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Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-06-29
TAILOR DOVES COAT.
1t VIII Turn Bullets as n They Were
Peas

The newspapers both in this countr,
and abroad have devoted considerable
space to the sensational discovery Ct
Tailor Dove of Mannheim in his bullet.
proof cuirass. 1t will be remem
hered that his invention was Al
first received with ridicule, and for
time nothing more was heard of him
But Tailor Dove did not lose courage
he worked hard on his invention, max
ing many improvements, and finally
brought out a cuirass which has ftooa
the tests of the regulation army rifles,
both in Germany and in England. The
first OF these experiments took place or
April s, ia the Winter Garden a.
Berlin, in presence of Count Schu.
ualotf many high officers of She
German army and navy and diplo
matte representatives of the great Euro
pean powers. The fret experiments
were made by firing at a cuirass placed
on the body of a horse, which remained
calmly eating as before, not noticing tho
conclusion at all. Then infantry soldiers
fired at the celirass with the regular army
model rifle 8S (Scharfe PatroneD. the
cnirass being placed on plaster OF paris
bust. In neither case did tho balls pass
hh'Nush TIC htuOT, DlJ bney were IOun q
afterwards in the material, altered in
shape as il cut by a thousand knives
At the conclusion the inventor himself
placed the armor upon his own person
and stood the ordeal OF beinr
fed at at only few yards distance
he assured the spectators that he
had only felt the sligh,est
conclusion. The material from
which the armor is made is as yet Sc.
cret 1t is very stiff, however, and can
not be made into uniforms. The weight
is sixteen pounds, its thickness two cent?
metres, but the inventor hopes to reduce
the weight fully half The experiments
made recently in London were equally
successful. A practical test was given
at the ALEXANDRA Theatre OF varieties in
presence of the Duke Of Cam bridge and
several officers belonging to the army
and navy. Lee Milford German army
rifles were employed, the loading being
cordite regulation cartridges. A com
mittee of officers first fired at a target
made OF elm logs thirty inches thick and
pierced it through and through. Shots
were then fred at the cuirass without
producing upon it any effect beyond a
slight trace left by the impact of the bullet.
The Duke Of Cambridge examined the
cuirass after the firing was over and is
said to have pronounced the test com.
plete success.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-06-29
A NOVEL SUICIDE.
Made tho Guillotine with which II
Severed His Head From HIs I,odv.

Made tho GuilIntine with which He
Severed His Head From His Body.
The recent unsuccessful ATTEMPT of a
Chicago man to commit suicide by means
OF clum silly constructed guillotine brings
70 mind the eelf-decapitation of James
Moon, travelling man, in hotel in this
city, says the Lafayette, Ind, cores
pondent of the st Louis Republic.
When the man cana to the hotel his
trunk was over heavy. In it he carried
constructed for that purpose. The shaft
supporting the ax was made in three
sections, to fit snugly in the trunk.
These were taken ont and bolted strong
ly together. making the piece perhaps
seven feet long At the upper end of the
shaft what is known as broadsx was
firmly bolted. In order to give TIE AK
sufficient weight TO carry it through his
neck, Moon had placed bars of inch iron
three feet long along the sides OF the AK.
The lower end of the shaft was fastened
to the floor with hinge. On the sides
of a window frame was placed a little
ehelf, large enough to hold an old
fashioned candl-stick. A small eyehook
was fastened to the window frame.
through which stout cord was run and
fastened to similar eyehook on the ak
shaft. This cord was double or endless
and ran on either side of the candle in
the stick, an inch or two from the top OF
the candle, SO that when it burned
through the AK would surely fall, the
shaft having been fixed at an angle of As
degrees.
To the east Of the shaft. but in direct
n hnv Il
moved for the purpose of admitting his
head Moon was deeirous that his
features should not be marred by the ak
in its fall, and he had arranged the box
at such an exact spot that the AK should
not miss his neck, while preserving his
face from Disagreement.
Beneath his neck, at the point where
the ak would strike, he had screwed a
billet Of wood, which exactly fitted the
hollow at the back of his head, thus in
surfing clean cut of the AK.
When all was ready Moon lighted the
candle, lay down and strapped his feet
and body to the floor BY means Of leather
straps and eyehooks. He had pro-
vided himself with a phial of chloroform
and some cotton batting. He saturated
the batting wi h the anasthetic, then
thrust his imprisoned hands beneath his
and awaited the end. The
candle soon burned down to the cord, re-
leasing the ak, and Moons head was cut
from the body with remarkable precision.
Not scratch was made upon the chin.
he was unconscious when the
ak fell is, of course, a matter of coniect-
ure. The blood which saturated the
floor was the only "muss" made by the
self execution.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-06-29
THE FATE OF KAsLO,
One Life Lott and Property Aggregatine
500, 900 Destroyed.

A terrific windstorm at Kaslo, B. c..
Wednesday, caused wreck and ruin in a
few hours that 800 600 will not replace
The Galena Company's store, the Byers
Hardware Company's temporary store on
the ruins left by the fire, and the floating
warehouse in which wac stored a quantity
OF merchandise, were swept away and
nothing was saved. The government
wharf, which cost $1,000. is gone. Be-
tween 60 and 70 houses have been swept
out on the tide.
The only life lost, so far as known, was
that Of Mrs. D. G. McGregor, who, with
her husband, was assisting friends to Sc
cure floating household effects. They
were in small boat, and from a placid
mill pond the lake was transformed into
a raging sea in an indescribahH short
time. The storm struck the boat and
upset it.
Between and 5 o'clock the storm
burst. First a number of hot waves of
wind made people wonder what was com
ing, and men who had experience in
tropical climates began swapping warns,
but before they could finish them they
had to run for shelter, and for half an
honr such storm roged that no one in il
will fail to remember 1t the rest of hie
life.
At the height of the storm, about S 30
o'clock, all the houses below Third street
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-06-29
A Murder at kalama.

At Kalama, Wash Friday morning,
Joseph Cook shot and instantly killed
John Keller in quarrel over halt an
acre of land. The two men were neigh
boring farmers, living about four miles
north of this place. Ill feeling had ex-
listed between them for come time. The
first shot missed, but the second struck
Keller in the back as he was running
away.
Cocks wife during the dispute ran
into the house and procured shotgun,
and, giving it 10 her husband, told him
to shoot. When she saw that the first
shot Jailed to stop Keller she shouted /:
"Shoot him sgain." She has been ar
rested as an accomplish. Excitement
over the shooting runs high, and there is
talk Of lynching. Cook has always borne
a bad reputation, and he was under
bonds awaiting trial on charge OF in
cendiarism.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-06-29
BELGIAN PRISONERS,
SOLITARY Confinement "a It Ii Enforce,
Upon the Inmates

Solitary Confinement "a 1t Ii Enforced
Upon the Inmates.
from the Moth American Review.
The second method, Of inflctiny irk-
some and more or less prolonged i'm.
prisonment, is claimed by those who
practice 1t to be the most consisten. and
the most largely effective of all penal
systems. 1t is seen at its best in Belgium.
email, compact and prosperous
country, which has spared no pains or
outlay in perfecting it's prison arrange.
ments, and which is held up by some IA
model for universal imitation, There
is nothing novel in the disciplinary meth.
ods OF Belgium. They NAV have i'm
proved upon the original invention. bnt
that WAS first seen in the Quaker state
oil pennsylvania at the commencement
OF tins century. Solitary confinement. as
then devised, caused much controversy
Dut the system was as warmly defended
as 1t was strongly condemned, and il was
adopted wholly or in part by many OF the
countries in the Old World. As il exists
today in Belgium, in Holland and in
France, where it has but recently been
introduced, it has loet nothing Of bn.
rather gained in, that peculiar form Of
severity which originally produced such
an cutlery against il. The isolation is
complete and continuous.
The inmates of a prison never see each
other. Their only human intercourse is
with the officials, the governor, chap
lain, school master, trade instructors,
VINO visit them, no doubt, often enough
but cannot be called companions.
Closely hooded when at Large, exer-
cising strictly alone in small, tri-
angular slice of yard, hearing divine
service through the open cell door,
cut Off fcom all and everything
but their ghostly advisers and task
masters, the Belgian prisoner thus
spends any period OF incarceration up to
ten years. After that he is permitted to
pass into association if he pleases and il
he has sufficient wit left in his D or
added brain to make the choice. The
curious visitor will find constantly in the
great prison of Client a ward full OF
imbeciles, the degenerate products of a
strictly enforced, unduly prolonged sell
tary system.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-06-29
WHAT HE COULD DO.


The Boy Expressed an Opinion of His
Own Capability and Proved 1t.
From the Detroit Free Press
The mission worker had lot of bows
from the street before him, trying to see
what their capacities were for other work
than wandering. He had called up sew
eral of them and questioned them, and
came next to a red headed urchin of
about II. AS the boy rose to be put
through the course, one of the other boys
prodded him with pin. He jumped. of
course, but being on his good behavior
he managed to suppress his feelinge, al
though it could be plainly seen that he
was almost at the limit.
You want work, too, do your" asked
the missionary kindly.
The boy merely nodded.
What can you do?" inquired the mis-
sonary.
The boy could hold no longer.
II kin lick de stufiin' out OF de kid wot
s,icked me wild pin, an Pm goin' to do
it, ," he burst forth, and few minutes
later the job had been done thoroughly,
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-06-29

A dastardly attempt at poisoning is re-
ported from Kibbery, 40 miles from
Great Fails. Mont. Arthur Vieau, a
ranchman, was away from home for sew
eral days. After his return the first
batch of bread made those who ate it
dangerously i'll. 1t was thrown out and
killed the chickens and pigs. A quarter
of beef banging in the shed was found to
be doctored. A neighbor, Mrs Z. Nebet,
borrowed some -four and her family had
serious time of it. A stranger who ate
dinner there came near dying. Vieau
gave damaging testimony in an import
ant cattle stealing case some time ago and
claimed that his life was threatened by
defendant
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-06-29

went. At 8 o'clock the wharf was seen
floating of, and the government record
office went about the same time. The
front was blown ont OF the Great North
ern hotel, but no one was hurt by il.
The jail succumbed after short strugsle
and added its share to the floating wreck.
age The rear end OF the Theater Com.
;que was carried away.
A low estimate of the loss would seem
TO be 100000. A hundred people or more
having small houses in which they could
live in rent free, are now without home
and hare lost their all.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-06-29
The Marriage Tie.

from the San Francisco Examiner.
The idea OF peculiar sacredness in the
married relation. which has almost COM
pletely disappeared from the stage, il
rapidly disappearing from society at large.
When the growing conception Of the
relation as limited partnership for six
months or wear becomes fully estab-
lished something will have gone out OF
the life OF the race, especially out Of the
lives OF women, for which the ma
teral comforts OF modern civilization
will offer poor return. When the
ladies to whom the suffrage is the all
important need Of the age have accom-
plished the supreme reform that 10 now
absorbing their attention they may find
1t worth their while to see what they
can do towards restoring to their sex the
benefits conferred by the old and decay
ing institution Of the. family.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-06-29

cause OF its absence. Il certainlv -.
new to me to have poultry bouse With.
out vermin, and never had poultrv n
healthier condition or laying better than
during those ak years. '
l found the poultry business both
pleasant and profitable. Yet / never
could decide what it was that kent tbs
parasites away from the fowls ana tbs
house, except it may have been the brick
walls, that were always little cool md
moist to the touch Of the hand, and prob
AMY ay not suited to the life OF . vermjn.
!" nstever the true cause may be, the
h Iao, rems ans that this basement poultry
~, WIN walls OF brick, surrounded
oy earth nearly 10 the top on the nnt.
side, with a good roof overhead. and
kept clean and dry. made roostine place
where no vermin would come 10 fesd m.
on and annoy the fowls.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-06-29
Terrible Cyclone in Nebraska.

The northern part of Nebraska was
visited Monday by cyclone which was
terrible in its severity. 1t was about 20
rods wide and miles in length. Every
thing in it's path was swept from the
earth. A log IA feet long and II inches
in diameter was picked up and carried
distance OF 90 rods. The barne, sheds,
wagons and implements of D. w. Woody
were completely demolished. Rufus
Woody and his horse, in a shed, were
picked up and carried through the open
roof and landed again about 200 feet
away. Neither was serious injured.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-06-29
A Big Bag of Big Game.

rToln the LONDON news.
Mr.. SAWS elephant hunting expedi-
ton excites the Indian press on account
Of its wonderful success. In eight weeks
he secured 220 elephants, all near Jal
paiguri. He also bagged three tigers and
tigress-respectively 10 feet 2 inches.
8 feet inches, feet inches, and 8 feet
-one rhinoceros. an elephant of 10 feet.
five leopards, and elk sambul, besides
small game. Mr. Saw sold all the ele-
plants except twenty.six before leaving
Jalpaiguri
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-06-29
An Old Ballot Law.

The Portland Telegram says chat some-
body has delved into the archives Of Mas
sachnsetts, and dug up an old law which
was in force so years ago, and which
seems to have been a good system Of e.
cret voting. The machine politicians Of
pealed.
This old law first provided for the reg.
istration of voters. It next provided
that each qualified voter should make
out his own ballot, seal it in an envelope
and hand tito the election judges, who
were to deposit it in the ballot box. OF
course, all the envelopes were to be Of
same size and color, 80 that thew vould
not be distinguishable. II there was
more than one ballot in an envelope the
vote was rejected.
This system gave the voter all the time
ne wanted to prepare his ballot, and Il
was cast with the greatest secreev. TIA
candidate paid man any money for his
vote. there was no certainty that he
would pm it in the envelope that was
given him.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-06-29
Killed by CaBnib a IL.

Details of the fate Of three men who
were killed by the cannibals of New Ire
land have been received at Yokohama.
A japanese trading schooner went to the
island and the German captain, his Jap
assistant and native on the island went
ashore to trade. They could not barter
to their satisfaction, and the natives, en-
ragged at not receiving the traders wares
killed the three men. All were eaten by
the islanders in true cannihal style,
though one account says the German and
Japanese were not eaten, their flesh be-
ing deemed too sour.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-06-29
Brains and Writing.

The greatest and most useful worker in
literature is the one who can see some.
thing that is not visible, and which he
strives to make visible to the average in
telllgence of his generation, writes How.
ard Paul. Only through the literature
produced by such minds is the average
Intelligence dragged up in spite Of itself
and 1t is the browning glory of Journal I'm
i'll the nineteenth century, that it gives
bread and meat to workers of this kind,
no would languish otherwise. II John
Milton, or Lord b, ron, or Lord Macsuley
were alive today they would probably be
newspaper workers. doing articles for A
living, and would thus be enabled to
work for posterity with full purses. 1t is
fact-of which the newspapers have n
right to be proud-that the men who are
doing the worlds best work with the pen
get The best part of their living out of va
rious forms of journalism. There are
exceptions, OF course. The colleges SUP
port come. By one form or another OF
teaching, some are enabled to do their
best work for the future; but, as a rule,
the men who are making contemporane-
GUS literature, making their living by ap-
pealing to their own generation-by at
tempting to serve, if not to teach. it.
through the newspapers 1t is often said
that matter written for the newspapers is
not literature. This ie nonsense, ior no
matter how ephemersl it may be in it's
intention, it is enduring in its effects, if
it has brains behind it. The man who
has brains cannot help putting them into
what he writes, whether he is writing
only for the next day, or whether he is
trying to write something for the .emot-
est posicrity
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-06-29
burned to Death,

Marguerite, the 5.year old daughter of
Mr., and Mrs. A. X. Burford Of Walla
Walla, was fatally burned about the face
ana body on Tuesday afternoon. In COM
pany with the children of Mr.. and Mra.
Jack Leahy, the little one was playing in
the yard, and in some manner had OBJ
tanned possession Of bunch OF matches.
The matches were ignited and the blaze
caught in the skirt Of Marguerite, who
ran screaming towards Mrs. Leahy. 4
short distance away. The 9-year-old son
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Leshy caught the girl
and quickly wrapped her in . large
shawl while Mrs. l.. procured a blanket
and succeeded in smothering the flames.
not, however, in time to save the little
one from terrible burning on the back.
arms, face and neck. DR.. Bingham was
immediately called and did everything in
his power to alleviate the child's suffering
but there was little hope Of recovery.
at 10 O'Clock Wednesday morning death
relieved the sufferings Of the child.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-06-29

A device in use by the Baltimore
Traction Company allows the fire depart
ment's hoses TO be carried over the tops
of cable cars, and thus there is no delay
to traffic during the continuance Of a fire
on the line of the road
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-06-29

w. A. HALL. j. AItSHIE
AlLSHIE Il HALL,
Attorneys at Law,
And Notary Public. Will practice in the
State anu Federal Courts OF idsho. All bust.
ness entrusted 10 our care VIII receive our
most careful and prompt attention.
Granseville ana Mount Idano.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-06-29

d +. FULTON,
attorney at LatU,
Legal papers carefully and accurately
drawn. Collections given prompt
attention. VIII practice In
all the courts OF the I'd
Judicial District
Of idaho.
GRANGEVILLE IDAHO
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-06-29

T w. SHANNON,
Civil and Mining Engineer,
o. s. Deputy Mineral Surveyor,
Grangeville Idaho
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-06-29

T. c. M DEWITT. MARK W. MUSGRovE
MoDevitt & Musgrove,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
GRANGEvILLE, IDAHO.
Will practice in the supreme court and
other courts Of Idaho and as hington. Spe-
cial attention given to mining litigation and
criminal law.
once opposite Jersey House.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-06-29
Drank K. FOGG,
LAWYER,

III F. SAMUELS,
Attorney at LasU,
Practice in all the courts Of Idaho. Special
attention gwen to mining It'll. aiion and
real estate. Collections receive prompt at.
tention. Business attended TO AT once. No
delay.
ONCE opposite Postoffice,
GRANGEvILLE IDAHO
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-06-29

DENTISTS.
Lewiston and Grangevilld, Idaho.
All kinds OF dental work done in first
class style at rea. onabls rates. Gold Work
a specially Teeth extracted free of charge
when plates are inserted. All work war
ranted. Office in Grange Hall, upstairs.
ALL WORK WARRANTED.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1894-07-07
THE SOUTH INVITES.

Amid all the strikes and riots and
bIoodshcd at the North, the South is
as peaceful and tranquil as a sum
mcr day.
Today the newspapers tell Of the
killed ami wounded at the North, Of
the destruction of property, Of the
suffering of hundreds Of thousands.
And the South moves on in its IN
dustrial progress, unaffected in any
great degree by the troubles Of her
sister sections. New factories are
going up, new enterprises being
started, railroad systems are being
organized and roads that have long
been in the hands Of receivers are
now being set on their feet again.
Recently in New York representa-
tive northern capitalists met with
representative men of the South and
together they talked over the plans
for the development of the great re
sourccs Of the section The canitoI.
ISIS wore IMPRESSED with tho Sontb
as a field for Investment and en-
dcavOr and shc s]outhcrncrs we're
encouraged by the favorable attitude
of their northern brethren.
The South has q nonulotion that
is wholly American. There are no
dvnomitcrs here no anarchists and
no strikers. except in a narrow strIp
through Tennessee and Alabama
The Sontb i comnosol Of American