Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-04-28

A0iitUrial Cehtral Committee and s'ye
publisher is the beast Of burden
again Our readers shall have the
best in the shop.
Editor Abel of the Baltimore Sun
has made 20,000,0OG in the news
paper business, and Bro. Lamoreaux
OF the Cassia County Times has pur
chased ranch for 1880 cash. The
year OF jubilee is coming, for news
paper men are getting their deserts.
The regular Temperance meeting
of the w. c. T. U. will be held in the
Methodist church, Tuesday evening
May lst. An interesting programme
has been prepared for the occasion;
an attractive feature of which will be
an address by the president, Mrs. DIR.
Glvens. IL you would spend the
evening enjoyably attend by all means.
This is the season when rear seats
in church are most popular. When
the spring styles bloom then there
will be general response to the inyi-
tation-"Come up higher" This item
is not original with us, we tell it sim
ply as it was told to us.
The featherless songsters, the little
frogs, have come with the first waters
in the irrigating bitches and make
twilight melodious with love ditties.
How different from their kindred in
Carolina-the bull frogs of Pasquotank
that jump each day from bank to bank.
The Baptist Sabbath School will,
we understand, observe Arbor Day
and plant a number of ornamental
trees in the ground about their neat
little church ediiice. In years to come
the living will congratulate themselves
for the deed and those who follow af-
ter them will bless their memory.
Bergman & Rogers, who stand in
the front rank of stock growers of
Idaho, have just purchased two i'm
ported stations of the English Shire
breed which are, perhaps, the finest
specimens of draft horseaesh ever in
troduced in the Territory. They are
young and will weigh very near ton
each.
The weather, the first of the week,
was as false and tickle ms Delilah.
Monday the little flowers were laugh
ing in the bright sun and giving their
sweet fragrance TO the passing breeze
and Wednesday they were shedding
silent tears with heads bowed beneath
the weight Of falling snow flakes.
A man may say too much even up
on the best subjects. and get himself
into trouble when his intentions are
all for good. About othet peoples
affairs silence is specially golden, not
withstanding 0thello said-"Thou
dost conspire against thy friend, ,lago
IL thou but think'st him wronged and
makst his ear as stranger TO thy
thoughts =
The 30th day Of April is rather late
for Southern Idaho for Arbor Day but
il should be observed as enjoined by
the governor in his proclamation. Let
the children each plant tree and in
after years they can sit beneath the
pleasant shade OF the leafy grove and
sing:
"Woodman, spare that tree
Touch not a single bow,
In youth | planted IT
And Ill protect it now
In the dark days of the Confedera
cy when all were on short rations ano
beef and pork were rarity, certain
captain dined with General Lee ano
the General ordered slice of beef fol
his honored guest. At the table Ad
iutant General Chiffon passed the bee
over in the following official style;
Here's slice OF beef for Captain b
By order Of General r. Il. Lee,
r.. II. Chiffon, A. A. G.
Rev. Mr.. Hetzler, representative o
The American Bible Union Society
will preach in the Methodist churcl
at Ii o'clock Sunday, and in the after
noon will hold union services at thu
Baptist church at which time address
es will be made by himself and Rev
Mr. Lyons and papers read by Madame'
Biethan and Stull. Everybody invited
to attend these meetings.
Blaine is sick. Blaine is not sick
blaine don't want the nomination
Vermont Republicans want him t
have it. Politicians say he was sin
cere in declining TO allow his nam
to 90 before the convention. Hi
friends say he must go and be cal
ried through with hip, hip, hurra
That's the way it is all along the line
Democrats say, ''Let'm go Gallagher
and IL he is not sick now he will b
after the November election.
Ex-Governor Hoffman, of New YorI
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