Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-07-30

There is very popular monkey IN
the Geological gardens OF the Prater at
Vienna just now, says correspondent
of the London Daily News, and she is
much admired. Miss Maja" has an ex-
quisite bicycle. which she rides to per-
lection. initiating to nicely all the
movements of cyclists. She jumps into
the saddle without touching the pedal.
kisses her hand to everybody while she
waits for the signal. then flies of at
splendid pace. From the wheel she
jumps on trapeze. and then on the
wheel again before it can fall When
she has shown all her arts and graces
she claps her hands, calling upon the
public TO applaud. She thanks prettily |
for applause, by bowling and putting
her hand 10 her heart. The monkey has |
not been trained az all--oniy made TO !
look on while men and women cycled. |
She has taught herself everything with
out any ones help. When money Is
given TO her she runs to her nurse.
takes her purse and puts II In. IL has
been proposed TO let her have one OF
the many cycling medals distributed In
Vienna. but the societies refuse to give
II 10 her.
Another case of madness resulting
from the Hispano-American War has
occurred in Paris. On this occasion
the mania manifested itself in dis
agreeable manner for pedestrians in
the Rue de Tolbiac who had TO pass the
house OF NJ. Leon Normand. a man Of
some fifty years Of age. Leaning out OF
a first STORY window. NJ. Normand adj
dressed passer-by in tone OF interro-
CATION. "vive 7 Espagne. Monsieur"
[ AS he held a revolver in each hand the
/ larger number Of persons replied with
/ deep conviction. Certainly. Long
Live Spain, Sir" and departed
/ with some precipitation. Two passers-
by, less accommodating than the others.
requested NJ. Normand. to hold his
peace, adding that they were on the
side Of the United States. The result
was that the mad man fred with both
reyolyers until they were empty. He.
however, only killed cab horse. After
the fusllade he began TO sing al the top
OF his voice. and continued until two
policemen also appeared at the win
dow, and after a struggle secured him.
A woman dressed in rags has been
ARRESTED in Paris for begging on the
Grand Boulevard. At the police sta
tion she gave the name OF Adelaide
Berger, her age as 80 years, and an ad-
dress In an aristocratic quarter OF Pas
sy, The policeman who went to make
inquiries found that the woman's hus-
band occupied large house at the ad-
idress given The Boulevard beggar
was found to be the possessor of a large
fortune. and the mother of two chill
ldren. For long time she has been
a victim Of the vice Of intoxication. and
has been in the habit, when under the
Influence of liquor, of dressing herself
i'm rags and begging on the streets
Next day. as a penance. she visits tbs
poor persons recommended by chart
table associations and distributes large
sums In charity. The family OF the
eccentric person. who was at once re
leased by the Commissioner of Police
refuses to place her in an asylum
The missionary zeal of Prince Der
nadottc. the second son of the King o
Sweden, does not seem to find fave
with all his compatriots. II is no; tina
they object to his travelling about tn,
country to spread the doctrines OF mys
teal tendency and TO predict TIL
speedy end of the world. What strike
them as incongruous is the combina
tions OF these functions with rank O
Commodore in the Navy. The prime
never goes TO sea. and from his reli
gious views, would probably object t
firing a gun or launch torpedo. Kin
Oscar is said to have offered his SO
the Governorship OF Gothland in tn
event OF his retiring from the Navy
But the inhabitants of the island ex
press much discomfort with this ar
Irangement, and suggest that II. r. +
might be more acceptable as a bishop
: Supplying work people with cycle
is spreading In Germany. The lates
example in that direction has bee
given by the Portland cement works G
Karlstadt. in Bavaria. which has pun
/. chased twenty-six machines at cos
: OF fI69, and distributed them anon
some of the hands. The latte
are charged 5s to los mont
: for repayment OF same. but as tn
!, workpeople pay matter OF
n month on the average for railwa
fare, which their machines save thel
II once for all. besides allowing them {
get home In twenty minutes. instead {
having sometimes to wait an hour fc
i Ia train. this measure Of the firm a
= most amounts to gift.
: May has been made unsteady notabl
q here, writes Belfast correspondent, b
y 1.-The Feis Cecil, a new association whic
held It's initial meeting last year |
Dublin. The object of the Feis is I
= cultivate distinctively Irish music an
ito present It 10 the public in the mo,
V artistic manner possible, and. In ger
= eral to foster musical education in Ir,
: land, so as to regain for the islam
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