Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1888-10-12
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cage. of whom only two are women
About 100 of them are merchants, wha
have made fortunes of 81 ID, 900 to 5000.
600.
1T is related that Cuvier, the cela.
brated naturalist, had parrot in his
vestibule who, upon seeing stranger
would cry out, What do you want
with my master?" And when a renlv
was. given he would respond: Don't
talk too much"
In the trial of case ut West Ches-
ter. Pa, the other day, one of tn,
jurors used the soles of his shoes ON
which to jot down certain figures and
memoranda. On one shoe was tn.
debit account and ON the other the
credit. In the jury-room these figures
settled the question involved in the
case, having first been verified from
the stenographer's notes.
The fellow had seen every thing
had got a chip off every thing, and had
some memento of every thing. Ha
dropped into a little knot of artists
who were discussing Bohemian life in
many places. AS the traveller came IN
one of them was saying: "Ah, that is
the place where they made the welkin
ring" What place are you TALKING
about?" asked the traveller 1--WE vera
talking of Bohemia" 80. yes: Bo-
hernia. know. I've been there. iva
got one of them Zone of whaton
"Or,e of them well1in rings it's a
beauty, San Francisco Chronicle.
"A turtle has been discovered in
New Haven that has two distinct heads
and perfectly formed necks. At will
the reptile can .elongate one neck and
retain the other between its shells. If
fly is placed in the mouth of one head
the other Immediately tries to seize the
fly. At times it walks about with ease.
but generally struggles, making little
progress. This is probably owing to
the fact that one head is possessed
| with an idea to go forward, while the
| other has q desire to travel in the oppo-
| site direction.
The Orlando (Fla) Reporter tells
! of a vegetable garden on Il floating
island in Lake ApopSa, in which there
are tomato vines with sixteen feet of
spread, one of which yielded three
pecks of splendid tomatoes at one pick
ing. Cucumbers a foot and a half long
and onions rs big as saucers are among
the productions of this wonderful island,
which is about three acres in extent. 1t
is managed as a raft, and it is said
that when the Apopka steamer is late
and likely to give the island the go-by,
the owner poles his garden up to it.
The Metropolitan Police districts
of London comprise 6S7 square miles,
within which there are about $4,000 900
people. 1t contains more Roman Cath
olics than Rome itself, more Scotchmen
than Edinburgh, more Welshmen than
Cardiff. 1t has IA birth every four
minutes, death every six minutes and
an average of eight accidents day. 1t
builds % miles of new streets and 1900
new houses every year. 1t has over
200, 900 habitual criminals and its beer
shops and gin houses, if placed contin-
uously side by side, would extend over
| Is miles.
Business Man-'.What's the mat
ter? You look blue Partner-"I
expected to have some money left over
| UnlS year To Invest III real estate. DuI
it's the same old story. I'll close the
year without a cent" What does
that extravagant little wife of yours
Want this time?n Il don't know
whether it's new palace, "a barrel OF
diamonds or castle in Europe, but it's
something mighty expensive. She
hasn't said yet" 'Eh? Then how do
!, you know she wants any thing"
when | went home last night she was
darning my stockings. - On,aha WORTH,
"A certain minister was invited to
dine with member of his flock who,
though well enough off in the goods of
this world lived sparingly in his greed
for the dollars and cents. When dinner
was served the host said: Il can't give
you nothin' bat bacon and greens,
parson; it's all | can afford these hard
times. Win you ask a blessin'?" The
minister responded: Lord, make us
truly thankful for what we are about
to receive. We expected nothing but
greens-and behold! here is bacon also,
Make us truly thankful Smithrlte
, (Ga.) Neaos.