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Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-02-28

the eye, tho corn waved green and
fresh. the maple put forth its foliage,
and the lark sang high in the clouds.
But when these changes came Lena
felt more impatient-her heart cried
out against the injustice OF her aunt.
Why should she trouble herself as to
whom Lena should marry. seeing that
she would benefit nothing by it? Lat
terly however the poor girl, remem-
bering what Madam Dumasque had
said about inheriting all in the event
of her death, saw in this hateful project
determination to wear out her life in
opposition, or to keep her single until
the time came to get rid of her.
One morning, during the second
winter OF her captivity, Lena was
standing at the window of the drawing
room full OF despair; for she had just
been told that Gustave would arrive
at the Mill House in few days, and
she had great difficulty in receiving
the news calmly. She reiterated at
last to her own room, and there her
pent-up agony burst forth. She called
upon Clifford who was wandering all
over the continent in vain endeavor
TO trace her; she prayed that she
might die before becoming the wife Of
the man she dreaded; she knelt in
prayer to heaven to aid her in her ter
rible distress-to keep her calm, to
give her courage.
As she gazed mournfully from her
window at the white landscape, she
suddenly formed n resolution. She
would make an attempt to escape from
that miserable house; even if she
failed, death itself would be pretoria
BILE to the dishonor OF being made the
wife OF Gustave Dumasque. With this
resolution came fresh hope and com
fort. She went down to luncheon
composed and calm.
Gro BE CONTINUED.)
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-02-28
Forty-three Degrees Below
Zero.

When fellow is hunting around
the boat for II cool place, and yearns
more for the shade than lie would in
Southern California, when he notes
grass on the hillsiGes nearly as high
as his head, and can gather wild
roses, daisies, buttercups, raspber-
ries, white and black currants and
blueberries, he thinks: How can
this possibly be an Arctic land?
But if he digs down anywhere for
eight inches he will find the ground
frozen solid with frost that never
knows thaw
1t takes some remark like the en-
comium of Jack McQuesting 1.-THE
old trader of Forty-Mile Creek on
the season they had last winter to
remind us that we are in Arctic re-.
gions:
Last winter was the finest, and
warmest season | have seen in the
country; the thermometer never fell
below 43 degrees below zero during
the winter"
Seventy-five degrees OF frost! At
Nulato | looked at we'll Father Ra-
goneaux was digging out at his mis-
sion, writes n correspondent from
Alaska to the San Francisco Chroni-
Gle. 1t was % feet deep, and the
frozen ground began within eight in
ches of the surface, and continued
down, except for two layers of sand
free from water, us far as the well
had gone, and yet on the ground it
was sultry to u man in his shirt
sleeves.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-02-28

The notorious Jounsar man-eatinr
tlgress has at last been killed by a
young forest officer. This tigress has
been the scourge of the neighborhood
OF Chakrata, India, for the last ten
years, and her victims have been many.
On one occasion she seized one of n
number of foresters who were sIeepino.
together in a hut, carried him oil and
made him over to her cubs to play
with, and then stood by and WATCHED
their gambols. The CHASTITY tragedy
was Witnessed by some of the roor
mans companions, who had sought
refuge in a tree.
The tigress CALLED her cubs in a cat
like and self-complacent manner, and
soon the young tigers were roaming
about and-rolling over the apparently
lifeless body. She then lay down a
few rods oil and with blinking ewes
watched the gambols of her progeny.
In few moments the man recovere
himself, sat up and tried to beat the
young brutes oil. They were too young
TO hold him down, so ne made desper-
ate attempt to shake himself free and
started off on a run, but before he had
gone twenty yards the tigress bounded
out and brought him back TO her cubs.
Once more the doomed wretch had to
defend himself from their playful at
tacks. He made renewed attempts to
regain his freedom, but was seized by
the old tigress and brought back each
time before he had gone many wards.
His groans and cries for help were
heartrendering. but the men on the
trees were paralyzed with fear and
quite unable to do anything to assist
their unfortunate comrade.
At last the tigress herself Joined in
the gambols of her cubs and the
wretched man was thrown about and
tossed over her head exactly as our
domestic cats throw rats and mice about
before beginning to feed on them.
The mans efforts to escape grew
feebler. For the last time his comrades
saw him try to get away on his hands
and kness towards large fig tree with
the cubs hanging to his limbs. This
final attempt was as futile as the rest.
The tigress brought him back once
again, and then held him down under
her forepaws and deliberately began
her living meal before their ewes.
1t was this formible beast that n
young Cooper's Hill officer and com
pan!on attacked on foot. They We're
working up her trail, fifteen wards
apart, when suddenly the officer heard n
cry of alarm from his comrade. He ran
up just in time to see the young man
borne to the ground by the tigress
The officer fired and shot the beast in
the spine, and second ball gave her
her quietus. The young man whom
she attacked was seriously bruised, but
Will recover from his injuries.
Companor,
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-02-28
Habits of Fur Seals.

The seals of these waters migrate
southwark in each year, and begin
to move from the islands toward the
close of October. They proceed down
the California coast, and are absolute
ly unmolested on that journey, the
stormy weather, fogs and short days
not permitting profitable hunting
during the winter months. Toward
May they return northward and tray
ell at the rate OF ten to twelve miles
per hour, and their northwest jour
ney is thus accomplished in few
days, when they reach their breeding
grounds in the Pribyloff Islands, st.
George and st. Paul, situated in lati-
tude go, passing for the most part
between the Aleutian Islands, Una
laska and Aluta, or between Alutan
and Unimak.-Cor. London Times.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-02-28

A significant hint of the condition of
our ance., tors rs to humanity may be
found in thl reports of the ravages of
the plague in London.
Six thousani," says the chronicler,
"have died during the week, but Of these
two-tllrds were only chill lren"
1T is difficult for us to comprehend the
general brutality, AMI the lack of PITY
and kindred emotions. among our fore
fathers only seven generations back.
The torture OF animals was the most
opular amusement. The good Queen
BesS and her ladies delighted in watch
log the agonies OF a ha.ted bear or bull;
the ca ldren of the poor were cruelty
oVerwc ried, and ii ed by hundreds in the
mines yearly. Even the children of
wealthy, Gtd-f,arlng families were
taught to scr'e God only at the point
e the rod. Savage Leatings only gen
eaton ago We've part of the daily dis
crline in nany families.
The strength of Christian feeling in
the pre- ent day inls NJ higher or more
beautiful eXpr, ssiol than in the tender
ness and care shown toward children.
TIE exodus of thousands of poor little
ones from American cities every sum
mer to the mountains and sea- beaches
the good God among men as was the
going out of the host of Israel from
Egyl t.
The whole fierce of modern civiliza-
on is directed to their training, to
making them strong, happy and good.
The cid Ia athel AnaXagoras, when
he was dying, was asked what was his
last command.
THAT all the children NAV have n
year y holiday on the day of my death, -
was his reply. Then they Will some
times be glad that Anaxagoras ever
lived"
The modern American does not wait
for death to make the children about
him happy.
Whatever may have been the golden
age for adults, yours is now, children.
1t Is worth your while to contrast your
own standing ground with that of the
child of two centuries ago, that you
may rate your chances at their just
weight and value.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-02-28
A Horse With La Grippe.

A case of la grippe developed in a
horse. The animal arrived from New
York and was sent to Prof. Wards in
Urinary in st. Paul Street. Tho in
valid was placed in an insulated box
stall, and treatment like that used on
human beings similarly afflicted was
begun. The symptoms of Ia grippe
in the horse are similar to those of
human beings who have it, beginning
with sneezing. Then q high fever sets
IN which is the foerrunner of pneumo-
mia and which sometimes ends fatally.
During the epidemic of influenza
which swept over Europe in 1920 and
l73O horses were attacked with q
disease having all the symptoms of
the human influenza. In 1872 there
was a widespread outbreak among
horses in the United States, followed
early in 1873 by a univeral preva-
lence of the disease among human be-
ings. TWAS called epizootic. Horses
were first affected and dogs the next.
While the disease in the animals was
epidemic. the people who took care
of the horses and were much in con-
tact with them did not suffer more
severity than those not so exposed.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-02-28
The True Way to Bring up
Boys,
Detroit Free Press.

Detroit Free Press.
"Yes, sir, l believe in thrashing
boy" he was saying in loud voice
to a Cass Avenue cartul of passengers;
1.-THE more you thrash a boy the bet
ter it is for the boy"
81 think, sir" remarked a meek
looking man next to him, that your
language is very Incorporate"
what do you object to, may l
ask? Is it the word thrash? You
wouldn't have me say beat would
you? Perhaps fog would suit you
better"
II cannot see the necessity OF fog
ging boys, sir"
what would you do with them,
may ask?..
"Reason with them. Talk to them
in mild and encouraging tones.
Remember that you were once boy
yourself"
81 do, sir; and l am thankful every
day OF my life for the personal
Establishments my father bestowed
upon me-" H.
"Cruel, cruel, "murmured the meek
man. sit is degrading to a boy to
be whipped like brute beast. No
boy requires it, He can always be
managed with kindness"
Every woman in the car looked
curiously at the meek man, and the
advocate of tllrashing had n temper
airy chill. Then he leaned forward
and inquired of the other:
"Can you manage your boys with
out corporal punishment"
81 haven't any boys" was the Sc
rene answer, and everybody laughed.
1t is so easy to bring up other PEG.
pies children.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-02-28
Killing Rats BY Electricity.

Victor Poissant, a young electrician
of Omaha, has q very ingenious way
of killing rats. The prying rodent is
caught in an ordinary royal trap, the
bottom of which is covered with tin.
Mr.. Poissant has a small dynamo of
his own manufacture. One wire, con-
Meeting with the dynam }, is fastened
to the tin lining of the trap, and an
other is thrust into the prisoners
cell. The well known propensity ofa
Gagged rat to do battle asserts itself,
and he siezes the wire BETWEEN his
teeth. In so doing he makes the mis-
take of his life. The circuit is COM
plete, his jaws close On the wire with
a death grip, and without squeak
and almost without culver he pass
es into u state of eternal desuetude.
Chicago Times.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-02-28

WHEN boiler explodes nobody ever
knows the cause OF it. The engineer
is sure that the gague registered the
proper amount OF steam. and that the
supply of water in the boiler was no
more and no less than the xact and
proper supply. OF course the gauge.
like the engineer, never tells anything
but the truth, and the idea that boilers
or gauges or any other part OF the ma
chinery may be worn out or becom me
worthless through use never occurs to
engineers or owners until it is ever
lastingly too late.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-02-28
Origin Of"Mv Uncle ="

The term uncle's, as applied to a
pawnbroker's shop, says a writer in
Notes and Queries, is said to be a pun
on the Latin word uncus, a hook.
Pawnbroker employed hook to lift
articles pawned before spouts we're
adopted. "Gone to uncus," therefore,
is exactly tantamount to the modern
phrase, up the spout" In French
the concierge of prison is called
uncle, because the prisoners are
kept in pawn" by the government.
In the seventeenth century usurer
was called ''my uncle" in the Walloon
provinces because of his near connec-
ton with the spendth riffs, called In
Latin nepotes, nephews.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-02-28
FOR YOUNG FOLKS.
The Greatest Inventor "A Famous
Tiger-How Monkeys are
Caught.
Children Now and Then-BaIloon Race in
storm-He Gave 1t Up-Jimmie's
Opinion.



Ills check against the window pressed,
His hands ut rest,
Our little Ned, with eyes of blue,
20 clear and true,
Watches the snow, us thick and fast,
The flakes fly past.
Queer questions in his small brain grow,
lie wonders so;
"Where do they come from, mamma dear,
Down into hcary
Maybe they're feathers, pretty things.
From snow-bird's wings.
"Or," and swift light, eager, wise,
Shines in his eyes,
sour naples drop their leaves, you know,
Down here below.
Pve seen them fly, when the wind blew
hard
All around the yard
"And maybe God has a garden high
Up in the sky;
And wonder mamma don't you s'posc,
That when 10 SHOWS
"Tis an angel shak ing tho .aowflakc-trccs
With a little brceze!"
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-02-28

The Vermont authorities have got
out map OF the state show ing its de-
serted farms. Some townships show
as many as 10000 acres of farm lands
with good buildings, which can be
bought for from So to $40 an acre.
The worst exhibit OF all is by Wind
ham County, IA townships OF which
are designated as abandoned. The
deserted lands are colored red on the
map, and the whole state appears red
der than any one ever paints a single
town.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-02-28

STANLEY claims that his recent dis
coveries show that Victoria Lake in
Africa is the largest body OF fresh wa
ter in the world-a distln ction which
has always been awarded to Lake Su-
perior. 1t is rather mean of Stanley
to discover in the back woods of Africa
lake which discredits our own lake
region. but he is in the pay of foreign
ers and long ago lost all his national
pride
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-02-28

THE Chinese have contractions for
all tho characters of their written Ian
guage, the use OF which qualities them
to become shorthand reporters Of
speeches in their own language They
do not practice speech-making. but
they write the contractions with won
derful quickness, and tho cribes at an
imperial audience probably write all
or nearly all that is said.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-02-28
JImmic's Opinions.

Interested fathers and mothers are
often anxious 20 see their children's
school reports, but possibly they might
gain Ii deeper knowledge of the childish
mind if they also perused Tommy's or
Dickys examination papers.
One child brought two of his papers
home for inspection, because. as he in
dignantly declared, he ''saw the teacher
laugh when she was correcting 'em."
Il know they We're mine," he pro-
tested, because both times she looked
at me, and said, 90 Jimmie, Jimmie,
what shall we do with you? Now, gou
look at 'em, ma, and tell me what's the
natter
Ma" looked, and made two choice
extracts, over which she herself could
not forbear smiling,
mountains have II great effect on the
rainfall. They are very useful at such
times, because, when it rains, people
can take to the mountains for SHELTER
The reason you can't boil eggs at q
high altitude is because there is not
enough pressure of the atmosphere to
harden the yolk.
did you understand exactly what
you meant by those answers" asked
his mother mildly.
'P'raps not, said Jimmie, with an air
of indifference, but that's what the
book said, anyway"
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-02-28
A $4,000 Organ.

The gorgeous mansion in Hop
kington, Mass, which Mrs Searle,
formerly MIS-. Hopkins, has had built,
boosts of an organ costing $50, 200.
Its case Is of English ash TO CORES
pond with the finish of the room, OK
quisitely carved with gold molding, is
over thirty feet high, and is probably
the most costly organ in any private
dwelling in America. The music room
is large, over forty feet high, with
paneled ceiling of terra Gotta.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-02-28

elijah, dear, will you dress Willie
this morning: I'm in such a hurry, and
it won't take but II minute or two"
Certainly" replied Mr.. Bxby, cheer
fully. I'D just as soon dress the little
chap as not. Here, my little man,
come and let papa dress you. I'll have
you as neat as pin in "a jify."
Willie, aged four, comes reluctantly
from his playthings, and Bixby begins:
Now, let's OFF with your mighty
gown and-keep still, dear, or l can't
unbutton it. There. now, we'll-sit
still, child. What makes you squirm
around like an eel? Where's your little
shirty? All, here it is, and-sit still.
fut up your ammo, the other one,
and-can,t you keep still half a second?
Put up. your other arm and stop haul
ing and pulling so! Now, let's-come
here, boy! What under heaven do YOU
mean by racing of like that with moth
ing on but Your shirt? Now. you come
here and let me put the rest Of your
buds on. Stand still. | say! Put YOUR
leg in here. Not that leg! There YOU
go squirming around like an angle
worm. Now, if you don't keep still,
young man, Tll-stop pulling at that
chain, apd-here, Mary Ellen, you'll
have to dress this wriggling animal
yourself. | couldn't do it in 10 wears.
10 to your mother, slr!''
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-02-28

WHAT is regarded as next to a de-
cisive reason why there must be Euro
pean peace is the calculation that the
mobilization of the Ere nch, German
and Russian armies would cost $780,
600. 900, and their maintenance in the
field would cost 5000. 900, 900 a mouth.
A war Of six months duration would
therefore use up, for these three coun-
tries alone, the sum OF 81, 800. 900, 600.
Besides that every nation in Europe.
including England. would have to a rm
and hold itself ready, which would cost
millions more. These bills are consid-
cred too high 10 be assumed.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-02-28

BosroN baked beans produce pug
nacity in pupils. A boy went TO school
with pocketful of eggs to egg the
teacher with. The teacher logged the
boy and the boys mother egged tho
teacher out OF the school-room The
teacher oven left tho town. Do you
suppose this would have happened if
the boy had been brought up on a
square diet?"
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-02-28

The Russian minister OF transporta-
ton has asked the car to add an at
tache Of technical education to every
Russian legation abroad. An innova-
ton, similar to the one thus suggested,
has already been introduced by the
German government, which some time
ago sent technical experts to its L on
don. Paris and Vienna embassies.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-02-28

THE remains of Robert Browning re-
pose in Westminster Abbey near those
OF Chaucer. This is well. To the av-
erage man their poetry is equally un-
Ineligible. though Browning was n
great Thinker.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-02-28

The editor of medical journal in
Chicago says that Pasteur has never
studied the subjects of rabies or hydro
phobia, and that he practices a clap
trap method without analogy in theory
or practice in the whole round of med
ical experience. and which results in
an absolu to increase OF deaths from
hydrophobia.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-02-28

THE hens seem to be doing their duty
right along. Edward Atkinson, the
economist, says the annual production
OF eggs in this country equals in money
value the total production OF iron.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-02-28

New York men must be anxious and
an trouble. One OF the papers there
says about half the men rushing along
on Broadway are busy talking to them
selves. Mental tribulations make them
mutter.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-02-28

IT sounds queer to read of "unoccu-
pied lands" in state like Massachu-
sets, and yet there are such there,
and the Governor OF that common
wealth recently, in an official docu-
ment invited settlers to come and oc-
cupy them.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-02-28

THE tenth census is quoted to show
that while all of the former slave
states except Missouri exceed the
national average Of illiteracy, all OF
them except Maryland fall below the
national average in mental and moral
arrangement.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-02-28

FARMER in Carroll county, Ill,
bought recipe for making wheat
weigh double what it naturally would
weigh, and signed what the swindler
represented to be a contract agreeing
to divide the profits. The contract"
turned out to be promissory note for
$500. which the farmer paid rather
than be exposed rs a party to a swindlc.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-02-28

The newspaper is bound to get an
advertisement II the merchant doesn't
advertise his goods, it will not be very
long till the sheriff will.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-02-28

DISPATCH has gone forth to the
effect that Gov. Philip w. Mckinney,
OF Virginia, has never used profane
language, never smok ed and mas never
consumed more than half a gallon OF
whisky. But his political elevation
has been sudden and pronounced.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-02-28
A Sensible Queen.

The queen of Italy once tried to write
n novel. 1t was enthusiastically praised
by the Court ladies when one dav she
read them few chapters She was
bright enough to wish less partial
test, so she sent it under an assumed
name to leading publisher who polite
~ declined to accept it. The publisher
was much chagrined when the affair
came out, and on the story being para
graphed in the London newspapers three
English houses telegraphed 10 the queen
asking for the book, Int she sensibly
thinks best TO abide by the decision Civ
en- when no royal name protected the
child of her fancy.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-02-28

My pa. said one small boy, sis n
preacher, and is sure to 20 to heaven"
nun! SAID the other small boy, that
ain nothin. My pa, is Il doctor and can
Kill your old pa"
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-02-28

Papa" said a 10y much given to
reading, II have often seen the phrase
all right thinking pc pile in the papers.
what Kind of people are right-thinking
pc pie; 'fneN are The sort of leo
pc. said the father, ''who think az we
do"