Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1893-04-14
THIS AND THAT.

THIS AND THAT.
Secretary Greeham has q short leg az
reminder of the battle OF Atlanta, and
Secretary Herbert has a short arm to
make him think Of the bloody doings in
the Wilderness.
In Newark, n. j., q young man while
dancing lost control of his foot. and
kicked his fair partner on the ankle. OF
course he was truly sorry and apologlzed
profusely for the untowsrd accident, but
the owner Of the ankle has sued him for
IS, 900, showing that even in girl given
to the frivolity OF the waltz there may be
an element Of practical thrift.
Edward Atkinson, the eminent statis-
tician, estimates that the pension pay
ments will attain their highest point in
1894, when the total amount will reach
$I96, 900 600 After that date the PEN
sioners will begin de reasing at the rate
of 80 in 1000. On this basis he estimates
that in 1895 the amount required for PEN
sion payments will be $l4S, 900, 900, and
in 1896 SAL 900, 900 The adjudication
of back claims, it will be seen. involves
tine expenditure OF about $50, 600 600 an
nually.
Commander Whiting. of the United
States steamer Alliance, and Miss Eta
All Fong, daughter and heiress Of the
great All Fopg, the most notable China
man in all Hawaii, are engaged to be
married. Coming right on top OF the
Geary exclusion act and following the
long fight against the Chinese race, Com
mar der Writings choice Of bride has
startled the conservatives, panied the
prudes, and set the matchmaker agog at
his audacity. The father of Mrs. All
Fong was British sailor named Fair
weather, who landed at Honolulu about
seventy years ago. He always carried
the title Of Captain" Fairweather, but
it is not known whether he was really a
captain or subaltern, or merely an able
seaman and ambitious deserter. In any
event, it was afterwards discovered that
he was we'll connected in England, and
the supposition in the islands is that he
was probably captain at one time or
other during his life, but drifted into the
South seas because of some difficulty
, in which he had entangled himself in the
old country.
Seattle Telegraph: If Thomas Jeffer-
, son we're living today and were called
, upon to re-write the Declaration of In
Deepen lence he would amend it to read
that mans inalienable rights were life,
: liberty and the pursuit of Office. The
) American citizen is as certain of nothing
l as he is of the fact that he has right to
, any office he wants. And so he has
: From president to pound-keeper every
grade in the public service is the heri.
tage of every man who can get it. Of
tho tnrItv NJ nonnlQ
: would not take an office if it was offered
them, that is, unless it happened to be
. the particular Office they wanted. There
o is nevertheless, in all parts of the com.
. munity, an office-seeking element, and
n it is by no means made up altogether oil
I those who have no profitable employ
q ment.
II Albany Democrat: We knew it. Salem
feels very badly on account of the Sol
# diers' home going to Roseburg, and vii
g. get out an injunction. Built up on the
/ states pap" the city is not even will
a ing that $l2 900 soldiers home go some
d where else. If the injunction is served i
p will do more to disgust the people o
70 Oregon with the Capital city than any
II movement that could be taken. Dom
10 be clam.
3 Capital Journal: Dalles paper say
70 many inquiries have been made abou
j. the portage road across the river, wha
the status of affairs now is, and whethe
or not 1t is to be built at all. From tn
!, hurrah made about it du ing the session
- OF the late legislature it was easy to SCI
10 that it WAS to defeat the Raley bill, ant
Al really nothing has occurred to make PEG
l.,l, aI tl.,,r .tt,iD An IA xno
70 engaged at The Dalles, and civil EN-
b gineer installed therein, but as far al
any results are concerned, it may b
assumed that he was 6gure-bead. Pau
Mohr himself Processes Indifference as t
what people may think, and his brothe
y says that Pau Mohr is not apt TO b
10 prompt, having oeleglaphed when b
We would arrive in Seattle on one occasion
vi and not arriving until three weeks later
20 Those who live longest will know til
III most, but it would appear to those VIII
are best informed that the project
:. very chimerlcal and no portage will eve
~ be built but by the state.
NJ Seattle Telegraph: There is no recor
y. Of an age when mankind did not believ
as in life after death. Different races hav
'n held different views, and the same rae
Nv has not always held the same views, BIT
III the concensus of humanity is that ind
vidual existence does not end with death
Possibly this proves nothing. AS tn
opinion of one man in regard to the el
! istence OF fact or condition does NJ
no prove the existence of that fact or cond
Az ton, 30 no number of opinions can pro,
es it.
en-
Not long ago passenger on train
lp. Colorado gave the peanut boy belt file
k with twenty dollar gold pieces, leape
m from the cars and took to the wood
ub On this evidence theory of the passel
at gers insanity has been started. Cann
Sc a man see!; peace without being called
les lunaticP
nd
IL 1t WAS reported recently that the gre.
Ill Barnum show-'the greatest on earth
nd as I. b. Rarnuu used to advertise
led when he sas alive-was coming to tt
ng- Pacific Cost. Hut the manager Of IL
his show denies the statement. I'VE la
it'll figured IN it," he says in effect, but v
he found that after we had paid the railros
nel rates that are charged to The Pacific v
5. would. t have anything left when we g
bacs.
1t L az n for me to know
ION I've foilles of my own
ha- And on my heart the care bestow
70 And let my friends alone.
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