Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-09-15
CURRENT EVENTS.

: and is now taking from It grain grown ia
q 1876
3 George Meade, OF Woodstock, in the Cat
skills, has pet crow which picks berries with
! his children and informs him when other
! crows are in the corn.
E Professor Elisha Gray has procured pa.
tent for new long distance telegraphic
transmitter, giving the message in the hand
~, ting Of the sender. -
On, ef Justice Fuller has double ia Wash
hoton His name is Mcmahon, he is sn
os3cisI 1. he treasury department, and the
resemblance n said to be remarkable.
ia. ex.Fmr~ea Csrlotta, OF MexicoI IA not.
az IateIv renartea \ III health. PHYSICALLY
she is as sound as en-. r, but her mind Shove
no sign of regainiDg its FORMAL condition
Gen. Booth emphatIeaIIy denies the recent
report OF defaication Of $4,000 By high
officer Of the Salvation Army. He claims
that the finances of the army are 90 managed
| that embezzlement is impossible.
A large specimen OF an ocean sunfsh was
captured at Southport, Ne. few days ago.
It weighed 600 pounds, and it's akin was so
tough that 1t could not be penetrated, so 1t
/ was hooked through the nose, after hard
/ struggle.
/ Mildred Grossman, aged three years. the
| granddaughter of Edwin Booth slready
4 shows the family talent for tragedy, while
! her little brother. not quite a year and half
| old. has a surprising faculty of comic mimicry.
| Miss Emma Black, the rival abroad of Miss
| Chamberlain, the professional American
/ beauty, Is reported engaged to a wealthy
4 American. Last season, the gossips declared
/ that Miss Black might have had the place that
! has fallen TO Mrs. Hamersley,
] Mrs. H. J. Minnick, of Tampa, Fla, killed
! ERttlesnake a few days ago that measured
| feet inches in length and 1879 inches in cir
conference. 1t was in the act of derouring q
I rabbit when she discovered 1t. Two weeks
4 ago she killed an alligator eight feet long.
! A curious fsh. with a head almost identical
In shape and expression with that of frog,
was caught of The coast OF California, near
San Diego. recently. Near the head on either
| side, is a fin resembling frogs foreleg. The
fish is poisonous and Its bite, it is said, means
certain death.
Federal Point, Fla, has a learned black
smith, second only to the celebrated Elihu
Burritt. His sign reads: .sThurston Holdings
worth, general repairing and jobbing in all
materials neatly and promptly done. Special
/ ties: Surveying and photography. Informa-
! tion given on scientific and mechanical sub
] jects."
| Mime. Pelouze, the sister OF Daniel Wilson,
| has lost most OF her splendid fortune. Her
brother induced her to join him in some of bis
| speculations, which came out badly. Mort
cages on her town house and her historical
chateau are being foreclosed, and bsiIiffs are
/ in possession Of most of her goods and chat
tells.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox wears a white bathing
snit trimmed In blue braid. and varies the
monotony of black .hosed majority by wear
\ ing pink stockings. she is said to look about
/ 10 in this short sleeved, short-skirted
attire. ''She always attracks much attention
as abe ''walks the plank" but avoids the
publicity, courted by many, Of promenading
the beach In bathing costume.
| Mrs. Buckner, wife Of the governor of Ken
lucky. wears as ornaments a conch-shell lace
! pin and sleeve-buttons. which in addition 70
their beauty, have the charm OF a romantic
history, having been purchased BY her rels-
tive, Gen. George Washington, from a ship
wreck and destitute sailor and By him worn
| on the coat in which he was inaugurated.
They are beautifully preserved, and the col
oring is exquisite
The other daT Newport Harris, of Milton,
Ill, killed large eagle. He saw Il in a
tree near his house and shot at ii twice with
I a
effect. He then tried It with a rifle and
killed It When shot 1t fastened its talons
to the limb it was sitting on and died with
iIs head hanging downward, and Mr.. Harris
felled the tree to get it. 1t measured six
feet from tip to tip OF Its wings.
Jersey COW down in Georgia was so in
consolsble for her calf. which died at
weeks old, that she would neither eat nor al
low herself to be MIXED, and became NO end
OF a nuisance In this extremity her owner
was advised to put the calls hide where she
could see and smell Il, and now the mother is
serene and stands nuzzIing and licking the
hide, while the milkmaid destty draws from
her several gallons OF rich milk
There is in Southern insane ASYLUM an s.
year-old boy who has never been awake since
the hour Of his birth. He was the child OF
paralytic mother, and has delicate features
and high, white forehead, with long, black
curls. His arm is not larger than an ordina-
ry mans thumb He lies on his bed year
after year, taking no note of anything that
passes. Twice a dsy he Is aroused enough to
take little nourlshment and then relapses
into sleep
In Montana a snake was discovered which
could initiate the whistle Of the Bob White'i
with ease. While 1t was under Surveillance It
crouched IN the long prairie grass aud emit
ted the call as plainly as any partridge could.
Continuing the effort Il soon heard an an
swer, aud a moment later young partridge
alighted almost at its mouth. Quick as a
fash It sprang upon its victim; there was a
momentary futter Of wings, stray feather
or two, and then the snake remained master
OF the field To those who doubt this story
the prairie is still shown as proof OF the We.
rsclty OF the nsrrstorS
The tricycle. is pronounced by all authori-
ties 20 be the very best possible exercise for
delicate women, One who has tried 1t sayst
1.-THE exercise thoroughly distributes tho
blood to every portion OF the system, promotes
digestion, strengthens the muscles Of the
limbs keeps the feet and clothing from the
dampness and slop of the streets, while 70
protects and supports the spinal column In
such manner that the brain is not exhaust
ed, but inygorated. by an exercise that mar
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