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Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1896-08-14
SOWEO BY THE WIND.
How Nature Has Provided for the Die
tributiou of Some seeds.

How Nature Has Provided for the Die
tributiou of Some seeds.
Prof. r. ". Coville, Of the agricultu-
raj department, lectured recently on
the Natural Distribution of Seeds. y
He said, reports the Washington Post,
there is distribution of seed caused
by the wind, and he cites the common
silver maple seed, which falls so thick
in this city late in the spring. The
wings attached to this seed permit its
wide dispensation by the wind as it
falls from the tree. Another variety Of
natural distribution was shown in the
Russian thistle, which is light and
takes the form of a tumble weed, pass
ing sometimes at the rate of hundred
miles day over the wind-swept plains,
and planting itself wherever it lodges.
The milk weed was displayed as a fine
specimen of the variety of seeds spread
by the wind. This seed is so light the
atmosphere will carry it for many
miles from it's mother plant. Water is
an important factor in natures dis
tribution, and he exhibited seed which
are supported on the surface of the
water until they mature sufficiently,
when they are broken from q substance
like cork, which supports them, and
sink to plant themselves in the bed Of
a stream many miles away from the
plant which sheds them.
Mistetoe, the speaker explained, is
spread by the seed sticking to the bill
OF birds when they endeavor to eat
1t, and it is subsequently deposited by
them in their efforts to free their bill
on the limb of tree, where it natures.
One Of the most remarkable provi-
sions Of nature was displayed by the
speaker in the common witch hazel,
which develops in capsule that opens
as the weather grows warm and the
seed within it pops out, shooting as far
as fifty and seventy-fivc feet away from
the parent tree, spreading the plant
in the most remarkable way.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1896-08-14
SQuslching an Illbrsd Bride,

Near GAINESVILLE, Ga, newly.
married couple on the train the other
day attracted good deal of attention
at station by their peculiar behavior.
A lady got on the train at station
and took seat in front of them.
Scarcely was she seated before they
commenced making remarks about her
wearing Last seasons hat and dress.
She was severely criticised nv them for
some moments. Presently the lady
turned around. She noticed at .
glance that the bride was older than
the groom, and without tie least re-
sentiment in her countcnancc she said:
Madam, will you please have your son
to close the window behind you?" The
son closed his mouth instead and the
madam did not RiRQle again.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1896-08-14
-, @.,, are the only pills to take
HOOD S Pills with Hoods Sarsaparilla.
Another New school District,

A petition has been fled with
the county superintendent pray
ton for the organization of a new
School District, said proposed dis
trict to embrace the territory
within the following boundaries,
to-wit:
Commencing at the N w corner
of the N E I of the S w /, of Sec.
81, Twp. 81, N R 4, E B NJ; thence
E to the N E corner OF s Ell of
Sec. %, Twp 81, R 4, B NJ; thence
s to S f corner ofsaid t; thence E
to the N E corner of Sec 20, Twp
81, r 4, e B M, thence s to S E
corner of N E t of S E of Sec 26,
Twp 81, r 4, f B M; thence E to
s Z corner of Sci of s Ell of
Sec %, Twp 81, r 4, E B M;
thence S to s f corner of Sec SO,
Twp 81, R 4, E B M; thence w
to s E corner of s w +, of Sec "a,
Twp 81, R 4, E B M; thence S to
s E corner OF N w + of Sec 3, Twp
80, N R4, EB NJ; thence w to
8 w corner of S E t of N w + of
Sec 4, Twp 30, R A, E B NJ; thence
N to N w corner of N E / of N w
/, of Sec 33, Twp 81, r 4, + B NJ;
thence w to N E corner of Sec SO,
Twp 81, r 4, E 3 NJ; thence N to
n W corner of S Ell of Sec %,
Twp 81, 2 4, E B NJ; thence E to
N W corner of N E I of S w / OF
Sec %, Twp 81, r 4, E B NJ;
thence N to the place ofbeginning.
The aforementioned petition
will be presented to the Board OF
County Commissioners at their
regular meeting in October, 1896,
for their final action.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1896-08-14
Printing Outfit for Sale.

Having put in new material
now offer at privatel sale.a second
hand outfit of everything required
to equip six or seven column
folio newspaper, with Washington
hand press if required. This out
fit 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.
Grangeville, July 0, 1896.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1896-08-14
SILVER COINAGE.
Extract from Nee Perez News, Thursday, De.
cember 3, 1885.

Since last November the national
debt-the interest bearing debt
has not been diminished by as
much as single cent. 1t is true
the cash in the treasury has been
increased, the ability to diminish
the debt has been increased, but
the secretaries of the treasury in
that time have had no inclination
to reduce it. They sacrifice near
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1896-08-14
Republican Primaries and County Con
vcntiOn.

Notice is hereby given that the county con-
vention for the purpose of selecting eleven
delegates to the state convention to be held at
will be held at Cottonwood, Idaho. on Satur
day the Sth day of August, 1896, a 10 O'Clock
q. m.
That the county conventio for the nomina-
ton of county officers will be held at Grange
willie, Idaho, on Saturday, September 10, 1895,
at 10 O'Clock a. m.
1t is recommended that the primaries be held
in the several precincts on Satur day August
!, 1896, from to O'Clock p. m, that at such
time delegates be elected to both conventions,
conventions.
The several precincts are entitled to one
delegate for eyeryS votes and major fraction
ftr
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1896-08-14
NOTICE.
U. s. LAND OFFICE, LEWISTON. IDAHO, ,

U. s. LAND OFFICE, lewiston. IpAHo.J
~., June 9. 1895.
Notice Is hereby given that the authorities
OF the State Of Idaho have fled In this ONCE /
list OF lands selected In the townships des
cfibed below. for the support and maintenanc
OF Charitable Educational, Penal and Re-
iormatory Institutions under the act of Julv 4
1850, that said list is open 70 inspection and /
copy thereof has been posted In a Convenient
public. - Wv
:, Contest and protests against the claim of tho
state for any tract described in the list, on the
ground that the same Is more valuable fol
mineral than for agricultural purposes win be
received within sixty days from the date he re-.
Office.
SUPPLEMENTAL LIST.
Being part Of original lis. No. 4. Lewiston.
In part satisfaction ola grant thereto for the
maintenence OF Charitable. Educational, Penal
with ONCE letter "G" Of Nay IS, 1896, Tor pub.
LEGATION under department regulations Of July
9, 1894. (19 L. d. ri and 22)
All OF Section 2, Township SO, N. r. Sc
Az OF Section 8, Township Sc, n. r. S, E.
All OF Section .. Township So, N. r. g. E.
b. r. NORRIS Register.
ALFRED W. KRoUrIsGER, Receiver. 2.Ii.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1896-08-14
NOTICE FOR HOMESTEAD PROOF.
Charles B. Stewart, II. E. No. 227s.
IAND GYVJcr r rwIsrnN rn.u1

LAND OFFICE AT LEWISTON, IpAHo)
July 20, 1896 |
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention
to make final proof in support of his claim and
that said proof will be made before the Clerk
OF the District Court, at Mt. Idaho. Idaho, on
Sept. 5, 1896, viz:
CHARLES b. STEWART,
for the 81 NE14 WI SEL Sec. Is, Tp 81, MRS
L. B. NJ.
He names the following witnesses ia. prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
Of said land, viz:
;, Ratiii M. Ruark. David r. Landon, Lemuel
U. Williams. Walter 8. Clarke, all Of Ciear
water Idaho county, Idaho.
SA B. +. MORRIS, Register.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1896-08-14
Sarsa pariIIa

Is the One True Blood Purifier. All druggists. 81
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Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1896-08-14

Bring your silver dollars to me.
l will give. you more for them
than ever.-H. G. OLIVER.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-08

with his reptilian mouth opening and
shutting as though he led the chanting
of the worshipers. A curious impulse
made Elstead turn on his small glow
lamp again, so that he became visible
10 those creatures of the abyss, albeit
the glare made them disappear forth
with into the night. At this sudden
sight of him, the chanting gave place
TO tumult of exultant shouts, and
Elstead. being anxious TO watch them.
turned his light off again and vanished
from before their eyes. But for time
he was too blind to make out what
they were doing, and when at last he
could distinguish them they were
knceling again. And then they con-
tinued worshiping him, without rest
or intermission, for the space of three,
hours.
Most circumstantia, was Elstead's
account of this astounding city and It's
people, these people of perpetual night,
who have never seen sun or moon or
stars, green vegetation, nor any living
air-breathing creatures, who know
ss~thing of fire nor any light but the
phosphorescent light of living things.
Startling as is his story, IL is yet more
startling TO find that scientific men OF
such eminence MS Adams and Jenkins
find nothing incredible in IL. They tell
me they see no reason why intelligent
water-brcathing yertebrated creatures
Injured 10 low temperature and
enormous pressure, and OF such heavy
structure that neither alive nor dead
would they font, might not live upon
the bottom Of the deep sea and quite
unsupported by us. descedants like oar
selves OF the great Theriomorpha OF
the New Red Sandstone age. We should
be known 20 them, however. as strange
meteoric creatures wont 20 fall cntas-
trophically dead out OF the mysterious
blackness OF their watery sky. And
not only we ourselves, but our ships,
our metals, our appliances, would come
raining down ont OF tie night. Some
times sinking things would smite down
and crush them. as " " were the judg-
mcnt of some unseen power above. and
sometimeh would come thir2s of the NJ.
most rarity or utility or shapes Of in
spring suggestion. One can under
stsnd. perhaps, something Of theh be-
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IN THE ABYSS.
rcopyrish,. ,sos. BY the Bachelor Syndicate
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BY H. G. WELLS.

ment suggestive OF streets and houses
grouped about vast roofiess erection
that was grotesquely suggestive of a
iuned abbey. IL was spread out like
map below him. The houses were all
roofless Enclosures of walls, and their
substance being, as he afterwards saw,
OF phosphorescent bones, gave the place
an appearance az if IL were built of
drowned moonshine. Among the inner
caves of the place waving trees of
crinoids stretched their tentacles, and
tall slender CLASSY sRonges shot like
shining minarets and lilies of filmy light
out of the general glow of the city. In
the open spaces of the place he could
see stirring movement as of crowds
az people, but he was too many fathoms
above them TO distinguish the individ-
uols in those crowds.
Then slowly they pulled him down
nrd as they did so the details OF the
place crept slowly upon his apprehen-
sion. He saw that the courses of the
cloudy buildings were marked out with
beaded lines OF round objects. and then
he perceived that at several points be-
low him in broad open spaces were
forms like the encrusted shapes OF ships.
Slowly and surely he was drawn down,
and the forms below him became bright
er, clearer and more distinct. He was
being pulled down, he perceived,
towards the large building in the center
of the town, ard he could catch q
glimpse ever and again of the multi
tudinous forms that were Juggling at
his cord. He was astonished TO see
that the rigging of one of the ships
which formed such prominent feature
of the place, was crowded with host
of gesticulating figures regarding him,
and then the walls of the great building
rose about him silently and hid the city
from his eyes.
And such walls they were! of water
logged wood, and twisted wire rope and
iron spars, and copper, and the bones
end skulls OF dead men. The skulls ran
in zig-zag lines and spirals and fan
tastic curves over the building; and in
and out of their eye sockets. and over
the whole surface of the place lurked
and played n multitude of silyery little
fishes. Suddenly his ears were filled
with low shouting and noise like the
violent blowing of horns, and this gave
place to a fantastic chant. Down the
sphere sank. past the huge pointed win
dows through which he saw vaguely d
great number of these strange ghost
like people regarding him. and at last
lie came TO rest, ms IL seemed, on kind
Of altar that stood in the center of the
place.
And now he was at such level that
he could see those strange people of
the abyss plainly once more. To his
astonishment he perceived that they
were prostrating themselves before
him, all save one dressed as it seemed
in robe of placoid scales, and crowned
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-08
CHEAPEST HOUSE EvLa BUILT
A Smart BOSTON Toy Put II Up st Ccst
of Seventy Eve Cents.
deep sea.
THE END.


Frank Haven, boy from Boston, thinks
he hns the cheapest house I'm California,
and most people will agree with him. His
dwelling, TO be sure, lacks modern con-
veniences, but it Is well ventilated and gers
plenty Of sunshine. In fact, IL is situated
In that land of sunshine, tho Colorado
hesert
Young Haven won't to California for
relief from tho severely intellectual atmos.
phere Of his native city and for two
months lived in cottage. icing of
thrifty turn, he decided that ho was not
getting all tho air hc was entitled TO for
the money and bought a tent and moved
few hundred yards ont into the desert.
This scheme worked we'll until sand
storm came W ard tho tent started on an
excursion toward Death valley.
After living In cottage again for
couple OF weeks he hit upon an idea that
has filled all his wants. The only incon-
venience was that he had TO go two miles
from the railroad station TO find group
of giant cacti that were necessary To his
purpose
It took him week TO construct his
house, and all the money 1t cost him was
75 cents for some heavy muslin.
Ho showed his Yankee disposition by
borrowing an ax 20 cut down such of the
cacti as were in his way and by the time
he got through chopning the AK was In
shape 10 be ground again, but he had the
interior of his house ready at an expense
expressed by zero.
At each corner he left large tree
standing, and all he had tn do was to tack
his muslin and stretch IL vertically from
one TO tho other To form the walls.
He then laid poles across the top, and
by fastening his muslin securely TO these
constructed first class roof, which has
withstood the weather admirably so far.
Plenty Of cacti were left standing on
three sides 10 act as wind breaks. Several
severe sandstorms have prevailed since
then, but Haven's 75 cent house has never
been disturbed.
Wild boasts made the young Bostonian
nervous the first few nights, but after that
he always kept bright fro burning in
front Of the place. and they have never dis
turbed him.
Haven practically camps out, and thus
gets the worth OF his money. Somo day be
will be financier. St. Louis Post-Dis-
patch.
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hayiour at the descent of living man,
If one thinks what barbaric people
might do, to whom an enhaloed shining
creature came suddenly out OF the sky.
At one time or another Elstead prob
ably told the officers of the Ptarmigan
every detail of his strange twelve
hours in the abyss. That he also in
tended TO write them down is certain,
but he never did. and so, unhappily,
we have to piece together the discrepant
fragments of his story from the remia-
iscences of Commander Simmons, View
bridge, Stevens. Lindley and the others.
We see the thing darkly in fragmcptnry
glmpses; the huge. ghostly building,
the bowling. chanting people with their
dusk chameleon-like head and family
luminous clothing, and Elstead with
his light turned OH again, vainly trying
TO convey to their minds that the cord
by which the sphere was held was 10
be severed. Minute after minute slipped
away, and Elstead. looking at his
watch. was Mortified 10 find that he had
oxygen only for two hours more. Bu.
the chant in his honor kept on as re-
morselessly as II IL was the marching
song of his approaching death.
The manner of his release he does
not understand. but TO Judge bv the
end of cord that hung from the sphere,
1t had been cut through by cutting
against The edge of the altar. Abrupt
ly the sphere rolled over and he swept
up, out of their world, as an ethereal
creature clothed in vacuum would
sweep through our own atmosphere,
back 10 it's native ether again. He
must have torn out of their sight as a
hydrogen bubble hastens upward from
our air. A strange ascension IL must
have seemed TO them!
The sphere rushed up with even
greater velocity than when weighted
with the lead sinkers IL had rlshcd
down. II became exceedingly hot. II
drove up with the windows uppermost,
and he remembers the torrent Of bub-
bles frothing against the glass. Every
moment he expected this TO fly. Then
suddenly something like huge wheel
seemed to be released in his head and
the padded compartment began spin
ming about him, and he tainted. Ills
next recollection was of his cabin, and
OF the doctors voice.
But that is the substance of the ex-
traordinary story that Elstead related
in fragments TO the officers of the
Ptarmigan. He promised 70 write it
all down at later date. His mind was
chiefly occupied with the improvement
of his apparatus, which was effected at
Rio. II remains only 10 tell that on
February 2. 1896, he made his sccord
descent into the ocean abyss, with the
improvements his first experience sug-
gested. What happened we shall prob
ably never know. He never returned.
The Ptarmigan beat about over the
point of his submersion, seeking tim in
vain, for thirteen days. Then she re-
turned to Rio and the news was tele-
graphed 10 his friends. So the matter
remains for the present. But ii is hard
ly probable that no further attempt will
be made to verify his strange story of
these hitherto unsuspected cities of tho
deep sea.
THE END. tEftI5E
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Sent From Coast TO Coast.

The navy department somo time ago or
dcred 100 men of the crew Of tho Charles
ton at Mare island. California, TO be sent to
the navy yard at Norfolk. The department.
desired Co learn the lcnst possible tiino
crews could he transferred across the con
tincnt. The 100 mon have arrived at Nor
folk, making the trip by special train In
days and 23 hours, which IL n record
breaker. Tho route was via the southern
Pacific and Soabcard Air Line Tho meth
cd ol transferring sailors heretofore has
been by way of tho isthmus OF Panama
and occupied 81 DAYS
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for men only. Address by MIR. A. Mar
shall, subject, A Noble Ambition. Open
air service at same hour on Dexter Train
ing Field. conducted by Kev J Il Marsh.
with the Gospel Wagon. Gospel serv .c'
for all, this Saturday evening. address
by Rev A nj Aucock.
Unity Hall-767 Westminster street,
Reorganized Church OF Jesus Christ OF
l. ID s; service, 10:45 q m and 1880 p m;
speaker, elder IA Dawson; Z at 1880
p m. All invited.
French Mission In Stewart street Bap-
tist Church, corner Pond street preach
ing at p m, by pastor, Edouard
Ramette.
Wayland Cnapel-south Angel street
and Wayland avenue; 3 s at 3p IN;
evening at 1880, preaching by DR. George
III Williams OF u.
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creatures had detached his cable and
were towing him along the sea bottom.
And then ne saw something faint and
rpmo,e across the undulations OF the
submarine plain, broad horizon Of
pale luminosity that extended this way
and bat way as far as the range of
bis little window permitted him 20 see.
To this he was being towed. as a bal
tom might be towed by men out OF the
open country into town. Hc APP
rgoac bed livery slowly. and very slowly
The dim irradiation was gathered to-
ssther into more definite shapee.
II wss nearly five o'clock before he
came over this luminous area and by
that time he souid make out an arrange
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Sold BY al druggists.

ilppMAS BROS. Apathscsrss. soIs pr,p'm
- uppnsns Block. ssyssssh, o.
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Died Of MILK SlcLnesa.

Twenty head Of cattle belonging 20 Joe
Turner, wealthy farmer Of Decker town.
ship. Ind, have died with milk sickness.
Members of tho family contracted the dis
ease, and ono child Gicd This disease,
once common In that region, has been en-
tirely unknown for 80 Years.
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RELIGIOUS NOTICES.

In order 20 facilitate the publication Of the
announcements OF Sunday services and do
fup Nrws. In future will print on saturday
Afternoon noticeSfeceivoi before p m; the
nrevious evening. such notices should be
limited 10 Z hree lines each. ana FIVE CENTS A
IiSr will be charged for every line over three
but no charges will be made for announce
ments To the amount OF three lines.
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The Honorable j. r. Greer, one of the
co inty Judges of the State of Florida,
writes of his horrible sufferings from
Inlammatory rheumatism:
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Always In season, Hopkins Steamed
Hominy tHulled Corn). Elegant lunch
In milk. OF can i0c.
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MlSCElIANBOOS.
Bethany Gospel Msslon-26 South
Mein street; meetings at 3 and 7:45 p m I;
speaking by Joel iasseit, evangelist.
Advent Christian liammomnd street;
preaching at 10:45 "A m; 5 5 at l2:i5 p m;
service at y m.
New Jerus salem-Trinity square; morn
ing NJ lO:45; preaching by Rev. John
6odderd of Cincinnati; sub ject, Broaden
ing OF the Temple Upward.
Union Sea and Land Mission-Rev { III
Plummer, superintenent; scrv tees on
Days wharf at 3 p IN; Messers fatty,
Turner and others will speak. Mission
OF the Coming king-Sa7 Broad street.
near Congress avenue; prayer Mt l0;45
a ~; preaching at 2:fb y. IN, hv eldor,
RUfus Wendell; conference at 1880.
Randall squnre Mission G. Maidstone
avenue; break fast 0to 10; = ) at 3; out
door at $50: evangelist Rev Mrs l. tenner
sn0 Christian workers at io;l5, $3.50 and
1880.
SEVENTH Day Adventists-Library Hail,
Cireyville square; : ; (Saiurday) 2 y m; {;
Billie study and socisl service at 3 y m.
teaterdalc--O Open-air meeting at the
band stand at $3.50 y m; good speaking,
good singing.
Providence Church Of Christ (Scientist)
AL Hudson street; service at III 80 q IN.
Th,os optical socisty-i2s North Main
street; pu blic meeting at 1880; address
on theosophicaI teachings will he given.
YMCA Building -s:3o p m, meeting
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MIsCELLANEO

First Congegstional-UnIo service
the Westminster Church during Aug
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First-Rev III Cusnman, ID ID, past,
public worship ut I0:45 a m; the Rev
W Rugg, - ID will preach; 5 at IL
pm.