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Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1886-11-05
ARTIFICIAL NOSES.
The Abnormal Proboscis Which Belonged
to n French Senator.

The Abnormal Proboscis Which Belonged
to n French Senator.
Artificial noses are generally attached
to the face by spec acles. About five
years ago San Francisco dentist made
for Chinese woman. whose face was
horribly disfgured, a celluloid nose.
The organ was attached by gold
spring to the upper jaw, in the manner
in which single teeth are affixed. The
spring ran up to where the bridge of
the nose should have been, and to this
spring the artificial nose and lip were
attached by an india-rubber loop. The
combined pressure of the spring and
india-rubber drew the celuloid mask
to fit the cheeks, it would have looked
quite natural but for the lack of that
transparency which living tissue pos
sesses. OF course, our funny para
grapher had to have his say after this
bit of news appeared. He at once
boldly stated that a man out West had
a cork nose. when he keeps sober"
said the writer, sit gives him no trouble;
but when he is out drinking with
friends they want to borrow it for a
stopper every time they lose their corks
out of their TASKS"
There is a true story Of French
Senator, a very handsome man. who
had a large nose of which. he was some
what proud. He was once riding in a
train. when child, who was in the
same carriage, and who had watched
the statesman for some time with dila-
ted eyes, began TO cry rs if its heart
would break. The mother could not
console it. The little one was afraid
of the Senator's big nose, and the
mother quietly explained that her child
had just come from the masquerade.
where he had been particularly excited
by the display of large noses. She
concluded by requesting the statesman
to take of his nose, ''for you, see, " she
explained, 'for some good reason best
known to yourself are prolonging the
carnival" The Senator protested
that he could not accommodate her,
assuring the lady that his proboscis was
not false one, but his own. "Touch
it, said he. The lady gave a pull at
the Senator's nose, but it did not come
off in her hand. "a thousand par
dons," she said, "but pray-oh, pray,
hide it with your hatr' The distin-
guished statesman complied with this
singular request, continued his jour
ney with his nose in his hat, and the
child's screams subsidized
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1886-11-05
An Ornamental Table

The woman who has a small round
or square-topped table with cookbook
ing legs can convert 1t into a thing of
beauty by covering the top with vel
vet, plush or satin. and then, for a
lambrequin, tack ribbons of various
colors, but of the same width. The
ribbons may vary in length. If one
chooses to make them, allowing say
every third ribbon to be little longer
than the ones each side of it. The
ends of ribbon may be notched. or
slanted. according to the taste of the
owner. A very pretty way is to attach
a gilt crescent or star to point of the
ribbon made by turning back the two
edges and catching them with invisible
stitches.-N Y. Star.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1886-11-05
wAsHunoron,s LAUGHTER.
Two Incidents Which Arou sed the his'"'
ties of the Father OF HI v Country.

Two Incidents Which Arou sed the his'ohf
ties of the Father OF Hi v Country.
Washington's gravity IND dignhy'
have been so exaggerated b his bog
raphers that the popular I'M vession OF
his character is that he seldom smiled.
and never laughed. Bnt an Ong the
traditions of the Craigie House. N Cam
poet Longfe'low, are two stories ~hich
prove that he could laugh hei Tfiiy
when any thing occurred worth lal Sh-
ing at
During Wash ngton's stay at Ca. ~
bridge, he occupied this house as b S
headquarters. One day an old womalA
was arrested in the American lines as a
spy She was brought before General
Putnam, who. thinking the facts should
be made known to the commander-n-,
chief, took the woman to headquarters.
On arriving at the gate, the old wo-
man refused to go in. "Old Put" find
ing that coaxing would not move the
obstinate dame, took her in his arms,
threw her on his back, and bore her up
the pathway to the door. Washington,
looking from window, saw the spec
tacle, and laughed heartily at the adj
vance of his burden-bearing General.
At another time, while several of the
American Generals were at headquar-
ters, word was brought that the British
were advancing from Boston. The Off
GERS rushed for their accoutrements, and
General Greene voice was heard shout
ing to the barber:
."My wig Where Is my wigr'
behind the looking glass, General"
said Lee
The General started to look for it
there, and saw in the mirror that it was
already on his head, and Washington
joined in the general laugh Youths
Companion.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1886-11-05
PAY OR PASS.
"A Railroad Presidents Success as an In
structor of Conductor.

"A railroad Presidents Success as an Ir-
structor of Conductor.
There is q general interchange OF
passes among railroad men, and the
president and vice president of the Penn
sylvania railroad have passes all over
the country. President Roberts is a
very strict man. One very stormy day
in winter he got on the New York di-
vision and took seat in the middle
car. The conductor knew him, as we
all do, and when he passed him the
the president simply nodded. 1t was a
catch, and Roberts was only trying to
see if his man would break the rules
and not make him show his pass. The
conductor fell into the trap When he
passed through the train again Roberts
arose from his seat, and, tapping him
on the shoulder, said q
''See here, you have not seen my
pass"
mo sir" faltered the conductor,
''but-but know who you are"
That makes no difference" retorted
Robel t., with frowp, 1.-THE rules are
made to be obeycd, and not to be
broken. The rules laid down for your
guidance say that any passenger who
has neither ticket nor pass must pay
his fare or else you must eject him from
the train"
Il know il" replied the conductor,
''but-'
mo butts Now you may 60"
81 haven t seen yer pass yet, though. y
demurcly remarked the ticket puncher.
wishing to demonstrate the thorough
ness of the lesson.
That's right" replied Roberts, ap-
provingy, ''make no difference be-
tween the president of the road and the
poorest passenger"
''He reached in his inside coat pocket
and then into his vest pockets. His
face grew red and he fumbled around
his hip pockets The conductor grinned.
Roberts sallow complexion grew paler
and then redder. He went through his
pockets again, but no passes. The con
ductor's smile grew more expansive.
''Humphr' exclaimed the President.
singular! Just stop as you pass this
way again"
The conductor stopped, and the pres
ident dryly handed him a tive-dollar
bill and told him to take out the fare
He had left his book of passes at his of
lice NcWaTk On ~ CuU.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1886-11-05
DEPARTMENT CLERKS.

Great Differences i'm Personal Style
Among Different Sets of Employees.
Speaking of the departments, it is no
ticeable that there are decided differ
ences of personal style among the dI
ferent sets of clerks. The Treasur,
clerks are the least spruce in appear
ance and most spiritless in manner OF
all the Government employees. This is
due in a great measure to the unhealthy
condition of the Treasury building,
which ought to be attended to at once
The most Independent, nonchalant an |
cosmopolitan set of clerks are those Of
the Interior Department, especial :
in the Patent-otfice. They dress as
they please, and act pretty much
as they please, and look happy and
prosperous as a class. There is fine
esprit de corps among them. They
have jolly times together of moons,
luncheon and walking through the cor
ridors. The girls laugh and hum tunes
as they trip along, and the men whistle
and sing extracts from the "Mkado'
or exchange stories and jokes. On the
contrary. the post-otfice department
people are serious folk, and have a
crushed aspect. The department build
ing is as still as cemetery, and no lev
ity is allowed in it. A visitor walks
into the post-otlice as if he owned il,
but there is something about the gen
eral post-oflice that makes him falter
and stammer at the entrance. The
army and navy clerks are a fine look
ing, well-dressed crowd, rather exclu-
sive towards strangers, polite, but
withal somewhat abrupt in their
intercourse with them-in fact, there
is SAVIOR of the martinez about these
two departments, as there is about
the corresponding services. The force
In the Department of Justice is so small
that it can not be said to have much in
dividuality in any way. Finally the
State Department furnishes us with per-
feet specimens of the aristocratc genus
clerk. The clerks of this department
have no intercourse with the clerks of
other departments They are far re-
moved above the vulgar herd All of
them are dudes of the most exquisite
brand. Not one of them would think
OF such thing as wearing a turned
down collar. If questions are address,
ed to them by indiscreet and presumpt-
nous outsiders, they are replied to with
ley pollteness, but under no circum-
stances is any information given
washington Cor. to PHILADELPHIA Icle-
9rdph.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1886-11-05
gleness of Pursuit.

An absolute singlcness of pursuit al
most means mind always in one atti-
tude, an eye that regards every object,
however many-sided, from one point Of
view, an intellectual dietary beginning
and ending with one article. Exclusive
ness of this kind is apt to produce seri=
Gus evils, 1t disposes each man to ex.
aggerate the force and value of his own
particular attainment and perhaps
Herewith his own importance. 1t dc.
prives the mind of refreshment which is
BEAUTIFULLY afforded by alienation It
labor, and of the strength, as well as
the activity, to be gained by allow ~
varied subjects to evoke and put in ex-
ercise its wonderfully varied powers.
". y. Ledger.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1886-11-05
Too Soft a SNAP,

A grocer in an Indiana town who or
dered his goods from Chicago, was
charged by an Indianapolis drummer
with want of patriotism in not patron
izing home institutions.
VIII you give me ninety days cred
itP' asked the grocer,
"Of course,'f
And then extend me thirty days
furtherpn
perhaps"
And if fail will you compromise for
e ghteen cents on the dollar and helm
me beat all other creditors? That's
what my Chicago house is doing for
me, and about every third order they
throw in dozen bed cords or a dollar
lock as free gift.-WuH Street Ne,es
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1886-11-05
A LOFTY OBSERVATORY.
The Highest meteorological Station in tho
World and Its Location.

The Highest Meteorological Station in tho
World and Its Location.
The Tyrolese are going to do the
highest observatory on record. The
advantages of regular accounts of what
goes on a few thousand feet above us
have long been recognized by meteorol-
ogists. The difficulty is, how to get
them; and the nature of the chief obsta-
Giles may be gathered from the descrip-
ton of the kind of quarters in process
of construction for the new hermit of
the Sonnblick. He has to dwell in log.
house on ordinary days, as in stone
residence he would probably be frozen
to death. But although his wooden
habitation is constructed as strongly
and solidly as possible, and anchored to
the rock by steel wire ropes, it is antici-
pated that of q stormy night the whole
structure may slip its cables and cruise
off bodily into the valley. In such
emergencies the man of science in pos
session is recommended to retire to a
massive stone tower of refuge, with
walls of enormous thickness, which. it
is thought, will resist the very worst the
Wlnu-lurlcS can 40 against IL. mere, II
he can keep himself warm, the solitary
will be safe until there is thunder.
storm. These, however, are usual in
dirty weather on the Sonnblick, so three
lightning-rods and special lightning
proof fe zee have been added to the de-
fences of the observatory. The curious
thing is, that an observer is already n
training to take possession OF this hap
/ homc.-SL James Gazette.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1886-11-05

That's tchdt ne are kicking about.
CALLED me was that you should of waited
till the old cuss was extinct before you come
to us like man and told us about it, You
pull us through the sand for q week and bis
ter our heels and condemn near kill us, and
all the time you know that the blamo brute,
is layin' there in the hot sun Gittin more and
more extinct every minute. Fun is fun, and
| like a little nonsense now and then lust as
well as you do, but I'll be etolmally banished
to Bitter creek if | think it's square or RIGHT
or white to play it on your friends this kind
of a way.
"You claim that the animal has been dead
goin' on 5000 years, or some such thing as
that, and try to get out of it that way but
long as you knew it and we didn't it shows
that you're low cuss not to speak of it.
Nv hat difference does it make to u.s. | say,
whether this brute was or was not dead and
swelled up like a pizcnh steer long before
More got his zoologiclSls show toGethcrs We
didn't know it. We haven't seen tho Salt
Lake papers for weeks. You use your edie-
cation TO fool people With. My opinion is
that the day is not far distant when you will
wake up and find yourself in the bottom of
an untimey grave
"You bring US $50 miles to look Mt an old
hone pile all tramped into the ground and
then say that the animal is extinck That's a
great way to talk TO an old man like me. a
man old enough TO be your grandfather
Probly you cacklate that it is n rare trrot for,
an old-tiuler like me to waller through from
Green river to the Yallerstone and then hear
a young Kangaroo with moth-eate eye.
brow under his nose burst forth into rob
licking laugh and say that the animal we've
been trallln' for five days Is extinck
Il Just want to say to you, James Trilalsfte
Elton, and say it for your good, and say it
with no prejudice against you, for l want to
see you succeed, that if this ever happens
asln and you are the party to blame you viii
wake up with wild start on the folel in
day and find yourself a good deal exiint er
than this here old busted lizard is. Bill Nre
In Chicago News
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1886-11-05

San Francisco papers indignantly
disclaim the popular belief that Frisco, -
instead of the fall name ''San Francis
co. is used by Californians. They sa,
that the only people " no use it are those
who come from the East, and think it is
a disgusting term"
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1886-11-05
The Sioux Indians celebrate in

The Sioux Indians celebrate in
rather odd manner the marriage of
member of their tribe. Lately such an
event came of, and afterward about
fifty of the braves, including the bridal
couple, took tramp of several days
over the Territory, pitching tents at
night and giving dances and other fes-
tivities.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1886-11-05
"A pair of native sparrows uorcb

"A pair of native sparrows marched
up to the very cannon's mouth at Fort
Willett and built their little nest inside
of it, The gun was loaded, and the
bold intruders might have Jared badly
had not their presence been discoy-
cred before the discharge of the gun
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1886-11-05

--Anent the passage of the Niagara
rapids by Graham, it is suggested that
he invent some contrivance which will
enable persons to shoot the Wall street
whirlpool without harm. IN. Y Mail.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1886-11-05

"A Sunday shooting affair in st.
Paul, in which boarder fills domcs.
tic with buckshot and breaks up tn,
furniture. is called by the papers there
"a circus"
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1886-11-05
HUNTING AN icTHYOSAuRus.
Bin Nye and Party Were Disappo;n,s.,
In

E V Err AL years
ago | had the pleas
ure of joining a
party about to start
out along the banks
of Bitter creek on a
hunting expedition.
The leader of the
party was a young
man who had re-
Gently escaped from
college with a large
amount of knowl-
edge which he de
sired to experiment
with on the people
of the far west. lie
had heard that
there was an icthy-
OSauruS up some
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-12-31

In Sacramento Yesterday the weather was
cloudy, with occasional glimpses of sun
shine in the afternoon, and rising barom-
eter gave indication that the rainfall was at
an end. Sergeant Barwick reports that the
rainfall for the storm just passed amounts
to 81 of an inch, making 3 10 inches for the
season to date, as against 17.18 inches to an
equal date lest year, according to the Signal
Service reports. The highest and lowest
temperature yesterday was co. and $40,
with gentle southerly winds and cloudy
weather during the day, and northerly
winds and clear weather at night.
The reports from railroad stations at Z
A. NJ. yesterday, showing the condition of
the weather then and the precipitation for
the previous twenty-lour hours, were as
follows
Central Pacific Railroad-Truckee,c cloudy.
Summit, showing; 2 inches fallen, and
inch rain. Cisco, showing; inches. Emil
grant Gap, raining; 2.10 inches. Blue
Canyon, cloudy. Towles raining. Gold
Run, raining. Colfax, cloudy 129 inches
rain. Auburn, cloudy; 80 of an inch
Newcastle, cloudy 10 hours rain. Rock
lin, cloudy; 09 of an inch rain.
California and Oregon Railroad = Nc
Cloud, raining. Delta, raining; Is of an
inch. Redding, raining; % OF an inch.
Red Bluff, raining; 30 of an inch. Te-
hama, raining; 20 of an inch. Nelson,
raining; 05 of an inch. Chico, raining !;
90 of an inch; Marysville, cloudy; 90 of
an inch. Wheatland, cloudy; u hours
rain. Lincoln, cloudy; 10 hours rain.
California Pacific and Northern Rail
roads-South Vallejo cloudy; "a of an
inch fallen. Napa, cloudy; 80 of an inch.
Calistora cloudy: 80 of an inch. Suisun
cloudy As of an inch. Elmira, cloudy
Davisyille, cloudy rs of an inch. Wood
land, cloudy; 10 of an inch. Knights
Landing cloudy; Is of an inch. Dumb
gan, cloudy; 10 of an inch. Williams,
foggy. Willows, foggy; 0S of an inch
Orland, raining; 10 of an inch. Corning,
cloudy.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-12-31
Biggest Account Books in America.

In Wall-street banking house are to be
seen the biggest account books in America.
They average from two feet square to the
bigness of the top of desk, and the most
ponderous is load for an able-bodied
clerk. The covers are half an inch thick,
and material enough for pair of leather
breeches is consumed in every one. When
ranged in order in the section of the vault
consecrated to them, they present a most
magnificent array. If Goliah were alive and
in trade, these would be the books for him.
l have an idea that their imposing appear
ance is one of their recommendations to
favor, though assured that their utility is
their chief title to existence.
1t appears, also, that these large and mas
sive volumes are specially calculated for
self-preservation. They are so solid and
so firmly constructed that they can resist
fire without the protection of a safe. In
an ordinary conhagration, where the flames
are not allowed to play too long, these
books will pass the ordeal with no worse
harm than that their backs will be con-
verted into charcoal and their edges
scorched, but be otherwise intact. The ex-
pertinent has been made. When pro-
tected by a safe they are indestructible in
the fiercest flames. In the matter of cost
they rival their appearance in magnificence.
Thousands of dollars are expended by the
house in question on its account books.
Before the war this expense was modestly
restricted to a few hundreds. Indeed,
when the house was counted a very pros
porous one its full line of books in daily
use cost little more than one of their
Brobdignagian uccessors.-Altred Tfunlbte
IN NeU York Nelgs
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-12-31
Police Court,

In the Police Court yesterday the case of
NJ. J. Fields, arrested for battery at the in
stance of his wife, was dismissed at the re-
quest of the prosecuting witness, against
whom the costs were taxed. Bob WEIGH,
accused of vagrancy, was discharged. .....
All Own, who stole a package of coffee
from the Eldred House, and also stole a
coat and vest belonging to the cook of that
establishment, was held to answer on two
charges of burglary and his bail fixed at
81, 000... Mrs. E. C. Fake was tried on 4
charge of misdemeanor. in cruelty beating
her s. year-old boy for telling untruths and
other misconduct. The evidence showed
that she had been known to pass a rope
around the boys neck, throw the other
end of the rope over partition and haul
him up and down to beat him with a
cane, etc. One witness testified that she
had seen the child beaten until blood ran
out of his ears. The defendant admitted
Furnishing the boy severely, but claimed
that she ordinarily was kind to him, and
that if her punishment had at times been
excessive, it was because on those occa-
sions she was in ill-health and nervous.
The Judge pronounced her guilty, and will
impose sentence this morning.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-12-31
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Bishop Manogue went to San Francisco yester
day afternoon.
T. NJ Lindley, who has been i'll for two OF
three weeks, is about again.
Fish Commissioner A. B. Dibble returned
yesterday to Grass Valley from this city.
H. A. Mason of the Truckee Republican, and
John Z. McGarrey, of the Willows Journal, were
In the city yesterday.
General John T. Carey, United States District
Attorney, and wife left yesterday for San Fran
CISCO having shipped their household goods
there, and will make that city their future resi-
dence.
Arrivals at the Capital Hotel yesterday j. T.
Carey and wife. city; George A. Smith, Court
land; w. H. Thompson, Texas; George Hood,
Tucson; G. n. Jeffreys, NJ D., Red Bluff; Joe R.
Young, L. InlOn, Marysville; o. E. Bailey Plac-
erville; T. J. Hart Colusa; Frank Sprague,
Woodland; J. G. Knowles, city: H. C. Smith,
Sacramento; S. B. Talbot Sissons; w. A. Silkirk,
Napa; John ]. Reed Placerville.
Arrivals at the Golden Eagle Hotel yesterday {:
A. Chisholm, Benicia; James b. Stokes, San
Francisco; John Hackett, Oakland: J. G. Mar
tin, Sacramento; Mrs. Horn, Santa Clara JOS
Greene, CORTLAND; ]. B. McGibeny, Mrs J. B.
McGibeny, Frank McGibeny, Mrs. Frank Nc
Gibeny, Viola McGibeny, Hugh McGibeny
Victor McGibeny. Fred McGibeny, Alice McGib-
eny, Florence McGibeny, Dockie McGibeny,
Grace MeGibeny, Carl McGibeny, Jennie Nc
Gibeny, Leo MeGibe1y, maid, Portland; Or.
G. w. Downey, Dr. c. G. Kingsford, San Fran
cisco; f. A. Aull. Modesto; Isaac White, Los
Angeles; D. R. Miller and wife, Tulare City: l.
II. McIllwaine, st. Louis; F. Fraser and wife,
Trucker ]. Chislett, St. Paul, Mimi. Aaron
Smith Los Angeles