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Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1886-07-09
GIVE 1T A TRIAL.
Advantages to be Derived from Giving
Warm Water to Animals.


There can be no doubt by any farmer
who will make fair trial during cold
''spell," that water slightly warm is
best for every kind of stock. No ami
NAL can drink ice-cold water without
injury, nor often without real pain, if
the animal drinks as much as the sys-
tenn Graves. 1t reduces the tempera-
ture of the body, already too low, in
jures digestion and frequently causes
pain in the teeth and throat.
The case is worse still when, instead
of watering the stock at its shelter or
pen, it has to be driven to a brook and
ice broken to make place for the ami
mails to get at the water. Thus they
are exposed to the danger of slipping
upon the ice, and to the cold winds,
and get pretty thoroughly chilled by
the time they reach their quarters
again. This increases the amount of
feed necessary to keep an animal, and,
if it be mich cows, reduces the quantity
of milk that they will yield.
ing stock twice daily in cold weather
Will "docI oliSINoly WdriH' me apr
ances for heating itare always at nand,
or may be at little cost. And to make it
better still, add salt enough to give it
slight saline taste, which will make it
more relished and better for the stock.
Also for mich cows, ewes, etc., put in
meal or bran enough to make thin
Cruel. You will find every animal will
soon become fond of this and come to
look for it as a part of their meals.
A mich cow having water thus
treated, given her regularly, will in
crease her flow of milk very percept-
IDLY and keep it up, other things equal,
as long as the warm salt cruel is fed to
her.
Horses especially are often avesse to
swallowing II quantity of ice-coldwater.
AT the same time they may want it very
much, and would drink large pailful
if little warm. The Cruel is excellent
for the horse, as well as other animals.
Cor. Country Gentleman.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1886-07-09
Chinese Visiting Cards.

Eighteen hundred years ago the
Chinese made paper from fibrous mat
ter, reduced to pulp. Now each prov
ince makes its own peculiar variety.
The celebrated Chinese rice paper, that
so resembles wooden and silk fabrics,
and on which are painted quaint birds
and flowers, is manufactured from COM
pressed pith, which is cut spirally by a
keen knife into thin slices six inches
wide and twice as long. Funeral papers,
or paper limitations of earthly things
which they desire to bestow on departed
friends, are burned over their graves.
They use paper window frames, paper
sliding doors, and paper visiting cards
a yard long. 1t is related that when a
distinguished representative of the Brit
ish Government visited Pekin, several
servants brought him huge roll, which.
when spread out on the floor, proved
to be the visiting card of the Emperor.
philadelphia CaH.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1886-07-09
SkllLFul CULTIVATION.
Why 1t Can Not Fail to Prove Satisfactory
and Remunerative.

Skillful cultivation should be the aim
of every one who raises plants and
crops. To make gardening and farming
profitable, it is necessary to have some
thing in return for every stroke that is
made and every dollar that is invested.
Even when only few house plants are
cared for we expect to see growth and
bloom in repay for our care; if not, our
interest in them would soon be lost.
We devote an acre of land to certain
crop; it costs for the season the interest
for a year on the investment made for
it, besides the expense of preparation,
manuring, cultivating, harvesting,
marketing, etc. Our crop is but half
what it might be, or what good cult
walton has proved might be obtained.
The time and expense of preparation,
of sowing and of cultivation, have
been as much as for full Gre, and
the cost of harvesting and o-Ir ex.
penses but little less; but part of the
land was too wet and the planting could
not be done early, as it should have
been, and on the same account the ma
nure that was applied, though there
was not half enough of that, could only
produce partial effects, and so, from
these combined causes, we get back for
our seasons work, perhaps, the ex-
penses and little more. The interest
and expenses were fifty dollars on the
acre, and our returns, all told,
amounted to sixty dollars, giving a
profit of ten dollars. At this rate per
acre on the whole place, with what it
provides for the table besides, with
great economy, one may, perhaps, live
along for while, and the land is grow
ing poorer, and the value of the first
investment is lowered the place is
running down. But at little more
expense in preparation, perhaps ten
dollars on the acre, enough to insure
the best result, making the whole sixty
instead of fifty as before. and the crop
is twice as great, and perhaps further
enhanced in value by its superior quail
ity All of this success, then, is profit
sixty dollars or more, instead of ten
an amount that makes prosperity
and success, instead of failure. - icb's
MGgdzine.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1886-07-09
LIGHTNlNG'S FREAKS.
The Remarkable Stroke Experienced and
Observed in Minnesota.

ODserVeu In minnesota.
The Granite Falls Journal, Minnesota,
gives an account by N. o. earle and
Christian Olson, farmers of Granite
Falls, of the remarkable results of a
stroke of lightning which struck the
prairie about a mile and half from
Olsons house 1t occurred in June
last. during a heavy storm.
They say it made hole in the ground
between five and six feet across, and
nearly six feet deep, and from this hole
there extend six trenches two feet deep,
branching off in different dire. lions,
and extending for a distance of from
six to eight rods. And what was
very singular, not particle of
the sod and dirt thrown from the hole
and trenches was to be seen, except
now and then large piece of sod
twenty or thirty rods away. Mr.. Olson
says that by actual measurement the
bitches plowed out by the lightning
from where it struck were all of an
equal distance apart; four of them were
of the same length, and the other two
six feet shorter. The report is said to
have been as terrible as if an explosion
had occurred. A lady sitting at win
dow in house a mile away sensibly
telt the shock; two men were sitting
outside another house a mile away
rom the scene, and so forcibly did they
!eel it that they Immediately jumped
to their feet and went into the house
without speaking. Mr.. c. A. Bennett,
editor of the Journal, writes us that
he vouchcS for the truthfulness of the
above accounts Scientific american.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1886-07-09
A SNOW KNIFE.
The Latest Device for Keeping Railroad
Tracks Clear of Snow.

The Latest Device for Keeping Railroad
Tracks Clear of Snow.
A snow knife, the invention of q
Canadian, is the latest device for keep
ing railroad tracks clear of snow and
putting practical end to blockades.
The machine weighs As tons and its
working capacity from two to ten miles
an hour, according to the drift to be
removed At trial made the mon
ster went through the common mass,
and delivered the hard frozen snow
295 feet from the track, over 10 other
tracks and above trestle so feet high.
The front is a tremendous knife-wheel,
10 feet in diameter, making from two
to three hundred revolutions per min
ute, cutting II inches off the snow
bank with each of the four steel knives
at every revolution, or four feet at
every turn. The snow thus cut is de-
livered to IL shovels revolving in an
opposite direction at the same rate,
and hurting it (by centrifugal force)
out of the shute at the top. The cut
ting and shovel wheels are made to re-
volve by system of four gear wheels,
to which are attached powerful en-
gines. 1t is reversible and throws the
snow on either side of the track at the
will of the engineer. During last win
ter, according to published figures
$4,000, 600 was expended by the west
ern roads during one month for shovel
ing snow. If the invention works al
represented it will be good thing fol
the railroads and the travelling public
on CITY Derrick.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1886-07-09
ANIMAL COMMUNITIES.
The Communists of Nature, Their Habit
and Property.

The Communis of Nature, Their Habits
and Property.
The social animals form true COM
munities They are banded together
by certain common interests, and pos
sess principle of association beyond
the ordinary. They present the germi-
nal condition of political society.
These comprise most of the large her
bivora, with aggregate purposes of
common defense, in some cases station
ing sentries for protection while feed
ing, and in others following certain ac-
knowledged leaders. Instances of any
such association are among carnivora,
the wolves being the most marked ex-
ample.
Yet in the social animals, as rule,
the common interests are few and the
links of association weak. Individual
ity largely persists, there is no idea of
common property, and nearly or'quite
the only interest in common is that of
attack or defense. Separated from these
by broad interval are some three or
four animal tribes whose socialism is
serves to be indicated by a special
udilc. IHcoc bIlUcS COiu prise Tile ANTS,
bees and termites, among insects, and
the beavers among mammals. Their
conditions of association are so differ
ent from those prevailing in most other
cases that it seems proper to consider
them as a separate class. l propose
for them the title of communal ami
mails, as most distinctive of their life
habits.
Instead of possessing few links OF
combination these animals have most
or all of the relations of life in com
mon. In ant and bae communities, fol
instance, individualism has vanished.
All property is held III common. all la
Dor is performed fer the community
there are common home, common
stores. common duties, community
alike in assault and defense, and it il
difficult or impossible TO detect any ant
or bee doing anything for itself alone
or performing any aos which is not in
tended for the good OF the community
rs a whole. Selfishnsss, so far as the
home community is concerned, seem,
to have vanished, and labor and lif.
freely given for the good of this grea
whole. with no evident display o
any thought of individual comfor
or ACKNOWLEDGMENT - Popular Scienc
Monthly.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1886-07-09
POOR POLLY.
A Case fol the Society Tor the Prevention
of Cruelty to Animals.


Mrs. Clamwhooper, a fashionable
New York lady, has pet parrot of
which she is very fond. She has also
husband of whom she is not very fond.
A few days ago her husband was mon
leying with the parrot, when he sud-
denly cried out in anguish and danced
around The room, holding his fingers in
mis- mouth, removing them from time
to time for the purpose of using his
mouth to turn loose a torrent of pro-
fame language.
Good gracious, what's the matter,
Charles" said Mrs. Clamwhooper.
THAT accused parrot!' calculated
the suffering man.
II hope you haven't hurt the dear
bird"
mo, 1t the dear bird has bit piece
out of my finger.
"Great goodness, / hope it didn't
bite it clean out"
Eyes, it did,"
II wish you would be more careful,
Charles. The man bought that bird
from told me not to let it taste meat
under any circumstances. Poor Polly!
Polly want a crackerp'-N. Y. Mer-
curry.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1886-07-09
SURE CURE FOR PILES.

Sure cure for blind. bleeding and itching
Piles. One box has cured the worst cases of
ten years standing. No one need suffer ten
minutes after using Kinks German Pile Ont-
ment. 1t absorDs tumors allays the itching.
acts as a poultice. gives relief. DIR. Kinks Ger
man Pile Ointment is prepared only for Piles
and itching of the private parts, and nothing
else. Every box is warranted. Sold by Drug.
gists and sent by mail on receipt of price. 81
per box. WoopARD, CLARKE & Co., Whole
sale Agents, Portland, Oregon.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1886-07-09
DIR. HENLEYs REMEDY FOR LADIES.

Ladies suffering from nervousness, Sleep
lessness or any nervous trouble, can find
immediate relief and be cured by using
DIR. Henley's Celery, Beef and Iron.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1886-07-09

Go to Towne & Moore when in Portland
for best Photographic and Crayon work
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1886-07-09

Do you know the whereabouts of John
Gordon, advertised for in this papera II
so, secure reward.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1886-07-09

LYONS Patent Metallic Stiffeners pre-
vents boots and shoes from running over
ripping in the seams or wearing unevenl
on the heels.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1886-07-09

A man was arrested at Los Angeles for
passing gilded nickels as IS pieces.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1886-07-09

BARLEY Campbell. the author and actor,
has been adjudged insane.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1886-07-09

In Amador County, Cal, recently
a man found miners unburied bones,
and, searching further, came across an
old boot containing about $4,000 worth
of gold dust and nuggets.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1886-07-09

Palmer & Rey keep the Best Type,
Presses and Materials.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1886-07-09

II all so-called remedies have failed, DIR.
Sages Catarrh Remedy cures,
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1886-07-09
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-08-09
THE TROUBLED WATERS.
Threats of Serions Charges to be Pre-.
ferred Against Mayor Grace to Gov.
Hill-GIace Threatens to Turn FitZ
John Porter Out OF Office.
New YORK, Aug. 7.

NEW YORK, Aug. !.
Politicians of both parties are greatly ex-
cited over the rumors current in regard to re-
movals from the charges of malfeasance in
office. Something startling is expected to
develop within the next few days. What
this startling development may be is only
surmised, but the persons most interested are
Mayor Grace and Collector Hedden. Rich
ard Newcomb, the attorney for the Doodle
alderman, and Maurice B. Flynn, who has
been charged with virtually running the of
fee of the commissioner of public works
through his dummy, Rollin NJ. Squire, have
stated positively that charges were being
formulated against Mayor Grace and would
shortly be laid before Gov. Hill for consid-
Grafton 1t is said that the mayor will be
charged with malfeasance in Office and at
tempting TO make a corrupt bargain with
lawyer Newcomb, whereby the latter, if he
complied with certain conditions, was to be
permitted to name Rollin NJ. Squire's sue
cessor; also, the failure TO properly protect
the financial interests of the city and the ap-
pointment of his frie nds to office without re-
gard to their ability or fitness. No one can
tell what action Gov. Hill will take if the
charges are laid before him.
1t is a well-known fact, however, that a
struggle for political supremacy between the
governor ana mayor has Deen In progress
some time and has been conducted in the most
approved modern political warfare style by
both parties. The friends of Mayor Grace
laugh at these rumors, but the statements
made by the Squire, Flynn and Newcomb
faction fighting him in the interest of Hill,
confirm them.
And upon the heels of this statement comes
another that Gen. Porter will be asked to re-
sign the police commissionership to assume
the duties of the collector of the port of New
York, which Office, so report has it, will
shortly be made vacant by the resignation of
Collector Hedden. There is strong belief
here that President Cleveland has called for
Hedden's resignation.
The mayor himself courts investigation and
says its will strengthen him in public estima-
ton, as the charges will be shown up in their
true light, being trumped up for the purpose
of intimidating him in the work of investi-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-08-09
NATIONAL GROVE MEETING.
Sixth Day of the UniversalIst Gathering
at the Weirs.
THE WEIRs. n. H. Ano-

THE WEIRs, N. H., Aug. Z.
The sixth day of the Universalist national
grove meeting attracted fully 1900 people.
At 10 o'elock this morning there was a large
ly attended conference and praise meeting,
led by Rev. S. p. Smith of East Boston. The
services consisted of congregational singing,
in charge of Stanford Mitchell of Boston,
with Mrs j. A. Hicks of Concord, N. H.,
organist, singing by the Schubert lady quar-.
tet of Boston, solos by Mr.. Mitchell, and
excursion on the lake. At 2 o'clock a Sun
day school institute meeting was held, in
charge of w. S. Vail of Dover, n. H., fol-
lowed by Sunday school concert by the
children. In the evening, in the soldiers
pavilion, there was a social entertainment
complimentary to the general manager, Rev.
Q. H. Shnn of Deering, Me-, among the at
fractions being the Schubert quartet of Bos-
ton. Tomorrow will be the last day.
THE WEIRs, n. H., Aug. s.
This was the last day of the Universalist
grove meeting, and 5000 people were present.
At 8 o'clock there was a prayer and con-
ference meeting led oy Rev. Q. h. Shinn of
Deering, Me. At 10, in the soldiers pavil-
ion, an able sermon was preached by Rev.
E. L. Rexford, ID. D., of Detroit, Mich.
Solos and congregational singing were inter-
spersed. This afternoon Rev. w. j. Grove
preached in the grove and the devotional ex-
ercises were led by Rev. S. W. Sample of
Chelsea, Mass. This evening there was q
parting conference meeting in the pavilion.
Tomorrow there will be two excursions to the
White Mountains. .,...1
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-08-09
WHIskEY AND PISTOL.
The Sad Ending of a Three Months Mar.
riage-Several Qusrrels.

CHICAGO, Aug. 6.
Three months ago, Capt. Wallace w. Hall
married Miss Annie Cox of this city. Early
this morning he was shot and instantly killed
In his home on Wabash avenue. The fatal
bullet was fred by his wife, who claims that
it was accidental and occurred during the
struggle for the possession of pistol between
herself and her husband. Mrs. Hall is now
in custody. Capt. Hall, until recently, stood
very high as an officer in the secret service of
the United States. His marriage was not
happy one, and he became dissipated. This
resulted in his resignation being called for
Finding himself out of employment he drank
more freely still and frequent quarrels marred
domestic happiness. Mrs. Hall claims that
he frequently threatened her life and her
father, James NJ. Cox, was compelled to re-
side with them.
Several quarrels took place Friday, and a
very bitter feeling was engendered between
the man and wife, which Saturday morning
eliminated in the tragedy
The sound of a terrible struggle in the Hall
residence Saturday morning, the crashing of
furniture, womsn's piercing scream and
pistol shot alarmed the neighbors, and the
police were summoned. When they entered
the house they were met on all sides by evil
dences of a life and death struggle. Mrs
dall, clad In her night clothes, was found
pacing the floor excited y.
When questioned she pointed to a rear
room. There the officers found the body of
Capt. Hall lying face upward on the floor,
blood slowly trickling from a wound in the
middle of his breast above the heart. A few
feet away lay Smith & Wesson revolver of
81 calibre with one empty chamber. The
body was cold In this room the furniture
and bed clothes gave clear evidence of hard
struggle. Capt. Hall was attired only in a
night shirt. The feet lay partly under the
bed with the head toward the center of the
room, and the blood which ran from the
wound in his breast over the carpet, Shove
that he had died without changing the posi-
tion in which be fell. Mrs. Hall was taken
to the armory and the corpse to the morgue.
The woman's father corroborated her story
of the affair.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-08-09
OVER THE RAPIDS.
Two Coopers Successfully Pass Over the
whirlpool Rapids at Niagara In a
Barrel Boat.
BUFFALO, N. Y, Aug. s

BUFFALO, n. Y, Aug s.
The Niagara Whirlpool rapids were again
navipated in cask today. The perilous feat
was successfully accomplished by VIM.
POTTS and Geo. Hazelett, two coopers en-
Moved in the same shop with Graham, who
made the initial trip about three weeks ago.
The barrel boat was ten feet long, conical in
form and built of the best locust slaves. 1t
was supplied with keel, rudder, screw,
wheel and a turret filled with glass covered
neep holes. Three hundred pounds OF sand
ballast kept it right side up most of the time
The two men lay back while passing through
the turbulent waters, clinging to handles
made fast to the sides of the cask. Each was
likely to be kept on his own side of the cask oy
means of a canvas sling made fast to staples.
The start was made from the Maid OF tne
Mist landing on the Canada side at 40
p M. A row boat towed the cask to point
inst above the Cantivaleer bridge, where II
was turned adrift in the middle OF the stream:
The novel craft was submerged about haif
the time, while passing through the rapids,
hut while circumscribing the outer circle OF
the whirlpool both of the occupants 'nlass
their heads through the opening and Pot.s
calmly smoked cigar. A successful iana-
inc was made at Queenstown on the Canaas
side, FIVE miles further down the river. Ane
entire voyage occupied ffty-fve minutes.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-08-09
MAINE DISPATCHES,
BAR HARBOR FOG,
Yacht News-Services at the Cburcbes-
Noted Arrivals.

BAR HARBoR, Aug. s.
facht Mohomis arrived from cruise to
New Foundland. Steam yacht Talisman
returned to the harbor today.
Today probably marks the height of the
season. All the hotels are crowded Ro-
dlcks 600 rooms are full, and the cottage.
are overflowing.
The fog cleared this forenoon. and the .bora
was crowded with visitors. MANY fine eou,-
pages were out.
This morning DR.. Knox preached at the
Congregational church, DR.. Alex McCosh
preached at the Methodist church. In the
evening, DR.. p. A. Studdiford of New ,Jer-
sey, preached at the Methodist church to a
crowded house. Many fine toilets were ex-
hbited.
The hop at the West End last night was q
brilliant affair, eclipsing all previous ones at
that hotel.
Among the arrivals were Senator Williams
of N. Y, Attorney General Orvile ID. Baker.
Col. H. Kyd Douglass, formerly of the Con-
federate army.