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Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1900-09-21
Activity In w arrens.

Warren is one of Idaho's stand
ard mining camps. For years i
was looked upon as big part O
the states mining backbone
Recently, however, it has been
quiet there, not that the mines hal
been worked out, but because mos,
of them had got beyond the poin,
where they could be handled sue.
cessfully BY individual capital.
Now outside capital is coming in
and the camp is taking on new
life.
Considerable activity has been
caused by the operation on the
Little Giant, which George RE
bold and Mr.. Scheiler sold recently
to the Idaho Little Giant Mining
company for 800, 200. The Little
Giant has produced half million
Of dollars aud from present indica-
tiOns 1t will double discount that
output. w. H. Hill is the general
manager Of the company and j. J..
Bennett, formerly Of DeLamar, is
in charge Of the works as superin-
tendent. Five stamps are being
added to the five already in the
mill and now dropping daily. An
air compressor and two Wilheys
have been put in. There are now
10 men employed at the mine and
the force will be increased to 35 in
q short time. The old dump is
being worked over at present.
1t is intended to mill from 1900 to
1000 tons that will run SIS ton.
The Silver King is being worked
by q Philadelphia company, en-
ploying ten or twelve men.
The Rescue mine is being opened
up by Boston company. The
shaft is being cleaned out and
everything is being put in shape
FOR active operations.
The lola mine is being worked
BY Messrs. Tilson, Matthews and
Myers.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1900-09-21

Frank Horning takes the ban
ner for apples brought into the
FREE Press office this year. Mr..
Horning is from the Willamette
valley, the land of big apples, and
his past experience in Oregon
stands him in good part, for he
now has one Of the finest and most
productive orchards in Idaho
county.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1900-09-21

The Bank OF Camas Prairie bas
oisoarsed over $3.50, 900 in nav.
mems Tor live stock shipped out Of
oid Idaho county since Januarr y
I9ou. me great bulk of these
shipments have been inside to the
C S. d'Alene country, and md
Seattle, the latter BEING m ;',
Tor re-shipment to Alaska. mummy
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1900-09-21
Northwest Mining Matters.

The more explored mineral
regions of Montana, Idaho and
Washington have already won
great names in the list of rich
mining camps; and these districts
now producing immense wealth
yearly are but indications of the
vast mineral possibilities of the
subsidiary mountain ranges.
Onlysa year ago the wires carried
the news of a rich strike in the
Buffalo Hump district around the
world; many rich finds have since
been made; the excitement of the
early discovery has passed, and
yet this district offers q surer
reward against the hazards of
mining operations than the placers
of Cape Nome or the Klondyke.
The Buffalo Hump district has
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1900-09-21

III FOR STATE SENATOR,
u JOSEPH G. STEPHENS. =
L. FOR REPRESENTATIVES,,
A. w. MOORE,
z LOUIS SMITH
y FOR SHERIFF,
n JAMES M. DIXON,
4 FOR ASSESSOR,
y JOHN IOVERMAN.
FOR TREASURER,
y GEORGE M. ROBERTSON.
FOR COUNTY ATTORNEY,
\ WALLACE N. SCALES.
FOR PROBATE JUDGE,
HAMPTON TAYLOR.
FOR SCHOOL sUPL.,
LEWIS ELSENSOHN.
FOR OoRoNaR,
T. w. NICKEL.
FOR SURVEYOR,
HENRY H. POGUE.
FOR COMMISSIONERS,
LIST Dist, H. 7. DIZNEY,
2nd Dist, II. H. NUXOLL,
Bird Dist, A. l.. BISHOP.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1900-09-21
AToUR THROUGH ALASKA.
s. r. Reid Writes Entertain
ingiy Of his Trip to the Froz-
on North.


ingiy of his Trip to the Frog
on North.
Under date OF August 26, Mr..
Reid writes +. w. Goodner as
follows:
$50 far I have had novel and
interesting trip although not with
out mishaps. My partner, Mr..
Ross, who left Grangeville with
me, was taken i'll with dysentery
on board q scow while we were
coming down the Yukon and
weakened gradually. Reaching
Dawson I got him in . hospital
and the case developed into ty-
phoid. He got out Of the hospital
night before last after Is days
incarceration and is now on the
high road to recovery. This of
course makes things look brighter.
We had tl2 when we reached
Dawson, and / have since earned
$50 working on the water front.
We were just on the point Of
shipping for Nome from Seattle
when we met some parties whom
we knew were familiar with the
situation and they advised us 40
strongly to take the Dawson route
that in q moment of weakness we
yielded, but l don't know whether
we did wisely or not. It woul d
be useless for me to tell you in
detail about the trip. 1t is u fine
trip from Seattle to Skagway, just
an even 1000 miles. The scenery
is grand, the passage being inside
Vancouver island, where the coast
is studded with islands, dotted
here and there with Indian viii
lagos and salmon canneries, and
very little rough water except
while crossing Queen Charlotte
sound and Dixon's entrance. We
passed Juneau at dusk and the
big Treadwell mills lighted upwith
electricity made pretty picture.
Skagway is the head Of navigation
on Lynn canal and there is plenty
of shipping there. High prices
prevail. From there the White
Pass and Yukon railway takes
you over the coast range to Lake
Bennett, the head of the Yukon,
about 40 miles. You can 90 from
there on to White Horse, the
railway terminus, about 80 miles
further, and take the Yukon river
steamboats, to Dawson. We left
Bennett in q scow and were IL
days making the trip to Dawson, q |
distance Of 500 miles. We ran
the canyon and White Horse, Five
finger and Rink rapids. Through
the Canyon and White Horse
rapids l worked ON the hind sweep
with the pilot will never forget
that rum Of mile through the
walled canyon, crooked AZ a snake, |
and 20 tons Of freight in the soow,
in just two minutes. The dash
through White Horse rapids was
more like q dream than anything
else. The men ON the front sweeps
we're drenched to the hide.
Dawsoniis lively place on the
right hand side Of the. Yukon
down, just below the
mouth Of the Klondyke river. 1t
10 well laid out, aud with the
exception of few buildings owned
oy the transportation companies,
e . city Of cabins. They charge
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1900-09-21

I tocratic National Ticket.
edr! FOR PRESIDENT,
MILAN JENNINGS BRYAN
t of Nebraska.
l0sEi FOR VICE PRESIDENT,
H.AI EWING STEVENSON
s..,l of Illinois.
w pR PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS.
|gS j. w. REID
M of Nez Perez.
III f. J. DOCKERY
~ ~ of Ada.
~ S. j. RICH
M. of Bingham.
X. State Ticket.
jEOR UNITED STATES SENATOR,
h; RED Il. DUBOIS, Is. r.
~ FOR SUPREME JUDGE,
Nv G. o. STOCKSLAGER.
WI FOR CONGRESSMAN,
II 7. l. GLENN.
M FOR GOVERNOR,
n FRANK w. HUNT.
&FoR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR,
4. THOMAS +. TERRELL.
Il EOR ATTORNEY GENERAL,
4. FRANK MARTIN.
n For SECRETARY OF STATE,
n G. j. BASSETT, Is. X.
4 FOR STATE TREASURER,
d j. j. PLUMER.
4 FOR STATE AUDITOR,
4 X. w. JONES.
y sUPT. OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION,
Mss PERMEAL FRENCH.
EOR NINE INSPECTOR,
M. II. JACOBS.
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the waves WiEh ar hand tha.
aenorita holds alcLt Che Wical1ref E3t
ipino flag Whiie 20 her feat Hes che
Spanish flag Hith The pole brokan 81
two places DC fhe left 81 The Sag fes
two broken handouts and q bail and.
chain whicA % aI ap~pearaueas. SHE
had just cast OH. The ures g the
senorita are 81 the oriental type, and.
are said to be 6 likeness u Ag ainaido's
sister. It is certainly eFidens that the
picture was painted before the Amer
ican occupancy Of the islands, because
if it hadn't been there would have been
another flag there.
Altogether there are four rooms "a
this part of the house. the others being
used at one time for q sitting-room.
dining-room ard 8 kitchen, an having
the walls and ceilings painted with
fancy designs, such as native fruits,
flowers. birds and butterflies.
The east wing Of the building tnot
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and cleaned up and is now a frst-class
canteen.
The lower part of the quarters is
now used as the guardhouse, dining.
room and company shoe and barber
shop.
The company barber, while on a visit
to Manila a short time ago, invested in
an Edison graphophone, and every
evening the company has a vocal and
musical concert with the latest songs
and music from the states. The read
ers may be assured that the entertain
ment is greatly appreciated by the sol.
diers who have been ION the line, .
away from civilization for over Is
months.
The duties of the company are con-
siderably harder than they were in
the States. They do a guard every
third day and have to drill two hours
a day when off duty. Every night a
detail Of - men patrols the outskirts
Of the town for a few hours.
1t is rumored that in a short time
there will be a native police force in
town, which, Of course, viii make the
soldiers duty much lighter.
On August % the long-Iooked-for
"hag-raising" took place at the presi-
dents house. Although it was raining
there were about 200 natives present.
At ten o'clock sharp Capt. McQuiston.
then in command of company M, pulled
the rope which unfurled the flag, the
native band played 'SThe Star spangled
Banner and all present took off their
hats.
The captain then made a short
speech, which the p~residente interpret
ed in Tagalo. An hour afterward, when
the rain had ceased, the band sere-
naded the company and played a piece
Of music hat the bandmaster had COM
posed himself and named the Fourth
Infantry march A. A. LoRBER
(The above article was written bv n
member Of company NJ, Fourth regl-
lar infantry, and gives a pleasing pic
ture of garrison duty in the Philippine
islands. Mr.. Lorber's communication
is interesting not only in itself. but
It is also an eloquent commentary on
the intelligence of American soldiers.
who, # seems, can write as wen as
fght)
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however, is that they win go only one
way. Having made their trip, they
have to be toilsomely dragged back by
hand to be started again in the same
direction.
While travelling in Oregon, some
time ago, ! discovered a boat which
seemed to me the most ingenious
thing of it's kind 1 had ever SEEN. II
was built by some stoneworkers to
convey their stone from the quarry
well up toward the head of a small
river, down to the mouth. The stream
is everywhere so shallow that it can
be forded without danger; but it is
broken at intervals by stretches OF
rapids, or '~'rifles," as they r called
in that n~eighborhood, often extending
as far as $50 feet. The men built a
fat-bottomed boat, which they loaded
with stone, and it carried its cargo
down the stream admirably. But then
0 the problem, how to get it back
when it had been emptied. 1t was too
heavy to haul up the stream by hand,
Where the water was comparatively
smooth there was no trouble, because
one man could ride on the scow and
make his way along with a paddle
and a pole; but the difficulty was to
get it up the rapids. The best OF
boatmen could not hope to propel it
against so powerful a current, and up
hill at that.
How do you suppose they accom-
plished the task, fnally2
By making the boat work its own
passage.
They made two large paddle-wheels.
which they placed o each side Of
the scow, and joined them by a thin
but strong piece Of wood, in the shape
of a cylinder. This turned with the
wheels, and served tine double pur.
pose 81 an axle and windlass Each
end Of the cylinder, near where il
Joined the wheels, played in a socket
somewhat like the row-lock used with
an oar, only stationary, and mounted
on the top Of a triangular truss. To
the cylinder was fastened a rope
about 200 feet long. When the boat
reached tho bottom Of a rapid, il
would be made fast to the shore
Thensthe man in charge of the boat
would ford the stream ana mount the
opposite banK, taking with him the
rope in a coil, and paying it gradually
out as he walked, 50 as to keep it al
ways taut. At the head of the rapid
or a tribe beyond, he would fasten tn,
further end of the rope to a tree. The
mornings of the boat would be loosed
and the current left to do the rest
without assistance. The paddle
wheels, unable to resist the force Of
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The third illustration is Aguinaldo's
house, which is quite a mansion com
pared with the other native houses. 1t
is about 25 years old, but is still in ex-
cellent condition considering the
rough usage it has had since company
M took possession of it, over six months
ago.
The glass windows seen in the pic
ture can be opened up, leaving almost
three sides Of the front room open to
the fresh sea breezes. On the inside of
this room the ceiling is Supported by
large, carved mahogany posts finely
vanished. The floor, also Of mahog-
any, was at one time polished, but this
wassoon worn OF by the soldiers rough
brogans.
on the ceiling Of this room is one OF
the finest large oil paintings that the
writer has ever seen. It is called "Fili-
Pine liberated" The picture is of oval
shape and measures Is by 80 feet being
done in several colors.
IT represents a Filipino senorita
IN fun native dress sitting on stone
,teps by the sea shore looking out over
she water. In the distance can be seen
che rising sur coming over the m1un.
! tRins with the sunbeams ~glistening on
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TO WORK HARD
American Soldiers Who DO Garrison
Dutyin Philippines.
PEN Picture Of Cnvite Vte1o, the OEd-
est Town IN the island GFoup-
Former Home Of Emilio
Aguinaldp.

NToHE town we az ln IS caIIed

4SHE town we are in is called Ca
yite Viejo, meaning Old CaYite.
- and it is said by the natives to
be the oldest town in the entire Phil
ippine group, not excepting Manila or
New Cayite. It has a population Of
about 5000 inhabitants, and is situated
on an arm o. Manila bay, about 20
miles from Manila. On a clear day
the latter a be plainly seen with the.
aid Of field glasses.
The two things of most Importance in
this town are the old ruined church
and the house that was at one time
owned and occupied by Aguinaldo, the
rebel ehieftain. The church, which is
reported to be over 800 years old, is
in very bad condition, owing to the
b~ombarding of the Spanish gunboatsin
1896. The picture gives . fair view Of
the church and the convent in its pres
ent state.
The convent is also in bad condition,
and cannot be used for n purpose
whatever, but the front part Of the
church is still used for religious ser9-
ices. Large holes a be seen inside
where cannon balls went through the
three-foot stone walls.
The church, like the rest of the Phil
ippine churches, is not supplied with
seats or benches like those ia the
States" but instead has a stone floor
on which the worshipers kneel, or
squat down on their heels. The serv-
ices are somewhat similar to the Cath
olic services in the churches Of the
United States, but instead Of an organ
they have a brass band.
The natives as a rule are very re,
lfgious and say their prayers four OF
five times a day, in fact every time
the church bells ring. No matter what
work they are at or how interesting
the subject they are discussing wheI
the bells ring they stop instantly an6
say their prayers. One peculiar thing
about the hombres (men) is that az
soon as the church services are over
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ron Den o. BoUDom

made Of figured ehintz, siIkoline alh
and several new materials are now
offered in the shops, all Of which
make very pretty and dainty curtains
and nearly all wash very satsfac
torily. TO my eyes bare windows arc
far preferable to windows curtainsd
with soiled or faded curtains. Try I'll
keep your curtains csean and better
buy Inexpensive ones and send 70 Che.
laundry than to have fine onea which
you feel you must take car Of your
self, and then neglect to keep them
free from soil. It is a good idea e. put
your curtains up SO they can Be taken.
down, rod and all, and given a good
busting every few weeks. You win be
surprised to find how much dust you
will shake out and you win also find
that your curtains viii last much
longer, as dust rots any material very
o o if allowed to collect-Radford Rn
view.
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a oueHTn-aI VII


There are two giants % the land,
81 stalWart strength and stature grand.
What tasks Of duty they fulall
whenever they join heart and hand.
One Is ~ Ought and one II Wili!"
TOW they have helped the world along,
With speech Of power and ringing song,
Their speech and music echo STILL
Like saul among the Hebrew thrOng,
We see ~ Ought" tan with II Wiuy'
"a commerce, culture. science, art
In sweet refinement Of the heart,
In tasks or Intellectual skill,
Foremost Of forces that take part
Are straight ~ Ought" and stern II
Wulf'
The ncblest deeds Of charity,
The highest Words Of ptety,
That make the heart with rapture thrill,
And lift the soul with ecstasy,
Point 60 II Ought" and to II Willi''
Ell Ought to Honor is akin,
And conscience is It's light Within
Showing what duties to fulfill.
II "baftied OFF, It's sure to win,
When aided by It's twin 81 Will"
II VIII, a warrior stout and brave,
Was never yet pOttr0on or slave,
With Justice armed it conquers sim.
Upon the and and on the wave,
Hail Just II Ought and brave "I Willi"
George ". Bungay. in Golden Days.
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HAS A RICH RFFEcT.
Oriental Embroidery which WilS ne
One OF the Popular Fada % the
Coming Season.

All indications point to the fact
that oriental embroidery viii take
precedence over all other forms 81.
fancy work this coming season. Its
popularity is secured for the reason
Of the simplicity Of execution and.
richness of coloring.
The charm Of this coIoring s. Cd the
artistic haadling Of brilliant primary
tints. They should be So deftly inter-.
mingled that no n color stands emit
glaringly, but all blend in 8 haE
monious whole.
The most effective Of this orieg
work is executed with jewels aud eIk
or fax threads or both and almost
any material may be used-colored art
linen looks well and Is pe i've
The simplest q ns s drawn 81.
the material. end are worked in oss
silk-red, green yellow end Blue Wiih
red. gold and
The diagram pictured
worked agn, ana Moa5
one. Being SO geometricai e m be
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INGENIOUS B0ATMEN.
stone~worxera oat IN Oregon Devise
q Boat which Pulls Itself
Upstream,

In So. Nicholas Francis Ellington
Leupp describes an ingenious device
by which certain Oregon stone-work.
ers saw themselves a deal of unneces.
sary labor.
DoubTiess nearly every boy with Q
taste for o%ut-of-door sports. he says
has made a boat which the wind or
the current would cause to float over
the surface Of @ pond. / have seen
some lads rig up RATS on which they
could themselves ride down a swift.
flowing creek and knew one, even,
who was clever enough to build a
complete little steamboat. He could
light a lamp under the little boiler,
and the steam would form, and the
piston would work, and the wheels
would ~revolve, just as in a big vessel
that carries passengers and freight,
The trouble with all these toy boats,
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ART IN NM HOUSEHOLD.
fnE, DryinH aenent
o6 Lace Cuetasn

Hanging lace curtains ard drapiug
Shem Is d severe strain on anyone ex-
cept q professional. The work done
by lthe professional is often not So
satisfactory as that done By the ans
ateur, as the work OF the former Is
often too stih and SLOPPY looking to
suit anyone with an eye for graceful
lines and effects. If the curtains are
new they are often easier to manage
than the old ones which have been
~carelessly stretched. In stretching
curtains too much care cannot be
taken in getting them straight and
even. IF the curtains have a decided
pattern. particularly in the border, it
is wisest to put a pair together on
the frame. Pin corresponding points
in the pattern together at close in
t~eryals, and see that the edges are
even and the same. Much hard work
can be saved by these precautions
and a much more satisfactory piece
Of work can be done.
There is a tendency just now toward
the plain muslin rufled curtain hang
ing in straight lines from the top OF
the window to the sill. These are
very dignifed looking curtains and
look best in a room furnished along
the strong colonial lines. They are
used alike in parlor, dining-room and
bed-chamber. Many people Of ex-
tremely good taste have the curtains
of an entire floor just Mlihe, and many
persons of unlimited means select the
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easily drawn on the fabric with foot
rule and a crayon pencil.
Work the squares ca In red silk
with four long stitches, and put q
pale green spangle in the center. The
dots are done in French knots with
yellow silk. Buttonhole stitch the
lines OBJ in pale blue silk, put obiong
gold spangles in between, and at the
four corners (cl put a round gold.
spangle. The lines (d) are in red silk
and (e) in yellow. The center space
has a round gold spangle, and the
others pale green ones
Other oriental work which Is unique
in its rich beauty is wrought on Ber
lin canvas, with the new art embroid
cry material. which is m~ercerized cot
ton, but nine persons out Of ten would
pronounce it silk. 1T is soft, brilliant
and ~lustrous, and will wear and wash
better than silk, and costs about one
half as much. a novel material. also,
is colored arras, stencilled with richly
colored decorative designs, which may
be rapidly and effectively outlined
with coarse gold thread or arras cot
ton, a thick, silky looking substance
Of moderate eost.-N. q. Tribune.
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muslin curtains in preference to the
expensive laces which SAVIOR rather Of
fancy work and are too dainty for
the quantity dignifed furnishings
which are in so much favor just now.
Many people prefer a draped back
curtain, and if the outlook from the
window is particularly pleasing, it
seems wicked to shut it out or else
look at it through the foggy lights Of
the muslin curtain.
In the design given herewith are
illustrations Of some Of the modes in
greatest use just now in curtain
draping. The amateur will, with a
little hard work and care, be able
to hang these curtains just as well
as the paid upholsterer. The curtains,
to look well, should both be as wide
as the window. Cross each curtain
nearly together, allowing about six
inches on each curtain at the outside.
That is to say, the unrufiied edge
should come out beyond the ruf1ed
edge of the other curtain about six
inches; this should be exactly the
same on each side of the window.
1t is impossible to give exact meas
urements, as much depends upon the
width and texture of the curtains.
Just now it is not considered quite
go stylish to finish curtains with the
rufle at the top. Run a hem in the
tops of your curtains wide enough to
admit running the rod in very easily.
Be sure not to put your hem in until
you have basted your curtains to-
gether, if you are going to cross them,
BE sure that your curtains are straight
across the top, and drape them back
as high or low as you like them. If
a small room with only one window,
a good effect is obtained by draping
one side higher than the other. If
the rosettes r alike, pull your cur
tains back into position and tie light
ly with a strong string, aud make your
rosettes out of the fullness which falls
from the back below the string. al.
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they go directly to the cock pit and
for several hours enjoy themselves at
their favorite sport, cock fighting.
Along the shore for a distance Of
about 400 yards near the church are
large earthworks or trenches, the work
being done at the time the place was
bombarded in 1896.
Another picture gives q view Of the
large 12-foot cannon in the ch%urchyard,
mounted on q mahogany carriage. 1t is
trained on New Cavite, three miles
across the bay, but The writer has never
heard of its ever having done any dane
age there. The cracks in the gun can
be plainly seen, where u troops tried
TO explode it with guncotton.