davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-03-28
GUARD AGAINST BULLETS
The Use OF Chain Amor In the
British Army

Setting aside at once all talk about
projections that are perfectly bullet
proof. / give you my assurance that
an immense number Of the officers OF
our army and navy who 20 on foreign
service. especially when one of unr
little wars" Is expected. prov ldq
themselves with certain easily regos.
nized projections.
These, mind you. are welt known mr..
ticles Of trade TO the sergice. The
comnonest and most useful tyne ~
these projections consist of flue hSntt.
tifully tempered single chains, inclosed
In soft leather. which run along Tho
shoulders down the outer side of tho
arms and over certain parts Of tho
body. These can either be sewn into
particular tunic or they can no ad.
justed separately and put on like har.
ness. Take II absolutely, hundreds
upon hundreds Of sets are sold. Tho
most valuable Of MI chains. in conuec.
ton with accoutrcments, are those
which guard the head, and In cases
where the regular cap or helmet IL not
sufficiently protected In thia wov
specially made chains are sewn inside
the same and covered by the lining.
only those who have been I'm actual
conflict know how valuable all tho
chains mentioned are In minimizing
the enect OF sword cuts. As regards
protection from sword and bullet. tho
general belief Of officers nowadnya
seems to be In thoroughly tanned
leather, and great quantities Of tight
hitting leather uncertainties are mali.
for officers, the favorite patron-said
TO be the invention of the late sjr
Richard Burton--being that which
forms not too prominent ridge down
the center Of the chest. I have heard
innumerable stories from officers Of
bullets which have been diverted In
some degree by these leather tnn,cs
some OF which are lined with wovo,,
steel wire. or course, none of tbesa
things are supposed to he an absolute
protection, but only a sort Of paliIa.
tive.--Tid Bits. '''.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-03-28
Malt.lnk Mic.

You have all heard OF singing n,ice. 2.
and some of you may rernsmb-r an ar.
ticls thar we printed about them q
year or two ago. But did you ever
bear Of ''waitzins mleeg II seems
tina, there IL family Of such little
creatures Ia Japan. not onr family. Of
course, but u regular species with thar
unique Characteristic.
These mice are about th. same .iEs
ns the common Kind. bur they are
Spsckled with white and black alout
the neck. They have a habit of whlFi,
Ing around and around for hours nj
time. with only short stops. perhaps To
get breath, Aud they " hiFi in couples
too, Just as human tcing2 ~. tstt
much more rapidly Indeed. they rn
80 last that they appear 10 D. itsiIs.
rings ~ black aud white.
IL u said that tho .'waitzinF mania
selkes them nearly always whits they
are running .nud cSsu when they arr
attempting to escape from an furmv.
they VIII suddenly stop rlinulag ma
20 to whirling
fhcre Is some reason for thi. ~
course, as there IL for everything IN
nature. but We have not heard WIN
that reason may h. u cprtniUIy IL i
very Inconvenience trait, M titaHW for
u gives the pursuing rurmy gDosI
chance To gobblr them W.. phlladSt
phla Times
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-03-28

Courtship In Tennessee is neither ro-
mantle nor Of long duration. At least
this is the case among the crackers.
as shown by story told In the Wash
ington Star: 81 was In what Ia known
as the flag pond district of Unicoi
county, Tenn.," said a travelling man,
when young man rode up in front
Of the cabin where was stopping and
spoke to girl who was dipping water
from a spring. 'Howdy, SalT 'Howdy.
TOmr Come, jump on the boss an
go to Erwin with me- What furY
Ter git married. But yo' hain't done
co'ted me yit.' Il know I hain't, but
I've done been too pestered with work.
] allus Intended ter marry yer,
though But / hain't got no clos. re.
monstrated the girl. Well, we'll Jess
ride on yon side OF Erwin to Sister
Mays In the cove an I'll git yer a
dress 'Sho'ly, TomT 'Sho'Iy, SAL
What kim of dressT Best thar IA
In loves sto'.' Not another word was
said. Sal dropped the bucket and
jumped on the horse, shouting to her
mother: MAN, me an Tom IL going
ter git married at Erwin. Well be by
here In the mornin'.' The mother
started as IL TO call her back, but the
horse was galloplng down the lane,
and she went and carried In the bucket
OF water without COMMONWEALTH
ington Star.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-03-28

There is no other country in which
foresf products are 80 layishly used as
in the United States. On the other
hand, no other country was originally
so well supplied with forest growth.
The census returns show that the per
capita consumption OF lumber in this
country has increased for every decade
since 1860 at the rate Of from 20 to 25
per cent The United States consumes
of forest products for each inhabitant
double that consumed in Russia, ten
times that of Great Britain, four times
that Of France, five times that OF Ger
many, and eight times that of Italy.
Never mind what our forest resources
are. we are using them up at so rapid a
rate that the next generation will find
heavy forest growth as scarce in the
United States as in Europe, and COM
manding fully as high price. The
consumption of saw logs and pulp wood
is far ahead of their growth, though
cord wood and spout growth are in
creasing faster than the cutting de-
mand.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-03-28
rnn rn,c,.nn ,cM r,lAen.
winter sports la the Msan,sin. OF
Ea.tern California

ssg
WINTER sp ..s,,.,rnia
49,. ,, ,,,,,,..-
An Ice ps'iace has J"''
ed at Truckee, Cal IL Is coNereu Win
Prom two 10 ten inches OF solid Ice.
, ,o,, suda aatolns n and ON
a eVsea
Christmas day hundreds OF peopis shos
down the Icy slides
An Ice palace ~ all very wen, W.
we do not think that " IN c.ien, 49,
to be q good advertisement Tor Sah-
fornia- In most OIL the northern nenr
isphere, at the present writing, tnere
Is superabundanee OF ice. feopio
are leaving their homes TOT me WIN
ter, but not In search OF ice. ihefo-
fore, when they hear that an zee Pal
ace IL one Of the attractions 81 True
kee, Cal, they VIII be- apt 70 revise
their Judgment OF California.
But they would De IN error. JAIL
fornia's physical condition N most Pc
culiar. Truekee Is up ON inc Ners SUM
init OF the Sierra Nevada mountains,
in the extreme eastern part OF tle
state. The mountains rise there, Ia
not many miles, from the tefule sac
ramento Valley, where nowsfs are
blooming ia the open air, "a an alti'
tude OF ZOO fest. IL u upon IDS
sharp ridge that Trtlckce slts-stickins
up like sore thumb. which III s,tiiis
other respects she resembles, lfhchns
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-03-28


The thoughtful student of curren.
events can scarcely doubt that Eng
land, maddened by the designing gods,
Is fatuously pursuing her land-grab-
bling policy to her own destruction. For
now comes the astounding revelation
that she has nipped OF the top Of Min
nesota. No nation that had not grown
reckless to the degree of Irresponsible
ity would take liberties with the boun-
dairy Of the state of Knute Nelson, Ig-
natius Donnelly and Jim HILL ANY one
Of those gentlemen should be sufficient
to ward the integrity of state. That
an assault was made upon the common
wealth which contains all three OF them
shows that the assailant is simply
eE-zy.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-03-28

The San Francisco Chronicle has spe-
cial information from San Diego as to
important railway building enterprises
on the west coast OF Mexico, from which
the conclusion Is drawn that another
year will see the completion of a road
TO the ports of Topic and Mazatlan, and
possibly San Bias. 1t Ia learned thar the
Central Railway is about to be extended
to a Pacific port, either Mazatlan or
San Bias, probably the former. The
country between Guadalajara and San
Bias Is full Of tremendous barrancas,
which have thus far defied the highest
engineering skill, and railroad builders,
after attempting repeated surveys, have
given up the task, calling that strip Of
country the toughest In North America.
The present plan Is, therefore. to avoid
this section and work northward from
the port Of Topic. The Central, after
reaching Topic. will then extend its line
north and northeasterly to connect with
a branch of the International. which
will connect Durango with Mazatlan.
The International is at work on this
branch and 1t will soon open up rich
mining and sugar country.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-03-28

A careful investigation OF tne u
records dIscioses the fact thai VEG
ret several millions Of acres =.
lands In Oklahoma yet subject v Il
stead entry and settlement N
II has generally been undeis'eo'
all the lands In Oklahoma o. 100
cultural purposes are already g..
but such In not the fact. Os'hs j
method adopted for the opening y
lands to settlement. In many ~.
high ms Ave or ak persons wou'a
on q single track on the day Of wy
and rather than stand the srpep'
contest. or run the risk OF o'na'
bic, would, unknown to eseh :
abandon the land. Again. 'ne
race for lands az those openings :,
tracts near the cities or PROPOSE ~
sites and along the lines Of fa'u y
and thus many hundreds o. !
equally a. good farms a. are y
homa we're pascsd over In the "''
for homes. - !.
Il ia true that . large portion y
yet unclaimed public lands aIs ~
for stock-raisins than for ssrie ea'
purposes: yet there are stilI huno. I.
good homes awaiting the takins !,
country and undoubtedly 2 ls,s y
Der OF eastern people Will 'aas ~. =
taxe of the same the coming seas0'
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-03-28
A writer in Harper's weekly states

A writer In Harper's Weekly states
that Cripple Greek. Colo, embraces an
area with a radius Of not more than
three miles. 1t contains. all told, per-
haps eight or ten square miles Of
ground. This at the outside would
yield six or seven hundred full claims.
On these there would be possibility
of finding rich veins enough to bear the
cost Of working. There are in the dis
trict. 50 far, some twelve thousand To-
Gated claims, from which one may judge
of the probable value Of most Of them.
OF these twelve thousand claims, Of
course the many are merely fractional.
About thirteen hundred are patented
and have title established, but only two
hundred are shipping ore. I'm other
words, there are ten thousand odd
claims in the district that so far as de-
veloped are practically worth nothing
At all"
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-03-28
A Coed nrpl,

= number IT prominent litcrary mrn
were at one time gathered together Is.
Wen known chop honsc In New YORK..
me conversation was. ~ course, brit
hant, and the rcpartec sparkIe.i with
mlrth and wit During y lnll In tic tnIk
tbe door was slowly opened. and an old
southern dlrkey. grizzlcd with age
pokfd his head In. and then slowly
drcw his body after him A waiter ian.
mediately started to eject him. when
one OF the gentlemen cried ont. wait
~ molnentl let's see what he wants..
me old darkcy hobblrd up To the tahls
Where this gentleman sat and held o,,t
ms NAT. Throwing wink to his neigh
DORIS. the gentleman took tho hnt. ana
making show Of placing sniuetl,ine
INTO u, brayely passed IL on 10 tho noxt
gentleman. who did likewise. The hat
made tour Of the entire room. to thr
pulzich wonder Of the ,larkey Tbc
last man to receive 1t snIetnnly handcd
" pack. With very polite bow. saving
mere, sir. don't You think Won have
something to be thankful forr' The
uid dhrkey looked slowly round tbc
company. and mechanically taking thc
nat SAID: "Gen'mcu. rs indeed tanh fut
uat Is chen got dc hat back The rn.
ply was so thoroughly enjoyed by the
company that the Old darkey left tho
place n much richer man than he had
entered it.--.Harpcrs Round Table
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-03-28

Mrs. Christine Tcrhune Hcrrtck In
the February ~. Nicholas descr,bes the
clever work that g ID. Gibson did as n
boy In cutting figures from paper or
mis- boyhood she writes:
Until Dana was ten years old ba v.s
rather quiet. stay-at-home lIttIe fei.
low. lie was fond Of fun of n drv Hind
ana occasionally there Womb come =
nash OF sarcnsm that showed his wita
were not confined TO his finger Tins
~ ne grew older and became Interest
60 IN outdoor sports. and madn hovish
friendships. his paper.cutting hogan 10
pe neglected. and when he was aho,,,
fourteen years of age he laid down his
snears' In their place he took nm The
ms slight sketch must close ~ ,hc
very outset OF Mr.. Gibson's nr,ist,, ,'
reer. He was only sixteen wears ala
wnen ne entered the New york Al
,,'.ae ns a pupil. and nc IL not vel
,'lfy. NO one san say how much az
nls wonderful skill he owes IN No ,,.,t,,
sns y, eye and hand he upconsclousiy
saVe himself as boy; hut II Il oas,. y,
uhce IN his scissors sIlho,cttcs ,to
poWer ne Possesses In an eminent ~.
srve IN giving picture In n few c,oar
oha'1,ys .roses. The direct vision OF his
childhood he has never lost O" y -"
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-03-28

In the matter OF purchasingl, , ,g'
housekceper must use COCO ,.sps,lur
going TO market and not seeets
selection of ber meats ana i,,tls
70 an Ignorant order boy. : I lar
pericnce will enable ons - nd II
know the best cuts OF meats sas,o
markctman sees that ms ,has
knows what she wants anu Ipfe
will not be satisfied Win me
meats, he will servo her ~ buy
II IL generally cconomlca, md ne
highest grades OF groceries. nd Is q
IA the hest goes further vs. and
readily susceptible 70 chaht
riations.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-03-28

YES, l had to give Plates his 70.
lease" explained the base ball laron
He was good player. but the dr,ni,
habit was growing on him and he hn,,
become unreliable" "au
"Ah. ! see" said the sporting 30
porter. Ills batting avernre was ~. w..
high. Buffalo Express. 'oo
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-03-28

One Andrew Gleason. a Washington
politician who aspires to represent
his party at the national con-
vention, gave vent to the following
touching strain OF eloquence the other
day:
Gents, | can't make speech, but
here's $20-go and get something to
take"
II after this the shades of Henry, CAL
houn, Clay and Webster didn't turn
pea-green with envy and sneak into
their shrouds it's because they have lost
all sense of distinguishing great ora
tory.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-03-28
- 49, -
The Household HumorI.,

Mrs. Wickwire-You don't know what
a grief It Is to have husband who
thinks he IA funny.
Mrs. Waits What IL the troub,o
dear? ''
Il asked him last evening To brln,
home some good up-to-datc IIteratnro
and he brought a bundle of almanac J;
indianapolis und.) Journal
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-03-28

Prof. A. C. Totten of New Haven has
issued calendar good for 67.713.250
years. 1t is said to have very simple
key. and Is evolved on a cycle OF 1,600,-
900 years.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-03-28

English liberals are said to be after
Lcrd Salisbury's scalp. If one can Judge
from photographs they will have need
70 chalk their fingers.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-03-28

New York's financial condition can
not be 50 bad as has been supposed. She
Is purchasing weekly large quantities
Of horsemeat in Canada.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-03-28

Belva Lockwood has been disbarred
for charging too large fee. This. how
ever, Ia contingency which many a
woman lawyer need not worry about.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-03-28

A royal duke Is said to have reached
this country by way of San Francisco,
This must be regarded as very serious
affront to New York
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-03-28

Ata village wedding 10 Hcf'1
shire recently the ciergymsn 49,,
bridegroom iha usual aucss'en y
he wss willing 10 take tho von
be his welded wife. aud. nc 4
scratching his head for ssoae
two replied. "Ay. I'm Willing.
rather hac her sister. - l,pndol
srsph.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-03-28
An Illinois man who died recently
had thirty-two coats. And still they
say there's no style In the west

Ths fireman who struck Corbstt the
other day Is surprised to ind he has
made one OF the most pronounced hits
Of the season.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-22
They Stayed Inside.

John Cullinane keeps licensed saloon at
GA AZ street southwest and last Sunday
the police of the fourth precinct claim that
they converted the house into a prison for
several hours. The proprietor had been
suspected Of violating the Sunday law, and
Sergt. Daley watched the place Sunday
night, hoping he would get an opportu-
nifty to enter the place when sales were
being made. Mr.. Cullinane stood at the
front door, so it is alleged, and permitted
several men to enter the hall, but when
the sergeant went across the street the
door was closed to him, and he had to be
content with remaining on the outside An
officer was sent to the rear of the place in
order that any one leaving there might be
seen and summoned witness later on
This was during the morning hours and a
watch was kept on the house until 6
o'clock, and during this time none of the
men left the place.
Mr.. Cullinane had something to say about
the action of the police. and 1t is now
charged that he violated the law making
profanity an offense, as we'll as the Sunday
liquor law. These charges were filed in the
Police Court yesterday, and Lawyer Shil-
lington, representing the defendant, de-
manded jury trial. The case was con-
tinued until next week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-22
WHAT THE CoLoRED YOUTHS NEED.
Ex-senator Bruce COmmends The
Stars Industrial Campaign.

To the Editor Of The Evening Star:
The course of your journal relative to
the establishment of Industrial schools in
the District Of Columbia Is wise and emf
nently appropriate at this time The ten
dency Of the times is to make all labor
skilled. not only in the interest of the in
dividual worker, but of the community
who will appropriate and consume his pro-
ducts Improvement in the quality and
the volume Of the utilities that spring
from labor demand improvement by special
training in the skill Of the producer. The
skill that was formerly obtained and is
still derived from systems of apprentice
ship Is now largely secured, in advanced
communities, from industrial schools. The
youth of all races demand this. but es-
ptcially Is this need of the colored
youths, who, from reasons we'll unders TODD,
are deprived of the advantages obtained
by apprenticeship in the different mechan-
ical and Industrial pursuits.
Elementary education Is necessary for
the ordinary requirements of business, and
the advantages of the High Schools are
Indispensable, not simply for the knowl-
edge bestowed, but for the mental develop
ment that shall equip the man for the
prac t1cal uses of his knowledge. Neither
the elementary nor higher instruction sup
piled by existing institutions gives the tech
meal knowledge and the practical skill
that are necessary in practical life We
cannot dispense with the former class Of
schools but they are incomplete and will
partially fall Of their purposes unless sup
piemented by the special instruction that
comes from direct industrial education.
Some of the southern states are awakening
to the value of such instruction. The spe-
clal needs of the colored youth have been
provided for at Hampton, Va; Nashville
Tenn; Tuskegee, Ala, and other localities
There is in my judgment, no community
north or south where the needs of the
colored classes for instruction of this char
acter are more pressing and imperative
than here in the District of Columbia.
You ought to receive and l believe will
receive, the hearty support of the citizens
OF Washington in your efforts In this move
ment. which proposes to give to the youth
better qualifications for earning a liveli-
mood, and larger opportunities for exercis-
ing them. Such institutions in our midst
Will not merely minister to the conven-
ience and comfort of the people, but will
reduce the number Of idlers among us, and
protect society from the many disturbing
Inichiefs that always spring from the idle
classes. B. K BRUCE
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-22
NOT QUITE READY.
Electric Line Open to Arlington in a
Few DAVIS.


Few Days.
The officials Of the Washington, Alex
andria and Mount Vernon Railway Com
pany expected to have their line opened to-
day for travel as far as Arlington, but the
trial trip of Wednesday, and more particu-
larly the official trip made yesterday, dis
closed that there were a few adjustments
of wires and other small changes yet to tie
made, which caused the formal opening to
be postponed for day or two 1t is hoped,
however, to have everything in shape by
tomorrow and to run tine trains regularly
thereafter.
The time made on yesterdays trip was
much better than on the previous day, and
on several occasions the speed attained
was equal to forty-fve miles an hour.
There was no trouble of any kind, but, Of
course, the machinery did not work as
smoothly as it will after it has been in use
a few days. The party making the second
trip consisted of the following officials:
Washington, Alexandria and Mount Yer
President Park Agnew, Directors ID. c.
Leech, New York; J. s. Swartz, Philadel-
phia; Superintendent B. P. Flint, Chief
Engineer S. G. Brosius, Consulting En-
gineer w. B. Upton and Superintendent Of
Motive Power J. Colvin. Metropolitan Rail-
nett, Assistant Engineer A. M. Brosius
Capital Traction Company-General Super
intendent D. S. CARL, Chief Engineer H. A.
Belden. Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Superintendent of Trains ]. ]. Cooper, SUI
perintendent of Signal Department NJ.
Smith.
The inspection also comprised the various
properties Of the company at Four Mile
Run and in Washington, and everything
was found to be in first-class condition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-22
THE LABOR BODIES.
Meetings Last Night of Various Or
ganiza lions.


The regular weekly meeting of District
Assembly No. &c. knights Of Labor, was
held last evening.
After adjournment 1. was announced that
the District Assembly had Endorsed the
action of the Federation of Labor in refer
ence to the beer trouble; also that a re-
quest had been received from" the South
Washington Citizens Association to second
Its efforts in protesting to the District
CO mmissioners against the garbage reduc-
ton plant at the foot of South Capitol
street
1t was also stated that the legislative
committee reported that the municipal con-
tract bill, which was passed by the Senate
Wednesday, will be brought up in the
House tomorrow by Mr. Babcock, chair
Engineers Union, No. 667S, of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor met last evening
in weekly session at Arion Hail.
communication from President Gompers
of the A. F. Of l.. was read, in which Mr.
Gompers stated that his organza ton was
ready at all times to assist the trade
unions of Washington whenever any of
them see fit to call upon 1t.
w. c. Broley was elected a delegate to
the Central Labor Union, vice Henry VIII
lett, resigned. Two new members were
elected, and the constitution and bylaws
were adopted.
1t was determined to meet in future at
Electrical Workers Hall, the membership
having increased to such an extent that the
quarters heretofore used are too small.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-22
Broke Up the Picnic.

Two days before last Christmas a party
of men who had bought a keg of beer at
the brewery went over on the flats south
Of the mall and had a picnic. Three police
men who heard of the social gathering
went over there, and the men who were
enjoying the beer deserted the keg and
fed. John Gauley was there, but was not
arrested at the time, although the police
said he used bad language. But he was
arrested last night, and Judge Kimba1l
heard the case this morning.
Il didn't use any bad language" said the
prisoner, after he had heard the police
mans complaint, "and l was not with the
other men,"
The fact that he was arrested 80 long
after the commission of the alleged of
Tense did him no more good than did his
denial, for he was fined.