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Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-10-11

OF all the prisoners in Sing Sing II
is probable that Ferdinand Ward feels
his degradation more keenly. He is
employed in little printing office adj
joining the head keepers quarters.
and has the best employment OF any
OF the involuntary tenants OF the place.
His office is bright and cheerful, if any
place within prison wall can he
considered cheerful. and his task is a
light one. The walls of his workroom
are adorned with many Autographs
and opposite his case may be seen
the photographs Of handsome woman
and a pretty child, his wife's and his
child's. With all his faults Ward was
q devoted husband and a loving father.
What memories must have rushed
through his mind when he learned OF
that wife's death, and what thoughts
filled his brain when he reflected that
his acts had divorced him from her
dying bed and prevented him from
shedding tear over her coffin! For
him Sing Sing is no health resort and
/ il his mental anguish is as great as hit
appearance indicates he is likely to
end his days within its walls. New
| York World.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-10-11
a Jersey MosouITo7
A Winged Monster That Two
Ranchmen Killed.

A Winged Monster That Two
Ranchmen Killed.
A winged monster REMINDING q
huge alligator, with an extremely
elongated tail and an imineAse pair OF
wings. was found on the desert be-
tween Milestone and Huachnca
mountains by two ranchers VINO were
returning home. says the Tombstone.
(Ari.) Epitaph. The creature was
evidently exhausted by a long fight,
and when discovered was able TO fly
but short distance at time.
After the first shock OF wild amaze
ment had passed, the two men who
were on horseback and armed with
Winchester rifles. regained courage to
pursue the monster, and, after an ex-
citing chase Of several miles, succeed
ed in getting near enough to open fire
with their rifles, wounding it The
creature then turned on the men. but
owing to its exhausted condition they
were able to keep out OF its way, and
after d few well directed shots tho
monster partly rolled over and re-
manned motionless. Inc men cautious
" approached, their horses snorting
with terror. and found that the crea~
tus was dead.
They then proceeded to make an
examination. and found that 10
measured ninety-two feet in length,
and the greatest diameter was about
fifty inches. The monster had only
two feet these being situated short
distance in front OF where the wings
joined TO the body. The head, as near
as they could judge. was about eight
feet long; the jaws were thickly SET
with strong, sharp teeth. It's e:es
were as large as a dinner-plate and
protruded about half way from the
head. They had some difficulty IN
measuring the wings. as they were
partly folded under the body. but final
I ly got one Strengthened sufficiently 70
get measurement of rs feet, making
the total length from tip to tip about
100 feet The wings were composed
of a thick and nearly transparent
membrane and were devoid of feath
ers or hair. The skin OF the body wa;
! comparatively smooth and easily pene
trated by bullet
f The men cut of small portion o
3 the tip OF one wing and took it hom
: with them. Late last night one o
Q them arrived in this city for supple
I . and to make the necess try prepare
I. tions to skin the ere ,ture. when tn
hide will be sent east for examination
!, by the eminent scientists OF the day.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-10-11
sungEcrs ron rnouoHr.

Speech is external thought, AND
thought internal speech.
viii utter what believe to-day If it
should contradict all said yesterday.
The one who will be found in trial ca
pable Of great acts of love is ever the
one who is always doing considerate
small ones.
IL is often more necessary to conceal
contempt than resentment, the former
being never forgiven, but the latter be-
ing sometimes forgot.
A certain amount OF opposition is
| great help to man. Kites rise against
and not with the wind. Even head
wind is better than none. No man ever
worked his passage anywhere in dead
! calm.
The foolish and wicked practice Of pro-
/ fame cursing and swearing is a vice so
mean and low that every person OF sense
and character detests and despises it,
Industry is essentially social Norman
can improve either himself or his neigh
Dor without neighborly help; and to
better the world is to set the world to
work together.
We hate some persons because we do
not know them; and we will not know
them because we hate Them Those
friendships that succeed TO such aver
sions are usually firm, for those qualities
must be sterling that could not only gain
our hearts, but conquer our prejudices.
Discretion and good nature have al
ways been looked upon as the distin'
gushing ornaments of female converse.
ton. The woman whose price is above
rlbies has no particular in the character
given of her by the wise man more en-
dearing than that she openeth her moutl
with wisdom and in her tongue is thC
law of kindness.
Children may be spoiled in numerou
ways-by never contrGSicting or correct
: ing them, by always indulging or giving
J way TO them, by excessive. praise, by in
judicious comparisons, and last, but no
least. by setting them a bad example
1 An only child, whether son or daughter
5 is always in danger Of being spoiled, an
the mischief is soon done. Many me
I and women who turn out thorough
a selfish, were meant by nature TO be ger
: erous, warm hearted, and self denying.
Thousands go down and disappear fo
want of the power Of physical endui
nnce; quite as many thousands for lac
of steadily Improving brain capacity; bu
4 perhaps most Of all are smitten, crushed
a and routed because of their poverty {
!, clear and steadfast moral purpose. Til
: real strength of man is his health. mel
r tai and physical, and, without this, L
start, however good, no advantages {
T the way, however great, no stroke
e luck, however wonderful, can save hi
is from defeat. Like all other creature
70 his means Of defense must be commel
n surate with every possible occasion,
d final victory can never crown his broN
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-10-11
Russian Hebrews.

A curious and important appeal case
has Just been decided by the court of
cessation OF the senate. which affords
a striking example Of the complicated
disabilities OF the Jews in Russia, says
the London Times. A law student of
Jewish race executed deed of trans
fer by which he made over his proper.
ty in Kiel, consisting Of house and
land, TO his wife in her own right, but
the notary public refused to legslize it
on the ground that the wife, who was
also OF the Jewish faith, had no right
TO acquire landed property in kietf,
whatever might be tue right of her
husband.
The matter went to court. and it was
decided that, although jew possessing
n diploma Of either of the three learned
degrees had n right 10 reside in all
parts of the empire, and in virtue OF
such right might acquire property in
the district OF his residence, yet this
right to acquire property was the re.
suit of an exception 10 the law granted
in favor of the Jewish doctor OF master
of law or arts, rs the case might be,
individually, and was not communities
bic TO his wife or children.
This decision was upheld and CON
iirmed on appeal to the senate in St
Petersburg. Possibly we shall sooI
hear of the wives and families of Rus
sian Jews not having the right TO re
side with their husbands and fathers il
districts where the standard of thei
education gives them the privilege Il
! Iva.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-10-11
Amiaple Tall Men.

There exists n sentiment OF rather
amusing amiabilitv among exces'
siyely tall men. In the Boreel build
ING the other day man about six
foot four in height entered an eleva-
Tor where another giant Of similar
nronortions stood tanning himself
wish complacency. The two men
looked one another over with entire
frankness. and then the first said:
"You must be pretty well above
three inches. !.
aSix. four" said the other laconci'
nlly lis that your heightp'
"I'm lust shade under it," said
theother tall man, with great solem
nity: then hestepped out OF the eleva
tor. leaving the other giant standing
there with lis companion.
ut may strike you as odd to sec
Two mon address one another in thai
ashton he said. "Men of unusua
stature grow so accustomed to look
ing down into the eyes of other mel
that when they are suddenly con
Srnnted with man whose heigh'
nnuses them TO lift their heads an'
inol, Mt him in Il leval way the !eiiec
IL almost startling. A little cha
mont unusual height comes as
notter of course. Big men are pro
verbinlly good.nntnred you know
ynu have no idea how rare nm eXpe
stance Il IL for me to meet n man @
NV own height. Sometimes ! mov
along for year in New York Will
ont encountering Que. New lor
Sun.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-10-11
rnl,, ro,th No. a New It.a.

A Roman doctor has discovered In
many of the skulls in different Etrus-
can tombs, as well as in those deposit
ed in the various museums, interesting
specimens OF ancient dentistry work
and artificial teeth. The false teeth
we're in most cases carved from those
of some large animal and in many IN
stances were fastened to the natural
ones by gold bands. The skulls ex-
amined date rs far back as six een-
turtles before Christ, which proves thai
dentistry is not n modern art
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-10-11
AGruesome Curloslty.

ofall the hideous. uncanny objects
srys tho Boston Globe, the one that
hapgs in the window Of the Hall Rub
Der Company is tho uncanniest and
most hideons. II il the preserved
bend OF South American Indian.
The head is five centuries old and
belonged to an Indian chief named
H@amhrsn who was killed during the
war with the Augarunn lndinns on the
River Santiago. The head was cut
from the body by its Brazilian cap.
tors. and with consummate art, all
the hony matter was removed from
the interior, leaving nothing but the
flesh and skin. Then, 10y some long
lest process, it wns embnlmed; so per-
feet Is the work that al the features
are preserved in their exact proper
tions. but so reduced in size that tho
whole head is not larger than "A good
sized orange.
Attached to the top OF the head
and run through the upper lip, arr
long strands of bright-colored hemp
used in carrying the head at tho
waist ms trophy, after the fashion
ot the North American Indians
Black silken hair, about eighteer
inches long, hangs down on elthei
aide. and the chin is adorned with ,
black imperial. Even the eyebrow
and the short hairs within the nos
trils are preserved. ~,
The curiosity is valued ut S. 900
and will be presented TO the Bostoi
4 Mueseum of Fine Arts.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-10-11

snow" said Cedric, "como both
OF you to the doomsman's soat."
ana when they were gathered there
once more Cedric said to the king:
Take thy hoice and let the old
man be hanged"
And the king marTeIed at the Wis
dom Of the doomsman, and said to
him:
Now know that all | have heard
is truth. Thou art as full of wisdom
as is an egg OF meat. Know then
that | am King Alfred" and when
Cedric had bowed his knee before him
the king said:
Tell me, / pray thee, hcw thou
gavest such rightful doom, for / dare
swear that thou dealt as righteous
~ with the scriyener and the miller
as with me-"
"All three were but small matters,
oh, king" said Cedric, "but this was
the manner in which settled them.
Thou sawest how that / kept all
night the three things anent which
there was a pickering"
II did, !" said the king.
"Well, " said Cedric, ain the morn
ing turned hastily to the woman
and said, Smooth me down a skin,
for need 10 write, and she took a
skin and rubbed it after the fashion
Of scriyener's helper, and then
knew that she belonged to the scriv
ener and not to the hedger's for
how would a hedger's wife know
aught OF writing or OF making ready
skins whereon TO writer"
@ lis well, said the king.
1.-The silver" Cedric, 81 put in {
pot OF water and left it over night
In the morning there Hoated on thu
! top OF the water n fine white dust
Then knew il belonged to the miller
! whose hands and clothes were cover
ed with ground wheat, and not Il
the tiesher, whose hands we're greas.
! with his meats. Had il been his, 81
and not dust would have been on tn
waters tor"
Its very well, said the king. An
my horse?"
, Truly therein | had pains 10 fin
] the truth. For though OF cours
tliou knewest thy beast among tn
+ score, and doubtless wouldst hay
9 known him amid an hundred, Va
a when / called the beggar in so di
9 be. too. and ] was puzzled
e Then didst thou but guess I'll
G TRUTH said the king.
y Nay, replied Cedric. ITO CUES
r il not true wisdom. lsaw that Will
; the beggar knew the horse, yet di
!. the horse not know him. Yet th'
j il knew, and whinnied when tho
earnest anigh To il; and so | ga'
thec and hanged the beggar.'
e The king pondered awhile, an
i then spoke.
;. Truly. Cedric" quoth he, "tho
e art better TT to be king and | to
o doomsman. And yet ] know no
!. for while lmnke passing good kir
Y fear | should make passing ba
r donmsman. Horace Townsend
Il Independent.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-10-11
The WORLDS NOTED sRAA


The era Of Abraham began Oct. l. b
@. 2Ol6.
The era Of Augustus began in the
year of Rome 727. twenty-seyen years
before the Christian era.
The era of Tyre began b. G. 125. in
the year of Rome 62S. and in the lS6th
of the Seleueide or Grecian era.
Inc era of Antioch fixed the creation
b. G. 1892. After 2s5, however il
coincided with the Alexandrian era.
The era of the Hegira dates from the
flight OF Mohammed from Mecca to
Medina on the 18th or 10Th of July, A.
ID. 622.
The Chinese era begins b. c. 2277,
but since the year 1853 ID. G. Chinese
writers have dated the year from the
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The Cgsarean era of Antioch was
instituted ia consequence Of the victory
OF Pharsalia. gained by Julius Caesar in
the year of Rome 706 and b. c. 4S.
The era of Nabonnassar began Feb.
26, b. c. TAI. II continued until the
death of Alexander the Great, and was
thence brought down 70 the reign OF
| Antonius Pius.
The Hindoo era is quite complicated
and its calculation has given rise to
much controversy. The current era
the fourth of the worlds existence, the
Kal Yug-begau b. c. 3l0l.
The French republic era began Sept.
90. 1892. The republican calendar was
first used on the 18th of November
| 1898. and was discontinued Dec. 81
1905. when the Georgian was resumed
The Persian era began on the acces
sion of King Yezdegird to the throne
Of Persia, June l6. A. ID. 632. Thu
Persian year was readjusted in A. ID
1913. and the system continues TO thu
present time.
The Jewish era was adopted in tn
fifteenth century. The Jews date from
the creation OF the world. which the
consider 10 have taken place $3.50 year
aud three months before the com
mencement Of the Christian era.
The Alexandrian era of the creation
of the world was fixed at 5J02 year
before Christ. so that A. ID. CORES
ponds with the Ale Iandrian year G
the creation 5503. This computation
was continued until the year A. d. 2Si
|, but in A. ID. 2S5 ten years were sui
tracted.
The era OF Spain began at the cor
quest Of that country by Augustus. l
G. IS. IL was adopted in Portuga
J Africa. and the southern provinces {
, France. II was abolished in Cataloni
! 10 1880; in Aragon. 1850; in Yalenci;
} 1858. and in CASTLE in 1898. but it pr,
, vailed in Portugal as late as l4l5 {
: 1922.
The Grecian commences in the yei
], Of Rome 542. twelve years after Il
death of Alexander, B. c. 81. TIL
era is still in use among almost all Il
: people OF LeYant. The Jews. whe
they became subject TO the kings
7 Syria. adopted it, and did not abando
z il for the one now used by them uut
d within the last 400 years.
n The era Of Constantinoplc, whit
was adopted ia that city before q
middle Of the seventh century. lik
wise commences with the creation
: the world, which is assigned TO b.
" 55Os. The Russians followed this CT
II cula,ion until the reign of Peter t
b. Great, having received it from Z
"A Greek church, by which il is still use
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-10-11
oARE FOR YOUR warren.
A Few valuable Directions for Keeping
1t in Order.

A Few Valuable Directions for Keeping
1t in Order.
Bows and girls sometimes treat their
watches badly from indifference, some
times, because they do not know how TO
take care Of them. Here are some hints
that have been furnished to Youths
Companion:
Do not let watch run down, but wind
il regularly at fixed time each day.
Set your watch by and compare it with
a reliable regulator.
Hold the watch still when winding it
Never shake watch violently.
Never meddle with the works.
Never carry your watch near an cleo
trical machine.
Do not let your watch run more than
two years without cleaning.
Never put yonr watch in the hands OF
| a poor workman.
/ IL your watch stops, see whether it ha:
run down, and if it has, wind and set it
IL it has not run down, see whether
the hands have caught. II they have
by using care you may free them.
If neither of these, take the watch to |
matchmaker.
IL a watch is dropped into the water
&c into fresh water, open the cases to tn
works and put the watch, opened, into
Gun of kerosene or machine oil. No tim
should be lost in doing this Then, a
soon as pos4lDle, take it TO watch
maker.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-10-11
Ho Was Devn in ii, Luck.

mo use talkin' 70 me 'boutlayin' un
money for rainy day." said Unclo
Ebo. addressing an attentive group;
s.no use talking dat way TO man wild
sich luck as | always hab Why, great
Scott II l was to lay up money FOR a
rainy day we'd hab drought for
forty ears No. sab; you don't kctch
dis niger in dat sost tap."-PuelS.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-10-11
morphine and Druggists in France,

The French government is taking
vigorous measures to suppress the
morphine habit by furnishing the drug
gists who sell the drug TO persons
whom they know to be addicted to its
use. One druggist who had been con-
yicted of this oflense in one district aud
had paid the penalty has been refused
diploma in another district where be
had opened new shop,
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-10-11

The Original Ruckage is the name
chosen for a paper to be published at
Old Orchard, Me-, during the coming
summer season.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-10-11
oVpRIC THE WISE.

n that town OF
our dearlando OF
England, in
which / was
born and grew
uptomanhood,
the folk are
wont 10 tell
many tale .
anent the good
King Alfred.
Albeit those
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-06-27

ventursome sailors soldier might have lived
to round out his career by brilliant leader
ship during the country's perils
The headquarters at Louisville were in
the Calf house. and there Davis and Mel
son would be certain to core into collision.
On the morning of Sept. % Nelson passed
from the breakfast room to the main hall
of the hotel, stepped to the clerks desk
and asked II question and turned about
and leaned urOn the railing of the
counter to await the arrival of Gen. Buell.
In turning he faced an assembly of people
military and civilians among them Coy
esnor .. p. Morton, of Indiana, and Gen
Davis, who was in Morton's company
Davis went toward Nelson and charged
him with having insulted him at their last
meeting. Nelson told him to 90 away, bur
instead, evidently counting upon the moral
support of his friend Morton. he pressed
up and renewed the demand for satisfac-
ton. Nelson, using an epithet of contempt,
again ordered him away, adding, Il don't
want anything to do with you" During
this excitement Davis had been nervously
twisting and rolling one of the hotel cards
in his hand, and drawing near to Nelson he
shot it into his face with a sharp snap of
the thumb. This was met by II backhanded
addressed to Morton, Ibid you come here,
sir to see me insulted?"
mo, sir replied Morton, and Nelson
walked away toward his room on the Office
floor.
Davis turned to enc of his companions
and asked for pistol. His friend had
none, but soon borrowed one and handed il
to Davis. Nelson, meanwhile had gone as
far as the door of his room, but failing 10
enter had turned back along "A corridor
running off from the main hall, and was
distant few feet from the latter at the
| foot of a staircase leading to Gen. Buell. 3
room on the second floor He did not live
to explain his motive, but it is probable
that he had determined not to fight with
Davis and was on his way to report the
circumstance to his chief. He reached the
staircase, approaching it from the opposite
direction, and was about to turn and as
cend when Davis came rushing into the
corridor from the main hall, pistol in hand
and stood face to face with Nelson at the
foot of the stairs, The latter made nc hos
tile movement, but Davis fired shot and
Nelson kept on upstairs. He reached the
second floor, and about half way between
the landing and Buells room he fell
Several spectators who saw the shooting
followed Nelson up stairs, and when he fel
they lifted him to the nearest room
| Among these was the well known Ken
tuckian, Gen. Thomas l.. Crittenden, whc
knelt over the stricken soldier and said
Nelson, are you badly hurtr
"Tom, am murdered" was the answer
Subsequently he asked to be baptized, ant
within an hour after the shooting the lion
hearted soldier was dead. The ball hao
MERGED the heart or very near IL an,