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Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-11-01
Senta Bow.
From the Pittshurg Dispatch.
A lady walking along n ,

iOm we iltlhhufg Dispatch.
lady walking along astreet came
upon a little girl, wheeling a baby
carriage. what a beautiful baby!''
exclaimed the lady as she discovered
Il pink face done up in a cream color
cd shawl. Whose baby is it?"
Mine, " the little girl answered.
oh, you mean that il is your lit
tie brother or sister,"
No, ] mean that he is not my
brother, but he is my child"
you are a very young mother"
II amt no mother"
Then why should you say that
the baby is yours" the lady mis-
chieyously asked.
cause God sent it me. Ny mann
ma asked me If | didn't want a little
baby In the house nm ! said yes; an
she said il | prayed for one God
would send it, an then | said would
pray for a little sister, cause | like
girls better than boys: but mamma
said ia just better pray for any kind
that God has a mind 10 send. but |
didn't; | prayed for a little girl, but
God took an sen "A boy anyway, an
lguess il vas because He didn't have
amy little girls on hand. Then Isaid
] would pray TO God TO send a little
girl as soon MS he could; but our
folks said that neentcr put myself
10 any trouble on thataccount."
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-11-01
or Two Evils He Chose the
Least.

The Into master OF Trinity College,
Cambridge. was held in wholesome
dread by the under graduates. On
ono occasion m unfortunate under
grad" who has been invited to
breakfast with him strolled across
the court to the masters lodge, fin
ishinr ms he went his morning cigar
cite. all unmindml ofthecolleger rules,
which strictly prohibit such enjoy
ments within the gates. When he
reached the door it opened suddenly
and the master appeared before MN
ns no took his last Whit.
"Do you mem - insult me, sir, or
are YOU lost to ~ sense ofdecency2'
saii the head OF the college.
The poor fellow, thinking only OF
the dire consequences Of the first OF
these three alternatives, answered in
trepidution;
sense of %decency."
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-11-01
Concerning the Old Lady.

"Jrdging from the flavor Of this
milk, | should say it was Of the vint-
age of 20" remarked a Harlem
girl who enjoys the distinction of
being what is known as a sweet girl,
graduate.
"Youmay knowagood deal, Sarah,
but you have neglected to learn that
milk doesn't belong to vintage.
Vintage refers to something that is
taken from the vine"
"Why, mother" returned the girl,
"didu't you know that milk was
taken from n vince"
81 didn't know anything Of the
kind, said the mother.
But it's true" insisted Sarah.
ooh, n~onsensel' INTERCEPTED mater,
familias, what vine?"
Bovine" replied the girl, and the
old lady was so clustered that she
put put pepper on her. Charlotte
Russo.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-11-01
Rnhher Retween the Solos.

The use offs single layer OF pure
rubber gum between the layers of
leather that form the sole of the
walking shoe is an innovation of
shoemakers. Rubber used in this
way does not heat the footnor cause
it to perspire rs n rubber overshoe
does. 1t protects the foot from
dampness almost dis completely as n
slip rubber. The latter recalls the
story OF the maiu who was sent to
her lady's room for a pair of rubbers
and who returned with n blank face
and the remark, Faith, / saw three
or four pair hanging, but the heels
was out of uich one OF them and |
was sure yez wouldn't wear such as
these" She had never seen n scandal
before.-New York Tribune.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-11-01
n TRUE ARlsrocnAT.


4. mobiles 0 fths earth,
~ row their heads to lords,
~ 70 kings their hats!
@ao, IND the men OF toll
y pgasy spl hands subdue the earth,
sspsss al the scar
NV but the men OF toll
y tie forests down,
amid the Wilderness
80 ana the town
~ battles, bear the searsl
\, tas 1orld IL crown
nd fame aud history
eSpt d fold Feno"nF
40 gaud OF hsraldry.
~ ,hs k~uighting rod
n. of arms and noble Deeds
s',sgg Is rom God
Ssf rom ancestral graves
-,Fr ofttrlr name
[. osfe their iathers won
M sIyagh Of flame
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-11-01


eyes. The blood leaped through my
VEINS. She raised her sweet face and
our lips met for the first time. There
was an awful crash and our freed
gether."
We had drank from the can that
nad contained Uncle Johns explosive.
a little OF the powder had chung to
The car, iioated on the water, and
adhered to our lips when we drank"
The impact of that first elastic
KISS had exploded the compound and
our heads were blown from our
shoulders That's ALL"
And Professor Smith, the story tell
er, smiled. Cincinnati Enquirer
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-11-01
How He Did II.

Elderly Captain Ito handsome
young Observation-Disclosures l at
tend n party at Mrs, Kursenbeck's |
give the servant girl two marks, and
vet she does not seem satisfied; but
when you give her anything, lieuten-
ant, her face lights up with n heav-
emily smile. How much money do
you give her, lieutenant?
Lieutenant-I never give her any
money at all. only squeeze her fin
ger.-Texas Siftings.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-11-01


The redwoods that stand on the
borders of Marin, within sight OF
San Francisco, mark the scattered
iringes of what the botanists call the
most splendid and valuable confer
Gus forest known ON the face of the
earth. 1t reaches north to Puget
sound and far beyond. across British
Columbia into Alaska. Redwoods
rule in California, but the the spruces,
frs, and pines carry on the great
forest to the Arctic circle. Like the
deep Andreswald of England in the
days Of Hengist and Hcrsa. like that
German forest that turned back the
Roman legions, this vast conilerous
forest is the one great physical fact
of an immense region. IL the tracts
that still belong to the government
are withdrawn from public sale and
pre-emption, andif wise forestry laws
are enacted and enforcsd, California
will have ever-enduring forests.
Otherwise, in twenty years the best
portions of this gigantic forest will
be destroyed beyond restoration.
The forests of Sierra Nevada, cover
ing a more limited area, but protect
ing the sources of a far greater num-
Der of streams, and comprising spe-
cies of trees far more difficult to re-
produce from seed, are in danger OF
far more rapid destruction.-Nick's
Magazine.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-11-01
How They Built Palaces.

From the Oil City Blizzard.
Palace Hill has a woman who is a
hustler. She is the wife of a Swede
laborer, and the mother of five chill
dren. Besides looking after her off.
springs she does washing for her
neighbors and milks the COW. Her
husband, after his labor is done in
the evening, returns home and lays
the foundation wall for his house
with the stone his wife had collected
and carried in her arms from ada
cent hills during the day. She also
prepares and mixes the mortar used
in laying the celler wall.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-11-01
A Cactus Story.
From Wick IMAGINING.

From Nick's Magazine.
A San Bernardino young man sent
to a friend in the East some of the
cactuses, natives of the hot, dry soil
OF n California desert. Some months
afterwards he received from his
friend a letter saying: Il have taken
the greatest care OF that thorny
thing You sent, and kept itconstant-
ly watered, hut it has died" Con
tempt was visible on that desert
mans countenance when he read
these words, and he wrote: Put
the cactus in a pot, put the pot in a
stove oven and shut the door; never
let the fire 20 out day or night, and
you will keep pretty near the same
temperature as we have here where
it grows"
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-11-01
Portugal's Female Bull Fight

4 German girl, Fraulein Johanna
Maestrick, is just now the heroine OF
the hour mt Lisbon. She was born
near Berlin, but when a child went
with her parents to Portugal. When
she was II an im%presario, struck
with her size and beauty, offered to
train her as "a female bull fighter.
The nge%t sent his pupil, who is not
yet 20, to compete AT the show OF
female beauty which took place
at Lisbon, where she carried
off the rstprize. The advertisement
proved IN excellent one, for ever
since the impresario has been bonn
barled with letters from persons OF
all classes wishing to know when The
beautiful 'torera' is to make her
debut.
She has not yet appeared in an
arena, but recently she came out in
n trial fight Mt Oporto. A huge
crowd collected to see the unusual
sight. The Young woman quickly
laid two bulls in the sand and rode
off followed by n band Of music,
amid thunders ot applause. Crowds
Of people collected before the win
dows OF the hotel at which the
"torera'' was staying, and tar into
the night she was obliged to appear
on the balcony in response to their
calls for her.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-11-01
Tired of Shining.

"Don't you want to go to the bet
FOR world. Tommy" asked a Sunday
school teacher OF the new scholar.
"No. num-" promptly replied the
frank little fellow. And why not,
Tommy?" ooh, when | die want to
on where a TELLER can rest" We'll,
INV boy, you can rest there" "Well,
in TINT song we sung it said we'd all
shine there Certainly; don't you
wnnt TO shine there "No, mum, l
don't want to shine there. / get
enough of that here. I'm q shoe
black, mum" Toronto Empire.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-11-01
Presidential Tips.

The biggest railway official in the
country that know Of told me the
other night that 1.-THE porters of
special cars pick up big money.
Whenever n special car is used the
best porter who is handy is assigned
TO IT, This man expects andusually
receives a handsome gratuity.
Those who travel in special cars can
afford 10 be liberal 10 the one who,
FOR the time being, becomes a valet,
or personal servant, and generally
arc. When Gen. Grant went any,
where the porter OF the special n
always got $50. He never gave
less. whether the time was n day or
q week, aud never gave more IL
wns invariably n fifty dollar bill.
President Arthur always gave the
porter two twenty dollar notes or
two twenty dollar gold pieces. lie
was nlsX liberal To other minor rail
way officials. President Hayes used
n special car pretty often. lie tip
ped the porter s., When Garfield
Travelled special the porter got only
81, ana considered himself lucky to
Get that. Garfield was always very
close about money matters. lie
saved money while in congress on a
salary that few Others were barely
able to live upon "-Pittsburg Dis
patch.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-11-01
A lifetime OF Renevolenoe.

Elizabeth Comstock, the quaker
preacher, now aged and inirm, liv-
ing at Union Springs, N. y, hasin her
lifetime visited 122, 200 prisoners,
1864 900 sick and wounded soldiers,
$4,000 inmates of poorhouses and
almshouses, on both sides of the wa.
ter. Dor thirty years she toiled in
field, and duringthe last years of her
active life was one OF the most be-
loved members OF the w. c. I. IT,
New Orleans Picayune.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-11-01

A mournful throng drifts past my door
AS sadly tolls the bell:
The village barber is no mOrei
Good man; / knew him well.
His heart was light: his mind was free,
And noble was bis soul.
His like we ne'er shall find. though We
May search from pole 70 pole.
A rustic born, hero did he dwell
Until his sad release;
Yet, strange N say, IL so befei
He passed bis life In grease.
He was no Pharisee in thought,
With heart 'gainst PITY shnt:
Those who his humble friendship sought
From choice he never cut.
He PLAYED no sycophantic part;
Nor fiattered. we may hppe:
Yet, truth to tell. he knew the art
OF laying on the soap.
In him were found those virtues, rare.
Which in the Christian blend:
He always dealt upon the square
Yet often shaved u friend.
Artistic we're his tastes. Twas sail
He made The fair mnrn fair:
His siudirs were the human head;
His brush immense on hair.
Modest. wiihal, as yio;eis are.
when Spring rrtints their bloom:
He climbed AT night MS attic stair,
And there hs sbcd perfume.
He studied little. yet was wise:
His dsas were given to tni!;
To read by lHmp-iight hurt his eyes,
Het used he lots Of oil.
4 Democrat was lie. and shared
The poor mau'sj y AMI WOES;
Amounted oft the tmuper's heard,
And pulled the nuDOb's lose.
He scorned the right 20 vote Away,
Nor carol wlo reached the goals;
Yet, hour by hour, ell ctiOn day
lie fingered round the polls.
Content he ate his honest bread
Nor craved the miser'e bDy;
Yet oft. alas. he got Rhend
by handling Others locks
He was a man Of peaceful name,
Though not a whit afraid;
He seldom spoke of blond or fame.
Yet often drew his blade.
what though his cnoscp ctlling brought
A score Of scrapes a day;
N" blow he struck. no iigut he fought
No Zoe he turned away.
Let who that would Invade his place
To smite him thigh an hin;
Twas his 70 giy the corp dc grace"
by n artistic clip.
His harshest acts heEot no panFs-
M pains for poor or rich;
The tpud'rest Inri3 would seek his bangs
The proudcst Miss his switch.
Down on bis proud boys chin he spied
lmnerial shadows din;
Yet. Here q heart content" he cried
ITO razor part with him
But when his daughter died. pomade,
Then asked he in his gloom:
'Mustaches" sweet as these he laid
To mouider in the tomby
Still. when his DAYS were nearly flown
He felt no craven fears;
And bravely yet he held his hone
Defiant, spite his shears.
But now he's dead and gone 10 rest,
WIS should we weep or sighg
He met the Foe with standing crest;
He rather liked 10 dye.
Fen as he Ecrape :. and cut, AMI curled,
His brush with cnwlick veXed:
CieaT-spoken from the unseen world,
He heard his summons: 'NeXt!'
Such joys he felt; such griefs he bore;
Such luck his cup to I'LL:
The village barber IL no more
knew him well, aud I'll.
-Thos. ]. Ham
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-11-01
Travelling for tho First Time.

A railroad engineer in Maine saw
4 man on the track waving ut him
a few days ugo. and, his mind filed
with the possibilities Of impending
danger. stopped the train. Every
one wasin nhigh state of excitement,
but The man eoolly boarded the
smoking car without uttering WORD.
lie looked as il he had not Travelled
far from his native heath, and on
being questioned said: wal, ! Just
waved my hand cos ! wanted TO get
on the keers. I'm going ter Wells,
and | never been on the keers before, '
lie spoke. il is said, with an unmis.
taxable air OF innocence and raised
such II flood of good nature
that the conductor silently took his
fare. and when he landed at Wells he
was loudly chrered in honor OF his
first ride. Philadelphia Ledger.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-11-01

What is the charge against this
p~risonerT'
He's a thief. your Honor" said tbs
policeman.
"What did he steal?"
He took me picture widout me
KNOWN il"
The prisoner has the sympathy Of
the court-discharged Pack.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-11-01
Mrs, Cleveland and Her Pictures,

There are women who look like their
pictures; there are others who would
never be recognized from them Mrs.
Cleveland belongs TO the latter class.
The other evening | sat within a few
feet of her for three rather long
hours. The wife of the ~eN-Prcsident
has none of the b~rilliancy of eyes or
coloring which is suggested by her
photographs. She is rather pale.
though the pallor does not Indicate i'll
health. aud her face is ordinarily u
quiet one. The sparkle and life which
the camera suggests are only occasion-
ally apparent. but the c-ouutonance has
4 sweetness and Seusibiltty which are
not in my OF the pictures. She is ii
less handsome womau than the print
shops would have us imagine, but n
more refined aud attractive one She
is very quick Of motion and turns
the leaves of her libretto with q ncrv-
BUSINESS which one would not expect
from her general bearing ~ l. Let
ter
Parliamentary investigation into he
cunning OF trains on railroads entering
London from the south shows that up
on nm average ouly about CD per cent
Of al. passenger trains enter the city on
] time.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-11-01
.gISS OF SUDDEN DEATH.

HERE IS nothing so
impossible that u novel
isl can't lead u story up
10 H." said Professor
Boyessa of Columbia
College ns he sat ia IA
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1890-06-12

Il Is said that the onion il q great sleep
inducer, and about equal 70 quinine for
malaria.
Gearing for electric railways made out
Of rawhide is preferred TO metal, as il
makes FAR less noise and wears better.
A carpet manufacturer says that work
has been begun on an invention by which
@ boys can do the work Of 800 girls EN-
ployed at carpet sewing
Dr. Pedroux, Of Nantes, France, claims
70 be able to see the color Of sounds He
says that human voices are red, blue,
black, tan, slate and all other colors.
Duplex telephony it is now thought.
viii play an extremely important part in
the solution Of the difficulties in con-
nection with long distance telephoning.
In generating steam, experiments
under various boilers show / 900 feet of
gas to be equal in heating power to from
% TO 1s3 pounds Of different kinds of
coal.
3 The result of recent experiments by a
Russian scientist is that 63f per cent. of
the solar heat il absorbed by the atmos-
phere, and only 36i per cent reaches the
soil.
Since certain sections Of the tobacco
growing districts in the South have been
lighted by electricity, the ravages OF the
tobacco worm are said to have been
greatly reduced.
The piece Of crown glass, 40 inches in
diameter and q inches thick, made in
Paris, for the object glass of telescope
for the University Of Southern California,
viii require years labor to turn it into
q finished lens.
When people first come to be fitted
with glasses it is said that seven of ten
zee stronger by one eye than the other;
in two cases of Ave one eye is out of line;
nearly one half are color blind to some
extent, and but one pair of eyes in every
fifteen is right IN all respects.
A new method of ventilating railway
carriages and preventing dust from en-
tering with the air has lately been adopt
cd in France. The more quickly the
train moves the more rapidly the APP
paratus works. The air is made to trav-
erse a receptacle containing water, which
cools 1t and relieves it of dust, after
which 1t goes through another filtering
before entering the carriage.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1890-06-12
ame is THOMPSON. "


Aid you hear that Miller has given
I'D his mother-in-law's whole property ?
The money might have been very useful
GO him.
Bile chose the least of two evils.
Ills mother-in-law left it to him on con-
dition that he should listen every day TO
one of her lectures, which she had col
lccted in the photograph, and he pre-
farred To resign il
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1890-06-12
Forced to Leave Home.

Over go people were forced to leave
their homes yesterday to call at their
druggists for free trial package OF
Lanes Family Medicine. II your blood
Is bad, your liver and kidneys out OF
order, If you are consiipated and have
headache aud an unslghtly complexion,
don't fail to call on any druggist TO-DAY
for free sample Of this grand remedy.
The ladies praise It. Everyone likes 1t.
Large-size package 90 cents.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1890-06-12

ard like to git trusted fur about 50
with Of stuff, said a colored man to q
grocer on Beaubien street the other day.
@Youl Why, / don't know you, was
the reply.
But my name is Thompson.
aYes. but being named Thompson il
not enough.
~Hul Den I'll fotch ye ober fo'teen
people to prove dat TIE gwine to move
away to Saginaw next week.
The grocer gave him a pound of cod
fish for his honesty. - Detroit Free Press.
The Portland daily press., 1890-07-24
THE PRESS,

May be obtained at the Periodical Depots OF n
q. Fessenden, Horse Railroad Station; Marquis
76 Exchange ST.; Chisholm Bros.', Union De-
pot; 9odgson, 1914 Portland St.; John Cox, $50
son, 2 Exchange St. Goold, corner Congress and
Chestnut StS. Chisholm, 100 Congress st. A. Ct.
Todd & Co, Commercial, corner Park Morrill,, 243
Congress ST.; Beardsworth, 193 Congress st. I;
St.; Brown, Cor. India and Commercial Sts
Hopkins, near Union Station; Lee, SO Middle st. /;
Perry 4s Middle lie, ST. MeSowa Rno 9osn}g
on all trains running out OF the city.
Auburn, Ha k,l s. Reynolds.
Bath, j. o. Shaw.
Biddeford, +. M. Burnham.
A. l.. Jefferson.
BOSTON, Mass, American House
Brunswick, b. H. DennlSon.
Cumberland Mills, I'll: G. Starr.
Damariscotta, K. w. Dunbar.
Deering, @. M. Record.
Freeport, W. A. Mitchell.
Fryeburg, j. @. Gerry.
Fairfield, L. I'll. Evans.
Pennington, ii. @. White & Co.
Gardiner, Palmer s. Co.
Gorham, Jas. H. irish & Co.
Lewiston, Chandler q Estes.
Long Island, 7. M. Glendenning
Mechanic Falls, Merrill g. Denning.
Norway, S. L. Crockett, A. o. Noyes.
Old Orchard, Geo. e. Fogg,
Peaks Island-Brackett Bros.
Richmond, G. A. Beale.
Rockland, Q. s. Andrews, R. Il. Burnham & A.
j. Huston.
saccarappa, W. B. Boothby.
Saco, 81. B. Kendrick & Co., VIM. Stackpole.
So. Paris, A. NJ: Gerry:
Skowhegan-Bixby & Buck.
Thomaston, E. Walsh.
vinalhaven, A. B. Vinal.
Waldoboro, G. Bliss
Waterville, @. H. Hayes.
Woodfords, III. A. Leighton.
Yarmouth, w. F. Bennett.
The Portland daily press., 1890-07-24
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
REVIEW or PORTLAND WHOLESALE MARKET

FOR THE WEEK ENDING, July %.
A healthy tone prevails In most departments of
trade, and the general volume OF business is fully
up to the average at this season. There has been
a noticeable Improvement in the demand for
Flour, with prices irmer, but no change of conse-
quence is reported here by jobbers. AT New
York to-day Flour closed active and strong, with
Wheat firm, but quiet, and higher. The position
OF the market for Corn and Oats continues strong
and still higher prices prevailed to-day at the
West. The large exports of Oats this season have
made available supplies in the country very small
and the yield of the next crop is estimated to be
1Oo,ooo,o 900 bush less than that of 1889. The
damage TO the Corn crop is also quite large. and
the exports from the country are enormous, being
placed by some at 100000 bush in excess of
the movement during the corresponding period of
last year. Provisions have been quiet and steady
the past week with little or no change In values.
For Fresh Beef the movement has been compar
atively light; supplies are short, land prices firmly
held, the only change being HSc drop on rump
oins, sides at I619@7s4c Flib, hind quarters qtrs
9M@1lc, fores 41a rounds with tanks 7c,rumps
11@12c, loins 16@17c, rump loins at 121z@14c,
chucks 41ac, short ribs at 12c, backs at 6@7c
rattles &c pork ribs Zoe, sausage Sc; mutton loo,
lambs lie, smoked hams 101a@l1c, California
hams 8, shoulders 1880, breakfast bacon at 10
@11c, bonelcSS mans 91541Oc, bologna b15@oc
tongues at 1917. Raisins firm with but little
desirable stock on the market Sugar early in the
week declined Hsc to 61ac for graduated and &c
for Extra G, closing more steady and generally
1-1ec better at New York. Coffee is unchanged
in price and firm. Molasses dull without material
change in figures Dry Fish quiet and steady.
Mackerel scarce; few barrels Of small have been
brought in which sold out of vessel at S11 80; at
retail fresh Mackeral selling at 16@1sc pound,
and small at &c. Halibut 15@1ec, Swordfsh at
lac. Eggs steady and firmly held at full prices,
and trife higher. New Potatoes easier at 759
90. String Beans lower at 0o@l rs; Peas are
higher at sl@1 90; native cucumbers 3931ac
apiece; Squash 1922 90 per Dbl ;.new Cabbages
unchanged at 0o@2 % p Dbl. Linseed and
Boiled Oil lie off. Turpentine lie up Opium is
firm and higher at 1894 30. Leather is doing
better, and generally hc higher.