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Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-09-09

still dirk he was taken - Col. Henry
Rutgers orchard, which was near
what Ia now the corner Of Market
street and East broadway. There,
after being bound, he was made % as
cend ladder which rested against an
apple tree. and the rope around his
neck was attached to the Dough above.
Cunningham scoiiingly asked him IL he
had any dying declaration to make,
and he said:
"You are shedding the blood Of the
innocent. IL had ten thousand lives
would lay them down in defense of
my injured, bleeding country"
Just before the ladder was taken
from under him, leaving him sus-
pended in the air, he said
II only regret that have but one
life TO lose for my country"
Hale Is described as having been n
remarkably handsome youth. He was
six feet tall, with broad chest and
well-proportioned figure. His eyes
were blue, aud his wavv hair q light
brown. His complexion was as deli
cate as woman's. lie was the idol
OF the New Haven girls when in coli
lege, ana many besides his sweetheart
wcpt when they heard of his fate.
A granite monument to his memory
was erected in Coventry in 1915, and n
bronze statue OF him was placed in the
Capitol at Hartford about SIX years
ago. The Sons of the Revolution are
firm In their faith that Hale was
hanged where the statue of him is to
be placed, but there is the testimony
Of cye-witnes es that his execution
took place at East broadway and Mar
ltpt street.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-09-09
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another space to the left while you
are moving TO the space just vacated
by ]. You now move 8 10 the place
formerly occupied by 4. while comes
TO the space just vacated by 8. This
leaves the glasses in a compact row
with the desired date in front Simple
al can lie, yet lots of your friends will
fuss over il for long time before they
get IL into shape.
While you are furnishing amuse-
ment with more legitimate tricks, you
can introduce one or two which are
intended. in view of the conditions
that are attached to the directions for
their accomplishment, 10 deceive and
bewilder the rerson who undertakes
to do them. One Of these is called the
water trick. Similar things have been
done by some OF the minstrel perform
crs, who perform apparently difficult
things in this line and then expose
them as though by accident
The trick viii explain calls for
two glasses, one Of which must have
water in IT, Put the orc ntaining
the water at your left hand and Scr
with a piece 81 cardboard. Beside il,
at your right hand, is an empty glass
just like the first one in shape and
size. You now invite some person on
your side OF the table 20 make the
water glass appear on the right and
the empty one on the left without
touching or moving either glass or
allowing any one else TO do so. After
they have given up this problem Won
hold your hands near the glasses 10
show that the water is on the left, and
by simply passing around the table
and facing the glasses from that side
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-09-09

Vitality OF the thing is cool excuse
for his failure 10 accomplish il only ac-
ccntuates his lack of sharpness.
small boy will of en- come along and
solve a simple thing that the smart
man could do nothing with Tricks
and problems which call for sustained
mental effort sometimes hold the at
tention OF the gravest and wisest men.
There is an arithmetieal example
about the distribution of q deceased
mans live stock among his heirs which
has 10 my knowledge furnished two
hours entertainment for dinner
party composed Of some Of the leading
men OF the country,
Propose some sort OF trick with
surrounding objects al restaurant
table where the diners are all Of one
party, and IL generally follows that,
time permitting. nearly every man OF
them will persist in trying il until sue.
cess crowns his efforts.
One evening lately the writer, while
seated At dinner with friend, OBJ
served that this friend had turned q
glass upside down, and with his thum
on the side and his fingers on the bot
tom Of the glass, was apparently trying
10 pick IL up, without. however. clutch
Ing IL by the edge The action was a
careless one, and The writer, thinking
that tie glass could be lifted with the
thumb and one finger, tried y himself.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-09-09
ms NrNr of,Ass nIAMoNn.

THE NINE NlfANN hlA MbNAs
10 do in this trick is to arrange these
nine glasses with the opening up in
the form of diamond, and IL is COM
pulsory that each glass snail touch at
least two other glasses at the rim or
top edge Having arranged the glasses
according 20 directions the trick con-
sists OF removing four of the glasses
without moving the remaining Ave out
OF position and leaving the Ave glasses
perfectly clear of one another,
This is very simple trick, and for
that reason many will he all the more
mvstified by it. When you arrange
your glasses i'm the diamond form see
that the two next to the corner glass
touch each other as well as the first
glass Then put down your two side
corner ones, then two more which
touch one another as well Us the last
end one. Now pick out glass which
is triile smaller at the top than any
OF the others and put IL close to either
Of the pairs which join the end glasses.
IL will now be seen that while this
glass touches two glasses IL does not
touch either of the side glasses, The
diagram shows the correct posi-
ton. When you have removed glasses
numbered 3, 4, and o all the Others
will be clear Of one another.
Another trick with nine glasses Is
called the l4D2 trick Take the glasses
used In the last experiment and put
them In n straight row. They must
be distinguished by numbers, and the
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-09-09

ENenlnk DlSpANCn D. ~ hNhhAA'
/ saw an anonymous article that
struck me as very brilliantly written.
IL was caricature of Scotch as
sembly. l Immediately wrote to the
editor and asked If / could get the
writer's name. He communicated with
Mr.. Barrie, and MIR. Barrie, who had
read some numbers of the Weekly,
came down to see me, and we entered
into an agreement that he should con-
tribute an article every week. His
first article was on DIR. WhYte, of st.
Georges. That arrangement contin-
ued for long unexpectedly So
long as Mr.. Barrie went on with jour
nahsm. l published in the Weekly
part of 'Auld LIGHT ldylls, the whole
of When Mans Single also of An
Edin burgh Eleven aud considerable
part OF "A Window in ThrumS' MIR,
Barrie was just about to be discovered
when met him, lie was ready to be-
gin the publication of his books, and
possibly some other editor and pub
Usher might have given him better
introduction than ! and my publishers
did"
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-09-09

BY holding the second finger properly
across the top and the thumb almost
half way down the side Of the glass,
the little feat. inspite Of the smooth
ness 81 the surface operated upon WAS
accomplished A great many have
tried Ii and iailcd, and have persisted
ia trying Il over and over again.
This trick "a very easy Of accom-
plishment Instead Of pressure and
clutch, Ii calls for nothing but pro-
per arrangement Of the fingers. The
usual method employed by those who
try ii Is TO press the ball OF tho thumb
against the side. bending the thumb nj
the first Joint and bending the finger
tut upon the top In such a way as TO
suggest that the operator can find a
hitherto unsupported notch IN the glass
for the accommodation Of his finger
nail. When all this pressure fails, the
man declares that SO polished an article
cannot lie handled as desired with two
fingers only.
There Is hut one way, and il Is an
easy way, 70 raise tho glass. Pu. the
thumb upon the side very lightly. Let
that part OF the thumb directly under
the first joint supply the pressure.
lut the second finger across the mid
die OF the top. with the end Of the
finger nearly reaching the further
edge. Hold this finger perfectly rigid
and have IL form straight line from
the lsnucklc Joint Raise the other
fingers to show that they are not in
use aud by eNerting a slight pressure
with the thumb and little or none with
the fingers raise Your hand and the
glass will 90 up in the mir with it, and
stay there an hour il you do not relax
your finger joints.
a trick that is calculated to fool the
unwary Is the mine glass diamond"
arrangement. This trick, MS the title
suggests, IS performed with nine
glnsscs These glasses must be
straight sided. hut larger at the top
than Mt the bottom. The first thing
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-09-09

when the novelist
was contributing
voluminously but
anonymously to
the London papers.
Il was very anx-
ious," says DIR.
Nicol, ito get some
one who could
write in an enter
tanning manner on
Scottish eeclesias-
teal subjects. and
in the Ediu burgh
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-09-09

Among the nattieSt of tho many
Jackets designed TO wear with shirt
waists are those Of eream.white cloth
closely fitted in tho back and with
Elton fronts turned back in very wide
reveres and trimmed with from three
10 Ave rows of marrow black velvet
tebe ribbon. There Is II girdle to
match and the little garment is lined
with white taffeta.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-09-09
AUTHOR BARRIE.

Something About the Writer OF several
Coed stories.
DIR. Robertson Nicol, editor OF the
British Weekly, is often credited with
the discovery Of ]. NJ Barrie DIR.
Nicol modestly disclaims the credit Of
beidg literary Columbus in this in
stance. THE only thing that MIR.
Barrie may have reason to thank me
for" says the doctor, lis that per-
haps induced him TO take more SYM
pathetic view OF the Scottish religious
life. 'Auld LIGHT ldylls," his first
book, is much less appreciative than
"A Window in Thrums" and "The
Little Minister. The editors ac-
auaintan with Mr. Barrie began
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-09-09


in place and ready for unwilling on
June o. the day Of Hale's birth, but a
strike among the quarrymen who
were preparing the pedestal caused a
postponemeDt. The site OF the statue
Is supposed by some 70 be the spot
where Hale was hanged, bnt this
opinion Is more than disputed, and
with good reason. The statue Is Of
heroic size, and the pedest on which
IL s. III be placed is OF equal height,
eight feet, and large In proportion,
The figure represents Hale with ne *
barred for the fatal moose and his hands
and feet bound. The young hero's
face Is illuminated with u patriotic
fire, for the sculptor has chosen to de-
pict him a. the moment when, In an
swer 10 the sheer OF the bra al British
Provost Marshal lie uttered the me-
morable words, II only regret that !
have but one life 10 lose for my coun-
try Hale Is repres "a ed as wearing
the knee breeches aud other acersso-
ries Of the garments of the period, n
costume which lends itself 70 artistic
treatment much more readily than the
clothing Of the present.
Toe statue Is generally regarded by
those who have seen II as the hnest
work Of the kind that has been dS.ie
in this country.
The sculptor. Mr.. MacMonnies. q
pupil ~ Augustus 81 Haudens, com
pletcd his art education in Paris Al
though but - years old, he hat
achieved a deserved success by thii
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-09-09

The latest thing in tailor-made
gowns is OF the new English sil6s WOW
en- In Bradford 1t is almost without
luster, is very pliablo and closely re.
sembes fine cloth 1t Is very light
weight and tho smooth surface sheds
the dust. This peculiar silk is twenty
one inches wide and costs from Sl.so
TO 81 30 per yard.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-09-09
DRAWING ROOM FUN.
CURIOUS TRICKS CAN BE
PLAYED WITH GLASSES.
Some Feats OF SKIN which May BE
Performed with Ordinary Table Ware
How 10 Make Amusement at the
Dinner Party.
implicitly IN A

implicitly IN A
trick is 70 most peo-
pie its greatest
cliarm. The oldest
citizen, or the man
who, in his own
mind, is the sharp
est citizen, can be
foo cd at tim G 5
with the simplest
OF tricks In the
case Of the latter
sort OF person his
claim that the tri-
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-09-09
At THE WORLDS FAIR
A WALK THROUGH THE GOVERN
MENT BUILDING.
Interesting objects That First Attract
Attention--How Our Money Il Coined
Bank Note Printing Light
House Service.

o MUCH or IN
terest centers about
each OF the bureaus
represented in The
dIsp ! ay Of t h G
Treasury Depart +
inent in the Govern
ment Building at
the Worlds Fair,
that the difficulty
Of grouping all to-
gether is gr e at.
Whether IL be in
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-09-09

City Host Well, my little man, what
do You think of New Yorl2
Little Country Guest Nothing, sir.
It's too big to think in.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-09-09

you have the water on your right,
This is simple and easy, but il will
cause laugh. Zig bets have been
won and lost on more trivial tricks
thar this little one.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-09-09

sECOND-ohRhh LtrhlhobSh.
beng arranged on lion pillars. A third
model Is in process of erection, An
electric buoy is shown with lantern
and lamp attached. An interesting
exhibit is that of the whistling buoy.
The action of the air by varying the
degree of compression OF column of
air contained in the buoy, causes a
whistle of pattern similar 10 those OF
locomotive. 20 ound.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-09-09
Erected - the memory Of
NATHAN HALE
by the
gOSA or THE REVOLUTION.

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ON the reverse side OF the pod ,stal,
which will face the city hall, viii be
the diving utterance OF Hale. which
has been quoted. ON the other two
sides OF the big block OF granite will be
the seal OF the society OF the Sons Of
the Revolution aud wreath Of laurel.
The ceremony OF unwilling will be
simple. The drapery will be removed
in the presence OF the Park Commits.
sioners and other officers Of the city
and OF the Sons OF the Revolution,
with us short speeches as can serve TO
do justice to the occasion.
Nathan Hale was born In Coventry,
Conn, In 1858. He was but three
months more than 81 years OF age
when he gave UP that life for his
country which he regretted ho could
lose but once for her sake. His father
wished him TO be clergyman, and
with that end in view he entered Yale
College at the age OF 10, Tie was
graduated In 1773 with the highest
honors OF his class Tho news of the
battle of Lexington reached him while
he was teaching school In New London
in combination with his theological
studies, and at the town meeting
which was held, Hale, who was one of
the speakers said: LET us march Inn
mediately. and never lay down our
arms until we have obtained our indie.
pendence."
He at once took service in the Com
tinental army, and was made n Lieu
tenant In Col Charles Webb's regi'
ment, which was ordered TO Cambridge
in September, 1855. He showed such
zeal at the siege OF boston that the
following January he was made O
Eaptain. When Washington trans
ferred his operations TO New Yorl
young Hale distinguished himself
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-09-09
N sEPTEMB Err ,

as IS now planned,
a bronze statue of
Nathan Hale
whose heroic death
ennobled the CON
iemned otli { e o (
spy, will be erected
ia New York city.
The statue will be-
unveiled on Sept.
20, the dale Of
Hale's execution. Ii
WAS tO have baan
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-09-09
A MEMORIAL TO HALE
THE REVOLUTIONARY PATRIOT
WELL REMEMBERED.

Tho simple Monument which WIN
Mark the Spot whore He Gave Up His
Life for Hls Injured and bleeding
Country
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-09-09

static which many older and better
known sculptors have not attained.
All who have seen the statue have but
one opinion about II. Tho Art Com
mittce o the Park Board unanimously
approved Of II. ana Henry MRrquand
says Il u the best ever produced on
this side Of the Atlantic. The statue
was cast IN Paris. Its cost, with the
pedestal, will be about SIS, 900
The pedestal will be OF granite, On
its face will be this inscription In
raised letters.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-06-24
A BENZiNE CAB.
One Solution Of the Problem OF Rapid
Transit on Country Roads.

One Solution of the Problem OF Rapid
Transit on Country Roads.
The benzine cal is, according 10 the
New York Sun. the most novel means
of transportation in Germany. II is a
four-wheeler. guided by a touch Of the
finger on lever, and provided with
motive power by benzine engine
which neither heats nor smokes the
occupants.
The first of this style Of cab was re
Gently completed in Mannheim fac
tory. and was started on an exhibition
trip TO Berlin It rolled over the coun-
try roads al the rate of fifteen or six
teen miles an hour. and al an expense
OF half cents worth Of benzine per
mile In every city on his route The
conductor. who is al the same time en-
giueer. has run his cab through the
streets. taken on and let of curious
passenyer -. and made his vav across
market places 20 show the ease and
safety with which the machinery car
be managed.
The cost OF the cab is but one thsu-
sand dollars. and this can be reduced
In the process Of Wholesale rnanufac-
t,re to four hundred and aftv or FIVE
hundred dollars The inventor expects
tina; Il viii reroIutionize the present
system OF transportation between conn
.-v towns and between cities and their
-, iy5rh-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-06-24
Thc aa1ieha 1au Eao Saturday 7orn1o, 9uuc a. 1888
MORE CLIFF JEWELLERS.
Discovery Of Another Ruined City
in New Mexico.
1t Shows That the Prehistoric Race That
Lived There Was Civilized - Over
Fifteen Thousand Rooms in
the Face Of the Cliffs.

To the lover of archaeology no field
presents finer prospect than this por-
ton of northern New Mexico, writes
New York Advertiser correspondent
from Abiquiu, y. NJ. 1t abounds in
antiquities of every description per-
tanning to the prehistoric races of
America. It's ruins and monuments
are undoubtedly as ancient as the
pyramids and somewhat analogous in
many respects. Mr.. A. z. f. Coape,
the artist. and the writer have been in
camp amid the ruins for the last two
weeks. eXcavating and investigating
generally.
We estimate that the city must have
contained fully $4,000 inhabitants, as
we have counted over $4,000 rooms IN
the face of the cliffs, where they are
ten deep and ten feet square on an
average They extend around the face
Of circular mountain fer distance
of over five miles. The level mesa on
top is full of the ruins of their old tenn
pies, pow-wow holes and dwellings.
Estimating three persons to each room,
and $1,000 rooms, we have $1,000, but
the proba bilities are that each room
was the abode of at least FIVE persons,
and the buildings on top of the mesa
may have contained fully as many
more. 1t is safe and conservative to
say that it was city of at least $4,000
inhabitants.
That they had enemies there can be
no question, as they selected strong
natural fortress for their city. Their
enemies were undoubtedly savages,
perhaps the Apache Indians, whose
present reservation is on the hunting
grounds of their forefatherS, not more
than fifty miles distant from this
ruined city.
The cliff jewellers were doubtless
civilized people to a great extent, as
their architecture, their pottery and
other evidence here abundantly tes-
tify. Itwould seem that their enemies
finally prevailed over them, destroying
them and their city. as they nave dis
appeared from the face OF the earth.
The country is as wild as the interior
of Africa. 1t is not an agricultural re-
gion, and how fully 1000 people main
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-06-24
Making Cloth Waterproof.

A correspondent asks for a recipe
for making cloth waterproof There
is surely no better method than put
ting half pound of sugar of lead and
half pound of alum in pail of soft
water, stirring it often until it be-
comes clear, pouring it of into an
other pail and putting the cloth or
rarment into it, to remain there for
twenty-four hours. The material
should then be hung up to dry without
wringing 1t is said that garments
thus treated will keep the wearer alb
solutely dry in the heaviest rain
storm: the rain simply hangs in glob-
ules upon the cloth. Waterproof cloth
is more healthy to wear than rubber
FOODS
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-06-24
AN Ss ESA1 SS5svT
WlHlylst AsS'uD
FLOWER or AL FELINEs.
The Persian Cat a Beauty, But Requirin s
Constant Watchfuiness.

The Persian Cat Beauty, But Requiring
Constant Watchfuiness.
The Persian cat is born to the hap
piest fate of any of its family, for, ac
cording to the tales Of travellers, he is,
in his native land, not only loved and
cherished, not only well treated and
admired, but thoroughly respected, and
he has An acknowledged position and
rights. In form the bewitching Per-
sian does not greatly differ from the
Angora, but the tail is much more eff
fective, for the longest and the thick
est hairs being at the tip they form
magnificent plume which the dignified
owner carries proudly erect. waving in
the air as he moves. In his splendid
silky coat is not trace of wooliness
and it clothes the graceful creature
from the tips of his ears to the we'll
''feathered" toes. Unless some un-
llreamed-of feline marvel shall yet be
unearthed, this animal, according to
Harper's Bazaar, must forever be're-
garded as the perfect flower of the
domestic cat family. Not only does he
easily surpass all his competitors in
beauty and grace, but he possesses
charms of disposition and manner and
dignity of bearing, and, while most
affectionate and loving, is still self
respecting and independent. The Per-
sian may be seen in many colors Very
beautiful is that shade technically
called ''blue," but perhaps more
familiar to us as Maltese. a superb
specimen of this color a few years ago
lived royalty in a house where | visited.
She was named after a queen Of
old, and no royal parsonage ever bore
herself more magnificently, l am sure.
One of very rich colors was a deep
orange, running to smoke color. Moth
ing could be more exquisite to look at,
though this notified effect is not con-
sidered the thing" and detracts
greatly from the value of the wearer.
The black Persian, with orange-col-
.Ored eyes. is one of the rarest and most
highly priced of the race, and the
purest white is perhaps not second IN
estimation. There are also several va
rieties of tabbies. and in nearly every
one the deep yellow eye is the most de-
sired The eye should be large and
full; the hair should line the ears and
fringe the legs and even the toes Of
this beautiful beast.
The love of liberty is the ruling pas
sion of the Persian as it is Of the An
CORA. Every one of the long-haired. in
deed, delights in long. solitary tramps.
1t seems impossible to cure them of the
desire; and what a cat really desires he
generally succeeds in getting sooner
or later. To own one of the most at
tractive and most costly pets in the
city. where thieves abound, is to live
life OF constant anxiety and watchful-
ness. Only those who have kept guard
over sly and cunning human lunatic,
ever plotting to escape, can appreciate
the vigilance necessary for his safety.
Yet. in spite of this, so ornamental and
so beautiful is the gentle creature,
that few who are able TO do SO can
deny themselves the pleasure of own
ing one.