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Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1903-06-25
Two Days Races.

s4lO will b. given in purses for
the horse races July Bird and 4th.
The races are; LIST day, quarter
mile, $50; saddle horse, half mile,
s25; emile dash, $50; hali-mile,
Indian race, three best in five,
none but Indian horses to enter.
$50, 2nd day, yony race + mile,
$40; emile dash, s25; 1-mile and
repeat, two best in three, 800:
race emile. 500. In
all races there must be five to en-
ter and three to start.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1903-06-25

A newspaper published way
down in the southern end of Ala.
bama recalls the name of one John
u. Carlisle. Mr.. Carlisle was once
an eminent citizen of this country
who went over to Wall street at
the zenith OF his career and has
not since been heard Of 1t might
be we'll for President Roosevelt
to remember this when he begins
to chnckla over that promised
of ten million dollars
to his campaign fund from Wall
street.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1903-06-25
high SCHOOL
| COMMENCEMENT

igreat interest in her schools, and
to the new conner or visitor can
-ref'r Win p,de 10 the fact that
our school system is unrivaled by
'anv city OF this size
Prof. Granville has been princi-
pal for five years aud he, with the
other instructors are deserving of
much praise for the hard work
they have done to accomplish the
best results possible to obtain.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1903-06-25
Local Mention.

Bob Jones shipped 600 head OF
hogs to Seattle this week.
A daughter was born to the wife
OF Homer Gee near this city YES.
terday.
Service at IL O'Clock and Sun.
day school at 10 O'Clock at Trinity
church next Sunday.
Phillips & Nurss have received
their new steam merry -go-round
and will have it running in a few
days.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1903-06-25
BEST made
Levi Strauss
Coos
copPer.r'veted
OVeIa11Sl
Cut full
%kFddF
Cut full

railroad between Grangeville and
Sites is taking shape, and from
the present outlook there will be
no difficulty in securing the funds
by the sale of bonds. The mat
ter is in competent hands and will
be pressed to solution as rapidly as
possible.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1903-06-25
Extends Thanks to Friends

To the Friends and neighbors
who so kindly rendered assistance
during the last illness and death
OF our beloved wife and mother we
extend our sincere thanks.
G. keefer and Family.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-04-15
He Wnn nIa naf

The infant had been put to bed
against his will, and, having got there,
showed no inclination to go TO sleep
He called his mother In to kiss her
good night once more, to give him II
glass of water. to put another cover ON
the bed to tell her something very inn
portant, to ask her how 10 spell North
Carolina and TO explain why he hap
pened to he her little boy instead Of
Aunt Berthn's. Finally she rebelled.
you simply must go to sleep" she
commanded sternly. 81 shall not come
Into this room again tonight" She re-
tired TO the next room, and before long
he called her.
mo, I'm not coming. Nothing will
induce me TO come to you again"
"I'll bet | can make you come"
boasted the youngSter.
I'll bet you can't" replied the exas.
pcratcd parent
There was pause, and then the
small voice, raised TO It's utmost, ex-
claimed, "The devil and all his works."
lie Won his bet New York Post
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-04-15
How "Oiiver Twist" Was Created.

Even the highest genius must some
times borrow, or at least appropriate,
the hints of others. Few, however,
could make so fine use of n hint rs
Dickens could.
The true story of the origin of "Oll-
yer Twist is not generally known 1t
Is this: After the amazing success of
the "Pickwick Papers Dickens was
thinking of following II up by story
of London life, with which he was
more familiar thnn with English coun-
try life.
Just about that time he happened to
visit the studio of George Crulkshnnk
and was shown some drawings the lat
ter had made illustrating the career OF
II London thief.
There WAS II sketch of Eagn's den
with the Artful Dodger and Master
| Charley Bates, pictures of Bill Skies
and his dog aud Nancy Skies and last
~ Fagin in the condemned cell Dick
ems was much struck by the power of
these character sketches and the re
suit was that he changed the whole
plot of "Oliver Twist" Instead of
taking him through spritlcss adyen-
lures In the country he introduced him
Into the thieves den IN London, showed
up their life of sin, but brought his
hero through pure and indebted.
Thus II will be seen that George
Cruikshank not Charles Dickens, was
the originator of the leading characters
that appear In "Ollver Twist"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-04-15
WHEN THE SPAWN CAME.
1t Ended the Brilliant Career of the
Park police Horse


The fall from greatness of a police
horse that had taken the blue ribbon at
the national horse show is told by
Sewell Ford in Horses Nine" as fol-
lows:
For n whole year Skipper was the
pride of the force. He was shown to
visitors at the stables; lie was patted
on the nose by the mayor The chief,
who was a bigger man than the may
or, came up especially to look at him
In the park Skipper did his tricks ev-
cry day for ladies in fine dress, who
exclaimed, How perfectly wonderful
as we'll as for pretty nursemaids who
gigglcd and said, Now, did you ever
see the likes o that, Norah.'
And then came the spawn. All, but
that was the beginning of the end!
Were YOU ever spawned? If so, you
know all about it. If you haven't been,
there's no use trying TO tell you. Rheu-
matism? Wei, that may be bad, but
Il SPAWN Is worse.
For three weeks Reddy rubbed the
lump on the hook with stuff from
brown bottle and hid 1t from the in
spector. Then one black morning the
lump was discovered That day Skip
per did not 20 out on post. Reddy came
Into the stall, put his arm around his
neck and said "Goodbyw In a voice
that skipper had never heard him use
before. Something had made 1t thick
and husky. Very sadly Skipper saw
him saddle one of the newcomers and
go out for duty.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-04-15

Cunning in the use of language to
give false impressions is Yankee trick
celebrated in song and story. Many i'll
stances Of its use come TO Hight in the
testimony given In courts. An illus
tration of such dishonest craftiness Is
related by Maine gentleman. a man
came to him wanting him TO buy II
share In II country lottery in which the
principal prize was horse 'I'll take
one" he said IF you'll warrant me |
shall draw the horse" "Ob, yes" said
the seller gllbly, pocketing the cash.
'1'll warrant you to get the horse"
The horse went in another direction,
and the ticket holder, meeting the sell
er, said jokingly, II thought you war
ranted me to draw that horse" "Oh,
no." said the other shrewdly; 81 did
not say warrant, but want. | said /
wanted you to get the horse, ana did"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-04-15

1t seems hard to believe that during
all the long ages which passed between
the dawn Of civilization and the Chris
tian era the Romans and Greeks should
have been ignorant of the most famil-
lar pet of our homes, the common cat.
Yet no fact seems established more
clearly than this. Hahn In his WAN
behring's of Plants and Animals" insist
ed upon II, and II has since been estah-
lished by the united efforts of scholars
and biologists. We know now that
our domestic favorite- with It's win
Ming, coy ways, uneasy when removed
from mans society and yet never com
pletely trusting II, with It's mysterious
old world air-was unknown to the
chief nations of antiquity till after the
Christian era.
1t was the patient and gifted nation
of the Nile valley that built the hall
of columns at karnak and that reared
such colossal statues as that of Ram
eses ii. ut Memphis, not to speak of
the pyramids, that first tanned the eat.
Hereditary antipathy as deep as that
which reigns between the feline race
and mankind does not die out In gen
Grafton. Countless years and many
dynasties must have passed ere the
widest members of creation became
the most faithful servants of mankind
In Egypt we know that cats were re
garded with veneration and embamed
and buried after their death London
Academy.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-04-15

Curling, the game that was for a
long time furtively INDUCED in here by
a few Draw laddles, has been placed ON
a substantial footing, with numerous
we'll organized teams and well contest
ed tournaments. IIandball has been
wrested from the monopoly of few
professionals, and today Il handball
court is n popular feature of every well
equipped athletic club. Discus throw
ing, that the Grecian youths eXeelled In
ut the Olympian games, has recently
become regularly scheduled feature
Of all big athletic meetings. More re-
Gently the royal and ancient game of
golf has been transplanted from the
hills of Scotland.
But hurting is far more ancient than
any of these. The Scotchman, proud
Of the antiquity of golf, points TO the
time stained documents carefully pre-
served In Edinburgh showing that as
early as 1857 the game was distrdcting
the attention of the Scottish youth from
more serious things, and TO this day
hurting has continued through all the
centuries the popular game of the Irish
people. j Brooklyn Eagle.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-04-15


A common leech makes good ba
rometer. Fill tumblcr half full of wa
ter, put the lecch into II and tie piece
of muslin over the top to keep the leech
from getting out. All you have TO do
to find out what sort OF weather we
are going TO have is TO watch the little
creature. For example, when the day
is 10 be fine the leech will remain at
the bottom of the glass, colled up In
spiral shape and quite motionless. II
rain may be expected, it will creep to
the top of the glass and stay there I'M
I'll il clears off. If the lecch twists IT.
self and is very restless there Is going
TO be wndstorm. III II keeps out Of
the water for several days, look out for
n thunderstorm. The indications for
frosty weather are the same as for fine
and for snow the same AS for rain
Toledo Blade.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-04-15
OWLS IN WINTER.
Where They Hide and How They
Manage to Get Food.

Manage To Get Food.
Owls are much commoner in winter
than one is led to believe by the occa-
sional specimens which are seen abroad
in the daytime. If we searched the
hollow trees Systematically any morn
ing, we should probably discover sever
al scrcech owls and perhaps some of
the larger species. We might be sur
prised TO find some of the screech owls
red and others gray, and, like the ear
~ ornithOlogists, we might conclude
that the difference In color was due to
difference in age or sex. 1t is now
known that there are two distinct color
phases of this species not dependent on
either age or sex, though just what
they are dependent ON Is not yet known.
When taken from their retreats In
winter, these birds frequently feign
death, shutting their eyes and lying
perfectly still In the hand. BY and by,
when they find that their little ruse
does not succeed, they viii snap their
bills and bite aud scratch in solemn
but very effective manner. How they
manage to get enough to eat on the
dark, cold nights is mystery TO those
unacquainted with the woods; but, as
a matter of fact, there IL more prey
abroad on winter nights than Is gener-
ally supposed. Wild mice are very nu-
merous, fact which Is attested by
their footprints on the newly fallen
snow, and owls are most expert mouse
eatchers. Their hearing Is SO acute
that not n squeak escapes them, and
they themselves are SD soft on the wing
that they do not alarm the game,-Wo-
mans Home Companion.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-04-15
The First Flank Attack.

We have record in the book of
Joshua of "the stratagem whereby Al
was taken" This tells us how 5000
men were set In ambush behind the
city, so that when the king of All and
his hosts We're drawn forward to the
fight flank attack was made with
overwhelming eueeess NY the werriora
of Israel.
Not less disastrous was the fate Of
Leonidas and his brave little band of
heroes when the Persians at Their
mopylm, led by traitor. took them in
the rear, $50 Is. C.
1t was by mastery maneuyer near
ly 800 years later that Hannibal dealt
one of his heaviest blows against the
hosts of Rome. Having concealed his
brother Mage, with 1000 horse and
foot soldiers among the reeds, he en-
ticed the Roman forces across the river
Trcbia. The legions fought brayely
and held their own until Mage, rising
from ambush, attacked them In the
rear and routed them.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-04-15

Your great man shines before the
populace In ynin-wlthout the newspa-
per. lie spread eagles the constitution
in yaIn-wlthout the newspaper. Ills
clarion voice wakes up the universe In
vain without the newspaper. His
most astounding financial enterprises
serve him In vain without the newspa
per. His scientific researches and
achievements are In valn-without the
newspaper. His success in every walk
of life Is in vain without the newspa-
per. The newspaper Is the famemaker
of the age. OF course, some OF the
fame IL cheap, but II satisfies the living
wcarer of the cloak even though pos
terity change it.-New York Press.
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lie Wrote Hooks,

An English novelist tells an expert
ence of IL literary friend who went to
the country I'm order to take house ON
farm. lie saw the farmer and con
Quoted the preliminary negotiations
with perfect satisfaction to both sides
Presently he asked, Would you like
some referencesf' NO. no." said the
farmer genially. you are n gentle
man. | can see straightforwardnes
written across your face. Don't both
er about the references. | expect you
want to get back to your business in
the city" The friend mentioned that
he Ind no business in the city. oh
then" said the farmer, Il suppose you
have business outside the city" NO"
he replied Il am an author" what"
cried the farmer. Not an author
that writes booksY Yes, he admitted
that he had written books. A look Of
doubt crept over the honest farmers
face. well, we'll" he said, "to turn
back to the business we We're talking
about, | think, after all, mister, III
have to trouble you for a couple of
them references.
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est girl / ever saw. I'm TOO old to
learn all loves little tricks, but you
won't expect much foolishness. | new
er had time for II when | was a
youngster, and can't promise much
rs lover, but | can make your life
easier and leave you respectable pile
of money at my death"
And what would you gainY Miss
Hilderbrand asked the question when
had paled perceptibly.
THE right to make you happy" said
Brooks
The girl was silent Her critical
eyes saw Brooks. who was neither
young nor handsome. mt his best.
Don't you think | wouldn't gain
anything" said the man. The silence
was making him anxious
but you couldn't love me-" plain
lively. You think love nonsense, and
women need It,"
Brooks got possession of Il hand not
far away. Il could learn" he protest
ed ardently
ANU WI bobN Npulu Stts mar
ried you for your money"
Let EN-" stoutly. a lot of old
gossips."
Miss Hllderhrand drew her hand
away.
81 couldn't consider it," she said. A
certain mischief that was new to her
was In her averted face. I've just
been Tilted, and | would be So lonely
while you We're learning"
Brooks Slipped his arm about her.
They were away from the people. and,
anyway, II didn't matter He turned
her face to meet his eager one.
Il don't have to learn. It's come to
me. You shan't say Nor Why, love
you llke-like fury" His voice thrilled
with his earnestness.
The girl laughed contcntedly.
You are n nice old gentleman" she
said, even If you are forty | haven't
been asked about 1t. and | guess
shouldn't say SO, but I'm awfully fond
of Won "
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sleep. He haunted the park and the
streets where he had sometimes met
her, hopeful yet fearful of meeting her
again and reading In her face his an
swer.
AT length, when ten days had passed
and suspense had become almost un-
endurable, the postman left bulky
envelope In his letter box.
1t was his story, and as he unfolded
it n typewriter slip futtered to the
floor He picked 1t up mechanically.
1t was the usual rejection slip, curt
and businesslike. without an added
line to soften the blow.
1t might have been minutes, II might
have been hours, that he sat there star
Ing at the scrap of paper. Then, with
Il groan, he buried his face In his arms.
rs If TO shut out the words. His castle
In Spain had fallen down about his
ears, and he sat among the ruins.
The sun was setting when he rose
brusquely and went cut into the air To
walk and walk In the hope that phys
ical WEAKNESS might stlile his suffer
Ing. The GOODNESS of night brought II
logged courage TO blot out the past
with its day dreams, and turn TO the
future.
But 1t was weary work. The end of
the week found him SO worn and bag
gard his friends declared he was over
worked and advised rest and change
Your novel is making such a success
you can afford To do It," they urged
He only smiled bitterly and shook his
head. 1t seemed such cruel mockery
TO think that the success of his cher
ished novel should bring him no hap
piness.
He was llstlessly sorting his mail one
morning when his eye fell upon tiny
blue envelope which had been hidden
by the others. Ills heart seemed To
leap into his throat, for he recognized
the hand. He read:
Dear Mr.. Saunders 1t Is so long since
have seen you that | am pining for one of
our chats. To be sure, ! have Just come
back from my three weeks vacation, but
then you had not been 10 see me for ever
so long before that. Is there anything
the matter? Come up tonight and per
haps l can explain. Yours sincerely,
CECIL TRAVERS
Again Mr.. Saunders sat staring ut n
piece Of paper but this time 1t was
the shock of sudden joy. She had new
er seen his story, II had been turned
down by her deputy reader.
lie made most of the explanations
that evening. but Miss Trayers did not
seem To mind.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-04-15


Archmologlsts have observed that In
Greek statues the male eye Is strongly
arched, while the female eye has rntl-
er II tiattened surface, and, referring 10
accounts by the older anatomists who
have affirmed such difference TO ex-
list, they have seen In this n fresh proof
Of the exact observation of nature by
the ancient Greeks. The rule Is not
without exceptions, for the cornea In
the Ieus Of Otrlcoli has quite Il fiat
form. Herr Greet recently set himself
to inquire whether such Il sexual diff
ference actually exists, and from lndi-
vidual measurement of the radius of
the cornca In the horizontal meridian
he gets an average of 7.S3 MILL
meters for men and 1.S2 mllmcters
for women Oondcrs gives 1853 and
7799), so the difference Is so small
MS to he imperceptible to the naked
eye. Measurement of other dimen-
sions gave but minute differences also.
The author concludes that the Greeks
from artistic motives did not IN this
Ease follow nature London Nature.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-04-15

To sleep at any moment Is undoubt-
eddy a sign of physical soundncss and
Phillstine sanity, especially In the mat
ter of the brain and its functions a
physician would have little anxiety
about the general condition of patient
who could sleep ut will on Il railway
journey. In these days of hurry and
hustle there could be no more encour-
aging sight TO the philosopher than u
railway carriage at MONDAY full OF
sleepy passengers Medical Press and
(,irrular
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-04-15
The Meaning of Historic,

One of my artistic friends was upon
Il business visit to picturesque dis
trlct of Perthshire the other day. A
little leisure was afforded him by the
wait between trains, and he asked a
native II there were any historic places
In the neighborhood, so that he might
spoil film or two, with which he had
loaded his camera. mo, there's no
onythlng historic ABBOTT the place. The
Black castle up by there used to be
historic but it's no. sac historic moor
What that bucollc individual imagined
the word "hstorlc' to mean Is not very
apparent by the reply.-Glasgow Times.
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l<uexy nf One

"Another fellow and have agreed
10 leave n certain matter TO you. Is
there such a thing rs n stream without
any banksW
"Oh, yes; there's the gulf stream
'Er-so there Is! Thanksp'
But as he dumped heavily out, with
his jaw hanging down, he left the I'm
preston In the mind of the answers to
correspondents man that he had lost a
bet.-Chieago News.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-04-15

The most general punishment for
criminals condemned to death In the
eighteenth century was the wheel. The
victim was laid out and bound to a
large wheel, the executioner breaking
the bones Of his arms, legs and thighs
with heavy iron bar, his dcxterous
manipulation of which was always mp
plaudcd by the crowd. In recompense
for his unthankful task he received II
fee of % liVres. Paul Lacrolx.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-04-15

The F'ijlans believe that In case
marriageable youth or maiden dies
without having gone through with the
elaborate nuptial knot tying ceremony
of the islands his or her soul Is doomed
TO wander about forever in an inter
mediate region between heaven and
hell. When any one dies, man, woman
or child, whales tooth is placed III
the hand of the corpse, the missile TO
be thrown at the tree which stands as
Il budapest to point out the road that
lends to heaven and the one that leads
10 hell
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you say, George, If We're to tell you
! didn't believe one word you say re
garding the lasting qualities of your
nffectioni
George would say that you are far
too wise for any ordinary man to mar
ry. Goodby Baltimore American.
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DuInnh, SunRcstInn.

A melancholy author went to Dumas
and moaned that IL he did not raise 300
francs he was afraid he would have TO
charcoal smoke himself and his two
children. Dumas rummaged his eof-
fers ut once, but could only find 200
francs. "But | must have 800 or | and
the little ones are lost" Suppose you
only suffocate yourself and one OF
them Them said Dumas.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-04-15

"You say his wife had him arrested
for repeating? didn't know she took
any interest in political electlonsY
"In political eleetionsY"
"Yes. didn't you say she accused him
Of repeatingf"
ayes. Bigamy. "-Catholic Standard
and Times.
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The Complaining passenger.

"That man." said the Gulford ave-
nue. conductor. "is as inconsistent as he
is ungrateful."
why, what Is the matter nowr
why, t'other day be made big kick
because he had to hang on strap, and
now he's growing because he can't
find a strap" Baltimore News
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They Differ Much.

Ascum-Say, "bibliophile" and a
hewitt Not much! A bibliophle IL
most pleased with first editions, but u
litterateur struggles to achieve twenty
fifth or fiftieth editions. Philadelphia
Press
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Ascum Well, then, what is the DIFF
ference between rbymester and a
poet2
hewitt Usually poet is one who
calls himself rhymester, and rhyme
ster Is one who calls himself poet
Philadelphia Press.