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Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-12-23

Frogs. whether blind or not. ho-
come dark green or black " they arn
kept in dark vessel in sparingiy-
lighted room, but when larger
branch with green Leaves Il Intro
duccd into tho vessel. they an r..
cover their bright green color.
whether blind or not In some way
unknown the reflected ereon light
acts either upon the nerves Of tho
skin. or what seems more probable.
" steiuach'5 experiment. arc taken
into account directly upon the pig
mcnt celia Moreover. the sensations
derived from tho toes have also an
influence upon the changes d color.
When tho bottom Of tho vessel Is
covered with . felt or with thin
wire net. tho frogs also become
black. recovering their green color
when green branch is introduced
into the vessel.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-12-23
\ cHlLp.s KISS.
rh. pyIng Bouaty- Jamper Felt the
Bahy Come a. an AaEsl o. Mercy.

Th~ pyIng Beuaty- Jamper Felt The
sahy Come a. an AaEsi q Mercy.
He was a bounty jumper and had
been shot down while trying to escape
from the guard house. He was buriy.
big. lerce oflo0k and rough OF speech.
and when they brought him into the
hospital he cursed and raved IN
way TO make you chill. lie had r..
ceived a mortal wound, but death
had no terrors for him. When the
surgeon told him he must die within
iorty-eight hours he replied;
,.Bah! What Of its The only favor
have 20 ask Is that you keep SWIVEL.
ers away. want no prayin' and
singin' about mef
He had been a wicked man. He
boosted % il He ridiculed the idea
OF q hereafter and cursed the blbls
and religion. Men and women came
10 speak with him. SO that he might
not die as a dog. but he Knocked ana
cursed them We who watched Tor
the end saw the shadow Of death
when il fell He realized that life
was ebblng. but still he cursed and
reviled An hour before he died the
wife Of a wounded sergeant came IN
10 visit her husband. says the De.
troit Free Press. She brought with
her a little iair-haired girl Of Z or 5
years old, and as she talked the child
slipped away and wandered up and
down the aisles 10 inspect the cots
and their occupants A score Of as
tried 10 coax her nearer. but she was
coy and bashfuL When she reached
the cot where lay the bounty-jumper.
the pallor OF death on his face. but
lighting the specter away. she paused
and stared az him When 10 saw
her a smile Hitted over his face and
the fierce light died out OF his eyes
for the frst time. He beckoned her
20 approach. and 20 our great sur.
prise she hesitatlngly advanced untIl
she stood beside hlAcOt The mother
rose up ia alarm. but the nurse
whispered 10 her not 70 call the child.
is you sicks" querled the llgtle
one. a. the man reached OUT his hand
and touched tho golden enrlE
AYE. child, | am dying." no
whispered
And aln't you got nobody 70
speak 20 your
II didn't want them
but sou wanted me. didn't your
Yes God bless your
is sou shot. just like papa2H
Yes. dear
Use so sorry. lguess HI kiss you 2
As her lips touched bis cheek tho
death rattle Ia bis throat frightened
her. and she ran away 70 her mother
The kiss was stlll warm when his
eyes closed. his head fell back and
he shiyersd aud died.
.-Seo the wonderful change In his
face" whispered q nuFse.
Aye. IL was wonderful Tho hard
I lines had melted out and there was q
i smile lowering about his mouth.
I That avago expression which had In
Z tensiticd as tho hours passed and Tho
end came nearer had beeu kissed
away by tho little child But for her
no would have died cursiug his God.
Mayhap In the seconds between the
kiss and dissolution he had asked
/ for mercy.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-12-23
wAs Nor rNplsPsNsIsLE.


hfGeiEeu 4 ~A-Ae4 $3.50
He i in tie EMPLOY q one o. the
largest misunderstanding arms IN tho
civ and IS also s. nephew 81 tho
senior partner, says the Piisbarg Dis
patch. Daring The summer be lea
On Friday evening 70 stay over sun
day 81 q summer resort which y
quite near hese- When he arrived
be found As he expected, the girls
very. very attractive. and late SAsus.
dav afternoon decided he could not
tear himself away on sunday, 50 no
telegraphed 10 his immediate boss as
follows;
DO you need me- II not ] shall
stay.
The telegram vas. Of course, re-
eeived. bat no attention paid 70 IL.
and the sender. thinking something
wrong. repoTiri bright and early
Monday morning. Finding every
thing all right. and nothing being
said about the telegram. be mentally
kicked himself for coming home.
For several hours he worked
along with poor graea Fin-
ally. word was brought 10 hlm
that his uncle wanted 20 see him.
and. euaking with fear. he obeyed
the summons When he entered the
old gentiemAn's sanetum he was IN.
yited 10 sit down and make himself
quite comfortable. After rnmmag-
ing through some papers. which
we're on his desk. uncle. dear. took
from them a piece OF yellow paper;
turning around. be looked his nephew
straight in the eyes. and said
my boy, this telegram was re-
eeived b the head Of your depart
ment Saturday afternoon; il reads;
do you iced me- II not shall
stay and signed with your name
Did you send is
''Ies. uncle came the answer
meekly.
"Yoa did! Then. let me tell you
sir. " and the atmosphere became sud
denly chilled, ..tha, I have been here
over forty years and they don't need
me
The telegram was laid down. and
the head o. the establishment picked
up pen and began writing Nephew
knew that the interview was over.
just as he was going through the
door be heard uncle mutter: "DC
they need me2"
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-12-23
The Mud wasp and It, Young.

For centuries the mud wasp has
built its cells Of soft mud; in the bot
tom Of these cells the female lays its
minute egg. building its mud home
just the size its young will be when
grown Before closing this mud
walled cell the wasp catches q
suitable. sized spider, iniects into its
body fluid thar causes it to remain
torpid through the winter until with
the warmth Of returning spring the
wasp grows. consuming the spider
for food, thus gaining strength to
break the mud walls and emerge into
the outer world a full-winged insect.
And yet no mud wasp from the begin
ming has ever seen its young
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-12-23

Statistics arc said to show that
young men do not on the average.
attain full physical maturity until
they arrive at the age Of Is years.
Professor Scheller. OF Harvard. MS.
serts. as the result Of observations.
that young men do not attain 10 tho
full measure Of their mental faculties
before % years % agc. a shrewd
observer has said that "most men
are boys until they arc so. and little
boys until thoy are 2jn and this ae.
cords with the standard OF manhood.
which was fixed at 80 among the
ancient hebrews and other races,
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-12-23
A close shave.

Trayeler-O Oh. kind sir. take all,
take all, but leave me this, my pock-
ct bible. a parting gift from my
mother when was boy.
The Highwayman, as he gathers
up very poor haul-Keep your
prayer book an git
The Traveller, ten minutes later
Well. that was a pretty close shave.
II that chump had known that bible
covered 81, 900 in bank notes, he
wouldn't have been so quick TO let
me keep Flown Talk.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-12-23

OF GEaLys OF making luH u ueTs uc
saw the gesture and interpreted it
Alright.
.'Durn tn hull dumb thing, he sud-
denly broke out I'm jest feel
sales, how lonesome be!'
''Dan'l," said Miss Wynkoop, cycling
him closely, but speaking in a quiet
voice, do We want l sh'd marry your
Eyes, Priscilla" wiping his fore
head. II do
She stood aside for him to pass
Come in. " she said. II was jes' sit
tin down L supper. tn be nice n
cory have eomp'ny N I've got some
cold pork n beans
She led the way to the kitchen. He
followed with heart IS light as his
football was heavy.
Take a seat n draw up" said Miss
Wyncooo, Hospitality. How ye mus
miss Sarah Ann"
Yes He sank into a chair.
'Them bea rs I'll relish .
And 50 they were engaged. Kate
Fields Washington.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-12-23

She was very youthful bride and
had just gone to housekeeping. One
day girl friend ran in to have a
little gossip and found her in tears.
"Yhat is the matter, Nell?" she
asked anxiously.
81 have had serious dif-differ-
ence, " sobbed the bride.
mot with Jack2"
"No, with the cooking stove, and
she showed her friend bad burn on
her hand. Boston Herald.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-12-23
Tho wnn,Isrfnl CON "a.

The Congo Is the most wonderful |
waterway in tho world. II Is TWEEN {.
ty-hvc miles across in parts, so that
vessels may pass one another and yot
be out Of sight IL has twice tho OK.
tent Of the navigablo waters Of tho
Mississippi and its tributaries and
three timos its population
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-12-23

INV nam" oF Vou " Many L1ngntEcs.
Tho name Of God Is spelled with
four letters in almost every known
language In Arabian IL IL ALA;
East Indian, Ieul or Esgi; Egyptian.
Tent or Aumn; French Dien; Vau-
dois, Diou; Tahitian, Atua, Hebrew,
Adoni Irish. Dich; Japanese. Zain;
Latin, Deus; German. Colt, Maiayan,
Fosl; Persian, syria; Peruvian, Liam;
Tarta ian. Tgan. Turkish. Addi;
scandinavian. Odin; Spanish. Dios;
swedish. Oodd; Syriac. Adad Wal
lachian, Scnc
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-12-23

Suicide at the Smallburg house
last night"
"Shootin'?"
"Nope gas
andlord hoppin' mad, course"
''Nixy; happy as clam
''Gas doesn't cost him anything,
thcn?r
Regular prices But he's the
coroner and ahead 1885 on the in
quest fees, after payin' all expenses. .
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-12-23

Tho color OF cats arc classified as
follows Black; black and white;
black, fulrons anu white, or tortoise
shell; white; fulrons and whitei
tawny; tabby, or boldly stiped slate
colored, or blue gray slate eolored,
with long fur (Persian)i long, white
fur (Angora.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-12-23

Mr.. Racecourse-I want you 70 20
to tho postofiico Pat and see II there
are any letters.
Pat--Shure an can niyer walk
that fer unless have harse to ride.
Texas Siftings.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-12-23

Little Boy-Didn't Mr. Blank usca
TO be called u great statesman
Father-fes; he was one Of the
most influential party leaders in tho
country.
well. isn't he great statesman
yet?r
mo, my son. he has joined tho
church. Texas SiitIngs
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-12-23

Jaysmith I've got It in for snoop'
CIR
Swayback What's the trouble?
Jaysmith-I understand that he
has been referring to me as liar
and a thief
swayback lis that so? Why,
mover knew ycu TO steel.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-12-23

~ see that scripkins employs
typewriter now.
"Ycs.n
"DoinR lots Of work."
''No lie wants somebody to blanc
for his mistakes in English. -
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-05-24

MOST READERS must have observed the
embarrassments that have been caused
by the coming to our shores of royal
representatives of Spain. 1t was piece
of thoughtless folly on the part of Con-
gress to extend to them the invita-
ton, and thus make them the guests of
the nation, for the spirit of republican
ism naturally revolts at the character OF
entertainment that must, in decency, be
provided, and of the official sanction OF
formalities that do not comport with the
American sense of hospitality. To be
sure, as little ceremony as practicable has
been gone through with at the capital,
though the welcome there, as everywhere,
is warm and cordial. But the exhibition
of toadyism by fashionable society leaders
to which the coming of Princess EULALIE
has given scope is nauseous and disgrace
full. 1t is announced that at the New
York ball given by the Spanish club and
the richest ladies of the Four Hundred,
the Infanta twill hold drawing room"
where the patronesses viii be received,
but the princess will eat her supper Sin
private dining room with her suite
only" Probably the royal lady fancies
that Mrs. PARAN STEVENS and WARD
McALLIsTER feed out Of trough.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-05-24
kind together as members Of one uni
versal family.
Sectaries and the Worlds Fair.

One OF the agencies brought to bear
upon the Worlds Fair commissioners to
induce them to close the grounds on Sum
day, is the threat Of the Christian En-
deavor people not to patronize the expo
sition ii the Sunday opening policy is
carried out. They have telegraphed their
intention to do Everything in their
power to prevent the disgrace Of the ma
ton and the financial failure of the expo
sition -
The Young Peoples Society of Christ
ian Endeavor claims to number in the
United States / 800, 900 young men and
women and says they will stay away from
the fair and try to induce other people to
do the same ii the law is not observed as
to Sunday closing.
There is something little contradict
tory in their announcement. They in
tend to prevent the financial failure OF
the Fair, and to do SO Will stay away
themselves and try to make others stay
away also. How that will help to avoid
its financial failure is not very clear to q
common mind.
We do not regard this threat as very
formidable. The number of the society
appears to us much exaggerated. Then
it is not very likely that eli Of its members
would go to the Fair, Sunday opening or
Sunday closing. Nor is Improbable that
all those who intended to go VIII deny
themselves the privilege whatever may be
done in the Sunday matter.
As the indications now point, it looks
likely that the public will be excluded on
Sundays anyhow, and the working peo-
pie of Chicago, who ought to be able to
see the great exposition in their own city
and who have no other day but Sunday to
spend in that way, will be shut out
through the intolerances OF sectaries,
who seem to think that visiting the beer
gardens and other places of resort where
there is nothing OF refining nature, is
preferable to gazing on the works OF art
and nature gathered from all chimes ane
nations for the profit and elevation OF
mankind.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-05-24
Reforming the Tariff.

The Republican complaint that nothing
is being done about the robber tariff is
exceedingly puerile. From some quar-
ters it comes through what is vulgarly
called ''pure cussedness," from others
because OF dense ignorance.
OF the first kind is an utterance of a
New York paper which says: 1.-TWO
months OF CLEVELAND and the free
traders are no happier than they were
under HARRIsoN;r and OF another which
declares that: "The President has proved
disloyal to the platform of his party ard
untrue to the declarations in his letter ac-
cepting the nomination of his party
OF the second sort is this growl of a
sstauuch Republican in Utah paper
s'If the MCKINLEY law is robbing the
people to the extent the Democrats say il
is what viii the people think about let
ting it run on robbing all these months,
they have all the branches of government
under their control. .
ne DdpClS III tllC IlstSb tiidh publish
such nonsense understand very we'll that
all the present administration can do now
in relation to the tariff, is to execute the
laws passed under Republican legislation.
The cavilers out west appear to be under
the impression that the President and his
cabinet can change the laws or make new
enactments and set up tariff Of their
own.
If these Republican CAREERS really be-
lieve that high protection is blessing to
the country, why are they in such a hurry
to have it removed They ought to be
glad and thankful that congress is not in
session to revise the tariff and put Nc
Kinleyism in its waiting grave. Perhaps
they mean all these grumblings for jokes.
Ii SO, their humor is of cemetery flavor,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-05-24

The NET increase III our imports from
the twelve governments with whom reci-
procity agreements exist is S1SS; 900, 600.
The net increase of exports to the same
countries is 81, oOo, OCO, so that the bal
ance Of trade against the United States is
somewhere in the neighborhood of Sl27,
oCO, OOO. This is the practical and ire
fra gible demonstration OF the effect OF
the practical reciprocity policy of the
MCKINLEY act, system, indeed. that
was not contemplated by the original bill
but which was forced into it by the bull
doing Of Mr.. BLAINE and his friends.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-05-24

THE COURTS are gradually repeating
the MCKINLEY tariff under the interpre-
tation OF Republican officials, on the in
stallment plan. Lately we spoke OF the
excessive duties on hat trimmings which
the government must refund to the tune
of ten million dollars or more. Now there
is decision requiring the refunding OF
=, SOC, eco to g, OOO, 900 unlawfully col
lected on leaf tobacco. The MCKINLEY
law may not be unconstitutional, but it
is powerfully weak in its adhesive
qualities when it gets before the legal
tribunals in detail.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-05-24
GALS from which we have quoted-the
scheme will prove an ignominious failure.
Pnngant Pen Points.

Washington Star: Safe and sound-A
fight conducted over the telephone.
QAips: Why doesn't somebody get up
a yeast trust? 1t would be sure to work.
Buffalo Courier: The average man
doesn't get much of show ia a ten-cent
/ circus.
! RAMS Horn: A heresy trial is like a
dog-fight in flower garden-nothing is
settled but the flowers.
PieaypRe: Cold molasses in a jug is al
ways disappointment, because it does
not turn out very well.
| Cleveland PAN Dealer: There is no
doubt that the Chinaman is greatly
abused. Even his hair is upbraided.
| indianapolis Journal: ''Thers is wan
thing Oh am thankful for,' said Mr..
Grogan; ssOi wont have to wor-r-rk for
liyin' twin OHM dead"
Buffalo Ne.rs: In Machinery Hall
Don t you think the noise here is very
oyerpowering? sit doesn't seem so to
me. l have just come from the Woman's
building.''
| Inter Ocean: 'sHow was it Miggs had
to pay dollar for q cup of coffee?''
We'll, you see he shutters. and they
charged 10 cents for every time he re-
| peated the word coffee"
Yonkers Statesmen: care cable cars
healthy?' asks an exchange. AS mat
ter of fact, neighbor, the grip never made
its appearance in this country until the
Introduction of the cable cars.
! Hum0Yistische Bidetter: Mother-Paul,
| just step into the next room and see If
| grandpapa is asleep. Paul returning af-
ter short time Mamma, the whole OF
grandpa is asleep, only his nose keeps
awake yet.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-05-24

RHODE ISLAND is state OF beautiful
political Inconsistencies. There have
been but two constitutions from ROGER
WILLIAMS time to the present. An
amendment must pass two general as
semblies and then be adopted at gen.
eral election by a three fifths vote. There
is now an amendment proposed providing
for plurality elections. Hitherto whoever
was elected in Rhode Island had to have
a majority OF all the votes cast, and the
state has been thrown into numberless
complications on account of it. Rhode
Island is one of two es-Nississippi
being the other-where two years resi-
dence is necessary to establish the right
to vote. property owners cannot
vote for members of the common council
or on any proposition to expend money.
But in recent years change has been
coming over the politics of the state.
former Republicans, and the revision Of
the constitution is believed to be near at
hand, though the State Senate, which is
made up by giving to each of the thirty
six towns representative, will hang on
to life with great tenacity. BY a ridicu-
lous provision the legislature may at its
May sessions remove any judge without
assigning a reason, which makes it diff
cult to get decision on the unconstitu-
tionality OF any act. So it seems that
though Rhode Island is little, she is
mighty perverse.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-05-24
Green Goods AGAIN.

| 1T is remarkable that after all the ex-
posures through the press of the rascally
methods of the 'green goods" swind-
lers. SO many silly people are taken in
and done for by their schemes. 1t ap-
pears from the seizure made at Bridge
port, Connecticut, through the efforts OF
ANTHONY CoMsTocK, that the concern
now exploded there has received from its
victims more than $40, 900 since the first
of April.
The business is done chiefly with fool
ish and dishonest people in the west and
south. 1t surely must flourish only
among people who do not read the public
prints. 1t has been explained time and
time again, and the public have been
warned against having anything to do
with it or its promoters.
The Bridgeport concern mailed nearly
eight thousand circulars in six weeks
The money received from its dupes shows
vein OF dishonesty running through
society. People who bite at the green
goods bait are in some respects very IN
sophisticated, but the fact that they in
vest their money in the expected pur-
chase of undecided counterfeit currency,
is proof that they are ready to break the
law and swindle other people by passing
it in order TO make immense profits.
1t is not only astonishing that so many
persons are caught by this device to catch
fools, but also that more OF the sharpers
are not detected and punished. Ofcourse
victim who has had a bundle of blank
paper substituted for what appeared to
be a package of greenbacks, is reluctant
to give information to the police, for he
would stand sef-exposed as an intending
criminal. And usually the swindler is
out of sight before the ''sucker'' dis
covers the trick that has been played
upon him. But it would seem as though
the victimizers could be traced by good
detective work and brought to justice.
The Bridgeport success shows that this
can be done. There ought to be deter
mined effort to track up that class of
scoundrels, and people who receive their
circulars ought to make known to the
authorities of the cities from which the
letters are mailed, full particulars of the
attempts made to rope them in. The
green goods thieves should be hunted
down.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-05-24
international Interests.

The unity Of interests in the civilized
world has received striking illustration IN
the widespread effects OF the Australian
financial failures, accounts of which have
appeared in THE HERALD.
The direct business relations Of this
country with Australia are not very ex-
tensive, but the disasters there have al
fected our own markets and banks.
There are English firms whose interests in
Australian commercial and financial
holses are immense. They have suffered
greatly through the failures at the anti
podes. Their connections with CONT
mental and American houses are intimate
and therefore all are TO some extent al
fected by the catastrophies.
This shows how intimately the different
nations OF the world are becoming con-
nected. This union will become closer as
the years roll on and business relations are
ramified. It will aid in bringing about
that fraternity which has been the dream
of the poets and sages of all the ages. 1t
win suggest in stronger and more con-
yincing terms the necessity OF harmony
and the folly Of war. II will make each
nation sensitive to the condition OF all
the others, 1t Will cause demands for in
ternational arbitration and international
laws. And it will break down those
walls Of partition that language, race
and creed have erected and bind man.