Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1881-10-28

iiiS iaVorite Is pure and unadulterated
barney, Which he has found by expe-
rlence is the hest kind to catch tho
sucker tribe, and in. the political pool
the suckers are many and quick to nib
Die. George first aims TO find out the
swallowing capacity OF tie one he Sc
iects, aud then bats his hook accord.
lngly; but despite his long experiences
IN the business, sometimes thinks be
mas a sucker when he hasn't and
now and then when the political fish
erman spots one of the genuine sort.
ne overestimates its guIping capaci.
ty, puts on too much bait and don't
make haul. Last fall just before the
election he tackled a Republican,
told him he was just about the best
man ne ever came across, no Demo-
crat excepted. II tell you what it is,
BILL" says the slippery Delegate from
Idaho, pitching his voice to a strictly
confidentially tone, and in accents low
and sweet, "if am elected this time
| intend to stand right square in with
you, Notwithstanding you are a
stannch Republican," and the words
slipped out as if creased for the occa.
sion. George smiled on the aforesaid
3. r. with smile that was childlike and
bland, and the s. r. smiled back at him.
George then told the Republican he
would get bin any kind of an appoint
ment he wanted-all he fau to do was
to name it, and when the slick
tongned delegate suggested all Indian
agency as just the proper thing, the
Republicans smile widened to grin
that reached clean to his ears. ''I'lI
tell you what's the matter Bill" said
George, as he grew more in earnest.
"pd damned sight rather see you
Governor than that fellow that now
holds the position" That was too
much for Bill. 1t paralyzed him. He
could stand the Indian agency, but the
Governorship piled on so suddenly and
Unexpectedly, completely kerAum.
mixed him for the time being and he
was too full for utterance. Had
George understood the nervous temper
ament of Bill, he would have worked
Oh him in little different manner
would have come at him with the Gov
ernorship more cautiousl with small
bits at time and considerable time
between doses SO as to break it to him
gently. When Bill recovered from the
shock, he began to mediate, and was
not long in making up his mind that
he had been Frustrated by an overdose
of taffy, and as he walked off sing
ing, '1n the Sweet bye and bye, Wen
get a federal appointmcnt-in swine's
eye" the optics of the slipped up whole
sale aud retail dealer in taffy batted a
hundred and twenty times a minute.
GRAND LODGE Off cERs.-The follow
ing officers were chosen for the ensu-
ing year and enstalled Wednesday
night by the Grand Lodge of Good
Templars for the Territory of Idaho:
G. w G. T., Jonas w. Brown; G. w.
Counselor, Mrs. H. A. Upham; G. w.
V. T., Mrs. Mary Ora y; G. w. Secre-
tary, L. B. Munson; G. w. Treasurer,
20. W. Castle; G. w. Chaplain, Rev
j. Mexican; G. w. Marshal, Heman
Jones; G. w. Guard, John Montgom-
cry; G. w. Sentinel, Timothy Buckley;
G. W. Assistant Secretary; Mrs. R.
Mobley; G. W. Deputy Marshal, Sadie
McClintock; G. Superintendent of Ju-
venile Tenplars, Mrs. J. V. Wallace.
We learn from the Statesman that
attachments to the amount of $4,000
were levied upon the Bullion Smelling