Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-03-09
LIVELY TURNS OF THOUGHT.

Michigan salt wells have welded a
1869.
Lord Wolseley has been undergoing an
a'tack OF lever. He is now on the road TO
recovery.
The horse OF a doctor at Dover Mo. though
80 years old, is strong and lively and per-
forms good service.
Whatever may be the case with his Ian
gusge Senator Kaleidoscope seems 70 DO al
ways elevated, remarks the World.
A full bloOded negro testified In a rich
Irish brogue before Brooklyn court the
other day. He was born In ireland.
Tho Browning Club of Philadelphia is
said 10 have the largest membership Of any
In America or Europe. 1t numbers 300.
James Chamberlain Morford, the last mem
Der OF the Old Defenders Association Of
Baltimore, Md, is dead. He was born in
1875.
Miss Francis Willard says that in the
Interests OF the living, cremation is the
most UNDERSTANDABLE way TO dispose Of the
dead.
According to O recent head line the
Maryland oyster beds were "Raked with
Cannon" something novel in the way of
oyster rakes.
The "Oolong wave" Is not new wrinkle
in doing up the hair. II is the latest designa-
tioa In Washington for the greatly abused
afternoon tea.
A Mexican sorceress has predicted that
Mexico viii conquer the United States in
1890, and some Of the Mexican papers say
she is infallible.
Little Lizzie Rollins, born in Marine, Cass
county, Iowa, last week has six grandmoth-
ers, the oldest, hergreat great grandmother,
being ninety-seyen.
The idea Of zinc pads under q draught
horses collar was Original with an Eng
lishman, and he sold his knowledge 70 Yam
kee for glass Of beer.
Jane Golden, daughter OF the famous
Richard Golden, says that there are more
than 1900 members In the women's lib
eral associations OF England.
Annofto IL q vegetable oil which has been
used By the dairymen 70 give TO winter but
ter the rich color Of the summer produc
when the cows are CRASHED.
The almost incredible statement Is made
| by the Electrical Review that Honolulu has
more telephones in use in proportion 10 her
population than any other city.
One hrm In New York supplies electrical
power 10 $50 different manufacturers, some
Of tham ten miles from tho dynamo. This
has replaced i05 steam engines,
Representative Henry Cabot Lodge is
about through with the second and final
volume OF che life Of George Washington
for the American Statesmen series.
A curious local name for a plant is "John-
20 to.bcd at-noon," applied in England to
the yellow goats beard, which opens at four
and closes Just before twelve o'clock.
Tho typo-writing industry has developed
into a great business. There are 5000 In
Etruments sold every year, and pretty type
writer's aro TO be numbered by the thou
sands.
| A bullet fred into a Tennessee negr'
struck him IN the right arm, ran mp to th'
shoulder, passed down 20 the left side
twisted around two ribs and dropped at hi
feet
Moses Bradshaw, Of Claiborne county
Tenn. celebrated his Tooth birthday ami
ycrsary, last week, by riding fifty miles Of
horseback. He made the journey on
wager.
One OF the natural curiosities at Antelop'
Crock IN the Butte Creek Valley, about
} milo from the residence Of w. J, Bray, is {
cave which contains superior ice all tn
year round.
A towering plant has never been foun'
within the Antartic circle, but in the Arti
region arc 90, kinds Of flowers but thei'
oolors are not 80 bright or varied as those o
warmer regions.
, when Mr. Gladstone was in Birmingham
he received feeble scrawl nom Cardina
Newman, who wrote that he was very III
but sent him his blessing. Mr.. Gladston
was much affected by the incident
Afr. Black, one OF the publishers Of Oh
,,Fncyclopadia Britannica is quoted say
| ,nv IN M. Of the entire 5000 copies cor
. s,ituting the ninth edition Of that work,
tess than 1000 have come TO this country
n "a no wonder that foreigners conside
,hn English language so difficult TO maste
when we think Of the great change that
: single letter makes in the pronunciation Q
. Of Il. The letter c changes lover into clover
4 | A makes crow crowd, makes eye
keyed. q changes son into song, trans
forms pear into pearl, changes no
into a shoe, makes bough bought, W make
omen into women.
The Indians on the islands Of oldtowi
0 Maine. have novel way Of bridging tn
I penobscot In the fall after the ice prevent
the running Of ferry-boats. The water b
|. ,ng 40 swift in the channels on each side
!. inc island that Il would not freeze early II
! were not aided, they obtain huge cake
10 and swing 1t across the channeli In
nnrroy mart on the Milford side. In TO
nights that becomes frozen sufficiently hsr
10 bear the weight Of persons crossing, an
n comes into use for number OF weeks D
fore the other ice lie ready.
l Young Lltchneld, Conn, couple, Q
,hciy way 70 the parsons to be maIrie'
: wore confronted with q torrent 50 deep an
, WE that their horse could not be induce
/, m attcmp the passage. But the hard
ioneleerod groom was not TO be daunted
Q armed from his purpose. Leaving his tea
IN charge Of friends, he took his blushir
bride elect on his broad back, and, ma
wad,pr and half swimming, reached the OF
ar aide In safety, when the happy pair, mar
N hand. continued their journey Us thoue
nothine unusual had occurred
T. -. ..ski,h lirnficr Ia made