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Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-07-22

Another step Is performed by holding
the foot up next To the car with one
hand, and drumming the calf of the
leg with the other, as though il were
banjo. This dance is purely exotic.
No young women have been found In
this country who have been able to
perform it. it is very popular, and
women seem 10 like it as well as men.
But Is it graceful? Would Terpsi-
olore clap her hands and call ii artis-
tic? Does it forcibly remind you of
ancient Greek simplicity? These are
questions which must be answered in
the negative. The French quadrille
dance is improper, and IL is liked for
its improperly. This conclusion is
not hard TO arrive at. When these
young women move around the stage
in the ordinary steps of the quadrille
before performing the acrobatic feats
they are uninteresting and not es-
pecially graceful. The spectators who
are up in the performance merely re-
gard the part as necessary preiimi-
nary, which the sooner IL is over the
better. There is no applause until the
dancers begin 10 turn somersaults and
scratch their ears with their feet
These things are not graceful. They
are not extraordinarily difficult.
There are many men, acrobats on the
stage to-day, who can do the same
tricks, but people would not pay their
money 70 see them, simply because the
important element Of improperly
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-07-22

by three women. The serpentines
vary in size from inches to feet
They are varicolored and of many
species. One of the finest specimens
is big-hooded cobra. The head of
the sixteen donkeymen and donkeys
is Achmat, who is well known TO
many Americans as a guide in Cairo.
Achmat's favorite donkey is Yankee
Doodle, so named by the American
consul at Cairo. The beasts closest
friend Is POGO, a dancing monkey
owned by another member of the
party named Ahdone Magid Homosini.
There are seven camels, six of them
trained TO perform tricks as well as
carry burdens.
The animals are kept in n native
barn at night and exhibited in the
street during the day. The natives
bring with them an immense amount
of freight, This includes building ma
terial, tapestries, bric-a.brac and
merchandise. The street in Midway
is far more picturesque and on big
ger scale than the one which inter
ested so many thousands at the Paris
Exposition. There are native slaves,
big mosque, an imposing reproduc-
ton of the grandest minaret in Egypt,
private houses and restaurants, and a
theater where the dancers will be
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-07-22
CONG
CONF

LEFTY LIND SHEDDING HER SKIRT.
would be lacking. The French quad
rifle dancers are highly improper, and
their antics are enjoyed by a considera-
BILE number of respectable persons who
are innocent of the exact nature of the
cause OF their enjoyment.
Miss Lefty Lind. who, with the
Gaiety girls. first brought out the skirt
dance, deserves credit for having pro.
vided a means of spectacular enter.
tainment which was both popular and
had in IL the potentiality of graceful
ness. All skirt dancers have not been
graceful. and such as have not have
not met with success. This seems to
show that grace Ia this dance is its at
traetive feature. The dance depends
chiefly upon the costume, which is so
arranged that the leg cannot possibly
be exposed above the knee. There are
a great number Of white understands
which fly around pleasantly when the
dancer kicks np. The steps are simple
and consist chiefly in kicking the foot
SO that the toe shall point backward
behind the head This can be done
gracefully. The hands are ia the
meantime employed TO manipulate the
outer skirt. which Is generally OF a
black material The skirt dance is
| especially pleasing when taken part
ia by number Of young women at
the same time.
Loie Fuller's serpentine dance is an
outcome OF the skirt dance. Instead
of the long accordion outer skirt, there
is volumnious mantle of very ten
uous stuff. which has the property of
I clinging in soft folds and Of streaming
out behind gracefully. like a comets
tail, when the dancer is in motion.
The understands are dispensed with,
and the dancer wears tights, so that
when the light in front of the house is
turned down and that behind the stage
turned on, the figure is revealed like a
silhouette.
There remains TO be described one
dance. which. IL is barely possible.
Terpsichore would not rail at This
Is an American dance, derived from
the Spanish.
Its most finished exponent is Miss
Amelia Glover, who is said to have in
vented IL. The dance is done by whirl-
ing and twisting gracefully about the
stage. somewhat in the manner made
familiar by Carmencita, but with the
/ important difference that it contains
nothing violent. nothing eccentric.
The motions are all easy and graceful,
and even when the toe of the foot
touches the banjo held over the head
there is not the slightest sign of effort.
The dance appeals entirely to the
sense OF the beautiful. II is by far the
most graceful stage dance of the day.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-07-22

seen in their sensnons movements.
Two tall Arabs are now at work In a
hot room OF one of the buildings CHS
cling intricate designs In plaster Of
paris for the windows of the more pre-
tentious houses. They wear their blue
coats that fall TO the floor when they
arise from the easels TO scold young
Cairoene for his mismanagement of the
stove. Much of the material used In
4 the construction of the village was
taken from buildings in Egypt, the
lattice work of the windows being
particularly varied in style and ex-
| quisite in workmanship.
1t would seem that strange people
and strange things are heading toward
Chicago from every seaport and rail-
road center In the universe. There is
great activity in the Turkish village,
where $50 simon-pure Turks, sixty
horses and forty canlels and drOme-
daries have arrived. The party left
/ Turkey March q. The flag flying
from the peak halyards Of the boat
win be strange one to many old sea
dogs in our harbors, for Turkish yes
sci floating the Turkish emblem has
never been seen in American waters.
| The Turks bring with them score or
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-07-22

l.. 7. Durrett 9f Louisville has in his
possession ths, originals OF most of the
Lineolniana Wharfage certificate, pho
tographs] etc, which were used by
MessrSi Afcolay and Hay in their his
tory as Il appeared in the Century Ma
gazine.
The statement has been made from
Chicago that syndicate has bought
and removed to the Worlds Fair
grounds the cabin where Abraham
Lincoln was born, but If such cabin
IS 10 be shown there 1t Is not the origi-
nal, as the writer Is thoroughly ac-
quainted with all the facts in the mat
ter.
The illustrations which appear in
this article are from the originals re-
ferred TO- Col Dnrrett was formerly
the editor Of the Louisville Courier,
and once fought duel with the dis
tingnished George d. Prentice, then
editor Of the Louisville journal. these
two papers now forming the Courier.
journal
Col. Durrett Is wealthy and owns a
private library Of more than thirty
thousand valuable political and his
torical works.
The illustrations accompanying this
article are from Abraham Lincoln, a
History, by Messrs. Hay & Nicolay,
copyright BY the Century Company,
New York EDWARD f. MADDEN.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-07-22

Cairo. They came to occupy the
Egyptian city which for a year had
been in course of construction at the
fair grounds. A street in Cairo Is
faithfully reproduced in every particu-
lar, including the theater and hotel.
The Egyptians are l4s in number,
thirty-two OF them being women, who
have thirteen children 10 look after.
The mazzeen priest, who viii climb up
into the minaret and cry out the first
Mohammedan prayer ever heard in
America, Is patriarchal looking man,
with loose flowing robes and long
whislzers His name is Ali Ali Arab.
Accompanying the party is still an
other notable character-Kh NADIA
the famous conjuror of Egypt, who
swallows swords as long as rake han
die and makes flowers and plants
spring from bare floors. During the
voyage TO America a tall Egyptian
swordsman of the name of Sayed Meh-
rem Effendi fell violently in love with
Miss Biul FL Nour, and If their plans
are carried out they viii be married by
the old priest in few days.
The men wear flowing coats of blue
or red or yellow silk, thrown back al
the chest 10 display vestings OF th'
hues of the rainbow. Some of the mel
are musicians composing an Egyptian
band. They have instruments lilkt
drums, flutes. clarinets, tom-toms anc
nandolins Others are dancers. Thee
are easily distinguishable becaus'
of their garments, which are loose
I and brighter of hue than tn
robes Of their companions. !
1 few are magicians clothed in brigh
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-07-22

Kentucky This month occurs the an
niversary Of the assassination OF the
martyr President, but what more APP
proprinte time could be found 10 con
slider the debt the nation owes him?
Here Ia the County OF Hardin, then,
and Iarue now, Abraham Lincoln
agst saw the light Of day on
Feb. az, 1909. while ia the
same State, al little home scarcely
one hundred miles distant from the
Lincoln cabin, but born June 3, 1908,
Or few months earlier, WAS Graded
another infant whose career was des-
timed % stand otst ia equal but widely
different proniuenee before his eoun-
frymen.
i.inroln left Kentucky early In life,
first Tor Indiana and then for Illinois,
while Jefferson Davis went 10 Missis-
slppi The south has many times
manifested It's desire, both by private
and legislative action, % honor the
inem0ry Of the unsuccessful President
OF Us confedsyacy, not only in the con-
ception Of the Richmond monument,
hut IN various other ways.
Tile state Of Kentucky rich and pow
cgful, aud never with more than q
nominal debt, has erected monuments
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-07-22

to-day and observe modern stage
dance Ii is probable that she would be
somewhat surprised. not to say
astounded. II is not at all sure that
she would recognize the performance rs
dance at all, for the word has of
late got TO have very comprehen-
sive meaning. If she were asked to
decide which is the most graceful, she
might reply true to her artistic i'm
stincts: "They are all horridr
Yet this would be hardly a fair
criticism. Some of the stage dances
that have been seen in New York
of late are really graceful and artistic.
and no one, not even Terpsichore,
would be justified in turning up her
nose at them. There are others,
though, that are neither graceful nor
artistic, but which are nevertheless
highly popular. An effort win be
made in this article TO compare the
various methods of stage dancing and
to determine what is responsible for
the success of those dancers which are
not graceful.
II is not easy TO judge which of these
modern dances Is the most graceful.
You cannot determine that question
merely by the way the public regards
the dance, The public does not always
admire the most graceful things. For
example, let us take the French quad
rifle dancers. These are certain sets
OF women who have come 20 this
country from France Their dance is
different from anything ever seen here
before. The young women have been
studying the different steps from
childhood. Some of their steps con-
sist In turning somersaults over each
other, jumping up in the afr and
nlightinR with their legs stretched
out, forming what Is termed the split
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-07-22

was assassinBsed Mr.. Lincoln was
asked ~ obtain from Gladstone coin
for tho bell. Miss Lulu Gordon has
sent dlver spoon used by John c. Call
hnun. Alfred H. Love. President Of
the Universal Peace Union. has given
a silver knife. once the property OF Luz
cratia Mott. Miss Pauline Mcdowell
~ Wellesley College. has sent the FIRST
silver dollar contributed 10 the Nh.
tional University fund.
This Is the FIRST Liberty bell ever cast
IN the history of the world. IL Is in.
tended that every step in the creation
81 the Columbian bell shall be marked
by some historic anniversary IL will
be cast April 30, that day being the am
niyersary If the Inauguration OF George
Washington as President of the United
States. The bell will be ruuR for the
FIRST time July Z. under the supervision
Of the Board OF Lady Managers, in
whose care IL will remain while In Chi
Nagu. AT the close OF the exposition
the bell will he taken 10 Washington,
where Il will be In the keeping of the
Society OF the Daughters OF the Ameri-
can Revolution. After IL has been In
Washington few months Il will be
sent around tho world To all countries
where any great patriotic celebration
Is being held. IL will 20 90 Bunker
Hill, Liberty island, the battlefield Of
New Orleans, Co san Francisco, and In
1900 60 the next international EXPOSE
ton, which viii probably be held ia
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-07-22
,coNouERiNo THE MULE.
Novel methods Lately rut Into Practice
i'm the south.


tAbOeyville, s. C., Correspondence
The good people of Abbeyville have
been favored with a visit by party of
mule dealers from Indiana, who have
driven a f1ourishing trade lately. The
members OF their stock In trade, how
ever. have proved themselves as con-
trary as is the nature of the beast, and
the lndianians have put their purchas-
ers up to quite n new wrinkle in the
way of persuading the obstreperous
animals. a stout strap fastened to each
side of the mules halter, which is made
as tight as possible around his mouth,
is tied to the tail of horse, mounted
by the owner of the mule, and then
the horse is started. II is a dead pull
on the part of both for few minutes,
and the question seems TO be, which
will come off first, the horses tail or
the mules head? After little time,
however, the mule seems TO be per-
suaded that there is a power ahead of
him which he cannot exactly ignore,
and he trots along coutentedly for
awhile. only 10 stop and gaze about
him with an expression suggestive of a
hope that he can suddenly cut loose
frosl his incubus. A tap OF the whip
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-07-22

Copyrighted by the Century Company
neglected and almost forgotten, the
homestead of Abraham Lincoln.
The ablcst men Of the nation have
for years written the virtues of Lin
coin.
The original cabin in which Lincoln
was born Is no longer In existence.
Union troops rode out Of their way re.
turning toward Louisville at the close
of the civil war to cut notchcs out OF
the logs for keepsales, and when
finally thc heirs. family by the name
of Crcei took possession, new house
had 10 be built and very little of the
old timber was available. The entire
acreage OF the estate amounts 10 about
one hundred and 1--we acres, and is
within two miles and half OF
Hodpcnsvillc, or about fifty-seven
miles southeast of Louisville. The
land IL not very productive for crops,
but is extremely picturesque In its APP
pearance, and by the addition of adj
Joining small farms would afford q
splendid military parade or camping
ground.
Monticello, the homo OF jefferson,
and Mount Vernon, the home OF Wash
ington. have been beautified. Grant
Is to be forever remembered at htvcr'
side. The State of Pennsylvania il
ready with Slu,0 600 to improve the bat.
tlehcid Of Gettysburg, and SO have
other states and the nation erected
and maintained with proper care and
respect proud memorials Of their love
for dead heroes. Fortv.seycn thousand
individuals are estimated 10 have con
tributed nearly $500, 900 90 the Grant
fund, yet no human being has in oil
these years came forward TO head Q
popular movement in memory of Lin
coin. There are several ways in which
The Kontueky place might be acquired
and bcautified, as for Instance, by AZ
act OF Congress placing II under TIL,
National Cemetery law, by the estab
lishment OF q commission or through
the medium OF commission of reput
able citizens, as in the case of tn,
Grant monument fund.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-07-22

ures and statues of her which have
come down TO us she is q good-looking
young woman with plenty Of curling
hair, and her legs chastely draped in
flowing garments She was in perfect
keeping with Greek taste, which could
not tolerate eyaggeratiOn. When she
danced il must have been decorous
performance, for the Greeks, even in
the reyels which Bacchus used TO or
ganize At times, We're most moderate
minded persons.
The first dance TO occupy a promi-
nent place on the stage IN this country
was the ballet. The premiere dansense
came into favor simultaneously with
the habit of wearing tights. In fact,
one was a necessary consequence of
the other. There are many persons
still living who remember the evolu-
tion of the ballet girl from the girl in
the peasant chorus who used TO do a
dance Ia skirts that reached 20 her shoe
tops The innovation met with severe
criticism from the more conservative
members of the community, and IL is
not necessary to say that some persons
still have bad conseiences after look
ing at ballet dancer. However, the
originator aud hackers Of the ballet
costume cieVely urged that the only
thing aimed al WIS truth and the exal-
I tation of art. IL was a pity. they said
I that the most beautiful thing ia the
/ world. woman's figure, must be for
4 ever concealed hy hideoas draperies.
I This was telling shot. IL moved
I down the ranks OF the enemy, and
when the ballet costume first appeared
there was scarcely a dissenting mur-
( muir heard, especially on the part OF
\ the men.
The ballet dancer grew rapidly 10
I favor and was the popular rage soon
4 after her introduction before the pub.
\ lie. The people got used To tights,
and the ballet costume was &c
cepted as o matter al course. Theatri-
cal managers and other seheming and
clever persons, seeing the wide field
for profit thus exposed soon began Il
improve on the original fluffy skirt oi
the original ballet girl. At FIRST IL wa,
supposed that the fewer the garment,
the greater would be the success OF III,
dancer, bal that proved to be q mis-
taken idea. IL was gradually discov
cred that there WAS more beauty ant
grace Ia womans figure draped *
that the legs would be exposed 10 view
only at certain times during the dane,
than when eucascd in hard. cold tights
Vet so firm have some managers beer
In believing the contrary that they
have not even now recognized th,
truth.
The fundamental fact was estab
lished only within the past decade
and IL has been extensively taken ad.
vantage Of We have had serpentine,
butterfly, spider. skirt, hoop-sLirt AND
other dances without end, nearly all O.
them based on this principle. Tn,
ballet dance proper has gone out o.
style. II Is true that Il finds plac,
in certain shows but IL never meet,
with the applause that greets even the
clumsiest skirt dancer. Perhaps som,
Of our managers will realize that q
ballet composed of serpents in winding
sheets would prove powerfully attrac
tive.
II Terpsichore should 'unwittinglS
occupy seat az New York theatre
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-07-22

red or in black. The women far out
shine the men in beauty, in fiuery, in
all. They are very beautiful Their
features are regular and refined. Their
eyes are big and brown, and quite ex-
pressive, too. Their complexion is a
rich, deep bronze. Their hair is black
and glossy. Had the leading dancer Of
the village been here last fall Miss
Rehan might not have posed for the
silver statue of Montana's goddess.
The colored robes of the women do mot
destroy the lines of their figures.
The Egyptians have with them for
ty-seven snakes, which Will be charmed
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-07-22

entail splendor in this building, repre-
sent a value Of 81, 500. 600. Shop1eep-
ers from Constantinople, Jerusalem
and Damascus are at work on their
booths in the grand bazaar hall, and it
is expected the village viii be COM
plete in all of its magnificent detail
before the Exposition is formally
opened.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-07-22
WORLDS EXPOSITION
SCENES OF ACTIVITY IN THE
GREAT WHITE CITY,
A Street In Cairo Faithfully Reproduced
on Midway Plaisanee--M Mosques and
Minaret--Faquers and Dancing Girls
characterization Gorgeousness.
[Chicaro correspondence.

4 II AK 1hE MUS i
interesting group
of foreigners at the
w orld' i air
Grounds Is tina I
which took up its
abode on midway
plaisance the other
day. it came all
the way from the
territory of tn e
Nile. T h e prin-
cipal members Of
the group are from
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-07-22

more dancing girls, troupe of actors
and actresses. a native band and
orchestra and several Mohammedan
priests. Their arrival in Midway
Plaisance was celebrated by religious
services in the mosque. at which no
Christians will be admitted, only
shriners in good standing. WorlSmen
and decorators are now putting the
finishing touches on the buildings in
the village. A silver bedstead weigh
>. 400 pounds will be set up in the
princess chamber in Exhibit Hall,
and the rugs, tapestries and draperies,
many of them worked in gold, which
are to form display of dazzling ORR