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Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-06-05

BUT land is not a thing of human pro.
duction, and taxes upon rent can not
check supply. Therefore, though tax
on rent compels the land owners to pay
more, it gives them no power to obtain
more for the use of their land, as it in
no way tends to reduce the supply of
land. On the contrary, by compelling
those who hold land on speculation tc
sell or let for what they can get, a tax
on land values tends to increase the com.
petition between owners, and thus to
reduce the price of land. -Progress and
Poverty.
TRACING out the cause of unequal dis
tribution of wealth which appears in
all civilized countries, with a constant
tendency to greater and greater in
equality as material progress goes on,
we have found it in the fact that, rs
civilization advances, the ownership of
land, now in private hands, gives
greater and greater power of appro-
priating the wealth produced by labc~
and capital. and Poverty
If | have worked harder and built
myself good house while you have
been content to live in howell, the tax
gatherer now comes annually to make
me pay a penalty for my energy and in
dustry. 10y taxing me more than YOU
Progress and Poverty.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1891-09-24
!" August.
Flower

The Hon. w. Fennimore Is the
Sheriff of Kent Co., DEL, and lives
at Dover, the County Seat and Cap
ital of the State. The sheriff is q
gentleman fifty-nine years Of age,
and this is what he says; II have
used your August Flower for sew
eral years in my family and for my
own use, and found it does me
:" more good than any other remedy.
" | have been troubled with what
" call Sick Headache. A pain comes
!" in the back part of my head first,
" and then soon general headache
until | become sick and vonit.
. At~times, too, T have a fuliness
after eating, pressure after eating
!" at the pit of the stomach, and
sourness, when food seemed to rise
up in my throat and mouth, When
I feel this coming on if I take a
" little August Flower 1t relieves
" me, and is the best remedy / have
ever taken for it. For this reason
Z" I take it and recommend it to
others as a great remedy for Dys-
"pepsia, &C." o.
G. G. GREEN, Sole Manufacturer,
Woodbury., New Jersey, U. 8. A.
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ABOUT MAPLE SUGAR.
The Difference Between the Real and the
Spurious.


Spnrions.---
In selecting a cake of maple sugar to
eat shun the small, square, hard bricks
that look as though they were COM
posed of coarse sand and pounded glass,
and choose from the larger cakes that
have fine smooth grain and delicate
golden brown tint To be fresh and
pure IL should cut almost as easily as
cheese, and melt in your mouth with
out leaving any unpleasant taste.
Some people have an idea that the dark,
wet, soggy cakes are the purest and
more like the old=fashioned sugar made
by their fathers. This is not SO. 1t is
not natural for maple sugar to be black
any more than for it to be swhite, and
while the dark sugar shows the pres.
cnce of dirt and leaves and smoke from
the boiling place, and the addition of
gthe cheapest cane sugar, so the almost
white, glistening, grained maple
sugar shows that it was made by mels-
ing over some of last years stock and
adding to it the common coffee sugar
of the store. Maple strip, to be pure
and just right to eat, should weigh
about eleven and onc-half pounds to the
gallon. When poured out in glass il
should be clear and amber-hued with
out containing dark streaks. If. after
it has stood in the dish few hours, a
dark sediment is found in the bottom il
is not pure maple sirup, even though
the man who made IL should cut down
the tree from which the sap was drawn
and haul it to your door in proof of his
claimsA utica IN. W Observer
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Modern Young Men.

Effemipate Ag men arouse the
wrath of "a la} ftcr. who thus dis
courses, At aVitfie function not long
ago the majority of men, both married
and single, talked in effeminate voices,
using their infections and accent pre-
cisely as women do. The tastes also of
the modern young man are towards the
effeminate. Many young bachelors are
keeping house by themselves, and they
can tell you all about it, from the price
one should pay for tea to the proper
width of a tablecloth hem. But this is
not the worst was paying a visit one
afternoon and ON being nshered into
the reception room saw the young man
of the house, u boy of nineteen, sitting
by the window busily engaged in doing
drawn work! He had his embroidery
frames and was deftly weaving the
threads of an intricate spiders web pat
tern In AMI out with seeming satisfac-
ton. He spread out his work for inv
inspection-it was sideboard cover
and patted it, smoothed It and hold it
up in various lights, precisely as = girl
might have done. Though should have
enjoyed taking him by the coat collar
and gently dropping him IN a clear cold
pool OF water, bravely repressed my
disgust and admired his skill, -Phifa-
delphia Press.
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How to nc elm sheep Ral.,n,.

While very large crops of sheep are
handled successfully and with great
profit by such as understand the busi-
ness. the beginner should be content
to experiment at first with only few.
and to grow up with the business as
he becomes familiar with its details.
Will. large flock. should disease get
among them, the novice would be
wholly at a loss as to what course to
pursue, and would probably lose most
of his flock, and thus become dis
heartened with the business. Sheep
require the constant care of some one
familiar with their needs and habits il
they are to be kept in large numbers.
But when cared for inteliigently. they
are probably more profitable than any
other live stock. IN. w. Farmer
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SIGHTS ON THE SUN.


Terrible Effects OF tho Explosive and Cy-
clonic Forces Now at Work.
The ancients who believed that the
sun was as smooth and spotless as a
golden mirror would be unspeakably
astonished if they could see it as it has
appeared when viewed with telescopes
the last few days. Two large groups,
or rather rows, of spots, which are yet
visible near the center of the disk,
have exhibited to wonderful degree
the terrific effects of the explosive and
cyclonic forces that are now, month by
month, gathering greater energy upon
the SUM- Holes large enough to sMal=
low up the earth with plenty of room
to spare have been formed there in the
sight of the astronomer; shining bars
like bridges of fire; the twisted forms
of the great fame-like phenomena
which project hundreds OF. miles over
the edges of the seemingly black and
bottomless pits have given evidence OF
the operation of mighty whirling
power, and the puncturing of the
bright disk with crowds of compar-
atively small black holes in the neigh
borhood of the greater spots has shown
that over hundreds Of thousands OF
square miles Of the solar surface tre-
lhendous rain of elected matter is fall
ing back upon the blazing photosphere.
Yet the changes that these outbursts
are able to effect in the solar light and
cheat bear SO small a proportion to the
whole radiative energy Of the sun that
it is still an open question whether
the earth feels them to perceptible
degree or not. 1t is only when sun
bursts out with such overwhelming
might as was exhibited by tile famous
star in Cassiopea in 1872, or by a starin
Cygnus in 1876, or by a star in Andro-
media in, 1885, that the planets circling
around it are swept with fire. There
is no known reason to believe that our
sun will behave in that manner, at
least in OUR time, and so everybody can
enjoy the marvellous spectacle of the
sunspots without apprehension for their
consequences " Sun
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A door from main barn opens into
the sheep she'd The latter is 10 by 40
feet, is open on the south (this opening
ing is covered by extension of manure
shed), with large double doors taking
UP the entire north end, so that a
wagon can be driven through, to put
corn into crib and remove MANURE
The cattle shed adjoins the sheep shed,
and is IL by 40 feet, fitted with stalls,
feed boxes, managers and stanchions for
fourteen cattle. Five openings or win
dows and one door, between sheep and
cattle sheds, are arranged SO as to en-
able us to get feed tocattlc from main
barn. The windows in the cattle
shed are placed at convenient distances
for throwing out the manure. The
space left by extension of manure shed
is utilized by building COW house
that will accommodate two cows and
calves
This barn built three years ago at
cost of about $3.50, exclusive of cattle
shed and cow house; the latter built
myself, with help of farm hand, out
of material taken from an old barn
which we tore down, except the
stanchions, which paid carpenter IS
for making. The barn is made through
out of hard wood (unplaned), princi-
pally beech. 1t has proved convenient
=andEmeetss eanirements Oft tot
horses, rs to so sheep and 16 cattle; it
also Is not too exaetiHg on a slender
purse. Country Gentleman.
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The GIrls Of WINNIPEG.

During the short time we were in
Winnipeg we were struck with the
beauty OF the Canadian young ladies in
this little city of the prairies. The
Resale, the prairie flower" Of our
youth must surely have come from
somewhere about the central part Of the
Northern American continent. Where
as In New York it took US eight days to
find five handsome women, in our four
hours at Winnipeg we saw many pref
t., welldressed girls. and four perfect
beauties. Such bright, flashing. eyes,
such winsome vivacity Of expression.
1t would not be fair to the others to
say too much about the exact place to
find one or two Of them; but il had q
younger brother in search Of a beautiful
young Canadian wife, should gently
suggest to him that the Hudson Bay CO. s
store in Winnipeg contained something
else well worth looking at besides furs.
Magazine.
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THE FARMING WORLD.
cHsAn AND CONVENIENT. q



1 B.rn rH.t csn n Buils for Two o.
Three Hundred Dollars.
send plan Of . cheap barn, combined
with sheep and cattle shed, with base
mcnt omitted Tho barn proper Il -
by 10 feet, posts 30 feet. which gives me-
ample room for storing away hay. etc.
The lower barn floor Is raised ~ feet
shove the floor Of the horse stable.
There is no partition between the main
barn and the horse stalls. The horses
face the center Of barn. with feed boxes
and managers placed conveniently for
giving them feed and water. A double
door ON hangers opens into the main
barn, arranged so that wagon can be
driven into the barn An open manure
shed on tbs south side next to the horse
barn is IL by 20 feet; the manure from
horse barn is thrown into It through
windows conveniently placed Aylarge
corn crib occupies the space In north
west corner Of main barn. A double
granary, with bins for bran, etc, occu-
pies the northeast corner. The space
between corn crib and granary is used
for storing reaper, drill, horse-rake,
plows, etc. The upper floor extends the
entire length and width of the barn
Hay, etc, is thrown down through an
opening left for that purpose.
In the subjoined plan, clear openings
are doors, openings with one line across
are windows.
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WHEN MEN SEE SNAKES.
The Appearance of the Reptiles Is Due I
Congestion of the Eye-Neins.

The Appearance of the Reptiles Is Due to
Congestion of the Eye-Neins.
The cause of persons whose nerves
are excited by protracted and excessive
use of stimulants seeing the shapes of
animals passing before them is not due
wholly to the imagination. In fact the
fancy only operates to induce belief
that what is seen is alive and hideous.
The eyeball is covered by network
of veins, ordinarily so small that they
do not intrude themselves visibly in the
path of the light that ensers the sight,
but in the course of some diseases these
veins are frequently congested and
swollen to such size as to become Wis
ible, and when this happens the. effect
generally is to appear as il there were
an object of considerable size at dis
lance from the eye. 81
Of course, this vein is generally long,
thin and sinuous like serpent, and
the figure seen is frequently startlingly
like snake. That they seem to live
is due to the fact that they are often
not in perfect line with the direct front
Of sight They are either to the side,
up or down from the foe is; therefore,
when discovered, the victim naturally
turns his eyes. toward the effect, and
the effect, of course, moves away.
The eye follows, and thus contipu-
GUS and realistic motion is. got. Now,
If the eye. be returned to the front
again quickly it willsee another snake,
which, if watched, will glide away in
the same manner The writer OF this
is afflicted by malarial disease, and af-
ter his eyes are thus congested many
strange shapes and clouds pass within
his vision, which, If he were ina ss1te
of nervous collapse" might easily be all
that are seen by those suffering from
delirium tremens.--N. Y. Times.
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visitor, and drew forth chair for him,
with secret nuttering at her heart =
she remembered her sister-in-law's IN
situation.
But Fell was evidently bent on maxi
:re himself agreeable.
AN 50 you've struck out for your
sell, he observed. ..Gittin. along first
Hxate, opine. You must show me your
garden.
Il haven't got any garden, and you
sha'n't see it, declared Miss Ferobia,
inconsistency. ITS all choked up
with weeds couldn't keep them out.
An what with the bugs, an the rab-
bits an pigs, amt gotta csbbage-head
left, skeerceiy."
.'Sho', now, you don't sayi Why. II
that amt too bad, = responded Felix,
sympathetically.
..An' the varmints has took all my
young chickens continued Miss
Ferobia- .'An' Farmer Nubbins is
a-goin' to shoot my COW, an, am
The thought Of her woes was too
much for her, and she began to sob
Historically.
Don't cry, Miss Feroby; please don't, >
urged Felix. He sha'n't shoot your
COW. promise you"
But Miss Ferobia shook her head, and
dried her eyes on the corner of her
apron.
.I'll sell the cow she decl AIRED,
soberly. "An' I'll go an hire out some
where. can cook If / can't make gar.
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oddltiea Ahont EIsas.

Nothing curious about a flea, Ell?
Let us see. Put one under strong
microscope. What transformation!
1t seems to be clothed in armor from
head to foot" formed OF brown, over
tapping plates that are SO exceedingly
tough as to be almost indestructible.
Its head is small and very thin, with a
single black eye on each side, the rays
of light scintillating through the tiny
optic like sparks of fire. Puget man
aged to look through the eye of flea
with his powerful glass, finding that its
surface diminished objects in size while
it multiplied them in numberAa man
appearing like an army of fairies and
the flame of a candle becoming a
Thousand tiny stars From the shape
of its head and for other reasons the
flea is supposed to use but one,eye at a
time. The offensive weapon of the
little creature is composed of two pal
pi, or ''feelers, !" two piercers and a
tongue. When it feeds it stands erect,
Ghrusting this sucker into the flesh,
and will eat without intermission il
not disturbed. The fea's manner OF
breathing is still undetermined, but il
is thought to be through two small
holes at the end Of the palpi. st Louis
Republi
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THE VALUE OF WHEY.
When Sweet It Makes Who'll esome and
Excellent Food.

When Sweet It Makes Wholesome and
Excellent Food.
Whether or not whey is worth any
thing as stock-food is question often
asked. When fed sour, there can be
but one answer, it is worthless or
worse. With sweet whey it is quite a
different matter. Prot. Henry, of the
Wisconsin experiment station, has
published in bulletin No. 81 an interest
ing record, of which the following is q
brief summary: j.
Four trials were conducted at this
station during the fall and winter of
1s90-91, for the purpose of ascertaining
the value of sweet whey for pig feed
ing. The results of these trials show:
l. We were not successful in MAIN
tanning pigs on whey alone.
2. Pigs fed on corn meal and shorts
with water required $50 pounds of the
mixture for 100 pounds of the gain.
3. When whey was added to the corn
meal and shorts mixture. it produced
a marked saving in the amount of grain
required for good gains. This was
true for mixtures varying from two
pounds of whey to one of grain, up to
ten. pounds of'whey to one of grain.
4. 1t was found when using whey as
a partial substitute for grain, that 76O
pounds of whey effected saving of 100
pounds of corn meal and shorts mix
ture.
5. Using these figures, if corn meal
and shorts are valued at S12 per ton.
then whey is worth eight cents per
hundred pounds; at SIS per ton for corn
meal and shorts, whey would be worth
ten cents per hundred weight.
8. Shorts, pea meal and oil meal. or
like feeds should be mixed with whey
for growing animals. Some corn may
be fed atall times, the proportion, in
creasing as the animal approaches ma
turity.
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The Termination Not the Man.


The reputation is not the man. Yet
all true reputation begins and ends in
the opinions of mans intimate
friends. He is what they think OF him,
and in the last result win be thought SO
by others. Where. there is no solid
merit-to bear the pressure of personal
contact is but vapor raised by
accident or prejudice ana will soon van
ish like vapar But he who appears
to those about him what he would have
The world think of him, from whom
every one that approaches him in what
ever circumstances brings something
away to confirm theNloud rumor Of the
popular voice, is alone great in spite OF
fortune The malice Of friendship, tie
-httleness Of curiosity, aare as severe
tests as the importantly and en- argec
views of history. IN. Y. Ledger;
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WHO IS THAT OLD JAY2


Chicago gentleman Of wealth and position
was walking upon enc Of the uitra-fashionable
thorOuzhfsres arm In arm with an old man who
wore clothes that can only BE- purchased 1T .
country store. He was one Of those kind faced
and vigorous old men, and the atmosphere
around him suggested the scentof clover fields
10 the vulgar pariance he was Jay An &C
1uaiutance OF the Chicago man. seeing him In
company with this suburban individual. in q
facetfous manner asked: Who is that old
iayf' The following is the answer he received
who is that old Jayf Well,
IL won't take very long TO tell.
Did I get him out Of a grab bagf No;
made his acquaintance years ago
II was over there In the Buckeye state
That he and became intimate;.
by Jovei It's thirty five years to-day
Since was introduced TO that old Jay.
Yes, his whtskers are cut a little queer,
HIS clothes look rather awkward here,
There Is = contrast between his and mine
Well, style never was much In his line;
Yet somehow. I'm kind Of fond OF him.
Yes, know he's a farmer while I'm In the
Swim"
I'm showing him all the sights to-day,
And having fun with that old Jay.
The first remember Of him, way back
He Whitfield for me jumping jack.
thought IT the funniest KIM OF thing,
TWAS ecstacy to pull the string;
And then we'd SIT by the big wood fire.
And he told me OF David and Sol.ah
I've spent many happy hours that way.
Being entertained by that old Jay.
Then I've often leaned on his good wlfe's knee.
And been told Of Hun from Galilee
rSuffer ifttfe children to come iiHto me,
For Of such is the Kingdom Of Heaven said He.
1he gates OF Heaven were opened wide,
And Jesus beckoned her to His side.
shed many, many scaiding tears that day.
As stood at her cofin with that old Jay.
Time flew fast and years rolled on.
birthday came, was twenty one,
I thought life on the farm too slow,
10 determined that would go
To some great city and be swell;
The neighbors said was going lowell.
d. course the neighbors would have their say,
But ono had faith; 1t was that old Jay.
] left With. bis blessing and dollars too.
That blessing was luck and the dollars grew
Heap upon heap until my fortune was made;
owe tito him and the wise things he said.
J know he looks sort of awkward and queer,
But II II wasn't for him wouldn't be here
Let e-intreduee yeaE0 rtdenat= hurry away
lie Is my father. Is that dear old Jay.
Chicago Herald.
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~ as Sne e,ayeTS
womanhood, every young girl needs
the wisest care. Troubles beginning
then may make herwhole life mis-
cradle.
But the troubles that are to be
feared have positive remedy. DR..
Pierce's Favorite Prescription builds
up and strengthens the system, and
regulates and promotes every proper
function. It's a generous, support
ing tonic, and quieting, soothing
nervine "a legitimate medicine, not
beverage, free from alcohol and
injurious drugs. It corrects and
cures, safely and surely, all those
delicate arrangements, weaknesses.
and diseases peculiar to the sex.
A remedy that does cure is one
that can be guaranteed. That's
what the proprietors of "Fayorite
Prescription think. If it doesn't
give satisfaction, in every case for
which it's recommended, they'll re-
fund tho money. No other medicine
for women is sold on such terms.
Decide for yourself whether some
thing else sold BY the dealer, Is
likely TO be { just Is good for
ron 70 buy.
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An amateur photographer went
thirty miles out in the country to take
some choice views filed fifty plates,
and found when he came to develop
them at home that he hadn't opened
the shutter Of his camera He had
pressed the button, but for. some reason
it hadn't done the rest.
Record.
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It's Excellent Qualities

Commend to public approval the California
liquid fruit remedy Syrup Of Figs. It ii
pleasing to the eye, and to the taste and by
Bowels It clesnses the system effectuallv
thereby promoting the health and comfort
Of all who use 1t.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1891-09-24

The Burlington Route, q, h. & q. r. R.
operates 700 miles of road, with terminl In
Chicago, st. Louis, st. Paul, Omaha, Kansas
City and Denver. For speed, safety, com.
fort equipment, track, and efficient service
it has no equal. The Burlington gains new
patrons, but loses none.
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two pieces, B B.. one foot long, to A
and @ as shown, SO that they are per-
pendicular to @ and parallel Sharpen
the ends The material may be all
haif-inch stuff, or a and b Of lath.
Three laps equal one rod. Orange
Judd Farmer.
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HAVE no equal as a prompt and positive
cure for sick headache, biliousness, consti-
patton, pain IN the side, and all liver trou-
bles. Carriers Little Liver Pills. Try them.
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THE diplomat who said that tale bearers
could not occupy high places never saw
monkey 60 for acocoanut tree -Elmira Gu