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Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1889-02-22
BEATING HIS RECORD.
How a Detroit Jumper Surprised Himself
and His Admirers.


At an early hour yesterday morning
it was given out on Michigan avenue
that the champion jumper of the world
would try to beat his record at eleven
o'clock. He was I'd jump in rear of
saloon, of course, and of course all who
passed through the place were expected
10 buy glass of beer. About fifty
sports We're on hand when the cham
pion arrived. He was a. young man OF
feline expression and he had serious
voice.
Understand, gentlemen" he ex-
planned, as he put away his fifth or
sixth glass of beer, 'that | claim to 10
the champion jumper of the world.
shall try to-day to out-do all my previ-
Gus efforts, and | am pleased to inform
you that no collection will be taken
up"
The crowd adjourned to the back
yard. some one opened the gate leadin.,
to the alley, and the jumper put his
heels to the mark. By and by, after
another glass of beer had been brought
out, he jumped. He jumped exactly
twenty-six inches.
1--WE done itr he proudly exclaimed,
as he waved his hand to the crowd
That's no jump" shouted half a
dozen voices.
Gentlemen, | have beaten my rec
ord" said the cham pion. That's fur
Their by four inches than ever jumped
before. | set out to beat my record and
the result is before YOU"
''Do you call that Jump" demanded
the crowd.
81 do. l certainly do. I'd be only
too glad to jump twenty feet, but
can't do it, you know-really can't.
Twenty-Five inches has heretofore been
my limit and I've surprised myself.
As | told you few minutes ago, no col
lection will be taken up. Thanking you
for your extreme kindness, and hoping
to ever retain your esteem, | will now
bid you goodbye and withdraw"
And he left the alley gate open so that
forty-nine of that crowd could pass out
after him and sneak away.-Detrou Free
| Press
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1889-02-22
a CONFESSION.

Do Tou remember little wife,
How years ago we two together
Saw naught but love illumine life
In sunny days or winter weather?
DO YOU recall in younger years
To part n day was bitter pain?
X.ovc's light was hid in clouds OF tears
Till meeting cleared the Sky again.
Doy YOU remember how we two
Wouli stare into each others eyes,
Till all the earth grew heavenly blue
And speech was lost in happy sighsf
DO you another thing recall,
That used to happen often then:
How, simply passing in the hall,
We'd stop to smile and kiss agains
Do you rem mber how sat
And. reading. held your hand in mine,
Caressing it with gentle pat
One pat for every blessed line?
Do you recall while at the play
Through hours of agony we tarried?
The lovers grefs brought us dismay;
o, we reioiced when they were married.
And then walked homeward arm in arm,
Beneath the crescent moonlet new,
InHt sullleu on US Win SlleHt cnarfu,
So glad that we were married too.
All me, twas years and years ago
When all this happened that l sing,
And many time the winter snow
Has slipped from olive slopes Of spring.
And now--oh, nonsense. let US tell;
A fig for laugh or maids or men!
You'll hide your bushes? I'll not. Well
We re ten times worse than we were then.
~. j. Henderson, IN Century.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1889-02-22
RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL
Education polishes good natures
end corrects bad ones.

Education polishes good natures
end corrects bad ones.
Teach the young that merry
heart is not incompatible with a pro
fession of the Christian religion, that
its very spirit is praise, and more will
seek its delights.
We can not begin too early to
teach our children the little courtesics
Of life, and although it may be trying
to ourselves and them at times, there
will surely come time when they will
be very grateful for our care.
Affections sent by Providence melt
the constancy Of the undetermined, but
confirm the obduracy of the vile. The
same furnace that hardens clay, lique-
iies gold; and in the strong manifesta-
tons of Divine power Pharaoh found
his punishment, but David his pardon.
Show Inc that he who has the worse
principles can get the advantage over
him who has the better. You will new.
err show it. nor any thing like it; for the
law of nature and of God is this: Let
the better always prevail over the
worse. -Epictctus.
All education begins in work.
What we think, what we know, or what
we believe is, in the end, of little con-
sequence The only thing of conse-
quence is what we do-and for man,
woman or child the first point of educa-
10 70 Il hni hast
Ruskt0.
Cornell University has examined
the records of its athletes, and finds
that athletes, kept within reasonable
bounds, are not in conflict with the edu-
cational purposes of the university.
Oarsmen average 20 per cent, ball
players 70 per cent, and track athletes
76 per cent in scholarship for the year.
"A hearted and com passionate
disposition, which inclines men to pity
and feel the misfortunes of others. and
VIII 'ch is even for its own sake incapa-
bic of involving any man in ruin and
most amiable; and, though it seldom
receives much honor, is worthy of the
highest
BE not persuaded for fear of man or
from weak desire 10 please to forego
your good resolutions, and to do what
you know to be sinful and wrong. You
will have to be very brave, very manly,
very strong and very earnest in seeking
Gods help. to do all of these things;
but in the very struggle you will daily
grow stronger until you will despise the
coward heart which would unman you
TO the effort. ST. -4ndreU's Cross.
The word character is derived from
a Greek verb which means to cut into
burrows, to engrave Letters, figures.
or signs were called characters, because
of their being engraved. Whatever is
written upon the heart makes the man
what he is, and is manifest in outward
expression. Consider, then, how inef-
faceable it all is, how careless boys are
as to what is written upon their inner
being, and how often Satan is allowed
to hold the engraving tool. Tile House
h0ld.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1889-02-22
A Convenient Husband.

Husband-Wife, you are everlasting
ly reading books.
Wire-Yes, | find them very interest
ing.
Its pity I amt book; then you
might take some interest in me-"
~ wouldn't object If you were tho
right kind of q book
'What sort of book do you think a
husband ought to be?n
IAN almanac, so / get a new one
every year. "-1eras Settings.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1889-02-22
NENOMOUS SNAKES.
Those Most Frequently Encountered by
Travellers in India.


Travellers in India.
king COBRA the largest poisonous
snake known, sometimes measures over
fifteen feet. The cobra is y poisonous
snake and can be found 5000 feet high
in the mountains. They are of many
colors and attributes. The females of
the cobras are .'hooded" and the males,
the rat snake" are said to be harm
less. A male cobra once bitten by a
hooded cobra died from the effects
of the poison infused into it's system.
Once a year, during the rainy season,
the cobra lays it eggs and when born
the snake is about seven and one-half
inches long. OF all serpents the cobra
is the most easily charmed. If its
attention is attracted it will not turn
to strike one Selling it.
The Kiait, often found in India, is
venomous and subsists ON smaller
snakes.
In the "chain viper" the fangs are
very long and being very fierce it is
the most dreaded snake in India. The
chain viper has been known to live o
whole year without food and gets to be
seven feet long.
The green tree viper is cousin of
the American ratUlesnake and consists
of eight species, though but one species
is well known. Chicago Ne,oS.
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Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1889-02-22
=" Brethren, y i aid O

=" Brethren said Tennessee
preacher, don't put Pontius Plate
down as a bad man. He wasn't bad
man he was only weak one. He
himself would much rather have re-
leased our Saviour, but he couldn't re-
sist the pressure of the Scribes and
Pharisees and the howlings of the rab-
BILE. He didn't have any backbone. He
wasn't bad, but he was poor creature
in fact, there was nothing to him.
Brethren, if General Andrew jackson
had been in Pontius Pilates place that
trial would have had different endina-n
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1889-02-22

Thomas A. Edison says that his
monograph is now absolutely perfect.
There is no sound that can be made
that it does not reproduce perfectly.
The crash of hammer, the laugh or
cry of child, or the most delicate
strain of music is reproduced perfectly.
Any one can learn to work it in two
hours. 1t will take the place of stenog
raphers. All that will be necessary
will be to dictate to the photograph,
and the typewriter copies it off di.
rectly.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1889-02-22

We judge ourselves by what we feel
apable of doing, while others Judge us
what we have already done. Long
kop.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1889-02-22

"A couple were married in Buffalo, N.
y, in 1882. Their wedding cards read:
Mr.. and Mrs. Sigourney. At home,
Thursday, in Sacramento, CAL, begin
ming May 10, 1885," They arrived in
Sacramento on the date specified, hav-
ng spent six years on their wedding
our. There is scarcely spot on the
lobe that they have not visited. Chill
,ren were born to them en- route twin
Joys in st. Petersburg, girl in China,
md another boy in Brazil. The jour.
1ey cost them $4,000, and now they
ire ready to settle down and see their
friends "at home"
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1889-02-22

Somebody has published the state
mont in Philadelphia that if one wished
to have good luck in the daily transac-
tions of life all that was necessary was
to watch the first humpback man or
woman who CHANGED to pass down the
street and touch him or her upon the
hump. At first this idea was confined
to the theatrical profession, the men,
bers of which are VIGOROUSLY supersti-
tious. Lately, however, the craze has
spread. Women, as well as men, have
taken up the idea, and the life OF con-
sentative humpback in Philadelphia is
far from desirable.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1889-02-22

1t is remarkable to think how
closely the fall of man followed upon
the rise OF woman.-Merchan1 Traveller
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1889-02-22

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Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1889-11-09
Submarine Telegraph Lines.

Only the feeblest currents should be
used on submarine lines, since heavy
pulses which could be employed with
impunity on land lines, If they did not
soon destroy the cable covering, would,
at least, tend to develop faults which
otherwise might long remain latent.
Defects in cable-covering that other
wise may not lead to harm admit
moisture, and hence, under the action
of strong current, oxides are quickly
formed, destroying insulation. The
necessary use, in ocean telegraphy, of
the lightest currents has led to the de-
velopment of class of recording in
struments, remarkable for deicacy of
action-notably the siphon recorder,
which indicates the electric impulses
by wavy ink line on u tape, and the
rejecting galvanometer, which causes
a spot of light to move from right to
left in a darkened room. With these
recorders and thirty cells of battery,
messages sent across the Atlantic are
geographically reproduced in ink at
the rate of from twenty to twenty-five
words minute, each way, the cable
being duplexed. But for electrostatic
induction single cell Of battery would
suffice for transmission from the earth
20 the moon, if those bodies could be
connected by Virn Of the size used
by ocean blcs.-ScriOacr's Magazine.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1889-11-09
NO CHECKS CASHED.
A Fly Hotel Clerk Proves That He Is N
Judge of Human Nature.

Fly Hotel Clerk Proves That He Is No
Judge of Human Nature.
You have probably observed in your
travels" said the hotel clerk. 1.-THE
sign hung out at the cashiers desk in
all leading hotels: No money loaned
or checks cashed heren Those signs
are hung out to protect the hotel from
dead beats, and they serve the pur-
pose to a certain extent. We make a
mistake now and then, as was c case
here a couple of weeks ago. An old
'codger came along with an old-fash-
Toned sachel, and he looked so hard up
and rusty that gave him the poorest
room in the house, and asked for a
deposit of five dollars. He made it,
and gave him no further attention.
At the end of week he came up to
settle his bill, and when / gave him
the figures he pulled out check book
and filed up a check for the amount.
"'Can't take it, | said, as l showed
it back
"WhyH
"Got beat too often.
" But it's good
MAY be-
"'Well. have no currency, and
must pay you by check; very few peo-
pie refuse them
Look here, old fellow, | replied,
my mad coming up, If you think to
beat this house you will get left!
Either come down with the bill or
you'll go to iailn
"He took up the check, filled in an
other for 100000 on Il Chicago Ma
tional bank, and handed it over with
the remark:
"Pleasc step over TO the bank and
ask them to assure themselves that
this would be honored in Chicago.
Il went over to a National bank,
and inside of an hour Chicago had an
swered that a check signed by the Old
man for half a million dollars was Il,
good as gold. had made mistake
in sizing my man up
but who was hep
'lle is familiarity known as Old
Hutch, king Of tb. vh"a, rjn%. y
Y. sun.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1889-11-09
FULL OF FUN.

Whom you feel like calling q big
man liar, be sure you're right then
use the telephone. Life.
The porcupine has no moro back
bone than any other animal. though he
has any number of spines. --Terre
Haute Express.
The Duke-"And here, madam, is
where my forefathers lie buried"
Mrs, Noovoich- Massey! Mr.. Dock,
was you poor mother married four
times?"
Gentle Applicant--'I read your
advertisement for a governess, and |
have called to see about it" Profess
sor Won Greutz-Sop" Gentle Appli-
cant-"Yes, little, and I'm daisy
knitter, besides Puck
Aspiring Author Wasn't there
amy thing in the letters sent you that
you could use?" Practical Editor
Yes; the stamps you inclosed for
their return we used, but there was
nothing else available. -" = Omaha
World
Small Bob ION the sidewalk)-
Ma, Ma! look out of the Window
Ma Quitting her head out OF the win
dow)-"What is itP" Bob (pointing to
his playmate mike didn't believe
you we're so cross-eyed San Fran
cisco Wasp.
why are the stars hung so
highp" asked Rollo. looking out of the
window upon the star-gemmcd canopy
of Heaven. 80 that the class of &c.
said his uncle George, who graduated
in '7S, lean walk around at night with
out knocking off its hats. Brooklyn
Eagle. .cngnN -.
II am very much opposed to prize
fighters" said q travelling man. 'Well,
that isn't remarkable responded an
other. If you will notice, you will
observe that the prize fighters are fire.
quently opposed to each other. p--Mer
chant Traveller IiClJ5l
-"Mistah Johusing, think you's
suffering wild affection OBJ de heart
Yo' heartbeats is terrible irregular"
Oats all right, doctor; but, sab, yo
has yo' ear right gin my watch, an il
hain't varied mint in de las free
months, sab. Wild all respect to yo,
guess I'll go ter some older practition.
er. sah.n
Mistress Mora, what was tina
gibberish that Michael was talking t
you in the Kitchen last EVENING"
Nora (who is sweet on Michael, The
hostler) he was talkin to me il
Clan-na Gael, mum. an sorra word cal
| tell We, for himself didn't give me tn
thranslation Nv it at all, at all. AR
l1ansaw Traveller.
-Tramp-"YOur barn was burne,
about two months ago, maam.
Farmers Wife - Yes Tramp
We'll, a chum of mine set it on fir
that you might get the INSURANCE,
money, and he asked me to call aroun(
and see if you'd got it yet, and see i
you'd give him q few dollars of it.
Farmers Wife-"You'll not get cen
of the insurance here" Tramp-"Ver
we'll, ma am, but you mustn't feel hur
if my friend never sets any more Q
your buildings on fire. Epoch.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1889-11-09

Its estimated by Mr.. Webb, o
Crewe, that the quantity of steel RI
moved from the rails throughout the
London and Northwestern system by
wear and oxidation is about !, 500 lbs.
IN hour, or is tons a day.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1889-11-09
Scriptural Authority.

Rev. DIR, Thirdly-Is not your bill
rather high, DR.. Diagnose?
DR.. Diaguose-Yes; but l have
Scriptural authority for making it
nigh, and you, as a clergyman, should
not object.
"Ah, ! am not aware Of such au-
thority."
II will recall the passage to you. 1t
reads; Physician, heel thyself. -
Life.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1889-11-09

1t is said that when DIR. Cuyler told
Mr. Sturgeon that his catarrhal deaf
ness was jncreasing, the great preach
or replied, "Well, brother, comfort
yourself that in these day, there are
not many things worth hearing"
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1889-11-09

When Manson, the Greenland ex.
plorcr, arrived last fall on the west
coast, near Godhaab, the first question
asked him as Il crowd Of people came
to meet the party was: Can you talk
English?' Even in Danish Greenland
the English language seems to be as
common medium of communication
as the Danish tongue.
, 1889-09-05

King county Democrats are hold
ing mGet;2gs in Seattle two or three
times a week, ana aFe making more
noise than the famous believing ball
OF Bashan. Hon. Bill Cochran is
boss of tito outfit, while Hon. Bill
White is first lieutenant, White ran
$50 behind the lowest minority menIl
her OF the constitutional convention
elected ftoaQ King county; he is
Cioveland's appointee 10 the district
attOrneyshIp, was once presented
with q gold watch by saloon keepers
for defense OF theiF interests in the
legislature, but is now bowling pro-
hibitioDlst He is noted as fellow
who talks great deal with his mouth,
and otherwise makes himself con-
spicuously numerous. Bill Cochran
was the defeated candidate for sher-
If Of King county last fall. An
amusing stors % told of HIM to the
effect that when his party wer2 dis
cussing means Of making public
demonstration last fall some one sug
sested a procession augmented by a
hugo brass band ana 8 Galcium light
for scenic effect. Cochran arose 10
the lrostjng and denounced the in
noyation as asSlass expense. "A
calcium lightr' ne said, ::Fhat tbe
Holy Icses do yez want av kal~sey-
yum light? Disij the wan av yez
end play on itr' OF such material
are tho great Democratic leaders in
Washington made.
, 1889-09-05
HON. ALFRED \. PLUMMER.

Republican nominee for representa-
tive in the legislature from Jefferson
county, was born and reared in Port
Townsend, and is therefore emphatically
4 home product as we'll as an honored
pioneer. His father, the late 4. \,
Plummer, was one OF the three men who
founded Port Townsend, coming with
the late L. B. Hastings and the late F.
w. Pettigrove early in the ''fides" to
found a city on the shore OF our beauti-
ful bay. al" as he is familiarly
known, Is the eldest son in Il large fam
lily, and is now about thirty-two years
old. He has already filed many I'M
Portant positions of public trust, among
which may be mentioned that OF MEM
Der OF the board of county commission
ers. He WAS chairman OF the board
while it had many and important duties
to perform, and was distinguished for
strict fidelity and fearlessness in pro
tecting the best interests Of the public
He has also served several terms as
member OF the city council, and was
once republican candidate for mayor
He IS an honorable member of the Ma
sonic and Odd Fellows fraternities, and
occupies an enviable position i'll public
estimation as a citizen, His life has
been singularly upright, honorable ant
praiseworthy, with aggressive ideas OIL
public questions, having the courage o
his convictions, an excellent education
and liberal gift of speech wherewith tt
express his thoughts, he will be an able
representative of our interests on the
floor of the next iegisiaturs. His tri-
umphant election will be credit to JET
ferson county and to the growing younl
state of Washington.
, 1889-09-05

The terms of the agreement be-
tween the directors OF the Port Town
send Southern railway and the Con
structIon. company are that the latter
company must be at work before
September 1st next or a new agree
meRt must be made. To obtain any
of the subsidy, either in coin or land,
the construction company must
build and equip railway south
from Port Townsend along Hoods
canal to Portland or to a junction
with some Transcoutinental line
Tho nearest point at which they car
form connection with the Transcon,
tinental line is at Chehalis with the
/ North Pacific. When that is done
and the road is equipped with rolling
stock and everything necessary tc
conduct passenger and freight trat
fic the subsidies will be paid over
But the object of the parties build
ing the road is not TO entertain any
proposition from the Northern Pa
cifc. EIijah Smith rather work
in the interest of the Uniol
Pacific 50 that the road vii
DO built to Portland ant
there connecting with tn
Union Pacific. The build
ing of twenty-five miles of eacl
year means L large outlay of money
the builders know that the sooner i
is completed the sooner they will b
paid and it is 10 their interest to fin
ish it at once We confidently e1
pect that in another year the train
, will be RAINING over the new road
, and that the Canadian Pacific vii
also have their terminus here.
, 1889-09-05

King Humbert. of Italy, has be-
slowed a title upon Thomas A. Ed
SOD, and Queen Victoria, Of England
has acknowledged him to be ono of
th, grc;.'est n.ep, intellectually, that
the world has ever produced.
Fog these formal acknowledge
ments Mr. Ed,son's countrymen are
bouud to feel grateful. .,n& yhiie tie
title OF count has been given him. ne
will eve" be known in America as
plain Eliso Tie world bows to
him as 4 monarch OF the field where
ms victories hsye been wou. He is
u conqueror OF the greatest rqygteries
au'l iurG"E aud whiir ut the prs,
timn ali Paris IL at hia feet, a,.d not
witiIs tandipg the fact tia, lo has
been CRAFTY houoTpd during H.h trim
abroad, he viii return TO his holna as
simple aud unprpteu,ious as he has
always been, unaffected by tie con
quests ne las made in foreign lands.
In few short mouths the great elcc-
tric!an Will be found hard a: wCrK in
his shop making other but moro i'm
i0rtani cunquests.