 by 30 inches Any one can become suc-
cessful agent. for but show the paper and picture
and hundreds Of subscribers easily obtained ev-
erywhere. There is no business that will pay like
this at present We have many agents who are
making as high as $40 per day and upwards. Now
is the time: don't delay. Remember it costs nnth--
ing to give the business trial. Send for our circu.
lars. terms and sample copy OF paper. which are
sent free to all who apply; do It to-day Complies
outfit free to those who decide to engage. Farmers
and mechanics, and their and daughters make
the very best Of agents. Address,
THE CENTENNIAL RECORD. Portland, Maine.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1876-07-28

MARSHAL PiS1iAM arrived from Ma.
lad. Oneida county las, evening bring.
ing with him Mormon named John
Eva,s, sentenced 10 ten years in the
penitentiary for killing one Wilcox
last October This is rather Singh
lar case, as Evans has always held
siuce his arrest last fall that he killed
Wilcox in self defence. When put
Oh the witness stand during the trial
he surprised his attorneys, McSsrs.
Higbcc and Huston, very much hy
adntt NJ tina; his first story was not
true. but that Wilcox came 10 his
honsc one evening and asked his wife
for him, whercupon he went on, and
shot Wilcox I'LL i,c was dead. The
strange part oi ihc affair is that if
Evans had held IT, his first story he
would have been acquitted, as there
was no witncsses-but murder will
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1876-07-28

SNAKE RIVER BoAr.-The new light
dranght boat for the Upper Columbia
river, building at Cello by the Oregon
Steam Navigation Company, will be
finished in sixty days. She will have
one of the best hulls ever built in this
State, the lumber being choice selec-
ton Of Puget Sound manufacture.
Her engines will be Of sixteen inch
bore and six feet stroke, giving her
ample power. The boat will he $50
feet long and SO feet bcam-similar in
size, style and machinery to the steam
or Orient, now running on the Will
lamette river.-Dalles Mountaineer.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1876-07-28

The effects of the hot weather are
painfully apparent in the mortality
lists for the past week. TM number
Of deaths in this city, seven hundred
and seventy-scven, is greater than du-
ring any previous week since 1872,
and quite one.hall of the deaths arc di.
rcc'ly traccahle. and many more, no
doubt, indirectly. to the prolonged
heat. The same effect is shown in
New York, whcV the number of
deaths was nearly fifty per cent. great.
or than during the previous week, and
greater in proportion to the population
than in this city, where the compare
lively comfortable homes Of our work.
ing people, and the absence of over
crowding, except among the very
poor, secure some degree of immunity
from the plaques of midsummer
Philadelphia Times.
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:: FRIDAY, JULY as, 1876.
,postnmce Hours.

~ week days, until further notice,
Dnnn .st,;ce will be kept open from seven
y s au from halfpast twelve to one,
~ MONEY ORDER BUSINESS.
,ronev Order office will not be
Ing % = ali on Sundays; and no Money
0lpened, :. will be transacted OH Sat
On ,ss.s after afler four o'clock P. N:
urdsys @' s. G. SILSBY,
r;,r Dcc. g. 1875. Postmaster.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1876-07-28

THE STAR RANCH RACES, near Placeryille. IN .
Boise County. will commence on the Goth Of Au-~-
gust and continue five days.
PROGRAMME:
First Day.
Single dash of one mile free for all. (except Ia
rona.l Purse. 500.
SECOND RAcE-sAME DAY.
Single dash of half mile. free for two year ODDS.
Second Day.
Single dash of mile free to all three wear oe .
Idaho colts. Purse SIS.
One quarter Of q mile, free for all. Purse. sos.
Third Day.
Half mile heats. three best in five, for namets
Owens. Woiords sorrel horse Billy B Primes
Wake Up Jake. Mingo. Boards Lindsey. Learys
gray Filiy. Purse. $780,
Fourth Day.
Single dash Of mile free for all two wear Ola
colts. Purse. 500. First horse SIS. Second horse
$2I.
Fifth. Day.
Mile heats. three best in five, free for all. Purse
$3.50. FIRST horse, $780, Second horse $50
In the above purses 1t requires three or mora r.,
enter, and two or more to start.
Ten per cent. entrance.
The races will be run to the rules of the Joctev
Club.
l. H. Mc1Rv1s,
- President
I. ". Garrett. Secretary.
RS-The track is in splendid condition. and ever~
man will have fair chance for his money proyi
ing he has the fastest horse
Ample accommodations for horses on the track
BAkLE LEARY.
Leoeee0