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Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-07-20
AeiTAsLe WORLDS.
- Others Beside This Terrestrial
& Globe of Ours7

~ Others Beside This Terrestrial
Globe Of Ours7
=: again, we have only conjecture
NJ us. With respect to the
6pn shutting the solar system,
lkDm their comparative proxlm-
"a earth might be supposed
Nth solution to this problem,
{ II observations have heretofore
I'D indication whatever Of the
M Of life upon their surfaces.
~ I'll some form or another may,
~ 6tnnding. exist on these bodies.
bear in mind that the planets
~ y n ~ probability in various stages
n ISpment. 1t may be reasonably
ijiS ~ that Jupiter, Saturn. Uranus
~ 3filnne, in consequence Of their
619 bulk, have cooled down
I0Wly than the earth and the
~ NJ Mailer planets Of the solar
|SS6<@ md are therefore less advanced
~ III Of animated existence than
|f1(0 3SE are. But even in the case of
~ I'm Ssit must be admitted to have
e6V2 millions of years around the
TN S1y as a fiery orb before life
m M on its surface, and even after
E j0oled down and become the
&l& animated existence it pro-
hiring countless millions OF
cre, life only in its lowest
4 The existence OF man is
Yesterday. This is an instruct
ri ICON. 1t teaches us that al
man exists on the earth g
1lltl6ce Il does not follow that beings
u ~ same order of intelligence as
ilIn ex}st upon all the other planets
~ Gxon upon any of them. Upon some
soz ~ planets life may not have come
Into exietence; upon others life may
o1t6E NJ In less advanced stage than
upon ~ Earth; and the same remark
\ at4iqQsly applicable to the number
le1s b04fes of the starry armament
The SfGte Of the question then is this
We ca1 not pronounce positively upon
the existence of life anywhere beyond
tho pIanet upon which we dwell But
rensoping from analogy. we may sup
pose fhat certain, if not all, of the
other bodics of the planetary system
which ~ - many respects bear affinity
to out planet, are in like manner this
/ abodes u life in some form or another
knd tlxt similarly there are counties.
bodies = the stellar regions which may
also " ne abodes of life. This is 8
question. however. upon which the
! oble science of astronomy, so dis
! tinguisyied for the exactitude of it
!, c0nc1usfons, does not venture to pro
nounce positive opinion. seeing tina
there exists no sure basis of facts avail
), able for Its consideration. In thes'
circumstance it is left for each indi
Mvidual inquirer to form his own opin
Ion independent of any support derived
from scientific authority.-Prof. Grant
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Not One of That Sort

Il suppose You are : fatherlsss boy"
he observed. as they made change for
a paPer.
'sOh. no"
But your father gets drunk and you
have 10 support the family'"
No"
"Butyo give all your money to your
m thera'
Not 4 red nf il.
We'll; You are poor?'
Not much, I'm just doing this for
recreation. while NV brothers are cut
ting the coupons OF father bonds, Say.
if you go up SIS far q the coupe office
tell EN- 10 send me down n turnout to
roll me up home. 1t must be gettin-
near our dinner hour. and we have
fourteen invitstions cut to-day DE
trOit Free Press
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INDIVIDUAL DUTIES.


uo0 20 AvsHro seI1- \ ppfo0nttea nn9 Ne@ls
Respect.
Every person Of common reflection
must be aware that he owes 10 others.
and to society. certain socizl and civil
duties. In requitAI for the kind ofI5ucs
and protection which he receives and
enjoys from the community Of which
he ID member; and he should know.
.putabte fact, that upon the manner In
which these duties are performed will
materially depend his reputation with
good men. and the measure of his purs
enjoymenfs In life Hence II il Of the
FIRST Importance that he should m upon
scale Of morals in early life. which
shall govern 10 his business TRANSACT
tons and in his intercourse with
society.
Every class In society seems to have
a scale Of morals peculiar to itself. in
its business affairs, none of which are
exactly fitted for general adoption
The importing merchant. for instance.
thinks it iusiitiable to use deceptive in
voices. by which he defrauds the reve-
nue. Of part Of the duties dine upoa
merchandise; while the salesman IL
valued AMI rewarded according to his
tact In extoliiHg his wares to the buyer
lin giving them q fictitious vaIne-
Those who subsist on the spoiis Of Office
consider THAT ..all il fair in politics
thst the end justifies the means The
lawyer encourages litigation berzuse it
Is his yocation-his dependence for the
wants and the sup@rfuities Of life. The
physician knows when be gets hold Of
8 rich patient, and deems ii no breach
Of morals to make him pay weIl--so
pay something for his poor neighbor.
The par.on. even. feels no compunc-
ton in abandoning his flock to the
wolves. and accepting higher sziary.
when he is persuaded he can be more
eminentiy useful Il, the cause Of vital
piety- And the farmer practices =
thousand little devices TO multiply his
pence which he would hardly applaud
in his neighbor.
We do not mean to charge these
practices upon the whole Of tine differ
honorable exceptions IN alive would
merely intimate that they are besetting
sins. human propensiEies which It re-
: quires fixed principles and infexib.s
fortitude to re-isr and overcome. II
once successfully indElged in. they are
: aps to obtain an aseendancy. and to be
! come more AMI more difficult of r.
straint-
But there Is a precePs- of the hi-heSt
authority. applicable to all classes and
conditions of lif=--sshich all commend
: though few practice il II i TO .'sss
; unto others what you would that tkey
: should DO untg you-" This constitute
the highest rnle If moral conduct sns
, its observance coEfers the highe
: honor-the puress happiness AdpP
! it as 3 rule Of life. 1t ~iil insure vol
: the respect and love of all who cherisl
| virFue-it will do more-it viii iusur
: seIf-spprobztioR and self-respect- y
I T. Ledger.
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Not the Ney-Hole.

A citizen stood in an unsteady way
gazing ST front door on First street
the other night, and another belsted
who passed that way halted and asked;
Looking for the key-hole. old fell
love-"
''Chee-hole,"
Yes"
NO. eur. I've goz way beyond chat
sur. I'm looking for 'er door itself
Sheems to be too many Of 'esn here"
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WITHOUT A NAME.
The Q eer Inscription q Southe
War Waits Tombstone.

War Waits Tombstone.
at happened this way" continue
Plunkett- There never was but on
locomotive made in Georgia up to the
time that one was made in Atlanta dur
ing the war. They needed engines
mighty bad then, and they went to
work in the shops ut Atlanta aud turned
out as good er looking little locomotive
as ever seed. and they named it Sun
shine and the railrnal men took OF
over it err heap, and every engineer
wanted it for his.
Things was hustling outen Atlanta,
for old Sherman was doing some of his
swinging Ground, and it was feared
he'd get the control of the Macon &
Western then, and this little engine
was erbout 10 be shut of. SO the engi-
neer he fired up and folks piled onto it
and cut she started for Macon. She
was err sailing erlong as fast a. ever
an engine run them days when, before
you could wink your eye. she busted.
That was the last of Sunshine, and it
was the last of er heap of folks. but it
was war times and fifteen or twenty
folks killed wasn't noticed worth talk
ing erbout, but in the wreck among the
dead and wounded WAS found little
baby that nobody has ever claimed. and
the little thing was not scratched by
the wreck, but just set there in er little
place and laughed and crowed Nam.
mann, man. and we knowed by that il
was the little child of some poor refu-
geeing woman. They took good care
of the little thing, and it lived eight
months after that. and the strange
thing is that it never heard an engine
nor seed er car but what it would say
them same words over. MAN. mann,
mann. But it's over yonder. with
Child Without Name on its tomb
stone. and that ends it in this world.
but it teaches the lesson that wars er
bad. bad thing. Atlanta Constitution.
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These fish. my dear Mrs. Hen
bricks" remarked the minister. VINO
was discussing 4 Sunday dianer with
the family, "are deliciousiy fresh
ara enjoying them very much
They ought 10 De fresh vOlun-
teered Bobby. who WAS also enjoying
them. Pa caught EN- only this morn
ing. ~ l. San.
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i, is related of the ex-presidt u; Of
the Press Club. John C. HenRe>Sey.
VINO i devout Catholic. that on
fast day recently he went into the club
restaurant and called for boiled sal
mon. We have no salmon to-day
only steak. roast beef and some game. "
said the waiter. Well. said John.
meskly. "you may bring me steak.
but God knows / asked for fish ~
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-07-20

A disease called BLACK rot' Is
attacking the vineyards in the United
S ates with des ructive effec. Somc
vineyards hat had been V ny product
i've and profitable have been destroyed
by the ''bl OK rot" within four years,
Il threa ems to be as destructive u.
he phylloxera was to the Frenci
whey ards, The question anon & grape
growers is What is the remedy for the
"black roie"
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spencer. Mass, has public-spirited
citizens. The other day one # them
gave fourteen acres ef land for pub
lie park, another gave $4,000 for 4
high school and another gave SIS. 90
for publ!S library.
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90 - Farnl.

Ten dollSrs." said the judge. Il
have no money" said the prisoner.
Ten days said the Judge Prisoner
(struek by happy thoughD-'I
haven't got time, judge" But he
found he had.-Phiiad.ipAia Horta
American.
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A New York lady who recently
gave ball is said to have hired a peram-
hulatory coffee and cake yender to tax
his stand in the street and distribute, NJ
her cost, cakes. coffee and chocolate t.
the hack drivers and to all others wait
inr on her invited uuests.
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An English lord recently kept his
birthday in a novel manner by invit-
ing his friends to receive the Holy
Communion with him. About sixty
responded.
The late Chief Justice Waite and
Judge Field. of the United States Su-
preme Court, were born within twenty
miles of each other in Connecticut, in
in the same month of the same year.
The late DIR. Agnew claimed that
since the Biblical era no person had
ever lived one hundred years, and that
in the cases where the contrary
was claimed. mistakes in dates had
occurred.
Mrs. Eliza Chappell Porter, who died
the other day ut the age of eighty, is
sincerely mourned in Chicago. She
taught the first school in that city. ana
her husband, DIR. Jeremiah Porter,
preached the first sermon,
Senator Ingalls, has had eleven chill
dren. seven of whom survive. The
names given to his offspring have been
somewhat peculiar: Ellsworth, Ruth,
Ethel, Ralph, Addison, Constance.
Sheffield, Faith. Marion, Muriel, Lou
Use.
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senator Eulhunds was given the
degree of LID. by Trinity College,
Hartford, Conn, recently. Mr.. Ed
munds at once sent the college treas
urer check for 800. saying that it
was customary in England for the re-
cipient of college degree to pay the
cost of registering. engraving. printing
and such other expenses as might per-
tain to the granting of the diploma
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China sends to this country each
year 220, 900 dozen of eggs
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GlNEERs

Throttle ! |
eagueA
elief amoa
cd engine'.
This bsli,
the rule b
engineers.
4t,o HranletI
shops '.
nee can reF
~ of his Cd
connective O
lite in cons
be cited Y
(lly lacked
experience
at the high
make sem
jority Of
from the !
motive he n
ne driver
n passenss
engineer
chine shops
had then
on tho N
IS ALWAYS D
onths he h
ay he 'hf :
DO soon, Il
lost the
l.ward tod I
,rye to pnl
Ter the full
e tinleonn'
ming at 4
gazing :
ght. and NJ. ~
step with
t back u
exceptions
few and !
e-Den,or'
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-02-03
Personal.

Mr.. Jno. J. Coleman. Of Nelson county,
I this county, has removed there with bis
family.
Mrs. Koiner, wife of Senator Koiner,
left this week for the 'Sab.Tropical Ex-
position" at Jacksonville, Fla,
Capt. T. s. Doyle, Principal of the D.
D. & B. Institution was in Baltimore last
week attending meeting of the Supern-
tendents of State Institutions, the object
| of which was to consider higher educa-
tion for the blind.
A little daughter of Capt. Jno. N. Opie,
Mamie. was severely burned last week by
I her clothing taking fire while she was
standing at the stove. Her father had
his hands severely burned in eXtingui sh-
ing her burning clothing.
Orderly Sergeant Cbas. K. Hoge, of
the jackson Rifles, has been elected Lieu
tenant. vice W. T. McCue resigned.
| The Fredericksburg Free Lance" thus
notices the departure of Staunton min
lister who has been assisting the pastor of
the Baptist church there in a series of
meetings.: "Rev. DIR. Jas. Nelson, of
whom we spoke in our issue before last,
returned home on Friday. DR.. Nelson
made fine impression in this city; social
ly, as we'll as minister of the gospel.
His eminent services at the Baptist church
whilst here, will long be remembered with
/ fostering affection by its extensive mem
bership. as we'll as by "out-siders," many
of whom went regularly to hear him."
| Mr.. Adam Hovelle, who was so pleas
! antly introduced to the StauntoD public
! by "The Sorcerer,'' Is now member of
the choir of ST. Francis church.
| Cards are out for the marriage at the
| First Presbyterian church next Tuesday
| afternoon at O'Clock. of Miss Alice C..
Mcclure of this city to Mr.. Horace P.
Bougere of Louisiana.
| Rev DR.. Mcfarland Of the First Pres
| byterian church, has returned from Mis-
sissippi and will preach next Sunday.
DR.. Bancroft and wife and child,
are on visit to Mrs. B. father, Prof. A.
j. Turner.
Capt. E. A. Fulcher Of Augusta is
among the guests registered at the Ameri-
can Hotel in Richmond.
Maj. David B. Bridgeford, the Provost
Marshal General of Gen. Lees army. is
lying at the point of death at his residence
| in New York. He is a broSher-in-law of
Mr.. Geo. W. Hewitt of this city.
DR.. g. Fl. Getzandanner, who has recent
| ly returned from visit North. is confined
TO his residence by sickness.
Misses Margaret and Glenn Atkinson,
have left for Richmond to spend the win
ter with relatives there.
Their ''crystal wedding (15th anniversa-
ry of their marriage) was celebrated by
Mr.. and Mrs. Jos. l.. Barth at their resi-
dence No. 212 New street on the evening
of January 10Th. There was large gath
ering of their friends and some very hand
some presents were received by them.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-02-03
Feast of Mondamin.

Last week the VINDICAToR called at
tention to the proposed Corn Festival to
be held the last week in this month. We
have been asked to explain what Corn
Festival is, and we do so with pleasure.
A Corn Festival is the Feast of Monda-
min.
"Come, oh come to the Feast OF Mondamin,
Hot corn cakes and little declamln'."
This particular Corn Festival which
some of the Stanton ladies are now ar
ranging for, will have the addition of
court-day dinner for the co(r)nsideration
and co(r)nsumption Of friends from city
and country. The feast and festival will
last several nights. The costumes and
decorations are peculiar.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-02-03
The Value of Cream cry to Farmers.

AN AUGUSTA FARMER GETS $500 A YEAR
FROM FIFTEEN COWS.
We see it stated that Mr.. Smith of Eau =
qu1er received from the Warrenton Cream
cry SHIPS for the milk Of his Twenty-Five
COWS in the month of June. We may add
to this that Mr.. Jacob D. Grove Of South
River district in Augusta county, re-
ceived from the Waynesboro Creamery for
the month of May for only taueYtu cows
Sill, SO nett money after paying for his
skim milk. The Waynesboro Creamery
paid all during the summer eighty cents
per 100 pounds for milk.
Mr.. Grove for one year, in which he
MIXED from six to twenty cows-the aver.
age being ffteen--received from thu Way
nesboro Creamery 5000 nett. This did
not include the milk or butter used in his
own family, and besides this, he had the
value Of the calves that came during the
year. During the month of May, above
mentioned, his cows we're on grass.
To show the cash value to the farmers
of Augusta Of crea merry in their midst,
we give the amount paid during the just
ended month of January by the Waynes-
boro Creamery to some Of them-the price
paid for milk being $1.10 per 100 lbs
d. E. Weaver no cows) $72.o7, S. H.
Weaver 10 cows) $e2 SO; G. K. Koiner,
$46.61 T. Koiner, o.e3; e. Koiner, $47 SO,
and E. G. Shanks, SAIL
Below is the price paid at the Waynes-
boro creamery for milk per 100 pounds for
the year closing Dec. 1887. the average we
think exceeds the Loudoun or Fauquier
Creameries. Dec. Ito; Jan. ST. 20; Feb.
81, 10; March and April ST .05, May 80 cts;
June, July, August and September 81 cts;
Oct. and Nov. 80 cts. The patrons re-
ceived during the Summer months 20 cts.
for milk enough to make one pound of
butter, which is fine summer price for
butter. At the separators, ten cents less
per 100 pounds was paid for milk, the
patrons receiving all their skim milk back
without cost to them.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-02-03
Amusemeuts to Come.

Staunton will not Lack for amusements
for some time to come. We give list OF
them:
Tonight the opera of 1.-THE Sorcerer"
by the Stanton Dramatic and Operatic
Association, for the benefit of the City
Mission for the Poor. A good cause. and
the admission is only twenty-five cents.
Next Friday night, Feb. 10Th, the It'll
Family" a concert given for the benefit
OF the Jackson Rifles.
Monday night, Feb. Goth, Milton and
Dolly MOBILES, the actors who made such
hit in "Love and Law" here.
Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights.
Feb. 23d, 24th and 25.h, are set aside for
Geo. G. Min the tragedian, he having
written to that effect.
Monday night, March 5th, R. B. Mantel
in Robert Montbars.'
Tuesday. March 18th, Frank q. Bangs
in francesca de Rlmini.''
Wednesday, March 18th, the Mcintyre
Il Heath Minstrels, who played to the
largest receipts ever gotten by minstrel
company in Stanton.
Wednesday, March 21st, the Michael
Strogoff" Company in that great specta-
cular drama, for which they bring four
carloads of scenery.
Thursday, Friday and Saturday, March
22d. % and 24,h. the 'Bristol Equescur-
riculum," which in shorter English is
horse-school with 81 most remarkably
traine orses. They will perform on the
stage and Manager Olivier has contracted
to cover the stage with 200 bushels of saw
dust.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Knight who won
everybody with their "Over the Garden
WALL" have written for dates here to give
Baron Rudolph"
Mr.. w. H. Hamilton, a scenic artist of
Cincinnati is now at tn Opera House
painting additional scenes for use on its
stage.
Manager Olivier, at the request of
large number of patrons of the house, has
adopted rule that no one person hereaf-
ter shall buy, secure, or have secured for
him, more than six seats for any one per-
Torrance. until after all the general buy
ers who may be in attendance have bought
their tickets.
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A Bullet Through Pullman Car.

The Augusta (Ga.) Evening News" of
the 23d ult.. has the following Telegram
from Atlanta on that day:
ATLANTA, January ga pistol shot
was fired into the down night passenger
train of the Georgia Railroad, just out of
the city limits, and fatal result narrow
Iy escaped. The ball grazed a passenger
ia the sleeper, whose name was reported
back here as Andrews. and crashed through
the car With terrible noise. The porter
was standing very near also. and the ball
passed within Q few inches of him.
The passenger was Mr.. Robert B.. An
drews, of the firm of Clemmer 6 Andrews
of Stanton. who was on business trip
South. He says the bullet passed through
the window of his seat and then through
the other window on the opposite side of
the car. He thinks it might have been In
tended for the colored porter who was
standing very near his seat. in the full
light of the lamp. The train was just
pulling out from little one-building sta
ton not far from Atlanta
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-02-03
Leap Year Ball.

MI. John D. Crowle, proprietor of the
Virginia Hotel, gave leap year ball there
to the young people on Wednesday night
last. The lady patronesses were Misses
Annie Carroll. Ella Moran, Eva Kenney,
Annie Hounihan and Mollie Kavanaugh,
and Mrs. Laura McNabb. There were
about one hundred and twenty-five ladies
and gentlemen in attendance and the
pleasant occasion lasted far beyond mid
night. The Stonewall Brigade Band
played the grand opening march. and
Kountz' s orchestra gave Admirable dance
music. Mr.. Alex. Teabo, the caterer of
the hotel. displayed his best taste in the
supper which included all that could be
wished for.
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1.-THE Best Investment I ever made in
Stanton"

A Stanton citizen now visiting Florida
writes from Sanford to Mr.. II. M. Nc
Ilhany, of this city, under date of January
Goth, as follows:
For fear you will get all the Y. M. G. A..
building fund raised before [ get home, 1
want to get my name down for $50. If it is
not all raised before 1 get back l hope to be
able to aid more. shall regard this as the
| best investment ever made in Staunton. 1
hope you will impress on all the young men of
the city the importance of having 'brick"
in this building, that they may feel as if they
had right to 60 there. I think they ought
to be encouraged to make small weekly or
monthly payments.
The additional subscriptions to the
Building Fund. since last Friday, have
been as follows:
W. I. Watts $1,000; James Ker, Jr., $25. 90;
FL. Dunbar Murray, SIS; John E. Johnston, SIS;
M. B. Hamrick 1926; Ed c. Hardy, $15; S.
Bradley Lyle, $40; VIM. Hartman. SIS; Mrs
Heber Ker, S.; Heber Ker, $40; James E.
Graham, by letter, $50; VIM. F. Asst, $50; S.
Fl. Henkel, $50; Ernest Nothnagel, $40; J. A.
Templeton, $50; A friend, 500.
Boys List-Edwin H. Reese, So; Geo. W.
Hutchinson, So.
The above subscriptions amount to
1858. The total subscription to this time
is $10,258
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-02-03
The Eclipse.

The total eclipse of the moon came off
Saturday about dark, on time. 1t did not
give entire satisfaction to the audience
who gathered on the streets in the bitter
cold to observe it, from the fact that the
moon did not look las black as ink'' as
they thought the programme called for
The next noticeable occurrence of the
evening was the departure Of prominent
gentleman for a prominent point in the
city armed with piece of smoked glass
through which to observe the observation |!