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Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-01-14

ais there anything under the sun that
YOU do like?" asks Ted at last. In
tone OF desperation.
"oh, yes, several things. answers
Shell briskly. Let me see'-renec-
tively-"I like work, and reading, and
am awfully fond OF gooseberry-tart. :"
Ted bursts into such a hearty peal
n, laughter that Ruby-who is engaged
in singing trio with vi and Robert
champley-give atteranee TO a false
note. Shell, after futile effort 10 con-
troll her trembling lips. Joins In Ills
merriment.
mo; but, seriously" he says, when
they have both done laughing, you
| must have, | know. few artistic
tastes. | remember you used 10 play
some very jolly pieces, so you must be
fond of music"
Shell shakes her head In despon-
| dent manner.
mo" she answers carelessly, Il have
no talent for anything in particular.
OF course play little and sketch a
little; but do nothing well enough
for il TO be pleasing TO anybody but
| myself"
How do you know that II you never
live your friends the chance OF jndg-
lngg" asks Ted. still trying to strike
some spark OF emotion out OF this
stolid maiden.
"Oh. they are quite az liberty to
Judge for themselves IL they like. only
nobody wants to hear me play twiesi"
answers Shell, In tone OF friendly
\ warning.
"will you let me hear You play
onee?" asks Ted eagerly.
ooh. certainly. II you wish: oniy
won't il be rather cruel infileglon for
everybody elss7" says She'll naiyeiy,
mo. am sure II won't" answers her
companion, In a voice Of such utter
confidence that Fuckers Of amusement
gather around Shells Hips after ths
most wicked fashion.
Great Is Ruby's CONSERVATION hnt
ANNOYANCE when she leaves the plano
10 see shell down on her knees bsslds
the music stand. turning over the loose
music In the drawer,
Surely you are not going 10 playF'
she excIalms. Ia tone Of mingled dis.
approval and annoyance. for Ruby''
music Is her one strong polns. and shs
hates 10 be cast into the shade BY hei
Younger sister. As a rule. Shell 10 sOat
10 hide her light under bushsl. ans
Il "a provoking. 10 say the least. tina
she should depart from her usna
course on the present occasion.
"Oh. yes. am going 10 piay-i hayi
been asked" responds Shell Innocent
~.
With a shrug OF her shoulders Rub
passes on. whilst Shell. tsl-rtInx sron
thu long dlsussd coateuts 81 the ara.s
a dreary sins-sons air, sits do~n a
the plano and commences 70 eaas In
borioualy and In a very mrchanlea
way through It's twelve variations I
IL piece that requires practice ar
very quick playing to render Il svsl
hsaFable-as Shell had never had "a
thence to read u quite through unti
this evening her performance IL any
thing but brilliant one.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-01-14

Tolley-she is a perfect r,..
whole lot OF us. The bah,." = u
uoasu'o VI nurse, too--a ~, v
miadle-ased woman; SO on u. ~. -!
! dare say We shall rub 49, W
we'll" N
II don't believe In any -. J
ing treasures" remarks ps. \
eaily; ''and. besides, yorr ~
must BE- too old now to BE- len -
ly TO the charge of servants,- a's
DO you think sop -,
champley in a ponderlnr ,o,.
Is what have been rather =
little Meg Ave" sss =,
Ito be Continued
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-01-14
CHAPTER III

Edward Champley. who has taken
up his stand beside ,hs piano In ex-
pectatloa Of musical treat. does bis
best to look cheerful under the luhlc-
ton: but his most determined efforts
at polltensss cannot prevent faint
glcam Of hope stealing into hLs eyes
at the end of each variation Even
once be ventures on rapturaus
Thanks''-it IA when. 10 his horror.
he sees n minor key arrangement Of
the air looming mp before him. but
Shell only glanCes no for moment,
and says quietly
'Oh. ! haven't half finished ysti''
Whersupou her victim offers an apoi-
ogy and smiles sickly smile. az hs
yainly tFies to count how many more
pages there are to get through.
And. whilst Edward Is enduring his
sell-lnfitcted martyrdOm at one end of
the room, hls brother Robert IL being
battered. pettsd and little bit LEG
tured at the other end by Ruby.
1t was really too bad Of you TO stop
away from Champley House so lonxir
she says reproachfnliy.
Robert Champley looks at her for \
Few moments before making any an
swer. Unfortunately for Ruby's
scheme. he Is man who generally
stops to think before be speaks. even
on trivial subjects.
shouldn't have come back now
II tt hadn't been for the children" he
says at length. with sigh.
Ruby catches the echo of tha, .iRh
and Is all sympathy.
NO one knows better than how
very painful your return home mus.
nave been to you" she remarks. In a
low and almost faltering tone. wbI,s,
her white eyellds veil her eyes in
seemingly sad retrospect.
Again he looks Mt her: then soma
what eoidly gives utterance To the one
WORD, Thanks" as II she had maae
him a speech which, though distas,e.
iul' must be responded to in some way
or other.
nope You found the dear children
Az That you pictured them?" purHuac
Ruby softly.
Yes-oh, yes; they are merry ,,t,,o
crickets, and seem Just about as hanpv
as the day is lgngl" answers Mr.
phampley. whilst a softening smile "a
'"AeS ms somewhat stern mouth.
1T Is a terrible charge for Va, ;.
observes Ruby, her tone and loot,
.'a vi the most profound pity.
HOW so?" asks her compan,on IN
evident surprise. -
auDy reels somewhat taken aback.
oh, It always seems TO ma .pcb' :,
impossible thing for a man 10 lno.
about chlldren's wants or way,,a .ba
replies with little head.sbake
laugh. seS sliEht
i assure you, both Bob ana Nc,
nave neither of them any aor, rss
aoo I, expressing their wantso no aav.
s sa',y' and as you know / am w..
fortunate in my old bouaskesn 49," ssr,
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-01-14
CHAPTER IL


Now, W." says Ruby few evenings
later, seeking her cousins room, and
speaking to her In tone of confidence,
Il want you to do me favor this even
ing"
"All right, dear" answers Violet,
eoiling up the long plaits of her flaxen
hair with artistic precision. How can
l oblige your"
We'll, as you know, the Champleys
are coming In this evening for some
music, and want you to prevent Shell
from putting herself forward in any
way and talking to them. She has
such a strange blunt way with stran-
gers chat | am always afraid OF her
doing or saying something outrageous
I'm sure you needn't be-" responds
vi, looking rather astonished. "She
was we'll named Pearl for she hides
herself in her she'll as persistently as
her namesake. He who finds out her
true value will have to be very per-
sistent man."
oh, she Is good deal sharper than
you think" says Ruby, with little
sheer; "and at the same time she Is so
extremely odd that / never feel safe
as to what she might say! I actually
heard her confiding to the rector's wife
the other day that our stair-earpet had
been turned four times"
well, and II she did, there was no
harm in It," declares Violet, who ia
far more attached to Shell than to the
brilliant Ruby.
"Of course you don't care, because It
is not your own home-you are only
staying here" retorts Ruby bitterly
"but for my own part / think there ia
no need that our poverty should be
exposed to strangers. II she gets in
to conversation with either OF the
Champley's, ! shouldn't in the least
wonder at her telling them that our
dinner is always badly cooked because
we can't afford new kitchen range"
II don't think she would" laughed
Violet.
"She is quite capable Of it-she is 80
eccentric. What other girl would in
sist upon being called She'll when she
has such a pretty manner Nothing
could be sweeter than Pearl; and yet II
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-01-14

The Canadian and some osos' =.
pertinent stations have undef'all 4
periments to find out what kiaa ~. !
treatment makes soft pork OF - ~. !
such pork exists only In the 'ev .,.,
the merchants that dock the e' r%.1
msnts that are sent abroad -
have been inn,imerable cases ~
siEnments OF pork to Ene'ano ,.,.,
other countries, where tho .s,.h
price was decreased by -
amount on the plea that the va ~
found to be soft. II is suspeos,
this ia only another way OF 'u A b
dishonest dollar. 1t is enN .,r, d
some OF the shippers that ies"n
corn ia the cause Of this. u ~ III,
directly opposed to the kehe'
Of feeders.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-01-14

Swamp lands often make w
valuable land when well-dra'h'
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-01-14

Skim MIX In Bread.--A a.s,rs
porary states that bakers .tip
to encourage the use !" ,ollov.
milk in bread-making for 'ne rhcb
ing reasons: "a II makes 'o. molf
IL more moist and Will ren'a, osf. 81
longer: ca 1t makes a ciose ,,,x n IN
II improves the eating qua''v, cart
bread; "a the sugar of the mn -. crua
mels Ia making and browns 'ns
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lis; Lady Contrary. 107; Alex. 1o5: Johnny
j., 1O5; Frelinghuysen. 1o5; Panjette. 1902;
Couple Alex and Johnny T., Regain S
entry.
Fifth race. three-quarters of mile,
selling-Scrvener, 10; Hairpin. 100; EN-
met Ahearn. 102: Prince Hal, 1902; CHEEKY
Bounce H., lO2: The Professor. 102: Creed
more. 102: Whrlmantaine. 100: Nora s.
100; Tole Simmons. 80; Lord Frazier, 80:
Laverna, 81: Chat of Me, 81: Apra, 81.
Sixth race, six and half furlongs. SELL
ing-Diggs. 113: Tappan, 100; Disturbance,
1o5; X. c.. 1O5; Randazzo. 104 Wild Tar
tar. 1O2: Borden. 1O2: Albert S, %: Sails
bury H.. 81; Marie c., 30: Duchess of
York. 80; Alcides, 81; Sister Alice, 81.
Weather clear,
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The Ambitious Yankee Hen,

Beneath the fuss and feathers, gay
plumage and character part make-ups
at the poultry show in Madison Square
garden there is concealed a well-detined
and acute notion of business, says the
New York World. The American hen
and her consort have purposes beyond
the frivolity of amusing New York nov
city hunters. The conquest of the Unit
ed States and Canada is complete. Bid
dy cackles for new fields of usefulness
and the 10th and most successful eXhi-
bit1on of the New York Poultry, Pig
con and Pet Stock association has open
ed the way for more triumphs, She is to
follow Uncle Sans soldiers into Cuba
In a day of record breaking sales at
the garden Thursday a great many
prize winners, individuals and yards,
changed owners for orders for shipment
direct to Cuba and Porto Rico. Further
than that, other fine specimens We're
sold to South America.
The Old World, too, shall know the
Yankee hen, for breeders in Germany,
ireland and Wales also bought at good
prices, poultry fanciers the world over
conceding superiority to the American
domestic fowl by the tribute Of cash
purchases. The sales to Cuba We're es-
pecially large, and breeders generally
agreed that the industry of poultry
raising is one admirably adapted to
that country and climate. In the opin-
ion of one expert, Cuban breeders will
soon be able to put their produce on
the New York market, shipping and all
paid, much cheaper than homegrown
poultry can be sold. The Yankee hen
may come back in succeeding genera
tions to do battle with a tariff, but
that possibly is SO far off that it had
absolutely no effect on the quick sales
and firm prices of the show market.
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HIS SCALP LAID OPEN
George Murray Receives Two
Ugly Cuts in the Head.
THE RESULT OF A FIGHT
Colored Man Named Sheppard Said to
Have Welded the Weapon Which
Inflicted tho Wounds-Mr. and
Mrs. Murphy Arrested.

At 11:3O o'clock last night the sher-
IFS office was notified that a man had
been seriously hurt in fight near the
corner of Front and Alder streets. The
officers went to the place, and directed
by the informant found. in one of the
little cabins in that vicinity a negro
with two ugly gashes in his head
From colored woman who was on
the scene the officers learned that che
injured mans name was George Muir
ray and that his wounds were the re-
suit of a fight which he had with an
other negro named Sheppard.
Murray was taken to Jail and County
Physician Stephens was summoned.
The surgeon sewed up the cuts in Muir
rays head and ordered him removed to
st. AIMS hospital The injuries are of
serious nature, one of the cuts being
look as though they were inflicted by
means of a very heavy instrument,
probably the butt end of a billiard cue
or club of like nature.
The officers are still looking for Shep-
pard. The fact that the fight occurred
at O'Clock and the authorities were
not notified until 1870 o'clock, gave
Sheppard three hours or more in which
to get away, if he really wanted to get
away. The woman at the house where
the quarrel occurred said she could give
no information as to its cause.
Deputy Sheriffs Walsh and Burnham
last evening arrested Mr.. and Mrs.
John B. Murphy, who are accused of
attempting to leave the state with the
intent to defraud their creditors. Mrs.
Murphy was arrested at Stuart. while
Mr.. Murphy was taken into custody at
Rocker. The Murphys are alleged to
owe MacCallum & Cloutier s105; Walker
& Gibbs, $12. and Mr. Landreville, ST.
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When in Butte lunch at Sherman s.


New York, March IA dispatch to the
Herald from Washington says: In order
to provide the projected third class cruis-
ers with as great a radius of action as
possible the board of construction refer
red 10 Rear Admiral Hichborn to-day a
proposition to increase the amount of coal
to be carried by each vessel from 800 to
500 tons. AS originally planned the cruis-
ers We're to carry 45O tons each which
would permit them to steam 1924 knots
and keep at sea 80 days without recoal-
ing.
Consideration has already been given
by the navy department to the method to
be pursued in assigning officers to en-
cheering duty. Rear Admiral Melville
it is understood, will suggest that he be
allowed to continue the method in vogue
under the old law of suggesting engineers
for engineering duty.
Arrangements are being made to en-
large the gun shop at the Washington
navy yard so as to accommodate the ma
chinery for the manufacture of breech
mechanism
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Blanche Bates Makes Hit,

New York, March 14.-"The Muske-
teers," Sydney Grundys. version of the
Dumas romance, had its first New York
presentation at the Broadway theater last
night with James O'Neill as 'Artagnan
and Blanche Bates as Miladi. Much inter
est was taken in these two players. the
former because of his long absence from
the metropolitan stage. and the latter be-
cause Of her success in 1.-The Great Ruby
Mr., o Neill made most creditable d'Ar-
tagnan. manly and brave. but without
the offensive staggering braggadoc:O
which attached to the character in the
old dramatization. Miss Bates as the wo-
man who, after wreCkinS the life of Comte
d" Fcrte, becomes the tool of Richelieu in
mis- pl0ttings against the queen. met all
expectations of her friends and by her
strong interpretation of the role estah-
lished herself firmly as a New York ia
Vorite. The cast in general is excellent.
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ANACONDA news.
DEMOCRATIC CALL.

A democratic convention Is hereby called
to meet at the city hall on Monday,
March 20, at , p. M. for the purpose of
: nominating candidates for mayor, treas
urer, police magistrate and one alder
man from each of the six wards of the
city of Anaconda.
Caucuses and primaries will be held on
the 18th and 18th inst. respectively at
the following named places:
First ward-Bottling works.
Second word--BriCk church.
Third ward--217 East Commercial ave-
nue., C. Q. D. store.
Fourth ward-City hall
Fifth ward-516 East Park.
Sixth ward-MCHale house.
Caucuses in the several wards will be
will be held from to s n. m.
The apportionment of the six wards of
the city will be as follows:
First ward eight delegates and eight
alternates.
Second ward. eight delegates and eight
alternates
Third ward. eight delegates and eight
alternates
Fourth ward, ten delegates and ten al
ternates.
Fifth ward, ten delegates and ten alter
mates.
Sixth ward, ten delegates and ten al
fernates.
]. f. MCCONNELL. Chairman.
J. r. WALkUP, Secretary.
City Committee.
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London, March IA the annual meet
ing of the associated chambers of COM
merce to-day a resolution was passed urg-
ing the British government to maintain
the "open door, in China and prior Brit
ish rights in the Yang rs" l\iang valley.
Major Floor Page, on behalf of the Lon
don chamber of CONNER moved reso-
luton expressing satisfaction at the cor
dial and closer relations with the United
States and urging her majesty's govern
ment to utilize every opportunity for CO.
operation conducive In the maintenance
of the feeling of security Of the vast COM
mercial and financial connections of the
two nations.
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CHICAGO MARKETS.



Chlcaso. Marcn Incomplete indiffer-
ence at Liverpool to the rise here yester-
DAY and large receipts in the Northwest
We're the items of information hnder the
influence OF which wheat opened &c lower
at bSA G69+sc. Half an inch of rain was
SHOWN to nave fallen in Northern Califor-
MIA during the last "a hours and kilograms
from California indicated general rain
over the state. This started selling by
commission houses ana the price got down
10 os1sc oelore 1t gave any indication of
Improvement.
crop Damage soon became the burden
OF the news mat came to hand and the
price gradually began to recover the loss
IL started with. the damage reports
came from wide area and to almost ev-
cry commission mouse in the trade, and in
several instances supported by people on
the moor who had come in from personal
inspection or the wheat fields.
Reports were current that freight room
mao been engaged at Boston for shipment
OF l,ooo,Vo bushels of wheat, and while
that was said to have weakening effect
on Liverpool, it helped to stiffen the mar
ket here.
1t had been expected that Bradstreets
would make an increase of the worlds
STOCK for the week of about 100000 bush
els, and consequently when the report
was issued showing total increase of but
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Baltimore, March 14.-According to a
dispatch from Pinar del Rio, five sisters OF
the American order of the Sacred Heart
have been ordered away from Cuba by
Archbishop Chapelle. papal representa a.
tive. The nuns are all daughters of In
dian chiefs, and the reason given is the
odd hatred against Gndiam sisters" AC-
cording to prominent Catholics the ex.
pulsion of the sisters is taken as a stab at
Amercanism, and, coming at this time
is painful news to those who believed
the vatican was in full sympathy witt
real Americanism. The American brsnct
of the Sacred Heart was founded h,
Father Craft. an Indian missionary, who
is now in Cuba.
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Brave Men Fall

Victims to stomach liver and kidney
troubles as well women, and all feel the
results in loss of appetite. poisons in the
blood. baCkache. nervousness headache
and tired, lstlcss, rundown feeling. But
there is no need to feel like this. Listen
Electric Bitters are just the thing for
man when he is all run down and don't
care whether he lives or dies. It did more
to give me new strength and good appc-
lite than anything ! could take. | can
now eat anything and have a new lease
on life" Only 80 cents, at all drug stores.
Every bottle guaranteed
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Boston Wool Market.

Boston, March II Thu wool market
has shown very Qur' tone during the
past week owing 10 tn, r0utnuous rumors
of further wool combinations. Territory
woods are quiet, with 4Uui3c secured as
the basis for fine mrilm and fine.
Fleece woods are quiet and the sales made
have been at lower prices. The market
for Australian woods is quiet. Territory
woos-Montana fine medium and fine, u
m15c secured, 4ld42c staple i5c: Utah.
Wyoming, etc. fine medium and fine, 12n
l5c: secured. 4O@42c: staple. 45c. Austria
liam, secured basis-Comhing, superfne, 20
m12c; good, 65a6Sc; aN'rlge, G2G65c.
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Gospels in Simpliiied Language.

From the Chicago Chronicle.
A new translation of the four gospels in
idomatic English. ''in the language the
apostles would speak if they lived among
us now has been made by Rev. r. A.
Spencer Cardinal Gibbons writes the pre-
face, commencing it to the clergy and
students lone of the chief results aimed
at" he says, has been to place before
the class of people our Lord chose to
dwell with while on earth His words and
life in the same earnest simplicity that
He himself manifested while among
them"
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Albany, N. Y. March 4.--Governor
Roosevelt has signed an amendment to
the civil code which! prohibits absolutely
"a doctor from divulging any information
concerning his patients. either before or
after the death of a patient For a long
time the insurance law has permitted a
man to testify concerning the physical
condition of policy holder which was in
variance with the codey ~.,
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VIII Save the Crops.

San Francisco, March IA good rain
has been falling steadily since early this
morning and the indications for its con-
tinuance are very favorable. The weather
bureau reports rain as far south as San
Luis Obispo. Grain in many sections of
the state is just on the brink of destruc-
ton, and if rain does not visit the needy
sections within the next two weeks the
wheat crop will be failure. but the
present storm promises to be general, in
which case the crops will he saved.
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the United States issued by the bureau of
statistics shows as foOws:
Imports of merchsud-r during Febr,l-
airy, 1899, $50. 2sOoS2. Of which s2SO74.179 was
free of duty; increase over February, 1898,
about S,1S6,00O. Exports of merchandise
$93,Ss4 l49; decrease. $l@oooo. Imports Of
gold, s5,1is.s06: decrea-,, N."oo,ooo. Exports
of gold, s324.S4O decrease. s7oo,o0o. I'm
ports of silver, 81 ,427 81 decrease. 1855. 600.
Exports of silver, 81 ST. 700, increase, $780,
600.
For the eight mouths ended Feb. IS
1899. there was an u.rrHse in the i'm
ports of merchants compared with
the same period of l>'> Of S32,5l2,2234. In
crease in the expor'- Of merchandise,
$50, 1860. Increase IN tl imports of gold.
S36, 651. 433. Decrease I'm the exports of
gold. $S20.2l1. Decrea-, In the imports of
silver, sl.s61 61s. Incr,us, N the exports
of silver $53T,O76
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Articles


Chicago. March 14.-Cattle-There was a
fairly active demand for cattle to-day and
prices show partial changes. Fancy cat
tie brought s.. 70u5.S0: choice steers, S.. 35
@J.65; medium steers. 81 S5n4. %; beef
steers s3.S5d4.6O: stockers and feeders.
So. 50d4.I 10; bulls, 81 .70a4.10; cows and helf-
ers. 81 Boat; " estern fed steers, 81. 10a
80; Texas steers, So. 4od4 s.; calves. 50. 30
al
Hogs-Busness was brisk at previous
prices. Fair to choice, So. s0d3 80: packing
lots s3n3.7712; mixed. So. 6503 81; butchers
s.. 65a3.so; light. So. 60G3.S7l2 pigs. So. 2Oq
$40.
Sheep-Trade in sheep was rather low,
with prices shade lower. Common to
prime muttons brought s3d4 so; export
sheep, A.50d4 60; yearlings, 81 50a4. 70;
lambs, 81 .25GI5. q.
Receipts-Cattle, 900; hogs, 10000;
sheep, Is 900.
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Paris of To-day-the handsomest pre-
MUM book ever offered--now ready for
delivery upon payment OF SO In ad-
vance for one years subscription to
the Standard. Can be obtained at
Standard office in Butte, Anaconda
Mssoula or Great Falls.