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Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-11-19

MCKINNEY ELECTED. - The Reveille of
Saturday informs us as follows of the election
of Hon. d. c. Mckinney:
The dispatch from Belmont, last evening,
announcing D. c. McKenney elected District
Judge by twenty majority, We infer
means that all the returns were III at the time
the telegram sent, and in all probability
such was the case, as yesterday was the tenth
day after the election, the limit fixed by law
CHANGED HANDS Judge Scott retires from
the Battle Mountain Messenger, and is sue
ceeded by John Sterling and ". w. Robins.
A bright and breezy little paper, that.
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DE ED.

DIED.
In Carson, November IL 1878, George ellison, eldest
OF Mr. and Mrs. George Gibson aged years, months
and days.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-11-19

ANOTHER CORRECTION. In our Sunday ed
storial We intended to say something about a
festiferous perihelon; but the religious com
pcsitor who tackled the phrase made ''per-
= lection of that Greek derivatve and left us
in the slums of despair and the pits of nco
bersucy He is no more.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-11-19

OyYtcE On Carson street in the brick building next
south Of the Ormsby House. aulff
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1878-05-24
The Antecedents of Disease.

Among the antecedents of disease are
inertness in the circulation of the blood,
an unnaturally attenuated condition OF
the physique, indicating that the life cur
rent is deficient in nuritive properties, a
wan. haggard look, inability to digest the
food, loss of appetite, sleep and strength,
and sensation of unnatural languor. All
these may be regarded as among the in
dicia of approaching disease, which will
eventually attack the system and overthrow
it. if it is not built up and fortified in ad-
vance. Invigorate, then, without loss OF
time, making choice of the greatest Vi
talizing agent extant, Hostetters Stomach
Bitters, an elixir which has given health
and vigor to myriads of the sick and de
bilitated, which is ayouched by physicians
and analysts to be pure as well as ettec-
tive, which is immensely popular in this
country, and extensively used abroad, and
which has been for years past one of the
leading medicinal staples of America.
April 5, 1878.
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WORLD.

Price, So to subscribers in the Terrific.
and 1926 when sent out of the TerritOry
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PLAIN, OR IN coLoRs,

=. And at priess 10 per soat. below
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NOTICE U. S. INTERNAL-REvENUE sPS-
CIAL TAXES.

Under the Revised Statutes of the Unit
ed States, Sections 1882, 1927, 1898, and
3239, every person engaged in any bust
ness, avocatlon, or employment, which
renders him liable to a special tax, is re-
quired to PROCURE AND PLACE AND KEEP
CONSCIOUSLY IN his ESTABLISHMENT OR
PLACE OF BUSINESS STAMP denoting the
payment of said special tax for the special
tax year beginning May 1, 1878. Section
3244 Revised Statutes, designates who are
liable to special tax. A return, as pre-
scribed on Form II, is also REQUIRED BY
LAW of every person liable to special tax
as above. SEVERE PENALTIES are pre-
scribed fer noncompliance with the fore
going requirements, or for continuing in
business after April 30, 1873, without pay
ment of tax.
Application should be made to Austin
Savage, Collector Of Internal Revenue, at
Boise City.
March Is, 187S4w.
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A Smart Indian.

There is an Indian gentleman about
town who apes the airs of his white
brethren to great extent. This
morning he met a state official and
this reporter, and sticking out his
brown paw, said: Hello, old man.
how goes?0 His hand not being ac-
cepted, he turned away 10 disgust
making the remark: Heap damn
smart; bime by min catchum VOTE
rive white man he'll" Even the abo-
riginal American knows what hand
shaking time means-[Carson City
Tribune.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1878-05-24

NJ. CYoN asserts that the eighth
pair of cerebral nerves contains two
pairs of nerves of quite distinct
senses; first, the auditory nerve, and
second, the "space nerve" to which
we are indebted for our ideas OF
length, breadth and thickness.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1878-05-24

THERE are now sc cafe concerts in
Paris and l6 in the suburbs, and lis
musical societies in Paris and 80 in
the suburbs.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1878-05-24
Notice.

The following warrants will be paid ont
of the Current Expense Fund on presenta.
ton at my office:
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purposes.
WYE OFFER OUR GOODS AT PRICES TO SUIT
Wv the times and Warrant satisfaction. Those
in need CT anything in our line, please give us q
cali. O'esrs by nail or that may be lett with R. C..
Adelmai.L. at Lemp's saloon, will have prompt
attention.
Factory on Tenth street, between Main and Grove.
Boise City. Nay s.77-G
The Benton record., 1878-06-14

article of property-insures to an Arab
horse good treatment at the hands Of
his owner. But Arab horses do not com
monty enter tents, nor play with women
and children; nor, in general way, do
they share the family meal, nor are they
habitually kissed and cried over, as the
imagination of some writer has suggest
ed. An Arab riding for life has, indeed,
been known to give his only morsel of
bread to his horse rather than eat IT him
self-an act in which selfpreservation had
as large share as affection. Lastly, the
standing prohibition of horse-selling from
Nejd has really nothing more romantic in
it than narrow minded application of the
principles Of protective monopoly; in 9TH
er cases, reluctance to conclude bargain
simply indicates that the offer made was
insufficient.
The Benton record., 1878-06-14
An Affecting Anecdote.

On one of the many bridges in Ghent
stand two brazen images Of father and
son, who obtained this distinguished mark
of the admiration of their fellow citizens
by the following incidents:
Both the father and son were, for some
offence against the State, condemned to
die. Some favorable circumstances ap-
pearing on the side Of the son, he was
granted a remission Of his sentence, under
certain provisions; in short he was offered
pardon on most cruel and barberous
condition-namelT that he would become
the executioner of his father He at first
resolutely refused to preserve his life BY
means SO fatal and detestable. This is
not to be wondered at, for let US hope, for
the honor of our nature, that there are
very few sons who would not have spurned
with adherence life sustained on condi
tions SO horrid and unnatural. The son,
though long inhexible, was at length over
come by the tears and entreaties of a fond
father, who represented to him that, at all
events his (the father's) life was forfeited,
and that it would be the greatest possible
consolation for him in his last moments
to know that in his death he was the in
strument of his sons preservation. The
youth consented to adopt the horrible
means of recovering his life and liberty,
he lifted the axe-but as it was about to
fall, his arm sunk nerveless, and the axe
dropped from his hand. Had he as many
lives as hairs he could have yielded them
all, ore OTTER another, rather than again
conceive, much less perpetrate such m
act. Life, liberty, everything vanished
before the dearer interests of flial affec-
rion; he fell upon his fathers neck, and
embracing him, triurnphantly exclaimed:
"My father we die together!" and
then called for another executioner to full
fill the sentence of the law.
Hard must thei hearts indeed be-be-
ref of every sentiment of virtue, every SEN
sation Of fhumanity-who could stand in
sensible spectators Of such scene. A
sudden peal Of involuntary applause,
mixed with means and sighs, rent the air.
The execution was suspended, and on a
simple mention of the transaction to the
authorities, both were pardoned. High
rewards and honors were conferred on the
son, and finally these two admirable bra
zen images we're raised to commemorate
transaction SO honorable to human ma
ture, and transmit it to the instruction and
emulation of posterity. The statue reT-
resents the son in the very act Of letting
fall the axe.
The Benton record., 1878-06-14
A Man Who Was Hanged.

A gray-hailed and decrepit prisoner ar
rived here from the West Thurday nightin
charge Of Detective R. 4. Kineade, Of OF
ney, H., and J. Stone, ex Sheriff of Put
nam County, Ind. The old man was lodg-
ed in the city Jail, and last evening he re.
sumed his journey toward Perryyille, Boyle
County, Kentucky, where be is wanted for
having murdered an old and helpless
lady, in cold blood on the night Of the 18th
day Of April, twelve years ago.
In 1866 John Taylor lived near Danville,
KY, and enjoyed the luxuries Of good
health, little care, fair means Of living,
and large family. His son, William Tay-
lor, was indicted by the Grand Jury Of
Boyle County for robbing country dwell
ing and stealing some goods. One Of the
principal witnesses in his case was Mrs.
Bolton, a widow, who lived in farm house,
with no other companion than little
grand daughter. On the morning Of the
18th of April, thatyear, the old lady was
found dead in her bed, with b bullet hole
in her head and the bedclothes drenehed
with blood. At first the horror seemed
likely to remain mystery, till the little
grand daughter, whom fright for long
time rendered mute, said that she awoke
about u O'Clock the night before, and saw
two men in the room whom she readily re-
cognized as John Taylor and his son vii
liam. She knew their presence meant
mischief, and she quietly covered herself
up with the bedclothes. She heard the
rife shot that killed her grandmother, but
was paralyzed, and 50 gave no sign. The
men did not discover her.
At orce the father and son were placed
under arrest. The prisoners were taken
from the officers, carried to the woods,
and hung to a tree. The crowd remained
only long enough I'd complete their work,
as they supposed. By some agency-pos-
sibly through ! defect in the rope-the old
man was allowed to fall to the ground
shortly after the mob left, and there he lay
for several hours. He finally recovered
the use of his limbs, but not of his mind,
and wenta wandering. He was recaptnr-
ed and escaped. He made for Illinois and
found safety in the swamps Of Egypt for
nearly year. Thence he went to Cooper
The Benton record., 1878-06-14
The Arab Steed.

4 writer says of the Arab horse !:
Reared under an open shed, and early
habituated to the sight Of man, to the
sound and glitter Of weapons and to all
the accessories of human life, the colt
grows up free from vice or timidity, and
even requires a degree ofintelligence that
surprises a stranger. Barley and dates
are the chief provender; but the grass of
the pasture grounds, in the selection Of
which much care is taken, is the ordinary
nourishment of an Arabian horse. Of
water the allowance is always purposely
scant. A good Nejdee horse win capter
four-and twenty hours in summer time,
and eight-and forty in winter without once
requiring drink. Raw meat, dried, is
occasionally given in small quantities
when extra exertion is required; lucerne
grass is employed for lowering the tone.
Geldings are very rare. The color that
most frequently occurs is gray; then
comes the chestnut then white and sorrel;
mottled gray and black are now and then
to be found dark bay never.
Colts are ridden early-too early, in
deed-in their third, or even second year,
and are soon broken into steady walk or
canter, and to the ambling pace which il
the special favorte with Arab riders. Rae
ing, an arab amusement since time i'm
memorial, and the game Of ierzed," " i
kind of tournament or mock fight, with
blunt palm sticks, highly popular through
out the peninsula, complete the training
as to wind and pace. Saddles are seldom
used III Nejd, and surups never; but both
are occasionally used in Hijaz and Ye-
man. So it is with bits-the place Of
which is taken IN Ndd By halter ropes,
the real guidance Of The animal being a.
most wholly effected b. the pressure Of
the riders leg or knee. Shoes, 100, are
of rare oecurance, nor are they needed
in the light, sand-mixed soil Of the central
provinces. On the other hand, the hoofs
are often rubbed with grease, to counter
act the dying effects Of the heated
ground.
OF all the niceties Of grooming, docking
and clipping excepted, the Arabs are mas
ters; and their natural kindness to ami
The Benton record., 1878-06-14
Telling Fortunes.

1t seems singular that in these enlight-
ened days there should exist people who
believe in fortune telling; but that many
such credulous fools do live and have their
being is proved beycnd 1oubt by the ex-
isteDce of hundreds of men and women
who earn a handsome competence by pre-
dieting the future. It is only a certain
class of people who desire to have their
fortunes told. A married woman whose
husband IS true to her, never tries ito
speer her fortune" unless she has lost
money or spoons. A girl, who knows just
what her beau's intentions arc, loses her
interest in sorcery. But let woman's
heart be troubled, let her believe her lover
false, or long for the young prince who
comes not, or have doubts of her "worsGr
half" then, according to her position in
society, does she seek the prophetic Mrs.
Swasher, who keeps pack greasy cards
IN her pocket, IN some fourth-story back
room, to seek the secrets of destiny Is it
any wonder that she goes home trembling,
with visions ofa ''dark-haired gentleman,
with his heart toward you; but, my dear,
I'm sorry to say a light-haired rival be-
twixt you, troubling her soul? Or with
awe-stricken remembrance of some awful
utterance concerning "spirits once united
now torn asunder!2 Stay at home and
read your own fortune; tits easy enough to
do 50 ifyou have The proper clues: First,
desire often amounts to prophecy; what
you want most you generally have. See
ondly. nature. not only prompts our long
ings, but works for their attainment
Thirdly, what you have done in the past
you will do in the future; it will be only
the old tune with variations. And, fourth
ly, certain philosopher declares that il
you really, earnestly wish for anything,
you may sit on arock in the middle Of the
sea and wait, for that thing will come to
you at last. This is rather a far-fetched
idea; but it illustrates the power Of the vii
over events which concern yourselves.
The Benton record., 1878-06-14

A man in the northern part of the prov
ince of Rio Janeiro has confessed upon his
deathJed that he was the real author Of the
murder of family of eight persons in
1852, for which a wealthy planter, BY name
Motta Coqueiro, and three of his slaves
we're executed in 1856. The house in
which the victims lived was set on fire
after the crime had been committed. sus-
picion having fixed itself on Motta Co
queiro, he and three of his slaves were
brought to trial, The evidence was weak
but so strong was the feeling against the
planter that the jury found him guilty, and
the Court of Relation at Rio confirmed the
sentence Of death. He and his friends
strenuously asserted his innocence, and
when it was found hopeless 10 obtain his
acquittal, every possible effort was made
to induce the Emperor to grant him a
pardon. 1t is even said that sums of $3.50
600 were promised to persons around the
Empress to induce them to enlist her sym
pathies on behalf Of the condemned man,
and thus, by means Of her intercession
with the Emperor, to attain the object in
view. All, however, was in vain. The
Emperor was firm; the Empress declined
to interfere; the Government sent vessel
Of war to Naeahe to prevent any attempt at
rescue, and Motta Coqueiro and his three
slaves were exc ;uted for crime which il
now turns out they never committed. The
man who lately died acknowledged that
he, assisted by some of his dependents,
deliberately murdered all the inmates Of
the house, which they afterwards burned
The Benton record., 1878-06-14
The ssHanDE Despatch. !.

Some curious details are given by a
japanese newspaper-the Tchoya Chin,-
bou,s-as to the manner III which some Of
the "aristocrats of the old school in that
country, who were condemned to death
for the part they took in the late insurree
ton, but who preferred hari kari to decapi-
tatien, spent the last few hours of their
lives. -Four Samourai insurgents of Kou-
nanote, who escaped on the night of the
oath of October, assembled at the house of
one by name Yonemara for the purpose of
ending their existence by the "happy des-
patch" in bis hospitable dwelling. Before,
however, giving themselves over to death
they gave themselves over to q regular
MISUNDERSTANDING, dancing, and sing
ing as though Oh festive occasion. Their
hostess, without any wish unnecessarily to
curtail their enjoyment, with much tact
and good feeling advised them not to keep
up this revelry too long, as the police
could hardly fail to hear the disturbance
caused BY their songs and dances. They
turned deaf ear, however, to her kindly
warning, and continued to drink and amuse
themselves for the whole day, saying that.
if the 1shizohu,' arrived they were prepar-
ed to fight them. The hours thus passed
pleasantly away until sunset, when the
party arrayed themselves il the robes
which, according to old japanese fashion,
are appropriate for the ceremony they.
were about to perform, and, having offer
ed up their prayers to the gods, happily.
despatched themselves without delay.
The Benton record., 1878-06-14
FORT BENTON, NJ T, FRIDAY JUNE Il, 1873.

County, Mo-, thence to Kansas, thence back
to southwest Missouri, thence to Burbane
County, Kansas, thence to Vernon County,
Mo-, where he made his final settlement,
near the town Of Nevada, Vernon County.
AT each Of the above places he spent a
year or two, leading the wretehed life of a
squatter; but at the last place he met with
some success in tilIing a patch Of ground
There he was detected. He has daughter
living in Kentucky, and five sons-in law.
some of whom live in Missouri st. Louis
Republican.
The Benton record., 1878-06-14

numbers, were the first to come to grief.
While passing most dangerous cataract
too dangerous for even one man to re-
main in the boat for the purpose of guld-
inc it with pole while the party on shore
hauled it around the portage-the craft
slowed around, and, in spite Of every ef-
fort made to prevent it, went over the fall
with its load of provisions, bedding, tools,
ETC., and the whole outfit, worth $780,
was a total loss. This accident caused
five of Standiferd' s party to return, but the
rest continued on their way as best they
could.
AS q natural result of our slow progress,
provisions began to grow scarce, and
while it had the effect of tightening the
boat somewhat, and thereby diminishing
our labors, it was not pleasant to think OF
a scantv larder under such circumstances
and in such wilderness. There was,
without doubt plenty ofgame in the coun-
,rv. but during the day we had no time to
hunt, and at night we were too tired to
think of anything but resting our weary
limbs.
We finally came to the largest and most
dangerous fail we had yet met vii :
The nature ofthe banks was such that we
could not make portage around this
boiling torrent without crossing to the
other side of the river, and to do this sue
cessfuHy seemed equally impossible.
There were really two falls, but the di-
stance between them was so short that
they appeared like one. Payne, who was
familiar with the most difficult points Of
navigation on the Frazier and other rivers,
threw up the sponge when we struck this
spot.
= 'Ifthe Lord will permit me to cross this
river again in safety" said he, "I'll never
trust myself upon the treaeherous stream
again"
Standiferd led the fleet, and his pro
gress was watched with interest by the
other boats crews. On account of the
great swell caused By the plunge Of the
upper fall, he started as low down as pos
sible in order to avoid being swamped.
The Benton record., 1878-06-14
Five Score and Four.

John Jackson, near Good Sound, Suf
folk country, N. Y, died recently, having
reached the extraordin .ry age oflO4 years
and twenty-seven days. He was quite a
celebrated horse breeder, and followed the
business up to within few years of his
death. Only few years ago, be under
took to break lively colt, and, mountin
it, was thrown aud considerably injured
This was his last essay in this business
BIT he kept actively at work at other pur
suits
The Benton record., 1878-06-14
Musical Fish.

Round the coast Of the island Of Ceylon,
in the Indian Ocean, may be found music
al fish. Their song-ifit it can be called a
song-is not one sustained note like a
birds, but multitude of tiny, soft, sweet
sounds. each clear and distinct in ITSELF
something like the vibrations Of a wine
glass when its rim is rubbed by moisten-
ed finger. In the harbor of Bombay there
is another species of fish, producing a
sound like an I1olian harp.
The Benton record., 1878-06-14
One Chance Against Ninety Nine

The following good story was lately re-
lated to US by gentleman who assures
US that ifit has ever been published he
has never seen it. It is said to be thor
oughly characteristic of the hero, who will
at once be recognized BY the old citizens
70 the great city Of St Louis.
Old Bob McB. was a famous breeder
and lover of the horse. Once upon time
about twenty years ago-it happened
that he needed a certain large lump Of
money, and the most expedient way to get
it was by disposing of fsome Of his many
fine horses. But the spirit Of specula-
ton would not, even in his emergency
permit him to part with the horse in the
usual "humdrum style" as he called it,
and he determined to rattle the animal.
The horse was valued at 81 900, and
Old Bob placed the chances at $40 apiece,
it thus requiring 100 chances before the
rattle would be complete. The scene Of
the affair was famous saloon, and the re-
sort of many army officers going to and
returning from the plains. The first night
after Old Bob had perfected the details of
his little speculation, he was challenged
in the barroom by an officer of very bluff
manners, who inquired what he had there.
Bob replied, in no way pleased at the
manner of the salutation, to the effect that
it was rattle for horse, but managed to
keep down his "bile,' and asked the Off
Ger ifhe would takea chance. The officer
allowed he would, and handed over the
$40. Presently he demanded "when the
id rattle was going to come of, any
how 2"
"Why," replied Old Bob, beginning to
lose all restraint, "you're the frstand only
man so far, that has taken chance. But,
continued Bob, "if you want to rattle id
bad, come ahead; III take the other zine.
ty-nine chances"
They went to work at the dice box; and
Old Bob impetuously demanded first
throw. This was willingly acceded to-
and the result Of his three casts was a sew
enteen, an eighteen and sixteen.-tota
ffty.one. This was an astonishingly high
throw, and the officer determined to try
his luck at once and end the uncertainty
To the astonish ment Of all present he
threw ffty-three, which nearly caused his
opponent to burst d blood-vessel.
Old Bob now hopelessly and mechan-
ically went to work. Throw after throw
was made, but it was Of no use, and Old
Bob could never touch f1y-three. The
officer next morning rode off on the horse,
and thanked his lucky stars for the grand
cast which had made him the possessor ol
splendid charger for $40. Of Bob's
rage, the writer does notspeak. He refus.
ed to drink with the officer, and went away
cursing. his own precipitancy and the blind
luck Of some people. This story is based
on an actual occurrence.