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Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-08-28

London Is most admirably equipped
with machinery and plant for taking
care of the sewage from the largest
city area In the land. On either side
of the Thames there are pumping sta
tons which are constantly at work re-
lieving the sewers Of their contents.
The stations can pump SOC. 900. 600 gal
Ions in a day. There are settling tanks
and all necessary appliances for puri-
flying the sewerage, which amounts in
dry weather to about zoo. 900 900 gallons
daily. The sludge is loaded upon
steamers and thrown into the open
sea. at a distance of about fifty miles
from the works. In addition to the
regular pumping apparatus. there are
storm stations with capacity Of 150.-
10000 gallons per day. These are used
in rain storms. the object of them being
to prevent flooding in the lower quar-
tiers Of the city.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-08-28
A DelirhffuI InrenfIon.

Adoiph Brinkmeyer. native OF
northern Minnesota, went to live in
St Louis. When the Missouri climate
began 10 get in it's deadly work on
Mr.. Brinkmeyer he was driven to in
venting and the result is a shower
bath bicycle. II consists of an ordf-
nary bicycle. with the wheels removed.
Attached to the rear sprocket is little
pump. which connects with an up-run-
ming pipe terminating in a spray ar
rangement like that on sprinkling-
can. By placing the machine in bath
tub partially filled with water and
pedaling la wheelman all the delights
0. a cool spin in the park can be COM
b:ned with the exhilarating joys Of a
shower-bath.
Only small amount of water Is
needed, none being wasted.
Mr. Brinkmeyer expects that his in
vention will prove boon TO the sub
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-08-28

t'rAnrs fui whn. sielr 40 shs Thrs ne Of
Aeres. a. fn AmssgrA.
frircs Eai VIVA. who win prosably
saeeeed 20 the throne cf Corea an the
aeath q his father. the reigning kinR
arrived ~ San Francisco the other day
TIE young man. who Is only 20 years
g ase, has come 20 America 10 finish
hik eduezii0n, and Is accompanied by
TO CoreaBs Of noble blrth-Pals
fonk Kin and Sin Sang Koo. The
nfAt named. who was charge d'affalres
q the corean legation al Washington
tor three years. has been commission
- ~ the King Of coFea 20 escort the
prines 70 America and see him com
tortably established in some eastern
institution of learning. where he can
take a three years' course in English
branches. Prince Eui VIVA is not the
hsir apparent 20 the corean throne.
re = the second son OF the king. but Il
expected 70 succeed. since ii Is gener-
ally understood that the crown prince
"a an imbeciie.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-08-28


rarely said anything that was not con-
spicnous. He made friends. and he
was SO good natured TO his enemies
and SO quick with his wit that the
men who were opposed 10 him were
anxious 10 get over their tiltE. He was
pointed out on the floor of the house
as the first native congressman from
his state. II was also related that his
district was wider and longer than
many OF the states Of Europe. reaching
over territory OF fwenty-seyen coun-
ties. and running from the Gulf TO
Eagle Pass. on the Rio Grande. This
area comprised 81 900 square miles.
ochiltree was practically the king OF it.
He was the only man in the district
when power was in consideration.
ochiitree went TO the top OF capital ia
yoritism AZ single bound. He was
prince OF story tellers. The beauty
OF his humor was that II hit no one so
hard as IL hit himself He was joke
TO himself. He rarely appeared upon
the floor OF the Forty-eighth congress
that he did not put the house into a
fnrore OF laughter. The country mem
beers used TO declare that he was more
fun than the minstrels. His bills and
appropriations were TESTED through
the jest always bearing a strong argu-
ment why Texas and Texas harbors
should be the especial care OF the coun-
try. He called himself the "Red-head-
ed Ranger from Texas" and the title
was enough 10 get him hearing be-
fore the business committee. II was
his custom TO send in word TO an i'm
portant session OF close-mouthed and
dignified committee that the Red
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-08-28
Rock Pictures.

There are upon the face of the ba-
saltic rocks in Lake county. Ore. a
large number of pictures OF Indians
animals. birds and reptiles OF various
sorts. They have evidently been cut
with. some sharp instrument, and the
work is very creditable. some OF the
drawings being excellent. The figures
and pictures are arranged in rows and,
groups. It is thought that the PFC
lures resemble those found in Central
America and Mexico. Students OF ar
chseology are of the opinion that they
may indicate the existence OF a civil
ization which long ago passed from
the memory and knowledge OF man.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-08-28

cording TO this account there is car
ried on in small village in France and
also In small place near Philadelphia
the unique industry Of growing spiders
Tor market. These creatures are raised
with a view to stocking the cellars Of
wine merchants in order that they
may weave cobwebs over the wine bot
ties These spiders are sold at the rate
Of ten dollars per hundred, and the
people engaged in this industry are do
Ing fiourishing business The value
OF cobweb covered bottle is likely to
be sadly diminished as soon as the
facts about this new branch OF trade
become known.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-08-28

urbanites above all others. II will. he
says. do away with the surreptitious
and troublesome dip in the wash-tub
In the cellar. BY putting longer con-
nection to the machine and setting it
out In the garden it can be converted
into sprinkling pump. AS a coroI-
larry to his bicycle shower-bath" he
has also invented "rocking-chair boz
reas," as he calls it. This is nothing
more than an easy rockingham with
a bellows Under the seat and a pipe
and spray similar to that In the bath
ing machine running up the back of
the chair and pendant above the users
head. When the chair is gently rocked
spray of cool air is blown down on
the sitter's head. and the effort neces-
sary to produce a regular freshet of
wind is not more than that usually ex-
erted by a man who sits rocking on
shady yeranda in vain endeavor to
keep cool.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-08-28
FOR SUMNER HOMES.


a few light canvas folding-chairs ar,
a great convenience in the country. fol
they can be carried around the piazzs
and grounds at will.
Japanese and Canton rugs In porce.
lain blue and white. green and pink car
be bought very reasonably. They veal
well and may even be Numbered.
Chairs OF rattan or wicker with
backs Of gayly striped aleppo cloth held
with bows OF Tnrkey-red calico make
pretty spiotches Of color on summer
veranda.
Rattan touches with bright Bag.
dad curtain thrown over them look vel
mingled with the other furniture and
they are piled with cushions OF ere
tonne and denim.
In an unpretentious cottage sitting
room the common red veranda chairs
look nice n upholstered in bright
chlntz or denim. Plain or figured
burIap may be had for hangings
screens and upholstery.
For draperies Il will be found that
charming effects can be arranged with
the art musllns with their oriental
colorings. the dotted swisses with nut.
cd frIlls and the thin eastern silks.
Everything in the summer home
should be fresh and clean; old. dis.
carded furniture should be tabooed. At.
trartiye furniture Is OF oak or maple
upboistercd with very fine Canton mat.
ting I'm the natural tint; Il does not
catch the dust and can BIO readily
cleaned.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-08-28
Feeding boilers with salt wa,,r.

It has been a generally accepted idea
that salt water could not be success
fully used in boilers. The fact that II
can be so used has recently been DEM
onstrated and will prove a most yalu-
able discovery The Yarrow boilers
in England. which are made with tubes
rs inches In diameter, have been tested
with salt water and favorable results
are reported. II seems that there is
no incrustation and no trouble about
the printing. two obstacles In the way
of the use of salt water that have been
universally supposed to exist.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-08-28

and five or zinc, and OF ben metals the
"karakane" is made of ten parts Of cop
per, four OF tin. one-haif iron, one and
one-haf zinc. the copper being melted
first, and the other metals added In the
above order-New York Ledger.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-08-28
SCIENTIFIC TOPICS.
CURRENT NOTES OF Drscov-
cry AND INVENTION.


THINNING tn e
good gifts OF nature
is an excellent
thing when proper
~ conducted. but
very few people
viii appreciate that
form of utilization
which is described
in a bulletin of
the Division Of En-
tom ology Ac-
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-08-28
LIFE OF A GREAT WIT
TOM OcHILTREE FAMED ON
TWO CONTINENTS.
Mas Recent Dangernus lnness Rscniss
m@ny Incidents IA mis- LITE
oohiiires Father. Attorneys" nis
First Joke.

ON ocHILTREE.
who was recently
reported at the
point OF death. be-
came a national
character a few
years ago when he
came to congress as
a representative
from Texas. He
was conspicuous TO
link sinon and l,a
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-08-28

Al an army wedding In England tn
bride cut the wedding loaf with hsi
fathers sword.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-08-28

happy"
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-08-28

We must laugh before we are happy,
lest We should die without having
laughed.-La Bruyere.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-08-28

The professor Of mechanics at m
Engiish college once gave a lecture up.
on the locomotive and was particularly
struck BY the absorption of one juye.
nile listener. lie spoke 10 the student
after the lecture and asked him: well
! suppose you understand all about the
locomotive now7" Yea" was the re-
ply. all but one thing" And wha;
IL thatw said the professor. kindly.
= cant make out what makes the To-
ecmotIve move without horses"
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-08-28

A countryman strayed into an art
store the other day and seemed most
struck with a picture representing q
lion stalking in solitary majesty
through the ruins OF an ancient TEN.
pie. He inquired the name OF II. "A
Lion. after GeTome." answered the
proprietor: 'yon seem 10 be pleased
With the pieinEes'' yes" the old gen.
ileman replied. y do sort OF like H.
That's a powerful ugly lookin' beast
thar. and ] swan don't know as
blame Gcrome very much for giitin'
out Of the way"
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-08-28
sToRYETTEs.

When the war broke out the late
Gen. Francis A. Walker. who had
graduated year before from an east
eEn college. vent 10 the front. He OBJ
tanned a leave Of absence 10 10 home
70 Massachusetts. and arrived there
sithon; having notified his mother
that he Was coming. When he ap-
preached the house Il was evening.
ne peered through a window and saw
his mother sitting alone. knitting.
Then he stepped softly into the room
and standing before her said. sudden
~: Mother" Mrs. Walker started and
looked up AZ her son. but did not rise.
Francis" she said. severely. have
you left the army" mo. mother only
on leave. I'm going back NEXT week. .
Then" Gen. Walker used 10 say. .'she
jumped from her chair aud came and
kissed me. haye~always wondered
shat ahe would have done n had left
tho army"
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-08-28
|TTsCH THENT0CO0E.


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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-03-26
BRUSHING THE TEETH.

The Proper Way In Which to Perform
This Important Operation.
The upper teeth should be brushed
downward and the lower teeth upward
from the gums. Do not brush the teeth
'crossways, as they are apt to become
loosened and the gums will also suffer.
The inside of the teeth should be
brushed in the same way. Tepid water
lis the best to use both for cleansing the
teeth and rinsing the mouth out after
ward.
The tooth brush should be small and
curved, so that the bristles can get in
all the interstices of the teeth. 1t should
not be too hard, and, when q new tooth
brush is purchased, it should be soaked
in water for several hours before using
If the brush is dried on a towel after
being used, and stood up on end in the
air, it will last much longer. Tooth
brushes should never be kept in closed
receptacles.
Tooth powder should be chosen with
great discretion. For general use the
following will be found a very good
powder: Mix together half an ounce
of powdered bark, quarter of al
ounce of myrrh, one drachm of cam
phor and one ounce of prepared chalk
Another simple recipe is as follows:
Add two ounces of camphorated chalk
two drachms of very fine powdered
.borax, half an ounce of powdered orris-
root and half a drachm of powdered
myrrh; mix the ingredients thoroughly
together and keep the powderin stop
perd bottle.-San Francisco Chronicle
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-03-26
MGpJESXA'S HOME.
A Quaint and Beautiful Place, Not
Ear fr0E. Los Angeles.

Ear fr0E. Los Angeles.
Connoisseurs in art and lovers of
nature, some years ago she and her
husband came Ivy chance upon wild
and beautiful spot in the mountains of
the coast range, about so miles south
east of Los Angeles, which took such
hold upon their fancy that they were
never satisfied unit! they had estab-
lished their resting headquarters there.
And, indeed, one could scarcely mag
inc more ideal retreat than this.
Far away from the hurry and hustle,
up in a canyon where are purling
streams, and nodling ferns, and spread
ing live-oaks, nestled within a cres-
cent of the mountains, is the unpreten-
tious white frame villa-"Arden" they
have called this mountain home, in
honor of Shakespeare's Forest of Ar
den." Here Modjeska comes each sum-
Ter to spend as much time as her busy
life will permit. The drive from the
fertile Santa Ana valley leads through
the Santiago canyon, one of the most
beautiful spots in southern California,
and is charming beyond description.
So gradual is the ascent, that one passes
from an elevation of 500 feet above the
sea level to $500 feet, scarcely realizing
that one has been climbing. The road
winds through groves of immense live
oak, sycamore trees, whose branches
are festooned VITA wild grapevine,
woodbine and other creepers, and
crosses again and again a beautiful
mountain stream. Here and there
stand out great punches of the tall
white California poppics, and in their
season the stately yuccas, crowned
with their great white panicles, the
feathery elder, the white clematis and
large beds of cactus, brilliant with their
beautiful yellow and crimson blossoms
and ripe "tunas." The crested road
runners scamper ahead of the horses;
the doves call across the canyon, and
hocks of startled quail whirr from
coverts by the roadside.
At last we find ourselves at the ell
trance to the Modjeska canyon, which
widens into magnificent natural park.
BY buying up different "claims" from
old mountaineers, they have now about
1000 acres of land. The til!able part
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-03-26
HE LIKED SAUSAGE.
Tribute to the Paiata;sIcness
A;ascerated Donkey.

Tribute to the Paiata;sIeness o.
A;ascerated Donkey.
One of the glories of tbs city o:
Lyons, which claims the attention and
admiration of every visitor, is an ar
tistic product of the butcher known a.
saucisson de Lyon, or in English Lyon
sausage. 1t is made of donkey-raw
donkey-and no writer has celebrated
the gastrononical excellence of this Pa
tent, vexatious and often ill-used beast
with more delicate appreciation than
the late Philip Gilbert Hamerton, in
"Chapters On Animals"
"Of the ass, when living. ! could not
say much that is wholly rable, but
when he appears in the state of sau-
cisson he may be praised without the
slightest restriction.
''In sections like dark-red marble
dashed with white, it may be cut to an
infinitesimal thinness. leaving a surface
smoother than the finest veneers. In
the mass it is closely wrapped in silvery
foil, to guard against the influences of
the air,
"In the sweetest associations of the
Weary after the mornings march, the
tourist takes it from his knapsack, and
lays upon his bread those dainty disks
which are its slices. The strength of
his youth comes back to him. and the
Alpine SHOWS no longer seem inacces-
s:ble.
AT the stateliest imperial banquet
the saucisson Is not disdained. At the
pleasant picnic by the shady river it is
found in the welcome baskets. The
angler has it in his bag, the shooter in
his caracious pocket, the canoeist in his
Liiliputian cabin of stores.
20 saucisson de Lyon. sad is the mo-
ment when we cast the skinny remnant
Of thee into the stream, but the little
fishes congregate eagerly to the BAN
quet. and ask each other what noble
animal has yielded his flesh for their
feasting COMPANION.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-03-26
GOLFERS WEEKLY.

OF all weekly papers there must be one which
is the best GOLFERS WEEKLY is that one.
1t is made by IL combination of the greatest
writers and the greatest artists in the world, who
are regular contributors to its pages and each of
whom occupies page every week.
Mayo W. HaZeltne writes the Editorials. There
Is no living man who sees clearer, thinks straight
er, and can convey thought with such cogeucy
and charm as he.
Edgar Sultus writes "Our Note Book" The
wide scope and brilliant quality of this famous
writer's mind peculiarly fit him for this function.
Julian Hawthorne does our "Nitascope." These
papers add week by week to the wealth of Il rep
utatiou already worldwide.
Last. but not least, Edgar Eawcett, in his Men,
Manners and Moods" finds himself at his best:
and that best is unsurpassed by any contemporary
author. His social philosophy, his satire his
humor and his poetry constitute him the iuvorite
writer of men and women of the would.
As for our Artists-wOrds cannot describe pic
lures and these drawings will speak for them
selves. So bright galaxy of famous names as
we expect TO present never before shone together
in any journal.
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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-03-26

has been SGT to orchards OF oranges,
walnuts, olives and deGidHous fruits,
and a considerable vineyard. The
mountain sides afford abundant graz
ing for the focks and herds.
Two miles or more from the entrance,
after a sharp turn in the road, and
once more crossing the stream, we have
our first glimpse of the house and
grounds. The broad lawns, beneath
the spreading live-oals, make a de-
lightfully cool and restful picture. The
house is nestled within crescent of the
mountain, which rises behind it in ter
raced greenery. In front of the house
is an old-fashioned, stone-curbed well.
from which an "iron-bound bucket
draws deliciously cold water. Ham
mocks and easy chairs invite you to
linger and listen to the rurmur of the
stream, the plash of the fountain, the
song of the birds, the drone of the bee;
while you drink in deep breaths Of ex-
hilarating air, and gaze your fill upon
the mountain peaks. the deep blue sky
and the fern-drapcd terraces.
Beyond the house the scene becomes
more wild and rugged; the mountains
crouch closer together, leaving only
room for the road and the stream to
wind about and in and out" until the
road disappears and nature is left in
undisturbed sublimity. Count RoZenta.
with the aid of Ralph Modjeska's en-
gineering skill, has conducted water
from these mountain solitudes for do
nestle purposes and for irrigating his
orchards. In the improvements that
have been made there has been an effort
to supplement the natural beauties, but
to leave nature as undisturbed as posi-
bic, and the result is most pleasing.
The house is quaint and attractive
in its appearance, charming in it's ar
rangement and interesting throughout.
But the room about which the rest of
the house seems to cluster is IL large
one which serves as studio, library and
music room combined. The walls are
lined with bookcases. containing valu-
able libraries in Polish. French ard
English. A fireplace of medieval de-
sign, built of hewn stone, with a high
narrow shelf, is ornamental; the cool
evenings and mornings are made more
comfortable by its open fire. Coucbes
in cozy corners, an organ, and concert
grand piano, combine with pictures
aad art treasures picked up in all lands
to make ihig room most quaint and at
tractive. The Light comes through II
stained-glass window high up in the
north gable. | recall summers even
ing when the fading light of the sun
set afterglow fell softly through the
stained-glass of the window, and the
shadows crePt from their hiding places
and reaehed out their arms to chase the
day away; when the sweet strains of
Ave Maria filled the quaint room with
melody. and the mind with tangle
! Of weird faneies, that made it all seem
picture from an old-time story book.
Land of Sunshine.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-03-26
Dawn of the New Woman,

ITO the stake with her." Numbered
the tyrant. Mercy" implored the I'M
happy captive. Some other death!
In heavens name, some other DEATH"
She entreated deaf ears and heart of
stone. IF he could know" she moaned
as she was dragged away, chow hate
to cook!" Even now, ere yet the clouds
OF medieval superstition had begun to
purple with the dawn of better day.
and more to that effect, the aspirations
of woman were already looking beyond
the merely domestic horizon with which
convention sought to environ her.-De-
trott Journal.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-03-26

Extraordinary stories are sometimes
told of the immense tides in the Bay of
Fundy. The scientific facts in regard
10 them have recently been published
by the Canadian geological survey.
The bay is about AS miles long, ard
gradually narrows, and becomes shall
lower as it penetratcs the land. The
upper part divides into two main
branches, and several small side bays
exist. The highest tides at the mouth
of the main bay reach IS feet. Going
up the bay they increase in height. At
Digby Neck they attain e2 feet, at st.
John 81 feet, at Petitcodiac river 40
feet, and at Noel river in Cobequid
bay, 50 feet, the maximum. Some
branch bays are left empty at ebb tide.
Youths COMPANION.