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Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1889-08-30

left open till night, then closed. Next
day when ] arrived at the breakfast
hour | found the house full of frag-
rant perfume, and every one trying
to find out whence it proceeded. |
went to Antonia's room to open the
window and let in the fresh morning
air. noticed that the perfume was
stronger as approached that room.
and when i threw open the door it
was almost overpowering. Here was
p. it's source, but failed to discover its
cause. can compare the perfume to
nothing that | know OF, only imagine
that such might have been produced
| ii the aroma had been extracted from
all the lovely blossoms that a host
OF loving hands had brought to that
spot and amid which had laid An
tonia to rest. After doors and wind
ows had been open two or three hours
the pleasant odor disappeared and
we naturally supposed that to betllc
last of it. Not so. On the second
day the perfume was as pronounced
as on the first, and in like manner
died out after doors and windows
Ilau Deen some time open.
If our surprise was greater on the
second morning than on the first, it
certainly was not diminished on the
third and fourth, but the same
thing went on for thirty days. On
that thirtieth day went to ADtonia's
room, not only to open the windows
but to seek certain drawing rule
that had belonged to her and that |
desired to keep as a souvenir-it is
yet III my possession. l opened the
door, believing the room empty, but
within it stood my beloved friend so
llie-like, so real, that all remem brance
OF her death was swept from my
mind. She was there and | had en-
tered without knocking; this was my
one thought, and stepping aside
said: %, Antonio, excuse me! | did
not know you were herel She smiled
at me, inclined her head, and passed
out OF the room going toward the
parlor where stood her piano. As
she went by the door of her mothers
room, | heard ,Juanta scream,
Antonio! Antonial' The form had
disappeared at the piano, which |
could see from where | stood. !
hastened to the little girl who, not
yet dressed, had been playing in the
bed. But the sight of her sister,
whom she had last seen, stiff and
cold, among the flowers, had so
startled her that she had covered
her face and called out to her mother.
We did our best to persuade Juunita
that it was all fancy, but the child
repeated again and again: No, no,
| m sure it was Antonio; she went to
the parlorl"
81 afterwards admitted to Mrs. =.
that |, too, had seen her lost
she having come from her
own room when | entered it. There
is nothing more to tell Had | alone
seen Antonio, | might have persuaded
myself that it was Imagination, but
the child's testimony corroborated
mine.
After that day we saw her no
more, nor was there any renewal of
the perfume in her room. Ask no
explanation; have none to give. !
md | never speculate about things
that appear to be beyond the realm |
Of Investigations
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1889-08-30

THERE Is remarkable specimen of
reformed humanity at Paradise, in the
northern part OF Clay county, Missouri.
his name is Joseph Jesse. He weighs
eoo pounds. has no hands, feet. elbow
Joints. or shoulder blades; but notwitb-
standing these drawbacks he enjoys life
immensely, walking about On his chair,
walking well. writing with pen in his
mouth, singing, growing, barking, and.
IN TACT, constituting an entire museum
n himself He has wonderfully de-
veioped chest, and can hold his breath
or three minutes without any apparent
pconv enience.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1889-08-30

The eilect of the London book sales
during last year is to show that books.
under certain conditions, are a profit.
able investment The early edition oil
Pickwick brought double the orig
inal prices. The first Ruskins, or Sir
Richard Bnrtons, the early edition of
Swinburne and Browning all sell we'll.
investments in very high-priced
books, such as the Caxtons, have been
profitable in a proportionate degree.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1889-08-30

GEN. w. S. RosEcRANs. register Of
'he United States treasury, has a pc.
culiar one-sided expression of face
winch has history to it. Few PEG pie
know that Gen. Rosecrans was the first
man VINO ever refined petroleum. He
Experimental with it forty years ago.
People said he was a fool, but he went
On with his expert ments. Presently.
as though to prove what they said, h is
petroleum blew up and burned his face
IN serious way. He has suffered
rom that injury ever since.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1889-08-30
,rSAToR EyARrs looks thinner tbo

1ESAToR EvARTs looks thinner than
ever this summer and all his efforts TO
raise Fat are as melancholy failures as
they have been in other years But
he walks up Broadway with lively
stride, his genial smile is always ready
20 suffuse his distinguished features,
his pate is not yet bald, aad he retains
the convivial spirit of the old times.
Mr.. Evarts is Y years old.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1889-08-30

A BREATHING well has been diseov-
cred near Eagle Flat station, ITO miles
east of Ell Paso, Texas. 1t is an aban-
doned artesian well, 800 feet deep, but
the tubing is still intact in it. For
twelve hours each day furious gust
OF air PUSHES into the tubing, and the
next twelve hours AN equally strong
gust PUSHES out. This occurs with the
utmost regularity and, so far, no break
as been noticed in the regular occur
'ence.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1889-08-30

WILLIAM j. Hilton, wealthy and
miserly merchant of Franklin. KY,
placed nail keg containing $50, 900 in
greenbacks and / per cent Govern.
ment bonds upon fire u few days ago,
and laughed joyfully rs he saw tho
flames devour the paper. Family
troubles and business cares has turned
his cad.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1889-08-30

Is John Sherman waiting to see what
'92 may have in store for him? Con :
versing with friend recently on re-
ligious matters he said; Il believe in
God, the Almighty. That is as far as
/ have got ~
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1889-08-30

ELLA CONNER, little girl of nine
years, at Littz, Pa, has been sneezing
for moro than week at intervals of a
few seconds, except when asleep. The
doctor calls it nervous prostration.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1889-08-30
A North Carolina Boys First Look ut
Girl.

One who has not lived there can
never appreciate the picturesque and
peculiar lives of the North Carolina
mountaineers, says the Washington
Post. The railroads, the war, the
lncurslons of revenue officials have
tended largely to obliterate these
racy and racial peculiarities, but you
want to get Senator Zeb Vance or
Maj. Hugh Waddell to describing the
mountaineers of the SOS and earlier
a well-known Washington merchant
tells the following story on himself:
lie was born clear up in the noun
tains near the Tennessee line. His
mother died when he was twomonths
old and his father and grandmother
raised" him by hand in their lonely
cabin on mountain clearing, miles
from the nearest neighbof. He was
clad in Il single flowing garment on
the Mother Hubbard style, made of
homespun towcloth, which was
heightened as years added length to
his limb.
lie never saw a girl until he was
l6. That year terrible drought
struck in and his father had to 90
10 miles down the "cove" to get his
corn ground. So he yoked up the
steers and threw several bays OF corn
in the bottom of the cart. The boy,
inhis peculiargarment, climbed in and
sat on the bags. He was going to II
new and far-off country, and every
sight was II wonder. Arriving at the
mill, he watched with curious inter
est the corn making itswa from the
hopper into the heart of the stone
and then squirt out in warm, white
jets into the trough. He went out
side and saw the water pour over
and turn the huge overshot wheel
and peered with a sensation of fear
into the dark, messy cavern into
which the wheel was forever retreat
ing.
On "A rising at a little distance he
spied o log cabin, and shortly wan
dered over through the brush in its
direction. A rail fence stopped his
progress couple of rods from the
doorway, and he leaned over and
looked There, sitting outside the
door on a bench, were two girls. One
was spinning wool and the other
Hitting. They were the most beauti-
ful things he had ever seen, and he
nearly died right there. They saw
him and burst out laughing at his
appearance. He didn't
know what to do, but thought il
was probably the proper thing to
stare at them and laugh back, which
he did with interest. This mutual
entertainment kept up for some 10
when one ofthe girls laughed
so hard she rolled off the bench. He
thought that was queer, but just
then he felt something cold on his
EGGS. He turned around. As he did
SO both girls shrieked with laughter
md ran into the house. He found
that the cold thing was the muzzle
Of bull calf that was chewing away
on what was left of the
ear of his dress, which had been
'hockingly mutilated by the animal
Turing the few minutes he was star
ng at the girls.
He has seen more girls since and
BEARS their smiles with greater
He is also one of the
,est dressed men in Washington. but |
lint experience with the calf and the |
sirls will never be effaced from his |
leniory.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1889-08-30

GIDEON l.. PEAsE, of East Wilton,
Me-, VIII o was a sergeant in the Black
Hawk war, is thought to be the only
living United States soldier of that
war
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1889-08-30

A COTTAGE window on the grounds
OF a mining company near Kingston,
COL, displays this inscription; "Want-
sd wife. Apply within; nobody
barred
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1889-08-30

PRINCE BISMARCK is said TO take
more pleasure in recounting the duel
ling and drinking feats of his student
days than in relating any of his later
triumphs in the field of craftsmanship
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1889-08-30

NUMBER of young women in Cush-
BERT Ga, have organized an anti-kiss-
ing society. Those who have seen the
members say that such precaution
was not necessary.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1889-08-30

has just been sent to prison for two
years and half for speaking disre.
spectfully of the Dowager Empress
Augusta.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1889-08-30

fx-GOv. ODEN BOWIE of Maryland
has been granted pension of IS a
month. He is veteran of the Mexican
war and was at the battle of Monterey.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1889-08-30

THERE is house Saltwater, Mimi,
which has the reputation of being
haunted, because the outlines of a
severed human hand are often seen
upon the windows.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1889-08-30

WHENEVER friend of w. d.
Howells marries the novelist always
sends as wedding present copy of
"Their Wedding Journey" bound in
white velvet.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1889-08-30

A PENNSYLVANIA coal miner died of
restitution the other day. Nothing
was found on the body but campaign
promise of better times.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1889-08-30

ONE alligator hunter brought to
Arcadia, Fla, the other day over one
hundred alligator skins, all of which
were between five and twelve feet in
length.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1889-08-30

CHAUNCEY DEPEw is said to have
received an invitation from nearly
every state in the union to deliver u
Fourth of July Grafton.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1889-08-30

HE master and engineer of trading
steamer ON the Columbia river, Ore
gon. are husband and wife.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1889-08-30

WILLIAM Z. SLoAT of Peckskill, n.
T., has received a pension on a claim
that was filled eighteen years ago.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-06-06

with water, and very deficient in
strength and quite inferior to the
homemade. Mix the soap with enough
water to work readily, 20 over the
scraped portions with it, and leave the
spring rain to finish the work In due
time the bark will be found beautifully
smooth and deprived of all foreign
growth. Tbs soap that has been wash
ed into the soil will act as "A useful fer
tilizer. Long neglected trees usually
require pruning, and this must depend
upon the condition Of the tree. Never
cut out a branch without good reason
for it. If the crop has become crowd
Ell, cut out enough branches to let
light and air into the center; If grown
one side, remove the branches needed
10 restore the balance. If large wounds
are made, smooth the surface aud paint
them over with some dark-colored
paint. -AmertcaH AgricUlturist.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-06-06

All the soldiers smiled as they watched
the couple.
"The cussle wants to do a little
shooting himself" they said. "Well,
it is all right
Colonel Melton escorted his prisoner
through the woods for a mile or so. At
last he paused.
CLARA, "he said, you know where
you are nowpn
Yes, she answered, 81 could now
make my way back to the lines if left
free"
The colonel cut the spys bonds.
"Good-by, Clara, he said.
'But you?' asked the spy. What
..--21 become Of you?"
BE of at once!' shouted the colonel,
al must return, and you must not lose
a moment
The frightened woman sped away
through the forest
The commander of the post quietly
followed her trail for an hour or two.
When he was satisfied that she had
reached a place of safety he retraced
his steps. He was almost in sight Of
COttonb, no when he drew a pistol and
placed & against his head.
The discovery Of Col Melton's dead
body excited the garrison Of Cotton
boro to high pitch OF wrath, but there
was nothing to be done.
That Did spy" said one of the
officers He got loose in some way
and murdered the best soldier in
Florida"
This was the general verdict 1t
was thought that the spy had taken
advantage Of the colonel, and mad
assassiuated him. Nor did the spy
ever find out the true explanation. She
knew the magnanlmity of her hus-
baud, but she never knew the secret of
his death. Perhaps the commander Of
tho post did not care to live in the
same world with his wife Perhaps
he preferred death rather than to re-
turn to Cottonboro withouthis prisoner.
No one ever knew. But gray-haired
woman in one of the northwestern
states spends hours at time in her
little cottage with folded arms think
ing over a mysterious chapter of the
past.
"If only kneww she whispers every
day to herself "If | only knewl'
But she never will know, and the
world will never know.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-06-06
Some Curious Comments.

Here is batch of comments made
by the Albany, Ga, negroes on the
new electric lights, as reported by the
Macon Iolegrdph. Use sorry de
white folks put desc 'lectric lights
'roun' town. said one little darby to
his companion, "cause | can't hook
any more apples in front oh de stores
after dark, and the mournful tone of
his remark indicated tho sincerity of
his feelings. But another little coon
took a brighter view of the situation.
Said he: I'm gwine to shine shoes at
night now. | know the white folks
mint gwiuc to walk around under desc
lights, shiuin' bright as day, wild de
dus all over doy shoes. Gollyl Amt |
glad dey put 'em up" An old black
nanny or graudmammy, as the case
may be, whose ideal of life is the old
time slavery habits, said: 'Lor', chile,
| don't know nothiu' bout dem things.
De white folks always doiu sunni we
niggers don't uu iarstan'. ! never did
think dey was gwiue ter make light
out of q wire, bur dey always dOin'
SUNNI strange. Candles is good nuf
for me, honey-goo5 uuf fur me, and
she ambled aimlesSly down the street.
One darby who wished to conceal his
ignorance made a greater display of it
in his explanation 10 his companion.
lie was asked: How does dis thing
work?N ~ which he replied: "Don't
you know? You amt got a bit O.
sense, niger, YOU can't see. Il used
to help EN- light up in Atlanta?" How
do dev light emp "Why, dey sticks
de fire in de furnace, and de wires all
run i'm dere and de Iectricity bein all
over de wire takes de fire in de fur
mace and carries it all 'roun town. Dat
is sho' a great thing. But it's no use
fur me to ry and tell you niggers
bout il, YOU don't know nothin,' and
they didn't when he had concluded his
explanation. I'll amt gwine ter fool
wild dem lcctrus lights. said darky
who is a porter in one of our leading
stores the other night Il tell yer
'lecriCity is a dangerous thing" "Oh,
no, boss. amt gwine to ketch hold o.
dat string" said a darby when told to
catch the string that held the lamp.
Use Altered it'll bust. was his plausible
excuse Another darky was told to
hold up the wire As it lay stretched
across the street. Il cant do dat,
boss" was his reply. zone Niger
cotch hold q ono dem wires in Num-
gumery aud his whole family died.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-06-06
An Incident Of the War

The most remarkable case
noted of individual friendliness ~ 's'
northern and southern soi6io ,.'esa
CURED at a camp on the Rapidsr oo'
G. c. Wells in the ST. Lonis c'-a
Democrat. Videttes Of the onr 80
armies were stationed on ejtherF Jt'-s
of the narrow stream. Just afte. 9I--s
one night the silence was bro.e, 1'.E
the shout; Hello, JOHNNY P.3
from a union man. He was snsrSs',
in a moment by his opposite ss V,sl
with Hello, Johnny Yank" NV
this colloquy occurred: 'Whoarara-,-
Taylor, of company a, First NJ.
achusetts. Who are your .rTavf',
OF company f, Fifth Loui,ios.. w Z
What is your first name?" "Cber1..
E. What's yours?' Charles + \
too. The peculiar coincidence =.
tracted the attention from all of w.
two armies within hearing. and tt-s
listened to the story yelled acros, 4.
river from one army to another on f5s
eve Of battle. 1t developed that tb-o
were father and son. The former b.5
opposed his sons marriage to factor
girl, and the son had married iust ~
same. He and his bride had taken tss
money the wealthy father had allottaj
him, and suddenly disappeared. Then
the father relented, and continued an
unayailing search until the war had
called him. The son had gone To New
Orleans, it transpired, and there had
gone into business and grown wealthy
He had been imbued with the southern
spirit by his surroundings, and had
taken up southern arms. Next dav
two boats, under flags Of truce. met n
the river, and two armies witnessed
the reunion. The following morpino
Charles Z. Taylor, DR., was MISSING
from our command, and we never saw
him until after Appomattox, when h
walked into camp and told US he had
gone over, taken the oath, and gone /,
the old home, where he had remained
with his wife until Lees surrende
made it safe to see his old comrades
His desertion had been to avoid fight
ing his father.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-06-06
Swallows at Sea,

A rather curious episode in natural
history occurred ON board the French
steamboat Abd-el-Kader during the
passage from Marseilles to Algiers.
Just as the vessel was about two hours
out the sky became quite black with
swallows. TWAS then about . o clock
in the evening. The birds aUghted in
thousands ON the sails. ropes, and
Yards Of the Abd-cl-kader. After p
perky survey Of the deck from their
eminences aloft they descended coollv
on deck, hoped about among the sail
ors and passengers. and eventually
found their way Into the cabins, both
fore and aft. The birds were evident
ly fatigued after a long flight and all
lowed themselves to BE- caught by the
people Of the ship, who gave them a
welcome reception and provided them
with food, which they enjoyed heartily,
The little winged strangers remained
an night ou the vessel and IN tae
morning at : o'clock the whole flock
made for land.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-06-06
Protect Id Rlne Jar.

The blue Jay IS pre-eminently New
England bird, and it is always with US,
always happy, and in his tropical
plumage is thing of beauty to the
landscape, the lawn and thicket Dur
ing the breeding season it becomes
very tame when protected, and will
build its nest within few feet of your
door; and in the middle Of Winter,
when the snow is deep, and the fakes
in myriads are falling, he alights on
the sapling near your doOr-vard, ard
in his trumpet notes plainly tells YOU
he don't care for your New England
weather. During the entire twelve
months in the year he is with US and
near us continually; and those who
have trees upon their grounds. and
have no blue jays, can attract them by
fastening raw bones with some meat
on them up into the branches of the
trees. This will not only attract the
blue jays but the chickadees, nut
matches, squirrels, and eye1 in very
severe winters the crow will venture
down for a lunch if he is given but a
fair chance. The blue Jay can protect
himself, his nest, or his young, against
any Of the animal creation except man.
He that is made after Gods own image
arms himself with various weapons.
and sneaks ia a cowardly manner,
even when his victim is half starved.
He gains a position which suits him,
the trigger Is pulled, and the mangIed
body Of the bird falls to the ground.
This specimen of God creation spends
some thirty minutes SHINING his VIC
tim, when he has something with a
commercial value Of 70 cents; for this
he robs the landscape of its brightest
gems. Every boy can be taught to be
humane, and can be taught to protect
our birds, instead of barbarously de-
stroying them for pittance. We APP
peal to everyone with lawn large
enough to not only protect the blue
jay, but to attract him and feed him in
the manner above described. II your
boys are taught to be humane from
childhood up, they will be better citi-
zens, better husbands and fathers, and
the world will be better for their com
ing into it--J0sepb H. Wade, IN Dumb
AHiDlHtS
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-06-06
A Social Reform From the Kitchen.

1t is a well-ascertained fact that, with
respect to about 80 per cent of the
community, the price paid for food
comes to one-half the income or more
After this food is bought how much OF
it is wasted in consequence of bad cook
ing? How much human force is wasted
in consequence of bad cooking? How
much does dyspepsia or indigestion,
caused by bad cooking, impair the
working capacity Of the people of the
United States and diminish their pro-
duct? Can cents worth per day be
saved? Is not that a very insufficient
measure of the difference between q
poor. wasteful cook and good, econ0-
mical one? If cents a day can be
saved on food aud fuel, while at the
same time that which is bought and
cooked may be converted into more
nutritious and appetizing food. the
difference in each community Of 6,Vvo
people would be Sl09,5O0 year Or
about per cent Of the total product
OF the typical community, which we
have assumed to be Sl,2O0.000 q year
ia gross EdcWd atkinson ~ me
Forum.