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Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-04-25
"Peter Frink from the Low farm is

"Peter Frink from the Low farm is
coming to attend to Them,
While the family were discussing
the steam pudding and prune pie,
Lucy slipped into the parlor, and, to
use her own terms, strengthened up"
the disorder there, and the last i'm
preston taken by the visitors was
one of neatness and comfort.
Mr.. Cavendish drew long breath
as he watched the retreating foot
steps ofhis company toward the road
that led to the train.
Julia" said he, turning to his
wife, Eve come to the conclusion
that times have changed since my
mother did the work for ten children
without any servant"
81 quite agree with you," said Mrs.
Cavendish.
"And was entirely wrong when L
sent Lucy away; and you are quite
right when you discharged Miles.
Henceforward, my dear, we'll try to
mingle little common sense with
our housekeeping Eh-shall WEI"
And Mrs. Cavendish smiled as she
assented.-Helen Forrest Graves in
Philadelphia Saturday Night.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-04-25
Cases of Absent mindedneSS,

Cases Observation-Disclosures.
The greatest absent-minded man
has put in another appearance in Sc
attic. His first appearance here was
in the form of n young man who hur-
ried home to change his clothes pre-
paratory to going out for a callupon
q young lady friend. While disrobing
he discovered two letters left there by
the post man during his absence, and
as he read he forgot himself and me-
chemically crawled into bed. This
time he appears in the form OF nice
ly dressed gentleman riding in II street
car. He was reading paper and as
the conductor passed through the
car asking: "Fares, please" he went
through the usual search in all
his pockets and fishing out n nick
le, which he handed to the conductor,
never once removing his eyes from the
interesting article he was reading.
New passengers boarded the car,
but the reader was not disturbed,
and as the conductor passed through
the car asking the new passengers:
Fares, please" the nicely dressed,
but extremely nbsent-minded man
mechanically. dove down into his
pocket, and, without taking his eyes
off the paper, handed the conductor
another nickle. No telling how often
this operation would be repeated il n
small boy on the other side OF the
car had not laughed and said:
''Ma, see that man who is reading
pay five cents every time the con-
ductor comes around"
The gentleman folded up his paper,
and during the rest oil his trip. he sat
In deep eognition-Seattle Press.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-04-25

Clifford rose, and in old-fashioned
style ordered his guests to ''charge
their glasses. Every one, high and
low, responded. wondering what would
follow. Then Clifford spoke. In
few well-chosed emphatic words he re-
verified TO the past, tendered TO Joe
and his wife his own and Lena's heart
felt thanks, and in notes then present
ed to the astonished landlord OF 1.-The
Blackthorn" n purse containing hve
hundred pounds.
LAS token Of the estimation in
which we hold his devotion TO us,
said Clifford. "And from my dear
wife to her valued friend Mrs. Top
ping wish to present this painting
in memory of time which can never
be forgotten"
Turning it around he showed,
painted by Lena, a picture OF the old
gateway by moonlight, and then pro-
posed the health of Mr.. and Mrs. Top
ping.
The grand old hall rang with Joe's
name, and farmers knocked the table
to emphasize their appreciation; while
Joe sat blubbering, with Sarah urging
him in vain to get upon his feet.
At last, tried beyond patience, up
she sprang herself and, with a rap on
the table to command silence, and a
curisey to the gentlemen, she spoke.
Ladies and gentlemen and the
squire and our dear lady," said Sarah,
''my Joe is rather soft hearted and
given too much to tears, but he means
no offense; SO in his name and my
own | thank the squire and his lady
for their wonderful goodness to us,
which it's quite undeserved and only
out duty. AS to the purse l see Joe
means to stick to that, for he knows
moneys worth; and, as to the picture,
shall treasure it to my dying day.,
and the little woman sat down amid
immense applause.
Then came the concert. the depart
ure of the guests, and the separation
of those retiring for the night. Once
| again Lena and Clifford were alone.
What a happy day this has been!'
said Lena. "Good Joe Topping and
wife were the two that brought us to-
gether after our terrible separation
Eyes, dearest" answered her hus-
band, with emotion-''to part nc
more until we are called homo to
rest"
THE END.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-04-25
WE WANDER BACK TO HOME.

The worlds wide path shining way
May open as we go,
With picture, scene and color gay,
From Pickles iancys flow;
But az from ways, once grand and cheer,
There fades each brilliant chrome,
The eye, afnr through filmy tear
Will wander back to home.
When friendship wane-once real and true
And coldly glimmer where
The skies have lost their deepest hue,
TO bring chill shadows there,
One glinting CLEAN of sunshine, then.
Athwart the sullen gloom,
Will fash bright rays from childhood wher
Hearts wander back to home
Tho all the world should kindly greet
Each footstep as We stray;
And strew. with garlands meath our feet
The path long lifes highway,
Yet will the moments brighter seem,
Wherere, we, rambling, roam,
When lost IN memory's happy dream
We wander back to home.
Inter-Ocean.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-04-25
A School Girls Fight,

In order to keep pace with the pro-
gressive spirit of the times, the two
higher classes of the Women's Medi-
cal college recently INDUCED in a reg
ular college fight. The dispute arose
over the ownership of beautiful
green cushion. 49,
A young lady entered the lecture
room with the cushion. She threw it
upon the bench, and, sitting upon it,
said to her companion: "Oh, my, but
that is comfortable Soon after she
missed the seat, and, followed by her
comrades, walked up to a senior, who
by this time was enjoying the soft
seat, and demanded her property. On
receiving a negative answer to her re-
quest the plucky junior grabbed hold
of the cushion and pulled it from I'M
der the senior In an instant there
was regular tug of war. The men,
bers of each class came to the assist
ance OF their comrades. Each divi-
sion held on to the cushion, pulling
and wrestling, and finally both came
to blows.
The widest excitement prevailed,
when the professor, accompanied by
some gentlemen, entered the lecture
room. The professor shouted for or
der, but without avail He then took
a hand in the fight and captured the
cushion, which he bore off in triumph
to his desk.
When quiet had been completely
restored the owner of the cushion
quietly stepped down to the desk of
the professor and returned to her
place with the prize which she, not
tiguratively, but literally, sat upon.
Philadelphia Times.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-04-25

A PHOTOGRAPHERS at Warren, Pa,
lowered a camera into an oil well
which had been torpedoed at the depth
of LOO feet. and by sprin ging mag.
nesium fash light succeeded in getting
a good picture of the chamber made by
the explosion of the torpedo. The sue
cess of this Photographic experiment
suggests the thought that by similar
method view might be secured OF
some OF the ''bottomless pits of the
Mammoth Cave and other great cav.
erps
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-04-25

THE election of Mrs. Charles d.
Haines as president OF the Haines
Medina Valley Railroad company. the
line of road now being built between
Lacoste and Castroville Tex, places
for the first time in the history of rail
road building in America a lady as
president of steam railroad. Mrs.
Haines is the wife of the senior men,
Der of the firm of Haines Bros, the
Short Line railway builders of New
York.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-04-25

GENERAL SHERMAN confesses that he
likes the bands to play Marching
Through Georgia" in his honor. He
was surprised by hearing the tune as
serenade when he visited Ireland,
and was surprised to learn that 1t was
an ancient Irish air.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-04-25

The North Dakota legislature made
law compelling all nonresident
newspaper publishers seeking news In
that territory to appoint II resident
agent on whom process may be served
in actions at law.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-04-25

ELLA WHEELER WILCOX recently
gave reception in New York at which
the conversation throughout the eve-
ming was in the French language. The
were the guests.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-04-25

ONE of the best shooting territories
in this country east of the Rocky
Mountains is found in and near the
Okifinokee swamp, which covers n
large area in Charlton. Ware and
Clinch counties. Georgia, and Baker
county, Fla 1t includes numerous
lakes. tho haunt of wild fowl, and
forests of timber, the abode of large
and small game in great profusion.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-04-25

PENNSYLVANIA seems to have a
claim on the Russian Mission. Charles
Emory Smith is the seventh minister
from that state to the court at St.
Petersburg, his predecessors having
been Messrs. Boxer, Curtin, Cameron,
Dallas. Wilkins, and Buchanan.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-04-25

Mrs. ELIZABETH CADY STANTON,
one OF those enviable veterans who do
not lag superfuous on the stage, has
left for Europe, to live henceforth in
London, near her daughter and her
clever son Theodore Stanton.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-04-25

COUNT GLEICHEN, of London, has
been writing his impressions OF
New York. He found only one thing
which London could copy to advantage.
and that is the cab drivers fashion of
blanketing his horse when tho animal
Is standing in the cold. In other things
he thinks New York much behind
European cities.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-04-25

In Germany women physicians, how
ever we'll qualified, have no legal
standing, and are forbidden to sign u
prescription. No matter what their
attachments, they are only regarded as
dabblers (Kurpfuscher). Thoughtful
German women. however, are Begin
ming to put in plea for women
DOCTORS
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-04-25

THE Mexican demand for American
hogs is gradually increasing. The
duty is now $3.50 per head, but dealers
are trying to get the duty modified to
so much per pound instead OF per
hon6
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-04-25

SWITZERLAND proposes to hold at
Lausanne in June fair that will pre-
sent specimens of all known alimen-
fectioheries, pastries, cooked dishes,
vegetables, groceries, preserves. choco-
lates and so on through all that the
human stomach knows, Can anything
more comprehensive be conceived.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-04-25

1.-THE biography and letters of Sarah
Bernhardt, 1884. 1885," by an old and
we'll known military officer, is soon to
appear in Paris. The book is to con-
tain preface written by man n ow
dead
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-04-25

1t Is said that the distribution oil
S3,oo0 In tips to the police Will secure
permission Tor Parislans to open new
elup'
John j. Blair, the New Jersey rail
road magnate, now worth S4o'ooo,o oo
began lie peaalhS pug TOBACCO ana
notlons.
SAID that Ming Milan stlll wears MS
flexible steel undershlrt 10 PROVIDE
against Observation-Disclosures should
any occur.
The winnings of the Monte Carlo
gambling saloons are reported TO nave
amounted 10 S'oo'ooo III feofuary
alone.
Mrs. Sheets, mistress of Gunston
hall, Va, is cousin OF -four ex-presi-
dents, and Is also cousin OF President
Harrison.
According to the latest returns, the
duke OF Westminster is still the richest
man IN treat Britain lie Is worth
about soo, 900.
George b. Ward, who, it is under
stood, will marry the niece of Ward
McAllster, the leader of New York's
100 once had wife who elopcd
with ridding-mastcr.
Said thnt WASHINGTON ..societv
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-04-25

AS AN evidence that roverses are
often premonitors of greater successes
to come may be cited the fact that
Corporal Tanner is making coolies of
money in Washington. He employs
a force of twelve clerks and his prac-
tice nets him about $40, 600 year.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-04-25

WHEN General Alger goes out to the
Pacific coast this summer on his tour
of inspection Mrs. Logan, widow OF
General Logan will accompany him as
the guest of Mrs Alger. Like nem-
esis, but not of evil in all his walks,
his ambitions, she will be the gen.
erals Logan
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-04-25

The supreme court OF California has
decided that colored children cannot
be excluded from tho public schools
of that state on account of their color.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-04-25

THE title of Henry M. SANKEY'S
forthcoming book will be 1.-THE Dark
est Africa; the Quest, Rescue and Re-
treat of Emin."
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-04-25

A PHILADELPHIA dentist advertises
that his false teeth fit so snugly and
so perfect that they ache and hurt just
like natural teeth.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-04-25
A DOMESTIC CHRONICLE.

ELL, my dear, )"
said Mr.. Ca ven
dis h, entering
hi s wife's room,
give sent that
girl of yours
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-04-25

The veil has always been an import
ant adjunct to the toilette OF woman,
aud just now. when lovely woman
stoops to folly and looks upon the
rouge when 1t is red. the strip of
Illusion becomes more than ever u
necessity A veil is a coquetry to a
pretty girl, charity to an ugly one.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-04-25

There is a case ofhuman Justification
here in the person of Mrs. E. Palmer
of Clinton, Oneida county, writes a
Glen's Falls, On. Y.,) correspondent.
Mrs. Palmer fell victim to her pecu-
liar disease about eight years ago.
Some three months ago she was
brought here by Rev. George Eddy for
the purpose of giving her the benefit
of "faith cure" under his own treat
ment. Locally the case is known as
the petrified woman, and it is causing
much comment among medical men.
All her joints except one shoulder are
perfectly rigid, and her whole body is
as stiff as bone. Her lower limbs
have stiffened in II bent position, while
her arms lie helpless, but us though at
ease, by her sides. Her jaws are Sc
curely locked, but as some of her
teeth are gone she manages to take
food and carry on all necessary con-
versation. As if to aggravate her
condition, she is totally blind, and yet
she is of cheerful disposition, and es-
pecially enjoys having people talk to
her. Faith cure in her case has been
total failure, although it has been
practiced upou her in all the forms
known to those who believe in it.
Mrs. Palmer is thirty-five years old.
She was married some years ago and
was then in good health, but after she
became thus disabled her husband
went to Connecticut and procured a
divorce. Mrs. Palmer's mother left a
small fortune. Her sisters waived
their rights, thus enabling the atllict-
cd woman to have every comfort pos
sible to her condition. Medical men
pronounced this as complete case of
Justification as ever came under their
notice. Her mind does not appear to
be at all affected. During the pro-
gress of her disease she has taken
particular pleasure in composing
verses, and her memory is so tena-
cious that she can mentally frame a
poem and dictate it word for word
afterward. This has been done SO
often that collection of these verses
has been printed, making quite an en-
PERTAINING volume.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-04-25

THE END.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-03-15
IN THE B4RBER SHOP.

In changing the subject OF his re-
marks, when he went over his victims.
face the second tins, the basber took
occasion 30 give interesting descriptions
of the various degrees of sensaiveness,
of the different specimens of facial cpl
dermis coming under his treatment
Sometimes Q maHn be alt right
everywhere except on his neck OF right
over his Adams apple, bat We touch
the spot the least littls, bit there; he'll
squirm as though he WIS being skinned,
while with another man you can scrape
away all you like at his throat, if you'll
go easy on his upper lip, where some
mems faces Is the toughest, though
most all of 'e4n hate to Nave US bear on
too hard when we're takin' an up stroke
lest under the nose. though / hsd one
customer who used to say [ coEdi go
way down under the skin there If I'd
be bit tender when shaved up under
his ear, cause it always seemed as
| though he was goin' to lose piece of
| it when I drew the razcCup quick this
way-don't be alarmed I'm very care
! full and never cut man bad but once
in my life, and he didn't die-and as /
was sayin', some men Is tender IN one
place and some in another, and as for
me it's just the same, for I've got an
awful tender pair of cheeks, but talk
about chin"
The victim struggled out suddenly
from under the hair cloth Just then to
make remark which, ct that moment,
seemed to him very pat and Appropri.
ate, but the tonsorial artist also grasped
the situation with all of It's manifold
possibilities, and quickly inserted the
lather brush into the victims mouth
and forced his head gently back upor
the padded imitation of the top Of
crutch, and probably what would hay,
been one of the cleverest bon-mots o,
sports Of fancy ever heard In a ton
serial parlor, was lest forever to tn,
world.-Charles NslUton Hood. IA
Time.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-03-15
MADE Il COMPROMISE.

@Can I see you moment in private ?"
qperied middle-aged stranger of Off
Ger Button at the Third street depot a
day or two ago.
you can, sir. What is it?"
1T is the first time I was ever placed
in this position, and 1 feel very much
embarrassed.
Exactly"
%But the truth is I've been robbed
and want to ask you for the loan of o
dollar"
Where were Y robbed?"
~On the train"
"How much?"
Just S23, 900 in cash."
WAS that all you had?"
Every dollar. If you could now
lend me dollar would try and get 8
fresh start in the world.
at wouldn't be business" replied
Button, after little reflection. you
might accumulate another fortune and
again be robbed of it, and it would be
encouraging crime"
~Yes, that's so. hadn't taken that
view of it before. Suppose you give
me quarter I will give you my word
not to attempt to get fresh start on
that and expose any one to temptation.
see how very wrong it would be, and
I'm determined never to accumulate
another fortune"
On his solemn promise to this effect
Button compromised with him for 1Oc.
Detroit Free Press.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-03-15

BURYIYG Il MAN TO CURE HIM
Il saw that man buried forty years
ago."
The remark was made by Sergt
Outright few days since, and as he
spoke he pointed to a sturdy-looking
man of middle age who was walking
down the street.
"How was that, Sergeant?"
well, it is a curious story. On 6
farm adjoining the one on which was
born, lived old Uncle Billy Christian, q
good man and true as ever lived. Uncle
Billy had son who was a good deal
older than myself. This young man
was unfortunately afflicted with acute
infammatory rheumatism. All over his
body his flesh was just like boil, and
he suffered agonies and tortures IN
told.
odd Uncle Billy owned a woman
called Aunt Betty, who was famous all
over the community as a weaver. One
day was sent over there to get some
weaving that she had done for our
family, and while there I saw young
Christian buried.
Somebody told the family that if
they would dig hole and bury young
Christian in the earth for forty-eight
hours, first putting on him mixturs of
turpentine and other homely medicines,
it would cure him.
Like anybody else, they decided to
try the remedy as sort of last resort,
and they went to work to carry out the
heroic treatment prescribed.
well, sir, when I got there they had
dug the hole and placed the poor fellow
in it, all but his head, which was not
affected, snd, after packing the dirt
around him, they remained to watch the
effects of the cure.
HE endured the confinement for the
prescribed period, although suffering
intensely during the whole, timer and
when they tosk him ont he hardly
looked like the same man. But from
that day forward he began to improve.
The rheumatic affection disappeared,
he began to fatten up, and finally be
came as sound and hearty as any man
in the community. 7-AtIa7at0 CO71ssjtss-
tim
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-03-15
4 SOURCE OF WoNDERS.

A newspaper correspondent, David
Ker, travelling in Central Asia, came
one evening upon a Cossack camp.
Fires were blazing and round them
stretched the men, resting after hard
days march. The traveller had long
been on the road, and with his white
Russian forage cap and travel-stained
clothing looked so much like the Cos
sacks themselves that he entered the
camp quite unnoticed. Then he sat
down on large stone and took out a
colored map of the country, knowing
that the strange sight would bring the
men about him Immediately.
$50 it proved. 1 suddenly became
aware of a gaunt, sallow, g1ay-mus-
tached visage-so criss-crossed with
saber scars as to look like a railway
map-peering over my shoulder. Then
another and another came edging in,
till 1 was completely surrounded by
wild figures and grim faces.
whats that picture, father? We
can't quite make it outY
It's not picture at all, brother-it's
plan that shows me the very way by
which you have come here from holy
Russia and all the places you have
passed through
Then seeming not to notice the
looks of unbeIief and the meaning
grins with which my hearers re-
ceived what they considered to be a
most outrageous lie, / went on:
Cup here at Orenburg you passed
the Ural River, and then marched east
ward to Orsk, where you crossed the
frontier and turned to the southeast
$50 we did comrades, shouted half a
dozen voices at once. He speaks the
truth-so we did,
"'Then you passed Fort Kara Butak,
crossed the Kara Koum desert, and
halted here and here and here'-naming
and describing the various posts.
"The Cossacks listened Open-mouthed
to the familiar names, and the excited
clamor was followed by q silence of
utter amazement. Then one said:
"'Father, can you show us the very
place where we are nowg
%'To be sure can, my lad. See,
that black spot is the village yonder;
there's the river twisting and winding,
and here is your camp
"There was another pause of blank
bewilderment, and then the SCARED
veteran with the gray mustaehe asked
in an awe-stricken whisper:
"'But, father, tell me for the love OF
Heaven, if we've marched 1000 miles
since leaving holy Russia. how can it all
go into little scrap of paper no bigger
than an Easter cake?"