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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-10-29

Postmaster General Dickinson 10 speech
at Grand Rapids, Mich, last Saturday thus
epitomized Blaiue's public career From
the time of his beginning of service iu the
national 6sld as the agent and lobbyist of
the Spencer Rife Company at Washington,
during the first ear of the war through his
record in CoDgrt s.; through the black Null
ligan history, at The close OF which he saved
himself from expulsion by audaciously smu
ating a stroke of Divine Providence ;
through the State Department, when the
power of the Government through him was
exe,ted il the Laundreau iobbery in guano
down TO his last record, ne has been the
centre and the light Of systems of jobbery
corruption, fraud. and fasehood. There
YVES no ioober in Washington but was his
friend. No other man when in the Speak
ei 's chair ever minated to or ever caused
a statement 10 ba cent 10 man with q
money scheme before Congress, calling at
teniion to he money value OF the Speakers
ruling. No other ulau was ever turned from
the State Department, AID his entire policy,
in shame, reversed
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-10-29

SYNOD CT VIRGINIA The Pre-, by;erian
Synod of Virginia continued iis session on
Saturday at New Providence Church, Rock
bridge county. Two missionarles-Rev G..
G. Brown and his wife having just gone to
Japar from this old church, the synod en-
gagged in special prayer for their safety and
success.
MIR. Ramsay otfered al overture to the
General Assembly asking for q more earnest
consideration and prosecution of the work
among the colored people. Reports were
presented from the committees on Union
Theological Seminary, Sabbath schools and
systematic 5eneicence. After vote of
thanks to the people Of the church the sy.
nod adjourned to meet in Winchester, Va,
October %, 1889
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-10-29

TssCr1Y's Vore. 1t will D. seen by the
t..rstion returns published elsewhere
.:,. 3 357 pers rs IN this city are entitled
a7o,v AT the Presidential election to be
,.a 10 morrow week. of which number
..S are white and .149 are eolored. or
a.;:e it Is difficult 10 predict with degree
certainty how this vote will be cast, as
a-veen the two parties, but it is generally
3, eyed that The city will give $50 demo.
caic m-oity and upwards. The caIcu-
.uonis very liberal to the republicans, as
gl b. seen by the estimate. Give the re-
paorio ticket every colored vote in the
err ,Hblca it will not get and it bias
-; noa 4di 400 white votes 10 the solid
.2orsd vote. which many soy is too many,
40 iOe toal republican vote will bs but
$40 Now lake the 400 from the 2 POS to-
"a ghi.e votes, and there remains 1,SOS,
ewing as above stated majority of 259
tf 6s democratic ticket.
10 the las. Presidential election Alexandra
ave Cleveland 1904 votes and Blaine 11S2-
eyesuds majority 212.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-10-29

=, ROBBED Telegraph operator Lee, sta
i s1 at the crossing Of ;he V NJ. and A.
~. roads, about three miles west of this
~. Wy Vas robbed iast night ~ several
~, aaps S'ho Compelled him 10 give up his
pistol aud pocket Book. TIL ststian is in e
,saey spot and Q er nigh, but few persons
pass there
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-10-29

g.a,-rRArIeN Tue registration books
..ex W. opvaAd on Saturday morning
.asstoat : To sw ~hich provides that
Nh, i-., rs.--asi SIT on the tenth day pre-
e. !agtar y g-mb=r elsc'ioo) were closed
i, ..DioFu taa evening and show that
.,c- b. ,-p1,y, zpecjal registration - hich
s5.-i on he inst, 339 names hsvs been
siisii, ne lists No one wtose name
d5--nal spoasc on ths registration books,
..l.y5.- At 90 electi,n 10 DC held 10 NOR
PIG week The registration, according TO
g,.i. and color is IA follows
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-10-29

Political NOTES Hon. ]. &. Tucker
sui M Il. 0. Clsugbton addressed demo.
Tsic ueetipg st Leesbutg to day.
Gov Lee aud Senator Daniel to day sd-
i'sssed be democrstsst Accomac G. a.
Attic N etiog of the Democratic Work
Or Club Of this city held on Saturday last,
ls,srs J u johnson end S. G. Brent made
ts'os,t speeches, dwelling particularly on
'is Injustice Of the existing thrift.
The republicans of Occcquan raised asg
pole on Saturday last.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-10-29

x1-Rev. Randolph II. McKm
So NJ this city, but now of New Or.
l'2' =. accepted the call to the pastorate
~ - nan, Church, Washington. II is ex-
a;9Vl hat he will enter upon the rector
Y. ara the t 81 of January.
Grafton Duany intends building
..,ne rtsidence on his farm il Eau
,5.,nrfy. The farm has at presen. a
q. ,.,tg cottage occupied by Mr. Ros-
/ ~ ns,r relative of Mr.. Duiany. The
a'' -lQays dHed with guests. Mics
s.,,. Of pper FaUquier. and Miss For
:. ~ washington. ana Messrs. Hail, Bev-
~. y = ,z.,.e. TT q IN Welby; De Butts,
~ Dg am ana Mar:hall, are spending
y - al, October th-Je. Every bright
Ar auntjag parties leave the cot
IA rhr ,Icce-- which always attends
.,, i he talk sid wOnder OF the
S w. 4.,-Cerler, OF Virginia, has been in
: .,,,r4 g.sl.iug Mrs. Soutbgate Lemon.
- G,r,lr'- marriage 10 Mr. Roz or Dull s.
fl-uloun connty, will take place in
~ s...aoo3 early in November at the gaber-
..afs MANSION
-' ~. B.nry Da'ngetGed is visiting her
NJ. George c. Jsnkins. al her resi-
49,. 49,. chase aud Calvert streets. Baltimore.
49,. -a,ie stuart snd Belle Smith are
..as... ci Mrs e 3 Addison, on Grace
...,e., Ricbrord.
IA. s..s Auditor Msrye is in the city Oh e
w y. Walter p5rnely. 500 of Mr.. John
a,.oslly and Mis- Emma Hill, daughter Of
Nj T HBl Ill of this city, were mar
-. n N New York last week, while on viz
iias'e s;
9TH rheumatism for the past few days is
Ms B CroHel is confined to her home
ii, .gii, '1,lt'Co.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-10-29
Ladies

l. dsi.cate health, SID all who sudsf from
c cs0'tnaI constipation, will iad The pleasant
ss' -, !qn'd fru;trsrnedy Syrup OF Figs,
tv.s easily ,ekrn aod mare heti fetal IN ef'
y man auy h1s scned ac.s prompt
!si eeutiy OF the 3 we'-. K'doeys.
s., ~ Sno s'nmsoh, and does tot 81. kau or
s,o4''atT, Far sale b. E. S. L,a4peater y
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-10-29

Yesterday morning was cloudy and
threatening till about half-past II O'Clock
'aen cold rain set in which continued I'll
a'onti o'cock, when the skys cleared snd
sna came out brightly. The churches
10 he moroicr had small congregations, but
a'tigh. ;bey were well filed. The day was
avery quiet one, but few strangers visited
Pc city ani the police made no arrests.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-10-29

IER&BLES SUICIDE. report has reached
.ai city that Mrs. l. zzie Mitchell, who
Iysd naar Warsaw, Richmond county, COM
-t.ied suicide q few nights ago while upon
81 visit 10 friends in Northumberland, by
H'l'atiug herself with kerosene and apply
q maicb. Mrs. Mitchell was the widow
q Tue ate Vim. Mitchell. of Richmond
9lltg, sud was formerly Miss Lsmolne.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-10-29

The NORFOLK BOATS The Saturday
"enlng boat fer Norfolk has been discon-
s-aed, and instead will leave Sundays a. I
U, The Lake leaves Mondays, WedD es-
fAES aud Fridaye A. $50 p M. and the
1:a'g tuesdays aud Ihursdsys at $50 p no.,
'0l Slndavs at
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-10-29
A1Ey ANDPIA GAZETTE AND VIRGINIA ADVERTISER

iGs POLICE report last night as being
clee and ccol, with neither prisoners nor
lods IS at the station house Tue Mayor
this n.orning had no cases bsiore him for
trial
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-10-29

Mr.. a J. Fisher and number of his hsnds will
leave heie to morrow for Hyattsville, Md, to
build two handsome residences for gentlemen of
that place
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-10-29

!Ha wRArHER.--After several days of
.'aly, rsiuy. disagreesble weather the sun
aAs out Yesterday evening about 4 O'Clock,
'' tsmpersture became cool and brsolng,
IN many who had been kept 10 doors dug
.s .oe week cane out to enjoy walk in
I'' ifesh air To-day has been real Octo'
III day, bright, cool and bracipg.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-10-29

1,c.nrs- o. the oil books re III names
ais ;he votes Who have died end 'IooV d
ron the CIT, sjaci, -he last registration :eid
1,9l t.arSncO.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-10-29
LOCAL MATTERS

..r,ion fair, colder Monday, warmer
.''' -a9thwesterly winds; frcsts Tuesday
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-10-29


The following additional appointments arc au-
,horzed
HON. JOHN c ODE.
Rocky Mount, Saturday, November 3.
HON JOHN W. DANIEL
Sou.ham ton (specisll Wednesday, October 81.
HON Z TUCKER.
Norfolk. Tuesday October go. night
Southampton tspecisl), Wednesday, October 81
HON. JOHN f. MASSEY
spotsylvania, Monday, November 5.
Fred ercksburg, Monday, November o. night
HON cLAUoHToS.
Prince William, Monday, November .
col. W. X. AYLETT.
Charlotte Monday, November D.
JOHN 5 BARBOUR Chairman.
". W SCOTT, Secretary.
Democratic papers copy
THE REV. GEO II THAYER, of Bourbon,
lad, says Both myself and wife ow- "ur
lives TO SRILoH's CONSUMPTION CURE. J"
: I'D hy r :. Leadoeater & Bro.
ARE You MADE miserable by tn,iig-s'i"r.
Consideration Dizziness. l. 80 ot Appetite,
We low ekio? Shiioh's VitaiZer is q posi- i've
cur. Said rs r :. Ltad5eater & Bro.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-10-29
LOST AND FOUND.

OsT-A CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT, No.
1 ! 1858. dated March I'd, 1897. for the sum of
fourteen huadred dollars 81, 400, issued by
Burke & Herbert TO Lucy c. Stuart. and payable
TO the order of herself, which certificate has been
mislsii, lost, stolen destroyed: and pay nent
has been stopped AMI application male for new
certificate. All persons are eques.ed 10 show
carse why new c.r itcste should not be isssed
IN lieu Of said certificate.
oet20 In LUCY I. STUART.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-10-29

Rooms STATE DEMOCRATIC CoMMirrEE,
ALEXANDRIA. VA, Get. %. 1SSS.
The following additional appointments arc au-
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-10-29

O1HoMAs'S LIQUID BLUE,
IN PAPER BOTTLES.
sntirey free from acids, and guaranteed pure The
greatest quantity for the least money OF any pure
goods on the market Don't fail to try it
~ GEO. McBURNEY s. SON.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-10-29

Burke & Herbert to Lucy c. Stuart. and payable
TO the order of herself which certificate has been
mislsii, lost, stolen or destroyed and payment
has been stopped AMI application male for a new
certifclte All persons are 5eques.ed 10 show
carSe why now c.r teste should not be isssed
IN lieu Of said certificate.
oet20 I'm LUCY c. STUART.
CtaARES KING az SVN.
WHOLESALE GRoCERs,
NORTH LEE STREET
Opposite Hills Creckor Factory
wEARE AGENTS FOR THE PERFECTION
SCALES oct26
;SyILLIAM FuRRER.
srAIL 40. : CITY MARKET.
HAS FOR SALE
| LOfFFLEk'S SAUSAGE,
M.nuf,e, nd f,o.n ,ho ho,t mee; fresh every
day; also ri ki1Hs ii CEGESt.. lMFOHTkD
SAUEk KKDUr, Ham, sc oci26 wv
Floua' fLoUf'
PILLsBERRY's BEST MINNESOTA PATENT.
| JONES'S HUNGARIAN
| BAKERS CRYSTAL
rENNEY'S QUE NEN SOUTH
! CHOICE FAMILY.
| The above are the finest brands OF Flour made
sp2O GEO. McBURNEY.
| OREEN AND FIGURED SCREEN WIRE "a,
! VI so and So inches, wholesale and retail at
| SS King corner OF Royal street. You can buy
wire, and have Window and Door. Frames made
of better quality TO cost no more than the COM
tox oIa, ~ fr all and
SEQ. J. T. CREIGHTON IL SON,
led eS King cor. Roysl st.
DERRY,s HARNESS GIL SOAP.
Three siscs-s1, 30 and 25c sizes; TIE dnest
article In the wo,Io for harness. For sale by
feb27 u. F. CREIGHTON & 60.
NEW JANs.-2o dozen Cros, s Blackwell
| ~ jams, consisting of raspberry, strswberry,
Raspberry and Cu'rant, Red Currsat, Coos
0e oci2 sa' >'''FD GEO. McBURNEY g SON.
VIE HAVE just received the greatest bargain
| w in WHITE SHIRTS; patent stays in back
| snd sleeves; double front and back; weighs II
0u octi9 w. AMOS B. sLAYMAKER.
C0SHi COKE COKE
CoNNELLsyILLE COKE, for house purposes,
on oo nsas anu "'''''' W. A. SHOOT s co.
IUsr REOEIvED-A case of PURE NATURAL
j WOOL SANITARY SHIFTS, which are offer
| ed at less than Wholesale prices. Call and see
'n oc.2 = AMOS B. sLAYMAKER's.
NIHE FINEST DoUBLE-BREAsTED AND
| BACKED SCARLET INDICATED WOOL
| IJNDERSHIRT in the market at Sl15 at
oc,27 AMOS B. sLAYMAKER'S.
DFD WARRIOR CHoPPING AXES and AXE
| IL HANDLES full supply at 32S King street,
octo3 IT. CREIGHTON q SON.
DYTRA LARGE SIZE NATURAL WOOL UN-
| h DERSHIRTS and DRAWERS Of best grade;
a'1 oct sit''' ''' AMOS B. sLAYMAKERs
u,RE BEST CORSET ever offered in this mar
| 1 ket for Soc: made with elastic cores protec-
tion backs of best Peppsrell Jeans For sale by
oct19 AMOS B. SLAYMAKER.
RR BUCKLAND's SCOTCH OATS ESSENCE,
natures nerve tonic and brain food, in bot
ties, at 81 each, just received BY 49,
feb20 E. s. LEADbEAIEk & kHo.
THERMOMETERS OF several kinds and sizes at
L very low prices slso Thermometers for dairy
D' sus1I E.s LEADBEATER & DRo.
DED WARRIOR CHOPPING AXES, wholesale
| Il ana retAll, ~ % hluS, Coi ucI VI MY al ST.
daca IT. CREIGHTON & SON.
DEFINE CHEESE, DRIED BEEF, FRESH BUT
sueS0 J. c. MILBURN.
DEALING WAX for sealing fruit jars, bottles,
| - &c. Several kinds at very low prices.
sep5 E. s. LEADBEATER & BRO.
az BOXES ITALIAN MACARoNI, finest quail
| 70 ity, for family trade "
oct22 GEO. McBURNEY & SON.
AEuD. CURED BANS, Breakfast Pieces and
80 ]. C. MILBURN,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-10-29

AvEW PATENT ADJUSTABLE IRON
~ PLANES-The subscribers have received
lot of the above Planes as samples to which they
invite attention at the southeast corner Of King
and ROYAL streets al lop prices Call and examine
sna16 J. T. CREIGHTON & SON.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-10-29

NEW JANs.-2o dozen Cresl & Blackwell
~ Jams, consisting of Raspberry, strswberry,
Ra .pberJy and Curant Red Currsut, Coos
0e oct2 Gu ~ w. GEO. McBURNEY & SON.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-10-29
QERKYlo HARNEss OIL sOAp.

Three sincs-s1, 80 and 25c sizes the dnest
article In the wo;lG fo- harness. For sale by
feh27 ~ 2. CREIGHTON & co.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-10-29

DAINT YOUR BUGGY FOR ONE DOLLAR.
Another supply of CRowN CARRIAGE GLOSS
PAINT; ready for use only ono coat necessary.
fc saS sai' Os W.T.. CREIGHTON & co.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-10-29

OREEN AND FIGURED SCREEN WIRE "a,
VI so and SO inches wholesale and retsil, at
SS King, corner OF Royal street. You can buy
wire, and have Window and Door Frames made
of better quality, to cost no more than the COM
mon Frames offered for sale in the city. Call and
acc. J. T. CREIGHTON j. SON,
led SS King. cor. Roysl st.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-10-29

WE HAVE Just received the greatest bargain
w in WHITE SHIRTS; patent stays in back
and sleeves; double front and back; weighs IL
0u orti9 AMOS B. sLATMAKEg.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-10-29

wye OFFER special inducements in GUNS
w PISTOLS SHELLS, &C., and other goods II
that line. Call and see at 30 King, corner OF
Royal street. ,,,,r,-,o,, =. coz,
SEPT }. L CHE1GH1ON q SUN.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1888-04-06
A Great Institution.

A Dakota man was travelling in the
East and got into conversation with a
man who appeared to be capitalist.
After some time the Eastern man said:
You say that your town has pop
ulation of one thousand. twenty stores,
Ten banks. eight lumber yards and six
saloons. That's good, so far, but is
there any thing that is permanent,
any thing that really brings wealth and
business into the place, any one insti-
tuition or industry to which you people
can point with pridea''
Stranger. replied the Dakota man,
slowly and impressively. there is. We
the Territoryl'--DabotG Bell
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1888-04-06
SPOOLS FOR THREAD.
The Wood and Machinery Employed In
Their Manufactures.

Their Manufacture.
Birch wood is preferred. The birch
Is first sawed into sticks four or five
feet long and seven-eighths of an inch
to three inches square, according to
the size of the spool to be produced
These sticks are thoroughly seasoned.
They are sawed into short blocks. and
the blocks are dried in IA hot-air kiln.
At the time they are sawed IA hole is
bored through them. One whirl of the
little block against sharp knives, shaped
by a pattern, makes the spools at the
rate of one IA second.
A small boy feeds the spool machine
simply placing the blocks in a spout
and throwing out the knotty or defect
i've stock. The machine is automatic.
but can not do the sorting. The spools
are revolved rapidly in drums, and
polish themselves. For some purposes
they are dyed yellow. red or black
They are made in hundreds of shapes
and sizes.
When one sees on spool of thread
zone hundred yards or 1.-TWO hundred
yards" these words do not signify that
the thread has been measured but that
the spool has been gagged, and is sup
posed TO contain so much thread
When a silk or linen or IA cotton firm
wants spool made, it sends pattern
to "A spool-maker. This pattern gives
the size and shape of the barrel, and of
the head and bowel. These patterns
determine the amount of thread that
the spool will hold Golden Dams
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1888-04-06
TRICKERY IN SOAPS.
The Amount of Water Which a Good
Toilet Article should Contain.

Experience is necessary in the pur-
chase of fancy soaps" remarked a
dealer the other day. you are not
worth of your money. A good toilet
article should not contain more than
from nine to eighteen per cent. of wa
ter The INSCRIPTIONS manufacturer
increases the amount of water in vari-
Gus ways In some instances he forces
water into the soap as 1t hardens after
the boiling it undergoes; in other
cases he mixes the water by mechanical
means into the soap; in a third and
equally large class Of cases he intro
duces some powerful chemical. such as
Gl auber's salts, which enables him to
introduce as much as seventy per
cent. of wafer 1t is. obvious, there
fore, that ten pounds of honest toilet
soap would contain nine pounds
if thoroughly dried. and that ten
pounds treated chemically would con-
tain less than three pounds. Nor is
the wrong confined to selling three
pounds for nine to the innocent pur-
chaser. The spurious soap is affected
by water five times as much as the
genuine. In the wash bowl or bath
tub it dissolves visibly before the eye.
Where its honestly made rival can be
used fifty times, it only lasts ten. II
left by accident in the water it dis.
solves until the surrounding liquid is
thick suds. There arc soaps of this
sort in the market which are adver-
tised as first-class and sold at high
prices. Have an eye on the man who
calls on you and pretends to give you
bargains by letting on that 1t is the
last of the lot, and tempts you with q
quick falling scale Of prices. The
perfume is there and the snowy wrap.
per. but it is sixty per cent. water in.
stead of honest soap."-Ratladslphi1
Call
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1888-04-06
BETTER THAN CORK.
Buoyancy of Life-saving Apparatus Made
of Reindeer Hair.

of Reindeer Hair.
A Norwegian engineer, Herr w. c.
Moller. of Drammen, Norway, having
had his attention drawn to the extreme
buoyancy of reindeer hair. has sue
ceeded in constructing various articles
of this material for saving life at sea,
with which some interesting expert
ments were recently made. The first
life-saving object tried was one which
can be used on board ship as chair,
bedstead or couch. but which in case of
need may be converted into a small
boat. This apparatus was found capa-
BILE of supporting three full grown men
in the water. although only intended to
bear two. Another object tried was
suit made entirely of reindeer hair. and
covering the entire body except the
face, and in which a man fioated on the
water without having to make the
slightest movement 1t was found per-
fectlv impossible to dive in the dress.
The third object tried was door-mat
made of reindeer-hair. and this sup
ported a man easily, although he was
dressed in full outdoor clothing. On
comparing life-belts made of reindeer
hair with similar ones of cork. it was
found that the former was much lighter
than the latter. very important ad-
vantage to an exhausted drowning per-
son when he has to put 1t - in the
water. Herr Moller's asse...on that
reindeer-hair is capable of supporting
weight ten times its own was fully
borne out by these experiments. 1t
should be pointed out that Jackets,
belts. etc, made of reindeer-hair are
soft and pliable. and that they impart
a good deal of warmth. Iron.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1888-04-06
SUCCESS OF THE DAY."
The Cut of Wealth and How 1t Demon
allies Human Nature.

To succeed in life is to get rich. That
is the all but universal understa nding
of the term success. To this the
lives of most of us are deliberately de-
voted, and if we do not fail it matters
nothing to our generation what soils
and stains we have contracted on the
way. how base and mean and narrow
our practices have made us, how
densely ignorant we may be of every
thing worth knowing. how dead our
hearts may be to generous emotions.
So we be but rich, ali else passes TOR
trifles, and dull, stupid, low-minded
and groveling age welcomes our con-
genial qualities and defects.
How precious should this gift of
riches be, when we consider the extent
of the degradation to which the pursuit
of it subjects us! Candor and truth,
justice and equity. self-respect and
faithfulness. all the qualities which go
to make honorable manhood. in short,
must be sunk out of sight. done vio-
lence to, or perhaps even surrendered
altogether. in order to attain the de-
sired end. Putting on the armor of
selfshness. We address ourselves to a
career which gradually extinguishes the
desire for any thing better, and of
which the most that can be said is that it
prepares us in some way for the illusions
which crown it. But what reason for
existence, what a motive for action,
what an incentive to energy, this cult
of wealth is, to figure, at the close of the
nineteenth century. as the very best
that the cream and flower of the human
race can attain to. George Frederic,
in atlantic.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1888-04-06
Not Much Disappointed.

Hasn't been stray young woman
picked up and brought in to-day" he
inquired at police headquarters last
night.
mo, sir"
ANY report of anybody being
drownedg'
No"
anybody run over and killedP'
"No. Some of your friends missing?"
"We.l, agreed to meet my girl at
the office of the justice of the peace at
ten O'Clock this forenoon. and we were
to be married. but she didn't show up"
That's very strange. Was she wellP"
Eyes, in tip-top health"
And you are greatly disappointed.
Of course?'
Not so very much. kinder thought
il she came around there we'd kinder
get married. but / hadn't sot any hopes
on it. She's the third one who has
jumped me inside of two weeks, and
I've Learned not to bet my hat on any
thing going to happen in no such world
rs this. Oh-hum! Let 'er go, Gal
lagher!n Detroit Free Press