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Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-09-18
EDITORIAL SNAP SHOTS.

One good point about the horselea
carriage Is that it declines to run on
bad road.
The most fertile farm in all Iowa Il
the one on which Farmer Bingham
has Just plowed up $500.
A woman may go about In her shir,
sleeves, but the most man Is allowed
is wheelman's sweater.
a war with Japan would have an ad
vantage-the Chinese would probabjg
run away at the first shot.
Millionaire Bradbury, whose wife
was hypnotized away from him. seems
to DO something of hypnotist him.
SELF.
Many chickens have been hatched
in Kentucky by the recent heat. and
1t Is to be feared that the mint cror
has been withered.
The Kansas City, Kas., women pris.
oners viii not wear pantaloons. their
friends having paid them out of dur.
ance. II the authorities would now
turn about ard resolve to put the male
prisoners in pettlcoats The jail Nigh,
be cleaned out.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-09-18

The story Of the sunset is evil
IDENTIFY grounded on an incident which
happened in the career of s. S. Cox,
while he was editor Of the old Ohio
Statesman, at Columbus. in 1854.
Late one afternoon a summer thunder
storm swept over the city, and as the
storm clouds broke away from the
west a magnificent sunset followed.
Cox watched its splendor and dashed
of brilliant description thereof,
which appeared in the next mornings
Statesman. 1t attracted great attention
and gave its author his sobriquet of
Sunset Cox" which he retained
through life. Thousands of people have
read the witty speeches OF his congress
sional career without knowing that his
first literary step which attracted pop
ular notice was a third of column of
fine descriptive writing on Columbus
sunset. Toledo Blade.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-09-18
a wonderful Fish.

The Bohemians have a proverb.
Every fish has another for its prey"
the wells tSilurns) has them ali. This
Is the largest fresh water fish found In
the rivers of Europe, except the stur-
geon; 1t often reaches five or six feet
in length. It destroys many aquatic
birds and we are assured that ii does
not spare the human species. On the
Sd of July, 1900, peasant took one
near Thorn that had an infant entire
in its stomach. They tell in Hungary
of children and young girls being de-
voured on going to draw water: and
they ever relate that on the frontiers
OF Turkey poor fisherman took one
that had in its stomach the body Of a
woman, her purse full Of gold, and
ring. This fish Is even reputed to have
been taken sixteen feet long.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-09-18

came In sight the little grand-duchess,
who was wearing a soft muslin san-
bonnet. just like any ordinary shild.
had her back urned toward the group
or Spectators. Al word. however.
flcm her lady-in-waiting she turned
swiftly in their direction. and It was
pretty sight to behold this mite OF
eighteen months bowling and kissing
her tiny hand as gracefully as though
she had attained many years.
1t is In the imperial residence at
Peterhoff that her infant sister re-
Gently opened her eyes upon this
troublesome world. and one can scarce
repress a feeling Of pity for this wee
bit of royalty, whose advent must have
brought so sharp a pang of disappoint-
ment to her parents hearts, for, by
a ukase of the Emperor Paul l. no
woman may succeed to the throne of
the ezars unless the male line. both
direct and collateral. be entirely ex-
tinct; this measure, according TO ira
cition. having been prompted by the
severity with which his own mother,
the Empress Katherine the Great. held
the czar in subsection during her en-
tire reign.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-09-18
beware OF Intsmperanc..

A little school girl in the rural dis
tricts Of Georgia was told to write !
composition on Temperance" She
turned out the following. Temper
ance Is more better than whisky. whls-
ky is ten cents drink. and lots Of n
My pa drinks whisky. He has been full
113 times. One night he came home
late and ma went out and cut some
fickories and walloped him good. Then
she ducked HIS head In a tub OF SOAP
suds and locked him up in the barn
And the next morning my pa said he
reckon he'd swear off. ~ Exchange.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-09-18

that her majesty requested the i'm
mediate attendance of it's occupants in
the great drawing room; and, all
drenched as they were from this watery
drive, they passed into the queens
presence. the little grand-duchess alone
being carried OF at once to her apart
ment.
Seated on large round ottoman in
the center of tae room, her black drap-
cries standing out about her in some
thing Of the form Of a haystack, with
the princesses drawn up in a half
circle beyond. the queen awaiting the
arrival OF her imperial grandchildren.
and most cordial and affectionate was
her greeting when they appeared. Just
as all were congratulating themselves
upon their final release being close at
hand, dinner was announced. and tax
ing the emperors arm, the queen led
the way Immediately to the dining
room. Nor were the troubles of the
guests ended with the dinner, for no
sooner had the queen and empress re-
tired with their ladies than the Prince
OF Wales led the emperor and his suite
to the smoking room, where for a good
half-hour they stood gazing with long
ing eyes at the low Turkish diyans
and tempting easy chairs, on which
their uniforms unbending as steel
harness with their resplendent gold
embroideries-utterly prohibited their
reclining. Surely the hour at which
SQUIRT etiquette permitted of their re-
firing must have been hailed that
night with most deyout thanksgiyings
from them ali.
Being at Tsarskoe Seio one after
noon during the month OF May, 1897,
the writer saw the little Grand-duchess
Olga pass in carriage with her lady
in-waiting, the coachman and foot
man in court livery. AS the carriage
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-09-18
COX AND HowELLs.

The Congressman's Sunset Story Errone-
ousiy Ascrlbed to the Novelist.
The following story is published in
a New York paper:
When William Dean Howells, our
petted novelist. was earning small
wages on a Cincinnati paper, he was
sent to Columbus to report the pro-
ceedings of the legislature OF Ohio,
which at that particular time were of
a riotous nature. Wandering off to the
Olentangy at noon recess, he became
enamored of the scenery and remained
there until nearly sunset, when the
splendor of the heavens entranced him.
Never before had he seen such sun
set in Ohio. The legislature and its
doings were forgotten. and in the de-
lirium of rapture he rhapsodized three
or four columns about the glories OF
the western evening sky. On the fol-
lowing morning when the rest of the
Cincinnati papers had pages about the
riots in the halls of legislation, How
ellis paper led off with his description
VI q SUNSET. II 1Ah hOt III UA3ott AC
retired from active journalism that
very day" The story is well told and
lacks only the one element of truth.
In other words, the incident never oc-
Cured Howells was the Columbus
correspondent Of the old Cincinnati
Gazette in 1856. and in 1859 became
news editor OF the Ohio State Journal.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-09-18
MIXED PARAGRAPHS.

a New York man says he and NJ,
wife never have disputes bernnas
the fiat on which they 1.-Two IL 40 sinai,
there y no room for argument.
What was known as Matue's ntdo.,
school-houae. situated in West rardl.
ner. was destroyed By IRE tho otho,
night. Il was built 100 years ago
There are two John Hays IN Inn.
don. The other is Lord John Tfav ~.
Of tho admirais Of the British nav.
who Is the son Of the Earl IL Twsea
dale.
- some Of the cities or Europe H.
cost Of putting ont a Gro Ia madn /.
charge upon the property Of the peraon
Tor whose benefit the fire denar,man.
is called out. 'p'e"s
Out Of the $40 Indian boys and Girl,
lately at the Indian industrial aehaa,
az Carlisle. only i6i are there now. Thn
other 40e are out among tho farmas.
o. the state helping to haryea, ire
crops. 'hs
a 30. Louis eonfectloner han convo,,
60 q bicycle into an leo cream freezor
and mounting his wheel. wblch i,
course. Is stationary, he easily frao.s.
q seven gallon can Of ice cream 4, a.
minutes. - ~
The Boston Journal says that II 4 +.
very common trick In that CITY a. a.,
dwellers' for builders Of apartnan,
houses to give leases at very high rates
return part Of the payment 10 tho
lessee and then sell the property n "A
vantage because Of the income Il ~
pears to bring. -
The Indians do large trade IN h,,
falo bones. which they collect ~ ~
plains and dispose Of 10 sngar "a ane
ers, who find that theso homes ara !,
perior for their purpose. On tba 80, ~
Of the Canadian Pacific railway thass
are piles Of white bones Ia "a 49,,
awaiting transportation. -"
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-09-18

In a soil reclaimed foF sImhw ri
atfoFdlng suflelent moisture. va ~
subject TO drought. blsekbeFFsss VI
do we'll. Most people plans tAsm u
cioas In the beginning ard sAT 4
not grow. Rows stu sess ap4H IN
none too vide. II tho gFuand easas
be spared oas may for ysaf ~ sH
cultivate cora. or better. posaisss
bash beans between the Fup1 rh
greatest drawbacks II che rsA fak
which should on 70 aeeoant b. "
mI,tsd 10 get a topthald. Thss ~
tingsd plants grow vafY Faeidiy. W
arr easily pulled UP. Eyefy Bis x ~
must ID burned az aeon A. sees q
course. very dry weather inst essan
OF Ia fruislnE win BE- disastrous wa
this plants are wcil up esitlssshs
should be BY horse Or hand hoe ~
soon al possible after the plasss 81
well started good mulch u Nss ssfis
should be applied. This. whss tsa
properly. need not hinder The gssFs
Of potatoes for a year Of two -
seaueatly this bushes will haze q y
cut back savcrally 10 admis 81 ssss
cultivation.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-09-18
WALKING ON WATER.
American Iassators Make Many riaas
60 do II.

American fnyeators Make Many rfs"s
60 do II.
A BOSTON man named Cook proposes
TO walk all the way from Ptttsburs 20
Cincinnati by river route; not on the
river banks, but actually ON the water.
Heexpeetsto do 1t by means OF peculiar
shoes invented BY himself. Mr. Cook
il the latest Of large number 81 IN
yentors who have tried 10 solve the
interesting problem OF walking on
water. Next 10 flying II has always
been the most attractive problem iett
10 man 10 solve The records IN the
patent Office in Washington show this.
one OF the most recent patents IN the
class Of 'aquatles" was granted 20
BENJAMIN c. Morreaie. OF New YORK
city. for water skate. with tln-iike al
taehments which swing out from the
sides when the foot IL moved back
ward. w. C. Soale, OF Savannah, n. r..
in another genius In this line. He pro-
poses 10 attach TO each foot curious
sort OF boat by the aid Of which he de-
clares that II Is practical 70 move over
the surface OF water as on Ice, though
not so rapidly" A dozen different
kinds OF bicycles that run on water In
stead OF on land have been Invented.
One has been invented In this country
BY Spaniard named Fernandez. The
wheels OF this machine are big hollow
copper disks provided with rubber
tires, Weights are carried below %
prevent capsizlng The driving wheel
ID provided with blades that catch the
water. IN other respects the machine
Is much like an ordinary bicycle. W.
ii. Richardson. OF Mobile. Ala, Is the
inventor oE queer e0ntrivanee which
he calls a swimming machine, The or
orator IA held up BY an inflated rubber
bag. on which he lies With his hands
he turns a wheel The wheel aetuates
propeller. and thus he IL supposed ~
progress through the water AZ . great
rate Of speed An aquatic glove.
which Ii intended TO b. worn Ia swim.
ming. Is the Invention u q Aahman,
og Cincinnati. The fingers Of the glove
are connected bY web. like the toes
Of duck. 80 a. 10 In effect expand
the hand when opposed 70 the water To
making q stroke. Wolfe Adelnan. o.
Jersey city, u the originator % .
swimming shoe with rubber sole that
spreads out when the foot strikes tho
water and coliapsss Az the foot u
drawn toward the body
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-09-18
Giant Of the rar.Heel state.

William Austin. the tall man Of Stan.
~ county. Is now working at the old
blacksmith shop on Lee street He
was p years old on the 18th OF April.
measures feet 90 inches in his stock.
ing feet. and Is still growing. He
weighs rs pounds and Is apparently
a skeleton now, but with large bones
and muscles. He lifted when only is
years old bale Of cotton weighing
over 500 pounds and carried II some q
yards. Only recently three northern
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-09-18


II orchards are TO be nroas..,.
must receive As good care ss !.
eropn,
Good tillage increases the sx.a..
food supply OF the soil; Ii ala N
serves It's moisture.
Trees should be- made 10 seu6 !.
roots deep into the soil. in orteg /.
fifty themselves against drough,
Is done by draining the soIl -
blowing the orchard rather deem
This deep blowing should her,. !.
very year the trees are SET suA II
should be continued every eprles
I'll the habit Of the tree Is -
lished.
Moisture II retained In the apa., !.
by very frequent but shallox MIC.
by means OF which the surface !
land becomes mulch Tor he ri, !.
meath.
Tillage should be- begun juss !. =.
as the ground IA dry enough In ..,,.s
This tiilage should he rspeatss Z
often as once In ten days through -
iRs season from spring unsll IsIs !.
August.
Tillage should not exist iar sA* :.
pose Of killing weeds.
Late cultivation may b. iniurlos. !,
inducing late growth. All III sy...s|
4 can BE- Of small utility when III i.
begins to mature and rains heeo:ss 4,
auent. This season Of respite es,ss 1.
grower the opportunity 81 rsisls. i
green manure. and OF adding .s,sss,
20 his land AZ trifilng expense IA NJ
no harm 10 his trees.
Fall piowing may be advisable 4.
farm crops. bns NOT for orchards
Only cultivated crops should Il <
lowed IN orchards early 10 shs ssazs
Grain and hay should nessF h xysss
In general. level culture il hess 5
modern cultiyators and has0ws -
such cultivation easy.
TFees. especially apples. ~ ~
trained loo ht8h, heealAee af dsmzHlsf L
working close hat moaeFn scoss sssss
tbs heads % b. made loM.
Harnesses wlsh NO pgoIsestns Linn
nnF metal t.igress should III ga 4
bearing orchards Those gsqaislsf \
whlffietFsss are also useful.
Potash u tbs chief fertilizer sas IA
trees. particularly after heaFsag
Potash may b. had 10 anoa ssaa
and maEiate 0s potash An annaal !,
| plleasion Ot potash shoala II maA
upon BEARING orchards. 0s Ia mws
ate from 500 TO 100 pounds 10 IL ass
Barn maaaFss can b. used Hlsk fsd
results. particularly on old orrAaraa
Cultivation may b. stopped hss Il
! she season. and eFop can sAsa Il
aoNn upon ths land. THIS egag nN
serve as cover or prossefi0a Il ~
s0il. and a. a green InAnuEs frss 1
II Bailey in stark Bros Orchard ~
istin.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-09-18
LOST aais rIrs.
A Pullman Porter Who Was Fcsssbsy
Carried from Hls Frey.

Carried from Hss Frey.
The long bow had been drawn by
some master hands before II came to
the ex-speculator's turn % make a
showing. says an exchange. '0f course
had variety OF experiences" he be-
gan, while was chasing fortune in
the great southwest. Perhaps as odd a
one as any of them was this one in
northern Texas. A few of us were
building narrow gauge railroad TO
open up new section and put some
land on the market. At the same time
a broad gauge line was being construct
ed through that portion Of the state.
Along a stretch of about five miles we
happened to secure the same right OF
way, keen old Yankee taking pay
from both OF us. Neither road would
yield. II would take too long to fight
the matter out in the courts. and we
compromised by laying the narrow
gauge between the rails Of the broaG
gauge. arranging time tables with a
view of avoiding accidents. Things
went along without clash for about
six weeks, when | started over our road
as the guest of the engineer. He was
showing me the PAGES of the locomotive
and while we were fairly flying over the
common right of way we saw through
the dim light of early morning that an
immense sleeper was coming toward NJ
at no less than mile minute. 1t
had become detached from the train
ahead and was shooting down grade.
There was no time to reverse or at
tempt retreat. The engineer set his
teeth. pulled her wide open and shot
through the sleeper as though il was
fog bank We cut out the broad aisle
as slick as a saw could have done,
raked the ends OF a few seats, caught
the porter up on the smokestack, and
few on, without checking speed. Not
passenger was hurt, but the porter
sued for $4,000. Hurt2 No. but he
lost the tips. don't you see? And tips
were tips in those days.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-09-18
why The rhlrlsa. plra.

A professor At one of the universities
Is the subject ot queer aneedots- Last
winter he vas married and went %
housekeeping outside town, ThIs
spring he thought be would add fsw
hens TO his stock. he already bad dos.
lie SET couple 81 hens and In good
time had two large broods Of chickens,
He was very proud % them. but 10 .
week or 50 hts fowls began to die. The
professor called In a neighhor 10 look
al the chickens and offer advice. They
were certainly dilapldated tot Of
chickens that the nclghbora ylewsd
They were thin and apparently without
ambition What do you freed them "
asked the neighbor. after brief sur.
vey, feed them" responded shs
professor. al though he didn't hear
right Why. don't feed them
anything thought the old hens had
enough milk for them Christian Il,
Work.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-09-18

The officials o. the London cahdriy.
crs' Trade Union have Issued a state.
ment Of accounts with reference 10 the
late strike Of privileged railway cab.
drivers, 10 which Il il stated that the
total cost 81 the dispute. which lasted
eight months. was 10000, $4,000 al
which WINS subscribed BY the street car
drivers.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-09-18

gentlemen offered him $1,000 to 90 II
training for five years for the cham.
pion Of the world. He has neve,
smoked, chewed, or drank any intoxi,
cants, and looks the picture Of health
Salisbury, ". G., World.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-09-18
water u..a b, r,as...

We cannot we'll oYerrstImsss The IN
portauce OF water 10 the plant. All ~
acquainted with the fact that gffss
plants. II cut and dried In the sHa, la@
much Of their weight. They are arr
~ composed Of water. Thus 100 pczsA
Of meadow hay contains from sisty Y
eighty pounds 81 water. 100 pounds
rcd clover about eighty-slx pounds
water. while our garden plants. sssa
sa lettuce, cucumbers and cabbage GO.
tain from ninety FIVE 10 nincty-sika'
pounds of water to the hundred ~
seeds 81 plants do not contain 20 mss
water as the leaves and stems WEE
well dried, wheat, oats and RE go
tain about IA per cent each. while u
dian corn contains about II per ef@
Of water.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-09-18

soxey--"I have been told that ali
close-fisted people make money"
Knoxey course they do, If they
get In knockout before the police In
terfere. "--Pittsburg News.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-09-18
Wei Enninna1i

"Rumdnff, see, has gone into profes.
sional baseball" why, what does Il.
know about the gamer Nothing; h,
has become an umpire. NORTH Amert
can.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-09-18
TALE OF HYPNOTISM.
THE WOMAN CHATS WHILE A
ScALPEL STRIPS FLESH.
Not a single Nerve oaivered After the
ordeal shs Remembered Nothing bat
Her Talk with the surgeons While at
Their Work.

YPNoTISM prom.
ises to become a
prominent factor in
modern surgery.
Considerable hyp-
motto experiment
ing has been going
on OF late. but many
OF the most success
full Investigators Of
this phase OF psy-
ehologieaI science
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-09-18

Good Growth Stops Disease IT.
great drawback TO the present late ~
son IL that all sorts Of fungous dissasa
have done moro damage than In . 80
son like that OF 90. The curl-leaf q
peaches has been especially destructiW
notably ON old trees in poor soll. =
large grower said the other day thal
Judging from his own orchards, y
would say that the difference 10 i1'
tilizing could be told by the differeps
In curl-leaf, or. in other words, u ou'
orchard where he had fertillzed fresp
he had practically no curi.lcaf, but y
another orchard whore fertilislng hsa
not been done the curl-leaf was ssv
bad.-Ex.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-09-18
sarah want. rireproot pr.....,

Sarah Beruhardt, who has always
had morbid dread Of IRE. Is attempt.
Ing to have all her stage dresses made
Of fire-proof material
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-09-18

A Century plant--A press dlapasea
from Washington nays: "A centuu
plant that has been IN tho VIM"
House Conservatives at least 60 YEAR
IL about to bloom for the ilrst Tine
and Gardener Fister IL watching
anxiously. He expects the bloom y
appear in about two months. The cen.
fury plant was at the White Hcl#
when Gardener I'ister went thsts
twenty-ono years ago, and no VIZ
told that 1t had been In the preslaenn,
hothouse forty years previously. 2.
thinks the plant ID about seventy yea,
old, and says II will die after
blooms"
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-09-18
ROYALTY A HARD JOB
INCONVENIENCE OURS d
Ry EUROPEAN MoNARcHS.

Ehs pssoomsorts which Court Etiquette
Imposed Upon ths Guar aud His
ssate on rh-ir visit 20 nslmorsi
Castle
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-09-18

put up pf very TSd-
son of their exalt-
ed position. No
more striking demonstration of this
could well be found that is to be met
with in regard to the recital of the
Russian imperial family's trials at the
time of the visit TO Balmoral. The en-
rsror and empress. with the little
Grand duchess Olga, who was then
about eight months old. left Denmark
in the imperial yacht STANDARD, crossed
the German Ocean and ran up the Riv-
er Dee, coming to anchor about sew
enteen miles from the mastle. They
were met by the Prince of Wales and
his suite. A drizzling rain was falling
as the imperial family disembarkei
and hardly had they taken their places
in the landans-the empress in the
most dainty of white trimmed gowns,
and the emperor and his suite in their
magnificent gold-embroidered uniforms
when an order was given for the
tops OF the carriages to be thrown
open, and, despite the steady downpour
INTO which the irizzle had now turned.
the imperial cortege set forth in this
manner. After some slight protest on
the empress part, her majesty raised
an umbrella. as did also the lady-in-
waiting, who had the care of baby
Olga; and so, between alterations of
drizzle and pouring rain, the seven
teen miles were accomplished, gaping
crowds lining the entire way to wit
ness this surely most uncomfortable
passage OF royalty.
There was. however, consolation in
the thought that. once the castle was
attained. their trouble would be over.
Vain hope, At the castle entrance stood
court chamberlain, who as each car
rage drove up informed its occupants
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-09-18

HOSE who imagine
that all is couleur
de rose for crowned
heads little know
the immense in
convenience and
discomforts with
which they are fire.
quently Obliged to
put up by very rea-
son of their exalt-
ed position. No
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-09-18

Happiness is just beyond duty d0ns