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Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-11-28
INELAsTIC FLOORING.
IL Has nm Injurious Eject on the
Feet of workmen

EtEt
A manufacturer says that the nature
of the floor Of the shop has a great
deal to do with the amount Of work
that is got out of the operative staff.
He was at once struck with the differ
ence in the apparent activity of two
sets Of men working on similar jobs
at the wise In two rooms of q large
shop.
One was in an old building, and the
other was In one Of recent construction.
In the former the men stood easily
and naturally at their work, and show
ed no symptom OF laundering for a
seat ON the bench, while I'm the latter
the men were shifting their weight
from one foot to the other, throwing
one leg upon the bench at every on
portunity, and showing every evidence
Of foot fatigue. The Superintendent
guessed that the difference was due TO
the floors upon which the two gangs
were standing. In the old siOp the
floor was Of wood, springy to n certain
extent, and poor conductor Of heat.
In the new shop 1t was Of the most
beautiful concrete, an excellent con-
ductor Of heat from the feet OF the
workman, and as unyielding as granite
rock. so the benches In the new shop
were raised a couple OF inches and
each man was given a platform Of
wood that rested on two crOsspieces at
the end, and had a slight spring to
It. The foot WEAKNESS disappeared al.
most at once, and no further trouble
was experienced. Which shows that
the prettiest floor Is not always the
best for the workmen.-San Francisco
Chronicle.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-11-28
Ha,, ~ Tairn an

Several good breeders OF pure stock
in county always attrnct trade. A
healthy rivalry advertises II ms n fine
stock county. If good stock Is intro.
duced by one. he will soon lie followed
by others who are not willing 10 be out.
done. and thus the good work goes on.
the stock improves and prices advance
People like to get stock from fine
stock centers. especially frorf well
known advertisers. although exactly
the same can be bought nj half the
price from some tlmid breeder who
has not made himself known in print
IL one has been judiclous In breeding.
TO make the business pay he must toot
his horn little.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-11-28
A B.lsae Museum.
From Gentlewoman

From Gentlewoman
At lois.Perret. very near Paris,
there is n museum formed of souvenirs
taken from Balzae's home. destroyed
some years ago IL Is with great diffi.
Guilty one obtains permission TO visit
this museum; but once there, an arch
geological student finds much OF inter
est. Among other treasures are sn-
ments above doors aud window pieces
One Of these represents a man holding
his head on his right hand; above are
engraved in stone the words. PLUS
Despoir. No one knows 10 whom the
collection belongs. nor the reason for
so much mystery.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-11-28

Flies arc desplssd. but u sveryons
was as persistent and as hard 70 dis.
courage a. ny more people would
succeed When ny gets after . per.
son IL never knows when 10 stop IL
may be seraped OF htty times, but 1,
Immediately comes back again aud
lights In about the same place. All
efforts TO kill fly usually result only
In personal injury. The Bible holds
job up as an example Of patience. bai
we bet there were no fiIss In bis time.
-Atehison Globe.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-11-28

with the exhiiarating sense OF renewed
health and strength and internal clean
illness. which follows the use Of syrup Of
Figs. Is unknown 20 the few who have
not progressed beyond the oid-tims
medicines and the cheap Substitutes
sometimes offered but never accepted
by the wsll-informed.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-11-28

ibid your rector get his usual vaca.
ton this summer asked Gilhooly of
an Episcopal frierd.
Yes; the vestry gave him three.
months leave"
They realized, | suppose, that he
needed n restY
mo; but they realized that the con.
gregation needed rest"--Texas SRI.
or.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-11-28

"iiow do you like the new preacher
There's some Of ua that don's like
him We believe he's n gold bug
Has he been preaching politics."
Mighty near IL. His arst sermon
was from the text. Whatsoever. there.
fore. ye would that men should do un.
to you. do ye even 80 TO thsm. and
blame IL. sTybody knows that's the
golden rulcs'
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-11-28
Not mt Hom.

Caller Is your father at homey
Little Daughter What Is your name
please?
Caller-Just you tell him Il is his old
friend Bill.
Little Daughter-Thcn, guess bo
amt at home ! heard him toll
mamma n any bill came he wasn't M
homo. Washington Times.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-11-28

The important announcement Il
made that in the Novembe number OF
the Atlantic Monthly will appear ths
first OF series Of exceedingly interest
Ing "reminiscences covering the lsai
fifty years OF the lie OF Col Thomas
Wentworth Higgins. under the apt
title OF Cheerful Yesterdays" Col
Higginson's career as q writer. soldier.
public servant and man Of letters cor.
ers the last half century. and there Ia
hardly man or \ movement OF that
time that be has not come into intl-
mate relations with These antoblo-
graphical papers, In a cheerful tone.
really cover much Of the moss impor-
tant history % this long period.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-11-28

We win forfeit o. 900 n any u our Pub
llshed testimonials are Proven 20 ts not
genuine. TuE fiso Co, Narroa, Ia.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-11-28

ilettsr be . lamp in ths ho-
tr te star In the sky. 's Ia
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-11-28

casearets stimulate liver. kidneys and
bowels Never sieken. weaken or grlpe.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-11-28

tn CURE A COLD IN o.
n.. @ks Lasatiss bromo Quialae ~. esr
ieieha the money IL Il fsi,s 80 80
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-11-28

Mira n. Sheppard. ro.-
block. Omaha, Neb ss' u - "a
n naa constipation for q long d.
also had q bad case of ints.nns y
rhoids piles from which 7 ~ ~
tod pain Your DIR. Ksv.. ,
nae entirely cured me- so asnoe.
g's's Al Is eta and 81. Sc ssgA
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-11-28

- III
'A&s 70 |
e.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-10-01
Mistaken for once.

The Washington Post has a para
graph about pretty girl and woman
who knows everything, the scene of the
story being the deck Of a Potomac
steamer.
The girl was slender and graceful.
Her eyes were dark and sleeplly bril-
liant. She was languid, and she wore
a ruffled pink muslin gown. The wom-
an who is never mistaken marked her.
That's typical southern girl" she
said to me. you'd never see a north
ern girl wear a gown like that. Didn't
you notice her high-arched foot, too,
and her languor? The northern girl 10
always so abrupt and brisk, and"
Just then the typical southern girl
lifted her hands in surprise at some
thing companion was saying.
Land sakesy" she said, II want to
know"
And the woman who knows every
thing gazed at the landscape.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-10-01
Knew tho Princess.

Boys who live in the streets and by
their wits naturally acquire quickness
Of vision are pretty hard to fool. A
London newspaper tells US that one Of
the princesses of England found this
out for herself recently.
The Princess Maud went shopping
strictly incog. While she was walking
along the street, she was accosted by
a little street arab who was the happy
possessor of pair Of large, pathetic,
brown eyes and tangled crop of curly
brown hair. He was engaged in the
absorbing task Of earning his living
land, perhaps, some one else's as welD
by retailing fresh spring flowers,
penny and tuppence a bunch"
The princess stopped, and while
choosing some flowers was little
startled by the lads saying in an ex-
cited and familiar whisper:
Its all right, miss, knows yer;
but I'll keep it dark and won't split on
yer"
The princess smilingly shook her
head in denial.
Eyes, do knows yer" (more en-
phatically); Eyes Princess Maud;
twigged yer directly"
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-10-01

read It In Mr.. Monks Office while she
was waiting for you, and while l was
talking to Mr.. Monk. When you read
it picture her feelings, and you will
understand everything"
Grant turned away and left me alone
with the letters.
Which should I open first? Viola's,
of course. Sad though 1t might be, it
would contain some word Of love which
would be precious to me. l kissed it
and tore It open. Here 1t is:
Dearest: You will read this, know
ing all. Had we not met-had you
even believed me faithless to you,
could have carried the dreadful secret
to the grave, and you at least might
one day have found yourself happy
again. You have forced the truth
from me, and the truth shows you that
this letter is an eternal farewell. At
times, thought, when years and years
have passed, we might meet again.
Dearest, It can never be. Even that
hope is denied us. Julian, fate has
been cruel, and seems crueler now
that you must share the sorrow and
the shame. Farewell"
laid the letter on the table and
opened the second packet. Another
letter In a woman's writing; also two
long, narrow strips Of paper. read
the letter:
MY Daughter: "If / am dead, this
will be given you on your twenty-hrst
birthday. The name under which l
pass Is not my own. l am the wife
you are the daughter-of Julian Lo-
ralne, of Herstal Abbey, Somersetshire.
How he treated me, why left him, are
matters upon which need not speak.
He was q Aend in human shape. l shall
never see him again. He does not
know whether l am alive or dead. l
tell you this, not that you may seek
him and claim the rights Of a daugh-
ter, but that you may shun and avoid
any one bearing his wicked name. He
is rich, but riches do not bring happi.
ness. Live your own sweet life, marry
good, honest man, and let your true
name, or the relationship you bear to
the man who so cruelty wronged me,
never pass your lips. II ever you feel
tempted to go to this man and say, l
am your daughter, think Of me and
the years of suffering he has caused
me. Let him die without knowing he
has q child so fair and loving as your.
self. Your affectlonate mother,
MARGARET Lorraine"
GuOEcIuDED IN oUR SEET)
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-10-01
IRRATIONAL PRESS ASSOCIATIONS

ashamed to do CO." I added with a
faint laugh.
He took no notice Of my self-depre-
citation.
Tell me all about yourself-as short
as possible, but pass over nothing"
So in a few words 1 told him the
story which, years ago, Julian Lorraine
had told me.
How was born in mld-ocean, and In
a curious way established some sort
of a claim on Mr.. Lorraine. My tale
was but half finished when Grant left
me, and l heard him in the outer Of
fee shouting for telegraphic forms in
way which scandalized the decorous
clerks. He wrote two messages rap
idly, threw down a sovereign, and
asked for some one to go at once to the
telegraph office. Then he seized me
by the arm.
Gomez he cried "all that trash
meaning the business papers-"Can
wait. Come with me-"
He swept me out Of the Office like
whirlwind, down the stairs, into the
street.
He shouted for a cab, and In mo-
ment we were tearing at full speed to-
ward our hotel. Had I not guessed
that something deeper, something con-
corning my own fate lay under his
excitement, l should have thought
Eustace Grant had suddenly gone mad.
No; knew that he had made some
discovery which wrought a great
change in everything.
What Is 1t? Tell me-" l said.
II can not. l can not speak. Wait
one minute"
"Tell me that it means good to Viola
and to me-"
He grasped my hand. Julian" he
said, ut means everything"
1 sunk back speechless. For a min
ute or two was willing to rest con-
tent with this bold assertion and ask
no more questions. / said no more
until we reached the hotel.
Grant carelessly threw money to the
cabman, passed his arm through mine,
and led me to our sitting-room at a
rate which made us the observed of all.
Once there, he grasped both my hands
and shook them vigorously. Then he
left me.
In minute he was back again. He
held two letters in his hand. He gave
me one.
She wrote this" he said; at is a
farewell, and was to have been given
you when you had learned all"
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-10-01
Mono 20 Mnafe.

The author of Campaigning in
South Africa and Egypt" gives a per-
tinent illustration of the virtue there is
in necessity. He had been asked by a
friendly Boer in Africa to go out shoot
mig. Accordingly, he writes, l took a
rife and a bag of cartridges and set
out for the appointed spot. When 1
met my friend, he said:
what have you got in that bag?
your dinner?"
NO." answered, Cartridges"
whereupon he roared with laughter.
"You Englishmen must be very rich"
said he. "They cost sixpence apiece
here"
Where are yOurs?" asked.
I'm this" he answered, tapping his
double-barrelled rifle.
"You don't intend to shoot much?"
1.-TWO spring bucks are all can
carry"
Suppose you miss!
Nobody misses when a cartridge
costs siXpence.
There was something instructive in
the remark. It perhaps proved why
the Beers had, in 1881, beaten the Eng
lish. For the Boer, unwilling to waste
his ammunition, will aim and take
down his rife dozen times, until he is
satisfied that he is going to get some
thing for his cartridge.
On the occasion in question my friend
got his two bucks, while / fred Eve
cartridges and got one.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-10-01

I'll ind place, know, somewhere;
And never have again to I'LL
That old chip basket-so / will.
"GOod-by, mamma" he sald-"goOd
byp
He thought his mother then would cry.
She only said, you going. dear?"
And didn't shed a single tear.
There, now" said Sammie Green, II
know
She does not care II do go.
But Bridget does. She'll have 10 Ill
That old chip basket-so she will,
But Bridget only said, well, boy,
You off for sure? I wish you Joy"
And Sammies little sister Kate,
Who swung upon the garden gate,
Said, anxiously, as he passed thro',
Tonight, whatever will you do
When you can't get no 'lasses spread
At supper time on top Of breads"
One block from home and sammis
Green's
Weak little heart was full Of fear.
He thought about RED Riding Hood;
The wolf that met her in the wood;
The bean-stalk boy, who kept SO mum
When he heard the giants Fee, 70,
fump
OF the dark night and the policeman,
Then poor SamInie homeward ran.
Quick thro' the alley-way he sped,
And crawled in thro' the old wood
shed,
The big chip basket he did fill;
He BACKED his shoes up with a will;
He washed his face and combed his
hair;
He went up to his mothers chair,
And kissed her twice, and then he said,
'I'd like some lasses top of bread"
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-10-01
DlaSRtlafled,

Peace and comfort are relative terms.
There is an old, old Irish story of threO
hermits in the wilderness, who, sick Of
the clamor Of the world, had sought
that safe retreat.
At the end Of q year Of silence, one
remarked, tits fine life we're having
herew
Not a another word was uttered I'M
til the end of another year, when the
second hermit replied:
1T ISL
Time went on, and when the third
year had elapsed, the last hermit
showing signs Of impotence at the
chatter Of his companions, broke in, II
I can't get peace here, I'll go back Il
the world"
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-10-01
A Mother,s AdrIo. 70 Her Bon.

Guard within yourself that treasure
kindness. Know how to give with
out hesitation, how to lose without re-
greet, how to acquire without meanness.
Know how to replace in your heart, by
the happiness Of those you love, the
happiness that may be wanting in your
self Keep the hope Of another life. It
Is there that mothes meet their sons
again. Love all Gods creatures. For
give those who are ill-conditioned, re-
sist those who are unjust, and devote
yourself to those who are great
through their virtue.-GeOrge Sand.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-10-01
Too Fad.


A prominent Washington physical,
who owns cranberry meadow on CapO
Cod, was entertaining an English cou-
sin some years ago, says the Post Of
that city,
One night at dinner cranberry
was on the table. The Englishman was
delighted with 1t. Indeed, he expressed
his pleasure so much and so often that
after he had returned to London the
doctor sent him over a barrel Of fine
Cape Cod cranberries. A month or so
passed, and then came a letter from the
Englishman.
my Dear So-and-So," 1t said, ut
was awfully good of you to send me
those berries, and I thank you. UnfOr-
tunately, they all soured on the way
over"
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-10-01

would send some one there to md my
doll"
The little girl believed the hole went
clear through the earth. and that the
queen could easily have the doll hunted
up on the other side.
The queen was much amused at this
petition; and though she was unable to
grant 1t, she could send a new doll to
the little girl, and this she proceeded
to do.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-10-01
Valuable Boots.

A fresh example of legal acumen
comes from a French police court.
"You say you have been robbed Of a
pair Of boots" said the magistrate
How much we're they worth?"
well" said the complainant, they
cost me originally twelve francs. But
/ have had them resoled four times at
an expense of three francs each time;
SO that makes altogether twenty-four
francs"
Clerk" said the judge, write: One
pair of boots worth twenty-four
francs"
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-10-01

An English journal reports a conn,
cal experience Of a musician in a quiet
Kentish village.
He happened to be in the place over
Sunday, and went to the little parish
church, where, after service he was
introduced to the Organist and invited
to try the organ.
AS he began to play. the people gath
cred about to look and listen. BY and
by, in the course of his improvisation,
he introduced a piece of rather rapid
pedal-playing, upon which a rustic
youth blurted out:
BLOW me if he amt playing and
dancing to 1t himself"
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-10-01

Recently Queen Victoria received a
petition from a little girl which was
quite irresistible in its way, The let
ters addressed by unknown persons to
the queen do not usually meet her eye,
as their number is great and their
character often indicative Of unsound
minds; but the epistle from this child
the queens secretary deemed worthy to
be brought to her attention.
It began thus: Dear Queen.-I let
my doll fall into a hole in the noun
tain; and as know that the other side
Of the world belongs to you, wish you
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-10-01
just what she Said.

It is not always wise to dispute peo-
pie, even when their assertions seem
absolutely mistaken. The Pittsburg
Christian Advocate gives this story Of
a census-taker's error:
Mrs. Pilgrlm-Now, these boys are
sisters.
The Census aker-No, you mean
brothers.
Mrs. Pllgrim-No, sir; mean Just
what l say; they are my sisters. She
lives next door in the red house.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-10-01
An Anateur

The Buffalo News reports the sharp
saying Of woman who may not be an
art critic, but who has some gift Of ex-
preston.
your husband painted the house
himself this spring. didn't he?" asked
one Of her neighbors.
well, yes" was the wlfe's answer;
II suppose he got some OF the paint on
the house, but you wouldn't think so
II you could see his clothes"
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-10-01

There are SO coal mines in Indiana,
with an invested capital of s1,919, 1879,
which mined last year S,7a7, $50 tons oe
coal. The amount paid in wages waS
So, 1885, 1858, which shows the average
cost of mining sos per ton.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-10-01

Power developed by Niagara Falls
and transmitted to Buffalo by elce-
tricity will cost $50 per horse power
year, saving of $40 per horsepower
for average lots.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-10-01

would have opened
it.
stop a mo-
ment," he said.
This one is a let
ter which on her
deatbbed Viola's
mother told me to
give her daughter
on her twenty-frst
birthday. YourWife
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-10-01

It has been asserted repeatedly Ly
English and other European writer's
that the wastefulness of the United
States is prodigious, The value OF the
materials treated as refuse or the care
less waste in handling of products not
SO regarded would support in aflu-
ence one of the smaller nations Of Eu-
rope.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-10-01

Cascarets Candy Cathartic, the most won.
der,ul medical discovery Of the age, pleas
ant and refreshing to the taste. acts gently
and positively on Kidneys, liver and bowels,
cleansing the entire system, dispels colds,
Cures headache, fever habitual consipa-
ton and biIiousness. Please buy and try a
box Of c. q. c. to-day; 0, 2S, 50Cents. Sold
and guaranteed to cure by all druggists.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-10-01

The position OF a break in subma-
rine cable is located by measuring the
electricity needed TO charge tho re-
naming unbroken part.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-10-01

William Schacffer, Of Llnnville,
Montgomere county, Pa, once made u
cane which was composed of 1864 diff
ferent pieces of wood. comprising tim
Der of loo species and 235 varieties
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-10-01
CHAPTER XIII.

URIoUS as It may
seem, 1 pressed
Grant no more to
make a premature
revelation of the
mystery. His warn
ing words, his SOL
emn assertion that
1 had nothing to
hope for, when
Joined to the re-
membrance Of vi
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-10-01

"Date7 jcwelry and 'lucky" orna-
ments are always in more or less de-
mand.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-10-01

Books bound in the skin OF departed
friends are said, by the London Figaro,
to be the fashion now in Paris. So
are cigarette eases, tobacco pouches,
pocket-bools ane prayer books made of
the skin of notorious criminals,
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-10-01

The spides and IT'S wed furnish the
model for gold and gem brooch.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-10-01
CHILDREN'S CORNER.
ITEMS FOR THE
BOYS AND GIRLS.
II aR Going to Run AwAy"-Knsw the
Princosa-NouO to Wasto-A Use for n
Queen Mistaken for Onco-Mothor'S
Advice

m going now to
run away"
Said little Sammie
Green, one day,
Then l can do
just what !
choose.
I'll never have to
black my shoes,
Or wash my face,
or comb my
hair,
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-10-01

CasCarets stimulates liver, kidneys and
bowels. Never sicken, weaken or grippe.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-10-01

We don't believe little man here
will be big man in heaven.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-10-01
A Household Necessity.

Flower garnitures are IN great de-
mand for trimming ball dresses.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-10-01

opon faced watches lead the fashion.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-10-01

Pour boiling water through frnit
stains.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-10-01

Just try l0c box of CascaretS, the finest
liver and bowel regulator ever made.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-10-01

A great deal Of stealing is being
done that does not go by that name.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-10-01

Beat carpets on the wrong side
FIRST.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-10-01

Canada has thirty street railways,