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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-06-11
SOME CURIOUS INCIDENTS.

The interior department produces more
was te paper than all of the other depart
ments put together, on account of its
great size, including, rs IL does, the pen
sion Office, the census bureau, and other
branches. A room in the main building
is set apart for the reception Of all such
rubbish Formerly the messengers were
accustomed to dump among 1t the debris
of lunches, empty WRISTBANDS, and all sorts
of stuff that reduced the value o { the re-
fuse Us a marketable article At present
a Waterman is appointed to inspect each
basketful deposited Thematerial fetches
81 cents per 100 pounds. IL is sold to u
firm in Pittsburg. Taking the year
around IL averages in quantity nearly
20, 900 pounds a month.
An odd story is told of young woman
in the land Office who threw away an en-
velope containing her pay for two weeks
She discarded it absent-mindedlY, think
ing that she had taken out the money
On discovering her mistake she was much
distressed. She did not know where she
had dropped the envelope, but n colored
servant had the gumption to look in the
waste paper room, and there he found 1t
after a search. Another employee of the
interior departmental man this time-on
receiving his pay envelope walked out to
lunch and mailed it in box on the COR
ner. He recollected himself at once, and
got the envelope back from the postman
when he came along.
The posotfice department gets 37l< cents
per 100 pounds for it's waste paper. Not
very long ago its disbursing officer embez-
zled a considerable part Of the money de-
rived from the sale of this kind of refuse
for series of years. Perhaps on account
of the eccentricity of the defalcation he
was reegated to lunatic asylum.
During the last administration q num-
Der of opened letters were found scattered
about on the streets in Alexandria, few
miles from Washington II was at first
supposed that thore had been a mail rob
berry and there was much excitement Int
vestigation disclosed the fact that Junk
dealer in that town had q contract with
the Postmaster General for purchasing
scraps. Among the latter were dead
letters, and Of these some fell out of the
bags on their way through the streets.
All dead letters are disposed of in this
manner when IL is found impossible to de-
liver them This rule however, does not
apply to missives which contain immoral
writings or pictures. All such STUFF is
burned in the furnace.
Only the other day a cluster of nine big
and queer looking eocoons was captured
at the department and held as unmai-
able. The cOcoOns were woven upon a
single large twig which had evidently
been broken from a tree. The cluster
was fastened TO lace curtain in the dead
letter office, and after a few days each
cocoon produced a huge moth of gorgeous
colors. They were all the same variety
apparently, having a spread of about four
inches, Some of them made their escape
out of the window, while the others were
chlOrOfOrmed and preserved
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-06-11

Mrs. Potts-Indeed. And were you any
where in the vicinity when 1t 'happened?-In-
dianapolis Journal,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-06-11
EVERYTHING HAS VALUE.

The governm ent printing office produces
by far more waste paper than does any
of the departments, IL uses up twenty
tons of new paper per diem. Every day
il packs up about four tons of waste for
sale to firms in New York, Pittsburg and
Washington. The refuse is sorted into
light grades. The first and finest, which
fetches ~ cents pound. is ledger shay
ings" from blanks and blank books
Other grades are white shavings from
books, white shavings mixed with
colored, waste printed paper, MANILA
clippings, brown wrappers, sweepings
and cardboard cuttings. II is worth
mentioning, by the way, that the bureau
of engraving and printing is obliged
to account TO the treasury for every
piece of paper furnished TO it for
printing notes and other government So
curities All sheets that are torn or
otherwise spoiled must be returned for
macera tion together with dirty money.
Few things in this world are so good
for nothing as not to have some market
value. The refuse paper aud rags carried
TO the ash dump are worth something.
Women gather them and sell them to the
Junk dealers. The ash dump is a mine of
wealth to ever so many people who get
their living from it. The broken brick
and crockcry collected on its surface
from gay 10 Gay are sofa TO contractors Tor
81 a tip cart load. They are broken very
fine and made into a mixture for concrete
Old medicine bottles are purchased for "A
cents a dozen by apothecaries. Old shoes
are sold to the junk men, or, if they are
good enough, they are taken TO the
cobbler. In the worst case there is sure
to be some part of the leather that is per-
fectly good IL may be only the heel
piece or part of the upper, but the shoe
has "a value, though IL be only 2 or cents
Such shoes are renovated" by patching
together available fragments. There Is a
regular market for footgear thus restored
III New York city.
Small boys gather unburned Goals on
the dump. All sorts of rags are there,
from silk to calico, and all kinds of paper,
from cream-laid note to the waste stuff
that has been taken from under carpets
Tin cans are collected for rolling into
tiles. with which shanties are rooted.
In spring contractors dig into the heaps
for ashes, of which they cart away
vast quantities for making into a
peculiar mixture. They take three wheel
barrow loads Of sand, four wheelbarrow
loads Of ashes, and three wheelbarrow
loads Of asphaltum, according TO the
recipe. These ingredients they mix to-
gether with waterand then the prepara-
tiOn is ready to use for cementing cellar
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-06-11
Sail

Look out for our thin coat and vest sale.
APPEL s. SoHAUL.-ad
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-04-14

STATESMAN: The sale of the State
wagon road bonds at premium OF IL
per cent was a phenomenal transac-
ton. While it may we'll be regard
ed as a triumph for Treasurer Hill
and the other officers Of the State, il
is of general interest as triumph for
the State. Such sale demonstrates
that Idaho's credit stands high in the
financial world. These bonds draw
only per cent. interest. With suof
a premium the actual rate OF interes
received upon such an investment II
only 4.O1 per cent if the bonds rur
twenty years. II the State shoult
exercise its privilege of redeeminf
the bonds at the end of ten years, tn
rate of interest would be only 3.5
per cent. We do not think that theT
is any western State that can make
better showing, while there are fev
anywhere that can boast Of . highe
istsading.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-04-14
Oreaua Opal Fields
Mountain Home Bulletin.

Mrs Linnehan, who has recently
returned from her ranch near Oreana,
brought here a large collection Of
beautiful opal specimens found about
three miles from Oreana and imme-
diately adjoining the ranch enclos-
ure. Not long since little boy dis
covered some very pretty stones in
tha. section and took them home, and
upon examination they proved to be
opals. Since then these precious
stones have been found on Black,
Hart and Picket creeks, covering
many miles of ground. The speci'
mems which Mrs. L,nnehan exhibit
ed to us are of various hues. Some
present a peculiar play OF colors o
delicate tints, and others are like thu
red and yellow of a fame, and still
others of transparent milky appear
ance. In looks they are far super'o
to anything we have seen coming
from the Opaline fields. A numbe
of these specimens have been sent t
New York to be tested for their val
ue, and doubtless after returns ar
received there will be big rus
from this place to the Oreana ops
fields, which are only about thirty-fv
miles from Mountain Home.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-04-14

INTEREST on State warrants was
reduced by the last Legislature from
10 to Z per cent, the banks formed a
combination to discount them, and
were prevented only by the State Of
6cers buying at par with public
school money, which money is to
he invested at per cent. A few
days ago a premium of one quarter
of one per cent. was offered for State
warrants. Eastern money is coming
in to knock high rates of interest KEEP
up by combinations of Idaho money
lenders. Interest in this State here
tofore has been outrageous, but th'
combines had everything their owl
way. Now it is different. Whel
these Idaho shylocks are knocked on
here will be no one to mourn thei
downfall.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-04-14

Pail TnLlNGHAsr, Chairman of the
Democratic State Central Committee
has gone to Washington to give
Grover some points on appointments
for Idaho The firing will soon be-
gin, without doubt. The Democrats
we're victorious and are justly enti-
tied to all the fruits of the victory.
While Republicans cannot rejo,ce to
see their party and personal friends
90 out, nevertheless they know that
the Democracy is right in filing al
offices that do not come under the
civil service law, with men of thai
| faith.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-04-14

THE State officers held q consulta-
ton and decided that the State tar
levy should stand as heretofore, 81
cents on the 800. Auditor Ramsey
had previously figured it s7a cents
the extra being s cents State wagon
roads and u cents for State Univer'
sity. The State officers say the tai
levy at present includes all specia
levies.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-04-14

SENATOR Wars returned from the
Capital last Thursday evening, hav.
ing arrived after the WoRLD had gone
to press that evening. The Senator,
like Representative Workman, looks
tat and happy and light hearted.
They don't look - II their consciences
had been shifting them in the least -
a result Of working so successfully for
"that infamous. rotten road bill'' and
Gigantic steal, " IS couple Of Ida
no newspapers very politely term it.
Those papers have sealed the doom
Of Boise county's Legislators, killed
them for all time to come and done
many other cruel things laid them
on the shelf, buried 'em to deep for
resurrection, etc., etc., with q few
strokes Of the pen dipped in gall.
Hut Watts and Workman do not
seem to realize their fate, nor the
enormity of their crime. Those
scsthing comments failed to strike in,
but glanced of like water from q
ducks back. But just wait until
they rise up as candidates, respective
ly, for the U. S. Senate and House OF
Representatives; then those papers
will undoubtedly make them realize
the enormity OF their crimes and the
keenness of tie two-edged lmple-
ment of the cutting sarcasm of those
Journals of supreme and high-tower-
ing righteousness, free milling fideli-
ty and general all-round squaretoed.
ness. Those self-appointed guardians
Of the interests of the downtrodden
people of the State will make them
realize that the way Of the trans.
gressor is indeed hard, and they will
vainly wish they had never been
born, perhaps. At present, however
; they are happy and "totally oblivi'
ous."
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-04-14
rAE AslnUs - rnE NEWS.

How is il the editor Of the Black
foot News, who favored the State
rosd bill two year,. ago, i now 20
bitterly opposed to itf II the meas
ure y Infamous now, il was infamous
then. A number Of reasons can b
assigned. The News y Democrat
10 paper, and two ysars ago the bill
was introduced BY Democrat; this
time by q Republican. Is that the
cause Of his opposition? Tho natural
conclusion, with no further light on
the subject. would be that it il. This
fact may be : factor in the opposition
Of the News, and may not; but If it
is, it is . very small one. One Of
the main incentives, very evidently,
is to hit Mcconnell, and to hit him in
any way and with any weapon that
can be got hold Of, and it is not %
much sincere opposition to the road
bill that is the moving motive - It n
desire to down Mcconnell, and the
opposition to the bill il merely I
means for the accomplishment Of thai
end; but This is, in al probability
not al. We think there 10 . double
motive at the bottom Of the opposi
ton of the News. Many Of the ad-
vocates Of the road bill were the lead
ing spirits IN favor of the division Q
Bingham county, and they had goot
reasons for favoring it. The peopl'
Of Bingham, outside Of Blackfoot, th'
county seat, asked for division. Th'
county was too large, and the run
ming of the county machinery too az
pensive. AS one illustration, tn
mileage and fees of the sheriff of tha
county in criminal cases in one yea
amounted to $4,000. There wer
many reasons why the county shoul
be divided, not necessary to enume'
ate, and none against it. But th
News. being published at the count
seat, naturally opposed division, an
the editor of that paper was in Bois
working against the bill, and bein
defeated, very probably seeks r.
, venge. The News has announce
that the road law would be tested
the courts. If it is, its opponents
q Blackfoot will be as ingloriously d
feated as they we're on the divisie
! question. We give these pointers
! show the real animus of the New
ard to illustrate the fact thatsth
4 continued howl against the passai
. and signing Of the bill is for reaso
n other than a sincere opposition to 4
a measure itself.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-04-14


SALuBRIA has new meat market,
. new drug store and another res
taurant, and since the population has
increased the Salubria citizen ex-
presses desire to have all the chron-
ic GROWERS of that town killed of.
In some old towns of Idaho, if this
were done, there would be nothing
but the houses left. This is perhaps
the only town in the State that has
no GROWERS. We are blessed here
in many ways, and can truthfully say
we are not like other people. We
have neither growlers, mossbacks,
liars nor pessimistic kickers. Send
US up few Of your hlgh-grade speci.
mems IN these lines, Mr.. Citizen. W.
need more of variety, for variety il
the spice Of life, and that is all w
lack to make our happiness complete
No town can be thoroughly happ,
without q few kickers and growler
and liars. OF course the thing cal
be overdone. We want only q few
If Salubria will send Us . small con
signment of the former kinds, We Cal
rely on Nampa, Caldwell, Payett
or Weiser for skilled, consummate
unconqnerable and monumental liar
of the first magnitude.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-04-14

To ILLUSTRATE the feebleness of
the arguments used by the Blackfoot
News against the State wagon road,
we copy couple of paragraphs
They will give just about the same
as ay as ,he Ketchum Keystones
output. The assay would run some-
thing like this: Sulphurets OF sar-
casm, one-tenth of one per cent; (but
if the editors estimates were as
sayed, imaginary sarcasm would run
about ITO per cent?, free milling and
unalloyed; sulphides of solid argu-
ments, 100000; wit, just a trace; I'M
aginary wit, 994 per cent; chlor'des
of conglomeration, way up; venom OF
arsepical anti -McConnellism, too
great to talk about; pyrites of effect
iveness, not a color; gold of convlnc-
ing logic, lacked two cents OF getting
a color. Below we give Two samples
from the News:
"Goyernor Mcconnell cannot hole
his wagon road on the hill side. Hs
must 20 on with his load of briber,
investigation or he will run bach
down the hill"
"Idaho wants new law ana Una
one covering bribery cases. AS th'
law stands you can't catch the give
nor taker of bribes any more tha'
/. YOU can drive a six-horse team owe
the proposed wagon road"
Who ever thought of driving SIX
horse, or any other kind of team
"over a proposed road?" The New
evidently meant to be sarcastic an
, tried to convey the impression that
would be impossible to drive SIX
horse team over the road when com
| pleted, and to emphasize the 'mposs
hility of the first proposition ia'
, down, brings in the road as
clincher.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-04-14

~AA Seom19o1O0er.
Inc County Commissioners last
Tuesday appointed John Ireton. !.
farmer whose place is near the mouth
OF Squaw creek, as State Road Com.
missioner from this county. The
people here are about unanimous in
the opinion that friend of the road
should have received the appoint.
ment. Mr.. Ireton, it il said, worked
against the bill, and what reason he
could have had for doing 80 is not
apparent. The people of this section
signed . petition almost solidly ask.
ing the County Commissioners to
construct . bridge at his place, across
the Payette. Without the signatures
OF the people Of this side OF the coun.
ty the requisite number of names to
the petition could not have been pro.
cured. This bridge is no benefit
whsteyer to the Basin, Garden valley
and Banner; in fact it is rather 4
detriment, making shorter route to
Ada and Canyon counties, and will
be the means Of drawing trade away
from the Basin to those counties. Yet
notwithstanding this, the people OF
this side of the county were generous
enough to petition the Commissioners
for the construction OF the bridge,
which was completed the past winter.
The people of this section were very
strongly in favor of this State road
and why Mr.. 1reton should have op.
posed their wishes, and gone to Boise
during the session of the Legislature
to get in his work against the bill !.
not easy to understand. However
that was his privilege. But why the
msjority of the Board of Commis
sioners should appoint an enemy o
the road as Commissioner for thi
county is something of a mystery
Mr.. Duquette opposed Mr.. Ireton OF
the ground stated, but Mr.. Ballan
tine, Commissioner from Squav
creek, and Mr.. Anderson, Commis
sioner from Garden valley, voted TO
him. No one here, however, has
word to say against Mr. Ireton furthe
: than tina, he is no friend of the Stat
road. Everybody knows him to be
straightforward, honest man, an
, thoroughly competent for such Com
missioner, and believe that he wi
fill the position with credit, and Sc
that the road is constructed accord
e ing to requirements, and that is tn
. main consideration. The peopl
want to see first class road cor
structed, and no sighting of the wor
in any particular. If MIR. lreton wi
see that this is doEe, and no one ha
any doubts as to that, all will be vel
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-04-14

TIE Ketcham keystone and Black
foot News continually harp on the
the State road, and in every article
in reference thereto the name Of
Gov. Mcconnell il woven in snd
their readers given 70 understand that
Nc can't get to the U. S. Senate on
the strength Of signing the bill. Il
begins to look - If these papers are not
30 much opposed to the road - they
arc to Mcconnell. and that their aim
IL 70 turn friends away from him; bat
lit won't work. We don't believe
those papers care copper cent about
the road one way or the other, bu'
that their scheme is to use this pre-.
tended opposition - . weapon against
the Governor. The scheme il trans.
parent and will have no effect. With
the Keystone, if the Governor were I
Populist, We haven't the slightesl
doubt but that the bill, in its eyes
would be . very meritorious one, j
he had signed it; and if the Governo
we're q Democrat and had approves
the bill, it would be q thousand to ont
bet that the News would laud him 4
the skies for his keen interest in th,
upbuilding and general welfare Of th
State. They are both laboring in tn
manufacture of what they imagine
fine grade of political capital.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-04-14

A Nampa special . the Statesman.
dated April 11th, says:
Last Sunday morning Dave Smith
and George Hsderman, while drunk,
concluded they would do UP ! man
named VIM. McGrse, : miner from
the Cnar d'Alesss, but failed Il
their purpose and wsrs both bsdly
whipped. McGree was arrsstsd snd
to-day at ! o'clock was cleared.
Smith, Who had bssn taken 70 Koh'
lers hospital, va reported - beinl
81 right except bis hsad, which ~
badly swollen. Smith had beer
drunk for some time and sent for /
pint Of whisky about II o'clock, whicl
he got and drank. At IL hs ~
found dead. A jury was sunmones
and their verdict was that Smith eam'
to his death from peritonitis produced
BY causes unknown to the jury. Th,
sympathies Of the town are with Nc
Gree, - he il peaeeabls and did no
want to fight.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-04-14

n TELEGRAM was received at the
var Department on the 10th from
o"'one' Carlin, at Fort Sherman,
,0an0, sta,ing that Lieutenant Virgil
- orumback, of the Second Infantry
""o disappeared from Washington
WY ABOUT two weeks ago, was seer
y" boat on St. Joseph river, ap
p"'ehtly returning to his cabin.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-04-14
Ddod:

At rlacerville, At $50 A. n, April l8,
1903. Mrs. W. c Barber, wife Of NJ. A..
Barber, aged 50 years, 1 month and 8
days.
Mrs. Barber was born in North Carroll
ma and crossed the plains in 1852. and
has been resident OF this county since
the pioneer days Only two out Of seven
of her children are now living-Mrs
volmer and John Barber, Of Lewiston
They arrived at the bedside Of theil
mother at 10 O'Clock last Wednesday
night.
Deceased was most estimable old lady
kind hearted and mothsrly, and leave
many friends throughout the county.
The funeral viii take placs to-day, .
J 3 O'Clock, = PlacsuillA
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-04-14

A BROTHER of Thos. Bradley came
over the other day from Silver City
and went on to Granite Creek. Thorn
as is in the county hospital there, and
his brother went over to induce him
TO accompany him to his home al
Silver City. Thomas Bradley is very
old being somewhere near ninety
and is very feeble.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-04-14

"A STORY, told for truth, is going
we rounds of the Idaho press, but is
'o' unreasonable and absurd for be-
'' 1t is to the effect that a Salu-
'a doctor, who attended boy on
''e creek near that town last win.
' came out $l5 in debt to the bows
~ "e' Tor board during his visits
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-04-14

IHE bank at Wardner, and that
AZ Wallace, owned by Van b. De-
L'shmutt and George B. McAulay,
nave closed, snd the mines owned by
'nese men have shut down.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-04-14

THE big premium given for the
State wagon road bonds was a sur
prise to everybo iy, and the news was
received with general rejoicing.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-04-14

The Gold Hill mill shut down a
few weeks ago. The company ran
out of wood. Dave Coughanour says
work will be resumed as soon as wood
can be hauled.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-04-14

lHE News-M Miner says l. w. Gar
fe''' OF HALEY, left the other dav for
D's'n' oregon, in response to tele,
gram Informing him that his mother
VINO is " years old, is very i'll and
"o' expected to live bat a short time
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-04-14

The Challis Silver Messenger
sneaks of the editor of its cotempora-
ry as "strawberry complexioned,'
who retorts by calling the editor OF
the Messenger "old corkscrew," and
this leads the Ke,chum Keystone te
remark" Behold how pleasant 1t Is
for brethren to dwell together in peace
and harmony.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-04-14

focATELLo boasts Of only 80 ar
rests by the Chief of Police for the
past year. Idaho City can boast OF
Just oo9 less than the record of the
"Gate City.n
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-04-14

DENVER, in Idaho county, is soon
to be overtaken by a spring boom,
and many new business houses, be-
sides school house and church, will
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