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Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1888-06-08
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

-Harvard's gymnasium cost S11o.
900. Yale's $125,OOO, and Columbia,.
$4,000.
fourteen women have Just gradu.
ated from the New York Medical Col
lege for Women.
The whole number of churches IN
the United States is 1872. 4S5; the who'll
number of ministers. 91,911; and q,
communicates, 19. 01S,977
From the May salary of a NeA
York City school teacher. who receives
500 a year, there was deducted on.
cent because she had one day been
tardy two minutes.
The Hannibal (Mo.) Courier ro-
ports that the revival services which
have been conducted by Major j. Fl
Cole in that city have resulted in near
ly seven hundred conversions.
The authorities in Nashville bavo
acceded to the request of colored citi-
zens by furnishing teachers of the
Negro race for the public schools at.
tended by colored children. NJ
Witness.
The first Protestant bell runp in
the City OF Mexico-that of Baptist
churoh-was heard on the third Of
July. The church, just finished. was
begun In the month of February of
the present year. There is attached
20 1t a parsonage and school.
The Irish Presbyterian General
Assembly has appointed two of its
ministers to be present at the Centen.
NAL Presbyterian Assembly, to be held
in Philadelphia in May next-Dr Rob
ert Watts, professor in Belfast College.
and Rev. William Todd Martin, who il
rising into distinction rapidly in the
church which he is to represent.
DIR. Arnold's daily prayer was az
follows: 80 Lord, have busy world
around me; eye, ear and thought will
be needed for all my work to be done
in this busy world. Now, ere I enter
on it, l would commit eye and ear and
thought to Thee. Do Thou bless
them, and keep their work Thine, that
as through Thy natural laws my heart
beats and my blood flows without any
thought of mine, so my spiritual life
may hold on its course al these times
when my mind can not conspicuously
turn to Thee to commit each particular
thought to Thy service. Hear my
prayer, for my dear Redeemer's sake.
Amen"
AT the recent Royal Academy BAN
quot, Prof. Huxley concluded his speech
thus: cart and literature and science
are one; and the foundation of every
sound education, and preparation for
active life IN which special education
is necessary should be some official
training in all three. AT the present
time, those who look at our present
systems of education. so far us they are
within reach of any but the wealthiest
and most leisured class of the commune
ty, will see that we ignore art altogeth.
Ell, that we substitute less profitable sub.
jects for literature, and that the oh.
servation of inductive science is utterly
ignored"
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1888-06-08
AESTHETIC DOMESTICS.

Incidents Proving the Existence of Clas.
PreJudices In this Country.
There is on the Back Bay certain
physician, living in rather simple STYLE
or that aristocratic section, whose
amily has been served in a domestic
'apacity. as the reporters would say. by
IN excellent Irishwoman of mature
ears. who had done similar service in
he ''old country" before she came to
his. Not long ago the physicians wife
vas informed. somewhat timidly. by
Margaret, that she. Margaret, had been
'ffered dollar n week more wages
han she was getting, to enter the fam
ly of rich merchant down the street
well, Margaret, said the doctors
vile. that is more than can afford to
pay"
"Yes, men,"
Then you will leave us, suppose?"
80, not at all, menu
why notp Why don't you go where
sou can get the most wages, Mar
garetp'
Sure, mem. niver was reduced to
the NECESSITY OF Twin in a trademarks
family in the ould country, and I'll
not begin it in this. menu
This incident proves that class preiu
lices really do exist in this country.
The listener has in mind another case,
wher" stalwart native girl. of Irish
parentage. having left the very modest
household of poor journalist to take
service in the pretentious mansion of a
rich harness-maker, returned after a
couple of months and requested re-
employment at her old wages.
''Why, what makes you want to come
back to our poor house, Katy?" she
was asked.
80. they're not SWELL like your
she exclaimed.
The favored people in this transac-
ton thought that Katy's was the queer
est definition IF the word swell that
they had ever heard. But evidently
the girls aesthetic sensibilities had
missed something at the harness-ma-
ker's sumptuous abode. Boston Trans
crtpt
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1888-06-08
-Circumstantial Evidence. -Husbo nd

-Circumstantial Evidence. Husband
WASN'T it very late last night when
young Sampson leftp" Witc--"Yes,
very" Husband-"An Clara is not UP
yetP" Wife-'No, poor girl. thought
l would let her sleep" Husband-"I
wonder if that young man really in
tends to propose to ClaraP" Wife-"I
think he has done so already. no.
ticed this morning when came down
that one of the legs of the large easy
chair in the parlor was broken. -
Epoch.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1888-06-08

Grocer You say that your vie.
U Gle Ras us. supports the family by
taking IN washing?
Uacle R,stus-Yes sab.
Grocer-Well. don't you feel little
bit ashaned ut times?
U lcle r stus.-' ShamedP No. sab,
dere's nothin' degralin' bout takin'
In washin'. Ise proud OBJ de ole
CONAN. y Sun
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1888-06-08
THE SMYRNA FIG.
How the Toothsome Fruit 10 Prepared for
the Market.

the Market.
The fig market at Smyrna has an
appearance scarcely in accord will
the Importance f its trans actions OF
the area over which its goods are ulti'
maiely distributed. Two narrow.
dirty streets. lined with shanties. are
devoted to the staple industry of III,
place. tits with figs as other highly.
priz ID articles of food-the less we
know of the earlier stage of them the
greater our comfort In their consump-
ton. The sacks are laid out in the
open street and block Up tho whole
thorouglfare but for a narrow pas
sage through which the camels thread
their way. Passengers have to scram-
bic along as b st they can. The sacks
are heaped up two or three strata
high. 1t is arduous work clanlbrring
over them. The g"at-hair bags make
n slippery surface. bat if YOU fall. at
least you are not hurt. These sacks.
when they are of the full s'z,. wsigh
about two kintals (say 250 pounds)
apiece, and two of them forrl Il
camel load. 1t is curious that
you never SEQ more and never see less
than the two sacks. Some kind of
prescription fixes the burden. quite
without regard to the capacity of The
bearer Some of the camels are
sturdy beasts that could easily bear
more than five hundred pounds on
their backs. whilo Others are weak
and weary; the load is always the
same. Into those two streets ut mar
ket time come the Greek merchants,
who are the midtllemen in the fio
trade. Indeed. there are many mid.
dlemen. and several series of profits
are realiZ IT before the article reaches
the consumer. AS rule, the Greeks
sell 10 the packers. who in turn sell to
the shippers; though sometimes the
shippers buy and pack r themselves.
The packing is, orhaps, the most
characteristic Stage in the whole
process. First. there is the re-sor,ing
and this duty is trusted to women,
Turks and Christians working to, eth
er in perfect peace. The So ling
done, tho fruit is carried to
tho pullers and tho packers.
The pulling is not pleasant to think
Of Tho mentor it needs the
strength of male fingcrs-sit in long
rows on each side of temporary
table made of two boards on tres les
They sit on stools; squatting on the
ground has quite gone out now in the
towns. Beside each packer stands a
pile Of empty boxes, and near every
two or three is placed large fiat
basket full of sorted fruit. and beside
the Lasket n can of salt and water.
The man chooses the fig he intends to
pull. and then. Dip ing his hand in
the salt water. flattens it between his
fingers, at the same time splitting it
near the stalk. He then places it in
the box. Long practice gives great
perfection in the arts Of pulling and
packing. You SEQ tho fruit distrib-
uted in rows so n atty that knife
might be dropped between them with
out cutting any of the fruit. Nearly
all of the figs packed for export are
"pulcd." The salt water brings out
the sugar, which, in about three
months. comes to the surface. when
the fruit is in tho best condition for
eating. m J. commercial Advertiser.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1888-06-08
Necessitating a Substitute.

Uncle Rastus Ito grocer yo'
trus' me to er codfish. Mistah Sniff
Grocer-No. Uncle Rastus. / can t
tlusl you TO any more Goldfish until you
pay for The last one you get
Uncle Rtstus {. little disappointed)
--Den l reckon I'll have TO Tx yo' to
tlu,' me to er ham. but de ole 'ooman
tols me to git Goldfish. m r Sun !.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1888-06-08

"A gentleman, who recently retired
from business. has succeeded in wind
ing up all his affairs successfully. with
the exception of his Waterbury watch.
He is ut work on that now, taking only
twenty minutes for meals.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1888-06-08

Millionaire patron-"The portrait
is excellent, Mr. Tubes. but you've
left out one essential feature" Mr..
Tubes-"Excuse me, sir. but thought
you wouldn't care to have thc-er-er
-wart reproduced. Millionaire pat
ron -''Confound you. sir! I'm talking
about the diamond pin. not the wartr'
-A.Ind0e
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1888-06-08

"A new French device for applying
perfume is pencil, which is rubbed on
the article to be scente.e Violet. hello
trope. opoponax. and rs the fashiona-
BILE odors are now sold IA this form in
Paris
, 1888-09-15
DR.. Hamilton,s Report.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14.-The follow
ing from Surgeon Hamilton, at Camp
Perry, was read in the house at the open
ing: This camp is getting in splendid
condition and a safe and sure outlet is now
provided from Florida infected points to
the North. There is no sickness
among the refugees here, but there are
five cases OF yellow fever in the hospital.
The tents are half a mile away. Have In
place twenty eight pine buildings and $50
A tents. The weather is wet and ia
vors the development of the disease. The
demand for aid from frightened Florida
and Georgia towns is entirely beyond the
appropriation.
As soon as the telegram was read the
house took up and passed the senate
joint resolution appropriating 5000, 900 to
suppress the infection In the Interstate
commerce of the United States.
, 1888-09-15
THE LAST DAY.
TIE EHOT UHT.
Closing Scenes of the G. A. R.
E%ncampment.
Officers Installed and Staff
Appointed.
Headquarters Established at
Kansas City.
Closing

COLUMBUS, O., Sept. I4.-At to-day's
session of the encampment Senior Vice
Commander Cole of st. Louis presided
and the report of the committee on ad-
ministration was first made. 1t reported
the treasury in good condition.
A recommendation to increase the per
capita tax to four cents per quarter was
defeated by a unanimous vote.
1t was decided that the judge advocate
general and inspector general should be
salaried positions.
Among the names announced for the
new council of administration are the fol-
lowing: California, Geo. E. Gard; Col
orado, @. +. Hankinson; Dakota, f..
Smith; Idaho, w. T. Riley; Montana,
Pierce Hooper; New Mexico, James H.
Purdy: Oregon, r. M. McMasters: Utah,
Jas. f. Bradley.
A resolution in memory OF the death of
Gen. Sheridan was unanimously adopted.
The installation of the new officers was
very impressive, the oath of office
being administered by Past Comman.
der Heath, relieving COMMANDMENT Chief
Rea, who has been sick for a day
or more. He introduced his successor,
and Commander in Chief VIM. Warner
warmly thanked his predecessor for his
kind words and said that many
had already returned home with
grateful memories of this occasion, and
continued: While the Grand Army is
not at the summit of its prosperity |
hope it will o be with every depart
ment as was said of the department of
Vermont, that there was not in that state
a single honorably discharged soldier who
was not a member of the Grand Army.
1t was his hope that he might leave the
comradeship of the Grand Army in the
same proud position as his predecessor,
and that would be as much legacy as he
could leave his children. | accept the
office of commander in chief, fully realiz-
ing its responsibilities. and now we will
proceed to business. The commander in
chief then announced the following staff
officers: Eugene +. Weigal of Missouri,
adjutant general; John Taylor of Penn
%sylvania, quartermaster general, and Geo.
s.. Evans of Massachusetts inspector gen
eral. The encampment was then declared
closed, the comrades being enioined to re-
turn home with their hearts Astounding
with fraternity, charity and loyalty"
Commander in Chief Warner tonight
issued his first official order in which he
announces his staff and the fact that the
headquarters of the Grand Army of the
Republic are established at Kansas City,
Mo
, 1888-09-15

Joints and muscles may escape the ago
nizing tortures of rheumatism if they will
but take time 10y the forelock" and an
initiate the symptoms of oncoming trou-
BILE with the benignant and highly sane
toned blood depurent and Alternative,
HOstetter's Stomach Bltters, Poisons
mostly constitute the ordinary means Of
battling with this a~trocious complaint.
Avoid the risk of using these by resort
ing to the safe as well as effectual anti
phlogistic and preventive. After expo
sure to damp, through drafts and other
causes which encourage a rheumatic tend
ency, a wineglassful Of the Bitters pre-
vents i'll effects. No surer preventive of
malarial ailments like fever and ague,
bilious remittent, dumb ague aud g u
cake exists, and it is, besides, a most
genial recuperator of strength exhausted
by excessive mental or physical effort.
Miners. mariners, operatives and others
whose avocations involve laborious work
in rough weather out of doors, or close
application indoors, find 1t invaluable.
, 1888-09-15
Fleeing From the Fever.

CHARLOTTE, N. c., Sept. IA train
load consisting of ten cars of yellow fever
refugees from Jacksonville. Fla, reached
here yesterday Gu route to Henderson, n.
G. The coaches were packed with be-
tween four and five hundred adults and
one hundred children. The country peo-
pie gathered at the station to see the
train pass through, but as soon as the
Floridans threw up the windows they fled
like a flock of sheep. 1t was a tired,
hungry and unfortunate looking crowd.
DIR. Cutters, in charge of the train.
says he don't know what the people of
Henderson who invited them there can do
with them. Few have any money and
many will be objects OF charity. There
were three cases of yellow fever on board.
, 1888-09-15
WRECK ON THE B. 8 0.
A Passenger Train Collides
With a Freight.
Several Killed and a Large
Number Injured.
The Passengers Mainly Grand
Army Men.
Excursion Tram Wrecked.

MANSFIELD, o., Sept. 14.-The Balti-
more & Ohio north bound passenger
train, due in this city at l o'clock this
morning, was derailed by a switch at An
%keneYtown siding, twenty-five miles south
of this city, and collided with a freight
train on the siding. The mail car, fol
lowed by the express Car and two coaches,
struck the engine and rolled over on their
sides. badly wrecked. Almost immedi-
ately the freight engine boiler exploded,
throwing wreckage IN all directions. The
two coaches contained ITO passengers,
nearly all returning from the encamp-
ment at Columbus. The hot water and
steam from the boiler poured into the
coaches, and the passengers that had not
been hurt by broken timbers were scalded.
The engine of the passenger train which,
with the express car, had safely passed
the switch was Immediately taken to In.
dependence and Belleville and all the
doctors in those places were taken to the
wreck. The passengers who were not
held down by timbers erawled out of the
windows, and by the time the doctors
reached the spot all but four or five were
out of the broken coaches.
Edward Valentine of Chicago and F.
Lukens, express agent, were firmly pin
ned under the wreckage. Harry Timlin.
son, the freight engineer, was standing on
the sidetrack and was found between the
tender and boiler of his engine with the
front part of his head blown off. David
Wilson, baggagemaster, was found doubled
up alongside the freight train with Lis
neck broken and skull crushed. Mrs.
Edward Valentine of Chicago and VIM.
Gransby of Shawnee, a brakeman of the
freight train, cannot live. The dead men
were laid on cots alongside the track and
the wounded were taken to houses near
by. The wrecked train consisted of an
engine, two express cars, mail car, bag
gage car, two day coaches and two sleep
ing cars; The only persons injured were
on the day coaches. The injured number
thirty-three, three of whom are likely to
die. The majority of the men are mem
bers Of the G. A. R.
, 1888-09-15
Stocks ana Cattle Markets.

NEW YORK, Sept. l4.-The stock
market was more active but weak, with
pressure to sell principally upon the gran
gers and %coalers. A rally before the close,
however, brought the list up again and
the final changes were irregular, though
generally lower.
Government bonds dull but strong
Money 14@2. Mining shares strong.
Copper-Market dull. Lake, $40 u.
Petroleum opened steady at 93t, and
advanced to 94B, when the market
broke on the reduction of / in the price
of refined and declined to OLE, closing
weak at 92t.
Following are closing prices of stocks:
Pacific 6's, III; American Express.
l09: Canada Pacific, 563; Canada
Southern, 5I5; Central Pacific, Sc; Bur
ington, l1lf; Delaware, Lackawanna,
l4lB; Denver & Rio Grande, 20; Erie,
282; Lake Shore, 9SB; Louisville &
Nashville, 594; Michigan Central, 85f;
Missouri Pacific, S0s; Kansas & Texas,
10; New York Central, 1881; Northern
Pacific, 272; preferred, 61s; Northwest
ern, 1114; Oregon Improvement, 6S1:
Navigation, 944: Transcontinental. 293;
Pacific Mail, 35b; Reading, 52f; Rock
Island, 1881; Milwaukee 4 St. Paul,
644; Texas Pacific. 255; Union Pacific,
60; United States Express 10; Fargo,
1888; Western Union, $50.
CHICAGO, Sept. lF.-Cattle-Receipts
9 900; market steady; beeves, SC. 1O(a
6 30; steers, So. 50(05. 80; stockers and
feeders, $2.00(G3.2 5; Texas cattle, $l.9O
@3.60; Western rangers, SO. 75@5IO
Sheep-ReceipCs, 5000: market strong
and 5 to l0c higher; natives, 50. 7O(03. 10;
Westerns, So. 45@4.05; Texans, $2.75@,
800.
Wheat-Market firm. Cash and
November 9O4, October 500.
Corn-Market steady. Cash A, Octo-
Der, 434, November Al.
, 1888-09-15
The Chinese Protest.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept, l4.-The United
States dispatch boat Dolphin. which ar
rived from Honolulu to day, brings news
that the Chinese at Honolulu recently
held a mass meeting in protest against the
action of the Hawaiian legislature in pass
ing laws tending to prevent Chinese from
trafsacting business on the islands. They
stated that the Chinese had raised a fund
TO advance their interests and intimated
by threats that they would compel the
Hawaiian government to accede to their
demands. There are more Chinese males
on the island than there are males of all
other nations, including natives.
, 1888-09-15
Peculiar Pension Case.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.-the house
committee on invalid pensions to-day de-
cided to recommend to the house that the
bill granting a pension to Theresa Herbst,
widow of John Herbst, late of Co. G,
l4th regiment New York volunteers, be
passed over the presidents veto. Herbst
was in the union army until August, 1864,
when he Joined the confederate forces and
was captured by Stoneman while in arms
against the government. He claims he
Joined the enemy to escape the hardships
of prison life.
, 1888-09-15
Mai. Bartellot Murdered.

LONDON, Sept. 1.-THE news Of the
murder in Africa of Maj. Bartellot,
leader of the expedition in search of
Henry M. Stanley, has gwen rise to
speculation regarding the fate of the
great explorer himself. London news
papers are unanimously of the opinion
that Bartellot was betrayed by Tippo
lib, who organized the native portion of
the expedition, and the question is asked
why may not Stanley have been also a
victim of his t~reachery.
A dispatch from Paul Deleando states
that Maj. Bartellot was shot July 10 by
his carriers. The head Arabs and men
thereupon ran off to Stanley Falls, where
Jamison is making arrangements with
Tippo lib for the organization of an ex.
pedition. He will proceed as quickly as
possible.
, 1888-09-15
VIII Water Western Wastes.

WASHINGTON, Sept. l4.-The confer.
ees on the sundry civil appropriation bill
have reached an agreement. The pro
vision for the storage reservoirs in arid
regions is reduced to 800, 600. In re-
spect to this matter the house had inserted
provisions reserving from settlement the
public lands which would be benefited by
irrigation from these reservoirs. To this
has been added in the conference the
p%roviso: The president may by proclama-
ton open those reserved lands to settle
ment. The provision for an appropriation
OF $l00, 900 for the survey of the Mexican
boundary is stricken off.
, 1888-09-15
The Roanoke overfows.

WASHINGTON, Sept. IA special
from Norfold says: Passengers arriving
from North Carolina bring information
that the Roanoke river has risen thirty
seven feet over high water mark, flooding
Northampton and Halifax counties. The
entire corn and cotton crops in the low
lands are destroyed. Houses are loose
and are being tossed about in the water,
and it is feared many lives have been lost.
In some corn fields the water is twenty
feet above the tops OF the corn. The
damage to crops is estimated at $500, 900.
, 1888-09-15
FLASHES.

COLUMBUS, o, Sept. 1.-THE state
convention of the Union Labor party yes
terday had seventy five delegates. 1t in
dorsed the national platform of the party
and nominated the following ticket ::
Secretary of state, Geo. Elmer; supreme
Judge, j. H. futile; member of board of
public work; w. j. Drimniface; electors
at large, j, L. Creeger and j. j. Scribner.
MANSFIELD, o., Sept. l4,-While a
Baltimore & OHIO freight train was pass.
ing a passenger train near Ankeneytowp.
twenty miles south of here, this morning
the engine of the freight train exploded.
Several lives are reported lost.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Sept. IA
Chattanooga has ~quarantined against De-
catur, Ala.
M~INNEAPoLIs, Sept. IA special
from the Lower Brule agency says the
commissioners have now secured about 24O
signatures, which leaves only sixty Indi-
ans who have not yet signed.
WASHINGTON. Sept. I4.-Representa-
tive Cox, chairman of the Democratic
caucus, has issued a call for a caucus to be
held on Thursday night hex for the pur-
pose of considering the question of ad-
journment.
DUBLIN, Sept. 14.-Wm. Redmond,
member of parliament, has been convict
ed under the crimes act and sentenced to
three months imprisonment without hard
labor.
MADRID, Sept. l4.-Eighty passen-
gers, mostly emigrants, and six of the
crew of the steamer Sad American, from
Montevideo, sunk last evening, are re-
ported lost. The steamer which collided
with her is badly damaged.
LONDON, Sept. 14.-A dispatch from
Afghanistan says the ameer reports that
his troops have captured Fort Kamted
from the rebels, with many prisoners, in
Guiding Ishak, Kahan's fa~ther-in.law,
WAsHBURN, Wis, Sept. I4.-Fire
this morning DESTROYED the business part
of the town. The aggregate loss is $780,
900, small insurance. Thirty buildings
were burned.
BALTIMORE, Sept. l4.-Cardinal Glib
bons admits he has such letters as referred
to in the Catholic Ne1os of New York,
but deems it %discourteous to publish its
contents until he has had opportunity to
communicate to the p~relates of the coun-
try,