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Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-12-30

~sieh made him brace tthe harder.
Then the crowd yelled while an ct
tempt was made 10 start the ear
slowly. but the burro only spread mis-
legs wider and smiled. The passen-
gers then got OF. aud, two men talk
ing hold Of each leg of the bnrro. they
lifted it OF the track and set il down
on the roadside just as il il had been
heavy center table The boy then
put on the bride again and climbing
aboard trotted the burro of after the
car. wagging his ears as peacefully as
if be had never baked in his life.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-12-30

In the colliery fields OF South star,
fordshlre. England. hundreds o.
acres OF land are covered with shaie
or waste material from mines ~ ~
kind Of slate-colorcd clay. inns
material. when ground and otner.
wise manipulated, proves TO oe ~
excellent material for tho manulae
ture Of bricks These bricks, wnen
taken from the kiln. are as uniform
and rich in color as those made IRON
red cloy, and their qualities are o.
such a nature as 10 insure an indus
try Of considerable proportions
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-12-30
oNE-wHgELgo sULKY.
me inveution Of Californian who
looks for nix success with q.

The fnEeuttnn Of 1AtApfntAn AhN
looks for nix Success with "a.
Captain Alphons b Smith. a Iio-
neer Of san peigo. Cab, Is the In
ventor of a on5-Wheeled sulky which
apparently y success Some years
ago he conceived the idea that the
time OF a horse on race course
would be materially reduced II in.
stead Of the swo-Wheel sulky a
one.Wheel cart could b. used and
he forthwith set 10 devise u vehicle
which would suit the purpose he
feels confident that at last he has
succeeded ia lnyentlng something
which fully realizes his brightest
hopes. and something, too. which IL
destined 70 come into very general
use throughout the world The axle
Of the cart is made in two pieces.
and is so arranged that the wheel
turns very readily in any direction
the horse can possibly pursue. At
tached 10 the shafts, near where they
meet the axle, are stirrups designed
70 steady the rider In his position on
the cart Male for ordinary road
use one Of these vehicles weighs
eighty-seyen pounds, but when de-
signed for use on the race course
the unicyle as some have called II.
may be constructed so rs 20 weigh
only ihirty-two pounds One was
recently manufactured at san Diego
entirely Of aluminium. the weight be-
ing trinc less than thirty-twO pounds
and the vehicle being strong and
handsome Arthur NJ Plate Is Car
tain smiths partner in business MIR.
Plate said 10 san Francisco Examln'
er man. Captain Smith perfected
the several patents last June. aad
he and are preparing 20 introduce
II To the public No. it isn't true
that a balance wheel goes with each
cart Tie driver isn't IN n Bit ol
danger Of being tipped over The
cart can't he overturned unless the
horse falls. and the motion isn't
ierky We will drive the tWo-wheel
pneumatic from the track Why
Well, because il mlnimizes friction
and therefore admits Of greater speed.
Tho experiments thus far made OF
race courses leave no room for doub'
that the one-wheel cart Is certain o
popularity among turfmen The IN
yentor Is sangulne that before
another year has rolled away hun
dreds Of his unicycles will b. used
in San Francisco and hundreds mor'
throughout the interior Of California
especially Ia the mountainous dis
/ tricts
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-12-30

In former days the ceremonies at
tending the capture of 4 white ele-
plant were very impressive. The dis
eOverer, were he the humblest man
in the kingdom. was Immediately
made a mandarin: he was exempted
from taxation for the remainder of
his life, and presented with large
sums of money, the king himself CIV
ing him 81, COO
As soon as the capture was made a
special courier was dispatched to the
king, and posse of mobiles with gifts
and robes started Immediately for the
scene of action. The ropes that the
eaptors used in binding the royal vie
tim were replaced By cords of scarlet
silk. Mandarins attended TO the
slightest wants of the animal. Rich
feather fans with gait handles were
used to keep the flies from il during
the day, while a silk-embroidered
mosquito net was F--ssided at night
To remove il TO the capital, a boat
was built expressly for this purpose.
and magnificent canopy was erected
over il, ornamented and bedecked as
were the kings aces. silk drap-
cries, heavy with silver and gold, en-.
closed the royal prisoner; and in this
oN1AE LE A0dlEeA N40N tue
eeiving the acclamations of the peo-
pie.
When near the city the animal was
landed. the king and his court going
out TO meet him and escort him 10 the
city, where place had been built
for him within the royal palace
grounds. A large tract Of land was
set apart for his eountryplace, chosen
from the best the kingdom afforded.
A cabinet of ministers was appointed.
ana large retinue OF mobiles to at
tend to the wants Of his elephant
majesty.
The priest Of the king was APP
pointed to see TO the elephants spirit
nal needs, and eminent physicians
ministered TO his physical require
ments. Gold and silver dishes were
supplied to feed him from, and every
want was attended TO as became one
of the royal family. The city devoted
three days TO festivities, and the rich
mandarins made it presents OF great
value and rarity. California Maya
I zine
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-12-30
The Ru,Ines, wa. stepped.

Catherine had been indulging in
drink of milk during the night for so
long, that, when about three years Of
age and visiting with friends, her
parents decided that her crying and
persistence in wanting the milk, which
was then so inconvenient TO procure,
had become decide lily a nuisance. A
few days later she was left with her
grandparents, while her father and
mother went TO New York Some
plan had been decided upon between
her mamma and grandmamma, by
which the little lady's proclivity for
night imbibing should be abolish
ed As soon as her mamma was
gone, her grandmamma said: Now,
Catherine, we are going to stop this
milk business and this night business, ="
and added few more words emphasiz-
ing the proposed amendment
All passed serenely, and in about
ten days her mamma returned. She
found her little daughter, with n
small tin cup Of water and tiny rag
busily occupied in attempts to wash a
porch some thirty feet long by twelve
or fifteen feet wide. On hearing her
mothers voice, she merely raised her
head from the spot she was 50 busily
securing, and exclaimed in the most
Cheerful. manner: "Oh mamma! We've
sthoped thith milk bithness, and thith
night bithnessi'
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-12-30

Tho inclined elevator will DO
great boon to those who dread tne
old vcrtiole elevator with It's sudden
stop and start This new elevate
Is nothing but modification Of tae
old-time treadmill reversed. but tno
new application OF tho principe
amounts 70 u vast improvement y
the art Of elevating persons In saie
manner. When an electric motor =
employed as the power for moving
the endless platform. tho simPls
pushing OF button at the top ana
bottom Of the Incline will start ana
stop the mechanism.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-12-30
Crying Down credit.

One Of the rules Of the Canadian
military service is that OF "crying
down credit. In Toronto last week
this rule was carried out in front Of
the postoiice. II consisted In a lit
tie ceremony performed by a sergeant
major, a trooper and a trumpeter of
the Canadian dragons. The trum-
peter blew his trumpet and then the
sergeant major in a stentorian voice
declared that the officer commanding
the Canadian dragons would not be
responsible for any debts contracted
by the members Of the regiment
beyond a days pay, and that even q
days pay would not be guaranteed
e the debt was contracted for liquor.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-12-30

Extraordinary stories are told Of
the healing properties OF new oil
which is easily made iiom she yolk
Of hens eggs. The eggs are first
boiled hard. and the yolks are then
removed. crushed and placed over a
FIRE, whcro they are carefully stirred
until the substance is on the point Of
catching fire. when the oil separates
and the oil may be poured OF. One
yoke will yield nearly two teaspoon
fuls Of oil II is in general use
among the colonists Of South Russia
as means Of curing cuts, bruises.
a. ~
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-12-30
WHEN / Was ~ cHIcAo-"



When I was in Chicag-"
The man with the long hair was
improving his eleventh opportunity
10 tell little incident which hap
pened during his stay AZ the fair.
Now. look here. Cy. put In his
companion. do stop right where
YOU are. know you were at tf.'
fair and that you rode in the Ferris
wheel, breathed Lake Michigan air
from the roof OF the Manufacturers
building. did the Midway and rode
in gondola That's enough. II
know the rules OF supply and de-
mand. "
.'As ! was saying. persisted he Of
the long hair. when | was in Chic
sGood-bye old man, was the ex-
asperated interruption which. for
the second time, put a stop 20 the
l0ng-haired mans story.
mot MAD. l hope. Just because l
proposed telling very amusing in
cident which happened 70 happen
when | was in CHI"
say, do you remember the Cen
tennialsn
Remember the Centennial? Course
do. Wasn't | there. and didn't /
sec the whole show from beginning
TO end2 Was | at the Centennial2
What a question. Time and again l
have told"
That's just the trouble Now. as
| remember, the Centennial vas sew
enteen years ago.
Yes
And you vent
Yes
And when YOU got back you had
considerable 10 say about what you
saw there.
.Yes
"And you we're telling me only yes.
terday. about the big engine you saw
at the Centennial
Yes"
well, your hair may be long. Cy,
and may be chock-full Of patience.
and your list Of incidents which hap
pened when you were in Chicago may
be four miles long. but I'll tell you
one thing right nos. I've had
enough. "
Not mad, hope. just because
/ pro"
mo. - was the reply. "i'm not mad.
was only thinking For seven
years I've listened patiently to your
never-ceasing incidents about the
Centennial We bought a piece Of
land together. sold lott from it at the
same time. both built cottage at the
same time. side By side aud married
I twin sisters on the same dag. I've
tried 20 do the right thing by you
always. Whenever you would get OF
/ one Of these Centennial streak IyC
tried to look intere ted I've laughed
when you laughed. have aid won.
/ dcrfup when you said wonderful,
and In other ways have strivcd Il
use you white. Now. in the face o
all this you won't let up l hearC
you say the Columbian show is ten
times bigger than the Centennial.
and that there is ten times Is much
going on
That is So
We'll. If you think / am patiently
going to submit to your little Incl.
dents Of the worlds fair for 10 year
right on top OF these seventeen year.
Of incidents about the Centennial
we might as well break friendship
right here
And the long-hairod man is still
looking for his eleventh opportunitl
to tell what it was that happenet
when he was in Chicago
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-12-30

Donuybrook + on the outskirts d
the city Of Dublin, but Donuy brook
fair ground is no longer the friendly
lighting ground Of former days.
One Of the tents made Of wattlcs.
with patchwork quilts or blankets or
old petticoats spread over them. held
rows OF tables made Of doors placed
on mounds o. clay Tho benches.
too. rested on the same uncertain
foundation and when the young
Irishmen grew unsteady the bench
sent them all down 90 the floor out
on the green there was sighting and
sports and at night the fddlcs played
iigs for the jolly young people. II
appears from the accounts given By
the strangers who visited Denny.
brook almost hundred years ago that
there was good reason for the world.
vide meaning given 70 the mere OK
preston "Douny brook Fair But
its glories have departed and Il Is
many long day since the cheerful
shillaly was welded around Denny
brook castle.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-12-30

There is a boy in Newport who
owns a burro, which means that this
boy has no time to take vacation
A burro is cross between a mule
and a jack rabbit and has the qualities
of both under certain circumstances.
Like the latter it can run fast, wear
long ears or stand still in one spot for
a long time. Like a mule it goes and
comes at its own pleasure and not at
anyone else's nod and beck. It's favor
lite amusement is TO stop suddenly in
the middle of the street and stand
there while an admiring throng
watch the boy try to startit Itstopped
on Fort Thomas electric car track the
other day, and after beating it until
he was tired the boy got off and tried
to lead it. But it braced its legs and
held back bravely. Then he got be-
hind and tried to push. 1t never
changed its position. Then he pushed
first on one side and then on the other,
trying to throw it. 1t only spread its
four legs wide apart like those of a
saddler's horse. Then the boy took
off the bride, thinking it might try to
run away. knowing itself 10 be free.
The burro smiled ut this
Then the boy gathered a lot of
stones and began pelting IL. The
burro never hinched. The burro
laughed and snickered audibly. Then
the boy got a handful of hay
and held it temptingly in front,
but the burro only nodded his head
and leveled his double barreled head
gear at his master (?). Naturally this
excited the crowd. and many were the
words of encouragement showered
upon the boy and the sticks and yells
at the burro, for the boy in a sort OF
public address gave them all 'Ieave
at him" just at this point an electric
car appeared. 1t came spinning up in
the burro'E rear, changing it's bell
noisily, for the motorman recognized
the obstructionist He thought the
animal would get out of the way of the
racket But the burro never moved.
The motorman, not caring to kill
the beast, stopped the car suddenly,
only giving the burro hard bupap
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-12-30

why" inquired the Grand yizier,
''sincc your daughter must one day
rule this realm, do you not place her
in such a position that she will have
absolute power, and become acus.
toned to the exercise thereof"
"Because. rejoined the king, "she
rebels at the idea Of hiring out TO do
homework. Puck.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-12-30

ALL known cranks should DO put
under lock and key. Prendergast's
crime has evidently stirred up the
fraternity to a dangerous degree. In
New York alone there has been three
cases OF crankism since the Chicago
tragedy occurred. Crankism comes
in waves. One crime is usually
followed by several Others in rapid
succession. The police should look
10 these fellows. No known crank.
whether he is supposed to be harm
less or not. should be allowed to re-
main at large. Experience has
shown that they are all dangerous,
and they should all be locked up.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-12-30
Fourteenth Century Chests.

The earliest chest was simply tho
trunk Of Hn oak tree scooped out and
cut down the middle. one half serv-
ing as a lid, which was at first kept
closed by n strap Of leather, and later
by one made Of iron. As late as the
fourteenth century the oak chest. in
addition to being repository for
valuables, served as a scat. and
sometimes also as a table.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-12-30
It ,i.Lr. 80 Illnnr.n.s.

IL suppose you don't believe in
courtship.' said the paragraphist
laughingly TO the president OF an up
town gas company.
why notP" asked the president
because lovers always turn tho
gas down. you know. Hal hal hal'
"Oh, that makes no difference"
said Mr.. Beal. THE meter gets in
It's work all the same"
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-12-30
THE oosLINo's REQUEST.

pray do not weep. o Gosling dear"
said kind old Doctor Quack.
Your mother viii Re well again
Before daylight comes back.
'.Boo-boO, hOohooi That's Why weep
said Costing teArfuliy.
For she has said when she Is well
She's going 20 punish me
so Doctor. do your level bes.,
Prescribe the things you know
Are sure 10 keep her here until
I've had q chance 70 grow"
-Harper's Young People
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-12-30

A RIOT on the very spot where
Christ was born reads strangely.
Unfortunately similar disturbances
have occurred before. so that the af-
fair has nothing 70 do apparently
with the new railroads and fashion
able resorts now being introduced
into the holy land.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-12-30
Nemeals overtakes IMAM.

McSmith--Have you heard about
the casualty down town?
OJones-No What was ftp
McSmith - A building collapsed
and buried four building inspectors
who had their Offices In it-Puck.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-12-30

MONTANA offers a rich opening to
ambitious train-robbers. The last
member Of the gang that has been
operating there and sustaining q
monopoly has been killed. leaving
the field absolutely clear.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-12-30
No Ieare. or Antnnn.

1t is popularity believed that autumn
leaves assume their brilliant hues
when touched BY the frost This is
an error. Autumn leaves turn red
and yellow and brown, and inter
mediate tones, because that is the
natural wav for leaves to ripen. They
perfect their color Just as apples and
peaches do-which are only thicker
leaves
Petals. or hower-Ieaves. take on
their bright colOrs in a manner pre-
cisely similar. When a plant is In q
perfectly healthy condition it produces
green leaves. When there is a
deficiency in its vitality there results
a lack of ehloro2hyl, or green color
ing matter In some species Of plants,
ct some seasons of the year, this
deficiency IS followed BY an excess of
eoIored leaves which may be, accord
ing to circumstances. what we call
flowers, fruit or autumn leaves
To be sure. it is contrary to our pre-
conceived ideas to believe that bloom
IS form of degeneration. But we
have long been familiar with the
moral law that there can be no good
without sacrifice Science to-day IS
only extending it little further for
US and bringing philosophy down to
the material world.
Autumn leaves green leaves that
have degenerated into crimson and
golden ones-may be found in our
woods as early as July. How could
anyone say that the frost had touched
these before the dog-days?
After this. think of them as another
form of flower and treat them accord
{ Il H.. I no
them very much as you would flowers
and don't expect them to last forever.
Why should anyone want 10 ''pre-
/ serve" autumn leaves after their day
/ is past? Such attempts are seldom
satisfactory. Very few leaves are
worth pressing. The scarlet maple
1 and the upland sumach are about the
only varieties that will keep their
/ color.
4 If yoa must press autumn leaves
don't. beg of you, put them in books
1 Any book. however poor, IS likely Il
/ be worth more than all the leaves il
can hold. and even one leaf may seri
ously deface a good book A better
way-for the leaves as well as the
books-is to spread the leaves be
tween layers of newspapers, placing {
board and a weight on top of the pile
Open and change the papers occasion
allv TO permit the circulation of air
A similar method is good for pressing
botanical specimens that are to b'
mounted and la beied.
Among the most beautiful varieties
of autumnal foliage are the scarle
and yellow NAPLES, the crimson, ma
room and brown oaks, the browns
ranging from russell 10 mahogany
color; the yellow and brown becche:
and chestnuts, crimson gums, yellow
and orange walnuts, poplars ant
tulips, scarlet, crimson and colder
sumachs, vermilion and yellow dog
woods, crimson huckleberry, black
berry, strawberry and wild geraniun
leaves, yellow grape leaves and car
dinal Virginia creeper.
Beware of the poison vine" which
turns a gorgeous red and yellow.
may be known from the Virgins
creeper by its having three leaves il
cluster-not five.-Phila. Times.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-12-30

THERE are times when the legal
mind turns from the teohnieality.
usually so potent. and yearns for a
saw and a rat-tail file One Of these
times is now in evidence at Boise
City, where two lawyers are in jail
and seem as helpless as though they
knew NJ law.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-12-30

ST. Patrick's half pence we're coins
struck In ireland during the rebel.
lion. A great quantity Of them were
brought TO New Jersey In 1851 ~
Mark Newly, and we're legalized py
she legislature as current coin. They
represent the saint as expelling tho
snakes from Ireland.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-12-30

A SACRAMENTO policeman was held
up while on his beat and robbed Of
$3.50. It is seldom that a guardian
Of the peace stands so valiantly be-
tween the law-breaker and the peo-
pie. Had the footpads not held him
up they might have tried the game
on somebody who would have been
worse scared.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-12-30
A Iinnrh E.tImnln.

Sawyer seems very proud OF His
violin, said the man who likes TO be
disagreeable.
Yes How old il itPn
II don't know. ] should say a
couple Of thousand years at least,
judging by the tunes he plays on II. -
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-12-30

THERE was the spirit of sacrifice
in that Gotham lawyer who, in order
20 clear mis- client .downed'i drug
which was claimed by the prosecu-
tion to be poisonous. It is therefore
safe to assume that he bore up under
the verdict which convicted his man
with a stoicism that to less daring
barrister, would be impossible.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-12-30
rhara Arn olhor wnrs.

Wiie-You are just as ugly as you
can be. Before we were married. you
used to hold me close In your arms
by the hour. ,
Husband Did Ip Huml Well,
suppose II was to keep you from taiR-
ing.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-12-30

BISMARCK Is said to have certain
s.give-away" letters OF the kaiser
which the latter is very anxious to
get before the chancellor dies Hence
his efforts to make mp" The IA
tality of written correspondence Wis.
its both great and small.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-12-30

IF anything were needed to show
that the question Of Irish home rule
is as thoroughly alive and important
as ever, it is provided by Lord Sails
bury's attacks upon Gladstone in
Scotland, and his far-fetched at
tempts in England to prove that
Irish home rule would somehow or
another impede the growth and
efficiency Of the British navy.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-12-30

To PROVE man guilty Of grand
larceny only required four days in
California's superior court. Some
delay was occasioned by the fact that
there was not a shadow Of doubt as
to the mans guilt, he having been
caught in the act. 10 garner from
the multitude twelve men ready to
swear that a little circumstance like
this would in no way prejudice them
against the accused was naturally a
matter Of difficulty.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-12-30

An English explorer has just re-
turned from a 4.0J0-mile canoe jour
ney into the interior Of Alaska He
visited vast regions never before
seen b. white men. It seems that
after 400 years the continent discoy-
cred BY Columbus has yet by no
means been explored America is
yet not entirely discovered.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-12-30

The officers Of warships sent East
are being admonished against
coming near the Atlantic coast
Several of the later warships
are so deep and heavy that
in some places they can hardly,
with safety. get within sight
of the coasts they were built TO de-
fend.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-12-30

Ella-phat makes you think he
loves youP Did he say SOP
lda-No but he Rugged mo. That
is roundabout way OF letting me
know it.--Life.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-12-30

THERE are indications that Spain
carried the war into Africa because
she had to do something. and there
was no one in Europe she dared TO
turn il loose on.