Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1888-12-07
THE FREE PRESS
GRANGEyILLE, IDAHO.
FOREIGN GOSSIP.

Brazilian negro freedmen become
SASSY niggers' when they ask their
late masters for pay, and are threatened
with army service unless they work for
nothing.
Bismarck is an honorary master
OF the Corporation of German Tailors."
The Chancellor loves to be considered
as in sympathy with the people who
toll.
Pet dogs in Paris are now clad in
mantes with pockets for holding Jumps
of sugar, bracelets on their paws and
string of little silver bells around the
neck.
The wife of a Breton peasant, for
whom the doctor had prescribed
leeches, fried the leeches and gave
them to her injured husband to eat. He
was taken fatally i'll and it was attri-
buted to the leeches.
The new German Emperor, unlike
either Kaiser Wilhelm l. or .'Unser
Fritz" is strongly preiudiced against
Freemasonry, and has in consequence
never joined the craft.
Two dogs have been decorated for
bravery and fidelity by the Society for
the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
in Paris. One saved its mistress from
a burglar, and the other its masters
child from drowning.
Nine Albani recently sung Home,
Sweet Home" at the Inauguration of
the exhibition for the benefit of the
London Home for Incurables in such "a
way that a lady present at once wrote
her check for 5000 for the charity.
In the London University lady
pupil took the first classical honors.
Thisis the first time that this has been
the case in the history of the institu-
ton. English women regard it as a
yindication of their intellectual capac-
lily, and are naturally very proud of
the event
1t is said that charming French
Duchess recently going to some festiv-
lily for benevolent purpose was late
and put on her gloves while driving.
She did not notice until she stood in
the drawing-room that to II black and
white silk costume she had added one
black glove and one white one. She
kept them on, and at the next fashion
able assembly in the place all the
ladies wore gloves of different colors.
The Honiton lace industry in En-
gland is said, in recent Parliamentary
report, to be falling into decay on ac-
count chiefly of the duties imposed
upon the lace by foreign countries, and
the lacemakers want government aid
In the way of establishment of a school
TO teach the art of making the lace,
with prizes and other inducements to
lead young people to take up the trade.
Lady Folkestone's orchestra of
girls is described as about the most
lively DEPRESSION from the convention
oil highway that London has known for
many year, and, considering sex, its
musical achievements are worthy of
all praise. The fair musicians belong
10 the aristocracy of birth, if not of
art, and when their noble conductor
.trots them out for charity's sweet sake,
the show is well worth seeing and
hearing.
Tho Prince OF Wales recently at
tended the church of St. Botolph With
out on Trinity. Sunday, and the result
of his visit was an expenditure account
by the parish authorities of f229d los
ID. Among the items We're: Prayer
and hymn books to order; renovating
prayer book and Bible, f15." -Four
book-markers, f3 3s." ''Violet cloth
frontal, embroidered and fringed. go
19s. cd" ''Ribbons and silk for ditto,
e. 0s, lid" Cupboard for ditto, Ca
los" paid policeman for taking
man into custody, los; paid policeman
for taking woman into custody, IS cd"
The bill was allowed in spite of opposi-
don rather than permit an 'unprotita-
BILE scandal