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Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-01-27

uriycn by i leather belt, which passed
round u large drum al the axle ~ the
rear wheel This arrangement worked
faitig we'll and. hc saws, helped him
materially ia the propeliing 81 the hi.
cyrie. hut as II had 20 set on one side
~ the wheel he found that il affected
tile steering ~ such an extent that II
~ I'D not pay careful attention - his
work the course Of the bicycle would
~ changed and he would fetch up
against 4 fence or trees alongside Of
the road. He then thought ~ the
feasibility 81 twin screws. as he had
lcnrd that they were used on steam.
ships with considerable success. The
difficulty presented however was that
the gearing required would be too
heavy but he oyercame that obstacle
iiy having the different parts made 81
aluminium.
Mr. Heller uses light wheel Of
standard manufacture, and has not
altered Il 20 amy considerable extent in
fitting IL ~ work the screws Fastened
10 the frame that holds the rear axle
are tWo upright rods. These are turned
III the top, and run into the heavy
brace that holds the saddle post The
light steel shafts that have the pro-
pcilcrs afiiNcd to their ends pass
through bearings In these rods. The
power II derived from leather belts
that pass around drums az the axle
The prnpcllers used are made % brass.
aud are similar a. those used as electric
fans. They IRE driven nt q high rate
Of speed as the wheel ON the SHIFT il
not more than one-eighth the size Of
the drum. and they look like balls Of
gold when the ryclist whiIls along the
street.
Mr., Heller Is not . crack rider and
he has only recently perfected his in
vcntion, bnt he says that within the
past week he has beaten most Of the
local riders and some pretty good
horses lie has made an application
for patent on his scheme, and says he
would not sell Ii for big money.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-01-27
THE SULTAN KEEPS HIS woRn
And Three Hundred Armentans are Ex-
ecuted by Drowning.


1t is said that foreign ambassadors
to Turkey recently complained to the
sublime porte that the prisons of Con
stantinople were overcrowded with
political prisoners from Armenia. The
government decided to remove the
cause of the complaint and shipped 900
of the prisoners on board a man-of-
war for transportation to Africa The
vessel was only gone a very short time
however, and it was a mystery what
had become of the prisoners until a
Russian merchant vessel in the harbor
of Constantinople, while raising her
anchor few days since, brought up
with it fifteen hair-cloth sacks, such az
are used by Turkish merchants for
packing goods for shipment At first
the Russian thought that he had found
traces of smugglers, but when he came
TO examine the sacks he found that
they were filed with human bodies.
eighteen or twenty in sack. The
bodies We're ascertained to be those of
Armenians. 1t is said that the grand
vizier said not long ago that he would
settle the Armenian question by ami
hilating the Armepians, and he is
thought to be in fair way to fulfill
his threat. The matter has been re-
ported to Russia, as it is thought that
some of the murdered Armenians We're
Russian subjects.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-01-27

Japanese SPANIEL alone retains ms tnII
need Of affection. The little dogs day
being done. fashion has determined
upon q new fayorite. 1t is not the long
and graceful greyhound that is coming
into vogue. as lac threatened to do, but
the finely bred and thoroughly pointed
bull dog. really tine ugliest of CANNES.
and vet to people that know him the
most interesting of them all
There are still very few bull dogs in
America. but the breed is growing in
favor and popularity. And nowhere is
his buwlegged and heavy jowled
majesty received with more gratifica-
ton than in feminine circles. II seems
curious. this women reception of him,
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-01-27

of mail is handled by eight people.
Passing from the drop where It is re-
eeived, the letter goes 10 the caDcelling
machine which can by the aid Of a
single man cancel. stamp and stack
30, 600 letters an hour From this ma
chine the letters are given TO the sepa-
rators, who distribute them first with
reference TO the country to which they
are addressed, and second according
as they are for open or close mail At
the last moment the way bill must he
made out and in duplicate. This way
bill contains an accurate and detailed
statement of the number of letters.
points of destination and the central
Offices in this country from which they
come and the weight of the entire
mail. and when il is yerif e | and prop
erly checked on the European side II Is
the only receipt which the Office has
for the mail that had passed through
the department The length Of time
allotted Tor this important task is, at
the outside, fifteen minutes.
The letters from this country to Eu-
rope are of course carried to other
countries under contracts made b. the
government. and the report Of the
Office at New York is the basis upon
which payment Is made This is true
of all mail handled at New York with
the exception of the mail from Canada,
which merely passes through the Office
in transit.
In all calculations the foreign de
partment uses the gramme as the stan
dard of weight and The Genuine as the
standard of value. and the convenience
of this system, especially where weight
is concerned, may readily be seen from
the fact that each letter Is supposed to
weigh ten grammes. 50 if the amount
of weekly mail was. as 1t happened to
be one week during this month 8 237.-
40 grammes, the number of letters
would be GA, III. This thumb rule is
used only for rough estimates. for the
United States mail is as accurately ae-
counted for as though each letter were
fortune in itself. and the letter bill
which accompanies the mail of the out
going steamer is lettered, numbered
and marked in such a way as to indi-
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-01-27

cate the exact number of bags news
papers. letters and registered letters.
The latter are inscribed red bags.
and before any part of the mail can be
removed from the official who has
charge its exact detail must be verified
and approved.
The poverty of the department at the
present time is made evident by the
fact that many of the official blanks
which were printed when Postmaster
Van Colt was in Office are still in use.
and the government OF the United
States sends them to foreign ports with
the name of Postmaster Dayton stem
cilled over that of his Predecessor.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-01-27
4 NOBLE DOG.
AFTER BeioE Attacked by cnrs he saves
One from Death.

4 big Newfoundland was going
peacefully along street IN Pittsburg
when q grained eur began snap
ping at him and snarling sayagely.
This started one or two other dogs.
which Joined ia the attack. The big
dog took no notice until compelled To
in selfdefense. Then he turned and
sent the crowd ~ prosecutors flying In
All directions: all except the ringleuder.
which fell sprawling in the middle "
the street, and was beginning 20 get
the drubbing he deserved. when things
took a very unexpected turn.
A cable ear came dnAhing down the
hin with changing bell. right upon the
dogs Nobody is expected 10 warn
dogs ~ danger, and So the ear was al
most upon them when the policeman
cried. Get out
The big dog saw the danger and
sprung aside, but his late ussailant was
on his back and too much in dread OF
his punishment 10 sec anything else
There he lay. and in second more
would be crushed
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-01-27

records. IN addition 10 the plumbing
business Alr Heller Is engaged IN the
putting up Of gas fixtures, and has To
ride from house to house through the
town. Realizing the necessity forspeed,
to- set about 10 devise some scheme
that would get him over the ground
faster than an ordinary bicycle could
he propelled.
he had read Of the screw propellers
being used on air AS on steamships
and thonght that If il were properly
fitted 70 the rear " bicycle and con
nected with a driving wheel BY some
light continuance for transmitting
power the benefit derived would more
than compensate for the power eN-
pended IN driving H.
His first apparatus consisted Of a
single screw. set in steel frame and
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-01-27

friends that she never allows him out
of her sight. When she visits Europe.
as she has done once or twice since his
arrival in this country. the small
brindle takes the sea voyage, too, and
bears il exceedingly we'll
Her continual watch over him is due
TO what proved a thrilling incident in
his dogships life. A year or SO ago
Miss Kip was standing ut the foot Of
the steps Of her house ON the avenue
talking 60 knot Of friends His dog
ship, unleashed, was plaoidly running
back and forth. When they Turned to
look for him, however, he was gone,
and search proved unavailing. In de-
spair Miss Kip offered a reward of 500,
and several days later the dog was re-
turned. 1t was afterward found that
u butler Of neighboring residence on
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-01-27

shipped TO the Philippine islands un-
der the classification of samples.
The outgoing mails from New York
are under two classifications-.c close"
and Opera CLOSE" mail being one
that is made up for direct transporta-
ton to some particular point, as, for
example, from here TO Bombay. while
the open" mail is via London or some
other point, In the preparation of the
bags for shipment the letters are as
sorted with reference 20 this distinc.
ton. Every business man in New
York is aware of the fact that any let
ter intended for a foreign port must be
placed in the postoiiice thirty minutes
before the closing of the mail. and the
average number of letters received in
the last moments is from 5000 TO 5000
This apparently unmanageable mass
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-01-27
BULL DOGS THE RAGE,
FASHIONABLE WOMEN HAVE
FoRSAI<EN PUGS.
Nothing but the Simon Pure BnII Dog
WIN do Them Now-some Typical
Canine Aristoerats from Upper Ten
dom.

HE DAY or THE
little d o g as a
W o m an S pet il
drawing to a close.
The fat and wrin-
killed. pug finds his
glory departing, the
sleek terrier is get
ting out of date. OF
all the tiny. incon-
sequential CANNES
that have possessed
the hearts OF dog
gish" women the
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-01-27
FOR PHOTOGRAPHS.
How Uscfui Article for tho Household
Can Me Made.


Whnt shall be done with the photo.
graphs which are yearly ON the i'm
crease? There have been albums and
photograph frames and bags, both
small and great, in which 60 deposit
them. and still they accumulate. A
pretty idea for photograph case is to
take piece of cardboard Of any size
desired, and cover plainly with pink
silk. Cover another piece slightly
smaller. as N drawing, Joining this 60
the first. and still another piece. slightly
smaller than the second. Embroider
delicate maidcnhair ferns in natural
shades IN corner four. lacking this TO
the third piece Of covered board Or
this corner may be made Of white or
ecru leather. Fasten the outside edges
together, leaving spaces between each
card for the photographs, and finish
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-01-27
Girls rass the Yale examination.

Misses Alice l.. Wright and Elizabeth
Seymour, each aged about-l5, have this
wear passed the entrance examination
ut Yale college. Their papers surpass
in excellence those of 70p per cent OF the
young men. They cannot enter the
college because the postgraduate Is the
only department now open 20 women.
but they have the satisfaction Of lgnow-
ing they have passed the ials exami-
nation better than half the boys who
can enter, and the eertificats they re-
ceive win admit them TO Nassar, Wei
lesley, or any Of the womcn's colleges-
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-01-27

1t will seem strange to the American
woman. with her declaration of indie
pendence traditions, to hear that the
director of the French opera has as
summed the authority to make a hard
and fast rule with respect TO ladies'
bonnets Even small bonnets airs for
hidden altogether for the occupants of
the pit stalls on Saturdays. that being
the only night when ladies are adj
mitted 10 this part of the house. For
merly the stalls at the French theater
were invariably reserved for men only,
but one after another their rules have
relaxed, until the only one where il is
retained absolutely is the Theater
Franchise. Ever since the question OF
bonnets has been constantly mooted,
but hitherto without any actual result.
it being so much against the habit for
ladies to appear in evening dress in
such places that no one under the rank
of an opera director could have ven-
tured on their adopting il.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-01-27

The Newfoundland saw the situation
and, after he had partly turned away,
sprung back and snntched him. still
whining and begging For mercy, ont of
the very jaws Of death. lie laid him in
the gutter, and then. ms though further
retaliation had entirely escaped his
mind he gave Food-natured wag or
two 81 his tail and started on up the
~ root
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-01-27
HANDLING BIG MAILS
THE FOREIGN DEPARTMENT AT
NEW YORK CITY.
HOW Communication Is Kept Up Be
tween the People OF the United
States and Those Of south America
and Enrope--sorting the LetterA

HE SERVICE OF
the foreign depart
ment of the New
York postofiice is
the most important
means of Inter
national commune
cation known to the
citizens of this
country.
If you walk along
the gallery tina t
overlooks the city
dag,arfmanf NJ ~ =
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-01-27
They Put = 1.ooking Glass in Nor Comm.

They Put y Looking Glass ia Her CONN.
Men delight in giving horrifying eN-
amples Of the length 60 which feminine
vanity may run, but the supreme
climax seems TO have been reached in
an old Swedish custom A looking
glass was placed in'the coffin of an I'M
married woman. SO that when the last
trump sounded she could arrange her
tresses before making her entry into
heaven. M0jdens were expected to
have their locks less tidy than those Of
their married sisters, whose hair was
bound about their heads in orderly
braids, while the unwon maid wore
hers loosely in coquettish arrangement
that was easily disturbed and put out
of order
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-01-27
A GREAT CORAL REEF.
A Thousand Miles Long and Enclosing
an Inland Sea-

an Inland Sea-
One of the murine wonder Of the
world is the great barrier reef of AUS
tralia. This stupendous rampant of
coral. stretching in an almost unbrolSen
line for 1880 miles along the north
eastern coast of Australia, presents
features of interest which are not to be
eQualed in any other quarter of the
globe. Nowhere is the action of the
TITLE nar:-e insect. w@;eh ba;lds u
with uatiring industry those mighty
monuments with which the tropical
seas are studded. more impressive; no.
where are the wonderful constructive
forces of nature more apparent BY a
simple process of accretion there has
been reared in the course of countless
centuries an adamantine wall against
which the pillows of the Pacific sweep
ing along in an uninterrupted course
of several thousand miles. dash them
selves in Intellectual fury. Inelosed
within the range of its protecting arms
is a calm inland sea, $4,000 square
miles in extent. dotted with n multi
tude of coral islets and presenting at
every turn objects of interest alike to
the unlearned traveller and the man of
science. Here may be witnessed the
singular process by which the wavy,
gelatinous, living mass hardens into
stone, then serves as collecting
ground for the tiotsam and ietsam of
the ocean. and ultimately develops
into an island covered with a luxurious
mass of tropical growth. Here, again,
may be seen in the serene depths of
placid pools extraordinary forms of
marine life, aglow with the most bril-
liant colors and producing in their in
finite variety bewildering sense of the
vastness of the life of the ocean.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-01-27

ess" Blanc, who always had with her a
charming French bulldog of white,
pientifully bcsprinllled with hrindle
spots. 0natava's Spanish bull of
black and white has been a broadway
stroller for several years, but ii is Il
masculine hand that holds him back
when he tries to Investigate the modus
operandi of the cable.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-01-27
no BEAT ALL RECORDS
Z WIN-ScREW BICYCLE THE
LATEST INVENTION.
New Jersey Plumber Hits Upon
Novel scheme for the Auxiliary Pro-
pnision Of Bieyeles-The Invention
Explained.

FREDERICK HELL
Ter, a plumber, liv
ing in Caldwell, n.
j.. who is a promi-
nent eyclist in that
place, has devised a
scheme for the aux
iliary propelling Of
bicycles, which, he
thinks, will, with a
good man above
the pedals, reyolu-
tionixe all existing
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-01-27

The case with bow of pale green rib
bon 60 match the ferns. For amateur
photographers another suggestion Is 70
make an album of water color paper, IN
which the unmounted ''snap shots
arc to be pastcd and each photograph
outlined with splashes Of gilt. The
outside OF the album Is of heavy PASTE
board covered with linen and decorated
with lettering suggestive Of contents.
This classiiles the photographs and
gives ones friends the pleasure of q
cameras sxetchbools.
Guest--This steak is remarkably
fne
Waiter That so? You must have
gotten the steak | intended for that
gentleman what tipped me. = Elk
The indicator., 1894-12-08
Inuulrlny Ahnut Hawaii.

Washington, Dec. In the Senate
to-day Mr.. Lodge offered Il resolution
which was adopted without dissent.
calling on the secretary of the navy
for the official letters of Admiral Wal
ker while in command of United
States vessels at Hawaii
Mr. Lodge raised another intcrna-
tional question by Il resolution calling
on the President for the correspond
ence concerning Bluefields, and for in
formation concerning the attitude Of
Nicaragua. The resolution was adopt
ed without comment.
Mr.. Vest offered an amendment to
the rules. with n view of cutting off
such protractcd debates in the Senate.
1t provides that after n measure has
been debated 30 days it will be in or
der for any senator TO move 10 fix Il
day for tho final vote. This motion
is to be put without debate or delay,
and If carried. the original question Is
to be voted on at the time fixed. Mr..
Vest said Le would address the SEN
ate to-mo-row on the need of this re-
formatory rule.
The indicator., 1894-12-08
JAPANESE oUTRAGsS
All the Chlna men at Port Arthur kfilr'
Upon Its Cap ure.


London, Dec. 2.-rhe correspondent;
of the Times teie2raphs Us follows
from Hiroshima. Japan:
| have just returned from tile seal
Of war and had conversation with
NiScount Mu>-G MUncmitau, the for
eigu minister. in regard 10 misconduc'
Of the Japanese al Port Arthur. l in
formed lim | had watched the Jap
aurSr army Cnicr the town. The Chi
nese resisted TO tn" last l saw Chi
prse in plain clothes with fire arms
concealed on thrir persons, also found
cNplOSiv" Dullets. The Japanese rH-
ported that civilians fired upon them
from the houses aud they therefore
deomcd it necessary to cNtcrmlnata
them. The Japanese We're further cN-
cited by finding the muttlated remain,
OF the Japanese prisoners, Some Of
these prisoners had been burned alive.
| saw no Resistance III the town during
the next four days.
Nhe foreign minister expressed him
self as intensely surprised and gricvctl
Hitherto n" added. the Japanese army
had been admired for its humanity and
discipline, He was unwilling 10 BE-.
lieve it possible that thoN had acted a.
reported, or to oSptrss an opinion on
lle Sdblef4 Ruili Il detailed oilctal re-
POW arrived. Meanwhile he authorized
me 20 say that he was certain the gov.
erHmeut was sincerely determined tai
act on principles of humanity and civ
ilizatiun and was firmly resolved t.
maintain the honor of Japan ana re
flute Chinese SANDERS | am satisfied
the government desires neither to coh
ccal the truth nor to permit ISLANDERS
y Chcc Fee dispatch 10 the Times
says it Is reported mat the Japanese
ileet is DESTROYS nf taking Il more prom
incnt part in tile war. The fleet was
seen oil Wei Hal Wei. but has now dis
appeared. Wei Hal Wei is strongly
defended. Tho Chinese fleet is still
inside the harbur Teinforcements are
being poured in from the land side
General Chan. is in command. He j.
brave and competent officer and i
assisted by several Foreigners The
Chinese people fear that II peace t.
made The disbunded troops will com.
nit outrngcs. In ten days time all
the traffic nnrthward will close. Ths
Japanese will have to act quickly u
they intend to attack rckln. The last
reliable reports received from Che Foo
state thar Japan has Informed til,
American minister thar she is willing
TO negotiate if China sues for peace
This China has done. 30 an lrmistice IL
likely to be arranged.
The indicator., 1894-12-08
Dl.cussIng InrIY lille.

Washington. Dec. 1.-The senate
committee on finance was in session
for an hour to-day, but did not agree
TO any course of action on any of the
more important financial or tariff bills
before the Senate. The meeting was
largely Informal and was devoted in
the main TO an exchange of views upon
the free raw material bills and the
Presidents currency recommendations
Some of Senator Pcffer's financial bills
We're taken up. and adverse reports
unanimously agreed upon.
1t is understood that there was
very free discussion Of the sugar tariff
bill. The Democratic members ey-
pressed n desire to take the bill up in
the Senate for consideration, but while
not making specific objection to the
sugar bill, the Republican members of
the committee intimated that the ma
jority of Republican members would
stand against any piecemeal amend
mcnts to the tariff bill at present. Ref
erence was also made to the free alco-
hol bill. with n like result. 1t appears
that the meeting Tas more important
for what It failed to accomplish than
for what il did accomplish.