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a central epoch in that godiy life is the

a central epoch in that godiy life Is the choice of Moses.
 It stands midway between the roman tic history ofshis youth with its golden dreams and new life which began when the better part of the mans na- ture asserted itself and fired by God- given impulse launched itself upon g sea of uncertainty and committed issues into the hands of a faithful Creator. "Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.n
 UPON THIS PRINCIPLE
 only, the the nature of the man choice is cognizable.
 We know that all the soothing and de- lightful colors we see about us have their origin in light, beam of which can be divided and sub-divided by the scientists crystal prison. So without 1 ignoring the individuality of Moses or his personal qualities the essence of his choice had it's origin in God, for the component parts when separated into fragments refract like broken beams and flow back again to their primal source God.
 ;Ir Moses choice to affiliate with the Is- raelitish bondsmen in Egypt and subse- I quently becoming their deliverer prefig- ures in striking sense our great Re- deemer who although s'He was rich, for our sakes became poor, that we thought his poverty might be rich"
 .Moses gave up all his honors and dig mites to share the sufferings of his brethren. and save them from their cruel bondage. And so our great Redeemel became partaker of our human nature, and its lots of suffering, shame and death, counting it not a thing to be grasped that he was equal>with God, but making himself of no reputation, and taking upon him the form of servant and becoming obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. The entire work of Moses, in fact, is typical of the great work of the Lord Jesus Christ. He founded Judaism, Christ founded Chris. tianity. He gave the law to Israel, Je sus gave us the gospel. He delivered Israel from Egypt, Christ redeems us from the power of sin and Satan. ,l He was the mediator between God anc ] the people, Jesus Christ is the one way of access to the Father.
 Yet Moses was but the figure of Hin r who was to come. And on the noun of Transfguration he had his testimony , at the feet of Jesus and acknowledged F Him as the true substance and end of al 5 his glorious dispensation, while tn , voice from heaven proclaimed, 'sThis g my beloved Son, hear ye him" Mark 9 ' NO VOICE so LOUDLY AS MOSES f. witnessed to the pre-eminence and glor 8 of Jesus Christ; and in all the preach
 ing of Christ and his apostles, they al
 ways began with Moses as they unfolde
 the things concerning Him in the ar
 cient scriptures. Even the song of re 8 demption that shall be sung on tn b shores of the sea Of glass, shall have a |, it's deepest note, the song of Moses D blending with the song of the Lamb.
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DEERFIELD.

MT and Mrs H. A Nichols of Fairfi Woods have been guests at their uncle's, Charles Nichols.
 Jonathan Banks recently met with quite an accident. While near the Black Rock bridge the trolley cars struck his wagon as he was attempting to cross the track, breaking his wagon quite badly.
 Miss Alice Nichols has visited in Bridgeport, also her friend, Miss Field in Rye, N. Y.
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The Horse. HITCH TO THE CUTTER.

FROM THE MIRROR AND FARMER. The tide has turned.
 Nancy Hanks is not in foal. The Parker stock sold well. Malcom Forbes is in California. Del Sur has gone into Vermont.
 Johnny Knott goes to New York. Snow path speed is in demand now.
 Ralph Wilkes fee in 1895 will be $3OO
 The death of J. G. Davis is a sad affair. ,..
 It costs money to get sure enough trotter.
 George Wilkes youngest sons are II years old.
 Nelson, 2.O9, will be driven to sleigh this winter. c. E. Mosher will be 62 yea ars old Christmas Day. New England bred roadster s.as rule, are the best. =..- " Lightning, 2.11, will be wintered at Kirkwood, Del. Dexter Prince heads the list of Cali fornia sires in '94. George H. Hicks has sold Trifle, 2.26- If, to Boston parties. The 200 trotter is still one of the possibilities of the future. Buyers are very critical now as to soundness a nd condition. Socks will probably be in Jake Stones hands next season. Golden calls Ralph Wilkes, ? 06 34, the gamest horse he ever drove. sRigby Park would like to secure w.. B. Fasig as manager in 1895. Vassar, 2.07, of Hood Farm is the fastest New England owned pacer. ssKnapsack'' Mccarthy will have F.. w. Smiths string next year. L. T. Hagen has bought the old Charles River Park at Milford, Mass. Reference, 2.1s, will be trotted at the Canadian ice meetings this winter.
 At the recent Dallas, Tex, the atten~ dance was 30,O00 one day.
 Robert J. has beaten 2.1O more times than any other horse ever 0n the turf.
 The 2-year-old pacing race champion #Symboleer, 2.ll, is trotting-bred pacer. Trevillian POS 14, inherits much of the grand individuality Of fris sire, Young Jim.
 Day Bell (2o out of Beautiful Bells, fetched $550O at the Palo Alto sale.
 A Tennessee paper says that Directum. 2.O5 | 4, may be in Geer's stable next year.
 One cause of the lameness that bother ed Expressive, 12 1-2, this year, was bad splint.
 E. H. Hartman, owner of Stambonl. ? 07 l-2, has driven hin mile in ? b, last half in 1.05.
 Seventeen of the B trotters that have gone in 2.10 or better made their best time in races.
 An effort will be made to add Rigby Park, Portland, Me, to the Grand Cir. cult next season.
 When Peter v. Johnston had Bodine
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NEW YORK & NEW ENGLAND

October eS, 1894. HAWLEYVILLE-East 12IGa. 7l5 p. m. West a. m, p. m. NEWCOMERS f7.2O ID. m West fs H a. m, f2-53 D. m. SANDY HOOK-East I2.I2 7T D m. West s.4s a. m PAS D. m. SoUTHBURY-East Ia2I, 7S7 p ID. West
 S-3s am; 2-39 D. m. tTrains stop when signale1 O. lv
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DAsBURY DIVISION.

m $50, 5.ls, 6.20, 6.55 p. m. South, 6-lo, 7.3o,
 S-57 a. m., l2.4o, 4.2S, 657 p. m. Sunday, SOS a,
 m., 5.05 p.m
 BETHEL-North. GAS, 7S5. lo.4s a. h.,
 2-4, DOS, 5.4s, 6.46 p. m. Sunday, lol7 &. m-,
 SPOT. m. South, 6l7, 7-s5 lo.o4, &. m., ls.47, REDDlNG-North. 1-s6 a. m., 2.2s, GAO p. m. Sunday. lo.I a. m., SIS P. m. South,
 6.24i a: m., ls-A 7.l0. p. m. Sunday, SIS @. m., SIS D. m.
 SANFoRD-North, 7.20 a. m-, 2.s4, 6.ss D. m. Sunday, l0o6 a. m., s.o9 p. m. South, 6.2e c
 
 BRANCHvILLE-North T.ls. IO.s5 p. m-, s.I7. 53I, 6-3o p. m. Sunday, 10 6. m., SOP D. m.
 South, 6.4. 7-5S, l0.ls a. m., Los, AS, 7-2l D. m Sunday. s.2s a. m-, 5. 2s p. m. EORGETOWN-North, 7L09 8. m., 2 l3, 6.as p. m. Sunday, 9.57 a. m., q -5s p. m. South, 6-3s | p. m-, los, I.25 p. m. Sunday. s-3l a.. m, 5-3l | D. m-
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MOSES CHOICE.

A SERMON BY REV A. r. KNELL OF THE CORNWALL BRIDGE METHODIST CHURCH.
The Newtown bee., 1895-01-25

Text Heb. Il :25 "Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to en joy the pleasures of sin for season."
The Newtown bee., 1895-01-25

ifips thattoueih fatn. shall neyer touch fnine.'
 [D. c. Wells, New Haven, Conn,
The Newtown bee., 1895-01-25

Rheumatism in the back, should CTS. hips, ankles, elbows. or wrists, is caused by accumulation of acid in the blood. Hoods Sarsaparilla neutralizes the acid and cures rheumatism.
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BorsroRD TO BRIDGEPORT

8oTSFORD-North. 7S6, lo-Ss 8. m l2.eo, 5lo4, 514 I05 p. m. Sunday, s.l0 @. m. South, 7.l7, s.5o, ll-S6 a.m, 4S7, TOT p.m. Sunday, s.s6 D. m.
 sTEPNEY-North, 7.es. 1924 a. m., ls m. ASS, 655 p. m. Sunday, a. m South, T9s 9.oS, LONG HILL-North. .22. lols, ll.4l a. m., 4.4s. 649 P. m- Sunday, 1.H D. m. South, 7-34, sos. ll4s R. m., 4-5l, T.2l D. m Sunday s.4S
 TRUMBULL-North, 7-l6. lo.l2. ll.ss a. m, 4.42, 6.43 p. m. Sunday, 747 a. m- South. | I.39, 9H 1l.5, &. m., ASS. 7-e6 p. m. Sunday, | 1850 D. m.
 BRIDGEPoRT-North,7 7.o5, 10, LILO a. m. 4.s0, 6-30 D. m. Sunday, 1.35 a. m- Arrive, 7-50.
 s.25 a. m.. l2.o5, 5.lo. TAO ? m- Sunday 7.od p. m.
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dozen,
NIGHT SHIRTS
SUSPENDERS

A lot of Mems Fancy Sus- penders, wire buckles with drawers supporters, to sell at I2H cents a pair, See if they're not a royal good thing forSthe money.
 MALLENsNEELY4yNsDCo' " COR. CHAPEL AND TEMPLE SITS.
 NEW HAVEN, CONN.
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how strong the biggest little point is. If you can't come to buy in person, mail the size of the collar you wear and we'll mail the Shirts. FRESHMAN" |" made of Utica Muslin three. ply linen bosom, reinforced front, patent extension back and facing, for Ssoo or sngly ,..,,.. ....-....... ...''.''''''''S SOPHOMORE" made of New York Mills Muslin, three-ply linen bosom, reinforced front, felled seams, patent extension - back facing, for &, B or singly .,..'' '43 JUNIOR" made of Wamsutta Muslin, three-ply linen bosom, extension rein forced front, felled seams, patent eStcn- sion back facing, linen collar and cur bands, hand finished, 6 for S3.50 or sngly .5o "SENIoR" made of Utica Nonpareii
 Muslin, three-ply linen bosom, reinforced
 front, felled seams, French yoke, patent extension back facing, linen collar and culr bands, equal to any custom made shirt, for Siaa or singly ,.,.......,....'7 '73 These are. Unlaundered.
 Collars, 4Sc. Cuffs, 75H, a dozen.
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We are now prepared with the latest and most improved machinery to drill artesian wells to any depth from % to 400 feet. We guarantee that nothing but pure spring water can enter our wells, as by our system we en- tlrely shut on all surface water that makes the old dug and stoned up well so injurious to health. Manufacturers paying heavy water one or two years. Old wells that run dry dur ing the dry season of last year can be made deeper by our system.
 We'll fittings. pumps and wind mills sup piled at short notice.
 Write us and we will talk the matter over with you.
 Bridgeport Artesian Well Co.,.
 ofice, 14 Houston St., Bridgeport, Conn. Thomas Elder, Sec. Patrick Kennelly, Supt. sgAgents wanted in every town. Liberal commission.
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The Travellers Guide.
NEW YORK, NEW HAVEN AND ha RTFoRI
 RAILROAD
BERKsHIKE prvIsIoS

 NEW HAyEN-Nortn. s.io c. m.. l.2s p. m. South, II B.. m., p. m.
 SHELTON-North, l010 @. m., 4-5l p. m- South, 10l35 a. m., 7.32 p. m.
 1923 .. m. sos p. m. South, 10 g q. m, 7Is pm.
 MONR0E.North. tlo.2s a. m- t6.os p. m. as%sad,tk3Nor,s S3a1h, tlo1 2, m M s saa F; % ssa sn A.7.o5 P. m. Sunday. s.lo .. m. South, lou NEwToWNENorth. . A. lo.47 q. m.. la.s5. s.ls. saa. 7ap. m s Sunday. n SIS IS 2; .D m south. HAWLEYvILLE-Nort 7.5e, lo5s .. m--
 l2-55. 52l, 5-3o. 7.20 p. m. Sunday. s:27 a- m-
 South, 70l, s39 9.54, II .le e. m, Al, SIS, 65I
 P. n. Sunday. 557 p: m.
 ~ 5a t.o 9Ss Q snSdsv s s IF
 a. m. South, 6.52. s-3o, 9.45. LILO e. m, 4lo.
 5.55, 6.42 p. m. sunday 5A3 p. m.
 BRO0KFIELD-North,6 SOS Ills a. m., 1.32,
 $50, 734 p. m. Sunday. s.4l. South, 6A7.s.so.
 Il a: m.. 5.so, 6-s4 P; m; Sunday, 5s7 P. m.
 a. m., 1.45, 5.56 p. m. South. $40. slo a. m, 516, 6.27 p. m. Sunday, north. tsA7 a. m.. NEW MIGFokD-North,s s.aa, Ila7 a. m., slA 5.56. 6.l0, p. m. Sunday, s56 a. m. souths 635, sos, 9.25, lO.As a. m.. s5l, 10. 6-s2 D. m. | MERwINSVILLE-Nort s-35, Il -Ss a. m.. sx5s | 6.22 p. m. Sunday, ,9.09 am. South. l0-S3 a-m., 4-34, sos p. m. Sunday, 4-57 p. m. | KENT-North, S.49, II -5l a. m., SIPS, 36 D. m,
 Sunday,s24a a. m. South. 10 g a. m-. BPS. 4-l4, e6RSp 5iSs E; n; spndIay apIH: :As1 E; & m; ,.n
 4-3o. 6.52 p. m. Sunday. s.ss a. m. South. loll
 a. m., S.l6. $50, 5Al p. m- Sunday LA p. m- | VEST C0RNWALL-North, 9l4 a. m-, l2. l2
 450, I.0l p. m. Sunday ,947 a. m. South, l00s
 a. m, sos, 3S3, 5S2 D. m. Sunday ,4.ol p. m.
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FROM THE MIRROR AND FARMER.
The Newtown bee., 1895-01-25

choice of Moses seem to melt into myriat colors the longer we dwell upon them IT IS TRUE
 that the voice of God, out of the mids of the burning bush with it's sweet pro mise of sscertainly will be with thee' was part of the experience which fitter the s.man of God" to undertake the diff cult task of leading the Lords host: bu1 Moses real choice was made long before the wonderful rod was put into his trembling hand or an audible promise o1 the Eternal Presence was given.
 We have found that the choice o1 Moses was the result of mental or nor. al awakening, victory over strong temptation and was also an act of re. ligious faith. We have also found this choice to contain many moral and spirit ual elements, among them determinate- ness of purpose as well as the more tran. scendapt qualities such as courage, love and faith.
 We have had long look st Moses as the Egyptian prince with heritage oi possible crown and sceptre, with intel feet, skill and learning, and then. Gods Kaleidoscope has turned and we see sim. ply an earthly man, full of passion, re sentiment, anger and revenge.
 But the last glimpse we get of him behind the peak of Sinai, we see calm dignified parsonage, we'll disciplined by the experience and suffering of years q timid spirit still, but drawing plenti ful supply of strength from the Foun' tain of Eternal Truth.
 The great unbreakabe link which ce ments the past to the present and forma
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1895-01-05

tanou Bowlrs bacsmr srry absent
minded and u.rspus ii hj- latter tvar,.
and was alwas- singuIary alarmed by
thunder and lightning Whru a y Va.
over hr was ouee the gusst 90 Lady
i.ansdowu~. when terrible storm
came on shortly after the guesfs had
retired for the night Lady Lane
downe va. startled ut hearing his batll
ringing .ioicutly ahilr She vas On.
dressing and she al ourr sent her own
maid 70 -ee shat Was wrong Agirr
tapping a. tho door the ypaug woman
was admitted ard said vi Boah,..
her ladyship has sent me 10 srr what
Is tho matter. H. thurr uythlug
can do FOR sou. sir9F .Oh. SEES. said
the old gentleman Ia u state of abjs,cs
terror ''ll give sou . gtiiuea Il yultl
stop here and sleep IN the rUum.
The maid sent harS laughing ~ hrr
mistress, 20 whom she told What had
occurred. and AZ breakfast the next
morning Lady iausdowuc chnTrsl tha
good canon numerically. % tho
amusement % rycry pnr present
Argonaut.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1895-01-05


and the talk turned upon Ted"
Debney, his brother, who had re-
signed from the navy several years
before because he had chiyalrously
prevented a French cruiser from bor-
ing holes IN wretched opium Snug
Cling craft. Ted was impulsive,
brave, daring and loved alike by his
superiors and his men.
"Have yoa ever got on the track of
Ted?"
s'Once | thought had at Singapore,
bat nothing came of it. No doubt he
changed his name. He never asked
for, never got the legacy which my
poor father left him"
An hour later they were aboard the
Cormorant dining with number of
men asked to come and say good bye
TO Mostyn, who was starting for Eng
land the second day following, after
a pleasant cruise and visit with Deb
ney.
Meanwhile, from far beyond the
yellow lane of light running ont from
Golden Gate there came vessel, sail.
ing straight for harbor She was 4
large, old-fashioned cruiser, carrying
guns, and when she passed another
vessel she hoisted the British ensign.
She looked like a h alf obsolete cor
vette, spruced up, made modern by
every possible device, and all her APP
pointments were shapely. and in
order. She was clearly British
man-of-war, as shown in her trim
dressed sailors, her good handful Of
marines, but her second and third
lieutenants seemed little like English
men, and, indeed, one was an
American. and one was a Hollander
There was gun drill, and cuslass drill
every day. and, what was altogether
singular, there was boat drill twice
day, so that the crew of this man-of-
war, as they saw Golden Gate ahead
of them, were perhaps more expert
at boat drill than any that sailed
Their general discipline did credit
to the British navy. But they were
not given to underst and that by their
commander, Captain Shewell. who
had an eye like a spot of steel and a
tongue like aloes or honey as the
mood was on him.
This was most motto cable when he
was shut away from the others in the
cabin. Then his whole body seemed
to change. The eye became softer,
yet full of sort of genial deviltry.
The next evening, just after dusk,
after having idled about out of
sight of the signal station all day,
Captain Shewell entered Golden Gate
with the Hornet of no squadron. But
the officers of the signal station did
not know that, and simply teIe-
graphed to the harbor in answer to
the signals from the Corvette, that
British man-of-war was arriving. She
came leisurely mp the bay, with Cap
tain Shewell on the bridge He gave
a low whistle as he saw the Cormo-
rant in the distance He knew the
harbOr we'll, and saw that the Cormo-
rant had gone to a new anchorage,
not the same as British men. Of war
took formerly. He drew away to the
old anchorage need not be sup
posed to know that a change was ex-
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1895-01-05

The report of terrible atrocities in
Armenia may be exaggerated some
what, but there is little doubt that it
has foundation of truth. In this
connection it will be recalled that one
excuse for the war waged by Russia
against Turkey was to protect the
Christians aud redress their wrongs.
This recent outrage may give rise to
a protest from the powers against
Turkey, and it ought to lead to radi-
cal reforms in the Turkish govern
ment. The best way to reform the
government of Turkey is to abolish it.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1895-01-05

An eastern paper complains that
, there has been singular dearth Of
invention in naming the small lakes
of the country, and finds that old In
dian names have been deliberately dis
earded in order that persons of I'M
lovely surnames might be honored geo
graphically. The Indian names when
translated are often found to enbody
an almost Photographic picture Of the
lakes upon which they are bestowed.
What is the matter with Winnipiseo-
gee, with Umhagog, with Mempbrema-
cog. Oneida. Cayuga. Seneca. Onon-
daga. Owasco; .Skaneateles. Chaufau-
qua. Huron, Okeechobee. Minnetonka.
Miniiag, Kandiy0he. Michigan, Win
nebagR, Cheboy2an, ana 50 on for
quantity until the jaw and tongue fail
from sheer exhaustion?
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1895-01-05

si1 GOD HOWE GOULD YOU DO TTg'
peeted: besides land this was impor-
tant to. Captain Shewell), the old an
chorage was nearer the docks, and il
was clear, save for one little lifeboat
and schooner which was making
out as he came up.
As she came to anchor the Cormo-
rant saln1ed her, and she replied in
stantiy. Custom officers who were
watching the craft from the shore, or
from their boats, gave up hope of any
excitement when they saw and heard
the salutes. But two went out to the
Hornet, and were received graeiouslv
by Captain Shewell, who over a glass
of wine in his appropriately
hung with pictures of Nelson and Col
lingwood that he was proceed
ing TO Alaska to rescue crew shin
wrecked on an island, and that he
was leaving the next day as soon as
he could get some coal, though he
feared it would be difficult coaIipo
that night. Still, he did not need a
great deal, he said-wbicb was. IN.
decd, the case but lie did need some.
and he knew that for his own safety
and the Hornets that he must have
il. After this, with cheerful com,,i.
ments, and the perfunctory dacIar1
ton on his part that there was roth.
ing dutiable on board, the offisurt
left him, greatly pleased with lis
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1895-01-05
GIVEN TO Levrry.

She Il take. two Is make bar.
gain YOU know llr Yes bur only
ono gets &C.
Bunco Jim How much did pete get
on those diamonds he stole last night
steercr Bob Thirty DAYS.
Has your new cook made any new
dishesP' No. sbr hls devoted mos.
Of her time TO breaking them
Teacher Spell slippers. otto ott.
= S-la-p-p-e.r-s Teacher That
spells slappers otto Same thing
Ferguson Mise ifighstrikes /. apito
stately girl She takes after hor
father. lIankinsou YES and when +
go there blame him he takcs after
me,
Timmins called 10 see abaat a
little poem ! left here To phittis..
was the title. New Office nov MI.
lies? Two FLIES? guess Won want
TO see dc horse editor.
Mamma-0h Frank! I've iest beart
that smallpox Is about lyhatsv.r
would you do II baby CAUGHT ~
Frank by Jovel Never thonoh, ~
that! Give me my hat, III 90 ana
get yaccinated at once.
Forgive me, 2 he pleaded eontritcly
didnt mean 70 Hiss you but tie
impulse was Irresistible. FORGIVE
yonP she snapped Never wbtIr I
live! a girl may forgive man for
kissing her, but never for apologtzing
atterward
Mother Where we're Won Dining
mat thunder storm2 Boy-ovcr ii
the field with the big tree In Il tint
! nave told you distinctly many many
times never 30 stand under trsc
during thunder storm. u didn't
j sat down.
he done brought do trouble on
h'Sse !, said Mr. Erastns pinltlrv -
treated him laiS er gemmnn + d,d
! Wen nc made rcmahks bout mc
s'ngin. Dsn had ter 6amage 'Iq
beauty. What did no savgr Ole
sa'd dat had Ter fine tenor v,ic,
~ my mouf wus 50 bio dat do
echoes got in aud spilled 10 chunc .
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1895-01-05

IL answer to the arguments which
humane societies are constantly urging
against viYisection, which is IN the in
terest of science. the editor Of the
New York Medical Record SAYS:
There are said to be over 100. 600 men
and boys in this country who 90 out
with guns. They mutilate and half
Kill birds, they main the rabbits, deer
and other animals, subjecting them to
exquisite pains before they die; they
chase deer into the water and murder
them in their helplessness, they ride
after frightened foxes and drive them
to death of agonizing exhaustion: they
hook up fish by the sensitive mucous
membrane OF the mouth and tear
them from their wounds.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1895-01-05
LORE OF rHg wooDPEcKER-
some Quaint Notions Entertslnsd Re-
gardtng the Bird Ia Ancient rimet

sam. Quaint notions Entertained Es-
garding tho Bird la Ancisnt rimet
The beliefs and convictions that CON
stitute the folklore Of the woOdpecker,
or .anSuckur. as II il sometimes errOn-
eously called for is bOisterOus OPP
crations occur solely IN quest Of in
,,ct, that lie concealed beneath the
bark, and are never injurious 10 the
trees are, in fact. very many aud
varied, and many II them can be
traced back to somewhat more ven
cradle antiquity than is usual IN such
matters Probably, says an Engllsh
Journal, everyone remembers having
read or heard, at one time or another,
the story Of the Transformation ot the
pagan god Picus, the son Of saturnus,
To the wood pecker by the witch god
dess Gree, ia revenge for his GOODNESS
aud non requital Of her love, The
tale OF itself Is 81 little Importance,
and is hat one VI the count
lass fairy legend. that compose the
lesser and extremely pOotic mythOl0-
ulr, Ut the Greeks an1 Romans But
ii happily serves the purpose OF illus
tratiug the connection that evidently
existed, 10 tao Roman mind between
bird. and the supernatural and tho
unknown IN general And it would
seem tina, thr relation in different
forms Wa- almost universal la ancient
Times ior tbr image ~ the bird which
was u,ed by thr Romans % represent
the prosecuted deity alraadg mentioned
after whom thu family Is nAaird,
incidentally in oruithologS and b
thr augurs and priests 81 the cts
ID, sort ~ symbol ln f1rrtelling
counting -yrut, ah0uuIs ~ many 80
the marvellous and complicated sciilp-
tur.e and carvings % Central AmrricA
aud Peru and has hsen found b sgu,r
81 the South $40 Islands and othrr
parts % TIE world ii ite fUrra 0'
wooden charms and ,-t.ahrs.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1895-01-05

Mr.. VANDERBILT must be careful
how he brings the miserable mon
goose among us. He has imported
several of the .'Tarmints" for his es-
tate near Asheyille, " c., and United
States Consul Eckford. at Kingston.
sends out a note Of warning which
ought to induce the government to de
port the creatures, or at least keep
them under close surveillance. The
consul informs us that the mongoose
was brought to Jamaica for the pur-
pose of Kidding the country of rats. 1t
performed its mission in a highly sat
isfactory manner, but by that time
there Wee so many mongooses, or
mongeese, as the case may be, that
they ate up pretty near everything
else in sight.