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Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-06-04
4 Jos LOT OF SCRAPS.

Every married man is hero TO some
bachelor.
There are $50 artesian wells in one
county in California
Butler county, Pa, has genius who
dreams the correct location Of oil wells
San Bernardino county, Cal, expends
81, 600 month on its horticultural com
mission.
Connecticut judge fined man $40
for disturbing the sluInbers of police
officer by practicing on the cornet
A newspaper printed in the Sioux Ian
guage, to be edited by Father Jerome, the
Indian missionary OF Fort Totten, is to be
published in DEVILS Lake, n. d.
Mrs. Grundy accuses some New York
Society women of selling their photographs
with the understanding that they are TO
be published in the newspapers.
The Bone Circulating Library OF the
college Of physicians and surgeons of New
York contains hundreds of human bones
Of all sizes, shapes and FORMS which the
students are permitted to take out for
study.
When young Freeman Harriott, Of
Brooklyn, was arraigned before Judge
Connolly for having stolen $1,000 worth
of books from the Pratt institute his de-
fence was that he was studying for the
ministry and had only borrowed the
books, intending some time to return them
Senator Walthalls reelection assures
him a seat for over nine years. The legis-
lature of Mississippi meets only once in
| four years that Is 20 say, and so it had 70
choose senator at the present session for
the term beginning in 1895, as well as one
/ beginning in 1898. This is unprecedented
/ in American politics.
| The vital statistics OF the town of Har.
/ winton, Conn, for 1891 show that, out Of
| a total of fifteen persons who died during
| that period, one was over 100 years old,
4 two were over 90. four over so, three over
! 10 and three over 80. OF the other two,
4 one, aged IS. was killed in an atfray. and
the other was an infant only four hours
old.
A man from Biddeford. Me. who start
cd as candy peddler with a small circus,
has turned out Co no a better Snowman
than the proprietor OF the circus The
ircus became stranded In Altoona Pa,
aud the candy peddler took the fat WON
an, the stuffed snake and the trained beal
as his share of the wreck He exhibited
the curiosities in vacant store, cleared
$500 the first week, enlarged his show,
hired small hall. and now owns -four
ishing dime museum.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-06-04

an agreeable style and handsomely |
printed. Says New York correspond
emit.
The opening paragraph tells as that
Il was the Empress Josephtne's dress
maker who made the wise remark
There is nothing new In this world
but that which has grown old enough
Acting upon this connection she Owed
back into the past ages, even TO the
days of the Greek and Roman ladies.
for elegant novelties 1000 years old,
which were destined 20 turn the heads
az Partisan salons and promenades, 70
faselnate Parisiana Of both sexes, and
aiterwayd 20 make the grand tour"
Of the world. Just as the bayoncts and
standards Of the French soldiery, who
were the most travelled Of tourists, did
at the same period,
You AJAX. Whore are the modes Of
yesteFycar7 said paradoxical philoso-
pher The must be married man and
harasscd by drossmakers blllsl. reply-
Ing 70 the "oid Song Of old Fashions"
wrt,cn after the method Of Francois
vfll0n. You actually ask this ques.
tion? Why. my dear sir, those fashions
are on the backs Of the women to-day,
Just as they will be upon the backs Of
Che women Of tomorrow and the day
after! Do you know that nothing
changes. that every novelty was In.
vented long ago, about the time when
women tirst began 20 dress themselves,
within the space uf four seasons, In
short. in the frst twelve months after
the turn out from Eden. made pre-.
ciscly the snmc remark 70 my wife
only yesterday, q propos, Of three or
four costumes that had struck her,
forsooth, by their novelty, and which
she was about % order. although she
did not require them. Everything is
worn. has been worn, or viii he worn.
told her, therefore, why try 70 change,
why lay aside for n mere within cos
tumc or an ornament that will In.
cvitably come In again."
Fashion In dress came into France
with the dawn Of the thirteenth cen.
fury. How superb, exclaims our
author, they we're. those bellies Of the
middle ages, with their long, clingine
gowns, covered with regularly repeated
designs of rose-form and alternate
squares Of different colors. making q
kind of chesstoard OF the whole body
or flowers and foliage in large groups
frequently woven In gold or silver
These stuffs took grand folds and
arapcd themselves naturally la statues
que linesy from samples os them which
Btill exist In museums we may Judge o.
the effect they must have produced
when made up into stately trailing
gowns
The nineteenth century Is not th'
only one in which the pulpit has de
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-06-04

There is an old saying that all things
grown in graveyard are unfit to eat,
and il seems to be verified by circum-
stance observed in st. Georges ceme-
terry, Middletown, Del, which the
Transcript OF that town reports When
Benjamin Raymond, civil engineer
on the Delaware and Chesapeake canal,
was buried in the cemetery in Septem-
Der, 1924, one of his friends stuck an
apple-tree switch in the ground near
the grave, and from this cutting fine
tree grew in course Of time. Every
August it bears fruit of tempting am
pearanee, which nobody, however, is
disposed TO gather. The other day a
eolored woman Mahala Dudley
asked the cemetery-keeper TO allow
her to carry away several bushels OF
the apples for her pigs. To her sur
prise, the swine, although very fond Of
apples, refused 70 touch the graveyard
fruit, and even the pangs Of hunger
die not make ii more palatable. The
woman believes the pigs are under q
SPELL
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-06-04

The Italians are showing their adapt
ability in every direction, and just as
the jews are driving out the Gentle
streetpeddlers, newsboys, and small
shopkeepers, SO the citizens of sunny
Italy are making themselves 1T In
ways at first not open TO them. When
the wires were first put underground
the Italians dug the trenches, and
mechanicians of other nationalities laid
the conduits, made the joints, and
placed the wires. A subway gang at
work in Broadway the other day
seemed to be composed entirely Of
Italians. who handled the wires, used
the blowpipes, and went about the
technical part of the work as intelli-
gently as any gang could have done.
The chief carpenter at Tuxedo, it may
be remarked, is an Italian; and most
of the men who under his direction
erect the cottages for the fastidious
persons who live there are his country
men. The architect who has designed
most Of the cottages there is said to
consider this Italian the best man he
has ever employed.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-06-04

marks the end Of the middle ages more
clearly and completely than any politi-
cal change whatsoever marks IL. The
clingipg or hanging gown. with its
straight sculptured lines, has disap
pcarcd. world Ia ended.
The farthingale was at first known
as the "hocheplis," or shalSe-folds.
This name was applied in the first in
stance solely to stiffcned pad,
stretched upon a wire frame, which
was attached TO the waist TO give width
TO the skirts. Afterwards the name
was extended to construction Of cane
or whalebone, forming cage under
the petticoat
With Louis XIII came in the mask.
ID was bad form for noble ladies, and
indeed for the city DANES also, TO go
out unmaslsed. The strange fashion of
the mask was another note of gloom
added 70 the already prevalent depres-
sion.
Masks, made Of black velvet, were
short, allowing the lower part of the
face 10 be seen, or had chin-pieces; they
were fastened behind the ears or kept
on by glass button held between the
teeth. the latter was considered the
more elegant method. The fashion of
the mask passed on from the ladies of
quality to the lower ranks OF the bour-
geoisic.
The mask was becoming and eoquet-
tish, not so the ''touret de nez, piece
OF black stuff attached by the sides TO
the hood, and fixed under the eyes,
which hid all the lower part of the
face. This odd invention resembled
the yashmalS of the Cairene women,
but was more unsightly.
There was some reason for this con.
cealment. The women OF France had
imported from Che women of Italy the
fashion of covering their faces with a
thick coating of paint which ruined
the complexion and made coneealment'
most desirable. After studying the
history of fashions as laid down In this
book there ia every reason to congratu
late the present day on its absence O
"herrins, /" "farthingales," and "pagodr
Sleeves The fashions of tssi'o2 arr
sensible and pretty, all but the bell.
shaped skirts, which no self-respeet
ing woman would wear In the street,
JEANETTE l.. GiLpEH
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-06-04

The differences in character between
the people of the various sections of
Brazil, a country about as big as the
United States, are very mixed The
States south of the equator are indus
trious and enterprising, but the north
ern States. in which the heat is oppres-
sive and the means Of life can easily
be got. are langnid and indolent. The
natural resources of the northern sec
ton of Brazil surpass those of the
southern section. and yet the southern
ers are more prosperous than the
northerners.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-06-04

Until recently il was supposed that
the small star near the north pole
known as 1880 Goombridge, which
travels at the rate of 2sa miles a second,
had the greatest velocity of any in The
heavens; but IL is now known that Mu
in the Cassionola has a velocity Of sos
miles second, while If the ohserva-
tions Of DIR. EllSins are accepted, Arciu-
rus is travelling at q speed of s75 miles
n second.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-06-04
He COULD NOT LIE.

He Was Mixed Up About the Location
Of the Indian Ocean
There was an old man with wooden
leg seated on a pile of chain cable be-
fore a marine store In South street.
relates writer in the New York
world, and as took a seat beside him
/ said:
There is probably good story
connected with the loss Of that leg.
take it that you are an old sailor. !"
Yes. sir. . he answered. Il used 70
be deep-water sailor. but since the
loss OF that leg have had TO remain
ashore and act as ship-keeper.
But about the leg. How did you
lose it?''
do you want truthful story sir.
or one Of those fancy yarns they put
in the paperss"
Just as you like.
We'll / couldn't tell you a lie
may have been hard man In my day
but lying was not one Of my sins II
must be the solemn truth or nothing
Drive ahead. .
Well sir. lost that leg in the In
dian ocean by shark. The ship !
was in was becalmed. and Icrawls out
on the bowsprit to catch curious
bird which had settled down and gone
TO sleep. / was nearly up TO it when
l feels a sudden numbness in that leg.
thought it might be rheumatics, but
just then the second mate sings out;
.'Lay in, Tom. before he comes
after your other onel We wants no
man aboard this ship without at least
one legr
Whats the bloomin' row. Mr..
Martini tasks of him as looks back.
.Why shark has bit that right
leg of yours off at the knee and he's
now got his weather eye on your lett
Lay in say"'
We'll sir. / laid in TO find that he
was telling the truth The leg was
4 gone. A shark had leaped up and bit
ten it off,
How high did he have TO leap2h
Say fourteen feet sir"
'.And you didn't hear splash?''
Not one.
Nor feel the bite?"
mo, sir. There was just a sort Of
numbness. like told you. If it hadn't
been for the bloomin' mate a-tellin' OF
me and my ship-mates pointing at il |
shouldn't have known it was of.
Tom. what is the usual charge
down this way for telling the truth2'
Well sir. some beats you down 10
the price Of a glass of beer while
others are quite willing 70 pay ten.
fifteen or twenty Gems It's according
to the man. / think fifteen cents IS q
fair price.
Yes. that's reasonable. Would it
J have been any more if the shark had
leaped higher say 10 the topsail yard2
mo. sir
Or if he had got both legs?"
mo. sir"
Very well; here's your money
believe every word you have said, but
I'd like TO ask You one question.
GO ahead. sir =
Where is the Indian oceansr
why. out among the Indians to
be surei Going? Well drop down
and see me now and then am full
t of sea stories and can warrant every
: one of them to be copper bottomed.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-06-04
hard business.

Scott leighton was sketchiug a
landscape near Poland Springs Me,
one day when he found dilapidated-
looking man gazing over at the can
vas.
"HumphlH calculated the visitor
more in scorn than in interest as he
gazed at the embryo work Of art
'whut do you paint them for-the
marketT'
Yes, said Mr., Leighton.
well. you must paint lot of them
TO get a living. guess you have a
harder way OF getting a living than |
have"
Bravely endeavoring TO hide a
smile the artist asked! What is
your business?H
oh | peddle pond lilies, an
swered the old man as he walked
away, Boston Globe.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-06-04
A charmlnr studr.

This charming little study is the
work of Edward Patry, and was ex-
hibited by him at the Royal academy,
London. 1t represents an Italian girl,
with an accordion slung over her
shoulder, making her way across a
snow covered country towards the viii
lape whose church tower is visible in
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-06-04
CENTURIES OF DRESS.
A THOUSAND YEARS OF FEMI-
NINE FASHIONS.
A Frenchman Writes Of the Fashions
That Have Prevailed ana How Moth
Ing As Really New-some Things That
Were Worn Before Columbus.

There is no subject in which the ma
joE4ty Of women arc more interested
than that Of dress, and this bespeaSs a
large audience for 'pren Centuries of
Toilette. y which Mrs. cashel Hoey has
translated from the French of A. Robida
and which Charles Scribner's Sons have
published this week. The book Is full
of pictures, colored and plain. and
abonnds IN anecdote. II is written In
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-06-04

The island Of Fowkave in the Gulf
Of Siam has a peculiar kind Of dogs
They are sleek haired and resemble
fox terriers in size and build but are
prick cared. reddish brown in color
(the female being Of lighter shade).
with black muzzles and dark lines on
the forehead like those sometimes
seen In bulldogs.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-06-04
salt Romoves Ten Stains.

Tea stains on china cups are often
an accepted evil with houselSeepers.
They are removable, however, usually
with salt and water and vigorous
rubbing, A particularly obstinate case
may be treated with bone dust and
water, the bone dust being obtainahle
from any druggist
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-06-04
shnnlh Won reel nndlr.

Any one whose nerve force is deficient
and blood impoverished may take, with
benefit. the yollS of an egg, well beaten
up in glass OF milk, each meraing.
The iron and phosphoric compounds
are in such a condition ms TO be readily
assimilated by the system, although
small in amount.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-06-04

nounced the cut Of women's clothes
Away back In the middle ages there
was great variety In the shapes of the
bodies, both Of surcoats and cottas,
in shoulder ornaments, and in the
methods Of barring the neck. Certain
modes were iumodest; preachers de-
nounced against the immortality Of fash
ion from the pulpit, and the rcciters
Of the old 'fabliaux," who are not
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-06-04

an broilinR meat over Goals never
allow them to smoke the least After
the Goals have burned down somewhat,
throw on handful Of salt TO deaden
the blue fame that arises. II the drip
ping from your meat takes fire, remove
from the stove TO cool for few mo-
ments. Don't try to blow It out, rs
there is danger OF burning the face.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-06-04

The order of washing dishes is of
some Importance. Glass should be
first, then silver, then china. After
the dishes are done, carefully scald,
rinse and dry dishcloth and towels II
they can be dried in the open air so
lnuch the better.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-06-04
chiIdren arc scarce.

Children are not numerous in
France. Out Of 10 600. 600 families
in the republic one-fifth have no chill
dren at all and another fifth have only
one child each.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-06-04
QUEENS KENNELS.
VICTORIA a GREAT ADMIRER OF
CANINE BEAUTY.
Some of Her Favoxite Dogs--A Scrap
From Her Life In she Highlands The
Royal Dog House at Windsor and
Its Occupants.

Queen victoria's love Of dogs was
first shown when her book was pub
lished, Leaves from the journal Of My
Life in the Highlands"
The following extract is specimen;
Sept IS, ls74.-My fayorite collie
Noble is always downstairs when we
take our meals, and was so good,
Brown making him lie on chair or
couch, and he never attempted 70 come
down without permission, and even
held piece OF cake in his mouth with
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-06-04

the distance above the crest of the hill.
She is looking wistfully back alony the
path she has come, before venMring
along the narrow foot-track up the
slope. 1t is from steel front piece
which recently appeared in one of
Harper's periodicals.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-06-04

While baking do not open your oven
doors only on crack, MS tanning In
cold air makes the cake fall.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-06-04

Mr. Justice Harlan. of the United States
supreme court, priced his lost Angora cat
enough to advertise its loss and to offer a
reward for its return.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-06-04

ing which protects the seat Squire and
Marco, the Queens favorites, are pic
tured above. The sketches are from
photographs now in the royal house
hold
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1892-06-01
OUTDOOR COOP.

coarse window screen wire and an
opening at the floor cut to admit Of the
chicks passing in or out. The board in
front can be fastened to the floor of
coop by means of hinges SO as to fold
up against the front on wet days until
the rain is over, when it can be
lowered. The canvas front is fastened
on screws at each side, the wire
twisted around the screws, allowing it
tc be raised or lowered at pleasure.
When it is wet the canvas is raised and
the stepping board turned up against
the front. The chicks are then shut in
securely. After the rain all these may
be adjusted as before and the wet kept
ont of the inside of the coop. The side
door is for giving food to the old hen
and cleaning up and supplying, the
necessary litter as often as needful.
The handle on top is made of a strap or
old suspender, making it easier to re-
move the coop from place to place..
w. Caughey, in Farm and Fireside.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1892-06-01
SWEEPING The FARM.
The Yard should He Kept Just - Clear
II NE as the Sitting-Room.

n as the sitting Room.
When the farmer returns to the house
for meals or for a few minutes rest he
expects to find the house. every room
in it and every piecc of furniture, clean,
brushed and swept He may introduce
visitors unexpectedly, and he wishes
everything in order at oil times.
He would be surprised If he found the
sitting-room, day after day, in disorder
and confusion, and probably his sur.
prise would lead him to make remarks
and to scold. The thrifty housekeeper
is continually busting, sweeping, clean.
ing, and as result the house is the
pride Of every member of the family.
The farmer delights to ask his friends
Into the house, because such neatness,
order and cleanliness prevail.
Order in the house and order outside
on the farm sometimes go hand in hand,
but often they do not. If the farmer
likes and demands an orderly house,
why should not the farmers wife de-
mand an orderly-kept farm when she
goes out to get the air after her work is
done? Now, the farmer may take his
ease and read his paper in an untidy
room, but not SO comfortably rs in one
where neatness governs, because the
eye is offended and worries him.
The farmers wife is disturbed when
she walks abroad on the farm for recre-
alton by the general litter that meets
and offends her eye. Many things,
from wheel-jack to = moving ma
chine, are seen where last used; wag-
ons, parts of wagons, tools and rubbish
block the way at every turn. This is
not fair return of favor. Neatness in
the house should be supplemented by
corresponding neatness on the farm.
What commotion there would be in
some households if the sitting-room Of
the house was in such continual confu-
sion as the yard of the house!
ytpays to use the broom on the farm,
and to use it often. Indeed, positive
damage results from neglecting it. Dirt
in the house breeds vermin, and rubbish
on the farm may produce what is equiv.
alent, literally or figuratively. Let the
broom cut its swath from the house and
barn out into every nook and corner OF
the farm, for the sake of appearances,
if for no other reason. A well-swept
farm builds the farmers fame as we'll.
kept house adds to the reputation Of the
housekeeper. - George Appleton, in
Farm and Fireside.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1892-06-01
Buying a Cow.

The good COW is seldom bought. The
buying of cow to take the place of
one that is dry is simply chance in a
lottery. for she must be tested by milk
ing before her worth can be discovered.
There is but one sure way of securing
cows, and that is to breed for them, a
method which win not only lead to
larger profits, but also greatly tend to
lessen contagious diseases. When one
buys cow he may bring disease in his
herd. The great scourge of dairymen
-abortion-is due more TO the selling
off of dry cows and buying of fresh
ones from all sources than to any other
cause, as the new cows spread the dis
ease
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1892-06-01
Fertilizer for Pot Plants.

My method of making fertilizer for
pot plants is to go to the blacksmith
shop and get the clippings of horses
hoofs and other sweepings, steel or
iron cinders and filings. Fill pail
about one-fourth full of this, then add
enough boiling soft water to make the
pail full. Water the plants with this
and when very dry set the pot in the
pail. 1t seems to furnish complete
food for the plants at all seasons. My
plants now have the freshness and
greenness of June and are remarkably
prolific in flowers. 1t is not very costly
and hope every one will give it a trial.
This fertilizer have found will give
the flowers a deeper shade and rich
healthy leaf. The iron is what does it,
and the plants want a change of food
as well as anything else.-A. WATSON,
in Farm and Home.