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Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1889-01-25
Locked Up for Company.

Among the strange fetiches that survive
among a race otherwise civilized and refined
is that of the parlor and best bedroom.
These are commonly the largest, coolest and
pleasantest rooms in the house, fitted with
the most attractive furniture, carpets and
pictures-and locked up for company. Was
ever such follya A man who affords him
self an agreeable apartment puts himself out
of it and will not let himself in unless the
clergyman is there, or unless somebody ar
rives from a distantAity or another street.
1t is better to turn the Juvenile population
of the house into the parlor, to wear the best
carpets to shreds, to leave finger marks on
the mantel piece, to let them jump on the
bed in the best room until it has no more
spring in it than restaurant chicken-it is
wiser to do this than to close and sanctify
these apartments, involving them in solem-
nifty, dampness and a stuffy SMELL Open the
blinds and windows and let the light and dir
I'M let the children in, too, and live there
yourself. Don't have things too fine to use.
If you own piece of furniture that you think
is too good for you, and that you find that
you can't live up to it, give it to museum
and have it put in n glass case, or, better,
give it to u friend who is not afraid of it.
Brootlyn Eagle
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1889-01-25
Endurance of tho Model.

A great difficulty in models life is the
fatigue when being drawn or painted. 1t
depends solely upon herself. or her
strength, how long n time she is capable
of remaining stationary in the desired
posture. Some are unable to pose longer
than two or three minutes at Il ;ine,
when they must rest, while others cal re-
main much longer quiet. am fortunate
in this respect. and can pose for AN hour
with the greatest ease, and this enables
tho artist to complete his picture in a
much shorter time than with broken sit.
tings.-Artists' Model in Globo- Democrat.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1889-01-25
The Value of Folk Songs.

The value of folk songs and labor songs
or workers songs Is not easily over
estimated. In this country we have very
little distinct literature of that class, ex-
cept what we gather from the negroes.
Uncle Remus and negro myths. us given
us by Charles G. Jones. made us familiar
with the songs and the stories that COM
plement them to make low strata of life
cheerful. The Nineteenth Century has
collected quite motley group from other
sources. Burns poems get flavor from
association with the Scotch working
classes. The different departments of
labor have all developed songs peculiar to
the class of work. The dairy maids of
Greece and other old Aryan races wove
their work into music. and so gave to it
an air and atmosphere of poetry. This
was specially true of herding and pastoral
labor of all sorts. The Russians have a
corn grinders song The old chimney
sweepers' chant that was heard in our
streets fifty years ago has vanished, but
stevedores and sailors perform work with
chanting or informing. Song lightens
labors. its Office is u grand one.-Globe-
Democrat.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1889-01-25
Unconscious Cruelty to Children.

Some loving mothers are very cruel to
little girls l remember an excellent lady,
whose children attended the same school
went to, who made their lives miserable by
lacking around the skirts of every white
dress they wore "a curiously beautiful piece Of
embroidery. The thing in itself was charm
ing, but in that year little girls dress was
plainly heinmed or tucked. The other chill
iren laughed at the trimi-.ing they could not
appreciate, the victims wept The mother
Kept on the even tenor of her way, and regu-
larly did up the trimming when it was
soiled.
Tho picturesque, tho odd, the grotesque,
mas been fashionable now for years. but the
formal was then the order of the day. View
ing tho distress of my friends l then and
there resolved that if had children when
was grown up and married. they should
never be tornented by whim of mine. The
world of small people is less tolerant than
hat of grown ups"
l have seen ''queer'' lunch basket a
eaprico i'll tho cut of an apron, set of furs
not approved of by schoolinatcs, torture q
,hild's soul; and when a schoolgirl or school
boy wants something because the others
have IT," provide it if you can.
y sense of being different from Others pc
culiar, an object of ridicule, breaks a chllds
spirit, and it does not matter that it ought to
lnow that what you have given it is some
hing superior, if it does not.
/ knew II woman VINO told me that she al
most hated her mother because she would
tut her hair short, like boys, at time
when all the other children wore long
braid tied with ribbon, unless they were
fortunate enough to possess "ringlets. ~
Mary Kyle Dallas in Once Week.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1889-01-25
Should Consult Their Parents.

One is often tempted to smile at some of
the questions relating to etiquette, asked
through the columns of the press by young
men and women. The answers are SO obvi-
ous-to persons of more mature age and ex-
perience-that one cannot help wondering
why these young people do not consult their
parents, for, making due allowance for the
case of orphans, many of those who seek in
formation in this way must possess fathers
and mothers. Alasl it has probably never
occurred to these young persons that they
should consult their parents in kindred mat
tiers; and viewed in this light the subject
becomes both sad and a serious one.
The fathers and mothers of our day are
certainly to blame for this state of things;
they have, in many cases, allowed their
children to grow Up much like unbroken
colts, in the matter of social discipline and
restraint, and when they at last begin to see
for themselves the necessity of finding out
and obeying social laws, they turn away
from their parents to seek other sources of
information, because they have never been
taught to take counsel of their natural
guardians.
Many mothers seem to think that if they
attend to the details of housekeeping, pro-
vide their children with clothing and pay
their school bills, they have done all that
can be required of them Others, again,
forget that what is so familiar to them Il
unknown ground to their children, and the
latter are only too willing to assume control
Of all their own actions, till, by and by, some
blunder causes them pain and modification,
and they perceive that the world polite, like
every other world, has laws which cannot
be violated with impunity.
In nine cases out of ten the best rule is to
task mother" She may not always be able
to tell her daughter the newest fad" but
newest fads are not always desirable-are
followed often by q certain fast set only,
Mother can almost always tell about the old
ways, and one should know about these first
| just as a lawyer must read Blackstone and
Coke before he can understand modern stat
ute law.-Florence Howe Hall in Demorest's
| Monthly.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1889-01-25
Wendell Phillips Curious Career.

Wendell Phillips was natural aristo-
GRAFT His father was the first mayor Of
Boston. and the famous schools at Andover
and Exeter recognize his family as their
founder. He was reared in affluence. and
at school was an athlete as we'll as a
student. He loved to box, and to run and
to row. He was the bitterest opponent
of the first temperance association formed
in Harvard college. In his early life he
loved all the good things of the world.
He was fond Of the physical as we'll as the
intellectual. He loved the beautiful. and
admired women above almost any young
man of his class. Yet his whole life
changed as he grew older He married a
girl on her sick bed, who never got WELL
and he devoted his whole life to her care
He became an advocate of temperance,
and when he saw William Lloyd Garrison
dragged through the streets in the anti.
slavery agitation, he determined to devote
his life to redressng the wrongs Of the
black man. "Why don't tho mayor call
out the militia, of which he was one, he
cried From high class surroundings he
then moved into the lowly quarter that
he might carry out his ideas of protection
to the poor What curious career fol.
lowed.-Frank A Burr in Philadelphia
Times
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1889-01-25
Improvement of the Hair.

But hair must be carefully cultivated to
grow even in length, supple, silken and
graceful In color. Everything is encourag
ing for the improvement of hair if time can
be given it. The same treatment will not do
for different kinds of hair by any means.
Strong, stiff, naturally moist hair needs o
weekly shampooing and daily and nightly
rushing, with exposure to the morning and
-ening sun, which is great stimulant to
10 hair. Thin, soft, dry hair needs tender
C.. c, but with either the first step toward
IMPROVEMENT is thorough washing of the
SCI. , and hair, which collects dust its entire
length. To cleanse it the various alkalies,
BORA, ammonia, carbonate of potash and
washing soda are used, and the strong hair
will bear them, but they burn the life out of
thin, dry hair.
The Venetian ladies drew their hair through
q crownless hat and let it stream over the
brim to dry, and you may follow the example,
sitting in the sun If possible an hour. Light
is great stimulant and preventative to hair,
and it is well to open it when dry and let the
wind blow through The sun will cause the
natural oil of the hair to fow-or the head
may be held to the fire till the dry hair feels
moist A smart brushing night and morn
ing, careful braiding before sleep, and IN
hour spent once a month clipping all forked
ends, will insure a rapid growth of hair, If
the general health is good. without other
treatment II you want stimulant at night
rub q little oil of lavender in the roots of the
hair with shampoo brush. Do not irritate
the scalp by hard brushing. Regular care is
better than OVERRIDING. Dare.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1889-01-25
The Tendency to Untruthf illness.

But coming down to the detail Of the thing,
| there is no surer way to make q child with
| any tendency to untruthfulness cherish the
tendency than to let him know that you are
aware OF the tendency, and to LEI him know
it, most of all, in any obnoxious way.
| 1t is possible that with a child with
whom you have established confiden-
| tial intimacy, that no considers you
more his dear friend than as his cor
rector and overseer, you can let such knowl-
edge of yours be known, and can become.
| agrccably to him, n fellow watcher with him
self over the fault. But this is not a very
frequent possibility, since children's init
mates and confidants arc liable tp be of the
same age with themselves, and it is rarely
that they do not look up with d little awe
and distance upon the person, whoever it
may be- that is appointed to take care of
| their morals and behavior.
| But there is one course that can always be
pursued, and that is never to let the child
| tor a moment dream that you suspect him
Of the wrong doing or saying Unless it
should be absolutely necessary, for some rea-
son better known to yourself, that you should
betray your knowledge, keep it TO yourself
and maintain your watchfulness, but let the
child hope that you consider his standard of
| truthfulness to be as high as any in the
world. You can do it without either deceit
or untruthfClnesS on your own part II you
look to it with care and are precise in your
| statement as to what the child ought to be
| rather than as to what he is.
Once given reputation to live up to, a
character to maintain, and the rhild's pride
comes to the rescue, his sense of honor is Gull
tivated to the point of giving birth to truth
fulness, and thenceforward noblesse oblige,
until at last he seizes on the real beauty and
value of TRUTH upon which truth itself
obliges. And on the other hand If you would
make the little liar big liar and eternally
a liar, then constantly confront him with the
fact that he is liar already. Ho will have
small motive for telling the truth, since all
the world believes and knows that he is a
liar; he sees that he would not be credited if
hs told the truth; he will not have the name
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1889-01-25
GREAT IS TODAY.

Ont on a world that's gone to weedi
The great tall corn is still strong In bis seed;
Plant her breast with laughter, put song in your
toll,
The heart is still young In the mother soil;
There's sunshine and bird song. and red and whits
clover.
And love lives yet, world under and over
The lights white ever, SOW and believe;
Clearer dew did not glisten round Adam and Eve,
Never bluer heavens nor greener sod
Since tho round world rolled from the hand CT
God;
There's sun to go down, to como up again,
There are new moons to fill when tho old moons
Is wisdom dead since Plato q no more?
Who'll that babe be. In yon cottage door,
While your Shakespeare, your Milton takes his
place In the tomb
His brother Is stirring In the good mother womb:
There's CHANGING of daisies and running of brooks,
Ay, life enough left to write In the books
The worlds not all wisdom. nor poems nor flow
ers,
But each day has the same good twenty-four
hours,
The same light, the same night For your Jacobs
no tears;
They see the Rachels at the end of the years:
There's waving of wheat, and the tall, strong corn
And his heart blood is water, that stteth forlorn
John Vance Cheney In The Century.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1889-01-25
Let the Girls Romp.

Most mothers have a dread of romps, SO
hey lecture the girls daily on the proprieties,
and exhort them to DO little ladies. They
like to see them very quiet and gentle and as
prim possible. The lot of such children
is rather pitiable, for they are deprived of
the fun and frolic which they are entitled to.
Children-boys and girls-nust have exercise
10 keep them healthy. Deprive them of it,
and they will fade away like flowers without
sunshine. Running, racing, skipping, climb
ing-these are the things that strengthen the
muscles, expand the chest and build up the
nerves. The mild dose of exercise taken in
The nursery with calisthenics or gymnastics
will not invigorate the system like good
romp III the open air.
Mothers, therefore, who counsel their little
girls to play very quietly make a mistake.
Better the laughing, rosy checked, romping
girl than the pale, lily faced one, who is
called every inch a lady. The latter rarely
breaks things, or tears her dresses, tires
her mothers patience as the former does;
but, after all, what does the tearing and
breaking amount tol 1t is not a wise policy
to put an old head on young shoulders. Child
hood is the time for childish pranks and
plays. The girls will grow into womanhood
soon enough. Let them be children as long
as they can. Give them plenty of fresh air
and sunlight, and let them run and romp as
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1889-01-25
Method of Marking Clothing.

With Payson's indelible ink and steel
pen, write on the small hem Of the sheets,
and the inside of the pillow case hem either
her name or initials like this, c. o. A. K,
G. o. A. 2x. That is to know whether her
number is correct at a glance. As they get
older and she buys new, number them in the
same way, commencing with l, then and so
Oh, and put after each number the single
cross Ky, then mark another cross on the first
lot like this, XIX. AS they take their turn
among the old, number the new ones in the
same way. She would know then that c. o.
\. X, G. o. A. 2 means the new one, c.
o. A Xxx, c. o. A. XXX means medium and
Q. o. a. | xxx, c. o. A. 2 xxx means old,
the numbers, of course, to increase with
each one up to 12 of each kind if she has
them. AS all are numbered she can tell at
a glance whether any are missing and by the
crosses which lot it belongs to. - Emma
Keller in Good Housekeeping.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1889-01-25

Children of well-to-do people, educated and
supposed to possess average intelligence, suf
fer severely in summer from want of the
most ordinary care, especially in the case of
families remaining in town during the heated
term and taking excursions to the beaches
once OF twice week, when it is not unusual
to make tri-l of the efficacy of salt water
bathing foy six-months-old babies, and to
bring them home in the cool, chill evening,
without extra wraps, or any apparent recol-
lection # the fact that they are tender
morsels of humanity.-Janet f. Runtz-Rees
in Demorest's Monthly.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1889-01-25
A Hammer for Carpenters.

An improved hammer for carpenters
has groove in the sido of the head, into
which the head of any kind of nail may
be slipped and the nail fastened with ono
blow. The hammer can be readily with
drawn without disturbing tho nail. which
may then DO driven home in the usual
way. Carpenters will appreciate tho Value
of the tool, especially in driving nails
in place seven or eight feet above the
floor and consequently almost out of
reach.-Chicago News.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1889-01-25

much as they please. BY all means give Us
hearty, healthy, romping girls, rather than
pale faced little ladies, condemned from their
very cradles to nervousness, headache and
similar ailments. and Manufacturer.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1889-01-25
Tho Nuncrors Sind.

a single shad produces 100000 eggs,
and oaly about 51oO ere halched nat1r.
ally. by the artificial method 09, 600 are
successfully Matched. No wonder this
fine fish gets cheaper every year.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1889-01-25

without the game; and his fate. which the
TACT and watchfulness of which we have
spoken might have made very different, is
early sealed.-Harper's Bazaar.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1889-01-25
Hiring w G Outfits.

Among the oldest developments Of
New York's haberdashery is that shop
where underlinen may be hired for trous-
seaux purposes, and where the finest Of
garments may be had for the honeymoon
only, il the intending wearer will lay
down cold cash sufficient TO buy cut
right a moderate outfit. - New York
Commercial Advertiser.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1889-01-25
Use OF u Clothes Tree.

A clothes tree, as you may know, is stiff
affair, looking very much like the trunk of a
tree with several short, bare branches left at
the top Ii you have one of these convenient
articles in each bed room the masculine men,
bers of your household may be induced to use
the pegs instead of hanging up their clothes
on the floor. A walnut or cherry clothes tree
is just the thing for small hall where an or
binary hat rack would be in the way.--Home
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1889-01-25

There are numerous ways to remove warts.
a good, simple and harmless way Is said to
be the saturating of the wart with lemon
juice two or three times a day for several
days or week. The wart will then disap-
pear gradually and without pain, leaving no
mark. Another way is to use common wash
ing soda and apply it frequently.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1889-01-25
Percentage of Authorizations.

Tho Massachusetts board of health ex.
amined last year 4.S70 samples of food.
including $3.50 of milk. The percentage
of authorizations. etc. in milk was 80. 3S,
as against $50 in 1888. when the law first
went into operation. Drug authorizations
were reduced to 1927 per cent. The gen.
owl nercentaro was IS 05 Boston Bild.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1889-01-25

Never even scold child for an accident
tho breaking of u glass, the tearing of a gar
ment-and listen to its explanations. Don't
brighten the little ones from making you
their confidant don't scare them into false
hood
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1889-01-25

The best and simplest cosmetic for woman
is constant gentleness and sympathy for the
noblest interests of her fellow creatures
This preserves and gives to her features an
indelibly gay, fresh and agreeable expression
II women would but realize that harshness
makes them ugly, it would prove the best
means of conversion.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1889-01-25

There are many skins which redden and
become irritated in summer, and when such
is the case saline draughts and lemonade
should be taken freely, while o wincglass of
vinegar in pint Of distilled water with a
little bran makes an excellent, if old fash
ioned wash.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1889-01-25

IT you can only restrain child from wrong
conduct by hurting it, fear you have little
to hope for in its future At first it should
be good from love for you. 1t should obey
because you have proved yourself wise and
loving in its eyes. After, because you have
taught it to be honorable.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1889-01-25

To keep tho surface of your kid gloves
looking well, when you take them off smooth
them out lengthwise until they have about
tho same outline that they have on your
hand, and put them in dry place. If the
gloves are rolled together into a wad the
surface will soon present an unpleasing ap-
pearance.