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Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-09-03
SI,e Had Not.

"uave you been married previous,
!, ." asked the license clerk Nav,
" ~, ,he young and blushing candi-
s".o ohut paw, he says he thinks am
ue ,,,,r married too previously now
1nd,anapolis Journal,
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-09-03

so, is the war that has knocked base
bali out" -, ,oo, Of war '
Indianapolis Journal
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-09-03
FOR BOYS AND GIRLS.
SOME GOOD STORIES FOR OUR
JUNIOR READERS.

Uncle Halls stOry-Pussy's Narrow Escape
from Being Burnt Up In tho Oven
The Journey of Lifs-some Plain
Words Of Advice for Little Readers.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-09-03

THAT man was very indignant wheel
he heard it asserted that he was bound
hand and foot TO the sugar trust" 81
don't blame him." answered Senatot
Sorghum. There ought to be somt
redress for him. Anything that tendf
to injure a mans business is likely II
come under the head OF libel. And
such a remark about our friend might
easily scare of other customsrs'-
Washington Star.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-09-03

A Welsh religious magazine for children
offers prize for the best poem on ''Ths
Snail of Any Age"
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-09-03

Several men sat down to banquet on
the flesh OF rattlesnakes in Denver the
other night and pronounced the meat ex-
cellent
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-09-03
Collected Smiles.

Il hope, papa" said Bobbie, thai
the government: isn't buying its torpe-
does of Mr.. Spillkins down in the vii.
lage. / got some there last Fourth OF
July, and half Of them wouldn't &C
on"
A professor of Trinity college, Dub
lin. overhearing an undergraduate
using profane oaths, rushed at him, ex-
claiming: Are you aware, sir, that
you are imperiling your immortal soul,
and what is worse. mourning fine OF
five shillings?"
Florence Cat small tes-party given
| In honor of the dolls)-"What delicious
whipped cream you do have, Misses
-! Where did you get it?' 10
sephine 1.-THE smallest girl)-"0h, We
just went out and whipped the GOVT
The archbishop of Canterbury at on,
time used to be fond of relating JOKE
which a Devonian sub-editor onc'
| played of upon him while he wal
bishop of Exeter. DR.. Temple on on
| occasion had gone little way out o
Exeter to speak at an agriculture
gathering. While enjoying his well
earned rest on his return. the bishol
was reused by hearing a boy outsid
Iie palace shouting: 'Remarkabl
statement by the Bishop of Exeter."
His lordship sent out and purchase
copy of the news-sheet, which con
tanned his address, delivered Garlic
in the day. On looking through this
DR.. Temple was certainly surprised an
admittedly amused to find that owe
his remark-jocosely made. of course
that he had never been drunk in hi
life" the evening journal sub" ha
put the heading, Remarkable state
ment by the bishop Of Exeter"
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-09-03

Ppr0 Rirp Is 10 email TIA; ADMIRAL
sAzT.oa elE 81 lol einAF AcFoas IL Iss
e o.. IL At.1et 81 shot.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-09-03

Attack always points heavenward whe
It means mischief.
Arizona republican., 1898-10-29
s14e. .ssO.5ss. or a total

719,342; silver. S142,3sO.5SS, or total of s5sO, ,0s9, ,eS0.
 The highest London price for silver .925 fine, British standard, during the year was 29 1916 pence; the lowest, 2334 pence, and the average price. 27 9-16 pence, equivalent to SO.6O449 in United States money per ounce fine At the average price of silver the bullion value Of the silver dollar was s0467.
 The value of the net gold exports for the year was s512. .609. and the value of tha net silver experts fer the same psricd WAS s26.2S7.612.
 There was consumed in the industrial arts in the United States during the calendar year 1897, gold to the value of S11,S70.231, and silver to the value Of s11, POI, ,150.
 The worlds consumption of the prec- ious metals in the industrial arts dur ing the same period was, gold, S59 ,005,- 9S0; silver, $40, ,435, ,57?.
 On January 1, 1898, the metallic stock of the United States consisted of gold, SPAS, ,245, ,953; silver, s635, ,310,06 Or a total Of s1 .3SO, ,556,01
 The following table shows the pro- ducticn of the United States by produc- ing states and territories, the calendar year 1SSI:
Arizona republican., 1898-10-29
GOLD AND SILVER.
The Worlds Production of Precious Metals in
 1897.

Washington. Oct. 2S.-The director Of the mint in his report upon the pro- duction of the precious metals during the calendar year 1897 deals with the production of gold and silver, both in tha United States and in foreign ecun- tries. The sources from which infer nlaticn has been derived are the most authentic and reliable.
 The value of the gold produced in the United States dur-ng the calendar year 1897 was s57,363, 900; in the South All rican republic, s57 6S3. .6S1; in Austral- asia. S55, ,1S2, and in Russia, $Z3,- 245.
 There was notable increase in the production of gold in the world dur ing 1897 ever 1896. The United States increased 5000: the South African republic, s13,S54, ,192; Australasia, Slo,- 502 .249. and Russia, S1 .109,97
 The United States produced during the year 53,S60, 900 fine ounces of sil- yer. and Mexico, 53,903, ,1S0 fine ounces, a decrease for the United States of A. 974,SO0 fine ounces, and an increase for Mexico of S,256,756 fine ounces
 The value of the silver produced in the United States was S69, 9,631, ,1I2- While many O. the nest productive silver mines of the past are closed down, the increased production from Lad and copper ores has offset thls loss.
 Of the states and territories, Colo raGo led in the production Of both gold and silver, the values in that state being: Gold, s1e,1O4,200; silver, s27,- 974. 333. California's gold production was S14,61S, 300; Montana's gold pro euction S4,373,4 400, it's silver produc- ticn s20,257,48 Vermont's gold pro duetion is placed at s190.
 The worlds production Of gold WAS s237, ,504 800; of silver s3,906-90o ounces fine, of the coinage value Of s2S6, $780, 301
 The worlds production Of silver was largely in excess of any previous year, that Of 1885, when the production was 1s7 300, ,96O ounces, being the next lar gest-
 The total value of geld deposited at the hints and assay offices during the year was sS7,924, ,232.
 The value of silver deposited at the same institutions for returns in fine bars, which were used in the industrial arts or exported, was s12,707, ,12S.
 The United Statss coinage during the year was: Gold, S76. ,4S5, and silver. SIS. .4S7, ,297, of which amount SIP 2,651,- 731 was in standard silver dollars, coined from the silver purchased un- der act Of July IA, 1890, pficr to No vernber ], 1893. the date uf the reps al Of the purchasing clause Of the act
 Ire worlds coinage during the year. including recoinage, was: Gold, si37,-
Arizona republican., 1898-10-29
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP co.
 SAN FRANCISCO, cs LOUISVILLE. Ky. HE RE. \. Y

I recommend that af,fr igation he be Ardered to United States" Off, cials refuse to state what 'invsstiga- tion' is referred to in this dispatch, and no knowledge of it's purport can be obtained. The department appTcv- ed Central Otis's action, as later in Jh 3 day a dispatch was sent to General Whittier ordering him to proceed at once to this country by way of Paris, there to report en route to the peace commissioners.
 Whittier is General Charles \. Whittier, who was appointed assistant adjutant general of volunteers when the war broke out, and ordered to Ma. nila. While there he was recently promoted tc be brigadier general Of volunteers. He was born in Maine. jcined the Union army from Massaehu- sets during the civil war and was brevetted brisadier geneTai. He F. mained in the army until 1870. when ne was discharged. Since then he has been practicing law in Ncw York.
 This dispatch from General Otis is the one which caused so much pertur- bation to Secretary Alger and Adjuiaat General Corbin last night. It came in
Arizona republican., 1898-10-29
3l South First Avenue.
Mesa, Florence and Globe
 ...STAGE LiNE...

Three trips 2 week Daylight Travel. Fare Between Mesa and Globe. sl0; round trip SIS, Stage stops over night at Riverside.
 Leaves deSa-5 & h. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays Arrives at Florence at II 20 a. nn, p, the following day
 Leaves Globe. a.. nn- Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays Arrives at Florence at Il & m the following day. Leaves Florence for Ness at D. h. Arrives at Mesa at D.. m.
Arizona republican., 1898-10-29
Ring Up Telephone 63

cipher, fact which ltd the officials tc suspect that it was of unusual i'm DOT; ;ance. as lately General Otis had been cabling in plain English.
 Try as they would, however, the ex- perts could not deciphar this dispatch. One after another they failed, until General Corbin suddenly remembered that Central Otis had taken with him to Manila a cipher sending typewriter, for use in connection with another in the war department. The latter ma chine was consulted, so to spsak, and by means Cf its jumbied keys, the mys- tery Of the cipher was soon cleared up. The letters on each machine had been so transpcsed that when II, for in stance. was struck on the keyboard of one, X would be printed. and X it would remain until the other machina turned it back into NJ The cipher was ingenious, and 1t puzzled all cf the experts who were asked to make ie out. but as a ma-tsr Of fact. it's use had been advised against by the military information bureau on the ground thae it was too simple.
Arizona republican., 1898-10-29

1T you want a situation desire to err- rioy help. have q house to rent or sell, advertise in The Republican.
Arizona republican., 1898-10-29
GEN. OTlS,S ~ClpHER."
If Puzzled the War Department Experts in Spite Of ifs
 Simplicity"

Washington, Oct. 2S--A dispatch was received at the war department last night from General Otis at Ma nila Of which the following is the sub stance: Yours in reference 10 Whit tier receivsd- He requested to be al lowed to go intc southern part of these islands to make investigation. I re- fused request, stating that his duty was here with tha army and not there
Arizona republican., 1898-10-29
FOR SALE.

46 acres, a0 in alfalfa. 9 grain land. miles west; easy terms .. sldoo So acres in same locality. improved land ...... .-...... ......... 1S00 10 acrss, with water right, [ acres in alfalfa, balance in fruit: house and yard; plenty of shade; a bargain. s5o 1G0. Best improved farm in the val ley. 7l4 miles out ... .... 750a SC acres, with water right in Grand canal. 4e in alfalfa, 40 grain land; . great bargain at ................. 200 Money to assist purchaser on any Of the above, CT to loan on real estate 4 nice little business for sale, S6co.
 L. L. PLANK,
 No. II North First Avenue.
Arizona republican., 1898-10-29

Mother-Bisss that boy Of mine, He lets every pocr child on the streets have taste Of his castor oil.-F'.ia- gende Biaetter.
Arizona republican., 1898-10-29

Tctals-Gold 2,774,925 fine ounces value s57, ,3533 ,000; silver 53,S60,000 fin ounces, alue s69, ,e37, ,172.
Arizona republican., 1898-10-29
(. R. GooDsN. Proprietor.

Johnson Bros, Agents st Mesa Louis Sultan Agent al Globe L. K Drais. Agent st Florence L-W. Collins Agent at Phoenix.
Arizona republican., 1898-10-29
THE EXCELLENCE OF SYRUP OF FEas

is due not only to tie originality and simplicity of :he combination, but also to the care and skill with which it is manufactured by scientific processes kncZvn to the CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP Co only. ard we wish to impress upon Si the importance Of purchasing the true and crgIEal remedy. As tie genuine Syrup cf Figs is manufactured by the CALIFORNIA FIe SYRUP Co. only. knowledge Of that fact will assist one n avoiding the worthless limitations manufactured by other par ties. The high standing of the CALI FoRNIA Flo SYRUP Co. with the medi- cal profession, and tie satisfaction which the genuine Syrup of Figs has given to millions of families, makes the name of the Company a guaranty Of the excellence of :ts remedy. T. is far in advance of al other laxatives, as it acts on the kidneys. liver and bowels without irritating or weaker ing them, and it 6oes not gripe nor nauseate. In order to get it's beneficial effects, please remember the name of the Company
 CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP co.
 SAN FRANCISCO. e
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-02
HoOdOoed by n BLACK Hen.

There goes my JONAH" said Capt. Card
we'll, the Louisville and Nashville conduc-
tor, one day as the o. and N. passenger
train was entering the yards at Central
City, says the Louisville Post When
asked what he referred to, the popular
old railroader said:
Il mean that old black hen you saw fly
across the track in front of the engine
back in the edge of town. She is bird of
i'll omen if ever there was one and every
time she flies across this track in front of
my train 1 have bad luck before 1 finish
the trip.
Il first noticed the hen about three
years ago on the trip over from Russell
vile to greensboro, and we stuck in a
snowdrift before we got back, and were
held out nearly all night The next time
the evil portent worked its bad effect on
me was when the large tunnel at Twin
Tunnels caved in, compelling us to trans
fer passengers and baggage, and stay out
all Hght Again she appeared and I fell
from the train later on, spraining my an
kle. So it was on every occasion when
old blackey,' as l used to call her, aD-
peared upon the scene. She belongs to an
Old negro woman, and after trying in vain
to kill her tried to buy her, but the hem
owner said, Nav, sub; Outs a pet an she
wuldn't hahn nobuddy.' But l always
felt a strange fear seize me when my train
approached Central, after 1 found what a
bad luck bringer old blackey' was"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-02
Only RunOrs.

The public is beginning to understand
that very little, if any. reliance is to he
placed upon the sensational dispatches re-
speeding the Maine disaster which appear
in the yellow newspapers. Those news
papers were certain, a day or two after
the Maine was destroyed that their Ha-
vana dispatches contained all there was
to be known about the cause of the battle
ships destruction. They are not now so
what the disaster was due. AS matter of
fact their information about that tragedy
will not be obtained in advance of that of
the conservative papers of the country.
Even the government will not know the
result of the investigation of the disaster
until the board which is conducting the
investigation makes its report.
Thus far the government has been very
frank in dealing with the public. It has
given out promptly all the news IL has re-
ceived from Havana, and the understand
ing is it will continue to do so, and from
that source will come, in all probability
the first reliable news as to the cause of
the destruction of the Maine.
1t may be a week of more before the
Secretary of the Navy will be ready to
give out the report of the board engaged
i'm making the investigation. The board
has not yet completed its work and it can
not be predicted with any degree of GER
tainty when it win complete it. It has a
good deal of work to do yet. After all the
testimony is In it may take several days
to make up its report. In the meantime
doubtless the yellow journals will pre-
tend to have inside Information as to what
the decision wiH be. They may guess
correctly but whatever they publish on
that point will be only a guess.
The fact that the government is making
preparations for war does not mean that
it expects that the report of the investi-
eating committee will be of a character
to make war necessary. Ii simple means
that it intends to be ready for any emer-
geney that may arise. Being prepared for
war may avert war. Spain would much
more readily accede to a demand upon her
if the United States were in a condition
to enforce the demand than if they were
not
Nothing the yellow journals can pub
fish relative to the Maine incident. before
the report of the investigation is made,
will influence public sentiment to an APP
preciable extent. Therefore there is not
likely to be any more war excitement be-
fore it is known what the investigation
shows to be the cause of the destruction Of
the Maine.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-02
Dangers of hallway travelling.


Mr. II. G. Prout, editor Of the Railroad
Gazette, is the author of a very interesting
article, published in the New York Times,
on Railroad Accidents" He calls atten-
ton 10 the fact that the danger of travel
ing on railroad is not nearly 50 great as
it appears to be from reading accounts of
railroad accidents which appear in the
public prints. 1t is true that good
many people, in the course of a year, are
killed and injured on the railroads of this
country. but only small portion of them
are passengers. The most of them have
no connection whatever with the railroads
A few days ago the annual report Of the
Interstate Commerce Commission was is
sued. According to that report the num-
Der of killed in railway accidents in the
United States for the year ending June
30, 1896. was GAS and the number Of injur-
ed was 33,OOO At the battle of Gettysburg
the killed in both armies were $500 and
the wounded were 5000. Such COM
parison is apt to create the impression
that it is extremely dangerous to travel
on railway. An examination of the fig
ures, however, shows that such is not the
case.
Comparatively few travellers on railways
are killed. Mr.. Prout says that during the
last nine years the killed have averaged
2SS year and the injured 1900 But the
2SS were not all killed, nor were the 900
all injured, by what are called train acct
dents. Some were killed or injured at
stations, others were killed or injured while
sticking their heads or hands out of car
windows, the trains being in motion, and
still others met with mishaps while on
their way to stations. 1t is estimated
that, as a matter of fact, only about 142
people are killed in train accidents yearly
in this country and 1900 injured.
When it is remembered how many mill
ions of people are transported annually on
railways in this country the list of casual
ties by train accidents is remarkably
small.
According to Mr.. Prout, the employees
killed per year in the last nine years were
2,2l0 and the "other persons were 3,951
The employees were killed in various ways
About one-fourth of them were killed by
falling from trains, 10 per cent. in train
accidents, 10 per cent. from overhead OBJ
structions, 70 per cent. while coupling cars,
and "a per cent. from "other causes"
The 1851 "other persons" killed on rail-
ways per year are made up of persons who
are killed at highway crossings, at sta
tons and in various other ways. They
are picked off. one by one, in different
parts of the country at the rate of about
eleven a day all the year around.
From the foregoing it will be seen that
while a great many employees and "other
persons" are killed on the railways every
year the number of passengers killed is
very small.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-02
" Born in a Snuff Mill.

Gilbert Stuart, the artist who made so
familiar to Americans the features of
Washington and his wife, was once visited
by two Philadelphia artists, says the
Youths Companion. The visit was nota-
bic from the fact that Stuart initiated the
inebriate who always concluded his exhor-
tation against drinking spirits with, DO
as l tell you, not as l do.
One of the artists asked Stuart for a
pinch OF snuff from the box in which he
was inserting a thumb and finger every
few minutes, and then applying them to
his nostrils.
Il will give it to you" said Stuart, prof
fer.ng the box, but 1 advise you not to
take it. Snufftaking is a vile habit, and
should be avoided
Your practice contradicts your precept
Mr.. Stuart" answered the gentleman.
Sir, can't help it," replied Stuart. LET
me tell you a story. Once 1 was travelling
during a very dark night. and coachee
dumped us in ditch We scrambled uo.
and on finding by examination that our
legs and arms were unbroken, thought of
the poor fellow shut up in the basket with
the baggage. He was found senseless and
his neck twisted awry.
"A passenger began to untwist the mans
neck that he might set his head straight
on his shoulders. The senseless imam, re-
covered by the wrench, roared out:
g Let me alone! Let me alone! I'm not
hurt! l was born so! Gentlemen" added
Stuart. Il was born so. l was born in a
snuff-mill,' and ne emphasized the re-
mark by taking an enormous pinch of
snuff
This" says the author of "Heirlooms in
Miniature" was literally true, as Gilbert
Stuarts father, a Scotchman, built the
first snuff-mill ever erected i'll New Eng
land"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-02
Humor in the supreme Court.

There is good deal more fun conceal
ed under the imposing solemnlty of the
Supreme Court than the public would
imagine, and several of the justices, par
ticularly Justice Brewer and Justice Shi-
ras are great wits. says w. f. Curtis
in the Chicago Record. The jokes they
make and The stories they tell in the con-
stitution room would make an interesting
volume If its secrets could be penetrated.
But the world only knows what transpirSs
in the courtroom and much of that is
concealed by the rules of etiquette and
decorum. Although the chief justice and
his associates unite to protect the dignity
of that great bulwark of the constitution
which they represent, there is often
good deal Of suppressed fun in their ef
forts to defend it against ignorant or
irreVerent attorneys. They all agree that
the most amusing incident that ever
frightened the solemnity of the Supreme
Court chamber occurred several years
ago, when Justice Miller undertook to
arrest the flow of eloquence of an attor-
ney who was arguing his first case, an ap-
peal from the Circuit Court of a Western
state. The young lawyer was declaiming
at the rate of $50 words a minute on some
Of the simplest principles OF law, which
every attorney should fully understand be-
fore he gets his diploma, and, becoming
weary after awhile, Justice Miller inter-
rupted the speaker in a sarcastic tone,
inquiring. Il hope the learned counsel
will give the court the credit of knowing
the rudiments of law"
Il beg the pardon of your honor" re-
Piled the attorney, in the blandest man
ner, but made that mistake in the low
er court"
similar incident occurred more recent
ly, when young attorney from the South
became entangled in complications of his
own creating and was f1oundering along
IN hopeless attempt to eXtricate himself.
justice Brewer, who is very kind-hearted
and always helps fellow-mortal out of
difficulty when he is able to do So under
took to play the part of good Samar-
tan and brought upon himself a shaft that
his associates on the bench will never al
low him to forget. Thinking that he might
relieve the embarrassment of the counsel
and give him a chance to make a fresh
start, Judge Brewer interrupted him and
said:
Il don't quite follow the learned counsel
in his argument. Perhaps if he will go
back and repeat little of what he has
already said 1 may understand him better
l haven't been able to follow the thread
of his argument"
Il noticed you couldn't" retorted the I'M
abashed attorney. 1T is very compli-
Gated point of law, but if you will give me
your close attention 1 will try to make il
so clear that you can understand it,"