The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1870-01-13
THE MONTANA "PICK AND PLow." TIN

Der of new, neatly printed, double-mediun
paper, bearing the above significant title, pub
lished weekly at Bozeman City, Montana, b!
Mcguire g. Wright, and edited by II. n Ma
guire The paper is in all respects well got
ten up, rs might only be expected OF Mac, who
though somewhat erratic, and at times fond o
turning glasses wrong end up to draw mag
nary projects in the sugar at the bottom, i,
nevertheless No l printer and more than 4
common writer. He tried his hand at garden
Ing In the Payette Valley in 81, and brough,
to distinctive development fine patch of ruta
bagas, under the impression that they were
cabbages, until one day traveller showed him
that the value of his crop lay under the ground
instead of above it. which SO disgusted Mac.
that he turned his attention to fishing and af-
ter calculating the cost of the fish laid down
in the mines at onefourth of cent per pound,
proceeded to catch them by building his trap
with the wrong end up stream, which error he
discovered by observing the fish trying to get
in instead of ont of the trap. The ateness of
the season prevented any remedy and the FISH
cry was abandoned. He next turned up at
Lewiston, as editor of the COLLEEN .4qe and
protector Of memorial 10 the second session
Of the Legislature. In the first he was emi-
nently successful, and demonstrated the theory
of the Frenchman that words were invented 10
conceal Us we'll as reveal the truth, BY advo-
eating the division Of Idaho Territory in one
issue of the paper and repudiating it in the
next, and sustaining his conclusions By lncon-
trovertible arguments in both instances But
his memorial, or application for charter 10
construct water ditch for lrrgating the land
between Swcetwater Lake and Lewiston, end
ed in failure. He had made his preliminary
survey with his inverted glass for Theodo
lite, which, upon being properly placed re-
veaed the fact that the Lake was lower than
Lewiston. instead OF higher. and experiments
with his glass proving that tle source must
necessarily be- higher than the delivery, the pro-
ject was abandoned After sloshing round in
the muddy political and social pool Of Lewis,
ton he stopped over into Montana, where be .
occasionally dubbed up agair in a public ad- /.
dress or newspaper article until finally the
star OF bis genius "a bright one) has risen clear
OF the fogs of adversely and shines bright and
steadily from Bozeman City. His paper il Of
the Democratic faith, and as such we wish him .
and his partner the fullest success IN IL publ
also, as we'll A. POLITICAL,
SYMPATHY WITH CUBA-Therc was large
and enthusiastic mass meeting held IN Ncbras,
ka City, on New Years Day, in the interest Of
Cuban Independence, Clcf Justice Mason
Of Nebraska presided, with seven Eicr.Prcs..
dents and four Secretaries Judge Kinney re-.
ported series of resolutions. taking the ground
that it was the duty of Congress to recognize
ut once the bellgercnt rghti of Cuba The
resolutions were unanimously adopted Coz
Gibbs, Chief Justice Mason, Judge Kinney ,
and others made speeches. \ Committee Of
three was appointed to proceed to Washington
and las the resolutions before Congress- The :
recognition Of the bellgerent rights OF Cuba
)r even recognition of Cuban independence, )
BY the Administration would, We confidently {
believe, meet with hearty response from at =
east seven tenths Of the American people. but =
We entertain very little hope OF the present "
pursuing such course, or in {
act any course whatever on any subject. that b
would accord with the views and wishes of :,
majority of the people If Grant satisfies s
massachusetts, and the New England States he h
considers that he has discharged his duty and {
hat the balance of the country should be sat
SIZED also.
Gov. FLANDERS Acknowledgement dis ~
atches contain the announcement that Finn ~
ers, Governor OF Washington Territory, has a
cen removed, and one Gen. Sa!oman, of Chi a
ago, appointed in his place If We are not Il