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Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1895-02-01

All constables and registrars of
election whose bills are not allowed
at this term, are hereby notified to
bring in their bills, duly verified,
at next session of this Board.
Liquor bond of Josh S Fockler,
retail liquor dealer, approved and
filed; j M Dorman and Patrick
Toal, sureties.
Liquor bond of Ben Gerding, re-
tail liquor dealer, approved and
filed; GDSmith and PToal, sureties.
The clerk is hereby authorised
and ordered to advertise for bids
for the county printing, as follows:
until Saturday, April 6, 1895, the
clerk of the Board of County COM
missioners will receive sealed bids
for the county printing for two
wears, the commissioners reserving
the right to reject any and all bids.
The one to whom contract is "a
warded to publish all proceedings
of the Board of county commission
ers, both at regular and special
sessions, to give notices of regular
and special meetings of said Board,
all notices, reports, etc, of Auditor
& Recorder, Treasurer, and Asses
sor and Collector, publish delin-
quent list, publish time of holding
terms of district court Idaho coun-
ty, and all notices of the Board OF
county commissioners, publish no
tees of election and election tick
cts. All bids to be accompanied
by good and sufficient bond for
$4,000 that if bidder is awarded
the contract he or they will file a
bond in the sum of 100000 fol-
faithful performance of contract.
The clerk of district court is
hereby ordered to purchase sucl
supplies as are required inthe Office
The Board hereby gives notice
that sections 1873 and IVA of tn,
Revised Statutes will be compiled
with hereafter.
The clerk is hereby authorise'
and ordered to advertise for bid
for 10000 shingles, more OF less
for the court house, grand jur
room and porch of the Jail. Fac
bidder to state the kind of shingle
he will furnish, at the court hous
, at Mt. Idaho, the price thereo
and to file good and suflicien
,, bond in the sum of $4,000
The clerk is also ordered to at
= vertise for bids for the laying {
Q said shingles four inches to til
o weather.
. The clerk is further ordered
Q advertise for bids for medical "a
$ tendance upon county poor, count
~ physician to furnish all medicin,
20 used in caring for said poor
IS Sheritf's annual report accepts
. Report of AW Talkington, coul
8 ty Auditor, for fourth quarter
1894, accepted.
Report of John Bower, count
treasurer, for fourth quarter, 1S9
= accepted.
IS Annual report J C CARRIER, pr
bate judge, accepted.
Bill of ID III Telcher, State wag,
road commissioner, allowed ,
Is General Road Fund, $4,000.
90 Enllo vino hills allowed On
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1895-02-01

Annual statement Of ] II Wann,
Assessor x Collector, approved.
Claims of j III Wann against
school districts for collecting spe-
cial school tax, allowed, and the
Auditor ordered to issue warrants
against said school districts in ia
vor of j III Wann.
Certified list of bills allowed
filed, total, 50, 106.67.
There being no further business
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1895-12-24
MR.. RHtwp AT WORK ON STATUE OF CALHOUN.

Mr. ]. Massey Rhlnd. the sculptor, Ia
now engaged. In his country studio al
Closter. n. j., on a heroic statue OF
Calhoun. A good idea OF the magni-
tude OF the work Is given by the pict-
ure. The statue, whan completed.
which will not be fo- Ave or six months
yet. is to be set up In the city OF Charles
ton, s c. Mr.. Rhind receives his COM
mission from the Ladies' Calhoun as
ISOLATION OF Charleston. which had or
ganized and raised fund for the cree
tioz OF a statue OF Calhoun when the
war broke out. After the war half OF
the fund was expended on statue
which Is now standing In Charleston.
nut Il Is not a satisfactory one. and Mr..
Rhinds is designed TO take its place.
or the original members OF the associa-
ton only four or Ave now survive. One
Of these Is Mrs Snowdsn. now ninety
yaers old. She from the frst has been
president Of the association. and Is said
to have insured the safety Of the fund
during the war by sewing the govern
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1895-12-24

Impressive as the launch OF a great
vessel always Is. II nevertheless seems
a simple matter All there Is TO do Is
to build two toboggan slides under the
ship. raise her from the supports on
which she has been resting. put a lot OF
tallow on the slides. and when you
are ready. saw loose the thick plank
that holds the ship by the nose and let
her glide into the water. You mus,
have the wine TO christen her and
crowd to cheer her. and some tugs 10
catch her and bring her back TO her
pier. but these are all mere details and
Il would seem as II any ship might a.
most launch herself II she had half
a chance.
A launch Is simply taking & ship from
the side OF n stream down to the bank
and dropping her In the water where
she belongs. This involves a task Of
lifting a mass OF iron. In a ship like the
ST. Louis. Of about 1000 tons. and the
work OF lowering Il carefully for dis
lance OF from twenty to forty feet All
this has to be done In the space OF about
thirty seconds. during which the vessel
moves nearly 500 feet.
At once you can see tina, this Is an
enormous task. II involves the great.
est responsibility In a short time that
the shlpbullder meets. There is no op.
portuilty to correct errors. Every me.
chanlcal appliance must work TO per.
lection and the manual details must be
as nicely adjusted as the parts OF q
watch. You can launch a vessel as you
can build one. on the rule Of thumb. q
the hit-or miss plan and you may not
come to grief: but Il is bes, to put all
these things In charge Of the master
spirit called science. which has done 50
much for our physical Advancement In
this world. for then you know that Il
will be done properly.-November ST.
Nicholas.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1895-12-24

came 10 New York in 1859. and who
has since then produced some quite not.
able work. His grandfather and father
we're seulptors before him. aud the lat.
ter produced the statue OF William
Chambers. the publisher. and the re-
clinlng statue OF the Marquis OF Mon.
trose In ST. Giles-works that are re-
garded as among the choicest art treas
ures OF Edinburgh. Mr.. Rhind frs,
studied for a short time In Edinburgh.
then In London. and then In Paris I'M
der Delan. Il was soon after eomplet-
ing his studies In Paris that he came 10
America The FIRST work he did after
coming was for the decoration Of the
Theological seminary at Twenty-nrsi
street and Ninth avenue. New York.
His reputation. however. was estab-
llshed by his designs for the bronze
doors OF Trinity church, donated BY
William Waldorf Astor In oommemorA-
ton OF his father. and his designs for
the King fountain In Albany. N. Y. He
Is at present engaged on a large dec
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1895-12-24

owls head. and 10 make the eyes roll In
their sockets. and the mouth. furniahed
with enormous teeth. open ans shut. as
u Il Intended to devOur the astOundcd
spectators Of the clever trick.
To accomplish this. It Is necessary TO
place yourself at an angle OF tae room
near wall that has a half-length mir
ror hanging on It. The person that
holds the light has to make sure. by
varying It's distance or Its height. that
the reflection OF the candle In the glass
falls on the place on the wall that
serves as a screen for the shadow Of
your head. According TO the form OF
the mirror. this reflection will show as
a luminous oval or a parallelogram be-
side the outlines OF your shadow.
But II you have covered the mirror
with a sheet Of thick paper In which.
rs may be seen In the accompanying II.
lustration. you have cut the likeness OF
two eyes. a nose ami mouth. as gro.
tesque as you may like. the luminous
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1895-12-24

Oue OF tho most curious modes OF
conveyance is tho ",hoppa." which
Is used extensively In India Il l.
long cane basket with a seat In the
middle, from which hangs q small
beard 10 support the feet A canopy
Of cane or cloth hangs overhead. 20
ward on the rain or tho rays Of tho
sun. As you sit In this basket a man
carries you on his back. supporting
some Of the weight by a strap which
attaches She back OF tho basket TO
his head. lie always begins by In.
forming you that you are much too
heavy TO be carried by a single In.
dividual, except for double pay. but
eventually picks you up and walks
on with you as though you we're a
baby. Going along backwards. and
knowing that should the mans head.
strap break you will doubtless bo
prcolpltated over somo cllG. are not
tho most pleasant sensations. but
ono soon gets accustomed 20 this
manner OF locomotlon, and becomes
allous TO all danger
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1895-12-24

Richard TAFT. Of Rochester. N. y.
has begun suit to recover 5000 from
Bernard Dcutschler. barber. who he
alleges mallclously shaved of bis lux
urlant mustache. TAFT says that he
visited Deu,sehler's shop last Saturday
and asked for a shave. Being tired he
fell into a doze under the soft mlnlstra-
tlons OF the tonsorial artist. Whsn no
woke he found to his dismay that he
.ad been given clean shave" and no
mistake. Until that time he had worn
= !ne mustache. long, yellow and silky.
Il had been the resul, Of years Of cultl-
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1895-12-24

a long newspaper column OF agate type.
Usually the sheets went TO the printers
without a blot or erasure. Yet Mr..
Fields best productions we're by no
means hastily done. A poem or a story
grew In his mind for days. and some
timea for weeks or months, before a
word Of Il was written. Finally It's
turn came. and then the whole was set
down in all haste. Apparently there was
never a lack Of subjects. The trouble
lay mainly In the picking and ehoos-
ing. Realizing that his ability to do
good work was constantly Increasing
Eugene Field was slow to publish his
stories and poems In book form. His
volumes we're issued because not even
their severes, critic. the author Of them.
could help coniessing that they desery-
ed TO see the light.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1895-12-24

From the annual report Of the regis
trar OF the treasury. lately made pub
lie. Il appears that the number Of bonds
issued last year was larger than the
amount issued In any other year during
the last decade. and there was also a
gain In the number OF bonds cancelled.
During the last fiscal year there we're
issued SO362 bonds with a value OF
1885,, al5.s5O, and there gcre cancelled
45.O72 bonds with value Of $685.
1855, 200. making the value Of the total
amount handled during the year $685.
6iil5O. The total amount Of unissued
bonds on hand at the end Of the year
was greater by sS3,66i 900 than at the
beginning.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1895-12-24

A boy was born In ST. Louis forty-hye
years ago Of old colonial stock. who
grew up In New England and the west
and thus came TO possess as man
many OF the characteristics Of the dwell
lers In both these sections. While he
was yet a little child his mother died,
and he was placed In the care OF his
aunt, Miss Mary French. Of Amherst,
Mass. Al II years OF age he entered
Williams college His father. Roswell
NJ. Field. a distinguished lawyer OF ST.
Louis. who is. perhaps. best known as
one OF the counsel for Dred Scott In the
famous slavery case, was a thorough
scholar. He required the young stu
dent TO carry on all correspondence
with him IN Latin. Before the son had
been long at Williams college the faith
y died. Prof John W. Burgess. who was
appointed the boys guardian. placed
him al Knox college. at Galesburg, III.
He studied there two years. and after
ward remained for some time at the
University Of Missouri. In 1871. having
attained his majority. Mr.. Eugene
Field went to Europe. where he Travelled
Tor six months. He became a newspaper
reporter In 1873. being employed on the
81. Louis Evening Journal, CT which he
soon was made city editor. He also
worked on a newspaper In St. Joseph
Tor several months. and later became
managing editor OF the Kansas City
Times. About fifteen years ago he went
TO Denver as a member OF the editorial
stan OF the Tribune Of that city. There
within a short time his writings gave
him a wide reputation.
Tall. slender. boyish. blonde and az
gressive. this promising young man
came out OF the west thirteen years ago.
During those years the growth OF his
powers was continuous and rapid.
Light-hearted and kindly. fond OF
friends. and yet a scholarly man. de-
voted to his family and a little child
among children. he was learning les
sons OF his art In a variety OF schools.
His capacity for work was prodigious.
A pen capable OF making only the I'm
est hair strokes. when once set TO trav-
cling over a pad Of paper on his knee.
within two hours supplied enough OF
his beautiful. microscopic writing to till
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1895-12-24

walton. and Il viii take years TO grow
another like II. In fact. a new growth
will never be as soft as the one re.
moved by the cruel razor. An angry
alteration followed the discovery. but
the barber. TAFT claimed, only laughed
at his sorrow. lie then consulted With
his friends and they advised him 10
sue. TAFT says he can prove actual
pecuniary damages lie was keeping
company with wealthy young lady.
whom he intended 10 marry some day
His yellow mustache he was sure was a
most potent factor In his suit. aud now
having lost It. he feels that his chances
have greatly diminished.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1895-12-24

MIRA Kelly. tho actress, Is fond OF
telling q good story, and for hor
latest she claims ablolute orig.
inality One Of hcr tradosmeu. Il
appears, had just received aS addi
tlon TO his offspring His son. a
small boy, was taken 20 SEQ the now
arrival whom no eyed worry crit,
ically.
why, nos got no hair. faihor.
was HE FIRST remark
Tho Asct was admitted.
-" hos got no teeth. father"
was - next comment
Tho circumstance oOald no, be do.
MED.
al tell you what. father" was tho
final observation. you've boon had
hos an old 'unw
We have seen fellows who scem 70
wonder how history could have been
written before they arrived here.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1895-12-24
Got an Invitation.

Philadelphia Miss-who was your
grandfather?
Denver Miss-James Jlms. Esq. p. p.
P.U.
Philadelphia Miss (dazed)-we
should be delighted to have you visit
us. Please don't neglect US II you ever
come to our city. Good-by.
Denver Miss shortly afterwardl-
Well. Mr.. Interrogation Point, what do
you want to know?
Little Brother-what do the letters
p. p. p. U. stand for?
Denver Miss-Protessional perambu.
lating propeller OF unieyeles,
Little Brotherhood What does that
mean?
Denver Miss-lt means a man who
pushes a wheelbarrow for a dollar q
day.-New York Weekly.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1895-12-24

The s,atist remarks that II Russia
could export 100000 quarters Of
wheat a year from the crops Of 1889 to
1899. which averaged 81 100000 quar-
tcrs. she could have exported twice that
amount In each Of the last two years,
the crops Of which amounted respec-
slvcly 10 100000 600 and iS,5OO,0OO quar-
ters But the exports were only about
$1,000 600 quarters. leaving a surplus
OF 10000 900 fC the two years TO be
added 20 the current crop. which Is said
10 be little above the average from 1889
10 1879. In spite OF the surplus Rus
SLAMS are not selling freely at present
low prices. the Government makes
loans 20 the farmers on easy terms to
help them carry their grain, and It sup
niles them abundanty with Informal
ton regarding the condition Of the
wheat market OF the world, 30 that the
Russian producers and exporters are
NOT IN haste TO part With the grain they
have.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1895-12-24

rays that traverse these Sits will be
the only ones reflected. and they will
appear upon the wall as belonging 10
the shadow Of your head.
To make the apparitlon more eifec-
tive. superimpOse upon the glass two
sheets Of paper. equally designed and
furnished with features. one OF them
being fixed and the other movable.
Sway the latter to and fro with your
hand. and you will produce In the shad-
ow a pair Of gogglIng eyes and a snap
ping mouth. enough to startle the most
lmpassiye spectator
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1895-12-24
A stern story

"You ask"
TIE stern parent grew sterner.
The hand Of my daughter"
They stood in the ha,l and the door
was open.
In marriage"
The fond lover grew pale. but he nod.
ded a yes.
Then"
The fond lover shot cut through the
doorway propelled by the foot OF the
stern parent and landed on the stone
pavement with a sharp, healthy thud
Read the answer In the stars. New
York World
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1895-12-24

"Are an the animals in2" asked Noah.
taking another look at the barometer
An but the leoparis" replied Ham
"and ! th.nk we have a pair OF them
spotted"
Noah shook his head gloomily and
muttcred something about that boy
coming to a bad end."-Cinclnnsu Trl.
bune.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1895-12-24

ST. Louis boasts Of lodging houses
where the guests sleep on chairs and
rest their heads on a rope. When /, Is
time 10 wake up the proprietor strikes
the rope with A club which has much
the same eject or the sletpers as a blow
from a billy. Sometimes this method
fails and tie rope Is cut and the slecp-
ers allowed to sprawl on the floor. Az
ter this confession It is to be horod ST..
Louis will make no further complaints
ut being called sleepy.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1895-12-24

Tho best estimates show that Uncle
sam has. outside Of the treasury. $780,
100000 In gold. That which he has been
sending abroad will start back one o,
these days. We can hustle along until
then.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1895-12-24

vomit. The physicians discovered
a huge lump to the left OF
the stomach. After trying to
remove the lump with a stomach
pump the patient was put under ether.
and cut two inches long made In the
stomach Upon inserting the two I'm
gers through this hole the physicians
made a very startling discovery. The
stomach was found to be occupied by a
mass Of rusty nails. many Of them
nearly three inches in length. Some
were very sharp. bent and twisted. and
as a consequence they had 10 be taken
out with the two fingers. When about
half the mass had been removed piece
Of matted hair. nearly two incles in
length. was withdrawn from the lower
end OF the aesophagus. When the
stomach was finally cleared Of It's I'M
usual contents the net results we're as
follows: One hundred and ninteiy-two
nails. the majority being two and one
half inches In length. and many even
longer: half a screw nail. a piece OF
brass wire. a carpet tack. several small
pieces Of stick. a button. and the mass
of hair already mentioned. The whole
weighed one pound nine and one-half
ounces.
The wound In the stomach was then
closed. the patient was put TO bed be-
tween warm blankets aud quarter OF
grain OF morphia was administered by
podermlcally. But In spite Of all the
doctors could do the man died four
hours after the operation. which had
lasted two hours. -Iondon Letter.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1895-12-24

There Is one encouraging sign in the
record OF the past 100 days-oyer IA
100000 bushels Of corn have been
shipped across the Atlantic. II will
open a great market. which will not
close. even when prices advance. This
increase In corn shipments is very en-
couraRing. A foreign market for oui
corn has long been sought. Cheap
corn has made u.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1895-12-24

Gates-The only time ever use whls.
Ky Is when am getting a tooth pulled.
My wife win not allow me to touch IL
under any other circumstances.
Barnes-Had any pulled latelyf
Gales-No. Haven't any lefL-Ina'-
annapolis Journal.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1895-12-24

Some Of the friends Of the candidates
for 1896 are now worried because the
dark horses" don't prance out on the
track and show their gaits
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1895-12-24

the Chinese labyrinth In the center,
and the value OF the piece. In Chinese
and Malay characters respectively. ar
ranged crosswlse within the scroll"
Such. with few trivial omissions, Is
the wording Of the Royal order author
lzing the coming Of British silver
dollar. The fac-simile Of II In No. Is
larger than the original coin. which has
a diameter OF iis inches and weighs
ii6 grains, or less than one ounce
avolrdupois N37is grains. The
Chinese labyrinth In the center" Is
thoroughly Chinese In the sense OF be-
ing radically different from anybody
olsc's labyrinth there's no way In to
the middle. nor out OF a. The Hero
glyphlcs on the reverse side OF the dol
lar stand for "one dollar" the Chinese
characters occupying the upper and
lower quarters OF the scroll, while the
corresponding Malay characters are to
the right and left II Is well to mention
this to avoid any mistakes, and. as the
Chinese minister In England Is re-
sponslble Tor the drawing OF these
hioroglyphics, they may be ,aLea as
accurate
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1895-12-24

Bears are reported 10 be more numer-
Gus In the Okoicnokee swamp. Georgia,
this year than for many years past.
One farmer living near the swamp had
sixteen hogs killed by bears within
seven days recently.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1895-12-24
Done by LlrhL

II you place yourself between light
and the wall. or between a window anc
the wall. your shadow will appear upon
the wall. but Il will give only your sill
hOuetle Now let us tell you how to In
sert eyes. nose and mouth in the shad.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1895-12-24
LATE EUGENE FIELD.
THE cHiLpREN's FAvoRITE POET
WAS GREATLY BELOVED.
a sketch of his Life as Told by the
Paper That Discovered Hlm-Iiad q
FIXED Position In Lltsraturs-was Ills
Own ssversst Critic.

UGENE FIELD.
one OF the best
known OF western
poets. died very
suddenly last Mon
day at his home In
Chicago. A short
sketch OF his life Is
published In the
Chicago Record
and Is as fol-
lows:
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1895-12-24

Iuiring from the latest accounts at
hand from Turkey. the Ottoman Empire
isina pcrIous situation. It's officials
have shown that they have lacked
eli;.sr the ability or the inclination TO
preyent wholesale massacres, or TO
maintain such a degree Of Internal or
der as the circumstances OF modern
times demand OF governments
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1895-12-24

The plain-elotkes detective Is almost
as successful as the private species In
the natter OF shooting innocent eili-
zens, Gays o Chicago paper.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1895-12-24

PETER Ia 10 make war on the congress
eional funeral. There Is undoubtedly a
demand that they be less expensive and
more frequent.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1895-12-24

A Colorado philosopher suggests to
Uncle Sam that "he buy Cripple Creek"
and have no further trouble about the
5000 900 gold reserve.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1895-12-24

Another divine healer" Is said 10
have arisen In the east. The divine
healer" gives promise OF becoming as
plentiful as the ward heller.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1895-12-24

In selecting your Christmas presents
this year. don't forget that the advent
Of the aew woman has given the meek
and lowly suspender a much wider
sphero Of usefulness.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1895-12-24

Senator PETER suggests more tears
and less champagne al congressional
funerals. PETER doesn't seem 10 catch
on TO the congressional idea.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1895-12-24

Prof Brooks, OF Geneva. ~ Y. has
Just discovered his twentieth comet.
Wouldn't you think the professors
eyes would ache?
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1895-12-24

We don't think silver dollars should
be made heavier than they now are.
They are hard enough to raise at pres
ent