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Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-06-06
FOR YOUNG FOLKS.
SOME ENTERTAINING CONVERSATION
WITH THE YOUTH OF BOTH SEXES.
In Regard 20 Learning Trades - w He
Blush ed-Intsresting Matter aud
Humorous Items.

The subject which is frequently
brought up for discussion, and which
considers an important matter, Is that
in relation 10 the trade which young
man shall learn and be the most likely
70 become successful In. A writer In
an exchange brings out some very
pertinent points in discussing the ques-
ton, and says; I'VE hear much now
a-days about manual training schools
and the desirability OF boys learning
trades. This is very commendable.
but there is one serious drawback.
What shall the trade be which will
assure him an occupation in the future
and a sufficient return TO remunerate
him for the time and trouble expended?
This Is no simple question, even pro-
vided we know that affairs will not
change during the next decade. The
question. however. is becoming more
complicated, because OF the invention OF
machinery which acts the part OF man,
aud almost thinks for him. Today
is, 900 electro-platers are skilled la
borers; tomorrow electricity reduces
the number TO 500. New inventions
only permit one-tenth Of the former
molders in plaster 10 find work. The
lather and the plasterer view with
alarm the rapid inroads Of freprooi
materials. The type-setter knows
that his days are numbered. The
carpenter sees the well-equipped mil
making house in parts before his
suspended hammer, and wonders how
soon he must seek the mills OF
another occupation. So goes tbs
world. and therefore the father whC
has the best interest OF his children
at heart may well hesitate when b.
plans for their future. Such has beer
the phenomenal advance in invention
OF late that the possibilities are be
yond conjecture. There will Away
be. however. much for man 10 do; bu
how he shall anticipate by preparation
in his youth almost needs the gift o
second sight. "--American Cultiyaior
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-06-06

hand.
There was nothing for me 10 do
but give him another half-dollar. and
] did 80. ! went out on the back
platform. and the more / thought
about IL the more was CONVINCED
that had given him the correct
change. Finally thought struck me.
and waited. When be came out on
the platform TO leave the car man
aged TO tip up the umbrella as he
stepped down into the street. Out
rolled half dollar on the stones. /
think be would have thoroughly en-
joyed choking me as l climbed down
and picked it u2."
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-06-06
Prince Eit-I FrilE.s Reply.

The acuteness OF children is well
illustrated by the following anecdote
which lie told OF the Emperor Of Ger
many's second son, Prince Eitel Fritz.
The emperor is exceedingly strict
about his sons behavior at the table.
The other day little Prince Eitel Fritz,
using his fingers instead of his knife
and fork, was corrected by his father
several times TO no purpose. At last
the emperor's patience was exhausted,
and he said
Children who eat with their
fingers are like little dogs that hold
their food with their paws. II you
use your fingers again, you must go
under the table, the proper place for
little dogs"
The little prince did his utmost not
10 forget this time. and used his knife
and fork like man; but all at once
he forgot again and began using his
fingers.
March under the tablem said his
father.
Prince Eitel Fritz crept under as
hidden. After a little while the en-
peror, thinking the prince very quiet,
lifted up the tablecloth and peeped
underneath. There sat little Prince
Eitel Fritz undressed. His father
asked him what he meant by undress.
ing himself.
Little dogs don't wear clothes
they only have skin. was the child''
reply. -Chicago Juvenile.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-06-06

Jim, for she felt just then the deep
Iympathy for any one who was in
bible
r. hey both colored deeply as their
N, met. The gentleman rose and
ed his hat.
Miss Peaeel I'm surprised to see
e uherem he said.
Jessy was even more embarrassed
dian he was For Judge Hunter was
heir nearest neighbor in her native
iihllage, and the richest man there, and
y fter having lived as a widower for
ZEN years, he surprised her one day,
by asking her TO marry him. She had
tefused him, as kindly as possible, for,
lat that time, her heart was full of
Charles Remont. They had never
met since, and to meet thus, was
sufficiently awkward for them both, as
may be supposed
at is ike fate, said the Judge,
keeping his eyes fixed upon her burn
ing face II went away from my home
TO try 10 forget you, Jessy, and I've
not been able TO do il. Twas thinking
OF YOU only a few moments ago"
''Were you!" sighed Jessy.
A hundred wild fancies were whirling
through her heart and brain Chief
and first among them all was the
thought Charles will bring home his
bride within the mouth. II / choose,
can enter the village church on the
same day, as bride, before them"
And she did choose.
Did YOU hear me-did you notice
that | sighed. Jessyg" exclaimed the
judge "Ah. my dear girl, I've done
nothing but sigh ever since the day
when you told nae You could never bs
ms wife, You little knew how un.
happy your decision made me-
! am very sorry, said Jessy, soft
~.
There was a long silence. The Judge
took her hand shedid not withdraw
II
Don't sou think you can take
back the answer you gave nae on that
unhappy day! lac asked, Goa 1ingly
Yes, said Jessy looklngiar out 10
sea.
Jcssy had her wish granted. sh,
/ walked, as bride, before her false
lover and his bride. when d. entered
I the village church on the dny Of li'
I first visit 10 his home
I And Judge Hunter. when he intro
I diicts his friends 20 his lovely wife
+ always tells them, aith pardonabl'
+. pride. that shc married him Tor love.
4 50 ia truth she did. But Il Was soi
love OF her own pride
She makes him an excellent wife
however No one knows the truti
except Jrsry, her mother. and saral
Benton These thrss women, strangl
10 say. have krp, the secnrt faithful!
between them. and viii keep Il 10 th'
end 81 al their lives
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-06-06
Liri,, without FIre.

To obtain light instantly, without
the use Of matches and without the
danger OF setting things on fire, j.,
according TO the Mining and Scien-
tlfc Press an easy matter. Take a
long vial OF the clesrest glass, put
into il a piece Of phosphorus about
the size OF a pea. Upon this pour
some pure olive oil heated TO the boil
ing point, the bottle to be filled one
third full; then cork tightly. To use
the light remove the cork, allow the
air 70 enter aud then recork. The
whole empty space in the bottle will
then become luminous and the light
obtained will be a good one. As soon
as the light becomes dim its power
can be increased by opening the bot
tie and allowing a fresh supply OF
air 10 enter. In very cold weather
1t becomes necessary TO heat the vial
between the hands TO increase the
luidity OF the oil. and one bottle
will last all winter. This ingenious
continuance may be carried in the
pocket. and is used by watchmcn Of
Paris in all magazines where ex-
plosive or infammable materials are
/ stored.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-06-06
Whore Flowera Leok eest.

There Il no place whore flowers show
TO such advantage as in the home,
writes the Ncw York florist, Klundcr,
ia The Ladies Homo Journal Tho
flowers and plants should be placed
IN their proper shading 40 rs TO pro.
duoc the bcst cflcc, Never oycrvrowd
in floral decorations. This is very
important. The most popular way Of
decorating the home consists in plnc.
ing beautiful foliage plants IN different
shades ut green IA corners, on small
stands and etRgrrrs Flowers ara
uacd with long stems and their own
foliage. pat in eases A very neat
thing II q small number Of miniature
vases and cut-glass bowls placed on
little tables and filed with different
colorci carnations, lilies .the.valiey,
miguonette or other seasonable How.
crs. Each specimen should he by IT.
self This produces an exceedingly
pretty effect. The fire.placcs should
be well filled with ported plants. such
rs ferns and variegntcd foliage plants.
Over pictures and doors neat effect
ia obtained by draping long-trailing
ferns and passion vines in bloom. To
keep flowers fresh ~ long as possible,
he sure to cut a little of the stem
each day. A hard crust forms on the
end OF the stem which prevents the
water from ascending, and this should
be cut away each day A little chnr.
coal In the water in which the flowers
stand. will swceten them and keep
thrtu frash longer.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-06-06
povERrSNocKs.

80, ~ poverty knoet an old lady door,
N ni f,jn would SPY his grace nay,
lender he knocks, must open 70 MIN
Then he enters. iltiess' 70 stay
Alas, the poor woi tries TINS ana trie
that
TO unhorse him EFFORTS are yam,
Tho her needle slieS until aiter mid
night -
rould the angel oath through the win
dow peep
IN and ii he x pity her plight,
oneiey cold fingid light ON her heat
vi Her sorrows wooded that night. 4
The cup notyet fle mnst quai' 70 NJ
dregs
From WhateyeFee they may flow !
He who tempers wind for the shd ,
lamb
In hi. mercy ughtsn her woe.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-06-06
A scrub to the End.

The boy that is given scrub edu-
cation is very apt 20 develop into a
scrub man. He rents or buys a scrub
farm, invests in scrub stock, buys
scrub implements and raises scrub
crops. His pleasures and enjoyments
OF life are all OF the scrub order, and
his poor wife, as she drudges wearily
through life, seems in her daily
rounds to be sounding the sad refrain
OF her life, scrub, scrub, scrub!--
Western Plowman.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-06-06

Little Elsie stamping and dancing
about the room in a rage); II wish
/ was my papal l wish ] was my
papar
Aunt Ada; What is the trouble,
Elsiep"
Elsie: Towers chewed my Christ.
mas dolly's eyes into the back of her
head, and TIM just cram full OF little
swears and mamma won't let me say
em.-Chicago Juvenile.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-06-06

''0ne day gentlemaa got on my
carr writes conductor in Gin. En-
quirer. "IIe carried an opou umbrella
hung on his arm. When asked for
his fare he gave me silver dollar and
held his hand out for the change. !
counted IL out and was turning to SO
on when he said; i beg you pardon,
but you have made mistake. am
half dollar short"
III was positive that had given him
the full amount of his change, and
told him so.
",You are mistaken, he said. See,
here is the change you gave me, and
he still held the money in his oper
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-06-06
Asking Questions.

Little Dot: Mamma, what does
transatlantic meant" Mammal
Across the Atlantic. Of course. "
Dittle Dot; docs trans always mean
acrosspn Mamma: Yes. Now,
don't bother me any more, shall
put you to bed Little Dot. "Well,
mamma, does transparent mean Q
cross parent"
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-06-06
wha, WIN IL YIelde

In every young man there is an UNI
developed mine. BY education and
force OF character IL may yield lead,
silver gold or diamonds.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-06-06
MARRI FOR LOVE

Ing. Oh ~ AAseNA AA+NA ~
NJ Was here, s."
That Is qurue, replied Sah
Benton. Height brunett ace
wors look seemed 70 sgshe
could give yeood reasons her
preiuiie agailelover Of hertnd.
Bul 4 sIance iJsssy's tearfblue
eyr checked lords that wshov.
erins upon BE-.
"Anl YOU GOT like him len, il
is easy .or yomisi,idge hidiow,
.jessy ntuL O
Tel $50 Has BE- nitcn 10
YOU laiglyf'l Sarah
Jss-y oiol
.No, very sl,e sta tlerel
Nhat IA date Of IA last let
tsr oHglntrah
.uH WHy q ask Wat can il
mansr IL -sn yeryIusy, and
he m, vritrs irrquttly than
usual SIT ltre be loss NE still
u am sure mot be So lie Is
90 COOL 20 80 affesionate
Saraa to0by the lpid
"Je.,y ~ an au.i, or very
uag oae. at I've ntchri yon
going 10 n, oibcc. md coming
back empty u and sk At heart
Tor tyr ons You're too uicc
grl " "a = allolc'i to break
you heart iscaiuplikc Charles
Iigm1a' win's gu listen 20
me- inl knAys ben your best
iretd tter Ne tde schoolgirls
tos,laT aai edit to know
this, voulrr ,aiyou anything
70 maze yoapB Il I wcru not
yey ure shats 81 Why won't
you bisgc isiSl tril sou that
Tor the jas, notbs 81 las been
payii atisno daughter %
bis employer
Buac. ID 10 onco h..
ltrge I 4halk y heart, a. YOU
ass H leuSfply
sarah ualhp bid down the
room igs tihuhns deeply
TlgH she gc'd 20 her friend
OtHF morn
= vi.h yo,rhrAad asked any
one rle to iei said.
Ny Wnthr
Jcssy luokastRhvi.
lcs Whsam,bms from New
York aud toll allt.t I had seen
aud heard. sll.gct BE- 20 tell you
then aud / wcot Now this fresh
neWs has come ~ / must break
! 20 you. foe thot. I don't
Ike "a do IL. u tnot sure that
you viii not hnrbfit after I am
gone
What news u that my own
mother eannopeAo meY said
Lessy turninay
We only g1t lct his morning
" WIS directed yctlnther.
4 letter. irohdE
"i~.
Where is itDhE didn't YOU
give 4 10 mo brcl sw could YOU
Keep 4 from / Iou only knew
how ! suffered ithAlt OF Il /"
90 know 40 mother,
and that IL the,soAy we did not
give u TO yott OF said Sarah,
taxing an cnyeh IA her pocket
stop, Joaaylot All YOU wha,
It is before youen
But Jessy malt5 torn oper
the envelope.
She stared WY ,e cards in
'Cardsl Whate tsnrah7"
His wcddinenrksaid sarai
solcmnly.
" Married. Cliea hnrried. ant
not TO meln
The sweet plfnccHpaler still
and the slight I'M s,sl forward
and would hayfallot the flool
y sarah Bentonnd nsueht it IL
her arms.
she has hearthc 4 and vii
rev over IL in Tn, g sla TO Mrs
lea reaee, who ran i, irigsl out o
But II | wcrepu / vsend he
away on q visi soma befor,
s,lat wretcheomt here tis bride
az a. they say he's goingoo mex
Jessy Pence wen ava shor
VISIT to the scasbre, ainothe
wished, and her ftcnds d.
enc was young she ,nnantic
ma she observation-disclosures to b
neart-hroken. And so ado n,
ecslualntanees, atd vent TO th
si l every day, and sat D thin
S sa her lost lover, ue bad
,alr TO look like the very of th
pretty girl that lover had1rtlesf
" deserted.
one bright afternoon I'D in he
%a ss place Aeer, cam
r mo sat down near her. Il tai
portly, and handsome-asffifty
pIssrh,aape, who looked pros am
ssNlthy, but who also YER
M Seksy hoard him sigh otwic,
mar made her turn rotslanc
The Bossier banner., 1891-10-08
RE7ER THAN GOLD.

..han pod are the drops that. descending,
bs,.es ases ,sc drg earth aud awaken to life
NJ, ,serrns that long on thair moisture de-
p..cet1lIy Slept through the early March
tban gold-and the farmer well knowing,
peS, pae..,sfplIv watched the gentle May shower;
o',m,y and wealth from the raincloud are fOw-
o..utr NO and wealth, in the grain and the
fower.
,,,,er than gold are the sunbeams that
suo on sod when the 5tormcoud is riven;
,s..or tban gold the cool dew that falls nightly,
DS,s., Tssvsn's soft blessing so silently given.
,I,ss,res far richer than mines ever yielded
iisa. ea.srons nature filings wide DER the land;
nesar maternal hand nurtured and shielded,
ra+b nours her fuIlness on every hand.
,.,4o, than gold is q heart where contentment
esstters its sunshine to tighten and bless,
r,sadipc its path with no thought of resent
ment
Fen though than others it's share may be
less.
q. Who with blessings kind fate ha.h pro-
yded
meth his best and is happy, doth hold
ssfei his heart, though by many derided,
Tifs's truest riches-far better than gold.
-Nortiner C. Brown, in Good Housekeeping.
The Bossier banner., 1891-10-08

Possibly it might jump the track, and
so put an end tc the threatening ca
lamity.
Il gritted my teeth in agony. A
short distance ahead was deep cut,
and then high embankment; if we
passed that point part of the danger
would be over. We whizzed down the
track faster than / ever rode before or
since. A rumble and a roar, and the
cut was left behind
ga second later we were over the
hill and on solid ground. l glanced
back and saw the headlight of the wild
engine in the cut not one hundred
yards distant. With frozen blood
awaited the crash. 1t came. A sud.
den shock ran over the tram, and nv
engine leaped forward, but luckily did
not leave the track.
INSTANTLY l realized the vestibule
arrangement on the coaches had broken
the force of the collision, aided also by
the rapid speed of our train. A second
later the same whistle which had
thrilled us before rang out, but this
time it was the CHEEKY call for brakes,
entirely different from the former
shriel1s. l shut off steam and put on
| air cautiously to see whether the light
engine was pushing US with her full
power.
Finding it was not, looked back
and saw the runaway come to stand
still just as we passed the tower
and rolled under the Seventeenth
street bridge at Altoona. / afterwards
learned the levers on the helper had
caught in some way, and the engine
could not be stopped.
when it struck the rear coach, how
ever, the shock loosened the machinery,
and the engineer at once shut off steam
and put on the brakes on the driving
| wheels.
well, there comes the Pan Handle
connection. Good night. boston
| Globe.
The Bossier banner., 1891-10-08
Block stockings.

Black stockings will continue in vogue
the season through, and the announce
ment made that their use will be re-
stricted to the street is absolutely un-
true They may really be worn with
slippers and shoes of every color except
white; but, of course, with gray, tan,
scarlet, as well as with white slippers,
the stocking to match looks better, and
suggests greater care as to the perfec-
ton of detail in the costume. Fancy
stoclingS-that is, those having printed
figures upon them-are not refined, and
can not be advised. If you haven't
given the stitch in time, and long
stocking railroads little below the
knee, the best way to mend it is to buy
a piece of the narrow fiimsy black rib
bon used sometimes for covering whale
bones; lay this under the ripped
stitches, baste it smoothly, and hem il
down on both sides, first where the
stocking has ripped to the ribbon, and
then underneath hem the ribbon edge
to the stocking. This will be found a
much more satisfactory way Of mend
ing than is the long and intricate darn,
which must, sometimes, extend over
nearly half yard of stocking. Ladies'
Home Journal.
The Bossier banner., 1891-10-08
A PalindrOme.

A palindrome is a line or phrase that
reads the same backward as forward.
The Latin language is full of such linz
guistic freaks; the English has but few.
One at least is imitable; it represents
our first parent politely introducing
himself to Eve in these words:
Madam, I'm Adam" The following
phrase lacks but one letter of being
even more remarkable: "Lewd did 1
live, evil did l dwell From the Latin
we have: Roma tibi subito motibus
ibit amor" Rome, love will come to
you suddenly with violence).-Detroit
Free Press.
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down grade. ! saw ahead the clear
signal at the Kittanning Point tower.
Something made me turn my head and
look across the valley To the other side.
from which we had just come.
"As I gazed the mist cleared away
and sud 1enly headlight flashed into
view and an engine was outlined
against the sky beyond, In a second it
disappeared, but rattle and roar and
faint light as from an open furnace
door told me that a locomotive was
coming down the mountain at terrific
speed.
The course of the engine was then
nearly parallel with that of ours, but l
knew that a moment later it would
skim around the curve and be right be-
hind. For an instant l was almost par
alyzed with surprise and fear. The
idea of an empty engine dashing down
grade in your rear with a speed four
times that of your own is something to
benumb ones biain.
"a person accustomed to act upon
the impulse of moment does so al
most unconsciously, and in this in
stance threw off the brakes and put
on full head of steam, even while my
eyes were fixed on the engine behind.
My engine gave jump, and l knew
that in less time than it takes to tell it
we would be making a mile minute.
eff the engineer of the helper was
running rapidly but carefully under the
impression that we were far ahead, the
danger signal at the tower would warn
him and he would stop, but If he had
| lost control of his engine-l thought OF
the high embankments ahead and
trembled as the idea of rolling down
the mountain again came into my
brain.
fThe wild and prolonged footing of a
whistle sounded in the rear. and re-
echoed again and again through the
valleys. l knew what that meant-th'
engine was beyond the engineers con
troll We had at least mile start
Could we with six cars hope to escape
an engine without burden?
Zone thing was in our favor. The
helper was locomotive built for great
power but slow running, and therefore
its small driving wheels must already
be revolving at Q dangerous speed
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"Well, we found there had been a
landslide near Allegrippus when we
reached Gallitzen, but it had been
cleared away, and three west-b.)und
extras had already reached the summit
1t takes three engines TO bring up an
ordinary freight from Altoona, two in
front and one behind The two helm
ers are cut off at the top of the noun
tain and run back light to Altoona for
another trip.
when we reached the summit, there
fore, there were six empty engines
waiting to follow us down. You want
to keep a move on, one of the freight
engineers yelled to me as we rolled
slowly by, we're going to chase you
down into Altoona yard ahead of the
second section
Il laughed, and when my train got
fairly over the summit and began to
slide down the grade, shut off steam.
knew the engines which would fol-
low us would be kept far enough in
the rear by the signal men in the
towers. We soon plunged into the
tunnel and ratified along at lively
gait, with that clicl<ety-claclz of the
wheels which makes it plain to every
one that the train is running down
grade by its own weight
Il kept the air on pretty closely and
so held the train under control, for if
the brakes failed to work when needed
going down there it would be good-by
John when the first curve was reached
l got to thinking of that as we swung
down the track that night and fell to
wondering what it would look like to
see an engine or car roll down the
mountain to the bottom, hundreds of
| feet below.
"The air was misty, the rain having
ceased, but now and then gust of
| wind would blow away the fog and
| for an instant the mountain tops and
sides could be seen. Then the fog
would fall again and shut out every
thing, so that the track right ahead
could not be seen.
''Just above Allegrippus, at the
| point whore the track bends around
and runs down to the Horseshoe bend, is
a signal tower, and below the curve is
another. We got the white at the up
per tower, and reducing the speed,
rolled on.
"a gust of wind blew away the fog
just as we were rounding the bend, and
the wild mountain scenery was clearly
outlined against the darkness. We
moved slowly down to the curve, for
the rules were very strict about keep
ing control of the train along there.
We rounded the Horseshoe and put on
little steam to get back to fair speed
again.
Jack was sitting in the cabin hall
asleep, for the fireman has a rest on a
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OYER WAS HIS UNCLE.
He Had a Family Justification for Being
Positive.

He Had a Family JustlncaGlon Tor BENG
Positive.
'He introduced himself to me by
olandly contradicting a statement that
made to my companion concerning
matter in Chicago, about which / had
rather intimate knowledge. A little
later remarked that the law in New
York was so and so. He observed that
/ was mistaken. Of course the CONVEX
sation did not concern him, but / was
80 foolish as to reply. l mentioned
case in the court of oyer and terminer.
He replied severely that l quoted it
incorrectly.
"Then-more foolishly-I got littlG
nettled and offered to bet and show him
the report
"'If the books hev it that way the
books is wrong he answered, blandly.
Indeed, said l, you seem to have a
rather intimate acquaintance with oyer
and terminer.' / thought that would
crush him.
'Huh-well, I should say lie an,
swered, triumphantly.
"That staggered me little, bit
venturra to ask him how lie got it, ant
what do you think he said? Withou
changing muscle he retortod:
"'Mr, Oyer is nv uncle, ~ -ChicaS,
News.