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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-06-22

The REPORTED RUPTURE of the amicable
relations between the President and Stanley
Matthews would not appear to be borne out by
the facts. Senator Matthews called on the
President to-day and had long interview
with him. He has also been at the White
House nearly every day for the past week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-06-22

SPEAKER RANDALL CORRECTs A SENSA-
TIONAL STORY.-Speaker Randall to-day sent
the following correction to the Post of a state
ment published in that paper this morning:
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, J
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-06-22
The IrinIc Apron..a..
What the Czar Agrees To.

A bordeaux, France. dispatch states that the
snip carpenters there are on a strike. The
police have destroyed a number Of inilamma-
tory placaTdS
The New York herald., 1878-09-27

NrEW SUNDAY LINE TO BOSTON,
commencing SUNDAY, September 20,
and daily thereafter will leave pior 40 North
River Norwich Line pier), nt p. NJ,
FOR BOSTON. VIA ALLYY's POINT
The New York herald., 1878-09-27

WEST POINT OR NEwBCRG DAILY (ExcEpr
w sundays See day line Advertisements rem ain A
West Point hours Newbprg nearly two honrs dae ~
New York st 80.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1878-11-22

Lovely woman, if thou wouldst al
ways be lovely, listen to the counsel
of the Comtesse dc Bassanville in the
Almanach du Saroiy- Tue. "When
you are past twenty-five" she says,
never let more than five or six hours
pass without closing your eyes for a
short time-say ten minutes; not nee
essarily to sleep, but to repose the
muscles of the eyes" Every move.
ment and play of the face nece ,sarilv
tends to fatigue these muscles-wheth.
er it be a smile or The expression of
surprise or of fixed action. The clos.
ing of the eyelids at intervals is there
fore recommended as beauty rest"
The muscles. reposed, lose their ten.
dency to that nervous contraction
which translates itself into wrinkles.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1878-11-22

One of the most remarkable men %;
South America died on October It'll in
the Republic of Colombia-GeneraI T.
c. Mosqnera at the ripe age OF oigh-
ty years. lie was conspicuous mil
itary leader in the revolution of the
Columbians against Spanish despot-
ism, and after the independence of
that state had been established. be-
came equally celebrated as a politi-
clan. Indeed, lie we'll meriicd the
name of statesman He had much 10
do with the building of the Panama
railroad encouraged the education of
the people. instituted many public re-
forms, and divorced Church aud State
in that Republic. All his sympathies
were on the side o! freedom aud prog
ress, and he possessed abilities wor-
thy of wider field. His measures
were not always Gentle, but were in
variably effective. He participated
actively in public affairs until few
months preceding his death.-rS. +
Chronicle.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1878-11-22
The Paris Exposition was finally
closed on the 10th instant.

The present year is a memorable
one in the development of the Russian
navy. One hundred torpedo boats
and numerous cruisers have been CON
structed. Three clipper steamers have
been launched, four steamers have
been bought in America, and two iron
clads are on the point Of completion
Several ironclads also have been late
ly launched, but have not received
their ornaments To these four cruis
ers have been added by private sub
scription.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1878-11-22

RECENT borings made in different
parts of North Germany have proved
beyond denial that the assertion made
by several eminent geologists, that q
mighty deposit of salt stretches from
the Lueneberger Heide to the coast Of
the Baltic, is perfectly correct. The
deposit begins near Lueneberg, passes
underneath the Elbe, and extends right
across the Grand Duchy of MeckIen-
burg. Another branch goes in the di-
rection of the Duchy of HoIstcin, via
Legeberg to Elmshorn and Heide.
Behring'S made at LuebtLcen, near
Hagenow, by order of the Mecklen-
burg Government, have now reached
a depth Of 400 meters; the basis, how
ever, is not Jet reached.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1878-11-22
FISHING EXTRAORDINARY.

Vice.Consul Gardner, in his trade
report on Poti, gives an account OF an
ingenious method by which sturgeon
are captured by fishermen at the
mouth of the river Rhion during tho
spring and summer. The process, he
says, is simple in the extreme. yet diff
ficult to describe and hard to believe
A strong line or lanyard about 100
feet in length, with short lines at
tached at distance of six feet apart,
and having large hook at the end,
very sharp but barbless; small
gourd is fastened to the back of each
hook to keep ii floating point down
wards; these lines, hooks and gourds
are neatly arranged OF the gunwale of
a dugout, or boat made from single
log, and run out quickly across the
river, and are visited morning and
evening. If sturgeon in its passage
down to the sea, is pricked ever SO
slightly by one of the hooks, it re-
mains stationery, without struggling,
or making an attempt TO escape. The
fisherman on reaching his lines care
fully overhauls them, and on finding
fish strikes it with his gaff, passes
rope through its giIls and tows it be-
hind his dugout to the shore. If the
fish is not mortally wounded, it is fas-
tened to a post on the river side, OPP
posite the fisherman's cottage, where
it remains alive until purchaser ar
rives These fish vary in weight
from sc pounds to 2l6 pounds. reallz,
ing Cd. per pound; the caviare OBJ
tanned from the female selling at IS.
per pound Gray mullet are also
caught in a rather unsportsmanlikc
fashion, but in considerable quantities,
by floating mats made of reeds, fifty
feet long by five feet to ten feet broad,
on the surface Of the sea, in bright,
fine weather. When the mullet in
swimming reach the shade occasioned
by the mat. and are taken by the fish
erman waiting in his boat 10 receive
them.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1878-11-22
The Garden Spider.

The writer has often tested the In
telligence and perseverance of the &c
ometrical spider by the following. il
must be admitted, aggravating expert
ment: Taking a piece of paper and
rolling it between bis fingers, he has
thrown it into the web, taking care
that it is not heavier than the weight
! of fly. The spider runs along with
alacrity toward his supposed prey,
and soon discovering its unpalatable
nature, carefully disentangles it, ard
drops it clear of the web to the
ground, by stretching out his first
pair of legs, just as human being
might reach out his arm. He then re-
turns to his place III the center, and
in moment or so piece of paper is
thrown into another part of the web
The spider acts as before, and will do
so, without much variati IN, few
times. The fifth or sixth time he
rushes at the paper with an evidence
of anger, or runs an inch or two along
the strands as if enraged, and then
briskly back again; pauses a moment
or so, as if to recover his equanimity,
and then again carefully disentangles
the paper. All these movements,
from the evident feeling and intelli-
gence shown, are full of interest to
the observer of nature, and they are
sufficiently varied in individuals to
make the experiment worth trying any
number of times. Occasionally, for
example, the spider, after he has been
deceived few times, will stretch out
all his feet upon the strands, without
moving from his place, and shake his
web angrily, or he will jerk the pa
per ont much as one might FLIP 1t
away from between the finger aud
thumb, with a derisive sharpness, very
significant of passion After a while
the spider will give up attacking his |
supposed prey.
Throw in dozen or twenty bits of
paper, and he will remain passive, but
give up your sport anil retire for five
Dr. ten minutes, and you will again sec
him bosiIy at work, going from piece
TO piece until the entire web is free
The Naturalist
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1878-11-22

Gov. THAYER, of Oregon, has is
sued the following thanksgiving proc
lamation, which is the shortest we
have seen this year: Through a
sense of gratitude for the many bene-
fits and blessings enjoyed by the peo-
pie of this State during the past year,
and in compliance with veneratcd
custom, hereby appoint Thursday,
the 2Sth day of the present month, as
a day Of Thanksgiving"
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1878-11-22
MUZZIING THE PRESS.
City Of Cabul.
kilograms

Cabul, the present capital of AZ
ghauis,an, suffered a temporary eclipse
in the middle of the last century
through the rise of its southern rival,
kandahar. The latter, founded in
1854 10y Shah Ahmed, the greatest Of
Afghan sovereigns, rapidly grew into
one Of the largest and most flourish,
ing cities of the kingdom; but ON It's
founders death, in 1872. his efie.ninate
son Tinour transferred tho seat of
Government TO Cabul. where II has re-
manned ever since 1t must be owned
that this dignity is fully meritcd.
Standing upon the river of the same
name in the midst OF wide plain Dor
dered 10y low hills and dotted with
countless villages. the Afghan mctrop-
oils has a striking picturesqueness Of
aspect, heightened hy innumerable
gardens which are the prominent feat.
IRE Of every Asiatic city from fash.
kend t. Damascus The houses are Of
wood, but much ncatcr aud more com
than is usual in Eastern
towns. The great bazaar and several |
Of the public buildings are of essen.
TALLY modern construction. thanks to
the partial demolition of the place by
the English in October, 1912; but it
possesses one splendid monument of
in the tomb OF the Emperor
Baber, the founder Of the Mogul dy-
nasty of India. Its climate is sur
Drisingly healthy on the whole, al
hough the great difference of the tenn
oerature between day and night ex-
poses foreigners 10 the risk of fever
md ophthalmia. From n military
'oint oil view again, It's position,
which may be compared with that of .
sophia, in Western Turkey, is admi-
able for all purposes of defense.
Placed at the intersection Of the four s
.reat roads leading to Koondooz, He- {
at, Peshawur and Kandahar. it is I
rejected on the north by the SHOWS. |
t the Hindoo koosh, and on the south t
asst by the westernmost spur of the G
uleimaun range, while the more prac S
cable approach from the southwest J
commanded by the impregnable =
'rtress of Ghizni, tho Afghan Gibral- a
lr, whose capture in lS4l was only v
ccomplished by treachery. In
ord, Cabul needs nothing but a more
,mplete system OF ratification to
axe it one of the strongest places in
cntral Asia.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1878-11-22

Two THOUSAND fonr hundred and for
ty-eight meek and inoffeusive" Mon.
golians were convicted of crimes aud
misdcmeanors in San Francisco du.
ring the past year. Tie whole num-
Der of Chinese in that city is $4,000,
and there are now ia in the city
prison and l54 in the county Jail.
These facts ought TO be sufficient to
convince lovers of the Heather that
Congress ought to do something to
retard their further immigration.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1878-11-22
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
on rHE VERGE oF HosrIL1rIEs.

LONDON, November 16th-Indian
newspapers state that all the camels
arriving at Quettah are detained, to
be used in the advance If necessary.
All officers on leave have been finally
recalled. The COMMANDMENT Chief,
who is at Rawalpindes, appears to be
certain that hostilities will commence
on the goth instant The Aneer has
withdrawn two regiments from Can
dahar, aud ordered The Governor OF
Pisheen valley, near Qucttah, not to
resist the British advance.
THE AFGHANs MAssING THEIR TROOPS.
LONDON, November l6th.-A dis
patch from Thull states that the At
ghans are rapidly massing on the hills
commanding the Ghuztec and Cabul
roads.
bhIlIcn ASNEs<AAilc-N - hCtOS'~D'
LONDON, November l6th.-The Post
predicts that the rectification of the
northwestern frontier of India, desired
by the British Government, will be
found to consist in a permanent occu-
patton of Quettah and Jellalabad, with
the establishment of British residents
in Cobul, Candahar aud Herat.
MUZZIING THE PRESS.
BOMBAY, November l5th.-A dis.
patch to the Times Of India from Ko-
hat says: The Government at Simla
has issued stringent orders to militia
ry commanders 10 suppress all press
kilograms.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1878-11-22

IT is said that the Government will
pay the fishery awards to Great Brit
ain, as Lord Salisbury's letter to Sec
rotary Evarts is highly satisfactory.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1878-11-22

A DIspATH from Berlin states that l02
societies, 26 newspapers and SO books
have been prohibited since the pro-
mitigation of tie new Socialist law.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1878-11-22

OTERo, Republican candidate for
Delegate to Congress from New Next
co. is elected by about three hundred
majority.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1878-11-22
OUR CABIN ON THE BAR.


The following verses were writes
for and published in the WORLD il
January, 1865. By request of severa
persons we reprint it.
From stranger dwellings distant wide,
Mid sturdy, towering pines,
here thick stand cabins side by side,
Now DER the golden mines
Scarce two moons since, in coy retreat
Far from the crowd and jar,
We reared in wood, retirement sweet,
Our cabin on the bar.
And from our six-paned window here,
Overlooking vale and town,
We watch IN moonlight calm and clear,
The dancing stars 60 down;
All crested DER with silver dew,
High heav'nward shining far,
Proud mountein tops look down to view
Our cabin on the bar
Far, far removed from older friends,
Wide desert plains between,
Rude strangeness here, enchantment lends
The rugged mountain scene;
Though long loved ones do never rove
To cheer us here afar,
Strange though it seem, indeed we love
Our cabin on the bar.
Our genial replace blowing bright
Lights no vindictive sheet
All reeking with invective blight,
Our saddened gaze to meet;
All teeming with envenomed taunt,
And tales of brothers war;
Malignant papers rarely haunt
Our cabin on the bar.
Here sit we by our fireside light,
In savage peaceful cline,
Far from the enlighted Christian fight,
The beauty O. of the time;
Highwaymen ne'er with civil gun
To drag Us off to war
Demand our cash or life, within
Our cabin on the bar.
Fresh, steaming dailies never come,
Crammed with conflicting lies,
To fret us in our mountain home,
Meath Idahoan skies;
OF barb'rOus men, bedyed in sin,
Who hated bloody war,
Fer peace were treason, we read, in
Our cabin on the bar.
When new-made friends do gather near
Our footlight's gladstone ray,
With orient tales of homeland cheer,
At quiet close Of day;
Each in his turn, his yarn to spin,
Like some seataring tar,
Loud rings the merry laughter in
Our cabin on the bar
With al arranged for bachy ease,
Apartments all combined,
Where starch conventionalities
Their elements ne'er find
House work done up'with sighting strike
Or things pitched here and thar"
We wonder, would our sweethearts like
Our cabin on the bar?
When we our wayward footsteps turn
Homeward, in future years,
To quiet anxious friends concern,
Mid joyful smiles and tears,
Our lingering thoughts will often dwell
Where we now musing are,
Wen eveTmoFe- remember well
Our cabin the bar. A J.
Buena Vista Bar, l. T., Jan II, 1863
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1878-11-22
Paternal Government

Colonel Ingcrsoll says he keeps 4
pocket book in an open drawer, and
his children q 20 and help themselves
to money whenever they want it
They cat when they want to aud what
they want to. They may sleep all
day if they choose, and situp all night
if they desire. | don't cocrce them.
| never punish, never scold. They
buy their own clothes and arc masters
of themselves" II the people want a
paternaI Government they ought to
eject Bob President. Just think Of
pocket-book always on tap 1t beats
all the other ideas.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-08-09
ABOUT THE NEW OPERA HOUSE.

Laycock is doing his work with great care
proscenium arch 1t will be very neat and
attractive, with the Union arms III the middle.
The house-painters are painting the wood
work of the proscenium boxes, also second
coating the stairways, etc. That ventilator
in the center of the ceiling might be a good
deal less ornamental, no doubt; but inasmuch
rs it was painted in advance of the other dec
orative work, it threatens to be somewhat in
harmonious in coloring. May We not hope
that when the building ID offered to the pub
lie as in readiness for the expectant eye of the
graceful, the attractive and the artistic, that
center-piece, so conspicuous and so directly
IN the line of vision to those who sit in the cir
Gle, may be more in keeping with the tinting
and shading Of the other parts Of the house!
The design is not bad nor the lines without
grace; but the color is very unfortunate.
Such thing should be bright, starry, radiant
This, We fear is gloomy and not brilliant,
somber and not cheerful Mr. Laycock is
working with great industry and with de-
termination to show some sample work
working for a name, in fact. Some excellent
scenery will be the result, no doubt--and
pleasing scenic effects are half the battle in
the affairs of the stage. Mr.. Cook, the very
careful and painstaking builder, is finishing
che seats in the circle These will be COM
nodious and comfortably and admirably adap-
ted to the graceful curvatures of the circle
itself. The house promises to be splendid
auccesS throughout.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-08-09

! Doc POISONING A MIsDEMEANoR. Under
our statutes the poisoning of dogs is a serious
effense Says the statute: Every person
who shall willfully administer any poison to
any cattle or domestic animal, or maliciously
expose any poisonous substance with the in
tent that the same shall be taken or swal-
lowed by any cattle or domestic animal, shall,
on conviction, be punished by imprisonment
in the State Prison not less than one year
nor exceeding three years, or by fine not ex-
ceeding $500, or by both such fine and I'M
imprisonment.
EXCURSION The Carson Brass Band will
make an excursion trip around Lake Tahoe
on Sunday next. All friends Who can pay
their passage on stage and steamer are in
yitcd.
Two SISTERS of Charity left here on the
Bode stage yesterday morning for Aurora
and Bodie, which points they visit with a
view to establishing one or more schools there.
MOVING THEIR MnL.-Hobart, Marlette
& Co. are moving their mill from the vicinity
of Lake Narlette to Symonds ravine, where
they will cut 1900, 900 feet of lumber.
Mr.. Richard Lambert, Washington CORES
pendent of the San Francisco Post, was on
the lightning train last evening, bound for
Washington and adjacent parts.
Assessor PIxLEY has returned from the
wood camps in the mountains, where he has
been collecting poll taxes for the past few
days
The thermometer for the past few weeks
indicates that there is hell, Beecher and
Ingersoll to the contrary, notwithstanding.
The White House has closed as a boarding
establishment, and hereafter will be conduct
ed on lodging house principles only.
Mr.. FRANK KILDAY, the popular actor, left
here on the train last evening, bound for the
Atlantic seaboard.
S. B. SEGUR, Superintendent of the Succor
mine, came down from Slippery Gulch yester-
day.
G. w. BRYANT, Meter and Refner Of the
Mint, is rusticating at Lake Tahoe.
MINT Superintendent Crawford is afflicted
with the cholera morbus.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-08-09
NYE VS.. LINCOLN.
A POEM ON THE CRAWFORD PLAN.

POEM ON rHB CRAWFORD PLAN.
There once did live candidate
All on the Comstock lode
4 candidate for Governor
And he WAS widely knowed.
There were some Black Republicans
Who lived way out in Eye,
And they did choose five delegates
For the sweet bye-and bye.
And when this candidate was told
About these delegates.
He swore that Eye had been Sulldosed
By other candidates.
He uttered cries Of agony:
Cried "outrage," "fraud" and "steal;"
And swore the people had not had
A fair and honest deal
But when the men Of Lincoln did
What had been done in Nye--
All for this self-same candidate
He opened wide his eye
And saw az candidates have seen
And candidates can see,
The difference which Tweedledun
Maintains with Tweedledee.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-08-09
THE STOCK EXCITEMENT.

The Chronicle Of last evening referring to
the prevailing stock excitement says 1.-The
mining excitement on the streets still con-
tinues, the chief point of interest being the
new developments in the Sierra Nevada and
Union Consolidated. Johnny Skae, President
of the Sierra Nevada Company, who is at
present in town, was buttonholed every ten
steps on the street by some friend anxious to
ascertain how things looked at the mine, and
whether it would be best to hold on or sell
out.
Various rumors are flying about, the bears
declaring that the ore body was not what it
at first promised, while the bulls took the
ground that large dealers were determined to
in and then run is up to high figure. There
were not 80 many buyers to-day as yesterday,
when the stock was up in the thirties, and
many holders who refused to sell out yester-
day morning closed out to-day at lower prices
The anxiety of dealers was manifest from
the fact that they were unable to wait until
the regular stock list appeared in the windows
of the brokers' offices, but crowded around
the instrument inside, struggling to read the
report az it was reeled off the machine
The market all day has been feverish and
uncertain the shrewdest operators being
evidently at a loss as to what course leading
stocks will take.
They DOUBT HER.-Somehow they are
not satisfied with Miss Kate Lorences' walk
ing in Virginia City. The Chronicle reports
as follows: "There has been considerable
talk over the matter, and so far no one seems
10 have taken the trouble to settle the dispute
by actual measurement. The following tg-
ures, however, will show exactly how near
Miss Lorence came to accomplishing her 100
miles National Guard Hall Is 90 feet long
by 40 wide Thus by following the VAIN
scoting it is just 200 feet around the room.
Miss Lorenzo walked several feet inside the
Tainscoting, Rugged the line of chairs in the
middle of the room closely and rounded the
corners in snch way as to save considerable
distance, By actual measurement her course
was 16O feet, and she was allowed 26 laps to
the mile; 26 feet multiplied by 160 makes
4,l6O Now mile contains 5 ,28O feet, and
it is clear Miss Lorence's mile was l ,12O feet
short. Thus, in 100 miles she would be
jus. 49, 900 feet short, which is in all 81
miles and AGO feet, in "a hours and As
minutes.
THE stock market, with few exceptions,
is still on the rise.
The Columbus journal., 1878-12-18
The kearney 60. Butchery.

The Omaha Bee gives the follow
ing particulars of the murder of
Mrs. Harrison and her three chill
dren:
at is believed that this family
were murdered by a man named
S. d. Richards i'm order to obtain
possession of span of mules, some
grain and q homestead claim.
Mrs. Harlson's head was smashed
with a smoothing iron; also, one
child killed with the same instru-
ment. One was taken by the heels
aud bad its brains dashed out against
the floor. The third child was
kicked to death.
Still another murder was commit
ted in Kearney county, the victim
being Peter Anderson, who lived
about five miles from Mrs. Harl-
sons place.
He was found dead i'm the cellar
of his house, under coal pile. 1t
is thought the deed was done by the
same party. He was pounded on
the head with a hammer, and was
killed for little money he had
with him at the time"