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Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-08-04
HOW DID SHE DO rr7
The Remarkable But True story OF a
Cats Long Journey.

AatH Long journey
II Is certain that a cat can come
home ia face Of the most incredible
difficulties Thus. 10 take a recent in
stance. cat was carried from town
on the northeast coast 81 Fife TO a
country house near Perth II went IN
basket by train TO l.euehars, where
i changed for Dundee and al Dan
dee changed for Perth.
Neat day. about ID the morning,
this cat was observed 10 run down the
avenue Of It's new home with pur.
poseful air ON the third day ii ap.
peased AZ its old home Now. now
did that cat achieve its Journey Did
Il take o Decline across country,
and II so how did il know It's di-
rec,ione Or aid ii run TO Dundee
cgoss lay bridge lihe railway bridgel
and 80 along the llnc 20 Leuchars, ne
gotlating tie Eden az Guard BRIDGE
We can hardly suppose that il swan
the Tay or ala Il 20 round by the
head % Loeb Tay. a long rough
journey by the killin, whore ca,
might NEE, many dangers and teinp'
tationk2
The pcrils 81 cat on the road are
Innumerablc Every dog chaScs a.
every gamckrepcr has a gun for IL
every boy is ready with stone. In.
deed. we never bee cas- on It's travels;
no doubt Il runs by night There Is
the hypothesis that the cat came BY
train changing al Dundee, and achicv-
ing the difiicult manravrc at Leuchars,
wherein many mcn have failed, going
back 20 Dundee or getting TO Chpar.
though not one Of them was like him
that will % Cupar
This method 81 transit, which needs
agile acuicncss 81 reason Ia any man,
may not bc beyond tho powers aud in.
,ciligcncc q cat Edinburg Times
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-08-04

more VIII no longer help direct the
destinies of Brooklyn's school children.
Lives there an American boy ever so
slightly acquainted with the ways and
wiles OF the dime novel who has not
heard Of "0ld Slenth2" OF all writers
who won success he is the most re-
markable In private life he is Har-
Jan Page Ilalsey. II is over twenty
years now since "old Sleuth" first
made his bow 10 the public in his
present capacity. At that time dime
novel reading was a pastime TO which
the American youth was not addicted
10 the extent he is nowadays The
writers then in the field lacked the
spirit and go ahead dash which
afterward made such a revOlu-
tion IN cheap literature Harlan Page
Haisey was then struggling young
writer But lie had literary ambi-
lions and a code Of ethics which in
icrfered much with his success. lie
was endeayoring 10 promulgate for the
benefit OF mankind theories which,
while they are balm for the Soul are
ruinous for the poeketbook One day
NNsf = - AAbt ISta t4AN AT h'ht ANA l5hA
nalist and an early editor OF Frank
Lcslie's asked him why he did MOI
/ throw overheard this desire for fame
( IN the conventional channel and CON
1 tribute 20 the lower class weeklies,
wherein, he said. there was n large
amount Of money 10 be made. Hal
tey. as an experiment wrote the story
/ by whose title he has since been
known. lie sent Il 10 George Munro,
who published il and advertised Il
| freely II was great success and
nalsey adopted the title as nom d.
/ plume.
Ever since "old sleuth" has been ,
well-known title, and under 1t Mr.
ilalsey has received. independent o
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-08-04
LOST FOR TWENTY YEARS
A Valuable stone Il Recovered in a
Strange Manner

by curious combination of chances
a diamond which was lost more than
twenty years ago at Birmingham has
been discovered, and Is now in the
hands OF the chief constable Some
days ago one of the worltmen In the
employ OF Messrs Taunton, safe man
ufacturers, was engaged In repairing
n safe and came across piece of pa.
per in a crevice, In which was a large
diamond, estimated to be worth Mt
least et00 The condition Of the paper
indicated that the stone had been UNI
disturbed for n long time, and the
finder considered he was entitled to
what he had found. Some inquiries
we're afterward made, which resulted
In the discovery that the owner of the
safe bought II four years ago from the
late MIR. Davis MIR. S. J. Davis, the
son, explained that some twenty years
ago his father gave his mother u huge
diamond, which she placed in piece
of paper with the name OF her son, and
then deposited Il somewhere for secur-
itv. She hid IL so eflectually that Il
could not be found afterward. The
niece of paper in which the diamond
was wrapped does bear the name Of
Mr. Davis aud there is little doubt the
stone belongs TO him. r. Blackburn
(Eng) Times.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-08-04

something has never yet been OWNED
by any of the Pyramid students. The
suggestion is here offered that it was
designed to contain water. and thus
signify the medium by which future
great earth destruction was to be ac-
complished It viii be seen in the cut
that the Golfer has been badly dam
aged by some means; and as it is known
that it does not now stand in the
same spot in the chamber that it did
originally, and as there is evidence in
the rock underlying the Pyramid that
it has suffered from some terrible earth
convulsion, this change Of place is not
remarkable. The temperature Of the
kings chamber never varies, and il
the Golfer had once contained water,
and the lid had not been removed by
some of the Arabs or other barbarians
who once broke into and ravaged the
Pyramid, that water would have re-
manned in the Golfer for all time
Prof James Simpson of Edinburgh
began a paper on the Geometry Of
the Golfer" as follows: As standard
measure of volume and weight, the
CDAlrE has DtcA hucScsSAu 1A anu DSHN
tifullY connected with the earth globe
through the medium of the mean spe-
cific gravity ratio of 81 water, thus
how perfectly it fits into and completes
the system of neurology wrought into
the masonry of the Great Pyra-
mid. T" Yet, curiously enough. nei-
Their he nor any one else has ever
yet suggested the possibility that the
including of this ratio was one of the
simple methods devised by the con-
structor Of the Golfer for directing the
attention Of posterity to this very eie-
ment-water. The Golfer is, geometri-
cally the key TO the Pyramid, as the
sss2
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-08-04
DIR EVERETT
Tho Learned ocntleman Whose uIun-
der nas Caused Remarks

thn Learner hruAetman whose mum
der nas Caused Remarks
The srlf.mado men In the house are
quietly chuckling over fragrant blun.
der Of orihocPy made day or two ago
by Or Everett ~ Massachusetts one
Of the literary cotcric IN congress In
the course ~ a speech nr Everett pro
nounccd the word octopus with the
accent on the second syllable. the
r,cnultimaic As the doctor has occa-
s!unally animadvertcd scornfully on
the orthocpy 81 the house for his own
particular cdifcation, half q dozen
members, headed by Speaker Crisp. at
once glidcd gently out Of the chamber to
consult dictionary In order TO convict
the doctor Of his blunder. As rule the
Massachusetts, member with the illus.
irlous name Is right on such things,
and he might be right in throwing his
weight on the second syllable Of the
word octopus II was we'll there.
fore. 60 make sure he was wrong be-
fore hurting the charge Of barbarous
commission against the English Ian.
guaRe at his learned head All the
dictionaries In that wing Of the capi.
tol sustained the practice OF pronounc.
ing octopus" with the infection on
the first syllable, and the doctors enc
mics filed back into the chamber with
looks Of triumph II is needless to say
that the Massachusetts member has
had no peace since
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-08-04

AAlEh - bAE VI 44AH FAAAAlE5'
element is decidedly bad Take the
Scarlet Letter for instance. 1t is
the mere exposition Of one Of the worst
crimes In lie moral calendar Or
again. take Robert Louis Stevenson's
Enchanted Island or his Master of
Ballantrae for one can not see
where the consistency Of this condem-
nation lies or take Lucia di Lam
mermoor. enbalmed in novel and
opera or that other very popular East
Lynne ! can not see that the theme
is very eleyating.
The reason the cheap novel is sue.
ccssful is because II Is essentially true
80 life Il keeps down 10 the level OF
the masses and while there are seem,
ing exaggerations they are never
really So The public knows what j,
wants and always selects TO suit It's
palate An absurdity would soon be
noted and laughed at, and hence our
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-08-04
sasssR

!. =. sNY8m ~ ,s orbit Aud a call to arms.
preparation has JUS been
81 A&ssa from one 81 she chief watch.
ss#ssNsA ni astronomy
~ z sor Glaspnapp announces that
= putting bureau established by
s.an astronomical society has
ken the calculation ~ the true
liailey's comet with view 80
=, ng tho exact date 81 the next
iic hopes that astronomers
l4#A TED with unpublished obscrva.
~ Aa# III the comet will communicate
v Viii ga3prmation % the soclety
Afzsf rs pcr3hclinn the comet was
" @s rctruaiinR out into space
= NHs lay 1885, when Il was finally
80 slsHASuscd from sight II will be In
y seRaaA Jon again in 1911. but with the
zN#1 y iCscopcs now in existence. aud
~ AN $500 ones that may thcn have
= s9Sss epnsiructcd. Il Is proba bic that the
,esNsAsaAk Will be detected coming sun.
NJ sqAgSa wear or more earlier than that
4hH "a that the labor Of computing
y aasN Y@Nclsc time ~ ita return Is already
A'faMs 10 begin gives assurance that
! f#N uNs time Il will not BE- . question
i, = 81 haw many days, but rather Of how
Raz hours, or even minutes, the cal
AwlA8sfns will be IN error
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-08-04
The old story.

II is reported, notes the Critic, that
n copy. in excellent condition, OF Poe's
"Tamerlane" Us20, one of the rareSt
books in the world, has recently been
discovered and is held at Sl,69A II is
said to have been picked up in a sec
ond-hand bookstore in Boston sixty
years ago and TO have remained in the
possession of the purchaser ever since.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-08-04
Varieties of Potatoes.

The potato, so long starle food,
has developed almost irnumera BILE
varieties. Forty are easily distinguish.
able, but there are many Others with
slight and almost imperceptible differ
ences There are nineteen varieties
of the white potato in America, eigh-
teen in Germany, twenty-six in Great
Britain and thirty-two in France.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-08-04

Pyramid is the key TO the problem of
the when" Of the grand catastrophe
that must inevitably accompany,
periodically, the procession Of the equi-
noxes If that when is, as Berosus
asserted, when the planets coincide
in the sign Capricorn, then the year
1901 is certainly significant Working
on entirely different lines the prophe-
cies Of Daniel), Mr.. II Grattau Gwin-
ness, in his Approaching End Of the
Age, under date 1879, gives 1919 as
the farthest period possible for the
great conclusion.
FRANK Il NoRToS.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-08-04

A studied disarray is the keynote Of
the hair dressing now in vogue in
Paris The waved hair tumbles over
the ears and is so loosely gathered up
at the nape Of the neck that II seems
as IL it would escape its pins at every
movement
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-08-04

we Presbyterian. lie Is native Of
WEaaa and comes of Scotch and Scotch
hrasHancestry. The Philadelphia church
; of wAich he il pastor was built through
IN forts He became proprietor Of
k'se Presbyterian in 1879, and has con.
7t'bnted weekly TO its columns ever
aannH lie is the author of two volumes
~ ifarel and observation in Europe
@nA oriental lands. "A Visit Of
@apAeth TO Sham and Ham, and "The
Mp@ul the Mongol, the Mikado and
f'ae Nissionary;" also volume of SER
,n9ns now in press entitled Spiritual
sosApuk DIR Brown, the unsuccess.
~ sRndidatc, is one Of the youngest
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-08-04
street Car Indicator.

An automatic apparatus for indi-
eating to passengers in railway cars
the name of the next station has been
adopted on the underground railway
in London. As each station is passed
q card bearing the name of the next
station drops into place in glass
covered frame and an electric bell
rings to call attention to the change.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-08-04
EARNED PRESBYTERIAN.

8ntChmore. who Presided at the
Recent Saratoga Assembly.
nN election Of Dr. Samuel A. mitch.
s's'fH pf Philadelphia as moderator Of
zale mccnt Presbyterian assembly at
pa upset the calculations Of the
AEf'*aA \ OF the four original candi-
az48 Rev Arthur J. Brown Of Port
s4Ss7 pho was supported by DIR. Briggs
5F'eNsas had the lead when the ballot
s#8 f#gan. but on the second ballot he
NAs aefeated by twelve votes The
NsHesapn Of DIR. Mutchmorc placed a
epFss eutative of the Danville seminary
"a kSntucky in the moderator's chair
7f Nls@ general assembly for the third
xsilH y three years In isp9 DIR. w. G.
koMng the president OF Center college
~ Nanville, was chosen moderator at
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-08-04

is a very versatile
man. Besides be-
ing an unusually
eloquent minister,
he is a graduate Of
medicine, a lawyer
and a farmer. He
devotes but little
time now to his
functions as a min
lister lie does not
practice medicine,
but devotes the
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-08-04
REAL GOLD SLEUTH. "
AUTHOR OF MANY TALES OF
BLOOD AND THUNDER
Although Not Literary Man in the
True sense OF the Word Re Is Roll
ing in Riches AS Result of a Fertile
Imagination.

Id 81 L U Il IL
has resigned from
the Brooklyn board
of education. That
famous detective
whose wonderful
adventures in the
realms of cheap
fiction have been
followed by Ameri-
can youths for
twenty years o y
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-08-04
r.ten.Ion q rreneh MnllarI.m

According to decree issued by the
French minister of war, the following
defects, among others will no longer
exempt man from the obligation of
military service; Toothlessness,
dwarfish stature, hair-lip, squint-eyes.
superfuous or deficient fingers or toes
varicose veins, hernia, suffering and
badness
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-08-04
END OF THE WORLD.
PAST AND PRESENT STORIES
OF THE GREAT EXIT.
Frank II. Norton Connects the Pyra
laids of Egypt with the Appearance
and Re-Appearanee OF the Messiah
what win Happen In 1901.

GREAT DE AL
has been written
oncerning the
Great Pyramid Of
Egypt II has been
made to prove the
antiquity of the
British inch" 70
predict the Declar'
alton of Independ'
ence and to declare
4ba cn;rifual oriViE
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-08-04
4 MI

Ms hi l456. the year Of the battle Of
d .ssfaxse. scared the Turk and Chris
:, am alake aud was mathematical by
NxlA Fkom the pope; the comet whose
D. sax3a Be inter form still chilled the
I laerym % the ignorant and supersti-
al YsS ii Is latest return in 1885. II Is
IA sxs away, but the eye Of science
q. w already within the orbit Of
: lux asse, rushing sunward and earth
#xa with constantly increasing
s2..zs as Il falls along the steep
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-08-04
lIG lOMET IN SIGHT.
l.w @MIsHINo A TAIL HALF
NAY TO THE MOON.
d 4 SOD 600. 900 Miles on-Duo Here
Aneaa loIi, hut Astronomers An
l Nv she world are Already Discuss

ALLEYS COMET
is coming back
the comet which in
the year 1906 shed
a celestial splendor
over the Norman
conquest and whose
terror inspiring Wis
il was commemor-
ated by the hand
OF Queen Matilda
in the Bayeux tap
estry; the comet
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-08-04

most of his time TO COL DIR. WALKER
his farm. Occasionally he takes part
in a big lawsuit for some client and
often appears on the stump for demo-
cratic principles in campaign
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-08-04

nd, Ore. Last
AsA at Washing.
&E' ot Willis @.
Of Chicago,
''s hnd educated
" ntuck v, a
Ill OF pr.
5 father, was
presiding Of
'es DR. Mutch.
is pastor of
aaaa NJ g IN o rial
'suseh of philadel.
3al aud editor Of
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-08-04
A versatIIe Preacher.

Rev. W. w, Walker, now living in
Virginia, but formerly pastor Of a
large Methodist church in Baltimore.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-08-04

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The evening world., 1894-06-14
LET US Be SQUARE, SAYS BAYARD.
America, Like England, Only Wants Fair
Field and No Favor.

LONDON. June 1s.-"My grandfather
signed the treaty OF peace with England"
said Ambassador Bayard at the Chamber
of Commerce banquet tonight. ''and
nothing Influenced me more in coming
here than to keep that treaty perfect and
render any other unnecessary" pro
longed cheers)
Mr.. Bayard, whose seat was next to
that Of Sir William Harcourt, was re-
spending to the toast of the diplomats.
Comparing diplomacy. past and present.
he dwelt upon the necessity Of sincerity
and good faith in international relations.
The United States" he said, like
England, only wants a fair field and no
favor. Let US have square. manly.
straightforward good faith, and It will be
the best means not only OF setting right.
but Of preventing international misunder-
standings.
Speaking to the British people, I can
not say that they have any n.isunder-
standing. Let us keep the sky clear.
There may be commercial and fiscal DIFF.
ferences. but let there never be clouded
relations"
The evening world., 1894-06-14
SlyTOFS BOON FOR GOVERNOR.
It Was Fairly Launched Last hight at the
Logan Clus, Brooklyn, Where the
Senator Was Guest.

An enthusiastic reception given last
night by the Logan Club. OF Brooklyn, to
Senator Charles T. Saxton. marked the
first gathering of the Republican clans
on the Park oiope since the stirring
days OF the last election.
The club Is Republican organization
and 1t makes feature OF combining
politics and pleasure. Its comfortable
home, at No. 25j Sixth avenue, Brooklyn.
made more so by recent alterations. was
bright and cheerful last night, and the
guest of the evening had occasion to
mark the thoroughness of Brooklyn's
political hospitality. Senator Saxton is
from Clyde, Wayne County. and while
no local ties bind him to this section, the
club felt called on to recognize him be-
cause of the mark he has made in the
political field in the cause OF honest
franchises. The meeting constituted In
Itself the first boom for Republican
Governor.
President Abel escorted Senator Sax
ton into the parlors and after an infor-
NAL introduction he paid many compli-
ments to the guest and said that
through him and his untring efforts
Tor pure ballot 1t had been made pos
sible to secure Republican victory in
Kings County last fall.
Senator Saxton was cheered loudly
when he opened his address. He had
had occasion. he said. to appreciate on
many an occasion the generosity and
hospitality of Brooklyn. He eulogized
John A. Logan. after whom the club had
been named He saw In the faces OF
the club gathering the reason why such
a big Republican avalanche was seen
In this city last fall. He saw the prin-
ciple OF 1t In the energy of the club. He
thought the Republican sentiment of the
city ought to be proud to support such
a club.
Senator saxton then dwelt upon the
subject of honest elections and honest
election had demonstrated that honest
elections had been placed more In de-
mand by the work Of Kings County.
more dmena HasRa saSec o Rnnd Eas
the Senator's opinion the only way to se-
cure It was by doing again as they are
now doing in New York City--show the
tive body OF our cities. The speaker
dwelt at length on the Lexow !nvestiga-
tion. and declared to the delight of the
club that New York would have Repub-
thought that Brookyn's idea of good
municipal government was the best one.
In that the revolution had not been Sc
meal. 1t had been thorough and com
plete. and now the power Is In one
head, and with II goes the responsibility.
In conclusion Senator Saxton prophesied
tldt III new j OTk, aS III bTOOklyn, tne
people will this year wrest the power
from the unworthy place In which 1t is
now bound. and there will be a sweeping
Republican ma ajority.
Griswold, Assemblyman Nieland and
others spoke. after which a lunch was
served.
Among those present were WV Good
rich, Sheriff w. ]. Buttling, Elijah II.
Kennedy Dr. George w. Brush, William
II. Quinn, Park Commissioner Frank
Squier. Assemblyman Stillman +. Knee
L. r. Stegman, Col. Robert Smith, A. S.
Higgins. Asa w. Tenny and nearly the
full membership of the club.
The evening world., 1894-06-14
FOR THE PULITZER SCHOLARSHIPS
How tho Contest Is Narrowed Down to
Sixty Boys, Ten Of Whom Will Win.

The examinations for Pulitzer scholar
ships are about ended. The original class
of l26 boys was reduced to sixty by a
preliminary examination OF the written
answers to the prepared questions on
the various subjects selected by the COM
mittee. These sixty boys were divided
into three classes of twenty. Two OF
these were summoned yesterday, the
third this morning. TO be examined
orally. This supplementary examination
took the shape OF a reading exercise,
with consequent inquiry framed to de-
velop to what extent the boys brought
the faculties OF thought and reasoning
delivery OF an original composition.
In the class OF yesterday afternoon
the range which this optional task COW
cred was wide one, and gave an in
sight into the individual characters OF
the several boys. Some selected his
torical events, one or two touched upon
subjects OF contemporaneous interest,
well defined opinion upon the question
OF the income taik hile those who re-
The "The seven Ages. 'The Charge % OF the he
Light Brigade" and a fragment OF one OF
Daniel Websters immortal orations
Principal Meleney and Prof. Baker We're
the examiners at the oral examination.
From these sixty boys, the twenty
that stand highest will be selected, and
the ten successful candidates viii he
chosen from these upon a thorough and
searching report OF their relative need
OF assistance. Principal Meleney says
that tine standing OF all the boys is
exceed In percentage OF merit 50 per
cent
The evening world., 1894-06-14
THIS BREECR LOADER RECOILED.
And tho Highwaymsn Who Attacked Him
Fled When He Drew Bolt from
His Rear Pocket

J. ]. Loader. who Is one of the Oldest
and best known residents of the Twenty
third Ward, in Brooklyn. and the pro-
prietor of several large storage houses,
was attacked last night by three young
highwaymen.
He has lived for over twenty-five years
in the large three-story building at No.
40l McDonough street. He is small of
stature. and always wears a large dia-
mond stud in his shirt-front. and a gold
watch and chain. These facts together
probably led to the assault. Mr.. Loader,
although over sixty years old. IL quite
an athlete. and as he reached the cor
ner Of Decatur street and Stuyvesant
avenue. shortly after dark. he was ac-
costed by three Young men.
They had Just left the vacant lot at
the northeast corner. and one. a rather
tall and powerful fellow with clean
shaven face. stepped UP and asked the
way TO Gates avenue. As Mr.. Leader
pointed his right arm in the direction
one OF the three men held It. while an
other put hts arm under the old mans
chin. The third ruffian was about to
tripped one OF his nssailants.
The other two were taken so by sur
prise that for a moment they relin-
quished their hold. Mr.. Loader carried
a large iron bolt in his hip pocket, and
after a fierce struggle succeeded in get
ting 1t out. The highwaymen made
their escape when they saw that their
victim was armed.
MIR. Loader still has his diamond. and
told a policeman who appeared shortly
afterwards that he had lost nothing
but breath.