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Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1899-09-04

The Toledo Weekly Blade has
en- enormous circulation at all
times. The year of a presidential
campaign however, it is regularly
read by nearly two million people.
Not only Republicans, but people
of al classes, in every section Of the
United States read it for political
information. For thirty years it has
been a regular visitor in every part
of the Union and is well known in
almost every one of the 10000 post
offices in the country. 1t is edited
with reference to a national circu-
lation and people OF all politics
take it, because of its honesty and
fairness in the discussion of all
public questions. 1t is the favorite
family paper, with something for
every member of the house hold.
Serial stories, poetry, wit and hu
NOR; the Household department
best in the worldl. Young Folks,
Sunday School Lessons, the Farm
stead, the Question Bureau, which
answers questions to subscribers,
the News OF the Week in complete
form, and other special features.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1899-09-04
Hagerman, Ida. Sept 1st.

Mrs. Hale has been sick for The
past two days.
Mr.. Meigs has sold a carload Of
horses to Mr.. Click.
Mitchell and Heritage Co left for
their mine. the first of the week.
F. N. Uhrlaub of Riverside was
shaking hands with friends in the
hub, Monday.
Mrs. Reed was expected home, FRI
day, but we did not learn if she
came in or not.
Fle;ch Frost came in. Monday
and made arrangements to begin
gathering horses.
C.M. Click Jr. went off on th e
stage, Thursday and will join his
father in Shoshone.
Mrs. Berry moved to the Vader
house, Thursday. She intends to
begin school, Monday.
C. 0. Sands returned from trip
Thursday. He Will take load of
bis own melons, this time.
Billey Calthorp left, Thursday
afternoon for Shoshone, He in
lends to go East with train load
If horses. There was no room for
he other boys. that wanted to go.
Fletch Frost and Granville Allen
Jay they saw Street cars and elect /
'ic lights whom they we're in Boise.
But ii they had seen talking ma
'hine, they surely would have
ollowed it off.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1899-09-04

in the Morse romance, we forget that
the vikings were only pirates, and that
they dared for slaughter and for
booty. If the Gloucester Of to-day had
only existed then, what heroic saga
would it not have inspired Tor to
risk life for glory, or riches, or rescue.
or love is in the heart OF every man
to do; but to risk life for bare ex-
istenee, for other peoples profit and
for an anonymous end partakes OF that
commonplace sublimity which does
not form the favorite plot Of poets. al
though once in awhile il is the subject =
OF a daily paragraph.
For the vikings are not dead. from
Portland TO New Orleans our harbors
are fun of them They lounge upon
our wharyes and we do not recognize
them. They loiter on our streets and
we know them not. But il there is =
more modest, unconscious or brayer
fellow than Jack the Fisherman our
eyes have yet to rest upon his face.
He is the hardest and most daring.
the best sailor in the world to-day.
Any continental kingdom would give
its wealth to possess him for its de-
fense. He is the envy of every mari
time nation. Has he no value for us,
beyond the halibut and the cod, the
haddock aid the cusk ?"
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1899-09-04
OUR CORRESPONDENTS.
Kanoka Ida. Sept 1st.

hanOKa lda. sept 16t.
A. G. Madalena made trip to
Shoshone, this week.
Alfalfa is growing splendidly
during the present hot weather.
Mining along this part OF Snake
is again being quite actively engag
ed in.
Mr.. Briggs started this morning
forLost River, wit h q four horse
load of fruit.
Albert Haines has gone to Albion,
where he expects to get job in the
printing Office.
Judge Eveleth was down to the
Flat, the first of the week. His
family returned with him to Sho-
shone.
Mr.. Stiles, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Barney have gone to Camas Prairie
on a pleasure trip. They will be
away several weeks.
Mrs. Briggs and her daughters
went to Shoshone, to-day. The
young ladies will remain in town,
and attend school this winter.
Mrs. Sam Gridley came up from
this week, after her
Eva, who has been stay |
ing with Mrs. H. E. Barney for
some time past.
Mr.. John Hopkins tells US that
# the present warm weather contin
les, the third crop OF Alfalfa in
his section will be fully as good as
either of the preceding ones.
Quite a number of the young
people of this vicinity and of Little !
klondike gathered at the home of
be Messrs Troubee for a social
lance and supper, Thursday eve.
Jack the pepper.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1899-09-04
KILLING TIE PIASA BIRD.
The Order of Red Men from SPRING.
1eld Repeat the Curious In
dian Ceremony.

An unique spectacular programme
was lately carried out on the grounds
of the Piasa Bluffs, Chautauqua. by
! the organization OF Red Men from
Springfield. The exhibition was pam
tomilnic portrayal Of the old Indian
legend of the original Piasa bird, which
is supposed to have once lived in this
region. The story told is OF q huge
bird so great that its wings gave the
authorizations ike the tones of thun-
der, its talons and beak and pow
erful body foamod the river, dashing
the waves against the rocky bluffs Ike
the modern dynamite Of tie American
navy-sn enemy so furious and de-
structive and ready to devour that the
Indian tribes suffered the loss of many
OF its braves. At last in council sac
rifice was agreed upon to save the
tribe. TIE son os the chief was to offer
himself. In great sorrow the Indians
assembled to witness the sacrifice. aud
if possible TO 10 battle 10 save encir
youthful chief. In the final struggle
the bird was pierced by arrows, and
the boy delivered. For centuries. II is
huasing grounds to feast and return
thanks
Everything on this recent occasion
was as Ike as could be TO the story.
A huge bird of monstrous dimensions.
Of fearful form, lis tail that of a great
serpent, its face slightly human, with
horns like an antelope. body ike both
bird and beast, its wings black and
widespread, its limbs and talons fhe
exagSeration Of any and evervthin-
large and strong and cruel. was start
ed across the valley from the highest
rock on one fthe adjacent h,n.ss. sas-
pended on wire. The Eed Men. with
their war whoop, rushed TO attack this
enemy ip the UPPER air Ard sure
enough. as though lond shouts added
TO the skin of the arrow. this monster
fell. encveloped in cloud of feathers.
The braves completely encircled him
with the circular war dance of noisy
triumph.
Dritatn's Foreign Sailors.
Among the foreign sailors in the
British merchant marine 5000 are>
5000 Germans and 2 nooA
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1899-09-04
HERoIsM OF FISHERMEN.
From Portland to New Orleans Cur
Uarsors Are Full of viking
Spirited Men.
asst penny

Mr.. Herbert d. Ward contributes to
the Century paper devoted to He
roes Of the Deep" in which he says:
1T is always with vague regret
by the vikings exploits. 1t seems as if
the deeds of daring had gone by for
ever, and as if the heroes of the deep
were myth Of the past. Absorbed
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1899-09-04

Applications for space exhibits at
the fair in Boise have been coming
in very numerously, and the man
agcment anticipates that all avail
able room will be crowded.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1899-09-04

L. S. Vader has sold his Sand
Springs ranch to Hiram Barnes.
Mr.. Vader will move to his house
in this village, about the first Of
Oct. He intends to engage in the
sheep business, SO we understand,
Unome.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-18
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CORRECT THINGS FOR
THE BATHING GIRL
TO WEAR
BY DAISY MAY

ers with pearl buckles OF course this
$50 extravaganza is not destined for the
poor, but for the purse proud.
Corduroy is a new fabric for bathing
suits which has become instantly popu-
lar. 1t is much lighter in weight than
the quality ordinarily used for mems
hunting. jackets and breeches. 1t is
more like the narrow ribbed cotton vel
vet. not lacking the corduroy charac-
teristic-imperviousn to water. Bre-
telles have succeeded sailor collars, and
when the suit is made of cotton canvas
bretelIes of polka dot duck stand from
shoulder to waist back and front. The
stockings must match. In a scarlet and
white combination or sage green and
red these spotted costumes are chic, if
gaudy. Handkerchief headgear disap-
peared with the low necked bathing
suit, although there was no real reason
for the formers adieu.
Alpaca bathing suits are inexpensive,
and the 1899 models are exceptionally
pretty. / saw one in silver gray strap
ped in bands of white cloth with sew
eral lines of black stitching which was
quite as smart in its way as the i'm
ported suit of gray corded silk from
which it was copied. Belonging to the
latter was a "floppy" hat with broad
brim wired into shape and puff crown,
from the sides of which were broad ties
to knot under the chin. The most com
monplace bathing suit is provided with
some minor accessory of a picturesque
sort. There will be either a hat like
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-18
A HINT TO MOTHERS:
fairu Tales as Aids TO Management of Children
Observation-Disclosures
~HE woman who wants to be con-
-.i.la..-.l Z. 4

THE woman who wants TO be con-
sidered up to date and cultivated
is advised not to turn up her nose
at taste for fairy tales If evinced by
the small people of her. own friends
families. Fairy tales are the most re-
cent fad in Juvenile education. Teach
ers are finding out that they can teach
almost anything from geography to the
higher mathematics If they have fairy
tale wherein to hang ii and that they
will also come to be regarded as bene-
factors of the youth of the land by
their admiring charges.
Less fortunate individuals. who lived
in a dag when learning was not sugar
coated end the pedagogue regarded a
stout stick as the most subtle method
of impressing the multiplication table
and other forms of learning upon the
unwilling youthful mind, will be inter-
ested in knowing just how Jack the
Giant Killer" Cinderella" and "Puss
In Boots" bid fair to Gust the dull Cad
grind system of facts.
Whether or not the superintendent of
the kindergarten of the famous Pratt
institute in Brooklyn is the first TO see
the advantages of the fairy tale or not.
she has certainly made more effective
use of it than any educator yet heard
of. Each year an exhibition Is given Of
the work done in the institution, the
work including all classes, from the
tiny tots in the normal kindergarten to
the young men and women in the scien-
tific, manual training and art depart
ments of the school
This season attention was riveted by
the remarkable exhibition of clay mod
els. They were, Of course. crude figures.
shaped in white clay. such models as
the fingers of little children OF from
to years Of age might be expected TO
make. The figures were grouped and
designated as representing a story. and
when one considered the age and imsg-
NATIVE skill required III making them
wonder grows.
There is the story Of Robinson Cru
soc. a wonderful creature in gray mud.
accompanied by a Man Friday. whose
inferiority is indicated by his lesser
size The footprints on the sand. the
animals Of the island. the palm trees,
the hut, were all modelled In the clay
with an accuracy Of detail that shows
the child understood anatomical and
botanical details better than>sOme older
folks seem To.
Near 10 Crusoe is the story OF Sieg-
fried. the strong one. II Is touched up
with q care that showed the hero Is a
favcrits with the little 0nes-
Beside these there are other modelled
stories. favorite nursery fairy tales be-
irg chosen with some thought Of the
lessons to be derived from them
The admiration OF the throngs Of Wis
itors led TO many questions being asked
Of the young women members Of the
faculty OF the kindergarten school. one
Of the great training schools from which
students are sent 20 all paris OF the
country and whose methods are widely
copied. The fairy story and is reason
were demonstrated one morning By the
little tots at work On one of the stories
referred TO-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-18

also fne for the complexion. which Inn
proves more rapidly than through any
other medium; hence we see both dell
cate looking women and strong, healthy,
athletic girls walking the water"
jumping the horse" and prancing
about the great tank like veritabIe sea
nymphs. Scholars are never permitted
to learn to swim in fancy costume. A
union garment without skirt only is al
lowed. 1t is cut in Que piece, butfoning
on the shoulders and unconfined at the
knee, so the water may escape. It is
the ideal swimming costume and -
beautiful or not according to the grace
of the wearer. For women and chill
dren who display an extraordinary fear
of the water a dry instruction room is
provided. Here are taught the various
arm and leg strokes out Of sight and
sound of the splashing water.
Mrs. George Gould is accounted one
of the best swimmers in New York city.
The late Mrs. August Belmont was one
Of the first society women to advocate
swimming. She learned at Newport.
The Belmonts, both men and women.
are enthusiasts of the sport. Mrs. De la
Mar, world famed for her beauty and
grace, was for two summers the cham
pion swimmer of Narfagansett Pier.
The Gerry girls are nautically inclined,
swimming as well as they yacht. Ex-
Governor Morton's daughters, usually
called the Three Graces," are dubbed
the Three Mermaids'' on the beach at
Newport. II is Helen Gould's custom
to indulge in an hours swimming each
winter morning, as she deems it the
most exhilarating of all exercises.
Hand in hand with swimming, fenc-
ing has come into play. While it is an
old exercise. it is a new fad among the
-Four Hundred. Mrs. Van Rensselaer,
Cruger's 1.-THE figure, the girlish contour
of which is sufficient argument to in
duce all of us to follow Julien Gordon's
example, is due TO fencing. / for one
am going in for bouts with the foils.
Dorothy furnishes me a bit of infor-
nation IN the P. S. of a note just re-
ceiVed, which quote: Mrs. M. gave a
party for her children yesterday and
hit upon new and original device for
the ice. which was the piece de resist
ance of the feast. 1t was modelled in
the form of an Italian organ grinder,
monkey and all. with chocolate, nougat,
strawberry and pistache cream galore.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-18

to il in the form OF a fact. Incidentally
the young mind is informed on n wide
range of subjects. History. geography.
mythology. art. music. color. form. Sc
olOgy. natural history and arithmetic
are ali included in the range NJ branch
es In this novel course of study. Not
only is the mind fed with facts. but the
imagination Is cultivated. and the NOR
al faculties receive vivid lessons for
the skillful teacher makes goodness
beautiful and wickedness displeaslng.
In modelling the clay the hands and m
gers are trained tOsdCxterity and the
eye to habits Of keen perception. Yer
lily a aappy day has come for the young
,des when. unreproved. IL Is permitted
TO shoot up the beaBstalk with Jack
the Giant Killer and his likl
Since the value OF the fairy tale has
been proved In school work. there Is no
reason why these delightful old fash
Toned books should be banlshed from
the youthful bookshelf. as has been the
recent fashion. II the tired mother
wants a quiet afternoon. a little clay
and the preliminary reading Of a fairy
story will give her peace and quiet and
the child pleasant occupation. outside,
where children play in the sand. they
can so delightfully."- rehearse the stories
Of history and fairy lore that the sum
mer Is "A specially good time for their
introduction 10 youthful minds. Then.
too, at that time the baby mind u Pc
culiariy receptive for all about nature
II Tehearsing her annual fairy tale Of
the birds and flowers and trees.
Children are. even the dullest Of them.
imaginative creatures. and their little
minds crave the stimulus of the won
derful The moral Of the worst fairy
story r. better than the moral % tha
detective stories and wild west yarns
that fail into the hands Of - many
children who have just passed the kin
dergarten age. Moreover. children have
a subtle artistic taste. TO which these
stories appeal In their effect they are
more likely 90 prove refining than much
OF the otherwise harmless but wtshy
uashy trash that h served up az chill
dren's literature. Nearly all the Old
fairy tales AMI the best stories 81 my
tholOey are put into simple language
for children. Hawthorne and Kingsley
have sinplihed some John Rgskin's
beautiful classic. The KiuT ~ he
Golden River" Andrew LanEs Rel.
Blue. Yellow and Green Fairy books and
a host Of others viii Afford an ample
stock for any one who wishes % test
the benefits Of the fairy tale system az
home. ETHEL KNOX.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-18

First, in the bright, cheerful school
room that looked like a pleasant nur-
sery. the teacher said. Children, i am
going to tell you a story
Each child was eagerly attentive
There Is q love OF fiction In children
and in child people. Then the teacher
said. 1T will be about Cinderella d"
/ That was not the story. but II viii serve
| the purpose. After the announcement
she proceeded to tell the story in simple
words. illustrating II with pictures or
with sketches upon the blackboard I'm
cOlored chalks. When she had finished
the recital. the children were allowed
TO ask questions. Then the teacher eK-
banded upon her story. She enforced
| the moral. emphasized the gentleness
and obedience of Cinderella and her re-
ward. made the wicked sisters especial
I ly abhorrent and managed to make
Cinderella's care Of the fire an excuse
for conveying a good deal OF interesting
information about fires. The pumpkin
coach was an excuse for telling how
pumpkins grow, for OF course all the
children knew about pumpkins through
pumpkin pies. The teacher managed
to get some little plaster mice to rep
resent the six mice which the fairy
turned into steeds for Cinderella's
coach. with these she was able TO i'm
part an object lesson in addition. sub
traction, multiplication and division.
You would marvel at the interest those
children took In the lesson, Then the
little folks were skillfully brought TO
ask questions about the mice and were
told many simple yet interesting facts
about the habits and fife OF the little
rodents. A chIld's interest In living
things-plants. animals and Insects-is
tunfailing. The six lizards which acted
as footrnen and the old rat which was
coachman were brought in. and the
teacher told how astonished they must
have been when Cinderella came to
fetch them and how glad when she
missed the hour the second night at the
ball and they went back 10 their own
shapes and were free TO run 20 their
holes. Then the teacher told the eager
listeners about the housekeeping In
those holes and numbers Of Interesting
things about the mice and lizards that
the babies did not know.
Indeed there seemed no end TO the
questions the children asked ard that
the clever young woman SEEMED able 10
make them ask.
A.ter the lesson story each child was
given some soft clay on q board end
told 20 put Il into form. All had had
chance 10 End out anything they want
ed 20 know about the story. ard Some
Of the children had proudly re;oid u for
the benefit Of The class The little ones
went 10 work actively and Dainstaking-
~. consulting the teacher often. but
scorning 20 initiate the work % rival
Faodeie.s. The best group % figures
was put on exhibition IN one u the
glass bookcases. where the little ones
like 20 look at if and refresh their men,
Dries in regard 70 the fascinating story.
This use q the fairy tale n sdeca-
tion has several objects. Every ODs
knows that q child viii learn sn play
when II fails 20 corprsbsad what 10 pat
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-18

-HE belle of the season is by all
odds the bathing girl. Last, but
not least, is she who comes in
swimming suit to win praise for her
proves and captivate in GESTURE more
ravishing than a ball gown.
Simplicity plays no part in the get up
of this years bathing suits. Serge,
nohair, silk, satin and corduroy are the
favored materials. Little less time and
ingenuity are employed in constructing
a bathing suit than in designing and
executing an order for a party frock in
which to greet a Newport social lion.
The up to date young woman has her
skirt made by a tailor and her bodice
by a mantua maker gifted with talent
for effects" In length and breadth
skirts have visibly decreased. Beyond
the bend of the knee they shall reach
and no farther. In breadth they meas
ure PA yards. These two general rules
govern all skirts, yet in cut they may
differ. For instance, the slender girls
will not be gored at all, but will have
the fullness stitched into plaits, yoke
depth, while the maiden of plump pro-
portions has hers fashioned on close
fitting lines Almost without exception
some trimming adorns the skirt, if it
only be rows of fanciful stitching.
In the matter of bodices, they are
made on a decorative plan according to
any model which happens to please and
that MAJ be adapted to the bather's
requirements. Barring chiffon vests or
like bits of pcrishable fiummery, thin
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-18

A pretty forehead h a posfeEsion %
value. as much Of the character q tbs
face depends upon IL. Any forehead
must and can De free from irrsEuisri-
ties and wrinkles 20 be attractive. Care
should b. taken ~ youth % asoi1 the
straight long lines on the flrrhssd
which are brought on - eierafluE tha
eysbr0wH Lgok at the middle REed
faces you meet earh DAP and mark TIE
prevalence q th~a~ hDss just over shs
temples. IT, nlna cases cot - ten the
remainder - the fac Eii D srnl-oth
and youthful But thoss haes tel tie
tale ef age,
This hftisE ~ ne eJebrovs - =
senselsss frlck. zhlch - tboggkf g. give
oppression 20 The face - - o. q lsve5
zith the many sfhsr - called trieks -
expression. really ngthiag sssrs thar
oast0yiiCns q ia~ facial aueetes 4 81
rare - Gnd %ofnau Nhg can carry -
a eonyersafiaa uith an sysB Sounts-
nsnoe and without nods aE4 ssEs -
the bad