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Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1888-02-24
SMUGGLING AT NIAGARA.
How American Goods Are Carried Across
the Canadian Line.

How American Goods Are Carried Across
the Canadian Line.
Quite thriving smuggling business
done by boatmen on the river, and
at least three Fort Erie boatmen make
their living this way. while there are
dozens of others who carry contraband
goods occasionally. Two Fort Erie fish
ermen, who were drowned last winter,
had their boat loaded with five hun
dred pounds of coal, which caused the
craft to capsize on the ice-foe when a
break up occurred on the lake
The penalty for smuggling into
Canada is heavy. and there are some
queer wrinkles in the law For m
stance, the informant gets a large per-
centage of the proceeds of IL seizure
Then, if II person should smuggle a
small amount of goods while entering
the larger part, the whole is subject to
seizure. When Root & Heating conf
dental clerk, Erp, embezzled several
thousand dollars. he built fine house
over the river in Fort Erie and furnished
it in excellent style. He entered his
household goods on the free list as
having been used several months. but
afterward struggled over several lace
window curtains. A Fort Erie woman,
who got into Mrs. Erp's confidence, in
formed the officers, and every thing in
the house was seized. The informant
got a large part of the furniture. and
has some of il now in her house in the
village. The seizure SO broke up Erp
that he returned to Buffalo and gave up
all he had left on condition that he
would not ne criminally prosecuted.
A veteran boatman said to-day:
"Smuggling is going on all the time
along the Niagara river front. 1t is
mostly from this side into Canada.
Small boats are used. and every even
ing dozens of parcels are carried over.
Fort Erie people get seven-eighths of
their supplies from Buffalo, and seven
eighths of this pays no duty. They
bring the goods down to the water
front and leave them with some boat
house keeper or friend and give some
boatman over the river a tip to ferry
.hem across. They'll do it for twenty
five cents and deliver the goods after
dark. The Canadian officers are hon
/ est enough, but they have got too much
to watch and can not cover every point.
II ferricd over four young fellows
one night who each had new suit of
clothes. People save fifty per cent,
on some things and then they cant
u-ha =
Poor coffee costs forty cents pound.
when just rs good can be got in Buffalo
for twenty-five cents. Tea is the same
way. You can not get decent pair of
shoes in Fort Erie. Housekeepers 90
% the city, order ten or twelve dollars
worth of goods to be delivered at a cer-
tain place along the river. and during
The night the goods are transferred
across. -Bufalo Cor. Chicago News
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1888-02-24
A Square Man.

No sort Of elaborate eulogy can so
completely define character 10 the APP
probation of the many AS the declara-
ton OF a man that he is square
This is an abbrcviation of square
toed." which. In its time was con-
traction of He squarely toes the
line" An upright. honest man comes
square toed' to the line of duty, and
Is accordingly square man. The term
is simple. and it is sufficient. A voter
asks 70 know no more who learns that
a candidate is a square man." The
word square" to denote honesty and
integrity of character, is common in
business and political phraseology. and
the man who has the repuia ion OF
being square" In all things. is pretty
apt TO be trusted implicitly by his fell
ipw~bsings. ST. Louis Globe Democrat
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1888-02-24
GEN UINE HEROlSM.
The Direction In Which to Look for Prac-
tlcal Instances of 1t.

Heal Instances OF IL.
Curtius rode into the dreadful and
dark abyss for the salvation of Rome.
1t was u deed for all time to applaud
and for all men to exult over-a splen-
did exhibition of personal daring and
of patriotic sacrifice. A good deal
nearer to Us in point of fact and time
was the heroic front of Nathan Hale,
the gallant youngs martyr of the Amer
lean revolution, whose last regret was
that he hat only only one life to give to
his country. Very properly we admire
and celebrate these and all heroic
deeds; but there are other kinds of
heroism Of which little note is made,
but which ought to move us to admira-
ton as ferFid as that which the world
has agreed to lay upon the affairs
wherein patriotism has inundated it
self in the splendid moments of the
worlds history. Where, for example,
shall we find loftier courage than that
of the woman who goes into her own
kitchen day after day and week after
week during the long continued and
wearing heat of the summer, that those
who are de pendent on her ministrations
may eat Il nd drink and be satisfied
And that she does it with sweet cheer
fulness. and that she comes from her
kitchen I'd her dinner table flushed
and overheated. thinking only how
she can enhance the family comfort,
with never complaint for self. and
you may have truly heroic figure.
Sublime patience is the only weapon
with which we can do hopeful
battle against extreme heat. How
many OF us are possessed Of
sufilcient moral music to handle
that weapon yaliantlyP The lament
able fact is. most of us are too ready
to lay down the good sword point OF
patience and fight only with dull COM
plant and querulous objurgation. The
general i'm pulse is to run away at the
first onslaught of summer, in cowardly
and selfish heedlessness of the mother
martyr in her kitchen. She is not an
inspiration for the poets (who are not,
AZ rule. helpful or reassuring persons
10 I'VE Wlth), nut, as tins world goes,
she is the motor and the fly wheel of
the family machine. Without her what
could we DO? And where should we
find II substituted 1t is only the favored
few who can say to the hired servant:
go thou, and do and suffer in our
service that we may eat of the pala-
table whoftlebcrry pie and the juicy
roast beef. and drink of the iced tea
that rattles merrily in the capacious
goblet" Appreciation of the humble
woman's patience and courage and
fortitude in the face of her Kitchen
suflcrings would seem to be the small
est compen sation that we can give her.
No doubt we would gladly pay her
much more than appreciation if only
some thoughtful friend would remind
us of our debt. The trouble with us
is that we accept her accomplishing
service as part of our inherent right.
Why may not VIC make an occasional
little speech or perform an occasional
| little act of thanks?-Dctrot Free
| Press
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1888-02-24

General John Bidwell, who recent
ly gave eight acres of his great ranch
at Chico, Cal, as site for the new
Normal School of Northern California.
went to that State long before the dis
covery of gold. He bought his ranch
of 80, 900 arres for SIS. COO, and now it is
worth $1,000, 900, and yields an income
OF 100000. General Bidwell used to be
great wine producer, but his second
wife has Induced him to root out all
his wine grapes and replace them with
raisin grapes.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1888-02-24
Nautic al Conversation.

"Have you seen my beautiful yachtP"
Have seen your beautiful whachtP"
Beautiful yacht"
Beautiful whacht?"
yacht. yacht! yachtr
''Oh! No, have nacht."
IF it's nacht too hacht let's tracht
down to the spacht where l keep my
yacht"
Il wacht that You have nacht gacht
yaclt. Great Scacht! | know your
placht. You ought to be shacht. I'll
nacht stir one jacht, Your yacht is
nothing but an old tuchb. ~ T.
Sun
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1888-02-24
BENEFITS OF SUNLIGHT.
Facts for House keepers Who Have tb
Welfare of Their Families at Heart.

Facts for Housekeepers Who Have the
Welfare of Their Families at Heart.
Instead of excluding the sunlight
from our houses lest it fade carpets and
curtains, draw flies and bring freckles,
wo should open every door and window
and bid il enter. 1t brings life and
health and joy; there is healing in its
beams; it drives away disease, damp
ness. mold megrims. Instead of do
ing this, however, many careful house
wives close the bl rsis. draw down the
shades, lock the doors, shut out the
clarifying rays, and rejoice in the dim
and musty GOODNESS and twilight of
ts.eir apartments. 1t is pleasant, and
not unwholesome during the glare
of the noontide to subdue the heat, but
in the evening we may freely indulge
in the sun bath, and let it flood all
our rooms and if at its very fercest
and brightest, it has full entrance
to ou' sleeping rooms so much the
better for US. Wire netting in doors
and windows excludes not flies and
mosquitoes only, but all other insects,
and those who have once used it will
continue to do so. With this as pro-
lection from intrusive winged Great
ures, one may almost dispense with
shades and shutters; and enjoy all the
benefits of an open house without any
OF the annoyances so frequent in warm
weather But better the annoyances
with sunshine than freedom from them
without II. Statistics of epidemics
have show n that if they rage in any
part of a city, they will prevail in
houses which are exposed the least to
sunshine, swhile those most exposed to
it. will not be at all, or very SLIGHTLY.
affected. Even in the same house,
persons occupying rooms exposed to
sunlight will be healthier and repulse
epidemic influences better than those
occupying rooms where no sunlight en-
ters.-Bdptist Weekly.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1888-02-24

The following Endorsement was
made by colored preacher on the back
ofa marriage license returned TO the of
flee of the county register: ''l,--,
did united those parties that was
licens, on p day of June, 1887, together
in matrimony, in the name of the
Father. and of the Son and of the Holy
Cost 1887, at the house of --,
in Wilmington. n. c., according to
laws of New Hanover Co. Togather
in the name of the Son and of the Holy
Cost. Wilmington (N. CO. Star.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1888-02-24
The Case Was Dismissed.

odd you strike this man?" inquired
the judge.
Yes. sir. did. ~
What did you do 1t for9"
"Well, yer Honor. 1t was this way.
was out in my yard fixin' up an APP
pie tree that had been broken by the
wind. had little method of my
own. that l thought would make the
tree grow together This man came
along and says to me:
What yer doin'3''
Then l went through the whole
thing and when I'd finished | says:
ID mt you think it's big under
takinge'
'Tree-mend-ous. "says he and as for
tho rest of the facts. the police officer
knows EN-. "-Merehant Traceter.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1888-02-24
0RANCRvILLE, IDAHO.
PiTH AND POINT.

Habit Is the dress of character -
Whitehall Times.
In this world 10y is measured by
the cup; trouble by the peck.
Truth is beautiful. but society as
yet has not offered premium for its
steady use. Pomeroy's Advance
Thought
AN Omaha editor has discovered
that there is no such thing as bald
headed idiot. -Atchison Globe.
Train up child in the way he
should CO." and keep little ahead of
him in the same way during the train
ing, to be sure he goes. -Picayune.
"A Western editor asks. How shall
we get our girls to read articles on
scientific subj 'cis?" Why. mix them
up with the fashion notes, of course.
Young women ought never to get
into a way of thinking that it is better
to marry imprudently than remain
single and exposed to absurd comment
thereby. Pittsburgh Chronicle.
-Laziness grows on people; it be-
gins in cobwebs and ends in iron
chains. The more businesses u man
has to do the more he is able to ac-
complish. for he learns to economic
his time. TEXAS StfSt,,gs
"A PRIMER up in Canada is said to
be one hundred and three years old.
He has made so many typographical
errors during his career that he is
afraid to die. SomeruiIe journal.
Small boy Cat church picnic)-"I
say. Johnny. where's them nice ham
sandwiches your ma put up for youP
These amt no good" Johnny (bit-
terly)-"The superin tendent an the
teachers is a-eatin' of 'em. IN Y.
Sun.
While man was mailing up a
gate In Jonesboro. GA, lightning
struck tho hammer and killed him.
How many shiftless men will make
this an excuse for never mailing up the
gate. 7esls Sif1ings.
The lover who writes tho sweetest
valentine poe ry before marriage
doesn't always make the sort of hus-
band who will bring up the coal and
soothe wailing twins five years after
the wedding day.
If man and wife are one flesh. no
wonder it is such u painful operation
for them to get divorced. Aud. by the
way. that reminds us that divorces
should only be granted on Twos-day
ChdrleStoWn Enterprise.
III til re. is nothing lovelier in the
world than well-behaved and good
tempered child. there are few Great
ures more odious than one who is law
less and quarrelsome. Half dozen
such would render large hotel UNI
comfortable. ~ Y Ledger.
The difference
OH the girls beautiful,
Loving and dutiful,
When we hopeful to win her.
Let her our suit deny.
Then she is but guy,
Stunned as the veriest sinner
boston BMd0et.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1888-02-24

Take care how you let any machine
oil or lubricator come IN contact with
a cut or scratch on your hand or arm.
or serious blood poison may result.
In the manufacture of some of these
machine oils fat from diseased and de-
composed animals is used All physi-
clans know how poisonous such matter
is. The only safeguard is not to let
any spot where the skin is broken be
touched by any machine oil or lubri.
Gator. The Farmer and Manufacturer
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1888-02-24
vICTORiA'S NEW COINAGE.
Why 1t Will Be the Most Permanent
Record of Her Jubilee


Record of Her jubilee.
The effigy of Queen Victoria found
on all the coins struck during her
Majesty's reign represents her as she
appeared when fifty years younger
than at present. Advantage has been
taken of the present jubilee year to is
sue an entirely new coinage, with an
effigy of the Queen as the people now
know her. The Queen appears wear
ing the star and riband of the orders
of the Garter and the Victoria and AL
bert. The words " Victoria Del Gra-
tia Britanniarum Regina, Fidei Defen-
sor," appear on all the new coins, ar
ranged so as to suit the size and re-
quirements of each one. In the new
cfligy her Majesty appears crowned.
with vail depending from the back
of the head. The new figure is
life-like portrait, and the whole coin
age must be regarded as very satisfac-
tory from a numismatic standpoint.
The reverses of the new coins vary
greatly. Some, as the sovereign and
crown piece, continue to bear the very
noble figure of St. George and the
Dragon, as originally designed by Pts
trucci. This design it is interesting
to trace from the date of Henry Will.
when it appeared in very Gothic
form. to its present classic rendering.
due to Pistrucci. The reverse of the
modern English shillings and smaller
coins usually bears words or figures
signifying the value of the coin.
These are surrounded by wreath
and surmounted by crown. In the
new coinage this design is replaced
by the royal arms. The new
half-crown bears the original reverse.
which has been retained as being one
of considerable merit. 1t consists of
the royal arms, with the elegant
arched crown surrounded by the gar
cate network of the collar of the Or
der. The form and the double form.
new coins, bear on the reverse an ex-
ceedingly effective design. composed
of four crowned shields bearing the
arms of the United Kingdom arranged
| III ihdhhCk oOihOWhau W
those on the present form. The
shields are separated from each other
by four scepters radiating from the
star of the Order of the Garter, which
occupies the center of the coins. Tho
device has been traced back to the
time of the Saxon Kings, and its
beauty attracted the notice of Thomas
Simon, who modified it for the coin
age of Charles IL.
The issue of an entirely new gold
and silver coinage by monarch after
reign of fifty years is believed to be
unexampled. Medals have been struck
under similar conditions, but new
coinage has not been issued. No
more permanent record of her
Majesty's jubilee than this new coin
age can be conceived. AS we have
vivid representations of Alexander the
Great and of the long line of the
Roman Emperors on their coins, which
are common at the present time, long
after the majority of their edifices and
other works have passed away, SO
future generations may trace the prog
ress of the reign of Queen Victoria in
the two distinct issues of the imperial
coinage. - Chicago Tribune.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1888-02-24

Great Trayeler-"Yes. they have
some curious customs in Cuba. For in
stance, Cuban girls won't let their low
ers kiss them until after marriage"
Omaha Girl-''Very short engage
ments, suppose. mo; sometimes
the engagements last several years. "
And during all that time they won
be kissedp" mot once" ~ don't be-
lieye it. Omaha World.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1888-02-24
A turtle was found in 1854 SOM

A turt lie was found in 1854 south
of York, Pa, by several parties. who
marked it IL. X" In 1877 it was
found aga in, and few days ago the
same old turtle was found on the farm
of MIR. j. J. Rohrbach, south of York.
When fou nd and marked In 1854 the
turtle was us large as 1t is now.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1888-02-24

Fremont County, Wyo., sheared
sixty-fve thousand sheep this season,
Welding five hundred and twenty-five
thousand pounds of wool.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-05-11
TELEGRAPHIC BRLVITIES.

Salvationists permitted little girl to
die at Los Angeles through lack of medical
aid.
The Secretary of the Treasury yesterday
accepted $50, 500 out OF 81, 457 ,000 bonds
offered.
The steamer Bolivia, with a party of
Mexican pilgrims bound for Rome, arrived
at Naples on May 18th.
All the railroad companies have immense
numbers of excursionists booked for Cali
fornia the coming season.
William McDiarmid, the oldest printer
and Odd Fellow in the United States, died
at Healdsburg on Wednesday.
John Wannamaker has distributed
among his employees, from the last year 8
profits of his business 100000.
A Mexican undertook to abduct the
daughter of an Indian chief in Arizona,
| and the old fellow filled him with buck
shot.
The rebels in the Cenenguild District
have defeated, after severe fighting, the
| forces of the Pasha of Meguines. The
Pasha was among the killed.
1t is reported that ' Henry" Dam won
| 81 800 from actor Dixey at poker, in New
| York, but cannot get his money. The
winner is supposed to be Harry Dam, late
of California.
The Democratic Conventions of Ten
nessee, Michigan, Maryland, Vermont and
| Alabama have declared for Cleveland. In
| Vermont the following nominations were
made: For Governor S. G. Schuttliff ;
Lieutenant Governor, L. 9. O'SullIvan ;
| Treasurer w E. Peck
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-05-11
New California Postofices.


To the air in localities where vegetation,
rotted by freshets, is laid bare to the suns
rays by the retiring food. Millions OF
square acres in the vicinity of tie great
tributaries of the Mississippi and the Mis-
souri,, in the South and Southwest, give
forth this feyer-laden, miasmatic vapor,
disseminating malarial pestilence broad
cast. Not only throughout the great West,
but wherever on this continent fever and
ague makes its periodic apprenticeship
what locality is wholly exempt from it?-
Hostetter's Stomach BitteIs is the recog'
nized defense, the most highly accredited
and popular means of cure. Fever and
ague, bilious remittent, dumb ague and
ague cake are eradicated by it. Nor is il
less potent when used to remove constipa-
ton, liver complaint and dyspepsia, kidney
troubles, nervousness and rheumatic all
ments. Use it upon the first appearance
of these troubles and with persistence.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-05-11
Cannon of Illinois and Turner of Georgia
Discuas the Tariff Bill

Cannon of Illinois and Turner of Georgia
Discuss the Tariff Bill
Copyright, 1855. by The California Associated Press
WASHINGTON, May 10th.-The tariff de-
bate to-day was made interesting by one
big gun on either side. Turner of Georgia
Democratic member of the Ways and
Means Committee, opened with a bold
defense of the bill and the committees
method of preparing it. Everybody with
cause was heard, but public speeches were
not permitted. Had formal speaking been
permitted, the committee had been sitting
yet, without a single section of the bill
ready.
Cannon of Illinois, one of the clearest
and most vigorous Republican speakers,
treated both phases of the bill-its polit-
ical economy and its politics. He dwelt
on the fact that many widows, Mexican
soldiers and subsequently Confederate
rebels were drawing pensions. Yes" he
said, "even rebel soldiers, individually,
are drawing pensions for having served in
the Mexican war. Before the Democrats
howled about the enormous pension fund
for Union soldiers they had better consider
thie sort of fact"
Wilkinson of Louisiana spoke for the
bill and protection for sugar.
Brumm, representative of the Pennsyl-
yania laborers, spoke for protection to
American labor.
The session was closed by Clements of
Georgia, who argued purely for low tariff
as business proposition.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-05-11

A ND MACHINE SHOP, FRONT AND N
n streets, Sacramento. All kinds Of iron and
brass castings, Gutenberger's Horse power Bar
ley Mills, Roller Ore-crusher and patent Ground
Roller. VIM. GUTENBERGER, Prop. n15-f