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The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-06-02
JACKSON WAS TlCKlED.
He Was Also Robbed Of . Fine Diamond
Stud.

He Was Also Robbed Of . Fine Diamond
Stud.
Frank jackson of New Rochelle told
the police Of Mount Vernon, N. Y, re-
Gently that a woman had robbed him Of
a valuable diamond stud. jackson said
ne was in barber shop near the New
Rochelle railroad station, getting
shaved, when young woman named
Lizzie Laraino, and with whom he was
slightly acquainted, entered the shop
and began conversing with him.
While the barber was strapping the
razor Jackson says the woman tickled
him under the chin with one hand and
with the other she deftly unscrewed his
diamond stud, which was hidden by u
towel. Then she bade him goodby and
laughingly said, "I'll meet you at
Mount Vernon.
jackson told the police that he didn' t
miss the stud until he started to put ON
his COLLAR. The woman was traced by
detectives to Mount Vernon and from
there to New York.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-06-02
TALK OF THE HOUR.

The Philadelphia Record tells of q
wistaria vine in Bucks county 15O feet
in length.
A party Of students Of Johns Hopkins
university Of Baltimore will start in
June for jamaica, where biological
laboratory has been established for the
summer.
An old war veteran died recently in
Kentucky. 1t was u mule that served
without scratch through the whole
war.
Many hundreds Of sheep have died i'm
Montana through eating the poisonous
plant larkspur.
Burglars Cracked four safes In
Rochester the other night and got only
ei.0s.
The order recently issued by Attorney
General McKenps allowing sheep to
pasture on the Cascade range has been
received with great Joy in Oregon.
From many points In Kansas come re-
ports of the ravages Of the cankerworm,
one of the most troublesome pests known
tn orchardists.
The only accident Of the first days
trial of the electric third rail system be-
tween Hartford and New Britain. Conn,
was the killing Of dog which stepped
ON the third rail.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-06-02

7 Representative r. q. De Graffenreid
Of Texas, u new member who has not
pet had an opportunity to display his
bratorioal abilities in the house, but
who has a reputation at home second to
no man in the state, has boen selected
80 deliver the principal address at the
Fourth Of July celebration Of Tammany
Hall in New York city. This Is a high
honor In the Democratic household and
one usually accorded to some man Of
national reputation. .-Washington Post.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-06-02
Yels At Liberty .. Preach.

A man calling himself Elijah Jones
and protesting sanotification has been
playing star engagement a. q rsli-
Atous evangelist Of the Methodist faith
In Atlanta recently, and created great
deal Of interest and aroused much zeal
among the faithful by the earnestness
VI his demeanor and the sincerity Of
his piety The local police force received
information Of the escape Of one Sam
Giles from the Jail at Huntsville, Ala,
and in some remarkable way the de-
scription Of Giles Tailed wonderfully
with the features and general make up
Of Jones. Detective Smith arrested him,
and he admitted that he was the Sam
Giles wanted at Huntsville for grand
larceny. Atlanta Constitution.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-06-02

From Luchow, China, comes the news
that Miss Hsu. daughter Of one Of the
gentry, was married recently to q red
flower vase, which was q substitute for
her dead betrothed, son Of the vice chan
cellor Of the Pekins Imperial academy
and former optimus Of Hanlin academy.
The young man died recently just be-
fore the wedding day, and the bride
vowed to forswesr marriage and OBJ
serve her widowhood in the family of
her botrothed; hence the curious mar
riage ceremony to q vase.
A memorial will be sent to the en-
peror asking him TO erect q granite arch
ut Luchow to commemorate the bride q
virtue.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-06-02

I Matthew Heating, n barkeeper. was
sent to the City hospital in 81. Louis
recently with q fractured skull. from
which he may die. His wife Is In Gus
tody. charged with having inflicted the
Injury. She says that Heating came
home under the influence of liquor and
began beating her. Ho was chasing her
with q knife, she says, when she turned
on him with q heavy beer glass and
beat him on the head. st. Louis Re-
oublic.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-06-02

Oh, when will prosperity come 10 the lsndi
"As soon ~ we settle the tariff
Oh, when will the mills be sblaze ON tho hills
And when will cash tingle I'm all OF the tills
And the winds ripple music all over the rillss
"As soon NJ we settle the tariff"
And that In the answer they re giving us now
"As soon NJ we scttle the tariff
And that IN the way they sre talking each day,
While the pcoplc are bothered with bilio they
must pay,
And they'll talk tai the Judgment. with moth
ing to say
But As soon ~ we ssttie the tariff"
Atlanta Constitution.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-06-02

The Chronicles Paris correspondent
says that the Duo d'Alencon. in accord
anoo with VOW taken immediately aft
er the funeral Of his wife, who was one
Of the victims Of the recent FIRE at the
Charity bazaar, will shortly enter q
novitiate with the Dominioans, with
the object Of preparing for holy orders.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-06-02

II Ia said that many of the emigrants
who have lately been pouring into Louis
lana have come from the western wheat
raising districts and intend to carry ON
the same line of farming In their new
homes The hard times, which many
western farmers have felt severely have
induced them to move TO the south and
begun life over again.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-06-02

Governor Bradley Of Kentucky at
tended the Nashville centennial on Ken
tuoky day, but positively refused to
abandon his white felt hat for silk
one.
Ex-Governor Goodell Of New Hamp-
shire, as president Of the State Law and
Order league, has just won victory
for the cause Of temperance by forcing
Ave Of Manc saloons to close.
Mr.. Mason w. Sheriff., the Oldest
Baptist in Kentucky, has been deacon
for 80 years. At the June session Of
Kentucky Baptists he will be the only
delegate present who attended the first
session In 1881.
Marie Lehman, who accompanied
her sister Lilli Lehman ON her recent
visit to this country, has returned to
Vienna, where she was for many years
q singer In the Royal Opera House. -
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-06-02

The last remaining granddaughter Of
Alexander Won Humboldt. Mathilde vor
Humboldt, died recently in Rome.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-06-02
ABOUT PEOPLE.

Judge A. T. Wood of Enterprise,
Miss, recently gave banquet in men,
ory Of the late Justice L. q. O. Lamar.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-06-02

The Philadelphia Record tells Of q
wistaria vine i'll Bucks county $50 feet
in length.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-04-24
FRILLS OF FASHION.

With the long-sleeved evening and
theater waists now in vogue two-button
kid gloves are worn.
Among the newest knick-knacks for
the boudoir writing desk are dainty lit
tie silver letter weighers.
Very large silver serving spoons are
seen in vast array. Such spoon makes
an acceptable wedding gift.
Milady's favorite stone seems now to
be the amthyst. This jewel Is seen
set in large variety OF stick pins and
brooches.
The latest ties are OF black satin,
with white figures, and the newest
ruffs for the neck are Of grauffred
Japanese silk.
The latest OF the new shades OF green
constantly appearing is named after
seaweed and seasbells, to convey the
water-green tint effects.
Laces In very odd applications are
seen on the handsomest evening wraps
Of velvet. Most Of the cloaks now
worn at the opera are lined with fur.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-04-24

IN debt 10 the storekeepers. The local
storekeepers received their pay In kind.
In fact. everything was drifting back
to the old times before money was In
vented. And this was not In one sec
ton only. but in large sections My
impression is continues MIR. Dodge,
@that IL some thoughtful plan could ps
suggested. Il would be quite possible
to educate all the agricultural people
OF the country TO understand that =
man who was thrifty and honest anu
sober and prompt can always 10 sohit
way get some money. II is very hard
thing. We do not understand II AZ All
here, because we have so much money
moving among US; but II every ime
we went to store We were unable 70
buy anything except on credit, u we
had no money TO pay down 10 enable
US 10 reap the advantage Of cash pay
ments-we would begin 70 be frettni
| came from Indianapolis with THIS
impression, and have only yentured
to submit Il because feel so deeply
that unless those Of Us In the more
favored parts Of the country under
stand the condition OF our brothers ana
our fellow-eitlzens In the other parts
OF the country unless We bring about
some wise methods for their RELIEF
when the year OF 1900 comes We SHAH
be swamped with an infinitely more
powerful vote against Us than duFihs
this last election"
There Is some consolation IN the
fact that the sleepy old East y al last
waking up to the seriousness of the
situation, and that she il also seriously
watching which way the political ca
Is likely 10 jump Ia 1900,
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-04-24
SOME POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

man "a never so badly fooled as
when he imagines he thoroughly I'M
derstands woman.-W Washington
Post.
or course man may defraud his
creditors in this world, but he will find
the devil to pay in the next.--DalIas
News.
People who have diamonds always
think It fashionable to wear them.
while those who have none think other
wise.--London Truth.
AS means of promoting peace In a
country lot OF disappearing guns are
better than concealed deadly weapons.
Philadelphia Times.
Because young man wears a large
chrysanthemum on ha puttoned coat
is no sure sign that he has on a clean
shirt. Seymour, Ind, Democrat.
The needle Is true to the pole. but
that Is only natural. That which has
never been reached is always apt to be
an object ~ DESIRE Rockford, ILL.,, Re-
public.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-04-24

A nnmber OF Oklahoma s..
awe fed and been pleased Win -.
are known as pie melons a. . -.
OF the food for cattle, hogs ara -.
saws Bulletin SO OF that station -.
melon resembles watermslo. a,..s
grows to a large size. In .'solIa 49,.
and gives an enormous crop. appars..
~ suffering less from drouth IN. 4.
NEST crops. II ihriyes 40 wei, a., =
objection Is made 10 II from IN -,
that the andigested seeds OF usls..
fed 10 cattle often cause the CROWN 4
crop where II Is not wanted. A .ss,a'
men OF the green seeded variety -.
recently analysed by the chemls. =
the Oklahoma experiment station n.
dry substance Was only per cent !,
the total weight. while turnips hars
about ~ per cent Of dry saha,anes
Turnips have one-hatf more pro,sln /,
heterogeneous matter. but less fat. Ala.
less fiber and slightly more az chs.
carbohydrates The melon Is the SIRE,
crop and probably would give tarxe,
yield. even under favorable conditions.
Il Is not readily injured BY frost. sors
farmers prefer 70 have the shell snrs-
what softened BY freezing before feed.
Ing. While apparently much rallks
the composition OF the dry sris,snss
OF these melons is nearly the sane &
that OF the dry substance Of cora ID.
silage. The latter. however. has mseA
more dry substance-in many tases
three times as much. The adspsaasa
OF these melons 10 this climate. sse-
ducing large crops even in angsYeFaass
years. and the fact that they are rala-
table 10 stock and have 4 fair fesGias
value. suggests the pFoprisfy Of CIV.
Ing them more exteadea trial Thsy
may b. fed ia connection Elth h-aa.
middsings or cotton seed CAKE.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-04-24

Much interesting data about the
occupations Of the American people is
given in bulletin OF the eleventh CEN
sus Just made public. 1t shows that
the entire number Of people engaged in
occupations Of all kinds in 1890 was
22.735,66 OF the whole number Of
working people the females form 1872
per cent. Divided by classes, the work.
ing people of the country are as fol-
lows: Agriculture, fisheries and min
ing, 9,013, 1856; professional, 944.333; do
mestic and personal service, 4,360.577;
trade and transportation, 1926, 122;
manufacturing and mechanical indus
tries, 5,091 80. Considerable more than
four-ffths of the illiterate male popu-
lation OF the country and over one
fourth Of the iHiterate femcle popula-
tion are working. Over 50 per cent
OF the workingmen are married, over
81 per cent single, over 3 per cent wild
owed and one-quarter of ! per cent d.
vorced. In manufactures and mechan-
les, the carpenters and joiners, number
ing GIL ,4S2, make up the greatest eIe-
ment, with dressmakers and milliners
following, with 499.690. There are a
little over 100000 bookkeepers. clerks
and statesmen, 690,65S merchants and
dealers. 1921 ,557 farmers, planters and
overseers, and 3.004,061 agricultural la
borers, 1852 miners, and only lit
tie over 10000 fishermen ard oyster
men. Professors and teachers, aggrc-
eating 1874. form the most numerous
OF the professional classes. Physicians
and surgeons. 104.S05, come next; then
lawyers. $3.50; clergymen, sS,203; gov
eminent officials, 1864; musicians,
etc, 62.155; engineers and surveyors,
1929; artists and art teachers, %, 496;
Journalists, 21,s49, and actors, 9,72s.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-04-24
PUBLIC OWNERSHIP.


Taxation Abolished and IspFns1@
nat OF 'FRONT.'.
Coming Nation All who arc fatnii-
lar with the modern requirements Of =
great city recognize the Importance q
the question OF how TO most easily
raise the necessary revenues teF the
maintenance Of It's various depart
meats. Much has been written upoa
this important subject. and many plans
have been suggested. and that Mhleh
IL meeting with most approval y y
secure large portion Of the ressnns
from monopolles Of public service.
either through some method Of taxa
ton or from collective ownership and
operation al them.
Glasgow his adopted the latter. and
so successfully that after Jan. ]. 1887.
she viii levy no more taxes. but Will
derive sufficient from iuanletpai.o@ned
services 10 pay all the expenses OF her
municipal government.
Among the most important OF these
Is her street railway system Tas re-
port OF last year Of the operation %
the Glasgow corporation tramways for
the first eleveu months they were urder
municipal management from Ialy !.
| 1894. 70 June /. 1895 showed this en-.
| pertinent to be a wonderful success. Il
gave the number Of passengers car.
ried during that period as sT.0ts.stI.
the gross receipts were si.i52.pT0: sx.
penditures. si.0ii.0t5. thus leaving .
balance to the city credit Of Siit.010.
| And this result was achieved with \
reduction 10 faFca amounting In most
cases 70 % per cent. brought about
| through tho ad ption OF the f.eeut fare
for half.miIe stages. Thirty eight per
cent OF sha tickets sold for the tiFs;
eleven months we're t-eent tickets
These reductions OF fares have tended
to Iopularize the service and increase
the receipts. EBd this gives TO Glasgow
he distinction OF having cheaper stree,
iocomotlon than any other city in the
world.
The traffic returns for the year axEre.
gate si.6ts. 3s9. number Of passengers
carried. ss.is25st. showing the average
fare paid by each person carried to b.
fraction itss than i7s cents. The
number OF passengers shows an in.
crease % about IS per cent over the
FIRST period Of eleven months.
The employees are furnished with
uniforms at The expense Of the depart.
ment a friendly society for purposes
OF mutual aid has been Instituted
among the employees. the rules Of which
we're approved by the tramway com.
mittee. and the department adds to the
fund Of the gociety sum equal to one.
half Of that contributed BY the mem.
bers. and though membership therein
Is entirely optional the number on the
roll Is i,f45. and there Is every indica
ton that tho society will prove a greal
success.
For clearncas and attention to dc.
tails the committees report Il n mode
one. and Is well worth careful study IN
all who are interested In the problems
pertaining 70 municipal government
and Is complete answer. In n aternty
practical way, to the opponents of mi.
nicipal ownership Of natural monopo.
lies This Glasgow experiment and
the success attending It. must provo an
important factor In the solution !,
these sexed questions relative ~ ,hs
raising and expanding OF munic,net
revenue. HENRY n tsf, Asrts
Boston.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-04-24

II should be needless 10 say thar IA
sire should alWays bs full blood sci
bred. But We find tha; this very .sss-
tlal matter Is too often entireiy assisss-
ed. Such siTes are pleniiial ssaay. aaA
can BE- bought 80 ekeaply that 20 ar
nssr can afford 70 feed pigs thar Aars
not been sired BY well bred haeF. l.
hiF selection observe the folloriss l.,
disidnal points o. merit:
l. Let nim b broad IN his foseAsat.
as. In this matter 81 swlne trssaisS
We want lntellIgsnes 80 beth atss ..
the house.
2 Let him have = short nsek a.s
broad back.
,, Let him DO well ist sowa l. ls
hams.
Z. lie should Be- bread across ~
shoulders. with bis FIbs well s2FssE
Hear In mind tha, we SAINT hin ~ ssrs
o. pigs that will sat .ood AMI @ass
meat OF II.
S. LET him stand Stii On his fee. sri
good. ssrong bcae.
s. Avoid the common eFrcF ct tofxy
IN selecting = nne.bonea hos. TAsif
progeny will not bear 10 nnesf iAs
lead Of a weil-dsysiapsd bcfy. parties
larry when being transported % Eaf.
ket. In making this seieeticn Of ssrs
always bear in mind the iype yoa Al.
ready have Ia yoar hefd On tha paFi
Of your aoNE. /. q. ars they Tee less
In tho body. too high upon their feet
or too fne In their bone; then se'ess .
bear OF an opposite type. ia order e
correct those evils -Thsot0Fe Lcgia
Club Breeding In some settloss
there IL q movement IN nslghborhse1s
10 combine together. obtain > Food
pure-bFed stallion. and 40 into elst
breeding OF horses. Farmers WIS 60
gagged In breeding horses in any leealty
or neighborhood will often End an
advantage in combining Or working TO-
Eethcr 10 produce one particular kind
Of animal for the market. The Tesrli
OF club breeding among farmers wuald
BE- greater uniformity OF produce. a1e
as animals OF one class and about 10
same size and build would b grOss'
carloads Of the same could b eassy
made up. and would end ready mar.
net At paying prices. Buyers eanno'
AFFORD to run all over ths country {
end what they want. II ihey ear =
supplied by specialists who are efssa.
ing In their line. Enough iarms.s
should be found in any neighbofhooa !.
10 into such an arrangement 60 soale
warrant It's success. II VIII pio.'
much better than singie-handcd ano ~
discriminate work in horse breeding
Indiana Farmer.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-04-24
IGNORANCE OF THE EAST.
A Member of this New York Cbam,,.,
of Commerce Talk. In Meeting

Member Of the New York Chsube,
of Commerce Talks In Meeting.
At recent meeting OF the New YorL
Chamber Of Commerce William Il
Dodge. millionaire member az Tho
body. produced quite a sensation. IN
speech he said the East did not under.
stand the situation In the West and
that there was lack of money IN
important sections that practically
makes the transaction of businesa I'm.
possible except by the primitive sya.
tenn of barter" Mr.. Dodge ID ono ~
the men who In the recent camnaig,
declared that there was plenty N
money In the country, but he has ainee
visited the West. and admits that he
was very much mistaken and that tho
capitalists In the East do not under.
stand the situation in the Wnst and
South. II found" says he, that there
we're great sections OF Southern and
Western country where there waa ~.
soIuteiy no money ut all; where tbo
most primitive forms Of barter oil.
tanned; where everything was most
tiisorganized." Mr.. Dodge sDeatu -
one gentleman who told him thai II
some happy accident he received an
bill and had to spend four days rldips
to get It changed. and being unable IL
do SO, had to send It off.
"There were senators. he said. "who
told me that their constituents seldom
saw dollar in money from the begin.
ming of the year to the end, with tho
result that they had constantly to go.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-04-24

Fred. Funston, the well-known young
Kansan who is fighting for Cuba, has
been promoted to the rank OF major.
for services rendered in an attack on
the town OF Guaymas last October. II
was in this fight that Major Osgood.
the famous football player Of the Penn
sylvania university, was killed, and
Funston succeeded to his command.
The siege lasted for several days, and
resulted in the surrender of the Span
ish. Funston writes that he has man
aged to get a pretty big stand-in with
the leaders of the revolution. and
thinks his chances of attaining the
rank of colonel are fairly good.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-04-24
ca-iou- Addition TO the Typewriter.

A curious addition TO the typewriter,
allied the typewriter PRISM" has
been invented. 1t Is an ingeniously
wrought scientific adaptation OF we'll
known principle Ia optics, and It's OBJ
ject Is to render the writing OF a tpye-
writer visible to the operator as 1t is
being written. The principal part of
the device consists Of a prism of pure
optical glass. as long as the line to be
printed. II Ia carefully ground and
polished, and is fastened to the carriage
CT the machine beneath the impression
roller. Two Of Its three sides are fiat.
and the third is strong cylindrical
convex curve. The curved side IL in
view Of the operator, and the writing
Is visible on It's surface. Not only is II
perfectly reflected, but the writing Is
presented right side up. magnifed to
any desired extent. The service is
rendered complete by the attachment
or q metal pointer. which shows the
exact gptt on which the next character
written will appear.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-04-24
Lo-t. strnred Or .,a,

Somewhere between time and eterni.
", fine, large COB OF prosperitv !,
bright yellow color, with a collar az
confidence fringod with national bank
patriotism. When last aeon .,aa
dressed In a suit Of corporation prom
ises, made in the mills Of private nran.
erty. A suitable reward will be maid
Tor any information by applying a.
any unemployed or half-paid dnpe who
voted to corral the animal last M.
vember Appeal to Reason.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-04-24

Why say ..anent" instead Of about"
or .'concerning?" Whatever the past
use of the word in literary English,
lament" now has an air OF affectation
when employed in ordinary speech or
everyday writing. Simple, direct En-
gIish ought to suffice for the daily need.
A person who would write .anent' in
a newspaper article would not think of
saying to a friend: Il am anxious
lnent that umbrella / lent you.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-04-24

An indiscreet orator in the east spoke
of .thalf-baked states" This ungraci-
GUS fling was one OF many that have
been cast at both eastern and western
commonwealth within the last few
months. The state of Kansas. for one,
resents these indignities, and the cry,
Stand up for Kansas" is now the
watehword of the loyal sons OF the
Sunflower state. There are no half
baked states. Even the territories are
well-baked; New Mexico, for example.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-04-24
coumiscration.

Milkmsn- Dear me! My artesian
we'll has burst and the water Is all
running to waste.
Neighbor (sympathizingly)-oh, well.
don't cry over split milk. New York
Press.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-04-24

Before boasting again Of the climate
of this country. remember that more
than half the entire product OF quinine
in the world is consumed in the United
States.