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Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-08-30

AT a somewhat early age OF the
world people who com mitted crimes
or were bad ON general principles
were presumed to be possessed of one
or more devils. In medieval times
Satan was credited with melting
persons to do wrong. Even good Dir
Watts affirmed that such was the case
when he wrote his songs for the
nursery. To-day in England, and in
some OF the states in our union, an in
dictment declares that every person
formally accused Of committing a
felony ''was melted by the devil" His
satanic majesty is accused OF '.being
an accessory before the fact" though
he is not arrested, committed to jail,
indicted by Il grand jury or put on
trial It seems somewhat strange
that no criminal lawyer has ever
sought to procure the release OF his
client or his acquittal by pleading that
the indictment specified that the devil
planned the crime and induced an
innocent pc rson to commit it. This
plea might cause jury to return e
verdict of mot guilty" without leav'
Ang their Sc ats.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-08-30
Temptation.

This is what Prof. Henry Drum,
mond, of Glasgow, says about boys
temptation: ''You have heard of the
old castle that was taken by IA single
gun. The attacking force had only
one gun. and it seemed hopeless to try
to take the castle; but one soldier
said, i can show you how you can
take the castle, and he pointed the
cannon to one spot and fired, and
went on all day, never moving the
cannon. About night-fall there were
a few grains of sand knocked off the
wall. He did the same thing the
next day and the next. By and by the
stones began to come away, and BY
steadily working his gun for one week,
he made a hole in that castle big
enough for the army to walk through.
Now, with single gun firing away at
every boys life, the devil is trying to
get in at one opening. Temptation is
the practice OF the soul, and il you
never have any temptation you will
never have any practice. A boy that
attends fifty drills in year is a much
better soldier than the one that drills
twice. Do not quarrel with your
temptations; set Yourself resolutely to
face them.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-08-30

The British census will be taken
next April The WORK OF the enumera-
tors will be very simple. No questions
that can give offense to anybody will
be asked, and the one great aim will
be to arrive at the number of the
queens subjects. It has been estinat-
ed that the British Empire at the be.
ginning OF the present year WAS nearly
1928. 600, 600, OF whom 38, 125.0O9 live in
England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
The census of the great city OF London
will be taken in a single d ay, and the
whole vast work will be done with in
credible rapidity.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-08-30

Chicago will be able to sh.w the
visitors to the Worlds faic >. class Of
buildings that they cannot see in any
other American city nor in any of the
European capitals. The large and
lofty building, which was once re-
garded as a great architectural Curl
osity, Is now the rule with Chicago
buildings. Where once but one OF
these building doomed solitary and
alone above its surroundings their are
now whole blocks OF them. They range
from twelve to nineteen stories, and
will not be the least interesting sight
for strangers at the exposition.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-08-30

EASTERN farmers have feeling that
the development of the west has been
unnaturally forced. and that the whole
country would have been more
prosperous hal things been left to
take a more natural course. The
forcing policy his built up a few
enormous fortunes. and has made some
others rich, but it has not benefited
the mass Of our agrieult ural producers
AMY here
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-08-30

IT is said that elephants are being
killed off in such numbers for their
tusks since the opening Of the in
terror of Africa that the species will
soon die out. If this is true an ordi-
nary old dun-colored elephant will be
a sufficient curiosity for the circus
man without giving him coat of
white paint AMI calling him a sacred
white elephant, Formerly the prope rty
of the King OF Siam.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-08-30
500 nad ror an t:nr1I.ll Inke.

Schoolmaster-' but look here,
my boy. Suppose | were to lend your
father $500, let us say. without inter-
est, but on condition that he should
pay me Gl0 week. How much
would he still owe me IN two months?r
New Boy Five hundred pounds,
sir!''
Schoolmaster-Tut! tut! My boy,
you don't know the first principles OF
arithmetic"
New Boy You don't know my ia
tler, sir!"
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-08-30

While ice is scarce and dear, Prof
r. =. T. Nichols loreshadows an ngrcea.
9 9ie future; He thinks the day i not
H s,,. when brine, cooled below tbe
freezing pointoiwater, will be cn y" iaS
y npuer the streets in pipes. ns atom,
y now supplying from central w. ~
80 ,o' g. y very convenient subsiitudo
-"r ice "a the domestic household way
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-08-30

THOSE best versed in the iron in
dustry are sounding the warning note,
that by far too many blast furnace
are now producing iron. Especially is
this true of Georgia Alabama and
Tennessee, where but comparatively
small amount OF iron is needed in man
nfacturing. If oue-half tho blast fur
naces are erected in 1890 that are prom
Ised in the schemes OF southern devel-
opement, we shall see pig iroa selling
at less than cost.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-08-30
WIN Use Carrier rlren,..

Mariners have always looked upon
Sable Island, N s.. as one of the
most dangerous points OF the coast,
and many of the most serious ship
wrecks have occurred in the vicinity
of that island. One of the principal
disadvantages under which seanen.
shipwrecked at this place. labor Is
that they have no means OF commune
eating with the main land except by
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-08-30

PETER LECHNER is known as the
most lonely man in Europe. He is
connected with the weather bureau
service and is stationed on top Of the
Schonnblick Mountains, in the Austrian
Alps. There he lives month in and
month out. 1t is the custom OF the
villagers on Christmas Day to cut their
way up and bring him presents.
Throughout the year this is the only
time he sees a human face.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-08-30
one from Each.

BarlSeeper--I notice you have al
ways five pennies for your glass Of
beer in the morning.
Toper-Yes.
Barkeeper-How is II?
Topper I'm a married man.
Barkeeper-WellP
Ioper-I have five children.
Barkeeper-Ye
Toper-Each one has little bank.
Further explanation is unnecessary.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-08-30
sermons for Young Fan.

n Otkg T.
Lie, in its current issoe n,
the vision ola girl about 10 ersa. +
Asleep in her chair the fair girl 4. I
uate dreams ofpots aud Dana Y.
tubs and serubbing boards. Co..
stoves and carpet sweeps. eo0s.
books and other prosaie In, y
useful articles,
In the same vein DIR. Talmae.
an article setting forth the ida h
the girls should be tau ght "a a.
quotes Madame dc Stael. VIA
1T is not these writings thar
proud OF, but the fact char n,
facility in ten occupations, n an,
OF which | could make a liyslisa.I' i
What truth, wisdom or soand !,
osophy One may find ia this 49,. Il
Life, or in the preaching Of Dr +
mage is just rs applicable 10 Il.
7 graduate as 70 the girl. Ossk
more lifted than the other Tor Il,
rious things OF life; one "a
than the other can grapp.s VA II
real perplexitles. But there I
difference we expect a girl Il \,
school or college a mature waw.
wespeak OF the young fellow W. n
divided his income for four yssr Y
tween his club aud his Landlord : I
eallow youth or as an ogefgne'
boy.
one with any expeFishee X,
doubt the confident asssFsios
Madam de Ssnel thns she nas
tress 81 10 occupations. Ia any 4.
0fwhich she could make llyssss
II she could in tWo eallings 3 I,
living she was more indeg@ndsnt,
ninety ,niue men out 81 q hanlfs. +
lay
Probably Madam III Ssael INA \,
n tried % earn q livelihood. ( wa
very easy 90 man or aOmas 81
has never tried Ii Hut q -sr
horne. to-day il Is the qnestsoa 4
questions FOR hos and siFl, h0g IA
| make Il liyingt
Perhaps our systeEi 81 rl9aa
II nGt t=st Httrd q enable 0rs Is :
smrr this question, but gwen d vi
inc man or woman. tile tgAin.l
the schools, tllc negnAiasaa&g
books, sAs mental nleFtHsss aa
comes trojan application, givFs on
poiut " advantage The Na
does uut turn out good c80k, \
trtw nor does u tnFn Gus lasJs
bankers, men ~ business. slss
only the school " iils gives tssss
gvrr~. aiI other education Il tsgpH
I tory
Why them should W. ask thF acy
girl. - they ienve ttie sth6a,gec
60 take ~ at uncc the burtra q
Why should we sxact ofssias
twenty one the work Wilbahsh 81
nrthirty or forty strusgleF WAYS
seriously Or sntirirnlly, thsl ela
ton j. i failure. aud lla q stafg
dclHsion. filled only witt pfs'
thr commonplace duties and aFe's
i".' Its not as. For each and "a
I, these young persons Ito holds g
\ worth living tor, worth striFis
II they will live and strive wofiA
"AlI true whole mru sucregd Z
Lowell, and II Il i t-rttcr sef1aos
the graduating classes thaa "
! image in bis puipr. or Life ID q
umnH. has ever preached. w
VILE lourier.J ourual
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-08-30

THE country would be grievously
Injured il all its private schools were
destroyed. They never will be so long
as this is couatry OF freemen. Every
child should be in school. II his pa
rents will not provide school the
state must; but it can be done without
interfering with the rights Of citizen
hins
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-08-30

Do those who are inclined to lay
the blame ofthe present unsatisfactory
condition of farming on bad laws or
lhe lax enforcement of good laws, stop
10 think that II this be so, a large
share of the blame must be laid at the
door of tine farmers as class?
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-08-30
An Ingenious Hired Man

All hired men are ingenious ~
some ore more SO thnn Others ~
the Pittsburg Dispatch.
One day last week gentlsa.ss'
sent John, his coachmnn, milsH''s
aud bottle.washer, to the nGle0 ,t
ing village for 80 cents worth W..
cent stamps. After the nsual ,' xxx
say three hours-had elnpsed M NJ
returned from his tramp oltwo wv WI
His face wore a selBsatisilf,u l ~
when he came into Prs empl0''
presence.
Got the stamps. TIohn2 III
Yes, sir" the F1inn replied, n .ars
ing over d bunchl Of cent stap .,l
II snid 2.cent aHtnmps, john y
you've got ones. ,,..a
"Yes, sir, andTthe smile Hla sh \
II asked for oC cents worss ~.
stamps, aud the westminster VA N
he, '1-cent or 2.ceA1t9 DO w. "a
l-eent stnlnps?' sd n
he. We'll, says ID " y u
stamps for n cent 40 " y II
pawn ~ nm baA ih' "
stamps, sir" Il
OF course 10 niaii 2
ehovmod with hY
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-08-30
How ugh They Are.

The following table gives the alti-
tude Of the Capital city Of thirty-four
States. as determined BY the Govern
ment Geological Survey:
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-12-06
THE COUNTRY'S TRADE.
Weekly Review as Gathered by Z, &.
Dun d. Co.'s Mercantile Agency.
Tight Honey Not So Pronounced as Week
Aco-Reports Of Increased Business
From Many Trade Centers.

| NEW YORK, Dec. 5.-R. G. Dun j
stringency in commercial loans noticed
| last week as the chief cause of the pres
ent disturban is now almost the only
remaining cause of unsettled domestic
| affairs. There has been a distinct i'm
provement in the disposition of the
| banks and money lenders to give neces-
sary support to legitimate business, cur
failing speculative advances as
| far as possible. But the volume
| of trade is still surprisingly
heavy, as clearing house exchanges
prove, and railroad earnings aud the re-
turns from many oenters of trade larger
than ever before at this season. With
time and spirit of mutual helpfulness,
legitimate business OF the country should
soon recover its normal state of health.
Very numerous and full re-
ports from other cities this week
show that cheapness of cotton at
the South and delay of winter north have
somewhat reduced transactions and
caused more hardness in collections than
heretofore, but colder weather and the
approach of the holiday season already
begin to have favorable effect at many
points. At most southern points
slower movements OF cotton on
account of low price is named as
the principal cause in the delay in
collections, thus at Dallas, while money
is tight, banks, having made advances,
are urging shipments, and within rR-
dus of 100 miles there is said to be S.
00O O00 m SI0 00O non worth nf cotton
ready to be forwarded. Banks are gem
orally taking care of their customers as
far IS they are able, and the movement
of sugar at New Orleans 10 large and at
good prices.
The volume of trade throughout the
country ia so heavy that with an ad-
vance OF ~ per cent. in prices since
year ago, larger supplies of money are
absorbed.
The speculative market for products
are relatively high already wheat having
advanced shade for the week and corn
no less than . cents and pork 20 cents
per barrel, though hops are shade
lower and cotton and coffee unchanged.
There is no especial change noted in
TIE great industries, though pig iron ia
rather weaker in tone. Demands for
finished products of iron and steel are
still large, though distinctly less than
month ago, and rails are weak with
scanty sales. Wooden manufacture
is much more hopeful and confident
than il was six months or q year ago,
but manufacturers are moving with eau
ton. Labor troubles are very few and
the industry of the country is remarka-
bly, well employed at fair wages.
The business failures occurring through
out the country during the past seven
days number 3l2, as compared with to-
tai of 249 last week. For the correspond
ing week of last year, the figures were
BIG.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-12-06

Liza Ford was cut across the throat by Ber
| Marbly on Jones street after midnight thus
| morning. Officer Charley Medley is after the
| cutter. The wound is expected TO DE fatal. The
| parties are colored.
| The above appeared in THE GAzETT
| yesterday morning.
The sequel is equally interesting.
| Officer Charley Neeley continued the
! chase after Ben and found him couple
| of hours later with his throat cut hcrri-
| bly,.
The story is exciting.
! Marbly and his girl, Liza, had been at
| colored ball on the previous night.
| Ihey had q gay time, but. Liza had q
corner on the gavetY. She danced
around promiscuously, a proceeding
which Ben strongly objected to; and when
at O'Clock yesterday morning he in
duced Liza to 60 home he had to take
her away from another fellow. But they
started home at CLOCK.
A half hour later a colored man walk
ing down lower Jones street came
upon Liza Ford on the sidewalk
with great cash across her
throat, tied up with q handkerchief
through which the blood oozed and fell
upon the pavement. He conveyed her
to the office of DR.. Davis, the
eoioleu physician, anu tDen nOtlueu
Officers Medley and Hurley, who at once
proceeded to search for Marbly. The
knew he lived ON South Jones street, but
search of the premises failed to reveal
him. They proceeded to the house of his
Brother near the Daggett school house in
the Third ward, and there they found
him.
But his throat was also cut similarly TO
Liza's.
Officer Nicely says that when he lifted
the fellows chin he disclosed gap six
inches long and two inches across.
1t was q horrible cash.
Marbly could barely talk. He wanted
to explain, and considering the diff
Guilty he had in making himself UNDER
stood and the brief time allowed for COL
lecting his thoughts, he told
But they lacked the element
of consistency. His principal story was
that some stranger had attacked himself
and the girl on Jones street, cutting the
girls throat first and then overtaking
him in his flight and treating him SINH
lsrly.
But afterwards he contradicted this
statement. And the officers do not be-
lieve him especially in view of the fact
that the girls story does not coincide
with his.
When be RECEIVERS, if he does, he will
be held for attempt to murder it the
woman survives. If she does not the
charge will be much graver.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-12-06
A CHANGE.
The New Commissioner OF the Land Office
Relieves in Rotation In Office.
Not Installed.

Hon. w. L. McGaughey has senti-
ments and he is not afraid to express
them.
The North Texas representative in the
next state administration will make
friends by his candor even if his many
other good qualities do not distinguish
him from the common herd.
He was in the city yesterday, and
talked to a GAZETTE man.
"Your Austin correspondent stated a
fact when he said proposed to make a
clean sweep of the clerks in the commits
sioner's office after my installation, - ne
said.
81 believe in rotation IN office, and 1
propose to carry my ideas into effect
when / get down to business.
'But l am not installed yet. l wish
you would mention that fact, for
1t would save me much an
noyance and serve to prevent
mistakes. A great many people imagine
l am already IN Office, and daily l re-
ceive letters on business pertaining to
the commissioner duties, the writers
laboring under the mistake that am the
commissioner.
"I will not be in Office until January
90, 1891. -
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-12-06
CASE OF MURDER.
He was Held for Attempt to XIII, but the
Charge Is Even Worse Than
That.

Walter Richardson celebrated last
has not celebrated any since that time.
1t will be remembered that on the
night of last July John Crisp, a white
man, was stabbed at the Dahlman re-
frgersto- by negro named Walter
Richardson. a gang of men, white
and black. was gathered there
that night to enjoy the fruits
of the event for which the day is usually
celebrated. They tapped key of beer
and the foaming liquor sailed
around in great shape. a quar-
rel arose, as they often do when
beer is cheap, and Walter Richardson
was expelled from the party. A short
time later he returned with an ugly dirk
knife and proceeded to carve up John
Crisp.
Later in the night Richardson was
captured up town with the blood still
fresh on his clothes, while Crisp was
taken to q house near by to await the
chances OF life and death.
For nearly two months Crisp fingered
on, but finally he succombed, ard now
he is il bis grave.
Richardson has been in jail ever since
his arrest. He ls the most nonchalant
party connected with the affair. The
charge against him up to yesterday was
attempt to kill.
But yesterday afternoon the grand
jury brought in q few bills of indict-
meut, and among them was one charg-
ing Walter Richardson with the crime Of
murder.
The grand jury also returned several
;,,l
felonies and seventeen for misdemeanors.
Among the latter are numerous gamb-
ling aud liquor cases.
The grand jury adjourned for good.
The next jury will be called on the sec
ond Monday ID January.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-12-06
Personal

T. L. Lynch of Austin is at the Pick
wick.
G. R. Wear of Mckinney is stopping al
the Ellis.
John 7. Beal OF Colorado City is in
Fort Worth.
J. L. Rison of sulphur Springs is at
the Mansion.
R. NJ. Brown of Bowie is in the city
stopping at the Pickwick.
A. ". Lewis and w. ] Jones, citizens
of Quanah, are in the city.
NJ. E. Lauderdale of Greenville ar
rived in Fort Worth last night and Is at
the Mansion.
w. s. Towns, recently of Dixon
Springs, Tenn. has come to Fort Worth
TO locate. He has relatives here.
Miss Julia Williams will return this
morning from Shreveport on the $3.50
Texas and Pacific west bound train.
The young ladies of the "Kookiug
klub' will be entertained this evening
by Miss Abby Harold at 'clock.
Charley Neeley, one of the most eff
ficent officers on the Fort Worth police
force, leaves to-day for Montgomery,
Tex, to visit his mother.
Miss Sallie Tomkies of Shreveport,
La. Will arrive on the $3.50 west bound
Texas and Pacific train this morning,
visiting the family of J. Nj. Williams,
1904 East Weatherford street.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-12-06
The Dismissal of Miner.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5.-The last batch
of the Blaine Miner correspondence
lust made public concludes with the let
ter of the secretery of state dismissIne
the minister. Secretary Blaine closes
this letter as follows:
'On more than one occasion this gov
eminent has permitted Its legislation
ships Of war to offer hospitality to polit-
ical refugees. This is done from mo-
tives of humanity. It's views would
not have been less pronounced il In ad-
dition to the human aspect of the sub
ject, it had also been confronted with
the duty of preventing the decks of its
merchant vessels from being made q
theater of Illegal violence upon ground
less and unlawful executions wit bout
even the pretense OF legal formality.
For your course therefore in intervening
to permit the authorities of Guatemala
to accomplish their desire to capture
Barundia, l can discover no justinca-
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-12-06
NOTHING SAVED.
South Side Residence Burned to the Ground
Last Night-The Inmates
Away.

Last night about O'Clock An alarm of
fire called the department to the South
Side, where the ffremen arrived in time
TO find residence reduced to ashes.
. 1t was the home of G. S. Eitelbeck on
Jennings avenue, between St. Joseph s
infirmary and j. Johnson's resi-
dence. The family were away
from home at the time, having
driven up town to attend an enter
tainmeut. The cause of the fire is not
known. When discovered the flames
had about enveloped the building, and
when the firemen arrived, though they
made quick run, they found nothing
but heap of smoldering ashes.
Nothing was saved. There was no
time to enter the house.
The loss will reach probably $500, in
elusive of the furniture.