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The age-herald., 1899-04-23
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

From the New York Press.
 The main difference between lunatics and other people is that lunaties have no fads.
 When you get close enough, most of the deepest footprints on the sands of time look pigeon-toed.
 If the men ran things for three weeks the human race would be eating off wooGen dishes that they could put into the fire af- ter each meal.
 In his heart, every man thinks about once week that his wife was fool for marrying him, and the rest of the time that he was a fool for marrying her.
 woman may sometimes admit that she did wrong, but she will never admit that there wasn't good excuse for it.
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secretary to Governor Rufus w. Cobb, and he sold the Argus to Chappell Cory, now private secretary to Governor Johnston; to Gaston A. Robbins, congressman-elect from the Fourth district and another whose name is not now recalled. Colonel Mckee was private secretary to the governor for eight years, serving four years each under Cobb and ONeal. Meantime the Argus perished. It comes back to life now and will be conducted by the master hand that created it the dead days of the late eos.
 
 A young lawyers maiden effort always creates considerable comment, and several older members of the craft were discussing the advent of one young man who had acquitted himself we'll As the conversa- tion began to lag one of them remarked:
 "Did ever tell any of you my first ex- perience in a big case?''
 No one present had ever heard of the in- eident, and he proceeded. 'It was a suit for damages against a corporation. had an old and experienced lawyer against me and he had consistently asked that con- tinue the case as he wanted to return to his home in a distant city. Of course, I was
 
 the case to go over. Finally seeing that would not consent, the case was called and he stated to the court that he would put in plea of 'nul te corporatii.' had never heard of this and was completely knocked out and before he had finished his remarks, I very humbly rose and said to the court: If your honor please I'll grant the con tinuance.'
 
 Colonel Wiley c. TunstalI, of Hale, was in town yesterday. Colonel Tunstall is per haps the best known politician in Alabama, and he has thousands of friends through out the state who will rejoice to know that he is in excellent health.
 Hon. Thomas L. Bulger, of Tallapoosa, was in town yesterday.
 Representative Bernard Harwood. of Greene, spent yesterday in Birmingham. Henry Cobb. of Atlanta, is in Birming-
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The age-herald., 1899-04-23
wHEELER,s MISTAKE

From the Philadelphia Post.
 In obtaining the first report of a battle on one occasion, General Wheeler happened to be in the hospital tent, where doctors and nurses were making their rounds.
 "How many were killed?' he asked as>he started out toward his own quarters.
 "One hundred and five,' replied O nurse
 "What a slaughter! How did it happen ?"
 q am speaking to the doctor of my pa tients temperature, general not of the battle," smilingly replied the Red Cross nurse.
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and the vote is consolidated. In that way every man has a voice in the selection of his representative in the United Stdtes senate. Under the old plan not one man in new plan would soon weed out millionaires and rascals and bosses; 1t would, in short, revolutionze the senate, closing the doors of the millionaires' club, and taking from such people the veto they now hold over legislation and government.
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got nothing to do with the Spartans, or the "Six Hundred" or with Picketts im- mortal charge. Our soldiers are fighting far away. We have got no Tennyson to relate their deeds. We never have had and never can have any Tennyson to relate any deed of ours God gave to the world one Homer, one Dante, one Shakespeare, one Tennyson. The noblest thing in any tongue is the Charge of the Light Brigade. The noblest deed done in history was that ride of the six hundred into the jaws of hell upon the Russian plain. The nobest story of any human deed ever yet told is found in Ten any tongue.
 Only once was it given to me to see Tennyson. The memory of that meeting is one of my treasures. Some fancy led me to the Isle of Wight. There at Freshwater I saw him merely by accident in the road. I uncovered in the presence of the man of all men then living who interested me. With unwonted good will and gentleness he extended his hand to me, and made a kind speech that I shall never forget. Many years afterwards, when one un- worthy had been named as poet laureate of England, wrote to the present Lord Ten nyson and craved permission to place a wreath upon the great poets grave in the Poets Corner in Westminster Abbey. The request was granted, and I laid some ivy there. Side by side as closely together as stones in the pavement of the street, rest Tennyson and Browning. Upon the grave stone of the one is "Tennyson;" upon the
The age-herald., 1899-04-23
4 DESERVED FATE

From the Boston Transcript.
 First Newspaper Man-Ah, Bob! Whats the latest?
 Second Ditto-The latest is that I've been fired.
 "You don't mean it! What for?'
 "Oh, deserved 1t all right. I wrote a story about a woman who shot a fellow, and I forgot to say she was a pretty. win- some thing. I can't think how I happened to leave it out"
The age-herald., 1899-04-23

The cabinet is sadly rent. Attorney Gen. eral Brown, Treasurer Ellis and Superin- tendent of Education Abercrombie believe that democracy is something more than name. They also believe that the conven- ton bill should go to the people. They have faith in the people,
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The sending of brass band to Guam will be apt to stay the march of civiiiza- ton among the new Americans of that dis tant island The old ones can stand it.
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If fifteen of Dewey's sailors, engaged in reseuing Spaniards, have been ambushed and tortured to death some of the sympa- thy expressed for the Aguinaldo crowd will be deemed misplaced.
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The volunteers at Manila desire to be mustered out there, thus receiving travel pay for 13,000 miles, instead of transporta- ton, and enabling them to make the grand tour of Europe, and come home as cabin nassanPers.
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Senators Morgan and Pettus and Con- gressman Bankhead decline to join the new Johnston party. The democratic par ty is good enough for them.
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Governor Stones appointment of Boss Quay to the senate is subject to revision, He will not be seated unless the senate eats It's own decisions.
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The Cuban army rolls have fallen, under close inspection, from 4O,OO0 names to 22,eO4, and each man will receive about $100 more than he expected.
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The people have right, says Senator Morgan, to act. It is up to the people now, and the legislature should stand by it's rec ord, and it will.
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Dom Kruger, of the Boer republic, attrib- utes his long life and success to the fact that he drinks three gallons of beer a day.
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The government party may yet be re- duced to the governor himself and the faithful Robert, whose pen never tires.
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Frank Moss, counsel to the Mazet com mittee, is evidently trying to bag a long, term high-salaried judgship, as John w.. Golf did
The age-herald., 1899-04-23

Senator Cunningham furnished the key note at the meeting of the state executive committee when he said: q am a demo- crat."
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The beef inquiry court dare not cashier General Miles, but they are trying, it is said. to devise some scheme to his injury.
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Schley's name will go down with Dew ey's as one who refuses to infict war stories on patient people in the magazines.
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General Miles deserves any hard fateahe has become a golfer.
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Mir Reed will now manage juries instead of Hanna and Jobailey s
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The democratic state executive commit tee is still doing business at the old stand, with no new attachments.
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MT. Kipling now rides daily through tht jungles of Central Park.
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The will of the party outranks the vii of any man in it.
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Czar Reed will soon hobnob with his brother despots in Urup.
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Spain's new warships are to have the | highest possible speed for obvious reasons.
The age-herald., 1899-04-23

Many American women in the Philippines and in Porto Rico are slaves of the smok- ing habit.
The age-herald., 1899-04-23

The Fiipinos children are unable to say what or where their capital is, for it is on wheels.
The age-herald., 1899-04-23

The investigation of Tammany is an an- nual occurrence of the eclipse sort.
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The Alger resignation and the Tom Reed retirement are now looked-for daily.
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In the words of Colonel Buger, the demo- cratic party cannot be sidetracked.
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Cuba would be very quiet if there were fewer bandits ''in it's midst"
The age-herald., 1899-04-23

Chicago canned roast beef should be tried on the Tagalos who torture prisoners.
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last year. Planters seem to like 5-cent cotton.
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The convention campaign is to be opened at once.
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It is. bad year for political bosses, ai- though Boss Quay has escaped the peni-. tentiary.
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Speaking of politics, perhaps the most
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passengers.
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tant island. The old ones can stand 1t.
 --------------z--------. Senators Morgan and Pettus and Con- gressman Bankhead decline to join the new Johnston party. The democratic par ty is good enough for them.
  Governor Stones appointment of Boss Quay to the senate is subject to revision, eats its own decisions.
 ---- The Cuban army rolls have fallen, under close inspection, from 4O,OOo names to 22,6O4, and each man will receive about $100 more than he expected.
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 The people have right, says Senator Morgan, to act. It is up to the people now, and the legislature should stand by it's rec ord, and it will.
 Senator Cunningham furnished the key note at the meeting of the state executive committee when he said q am a demo- crat."
 Dom Kruger of the Boer republic, attrib- utes his long life and success to the fact that he drinks three gallons of beer a day.
 Frank Moss, counsel to the Mazet com mittee, is evidently trying to bag a long, term high-salaried judgship, as John W. Golf did.
 The beef inquiry court dare not cashier General Miles, but they are trying, it is said, to devise some scheme to his injury. The government party may yet be re- duced to the governor himself and the faithful Robert, whose pen never tires. Sehley's name will go down with Dew ey's as one who refuses to inaict war stories on patient people in the magazines. The democratic state executive commit tee is still doing business at the old stand, with no new attachments.
  Many American women in the Philippines and in Porto Rico are slaves of the smok- ing habit.
 It is a bad year for political bosses, al- though Boss Quay has escaped the peni-. tentiary.
 The Filipinos children are unable to say what or where their capital is, for it is on wheels.
 The cotton acreage will be well up that of last year. Planters seem to like 5-cent cotton
 Chicago canned roast beef should be tried on the Tagalos who torture prisoners. Spains new warships are to have the highest possible speed for obvious reasons. The Alger resignation and the Tom Reed retirement are now looked-for daily. In the words of Colonel Bulger, the demo- cratic party cannot be sidetracked. The investigation of Tammany is an an nual occurrence of the eclipse sort. Cuba would be very quiet if there were fewer bandits 'in it's midst" Czar Reed will soon hobnob with his brother despots in Urup.
 MT. Kipling now rides daily through the
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-09-15
The Buffalo Hump Road.

Surveyor Shannon wishes us to
announce that he will pay 81. rs
per day and board to all who de-
sire to work on the new road to
Buffalo Hump. He will establi sh
his first camp at Adams camp and
will be located there for some DAYS.
He started in yesterday with sew
eral teams, tools, scrapers and sup
plies and will rush the work
through as rapidly as possible be-
fore the weather changes. The
construction of this road is anoth-
or feather in the cap Of growing
Grangeville and shows that the
same degree of public spirit which
took hold Of the Elk City and Dix
lie wagon roads and carried them
through to successful completion is
still here and prepared to tackle
every proposition as soon as the
necessity is apparent, no matter
how formidable it: may appear at
first sight. This is the spirit which
has made growing Grangeville, 100
miles from railroads, the best town
in the state of Idaho.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-09-15
A Well Known Attorney,

SPOKANE Review.
Col. E. G. More, consul to Next
co during Cleveland's administra-
ton, with Mrs. More was at Spo-
kane yesterday. Col. More is on
his way to Grangeville with a view
to locating there. When asked
how he was impressed with this
part of the country he replied, 81
am neither q tenderfoot nor q pill
grim, you know. I have been out
in this country before. / lived for
nearly two years in Montana. In
speaking of his life while there, he
mentioned among others, the name
of Alex Mayhem, and was greatly
pleased to learn that his friend was
no other than Judge Mayhem OF
Idaho. "Then," he said, ~ have
at least one true good friend in
that state" In appearance Col.
More is large, fine looking man
with gray hair and beard-his keen
laughing blue eyes indicate a fund
OF humor for which he is noted and
which has made him very popu-
lar in diplomatic circles. The Col
lie q brilliant conversationalist, anG
is master offour or five languages
Up to the present time Col. and
Mrs. More have made St. Louis
their home.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-09-15

to the north and the south, cross.
ing the poorest sections Of Idaho;
. railway through the Clearwater
region, running east and west and
extending into Montana will de-
velope the best portion of Idaho in
mining and agriculture, to say
nothing Of smelling and the neces.
sary manufactures.
The northern Camas Prairie OF
Idaho ofwhich Grangeville appears
to be the central and distributing
point, is the finest body of unde.
veloped farming land remaining in
the United States. All crops are
raised absolutely without irriga-
ton and the farmers of the future
who are fortunate enough to settle
there will find home markets at
good prices in the many mining
camps which will spring up in the
adjacent Clearwater and Buffalo
Hump regions. Where else in the
world does timothy grow wild and
abundantly as it does out of the
rich black soil of this wonderful
Camas Prairie?'
Col. Bracket has taken about
one hundred photographs on his
exploring trip with a very fine
camera, and intends to place cop
les of them as q special exhibit in
in the Spokane Industrial EXPOSE
tion in October. From his large
experience he has taken from
exceptionally fine points of
vantage the entire, section
in and about Buffalo Hump
and has shown the beautiful seem
cry there to its best advantage.
After the Exposition, Col. Bracket
will return to his ranch on the
Upper Yellowstone, in Park coun-
ty, Montana.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-09-15
LIMITS OF IDAHO TAX LEVY
Certain Special Taxes May be
Levied In Addition to
the Maximum,

BOISE, Idaho, Sept. 6.-Attor
ney General has received a grea,
many inquiries from county boards
respecting the limitations set upon
the tax levy for county purposes
says the Statesman. He has an.
swered all such inquiries in a gen.
eral letter sent to the county clerks
Of all counties, as follows:
STATE OF IDAHO, Attorney Gen
erals Office, Aug. 81, $780,
Clerk of Board of County Commits
sioners.-Dear Sir: l have re-
ceived large number of inquiries
with regard to the tax levy for this
year, and as the matter is of gene
raj public interest, at the request
Of the State Board of Equalization,
call your attention to the follow
ing:
Section 141O of the revised stat
utes as amended provides "each
county is authorized and empower
ed to levy annually tax for coun-
ty expenditure not exceeding, in
elusive of the amount required to
be paid as State taxes, the sum of
$50 cents on each 500, and if they
deem necessary tax of 25 cents
on each 800 to be expended for re-
pairs and construction of bridges in
the county and such additional and
special taxes as are authorized by
section l411 as amended, or any
other law of this State.
1t was intended by the Legisla-
ture by the levy of this 100 cents
to cover all county expenditures Of
every kind. In case, however, it
is found inadequate, the board OF
commissioners may levy a tax of
% cents on each 500 to be ex-
pended for the repair and construc-
ton Of bridges within the county.
There seems to be some misunder-
standing about this provision. This
fund SO raised cannot be used for
road purposes, but must be con-
fined strictly to the repair and con-
struction of bridges. The expend-
iture of the fund for any other pur-
pose would be unlawful.
Section 1411 provides for the
levy for the redemption of out
standing warrants. Road taxes
are included in the 15O-cent levy.
A school tax may also be levied in
accordance with the special pro-
visions of the statute on that sub
lect. In few counties perhaps
the levy of $50 cents may not be
sufficient to pay the current ex-
penses with maturing bonds and
interest on the bonded debt. In
this connection I will say that a
provision may be made for the pay
ment Of such maturing bonds or
interest thereon because the Legis-
iature has not the power. by a
statute, to limit the amount of the
lax levy 30 as to prevent the pay
ment Of a bonded debt contracted
prior to the passage of such law.
Very truly, (Signed)
s. II. HAYS,
Attorney General.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-09-15

OF the Town company's land i,
gram Is sanguine of over so bush
els OF wheat to the acre. This is
reEord.breaker for spring grain. /
iail rains do not set in too earl,
our farmers will make a big haul.
Rev. Knox delivered the funera
sermon Wednesday at the inter
ment OF Mrs. D. johnson who me
an untlmely death Tuesday. Gu
community extends it's sympathie
and coincidence to the bereaye,
family.
keather & Zumwalt are con
structing a building to accommo
GATE their large invoices of farm
ing machinery.
Will Patterson, son of w. r
PATTERSON, who recently graduated
with high honors as full-fledgef
M. d., at indianapolis, Indiana
Is expected home on a visit thi,
week. He will return to New
ork and take a two years course
at the hospitals.
Inc surveyors of l.. Nuttine's
party, who recently found a prac.
tlcal route up Three Mile creek are
awaiting orders from St. Paul &c
either locate this line or finish al.
terations in Cottonwood CANYON.
The question resolves itself now to
a matter Of cost, and we are in.
formed there is a decided DISPOSE
tion to adopt the Three Mile sur.
vey, owing to a possible saving Of
S2oO,OOO in construction. Mr..
Nutting is of this opinion, and il
ne is authorized to locate this line.
which will be determined in a
short time, the people of Camas
prairie will soon know wherethey
are at, and the great suspen ee Of
various theorizations will BIS a
dead number.
The P. & /. N. surveyors are
slowly but surely setting grade
stakes on Salmon river, and we
are informed are heading for Rocky
canyon, a preliminary reconnois-
ance giving them a 3 per cent
grade onto the prairie. They are
following the old Union Pacific
survey made ~ years ago. We
predict three railroads to Camas
prairie next year.
The Town company is having
some difficulty with the N. P. r.
X. over bonus. The N. P. will
not agree to remain here for any
definite time.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-09-15
The LapWai School.

The Lapwai Industrial
school has been changed to a
non.reservation school, and is
now open to Indian pupils
from other localities. The
federal allowance per capita
for the school has been fixed
at $16I per annum, and while
Nez Perez children will be
given preference, if they do
not enter in sufficient numbers
recruits will be obtained from
other reservations. Supt
Smith, who has succeeded the
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-09-15
Still More CounterfeitinQ.

The Secret Service has unearthed another
band OF connterfeiters and secured large
quantity OF bogus bills, which are 80 cleyerly
executed that the average person would never
suspect them Of being spurious. Things of
great value are always selected by counterfeit
ers for imitation. notably the celebrated Hos
letters Stomach 'Bitters, which has many imi.
tators but no equals for indigestion, dyspepsia,
constipation, nervousness and general debility
The Bitters set things right in the stomach, and
when the stomach is in good order it makes
good blood and plenty of it. In this manner
the Bitters get at the seat of strength and VI
tally, and restore vigor to the weak and debili-
tated. Beware of counterfeits when buyiup.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-09-15
Another Mining Exper t.


1t is a liberal education to meet
W. j. Stanford of London, Eng D.,
who is registered at the Jersey
House. Mr.. Stanford is a mining
man of large and varied experience
and has travelled in the interests of
his company through the Trans
vaal and New Zealand mining
camps. Africa and Australia are
open books to the gentleman and
to complete his experience he is
examining the mineral wealth of
Buffalo Hump. His official posi-
ton is consulting engineer of the
Adventures Of British Columbia,
an English corporation of which
the Hon. G. F. Tabenor of London,
Eng. is chairman and III. NJ. Hoyt
of Spokane is the attorney. Mr..
Stanford said: ~ have recently
returned from Buffalo Hump where
l went to make our primary exam
ination of the properties which we,
through our agents bought, name
ly, the San Francisco, Monte Car
10 and Baby Louise, for which we
paid $4,000 and the balance of
SS5, 900 on time. l shall immedi-
ately put men to work and ascer-
tain if on uncovering the ledge it
shows up well whether we will
deem it advisable to 60 in on a
large scale or not. In any event
we will do a few weeks work on
our properties"
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-09-15
Like the Days Of Old.

Every week nowadays, and
sometimes several times a week,
brings news of the discovery of
gold, silver or copper mines some
where in this country. The rush
to the new Eldorados reminds one
of "the days of old, the days Of
gold, the days Of 49," 1t is now
just half q century since the gold
discoveries in California reused the
people with dreams of fabulous
wealth. Through the present dis
coveries the nation is acquiring
wealth faster and with more GER
tainty than at the earlier period.
The certainty comes from the cir
cumstance that the discoveries COW
er q larger extent of territory than
they did then, and by the further
circumstance that the methods of
extracting the metal from refrac-
tory ores are in. advance of what
they were formerly. The stories
of new and extensive zones of
precious metal told by the pros
pectors Of Idaho, Alaska, Califor-
MIA, Colorado, Arizona and other
states and territories indicate the
wide range and extensive opera
tions of the new sources of wealth.
The story of the industrial expan-
sion and prosperity produced by
the gold discoveries in California
and Australia, which cast a glow
over the social history of the United
States and Europe fifty years ago,
is likely to be repeated in a broad
or field at the present day.