Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1893-04-28
THIS AND THAT.

TAIo AND THAT.
Henry George teaches that there is an
"unearned increment" in the value OF
land due wholly to the growth Of popula-
ton and the progress Of society. He
longs TO eociety because society created
it. He teaches that this "unesrned in
crement" is sufficient mot only to cover
all the necessary expenses OF govern.
ment, national, state and local, but also
the cost of providing and maintaining
and operating libraries, baths, art
galleries, places OF entertainment and
Amusement, railroads, telegraphe, tele-
phone systems, and many things be-
Sides"
Every man who respects his stomach
will applaud the words OF DR.. ]. H. Sails
bury ON the subject of vegetarianism.
People who eat no meat, he says, "haye,
as rule, less nervous and muscular en-
durance than meat eaters. Officers Of the
English Army in India, for example, as
sure me that it is always necessary to
start the native troops off on march one
day in advance Of the British soldiers,
that all may arrive at q given point at
the same time. 1t is useless to deny that
the ruling peoples are meat-eaters." The
rotund and we'll fed gentlemen who pose
at Delmonico's or the Cafe Ssyarin "a
male caryatids, ~ it were, to uphold the
excellence Of the chefs art are each and
all Of them animate testimonials to the
advantages Of beef-eating.
The State Railroad Commissioners of
North Carolina have made Q rule, oh.
ligatory on all the railroads, requiring
the careful handling of passenger bag.
gage. This is one of the best reforms
ever undertaken by Board of Railroad
Commissioners. 1t ought to be initiated
forthwith by every similar authority.
The baggsge-smasher has had his own
way too long.
The District of Columbia has 1000 Of
the 1000 employees in the treasury depart
ment. This seems out Of PROF ortion, but
is not strange. Clerking in the depart
ment 10 naturally . regular historic in
dustry in the little district, and it has
necessarily grown to considerable pro-
portions. Many of the 1000 were, how
ever, originally appointed from the states
Secretary Carlisle, following in the foot.
etepe OF his predecessors, proposes to re-
duce the districts contingent.
Herbert Spencer is in the habit Of
spending leisure afternoon in the Ath-
en@um, the famous club for scholars.
Here he occasionally plays game Of bill
lizards. A young man who was lately
introduced to him asked HIM il he wocld
join him in game. The philosopher as
scented, and started the balls. He left
them Ia good position, and the young
man, who was an expert, finished the
game in one break, not allowing the phi
losopber to get in another shot. The
young man smilingly looked at his oppo-
nent to receive the latter's compliments
Mr.. Spencer looked serious as he said :
Moderate proficiency in such sport is
sign of good education; such mastership,
however. as you exhibit is the proof OF
an ill.spent youth" Then he took his
hat and disappeared.
English esquire" Smolley, whe seems
always anxious to have big salaries in
creased and small ones decreased, writes
letter OF bitter complaint because Sir
Charles Russell, England's attorney gen.
eral, gets only $50 600 out of his office
and SIS 900 more from his outside prac-
tice before the house Of lords and the
privy council, making the beggarly sum
OF 1000 per annum. He blames Mr..
Gladstone for this. "He is the incarna.
ton of the spirit of the treasury" says
the esquire" (which is spirit of pinch
ing, of parsimony." The Squire" seems
to forget that there are many worthy men
in England who barely get enough to eat
Goethe has said that unless a thing is
excellent it ought not to exist. This is
great truth, but if carried out there would
be few things existing.
Census bulletin No. 357, which has re-
Gently appeared, shows that the number
Of Canadians in the United States is
about one million. This is more than
ten per cent Of the total foreign popula-
ton. The ratio of increase from Canada
during the last twenty years is decidedly
greater than the rate of increase in the
total foreign-born inhabitants. If the
Canadians we're distributed throughout
the couRtry, as are our German, Scotch
Welsh, French, English, Spanish and
Swiss fellow citizens, their numb would
not be large enough to affect materially
the character of the population. The
foreign-born inhabitants Of the United
States amount to fifteen per cent OF the
total, and the Canadians are about one
tenth of the foreign born.
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A man living in the benign pale of
Jersey justice was recently being horse
whipped ostentatiously by female. He
had made the allegation that she was not
q lady and she was calling attention to
what she deemed an error of judgment
on his part Somewhat annoyed at the
circumstances, the man was rude and
wicked enough to swear, greatly to the
scandal of the female, and was arrested
for profanity. The female escaped arrest
though clearly accessory. Jersey Justice
is bound to have morals kept up to the
proper pitch even at the expense OF man.
ners. And whether or not the female is
a lady seems still open to debate.