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Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-09-01

Another camera has been added %
the list u those constructed after The
form u field glass The new camera
= actually a small field glass aud yet
II contains complete photographs
apparatus. consisting u a rapid rvCtili.
near lens anu instantaneous shutter.
and dozen - prepared dry plates ~
~ films II has also a finder % sight.
INK glass which permits u The exact
size and appearance " the proposed
picture being sacu at the time ~ tho
pressing - the button The size ~ tho
plate taken i about IL hy 1 - In.
chcs The plates are automatically and
quickly changed by pulling ont q small
rod NJ tho side ~ the camera. and az
the shutter ls also arranged t. give
time exposures the instrument can b.
used for home portraits IN ordinary
rooms. as well as Tor taking pirturct
OF moving objects in q good lfEht and
general outdoor work A. III, binncu.
lar ~ held 90 the eyes whilst the Met
IRE Is being taken the photograph *.
actly represents the view aa srpr ~
person " ordinary stature instead ~
~ seen from q height ~ nuiy a1fuc z
feet above the ground n IL claimed
Tor this instrument that its operator
need know nothing ~ photography 10
get he best results from IT.. that Il gives
exact perspective, that single pxpos.
irps can be taken out aud tirvrlopr,l
Independently " The bulk. that II Il
htted with q safety shutter that kepps
all light from the plate EXCEPT NJ the
moment ~ exposure. That tho fndcr
shows the picture with reversal ana In
any light; that the camera can 10 rnip.
tied and REALIZED IN frw minutes. and.
that when used IN conjunction with n
special enlarging apparatus. It n cuui.
valcnt 70 M ordinary camera carving
twelve plates ~ thirty films Ks inches
in size.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-09-01
DREW THE LINE AT SUSPEND
Frs.

An Indiana Judge ForestaIIs the In
PRODUCTION of Incompetent Testi-
mony.
Some years ago" said ex-Attorney
General Miller to a reporter for the In
dianapohs SentiI e. Il was trying 4
case IN In Whitclcy county. where
things are not conducted with the for
mality that Is the rule down here. II
was terrible hot day In August aud
the sun was cutting across lots to got
ut us. We had stood # bravcIy for
three days ana after the testimony had
bPcn all given to the jury we began
with our arguments Opposed 10 me
was a man who weighed something
over POO pounds. and 1t got 50 hot that
ne began 10 siZZle II came his turn TO
address the jury about the middle Of
the afternoon. and he began with n
great big cabbage leaf sitting upon his
head. As he became more and more en-
Unused the cabbage leaf fell of. and
then. az he became 10 warm up 10 his
work. the only relief he colld secure
was by the removal Of his wardrobe.
As he started In to tell what an IN.
nrincipled william the defendant really
was he ierkcd off his coat and threw il
on n bench AS he Owed into the res
gcstae' he shed his vest. The motive
for tine crime brought his collar Off with
q Jerk. and as he. in vivid words, hogan
pi"turing the scene at the final moment
one suspender slipped from his shoul.
der II really began 10 get interesting
THE court, as well as all tho Others
in the room. had been dividing atten.
ton between the oratOry and the shed.
ding of apparel, and as that slsppnder
slipped from The shoulder Of the arous.
cd orator the Judge concluded that II
was time that something should DO
done. He cOughed once or twice and
then remarked quietly:
Counsel In presenting the case TO
the jury must not intcrpose anything
mat was NOT brought out by the evi.
denee'
The animated lawyers fingers were
nervously elutchinE ut the other sus.
ponder. and as he heard the intprrup-
ton he stopped in the midst Of n conco.
tenation Of adjectiyes. He hadn't nm.
derstood exactly.
Your honor, trust shall be given
sufficient liberty to expose"
'"rhe court Interrupted him You
VIII be permitted In argument 10 cx-
pose everything connected with tho
crime as brought ont by the EVIDENCE
but the court feels that you have shown
a disposition 20 digress materially. Ym
VIII please eonfine yourself more close.
" to adjust your suspenderg.
And then he understood"
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-09-01
SCIENTIFIC MATTERS.
USEFUL INFORMATION on VARIOUS
tories.
A Loud-speakinE Telephons-.
ThonoEraph as "a Promotor--ihis -
matte Bleycle Mheel-A "nin0e"
tar Camera.

A new telephone hes the supposed
merit OF possessing receiver 50 power
fully responsive to the electric cur
ROM that the voice OF perSon speak
ing 10 the apparatus at one END oil me
line in ordinary tones can be distinctly
heard in all parts Of room at the ON
er and this without the listener OF
listeners having TO place the receiver -
The ear or TO mSTe from their Seats'
No hell is provided, as the sound Of the
voice is said to be- loud enough To warn
every one that there Is summons To-
The instrument. Ii is claimed thar LOT
railway companies, ships, factories anu
any Mace where noise is inccsSant, thls
telephone win be more than orulnariiy
valuable. as Its lOudneSs Is Simply
wonderful, and this latest development
win create real sensation. Where
The advantage Of this surplus nolst'
lies is not exactly clear, aud the
greatest Recommendation that this loud
speaking telephone seems TO possess =
a receiver 10 be- held 10 the ear Whlch
can be substituted by those VINO %
iect 10 the excessive noise, OF the
fact that the conversation OF the per
SON al the other end OF the line i
being given wider publicity thAh =
altogether desirable This Is eminently
the wear OF telephones, and almost eN-
ery day brings forth a new Instrument
that Is reputed TO eclipse everything
that has gone before, The large ma
iority OF these are simply the emhodi'
ments OF a pet but impractieable Idea
81 the inventor; very few reach com
mercial efficiency. aud still fewer are
ever nut ON the market One device,
however. seems 10 have grown quickiy
into public favor This Is On instru'
ment which dispcnses with switch
boards. operators and plugs, aud en-
ables the head 81 a range Of orhcts
factory or any other business bhlid-
inc 10 be In instant telephone coiu-
munlcatiun with all or any Of his de
partments by pressing a button On a
little call box on the desk close 10 his
hand. A special carbon trlnsmltteF =
used. and the service H. so perfect
that talking entails no effort. and a
conversation can be- carried on IN 50
low a tone as 70 be- inaudihle 20 per
son on the other side of the room. In
this instrument tile height u simple.
Ity and ease ~ operation appears %
have been reached.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-09-01
PhonoEraph a. promoter.

When one Of the Australian squad
ron was patrolilng the South seas bate
Is, she came u? with sailing vessel,
and one u her officers boarded the
stranger. She proved 10 b. a colonial
craft, engaged in recruiting Kanakns
FOR the Queensland plantations. on
board the naval officer noticed n pho
nograph He was told that hefor the
vessel left Queensland. che captain Wis
tied some of the sugar plantations
where South Sea Islanders ARE EN-.
ploycd
He took a camera aud a photograph /.
and then H. went into the business ~
Photographic: groups Of natiy = on the
plantations also taking Individual piCt-
ures " well known natives from the
New Hcbridcs, and others from the
Solomon group. Edisnn's invention was
then brought into service. the best
known Of the natives. especially those
who have relatives AMI friends In the
islands, being asked to speak into the
photograph anything they would Ike
20 tell their friends Large numbers
Of these Photographed letters were pro
cured giving accounts Of what sort ~
lifs the Kannkas were having on the
plantations and any other news that
would interest the "nld folks ut home
nt Mallicollo, Ambrym, San ChristoS a..
Maiaiia and other Islands.
After securing good supply the IN.
gcnious shipmnytcr sail a Tor th isl
nnds and, when last seen. was 1stoh.
ishing the natives Many ~ the photo
c'npbs he had trunT rrrd 10 glass FOR
use with the limo-light, and with tho
photographs and Tho phonograph he
was In position 10 give m,h an pculnr
exhibition % life on a plantation that
fairly changed the native doubts into
an enthusiastic desire to pmirrate Nor
was this all Al the imp.llght show
he would produce fullslzcd picture
Of an absent friend. a native who was
well known In the island In which tho
shipmaster happened to be-. and h tho
amazemcnt Of his dusky audience
would make him speak words ~ greet.
ing from his plantation home In Bun
dabcrg i 600 miles away.
If any misgivings We're felt before
the monograph was produced that 80.
witched machine dispcllcd them bv
making the lime-lght figure ~ their
friend address the natives N their own
tongue. and In the same voice thpy
knew 50 we'll when he dwplt amon-
them. Needless to say. the pboro.
graph has proved valuable recruiting
accessory sydney Mail
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-09-01

Fiectrotherapeutists are familiar
with the fact that the eject y the
electric current varies according TO the
pole from which Il flows The poles
II the battery are termed respectively
the anode aud the cathode Current
from the auode IS soothing and seda'
tive while that from the cathode u
exciting The anOde corresponds 10 the
positiye terminal the cathode To the me-
ratlyp Ii has been known Tor some
lime that certain animals living In wa
ter are affected ia their position add 10
the direction u their movements By a
constant electric eurrvnL but u u only
recently that The subject has brrn sys-
tpmaticaily Investigated A number
% observations have bcen collected ~
T.. BlasiuA and r SwslErr conserving
this phenomenon ~ -rlrctgVtrOplstn
aud its exhibition 10 animals prrsua'
ncntly VI occasionally lahabiiins VA
ter The experiments made Showed
that with a current - iNH volta whru
the head 10 a fish was turur,i toward
the anUdr eaimuFaa Or rven Atuprfae-
ton cusus.d while when Ihta position
was reversed the hsh bfcamr excited.
tried 10 cyadr the stimulating eject,
aud promptly iurued around 10 order
% again efIUy thr truuquilixing effect
81 the auode current The curious fact
was also observed that Ashes. u trans
verseiy trnygrsed by tes currvnt c1hi.
BIZ symptoms analogous 10 those
which occur 10 man Ia transverse Eul-
Tlul2ntluu 81 the head a. they always
Sink On the side turned toward the an
ode 10 determining the therapeutic
effect ~ curr~uls from various sources
from q storage battery gave she same
results as one - q corresponding
strength from a dynamo
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-09-01
signaling FROM nnlloon.

Military authorities have long rccor.
nized that there is yet much 10 bc done
in the field Of signaling from balloons
by means Of the electric light. Hitb.
crtO night signaling has been carried
on M great disadvantage from tho
fact that the ordinary lanterns cnrrind
By the signaling corps when on foot
are often visible at comparativnIv
short distance, and oven more fire..
quently rendered Of no avail by tho
Intervention Of various ohstI1lctlons
such MS trees. buildings or rising
ground II was at one time goug;t ~
overcome these objections by utilizing
The elOnds for rejecting flashes OF light
which should be short or long according
10 prcarranged code. and IN this way
transmit any desired message. This
plan. however. presented two obyious
disadvantages. IL could be used only
when clouds were present In the M.
mOspherc and should the clouds mass
away before the completion Of mos.
sage the receiving party would be prz-
lied. II not entirely misled. II was nj
length seen that balloon signaling met
all the requirements Of the night trans
mission Of messages In time Of war
more satisfactorily than any other
method. and various European govern.
ncnts, especially England and Ger.
many, have made this branch Of mill
iiuy work the subject Of special com.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-09-01

..,,s.,on one OF the greatest sources
~ - trouble has been the dinieuity
- nroeurlng lamps with cartoons SUI
!. LII, tine 10 preyent the aIter-sioW
,,,a,S.y,nn with the distlnctness OF the
' 49,. f,sshes, but in the bruce-the
ss'.',, - balloon adopted by the BRUSH
l III cher ,oyernments-thls has been
uhu o, IA his latest method a num-
INV ~ ,n,.andesct nj lamps are suspend
IA inside captive balloon Oi oo,', ..'.'I..
rIvely small size, having setnl 49, ~.
n,rent envelope OF eaihotle' u "9
= diameter Of ~ feet, aha sss "a
naclty Of 1900 feet. TIE lam llp'"ct
K made IN the shape OF a lhuuef' ~
that II can be easily admitted INTO tue
BARROW mouth ~ the balloon " con
t1ins six lamps Of sixteen cahdle- poHtI'
sneclally constructed for the purlp1ss,e,
the carbons being inner and the psiips
more spherieal IN form than Is usual
,rhe current can be- supplied lhfohsh
insulated cables from secondary pat
,srlas hut should these be found TOO
heavy FOR transport, small dynamo
,s,n ~ uspd. which can be driven "
mo- other mower should be az hand, by
mammal labor the keyboard, which y
IN he ground under the control OF an
operator, contains rything neeS ssity
f6r the flashing u signals ana me
equipment Includes net, yalVe-top, hose
fnr tinlne. sand bags, and a special ven
tilated case Tor sea transport, car
helnr entirely dispensed Wiih. The
value oi such a means ~ signaling w
time IL war may b. gathered from the
fact that ia a recent test the signals
were disccruod easily al distance "
UPWARDS u sixteen miles.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-09-01

SOMETIMES lessons in good man
ners are taught with unexpected
severity. A man on a bike" escort
ing two young women, also on
wheels, passed a wheelman resting
in driveway in Garfield park. Chi
cago The young man who was rest
ing made a remark about one OF the
passing Young women. He meant no
evil. he claims. His words were flip
pant, but were not intended 20 be
disrespectfuL The wheelman who
was accompanying the young women
stopped and demanded an explana-
tion or an apology. Instead of Civ
ing one or the other, Nichols, the
wheelman who was resting, struck
Peironnet the escort wheelman. on
the head. Peironnet is dead and
Nichols is in the clutch of the law.
The story carries its own moral
Good manners are safeguards in
sport as we'll as in society.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-09-01

WHAT a pity we Western people
do not cultivate more OF a reverence
for ancient landmarks To be sure
we are young as years OF nations and
states are numbered, but we have
landmarks and it would be we'll for
us. well for the rising generation If
a sentiment of reverence for them
could be incnlcated. Go where YOU
will in the New England towns and
in some OF the large cities Of the
Empire state and you will find them
reverencing their old landmarks al,
most US they do their hearthstones,
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-09-01

TEMPERANCE in Russia takes
peculiar forms which would make
some American leaders of the move
ment stand aghast Thus the tenn
perance society of the great province
of Tobolsk meets in church every
year, and after singing a Te Deum,
its members pledge themselves to
total abstinence for twelve months
Twenty-fOnr hours grace however,
is always accorded between the ex-
piration of one temperance year and
the beginning of the next. and dur
ing that brief period the mem bers
are permitted TO decorate their
heads with vine leaves" Whose
ever breaks the pledge during the
remainder of the year has to pay a
fine OF twenty-five rubles to the
church for each offense. while the
faithful members have the question
able privilege of splitting in the face
Of the erring brother.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-09-01

'"n ne saved.
An eminent ocnllyt says TINT tvpo.
writing has an injurious eject On tho
eyes. The operator is obliged TO glance
necessarily back and forth from tho
keyboard to the shorthand notes md
this Is muscular exercise of the most
fatiguing sort The uculist urpsq ali
typewriters to strive 10 become so m
mlIiar with the keys Of their lns,ru.
mcnt that they shall he able 10 writ,
without looking at the keyboard. with
juSt me same certainty that tho man.
ISL reels when he Is looking M Tho ,,,,,
SIC score and letting his nnvnrs tat,
care 81 themselves This IL him v,c,i
worth taking. ana there Ia no yr,,nt ne
nculiy about IT, ITO the copvtst fn,,r
hours OF eight nrc saved the work ron.
usred pleasant aud easy. the eyesi,,hi
Whlch would be severely fntcd N,
ch'dglhg from the keyboard ~ ,ho
manuscript In finding the plarp. n nrc.
s"fHea ana accuracy * secured me
I'M. ~ 70 operate without looking M
tn' keyboard possesses o mnnv nd.,,.
,ae's IN saving time. lnbor md
.t"p'hse' ana Is lessening the ilobiIi.Y
~ MAKE errors. and Is 80 comnnrati,..'.
eusy OF attainment, that IN thn ncor
future operators who can do I, ,,dii ~
'"e rue ana not the exception {"
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-09-01


MANI theories have been advanced
for the treeless condition OF the
great plains which stretch from the
Rocky mountains to the Missouri
river The one commonly accepted
is that fire sweeping over the ordin-
;arily dry ground has destroyed the
young trees and thus prevented the
growth of forests. But some ge-
Ologists claim that the absence of
trees is due to the fneness and
texture OF the soil The problem is
of more interest to the investigator
in science than to the practical
worker for the prime consideration
is not why there are no trees on the
ptains, now, but whether they erer
will be planted and made to grow in
sufficient number to be OF economic
value TO the country. II would seem
that this question must be answered
IN the negative. for whether the
seeds OF trees are carried from place
to place by running streams. it is a
fact that without great deal OF
moisture there can be no heayy for
est growth.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-09-01

tIEI

1t Is Acknowledged ,bs' nzYT,
possess the quality q ~, NH. LII
markable extent. M,s
sessed this gift; il vibrs,.Sa
Of poetic expression h IN TIN hi zinc
tin and Charlotte Bros.a
lives, but they had the =.
~ 70 pass ont Of their IN, H.. 4s.sx.a on
dividuality 10 that II - II Isvshute-
genius 10 retain and tnr slverr~Hhe u
tleeting impressions y Nh7xN 80
contact with individual
and the ornaments a 4 !. sns@~ day
women who can throw 4 ss. arc
into the interest u Tia :,
this sensitive nature ~. fza Sa'7ss' -
sincerity, confidence i ~ ,Aa''s's's'e DC
ships are made and 80 Id in fnn c
Recanire il, perhaps. h. Ksseagslent (
this gift Of social symrs,' q. ss51, say
certain reality d nature as,ng
the best and most giit,a :,
When age had mArred IL f' ~,
erty succeeded wealth. ~ *FF h'l
ness rendered her mir i ysfAs ORC
the Abbaye aux B0is " ~ III faAnage
u eminent men and wor~ Mo- Il, gi.ln
rod She Was not Vii =. go mr.
somewhat shy; bat Sue ~ !, !,
ain love rather than w 49,
possessed the tact q a., = .idI,
best gifts IN Others. shs = 4 sa,
Of friendship. her ssssls, ss sffori
not b. shaken. sympaiay I s ssst susp
gelie graee 10 virtue. s' a|ways
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-09-01

The leading question in Great
Britain just at present is as to
whether his grace the duke OF Port
land lately gave his royal highness
the prince of Wales black eye by
way of resenting slight to the
duchess. The evidence that he did
seems to preponderate. The fact
that the duke is one of the few peers
of the realm who can afford to disre-
gard the princes favor and can run
counter to his behests with entire
impunity makes the story more prob
able than it would otherwise seem.
The duke is one of the great ground
landlords of London. bears the lof-
test title which it is in the power of
a British sovereign to confer and is
related to of half the Oldest houses
of the British aristocracy 1t is,
therefore. utterly immaterial to him
what the Prince of Wales does or
does not think of him.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-09-01
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Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-09-01

The government OF Mexico is
strong. vigorous and intelligent.
Under it there is hope OF advance
ment for the Spanish race in that
country, and it would be well for all
Spanish Americans north of the
isthmus Of Panama If they were to
be brought under the same benign
influence. The annexation of Central
America to Mexico would strengthen
the latter country and that would
be thing over which the people Of
the United States could rejoice. The
United States and Mexico should
stand together for the maintenance
of the rights OF the nations of the
Western world. and the stronger
Mexico is, the more effectual would
be such a combination.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-09-01

AN English periodical has cor
respondent who has found out that
the slot automatic machine is more
than 1900 years old. Hero of Alex
zndria, credited with having -four
ished about b. C 117-Sl, describes
in his pneumatics" sacritieIa' yes
sci which flows only when money is
introduced. When the coin is drop
ped through the slit il falls on one
end of a balanced horizontal lever
which being depressed. opens valve
suspended from chain at the ether
end, and the water begins to dow.
When the lever has been depressed
to certain angle the coin falls of.
and the valve, being weighted, re-
turns to its seat and cuts OF the
supply.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-09-01

irregular honesty i kass-
than regular dishonesty.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-09-01

Love Is = creature q, slrus.,