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The Mena star., 1898-09-28
wickedest Town in the Southwest

From the New York Tribune.
Montauk, n Y When the memb ers
OF Troop a, the Ariz ma troop of the
Rough Riders, read the announcement
that Jerome, Ariz, had been nearly
swept away by FIRE and three lives lost
they were greatly interested. Jerome
has been nearly swept away by fire
seven or eight times 1t is tie popular
belief in the West that these attacks
by IRE are scourge to Jerome for
being the wiclledesi town in the South
west The town is built on the side of
Mt. Verde, which is composed of al
most solid copper w. A. Clark refused
81 million dollars for the United Verde
copper mine which is said to be the
richest mine in the world. There is
enough copper in sight to keep 1000
men emplyed 100 years, and the gold
taken from the c PIPER pays all the ex-
penses of mining the copper. The
j 200 miners and their families consti-
tete the population Of the town. which
Is built Of wood AS il has no fire pro
lection, IL all goes every time "a fire
starts at the down hill side Of town.
The Mena star., 1898-09-28

Wealth is supposed to give ease, but
what if the possessor happens to have
chills? Why, he should simply ex-
change 50 cents of his wealth for a
Tonic and his ease would be restored.
1t always cures chills. Guaranteed.
Tasteless IN soc size. Jackson Drug
Co. 80 1T
The Mena star., 1898-09-28

One mute Cough c ure surprises
people by it's quick cures and children
may take it IN larse quantities without
tne least danger. 1t has won for it.
self the best reputation of any prepa-
ration used to-day for colds, Group,
tickling in the throat or obstinate
coughs. Pipkin & Hanes
The Mena star., 1898-09-28

For broken surfaces, sores. insect
bites, burns skin diseases and especial
~ piles. there is one reliable remedy,
DeWltt's Witch Hazel Saye. When
You call for DeWitts don't accept
counterfeits or frauds. You will not
be disappointed with DeWitt's Witch
Hazel Salye. Pipkin II uanes.
The Mena star., 1898-09-28

l3u invite disappointment when you
experiment DrWitt's LATHE Early
risees are pleasant, easy. thorough liz
tie pills. They rare constipation and
SICK headache just as sure as you take
them. PipIsin * flames.
The Mena star., 1898-09-28

When you call for DeWitt's Witch
Hazel Salve the great Pile cure, don't
accept anything else. Don't be talked
nto accepting "a substitute. for piles
for sores, for burns. pipkin & Hanes
The Mena star., 1898-09-28

II understand they sang the hotel.
keepers favorite hymn ut his funeral .
..What was it?"
''Abide with me - Indianapolis
Journal.
The Mena star., 1898-09-28

In the fall the young mans fancy
Takes light fantastic whirl,
Making hun regret the money
Squandered on the summer girl.
Cleveland Leader.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-07-02
coMM0pORE nEWEY

aged 10 pass up 20 the n4rr0u part os
the channel, where they were aYsd up
on by the shore batteries being arrse
TO retreat. but the Mississippi dsi not
attempt TO &c, NJ into the channel. Il,
Was a togEy day. made more osisssre by
the smoke of battle. The slo8u To-; IL
bearings and ran ashors fiefurs ltm
officers wsre aware IL il Ii had stuck
directly under the guns az i battery
which vas one 81 she ssr0ngess IL the
Qualifications Ii was oaly i hrlss
breathing spell before ESQ shots rruck
the Mississippi and riddled II from ana
% end, The utsrurity made ii vtsai bic
for It's own cryw to take Ia thrls t1ats
after setting ID on Ore.
Commodore thcp Lieutenant Dew.
ey. got HIS hrat command in 1870. when
hs performed special service Win the
NarraERnsett, He made aurysys al tho
Pacific coast until 1876, whom h. 10.
came lighthouse inspector. after.
wards being the secretary * the HFht.
house board. During isSc-s3 he rom.
manded the JuanIta on the Attrntte
station. In September. tss, I.taten.
ant Dewey was made a c7Btain. and
placed in charge Of the Dolphin a.. ~
the four vessels which formed the 9rig.
inal white squadron tIe sas paesd
in command Of the Pensacola 4. ,ha
European squadron In thr sollostnk
year, remaining as its commasdsr intti
1883. when he became the chief 4, liz
bureau Of equipment and recruiting
with the rank OF commodore. I'm. Al.
ties and rank Of Captain Dews, s..
manned unchanged then until cor
when he became q member q. tho tvh,'
house board. He received ME -,
mission as commodore Feb. 2s sos
being about the same time made nrseI.
dent Of the board Or inspection Ma
survey. which position hc orenntod III.
VI January 81 this year. whom ~ M.
placed In command ot the Aslattr
squadron.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-07-02

der Admiral Farragut. and apoata -
old steam sloop Mississippi, % "h usi
ne was assigned for duty April ~, 1871,
eight days before Fort Sumter ~@s
fred upon.
Commodore Dewey Is now u years
Did and native Of Vermont. rs Was
appointed TO the naval academy from
thar state In September, 1851 When
he was graduated four years later ne
was sent aboard the steam frigate Wa
bash. and went on a cruise in the Med.
Iterranean. He received his commits
sion as lieutenant when he Was as
signed to duty on the Mississippi.
which Joined the west gulf squadron.
when Farragut's fleet forced an en-
trance TO the Mississippi Lieutenant
Dewey was In the thiekest Of the ffay
upon the old steam si0op.
The most spirited fight 10 which ihs
Mississippi ever took part occurred N
March. 1863. when the heel tried 70
pass BY the confederate batteries At
Port Hudson. Some Of the SHIPS man.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-07-02

n
expression, appeared to have marked
effect. The Hillyiews played better.
and were more concerted In action. A
hot ball, sent by snaggles to the sec
ond base, and from there passed on
to the third, and then home. made a
dslble play, and put out two men. A
moment later Williams. the catcher,
adroitly took foul tip from the strik-
er's bat. and so the WATERSHEDS went
back into the field without adding to
their score
II was now Bits turn at the bat.
and the apprehension OF his compan-
ions was presently justified by his be-
ing caught out on foul Then came
Snaggles, and as he awkwartly took
his position, the pitcher OF the Water
sides delivered his ball with more con-
fidenee than usual, 1t would be easy
to put that fellow out, ne thought.
The first ball was passed, but the
second was met by quick. sharp blow.
which sent 1t over the head OF the
short-stop. and over the head o. the
left-fielder. who was running backward
with his arms raised frantically in the
air, and far out into the grass, be-
yond the limits of the ball ground.
Before 1t could be recovered and
thrown to the pitcher Snaggles had
made the circuit of the bases and was
back receiving the congratulations OF
his friends.
'Wheww Rodgers heard one OF the
WATERSHEDS calculate, Il wonder where
they picked up that streak of light
ming"
After Snaggles came Andrews, with
base-hit, which carried him to the
second; and Green, who was sent TO his
first on called balls. Then a short,
muscular fellow, named Thompson,
made hit, which took him TO the
first, and Green to the second, and let
Andrews in. But the next batter made
another foul. and by some miscalcu-
lation both Thompson and Green were
put out before they could regain the
bases they had vacated. That closed
the sixth inning, and the score was
even.
The seventh and eighth innings were
ties, and when the WATERSHEDS went to
the bat on the ninth there was little
said by either side. This inning would
probably decide the championship.
Those In the field were nor silent
and watchful The basemen leaned
slightly forward, with their eyns fixed
on the batsmen; and the AhGrt-stop
and left-fielder advanced or receded,
according to their estimate OK The diff
ferent batsmen. Snaggles has ceased
grinning and chuckiing, but hM long,
cadayerous face was even mpge gro
tesque in It's Hoberncss than In Its
nirth. He sent In his balls w;sa stud
led care and force, and Impaired to
them all the puzzling curves he was
master Of.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-07-02

all the members had acquiesoed In
Rodgers views. Even Bill acknowl-
edged that being in circus was not
too much TO pay for possible victory
over the WATERSHEDS. Snaggles had ac-
quilted himself gloriously. and he
walked with them down the street,
proudly conscious that he had been
admitted to the charmed circle OF his
most ambitious dreams.
II lacked but two weeks to the Atm
OF August, and all their spare time
was now devoted to practice. Snag-
giles was given the position of pitcher.
and watched anxiously, for on his play
would depend much of their possible
success. At first he was little aSk-
ward and self-conscious. but within .
week had established himself in the
boys confidence, and thoroughly ia
miliarized himself with the game. Evil
IDENTIFY he made baseball the study OF
his thoughts by day and dreams by
night. He was seldom seen without a
ball, which was necessarily making ex-
detrimental trips into the air in all man
ner of curves and twists. One day he
invented peculiar curve. which filled
the boys with enthusiastic delight. II
the WATERSHEDS did not catch on to 1t,
was the unanimous verdict. they would
have no show for the championship.
AT last the momentous day arrived,
and the Hillyiews and WATERSHEDS met
on the field, the one eager and hopeful.
and the other confident and supercil-
ious. The visiting club went TO the
bat first, and there were many broad
smiles exchanged among them as the
ungainly Snaggles hurried expectantly
to the pitchers position.
But for time the Hillviews lahored
under disadvantages. they were nerv-
GUS and excited. while their opponents
were calm and nonchalant. The close
of the fifth inning found the score 6
to in favor of the WATERSHEDS.
This won't do. demonstrated Rodg-
ers, as the Hillviews scattered toward
their respective positions in the field.
we've got to brace up. You made an
awful muff that last time. Bill. Just
take the balls easy and don't get ex-
cited. And You. Green. don't stand so
far from your base. You've already let
two men in by that careiessness. Let's
see II we can't keep them from getting
run this inning. Give them some
more of your twisters, Snaggles, and
don't be afraid OF powder And now,
fellows, all of you remember that on
the next four innings depends the
championship. Break your fingers and
legs II You want TO. but don't make
any more muffs or Wild throws
This admonition. or the fact that the
members OF the visiting club were be-
ginning to have a just-as- unexpected
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-07-02
ODDS AND ENDS.

The triangular bridge at Croyland.
Lincolnshire, is the oldest bridge in
England. and one Of the greatest cu-
rioslties.
Gray horses are the longest lived
and cream-colored onqs are the mos,
delicate. being unable 10 stand very
warm weather
The Oldest paper in tho world Il the
Kin Pan OF Pekin. For nearly a thou.
sand years II has been published reg,.
larly. first rs a monthly, up to the year
1861, when II became weekly. and for
the last ninety years as daily.
There Is town OF so 100 inhabitants
In Syria, not far from Lalakia, In which
there 10 not single physician, Tho
name of this unfortunate place il
Hannah. AS Is the case with most OF
the towns in that country, diseases Of
the eyes are exceedingly common. and
an oculist who Is willing to rough ii
and 70 suffer many dIscomforts could
doubtless gather in numerous shekels.
In tho twenty-three libraries Of Der.
lin which are either public or belong
to Official bodies there are over 2000 .
900 volumes, The royal library con.
tains over 100000 volumes. the uni
versity library $4,000. that OF the royal
statistical bureau 10000. The war
academy collection consists Of 81. 600
volumes. that Of the general stan Of
$1,000 and that Of the royal chancery
1880 volumes. The twenty-seven city
libraries have only 10000 volumes be
tween them.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-07-02

Statistics compiled for railroad rec.
ords indicate that inexperienced en-
ployes are more careful than those who
have grown old in railroad service.
According to these statistics the larg-
est average of injuries occurred after
the employees had been in service six
years, and the figures given would in
dictate that the employees as general
rule are careful up to the time when
they have been In the service three or
four years, and then become more care
less until about their eighth year of
service, when the figures show that
they again become more careful. as
those who had worked over ten years
have smaller comparative percentage
of injuries than those who had worked
six years.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-07-02

Consul Smith, of Moscow, writing to
the State Department under date Of
March Is, says: 1T is decided by the
authorities to have an express service
between st. Petersburg and the far
thest extremity of the Siberian Rail-
way which is finished. A train will
be dispatched twice a week and will
make the entire run in six days. The
train will consist of one dining car,
with library, passenger and sleeping
coaches, and will have all modern con-
yeniences."
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-07-02

War has It's blessings as we'll as its
ills, and we have already experienced
one of the greatest Of these in the re-
vival of patriotism throughout the
whole country. Everywhere "old glo-
ry" waves and patriotic emblems are
in evidence. Everywhere the people
are heaping honors and godspeeds up
on the boys in blue as they send them
forth to do battle for their country.
The whole national heart is throbbing
with patriotism as never before since
the days of Washington. Such an ex-
hibition of sentiment by 100000 Am
orleans cannot fail to make strong
and lasting impression upon the ma
tional life.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-07-02
rRAMr.s ADVENTURES
George Lss says No Was an =.
Faasd glrsiatus.

Falsd SirElnias.
George Lee, wanderer. whn a..
at the nth district station for
ing the other night. has, il Ia 81
true. had many strange Adverse
land and sea, and his naval exus,.s'
are worthy OF better rewasd 1.
berth on the cold stones Of i ssl;.'
says the Philadelphia Reeora
only, according TO this siors !.
relative 81 consul-G General La
has been snceessiyeiy a sailor :.
virginius and one Of the crew :
cruiser Baltimore when seven :
men were killed by the chll.,,.
the streets of Valparaiso,
Whether Lees story Is true !.
his tale il most interesting. and :
told that eross-examiner xoa1.
required 10 pick single tlaa i l.
narrative. Police Sergeant 1t
found the man wandering abos, !
vicinity Of 2ist and Moore ssrss,, u
seeing thar he was nearly oysress'
fatigue. he steeEed him into liz E.
and handed him over to lie ~.
Turnkey Young, The latter foass !.
the man was hungry and au.ss,.
some pretzeis for him. tinas, !,
resiylfytng influence be sold II =
First no said that the Lees 81 w.
had never recognized his elais !
a member Of their family, ana ~
ingly he had been forced ID "a 4
livelihood In parts nnknown.
Chance. the great factor ID Aun..
fairs. led him 70 Join The Was.
aud be enlisted ON that lll.fass1 !,
sci under Capt. Fry. Who. wItA ,s,,
~ bis men. sere doomed nerss /
sura. On the eyenfs whieh ses.,a
IN Cuba after the capture Il a. 4
glnius BY the spaniards Lee aas =
70 say. lie described The exses,sr
the unfortunate captsin. and a. \
be himself had reen selected d s
the next bunch. Then the fu,sual
arrival Of the British ship Nloss -
him and his eofngaaicna. Ths
qneat career ~ Lee has oct hsss 81
81 Incident He enais "a Ia ii !,
shortly after the yirsiniss ans 4
Nas serving - quarssgmas,ss II
The stirring events occurred i n
Chilean harsssF Lee cssngasssss !
'eFly On the p Hey OF this ross.ssa)
ia acs declaring war thea a. "A
on Chile. Tie admits thss IL N. n
charged from The navy sns asuaAmss|
hHt rays that he would nliilnzss n
again Hlsh0af pay to sisiks ! "a
q Feverks against the hated ssasx4|
Less story Impressed the pall,a q
they gave him enough snansy II Z
present reeds ite il eaAsslusssa
re1eh il1lyoks. Mass. uhsss 4 i
friends who. he says. 9lil ekss y
q, him. lsls last smpiuymsss w
IL Louis. Mhsrs be- Erred ! sstss
the city gas werkx The mar SD
e years old. but il erect sad sssras
Ills half u perfectly whlts.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-07-02
\ MARYLAND cusros
feaa9 sssa VINE esew 10 wars =
sitsiHx i.es.r.


The cry % 'euek d doosslssx i
imitation d she Growing rootss. 4
~ otsesesat resilient ~ Mar sasa i
eoFdlrg to the Washington star. IL
aesa put 70 good ass In my ssssls
ths asAss Some months ago =
r. YonnE people came 10 tho ccssssas|
ut Il Agatd 81 we'll 10 Eiva ses
couples 4 hint that the hour wu n
ting late Ny growing a. ,hsy na<
houses 10 which lights 10 she passa
1irated that street, thfhFa wsrs -
said All iitss the Growing was ~
Obliged in Until II o'clock arrivsa
during tho winter evenings. ~
alsllts weFo ionx. the hour wss 80
GATED. and Recently bellies and -
who feared 10 10 crowra al hsvs tsI
their aesgioua al 10 o'etock. Tie r
however. have NOT ceased 70 q
ard many al they drive atouf
roads made practice q eruwla
they voc 4 light in a house saf
o'clock. The chickens thsinR
have been educated ~ this EFsl
and the cocks. which hsrstofnfs =
remained quiet I'LL after mldplkhi
commence Growing IL any haaf
nlghtfall II they hear a horne if0s
along the road. So well unders'c''
tho hint conveyed by a yoans
growing that sp0ony couples viii =
down at the least indication ~
Grower II about"
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-07-02

A college team that has the waves
OF Lake Michigan for a playground,
human lives for goal and the ele-
ments for umpire" Is composed of
students of the Northwestern Univer-
sity of Evanston, ILL.,, who, when not
Quietly pursuing their studies, are on
duty at the United States life saving
station. Their greatest game of the
past season occurred on day when
the teams Of several eastern colleges
were breaking each others bones on
the football field. In the teeth OF a
living gale, with the air full of sleet,
and snow, these brave boys, at the
repeated risk OF their own lives,
brought off fifteen men from a ship
wrecked vessel. Their names were
promptly added to the honor roll OF
the government service. and they have
since received gold medals to COM
memorate the day. There are ath.et-
les and athletics.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-07-02

The punishment by fine and dismiss
sal from employment of some rowdies
for burning the president in efiigy is
a salutary incident. We do not want
in this country any such system of lese
majestic prosecutions as they have In
Germany. But there should be de-
cent public respect observed for the
man who is chosen by the nation to
be its chief executive and who there
fore himself represents the nation in
his person.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-07-02

An old colorcd citizen who had 49,
told that the government waa ,on
scripting men for the wer Kan, II.
doors douhle-barred and loctaa /,
night, and seldom ycnturcd out II ne
daytime. One Of the colored navh
bors played good Joke on him re- =,
". He went to the old mana doartn,.
Of night. and told him, throngb NV
chinks. that "de eonscript amor ~, W.
a-waitin' outside. lis dey ontv II. =.
MIMI" asked the old man .tye. ~ -
one" Look beah, Abram wltt NJ, ~
do me favah7" "Ef / KIN. sr; ~.
got de box heah, wild nine dotla,, ~ !.
missionary money In il. Won ~ Z
me?' Yes" We'll. gwlne a. s 49,.
i throo dc winder ter you. On h,n pa =
box and tell him ter take ii an - i.' y
on celebrate hisse'f. Buy him ~ n =
bought he kin be. fer Gods sat ~, y
Atlanta Constitution. '""s
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-07-02
msrhsr. snanesr.. rnrlr slrassIss

Mr.. Herbert spencer writes;
Ing the flrst twelve years Of my
airy life every one Of my books y
to pay for it's paper. print and ~ N
tisementa. and for many years
failed to pay my small Twins 4
renaes every one OF them niaa' !.
the poorer" No publisher wou'a
AZ hlH fret book. Social statlcs
he issued II at his own cost ihs
tion was $50. and II took Tow
years to cell. Other volumes to''.
and in going baek on his accoas as1|
found that in the course Of ~ N
years he had lost nearly f1,2Vo' n
mately, however. the tide turner
Mr.. Spencer'a books began 70 pa,, 1
twnnty-four years after he began ~.
publish he had retrieved his poa'''
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-07-02

a fire-escape recently patented has 0
casing containing a shaft, OH which
rope 10 wound, with brake straps to
grip the ends Of the shaft and a strap
suspended below, In which the user
sits In convenient position grasp the
brake levs.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-07-02

A maxim is sententious form OF
wisdom that has always been popular.
Uncle Sam has recently added one
hundred TO his stock-of the Fl. s.
Maxim variety.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-07-02

Anxious to win laurels for his bicy-
Gle club, a young man near Toledo a
few weeks ago attempted to make a
century over muddy roads. At the
eighty-seyenth mile he collapsed; his
body from the waist downward was
completely paralyzed. Physicians say
that he will never be able to walk a
STEP Keep your shoes and change
your brains" Francis de Sales once
said to some nuns who proposed go
ing barefoot as penance. Keep your
ambition, but change its object" might
be said to many would-be athlete
Of today.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-07-02
Oldest Kind Of ston..

The skins OF animals were the ear
lest forms Of money Sheep and oxen
among the old Romans took the place
of money.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-07-02

If Mr.. Godkin of the New York Post
had his way every man in our army
would go to war handcufed and every
officer would wear a muzzle.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-07-02
THE HERO OF MANILA.
STORY OF CAPTAIN pEwEY'S
NAVAL CAREER.
Hs Received Hls First Experience Under
ADMIRAL Farragut and Faced the Roar
OF Hostile Guns at the Battle 81
Mobile 1ay.
ON NJ o D o r E

o M NJ o d o r z
GEORGE DEWEY.
commander of the
Astatie squadron
that annihilated
the Spanish ileet Ia
Manila bay is .
veteran among tue
naval officers Of
the United States
He received his
ilrst experience I'M
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-07-02

Long live Spain!" shout the mobs
of the Spanish cities. The remark
may mean patriotism, and then again
it might nationally end with an in
terrogation point. Because there il
doubt of it,
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-07-02

Go to palmist when you are blue
and you'll come away happier man,
says a writer. Anyhow, you'll make
the palmist happier.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-07-02

War with Spain iirectly after the
death by torture il DR.. Ruiz would
have saved half a million lives.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-07-02

women's clubs for the discussion o.
politics ought rather TO be called
boomerangs.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-07-02

ohicago Record: The one IN ..
nlgnt.-Let me have FIVE old ~, .ne
me other One Sorry, my boy ~, s' ~,
little short myself - out I'm
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-07-02

Bertha Smith of Topeka has reached
her fifth divorce and several wards
yet to hear from.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-07-02

Providence takes care of some fools
by giving them wives to look after
them.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-07-02

The feet that Goals and runs away
may float to sail another day.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-07-02

priced washing. pe nigh
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-07-02
poo KENNEL THAT cosr So

This il 4 $500 kennel. built "
dogs of . wealthy California ~
nt pleaaantnn. tie fittings ~
baths and iDtirmary and manf
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-07-02

It win be well to remember the Viz
ginius also.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-07-02
THE CANINE pALAcE

corners" One cannot help woads
what that same amount 81 ~
would DO IL expended for friendle#
neglected children.