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Morning journal and courier., 1881-07-16
RECENT PUBLICATIONS.

The North A7ne1'icG7a Re0ielo for August
 opens with an article of remarkable interest.
 It is entitled "The Christian Religion" and
 is in two parts The first is from the pen of
 the eloquent and renowned free-thinker and
 infdel, Col Robert G. Ingersoll. The views
 presented therein are substantially those ad-
 vanced in his lectures. The reply is by no less famous and able man, Judge Jeremiah s.
 Black. Judge Blacks argument is lawyerly and able, and presents the church's side of the controversy in it's best and strongest light Other articles of the number are
 s'Obstacles to Annexation,'' paper referring to Canada, by Frederick G. Mather; ''Crime and Punishment in New York, |" by the Rev. Dr. Howard Crosby; "A Militia for the Sea-" by John Roach, the noted shipbuilder; 'As- tronomical Observations" by Prof. Simon Newcomb, and '"The Public Lands of the United States,' by Thomas Donaldson. AL together it is a remarkably interesting num- Der.
 The August HG7pe7's IS rich In lilustra- tions The frontispiece is by Abbey and is an illustration of the poem "Almond Blos- son." The same artist also contributes a full-page illustration of Herricks poem ssThe Parce; or Three Daintic Destinies." Henry P. Johnston contributes timely and interesting paper on ''The Surrender of Cornwallis,' D which is richly illustrated. Samuel Adams Drake's series of papers on the White Mountains is concluded Mrs. Champney's Portuguese papers are also con- cluded in this number. T. B. Aldrich con- cludes his sketch of Tangier, entitled GA Day in Africa" Frederick G. Math CTS paper, ssWater Routes from the Great Northwest" is especially timely in connection with the opening of the new Well land Canal. The article is amply illustrated with maps and plans. A brief paper, enti- tied 'sThen,'' written by James T. Fields during his last illness, is one of the most de- lightful things in the number. Richard NJ. | J Johnson contributes a humorous Georgia 1 sketch entitled ''The Various Languages of 1 Billy Moon'' Another short story, contrib l uted anonymously, Miss Pickett" ?" is strong | delineation of New England character. The | serial novels by Thomas Hardy and Miss l Woolson are continued. Hugh Craig con- | tributes a suggestive article entitled ''Assas- l sins and Nihilists." The poetry is by Miss l Sarah o. Jewett, Mrs. Louise Chandler Moul- l ton and Miss Margaret Veley. MT. Curtis, l in the Easy Chair, writes most charm1ngly Of | the Newport bellies of century ago, of the l Greek play at Harvard, and of Edwin Booths | welcome in London. The other editorial de- l partments are as full and interesting as usual.
Morning journal and courier., 1881-07-16

Come come, ladies, there's poor Charley Guiteau languishing in jail, and not a single bouuuet yet What can be the matter P Puck.
 A young lady bearing the aristocratic cog nomen of Jardine recently deserted her lover because in an impassioned sonnet he made her name rhyme with ''sard1ne. ."-Patck.
 A man who stopped at the Barnett House few days ago registered as Bjalmer Tjdaden Hio1gersen. Have we another sweet singer of Norway among us? Hjeaven fjorbbjid.- Burlington Haaoheye.
 Members of the Baltimore police say they saw the comet at 1:50 on the morning of June 20, and it is thought the Mayor will re- move them for being awake at such an un- seasonable hour.-No7T5stoaon HerGld.
 This is the latest western form of saying a man was hanged: tsHe was unanimously chosen by convention of six property hold CTS to jump from new pine platform into the sweet subsequently,. ."-C Chtcago Tribune.
 An Oil City man purchased a small hand bellows took it home and told his wife he had concluded to blow his brains out where upon she replied that smaller sized bellows would have answered the purpose better Oa Cyty Derrict.
 Society note from Pack:: s.Ex-Count Her mani Macaroni di Vermiceli has, under the new regime, renewed his connection with Sig nor COlenanar1nl, or the oCreeC-C1ean1nE5 Bureau, and will pass considerable part of the summer in the delightful sport of mud shoveling and gutter-sweeping.
 While Brother Jonathan was in town on the Fourth he took ride on the street cars. Observing that the conductor gave one of the passengers 8 check Jonathan, on handing ont his six cents, remarked ''Give me re- ceipt, too, Mr. Conductor, or the alarmed fools up home won't believe I really had a horse car ride e''-Bost07e Herald.
Morning journal and courier., 1881-07-16
German Army Volunteers.
One-year. Men From the Universities Promotions and Social Distinctions.
 From the London Daily News

Promotions and Social Distinctions.
 From the London Daily News.l
 The majority of soldiers in the German army have been drafted into it by conscrip ton, but there is also a considerable number who have voluntarily enlisted. These volun- teers e.of two sorts, those who have enlist ed for three years in the infantry, or four in the cavalry, and those who have taken ser vice for one year only. The former category have generally rushed into the army on the same principle as made M. Gribouille, the Frenchman. throw himself into the water to avoid the rain. They become soldiers at r to shirk the risks of the conscription, which might take them at IS, and by these means they get their military service done with year sooner. Volunteers who enter the cavalry must to be sure, serve four years instead of three as would be the case if they were drafted ln the regular way but, on the other hand, they get 8 remission of two years service in the Landwehr, or first reserve corps, which is highly appreciated.
 Of course, there are number of young men who, not having enlisted, draw lucky numbers at the conscription, and thus escape military service altogether but generally speaking every young German lays himself out for some period of service as a necessary part of his education, and if we look at the matter in this light, considering the army as a large national school, soldering ceases to appear great hardship. In the infantry the rule is to allow only 40 three-year volun- teers per company, but in the cavalry the number is unlimited, so that there are caval- " regiments almost entirely composed of volunteers. These young men are fed, clothed and paid at the State expense; but this is not the case with the one-year volun- teers, who are always young men of superior social station. The one-year volunteer IS generally university student, the son of well-to-do parents, who enters the army with the view to becoming an officer in the
Morning journal and courier., 1881-07-16
Riches in Iceland.
Am Unexplored Mine of Wealth Awaiting
 the Capitalist.

the Capitalist
 (From The Liverpool Mercury.I
 pr. Hialtalin wen-known scientific man in Iceland, declared some time ago that he had found gold in the island and he now re- peats the statement He has sent speci- men of the ore to this country for examina- tion and states that 1t is found in such quan- titles as would assure high profit to capital ists who would undertake to ea1ch for it. Whether this be correct or not, there is no doubt that a vast unexplored mine of wealth exists in Iceland. Hitherto its igneous rocks and Iavas have afforded objects of interest only to the naturalist and student of geology, and from their point of view certainly noth- ing could be more interesting.
 It presents geological formations over which the adherents of different systems could find pleasant subject matter for the most interesting, envenomed and infinite disputes. The ground for argument is in- exhaustible for peculation about the origin of the agates, the obsidions, the zoolites, and the thousand other things that the common people know nothing at all about-not to speak of the bold assertion made by the par tisans of the Plutonian theory that the sub aqueous deposits of the island have been thrown up by the action of submarine fire But what will interest ordinary folks IS the fact that there are riches of timber and mineral on the island, which might be made infinitely valuable, and that the fshings dEOuuu IL DTOullS0 GO USCOL10 dLlOuS9G bAO most valuable in Europe. The political ad- ministration of the country has hitherto not been of character to promise the highest development of its material resources. Per haps it is that the authorities are too much in advance of the knowledge of the times, for we are told that they have rejected all the old ''o1ogies'' and ''isms'' for ''geology'' and ''scepticism." A little incident that oc- cured lately goes to support this view They officially sent over a gentleman, who is still in this coutry, to purchase a number of electric lamps for distribution in the island, with sufficient nnmber of hogsheads of the fluid to keepthem going during a trial period. Finding that electric batteries and other ap- pliances were required, the delegate wisely substituted petroleum for electricity, and is now making satisfactory arrangements for lighting the public places of the three chief towns. In the meantime the inhabitants are anxious to open communication with the continent, and particularly with our own country, and it would be worth while to ase certain whether there exist hitherto concealed treasures at distance of only four days AT-
Morning journal and courier., 1881-07-16
Died Together.
Additional Light Thrown on the Suicide
 at Niagara Falls.

BUFFALO, N. Y, July 14.-Mrs. Sadie Stewart, whose body was found in the Mag ara river on Tuesday, was the wife of Theo- dore Stewart, @ prominent merchant of Sll- yer Creek, Chautauqua county, N. Y. She was thirty six years old, and handsome and accomplished woman Dr. B. H: Howie aged about forty was hom9pathist who was graduated in New York, and practiced in Silver Creek and Forestville for six or eight years past. He was native of Drummond- vile, Ont, where his parents live. He was a man of magnificent physique and brilliant mind. He was for awhile with Dr. l.. M. Kenyon, of Buffalo went from here to Sil- yer Creek and recently removed to Forest ville Mrs. Stewards body was found float ing below Niagara Falls. It was nearly nude On Friday of last week a shawl and parasol-since identified as belonging to her were found above the falls on the bank of the river some one hundred and fifty feet above Prospect Park gate and in front of the pulp mill.
 SURPRISING DISCOVERY.
 This morning the body of man fully identified to- night as that of Dr. Howie was found entirely nude below the falls near the foot of the inclined railway Your core spondent ascertained tonight that on the 9th inst Mrs. Stewart and Dr. Howie visited the falls and registered at the Western Hotel as E. w. Jilbert and wife, of Rome N. Y. They visited Prospect Park in the evening and on the following morning went to Buffalo to- gether. He stopped at Fuckers Hotel and she at her brothers boarding house in Naig- ara street Later on the same day he called for her and they left together on the first train to Niagara Falls. They were seen to pass down the main street together that even ing and were never seen alive afterwards. Undoubtedly both parties committed suicide by Ieaping into the rapids above the falls to- gether. Dr. Howie wrote note to his wife, saying that he was about to take step which could never be recalled and wished to have his body buried in the United States.
 THE BODY IDENTIFIED.
 Mrs Howie and several of her friends ar rived at the Falls tonight and identified the body of her husband. She is left with five children, the eldest being about eleven years. The body of Mrs. Stewart was buried at Sll- yer Creek to-day, the funeral being very largely attended. The case has caused in tense excitement there, where both parties were we'll known and moved in good society. Dr. Howie is said to have been Mrs. Stewards physician for the past six years. It is report ed that she tried to commit suicide by swal- lowing an overdose of laudanum three years ago She married Lockport telegraph ope- rator named Valkenburgh some years since, but obtained ''divorce on the ground of mar itaI infide1itv y
Morning journal and courier., 1881-07-16
An Amazing Fish Story
"A Translation from the French in the San Francisco
 Chronicle

Chronicle
 A rich proprietor at the interior had made to establish a pond artificial, where found themselves agglomerated 1000 trouts This proprietor is the father of girling of from five to six. She had taken the habitude to go each morning to give to eat to the trouts, at the aid of crumbs of bread. These fishes were so entamed that they skipped out of the water for to attrap the crumbs which the infant held in the crevice of her hand. It arrived one day that she lost the equilibrium, and she fell the head first in the pond, of which the water was enough profound. At the cries emitted by the girling the father was run himself. But what horror! He saw his infant extended without movement at the surface, where she foated as cork. What was not the surprise of the father in seeing that she had been supported by a mass com pact of trouts. The fishes had arranged themselves under her body as to sustain and prevent her from to drown. If this history is truthful, fishes are not so much deprived of the intelligence as one pleased himself to believe.
Morning journal and courier., 1881-07-16

We have some ingenious swindlers in this
 country, but a French seaman named Beau
 vols has outdone them. His practice was to
 fall through the entrance of a railway car
 riage, pretending that the door had been care
 lessly left unsecured by the guard. He would
 fall out, cling desperately to the door, and
 eventually be dragged back by the other pas
 sengers, who would innocently corr oborate
 his statements. The mans training as a sea-
 man had given him sufficient agility to per
 form the feat in @ natural manner, and he
 found no difficulty in stimulating sprained
 ankle or arm as the result of the accident.
 To avoid lawsuit and damaging notoriety,
 the company would promptly compensate
 him for the pretended injury. In this way he collected during one month on five sepa- rate occasions sums varying from 40 to 100 francs. At length he attempted the fraud at Mendon on the Versailles line, but he had lost or failed to procure his ticket, and this led to an inquiry which resulted in exposure.
 The results of the Norwegian fisheries in 1880 will go far towards compensating the people for the former years of depression. Of cod more than sixty-fve million have been caught, larger yield than in any one year since 1877, in which year the maximum was reached. These figures do not include the
 fish taken for home consumption. How large a catch this is may be seen when it is com pared with the average yield from 1869 to 1878-only forty-fve millions. While the cod fisheries have proved unusually produc- tive, the herring fishery has been propor- tionately poor, producing but 300, GOO barrels for export. In recent years important sub sidiary industries have arisen in connection with these fisheries Formerly the bones and refuse of the fish were thrown away as use- Less but in 1860 factory was established in Lofoden for converting this fish refuse into guano, and has proved remarkably sue cessful. The exports of fish guano in'1S75 were 3. 79S, 555 kilos, and in 1879 had risen to nearly 1000, 900 kilos. By a new process that is now being applied it is hoped to obtain several important by-products from this fish 3ffal, such as isinglass gelatine, albumen and ish glue.- It is claimed that products not in ferior in quality to and much lower in price han the existing supplies of the various articles may be thus obtained.
Morning journal and courier., 1881-07-16
CRUMBS OF COMFORT.

ssOh, come to the bower have shaded for thee" So sang a fair maiden, as fair as could be; And he came, with a heart yelling up to the br1m, And sat in the bower she had shaded for him. But be sat down alas on half concealed nest, Wherein some tired hornets were taking their rest, And though it WAS something uncommonly big To see those tired hornets forget their fatigue, Twas bigger to see, as he fell when he rose, How he wiped up the ground with his new Sunday
 clothes.
Morning journal and courier., 1881-07-16

Having supplied nomination that is esti- mated to be good for subscription of from $3O, 900 to $50, ,OOO, Ohio Democratic reform CTS favor of course "a free and pure ballotsT and condemn the Republican party in un- measured terms as party of fraud, hypocri- sy, etc.--Hdvtford Post.
Morning journal and courier., 1881-07-16
CORRESPONDENCE.

Martha's Viueyard-Its Advantages as Watering Place-Amasements-R Hgious Services-The Summer Insti- tute-
 COTTAGE CITY, Mass, July 14. To the Editor of the JOURNAL AND COURIER:
 Already nearly all of the cottages at this beautiful resort are occupied and the warm weather on the mainland is fast driving city people from their hot and dusty houses to their cooler dwellings on the sea-girt island. One has only to ascertain the number of passengers arriving on the steamers on any particular day to know the state of the
Morning journal and courier., 1881-07-16

Marriage insurance companies are not uni formly regarded with favor by the judges of Pennsylvania, in which State they have sud- denly become numerous The methods of these concerns are various, but the common practice is to pay certain sums of money to members at their wedding Judge Tender son of Lebanon county refused charter on the ground that marriage is not legitimate subject for insurance, as it does not depend on contingencies beyond the control of the individual. Judge Mitchell of Philadelphia, on the other hand, grants charters without hesitation
Morning journal and courier., 1881-07-16
CLARkB'S NEW METHOD FOR REED ORGANS.

This wonderfully successful book still sells largely year after year, and seems to be permanent success good instructive course, very selections engagements of good Reed Organ Music, account for the favor in which it is held. Price, S2.5O.
Morning journal and courier., 1881-07-16

the country within ten years. The emigra- tion in the next decade is likely to be even greater.
Morning journal and courier., 1881-07-16

The New Operas.-oLIvETTE {5O cts); THE MASCOT $50 cts.) BILLIE TAYLOR (50 cts.) :; are given everywhere. Fine editions and wonderfully
Morning journal and courier., 1881-07-16

They have commendable practice in Eng land of saddling upon constituency which has so distinguished itself by corruption at election time as to merit investigation by royal commission all the costs of the inquiry. Thus the solid men of Boston, in Lincoln shire, will have to pay for the recent investi- gation $13, 800, which represents an extra rate of about fifteen pence in the pound !; Ox- ford is in for S19, 1875, involving sixpenny rate; Gloucester for $2o, sos, equal to nine- pence in the pound Chester for $16,76O, equal to sixpence, and so on.
Morning journal and courier., 1881-07-16

Before constitutional convention can be called in Kentucky very roundabout pro- gramme must be carried out. The present constitution requires the legislature to call on the people for their opinion of the necessity of constitutional convention, when changes are proposed, and Q majority of all the voters in the State to favor it at two successive cleo tions-a process which, it is said, it would take seven years to go through. In order to escape all this routine, the scheme is, accord ing to the Louisville Coqa1er-Joug7aal. to take advantage of the bill of rights, which de- clares that the people of the State have lat all times" an inalienable right to alter their government as they please. By carrying out this idea it is thought convention can be called to meet next winter
Morning journal and courier., 1881-07-16
EDITORIAL NOTES.

Some idea of the telegraphing done be- tween New York and Philadelphia may be gained from the fact that the two cities are connected by no less than 11O wires, larger number than are employed to connect any other two cities in the world
Morning journal and courier., 1881-07-16

The census taken recently in Great Britain shows that Ireland is losing its inhabitants at 8 startling rate. The net loss of the last de- cade is exhibited by the following compari- son:
 5ooI!s PePu!etion- -o,41Is4lo 1881, population. ,211, 733
 This loss of 199, ,6s3 inhabitants represents but a fraction of the total emigration of the decade, the births of that period having been I, 1899, 113 to 969, no deaths. To ascer- tam the total emigration of the decade the following numbers must be put together Excess of births over deaths. .423, COS Net loss of population on-.------.....-..-.I I99,6S3
 In other words, had not the excess of births over deaths been 42S, oo3, the net loss of population would have been 622, ,6s6, which is the actual number of emigrants during the last decade. Which is to say, one ninth of the inhabitants of Ireland hay 8 left
Morning journal and courier., 1881-07-16

Six boys have fallen victims to the toy pis- tol in the city of Rochester during the last two weeks. Eight have died in Baltimore, and when the returns are all in the charming character of the toy pistol as plaything for children will no doubt be appreciated by fond and thoughtful parents.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1881-11-18
DISSOLUTION NOTICE.

T,HE FIRM OF COFFIN 3 KEN
NALY, by mutual consent, has bee
This day dissolved, John KcnDaly taking
the Idaho City branch Of the business and
Frank r. Coffin & Bro. the Boise City
branch. All liabilities contracted BY the
firm Of Coffin & Kennaly at their Idaho
tity store will he paid BY John kennaly !;
and Frank r. Coffin & Bro. those made by
the Boise City store. Parties having
claims are requested TO present them
promptly. Likewise, al accounts due, or
to become due, made at Idaho City, must
be paid t. John Kennaly, and Those made
at Boise City to r. X. Conffi s. Bro.
F ANK II. COFFIN, u
JOHN KENNALY.
June 81, 1881.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1881-11-18
PosToTFICEs.

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The following Is list Of the postoffice'
ii Idaho Territory:
Ada county.
Boise city, Enainet ,s.',i
ralA g Stole. Lower nolsc,
Middleton 1890 n.o' ss,u
Gtar, AnnrnAn M''
Alturas county.
!. .t,.n... Mountain Homo.
Rocky Bar. Bonaparts'
.1theis. Arco
xnschnm. bellevue.
Hssarnrd bullion.
6s,sssa' Saw Tooth.
Fear Lake county.
rarctrston. Bloomington,
Nan Havei,' Georgetown,
sr~s nar Liberty.
Montpelier, Us,u, ch.r,..
Boise county
Centerville.
Horserhoe Bend, Idaho city.
nmarssh Me- 8quaw Creek.
Garden valley.
Idaho county
Clear water. Eik CMY;:
Cottonwood. uranervn0.
John Days Greek, mount Iuanu'
6heurer's Ferry, wasn6s'
Cceur d'Alene, Ffeeaom'
alenwood
Ienhi county.
fort Lemhi. Gibbonsviiie'
s.a nm; clty. bonanza City.
i 4 c.sh,rg Clay ton,
crvssnl Custer,
" Mes Percs County
k.h. Lap~,ai.
Gaursaa Nos SOW,
Sewssssn Mluntain Cove
Iidyvillo.
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