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Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1910-11-24
PARSLEY SUPERSTITlONS.
Sinister Beliefs Associated With thu
Plant In England.

Many superstitions are connected
With the herb parsley. probably
through an ancient Greek practice. the
graves Of the dead being strewn with
II and the plant thereby gaining .
sinister Significance.
In Hampshire ii is considered very
unlucky to give root of this herb
away. since they say that If this be
done i'll luck Will fall upon them. In
Devonshire to transplant parsley is
likewise to commit serious olfense
against the guardian genius who pre-
said that if parsley be sown on Good
Friday it will grow well and flourish.
but If it be sown on any other day it
will not come double.
i'll Shropshire they have saying
that where parsley grows in the gar
den "th' missis is master" In Buck
inghamshire parsley is regarded as a
somewhat uncanny herb. and an old
gardener once assured me ON hearing
me lament that the seed | had sown
had not come up that it was necessary
to sow parsley for nine times before
one could get any to grow. This say
ing | have heard later in Shropshire.
where they say the devil takes all
but the last. Likewise. too. in Shrop-
shire they say that to transplant pars
ley will bring about death.-West.
minister Review.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1910-11-24
A DREAM JOURNEY.
II Was Very Long One, but 1t Took
Only a Few Minutes.

Dreams are curious things" re-
marked the amateur psychologist
"rime does not seem to enter into
their composition at all For instance
the other day l was sitting on the
porch of hotel with a friend of mine
smoking after lunch. 1t was drow
sy day. and conversation Jagged. Pres
emily l saw my friend nodding in his
chair He had dozed off. holding his
was folded over his right. His left
hand relaxed. and the end of the cigar
came in gentle contact with the right
hand, in6icting slight burn.
"'The devil it won'tr exclaimed my
friend. waking with start.
"rhe sentence sounded so incongru-
Gus that burst out laughing. Won't
what?' | asked.
"'How long have l been asleepT he
asked.
mot more than couple of min.
utes,' replied.
ut doesn't seem possible, he said
During that time | had dream that
pretty nearly took me around the
world. | sailed for Southampton. did
England. France, Switzerland and a
part of Italy, then through the orient
to India. 1t was in India that l be-
came much interested in one of the
native snake charmers. He had the
snakes crawling all over him and Of.
fered me one to fondle. l told him
was afraid 1t would bite me. He as
sured me that it wouldn't. and l took
the reptile In my hand. 1t promptly
fastened its fangs in me. said. THE
devil 1t won'tw and dropped it, and
then woke up
II explained the episode of the light
ed cigar" concluded the amateur psy-
chologist. "apd We both laughed
New York Sun.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1910-11-24
GREAT SALT LAKE.
An Immense Fresh Water Sea Some
Thousands of Years AGO


In glacial times Great salt Rake was
a magnificent fresh water lake the SIR
of Lake Huron that u.s. about IS.tlH
square miles and had lts nutlet iiitu
the Port Neuf. the Snake and the Co.
lumbia rivers. This was ar least 10000
years ago. hut since tina, time the eli
mate has become arid. aud not enough
water has fallen over the Great lms;r
to supply that lost by evaporation
Consequently the bake has ceased to
flow from its outlet and gradually dried
up from over "A thousand feet deep ~
fifteen feet and from lS.0m square
miles in area to less than 100.
1t is now seventy miles long and
about thirty wide. but is beautiful
still and is the home of myriads of
sea birds and other waterfowl It is
the great resort of the people of Utah.
for from 5000 to 5000 visit its shores
daily in the summer. and many battle
In its waters. The lake contains about
1000 000.O 600 tons of salt.
When the lake Is high the salt is SO
diluted that it has gone down to II
per cent When 1t Is low. as II was
not many years ago. it reached satura-
ton which for the mixed ingredients
of the water is 80 per cent.
There is nothing mysterious about 1t
any more than there would be about a
teacup with a teaspOonful of salt in
the bottom. IL tablespoonful Of
water were put in the cup on the salt
1t would taste very salty. but If the
cup were filed to the brim with water
It would not.
The salt has come from the water of
the rivers flowing into it since it
ceased to flow from its outlet All
river water contains salt. and the an
nual evaporation of from two to five
cubic miles of this water leaves large
quantities of salt behind. and so it has
accumulated for thousands of years.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1910-11-24
WEST POINT UNIFORMS.
Cadets Must Sacrifice Comfort For the
Sake of Looks.

at is true said Il retired army Off
Ger in a discussion Of West Pointers
with the Washington Herald. that
many West Pointers acquire Il figure
of perfection of symmetry and Il ear
riage the acme Of manly grace, bur
these are due not 10 any ingenious APP
pliances, but to the systematic drills
and exercises that make the cadet. to
certain extent. an athlete. At the
outset these young fellows are put
through what are called the setting
up exercises, their object being to
straighten the body and develop the
chest. One might suppose that it would
require great amount of such exer-
else to make any marked showing, but
three long hours of such exercise daily
will soon produce beneficial results in
the most stopped forms.
''rhe cadet uniform Is also Il great
help in this direction. The dress coat
is tight very tight. The shoulders are
heavily padded in order to give them
square effect. The chest is made
thick. so that there will be no danger
of wrinkling. And in size new dress
coat seems always to be designed for
a boy several times smaller than the
one who is to wear it. A new dress
coat. in fact, is always source of
suffering to its owner. When he first
puts II on it buttons readily about the
neck, but seems to lack about six
inches at the waist. The owner may
squirm and wriggle and attempt to re-
duce his waist to a minimum circum-
ference, but his maiden efforts are
never sufficient to button the new dress
coat. Experience is great teacher,
though, and the young fellow laugh
ingly requests one or two of his friends
to lend their assistance, and he finally
succeeds In buttoning the coat. All
this for the sake of looks. Comfort has
no place in the makeup of West
Pointer; it's discipline and looks"
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1910-11-24
eouthsy's Industry.

Southey probably deserves to rank
as the most industrious Of authors.
In the greater part Of his life he spent
fourteen hours day in composition.
He had six tables in his library. He
wrote poetry at one. history at anoth-
er, criticism at a third, and so ON with
the other subjects upon which he was
engaged. He once described to Nine
de Stael the division Of his time-two
hours before breakfast for history, two
hours for reading after, two hours for
the composition Of poetry. two hours
for criticism, and so on through all his
working day. And pray. MI. South
ey." asked madam, when do you
think ?"-London Chronicle.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1910-11-24
The Holland Primrose.

There is a plant in Holland known
as the evening primrose. which grows
to height Of five or six feet and bears
a profusion Of large yellow flowers so
brilliant that they attract immediate
attention. even at great distance,
but the chief popularity about the
plant is the fact that the flowers,
which open just before sunset. burst
into bloom SO suddenly that they give
one the impression Of some magical
agency. A man who has seen this sud-
den blooming says 1t is Just as If some
one had touched the land with wand
and thus covered 1t all at once with q
golden sheet.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1910-11-24
WATCHED OVER BY SATAN.
Superstitions That Irvine About tho
Mandrake Plant.

MANDRAKE rant.
The little plant the mandrake has a
wealth of tradition centering round it
such as is seldom found In floral lore.
Quite an insignificant little plant with
spindle shaped root often divided
into two or three forks and rudely re-
sembling the human form, it is doubt
less from this latter fact that it has
derived its name. Langhorne in the
latter part of the eighteenth century
tells us to
Mark how the rooted mandrake wears
His human feet his human hands,
while it was once believed that a per
son pulling up mandrake would ia.
stantly fall dead. This was said to
be because the mandrake had human
heart at its root and when pulled II
would scream in such fearsome man.
ner as to terrify the hearer to death or
else induce madness. Shakespeare
alludes to this where he says:
And shrieks like mandrakes torn out OF
the earth,
That living mortals. hearing them, run
mad.
And again in king Henry VII"
where Suffolk. asked by Queen Mar
garet whether he has not spirit to
curse his enemies, replies:
Would curses kill. as doth the mandrakes
groan,
] would invent as bitter, searching terms
As curst as harsh, as horrible to hear.
From time immemorial the man.
drake has been associated with en-.
chantments and has ever been be-
lieved to be one Of the most powerful
charms of witches. Mr.. Conway in a
paper on Mystic Trees and Flowers"
states that by popular superstitions
In some places 1t is said to be per-
petually watched over by Satan, and
II it be pulled up at certain holy times
and with certain invocations the evil
spirit will appear to do the bidding of
the practitioner" - Westminster Re.
view,
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1910-11-24
Thackeray on Fame.

Thackeray's literary work did not
help him much when he sought to
enter the house of commons. The
Rev. Frederick Meyrick in his MEM
cries of Oxford" tells of dinner given
when he stood as Liberal for that
city: 81 remarked to him that his
must be special experience, as he
was known by fame to most of those
whose votes he canvassed. Now he
said. laying down his knife and fork
ana holding up a finger. there was
only one man among all that l went
to see who had heard my name before.
and he was circulating librarian
Such is mortal fame" That was in
1857. ten years after the publication of
"Vanity Fair"
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1910-11-24
"Coma Acrosa.n

'Do these Englishmen understand
American slang?"
Some Of them do. WhyT
my daughter is to be married in
London. and the duke has Just cabled
me to come across"
"WellT
docs he want me or my wad T'-
Philadelphia Bulletin.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1910-11-24
A Reflection on the Horse,

MY husband" Dragged Mrs. Jones.
twas a famous long distance runner in
his day. He once outran horse in a
twenty mile race"
'Isn't that funnyT answered Mrs.
Smith. 1--WE once had a horse like
that"
Now Jones and Smith wonder why
their wives don't speak.-Buffalo Ex-
press.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1910-11-24
Two Snaps.

Two Snaps.
We have for sale we'll improved
i6O-acre farm within / mile of Grange
vile with over 40 acres of fall wheat
growing, at a bargain and on easy
terms. Also 100-acre farm 2 miles
from ralleoad town, every foot good
land, new house, 80 acres of summer
fallow fall wheat at $50 per acre.
$500 down.
zl-t Arnold Bros.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1910-11-24
Two Tales In One.

Six-year-old Georges father had TAX
en- him to circus. and that night the
mother asked her little son what he
had seen.
Mamma" said George. all excite
pent. II saw great big 'l'phs Mt with
two tails, and he was eatin' With one
Of 'em."-St. Louis Times.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1910-11-24
CHARLESTON PROPERTY

| have some very fine residence
property for sale in Charleston. Any
one wanting fine home please call
on Geo. S. Schmadeka on Sth ST., you
will be kindly treated. May % 1911.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1910-11-24
Father Did the Work.

"Why should You beg? You are
young and strong"
'That is right, but my father is old
and weak and can no longer support
neutrality-suspicious. Batter.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1910-11-24
Conceited.

Nell-Polly says her fance Is aw-
fully conceited. Belle-In what way?
Nellie has never once told her that
he is unworthy Of her.-Philadelphia
Record.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1910-11-24
Sarah's REQUEST.

Doctor Ito his cook, who is just leav-
ing)-Sarah. am very sorry. but
can only give you very Indifferent
character. Sarah-Well. sir. never
mind. JUST write il like you do your
prescriptions Stray Stories.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1910-11-24
A PHILOSOPHER,

PA. what is a philosopher
"A philosopher. my boy. is one who
tells other people that their troubles
don't amount to much."-Detroit Free
Press.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1910-11-24

Justice discards party. friendship
and kindred and is therefore represent.
ed as blind Addison.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1910-11-24

We make our harness and can
guarantee it. Bertsch. 12tf
New-York tribune., 1910-07-31

when the male fo-getul Of meals stood for hours at
time IN interested expectancy beside the nest The
strong chicks within the eggs were beginning 20 str
and chip the shell L was not the day that the big
mink should have chosen for his expedition 10 the let
EOR several weeks the mink had been on the point
q swimming out 10 explore that little patch Of rocks
and grass and bushes senineled by dark n tree.
Such secluded spot out Of reach OF most forest prOWl
e-s might well afford something special n the way OF
good hunting. Hitherto thing or another had al
Uavs diverted him from his purpose, and he had gone
Of on another trail But today nothing Irtervened.
HIS long. 1.-THE. black body CurV1ng Ike snake he
ra- down the bank lifted his triangular, vicious look
ing head for survey Of the lake and plunged into the
water with . low splash.
Now. the vision Of the mink. though sharp enough
e close quarters. has nothing Ike The power and pene-
----1- Of the looms The mink could see the islet
the rocks the bushes the sentinel r tree but he could
-l make out the figure OF the loon standing beside
VIII a5s0--ce dlsrlnccness as Il not more than nifty
fee- away.
As has already been noted, the day was not well
chosen for the -irks IT'D 10 the lsec. The loon sf-
ta-aE himself with anger and his round bright eyes
hardened irclaCabv. The mother settled down closer
-ve- -le stirring eggs and turned her head 70 stare
ev1-e1cy a the long pointed tran N-1cn t7e SWIM
-=-- head vas drawing on the lake surface Her mate
STOOD Tor some seconds IS uC-IC-lesS Cra--eC stump
Then. slipping nOiselesslv down the bank he glded
.--1 me water and dived from sight.
The lake was deep a. this point, the main channel
CT The stream. upon which the lake threaded Ike
great oval bead slender string. running between
me se- and The mainland. The loon plunged nearly
to The bottom that he might -ln risk Of being de-
-a--e5 bv The enemy. More than ever Ike torpedo
he pierced The brown depths, he da-ted forward 70
-e attack Two three great lake trout, seeing the
approach Of The black rushing shape, made way in
terror and hid IN the deepest weed patch they could
-5. But the loon was not thinking OF fish The most
tempting tlc5it II the lake, a. that moment might
have brushed against his feathers with IrnpunIry.
A. last. still far ahead Of him he saw the enenys
approach. As he looked upward through the water,
The under surface was Ike radiant but half transparent
z-1- OF which the tinest floating object, even fly
or Wild cherry petal stood out with amazing distinct
c=s5 The dark body Of the swimming mink was large
New-York tribune., 1910-07-31

moment he CHANGED to look down: then he paused
THE sight that met his eyes was one to stir the blood
Of any fisherman. He was Just over the purse,
that fatal chamber whence few who enter It ever
find the exit. The narrow space was crowded with
every kind OF fish that frequened the lake except for
the slim eels and the small fry that could swim through
~The togue peculiar gray lake trout, OF Maine and
New Brunswick which grows great size, and IS TO be
caught only with bait a spoon.
New-York tribune., 1910-07-31

Kept careful distance from the nets
and net stakes. as from all the other
visible manifestations Of man. But
at last he grew accustomed to the
tall, immovable stakes IN the chan
mel, which supported the purse seine.
He concluded that they were harm
less, or even inpOtent, and decided
TO investigate them.
As he approached, the dim meshes
Of the net, shimmerng vaguely in
the bright water. excited his sus-
picions. He sheered of warily and
swan round the seine at a prudent
distance. At last he found the
opening. There seemed to be no
danger anywhere in sight; so after
some hesitation he sailed IN. The
ordered. Curving rows Of the stakes.
the top line Of the net, beaded with
q few floats. here and there rising
above the water-ic was all very
curious, but It did not seem in any
way hostile. He eyed It scOrnfully
For what was neither dangerous nor
useful he had a highly practical
contempt. Having satisfied his
curiosity, and allayed & certain
uneasiness with which he had al
WAYS regarded the great set-neC. he
turned TO swim out again. But at this
New-York tribune., 1910-07-31

and black and nenacing against its setting
of silver, and the ripples spread away from
his chin. ever widening, till they faded in the
shore behind him. The loon kept straight on
till the mink was almost above him, then he
turned and shot upward.
THINKING, doubtless, OF some wild ducks
nest. well filled with large green eggs,
which he would dcvour at his ease after suck
ing the blood of the brooding mother, the mink
swan on steadily toward the islet. The worn
gray rocks and fringing grass drew nearer, and
the details began to separate themselves to
his fierce little eyes. Presently he made out
the black shape of the female loon, sitting on
her nest and ewing him. That promised some
thing interesting. The blood leapt N his
veins, and he raced forward at redOubled
speed: for the mink goes into his trays with
a rampant blood lust that makes him always
formidable even to creatures OF twice his
weight.
1t was Just at this moment that his alert
senses took note OF a strange, vague heaving
in the water beneath him, sort OF dull and
broad vibration. Swiftly he ducked his head,
to see if perchance the whole lake bottom
was rising up at him. But he had no time to
see ANYTHING. 1t was as If a red hot iron was
iabbed straight upward through the tender
back part of his throat, and a swarm OF stars
exploded IN his brain. Then he knew nothing
more The looms steel-like bill had pierced
to, and penetrated, the base of the skull, and
with one COnvuIsive kick the robbers body
Strengthened itself out upon the water.
Shaking his head ike an angry terrier, the
loon wrenched his bill free and hurried back
to reassure his mate, leaving the body OF the
mink to sink languidly to the bottom Here,
among the weeds, II was presently discovered
by the eels and crawhsh, faithful scavengers,
who saw to it that there should be nothing left
to pollute the sweet lake waters.
IN the following day the two awkward,
~ dingv hued downy chicks were Matched,
and thenCeforth the parents were kept busy
supplying their extremely healthy appetites.
The havoc wrought among the hnny hordes,
the trout and togue* and club, the redfns,
sinners. and ninnOws, was enormous. The
loon chicks, enterprising and industrious,
speedily learned to help their parents by
hunting the small fry IN the sunlit shadows
along the shore.
But the loon family were not the only ardent
fishermen on those waters. The newcomers,
the man family, they too liked fish, and had
skill IN catching them. In fact, their methods
pidly and slaughterOusly destructive, well cal
to quite clean out the lake in two or three
They set a big purse seine right across the
and, worst of all, they dragged the deep, dark
herein. now that the waters were growing
under the mid June sun, the biggest trout
le were wont to gather for COOlness- Their
ught was to get their larder well stocked with
5h, against the coming winter. Future winters
ok out for themselves.
3metiTne the great loon, though more enter
nd vide ranging than his prudent mate, mad
eful distance from the nets
New-York tribune., 1910-07-31

all his triumph and the discontinue of his foes the grin
experience had put him out of conceit with the
lake. That same night, when the white moon rod,
high over the Jagged spruce ridges hollow globe o
enchantment, he led his little family straight up the
river mile after mile till they reached another lake
1t was small lake. shut in by brooding hills, witt
iron shores and few fish in its inhosptable waters
but it was remote from man and his works. So here
the outraged bird content to establish himself I'll
the hour Should return for migrants to fly south.
New-York tribune., 1910-07-31

jacket is q more or less InexaCt under
taking, as many have found in expert
menting with wounded hawks and
eagles. By some lucky wriggle the
loon got his head free. Instantly,
with all the force Of his powerful neck
muscles, he drove his beak halfway
through the feshy part Of his old
enemy's arm. With a startled yell
the lad dropped him. He bounded
from the gunwale and rolled into the
water. The man snatched at him,
and caught a Topping sleeve Of his
jacket. The jacket promptly and
neatly unroIled; and the loon, diving
deep, was out Of sight in an eyewink,
leaving his would-be jailers toexpress
themselves according to their mood.
When he came to the surface for
breath he was a hundred yards away
and on the other side of the boat;
and, as he thrust little but his beak
and nostrils above water, he was
not detected.
New-York tribune., 1910-07-31

A FEW minutes more and he was
"A laughing derisively from the
other side of the islet, swimming in
safety with his mate and his two
enaroetic chicks Nevertheless for
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-01-10
Embroideries and Laces at
Discount of % l.3 per cent

Tho entire en,broderies trimmings to be
sacrificed during this sale discount of SO ia per
This biggest offered for this class Of merehsn
disc just me when will need
embroderes You better buy your spring smhrodsre
ing this sale.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-01-10
You All Know What ngedue's Big Clearance Sales Are
So ,.94ssE.&.-9sS1 $500 h.
Is Per Cent Discount or one.
fourth off on Dress Goods

We place entire Of up-to-date Dress
Goods discount prices Every fashionable be
found this in black white and coIors This
will Department Buy your
Spring Dress during this sae
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1910-07-07
Checkmated,

Checkmated.
He-You know, Clara, about the dia-
mond engagement ring want to give
you, diamonds have gone up So
She-Oh, you dear boy! How sweet
of you to want to make sacrifices to
prove your love!