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Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-07-03

Some Birds Have tho Homing Instinct
Very strongly Deyeloped.

Very strongly Developed.
Two interesting questions present
themselves concerning the length of
time during which the pigeon can re-
collect the place of his home and the
distance from which he Is able to find
his way back to it. a y the Popular
Science Monthly. Some birds have
found their way home after five years
absence. and 1t Is generally considered
that good birds can be depended upon
for six months. Pigeons have returned
from Vienna and from Rome to Brus-
sells, and others. sold to be carried
away 10 America, have made their
way back to their original owner In
Belgium. When pigeons were to be
sen back and forth 1t has been usual
to keep two sets, with their respective
homes at either end OF the course;
and, when they have reached their
home, to carry them back to the places
from which they are to be dispatched.
An ingenious process has been devised
to overcome this difficulty and cause
the birds to fly with equal certainty In
both directions. Pigeons, for example,
whose home is in Paris, are confined
for several days at st. Denis and fed
there at a stated hour every day with
some favorite food which Is not given
them at their real home. They be-
come, in the curse OF time, familiar
with their new home and its choice
dishes. When set at liberty they start
off at ono for Paris, without forget
ting the good things they enjoyed at
st. Denis. When they are to be sent
back they are made to fast a little
while and are then let loose about
feeding time at st. Denis. They 20
thither, and, when they have their
own way, time their going 80 as to be
there at the exact moment OF feeding.
Birds have thus been taught to fly
back and forth regularly between
places thirty miles apart.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-07-03
Men n..s rhsl, ,anltle..

'swhy do men talk SO giihly OF the
vanity OF women asked a Mlchisah
avenue dame the other day. DO they
fancy that they are superior 70 saen
weaknesses as distinguish their iran
sisters-fondness for dress, for Jewels
for displays generally? II that Is their
idea they have but a poor knowledge
az their own sex-of themselves. IN
fact. for no mar is without his sanities
and they are just rs conspicuous as are
those OF A man never seems
TO have grown 100 old or too ugly TO
arrogate to himself admiration that a
woman in her palmiest days would
hardly dare claim. That crease In his
trousers weighs so heavily upon his
mind. He is never. ! can see. perfect
ly assured OF its perfection. unless the
trousers are Just home from the tailor,
Imagine a getting into a
street car and hardly settling herself
before she begins pulling At a n
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-07-03
BEAR RAISED BY a o
When the Cub Grew Up 1t Became
rirst-Ciass Herder.


First-ciass Herder.
The bear that figures in the story
was known as Jack. and he belonged
to Lewis Ford. who formerly owned a
goat ranch high up on the Cerro Colo
RADIO mountain. overlooking the lovely
valley of the San joaquin, y the San
Francisco Cali. Ford found the bear
when it was a cub, soft. round. shining
and black. Being Wireless, childless
and alone. he adopted the tiny cub and
carried it home. Once there. Ford soon
found that a foster mother must be
provided for the infant. and SO a fright
ened, trembling, bleating she goat was
brought TO the house TO take the place
of the parent he so missed. II was on
~ after much combined force and per-
suasion the goat could be induced to
adopt as her own the unkidlike orphan
placed in her care. But the time came
when foster mother and foster child
were as happy and content in their re-
lations to each other as II the sight of
a nimble-footed. blue-haired nanny
sucking a clumsy black bear cub was
of the most ordinary condition OF af-
fairs. The bear, which was named
Jack. waxed fat on goats milk; and a
more docile, traetable beast never
grew up under the guardianship of a
humane and loving mother, In the ear
lier days of his adoption the baby was
a baby in truth. He would not be left
alone. And it would have been a hard
er heart than Ford's that could have
resisted the pitiful whimper of the lit
tie fellow whenever he thought that he
was to be left alone within the house.
Had there been any to see Ii in those
days they would have witnessed a
strange sight. The great, broad-shoul-
dered man following his flock as they
grazed on the bunchgrass-sometimes
five or six miles from home-and as he
walked the steep mountain-si iii where
il was so almost perpendicular that 1t
seemed that only the goats themselves
could gain a foothold on the rocks he
carried the cub in his arms. But when
Jack grew older he was trained I o herd
the goats. Previously a number OF
dogs had helped Ford. but the bear and
the dogs could not agree. and SO the
dogs had to go. Jack took their place
well. and they were never missed. For
several years the bear continued tC
help Ford. until the latter sold his
ranch and prepared to go to his ole
home in Europe. Then a number d
; his neighbors tried TO buy the bear
Ford refused to sell him. and said tina
! il he could not take Jack with him HI
would not go. The difficulty abou
shipping the bear was overcome, ant
now he and his master are living con
tentedly in the old country, enjoying
!, the fruits OF their long. lonesome STA,
in the California mountains.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-07-03

touching each other al the waist, sss
gradually parting. form a trimmsas
down the front OF the skirt. ending !,
immense qu~adruple bows OF satin M
bon. which must be stabbed throar,
with diamond buttons or clasps. a.
another way. as the cookery books sav
line the lappets with velvet or satin j,
some bright color and turn them inla
bretelles, crossing the shoulders am
meeting just above the waist. back ane
front. should any a wish to insult
and ynlgarize her beautiful old lac.
with a touch OF moderately she can 81,
rhinestones or imitation emeralds
sapphires or rubIes and sew them Il
over Il.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-07-03

The following definition of a bucket
shop is given: An establishment ron
Quoted nominalIy and ostensibly for
the transaction of a grain or stock ex-
change business, but the proprietor
takes one side of every deal that is
made in his place, while the patron
takes the other side-no article being
bought or sold in any public market.
The margins deposited with the buck
ct shop" proprietor by the patron, are
nothing but the patrons stakes to the
wager and are appropriated by the pro-
prietor when the fluctuations of price
reach the limit of the deposit-one a
ty (the proprietary to the bet acting
as stakeholder. The commissions
charged by the "bucket-shop" are odds
in its favor, and necessary in order to
maintain the pretense OF being legiti-
mate brokers actually making the
transaction on a public exchange. The
bucket shop" proprietor is ready to
take all deals offered on mi commodity
that fiuctuates in price, he may call
himself a commission merchant or dis
guise his business under the form OF
q corporation enterprise, or exchange
but he is still a common gambler. The
interest of a proprietor of a bucket
shop is at all times opposed to that Of
his patrons, as the profits Of the shoI
are measured by the loss of the pa
irons. Bucket shops are condemned
as criminal and pernicious by statut,
in almost every state In the union. The,
should not be COMPOUNDED with tn,
great public markets of the world
where buyer and seller. producer an,
consumer, investor and Spectator NEE
in legitimate trade. for, the pretende,
buying Of millions of bushels of graf,
In bucket shops will not add a frac
ton of a cent to the price Of the pro
duct of the farm; nor will the pretend
ed selling OF as much increase the sur
plies Of the consumer or lessen the cos
of his loaf by a farthing.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-07-03

There are various developments Of
the stamp age. The Queen of the
Netherlands. who is only sixteen years
Of age, Is reported to have said: Il
should like very much, my dear min
lister, a new series of stamps which will
show me to my people Just as | am
at present" Her own face does not
appear in her large collection. The
engraving on official papers will not be
changed, it is said, until her marriage.
Even royalty has its disappointments,
and, like other stamp collectors, the
queen has ~ungratiied desires.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-07-03

Princess Marie Of Denmark. the ais.
ter-in-law Of the Princess OF Wales
has been presented by an American
gentleman. d. w. Campbell. with !
saddle. said to be the finest eyer made
IN the United States. The seating Il of
white btickskin and is beautifully em.
broidered in %colors. Tho embroiderv
II, a representation OF the fleur do ,is
Of France. and the white rose Of nen.
mark. More than thirty hands were
employed for three months IN cnn.
structing the saddle. Princess Marie
IS the niece Of the late Comte de paris
and IS married to the youngest son II
the king of Denmark.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-07-03

The Connecticut legislator who pro-
posed that the acts of the general as
sembly should be translated into for
eign languages for the benefit of those
who cannot read English. forgot that
one Of the first duties of every citizen
and every resident Of this republic is
to acquire a knowledge of the English
tongue. There could be no objection.
however, to a provision that the en-
actments Of the Connecticut legisla-
ture and of the legislatures of all the
other states should be translated into
good and unmistakable English.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-07-03
women a. interior perorator..

hhs
There is no movement more inter-
esting In It's development than the
gradual increase Of disposition on the
part Of educated and refined women to
engage In the work of what Is called
interior decoration, but which is less
imposing and disquieting when spoken
Of as home decoration. The mural
treatment and designing Of furniture
for public buildings will properly re-
main In the hands Of really competent
architects Of taste, who may with right
claim that nothing shall be added to
their structures which might tend to
interfere with their original concep-
ton Of the finished effect. but, as 1t is
not a secret that the decoration and
furnishing OF the most successfully
completed great houses of recent con-
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-07-03

An interesting dietary experiment is
being made in the woman's department
OF the University of Chicago. The
women who served with food similar
to that served to mems athletic teams
when in regular training. All the food
is carefully weighed and analysed be-
fore 1t is served, and the viands ar
ranged according to their relative val
ne as muscle strengtheners. Each gis
must eat the precise amount of fat and
of albumen each day. which has been
found by careful study 10 be needed by
the human system. and eating too
much is ar evil which is especially
guarded against.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-07-03
The Speed Of camel..

Extraordinary stories are sometimes
told of the speed with which camels
"a travel In the desert, and Of their
wonderful endurance and fatigue. But
according to recent statements there
has been much exaggeration on this
subject. One writer asserts that the
speed Of a camel does not exceed about
seven miles and a half per hour, and
that even that speed is not ordinarily
maintained longer than two hours at n
stretch.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-07-03

An Atlanta cashier named Harry
Cassin cut too wide a swath and final
ly got in front of the reaper himself.
His father-in-law tried to save him,
but he was not equal to the emergency,
and poor Harry was finally thrown into
prison. He spent thousands of other
peoples money and was called a good
fellow while it was going. Now it's
different. The best plan is to let every
person spend his own surplus.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-07-03

A mint for making bogus silver dol
lars has been unearthed at Benton Har-
Dor, Mich, after a successful operation
of several years. The man who oper-
ated it was known about town an a
gentleman of leisure, and his dollars
appeared to be just as good as n 9TH
er mans. He finally made a fatal error
when he went to Chicago and paid
eight Of them to one man. The best
of money makers. it seems, will occa-
sionally make mistakes.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-07-03
nan sklr.. Ars nael Agaln.

Ii was the godet skirt that pushsx
the bell skirt aside. but now Il Ia,
given away 10 the bell shape. thnaxk
In 4 9 form. The accompanying
picture shows It's correct form. which
demands a elose ht over the hips, win
an the fullness drawn 10 the back. Al
sketched in this model II Was In belgs
suiting. trimmed nea the hem With !
single band o. beige and brown woolss
braid. Worn with il was a simple
jacket bodice that was a convincing
denial OF the frequently made asser-
tion that novelty was impossible il
jackets, unless the garment or aces
sorry Is very elaborate. Its back and
sides were fitted and It's front va
slashed as indicated. a handsome iabos
OF white lace peeping ont here and
there, Braid, buttons and lace tFls,
trimmed the sleeves. and a full fri
OF lace ornamcnied the high collar.
black and white Is a eomblnaiiss
that appears each . with a ioei
Of novelty. and this year We arc dossl
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-07-03
worh a. Ms.lern wnmen.

The Denver woman's City Improve
ment Society has been so much In
terested In the subject. brought before
one OF IFS meetings OF the successful
sewerage system of Berlin. with Us
thirty miles of sewage farms. that they
nave taken up the subject rs applied 70
Denver. with the hope that something
similar may be arranged for their city.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-07-03
Making . nlerel. salt.

You will smile at FOUR w foolish
ness II you ever undertake to make a
bicycle dress out OF a few yards OF old
goods you have in the house. A sad
die skirt, which Is the kind everybody
makes nowadays. takes six yards Of
goods, a little over a yard wide. and
twelve yards OF twenty-seven-inch
goods. The material cuts TO waste and
must be patched, and you will find
yourself in a queer boat with your pat
tern and your goods.
A saddle skirt Is one that Is divided
In the back, so as to fall over the sad
die, but not In the front. That neces-
states a middle section. making a sort
of divided skirt in the back. Nearly all
bicycle dresses are made this way, and
so are gowns for every sport. The
back division does not show. Your
waist you can get out of five yards Of
narrow width goods II you do not ALLOW
too long a bodice. Many riders pre-
fer to use up old jackets on the wheel
and content themselves with a new
akirt to fit the saddle. Very little trim.
ming Is needed. Many wheelwomer
bind their skirts with a broad band oil
white oilc1oth that a be washed
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-07-03
Bank Of England star.

The Bank Of England employs abou,
100 men and has a salary list. In
Guiding pensions, of about f30O, 900 per
annum The governors and directors
OF the bank divide between them f14,-
600 per annum. OF this the governors
receive f1.sQ9 each and the directors
$500 each.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-07-03

dations of several other towers have
Just been discovered. The presence OF
this fortified chateau shows the Inn
portant part it must have played in
protecting the old highway which
winds below it and which is called the
"Chemin de Dame Marguerite"
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-07-03

II desperately than vel, Bias
cloth and satin skirts FOR street o. ~
ccptlon q are already shown wlts
two or three friiia Of white at the hem
The satin skirt had the frllls OF biaek.
with the heading Of zach frill under
cord Of white. II looked as II a petit
Goa, had become loose. but II IL coo.
sldcred Just right. The BLACK
cloth skirt was lined wish
white watersd silk and bad
three little frlila % white siik On
the outside Of tho skirt At the hem
Piping With white satin on black closA
or satin. and making black Ercnadlns
weasea over white siik. are sofns q
the never ways Of showing favor tns
black and white.
All llEh, shades are as, audacloasif
near black. 4 dove gray gown Of u,
dies cloth had orr deep lace frsii q
tho hem. another at the knees ana
the pouch ~ tho bodice ia simply
running owe with narrow black lace
fFills. An evening gown 81 ivory PINK
that Is. a biashsd ivory had =
pouched sirpiico bodice. The cross
under aide was heavily frliled Win
black lace. each triil having = glaainihs
heading 81 black satin. Tho trained
skirt vas lifted al one aide 70 shos
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-07-03

The demand for organ music in this
country outside of churches seems to he
quite limited. Bostons great organ.
once regarded as a wonder, has been
stored in a shed for thirteen years. and
will soon be sold at auction. It was
built in Germany at a cost Of $50, 900.
One trouble about a great organ liz that
it is not easy to keep 1t supplied with
q great organist.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-07-03
Lace

II you know anybody who has n nalr
OF ~old-fashioned lace lappetts. SAYS 4
fashion writer, o may recommend
her to utilize these in the following
fashion; On the next evening or din
ner gown the lappets may begin almos,
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-07-03

New York's last quarterly death rate
OF 2o.S1 per 1000 Is the lowest in its
history. The improvement IL attrib-
utsd to clean streets.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-07-03

In Denmark and in Norway the posts
OF shorthand writer's at the respective
pariiaments Of those countries are
chiefly occupied by women. II having
been found that women. as n rule, sue.
coed FAR better than men In this form
Of reporting.-Exchange.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-07-03

ANDRECIES was
one time the
city OF
the provinces du
Nord. in France,
and as ii was prac-
tically on the from
tier of that u
try it was the OBJ
jective point of
many raids and
sieges from the
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-07-03

About the only ~peaceable people In
the world at the present time are the
savages.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-07-03
We may have to annex Hawaii for
the sugar there is in it.

A selfish man, like Noah's dove, can
find no rest for the sole of his foot.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-07-03
A woman's Criticism of Men and Their
yanlties- AS Interior Decora-
tors-soms Notes of the Fashions
Hints for Summer Wear.


o years with tears, and tears through
weary years,
How weary l who In your arms have
lain;
Now. l am tired; the sound OF slipping
ear
Moves soft. and tears fall In a bloody
rain.
And the chill footless years go over
me who am slain.
I hear. as In wood. dim with old light.
the rain.
Slow falling; old. old. weary. human
ears:
And In the deepening dark my comfort
Is my pain.
Sole comfort left of all my hopes and
fears.
Pain that alone survives, gaunt
hound of the shadowy years.
Fiona Macleod.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-07-03
OLD FRENCH DUNGEON
DISCOVERY IN A CASTLE OF
THE NINTH CENTURY.

A Memory of the Tragic fiddle Ages
Found at Landreeies, at One Time the
Principal City in Province da Nord
In France
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-07-03

A man should keep his friendship IN
constant repair.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-07-03

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The San Francisco call., 1897-09-05

loom Paul" Kruger, President of the
South African Republic, whose Puritani-
cal leanings and simple way OF living have
long been exploited, has astonished every
body in the Transvaal by ordering OF an
English concern magnificent state coach
which is now on its way to South africa.
The accompanying illustration is from
a photograph of the coach taken before it
was dispatched from London. AS will be
seen at glance the vehicle is of the old
chariot typ, still more or less used by
European monarchs of the first grade on
important state occasions, and it is safe
to say that nothing of the kind one-half
as imposing has ever been seen south of
the equator.
The coach is slung ON c springs from
''snakes" attached to its body. 1t is
painted black and vermiIion, the colors
being picked out with thin white lines.
The hammcr-cloth is gorgeous affair,
sufficiently patriotic IN design and deco
ra,ion to suit the most bigoted Boer, but
at the same time suggestive enough of
i'm mperial os.entation to move him tc Won
der. if not to anger and tears. The cloth
is of pale blue and bears OH each side the
arms OF the South African Republic, du-
plicate of which design is displayed on
the doors Of the coach.
When "Oom Paul" seats himself in this
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-05
DOM PAUL'S CARRIAGE.
The Willy Old Democratic President OF the
Boer Republic Has dust Invested in
an Equpage Fit for Hing

magnificent coach, fit for any king to ride
in, he will recline on light blue satin and
feast his dull eyes on eagles OF solid silver
ten inches high. A team of eight picked
thorough breds will be attached to the
coach when in use, and these, caparisoned
to match the magnihcence of the coach
and it's trappings. will draw Dom Paul"
over the streets of Pretoria and the rough
roads of the outlying districts.
The cost Of the new state coach was
f700, sum of money great enough to
purchase ordinary wagons for an entire
Boer community. just what it was that
led this stolld ana show-hating old rnler
OF the Transvaal to make this start
ling departure from the custom OF a
lifetime it would be interesting to Know.
Possibly he contemplates a brilliant coup
d'etat, and under changed conditions
OF official life intends to ride as only
monarchs and dictators are wont to ride.
Or, may be, as one of his English admir-
ers suggests, loom Paul is preparing for
visit from his august friend and cham
pion, the German "War Lord" All jok-
ing aside, says the New York Herald,
President Krueger's notable concession to
The little yanitIes of this fleeting world
has caused no end of amusement In Eng
ma and given rise to much curious and
pointed com n ent in the Transvaal.
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-05

rich OF their Most
OF manned by sturdy New Eng
landers formidable
any but
Burrows himself
gulf made deal OF
this general thing released after be-
don't
length that
Bovrs
tendency
celebrated South He had South American
Bolivar
wanted to transfer his
with his
sleeping country profit by being early In
OF
did not get with them trying
resulted the
chrysanthemum to the world whether it would
Few could
the high
made personal appeals Congessmen
President officials
result have doubt that there him
subject the archives the Government
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-05
AS RELATED IN HIS LETTERS.

When Burrows he planning
big transaction Government
81 think his fortunes depleted that time but ne was
the handsome and full ana
bition fortunes
moderate
father Hoffman Souhard HOFFMAN
United Court OF his he
locations sometimes
He North Beach
and the business Montgomery
Clay then water front
In world
Chinese
do
fellows deal of their
and. II
at onet n O ships"
published the carly give
him 47 Montgomery street. clay
business with
directory placed him
commission Sas E. Bur-
Pacific
The directory which
he with Sias Burrows Jr
Hoffman China goods business at 1853 Sansoms
street, Jackson.