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Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1889-02-01

In Montana a snake was discovered
which could initiate the whistle of the
bob White with ease. While it was
under surveillance it crouched in the
long prairie grass and emitted the call
as plainly as any partridge could. Con-
tinuing the effort. it soon heard an
answer, and a moment later young
partridge alighted almost at its mouth.
Quick as flash it sprang upon its
victim; there was a momentary Autter
of wings, stray feather or two, and
then the snake remained master of the
field. To those who doubt this story
the prairie is still shown as proof OF
the veracity Of the narrators. 49,.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1889-02-01
REFUSED HIS SALARY.
Governor of idaho Who Wouldn't Take
Money lie Hadn't Earned.


Money lie Hadn't Earned.
Another distinguished son of Keokuk
Is Mr. Irwin, who was guilty Of an act
not many years ago which, if he had
been tried for it by a jury of Office
holders, would have consigned him to
llnatic asylum for the rest of his life.
lie awakened an unspeakable horror
throughout the entire land. IL occurred
in this way: President Arthur APP
pointed him Governor of Idaho He
went out there and took the oath of
Office and remainedsawhile. Then bust
ness matters called him home and de-
tanned him there for several months
He found it inconyenient to go back TO
Idaho, and finally resigned his office.
But that was not the worst of it. The
horrible part of the story remains TO
be told. p When the checks for the sal
airy were sent him by United States
Treasurer Wyman he returned them
to Washington with a note explain
ing that he had been absent from his
post and hal not.performed the duties
OF his Office. and he could not con
sclentiously accept any pay. The
officers of the Treasury stood aghast
at such audacity, There WAS no pre-
cedent for the act and they did not
Know what to do. They returned the
checks to Mr.. Irwin, saying that in
the opinion of the accounting officers he
was entitled to the salary of his posi-
tlon until his resignation was accepted.
But he was memorable. He declined to
accept the nioney-which amounted to
SZ,OO0 or more-and asked that it be
turned into the Treasury or used to-
ward the payment of the public debt.
treasurer Wyman did not know what
70 DO with it, 50 he put it in the con-
science fund. This called out a pro-
TEST from Governor Irwin, who declined
TO be classed with repentant thieves
ana conscience stricken swindlers, and
he suggested that a new fund be started
70 meetfsuch cases as his own-of con-
lrloutions from officials who felt that
they were not entitled to their salaries.
but the Treasury officials smiled at the
credulousnesS of the Governor of
IDAHO, who seemed to think that his
example might be initiated and they
We're right 1t never has been.
l asked Mr.. Irwin about this little
allair to-day, and he laid the entire
Diane upon his mother. He said she was
with him when he received the checks
ior his salary, and she said: John, it
IS not honest for you to keep that
money, for you have done nothing to
earn It," And he saw. that she was
right. 1t was the old story. A woman
tempted him aud he fell. The checks
We're sent buck by the next mall
u. Il Curtis, ia Chicago Meas.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1889-02-01
MANS TRUE CHARACTER.
In Most Instances 1t Is Called Forth Onil
by Great Emergencies.

by Great Emergencies.
Great emergencies call forth the great
soul. War in the twinkling of an eye
turns village drunkards and pettifog-
ging lawyeR' into Generals and states
men. Love transforms Cymon from a
brute into man. Necessity makes
Shakespeare Il dramatist; accident re-
veals Scott his true powers. The most
commonplace men and women have
passed through the fools paradise of
love, when they were divine beings
worshiping divinity, and in that fool )
paradise they for brief moment found
their true selves, saw deep into the
soul of their consort That fitting
dream was in truth an awakening. the
brief opening of the spiritual eye.
When the world of facts has passed
away. our dreams may remain. The
man of common sense asks for realities,
the poet knows that only illusions are
true. Look you. the man whom you
hate are there not women who worship
him, children who look up to HIM?
Who sees the true man-you who hate
him, or they who love him? Love is "
divine delight; it reaches out over and
around It's object into the illinitable;
it is part of the over-soul of the III
finite, of God. Hatred is painful. 1t
strains and racks the body, it blinds
the vision, it makes man conscious Of
his mortal limitations. Love sees the
virtues that are of the soul; hatred
only the diseases of the skim "AIl
men have their faults, and stealing was
Bills said weeping widow over the
corpse Of a desperate shot in attempted
burglary. And grotesque, ludicrous
as the expression may seem, she was
right. She knew that not in the rob-
Der, the law-breaker, the outcast, did
the real man shine forth. but in those
rarer moods of kindliness and gener-
osity when he was the true friend and
husband. Perhaps when two enemies,
who have refused to see any good in
each other on this earth, meet here
after in another world free from the
muddy vesture of decay which clogs
their vision here, the first thought of
each will be: lis this the beautiful
soul that | maligned and hated?'-
Lippiacotts Ma9aziae.
L.. Ill
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1889-02-01
ELECTRIC vlvlSECTlON.
cruel Experiments That Have Recently
Taken fiace In New York.

Cruel Experiments That Have Recently
Taken fiice la New York.
The old question of the desirability
for any scientific purpose of vivisectiou
will not be settled by the very inter-
esting and yet cruel experiment that
took place the other day before the
Board of Electrical Control in New
York. 1t was for the purpose of de-
termining whether, as has been alleged
the alternating electrical currents used
in incandescent lighting are more dan
gerous and deadly than continuous
currents of even greater power.
large dog was placed On the dem
onstrator's table. SO that current Of
electricity could be sent through the an-
imal at II graduated pressure. The exhi-
bition began with current of 800 volts.
cut off instantaneously. but the shock
caused the dog to leap into the air with
load yelp. The tension was then in
creased to 400 volts, and for ten seconds
the dog howled and struggled convul-
sively. The next raise was to 800 volts.
and the agony of the animal was in
tense. In his frantic effort to escape
he would have broken the twisted wires
of the cuge had he not been held by
the stout rope about his neck. Then
for ten seconds II current of 700 volts
was sent through him. SO furious
were his bounds and strains that the
united rope and wire seemed too weak
to hold him, and another wire was
therefore wound about his neck and he
was strapped fast by leather bands to
the cage. Then all was made ready
for another test, it being noted that
Ibis natural power of resistance had
fallen to $500 ohms."
At further signal a current of 200
volts tension was applied, and the
brute gave ayell of agony that sounded
almost like a human shrek. Having
thus demonstrated that 1000 volts
were insufficient to destroy life except
by torture, the lecturer announced that
he had worked up to 1,240 volts with
out attaining a fatal result from con-
tinuous current, but would not carry the
"a PSilLiChl ~ it.i Ill uiic JISScuU his tdllte
unless his audience desired. No one
desiring further evidence. he changed
the current to the Siemens machine,
giving 2SS alterations per second,
which is about that used in producing
the incandescent light by an alternating
current in ordinary service.
This current at $50 volts tension
killed the weakened animal in five
seconds, but the scientific objection was
raised that the animals power of re-
sistance had been grievously impaired
by the continuous current. So the
demonstration was proceeding to cage a
fresh dog when superintendent Hank
inson, of the Society for the Prevention
of Cruelty to Animals put an abrupt
stop to the exhibition by notifying the
lecturer than if any more such tests
were made he would arrest every man
concer1-d in making them.
Thus it has been demonstrated by a
terribly cruel experiment that strong
continuous current of electricity will
torture strong dog. AID that a COM
parativcly weak alternating current
will kill u weak dog. Has enough
knowledge been gained to atone for
the horrible cruelty Philadelphia In
!
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1889-02-01

The Queen of England never sends
her personal correspondence through
the regular mail as her subjects do.
Every trivial communication, whether.
of personal or private nature, is de-
livered at its destination by Queens
messenger. Queen Victoria is the only
living sovereign who INDUCES in this
little piece of extravaganza at the ex-
pense of her subjects. Private and I'M
important letters from other potentates
are sent like epistles from mere ordi--
nary martals, by the post
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1889-02-01
ktiSCELLANE

Good authorities say the Mexican
.e IS "A serviceable animal, good for
,onc journeys. easy in a canter. intelli-
M full OF fun at times. but rarely
.;ions. and could he be domesticated
- the United States would be very
popular .u,,
burg. Pa. is said to have the greatest
r.cstered pressure of any in the world.
The gas looks IKE h solid piece of blue
.,eel for some distance after it comes
o,t OF the pipe. Solid masonry twelve
loot thick surrounds the well to hold
tbe cap on. When in drilling the gas
was struck. tools and ropes weighing
| 1000 pounds were thrown out as
bough they were feathers.
The following story comes from
North Vassalboro, Me-: On Tuesday,
the 2ith ult., man died and left sor-
rowing widow to mourn his loss. On
Wednesday, the 25th, she had filed her
Intentions of marriage in the town
clerk office. Thursday she followed
the remains OF her deceased husband to
the grave. On the succeeding Monday
she was living happily with husband
No. ,. and on Wednesday, the LIST inst,
the loving couple started on their we'd
ding pilgrimage. 800,
In village. in Central New York
there was a great deal of aristocracy
and wealth and eligible matches wore
scarce, or at least the supply of desira-
bic men was not equal to the number
of women, and there was much wire
pulling to bring about results. A little
girl, whose father was widower, used
to have her compositions praised by
the teacher, who was a well preserved
maiden lady A little schoolmate said
to her one day, after hearing it: "If
my father was a widower, my compo-
sitions would be just as good as yoursr
-ETchdnGe.
Not improved workmanship but
rapidity is the distinguished feature of
the mechanical arts and trades nova
days. An instance of this was notice.
able in the experience of lady who
went into an umbrella makers store
one day and asked for an umbrella of
peculiar size and make which she
wanted to take with her at once to
Liverpool. The dealer did not have
one in stock but said that he could
make one in short order if she would
wait, She sat down in anticipation of
a dreary afternoon, of waiting, but in
precisely twenty-five minutes departed
with the finished article. 1t had been
made up entire from the raw materials.
The Boston Journal of Hcalh says:
at is recommended that the milk sup
ply of cities, at least in hot weather. be
scalded US soon as received by the con-
sumers to prevent it souring. 70 scald
milk properly the following method is
advised: Take u thin glass bottle with
rubber cork, fill it with milk nearly
upto the neck, and place it uncorked
in kettle of water, which should then
be gradually brought to boil When
steam has commenced to escape from
the bottles cork it lightly aud continue
the boiling for thirty-hve to forty min
utes, and the process will be complete.
bottle of milk thus preserved, it is
SAID, will remain sweet a month if kept
in cool place and tightly corked.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1889-02-01
Musical Instruments.

For the Recommendations.
For the lawyer-Lyre.
For the politician-Organ.
For the observation-disclosures.
For the horse-jockey-Hautboy.
For the toper-Horn.
For the laundress Flute.
For the pawnbroker-Jewsharp-
Life.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1889-02-01
THE HEATHEN CHlNEE.
How Discipline Was Administered to 8
Suspected Celestial Farmer.

Suspected Celestial Farmer.
Yesterday news reached the officials
here of n summary execution which
took place at Ngan-tong- hien, one of
the towns belonging to this Flu. A
farmer in tiat district named PAN
(nicknamed T'oh Chao, because he had
only a thumb on his left hani) was
said to be the head of a secret society
numbering several tens of thousands,
in this province and Shantung. As he
was constantly going to and fro, and
was supposed TO be plotting against
the Government, two military officers,
acting under instructions from their
superiors, resolved TO arrest him the
next time he returned home.
With this purpose in view, they sur
rounded his house with band of sol
diers, but Oh approaching nearer one
of the office was shot dead, and the
man broke from the house and fed.
He was soon overtaken and disabled
by a blow FROM the other officers sword,
when he was slowly tortured to death
by the soldiers gashing his body to
pieces with their knives. They then
tore out his heart and hung it up on a
pole in front of his house to intimidate
his followers. Before attempting to
escape from tho house, the unfortunate
victim is said to have killed his daugh-
ter, girl OF sixteen years ofage, fear
ing lest she should be assaulted by the
brutal soldiers. The surviving officer
came yesterday to report the case to
the Chun-tai, the Brigadier General,
who lives here.-Pekin Gazette.
"A Kansas ranchman predicts that
cheap beef and mutton of the future
u.il cnr,nn r,.o,,n tho In, r,,orr, nr,.n-c..
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1889-02-01

Pastures can not be continually
cropped without something being re-
turned to prevent loss of fertility
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1889-08-31
Election og'Os5ce.

PURSUANT TO o proclamation issued by
1 his.ExcelIency. Francis 7. Nichols. Gov
ernof Of the State Of Louisiana. dated at the
city of Baton Rouge, Jaly 18th. 1889, the
qualified voters of the pa risb of Lafayette are
hereby not lied that an election viii be held
on
Tuesday, the 3rd day Of September,
4. D., 1889, from o'clock 10 the forenoon
until o'clock III the afternoon, for the pgr-
pose Of electiHg one Representative for Con
gress Of the Uuited States, made vacant by
the death of Hon. L. J Gay, TO represent the
Third Congressional District Of the State OF
Louisiana. composed of the parishes Of Asoen-
sion. assumption. Calcasieu. Cameron. iberia
Ilervnia, Lafayette. Lafalccle, ST. Maftia
ST. Nary Terrebanne and Vermiii0a
The following polls vii! be opa1ed in each
election precinct, from tue hou rs Of O'Clock
a. nj. 70 O'Clock p. n. oa the day abaVf
mentioned, for the purpose Of receiving tae
votes Of the qualified yOters Of tAe parish o.
Lafayette. to-wit:
6,a ward. poll / at Heryilliea Simonaagx
Alfrfd C0rmier. Charles a. Guidrg aud u
msre putio, comm issioners.
lst ward. poll ,. at Jules Gai1ry, -Charle-
A BoGdresgX, lI9mefe Suuuier and Joseph
Begnaud. commissioners
2ud ward poll 3. al Ford IinBpauir, Aa-
toiue Gaidfy, Theophie Breaux anu Ford
Hc3pauir. eommi ssioner.
2ud wsrd. poll !, at Cieobule Doueet. Rob
ert ThDrlas. Cleobule Doucct aud AimG Ian
dry. commissioners.
6tlrtward. poll 5, at Gustave Schmnl4n
Charles c. Brown, Ignace Bernard and Alcide
Broussard commissioners.
Sid ward. poll 6, at Court House. Arthur
Greig K @. Greig aud Leonard Marchand
conmissiopers.
4th ward. poll !. at Jacques Rounemaison,
DoIni ique bonnemaison. SiUoDet Leblanc
Maurice Lavariere, commissioners.
4thMafd. poll s, at Eraste BONN. Leonard
Erenssard. Eraste BONN and Eloi BONN
commissioners.
5th ward, poll 9. at School House, Anre-
lien Olivier Numa Landry and Thomas
Bower. commissioners.
3rd ward, poll 10, at Firmin Guidfy, Fir
min Guidgy, Horace Martin and Paul De
CIuuet. commissioners.
9he above named commissioners VIII make
dde returns to me, the undersigned. accord
ing to law. G. DOUCET.
Returning Officer, Parish Of Lafayette.
August y, 1889.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1889-08-31
INTERNATIONAL AMERICAN
CONGPESS.

Il is not very probable that the
coming international American Con.
gress will result in any increase in the
political Influence of the United States
in strictly American affairs, but 1T
Will surely serve the useful purpose OF
showing to our people the very poor
figure they cut i'll the matter OF trade
relations with those countries which
we would like to smut out from Euro
pean influences.
While this country imports large
amount OF the products its people con-
sume from Central and South Ameri--
ca, it enjoys but very little part of
the custom Of these same countries i'll
return. This is shown most conclus-
.iYely by the official figures of imports
ard exports. The New York Board
Of Trade and TfaJ9,sportation, in reply
ing to an invi from. Secretary
Blaine for inf6F1fseAlon and sugges-
tions as TO the trade matters to be laid
before the CoHvehtion, relates some
very tliscouraging facts. according
to the report of .sthe committee ap-
pointed to secure reliable data on the
subject Of our trade with Central and
South America, it was shown that the
Argentine Republic imports 81, 1,0OO,-
000 worth Of supplies per annum, and
OF this amount the United States sends
less than s per cent. OF the Sl03,-
000,000 worth imported by Brazil
this country furnished but 8 per cent.
The imports of South and Central,
America are over $450,000, 900 per
wear, and OF this amount the United
States sends but II per cent.
The very European countries that
we desire to keep out Of all intimacy
with American affairs furnish the vast
amount Of supplies consumed by these
tropical countries, and it will require
something considerably stronger than
an international convention to change
the present order of things. The con-
vention, however, as we said above,
viii serve the useful purpose of show
ing our people how small a figure we
cut in the commerce of our own hem
isphere.-Picoyane.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1889-08-31
n&Ar~
LADIES
HOLD UP, PROFESSOR!

Professor George Roost writes to
the St. Louis Republic and predicts:
"T'hat a great event will take place in
meteorology between September 18th
and 18th, 1889, and is destined to be
the greatest storm period that has oc-
cured in the past 100 years, or during
the present century. This storm will
be universal, covering every meteoro-
logical district on the globe. The
main part of the storm will, in all
probability, take its course along the
Atlantic and Gulf coasts, producing
terrific hurricanes, tidal waves and
possibly earthquakes. The interior
portion of the United States will be
severely affected by eddies, or spurs,
from the main storm, which will
spread over the country in high gales
and terrific storms during the passage
of the main storm"
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1889-08-31
TULANE UNIVERSITY
0F Il ID UEgEG.H.g,
WIN. PRESTON JOHNSTON, LII. D., Preside,

The next .Ann1aL Session of High School.
College, aud of the HISoPfs Newcomb Ne
mortal COLLEGE. for yOpng women. will begin
Tuesday, October lst. Entrance examination
on Monday, September 39th.
H;ph School Course 5 years. College
Course years. All departments supplied
With laboratories and other aids to practical
Instruction. The Manual Training department
is well equipped with apparatus for wood
working. blacksmitbing. forging. braZng aud
soldering and machine construction.
Parallel College Courses lead to the degree
Of Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor Of Science,
There is II practical course in Electrical En-
ciueer and a complete plant Of the Edison
System for instruction.
The II. Sophie Newcomb Memorial College
for young women offers full course in sci
ence and letters.
Special courses in Art ard Literature
There is an Academicai Department which
prepares students for the College College
course. 500 per amman. Preparatory coursa
OF two years. $50 per annum.
The Law Department opens November 18Th,
II. G. Miller. Dean Medical Department,
opens October q, Stanford L, Chailie, n, D.,
Dean.
For general catalogues. address Wm. o.
Rogers, Secretary of the Tulane University,
New Orleans, La. Aug. 81, 1889.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1889-08-31
Regsssrassom Notice.

OFFICE OF ASSESSOR & REGISTRAR,
LAFAYETTE. La. August |. 1883.
TN view Of proclamation Of election. issued
| by. bis Excelisficy, Francis 4. Nichols,
Governor OF Louisiana. for the election of =
Representative from the bird Congressional
district. to fill the unexpifed term caused hy
The death Of Hon. Z. j. Gay. in the Fifty first
,GoaSress 6f the United States. notice is here
by given TO The voters OF Lafayette parish.
that, TOR the purpose of adding 10 the Regis
try (upon persoai applieatioh1 the names OF
all daily qualified eleetofsHot. previously reg
istered aud. TO enable those dpsirous of chang
Eng their votiHs precinct tehave such change
peted. thereby ensllling them to Yotesats said
election whicik takes place on 1,desday, sihe
Third day. .ot September 4 d., 1889. the oisce
of RpgistFatfon' will be oppn az follows:
AT the Court House, 53rd ward ;, 9th preGi1e
SaIandaY 5thte Saturday August l9ths
6ihswasd, pfecintt5 aefsafs ecg9 Monday ! 2.
e. I..at 'Hs&inieu simoaeaux
ast " ward , precinct LAT sats ~ ssane.slay IA.
2Od - = Sat Foaf Iiuapauir 81 hufs-
aud sasfde precinct A az Cieobule sDoacet,
sssssFsiasg i s. s., a s.ss
Ain ~ aAf, precinct z: at Jacques BogffInafqn
fSatr,tlsy, Z: u. 4. 80 !
lth ward. precinct 5 ,at'Efaste BONN, = Mop,
(. sday il
s5lh ward, precinct g at school lIouse, Taes-
Idly 20. 49,
l:,ssldSsard, prfcinct. 10 at: Fifnin Gpidry,
'Wednesdayal
And at the Court House, 3td ward, precinct
6.Augast ~ tosssptetnherM
Assessor and Registrar. Lafay4tfF Parish y =
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1889-08-31
INEXORARLELOGIC.

Husband-Now, here's a thing, Nel-
lie, that | wish to ask your opinion
about. ! am reading some items og
philosophy here, and one ofthese items
states that thereis is fool in every. fam
lily.
Wife-Well, you lost $40 at poker
the other night, as you confessed u
me?
H-Yes, my dear.
Wand you buy what is callsd
pools, sometimes, in thev expectation
Of making a great strike?
III We'll, that's a, fact But vwhaA
has that to do with there being fool
in everwfamily?.s
3W-TI,am coming to 1T. Now sa
ve&left your family faaa
composed d. your brothers and, siststs !;
you left your family when yousmas-
RED me?
H-That's correct. ..
Well, there's no fool II your family
now.
Thenthe husband fell into a deso
meditation, 1 while his wife wafclleli
him outsof the corner Of her eyes,
Boston Cofrier. ~ IS