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Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-01-12
smithyille Smiles.

Coffee is going UP and down in the
market. IL will soon have no grounds
70 stand on.
Smithville has colored woman who
is, according to good authority 109
years old. she knows as much about
George Washington as she does about
washing.
An exchange says it knows a grocer
who is supposed TO he the honestest
man in tile world. He chases the flies
cff the beam of his scales before be
allows them 10 balance.
A correspondent wants us TO publish
the stock law agaD. We have already
published i twice, and as we have lost
all our cattle we have no more interest
in it.
Georgia Is said to be the poor mans
paradise. 1t is also the best camping
ground thai rich man ever struck
Its soil is the richest its products the
rarcst, its women the fairest, and the
Smithville Net0s only dollar year.
We arc willing to print all interest
ing communications that may be sent
US. but we must be able TO read them.
as we just half way understand the
English language aud have no expert
ence with any other.
The poet and the philosopher are
invested with halo of romance by
the dszzled maidens of the districts in
which they reside and made great
sensation for n time, but it's the steady
going soap boiler who eventually gets
the marriage license and the girl
When the editor gets at loss for an
item he generally goes to the window
and stares out at tho street Suddenly
a dog comes tearing round the corner
with can tied 10 him. Then the
editor laughs gleefully, until lie recog-
nizes the can rs his own and sees the
office boy behind the dog, and thon-
oh, well, we close the doors of the
Smithville Ne,os upon the tragedy
SDlithC$lle (Gd. NeEoS.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-01-12

'hoy will collect dust aud swoep.no.,
"',iell arc liable to take fire.
Furnaces with heavy CASTINGS hoa,
SLOWLY aud are less easily cracked I o.
warped and they cool more slowlv -
tnat The heat involved is more ~ ifo, { ~
J. Is well 70 retain the air close 10 ,ho
nte pot and thus keep it longer in con.
vac, WIN tho fire heating surface.
water pans are often badDy orra,ood
SO that they admit dust. and az t5en
are seldom cleaned they may become
offensive They should always he
supplied by ball cock so as 20 h
automatic rather than by stop cock
which has to be opened by servant
who may be neglected..
attempts have been made 10 fItor
.he ar before entering tho furnace
ont they usually fail. A screen Of cal.
Vanlzed iron wire Of i.l6 mesh will az.
eiude most floating material from m,
ar The air supply Is sometimes taken
IRON The attic, but Il is apt to DO dusty
anu impure Others take II from
Vesllbules Of halls or piazzas. which
are not bad places. - Charles r. Wiu.
gaze. IN Asa0 York Mia and Expyess
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-01-12
Electric Street Cars in New
York,

Electric traction cars in the place Of
horse cars, began making trips in the
public service On the Fourth avenue
line, Now York city, on September II,
the Julien storage battery system
being employed. The battery for a
ear consists of la cells, made to slide
under the seats from the outside on
trays. Each truck carries motor
capable of propelling four cars, to
guard against danger of breakdown.
and the battery as furnished to the car
is designed TO afford sufficient power
to drive it thirty to forty miles with
an ordinary load The same motor
that propels the car furnishes the light
to supcrsede the oil lamps heretofore
used. The electric cars are two feet
longer than the horse cars ON the
Same line, which, it is said, the COM
pany intend to change into electric.
ears should the new system prove 20
be what is hoped for in practical use
tor city travel.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-01-12
Fresh Paper Money il Rnaaia

q very important financial mcasu re-
mas Just been made public In st. Pet.
ersOurg. consisting Of an imperial
nkase. dated July 20 last, gran,,no
power 70 the minister OF finance 10
ISSUE fresh paper money through The
state bank whenever Il i actuaIIg
necessary 70 increase the rculating
medium, and Id virtue Of thEs decree
at order II lhe minister Of finance Il
announced Tor the issue Of 10 600. coo
more Of paper rlbles upon tie guar.
antee q the same amount cf gold AZ
nominal value. TO be delivered from
tho funds Of Tie treasury into the
golfers Of the imperial bank. The
reason for this measure Is tho want OF
sufficient circulating currency. caused
BY ihe enormous aud unprecedented
grain export business o. this year aud
The consequent unusual drain upon The
resources Of The state bank. The new
paper issue Is altogether temporary
one. guaranteed b. rs actual metallic
equivalent 20 be conveyed TO the bank
By the treasury In the presence Of the
usual official and commercial delegates
aud i j. 20 30 destroyed gradually As
the necessity for It disappears The
gold guarantee i also 10 bo returned
% tho treasury NJ the paper Is with.
drawn from circulation aud burned
ia order % allay aay possible fear that
ihe government, has changed, OF In
trnds q change lis ayonei policy Of
gtaiual5r Withdrawing ana destroying
tho gsc. QUO no1tallcss worth 81 pauer
loney issued " thou, i,s gol cquya.
lent during lhc last Turkish war. II Is
expressly sIntr that ,lic present icm.
porar iuasll0n. whith istu le regard
81 - 80 II commercial prosperity.
will ID no way affect the Two DEGREES
IT 1891 ami 1851 wherein :hc rest ~
lilo unanaraulgsd notes are to be
gfsilally removed from circulation.
The now issue u purely for CONNER
ciht necessities > iH( Salt Gussal.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-01-12
"Old Warren.n

Some one, meeting Warren, the actor.
at Parker's few months since. re-
marked that the windows of Kings
Chapel. opposite. looked like the open.
ing in fort. Yes rejoined Warren,
there's where they keep the canons of
the church"
His keen sense of the ridiculous was
boundless, yet beyond a merry twinkle
of the eye there was often nothing to
indicate his enjoyment of an amusing
scene. Walking along fremont row
not long since. two ladies. evidently
from the suburbs. passed him One of
them suddenly nudged the other, loud
ly exclaiming, There's old Warrenw
"Where?" asked the other, looking
eagerly along tho densely thronged
sidewalk, Here MADAME" said War
rem, quietly but distinctly, without NOV
ing muscle of his face.
Upon one occusion young actress,
especially engaged at the museum, saw
him pass to his dressing room during
the rehearsal of play in which he was
not to appear, There's old WarrenP"
she calculated, not thinking he could
hear her. He stopped turned to the
young lady, bowed and said: mister
Warren-if You pleased"
The visit of Mr.. Warren to physician
upon certain occasion led to the fol-
lowing laeonic dialogue; You must
W ak upon an empty stomach, said the
doctor. "WhoseP" inquired Mr.. War
rem. Boston Herald.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-01-12
BRIDES IN DENMARK.

Pleasing Description of wedding
Costumes ia mn OLD country.
The number Of invitations to a Dam
ish wedding vary according 10 the
means of the BRIDES parents. but are
seldom less than fifty assembled, and
often as many as $50. old and young,
A day or two before the wedding the
various guests send their gifts. not to
the bride, but to her parents. consist
ing generally of contributions toward
the expected feast. and beyond partici-
pating in revelry and good cheer the
bride and bridegroom do not benefit.
One friend contributes. say, eight
pounds of golden butter piled high on
platter fringed with greencry. anoth-
er score or two Of eggs or some
chickens. A lamb. joints of beef or a
small cask OF fine old October brew
follow in quick succession, and in this
way the parents frequently receive
more provender than can be CONSUME
ed at the festiyity. and their sole ex-
pense consists in the hiring of plates
and dish from the nearest stores in the
town where the farmer sells his grain
and buys his wife:s groceries and rib
bons.
For months before the wedding the
bride. with her mother and sisters, have
been hard at work at the loom, spin
ming and weaving all the linen for the
person as well as for the house, which
store together with couple of cows
and a pair of sheep. invariably form
n part Of her marriage portion.
Bridal ornaments are not heirlooms
in Norway. The Danish peasant girl
wears a simple crown of myrtle with
her national cosLume-Yarying with
the district but always cllarming-an
pots of myrtle are carefully cherished
By girlish hands through the long win
ters in anticipation of the great event
Her sole heirloom is the great oaken
dover chest, heavily clamped and
often finely carved, that holds her
goodly store of linen.
At IL o'clock on the wedding morn
ing all the guests meet at the house of
the bride, driving up in carts, and
when she is ready the long procession
starts for the church. headed By two
outsiders who are the best men. Next
follows the cart containing the band
three or four brass instruments-and
that standing dish. the village fiddler.
After them comes the cart containing
the bride alone, both parents remain
ing athome to put the finishing touches
to the festive board already spread.
Behind the bride comes the bridegroom.
also alone. driven BY a karle. He sits
in the middle Of his vehicle in all the
conscious glory of new tall hat and
vast cloak with many capes. worn even
in the summer time. much as the Lord
Mayor wears his robe, as lending a
dignity suitable TO the solemnity and
as mark of distinction. Near the
church children strew flowers, az we'll
as near The brides old home. where
there is also an archway draped with
flags.
Returning from church the bride and
bridegroom sit together. tie band pre-
ceding them, heralding their ap-
proach with a fanfare, FortRigAtIy
ReGletC.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-01-12
English and American Manners.

English and American Manners.
No time can ever reconcile a cisat-
lant:c ear TO the heartiness with which
an otherwise wcll-bred English lady
VIII talk frankly of clubbing" and of
cleaning herself" 1t suggests the
complaint made by Lord Melbourne of
certain London beauties, that they
gave him too much of their natural
history. do not know any well-edu-
Gated Americans. except one or two
southern lady novelists. who habitu-
ally used the word "nigger," but in
English literature and speech L seems
universal Froude employs it through
all his books of travel, and even so
graceful writer as the late Mrs Ew-
ing uses it in her pretty stories. She
also has the very offensive word
of sinking and one finds it and
hears it everywhere. ''As a rule"
writes James Payn from London, ia
the New York Independent Il hate
people that stink of money" So in
society, Americans are constantly in
the absurd position of being lectured
for want of perception by writer's
whose language and manners offend
us at every step. The highest, the
most gifted. are not free from the
offensiveness of language. When 1
heard the most eminent of English
poets say of some bad verse that ii was
rot" at time when that odious an-
glicism had not yet crossed the Attain
tic, it seemed to my startled inlagina-
ton as if the Venus of Milo had opened
her marble lips and had begun to curse
and swear. The trouble is that such
phrases reach US very rapidly and take
root among us like weeds. No doubt
America furnishes more slang to Eng
land. also, and we often go TO London
to hear 1t for the first time from eulti-
waited lips. But it must be remembers
ed that pugilists and circus riders are
not here to be found so frequently in
fashion circles, and thus our oppor-
tunities of picking up their flowers of
speech arc more limited than in Lon
don. But il must be remembered, in
justice. that the lack of sensitiveness,
in the Englishman is at the foundation
not merely of many dement's, but OF
some of his energetic self-assertion.
Foram.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-01-12
Girls ofLong Ago.

The toast you have assigned me is
one that touches very tender chord
in my heart. have always felt sorry
for the girls we left behind us. 1t
seemed cruel at the time. but how
could we help itP circumstances were
such that we couldn't possibly take
them along-we had to leave them be-
hind us. think promised three or
four TO come back for them on the
spring or early autumn. but was too
busy for several years to attend 10 it.
and after that-well. / wns afraid my
wife would not like it. / met one of
the girls we left behind us in the street
to-day. That is. 1 thought did. The
same soft. brown eyes; the same sweet
sunny smile.
'Is IT. possible" ! said, that behold
Miss Sally JonesP"
THAT was my mothers NAME" she
smiled, before she was married. l
am married now. and / have named
my baby after my mother"
Great heavens! The girl left be-
hind me was a grandmother
l told the young lady who was,
and she said she had often heard her
mother speak of me. as one she used
10 know great many years ago. Then
Iasked about the girls used to know,
aud what had become of them. / found
that some, alas, were deal Some,
who were widows had lovers seeking
their hands. Others. not yet widows.
were seeking for divorces
oh, those seminary girls OF long ago
how we did regret leaving them be-
hind us-e<cept one poor fellow who
eloped with one of them. He has re-
gretted all his life that he didn't leave
her behind with the rest of them.
But we had to 60 and leave them.
Fate beckoned us on. And. in some
cases. the faculty urged us TO 60.
Were we 10 blame, then. for temper
arily forgetting the debls--I mean the
girls we left behind us? Why, some
Of us had 10 leave our trunks!
a rare collection of girls they were,
gentleman. as recall them now. Tall,
willowy girls; short, plump girls; black
eyed girls that made us blue, and blue
eyed girls that were ready 10 take a
black eye any time; fair-complexioned
girls, brown girls. Smith girls. girls
with auburn hair, ana girls who. not
able 10 match their own hair in
Auburn. were compelled TO buy it in
Utica or Syracuse. In fact. there was
about every kind Of girl then that
there il now, except tho tailor-madc
girl, who seems 10 lie altogether
modern creation. Still, the latter has
points in her favor While the girl
SO tenderly recall possessed virtue
beauty intelligence and many ongag.
ing ways, / must admit that she somc-
how lacked the gctup-in fact, she
hadn't the hustle Of the girl of to-day.
No, brothers Of the olden times, we
mus; confess that in comparison with
the taiIor-made girl Of TODAY, the girl
We left behind us had very little left
behind her.
Still. we remember her with tender
ness aud respect. and let us all join in
a bumper to the girls of long ago -
Speech 5y A. Minor GrGst0old.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-01-12

our moving into our new house. and
committed assault and battery upon
the kindest of masters who undertook
to show him his error. 80 "Brownie''
was rejected with thanks" and
'fTibcr" and his companion. the wait
of the train. are with me now Get
down, you rasealsr' --Holnlaa D.
RnLar.on
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-01-12
NO Doubt of 1t.

Frat murderer: II tell you, Bill,
thew ought to do away with capital !
,,rn,shmont; its brutal. that's what IL
+, 10 YOU suppose II they hang us
nm stop others from comm'''ln
crimepn Second murdcror' I'm not
tbInkin' Of others just now, but I'm
an suro ifll stop us and yer bet yer
tito n won't encourage tho other
bows, Life.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-01-12
A Consiaerate Hus band.

"There amt any blemishes about
this animalP" asked the would-be pur-
chaser of COW.
mo. she is all right; but must tell
You, candidly. that sometimes she
kicks when she is being MIXED. /" re-
piled the owner of the cow
That's all right My wife does tn o
milkin." Teas SiftingS.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-01-12
Beauty and the Beast.

There was young maid, Miss Howsi
Who was most pitlful coward
For cute little mouse
Scared her out Of the house
Aud chased her all over tho coward
tysorge Hortnr
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-01-12
@Tha Hole n tho WAN

When tho United States senate mot
In tbc room which d al prcscn! Tie su.
prrmc court chamber. The secretary oc
cupicd tho room now used BY the clerk
u tho coart A door In The corner led
to lltilc room called tho "Holo in the
Walt" where The senators kept on tap
q good supply Of corn whisky applejeck,
snd other staicsmap-like beverages.
Here il was that Webster. Calhoun.
Clay. aud other noted men met on com.
mon ground to forget political animos-
tiles aud tell good stories In making
repairs and improvements in the rooms
Of tho court during tho present recess
tho door leading TO tho "lIole IN the
WAR was brlcked up and bookcases
constructed across tho wall Thus au-
other landmark Of old days when
statesmen wore high collars, played
draw poker and drank straight whisky.
has been wiped out = Washington Dis
patch.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-01-12
80 PnInlessness Of Death.

Tho act Of diving. II is now nsoer.
tanned. Il absolutely free from suffer-
ing: Il really unconscious insensibiliiy
always preceding it Any anguish
that may attend mortal Illness ceases
before the close. MS thousands who
have recovered, after hope had been
surrendered. have borne witness
Sudden and violent death, shocking TO
tho senses, may not be, probably is
not, paiaful to the victim. Drowning
hanging, freezing shooting, falling
from height poisoning Of many
kinds. begct stupor or numbnoss OF the
nerves. which is incompatible with
sensation. Persons who have met
with such accidents, and survived them
testify to this. Records to the elect
nre nun berless. - Forum
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-01-12
A Misleading Cognomen.

A member of the Canadian Cabinet
Is named Bowell He is the man 10
look TO for compassion in the fish,
treaty emergency. RieayuRe.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-01-12
An Uninnabitable Mansion.

There is no heir TO the castle that
la only one Of the many castles in the
heir -P cayaae.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-01-12

Acquaintance 10 amateur snger-"What
m AIDE your voice quake so in the concerto"
songster-''I have tremulo in my knees,n-S.
Chiedgo Tei6me.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1889-03-07

The President has signed the bill to
admit North and South Dakota, Montana
and Washington as States, and they will
have representation in tho next Congress
The failure to admit them before was
simply due to the wrsnglc over the divi-
sion of Dakota, and wo trust such =
question will not spring up again 10 i'm
pede the progress ofthe remaining Terri
tories to Statehood. One danger, how
ever, threatens to keep Idaho out Of the
Union, and that is the Mormon question,
which is being masui6ed far beyond its
Importance or influence ia this Territory.
Only ono thing needs to be done to
stamp it out-that is, to enforce the laws
with rigor, and allay the sectional animos
tiles between North aud South Idaho by
wise legislation. We should escape from
vaasalage next year. There ought to be
general rejoicing at the fortunate turn OF
affairs in favor of our sister Territories
aud VIC may expect to hear the voices OF
their representatives in our behalf before
the year closes.-Sun.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1889-03-07
LAssoINu ALTON.

While G, s. Miller aud B. N. Dan
skin were rounding up stock in the Rock
creek region, Washington Territory, last
week they were startled BY seeing a
large lion crouched on clif near them.
The boys at once concluded to lasso him,
and finally got their lariass round the
big brute's neck and hind legs. After
many exciting adventures they succeeded
in getting the animal alive to camp,
where he was chained. He is estimated
to be nine feet in length from the tip o!
HE hose tothc point OF his tail. The
cowboy dare devils who captured him arc
the heroes Of the entire country abou,
Rock creek, and their pames will &c
down 10 posterity in local history as the
greatest benefactors Of the range for re-
moving such deadly enemy to young
stock.-jSun
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1889-03-07
An ACT.

TO Define the BOUNDARY LINE OF
IDAHO COUNTY.
Be it enacted by the Legislative Assem-
bly, Of the Territory of Idaho, as fol-
lows:
Commencing at the junction Of Sal
mon river with Snake river; thence up
the center of the channel Of Salmon
river to tho mouth Of Deep creek; thence
sup the center Of the channel Of Deep
creek to the mouth Of the right fork Of
Deep creek; thence up the center OF the
channel Of the right fork Of Deep creek
to the point where tho township I'ae De
tween range ono aud two west OF the
Boise Meridian crosses Deep creek;
thence due north along said township
line to point whsre the said line
crosses Willow creek; thence down the
middle Of the channel Of Willow creek tc
its junction with Lawyers canyon; thence
down the middle Of the channel Of Law
yer's canyon to its junction with Clear
water river; thence down the middle OF
the channel OF Clearwater river to the
mouth Of the Lo Lo fork Of the Clear
water to the summit Of the Bitter Koo'
mountains; thence sou.h-easterly and
,outhcrly, following the present defined
boundary line between the territories 2
Idaho and Montana to the north wea
corner Of Lemhi county, thence south t.
the present Inc Of Custer county; theme
southv c.terly along the present line be
tween idaho and Custer counties to tn
present line Of Boise county; theme
slouc the line between Idaho and Bots
counties to the cast line Of Washington
county; thence following the present lin
between Idaho and Washington coun,ie
to Suake liver; thence following th
middle OF the channel Of Snake river I
the place Of beginping.
SEC. 2. All acts and parts Of acts ]
conflict with this act are hereby repealed
SEC. 8. This act shall take effect an
be in force from and after its passage.
Approved Feb. 7th, 1889.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1889-03-07
STANLDY'S PRESENCE OF
MIND.

Fl. A. Johnson relates a etory. says
the New York Tribune, which striking.
II reveals one great secret OF MIR. Stan
ley's success in dealipg.Nith the uucivil
ICED tribes Of Africa. On one occasion
Mr.. Stanley went to meet an important,
but rather friendly, chief named Ngant.
shu, on an island In Stanley Pool. The
chief cane with great rctiuus and with
his ancestral fetish. This was repul
sive looking thing, made Of monkeys
skull and red clay, studded with cowries
and hung with little bells. In it Nsant
shu believed the spirits Of his ancestors
dwelt, and he treated it With veneratiop,
and from time to time poured wine upon
it aud placed chewcd up food in its
mouth. The chief introduced the fetish
to Mr.. Stanley, rather auxiously. The
average white man would probably have
laughed at it and asked the chief why
he believed 10 such absurdi,ies. But
this great explorer sent for camp chair,
aud respectfully placed the fetish in it,
90 that Ngantsha's ancestors might be
present at the conference, and when luoch
L
time came and Ngantshu put food into
its mouth aud poured wine upon it, Mr.
Stanley did the same. The result wa.
that Ngantshu signed treaty aud be
came for all time Mr.. Stanlcy's devoted
friend. Perhaps by this time the mis-
sioualics have taught him to iorsake hi
wrctched ido,atry; but they would ncve
have had a chance to do 50 had not Mr.
STANLEY FIRST treated his faith with couI
tcsy. 8,