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Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-11-26
Month-Ilrea,lInr thllnron.

The dangerto children accustomed
20 breathing through tho mouth in
stead OF the nose have been quite
seriously treated OF late In papers ON
the subject by physicians in Germany.
France. England. etc. the principal
disturbance accompanying the habit
being described as inability 20 fix the
attention on any moro or less serious
subject and with this impairment of
the attention goes feebleuess OF NOM
DRY and tendency to headache. while
N some cases the organs OF sight and
nearing are sue essively affected con-
lunctivitis and hardness OF hearing
oeing the results In Germany some
time since. DR. Max Bresgen placed
before tho minister OF public in
struetions a request that regular
medical supervision should take place
IN schools especially with regard to
the state OF tho upper respiratory
organs OF tho school children. In
Franco also DIR. Ranlin has published
the Same views laying great stress
on the necessity OF regular medical
inspection not only OF the schools.
out also OF the school children.
especially with respect TO the state
o. their nasal respiration. DR. Guyo.
o. London. also declares that so long
as medical school inspectors are
wanting teachers should DO Impressed
WYNN tho Importance of giving atten-
tlon 70 tho question OF mouth breath
ing, especially in children intelloctu-
ally backward. New York Tribune.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-11-26
MONKEYS AS CHERRY prcKRss


nm.
csc Apes to Work.
There Is an ancient saying. curra,,
among sailors that monkeys ean
speak. but refrain from doing % ~.
they should be compelled 20 wort
Aaron HowellS who owns a eherrv
farm near Goshen n. Y, remembersS
this when q year ago. he began II
teach couple Of large monkeys Ia
pick his fruit The influx OF Cailfor.
MIA fruit to the eastern markets has
gradually so seriously reduced ne
profits Of the growers on the Atlantic
seaboard that Ii became evident tba,
the wages OF hired piekers would 80
1t nearly all up Incidentally Parmer
HOwells mentioned this TO his eousln
who Is the captain OF an East India
trader sailing from Boston. Captain
Howelis replied that on some Of IN
Islands near Siam he had seen .nop.
keys that had been trained 10 Dlck
iruiL and did their work we'll ma
saw no reason Why the creatures
should not be similarly utilized N
Orange eounty.
Farmer Howells was very skeptieai
bat when. on his cousin return from
hi next voyage he brought home
with him two very big Siamese apes
be began 10 instruct them at once
They learned very rapidly and now
the owner thinks they save him A.
least iity cents day each. Thev
climb better pick more aud eat less
than the boys ach monkey has a
bar that contains about i've pounds 81
fruit slung around his waist
They 90 up the tree like a roeke, .
said Mr.. Howells and when their
bags are fail they come down like the
sttcx A heap Of empty sacks on the
grass i ready for them and they re-.
turn 70 their work Moreover. with
their toll the farmer thinks ihey have
broken their silence and. though 10
canaot yet understand Whist they say.
he i quite sare that they hold ami
mated conversation with each other
They eertaialy chatter awAy. and
tha, there Is spirit Of rivalry Be.
tween them j. evident When one
placks more cherries than The other
he i somewhat extensively triumphaas
and his companion i proportionately
detected
Dir. Howe.ls encourages campeti.
tioa BY glv!ng the more successful
monkey something ira Tor his sup.
per
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-11-26

murder. Inside the dress Just above
the waistband on the right hand side
were found two small rubber. ball
pumps such as are used for ordinary
spray producers From these two
tubes led up to a bottle suspended
around the neck.
his had two COMMITMENTS and
two necks closed by rubber corks
through which ran thin tubes which
ended in the mouths OF the two
golden serpeuts eoiled in the form OF
brooch.
The horrible apparatus was so ar
ranged that on working the ball
pumps by pressing the right arm
against the side two Jets OF vapor
could be projected from the serpents'
mouths The Jets when united
formed what was practically a vapor
OF prnssie acid. which would be blown
directly in the face OF any one within
a couple OF feet OF the brooch. and
would OF course kill them almost in
stantly.
To the wearer OF the brooch there
would he little or no danger provided
she held her breath for a couple OF
minutes and moved quickly away as
the gas mixes very rapidly with the
air and IS soon lost In confined
space like the cab the atmosphere
could soon be so saturated that it
Il would be death 70 breathe il
All this was OF course. told to me
after my release. which was effected
Immediately after the mystery was
cleared up. National Tribune.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-11-26
GRAINS OF GOLD.

If faith were always equal wbe,,
would be its merit?
Sometimes we may learn more from
mans errors than from his virtues.
Truth is as impossible TO be soiled
oy any outward touch as the sunbeam.
Man, living, feeling man--is the easv
sport OF the ovcrmastering present.
! have enjoyed the happiness of this
world, have lived and have loved.
No pleasure is comparable 70 tbe
standing upon the vantage ground y
truth.
The silver-leaved birch retains in ~
old age a soft bark There arc some
such men.
That which history can give us best
is the enthusiasm which IL raises r.
our hearts "
Life is a quarry, out of which we
are to mould and chiscl and complete
q character.
The only failure man ought 10 fear
is failure in cleaving 10 the purpose ho
sees TO be best.
For words are wise mems counters
they do but reckon by them; but thew
are the money Of fools.
Such az is the character of thy habit.
ual thoughts, such also will be- tho
character Of thy mind, for the soul 4
dyed by It's thoughts
We ought to regard books rs ,ye 10
sweetmeats, not wholly TO aim at tho
pleasantest, but chiefly TO consider M
wholesomest; not forbidding either
but approving the latter most.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-11-26
HAlR 81 az LIoATNINo.
How Jove Game 20 the Rescue of a suffer-
ing Telegraph Operator.

How Jove Came 90 the Rescue OF a suffer-
ing Telegraph Operator.
The central figure Of this tale was a
telegrapher named Bogardus 'Bogy.
as he Is called for short Is known in
the telegraph profession from Boston
10 San Francisco and from New Or
leans to Toronto he possessed q
rowing disposition and mind that
was blank as 10 the value OF money.
1 The following occurred in the days
when .Bogy'' was in his prime:
He had recently been fired" from
the New York Offices. and for bread
and butter had driited out onto q rail-
road centering in Pittsburg 70 sober
1 up and get a new start He was al
ways careful OF his personal appear.
ance and while he could shave him
self The cutting Of his owa hair was
an impossibilily. Pittsburg some
thirty miles from the little station he
was at was the nearest place wherein
he could have the tous0rlal feat per-
formed. 10 so to the city meant
another spree and consequent dis
charge ana Rogy' knew this too
we'll But his hair grew. the weather
became hot and lie fretted and iumed
( The comments Of the railroad men
didn't AID to his comfort
Late one afternoon after a very hot
day q thunder storm Of remarkable
intensity came up ana the lightning
played hide and seek among the relays
saunders and switchboard 10 ..Bogy's"
little liz by 10 oiice Every minute
the torn increased in intensity. and
tie electrical display was gsandly
sublime. AS the cracks OF the bolts
on the switchboard became more
fire. .uent and the flashes more
luminous. .Bogy" not BIT fright.
ened. concluded 70 put the cut,out
plug in the switchboard and thereby
save his instruments from burning up
IN case the lightning became too
strong.
On :he instant he applied the plug
bolt OF lightning struck the tele-
graph pole about tlity feet from the
Office aud the surplus electricity came
Ia the switchboard over the wire and
Boys head was wrapt IN flame.
The shock threw him on tho sloor
and for a moment stunned him.
Shaking himself together he cot upon
his feet and feeling 40 pain. he
congratulated himself upon his lucky
escape. There was a peculiar odor
in The little room that tBory1 could
not clearly account for but concluded
il came from tho burned silk and wax
that maze up the covering OF tho
Office wires
lie had Just succeeded Ia putting hts
Office 70 rights and had returned 70 n
after making temporary connection
where the bolt had struck when j
train drew up for orders
'Je-e-rusalcm' shouted tho COZ
auctor As he saw Bogy. Where's
your hair2i
Rogy in alright clapped his
hands 20 his head and. with q startled
ejaculation rushed Tor the little MIR.
ror hanging Ia rear corner Of the
Office One look was enough. IIory"
hadn't as much hair rs a month.oId
baby, and. strange 70 relate tho cleo
trio fame had not scared al, SCALP Ia
the slightest The knock. down blow
old Jupiter had given him had driven
the thought o. his hair for tho mo-
mcbt out OF his mind and until tho
conductors surprised cry had reached
him be though his hair still needed
cutting
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-11-26

The authorit Is Of Harvard unlver-
sity have applied 70 Chief Peabody OF
the department Of liberal arts OF tic
worlds fair for Z. 600 square feet for a
thoroughly representative educational
exhibit from that historic institution.
The officers Of the university say thew
are prepared not only to GIL but TO
splendidly and representatlvely fiji
every foot 81 space which can DO
granted to them for their educational
exhibit and they accompany their
application with a carefully calculated
schedule and diagram showing what
they are prepared TO do ia this diroc.
ton.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-11-26
LOVE AND rHouoHr.

What hath Love with Thought 70 dol
Still AZ variance are the two.
Love IS sudden, Love IS rash,
Love IS like the levin Z sh.
Comes IS swift. as swiftly goes,
Ard his mark as surely knows.
Thought is luInpish. thought is slow,
Weighing long tween yes and no;
When dear Love IS dead and gone,
Thought CONES creeping in anon,
And. IN his deserted nest.
Sits 70 hold the GROWERS quest
Since we love what need to thinkl
Happiness stands on n brink
Whence too easy us 10 fan
Nhifh=r's no return II all.
Have q care. half-hearted lover.
Thought would only push her over
James Russell Lowell in Cosmopolitan
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-11-26
-Four Enropenn cltie..

Four cities in Europe stand wholly
or in part on islands. Venice is the
best known on account OF it's histor.
ical past; next comes st. PETERSBURG
the capital Of Russia, and the two last
are the cities OF Client and Amster-
dam situated respectively in Belgium
and Holland.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-11-26
Takes brains.

ASalesman-Tt takes brains to sell
these mourning goods. 4
Floorwalker-How 70?
Salesman-When a widow Is over
fifty tell her the color Is fast black;
when she IL under forty / say IL will
be beautiful shade Of lavender in six
months and creamy white in twelve.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-11-26

The workers alone in the London
hospitals amount to G. 900 persons, Of
whom some /. 800 are honorary Of
ficers who devote their time 10 the
treatment Of disease without fee OF
any kind 49,
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-11-26
The POPULAR vehicle OF pnr,..

What the hanson is to London and
the four wheeled cab is to New York.
tho fiacre Is to Paris II Is a more
comfortable vehicle than the other
two and was named not after 81.
Fiacre, who is the patron saint OF the
gardeners but because the first OF its
kind was made in the hotel 81. Fiacre,
in the Rue St Martin, Par.s.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-11-26
odd sInrIn nnnn.

Some very odd single names can be
found In the registrar Office in Lon.
d9n rs righteous Happy
Hopeful Obcdlcnt winding IN
with triplct Of 'Fulth, Hope AMI
Charity"
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-11-26
An IndennIir nennest.

Baid-he Customer Din barber
5hopl--I want hair cut
AfIable Barber-Yes. sir; which
hair?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-08
AGAINST 4 HUDSON RIVER BRIDGE.

The following petition has been put In circulation
for the purpose Of obtaining signatures:
10 the Senate and House OF Representatives in
Congress assembled: We, the Undersigned citizens Of
the state If NcwYOrk and residents and property
Of the West side region N the city of New
York. do respectfully but most earnestly petition Con
gicS 10 refuse its sanction TO any plan for bridging
the Hudson River which propose 10 locate the shore
end Of such bridge within one half mile above or below
the Riverside Drive and Park for the that such
location would be destructive 10 the strictly resi-
Dental character Of that most beautiful portion Of
city. j. totally uncacd for by any demand Of
commerce transit.
Congress in 1880 incorporated bridge company
whose plans and location. atOr about Twcnty
in NcwYor city, have been approved by the secretary
Of War and have not been opposed by New York or
her citizens, ard this company, we are informed j.
abOu 10 begin the work OF construction, condemnation
proceedings having been already instituted. ANY Other
bridge authorized should be so locatcdas
necessarily injure public private property the
city Of Ncw-YOrk.
one bridge below Riverside Park, now chartered
by Congress and proposed 10 be built, is ample for
public needs: bat if in the judgment Of COngrc,s
another bridge is needed. protest against il, being
authorized 10 lie placed below One hundred and fp't-
ST.. and against unnecessary Interference with the
cy's rights TO its water front on the Hudson River
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-08
WHAT THE CHURCH CLUB is DOING.
LAYMEX TO EE USED IN EvANGEIIANG TIE
CITY EELOw FOURTEENTH ST.

IAYMEN TO EE USED IN EVANGELIzING THE
CITY EELOw FOURTEENTH ST.
Under the auspices OF the Church Club. Episcopal.
Of This city n course of lectures on " The Church
Ministry OF Grace will be delivered on sunday even
incs In the Church of Zion and St Timothy, West
Fifty seventh-st. as follows: To day, Confirmation
bv Dean Robbins. OF All saints Cathedral, Albany
NAV Is, Holy orders" by Bishop Garrett OF Texas
and NAV o. Holy Matrimony. Penance and tnctoh
by Bishop Grafton, Of Wisconsin. This club Is com
posed OF Iaymen of the Episcopal Church; and though
il is vet young in years it has shown Itself 10 De
vigorous and progressive. 1t has recently been pay
ing great deal of attention TO the question now pest
10 rcgenerate the city below -Four teentis ST. poDe
which. because of It's difficulty aud magnitude, has
been the despair of many religious people
At recent meeting Of the club Il special com
mIttee TO which the matter had been referred several
months ago, made it, report. Among other tnlhs'
il proposed TO cNpcnd million dollars III a
systematic effort to evangellzc lower New->oik. 10
do this it suggests that Young business men, permit
nently living In the district, be asked to cooperate
with the clergy Of the parishes all OF Wh"i sum
be under the direct and personal SUPERVISION vi "O
archdcacOn. In this way the waste lnNoNeu III III
dependent and segregated work viii lie aNooeo T."
ucation through the eye. by the use Oh lhC"reS anu
halls for stereopticon lectures on Bioic ana
history. as well as comprehensive system OF hhoer
carton instruction. will he cmploycd. Responsible and
competent laymcn viii be asked 10 deV"'c sumo
definite time each week TO Bible class tcachhe Eoin4
into saloons and other places where idic men con-
gregate to discuss religion with them ana III o'nc'
WAYS to labor for the moral regeneration OF inc pco
some Of these aymen will, OF course hecN FiNc 'o'
services while Others with special aptitude Tor inc
work NAV be formed into lay brotherhood fcceNlhs
a COMPENSATION sufficient 10 support thenl'
Tic report was indoiScd by the cIuD ana ule'c )
strong hope OF carrying it out. The ldea mas afehS
met with general commendaon, both WITHIN ana VIII
ont the church. Tho CongicgationalNt,' OF bo'ioh'
f,r instance reflects the non Episcopal opinion CON
cernirg il I'm the remark The Proic slant church. Whch
has hest learned how Use its Clergy Tor cN worn up
n"rontlv is about To do pioneer work with Its laty
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-08

on In TIE building. 1t Is hoped. however, mat inc
improvements will be finished before the opening oil inc
schools next fall large force of men VIII be kept
at work this GUNNER BY the additions 10 the DUN"
Ing the capacity OF the schools VIII De greatly III
s,6,sca There will he place, for about 1000 more
pups all told. than at the present time.
This year there will be twelve graduates from the
night school, about thirty graduates from the woman ;
art school and about twenty five graduates from the
school Of stenography These numbers seem small
compared with the large number OF students in Cooper
Union. but diplomas are only gwen 10 tle Young me"
and women who complete the courses There have
been about forty pupils in the class in stenogaphy
this year The graduates In stenography Of Cooper
Union have an excellent reputation for proficiency and
they easily secure places. Many applications arc made
at the Office, by business men for young women
inc various departments Of Cooper Union Will be
well represented at the Worlds Fair in Chicago, ana
the pupils Of the art SCHOOL are ALREADY WeP""e
drawings to send there
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-08
TO HONOR THE REV. JAMES STODD4PD

Tho Rev. James Stoddard rector Of 81. Marks
Church, New-Britain will succeed TO the place of
principal OF the Episcopal Academy Connecticut at
Hartford, ON July /. The Alumni Association IS
completing arrangements for complimentary dinner
TO Mr.. stOddard at sherry's May "a. A reception
will be held before the dinner at p m Tickets for
the dinner may be obtained from the Rev. T. +. Sex
ton treasurer Cheshire, Conn.,. and ar who have al
tended the academy and all friends Of the school
invited to be present Among those who will respond
to toasts are the Rev. Mr.. Stoddard, the Rev. Dr.
Horton, the retiring principal: Professor Philips Of
Yale College; the Rev. Dr. Harwood. rector OF Trinity
Church, New Haven the Rev. DR.. W. r. Huntington
Morris W. Seymour, OF Bridgeport; Charles D. lline
secretary OF the State Board Of Education Of Con-
nectcut Professor Hart OF Trinity College; the Rev.
Mr. lines. rector OF ST. Panl's Church. New-Haven
and Charles +. Mitchell.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-08

Tho Beth Israel Hospital. a non-scctarlan charitable
Institution, which was opened for the reception OF
patients June of last year al No. 1876 East Broad
way, has leased tbs spacious buildings formerly
pied by the Hebrew Free schools at No. COG East
broadway running through 10 and including no l0j
Divisions for the future home of the hospital This
change was nccesated BY the great demands mad BY
the poor Of the district upon the limited capacity Of
the hospital, which till contained only twenty
one beds, all free The buildings will begin with
fifty two beds, which number be increased to
about seventy five necessity warrants.
The excellent work done by th, Institution during
the last ten months be judged from the following
figures: Number of applicants for admission. 4jl ::
admitted, pa; discharged cured. 2l7 died. trans
ferred TO other institutions. 3. During period
the dspenesry for outdoor relief has given over 900
consultations, has furnished over 200 ply scians
more Nlan 10000 prescription, the poor Of the dis
trict.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-08
1RCUBISHOP CORRIG1N WINS THE DAY.

v,rIorS ITEMS OF ROMAN CATHOLIC VIEWS.
At the dinner which. last Thursday. f0lIo"'" t"o
conservation OF Dr. Gabrels the Of Ogdensburg'
Archbishop Corrisun caused an unexpected stir In
answer to the complimentary remarks OF Ills ne"
h,hon he made one Of the bricfcst and most telling
speeches DESIRE he said. ." to make but one T
mari, ON This OCCASION and that must De on the mat
fer .n dcor TO every Catholic heart. the course or
Catholic education. | have desire or intention 10
reflect upon any prclaic In the land. or on his oplh
lon, but a, | have hight 10 nv own opinions 90
ma, hesitate 10 express them. | have Just received
fr,ru Rome an authentic cablcgIm not one OF the sort
rcculiar 10 The Moutrur de Rome but a genuine
cahrgran. with not to be doubted IL reads :
The FarbauIt plan condemned"
The Archbi,h waved the document In IN" air amid
deafenng applause. but the applause was deceptive
for only the few near the Bishops table heard ana
understood nj, words. The cable dispatch meant That
the scheme Of clmpromi," In Catholic education al
vocatcd by Archbishop ireland and oppo,d by Arch
III hon Corrgan and which for months has been dis
cn,.cd by the Roman congregations. has been con
dcmnrd by the Roman authorities.
When the news spread among the priests assem-
ie 10 do honor to Dr. Gabrcl,. there was great Joy
among one half and downright CONSERVATION among
th, ofhcr, They seemed 10 be evenly divided. The
compromc suggested bv Dr. Ireland has met with the
approval ~ fully one hall the ecclesiastical school
builder, I'm the hand. II permits the priest To make
urfnns .mcuts with the local boards of education. by
which the board, bear part Of the expenses Of cduca
ton I'm parish schools. provided these schools come
under partial control ~ the board. The triumph OF
Archbishop Corrg4n Is one Of which the Archbishop
,,-rrNcsi, when the cable dispatch was Rad, Ihls
man seems to be sweeping everything before him.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-08
S,yTTaPY-N FOR HEBREW CHILDREN.

The managers Of the Saniarium for Hebrew Cmidteh
have issued their fourteenth annual report when eNe'
brief review Of the work done during l'ol, ana WEI
Is expected TO be done by the society THIS year III the
way of giving the poor fresh air, wholesome 1ood'
hcalthful exercise and the maintenance OF proper
sanitary condition OF the body ana limited relaxation
from every day care The society was incorporated III
1879 for the express purpose Of giving free cAuroh'
during tile summer to Hebrew poor. and TO supply
them with medical aid and food. II has been supported
exclusively by voluntary contributions since II, iorinn
ton and the report shows that ten Excursions Wcr
given last year in which 92i7 persons were benefited
During the same time 27,741 meals were furnished
The appeal issued by the board says:
When we consider the fact that the last census
report issued by the United States Government show,
that In the city Of Ncwlork there are lf1lf" com
municans in synagcgues, there should be no DIM
Guilty securing from this large number many OF whom
are in substantial financial circumstances. sufficient pc
cunary aid to carry on this work The season for
active work the part Of society is fast approach
ing. and before many weeks past excursions viii
begin. and the home, which, through your gencr-
OsIty has been erected nj ROckaway. Will be In u.s..
We need remind you that greater demands viii b"
made this year for the benefits Of this society than
heretofore. When take into consideration the large
influx OF foreign population during the last year. many
of them in a painful condition Of poverty who will add
to the usual number who apply TO for relief and
recreation and the opportunity for life during IN"
heated season. appeal you will not be in vain.
Heretofore our efforts have been limited to the giving
OF excursions the water: but this year. owing 10
tiOn TO the excursions. expenses Will be than
fOuriold what they have hitherto been.
subscriptions may lie sent TO any OF the officers or
manngrrS: The treasurer is liczckiah Kohn, No. Isl
WI anl-st.