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Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1888-09-28
THE NATIONAL GAME.

A Facetious Consideration of Base Ball
and Its Opponents.
Baseball is all the rage now and
arnica is IN demand. There are evil
dences of it on every hand. 1t is esti-
mated that not less than thousand
men will make II regular business of
playing baseball this summer
1t is said to be ii nice healthy sport.
A poet thus describes some of the
signs of health:
=" HIS eyes were black; his face was red
lie hadn't any teeth at all;
When asked what made him look sad
He said i've been a-play4n' ball"
The baseball player has no excuse
for being wicked. His occupation
should teach him 20 lead the batter
life.
A Chicago baseball player has been
sold for $40. 900, and the New York
HorM cynic.lly asks: Now. what
would the president of the Chicago
Browning Club bring if auctioned off
to the highest bidder?'
Even the colored brother, who imi-
tates all the vices of the white man.
has baseball club. The colored UNI
pire has one marked advantage over
the white umpire. He can't get a
black eye.
Speaking OF umpircs, il is stated on
reliable authority that a baseball UNI
pire was struck by lightning in the
West. Being used to such things, he
merely smiled and remarked "out on
first"
baseball is a very ancient game.
The Emperor Domitian occupied his
leisure moments in catching flies. The
muses. also belong to nine. Noah was
base-ballist. He was the first pitcher.
He pitched the ark within and with
out. The game was called on account
of the rain.
However, it pays to be an expert
base-baller. The Yonkers Statesman
remarks cynically: when baseball
player gets So 900 season, and an
opera singer can only command 50, 500.
1T does not take long to conclude that
pitching the ball pays better than
pitching the voice"
No man can fully realize what
miserable game baseball is until he
has been volunteer umpire. and has
had his head split open for deciding
right when the hoodlum side of the
game happened to be wrong.-Mock-
ing Bird.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1888-09-28
a QUEER BED-FELLOW.
Chilled by the Cold. a Bull Crowds
into a Prospector's Bed

| Into a Prospector's Bed.
am encampcd in the deep forests
on the carboniferous hills of Young
County My temporary shelte' : a
small cabin of single room, i... of
cracks. through which many things
can creep. This morning, an hour or
two before dawn. heavy rain-storm
descended upon us, and the air grew
quite chilly. While lying in myicom-
Portable little bed, listening to the
bowling of the wind and pouring of
the rain, l felt strange movement in
the bed. 1t was not the movement of
an earthquake, or of whale, or of an
elephant; yet 1 Immediately recog-
nized 1T as movement of very NOV
ing nature-one that might involve
terrible consequences. | felt it again,
and 1T was not only in the bed, but
under cover with me. just at this
Juncture l felt some thing very slick
and of somewhat cold nature move
against my hand. The time for
action evidently had come, and l did
not deliberate what action to perform,
but performed at once. With one fell
bound vacated that bed and landed
in the mid-hole OF the floor with such
thump that the cabin shook all over.
In moment my lamp was burning.
and, Selling club. l approached the
bed and cautiously pulled down the
cover. There lay a snake beautifully
coiled up. with his head somewhat
uplifted. licking out his tongue at me.
He was about four feet long He
looked at me and l looked at him. He
made no motion as if he would run
and neither did l. I thought spied
gentle and confiding expression in his
eye, as if he said: You need not be
alarmed; if you win not hurt me
neither will 1 hurt you. If you will be
my friend, will be yours 1 threw
my club aside. l perceived that my
bedfellow was bullsnake, almost pre-
cisely like the rattlesnake in mark
ings, but in no other respect like that
monster. He is without fangs, with
out poison, and of a. gentle. playful
and amiable nature. He grows eight
or nine feet long. l said unto him that
he and l should be friends; that he
might not only dwell with me in my
cabin, but, that if he liked, he could
sleep with me in my bed. Having said
that much 1 carefully spread the cover
over him and told him to sleep on.
And he did so. But did not go back
to bed to him. sat by my table and
read few chapters OF St Paul, who.
OF all authors, is my favorite. How
logical, how forceful, how grand and
enrolling he isl
On returning from breakfast l
brought one of my fellow-workmen
with me to show him my friend and
bed-fellow. When l drew back the
cover there he lay. perfectly quiet and
content. but licking out his tongue.
My fellow workman WIS dunn bfound-
ed. then put the cover back again.
A few moments ago my snake de-
scended from the bed in quiet way,
as if entirely at home, and is still
probably somewhere in the house. He
was probably engaged in hunting mice
when the storm came up, and becom-
ing chilled in the changed atmosphere,
he found my bed pleasant and con-
cluded to sleep with me. Te1as Cor.
Forest and Stream.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1888-09-28
MINNIE'S LITTLE WAY.
The Sublime Patience of q Modern Soc
rates of Teutonic Extraction.

The sublime Patience OF Modern Soc
rates of Teutonfc Extraction.
The rarest virtues are often unrec-
ognized and apparently unrewarded.
An instance of this was observed by a
reporter in little grocery store the
other day. The proprietor was Ger
man. frostyhaired. but hale. diligent.
respectful and self-respecting. The
proprietress. as she evidently re-
garded herself. was stout woman
with an awful temper. which was in
process of explosion and, for the time
being. totally obscured any good quail
ity that she might possess. The crunt
rand bays i'll the store.
You ape. you puppy" she ex-
claimed, you shan't sleep under this
roof another night What dyer mean
by giving me lmperdence? I'm the
equal of your superiors, l am"
81 didn't give you no sass grum-
bled the boy. Il only said that he
Indicating the proprietary was my
boss, and not you"
81 amt yer boss. amt I?" shrieked
the irate woman; "well, if 1 amt yer
boss I'm your BOSSES, an if yer don t
mind I'll get yer arrested, I'll turn
you out o. doors, I'll give yer nothing
to eat, Tll-Tll-"
The woman's fury waxed so high
that she was at loss for words and
could only shake her big red fist in the
boys face.
All the while the old German busted
u. c1lr t,,,, 4 h.
that the situation was getting danger
Gus. he said mildly to the boy, who
held his ground stoutly:
"Never mind, Henry. dot vor Min
MES little way, dots ALL
This was enough to draw the attack
upon himself
You old bag of bones" shouted his
wife, "if you had the making of half a
man in you. you wouldn't see me in
suited by boy. You'd put him out.
you'd thrash him, you'd call the police.
Ed make batter man than you out of
sawdust.
The old German made no reply to
her, but observed to customer:
Minnie vos "a good frau; she have her
little way, dots all; l don mind it,
Now if soft answer turneth away
wrath, silence often only increases it.
It had this effect on Minnie She grew
purple in the Eace with rage. She
called her husband ''monster," a
wretch" declared that he had no
feeling or sympathy for her and that
She was a much abused woman.
Still the old man made no reply,
only observing again to customer re-
assuringly:
Dot vo' her little way, dots all,
don't mind it
But the Infatuated woman now had
recourse to other weapons. She SHE'D
a tomato can at her husband. He
quietly lodged it and said nothing.
She hurled another one and this time
it came near hitting the reporter. who
made for the door hastily.
Sorry you vos in such hurry"
called the old man after him dot
vos only Minnie's little way. dots all.
Call again some oder times an may be
we do some beesness,
Did the great Socrates ever exhibit
such sublime patience when assaulted by
Xantippe?-M T. Tribune.
o
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1888-09-28
SCHOOL AND CHuRt,s


The Greek Christians of Chicago
are to erect church edifice, the third
in the country.
-Mormons elders are still industr;
ously working in some of the Southern
States to make women. converts, not
outstanding the efforts that are made
to exclude them.
One of the worst hindrances 70
church growth is the habit that soma
OF the members have of always bor-
rowing trouble and paying a high rate
of interest Hartford Religious Her.
add
The Methodist general conference
eecided that the tobacco habit is mot
necessarily demoralizing, and that even
a minister may. on occasion, like
Rev. Charles Sturgeon, "smoke
cigar to the glory of God"
There are seven hundred and two
pastors in the Reformed church of
France, of whom five hundred and
eleven belong to the Evangelical party
and one hundred and ninety one to the
Liberal section. Churchnaan.
The American SUNDAYS cboo,
Union reports as the result of its work
the past year: Schools organized
1902. with "a, 127 scholars; schools aid.
ed. 5,263; Bibles distributed, 6, 56s.
Testaments distributed. 10, 3O2; visits
to families, 81, 666.
The ministry of the Church of En-.
gland is described by not unfriendlv
writer as consisting of Latitudinarians
Attitudinarians and Platitudinarians'
A writer in the atlantic MonthIu spoke
of the church under three aspects:
The Church Militant. the Church Con-
structant and the Church Termagant
Methodist ADVOCATE.
-Twenty-seven years ago Matthew
Vassar by gifts and requests founded
Vassar College. He provided it with
grounds and buildings worth over half
a million of dollars and funds amount.
ing to $275,000. Its twenty-seventb
anniversary was celebrated April q.
This institution has given the degree
of A. B. to over 700 graduates.
The Baptist Year Book, just is
sued. records membership of 2.917,-
315 in the 81, 891 churches. During
the year 1853, were added to the
membership. and COS new churches
were established. 1t appears that
only 697. 081, or less than third Of
the aggregate membership, are in
what are called the Northern States.
According to the report of the
finance committee the expenditure of
the London School Board from Novem-
Der 20. 1870, to September 20. 1887,
amounts to within fraction of twenty
million pounds. or above $50, 900. 600.
OF which citizens of London have con-
tributed in rates upwards of one mill
ion one hundred and fifty Thousand
pounds. or something over Sc, 600 OO0
The estimates for the year ended
March rs. 1888, amount to FL. LAG, 14l.
The largest salary paid to any Of
the Bishops of the Protestant Episco-
pal Church is $4,000 year. New
York pays this to Bishop Potter, and
provides him house. The next
largest amount is $1,000. and only the
Bishops of California, Chicago. Long
Island and Massachusetts receive that
figure. Only eight receive 5000 The
Bishop of Maine receives only 81. 800,
and has to pay his travelling expenses;
but he receives about 81. 700 as rector
of s.. Luke's Cathedral. = independent
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1888-09-28
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

Bret Harte is said to be making
from $1,000 to $40, 900 year in Lon.
don.
William o. Brien, the Irish leader,
says that journalists are the watch
dogs of civilization.
Mr. Ruskin has written sixty-four
books, and his annual receipts from
his publisher reach $4,000.
The German daily newspaper hav-
ing the largest circulation in the world
Is publised in New York, not in Ger
many.
1t is noted of certain Canadian
newspaper that all it's editorial page
Is devoted to Canadian topics, except
the humorous column, which is mad @
up from American papers.
Miss Amelie Rives. the Virginia
novelist. has. says the Atlanta Com
stt,utiom. been offered $50, 900 by a
New York publishing house for a
novel This is the largest offer ever
received by an American author.
Lord Salisbury, Premier of En-
gland. who was formerly a working
journalist, is always as courteous as
his position will allow to newspaper
men, and frequently incloses news to
men who were formerly his co-labor-
ers.
Mr.. Campbell Clarke, the accom-
plished and successful correspondent
OF the London Daily Telegraph at Paris,
was for eighteen years librarian at
the British Museum. Then he was
made at an hours notice musical
critic of the Telegraph, and afterwards
was sent to Paris.
-Paschal Porter, the wonderful
child revivalist of Indiana, who is now.
only eleven years old, recently
preached sermon in the Baptist
church ut Williamstown, KY, that as
tonished every body who heard it.
The pastor of the church says that he
has read sermons on the same subject
delivered by the ablest preachers, but
not one of them could compare in
power or in elegance of diction with
the boys exhortation.
Margaret Andrews Oldham, the
new Southern poet, is an attractive
little woman. whose years are not
much beyond score and quarter.
She has a pretty. intelligent face, with
shapely nose, large blue eyes, ex-
pressive mouth and shell-pink com.
plexion. She inherits her literary in
clinations from her father. who was
college president. while her mother is
at the head of an educational institu-
ton. Her husband is a journalist and
writer, and her brother is lawyer
litor-
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1888-09-28

-Teacher-''So you can't do a
simple sum in arithmetic? Now, let
ME explain it to you. Suppose eight
OF you have together forty-eight
apples. thirty-two peaches and sixteen
melons. what would each one of YOU
get?" Cholera morbus," replied
Johnny.-1id Bus.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1888-09-28

During the forty-eight years of
the existence of the Foreign Board of
the Presbyterian church 453 mission
aries have been engaged in the mis-
sions east and west of the Mississippi
river. The Foreign Board has ex-
pended 1920, 900. the free gift of the
churches. besides $500, 900 entrusted
to it by the Government for educa-
tional work.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1888-09-28

"A French translation of "Dr. Jekyll
and Mr.. Hyde has been made which
is commended by Mr.. Stevenson. 1t
Will appear in French review, and
later in book form.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1888-08-30
Conrad Hardware Go.
Delinquent Tax List, 1887.
NOTICE To TAXPAYER

bFTlCH % COUNTY TEEAsCREnl
1aiiue CuuHty, knuEaE
sALtSA, luly 9, fS3s.
NOTICE Is heHeey given th-ai The following
- oeEcrihsd l1nns ara turs-u kuta or ~.
algch thereof OF each trscaas may b. neces
-arF Tor thai puFp,i~s- viii, On
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER sth, Isss.
and dufiuE the BeHi sucueetiiHE DAYS there
after ~ -ssld NJ public auction a. my ore o.
fiie csiuri houae lu Salina- Sanna county
p hrlsas. for the tanez aud charges thereOn
..- tilr ycaT A. %. lss7
CLAREgCE WILSON,
Treasurer of Saline county Eans.s
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1888-08-30

sert THE STATE Tt n,
~ De- +gnarau uteI
THE lNil STOCK n
Ioashy ""T~tan druggist aud
pr,~ pto
WHIh ynaran-
tAttS AND COUNTRY DRUGGISTS
INC ONLY SItC X Of HOMEOPATHIC MEDCINEsIn n n city
Daily Republican., 1888-01-20
Fo sale.
LNOR SALE.

VEmu Sap upoNw AsY rERya
~ a,iTVan Huren street D'
~. N, W. ws.t stsset.
Tb...,. houss . have 1 noomA hath a.a n,h.r
" al aaa sib All and oia Ia,.war. ava.
NUS oii' 'A'' Wv W. ViA"'e ave-
"u .1n .,,ox. hnaaoa have II ? nxr,. n.,, ,...
lhe hpou N nv nv wnn,ancs.. ostn, iss W.,
hnv ~ 1870, ~ ,sIfh TO-, 49,, aaa ~ ~,
'pns" ~, ,1,s iass ie-S .na ,Sss ! al 49,
=. room, and , nssn, loo, ,ou ,aa ,o,, ,o,p.
~ 80; y't ,sS srss S'' WV Aii' ~is
iVlS VIZ. nihnsn 1870. ,,s $500. a,s,
Daily Republican., 1888-01-20

that you loved me in any other wa y
than as daughter"
Was this acling2 Was she trying
to deceive me In her sweet unself-
ishness2
my dear child" exclaimed, at {.
tempting to control my agitation, tell
me everything"
'Oh. Mr.. Raymond" she answered
in confusion. Charlie has asked me
10 be his wife,"
1.-THE impudent fellow" l muttered
impatiently. what did you answer,
my childI Do you love himp"
Low and soft the answer came
eyes"
The heart Of a woman 10 mystery
that / cannot fathom, / was certain
ly ouiwitted by my nephew. He
might have been afraid, however, that
my conscience would reproach me
II Katie showed her disappointment. l
have little doubt that she loved me far
better than she would confess.
l am much happier. probably, than
II bad married the young girl whose
heart belonged to another. / am not
certain, however, that she did not &C
cept Chailie from pique at my rtjec-
zion. Any way he has made her a
good husband,
Daily Republican., 1888-01-20

Quite a novel contest was decided at
Bright, In Dearborn county, Ind, last
Friday. William Liddle, a merchant,
and Jesse Grim, blacksmith of the
village, offered TO wager $25 that they
could output any two horses iu the
township. Sieve Cook. farmer who
possessed fine team, and believed
they could outpull anything from a
porous plaster 10 q steam engine, &C
cepted the bet, and Friday afternoon,
in the presence of concourse OF
neighbors and friends of the respective
contestants, the trial OF strength was
made. Liddle and Grim lay fiat on
their backs with their feet firmly
braced against an immovable structure
arranged Tor the purpose. and with
their heads pointing from the horses
that were hitched distance OF 40 feet
away to piece Of timber held firmly
in the hands of the PROSTATE men.
The test to be decided by the horses
either pulling the timber from the
hands of the men, CT pulling them
from the ground TO their feet, three
trinls and three minutes steady pulling
each trial the extent of the contest,
while the excited farmers and villagers
crowded around the parties to witness
this singular feat OF strength and en-
durance.
The horses two different times were
whipped into pulling their best, bu,
with distended muscles and swelling
veins that told of the terrific strain
upon them the PROSTATE men held the
horses to their position. At the third
trial the excited farmer dashed his
horses TO force them TO their utmost,
when by sudden jerk the timber in
the hands OF the resisting men, and to
which the horses were hitched, snap
ped in two pieces, the end OF one piece
striking Grim In the side as il broke
rendering him unconscious for nearly
an hour. He was supposed to be deat
but finally recovered, and is out of al
danger OF serious results from the blow
But now, as the third trial was not de
termined before the accident occurred
u dispute has arisen over The awarding
OF the money, and the judges decidl
that a second contest must be had q
soon as the parties are all ready anC
tho weather permits.
Daily Republican., 1888-01-20
A Repsieve for the Condemned.

Wretchtd men and women long con
demued to entfir tho turtureI Ct dys
pspsis. are niied with new hope after a
Tow doses OF HosIet,et's Stomach Bit
teEs. Thls Budding hope blossoms into
the Tuition OF certaiuty, II the Bite rs
Ia ptrsisted In, IL brings a rsprihve to
all dyspept.es who seek Its AID. Ela,u-
leneo, heartburn, SlukinR at the pit OF
she stomach botwt On meals, the nervous
tramofs and inaou niaof whioh chronic
indigestion ID the parent, disappear
wIh their hAteful progenitor. Most
puneflc, mt OF e1ousc aiosi who oAn won
ler that III 80 many stances It q wakens
crate nj s,oquoDos Ia those who. bene-
tit;ed by IL, spnaK voluntarily In Its be
hat ~ rcGulies a graphic psn TO de
. ribe the l3Fnents Of dyspepsia. but in
m IDy OF he tsstimoI ialS received by
tho propristors Of the Bit;ers, these are
p1rira SGD wiki vivid ttuthiulDess. Con
8 tpN Ion, billousuese, muscular de-
Dility, material ieveIS and rheumatism
are reilege0 BY IT,
Daily Republican., 1888-01-20
Her Red Lips rempued HIM.


Two uptown young men were down
at Bowling Green the other day on
business. They had not been down
town in 80 long time that many of
the sights down there had the charm
OF novelty to them. While they were
crossing the street from the Cunard
steamship offices they saw crowd OF
immigrants fastening around the cor
ner OF the Washington Building. just
around the corner the immigrants met
small delegation of friends who from
their dress and generally improved ap.
pearance seemed to have been in
America for some time. Almost in
stantly, the immigrants a1d their wei :
coming friends fell to kissing one
another.
THAT is an uncommonly pretty
girl, f" said one of the young men, q
London dramatic author. "Look at
that mouth Talk about pomegran-
atesl It's rosebud, with suggestions
OF carnations"
"Well," returned the other young
man, practicAl-minded creature of
audacious turn of mind, "why don't
you 20 and kiss itp'
"What" gasped his friend.
Nothing easier. Get into line and
take your turn"
am do it."
The London young man pushed his
way into the crowd and seized the
pretty girls hands and drew her away
from the clasp of buxom immigrant,
MY dear GIRL" he said in endearing
tones, "how glad l am to see you!
How are all the tolksr' Then he kiss
ed her red lips once-twice-snd then
turned away. The immigrants and
their friends were stunned with sur
prise. The pretty girl was the first
to recover her breath. "Oh," said
she, with gasp, what a handsome
young mann
Daily Republican., 1888-01-20

Ttmo table In eject Nov 10Th. 1887, Iraif
iesve Wilmington tFronoh stzeet) a. follON,
Fer HesAtns, blrdsDoro, Joanna, SpFinT
4eld, WaynesburE IunotiSn, Manor, P6t(I
VILE, 1hnsauh, Allentown, Lebanon, We.
norsvillo and al points on the Philadelphia
and KVhding IL. H., 100 o. IN. and a.Ab y. Is
Fer Springfield, WAynesburg June
sion, Oostesyille, Embfoevillo, LsnAw
OhAdd's Ford and DuPont's and intorHt
diate points, .ee SAN, AAb, and I % y. %.
for OoAtesvtlle aud informed iAts poInst
81 ! 90 n. m, z Is and 4 bs p. m.
For Went Onostsr, 90 .. me- An and 4 o.
p. N.
For rev FridSo and istsrBosdiAte poiuh
ais p, N. and on Saturday, al 20 and IL II
?. n.
I'm Sunday nor Reading aud intsrrnotiAu
points, Mt 70 q. m, And tos Springfield LSG
intermodiete points ~ . 30 p. 10.
4. q. M0OAU5LAED, y. h. AIBBARD
Superintendent. iiGnI PAEs. = a.
Daily Republican., 1888-01-20
bid 10 Real Estate Owners,

Die ne tenants os.ARSslng my reat-rsi
Ping the year 1877 have with few exceptions,
fen me entiro GAtia fac Mon. both In payment
rent and takinE care oil the properly, there.
4reWaralng Tho owner vtth greatly Increased
*Fehue a. well ~ lnyHelf fer the special care
the selectea Of M tenants, As each one
psi pAsn close 8cru4Any before being Accept-
. Properly o nefs who have heretofore
Pm annoyed with bad nAnts and loss OF
ni will save mshey ~ @dopu Abetter plan
4 employing \ eoinR teht and experienced
hnt and manager for the coming year. with
pr tsentJ years Of atndy and praoaeal ek-
4Fienes In general convoyAhclnR snd real cs-
u matters DO net hesitate TO hOl myself
zAlly and qualified for renting and manAg.
a real sstAte. aAA AlSO iSr preparation OF
IAl papers for diaHoslng of property.
lgl.1si AHURGE u. n IA his.
Daily Republican., 1888-01-20

|NUrloE--
~. int. cf the oonpty Ane.aots for the
~. second ana Third DiStdeu Of Wa.
n iss Ton Hundred, may be found 81 the fol-
loving p'''s' r,Rsr DsrnIor.
y,,st vard-Otto n Bataa Cigar rtore, Ne
s.eoaa wsra-PsirIss AArnsy's. sseoad
n so d vrrd-MSs.h kAHss' Fourth
% a,rntS wara-yorspa Edvardc, Eishth
knd kirk Nood-
SECOND DIsiRIcr.
/ rn,Yd vard--James u'Nsih'I No. rs
fash wsrd~rhonAs noaniHar, sixth
" T.nts wSrd-M. !. shAskoy'u. Frozs and
Sisyanih ward --Rseett U,tttbsham's,
.rylnnd ayeaue sud Libar,y street.
TgeInh WArd-Johu "a alloy, toursh and
DniOn.
TnIaD pieamcT.
sixth ward--Asnrg Kyie's Oui,a, $40 King
seventh wsrd-John /. MAions'A Della
ware avenue AMI Addison slfceL;
Lishih uAra--Wm s"osnsy' ~oi M~fzs'
treel ,,.. 49,,
XsAt uAry 9lst U feb iro VI y nntu ~ m
Ani from 90 5 p N ehih day: fer mo par.
poso Of making rEnsfers and CORES .ion
*knat may have been oniuaJ.
EDWAhD q. bla ms,
AnsBssor q htfst Dietrict,
FRANK a. McDLOSNEl,
Ats~tsnr ~ second District.
HkNKY 7. KYLE.
AEseasJf OF 4 IND U5lrtet'