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Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-04-04
What a Boston Man Swallowed

There were u number of us in one OF
the London taverns made famous by
Dickens, when a great, big fellow
slouched in and made himself very
disagreeable with his mouth. One of
our party was a man from Boston,
and some way or other he and the
big man came to exchange words.
The first we heard of the row the big
man was saying:
"You Yankees is great on the
brag, and that's all you can do"
"Well, l dunno" replied Boston.
"But do. When did you ever do
q bloomink, blarsted thing?"
"How about 1776?"
"Never heard of it,"
GLOW about 1S12W
"Never heard of it,"
"Did you ever hear of Bunker Hill?"
81 have, sir. That's where 600 red
coats liked the life out OF a, 900 bragg
ging Yankees!'
IL guess not"
"Notl Does you dare to dispute
the Liverpool KIDD"
you'd better read what history
says"
81 havedone that ere, you bloc M
ink idiot; and it says as how all you
Yankees run at the first fire! Don't
it, now"
II never heard that it did,"
don't it say that"
The big fellow had pushed up his
sleeves and put up his fists, and it was
| plain that a row was on hand. He
was big enough to eat up two such
men as Boston, while he had friends
to look out for the rest of us. Our
companion, therefore, took the most
prudent course and acknowledged
that history might say so and prob
ably did say SO. This satisfied the
big fellow, and he turned away and
glared at a Frenchman, also q tour
ist, who had come in later. After a
long stare he walked up to Grape and
shouted:
BLAST yer Bloomink parley vous,
but we've always licked We out of yer
boots on land and seal"
You speak Won big lie!' shouted
the F'renchman, hot in minute.
"What? Call the Liverpool Kid a
liar to his facet"
aye! and shall now give you
Won awful beeg licking!"
Johnny" got out of his coat in a
jiffy, danced around with his hands
up, and to our utter astonishment
the Kid went right down into his
boots and skunk out of the room,
having no more pluck than q hen.
We sat there for five minutes before
any one spoke. Then it was the Bos.
ton man who said:
Gust think of it! l can lick six
fellows like that banty Frenchman,
and yet that big duffer made me
swallow two wars tor independence
and Bunker Hill on top of theml"-
New York Sun.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-04-04
Story of a Diamond.
Philadelphia Inquirer.

Philadelphia Inquirer.
'"There's the most beautiful did,
mond | have ever seen during an ex-
perience OF thirty years with the
sparkling gems" said an eteran dia-
mond merchant, as he held up a stone
that seemed to live in fire. From
every facet radiated brilliant colors,
and the hue of the stone was that
steely blue which delights every con-
noisseur of the precious gems. The
diamond did not weigh over six car
ats, but it was easily worth rs, 900.
THAT stone has a tragic history"
continued the man of jewels as he
laid the diamond to rest amid nest
of snowy cotton. 1T comes from
the De Beers mines, in South Africa,
and was discovered by a coolie en-
ployed by the Company. His practis-
ed eye saw that the gem was a marvel
lous one for beauty OF color, and O
desire to stealth overcame him. Well,
he did steal it, and to conceal the
diamond about his person-for the
coolies work almost naked in the dia-
mond mines-cut hole in his flesh
under the arm. But the wound did
not heal, and the observant eve OF
the foreman saw what was the mat
ter: A few days after he charged the
coolie with having stolen a diamond,
but the negro denied it.
when Jack, the foreman, reached
for his sore arm the thief made a
dash and ran toward the outskirts
of the camp like n deer. The fore
man followed him, but the fleet
footed negro outstripped him. He
knew that a severe punishment
awaited him ifcaptured, and conferred
all his efforts on getting away with the
stone, whose value would have made
him rich for life. But Jack was
equal to the emergency, and draw
ing his pistols shot the coolie through
the back just as he was taking to the
hills. His dead body was dragged
back into camp, his arm cut open
and this beautiful gem in the rough
was taken from the insertion. lisa
tragic story, but true as gospel, and
only a sample of what has happened
more than n hundred times in the
diamond mines of South Africa"
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-04-04
Funny Enough to be True.

Who has not suffered the torture
which goes with wearing new shoes?
The miseries of human life are many,
but few surpass in actual agony the
new shoe ordeal. All sorts of pain
less methods are suggested by reliev-
ing the incidental suffering, but l
never yet found one that was effect
i've. That queer mishap should
arise out of the discomfort inflicted
by the leather is not surprising. A
very funny one came to my know
ledge recently. A young lady of this
town donned pair of new shoes,
and, in company with her young
man, visited the theater. The pain
from the squeezing became so I'M
bearable after u hnlf-hour that in
sheer despair she slipped off the in
struments of torture and enjoyed
the remainder OF the play in peace.
To her horror, however, when tho
drop curtain fell 'he found that hor
feet had swollen to such an extent
that they could not by any exertion,
be forced on. After u fiuitless at
tempt no other course WIS left than
tc depart in her stocking feet. She
had delayed so long that no car
riages were visible and had. therefore,
to walk home, tho swain gallantly
carrying the causes OF the disaster. -
Brooklyn Ealge.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-04-04
Icould feel INV head swim. but |

it. could feel my head swim, but /
would not give in. All OF sudden
he jumped up and cried: Il did not
come here to be murdered and max
ing a rush jumped through the win
dow, taking sash and all with him.
1t was about twenty feet from the
ground, but when he landed he start
ed off as if a mad bull was after him,
and never saw him or his bill, for
l can't help if you don't believe me.
It's the truth, and if you come up
here tomorrow I'll show you the
man himself, and You can ask him If
it isn't so. boston Globe.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-04-04

SEVEN months of war, it is estimated
by the London Times. would cost Eu-
rope $1,000. 900. That is good argu.
ment against war, and 1t seems to be
needed because all the powers are
talking for peace with great force,
hoarseness and volubility. Further,
every power is increasing its standing
army. all the rulers are exchanging
compliments with the very evident iu-
tention OF coaxing alarm, and two OF
three rulers have exchanged tine kiss
bf peace with a loud smack BY the
way, seven months war would cost 8
great many lives and make husband.
less and fatherless u great many wo
men aud children.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-04-04

Miss REBEKAH f. ROBERTS has been
admitted to practice in Orphans Court
OF Philadelphia This makes the Sec
oud woman lawyer ut the bar OF that
city. the other being Mrs. Carrie b.
Kilgore.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-04-04

THE clean newspaper has, In the
long run. the most permanent circula'
tion and patronage. The paper which
goes into the homes and is read by the
families is the paper which counts its
subscribers by the year instead of de-
pending upon the fiuctuating sales Of
the news companies, and it is, after
all, the family paper which swings the
pOwer
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-04-04
Jag

|
This word appears to have come
into the world on all tours and all at
once. 1t is in everybody 8 mouth and
is applied to everything. The other
day an order was given for some
kindliDg wood.
"How much for two dollars?"
asked the customer.
"Quite jag," was the reply.
The custo mer paid the e Oney and
went away apparently satisfied.
And he was business man.
At the Chicago Opera House the
other night a man said that he had
Several jags of opera" and was
tired of it.
ave had several iags of prayer,
is the way q man described a praise
service at a heightened North Side
church.
A lady down East having become
puzzled over the word wrote to an
editor, Mr.. Dana, asking what on
earth it meant. Mr.. Dana always
takes an interest in what appear to
be trifes to many. One of his young
men was assigned to 60 back to the
creation of the world, if necessary,
and see where Gag" got it's start.
He found in Cassell's Encyclopedia
dictionary this:
Jag-1. A small load, as of hay,
grain, or straw. Etym, doubtful.
2. A saddlebag; peddler's wal
let.
Stormouth says:
Jag-(Gelic gog.) The nodding of
the head; short, irregular sounds,
then the sort of figures traced out by
the tremulous, irregular movements
OF bodies.
Jagger-One who jags, in scut, a
peddler.
Jaggery-The Indian name for q
coarse, dark sugar obtained from the
juice of palms and the sugar cane.
Continues Mr.. Dana's young man:
Here are four possible origins OF
the root Jag which is now used in it's
purity:
1.-The peddlers idea, the condition
OF mind and body most frequently
to be noticed in perambulating mer-
chants and thinkers. 2. (a) The nod
ding of the head as in drowsiness;
and (b) the irregular line described
by bodies moving uncertainty along
plane, as a sidewalk 3. The sug-
gestion of acrid alcoholic strength in
II solid, as sugar, which becomes
fluid easily. 4. The common pro-
vincial use of the word to express the
idea of "A light burden, o lightload of
irregular shape, asa little jag ofhny"
which is CLEANED with pitchfork in
the wake of the harvest wagon which
carries the bulk of the crop.
The present use of the word comes
most clearly, perhaps, from the last
of these tour possible sources, but in
cidental shades of meaning are seen
to be derived from the Others. The
jag in that state OF exhilaration pro-
duced by the absorption in the hui
man body ola greater or less quantity
OF alcoholic liquor. In it's primary
USE ~ iilplieu only u Httie iOdu,
but the word is elastic.
Its grand divisions are: (a) The
Quiet. Gentlemany Jag; (a) the Wind
ward Jag, in which the subject APP
pears to stand in great need ct a
centerboard to enable him to steer
a reasonably straight course (cf.
Stormouth SUPRA; (c) the Running
Jag, under whose influence the man
finds it necessary to progress in a
trot to avoid falling over forward-a
Chicago variety of the condition. and
(d) the Rip-Staving Jag, used as a
synonym for the Boiling Drunk,
where the man betrays an overween-
ing desire to MAIN, slaughter, Stay
and deal damnation round with u
free and impartial hand. This last
species OF jag has no special habitat
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-04-04

A MAN in Saratoga, N. Y, who
fought in the war without being regu.
larly enlisted, now finds his name on
the list of:deserters. The congressman
from his district has introduced bill
to relieve him OF the stigma.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-04-04

THE French Council OF Agriculture
has voted in favor OF imposing duty
Of 3 frances on Indian corn, 5 frances
on cornmeal and its derivatives, 8
frances on rice in the husk, and 8
frances on broken and cleaned rice
and rice flour.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-04-04

THE spread Of Edward Bellamy's
theories, as evidenced by the tremend.
GUS sale OF his book and the organi-
cation Of countless Bellamy clubs, has
raised question as to whether new
word is needed TO briefly designate his
followers,
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-04-04

IT'S curious feature In human
nature that while man will peril his
lie to assist stranger who is bel ng
forcibly robbed he will turn about and
delight in seeing that same man taken
in and done for by a skin" game or a
bunko man.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-04-04

THE French detective system excels
any other in the world. 1t is not a
creation OF political partisanship; it is
not organized for the purpose of con.
trolling elections and has no other
raison d'etre than the protection oil
crime. 1t is microscopic in its inves
legations; nothing is too minute to es.
cape its vision.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-04-04

w. M. Brooks, of Roxbury, Mass.
who is ninety-six years old, is the
champion "oid subscriber" He has
taken the Boston journal thirty con-
secutive years, the Christian Register
sixty-five and the Eastport Sentinel
seventy-one years.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-04-04

AT the request OF Mr.. Hirsch, the
American minister, the porto has i'm
prisoned in his own palace Moussa
Bey. the Kurdish chief, who Is charged
with robbing and outraging christians
in Armenia.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-04-04

mo money paid or being given al
this Office for votes"is the notice which
n Reading alderman, who was a can
didate for reelection, posted in his
Office. A new way of saying he did
not want the office. 1t worked.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-04-04

BERLIN has established perambulat-
ing postoffices, which are gre,t sue
cess. The mail carts drive about In
eleven different directions. deliver
local letters at their destination, and
sort the letters collected while they
are being taken to the postofiice.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-04-04

Mr.. WINGS Stafford has been
produced with brilliant success by the
students at Oxford university. Mr..
Irving. jr., played the principal part,
the title role.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-04-04

In Wilkie Collins copy Of Fosters
Life of Dickens" are found some in
teresting memoranda about Dickens
work. "Oliver Twist" Wilkie Col.
Inns thinks. is hopelessly bad in con-
struction; yet Nancy is one of the very
best characters that he ever created.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-04-04

The friends OF the wealthy Wall
street operator who committed bigamy
explain it as IA mental weakness due tc
necrosis of the ethmoid bone" With.
out stopping to ascertain whether OF
not the wealthy bigamist has such q
bone In him, most people will reach
the conclusion that the warden OF the
penitentiary Is the best authority on
such diseases
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-04-04

The need OF prompt action in the
matter OF protecting the forest lands
on the public domain has prompted
the incorporation of clause in bill
before congress authorizing the presi
dent. on request of the secretary o.
the interior, to use the army for the
purpose of guarding forest lands from
the depredations OF timber cutters.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-04-04

THE chain gang of Bibb county.
Georgia. is eighty-three strong. The
convicts are divided In two squads,
and the public roads of that county are
classed among the best in Georgia.
Why Is there not lesson In this for
every county In the United States?
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-04-04
IDAHO.

MRS. Harriet Beecher Stowe mad,
5000. 600 out OF Uncle Toms Cabin. :"
1t gave four millions OF people their
freedom.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-04-04

The Mexican government is encour-
aging the cultivation OF rubber trees.
A company has recently planted $780,
600 in Chiapas.
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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-09-20
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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-09-20
GoBBLED oBRIEN AND DILLON
Inc Two Irish Leaders Arrested
Charges of Conspiracy.

The Two Irish Leaders Arrested ON
Charges of Conspiracy.
LONDON, Sept. 1o-Editor O'Brien and
John Dillon, the Irish leaders, have been
for some time making speeches in differ
eht parts of ireland advising the tenants
TO refuse to pay their rent, and although
TINS Is violation of the crimes act, the
government seemed to be indifferent to
their actions. Consequently, when the
Two men were arrested yesterday and taken
TO ilpperary to answer a charge of con-
splracy, it was something of bonn bshell
III the ranks of the Narionalists. 1t was
immediately asserted that the govern
ihents object was to prevent the depart
ure OF the two men to the United States
where they were going To raise funds to
DE used In elccting Home Rule men TO
parliament
Something of IA aMisappreheusion.
Inns may have had some little weight
IN the matter. but is not believed to have
hai much. O'Brleu's last trip through
America and Canada did not have suffi
rient effect in evok;ng ili-feeliug against
England or in swelling the contributions
TO the irish campaign funds TO justify any
great apprehensions as TO tn. result of
.
nent may be made III reference 10 former
American journeys of Dillon af Red
moni.
farncii Counting ',n American Money.
Parnell however, has been counting
upon great results from the proposed
American stnmping tour as he is nerv-
"hsiy anxious To have II large fuad raise
Tor the important c,rrtinns of 1891, and
IL Is thought pussihl- that he will 20 To
the states and deliver n series of appeals
himself II OBrien. Dillon and others
VINO had expected TO 90 arr imprisoned
or Kept ut nome by legal Proceedings
Many NationaiistS think tiia-e arrests
Will have the effect to open the American
purse, and though surprised tney are not
at all discouraged. Il is quite probable
that O'Brien and Dillon will get the ex-
tent OF the law-six months in jail and il
Is stated that warrants are out for the
arrest of several other irish leaders
VIII Come Over as Substitutes
The Parnellites anticipate general
raid following yesterdays arrests with a
view of suppressing the league in all di-
rectlons. Parnell has arranged for an
early meeting of his followers in London.
L. T. OConnor and James J. O'Kelly
VIII probably take the berths on the
heu'oiiC engaged IOr " brien and Dill
Ion.
Comment of the London Press.
The Times says that the only cause for
surprise Is that the arrests have been SO
long delayed. The resoiute action of the
government will be eagerly welcomed by
all clear headed friends of civil order.
The Standard says the coup was admir-.
ably managed and the secrecy maintained
prevented the accused from exercising
their weli-known skill in opportune dis
appearance.
The Daily News says that Balfour has
an act of stupendous folly, for
which it is difficult to assign rational
motive
The Telegraph justifes the arrests, as
the Parnellites were becoming more dar-
ing IN the face Of the supposed supineness
of the government.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-09-20
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