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Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-04-09

had to leave. so he says. one evening
"itnout any supper. He wandered
around for awhile. but no evidence has
oeen found about a crop Of wives hav-
ing been grown by him until be re-
turned to Mishawaka, from which town
the McCrumb wife had in the mean
time removed. Back In his old haunts
Seeley wooed and married Mrs. yroo-
man. For some time he was unrecog-
nized. but finally the day of reckon
ing came and he had to flee again.
IN the meantime he is credited with
having made way with fair amount
Oh tne worldly goods Of Mrs. Vrooman.
he admits this marriage, as well as the
previous one, but they are the only
Two OF all his adventures which he
says We're really marriages at all.
10 judge from all reports, his later
matrimonial experiences were carried
out from strictly financial point of
view. and he seemed to prefer dealings
with confidfng widows In the posses-
sion OF small properties. Mrs. Patience
Burch reports that ne gathered nm her
sole COW. drove it away and sold it for
sS2. and then swiftly departed with the
proceeds. Ada FrawI tells a tale Of
woe in similar strain, and Mrs. STAN
ley, OF Sturgis. also says that she
would be richer in worldly goods had
Seeley never crossed her path.
Occasionally Seeley turned his prac-
ticed hand to other things. At ST.
Joseph. Mich, he secured $500 from a
banker by pretending to have land and
giving mortgage upon the pretense
The banker wants him on account of
this little transaction, and forgery is
also charged against him at the same
place.
The last two plunges into matrimony
were the swiftest of all. Last October
Sesley met Mrs. Lucy Killam. of Kala-
mazoo. In short order he induced her
to discard the widows weeds she had
worn for thirty years. Only a few
dollars the richer, he deserted her soon
at Battle Creek, and before long was
the husband of Mrs. Davidson. of
Granville. This last wife had consid-
cradle means. but she proved more
than match for the old man. and the
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-04-09
MINsrRELs. HuMoR.

witty Answer of nm Irishman who
Never Argued with a Lady,
The Ministries of Ireland are not all
gone from the highways and byways
OF Erin. says an exchange. The mourn
full harp and plaintive pipe may have
given way to the breezy banjo and
grooming violin. but the songs which
these accompany are the songs of Ire
land still. Down by the rotten Clad
dagh wharves OF old Galway town 1
came upon rapt audience. says a
well-known traveller. enthralled by the
dulcet notes OF Tim Brennan, the wan
dering minstrel Of Tipperary"-one Of
the sweetest singers | ever heard and
one who would have been great were
II not for his love of "the cinder in
It," as they aptly term the west OF
Ireland mountain dew. had seen Tim
many times before In Ireland. Our
trampings had brought us into the
same relations OF artist and responsive
auditor so many times that as he
tipped me a comforting wink of recog-
milton I noticed that his violin had
been replaced by the temporary. though
ample musical makeshift Of a banjo
wrought from the head of an ancient
Irish churn. In the pause following
his ballad | felt emboldened to toss
him back his wink, with the query:
"And. Tim. why didn't you bring the
churn with It's head?" Faith yer hon
or" he replied. in fash and with a
winsome smile, holding the churn-
head banjo aloft SO all could see, faith
l never argue wild lady-an', yer
honor. bould Irish woman stud at
its other indr
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-04-09
GYMNASTICS FOR olals.


Hints On Physical csitare for
He@ifh aad Beauty.
hssicai culture in the home with
ehee 10 the development Of health
aAu consequently beauty. Is discussed
~ . writer in the Woman,s Home
.ompanion. who gives simple dIrec-
.. .ens ior private gymnastics. She SAYS:
ssslnaiic exercise can accomplish 40
.naeh mat IL Is marvel TO one who
Las enjoyed its benefits that Il ia no,
more generally practiced. II a entsre-
unnecessary TO be mistress OF a
's'em OF physical culture. There are
exercises which. taken regularly
.nu thoroughly. will accomplish ali
.nat system would. The tendency is
no"eser. TO be unsystematic I'm taxing
snese exercises. and thus lose their
soou enect. II is best 10 take them al
n'snI In bedroom slippers and loose
GOWN. with no bands 10 bind. no Collar
70 run. a girl is ready for the exercise
.hai VIII make her rest as tranoui, and
candle. To develop breadth OF the chest
'ne oody Is free 10 stretch. 10 stiffen
win effort. or TO rest itself in COM
pis'e relaxation. Clubs. dumbbells and
o'hsr gymnastic paraphernalia are I'M
necessary and really are more harm
lui than beneficial. Grasping the bell
ehiarges the knuckles; the friction az
the clubs hardens the hands. and Il ia
quite as easy 20 do withou, them. they
are better unused. After ali the pren-
afations for bed are made. even 10
arranging the rather Fat and somewhat
hafi pillow. stand before your glass
ana begin your exercise. There
" real delight In watching the strong
easy movements Of healthful woman.
Ana this ease and strength is within
me reach Of nearly all women. The
nai chests. shnpeless waists and badly
formed hips may Al leas; be partially
remedled. and II requires only a little
eaori and persistence 10 accomplish It.
Too mAny women lack persistence. In
stead OF conscieniionsly taking their
exercise every day. they skip a day
when they are feeling tired or lazy.
iaea Two or three days At time. and
eventually they learn 10 forget or de-
eide thai the game is not worth the
candle To develop breadth OF chest
place the hands on the waist line a
lit'ie back Of the hips. fingers point
ing outward. From this position move
the elbows slowly back toward each
other, making them come as nearly to-
geiher as possible. Do this several
times. counting four as the elbows ap-
preach each other. and two TO recover
position. BY counting these move
ments harmony Is attained which
viii develop the muscles evenly"
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-04-09
n. w. Aver q Son.

N. W. Aver & Son, the successful
newspaper and magazine advertising
agency OF Philadelphia. have issued az
announcement stating that Albert G.
Bradford and Jarvis A. Wood were ad-
mitted TO partnership in the firm jan
uary 1. The new members are not be-
ginners in the advertising business.
They have been connected with N. w.
Aver 4 Son for years and have worked
their way to the top by careful atten-
ton TO business and painstalSing work
for the firm and It's patrons. In con-
nection with the new partnership an
nouncement. N. w. Aver & Son review
the history of the firm. From an hum
BILE beginning in 1868, when the busi-
ness OF the first year amounted TO but
$4,000, the concern has jumped slowly
but safely until its annual business
amounts to over s1,5o0,000-- sum that
represents a daily payment to newspa-
per and magazine publishers of $4,000.
Chicago Times-Herald.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-04-09

when he served his country during the
civil war. 1t was fast enough at the
start, but it has been growing steadily
faster until Of late three or four wives
year do not seem too many for him.
or his relations to the wife of his
soldier days little Is known save that
he showed her clean pair of heels
soon after the war was over. He next
appeared in Leroy, N. Y, where he
married Margaret McCrumb. With her
and the family OF nine children that
belonged to the pair he had various
wanderings. He is said to have served
a two years sentence In 1S74-5 in the
Jackson penitentiary on charge
OF obtaining money under false pre-
lenses. Two other terms of imprison-
ment are ascribed to him during this
period, one being In Milwaukee. Seeley
lived with this wife until about nine
years ago. Their home was then nj
Mishawaka, Iud He says he did not
desert her wh&u ne left her. but in
stead was drivsn away. His wife called
him such awfu' names as 'looney' and
cold fool" and that was more than n
man Of fine sensibilities could stand. Ne
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-04-09

two had lively time for a few hours
before he left her few days since.
Seeley sold the woman's store for cash.
and pocketed the proceeds. He re-
ported that he had bought some fur
niture, and she went to the store to
investigate, but learned that he had
not been there. She went back home
and expressed her feelings.
You old fool" said he, don't YOU
know that the retail department is no
place to go to find out about goods that
are going out of town? You should
nave gone to the shipping department"
While Mrs. Davidson was thinking
the matter over Seeley disappeared,
and the next thing that happened to
him was his arrest on the charges
made by Mrs. Killam.
Seeley persists in looking upon him
self as victim of persecution. and
says that not only have the women per-
secuted him by marriage, but also wo-
men have tried to get his wealth by
sending him to the lunatic asylum.
He says that three years ago he was
thrown into an asylum in Indiana and
guardian was appointed who has
since drawn his entire pension. He
says he has not dared to go back to
claim the money, because he would GER
tainly be thrown into a dungeon. and
he would rather let his pension go to
the winds than be treated like luna
tic again.
Seeley is a wreck both mentally and
physically. and he ascribes his condi-
ton entirely to the cruelties and de-
ceptions practiced upon him by the
women he has been so weak as to be-
friend when they pleaded with him to
take care of them. His eyes blinked,
his hands shook, and his voice trem-
bled as he made his statement.
All my trouble" said he, ''has come
from women loving me or loving my
money. 1t has driven me mad and am
sorry that / have tried to be SO good
to them. The cruelties to which have
been subjected have been more than
any man could stand, and l am glad
am in here away from them"
Despite his conspicuous martyrdom,
Seeley occasionally lapses into an
other tone and gloats over the con-
quests which his personal charms have
given him. He is not even averse to
limiting that, If he gets out of the pres
ent trouble, there are numerous other
hearts which he can easily add to his
string.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-04-09

AFTER running over the statistics OF
death from drink, published in the
various countries. after attending for
some years the clinique of the great
Partisan hospitals. after consulting the
registry of cases admitted to homes,
one becomes perfectly convinced that
alcoholic poisoning liz more muder-
Gus plague. perhaps, than the great
epidemics which at different epochs
have devastated humanity. The pest,
the cholera. the yellow fever. break out
suddenly and decimate a village, a
province, whole country, but their
passage is transitory in essence. Al
coholism takes no holiday."-Dr. @.
Marty
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-04-09
According to his

narrowing tale there is no town which
ne has ever visited where some bold adj
ventures did not throw herself at him
ana demand that he marry her on the
spot Neither shortness of acquaint-
ance nor his plea of other engagements
nor his bashfuiness has awaited to save
nim In short" says David Seeley,
there was never a martyr like unto
me-" Mr.. Seeley does not attribute his
sunerings entirely to his personal
beauty nor 20 the magnetic charms
which he exercises on the other sex
he is not ignorant of the fact that
ne is 6S years old, that his eyes blink
weakly. and that his manners still mint
al the luuatic asylum in which he was
once confined. He thinks that his
wealth has much to do with his perse-
cution. He is the fortunate possessor
OF pension of s24 month from the
United States government. True. he
has not drawn any Of il for number
OF years. But that is another story.
The women Mr.. Seeley has known do
not look upon his adventures in the.
same way he does. In fact. one of them
mas been unkind enough to prosecute
him for bigamy. A little investigation
has brought to light list of ten al
legged wives. but nobody thinks it com
piete, as several counties are yet to
be heard from. The following is the
list revised up to date: 1, a woman
married during the war and deserted
soon after: 2. Margaret McCrumb. OF
sego, Mich: 3, Mrs. Vrooman. Misha-
waka, Ind; 4. Mrs. Patience Burch.
Elkhart. Ind: 5 Mrs. Stanley Sturgis.
Mich; s. Mrs. Altman. Pittsburg, Pa;
Z. Ada Frawl, Jonesville, Mich; s,
Mrs. Johnson, Berrien county: 9.
Mrs. Lucy Killam, Kalamazoo; 10. Mrs.
Clara Davidson, GrandyiIIe. Mich. All
OF these women but the first on the
list have told their tales Of woe. They
say that Seeley is not only a CAV de-
eeiver OF female hearts, but also a pur-
loiner OF females wealth. They charge
him with selling their chickens, with
driving away their cows and with
knowing how to turn into cash almost
every movable thing on which he could
get his hands. They say that, far from
his pension being an attraction in their
eyes. 1t was their live stock and ward
robes which were the attractions to
him. That is not all that is charged
against Seeley by any means. One
banker in western Michigan is anxious
to punish him for obtaining money I'M
der false pretenses. Somebody else
has charge of forgery against him.
He is said to have been in the peni-
Tertiary three times and to deserve 10
be placed there several times more.
Seeley was arrested at Plerson. Mich. |
on a charge of bigamy sworn out by
Mrs. Lucy Killam, the penult in the |
long matrimonial word which he has
coined. She said IL was really too bad |
that within few weeks after desert |
ing her he should marry another wo- |
man. and that in town only a few |
miles away. So she svore out the war |
rant and offered reward OF $50 for his |
arrest. The prize stirred up a con- |
stable who had never made an arrest
in his life before. and the result was
the present sad plight of this unfor-
tunate victim of woman's wiles.
Seeley's matrimonial history has
been rapid one ever since the days
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-04-09
THE MODERN POSTER.
maraalay-. Nov zealanasr win see 80,

Mz.aaias's New zesiandcr WIN See SONS
Queer Things.
Maeauiay's New Zealander. IL he hap
pens 10 collect posters and manages
10 dig up a few OF today's date. picked
possibly by saturation in London fog
lno paper-des;roying maggot. surely.
would touch them after the last week..
viii form curious ideas Of existence in
our metropolis. says 81. James Ga
Ee;te. In picture labeled in large
type with the inscription "A Happy
Life he viii SEE a gentleman IN dress
clothes carrying a lady in white. mani
mate In his arms. and will wonder
which Of rhem illustrates happiness.
the lady-because no lady is to be
called happy tin she is dead-or the
burdened gentleman. Perhaps. being
IN ingenious commentator. he viii con-
lecture that the latter is the character
who. in n play with which he will no
doubt be well acquainted. wished that
solid fesh would melt. and that n why
he il warming the lady at standard
lamp Then. as he adds another chro-
mo-lithograph to his store. he will
study as an example OF How London
Lives" gentleman in imminent dan
ger OF quitting life forever by means
OF the knife handed 20 his assailant by
a lady. who has learned to live as near
~ outside her bodice as is possible
withou, emerging from II altogether. It
Is consoling. however. TO feel that,
whatever views he may form as to the
unhealthy excitement incidental to liv-
ing happily. or living at all. in the
London of 1897. he will know that at
any rate evening dress was indispens-
able.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-04-09
-------------------
NEW SLEEPING CARS
To Denver, Omaha, st. Louis, Chicago and
Boston.

The Denver & Rio Grande railroad
Scenic line of the World-announces new
and important additions to their already
wen arranged sleeping car service. In the
future. this popular line will run through
weekly Pullman Tourist sleepers to Oma-
ia, Chicago, New York and Boston, also to
st. Louis without change. These cars
VIII start from Portland, Oregon, thus
giving benefitof through service on Ore
gon Short Line, as well as from all Utah
points. The excursions are personally
conducted and furnish all the conveniences
OF regular Pullman sleepers at less than
half the cost The st. Louis car will leave
o. S. L. stations every Thursday and OF
cen via Rio Grande Western railway.
every Friday morning The Omaha. Chi
eago, New York and Boston sleeper win
leave Q. s. L. stations every Wednesday
and Salt Lake every Thursday evening.
thus afording the inestimable privilege Of
twelve-hour lay-over in Salt Lake CITY.
FOR rates and all details, write to B. F.
Nevins, General Agent, or r. NJ. Cushing.
+ F. A., d. & r. G. Railway, Salt Lake
City, or any Oregon Short Line or Rio
Grande Western ticket agent
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-04-09

Canada, and speaking of a garden that
he saw in the Edmonton District, says:
'on August 23rd we had the pleasure
of visiting the model seven-acre gar
den at Edmonton, owned and operated
by one Donald Ross. typical Scotch
man, and as whole-souled, good-na-
tured old gentlemen as you often
meet. He gave the Yankees each a
hearty handshake as we were intro
duced in succession by the Canadian
Government Agent, who was our guide
and pilot while at Edmonton, and to
whom we are indebted for many cour-
tesies conferred. Mr.. Ross informed
us that he cleared from $500 to $1,000
annually from the sale of roots, vege-
tables. flowers and plants. We here
state that we never before saw such a
growth of vegetables at that season of
the year. He said that he raised $50
pushels OF onions to the acre. Beets
We're growing as large as your arm,
turnlps the size of ones head. and
cabbages as large as a patent pail. Fol-
lowing are prices that Mr.. Ross gave
us as receiving for his produce: Beets.
so cents per bushel: carrots. 40 cents:
onions. $I25: turnips, SIS per ton: cab
bage. cents each; green corn. %
cents per dozen; tomatoes. s1.5e per
bushel: potatoes. 25 TO 80 cents: cauli-
Hover, Sl.00 per dozen: cucumbers. Is
cents per dozen: strawberries. 25 cents q
per box; squash. cents per h.. and
other produce in proportion. He kent
a hot-house 12x1S0 feet. heated by A
furnace by means of flues. One man
beside himself attended this garden.
except at time of gathering the crop"
Agents of the Canadian Government
are now located at different points in
the United States. and using their eff
forts towards securing settlers on the
fertile lands of Western Canada. to
which the gold fields are tributary.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-04-09

The use of wine, or abstinence from
it, is no longer a private, but social
matter. All men are now divided
whether they will or not-into two
camps. Some fight against the use Of
this worthless poison, both by word
and deed, abstaining from 1t them
selves, and not entertaining their
friends with it: Others support by
precept. and still more forcibly by ex-
ample, the use of this poison Who
ever thou mayest be, thou canst no
longer remain between two camps:
thou must inevitably choose one or
two courses-either to resist drunken
ness or to support ito serve God
or Mammon.-Tolstoi.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-04-09
FROM EVERYWHERE.

Beauty may be only skin deep, but
the plump girl gets the most tandem
rides.
The pawnbroker who takes the most
interest in his business has the least
principle,
Out of sight is never out of mind
with true lovers, who turn the gas
very low.
London has 100000 houses. Paris
has 10000 houses. New York has u.s.
900 houses.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-04-09
A Mystery Explained.

Telephone: The strangest telephone
mystery yet reported comes from Glas.
gov. Conversations were either in.
terrupted altogether or diversified with
such strange sounds as to be unintel.
ligible. Engineers and mechanics tried
in vain to discover the cause of these
irregularities, until they decided to re-
move the casing through which the
wires We're conducted into the instru-
ment room. A swarm of rats were
Immediately let loose. and ii then be-
came apparent that the rodents had
devoured the gutta percha casing OF
the wires. and twisted up the latter
into a state Of hopeless confusion.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-04-09
The Curse Of africa.

Major Lugard, the African explorer.
declares that the liquor traffic in AZ
RIGA is an unmitigated curse, and calls
upon the governments of England,
Germany and France to come to some
agreement which will in time efectu-
ally prohibit the importation of
liquors.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-04-09
DRINK CALLED A TIN ROOF"
Obvious Explanation of the Name Givcn
Aftrr Liquor pIsappcars.


From the Philadelphia Record: A
well-known Twelfth street tavern
keeper tells good Joke which was
played on him the other day by three
OF his patrons. As they walked up 20
the bar and were asked what they
would have, "I'li take tin roof" re-
piled the first. Lets have the same"
chimed in the other two. The bartend-
err was in a quandary, as he had never
heard OF mixed drink with such an
extraordinary name. well. give me
a bottle Of whisky. gin and apollinaris,
and III mix the drinks" finally re-
marked the FIRST patron.
After the men had taken three drinks
the bartender asked: Now, why do
vou cali that tin roof" Because
IL IA on the house." responded the trio.
Good day" and they slipped out of
the door.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-04-09
or,,crcd The Mems Corns Pared.

Major General Bengough of the Brit
Iah army. who died recently. became
famous in India for divisional order
commanding the medical STAFF to pare
M corns and cut the nails Of the men
n order 10 improve the marching EN-
cheney OF the division.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-04-09
Calsmities of Liquor.

1t has been said that greater calam-
tiles are inflicted on mankind by In
temperance than by the three great
historical scourges pestilence
and famine. This is true for us, and it
Is the measure of our discredit and dis
grace. w. E. Gladstone in the House
of Commons.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-04-09

M, 's y able TO turn out fast torpedo
,a,a uestroyers as well as Great Bril-
bnr, me destroyer Pluto. recently
~ ~ sestri poDente. near Genoa,
s0n me Spanish government made
trs NJ anots under forced draueht on her
: o'er the measured mile.