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Sharp County record., 1881-03-03
An Eccentric NObleman.

One of the wealthiest and most eccen-
tric noblemen in Europe, Prince Joseph
Sulkowski, Duke of Bielitz, arrived at
Copenhagen a few days ago, on his way
to Norway, where he proposes to spend
the winter in bear hunting. He was
accompanied by numerous suite, con-
sisting OF a highly salaried lady COM
panion, a maitre de cbapeLLe, reader, a
body surgeon, q Uayet de chanbre, two
running footmen, an enormous mastiff,
huge ourang-outang, two vOluble par
rots and several cagefuls of singing
birds. One favorite member of his
household, a Bengal tiger, he had been
compelled to leave behind him at Ham
burg, as the steamboat authorities re-
spectfully but positively declined to
convey that princely retainer across the
seas. Prince Sulkowskis personal
habits, as described in a letter from
Copenhagen, are somewhat out of the
common. He rises at one p. M, break
fasts an hour later, and listens to musi-
cal selections performed by the men,
bers of his - household until seven.
From seven to eight he takes a nap,
81 lGis Is fofio :; Cd 5y 0r0 UfIain50T
music until one o'clock a. m, his regu-
lar dinner hour. Having dined sump-
tuously, he sallies out on foot, accom-
panied by his secretary, and walks
about the town until seven, when he
returns to his hotel and goes to bed
London telegraph.
Sharp County record., 1881-03-03
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

An appeal is made for the sum OF
100000 for the purpose ofrestoring the
parish church of Standardization.
All the Bishops of the Methodist
Episcopal Church South, except Bishop
Keene, have reached their three score
and ten years.
The National Educational Associa-
ton will meet at Atlanta, July 1922.
The State School Commissioner OF
Georgia has been promised a full at
tendance from the South.
The State of New Jersey offers S20
to every free public school in the State
with which to start a library, upon con-
dition that the district raise as much
more. And $40 is added yearly upon
the same condition.
In Sweden 10000 people listen
every Sunday to Methodist preaching.
Thirty years ago Mothodists were inn
prisoned for attempting to preach in
that country; now they have fifty
churches and not less than 1000 mem-
bers.
The girls seminary at Northfeld,
Mass, established by Mr.. Moody, the
evangelist, is full, containing now about
one hundred pupils, including the In
dian girls. The latter are making ex-
cellent progress in their studies. They
are very fond of music.
The committee appointed to collect
subscriptions for the endowment of the
Harvard Divinity School decided re-
Gently to publish the list of those who
thus far have subscribed to the fund.
The total amount now pledged is Sl16,-
600, and $14, ,000more is to be raised to
complete the required sum.
The meeting of the Methodist Con-
gress in London next September is now
fully provided for. The delegates have
not yot been named, however. There
will be about two hundred from Ameri-
ca, the Methodist Episcopal Church be-
ing entitled to about eighty, half OF
whom will be laymen. The Bishops are
intrusted with the power of naming
them.
"A recent article by Howard M. Tick
nor, in the HarUard Register, represents
the study of elocution in that College to
occupy very unimr ortant place among
the general studies of the curriculuml
Among other things, it stated that the
salaries of the instructors in this branch
are decidedly meager, and twice as
many hours per week are required of
them as of other members of the fac
ulty.
An Englishman, Sir Francis Lycett,
who died recently, leaving fortune of
over a million, was an ardent Methodist.
During his lifetime his gifts to Wesley
an Methodism were princely, His hobby
was the erection of new Wesleyan chap
els in the metropolis, which movement
he originated, and toward which object
he gave within the last ten years the
sum of 1850 Two days before his
decease he handed the Secretary of that
fund check for E7,500. He has left
@legacy of G23, 900 toward the scheme,
and at Lady Lycett's death two-thirds
of his fortune, in which she has life
interest, is to be devoted to the further
ance of the same movement. Valuable
legacies amounting to several thousands
of pounds have been left to Wesleyan
home and foreign missions and other
correctional objects.
Sharp County record., 1881-03-03
Grizzly Bruin" Gets Tight.

A half-dozen prOSpectors camped one
night recently in the Sierra Navada, Ell
Dorado County, California, The ground
was covered with snow, and when
about midnight a grizzly bear ap-
preached the crunching of his feet
aroused the whole camp. The bear
trotted boldly up to within few feet
of the fire and seized the nearest thing
that could be reached-a bag contain
inc few such articles as bread and
sugar and demijohn of the hottest
whisky manufactured on the Pacific
coast. The prospectorS fired several
shots at the grizzly, which caused him
to seize the bag and scamper off. Re-
lieved of the unwelcome visitors pres
ence, The party dropped Oft to sleep
again, to be aroused about dawn by
loud and long roars in neighboring
ravine. The men approached the ravine
cautiously and were delighted to see
the grizzly uproariously drunk and roll
inc in the snow. The bear had broken
the demijohn and Tapped up the whisky
with an appreciative tongue. His an
ties were very funny-'as good as a
circus" one of the prospectors says
and they were kept up until long after
sunrise. He tried hard to climb up the
side of the ravine and made ferociouS
dashes at the men, but every time he
rolled down. At last the spectators
shot him and moved on.
Sharp County record., 1881-03-03

"How muchP" said the banker, peer
ing at the check. 81 beg your pardon,
but cannot see the figures" "
"Fifty thousand roubles," replied
Hermann.
At these words all eyes were fixed
upon the young officer.
"He is mad" thought NarOumof.
"Allow me to observe, sir" said
Tchekalinski, with his polite smile,
"that your play is somewhat heavy"
81 know it" said Hermann, with a
slight sneer, "you can decline to play
against me if you wish"
"That is not my DESIRE" said the
banker, with still sweeter smile, but
you will pardon me for saying that when
| play for such large sums | prefer to
deal with the money before me. 1t
facilitates calculation"
Hermann drew from his pocket a
package of bank notes and placed it up
on the three. The banker examined
the notes with a glass and began to
deal. To the right came ten, to the
left three.
Three WINS" said Hermann.
A rumor ran round the table. For a
moment the bankers brows contracted
but his smile at once reappeared, He
placed upon Hermann's pile of notes
similar pile.
"Do YOU leave it there?h he asked
Without replying Hermann placed
the entire sum upon the seven. Tcheka-
linski dealt. To the right jack to the
left seven.
"Seven WINS" said Hermann.
The unusual impassive banker was
evidently i'll at ease. He counted one
hundred thousand roubles in notes, and
placed them upon the mass of wealth.
The news had spread through the
gambling-house. The old men had left
their whist, the youngmen their divans,
The servants had quilted their posts. A
throng of feverish gamblers and bediz-
ened lackeys surrounded Hermann and
his silent opponent. The young man
placed the two hundred thousand
roubles upon the ace. A profound ST.
lence reigned throughout the room,
Tchekalinski prepared to deal. His
hands trembled, despite himself. To
the right, an ace; to the left queen
"Ace wins" said Hermann, extend
inc his hand toward the money.
81 beg your pardon" said the bank
er, in honeyed tones beg your par
dOn-ace loses"
Hermann glared at the cards On
the bankers pile was an ace; on his the
queen of spades! He shuddered and
turned faint. He fancied he could see
in the painted face upon the card the
features of the old Countess and her
malignant smile.
"Curse her!' he shrieked, "curse
the old hag! May ten thousand devils
torture her lying soulr' His voice died
away in hoarse scream. He foamed
at the mouth. The banker madea sign
to the servants and they advanced and
removed him,
Tchekalinski smiled his most brilliant
smile upon the assembled gamblers.
Make your bets, gentlemen he said
and began to shuttle the cards.
In the Ouboukof asylum for the in
sane, at Moscow, is very old man.
He is known only as "No. H." He is
harmless, but will reply to no questions
put to him. He repeats necessarily day
after day, year after year, the words:
"Three, seven, ace-three, seven,
queen; three, seven, ace-three, seven,
queen!"-Fr0m the Russian of AleraH-
Sharp County record., 1881-03-03
4 BALLAD.
How a Wicked Nevy Got Himself Into the
WILL

How a wicked Nevy Got Himself Into the
WILL
The "Ralad of the Wicked Nephew is a
,noint thing. after the style of the narrowing
,roadside ballads of the oden time. 1t ends
with surprise worthy of Aldrich. 1t is sure
q he spouted by schOOlboys and elocutionlstS
II was a wicked nephew bold
Who uprose in the night,
And ground upon a huge grlndst0ne
His penknife sharp and bright
And while the sparks were flying wild
The cellar door upon,
OuOth rountO himself, " will
Dispatch my Uncle John!
uTis property is large, and, il
He dies and leaves will.
His loving nephew that's MYSELF
Won't get dollar bill
"TTl HE unto my uncle's bed,
His chamber well | know,
And there I'll find his pocketbook
Safe under his pillow.
"With this bright steel I'll slay him first
Because that is the way
They do such things, understand,
In BOucicault's new play"
By this the anxious moon retired
IFOr all the stars were in;)
"'Tis very dark, the nephew cried,
"But can find my kin.
"Come forth, my trusty weapon nowW
(Or words to that effect
He shouted to his little blade,
Whose power he did suspect.
Then out he starts. His uncle's door
l., +,irtpnD doors from his
He gains the latch, which upwards flies,
And straight inside he is!
One pause upon the entry stair,
And one upon the mat
How still the house at such an hour
How mcwleSs is the cat!
so. nephew, nephew be not rash;
Turn back, and then turn in;'
Your uncle still is sound asleep,
And you devoid of sin.
"The gallOws tree was never built
For handsome lads like you
Get to your bed (as kind Macbeth
Wished his young man 70 do).'
He will not be advised-he stands
Beside the sleeping form
The hail begins to beat outside
A tattoo for the storm.
"'Tis not too olate-repent, repent,
And all may yet be we'll"
"Repent yourself, the nephew sneers,
And at it goes pellmel.
To right and left he carves his way
At least thus did itseem;
And, and after he had done the deed,
Woke up from his bad dream,
And swift to Uncle John he ran,
When daylight climbed the hill,
And told him all-and Uncle John
Put nephew in his will.
j. T. Fields.
Sharp County record., 1881-03-03

-Crocker, the Central Pacific mill
ionaire, had to pay Sj0G,000 taxes I'M
der the new California Constitution last
year. and has decided to bring his mill.
IONS to New York, where he will build
, mansion on Fifth Avenue to rival ever
...e Vanderbilt palaces.
Sharp County record., 1881-03-03

The late engineer of the Austrian
arms factory has invented repeating
rifle of novel construction, and the Ger
III IN infantry rifles will be converted on
this model. 1t greatly increases ths
Arng capacity.
Sharp County record., 1881-03-03
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Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1881-02-08

From Lord Beaconsfeld's "Endy-
mion!" "The unfortunate are always
egotisticaln Desperation is some
times as powerful an inspirer as ge-
MUS" Everybody is hated by some
body "Were | an heiress, I should
have as little objection 70 be married
for my fortune as my face. Husbands,
as / have heard. do not care for the
latter too long"
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San Francisco Examiner-
From tabulated statement recent
" published il appears that Or pnb-
lic debt il sos per capita. III little
Switzerland il is but So. Old Spain
appears 10 head the list, ber figures
being $l54 France 1926, Great Brit
ain SIT, Holland STA, Canada Is
down to $2s; Mexico Is $50. Accord
ing 70 Representative Warner, IN
late speech ID the House, Tie Increase
of debt ii the European Ssates during
the past fifteen years has been seven
ty-fvo per cent. arising mainly from
the cost Of navies and standing ar
mics. But II il not necessary to 60
TO Europe for examples of large ex-
peaditufes and increased taxation. Iii
the United States from 1861 to 1880
taxes were collected to the amount Of
$6,086, ,000, 600. This sum Is about
one-sixth Of the total wealth Of tile
whole people, Of one-eighth as much
as the last eight generations have ac-
cunlulated on this continent, and prob
ably nearly one-sixth as much as has
been accumulated by the last genera
tion, During the last nineteen years
our total expenditures, including in
terest, have been $7.999, 100000 or
four times as much as the total out
goings Of the Government for all pur-
poses from the Declaration of Inde-
pendence down to 1861. Sucn facts
are a forcible reminder Of the need Of
public economy at home, whatever
may be the policy or fate Of hugely
indebted States abroad. Tn many
quarters there is a feeling that we
are paying off our national debt, now
that our credit is thoroughly estab-
lished, at a needlessly rapid rate. We
of this generation are imposing bur
dens upon ourselves that might very
fairly be shared with the next. With
IN q little more than twenty years our
population shall have doubled, and
certainly one hundred millions Of peo-
pie can pay Q great debt with more
ease than can fifty millions. Moreo-
yer debt is great inducement to
economy, and preventative of war,
and therefore may be a blessing in
disguise to those who will succeed us.
BY paying off the greater part Of the
debt within this generation we shall
be doing great deal for posterity
that has never done anything for us.
Large payments were necessary at
first in order to convince doubling
Europe that we meant to carry onr
burdens manfully, and so improve our
|credlt and reduce our interest. But
all that having been accomplished, we
may well go little slower and leave
a portion Of our burden to be carried
by those who come after us. The
taxes of the country are altogether
too high. To reduce them materially
would be to give an impetus to trade,
and to perpetuate the increasing pros
|perity Of the country for many day
to come.
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"What train is this?p asked the be-
nevolent Mrs. Girdelee, of the gate
keeper, as she was returning from her
first visit to the city. "The mail
train. madam "Well. when1l the
female train start? | amt goin' to
ride on any of your male trains.n
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A man at Whitestown, Ca, believes
that the air is pure at the height Of 100
feet, and he has obtained permission
to run pipe to the top of village
church steeple in order to pump sup
ply into his house.
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LIST OF LETTERS

Remaining in the postoffice at Idaho City
Boise Co., l. T., on the 1st day of Feb.
which, if not called for within thirty
days, will be sent TO the dead letter Office.
Wm. Bird, Geo. Chamberlain, John
lFors, John McKenney, A. Mcleod, John
Travis.
Persons calling for any of the above let
ters will say advertised, and give date OF
list.
s. G. sILSBY, P. NJ.
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room Of Galveston saloon, toasting
their shins and spinning yarns. An
old stage driver named Smoot. with 4
bald head and long yellow beard.
which probably owed its peculiar col
Or 70 the habit Of chewing tobacco for
the last forty years spoke up and said !:
The best-hearted man I ever knew
10 my life was Box Hinkley, who
used to be Sheriff up in Nebraska IN
the early days. He was the wiseet
man ever saw. He was the easiest
man on prisoners that ever lived.
When a prisoners time was up he all
ways refused to 60; be had had such
q nice time in Jail. In some cases the
County Attorney had to get out writs
Tor trespass, just as you do in cases
where a tenant refuses to get out Of d
house, II order to get those prisoners
out Of Jail. Box Hinkley used to feed
the prisoners SO well, and treated
them so gcntlemanly. that men would
just shoot somebody for DO other pur-
pose than to get in that jail. / was
in there myself for a week 81 so, wait-
ing to be vindicated on the charge Of
stealing hog. Well, one day-it
was awful warm-we sent a man. who
was IN for murder, across the street
to saloon to bring over trayfull Of
drinks. We waited for good while
and one of US hollered out from the
jail window for the murderers to bring
over them drinks quick, as we were
suffering for them But he did not
come over worth cent. When Bob
Hinkley came in we said to him: Mr..
Sheriff, that murderer amt cot back
yet with those drinks" 1t was hint
ed around among US that the murder
er had lit out, but old Bob wouldn't
listen TO it. He burst into tears and
said: 4 know that poor boy hasn't
left me- Somebody must have kid
mapped him. | am sure something
must have happened to him. Come,
boys, let's hunt him up And all the
Jail-birds, counter-feiters. and the Ike,
turned out and hunted that whole
town over.p
did they find the missing murder
er?n
Yes, we found him. 1t was Just
as Bob said. He never ran away. He
had been kidnapped BY vigilance
committee, and was hanging to tree.
We all came back to Jail, feeling very
blue. After that the prisoners quit
strolling about town and going out
hunting; but Bob Hlnkley made it SO
|comfortable for US that we didn't care
to stroll. He had saloon fixed up
for us in the Jail, for fear he might lose
some Of US. 1t amt often you find a
sheriff taking such good care Of his
prisoners
The speaker, having finished, got
up and strolled out. One of the other
old codgers spoke up. and motioning
to the retreating form Of the last
speaker, said:
"He amt himself now, but when he
was a younger man, before he lost his
memory, he could lie some, l tell you.
He is losing his grip, powerful. II
he don't do better after awhile, people
will call him truthful Jeems.'n
From Lord Beaconsfeld's "Endy-
mionp "The unfortunate are always
egotistical" Desperation is some.
times as powerful an inspirer as ge.
Mus" Everybody is hated by some
body "Werc | an heiress, I should
have as little objection 70 be married
for my fortune as my face. Husbands
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IDAHO WORLD
OFFICE.

Sk 1oA WEEK. s12 day at hom easily
made. Costly outfit free. Address
TRUE Co, Augusta, Maine.
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should send for instructions, terms, refer
snees, &c, to Edison Brothers, Solicitors
= u. I tents. Washington, d. G., who fur
ulsn the same WITHOUT CHARGE. Edison
protners is well known and successful
I'm I'm. OF large experience, having been es
'ablished in 1866. IT,
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grufessirmal Cards.

JONA w. BROWN.
A TToRNEY AM, COUNSELOR Al Law ANn
"A Notary Public, Idaho City. /. T. Will practice
In all the Courts Of the Territory OFrrcr * Il ase,e @
niercial street. TWO door above Court House. 0oA''
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any am Foreigh Patents, Washington, D @.
|GGhether before the Patent Office or the
E~oerts, promptly attended to. No charge
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The royal printing establishment at
Florence, Italy, has been totally des-
troyed by fire.
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WIN. y. RI rHWELr4, MI. d.

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son Medical College, Philadelphia. Once on
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POsT0FFICEs

The following il 4 list Of the postofices
in Idaho Territory:
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Thousands Of soldiers and heirs are en-
titled to Pensions, with payment from
date of discharge or death, if applied for
before July 1, 1880. Wound, acciden-
tai injury or disease entities to Pension,
Bounty and back pay collected. Increase
of Pension secured. This firm established
in 1866. Address enclosing stamp, ED
SON BROS, U. S. Claim Attorneys, Til G.
Street, Washington, d. G.
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PnnSinnS Thousands Of soldiers
4 CIlolOIlO.a and their heirs entitled
by late laws of Congress. Send two stamps
for laws and copy of CITIZEN SOLDIER, to
NV. Fitzgerald, U. s. CT l.m Atty, Box
5SS, Washington, D. G.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-01-19
Financial,

NRw YORK, Jan. l9.-The Posts financial
says tho slcck and exchange markets are all
strong today. U. S. bonds arc / higher for Tho
fours. Rsilroad bonds arc irregular, but gon-
orally higher, the riso varying from tall por
cont. The Wabash equipment bonds are weak
and have declined 10 AZ from Co. III tho stock
market tho telegraph stock attracts perhaps moro
attention than any other class. Western Union
has sdvanced 10 llG; American Union to IS!
and Atlantic s. Pacific 10 as The coal stocks
como Ec1t IN ordor snd arc sll strong. Della
ware Lackwsna s. Western advanced TO 10Y
Delaware s. Hudson TO lOI, and Jersey Central
70 " Pacific Is K. stocks como next, Union
Pacific having advanced l22b and Central Pa.
cilc to &c; North Pacific pfd. has advanced 10
G1t: Illinois Central has advanced to l35. Tho
faciilc Mail has boon a tosturo, rising TO or.
In the money market 5sG per cent is tho quota.
ton for call leans e per cent OF the time loans
and 6a5! for primo mercantile nsnar.