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Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-05-06
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= Funny WAY That the students IIad 81
Catching Rats.

Funny WAY That the students HAD ~
Catching RATS.
IN the summer holidays " 1883 tho
hoor 81 Long chamber tn Eton school
was removed ana two large cartloads
Of bones, chiefly of necks ~ mutton.
were removed from between the floor
and the ceiling % the rooms below.
says writer In tho Nineteenth Cen.
tury How they came there was OK
planned by Mr.. Carter, then yice.
provost. He told the present writer
that when the sixsh-iorm boys took
their supper in .'chamberr the rnts
were wont 70 come out ~ holes IN The
hoor and wainscot 70 feed on tho bones
which were flung % them. when
these animals from time 70 time be-.
came nuisance by their numbers n
Tug was sent round. while the raj.
were feeding, to insert long stockings
IN the holes with the aperturcs caro-.
fully open. The modern Aock was
then unknown. When this WINS dome
the alarm was given; the rats on ruah-
ing to their holes were trapped In the
stockings, which were then drawn out
and the rats were banged to death
against the lcds. And Won went
into school next morning In the same
stockings, sir?' "Of course. ~
coarse, 7 was the reply; "wc could not
get clean stockings when we pleased
Mr. Carter went among the bpva
by the name Of "Old Shoe.. ana
died at the very advanced aye Of 0t
lie was q stcady-going average old
gentleman, with great power ~
placing his relatives in college offices
and livings and u plentiful lack IN
Imagination. He greatly amused ~
as boys by taking as his text the
words, "My sins are more in number
than the hairs Of my head" his own
pate being as FREQ from hair NJ mn
egg or a billiard ball. In his tennrc
OF Office rs vice provost there was
talk OF new pulpit for the collage
chapel,and some sanguino men vainly
hoped TO persuade tho authoritle,
that 1t ought to he designed and
erected by Mr.. William Morris. tbon
just becoming known as an artist vbn
mad an office in the Queens suuero
Mr.. Carter walked, therefore int
Mr.. Morris studio with the words
do you keep pulpit8?' as thong bhe
had been asking for tape or buttons.
The pulpit remained unchanged. =
piece Of furniture a. commoH laco NJ
the sermons ordinarily delivered
in it.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-05-06
wgLL-eRgp AMERICAN HORSES
superior In Temper, Endurance and ho-
eIIIty 20 the English.

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cIlIty 20 the English.
Probably more and better horses
are owned in America per 1000 pop
ulation than in any other country, and
the farmer or corner groceryman, al
least In the North and West, can and
does afford TO keepa as good roadster
as the city nabob- often q better one,
says writer in the North American
keviow, While the average horse
lacks the distinctive characteristics
of race, he has exec ptionally good
\ qualities American horses are. as,
a rule, sure-footed There are more
broken-kneed nags IN cabs and livery
stables in England tour-fold than
/ here. Smooth roads and level mead
ows breed horses less careful how
they tread than rough roads and
stony pastures The Eastern granite
soil produces safer steppers than the
clay OF the south. Our horses are o.
even disposition; one rarely secs a
brutc on biting, striking, kicking
devil in America They are easily
broken. In Kentucky the children
ride the colts, often with only u stick
to guide them: II consider, said
Herbert long ago, 1.-THE general horse
u America superior not III blood or
In beauty. but decidedly Ia hardi-
hood 10 DO and 70 endure. Ia powers
II travel, Ia speed, III docility. aud
good temper. 10 any other race 81
general horses In the known world
Except perhaps In she matter u trut,
ting, the main distinction between
the horses in England as typical II
Europe (tor Europe II now Initiating
England ia matters equiRei and the
horse ia America has lain In the
lack " system Ia breeding.
~ very lats years thsrn has
been considerable attention paid
"a this country % breeding and tbs adj
mixture " different btoGdo. hich has
produced .nondescripts with which
America Isoyerrun, i being avoided.
That breeds have becn Kept separate
n England u due 10 the fact that the
raising had largely bcan la she hands
~ grrat landowners ~ capitalists,
and tbe iarnurs who gai-cl horses
had their Intelligence as aelt a. thelr
studs 90 pront Dy ahvrca,. "a. Amer
len. until y resent years. breeding
X ali bart t4OrCuehbrcds was. wlth
but lew exceptions. al cntirrly ran
dom affair 4 FARMER hnd d staurh
mare ihe only available stallion
Was tn ugtghhorjns village par-
haps On circuit An a. could see
pas that There werv cpod qualities
present iu both, and ~ believed THAT
these would b. transmitted. Eaee
was ucyer dreamed *. often tie
mare was not bread from until shr
was untitled for work by something
which equally unqualified her for
breeding. No doubt che produce u
this lack ~ method may have been 81
excellent service ia lts way. but Ii was
none the less "nOndcscript III Eng.
land the thoroughbred or racer. the
hunter the hackney. the cob tho
Galloway, the Shetland. the carriage
horse, The gigstcr. tho Suffolk punch.
the Clydcsdalc and other cart harsrs.
the Cleveland bags aud black Han.
overiana have all been kept distinct.
and are regularly bred
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-05-06
a WAN AGAINST sMorr
sc. hoais Graphing with the smeh.
NuisaAee-A New Bridge Acro..
the Misslssippi.

ST, LOUIS, Feb. 94.-In a gropn =,
business men smoking cigars after an.
ner at the Mercantile club the othe.
afternoon, the statement was made ~
a manufactures that tho city would
I spend fully a quarter OF a million A.,
lars in testing smole-pr preventing a..
/ vices this year. He meant. OF eop,sa
the manufacturers Of the city wha hsvs
joined the club which intends Ia &C.
the air Of the smoke. This club Cot H.,
the bills organizing the city crusade
against the smoke nuisance, which ~.
Mayor has just signed. The laws -
tablish bureau with inspectors. ,ghos.
duty il Is 10 prosecute those VIII viii
not use smoke preventing devices a.
their furnaces, A popularity Of ia
law that distinguishes il from those
proposed in other cities Is that any ip.
Yentor can have his device tested ana
is merit decided npon by board ~
experts paid by the city. The club
hopes 20 rid the city OF half ~ lis sr,oka
cloud by the beginning ot summer.
Ever since the Merchants bridge
was completed IL hes been seen thnt
81. Louis would have TO have another
one 70 cross the Mississippi for the
special use OF foot passengers ana
vehicles. The Eads bridge built nm
East ST. Louis, and the Merchants
bridge made Madison aud Venice grow
into fourishing lows The people o.
these two towns cannot get Is 81.
Louis on foot OF By vehicles. They
must use the regular trains of tho Mer.
chants Terminal Company, o. wait for
slow ferry-boats. They want bridge
over which electric ears can run. ana
people can walk. Tho bill now before
Congress provides for this kind oi a
bridge. which "a 10 be built by 81
Lonis men at a cost % about sse0, Oo0.
Mayor Noonan has just signed bHl
that will give 81, Louis another elee.
trIc street railway before the crowds
begin 10 hll this city Tor the
Fall Festivities Tho road will
run along Grand Avenne. one
81 the widest and most important resi-.
dsnce thFUughtarca ~ thc city. II win
enable one 10 ride from tar cemeteries.
70 the Grand Avenue yladass. ana
acroas that % Tower Grove Park. Tho
road will coat half a mslllon dollars,
and viii H. built entirely b 81 Louis
capital,
The 81, Lonis Turner societies arc
noted all OVER Tie nlicd statra for ther
gymuaatA There arc six turn halls in
tho eisy. and the membership % Tho
socirtirs u uvrr 81. 200 About avs
hundred u the best 81 ticse gymnaS:s
are being drilled Tor exhibitions ~ tho
Worlds Fair The corps win include
all tAc Young athletes who participate
tn the events on ,hr Turner nights AZ
The 81 Louis exposition. and there viii
be besides, q specially drilled body ~
a hundred msn OF ~ who ara known
among tho Turner's everywhere
rs prize winners In the national
competitions The corps viii 20 % tho
Worlds Fair prepared to Issue and re-.
ccivc challenges for all sorts ~ featn %
strength and skili, aud they hops 70
Engage In competition with Turner's
from Germany.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-05-06
BURIAL OF THE DEAD.
Curious Traditions That SILL Exist
Foreign Countries.

Curious Traditions That shll Exist
Foreign Countries.
The Mohammedans always, whether
in their own country or one Of adop-
ton, bury without coffin or caskct Of
any kind. During the time Of the old
Roman empire the dead bodies Of all
except suicides were buried. The
Greeks sometimes buried their dead
in the ground, but more generally
cremated them, in imitation Of the
Romans. In India, up till the last
few years, the wife, either according
to her wishes or otherwise, was ere
mated on the same funeral pyre that
converted her dead husband s remains
into ashes.
When child dies in Greenland the
natives bury live dog with it, the
dog to be used by the child as a
guide to the other world. When
questioned in regard to this peculiar
superstition, they will only answer.
"a dog can find his way anywhere. ;"
The natives Of Australia tie the
hands Of their dead together and pail
out their nails; this is for fear that
the corpse may scratch its way out of
the grave and become vampire.
The primitive Russians place certif-
cate Of character in the dead PERSONS
hands, which is to be given 10 st.
Peter at the gates of heaven. Pear
sons Weekly.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-05-06

Scott Leighton was sketching a land
scape near Poland Springs, Me. one
day, when he found dilapidated-loole.
ing man gazing over az the canvass
''IIumphi' calculated the visitor
more in scorn than In interest, as no
Razed &C the embryo work of art
what do you paint them for-the mar
ket?"
Yes" said Mr.. Leighton.
well, you must paint u lot Of them
70 get a living. guess you havc a
harder way of getting a living than
have.n
the artist asked: "'What IL your BUSH
ness?"
"oh, peddlc pond lilies" answered
the old man, as he walked away.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-05-06
olRAFFEs FIGHT.
Sunny Encounter of Exaggerated Necks
for Precedence.

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for Precedence.
There is deal OF human nature ii
a giraffe in his native state. The OLD
fellow insists on ruling the herd a.
long as possible, and never gives it III
I till the young ones whip him out
and as the weak ones are whipped
out in the start, the result is that
each boss giraffe is poligamist on i
large scale, says the London Graphic.
This leads to savage fights, and as
the hunters penetrate, into South At
RIGA they occasionally witness these
duels. A hunter gives this account
Of such combat between an old and
a young giraffe. witnessed from an
adjacent thicket.
Presently the belligerents came
within few yards OF each other.
Then commenced a scene that battles
all description. Some people might
call it ludicrous; il was far more, il
was side-splitting. and but for my
desire TO see the end / must have
given way to conyulsious OF laugh
ter. Although the giraffe possesses a
certain beauty when il rests. il loses
its grace when in motion, and the
greater its speed the more uugainly
does it appear. But when two ma
ture bulls begin TO waltz and dance
violently around each other, each en-
deavoring to Guido the other in agil-
ity, at the same time mumbling their
jaws and emitting fearfully discordant
roars, it is certainly one OF the most
absurd sights human eye ever looked
upon. | have often seen d crane
dance-a function common enough
north Of the Vaal rive; it is more
than funny, it is ridiculous can
not for an instant be compared to the
antics Of these two mamoth brutes.
They began rearing as If to bear
each other down. their mouths all
the time open to grip if opportunity
occurred. At length the violent ex-
cercise began 10 tell upon the older
beast. He made some mistake in
parry. and the younger seized with
his teeth the foot of the veteran,
which in turn laid hold OF his op-
ponent's ear. For some moments
there was pause, II was very brief,
and then the struggle was renewed.
With a gigantic effort the younger
giraffe threw the old hero upon his
launches. He looked very much as
if he had played his last card, but
there was pluck in his aged heart
yet, though the battle was not for
him; years told against him, and tho
victory lay with the youngster, which
celebrated it BY trying to drag the
vanquished after him This opera
ton must have been very painful, for
the shrieks that the defeated warrior
uttered were heart-rending. After q
final worry the hero of the hour
walked off, mobbed the two harens OF
ladies together, and, willingly fol-
lowed by all, took the lead. Not one
zenana of the fallen chief turned a
head for an instant to see what had
become Of him.
After such defeat the old fellow
usually becomes SOLITARY and
lives and dies alone.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-05-06

There was time when all linen
shirts were generally worn by the
rich men Of the town, and there are
number Of the old guard, and many
OF the younger men OF the town, that
pay so much as twelve dollars each.
or s144 per dozen, for their all fine
white linen shirts. These are with
and without collars and cuffs. The
laundrymen do not get a chance at
them. Some old-fasbioned retainer
handles them tenderly, and gets the
homolike dull-fnish on the starched
froEt. Clothier and Furnisher.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-05-06
a sRrDAL MFAsURE.

GffIs Lheg eeEf teF n7sSfelS
Di0noRds. Glsd pearls. 6aa 0ol6
One tfsFc res eRoeq TEE fhroag
Had NOS Mlias' TORCH az assds
Rs against C Syfrdp reed
SCI RS Tips, and 5rsGtAs1 soao
Bid bright Flora. as she comes.
SNATCH o spray OF orange blooms
For . nsidens hair.
Jet the hours their aprons ill
With mignoneste and dafodii,
And all that's fair.
For her bosom fetch rose
That IS rarest-
Not that either these or those
CoGld,by any happening be
Ornaments to such as she;
They'll but show when she Is dressed
She 3 fatrer than the fairest,
And out-batters what Is bestl
Thomas Bailey Aldrich in the Century.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-05-06

Two sparks standing together in
the cloisters. and. seeing a pretty
lady pass, one Of them said.
'There goes the handsomest
woman ! ever saw in my life. .
She, hearing his remark, turned
back, and, seeing him very ugly, re-
piled:
"Sir, ! would could, in way OF re-
quital say as much Of YOU"
Faith, says he, $50 you may and
lie, as I did"
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-05-06

In the year 1891. about 400 foreign
ers became naturalized in England.
Most OF these were Germans and
Russians. Hardly q dozen French
men were included in this number.
One was a Moor, one Bulgarian, an
other a Roumanian, and, lastly, one
Italian.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-05-06

waiter" he said, as he paid the
check. II intended giving you a tip,
but Ill change my mind"
''All right, sir; change your mind
and mind your change, both. Truth.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-05-06

EDO you suppose scientists win
ever discover the missing IinkPn
"Ihey can't help II, danced with
two OF tho links last evening. Life
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-05-06
Electrlcllr b. ! ReutnnrnnA.

Electricity is employed in 3 Berlin
cafe 20 boil coffee. a platinum wire
passes In spiral form through several
glass jars, the electrical current quick
ly raising the water contained 10 boil
ing point, and the coffee is thus pro-
pared in the view Of amy one In tho
room. A small electric railway con-
that the guests may help themselves TO
their liking.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-05-06

He--You seem 60 be verv hann,
Anything on handP fpy'
she-Don't YOU see that rlnge-Iife.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-05-06

Caternct il an opacity Of the lens %
the eye. Il Is due 20 lack Of the proper
nutrition which has been inietfercd
with. either a. the result Of an acct.
dent or from old age or from various
other causes.
The symptoms arc. iat: Gradual loss
81 vision; I'd, absence Of pain; 3D.
graytsh or whitish appearance Of ths
pupil The last symptom does not
mako It's appearance until late In the
disease. The affectation can b. discov.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-05-06

The man who most deserves monument
seldom needs IT,
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-05-06

with which tho oeulist can ssc the in
side ~ the eye through tho pupil. When
thus discovered early Il can generally
be cured with simple remedies without
any operation. II allowed 10 20 on to
maturity II cnn be removed without
pain. and with very little danger.
have just completed my sixth series
OF operations for cataract, having had
forty the past year without the loss Of
n single eye. In seven years have only
Lost two. This shows how very safe tho
operation has become when modern
methods are employed. Many children
have cataract, whose parents imagine
them 20 be simply near-sighted. cured
one little girl the past year who could
not count her fingers nc arms length,
but who how goes TO school and reads
with ease. This Ia tho work which
brings joy 70 the heart Of physician and
patient alike.-E. T.. ALLEN, M. D.,
Medical and Surgical journal
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-05-06

Tramp flannel ia tha latest fabric; u
shrinks from washing
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-27
Silver Coinage by the States.

Washington Is not the only quarter in
which new theories Of constitutional law
have been developed lately. Some Of the
best quality Of Populist thought has been
applied to the study OF Constitutions. and
the results are already fruitful and instruc-
tive. Our unforgettable friend. the Hon.
DAVIS RoLANDo WAITE, Governor OF Col
orado. proposes to convene the Legislature
Of that State for the purpose Of consider
ing an amendment to the State Constitution
authorizing the State to make silver legal
tender. and to establish State minis and
State coinage. Major JEROME G. KEAsBY
Of Dallas. who. according to the Gaireston
Netcs. Is generally spoken OF by the Popu-
lists Of Texas as their next candidate for
Governor. Is likewise State coinage man.
The Ners quotes him as saying:
III am so fortunate as to be delegate to the mex.
Peoples party State Convention. shall offer plank
In the platform advocating meudment to the Con.
sriution OF Texas authorizing the make silver
legal tender and establish mints for the coinage OF
the silver product OF the United states TIE ConsItu
ton of the United states authorizes the State to make
money. and the people want silver they get It In
the way Isuggest."
Persons unaccustomed to the rarefled air
OF the heights OF Popullst constitutional
law will have some difficulty In finding tho
exact passage In the Constitution OF the
United States that authorizes the State to
make" i.e. coin, money. Section OF
Article 1. tells us that Congress shall have
power "to coin money. regulate the value
thereof. and OF foreign COIN" and section
10 Of the same article provides that no State
shall "coin money. emit bills OF credit.
mako anything but gold and silver coin a
tender in payment OF debts" Presumably
Governor WAITE and Major KEAsBY have
discovered that the word mot" has slipped
out Of these sections. &c Not" is found to
be an annoying and obstructive word by
good many people besides the Populists.
ofcourse. rational silver mon laugh at this
Popullst nonsense. but the great Populist
thinkers are deaf to laughter. Solemnity Is
their meat and drink. and they sleep ha-
bltually In mares nests.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-27
Golden Hill.

One OF the five historical tablets dedicated
during Saturdays ceremonies in the thor
oughfares OF New York. is placed at William
and John streets. where on the 18th OF jan
uary, 100. fight occurred between the Sons
OF Liberty and some British soldiers OF the
Sixteenth Foot.
What makes this encounter worthy OF
note Is that the tablet there set up records
that on that day was shed the first blood
In the war OF the Revolution. Two days
earlier the soldiers had at midnight cut
down the liberty pole which stood between
tho City Hall and Broadway, in front of
Warren street. They sawed It in pieces and
piled It in front OF the headquarters or the
Sons OF Liberty at STontagnes, which was
on Broadway, close by. The next morning
the bells of st. Georges Chapel in Beekman
street rang out, and great crowd gathered
around the stump OF the pole to express
their Indignation Mt the insult.
Tho following day, tho 18th. couple OF
the British regulars were caught posting
up handbills abusing the Sons Of Liberty,
and were taken before the Mayor. score
OF their comrades went to the rescue. and
tho citizens then joined in. Selling stakes
from the carts and sleds near by. The
soldiers were ordered to their barracks,
ana obeyed; but rs they reached Golden
Hill. between Fulton street and Maiden
lane. fight occurred between them and
tho citizens. One old sailor. 1t is said. was
mortally wounded with a bayonet.
Blood was she'd it thus appears. and as
this affair occurred nearly seven weeks be-
foro the famous Boston massacre OF 1910. IL
Is no doubt worthy Of memorial tablet.
although its claim to be the scene OF the
first boodshed Of the war may be disputed
Strictly speaking. perhaps. Lexington Com
mon deserves that honor. Yet. let Golden
Hills tablet stand.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-27

So seldom Is an offender against the maj
| esty Of civil service reform brought to book,
| that we desire to record an instance OF u
drop kick by the lame foot Of retribution.
The Administration and April were young
when FRANK THOMAS was appointed as
Postmaster ut Topeka. THOMAS was sup
posed TO be a Democrat. but as his particu-
lar hacker was the Hon. JOHN MARTIN. one
OF the Senators in Congress from Kansas.
and not more than hemi-Democrat at
best. it is possible to hold that Mr.. THoM-
ASS Democracy was not double-screw and
triple-expansion. The little wanton boys Of
Topeka were hanging May baskets aud
ringing door bells when he first seized tho
scoptre OF the stamps. He began with
display of enormous zeal He made charges
OF incompetency against a good many OF
the clerks and carriers. and the Post Office
Department allowed him to carry out his
suggestion that these men DO dismissed.
Dismissed they were. and their places
were filed by friends and henchmen oil
Senator MARTIN or Mr.. THOMAS.
Then the cocoanut began to drip audibly.
The Civil Service Commissioners had direct
ed that the Topeka Office should be included
in the classified service after JulyI Walls
and whoops divided that ever-restlcss Kan
sas air The Postmaster shuddered beneath
the blasts. In an i'll hour he stuck up in
the Office II notice informing the gentlemen
complaining OF pains in tho neck that not
he but the department had urged the cruel
steel. This assertion was not even the half
clothed truth. 1t didn't soften the hearts of
the Victims and it made THoMAs's supe-
riors at Washington feel that, in the bold
metaphor OF the Bowery. he had done
them dirt"
Now passions and telegraph wires grew
incandescent. Now the Mugwump geese
In the East took up the wondrous tale.
unanimously Kissing. Now THoMAs's enc
mics began TO shout that the new en-
ployees were monstrously lncapable and
now the Hon. WILSON S. BIssELL began to
shake voluminously. Now tho Muse of
History held the photograph while Mr..
BIssELL used strong Tartarian speech:
They seem be raising hell out there all tn. tim.
about that fellow THoMAs What the devil 10 the matter
with him."
Mr.. BISsELL soon found out. At least
First Assistant Postmaster-General JONES
did Dandy" JONES. once the sweetest
singer Of the Yale Glee Club. but now harsh
and terrible against THOMAS. JONES inves-
tigated. JONES got reports. JONES knew
the situation. Last week THOMAS was
dropped. and ANDREW JACKSON ARNOLD.
who keeps a drug store and is no Fuslonist,
got the place. Probably THoMAs's APP
pointees will have 10 share his calamity.
We mention these things because they
show that. although Mr.. CLEVELAND is
himself a spokesman, ne is not unmindfu OF
civil service reform.