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Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1897-01-22
HE FOLLOWED FUNERALS.
Louisville Horse That Caused Ills Mis-
tress Deep Identification.


Some years ago." said Alderman
James Q. Gilbert, of Louisville, to a re-
porter for the Courier-Journal, 81 had a
tenant downtown who died, leaving a
wife and helpless family. Their only
property consisted Of an old mare, and
more to oblige them than anything else
bought the horse. She was gentle
and my wife adopted her for her own
driving, and was much pleased for
awhile, as the old mare was so gentle
that my wife could drive her about
town herself.
ut seemed, however, that the mare
had once belonged to an old lady over
in New Albany who had mania on the
subject of funerals, and made point
never to miss one. The old mares
principal occupation for years had been
to follow funeral professions to the
cemeteries. One day my wife was driv-
ing down the street, when she suddenly
encountered negro funeral, followed
by number of societies, with all the
paraphernalia of an imposing cortege.
1.-THE old mare recognized the process
sion at a glance and calmly turned
into the line of the parade. In vain
my wife tugged at the reins and tried
TO turn out. The old mare knew her
business, and, with head hung down,
solemnly followed close behind the
mourners. Occasionally they would
meet an acquaintance of ours, and they
looked with surprise at the tribute
which my wife was apparently paying
to the deceased, until my wife was
frantic with modification and anger.
Sat every crossing she would appeal
to bystanders to stop the old mare, but
they didn't seem to understand, until
at last they passed policeman, who,
in response to my wifes fearful ap-
peals, stopped the old mare and dragged
her out of the procession, much to her
surprise and disgust. OF course, had
a good laugh over it, but it was no
laughing matter with my wife, and
had no peace till 1 sold that old mare
and got her out of sight for good"
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1897-01-22
NOT MADE BY HUMAN HANDS.
Pretty Fable Regarding a Drinking Cup
of Marvellous Workmanship.

Pretty Fable Regarding Drinking Cup
of Marvellous Workmanship.
A drinking horn of marvellous work
manship is one of the relics kept in the
church at Oldcnburg, Germany, says
the New York Commercial Advertiser
1t is known throughout Europe as 1.-The
horn of Oldenburg," and has most
wonderful history. According to the
story, the great Ohio Of Oldenburg was
out hunting, and, becoming exhausted
from thirst and fatigue, sank upon the
earth with the exclamation: ''Oh, Goa,
would had cool drink!'' The sound
of his voice had scarcely died away
among the trees of the forest when sud-
denly beautiful IN alden appeared be-
fore him bearing a richlycarvcd drink
ing horn, filed to overlooking with
cool, sparkling water. Ohio was more
captivated with the beauty of the horn
than he was with that of his fair bene-
factress, and without even staying to
say Thanks" turned and ran at the
top of his speed, carrying the vessel
with him. To save himself from the
consequences of such a peculiar theft,
Ohio bestowed the horn upon the
church, and to this day the story, as
given above, is told by the guides, who
display the relic to the gaze of curious
viSitOre
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1897-01-22
TALE OF A STRAIN MAN
He and His Wife and Children Reverec
BY All tho NeiRhborA.

He ana His Vito and Children Rovered
by All the Neighbors.
He was a most remarkable man.
Everyone admitted that. His neigh
bors looked ut him with admiration as
he passed them on the street, says the
Chicago Times Herald.
"There goes Bowers" one of them
would say in tone that showed the
respect in which he was held.
Wonderful man." another would
add. II mover knew his equal"
His wife, too was regarded in the
same light. She seemed to be con.
sidered almost curiosity. People
heard of her and marveled at the stor-
les told.
mo such case was ever heard of be-
FORE" they said. "And with two chill
dren, too. 1t is hardly credible"
The fame Of the couple travelled and
they became known and revered in
other neighborhoods. They were used
as beautiful examples of what it was
possible to do. They were treated as
If they were superior beings, who alone
had solved a problem that had persist
emily worried the wisest men of the
nineteenth century.
And why?
Because they lived, with their chill
dren, in a top fiat and still held the
friendship Of the people in the fiat inn
mediately below them.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1897-01-22
Sound. Too Fine to Hear.

Sir John Lubbock believes from his
study of ants that they cannot hear
many of the noises which are audible
to men, and it is inferentially believed
that there arc-some sounds too fine and
others too loud for the ears of men.
The London Spectator thinks that If
night IL vibration there is no reason it
should not be audible to finer ears than
ours. BY the same rule. music ought
70 shine to eyes which are capable of
appreciating the same vibrations which
impress themselves on the drum Of the
ear. That. however. is poetry. =
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1897-01-22
EARThQUAkE INCIDENTS.
courageous Conduct and Marvellous Es
capes of Turks.


A Constantinoplc correspondent n,
the New York Tribune says that it will
probably never be known how many
persons were killed in that city bv the
earthquake of last summer. The Turk
ish government has a chronic hatred of
facts, and the newspapers were forbid
den to publish statistics of the earth.
quake. What are believed to be mod
crate estimates place the number of
deaths at about one hundred and fifty,
and the number of the wounded at
about six hundred.
The correspondent cannot help prais-
ing the courage of the firemen stationed
on watch at the top of tower more
than two hundred feet high. They
stuck to their post, although the tower
swayed like a flagstaff, and when the
fires broke out after the overthrow of
dwellings, they gave the signals as
usual.
Another case of similar sort was
that of minaret builder who had gone
up to the Top of minaret to remove a
conical cap which the first shocks had
thrown askew. While he was there an
other shock occurred, and there was
another panic in the streets.
His assistants, who were in one Of
the galleries of the minaret, began to
run downstairs, and the mosque serv-
ants below shouted to him to come
down, but he stayed where he was.
eff this is going to fall" he said, sit
will fall before l can get out of it, and
he proceeded with his work.
Many wonderful escapes occurred.
Two men were walking together. A
Turk met them, and, as is not unusual
when Turk meets foreigners, he
pushed in between them, instead of
turning to one side. At that instant
stone fell from the building above them,
and hit the Turk, who fell dead between
the two Mortified foreigners,
But the most marvellous escape was
that of boy three years old. He was
running along the street at the base Of
the city wall just as one of the ancient
towers was overthrown. When the
dust cleared away he was discovered
pinned to the ground by great stones
lying on his skirts on each side of him.
but himself quite unhurt.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1897-01-22
MIXED MARRIAGES.
Cases in Which Matr'mony Brought
About COMPLICATIONS.


The two following cases would be diff.
ficult to surpass. One was in England,
the other in Australia. Some time ago
a marriage took place in birmingham,
which brought about very compli-
Gated state of family relations. The
woman had been married three times
before, and each time had taken for her
husband a widowcr with children.
Her fourth husband was n widower,
and, as he had children by his first
wife, who was herself n widow with
children when he married her, the new
ly married couple started their matri-
monial companionship with u family
composed of the progeny of eight
previous marriages.
Another curious case was that of DIR.
King, of Adelaide, widower, who
married Miss Norris. Shortly after
the doctors honeymoon the doctors son
married sister of the doctors wife.
Then a brother of the doctors wife
married the doctors daughter. In 9TH
err words, the doctors son became his
stepmother's brothcrin-law, and the
doctors daughter became her step
mothers sister-in-law. The doctor, by
the marriage of his son to the sister of
the doctors wife, became father-in-law
to his sister-in-law, and the doctors
wife, by the marriage of her sister to
her stepson, became stepmother-in-
law to her own sister. BY the marriage
of the brother of the doctors wife to
the doctors daughter, the doctor be-
came fatlcr-in- law to his brOther-in-
law, and the doctors wife became step
mother-in-law to her own brother. 1t is
an unsolved problem as to what rela-
tionship the children of the contracting
parties are to each other.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1897-01-22
HER CLAIM TO DISTINCTION.
brightest Girl In College Tells Of Her
Subsequent Experiences.

Brightest Girl In College Tells Of Her
subsequent Experiences.
She was the pride Of the faculty and
the pet of the class "a girl who grap-
pied with logarithms only to lay them
low, and whose Latin and Greek were
as perfect as could be desired, says the
New York Sun. All sorts of brilliant
things were expected Of her after she
left college. The president said that
she had one Of the finest minds the col
lege had ever had the privilege of cul-
tivating. The literature professor
prophesied that she would make shin
ing place for herself in literature. The
professor OF mathematics shed tears at
the thought OF her absence from his
class. AS for the girls, her fellow
students, they each and all regarded
her as q sort Of George Eliot and Maria
Mitchell rolled into one. And, in spite
Of these many fond hopes and bright
predictions, the girl, Immediately after
she was graduated, married. Ten years
later her class met for a reunion. The
members made it a sort of experience
meeting. Each arose and told what
had happened during the interval since
they had last met. One had won re-
nown in music, another in philanthropy
ic fields. Another had written her
heart out in verse, and a fourth had be
come a successful teacher. At last it
was the turn Of the girl with mind.
Everybody held her breath as she arose
and began: "Girls, /, too, have not been
idle. During all these years I have
won name like the rest Of you. am
known in the city where dwell as the
woman who averages nine cooks
month"
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1897-01-22
A PRISONERS LADDER.
w" ior Climbing Out and Back When
He Visited HIS Sweetheart.

" Shhoing Out and Back When
He Visited HIS Sweetheart
warden Patten, of the Indiana prison
south at Jeffersonville, has on exhibi.
ton one of the most remarkable con.
trlvances OF prisoner that ever came
into his collection. 1t is ladder made
OF thousands of small pieces of Irvine.
threads, cords and rope, such as n con.
vict would secretly collect througl
years OF effort. With the rope Thomas
shepherd used to climb thirty-foot
wall and get out of the penitentiarv
yard night after night to visit an old
sweetheart. He never attempted to
escape, and when his ladder was found
one night he returned before his ab-
sence had been discovered, rang the
bell at the front gate, and surrendered
himself. On his arm he carried a rub.
Der coat, which had been used to con-
ceal his striped shirt. He wore moe
casins over his shoes.
Shepherd told a straightforward
story, so far as it went. He had made
the ladder, he said, in order that he
might visit woman outside the prison.
He had gone to her house only four
times, he said. The other night, whel.
he. returned, he found his ladder gone
from the wall, and at once he decided
to give himself up. He would not tell
the womans name, but the prison Of
ficials think they have discovered her
identity. She went from her home in
Sullivan county, Ind, some years ago
to live in Jeffersonville, near her con-
vict lover.
Shepherd said that he wove his lad
der at night, and that it took him
months to finish it. 1t contained
threads. strings and bits Of cords of
every size, length and color. They
were woven, knotted and twisted
skillfully.
Shepherd was sent to prison to serve
q life sentence in 1875. A new trial
was secured two years later, and he
was recommitted on the same sentence
on April 10, 1878. lie has continually
petitioned for executive clemency, and
two years ago his sentence was COM
muted to twenty years. He will be re-
leased, consequently, on April IS, $685.
He was country school-teacher. One
night at an apple pairing he had
quarrel with man named Macy
Engie over a girl. Englc had Shepherd
arrested, and one night, before the case
was tried, Engle was assassinated.
Shepherd was convicted purely on cir
cumstantial evidence, and has always
maintained his innocence.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1897-01-22

FAMOUS Days Sport In . Col
QW 0raflo Town.

:, . Famous Days Sport In Col
orado Town.
the special train bringing the
s nsr hunters reached Lamar there
p'lns lass band at the station, and
Is band was there when they
The merchants closed their
md the people threw open theil
'sss for the entertainment OF their
y After the hunt began the ir-
sr discharge Of the rifles in the
Hills around Lamar reminded one
:.let firing. When large party Of
'.rs found q stretch of prairie
the rabbits were thick the re-
- the guns sounded like a general
cement. Though the rabbit hunt
s,ed annual event in Lamar, and
Its are killed by thousands, there
sns to be no decrease in the number.
q multiply SO rapidly during the
-,er months that it becomes neces-
10 make some such organized at
! on them, for they are becoming as
~ nuisance as they are in Aus
IA The rabbits breed on the grassy
ina above the canals, where they
/, until their forage fails them. Then
!, oather in the alfalfa fields, which
cunts for their being SO numerous at
4, season of the year, says Harper's
Isekly.
A the beginning Of the hunt the
,eons began coming in at four o o'clock,
n continued until nine at night, with
,,ping loads Of the slain furry enc
es of the farmer. The cleaners be-
n their work with the first wagon
ID, and worked bravcly, but the odds
ere against them, and they were soon
liz buried in the mass of rabbits await
I'd preparation for shipment. At the
Isl days hunt fully two thousand
Iere killed. No wagon brought in
kser than one hundred rabbits, and
Be went as high as four hundred and
BIZ, about three thousand pounds. A
reat number of rabbits were slain
Ithich were not brought in. All rec
Fds were broken ut this hunt, and not
single accident occurred TO mar the
lssure OF the participants. &c
When the spring comes and the fresh
reen grass comes up the jack-rabbits
ppear in large numbers and begin to
bible on the bark of the young fruit
ices and the vines. Whole orchards
re destroyed by them. If you were to
ak through a large vineyard you
light not see one rabbit, although
undreds might be around you. They
crete themselves very cleverly in the
ass, and, being SO nearly the color of
70 ground, are hard to detect. They
close, with their large ears fiat upon
cir backs, until disturbed, and one
n almost walk over them before they
II move,
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1897-01-22
srANDARD YARD AND POUND.

salsd In the Walls Of Parliament and
Opened Every Twenty Years.
The originals of our yard measure
had pound weight - otherwise, the
British standard weights and meas
ues-are sealed or walled up in the
tides of the house of parliament at Lon
don. The cavity IN the wall in which
these precious standards are preserved
somewhat resembles tomb and can be
opened only by tearing away the wall.
The two articles which are therein so
safely cased are both of metal. The
yard measure is of bronze, in the shape
ds bar, thirty-eight inches in length,
|thrty-six sections, or one yard, having
been marked Off upon it with some
finely scaled instrument. The weight
Standard is a cube of platinum, weigh
ing exactly sixteen ounces. Weighty
Is it is it is scarcely more than an inch
in extent on either side, and, if sold for
the metal there is in it, would bring
nearly two hundred dollars.
Once every twenty years the walls
lnclosing these standards are torn
away for the purpose Of removing the
two pieces of metal and comaring their
length and weight with the official
Standards in use by the bureaus of
weights and measures. These COM
PARSONS are made under the supervi-
son OF the president of the London
board of trade and several other officials
appointed by the different branches of
ihe queens government.
Extremely delicate and elaborate ap-
psratus for making these comparisons
are used, and if the units in use. by the
bureau referred to have been changed,
or deviate the least from the standards
with which they were compared twenty
years before, they are Immediately
changed, SO as to conform with the
original bronze and platinum types.
The ceremony of comparing the
standards" was last made in April, 1892.
After the comparisons had been made
and no variations detected, they were
again walled up with the understand
ing that they would not be again dis
Iurbed until April, 1919.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-10-20
HARRIrY's SUCCESSOR.

James n. Gufy Of PittsburE. Who
succeeds william =. Harrlty on the
Democratic national e3mmlttee. Il one
Of Pittsburg's best known men. lie was
born In Westmoreland county. about
nfty-nve yean ago. and vent 10 the
oil country In 1870 lie followed the
OH business with great ssccess unsll
isS2. when he went broke" from spec
ulatlon and the extreme depression Of
the oil market He came to Pittsburr
a, the beginning Of the natural gas
crare IN lSS3. and began buying gas
producing property. lie was careful
and shreWd and soon amassed another
fortune. when the gas wells began
10 show signs OF "peterlng out" Mr..
Guhy turned he attention 20 mining
In the West. In this business he was
also successful. Tie has mining prop
critics In Montana worth ii.0o0. 900 He
is Al present rcputed 10 be worth So
100000. Mr. Guny has never held any
oflce and says he does not want any
His desire Il 10 be recognized In the
councils Of the party. and aa be ls q
constant and liberal contributor. he Il
always recognised. In 1875 he was q
candidate for Congress from the old
Tventy-ffth district against Judge
Harry White. but was defeated. Mr.,
Guay was a delegate to the Chicago
convention. and was one Of the lead
INK bryan Esa In the campaign. III
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-10-20

The recent meeting Of the American
Medical Association AZ Prohibition
Park gave cheering evidence Of
growing antl.aloohol sentiment among
the medical fraternity One Of the
most important papers read upon that
occasion was that Of Df. }. W. Oros.
yenor OF nufais. \. Y. on The Rela-
ton OF Alcohol 10 Preventive Medl.
cine" After stating as a seli-cvident
fact that whatever Injuries health L.
sntagonistic to any plans for the pro
motion of health. the doctor arralgned
alcohol. upon scientific authority. a.
m acrld. narcotic poison. NO, only, "
he saws. ARE numerous diseases direct.
" tracoahie 20 ils use. but as an indl-
rect. casual factor alcohol touches
nearly an the ms TO which human fesh
Is heir" Asa .aaiia.y measure. he de-.
clared. the drinking saloon should n
suppressed. In the discussion which
followed the reading Of this paper. n,
anti-alcohol adyooates-so say N,
newspaper reports had decidedly n,
hest 81 the argument.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-10-20

aur illustration natives are shown
dragging Ash from streams. and also
slse. Il IL the largest strictly fresh
water Ash In the world, To- length BE-
Ing fifteen feet and weighing four hun
ired pounds. lis head Il without
scales. but the naked skin assumes
horny texture. which taking the form
af plates. covers the entire head.
The scales are very thick. and arrayed
owe, the body like pieces OF mosaic.
The mouth. Ike that Of pike u re-
sembles. Il quite large and round. with
small but numerous teeth. Il Is With
the bones Of this hsh the Indians arm
their hooks and lances by which u n
caught as well a. with the spurs ~ the
porcuplne. They are also shot with
Inc air-propalled wouran poisoned ar
rows % the Macousllc tribe, Strange
a. Il may seem. this poison does not
render the nsh unht 20 cat The
indians sharpen their hshhooks.
arrow points and lanccs on The
teeth OF another FISH the raraya
The indians prepare part of
The law % this nsh conlainiua
ave or six teeth. This De- carefully
ei,anrod. q hole Is bored through o
and fastened 90 the CULVER TIE woap'
ems are readily sharpcncd hy nlacnr
inc points between the keen cdres o
ans two teeth and drawing them VIII
IL twisting motion backward and ior
| ward A number of naiivcs cmnari
! in their canoes. armed with lancot
towa and arrows ard hlow guns. Al
soon as iho lsh appears q Is shot %
| ianced. 90 course q iugianlly disap
pears. but Ia followed up and shot a
again and again until. becoming CA
hausted. IA easily captured. The tab
Ing 81 this splendid lsh viii coueilcs
develop into an important indusif,
And I am assured Il could be readil
bred IN our southern waters. a. u
Doth prolific and hardy. Minnie slad
IN New York Ledger.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-10-20
,n,.r.,,.nrs.h,s mll.r. rl,Es,..

A new form OF thousand-mlle ticket.
the result Of careful consideration and
discussion between the railroads and
their principal patrons. will be placed
on sale September ! At all important
Michigan Central ticket 0iices. The
ticket Il sold for $50. with a rebate
10 the purchaser Of $40 when used up
IN compliance with its conditions. and
B. accepted on an the lines In the Cen
trail Passenger association. forty-fve
IN number covering a vast extent OF
country. No mileage book has yet been
devised 40 acceptable 10 all parties
concerned aud 20 advantageous 10 the
holder. Every one who u likely 20
travel a thousand miles IN year
should avail themselves Of e.. and
should consult the nearest Michigan
Central ticket agent.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-10-20
THINGS WORTH KNOWING,


There are In France 1901. 400 un-
married women between the ages Of
Is and 30. and .176. 600 unmarried men
aged over 80 years
A clock In 81. Petersburg has IS
faces. Indicating simultaneously the
time At 30 different spuis on the tsrth's
surface. besides the movements a the
earth and planets.
Anthracite coal production Tor June.
according to onicial returns. was near
~ 5000. 900 tons. making Tor the last
six months about i6.ooo.oo0. The ton.
mage for 1899 was iS0oo0Oo. 1885. &C..
600 900: 1894. u.OOO.oOo.
TIgcr-cye is q peculiar ehrysialllza.
ton Of quarts Formerly very rare and
costly. large deposits have been found
To- the western states 81 America and IN
South Africa. so that many common
articles are nov made % o.
Air can now hc easily hQulned. bat
according to the American Machlnlst
the dlmculty OF putting Do TO amy prac
IDEAL use l'es Ia the fact that Dc mus
ao stored and transmitted at q temper
allure OF more than 900 degrees boloe
zero.
Politically Hungary is divided into G
counties. containing from $4,000 d
10000 inhabitants There are q
1l'ies endowed with seii-e1vfnmoa,
Budapest. ihc metropolis, contain
about 100000 Inhabitants. The ropa
lation OF Hungary Is about 10000 90,
The royal crown % Great britain /
composed almost entirely OF diamonds
pearls aud tubles. weighs 80 ounces an
pennyWeights Troy, and IA valued q
c2i0.oOo when the Kohlnoor va
nrs, brought 90 Europe Il weighed Is
carals. but by cutting has been reduce
to iOe
The peach was originally a polsone
almond. he fruity parts were use
10 poison arrows and Tor that purpo.
were introduced into Persia. Tram
plantation and cultivation have not OF
Is removed is poisonous qualities. b
TUNED 4 In the delicious fruit y
nov tsioy.