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PLACES APPoINTED.
The Australian Ballot system to be Carr
ried Into Eject.

ried Into Eject.
County Court was in session on
Monday, with all the officers present,
and devoted almost the entire day in
appointing places for voting and
carrying into effect the Australian bal
lot system. The following places were
appointed; by districts, viz:
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CUMBERLAND VALLEY RAILROAD TIME
" TABLE-Dec. 1T, 1921.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-07-23

this country. The new machine will
do the work for $40. 900, 600.
Mr.. Campbell was born ia Hamilton.
Ont, thirtY-nine years ago. His at
tendance in common school was cut
short by his being apprenticed to
pattern-maker at the age OF 10. 1t
soon became apparent that he possessed
inventive talent OF a high order,
and many important labor-saYing de-
vices owe their existence to his fertile
brain.
He left for Chicago in 1880, where
such man could not fail to find wide
field of usefulness. Seven years ago he
conceived the cotton-picker, and has
devoted his entire time to its develop
ment since. For four and half years
he struggled on alone. with scanty
means, endeayoring to put in material
form the mechanism 70 pick cotton his
brain had conceived, and thus hamp-
pered he made slow progress. Since
that time, relieved almost entirely
from financial care, he has made won
derful progress, which has resulted in
the production of what is now pro.
nounced the perfect cotton picker.
EDWARD A. OLDHAM.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-07-23

ness and grace Francis Wilson's dane
ing was more intricate and little
"tonier;" Delehanty's was fuller Of
frills and bodily contortions; but
Rooney's was better than either, be-
cause It was more natural, lighter, and
more enduring
lie could sing ten years ago far more
sweetly than Seaman. When he
warbled pretty Peggy" one forgot his
homely face with its Galway whislers
and its caYernous mouth, and heard
only melodious and naturally true
voice, which could impart u singnlarly
sympathetic expression 10 the ballad.
Rooney, IL may be well 70 remem-
Der, never made failure with his
songs SO far as gaining the mul.itude's
approval is concerned. His publishers
( grew richer as he added 10 his laurels;
but neither Rooney nor the men who
wrote his songs ever gained any Of the
profits. "Pietty Peggy" was written
/ by a comedian named Bennett, who
| died years ago. with nothing TO bury
/ him aud only his song for an epitaph.
Dancing Round With julia" came
4
Charley Connolly, who, as Marc
/ Queneher,t has become famous as a
writer of dialect humor. shoot the
Hat" was issued in a dozen editions,
and "Muldoon, the Solid Man." was
sung in every concert hall in the world
before II was a year old, Out Of these
songs alone, had royalty been reserved
by Rooney, a fortune would have been
made.
Harry Miner, who was one Of the
first managers 10 detect Pat Rooney's
amazing hold upon the multitude. had
the comedian under contract five years,
and IL Is no secret that the blonde
manager of to-day owes his first big
money 10 his success with toisterous
Pat When Miner first handled Rooney
the comedian was able 70 buy Miner
out; but Miner Is worth 100000 .oday
and Rooney's children are compare
lively pennilcss.
This Is the way things go in the
latFis4als
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-07-23
A susTERRANEAN ISLAND.
Discovered in Cavern by Some Men
Who Are Good Climbers.

Discovered in a Cavern by Some Men
Who Are Good Climbers.
J. c. Carr has just returned from an
extended tiip through the counties Of
Atascosa, McMullen, Frio, La Sale,
Dimmitt, Zavalla, Uvalde, Edwards
and Medina. Mr.. Carr relates most
remarkable story of place called
Devils Sink Hole located in Ed
wards county close 10 Rock Springs in
New Mexico,
II visited Rock Springs" said Mr..
Carr, "and Col. j. II. Sweeten, the post
master Of that place, after showing me
over the city and through the new
court house, which is nearing COM
pletion, also other points of interest,
took me to the Devils Sink Hole. He
told me that since my last visit, which
was made about ten months ago, a
party of explorers, six in number,
spent ono day in Investigating the great
natural cavern, Three Of the party
were let down into the hole to depth
of 175 feet by means of ropes to the
first landing. BY means of lanterns,
4 with which they were provided, they
I continued their explorations, soon dis
] covering another large opening. They
+ made their way through IL into another
cavern and then lowered themselves to
( 4 depth OF 200 feet to a second landing
1 They secured fine footing and trnv-
eled several hundred feet down grade
in northcrly direction until they came
to the edge of what appeared to be q
very big expanse of water either q
lake or n river They found the water
to be extremely cold. This second
landing was quite large tract OF
ground, but was only slightly eNplortd
owing TO the fact that IL was dangers
ously cold down there. They made
their way to the top by climbing vi
the ropes.
"Thc explorers reported having found
evidence of valuable mineral, and they
took away with them specimens Of IN,
rock which they gathered up at Tho
bottom Of the cavern. Col Sweeter
says that from what he could lcarr
from the daring party the lower land
ing was upon mountain-shaped islanS
which covers about two acres. 1t il
doubtless surrounded by water, us thu
explorers found water at every poiu
they went promised Col Sweetei
and others that would return to tina
place from San Antonio about Angus
with an organized party. some O
whom must be experienced miners
we will take with us boat, refresh
ncnts, tools, lanterns and everything
necessary for exploring the cavern
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-07-23
THE AuTooRAPHrc PLAQUE.

A New Fad OF Fair Woman which
Costs Contributors One Dime Each.
The girls have a new fad now. II is
called the photographic plaque" Like
all fads il has swept the homes of the
young woman like wiidfire, and has oc-
casioned no end of sharp comments by
members Of the sterner sex who have
been mulcted of dimes.
The ''autographic plaque is an in
genious device Of china-firing con-
Germ, and its purpose is financial gain
for this establishment. Pieces of card
board l0xi0 inches in size are distrib-
uted where they are likely to meet with
a favorable reception. These pieces OF
card contain circle in the center-a
reserved space large enough for re-
produced photograph. From the cir.
conference OF this circle extend lines
TO a larger circle, like spolies in wheel
from the hub to the tire. The spaces
between these lines are for autographs,
There are fifty such spaces, and it ha:
been declared the proper thing for {
girl TO get the autographs of City o.
her male friends written within them.
An unwritten law in this fad decree,
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-07-23

Grand Trunk Railway system Of Cam
ada with the line operated under Grand
Trunk management west Of the St
Clair river, and with the Flint & Pere
Marquette, and other Michigan rail-
ways. The tunnel was built and is
owned by the ST. Clair Tunnel com
pany, which was organized under
special act Of the Canadian Parliament.
The length OF the tunnel from portal
10 portal is G.025 feet: length from por-
tai on the American side 10 river bank,
leo feet; length from portal on Ca
madam side 10 river bank, 2.006 feet;
length under river bed, 2, $50 feet.
The tunnel is perfect circle, with
an interior diameter OF 10 feet 10 inches;
the segment filled in at the bottom for
the railway roadbed has fiat surface
from side 10 side OF II feet q inches:
the length Of the cutting on the Ameri-
can side to the portal Is 2,As7 feet
The depth az the portal 20 the road
bed, below the natural surface, is 20
feet; the length Of the cutting on the
\ Canadian side 10 the portal is BIG feet,
and the depth at the portal is 81 feet;
| the grade on the American side Is in
80, orr lO5.d0 feet per mile; the grade
/ on the Canadian side Is / ia 90, OF
i05.d0 feet per mile.
Sir Henry Tyler, president Of the
| Grand Trunk Railway company, con-
ceiyed the idea Of this great undertake
ing. aud through his efforts the money
TO construct il was secured. The prae'
teal construction of the tunnel, how.
ever, was carried ON from inception tc
completion by Mr. Hobson.
He is a Canadian by birth, having
been born near Guelph, Ont, fifty
odd years ago. lie served his appren
ticeship as a provincial land surveyor
in Toronto, aud after having passed hii
examination MS such, he was engaged
for a number OF years in private prae
ticc as surveyor and an engineer, anC
in the location and construction of diff
ferent lines of railway in Canada anC
the United States.
AT the beginning Of 1870 he was ap
pointed resident engineer of the inter
nation bridge NJ Buffalo, and was con
tinuously on the ground during tn,
construction Of the bridge. On tn,
completion of the work at the end o
1873. he was appointed chief assistan
engineer of the late Great Western
railway Of Canada, and about two year
later he was appointed chief enginee
S Of the line.
S He still holds that position undo
the management Of the Grand Trunl
: Railway company. Mr.. Hobson is
member Of the Institute of Civil En-
e gincers OF England, of the Americas
h Society Of Civil Engineers and tn
{ Canadian Society Of Civil Engineers.
= EDWARD a. OLDHAM.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-07-23
4 WONDERFUL INVENTION.
AS Good as Glass, Yet Can BE Used Tor
Driving Belts.

As Good as Glass. Yet Can BE Used Tor
Driving
An inventor in Vienna has produced
a new material that combines some Of
the properties Of glass and celluloid. 1t
is made by dissolying four to eight
parts of collodion wool lgnn cotton in
about 100 parts by weight Of ether or
alcohol, adding two to four per cent of
castor oil and four 10 ten per cent of
resin or Canadian balsam. The mix
ture is then dried on glass plate at
temperature of 100 degrees, Fair.
The compound soon solidifies into a
transparent sheet, having substantially
the properties of glass. II resists the
action of salts. alkalies and dilute acids,
and is flexible, says the Philadelphia
Record
The addition of magnesium chloride
reduces its inhammabiiity and zinc
white gives it the appearance of ivory.
BY increasing the relative proportions
of castor oil and rosin the toughness
and pliability Of leather is impaired to
the material. and it may even be made
4 into driving belts
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-07-23

carried one OF these parties to the
island. There We're only twenty on
board besides the crew. They spent
n couple OF hours around the island,
and then steamed mp the deep and mar
row bay OF Lampong, and tits supposed
they anchored for the night in front of
the big town of Telollh-Betong, which
was one of the largest settlements on
the south coast of Sumatra,
The Inflated pleasure party was
never heard from again. 1t is supposed
that the boat was turned over and over
like an egg shell in the surf. II had
every appearance of such rough usage
when it was found some months later.
The machinery and furniture were
badly broken, and were strewn about
in the greatest confusion. But the
vessel held together, and was finally
set down in good shape, erect ON her
keel, as she is seen in the picture, which
was made from drawing by Mr..
Korthals, member of the Dutch scion.
titic party sent ont to study the effect
of the KralSatau eruption.
Only two bodies were found in the
vessel. They were, of course, below
the deck AS it was morning wher
she was picked up by the wave, it Is
supposed that nearly everybody was OF
shore. Not a vestige remains of thu
villages that lines the water edge. Blu
the hulk of this little boat still stands
battered and broken, though as erect a
when she plowed the channel, and sh'
Is the most curious and interesting
relic of the greatest volcanic eruption
&c ,,,s,da,,, times
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-07-23

merable shutters of the old style,
called the Venetian, swing at ali
angles imaginable from the array of
windows, and strings of washing
dangle on all sides and at every eleya-
ton.
The Columbus house is apparently on
the south side of the street, and look
ing up the hill is eastward, where the
sky is scraped by a venerable arch
crossing the street, and part of for
tification built to resist Barbarossa 200
years before Columbus was born. The
house is surrounded by tobacco and
chocolate manufactures on a small
scale, and directly opposite the first
floor is occupied by a wine shop, in
which Columbus was probably warned
when child not to spend too much
time. Perhaps $50 PAGES eastward, at
least thirty of the steps direct elevation,
there is a conjunction of the canons
called streets, and there are five points,
angular, rocky, towering, dingy
masonry.
The houses, with the exception of the
one that is the attraction that draws
all strangers capable of lively pedes-
trian exercise, are crowded with people.
The pavement is not quite immaculate,
but is reasonably clean. There is
nothing abom,nable in view. The sur
roundings are old, but not abject
The house is empty, belongs to the
state, and is boarded up so that it cam
not be entered without scaling ladders.
1t has an appearance of dilapidation
and instability, partly arising from the
fact that it was an addition to more
extensive establishment, and TO the
turn in the street. In the photograph
that shows the street and the Bar
| barossa arch the house is perceived in
the shade ut the extreme right Sc
rigorous has been the examination OF
records that it is considered fixed fact
that since the days of Columbus two OF
three stories have been piled on the old
house. but the idea of a distinctive re
storation of original proportions upon
this presumption is iujudicious.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-07-23

Grcw's cross on q red ground. This
was easily listinguishable, aud was
never changed.
The stars and bars were In 90 sup.
plemantcd By the camp flag.
This was In size and shape like the
other, except that IL was white with
no stripes, aud the battle Gag In the
upper corner. next the star. II was
found deficient In actual service. In
that. displaying so much white, it was
sometimes apt TO be mistaken for a
flag Of truce, and on Feb. -, 1868, !,
gave place 10 the last flag Of the Con
fcdcrscy, the outer half being n red
vertical bar Appearing 80 late in the
war, 1t was not 50 familiar as the 9th
crs-in fact, was comparatively little
known.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-07-23

that each Autograph writer must pro-
duce dime with his signature. When
all the spaces are full and each name
paid for the girl has s., and this IS. if
sent 10 certain place with the card
and photograph of the owner, will
secure china plaque with the picture
and autographs reproduced and fired.
Il is a great scheme for the girls who
have little or nothing to do, and sigma
lures are greatly in demand
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-07-23
THE BIG CATACLYSM.
1T LEFT A SHIP HIGH AND DRY
FAR FROM SHORE.
One of the wonderful Sights Witnessed
by Tourists in sumatrA-yestiges of
the Tremendous Eruption Of 1885
The Only Survivor.

Tourists that visit Batavia nova
days are quite out of the fashion if
they fail TO make the passage through
sunda strait and see all that is left of
Rraxatau and the vestiges of the ruin
wrought by the terrible eruption Of
1883. If they push up the Bay of Lam
pong on the Sumatra side of the chan
mel, they are likely to land on the low
shores occupied by the village Of
Telolfh- Betong. and hire carts for
short iaunt into the interior; and when
they have gone about two miles they
will pause 10 take in the curious scene
presented in this picture; for here is
seen one of the most interesting re-
suits of the great wave of Kralatau.
There was just one man amid all
that wild scene of death and deYasta-
ton who was not overwhelmed in the
common ruin. He escaped while 49,
600 persisted. He was the lighthouse
keeper, who lived alone on an isolated
rock in the strait. 1t was broad day
light when Kral1atau burst asunder,
but in a few moments the heavens
were so densely shrouded by dust, mud
and smoke that the darkness of mid
night covered all the channel The
guardian Of the lighthouse was IN the
lantern 1870 feet above the sea level
Here he remained safe and sound in the
midst of the terrible commotion.
He felt the trembling of his light
house, but it was so dark he could not
see the threatened danger. He did not
know that tremendous wave had al
most overwhelmed the lighthouse, and
that its crest had nearly touched the
base of the lantern. He did not hear
it because he was deafened by the aw
full detonation of Krakatau.
In few moments the wave, over q
hundred feet in height, had swept
along a coast line of 100 miles ON both
sides of the channel.
Scores of populous villages were
buried deep beneath the avalanche o
water. Great groves of cocoanut palm
were levelled to the ground. Promon
tories were carried away. New bay
were dug out of the yielding littoral
Every work Of human hands exeep
that lighthouse were destroyed, AM
10000 persons persisted in the delug
that mounted from the sea or beneat
the rain Of mud that flied the heavens
This is a picture Of a little sidewhee
steamboat that was borne on the TO
OF that wave through forests an
Jungle, over two miles into the cour
try, and was left as the wave reeede
in the position here shown. 1t will b
remembered that for weeks before tn
final cataclysm at Krakatau, the vo
cano was IN state of eruption. Plea.
ure parties were made up at Batavia
visit the volcano Not a few peopl
! landed on the Island, little dreamin
! that in the twinkling Of an eye tw
thirds of it was to be blown into Il
air as though shot from a gun. The
wished to get as near as they though
. they might safely venture to the grow
ing, steaming crater This little stear
boat, on the day before the explosioI
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-07-23

Experiments were recently made to
determine which portion of a hide of
leather gave the best results when
made into betting. Four strips, each
eighteen inches long and two inches
wide were cut and carefully tested in a
machine. One of the pieces from the
center of the hide broke at a strain of
., 400 pounds, equal to 1890 pounds
per foot of width, while the strip from
the upper part of the shoulder parted
at /, $50 pounds.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-07-23
A GREAT ENGINEER.
BUILDER OF THE LARGEST
TUNNEL I'M AMERICA.
Something about Joseph Hobson, Builder
OF the Greatest Submarine Tunnel,
witch Unites Two NatIons--IIlstory
OF the Great Enterprise.

The man whose picture accompanies
this sketch goes down to history as the
builder of the greatest submarine
tannel on the North American con-
tinent. The man is Joseph Hobson,
and the tunnel referred to is that which
extends from Port Huron in the State
Of Michigan TO sarnia in the Canadian
Province of Ontario. and connects the
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-07-23

afase Or sAnaish playg0ers knew moth
ng mbous hsm, 1avo, perhaps, that he
!. was easieRsure aud coarse one; yet
!, ~ wAA Il ssIng la his own world with
sanma III asspnte hs kceptcr, and with
i aaone ~ tahn Il np now he Is gone. No
~ sarissy actor ever failed 10 acifnowl-
10 ssigp Fat Raoney's great eleverness, II
= ssnuias nav b. credited 10 one who
axgnga au9 dance as well as one who
plays sHam3eta then Rooney was sure
~ genius
y n Iae dia many thing, 50 well that the
& memory III hsm aud u them will last
81 always. And be was also creator Of
most of those things which he did
Personally he was one 81 tho most
nntqme agures on the modern stage.
~ Hn was BY turns selfish, prodigal, ami.
able. nmA brutal No priest or Sister
sF0s Charity ever passed him on the street
~ without receiving handsome and vol
nnsmry Offering for the poor Of the
parish nas ~ heart he was not re.
X sa@peeser nf religion. When he was
~ seized wfsh Ais fatal Illness. IN Della.
ware t0ssn. bis manager sent for q
prAest. hmt the good man soon left the
-. actors bedside, saying: II can d.
y mcshlnK with him, and adding, signi-
~. Acmntlys Sod rest his soul" Rooney,
..5e snemntgsne had affected 10 make light
of sha clegRymRn's visit. lie wanted
10 Jolly msinto taking the pledge" hs
q said. but / bluffcd him cold"
GIe dind twelve hours later, before h,
ai bad halt eompletcd the ambition % bis
life. Hare was an actor who, had h,
saved fair half Of all his earnings
weuld have been rich enough at 40 {,
= 9swn Inxarionsly on the interest % III
4 money! hus he went the pace" nm,
~ elAe pace was too swift Rooney
a. friends Ia fhc variety business hayl
long believed that he was worth n
20 least as9oepo. They have been IA
nmsray In thrir calculation. lie leave
only few thousand dollars In cash 10
his children Ills wife. once clcvc
actress and singer, whose life with hin
60 had frequently been disturbed by In
IS haFnpnies, was apparently forgotten
AZ hY the eecentric man aud thoughtlcs
~ husband lie made no mention Of he
81 la asis will,
80 Rooney might have been rich had h
heNAed sage advice early in his cnrcei
When he was earning from $500 TO SEQ
I. woak after week, with no expense I
- speak of and only his convivial habit
to drain his purse, his friends bcsough
1t, him ku huy real estate, to insure hi
&c life heaviiy. or TO purchase n comfor
san able annuity, lie laughed Mt then
HE couldn't afford TO be bunsoed, !" Ii
q AaId. Ee preferred, II seems, TO bunk
.a4 himself.
sA Net With all his faults with all hi
= ~ sss4ssS fs.Na AZ hits mud iti4 ttartsstip an
hss methods be will have no successor
on hlA peculiar line. Neither Ned IIarr
cs gAns Tony Hart, BILLY Seaman, g,
y Williams Delehanty, nor iengler, ne
Nrauuiu Wilson, nor amy other iu II
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-07-23
Tho Moon Ilns No nnect.

In order TO determine what influence
the moon has upon earthquakes, Cap
tain de Moutessus has collected infor-
nation Of 10000 earthquakes, and has
arrived at the conclusion that our satel.
lite has no effect upon these phcnomcr