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Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-07-27
THE GIFTS OF THE GREAT.
They are Attributed to Eugene v. Dsbi
by n Friend.

They are Attributed to Eugene v. Dsbs
by Friend.
William c. Pomeroy In Eight Hour Herald.
am sitting on the stage at a great
meeting Of the people. My eyes are
closed in dreamy reverie. | hear voice
whose re.onant tones are familiar to my
ears. The voice, the words bear me in
imagination back to the days of Rome
and Caius Gracchus, Is proclsiming the
coming liberty OF the people. The words
of flaming eloquence suddenly change
into the rugged tones OF Cola di Rienzi,
crying, "Arouse, We Romans Arouse, ye
slaves" The words are sweet to the ears
and stir my soul to ecstacy. Soft am
no longer in the eternal city but wander
among the hills and dales OF Judea, and
the voice has changed again. This time
tits the compassionate tones of Him OF
Galilee beseeching to Glove We one an
other" Now swift-chanring in its mel
lifluous harmony hear Pandora
whisper 1.-The dawn approaches,
take heart Of hope" and Prom
etheus answers with the echoed
grosns Of suffering, signing souls. The
air is now filled with stirring martial
music, and above it's unchanging caden-
zas pours forth in passionate appeal the
steutor voice of Peter the Hermit, raising
in the bosome Of men the lethargic love
OF dnty. Aye, on the German hilltops
pulpited he speaks, and Hermanic, in
deep toned thunder, hurtles back, II
come" Now there is silence for space,
and the changing draperes OF imagina-
ton disclose newer scene.
am in a meeting OF the Virginian
Burgesses and the voice has taken on
the tones Of Patrick Henry. 1t says
Eternal vigilance is the price OF liberty,
and she who would be free himself mus
strike the blow" Now, tits Thomas
Jefferson giving utterance to 1--WE hol,
these truths to be self evident, that al
men are born free and equal.
And lol Even as the soft tone
of the "chosen son" die into tn
distance, the voice of Andrew jackson
hurls forth the edict, Each man an,
every man in this country, by the Eter
nal, must and shall be free" The echo
ing ages take up that dictum and
becomes mingled with the tones OF hin
who st Gettysburg spoke the Immortal
flaming words, "This nation under Go
shall have q new birth Of freedom an
that government Of the people, by til
people and for the people shall not pc
,, ish from the earth" Scarce hs
the utterance Of the martyr cease
! to Ell the air when Lowell softly sayl
"He's true to tod who's true to man; whenev
wrong Is done
To the humblest and the weakest meath the a
beholding sun,
That wrong is also done to us; and they are say
most base
9 Whose love of right Is for themselves and not
all the race
- My brain Is pnzzled. How comes it,
ask myself, that these heroes, dead ii
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-07-27
w II EAT.
Some Facts and Figures why Prices are
Low.

Some Facts and Figures why Prices are
Low.
During the month Of May Great Brit
aims total imports of wheat were nearly
1000, 900 bushels larger than in May,
1898. Yet it's imports from this country
decreased l, 250, 900 bushels. This differ
ence was made up, as it was in the pre-
ceding months, by heavy increase over
last year in the shipments from Russia,
Australia and the Argentine Republic.
From the Argentine Republic England
received in May 100000 bushels more
than last year. gain OF AZ per cent
from Russia, 1850. 900 more, an increase
of 200 per cent; from Australia, 203, 600
more, an increase OF 40 per cent. In
most respects the record OF May was sim.
liar to that Of the four months preceding
The principal change in the situation vas
the larger increase in Russis's wheat
exports during May and the much small.
er increase in the South American move
ment.y For the five completed months
England's receipts OF wheat from Russia
were only double last years record; in
May three times as much was taken az
in 1898. Nearly twice as much wheat
came in the first five months from the
Argentine Republic as came year ago
in May the increase over 1898 was less
than one half. But the decrease in las
months shipments from this country fel
not far below the seasons average.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-07-27
THE VIEWS OF GROssCUP.
Organizations Have Gone on Growing
Until Manhood aud individuality are
Sacrificed.

Organizations Have Gone on Growing
Until Manhood and Individuality are
Sacrificed.
Illinois furnishes Judge Grosscup with
the text for his memorial day address,
and this in the form OF an extract from
LincolD's Springfield speech in 1858, in
which he predicted that the house d.
vided against itself, that is, the nation
part free, part slaveholding. could not
stand that q crisis would soon settle
it one way or the other. Judge Gross
cup secs that the spirit OF the age, which
eliminates individuality. has been
driving both labor and capital to COM
bination. He shows how the great ma
tional enterprises OF the latter half of the
nineteenth century, beginning with
railroads and telegraph, have absolutely
required combination of capital for
their realization, until corporate exist
ence has almost obliterated the in
dividual from industrial life and elm
I'M ted competition, and he questions
whether corporate and all other con-
solidated management OF individual
holdings should not be denied, except in
those necessary agencies where without
it industrial progress could not be
achieved"
So with labor From little societies,
where obligations were voluntary, or,
ganization has gone on, until, in every
specially. workers today are COM
pressed into unions where the individ'
nal will is merged in the master will Of
a ruler or committee. Before boy car
learn a trade he must receive a permit
from the supervising body, and before
he can work at his trade he must ma
circulate into the obligations which thu
union imposes. The remainder Of his
life as mechanic is simply one loni
subsection to the direction oil others. HI
can work only when they grant leave
at wages they approve, and he must b.
ready, at any notice. to deliver up hi
family to hunger and the street when thu
call for strike comes"
The Judge goes on to point out tina
the success Of commercial society de
ponds upon a free play Of competition
for individual intellect and labor. An
other plan will eventually end in tyr
amy or explosion. Combination d.
stroys equal opportunity, cuts dow
personal independence and debase
/ manhood. The result is, mankind
$ divided into two camps. "In one th
3 enforced discipline leaves no will b,
. that Of the leader, no individuality e.
0 eept that OF the esprit de corps. In til
Q other. the loom OF consolidation is wea
J.. ing Into eingle fabrics the individu
holdings and personality Of America
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-07-27

gone, are near me still today? What
power permits them to quit their add
ing places within the crusty bosom of
Mother Earth, and visiting again the
haunts Of mortal men pour forth their inn
mortal utterances My rummaging mind
takes on newer consciousness. Revere
lifts her leaden hand from off my brow
my eyes open and gaze upon vast multi.
tude of people-men, women and child
rem. Men are standing on the seats and
hurting their hats in the air; women are
weeping in joy and waving hsndker-
chiefs. All, all shout in clamorous &C.
cord. Their eyes are riveted upon the
stage and upon man who is grace
fully bowling acknowledgment to the
thunders of applause. am near him I
gaze into his face. IT'S the face of
Eugene " Debs.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-07-27
Politics In the House.

From the Chicago Tribune.
Mrs. Observation-Disclosures, isn't con-
gress democratic by big majority?
Mr.. Winterbottom-Yes.
"And was it democratic votes that put
the tariff on sugar."
at WAS. What OF IL"
at will make sugar higher, won't it ?"
Eyes, little"
"Then democracy is going to make our
living more expensive. isn't it?"
"See here, Mrs. Winterbottom! I'm
going to buy a barrel of sugar for the
kitchen before it goes up. Then when it
does go up it will be worth more than
paid for 1t, and We will be just so much
better off On account of that tariff. Don't
you see? You go back to the baby.
What does a woman know about politics,
anyway"
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-07-27
Tho Raising of Sh eep.

Writing of sheep and wool markets
past and present, John A. Crags says
1.-THE three degrees Of development in
sheep farming in this country may be
indicated by saying that the first is wool
growing, the second mutton production
and the third early-lamb rearing. In the
far West the fine-Mo DOL sheep conforms
best with the. care and the herding tina
is satisfactory for the growing of wool in
the Central States the production of NUT
ton is more profitable, az it is more in
harmony with the system of general farm
ing that 10 common therein, while in the
East it is equally true that there is more
profit in supplying the early lamb trade.
The market for wool has made the first
mentioned Improbable and the outlook
remains gloomy, so that it is only. neces-
sary to consider the fattening Of sheep
and rearing of early-lambs as the two
most profitable lines OF the sheep industry
in the markets Of the future"
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-07-27
THE GREAT STRIKE.
1t IL between tOrganized Capital ON ON
Side aud Organized Labor on the Other.

1t IL iBetween organized Capital ON Ono
Side aud Organized Labor on the Other.
This strike, which had its inception in
sympathy for the unfortunate employ es
OF the Pullman Palace Car company, says
the Chicago Times, has resolved itself
into great struggle between organized
labor and organized capitalize first
fighting for the right OF existence, the
latter for the preservation Of a system
under which labor can be made to bear
all the burdens and uncertainties of the
railway business, thus assuring the safety
and productiveness Of capital. The mem
bers Of the American Railway union are
not fighting for themselves alone but for
basic principles underlying the organiza-
ton OF labor. Nor are they lighting the
Pullman company alone, but powerful
alliance OF railroads, freight and passen-
ger lines, terminal and depot companies,
and related interests. That this alliance
exists is proved by the fact that every
move Of the railroads is carefully dis.
cnssed before it is made in the General
| Managers association and that its YER
dict is binding upon any road concerned
in the strike. This association Of agents
of the monopoliea even proposes to i'm
port men from the east to replace strik
ing trainmen and switchmen throughout
the west. All this goes to show that /,
is an organization of capital against
which the American Railway union 4
making such puckv stand for the rights
of organized labor. If they are wise the
leaders of all the trainmen's organizations
will go to the assistance of Presiden
Debs of the American Railway union al
once. The engineers and firemen's
brotherhoods could give particularly val
liable aid at this juncture, and by rem
dering useless the work OF non-unioI
switchmen the General Managers asso
citation may import they could assure
much quicker victory for the men thar
they can hope to attain without assistance
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-07-27
sOMETHING DEBs SAYS.

The Pullman strike Not The Underlying
Cause of the Trouble.
President Debs, OF .the American Rail.
way Union, is reported as saying:
1--WE are stronger than ever. Nothing
can break our forces but usurpation and
tyranny. l am threatened with arrest
What for? For organizing labor. We
say to capitalists, Here is our labor and
these are our terms This is legalthis
is the spirit Of the age. Mr.. Havemeyer
organizes sugar truet and says to the
public. Here is my sugar and these are
my terms" He has polluted the national
legislature. have acted honorably and
committed no crime. The United States
authorities are bringing themselves into
contempt by wanton violation of law
and the constitution. The common peo-
pie are beginning to understand this.
Capital insists upon looking upon labor
as it did upon slavery, that it has no
right, like capital, to ask or exact terms.
This is the principle of slavery. l want
to call the attention of the people of this
country to this. The Pullman strike,
which, while it has actuated it, ia not the
underlying cause of this trouble. The
people of this country are paying over
IS ,000,0 900 a day in interest. This ie
grinding productive industries out Of their
profit and piling up money in the money
centers. What old England failed to dc
with soldiers in the 18th century, she il
doing now with the gold standard. Over
$500, 900 900 each year goes there to pay
interest. We are not responsible for the
lawless element and loss OF property. MOI
even disciplined armies have ever been
able to prevent this element from rising
We ask the public to be patient while
labor stands with its back at the dool
that leads to seldom and says to its op
pressors: Thus far and no farther Il
is better to lose little now than more ir
the end, and with it constitutional lib
erty."
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-07-27
Speaking and Writing.

From the Salem Indepe adent.
Few persons are capable OF writing and
speaking equally well. Addison, who
wrote with exquisite grace, was not even
fluent talker, and we all know how
poor Goldsmith Numbered and floundcred
when he desired to shine in society,
how By ron broke down in the house Of
lords, and what desperate failure Bull
wei Lytton made at the outset OF his
parliamentary career. There are many
fair, commonplace writer's who are also
fair speakers. bu. there are few men who
are at the same time both great writer's
and speakers. The reason OF this is that
the qualifications Of the writer and
speaker are essentially different. The
leading variance is that more time is al
lowed for one than for the other, and,
hence. different faculties are required
for different objects attained by each.
He is properly the best speaker who can
collect together the g,eater number of
opposite ideas at moments warning
he is properly the best writer who can
give utterance to the greatest quantity Of
valuable knowledge in the course of q
lifetime.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-07-27

proprletorship. In the latter, as in the
former, individuality dependent upon the
generalship of the leaders for returns,
and upon their consciences for the dis.
charge Of obligations to others, will soon
be lost altogether"
Asking himself what is to be the end Of
this tendency, or whence deliversnce Is
to come, the judge is apparently in doubt
He thinks limit should be set to the
field of organization, but he cannot point
out how it is to be done, only suggesting
to preach the gospel Of independent man
hood.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-07-27
A Wonderful Pigmy Engine.

D, A, Buck, a resident Of Waterbury,
Conn, once made q perfect steam en-
CINE that was 30 email that the engine,
boilers, governors and pumps all stood
on a space only one-fourth OF an inch in
diameter and less than seven-sixtesnths
OF an inch high. The engine had 14S
distinct parts, held together BY So screws.
The diameter Of the cylinder was but one
twenty. sixth OF an inch, and the whole
affair, not including the base plate,
weighed but three grains.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-07-27
Uncle Sam Sells . Dog.

from the buuHIO EXpfebss
Uncle Sam was in the dog business
briefly this week. The government had
possessed q wandering yellow cur for
nearly two weeks. The dog was cold at
auction in New York on Monday for 81
cents. When the steamship Elbs last
sailed from England she brought along the
yellow dog, little fellow with more ears
and tail than anything else. He had
boarded the ship without the knowledge
of the crew. After the Elbe had put to sea
the doggie became SO disagreeable that
no one would adopt him. Arrived at
New York Uncle Sam had to seize him
because no one had paid the duty
The yellow dog was boarded by thu
government for ten days before the sale
The bidding began with cent ant
closed with SO cents.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-07-27

From Life.
Cooney Dreistein-Don'd you own a
lot of stock in dot North Greenwich In
surance Combanyp
Mr.. Schlectenheimer-Yes; vhyp
Coony Dreistein-Den you peter sells
oud. I'm insured in dot combany for
dventy dousapd tolars, und l've had a
dream dot mine sthore purns down nexd
week.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-07-27

ooh, Wadsleigh, which way %
"Goine down TO have a pair OF trousers
pressed" -
trousers pressed? Where are they ?"
"Sb Got 'em on 7"
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-07-27
RIVER AND HARBOR BILL.
Oregon Has Jared Well at the Hands Of
the senate Committee.

Oregon Has Fared Well at the Hands OF
the senate Committee.
Senator Ransom, of the committee on
commerce, has reported the river and
harbor bill as agreed upon by the com
mittee. The total amount appropriate d
is $l2,626, 1870, an increase OF $3,0S7 400
over the house bill.
Among the important increases are:
Mouth of the Columbia river.. ......... .S256 900
Columbia river, to begin boat rail
way @epVo
SluSaW river ep,VVo
1lllalnoOk l,.oo
COOS ouVo
Senator Squire has succeeded in incor-
poratiug the Lakes Union and Washing
ton canal in the bill, with an appropri-
alton of 100000 to begin the work. The
other Washington increases are as fol.
| lows:
olympia
fugct oouuu
Duwamish o,VVt
The Upper Snake river, in Idaho, Sc
cures SIS 900 increase.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-07-27

Cities govern themselves in just three
states in the Union--Missouri, Califor-
MIA and Washington.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-07-27
Faith In tho Warning.

The Upper Snake river, in Idaho, 90
cures SIS, 900 increase.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-07-29
A Girl's Fest MOTTO.

With the body uncared for 1t does not
seem as if the mind could be in good
older writes Ruth Ashmore IN an earnest
discussion OF THE Physical Life or
Grip in the August Ladies' Home Jour
nal. And surely when one has bad
thoughts and bad manners the body will
cease TO be beautiful The best motto
for you to take in regard to Jour oody
is BE clean
Many of US are unhappily handicapped
from birth by ill-health. Then all that
we can do is to try and Keep as well as
nossible. and to determine that the weak
ness of the body shall not be reflected
upon the mind. When "one's back is
mad and ones legs are queer" then 10
make an effort to forget TINS ana TO MI
,he mind so full Of cheerfulness that the
tooker-on will believe one beautiful is
the greatest heroism. My dear girl. take
care of yourself; try and keep well and
cheerful. Few people die from overwork.
MANY lose their good looks from idleness
and sulkiness.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-07-29

EAGLE KIDNkPS A CHILD.
Colored Infant Deposited Cnhurt In
Trectop.

A big eagle, which has been seen sew
eral times recently among the rocky
crags of Broken Buck Mountain, about
twenty miles west OF johnson city. Tenn,
made it's appearance in the valley below
in a very startling manner. While some
colored women were washing clothes on
the brink OF small stream IL swooped
down upon them, says the Cincinnati En-
ouirer. and, Selling little pickaninny.
which was bound fast in heavy chair,
started to carry II away. char and all,
in its great talOns.
The prey was so heavy, however. that
the birds fight was slow and uncertain.
While trying to pick its way through
the top Of u tree Il rung OF the chair
caught on a broken limb, thus breaking
the eagles hold and saving the LIE OF
the child The infant was almost stripped
of its clothing, but was left seated III
an upright position, an adjoining brdnch
preventing the chair from turning over.
The terrified screams of the women
frightened the bird away and brought
some men TO the scene. After some de-
Law they succeeded in lowering the baby
with ropes 1t was not seriously hurt.
one claw of the bird left a deep incision
on its shoulder.
About five miles further on noun
talneer. who WAS returning from hunt
with his gun. fired heavy charge OF
turkey shot at what he supposed to be
the same eagle, as it descended into his
barn-yard after some chickens. One wing
WAS broken by the shot, and the bird.
thus unable to fly. was dispatched by the
hunter with rail from fence, after
hard fight, in which the man received
several very painful wounds from peak
and talons, 1t measured eight feet from
tip 10 tip
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-07-29
UMPIRE GIVES SATISFACTION

ST. LOUIS. MO. July 2s.-Louisville
won the game to-day In the ninth by
strong batting and the home teams err
rors. Nicol appeared as umpire ana
served 10 the satisfaction Of all. Attend
onca 9no Score: II. II. l..
Louisville .....O110O0O0 2
$, Louis ........ OO10O102 % e
Batteries: Hemming and Grim; Mason
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-07-29
The Monument to John Brown.

Abiding 10 the proposal to erect n
monument to John Brown at Harper !
Ferry, the Atlanta (Ga) Constitution
SAYS: 1T Is admitted even by fair-mindcd
northern writer's that Brown was rob-
Der and a murderer out In Kansas lie
went into Virginia to incite an insurrec-
ton OF slaves, in which the negroes were
expected TO burn, KILL and ravish. In
plain English, this was the old cut
throats's object and after generation OF
peace it is notifying to think that we
still have any fanatics. North or South,
who feel disposed to perpetuate him in
marble When Virginia hung John Brown
she set a needed example TO all States
that are menaced by such foes. II a
southern outlaw should ever invade the
North on an errand Of arson. pillase.
and murder. We hope that he VIII BE- sent
10 the gallOws. although he may plead
that ne was trying to emancpate the
masses from conditions somewhat re-
sembling slavery. No monuments should
be raised anywhere to such public enc
mics -
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-07-29

An aquatic booth which shall show
forth fishing, boating. and swimming APP
purtenances would be popular az a sea-
side fair. writes Mrs. Garrett Webster in
a page Of suggestions for The New Attn
letic Carnival in the August Ladies
Home journal Fishng-ints. rods reels,
nets baskets. flies, hooks, sink RS. floats.
and all the thousand ana one trifies which
the true angler considers as uecessarlcs OF
caps. tiny imitation canoe, and oars. oar
locks, and any and everything which per-
tains TO 'lif- on tho ocean wave
should have their corner In the aquat C
booth. Photographs Of the champion col
lege crews. and flags and bunting OF Har-
ward and Yale. Cornell and Pennsylvania
will make the booth attractive, both as
decorations and articles OF sale. This is
one place whore the college cOlors should
Haunt sayly.
one corner OF this booth might be de-
photographs, II they could be secured,
OF the feminine crews OF the boat md
canoe clubs at Wellesley College and La
sell. The colcrs of these two colleges
should blaze forth in The feminine pOr-
ton Of the aquatic booth.
a small booth should b. devoted to
golf, for although the game is as yet IN
it's infancy in this country. many y Oh! =
are already interested In IL, and many
more desire TO be. The booth may be
made gay with the golf flags. and among
the articles 10 be sold should be balls.
ball-cleaners. putters. drivers. cleeks
filters. hole-cutters. hole-rms. tees, Gibbs.
niblicks. cases, and gloves. Score-cases
and golf-manuals will also find purchls-
ers. as will bags OF ali sorts made In
the college cO!or5.