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Morning journal and courier., 1893-12-22

From the last Massachusetts, legislature
a charter was obtained to build an electric
railroad connecting Haverhul, George
town, and Danvers. One of the sections
of the act reads as follows: "Ssid com
pany Is hereby suthori zsd to carry on the
express business and to be a common car
rler for the conveyance of goods and par
cels, subject to the provisions of chapter
7S of the public statutes, aud of all laws
relating to common carriers and express
companies" The act was approved, the
company being required to have soue
parts of its road In operation within eigh-
teen months, and to have at least a single
track in operation In the territory covered
by the charter within three years. The
steam-railroad companies are naturally
very much interested in the proposed en-
croschment on the conmon-csrIier de-
partment of their business. If the new
electrical company complies with the con-
ditions of its charter ss to time of con-
struction and operation, 1t is believed that
eastern Massachusetts, will soon be covered
with . network of such lines doing an ex-
press as well "a a passenger business.
Morning journal and courier., 1893-12-22

DELIVERED BY CARRIERS IN THE CTrY, Is
GENTS A WEEK, 80 CENTS A MONTH, So
FoR SIX MONTHS, So A YEAR. THE
SAME TERMS By MAIL.
Morning journal and courier., 1893-12-22

absorption of q deep scholar wears hat
made of gold braid and velvet. The
crown Is made of two bands of gold
braid edged with jet psssementerie on
both sides, and the top is composed of
alternate rows of braid and black velvet
Morning journal and courier., 1893-12-22

DR.. Joseph D. Bryrsnt of New York,
who has received valuable advertisement
from his professional connection with
Prsaident G eveland, is about to try to
find out whether a certain patent medicine
frm can advertise itself by means of him.
The other day he picked up calendar for
1894, Issued by the firm mentioned, which
was chiefy devoted to commsndstory
statements regarding the medicine in
which 1t desls, and on the fret page of
which was fac half tone portrait of him
self. The doctor is JEALOUS Of his profes-
sionsl reputation, and he does not care to
figure before the public in any such cspac-
ity. Consequently he has consulted legal
authorities and will try to prevent the
further distribution of the offending calen-
dsr.
Morning journal and courier., 1893-12-22
EDITORIAL NOTES.

1t Is said that General Jubal A. EARLY has
at length severed his connection with the
Louisiana Lottery company, after serving
1t, by the use of his name and his super
vision of the drawings" for sixteen
years. He is now nearly eighty years old
and lives at his old home, in Lynchburg,
Morning journal and courier., 1893-12-22
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Morning journal and courier., 1893-12-22

There will be many novelties at Califor-
MAS Midwinter fair. One of considerable
interest will be veritable lake of quick
silver. Cannon balls, slsdgs hammers,
rocks and other heavy articles will be
placed beside the lake, and visitors will be
privileged to sail these strange craft in the
silver sea. Another exhibit is to be house
built of pine boards $50 long. The house
will be Of that length, and not q Cross
crack will be seen in Its sides. The Ferris
wheel and Eiffel tower are 10 be outdone
by figure of Justice $50 feet high, hold
ing In her hands scales with cross beam
800 feet long. 1t each scale hfty people
may be seated and raised, by dipping the
scales, to a height of 2sS feet.
Morning journal and courier., 1893-12-22

An Englishman named Hause has been
fined ten pounds for speeding petroleum
boat newly Invented by him too fast on
the Thames. His invention gives his boat
speed of twenty eight knots, and he con-
tends that it is good for thirty-fve knots.
The actual charge against him was sailing
boat 80 fast that the waves from 1t upset
several fishermen.
Morning journal and courier., 1893-12-22

A meek little man who was answering in
the Rochelle, Georgia, police court the
other day to charge of beating his wife
explained that he had been henpecked for
many years. Whether from lack of pluck
or excess of chivalry he did not venture to
assert his dignity and resent her abuse uR-
til in desperation he got drunk, which gave
him courage, and then he went too far and
thrashed har
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-04-01

sense society girl. She does not live
on parade. Obviously she is too seri.
ons-minded. Otherwise why does she
go to the asylum on Lexington avenue
quietly and regularly aud read TO the
poor people who are bedridden2 Per
haps all gifts have weakness that
way But all girls don't think of Il
ana they might want brass band II
they did. just how far the fathers
character was operative in developing
TINS girls character It would be bara
70 say, To the mere onloolter
u would appear that he was
chiefly etfieaeious in not bringing his
Character TO bear at all. Perhaps
nature, II she said anything, merely
remarked TO him, "You keep your
hands of and watch me"
And then we can imagine the father
regarding this growth with reticent
wonder and admiration. Nobody has
said a word about the mother. And
yet u is quite possible that the silent
influence Of the almost unknown fac
tor has found tongue in this girls
character. Those Of us who remember
her at Saratoga will recall a
rather demnre maiden with pretty
brown hair and very pretty teeth.
who showed two dimples when She
laughed, but who laughed not half
enough for the dimples; a girl who
would be called pretty anywhere, but
who was singularly reserved aud ap.
peared 10 think more Of her Younger
sisters company than Of any other
persons, wr ties Nyn Crinkle. They
had one Of those cottages at the United
States Hotel-a little, unpretentious
affair, with little piano in it and a
few articles OF good taste aud comfort.
There were fifty cottages near BY hired
by people who earned salaries, that
outshone Il Ia gaudy splendor and
from which issued the strains Of the
loudest music. Sometimes ia the morn
ing you might hear Miss Gould sing
ing ballad or hymn in a subdued
voice us II she meant 10 be the only
listener Now she is mistress OF Lynd-
hurst. The Tappan Zee will still curl
Itself at the foot Of her domain. Not a
wave will recognize the change in the
owners Not an oriole more or less
will light ON the trees next summer.
The clouds will lower and the storms
will come Nature is indifferent and
sheds us tears on grave and garden
alike. hut there may be new light
ia Lyndhurst Al all events IL is evil
dent that Jay Gould left discreet
hrait. no less Than shrewd head, 10
take care OF h.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-04-01
rHE MAD COMPOSER.
HerTe Was Thin-sISinned, IrascibIe
and Demoniac Little Man.

Herve Was a Thin-slSinned, IrascfbIe
and Demoniac Little Man.
Poor Herve, the composer, has made
brusque exit from life's stage. He
literally suffocated with anger at an
unfavorable criticism of .'Bacannale,
his last work, which is now at the
Menus lasirs. He was thin-skinned,
irascible, fiery and explosive. and
looked the image of one of those devils
carved in stone over the portal of
Bourges Cathedral. Leading an or
chestra he was as one possessed. His
life was as odd as his appearance.
This demoniac little man was born
in dull French Flanders, near Valeu-
ciennes, and bore the name Florimond
Rongon when he came to Paris at the
age of 10 to enter the choir of st.
Roehs Church and study there vocal
and instrumental music The church
did certainly hatch cockatrice's egg
in educating this father of bouffe opera.
ing how David cast the evil spirit ont
of Saul by playing the harp before him,
created a band of singers and players
to execute sweet music daily at the
Bicetre Bedlam. Rongon was attached
to this corps and remained in it for
eight years. He played the organ on
Sunday and holidays at st. Eustache's
Church. Being constantly with mad
people made him what the Americans
call crank But he was pro-
digiously Woodworking.
The revolution of ls4s inspired and
inspirited him to compose "non
Quichotte. bedlamit:sh bouffe opera,
which had furious success and was
performed at the old opera-house in
that year. 1t was the only thing that
attracted them in Paris theater.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-04-01
RAILROADS OF 1892.
The Year Ending Dec. 81 Saw 1000
Miles Constructed IN the United states.

The Year Ending Dec. 81 Saw 1000
Miles Constructed IN the United states.
Railway building attracted little
public attention during the year Just
closed, and probably the general i'm
preston exists that small addition
was made TO the railway mileage of the
country in that time 1t is true that
few large lines have been under con-
struction. and yet so numerous have
been the extensions of old roads and
the construction of short branches and
feeders that we now find that over
four thousand miles of main track
have in the aggregate been laid down
in the United States during the year,
while grading is completed and track
laying is still in progress on at least
five hundred miles more and for many
thousands of miles more construction
has been commenced or projected. In
forty-three of the forty-eight States
and Territories the grader and track
layer found work to do in 1892, al
though in some OF them the number
and length of the new lines has been
small-and in every State and Territory
more railways are under way or pro-
posed for speedy construction. Great
as has been the extent of railway
building in the past the demand for
more lines still continues, and the end
of activity in this respect is yet far off.
Those leading in miles built are as fol-
lows: Washington eight lines. 49l
miles; Pennsylvania, forty-six lines,
255 miles; New York eleven lines, 236
miles; Michigan sixteen lines, eco
miles; Texas eleven lines, Pill miles;
West Virginia twelve lines, 204 miles;
Minnesota seventeen lines, 200 miles:
Ohio eleven lines, 1877 miles; Missouri
thirteen lines, 1877 miles.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-04-01

safras, priclxly ash bark, and sarsa-
parilla.
No one has ever seen Jim wear an
overcoat or carry an umbrella. No one
has ever seen Jim laugh, and few have
seen him smile. With long and roll
ing gait, indicative of great power, he
walks the streets with his basket Of
herbs, seldom speaking, unless first
addressed, even TO those who have
known him for years OF one thing
only is he proud Although white and
perhaps diffuse negro blood is in his
veins, the Indian is above all. and shis
he glories in.
Jim has never been known to be
frightened. Some time ago in his
search through the woods for simples
his hand and arm were poisoned. He
applied his own remedies, but without
avail. Meanwhile arm and hand grew
worse and swelled greatly. One day
he stepped into Health Officer Van
Iandt's drug store and said: doctor,
let me take hatchet'' ''What do you
want with hatehet?" asked the doc
tor. $40 cut off my hand" said Jim.
'The witches are in 1t and / cam t
drive them away" DIR. Van Zandt
took Jim TO the City Hospital and per-
formed an operation on his hand. The
cnt represents Jim standing by the
door of his cabin with his hand as
bandaged by DIR Van Zandt.
Jim's favorite haunt in the city is a
bench at the upper part of Crescent
Park, where on pleasant afternoons he
will sit for hours motionless asa statue
II would be fitting that this giant in
stature, Hercules in strength and sage
in years, worthy to be the last of his
race, should be found there some day
with hands folded across his breast,
immovable, in the midst of the home
Of his fathers, while the electric cars
buzz by his side and the railroads
thunder at his feet.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-04-01

than any one he met, attracted Edward
Freeman on his visit TO this country
many years ago, and whose personal
ity figured conspicuously in one of the
English historians lectures as THE
Last OF the Mohawks."
The giant form, once straight as an
arrow of his forefathers, now slightly
stopped with age, the prominent
aquiline nose. the keen eyes. the
tightly closed lips, the long, thick hair,
all make him a man TO be remarked of
men. ofall the chiefs who went TO
Washington after the ghost dan e up
rising had been suppressed not one on
crowded Broadway would draw so Curl
Gus a gaze upon himself as James Hart
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-04-01

A SPILL AND A RUNAWAY.
the ST. Nicholas going over a twelve
mile course in "a minutes The wind
was blowing a gale. Shortly after the
first race a violent squal struck the
Frost, and her skipper was thrown
out. Catching the end of the boom,
he was dragged over the ice mile a
minute, until the yacht suddenly
wheeled and threw him off. The wind
again struck her mainsail heavily, and
she started off at fearful rate of
speed. The ice was dotted with skaters,
and several ice boats lay near the club
house.
Groups of spectators, standing along
the shore, held their breath, terror
stricken, for it seemed certain that
some one would be killed. The skat-
ers fed in every direction. A general
shout went up as the yacht swept
within few feet of one who in the
excitement had fallen. The St Nicho-
las and the Snowflake were standing
heads to the wind, about fifty feet
apart The Frost tore along in their
direction, and was skaters into
kindling wood. Nobody was hurt, but
the scene was one of the most exciting
ever witnessed in ice boating in that
vicinity.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-04-01
Allowance for the crareyltch.

The Car has announced his decision
of increasing the allowance of his eld-
est son, the Czarevitch, when the young
Grand Duke enters upon his duties as
President of the Council of the Empire.
AT the present moment the Care
vitch's allowance does not exceed $780,
900 a year, which is obviously made
quate. since the British heir apparent
finds it impossible to make both ends
meet on $500, 600 year,
The allowances of the imperial fam
lily of Russia are, however exceed.
ingly small considering the vast
wealth at the disposal of the Car. The
young Grand Dukes do not receive
from the crown more than SIG, 600 a
year. this being of course in addition
to any private and personal resources
of their own.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-04-01

time When, like too high-spirited
horse, the rakish little craft throws
her rider and starts off on an unre-
strained frolic with the wind, dashing
here, there and everywhere with ire
mendous speed and utter recklessness,
the effect is more than startling. Such
thing happens occasionally. in fact,
the occasions are rather more frequent
than skaters and spectators congregat-
ing upon the icy race courses could
wish. One of the widest runaways
on the Hudson of late years was that
of Mr.. A. Rogers Jack Frost, of
Hyde Park. She was one of the yachts
of the Hudson River Club of Pough-
keepsie, and had just won race witt
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-04-01
rho nlfurcatcd Neither Garment.

BY the patient archaeological re-
search carried on by one woman 1t has
been proved for the qualification of all
women that the bifurcated neither gar
ment supposed to be specially distinc-
tive of the masculine toilet rightly be-
longs TO the feminine dress The
women of Judah, IL seems, were the
flrst wearers of the garment in bifur-
cnted form, and man, perceiving the
convenience and comfort of this article
of dress. evolved by the superior intel
llOence OF woman, appropriated 1T to
Nd own use and doomed his woman
hind 70 incumber their limbs with
flowing robes, which render It impos-
sible Tor them TO cope with man IN the
useful avoeations.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-04-01

THE SKELETON OF Az EXTINCT MONSTER.
sprawling gait, like a lizard or a
crocodile. The head is much like that
of a salamander, or even a frog.
1t IS very difficult to say what the
animal itself was most like, but it
probably was amphibious. Altogether
it is strange and now wholly extinct
type. with a resemblance to sala-
mander, and yet in some ways aping a
mammal or modern quadruped It
belongs to an ancient period of the
worlds history, the period of the
Trias, or New Red Sandstone. and has
been named Pariasaurus Baini. 1t
was found in the Karoo formation,
near Tamboer Fontien.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-04-01
Told by a sea captain,

Capt. Perles, of the steamship Loo
solI, voyagiug between Hong Kong
and Shanghai. witnessed during the
recent gales in that quarter the phe-
nomenon (which has often been de-
scribed) of thousands of birds and in
sects which had got in the vortex Of
the storm and were being driven hither
aud thither, apparently stunned and
senseless with the buffeting they had
received. Many of the birds fell sense
less ON the deck and lay quite still,
while the insects, though alive, seemed
70 have lost the power TO sting
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-04-01
ENDURANCE OF RARK.
It win Remain Whole While Wood
RIOTS Away.

holH away
1t does not seem to have been noted
that bark resists the destructive power
of the elements to much greater de-
gree than the woody substance. An
interesting illustration of this came
before the writer recently. A large
block of greenhouses was erected some
twenty-five years ago, and on piece of
ground on which had been grown large
quantities of Usage orange plants, the
roots of which penetrated deeply in the
ground. On the removal of these green
houses recently. these old roots of the
Usage orange were found to be still in
existence so far as the bark which en-
closed them was concerned-but the
wood which the bark enclosed had de-
cayed entirely away, leaving huge
lengths of bark like hollow pipes,
pushing through the clay. 1t fur.
nished a new thought as to the man
ner in which water is conveyed
through the soil--hollowed roots, or
rather roots represented by the bark
furnishing excellent conduits by which
water can easily pass TO great depths
in the ground.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-04-01
A wonderrnl orarerIne.

There is a wonderful grapevine at
Gaillac, town in southern France.
Although the plant is only ten years
from the cutting, it has yielded as
many MS /, 2s7 punches of fine fruit in
single year There is but one other
vine in cultivation that is known to
excel this prolific shrub, and that is
the historical vine at Hampton Court
England, which was planted in l70s.
In one year this noted vine has borne
., sou punches. The fruit from this
vine is kept for the exclusive use of
Queen Victoria and her household, the
surplus being made into wine for the
same purpose.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-04-01

itants of Seattle pay the Princess
Angelina all honor for the services she
rendered. for she has become part of
the history Of their country, even II, as
she sits by the roadside with her little
abort stemmed black pipe held tight
between her teeth, her old wooden
shawl is her only "royal mantle by
dny and her blanket by night. IL is
not known just how old Princess
Angelinc is. but TINT she has passed
the century mark seems beyond
Doubt The accompanying portrait
was made from recent photograph,
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-04-01

cent homes in the country By the
terms u her father will she is the
wealthiest Young woman ia the coun-
tr til safe to say that hundred
thousand delicate fingers have been
sgarlng ont with tiny pencils for two
avs at least, just what Miss Gould's
fortune will amount TO ia the
next twenty years, and all kinds Of
hypothetical theories have been made
o. what could be done with IS. OOO a
month Money stimulates the imag-
nation 81 all people who do not have
money 1, isdoubiful II those persons
Who have never known the need Of IL
have any sucn Authorizations The
wealth Of the late Jay Gould has by
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-04-01

WHEN GRANDMA WAS A DEBUrANTE,
never was invented for lady in her
teens, and yet we can give no real idea
of it more than we could describe the
perfume of a rose. How the artist has
managed to dispose all that rich en-
broidery in drapery over tine arms no
one but herself can explain, but alto
gether it is the most novel and most
beautiful garment of the season. We
quite despair of giving any just idea of
its coquettish elegance on paper -
Gleason's Pictorial, 1852.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-04-01
ON AN ICE YACHT.
THE RIDE is A SWIFT AND
EXCITING ONE.
A wild Ride on the Hudson River
Under Fuu Wind and Unmanagable
Yards-Drageed Mile Minute on
the Ice,

HE CAREER OF
an ice yacht, when
directed by a skill
full helmsman, and
steadied by tn e
weight of a passen-
ger or two, is swift
a n d e citing
enough to interest
people ia m iliar
with the sport, and
to amaze those who
see il for the first
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-04-01
A Dcer IN a Hurry.

Judge Young Of Suffolk County, New
York, vouches for having seen q deer
jump across a forty-foot railroad cross
ing, and at the next bound clear
thirty-two feet over scrub oak and
brush. That deer must have been in a
hurry to get to stag party.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-04-01
TAE PRlNcgss ANogLlNs.
She l. the Daughter OF chief Seattle
over 100 Years Old.

sue - fhH hauEutgr OF Ahlet seattle
over 100 Years Old.
4 notable parsonage, frequently
pointed cut 20 newcomers and strang-
rrs a. Seattle. Wash, Is a real, live
American princess. She is often seen
seated on the sidewalk In an old. faded
calico dress and common wooden
shawl wrapped about her shoulders
This IS Princess Angelina, the daugh-
ter II Chief Seattle She Is very well
treated by the older residents, and has
only to ask them for anything
she may want and Il Is given
her. This is all owing 70
the fact that at an early day
In the history OF that part OF the coun-
try, when ihc people were in constant
danger from attacks OF hostile tribes
OF Indians. she, at great personal dan
ger 10 herself and after a long jour
ncy. came into the white settlement
and warned the pale face Of very
fornidabl threatened attack OF the
Indians. aud by her timely aid saved
the entire settlement, thus preserving
their homes from destruction and
their wives and children from captivi-
ty and massacre Her father, Seattle,
was very kind and true in his friend
ship for the white race who had made
their homes in the region of
Puget sound. sheltered by the
snow capped mountain heights,
and now the grateful people have
erected a monument to his memory
upon his grave. Well may the inhab-
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-04-01

iano, q Few miles from the hlant 5
Causeway.
Among the many striking features
of this rugged and picturesque
coast line are the white rocks
two miles distant from Portrush.
They are of white limestone,
and are cut into many fantastic shapes
by the action OF the water. There are
nearly thirty caves within distance
of couple of miles. The likeness Of
the Giants Head to human face is
all the more striking owing to the
whiteness of the rock out of which the
natural action of the Atlantic waves
has fashioned It,
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-04-01

rs S IL Il L E N
Gould, who only a
little while ago
made her social de.
but in long frocks,
is to-day a social
nagnate- anenyied
and admired Amer
lean lady only 10
years old with an
income Of 100000
a year and one Of
lac most magnii-
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-04-01
THE GIANTS HEAD.

Giant Face Cut bY the Waves In
White Sandstone.
o. is not uncommon to find rocks and
cliffs taking curious shapes and APP
pearing like human beings. but it is
not often that one finds so perfect a
face on so large scale as that of the
Giants Head on the north coast of Ire.