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Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1888-08-24
The Logic Of Childhood.

An Austin family recently purchased
a cow Heretofore the family had got
the milk for their coffee from the milk
man, and little Johnny. like many 9TH
er people. had no very we'll defined
idea how the milkman got the milk.
The COW happened to be white one,
and after Johnny had watched the
milking process for some time. he re-
marked. meditatively:
PA, you get milk from the white
COW, but where is the black cow"
What do you want a black cow for.
Johnny"
ITO squeeze the coffee out of her.
Pa. "-Teras Stftings.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1888-08-24
PARIS MIlLINERS.
lola Tells OF an Interesting Glass OF
Women In the Gay City.

Women In the Gay City.
lola, who has undertaken to write
about nearly every class of the labor
ing people of Paris, says of the milf
ners: The ranks of modistes are large
ly recruited from the schoolmistresse
who can not find pupils. daughters OF
theatrical people who shrink from ex-
posing their children to perils and trials
of life on the stage and girls whose par
ents have come down in the world.
Never does Partisan milliner allow
herself to be called an ouUriere. She is on
the contrary demoiselles and the very
poorest of these demoiselles would die
rather than cross the street like work
girl. that is to say without hat and
gloves. In some great milliner houses,
dignity is so much thought of that the
staircase leading to the modiste' room
is often marked les Escalier DIES Arts
tes.' The apprentice milliner who has
paid premium is allowed to sew wire
around hats and to work on old mod
els. while the charity apprentice picks
up pins from the floor of the workroom,
runs errands and carries parcels and
bonnet-boxes all over Paris. After two
years apprenticeship the modiste be-
comes an appreteuse and earns about
80 month, eagerly awaiting
the time of her elevation to the po-
sition of trimmer. These trimmers are
the swells of the profession. They are
to be met with every where looking
for hints. They are at the first nights
OF the new plays scanning with close
attention the audience and the act
resses. They attend fashionable we'd
dings at the Madeleine, and even hunt
in the book shops on the quays, get
ting suggestions from old-fashioned
prints Not SO well paid. but also i'm
portant, are the sellers, who have to
possess great deal of tact, and if they
can speak English. and wait on Eng
fish and American customers they get
as much as $500 year. Milliners are
divided into two classes, those in shops
and those in private rooms or apart
ments. The shopkeeping bonnet-maker
is not a creator of fashions and fire.
ouently sends her most aristocratic-
looking assistant in the guise of Gus
toner to the private rooms of leading
milliners in order to ask for and get
hints from the novelties of the season.
Sometimes the trick is discovered, and
vengeance is taken in many ways pc
culiar to the inventive female mind.
Once when one of these forewomen
was detected by fashionable Nine.
Mantalini she locked her up in closet
and kept her there on bread and water
until her crestfallen mistress came to
claim her.-M y World.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1888-08-24
BLESSING SACRED LAMBS.
A Curious Ceremony That IL Performed
Annually at Rome.

curious Ceremony That IL Performed
Annually at Rome.
There is n curious ceremony which
takes place Mt Rome every year on St.
Agnes Day-the blessing of lambs, the
sacred lambs, whose fleece is used for
the Pope's pallium. The lambs are
provided by the canons of St. John Lat
eran. They are first taken in grand
carriage to St Agnes church, outside
the walls, TO be blessed; then driven to
the Vatican. where they are formally
presented to the Pope and afterward
given over to the care of one of the
converts. whore the nuns keep them
till Easter. when the fleece is shorn and
the sacred vestment made. while the
flesh is eaten by the poor
The ceremony we went to see was
very short; two little white lambs, their
fleece carefully wash and combed,
were carried in, each tied with red rib
bons into an open baskest They
looked wretchedly uncomfortable. and
we were told that they were drugged
to prevent them from bleating. The
two baskets were placed upon the high
altar. and the Abbot of St. Agnes who
was officiating, proceeded to bless
them. He then sprinkled the lambs
with holy water, which made the little
creatures wake up and struggle to get
loose, AMI censcd them. and they were
carried back to their carriage. the peo-
pie thronging around and Selling bits
of their fleece as relics as they were
taken through the congregation. So
James Gazette.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1888-08-24
Truth is Mighty.

Grocer Ito boy)-What are you do
ing. Jamesp
Jamcs-Puttin' sand in the sugar
Grocer-Well. that won't do. You
must put the sugar in the sand, and
then if customer asks if we put sand
in our sugar you can truthfully say no.
You will find, James, as you acquire
more bu mess experience. that. in the
long run, truth always pays-M y
Suf
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1888-08-24

AT a recent lawsuit in Texas thir-
teen expert cattle-branders swore that
when cattle were branded in 1.-THE dark
Of the moon" the brand will never get
larger than the first impression. no
matter how much the cattle may grow.
But If the branding-iron is applied in
the light of the moon" the scar will
spread. and the lighter the moon the
larger will be the spread.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1888-08-24

Don't write letter when angry.
1t is too bad to put venomous breath
in permanent form. Let your hate
breathe itself into Gods sunlight and
pure air. where t can be obliterated.
swallowed up in the glorious light and
forgotten. Don't put it where it will
live for years. a calm witness of your
wickedness and folly. Don't give any
one such a club for thine head Angry
letters come back at inconvenient
times; they are kind Of venomous
boomerang
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1888-08-24

A fossil egg in the Paris Academy
of Sciences measures 34i inches one
way and 29 inches another. The orig
inal is supposed to have been the egg
Of bird three times ~ big as an os-
trich.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1888-08-24

If there is any thing that disgusts
a locksmith it's to have his own shop
burglarized. -Nsrch Traveller.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1888-08-24

The number of patents issued in
this country during 1887 for electrical
devices Of various kinds was 1.248
Wichita eagle., 1888-05-27
The "IhreA Sixes,, Alarm.

Speaking Of fires, one occasionally hears
khe remark that the alarm sounded "three
SKIES Now what is meant by three SKIES"
is an enigma to most persons. It is popu-
larry supposed it is general alarm, and viii
bring to the scene Of action ali the fire ap-
paratus in the city. This is a mistake. The
three sixes" are substantially equivalent to q
double third alarm Fire and Water, a
Journal devoted to the fireuenis interests,
explains that ordinarily third alarm calls
out an average Of eleven engine companies
and four hook and ladder companies The
three skies sent out after q third alarm has
been sent in VIII bring out, ordinarily,
twenty-five engines, eight hook and ladder
companies, two water towers, the chief, two
assistant chiefs and several chiefs Of bat
taIions. These numbers might vary d little,
according 10 the location Of the FIRE.
The fun force Of the View York city de-
partnent consists CT 6fty-fve engine com
ssanies. eighteen hook and ladder companies,
two water towers, two fire boats, one chief
Of department, two assistant chiefs and
sxel-e chiefs OF bsat.alions. Araerl.
Wichita eagle., 1888-05-27

were before Vicksburg In the winter and
spring of 1863 One night we were on the
Louisiana peninsula, opposite the besieged
town. when some of our gunboats ran the
Confederate batteries We, with others who
had gone there to witness the spectacle, were
directly in range. The shot and shell tore
through the trees above our heads, shatter-
ing the trunks, and cutting OFF the limbs,
which fell around US in fragments 1t was
terrible fire. The Mississippi shore seemed
Tor miles all ablaze. Cannon after cannon
SHOT out in murderous fame; the air was full
Of deadly missiles; it appeared as if no iv-
ing thing in front of them could escape But
the danger was more visible than actual We
lay on the ground, and the shot passed above
US, commonly at a height of ten or twelve
eAA4 Our ahiaf paru WAS from tuubliug
Wichita eagle., 1888-05-27

directly under the guns The cannonading
surpassed The cannonading I have already
described The Confederates appeared to be
furious at their previous failure to destroy the
previous vessels or prevent any OF them from
getting by, and redoubled their efforts on
this occasion. They were most prodigal of
powder, shot and she'll The moon was
dimmed with the ceaseless flashing of the
great guns; the smoke lay along the river
and partially obscured the town. Our
barges, with the tiny laboring tug, appeared
Insignificant compared with the stunning
din from the shore. The shot roared, the
shell screamed and burst all around u.s.
Why we were not blown into the air could
not comprehend But the tug kept up its
petty puffs, audible only at intervals, and
steadily crept on. The handful of men were
distributed about, watching the hostile fire
and chatting of our chances Of getting
through. We could only wait for the result,
which it seemed every second must be de-
cided against US We appeared to be in the
hands of destiny, and destiny was not, mani
testify, on our side it occurred to me that
WordlesS would have enjoyed the scene,
which was magnificent and terrible repre-
sentation OF war-war Of a multitude against
few compelled to be wholly passive. So
many shells exploded above our heads that I
believed that some OF our men must be killed
or wounded | walked over the barges and
perceived that several of the soldiers had
been struck. Whether dead or not l could
not tell The horrible noise hindered In
quiry; no aid could be rendered, no action
taken until we were out OF that fire of hell
under which we had now been for nearly
half an hour. We were getting below the
town; the heaviest batteries had been passed;
in ten minutes we should be beyond peril
Wichita eagle., 1888-05-27

DROVE THEM LIKE FLOCK OF SHEEP.
other relieved him of It, when he again took
up his musket and pushed forward with the
front line lie was silent on the subject, and
when questioned him said he had done very
little, and changed the theme | doubt il
any soldier on the field, from the highest TO
the lowest, ON either side, had shown more
valor and resolution than that effeITIinats
locking, boyish appearing officer. But there
was no mention OF his name in the military
dispatches or In the correspondents letters,
as had. a. obedience TO bis eager request,
refrained from speaking Of his gallant con-
duct TO my fellow journalists, BE he'd,
probably, taken every means 60 keep himself
out of the official reports, and had been Sue
cessful | could not understand his morbid
rnodeSty, and tried my best to overcome it,
though without avail He had an unnlis-
taxable dread of fame; why YVES beyond my
comprehension.
II St Louis our long talks, carried late
into the night, were continued What themes
did we not discuss! 1t seems now as If we
left nothing untouched We ranged from
the natural to .he supernatural, from the
PurelySpractical to the speculative and nlys
teal, and our views, as is usual with very
y uietl. NeIe IOdN lAcy
would be now. On my referring 10 the odd
ness OF his name, and bis air of mystery. he
replied that when the war was over, should
he survive it, he would have no more 70
serves; thet then l would understand bis
present motives for concealnent
Once morn We went our respective ways;
be going 10 Grant in TenneSsee, and 70 the
Mississippi aotiils bent on opening the river
He was Of Shiloh, while WIS Ut the capture
of Island No 10 ! had intended to JOIN
Grants army after that event; but his victory
was won almost simultaneously, the battle
having occurred earlier than had been ante
ipased, owing - the enemy making the az
tack I received letter from Haklgyt, and,
reading between the lines. could see that he
had once more distinguished himself he
had carried. through Il deadly iise, several
highly important orders. a the issue Of
which the engagement turned he might
rot have told ne this. had be not been hon
orably mentioned IN rhe dispatches and pro
NOTED to the rank of colonel
- ost-ar s--i. r-,.a 70
Wichita eagle., 1888-05-27


Where are You goingY quick rs that.
/ said. i am going with my papa 20
see some dolls Dolls? HIM! Dollsr he
said and looked so funny at ME. don't
Ike him."
Was that alp inquired the father,
deprecating the ch.ld's i'll humor.
Eyes. it is ALL" came the quick and
any little girls himself, do you, papaf"
The following day the managing editor
laid his small hand on the arm Of the
fatherly local" as they were passing
along together toward the next corner On
their way home. the conversation taking
form characteristic Of both-shaTp, short
questions by the chief. and rapid absorp-
ton on his part of the replies of his CON-
panion. The latter answered briefly.
precisely, couple of dozen words suficing
to transmit 10 the one knowledge of the
domestic history Of the other Dolls"
had obviously brought up the new topic
for discourse
Il have & small family" said the
'local, live in town in little house,
one Of brick row, with yard and gar
den, near the water. and. as things go,
manage 20 have pleasant time"
And /. responded his neighbor. II
g tone which indicated that he had
never gone any farther on the road than
thinking could carry him, have often
thought that If a man, Ike myself, for In
stance, had little house-not too large.
just large enough for two, or perhaps for
three-away from the noise-not too far,
just far enough to drive IN in an hour
with q garden, Of course-some vines and
roses, hammock and SO Ont might
good night. sir" and with this. ALTHOUGH
he had already said too much, touching
his bat, for be was always the gentleman.
Mr. Whitaker turned the corner Ike a
fash and was lost u the crowd
Not long afte, thr New Year Whitaker
appeared 70 become more and more alb
sorbed II his routine labor. and more reti
cent than ever He nus. have nerves Of
steel" said the men arount hira, for In
Their estimation be tad reached the limits
of human endurance years before yet be
worked harder than ever. g-ous!rg stil1
greeter Curiosity on ths part II his fellow
workers. ORE Afternoon LATE IN March
this curiosity reached It's eliminating
poIct A notice Il The editors OWE hand
writing was sent 70 The composing room.
e be printed II the obituary column anS
lazvin1 two hours beforr his usual tfzae
without waiting even 10 sc the paper 60
70 press, hasty scrswl vas placed upoa
shs sanrtyIn desk, announcing thai tie
managing Editor world b. abseat for two
days 6; least, his frst absence II tez yeArs
The death notice read:
''ln this csty. en he 2o.h inst. Web
steT Reese. aged 80 years. Deceased was
medal Of hcnor nzn Of Conpany E.
Ps-lnsyi szEia volunteers. and Z s-aila-;
sciion ~ the azsazl; AID espisre Of
Mares Heights. Fredericksba-g. vs..
received wound which resulted In his
death.
'F1nerzl ce,s-snniaz VIII be cona1E:Ad
Wichita eagle., 1888-05-27
SHOT THROUGH THE HEART.

Just then shell from an upper pun
dropped, by strange mischance, upon the
tug, went into the boiler, exploded, threw the
furnace fires upon the loose hay covering the
tops of the barges, which in minute or
two were wrapped in flames. Our expedi-
ton had been destroyed, and its destruction
was greeted with wild, fierce yell from the
shore. The tug sank and her crew went down
with her. The fire darted up everywhere;
we were enveloped in it. Those of us unhurt
threw of bales of hay, helped the wounded
to reach them, and then plunged into the
Mississippi to avoid the flames. A con-
panion and l were congratulating ourselves
that we should get away by swimming. when
a yawl, filled with armed Corfederates, sud
denly ran upon as-the whole river was
lighted up-and dragged us into the boat
with round oath at the blank Yankees.
Our entire thirty-four had been killed,
wolnded or captured. The doleful prophecy
Of the pilots had been verifed-not man
had escaped.
Then began my two years Of prison life.
The enemy would not exchange or release on
sny terms Tribune correspondent. L was
sent from prison to prison, until at last,
shortly before Richmond had fallen, /
escaped from Salisbury, n. c., and tramping
through a hostile country distance of 400
miles in midwinter, resched our lines, and
welcomed again the Stars and Stripes. As
soon as was free l instituted inquiries about
Hakluyt Wordiess, and learned why he had
not joined me in running the batteries. 4
week before had started he was dead. He
had gone out on a reconnaissance from Helena,
Ark, and been shot through the heart by
guerrillas in ambuscade. The mystery sur
rounding him has never been diyulged. His
was the stuff of which heroes are made.
Wichita eagle., 1888-05-27

I5was during thesauturnn of 1861. while
was with Fremont's army in Missouri aS war
correspondent of The Tribune, that first
met HNluyt WordleSs. BE was then mem
Der of Fremont's body guard, commanded by
Maj. Zagonyi a Hungarian, and had distlIi-
guished himself by his GOODNESS and intrepfdtty
when the guard had been suddenly and I'M
expectedly attacked as night, as they were
riding through lane, on their way TO
Springfield. War was a novelty then; nos
one Of the p-iv;.1tes, among whom was Word
less, had been under fire; and yet they bore
themselves like veterans in circumstances
specially calculated 80 test their nerves. A
band of glarriIlas several hundred strong
soutf,ves. Missouri was full of them the first
wear Of the war-hSd heard of the detached
movement Of the Guard, and concealed them
selves bahind a rail fence, sllirting the lane
Through which they knew the yankees"
must mass. They impatiently awaited their
COMING, and at an agreed signal, opened tire
with rifles. shot guns, Iarskets, on the enemy,
never dreaming OF danger, within few feet
rf tina mules of their weapons They be-
6evsd. naturally. that many OF the raw sol
6isrs would toe killed and wounded, and that
the rest, surprised in the dark, would be
thrown into confusion and take 10 indlScriIn-
mate fight. Their part of the programme
was faithfully executed; but the quarts
wholly failed TO act as anticipated These,
though flung for moment into disorder by
the fire. before which a number fell, rallied
In few seconds, taking in the situation st
q glance. TIER commander, calm and cour-
sgeous, ordered them 10 charges but before
-u-y ,i,is 5T-zsss- sS--e>-
20 disInouDt-a few leaped toe s~nce-and Ter
down the rails. This they &sccI lplished very
quickly, and lring their carbines at the
shadowy figures, rushed upon them with
drawn swords, and drove them pell nell ike
flock Of sheep. The Suerrillas, who had no
regular organization, were disInayed IL the
unlocked for assault, and escaped in the DART
ness The whole action WIS over in 1--WE min
utes, but its echo lasted for weeks, Any
&kirniSh seemed hattie in these DAYS. and
Wichita eagle., 1888-05-27
a sonexha. Notifying Omission.

One Ct the pleasures Of e-rzoe youth Is
20 walk In pride in rubber boots Tie
naughty yes Indifferent cir with which tie
rubber booted small boy VIII swash through
quarter Of aAe Il gutter ;zsass
be sen 70 he appreciated As the LIS
teoer was making his way pzs% oDs
II The city schools the ottsr iay. hs
saw before him tEo raidse:s Of giris wearing
TIlbber boots beyond their yeArx These little
girls wEre walking through the pndiiss n
their way vita the evident pride q cooQoef-
Ing hszo&nes
Why, Nary JaDe,- sad the large 'lf
you didn't forget TIA. puddle At tia c-oss-
irgF'
SO IcG,= said Merry Ja1e, mortified Il
don't Aow what's coming over rs" AID
turning about ala re-raced her sssrs ard
twice parzSesi through the scrgor.sza puddle
before re5c.ninS her eoIpsaasa--bosson
Tra1sE2.
Wichita eagle., 1888-05-27
Girls Who Ride Tricyeles.

A Detroit lady in Washington writes 20 q
friend that upwards a loo young women
81 the capital are habitual riders Of tie I'll
cycle. The sraoothness Of the streets there
makes this q Dastirue rather than isboric,1s
Erd tiresonle exercise Most Of the women
sricyciists have special costume N the M
tuge Of riding habit minus the train yev-
ertheless they are . long vElle getting ever
ths.r nervousness and their self co-sctcusues
50 as 10 really enjoy the eIhiiaratins pleas
urc- Many girls osTn toe machines tlleT T5sie,
but a large proportion OF tne cycieTs hire
them BY tie h0ur. The steAay work required
= really ba-elicIel eLercise-e1o-Csons.y 20,
in face-and there ought 70 be Easrc e i
done wherever the eo0dit.ozxs all permit -
Detroit Free Press
Wichita eagle., 1888-05-27
PROF. TOMS ROMANCE.
BY GRoRGE L. KILMER.

Thomas Whitaker was the very last
man one would expect TO see engaged in
anything so sentimental, as the world re-
CARDS it, as Decoration day parade.
Professor Tom" was the title given to
the managing editor of The Grandeur, by
his office associates, when lie was out of
hearing Nick" the composing room
devil, usually styled him The Professor,
because it was policy for him to be very
exact. but TO all others, he was known
formally as "Mr Whitaker.
No one in The Grandeur office, where he
had bent to the grindstone for over ten
years, ever knew him for anything
more than human machine. and so
far as we could judge, he had not
single confdant. Social life had for him
no attractions; to the church he was
stranger, and no club of good fellows ever
hailed him as lone of Ours" One
day, when the majority of those who take
life pleasantly We're preparing for the
holiday season, the little daughter of the
local editor came to the office with the
view of getting her good natured father
out into the fairyland where dolls and
jumping jacks held high carnival on holi-
day counters. OF the age when bright
people of her sex are curious and audaci
Gus, the child found her way TO the sane
tum unaided, just as the latest reports
were being made up. The editor had
caught her eye. Soon the copy boy es-
corted the intruder to her fathers desk
with the dry remark, The professor is
not receiving calls to-day"
Nothing daunted, the little one turned
Wichita eagle., 1888-05-27

We bring our Spring sweet flowers to DECK their
bed.
And does not deep symbol herein rests
For every bud in present form expressed
Is but the soul of myriad blossoms dead;
And this dear Mother Earth of ours who fed
Their tender life from her abundant breast,
Says gently 70 Us that 20 all things best
Some sacrifice the upward way has he'd.
So, standing here beside our nobly brave
Who died for men, that through their own harsh
doom
Might come the freer life they should not see,
Our faith grows strong that their great dying
gave
The fruitful world the soil from which shall bloom
The perfect flower OF human liberty.
CHARLES HENRY PHELPS.