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Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-06-13

RT. REV. MGR. LA BELLE, minister of
agriculture of the dominion of Canada,
is the only Roman catholic bishop in
the world holding cabinet Office I'M
der secular government
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-06-13

Mr.. KERR, of Yakima county, Wash
ington, has sent to Japan for large
quantity of tea cuttings. He intends
to see what can be done with that
plant in his own country.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-06-13

THERE will be new element In the
population Of the next census. The
Chinese will be enumerated for tho
tirst time in this country.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-06-13

A PRISONER in Bohemia recently
constructed watch eight centimeters
(3l inches) in diameter, with no tools
or materials except two needles,
spool of thread, newspaper and some
rye straw. The wheels, posts and
coae are Of rye straw the watch runs
Elk hours witiiout winding and keeps
rood time.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-06-13

Mn. GLADsToNE's new daughter-in-
law, Mrs. Henry Gladstone, lis not
only young and handsome, but accom-
plished in music and Languages. She
10 an admirable performer, on-sthe
v{1ljn
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-06-13

LORD BULwER lit on this superb
nphorlsm: "a fresh mind keeps the
body fresh. Take in tho ideas OF TO-
day; drain off those OF yesterday.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-06-13

NORTH CAROLINA has quite war
burden to carry. In the state l, POO
disabled soldiers draw pensions and
$500 widows. This is an example of
local patriotism.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-06-13

Oil cloth may be frightened by rub
bling with kerosene.
Cut out all OF the old wood from cur
rants and goo seberries and put u good
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-06-13

AMATEUR harpists are increasing at
o great rate in New York fashionable
circles, and there are indications that
the accomplishment is to be "fad."
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-06-13

New YORK seems OF the opinion that
mad Columbus known Chicago would
get the Fair he wouldn't have dlscov-
cred America.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-06-13

A STORM tower is to be erected at the
,op OF Mount Penn, overlooking Read
ing, Pa. 1t will be LOO feet above
The sea level.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-06-13

A SCIENTIST says cows milk can
readily be reduced to powder and
that it will be greatly superior to con-
1ensed milk.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-06-13

THE Minnesota twins are now called
by some OF the papers, "Mine-Paul."
Such combination is enough TO
apolis.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-06-13
In special dispatch from -4berdeen,
Miss, to the Memphis Appeal the fol-
lowing paragraphs follow each other:
Unusual interest was shown here to-

Unusual interest was shown here to-
day IN the purchase Of lands sold by the
sheriff as delinquent FOR taxes The
list OF lands offered for sale was not so
large as heretofore.
A SHINY attended meeting of white
renters of farming lands was held at the
SQUIRT house to formulate and present
their grievances against the landlords
OF this county.
1t Is altogether probable that such a
meeting was slimly attended, but the
mere attempt to hold it shows that a
new era IS dawning in the South and
that economic questions are coming to
the front. The processes that are at
last forcing our northern farmers to
think are Becoming operative in the
South and public attention there cannot
be forever monopolized by the eternal
negro question.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-06-13

Mrs. SToNEwALL JACKSON has up
piled for pension as the widow of
Mexican war veto ran.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-06-13

I'LL of the bank note .eurrcucy OF the
LILLIAN government Is epgrived and
printed in the str.tes. The
notes are neat ali. resembling
soinewhat the .5hal notes issued
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-06-13

THE widow Of the poet and essayist.
N. p. Willis. is still living at an adj
vanced age at Pomfret, Conn.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-06-13

Write to r. @. Brown, SO Madison
street, Memphis, Tenn, if you want in
formation about the single tax.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-06-13
an acre, or $1,000 in all. That is good
price; but 1t is improved property
good buildings, good houses, 9 pod fe,-
ces, wells, orchards and SO on. And ~
pay on this farm about Sd5 taxes.

-'N"' hhae arc improvement NtluCS
on a $4,000 farm? Slsess
"fou have about four miles of fdzlnc&
or l,2s0 rods. worth, on the average lsays
Sl.50 rod The first item to be sub.
tracted from the total value of the farm
is, therefore, 81, 664. Nj
There is a good house, a little old
fashioned, perhaps, but roomy, cheerful
and comfortable: Improvements have
made 1T conform more nearly TO modern
requirements and it looks from cellar to
garnet, inside and out, home 1t is, at
all events, equal to the average house
of a 800 an acre farm, and is worth at
least 81, 800. The two wells, with stone
Innings, curbs, good pumps, are worth
sl7j. The five acre orchard of good
fruit bearing trees adds $500. Great
barn, horse barns, COW stable under
great barn, sheep barns, pens and sheds,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-09-28

Now, 60 in the house, Minna, and get ready for
supper. Sam and will come as soon rub
down the horse. Jacob has gone home for the
night:
. Won't you come with me?" pleaded Minna.
II dare not 60 alone.''
She kept close to the farmers side, nor did
she feel safe until the kitchen door closed be-
hind her. In a few moments she and Sam we're
eating supper by the blazing fire, while George
and HalIy Joked them iuercIlsssly over their ad
venture. 1T was some, meek, venerableIcow,
you may depend on it, ~ said George. sit was
lucky, Minna, that you didn't stay any longer
or you might have seen a whole menager:e,
Good night! Harry and are tired out with our
this terrible beast you can let US know. Wen
leep our rifles loaded
As Mr.. and Mrs. Gibbs and MinDa sat talking
by the FIRE, the door was flung OPEN and in
with the Window Belts, whose house was ouly
separated from that OF the Gibbs by a narrow
strip or orchard.
The old man dropped, painting in TO q vacant
"W hats the matter, Davy? You look as II
you had seen a ghost" said the farmer.
'sGhostesf Old Davy ID 'ruther seen twentv
ghostes all at once. Dunno what eber done to
hab de debbil arter me like dati''
Come! comel What is this all aboutq,,
''You see, Massa Gibbs, / went down to de
village on an errand. an I foun' ali de folks
talkin' bout an accident to de train SO l
Finder hung aroun TO learn all de particulars.
Dey tole me Massa Sam nab brung the mail, an
our house. AS I pass de barn and come TO de
woodpile, all OF sudden, hears q turrible
grovl."
"That growl againl' exclaimed Mr.. Gibbs.
impatiently What is the matter with all your
cats?''
DE clouds cl'ar way Just den. an de moon
shine out, and dere, right fore my eyes. was de
mos a"Inilest Ting ] cher see. Makes me
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-09-28

came laundering along and ran smash into the
extra. Things were pretty well mixed up but
no one was hurt. had to wait for this" and
he tossed a package of letters the table.
Have you had supper yet?'
IAN of US but you anu Minna.''
isn't Minna backP'' exclaimed Sam, in
establishment. why, she went away before
did,
Then you haven't seen here''
Not T'-Sam lowered his voice to mysteri-
GUS whisper-''b but 1 saw something else."
"What was its''
Sam was putting his lantern in its place on
the top of the kitchen cupboard. ~ suppose
you'n laugh when tell you
MIS-. Gibos was so busy poking the fire that
she did not near The bows remark. you've no
seemed as IL the top Of my head was coming of,
with your not coming and Minna staying SO late
and Watch running mad. p"
'.aas Watch come home?''
you notice anything queer about him? am in
clined to think that he is going to run mad. -
Sam laughed heartily. There's no dsnger
OF that. The dog is badly scared, that's all.
I'll tell you about l..
He drew a chair near the stove and pointed
toward the sitting room. Don't say a word to
them in there until am sure. It's just possible
to the postofice and found that 1t would take
some time TO straighten ont the mail I went up
TO the tin-shop to see IL the big lantern was
mended, took it and filed it with oil and put
be dark before got home. Then waited for
the letters and came home through Eastwoods to
save time. When / reached the Hollow I
stopped once or twice. thinking heard a sort Of
rustling in the underbrush. But when listened
all was still. SO concluded that 10 was Just my
fancy. Very soon l came to the bridge; you
know its pretty dark and lonely there, and /
thought I'd light the lantern. / took out
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-09-28

"Mr. Gibbsl Mr.. Gibbsl'' and Jacob, the
hired man, came running around the corner OF
the house. 81 wish you'd come down to the
barn and look at Watch l don't know what
all the dogl moment ago he came streakin'
through the pasture lot with his tail between
his legs and lookin' as wild as hawk. He
made dash for pile of hay and crept in, and
if l try to drag him out he keeps crouchin' down
and shiverin' and whinfh''
"You don't suppose he's mad, do vou?"
That's just what was thinking. You had
better bring along your gun in case he should
try 70 bite.
The farmer went back to the dining room and
took out his gun from behind the tai clock, and
loaded it, and followed Jacob to the barn. In 3
few moments he returned
"There is certainly something wrong with the
dog, " he said in answer TO his wife's eager in
quiry Jacob drove him into the doghouse,
of his hurting anyone. But what worries
most is, that Sam took the dog with him when
he went for the mall
You don't mean to tell me, father, that
Watch has come back without Saml Then,
something dreadful has happened" Mrs.
Gibbs dropped into chair, the picture Of de-
spair.
81 ought not to have told you, because You'n
fret SO over it. Hank! What was that? There!
told you SOL Here is the boy, now. to answer
for himselt.''
Steps were heard outside the door was thrown
open, and boyish voice called out: did you
think was losI?'
What kept You long. sam2'' asked his
mother.
WHY you see there has been an accident,
Just this side of the station. train was stand
ing on the side track, and there was a mistake
about turning the switch, and the regular train
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-09-28

Moja road, or the lone cocoa nut tree road. -
The lone cocoa palm which gave the road it's
name has disappeared, but further along are
hundreds of others. Cocoa-nuts are one of the
chief products of the island.
About two miles from Zanzibar was the coun-
try palace of the Sultan, and beyond that
matched hut occupied by one of the Sultan's
slaves. This slave married man with a
family, aud one of his privileges was to keep a
little stall by the roadside for the safe of man
goes. oranges, leaf tobacco. and other pICduc-
uons of his masters estate to passers-by.
This stall was usually in charge of youth OF
eight summers, whose mischievons. laughing
face was not TO be resisted. He was about the
color of mahogany, and possessed of pc
cullary large, good-nat ured mouth and big,
uneven tee n.
Observing that he wore no clothes, bought a
strip OF bright red calico in Zanzibar and on the
next evening pinned it around his waist. The
idea OF q white man taxing such tremendous
interest in him as this nearIy frightened the
litlle slave ous of his wits His broad grin de-
parted and he looked sober and dignifed as
judge.
BY the following evening however, he was
himself again, As 1 walked up towards his
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-09-28

all the problems of the day in about an hour,
and we did not leave q wrong that was not up.
| rooted.
Darling socialist, he is SO energetic,
| should like to begin this very day'b he
SAID. walking up and down with his fists in the
pockets of the red and black blszer
we might in a small way - said
He turned to look at me.
Are you going 20 laugh?' he said
Far from it, answered, though confess
l was smiling a little, but then I am always
smiling more or less when l talk with the So
ciallst.
lone always has to begin with the little
things. and was thinking OF something that
would De part OF the big scheme at all events.
you see one OF the points is that everyone is to
40 ms own work and not leave any OF il for the
other" TO do. Now suppose there was a boy-"
The socialist dimpiei and gave a dramatic
httle tap to the breast of the gay blazer.
Me!l' continued, Suppose he had q habit
OF leaving things on the chaiIs and tables ten
ms racquets and cricket bats in the hall, books
anu az mats ana papers anywhere they dropped.
VI course somebody else who had something
else to 90 would have to pick them nm and nut
then away, ana OF course that woulI take the
time That belonged fairly to their other work
ana IL would not be fair socialistic. You see
the point is that If you are good socialist you
one else. Isn't that truce
Yes, answered the Socialist, quite BEAM
ing over win the LEA and laughing that dear
iltIe laugh which to this day brings back to me
the years when he was almost baby with a
lot OF curly bright hair and face thai Iangbed
II you are good socialist you will hang nm
your hat ana not leave your bat in the hail or
your racquet on the piano -
1hat is the principle, - l answered vrhiIa
ne hugged me with the red and black sleeves.
toned ii, - ~~ A-~S-
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-09-28

| he depended on. Very often there's hitch
somewhere with the wheels. Sam has been
| detained, that's all. He'll be here before
| long,
II hope so. am sure. The rest of US have
mad our supper. but we might as well have
the farmer jumped mp from his chair in
s ai5gs Ypu don't mean to say neither that
10 the house this hall hour. '1-'
Mrs. Gibbs could not help smiling as shs
answered quietly: well, 1 wouldn't worry
over II II were You, Any one OF DOZEN things
- True enough. The horse may have SHE'D
and thrown her. or the saddle may have turned.
for she role the gray colt to- night This is a
different affair altogether. Minna is a girl,
while Sam i. a hoy and can look out for himself
better. Besides, she was put in my care, and
shouldn't feel very comfortable II anything
happened to her. -
Minna was the farmers niece. She had been
sent to Meadow Brook to get the benefit of the
bracing mountain air, and her two brotners,
George and Hally, who had come to take her
back 10 the city, were stopping at the farm for q
few days OF nuttln- and hunting.
After short pause Ms. GIobs asked an1-
iously: But why did you let Minna ride the
coIt4''
1T was all wrong, I know, but it was the last
OF her stay here and she begged hard that
couldn't bear 10 refuse her. And then she's
long enough TO be pretty sure that he ha Int any
bad tricks: Hadn't you better light the FIRE,
mother? It's cod here, - and he glanced a. the
wide fire. place with it's huge backlog aud and
irons piled with hickory.
~ thought wou d wait until Sam and Minna
came. They will be chilled through and through
and it will be comfortable eating here by the
blazing fire.
Farmer Gibbs walked up to the window and
stood looking out. How dark it grows?'' he
said, and isn't it strange that Minna DOESN'T
Gomez
Isn'tis strange that Sam doesn't come?''
The farmer wheeled suddenly and faced his WIFE
1t is strange, mother; there's no denying it, -
ne picked up his hat anu went into the entry.
followed by Mrs. Gibbs. AS he opened the out
side door chilly blast swept through the mar
row passage way. Mrs. Gibbs started nervous
ly. How the wind how!sI IL sounds dismal
enough. -
The farmer stepped out on the stone doorstep |
and listened intently for few moments. As he |
turned to go N he heard a shout.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-09-28

ring
The common bear is lazy brown brute. abou.
one-half the size Of a grizzly. He always insists
Ii the ''hugeer''
| Next in order comes the big sleek black bear;
II. But when ''cornered" he fights we'll and
like lion. bites 70 the bone
| black bear with big ears. He is ubiquitous
! gets into pig pens. knocks over your bee hives.
breaks open your milk house, eats more than
| two good sized hogs ought to eat and is off for
the mountain top before you dream he is about.
| The first thing you see in the morning, how
! ever, will be some muddy tracks on the down
steps. For he always comes and snuffies and
| shufties and smiles about the door in good
natured sort of way, after he has eaten up
everything in the milk house.
Our 9Th member OF the great bear family is
not much bigger than ordinary dog. But he
Is numerous, and he. too, is nuisance.
The California dog is a lazy, degenerate cur.
de devotes his time and his talent to the hea.
Not six months ago saw coon, on his way 20
my fish pond in the pleasant moonlight, walk
within two feet of my dogs nose and not dis
tuTb his SAUNDERS.
such thing as hydrophobia in California. But
as our gs too lazy to bite anythiu we
have thus far been unable to find out exactly as
to that
This last named bear has big head and small
body: has long, sharp nose and longer and
sharper teeth than any of the others; he is
natural thief, has low instincts, carries his nose
close to the ground and wherever possible makes
his road along on the NOISY surface OF fallen
trees in humid forests. He eats fish. dead and
decaying salmon, in such abundance tina. his
flesh ia not good. The latter is no lean meat
and except for the name and curiosity OF it, is
unfit for the table.
1t was with that last described specimen of
the bear family that this fourteen year-old boy,
who had run away from school and hired out TO |
some horse drovers, went ia swimming years |
and years ago. The two drovers had camped to |
recruit and feed their horses on the wild grass |
and clover that grew on the headwaters OF the |
SacramC n 20 river, close up under the foot OF |
Mount Shasta; p ,easant spot it was, aud in the !
pleasant summer weather.
One warm afternoon the two men sauntered |
ieisurely away mp Soda creek to- where their
horses were grazing belly deep in grass and |
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-09-28

engaged him TO join our expedition as tent and
table boy. As we entered the wild territory Of
the interior, and were in danger of meeting war
parties of Nasal any time. / used to twit Chris
topher about his sling and his alleged ability to
kill Nasal warriors.
He had as expected, turned out to be the
timidest person in the caravan. His presump-
ton in talking so bravely at Frere Town seemed
to weigh very heavily on his mind. now that we
were really in Nasal land. VISIONS of the Nasal
used to trouble him even in his sleep. He used
% sleep under the caves of my tent. Occasion
ally in the stiffness OF the night, when the D.en
were all asleep, Alfred. who had been dreaming
of .he Nasal, OF the old davs when he was
captured in Kavirondo BY the Arabs, would u. ter
a yel of fright. and with terror-laden cries of
''hooroo! hooroo!' would rush into the tent
and crouch at the foot OF my bed.
With chattering teeth he would whine and
hide his face. used to try to shame him out of
his unreasonable fears By advising him to sleep
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-09-28


all them. They are often broken and bent; and
they are always of dim yellow color. II is
from this yellow hue of the lions teeth that we
KAYE the name of one of the most famous early
flowers of early May-daDs de leon-tooth of the
lion. Get down your botany now, find the An
gIo-Asian name of the flower and fix this TACT on
your mind before you read further.
know OF three men, all old men now, who
have their left hands all covered with scars. One
is due to the wolf; the others owe their scars to
red mouths of black bears
You see, in the old days ont here in California,
when the Sierras were full of bold young fellows
hunting for gold, quite a number of them had
hand-to- hand battles with bear. For when we
came out here 1.-The woods were full of 'em.' -
OF course the first thing man does when he
run and he has no gun-and that is always the
time that he finds a bear-why he runs himself;
that is, if the bear will let him.
But 1t is generally good deal like the old
crusader who caught a Tartar long ago
when on his way to capture Jerusalem with
Peter the Hermit.
knighty old crusader, who sat his horse with
lance IN rest on hill q little in the rear.
Come onv'
81 can't! I've caught Tartar
well, bring him along
''He won't come
''Mell. then, come without him"
lie won't let me.'
And SO it often happened in the old DAYS ont
here. When man caught his bear ana
didn't have his gun he had 10 fight it out hand
had knife in his belt A knife never gets ont
OF order. never snaps and a man in those
days always had to have il with him to cut his
food, cut bush. '.cievice" for gold and SO on.
OH 1t is grim picture TO see young fellow
In his red shirt wheel about thrust out his left
hznd, draw his knife with his right, and 90
breast to breast with the bear erect strike and
strike and strike try to reach his heart before
the left hand is eaten OF to the elbows
We have i've kinds OF bear in the Sierrss
The boxer" the 'biter. ~ the '.hu gger ,, are
the most conspicuous. The other two are a sort
OF .ali-round'' rough and tumble STYLE of
fighters.
The grizzly is the boxer: a game old beast he is
too, and would knoc3 down all the John L. snI-
llvans You could put in the Sierras faster than
you could set them up. He is kingly old fel-
low and disdains familiarity. Whatever NAV be
said 70 tine contrary. he never hugs In
some desperate cases he has been known to bite
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-09-28
The Boy who Went in Swimming with a Bear

HAT made these ugly row
of scars on my left hand?
Well. it might have been
buckshot; only it wasn't.
Besides, buckshot would
be scattered about, 'sort
OF promiscuous like, =" as
backwoodsmen say. But
these ugly little holes are
all in q row, or rather in
two rows. Now a wolf
might have made these
holes with his fine white
teeth. Or q bear might
have uone it with his
dinsy and ugly teeth;
long, long ago. I must
here tell you that the
teeth of G bear are not
nearly SO fine as those of
the wolf. And the teeth OF
l. L =
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-09-28

match, and Just then heard crackling in the
bushes, and then came a low. savage growl.
Watch who was few feet behind me, heard it
too, and bristled up and started for the thicket,
but the mex moment he backed out and dashed
up the road like mad
II struck match, turned up the wick and
held mp the lantern that I could see all
around me. and / m positive that I saw some
dark thing like shadow bound of, and heard
another growl in the Distance
II guess II was the dog remarked the
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-09-28
SOME EAST AFRICAN BoYs
BY Thomas Stevens, Author of .Around
the World on n Bicycle" scouting
for Stanley, Etc.

He writer spent a year
knocking about in East
Equatorial Africa in
quest of Mr.. Stanley
and the Emiu Pasha re-
lief expedition, which
had at one time not
been heard of for more
than twelve months.
Anon glmy recollections
OF the strange life of
East Africa not the least
interesting are several
young boy friends that l
have made down there.
When in Zanzibar |
used to take a Ion : stroll
eve y evening along
what is caliei M,Np,i