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Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-10-04
he Flddled tlIs Wa

From The Washington star
The following is an extract ,.,.
letter received from a special -,
of the United States Census a.s.s /
to get data for the fish and es1's
OF South Carolina.
"Imust tell you how | wovt.a ,
| got there late oae evepIes
found everybody mum as II s.
ter. ! was in despair until AZ IL,
heard "A man playing a fiddIs i !.
Of the stores. ] went in al ones Nj
after loating around awhile asksa n
see the fiddle. When got Il Ia
the bow over the strings, said !. 4.
u good one, and handed ii bact. \.
they saw could play aud lnsl.,.l |
should try SO took OF my Goa. "
sailed in. From that mom..,
stock went up. In M hour NJ
hall the folks in town il hes,s.'
the proprietor was doing 4 r,,slI.,
business, and 50 was !. fihalN n.
down the fiddle and address, n
crowd, told them my business NJ
said that though | Was villa !
play tor them | must attend n !,
work first, and invited All Via =,
engaged ia fishing 10 walk - n
sign the pledge, Nothing ws4,,'
good tor me. They wanted IA n, y
up on beer. and | had mon ~,
than could smoke. They rslaaJ !
let me set EN- up a single tin.s q
when wanted TO leave toMa IN
begged me to stay, or, Il would =
! toeome back and locate. They w
ed up all the men l wanted y
brought them 70 ne OF tO0s
them ia "A buggy. | ans treated
prince. One poor devil le0loFs,l I
fused To answer ms aueati0Rs q
one OF my enthusiasts assls,a.
cracked him on the head with 1 =
bottle so that 30 had IL IL easrs
from the field in a disabled e0al.s.
We'll had a time, bat cot re-
body there MAS 10 get
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-10-04
freed by Wild ceaso

Irwin W. Bossler, Of Blandon. WIN.
fishing in tho Maiden creek. VIVA NJ.
tackled by two wild geese. He wna
standing in the middle Of the stream,
when one of the geese Suddenly ao.
ped upon him, knocked off his hot
apo sent his rod and line flying into
tho water. AS Bossler grabbed for
ms nat he received blow which n.
most broke his arm and sent him
SPRAYING upon his back. He wndeG
puU' ouI had no sooner reached IN,
, PINK when another goose attaeta,
nm, nm. ana dealt him such severe blow,
wat he was compelled 10 ret ,row
ne ilnnally erawled up n tree wber,
Ne w was =, rescued completely exhauated
Philadelphia Telegraph, OasVu
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-10-04
An Emblem of War.

enks-Singular that the peaceful,
mild eyed seal should cause so much
trouble between Uncle Sam and John
Bull
Jinks-Peaceful nothingl Mild eyed,
tiddlesticksl Mars was nowhere
compared to a seal az an element OF
war. First, civil war in my family
about seal skin sacques; now, a
threatened war between twonations
Glad when the last seal is dead
PittsbuTg Bulletin.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-10-04
Tho Fish was a Fighter

some days. wlsllo wading ard ~
ing Tor bnss ID Lone ssons lass
Wisconsin. inadvertently sisFS~
on the spawning bed Of a roes ~
or "goggIc-syc." "a they are soas
times called In the West, ssys
writer in Forest aud stream IN
fish rnn ont. and m0mens haF
cumc back nt me md struck quf
severe blow on ms lex a. ! siogl
the water / stood quiet, aad =
little creature ~ WAS only atosa
half or three quarters pt . pgaie
weight-ran &C my lcg ngaia y =,
ngniu, bunting quite ioreioly "
its head. The whole demgan0r 2 Y
fish ives one ~ great angr. NJ
water cleared I could sce u Ysry \ y y
", and II could see me ~ vel y.
1t showed no signs ~ tnovilg \
andcyiicutly meant eight. sE.Pf
away from its ncst ] had un'osaas.
tely trudden upon. and is posss'
then abandoned the fight.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-10-04
The Gentle Bloodhound.

From the Brooklyn Eagle.
writers for the press, said n gen
tle-man who has extensive private
kennels, SHOULD do everything in
their power to take away the stigma
which at present rests upon the blood
hound. | have nice distinct breeds
ofdogs at my place, have won prizes,
and made more or less OF study Of
all kinds Of dogs admit that for
II long while my personal likings ran
to n collie tor beauty and n bulldog
for fidelity and honesty. Some time
in England | boughta brace Of blood.
hounds, and in the course OF three
years they have weaned me in q meas.
ure from every other dog ] own.
They are as gentle, faithful and intel
ligent as any dog to b. found in the
world, and It's outrageous that their
keenness in following blood scent
should haye brought upon them snch
reputation for iierceness TO speak
OF bloodhounds is to make the aver.
age man shudder. and Vet these deli
Cately organized, highly sensitive and
faithful animals deserve to RINK AZ
the best friend Of man. Their ewes
have the cXpressivencss 81 Il woman
and their tempers nre az equable
and even rs a thoroughbred mastlfF's.
The question Of beauty in dog is
rather hard to define. Bloodhound
pups are unquestionably remarkably
attractive looking creatures. Their
long ears. vclvety paws and wonder
full eyes are aIl valuable. As they
grow old they undoubtedly lose mucl
OF their beauty Of outline. but they
are the most winning and affection
ate dogs in the world hope some
time that they will recover from thl
handicup which Uncle Toms Cabin
has saddled them with.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-10-04
The Lovers Return.

From the New York sun :,
"I-i-that is, you will excuse me-
he stammered as he entered a stor'
on upper Broadway and was aecoru'
cd an interview with the proprletore
"What did you wish, sir2' was the
cold but polite reioinder.
swell you may think me foolish
but | must run the risk. About q
wear ago You had girl over there
behind the railing-a typewriter anu
private secretary, | presume
"Yes sir.
"She was a handsome girl--yery
handsome, and her speech and de-
meanor showed good blood.
"les." :,
"Well, IL fell in love with her.
"Did you? Well"
"She was very coy and shy, buo
after a time thought could detect
signs that my feelings were reelpfo'
Gated.
"Ah! Indeed Look at you in O
tender way?'
II thought so. For weeks | made
it n practice to pass your store at :
O'Clock daily, so as to get sight OF
her. She got so shelooked for me ~
that hour,
"Indeedl'
"That is. | thought she did.
thought her eyes lighted up as she
cuught sight OF me. suppose the
proper way would have been To come
! in and ask you to introduce me, but
but one hesitates over those things
you know"
\ "Yes / know"
About wear ago ! was suddenly
called to Chicago. While there
met with a bad accident, and only
recently returned to New York.
wanted to write her, but under the
circumstances could not"
Il follow"
But thought Of her daily, aye!
hundred tins a day"
That was correct,
"And now | have returned ! cdlle'
to catch sight OF her dear, sweet lac
once more, but don't see it. Is sh
with you YETI"
"0h, yes.
us she ill.,"
"Oh, no.
absent temporarily
"Ies; over Mt the house.
"Your house,"
Yes; Perhaps you'd like to wal
over. / married her about yen
ago. and this Is the hour when Gil
baby is asleep and she is ut liberty.
The ak fell. With a moan OF al
guish on his pale lips the returne
lover walked out OF the store ia
blind, staggering way, reeled dow
the street as ii drunk, and uttere
no word until he reached the dru
store Mt the corner Then he mad
a great effort, pulled himself togethe
entered, sat down on a stool hefoT
the soda fountain and horsely viii
pered:
Give me lemon and vanilla, wit
plenty OF rroth on il, for ca
culated she'd earn enough tosuppoI
J US both.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-10-04
Making A Man crawflsh.

When five or six men get together
and begin to tell stories there is
always more or less lying done, es'
pecially if they are only casual ac-
quaintances. Going down on the
boat from Natchez there were three
or four ''rings" which hung together,
and each OF US told some pretty tall
stories. There was man from Syr
acuse who laid himself out for a
whooper, and when the rest of us
were through he settled back and
said:
Gentlemen, the ship which was
carrying me to India was burned on
the island of Borneo, and got away
in boat with single sailor"
"When was this?" asked a native
Mississippian, who was taking a lot
OF mules down the river.
In 1853"
"EXactly-go ahead.
ave had neither water nor pro.
visions ia the boat, said the man,
"and after Waiting for three days |
wantel to draw lots to see who
should die. The sailor refused.
Ellis name?" asked the Mississip-
plan.
Foster, | believe.
''You are right: 90 ahead.
81 suffered one day more, and then,
as he slept, | killed him with my
knife and drank his blood. 1t saved
my life. Next day was picked up
by a ship" i,
"And you killed the man, did YOU
/ II die"
"And drank his blood?''
"Yes.n
"Well, you are the man I've beer
looking for these many years. That
sailor was my brother-my big broth
er-the only brother ever had!"
tNol"
"Yes, he was. Some of those who
cot away in another boat saw hin
90 off with you and told me Of it
Stranger, the man who drinks my
brothers blood has got to diel
But you must be mistaken. Il.
hardly think his name was Foster.
''Oh, yes, it was. Name was Eos
ter-ship got afre-off tine island Q
Borneo-drifted about in boat
. It's all straight. and now | want sat
isfaction Have you got n bowl
knife about your"
''Look here, boys" said the SYRIA
cuse man, as he caught his breath
. II am in a box and havegotto max
a confession. | was lying abou
J that adventure from start to flush.
Sure Of it," demanded the Missis
, issippian, while everybody else laugh
/, ed.
, II know was"
! "Didn't kill my brother and drin
/, mis- blood?"
! Certainly not. "
7. "Well, then, that's all right RICH
, and Pm glad to hearit. Tmas hum
I, bic as a lamb on ordinary matter.
but when it comes to killing IN
a brother-the only brother | ever ha
why, who wouldn't fight?"
+ We asked the Syracuse man to Civ
! as something else, but he wouldn'td
it. He went off to his stateroom an
: tied his head up with towel.-N.
Sun.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-10-04
IrrepressIble Bows.

An attempt was made at Belfast
the night before the Fourth to pre-.
vent the small boys from makinr
the night hideous with the ringing Of
bells. Notwithstanding the yigi
lance OF five policemen, one of whom
was stationed at euch church. tn,
boys succeeded in entering ono bel
fry by the lightning rod. The DO
lice force might just MS we'll hive nt
tempted to stop the sun from rising
Maine Letter.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-10-04
story Ahout Phll. Armoa,.

Il heard a new story abaa; iaaI
Armour the othsF day sail . ri
tlcman, who also remarked, Ii -Tal
Chicago Tribune, that the stoly j
absolutely true "A minisssrss
to see the great packer. and tsasy
stated his case. A woman d Is
church was in destitute sGmr
stances. She had hgen deserted n
lirr husband. and Was worthy (
charitable attention. The miaisF,
flock being too poor to DO anylhas
the minister appealed 20 Mr. Amor
and received $50 Ia cash, The fs
tor called ngain. and grturpel N
money with tho inform alton thai Y
had learned tie woman wHs r0s !
goui repute and that heg hussaal
Ind lclt her inr cause Thssesois &
minister WIS " tho opinion shstii
woman wns not worthy ~ anyiasg
Nir. Armour made some ilggee
about the woman, took her asdirs
md. after the prnchgr hnd gpn
called messenger aud sent ths Hca
an n check inr gtOu lie llad sa's
tied himself TINT thp Woman uas e
subject Of malicious gossip.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-10-04
Sleeping Passengers Saved by
a Dream.

J. J. Tilford, an employe OF the
Louisville, st. Louis and Texan rail-
road at Hawesville, dreamed one
night that the west end OF the switch
at that place had been left open for
the side track, and that the fast
freight train was nearly due. At
this point he woke up, and was so
impressed by his dream that he got
up and went to inyestigate. To his
surprise he found the switch set for
the side track. He set it right, thus
saving many lives. There were sixty
men sleeping in the cars that were
then lying on the side tracks. He
also saved the company thousands
of dollars Worth ofproperty Louis
vile Courier Journal.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-10-04
Counting Diamonds.

A South Side jeweler has inaugur-
ated novel scheme to attract at
tention to his wares. Several hun
bred diamonds, varying in size from
the most minute stones to those the
size of a pea, are placed on white
sheet OF paper in a conspicuous part
OF the show window. Above them n
large card is suspended which mott
fies the passing pedestrian that the
person making the nearest guess to
the actual number of diamonds in
the display will be entitled to owner
ship in any diamond he or she may
select. The novelty of the guess at
tracts the attention Of hundreds OF
people daily, and it looks so easy
that nearly every one who comes to
halt will .endeavor.to count them;
but right here is where the laugh
comes in" as the diamonds glitter
so brilliantly that by The time the
counter has about halfcompleted bis
task the whole collection becomes a
mass Of glittering colors, thus max
ing it an utter impossibility to com.
plete the count.-Chicago Evening
Post.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-10-04
Turned up Trousers.

i seems to BE- raining in Londonn
great denlnuwadnys. All 1.-THE Young
swalIs, aud some who are oll enough
TO know better, go about in Cam.
bridge and Brooklinc. ana even in
Boston, with tennis trousers turned
away up around tile bottom: and
this whether the weather Il wet or
dry, or whether they nrs walking M
on the grass or upon the lrintt ado
walks. The trousers nrc simply to
be tlrled dp ut tile bottom. and
That Is M there Is Of It Eycn tho
tailors and the iurnishers. when
they expose the goods Tor sale. ~
hibit them with the bottoms turned
up.
The turning up IL done in I'm nrt
iully careless way, and one begins Ia
suspect TINT there is d secret abont
1t that only the born swell knows
80 that tho improperly turned I'M
trousers betrny the spurious article
Of swell The trousers nrp nctunlly
made long enough to lie upon Nc
ground, so TINT when thcy arc turn.
ed mp the edge will descend to m,
ankle Tnis merely moderately anus
ing fashion has no particular inter
est but n has occurred TO mo TIM
~ VIII be nm interesting item in m,
twent,y-iourth or fifth century 10 th,
sociological student of the eurion
customs OF the present period. --Bos
ton Transcript.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-10-04
lts Average Value.

1--WE, the jury" thus ran tAs !.
iict, "iind for the plaintiff, any Y y.
less the damages at four ana ~
twellths cents"
Is that oil a broken ne~ IA
WORTH" bitterly exclaimed wv .h
lure complainant IN the Prey
promise ease 4aa
That's what we aynyeraHs' i ii
num-" explained the iorelllaan, .s y L
Jury. "Some on us held out W.
,enta, but We he'd TO come doN~
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-10-04
A warning 70 Bad Boys.

~
The "waycross Headlight" Is
araped in mourning Its rules
are turned in memory OF a htti
how who died while breaking the SUP,
bath-the ourteen.year-old son o.
the editor. In column ana q mar
the father tells his readers all about
Il moralizes and warns. savan-
nahs bad youths may well ponder
thereon. Here is a part Of thestafy'
over which is the head;
"ouR POOR BOY BREAKS THEsAnBArh
wITH HIS LIFE.
"Simeon s. Freeman, our only boy
all the help We had on earth, was
drowned in satilla River. The hand
that put your paper in thepostoi,
flee is folded on still bosom Had
he lived until the 14th Of September
he would have been fourteen years
OF age.
Gan who knew him can testify that
ne was manly boy, far beyond one
Of his wears; he never heard cry Of
distress or 4 sigh OF sorrow when his
Young heart was not ready TO re-
spond, caring not what the cost
would be. He wronged none but ms
father and family. A four year old
child could lead him, and some about
I his own age and under did lead him
4 to death.
Hardly had We gone before some
little bows we're at our home persuad'
ing him TO accompany them 70 the
funeral OF the lady mentioned, and
they succeeded ia pursuading him to
90 to-his own funeral, whore he mr.
rived about eleven o'clock, at three
his litsless body was found having
been III the water for six hours
ale went 70 his doom with bis
mothers warning ringing III hlSeIrs
for she had IA preseutimeut that d
watery grave awaited HIM and haa
told him that should such tate
oyertnks him 10 cross Ills hands az
his breast, close his eyes ami Uouti
aud straighten himself out, with hi'
feet drawn together. 30 that hccoul,
% Hurled when brought home q
her. not failing 20 remember ~
thief on the cross
When found his hands mouth
eyes and feet were al she had directe,
aud We try to console ourselves will
the thought that he remembered III
rest VI the warning OH, tis - har'
, 10 think his fingers put III the cas-
tho type that form the letters tina
f. you arc reading this morning an,
that hts fathers hand should hny
To make them tell Of tho death 1
q disoJedent. Maynard boy Co
pity rs!
! Three hours before his death d
picked up his own little u .lat cOrng
: md blew softly and teudsrly:
2 Jesus lover of my soul
. let me 90 Thy bosom NJ.
W.ils the nearer waters FoH.
Aud he trmp~rt at,li t. high
I "lle laid his corngt away m Il
. case. never finishing the verse.
"Oh! poor boy, Why dii you lsay
your huEe when you could hgAr III
nearer waters roll3
Boys in Savannah should boar
mind that, as the Headlight say
Their sins will find them out, ia
: II may be 80 suddenly thnt they VI
!. not have time to cross their hunt
! on their breasts, close their eyes M
" mouths ana straighten tbemseIy,
\ ont with feet drawn together TIL
I u q privilege youcbsaiei to few VII
!, arc drowned and Il may bo mnr
!. years before another ono viii
! granted it.--Sayanuah Republican
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-10-04
aossenkransand cuIdenslslA
From lhs Nrr Ynrk Tins.

From The NFw York Times.
a very curious addition e sn.
spcareunn comes from Gerip'l
The royal library at stut's"
contains n handsome old eM.
graph book supposed % have Y
the property of Duke f're,leries ! !
Wurtembcrg. Ithas the signntu''s
. lot Of contemporary notau'eF ~
with n date md motto, and w., w.
srnblc number of these are pas N.
On one page together, urine,. ~
Of 1917, are the signatures o sU'e 4
Rosscnkrans md L. Guldensse'sst .e
is possible not 20 believe tlias s Nv.
spear knew OF the existence q .,s.l
Two Danish eourtiers when ~ s ,s,a
Hamlet" but how he henrd, = = ,ol
Or whore he could have seen tl's , y,
which puts thcm together Inu'"
,s tho exact Teutonic mind.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-10-04
BIG TALES OF BIG WHALES.

SUPPOSE the
whales give you
a h ard fight
sometimes" said
the artist teas
ingly.
"Yes, = replied
theCaptain, "the
s perm whale
fights with his
mouth, and the
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-07
KINDLY REMEMBERED.

Harry Arnold, Esq, leaves today for
Washington, ID. c., to take position in
the pension department. His many
friends regret very much to see him leave,
and at the same time are glad that he has
clever position. A number of his Knight
Templar friends called on him last evening
by way of surprise, and ali had a most
pleasant evening of it. Among those pres
ent were: c. NJ. Jones, Jerre Cole, Oscar
Barnes, w. Anawalt, i. ID. Skinner, f.
Abel, .. B. Stockner, L. Z. Bleckley, W.
Tucker DR.. NcClees Oscar Smith,
r Dean, J. p Allen, f. Ross, J. H. Alley,
W. Davidson, Z. Goldberg, and J. II. Het-
finger
The evening was spent at cards and other
games for the most part, and just before
leaving Mr.. J. p. Allen, in very pleas
ant manner informed Mr.. Arnold that his
Knight Templar friends desired to be re-
membered by him, and as token of es-
TEEN as friend and knight Templar they
presented him with a knight Templdr
charm. 1t was very handsome one, cost
ing $780,
Mr.. Arnold responded with thanks for
the handsome present. and assured them
his friends in Wichita made it quite sure
this would always he his home.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-07
Nero Wore a HIonocIe.

Spectacies were invented 600 years ago.
the use oil glass to ana the sight OF defect
i've eyes Is, however, mucn oioer. Nero
looked through a concave glass IN watcn-
ing the gladiatoriai games, and many
otner historical men OF MS day were de-
pendent on similar devices for iengtnening
their sight. Till the latter part of the
Thirteenth century only tne single glass
was in use.
in 100 the double glass was invented,
some say by Saivino degii Armati, others
by the monk, Alexander OF Spina. In the
Fourteenth century spectacies were used
quite frequently by the very wealthy and
nlgn BORN, although they were so scarce
that they were Oequeatned IN wills with all
the elaborate care that marked the dispo-
sitIon OF afeuual estate. ne noiy Antonius
of Padua, who preached 10 the fishes when
men refused 10 hear him, gave TO the poor,
according 10 the iegenu, not only ms clothes,
but also MS spectacies.
The first spectacles, which were very ex-
pensive, were made in italy. Somewhat
later the manufacture or cheaper glasses
sprang up in Holland, ana IL spread late in
the Fourteenth century 20 Germany. Nurn-
berg and Ratnenow acquired fame for their
glasses between 1890 and 1900 For many
years glasses were used only rs means Of
aiding bad eyes First in spain appeared
the fashion OF wearing glasses merely for
the sake of wearing them. IL spread rap
IDLY to the rest OF the continent ana brought
about the transformation OF the old Thir-
teenth century spectacies into eyeglasses
and eventually into the mOnocle, the COS
trademark OF the danny New
York sun.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-07
THE MISTAKE IN THE COUNT.

1t makes the average member of the
combination very angry to intimate that
Ayres has not been elected. They hustled
around and blowed in an abundance of
cash trying to secure that very impOr ant
office. 1t comes in from some of the town
ships that the judges found w. w. Ayers
on some of the tickets and VI. w. Ayres
on Others. They supposed this was in
tended one and the same "Ayres" not
knowing that the prohibition candidate
and the combination man were separate
individuals. Also on some of the tickets
1t was written plain "Ayres" and these
were also counted for the combination
candidate. 1t is said the Republicans will
be cruel enough to insist on the mistakes
being corrected aud should it appear that
Luling has more votes than either of tn
'Ayre-," it may be insisted that Luling
be declared the next district clerk. This
would be cruel indeed, but in the count if
Luling has been elected, it would prob
ably be concluded that he should have the
Office
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-07
Denver and Salt Lake. until this season

Denver and Salt Lake, until this season
Her engagement which opens tonight will
present her in her new play, 'Inhe tied, f"
or ''LHeritage d Helene" as it was orig
inally produced in Paris at the Theatre de
L'Application. Tomorrow night she will
be seen in her own version of 1.-THE Creole
as played by her over 500 times in the east
ern cities. A strong feature of the engage
ment will be the excellent supporting com
pany she will bring, which comprises such
well known people as Harry MainhalI
Frank Kilday, Charles H. Messenger, e. NJ
Gray, Harry French, the Misses Esther
Williams, Carrie Elberts, Jennie Eiberts
and others, not forgetting sweet little Baby
Parker. The engagement has been antici-
pated with pleasure, and Manager Craw-
ford is TO be congratulated on securing
Miss Granger for Wichita
Harry Gilfoil is stranger here. but he
jumped into popularity at once by his re-
markably clever limitations in "a Trip TO
Chinatown" His mimicry of dog and
cat fight, buzz saw, etc, has never been
equaled here, and he is a champion whistler
as well. His specialties took at once.