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Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1892-09-23
time. without regard to rules and
limits of accommodations.
Mr.. Blaine Gives Ideas.

NEW YORK. Sept. IA Times spe-
cial from Bangor Me-. says: Mr..
Blaine has recently expressed to
friend his views OF the clear duty of
the government in the matter Of the
cholera. Mr.. Blaine said the duty was
clear and the path plain. In sub
stance it is to close traffic between the
OLD country. Canada and the United
States to everybody and everything
save the mails and citizens OF this
country now abroad. and to admit
these only after perfect precaution.
His idea is that there are not and can
not be commercial relations which for
a moment are to be considered in COM
parison to safety OF life. He has al
ways held this country to be depend
ent on no other save for some OF the
luxuries of life. and he thinks while
we may lose and cause loss in some
quarters, such matters can be easily
adjusted. He wanted everything now
on the water on the way from the
old world kept from the land and a
discontinuance of all foreign railroad
traffic across the states. Then he
would have the border policed to per-
fecticn. a rigid examination in all cit
les and towns of fruit ard he believes
President Harrison has the power to
so order by proclamation and that
there are no treaty rights to prevent it.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1892-09-23
Cholera situation atNew York.

NEW YORK. Sept. 9.-The cholera
situation at quarantine is no doubt
very grave. Not only are new cases
breaking out every DAY among the
steerage passengers OF the Inflated
Normannia ana Rugia, the former of
whom are on Hoffman island, but it
has now settled we'll among the crew
of the big express steamer who are on
board.
II anything can be added to the hor-
ror OF the situation. it is the fact that
the cabin passengers who have been
free from any sign OF disease are kept
like rats in trap, with the cholera
raging alongside OF them. mo ship
to put them on, says the health Off
Ger, while the agents, whose duty it is
to see the passengers cared for. say
nothing. DIR. jenkins has made siren
uous eXertions To obtain Il place to put
the well passengers. out up to the pres
ent he has been unsuccessful.
The government has refused the use
OF Sandy Hook Governor Flower has
taken no action on DR.. Jenkins re-
quest for possession of Fire island. ami
it has been impossible thus far TO rent
or BUY vessel.
As regards the situation at the lower
quarantine, things are much worse.
eleven fresh cases and four deaths
being the days record, though one OF
the deaths took place at q very late
hour yesterday.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1892-09-23
PICKED PARAGRAPHS.

Prussia has only one factory that
makes playing cards and its annual
profits amount to SS0o,oo
The monograph, with click at
tachmenL is made to announce the de-
parture of trains in St. Petersburg.
The speaker of the house of COM
mons receives IA salary of 95 900 a year
and when he retires he is raised to the
pccrage with an annual pension of
"a, 900.
Lassen county, Cal, farmers have
begun ii war of determination upon
the shags and pelicans that nest on
the islands in Eagle lake, to preserve
the fish in the lake.
The bridge of the Holy Trinity,
Florence, was built in 1869. 1t is 3a2
feet long, of white marble, and is even
now reskoned as being without rival
as specimen of the bridge building
art.
A Boston restaurant displays the
sign: "Oysters, steaks, chops and
etc, and local editor loyalty and
ingeniously comes to the defence of
its erudition by explaining that the
closing Authorization probably stands
for exceptionally tony clans"
A resident of Sangervillc, Me-, has
caaght eleven hawks and two owls
within few months in n novel trap
of his own invention A pole fifteen
or twenty feet high was placed on the
ground, the top sawed off square, and
common rat-ttap was placed on top
of the pole The hawks alighted upon
it to watch for prey with disastrous
results
An aged Detroit woman has had
queer experience. She originally had
black eyes and hair, but in the course
of time, when she had attained the age
of about seventy years, her hair turn
ed pure white This was expected,
but about a year ago her hair began
darkening, and is now as black as jet.
There is no doubt about the change.
nor was any artificial means used &c
p d zee it.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1892-09-23
Cannot Land Mt sandy Hook.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9.-General
Grant acting secretary of war, re-
ceived telegram from Secretary
Charles Foster. now in New York.
suggesting that the War department
allow Sandy Hook to be used as a
place OF retreat for the quarintined
cabin passengers of the Atlantic liners
now in the lower bay. A similar re-
quest was also sent by Austin Coroin
and by Agent Boaz of the Hamburg
American line.
General Grant took the request i'm
mediately under consideration, but
will reach no conclusion to-day. He
stated, however. that it was improb-
able that it would DE granted. owing,
for a reason, to the fact that the gov
eminent had important gun ranges on
the Hook, which would be greatly in
terfered with by the presence OF per-
sons from the steamers. Unless the
situation becomes so critical that it is
regarded as absolutely necessary to
land the detained passengers for bet
ter protection against the plague. it Is
hardly probable that the land will be
turned over to the health authorities.
but instead vessels will be used to re-
ceive passengers from those ships
having the disease aboard.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1892-09-23
FROST INJURIES CORN.
Cool Weather and Drouth Retarl
Growing Crops.


WASHINGTON, Sept, s.-The report
Of the Weather Crop Service of the
Agricultural Department for TIL week
just ended shows that in tn -)cky
Mountain regions, the south portions
of Texas and Florida, and along the
Canadian border from Lake Superior
to Northern New England the tenn
perature of the week has been
slightly above the normal, but in the
remaining districts the weather has
been cooler than usual, the greatest de-
ficiencies, varying from four to six
degrees, occurring over the section
from Southeastern Minnesota and
Southern Wisconsin southwestward
over Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Arkansas,
Oklahoma and Indian Territory, into
Central Texas. In the Pacific coast
States there was also deficiency in
the temperature, amounting to from
9 to G degrees in California and less in
theremaining districts. Warmer weather
is required for corn in the northern
portion of the central valleys, and
the harvesting of this staple will not
be completed before Oct. 1. Light
frosts occurred during the week in Colo
, RADIO, Wyoming, South Dakota, North
ern Nebraska, Northern Iowa, Mime
sofa, Wisconsin, and in portions of New
England, inflicting but slight damage.
A killing frost was reported from
North Dakota and black frost from
Northern Montana. More than the
usual weekly rain fell in the Upper Ohio
Valley, just west of the Allegheny
range; north of the upper lake region,
in belt from South-Central Texas
northward to Southern Kansas, and
with occasional local showers in por-
tions of the cotton region; elsewhere
there was a general deficiency.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1892-09-23
OUR ST. LOUIS LETTER.
Parades and Tableau the Fashion-A
Chance for tho Local Agricultural.


ST. LOUIS, Sept 12.-All the great
shows st. Louis is to have this winter
seem to group themselves about the
month of the Fall Festivities. The
crowd already here has arrived just
in time to see the big labor day parade,
which filled the streets with marching
men, flying banners and music, this
week. The celebration of German day
will take place before the people leave
the city. This is a festival peculiar to st.
Louis, which other large cities in the
United States are arranging to initiate.
There is a parade of tableauX on floats,
second in beauty only to the Yelled
Prophets procession, and an open air
entertainment in the afternoon at the
Fair Grounds, where national amusc-
ments hold the ground till late hour
From twenty to thirty thousand people
are in the parade, and over
fifty thousand go out to the Fair
Grounds, to say nothing of the thou
sands who ride out there to look at the
scene from curiosity.
Farmers in the Southwestern States
who have little corners of land which
they can't plant with anything profit
ably, would make a good deal of money
easily if they would follow the suggcs-
ton to them in the combination Just
effected by the castor oil mills in st.
Louis. This city makes over half ofall
the castor oil in the United States, and
the companies have got tired of the
I fluctuations in price brought about by
competition. They will now fix
the price of bath ..the .~lh bean
can make contracts for all the beans
he can raise at very good profit. The
new price of the bean will not be lower
than 81. so q bushcl, and at this price
its culture will be very remunerativc
+ to western farmers who go into the
business systematically, and contract
ahead for all they raise. The demand
is constantly increasing, and pro-
tective tariff will keep tn market
! from being flooded by the bean of In
dia, which is the only other country
which can compete with this in the
supply.
During the cool weather which
came on st. Louis just as September
entered, there was n short and violent
thunderstorm one afternoon, and the
observers up in the signal Office hastily
dropped all their work, and bringing
out all their instruments took observa :
tons during every minute while the
compared their notes with those re-
ceived from other parts of the country
which were taken during the storm,
and were disappointed
"Thc Agricultural Department Is
bending all its original investiga ton
now to the task of finding out where
these sudden local storms come FROM
said Observer d. J. Herndon. "and so
far we are not succeeding very well.
They drop down from nowhere, and we
can't trace them on a weather map at
all. Yet they do great damage some,
times. and it is important for us to as
certain something of their habits, SC
we can warn the towns and villages
in their track. We can't follow local
storm now fifty miles, while we can
follow the track of other storms
twenty-four hours before they get to a
given point"
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1892-09-23
John Greenlear Whittier Dead.

HAMPTON FALLS N. H.. Sept o.
John G. Whittier. the poet, died at
4:30 yesterday morning. Whittier
passed away peacefully. His nearest
relatives ana DIR. Douglas were at the
bedside when death came and he
seemed to be conscious OF his sur
roundings to the last moment The
funeral will take place at Amesbury,
Mass. next Saturday.
The poets last conscious utterance
was one OF recognition OF his niece.
Mrs. Samuel l.. Packard. who lived
with him for some years previous TO
her marriage. Mrs. Pickard asked him
yesterday afternoon if he knew her.
He replied: Yes | have known you
ali the time. and Immediately lapsed
into Inconsistencies. in which state he
remained until 4:3o this morning,
when he passed quietly away. His
END was peaceful and apparently pain-
less like one falling asleep fitting
close for such life. His body has
been taken to his home in Amesoury.
and his funeral will be held at $50
d. IN on SATURDAY..
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1892-09-23

WASHINGTON. Sept 9.-The sccre-
tary OF state has ordered the suspen-
sion from duty OF James c. Kellogg.
United States counsel at Stettin anu
assigned the vice consul to the duties
of the office. This action, 1T is said
at the department. grows out OF the
complaint OF the health officers at New
York on August 8 that the consul was
absent from his post and tho inspec-
ton OF vessels from that port was very
lax. Consul General Edwards OF Ber-
lin was directed to proceed to Stcttin
aud make personal investigation ana
a report was called for from the con-
sui. These reports were received
today with The result OF the above an
norncemenL
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1892-09-23
Tried TO Avoid Quarantine.

was informed last night OF what ap-
pears on its face to be a bold attempt
10 evade the quarantine regulations Of
of The country. This Information
came in Il telegram dated Virginia
Beach, Va. and signed by j. M. Dickey,
general superintendent OF the Norfolk,
Albemarle & Atlantic railroad. 1t
said that the steamship Lord Bangor.
reported to be from England, at anchor
about three miles out attempted to
land passengers by small boat six
miles south of Cape Henry in front OF
the Princess Anne hotel but was pre-
vented from coming to the hotel by
Captain Payne OF the life saving sta
ton. Mr.. Dickey asked if instruc-
lions could not DO given to the life
saving men to prevent vessels from
landing passengers on the beach and
scattering through the country. The
collector OF customs at Norfolk. Va.
was notified of this attempted action
on the part OF the steamers officers
and was requested to act in the mat
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1892-09-23

RECENT arrests of boys for various
crimes has had tendency TO in. uro
the theory that youthful diabolism is
principally due TO the deadly dino
novel. inasmuch as largo number OF
the offenders could not read at all.
To be raised in an atmosphere of
ignorance and depravity is quito as
bad for the minds of children as mis-
directed education of the primary
kind. After all II good deal OF ignor-
ance is more dangerous thing than
little learning.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1892-09-23

he said he desired to have his
testimony taken. A new trial was
granted upon the ground OF additional
testimony, and the witness for the
defence began as follows:
" Il am at present working as janitor
in the general offices OF the z. and Nj.
Railroad at \. l was formerly
telegraph operator. hav ng for fifteen
years worked at that business | was
thrown out OF employment through
misfortune. l knocked about at first
one thing and then another until
finally | became Il tramp. l was then
ashamed to acknowledge to any ono
that l had ever been telegraph
operator. finally secured my
present position at \. My duties in
and about the building require me to
be in the train dispatch o ice moro or
less On the day the wreck occurred |
was there from l 30 in the forenoon
until after the accident.
j noticed that the dispatcher who
was on duty at the time seemed to be
greatly agitated after he had sent an
order to an extra giving it the right
of track over train No II. He paid
no attention TO me- but after exam
lining his book co.ely tore out the
leaf upon which the order was writ
ten, it being at the top OF the first side
of tho leaf. Then turning frontwa d
in the book he tore out the other part
of the leaf and throw the pieces into
tho stove He then wrote the holding
order No. ~. in the book, and that
to tho extra underneath as the hold
ing order should have been sent first
to secure the superior train, which he
had intended but failed to do. The
holding order was never sent. The
signature was IL forgery"
As the train order book was in the
| hand; Of the court it was examined,
and verified by the testimony of the
last witness Not being pagod, it
was an easy matter to avoid the de-
lection OF any 'doctoring' unless it
was closely scrutinized.
The last witness proved to be tho
tramp to whom | gave my luncheon
on that stormy November night
Tho train dispatcher and not the
writer was convicted OF manslaugh-
ter and received the heaviest penalty
of the law.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1892-09-23

VICTORIA, b. c., Sept Q The council
of the British Columbia board of trade
has considered the seizure of the Brit
ish Columbia sealers by Russians. Presi-
dent Hale submitted correspondence
received from Capt. Cox, president of
the Sealers' association, also the dis
patch which he had foi varded to the
Dominion government, in which he
had protested against the seizure and
requested that immediate steps be
taken for the relief of crews of other
schooners sealing in Asiatic waters
and liable to similar treatment. The
presidents action was approved.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1892-09-23

DURING the discussions on tho ma
tive birds of this country at Il meeting
of the Massachusetts, Horticultural So
ciety. an amusing instance was stated
OF the wild blunders which law-mak-
ers may make when they undertake
to frame laws on subjects with which
they are not acquainted. especially
when requiring scientific knowledge
and as great mistakes by those who
attempt 10 carry out these laws. In
der what was called the Scalp Act"
$50. 009 was drawn from the public
treasury as bounties Tor the destruc-
ton OF wild cats foxes. minks. weasels
and other animals. an investigation
proving that at least $50. 900 was paid
for destroying beneficial animals.
Barefaced frauds were shown. and
bounties were paid for the heads of
common domestic fowls cartridges
aud cuckoos and the officers were
made 10 believe that the heads OF Eng
lsh sparrows were the heads of blood
thirsty devouring hawks and owls,
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1892-09-23

SoBRIETY and tranquility tend to
lf-command elf-governmcnt and
the reverence that each man ought TO
feel for his nature and for tho laws
plough and sow with the expectation
of the harvest liz duo season when the
years shall have come round; it is
another to ransack the ground in the
gold-iield, with the heated hope and
craving for vast returns to- morrow or
to day.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1892-09-23

The sediment brought down by the
river must be disposed of. 1t was
disposed OF in natures way before the
stream was hemmed in by artificial
banks when this detritus built up
through countless years the vast
plains of the delta 1t is disposed OF
now. when the flood crevasses come
and cultivated lands are buried inches
deep in fluvial slime. But when there
are no breaks this vast amount OF
earthly solution is not carried through
to the gulf; it fills in the rivers bed
and raises the Lowell of the bottom.
There is no more doubt of this than
there is OF any other fact in natural
history. 1t is scientifically true and
it has been proved by fact in the case
OF the great rivers of China, II not 10
that of the Mississippi itself.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1892-09-23

In our great overcrowdcd hives of
industry, song, instead of being re.
garded as helpmate to work is
looked upon as perhaps
not altogether wrongfully. If we con-
slider the pace at which the workaday
world moves now Whom weavers
and cobblers sang at their work the
science of valuing time by its meas
urement was unheard OF. Work is
probably not II whit better done now
adays than then, but it is done more
rapidly and when time means money.
the employer of labor very properly
considers that Indulgence in song
would mean putting a drag on the
wheel OF Time. So we may with
reason believe that in spite OF what
social dissectors and historians say to
the contrary life in the old days was
@ brighter labor than at present
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1892-09-23

THERE seems to be no end to tho
demand for the man who is up in his
line OF work. who is intelligent Wig
orous and prompt. Young men on
farms and everywhere will find a
sharp demand for their labor II they
earnestly seek to become thoroughly
intelligent in whatever they under
take. 1t is the intelligent man to-day
that we need on our farms in our fac
tories Offices stores and other places
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1892-09-23
TarR9 is no short cut to excellence.

THFRT is no short cut to excellence.
In every department OF human
achievement superiority is based upon
toll. and success is reached only by
effort. Drudgery in some form under
lies every performance that is OF any
worth, and he who plumes himself
upon his ingenuity in escaping from
it is like the man who congratulates
himself on his shrewdness in building
u house without the trouble OF laying
a foundation.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1892-09-23
A Frank Exclamation.

MIR Dashaway" said one of the
real lady b)ardess us she polished
her plate with her napkin. Il hope
you will pardon me for mentioning it,
but VIC ladies have been remarking of
late that you never appear at the
table twice wearing the same nocktie !"
"Ihe fact is. madam. said Dash :
away AZ he glanced grimly at Mrs.
Slimdiet the landlady. Il must have
some variety. '-Clothier and Fur.
nisher.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1892-09-23
IN FULL BLAST.
THE CARNIVAL AT ST. LOUIS Ex-
CEEDlNG ALL EXPECTATION.
Gilmore Concerts--Nancy Hanks to
Noat the Mile Record ut tho Fair.

ST. LOUIS, Sept. THE ninth annu.
nj season of the st. Louis Exposition
opened this evening in the presence of
an enormous crowd, every portion of
the magnificent building, covering as
it does I'm area of six acres, being
thronged. Gilmore with his band one
hundred strong will give four concerts
daily in the grand Music hall until Oc-
tobcr ed, and a number of special mu-
steal programs and special days have
been arranged. The National Travel
ers' Protective association have ar
ranged for grand parade on October
list, on the afternoon of which day the
Yelled Prophet will arrive by water
and after a military parade, hold
public reception at the Exposition,
which promises to be even more sue
ccssful than anticipated this year.
Arrangements are in active progress
for the great annual Fair, which takes
place the first week in October, and
among the numerous attractions an
nounced for that week will be attempts
on the part of Nancy Hanks and Mar
tina Wilks, the two fastest trotting
horses in the world, to break the mile
record recently established by the
former.
The next illumination will be on the
18th, and the success of the four illumi-
nations already held is a sufficient
guarantee of more magnificent spec
tacle than ever on this occasion.
The $4,000 lights with the count
less triumphal arches and clusters
of globes form magnificent spectacle,
while the electrical panorama and
pyrotechnic devices hold the crowds
enchanted each evening. An illustra-
ii III is given of the Grant statue with
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1892-09-23
A Revised Motto.

That's neat motto" said Briny
Billins to a real estate man who asks:
Why pay rent when you can own
your own homer
.Yes, was the reply. but have
ust had tenant who revised it in
way that made mo dislike it He
says; Why pay Tor II homo whep
you can owe the rent money!"
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1892-09-23

PARIS, Sept. s.-There are now 100
suspected cases of cholera at the Hotel
Dieu. Four patients received yester-
day at the Trosseau hospital died last
night. The statistics of the board of
health confirm the report of a slight
improvement in the condition of az
fairs in this city Yesterday there
were fourteen deaths from cholera Ia
Paris and five in the suburbs, making
total since the outbreak of tire
scourge of 305.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1892-09-23
IGnyiOuS Phiiad eipbia.

New Yorker-The travel over the
Brooklyn Bridge is continually grow
ing larger.
Cynical Philadelphian-Ain't most
Of the cemeteries over on Long
Island?
Yes"
Il thought SO. Texas Siftings.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1892-09-23

LAWSUITS generally originate with
tho obstinate and the ignorant but
they do not end with them; and the
lawyer was right who left all his
money TO the support of an asylum
for fools and lunatics. saying that
from such he got it. and to such no
would bcoueath it.