Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-01-13
HIS MESS OF POTTAGE.

age elevation indeed There those among the newest
whose achievements shed ustre upon title thew
earned and who must stoop to accept patent of nobility
But Astor is not Of them He has bought his barony lust
he has bought everything he ever had He sold his Aer
brthrght sixteen and the of poage
duly delivered.
the United States inherited wealth. he could
find better place spend the leisure guaranteed to him
the American his American foreathers made than
among Englishmen of class who would not have deigned
wipe their feet upon his had he been less wealthy His re-
nuncatlon OF his American citizenship just had
learned to monoce to "Haw! Haw! and to tell the
butler from the guests natural consequence habits
Of life.
Baron Astor enters the peerage at time when it means
something of real honor Americans have been taught
slider the English arsocracy parasite class rdded by
debts ruined by bad living encumberng the national
with useless upper house and only saved from extinction
mesalances with chorus girls The old order of usefulness
to the nation and of dignity seemed past forever dis
ressng truth seemed to be that the nobility was bent
pepeuang not the virtues but the vices of the old But
the has changed all this and given the world slant
the that lies underneath bored base ASPECT
of the.British nobleman.
Baron Astors elder and the Of his son will
associate equal terms with the progeny of who
really they the backbone of England Titled En-
gshmen OF military age have gone to war almost without
cepton and every without pressure from any source
The arsocracy of England in the field and has been
the beginning of the conflict 1t has given preext
the advocates of conscrpon its members volunteering pro-
portion to numbers infinitely than any other class the
United Kingdom Englands nobility only fighting but
1t sacrificing itself day and the toll of noble lives has
been appalling.
noteworthy to recall in this connection that the cap
tain chosen to succeed General Sir John French commander
of the British expedonary forces in France and Flanders
arstocrat Sir Douges Hag selected for this post
vital to the future of the empire by Liberal ministry which
little likely to be affected by his title He assigned
the most important field command the British army because
he is the best man for the place.
Baron Asors former countymen will rejoice that he has
received his price, though consider his bargain as any
thing but bad He ought have received dukedom at least
return for his remuneration of American citizenship but
the baron is content should not complain At least his
honors keep him out of the United States which enough
Salt Lake Herald Republican
''In instance letter was twenty days coming from
Portland to Grangeve it to contain money! reads
quotation from the Globes KY of last week. Twenty days
on the road and to contain mone-coud it be said letter
state warrants for the $3.50 paid the editor of that
paper when soournng Boise during the twelfth session OF
the legislature in 1913 at the time supposed to have
charge of the apple box at the Ashe headquarters
George Barker brother republican editor APPLY put It'll
Ii the local postmaster of political economy and the science
government still searching for those three warrants issued
by the state of Idaho him for the nature
OF which ne can probably explain might be well to leave
until the next of the legislature take chance
performing additional service for the state that would
bring in an equal amount of revenue
If you do believe that the Mexican people had
thing to about just consider that millions of
Mexico sold from under the people by the government
rldiculousy low figures to American capitalists and their
Mexican agents Mrs Phoebe Hearst claims 100000
western Chihuahua The RockeeerAldch syndicate owns
100000 ranch in the state of Zatatecas British and
American oil interests hold 100000 in the oil region
fighting for tract of land big enough live and to be
buried n that's ALL Any red booded American would do the
same
Although the Pocateo Tribune North Idaho
Republicans and leaders, the north particularly and here
abouts and and then throws the CAD into them yet VIII
willingly repeat anything that surngy refers to Gov Alex
ander whether from the north south Is it not
shakespeare who said of individuals When he speaks
splits forth toadsi"
It is predicted that at the end of the Europe will DO