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Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-07-12

Two attenuants then came into the
taubark enclosure. One carried an open
umbrella, the other bass drum. While
Mr.. Gleason drove the horse along, the
attendant with the umbrella doomed up
before the horse and Haunted the UNI
brella In the animals face. IL scared the
brute and he started TO plunge. The in
slant the trainer saw the horse tremble
with fear he snapped his whip sharply
and shouted "Whoar' because neither
this nor any other horse can think OF two
things at once, The animal at once halt
ed and stood stock still.
You see, said Mr.. Gleason, that
the horse is distracted by the umbrella,
so / distract him from that distraction
by the crack OF the whip and the COM
mand Whoa The horse stands there
looking at the Haunted umbrella. II is
some distance from him, and though
Il is being waved vigorously, he sees
that IL does not hurt him. Now | have
the man with the umbrella come nearer.
He waves 1t more tiercely, See, the horse
Is lust little frightened. He
''Whoal WhoaT' and crack, snap,
whack, goes the whip as the tanner breaks
in on his lecture TO call the horse from
the scare that the approach ,of the UNI
4 brella had caused:
II was a splendid picture of how 1
! man with only his little human strength
/ can overcome frightened horse about
/ 10 rear aud Jump off with all his brute
/ force. The muscles Of the shaPely necl
ouiyered, the long body hcsved, th'
/ tendous of the legs stuck out and tn
/ bir four. footed beast besitated In hi
/ sudden. fierce demonstration oSsuperio
force, and then, trembling under th'
4 tension OF unexpended effort. becam
onieter and at last absolutely quiet. III
stood rooted in the tracks; the umbrell
was shaking before his eyes. Gleaso
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-07-12
The "whtsperphone."

A doubtless veraeious reporter of the
kusonia (Ct) Sentinel tells this story;
Recently man appeared in Birming-
ham aud sold for So each a little in
strumeut which he claimed would
greatly facilitate talk by telephone.
He even claimed you could hear wo-
man whispering mile away-over the
wire, of course, The result was that
he easily disposed of several of the in
struments, which he termed whisper
phones As a general thing they have,
with the. imagination, assisted the
transmission and added the receiving
messages immensely. But the novelty
is wearing out; and likewise the pa
thence of the people. With one man
this is particularly the case. The per-
son called reporter into his store and
contidentially told him that he had
lust taken that blank thing off that
telephone and walked all over it, and
he said further: When it was neces-
sarv to use selves to scrape husks of
his voice he'd borrow one from his
Wife The 'whisperphone' has not
| proved successful"
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-07-12

TEACHING A KICKER TO SUBMIT TO RE1Ns.
10 get tho horse to obey the rcins aud
run about without Kicking. II was just
little difficult to get the reins in place
on the horse in this experiment. hut
when Il was done Mr.. Gleason cracked
his whip aud sang out TO the horse 10 so
ahead. lie did GO ahead; he ran so last
that Mr.. Gleason had TO make his long
legs move mighty quick to keep up with
the running beast. Then suddenly the
horse lifted his heels aud began kicking
saysgely. Instantly Mr., Gleason pulled
on The rope leading to the fore leg aud
calling out: Take care there, sir!
brought the kicker 10 his knees. That
fall. following after his attempted kick
ing. and a number OF other fails coming
after other attempts to kick, taught the
horse that II was not proper to kick. that
lust as certainly as he kicked he would
DO tumbled to the ground.
! II took the trainer some twenty min.
ntes to teach the horse that 1t was wrong
TO kick. and that au ATTEMPT TO kick
would be followed by forced fall. In
his management of the horse Mr.. Glea-
son punished him only for the fault OF
| kicking. The result was that finally the
animal saw fit TO run around the tsnbark
quietly and good naturedly. The spec.
tators looked on with interest, but the
owner was the most interested. A boy
was called up to try to drive the SUBJ
dued horse. The lad took the reins
and everything was all right Then
the owner tried Il, aud, for the first
time. had no difficulty IN managing the
horse.
Another horse was brought In, This
was one that was easily frightened by
horses and strange objects. His sir
and dam had given him good blood, ba
his early training had been defective
The slightest strange object frightened
him, aud II was not safe to drive hin
| anywhere. When he was brought to tn
! tanbark Mr.. Gleason put on . peculla
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-07-12

throw newspapers ia his face. Most
horses would run away IL on a country
road, OF anywhere, in fact, bundle Of
loose papers were thrown at them. This
horse, however, did not get the chance
to run away. When the first. papers
were flung at him the word AWhoAP
was sufficient alone, and Gleason did not
have to snap the whip once. Then they
tied string of bells around the horses
belly and string Of tin pans TO his tail
and set him going. At fret the beast
acted as IL he wanted TO kick and tear
about, but the exclamation "Whoap
Gained him. Then Gleason fred of a
gun over the animals head. Ii startled
the spectators and made the horse jump.
whoa" quieled him, however. and af-
ter few more discharges OF the weapon
the horse stood still without even the
reassuring word. This was all pretty
good. but Mr. Gleason said he could go
il one better" He took of the head
harness, and, calling up his attendants.
they went through the noisy perform.
ance without the animal being in the
slightest degree disturbed. The picture,
They can't scare him." shows how il
Ia dome
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-07-12
The Literary Boom in omahR.

1t was during the period Of the cata-
loguing that well-Iuown lady of this
CITY came TO the little window aud
asked for novel. The librarian took
one from the shelves that she thought
would please the applicant when the
lady stopped her by saying:
"rhe next one, pleaSe-the next
volume"
The librarian gave her the desired
book.
you see" the lady said in explana..
ton, ''it just matches my dress. and
she held the brilliant tan cover against
her gown in confirmation of the state
menL Omaha World Herald.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-07-12


ually. But want TO say that you should
never use the word except when you
want your horse 10 stop. IL you are
driving along a street and you come 70
crossing or bad place, and you wish
your horse to slack up in speed use this
language: Steady. there. my boy. But
when you wish him TO stop then speak
out sharply and firmly, 'Whoar lfyou
will practice this in driving you viii
have your horse IN two weeks SO that he
will understand every command that you
give him. You must never give many
meanings TO one word. You must never
lie TO your horse or deceive him You
do deceive him if, when you want him
merely to slscken in speed you say
Whoa aud then later when you want
him to stop aud stand still you say Whoa
How can a horse understand just what
YOU want Of him if this is the system you
pursue? Never say Whoa unless you
mean it, and when you say it, see that
the horse stops"
MIR. Gleason started the horse around,
and drilled him on the true import oil
the command. 'Nhoaf Beginning OF
his fright lesson. be said: You mus
make your horse understand by examin
alton and experience that the things liza
bic 10 frighten are really harmless. Yot
must be sure not to whip him for beini
frightened. Always let your horse fac
the object of fear. and when frightened
remember that the slower you move your
horse the more power you have oVel
4 him. There are times when letting |
| horse trot Is almost as bad as letting hin
run away"
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-07-12
Row.


Ne two had row,
6.tfil and didn't care,
stTsI vi did something 'ha' 'H' 'ou'un
var, lspressioB advanced 10 the air
L, pfbaP' ,sat ~ the disturbance Was
u ,A a storm began 70 breS,
A brst il muiterei,
81 hard words were uttefedi
snd harder until things gro"
|fa'a ~, ~ leasant for each 81 Tue Two
|esp's-' ana came 10 thlhk
Wsr,aehed the brink
cot a friendship whose loss We
' should rue -, 49, .onin 1
so' n. was sory-I hops il vas
uS' IA III tsmpest's tfoSn,
s,aa.,tbei sloaiy dOan,
asJit FamUlsd and sighed,
IN shisl4tr,iand dlel
Away.
Yrtail ran say
70 this day,
i.-neta0 had row
somsAoH.
pst e,aldnt make cav
Mat brought IL about,
Aai doa' kaop noS.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-07-12

bride OF his own device. and drove him
about az fast as he could follow him.
Mr.. Gleason carried long swapping
whip, and first taught the horse the
meaning Of the word Whoa" This, be
thinks, is the greatest command IN
horsemanship. As he drove the animal
around, stopping here and there before
the boxes OF the spectators, he said: ut
Is the habit OF almost every person, when
driving, TO use the word Whoa contin-
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-07-12

In order TO Teach Him.
The accompanying pictures represent
some scenes in the work OF Oscar r.
Gleason, the horse professor, the Rarey
OF these days. He has been giving les
sons in New York. says the Sun. and on
the night when this particular exhibition
was given the first horse brought in for
Mr Gleason to tackle was kicker. His
owner wanted TO use him with buggy
for his family, but the animal didn't care
10 have anything to do with buggy ex-
ccpt TO smash il with his hind feet and
then run away with the pieces. The
horse was good looking. lie was brought
into the tanbark enclosure with only a
halter and the harness shown in the hrst
picture. Mr.. Gleason said his plan waF
70 throw the horse TO the ground. dc
stood on the nigh side and held In his
right hand rope which passed undei
the surciugle down 10 the fore leg, a
represented ia the drawing Mr. Glea
son pulled on this rope. Il drew the
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-07-12
A Burnt Child breads the Fire.

Jawkins-I wonder why old GnifJ
never marrieds Ho looks so melan'
choly when conversation turns on
woman that | am afraid there is some
sad romance connected with his youth.
Hogg-So there is; he got nipped 50
badly Ia breach of promise case that
be could never look at woman ssnee-
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-07-12

held the reius loose, aud the spectators
burst into applause. Aud now up and
down the tanbark the trainer drives the
horse. The fellow with the umbrellas
runs before the horse and BY his side
and shakes tho umbrella before his eyes
aud by his side, but il has no effect.
''Bring on the drum" exclaims Mr,
Gleason. When the boy beats 1t, The
brute rears little. but the whip snap
and the word "whoar brings the horse
10 mis- ealmer senses, He makes up hip
mind finally that neither the umbrella OF
the drum can hurt him Then they
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-07-12

.,orre uaute Express: Parishioner-Which
q, go, ,h,nk a the better, wealth or tanner
country Mlnlstcr--Now that Ia hne Queetlon
90 come 10 mewith, amt ~
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-07-12
VICIOUS HORSES.
SOME SPECIMEN LESSONS SHOWING
HOW THEY ARE tanned.

The Right Use Of the Word "whoa," and
the Advantages OF Throwing a Horse
In order TO Teach Him.
, 1890-04-25

An experience recently told me OF a
visit 10 the London Lyceum theatre a
twelvemonth since verihes the state
ment as TO the positive rule of some of the
English playhouses not to admit ladies or
gentlemen to the stalls unless they are in
evening dress. The American had had a
busy day of it, and found that it was too
late to put himself into his dress suit, as
was his custom when going to the thea
tire, and hurried off in his ordinary morn
ing suit with his wife to witness the per-
Torrance of Henry Irving in THE Dead
Heart" At the box office he rendered
his money for a couple of stalls. The Off
cial looked the applicant over for a mo-
ment, apparently arrived at the conclu-
sion he was a gentleman and forthwith
asked If he would not accept a box-a
much preferable and more expensive
situation-for his lady and himself.
81 make this suggestion" continued
the courteous and diplomatic represen-
tative, because should you appear in
the stalls not in full dress you would at
tract an embarrassing amount of notice
as the only persons that had been pre-
vented, for some cause or other, from
observing the usual formality. / feel
sure that under the circumstances ven
will find this box more agreeable"
Meat way OF putting it, wasn't itY'
said the narrator chipperly, land so En-
glish, you knowr-Clothier and Fur
nisher.
, 1890-04-25

Several days ago Chief Brown, Of the
department Of public safety. put n num-
Der of additional police officers on duty
between Soho and East Liberty. They
were new men on the force, and one of
them was decidedly new to The locality.
The first night lie was on, and while
faithfully p~atroling his beat, he was told
that n big vicious dog was running at
large on Fifth venue.
About II O'Clock, while walking along
the above named street, he thought he
spied the dog on a gravele1 walk leading
up TO the residence Of n prominent citi-
zen. The officer determined to make n
record for himself the first night. lIe
called to the dog, but the latter appar-
emily was not on speaking terms with
the guardian Of the peace and did not
move. Then the officer tried TO scare the
animal by commanding him in avery loud
tone of voice TO get out" The dog did
not move, and the officer, who was get,
ting more angry ench moment at the
utter disregard for military discipline.
pulled out his revolver and fired at the
dog. The latter maintained his stolid
Indifference, and the officer fired again
and again me again, By the time the
last shot was fired the officer was close to
the dog and found it to be an admirable
piece of work from Some iron foundry.
The funniest part of the story is that the
dog had not been even grazcd by the bull
lets. 1t is needless to say there is one Off
Ger on the force who would not qualify 1t
n shooting match.-Pittsburg Dispatch.
, 1890-04-25

Thomas Fitzsimmons, of Pittston, in
ventor Of the wonderful clock which has
been on exhibition in all the principal
cities in this part Of the state, and which
was claimed by many to be superior, in
point of intricate mechanism, to the fa-
nous S~trasbourg clock, is Frustrated
over the intelligence that his instrument
was burned and entirely destroyed in the
Hoover block fire ut Owegu, n. Y.
The clock cost Fitzsimmons four years
Of unremitting labor. Among its many
features was Il complete miniature rail
way train, with engine, tender, four pas.
senger coaches, engineer, fireman and
conductor. As this train reached the
small station a crowd of iniinitesimal
people emerged from n cleverly con-
structed mansard depot and c~ongregated
on the platform, while IA humpbacked
bridge tender lowered the gates precisely
as in actual ~railroading.
Another feature was n complete repre-
sentation of the solar system, with sun,
moon, planets and myriads of stars twin
King in the cerulean background. The
clock was constructed with no tools ex-
cepting IA pocket knife and file blade.
Fitzsimmons valued it at SIS. 900, and
had recently refused an offer of 81 900 for
it. Just the day before the fire occurred
he tool out a s. 900 insurance policy on
It.. 1t is feared he will lose his mind
under the disappointment, as his clock
occupied all his thoughts. philadelphia
Times.
, 1890-04-25

A curious colonial relic known as the
''open and shut pulpit" has been sold at
Da~nielsonville, Conn. 1t had been in the
Read family for 100 years, and was the
property of Rev. Amos Read, the first
Baptist minister in the state. Mr.. Read
had to travel great distances in order to
spread the gospel" and had his pulpit
made to take with him. 1t opens and
shuts with hinges like a chest whose lid
is very much larger than the box part.
When the pulpit is shut up it is seem
ingly a fair sized box; opened, the solid
lid stands straight before the preacher,
a pulpit standard, on which the minister
lays his Bible and hymn book, and be
hind which he discourses, standing on
the other part of the box. Rev. Amos
Read. when he set forth to preach in
distant parts, just strapped up his pulpit,
balanced it on his horses back and trot-
ted forth, carrying church as well as
gospel with him.-Philadelphia Ledger.
, 1890-04-25

The survivors of the Yakutsk massacre
we're tried by court martial, without zen
eft Of counsel, upon the charge of armed
resistance to the authorities, and all were
found guilty. Three Of them were hang
ed, fourteen Including four women) were
condemned to penal servitude for life,
five Including two women) were sent to
The mines for fifteen years, four boys and
girls less than 81 years Of age were CON
demned to penal servitude for ten years,
and two others were sent as forced col
onists 10 the arctic villages of Nerkhoy-
ansk and Sredni Kolynsk, in the re
hottest part Of Yakutsk." And this SEN
tcnce, the st. Petersburg officials say, is
an evidence Of the unusual moderation
Of the Judges who composed he court
martial!
\ further proof of this unusual mod
Grafton" is furnished by the fac that the
political exile, kohan-Bernstein after
receiving four severe bullet wounds at
the time of the massacre, and after lying
nearly five months in n prison hospital,
was carried to the scafTold on a cot bed
aud hanged by putting the moose around
his neck and dragging the bed out from
under him. If this is Russian ''modera-
ton" II might well pray to be deliv-
cred from Russian severity.
One Of the executed men, two hours
before the rope was put about his neck,
scrubbed a hasty farewell note to his
comrades. in which he said, I'VE are
moi afraid TO die, but try-you-to make
our deaths count for something-write
all this to KEENAN,"
The appeal to me shall not be in vain.
II 1 live, the whole English speaking
world at least shall know all the details
Of the most atrocious crime.-Gcorge
krunan in Century.
, 1890-04-25
..-.. nv ADyERTI.INs
HOPED FOR

There is one contingency which is now
being overlooked in the consideration OF
other matters-that is the possibility of
the Burlington commencing active opera
tons in this territory.
It we'll known fact that that COM
pany has almost entirely recovered from
the financial effects of the great strike.
IL has already resumed its aggressive
policy and is beginning to push forward
;,s branches with its old-time vigor. Its
mad into the Black Hills is a recent illus
tr.tiou of this idea 1t now generally
conceded that this movement was a mas
terstroke. 1t opens up to the road a hne
stretch Of territory not hitherto invaded
and places at its disposal 8 superior and
practically i~nexhaustible supply Of COX
ing coal. 1t does not seem probable that
the COMPANY will long continue to supply
its line through western Nebraska and
eastern Wyoming through the round
about method of transporting it from
Newcastle, Wyo., to Omaha and then re-
turning it over its OWE liRe as far West
again as Cheyenne.
There does not appear % be any differ
ence OF opinion that this c6elLpduces a
superior quality of coke. The field which
it now directly supplies is contracted IN
comparison with that which it might sup
ply were there more direct communication.
W. should. therefore, not be surprised If
the Burlington completed its connection
between Denver and Cheyenne and ex-
tended its road north to tap the Newcastle
extension. One object oil this would be
to supply its own line with coal from Its
W mines instead OF eith,r buying from
the Union Pacific at this point or shipping
along the entire length OF line from New
castle to Omaha and then from Omaha
here. Another object would be to open
direct communication between Cheyenne
and n section Of Colorado which entertain
mutually friendly feelings and already en-
10Y considerable trade relations. A third
object would be to open up the Horse creek
country and the fne region intervening
between here and the proposed point of
juncture in Northwestern Nebraska.
The Burlington has been at considera-
BILE DISADVANTAGE through having no
western, northern or southern connection
with this point. We understand that
the feasibility Of further Wyoming extern
sions, in addition to the line to Buffalo,
are pow under consideration. The time
is ripe for action and we believe a
thorough survey of the situation would
bring the Burlington officials to the con
clusiou that such a movement as tina
indicated would be attended with the hes
possible results.
, 1890-04-25

Now the gadhy which pursued poor 10
seems to have stung us all, and we fit
about the globe restlessly, till it has
nearly come to pass that everybody who
has a house has let it to somebody else,
and the last place to expect to find a
man is at home. A general game OF
puss-in-the-corne amuses the best society
of Europe and America all the summer
and much of the winter. The humblest
village school child expects two or three
annual excursions; every servant and
shop hand %stipulates for holidays long
enough to pay distant visits; in short,
our lives are becoming much like those
of festive gnats at play of a warm even.
ing. Sometimes we pause to suck a
flower or to bite somebody, but we soon
return to the perpetual locomotion which
seems to possess ~unfailing charm. Fran.
ces Power Cobbe in Forum.
, 1890-04-25

The st. Paul and Minneapolis banks
have refused to accept Canadian money
except at a discount. In St. Paul the
street railway company began refusing to
accept the coin on the cars several days
ago. They had been depositing the Can
adam money and the bank protested that
it had a great deal Of trouble in finding
a convenient outlet for it. A large
amount Of it was shipped to the coast,
but was returned at the banks expense.
Even the Canadian bankers refused to
take 1t without ~exacting a large discount
as bullion. The Canadian pieces will
bring about - cents on the dollar. 1t is
charged that a company of sharDers in
the east have been buying up all they
could there and then have it shipped
west The Canadian pieces are lighter
than those of the United States and fall
below the minimum standard of weight.
Canadian pat er money will hereafter be
received in Minneapolis and St. Paul at a
discount Of 2 per cent on it, and 20 per
cent on the coin, being the discount
agreed.
, 1890-04-25

At the Dogs Grotto, one of the Curl
osities maintained near Rojo, Italy, there
is n cave, the lower part of which is
said to be filled with deadly gas, so that
while n man can walk about unframed
a dog breathing the lower air is asphyx-
lated. To prove it they have a dog called
COLUMBIA that is taken into the cave
whenever a visitor appears, and that
after n short time, seems overcome by
the alleged gas and has to be carried GU
and resuscitated in the fresh air. TIL,
dog is so well trained that whenever sh,
sees a stranger approaching she gets VI
and trots off to the cav to get her as
phyxiation. This happens many times {
day, but the dog seems none the worse
for it.-New York Sun.
, 1890-04-25


A PETITION is being circulated IN John.
son county asking that the brevet of brig
adler and major general of the United
States army be conferred upon Brevet Col.
Guy V. Henry, U. S. A, for long and
gallant services in the Indian country of
the northwest, aud particularly for brave
and gallant discharge of his duties at the
battle of Rosebud Mountain, Montana,
tie last desperate stand of the Sioux,
where by his brave and heroic conduct he
savei a disaster TO the troops engaged in
that action. In this battle, which was
fought on the 18th of June, 1876, the
total loss to all the troops engaged was
nine killed and twenty wounded, of which
number, nine killed and fifteen wounded
were from the command of Col. Henry.
and in this engagement he was severely
wounded in the face. from which he suf
fere1 the loss Of an eye" According to
the Buffalo Echo the petition has already
received 200 signatures and will probably
be signed by everybody in johnson
county.