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Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1891-11-07
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In 1855 Donald Cameron, carrying
on business AS storekeeper IN what
was known as tho Woolshed. In VIC
toria Australia. was elected first mem.
Der % parliament Tor the Ovens dis.
trict and he had the honor Of being
driven In triumph from the Woolshcd
into Bccchworth in a gig with tandem
team the leading horse OF which was
shod with Shoes Of twenty-five carat
gold They were made by working
jcwclcr named Toaeld. and weighed
nine ounces each. Roman writer's In.
form US that Commodus caused the
hoois OF his horse 20 DO gilded Nero.
when he undertook short journeys
was always drawn by mules which bad
silver shoes and those OF his wife
PoppTn had shoes Of gold. From
passage la Dlo Cnsslus. there Il reason
70 think that tho upper part only was
formed Of those noble metals. or that
they we're perhaps plated out Of thin
slips. Whom BoniiacG Marquis o.
Tuscany one Of tho richest princes q
his time went 20 BcatriE about the
year lu3s. his whole train was so
magnihcently decorated that his horses
were shod with silver Tho nails we're
even OF the same metal.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1891-11-07

quired; leaving Susy in the carriage
he entered the house where he soon
dispatched his business, and as he
returned he said, 1--WE will go back
by the old mill road; it is consider
ably farther and a little rougher
road, but the scenery repays one. l
did not dare come that way for the
call was very urgent, it proved
though to be very triaing sickness
after all.
Thus dismissing hecase from mind
they turned homeward, but for some
reason the gay spirits and merry
conversation which they had indulg-
ed in on the outward trip seemed to
have deserted them and each was ST.
lent and pre-ocupied. As they near
ed the vicinity of the old mill Susy
said, "What beautiful place this is,
| have heard so much of the beauty
OF the scenery about here but was
never before fortunate enough to
drive this way; the beauty of the
place certainly justities all the rap
lures l have heard"
Yes, said the doctor lit certainly
is very lovely, but wait till we reach
the brow OF that hill yonder and |
viii show you the best view, or what
consider so. invariably stop there
when going this way and see new
beauties each time.
Drawing the reins at that instant
he stopped the horses. There, said
he, lust look OFF there to tho east
and see the river as it comes tumb-
ling down that rocky gorge and then
widens out and flows down the val
ley; the mill there at the left presents
its most picturesque view from this
point"
Susy turned her eyes in the direction
indicated and gazed long and earn
estly at what seemed to her to be
the most beautiful scene she had ever
beheld. Words seemed too poor to
express her feelings; at length she
murmured How grand, andturning
to the doctor for sympathy she met
his eyes fastened upon herin such an
earnest manner that she dropped
her own in confusion, while bushes
mantled cheek and brow and the
4 scenery was forgotten.
Mrs. Kemp, Susy," said he in his
musical voice, Il have loved you for
/ two years but after the rebuke
you gave me once upon time |
I dared not confess it to you, but
want to tell you Susy dear, that
that rebuke administered so brave
4 ly by you has brought me
only blessing; now that the barrier
is removed may l not hope for your
love, 'Oh Susy darling" he said as
he took her unresisting hand, "do
you not love me, will you not he my
wife"
Yes" murmured Susy, and as she
raised her eyes to the face he read
there fuller answer than the little
monosylable would give. A hap.
py looking couple they were as
they drove home that afternoon
and a happy looking couple they
were, as every one remarked, as three
months later they stood before the
gray haired minister in tho church
and were made one in the bonds oil
matrimony.
A happier woman than Susy can
not be found in all the land, and she
laughingly declares that she has had
q real romance and though be.
/ gun so sadly it has taken a happy
turn and is still going on, growing
more and more lovely day by day,
1t is also evident from the smiling
countenance of DR.. Warner that he
fully agrees with her. as | am sure
you my dear reader will also do.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1891-11-07
some FrencI, Indn.tri...

Three of the profitable industries
peculiar TO Southern France are the
distillation OF essential oils from wild
aromatic plants. the manufacture Of
cultivated flowers, and preparation OF
preserved fruits by the process Of
capitalization. Tho harvesting and
distillation Of lavender give employ
ment TO large share of the peasant
populatlon--men, women and children
and so profuse Is the supply that in
good seasons the people who gather
and sell lavender TO the distillers at
very low prices are able 70 earn MS
much as 80 or 90 cents or even 81 n
day, wages that are considered muni-
flcent in that country OF scant employ
ment and ill-requitcd labor. Three
hundred pounds OF dried lavender
plants are required TO produce ono
pound Of essential oil.-New York
Sun.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1891-11-07
Those Terrible Wires.

1t is a certain thing that all cleo
tric wires will have to go nnder
ground, and the quicker the work is
performed the better for the people
Of st. Louis. 1t is a dangerous piece
OF business to pick up the ear trum-
pet OF telephone carelessly, for q fin
ger may come in contact with the
brass end, which would be followed
by the death OF the careless individu-
al if the phone wires were crossed by
any of the electric wires. Take q
small compass and watch how easily
it can be upset by simply bringing
the ear trumpet of this phone within
a foot Of it. This ought not to be
the case, and it plainly shows that
the wires are highly charged with
electricity, which accounts Tor the
loud buzzing sound heard when a
person endeavors to use the tele-
phone. Ii an exposed electric wire
should come in contact with u piece
OF metal on roof, the result would
be a coufiagration which could not
be put out, as it is useless to throw
water on an electric wire with the idea
OF stopping the flames which ensue, as
water would make a non-conductor
a conductor, and the fire would
rapidly spread. The damage TO the
various buildings, telephones and
switch-boards inflicted during the
past week was only the work Of the
wires Of half OF the companies which
have contracts to illuminate the
city, and what the result will be
when all the lights are ready to be
lit nobody can foreshadow. Inter-
view in st. Louis Globe Democrat.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1891-11-07
Straight die Cato ana marrow Inc wa,

Revivalist--"Young lady which
road will you elect this night to fol-
lowpn
Young lady (blushingly)-"I-rd
rather prefer the bridal path, New
York Herald.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-05-03
WASHINGTON
Electric Construction Co.,
SOC Twelfth Street NV.

We are in our New Store. Come and see u.s.
ELECTRICAL SPECIALTIES AND NOVEL
TIES IN STOCK.
ANY AND ALL KINDS OF ELECTRIC
LIGHT MATERIAL.
REPAIRING ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES
A FEATURE.
BELL OUTFITS FOR AMATEURS A SPE-
CIALTY.
We treat young experimenters we'll. Come in.
The cheapest Dry Battery in town. Only S5c.
Think of it,
We are ready to wire your business places
and private residences for Electric Lights and
Bells Architects and builders will please
note this.
We sell the C. & G. MOTOR, 1 to so HIP.
in stock. Over 900 motors in actual use.
Have you seen our new sign? The finest in
the city. Forty tiny incandescent lamps are
feature of it.
Residents of Connecticut avenue and neigh
boring streets, do you know that we will be
ready to give you electric lights in q few
weeks? Specifications and estimates given.
Remember, we are
BETWEEN F AND SITS. ON TWELFTH.
Washington Electric Construction Company.
CHAS. s. PARDOE, c. w. MESSNER,
Electrical Engr. Manager.
TELEPHONE, 572-2. 900 18th ST. NV.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-30
CoMRADE vEAzEY's NOTICE.
The Message Of Bright Spring Days to the
Old Warriors Breasts.

Old Warr1OrS' Breasts.
The following is the command sent out by
Commander in Chief W. G. Veazey;
CoMRADEs-Again the warm spring sun re-
minds us that Memorial Day, with its time
honored observance, is near at hand. Regu-
lations are so explicit upon this subject that
no formal order urging this sacred duty
upon the posts is necessary. For the twenty
third time, since May 80 was designated for
this purpose by Comrade Logan, then COM
mander in chief, it is our privilege to render
special homage to the memory of our COM
rades who answer to roll call on earth no
more, to pledge ourselves anew in united
and solemn chorus to the great principles
for which they died, and for the perpetua-
tion of which this mighty order is now
maintained. Let no grave be unvisited, no
grave forgotten, and as our children
"What mean ye by this service? ?o
let us point them to the sacrifices of our COM
rades whom death has mustered out forever,
and whose devotion to duty made possible
this golden era of our nation, which to-day,
under one flag, is marching on to its glorious
destiny; a future assured to this and the
coming generations by the conflicts and
victories of the period which this day re-
calls and Signalizes. Standing by these sa-
cred mounds let us urge that never, while
the flowers shall wake to life; while the re-
leased waters shall course from the noun
earth shall with each returning wave its
banners of green; shall these memorial sery-
ices be unperformed or the achievements
they celebrate be forgotten. Let the day be
in no manner diverted from its true pur-
pose, but let it be made to teach to the full
est extent its great lesson of patriotism. By
command of w. G. VEAzEY,
Commander in Chief.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-30
Joe Johnston's Yarns.
HIS MOST TOUCHING.

Perhaps the most touching incident aris-
ing in connection with the war that can
now recall came to my notice on railway
train which also bore as passenger the very
pretty young wife of brave young soldier,
who by daring bravery had secured promo
tion from the ranks to Confederate cap
taincy. The wife was Pennsylvania girl
whom he had met while visiting in the
North and whom he had married and taken
to his Southern home just before the break
ing out of the war. He was one of the first
to enlist in the Confederate army, and in or
der to devote himself wholly to the cause he
sent his wife, at the first boom of the guns
at Fort Sumter, back to her parents in
Pennsylvania to remain till the great strug-
gle was ended. Now in 1866, after a five
years separation, she was on her way South
to rejoin her husband and place in his arms
their 4-year-old daughter, whom he had
never seen.
1t was not long before all the passengers
in our car knew the romantic story of the
pretty little woman and her beautiful
child, and there was not man among us
who did not feel a tender, protecting inter-
est in both. There never was woman
whose heart was more full of love
and ioy She could do nothing but talk of the
captain and wonder ifhe had changed SO that
she couldn't recognize him, or if he
wouldn't be able to recognize her. Then
she, would fall to wondering if he would
know his little daughter by her resemblance
to himself if he met her in the street, which,
as he had never set eyes on her, seemed
scarcely probable. Throughout that long
days ride we all entered most heartily
into the dear little woman's hopes, fears,
doubts and joys, and shared them to such
an extent that we were quite as anxious to
see the Captain as she was.
We reached our journey end, and before
the train had fairly stopped tall, elegant
ly proportioned, handsome fellow Of 81
came bounding into our car. The little
woman gave such scream of joy as shall
never forget, and in less time than I can
tell it was standing in the car aisle clasped
in the young soldiers manly arms, and
tears of Joy unutterable coursed down two
beautiful young faces as their lips met.
For my own part my own eyes were so full
of binding moisture that could see moth
ing when the proud and happy young wife
and mother led her husband for the first
time to the place where their little child lay
sleeping ~---..
HIS MOST LAUGHABLE.
In one of the early battles of the war, in
the hottest part of the action, I felt my
coat tails pulled by young fellow whom I
recognized as having been engaged in to-
bacco factory prior to his enlistment.
"Why are you not fighting in your placer"
asked angrily.
'eWell, 1 just wanted to tell you that if
you don't mind think L II take my time off
to-day" JOSEPH E. JOHNSTON.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-30
ORDERS OF THE DAY,

Commander Lambie Has Something to Say
to the Comrades Who Participate.
The commander of the day yesterday sent
out the following order:
HEADQUARTERS MEMORIAL DAY EXERCISES,
FRIDAY, May 29.
First-G. A. r. posts will report at Union
station at $50 A. NJ. sharp on Saturday, 3Oth,
instead of at Wood and Liberty streets en-
barking at Union station for the Allegheny
Cemetery.
Second-After the planting of flowers all
debris such as flower pots, etc, must be re-
moved from the cemetery. Comrades are
requested to aid the committee in this work
Third-It has been called to the attention
of the commander of the day that a rule of
the corporation of the cemetery forbids the
bringing of lunches and meals upon the
grounds, and the rule must be strictly en-
forced. The Commander has promi ed a
faithful observance of this and all other
rules and regulations of the Cemetery Com
pany. He therefore calls upon the comrades
of the various posts to redeem the promise
he has made in their behalf and by respect
full department to set an example to all
visitors to the cemetery.
w. II. LAMBERT, JOHN s. LAMBIE
A. A. q. Commander.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-30
What General sherman Saw.

HIS SADDEST INCIDENT.
=, One of the most magnificent specimens Of
manhood I ever saw was soldier who was
constantly laughing at the poor fellows who
became fatigued after long marches, who
sank under seemingly trifing wounds. His
courage, health and strength seemed In
vincible.
One day heavy projectile from the
enemy's cannon-what we call spent ball
came rolling along The temptation to put
out ones foot to stop such ball was almost
irresistible. The soldier have mentioned
yielded to it. With merry smile he put
out his leg and in an instant his foot was
cut off and he sank to the ground MANNED,
shattered cripple for life, weeping like a
child at his awful misfortune.
HIS FUNNIEST.
I think the funniest incidents observed
during the Civil War were some of those
that occurred among the colored people
during the march to the sea from Atlanta.
Many of the negroes hailed the coming of
the Yankees, bringing the freedom of the
colored people with them, as certain in
dication of the immediate approach of the
Judgment Day and the end Of the world.
Consequently there was great religious ex-
citement among the darkies, and by many
of their preachers ''protracted" or ''re-
vival'' meetings were held The incidents
that occurred at some of these seances beg
gar description. I remember on one occa-
sion the preacher tried his utmost to induce
one big buck negro to come to the
"mourners' bench, +" but without avail. At
length, losing all patience, he exclaimed:
''By de holy apostles de word OBJ de Lohd
shall done smite dat man, and suiting the
action to the word he felled the buck sense
less to the ground by tremendous blow on
the head delivered with a ponderous vol
ume of the Scriptures.
WILLIAM T. SHERMAN,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-30
HUM0R AND PATH0S.
Famous Generals Tell of the Funni-
est and Saddest Incidents
DURING THE GREAT REBELLION
Union and Confederate Leaders Speak OF
Their Joys and Sorrows
SOME VERY INTERESTING ANECDOTES
1wR1TrEN FOE THE p1srAroH.l

fOh TILE Di5fAIOh'1
For years past-ever since the close of the
war, in fact-I have asked every great gen
eral of both the Northern and Southern
armies whom have met to jot down for me
in his own words what he considered the
funniest and also the saddest incident that
had come under his notice arising from our
great conflict. This request was kindly
complied with, and it was thus that the ap-
pended symposium was obtained, the last of
the contributions composing it having been
received from General Sherman only few
months before his death. Doubtless some
of theseanecdotes may have been related by
their present narrators to other corre-
spondents prior to their publication here
and so may have been previously published,
but SO far as I know this is their first ap-
pearance in print, as it most certainly is in
their present attractive form over the sigma
lures of the distinguished gentlemen now
telling them.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-30
HONORING THE HEROES.

Extensive Programmes Arranged for tn,
Various Cemeteries-School Childrer
and Sons of Veterans to Assist the OLD
Soldiers at the Graves.
To-day's programme has been carefully
prepared, and, the weather permitting, will
be carried out in full The principal cere
monies of the day will be at the Grant
Army lot, Allegheny Cemetery. The pro
gramme there will be in charge of Posts 8
Al, 157 2O6, 23O and 259, assisted by the
school children of the Twelfth, Fifteenth
and Seventeenth wards. The programme
will be rendered as follows:
song. aImericah Post s. g AosE a r CSoiT Saie
] Assisted by School Children
Soprano, Mrs. j. Sharp Mcdonald.
Alto, Mrs. j. II. Harrison.
Tenor, G. NJ. Alexander.
Bass, Edw. d. Fuller.
Tenor, @. H. Brown.
Organist, VIII McComsey.
Reading of Orders. rs........................
-. .Adjutant General W. H. Lambert
''.1enting Tonight Choir
| Commanders Address. ess.........
..........John s. Lambie, Post 8, G. A. B
Prayer. ...... Chaplain Rev. J. Med. Hervey
0Ta{on comrade M B A RiGde ID Pos
Song, Cover Them Over With Flow
ers". BY School Children
"Coms With Thy Smile" "................ :. Choir
Formal placing of flowers:
i. Violets.. .Comrade r. n. Sphon, Post go
2. Daisies. .Comrade w. T. Barlzs, Post 206
5. Geraniums. 80. Comrade A. Il. Oates, Post Al
4. White flowers. .Comrade E. II. Brady, Posts
sleeping, Only Sleeping" "....:...-. Choir
saInting the Dead .. Firing squad Post Il
Song, "Sleep, Comrades, Sleep"..-.....
.....................By School Children
Doxology.
Benediction.
Decoration of graves, strewing and plant
ing flowers.
Firing of minute guns by the United States
Troops, as the column passes the Allegheny
Arsenal.
Programme for Oakland Cemetery.
At the Oakland Cemetery Post 157 will
have charge, assisted by the Washington
Infantry, Sons of Veterans Camp 1852, a de-
tail of Battery B, and the children of the
Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, Eleventh,
Thirteenth and Fourteenth ward schools
The following is the programme:
Dirge-. The E. A. Montooth Band
"sleep, Comrades, Sleep and Rest"
Soprano, Miss Carrie Terrant; alto, Ito Miss Ms '''
Annie Orr; tenor, Y. S. Rees; bass.
John Braun; organist, Miss
Helena Erskine.
y. ..
Chorus. Children of Schools
Prayer: ........R Rev. c. E. Locke
Commander's @ @ address H IHo6urr; Post Yosf1ss Iss
''Strew Blossoms Ger Their Graves Quartet
grafton, -...-.--....-.......R Rev. G. Z. Locke
urge :.---..----- Band
Placing flowers and quartet t......,.
"Cover Them Over With Beautiful Flow.
ers"
L>Violets ........w. J. Patterson.
II Dalsles. q. Coll.
III. Geraniums H. H. Bengough.
~. White flowers s.. T. Turner.
Chorus. s.....................By By School Children
BeheulcClOn. Rev. T.. E. Locke
Saluting the dead-FiIing squad of Post l57
Washington Infantry and Battery
B, n. 6. p.
southside and Allegheny. T.
Post 151 will have charge of the exercises
on the Southside The principal services
will be at the old Methodist Cemetery, and
the address of the day will be delivered bv
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-30
THE WORK OF WHITE CAPS.

An Old Man Accused of Betrayfng Moon
sinners, BrutaIly Treated
BIRMINGHAM, ALA, May 29.-Seven-
teen miles east of Holmes Gap, in the Sand
Mountains, s. V. Jones, Appointment farmer,
was visited by White Caps Wednesday
night and beaten half to death with hickory
switches.
The White Caps broke down the door and
dragged Mr. Jones up, while two others
held his wife. He thinks 1t was the work
of his neighbors, who run Illicit distilleries,
which were recently ralded by officers,
while they believe Jones gave them away.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-30
The oficlals win Take a Rest.

Business about City Hall will be sus-
pended to-day except in the Bureau of
Health and Inspector McAleese's offices.
All the officials will take advantage of the
holiday except Chief Brown and the Mayor,
who will probably spend at least part of the
dav in their Offices
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-30
No Organ Recital To-Day.

To-day being legal holiday there will
be no organ recital at Carnegie Hall this
afternoon. On holidays the entire library
building is closed, all the attaches are
absent and the hall is not open under the
rule that affects the building.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-30

comet, pack up all the stars in beer keg,
knock tornado out of time with your fist
put hades to cool in spring house, put
the sky in your pocket, unbuckle the belly
band OF eternity, but never, never allow
yourself to fancy for moment that the
North can ever whip the great Southern
Confederaey.'' r. E. LEE.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-30

WHEN the sun sets on Death Valley, liz
ards, snakes, horned toads, scorpions and
other living horrors come forth in quest Of
their prey. It Is a scene for Dante to pic
ture. A letter from the United States expe-
ditioD there in THE DISPATCH to-morrov.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-30
What saddened and Pleased Porter.
HIS SADDEST.

At the deathbed of my friend, Colonel H.,
witnessed what think was at once the
most touching and dramatic incident of the
war. 1t was some years after the great con-
flict, and the Colonel had long employed as
his children's governess young Southern
girl of great beauty and refinement. As
stood with his wife by his dying bed he
called this girl to him, told her how he had
killed her father-a Confederate captain
in hand-to-hand fight, having recognized
her by her resemblance to her parent and
by his miniature. which she wore about her
neck, and asked her forgiveness.
81 have nothing to forgive" she answered.
"You only did your duty, and If you de-
prived me Of my father you have filled his
place"
With one last supreme effort the Colonel
placed her hand in that of his wife, whis-
pered ''Our daughter and was dead.
HIS FUNNIEST.
I once asked friend who had fought all
through the war if he had ever killed
man that he positively knew Of Eyes,
said he remorsefully, Zone. At Bull Run
ran at the first fire. A rebel chased me for
ten miles, and was then so exhausted that he
dropped dead" DAVID d. PoauERS q
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-30
A LAUGH MAKER,

Once in camp, myself and some of my
brother officers fell desperately in love with
female voice we used to hear singing at
night. 1t was simply angelic, and resolved
to see the singer, we followed its sound
through thickets and ravines till we came to
a lonely cabin whence the singing proceeded.
Creeping up to the window peered in aud
beheld fat, greasy, middle-aged negress,
barefooted and clad in single garment Of
dirty calico, browning coffee with long
iron spoon, while she gave vent to the sweet
est notes I have ever heard. In my sur
prise I staggered forward with noise that
attracted her attention. Grasping her coffee
skillet and waving it around her head, she
bawled out: "G'way from dah, white man.
Eff yo' don't, I'll frow dis yeah fryin' pan
right at yo' head" P. b. SHERIDAN.