Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1885-06-30
General Grant now weighs lac
pounds, and before his sickness ne
weighed 1913 pounds.

pounds, and before his sickness ne
weighed 1913 pounds.
Among the 1900 laws regulating
the French press is one, centuries old,
which threatens the proof-reader with
death for even one blunder.
An entomologist has reported hav-
ing found 724 species OF noxious in
sects In the trees, shrubs and plants
of the New York parks last year.
The growth Of Socialism in Great
Britain is not inexplicable. In that
country more than 1000 landlords,
while doing nothing, receive from the
soil more than twice as much as the
total wages paid to 100000 laborers
for working twelve hours through the
seven days in every week.
1t was very noticeable that the Ger
man establishments, steamship offices,
Consulate, ETC., displayed no flags
during the parade at the reception of
the Bartholdi statue, only American
and French colors being visible any
where. Many pickpockets were ar
rested.
About three weeks ago man nam
ed Jackson, living on the Little Lar
annie, Colorado, had fearful fight
with mountain lion. He shot it
several times with shot gun, and
then in rough and tumble battle,
finished the brute with a iack-knife.
Jackson narrowly escaped with his
life.
Three young men were sleeping in
a tent on Judge Alden's place, in Box
Elder Canyon, Col, recently, when
during rain storm fearful bolt Of
lightning struck one of the tent poles,
shivering it to splinters, ripping the
tent to shreds, and even scorching
the bedclothes, but leaving the men
unframed.
Isaac Hibbs, late postmaster at
Lewiston, this Territory, who was ar.
rested in British Columbia, was lodg.
ed in Jail at Victoria. Some $4,000
in greenbacks was found sewed in the
legs of his trousers. He issued mon.
ey orders variously estimated at from
$4,000 to $780, 900, and it is suppos
ed that he managed before he de
oamped for the British Possessions t.
get about $4,000 Of them cashed
Our Government claims that unde
the treaty with the Dominion of Can
ada, Hibbs can be extradicted, ant
the Supreme Court of British Colum
bia refused to admit him to bail unit
the authorizes on this side of the lin,
are heard from.
A cable from London saws: Tn,
Tories are already tired of their whit,
elephant, and are doing their best t.
get rid of 1T. The aspect of affairs L
that the Tories will refuse to accep
office and that Gladstone will be ask
ed to return. The change in the sit
uation is mainly due to Harcourt ant
Chamberlain, whose speeches the To
ries unanimously interpret as indicat
ing such relentless and unscrupulou
opposition to the new government a
would destroy it in a month. Tn,
spirits of the defeated Liberals ar,
rising higher daily. Gladstone look
almost ten years younger since hi
fall, which is due to the resurrection
OF his popularity resulting from hi
overthrow. He is cheered eyerywher,
and the fulsome and overdone eulo
gies of his colleagues also proves tina
he still yields the fierce democracy a
no other man can.
The Chinese know the value of ad
rertising. Here is the ''ad" of an mi
manufactures of Canton, translated
SAT the shop Tae-sing prosperous il
the extreme) very good ink; fine
fine! Ancient shop, great grandfather
grandfather, father, and self max,
this ink; fine and hard, very hard
picked with care, selected with atten
ton. This ink is heavy; so is gold
The eye of the dragon glitters ane
dazzles, SO does this ink. No on,
makes like it. Others who make inl