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Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-06-12
pirrisr on from IN. orousd.

Not ali Americans know Il. but pc
troleum was produced in Scotland long
before II was found in the uniiedStates.
In Scotland IL il rot from 4 shale rock
and II is not found in q liquid state az
ali. For many years the mining and
refining OF this shaie was a yast In
dus;Ty. II is still important. but as
American refined oil ean be sold cheap.
er in Scotland than the product OF that
country there has been a great fall
Ing OF of the Scottish product. The
Scotch shaie is black and is found 800
feet below the surface in a region
known as the oil fields of West Calder.
between Edinburgh and Glasgow. Par
ann wax. ammonia and l~ubricatIng
oil. in addition 20 illuminating oil. are
made from the crude oil or tar that is
got from tho shale by crnshing.-Ex-
change.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-06-12

] have shed horses for forty years
and will give my experience concern
ing the shoeing and the care Of the
feet. writes William Gulnter, ST., In
Farm Journal. l would first say 1t Ia
not the best blacksmith that makes the
shoe stick the longest on the horse.
That depends on the quality of the
nails and the good Of the feet. ! am
not anyways backward in stating that
there are more horf.s's feet injured IL
shceing than any. person would think
there WERE. When the smith goes &c
shoe a horse he should take a good
look at the foot and see whether the
loot Is straight or not, and then dress
and set the shoe so as the foot becomes
straight. First, don't lower the heel toe
much: don't cut the frog. only the
loose fragments. Pare the foot hollow
SO as the shoe rests on the horn OF the
foot. Cut some of the toe of the foot
on as 1t grows long. Keep the foot as
round as possible. Don't fit the foot
To the shoe, but fit the shoe to the foot.
Here is where the trouble is with nine
out OF ten smiths--they don't shape the
shoe right. You take a colt when be
is hrst shod and his foot is round, n
SO 1t ought to be kept, and then there
would be fewer narrow, contracted
norse's feet than there are. Take q
good look at the most of horses feet,
n just see how narrow and pointed
n long they are. Not round ano
as nature would have them, just
because the smith shapes the shoe mar
row. and puts 1t on the foot and cuts
on the sides of the foot, and in a short
time you will have a narrow, con-
tracted foot. and every time the horse
is shod it becomes more SO. ! have
many a time, or always do. alter the
shape of a shoe by rounding it ON the
toe. II you have a narrow foot that
mas e spoiled In thus shoeing, you
a In a short time have it wide and
broad by making the shoe rounder on
the toe, and in several shoeings as the
foot grows II will become wide. An
other point, set the shoe straight on the
foot. range IL in line with the frog and
the toe of the shoe. Look at the foot
and see whether one side has grown
out more than the other side and Sc
the shoe over SO as the foot becomes
straight. ! win also give you my way
o. shoeing a horse that interferes OIL
cuts his ankles in travelling. In dress
Ing the foot cut down the outside OF th'
foot as low a. possible; leave the In
side high. In fitting the shoe for sum
mer have a spring heel shoe; have th'
inside of the shoe the highest and IL
setting the shoe set II in a little Of th'
foot. A horse W strikes or cut
himself with the heel Of the shoe. 1t Ii
always with the side of the foot or th'
side Of the shoe or the clinches of thu
rails. For winter shoeing raise the in
side calk the highest. A horse will Gu
or interfere most when the roads ar
rough or neven In thus shoeing 20,
will observe that when the horse set
his foot down on level ground the anklI
will incline out. and as the other foo
passes by 1t will not strike. On rougl
and uneven roads he sometimes sets hi
foot down the lowest on the inside, an,
thus will strike or cut the ankle.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-06-12

Under Ground chamber Used by n Secret
Society On Tennessee.

Society In Tennessee.
One OF the strongest and most re-
sourceful lodges OF the Independent
Order of Odd Fellows in the state Of
Tennessee is Gap Creek lodge, No. ~,
which has for its lodge room a large
cave In Carter county, eight miles east
OF Johnson City, says the st. Louis
Globe-Democrat. So fascinating is the
home of this lodge that some members
OF the order In nearby towns have
transferred their membership to 1t.
Gap Creek lodge has been holding its
meetings in this cave for more than a
year, having rented the s~ubterranean
chamber from Its owner, DIR. Nathaniel
Hyder. The lodge has a membership
81 seventy-five, which includes many of
the best men In Carter county. This
strange lodge room is located in an
elevated strip of woodland. The en-
rance TO IL faces the east, and on APP
proach 1t presents a somber appear
ance, which might be considered typ
ical OF mysteries that are known only
In the hearts OF the faithful members
eANaA ctIIEL OtutI. TtOh luC
entrance it is twelve feet down an in
cline stairway TO the first chamber
the anteroom. This chamber is IA by
- feet and has been provided with all
the necessary equipments to make 1t a
desirable room in which TO prepare
candidates for initiation into the order.
TO the rear of this chamber is an open
Ing and twelve feet farther down, on
an angle OF 45 degrees. is the lodge
room proper. This chamber is Is by
GO feet. The walls are almost perpen-
diculnr to a height OF eight feet. While,
when viewed through the entrance
from without. these chambers present
a dark and mysterious appearance.
light is nevertheless so reflected from
the outer entrance as TO penetrate both
chambers. so illuminating the lodge
o that no artificial light is required
by day.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-06-12
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Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-06-12
A PEEP INTO AFRICA.


s Foios Account OF ths NATIVES
and tho Aaimals.
The eastern coast OF Africa was an
region in Marco Polo's day,
anu when he had Travelled so far &c
inc southern end Of Asia that he he.
gan to get giimpses OF Africa he couic
NOT believe that he heard reports from
the eastern side of that co~ntinent--oi
which he already knew something. a:
~ formed the southern border OF the
Mediterranean sea. says st. Nicholas.
80 he speaks OF Madagascar (which he
calls Madeigascar) and Zanzibar
(which he calls Zanghibar) as though
they were parts OF India IL we re-
member that Marco was the first writ
or. European or Asiatic, TO mention
Madagascar by that name, and almost
the first 10 give the world any infor-
mation concerning that unknown land,
we may excuse the fact that his geog.
raphy is sometimes mixed. But his
description OF the people and the ami.
mails OF eastern Africa are pretty &C.
cnrate. as may be seen: They are all
black. their hair is as black as pep.
per and SO frizziy that even with wa.
Ter you can scarcely straighten II
And their mouths are 30 large, theiI
noses 80 turned up. their lips so thick
their eyes 80 big and bloodshot. that
they look like very devils: they are in
TACT so hideously ugly that the world
has nothing to show more horrible.
There are also lions that are black
and quite different from ours. And
their sheep are all exactly alike In col
or: the body all white and the head
black! no other kind Of sheep is found
there. you may rest assured. They
have also many giraffes. This is q
beautiful creature and I must give you
a description Of Il. Its body is short
and somewhat sloped TO the rear for
It's hind legs are short while the fore
legs and the neck are both very long.
and thus It's head stands about three
PAGES from the ground. The head is
small and the animal Is not at all mis-
chiesous. Its color is all red and white
IN round spots and IL Is really a beau
tful object. The women Of this island
are the ugliest in the world. with their
great mouths and big eyes and thick
noses. The people live on rice and
nesa and milk and dates. and they
make wine OF dates and OF rice and OF
good spices and sugar. There is q
great deal OF trade and many mer-
chants and vessels 70 thIther."
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-06-12

lions SAVINGS Bank and Trust COMPANY
Of Nos. /. 8 and = Main street, Salt Lake
City. is the Oldest and largest Savings
Bank in the state. Interest at 5 per cent
per annum is paid on deposits IN any
amount from 81 up. Start an account NOW.
Children and married women have the
right to open accounts in their own names
subject to their own order. The officers
and directors of the Bank are: Wilford
Woodruff. President: Geo. @. Cannon, Vice
President; George NJ Cannon. Casnier
Joseph F.. smith. L. G.. Weber. james
Jack. Angus NJ Cannon. III. b. Clawson,
Lorenzo Snow. Heber j. Grant. Francis M
Lyman, George Reynolds. L. John Nuttall
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-06-12

A correspondent writes; II was drunk
ON n of for over twenty years, drunk
when ] had money, sober when ! had none.
Many dear friends / lost, and numbers
gsye me good advice to no purpose; but,
thank God, an angel hand came at last in
the form Of my poor wife, who administer
cd your marvellous remedy, "Anti,Jag,"
70 me without my knowledge or consent.
| am now saved and completely trans
formed from a worthless fellow to q sober
and respected citizen.''
II "Anti-Jag" cannot be had at your
druggist, ii will be mailed in plain wrapper
with full directions how TO give secretly.
on receipt of One Dollar. by the Renova
Chemical Co., GO Broadway. New York, or
they will gladly mail full particulars free.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-06-12

We offer One Bundred Dollars reward
for any case Of caiarrh that cannot be
cured by Halls Cstarrh Cure.
+. J. CHENEY a CO, Toledo. o.
We. the Undersigned. have known r. J.
him perfectly honorable. in Ali business
transactions and financially able to carry
out any obligations made by their firm.
West a. 1ruax. Wholesale Druggists. To-
iedo, q.
waldinH. Kinnan q Marvin, Wholesale
Druggists. Toledo, o.
Halls Cstarrh Cure IN taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mu-
cous surfaces OF the system. Testimo-
mails sent free. Price I6c per bottle. Sold
by all druggists.
Halls Family pills are the best.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-06-12
A Flood sufferer.

you a food sufferer? Nit," said the
hired lady. you have been hanging
around town all this winter and
spring"
But I am. lady. indeed I am" pro-
tested Mr.. Dismal Dawson. Il got to
thinkin' OF all that water. an II made
me that sick n weak that I aiR't been
even able TO ask fer work" Indian
apolis Journal.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-06-12
curious Postal Mistake.

Many curious mistakes occur in the
postotice, but one which came to the
notice OF n mail clerk on the train be-
tween Boston and Portland last week
was out Of the ordinary. A letter adj
dressed TO a person at Trankfort-on-
the-Main. Germany, had been sent here
from England. and was being carried to
rhe state of Maine.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-06-12
Ca,s Smell In s,eep.

Cats can smell even during sleep.
When a piece of meat is placed imme-
iiately in front OF a sleeping cats nose
the nostrils begin to work as the scent
IS received. and an instant later the cat
viii wake UP
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-06-12

In tearing up the foundation Of an
old hotel ut winsted. Conn. a bottle
of wine was unearthed, which was
buried 1876 years ago. The landlord Of
the hotel to be built on the site OF the
old one will open the wine when he
gives his house warming.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-06-12

The weights of the sl1 largest dia-
monds are: Koh-i-noor 103 carats, Star
OF Brazil 125, Regent of France 136.
Austrian Kaiser 13s, Rajah Of Borneo
1e7.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-06-12
Cats Smell In Sleep.

Cats can smell ever during sleep.
When a piece Of meat is pl.ced imme-
diately in front OF a sleeping cats nose
the nostriis begin to work as the scent
is received, and an instant later the cat
will wake up.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-06-12

~Homxn WIZ never make = success
politicLaA. She cares too little for
bic sentiment"
FOf course. woman does moi like
Vic sentiment No gentleman would
1le love TO q woman in public. any
y.--cincinnati Enquirer.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-06-12

npsrs.ns Notice to the Travelling Pebble.
Effective February 18th tho Rio
arande Western railway win. on appli-
cation. endorse its Commercial Mileage
Boolu good for passage oyer the lines
Of the Denver a Bio Grande railroad,
Colorado Midland railroad, Rio Grande
Southern railway. Florence q Cripple
Greek railway and Midland Terminal
railway, thus gi- E holders of R. G..
w. Mileage the privilege Of taking the
Colorado trip without requiring pur-
chase of additional mileage over the
different roads in that state. Call on
any agent of the E. G. w. for addi-
Sonal particulars
T. A. wADLEIGH,
General Passenger Agent
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-06-12
Sugar Beet Bulletins.

The Arizona experiment station has
sugar beet Never before in the United
States has there been manifested such
deep interest in the sugar beet and
sugar beet culture as at present. The ag-
ricultural pressfrom the British posses
sions { the gulf and from the Atlantic
10 the Pacific bear evidence of the fact
that the people throughout the United
States are aroused in this matter and
propose finding out whether 1t is pos
own sugar, instead of sending abroad
each year the enormous sum of $780,
000, 900 for this commodity. The re-
markable success attained at nearly. IL
not quite all. the factories in operation
during the past year has stimulated
this interest and now there is scarcely
a locality in the United States which
does not desire a sugar beet factory
and is not taking steps TO ascertain
whether beets cannot be grown Of sufi-
cient richness of sugar to warrant the
establishing Of a factory In that place.
In view of these facts this bulletin will
undoubtedly be welcomed by a large
part of the farming community in
many portions of the union. The bull
letin is an exhaustive one, going to
some length into the history of the
sugar beet industry and giving numer-
GUS statistics setting forth the advan-
tages TO a community of a sugar beet
factory. While destined primarily for
regions in which the beet must be
grown by means Of irrigation, it is not
without interest to all localities. II
will be sent gratis TO all interested
who will apply to William Stowe De-
vol. Director experiment station, Tue
son, Ariz.
Beet Sugar Factories.-The first beet
sugar factory erected in Germany was
put upon the estate OF Baron de Kop-
by in 1905. This was a small affair, be-
ing capable OF working up but 525 IONS
Of beet roots per year.. This is in great
contrast to the modern factory. The
one at Watsonville, Cal, worked last
year 1,400 tons of beets in one day. and
a factory is being built at Salinas.
CAL, with a capacity for working s.
600 tons of beets in ~twenty-four hours.
At the jacksonville factory last year
there was manufactured a total Of 90
900 tons OF sugar.
Apples as Food.-Apples are, a doctor
says, excellent brain food, because they
contain more phosphoric acid in easily
digestible shape than any other yege-
tables known. II excites the action OF
the liver. promotes sound and healthy
sleep and thoroughly disinfects the
mouth. That is not all. The apple ag-
g~lutinates the surplus acids OF the
stomach. helps the kidney ~secretions
and prevents calculus growths, while Il
obviates indigestion and is one of The
best ~preventives known OF diseases of
the throat.-Ex.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-06-12
THE M CHAIN.


On the 9th OF last January Leon
Watson. Lyman Warren and several
other boys were skating on Leconey's
pond. near Pensauken, N. ]. Most OF
them were staying lear shore. as they
considered the ice dangerous al the
middle Of the pond, where also the
water was fifteen feet deep. But Ly-
man Warren. no; so wise as his COM
panions. struck out suddenly for the
middle OF the pond.
As suddenly the Ice gave way. and In
a moment Lyman was struggling in
the Icy water. He chung 4 the edge Of
the broken ice. but Il was too thin 10
hold him. and broke of as fast as he
caught hold. He struggled hard TO
keep his head above water. but IL he
could swim az all. his skates and the
coldness OF the water prevented him
from doing so now.
The other boys skated as near as the
yielding ice would let them. and then
for a few moments looked on in horror
AZ Lyman's struggles. The ice would
not bear a skater on his legs up TO
within a dozen feet OF where the boy
was drowning. There was no pole nor
tree. and of ourse o rope within
reach. But the boys could not let their
companion drowni One Of them. Leon
Watson. had heard Of the human
chain for such rescues. and resolved
to put II into operation.
Leon lay down on the ice near the
hole. his head and hands toward Ly-
man. Then another boy lay down,
holding firmly Leon's ankles; another
lay down and held his ankles. and so
on until the last of the chain were on
the perfectly smooth sure ice close by
the shore. Then Leon worked himself
along to the very edge of the hole. IL
the ice broke through with him. so that
he should presently and himself in the
water. he did not much care. for he
felt sure that the other boys would
cling TO him and fish both him and Ly-
man out.
But the ice did not break. Thin ice
will often hold up a boy who lies
sprawled out on II, with extended arms.
Leon worked himself so near that Ly-
man, struggling desperately, was able
10 catch hold OF one OF his hands. Nov
work back. and pull me, boys!' Leon
shouted to the other fellows: I've got
aim.' The other boys put the human
.hain into operation hat is TO say.
.hey began to wriggle and draw, some
what like a snake, and they drew the
boys at the end OF the chain little by
little to the edge of the pond.
Then they got the dripping and half
senseless Lyman on his feet, and made
aim dance his way across the fields ia
a house, where he got some warm and
dry clothes. Then he went home, and
next day was apparently none the
worse for his adventure. II might be
well for boys TO give a little time. 10
their skating. to practice on the thu.
man chain But they should be care.
full to practice 1t on firm ice. No SEN
sibly skater i've goes on ice which he
has reason to believe Is dangerous
unless. indeed. in some such way as
these New Jersey boys did. in the hope
Of saving n life.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-06-12
.,oroa a.urr POSITIVELY cuRxD.

Home Treatment-wrttten guarantee given-n
cure no nay. Send &C. stamp for treatise. Neuroac
Nsdicine Co, Hornellsvlle. sly. Mention inns papef
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-06-12

The putting in and culture OF the
crops has much to do With their pro-
ductiveness.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-06-12

DIR. G.. w. SHORES, always seeking
to help suffering mankind. always tryina
to convince people that he gives value re-
ceived for every dollar paid him, has
decided TO give quecEery. fraud and i'm
position its death blow. and protect the
suffering classes from the deGDlcabie
methods OF Quacks and chzrlatans. Eyery
at1YSrsr from
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1897-11-03
BEHIND THE FooTLIoHTs.

Nat Goodwin will appear as Shy
lock in THE Merchant of Venice" this
winter
Charles Coghlan is said to be search
ing for an engagement. He wants to
appear in Shakespearean plays.
The New York Symphony society
this year will present al soloists at its
five concerts Melba, Ysaye, David Bis
pham and Marteau.
London is going to have plenty Of
American shows this year. Martha
Morton's "A Bachelors Romance"
1.-THE Magic Kiss" Miss Francis of
Yale" and 1.-THE Wedding Day" are all
said to be booked for the near future
in London.
Owing to technical defect, the will
of the late Jessica Seeley Marshall has
been declared revoked by the Probate
court of Connecticut. Mrs. Marshall,
who was granddaughter of P. T..
Barnum, and who received one-third
of his estate, left a fortune of 100000,
of which her child will receive two
thirds and her husband the remainder.
Forty-eight new operas are announc-
ed for production in Italy for the COM
ing season. Somebody curious in such
matters has taken the trouble to learn
how many operas were offered to Ital-
ian impresarlos last year and declined
by them; and the result of his inqui-
ries is that there were nearly 200 of
these scores, and consequently as
many crushed musicians.
According to echoes from the old
world Dresden, where music is under
stood quite as thoroughly as porcelain,
before the end of the year a new Bo-
hemian opera, by Paderewski, will be
mounted for the good pleasure of the
appreciative Dresden.tes At present
the composer is putting the last
touches to his orchestration. 1t seems
he has orchestrated the work in alto
gether a masterfu way, and has
steered clear of many of those little af-
fectations that minimize the value of
some OF the gypsy scores already in the
field.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1897-11-03

1.-THE length of the Indian frontier
which is threatened by the attacks OF
the tribesmen, from the Chitrsl district
TO Baluchistan, Is about fve hundred
miles. The Swat, Momand. Ozarkzai,
Afridi and other tribes which are fight
ing against the English are hardy
mountaineers. living on the slopes of
the Hindu Kush range. Most of them
occupy debatable ground between At
CHAN and British territory, and they
acknowledge no allegiance to either au-
thority. Some of them have been sub
sidized by the Indian government, and
the Afridis, the most warlike of them,
have furnished recruits for the Indian
army.