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Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1884-01-25
Our Public school House.

Hc puDHc ScnOOl Dulldlng OIL This
place, with the new seats and the re-
pairs and improvements that have
been made, looks almost like a new
one, especially inside. The high,
arched ceiling has been reprinted and
the walls papered. The large and
ungainly recitation and teachers
stand that extended from wall to wall
in the higher department, has been
removed, and small, neat teachers
stand made that answers the purpose
and takes up but very little space.
Large new stoves have taken the
places Of the old, inferior ones, new
partitions have been put up, forming
hallway between the two depart.
ments, and everything is well arrang-
ed for comfort and convenience. But
the greatest change that has been
made is in the way of seats. The ia
bles, old dry goods boxes, etc., that
have been used for years, are now
things Of the past. The new patent
seats are neat and handsome, and the
pupils can now sit with ease and
comfort. These new seats are not
only useful, but ornamental. There
are twenty-eight in each department
and they seat ninety eight pupils.
They are strongly constructed, and
are of the folding pattern. The tea
!, cheers have fine desks-handsome anC
convenient. There are two recitation
| seats in each department., of the same
, pattern as the smaller ones. Thu
[ legs of the seats are of iron, and the,
! are constructed on plan that give
S strength and durability as wei
= as to make them comfortable to 81
: upon. Two large black boards Wi
: soon be made, one for each room, tn
v boards to be coated with prepare
p stating. Other Improvements hav
v been made both inside and outside {
It the building. The teachers and tru
tees deserve great credit for the IL
Il terest they have taken in the repai
: and Improvements of the school hous
:. and they did not rest till their obje
:, was accomplished, and that was
. make both departments as comfort
= BILE and neat as possible in every r
'e spect, and the citizens of this distri
ii have shown their iberality and int
c. est in the school by contrlbutiI
means to this end. 1t is expects
that the proceeds of one or two mo
u entertainments and the dance to
I'd given on the 22d of February W
Oh pay up the Indebtedness yet RENAL
IT. ing for repairs, seats, etc.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1884-01-25

The News Miner estimates that the
expenses of Alturas county will be
reduced one-third for the next year,
and the revenue increased one-third,
which will soon bring the county out
of debt. The county is indebted In
an amount equal to one years reve-
nue.. The expenses for the past year
have been about equal to the revenues.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1884-01-25

SAYS the News-Miner: Professor
Butler. who has been sick for two
weeks with pleurisy and congestion
of the brain, is, the doctors say, gain
ing strength rapidly, and will be able
to resume his place in the school
room in few days.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-12-27
Professor Huxley tn America.
lRzeAaAss.I

The eminent EnRlisA scientist, Pro. lessor Huxley, made but . short stay in New York, but his arrival was the cause of . conversation between one oftAa ciRvN amateur scientists and a mattes~oEfsct friend, The amateur wAa an enthusiaxtic admirer of Huxley, and Ae spoke SO ex. travagantly about him that his friend finally became curioaS and asked:
 ~Who in thunder is Huxley. anyway P
 "Yeu don't mean to say you have not heard about Professor Huxley, the great scit ntistg' gss
 ~Yes, l do, though never heard his name before. What has he doneY P
 "Why, man, Huxley made the import ant discovery about prosoplasm."
 "About what P
 rto,oplasm."
 "And what tho dickens is prosoplasm l~
 "Now, look here-you don't mean te sit there and toll me you dont know what protopiasm Is '"
 That's jus, t. Nary protoplasm"
 "Weli, protoplasm is what we may call the life principle
 Anything to do with insurance 2"
 "oh, nonsense The life principle In nature l: the starting~point of vital action, so to speak"
 "He discovered that, did he p
 "Yes, a few years ago, in England"
 "And what good is it going to doY'
 "Goodl a great deal of good. lt cx- paRds the circle of human knowledse, and is valuable In bearing out the theory ot evolution. It is a noble contribution to science, and 1t has made Huxley one of the few immortal names that were not born to die.N
 "So Huxley knows all about the life principle, does heS ,"
 "Yes, all ahoat il"
 "And the starting point of final ae- ton ["
 Exactly"
 "Well, sec here now, can he take some of that protoplasm and go to work and make a man, or horse, oE an elephant with m2'
 "Oh. no, he couldn't do that"
 Can he take lt and make anything al all of fit even a gna. or hv "
 '1 guess not"
 We'll, then, he may just 70 to thun- der wi.h hts protnplasm. don't believe it's worth ten cents a pound anyhow. Pears to me these scientific fellows put on a big lot of airs about very little. pGotoplasm. oh Shouldn't wonder f Huxley came over he,e ,o ge, up com pany lo work il. Did you say the mine is In EnglandI'
 lt Is Aimos, needless to say the scientist gave up hts iEend ,a despair.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-12-27
Fay TAs ArAassaw TSaVelsy.
 THE GOLDEN WEDDING.
BY MART A. WHITE.

Iris said that in heaven, once on a time, '
 While grand orchestral swell
 From a thousand harps, repeated the chime
 Ofa happy marriage bell;. The recording angel turned aside, From viewing afar the fair young bride, A:d smiled to behold an humble pair, With faded cheeks and silvery hair. aWhas dost thou beholdm St. Peter cried,
 "In that olden couple there;
 To attract thine eye from the fair young bride,
 With orange wreaths on her hairi" q see," said the angel. golden chain Born of the years, and cemented with pain That binds their hearts in bond of love, As true as tke course of the stars above" The sweetest of blossoms are soonestto fade
 And those of that fair young wife, Are as incense on vanity's altar laid,
 And cannot survive through life; But the golden chain, inwoven by years Ofmutual for bearance, and sympathy's tears Is stronger than death, and sweeter than life And turns to an angel the silver-haired wife
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-12-27
4 Good Thing.
tKxGhangs.1


 On one occasion Mir. Charles Dickens was uphoiding the theory that whatever trials and difficulties might stand m d mans path there is always something to be thankful for. Let me, in proof thereof" said Dickens, "relate 4 story Two men were ,o be hung at Newgaie for murder. The morning arrived the hour approached; the bell of S. Sepsl- chre's began to toll the conyicts were placed the procession was formed if advanced tc ihe fatal beam: the ropes were adjusted around the poor mems necks there were thousands of motley s;gh,seers of both sexes, of all ages, men, women and childIer; in front of the scaHoid when. jus, a. tha, second Of time, bull which vas being driven to Smith 6eld broke his rope, and charged the mob igh, and lett scattering the people everywhere with his horns. Whereupon one of the condemned men turned to his equally unfortunate com papion, and quietly observed: say, Jack, it's good thing we ain's in tha, crovd'"
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-12-27
An Analysis of Marriage.

John Ruskin, In Ni1<tfrsM CesIa, ', says: There Is another difference m the ~oof ot a WsveT.y ac*el from the cob. web of n modern one which depends on Scou's larger view of life. Marriage Ia by no means, in his conception of man and woman, the most important business of their existence; nor love the only re ward to be proposed 10 their viitue or exertion. IL Is not in his reading of the laws of Providence necessity that virtue should. either by love or any other ex- ternal blessing, be rewarded at all and marriage Is in all cases thought of as a constituent of the happiness Of life but not as it's only interest, still less it's only aim. And upon analysing with some care the motive of its principal stories, we shall often find that the love in them is merely A light by which the stesnci features of character gre to be lrradiaie e:l and that the marriage of the hero is as subordinate to the main bent of the story as Henry V's courtship Of K a,herine Is to the battle of Agincoun. Nay, the for. tunes of the person who Is nominaliy he subject of the tale, are often little more than background on which grander figures are to be drawn, and deeper tates foreshadowed. The judgments between the faith and chiyalry Of Sco,l md at Drumclog and Boutwell, bridge owe little of sheir interest, in the mind of A sens,- ble reader. to the fact that the captain of the Popiniay Is carried prisoner to one battle, and returns prisoner from the other; and Scott hiiTiss!:, ~h:!e he watches the white sail that bears Queen Mary for the last time from her native land, very nearly forgets to finish hts novel, or tell us --and with small sense of any consolation to be had out of that minor circumstance- "koland and Catherine =ere united in spite of their differing faiths" Neither let it be thought for an instant that the slight and sometimes scornful glance with which Scott passes over scenes which noyelis, oi our own day would have anal red wi,h the airs of a philosopher and painted with the curiosity of gossip, indicate any abaence tn hiS heart Of sy;npa.i Y with the great and sacred elements of personal happiness. An era like ours, which has with diligence and osten,a. ton swept his heart clear of all the pas sions once known as loyalty, patriotism and piety, necessarily nagnihes the ap- ment which sighs through the bauen chamber or clinss intentionally round the chasms of rum nor can h but regard with awe the urconquerable spirit which still temp.s or betrays the Sagacities or selishness into error or frenzy which is believed to be love.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-12-27
RANDOM THOUGHTS.
n PAkNENAs NIX

1 notice that recent poem speaks Of that old, fa niliar tear tha. "stood in his eye" This tear cannot be a member Of that family alluded to as tears, idle tears" CT it wosld take seat.
 It is said that there are % 600 news- papers in the world. "ln the world "-- let's see-that number must include those that have been run iato the ground.n
 A scientific journal says that there is
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-12-27

soldiers arrived an hoar later, they sau the corpse. to whose clothing was pinned . placard, upon which gas written When . traitor sets . snare. he best he careful lest Ae get trapped instead of the rabbit he wants to catch.
 "GEoRcE WASHINGTON"
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-12-27
JUST IMPORTED.

Send 20 cents in stamps or silyes and get six elegant French Christmas and New Year cards. All different Ne~ and handsome designs in i7 coiors. Ad' dress, ". Kennard, zS Jones Ave, Koch. ester, NY.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-12-27
In ERaATIonAL BANKING CO.

E&fsblish.d 10 lHf. Ea-ftsS =.tss-r s..t-N t@sedA e,Dpstsa slfh sAp Lottery phsss9stsf. As IstaIy dsss1sd bT ths Gssft of APpSaiA. abd do ao eaRkst wiib ssy of tBs laws pi thf t.iiSd sis,As Ss B.-th wttitse. psssss ststT thAa sos say tisfs Ia Tas ns SeA ~ TsASeLAs
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-12-27

@SealN no warmth in clokhes.s This sAoaSht must have occurred to eveTy one wAo has ever pat on clean sAirt h cold room. The militia company has started on a target shooe," and Mr. EoweHs cruelty asked the captain for the target upon their return. !" need a new bottom tc my wash tub" !" he said, "and l never ye, saw militia target that would leak" GoSSiPs ExAGGERAuoN. Thete vas an old lady in Danbury Made a meal on the half of A cranberry, But the story it erew. And the hrst thing she knew,
 From A half to few, It was stated aS true
 Then galleA-~%iheA swo, Till old Mrs, MekeS
 Told the News as N true,
 That q Mrs, Belle~,
 Ate q wonderful stew
 or a ton ot cranbcrries in DanburY.
 The name of onc of the Ute chiefs Is Rauling Rib," which sxcitss the sus. picion that he may once have been the Brudder Bones" Of a "niEHer show. !"
 A great deal of maudlin sentiment Is being worked up from the fact that the sweetheart of the outlaw Gray died of a broken heart. Had she married him she migh, possibly have died ot broken head.
 A footlight-a twelve. inch window. pane.
 The wit and his dull friend were watch ing the process of letting smoked side. meat down from the third story of a warehouse. when the tormey told the latter that the operation reminded him oi a great man" Lowered Bacon." The dull maA atterward lowed friend around 10 the same locality for the purpose of working of the joke on him, and when asked the necessary questions triumph antly replied: Lowered Pork"
 Man proposes, God disposes and the gossiper supposes.
 A house In Albany, N. Y., is haunted by the spirit of man named Gum Evidently report only. Before his flock he spoke about ,he poor And freely ~ept, Al home with misery at his very door, He calmly slept His congregation thought; How good a man ID And shared his trats His chariy-h went no farther than The peoples ears.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-12-27

Wsere time is money--At a watch factory 4oJk0a P0sk.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-12-27

+Harf<yS' Msgasin<, about a year ago, pub lished a version of the same ineident.-ED. TRAyELER.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-12-27

N,t smile heat-A woman's race to catch car.-Bosfos Budget
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-03-21

HISTORICAL EvENT.-On March Is
1880, about o'clock In the morning, the
steamboat Gazeile exploded her boiler a
few minutes after landing at Canemah.
killing over 10 persons and Wounding q
large number, of whOM three or four
died afterwards. One strange thing
that Occurred was, that citizen of
nearly every town on the Willamette
river. from Canemah up, was killed.
Joseph White. of Salem. father of Cap
tain Leonard White, was killed; Rev. j q.
+. Miller, of Albany. father of Mrs. Will
son, wife of Judge Wilson, Z, stmastsr
at The Dslles; Mrs. Kelly, wife of Hon.
j. h. Kelly, and the wife of Colonel G..
Grover, now living at WalIa Walla were
instantly killed; Mrs.. Miller and her
little t1sushts-, me f-i.o *, Colonel
Grover, ,,were on board at the time, but
| escaped. Colonel Grover, then Lieu
tenant, WAS ou bis way from Oregon
City to Salem. He witnessed the ex-
plosion, and brought the news to Salem.
lie afterwards married Miss Miller in
Washington City. The explosion en-
tirely wrecked the boat, and broke up
the company, who had met with moth
Ing but misfortune since its inception.
James Fudge, pilot on the steamboat
Canemah, was killed by a pit CO of the
boiler that was thrown on that boat.
Charley Gardiner. a clerk in the Sur
veyor Generals Office, now living in
Washington City, had his arm broken,
while standing at least hundred yards
away, by piece of iron from the Ga
zelle. Charles Bennett was captain Of
the boat. He was kill I'd in the Indian
war shortly afterwards. Captain Bas.
Miller was mate. He IL still living in
Canemah. The GaZelle was the first
side wheel steamer ON the river.-Port-
hHd Stdnddrfi.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-03-21
=. eosT.lRTtlllGEa9sR pgs. 60
,af ,r.rIEMs rAtIFic Lt,f va
.sgaAI

w.s,rrsGToN. March l2.-Some days
.oo the Hnus- Of Representatives. called
o., the Secretary If the Interior for
informatlon regarding the deilnite and
6naI locatioa of the Northern Pdclnc
Railroad. and AS TO whether the North
.rn PacIti, Company has claimed. or is
claiming any of the lands on which
bonestead and pre- e!nrtIon entries bad
L.eu made. within the limits of the
Grant opposite any part of the railroad,
rio 10 the time of It's definite location,
and if 80. VIII ther such clai'ns are be
ma considered by the Department. To-
d,v the Secretary IT tie il-terior re
ued to this inquiry, inciosing letter
from the Commissioner OF the Generhi
Iaud Office giving the information re-
on,red. The Commissioner says that
the Northern Pacific has been definitely
loca,ed from point III Wlsc"ns!u
shont 30 miles west of the Montreal
River To "A point near Wallnla, Wash
jnptou. and from Portland, Oregon. to
Tacoma, Washington. The branch line
has been definitely located from point
near the city Of Yakima, Washington.
to a junction with the main line near
AinsWorih. III the same Territory. A
MAD showing the main line, as oon-
stracted from Junction with the Lake
Superior d Mi.sis,ippi Railroad III Min
ne.ota to the Red RIVER of the North, a
distance of 22S2 miles, WAS received
November 2l,t, lH7i. That map
was accepted as a dehnIte
locatiou of the road. no evidsn OF such
location having been received prior to
that time Other maps Of the main line
have also been iiled, and were explain
I'd by the mt.lsslo ner. The totai
length OF located main line Is SSS 10
niles The cemmissioEer further says
that SO far AZ his office Is adv sd. nn
part of the main iine or branch l;neS
other than as set forth has been deil
nitely located. The railroad company
Is claiming land IN odd numbered sec
tions within the limits of Its grant. up
on which pre,mptlon and Loueste I'd
settlement or entries hav3 been made,
prior 10 tue date If the definite location
Of 10, road aud sub.cdusnt to tue date
Of Withdrawals upon general route
which, il is held by the department,
were authorized by section 6 of the Act
Of July >. 1864, and such claims are he
ing considered.
The rule" the conan iSsion aids,
that where "A Wild cl tirn or settlement
is shown to have been subsistlng at tie
date of tn, Withdrawals upon general
route, the land covered thereby IL held
to have been excepted from said with
drawal and from g grant. In the alb
snce Of such claim or settlement at
the date. the right OF the company has
been recognized as superior. Bat IN
view of the proposed legislation touch
ng the said grant, action on tue claims
Initiated and entries made subsequent
" has been suspended"
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-03-21
To all whom itmay Concern
OFFICE OF THE COLUMBIA AND PUoETl
SOUND RAILROAD COMPANY, ,
SEATTLE, w, r., July n. 1889 I

OFFICE OF THE COLUMBIA AND PUGET
SOUND RAILROAD COMPANY,
SEATTLE, w. T., July "a. 1883
~ WHEREAS. BY DEED BEARING
w Gate August 10, 1873, executed in pur-
suance of an ordinance approved August
Is, 1873 the city Of Seattle conveyed to the
Seattle and Walla Walla Railroad and
Transportation Company. all the tide
lands south OF King street, in said city Of
Seattle. in. along. around and about Elliot
bay. from extreme high to extreme low
tide and deep water and,
Whereas, The Legislative Assembly of
the Territory Of Washington. by an Act
approved Sovember 8, 1873 ratified and
confirmed laid grant and conveyance upon
certain conditions. which have been fully
performed by said Company and,
Whereas, Said Act OF the Legislative
Assembly vest. d the title of said lands in
said Seattle and WallA Walla Railroad
and transportation Company. in fee sim.
pie /; and.
Whereas. The United States has acqui.
esced in sail grant and conveyance; and.
Whereas, The said Seattle and Walla
Walla Railro I'D and Transportation Com.
pany has transferred and conveyed all OF
said lands to the Columbia ana Puge
Sound Railroad Company;
Now, therefore, the said Columbia and
Puget SOund Railroad Company hereby
give, notice that it claims the exclusive
right to occupy said lands and to erect
wharves and other structures thereon,
and that all persons are hereby notified to
any Of said lands without the consent, in
writing, Of said Columbia and Puget
Sound Railroad Company.
COLUMBIA & PUGET SOUND II. r. 60
BY +. p. WEYMOUTH,
jyS II Assistant Superintendent
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-03-21

/ Walla Walla Uuion.

In the discussion of tue railroad
question many things are rccll ed. On
ae 18Th of November, 1879, the Direc-
ors Of the Northern Pacific formally
adOpted resolution. which III sub
stance offered all the agricultural lands
II the company, west of the Missouri,
ioactual settlers at $2.GO per acre. The
object of the resolution WAS to induce
ae settlement of the country. It APP
pears to have been believed at TINT time
y the directors that the true policy OF
ae company WAS To encourage settlers
% 90 npon the lands granted to 1t, and,
rHl,lvating them. make them furnish
saslness and income Ia the corpor ton
laf al time. This policy WAS insueu-
hled under the Presidency of &. Is.
Nrlsht and continued under Frederick
Billings and Horny Willard until Nav,
M, when Willard and Land Conmis
seuef Iamhorn announced In inter
RtSs published IN the Oyeg0sidH a par
val ehange of policy. Their announce
sttt Was the first off, ial intlmatlon
change of heart" They then a..
a0ahccd that future settlers would kavc
9ay the appraised price of the lands:
'Atha' IN Gases where IN past yearsa y
saler has gone on railroad land
good faith. and resided upon and
4 4pfosed IT for hoine." he could
Wy for x2.G0 per acre cash
~ per acre on time. 81 far AS
FFabhc knows the resolution of M
sHoeT II. 1879, has not been formally
aSlhded by the Board of Directors.
as possible that it is still in force. ard
'Hs ahrogation IL the ssle work of
aheo officials of the company. One
Is certain. the action In relation
lairad laud prices. taken ty the
ae'"is OF the Northern Pacific since
has caused more hard feeling.
e aistrust of the company. more
-"l Tor the forfeiture of the grant.
DIT else combined. Had the reso-
u oi November -. 1879. been car
ppa'' - Ia letter and spirit, the North
'se'hc ould have had a thousand
4us west of the Missouri river where
one today. Use present policy of
IL. pahy seems To be inspired by
este 10 make all the money posi-
~. " The land grant, Shiie letting
Uafe sources of iLcome take care
es'aselv,s. Ii is the application Of
H, spA0y ~ successfully pursued by
of the goose that laid eggs
fosIhly II is not too late -
.a6 :. '1e wise policy adopted on the
a. November. 1879, and by SO
St. s1'h The tide and make friends
Ia M Vi enemies out of the present
,irctlve hundreds of thousands
nm, sts within the limits of the
ilooaols Ii WAS for tie purpose
aushe this policy that Messrs.
sah and Shulze we're recently
a,ns to New York by President
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-03-21

For waches. klox. silver plated wear
aud 81 forth, go to IL. G. Mclaughlin.
("Little Mack, the jewellery The best
and only stock of fine goods in the city
Also. soine that amt so fine.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-03-21
FOl1 SALtr.
IN YOUNG S ADDITION

TO SEATTLE-CHOICE BUILDING
L los at $50 each One-third cash. bal
ance and II months. In Wheeler's I'd
addition for 800 each. bal. & and IL mos
In CrawfOrd's addition. froA $500 to $780,
bal. and IL mos Choice building lots on
Ninth street will be sold low for cash.
improved and unimprOved property for
sale IN different parts of the city, 400
acres farming land for sale. near Seattle !:
parties desiring to invest in outside lands
can do no better than call and see this
property. l6O acres Of dyked tide land
for sale at a bargain: party NUT have
money. 10000 acres of improved and IN
improved cheice prairie land for sale.
immigrants in search of homes will find
It to their interest to call and procure a
list of these lands. Apply to
JACOB STIlZEL & CO.,
keal Estate and Money brokers' rooms
IL and Is. Yesler-Leary blOc.. mo I'm
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-03-21

SHlLOH'S CURE WILL immediate
ly relieve Group, whooping cough and
bronchitis. 4. B. Stewart.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-03-21

Those who are obliged to use artificial
teeth wi find the new plate being IN
,r,duced by DIR. kilbourne, 625 Front
street, vastly superior to rubber; II Is
less bulky, lighter and much stronger,
and being made of metal pnre as gold
rs tnsteless and much more cleaniy and
healthful. IL
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-03-21
WiTE., FRONT LOTS.

NORTH OF BARREL FACTORY,
~ $l25 each.
Several tracts Of farming land, within
four miles Of the Post Office at from S35
10 SlOo per acre. GEO. DURFFEi,
At Z. II. Hanford's office. COlman build
ing, cor. Mill and Commercial sts. mr2