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Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-10-29

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To qtit t0osrro easily and forever be mag
no,ls. fun Of life. nerve ard gtgOr take No-To-
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sifoax, All Gfaxetsts sAcs o. u, Cure rnArAA-
Irsi Booklet and sa,npie free. Addrs0
hteriinG Kennedy Co. Ghieaxo or New York
Steamboats, are displAclng gondolas in
ycnior.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-10-29
DOES UR HE'D AXE,

Johnson's hs4da,hc Salt cures In twenty minute
sample free Tbs johnson Co, Salt IAks. U,sh.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-05-21
He Collected the Bill.

There lisa little German boy con-
nected with the counting room of a
| &c man newspaper Office in Gin Gil natl
who goes by the name of "Pfficus, -
free translation of which would be
smart Aleck." Nov this little fellow
deserves his name, as least so far as
his ingenuity is concerned in c ,llect-
| ing debts of long standing. The paper
with which he is connected had a cred
itor who owed small bill of some
or 81 for the p)E three years, and,
although he was known to have con-
siderable money, AID. by the way. was
a'personal friend OF the editor-io-chief,
it was impossible to collect the amount
from him. ''Pffims'' called at his
house on the hill top dozen times,
but the old ge coleman always had
some plausible excuse for not paying
the bill. One day "Phicus'' espied
him le1surely waking about near the
newspaper office and a bright idea
struck him. He approached him
politely and said that the colonel in
side wanted to zee him on particular
business. The old gentleman was
taken off his guard and allowed him
self to be e-cOr.ed into the sanctum of
the editor by little "Phicus." When
he had him safely landed in this august
onel formally after this manner:
"Plesse. sir, this is the gentleman who
owes you that bill for several years,
and does not want to pay it " The old
man was dumfounded. Explanations
followed, and the bill was settled right
then aud there in the counting room.
Since that time "Phicus'' has been
promoted to the position of chief col
lectOr.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-05-21
A Dog Who COul d Count

FROM LlpplncOtt s.
In the ms auce about to be given l
think that the dog evinced an abstract
id, of numbers, or else showed phe-
nomenal powers of observation and dis
elimination. The animal in question,
q high-bred collie, received an Jury q
year or 80 ago through which she DE-
came permanently and totally blind.
Recently she gave birth to litter of
six puppies, all of which we're unifo m
in size and in markings, Immediately
after the birth of the puppies the dog 8
owner bad mother and young removed
from the dark cellar in which they
then were and carried to a warm and
well-yen I'll TED room in lis stables. In
the darkness of the cellar one of the
puppies was overlooked and left be-
hind. AS soon as the mother entered
the box in which her young had been
placed she proceeded to examine them,
nosiup them about and licking them.
Suddenly she appeared to become very
much disturbed about something: she
j ,mped out of the box and then Jump
ed back again, nOsing the puppies as
before. Again she jumped from the
box and then made her way toward
the cellar, followed by her astonish ed
owner, who had began to have an inkl-
ing as to what disturbed her. She bed
counted her young ones, and had dis
covered that one id been left behind.
Sure enough. the aha doned puppy
was soon found and carried in triumph
to the new home.
So astonished was h, gentleman at
this blind creatures intelligence that
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-05-21
TOYS.

NV little son, who LOOKED from thought
And moved and spoke in quiet grownup
Having my law the seventh time dis
obey'd,
| struck h m and DISMISSED
With hard words anu unkiss'd.
His mother, who was patient. being
dead.
Then fearing lest his grief should him
der sleep,
| visited his bed,
But found him slum bering deep,
With darken'd eyelids, and their lash
es yet
From his late sobbing wet.
And I, with moan,
kissing away his tears, left others of
my own:
For, ON a table drawn beside his head,
He had put. within his reach,
A box OF counters, and a red-vein d
stone,
A piece of glass abraded by the beach
And six or seven shells,
A bottle with bluebells
And two French copper coins, ranged
there with careful art,
To comfort his lad heart.
So when that ight pray'd
To God, L wep and said:
All, when at last we lie with tranced
breath,
Not vexing Thee in death,
And TrOu rem EN- beresJ of what toys
We made our joys,
How weakly understood
Thy great commanded good,
Then fstherly not less
Than whom Thou hast nodded from
the clay,
Thou'lt leave Thy wrath, and say,
81 will be sorry for their childish |
ness"
Coventry PatmOre.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-05-21
HAPPY LITTLE GEORGE.

My pa has went away to war,
I'm as glad as l can be,
For now when I run off from school
He can't git after me.
II mt afraid of ma at all.
| When she gifts cross [ run
m glad my pa has went to war.
Oh, eolly, but it's fun.
The boys whose pas have stayed al
home
Amt in my class no more.
They don't stand any show with me,
And. gee! but amt they sore.
They dassen't talk about the war
When I'm around, today
All they can do is shut their mouths
And hear what I've to say.
My pa has went away to war,
I'm as glad as l can be;
Ma, she can't sprint little bit:
It's q great old snap fer me!
Hope pail be a General
When he comes home again,
Cause when another war breaks out
I'll be Colonel, then.
Cleveland Leader.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-05-21

this time three nests of song-sparrows
on the ground in my lane, which runs
in nearly north and south direction.
These nests are on the west side, and
are tilted so as to get the full benefit of
the Gun in the forenoon. Each nest IL
deftly concealed by the dead grass of
the past summer being drawn over it,
and to two OF the three are short-roOfed
runways, be ter built than many
have seen made by q meadowlark. So
far, the birds have been wise, but in
all t. rec cases the nests have been
placed dangerously near the wagon
track-in one case within Is inches of q
deep rut, and the others much less
than twice that distance way. The
result, is, the bird is forced, or so it
supposes, to leave the nest every time
a carriage passes, and this is quite fire.
quently during the day. Likewise the
sitting bird hurries away on the ap
proach of every foot passenger. These
snnoyances and real sources of dan
der were doubtless not considered
when the sites were chosen, and per-
haps were UNDECIDED during nest con-
structiOn, but the facts must have
dawned upon the builders before the
eggs were laid. Why, then, they took
the apparent risk is incomprehensible
to US. From a mans point of view,
these birds blundered. In their six
little heads was not enough wit to for
see in time inevitable consequences.
For many days have been trying to
see what were the com pensa ting sd
vantages of these three similar nest
sites, and 1 have not wit enough to
solve the problem. For the sake of the
readers peace of mind. am bound to
add that the three broods were reares
successfully. and perhaps this will be
held as he evidence that it was I and
not the birds that blundered.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-05-21
TEN THOUSAND CARRIER PIGEONS.
The Government Has Accepted all Of
fer of Them. And They VIII be
Put in Training at Once.

The Government Has Accepted all Of
fer of Them. And They VIII be
Put in Training at Once.
President Baker of the National As
ISOLATION of Homing Pigeon Fanciers
in the United States has issued tele-
grapic instructions to local officers of
the association in different cities to
imme diately put ten thousand birds in
training, in accordance with Secretary
Longs acceptance of the association 3
offer, received today.
Under the first call these birds are
placed at the disposal of the gov
ernmeDt: One thousands from Phila-
delphia, 300 each from Boston and
Baltimore, IS from Fall River, 100
from Wheeling, W. Va; 100 from
Trenton, % from Shsmokiu, Penn: $50
from indianapolis, 25O from Chicago
and about 100 each from York,
Penn; Brockton, Mass: Morristown.
Penn; Homestead, Penn: Hamburg,
Penn; Pittsburg, Detroit, Cincinnati,
Cleveland and Wilmington, Del.
These figures can be nearly tripled
if additional birds are needed. Presi-
cent Baker has suggested that the
Baltimore hOmers can be used to cover
the territory one hundred miles out
from the capes, and as far north as
Sandy Hook. Philadelph'a birds
might be used from the Delaware
Bres kwater to Boston, and those from
Fall River and Boston all along the
New England cosst.-New York Tri-
bune
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-05-21
THE LAMB.

Little Lamb, who made thee?
Dost thou know who made thee,
Gave thee life, and bid thee feed
By the stream and DER the mead:
Gave the clothing of delight;
Softest clothing, woolly, bright:
Gave thee such q tender voice:
Making all the wales rejoice;
Little Lamb, who made thee?
Dost thou know who made thee?
Little Lamb, I'll tell thee;
Little Lamb. Ill tell thee.
he is called by thy name,
For He calls Himself a lamb
He is meek and He is mild:
He became a little child.
child, and thou q lamb,
We are called by His name.
Little Lamb, God bless thee:
Little Lamb, God bless thee.
William Blake
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-05-21
Counting Out.

l came upon a manifestation of juve-
nile patriotism one day recently, which
at first hearing, was decidedly startling,
says a writer In the Washington Post.
A group Of little children in Dupont
circle were making ready to play
some game. Lob, let me count out!"
or ed golden-haired, anRel-faced
little girl of five years or SOIL know
q lovely new one.'
The children ranged themselves in 8
ring, and the little tot began. 1t wasn't
"Eney, meeny, miny, no." nor yet.
"Onery, twoery. ickery, su," that she
repeated. but as she pointed her small
finger fret at one child and then at an
other. she said distinctly and with
evident pride:
Remember the Maine:
To He'll with Spain,
And the child to whom ''Spain'' fell
was ''it.''
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-05-21
Even the Children.

A grimy faced urchin, walked in to the
World-Hersld's Cuban relief bureau
the other day, ADD facing the desk of
the manager exclaimed:
"Ssy, dey tell me dat youse is git
tin up grub fe- dem po,r devils wot's
starvin' t death in Cuby."
The manag-r Informed the urchin
that his information was correct.
well, rs got ter do me share. See?
An JUS fought I'd drop in an give
me share o. de stuff. See? | amt no
Vanderbilt nor Rockefeller, but 1 kin
give me share. See? You take dis 42c
an git some chuck fer one O. dem little
guys down dere. See? An git it to
'em quick. See?
The manager gathered in 42c and
Selling. his pencil asked:
What is your name?'
"What ellis dat e. you?''
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-05-21
A New Game.

new Uame.
New York Tribune.
This description of a clever game
comes from Philadelphia.
First of all, read the directions,
tprepare numbe of small csrds-any
these sketch or paste resigns, scenes,
articles, ETC., arranged to suggest some
geographic name. If you are not
skilful with brush or pencil five min
utes' clipping will give. you material
in plenty"
Now for the ideas to be carried out.
Here are some eXcellentaOnes suggest
ed:
BUILDING THE QUESTION.
"A large bow of hay worn at the
neck. indicating Hsyti (hay tie). A
small tin can attached to picture of
Ada r ,han- Canada. A, lima bean
carried in the hand naturally suggests
Lima. but little further guessing
proves it to be Caribbean. A red let
ter C----Red Sea. Black letter c.
Black Sea. A apiece of oak, together
with little soil, indicates Oakland. A
piece of lard-Greece. A double al
mond--Phi1ippine Islands. A tin horn
worn on cape-Cape Horn. The
names of two states joined together
United States. A collar, an advertise
ment and an O-Colorado. A frank
furter sausage on piece Of bacon rind
Frankfurt on the Rhine. A small
piece of liver in a little water-Liver-
pool. An eye and a tally card-Italy.
The picture of a van with the cover of
q box-Vancouver. A piece of Ice
Chilli" These are but q few of
great pum Der of things that may be
thought out in q few minutes.
There is no special limit to the
nun Der of players. Each player is pro-
v,ded with small score card, on which
to write the names Of the places, etc.,
guessed. Some simple prize for the
largest mum her of answers gives q
Zest to the affair.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-05-21
A WRITER FOR BOYS.
Henty Is a Splendid Specimen of an
Experimentation He Took to

Henty Is Splendid Specimen OF an
Experimentation He Took to
Writing Boys Stories.
Chicago Inter-Ocean.
To look upon G. A. Henty is to see q
boys story in life. The famous tale
teller for boys. big and little, old and
young, is splendid specimen of an
Englishman, broad shouldered, sturdy
of frame, jovia faced, frank of manner,
and nd b S About him is the
breezy hustle of one who has seen and
moved among stirring fights and
scenes, who has looked upon things
that q civilian seldom sees, and, more
over, who knows right well how to tell
of them.
No novelist ever had better appren-
ticeship to his trade. His youth was
spent at public schools in England, and
mis- early manhood in travel, adven-
lures and wars. His campaiRns are as
numerous as bis fingers. The first of
them was the Crimes, the stubborn
war between the English and French
forces attacking and the Russian
army behind the Notifications OF Sebas-
topol.
After serving in the British army.
Mr.. Henty became war correspondent
of the Standard, one OF London's Lead
ing dailies and as a press man took
part 10 every importa' tcampaign from
the Crimean days to the Franco-Prus-
sian war, excepting only the great
trueple between the north and south.
Finding himself not quite 80 young as
he used to be-a war correspondent
needs to be active, and almost lncsp-
.ble OF becoming exhausted-he set
tied down in London and began to
write those stirring tales of adventure
which have made his name q house.
hold word wherever boys are In the
house. All the winter he writes his
stories, but when summer comes he
sets aside his pleasant occupation and
yoes aboard his yacht. Mr.. Henty is
passionatsly for d of the sea, and in .
81 ton Yacht he lodges about the beau
siful south aud west coast of England
until the wild weather OF winter
again drives him to London and to
work.
This is how Mr.. Henty answered
when asked how .he took to writing
bcys' stories:
Through telling tales to my own
children. They used to sit round me
in the evening, and I told them stories
that used to run on for weeks AZ
stretch. One day it occurred to me 70
dictate the installments to my type
writer and let the children read for
themselves. Then 1 collected the
chapters together, found publishers
were eager to get possession OF them,
and that the boys and girls outside my
own circle were as glad to read them
as were my children"
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-05-21
ET, PASO TEXAS, SATURDAY, MAY 81, 1893

he resolved to experiment further
He removed another puppy and held it
in his arms. 1t was not long before
the blind mother showed her distress
Sc plainly that her lost young one was
restored to her, whereupon she lay
down in the box and gave herself up to
the chief function of maturnity, suck
ling her young.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-05-21

I'VE want to acknow' edge the re,
ceipt in the World-Herald, said the
manager.
Say, give youse dis cash. See?
Youse promised t. git chuck fer de Gu
y.kids See? Well. what ell de use o.
max n me receipt"
The matter was fully explained to the
urchin and he compromised.
Well, youse JUS cay In de poiper dat
youse got 42c from 'Crapsey.' Dat
ain t me name. but it goes. See?'
And the urchin walked out.-Omsha
WOr.d-Herald
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-05-21

OF the 302. 900 totally blind persons in
Europe, 1872 900 are in Russia-that is
to saw, one out of every 500 subjects of
the car is blind.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-05-21

Farineili could sing 3OOu notes with
out drawing breath, while fifty ex-
haust most singers.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-05-21

The creatures known ss ocean hydras
have no heart, no lungs, no liver, no
brains, no nervous system, no organs
save mouth and skin.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-05-21

In some parts of central and South
Africa single FREELY gives so much
light that it illuminates q whole room.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-05-21
Errors in Nesting.

From Lippincott's
The blunders I have in mind are
those OF the birds themselves: errors
OF ju ment, as seen from our stand
point. AS an instance, there are at
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-05-21

There are now forty-five match fac
tories in japan, employing an average
of nearly 5000 operatives day.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-05-21

Over 1000 tons of copper are made
every day in the world.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-05-21

If you loose your vitality, you can't
get it back by q weeks treatment.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-04-14

There was time some fifteen years
ago or more when the common red clo-
yer seemed doomed to destruction by
a worm which bred in it, and so ate
leaves and blossoms that the plant
could neither grow vigorously nor pro-
duce seed. But we hear little of this
clover worm now, as it has generally
been destroyed by a parasite that preys
upon it. Alsike clover was not injured
by this enemy Therefore for n few
years Alsike clever becamesquite popu-
lar. But it dies out entirely after bios
soming and seeding in June of the Sec
ond year after it was sown in early
spring. Alsike clover is probably the
best accompaniment of timothy. If
both are sown together the first year,
only the Alsike can be moved. But
after this clover is off the timothy will
make strong growth, and cutting
of ton of timothy per acre may be got
in the fall from land that had already
borne an Alsike clover crop earlier in
tho season
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-04-14
Va1ue of a Good Garden.

If you have never had a ''rattling
good garden suppose you make an eff
fort to have one. l know from expert
ence that good garden is a great
money saver, as we'll as system reno
yator. You can grow more good
''spring medicine" from dollars
worth of garden seeds than you can
get for $50 from a drug store. Some
people like to regard everything they
eat in the way of vegetables as rem
edy for this or that disease; liver rem
Ovator, a kidney stirrer, a lung balm,
or stomach soother. l much prefer to
consider them as real good, palatable
neutrality-suspicious. Rural World.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-04-14
Locate the Underdrains.

Wherever an underdrain has been
laid, either map of the ground should
be drawn, or such other memorandum
as will enable the owner of the land to
always know where it may be found.
There is nothing more provoking to the
buyer of farm that is only partly I'M
derdrained than his inability to decide
Just where the old drains are located
and what size conduit they have. or
course, the drain, if in working order,
VIII show within two or three rods
where tile or stone may be found. But
to reach it then requires much needless
digging, which could all have been
avoided if the man who laid the drain
had been careful to make record Of it's
location.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-04-14
Hints.

Clothes turned right side out care
fully folded and sprinkled, are half
ironed.
Onions are great absorbents. They
should not be left cut for any lengths
of time and then used.
A soft corn can be cured by placing a
tuft Of cotton wool, saturated with .
olive Oil, between the toes and renew
ing it every day. The corn will very
soon disappear.
If small hook is screwed ON the
under side of the dining table at each
corner and loops sewed on the corners
of the felt undercloth, it will be found
a convenient means of adjusting it's
length when the table needs to be madee
smaller.
Did you ever suffer torment from
shoe tight in one spot? Here is a rem
cdy for it. Apply sweet oil to the stock
ings where the rub comes. 1t is better
than applying it to the boot, because
it softens the inside of the boot, where
1t is needed, instead of the outside.
Brushes and brooms would last long
er and do better work if they had an
occasional bath. Four tablespoonfuls :.
of household ammonia in two quar- Is
of lukewarm water are the proportions
FOR a good bath. Let the bristles Or
straws stand in the water half an hour.
then rinse thoroughly, and do not hang
them by the heat, but put in cool place.
to dry.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-04-14
CementS..

Clements of various kinds should be
kept in readiness for accidents. The
following cannot be exceRed. For 81
china cement take the cEeTl of milk,
dried and powdered, 10 ounces; quick
lime, ounce; camphor, > drains. Mix
and keep in a closely stopped bottle
For use mix little with water into
paste and apply quickly A strong
solution of common isingLxss with a
little diluted alcohol added makes an
excellent cement for leather For glass
ware, mix five parts gelatIEse with one
part of solution of acid shromate OF
lime. Cover the broken edges, join to-
gether and expose to the suniight. villa
withstand boiling water. For mend
ing china, glass or wood, take y pound
best white glue, "A pound dry white
lead, pint soft water, a Esint alcohol
Put first into dish, and tsfe dish into
boiling water; let boil untl dissolved
then add the alcohol and Tasii again un-
til we'll mixed and add liteze camphor-
Makes articles as strong as Few.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-04-14

graham -four, one teaspoouful of bak-
ing powder, onequarter OF a teaspoon
full of salt, one egg, one teaspoonful OF
sugar, one tablespoonful of melted but
ter, sufficient milk to make drop bat
ter. Mix together to the -four, salt and
sugar. Beat the egg, white and yolk,,
together, until very light, add one
quarter of a cupful of milk and stir
into the dry mixture. Add the melted:
butter and sufficient milk to make Il
medium thick drop batter, and beat
until air bubbles appear over the sur
face. Stir in the baking-powder, pour
into well-greased muffin pans, and bake
in hot oven about twenty minutes.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-04-14
Deep-Eyed Potatoes.

In selecting varieties of potatoes to
plant, especially those whose reputation
is not established, care should be taken
to avoid those marked with deep eyes.
Nearly all potatoes have to be pared
before being cooked, and the deep eye
is almost always cut out without max
ing a hole in the potato. This is the
more wasteful, because the part of the
potato which is thrown away with the
peeling is more nutritious than that
which grows near the center of the po-
tatO.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-04-14
Early Needs.

There are weeds that come earlier
than the crops, as the many varieties
of them are adapted to cold weather,
warm weather, dry seasons, rainy
spells, and they spring up readily in
soils that contain the elements best
suitable for their existence. It requires
very little effort to destroy weeds when
they are coming up and beginning to
grow, but they are very persistent after
they become established. If the ground
is kept loose the weeds will not secure
hold, as every working of the ground
with the harrow or cultivator destroys
thousands Of weed seeds that may be
just beginning to terminate.