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Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-03-20

Of them now are dry. The aqueduct;
TO Jerusalem Is broken. When / saw
the pools in 1874 they were filed with
water. IL was here that we camped, or
tried 10. The rains descended so yio-
Iently that we fed Tor refuge to the
stoae-gaulted chamber OF a Turkish
castle hard by. A company of soldiers
occupied IL then. We could find none
on this visit The Turkish soldiers we
have seen in Jerusalem are ragged
and half shod. and present a most de-
plorable appearance. though they fit
ly represent the bankrupt empire,
which is Temporarily supported by their
bayonets.
Tradition has multiplied the sacred
places in the Bethlehem caves. We
were shown the chapel of the limo
cents. where several children are said
to have been slain by Herod; the altar
of the Alteration Of the Magi; the mar
bic manager, in which Christ was laid,
and the Milk grotto where the holy
family sought conceaIment. We es-
capped the realm Of tradition for that
Of history when we entered the chapel
OF st. Jerome. where that great father
Of the Latin church undoubtedly lived,
and where he translated the scriptures
from the Hebrew AID Greek into the
Latin. thus giving the Roman catholic
world the reyered version called the
yulgate.
In the old Church Of the Nativity we
descended into the grotto. which is re-
yered as the birthplace of Jesus. This
great natural cave is supposed 70 be
the stable for animals which was con-
nected with the inn at Bethlehem, in
which there was mo room" for Joseph
and Mary The tradition on which
this faith is founded is very old, but
all that we can say is that the loca-
tion is not an improbable one. Ger
tainty in such case is surely unde-
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-03-20
TEMPLE OF SOLOMON.
General view1

sirable. fer the reason that it would
help perpetuate that place-worship
which is contrary to the spirit and doc
trine of the great Teacher. The nat
ural rock in the cave of the Nativity
has been ovcrlaid with marble. The
ceiling. however, is bare. The cavern
is now chapel, about forty feet long,
twelve feet wide and ten feet high, and
is sacred TO all the churches of the
cast. II is lighted with thirty-two
lamps, and in a recess to the east I'M
derneath the altar you behold silver
star in the pavement bearing a Latin
inscription which says that Here, of
the Virgin Mary. Jesus Christ was
born" Whether you credit the in
scription CT not. you may be sure that
you are standing in place that has
been sacred since the days Of Constan-
tine, the first Christian emperor. But.
alas. that by the very cradle of the
Prince Of Peace one should see so many
evidences of the angry divisions of
Christendom, OF the fifteen lamps
which burn Immediately about the sill
yer star in tie pavement. four belong
10 the Latins. five to the Armenians
and six to the Greeks.
Returning to Jerusalem, We left our
carriage at the point where the road
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-03-20

tngs, registerings of mortgages and a
Few deeds. An average of two or three
men would come to see him daily on
business, but he seldom saw woman.
Nearly all the settlers near him at
that time were bachelors, who after
ward went back to Canada to get mar
ried; and, indeed, Fox did the same.
Everybody was poor and yet they all
seemed to enjoy themselves, though
they had to haul their wheat from SO
to 75 miles to market. The winter
passed very swiftly and in the summer
Messrs. Mooney and McHugh came
with their families; then other settlers
began to pour in. Buildings went up,
as If by magic. and in a few months
there was a postofiice and dozen
dwellings. Talk of railroad began
to be heard and in a few months 1t
came. Then, indeed, POO Bah" Fox
had to surrender his glory. He chose
to take up the humble position OF SUI
perintendent of the schools OF the coun-
ty, and he still retains the place. He
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-03-20


crosses the valley of Gihon, and
then walked down through the
deep vale OF Gehinnom, where chill
dren once were sacrificed to Moloch,
where offal was burned, furnish
ing thus the name OF "Gehenna,"
which was applied to the Internal re-
gions. Reaching the lowest point of
the valley. opposite the village of Sill
sam, la Signoia and began to climb
the steep hillside, at the top of which
we hoped to discover the encampment
Of DR.. Bliss, the head of the Palestine
exploration fund. who had asked us to
take luncheon with him. The heat
was fearful and soon we lost our way.
Calling stout Arab down from the
top OF an olive tree, / repeated the
word bliss" several times, and with
my hands described the form OF a
tent. He was not long in comprehend
ing my meaning, and soon started OFF
and up to show us the way. We were
thoroughly convinced before we
reached the encampment that climb
Ing up lions hill" is no joke. La
Signora insisted on meeting DR.. Bliss.
that she had assembled more than 1000
feet, but the luncheon and the COM
pany compensated for all our efforts.
]. II. BARRowS.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-03-20
KITCHEN RUN BY CITY.


At Grenobie, France, an Associations
Serves Good Food at Cost.
From the New York Press: House
wives who think the cooperative
kitchen is so far in the future that it
would be absurd to look forward to 1t
for relief from daily drudgery will be-
interested to hear that kitchen with
the same end in view as the co-opera-
tive has been in successful operation
for nearly fifty years. The Association
Alimentaire, of Grenoble, France, is a
purely municipal affair. The city o-as
it and supplies meals at cost in its
own restaurant or delivers them at pri-
vate homes. Professor Osborne Ward,
of the Department of Labor Statistics,
spent his recent vacation abroad,
studying number of socialistic ex-
periments that are being carried on in
various parts of Europe. He was in
terested more by what he saw at Gren-
oble than by anything else. The au-
thorities gave him all the aid in their
power when they learned that he was
from the American Labor Bureau.
Everything at the Association ALI
mentaire is as good as money can buy.
The cooks are as clever as any in
France, which is saying great deal.
The provisions are bought in the best
markets and are carefully selected.
The service is excellent The dining
rooms are of several grades, according
to the furnishings and the attendance,
SO that all tastes may be accommodate
ed. One may dine there for cents on
bread and soup, and be satisfied or
one may pay - cents and have full
course dinner. In the best rooms, which
are marble floored and decorated with
much elegance. there are walters who
look for tips as naturally as though
they were in the SWEETEST Partisan cafes.
Pure wines, which have been properly
aged, are served at about s cents liter.
There is no financial profit to the city
in running this huge restaurant, which
serves some 100000 meals day.
The charges are based on the cost of
the materials used, the employment of
help and the amount spent in keeping
the utensils, machinery and building in
repair.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-03-20

sery close TO our tent. The next morn
ing Immediately after breakfasting az
tables spread beneath bower Of vines
and jssmines. We drove and rode to
the Dead Eea- II was a rough. dusty,
irregular. but interesting, journey of
two hours We saw two Greek con-
vents that recently have been erected
On this desoia:e plain. The Russian
toEer. On the mount Of Olives. ten or
.Eeiye miles away. would not let US
forge: thee. o JerGsalcmr
At this rairlcss season OF the year
he Slime pits" into which horses
sometimes Eink. have been dried up.
When We reached the shores OF the
Dead sea our party vas divided into
70 sections. and most Of the men and
sone OF the wcmen bathcd in the salt.
1eayy waters. ! fouad this a pleasant
aad refreshing experience. although ii
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-03-20
PROF. STARTS INDIAN THEORY
He sim Thinks the whites Are Slowly
Changing.


Frederick w. Starr, head professor
OF anthropology at the University of
Chicago, has returned from a three
months trip through Pennsylvania and
Mexico. Professor Starts sole object
in making the tour was scientific in
yestigation, and he is delighted with
the results obtained. 1t was the pro-
entire time in Pennsylvania studying
the Pennsylvania Dutch. He has long
had an idea that the white man on this
continent was turning into Indian, and
knew that he could not find a better
field to work out his hypothesis than
among these people. They are clan
nish and have the purest blood of any
community in this country. The length
Of their residence is known about $50
years, and comparison with their ma
tive people, showing what changes they
have undergone, can be made. Profess
sor Starr examined 5000 of their school
children and photographed 100 men
during his sojourn among these peo-
pie, and found his hypothesis greatly
has not as yet had time to compare his
data with those taken in Europe, but
does not doubt that they will bear him
out The change is going on very
slowly and will take a long time, how
long Professor Starr would not hazard
a prediction, but the fact is that the
entire population, owing to climatic and
other conditions, is turning Indian
After his stop in Allentown, Pa, Pro-
fessor Starr dropped off at Gay Head.
Mass, where in a total population of
200 there were eleven different bloods
represented. 1t WE decided mixture
OF Indian, negro, English, and a half
dozen other peoples. The professors
inquiry was made for general informa-
ton, a2d not to bear out any theory
which he held. From Massachusetts
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-03-20

s easier 10 Feat than TO swim. But
shat . strange and oppressive place
he shore OF the Dead sea is. The
ssteTs are as beautiful as those Of
AXE Luce-ne. but nothing lives n
hem. and no human habiiation is
ound on their banks. One thinks Of
c4om and GomorTah buried beneath
he hrackiEh lake at the southeastern
iae Of II. and here il this deep. 1900
Get below the surface OF the Medi-
sr.aEean. breathing the dusty air OF
ghai gems like q close summer day.
ne is not eager 10 liagcr.
An hours drive brought US to the
ords OF the Jordan, the traditional site
J. cur Savior's baptism, where the
ircek pilgrims throag by thousands
Immediately after Easter TO lathe in
&c waters. TO drink from the sacred
,rsam. and 10 CT their Jars from it,
. that friends n faT-away Russia
nay share in par. shcir privileges. For
aany centuries Christian pilgrims have
ono hitler. and olce these shores
yeTe paved with marble. At the pres
ent day ropes are stretched along the
bank during the time Of pilgrimage, fer
he security Of these who enter the
swift stream. and wooden cross is set
ID in the river. Only few OF our par
" baihcd In the Jordan. PARTLY because
he waters are muddy, the shores
rough. and the gadercurrent sometimes
serllous. an American gentleman hav-
ng lost his life here two years ago.
Very many had brought with them bot
les 10 be filed from the Jordan, and
used at christening services In Eng
land and America. II was pleasant to
finger on the shaded bank and muse
over what had been. The secondary
history which has followed the greet
scriptural events associated with the
Jordan is interesting. and knowledge
OF precise localities is not essential.
John the Baptist may have stood where
We we're then gathered. AT any rate
on the banks OF this same stream. and
not far away. he carried on that mighty
ministry which prepared for the Mes
siah's diviner work. And who coald
he.p remembering that, ascending
from these waters Of the Jordan, the
savior OF mankind went to His temp
,atlon In that rocky Judean wilderness,
10 which our eyes frequently turned?
After being photographed we re-
turned to our encampment at Jericho.
10 an ample luncheon. and most OF us
10 an afternoon OF rest. Toward even
ing. when the shadows OF the Judean
hills were stretching farther and far
Their across the plain, many of us
mounted donkeys for twenty-minute
ride TO Elisha's fountain, near which
pitched my tent in 1874. The road to
II was past some beautiful gardens, full
of olcanders, poplars, bananas and cy-
press. and through clumps OF thorn
trees, the Spina Christi. from which
the crown Of thorns is supposed to
have been made.
There was fall of rain during the
night. SO that our drive to Bethlehem
the next morning was over dustless
road, on either side of which the trees
and fields looked green.
Before reaching bethlehem We made
n detour OF few miles to visit the
three immense pools which bear the
name of King Solomon. All but one
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-03-20

in the first winter of its existence. II
came about in this way: Cavalier coun-
ty had been named but unorganized for
several years up to 1884. 1t consisted
OF a large strip of land, all owned by
the government, lying west of the west
ern boundary line of Pembina county.
About that time Mr.. McHugh of Bath
gate was elected as a representative of
Pembina county in the legislature and
1t occurred to him and to Attorney
W. J. Mooney of the same village that
1t would be well to organize Cavalier
county and add to it the three ranges
in the western part of Pembina coun-
ty. This western part of Pembina
county was very much higher than the
rest OF the county and was situated,
the people said and say yet, ION the
mountain So McHugh got a bill
through the legislature defining Caya-
lier county as it is to-day That was
In the winter of 18s4-5. A court house
was built at Langdon, which was de-
signated as the county seat, and at
the election in November various coun-
ty officers were elected. But none of
the county officers went to Langdon
to live. 1t was already bad winter
and they could see no reason why they
should go If there was some one there
to take charge of the records. So
they united in asking Mr. e. ]. Fox,
young man just from Canada, to
take charge of the Offices until sum
mer.
Fox accepted the position, or po-
sitions, and in December took charge
of the affairs of the county. The court
house was then a large building, in
fact too large for use. Fox decided
that it would be better to leave ii va
cant until spring and he took up his
abode in one-room "claim shack" the
only other building in town. This was
about Is by 20 feet in dimensions, and
there he lived and did business that
winter. He was deputy clerk Of the
courts, county judge, county treasurer
county auditor and register of deeds
| The sheriff lived in the country and
the superintendent of schools lived
| Just across the Manitoba line. The
sheriff did not serve out his term, fol
he was put in Jail for shooting man
in fight. There was not another liv-
ing soul within two miles. Fox lived
entirely alone and did his own cook
ing except the bread baking, which
was done by neighbor three miles
away. Langdon, though the county
seat. was not yet a post office. The
| postmaster of Olga, in the eastern part
Of the county, used to send over large
package of letters and papers about
twice week to the people whom ht
knew lived near Langdon and Fo,
would give to these people their mai
when they called for it. There was no
one settler 40 miles to the west, but
| about 40 and so miles northwest, neal
the Manitoba line. there were severa
| settlers and some of these used to drive
that great distance to ''file" on home
| stead or tree claim. When they die
that Fox had to give them their meals
and lodgings, and in fact he had otter
to keep sort of hotel.
That winter of 1886 was very colo
and at night Fox used often to Ii,
awake and listen to the billiards how
around his little shack. He was KEEP
busy. however, for there were many fl
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-03-20
smoked for Eighty Years.

The death of Thomas Dewitt of Bing-
hamton, N. Y, was not due to excess
sive smoking, but to old age. He was
102 when he died, and had smoked for
eighty years. His mind was clear and
his memory good to the last. Smoking
was his chief pleasure. but he was very
fond of card-playing. too. He was
probably at his death the Oldest man
in New York state.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-03-20

is disposed to think that, in spite Of
the comforts OF life at Langdon, he
enjoyed himself more that winter when
he was the monarch of all the govern
ment Offices Of Cavilier county.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-03-20

COUNTRY farmer
wrote this text
Amos OF Tekoa. He
ploEed the earth
and thrsshed the
grain by a new
threshIng machine
just Invented. as
formerly the cattle
trod out the grain.
lie gathered the
fruit OF The syea-
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-03-20
In BETHLEHEM TOWN.
SCENE OF THE NATIVITY OF
THE SAVIOR OF MAN.
Or. D2rnows Tells of HIS Pilgrimage
to the Chapel Of the Manager and
of Other spots In Jade. Held scared
by Christians
PaIissine letter.

ant story to tell of
the Jordan valley.
al Jericho, which
we reached on
Thursday. Novem-
Der II. We had a
comfortable nights
sleep. although /
was Weakened by
the cries of jackals,
ane nf which came
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-03-20

to Havana was the next journey, but
the Cuban capital did not present
enough interest to detain him longer
than one day. From Havana he went
to Mexico.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-03-20

In the total weight of the body mans
digestive organs constitute to per
cent; those of the carnivora, to per
cent; OF the herbivora, 10 to IL per cent
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-03-20

The reed bird delicate and deiicions
lao suniuc on bit OF toast, when
Uncle caleb OF New Jersey sat down. ,i,,,
Are You fond OF the little fowl
osLcd Tho hostess well he re-
Liza acz fur taste. they're fine. But
=, fnr 'pearancc. must say they
mind mo of u mosqulter growcd up
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-03-20
RAN WHOLE COUNTY.
SUPREME RULER OVER HALF A
YEAR.
The "f5o Bah" of Langdon, ". d., Lived
All Winter In a Shack and Filled All
the County onces without Getting
Isss -zsg5ie.
bismarck Letter.l

aEhE is a man IN
Langdon who was
the supreme ruler
Of the whole coun-
ty for over six
months. He was a
Poo Bah with a
Vengeance. His
name is e. ]. Fox
and he is fond of
telling how he ran
Cavalier county
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-03-20

uaeaulay's memory was SO retentivo
~ stter reading book once, nc
s sau Give all the salient points OF H.
and recltc many long passages u . ~
batirs
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-03-20
raLMAGE-S SERMON.
FARMERS ADVICE LAST sum
DAYS SUBJECT.

srs@ the Following Texts ''sesk Min
rh.t Mak.th ths seven stars aud
o,,on Book of Anos. Chapter 6.
verse ..
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-03-20

atlas a and Virgil wrote in his Aenesa
2. stormy Orion" until now, they have
observed the order established sor thesr
coming and going: order written not
"a manuscript that may be pigeon
1oieo, but with the hand Of The Al
mighty On the dome Of the sky, 80 thai
al nations may read H. Order. Per-
sisient order. Sublime order. onnIp.
otent order.
what sedative 10 yoa and TO me.
- Shom communities and nations
sometimes seem going pell-mell. ana
me world ruled BY some hend al hap
hazard. and In all directions malad-
ministraiion. The God zao keeps
seven worlds in right circuit for six
thousand years can certainly keep all
.ae Affairs OF individuals and nations
ana continents in adjustment. We had
moi better fret much. for the peasants
argument Of the text was right. III
ood can take care OF the seven worlds
OF the Pleiades and the four chief
worlds o. Orion. be can probably take
care Of the one world we inhablt
30 feel very much as my father
ieli one day when ne were going 10
the country mill 10 get a grist ground.
and ]. boy Of seven years. sat In the
BACK part Of the wagon. and our yoke
OF oxen ran aHay xith US and along q
izbyrinthine road through the woods,
80 that ] thought every moment ne
would be dashed to pieces. and l niads
. terrible Outery Of fright, and my faith
er turned 20 me with a face perfectly
calm. and said: DE WITH. what are you
crying about, ! guess We can ride as
fast a. the oxen can run" and. my
hearers. Ehy should xe be aIrighted
and lose our equilibrium In the swift
movements Of worldly events. especial
" when We are assured that il Is not .
yoke Of unbToken steers that are draw
iag us On. but that order and wise gov
sFnment are 10 the yoke.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-03-20

And an glad that so many texts
call US 10 look OF 10 other worlds.
many Of them larger and grander and
moro resplcndent. Look there" says
Job. 'at Nazareth and Arc,uTus and
h,a rousg Look there" Gays st. John,
Eat The moon under Chris;'s feet"
Look there" Gays Joshua. at the Gun
standing eth above Gideon" Look
there" says Moses. "at the sparkling
frmamentr' Look there" says Amos,
the herdsman. "at the Seven Stars and
Orion DO not let Us be go cad about
those who shove of from this world
under chrIatiy pilotagc. Do not let US
he 80 agitated about our own going
81 this litt.c barge or sloop or canal
boat o, a world to get on some Great
Eastern" Of the heavens. Do not Iet
ns persist IN wanting to stay " this
barn. this shed, this clubhouse OF
world. when all the kings palaces al
ready occupied by many OF our bcsI
friends are swinging wide open their
eaten 20 lief ug I'm,
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-03-20

Again. Amos saw. as We must see.
that the God vho made these two
arehlpeiasOes OF stars must be an un-
changing God. There had been no
change n the stellar appearance IN
this herdsnan's lifetime. and his faith
e.. 4 shepherd. reported 20 him that
there had been no change IN his life
tine. And thcke two clusters hang
0yer the celestial arbor noE ius, as
they ~rEe the hrEt night that they
shone or the EdenIc bowers. the same
- Ehen the Egyptians built the Pyra-
fnlts from tie top of which 70 watch
then. the same a. when the chaldeans
calculated the eclipses. the same as
when Riihu. according 20 the Book Of
Job. seat out 10 study the aurora
boreaiis. the same under Ptoiemaic
system and c0pernic2n system. the
tame from caiisihcaes 20 Pythagorss.
and from PythaEoras 70 Hersshei. Sure
~. ehangelesa God must have fash
ioned the Pie.ades and Orion, Oh. what
an spodyne amid the ups and downs
Of life. and the TUX and rehux Of the
tides OF prosperity. 70 know that Se
have = ehangeiess God. -ths same yes
isrday. to-day. and forever"
xerxes garlanded and knighted the
siscrsnsn Of bis boat In the morning
and hanged him in the evening OF the
same day. Fifty thousand people
stood around the columns OF the ma
ilonal capital. shouting themselves
koarse a, the presidential inaugural.
and IN four months so great we're the
antiquities that a rufian's pisto, IN
Washington eepo; expressed the senii-
ment Of many q disappointed Office
seeker. The world sits In It's chariot
/ and drives tandem. and the horse
ahead IL HuEzs. and the horse
T behInd Is AnatbemA Lord Cob
ham. IN King James time was
applauded. and had ihirty-nve thou
sand dollars a year. but was
as,erward cxecrated. and lived on
/ srraps stolen from the royal kitchen.
/ Alexander the Great after death re-
NAMED uaburIcd for thirty days be-
cause no one would do the honor OF
shovsiing him under. The Duke Of
/ wellington refused 10 have his iron
/ fence mended because II had been
broken By an Infatuated populace in
some hour Of political excitement. and
he left /, IA ruins that men might learn
what a ackle thing is human favor.
"But the mercy Of the Lord is from
everlasting 90 everlasting to them that
fear him. and his righteousness unto
the chIldren'a children OF such as keep
his covenant. and TO those who re-
member his commandments TO do
them" This moment seek him that
makc,h the Seven Stars and Orion"
And an glad that so many texts
I call us 10 look of 20 other worlds,
many OF them larger and grander and
moro resplcndent. Look there" says
| Job "at Nazareth and ArctuTus and
HIS sousgr Look there" Gays st. John,
TAT the moon under chris;'s feet"
Look there" Gays Joshua. at the sun
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-03-20

Before reaching bethlehem wo made
a detour OF few miles to visit the
three immense pools which bear the
name of King Solomon. All but one