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Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-09-10

occult sciences, and those who visited
the exposition expecting to be bored
by the usual infant phenomenon were
agreeably disappointed.
A handsome little youngster is
Edward Abbort. and elad-although
he is an American-in full court cos
tune, even to the silk stockings and
breeches, he fairly bewildered the
audience. The stage-that used for les
tures--is not very large and any OPP
portunity for hocus pocus is lacking,
so when this child began his work he
was coldly received. People thought
the performance would consist of a few
tricks, dull and tiresome, and when
this youngster took three pieces of
paper, rolled them up in his tiny palms
and evolved an American flag. every
body began to think that perhaps
Master Abbott wasn't so much of an
infant after all Next he took paper
cone, and this trick is chef d'oAuvre
with De Kolta, Hermann, Kellar and
other adult professional deeeivers.
After it was inspected the small boy
rolled up his sleeves and proceeded to
shake nearly a bushel of flowers there
from. Next he evolved curious state
of affairs He borrowed lady's ring
and after pouring several sorts of wine
out of a bottle, proceeded to crack the
bottle and extract therefrom live
guinea-pig, ana the ring was found at.
tached TO a ribbon about the little
animals neck.
The grace and ease with which the
little boy performed these feats was
only equaIled by the clever little rum
ming talk with which he supported
them. AS final exhibition he grew"
q rose tree, which compressed couldn't
have been put into an ordinary trunk,
but which dropped out of its covering
in a remarkable manner.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-09-10
TRAILING 4 HORSE THIEF.

A story illastratinE the Character OF
ths Msn Ia the .'RastIsr,' War.
Smith was trailing horse thief He
had been on his track for two weeks,
and hnally got into small town 10
Dawson county about fifteen minutes
after him. The Inspector learned the
man was In q saloon. and he started in
after him, says the Helena independent
Opening the door, and before he
eonid step in or out, be was surprised
70 lind his horse.thief was prepared for
him With his gau pointing directly at
hls pursaeF be called out 1--WE got the
drop this ume. Mr.. Inspector Don't
reach ioryour gun, but come and take
q drink
Smith langhingly accepted tho invi.
tat!on, but two days afterward he got
the drop. and that same horse thief Is
now oyei IN Deer Lodge
II IA between such men as Smith and
thc rnsileF that the war IS waglng In
Wyoming, and no one can doubt Il will
l.c 70 the death.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-09-10
WASHING THE WHITE LIONS.
Al Aprt FOOL Toar Thas Caused Per
pieEify to Many.

Al Aprtt Fool IToar That Caused Per
picHify to Many.
Much has been written about the
custom % making fools on the hrst of
April. but with this result only, that IL
ID very ancient and very general. Some
times The opportunity afforded by the
day Is taken advantage Of by jocular
people to carry out some extensive
hoax on society.
one OF the best modern April hoaxes
took place ia 1850. In March of that
year a vast number Of persons received
through the post card bearing the
following inscription. with a seal
marked by au inverted six.pense at
ono OF the angles, thus having, 10 SUI
perHcIal observation, an official char.
ncter:
Tower of London. Admit the
bearer and friend 10 view the annual
ceremony Of washing the white lions
on Sunday. April /, 1900. Admitted
only al the White Gate. II is particu'
larry requested that no grntuities be
given TO the wardeus or their assist
ants
The trick was successful. Cabs were
rafting about Tower Hill all that sun
day, trying to discover the White Gate
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-09-10

were near. EfHgy mounds were rudely
shaped to resemble men or animals.
One Of these, 10 Adams county. Ohio,
is like a serpent. over thousand feet
In length, In the act Of swallowing an
egg, one hundred and sixty-four feet
long.
Knives, chiscls, and axes of flint and
copper; carved pipes. beads and brace.
lets: vases OF polished and painted
earthernware have been found In the
mounds. and some OF them are of fine
workmanship Smoothly hammered
plates OF copper are stamped with
figures OF men and birds, which, though
rude to our notions, show some idea Of
art
Whence came the early inhabitants Of
America? is a question that can not be
positively answered. A company OF
Chinese sailors, in the fifth century,
driven off shore by westerly winds,
sailed many weeks until they eaTne to
a great continent
Here they found the aloe and other
plants that were strange to them, but
which we know TO be Mexican. The
savages on either side OF Bering strait
meet every year TO barter their fish
and furs Many from Asia may have
wandered southwark along the coast
Even within the last hundred years
fiftecu vessels have been driven across
the Pacific 20 our western shores: and
during all the previous ages we may
believe that many like things had
taken place.
Doubtless also, the Greek and phoe.
niclan sailors may have crossed the
narrower Atlantic. The first white
visitors to America, OF whom we have
any Trustworthy record, came from
Iceland, and its present white inhabit-
ants arc Of European descent.
Iceland had been occupied about a
hundred years by hardy, seafaring
race from Norway, when, in A, ID. 0s5,
Eric the Red, an Icelandic chief, dis.
covered Greenland, and planted col.
ony on It's southwest shore. This be.
came thrifty settlement through its
trade with the Esquimaux, and paid a
yearly tribute to the pope, One OF
Fries comrades, driven out of his way
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-09-10

the white banks of Nova Scotia, and
the long, sandy beach of Cape Cod.
From its great numbers Of Wild
grapes, Rhode Island was Good Vim
land.
Leifs party wintered in New Eng
land, and in the spring carried home
news Of their discovery.
Parties of Icelanders are thought to
have visited the shores of what are
now South Carolina and Georgia The
northern natives had told them of a
white mans land" TO the southwark,
where fair-faced professions marched
in white robes, with banners at their
heads 10 the music Of hymns
Though they never found this abode
of pale-faces, the Mortimer named it
Great ireland. and some writers believe
that Irish fisherman had indeed settled
on this continent
Thorfin Karlsefne, q famous Ice
landic sea-rover, explored the bays and
harbors of the New England coast
Huts were built and brisk trade was
carried on with the natives, who were
glad TO exchange their furs for the
bright colorcd clothes, knives and
| trinlfets-
Al least one little Northman was
born on the American continent His
name was Snorri, and from him, in our
daY the great sculptor, Thorwaldsen.
and the learned historian, Finn Mag
nnsson, traced their descent
In time, however, the Mortimer
loaded their ships with TIMBER and
sailed away TO Greenland, and thence
to Iceland
II any settlers remained behind. they
became SO mingled with the dark brown
natives that when white men came
again. their descendants were not u
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-09-10
Eat whnt You r.lke ne.t.

AS rule people digest most easily
what they like best. There is a dys-
peptic in this town who suffers the
agonies of death if he eats a piece Of
white bread or drinks cup of tea, and
yet he win eat a large piece of fat pork
and plate of baked beans swimming
in grease without experiencing the
slightest annoyance. lie says he likes
pork and beans, and nobody can doubt
ii after seeing him cat them, and he
unquestonably furnishes an illustra-
tion of the maxim that dyspepsia is an
unaccountable malady.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-09-10

private performances at Newport and
Lenox-jnst an excuse, do Won catch
the point? just an excuse.
ITS all our mothers fault don't Won
know. They don't like 1, now, but
they should have stopped II in the be-
glnnlng-do yon catch the point9 the
should have stopped 1t in the begin.
ming. There's sort Of a fascination
about Il, don't you know. and We
couldn't be expected TO know how we
would feel about It later. / won't
let my sister join.
Yes, we still practice. and we have
our teacher, don't you know; a good
teacher, too, Carmenclta wouldn't
bother with us-too indolent; do YOU
catch the point? But. don't say any.
thing about II in the paper, because
we don't want it talked about, don't
you know? We don't want ii talked
about
you see, there's nothing In II, don't
you know. After we've taken all Inc
trouble 70 learn we naturally want "a
dance little. but II we do il is consid.
cred questionable taste; do you catch
the point? And SO there we are-and
/ II you could have heard some OF the
dreadful falls we got you'd be sorry
for US, don't you know. See thil
dreadful hFuise on my arm. DO you
think Il viii develop into cancer?"
How did you get it?" asked In,
writer, euriously.
But the amateur skirt dancer refuseG
20 90 into rartienlarn
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-09-10

tsst lots y hard work before them.
~ remarks are lntended 10 show that
~ fssu.s i not worth the work
When aalrLdaneing became epidemic
6 l0sa5u last winter. aud when DANES
4 Aigh degree took IL up with cheer
NJ alsndou. cue OF two wise women
Hgphsa.ea tina; {, wou d sweep New
Yzs this sprlng and penetrate ereu
he isrer circle, says ,he New York
NsA The wise women were laughed
Il 81 their palms. bat they were right,
n,Asy usuaity are when they infer
Aai re will bilndly follow where
s,Afn lead The epidcmIc q upon us
-. Tie yoaag woman ~ Fifth avenue
~ he YounE woman ~ Third avenue
klp found ! common lntcFnst
lis diaieulg 70 give any statistics on
u ssb!srt, betausc ihr enthusiasm
viii which tho Gotham girl Il pFarile.
as i osly squailed by the enthusiasm
viii ublsh she denies doing anything
tihs kind hut there arc already
aHS doscH clubs In tho city, with
hall 4 dozen specialists ia charge, aud
ahnid that CArmcneita Is bes!cgcd
W. requests for private lessons
Tasr g corner ia black hose aud
slagins slippers aud there Il enough
'sFia determination" lying around
hoss 70 equip Hiii delegation
Tue result % q all can be imagined.
lsg TOW NC sec the supariiuoas en'
lasiiasm worked Oh by private
l's4la and dinner dances. Ia which
Ne belle exhibits her hose and accom-.
fahmenis to her namiring friends
Iassr has been W much Of this since
sEi that several ausplcinus.mindcd
people have commented upon u, and
taTe remarked in their coarsr way
'sas leu, must have been an excellent
szs Tor practice Among those who
ai's rgcently acquired ncw dance Is
VA Ella Wheeler Wilcox. She was
~ q the Hrst % take up tho fad aud
.sa'es With English society much Of
sa' responsibility for i,s introduction
iaio this city.
IHs members Of the skirt.dauciug
esa mentioned soom 10 have no dc.
~ p rush into print. or even TO have
AM pictures published In costume,
V& o. them remarked. in a burst Of
o'alaence, that she was sorry she had
s'ae ihio Il az all. Having said this
4aea The young lady consistently went
% and told all she knew.
lou see" she said, "a few of Us
w up because We arc good dancers
sA'atally, and we thought Il would be
~ Of inn and sort Of effective. don,
w Know, And when we began tho
l.lef girls found 1t out and went In
KY because we did, don't you see.
~ row they're all ut Il, do you uu.
.'s'aha' Whereas, In tho beginning
y never meant 10 lot the thing get out
aldo You catch the point2 And
H u mad 70 work drcadfnlly hard 70
& UP up with the other girls and we've
M. NM ourselves all out, and we're aw.
Wy sorry we began Il, don't you
Nv DO you understand, do you catch
y PoInt3 But VIC can't drop Il, be-
w they all know wo do IL, and II
s.'us ungracious 70 refuse at o little
n ausF Or studio reception, don't you
q ana our brothers arc angry about
a1a our fathers and mothers don'i
ssih and we've got ourselves into q
II NY TX. And the worst of II ali y
n ,sd "A everybody is taking IL up now,
n N. 'ne shop girls compare notes
n la US when we're buying on,
n spvts' DO you catch the point7 And
q nm re aisgusted In our club, and think
~ soon drop 1t, don't you soc, be.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-09-10

in most cases the original impulse must
come from older heads, and that at
once. No time should be lost in form
ing strong committees Of persons whose
presence and active interest may be
counted upon without interruption un-
til October.
Very little is yet known Of the new
American anthem. Copies will soon be
distributed TO the schools of the coun-
try. BY special permission of George
M. Viekers, the author. we print the
verses here:
Columbia, MY Country"
Columbia, my country,
Ny song is Of thee;
Thy honor and glory
Mine ever shall be:
From hillside from valley,
Ger mountain and plain.
Shall echo forever
Sweet freedoms refrain
REFRAIN
Columbia my country
Thou beautiful land
The world in thy light shall be freei
May God keep me steadfast
In heart and in hand
stiil faithful my country to thee.
C2).
Columbia. my country
Ny heart thrills with love;
To thee am loyal.
God hears me above:
Thy foes are my fcemen.
To thee would give
Fen life. were il needed,
That freedom might live.
90.
Columbia, my country
Earth's fairest domain. -
honor thy heroes
Who for thee were slain:
Thy flag still the emblem
OF freedom shall be-
Columbia, 1 love thee
Sweet home OF the free.
Without this help the pupils can do
little; and in giving it their elders
may feel that the boys and girls are
going to learn from their Columbus
dav rites lesson 10 intelligent patriot
ism worth years study of text
books
When the 18th of October has come,
let none speak the term Public School
celebration without special empha-
sis on the first two words The cele-
bration in itself is little, the Public
school everything. Giving the Public
school its due of honor is honoring the
country through one of its most hope.
full and characteristics institutions.
J. E c.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-09-10
ErowA MOUND.

as live to-day Ia single city like Bos-
ton or Cincinnati. Far away 10 the
southwark, where corn grew with
little care and where bananas and
other tropical fruits were native. there
were large villages in Mexico and Yu-
eatap and even on the dry plains OF
Arizona and New Mexico; but with
these exceptions America might be
called an empty continents desert
land awaiting its inhabitants.
The central part OF America Ind not
always been so lonely. The country
drained by the Mississippi and the
Great Lakes bears traces Of larger
population the white nen found there.
These little known people are called
Mound Builders. from the huge piles Of
earth which they raised for various
purposes. They are supposed TO have
been Of the same race as the Indian
tribes found by Europeans. But
while ten thousand mounds arr
found within the single State Of
Ohio. the same region was without
settled inhabitants two hundred ago.
Many Of these mounds were for pur
poses OF burial We learn something
Of the habits Of the people from the
ornaments Of copper, stone and shell
which they buried with the dead
Other mounds were bases OF watch
towers and signal stations; some wer
lortrcsses, and their angles show mucl
skill In the art OF defense. On some
houses were built for safety agsins
attack, They were reached by grades
road-ways or by ladders which could b
drawn up at night or when epemic
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-09-10
OLDEST SETTLERS.
THE PREHISTORIC INHABIT-
ANTS OF AMERICA.
It IL Relieved That They Crossed tho
Pacific Ia the Fifth Century-some
Relies OF Their Existence--serpent
Mound of Ohio.

Four hundred years ago the country
we live in was unknown TO the rest of
the world. There were no cities, no
railroads aud bridges, no horses and
wagons, no broad smooth roads. The
people were OF dark, reddish brown
color, and lived in wigwains covered
with bark. In the whole space be-
tween the Mississippi and the Atlantic
there were probably not 50 many people
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-09-10

by storm, saw the mainland of Moth
America stretching far away 10 the
southwest.
la A. d. 1000, Eric's son, Left the For
tunate, undertook, with thirty.fye
brave companions, 70 examine this
more fertile and attractive shore They
saw the flat rocks OF Newfoundland,
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-09-10
A YOUTHFUL coNJuRER

His Wonderful Tricks Would Interest q
Hermann or KeIlar.
A very clever little boyle is only
ten years old-astonished a great many
people Friday night at the Niagara
panorama on Fourth avenue. says the
New York World. He was advertised
as conjurer and professor of various
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-09-10

,a,,. Considered VERY EFFECTIVE.
ana 'he warm weather is coming on
h n PEOPLE can't be expected TO dance
Bn Il rm weather, don't you know
mi ~, ~ other clubs will keep right on,
Aey say they're going to give
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-09-10

Waterproof cellulose paper, Of one
and two eolors, is being introduced by
German firm for tablecloths, book
back, temporary covers for roof, etc
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-09-10

u.rc are some pictures and few re-
~ which are designed 20 bring
- certain facts 10 tbs feminine
VA They are especially intended
gathers and for young women who
s.,Isb lurking ambition 70 be skirt
s.sssrs. They will show, IL the artist
-. M duty. that the young women
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-09-10

Some people will call the 18th OF
next October Columbus day, others
Discovery day, but whatever its official
title, there is, as each week passes,
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-09-10
THE BELLIES AT IT.
.y,ar DANCING REACHES TO
THE 400

!. Now Epidemic IN the nIost
...n,onable Circies--Ths Fair DanRh-
N. 81 swslidom Initiate Their Ea-
,,lsh sisters.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-09-10
ON DISCOVERY DAY.
THE VOICES OF FOUR MILLION
CHILDREN

win be Heard in the New National AN
them-coming OF the First ceiebra-
tIon OF a New National Holiday
Organization Needed.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-09-10
To Tatk with Mars.

Probable none OF the many fascinat'
ing theories that have been advanced
by astronomers during the last decade
4 more interesting than the recent in
vestiratlons as TO the planet Mars.
Seemingly, the idea that that celestial
neighbor Is inhabited has taken re.
newed hold on the savants, and, II It is
not yet accepted by them as fact, they
nevertheless distinctly countenanee IT,
one of them now suggests that by
leveling off plane five miles In diam
eter covering II with a coating OF black
and constructing thereon frame car
ryiug 1000, 600 intensely brilliant arc
lamps IL would be possible TO establish
communication with the Marsinns. IL
h even lntimatcd that Us they may be
ID n more advanced state ofcivilizatton
than ourselves they could easily re-
spond. After seeing the earth flashing
Its signals at regular intervals they
would construct similar semaphore
and commence inter-planetary CONVEX
sntion.
The enormous expense of such ap eN'
periment, coupled with the uncertainty
ne 10 IFS result, makes II improoa bic
that Il will be tried during the present
thousand years Chicago News
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-09-10

A German has invented an incandes
cent lamp apparatus for showing the
interior of boilers while under steam.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-09-10

A new electric heat alarm consists IN
The employment of column d1 mer'
envy which by it's expansion above Q
certain point completes the circuit and
rings an alarm.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-09-10

RARE ENGRAVING.
special word to the teachers and adult
friends of the schools. The young and
old need each other in this movement.
Teachers and parents must give their
sympathy and guidance 10 it. Indeed,
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-09-10

Norway has waterproof paper
church.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-09-10

Columbia. my country.
Ny heart thrills with love;
To thee am ! loyal.
God hears me above:
Thy foes are my fcemen.
To thee ] would give
Zen life. were it needed.
That freedom might live.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-09-10

Columbia. my country
Thou beautiful land
The world in thy light shall be freei
May God keep me steadfast.
In heart and in hand,
Still faithful my country TO thee.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-09-10

Columbia. my country,
Esrth's fairest domain.
/ honor thy heroes
Who for thee we're slain:
Thy flag still the emblem
OF freedom shall be,
Columbia, / love thee.
Sweet home OF the free.
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