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Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1895-10-19

A clever woman was short Of closet
room, and had no sideboard with spa
:ious drawers into which she could pack
her table linen, so evolved from some
wooden boxes several unique ottomans.
One for the dining-room is 20 inches
long, II inches wide and Is inches high,
and is covered with pretty French Gre
tonne. The top is padded so 1t makes
comfortable seat. The cover which
forms the seat is fastened on by means
of small hinges. It is lined inside with
cambria. This holds a number of Ia
Die cloths, napkins, tray cloths and DOLL
les, and serves for a double purpose.
A similar one for the bathroom holds
towels and wash cloths, while one in
the kitchen contains newspapers, neat
ly folded paper bags and brown wrap
ping paper, besides ball Of Irvine.
The library boasts more pretentious
one, although similarly constructed.
The cover is of brown linen embrold-
cred in brown eyed Susans done in Ro-
man floss. TIE effect is very good.
This ottoman holds the latest magazines
and newspapers, so there Is no need Of
hunting all over for them when in
\ hurry. Still another of these novel
and useful articles is found in the up
per hall, and upon opening it is seen
quantity Of sheets. pillow cases and
bed spreads.
The same house contains number OF
stools or hassocks which are of home
manufacture Small boxes are used
/ for the foundation. These are covered
with various materials suitable TO the
rooms in which they are to be used.
One is 16i2 inches long, 13 inches wide
and inches high. The top is padded.
Wine-colored canton flannel is used for
the covering, and it is finished around
the top with narrow furniture gimp
and brass-headed tacks. Another, more
attractive, is covered with handsome
tan-colored. canvas, and on it are en-
broidered white marguerites in Boston
art silk.
A handsome divan recently seen had
for its foundation an old canvas-cov-
cred cot On top of this was fitted a
hair mattress, which was considerably
cut down from it's original size. A
strong cover of unbleached muslin was
neatly fitted over this, and next came
the handsome spread of blue denim
with a fiounce of the same embroidered
in white Roman floss. At either END
are two large square pillows covered
with the denim and embroidered IN
white They have double rufiies al
around them. Three other pillows a
the back have a puff al around and
, are covered with blue pongee embroid
cred in white Asiatic silk floss. Th'
. puff is of white linen.-Northwes
, Horticulturist.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1895-10-19

protective Of many peculiar features.
FOR instance, We call 10 mind the cler-
q man who makesa speciality Of 0oino
from place TO place successful debi
demol sher, He is part Of the cen
eral system Just rs much as the ice.
cream freezer or the button-hole .bou-
quot.
Then there is the row or soc al
kn5ck dOwn-and drag-out which goes
along with tie church debt. All these
things add 10 the general interest. and
10 acquire interest in one way or an
other ~ this mission Of the c. d,
lonce knew most eSsmplarg wo.
man who lecame greatly Interested in
Inc wlpng out Of d church debt and
who did finally succeed ia wipine out
the debt but IN rs last eApir NO DEATH
struggle IL gave her a wipe from which
she never recovered. She had sue.
eeedeh in begging The milk and the
cream and the eggs aud the sandwiches
ana the use " The sugar and the loan
OF an oyster and the the use OF a freez-
ler end fifty balton hole bouquets. 10 be
sold 10 the nlen who were not IN the
habit Of wearing bouquets, bat she
could not borrow circular artist To
revoke the crank Ofthe freezer, so She
/ agilated il herself Her husband had
70 60 away prior to the festivities. bni
he ordered her hot to crank the freez.
er. Tie bad very little influence with
i. her, however. and 80 10 day he is q
w.dawer Ihe church debi Was re-
vsted Ia the follow ng year. aud now
there lsa't more thriving church debt
anywhere n the country Only last
week thai church traded OF seventy.
Z Live doiesys worth Of groceries IN III.
form II asbestos cake aud &c lnlOid an.
Sci food a such WA that If the orig
inal cost Of tie groceries and the worl
were not considered the clear pros
MAS thirteen dollars. after the hall ren
was paid. And why should the frs
cofl 81 the groceries be rerkoned wheI
we top 10 slink that they Mere ii, oil
unfairly furnished b. the dcprase
husband aud aiher
must add also that IN the above Is
innate doriors bills aed funeral cI
pensps are not reckoned
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1895-10-19
Other World. Ihan oars.

tsss d asas n Mstlesn iaa,as
he apeisnis had some very qfe,r
aud absard IDEAS concerning ,he world
Homer thosigh, the world 10 be i slat
disk surround i ly the river Ocean.
'Ihe radius OF The ,erriiorics with any
degree 81 preoi, Oh WAS hardly three
hundred miles in length. AnaNaman-
der fouf hundred years after Homer.
thought that the world. instead oi be
ing rSs. WAS III the form OF cylinder.
convex upon rs app eT surface. iis d.
amc,eF MAS three times greater than
its cghi. end IT. form WAS round a.
Il i had lecn shaped hy turner's
lathe These are pnls narrow aud
selfish ideas thai the ancicnis had 81
uur world The growth ii commerce.
etc. mad. knnRu a broader view. and
b. constant attempts Was found 10 be
waists different fr0m what Il was Ut
,irs, Supposed 10 be-.
Alter N4riging III world some are
con,tn. 10 look no fur !, bat keep in
tSle same sphere. Eserf thing app
Z gears u observe She Interests VI .,hc
+ world mc lse in and II anything
ems r. opfo.c cur selfish ideas o.
harmon! come pronounce Il dis
cosd
&c plse- p0a aBil ia this scale Of srnsr,
Weigh tht sii5iAi0n tainsl Providence
( ali in t4r erssups What ;h0ii fEnciesi such.
sar. hVfa IT, giyrs loo iiiile bore tou much
< IL snau aloac eaGSasa hot Heavens high care
st,ne made test,Cl here tsih0t'Al there;
Z snatch iran uss bsn1 The ialaafe aud tue rod
( Ecisd y BE- .asilrc, y the tod Of God 7
I iiu, an astronomer depends not M.
! on h ma ufal eyes. bui adds IN hi,
Y cites The extension ~ icnrr the tcle
4 scupc. aud hc secs other worlds be-
4 vond III. planet they have rcla
4 Ton 10 eaci, other. aud without one o.
them. there would be NO harmony
| w may Oft u gain knowledge 81 uns
I world from another ono Instance j.
! the shadow Of The car,h thrown uror
I the moon. shows that the earth il
! rounb. and as tie shadows Of tn,
z earth are reflected upon the moon *
arc shadows thrown upon Us by ON
companions. which may bc g thel
something sad or br ghi, b. which VI
may he influenced.
ii il right that we live III a world o
action for which we were intended
and this Il The way 60 harmonize nj
creation with iatelligfn g. The MA
sun Il 10 b master 1T masonry; tn
carpenter 10 build tie supcr.struciure
thu rlazier 10 glazc; the teacher t.
teach; thus All are builders yet il
harmony. each being in turn maste
and servant
81. "a earth unbalanced from her orliit Nv,
pisncts and ,tars ram lawlcss through the sky
~ riiI ng angels from their svhcrc I've hurled
l,einr IN lBine wreck Il. AMI world on world
Ilravcn's Whole foundations to their cenie
uD1
And nature ircmbles 20 the throne OF Hod
Al arc hut parts " one ktnpenanus Wiivie'
IVhos !, h, ~ nature g. and Uod the soul.
ia him no bizh, no low, no great, no small
IN fils He bounds, connects and equals ali.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1895-10-19
Origin of spooning.

Apropos the recent disturbance in re-
iigious circles over the definition of
"spooning" the Tennessee version of it
is given, says the St. Louis Republic
"Spooning" parties are popular in
some quarters. They take their name
from a good old English word, which
was intended to ridicule the alleged
fantastic actions of a young man or a
young woman who is in love. For
some reason, which no one ever could
explain. everybody pokes fun at the
lover. In fact, that unhappy character
is never heroic in real life, no matter
what great gobs Of heroism are piled
about him ON the stage, and in all the
romantic story books. The girl in love,
and the boy in love, are said to be
''spooning."
When 'tspooning" party is given
the committee in charge of the event
receives a spoon from each person who
attends, or else presents each guest
with spoon. These spoons are fanci-
fully dressed in male and female at
tire, and are mated either by the sim
ilarity of costume or by distinguish
ing ribbon. The girls and boys whose
spoons are mates are expected to take
care of each other during the contin-
uance of the social gathering
OF course, the distribution of the
spoons is made with the greatest posi-
BILE carefulness, the aim being to so
place them as to properly fit the case OF
the young people to whom they are
presented. The parties are usually
given by the young people of some
neighborhood, where the personal pref
erences of each spooney is well known,
and they are the source of no end of
4 fun. 1t is possible, also, that they
serve as aids to matrimony as we'll,
and are therefore commemorate, since
\ an avowal is rendered more easy to a
diffident swain after he feels that his
| passion is not secret, but that his
weakness for spooney maiden is
known to his friends and enemies on
\ the committee which dispenses the
| spoons. II may be mentioned that
! after the spoons have been distributed
| among the guests, each couple retires
for consultation regarding the reasons
/ which caused the award of mated
spoons in their case. This consulta,
ton is known by the name of spoon
ing"
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1895-10-19
a Dead Baby in a Dale Of Rays.

wGsli 'gion Leties.
Great quantit es of rags are shipped
to the United States from all parts of
the orld. They are used for making
par or. and are sent from the seaboard
10 the various paper mills throughout
the country The annual importation
new amounts to about ha.f mill on
ba es. Each bale contains from 4G0 to
l.2tD pounds of rags. They are tightly
pressed together and come into this
country securely bound for shipping.
\ GU can have no idea OF the sources
from which these rags are obtained.
4 large amo NJ Of them come from
Japan. AID ihoasa nds of bales from
Calcutta. Tge ta'cutta rags are the
worst. They are made up IN large
psr. from The wrap IS OF cead bod
les. The bod cs OF the dead arr thrown
into the rier, and waen these rags
float ashore. cr can b. otherwise got
ten, thav are shipped here for the pa
per trade - 1T mes impurit Is oi
ditierant kinds creep into tie tales. IL
oge bale not lorg agoa dead baby wa:
found, and n otner bales other foul
matter has been scoyered. The
Egyptian rags are largely taiGted W I'll
came,s manure. aud those gathered
from the gutiets and streets 81 Shan :
hal are foul bc ond description.
great amount OF rags comes from
Japan to us. | think there are more
than forty thousand bales now on tn,
way. Some of the rags sent TO thi.
countrs ccme from districts in VIII eli
infect Gus q sea Is are raging. and j
is a fact worth noticing that all of iht
vessels arriving hee in which small
pox has broken ont haze been vessel:
carr ing rags.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1895-10-19

so.rc months ago in these colums.s.
describing dcformity in dine nut
scum Of Il youtn whose fingers on both
hands had al Grown togeihec. at
tracted the attention of this unfor-
tunafe boy, and. learning tina, such a
ease Of arrested Growth could he cas- ~
remedicd, he applied to humane
physic an. ard had a. operation per-
formed which resulted in his Ie over
ing, or rather obta ny. full Il c of his
tins or The freak of nature desc .ibed
in this art Gle. however. is beyond
remedy by the surgeons scalpel, or an
operat on would have been performed
long 40.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1895-10-19
Figures for Women.

New York has 81 female BARRIERS.
Great Britain has S,766, 900 women.
Belgium has 100000 women above
is.
Roumania has 100000 women over
is.
Switzerland has 100000 women above
is.
Norway has 100000 women more
than 16.
Italy has s,S5o.OOo women of mar
riageable age.
Spain has 4,1so.ooo women over the
age of 16.
Sweden has 100000 women over Is
years of age.
Greece has 100000 women over 20
years of age.
One New England factory employs
u 900 women.
There are S,5ss.Ooo grown women in
France.
Austria has s,sso.oOO women above
the age of is.
The little kingdom of Denmark has
| 600 women.
The United States has So,554,S70 fe-
male population.
Portugal has 1,oSo.oo0 women more
than IL years old.
In Great Britain there are Loaf wom-
en- to 1000 men.
In North America there are $40 wom-
en- to 1000 men.
The German empire has 10,930,000
women over the age OF 16.
Holland, though small in size. has
| I.o70,0 women, young and old.
Some bands should march and not
play.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1895-10-19
re Church nsti.

3 ts atffare
|tc D 10 akthg The matter over
aad | haYa decided thai 4 !
n "a ~ oter again. would
4 b sa centric millionaire
Geo ensJtr,ty emo Gil, bat can
tsAtH ! pn.h 4 wlihou, mora
y 9 re iuaHy plans which !
akf - AIRY out N raN ] could
he 'sr necessary III mea;s for
Ddn ion u the successful eece n
ll.gua III.
t. n,hpr things I woBld bc V u.
hEi my.cit aud give proper -.
u ans one who woBla put III
% effect my eercnir city ihai |
H ultimately die. We all know
eldom the eccentric millionaire
= | would bn wiling 10 In.
faie . Folurm n that i rcr,ion.
hk Eow ihat I would endow
ior mon whose wives arc no
abb Q snppor' them. In many
hh y II Nhu WAS NJ first able 80
n brT husband comfortable final
idoys y church debt. and IN til NJ
Thai sine uycrwoTks and impairs
~ VI 81 shat she becomes an IN
I'VE le lcT husband : left to p M
. soI talc or dependent on the
hsri.ies Of The world.
Hcer goes out toward those men
POS. atd IN case | should illl the
ntihe eccentric millionaire ! SIN
would do tho square thing by
method hy which our wives in
"a 1re knock ny the church debt
II Worsing up the husband gro
INTO angel food, and selling
Glow actual cost. Is deserving of
'ealtoh " onr national iinanc crs.
church debt itself Is deserving
" 10 tn : country. II certainly
better under a republican form
Il eminent than any other feature
TOASTED clviligat on. Western
/ spring up everywhere, and the
FnNcty IL 10 name the place, the
10 incur church debt and es.
\ . roller rink.
~ That 4 general activity in trade
ured OF course the general hos.
III chiirch and rink Will prevent
anu silessncss aud the church
Rli encourage n business boom.
MlF the church debt cannot he
Enlout whnt Is generally known
sn .hc west rs The FESTIVAL and
w This festival Is an opet
where iadies trade the grocer c,
= q. bands to other lad cs' his
VIZ e.crs holy has n perfectly
ulhc" The church clears $2.3
lay. 80 s'NN - ~
makes n boom Tor the phvsi
anu later on for the undertake.
neral tombist. So ID will b,
aat me western town Is right il
ahmS church debt us soon N
Icy Is made and the towi
fly named.
Il, .ae iirst church debt has bee,
~ started, others VIII rap d.
~ NAV 70 anxiety need be fcl
nur5h will come forward tn,
u and buy more than IL cal
IN "urch debt is n comparative.
appliance, and yet II has bcel
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1895-10-19
In AID LADY SALISBURY
,,.n,p ana Marriage of she
premier OF England.

.rsr Ia Hartford Fiinet
nav morning in the m d'spring
,ys cht wears ago there was 4
ny III ths tile chapel At Aid
psrks. All London knes the
Far three seasons the belle q
,.far fef three years the beaii-
.nncger 81 soc ely, Georglana al.
W. ~. The br ghtest aad "A resi ol
~ N IN court. Bul she was a
~ agd had drawn many lovers
ten charm 50 well discovered
her and blue eye, aud sunny
Ms.y wooer had Nooed in
@r ,he daughter Of Sir Edward
,s.ls,.op was an heircss as we'll
80 ani estate 81 land Is the
sk,g mat estate 4 beauty can
VA III some ot The most sell
1 ,be admir- r il conld have been
/ sstBe wepa brilliant men and
IN lhe most coveted llonoFs Of
Ana nst once ar iw-c the lady
| hale Married wen had she not
| Az Bho knew RAN as man
b he known Nss up c, lhe
SOL .iieea VI sOeies snsns ten
~ year, before, " sGeorglana
p, aunt AMI chapefpae, aad
! nj, sne8 teiter lhan musi nihcr
aighe uir how 10 Distinguish
"a heart aHd pre,case. She haa
moths from her niece, but
" VII. eek ny aR Ideally eligi-
81 hgg charge had eitea her
n R0lsegi eel,
Gps Was dlsmaycd Cecil was
nan a,ggr her lklng Ihoagi.
u NJ 4ri, ~ Mas d Younger
alaat ii NJ Tut popular With
aly There lad brsu uasrel
lsterual scandal aud. 10 The
Il hls famjly al HsssHeld House.
ssoxs an rs own living, iicg N
0Hrualei, he had sbowh
aAlt4 I'll he MAS a regular
o % the Quarterly tor
ears III had hsea ID parliament
s,sr ius where b. n,2ngrd q
t,een rAgs "a eaIne hut here
a ~ gsrigrnslal mara II
~ aDair thas Mis- Ops gas
WI slle ghr match Nith bur
drsa IS. luaiies soriallY, lht
nal AL. ,at tess 9 hOaGMpriu
gsGs aud 4Wlrs that he VA
7 aI5l knl ,isr nlsee haa tel
fa,a II ilsr tee IN aud though
q, ~ len Thought a. ID ihs
IN aia0 ansl this nnng Same Il
y iAr ceremony
d a.ailUg u fAe, wedding. =
s cgaesgy SIDE wedding afe ap
Ec5e was this gnY ep,npaas
lae ela "a. ard the white Ftah8i
sspt sbr common herd ii a.
sng igun the chosru many .
ay fkese Wa Al ~ the s0t
~ q n wedding marsh irou.
gna ihr quarter " ablr bgpisrs
pl, as ar the central . 80 asa
,krn 10 r.rr There wer,
t.lv g.flt pewiug tie alsles wil.
eaWf, from tlte 3 IS rpns an,
tyuG4 js bsshft'i sia m ihpn
II BIZ Dc u her father arm vii
bouquet IN h1f hanl
So ~ groatn niece, pg ,4ens q
inv gai There VAS tive cr'e
s.a 'ss bie nge mad toe CON
,su1A
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1895-10-19

chiceHo News.
a. rusher Is married. ! hear.
YES. and he's made downright
rood match, too, can TIL YOU
2 Glad to hear IL; but in what way is
he TO be envicdp Was she rchp'
mo shr Il dn'tbrlng h nj dollar,
Every pretty. then, | suppose.
ooh, no; rather plain,
''liighly intellectualP'
NO, no. Not above the averages
but tell you she's u woman in y NIL
lion. In fact she's jewel, and YOU
can bet he II BIZ happy.
"Wha, her strong point.'
..Sbe knows how 10 cook,
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1895-10-19

II had become the fashion in the sit.
ting Of the Dict for only the imperial
Ambassador 10 smoke one day Baron
Won bismarck drew out his gar case
aud asked his Austrian colleague Tor y
llpht. which. OF course. could not bc re-
fused. llcnceforlh Prussia ~ Wen p
Austria smoked; but one by one INC
smaller States of Germany felt the us,
notion thus made between them aug
the great powers to be inN,dlons' ahu
I mh,n,l the r cigars. One elderly gen
,lcman. who had hitherto been guilt,
las of ,obncoo, is said to have sunered
severely from the energy Win when
he pufTed away at an enormous c,ga,
II order 10 assert the Independent
SO, ereignty Of his go crnment h'
wn, one of tho mute. lhglorions Pa
tro whose self sacrifice even poster
itv tails TO rocogni Q,
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1895-10-19
A Sudden Rise in Values.

Broosl.n Tim
Where are yen going with the pup
y Is, my little man. asked gentle
nan of Il small boy whom lie met with
tnrce puss in a basket,
Con TO drown them, was the re-
ply.
Il want a pup for my little boy TO
play with. What do You say to les-
t.ng ME take one of them9'
- II sell you one, spoke up the d.
with Amer can enterprise. IL sell
voa this Waller one for fifty cents, the
black one fer seyeai,iive cents. and,
tac spotted one is worth one dollar of
any mans money.
II think my little boy would like the
spotted one best. but YOU ask too much
for 4. You ha intended drowning all
OF them, hut III give you twenty-five
cnts and save you the trouble OF
drowning the spotted one
Twenty five cents or that spotted
pa p!n OK, In med the boy. Il can't
stand il; taNes high; reat is high.
ii costs good money to get into the
70 Ter rink. oh, no; can't take less
than II.
But YOU Intended to drown
Take the black one at seventy-hye
cents
My little boy wouldn't like the
black one.
Take the yallcr one at half a dol
lar, He's dirt heap
''My little 10y wouldn't like his
color
Mel. then. YOU had better tel
Your little boy 10 play with h 5 toes,
and he cont nued toward the river.
mo party can deadheat his way on
me these hard times.
Cows well fed. and which Weld !
large proportion of cream 70 then
mil1. ALWAYS make, hard butter, ever
in warm weather In such COWS, OF
the proper food, u part of the fa
which usrally goes into snet passes in
10 the milk VEINS II is converted IN
to butter.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1895-10-19

Tut pinch of sulphur and hall =
oonful of carbolic acid in u pint
~ kerc srne |. If your fowls hay 9
seaIy leos, take them from the perch
n night, anoint the legs with 81, an anu
sct them back 20 roost One appilea.
tIon will usually suffice % cNtermin ny
ths parasite pest which makes 'he
trouble.
Use a quart Of coal tar to bali a bar
.,i ~ wafer stirred up we'll and sprin-
H. II, ~ water over the floors. OF the
s NY W., ~ against the sides, and II Will
I'm The lies ard pur ~ the coop
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1895-10-19

Prof. Arnold ella ms that Jersey but.
TOR i much better than Short HON
butter. rs Short horn beef is better
than Jersey bces
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1895-10-19

After victory strap the helmet tighter.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1895-10-19

Some bands should march and not
play.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-01-14
A Dogs Loyalty.

The faithful affection of the dog is illustrated anew by story which comes from Greenville, O., where the barn of Mr. George Surfing some time ago caught fire and burned to the ground. In the barn, hitched to his manager by halter, was horse It's constant companion in all drives and even in his stall, was mongrel dog, called Jack. The flames spread so rapidly that it was impossible to get the horse out but when the doors were burst open, every effort was made to call out the dog. Jack, however. would only run back and forth from the neighing horse, barking and whin- ing pitifully. as if entreating aid for it's endangered friend. The roof fell in, and by the light of the flames the dog was seen sitting on the prostrate form of the smoke-strangled horse And there he died, sacrificing himself heroically upon the funeral pyre of his friend, an example of unainehing devotion. Youths Companion.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-01-14
4 WELL.LAID PLAN.

Young Mir. Tawker was going over his New Years accounts. His ccunte- nance betrayed fact he would never confess to Angelica that love in cot tage is much more expensive on paper bearing the head work of grocer or butcher than on that on which the young couples make their calculations.
 Angelica, perfectly aware of this fact, had considerably left the room; when the bills were put away she returned.
 "Algernon, she said, ''vve really must make some New Years gifts"
 "But, dear, we really must econo- mize"
 "But see what a splendid plan Pve devised. You know we received some lovely things when we were married%'
 Mostly useless ones, though.
 .sThe more suitable for presents. Well, I've decided to you'll never euess-to use some of them for New Years gifts"
 What head you havel But you must be careful"
 ''I will. remember just who gave each one"
 ''Let's do them up at once, then"
 "This handkerchief case was from Dora; it ia too limp to use, so I'll give
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-01-14

f9aR RENT-Rooms furnishet or u.fas. k nishta: :aiso house to rent Apply 10 r
 il. Bridges. No. 3.6 Fourth avenue. 1 II 6t