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Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1896-10-16
AR,srocRATIc MoNEY.MAkERs
Kew the Unfortunate MeDbers Of 0ood
FAMILIES Mako . Livlng In England.

Hsv the Unfortunste Msnbers Of 0o0d
Families Maks Living In En- gland.
A statement recently went forth to
the world that there were no less than
Ave baronets, q sprinkling of dukes
and several lords driving cabs in Lon
don, and this shows the straits to
which some men are put who have
fallen from high estate. But there arc
many other trades which boast of
dukes and lords In their ranks, and
among them is . very queer one by
viii h gentlemen can earn q living.
Thu is to hire themselves out to 90
ciety ladies as lions at their balls or ~
cepti, Is At so much an evening
Thi. sort of life, says Pearson's
Weekly. is really not much better than
that of he clowns of old, who would
be calle,. in to make amusement for
the CUES IS; for these decayed artisto-
Gratis are in request for no other rea-
son. Street singers are not without
their arisf oerats, and surely nothing
could be II ,rc degrading than such an
occupation to man Of refinement and
education. There are also some once
rich men who are even employed in
grinding barrel organs.
The Escort Supply association,
formed some little time ago, was for
the benefit of reduced gentlemen who
were willing to pilot ladies on sight
seeing excursions in London. Young
peers, baronets, or military officers
could be had for E5 day, or 81 per hour;
with decorations, 30 per cent extra
Enlightened gentlemen" could be OBJ
tanned cheaper, at 20 shillings q day, q
half u crown per hour.
And then, of course, If these ladies
were matrimonially inclined, it would
be an excellent opportunity for them te
unite their forum with the good
name of an English aristocrat. What
opportunity could be better? And
when a man of high birth is in want Of
money, and a dame with money Is II
want Of high name, it takes very lit
tie for the two to suppose that they ar,
deeply in love with each other. And Sc
the bad fortunes Of both are improved
A short time ago ladies who hat
come down in the world w>rc able Il
make q good deal Of money by chap
eroning the inexperienced at the criti
cal moment Of their presentation to he
majesty. The queen, however, will
the good sense which has characterizet
her long and prosperous reign through
out, soon put an end to this practice.
Other ladies will hold a miniatur
court and coach the debutaDte in tn
method Of courtesying, On how sh
should enter and leave the drawing
room, and how to kiss the royal hand
Such ways and means of earning liv
ing when one is reduced to poverty are
: of course, much better than having +
serve behind the counter. -
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1896-10-16
SEND for picture Of our
Factory, We will mail one to you fro.
Of charge.
VIZ EMPLOY OYER 800 GIRLS,
wOkn: LEW STRAUSS 4 90.
SAN FRANCISCO,
CALIFORNIA.
Notice to Tax-Payers.

Notice is hereby given to the
Taxpayers Of Idaho county, State
of Idaho, that taxes are now due
and payable. Taxes will become
delinquent ON the LIST Monday Of
January A. d., 1896, tO-wit:
MONDAY, JANUARY 4, 1897.
Unless paid prior thereto 3 per
cent will be added thereon and 6
per cent will be added if not paid
after the LIST Monday in March and
prior to sale; with such other costs
as may be provided by law, besides
interest at the rate of ~ per cent.
per annum from said LIST Monday
in January.
M. s. MARTIN,
Assessor and Tax Collector,
Idaho county, State of Idaho.
Mt. Idaho, Sept. "a, 1896.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1896-10-16
SAVED BY A BLACK ROOSTER.
A Mexican Remedy which Proved E0A
cious In . Case Of SMALLPOX.

Mexican Remedy Whlch frOvo0 EBns
clous In . Case OF smalipox.
At a prominent hotel few days ago
was q gentleman mailing from New
Mexico. lie had been ON the frontier
since boyh,o.i. and WINS rcgnling sever.
oil friends with choice bits Of personal
"reminiscences. cugcrly listened TO by his
audience. Finally. says the New York
Telegram, drawing attention 10 tho
pittcd condition of his face, which
showed the ravagcs of that dread
scourgc, smallpox. lac said:
"Yes, l had II dose Of 1t in Socoro
along abou. 1871. Everyone gets small.
box down there. from force Of example.
You hardly ever see n Mexican who il
not scared. and yet they never 60 Oos
of their way t. avoid ". There Is r
culiar superstition Lold by Mcxicans
regarding the disease. With them Is
is associated with their religious creed
1t is this: Should one Of them die Of
smallpox, there is no grief manifested
by his relatives, as the cause VI death Is
regarded ms one of open sesame to tho
kingdom come. the pilgrim avoiding
any tiresome wait in purgatory or other
stations on the route. Why, they take
their children where it Is, SO thai
they will catch it when young, The
same as American mothers handle The
chickenpox or measles problem.
II have u sister who was taken down
with the black smallpox when she wa
but fourteen years old. The Amer
lean doctors did everything they could,
but finally decided the case was hope.
less. 1t was then that the Mexican
nurse, Muria, asked if she could try her
hand. She explained the remedy. and
we gave assent. What do you suppots
she did? She went out and hunted
around until she got n black rOoster
One with q white feather wouldn't do
1t would spoil the charm. This rooster
was decapitatcd in the sickroom. and
the warm blood used TO battle my W.
ter. improvement began Mt once, and
to this day don't know whether Il
was the black rooster which saved my
sister or the dropping of tho case pJ
the doctors"
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1896-10-16
0RECiAN ENTERPRISE.
Why the Fruit OF Athens IL Always n
Green to Eat

Green to Eat.
1t is the way Of travellers to complain
Of the food they are obliged to eat 10
foreign countries. Whether il is ~
American in Europe, or European IN
America, the result is much the sama
We like the things to which we are ~
customed. When Edmond About We
in Greece, he carried matters SO far y
to object to eating green peaches 10
was in the bazaar at Athens, says tns
Youths Companion.
Wouldn't it be possible to get sons
ripe peaches?" he asked the vender.
II think not, answered the Atheniaa
''But pray tell me why?"
I'VE have no good roads. II tne
farmers should try to bring ripe nun
to market on mule-back, it would arm"
in the shape Of marmalade."
But at Corfu, also, the peaches weis
green, and they have good roads ana
bring the fruit to town in wagons" :,
"Ah, WE'LL" said the man, ''there
another reason. The farmers have ~
money, and they have creditors. Tn0
can't wait for fruit to get ripe" a..
There, says About, you have u,
example Of the state of Grccian sgr'c'r
ture.
A French gardener, being at Smyrn.
noticed that the Greeks had almoss y
vegetables in their gardens-tomsw.
everywhere, and scarcely anything els
why don't you raise other thinesa
he asked. Asparagus, now. Your ~
is just right. You would make ~.
thing Of it. l will furnish you WV
seeds"
"How soon should we get cropsf
I'm four years ut the longest.
-Four yearsl Are you crazy? JOY
suppose we would spend money 70 81
something back in four years. ",
should be bankrupt twenty tin'eso's.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1896-10-16
Printing Outfit for Sale.

Having put in new material !
now offer at private sale a second
hand outfit of everything required
to equip a six or seven column
folio newspaper, with Washington
hand press if required. This out
tit was used in the publication of
the FREE Press until lately, is in
good condition and complete in
all particulars and will be sold at
a big sacrifice for cash.
A. F. PARKER.
Hrangeville, July 9, 1896.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1896-10-16
CAT STOPS A MONKEY FIGHT.
Dimians Hear the Feline Spit aud Lese All
Combativoness.

Combativoness.
A battle royal between monkeys took
place one afternoon recently, says the
New York Journal, in the window OF
downtown animal importer, to the
great delight of all who could crowd
near enough to the scene to see the
conflict.
Six young monkeys were playing in
cage behind a big plate-glass window.
Suddenly the monkeys took it into
their heads to scrap. They sprang at
each other in the widest way and hair
few at q lively rate.
There was no apparent reason why
the creatures should have gone at each
other, but go at each other they did A
Donnybrook fair was not in it compared
with the way these monkeys plugged
and chewed each other. Each one
seemed to be for himself and against
all the others.
The crowd Of men and boys on the
sidewalk yelled with excitement for
several minutes.
Finally q boy who is employed at q
neighboring restaurant appeared with
. big gray and black cat in his arms.
Let me get near the window" he
cried, land I'll bet my cat will scare
the life out of the whole lot of them
monkeys"
The crowd let the boy through. The
lad held his Thomas cat up to the glass,
and instantly Mr.. Cat Strengthened out
his whiskers and commenced splitting.
That was enough.
The gang of monkey fighters heard
the splitting and quit. Their fury was
quieted in jiffy, and they jumped to
the farthest corner of the cage with q
unanimity that was as pronounced as
their mutual aggressivcness had been
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1896-10-16
uof An INTERNAL MACHINE.
nal, = HARMLESS Little Ring e''e1's "
satcheI Lock.

u.,5.ie,s Little Ring clicking On
satchel Lock.
avnano which furnishes the eiec.
trio light for one Of the passenger 'ran.s
ta.vssn chicago and Omahn on inc
Milwaukee road was the cause y, ~
Interesting episode in the sieePr '. s
other night, says the Chicago '
Herald. ..-;or.
A stranger of rather mysterious
.snect got on at Elgin on a west-poun,
train. lie had queer-looling satcnei
with him, which he pushed under Tue
seat. When the porter came 10 mANc
nm the berths he put the satchei on an
adjoining seat. a, ...as. =,
his bed-making, and, fixing botn eyes
on the satchel, stared Mt it. lis orDs
seemed to grow as he did SO. flnaly
he cautiously approached the owner
and said:
EXCUSE me, sab, but has you got any
hind Oh cloclswork in dat grip, san!
The stranger looked at him for q mo,
ment with evident surprise and replied
that he had not. -.
"Well, excuse me, san, Du' wy
clockwork round dis vicinity some
where. sab, and seems to me it bettaf
be looked up. I've hcarn OF dem ting
goin' off"
By this time two or three other pas
senpers and the conductor had COM
M, and became interested in the situa
ton. The ticking was distinctly audi
BILE and seemed to come from the IN
wards" of the grip. The strange
seemed to be as much interested q
anybody, and remarked that his VIII
might have put in the bedroom ciocl
instead of his collar box. He opene
the satchcl, but investigation into a.
its recesses failed to solve the mystery
As he closed it up the ticking bega
again, and everybody was more pui
zled than ever until the conductor NJ
ticed that the little ring which is a.
tached to all satchel locks to assist I
opening was swinging to and fro wit
the vibrations caused by the dynam
and SO produced the regular "tick-ticl
which had alarmed the porter. The
everybody laughed, and the porter wei
on with his work.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1896-10-16
NOTICE FOR HOMESTEAD PROOF.

Allen d. Stephens. II. z. No. 2ssi.
LAND OFFICE AT LEWISTON, IDAHo,l
Sept.2, 1896.
Notice Is hereby given that the follow ng.
named settler has filed notice OF his intention
to M IKE final proDf in support Of his claim AN d
that said proof viii be made before the Clerk
OF NE District Court. al Mi. Idaho, Idaho, on
October Ri, 1sg6. viz
ALLEN ID. STEPHENS.
LOT the sWL See. ", Tp 81. n. X. 4, Y. BM
tie names the following witnesses to prove
Of, laid land. viz:
Pobert Farris, Renjamiu c. Cowling, Walter
CLARK, George NJ. Robertson, all Lf Clear.
water Idaho county, Idaho.
iSn d. +. MORRIS. Register.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1896-10-16

To FREIG4gFRs.-PaFties going
to Lewiston after freight can make
Q few dollars by applying to the
Grapgeyille Roller Mills to haul
Hour below. Cash paid for haul
ing. j. SCHwALBAc4.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1896-10-16

For fish hooks and fishing tackle
call on G. A. Bonebrake Of Grange
vile drug store.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1896-10-16

Rock bottom prices at George
Browns, Stuart, Idaho:
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1896-10-16

man of such committee, the most
wise and useful tariff laws could
be speedily put in force, not both
ering those engaged in agriculture
or other rural work, or exciting
them by frequent elections as is
now the case.
We have talked with Mr.. Hanna
AS to many things which are now
wronging the lower classes and di-
verting them from their labor.
He thinks there is too many holi-
days, and especially excursions to
somewhat long distances, where
these people meet and exchange
exciting converse upon subjects
such as We have referred to, and
which they are not capable of un-
Outstanding; besides this they
should be at work; they spend too
much money, often going to a no.
tel and laying out an entire days
income on one dinner. Gentle.
men like Mr.. Astor or Mr.. Rock.
Teller, who by application and
economy have amassed a compe
tence, never would think of spend
ing days income for one meal
How can workmen expect to in
dulge in luxuries, idle away theil
time and prosper? We believe fol
their own good, if some beneficial
law could be passed which would
limit excursions and confine thu
lower classes in the township il
which they live, they would b.
much better of at the end of thu
year. These local laws, we pre-
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1896-10-16

from our factories therefore, de-
mand falls of, and mills close, and
therefore, wages fall. l suppose
that here in New England the de-
crease in the average earnings of
labor has shrunk, through loss OF
time, nearly in the ratio of wheat.
The republicans say that we must
keep the present system in order
that we may borrow, and by bor-
rowing to ply the interest of our
debts, in word, turn the current
Of exchanges. Ny difficulty is that
TO borrow ON o FALLING market is su-
jcidal. five cannot pay now, how
can we hope to pay when we owe
many hundreds of millions more,
and farming produce is still lower!
such . policy is certain bankruptcy.
The first thing we ought to do is to
stop borrowing and try to pay
That is my idea of an honest policy
Each year the gold men say We
have reached the bottom, but hi.
metallists know better. we can
never reach bnttom while the cur.
Fency contracts, and this last year,
in spite of the boosted supply Of
gold, prices haye, in fact. fallen ia
their lowest level. Against that
fall argument seems futile. Then
what do they propose to do to pre-
yent an ipde6aite number Of gold
loans?
"They can raise the taxes to
klOOO,OOO, 900 or SO above the
wants Of the government, and buy
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1896-10-16

amount of free gold is SO small
that half a dozen men can any day
bring on q contraction, not only in
America, but throughout the
world, by locking up gold. 1t has
become one of the commonest OF
financial operations. 1t is profit
able to the men who do it, but is
ruin to the nation, and now all the
republicans have to say, is to ad.
NIT the evil, but tell us that We
must wait until those men who
make SO much money by handling
the gold market voluntarily aban'
don their advantage.
"As we all have, have thought
this question over until am wea.
ry, but the more I look at it the
more convinced / am that it goe.
to the very roots of our whole so
cial system. Discomfort such al
we have about us cannot be ig
nored. New England cannot liv,
without the west and south
Without them we should starve
We live by supplying their wants
1--WE cannot carry on a republi,
by always treating the farmin,
class, the 10000, 900 or 80, VIII,
haye always been the strength O
our nation, as disloyal and dishon
est knaves and scoundrels, who ar,
to be suppressed. If they hav,
grievances, they must be listened
to, even in self-defcnse."
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1896-04-21
WINGS.

Wings that futter in sunny air
Wings that dive and dip and dare,
Wings of the humimng bird flashing by,
Wings of the lark in the purple sky,
Wings of the eagle aloft. aloof,
Wings of the pigeon upon the roof.
Wings of the storm bird swift and free
With wild winds sweeping across the sea-
Often and often voice in me sings
Oh, for the freedom, the freedom of wingsl
oh, to winnow the air with wingsl
Oh, to float far above hurtful thingsl
Things that weary and wear and fret
Deep in the azure to fly and forget.
To touch in moment the mountains crest
Or haste TO the valley for home and rest
To rock with the pine tree as wild birds may,
To follow the sailor a summers day,
Over and over voice in me sings
oh, Tor the freedom, the freedom of wingsi
Softly responsive voice in me sings
Thou hast the freedom, the freedom of wings
Soon as the glass a second can count
Into the heavens thy heart may mount;
Hope may fly to the topmost peak,
Lone its nest in the vale may seek;
Outspeeding the sailor Faiths pinions may
Touch the ends of the earth in a summers day
Softly responsive voice in me sings
Thou has the freedom, the freedom of wingsl
Mary F. Butts in Youths Companion.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1896-04-21

over, and planting his elbows in the
heather looked up determinedly in
his companion face. An inkling of
the truth had reached his brain.
Ruth, I must know. 1t is only
fair that you should tell me why you
have changed so to me? You are
making mo very miserable, dear. y
"Tsm? Oh, Mark, how can 1 make
you unhappy"
Because l love you, Ruth, and ]
cannot bear this something that has
risen between us. 1t drives me mad.
Ruth, my dear little girl, don't you
know how I love you, and that ]
want you to be something very, very
much nearer than a friend?"
"But, Mark, how about that other
girl, that Irish girl? Aren't you
don't you--care for her?"
"Pooh!' said the man, with IN
feignod scorn. Care for her? new
er did One may firt with a girl like
that, but as to loving her. or-or
marrying her, well, I pity the poor
fool who does. She flirts abomina-
bly,"
Then the girl smiled again, tri-
umphant little smile, quite unintel-
ligible to the man. She knew that
her course of treatment had been
successful; the cure was complete.
"Why do you smile?" asked the
man perplexed.
se-oh-beoause I am SO
happy"
Happy Do you mean that?"
catching one OF her hands and kiss
ing it passionately.
Still she looked away, intent on
tearing up the unfortunate heather
by her side. The man watched her
in silent dismay. He could not un-
derstand her in this variable mood.
"You do not care, he said at last,
when the silence had become unbear-
able. "You do not care, and you
cannot make yourself"
He turned over, and propped him
self on one elbow, with his face well
away from hers.
Don't try, dear" he went on, but
the words came haltingly. Don
try. Either you do or you do not,
and I would not have
MARK, she said softly.
"What is it, Ruth?"
He obeyed her, and turned very
miserable pair of eyes toward her.
"Never mind, little woman" he
said bravely. Il know you can't
care
you are making mistake. l do
care very, very much, " she said ear
nestly, and leaning toward him she
took his face between her two hands
and kissed him gently on the fore
head. Mabel CUTLER Couch in Gen
tlewoman.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1896-04-21
Americas Opportunity on the Seas.

When war was renewed in 1903
between England and France, the
rule of 1855 was again asserted by
Great Britain as binding, while in
direct trade between neutral ports
and the ports Of an enemy was again
allowed, but under the new proviso
that the neutral ship did not on her
outward voyage furnish the enemy
with goods contraband of war. This
privilege of Indirect trade was in
valuable to American shipowners,
and for two years the ocean COM
merce of all Europe was in their
hands. The fortunes they thus accu-
INFLATED were enormous, while Great
Britain saw her own manufactures
displaced by those of continental
nations. and the colonies of her en-.
elnies prospecting as never before.
lr1fes.,t,,. Slr..i.., Ill, L..
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1896-04-21
Needed No Exercise.

The tall man with the stopped
shoulders and pale face had been
standing for 90 minutes gazing in
tently at the handsome young chap
who was vigorously manipulating
Professor Swingem s home exerciser
in the window of the sporting goods
store. His interest was so manifest
that the proprietor sauntered out
side under pretense of rearranging
some of the sleds and skates which
were on show in front of the store.
He stopped beside the tall man
and took look at the exerciser him.
"Great thing that" he said cheer
lily. "Put one up in my own house
two months ago, and I feel like a
new man."
"Use it every day?" asked he of
the bowed shoulders.
"You betl The man who uses one
once is bound to keep it up just
the right thing for man who fol.
lows sedentary occupation. One
of those machines would straighten
up your shoulders and put color in
your cheeks in six weeks. Exercise
is what you need, my friend Won t
you come in and try one?"
"No, thank you, haven't got time
now j do tumbling and aorobatics
over here at the museum, and it's
pretty near time for me to go on. !"
Detroit News.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1896-04-21
Controlling Nature.

1t is the triumph of civilization
that at last communities have OBJ
tanned such mastery over natural
laws that they drive and control
them. The winds, the water, elec-
tricity, all aliens that in their wild
form were dangerous, are now con-
trolled BY human will and are made
useful servants: III. W. Beecher.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1896-04-21

T. ANDEN Beng Q. p. ATMORE,
Traffic Manager, GenI Pass. All,
General Offices, Louisville, Ky.
JACKSON SMITH, Asst GenI Passr,r Art.
Onice. Chamber of Commerce Rld'g, Cinti.,
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1896-04-21

For sale bv r. G. Lloyd. W. S. Lloyd, Thou 9
Kennedy and j. b. Upton.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1896-04-21
STRATEGY.

"Did you have a good time in
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-15

when the time was occupied in getting a
jury. M. Ghirardelii was tried last spring
for the same offense and acquitted. Dur
ing that trial and the preliminary exam
ination no evidence was brought out to
connect the present defendant in more
than circumstantial way.
Eyange1istic Service.
OAKLAND, CAL, Nov. IA Evangelist
John NJ. Dick speaks at the Oakland Inca
ter Sunday afternoon at 3 O'Clock upon
Secret Sins, or Fast Living" Only
young men over 16 years old will be ad-
mitted. A meeting for boys under Is will
be held at the Association building al 4 80
P. NJ. Sunday, when Mr.. Dick speaks on
Personal Purity"
Was Bright's Disease.
OAKLAND, CAL, Nov. 14-The Jury
IN the case of 4. w. Dresser, who died
without physician IN attendance, yester-
day returned a verdict that Brighrs
disease caused his death.