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Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1889-10-11

ity, the finely-marbled flesh of the Englis1,
staple long and lusirous. In early matur-
ity, quality of mutton, length and quality
of fleece, the improved Roscommon sheep
are lighter and far more active. The ewes
weigh from 140 to $50 pounds, fat wealth.
ers from 200 to 300 pounds. The wool is
soft, silky and lustrous. The average
weight of fleece is eight to ten pounds for
ewes, while full grown rams have yielded
clips as high as twenty pounds.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1889-10-11

ONE of the members of the finance
committee of the worlds fair and u
man of prominence in New York bust
ness circles says: Although l have
been actively interested in business
here for great many years / never
saw Jay Gould in my life until yester-
day. | was surprised in the first place
to see that he was gray-both in beard
and hair; and in the second place that
his health seemed delicate to u pro-
nounced degree. But what surprised me
more than anything else was the very
small part that Mr.. Gould played in
the operations of the finance committee.
1t WAS not only that he did not act in
any capacity at all but he was not con-
suited in the least and his name was
not so much as mentioned by the men
who took the management of the fair
in charge.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1889-10-11

The Prince of Wales home farms al
Sandringham now extends over 1000 acres,
says the London Truth There is the Hall
dairy farm, on which are very fine herds
of Jersey and Kerry cattle, and small
flock of southdowns. The Wolferton and
Babngley farms have the herd of short
horns, the breeding flock of southdowns,
and the studs of hackneys and shire
horses The Appleton Hall farm, which
was formerly tenented by tho authoress of
Eighteen Years on the Sandringham
Estate, is given over to less choice stock.
i. e., store cattle and sheep. Ii. r. H.
has nearly 100 hockneys at Wolferton and
about seventy shirebreds, and there will
be biennial sale from these studs. the
first of which is TO be held next summer.
There are ten brood mares in the thorough
bred stud Sandringham park contains
very curious herd of wild, white horned
cattle, which descend from some animals
that were sent to the prince from Hungary
by Count Festetics.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1889-10-11
SUB ROSA

un6sr the rose is thorn. We lnow,
AnI ever in life we find il SO,
Under ehe sweetest flowers that blow.
Hides .he thorn that hurts us So
Under the rose but the rose is sweet;
Fairest of all the flowers we meet.
And never in lis will it seem less sweet
For the thoia that pierces unwary feet.
Under the rose that We pluck in Joy.
Is the sharpest thorn-ts one alloy,
So-pain and pleasure, grief and joy
IL 1t were not SO would sweetness cloy?
Under the rose that we pick today,
The rose that the months are speeding
AWAY,
The thorn lies hidden safely away.
VIII we find that thorn some other day?
Emma S. Thomas.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1889-10-11
Roscommon Sheep.

The Roscommon is a native Irish
breed of sheep, which originated IN the
old province of Connaught. The province
has from time immemorial been the prin-
clpal sheer-raislng section of Ireland. The
Connaught sheep of the old style were
coarse, long-legged animals of very slow
growth, not attaining maturity and full
weight until three to four years of age.
But great improvement has been wrought
in the breed ly careful selection and the
infusion of Leicester blood. BY this cross
both carcass and fleece were greatly anne
lloisted. The mutton lost its coarse quail
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1889-10-11

JULES VERNE, the scientific" novel
ist is a lawyer by profession, al
though he never practiced. Before
making hit with Five Weeks in a
Balloon" he had scored some success
as II dramatist in Paris. When his
book made a hit Verne determined
that he would cram up science and at
tended lectures at the Paris school of
mines. 1t is doubtful whether he is
really well posted in science, and it is
practically certain that he consults
professional authorities on all moot
points. He is however, a brilliant
mathematician and knows something
Of chemistry. He is very rich, thanks
to the enormous sale of his books,
which have been translated into every
language under the sun. He has n
charming house at Issy, and has lat
terly become religious, though in his
g rliei years he was sleptic.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1889-10-11

The thoroughbred horse Donovan. be-
longing to the Duke of Portland. is de-
scribed as being over sixteen hands in
height, extra well muscled, particularly on
the back and thighs, with very stout legs
and large, strong joints. He is of a pure
bay color except star in his broad fore
head. Although only three years old, he
is so well and evenly developed he appears
nearer to 5-year-old horse He won the
rich Derby prize the second year in success
sion, and also this season the Ascot, nearly
as valuable, with several others. His
winnings of prizes thus far as reported.
amount to $4,000. The Duke of Port
land is going to expend the whole of this
large sum in building nice, comfortable
cottages for tenants on his MAGNIFICENT es-
tate of Webeck Abbey. l visited this
when in England some years ago, and the
head groom of the stable politely showed
me all the race horses kept there. They
were not only fine animals, but of supe-
rior size, and stronger makeup than is
generally the case of thoroughbreds. The
present Duke of Portland is a grand
nephew of the Duke of that day, his great
uncle leaving no children. He was re-
Gently married to highly estimable and
beautiful untitled girl, of nearly his own
age. She is said to stand nearly six feet
as tall as himself. What with
this rare prize, and those of his
horses, he may be considered very lucky
b. Allen in American Agricult-
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1889-10-11

If ever there was foxy old warrior,
Gen, Sherman is that man. His life is
one dizzy round of reunions; and one
of the principal duties, as we'll as one
OF the pleasantest, which meets him
everywhere, is that of kissing all the
pretty young girls within reach. 1t is
said that he considers his duty to apply
only to the young women under the age
of u.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1889-10-11

Those who have read of the wonderful
achievements of the great milk producer
and her interesting family, Pletertje, have
been at loss TO know how TO pronounce
the name. The Holstein Register answers
correspondent who sought information
ON this point as follows: A correspondent
desires us TO state the pronunciation of
Dallas B. Whipple's $4,000 pound COW,
Pietertje. This is question for the
owner to answer, as he doubtless has his
own sweet way of rendering it. However
we call it as though spelled Petergee.
Whether this name is the feminine of Pic
ter in Dutch, as our correspondent inquiries,
we can't say, for like most other Ameri-
cans we have concluded that life is too
short to learn that language.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1889-10-11

The practice of racing across the
Atlantic Ocean now INDUCED in by
some of the large liners is becoming
entirely too frequent to insure safety
to the hundreds of people on board the
contesting steamers. 1t probably will
not stop until an accident occurs and
many lives are sacrificed in order to
demonstrate which is the fastest ves-
sci aloat.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1889-10-11

If there is reason TO fear that our
school system is growing too expen,
give. II correction of the complaint
should be looked for rather in the ten
dency of recent years to develop it be-
yond its original purpose and to udorn
it with all sorts of expensive accom-
paniments. than in weakening the full
est and freest exercise of the funda-
mental common school idea.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1889-10-11

Deacon Blank of Boulder county ownel
a large farm and hired among other hands
man by the name of Jacob. The deacon
had barganed that Jacob should have
bread and milk for supper every night, but
took good care that the milk was first
carefully SKINNED, the cream for the
cream pot and the skim milk for Jake.
Jacob ate his bread and blue milk three
evenings without murmur The next
morning the deacon was awakened by q
great commotion i'll the corral. Looking
out he saw Jacob hanging to his best ,Jer-
sey s tail with one hand, while with the
other he belabored her with a bean pole as
she flew around the enclosure .There
gol dang you," said Jake, don't you ever
dare to give another drop of skim milk as
long as you liye.' And the deacon took
good care that she didn't.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1889-10-11

MANY fine fellow goes through col
lege who knows heap of this and that,
but who doesn't know how to put this
and that together. knowledge is
power just as steam Is power-when it
is put to use.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1889-10-11

In ls-6 it took just one bushel of corn to
buy one pound of nails, now one bushel of
corn will buy ten pounds of nails Then it
required siXty-four bushels of barley to
buy one yard of broadcloth now the same
amount of bar.ey will pay for twenty yards
OF bfoadcloth. 1t then require the price
of one bushel of wheat to pay for one yar6
OF calico, now one bushel of wheat will
buy twenty yards of calico.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1889-10-11

The new constitution of the state of
Montana is said to be ten times as long
rs the constitution of the United States.
Well, that is about the way Montana
looks to a Montana man.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1889-10-11

HE United States has lawyer to
every 800 of its population, male and
adult, while in Germany one lawyer
does The work of about 1000 persons.
There is more law in this country, too,
such as it is.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1889-10-11

DIR. TALMAGE says he has been de-
ceived and defrauded by many people
but that no newspaper man ever broke
professional faith with him. The es-
tate will "size up with many which
make far greater pretensions and shout
much louder in "meetin'."
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1889-10-11

The world is becoming wise enough
TO know that woman has sufficient in
telligence to participate in the serious
affairs of life. Woman's mission is
rapidly extending beyond that which
practical servitude implies.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1889-10-11

IT is now worth $1,000 to capture q
highwayman who has 'held up' the
United States mail. No provisi on is
made for the surviving relatives of
those who try to earn the reward and
do not succeed.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1889-10-11

II VIII no longer do TO dig potatoes by
hand. The man who does it will loose
money provided he pays his debts There
are number of machines, of various c.
paeities, that will throw out the crop
quite as well as it can be taken out bv
manual labor, and saving fully half of the
labor of securing the crop.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1889-10-11

In AN interview Rev. T. Dewitt
Talmage speaks with wonder of his
observations through the Northwest
and along the Pacific coast. He
thinks that the country is in a greater
condition of prosperity than has
ever before been known.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1889-10-11

If there is not otherwise room for
industrial training in the school, throw
out what is impracticable, useless and
introduce the practical and the useful.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1889-10-11

The Russian novelist Tschernis-
chewski has been sentenced to twenty
five years hard labor in the Siberian
mines. Properly subdivided his name
would make two sentences of that
length.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1889-10-11

The standing army of this free coun-
try is in the nature of disgrace when
Its chief work is the production and
maintenance of the petty tyrants in
shoulder straps.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1889-10-11

AN exchange says: "Gentlemen's
dress this fall will be in subdued styles. +"
1t might have added that the Indiana
and Illinois miners will wear last
years styles.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1889-10-11

Prof. Cook says that lard and kerosene
oil will kill ticks on cattle. Apply warm
and rub it in and repeat in few DAYS.
Two applications will kill the old and
young ticks.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1889-10-11

A CYCLONE visited Hayti last week
but retired discouraged and without
going into action, after looking over
the political conditions existing in that
coun try
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1889-10-11

EUROPEAN governments are adopt
ing the smokeless powder. What this
country longs for is the smokeless
cigarette.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1889-10-11

iHE fool killers club is too short.
lie let another inexperienced "aero-
naut' get by him at Utica last week.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1889-10-11

Rotation of crop solves the labor problem
on the farm and economies labor, by dis.
trlbuting work through the year.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1889-10-11

as an adjunct of fashion, had certain
business instincts, and this procedure
struck him as unusual, il not queer
"Well-we'll see when becomes back. F."
But he did not come back. They
waited until tour O'Clock, then Mr..
Horshaw,. taking the pearls along
! went to Jacard's with many misgiy-
Ings. One of the statesmen looked ut
the set and then shook his head.
1.-The poorest grade OF imita ton.
Hope you did not think them genu.
ine."
Mr.. Horshaw gave his wife's YER
sion of the whole affair.
Evidently n case of gross swim
ding, said the salesman. ave have
no such man in our employ. and
goods like these" he eyed them CON
temptuously, eve never handle on
any pretense.
There seemed nothing for it but to
inform the police, which Mr.. Horshaw
did forthwith. Then he went home
and lectured his wife who, aside from
griei over her loss, felt quite humili-
ated at having given her husband
such good grounds for asserting him
self, IA privilege he seldom acquired
in his present position as IN append
age of a woman of fashion.
omen are too easily imposed
upon" he said. "Now what man,
I'd like to know, would have en-
trusted such a bracelet to a rank
stranger, unintroduced at that"
Mrs. Horshaw laintly reminded him
OF the pearls.
Paste, you mean" Hr. Horshaw
ccolly lita cigar in his wife's boudoir.
u thing he never had the temerity to
do before. "Very.inferior limitations,
too What do you suppose would
become of you without a husband to
keep you straight"
Is n man ever more odious. she
thought to herself, than when so
shabby a small triumph initiates him?
She sought consolation by shroud-
ing herself in a cloak of icy indiffer-
ence. Yet the loss of the bracelet
pricked her sorely.
On the following morning Mr.. Hor-
shaw was in the library writing let
tiers, when n servant handed him this
card:
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-04-13
NEwLY-APPOINrBD BRITISH MINIS
TER To THE UNITED STATES.

Sir Julian Pauncefote speaking of
his appointment to Washington, said
recently: THE position in question
has been the ambition of my life."
His pleasure in coming will not be
more than commensurate with the
welcome which will be given one of
the most distinguished authorities of
the day on international law.
The new British minister was born
in Munich on September 13, 1923.
He was educated at Paris, Geneva
and Marlborough college, England.
In 1852 he was called to the bar at
the Inner Temple. He was appointed
1865, and was chief Justice of that
colony from 1869 to 1874. In 1874 he
was made under secretary of stage for
the colonies. His next promotion
was in 1876, when he became legal
under secretary of state for the for
eign office. He was made permanent
under secretary in 1882. The honor
of knighthOOd was conferred upon
him in 1874; in 1880 he was made a
companion of the bath, and in 1885
he received the grand cross of the
order of st. Michael and st. George.
Sir Julian PauncefOte is said to
shine in society as in legal and diplo-
matte attachments, and his daughter
is described as a most attractive WO-
man who will be an acquisition in
Washington. His appointment as
minister to Washington is the more
approved as during the last six years
he has devoted great attention to
questions of consequence in the rela-
tons of the United States with for
eign powers, with England particu-
larly. His acquaintance with the fish
cry question is said to be thorough.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-04-13
a Strange Suicide.

SIS. LOUIS, Mo, April 13.-At an
early hour this morning, when Louis
Napoleon, janitor of the st. Louis
Grain elevator Office, southwest corn
er of Biddle and Levee streets, went
into the office to clean up, he found
John Jackson, president of the Ele-
gator company, hanging to one of the
high posts of the counter ratings
dead, and the body cold. Mr.. Jack
son had evidently stood upon chair
while adjusting the rope, a piece of
ordinary clothes line, and then kick
ing the chair away, the moose closed
on his wind pipe, death ensuing
by strangulatiOn.
The janItOr and his wife cut the
body down and laid it on the sofa,
whae it remained until Mr.. Robert
P. Owens, cashier Of the company,
came to the office. Several letters
were found on Jackson's desk, one
addressed to his son and others to
business friends, which Mr.. Owens
took charge of, and at this writing
their contents are not known.
Word was Immediately sent to the
family residence, and the body and
letters were sent down shortly after
wards. Mr.. Jackson was one of I'll Q
best known business men of the city
with very large interests and the
news of his suicide caused great
sensation in Chrange. He is said TO
have been heavily interested in May
wheat and it is reported on Chrange
his grain transactions probably had
something to do with his self destruc-
ton. but of this nothing definite has
TRANSFERRED as yet.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-04-13
No News of the Denmark,

NEW YORK, April 13.-The Aller
from Bremen arrived at her dock
this morning. 1t was hoped that she
might bring some news of the pas
sengers and crew of me abandoned
steamer Denmark, but such was not
the case.
The screw steamer Rockton of 49S
tons, will proceed from here to
Samoa where she will take on board
the crews of wrecked American war
ships. She will then convey them to
San Francisco. Steamer Lubbock,
arom Apia. April ,, has arr wed here.
She reports that the Kipsic is
so badly injured, that it is doubtful
whether she will be able to return to
the United States. A large number
of bodies of officers and men of the va
rioue ships who were drowned during
the storm, have been recovered and
buried. The officers of the wrecked
German war ship, BSer, were also on
board the Lubbock. They will
proceed to Germany on the steamer
Hapsburg, which sails from here
April "a.
The first her.captain heard of the
disaster was from the reporters who
thronged the deck. The Aller had
sighted no wreckage or encountered
any signs of disaster. Mails from the
White Star steamer Britanic, which
arrived last night, were distributed
this morning, and among the letters
was one for French, Eddy & Co.,
containing list of the passen-
gers who were on board the
abandoned steamer Denmark. Steam
err Island which belongs to the same
line as the Denmark, left for Chris
tiansand, March 80, and is expected
to arrive any moment. She was looked
for last evening, but up to noon today
she had not been sighted.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-04-13
FACTS FAIRLY STATED.

The total cost of the war of the re-
bellion was about $1,000, 100000.
A Furnished gentleman's place to
rent' is advertised in New York pa
per.
Uncle Sam makes a profit of four
cents on every nickel put into circula-
ton.
In one small district of Japan l, 17S
horses were slaughtered last year, for
use as food.
1t is said that a company has been
formed to run electric cabs over
Washington's asphalt pavements.
1t was a little girl of five who made
the discovery that 1.-The shad is psr-
cupine turned inside out"
The United States furnishes by far
the larger part of the electric wire to
be used in the Paris exposition build
ing.
A minister one day said in his
pulpit, 1--WE pursue a shadow-the
bubble bursts and leaves ashes in our
hands"
Steel embroidery of very fine ar
tistic character appears on many
handsome white and deli9Ere tinted
cloth gowns.
A Swiss named Poletti, of Santa
Maria, Cal, slept constantly for twen-
ty-five days. When he woke up he
was crazy.
again, " against" and "said" are
the only words in the English Ian
guage where "ai" has the sound of
short &C."
A Suffer county, Cal, farmer has
traction engine that will pillow seven
ty-tive acres of land in twenty-four
hours.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-04-13
SAN ANTONIO. TEXAS saturday. APRIL ID, 1880.
State News Condensed.

San Saba has provided storage for
1000, 900 pounds of wool this season.
Five or six trains of stock are being
shipped out of Taylor daily.
The axle grease factory of Houston
will be i'm full blast this month.
The laying of brick has commenced
on the hotel Hamilton, at Laredo.
Wool continues to come in daily to
San Diego.
There have been ten miles of
cement sidewalk laid in Dallas with
in l6 months.
A union meeting of the different
Christian organizations is in progress
at Crawford.
Carlos Ortega, who stabbed and
killed woman in Matamoras, is con-
demned to die.
Two carloads of pure Jersey calves
are en- route from Boston, Mass, to
Dallas, where they will be accli-
mated.
Fannin County alliance is erecting
a substantial two-story business house
at Bopham to accommodate their
growing business.
Inc duncan DrOUnerS DrOUgnU 10
Burnett, on the charge of being the
murderers of the Williamson family,
have been discharged.
Elias Calvert, q well-to-do farmer,
and his wife, were drowned near Min
eral Wells, while attempting to cross
the BraZOs river.
A gravel pit on the M. X. & T. rail-
road, two miles north of Waco. caved
in and buried three colored men.
They were rescued and sent to the
hospital at Sedalia, Mo.
Subscription for the Galveston cot
ton mill has reached S230,000, and
parties having the matter in charge
will hold off the organization until
$500, 900 ar subscribed.
Mr.. Hurley, secretary of the COM
pany engaged in procuring deep wa
ter, at the mouth of the Brazos, is au-
thOrity for the statement that they
will have 20 feet OF water over the bar
by January ! 1890 and % feet by July
l, 1890.
Arrangements are made by the diff
ferent county alliances throughout
Texas to have competent lecturer
meet them at their quarterly meetings
to represent the interest at large.