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Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-06-30
FLORENCE NUGGETS.
Program for the Fourth If
July Celebration-Other
ltAnS nf I~to-A

u
ebration at Florence, Idaho
The amount of 5000 has bee,
raised for those able to carr,
away the honors of the dav
In addition there has been S.,
raised for fireworks for til,
evening. A public dance viii
also be given by the citizens o
the town, under the mana ore
ment of G. Wright, A. Siftor
and J. Rice. There will b,
all kinds of races, including
horse racing, free.for.all foo
race, fat mans race. sack race
wheelbarrow race, three leg
ged race, ladies' race for ladie.
over 20 years of age, a race
for girls under ID, pole vault
ing, and single and double
handed drilling contests.
In addition to the dance
there will be an ice cream sup
per supper served by the ladies
free of charge. A game Of
ball will probably be played
between Warren and Florence,
The Declaration of Independ.
ence will be read by Mrs. Sped.
don and an Grafton will be de.
livered by ]. NJ. More.
The program will continue
from day to day. A cordial
invitation is extended to all
and a large crowd is expected.
Another new discovery has
lately been made by Dexter
Rouch and Mr.. Smith, a Mon.
tana prospector. The discov.
cry was made about six miles
from the mouth of Crooked
river and some five or six miles
from the Jumbo. Several as.
says have been made and with
the best of returns, an aver.
age across the entire ledge
$3o.o5. Another
average assay gave returns of
$58.23, and a picked sample
went $268.s5. They have at
least a 7.foot ledge and if it
continues to carry the same
values there is no reason why
this should not be a very val.
liable property.
The stage from Grangeville
to Florence arrives on time
daily and as the road is now
open the entire way a large
number of passengers is ex.
pected daily. Three freight
teams are expected today
loaded for DIR. Sifton and the
Gold Dollar saloon, also two
teams for the Mercantile Com.
pany.
]. NJ. More, the original 10.
|ator of the great ledge which
is supposed to contain the
precious metal called zircom.
lum, is receiving letters daily
asking where this ledge lies.
1t seems that the outside world
S somewhat excited since see.
ng the rock, and if it proves to
De what is supposed Florence
will be the richest camp in
Idaho. SUBSCRIBER.
Florence, June IS.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-06-30

For MEN Only. M. @. A.
Free Reading Room situated in
Grange block over hardware store.
Open on week days from 8 q. m.
to 10 p. m. Sundays from IL m.
to $3.50 p. m. Mems social meet
ing every Sunday afternoon at 3
o'clock.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-06-30
CONTEST NOTICE.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
LEWISTON, IDAHO,

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
LEWISTON, IDAHO,
June s. 1899
sufficient contest affidavit having been filed
In this 9fiice by Charles Bartlett Contestant,
7, 1926, for SEA sw1{. sec 5, ca nwL and swL
nel4, sec s. twp 80, n. range / + b NJ, by Lee O.
said Lee .. Brown has wholly abandoned said
land aud has been absent therefrom for more
than six months last past. That there is no
parties are hereby notifiedto appear, respond
and of{er evidence touching said allegation at
10 O'Clock q. m. on Aug 1899, before the Reg
lister and Receiver ut the United States Land
Office In Lewiston, Idaho.
The said contestant having, in proper affida-
Wit, filed June 8, 1885, set forth facts which
OF this notice can not be made, 1t ia hereby or.
dered and directed that such notice be given BY
due and proper publication.
3-9 CHARLES II. CARRY, Receiver
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-06-30
Cheap Farm Lands


One hundred and sixty acres I'M
improved prairie land, one and a
half miles from Denver. Price
81 100.
Also 100 acres all good farm land,
2 miles west of Denver. Unim-
proved. Price 81, 400
One farm Of 100 acres, two and
One-half miles southwest of Denver.
Good orchard, good house, good
barn, plenty of water, all good cul-
tivating land. Price, $24OO.
For further particulars tall on
or address
c. H. BROcKMAN,
43tf Denver, idaho.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-06-30

This warm weather is bringing
the crops and garden truck for
ward very rapidly.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-06-30
To c. NOTlCE OF FORFEITURE.
your as.i,a Il. lENkINs and B. 0M. JENKINS or

sour assigns.
Rsyiilas le hereby notified that your co-owners,
pended tha n .s. and L. 8. Morton, have ex-
worn fnr II performed, Including assessment
lode m mir 1ne c year ises on the Golden Crown
mining dists., claim, situated In the Rapid river
state ron ~ re old Crooks corral, Idaho county.
your port, laaho; and unless you contribute
amounting 70 9" ,h said expenditure yet due US,
coat estuary 1899, together WIN interest and the
FREE Pm tpuoication In. thes ma NO COUNTY
become tbs your interesf = laid claim will
sud By yi,,ppal property Of the nnAeEsigned under
vided, sectn.s laws In such cas- made and pro-
I. Q. NeeaoN,
Freedom. 1d.ho - R1ylizQ Jon NsroH.
i"st publication Nay II iepNi =
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-06-30
Closing Out.

On account Of moving will sell
for the next 80 days common woven
wire springs $3.50, all wool mat
tress 81, stool chairs 90c, oak high
back dinner cane seat Sl.5O. In
fact, every thing will 60 at reduced
prices at w. +. Graham's furni-
ture store. 2.5-w
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-06-30

And is now prepared to make reliable
assays of every kind of
ORE AND BULLION.
He will test ores for Gold, Platinum,
Silver, Copper, Lead, Iron, Tin, Zinc,
Anthony, Mercury, Nickel and Cobalt,
Bismuth, or any OF the other metals.
And he will melt, refine, assay and
stamp bullion, SO it can be used as cash
In stores or bank.
CHARGES FOR ASSAYING.-
For gold and silver. 81 so
For copper ................ 90
Aoi iedu. ............. 90
ror iron. MISREPRESENTATION. 90
Eoa Aihc. .................... 8 90
-. ssu OO
For all other work charges will be
made as low as careful work will permit.
Samples sent by mail promptly attended
to If accompanied by money. Scrap
gold bought Address,
+. STAHL,
Grangeville. Idaho
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-06-30

Pohces Written and Delivered Application at Lowest
Rates Farm Buildings Specially is
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-06-30

ATTORNEY-AT-lAAW
Complete abstract books OF Idaho COUNTY
Probate business . speciality.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-06-30

Willamette River.
4. m. Oregon City. New Ago p m
(. berg, Salem, and Elk.
Inday. Way-Land's. SUNDAY.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-07-28
HUMoR OF THE HOUR.

Fastener You say you have a farm
in the west for sale. think of going
west. Is your farm In good eli
mate?
Westerner-I should smile. Why, sir,
whenever we have visitors they just
sit themselves right down and don't do
a thing the whole day long but write
poetry about feathered songsters, an
soughing winds, an blushing posies, an
CELESTIAL
Eyes, but is the climate adapted to
farming?'
"Wen, l tell you. We raised 600
chickens this year, and when time
came to get 'em to market we was in a
fix. The dealers wouldn't take 'em I'M
less they was picked. Now you can see
what a job that would be. Six hundred
chickens to scald and pick and only me
and my wife to do il"
Eyes, but the climate
That's it. Our beautiful agricultural
climate saved US. That very day along
came a cyclone, picked up them chick
ems, give their necks a twist, stripped
every durn feather off an landed the
hull lot In the next town right in front
of the market house" New York
Weekly
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-07-28
American Bicycles Everywhere.

Eastward and westward the American
bicycle takes its way. The Treasury
bureau of statistics at Washington re-
ports that American wheels are now
ridden in all parts of the world, from
the jungles of Africa to the wilds of
Central America. Four million dollars
worth of American bicycles were sold to
European countries during the past fiscal
year, and more than twice as many were
shipped to France, dispite her skilled
workmen and ingenuity, as were export
ed to that country during the preceding
year. Two-thirds of our bicycles are
sent to countries which make speciality
of manufacturing. Even Japan, with
its cheap labor, is constantly increasing
its imports of American wheels. Our
largest customer is Great Britain, which
took nearly So, 100000 worth of Ameri-
can bicycles last year, Germany coming
next, and Canada, France, British Aus.
tralia, the Netherlands, Denmark, British
Africa, British East Indies, Japan
China, Dutch East Indies, and Africa,
following in the order of the amount OF
their purchases. Since Cuba has be-
come free we have shipped to it eight
times as many bicycles as formerly
Porto Rico and the Hawaiian Islands
are good customers, though no direct ex-
portation to the Philippines is thus far
reported. America leads the world in
the manufacture and sale of the best of
everything LesLie'S Weeklu,
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-07-28
NIerchants and Flood Tide.

The merchant who takes advantage of
the tide of business at its flood is pretty
sure to be carried on to fortune; but he
must known how to meet the occasion
and to grasp opportunities. In the
East Indies there is species of grain
collecting ant which stores up quantities
of the native cereals for food. When,
however, the terrific monsoon storm s
swirl over the land the garnered food is
moistened by the heavy rains Then the
ants rise to the occasion. They watch
for the first sunbeams, and when these
appear the whole colony carries out the
store from their little graneries to dry in
the warmth of the sun. Likewise when
the sun of prosperity shines above the
business world the watchful and indus
trious merchant is prompt to take ad-
vantage of its profitable influences, and
he uses various means, the chief of
which is first-class newspaper advertis-
ing, to direct these influences toward his
own business. PHILADELPHIA Record.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-07-28

THE bureau of engraving will soon
issue series of new postage stamps
bearing the portraitslof heroes of the late
war. Dewey, Schley, Sampson, Lee and
other notables will appear on the stamps
Hobson's face it is understood will NOT
adorn the stamps, because the depart
ment fears the girls would do most Of
their licking on the wrong side.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-07-28
The Leaaea. and Triumph Radlshe.

A comparison was recently made by
Rural New Yorker between the TWO
unique varieties of radish-viz, Tri-
umph and Leafess. This showed that
both kinds are early and that there is
but little difference between them, the
Leatiess being about three days earlier,
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-07-28

prove the posi-
bility of such an
occurrence. In
my own expert
ence / have had
a barn filled with
clover hay which
came SO near TAX
ing fire and ac-
tually breaking
out in flame that
since then / am
positively sure
that the spon-
taneous conbus-
+;o1 &c p1o;of or
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-07-28
l;'sss4
'gtARN% GARDEN
ESs5 -
SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION
Accepted as a Fact In the Hay Barn
and Provided Against.


and Provided Against.
'There are some things to be accept
ed on the evidence we have" accord
ing to Henry Stewart, ''for it is diff
cult to prove them by actual eye
knowledge" This he would apply to
the so called spontaneous combustion
OF hay in barn or stack. He says in
Country Gentleman: 1t is probably the
case that DO one ever saw barn of
hay taking fire from its own internal
heat, due to the. fermentation and de-
composition of the carbonaceous mat
tiers of it when in a damp condition.
But there is a great deal of evidence,
unquestionahly true, which goes to
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-07-28
where He wrttea Historr.

when did the critical point of your
career occur?" asked the journalist in
search of the picturesque.
81 dunno's l quite understand" said
Senator Sorghum.
~ mean the time when you met the
crisis which meant success or failure
the tide which, taken at it's food led
on to fortune, you know. Nearly every
great man has laid the foundation of
his prosperity by some bold and de-
cisive stroke"
II see what you mean," was the an
swer. 1--WE taken some risks, but have
such a bad memory for dates that
couldn't tell you what you want to
know without taking a day off to look
over my check book stubs. Washing
ton Star.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-07-28

b1OA VI DIOlSl VI
mere damp hay is not only possible
and even easy, but that 1t is possible
to put in hay in such a manner that
under the right condition of the wealth
er, 1t win certainly heat to burning
simply by internal fermentation and
oxidation of it's carbOnaceous matter
4 have seen hundreds of mows and
stacks of hay In my life the center of
which, when taken down for use, has
been of a dark brown and in some in
stances black and actually charred by
the heat.
1t is a frequent occurrence that ships
are burned by spontaneous fires occur
ring in the coal bunkers. The fact is
that damp carbonaeeous matters, as
well as oily stuff of the same kind, will
oxidize so actively as to take fire.
Secondary fermentation will not pro-
duce sufficient heat to cause combus-
ton, so that it is a wise precaution to
have this first fermentation go on in
the hay in the field, with the hay in
cocks The form of the cock is best
tall and slender, for In this form the
cock will shed heavy rains and yet
keep dry, If the top is protected by a
common hay cap, while low, broad
one is impossible to keep dry even
from,a few hours rain.
The drawing shows the right shape
of a haycock and the manner of max
ing It self shedding Of the rain with a
cap one and half yards square Of
common sheeting. If these shaped
cocks are necessarily out In the wealth
er, they will be safe against weeks of
wet, If such misfortune should hap
pen to a farmer, for the cap on the top
will turn the water there, and the
sides, well ra4ed down. will shed all
the drip Hay put up in these cocks
viii cure perfectly, with no risk of
harm, and once this first fermentation
for dampness afterward- will be due to
water only and not to the sap of the
grass, which is' sufficiently carbona-
ceous to start the requisite fermenta-
ton for the production Of heat. A sec
ondary wetting of the hay will cause
mold, but not any fermentation Of. the
hay by which heat will be produced.
/ am 50 sure of the possibility of
spontaneous combustion of the hay
that l would, be very careful to avoid
the risk Of 1t by the simple method of
having this fermentation go on in the
field in a safely made. cock in which
there is not more than 400 pounds of
hay
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-07-28


Now The Rural illustrates the two,
showing little bunch of the Triumph
and single specimen Of the Leafiess.
The quality is much the same, the
Leafiess being rich, darkish crimson,
the Triumph white and crimson. vari-
ously splashed and dotted The latter
Is nearly round, the other generally ob-
long Doubtless larger quantity Of
the Leafiess may be grown ON given
plot because of its scanty leaves. The
question Of relative value seems to de-
pend upon which would sell more read
lily in the market, the solid colored
Leadess or the variegated Triumph.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-07-28
Weather and Crop Conditions.

During the week ending Monday, July
nth, the temperature and sunshine have
been again above the normal, warm
bright days and warmer nights pre-
vailing.
The rainfall was generally ample for
present crop needs, except in small
portion Of the Southern Section, where
vegetation is still suffering from drought.
In the remaining portions of this section,
and in the Central and Northern districts
all crops are reported to be in very
thriving condition, and very much i'm
proved by the plentiful showers. The
meadows and pasture fields have again
turned green, and the fodder crops, large
ly millet and corn (sown to cover the
great shortage of hay), have obtained a
very promising stand. Orchard and all
small fruits are promising, although the
dropping of apples is still reported from
some places. Grapes are doing we'll;
raspberries, blackberries and buckle
berries will be good average yields,
especially in the Central and Northern
districts The harvesting of wheat and
rye is completed, and the cutting of oats
has begun.
A very severe thunderstorm, accom-
panied by hail, passed over portion of
Somerset, Middlesex and Sussex counties,
on the evening of the 18th. Over a
small area of the former and latter coun-
ties, considerable injury was done to corn
and orchard fruits by the hail-stones.
One farmer in Somerset County re-
ported his loss at $4,000. Some fields
were washed almost bare of crops by
the very heavy rain.
The following are the heaviest rain
falls reported, in inches Bergen Point,
4.07; Bayonne, $50; Plainfeld, 1854;
South Orange, 2.37; New Brunswick,
2.74; Friesburg, 1888; vineland, 1877;
Beverly, 1885, Clayton, $50; Somer-
vile, 1.6S.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-07-28

Prepare the soil as for wheat in Au-
gust, and in early. September SOW 10
quarts per acre of timothy and brush
and roll it in. In March sow six quarts
medium fed clover on light snow or
light honeycombing frost, If for pas
ture. sow 81 quarts per acre Of blue
grass seed in September with the tim
othy.-Ohio' Farmer
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-07-28
THAT Needed Name.

.'Great snakesl Is that one OF them
auto autDmobilesT =
YES"
"Well it's, got to have shorter
name. The thing is out Of sight before
you can pronounce it."-Chicago Trib-
une.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-07-28
Making a Choice.

(which do you preferY' asked her
indulgent father.
ut is 50 hard to decide" she an
swered, "but at the price quoted
think the duke is better bargain than
the count. l guess you may buy me
the duke. Chicago Post.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-07-28
Great Things

are expected of the officers and soldiers in battle They
must stand up under the CALLING fire of the enemy
necessary We're not officers private soldiers but we're
VETERANS nevertheless That is we're veterans in the
Carriage and Harness business Been selling Wagons and
Carriages of all kinds and Horse Equipments for the past
twenty years The most complete line in Morristown at
Warerooms
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-07-28
sucn Grieft

'Arriet--W Would you ha' bin sorry,
Jim, If ! lad kicked the bucket when
wos took bad last month";
Jim Sorry! Lord luv yer, I'd sooner
ave 'ad me grog stopped for week.
London Fun.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-01-29
Burial Place of the C1ars.

The cathedral fortress of SS. Peter anI Paul. whence the wreaths have been sold that decorated the tomb of the late czar, lies on an outstanding peninsula in the Neva. It is a combination of mili- tary museum and mausoIeum. All the czars since Peter the Great, except Peter H., have been buried there. The walls of the building are completely hung with trophies, wreaths of silver and gold; faded punches of flowers and lavender, with silver work in imita ton of flowers. These are all hung on a background of black cloth. There are also number of personal relics. Some of the wreaths have been lying in the cathedral for years, and the place would look cleaner if they were re- moved.-Westminst Gazette.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-01-29

cial world. If there is a rock ahead, it is the deadly Vanderbilt dulIness which apparently no member of the family can escape.
 Of all the Vanderbilts old enough to have settled character, it would be hard to name one of more than medi- ocre intellectual ability.
 It is easy to keep a vast fortune that some one else has made; it is quite an- other matter to make one of your own. William K. was failure on Wall street; old " H. Vanderbilt had to bribe him to let speculation alone. Cornelius is a respectable administra- tor, but no genius.
 Young William is probably no abier than his cousin Alfred, the heir of Cor nelius. Cornelius, Jr., the disinherited son, is far from possessing even aver age ability.
 According to the curious rule of the rise and fall of great financial families, one would hardly expect bright Van derbilts in this generation; and bright they certainly are not.
 If the men who inherit wealth were as great geniuses as those who made it, they might be dangerous. As it is, a single generation has turned the Vanderbilts into rather second-rate millionaires.
 The self-made Rockefeller has passed them in. the race for riches. OWEN LANGDON.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-01-29
Opinions os Pess,mtst.

Polish may be laid upon wood to such thickness as to obliterate the grain. The same thing may happen to a man.
 People who honestly tell us of our faults may mean well, but they never run ahead of their tickets, at the polls.
 The man who brides himself upon his good looks never acquires the student stoop.
 Hard, steady, determined hammering is a good thing, but the greatest battles of life are won by strategy.
 The philanthropst who gives to the poor only that he may lay up treasures for him. self in Heaven, will be surprised if he ever gets there, to see how little credit he got for it. True charity is love for your fel- low man.-Cleveland Leader
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-01-29

and $3,000,000, respectively, upon land and buildings worth far more than double these sums. But high taxes are hard upon the poor
 A liberal percentage of all these mil lions goes to the machine Contractors feed it; and even the =IaBorers in the vineyard pay for the privilege Wher, for instance, the driver of a wagon gets S1 500 q year and an assistant secretary $3,5oQ, one suspects that they have to divide with some one; shouldn't you think so?
 Vice is again "proteeted. True. the police for time closed Honest John" Keily's gambling house, but that was because his decision in the Gorbett- Sharkey ffzzle cost Tim Campbell and other heeIers the profit they had schemed for at the expense of betters not in the secret of Con MeNey's foul; and there are plenty more,
 Houses of a certain sort pay $500 a month, more or less, according 10 the number of their inmates The most frigbtful cruelties are praetieed upon these poor outcasts, who ofcourse have no redress.
 Before election a police inspector in uniform walked into the office of a wholesale business friend of mine and said:
 "Ill have to have $lo. please"
 We used to pay quarterly $1o at time ; said my friend
 Yes. but the moneys needed for election expenses"
 Well, l suppose I can't kick saiG my friend. counting out the money; T haven't had to pay at all during the reform administration"
 "Thatll be good for year, said the inspector, as he pocketed the bills. If the man on post bothers you let me know'
 In the old days the ward detective used to go about in citizens clothes ard make these forced collections There is no pretense of concealment now.
 Imagine the revenue thus gained from tens of thousands of merchants who break the ordinances by leaving boxes on the sidewalk!