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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-05

NOTICE TO TRACTORS-SEALED
IN proposals addressed to the undersigned,
indorsed proposal for grading" will be re-
ceived until May 10, at noon, for grading four
miles of the p, Y. & A. r. R., from Jenkins
Run to Lawrence junction, Pa. Good bonds
will be req Tired. Bondsmen must be named
and bids made on blanks which may be OBJ
tanned at my office. where profles and specifca-
tiOns may be seen. The right is reserved to re-
ject any and all bids. w. MULLINS,
Chairman Executive Council p, Y. & A. r. r.
PITTsBURG, Pa, April 30. 1890. my1-29-D
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-08-02
An Indians Exciting Expert
onC6,

There had been some illegdlwhlsky
selling 2 ing on around the Black
foot country and finally Bill Haunt
ton, a deputy marshal, got after tie
guilty parties.
A Young Indian named Two
Wolves got mixed up in the aIiair
and Bill arrested him as witness
and brought him to Helena, Mon
tana. Howey was marshal here at
that time and was u deputy.
When Bill arrived in town WITH MS
Indian he called on Howley and me
10 help take care Of him. Well, on
that day that Bill and his prisoner
arrived there was some sort OF a
show going on in an old hall up on
Bridge street. We all wanted 70 go
hut didn't know what To do with tho
Indian. Finally Bill said I'VE vii
take him with us, which We agreed
to do
Neither Bin nor the Indian had
ever seen a show before. Well, We
went up in the hall ana got seats IN
the gallery. the Indian being seated
betweeu Bill and me forgot what
the play was, but il was one OF the
old.iashioned kind, where the whole
company was killed OF before the
show was over.
We got interested in the perform
ance and forgot all about the In
dian. He kept quiet until tho kill
ing began When the actors began
firing pistols and showing knives the
Indian got nervous and finally, when
the people on the stage began falling
thick and fast, he could stand the
show no longer.
Suddenly he made IA jump from ths
seat and before Bill and could stop
him that Indian had jumped clean
/ through IL window near BY and got
onto d sort OF platform
H. got down 10 the ground, stole
a horse somewhere and rode twenty
| five miles bareback dom 20 the sal
lev There he stole a saddle an.
went home again tohis friends Ia Oh,
/ tribe.
liill never caught him. but We heard
alterwurd that the Indian snid th.
reason h. lett was because the whit,
folks in Helena we're killing each
other on u platform In one end ol Oh,
room and the rest OF the people wcr,
sitting around and laughing at tbs
business.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-08-02
A Man OF Fow Words.

a young man, some years ago, mr.
rived at certain inn, aud, after
alighting from his trap, wont into
the commercial room, whcrs he walk.
ed backwards and forwards ior some
minutes, displaying the utmost self
Importance. AZ length b. rung the
bell, and upon the writer's appear.
ance gave him order nearly as iJl.
lows:
Waiter"
Yes, sII -
II am man Of few words, and
don like TO 10 continually ringing
the beIInnd disturbing the house. mi
thank you to pay attention to what
sny."
"lcs, sir"
In the first place. bring mo glns.
oi brandy md water, cold. within III.
tie sugar and also teaspoon. wins
down this table, throw some coal. on
the tircnnd sweep up the hearth, bring
me couple oi candles. pen, ink nud
/ paper, some waters, little sealing
wax, and let me know what time the
/ post goes out.
Tell the hostler to take cnre Of
my horse, dress him we'll, and lpt mo
know when hos ready to lccd. or.
der the Chambcrmaid 10 prepare mo
u good bed, take care that the sheets
are well nired and that there is a
glass oiwater in the room.
Ask your mistress what can
have for supper. Tell her | should
like ronst duck, or something ri
that sort. Desire your muster to
step IN; want 10 ask him n low nue,.
tions about the diapers OF this
\ town"
The waiter answered. "Ycs. sir /"
and then went to the lnndIord nnd
told him gentleman in the com.
merelnl room wanted grent mnny
things, and amongst the rest H.
wanted him.and TINT was all hecoulj
vecollect--Leeds Mercury.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-08-02

brought him M nrr,: ndut
haar thr anGslin9 All lrri mnl
Likely Ia be- u,.wn there dead u NJ So
than rs have L s,ad "omm.a, SyNHs
yon men ~ 3pwl nId 49,"
A lev minutes Of si'ent', ,Inf'n'
which ligtIrTomMir opened ln' y,
wrakly. and then the Lo'tor sar
sharply
YES, th-y'ye found hin Murphy
Won take the huy up to the houS
wrap him M ter vuu ve rhh'"'
Inn down, nnigive him drop mo-
81 whisky. He il alive, Tut ! an
afraid they are bringing ~ dea'
CMuaman.
"6o.l save re poor liyill' e'a"n
lated Murphy, with u sudden reri''
sion oi lreling, ,hankIu!ness and hor
ror mingled
Perhnp, Ne SILL. At nlleyeats. "ft
or weeks Of confinement N The litti
redwood cabin, tough ana toll hard
ened All Lee took hold oi lie, a,n
one quiet evening not long ago
happened tohe ut pr. Morgan Sfahr
as queerchnntiag sound cnmrtrom
Il small cabin under tine hill \ tinN
en-hairedlttle boy stood inthrdno
way osthe hut apparently listening
"What is IT," | aske! vi Murphy
the ranch foreman.
That be nnsw ooh that
Al liz, singing lie o ten does o. ,
Saturday night, an me bye TOmmH
loikes ter hear the haythen, 81
down on the Chinee rs MUCH rs an
man, but Ah Lee and me is GOO,
friends enough
And then Murphy, in his own ou-l
way, proceeded 10 tell me tie story
have here written. Charles Roher
Hurkcr, in The Overland Monthly.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-08-02
Men Growing shorter.

! French statlsticinu, says the
Philadelphia Times, who has been
studying the military and either rye
orls with n view OF determining the
height ofmen Of different periods has
reached some wonderful results He
has not only solved some perpleNing
problems in regard to the past Of the
human race, but also is enabled TO
calculate its future ami TO determine
the exact period when man will dis
appear from the earth.
The recorded facts extend over
nearly three centuries. 1t Is found
that in 1910 the average height o!
man in Europe was ) feet . inches.
In 100 it was feet q inches. In
1920 it was ; feet ) inches and !,
fraction. At the present time il is )
feet 34 inches. II is easy 10 deduct
from these figures rate CT regular
and gradual decline in human stat.
ure, and then to apply this, working
backward and forward, to the past
and to the future.
BY this calculation il is determined
that the stature OF the first man at.
tain the surprising average OF Ii feet
. inches. Truly there were giants on
the earth in those days. The race
had already deteriorated in the DAYS
ofOg, and Goliath was n quite degen
crate offspring Of the ginnts. Com.
ing down to later times. we find that
at the beginning of orr era the aver.
age height of man was 0 feet, and ii
the time Of Charlenlagne il was s feet
y inches, n tact quite sufficient to ne
count for the heroic deeds OF tbs
Paladins.
But the most astonishing result,
of this scientific study comes iron
the application OF the same inexor
able law OF diminution TO the future
The calculation shows that by tn,
year 1000 A. d. the stature OF tn,
average man will be reduced to | /.
inches. At that epoch there will b,
only Lilliputians on the earth. An,
the conclusion OF the learned Stats
ticinnis irresistible, that 1.-THE end O
the world will certainly arrive, for tn,
inhabitants will have becomeso SINAI
that they will finally lisappear"-
finish by disappearing" as tn,
French idiom expresses it, "from thi
terrestrial globe"
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-08-02
Going a Mile.

A writer in n New York SPORTING
paper makes an interesting compare
son OF tho various modes of locomo-
ton, with the following result: A
man can swim n mile in 2G minutss
81 seconds; he can walk it in 6 min.
utes % seconds: he can cover it on
snowshoes in ) minutes 30X seconds.
he can run the distance in / minutes
12H seconds; he can ride it ON n tricv,
Gle In 2 minutes 40 2.5 seconds. on \
bicycle in 2 minutes 20 As seconds
and can skate it in 2 minutes 10 AK
seconds. Behind troting horse bc
gains nearly four seconds by COVERING
the distance in 2 minutes SX seconds
while on a running horse he gallons
the mile ia ] minute 39X seconds
and last and fastest, he sits IN n raii
road train and flies over q mile oftho
steel rails in 50h seconds.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-08-02
How the Emperor d 60


II isa beautiful thing to reada,
cable dispatches OF the greataa..,''
and warmth which the people M
to King William ii OF Germapv Il
he comes into Berlin after spendiD,.
day reviewing his troops. m.
lures in the illustrated newspar',.
too, of the kaiser riding along {.
beautiful and spirited horse, sma,.
with paternal love upon his snb,.s'.
while the crowds throw their ka,. !
the air and scream with happiae,, !,
sight OF him, may be "A source d {.
isiaction To the publisher ofthepa.,
but they are very far from Tn. I,
have known the young empsro, !,
ride through n crowd Of his suh..
ON many IA day when his brow -
elouded and hlseyes roamed oys,,,
faces aleFtly.
His officers turned their bael. !.
the emperor, but no one though, !,
breach OF etiquette. They ~
watched the people with eeasl.s
vigilance. At tie points whs,s \.
crowd stood thiekest the laees \, X.
policemen were turned away Ton
emperor 10 they leaned half lo,u-
on their horses and watched 49,,
movement Of the throng narro.f
/ 4 hundred feet in advance ~ H. =
| peror there always rode six men.
/ Of the mounted police. They an 4.
shreWdest and best men in srg4.
A little close scrutiny showed AZ
they were not On parade. R,a,
window ana every house ton =
scanned as they came along n
emperor usually rode surronnass I
group OF generals. lmmsdass
back OF the generals were NOR y
iuths crowd the detectives ven Ii :
as tllvs Blnkely Hall Ia Phila3s
Times.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-08-02
tiad Forgotten His Nams

An amusing incident oerunl 4
Sens or Morrill's reception d Us
dny night. II was tile ooea,s
his SUth birthday. Alihoush q
president does not usually appafll
nny but cabinet houses. he dspsrs
from the custom Ia this insians !
an especial marx oi rrzpeet q 3
gentleman in whose honor tte fass4
ton was given Mrs ilaFris0a q
also present and in tile rnriy par
the evening they stood near ths -
Later they moved ihin tlls ssgea
drawing room. while thrre H. -
yient noticed n lndy smiling d, q
as Il she expected some mark d =
nguItiou. Alter nwhilr she cam
toward him. still with the sans "a
oieSpsctunry. When quite nssr
president gave her Its hnn,i aniw.
Good evening, madame, ] 4
glad 90 see you.
She looked NJ him dclightellY q
sngd i tust felt SURE when ! q
you entering tho room that ] q
met or kuown you, hut will yos Z
srs" me u | ask you your mann
has slipped my memory
The people who heard Il errors
the twinkle IN the cye aud ths
humorous gravity on the presis.
Iare as b. cuurtgously gave ~ :
ssrvd Information. Ia nnotlist 81
ute tho episode was being Fpiai.eil
Syrr the house New York Tnls
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-08-02
Nearly Lost His Tongue.

a curious accident huppencdinp
timore last week, according toas
cial from there to The Cincinnati
quircr John Deutsch, 10 years
is employed Mt n basket factory
during dinner hour, while taklR'
pull NJ his coffee flask, his tongusss.
drawn into the nozzle by suction
that, try Ms he would. he could
get u out. IL wins drawn iurthet y
further in until the flask was le's.
INTO his mouth. The tongps
make matters worse, began TO ssg
and, inter vninly trying 70 ~.
loose himself, he hurried 60 The Y Y
pitnl. DR.. Wnriield, after some Y.
guilty, released the disiigured menu
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-08-02
Tho Coming Man.

] imagine that when We look .
from ourhomoin tho unseen unips
ngcs hence weshnIl see. without -
doubt u race Of mon differing
those Of to-day much ~ the nsAs
today differs from his simiuus Il
haps simiun, ancestors. The e
viii bC developed to meet ths
complex and serious tnxatioa
more complex nudtrying civilisat
tho vital powers viii bo in,ens
the man, reducing the powers
turo still more completely 20 ~
vice, will depend less on the exert
othis muscles, and they will ~ gofsi
pondingly md comparatively 4
powerful. though they will prcta
nevertheless, Imagine. cuutinw
grow somewhat IN size. rs iheY
9ncstionnbly have grown sines
Middle Ages; the lungs must 81
nerntion toalHrggrnnd more ri
circulated volume of blood rieh Z
the phosphate clements espes
needed for the building up Of =.
and nerve, the digestion must suii
ia nutriment in similarly incrts
amount and altered chnrneteF
composition; tho whole system
hecnpablentmorc rapid, more thy
ough and moro manageable con's
sion Of the energies OF the no..
forces to the uses az the intellect y
the soul which inhabits Pro'e
khurston In North American Kew
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-08-02
How to Keen Young

Don't allow yourself to grow ola
too soon" says a writer: "keap n
juvenile heart and join tho Young
folks in their nmusements ma mucb
aspossible." Thatsright. Snnnosa
you are sixty-hye or seventy VIII
rheumatism in both knees don't H.,
that stand in the way of Your pla !.
ing Temp frog with the bows ON tio
green. Even threescore yenrs and
ten should not prevent Won plnvin"
baseball or leaping six barred gsfas
or running n foot race. II il because
old men neglect these exercises tbat
they lose their jnvenility. By ioin
ing the boys ON the street in their
simple games-taking a hand occas
ionaIly mt an election bonfire or rina.
ing door bells mischieyonsly when
some holiday is on, n man might 20
tam his youthful feelings nnt;l H.
renched n hundred. But ifyon dnn'a
care care to remain young. why that 80,
uos lt'-Texas Siftings. 'V'-
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-08-02
The Age Of the splnsto,

lher' Is no period Of life thntde,cp.
nnaS 20, Oh maidhood; the habit Of
e ,,1 individual Is to move the figure
along the scale Of years a. tina s,o oae
on on SO that q girl OF 10. whocons,sdoos,.s
20 a cold and hopeless NOE for : s,'i,,
seer' Is certain to change her min, g,il
a ti',n IN ~, upon y MS the year Of desoln'
S ZION when, when 70 has been reached TIM
o ~ uegrees, ~ scome upon with soma
Chatter. unu nope
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-08-02
RopIng a Big Wolf.

Young Capt Nelse ynleaux, A
youth between II and 10 years Of
age, performed a feat that stands IN.
rivnled in the history of prairie OK
PLOTS. Mounted on his trusty and
sure footed Montana horse he essayed
tocapture with the Iariut an immense
gray wolf. Twice the beasts neck
was encircled by the rawhide lnrial
and twice the animals sharp teeth
severed the strands rs the Young
horseman WIS attempting to disnble
the savage beast. The third time
Nelse caught the young wolf around
the middle Of the body and started
on run, dragging it near the edpo
ofacut bank until he tumblcd It over
the edge. Nelse then held the wolf
suspended in the air over the edge Of
thecut bank by fastening the rope to
the pommel OF the saddle. He then
dismounted and stoned the animal
to death, the well trained horse stand.
ing perfectly still during the opera.
tion.-Fort Benton Press.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-08-02
III CURED HIM.

He had a fevorite phrase, each day
Into our ears he'd din il:
What'er was talked about he'd say
''He wasn't in il.
Ifsomeone wished to hear q yarn,
And he was asked to spin il,
He'd answer with surly darn
''He wasn't in il.
One day, while gazing on the sea
aud watching its commOtion,
A wave came; overheard went he
And in mid-oeean.
And as a score of frantic men
Cried, Keep afloat a minute"
He eyed the sea, but said not then
HE wasn't in il"
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-08-02
A Peculiar Ballot BOX.

Probably the most extraordln',
system of voting was IN Hung'.
Nhcrethc ballot boxes we're linn,s
casks and Che ballot poles from Y. v
to six feet long, which the eluS
carried onl deposited for his faS"6s
candidate with peculiar PRIDE
troit News.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-08-02
AHEATHEN'S REVENGE.

ROM the rough
little red wood
cabin under the
hot hillside,
sounded a curl
Gus wild wailing.
Now harsh and
shrill as a tri-
umph, now low
and sorrowful as
ii brooding over
defeat, it rose
and fell like a
savage incanta-
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1890-07-25
How Stage Fire is Made.

Ice and water are represented
by strips OF white and colored can
vas. The yapOrOus effect of clouds
in motion is represented by gauze
and painted clouds. This has
been improved upon By steam gen.
Grated under the stage. The con-
hagations on the stage are not as
serious as they look. The thick
volumes if smo ke are produced by
burning a powder called lycopo
dium in a pan. Directions is Civ
en- to the smoke by the use of a
large bellows. A glare of lime
light is thrown upon it through
crimson glasses, which, through
Jagged rents and openings, gives
lurid glow to the fumes. Th'
falling of beams and the clangine
of the bells heighten the illusion. =
Philadelphia Times.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1890-07-25
Sure of II

"You ask my daughters hand In
MARRIAGE mused the old man, as
he looked the candidate over
"Are you sure you love her !"
81 know | do"
"And can you support her on
your salary ?"
81 can"
"You know Ellen has expensive
tastes"
"You bet dol She's cOstlnl
me as high as Sc a week for ice
cream. soda aud carameIs, but tha
leavesS4 for rent and provisions
and | am sure we eau pull through
Detroit Free Press.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1890-07-25
RESTORING LOST SPEECH.
WONDERFUL OPERATION TO RE-
MOVE A CLOT OF BLOOD
FROM THE BRAIN.

10 open the skull and penetrate
the brain Is not so common a sur.
gicaI feat that it has ceased to be a
wonder. Indeed, such an opera.
tion performed at the Roosevelt
Hospital has attracted the atten
tiOn of the entire medical profes.
sion.
The patient, who is a physician,
was thrown from his carriage last
fall, striking heavily upon his
b. ad. He was removed to his
home, where, upon examination,
no external evidence of fracture OF
the skull was found. Later paraly-
sis of the entire right side of the
body was developed, and with 1t
the inability to speak. After sew.
eral months the patient wa S
brought to this city. The physi-
clans who examined him concluded
that the trouble was due to pres
sure on the brain, especially on
that part of it which governs the
faculty OF speech, and that this
pressure was probably caused by a
cIot of blood, resulting from the
rupture of a blood vessel within
the skull cavity at the time Of the
injury.
After carefully mapping out the
head by the most delicate measure.
ment the spot corresponding to the
centre OF speech IN the brain was
found. Then the surgeon removed
round disk of bone Immediately
over the spot indicated, somewhat
enlarging with fOrceps the opening
Iuuo mduCs no OluCA uCllOdbC
membrane covering the brain was
now brought to view. Beneath it
lay large, dark mass of clotted
blood, extending down into the
substance of the brain. The clot
was carefully removed, while the
effect of it's pressure was clearly
perceived IN the impoverished cir.
cuIatlon of the part. The wound
was then dressed with every pre-
caution and the patient was per.
mitted to recover from the opera
tiOn.
The following night, for the first
time after his injury, the patient
was able to say "yes" and "no.'
The condition of his right arm was
also improved, and it is believed
that he will eventually recover
Nec York World.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1890-07-25
WHY A BOY QUIT RUNNING
ROUND O'NIGHTS."

"What hldeOus green you are
putting in that tidy said Belle to
her every best FRIEND" as they sat
talking over their fancy work.
81 know it," answered Kate good
humoredly. "You see l bought it
one evening and began to work on
1t by lamplIght, and thought it
looked pretty well. But some cOlors
are so changeable ; it looks fright
ful by daylight. 1 only know of
one thing | can do with it-PIl give
1t to Ben.'
"Why-will he like it,"
"Oh, l don't know | guess so.
It'll help make him out for Christ
mas, and do we'll enough for his
room. We stuff everyth 6 in
tnere;" aud Kate gave a little
short laugh, then flushed suddenly
as she caught Bellies blue eyes
bent wonderfully upon her.
"Why, said the girl, and her
fingers stopped In their busy mo
ton, "rd just as soon think of put
ting anything ugly into the parlor
as into brother Franks room he IS
so choice of it,
"Oh, well, boys are different,"
stammered Kate in confusion. Aud
Belle, feeling that she was tread
ing on forbidden ground, adroitIy
turned the conversation. Yes, she
knew that Ben was different from
her brother, and oh, how thankful
that Frank was strong and manly,
kept above temptatlon-sOrry for
great contrast in her friend.
"You must all do something to
try to keep Ben at home these eve
nings," said bis father one day. 81
don't like the way he Is spending
the time"
And Kate as she heard the words
wondered what she could do.
That afternoon there was great
overhauling of furniture upstairs,
and by supper time quite a trans
formation had taken place in Ben's
room. There were pretty, bright
chromOs and one or two choice en-
cravings on the wall, hitherto bare.
dainty white mats upon the bureau,
fresh muslin curtains draped back
from the window, and everything
as inviting as thoughtful hands
could make it. "Now,' said she, 81
wonder III NC III uOllCO IT,
"Have you a headache, Ben p
she asked, as she passed his open
door that evening and saw him
sitting with his head bowed upon
his hands. "Oh, no." he answered,
only thinking ot!going down town.
but it looks pleasant and homelike
up here, guess I'll stay"
And he did stay it wasn't the
last time, either. Bye and.bye he
began to invite some OF "the fel'
lows" to come and see him at the
house, and with great satisfaction
would ask them to "step up' to bis
room. was it strange that from
these little gatherings more thai
one went away feeling that 1t wa'
grand, good thing to have a home
and be worthy of it2
"Do you know said Kate to he
friend one day, "yOur plan ha
worked like charm"
Try 1t, girls Roscoe Ellison, d
Philadelphia Call.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1890-07-25
ONLY ONE MOTHER.

You have only one mother, my boy,
Whose heart you can gladden. with joy
Or cause it to ache
Till ready to break
So cherish that mother, my boy.
You have only one mother who will
Stick to you through good and through Ill
And love you, although
The world is your foe
So care for that love ever still.
You have only one mother to pray
That in the good path you may stay;
Who for you won't spare
Self sacrifice arer-
So worship that mother always.
You have only one mother to make
A home ever sweet for your sake,
Who tolls day and night
For you with delight
To help her all pains ever take.
You have only one mother to miss
When she has departed from this,
So love and revere
That mother while here,
Some time you won't know her dear kiss.
You have only one mother, just one,
Remember that always, my son;
None can or will do
What she has for you,
What have you for her ever done
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1890-07-25
Curious Witch SuperstitIons

In 1894, during the witch perse'
cutious in New England, a dog ex'
hibited such strange symptoms OF
afflictlon that he was believed to
have been ridden by a warlock,
and he was accordingly hanged
Snails, flies, mice, ants, caterpillars
other obnoxious creatures have
been similarly proceeded against
and condemned to various punish
ments mostly in ecclesiastical
courts. And, stranger still, in
animate objects have suffered the
same fate. All the Year Round.