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Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1883-03-23
To Farmers and Transfers.

j. B. Emery offers for sale twenty
head of work horses--four pair OF
grays, pair of sorrels, bays and blacks
also number of good saddle aud
pack horses. He also offers for sale
four wagons Zone Bain) sixteen
sets of harness, horse blankets, etc.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1883-03-23
Popular science Monthly.


Gold was ID excess in The ancient
times and mostly taken from the rivers
Of Asia. Tho tables Of PactsIns, If
the gold from Ophir. the listnryof the
King Midas, ect., all point Ia an east
ern origin IT this metal According tn
Pliny, Cyrus returned with 43 900 Ru-
man pounds Of gold, ab.alt $40 .U0u, 900.
TIE treasures cxacfad from Persi:. BIZ
A xauder lht Great amounted Ia 81 :
QUO talents. or $tJ0.0OO, 900. q Id
also came trsm Arab a, and on the
Mic from the interior of Africa. piiny
Calls Austria the c,:nItry IN which the
most gold is found A tablet bearing
-. following inscription was found III
Indanha Velha. Portugal: "CIaudns
Rufus feturns his thanks tn Jupiter
for llavi1g iso.nltte,i him to find l40
pounds ul gold" These sources 81
wealth ceased tn Il Nv, AMI the eudeav
+"r Of several Elglishman to reopen
have been unsuccessful Bohemia, Mch
fren. Silcsia Tyrol, all have produced
g.id, and this rvceding IF the glaciers
nave caused old mines to he uncover
ed, wIiiIeupon tie Italian side, al MnI,
Rura, Val Sesina and Val Ansaca gold
mines are still worked 10 day, although
with different SUCCESS. TIE utly
works OF any note are those of KERN
nitz, Hungary. |, may, therefore, be
safely asserted that Europe is complete
" exhausted in this respect.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1883-03-23
CowAN & Davis, blacksulitls, are

CowAN & Davis, blacks,niths, are
kept busy. As soon as the mining
season fairly opens they will have
more work than they can get away
with themselves. Then they will hire
an extra blacksmith, and the trio will
keep up a lively anvil chorus. Miners
who want their picks sharpened, or
want new picks, should not fail 10 re-
member that "tle old standby is the
place to GO. Cowan & Davis do all
kinds of blacksmithng, and turn out
good work.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1883-03-23

Read Frank MiIler's scrap of history
Of tAe early days of the Basin. Frank
wNeone Of the early pioneers, and
ther8 is DO one more able than he to
write mp the history of the early days
sof Bpise Basin. He is fine writer
has been through the journalistic mill,
and has been constant literary COLI
tributor of newspapers from his youth
up. Many newspaper men can truth
fully say that the most valuable as
sistance they have ever received in the
literary line has been from Frank Mil
Ter. Frank has promised to continue
bis contributions.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1883-03-23
Pioneer Soclety.
IDAH, CITY, March 90. 1883

IDAH, CITY, March 90. 1883.
Ed. WoRLD:-rhe writer, afie.- re-
turning to his old home in Idaho City,
after a s.jonrn of several years in the
Eastern States, has, after consulting
many old-tine pioneers Of Boise c"ui,-
ty and Boise Basin, come to the DELHI
crate and positive Conclusion that :,
Pioneer Society might and should be
formed i'll Boise cuunty, and would re-
specially suggest that. for the formal
consideration of the permanent organ.
ization of such IA society, meeting OF
all in favor Of such "a project be called
at as early u day as practicable at
some convenient public hall IL Idaho
City, to take the same under serious
advisement and outsiders tiou
FRANK MILLER.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1883-03-23

DAVE MURRAY is mp from Emmetts-
vile. He SAYS every Thing looks love-
" dnwd in the lower valley. Grass
is growing finely. Ii. says stock did
well down there The past winter. The
loss. as compared with other winters,
was very li.ht.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1883-03-23

raE Sun glnries over the fact that
Beltpvue is to be the terminus of the
Ws,0d River Branch of the Oregon
Short Line railroad. Mr.. Stull, right
0f-May agent for tho railroad. cempa-
M, personally assured large number
~ tlle people of Bellevue that the in
efrufstions under which no was acting
went no further than Bellevue-that
he Ind no business with Haley. The
Sun aays the citizens of Bellevue met
the railroad company half way in all
the arrangements for depot grounds,
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1883-03-23

tbs Golden Star company will start
up their mill in a few days. The mill
was completed some time ago, but
they couldn't start up, not having
copper plates. They sent to Boise for
the plates and received them a few
days ago.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1883-03-23

ks,RK was started ny IA four placer
6Iaii6s near Pacrrville several DAYS
axsps those Of Henry Reed. Chris. An
sd,1&9s9s, H Hey and a Chinese company.
TIM Granite creek company COM
frs,iHced cleaning ont their ditch last
1essk and will be running their Dig
giukn in few DAYS.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1883-03-23

When an, aifice-hunter puts himself
into the hands of his friends, and his
riends don't set him down before q
s'"d-pile and sawbuek, they are not
l"ing their duty-not by long shot.
-D,frod Free Press.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1883-03-23

Mrs CoNNAUGHrnN, OF Granite Greek.
who has been suffering with inham-
matory rheumatism the past few
weeks, is improving. She is under
the treatment of DR.. Rothwell.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1883-03-23

|as lfk VosHAY will lie here in compile
N lexis. Joe has his quartz eye on a
llll two in Ibis county lie rep
q n Salt Lake company.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1883-03-23

Cant" says Emerson, sis useful to
provoke common nse.' 1t is also
useful, with an apostrophc, wien a
doubtful friend asks you to lend him So.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1883-03-23

JESS RaApF.Kp mas gon@ down to The
new quartz district ~ Burnt river.
Jess and Joe Vosl,ay have bond u a
mine III that District.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1883-03-23

The hills of lnfty endeavor anil high
achievements lie all around rs, and. if
we never catch glimpse Of the views
they aft 'rd. we need not complain thai
1t is because Of the insnperable limi.
alton of our surroundings,
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1883-03-23

We have had over month 81 clear,
warm weather. something nnprecs-
drntrd at.il,is tin,e Of year-and ii
still continues.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1883-03-23

The W",d River papers are to I've
gel. Zig immigration wave will
Mood river ward il short time.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1883-03-23

The Basin stage - running again.
The mail. for the past week Or two has
been carried On ir,rs.. hack.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1883-03-23
local N f WIS.

DELEGArE Ainslie returned home
n .nday.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1883-03-23

HucH CRAIG tells us the farmers ii
Garaisi, Valley will commence pillow
ig next week.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1883-03-23

URr business this term is light.
ID are about AN many lawyers in
lance as there are cases on the
gI3ar.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1883-03-23

Wat Came ny the ether day
HE capital. He is on a cullcet-
Nh for the Statesman
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1883-03-23

THE Times says ground was broken
the asher day at Haley for lime pit
~ nm used in making mo. tar FIR the
brink block of three stores to la erect
od iRsnrdiatcly by R"ht. E. Sirahorn
m the asst side of Gtoy street, be-
tween Main and First avenue. 1t is
S!rahoril's intention to have the
stores ready for occupancy May LIST.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1883-03-23

NJ has about all disappeared
h town
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1883-03-23

IHE Elmira Free Press says j. l..
Brown, superintendent of the Elmira
company, operating at Banner, this
canlity was recently elected one of the
Board Of Supervisors for Elmira, hav-
ing defeated E. B. Smith. all unusually
strong candidate The Free Press
says Mr.. Brown has served one term
As Supervisor and made an excellent
one. j. L. is solid Democrat and a
solid man generally, and his friends in
this section will be glad to hear of his
election.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1883-03-23

TIE rep.ri That J.I,n Pn-t, poStmaS-
Ter ~ Boise, WAS removed. was no,
carrcct.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1883-03-23

A DRAMATIC entertainment recently
given in Bellevue, by local talent, aud
for the benefit Of the Brass Band was
= rand success, says the Sun. Miss
Csslcfiesttr" was the title If the drama.
MaTa Anna Gallagher, formerly of this
plxca, was cast ia the title role, and the
Snnkays she sustained the character
ID fine style.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1883-03-23

kkIcr Court proceedings on first
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1883-03-23
REMINIsCExCEs

OF the first settlement d, B.,ise C.,nI,-
~. Idai,o Territory and more par
ticuiarIy nf Boise Basin.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-04-19
4 witty Judge.

Headers OfShakcsprNr,' have always on
JoYcd tho wit of "Portjn, in the Nrych0Jt!
Of Tcnicc, by which she saved "Antonio"
from the knife of "Shyloc'l The rrctcr,l-
ed Judge affirmed the right of "Shylorli"
to his pound Of flesh, hut added, should a
drop Of blood be shed in taking it, his
life would be forfeited. a California
Judge has shown equal wit
A hard character, wCll-knOwn a8 thief
was indicted for cnteringn miners tent
and stealing bag Of gold dust. The
theft was proved. He had been seen to
cut slit in the tent and reach. in and
take the bag. A bright thought occurred
to the counsel for tho defence.
How far did he get when he took the
dust?"
about halfway in, MS he reached
over, said the witness.
May it please your honor" said the
shrewd lawyer, 81 shall demand tho
aoquittal of my client. The Indictment
is not sustained He did not ente, the
tent. Can a man enter q house when
one-half Of his body is In, and the Other
half out?
The jury and Judge were equal to the
emergency. The verdict of the Jury
was, +" Guilty as to one-half Of his body
and not guilty as to the oth7r half" The
Ientence of tho Judge was, I" Inprison
ment for the guilty part, of two years
The prisoner may leave the other par
behind, or take it with him. The sharl
lawyer was optWitted,
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-04-19
A Practical Joke on the Wrong Party.

Mr.. Wagon was She victim. His son
Johnny is mischievous lad, and one
day resolved to play trick on his broth
en- He arranged certain attachments to
that brothers bed, worked by cords run
ming to his own room, and then went ofI
fishing. While he was gone, his brother
was sent away to be absent over night,
aud lot of company arrived at the
house. Mr.. Wagon gave up his own
room to them and occupied the absent
sons bed. Johnny got home late at
night, and wholly ignorant of this
change of arrangements, went to his
room, which was next to his mothers.
and prepared to perpetrate his designs
upon his brother.
The first proceeding was haul on
cord which ran between the blankets and
spread on his brothers bed, and, being
fastened at the top, would pull the
clothes off the bed. Mr.. Wagon was
comfortably tucked in, when suddenly
tho clothes began to slip, and he found
himself uncovered Ho thought he
might have kicked them OFF, and sat up
and took hold of the clothes to pull them
back. MEANWHILE, Johnny had yanked
another cord which pulled the pillow off
the bed. Mr.. Wagon discovered his loss
and reached for tho pillow, and when he
| got it, the clothes went off again. He
was much excited at that, and again
went aftcl the clothes and again lost his
| pillow.
That time the pillow went under the
bed and Mr.. Wagon went after it, aud
| immediately came out again and sworo
| prodigiously, for the floor was strcwn
with chestnut burrs, and he had cotton
into them. He resolved to scold the
chambermaid for leaving so many pins
on the floor. Once more he attempt to
get the pillow, and, rs it was way under,
he made a frantic dive for it, and just
then Johnny, who was shaking with
laughter, pulled the last cord and the
whole bed came down upon Mr. Wagon
and jammed him upon the burrs.
His frantic howls brought his wife and
friends to tho rescue, and ho was fishcd
out And then the gas was lighted and
somebody discovered tho cords running
to Johnny's room. Mr.. Wagon ut once
fastened there. Tho lad explained that
he thought his brother was III tho bed,
but it didn't mako any difference. His
yolls were mistaken by q mau sleeping
half milo away for a cry Of fire, and he
jumped out of bed SO hard that Inc
| spraincd too And tho next day whcr
Johnny went to school ho got spanked
again because he wouldn't sit down, an(
is now resolved to run away from hom>
| the first chance he can get, as this par
of the country is q mighty discoura%ina
| region for Eoy.-Erchnnge.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-04-19
A FOilcd Book Agent.

~ yong man with largo book nndCr
MS arm and sCvcn-by-nine smile on his
mug stuck his head into tho ticket viii
dow at tho Union Depot, and asked tho
clerk what the fare WINS to San Antonio.
-" Ten dollars and fifteen CENTS" ro-
Piled the ticket Singer.
am pining to leave Galveston, but
l. lack just $40 of tho ticket money.
| However, that shau't part us. I'll mako
partial cash payment OF Is cents and
| take tho rest out i'll trade"
What do you mean by taking it out
in trade ?"
" am II book agent, and if you will
let mo havo the ticket, / won't try to sell
you book. l. won't say book to yOu
once. This ls tho most liberal and adj
V;mtagoous oiler ever made to the public,
and you ought to take advantage of IT,
| have bccn known to talk sane man so
completely out of his senses in fifteen
minutes that he wasn't even fit to send
TO the Legislature nftcrward."
"Whnt book have you got?" asked
| the ticket agent.
A bcaming snilc camo over tho book
agents faco, Qnd in II sing song voice nc
began:
am Offering, in seventeen volumes,
Dr. Wmfllctrcc's Observations in pnlcs
tihe, book that should be in every fam
ny, book that comprises the views uF
me intelligent doctor on what he saw III
the Holy Lnnd, with numerous sprcu.
EtllonS and theories on what he did not
SEQ, altogether forming complete H.
hf0fY OF deep research, pure theology aud
c'laStc imagery. | ali now offering this
lilValuablo encyclopedia for tho unprcc,-
drntcd low price Of s. volume, which
l" really giving it away for nothing -"
Alter tho book agent had kept this up
!or about ten minutes, he began to grow
discouraged, for, instead of showing
Signs OF weakening, the ticket agent
with IN ccstatic smile on his face, begged
the eloquent man to keep on.
The book agent stopped to rest his
Jaw, when ticket tho man reached cut his
hand and said: "Shnltc, old fel! Como
inside and take n chair, and sing that all
over again. That cheers me up like
cocktail. [ used TO bo n book noent
myself before | reformed and went into
tine railroad business, and that is like
music to me. 1t soothcs me all over,
IL calls bnck haIowcd memories of the
p'st and makes mo want TO 90 ont or
the road again. Iwould rather pay 800
thm have You leave Galveston. You
must come around every day. /
'"nId listen to that all dIy, and cry for
moro"
The book agent shut his book and
said: ''''"
"Som" informal hycna has given me
away /; but there iH another railroad thut
] can get out of this 0nc-horsc town ON.
III not consent to travel on any road
that don't employ gentlemen who can
treat n cash customer with common 30.
hteness. You can't capture my book on
amy terms, aud if you will como ont o.
Em'r cage lit Puich yuur head in less
umo than You can pUnCr IL ticket" Aud
ne passed ont like beautiful dream. .--
GuLUCGiOn .NCUS
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-04-19
Ants.

The agricultural ant is pattern of
neatness. The most minute particles of
dirt are carefully removed, and the
whole body frequently and thoroughly
cleaned especially after eating and sleep
ing. They assist each other in the gen
ere, cleansing, aud the attitude of the
ant under operation is one of intense
satisfaction, perfect picture of muscular
surrender and ease. An ant has been
seen to kneel down before another, and
thrust forward the head under the face
of the other, and lie motionless, express
ing the desire to be cleaned; the other
ant understood this and went to work.
Sometimes this is combined with ocrobatic
feats, in which these ants excel, jumping
about and clinging in a remarkable fash
ion to blades Of grass. Sometimes tho
cleansing ant hangs downward from tine
grass, and to her the cat operated upon
clings, reaching over and up with great
agility to submit to her friends Offices
Evidently moisture from the mouth is
used for washir
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-04-19
Cigarettes.

A few years ago cigarettes in their
present form wcro unknown. Cigarettes,
so-called, were Of Spanish make, SO
loosely rolled that they required rcroll-
ing by resident smokers. Then was in
vogue, and il now to II less extent, the
practice OF making ones own cigarettes.
Properly shaped and sized papers were
furnished, in which Turkish tobacco was
| rolled by the ostontatious young smoker.
| Then SpranG up manufactures Of cigar
ettcs already rolled and prepared for the
| smoker. The increase i'll manufacture
| has hardly kept paco with the demand,
for it Is said that during last summer the
supply at somo Watering places fell short.
| Cigarettes are used more in summer than
i'll winter, as the bare hand finds it um-
comfortable and the glovcd hand comes
clumsily to the business. At first cigar
| cites were simply rolled and paprrcd;
| later, mouthpiecCs were added of paste
| board, wood corn husll and glass, the
| latter being last years addition Facto-
| rlCS are i'll Now York, Baltimore, ROchcS-
ter and elsewhere, and the larger ones
| employ fY@m five hundred to one thous-
and operatives in rolling cigarettes. One
clgarctto-making firm has an automatic
machine that performs the labor of many
operatives. Paper and tobacco are fed
i'll Mt ono end and from the other comes
out cigarettes ready for use The pcriuuc
cigarettes are made in Louisiana. Per-
lque tobacco grows only III certain parts
OF this State. 1T il put into rolls and NJ
lowed to remain until cured, and satur-
atcd to the requisite state of blackncss
and strength. The wooden mouthpcco
cigarettes como from Virginia; those with
~ ia or Il in RoI i,
brisk variety in New Orleans Turkish
cigarettes from Dresden, st. Petersburg
and Odessa and other places, mnd0 from
tobacco grown in both Asintic and Euro
pean Turkey, have limited sale, owing to
the increased cost, which is hundred
per centum greater than American cigar
cites.
The sale, rs already intimatcd, i'll
creases. All classes smoke cigarettes.
The old smoker may be welded to his
cigar, but III his moments Of brief leisure,
or short interim in business, suggest the
quickly consumed little cigar, unless he
IL like noted literary man who collected
stumpS, and then made itn rulo to smoke G
so many cigars and SO many stumpS per
day, until the stock of the latter was
consumed. The objective point of tho
antl-tObaccO society should be cigarettes,
for they havo aided, as nothing else has,
to make youthful smokers. After a dict
OF sweet fern the boy passes to cigar
cites. From smoking n full power cigar
he is likely to lie under tho fence for tho
greater part of day, but the cigarette
ls not so mastering, and in time the
young smoker passes to the strongest of
tobacco stimulantS. .-PrOUidCNcc (R. IL
JOup9luL
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-04-19
Tom Ochiltrco and Jcm Mace.

1t was Somo seven or "lGht years ago,
just after the Cohurn-Macc fiasco, and
the latter was still in the city. As he
was leaning against the bar number of
gentlemen and Tom Ochitrco were dis
cussln6 politics and prize fights in al
other part of the room. Maco's wonder
ful oXpcrtncsS in the use of his hands
came up, and some ono offered to bet Il
basket of champagne that no man, un-
loss professional, could get in blow
on Maco'a face. Ochiltrco took tho bot,
and walked deliberately ovor to Maoo
and slapped his jaws. The astonishod
prize fighter looked ut Tom for Il moment
and then lit out from tho shoulder. A
mass of rcd hair, n corpulent body, logs
and boots all mingled in indcscribable
confusion, flew through the door and
rolled out over the brick bamquetto into
the street. While sympathetic bell boys
and laughing friends were Strengthening
Tom ont and patching his fragments to-
gether, some of tho gentlemen explained
70 Mace the circumstances Of the bet.
"Oh it WAS that way, was it? ira
known it / wouldn't ave cared" said he
"an' I'm bloody glad now I didn't it
i'm 'arder."
Tom thought it was quite sufficiently
ard lit" If the blow had struck him
anywhere else but on the cheek it would
nave Killed him. Washington Capital.