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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-04-12

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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-11-12

0. 3. MOON, Editor and Proprietor.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-05-09
Driving BacIIIi out of MIL.

The New York board Of health has
been using small machine, worked
ON the centrifugal principle, as meth.
Cd OF determining the amount OF fat
In samples of milk. The machine sim
ply whirls the milk around at a high
velocity, throwing the lighter, or the
cream, to the center, and the milk,
clear or fat or cream, to the outside.
BY simple scale. the relative amount
OF fat to the whole quantity of milk
can be ascertafned. Large machines.
ON the same principle are used In big
dairies. and these, 1t IL believed by the
medical experts of the board, can be
used az means of Kidding milk uf
impurities, and possibly OF bacilli.
DIR. Martin says he has found that
after thousand quarts Of milk had
been strained through the finest
straiuer, and then passed through the
finest muslinn, there was still a CON
siderable quantity Of dirt in II. IL
this milk were put into a centrifugal
machine, out OF 1000 quarts, double
handful of filth of the BARNARD would
be shaken out The process seems to
make the milk more digestible, partial
ly sterilizes it. and enables IL to keep
several days longer than the milk
which has not been treated. At one
time the farmer was wont to keep
some of the scum found on the outer
edge after the cream-skimming pro-
cess-to feed to his hogs. 1t gave 30
many of them the tuberculosis and
killed them that he gave 1t up. This
encourages the assumption that centri-
fugas straining runs out bacflli as
well as dirt. The benefit OF this pro-
cess to the public would be immense,
but until 1t Is made compulsory by
law, DIR. Martin sees no probability OF
its general adoption. II would add
only about one-eighth Of n cent quart
10 the price Of the milk. and the farm
er would not think he was paid for
his extra trouble. Besides, the con.
sunier knows nothing Of dirt. 80 he
swallows 1t and does not complain,
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-05-09

thought II advisable 10 drop him q
hint. | said:
Il hope you fellows understand that
things which can be done In one coun-
try without attracting attention, may
be illegal In another country. In form
ing company you have TO be very
careful that you keep within the Inn
Its OF the law, and II We're you l
should make no move without the ad.
vice OF competent English solicitor"
There was some alarm In his face as
he looked quickly up al me.
why do you say thatf" he asked.
Because yesterday a man dropped
In here to make inquiries about you
and suspect, without being absolute
ly certain, that he Is a detective OF
some sort"
'Did you tell him anything about
our business over heref" asked the
young man.
mo, | did not, but | should judge
from my visitors talk that he knows
good deal about your business al
ready"
We'll" said the young man, Il know
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-05-09

is unsatisfactory. as, after dwelling,
most eloquently on the lady's per-
sonal and financial charms. you say
the dear girl sails Immediately without
mentioning ship or time. Kindly cable
me so | can meet her and mother.
Perhaps you may know how her
money Is invested, whether in ..Saf-
frs" American rails, or some blasted
Chicago pig-sticking company? AS to
the result of our acquaintance, you
may rest assured of that Elizabeth,
Elizabeth scarcely euphonious, you
know, but what's in a manner
| feel confident | shall convince her
am the soul of everything honorable,
etc, and trot her OFF 10 church. Now
don't preach, old chap. the present
state of financial difficulties do not
agree with me, | am getting desper-
ate. manage to get plenty of clothes
from the governors tailor. and now
and again send him a customer. He
has just made me swagger knicker-
booker suit People may think me
quite well-to-do, but it is all my tail
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-05-09
nIg sleeve. aoina nn.

sleeves this spring are TO be close.
hitting, to our great delight. with sim.
ply small pun NJ tho shoulder n
cause the transition from pufliness to
hatness to appear lcss abrupt. Every
one re1oices over the proposed change
except the very scrawny women. who
adored the fashions that gaye them
apparent bulk Also our skirts M. a.
DC much narrower. Instcnd ~ tha
denominations known as gode,s aur
sklrls are to be slightcly shlrrcd ~
pai.ed NJ the back and sides ANA ncr.
iecuy nat In front. which will relieve
ns p me tremendous weight Of ma.
.eflai, inning aud interllnlnr VIZ have
70 carry about at present, If wa al.
serve the current fashions mud ~ M,
~ revolt Mt their Inconvenience nlnny,,
reckiessly into bicycling suits. na man,,
women In Paris have done. Alnans
o. every shade and color is 10 he Tho
IhVoiltc spring material, and wild ma
wonderful combinations Of thia once
aesplsed stun are being made 10 ulad.
zen zen our eyes and empty our purses a, :
niue later on. Paris Letter. !"
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-05-09
Electricity and Hyppo.i.m

That the mind can 80 influence the
body as to produce organic changes is
we'll illustrated by a case detailed by
Iuke, where woman saw \ heavy
weight falling and crushing a child's
hand. She tainted, and when restored
70 consciousness WIS found to have an
injury on her own hand similarly To-
Gated to that sustained by the child.
Not only was there wound, but 1t
went through the various stages OF
suppttratinn and healed by grannlation.
Other wen attested proofs of this pow
er OF the mind over the body are ar
fordcd IN the fact that blister can he
raised by mental suggestion, and that
stigmata undoubtedly occasionally ap-
pears on the hands and feet, and in
the side of certain religious ecstatics
who yivfdly see the crucifixlon. DIR. J.
w. Robertson says that more patients
arc cured by the firm and tactful In
huence and suggestiveness of the ply
stefan than by the drugs which they
prescribe, In the majority of cases, to
stimulate the imagination Of the pa
tient. He has found that electricity,
more than anything else, appeals TO
the imagination Of the patient. and
very often the effects obtained by an
electric application are purely psyche
logical. 1t has frequently happened to
him that, through failure to properly
connect his circuits, or some other
slight mischance. the supply OF cur
rent was cut off: and yet his patient
would exhibit all the symptoms here
tofore experienced when really re-
ceiying large quantities. DR. Robert
son has frequently, at a word Of sug-
gestion, caused the suggestion of burn
ing at the electrode to be felt. the limb
to contract or relax, and many other
phenomena to assert themselves which
were usually associated with the ap-
plication of electric current. Another
surgical procedure which has sugges-
ton Of the so-caiIed painless extraction
Of teeth by using an electric shock at
the moment Of pulling. and thus d.
yerting the patients attention.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-05-09

THE MODERN HEROINE
A Literal Portraiture From the De-
scription of Popular Novel


As many readers of fiction have had
cause TO complain. authors and artists
often work at cross purposes. and the
noyelist's eloquent conception Of the
heroine's personal attributes Is but
family Swallowed forth In the artists
lines. To show how heroine Of ro-
mantle fiction actually looks, our es.
teemed contemporary, the Pathfinder,
handed to a realistic artist chapter
from a popular novel with instruction,
10 make literal portrait OF the hero
Inc.
Here are the eloquent words OF the
author from which the faithful por-
trait was drawn.
belinda was the fairest OF earth's
daughters. Her shapely head was
nodded in the form Of perfect oval,
poised gracefully on a swan-like neck.
Her delicate shell-ilke ears looked
fragile as the thinnest porcelain. Over
her alabaster forehead rested an au.
reole Of golden locks that fell In a
shower all adOwn her temples. Her
brows We're perfect arches and under.
meath them. like windows TO her soul.
shone eyes the brightest love e'er
looked upon, a pair Of stars cleaning
forth respondent. Her nose was her
only commonplace feature-slightIy re-
trousse, but redeemed hundred times
by the roses Of her cheeks. Her chin
was dimpied peach: her lips. like
twin cherries. opened 10 reveal d row
or teeth that had the semhIance OF a
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-05-09
MEXICAN CEMETERY.
where Graves Are Rented at the
Rate of - Per Month

Rate of - Per Month.
\ correspondent describes the queer
celnelcry OF the Mexican city Of Guam
ajuato. There is hardly room in Guam
aJuato for the living. so Ii hehooyes
her people Ia exercise rigid economy
In the disposition of her dead. The
burial place Is on the top of steep
hill which overlooks the city. and con-
sists of an area inclosed by what APP
pears from the outside to be high
wall. but which discovers itself from
within TO he a reseptacle for bodies,
which are placed In tiers. much as the
confines of their native valleys COM
pei them To live. Each apartment in
the wall IL large enough to admit one
collin, and is rented for 81 per month.
The poor people are buried IN the
ground without the fornality of eof-
nm. though one Is usually rented, in
which the body Is conveyed to the
grave. As there are not graves enough
TO so around whenever new one is
needed a previous tenant must lie dis
turhed, and this likewise happens
when a tenants rent Ii not promptly
paid In advance The body ii then
removed from its place la the mauso-
leuin, or exhumed. as the ease may be,
and the bones are thrown into the
basement below. Boston Traveller.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-05-09
Cutting lee by Electricity.

The feasibility and economy OF the
electric ice cutter has been satisfac-
torily demonstrated during the har-
yesting of the late ice crop. One form
OF the machine, which was tested a
few days ago in New Hampshire, gave
excellent results. A speed of 100 feet
a minute was obtained, at which rate
a groove 8 inches deep was cut. The
apparatus resembles a moving ma
chine, with sled in front of the
wheels. Directly under the seat Is a
motor, which drives by means of belt
q circular saw placed in front of the
machine. and also by the action OF
friction wheels the moving machine
wheels which propei the machine A
guide runs in the last groove cut,
which directs the machine and makes
the cuts parallel. The current is con-
veyed through flexible conductors
which drag over the ice. The whole
apparatus weighs about the same as
an ordinary horse. and the operator In
his moving machine seat can, by the
means Of levers, direct the motion of
the machine and vary the depth OF the
cut from one inch to nine inches. The
next step in the development of ice
cutting appliances win probably be
an electric ice planer. The Americans
are now taking to skating with an
eagerness which promises to bring 1t
into the first rank of national winter
pastimes. and the possessors of conve-
niently located sheets of water are
finding that by paying attention to
their skating grounds they can be sure
OF a steady and in many cases hand
some income while the frost lasts. But
the skater who pays admission to a
sheet of ice insists on having 1t planned
at least once day. The operation as
now carried on by horses Is absurdIy
slow, and unless large number Of
Ice plows are used, 1t is difficult to
plane the whole of an extensive sheet
of ice within the time allotted. An
electric Ice planer would remedy this.
1t would enable the dressing up of the
ice to be done possibly in one-fourth
Of the time, and 1t would be one of the
most popular machines Of the winter
season.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-05-09


considerable about the Law an both
Sides Of the Atlantic. and we have
been doing nothing Illegal"
The young man LETT and that Mas the
last ever saw 81 ttlr Chicago trio.
About week Later the Snaye gentle,
man came Ia again with sluiIe on
his face.
Well" be said. "unr birds have
flown 70 Chicago" pFunnunrius the
latter word With the middle syllable
as II Il were spelled "kcs
oh. have they 2" / asked: n didn't
know. ! haven't seem any of them for
4 week
Yes, he continued. ''they took tbs
hint yon gave t9s+tii. and concluded
they would tc safer oa the Other slide
90 course you tpli them that l had
been here II
n told one u them THAT you had
been hers
THAT was why / came. 80 don't
want e. have any truutie with these
young fellows, aud | think they will
enjoy themselves better ON the other
side ~ the oecan
What have they been ,ioingY 1
asked Their business seemed straight
enough They haven't been breaking
the law have theyt
Well. net exactly and yst they have
been sailing rather close tD the wind.
What did they tell you they wcrc DO.
IuE hereg
They said they wanted 10 grs up
capital t. ~ out feet 90 teu small
sealing vessels to anil from British
Columbia.
Exactly. Did they add that they
had ne intention y capturing nny
seals r.
mo. Why should they want to al
out 2 sailing fleet II they caught moth.
ingfF
Their object replied the man.
was not 70 catch. but 20 b. eauglIt
Their vessels were 10 be tttted out fDr
no other purpose but 10 b.. caught and
brought In by the United states eruls
ers; then when The case came 10 atbi.
tratl0u. and when ths t'nttrd States
failed 10 win tas pruhably they will
faill. heavy suits for damages would
be brought aguinst the United states
government BY The nominal owners Of
these vessels. The three young men
were not 10 appear III any wat Id the
tht hAF#y MFNF W. &tltFN III
whatever damages werr 10 he extract
cd from the United states government
They were also to appear az the legal
advisers % the nominal owners If tho
vessels In the United states courts. II
tho matter went 10 the courts, This
they claimed, would give them 4 GER
tain legal standing In Chicago. ana
with the money they were to have ~.
ceived. the case might not after nil
have turned out bad speculation
Their design came to the ear Of the
authorities over there. who were ANY.
Ions that nothing should be done 10
c0mptlcate matters. There were hard.
~ suiliclent grounds 10 justify tho ar.
rest OF the young men. and IL they had
deem arrested there would probahlv
have been an cutlery on the other aids,
thnt Innocent young men were bsiuv
tyrannized over by the brutal Britiab.
err However. they seemed to knor
very well that they were not In leg,ti.
mate business. and I was very Glad
they took their departure as 1uietlv
as they did" s
Intended to give still another i'm.
stance OF gigantic scheme for maxine
Q Fortune, but to that shall devote 4
separate article next waek.4Uctroi,
Free Press.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-05-09
A Vowel PLOT AntIninntsa.

Turning back to old London books
and plays to verify the titles Of True
Blue" and "'rhe Post Captain I
have nnearthed the fact that the plot
Of EAST Lynne" has existed on the
English stage for nearly sixty years
The strong incident Of the Post Cap
tain is that of wife leaving her hus-
band. who fights a duel with the man
who ruined her, and, from the effects
of the duel, loses his sight. In the
third net the wife returns to her home.
and Is engaged Us goyerncss to look
after her own children and husband.
aud dies penitent and forgiven. Here
we have East Lynne" ms we'll as
Miss Mutton" and the plot dates
back to 1896. London Telegraph.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-05-09

DC made good before any competent
tribunal. after events certainly showed
that the young men knew what thew
were talking about. '"s
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-05-09

| was unable to give the younv FOL
lows any assistance, and tho businosa
was too much out OF my line 10 mar,
my advice profitable to them. but tbay
we're nice young fellows. and often
dropped In to have chat. under.
$1,000, az time went on. that their bus.
.ness was not prospecting, and that
,ney round II difficult to Interest cnp.
itaiists In their scheme. Capital il M.
toriously timld, and when there il =
cnance OF litigation between two conn.
tries the natural timidity OF canital
seems largely increased,
Ofe day there dropped In on mo f.
man with note book. lie was vers
stiave person with gentle and instn,
ating manners, and he wn,tcd .,.,,.,
particulars about the three younp tnn,,
asked him IL they had elynn md :
reference, and he said they had mai
out ne knew they called upon ms occat
sionaiiy ana he hoped would toll hin,
az knew about them. / said thar tba
three young men were stranyera ~
me, fad brought no letters of lntroduc,
tlon. ana ] could not vouch for tha,,,
IN any way. | then asked INV viaitnn
to tell me, IL he would h. ~ 800
what he wanted to find ont ua snt1
that he was perhaps IN the ~, 'u
uolng business with them ana was
an W., 70 discover whether their rec.
ord was good or not.
! suspected my caller Of belonging %
scotland Yard or the detective arm ~
the British government, and whom on,.
" 'he young men called next day /
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-05-09

string Of mllk-white pearls. What
wonder. then, that with these varied
charms OF face. she should hav. had
the easy, confident gait OF one that
knew the irresistible power Of her own
beauty
III artists generally were more lit
eral, perhaps authors would be less
free In their use Of fanciful metaphors.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-05-09

no time like the present." pleaded
Arthur.
81 win answer from Paris. You must
be satisfied with that"
"srhen may hopeg'
II said would answer from Paris"
she repeated, blushing beneath his ar
dent gaze.
A week later Arthur received her
letter. He beamed as he tore open the
envelope and hummed Love comes
like summer sigh"
"By jovei What's this?" he gasped,
as he rapidly read:
10 Victoria Street, London, s. W..
May 16, 49,. Dear Henry: / shall
he eternally grateful to you II meet
the charming Ellzabc.h Your letter
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-05-09
She Found the Letter In Her steam
err Trunk

or's fault. only live till see Eliza
beth. Your affectionate brother.
Arthur Ascot.
On the margin of this letter was
written in a girls clear hand:
This is my answer. f. b"
Kilbourne Cowles In Chicago Times
Herald.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-12-16
An Ant Comparison.

The following is an interesting COM
parison: Suppose that farmer raises
1,000 bushels of wheat in a year, and
also sells this to LOCO persons in all
parts of the country, a great portion of
them saying, L will hand you "A dollar
in a short time The farmer does not
want to be small and says all right
Soon the / 900 bushels are gone and he
has nothing to show for it, and he then
realizes that he has fooled away his
whole crop. and It's value is due in a
thousand little drlblets.. Subsequently
he is seriously embarrassed in business
because his debtors, each owing him
one dollar, treat it as IA small matter,
and think it would not help much. Con-
tinue this business year in and year out,
as the publisher of a newspaper does,
how long would he stand it?''
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-12-16

press the head of their children and
quite change the conformation of the
skull; they pierce the lips and nose to
put rings on, and ladies in Christian
countries do the same with their ears.
Man spends II whole lot Of time and
money shaving away the hair on his
face as fast AS it grows.
The lower animals, birds, fishes and
reptiles are content to let well enough
alone-always with the exception of
the motmot. Nature gave the momot
II web, fan-like tail. 1t did not suit
his esthetic nature. Nature gave it II
beak with sharp cutting edges, and as
soon as the motmot's tail natures 1t ap-
plies this natural razor to it, just as
man does to his beard. The bird picks
out the feathers from the web and
leaves the tail in spatula-like shape.
All the down and short feathers which
cannot be plucked out are shaved down
by the sharp edges of the bill. All of
this requires two or three weeks pa
tient work at the first trimming. When
it Is finished the bird thinks he looks
''out of sight" and struts about with
u what-d'y ye-think of -my-shape? style,
which has earned him the nickname he
bears
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-12-16

Wishing to secure the services OF a
boat-builder known To be living in Lit.
tie Haws, Mr.. Thomas Rigby viSited
over "A dozen of the fShermens cot.
tages, inquiring for Mr. Richard
Wright, hoatbuilder. After being told
repeatedly, with many solemn shake
of the head, accompanied by gaping
grins and incredulous looks, that no
buddy O that name bides ere or ever
did sin wa COON ere" the discouraged
man spied new rowboat, bottom side
up, glistening with paint, before n cot
tage.
Here's Il boat. anyway he exclaim-
ed, 80 the builder cannot be very far
away" and fastened to the cottage
His brisk knock brought n trim lit
lie woman of middle age, dressed in the
usual tisherwife's kersey and linsey
petticoat; but to the oft-repated In
| quiry, Does Mr.. Richard Wright, boat
builder live here?' she shook her head
| decidedly, and said, ''Noa, he does ma"
Il want to get boat built. Can you
| tell me where he does live? 1t is in this
! place somewhere
Happen he is II newcomer to these
parts. There is but one boat-builder
! abouts, am"
AT this point of the conversation Il
| little gray-headed man arose from the
chimney-corner and came forward, pipe
in hand, to the open door, at sight of
whom the baflled searcher cried out:
I've been hunting for thee all over
Little Haws, and no one knew where
tina lived"
"Ah," c4uckled the little old man ''tha
should ave aXed Ter Aud Bessie, an
tha ada COON eet to tina place"
The funniest part of all was, the old
wife stood by, peerlng over her spec
tacles, and slowly calculated in ad-
miring tones An Is thy name Mr..
Richard Wrlght?'
We may as well add that Mr.. Rigby
found that Mr.. Wright had three broth
ers. Their names, according to their
respective ages were Kessie, Bessie,
! Bummie ana Buss.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-12-16

country. That their endeavors wert
successful is shown by the palatial
edifice now occupied by the club. All
of which is pleasing to the Illinois men.
1t is quite appropriate as well, as the
club is the largest cycling organization
in the world That it should occupy
the largest editice of its kind is most
fit. The house cost nearly $4,000. The
furnishings were installed at an addi-
tional expense of $4,000, and the
ground upon which the house stands Is
valued at $4,000.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-12-16
The Scaly Ant Eater.

An animal made Of tin plate, of tho
shape Of an elongated fir cone, about
three feet in length, which craokles and
rustles with every movement, is one Of
the latest acquisitions of the Geological
society of London. Its name is the pan
COLIN, or scaly ant eater, and it belongs
to the same family group as the arma-
dillo and platypus. 1t has excited great
attention at the ZOO, for it is-if we are
correctly informed-the first animal Of
the kind which has been exhibited
there. Its homo is where the termites,
or white ants, are found, for the animal
feeds on these destructive creatures and
possesses claws which are designed to
break down their strongholds. The
claws are also necessary for burrowing
in the ground, for the pangolin exoa-
Yates a cave for himself and his mate
eight feet or 30 below the surface Of
the earth, and in this strange home one
or two young are produced every year.
The pangolin ut present at the ZOO is
fed upon ants and their eggs, and also
exhibits n partiality for cockroaches
scalded in milk The scales with which
its body is covered are hard and sharp
as steel, and it can give terribly cut
ting blow with its powerful tail. 1t can
roll its body up into ball like hedge
hog when it SO wills. Public Opinion.