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Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-11-05
CANADA COMPARES.
why the Dominion Jared Worse Than
the United States

tne united states.
The extraordinary trade showing of
the United States for the past fiscal
year has attracted attention in Canada.
and our neighbors to the northward
are beginning to ask how 1t is that
IN tnls year OF unexampled prosperity
ior farm, factory and mill they failed
10 enjoy their due and natural proper
tion. They have begun to institute
comparisons, and they find that ac-
cording to their opportunities they fell
Tar behind the people on this side OF
the line. They were equally fortunate
IN having bountiful yield OF agri-
cultural products and in being able to
sell their surplus at abnormally high
prices. Other things being equal, they
should have been able to surpass the
showing OF the United States, for their
percentage OF agricultural exports was
greater than that OF our country.
But 1t Is seen that other things were
not equal, and that therein is to be
FOUND the secret of Canada's discon-
tent. She had the best year in her his
tory In the matter of the quantity and
prices OF her agricultural exports, and
yet her excess Of exports over imports
was only 81 per cent. while the excess
scored by the United States was 100
per cent.
What caused this disparity? Manu-
factures. Canada had very little to
sell outside OF her foodstuffs, and her
imports OF foreign merchandise showed
no decrease as compared with former
years. The United States, on the con-
trary. increased her exports OF manu-
features alongside OF her tremendous
output of farm products beyond all
previous records. and actually sold to
foreign countries more OF manufac-
tured commodities than she bought Of
them by about $4,000, 900. In the one
case sensible tariff system operated
to augment the demand for domestic
products and to diminish the demand
for imported articles, and left us a
favorable trade balance OF over $685.
100000. In the case of Canada only a
relatively small proportion of the sur
plus realized from increased exports
remained al home; the remainder went
abroad, as usual. to pay for imports.
II was a question of tariffs pure and
simple.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-11-05

A Chicago dispatch says that a COM
pany OF German capitalists and steel
manufacturers has bought tract OF
land from the Pullman company, Just
outside OF the limits OF Pullman and
is about to erect there an immense
steel plant covering about 20 acres.
This German company holds some
very valuable patents, and prior to the
enactment OF the Dingley law was do
ing good business in Germany. But
the new tariff, designed to protect the
American manufacturers and encour-
age American labor, has brought this
great German institution to the United
States. 1t will employ at the outset
500 men, and as soon as the buildings
already planned are completed 1t is ex-
pected that the full working force will
be between 1000 and 5000 men.
Under a free trade or low tariff
this German company could furnish
employment to German labor, ship its
products to the United States. under
sell American manufacturers and take
their employment away from American
workingmen. Under the Republican
system of protection IL this German
company wishes to do any business in
the United States IT must invest its
capital In this country, employ labor In
this country, expend hundreds Of thou
sands Of dollars for wages in this coun-
try, and help contribute for the de-
velopment of its resources.-Spokane
Chronicle.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-11-05

Mile. Jeanne Granier, the we'll
known French actress, once met with
an amusing adventure. 1t happened at
Marseilles. In one of the little pieces
she plays by herself she has for Access
sorry the lay figure of man, skilfully
articulated and dressed in a travelling
suit, with which she dances.
The figure during the voyage was
enyeloped in tight fitting covering.
On reaching Marseilles it was left in
the luggage room with other things.
The curiosity of two of the railway
employees being aroused at the sight of
it, they took off the covering and re-
solved to play joke on their COM
rades. They placed the figure in an
arm chair at the desk of the cashier
and shut the door. When the en-
ployes on night service came they
opened the door and were surprised to
see a man sitting down before the cash
box. They Immediately closed and
locked the door and ran for assistance
A policeman arrived, revolver in hand,
believing, like the employees, that he
had to deal with dangerous thief
He called on the figure to surrender
and follow him to the station. AS it
did not obey the summons, the police
man shut the door and went in search
of reinforcements to surround the
place, and thereby prevent the culprit
from escaping. The door was again
opened, the armed force entered, and
it was not till they had suddenly
pounced on the poor lay robber that
they discovered the joke.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-11-05

The growth Of the tin plate industry
in the United States during the past
six years will form the most remark
able chapter in the history OF our in
duatriai development. Attention is
called Just now to the remarkable in
crease in our production Of tin plate
by the announcement that the former
owners of the largest tin plate estab-
lishment in the world have disposed of
their works in Swansea, Wales, and
are about to build mandatory near
Pittsburg.
The tin plate feature of the tariff
act OF 1890 was the storm center OF the
attack from the opponents OF that
measure. They ridiculed the tin plate
clause on the platform and In the
press.
In 1924 a number of tin plate mills
were in active operation in the Indiana
gas belt, and new plants were under
construction. At the close OF the fls-
cal year 1t was found that the total
production In the United States had
risen from 13.646,7l9 pounds In 1892
TO 1879, 1923 .467 pounds. The remarkable
growth of the industry since 1892 is re-
vealcd by the following statistics of
production furnished by the treasury
bureau of statistics, which give the
production In the fiscal years ending
June 80:
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-11-05

POSSIBLY she felt my gaze, for she
turned. And her face was worthy OF
asr ngure. Two bright, blue eyes met
mine for an instant before their owner
walked on. l stood still. l was in
love with that girl, whom ten seconds
before had never seen.
1 gazed after her till she was out Of
sight. Then / gazed at the sacred spot
on the pavement where she had stood
and behold, there lay little purse. 1
picked 1t up reverently, and FASTENED
after her; but she was lost In the
throng OF Regent street.
/ reached Oxford Circus and turned
and retraced my steps, and presently
saw the girls again. She was gazing
into another shop window. l picked
my way delicately through the femin-
Inc crowd. My arm brushed hers, and
the blood rushed from my heart to my
ears. She turned. Our eyes met And
by all the saints of heaven, her eyes
were brown! 1t was not she, but some
other girl dressed exactly like her.
My hand fell from my hat and l
gasped an apology. l was wriggling
away, when a hand grasped my wrist,
and tried to wrest the PURGE from me.
turned and beheld large man in ILL
fitting clothes.
All, would your" he said. Quiet"
He dug his knuckles into the back OF
my hand. l restrained fierce desire
to infict similar treatment on his
countenance. and said, Let go, you
ass! Can't you see I'm not a pick
pocket? l picked up this pure five
minutes ago, and"
Yes, I've heard all that before, sew
eral times; l don't want to hear it
again. Have you lost your purse,
miss?"
The girl with the brown eyes search
ed for her pocket. found it, and then
felt in it.
Yes, l have!" she exclaimed.
broke out into a cold perspiration.
Wrenching my wrist free, held out
the purse. But this is not your
purse"
But it is. Oh, you bad, wicked man!
felt you take it,"
This settled the matter. was
marched of to Vine street between two
policement The girl and the detec-
tive went In a cab.
The magistrate was sitting. Having
been searched, l was placed in the
dock and the girl In the witness box.
She made pretense of being dissolved
In tears, and pathetically besought the
authorities to release me. But the
magistrates white-haired, fatherly
old gentleman-soothingly explained
to her how necessary it was for the
protection Of honest people that rogues
should be punished. At length this
wretched woman, committing perjury
for the sake Of paltry purse, suffered
the oath to be administered and swore
the purse was hers.
Silence. prisoner" said the fatherly
magistrate-still fatherly, but in a
different way; you will not mend mat
tiers by blasphemy. month. Take
him away"
| was taken away to the cells and a
little later to Pentonville.
In this impolite retirement / spent
the seven most hideous days and nights
Of my life. But on the eighth day re-
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-11-05

Before we can witness a shipbuilding
boom in the United States some protec-
ton or preference must be shown for
our ships in competition with foreign
ships. The American standard of wages
must be maintained on sea as we'll as
on land, and the standard OF living
on American shipboard must not be re-
duced to the level of living on foreign
ships. When these differences are
made good by government legislation,
then we may look for utilization of our
abundant resources for the revival of
American shipping in the foreign
trade, but not before.-New York Com
mercial.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-11-05

sl,no, 40 II may seem. Sept Is also
,ror u'ssed the first balloon ascension
psnsa 'ae SOL OF England, but this han
duc,, " iorly-six years before the intro.
thai az VI the railway. Thus YOU see
st,roc," e problem of aerial navigation
before ea !, The worlds attention long
serIor., s'eam locomotion overland was
a Fror., thought of. The balloon was
was y. invention. and as England
tina ~ war with the French at that
faith ~ "e britishers were slow to nut
on Tho ,. .ne new continuance. Finally,
Luns ae 10th of September. 17s, Vincent
tho . a Neapolitan. assembled from
artillery ground, London IN mo
loon,a. OF vast crowd. Tbc hal.
parish descended in a neixhborinr
era ~ and 70 frightened some labor.
ducs ., neld that nothing would in.
we" TO approach the aeronaut
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-11-05

or MS balloon. He became IN. hare :,
the day. and made grea, amonns =,
money by exhibiting his balloon An
az sing story is told that the kin. ana
MS cabinet were closeted together dis
. .nas serious matters of state, when
WORD arrived that Lunardi was sbou,
~ maze MS ascension. The cabinet
ministers hdgeted for minute or two
.ne King looked disturbed. and he fin,
any remarked: MY lords, we shall
nave an opportunity OF discussing state
matters later. but We may never again
80 poor Lunardi; so let us adjourn
TUG council and see the balloon"
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-11-05

The eoekroach has one enemy tina,
pursues him with NOR. msleyolenee
,han does the eleanly housewife. That
Is The spider. And not only is this
hatred more deep rooted, IL is more
deadly. All things considered. the
eockroaeh shows little respect for tn.
human race. lie knows that although
he Is small, be IN ehoek- full of inyen-
tive genius. and he laushinxly scorns
The futile attempts Of men and women
TO oifonmvent and destroy him. So
long has be been battling for life
against paris green. fly paper, hot wat.
er and wire cages that he has learned
10 saunter through green lanes OF poi
son and wade rivers OF glue withou,
50 much as soilinE his toes. and when
1t comes 10 the scalding bath. he swine
lightly out and wrlgsles his whiskers
In deriElon at his wonld-be slayers.
Hut he dares not treat the spider with
such disdain. In fact. he doesn't have
chance. for the spider outdoes even
the oookroaeh In cunning, and nabs
him withou, the least ceremony. stu.
Il would hardly be advisable 20 recon.
mend raising a crop of spiders as q
sure preventive of cockroachcs. for In
most peoples minds the exterminator
Is more Objectionable than his victim.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-11-05

Gaze thro' the opal mist across the main
on ancient walls that rear their grand
eur high
Into the kiss OF a castilian sky.
colden the glory OF that storied Spain,
Heavy with conquest and Its dazzling
gain
Valiant the pride that only dared TO die
For honor's sake-never TO question
why:
Mighty her prowess. Its resistance vain.
Gaze yet again thro' sulph'rous mist and
rre.
Another Spain yields up her helpless
wrecks
OF stubborn pride TO Freedoms last de-
sire.
Ne tyrant heel again shall tread their
decks.
And as they molder ON surrendered
strands
SPANS castles crumbs into deser, sands
Geo. L. Bowen IN the Chicago Record.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-11-05
british Plan of Protection.

American bids are now rejected in
England because they are American
bids. 1t is a foregone conclusion that
the American bids will be the lowest
But the English naturally enough
want to give the contracts to their
own people. England will yet have a
protective Minneapolis Jour
nal.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-11-05

You all know what the Fahrenheit
thermometer Is. no doubt, and pretty
soon you will be looking at the one
that hangs outside the front door to
find out how cold the weather is and
II there is danger of frosting your nose
II you go skating. Prior TO the seven
teenth century people had to trust to
their feelings entirely to ascertain the
temperature of the weather, or of any
thing else, for that matter. But in
1920 Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit invent
ed the mercury thermometer. and one
that is in common use today. Other
experimenters had indifferently sue
ceeded in making instruments that
would gauge differences in tempera-
ture. These had been tubes filled with
oil. spirits of wine or other substances
and were uncertain. Fahrenheit was
a native OF the German town of Dan
zig. where he made a failure as mer-
chant. He then turned his attention
10 mechanics and finally invented the
thermometer that bears his name, and
which soon became popular through
out the civilized world He removed
TO Amsterdam. Holland, then great
shining center. The inventor was
such a quiet. unassuming man that lit
II. ia known about him. the date OF his
death even being disputed question.
II ia generally believed, however, that
he died Sept. 16. 1885.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-11-05
Pounds.

It Is significant also that the decrease
in importations OF tin plate has kept
pace with domestic production. The
importations for the year ending June
30. 1898, we're only 17l,662,S45 pounds,
or about one-fourth of the average an
nual importations prior TO the con-
struction Of the first mill in this coun-
try. The decrease in the amount of
money sent out OF the country for for
elgn tin plate is even more marked,
The value OF the tin plate imported in
1889 was s21, 222.65s. while that for
1898 was but sS,S09,14s, saving to
American labor OF many millions Of
dollars.
II has not only diverted vast sum
10 American workmen but 1t has cheap
eued the product to the consumer 81
per cent in six years. In the face OF
the smoky chimneys OF thirty-nine
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-11-05

Eighteen hundred and two years ago
tomorrow Domi,ian. one of the worst
Of long series OF evil Roman emper-
ors, was assassinated in his closet
while listening TO a pretended reycla-
ton Of plot against his life. This
emperor. who reigned for fifteen years,
ranks as one Of the most cruel and
bioodthirsty in history. On one ocea-
sion he gave a grand banquet, and in
vited a host OF his supposed friends
and courtiers. As each guest entered
the banquet hall he noticed that Il
was draped in black. and that funeral
torches were blazing. Led to his seat.
he discovered that back OF him stood
a comm bearing his own name and the
date OF his death. which was that day.
Each of the guests was then threat
ened with murder by masked man
costumed az fury. The guests were
the members OF the imperial senate
of the empire. They were permitted
to escape after enduring some minutes
of terror. II ~ small wonder that
such a man was conspired against by
those nearest TO him. his own wife and
family being parties TO the plot that
resulted in his death.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-11-05

plants, erected since 1892, and the fg-
ures OF the treasury bureau It must
De acknowledged that great industry
mas been developed and that the price
OF the product has been lowered by the
STIMULUS given to domestic industries.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-11-05

With imports decreasing and ex-
ports increasing, there is none left to
criticise the beneficial results Of the
Dingley bill, which Democracy con-
coded would decrease our imports, but
claimed would destroy our foreign
markets.-Ogden (Utah) Standard.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-11-05

Under the Democratic tariff the i'm
portation of wool shoddy, waste, ETC.,
was over 4o0,Ooo,o00 pounds during the
fiscal year ending June 80, 1898, includ-
ing the wool in bond. Only 1876, 900 900
pounds of wool was imported. The
farmers of this nation can readily I'M
derstand the great benefit of the pro-
tective tariff.-Wauseon (ohio) Repub-
lican.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-11-05
BITES OF ANIMALS.


Apart from all concomitant danger OF
blood poisoning, the severity of the
bites OF fesh-eating animals is out of
all proportion to the weapons by which
they are inflicted. The teeth, even of
the largest carnivora, are merely the
spearheads;" but the force which
works these instruments Is prodi-
gious. 1t seems as il for the moment
the animal threw all its bodily energy
into the combination of muscular ac-
ton, which We call bite" In most
cases the mere shock of impact, as the
animal hurls itself on its enemy is en-
tirely demoralizing, or inflicts physical
injury.
A muzzled mastiff will hurl q man
to the ground in the effort to fasten its
teeth in his throat or shoulder. Then,
the driving and crushing force Of the
jaw muscles is astonishing. The snap
ping power Of an alligator's jaws is
more or less ineligible. They are
long, and furnished with a row Of
pointed teeth from end to end. But
the jaws of lion, leopard, tiger, otter,
ferret, or baboon are short, and the
long and pointed teeth are few. Yet
each of their species has a biting power
which in proportion to its size is al
most incredible.
Sir Samuel Baker, who had a long
and varied acquaintance with the bites
OF the carnivora, noticed that the tiger
usually seized an Indian native by the
shoulder, and with one Jaw on one side
and the other on the other, bit clean
through chest and back 1.-THE fatal
wound was the bite, which through
back and chest, penetrated to the
lungs"
Europeans are killed by the tigers
bite, as we'll as lacerated by the claws.
In nearly all cases the bite penetrates
to the lungs. This kind of wound is
characteristic of the attacks of many
Of the felidae. Scarcely any bird re-
covers from a cats bite for the same
reason. The canine teeth are almost
instantly driven through the lung, I'M
der the wing. The cheetah, which has
very small mouth, always bites
through the black bucks throat. The
leopard, when seizing smaller animals,
such as dogs, brushes the head; when
attacking men it aims at biting
through the lungs.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-11-05

1--WE cured my husbands insomnia"
"How did you do it," Pretended
was i'll, and the doctor left medicine
which Henry was to give to me every
half hour all night long. "-Tit-Bits.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-11-05
IN THE ODD CORNER.
QUEER AND CURIOUS THINGS
AND EVENTS.

ne Aak That Laid the Golden Egg-
ons Natures Feads - Noms's Evil
uouareh-Ths First Kaiiway-Whsn
balloons Were Hare.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-11-05

Why doesn't the pugilst who is
looking for a scrap offer his services TO
Uncle Sam7
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-01-26

been quoted, showing that am an ar
dent anneXationist, 1 made no other
reference TO annexation than this"
When asked for his opinion of the
beet sugar development in this country,
the secretary said: 1T is the principal.
source CT future revenue to our people;
and also to be the principal source of
common comfort. It is development
affecting the breakfast table; and that,
of course, affects our entire people,
from the baby with its bottle to the old
man with his cup of coffee, and the
elderly lady with her cup of tea"
This subject of Hawaiian annexation
will soon attract the attention of our
people. The senators and representa-
tives are all taking an active interest in
it; and the debates in the senate and
house of representatives will be very in
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-01-26
WILSON TALKS SUGAR.
The Secretary of Agriculture Does
Not Fear Annexation.
But Senator Caffery, of Louisiana,
Does Not Agree with HIm-PO-
litical Aspects of the Ha-
/ wniian Treaty.
Especial Washington Letter.l

"I am not opposed to the annexation
Of Hawaii, says the secretary of agri-'
culture. Moreover. it is not true that
I have been advocating annexation.
Public men are very often misunder-
stood and misquoted. think that, as ii
general thing, the newspaper men try
their best to get things accurately;
and when they misrepresent u public
man they do it without malice"
The secretary has been quoted as
giving expression to radical views in
favor of Hawaiian annexation, and
your correspondent. who has been
personal acquaintance of the secretary
for many years. was soliciting an eX-
preston from him, when he spoke as
quoted above. He added:
II gave n newspaper man an inter
view on beet sugar; and in the course
OF the interview endeavored to show
that the beet sugar industry of this
country is a growing industry, and even
Hawaiian annexation would not inter-
fere with the enterprise of our farm
ers and manufacturers, who are trans
forming the sugar beet into as good
saccharine matter as the world has
ever known.
''The subject of Hawaiian annexa-
ton is n matter for discussion and de-
cision by our congress. The project
has many advocates and many oppo-
nents. The opponents of annexation
always ask the question: What would
be the effect of annexation upon the
growing beet sugar Industry
81 do not see wherein the question Of
annexation touches our beet sugar de-
yelopment. tbs claimed that the Ha-
waiian islands produce 275.000 tons of
sugar every year. That is an immense
crop. But this country last year con-
sumed 100000 tons of sugar. Thus
you see the Hawaiian islands could sup
ply this country with only about one
sixth of the sugar necessary for our
people. Furthermore, IL must be re-
membered that soils devoted TO crops OF
one kind cannot last forever. The sugar
crop Of Hawaii will decrease from dec.
ade TO decade. 1t cannot increase
The Hawaiian soil must be used foI
other purposes, or ii wiz be exhausted
This being the case, can see no reason
for opposition to Hawaiian annexation
on the ground that her sugar croI
might affect the new sugar beet indus
try in this country.
"You will observe that am simply
answering the objection of one class O.
the opponents os annexation; but an
not making an argument in favor of an
uexntion. In the interview which ha'