Show A short time ago after having made an arrest constable H A Hobl rook came into a crowd of boys who were on the public square one of the boys in the crowd commenced on him by saying 9 that he did not arrest anyone unless he has hag lots of money to pay fines to which the constable replied that it made no difference whether they had money or not when lie he was sent to make an arrest lie he made it not regarding im anything lie he further stated that he would tm go 0 o before the justice of the peace and take an oath that he would hand over every cent that his office had bad brought him birn in for twenty five cents but no one stepped forward to take in the offer lt it happened that there was a newspaper man in the crowd who thought the democrats would not be able to hire a successor at the same figures 0 as he claims he would not accept the office again 0 on this oc cassion many assertions asset ions were made by different individuals about the constable some seemed to regard 1 him is as a person having unlimited power one would infer infer from what was said that a great many of the boys were wanting in a knowledge know lege of government and law the writer thought how much better it would be for the boys to read law in ill the winter and become informed on such matters than to squander away the time in stores or billiard halls an idle brain always has hag been the devils workshop work shop and such a brain brings forth fruits that are equino lent to ignorance ignorance has done an enormous amount of harm barni in this world worl dit it was the ignorant who ent yent y to jerusalem on crusades who retarded the progress in the sciences and who have always hindered civilization mr A J stewart informs us tha t he be has received a letter from Co colonia lollia pacheco mexico which states that geo and a brother of his were out hunting M they saw a bear and pursued him but became separated in the chase Georges brother came up with the bear and attempted to fire on him but the car trige became f fastened in the chamber of the rifle and he was unable to fire on the animal the bear attacked him and broke his skull and arms he was taken to his home and lived two days the gentleman is a brother of mrs david evans of ogden and was married to a daughter of mr frank scott formerly of thi il cit city y the letter further states that bear and moun mountain taia lions lion sare are destroying many of the horses and cattle of the settlers the country is very dry as norain no rain has fallen for 20 months provo enquirer |