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Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-06-16

Wednesday daily:
Poland China Pigs, full b!0oded,
for sale by Robert Hamiil, three
miles north of Grangevillc. 5
w. II. Buffers arrived out from
the Red river dredge yesterday and
left for Spokane this morning.
DR.. G. A. Hascal, of San Fran
cisco, who resided at Warrens last
summer, is back in Grangeville.
He starts today for Warrens.
Mayor Wax is putting in a new
flooring to his store and a modern
front, which will be in place in a
day or two.
Baled hay for sale at IS per ton,
and loose hay at from IS to Sc per
ton, at at Ernest Smiths place, one
mile down the creek from Grange
vile. 7
Commencing today Spokane rail-
road time will be the standard
time from now on at Reqna 4 Dun
laps, the jewelers., postoflice build
ing.
Mt. Idaho Lodge No. 7, l. O. O..
F., will give grand ball at their
opera house on Tuesday evening,
July 4th. Further particulars
later.
A much needed Improvement is
the laying of a new sidewalk on
the west side of Hall street from
Schmadeka's corner to the end of
the block.
A masquerade ball is advertised
for Tuesday, June 90, at opera
house, with L. Whitney and Fred
Beck floor managers. Six prizes
are to be awared.
Windows, doors, paints, wall and
building paper, builders hardware,
carpenters tools. Profits cut in
half at the Big Buffalo store
w. L. ScHMADEKA.
Among the passengers on last
nights stage were Edward Kelly,
of San Francisco; w. N. Cassidy,
of Salt Lake, and Il. X. Patterson,
of PHILADELPHIA.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-06-16
JOSE CREEK PLACERS.
.. p. Richardson Reports
an Exceedingly Profit
able Season,

,harles P. Richardson re.
IS that the Moose creek
GERS are running night and
" with a force of IS men.
ey are using two giants, one
lch and one ? Il inch nozzle,
ng 600 miners inches OF
ter and breaking 1000 cubic
rds of gravel per day from
oo-foot branch of .'old chan.
- gravel, below the level OF
e old Chinese workings. Ev.
ything is in fine shape for
'ntinuation of the seasons
DIRK, as Judging by climatic
,nditions the water will last
summer. and the quality Of
ravel ueing handled is prov
ig most satisfactory.
Mr.. Richardson brought out
nth him some specimens of
PONCE, both old channel and
ocal gold dust, which was
greatly admired. The old
channel dust is as nice looking
and fine lot of stuff as we
nave ever seen in any camp,
while the local dust is equally
good, but carries more mug
gets, of which Mr.. Richardson
packs a sackfull, carrying
more or less quartz.
Moose creek placers are
probably the best known and
most profitable placer mines
in Idaho county. They are
situated on the breaks of the
south fork of Clearwater, and
form one of the historical mines
of old Idaho county. The
diggings were discovered in
1862 by VIM. Allison, who 10.
Gated in Allison gulch and be-
gan rocking therein. From
that time on, year in and year
out, the Moose creek placers
have added their quota of pro.
fitably produced gold to Idaho
county's output, with an ag.
gregate estimated from the
most conservate and reliable
sources, of not less than $500.
900, with the probabilities in
favor of a much larger figure.
A company, of whom those
genial old timers, paddy"
White and Matt Truscott are
stisevl tahe county residents,
q i.6trextensive work on
leffy, building upwards
of fifteen miles of ditch from
Moose creek-from which the
property took its name-and
later from branches of New.
some creek.
The season after the com.
pletion of the Moose creek
ditch, this company cleaned up
$4,000 in less than 90 days,
with the water from the Moose
creek ditch alone.
Passing through several
hands, among whom were Joe
Vicory and "Shipmate' Jimmy
Burns, it came into possession
of a Chinese company. If the
Cinnamon did not discover,
they at any rate did the first
extensive work on the old
channel deep gravel deposits,
all mining heretofore being con.
fined to Allison gulch and ad.
jacent side gulches. Popular
report ascribes an immense
output to the Cinnamon. The
fact that their store bills at
Weller & WaA's ran from
S4, 900 to $4,000 per annum
lends color to the stories of
their output. They also
bought additional water rights,
built bitches thereto, built a
tlume 5000 feet long, s. feet
high, to convey water across
a low saddle TO the top of the
deep deposits at cost of S.
900, and later laid a o-inch
wrought iron pipe inverted
siphon $500 feet long across
this same saddle. This was
the first, and perhaps the only
important inverted siphon laid
in Idaho county, and cost $4,-
900.
The Cinnamon, being aliens
and therefore unable to legal.
ly locate and hold possessory
"a. x.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-06-16

The Bachelor Maids have issued
invitations to their second party on
Saturday evening, June II, at the
opera house.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-06-16
Village Clerks Report.

Report Of village clerk for bal
ance of year, commencing Decem
Der l, 1898, and ending May ]
1899:
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-06-16

Contractor Holtz has recon-
!menced bricklaying on the walls Of
Mrs. Crea's new building.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-06-16

Best table oil cloth 10c per yard
At Bargain Store.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-06-16

Is a thermometer at 10, bright sun
with g lew short showers, AWAY
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-06-16

best n
We invite anything offered jvHe
We n moi De ndrsod
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-06-16

Sn4 r. = workinanlike NAN
We hin : Trial.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-05

running at the rate of twenty-seven miles
an hour through very thick jungle which
was known to hold wild elephants. The
driver felt an obstruction, and attempted
to reverse, but the engine left the metals.
dragging with ii brake van, the carriage
of the locomotive superintendent, and some
other carriages, but without causing in
jury to any of the passengers or officials.
AT first II. was thought that the accident
had been brought about by cattle stray
ing on the line but the officials soon found
a dead elephant. Apparently the animal
mad been crossing the line just as the train
came up, and had been struck by the en-
CINE and hurled down the bank. The agent
of the company sent home one of the tusks
TO De put up in the board room as me-
mortal OF the occurrence. These Instances
OF train being thrown off the line
through collision with an elephant show
that, while such accidents are pretty sure
to be bad for The elephant" they are also
attended with considerable danger to roll
ing stock, and even to human life. The
lauer consideration completes The analogy
we have already drawn.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-05

the first time that the engine in question
has encountered an elephant on the Inc.
Just about five years ago, while it was
drawing a passenger train on a dark night
through the heavy tropical forest, a sud
den shock was felt, and the train came to
a s,andstiil. The engine and tender were
thrown off the metals and half way down
the embankment, though, fortunately, they
did not drag the carriages after them
When the driver, who had been pitched off.
went back to ascertain the cause Of the
accident he saw large bull elephant at
the bottom of the embankment on the
other side of the line. II died a few min
utes after the collision from the VIC ent
shock and loss of blood its off fore leg hav-
ing been shattered and piece of the trunk
torn off. Beyond the fright and the shock
caused by the sudden stopping of the
train, which, luckily, was travelling at on
ly fifteen miles an hour, no injury resu I
ed to any of the passengers. In the same
month of the same year a similar accid n
occurred on the Bengal-Nagpur Railway.
in India.
On pitch-dark night mail train was
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-05

eau that he inscriptions on the royal
steles are very rude and primitive in
character and when such a combination Of
authority agrees that these men antedate
all known history we can only believe. We
can hardly grasp the whole significance Of
these discoveries, for in altering our ideas
of chronology many other ideas must be
similarly modified. Our conception Of the
history of mankind is broadened almost
indefinitely and we would not be surprised
TO hear tomorrow that still later discov-
cries had established the fact of man $
existence in Egypt even 10000 years ago.
No wonder then that the Egypt Of the
earlier dynasties was capable OF building
such remarkable structures as the pyra-
mids. The development Of science and art
which must have preceded the bare con-
ception of such buildings is now made evil
dent, and knowing that in time man may
do all things, we need no longer be as
tonshed that such achievements were his;
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-05
5000 YEARS BEFORE CHRIST.
HISTORY BACK MANY CEN
turtles.

An 5000 Year-OId Nursing BOttIe-A
Plank So Ancient That the Human
Mind Can Scarcely Conceive Its
AEe-The Tombs OF the Gods Found
by an Eager Explorer.
New York. Nov. Slow long has man
been on earth? The answer to this ques-
ton is being modified by every turn OF thu
explorers spade. 1t was formerly consid-
cred certain that the world could not have
been habitable planet for more than 600
years. Geology had shown that millions
of years must have been consumed IN
building it up before it became fit for hui
man life. But during the past few years
some Of the most orthodox be levers in this
theory have been engaged upon excava-
lions in Assyria a..d Egypt and what they
have actually seen has forced them 10
set the date of human habitadon OF the
earth back several thousand years. The
expedition sent out by the University of
Pennsylvania, which has been at work at
Nuffer has. through Prof. Hi.p-echt, its
ssyriologist, set the date of 5000 or 7,O0)
E. c., on some of the monuments discov-
cred.
Now comes NJ. z. Amelineau to reinforce
these dates by similarly startling discov-
cries in prehistoric Egypt. It should not
be forgotten that the evidences from which
the early history of Egypt has been de
duced are very fragmentary, and for long
it has been questioned whether Menens.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-05

Hest pottery give way 70 drawings from
life, and there are representations Of os-
triches so hfe-like as 20 be easily recog-
nZed; a carving Of duck 8 head in hard
schist in which the shading of the plum
age is brought out and carving Of a hu-
man hand in the same hard material.
where the lines Of the fnger-nalls are
well defined. As TO woO1-carving these
old artists were experts. They took the
ebony which they had 10 import and cary
cd perfect slatuettes OF Ions or Of NJ
bian women which can be identified as
such by the low forehead, angular face.
small eyes, prominent cheek-bones. large
mouth. thick lips, and hair parted into a
number Of tresses. Here is a f. og cary
ed out OF diOrite as perfect and unmistak-
able as If il had been done yesterday b.
the best modern artist.
The men and women were alike fond of
personal adornment, for beads OF clay COW
cred with blue enamel. Of comedian. ame-
thyst emerald and rock-crystal, all pierre
ed for stringing the strings having long
since rotted away, were found in large
numbers. Here too we're ivory and wooden
instruments with which the eye-lids and
broWs were colored red or black 10 make
the eyes appear larger. Vanity Is then
at least 5000 years old.
The furniture was only found in bits,
for the woodwork had generally roued
away and all that remained was the ivory
legs Of sofas-the most remarkable finds
made. These were 50 large that it is
certain they must have been made of the
turks Of The hippopot amus. That this ami
mai was hunted by the early Egyptians is
well established by wall-paintings. but the
proof furnished by the finding of their
tusks is far more conclusive, carrying the
Gus ON back several centur .es. The man
ner In which these Eggs a.e carved to rep
resent The legs Of oxen is one of the mar
veis of all who have had the good for
tune to see them.
A Nursing bottle 5000 Years old.
The work of the jewel'e of this early
is by no means primitive. for there are
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-05
ELEPHANT AND ENGINE.
Fate of the Beast Which Tried to
Push Locomotive backward.

From the London Standard.
It is not only in South Africa, and by
statesmen who ought to know better. that
the march of civilization is opposed and
obstinacy pitted against progress. The
elephant has many human qualities, and,
if the story that comes to us from Perak.
one of the Straits settlements be well
founded, occasionally shares with politi-
clans hardly less intelligent their preju-
dice against the spirit of the age. 1t ap-
pears that a big tusker, which had long
been an object of pursuit to the sportsmen
of that remote district. wandered on to
the railway line. and tried conclusions with
the engine Of a goods train, charging it
repeatedly, and keeping UP the contest for
nearly an hour. The engine was reversed
in the hope that the beast would quit the
field and allow the train to proceed; but as
soon as there was any attempt to renew
the journey the elephant returned to the
encounter and resumed its obstruc i've
tactics. The driver was afraid to CHARGE
the brute, lest the train should be thrown
off the metals; and the contest might h I'VE
gone on much longer had not the elephant
backed into the engine and, setting its fore
feet firmly between the rails, endeavored
to shove the train backward with its hind
quarters.
The driver took advantage Of the oppor-
tunity and put on steam gradually fore
ing the beast off the line. In this rnaneu-
yer one of the wheels of the engine went
over the hind legs of the animal which
was put out of its misery by the guard of
a following passenger train. This is not
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-05
F1YOMEE ANTISEPTIC SKIN SOAP

Is the most Toilet and Medengl Soap eOer noOn
mania sue Gum weknown healing andant
qa cleanser preventive disease all
time
Ind refreshing odo and leaves the skin SOFT white
HYOMEI ANTISEPTIC all
DRUGGIST does
e ,scn
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-05
koaYhAND

we are only astonished at our own folly
in not being sure that there must be some
such explanation of the wisdom of Egypt
All conjecture and guessing cease now in
the face of Ehe tombs and articles discov>
cred in them by NJ. Amelineau.
Clifton H Lew
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-05
NO MORE DANGER TO BE FEARED
From Rancid Oils, Diseased Fats, Grease or Dam
gerOus AlkaIi.
THE NEW SKIN SOAP
Made from the Fresh, Green Leaves of the Tas-
manian Blue Gum Tree.

Perhaps
been the same fats oil combined with ala lobe differ
kind added
this
collected
houses
claimed the of
thought such products daily the
hailed delight
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1899-05-27

mas personal interest. he IL SUBJECT
to fine Of ESQ, with loss of office, II he
enters into any contract with the city,
or sells an article Of even the smallest
value to the council, or to any Of It's
subsidiary or associated committees or
departments. So strictly Is this OBJ
served that member Of a committee.
suspected Of a desire to sell eligible
property -. the city, was forced to re-
tire from public life.
When the work Of committee Ia to
be discussed, II presents a report OF all
It has done since its affairs were last
before the council, setting out what IL
proposes. This report or agenda mus,
be printed and sent to each councillor
three full days before the meeting.
In some cases, especially when a new
sci eme Is proposed, each member IL
requested to make personal investiga-
ton Of the conditions with which Il
Is proposed to deal.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1899-05-27
SWIFTEST RACING EAST AND
WEST

II you would travel rapidly, and with
comfort and ease. please note that the
No. tn Western line and it's connection,
provide the fastest service to eastern
cities. and many hours the fastest to
western points named below: To Buff
fslo 33 hours, New York 45, Boston 4S.
Ogden 81. Salt Lake SO. San Francisco
62. Portland GO. Why not save your
self weary hours Of travelling by getting
tickets via the North Western?
AS. FIELDING, @. T. A..
1T South 10th street.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1899-05-27
A. Abused WIG

Married Daughter-Oh, deay, such .
time a. do have with that husband oa
mine! don't have a minute's peace
when he's in the house. He 10 always
calling me TO help do something or
other.
Mother-What does he want now?
Daughter-He wants me to traipse
way up stairs just to thread Q needle
for him, SO he can mend his clothes.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1899-05-27
FIRST OF AERoNAUrs.
blanchard Sailed In Air Before Bsliosns
Were Made.

blanchard sailed In Air Before Bsliosns
Were Made.
Eighty-nve years ago there died In
Paris, Blanchard, the first man to gain
celebrity as balloonist, says the New
York Mail and Express. He was born
In 1888 and before the balloon was in
vented he had Eavigated the air In an
atmospheric machine of his own inven-
ton, which was propelled with oars
and which attained height above
ground Of about eighty feet. Blanch.
ard made his first ascent in a balloon
at Paris, March 2, 1884. On January Z
1885, he crossed the English channel
in a balloon, accompanied by DIR. JET
fries. Under the circumstances 1t was
. feat Of great daring. The aeronauts
the trip ended cast away everything
but the basket under the balloon, and
we're about to cut 1t away when they
we're carried over the town Of Calais
and finally dropped in forest. The
officials of Calais gave Blanchard a
dinner. presented to him papers Of citi-
zenship in q gold box, gave him 81 200
All LID UdilOOu anu q pcuoioh VI $ASo
yearly. The king of France also pen
stoned him. Blanchard boosted that
he had risen 10000 feet higher than
any aeronaut of his time. He made
sixty ascensions. the last one causing
his death. His wife continued the
business after him and was killed by
fall from balloon in 1919. Albert Of
Saxony, a Dominican monk, So credited
with having formed the first correct
idea of building balloons early in the
fourteenth century, but his IDEAS never
took practical shape. While the scien-
lists were working on the question In
1888 the brothers Montgolhsr. paper
makers, near Lyons. made ana sent up
the first balloon on June s. This bal
loon was made of linen, was 315 feet In
circumference and rose 1000 feet. It
was filed with heated air. About three
months later Prof. Charles sent up his
balloon, called "Charliere." It trav.
eled some miles from the starting and
fell in a village. The peasants ra-
garded 1t as q living monster. and fsll
upon 1t with pitchforks and fails and
tore 1t to pieces, to the loss and disgust
Of It's owner.
The first living things to leave the
earth in a balloon were sheep, a hen
and q duck. They landed safely anc
che sheep was found grazing. The first
ascent in hydrogen balloon was made
by Prof. Charles in Paris. Dec. /. 17sa
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1899-05-27
Private Access.

What blessing no man can hinder
our private access to God. Every man
m build chapel In his breast, him.
self the priest. his heart the sacrihos
and the earth he treads on TIE altar
tegVmy Taylor.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1899-05-27
Out Of Observation.

Miss De Fashion-I've been having .
perfectly lovely time; teas and parties,
and music and dancing, and private
eatricals, and everything you can
think of. Haven't had so much fun for
agar.
Friend (shocked) - What? During
Lent?
Miss De Fashion-Oh, It's all right,
dear. We were in the country.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1899-05-27
Recent Sermons.

OUOOOOWOOOOOOO OOOUOOOOOOOO
Wharf.-The world 10 coming to un-
derstand more aud moro the absurdfty
Of maintaining a warlike attitude and
supporting in times Of peace great
armies. The sentiment against war 10
steadily gaining Rev. A. z. Conrad.
Congregationalist. Worcester, Mass.
CHEERFULNESS.-T is no use
to be down In the dark. damp cellar
when there are light, and warmth. and
comfort in the parlor. Consistency Is
q great essential of a Christian life.
There Is too little Of It In the lives Of
Christian people.-Rev. J. I. Paxton,
Presbyterian, Philadelphia.
WOMAN.-I am ashamed to say that
for 5000 years man has been a petty
tyrant and lordling as far as woman
has been concerned. Every Intelligent
student Of history knows this to be
true.-Rev. r. F. Wright. Congrega'
tionaltst. Gardner, Ill.
CITIZENSHIP -dooi citizenship de-
mands first the recognition Of God as
supreme governor. As citizens men
have no more right to ignore God than
as individuals. II our bodies and souls
belong to II I'm 80 does our stske.-Rev.
G. A. Van Anda. Chicago.
GOVERNMENT.-God deals with
governments as with individuals.
Where Righteousness reigns there Ia
blessing. Where 1t Is ignored there
cometh destruction Rev. J. L.
Weaver. Presbyterian, Philadelphia.
SOCIAL ETHiCS.-As Columbus dis.
covered neglected hemisphere, 30 wa
are just discovering neglected hemis-
phere of church work-the hemisphere
Of social ethics.-Rev. w. f. Craft.
Presbyterian, Washington.
PATRIOTISM.-True American pa.
trirtism lies in fulfllment of American
Ideas rather than in calculating upon
American interests. It Is the sound,
patriotic American spirit to hold duty
higher than interest, to hold the citi.
zen's obligations at least as sacred 40
hi. 'ehts.-Rev. J. F. B-odie. Congre-
gat LIST, Salem, Mass.
THE STATE.-The state 10 a moral
organism. One MIN 10 not altogether
man. Human nature cannot manifest
itself wholly in the individual. It does
not develop ir isolation. Hence emerge
Of very necessity out Of the soul Of hui.
mainly itself family lie, social life, 70.
ligious life, political life.-Rev. N. Luc.
cock, Methodist. Pittsburg.
POLITICS AND RELIGION.-Just 20
long as good men walk one way In
their religion and another In their pol
itics and join in the foolish cry. that
politics has nothing to do with religion.
so long will bad men with selfish
schemes and interruptions methods
control affairs. Religion must be mixed
, with politics. business. industrial. and
social life.-Rev. F. B. Cherington.
Congregationalist, Spokane. Wash.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1899-05-27
MODEL CITY COUNCIL.
oBJECT-LESSON IN MUNICIPAL
GOVERNMENT.
Thoroughly Representative Body Of
Sc, enty-Two Members-They Have Ne
Special Privileges or Passes-Public
Ownership Of All Monopolies.

II. George +. Park
err furnishes a study
OF the city admins
tration of Birming.
ham to the Century
under the title OF
AN Object Lesson
In Municipal Gov.
ern m G n t." NJ r.
Parker says: This
governing body, ex'