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Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1895-04-27

,bs bridge again She had scarcely left
ghe bounr Whrn rhr heard the roar o.
an approaching train and the reaiiaa-
ilan dawnrd upon hcr mind that hun
iteds ~ lives might 10 ~ danger she
fushrd "a ihr toal house @ procure
signal knowing that her father usually
ker, red lamp at that place The
headlight VI tho locomotive was even
men 10 plain pIrw but Nellie tugRci
II enc heavy donr Ia vain, far Il was Sc
rurcly lockcd She hcsiiatrd q moment
ara then pccing . large chunk q the
gassrd portion ~ the bridge, began
uaylnE 1t frsHuraily arruss he track
The engineer Saws ihc signal and began
WhipgliuE down brakes Fire fairly flew
fra,n unhef ihe cHEiuv wheels as the
plaFRY engineer reversed hir engine and
pulled wlde OXEN thc throttle Tho iron
monster came rushing ~ Within few
yards II the burned bridge and stopped
with the rlla, almost pointing over the
abyps The train crcw and miners r..
.ufnlnE frum work hurried from The
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1895-04-27
The Malaria MIcrobs.

An eminent Italian scientist, who is
an acknowledged authority on malaria
and its causes, tells us that no matter
how saturated with moisture soil may
be, it is not of necessity unhealthy.
The malarial microbe is not proiuc-
ton of the soil. neither is it the cause
or effect of decaying vegeta BILE matter.
Ii is an independent organism, and has
as much an individual growth and de-
yelopment as sheep and cattle. 1t must
be present in the soil in order TO bring
about those conditions known as ma
larial 1t is an established fact that
this microbe exists, as it has been
cultivated and carefully observed. For
its perfect growth and increase, a
temperature of about 6s de-
grees Fahrenheit is necessary, and
there must be a certain amount of
humidity in the soil as well as free
atmospheric action. Perfectly dry
soil, or even that which is only slight
ly damp, will not present favorable
breeding ground for malarial germs,
and they either perish altogether or
remain dormant until moisture
puts the earth into more favorable
conditions The favorite and pre-
disposing situations for malaria, then,
are low places where there is
stagnant water. The colony once well
established, the broiling sun of sum
mer and the continuous and steamy
moisture cause these small but mighty
creatures TO multiply with amazing
rapidity, and the atmosphere becomes
literally charged with them. To re-
main in these localities is to inhale
and absorb them by the million. There
is one saving possibility in the situa-
ton. and that is the cultivation and
drainage of the soil. Malaria will not
flourish on thick sod, therefore a
liberal sowing of grass and reason
ably thorough system of drainways
and bitches are the safest rem
edies for this evil. Tree planting is
useless; even the eucalyptus has no
preventive or counteractive quality
whatever. To sum up the whole case,
good hay crop is the best anti-ma-
larial agent that can be applied to low
grounds; for where grass roots form a
thick mat, there is little or no atmos-
pheric action on the soil, and, conse-
quently, no microbes of this much
dreaded sort
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1895-04-27
charAeterlstie. Of George Inn...

George lnness had no jealousies ana
Few amusements. He smoked some ana
TOOK long walks. Often he painted Al
teen hours day On the dozen or
more canyases In his studio ne worked
as me hnmor seized him, going from
ohe 70 another with palette and mauI-
s,eA anu always standing when paint
w lie mad two styles. one restrained.
ls "thef lmpetuous and as he grew
ususr lhe latter prevailed. Correctness
= hhear design was less important than
solor' atmosphere and chlaroscuro; but
htst IA Importance was the resolve IA
convey distinctly the impressions or a
personal. vital force. Believing thar he
obtained with oils all the delicaey Of
walter coiors. and much strength IN adj
Ilsloh. he did not paint in water colors.
iils sincerity, his faith. his earnestness
az mar which escapes like a perfume
from nus Work-increased with his years
ana with the honorable fame and COM
pstehee that he had earned One OF his
landscapes Is called Light Triumph
all
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1895-04-27
An AFFAIR Of Honor

some Frenchmen were boasting OF
,heir naffairs Of honor. when one OF
them. n Marseillais. declared that he
had inflicted upon an antagonist the
most dreadful fate that duelist had
nynr mot. "How was itp" asked
everybody. al was at notei' anu
ebnnced TO insult total stranger 1t
,nrnad ont that he was fencing-mas-
,sr .onc or the other OF u.s. he de-
clared, in fearful wrath VIII hot go
/ shouted in response; and then
ruahed out of the room; locked the
door behind me, and left him there to
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1895-04-27
YALE BOYS SLANG.
reverted and Coined Words Expressive
Of heir Intense Feelings.

OF heir Intense Feslings
Probably the two most common
slang phrases in use on the Yale
campus, words continually recurring
IN the average students speech, are
the terms smooth" and "footless. -
says New Haven letter to the Hart
ford Times. The first, which Is moth
ing more than the staid old English
word. captured and made to fill the
ONCE OF hundreds OF less expressive
adlectiges, may represent any quality.
GOOD, desirable, attractive, or beauti-
tul, and is Of particular benefit 20 the
collegian in that it relieves him of the
arduous task Of finding a qualifying
adjective particularly suited TO the
case in question, II is used with per-
iect propriety In expressing satisfac-
ton with the weather, foot ball
game, or a pretty girl
As 10 the etymology OF the word
'iootless" very little can be said that
j. definite. II belongs TO the class
which has sprung up spontaneously
without any very good reasons for
existence. But the college student
thinks not at all Of that fact when he
brings Il again and again into his
speech 10 express meaning nearly
opposite TO that Of the word lust
mentioned The play at the theater
- iootless when IL Il not up 10 the ex-
peciation Of the speaker. The foot
ball practice is said to be footless
when the playing 81 tho team Is much
below its usual standard Of excellence.
~ course ii is plain to see that an os-
I irlch, human being. or grand piano
deprived u their underpinning would
be in rather useless condition. 1t
does not appear, however, why the
term "armless" Or "legless' could not
have been used with equal prOpriety.
Another word without which the Yale
/ undergraduate would be sadly at loss
70 express himself intelligently, Is the
term fruit. which Is capable OF use
I both as noun and verb The
! operation 81 *fruiting" an exAmina-
uun il performed when the questions
Z asked are found 10 come within The
limits u the victims previous knowl-
edge q the subject, and anything Is
said 10 b. fruit when il is easy or
easily done. This expression may be
made very emphatic by the use Of
preiHes thus, anything that is dead
rasy fruit Is the very acme OF sim
plicity 70 the collegians mind. As 10
the origin Of this most expressive
word. We are once more thrown in
/ doubt, Perhaps the smile was orig
inaliy suggested BY a tree laden with
/ juicy, ripe apples, which. presumably,
could b easily shaken down
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1895-04-27

most important vessels of our navy
and is considered in all respects
model ship The length Of the Oregon
is 5s4 feet. the beam 69J4 feet, draught
"a feet. displacement 10, 200 tons. and
ma ximum speed 1872 knots per hour.
The coal capacity is l,sOO tons
Al full speed the Oregon will
he able to run 1900 miles with
out replenishing the coal supply, or at
a speed Of 10 knots ii may ruin 10000
miles. Ii is protected by a belt of
armor ~ feet wide. which extends 3
feet above the water line and feet
below IL This armor is is inches
thick, and over this is steel protective
deck inches thick. At each end of
the armor belt are redoubts IL inches
thick which provide an armored free
board Of Il feet inches. The turrets
revolve in these redoubts. There are
also heavy protective decks forward
and aft Of the belt, and in these the
coal is slowed TO provide additional
protection. The steel coming tower
is I, inches thick, and is well provided
with the necessary complement Of sig
mails, speaking tubes etc The engines
Of the Oregon are OF the twin screw
vertical triple expansion, direct acting,
inverted cylinder type. The stroke is
i2 inches and the diameter Of the cyl
inders saw. IS and 75 inches re-
pectiyely The battery consists
Of four l3-inch breech loading rifles,
eight S.inch breech loading rifles, four
5-inch, twenty-six FOUNDER rapid fire
guns, two Gatlings and six torpedo
tubes The l3-inch guns are ls feet
above the water. and can be moved
through an arc Of 270 degrees, and il
is believed that this battery would an
initiate any small vessel which came
within range.
The Texas was launched on June IS,
1892. The original plans were made
by English designers, but these have
since been considerably altered. SO
that the ship has been built for the
most part from American designs,
The Texas is a twin screw, steel
armored vessel Of 6,335 tons normal
displacement. She will be driven by
two sets OF triple expansion engines
capable of developing $500 horse
power with natural draught and 5000
horse power with forced draught. The
vessel will be zoo feet in length and 81
feet and / inch wide 1t will have a
mean draught of 20 feet inches and
will carry about $50 tons of coal The
main armament will consist of two IL
inch breech loading guns, each weigh
ing 46l3 tons, mounted in two tur-
rets, one on either side of the forward
deck. A secondary battery will con-
sist Of four six FOUNDER and four three
FOUNDER rapid firing guns. with four
AZ MN. HotchlSiss guns. All of these
will be mounted on the gun deck with
~ inch plating to protect them.
There will be besides two Calling guns
and two az nm. HotchLiss guns
mounted on the bridge, The military
tops and the flying bridge will be
provided with similar equipments.
The turrets will be armored with L.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1895-04-27
woaasriaI msIoL.m . ssln. p..mona.

lWesislon, ohio, Correspondence
The other evening about six o'clock
train coming from the Hanging Rock
mines. east Of this city. carrying nearly
100 miners and running al the rate Of
thirty miles an hour. Was miFacul0usiy
saved from destruction by the bravery
~ a l-year-0ld girl. the handsome
daughter " foreman Desmond. While
returning from the house " neighb0r
" her fathers residence. two miles east
% town. Nellie found that trestle
crossing the raYine near the tool house
had been burned down and was still
smeuldeftng Reaching home, she re-
ported the matter 60 her mother. who
advised her 10 Wait until her father re-
turned home from work and apprlse
hlm u the danger Fearing her father
WAS on tho upper slide ~ the burned
bridge and might plunge into i with
It's hand car ana crew. she SET oul Tor
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1895-04-27


How to heat house thoroughly in
severe weather, and adapt the tenn
perature to mild days and fall and
spring, is a problem that has puzzled
householders for a long time. An ex-
ceedinglY practical solution of this is
found in new twin furnace heating
apparatus recently invented. A hot
air furnace, not unlike in general con-
strnction those with which we are ac-
quainted, is provided with very large
hot air chamber and fiues of suitable
size. The heat is furnished by twin
furnaces of capacity suited to the needs
Of the building In mild weather but
one heater is used; in cold weather, or
when, for any reason, a high tempera-
ture is required, the other fire box is
used, and double current of hot air
pours into the one hot air chamber.
By this means it is possible to keep a
large house at an even and healthful
heat. Not the least of the advantages
of this arrangement is that in extreme
weather the required amount of
warmth may be furnished without
overtaxing the capacity of the fur
naces 1t is well understood fact
that even the best constructed heaters
burn out rapidly under the
enormously high temperature neces-
sary during the coolest part
Of the season. With this new
plan there is no necessity for over
crowding or experimenting the metal
of the furnaces. The entire thing is
brick-set, and is as easily managed as
kitchen range. 1t is much less ex-
pensive than either hot water or steam,
and is said by those who have used it
TO be quite as capable. 1t is, In adj
dition, free from all of the dangers at
tending either of the other forms of
house heating. In spite of what seems
to be the utmost care, hot-water pipes
may burst, and with incalculable dam
age 1t is scarcely worth while to say
that with care they will not do so. for
family may retire at night with the
temperature a little below freezing,
and within few hours the entire at
mosphere will have dropped many de-
grees below zero. In this case, the
fire is necessarily rather low, and some
exposed joint or angle of pipe is bound
to freeze. with results that to the
average householder are almost APP
palling. The twin furnace idea is I'M
questionably very decided advantage.
If not practical solution of the heat.
ing problem.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1895-04-27

ss' y ,t Annexation .lub gn5n altar
b sir1ssta4h ~ ihr provisional Eatern.
W. sH5es President talo - waz
astg9 al zee sirr president and lass
~ u tslF ri ttsr gf1tcr ~ minister
sfssa Affairs thr candurt ~ mbltb
fs7et teri high rrs1Ii upon hls1
w fa sitinH hr may nakr la
Vees a1i ~ tuiiy Sustained -
N7ualHa Fsurra ~ the younE ~.
h@ gs4f Eru ~ tho raFgRe whlch
h MaHirE tFauafrg tn the tuiird
ass
Il Hstha friends " this country
\ z Gras 10 him aa Sra Hafup
@ k tte mas bara ~ it7yiss
RN " thlFty- eight year, aEa
vert t9 Itrwauiu rrtlrEu fraw
w. q graduated, wtih huunrs nc
y 'a q 'hr study ~ iaw. a. u nay
@i Ell nature FOR no belongs e.
@7 t tam9rrH ~ primitive SEES
taa8 a'sk FWr many prayH bic
@s3Eo Harris. was rhlrf iusticV
\ EtNal aRarr tho rpyal government
" ~ tsVheN, whils set 4 YaunE nar.
2 Naralulu. entered Tho chief
H ff nHro AMI stayed there uniil
Il Harris death he was engaged
u " Practice ~ Law ia Honolulu two
p aE1 when The queen brought ruin
n 4 sfFNri' ~ signing the lottery bill
Interfering with the constitutional
81 e II ;He people.
HaiFh u ~ q quiet and reserved
great favori,e among AZ
Il q liawaliana, Including even
ya'ista and "a generally regarded
4 ni1R' popular man IN tho islands
~ dark complexion and rather
n siA'Arr but his features are large
oppressive Iiis appearance gives
n WE Indication ~ ths power and
- which his speeches arc char
The great speech which he
q " Honolulu In December, 1923.
q ,sFau % the now government. was
q ahNh gave him high rank among
4 5atofE " tho times
pAelin papers while minister %
aUaira have been those % o
a'plomatiHt and statesman and
"a ~ihmarded the attention 81 for
u osetHments as well as IT every
n HN mas taken any interest IN the
sss y Hawaii during the stirring
=. its passage from monarchy
e rec republic. IIis dispatches Of
tsar 70 the British minister at
Mr.. wodehouse, who had
8s,,,, HtlEuing in behalf Of PROSTATE
a at. and who had assumed that
'ee q reserve which delighted
~ were especially satisfactory.
- gentle anub which he admin.
" The obtrusive EnRiIshman.
#h,ss.I,n instructive lecture upon inter
49,, Jaw which he delivered for his
H., ,ll ~, When MIR. Gresham
- W pioneer OF Hawaiian eman.
#sibi, ~ Washington he II likely to
i. man worth knowing.
~ nt Dole and Minister Hatch
w.. Nurked together with the utmost
-. y The direction Of the foreign
An y hawaii, They are fully agreed
M MATTERS Of policy and both Of
u t,sisioy tho highet respect Of all
h.tss'lents OF Hawaii.
NJ ms ordinary home at Honolu-
Aes II match has lovely summer
h. /. upon the beach at waikl-kl. His
and a, Salifornia lady Of great beau
ne ~ "ur.hy qualities. whose maiden
Of ~, M,ss Hawea. She IL a daugh-
ane,oa Alexander q. HAYES Of San
n asr * Vermonter by birth, a
y Mn 49, nv won his rank on the battle
H. o. Y, war for the Union and IL now
A Va !, ~ e most highly esteemed citi-
san Francisco.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1895-04-27

!. a his business, one ~ the most
80 N which was that IL bore upon
s,wifs rights Ia the matter % the
..,ssr,sd British cable across the Pa
Y. bsrwegn Canada and Australia
~, weFr other reports. the value u
- uil not be fully known until
sss8ehg Cleveland sends g. congress
y. correspondence relative % BIT
s,,sss mission The fact that Presi-
~ Dslv has thought il necessary 10
q ~ q visit Washington while ths
gvlas diplomatic representative u his
.r,aaent hihtsteF Thurst0n. Il on
ag tassv Is regarded a. significant
Races " Hatch was pne % the ear
NJ a41sfs u the annexation move.
s.si l. Hawaii ana took part IN IL
~ uH.s before ghs fan % queen Lii
niahsi 81 Was one ~ the thirteen
ya.sss III str COMMITTEES - safety
stze5 10 January. 1888. be Was pgrsi.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1895-04-27

coaches ana found that the brave little
aav,nr ~ their Hvca had tainted from
mn wonderful exertion and Jay pros
,rate across the track. When the pass,
snsers realized that their lives nag pa,
hssn saved by the heroic efforts q w, w
y yo giri they bore her tenderly 70 h -,
sVaus ,sar M and seemed loath TO leave
,,n,,t each had expressed his gratitude.
.rhn,nas Brady. the engineer, W." ,s
a, rga,a the last TO congratulate .ne
S Sn,nS lady. ana az he did 50 there , waS
sU .n,,.asa look in the young girls lace
=, r sbe and brady. It is rumored, nave nav,
III, ~, sast friends since he began run, run,
neem IN the line. The IRE e supposed
~ havn originated from pile q nu urn
W w. M lies. near which tramps are ,h sup
Wy AZ ~ have been warming 'he'"'
Hnlypn.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1895-04-27

important additions to our navy, and
of their kind both are considered model
ships. The Oregon is known technic-
ally as an armored coast line battle
ship of the first class, and is being built
by the Union iron works of San Fran.
cisco, Cal. The Texas is being built
BY the government at the Norfolk
navy yard, and has been designed to
carry guns of the heaviest caliber, and
to be protected by an armor which
will resist the projectiles of similar
guns on an enemy's vessels. The Or
egon, which has been built ON the Pa
citic coast by the Union iron works
Of San Francisco, Cal, was launched
on Oct 20, 1898. The appropriation to
provide for building the Oregon was
S4,OO0,0O0. II is a sister ship to the
Indiana and Massachusetts,. The Or
cgon win be one of the largest and
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1895-04-27
Her Progress.

Miss Redbud--I hear you and Miss
Galloway are studying photography.
How are you getting on9
MIR. Clinker-Very we'll. She has al
ready learned how to develop a mega.
tire
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1895-04-27
THE TEXAS.

inches of steel and their bases will be
inclosed by diagonal redoubt
armored with le-inch steel plates,
which will also serve to protect the
hydraulic machinery used for operat-
ing the guns and the smoke pipe cast
inrs. The boilers and engines will be
protected by belt of armor is inches
thick, extending two feet above the
designed water line and 4 y feet below
It, having length of 116 feet. There
will be protective deck built Of II
inch steel above the armor belt. The
hull of the Texas is built on the eellu-
lar system and is constructed through
out of steel. double bottom extends
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1895-04-27

The first screw steamer to cross the
Atlantic, the Great Britain, was COM
menced in 1889, and foated in 1s45.
Her length over all was 322 feet, her
depth 80 feet, and her displacement at
a load draft of is feet, 3,6ls tons. Her
first voyage from Liverpool to New
York began July &c, 1s45, and occupied
nearly fifteen days, the average speed
during the run being nine knots an
hour, says the Chicago Inter-ocean.
After remaining on view about a fort
night in New York harbor, the return
passage to Liverpool was successfully
accomplished. Voyages back and forth
were made with satisfactory results
until the autumn of 1s46, when, on a
very dirty night, in the month of Sep
TENDER, she was stranded off the coast
of Ireland. There she remained for
eleven months, through tempestuous
winter, until she was finally fioated in
the following autumn and taken to
Liverpool for repairs 4
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1895-04-27
=, +. Modcrn rlece OF sensltlvoncss.

somebody has discovered the curl
ia fart that the reluctance of women
70 tell their age is no piece of modern
constituencies II is as old rs the hills.
~ ,ho old testament although great
numbers of women are mentioned
there is but one-Sarah, Abraham's
wife--whose age is recorded. New
York Times.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1895-04-27
special cor,sspondsnee,l
WASHINGTON

dispatch recently
announced the arrl-
al there of Francis
~ Hatch the min
stsr u foreign az
fairs IA the govern
nent Of Hawaii. for
he transaction OF
business OF import
ance 20 both gov
ernments There
were various re-
ports as 20 the ma
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1895-04-27

Mary-I would like to join bicycle
club. Are you all full up at yours9
Agatha-Not generally till after the
o'clock Russian tea is on.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1895-04-27
GOT A BABY BOY NOW.

happiness In q Southern Mans Home
Ieps About the Red Flag of
Danger at the Railroad Cross
inR-Warning to Americas
Men.
For twenty-six years 1 have used
tobacco In great quantities and Of late
years took TO cigarette smoking, writes
MT w. p. Simpson of Lecompte. La.
want to go on record that tobacco
mas robbed me Of many years of life and
great deal Of happiness. realize it
now as l compare my feelings and my
condition with that Of a year ago. when
was tobacco saturated cigarette
memo. Many and many a time did
Try 70 quit smoking myself into etern-
ity, but could not put through day
without suffering extreme nervous tor
ture, which would increase hour by
hour till finally, to save myself as it
seemed, from almost flying to pieces, I
had to light the little, white pipe stick
and swallow the smoke. One day l
read In my paper Don't Tobacco Spit
and Smoke Your Life Away" just what
was doing, Il came to me like the
warning Of the man who waves the red
nag OF danger at the railroad crossing,
and said that No-To-Bac was an abso-
lutely guaranteed relief from tobacco
slavery. did not believe it, but like
drowning man grasping at straw l
commenced taking No-To-Bac. The eff
fects were magical, it destroyed the
nerve craving, and desire for cigarettes.
Two boxes. would you believe it, made
me well and strong. / have gained
mentally, physically, in yigor and man
hood. and with the brain free from the
nicotine and breath no longer be-
fouled with tobacco smoke am so hap
py to-day to write No-To-Bac did it all
year ago, so the cure is time tested
and tried, not only in my own case, but
several Of my friends who have been
also cured.
I'VE have baby boy now. Ny wife
and feel that all this happiness start
ed from the time when first used No
To-Bac, and In evidence of our appre-
citation and In order that the memory OF
the happiness may be perpetuated in
living form, we want to name our baby
boy after the man who wrote the line
Don't Tobacco Spit and Smoke Your
Life Away"
No-To-Bac is popular here and all our
druggists sell it. Hardly a day passes
but somebody asks me about No-To-
Bac, so don't want you to hesitate to
use these lines in any way that you
think will make known to suffering hui
manity the happiness that there is in
store for the many men with nicotin-
ICED brains and weakened resolutions.
II they will only make up their mind to
save the waste Of vital power-to say
nothing of the money-now going up In
smoke and out in tobacco spit"