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Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-03-28

which worked II. The answer to the
question could be read In his eyes.
Men had wronged him under cover of
the law. He had been deprived OF lib
erty, degraded and diSgraced. Death
were more merciful than such a sen
tence as his, and in dying he would
secure revenge. A piece of iron had
been left under the hammer. There
was heard the sound of crash, crashi
crash as the mass of iron rose and fell
at regular intervals-that sound above
the monoton0us hum of the machinery.
HE will thrust her under the ham,
meri"
SO thought each guard ana each con-
vict--so thought the father whose feet
seemed chained to the floor and whose
face was whittier than the dead. One
of the guards could have touched the
button and signalled the engineer to
shut OF steam. but he did not move a
hand. Either guard had fair mark to
shoot at, but their pistols We're not
lifted. Up and down-up and down
went the hammer, but suddenly the
belt was thrown over on the loose
pulley and the mass rested on the
anvil. IL seemed to those who looked
as IL they had been looking through a
mist-such a mist as rises from earth
of summer morning. Ii seemed to
them that this mist thinned out
cleared away before the influence of a
rising sun, and by and by they saw
! the child Nesting ON Big Toms hairy
I breast. one hand smoothing his cheek,
4 and seeming TO come from long dis
tance OFF they heard her childish voice
saying:
'sNo, you wouldn't hurt Nellie-you
/ wouldn't hurt Nellie! What makes
: You cry? Have you got a little girl
/ too? Won't they let you go home tc
see your little giri:"
Z And the conyicts advanced step by
I step-and the guards crept forward
and 10! Big Toms tears We're falling as
he Rugged the child more tightly and
kissed her fair hair and rosy cheek
There was silence yet-silence as hi
walked to and fro and wept and sob
bed and lifted the child till she eoult
clasp her tiny arms about his necl
and rest her cheek against his. Not 1
whisper among the conyicts-not 1
move from father or mother or the
guards BY and by Big Tom placed
the child in it's fathers arms, wipet
the tears from his eyes on the sleeve
of his striped jacket, and with a Goo
bless the little darlingr and a .sThanl
We, sirl" he returned to his work an'
the hammer was lifted and held il
waiting for the hot iron to be place.
on the anvil beneath. The guards mo
toned the other convicts to go back I,
their benches and FORCES, and no
ment later the visitors had gone AM
work was in fun blast. The iong-ex
pected outbreak had come and gone
For thirty seconds Big Tom had fel
such a raging hate in his soul that h
was transformed Into human devil
The child had smiled into his hurnfn
eyes-her soft touch had lulled him
her words had brought back his req
son. Was he punished! No! \ yea
later he was pardoned, and to-day al
other fair-haired blue-eyed smilin
child puts her arms about his neck an
says:
You are such great, big papa, bt
you wouldn't never hurt nobody. woul
you:'-Detroit Free Press.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-03-28
Big Tom Rugged the Child More
Tightly

IDEhtly.
Wet No. 1880 had daughter-a fair
haired, handsome child who could only
walk alone when the jury pronounced
his verdict of guilty" they had for
gotten the fact. His wife had visited
him as often as visitors were allowed,
but the child had never been seen
within the grim walls. Knowing that
her husband had killed man by ac-
cident the wife could not beat to see
him wearing the horrible stripes of
convict, but to let the child look upon
him, to gaze In wonder at the iron
bars, to ask why all those men were
there's thousand times no! And so
this was the first child Big Tom had
seen since the heavy doors shut him
in Father, mother and child came
close to him and gaZed at the ponder
Gus hammer with wondering eyes.
Yol w0uid have argued that the sight
Of the child would have softened the
conyicts heart and brought tears to
his eyes: but II did not. 1t brought a
feeling of madness-of desperation-of
frenzy. To save a woman from a bru-
tai beating at the hands of a drunken.
worthless thing not fit to be classed
with men, he had struck a blow. A
jury had called 1t murder in the second
degree, and he was here in prison on a
sentence almost never-ending. He had
been wronged, and the knowledge Of Ii
fred his heart and brought the long
expected outbreak With a sudden
cry which startled every one in the
noisy shop Big Tom made a spring
forward, seized the child In his arms
and there was a shout of defiance on
his lips as he held her at arms
length and gared about him. The
mother Of the child gasped for breath
and staggered back to the wall and
sunk down. The father stood staring
az II struck dumb, but presently held
out his hands In silent supplication
Big Toms glowered and muttered II
reply. HIfe was "A convict--a childless
father. He was dead to his childish,
was dead to him. He could not max,
another fathers heart ache and throl
and grieve as his did, but he would
secure revenge.
After muttering he was silent. NJ
one cried out. Guards and convict
were seemingly stupefed. There wa
the hum of machinery, but not o
voices. Conyicts turned from forg
and anvil and bench and lathe ant
held $their breath. The two shol
guards leaned forward I'm their chair
and looked and looked. but they oil,
not move nor cry out.
what will he do with the cbildr'
The two men working at the triT
hammer with Big Tom had falle
back. He had control of the machiner
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-03-28
trEnsTrrIoss .norr B,nrEs

yorLshir. rrepic Btna the Litti.
Ones Hand. That ~ Nay Hr~am~
Hich
The stipcrstitit rs attached to now
born babe are numerous, 4 York
shire England, notion IA that the In
FAINT should tc always placed In N.
arms Of maiden before being touched
by any one else. aud ia some in.
stances It's right hand II bound III
cloth during the first day Of its exist.
ettcc. IN order thnt II rnny gnthrr rich.
cs when grown To- manhood or woman.
hood
In England. France. t!rrmnny and
many pnrts Of this country II is con.
stdrfcd essential that m infant should
( go M before u goes down In tho
world. Thus. " child II horn ~ The
( lower story Of house. It Ia instantly
| bundled MP and cnrricd 40 stairs. N
the event oecnrs IN the npner cham.
/ hcf. then the woman IN rhlrgs H. sun.
7 posed 10 climb on q table. rlinir ar
! other article " Furniture with the
4 baby.
IN the north of England. when n
child ls taken from hu,isp fur lid
first time. II is given mn egg an,ne
SAT- aud small loaf Of bread and 49,.
thsionalIy, u piece nf money. tboa,,
gitis being supposed to insure Tho
child against iis ever stgnding IN mood
~ the nccessaries ~ lifn. Yorkehirc
penule add mHtchrs. to Eight the chilli
y heaven" IN thia country. nj wolf
rs In many others. n book. n rl.rn ~
innney ord n bottle If lInnor ara
+ placed before the infant the dny II II
ore year old. The object being Ia asccr.
/ tain its bcnt in life.
The Manx people have number of
snrcrstltions concerning babtes. Hail
I Gniue tells us no ono il nlt1,ye,t q,
step over Y or walk entirely around Il
lcs " become dwarfcd and wlzoucd
4 Inttl hnp'izcd all babies 1re snnnosed
70 I've entirely ~ tho mercy ~ ~.
fniries. The baby will rcmnIn lucl .
4 through life " II frat hondIes y
spoon with It's left hand. INF 4, ,,i,i
come to perfect estate n IL shall hnyc
repeated falls ont Of its mother's arn,s
cradle or bed before II reaches liz ,irsi
birthday. One Of the prcttiest ~ ,bc
Manx superstltlons Is the custom M ro.
ifing early ON stormy nights. 40 Inn,
toe good fairies may enter unob.
aerVed to find place Of shelter and
reposs.-Chicago fnier.Ocrrn '
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-03-28
I'M ,rr,Ss COOKS
The Industry Has lately been frshs-
able Along the Gulf OF Mckee

able aionx th. CALF OF Mexico.
Tho redemption of the alluyial lands
along the Mississippi from overflow
by the construction Of leyees, which
has been going ON 80 actively for the
last few years. il having the effect.
says a dispatch from New Orleans. Of
filling up the swamp lands aud the
marshes along the gulf with immense
quantities VI game. driven ont from
above. A Few years ago the woods OF
swamps back 81 the plantations ON
The Mississippi which seldom extend
more than two miles from th. river,
were filled with FaecOons, 'posstins
and other game 10 such an extent as
10 prove a serious nuisance. the AMI
mals PLAYING havoc with corn and
other food crops These raccoons have
been growing fewer In that section
for the last elsht or ten Year,, but
wholly by emigration. They seeffi 20
have pushed further south toward the
Gulf ~ Mexico, and The hunters Ia
the interior settlrmrnts or bg1ilTs, tn
/ Iafourehe TetrebOnnc and other par,
lshes containing q large amount "
I sea marsh, declare that their cothtry
| II Oyerrun with ruccDons, There have
/ always been some thsrc, but che untn.
| beers have Increased there In man
neF lIupOssillr to account for In any
+ natural way.
While the coons have proved rather
/ truublesome in the matter % clearing
out corn fields. they arr Just ut PRES
/ ent yielding the hunters ani trap
pers rsch harvest. aud have made
! up for the ruin Of the alligator bust.
ness. The hay0tis VI Southern Louis
lana we're alive With allisatcrs tweniy
years ago, but thu demand for their
sklns was sO great aud ~ large q prise
was paid for them that the alllGAtoFs
have pWn well.night exterminhsrd.
The co0ns now nike their place. and
arr proving even murr profitable
The business Of trapping ansi kltllng
cD0ns has reaChed phenomenal pro-
portions this seas0n. aud several hun,
drnfls III shesg animals arw brought
into ThtlGdeat1 aud other towns A.
Most weekly from each ~ The sur
rounding brutrs 81 layona The skins
sell for from IL cents 10 ~ cents
apiece. III proportion to the STIR and
quality % their rtir. aud arr rrahily
sold to Northern dealers engaged Ia
the fur trade. while the negroes pur
chase the skinned bodies Mt from
ccuts to 10 cents This trappsrs mak'
very handsome Twin. out Of til,
business. which lasts only during this
winter enough to support themselves
throughout the year.
The coons are enid TO- support them
selves principally uppr the corn thej
stcnl from The fields and the rruyHsh
citaupilrc and other fishes with which
the streams IT southern Louisiana
abound. The conn bsing an rxpcrt
FISHER The cppu trapping hHs Amos
doubled the receipts ~ pslts NJ New
Orleans this year since the hunting
season began Philadelphia Bulletin.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-03-28
A Future Convenience.

Diggles had been working hard for n
long time with refractory heating
apparatus. He came out Of the base
ment with blue fingers and IA red nose,
and an expression of repressed emo
ton on his face.
Maria" he said, there's one com
fort about It,"
what is itY'
1--WE needn't worry about Ice next
summer. think | have struck plan
that's entirely reliable. If we want to
get anything good and cold wen take
it down and put 1t into that heating
apparatus. Only we must be careful
not to leave II too long, or it'll freeze
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-03-28
Noone is
TO Blame

NU VNf IN
-
to Blame
but yourself, n yoaf S I'M
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Denver, Deadwooa, N
or Butte does mol
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hyIH,y.{yyJI tickets via the bnrsm ~ 80
hkNlill3klliN these and oil sther sc ~ "a
IILffy. AMI western cities. ~ q,
lllllls furnish You vith one y r.. ~
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ask for II. .sarsss
Letters Of inquiry "a IA
Cd 10 the undersis I''ssss
receive promrs s', 'ns ~
Fr.yors. genT pans'r Agt, 0mshs. ~
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-03-28


That's what Nc say. 1884,.
bssts Salzsr's Wisconsin s,e.R -
arc bred to esriines ana s,ss s ~
earliest vegetables In the VAL Y
alongside OF other seedsnsss. . 40
his are 20 days ahead. yus, Lass
earliest peas. radishss. lst,uss VI ~
etc. He 10 the largest xrevs, ~'.ss
and vegetable seeds. potstsss y NY
ciovers. etc. sA's
n ysa wln eat shL go =.
Il 70 the John A. sairer A. r. -
Crosse. Wis, with Zoe pcssass - Y
ret sample package Of Esrly ~ "
ish lready In 10 dsyD ana a., -
catalogue. Catalogue slsHs = -
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Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-03-28

Papa" inquired a small girl at the
dinner table the other evening, what's
a millionaire? Dorothy Smith said 10
me to-day, Your fathers a million
aire.'"
"what did you sayT asked the small
girls father.
ooh, I jus said, SOS yorcs.' New
York Evening Sun.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-03-28

ly, he walked around the block When
he returned he pulled and tugged and
sweat his collar In vain and finally
got so mad that he consigned old Dol
by and his daughter to a climate
where ice becomes water In ten min
utes The man who wanted to borrow
SO OF Dolby opened the door, and hes
itated, and skated around to get his
nerve up. When ne returned the door
would not open. though he disintegrat-
ed his suspenders In pulling. The man
who read Pull as he went up the
street found Push" staring him In the
eyes as he returned, and he lodged
around q corner to sec If he was too
drunk to walk line. Canyassers and
solicitors and tramps got knocked ont
by that door until they lodged across
the street In passing and old Dolby
chuckled and cackled and laughed till
his weight increased twenty pounds.
But one day he looked out to see n
grim and determined man standing be-
fore the place. 1t was man who had
tried hundred times to get past that
door to sell Dolby hatrack. He had
always found Push" and "Pulr' 30
badly mixed up that he couldn't work
the door. Now he had desperation In
his eyes and serewdriver In his hand.
He pulled and he pushed, and he final.
ly struck it. Then he held the door
open with his knee. ;Inscrewed the
hinges. and taking the outfit ON his
shoulders, he walked Off mp the street
and on and on until lost sight Of In the
misty distance. by and by the police
pursued. but they were too late. on
the bank of turgid river they found
"PulP' and Push" and. floating on
! the stream. storm-door. but the grim
and determined man, still clutching his
screwdriver, rested In the ooze of the
bottom, with smile of triumph on
his pallid face.--Detroit Free Press.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-03-28
The Greatest riedicaI Discover
OF the Age,
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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-29

Although Mrs. Collins writing has
always been labor of love. yet such
incessant mental eXertion could not fail
to have its effect on her nervous sys-
TEN.
At onetime she found herself tired
out and weak from her uninterrupted
work; she became nervous and incap-
able OF work; she even saw nervous
prostration staring her In the face. The
general toning up that her system
needed so badly she found in Paine's
celery compound. Today she is per-
fectly well and strong again. busy as
ever with her brain and pen, and grate-
fui to Paine's celery compound for the
timely help when failure and trouble
and despair seemed about to close
round her and shut her off from every
thing that was dear.
Your constant brain work must tell
on your strength" observed the repor-
ter. Yes; you have no idea how much.
l am at my desk for nine or ten hours
a day." she replied. II am careful to
obey the laws of health. and am never
without supply of Paine's celery
compound. When l feel weak and ner-
vous and there is heaviness in my
brain or shooting pain over the eyes,
which warns me that my energy is
tiagging,I take little of the compound,
and am strong and free from pain at
once. ! never enjoyed such buOyancy
of spirits and sOundness of body before
l made the acquaintance of Paine's
celery compound. Scarcely day pass
es that I do not urge some friend to
take it. For neuralgia, indigestion,
nervous prostration and blood disor-
ders, am convinced that there Is moth
ing like Paine's celery compound. I
am not surprised that physicians use
it in difficult cases."
Paine's celery compound is found to
best supply the great need Of studios,
sedentary people. Its extensive use by
brain workers, both men and women,
suffering from sleeplessness, indiges-
tion or other effects of a deficient nerve
force, shows its ability to feed tired
emaciated, nervous tissues. Nothing
else has ever possessed anything like
the power of Paine's celery compound
to restore q healthy nervous tone to
the entire body, and to thoroughly
cleanse the blood. School teachers, pro-
fessOnal men. newspaper men, minis
ters, public officials, men whose daily
outlay of vitality, because OF hard.
trying, anxious work, is excessive. find
renewed strength, not only of the
nerves, but through their healthy ac-
ton, of the entire body, In Paine's
celery compound. It's use shortly dis
pels headaches, rheumatic pains. dys-
pepsia, heart trouble. general debility
and languor. and all other outward
signs of the grave mischief that comes
from disordered nerves and impure
blood.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-29
DEATH OF A PATRIARCH.
Tic Was Formerly Resident OF This
Part Of PENNSYLVANIA.

The Journal of Manassas. Va. con-
tains the following concerning the
death and burial of Oliver Chamber
lin, a former resident of this part Of
Pennsylvania, who has many relatives
residing in this vicinity:
Oliver Chamberlin died at Greenwood,
Prince William county. Virginia. Jan. 20,
1896, in the eighty ninth wear of his age.
His funeral occurred at his home on the
following day under charge ~ Rev. Mr..
Simmons, of Occoruah The in.crment
took place Jan. 90. rear Manassas, in the
family lot at Lauderdale. the home of Mrs.
Bennett, his eldest daughter, Rev. Rob-
ert Smith. of this place officiating.
Mr.. Chamberlin was q remarkable man
and belonged to a rerlarkible family. His
father. Wright Chamberlia. was a sJl'Iier
for American independence. Soon after
the Revolution he renewed from Litch-
field. Conn, to G. bson. Susquekanna
county, Pa, where Oliver was born, July
2i 1901 The family of Wright Chamber
lin consisted of twenty-six sons and
daughters. or these twenty-four were
reared to manhood and womanhood; and
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-29
CITY NOTES.
The Central Labor union will hold a
ball in Music Hall tonight.

The Central Labor union will hold a
ball in Music Hall tonight.
Deputy Sheriff Ryan yesterday sold out
the grocery store OF Jacob p. Van keuren,
of Adams avenue. for S3i6.J0. 1t was
bought in by the execution creditors.
Today is the day of prayer in colleges.
Rev. Dr. James Mcleod, of the First
Presbyterian church. will preach and con-
duct the service at Lafayette college, Eas-
ton.
Next Sabbath at 8 p. m. Rev. G. c. Nc
Cabe, missionary secretary of the Method
list Episcopal church. will preach at the
Simpson Methodist Episcopal church in
this city.
A. b. Dunning, jr., Attorney NJ. J.Walsh,
and W. j. Morgan. viewers appointed by
Judge Edwards to inspect the Spring
Brook turnpike. looked over the road yes
terday. Their report will be favorable.
Marriage licenses were granted yester-
day to the following parties: Anthony
Mcdonnell and Mary Madden, Scranton;
James Fagan and Matte Kenny. Winton:
Franklin Henshaw and Helen Somers
Price, Scranton.
A meeting of the official board of the
Providence Methodist Episcopal church
was held on Monday evening. ut which
resolution was adopted asking the pre-
siding elder to return the pastor. Rev.
William Edgar, to the church for another
year.
The Florence mission board of mann-
gers will meet at the mission on Spruce
street next Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock,
at which time a matron will probably
be chosen to succeed the late Mrs. A. T..
Saxton. The membership committee held
an unimportant meeting yesterday.
The charge lodged with Alderman Mil
lar by Patrick Feeney, of Tenth street,
Alulherin. has been withdrawn. No ar
rests We're made and Mrs. Feeney and her
daughter declare that the lodging of the
Information was a bit of spite work.
The revival services held in the North
Main Avenue Baptist church are growing
IN interest and power. Miss Mary Hasty.
of Avoca. Is at present assisting Pastor
W. g. Watkins. This young lady Is an
excellent singer and her rendition OF Cos
pei songs is very effective. She accom-
panes herself on the autOharp. There is
preaching every night.
The following additional contributions
20 the fund for the st. Joseph's Founding
Home have been announced r. j. Muir
ray, 81; ID. ]. Reedy. 81; =. J. Morris. 81;
i. p. Connolly, $l5: Professor W. p. Shil-
ling, S.; Miss Sarah McLane. S.: Mrs. B. A.
Hoban, $50: X. n. Roche, 81: Mrs. NJ. B.
Barrett SO; John Colligan. So: NJ J. Colli-
gan S25; Mrs. Colligan, 81: total. $l4i: pre-
viously acknowledged; s676; grand total,
sco9
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-29
FUNERAL OF MRS. J.F. ADAM.
Held Yesterday Aftcrn Don nt the Rcsi-
dcncc of w. W. Scranton.

ucI0 lCStcTuHV NttcTuoOu W TIC NCSt-
dcncc of w. W. Scranton.
The funeral of Mrs. John Folger
Adam, of New York city of late years.
but whose name and memory have been
pleasantly known and cherished in this
city as Alice Scranton, was held at
o'clock yesterday afternoon at the home
of her brother, w. w. Scranton, No.
Ridge Row. The remains. accompa-
MED by rela tives and many friends. ar
rived in Scranton on a special Lacka-
wanna train at LIS p. m.
The simple funeral service was con-
Quoted by Rev. DR.. James Mcleod, of
the First Presbyterian church, and was
attended by many from this city and
Wilkes-Barre. Hymns were sung by
quartette composed of Mrs. Joseph
O'Brien, Mrs. Rogers Israel. Isaac Post
and II. w. Kingsbury. The honorary
pall-bearers were Judge Archibald,
William r. Smith. J. Ben Dimmick,
George Sanderson. A. w. Dickson,
George H. Catlin, James Archibald and
j. A. Linen. The internnent in Dunmore
cemetery was private and was directed
by Undertakers William Price &Son.
The New York city friends returned
on the special train at O'Clock.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-29
WROTE A +" GILDED GOD."
The Latest Interview With
Mrs. +. Burke Collins.
Famous Novelist Recovered from
Nervous PrOstratiOn.
Painss Celery Compound Made Her
Vigorous and Enerpefic,

Du Maurier has made Paris studios
ianiiiar to every one. But not until
the appearance of Mrs. l.. Burke Col
Inns story Of "A Gilded God" did novel
readers dream of the wealth of material
ready Tor some gifted novelist's pen in
the brilliant artist life of our own New
Orleans.
In u recent interview by a New Or
leans paper she said: "Of course, to q
certain extent my characters are drawn
IRON life, though never exact portraits.
My favorite heroine Is Mam'selle in my
story of n Modern Heathen.' No. I
rarely urge aspirants to take up u lit
erary career. Success is obtained only
at the price of the most exhausting la
bOr"