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Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-04-04
Sighted.

IL is hard for us, whether we are old
are young, to see our best efforts pass
appreciated; and what older people
feel younger people say
Little Mary, who is only years old,
had a new hat given to her, OF which
she felt very proud. On the following
Sunday she wore it to church, but her
pleasure in the event was greatly less.
ened by the fact that q certain lad on
whom her childish affections we're inst
then set appeared not to notice her
splendid adornment.
Monday morning she saw him going
by the house driving COW, ana M
once she clambered upon the fence
ooh, Ed, she called, "that was me
to church yesterday, with new hat
on!"
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-04-04
NOTHING TO DO.

have shot my arrows and spun my top,
And banded my last new ball,
| trnnbled my hoop till had to stop,
And swung till got fall
| tumbled my books all out on the shelves,
And hunted the picture, through
I've flung them where they may sort them
selves
And now have nothing 70 do,
The tower of Babel built of blocks
Came down with crash % the tioor,
My train of cars ran over the rocks,
III warrant they'll run no more;
I've raced with Grip till I'm cut Of breath,
My slate is broken IN two,
SO can't draw monkeys, 'mtired TO death,
Because have nothing 10 do.
wish was poor Jim Forests son,
For he seems so happy and gay,
When his wood is chopped and his work
all done,
And his little half hour 10 play:
He neither has books nor top nor ball
Yet hes singing the whole day
through,
But then, he never is tired nc all
Because he has something to do.
Margaret j. Preston.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-04-04

keep ,em out tbs house, Chickens
and turkeys, and even calves and pigs,
would come poking their heads in the
doors at all hours OF theday."
You see Peggy and Molly commenced
to pet the calves when they We're
baby calves, and pigs when they We're
Nee cunning little things, and did not
stop petting and playing with them
even when they were full grown. That
is how they came to have a big pig for
a playmate,
Molly said Peggy one bright
morning, 'let's 90 tishin'."
"All right, said Molly.
So With fishing poles over their
shoulders the children started of.
Now which OF their playmates do
you suppose went with them? Not
Nero, the dog, nor Tabby, thecar, not
even Ted, their pet rooster who us
ualiy followed them everywhere but
it was Master Pig himself who escorted
them
The pond was about quarter OF a
mile away, and to reach il, il was nee
essary to cross brook There was
no bridge over the brook, but they
crossed or a fallen log
Master Pig will have TO 90 home
now, said Molly as she reached the
opposite bank, The can't come over
here
BUT Master Pig had no such idea, he
would never desert his little friends IA
that way So placing his two torrfeet
on the log, he turned up his funny
nose, shifted grunted and then start
ed GA his perilous Journey
slowly, carefully, step by step he
worked along the slippery log until he
finally reached the other bank ia safe
ty.
Then With a grunt ot relief he follow.
ed the little girls 70 the fishing ground
and, lying down, made himself com,
portable while the children devoted
themselves To the serious business 81
trying TO catch mtnnows with bent
pins Tor fishing hooks
Not once did Master Pig wander
away from hls little charges, and you
may b. sure when they all came safely
home at noon Master Pig Was gwen
an extra good dinner Tor having taken
such good care 81 the llttle girls ~
Adella K. Board, ia Youths Compan.
ION.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-04-04
RUSSIAN SUPERSTITION.
The Story of an Alleged Curative
Spring and Two Frogs.

The Story of an Alleged Curative
Spring and Two Frogs.
An old superstition, with specially
Russian characteristics, has of late
been manifested in Klisheva, a village
in the government OF Moscow. At tae
beginning of June two peasants dug
up a spring of water at that place.
An old woman dreamed that the newly
discovered spring possessed curative
properties, and she told her dream to
the laborers Of a factory near by.
Thereupon masses Of people, mostly
women and children, began focking
around the healing waters. AS the
spring did not yield enough water to
satisfy them all fence was built
around it, and cross was erected on
the spot. Several peasants Of the vii
lage stand inside Of the fence and deal
out the water in bottles to the appli-
cants, each Of whom deposits a coin
at the foot of the cross. The money
is collected by the elder of the village
every evening and kept "for CONNER
cial purposes" At the foot OF the
cross there stands bottle with two
dead frogs in it who had come to their
untimely end in a peculiar manner.
Before the concourse OF sick persons
around the spring was great, some of
the peasants caught two perfectly
healthy women told them that they
were dangerously i'll, and pinninp
them TO the ground, made them drink
the healing waters until they tainted.
When the poor women were picked
up from the ground two frogs were
found in their garments and were de-
clared to be devils driven out by vir-
tue OF the holy water. They are now
exhibited in the bottle as sign Of the
wondrous properties of the spring.
The rush OF people to that place is SO
great now that the authorities have
great difficulty in keeping them in
order. An attempt on the part of the
authority to cover up the springs was
met with loud protests by the villagers
and the duped masses around the
place, and had, therefore, to be aban-
doned.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-04-04
He Kept His Word.

| distinctly remember the first hang
ing saw in a Nevada mining camp,
and as | put in 10 years cut there,
and, hangings came to bea weekly
occurrence l rather pride myself on
this freak of memory. A lazy, quar-
relsome miner named Rattebone
struck q man with pick one
day and killed him, and after fair
trial was found guilty and condemned
to hang. On the night preceding the
execution he sent for me. had once
given him pipe and had also written
two or three letters for him, and he
reasoned that was his friend. When
| entered his presence he held out his
hand and said.
Say, now, you don't believe Pam
afraid to hang2"
'Oh, no."
"Hain't no idea III weaken2"
''None whatever"
"Cause | propose to hang with a
grin ON my FACET I've got TO hang.
There is Just one reason why | don't
want to however, and want you to
do me n favor"
"Well?"
go to the boys and state she case.
There's an old fellow down the creek
named Chaplin. A month ago got
into fuss with him, and he said I'd
be hung inside OF three months. This
thing will tickle him almost to death.
He'll say, i told you SOL and he go
on about the wicked being cut short
In their career, and all that, and |
want to disappoint him."
But you are to hang in the morn
ing"
Eyes, know, but | don't want to,
you see. Just go and talk to the boys
and tell 'em about old Champ and get
me off. !"
| didn't do anything, OF course, and
next morning, when he was led out he
pleaded his own cause, but without
avail. just before he was swung OIL he
saw the old man in the crowd and be
called him up and said:
Champ, you pie-bald. knock-kn
old Gus, you'll 90 around Dragging that
you predicted this, and you'll wear
your hat on your ear and step high.
Durn your old hide, but its on your
account ! hate to gol I've got to 60,
however, but I'll get even with you.
Hang me if | don't turn into mule
and kick you to death before the year
is out!"
Five months later Spectator
came into our camp on a mule The
animal stood tied to tree, and when
old Champ lounged up to pick up
| frying pan the brute shot ont and hit
him in the temple and keeled him over
stone dead New York Sun.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-04-04
How Long.

Thestockholders Of the Keely Motor
Company have just been holding their
annual meeting at Philadelphia.
Their confidence in the motor would
seem unabated-a fact which shows
how much more 60 there is in their
faith than as yet has been developed
bv the machine. Is is said that Just
as soon as Mr.. Keely secures "a
practically continuous motion of the
engine without variation OF speed" an
engine will be made for business pur-
poses.
Good. It was the esteemed poet
Milton who remarked that "They also
serve who only stand and wait" The
Keely stockholders doubtless wear
this quotation on their batbands.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-04-04
Aoueer People.

The Watalta are a queer people Y
inhabit Talta on the Indian Oce'
The body is disposed to be pay
The color OF the skin is generally
dun, sooty black. Boards are
alteration Of the race. and are worn
immense quantity by men and va
en-. There is little religion. amy
them, but they are in great dread
spirits, and are believed 20 inha
the large forest trees. The snh
their true conception OF mn oyerruI
Deity. Their marriages are arrahl
by purchase, the intended huspa
paying the girls father the three ",
more cows fixed rs the price.
the girls run away and effects 70 " y
She is sought out by III bridssg9ro,.
and his friends and carried on W
hut OF her future husband.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-04-04
Tho Cancer Parasite.

Dr.. William b Russ0ll. senior
biologist in the Edinburgh Royal
Urinary. Rad paper before the
theological Society Of London on ~
day, and before the Msdieo Chisua
cal Society 81 Edinburgh on Weld
day, IN which be estimated that
had secured the parasites ia numb
81 cancer cases Dr. Russell Gays
has been studying cancer for ysl
In the course ot his invcatigations|
found things which could not, e
opinion. be explained on the prinsaI
nf ordinary tissue growth lie tired
diilercntitHtg some ~ thcsg BY slssl
method Of staining with anodyncsyl
The result was TINT an organism !
differentiated. These organisms
Russelltnund in allthe cancer casss
examined, between forty ana hlI
but under no other disease eoi1
ti0ns. BY tracing the life HISTORY
the organization he found i 70 -
fungus Of the yeast tribe. The doeS
here aRain pointed out hrs eNpa
mUnts had to be tested by others
fore his discovery could be accepD'
Prom the Pail Mall Gazette.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-04-04
The Babies Of the World.

1t has been computed that between
100000 and 37OOO,OOO babies
are born in the world each year
The rate Of production il, therefore,
about seventy per minute, more than
one Tor every beat Of theclock Could
the infants Of year herauged IN a line
in cradles the cradles would be- over.
flowing, and at the same time extend
around the globe.-Erom the statisti-
clan.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-04-04
How the eox nepIns nnalspn-


1t is curious fact that a boys first
awakening to the desire for personal
adornment is always connected with
his necktie. From the time that he
attains his first boots lie cares moth.
ing for his appearance, until some day,
many years later, he suddenly do.
mands new necktie. H. is the be.
ginning Of the end Next I've wants
long trousers; then he begins to brush
hrs hair, very much in front and not
at all behind; soon he blacks his boots
when not under eoInpulsion, and n lit
tie later manifests interest in the M.
pearance Of his hands; then n high col.
lar and cutaway coat followin quick
succession; and presently this world
becomes bowling wilderness and life
an insupportable burden until he nos
sesses a dress suit; after this mons.
taehe and whiskers occupy all his
thoughts that are not engaged in
imagining how he will look IN 4 tall
hat; but at last the hat is gained.-.
you have lost your boy Therefore,
it was with positive thrill Of pain
that head small boy put first in
his list Of expectations for Christmas.
"a tie and q tie pin" There's philos.
osophy in these things, BRETHREN
From the Lowell Morning Times.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-04-04
uNoUENcHAeLE.

NV love is like the dewy rose
She wears upon her breast;
Her breath is like the winds that blows
Balm laden from the west,
Her smiles are like the sunlight shed
On wayelets rs the roll,
And like the blue sky ovehead
Her purity OF soul.
Her generous thoughts are like the rain
That falls on high and low;
Her kindly gifts 10 age and pain
None but The wretched know;
Her sympathies are broad as day
And stormy as the night,
And when there's darkness on the way
Her presense sheds light
Such were my thoughts when love was
young,
But now, when love is old,
Each fancy of my pen or tongue
Is silver turned to gold
wood her in the morn Oflife.
Ere yet by sorrow tried,
But now l cherish her Us wife
More than loved as bride.
-Dr. Charles Mackay.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-04-04
avLng the pannIas.


70 2 considerable part q ti'c United
STATES pennies, OF copper cents,
nave only rr"etttly come into use, and
~ = isw q the southern and tar West
ern states they cannot ny SAID 70 b. in
circulation even nov Tine u,.k.4 fiy.-
r..,,t ,,,..,.. ,,,.. t..,. I.t.t.. $500. .
N, '"s $500 N'sFs '"sN
'ai'ioFiiiis, anu copp"ra afe 'itepised
lu the Eastern states, however Wnuil
copper coins have been M p,enttftll mae
from IL. t;,,a Il, ,,,.n-,.. $500.
,''s''
'''"''S' - eH'a ttS'oH tNe proportion
OF the people who depend upon small,
slowly amassed suyu,ge, for tt,eir f,roas.
,,s-it,. 4. ,,,,,st, $500.
I III $500 y = 80 '''''
AN :.
Inc East Is the nonte ol the savings
bank Real wonders have been doRrin
the way a. fo,t,,Iirg E,rt,t,,.. ,t.a.,..,,
III as.;.,.,.. .t.t
~ y .'i'7t a''p'"lE aries ~
sIihii savings ana u y not surprising
that thoughtful and benevolent peo.
rio 4honid a.,.t ~. .,t.,,l ,t..,-s...t.,.
~ s.,,tt,, ..,-,.....,,
''A' SUI " eSbaOlish-
ing penny banks Tor the benefit Of
boys and other whose Accommodations
can only be measured ~ Tia b,.,;,,
ninpa M lr,.t N c,.,.,,.,.. W..
Bo4tou N.w M Eat.,,.
D,trn;t no,, ta.,. . VAIN, ''''Vt' nun
OF preliminary saytnrs naageint;G,s
They are established ~ bsn.vnlam,
citizens who n4aorints tEs,nssr,.., 't ,'.
the purpose. ana NM ,psant s;,,,,,i,. ~ ~
help small savers "a ~ ti,,., = 49, \, w, ~
tho regular savings Hants ~
The New York nrd U,sto,, 49,.
this The society III fr1,.,er, kn ,,s v
the matter IN hand nn,,ei,,t a,,st,.3,,
local agents n ,l,ffer.,,i " wv. N,
city, easily REACHED II 4 NM ~ aa,.
one eIae. hns lfrs r.,,,ta nrn,, x .'i
which be wi-bn4 ta at1rt NJ, ,,,.,. ",.,'
he takes Il to the oflIre m on.@t e 49,.
agents. depoait. \ v,i,aa M Y, $500
slip prepared for the burmese ana \.
given d stamp card, on which bis na,no
Is written and tiyrrsnt ~ w, l,,,, ,','.,' 's
stamp, a. the case NAV 10 i o, rass,i
Whenever the sgme ddnosi,or ~
another cent Of anntbol ' ,,;aIst ms
takes Il 20 the Same plac. and ne
another stamp rnrras,,,nd; ~ w
the amount. pnsted A. a,, III
square Of his card 'o''iei
At last his card il filled apa ,ba,
receives the whole amonn ~ ,issi L ~
deposit, and q sept H. Ky , ~ us
regular savings INIT : =, ~ t,,e nearest
post there one Ssarto ~ y neg s,i de-
he is likely 70 beco,ns NJ ! =" ro ,n,is WY
positor liz ma V', n', . resliar de-
however ~ tho -. sDn' tIll' 20 80
his coppers II vavid 'I ~ oi.l'k with
thing VIII ,noat h m"u,u ue y dreadful
q mam;Gcen ~. uoys or glrls TO 80 TO
deposit Of 4 singIs i;va. W. ua, ..t with
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-04-04

Thepresence Of children should serve
to restrain any quarrelsomeness that
parents may possess, and when il does
not restrain it the parents generally
have cause to regret their want OF re.
serve.
A gentleman called at the house OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Hufy, and their little
daughter . years old, answered the
bell
Are your papa and mamma I'M"
he asked.
Yes, but I'm afraid you cant see
them, said the little girl.
why not?"
"Oh, they're having q scene up
stairs"
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-04-04
lie Worked II.

The girl he was going to see was
questionably pretty, but he kne" =
her mother did not like him. 80
evening after the engagement, "
gloom OF the gathering shades, ne I
the old Indy In the parlor. Y wy
bold stroke, but unexpectedly 20
he kissed her. After her first pre,enY,
flntter Of excitement of course NJ
ologized and said shelooked so eAao
like her pretty daughter in face q
ure that his mistake was nattral
the goodness OF her heart she nog = !,
pardoned him but Is now his nexs + 4
friend in that house. This shows ). :
mothers-in-law, II properly appFs1Saw'
cd, are only human after all'--n I
the Philadelphia Times.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-04-04

Consequently il was both surprise
and shock to me when six weeks aft
or his arrival, Lionel said to me in the
simplest way;
Aunt Dorothy, am going to mar
ry Mabel"
leould not speak for q minute or
two. The room turned round.-True
Flag.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-04-04
ALoATHsoMe DISEASE
= Warning Uttered as TO the ~.
OF LenroAv ~

OF Leprosy. "aa!
Conslderableexcitement Ia, =,
cd IN Chester over the discovery !, II
leper John Anderson, who n. 7 Y
residing here for the last two yea,. II
discovered, and public attentio.
once more drawn to this mos, ~ II
ful disease and the probability !. d
spreading in this country. INA {.
eminent authorities declaretha A. n
TO be highly contagious ana II; u
proved from the fact that up u MI
torty,iiye years ago there Was n u
rosy ~ the Sandwich Islands. ana Il
sign OF the disease there nntilit y
introduced by two Chinese 49,
Now over one-tenth OF the populs,i7
are victims. In 1905 there were h i
lepers on the island Of Trip;a.a. I
1875 this number has INCREASED 4
$50. One OF the peculiaritias Al ID
contagious effects oi leprosy 1 I'll
germ may exist Ia the body anS 4
dormant for any period np Ia ~, I
nNe years. As an Illustration a II
There y q case on record ia whirb d
man developed leprosy at tie 80 4
40, which WAS distinctly traced N q
having AS a hoy contracted tl,e A. i
playing with native Indian how n
attsFward Was found 20 b. lersr
The actual origin of leprOsy ia "A
yet hecn determined upon, altbo d
the disease Is so ancient, but ~ i II
altman Hutchinson. oi London. -
land. m q paper read beiore he d
Medical Congress, IN Berlin ,attribgs 4
il 10 an excessive fish diet, ana II
he had found the lepFous parasite d
istent in fish, and that the count
where lepr0sy Nas most psssa II
Was thost whose tnhabetants al,
largely upon fish,
Ia this country the Chinese are II
greatest sufferers. and in MANY III
import the disease Once here
may spread the disease FAR and IA
by means Of their laundries. In -
ing Of this, one Of the most emin u
derInatologists IN the city said
arm frcU 20 confess | would Oh no u
count have my laundry dons II
Chtnaman, owing 90 the pneyalstes
lcprosy among them
There = always great diilieuiiy
discovering lrprosy, among tho ~ II
particularly ~ Ones affected 4 ~
e vndeavore IN every mannrF 70 n
Il, knowing that ia disclosing the i \
he would be- ISOLATED nild cut "a "a
oil association with this outside u0
As a consequences there may b. ID
beers ~ eases IN this city nnhsagd
and unknown. hug which, IL tie g
time, may be the means Of spread
the disease That this Is 30 sh0Nn
the fast that the Chinese lepes Ito
uow IN the Municipal Hospital Il
only discovered by his heing comps
to seek advice at Philadelphia llo#
tai for u severe attutk 81 fryNp
When informed that lie WIS snAega
from leproay he Acknowledged hayA
ing noticed Il for twelve months
that ttme d. had hscn working al
business. Hud perhaps diasanliuas
the germs 81 thr disease 10 developA
tho persons ui thosr infected ID -
10 come Philadelphia Record
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-04-04
Aoueer Pet.

Peggy and Molly lived on farm IN
Pike County, Pa. Their house was u
long way from the nearest neghbor.
and it was seldom any children came
to see them, so they made playmates
Of all the animals on the farm.
"Yes," said their mother, "them
children pettsd all the critters so and
made 'em so tame couldn't seem to
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-04-04
who whIps.

Friends OF the family.--I am afraid
You little fellows don't always agree.
You fight sometimes don't your Twins
-Yeth, thir, thomtimth. Friends Of
the Family-Ah, | thought 80! Well,
who whips? Twins Mamma whipth
Philadelphia Times.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-04-04
Poor Roy.

"Aren't you glad you're a boy"
"Not so very wouldn't have been,
either, ii my brother Willie had worn
out his clothes like do. They made
a boy o me just SOS | could wear his
old things"
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-04-04
FOR THE YOUNG FOLKS.
SOMETHING TO PASS AWAY THE
SPARE MOMENTS.

A Queen Pet--Saving the Pennles--
How the Boy Begins Dudlsn--
Sighted.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-22
THIS IS A TEXAs STORY.
Skeleton of Manaoled Man Found b!
Woodchoppers in Large Oak Tree.

Skeleton of a Manaeled Man Found by
Woodchoppers in Large Oak Tree.
GAINESVILLE, Tex, Dec 2 Near
Tashomingo a strange discovery was
made by some woodchoppers who We're
working in the hills west of that place
They brought to town a skeleton and the
section Of a tree that bear evidence of
the truthfulness of their story. They
cut down large oak tree which was
partly hollow, but the entrance to the
followed portion was almost entirely
grown over, leaving only a slit in the
outside of the tree.
When the tree fell to the ground it
was split open by the shock and there,
lying in the center of the broken wood,
was the skeleton of man. On ono
ankle Of the skeleton was a band of iron
attached to a piece of chain, evidently
part Of the manacles worn when he
sought refuge in the hollow tree. From
all indications the skeleton has been en-
tombed for many years, for the tree had
grown sufficiently to almost cover the
opening through which he crawled to
hide. Two of the ribs were broken in
such a manner as to lead to the belief
that it was done by bullet. The sup
position is that the man escaped
from some prison and had fed with a
portion of his manacles and, being shot
and hard pressed, had sought refuge in
the tree and there died
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-22

WASHINGTON. Dec 22--The senate
met at noon. The seat of the late Sen
ator Plumb was draped in black, and the
chaplain in his prayer referred feelingly
to the death of the senator from Kansas
The minutes of the last session were dis
pensed with, and Mr. Peffer, in a voice
shaken by emotion, announced the
death of his colleague and spoke briefly
in eulogy of the deceased.
He said that at the proper time he
would ask the senate to name a day
when tribute might be paid in an appro-
pirate manner to the late senator. He
asked the adoption of resolutions which
were read expressing the grief of the
senate and appointing a committee to
act with the house committee in arrang-
ing the funeral and accompanying the
body to Kansas.
The resolutions were unanimously
adopted and the secretary was author
lied to pay he expenses of the funeral
out of the contingent fund,
The vice president appointed Messrs.
PETER, Dolph, Ransom, Paddock and
Palmer as the committee referred to.
On motion of Mr.. Sherman the senate
took recess until p. m.
AT that hOur the DemOCfauc ana he
publican senators took seats on extra
chairs, on the Republican side, and the
president ard cabinet and members of
the supreme court took seats on the set
tees arranged in front of the ordinary
desks.
At 1:2O p. m. the members of the
house arrived, led by Speaker Crisp,
and took seats on the Democratic side.
A moment later the diplomatic corps
entered and took places assigned them.
All were in black except the Chinese
minister who wore dark blue.
President Harrison entered on Secre-
tary Blaine's arm, and accompanied by
Messrs. Rusk, Wanamaker, Spaulding,
Grant, Soley, Taft, Chandler, represent
ing the various departments, and Private
Secretary Halford.
AT l:40 the funeral cortege entered,
the chaplain of the senate reading the
burial service beginning, II am the res
direction and the life The casket was
bourne by ten members of the Capitol
police and was placed on a catafalque in
front Of the clerks desk. ltwas covered
with flowers.
After the funeral service had been