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Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1895-03-29
Notice for Bids fer Medical Attendance on
County Poor.

Pursuant TO an order made by the Board OF
County Commissioners of Idaho County.
State of Idaho, OH the 18th day of January A.
ID 1925.
Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will
be received by the undersigned CLERK of the
Board Of Comm !ssioners of the county and
State aforesaid, until Saturday, the 9TH day OF
April, A. ID 1885, for Medical Attendance upon
the County Poor. Physician to whom contract
Is awarded TO furnish all medicine NJ cessary.
Board reserves the right to reject any and all
bids
Witness my hand ard the seal OF the Com
missioners Court, this 9Th day of Maren, A. D.,
lSa5
lsEALl A. w. TALKIHGToN,
Clerk OF BIRD 10 Com
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1895-03-29
Notice of Hearing of Petition for Probate o


Notice of Hearing of Petition for Probate o
Win,
In the Probate Court OF Idaho County, State of
Idaho.
In the matter of the estate of Washington v.
Dresser:
Notice is hereby given that Monday. the LIST
day Of April 1895. at 10 o clock, A. M. of raid
day. at the court room of said court, in Mt
Idaho County of Idaho. State OF Tdano has
been appointed as the time fer proving the
Will of Washington V. Dresser deceased and
for nearing the application of Sarah V. Dresser
that titles testamenary be issued to her thereon.
witness my hand and the seal OF said court,
this the ilth Cay OF March. 1875.
lsEAL W n. SCALES,
Probate Judge and Clerk of Probate Court
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1895-03-29

6ECTION 1. HAI HcctIOH oIVV OF
fhc revised statutes OF Idaho be
amended to read as follows;
Sec. 500. Mining claims hereafter located
uron veins or lodes OF quartz, or ether rock In
places hearing any of the metals or other val
nable deposits mentioned In section s;10 of the
revised statutes of the United Sta es, may tx
q nd to GO feet Oh each side OF the middle VI
fne vein or lode: Provided. That when the 10
gators have set stakes, posts or monuments de
,cribcd in section j. hereof to Indicate the line
Of the vein ledge or lode. snch stakes, posts or
monuments must be tax en- for the purposes Of
such location TO mark correctly the line there
OF, and such line must not after Yards be
changed So rs to affect rights acquired or inter
fere it'll Any location made subsequent there
10.
SEC. 9. Section BIOL of the re-
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-09-25
Cranb 'rry Culture.

The cranberry is an Aquatic plant,
and requires wet land and occasional
overlooking by water. The soil must
be black, decaying vegetable matter,
commonly called swamp muck, and
the land must be level AMI supplied
with banks and bitches, so that Mt the
right season the plants may he covered
with water. The surface, however, of
the swamp must be covered with
ocean sand, wholly free from ordinary
soil, so that grass and other weeds
will not grow in it. Then the plants
are set out in rows twelve to eighteen
inches apart and foot apart in the
rows. As the plant roots by cuttings
very easily, and rooted plants are
easily moved, it is usual to procure
the cuttings or roots of nurseymen
who make a business of selling
them. They are sold by the barrel at
the usual price of three dollars. Tho
whole cost of the preparing the land
completely and planting it is about
$500 per mere. The plantation bears
the second year, and the culture is so
profitable that the money spent in
fitting the land is sometimes repaid the
first year. There are several insect
enemies that prey on this plant and
precautions against these are one of
the special cares of the grower.ENew
York Times
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-09-25

With hoy and ho, and fairy boat,
And rollcking summer breeze.
With heave and roll to the East we 20,
Ger the dancing shimmering seas.
Yon mast will stand us fast, ween,
In the arms OF the laughing gale;
And that strip of cloud, ore 1t melt away
Tear it down for our rosy sail.
With hey and ho. and the sails are set,
While the sca-maids laugh for CLEO;
And each wave as it curls breaks to frothy
mirth
Ger the green of the rolling sea.
Up anchor now and away to the East,
Whore the sun-ball peeps anew;
And tho gray and the red and the opal lights
Spread wide into watery blue.
With n hey and no, and n fairy boat,
And n rollcking summer wind,
With n heave and a roll to the East we go,
With the Weakening shore | o lind.
ANGLIA GoErzE,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-09-25

known as it should be, that half the
apples removed from an overloaded
tree will permit the rest to develop
into as many bushels as would have
been secured from the whole crop,
had it remained upon the trees, while
the well-developed half-crop will have
flavor aud beauty that will cause it
to sell for good price. Then,
too, an overburdened tree is
so weakened that il has to lie
at rest the next year in order to re-
cuperate, while il is doubtful il even
this rest from production restores the
tree to its former vigor. The size OF
apples and the quality can be greatly
improved by n proper pruning of the
the limbs to let the sunlight into the
top, and by thinning Of the fruit,
when the tree is overloaded. Fruit
trees are wayward affairs and cannot
be left to their own devices, else they
will try to do too much both in wood
growth and in fruit growth, especially
when the tree is highly fertilizsd. In
this connection it may be we'll to say
that the fertilizer for fruit trees should
be particularly strong in potash and
week in nitrogen-it is fruit, not rank
wood growth, that is needed. Let the
orchards and the small fruits have
phosphoric acid in the shape of bone.
meal and potash in the form of wood
ashes, and good results may conf
dently be looked for-if care is also
paid to pruning, thinning, spraying
etc Wood ashes are particularly
valuable in any kind of fruit-growing.
New York Tribune.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-09-25
How Gold Leaf Is Made.

The process by which gold is made
into thin leaves is called gold beating.
AS yet the use of machinery for this
purpose is very limited, nearly all
gold leaf being beaten by hand.
First, the gold is cast into oblong
ingots about three-f fourths of m inch
in width, and weighing two ounces
each. These ingots are passed be-
tween polished steel rollers and flat
tened ont into ribbons of about
1.1S0th of an inch in thickness.
These ribbons nre softened by heat
and cut into pieces one inch square.
One hundred and fifty OF these
pieces are placed between vellum
leaves, one piece above the other, AMI
the entire pile is enclosed in double
parchment case and beaten with six
teen-pound hammer until the inch
pieces are extended to four-incn
squares. They are then taken from
the case and each square is cut into
four pieces; the pieces thus obtained
are then placed between gold-beaters'
skin-a delicate membrane prepared
from the large intestine of the OK
made into piles, inclosed in parch-
ment case and again beaten, but with
a hammer of lighter weight.
Still the leaves ure not thin enough,
and once more each leaf is cut into
four pieces and again beaten. This
last quartering and beating produces
2,4)0 leaves, and the thickness of an
inch. Gold is so malleable that it is
possible to obtain still greater de-
gree of thinness, but not proftably.
These thin leaves are taken up with
wood pincers, placed on n cushion,
blown out flat aud carefully cut into
squares three and one-fourth inches
in size. The squares are placed be-
tween the leaves of paper books, which
have previously been rubbed with red
chalk, to prevent adhesion OF the
gold, each paper book containing
twenty-five squares or leaves OF gold;
and in this form the leaf is sold, not
Ivy weight but by superficial measure.
New Orleans Picayune.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-09-25

A Chicago Tribune writer has been
figuring ont the number of wrecks at
SEA in January and February OF the
present year, and he finds the record
unprecedented in the worlds history.
In these two months sevcnty-ive ves-
sells, including twenty-eight schooners,
seventeen steamers, fourteen sloops,
five bargcs, three barks, three brigs,
two barkentines, two ships and one
pilot boat were wrecked, with total
loss of 1,l90 lives. Over half these
losses, or $50 lives, were occasioned
by seven disasters, Wis. {: Steamer
Elbe, 1892; steamer Port Nichteroy,
100; ferryboat Terciera, 1907 steamer
Kingdom, 40; steamer Chicorn, 26 ;
steamer Initrahul, 26, and steamer
Nordsee, %.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-09-25
CORN FODDER.

There is an absolute necessity that
the farmer use his corn fodder by
feeding it. Our 72,0OO,O0D acres of
corn last year produced la, 900, 900
tons of fodder. Estimated at s5
ton, the product is worth 1920, 900, 900
and it is safe to say that two thirds
of this was wasted either by cutting at
improper time, fed in an improper
manner, or because left to stand aud
fall where it grew.
Well cured corn fodder is undoubt-
edly equal to ensilage as food, but,
unfortunately it is rare for corn fod-
der to be cut at the proper stage or to
come out fresh and bright. Too early
cutting while the plant is immature,
gives the poorest fodder. The late
cut, while not so Objectionable, rep
resents loss as compared with
that cut at the right stage. The best
time for cutting is when the ear is
dented, the husks are dead and
the leaves are beginning to turn. Cut
at this stage it will give the greatest
feeding value. If we'll shocked it will
cure in SIX or seven weeks when it
should be hauled to the barn. Much
of it is wasted and its value reduced
by exposure under the methods ordi-
nnrily adopted of leaving it OF doors
and drawing it to the stock as wanted
for feeding. When treated in this
fashion it ceases to bo tempting food.
but with proper care it will be eaten
with relish by all classes of stock. o.
course it must bo run through tho
cutter and fed with grain. Cora fod-
der may furnish two-thirds of the
daily ration for both horses and
cattle, and those who have once given
it a fair trial declare that after due
allowance for the coarse butts rel scted
bv the stock, the fodder has onc-third
the value of the ear. My own expert
ence is that, acre for acre, corn fodder
is quite as valuable as hay for winter
| ing stock, and L am only astonished
that practical, wide-awake farmers
should be 50 slow in recognizing its
value.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-09-25

Harper's weekly says: "The sugar
planters of Louisiana make about 20,
900, 900 gallons of molasses every year
for which there is at present no mar
ket and no use. They might make
rum OF it, but that takes too much
capital, and the rum would be unsafe
able after it was made. Last year an
immense quantity OF surplus mOlas ,es
was dumped into the Mississippi river
and there it did no harm, but much
also ran into some of>the bayous be-
tween Baton Rouge and the Gulf and
in those smaller and more sluggish
streams it fermented and did much
mischief, killing the fish and making
pestiferous stenches. The planters
are very anxious to find some use for
their molasses. Mixed with clay il
makes good firo-brick; limited
amount of it can be fed to, cattle and
it will burn, but is an inconvenieni
form of fuel. 1t is good to eat on
bread but the demand for that use oi
il in this country is insignificant il
comparison with the supply. II the
coolies OF China and India could be
taught to eat it on rice, that might
make market for it, but Chinese and
Indian coolies are not very good pay
and are better at going without luxu
xies than At cultivating them. Car
any ono advise new use for molasse'
which will cure this wastes
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-09-25

The New York Posts remarks: A
considerable part of the deficiency in
the revenue of the general govern
ment has been caused by the decreased
income OF the postoffice. Under our
system the post is regularly operated
at a loss, and during the last two years
of bad business this loss became a
very heavy one, amounting to about
so, 900, 900 during the gear just closed.
1t is therefore, very gratifying to SEQ
that the possnl revenue is now mate
rially increasing. During the quarter
ending with July the receipts OF the
twenty largest postoifices rose to So
794, 900, gain of about $500, 900 over
last year, or more than 7 per cent.
The next ten cities in point of receipts
also make IN excellent showing, so
that the gain in these thirty cities
amounts to about $1,000 AS the
expenses OF tho postal service do not
increase in anything like the same
ratio as tho receipts, these returns
show that the Treasury is steadily
working towards an easy condition.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-09-25
A PERFECT PLOUGH.
tor.

Since patents have been issued to
inventors, 10, l22 have been granted
for supposed improvements on the
plough in this country alone, and yot
every user of this very ancient imple-
ment will admit that it is far from
being perfect or just what it should
be.
What is wanted in the common
farm plough is to get rid of such II large
area of frictional surface, for all are
constructed on the principal of the
wedge, this having to he forced into
the soil, lifting and turning it over,
requiring much more power than
would be needed if the friction could
in some way be reduced or avoided.
The friction of the bearing surface in
the bicycle and similar light vehicles
has been reduced to minimum by the
use of what are called bali bearings,
and it may be that some one may yet
find way of applying the same prin-
cipal to the frictional surface of the
plough, having it revolve instead OF
having it remain stationary. Here is
room for improvement in the plough,
even in the face OF the ten tn housand
patents. New York Sun.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-09-25
FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.

Wood ashes is the best fertilizer for
grapes.
The fall is usually the best time to
buy sheep.
Cabbages cannot have ftoo rich a
soil or be cultivated too often.
To catch a sheep by the fleece is
cruelty, take them by the hind leg or
flank.
The superiority of pure breeds of
poultry is largely due to the better
care that they receive.
In an egg of one thousand grains.
six hundred belong to the white, three
hundred to the yolk, and one hundred
to the she'll
For good results in egg production
the hen house during the winter should
not be allowed to become colder than
forty degrees.
III properly kept and judciously ap->
piled to land, poultry manure Is worth
one-half the cost of the food the fowls
get, and yet little account is taken of
the droppings when an estimate 10
ma afe of the profits.
When we'll manured and cultivated
the Cathbert raspberry will yield y
pint of very fine fruit to stool
at each picking, and three pickings
may be ma ID. This is equal to over
twenty quarts to square rol or $500
] to au acre.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-09-25
THIN THE FRUIT.

III ono wishes to raise the finest.
looking fruit and the finest favored,
he will have to thin it to the capacity
OF the tree. A great many trees set
twice as much fruit as they can fully
develop, and the result is big bur-
den of immature and tasteless apples,
or pears, that can neither be sold nor
eaten. 1t does not seem to be as well
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-09-25

hand, but before she could adjust the
other his hands in some manner Ind
become inextricably entwined about
her waist Then they sat down and
completed the trying on again and
again.
They fitted, but Reuben never wore
them afterward He hung them mp
as a sacred trophy over the little mir.
ror in the cabin of his vessel. And he
had thereafter good luck enough. -
New York Advertiser.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-09-25
THE BARLEY HARVEST.

No kind of fam animals excepting
poultry will attack n head of barley.
Fowls will peck at it to get out the
grain and then eat that, but the strong
boards are repellent to all other kinds
of stock. With the sef-binding har-
vcsters now generally used for barley
harvest very little of the grain is
dropped on the ground, and there is
not much use raking the field after it
to gather what it scattered. In the
olden time, when barley was cut with
n reaper and gathered in cocks like
hay without binding, there were al
ways great many rakings. Usually
these were badly stained and could
not be sold with the main crop, but
they made good feed when thrcshed
by themselves and ground. Many
barley growers will prefer the old way
of harvesting, Mt the crop can be
cured in less time if allowed to lay a
day unbound before being put into
cock than if bound in bundle as
soon as cut, as it must he when cut
with the harvester. Boston Cultiva-
tor
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-09-25

Money is so plentiful in New York
that the other day $3.50, 900 was loaned
over night at the rate of three -fourths
of one per cent per annum. The bank
of America has called n meeting OF its
stockholders to vote upon n PROPOSE
ton to cut its capital stock OF 81, 900,
900 in two because it finds it difficult
to lend at profit.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-09-25
Clever HOrsemanship.

An interesting illustration of the
Indians clever horsemanship was
given by young buck ut Wilbur,
Wash, a few days ago. Carrying in
his hand an ordinary cup filled to the
brim OF water, he rode on cayuse at
full gallop tho length of the main
street and return without spilling 80
much as drop OF the water. New
York Sun.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-09-25

There died recently IN Moscow, Rus
sia, man who in the last twenty
years gave S5, 900, 900 to charity. He
was State Councillor Jermakof, who
came from poor family. His first
public net which excited general atton-
ton was the purchase of the freedom
of all the sorfs living in his native
village. This cost him Sl2), 1000.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-09-25
Electricity Failed to Kill.

A big snake over four feet long,
was caught in Rochester, Penn, the
other day, and his cnptors determined
to try electricity on him. They took
him to the power-house, fastened a
wire to each end of him and turned on
q powerful current, ''strong enough to
kill dozen men," The snake wirthed
and twisted moment, and then
traightened out, and the electric ex-
pert pronounced him dead, but when
he was laid out in the sun he started
to crawl of. Again he was treated to
the electric dose without effect and
finally he had to be killed with q
club.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-09-25
PREMATURE soURxEss OF MILK.

PREMATURE soUBSE5S OF MILK.
This common trouble Mt this time
of the year is mostly due to some in
fcction OF the milk by ncid of previous
milkings adhering to the pals. Some
times it may be caused by overheating
of the cows, but rarely. The most
common cause is neglect perfectly to
clean the pals or milkpans. These
should first be cleaned in cold water
in which common washing soda is dis
solved. A stiff brush is us d to clean
the corners thoroughly. The vessels
are then rinsed with hot water twice,
then again with cold, and then turned
bottom upward on Il stand in shady
place out of doors to drain for an
hour or two, when they should he re-
moved to the dairy room. Before be-
ing used they shoull be rinsed with
perfectly cold water. 1t is alleged,
and possibly with truth, that in the
minority of instances IN which dis
eases have been conveyed in milk the
cause has been the use of impure
water for rinsing the utensils. Amer
lean Farmer.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-09-25
CULTURE OF THE HORSE CHESTNUT

The horse chestnut is grown from
the seed without any difficulty. The
nuts may be planted in the fall or in
the spring, but if kept over winter
they should be buried in the soil
where they will not be frozen, or in
dry sand in cellar. They may be
planted where they are to stand or in
rows, from which the young trees are
moved when one or two years old.
There are two varieties of this tree,
the white lowered and the red. 1t is
called horse chestnut because the nuts
are saved for feeding horses in parts
of Europe where these trees grow very
abundantly. They are said to be very
nutritious and to be eaten by the
horse with avidity. New York Times.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-09-25

A medical journal is of the opinion
that the trolley has saved more live
than it has destroyed, by giving the
public, especially invalids, rapid tran
sit and fresh air.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-09-25

The ''Civic Federation" of Chicago,
citizens organization for the en-
forcement of the law, is making things
excessively warm for the mayor and
the street commissioners.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-09-25
FOR FARM AND GARDEN.
LIME IN POULTRY YARDS.

Where large numbers OF chickens
are compelled to range in limited in
closures air-slaked lime should be used
literally. Scatter it late IN the even
ing, after all the chickens have gone
to roost. New York World.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-09-25

The commonest name in the now
English parliament is Wilson. No
fewer than eight gentlemen with that
name have secured election.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-09-25

The Dean of Westminster Abbey
has offered place there for slab or
medallion portrait of Professor Hux-
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-09-25
Over $40, 900, 900 are invested in
this country in ducks and geese.

The first six months of this year
saw S32, 900, 900 invested in building
more than in 1894.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1895-12-10
HONORBD THEIR old COMMANDER.
Company G's Compliment to Ex-Cap-
tain T. B. Hall.
Presented With Token of the MEMS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Evening at
the Armory.

The members of Company G., Second
Infantry. n. G. c., last evening in a be-
fitting manner honor - their former
commander, Captain T. B. Hall. now
retired. Captain Hall was always
looked upon by the members of Com
pany G as an ideal commander.
When nearly all the members of the
company and a number of invited
guests. many of whom were ladies,
had become seated N the Armory, the
assemblage was called to order by Cap
tain A. E. Stearns. He appointed Ser
geant Dan McCarty as master of cere-
monies, who announced in their re-
spective turns the following pro-
gramme:
Vocal music by Company G. quartet,
composed of Messrs. Holder, Miller,
FIlsworthy and T. j. Millil1in; piano
duet, Miss Jordan and w. v. kellogg;
vocal solo, j. r. aeks; piano duet,
ling; guitar and mandolin quartet,
Messrs. J. Hastenplug, G. Schadt, o..
Fiwers and George Wara; piano solo,
Lou Duhain; jig dancing, Ben Lynn;
O. Ewers gave a couple of musical
selections on five different instruments
at the same time.
In the midst of the programme Cap
tain Stearns, in we'll chosen words, pre-
scented Captain Han, on behalf of the
members of Company G, a magnificent
nantel clock and two vases. On the
clock was a gold plate appropriately
inscribed.
Captain Hall responded feelingly to
the remarks of Captain Stearns. He
said he valued the gift highly, not be-
cause of it's intrinsic value, which is
considerable, but because it came from
a company of young men with whom
he had been associated a long time
and whose respect he had enjoyed.
He was almost moved to tears when
speaking of his former connections
with the company, and said that al
though he is not at present directly
connected with it, yet he takes consid-
cradle interest in it's welfare and longs
to see it continue to prosper.
After the programme was finished
all repaired to the banquet-room,
where they did ample justice to what
was set before them. Appropriate re-