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Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-07-07
STORIES OF RICH MEN.
showing tho oddities % Men Who az
worth millions Of Dollars.


worth millions of Dollars.
III IS curious how strong the habit
81 thrift gets fixed on a man. was
reminded Of il the other day" SAID
a famous authorize Ii New York Press
reporter. .by a very rich publisher
who for years has travelled As com
muter ON tho same suburban ira n
with me. 4 month ago he told me
he was about % withdraw from the
active management Of his business
ana leave ID 10 his sons. i am 81
wears ola. rs said. 'aud am going
IL enjoy life as long as live He
has over $1,000. 0lJ Invested in mort.
cages and bonds outside the income
from the firm, which Is very large.
The first Of the month passed and
noticed that ms wealthy friend was
,till going regularly to town by the
. o'clock train every morning a. u
old. On the ferry one morniag
said to him Mr. H., thought you
had retired from business
81 have. said he.
Z gu HAAAt ~ ~ ANMt hh'AtA FAa4 q
room every morning a. Of old
Yes, he explained you see.
my communication monthly tleke, on
the road has few days 70 run and
thought Id use up the ticket
Here IL another r.ch mans story
An afluens lumber merchant pre-
sentod himself not long ago ia she
office OF De 5 Weir Mitchell the
specialist IN nervous diseases The
physician recognized ia his patient
an old schoolmate, whom BE- had no,
seen Tor thirty years An exchange
% "reminiscences and u professions,
consultation ensued. followed by d
dolcn Office consultations Ca Iht
ai.ment Ot tho merchant "a due
time be received 5it. from the
famous physician Cor E31l
4 SEQ you are DOING sell said
The merchant % The physician
EYES, retained the doctor. shut
il required thirty years gxperisnt,
70 reach this poinL
4 year later the physician "a,
building u new house on Sixteenth
street.. and is @as Nalusc0scd II
English maple tie diI NOT AZ Un-,
find the wood b. desired f0r hs,
beautiful diuius room, aud romem ber
ins The luu 5rr merchant he dfuFq
L. bis office The desired map.e 80,
iDlnd there 9raerrI aud r0ou as
livcr"d and ia ths course % time {
Gill came / WAS los sB1 ri
thought armurrrd the surpr.sag
physician Is h.s ho1tmat1. taat
maple was not ~ expensive"
~ i nuL returned the merchant
"Hsunl.y i has tasrn lhlvty years
experience % reach tHg pJInt ..
charging $500 fDr ID
speaking ~ wrAlth aaid Frank
HamItn. > son % Hannibal ilamliu.
II was ia ms broibrrs law 8n.cs
last summer AZ Ellsworth Ne a.,
drew zap tho papyrs rs tho lil,t
trade ot Mr. Vanderbilt when h,
purchased his elegant cottage ut
Mount Desert. az lar ilarbgr IN,
price 20 B paid Tor tho cottage "a.
SauLuDl. aud the owner wanted nj
money within thlrt. days y vii
give YOU two notes said Mr. Wander
htlt, for 500. 90 each. beth pasAbt.
within tho mex, thirty days but
would rather the fret nus sh14l,
not ~ drawn Tor 81 least dftrgn days
~ am buying this cottage out -
my pocket money, and do NOS vial
TO BE- crampod Tho papers wc-,
drawn as the New Yorker wantrt
thcd.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-07-07

Auntie-Does your new doll cIose
lts eyes? Little Ethel es'm, bpt
she is the most wakeful child over
saw. She doesn't shut her eyes when
lay her down, as she ought 10. Tho
only way to make her 20 TO sleep Il 10
stand her on her head aud sha;l,, bor !"
~ women got into congrcsq.p said
Young Woodby Wittc, ever ono ~
tneln would want the last word .
-, rosstDly'" replied Mrs Peppcrton.
but l don't think they could be AM
longer IN getting around 70 ST than
some Of the gentlemen who are uoy
trying to make our laws"
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-07-07

Oatwitted-
4 prominent Methodist clergyman
in New York fell into a reminiscent
mood the other evening, and gave
party Of friends an entertaining ac-
count OF the way in which he sue
eeeded in obtaining an interview with
the secretary of war in the days of
the rebellion.
Visitors 10 Washington who have
experienced the annoying ditiicultie,
and delays generally encountered in
reaching the inner office of member
Of the cabinet in these biping times of
peace, can imagine what such an at
tempt meant in war times, when
every cabinet officer aud particularly
the secretary OF war was overwhelmed
with work seven days in the week.
1T was matter Of the most press.
ing necessity" said the clergyman,
for me to 20 10 the front Of the
Union lines without an hours delay.
! reached Washington in the morning,
and soon learned that could not
cross the Potomac into Virginia with
out pass from the secretary Of war.
Thinking it would be no trouble to
get the pass I inquired where the war
department was, and hurried up TO
Seventeenth street where il was then
located About Sixteenth street no.
ticed line of men on the sidewalk,
and as I hurried along found that this
line extended up Pennsylvania avenue,
around the corner Of Seventeenth
street, and down the block TO the en-.
trance to the war department
Men in the line told ns they were
waiting their turn to see Secretary
stanton, and some of these near the
head ad actually held their places
twenty-four hours. was also told
that I must take my place at the tail
END OF that long line, ana perhaps
would reach the department the nest
day
That would never do for me. aud
a. | walked slowly down the line I
put on my thinking cap and thought
ont scheme to get into the secrctary's
Office without any delay BEFORE got
70 the end u that line had formed u
plan Of procedure.
II hurried down the avenue until I
found a stationery shop, where
bought a package Of foolscap paper
and a couple Of large. official.looking
envelopes. Folding up several sheets
Of the blank paper I filled each OF the
envelopes with them. sealed up the
envelopes, and borrowed the station.
er's pen long enough to address each
to the Honorable Secretary u War
Washington, D. G, in big, blacl; let
tiers.
Then, with these envelopes in my
hand, | went up to the war depart.
meHt. As soon as was in sight 81
the two soldiers who stood On guard
at the door | put on the most impor.
tant air could assume and walked 80
fast il was just short Of a run.
AS reached the entrance the sol
diers dropped and crossed their mus
kets in front Of me. just as had OK
pected them 10. but waved the big
envelopes at them and cried out I'm.
portant! Important. and they stepped
aside. just as I had hoped they would.
Once inside the building IL was am
easy matter 10 find the sccretarys Of
fee. I told Nr. stanton frankly how
] had got into the place ami he
laughed heartily az he made ont the
pass it %as so important should
have
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-07-07

The Jackson park commissioner
think Of having the water flow along
the Midway. II it viii only flow as
freely as beer flowed along the Mid
way last summer the success Of the
plan will be gigantic.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-07-07
DECORATION DAY.

Sleep, comrades sleep and rest.
On this tield % the grounded arms,
Where foes no more modest
Nor sentry shot alnrmsl
Ne have slept on the ground before,
And started 10 your feet
Al tha cannon's sudden roar
Or the drums redoublin= beat
But in this camp OF Death
20 sound your slnmb Der breaks
Here IS no fevered breath,
No wound that nleeds and aches
All IS repose and peace.
CRtrampled lies the sol;
The shouts OF hattie cease
IL i the truce OF Col,
Rest. comrades. rest and sleep;
the thoagEts OF men sEal be
As sentinels 20 keep
Your resi- from dangers free
Your silent tents Of green
We deck with fragrant flowers:
Yours has the suffering been,
the memory shalt be ours
Henry Wadsworih LOastel.ow
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-07-07

PHILADELPHIA is race crazy, and
horses of elongated pedigree are be-
ing ridden By gentlemen similarly
distinguished. 1t is true that most
of the horses tumble down. and
most of the gentlemen tumble OF.
but the sacrifice CT few bones upon
the altar Of fashion Is something at
which no PhiIadelphian worthy the
name would pause.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-07-07

PoRTUGHESE gunboats gave refuge
to Brazilian rebels in the harbor Of
Rio. President PeiXoto protested.
Portugal put chip on her shoulder.
Brazil has knocked it of. The con-
iitions are favorable. therefore. for
another season Of opera boufe war,
Sore
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-07-07

MARION CRAWFORD, the novelist,
has founded great scheme Of re-
ciprocity in names. When people
write asking for his autograph he
utilities their patronymics in labelling
the characters Of his novels. A fair
exchange is no robbery. It's SAID. and
any person with nerve" enough to
write asking stranger for his auto
graph is not likely to object to APP
pearing b. name in novel.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-07-07

THE discomfort in Newfoundland
was very marked until a man ot-war
hove in sight, when conditions became
suddenly more tolerable. It Is one
OF the peculiar tendencies Of man
kind to feel abused in proportion to
the facilities for showing resent
ment
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-07-07

AFTER all. it is cruel thing 70
poison an elephant to death. Why
didn't they put Tip in. the electroent-
ing chair or drop q cocoanut into MS
7ermiform appendix
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-07-07

WHEN an Illinois woman learned
that her husband had lost $500 in
gambling she did not repine nor
grow hysterical. she calmly sued
the keeper Of the game for three
times the amount Of the loss and got
judgment One husband has parted
forever from the privilege of sheer
ing at the fnanciering Of the other
sex.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-07-07

Ina recent speech Lord Rose bery
said: I've viii tight the battle TO
The end, the combat 70 the cOnclus-
ion Even a gentleman of Rose
bery's attachments would ind it diff
Gcult to perform one OF these feats
while neglecting the other. lie
might well have added: '.Tne 90 TO
a finish, the contest to show down.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-07-07

LIEUTENANT NANCY, who became
famous by numbering a brother Of
fcer, springs into prominence once
more through e sound thrashiny he
received at the hands Of another sol
der whom he insulted. No one will
begrudge the lieutenant the notori-
ETY. of the latter episode, whatever
nay be the feeling as to the former.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-07-07

frances WILLARD showed q good
Zeal of courage in practiting bicy-
sling at the home OF Lady Henry SOM
srset Most beginners are in mortal
ear Of Somersets.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-07-07

New YORK is to attempt 10 intro.
duce into her new constitution nj
ennial sessions OF the legislature,
This will leave Massachusetts,. New
Jersey, Rhode Island and South Caro-.
Ina alone of the fOrty-four states in
holding an annual legislative session.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-07-07

THAT dynamite affair in jackson
prison has a bookish look. which
must 90 far to extenuatc it in the
eyes Of the friends Of the peniten-
tiary as an agency OF higher cduca-
tion. The conyIcts we're returning
from a meeting Of their Iyceum. ana
the dynamite was introduced within
the wGlis b. that eminent litterateUr.
K. Irving Aatimer Of course Gyna.
mite is dynamite. but evidences o.
culture are always refreshing
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-07-07

SIX millions of dollars looks ike
4 large sum Of money TO pay for
revolution in Argentine. but all the
necessities Of life ar. nigh in South
America
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-07-07
Erect Of Tea on the skin

II You place a few drops Of strong la
upon piece Of iron, knife blade. for
instance, the tannate Of iron is formed
which is black. II you mix tea with iron
filings, or pulverized iron, YOU can make
fair article Of ink. II you mix il with
fresh human blood, il forms with tho
iron Of the blood the taunate of IRON
Take human skin and let it goak for 4
time IN strong tea, and IL will become
leather. Now. when we remember that
the liquids which enter the stomach ara
rapidly absorbed by the venous nbsor-
bents Of the stomach, and enter into the
circulation and are thrownOnt Of the ava.
TEN by the skin, lungs, and kidneys, Il il
probable that drink 80 common aa Ton
and so abundantiy used, will have some
effect. Can it be possible that tannin. In.
troduced with so much liquid. producing
respiration, will have no effect upon tLe
skin Look at the tea-drinkers Of Rms.
sia, the Chinese, and the old women NJ
America, who have so long continued
the habit Of drinking strong ten. Are
they not dark-colored and leather.
skinned?
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-07-07

The bristling attitude OF Brazil to.
ward Portugal portends family
quarrel The South American son
seems to think hg has arrived at suf-
ficient maturity to be able TO lick the
old man, especially as the latter has
become very decrepit in late years.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-07-07

itoue found her N
most nofeworthy
W lie eentury
xht 10 could stud
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tx ami age.
IS eserywhere
act ef alscnssiou d
! the Erepcll sta
/ 10 1an ng Ia the !
j fwn Of her pa
pictures of reee
lliiantely 70 be p
Ant eollections OF
ahlef cities Of the
e lEeAory 81 this
rlFl who WAS
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hos friends
J tlnu so bnild for
. efu cemeiery Of
and high np abo'
4 ere which hi
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'tsalf she old iii
Y yca mount ,
. fassi plaee OF the
~ fnlFerRal TX
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-07-07
4 Load or III mlnn

lie WIN sou marry mop
She No.
ne Thank heavon that point Il
settled anything is better than sns.
pcnsc. Lett 20 out and cot 80 9ao
ice cream, Truth.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-07-07

Ill Nt
loss IA the :
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'elr0 wslk wh,
8 = sses upat
lre 81. bordcrg
4 like coustr
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be high Wilde .
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snnntesl exec
ible bust 81 Ma
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chapel ~ }
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BIZ i,cen Ia thc
Inthe iilastrat'
Ia few PALM al
srdlefi y ith It's I
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the Busaian
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~ hich the
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Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-07-07

THERE is not much freedom .. tie
press in Germany The recent tai
OF certain editors for criticisms
passed upon the action Of the police
In suppressing a mob revealed That
an editor has. not much chance bs.
fore German court, If they are an
like the one before which these men
were tried But in this particular
the Courts OF Germany are not cx.
ceptlonaL The hardest lesson that
judges have TO learn is that the press
has rights which they ought to re.
spect
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-07-07

Az English veterinary surgeon
learnedly explains that the horse
trough is detrimental TO the EQUINE
race lie thinks that germ arc
distr buted BY means or Il. The hu-
man race has Ceen forbidden i, Eat
or drink anything in any rational
way, but heretofore the horse mas
es-a"ed. Let it be no 81 that oats
is not poison. and that hay j. no. a
cloak for germs Meanwhile the
thou ghtiul hors viii tat d st lled
water through d siufccted straw.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-07-07

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INNrRIoI.

plgiuT femal'
ca the mind
& he exgerior {
n in sts rich q
borata decor
IS 81 Mari,
npnny
The painting
) OF real art
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)ses her SYM
Paris and
nraetor TIL
tween hcrscl
eniaturely oil
mt Of their
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-07-07
HEROINE'S
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ved an Watering "
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Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1894-12-12

COAST NEWS.


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y
Warden Coblentzofthe Washington
STATE Peuitentiary committed suicide
Saturday,
John Craig. the murderer Of his
wife ana her mother a Los Angeles
has been sentenced to death
NV.
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Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1894-12-12

>,The people of Carson and viciHHy
that want furniture repaired should
try Mr.. Meyers first class uphol-
sterer who /. rske your mattresses
and lounges owe. $ good as 1lew.
This mechanic will stop in Cars"n II
the people will only give him a
chance to prove hiUself worthy
Geo. w kitzmeyer has rendered
him his workshop vie will guarantee
that his work viii De coed and
charges satisfactory Persons who
uave tried the so called upholsters
who are not responsible fer their
work, will find big difference III
their favor if they trust the:1 uphol-
steering to this man. Cali at the
store of Geo. W. kitZmeyer, lw
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1894-12-12
WOMAN SUFFRAGE.
A WaSHoe ASSeMBl YMEN ADvo.
GATES 1T.

J. c. Conbie, one of Storey coun-
t. s ass emblymen, 10 in favor OF the
next Legislature passing law giving
the women of Nevada the right to
vote. The Independent. says that
the members from Elko are all mar
ried men and they will very likely
oppose the bill. We do not know
how the Humboldt delegation stands
on the woman suffrage question, but
in this connection it mi sht be men
toned that II. II. Beck, an assem-
blyman from Washoe, comes out in
Saturday Gazette III one of his Wig
orous ARTICLES in favor of women be
ing allowed to vote. We quote the
last part of the article:
'ludeed, my experience in politics
for the last ten years is that imam 8
superiority, as often asserted, is a
delusion and u snare. If our govern
ment and its sacred institutions ere
to be upheld and maintained through
the independence" of those who
now control and do the voting, the n
1t is likely that God may be called on
to intervene. The question as TO
whether women would long sustain
this superiority Of independence need
not be considered. Possibly she
would soon learn the weakness of the
sterner sex, but am willing 10 make
the test,
II would though, had | -he power,
after enfranchising women, fix an
educational and moral test SO high,
and enforce it so rigidly, that while
woman suffrage would in the first in
stance double the voters, in the end
II would not be materially increased
Ii. e, disfranchise about Ole half Of
American citizens as now, but let the
ldisfranchise consist Of the riciou,
and ignorant, so that virtue and IN
telligence would have the care anC
keeping Of the destipes o: our repub
lie
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1894-12-12
HETALkS BACK.
THE PULLMAN CAR PORTER
STATES HIS CASE TO TIE


STATES HIS CASE TO TIE
PUBLIC.
EDITOR DAslY REPORT: SIN: In
q recent issue you give considerable
prominence to the decision of Justice
of the Peace Cook in the case of
Chas. Peak VS.. the Pullman Palace
Car Company, in which he advertises
his ignorance of mis- duty, his un-
gentlemanliness and cowardice by in
siuuat,ng that Pullman car porters az
a class are dishonest.
Even Justice Cock VIII not say
that the officials Of the Pullman
Company are not-a alive to the best IN
terest of Their company and they
show it IN no better way than by re-
auir!ng II nest men as porte-s, and
that they have them the small
amount If property lost where par-
ters itrr ,a charge will attest, when
you cons der the millions of passen-
gers that use the cars and the thod-
sands of porters IN the company. |
am sure ne fair-minded man but VIII
lncede that their honesty will com
pare very fsvorabIy with the class OF
men represented by Judge Cook.
Consider also that the pay ofp rter
IS S25 month and board himse
aid also furnish uniforms and pre-
sen, neat appearance or be fined,
! and all property lost on Their car IS
DEDUCTED from their wages or they
are discharged, and you will ut
wo2der that they give their best ser
wee 10 passengers that are a little
LIBERAL and understand how they are
situated; that they are compelled T.
sacrifice their manhood by virtually
begging is disgrace to the Pullmar
Company, for they have no labor
! cnion, nor do they ever strike, Sc
they take the penalty for being do
clle and submissive to tyrants of the
Pullman stamp. BY inserting thu
vou will do an act OF just ce anC
oblige.
Fam Play,
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1894-12-12
Christmas Sale and Enter
tainnae mt.

The ladies of the Presbyterian
Church will give a Christmas sale
and entertainment at Odd Fellows
Hall on Thursday, Dec, IL, from z
to 10 o'clock r. NJ. Refreshments
.sryed free from , to , o'clock In
the evening a grand musical and
literary program will be given, and
will close with a tablean and. pan
tomine entitled The Magic Mirror,
Admission in the evening - cents,
supper % cents.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1894-12-12

The late Mrs. William p, Miller Of
Stackton requested eighty shares Of
bank stock worth 1000 u the local
Womans Christian Temperance
Union for the building of home,
and when the terms Of sae viii were
made known to Mr. Miller few
days ago, Inc decided a valuable lot in
the central part Of the city to the
orensMizat.on.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1894-12-12
Japan Victorious.

She WINS the prize for originality
ara cheapness in making dainty ha~-
k T., cups and sauccrs aud other brlc
a-brac. See he display Of such good
and new Japanese toys etc. displayed
at Ctswin and Notewares.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1894-12-12

OrcM2nlzGtiQn.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1894-12-12

she gave then C'@storia
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1894-12-12
For Over Fifty Years.

Mus. NTN~Low $ SOOTHING @lsUr
has been used for children tsething,
7. soaths the child, safteus the gums,
allays all pain, cures wind collie, and
j. the best remedy for Diarrhp
twerry -aye cents i uesue.